江苏省泰州市泰兴市西城2024年中考押题英语预测卷含答案

江苏省泰州市泰兴市西城2024年中考押题英语预测卷含答案请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—He’sneverbeenlateforschool.—________________.A．SohaveI B．SoamI C．NeitherhaveI D．NoramI2、—Isthisrestaurantagoodplacetoeatat?—________.A．Ihopenot B．That’sallright C．Ihopeso D．Nevermind3、NotonlymyfriendsbutalsoIinterestedinfootballandMessiisourfavoritestar.A．are B．be C．is D．am4、—Whyareyou_________blankly_________thepaperwithoutdoinganything?—Idon’tknowwhattowrite.A．looking;for B．staring;at C．putting;in D．looking;up5、—Doyoulikeswimminginwinter?—Ofcourse.Thewaterabitcoldatfirst，butthenIamwarmandfullofenergy.A．feels B．tastesC．smells D．looks6、Youshouldgotoseehimsinceheissoseriouslyill.________,heisyourbrother.A．Inall B．Firstofall C．Aboveall D．Afterall7、Iamtried.Thisisnottheright__________toaskmetogoforawalk.A．moment B．chance C．place D．season8、－Helen,canIwearjeansandaT-shirttotheschooltalentshow?－OK,butadressmightbe____.A．goodB．badC．betterD．worse9、---_______doyouthinkitissinceheleftforShenzhen?---Nomorethanhalfamonth.A．Howlong B．Howsoon C．Howoften D．Howfar10、ThenumberofTikTokusers（抖音用户）______sharplysinceTikTok_____in2016.It’sreallypopularnow.A．hasrisen;appeared B．havebeenrisen;appearedC．haveraised;wasappeared D．hasbeenraised;wasappearedⅡ.完形填空11、Youdonotalwaysneedtohavenewthings.Supposethereare1inyoursocks,Mend(修补)themandwearthemlonger.Youdon'thavetohaveanewtelephone2theoldonedoesn'tworkanymore.Thinktwicebefore3somethingnew.Whensomethingyouwantisnot4lookforsomethingelsethatyouhaveto5theplaceof.Supposeyouarepreparingyourlunchfortomorrowandwantabuttersandwich.6,thereisnotanybutterinyourhome.Haveacheesesandwichinsteadsothatyoucanuseallofthecheese.Withalittlethoughtonly,youcanmake7doneinsteadofbuyingsomethingnew8thosethingsthatyouwouldliketohave.Doyou9910needthem?Howlongwillyouplaywiththenewtoy?Makealistofthingsthatyouwant.Delete(删除)thethingsthatyoudon'treallyneed,soyoucan________alotmoney.1．A．pictures B．holes C．dust D．wounds2．A．if B．after C．until D．although3．A．buying B．selling C．sending D．repairing4．A．inorder B．onhand C．indanger D．0nshow5．A．bring B．take C．carry D．make6．A．Also B．Yet C．However D．So7．A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something8．A．Thinkabout B．Giveup C．Putoff D．Giveaway9．A．safely B．excitedly C．freely D．really10．A．waste B．save C．include D．achieveⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。Peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferent_______（way）ofdoingthings.Somethingthatispoliteinonecountrymaybequite_______(polite)inanother.InBritain,youmustn’tliftyourbowltoyourmouthwhenyouare_______(have)somesoup.Butit’sdifferentinChina.AndinJapanyouevenneedn’tworry_________makingnoiseswhenyouhaveit.Itshowsthatyouareenjoyingit.ButitisregardedasbadmannersinBritain.Ifyouarea_______(visit)inMongolia,whatmannersdotheyexpectyoutohave?Theyexpectyoutohavealoud“burp”(打嗝)afteryoufinish_______(eat).Burpingshowsthatyoulikedthefood.InBritain,youshouldtrynottoputyourhandsonthetablewhenyou’rehavingameal.InMexico,however,guestsare_________(expect)tokeeptheirhandsonthetableduringameal.ButinArabcountriesyoumust_________(be)verycarefulwiththehands.Youmustn’teatwithlefthand.Arabsconsideritverybadmannerseatingwiththelefthand.So,whatshouldyoudo_______youareonavisitinanothercountry?Youcanaskthenativepeopletohelpyouorjustwatch__________(careful)andfollowthem.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、MarkTwain’sFirstMoneyMarkTwainwasaskedonedayifhecouldrememberthefirstmoneyheeverearned.Hethoughtalongtimeandthensaid,“Yes,itwasatschool.Icanremembereverythingaboutit.Schoolboysinthosedaysdidnottakegoodcareoftheirchairsanddesks.Therewasaruleinourschoolthatifanyonedamagedhisdeskorchair,hewouldhavetopayfivedollarsortheteacherwouldbeathiminfrontofthewholeschool.”