2024届江苏省苏州市虎丘区中考英语模拟试题（一模）附答案

2024届江苏省苏州市虎丘区中考英语模拟试题（一模）

注意事项：

1.本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分100分；用时100分钟。

2.答选择题请用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；答非选择题请用0.5毫米黑色

签字笔将答案写在答题卡指定的位置上。

一、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的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。

Alexandra'sfingersflewoverthekeyboardofthepiano.Theaudience（观众）watchedin]

asshemadeherwaythroughthebeautifulmusic.Thisafternoonwasquite2forAlexandra

andalltheotherstudentsattheMetropolitanMusicSchool.Theirannualspringrecital（年度春季独

奏会）wasachancetoshowoffthehardworkthattheyhadputinduringthewinter.

Alexandrareachedtheendofthepieceofmusic.Thepeopleintheaudiencethenbrokeinto

Applause（掌声）."Sotalentedforateenager/onewoman3toherneighbor.nIsn!titashame

about...nButherneighborcouldn'theartherestofthesentencebecausetheapplausewasso4.

Alexandra'steacher,Mrs.Meier,lookedpleasedandhappy,too.nIhavealittlesurprisefor

you/Mrs.MeiertoldAlexandrasparents,"butithastowaituntilalltheothershaveplayed.”

Peoplewerestillapplauding,5Alexandra'spartoftheprogramwasover.Shereached

downtothefloorandpickedupthecrutches（拐杖）thatwerelyingoutofsightoftheaudience.

Thenshestoodupcarefullyand,usingthecrutches,slowlyleftthestage.

Somepeoplewere6.Thewomanwhohadspokenearlierturnedtoherneighboragain.

"AsIsaidbefore,Alexandraistalented.Butshehadaterriblediseasewhenshewas5.Shecouldn't

walkproperlyanymore/

Whentherecitalended,Mrs.Meierappearedonstage.nHasn*tthisbeenawonderfulevening?"

Mrs.Meierasked,nWeseeallofthesestudents*wonderful7thisyear.Buteveryyearwealso

giveaprizeforonestudentwho'sbeenoutstanding.Thisyear*swinnerisAlexandra."

Nowtheapplausegotevenlouder.Mrs.Meiersmiledasshetriedto8thecrowd,"And

therewillbeahugeprizeforAlexandra.TicketstotheFrederickLinconcert一thebestseatsinthe

house."Alexandracould9believeherears.Shemovedforwardonhercrutches,smiling

happilyasMrs.Meierhuggedher.10ismorevaluablethanthismoment.

1.A.controlB.silenceC.detailD.action

2.A.usefulB.suitableC.specialD.modem

3.A.whisperedB.connectedC.promisedD.nodded

4.A.politeB.loudC.clearD.smooth

5.A.beforeB.sinceC.becauseD.although

6.A.generousB.energeticC.surprisedD.nervous

7.A.progressB.serviceC.wealthD.course

8.A.gatherB.quietC.raiseD.satisfy

9.A.simplyB.nearlyC.highlyD.hardly

10.A.NothingB.SomethingC.AnythingD.Everything

二、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，然后从每小题所给的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。

A

Homologousstructures（同源结构）arebodypartsthatlooksimilarindifferentanimals,though

theyservedifferentpurposes.Forexample,ahuman'sarmandabafswinghavesimilarbone

structures.However,theyservedifferentpurposes.Humansusetheirarmstoholdandreachthings.

Batsusetheirwingsforflying.Thesetwofeaturesarehomologous.

Analogousstructures（类似结构），ontheotherhand,arebodypartsthatservethesamepurpose

buthavedifferentbonestructures.Forexample,abatandabutterflyusetheirwingsforflight.The

structure,however,isverydifferent.Thebatwingismadeofbones,whilethebutterflywingis

madeofsomethingmuchthinner.

Homologousstructurestellusabouttherelationshipbetweenanimals,showingthatthey

developfromthesamekindofanimals.However,analogousstructuresaredifferentbecausethey

developedseparatelytoserveasimilarpurpose.

11.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellusabouthomologousandanalogousstructures?

A.Wheretheycanbefound.B.Whytheyareimportant.

C.Howtheyareusedinlife.D.Whattheirdifferencesare.

12.Whichofthefollowingpairsbelongstoanalogousstructures?

13.Whichpartofamagazineisthepassagemostprobablytakenfrom?

A.GeographyFacts.B.BiologyWorld.C.ModemTechnology.D.FashionGuide.

