江苏省苏州市、常熟市市级名校2023-2024学年中考英语模拟预测题含答案

江苏省苏州市、常熟市市级名校2023-2024学年中考英语模拟预测题含答案注意事项：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、—Whatdoyouwanttoeatforlunch?1willprepareearliertoday,—Honey,you____________.Let'sgoouttohavesomethingdifferent.A．mustn't B．can't C．shouldn't D．don'thaveto2、—WhatdoyouthinkoftheTVseriesAlliswell?—Oh,IamsomovedbecauseI’veneverseena_________onebefore．A．better B．worse C．good D．bad3、--It'stoonoisyhere.what'sgoingon?---Oh,thenoisecomesfromtheboys.They______apartyA．HoldB．areholdingC．wereholdingD．haveheld4、LucygotplentyofpocketmoneyduringSpringFestival,soshecan_____/əˈfɔ:rd/thebike.A．avoid B．attend C．afford D．around5、Mr.Whitebecame_______becausetheplanecouldn'ttakeoffontime.A．nervous B．angry C．glad D．careful6、---Wouldyoumindmysmokinghere?---________.It’snosmokingarea.A．Yes,please B．OfcoursenotC．You’dbetternot D．Notatall7、—Whattimedoyouexpectmetofinishthetask?—________twohours.A．Before B．At C．For D．In8、—Haveyouwatched“Avengers:Endgame”(《复仇者联盟：终局之战》)recently?—Ofcourse,actionmovieslikethisusuallyhavequiteafewfunny____andanunexpectedending.A．conversation B．dialogues C．communication9、Mr.Greenisverystrictwithhischildren,andhe______allowsthemtowatchTVonschooldays.A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never10、--Stopplayingwithyourphone.It’stimetohaveameeting.--Thankyoufor__________me.A．invitingB．remindingC．encouragingⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空。通读全文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Schooleducationisveryimportantanduseful1noonecanlearneverythingfromschool.A2,nomatterhowmuchheknows,cannotteachhisstudentseverythingtheywanttoknow.It’s3importantforteacherstoshowtheirstudentshowtolearnthantomakethem4acertainfactoraformula（公式）,sothattheywilllearnmuchmoreoutsideschoolby5.Greatscientistsbeforeusdidn’tgeteverythingfromschool.Theirteachersonlyshowedthemthe________.Edisondidn’tevenfinishprimaryschool.Buthewasso6.Heinventedsomanythings________humanbeings.The________totheirsuccessisthattheyknewhowtolearn,workedhardandwastednotasinglemomentalltheirlives.Andaboveall.Theyknewhowto7theirbrain（大脑）.1．A．ButB．SoC．And2．A．teacherB．headmasterC．learner3．A．muchB．moreC．very4．A．tolearnB．learnC．learning5．A．themB．themselvesC．himself6．A．ideaB．ruleC．way7．A．importantB．helpfulC．successful8．A．toB．ofC．for9．A．factB．resultC．secret10．A．makeB．testC．useⅢ.语法填空12、Makingfriendsisaskill.Likemostskills,youcanimproveit1．youarepatient.Ifyouwanttomeetpeopleandmakefriends,youmustbe2．(will)totakeaction.Youmustfirstgowheretherearepeople.Youwon'tmakefriendsstayinghomealone.Joiningacluboragroup,talkingtothosewholikethesamethingsasyoudoismuch3．(easy).Orjoinsomeoneinsomeactivities.Manypeopleare4．whentalkingtonewpeople.Afterall,meetingstrangersmeansseeingtheunknown.Andit'shumannaturetofeelabit5．(pleasant)abouttheunknown.Mostoffearsabout6．(deal)withnewpeoplecomefromdoubts(怀疑)aboutourselves.Weimagineotherpeoplearejudgingus—findingustootallortooshort,toothisortoothat.Butdon'tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthes7．way.Trytoacceptyourselfasyouare,andtrytomakeothersfeelathome.You'llallfeel8．(comfortable).Trytobebraveevenifyoudon'tfeelthatwaywhenyouenteraroomfullofstrangers.Walktallandstraight,lookdirectlyatotherpeopleandsmile.Ifyouseesomeoneyou'dliketospeakto,saysomething.Don'twaitfortheotherpersontostartatalk.Justmeetingsomeonenew9．(do)meanthatyou'llmakefriendswiththatperson.Friendshipisbasedonmutual(相互的)likingsand"giveandtake".10．takestimeandeffort(精力)forustodevelopfriendship.Andtherearethingsthatstopanewfriendshipfromgrowing.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、OnemorningFanXingdiscoveredthatherclassroomhadchanged．The13-year-oldsawthatthedeskswerenolongerinrows（排），butpushedtogethertomakesixbiggerdesks．Thenewarrangement（排列）waspartofareform（改革）atFan'sschool，ChangshaDaotianMiddleSchoolinHunan．Aboutfiveweeksago，morethan2，000juniorstudentsattheschoolbeganstudyinginthisway，withsixtoeightstudentssittingingroups．"