2023-2024学年江苏省常州市名校中考二模英语试题含答案

2023-2024学年江苏省常州市名校中考二模英语试题含答案注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Sheneedslittlemoneyfortickets,__________?A．doesn’tshe B．needn’tshe C．needshe D．doesshe2、—Couldyougoswimmingwithmethisafternoon,Tom?—_______,butIhavetodothechoresfirst.A．I’dliketo B．Ofcoursenot C．No,Icouldn’t3、—He____beintheclassroom,Ithink.—No,he_____beintheclassroom.Isawhimgohomeaminuteago.A．can,maynot B．must,maynot C．may,can’t D．may,mustn’t4、—Mr.Hu,canyoutellushowtolearnswimmingwell?—Sure.Butrememberwecanlearnnothingwell_______hardwork.A．withB．afterC．withoutD．at5、-Yourelderbrotherlookssoyoung,Daniel.-Hehasworkedfortwoyearsandstillhe____________forastudentsometimes.A．mistakes B．mistook C．ismistaken D．wasmistaken6、---Dad,itissaidthattheChang’e-4spacecraftlandedonthefarsideofthemoon.Couldyoutellme__________?--Sorry.Let’ssearchfortheinformationontheInternet.A．whetheritisthefirstspacecrafttolandonthefarsideofthemoonB．whendidtheamazingthinghappenC．ifthespacecrafthasdoneexperimentsornotD．howlongthespacecrafthaslandedonthefarsideofthemoon7、---StoryofYanxiPalaceis_____unusualTVplayI’veintroducedtoyouseveraltimes.---It’sgreat.I’veneverwatched_____moreattractiveone.A．an;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．a;the8、—WhatdoyouthinkofyourEnglishteacher?—Sheisagoodandcaringone.Thoughherteachingstylethatofmostotherteachers,shealwayshasmorecreativeteachingmethodsthanothersdo.A．issimilarto B．issimilaras C．thesameas9、Thetrafficwasveryheavy,butnobodywaslate,_______me.A．except B．above C．through D．below10、—NowadaysmoreandmoreforeignersarebecominginterestedinBeijingOpera.—That’strue.It’sanimportantpartofChinese____________.A．culture B．invention C．custom D．informationⅡ.完形填空11、Alargecatarrivedatafarmwheremanymicelived.Noneofthemdaredgooutsideforfearofbeing1bythecat.Themicedecidedtoholda2tofindawayofstoppingthemselvesfrombeingindanger.Oneday,whenthecatwasout,miceofallages3intothemeetingroom.“Let’sbuildabigtrap（陷阱），”onemousesuggested.Whenthisideawas4，anothersaid,“Whataboutpoisoning(毒死)her?”But5knewwheretobuythepoison.Oneyoungmouse,whosemotherhadbecomethecat’sfood,angrilysaid,“Let’scutherteeth,soshecandonomoreharm.”Butthemeetingdidnotaccepthis6Atlast,onemouse,7thantherest,jumpedontoatable.Wavingabell,hecalledforsilence,“Bequiet！We’lltiethisbelltothecat’stail（尾巴）,sowe’llalwaysknow8sheis！We’llhave9toescape,andtheslowerandweakermicewillhearhercomingandbeableto10！”Hearingthewords,everyonegot11andtheycongratulatedhimonhisgoodidea.“We’lltieitsotightly(紧紧地)thatitwillneverdropoff！”“She’llneverbeabletowalk12again！Why,theotherday,shesuddenlyappearedrightinfrontofme！Justimagine...”However,theclevermousesaid,“Wemust13whoisgoingtotieitonhertail.”Therewasnotasoundintheroom.Nobodywas14enoughtoputtheplanintoaction.Themeetingendedwithoutanydecisionbeingmade.It’softenvery15tohavegoodideas,butputtingthemintopracticeismuchmoredifficult.1．A．trainedB．taughtC．caughtD．invited2．A．partyB．testC．gameD．meeting3．A．rushedB．swamC．flewD．stepped4．A．supportedB．discussedC．acceptedD．refused5．A．everybodyB．nobodyC．somebodyD．anybody6．A．presentB．reasonC．ideaD．excuse7．A．youngerB．longerC．thinnerD．cleverer8．A．whereB．whatC．howD．who9．A．experienceB．powerC．timeD．space10．A．shoutB．watchC．stayD．hide11．A．worriedB．excitedC．surprisedD．tired12．A．gladlyB．