B

Imaginehowyoufeelaboutyourselfasabankaccount.Lefscallityourpersonalbankaccount

(PBA).Justlikeabankaccount,youcanputmoneyinortakeitoutbasedonwhatyouthink,say,

anddo.Forexample,whenIkeepapromisetomyself,Ifeelincontrol,likeputtingmoneytomy

account.ButwhenIbreakapromisetomyself,Ifeelbad,liketakingmoneyout.

Soletmeaskyou.HowisyourPBA?Howmuchtrustandconfidencedoyouhaveinyourself?

AreyourichorpooraccordingtoyourPBA?Checkoutthesesignsbelowtoseewhereyoustand.

PossibleSignsofaLowPBA:

•Yougivein(让步)easilytowhatyourfriendswant.

•Youoftenfeelthatyou*renotgoodenough.

•Youworrytoomuchaboutwhatothersthinkofyou.

•Youactlikeyou*rebetterthanotherstohidetherealweakness.

•Youenvyotherseasily,especiallywhensomeoneclosetoyousucceeds.

PossibleSignsofaHealthyPBA:

•Youstandupforyourselfandevenwhenotherstreatyoubadly.

•Youdon'tcaretoomuchaboutbeingpopular.

•Youseelifeasmostlygoodexperiences.

・Youtrustyourself.

•Youhavegoalsyou*reworkingtowards.

•Youarehappyforthesuccessesofothers.

Ifyourpersonalbankaccountislow,don*tloseheart.Itdoesn'thavetobeforever.Juststart

puttingsmallamountof"money”inyouraccounttoday——itmaybe¥1,¥5,or¥10.You'llfeelyour

confidencegrowing.Smallamountof"money”overalongperiodoftimeisthewaytoahealthyand

richPBA.

Withthehelpofdifferentteengroups,Pvemadealistofsixkeypartsthatcanhelpyoubuild

yourPBA.And,justlikeNewton'sLawofMotion（牛顿运动定律），witheveryaction,thereisan

equalandoppositereaction.

Putting"money''inPBATaking''money''outofPBA

KeeppromisestoyourselfBreakpersonalpromises

DosmallactsofkindnessKeeptoyourself

BegentlewithyourselfBeatyourselfup（自责）

BehonestLie

RenewyourselfMakeyourselftiredout

ShowyourtalentsHideyourtalents

14.Howdidthewriterintroducethetopicinthefirstparagraph?

A.Bylistingnumbers.B.Bycomparingonethingtoanother.

C.Byprovidingfacts.D.Byexplainingdetailedinformation.

15.WhichtofthefollowingexamplesshowspossiblesignsofahealthyPBA?

A.Tinacaresaboutwhetherotherpeoplethinksheispopular.

B.a.m.studiestill1a.m.everydaytogethighmarksinexams.

C.Davidkeepsbeinghimselfwhenhisclassmateslaughathim.

D.Susanisunsureaboutherselfbutactslikeshe*sbetterthanothers.

16.WhatdoesthewritersuggestdoingifyourPBAislow?

A.Punting¥1,¥5,or¥10inyourPBA.B.Makingsmallamountofmoneyatatime.

C.Startingtodosmallactsofself-care.D.Learningtokeepyourtalentstoyourselves.

17.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howtomakemoneyinaproperway.B.Howtoopenapersonalbankaccount.

C.Howtodealwithproblemsinourlife.D.Howtobuildconfidenceandself-value.

C

Mother:Baby,canyouhearme?

Fetus:WhereamI?

Mother:Oh,good!Youcanbearme.I'myourmother.

Fetus:Mama!AmIreallyinsideyourbody?Wateriseverywhere.

CixinLiu

Mother:Yes,youare.'Chinesescience-fictionwriter

thewriterofsevennovelsand

Fetus:Whatisthissound?Ifslikethunderfaraway.anumberofshortStOflCS

Mother:Thafsmyheartbeat.

Fetus:Ilikethiswarmplace.Iwanttostayhereforever.

Mother:Ha,youcan't!You'vegottobebom.

Fetus:Mama,you*veneverbeenwhereIam,haveyou?

Mother:Ihave!BeforeIwasbom,Iwasinsidemymother,too.ExceptIdon*trememberwhatit

waslikethere,andthafswhyyoucan'tremember,either.Baby,isitdarkinsideMommy?

Canyouseeanything?