Thisreformisdesignedtoprovidestudentswitheasierwaystostudyandmorechancesfordiscussion，"saidLiuXu，aschoolheadteacher．"Ourschoolhopesitcanimprovestudents'abilities（能力）forself-studyaswellasteamwork．"Thenewarrangementtooksometimeforstudentstogetusedto．"Iwastoocurious（好奇）aboutitforthefirsttwodays，"saidFan．Butsoonsheandherclassmatesgotusedtoit．"Nowourclassisquieterbecausewecanstoploudstudentswithsomesimplegestures（手势），"saidFan．"What'smore，wecanexpressourownideasandlearnothers'throughdiscussion．It'sabetterwaytostudy．"FengYulikesthisnewclassroomarrangementverymuchandhasmadesomeprogressstudying．The14-year-oldsaid，"Groupmembersfirstdiscuss，andthenexplainthesolutionsoranswerstodifficultquestionsinfrontofthewholeclass．""Thediscussiongivesusmoreconfidencetomakespeeches，"saidFeng．"Wecanalsoimproveourfriendships．"Thereformhasaskedformorefromteachers．Theyhavenomorethan15minutestoteachinclass．"Itisabigchallengetoteachinsuchshorttimethelessonswhichshouldbetaughtin45minutes，"EnglishteacherWangJingsaid．"Wehavetoimprovemethodstoteachbetter．Wemustpreparesomeinterestingtopicsandexercisesbeforeclasssothatstudentscandiscussthem．"Wangsaidthatsomestudentsalwaystalk．Theteachershavetomovecontinuouslyintheclassroomtokeepthemquietandgetthemtoconcentrateonclass．"Itdemandsmore，butIbelieveitwillpayoff，"Wangadded．1．Fromthefirstparagraphofthepassage，weknow______．A．FanXingwasa13-year-oldstudentB．FanXing'sclassroomwaschangedinrowsC．FanXing'sdeskwasnolongerinherclassroomD．sixbigdesksweremovedintoFanXing'sclassroom2．Thepurposeofthenewclassroomarrangementisto______．A．makethestudentsfeelfreshandinterestedB．dividebigclassesintosmallclassesC．makemoreroomfornewstudentsD．providestudentswithmorechancesforteamwork3．Howdidthenewclassroomarrangementhelpthestudents'studyaccordingtothepassage？______A．Bystoppingloudstudentsusingsimplegestures．B．Bygivingstudentsmorechancestoworkingroups．C．Bymakingstudentsexplaindifficultquestionsafterschool．D．Bygivingstudentsmoreconfidencetoimprovefriendship．4．Whatisthebigchallengefortheteachersinclassroomteachinginthereform？______A．Theteachershavetoimprovetheirstudyingmethods．B．Theteachersmustpreparemoreinterestingtopicsforexercises．C．Theteachersareonlygiven15minutestoteachinoneperiod（节）oftheclass．D．Theteachershavetomoveaboutintheclassroomtokeepthestudentsquiet．5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage？______A．ThestudentsinChangshaDaotianMiddleSchoolaresittingingroupswhenhavingclasses．B．Thereformintheschoolisaimedatimprovingthestudents'abilitiesforself-study．C．Studyingingroupsgivesthestudentsmoreconfidencetoconcentrateonclass．D．Thenewclassroomarrangementalsobringssomenewchallengestotheteachers．B14、OnlineCoursesinCreativeWritingDointerestingideasalwaysfloodinyourhead?Areyoulookingforawaytoexpressyourfeelings?ThenjointheWritersClubwhereyoucanhavethechancetoworkonnewwriting,finishpersonalwritingprojects,andhelpothersreviewtheirworks.Mr.Mitchellwantstoworkwithstudentswhoarecrazyaboutwritingandexploringideas.Timeandplace:EveryotherTuesdayfrom2:30-3:30ContactMr.Mitchell:Brian-Mitchell@1．WhatcanyoudointheWritersClub?A．Meetfamouswriters.B．Helpotherstoreviewtheirwritings.C．Shoutoutyourfeelings.2．Howlongdoesalessonlast?A．Foronehour.B．Fortwohours.C．Forthreeandahalfhours.3．HowcanyoucontactMr.Mitchell?A．Bymakingaphonecall.B．Bysendingane-mail.C．