2024届江苏省无锡市玉祁初级中学中考二模英语试题含答案

2024届江苏省无锡市玉祁初级中学中考二模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、—Couldyouhelpmecarrythisbox?It’stooheavy.—__________.A．It’smypleasureB．WithpleasureC．That’sallrightD．That’sok2、Jimfailedtwice,buthewantedtohave__________try．A．asecond B．athird C．thesecond D．thethird3、Mikehadanaccident,hehurtoneofhislegsyesterday.______!Ihopehe’llgetbettersoon.A．Hurryup B．Badluck C．Welldone D．Comeon4、—Wouldyoulikesomejuiceorcoffee?—EitherOK.Ireallydon’tcare.A．is B．are C．was5、—Couldyoupleasetellme?—Oh,I’llgotheretoattendaparty.A．whenyou’llgotoBeijing B．howyou’llgotoBeijingC．whyyou’llgotoBeijing D．whetheryou’llgotoBeijing6、—Whosehairbandisthis?—It_____beGrace’s.Sheistheonlygirlatthemeeting.A．might B．wouldn’tC．must D．can’t7、—Doyouknowhowtospell______word“strength”inEnglish?—Yes.Itbeginswith______“s”.A．The;a B．the;an C．a;the D．the;the8、AnewTVshowcalledNationalTreasurehasbecomewildly______withyoungviewers.A．creative B．famous C．popular D．exciting9、ZhangLIliisconsideredasthemostbeautifulteacher_____gaveherlovetoherstudentsindanger.A．who B．that C．whom D．which10、Thisisthemostbeautifulpicture__________Ihaveeverseen.A．that B．which C．what D．whoⅡ.完形填空11、Onedayapoormanwastravelingonhorseback.Atnoon,hetiedhishorsetoatreeandthen1downtoeatsomething.Afew2later,arichmancamealongandtiedhishorsetothesametree.“Pleasetieyourhorsetoanothertree,”saidthepoorman.“Myhorseiswild.Itwillkillyours.”3therichmansaid,“IshalltiemyhorseasIlike!”hetieduphishorseandhadhislunchnearby.Afteramomenttheyheardterrib4,thetwohorseswerefighting.Theywentuptothem,butitwastoo5Therichman’shorsewaskilled.“Seewhatyourhorsehasdone!”criedtherichman.“Youwillhaveto6forit.”AndhebroughtthepoormanbeforeMr.Know.Mr.Knowaskedthepoormansomequestions.Buthemadeno7AtlastMr.Knowsaid,“Thismanisdumb.Hecannotspeak.”“Oh,”therichmanshouted8“Hecan!HespoketomewhenImethim.”“Areyousure?”askedMr.Know.“Whatdidhesay?“Hetoldmenottotiemyhorsetothesametreebecausehishorsewas9andwouldkillmyhorse.”“Oh,”saidMr.Know.“Sohe10you.Thencanyouexpecttogetmoneyfromhim?”Therichmansaidnothingandleftsilently.1．A．putB．satC．turned2．A．daysB．minutesC．weeks3．A．SoB．AndC．But4．A．songB．bellC．noise5．A．lateB．hardC．quick6．A．payB．waitC．care7．A．ideaB．mistakeC．answer8．A．heavilyB．angrilyC．happily9．A．quietB．niceC．wild10．A．helpedB．warnedC．orderedⅢ.语法填空12、ThereisaspecialkindofhotelinQuebec,Canada.Ithasabar,achurch,ashopandasmallmovietheater.Thesethingsarenotunusual.ButthishotelisonlyopenfromJ1．toMarcheveryyear.Why?Becauseitis2．(make)oficeandsnow!Whentheweather3．(get)warm,thehotelmelts(融化)andcloses.Everywinter,thehotelowners4．(build)thehotelagain.EverythingintheIceHotelismadeoficeandsnow.Allthefurniture,suchasthe5．