2024年江苏省苏州市平江中学校中考二模英语试题

2023-2024学年第二学期英语二模2024.5注意事项：1．本试卷满分100，考试时间100分钟；2．答题前，考生务必将姓名、班级、考试号填写完整，并在相应位置贴上条形码：3．答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题；4．考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。第一部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Inhergrandparents’oldhouse,Mayadiscoveredanoldfamilycalendar,witheachpagefilledoutcarefully.OnJune6,1892:“HelpedMrThompsonrepairhishouse.”OnNovember14,1907:“1mytimeatanoldpeople’shome.”Curious,sheaskedhergrandmotheraboutit.“Thatisthetraditionofourfamily,”hergrandmotherexplained.“Everyday,forgenerations,wecompleteoneactofkindnessandtakeitdown.Nomatterhow2itis.”Mayawasinterested.“Why?”Hergrandmothersmiled,“It’sabeliefthatthroughcontinuouskindactions,wecancreatealifeof3.Everyday,wefindamomentoflightthroughofferinghelptoothers,evenwhentheworldaroundusisdark.”Withadmiration,Mayadecidedtokeepthetradition.Everynight,shewouldrecordheractofkindnessfortheday.Astheyearswentby,Maya’sentriesofherkindact4.fromcomfortingadistressedstrangeronthebustoorganizingcommunityclean-ups.Oneday,asshesatatacafé,ayoungwomancametoher.“AreyouMaya?”Sheaskedpolitely.Mayanodded,feeling5.Thewomanwenton,“Yearsago,youtaughtmeforfreewhenmyfamilycouldn’taffordlessons.Becauseofyou,Igraduatedtopofmyclass.Today,I6anorganizationprovidinghelpforstudentsfrompoorfamilies.”Mayawasmovedandproud.Sherealizedheractionswerecreatingripples（涟漪）inwaysshehadneverimagined.Thecalendarbecameacommunitylegend.InspiredbyMaya,thetownstarteda“CalendarDay”,encouragingeveryonetodogood.WhenMayawasold,sheoftensatwithhergrandchildren,turningthe7pages.“ThiswaswhenyourgrandpaandImet.Ihelpedhimfindhislostdog.”Oneday,heroldestgrandchild,Sophie,lookedupfromthecalendar.“Iwantto8this,Grandma.”Maya9thecalendarover.Sheknewthetraditionwouldliveon.YearsafterMayapassed,thetownbuiltastatueinherhonor,withthewordsonitsbase:InmemoryofMayaandthegenerationsbeforeherwhobelievedinthepowerofeveryday10.1．A．Saved B．Wasted C．Managed D．Volunteered2．A．popular B．small C．unfair D．interesting3．A．freedom B．balance C．purpose D．discovery4．A．grew B．appeared C．remained D．mattered5．A．worried B．relaxed C．excited D．confused6．A．run B．need C．name D．visit7．A．filled B．blank C．front D．missing8．A．praise B．report C．continue D．remember9．A．offered B．handed C．returned D．turned10．A．changes B．kindness C．happiness D．achievements第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AForthousandsofyears,teaislovedbymanypeoplearoundtheworld.Ithasfinallyreceivedtop-levelglobalrecognitionasasharedculturaltreasureofourhumans.OnNovember29,2022,traditionalteaprocessingtechniquesandtheirrelatedsocialcustomsinChinawereaddedtoUNESCO’sRepresentativeListofIntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity（联合国教科文组织人类非物质文化遗产名录）.Following“WangchuanCeremony（送王船）”in2020,thisprojectisthe43rdonetobesuccessfullyaddedtothelistandthereare44sub-projectsintotalbelongingtothismainproject.Chineseteaculturebeganasearlyasover5,000yearsago.It’ssaidtherulerShenNongwasthefirsttodiscoverteaasadrinkbyaccident.ButduringtheThree-KingdomPeriod,peoplepaidmoreattentiontoitsmedicalvalue.IntheTangDynasty,tea-tastingbecameanimportantpartforpoets’life.BaiJuyiwrote64poemsaboutteainhislifetime.AccordingtoUNESCO,inChinatraditionalteaprocessingtechniquesarecloselyconnectedtolocationandnaturalenvironment.TheareaofteaplantinginChinaisaboutbetween18°-37°Nand94°-122°E.Tea-relatedcustomsarenotonlyfoundacrossthecountry,butalsoinfluencedtherestoftheworldthroughtheancientSilkRoad.Inwesterncountries,teafirstlybecamepopularinBritaininthe17thcentury,andthenthewholeofEurope.Whenitcametothelate18thand19thcenturies,10%ofaBritishperson’sincome（moneymadefromwork）atthetimewasspentontea,makingitoneofthemostimportantexpensivegoods.11．