Byleavinganote.C15、In2013aloneatleast20,000Africanelephantswerekilledfortheirteeth.InSouthAfricaoverthelasttwoyearsmorethan2,200rhinoswerekilledfortheirhorns.Thesenumbersarealarming,becausecurrentratesofillegalhuntingarefasterthanbirthrates,whichcouldleadtoextinctionfortheseecologicallyimportantcreaturesintheirenvironment.Indeed,someelephantandrhinopopulationsareontracktobelocallyextinctwithinthenextdecade.Ifyouarereadingthis,youmayalreadybeawareofthesefacts.Butyoumightnotknowthatwildlifetrafficking(走私)notonlythreatenstheexistenceofelephantsandrhinosbutisalsoleadingtoextinctionofotherspecies,suchastigers,tortoises,seaturtles—andtheworld’smosttraffickedmammal(哺乳动物)—pangolins.Pangolinsaretheonlymammalsthatareentirelycoveredintoughscales(鳞),whichmakesthemlookverystrong.Butactuallytheyareendangeredmammals.Thereareeightdifferentkindsofpangolins,fourinAsiaandfourinAfrica,andallarethreatenedwithextinction.Althoughpangolinsareprotectedthroughoutmostofthecountrieswheretheylive,highdemandinEastAsia,wherethedeliciouspangolinmeatisconsideredadelicacyandwheretheirscalesareusedintraditionalmedicines,isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.Thenumberofpangolintraffickingisshocking.Expertsbelievethatoverthelast10yearsmorethan1millionpangolinsweretakenfromthewild.Itisestimatedthatbetween40,000and81,250pangolinswerekilledfortheillegaltradein2013alone.InFebruary,theUnitedStatesreleasedaplantodealwithwildlifetrafficking,whichlaysoutthestepswewilltaketofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife,includingpangolins.Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan,buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife,raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuellingtheillegaltrade.GetinvolvedandrememberWorldWildlifeDay(March3)byspreadingtheplan.Usesocialmediaandtelleveryonethatnowisthetimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrimeandendthedemandthatthreatensspecies,bigandsmall,fromthehugeelephanttotheshypangolin.1．HowmanyrhinoswerekilledinSouthAfricaduringthelasttwoyears?A．Morethan81,250.B．Morethan20,000.C．Morethan2,200.D．Morethan40,000.2．HowmanykindsofpangolinsarethereinAsia?A．Ten.B．Four.C．Six.D．Eight.3．Whatdoesthephrase‘carryingout’meaninthefourthparagraph?A．Puttingtheplanintoeffect.B．Movingtheplantoaplace.C．Makinganewplan.D．Takingtheplanwithyou.4．Whatdoesthewriterwantustoknowafterreadingthepassage?A．Protectingwildanimalsisourduty.B．SomethingaboutWorldWildlifeDay.C．SomethingaboutillegaltradeinEastAsia.D．Wildanimalsareindangerandwemustgetinvolved.D16、Doyouwanttoliveahappier,lessstressful(有压力的)life?Trylaughingfornoreasonatall.That’showmillionsofpeoplestarttheirdayatLaughter(笑声)Clubsaroundtheworldandmanydoctorsnowthinkthathavingagoodlaughmightbeoneofthebestwaystostayhealthy.ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedinMumbai,India,in1995byDr.MadanKataria.“Youngchildrenlaughabout300timesaday.Adultslaughbetween7and15timesaday,”saysDr.Kataria.“Everyoneisnaturallygoodatlaughing—it’sthecommonlanguage.Wewantpeopletofeelhappywiththeirlives.”Therearenowmorethan500LaughterClubsinIndiaandover1,300intheworld.Manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffects(效果)oflaughteronourhealth.Accordingtoa5-yearstudyattheUCLASchoolofMedicineinCalifornia,withlaughingthereislessstressinthebody.Laughterimprovesourhealthagainstillnessbyabout40%.SowhathappensataLaughterClub?IwentalongtomynearestclubinSouthLondontofindout.Iwasquitenervousatthebeginningoftheclass,tobehonest,Iwasn’tinterestedinlaughingwithagroupofstrangers,andIwasworriedaboutlookingsilly.Ourlaughterteachertoldustoclapourhandsandsay“hohoho,hahaha”whilelookingateachother.However,ourbodiescan’ttellthedifferencebetweenreallaughterandunreallaughter,sotheystillproducethesamehealthyeffects.Surprisingly,itworks!Aftertenminuteseverybodyintheroomwaslaughingforrealandsomepeoplejustcouldn’tstop!AttheendoftheclassIwassurprisedbyhowrelaxedandcomfortableIfelt.Soifyou’reunderstress,thenstartlaughing.Youmightbeverypleasedwiththeresults.1．ThefirstLaughterClubwasstartedin__________.A．India B．America C．Britain D．China2．HowmanyLaughterClubsarethereintheworldtoday?A．Over300. B．Over500. C．Over800. D．Over1,300.3．Howdidthewriterfeelatthebeginningoftheclass?A．Surprised. B．Pleased. C．Nervous. D．Tired.4．Whendidthepeopleintheclubbegintolaughforreal?A．Aftertenminutes. B．Aftertenhours.C．Aftertenseconds. D．Aftertendays.5．Thearticlemainlytellsus__________.A．youngchildrenlaughmuchmoreoftenthanadultsinadayB．