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2023-2024学年江苏省苏州市苏州工业园区重点名校中考英语最后冲刺模拟试卷含答案注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Tomorrowweregoingtovisit________famousplaceandtake________boattourontheRiverSeine.A．a;the B．an;the C．a;a D．an;an2、—Whydoyoulikelivinginthecountryside?一Becausethere'snoiseandfewercarsthere.A．lessB．littleC．fewerD．few3、—Whatdidthemanageraskyouafterthemeeting?—Sheaskedme.A．whyIwaslateforthemeeting B．ifcanIfinishtheworkontimeC．howdidIdealwiththeproblem D．whatdidIdofortheprojectlastweek4、一Themanagerhascomebackfromhisbusinesstrip.He'saskingyouforthereport.一Oh,mygod!Ihaven'tfinishedityet.Buthebackatthecompanytomorrow.A．isexpectedB．expectedC．wasexpectedD．willbeexpected5、Problemsandworriesarenormalinlife.Whenwehavealotofworries,someoneadvisesus________ourparentsaboutthembecausetheyhavemoreexperience.A．talkingto B．totalkto C．talkto6、Thetraininanhour.Imustgotothetrainstationrightnow.A．left B．leaveC．willleave D．hasleft7、—HaveyouheardofTuYouyou,thefamousdoctorwhowonNobelPrizein2015?—Shedevotedasmuchtimeasshecould______ontheprojectartemisinin(青蒿素).A．working B．towork C．worked D．toworking8、—Haveyoubeentothenewparkneartheriver?—Yes.It’soneofparksinthecity.A．beautifulB．morebeautifulC．mostbeautifulD．themostbeautiful9、Mom,canIgoouttoplaybasketballwithMike?OK,butyoumust______tocomebackbefore5o’clock.A．promise B．prepare C．practice D．provide10、—Hello!MayIspeaktoLucy，please?—Sorry，I’mafraidyouhavethewrong．A．wayB．nameC．numberD．telephoneⅡ.完形填空11、从下面各题所给的三个选项中选出最佳答案补全对话A:Excuseme,mum.1mybaseball?B:Sorry,Idon’t2.Isit3yourdesk?A:No,itisn’t.B:Isit4thesofa?A:Yes,itis.It’sunderit.And5mycomputergames?B:Arethey6yourbed?A:No.Thereisonlyapillow(枕头)onit.B:Arethey7thechair?A:Oh,yes.They’rereallyunderit.8thisonthechair?B:It’s9newschoolbag.A:Isitforme?B:Yes.A:Thankyou,mum.B:10welcome.1．A．How’s B．Where’s C．Where2．A．know B．knows C．no3．A．of B．on C．from4．A．on B．under C．in5．A．where’s B．whereare C．Where6．A．in B．on C．under7．A．on B．in C．under8．A．Is B．Where’s C．What’s9．A．a B．the C．an10．A．I’m B．You’re C．That’sⅢ.语法填空12、Whatwillourworldbelikein2050?Agroupofexpertshasmade1．(they)predictionsaboutourlife.Itis2．(believe)thatwewillhave“clever”carsby2050.Wewon’thavesomanyaccidentsb3．theywillprobablybeabletocommunicatewitheachother.Carswillslowdownbythemselvesorstopin4．(danger)situations.What’smorewewillneverd5．!Ourbrainswillbeputontocomputersandwecanliveforever.Thecomputersof6．futurewon’tlooklikemachine.They’lllooklike7．.By2050therewillbeless8．(pollute).Thefactorieswillbe9．(build)onthemoonandotherplanets.WewillbeabletospendholidaysonMarsandbeback10．spaceshipinjustafewdays.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、BooksBringSuccessPeoplegrowingwithmorebooksaremorelikelytobesuccessful.AccordingtoGermannovelistHeinrichMann,ahousewithoutbooksislikearoomwithoutwindows.Mannsimplystatedthevalueofbooks,butsomeresearchershavefoundevidencethatpeoplewithbooksintheirhomesreallydogainawindowontheworld.AnewstudyinthejournalSocialScienceResearch,publishedinOctober,suggeststhatpeoplewhogrowupwithmorebooksaremorelikelytohaveeducationaladvantages,andtoachievemoreinlife,thanpeoplewhogrowupwithoutthem.Inthestudy,over160,000adultsfrom31countriesandregionswereaskedaboutthenumberofbookstherewereintheirhomeswhentheywere16yearsold.Theywerethengiventestsinliteracy(读写能力),numeracy(计算能力)andinformationcommunicationtechnology.Theresearchshowsthatthenumberofbooksforeachhouseholdvariesgreatlyfromcountrytocountry.Forexample,thenumberofbooksis27inTurkey,143intheUKand218inEstonia.But“thetotaleffectsofhomelibrarysizeonliteracyarelargeeverywhere”.Theresearchersfoundthatpeoplewhohadonlylowerlevelsofsecondaryeducationbuthadalargenumberofbooksathomegotasimilarscoreasuniversitygraduateswhogrewupwithonlyafewbooks.TheGuardiannewspapercommentedthat“bookishadolescencemakesforagooddealofeducationaladvantage.”“Adolescentexposuretobookscancompensateforshortcomingsnotonlyinadultliteracybutalsonumeracy:itsimpactsareequaltoadditionalyearsofeducation,”SikoratoldScienceAlert.Apartfromtheeducationalbenefits,growingupwithmorebooksalsoplaysanimportantroleinadultsuccess.Throughanalyzingtheirpersonalinformation,researchersfoundthatpeoplesurroundedbybooksinadolescenceareonaveragemoresuccessfulinadulthoodthanthosewhohadonlyfewbooksatayoungerage.“Earlyexposuretobooksintheparentalhomemattersbecausebooksareanbasicpartofroutinesandpracticesthatenrichlifelongcognitivecompetencies(认知能力)”,SikoratoldScienceAlert.Thesecompetenciesareimportanttofuturedevelopment.Withoutdoubt,thefactthatwearemovingtowardadigitaleracouldweakentheimportanceofprintedbooks.Fornow,however,“theystillseemtomaintainquitealargepositivebenefit,whichshowsnosignofabating(减弱)”,researcherswroteinthepaper.1．What’sthestudymainlyabout?A．Readinghabitsofdifferentcountries.B．The

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pleasantpersonalitiesA．ac B．bc C．cd D．abB14、OnFebruary9th,2013,SarahDarlingwaswalkingalongthestreetwhenshemetahomelessmannamedBillyRayHarris.Shereachedintoherchangepurse,emptiedoutallthecoinsshehadandgavethemtothehomelessman.Neitherofthemrealizedthatthissmallgenerousact(举动)wouldchangetheirlives.Sarahdidn'trealizethatshehadgivenBillynotonlyallherchangebutalsoherdiamondringthatshehadputinherchangepurseearlieruntilthenextmorning.Sheandherhusband,BillKrejci,rushedtoseeiftheycouldfindBilly.Thehomelessmanwasnotonlyinthesameplace,butalsoimmediatelyreturnedthering.Thegratefulcouplepaidhimbackforhishonestybyemptyingouttheirpocketsofallthemoneytheyhad.BillKrejci,awebdesigner,feltthatheneededtodosomethingmoreforthisamazinglyhonestman.SoonFebruary18th,hesetupaspecialpagetoraisemoneyforhim.Injustfourdays,Billyreceivedover$85,000andthereseemstobenoendyet.Thatisnotenough.Billyislivingwithapersonwhoisgenerousinsteadoflivinginthestreets.Andthat’snotallthankstothenewsreport,hegottogetheragainwithhisolderbrother,EdwinHarriswhohehadbeenunabletofindfor27years.AllthegoodluckisjustbecauseBillydidtherightthing-returningsomethingthatdidnotbelongtohim.1．WhendidSarahrealizethatshehadalsogivenBillyherdiamondring?A．OnFebruary9th,2013.B．OnFebruaryl0th,2013.C．OnFebruary18th,2013.D．OnFebruary22nd2013.2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Billyislivingwithagenerousperson.B．Billyhasfoundhisbrother.C．Billyboughtadiamondring.D．Billyappearedinthenewsreport.3．Theunderlinedword"That"inParagraph4refersto(指代)"".A．returningtheringB．settingupapageC．livinginthestreetsD．