无锡市锡东八校2023-2024学年中考联考英语试题含答案

无锡市锡东八校2023-2024学年中考联考英语试题含答案注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、Ofcourse,theboywillberecommendedtobethisyear'sTopTenTeenagersinWuxi,becauseheiseasy-going,smartand_____hard-working.A．afterall B．aboveall C．inall D．firstofall2、Chinaisfamousfor_______.TheyliveonlyinChina.A． B． C． D．3、Father'sDayiscoming.I'mthinkingabout.A．whatpresentIgavehimB．ifIplannedapartyforhimC．howIwillgivehimasurprise4、Nomanisreallyhappyorsafewithoutahobby.Eventhoughyouareratherbusyeveryday,youshouldfindtimeforyourhobbiesbecausetheycan_____.①nothelpyoufindnewwaysofthinking②makeyoufeelmoreconfident③helpyourelaxafteralongtimeofhardwork④makeyoufeelmorelonely⑤helpyoulearnsomethingnewA．①③⑤ B．②④⑤ C．②③⑤5、OnChildren'sDay,Jackreceivedaprizeforbeing____honestboy.A．/;an B．the;an C．/;a6、Ourbrainisjustlikeourbody,themoreweuseit,______itgets.A．thebetterB．thebestC．theworseD．theworst7、---Excuseme,sir.Areyousuretheumbrellainyourhandbelongstoyou?---Oh,sorry,Itookit______.Mineisoverthereunderthechair.A．atonceB．ontimeC．bymistakeD．inall8、---Nancy,howcanIprotectthebirds?Theyareindanger.---Ithinkyoumayprotectthem_____joiningtheBirdWatchingSociety.A．inB．byC．onD．with9、Tooursurprise,yesterdayshesold______newcaratsuchalowprice.A．hers B．she C．herself D．her10、Anewroad__________nearmyschoolnextyear.A．builds B．willbuildC．isbuilt D．willbebuiltⅡ.完形填空11、Agoodmemoryisoftenseenassomethingthatcomesnaturally(自然地),andabadmemoryassomethingthatcannotbechanged,1infactthereisalotthatyoucandotoimproveyourmemory.Herearesometipsforyou.TakeaninterestWeallrememberthethingsweareinterestedinandforgetthe2thatmakeusfeelbored.Thisexplainsthereasonwhyschoolboysrememberfootballresultseasily,butstruggle(斗争)withdatesfromtheirhistorylessons!Developan3interestinwhatyouwanttoremember.Onewaytomakeyourselfmoreinterestedistoaskquestions—the4,the5!Repeatthingsinchunks(块)Repeatingthingsisthebestwaytorememberthingsforashorttime,forexample,rememberingaphonenumberforafewseconds.Groupingnumbers6helpyoutorememberthem.Thefollowingnumberswouldbe7formostofustoremember:1492178919318483.Butlookatthemin“chunks”or“groups”,anditbecomesmucheasier:1492178919318483.InventastoryTorememberlonglists,tryinventingastorywhichincludesallthethingsyouwanttoremember.Inatest,people8torememberupto120wordsusingthiswayandwhentheyweretestedlater,theycouldremember9ofthem.Thetextresultwasreallyamazing!DevelopgoodhabitsYoumustallowyourbrain10enoughsleepandrest.Whenyouareasleep,yourbrainstoresmemory.Inaddition,caffeineinteaandcoffee________preventingsleepinessandhelpingconcentration(集中),buttheycanalsocauseproblemswithmemory.根据短文内容选择最佳答案。1．A．and B．but C．or2．A．ones B．one C．one’s3．A．alive B．accidental C．active4．A．fewer,better B．more,better C．more,worse5．A．may B．maynot C．maybe6．A．possible B．uneasy C．impossible7．A．areasked B．asked C．wereasked8．A．ninetypercent B．ninetypercents C．ninetiethpercent9．A．tohave B．have C．having10．A．arebadfor B．aregoodfor C．areharmfultoⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置。Therewasamanwhohadfoursons.Hewantedhissonstolearnnottojudgethingstoo1．(quick).Sohesentthemtogoandlookatapeartreethatwasagreatdistanceawayinturn.Thefirstsonwent2．winter,thesecondinspring,thethirdinsummer,andthe3．(young)soninfall.Whentheyhadallgoneandcomeback,hecalledthemtogethertodescribe4．theyhadseen.Thefirstsonsaidthatthetreewasuglyandbent.Thesecondsoncontradicted—itwas5．(cover)withgreenbudsandfullofpromise.Thethirdsonsaiditwasladenwithblossomsthatsmelledsosweetandlookedsobeautiful.Thelastson6．(agree)withallofthem.Hesaiditwasripeandfilledwithfruit,fulloflifeandfulfillment.Themanthenexplainedtohissonsthattheywereallright,becausetheyhadeachseenbutoneseasoninthe7．(tree)life.Hetoldthemthatyoucannotjudgeatree,8．aperson,byonlyoneseason,andthattheessenceofwhotheyare—thepleasure,joy,andlovethatcomefromthatlife—canonlybejudgedattheend,whenalltheseasonsareup.Ifyougiveupwhenit’swinter,youwillmissthehopeofyourspring,the9．