Fetus:There*sabitoforangelightcomingfromoutside.Ifslikethecolouroftheskywhenthesun

isjustsettingbehindthemountainatXitaoVillage.

Mother:YourememberXitao?ThafswhereIwasbom!ThenyoumustrememberwhatMommy

lookslike.

Fetus:Idoknowwhatyoulooklike.Ievenknowwhatyoulookedlikewhenyouwereachild.

Mama,doyourememberthefirsttimeyousawyourself?

Mother:Oh,Idon'trememberthat.Iguessitmusthavebeeninamirror（镜子）.

Fetus:No,Mama.Yousawyourselfforthefirsttimeinthewater.

Mother:Idon*tthinkso.XitaoisinGansu.Wewerealwaysshortofwater,andtheairwasfullofdust.

Fetus:Thafsright.AndIcanseesomepicturesclearlyinmymind.GrandmaandGrandpawalked5

kilometreseverydaytogotwater.Oneday,youwentwithGrandmatothewell（井）.Itwashot,and

youwerethirsty,butyoudon'taskforadrinkbecauseGrandmamightbeangryatyoufornot

gettingenoughtodrinkatthewell.Butsomanyvillagershadbeenlinedupatthewellthatalittle

kidlikeyoucouldn'tgotpastthemtogetwater.Anyway,onthewaybackhome,youlookedintothe

wateryouwerecarryingandsawyourself.Thatwasyourfirstmemoryofseeingyourself,

Mothers:Yes,baby,nowIremember!

(AdaptedfromTheWeightofMemoriesbyCixinLin)

18.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"Fetus"meaninline2?

A.Ababywhohasnotbeenbomyet.B.AchildwholivesinXitaoVillage.

C.AbabywhoisraisedbyGrandma.D.AchildwhoislostinMother'smemory.

9.WhatcanweknowabouttheplacewhereFetusstays?

A.Itisincompletedarkness.B.Itisinthemiddleofalake.

C.Itiscomfortabletostayin.D.Itisrainingheavilyoutside.

20.Whichisrightaccordingtothetimeorderofthestory?

①Fetussawthelightcomingfromtheoutside.©MotherfoundthatshecouldtalktoFetus.

©Mothersawherselfinwaterforthefirsttime.@MotherwentwithGrandmatogetsomewater.

A.①②③④B.④③②①C.②①④③D.③④②①

14.Whydoesthewritermentionthestoryofgettingwaterfromthewell?

A.Toencouragereaderstohelpthepoor.B.TosuggestMotherhadapoormemory.

C.ToshowFetusknewMother'spastlife.D.ToexplainhowhardpeoplelivedinXitao

D

Fibromyalgiaisalong-lastinghealthproblem,whichmakes

peoplefeelofpainandhavetroublesleeping.Itcanmakethemfeel

badbothintheirbodiesandminds.Someresearcherswantedtoseeif

TaiChi,aspecialkindofexercisethatusesslowmovementstohelp

bothbodyandmind,couldhelppeoplewithfibromyalgiafeelbetter.

Theystudied226peoplewithfibromyalgiaforayear.Somedid

regular(常规)exercises,andothersdidTaiChi,whichcanbedonebyanyone,nomattertheir

physicallimits.

Beforestarting,theresearcherscheckedhowmuchpainandstresseachpersonhad.Theychose

patientswhohadalotofpainandhadbeendealingwithfibromyalgiaforaboutnineyears.They

dividedthemintotwogroups:onedidregularexercises,andtheotherdidTaiChi.Bothgroups

exercisedtwiceaweekforanhour.Aftereither12or24weeksofclasses,theyweretoldtopractice

athomeforatleast30minuteseveryday.Theresearcherscheckedonthemeverymonth.Theyalso

askedhowmuchpainandotherproblemsthepatientshadinthebeginning,after12and24weeks,

andafterthewholeyear.

TheresultsshowedthattheTaiChigroups,especiallythosewhopracticedfor24weeks,had

lesspainthantheregularexercisegroups.TheTaiChigroupsalsofeltlessstressedandwerebetter

atdealingwiththeirproblems.TheyattendedtheirTaiChiclassesmoreoften.

TaiChiisaboutmovingslowlytoexerciseallpartsofthebody.Ithelpswithbalanceand

controllingmovements.Italsohelpswithfeelingsandbehavior.Theresearcherssaid,nTaiChi

helpedpatientswithfibromyalgiafeelbetterintheirmindsandbodies,whichmightbebetterfor

theminthelongrun."