“OnedayIdamagedmydeskinsomeway,Ihadtopayfivedollarsorbebeatenbeforethewholeschool.Myfathersaiditwouldbetoobadtohaveourfamilydisgracedinfrontofthewholeschool.Heagreedtogivemefivedollarstohandovertheteacher.Butbeforehegavemethemoney,hetookmeupstairsandgavemeabeating.”“ButasIhadonebeatingandIdecidedIwouldtakeanotherbeatingatschoolandkeepthefivedollars.Sothat’swhatIdid.ThatwasthefirstmoneyIeverearned.”1．MarkTwainearnedhisfirstmoney_________.A．whenhewasapupilB．whenhebecameawriterC．whenhetaughtataschoolD．whenhewasbeatenbyhisfather2．Theschoolmadetherulesothattheycould_____.A．teachthestudentswellB．givethestudentsabeatingC．keepthedesksandchairswellD．askthestudentsformoremoney3．MarkTwain’sfather______.A．washappytogivehimthemoneyB．gotangrywhenheknewwhatMarkTwainhaddoneatschoolC．saidsorrytotheteacherwhenheheardthenewsD．agreedtobeatMarkTwainandthengivehimthemoney4．MarkTwain’sfatherthoughtifhegaveMarkTwainthemoney______.A．hewouldnotbebeateninfrontofthewholeschoolB．hewouldgototheschoolagainC．hewouldneverdothatagainD．hewouldearnthemoney5．MarkTwainwasbeaten_______.A．athomeB．onlybyhisfatherC．atschoolD．bothatschoolandathomeB14、F.ScottFitzgerald,bornonSeptember24,1896,anAmericannovelist,wasonceastudentofSt.PaulAcademy,theNewmanSchoolandattendedPrincetonUniversityforashortwhile.In1917hejoinedthearmyandwaspostedinAlabama,wherehemethisfuturewifeZeldaSayre.Thenhehadtomakesomemoneytoimpressher.Hislifewithherwasfullofgreathappiness,ashewroteinhisdiary“MyownhappinessinthepastoftengotsuchjoythatIcouldshareitevenwiththepersondearesttomebuthadtowalkitawayinquietstreetsandtakedownpartsofitinmydiary.”Thissideofparadise,hisfirstnovel,waspublishedin1920.Encouragedbyitssuccess,Fitzgeraldbegantodevotemoretimetohiswriting.ThenhecontinuedwiththenoveltheBeautifulandDamned(1922),acollectionofshortstoriesThalesoftheJazzAge(1922),andaplayTheVegetable(1923).ButhisgreatestsuccesswasthenovelTheGreatGatsby,publishedin1925,whichquickbroughthimpraisefromtheliteraryworld.Yetitfailedtogivehimtheneededfinancial（财政的）security(安全，保障).Then,in1926,hepublishedanothercollectionofshortstoriesAlltheSadYoungMen.However,Fitzgerald’sproblemswithhiswifeZeldahadaneffectonhiswriting.Duringthe1920shetriedtoreorderhislife,butfailed.By1930,hiswifehadherfirstbreakdownandwenttoaSwissclinic.DuringthisperiodhecompletednovelsTenderIstheNightin1934andTheloveofthelastTycoonin1940.WhilehiswifewasinhospitalintheUnitedStates,hegottotallyaddictedtoalcohol（酒精）.SheilaGraham,hisdearfriend,helpedhimfighthisalcoholism.1．WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectordertodescribeFitzgerald’slifeaccordingtothepassage?a.Hebecameaddictedtodrinking.b.HestudiedatSt.PaulAcademy.c.HepublishedhisfirstnovelThisSideofParadise.d.TheGreatGatsbywonhighpraise.e.Hefailedtoreorderhislife.f.HejoinedthearmyandmetZelda.A．f-c-e-a-b-dB．b-e-a-f-c-dC．f-d-e-c-b-aD．b-f-c-d-e-a2．WecaninferfromthepassagethatFitzgerald_______.A．hadmadesomemoneywhenhemetZeldainAlabamaB．waswelleducatedandwelloffbeforeheservedinthearmyC．wouldhavecompletedmoreworksifhiswifehadn’tbrokendownD．helpedhisfriendgetridofdrinkingwhilehiswifewasinhospital3．Thepassageisprobablyfollowedbyaconcluding(总结的)paragraphabout_____.A．Zelda’spersonallifeB．Fitzgerald’scontributionstotheliteraryworldC．Fitzgerald’sfriendshipwithGrahamD．