(beautiful)ofyoursummer,fulfillmentofyourfall.Don’tletthepainofoneseasondestroythejoy10．alltherest.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Alittlegirlwalkedtoandfromschooleveryday.Thoughitwasnotfineandcloudsappearedintheskythatmorning,thelittlegirlmadeherdailytriptoschoolasusual.Whenschoolwasover,windsbecamestrongeranditbegantorain.Themotherofthelittlegirlfeltworriedthatherdaughterwouldbeafraidandthatlightningmightfrightenherchild.Followingthebrightlightoflightning,themotherquicklygotintohercaranddrovetoherchild’sschool.Asthemotherdrovealongtheroad,shesawherlittlegirlwalkingaloneintherain.Tohergreatsurprise,shefoundthatwhenalightningcame,herdaughterstopped,lookedupandsmiled.Anotherlightningcameandthenanotherfollowed.Witheachlightning,thelittlegirlstopped,lookedupandsmiledatit.Insidethecar,themotheraskedherdaughter,“Whatwereyoudoing?Whydidyoulookupandsmilewhenthelightningcame?”Thelittlegirlansweredwithasmile,“Mum,youknow,God(上帝)waslookingatme.EachtimeIfeltalittleafraidwalkingintherain,Godwouldtakeapictureofme.Iknewhewasplayingagamewithme.”1．Thelittlegirlwenttoschooleveryday.A．bycarB．bybusC．onfootD．bybike2．Atfirst,themotherfeltworriedbecause.A．shecouldn’tlookafterherdaughterB．herdaughterhadn’ttakenherumbrellaC．shehadsomethingmoreimportanttodoD．herdaughtermightbeafraidoflightning3．Accordingtothearticle,wecanknowthatthelittlegirlwas.A．proudB．shyC．braveD．nervous4．Thebesttitleforthisarticleis.A．AGirlintheRainB．AMotherintheCarC．ARainyDayD．AGirlandanUmbrellaB14、Dogshavelongbeenregardedasaloyal（忠实的）friendofhumans.Theyarenotonlyagoodcompaniontotheirowners,butalsoasecurityguardinsomeway.However,infact,dogsdomorethingsthanjustthat.Recently,aBritishmiddleschoolhasinvitedadogtotheclassroom.Why?Forfun?Forsecurity?Orforexperiments?Flossie,aten-month-oldpoodle,says“No”toalltheaboveguesses.Heistheretohelpincreasestudents’readingconfidence.Itisalittlehardtobelieve,butit’sreal.Vice-headmasterSueFrostisresponsiblefortrainingandtakingcareofthedog.Shesaid,“Flossiehasagreat_____onstudents.Theyarewillingtoreadforhim.Thisisreallyagoodwayforstudentstolearnmorenewwordsandmakenewprogress.”Flossieisquitepopularamongstudents.JacobWicks,an11-year-oldschoolboy,enteredtheschoollastNovember.Hesaid,“IthinkFlossieisalovelydog.HealwayslistenstomequietlywhenIamreading.ThereisnoneedformetoworryaboutnegativecommentsifIdon’treadwell.”AnotherstudentnamedJordanLeatherheadsaidthathelikedreadingGuinnessworldRecordsforFlossie,andthatFlossielikelisteningtohimbecausetherearemanyrecordsaboutdogsandotheranimalsinthebook.Wow!Thisisreallyaninterestingteachingmethod.Whynothaveatryifyouhaveapetdogathome?根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．（小题1）WhatdoweknowaboutFlossie?A．Heisa11-year-oldschoolboy.B．Heisa10-month-olddog.C．Heisgoodatreadingbooks.D．Heisavice-headmasterinamiddleschool.2．（小题2）WhatcanFlossiedo?A．Hecanreadbooksforthestudents.B．Hecangotoschoolwiththestudents.C．Hecantakecareofthestudents.D．Hecanraisethestudents’readingconfidence.3．（小题3）WhydidJacobWickslikereadingforFlossie?A．Becausetheyaregoodfriends.B．BecauseFlossielikedreading.C．Becausehefeltrelaxedwhenreadingforhim.D．Becausehewantedtoteachhimhowtoread.4．（小题4）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“influence”meaninChinese?A．影响B．兴趣C．满意D．安全5．（小题5）Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Dogsareloyalfriendsforhumans.B．Dogsaregoodcompaniontotheirowners.C．Dogsarehelpfulformakingreadinginterestingandeffective.D．Dogsareusefulforpeopletomakeexperiments.C15、LastJuly,my12-year-oldcardiedonCalifornia'sSantaAnaFreeway.Itwasanhourbeforesunset,andIwas25milesfromhome.Icouldn'treachanyonetopickmeup,soIdecidedtotakeabus.Notknowingtheroutes,IfiguredI'djustheadeast.Abuspulledup,andIaskedthedriverhowfarshewasgoing.