WhichcityisthemostimpossibletogrowteainthemapofChina?A．A B．B C．C D．D12．Whomightspend10%oftheincomebuyingteaaccordingtothepassage?A．Shakespeare B．DefoeC．Dickens D．Orwell13．Whichbookcanyoupossiblyreadthepassagein?A．BigCeremony. B．WesternCulture. C．AccidentalDiscovery. D．TravellinginChina.BJoelSartoreisawriter,teacher,andphotographer.Hiswordsandbeautifulimagesshowhisloveofphotographyandofthenaturalworld.Question1:HowdidyoubecomeaNationalGeographicphotographer?Myfirstjobwasforanewspaper.Afterafewyearsthere,ImetaNationalGeographicphotographer.HelikedmyphotosandsaidIshouldsendsometothemagazine.SoIdid.Thatledtoaone-dayjob.Andthatledtoanine-dayjob,andsoon.Question2:________________________TogetintoNationalGeographic,youhavetogivethemsomethingtheydon’thave.It’snotenoughjusttobeagreatphotographer.Youalsohavetobeascientist,forexample,orbeabletodiveunderseaice,orspendmaybeseveraldaysinatree.Question3:Isithardtogetajobasaphotographertoday?It’snowhardertoworkformagazines.Technologymakesiteasytotakegoodpictures,whichmeanstherearemorephotosandphotographers.Also,theWebisfilledwithphotosfromallaroundtheworldthatarefree,orcostverylittle.Thesephotosareoftengoodenoughtobeputinbooksandmagazines.Whatthemagazinesneedtodothesedaysistopayforthesephotos.Question4:Iwanttobeaphotographer.Doyouhaveanyadviceforme?Advice?Well,workhard.Bepassionate（热情的）abouteveryprojectyouworkon.Takelotsofpicturesindifferentsituations.Lookatothers’photosthoughtfullyandlearnfromthem.Andbecuriousabouteverything.There’ssomethingtophotographeverywhere.14．WhichofthefollowingcanbeQuestion2?A．WhydoyouwanttoworkforNationalGeographic?B．WhatdoNationalGeographicphotographersliketodo?C．WhatkindofphotosdoyougivetoNationalGeographic?D．WhatkindofphotographerisNationalGeographiclookingfor?15．HowmanyreasonsdidJoelSartorementioninhisanswertoQuestion3?A．1 B．2 C．3 D．416．Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto______.A．Takeasmanyphotosaspossible B．ThereisbeautyeverywhereC．It’seasytobeagoodphotographer D．Photographersshouldtraveleverywhere17．Accordingtothepassage,whoismostlikelytobeemployedbyNationalGeographic?A．Hanson,aphotographerwhohasworkedformanymagazines.B．Bowie,aphotographerwholearnttotakephotosatanearlyage.C．Marina,aphotographerwhoisgoodatscienceanddiving.D．Jason,aphotographerwhokeepsdevelopingskillsandidea.CKatiewaswaitingforGulliver’scalls.Instead,shejustheardsparrowsmakingnoiseinthebushes.“MaybeGullivermissedtheharbour.”Dadsaid.Afterbreakfast,Katietookhercameratotheharbour.Allthecolourfulboatsmadeprettypictures,butnottheoneshewantedmost.KatiewavedtoErnest,heruncle’sneighbour,ontheboathouse.Thegull’sname,Gulliver,wasgivenbyhim.Thegull’ssizeandhissinglelegmadethebirditselfdifferent.ButErnesttoldKatiewhatGulliverdidthatfirstsummerKatieandherdadcamecaughteveryone’sattention.YoungKatielayinherstroller（婴儿车）onthefloatingdock（码头）whenUncleRalphandDadwererepairingboatsnearby.ThewavesfromthepassingboatmadeKatie’sstrollershakestrongly.