Zelda’sillnessandtreatmentC15、Whenpeoplethinkofwaterbuffaloes,theyoftenimaginewildanddangerousanimals.Butunlesstheyarehurtorangered,waterbuffaloesareprobablythegentlestfarmanimalsintheworld.Thoughtheylookscary,theyaremuchlikehouseholdpets.Unlikecattle（黄牛）,theyarequietandhaveanaturalfondnessforhumans.Waterbuffaloesaresopatientandgentlethatthereisnoneedtocontrolthemduringmilking.Becauseoftheanimal’scalmnature,waterbuffaloesalmostneverhavetheirhorns(角)takenoff.However,mostcattlewhichareraisedfortheirmilkwillhavetheirhornstakenoff,whentheyareyoung.Itwillpreventthemfromhurtingoneanotherwhentheygrowup.Anothercommonwrongideaisthatwaterbuffaloescanberaisedonlynearwater.Thoughtheylovetorollinmuddywater,waterbuffaloesusuallyliveandhavebabiesinsituationswherethereisnotenoughwatertodothis.However,severalresearchersreportthatwaterbuffaloeswhorollinmuddywaterdonotneedtobetreatedwithinsecticides(杀虫剂)becausethemud(烂泥)coatingthatformsontheirskinprotectsthemfrominsectsandparasites(寄生虫).Anotheruntruebeliefaboutwaterbuffaloesisthattheycanliveonlyintropical(热带的)areas.Actually,buffaloesareabletoliveinawiderangeofclimates.Althoughtheyaremostcommoninthetropics,waterbuffaloeswereusedtopullsnowplows(雪犁)inpartsofEuropemanyyearsago.1．Whyarewaterbuffaloes’hornsnottakenoff?A．Theydon’tusetheirhornstoattack.B．Theycan’thavebabieswithoutthehorns.C．Takingthehornsoffisdangeroustohumans.D．Takingtheirhornsoffcankillthebuffaloes.2．Thewriterseemstothinkthatmostcattle_______.A．don’tgivemilkB．arenotgentleC．makegoodpetsD．likepeople3．Accordingtothepassage,howcanrollinginmuddywaterhelpwaterbuffaloes?A．Itprotectsthemfromparasites.B．Itwashesinsecticidesoffthem.C．Ithelpsthemhavemorebabies.D．Itkeepsthemcoolinhotweather.4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressesthemainideaofthispassage?A．Peopleusedtokeepwaterbuffaloesashouseholdpets.B．Manypeoplehaveincorrectideasaboutwaterbuffaloes.C．Waterbuffaloesusedtobecommonaroundtheworld.D．Waterbuffaloesandcattlehavemanysimilarities.D16、Apopularsayinggoes,“Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme.”However,that’snotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertocheerusuporletusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegative(正面和负面)influencesarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooshytoadmit(承认)it,though.Infact,wereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmorescientistsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.This“self-talk”helpsusmakeourselvesactive,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmourselvesdown.Itissaidthatasmuchas77%ofself-talkislikelytobenegative.Soinordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.______________________________Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellinatest,orfinallycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying“Goodjob!”Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheinfluencetheywillhave.Butweshouldrealizethatourwordscausecertaininfluenceinothers.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarm,friendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andthesalespersonwillprobablyanswerinasimilarmanner.Otherwiseyoumaygetintotrouble.Wordshavepowerbecauseoftheirlastinginfluences.Manyofusfeelsorryforsomethingweoncesaid.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isittrue?Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistest,thenit’sbetterleftunsaid.Wordshavepower:bothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-confidenceandencourageotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortocure?Thechoiceisours.1．Thereisnoneedforustofeelshywhenwetalktoourselvesbecause________.A．almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB．talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageC．wemaygainquiteafewadvantagesoftalkingtoourselvesD．itdoesnoharmtohave“self-talk”whenwearealone2．Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalso________intime.A．remindourselvesB．praiseourselvesC．makeourselvesrelaxedD．