quicklyC．quietlyD．directly13．A．believeB．learnC．imagineD．decide14．A．honestB．braveC．richD．old15．A．easyB．difficultC．strangeD．importantⅢ.语法填空12、根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在下面对应题号后的横线上。AprilFool’sDayisonApril1st.Peoplecanplayj1．onothersonthisspeciald2．Ifyousucceed,youusuallylaughandsay,“AprilFool”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledbyyoul3．,too,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.It’sadaytot4．mothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavear5．.EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichonorafterMarch21st.ItiscalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktol6．.Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp7．suchastoyrabbits.Thanks-givingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.It’sadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesallgett8．andhaveabigdinner.ChristmasDaycomesonD9．25th.It’sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Thebeautifulthingscanbes10．everywhere.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Creativityisthekeytoabrighterfuture,sayeducationandbusinessexperts.Hereishowschoolsandparentscanencouragethisimportantskillinchildren.IfDickDrewhadlistenedtohisbossin1925,wemightnothaveanimportantproduct:anewtypeoftape.DrewworkedfortheMinnesotaMiningCompany.Atworkhedevelopedakindofmaterialstrongenoughtoholdthingstogether.Buthisbosstoldhimnottothinkmoreabouttheidea.Finally,usinghisowntime,Drewimprovedthetape,whichnowisusedeverywherebymanypeople.Andhisoldcompanylearnedfromitsmistake.Nowitencouragespeopletospend15percentoftheirworktimejustthinkinganddevelopingnewideas.Creativityisnotsomethingoneisjustbornwith,norisitnecessarilyacharacterofhighintelligence(智慧).Justbecauseapersonishighlyintelligentdoesnotmeanthatheusesitcreatively.Creativityisthematterofusingtheresourcesonehastoproducenewideasthataregoodforsomething.Unluckily,schoolshavenottriedtoencouragecreativity.Withstrongattentiontotestresultsandthedevelopmentofreading,writingandmathematicalskills,manyeducatorsgiveupcreativityforcorrectanswers.Theresultisthatchildrencangivebackinformationbutcan’trecognizewaystouseitinnewsituations.Theymayknowtherulescorrectly,buttheyareunabletousethemtoworkoutpracticalproblems.Itisimportanttogivechildrenchoices.Fromtheearliestage,childrenshouldbeallowedtomakedecisionsandunderstandtheirresults.Evenifit’schoosingbetweentwokindsoffoodforlunch,decision-makinghelpsthinkingskills.Aschildrengrowolder,parentsshouldlettheirchildrendecidehowtousetheirtimeorspendtheirmoney,butnothelpthemtoomuchiftheymakethewrongdecision.Thechildmayhaveahardtime,butthatisallright.Thisisbecausethemostimportantcharacterofcreativepeopleisaverystrongdesire(欲望)tofindawayoutoftrouble.1．WhatdidthecompanywhereDickDrewworklearnfromitsmistake?A．Theyencouragedpeopletoworkalongertime.B．Theydiscouraged(阻碍)peopletothinkfreely.C．Theyaskedpeopletospendalltheirworktimedevelopingnewideas.D．Theyencouragedpeopletospendsomeoftheirworktimethinkingandimprovingnewideas.2．Whydon’tschoolstrytoencouragecreativity?A．Theydon’tunderstandtheimportanceofeducation.B．Theydon’twanttheirstudentstomakemistakes.C．Theypaytoomuchattentiontoexaminationmarksandlanguageskills.D．Theythinkitmoreimportanttoremembersomeinformation.3．