“Fourmorelights,”shesaid.TherewasanotherbusIcouldtakefromthere.Thisclearlywasgoingtobealongnight.Shedroppedmeoffattheendofherrouteandtoldmewhichbustolookfor.Afterwaiting30minutes,Ibegantothinkaboutaveryexpensivetaxiridehome.Thenabuspulledup.Therewasnolightednumberaboveitswindshield(挡风玻璃).Itwasoutofservice.Butthedooropened,andIwassurprisedtofindthatitwasthesamedriver.“Ijustcan'tleaveyouhere,”shesaid.“Thisisn'tthenicestplace.I'llgiveyouaridehome.”“You'lldrivemehomeinthebus?”Iasked,perplexed(困惑).“No,I'lltakeyouinmycar,”shesaid.“It'salongway,”Iprotested.“Comeon,”shesaid.“Ihavenothingelsetodo.”Aswedrovefromthestationinhercar,shebegantellingmeastory.Afewdaysearlier,herbrotherhadrunoutofgas.AgoodSamaritanpickedhimup,tookhimtoaservicestationandthenbacktohiscar.“I'mjustpassingthefavoralong,”shesaid.WhenIofferedhermoneyasathank-you,shewouldn'thearofit.“Thatwouldn'tmakeitafavor,”shesaid.“Justdosomethingniceforsomebody.Passitalong.”1．Whydidthewritersaythathewouldhavealongnight?A．Hewonderedhowlonghehadtowaitforthenextbus.B．Nodriverwouldgivehimaride.C．Hedidn'tknowtheroutes.D．Heperhapswouldhavetotakeataxi.2．Judgingfromitscontext,theplacewherethewriterwaitedforthesecondbuswas_____.A．veryquietandpeacefulB．darkwithoutstreetlightsC．neithercleannorbeautifulD．alittleunsafe3．Thebusdriverdrovethewriterhomelaterbecause________.A．shehappenedtogointhesamedirectionB．shewantedtodosomethinggoodforotherpeopleC．herbrothertoldhertodosoD．shewantedtoearnmoremoney4．Thebusdriverhopedthatthewriter________.A．woulddoasshedidB．wouldkeepherinmemoryC．wouldgivethemoneytoothersD．woulddoherafavorD16、Everybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,ourfamily,theeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetup,it'snoteasytochangelaterinlife.Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvalues,expertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:theant,thecricketandthesnail(蜗牛).Theant－worksfirstJustlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter,thesepeopledon'tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.Theyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretire.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.Thecricket－funfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn'tthinktoomuchaboutthefuture.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetold,theymighthaveproblems.Theyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurance.Thesnail－livesunderpressureThesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong－termloansfromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsurewhethertheycanaffordit.Thiscancauseproblemsinthefuture.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.1．（小题1）Whatisthemeaningofvaluesysteminthispassage?A．Beliefofhowtomanageourfinances.B．Thewaywelookafterourmoney.C．Somethingwillnotchangelaterinlife.D．Asetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.2．（小题2）Theantreferstopeoplewho________.A．Workveryhardinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter.B．CouldmakemoremoneyiftheyworkedharderC．SavemoneytheyearnfortheirlaterlifewhentheygetoldandretireD．Onlycareaboutenjoyingthemomentbyworkingveryhard3．（小题3）Thecricketsborrowmoneybecause_________.A．TheywouldliketoenjoyeverythingnowB．TheyareyoungC．TheythinktheyhavenofutureD．Theywanttobuyinsurance4．（小题4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Thesnailsenjoylifebecausetheyhaveluxuryhouses.B．Thesnailsliveunderpressureandtheymayhaveproblemsinthefuture.C．Thesnailswilltakemoreloansiftheyrealizethattheycanaffordit.D．Thesnailstakebiglong-termloansbecausetheinterestforthelong-termloansislow.5．（小题5）Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tomakefunofthethreekindsoffoolishpeople.B．Tomakeusunderstandthedifferencesandmanageourmoneybetter.C．Tomakeusunderstandweshouldspendourownmoney.D．