receivingmoney4．What'sthemainideaofthispassagetwo?A．Agenerouswomanchangedherownlife.B．Akindmansetupspecialpage.C．Ahomelessmanreturneddiamondring.D．Manypeopledonatedmuchmoney.5．Fromthisstory,weknowthat________.A．helpingothersishelpingourselvesB．helpingthoseintroubleissometimesnotnecessaryC．lifeisnotthateasyD．weshouldalwayshelpoldpeopleC15、ElephantslosingtusksPeoplekillingelephantsfortheirtuskshaslongbeenaproblemworldwide.Althoughlawshavebeenintroducedtobanthesellingoftusks,theyhavenotbeenenoughtosavetheelephants.Butthegiantanimalshavenow“developed”theirownsolutiontostaysafefromhuntersbynotgrowingtusksatall.ScientistsfoundthatamongfemaleAfricanelephants,asmanyas98percentofthemnowhavenotusks,reportedTheIndependentnewspaper.Thenumberwas15percentin1998andonly1percentin1930,accordingtotheBBC．Butthissolutionhaslessbeendevelopedbyelephantsthemselves,andmorebyevolution.Evolutionisallaboutnaturalselection（选择）.Whenanenvironmentchanges,forexample,animalsandplantsthatcandealwiththechangewillstayalivewhileotherswon’t.Andforelephants,thechangecamewhenhuntersstartedkillingthemfortheirtusks.Asaresult,elephantswithbigtuskscouldn’tstayalivebecausehunterswantedtoshootthem.Thosebornwithtusksmanagedtostayaliveandgivetheir“tuskless”genes（基因）totheirbabies.Asaresult,moreandmoreelephantsarenowbeingbornwithouttusks.Butthissolution,aseffective（有效地）asitmightbe,isahighpricetopayforelephants.Tusksareimportantandplayanumberofroles,especiallyformaleelephants,includingfightingwithothermales,liftinganddiggingthingsup.Thisiswhyscientistshopetherecanbeotherwaystoprotectelephantsagainsthunters.Theybelievethatwhentheyarelesslikelytobekilled,elephantswillbeabletogrowtusksagain.ToDavidCowdrey,headofPolicyandCampaignsattheInternationalFoundforAnimalWelfareUK,however,thisisnotverylikelytohappeninthenearfuture.“Unfortunately,itcomesdowntothemarkets,”hetoldTheGuardian.“Aslongaspeoplewillpayhighpricesforproductsthatcomefromendangeredanimalandplants,they’regoingtohavepriceonthemandthatcausesthehunting.”1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Elephantslearnedtoliftanddigthingsupwithouttusks.B．Elephantschosenottogrowtusksbecauseoftheirdangerousenvironment.C．Elephantswithnotuskshadagreaterchanceofpassingdowntheirgenes.D．Atusklesselephantgivesbirthtomorebabyelephantsthananelephantwithbigtusks.2．Theunderlinedword“evolution”inparagraph4means“_________”?A．gradualchangeB．suddendevelopmentC．completelossD．rapidgrowth3．Whatcanyoulearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Weshouldworkoutabettersolutiontoprotectelephants.B．Peopleshouldpaylowerpricesforproductsmadewithelephanttusks.C．Elephants’livingenvironmentswillsoonbeimproved.D．Thekeytoelephantprotectionisstoppingthetradeintuskproducts.D16、Weekdaymorningsareverybusyforusmiddleschoolstudents．Peoplearerunningintoeachother,shoutingacrossthehouse，knockingonthebathroomdoorandalways，alwaysrunninglate．Whenyou＇relateforthecarpool，though，youalsomakeeveryoneelselate．Whenyourschooldoesn’thaveabus，andyoulivetoofarawaytowalk，youneedacarpoo1．Acarpoolisagroupofpeoplesharingtheresponsibility(责任)ofdrivingtoschoolinthemorning．Thereareusuallyfourorfivekidsinacarpoolandtheirparentstaketurnsdrivingthekidsintheircars．