“Kee-aah!Kee-aah!”Gullivermadetheloudestcry.DadandunclerushedtoKatieandstoppedthestrollerfromfallingintothewater.TheykeptacloseeyeatKatieafterthat.AnothersummerKatiewasthreeyearsold,shelikedtotoucheverything.ButDaddidn’twatchhereveryminutewhenshetriedtocatchsmallducksaroundorfishfromwater.“Kee-aah!Kee-aah!”Thegull’scrybroughtDadbackintime.HestoppedKatieasshetriedtofollowthesmallducksrunningtowardswater.Severalsummerspassed,andGullivercontinuedtocalloutasKatietriednewthings.ThissummerKatiedidtheusualby-the-seathingsshe’dlearnedtodo.Oneday,sherowedaboatoutbutwastrappedonarockbyastorm.Asshelookedupandtriedtocatchthelastwarmthofthesunshinethroughdarkclouds,shesawasinglewhitefeather.Agullfeather?Shesearchedtheskyforananswer.Puttingherarmsaroundknees,sheclosedeyestoholdinthetears.“Kee-aah!Kee-aah!”Katiesatup.“Katie!Katie!”Soon,DadandUncleRalphappeared.“Howlucky!WeheardGulliveraswecamearoundtherocks,”UncleRalphsaid,“Atleast…itsoundedlikehim.Strange,hewasnowhereinsight.”Katierememberedthefeather.“IthoughtIheardhim,too.”—AdaptedfromthestorybyGillianRichardson18．Katietookacameratotheharbourinordertotakeapictureof_.A．Gulliver B．Ernest C．sparrows D．boats19．What’stherightorderofthefollowingeventsaboutKatie?①Shewastrappedonarockbyastorm.②Shelayinherstrolleronthefloatingdock.③Shefollowedthesmallducksrunningtowardswater.A．①②③ B．①③② C．②③① D．②①③20．WhichofthefollowingcanshowthechangeofKatie’sfeelingsinParagraph3?A．sad—peaceful—excited B．sad—excited—nervousC．helpless—hopeful—thankful D．helpless—thankful—nervous21．What’sthebesttitleforthestory?A．KatieandGulliver B．Katie’sHolidays C．KatieandDad D．Katie’sTearsDFrom:nr_info@To:andylee@Subject:importantnoticeDearAndyLee,YouhaveboughtanNRticketonlineforatrainthatrunsbetweenWhiteWaterCityandCloudCity.Wearesorrytotellyouthat,becauseofthetyphoonlastmonth,theSandTown-SpringTownlinewillbeclosedbetweenAugust14and2820XX.Duringthistime,sometrainswillchangelinesandwillnotstopatafewstations.Therewillbefreebusestotaketravelerstothesestations.Pleasecheckbelowforthechanges.Visithttp://www.rails.gov/formoreinformation.Wewishyouanicesummer.LenaMullerNationalRailwayNR1．TrainsthatrunbetweenGreenCityandCloudCitywilltaketheSmokeTown-SpringTownline,andwillstopateverystation.Belowarethetrainsthatwillchangelines.TrainNewLine（from8/14to8/28）GoingSouthRL101WhiteWaterCity→CloudCityRL102WhiteWaterCity→SpringTownRL103GreenCity→CloudCityGoingNorthRL201SpringTown→GreenCityRL202CloudCity→GreenCity2．ThefreebusesfortheSandTown-SpringTownlinewillwaitatGreenCity（goingsouth）andSpringTown（goingnorth）stations.NostopatGrayVillage.22．ItisobviousthatAndyLeelefthis______whenhebookedhisticket.A．homeaddress B．mobilephonenumber C．emailaddress D．companyaddress23．WhatistrueaboutNR’strainsbetweenAugust14and28?A．NotrainswillstopatSpringTown.B．TrainsthatchangelineswillallstopatBlackTown.C．PeoplecantakethefreebusestoanystationontheSandTown-SpringTownline.D．PeoplecangotoHillTownonanytrainthatrunsbetweenGreenCityandCloudCity.24．Fromthereadingmaterial,wecaninferthatNationalRailwaywill______fromAugust24toAugust28.A．carryalotoftravellerstoGrayVillagebyusingtheirfreebusesB．fixtherailwaybetweenSandTownandSpringTownC．