(table)andchairs,ismadeofice,eventhebedsaremadeofice!Sopeopleusespecialsleepingbagsontheicebeds.InsidetheIceHotel,thetemperatureisabout3degreesblewzero.Whenpeoplesleep,thesleepingbagskeepthemw6．.Inthemorning,theycanhaveahotbreakfast.Afterbreakfast,peoplecanenjoywinteractivities.Theycangoskiingoricefishing,ortheycangos7．inthediningroom.A8．theendoftheday,peoplecanrelaxatthebar.Theycanhavedrinksinglassesmadeofice.Manypeoplee9．theIceHoteleveryyear,buttheycanonlyenjoyitforashorttimeb10．itmeltsagain.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Imaginethesituation.Youaredrivingalongadesertoronamountain.Youhavenoideawhereyouare.Youpassedthelasthousetwohoursago.Thenyourcarbreaksdown.Itisnightanditiscold.Youhavenomobilephone.Whatdoyoudo?Well,nexttimetakeaGPSwithyou.Thisinventionmaybeabletohelpyou.Itisadevice(装置)whichusessatellitestofindtheuser’sposition.Itcanfindyourpositionin20meters.AGPScan’tstartyourcar,butatleastyouwillknowwhereyouare.GPS,whichmeansGlobalPositioningSystem,isasmallradioreceiver.Itlookslikeamobilephone.Youcanholditinyourhand,orputitinyourpocket.Itissometimesputintoawatchoratelephone.WealsofindGPSdevicesincars,planes,orboats.Someofthesedeviceshaveelectronicmaps,soyouknowwhereyouare.Forexample,inacitytheycantellyouthenameofthestreet.TherearethreepartstotheGlobalPositioningSystem.Thefirstpartisthereceiver.Youcanholditinyourhand,orhaveitfixedintoyourcar,plane,etc.Thesecondpartisagroupofsatellitesorbiting(围绕)theearth.Thereceivercontactsatleastfourofthesatellitesandcalculatesitsposition.Thethirdpartofthesystemisanetworkofgroundstations.Theyareallovertheworld.Theycontrolthesatellitesandmakesuretheyareworkingwell.SomepeoplethinkthatinthefuturetheGPSwillbeascommonasthemobile.Theyarebecomingcheaperandmoreandmoreaccurate(精准).TherearealsomanynewusesfortheGPS.Perhapstheywillbecomelikewatches.Everyonewillhaveoneandyouwillneverbelostagain.1．WiththehelpofGPS,people______.A．can’tbelostinanewcityB．can’tfindtheirwayindifferentcountriesC．canstartthecarD．canlearnaboutthecultureofanunknownplace2．GPSmeans___________inChineseA．球状卫星B．卫星地点C．全球卫星定位系统D．接收器3．______isnottheparttotheGlobalPositioningSystem.A．groundstationsB．satellitesC．receiversD．amobile4．MaybeinthefuturetheGPSwillbe_________.A．cheaperthanmobilephonesB．ascommonaswatches.C．havingfewnewusesD．moreaccuratethannow.5．.Fromthepassageweknowthat______.A．peoplecandrivealongadeserteasily.B．AllGPSdeviceshaveelectronicmapsC．Groundstationscontrolthesatellitesandmakesuretheyareworkingwell.D．