Someone’scarsmellslikewetdogs，somekidsgettoeatdessertsforbreakfastandsomeparentsshoutsomuchthatallyoutrytodoisstayquietandgounnoticed．Whenyourmomordaddrivesthecarpool，yourclassmatesgetaclose-uplookathowstrangeyourparentscanbe．Itmightbeyourfirstsociological(社会学的)studyandyourfirstexperiencewithrealteamwork．Teamworkisreallyimportantinthecarpoolbecausenobodywantstomakeeveryoneelselate．It’sagreatlessoninresponsibility(责任)．Imaginesittinginthecaroutsideofaclassmate’shouse，watchingtheclockandtappingyourtoes．Thenyoustarttounderstandhowyourcarpoolfriendsmightfeelwhenyouarestillinsidethehouseat7：2．Youreallybegintolearnallyourreallifelessonsjustmomentsbeforethestartofschoolinthecarpoo1．3．Whatisacarpool?A．Kidsgotoschoolintheirparents＇cars．B．Parentstaketurnstodrivetheirkidstoschoo1．C．Parentssendkidstoschoolsontheirwaytowork．D．Kidsdrivetheirowncarstoschoo1．4．Howmanykidsareusuallyinacarpool?A．Twoorthree． B．Threeorfour．C．fourorfive． D．Fiveorsix．5．Whatcanstudentslearnfromacarpool?A．Howtodriveacar．B．Howtogetalongwithothers．C．Howtodealwithparents．D．Realteamwork．6．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Ifkidslivefarawayfromschool，theyarealwayslateforschoo1．B．USchildrenenjoycarpoolingratherthantakingaschoolbus．C．Kidsoftenhaveenoughtimetostudyinacarpoo1．D．Kidscanlearnreallifelessonsinacarpoo1．E17、Alllivingthingsneedenergytoliveandgrow.Thisenergycomesfirstfromthesun.Plantsusewaterandsunlighttomaketheirownfood.Animalscannotmaketheirownfood,andtheyeatplants.Otheranimalstheneattheplanteaters.Afoodchainshowswhateatswhat.Itmightshowthatzebraseatgrassandthenlionseatzebras.Lionsalsoeatotheranimals.Zebraseatotherkindsofplants.Soittakesmorethanonefoodchaintoshowhowlionsandzebrasgettheirenergy.Afoodwebshowshowfoodchainsworktogether.Fromitwecanseehowenergymovesfromplantstoanimals.Plantsandanimalsthatliveinhot,drydesertsdependonwateraswellasfood.Creosotebusheshavesmallleavesthatholdwater.Theirseedsprovidefoodandwaterforkangaroorats.Kangarooratsdon’tneedtodrinkwater.Theygetallthewatertheyneedfromtheplantstheyeat.Kangarooratskeepcoolbycomingoutonlyatnighttolookforfood.Ringtailcatsalsocomeoutonlyatnight.Ringtailcatshuntandeatkangaroorats.Coyoteseatboththekangarooratsandtheringtailcats.Nothingiswastedinafoodwed.Vultureseatdeadanimals.Vulturesarescavengers.Scavengersdonothuntandkillotheranimalstogetfood.Theyeatanimalsthatarealreadydead.Whenaringtailcatoracoyotedies,itmakesamealforthevultures.Scavengersdoanimportantjobinkeepingtheenvironmentclean.1．Wheredoestheenergythatlivingthingsneedfirstcomefrom?A．Animals.B．Plants.C．Thesun.D．Planteaters.2．Whydoringtailcatscomeoutonlyatnight?A．Becausetheyareafraidofcoyotes.B．Becausetheyareshyanimals.C．Becauseitisveryhotinthedaytime.D．Becausetheycaneatkangaroorats.3．Whatkindofanimalcanbeplacedintheemptyboxofthepicture?A．Kangaroo.B．Vulture.C．Cat.D．Zebra.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Lionseatdifferentkindsofanimals.B．Plantsareonthetopofthefoodchain.C．Scavengerscankeeptheenvironmentclean.D．Someanimalsgetwaterfromtheplantstheyeat.5．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．WeboflifeB．ThingsthatweeatC．FoodinthedesertD．TheplacewherefoodisfromF18、WORLDWATCH

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