Whatshouldtheparentsdowhentheirchildrendecidehowtospendtheirmoney?A．TrytohelpthemasmuchaspossibleB．TakenonoticeofwhatevertheydoC．Helpthemiftheirdecisioniswrong,butnottoomuchD．Leavethemastheyare4．Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe______.A．TheimportanceofcreativityB．Whatiscreativity?C．ThehistoryofcreativityD．Howcanwedevelopcreativity?B14、OnMay23thlastyear,Shenzhenintroducednewrulesinordertowarnthe“Chinesestyleofcrossingtheroad”.“Chinesepeoplecrossroadswithoutthinkingabouttrafficlights”saidapostonSinaWeibo.ACCTVnewsprogramshowedthatinonlyanhour,morethan600peoplejumpedredlightswhencrossingaroadinShijiazhuang,Hebei.Manypeoplesaythatpeoplejumpredlightsbecausetheredlightlaststoolong.SuchanopinionissupportedbyaresearchteamatTongjiUniversity.____didresearchonpeople’swaitingtimesatdifferentroadcrossingsforthreeyears.TheyfoundthatChinesepeoplewouldwaitfor70to90seconds(秒)beforetheylosttheirpatience.“Peoplearenotpatientwhenthewaitingtimeistoolong,”saidNiYing,amemberoftheresearchteam.However,asurveyonSinaWeibosuggestedthatpeoplejumpredlightsmainlybecausetheydon’tobeyrules.“Ialwaysobeytrafficrules.Timeisimportantbutsafetyshouldcomefirst,”someonewroteonhisWeibo.Manycountriesgiveoutthepunishmentstothosewhojumpredlights.InSingapore,thepunishmentscanbethreemonths.SomeChinesecitieshavestartedtakingsomeactions,too.Forexample,thefirstthreepeoplewhojumpredlightswillbepunished50yuaninShijiazhuang.Butcallingonpeopletoobeyrulesismoreimportant.Tocompletelysolvetheproblem,everyoneshouldrealizetheimportanceofobeyingthetrafficrules.1．（小题1）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisthe“Chinesestyleroadcrossing”?A．Tocrossaroadslowly.B．Tofollowthetrafficrules.C．Towaitforthetrafficlighttoturngreen.D．Tocrossroadswithoutlookingattrafficlights.2．（小题2）Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“theteam”meaninthispassage?A．ACCTVnewsprogram.B．AresearchgroupatTongjiUniversity.C．ApostonSinaWeibo.D．Adailynewspaper.3．（小题3）HowlongwillChinesepeoplewaitfortocrosstheroadbeforetheylosepatience?A．Aboutfiveminutes.B．Lessthanoneminute.C．Aboutoneandahalfminutes.D．Morethantenminutes.4．（小题4）WhydopeoplejumpredlightsaccordingtothesurveyonSinaWeibo?A．Becausetheredlightlaststoolong.B．Becausepeopledon’tpayattentiontorules.C．Becausepeoplehavelesspatience.D．Becausetherearetoomanypeopleontheroad.5．（小题5）What’sthewriter’ssuggestiontosolvetheproblemofjumpingredlights?A．Topunishthepeople.B．Tocutdownthetimeofredlights.C．Toturnoffthetrafficlights.D．Torequirepeopletoobeythetrafficrules.C15、The2014FIFAWorldCupwillbethe20thWorldCup,whichisexpectedtotakeplacebetweenJune12andJuly13,2014inBrazil.Itwillbethesecondtimeforthecountrytohostthecompetition,thefirstbeingthe1950FIFAWorldCup.BrazilwillbecomethefifthcountrytohavehostedtheFifaWorldCuptwice,afterMexico,Italy,FranceandGermany.Brazilisthegreatestfootballnationintheworld.Thereare100millionBrazilians.Howmanyofthemarefootballfans?100million!Allofthemthinkthattheyknowallaboutfootball.ThismakeslifeverydifficultfortheBrazilianteammanager.WhenthingsgobadlyfortheBrazilianteam,thenewspaperwoulddemand(要求)thattheteammanagershouldleavehisjob.