ManypatientshavealsosaidthatTaiChihelpsthemfeelbetter.Theresearchers*studyadds

somethingmoretothatTheysaid,HTaiChicouldhelppatientsfeelmoreconfidenttomanagetheir

conditionbetter.TaiChimaybeespeciallywellsuitedtothetreatmentoffibromyalgia/

22.Whatcanwelearnaboutthehealthproblemfibromyalgia?

A.Patients*mindsarefreeofpain.B.Alongtimeisneededtoimproveit.

C.Itmakespatientsmoveveryslowly.D.Ifscausedbyasuddenpaininthebody.

23.Howdidtheresearcherscarryoutthestudy?

A.Byrecordingpatients*everydaylife.B.Byphoningpatientsfromtimetotime.

C.Bymentioningthestudiesinthepast.D.Byfollowingpatients*healthconditions.

24.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeTaiChiaccordingtothelast2paragraphs?

A.Practical.B.Challenging.C.TraditionalD.Interesting,

25.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ThePowerofTaiChiforFibromyalgiaB.ExploringtheAncientCultureofTaiChi

C.TheScienceBehindMindandBodyPracticesD.AdvantagesofTaiChiOverMedical

Treatment

三、信息还原（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

Nomatterifyou*reamorningornightperson,whenyouwakeup,yourbrainisreadytolearn.

Scientistshavefoundthatinthemorning,thepartofourbrainthathelpsusmakedecisionsandstay

fbcused（专注的）worksbetter.26Herearethreekeypoints:

Makingthefirststepeasy

Startingyourdaycanbehard,especiallywhenyourmindisstillwakingup.Personally,I'm

alwaysunabletothinkclearlyafterwakingup,andthelastthingIcanthinkofdoingispackingmy

bagorchoosingwhattowearfortheday.27Inthisway,youcanfocusonyourmorningtasks

withoutfeelingstressed.

28

Tosetthesceneforyourmorning,placethingsinyourbedroomthatencourageyoutostart.For

example,ifyouplantoreadinthemorning,keepabooknearyourbed.Similarly,ifyouwantto

limityourtimeonsocialmedia,makeithardertogettoyourphonebychangingyourphonesettings.

Dividingthetask

Besidesfocusingonthefirststepofagiventask,dividingthetaskintosmallerstopswillnot

onlyincreasethechancesofitgettingdone,butalsohaveapositivementaleffect（积极的心理影响）.

29Forexample,ifyouhaveabigtasklikewritingapaperthatcan'tbedoneallatonce,

youcanusefixedmorningtimetofinishit.Ifsworthmentioningthatthetimecanbechangedtofit

yourneeds.

Inshort,makingamorningplanthathelpsyousucceedmeansplanningcarefullyandstaying

organized.30Don*tforgettomakesmallchangesifit'snecessary.Withthesetips,you'llstart

yourdayoffright,andmachyourgoalseasily.

A.Knowingexactlywhatyoumorningplanis

D.Environmentaldesignforyourmorningplan

C.It'salsousefultodividethetimeinsteadofthetask.

D.Sohowdoyoudesignamorningplanthatwillleadtoaperfectday?

E.Also,keeptryingdifferentthingsuntilyoufindwhatworksbestforyou

F.Whatarethebestwaystowakeupourbrainandmakeitreadytolearn?

G.Thafswhyit'shelpfultopre-planandprepareeverythingthenightbefore.

四、词汇检测（共13小题，每小题1分，满分13分）

A）根据下列句于所给汉语注释，首字母或上下文，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.Themedicineisabletocurethediseasebyreducingthenumberof（病毒）ina

person'sbody.

32.Takingwhatchildrensay（认真的）helpscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenfeel

respectedandvalued.

33.Thetime（需要）tofinishthetaskdependsonhowharditisandhowfastyouwork.

34.Peter,haveyouseenmywatch?Ihavesearchedmyroom,butIcan'tfindita.

35.Ifyouhavenoproblemsinpwards,youwillfinditeasytoimproveyourspeakingEnglish.

36.一Simon,couldyouexplainhowtousethetoolstous?

一P,MrSmith.Iwastakingnotesanddidn'tlistencarefully.

37.1don*tknowmuchaboutthematter,asIwasfromthelasttwomeetings.

38.—Howmanykindsofsmarttechnologiesareusedtocreatethepainting?

.Itisonlycreatedbyusingtraditionalpaintingskills.