Tostatethatwearethesameasanimals.E17、AlllivingthingsonEarthneedwatertolive.Yethumansarefacingseriouswaterproblems.AccordingtotheUnitedNations,todayover113millionpeoplelivewithoutasafewatersupplyclosetohome.Toremindpeopleoftheimportanceofwater,theUNfirstsetupWorldWaterDayin1443.ItisonMar22eachyear.FromMar22to23isalsotheChinaWaterWeek.Thefirstyear’sthemeis“Wastewater”.Ittriedtocallpeopletoreusewastewaterinsteadofwastingit.InAustraliapeoplemakegooduseofwastewater.MostAustralianshaveagrasslawnaroundtheirhomeinsteadofwashingthecarinthestreet.Manyofthemwashitonthelawntokeepthegrasslongersothatitcoversthegroundandreduceevaporation.Rainwatermayseemuselesstoyou.Butyoucanalsoreuseit.PeopleinGermanycollectrainwatertowashtheirtoilets.Mosthousesinthecountrythatarebuiltinthelastfewyearshaverainwatercollectiondevices（设备）.Rainwateriscollectedfromtheroot,andthenlinkedtothetoilet.Butifyoudon’thavethedevicejustputabucket（桶）underyourroofwhenitrains.Watermakesup21percentofEarth’ssurface.Butwecanonlyuseaverysmallpartofit.Onlyabout3percentoftheworld’swaterisfreshwater.It’sinlakes,riversandunderground.Over30percentofthewastewaterintheworldgoesbackintothenature.Ithasnotbeencleanedandpollutestheriversandlakes.Unsafewatermakesaround342,000peopledieeachyear.By2030,abouthalfoftheworld’spopulationcouldbefacingwaterproblem.By2050,asmanyassevenbillionpeopleacrosstheworldcouldnothaveenoughwatersupplies.Theworld’spopulationmightbe4.3billionbythen.1．Fromparagraph1,wecanlearnthat___________.A．peoplearoundtheworldarefacingseriouswaterproblems.B．waterisalwaysthemostimportantinourschoollivesC．savingwatercanhelpusbetterimprovetheenvironment.D．peopleindifferentplaceshavedifferenthabitstousewater.2．TheChinaWaterWeekin2012triesto___________.A．collectrainwatertowashtheirtoiletsB．remindpeopleoftheimportanceofwaterC．putabucketunderyourroofwhenitrains.D．callpeopletoreusewastewaterinsteadofwastingit.3．Theword“reduce”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans“___________.”.A．sitdownB．cutdownC．putdownD．writedown4．What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tosharehisrichknowledgeaboutwater.B．Towarnmorepeopletosavewater.C．Toshowhowwaterproblemschangetheworld.D．Totellpeoplehowtodiscoversafewatersupply.5．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethetitleofthepassage?A．Waterintheworldhasbecomelessandless.B．Unsafewatermakessomanypeopledie.C．Ourplanetwillfaceseriouswaterproblems.D．Learningtosavewatertoprotectourplanet.F18、Yourhomeworkhabitsmightbeaffectingyourgrades.Areyoufeelingtiredorboredwhenitcomestohomeworktime?Areyouarguingwithparentsaboutyourgrades?Youcanchangethewayyoufeelbytakingbettercareofyourmindandyourbody.Getthesleepyouneed.Studiesshowthatteens'naturalsleepinghabitsaredifferentfromthoseofadults.Thisoftencauseslesssleepamongteens,sincetheytendtohavetroublegoingtosleepatnight,andhavetroublewakinginthemornings.Youcanavoidsomeoftheproblemsthatcomewithlesssleepbychangingsomeofyournighttimehabits.ImproveyourmemoryAgreatwaytoimproveyourhomeworkhabitsistoimproveyourmemorywithbrainexercise.Therearemanytheoriesandideasaboutimprovingmemory,butthereisonemnemonic（记忆的）methodthathasbeenaroundsinceancienttimes.AncientaccountsshowthatearlyGreekandRomanoratorsusedthe“loci”methodofrememberinglongspeechesandlists.Youmaybeabletousethismethodtoimproveyourmemoryattesttime.FightthedesiretodelayDoyougetthesuddendesiretofeedthedogathomeworktime?Don'tfallforit!Delayislikealittlewhiteliewetellourselves.Weoftenthinkwe'llfeelbetteraboutstudyinglaterifwedosomethingfunnow,likeplayingwithapet,watchingaTVshow,orevencleaningourroom.It'snottrue.Avoidrepetitive(重复的)stressDuringtextmessaging,Internetsurfing,andcomputerwriting,youareusingyourhandmusclesinallnewways,andyou'reveryeasilytobeinfluencedbysomethingdangerousortherepetitivestressinjury.Findouthowtoavoidpaininyourhandsandneckbychangingthewayyousitatyourcomputer.1．Whatdifferencesbetweentheteensandadultsarementionedinthepassage?A．Eatinghabits. B．Sleepinghabits. C．Readinghabits. D．Writinghabits2．canhelppeopletoimprovethememory.A．UsingthebrainmoreB．DoingmorningexerciseseverydayC．Dancingaftermeals3．Whatshouldpeopledotoavoidtherepet