“Ifwewin,theyputmeinheaven(天堂),”asamanageroncesaid,“Ifwelose,theyputmeinhell(地狱).”Youcan’tescapefootballinBrazil.Therearefootballmatchesoneverystreetandbeach.Ontelevision,theresultsofthefootballmatchescomebeforethemainnewsprograms.TherearesixtelevisionChannelsinRiodeJaneiro(里约日内卢).OnSundayseachchannelshowsadifferentfootballmatch.Brazilisnottherichestcountryintheworld,butthegovernmentspendsmuchmoneyonfootball.Itcostmorethanonebillionpoundstoprepareforthe1950WorldCup.That’s10poundsforeveryBrazilian.AndmanyBraziliansdon’tearnasmuchas10poundsaweek.Isitworthit?“Brazilmusthaveagreatfootballteam.”saysonereporter.“Ifitcostsonebillionpounds,that’sallright.Ifthegovernmentdoesn’tgiveagoodfootballteam,thenitwillbecomeunpopular.___________________.”1．Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasn’thostedtheFIFAWorldCuptwiceyetsofar?A．MexicoB．ItalyC．FranceD．Brazil2．Itisthethatcomebeforethemainnewsprogramsontelevision.A．footballmatchesB．resultsoffootballmatchesC．footballmatchesonthestreetsD．footballmatchesonthebeaches3．Theunderlinedsentencemeans“InBrazil.”A．peoplelikefootballverymuch,B．thereissomethingelseinfootball.C．Peoplelikecompetition.D．footballhasinfluencesonthepolitics(政治)andeconomy(经济)ofthenation.D16、DoyouknowWeibo?DoyouwriteaWeibo?Ifyoudon't,youare"out"!Weibomeansmicroblog.Peoplemayspendmuchtimewritingablog,butittakesalittletimetowriteamicroblog.Why?Becauseeverymessageonamicroblogislessthan140words.MicroblogstartedintheUSA．ItcametoChinain2009andithasdevelopedveryfast.In2011,thenumberofChinesemicro-bloggersgrewto300million.Now,moreandmorepeopleareinterestedinwritingmicroblogs.Formanymicroblogusers,itisagreatwayoflearningthefreshestnews,talkingwithfriendsandsharingdifferentkindsofinformation,includingnews,dailylife,pictures,musicandsoon.Manystarsandfamouspeoplealsowritemicroblogsandsharegoodthingswiththeirfans.Itiseasyandfasttosendamessageonamicroblog.However,thiscanalsoleadtoproblemsandevencausepanic.Forexample,whenthebigearthquakeandtsunamihitJapaninMarch,2011,messageslike"Saltcanprotectpeoplefromradiation"werehotonmicroblogs.Itsooncausedacrazybuyingofsalt.Laterpeoplerealizeditwasjustarumor(谣言).Inaword,microblogplaysanewroleinthelifeofChinesepeople.1．Peoplespend_____timeand_____wordswritingmicroblog.A．little,afew B．alittle,few C．alittle,afew D．afew,alittle2．Therewere300millionChinesemicro-bloggersin_____.A．2008 B．2009 C．2011 D．20133．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Writingamicroblogneedsaspecialtraining.B．MicroblogappearedinChinaonlyoneyearagobutithasdevelopedrapidly.C．Asapopularthing,microbloghasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.D．MoreandmoreChineseshowgreatinterestinmicroblogbecauseitstartedintheUSA．E17、OliverTwistwasborninaworkhouse,andwhenhearrivedinthishardworld,itwasverydoubtfulwhetherhewouldlivebeyondthefirstthreeminutes.Helayonahardlittlebedandtriedhardtostartbreathing.Oliverhadhisfirstfightwithoutmuchhelpfromthetwopeoplepresentathisbirth.Onewasanoldwoman,whowasnearlyalwaysdrunk,andtheotherwasabusylocaldoctor,whowasnotpaidenoughtobeveryinterestedinOliver’ssurvival._______.However,Oliverfinallydrewhisfirstbreath,andthenannouncedhisarrivaltotherestoftheworkhousebycryingloudly.Hismotherraisedherpaleyoungfacefromthepillow(枕头)andsaid,“Letmeseethechild,anddie.”Thedoctorturnedawayfromthefire,wherehehadbeenwarminghishands.“Youmustnottalkaboutdyingyet,”hesaidtoherkindly.Hegaveherthechildtohold.Lovingly,shekissedthebabywithhercoldwhitelips,thenlookedwildlyaroundtheroom,fellback—anddied.