B）请阅读下面短文，将方框中单词或短语的正确形式填入答题卡标有题号的横线上，每

空格限填一个单词或短语，每个单词或短语只能填一次。

latenodoubtdiscoversuccessachieve

TheChang*e-4landerwasfloatingthroughtheblackce.It

slowlymovedclosertothemoon*sgraysurfaceandthen

landedsoftly.ItwasJanuary3,2019,la.m.a.m.,Beijingtime.

Anditwasmankind'sfirst39softlandingonthefarside

ofthemoon（ansoftnlandingisonewherethececraftlandsina

controlledway）.Twelvehours40,thesmallYunu-2rover（漫游者）wasreleased（释放）.With

itsinstrumentsandcamera,itwouldspendthenextmonths一perhapsevenyears-41the

moon*ssecretsinthisgreat42ofhumanengineering.

Thereis43thatsuchtechnologyseemedimpossibletobelievebythoseinancientChina,

manyofwhomevenimaginedthattherewasawhiterabbitonthemoonmakingmedicine,yetthese

tasksaremuchmorethanadreamforceengineersworkinginChinatoday,

五、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，填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正

确形式。

Thecherryblossom(樱花盛开)inSuzhounowhasreachedits

mostbeautifultime.TheNo.3ExitofBinheRoadStationonSubway

Line1iscalledthemostromanticsubwayexitbecause44the

beautifulcherryblossomtrees.

IfyougetclosetotheNo.3ExitofBinheRoadStationonSubwayLine1,ridingthe

escalator(自动扶梯)45(slow)towardstheground,severalbigcherryblossomtreeswill

comeintoyoursight.Inthespringwind,theyappearasoftwhitecolour,covering46whole

subwayexit.Afterafewshowers,thepinkandwhiteflowersnowlookeven47(pretty).

Underthecherrytrees,aroundthesubwayexit,andalongtheroadside,therearepeople

everywherewhohavecometoenjoythebeautyoftheflowers48(they).Peoplewhosee

suchabeautifulcherryblossomalsocan'thelptakingphotosbeforeleaving.Mr.Li,acitizenin

Suzhousaiditwashis49(four)timetocometoenjoytheflowers.Healsosaidinthepast,

onlynearbypeoplewouldcomehere.50inthepasttwoyears,duringthisseason,thisplace

hasbeenapopularplaceforthose51(tour).Peoplecanbeoftenseen52(hold)their

phonesorcamerashere.

ThecherryblossomseasoninSuzhouusually53(last)frommid-MarchtoearlyApril.

BesidesthecherryblossomtreesattheNo.3ExitofBinheRoadStation,therearemanyother

placesinSuzhouwhereyoucanenjoycherryblossoms.Takeadvantageofthebeautifulspring

weatherandenjoythebeautyofcherryblossomsinSuzhou.

六、阅读表达(共3小题；第54小题2分，第55小题2分，第56小题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。

Whenyoucomebacktoyourhomeonahotsummernight,youfindthatthelightsarealready

on,theairconditionerhasbeenworkingfor30minutestocooltheroom,andthericeyouprepared

thismorninghasbeencookedrightbeforeyouarrive.Thisisthemagicofasmarthome.

Asmarthomeisaspecialhomewhereyoucanremotelycontrol

thingswithyourphone.Therearemanykindsofsmarthomeproducts,

frommakingyourhomewarmtomakingitbright,andevenkeeping

yousafe.

Andtheyreallyare"smart".Smarthomeappsevenhaveseli-leamingskills.Itmeansthatthey

canlearnwhenyouusuallydothingsandchangetosuityou.Somecanalsosetlightstochange

basedonsunriseorsunsettimes.Andsomesystemscantellyouifthereissomeoneinyourhome

whenyouarenotthere,orevencallforhelpifthereisdanger.

AlthoughsmarthomesaregettingmorepopularinChinaandaroundtheworld,therearesome

problemsfromtimetotime.PaulBoag,amanfromtheUKwhohelpspeoplewiththeirtechnology,

wrotethatitisnotalwayseasytosetupthesesmartthings.Evenhiswife,whousedtobean

engineer,foundfittingthesmarthomelightswitches（开关）wasahugechallengeforher.Besides,

thesmarthomeappscanbetrouble.Manyofthemarenotdesignedwell,andeachdevice（设备）has

itsownapp.Thismeansyouhavetodealwithalotofapps.Butexceptfortheseproblems,smart

homesarestillagreatwaytomakelifeeasier.

54.