makealotofmistakesincarryingtravellerstowrongplacesD．stoptheGreenCity-CloudCitylinetrains25．JameslivesinSmokeTown.HewantstogotoBlackTownonAugust19．Howcanhegetthere?A．TakeTrainRL202toGreenCity,getoffthere,andtakethefreebus.B．TakeTrainRL103toGreenCity,getoffthere,andtakethefreebus.C．TakeTrainRL102toSpringTown,getoffthere,andtakeTrainRL201.D．TakeTrainRL101toCloudCity,getoffthere,andtakethefreebus.第三部分信息还原（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。DuringtheSpringFestivalof2024,manyChineseparentsboughttheirchildrenbrightredsetsofChineseNewYear’sclothing.Arecentreportshowedthattheorderfortraditionalclotheswentupalot.26Youngpeopledressedinsuchclothinghaveoftenbeennoticedatpopularrestaurants,parks,placesofinterestandsoon.27First,itcleverlyconnectstraditionalandmodernparts,creatingaspecialandstylishlook.Second,itincludesintricateembroidery,brightcolorsandhigh-qualitycloth,whichmakesitstandoutfromwesternstyles.Besides,socialmediaalsohaveaninfluenceonChineseyoung.Whatwaspopularonlyamongtheoldpeoplehasnowbecomeahitamongtheyoung.Manypeopleregardthisas“bloodlineawakening.”Inthepast,peoplemightthinkthatonlyinclothingwithfamousbrandscouldtheyshowgoodtaste.28YoucanfindthosepeoplewhilevisitingtheBritishMuseumaswellaswhentravelingintheUnitedStates.29ItmixestheancientbeautyoftraditionalChineseteawithmoderndesigns,likefancyteasets.Thishasgraduallybecomealifestyle.30Youngpeoplearemorepleasedtoexpresstheirpersonalitywithtraditionalculture,reflectingtheirprideofbeingaChinese.A．Nowpeopleinothercountrieslikethe“new-Chinesestyle”ofclothing,too.B．“New-Chinesestyle”ofclothingispopularamongyoungpeopleforseveralreasons.C．“New-Chinesestyle”hasnowspreadintomanyotherfields,includingnew-Chinesetea.D．ThemixofChinesetraditionalcultureandmodernlifestylesshowspeople’sgrowinglovetowardstheircountry.E．However,nowadays,manyofthempreferclothingthatshowsChineseculturewhengoingout—evenwhentravelingabroad.F．Withthegrowinginterestintraditionalculture,the“new-Chinesestyle”ofclothinghasdrawntheattentionofthepublic,especiallyyoungChinese.G．Howdoes“New-Chinesestyle”ofclothingcomeintoalifestyleforyoungpeople?第四部分词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。31．Learningpractical______（技能）playsanimportantroleinshapingaperson’scharacter.32．AstronautswouldhavetoremainonMarsforseveralmonthsbeforetheEarthandMarsarethe______（近的）again.33．Givingandreceivingredpacketsisaseriousact.Therefore,redpacketsarealwaysp______andreceivedwithbothhands.34．—Wouldyoumindmyopeningthewindow?—Ofcoursenot.Goa______.It’smuchtoohothere.35．—You’vebeensoquiettoday,Tom.Talktome.Saysomething.A______!—WhatamIsupposedtosayafterallthis?Justleavemealone!36．Thanksforallthehelpyou’vegivenme.You’reoneinam______.37．Noraopenedthebox.Tohersurprise,______itwasagoldwatch.38．I’dlovetowatchthatmovie.I’malittletired,______.Maybetomorrownight?第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。tobeginwithexpresssadfeeldownTimefliesandyoumay39whenleavingjuniorhighschool.Butitmaymakeyoufeelmuch40tosaygoodbyetoyourteachersandclassmates.Thisfeelingwassharedmorethan1,000yearsago,whentheTangDynastypoetWangWeihadtosaygoodbyetohisfriend.AFarewellSong41alovelymorningscene.Onthatmorning,WanghastosaygoodbyetohisfriendYuanEr,whowillleaveforAnxiintoday’sXinjiang.Thelasttwolinesarethemostwell-known.YuanisinvitedbythepoettodrinkwinebecauseheknowsthatlifeinAnxiwillbedifficult.Thejourney42thewestwouldbefullofdifficulties,Wangthought.WanginvitedYuanErtodrinkacupofwineagain43hiscareandgoodwishes.Thisloveforhisfriendmadethispoempopularbackthenanditremainssotoday.