“Poordear!”saidthenurse,hurriedlyputtingagreenglassbottlebackinthepocketofherlongskirt.Thedoctorbegantoputonhiscoat.“Thebabyisweakandwillprobablybeindanger,”hesaid.“Ifso,giveitalittlemilktokeepitquiet.”Thenhelookedatthedeadwoman.“Themotherwasagood-lookinggirl.Wheredidshecomefrom?”“Shewasbroughtherelastnight,”repliedtheoldwoman.“Shewasfoundlyinginthestreet.She’dwalkedsomedistance,Hershoeswereworntopieces.Whereshecamefrom,whereshewasgoingto,orwhathernamewas,nobodyknows.”Thedoctorliftedthegirl’slefthand.“Theoldstory,”hesaidsadly,shakinghishead.“Noweddingring,Isee.Ah!Goodnight.”AndsoOliverwasleftwithonlythedrunkennurse.Withoutclothes,underhisfirstblanket,hecouldhavebeenthechildofakingorabeggar(乞丐).Butwhenthewomandressedhimlaterinhardcottonclothes,yellowwithage,helookedexactlywhathewas—anorphan(孤儿)inaworkhouse,readyforalifeofsadness,hunger,andneglect(忽略).Olivercriedloudly.Ifhecouldhaveknownthathewasaworkhouseorphan,perhapshewouldhavecriedevenmoreloudly.1．Accordingtothepassage,aworkhousewaswhere________.A．workershelpedeachother B．manywomendiedunexpectedlyC．thepoorandhomelesslived D．peoplewereonlyinterestedinmoney2．WhichsentenceismostsuitablefortheblankinParagraph2?A．Beingafraidofthetwo,hestartedtocry.B．Therefore,hefeltverylonelyintheworld.C．Infact,theworldwasprivilegedtohavehiminit.D．Afterall,deathwasacommoneventintheworkhouse.3．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Oliverwasbornintotheworldonacoldday.B．Thechildreninthebabyfarmweretakengoodcareof.C．Doctorswereusuallypaidtoolittlefortheworktheydid.D．Manypeople,especiallywomen,drankheavilyatthattime.F18、Ithinkitissafetosaythatsnakesarenotpopularamongmostpeople,Itwouldbehardtofindapersonwhoisneutral(中立的),orsimplydoesn’tcareonewayortheother,WhatIwonderiswhysomethingevenwithoutlegscausessuchgreatfear.Snakesarequiteuseful,butthatdoesn’tseemtomatter,Snakeshelpcontrolthepopulationofmice.Withoutsnakes,perhapswewouldfindmiceeverywhere,Mostofus,however,wouldratherseeamousethanasnake,Thepoisonargument(毒性的争论)isastrongone,Somesnakesarepoisonous,andthiscausespeople’sdeath,However,thepoisonoussnakesareonlyasmallnumber.Wecan’tsayallthesnakesarebadjustbecauseofafewdangerousones.Andwhatdowedowiththepeoplewhoreallylikesnakes?Theylikesnakesevenmorestronglythanwedislikethem.Thesepeoplelearnaboutthem,findthemout,andwatchthemcarefully,Why?TheonlyreasonIcanthinkofisthatthesepeopleareopen-minded,Theyareabletoputasidedifferencesandwelcomethesnakeasafriend.Whateverthereasonforourlikeordislike,snakesdosomethinggoodinthecircleoflife.Theywouldprefertobeleftalone,andthatiswhatweshoulddo,Ifyou’relucky,youmightnotrunacrossmorethanafewoftheminalifetime,Thatwouldbefinewithmostofus.1．Howdoesthewriterdescribetheappearanceofsnakes?A．Somethingevenwithoutlegs.B．Somethingnotpopularamongpeople.C．Apersonwhoisneutral.D．Apersonwhocaresaboutnothing.2．Whichofthefollowingshowsthatmostpeopledislikesnakes?A．Theywelcomesnakesastheirbestfriends.B．Theywouldratherseeamousethanasnake.C．Theywonderwhysnakescancausegreatfear.D．Theylearnaboutsnakesandwatchthemcarefully.3．Althoughsomesnakesarepoisonous,_______.A．theycausemanypeople’sdeathB．theycontrolthepopulationofmiceC．theyarenotdangeroustopeopleD．theyareonlyasmallnumber4．Thelastparagraphs