EveryonewillusetheGPSforfree.B14、Iboughtajasmineplantformyoffice.WhenIboughtit,Iwastolditwouldbloom（开花）andthesweetsmellwouldfillmyoffice.Ihadtheplantfortwomonths,andeverydayIlookedatit,butthereweren'tanyflowersorpleasantsmell.Iwasnothappy,soIgavetheplanttomyfriendLinda.Oneday,anotherfriendMarycalledandinvitedmetoheroffice.WhenIwalkedin,herjasmineflowerssurprisedme.Ireachedouttotouchtheflowers.Marycutsomeandgavethemtome.Icouldn'thelpsmellingthem.Surroundedbythesweetsmellofonlyahandfuloftheseflowers,Isuddenlyunderstoodsomething.MaryboughtherplantthesametimeIdid.Ittookayearforherjasminetobloom.Iwassoimpatientforminetobloom;regretfully,Igaveitaway.Inawaymylifeislikethejasmineplant.Ineedtobepatientandletthingshappen.LastSundayLindatoldmethatshewasgoingabroadthenextweek.Beforesheleft,shereturnedtheplanttome.ThistimeIamgoingtowait.Ihavelearnedthatwhenwewantsomethinginourlife,wehavetobepatient.Iamslowlylearningtohavethatpatiencetowaitformyjasminetobloom.1．Beforeshegavethejasmineaway,thewriterhaditfor.A．oneday B．oneyearC.twoweeks C．twomonths2．WhenthewritersawMary'sjasmine,shefelt____________.A．unhappy B．peaceful C．hopeful D．surprised3．Whathasthewriterlearnedfromherexperience?A．Patienceisneededinlife.B．Flowerscanmakelifebetter.C．Friendshipisnecessaryforus.D．Jasminecanbeawonderfulplant.C15、Weoftenpraisetheworldofscience.Itexplainstheworldandmakesourliveseasierwithtechnology.Oneofthemostexcitingfieldsinscienceisartificialintelligence(人工智能，AI).Thisisanareawherescientistsareworkingoncreatingmachinesthatthinklikehumans.However，oneofthemostfamousscientistshasaverydarkwarningforusaboutthistypeoftechnology.“Thedevelopmentoffullartificialintelligencecouldleadtotheendofthehumanrace,”saidProfessorStephenHawkingtotheBBC．Hawkingisawell-knownBritishPhysicistandwriterofbestsellingsciencebookABriefHistoryofTime.ThiswarningcamefromaseriousdiseasecalledALS;heneedsanAIcomputertocommunicate.ThecomputerlearnshowHawkingthinksandsuggeststhewordshemaywanttousenext.ThisisabasictypeofAI,whichisveryuseful,yetHawkingfearsthepossibilityofcreatingtechnologythatcanmatchorgobeyondhumanintelligence.Andit’seasytoimaginehowterriblethingsmaybe.ManyTVshowsandfilmsdisplaybig,killermachinesthatarefarclevererthanus.“Humans,whoarelimitedbyslowbiologicalevolution(进化),couldn’tcompete,”saidHawking.Butnoteveryscientistispessimistic(悲观的)aboutAItechnology.“Ibelievewewillremaininchargeof（掌控)thetechnology.“Thepotential(潜力)ofittosolvemanyoftheworldproblemswillberealized.”InwhatdirectiondoyouthinkAIisgoing?Shouldwebehopefulorfearful?1．（小题1）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutAI？A．Thetechnologyisnotverypopularnow.B．Scientistshaven’tcontrolledthetechnology.C．Itisnowmuchsmarterthanhumans.D．Itmakesourliveseasier.2．（小题2）ThewritertookHawkingasanexampleto____________.A．explainhowAIhashelpedusB．showthegreathiddenuseofAIC．showAIhasalreadybecomepartofourlifeD．suggestthatAIbecomedangerousforhumans3．（小题3）Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．AI:afriendoranenemy?B．ThedevelopmentofAIC．ThefutureofhumanbeingsD．ThefightbetweenhumansandAID16、Themoreyoutravel,themoreyouwantto.HerearethetopfiveplacesIwanttotraveltoin2015.