laughingisoneofthebestwaystostayhealthyC．manydoctorsarealsointerestedintheeffectsoflaughteronourhealthD．reallaughterandunreallaughterarebothgoodforhealthE17、Satellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives．Forexample,theinformationforweatherforecastsissentbysatellite．SomesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsoftheEarthtoshowhowcloudsaremoving．Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourinternationalphonecalls．ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandInternetalsousesatellites.ManyofourTVprogramscometoUSthroughsatellites．Airplanepilotsalsosometimesuseasatellitetohelpthemfindtheirexactlocation．Weusesatellitestosendtelevisionpicturesfromonepartoftheworldtoanother．Theyareusually35，880kilometersabovetheequator．Sometimeswecanseeasatelliteintheskyanditseemstostayinthesameplace．Thisisbecauseitismovingaroundtheworldat11，000kilometersanhour—exactlythesamespeedthattheearthrotates．AsatellitemustorbittheEarthwithitsantennae(天线)facingtheearth．Sometimes,itmovesawayfromitsorbit(轨道)，Sotherearelittlerocketsonitwhichareusedtoputthesatellitebackintherightposition．Thisusuallyhappensabouteveryfiveorsixdays．Spaceisnotempty!Everyweek,moreandmoresatellitesaresentintospacetoorbittheEarth．Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years．SatelliteswhicharebrokenaresometimesrepairedbyastronautsorsometimesbroughtbacktoEarthtoberepaired．Often，veryoldorbrokensatellitesareleftinspacetoorbittheEarthforaverylongtime．Thisisveryseriousbecausesomesatellitesusenuclear（核）powerandtheycancrashintoeachother．1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebysatellitesaccordingtothepassage?A．Sendinginformationforweatherforecast．B．TakingphotographsoftheEarth．C．SendingTVpictures．D．Providingfoodforairplanepilots．2．What’sthespeedtheearthrotatesat?A．35,880kilometersperhour．B．335,880kilometersperhour．C．11,000kilometersperhour．D．110,000kilometersperhour3．WhydoesthesatellitemovearoundtheworldatthesamespeedastheEarthrotates?A．Inordertotakephotographs．B．Inordertostayinacertainpositionintheorbit．C．Inordertomoveawayfromitsorbit．D．Inordertosendtelevisionpictures．4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inthe3rdparagraphreferto?A．Asatellite．B．Alittlerocket．C．Asatelliteseemstostayinthesameplaceinthesky．D．Thesatelliteputstherocketsintherightposition．F18、Sometimeswewishthatwecouldhavemoretime.Thegoodnewsisthatthisyearwillbelongerthantheprevious!Althoughdon’tgetexcitedjustyet,becauseifyoublink(眨眼),youmayjustmissit.That’sbecause2015willbeonesecondlongerthan2014－alsoknownasaleapsecond(闰秒).Andsurprisingly,theyareprettycommon.Butwhydoweneedthem?Overthecenturies,Earthhasbeenslowingdown.ThismeansthatwemustkeepchangingourclockstokeepinstepwithEarth’stime.We’veallheardofleapyears.Ourcalendarshold365daysinayear.YetEarthtakesslightlylongertoorbitthesun.Sowesavethistimeandevery4yearswehaveanextradayinFebruary.Asfortheleapseconds,theInternationalEarthRotationService(IERS)managestheglobaltime,knownastheatomictime(原子钟时间).Thisisthetimekeepingthat’susedforeverysinglecountry.TokeepupwithEarth’stime,theyaddasecondeverynowandthen.They’vebeendoingthissince1972.Andthisyearwillbethe26thsecondthey’veadded!It’llbeaddedjustbefore8:00a.m.onJuly1Beijingtime.Soyouwillsee7:59:60onJuly1.Althoughaddingasecondsoundsharmless,itcanhavenegativeeffects.In2012whenaleapsecondwasadded,itcausedproblemsforcompanieslikesocialnetworkingsitesRedditandLinkedIn.Astheyweren’tpreparedforthechange,itcausedtheircomputerstorecorderrors.1．Whydoesaleapsecondhavetobeaddedinsomeyears?A．Becausethisyearisshorterthanthepreviousone.B．Becauseweneedtohavemoretime.C．BecausetheEarthisslowingdown.D．Becauseitcanhelpmakealeapyear.2．Inaleapyear,thereisanextradayin_____.A．JanuaryB．FebruaryC．MarchD．December3．InordertokeepupwithEarth’stime,howmanysecondshavebeenaddeduntillastyear?A．43B．42C．26D．254．What’sthenegativeeffectofaddingaleapsecond?A．Itmakesthedaylongerthantheprevi