giveourselvesfun3．Thewriterwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat________.A．itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothersB．negativewordsmayencourageustomakemoreprogressC．peopleprefertorememberfriendlywordsD．encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffers4．Inwhichcolumn(版面)ofthenewspapercanyoumostlikelyreadthispassage?A．News. B．Nature. C．Health. D．Culture.E17、ItwasJune15,andintwodaysIwouldbeturning30.Iwasafraidthatmybestyearswerenowbehindme.SoIaskedmyneighborNicholas,a79-year-oldman:“Whatwasthebesttimeofyourlife?”Withouthesitation（犹豫）,Nicholassaid,“Well,Joe,thisismyphilosophical（哲学的）answertoyourphilosophicalquestion:“WhenIwasachildinAustriaandeverythingwastakencareofformebymyparents,thatwasthebesttimeofmylife.“WhenIwasgoingtoschoolandlearningthethingsIknowtoday,thatwasthebesttimeofmylife.“WhenIgotmyfirstjobandhadresponsibilities（责任）andgotpaidformyefforts,thatwasthebesttimeofmylife.“WhenImetmywifeandfellinlove,thatwasthebesttimeofmylife.“WhenWorldWarIIcame,mywifeandIhadtofleeAustriatosaveourlives.WhenweweretogetherandsafeonashiptoNorthAmerica,thatwasthebesttimeofmylife.“WhenwecametoCanadaandstartedafamily,thatwasthebesttimeofmylife.“WhenIwasayoungfather,watchingmychildrengrowup,thatwasthebesttimeofmylife.“Andnow,Joe,Iam79yearsold.Ihavemyhealth,IfeelgoodandIaminlovewithmywifejustasIwaswhenwefirstmet.Thisisthebesttimeofmylife.”1．Howoldwasthewriter?A．15yearsold.B．30yearsold.C．79yearsold.D．45yearsold.2．Wherewastheoldmanbroughtupwhenhewasakid?A．InAustria.B．InCanada.C．InAustralia.D．InNorthAmerica.3．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．thewriterdidn’tknowhowtospendhistimeB．thewriterwasworriedaboutbecomingoldandsickC．theoldmanwasnotingoodconditionD．theoldmanhadaveryhappyfamily4．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．It’snevertoooldtolearn.B．Confidenceisakeytosuccess.C．Bethankfulforwhatyouhavetoday.D．Timeandtidewaitfornoman.F18、NorthAmericanbackbearsareshyanimals.Theyarefearfulbynature,andwillusuallyrunawayiftheyseeorhearpeople.Becauseofthis,itcanbedifficultforscientiststolearnabouttheseanimals.Inordertostudyblackbears,researchersfromNewJersey,USA,catchbearsandusedrugstohelpthemgotosleep.Researchersthenworkoutthesizeandtheweightofthebear,takebloodtotestfordiseases,removeatoothandtakeittothelabtofindoutitsage.Fromthesestudies,researcherswanttofindouthowmanybearsliveinNewJersey,howlongtheylive,andhowmanybabiestheyproduce.ButinMinnesota,USA,researchersstudybearsthatarecompletelyawake.Thebearsknowtheresearchers'voicesandtheyarenotafraidofdieresearchteam.Withthehelpofafewgrapestokeepthebearsbusy,researcherscantouchthemtochecktheirhearts,lookattheirteeth,anddootherjobs.Researcherscanalsowalkorsitwithbearsforhoursandmakevideostolearnabouttheireverydaylives.Inbothplaces,themainpurposeisthesame—tomakesurethereisahealthypopulationofblackbears.Buttheresearchmethodsandthekindsofinformationthatresearchers,areabletocollectarequitedifferent.1．Inthefirstparagraph,wecanlearnthatNorthAmericanblackbearsare_______.A．shyandfearfulanimals B．notfoundtodayC．wellknowntoscientists D．notafraidofpeople2．Theword"remove"inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_____inChinese.A．拔下 B．移植 C．清洗 D．修补3．WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeincludedintheNewJerseystudiesonbears?A．Theage.B．Thewayoftheircommunication.C．Theweight.D．Thenumberofbabiestheyproduce.4．IntheMinnesotastudies,researchers_____.A．cannevergetclosetothebearsB．studythebearswhiletheyareasleepC．usegrapestomakethebearsfullD．learnalotaboutthebears'everydaylives5．Whatdothetwostudieshaveincommon?A．Researchplaces. 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