India

I’vewantedtogotoIndiaforyears.IamcrazyabouttheTajMahal.MyfamilyaregoingthereinOctober,soIfinallygetachancetovisitmydreamplace.

Greece

I’dliketogotoGreeceinsummertoenjoywhitebeaches,whitehouses,tastyfoodanddeliciouswine.ForyearsGreecehasbeenpopularwithpeoplewholookforacheapholiday.

China

IwanttogotoChinabecauseithasalongandrichhistory.IwouldliketovisittheGreatWallandtheForbiddenCity.I’mgoingtotheMuseumofTerracottaWarriorsandHorses.

Scotland

I’vevisiteditafewtimes.In2015I’dliketovisitthecountrysidethere.ThepeopleinScotlandarealwayssomuchfun.

TheMaldives

Asaloverofscuba-divingandfreshseafood,Ihope2015willbemyyeartovisittheMaldives.Whitebeachesandwoodenhouses,Iamcoming.

1．Wherehasthewriterbeenseveraltimes?A．China. B．Greece.C．Scotland. D．TheMaldives.2．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewriterwantstodiveintheMaldives.B．Theworld’slargestpalaceisinGreece.C．ThewriterwillvisitthecentralpartofScotland.D．ThewriterbecameinterestedinIndiatwoyearsago.E17、DoyouknowMaYun?HeisFounderandChairmanofAlibaba(阿里巴巴)Group.MawasborninHangzhou.Atanearlyage,MawantedtolearnEnglishsoherodehisbikeeachmorninginordertogotoanearbyhotelandtalkedwithforeigners.HewouldguidethemaroundthecityforfreeinordertopracticeandimprovehisEnglish.Maisneverafraidoffailureinhisyouth.Althoughhefailedtheuniversityentranceexamthreetimes,MaenteredHangzhouNormalUnivrsity(师范大学).HemajoredinEnglishandgraduatedin388.Whileatschool,Mawaselectedstudentchairman.Helaterbecamealecturer(讲师)inEnglishandInternationalTradeattheHangzhouDianziUniversity.Intheearlyof315,hewenttotheUnitedStates,andwiththehelpofhisfriendhegotintroducedtotheInternet.InApril315,Ma,hiswifeandafriendcollectedtwentythousanddollarsandstartedanInternetcompany.Henamedtheircompany“ChinaYellowPages”.Withinthreeyears,hiscompanyhadmade5,000,000ChineseYuan.In33,hedecidedtogiveuphisjobintheUS,andwentbacktoHangzhouwithhisteaminordertofoundAlibaba.AlibabaisaChina-basedbusiness-to-businessmarketplacesiteontheInternet,whichservesmorethan71millionmembersfrommorethan240countriesandareas.InSeptember2014Alibababecameoneofthemostvaluablecompaniesintheworld.MaYunbecomesoneofthemostsuccessfulbusinessmeninChina.1．WhydidMaYunguideforeignersaroundthecityforfree?A．Becausehewasavolunteer.B．Becausehewasatranslator.C．BecausehewantedtopracticehisspokenEnglish.2．WhatisthenameofMaYun’sfirstcompany?A．HangzhouDianzi.B．ChinaYellowPages.C．Alibaba.3．Whichistherightorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage?a.MaYunstartedanInternetcompany“ChinaYellowPages”.b.MaYunfoundedAlibaba.c.MaYunwentbacktoHangzhouwithhisteamin33.d.HebecameateacherinEnglishandInternationalTrade.A．a-b-c-d.B．c-d-a-b.C．d-a-c-b.4．Whichsentencesisrightaccordingtothepassage?A．Alibabaservesmorethan71millionmembersinChina.B．Alibabaisoneofthemostvaluablecompaniesintheworld.C．Alibabahadmade￥5m,000,000inthreeyears.5．Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?A．TheStoryofMaYun.B．ThestoryofChinaYellowPages.C．TheStoryofAlibaba.F18、Thehumanbrainisdividedintotwosides,orhemispheres,calledtherightbrainandtheleftbrain.Thetwohemispheresworktogether,buteachonespecializesincertainwaysofthinking.Eachsidehasitsownwayofusinginformationtohelpusthink,understand,andprocessinforma-tion.Theleftsideofthebraincontrolslanguage.Itismoreverbalandlogical.Itnamesthingsandputsthemintogroups.Itusesrulesandlikesideastobeclear,logical,andorderly.Itisbestatspeech,reading,writing,andmath.Youusethissideofthebrainwhenyoumemorizespellingandgrammarrulesorwhenyoudoamathproblem.Therightsideofthebrainismorevisualandcreative.Itspecializesinusinginformationitreceivesfromthesensesofsight,sound,smell,touch,andtaste.Thissideofthebrainlikestodreamandexperiment.Itcontrolsyourappreciationofmusic,color,andart.Youusethissidewhenyoudrawapictureorlistentomusic.Althoughweallusebothsidesofourbrains,onesideisusuallystrongerordominant.Somepeoplearemore“left-brained,”andothersaremore“right-brained”.Ourdominantsideinflu-encesthekindsofjobsandhobbieswehave.Politicians,artists,architects,andmusiciansdependontheirrightbrains.Accountants,engineers,doctors,andlawyersusuallyrelyontheirleftbrains.1．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．Whenwespeak,weuserightsideofthebrain.B．Rightsideofthebrainisstrongerthanleftside.C．Weuserightsideofthebraintodoamathproblem.D．Eachsideofthehumanbrainsworkinitsownway.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dominant”mean?A．powerfulB．heavyC．smartD．young3．Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．TheHumanBrain,FantasticThings.B．WeHaveBothSidesofOurbrains.C．IsYourRightBrainDifferentfromYourLeft?D．DoYouKnowYourRigh