第五部分短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Forfamiliessufferingfromthe44（lose）oftheirlovedones,griefchatbots（聊天机器人）cannowhelpthemstillfeelconnectedtothedeadandfindsupportinthedigitalworld.Since2022,SuperBrain,45artificialintelligence（Al）companybasedinNanjing,Jiangsuprovince,46（create）digitalavatars（化身）formorethan600families.“Technically,digitalimmortality（永生）iscoming...whichwillenableeveryonetohaveavirtual（虚拟的）onlinetwin,”saidZhangZewei,co-founderoftheAlcompany.Whilecreatingdigitalavatarsofthosewhohavepassedaway,Zhangnotesthatthecompanyhasalsohelpedover100clients（客户）in47（make）theirvirtualavatarsfromtheirdigitaltrails（痕迹）suchasemails,photosandsocialmediaposts.Thepricesfortheservicescanbefromthousandsofyuanto10,000yuan.48Zhang’sclientsareparentsmissingtheironlychild,awomanwantingtosaygoodbyetoherboyfriendwhodiedinanaccident,andamotherwantingto“revive（复活）”herhusbandtocomforttheirdaughter.Whiletheideamightseemstrangetosome,Zhangbelievesthatbecauseoftheemotionalsupportthetechnologyoffers,thosedealingwithregretandlonelinessfollowingthelossoftheirlovedones49（attract）tothetechnology.However,he’sstill50（sure）abouthowmuchofaconnectionthattechnologycanoffer.“Achatbothasnowarmth,”heargued,pointingoutthattheseavatarscannotstayuptodatewiththelatestinformation.Techexpertsandpsychologistsarealsoexpressingworries.WangQiang,apsychologistinBeijingsaidthatthese“griefbots”couldmakepeoplefeelliketheyhavearealemotionalconnectionwiththe51（die）.Butinfact,itcouldmakepeoplefeelemotionallyandmentally52（bad）,makingit53（challenge）forthemtomoveon.第六部分阅读表达（共3小题，54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。A:Hey,Linda!Whatareyoureading?…Linda?B:Oh,I’msorry,Alice.I’msointothisbookGraceandtheDoubleLife.A:Doublelife?ItseemsthatGrace’slifeisnoteasy.Didshemeetanyproblems?B:Well,Gracewasaschoolgirl.Hermother,Harriet,wishedGracetobeagreatpianistinthefuturewhileGracehopedtobearockstar.A:That’sacommonproblembetweenparentsandchildren.Parentsoftenhavemanyplansforus,buttheyhardlyconsiderouropinions.IguessGracedidn’tdaretotellhermother.B:Youareright,sosheformedabandandpracticedwiththememberssecretlyeveryday.Butoneday,hermotherfoundoutthetruthaccidentally.A:Oh,god!Whatbadluck!Hermommustfeelreallyhurt.B:Andtherewasanotherbadnews.Graceandherteammembersluckilygotanaudition（试镜）foraTVshow.ButtheauditionandGrace’spianoexamwereonthesameday...A:PoorGrace!Thatwasreallyahardchoice.Whatdidshedothen?B:Well,Ihavenoidea.I’mdevotedtofinishingreadingit.WhatdoyouthinkGraceshoulddo?A:Ithink______.B:Itotallyagree.AndIthinkthat’swhatweshoulddoinourlife.54．WhatdidGrace’smotherwishhertobeinthefuture?___________________________________________________________________________________________55．Accordingtothedialogue,whatisthecommonproblembetweenparentsandchildren?___________________________________________________________________________________________56．WhatdoyouthinkGraceshoulddoandwhy?Completethesentencewithyourownideas._________________________________________________________________________________