2023-2024学年江苏省无锡市厚桥中学中考英语考前最后一卷含答案

2023-2024学年江苏省无锡市厚桥中学中考英语考前最后一卷含答案注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、-HowdidyoufeelwhenyoutalkedtoMissSun,Billy?-AtfistIdidn'tknowwhattosay,butlaterthewarmthofhervoicemademefeel__________.A．morenervous B．lessnervous C．moreserious D．lessserious2、—Jane,couldyoutellme______thebeautifulkite?—Oh,Iboughtitinashopnearthepark.A．whereyoubought B．wherewillyoubuyC．wheredidyoubuy D．whereyouwillbuy3、---SongofYouthisaverypopularmoviethesedays.---That’strue.people,especiallytheyoung,enjoywatchingit.A．Millionsof B．Twomillions C．Twomillionsof4、一WhatdoesDavidoftendoatweekends一Heoftenmountainswithhisfriends.A．climbs B．climbed C．willclimb D．isclimbing5、---Excuseme.MayIlookatyourmenuforanothertenminutes?---_________.A．Sure.Takeyourtime. B．.You’rewelcome. C．Yes.You’reright D．Bequick!6、—Let'smakeabananamilkshake.Whatdoweneed?—Weneedsomeandtwo.A．banana；cupofmilk B．bananas；cupsofmilkC．bananas；milk D．bananas；cupofmilk7、Thedictionarymayfortwoweeks.A．keep B．bekept C．beborrowed D．borrow8、Thegeneral____ofthecompetitionismuchhigherthisyear,soit'sdifficultformetowinthefirstprize.A．standard B．discussion C．exhibition D．instrument9、—Excuseme!Doyouknow?—It’stwokilometersawayfromhere.A．whereisthesupermarket B．whendoesthesupermarketopenC．wherethesupermarketis D．whenthesupermarketopens10、Doyouwanttobehealthy?___.Smilingcanhelpyoustayhealthy.A．Smiles B．Smiling C．Tosmile D．SmileⅡ.完形填空11、MyhusbandandIonlyhaveonecar.Soafterwork,Ialwayswalktohisofficetowaitforhimtodrivemehome.Oneday,whileIwaswaitingforhim,abeautifulCadillac(凯迪拉克)cametoa(n)1nearme.Iwasbusily2thecarwhenInoticedthedriver.Honestly,shewasprobablythe3womanIhadeverseenoutsideofamoviescreen.Hereyeswereasblueasthesea,andshehad4likearowofpearls(珍珠).Minuteslater,amancameoutofthebuildingandwalkedovertoher.Theykissedanddroveoff.Sittingthere,5injeansandaT-shirt,Iwantedtocry.Itissounfair(不公平)somepeoplehaveitall.ThenextweekIsawheragain,andafterthatitbecamealmost6toseeher.Iwouldwonderifsheandherhusbandateoutalotandwheretheywent.IwantedhertogetoutofthecarsoIcouldseeherclearly.Didshewearhigh-fashionedshoes?Afewweekslater,thiswas7forme.Iwaswaitinginmyusualplaceandthelady’shusbandcameovertotheircar.Heopenedthedoor.8thewomanwalkedaroundtothepassengerside,withawalkingstick.Shehadaprosthetic(假肢)onherleftleg.AstheydroveawayIbegantocry.WhenmyhusbandarrivedItoldhimaboutwhathad9.Hesaidheknewherhusbandandthat,whentheladywas12yearsold,shehadanaccidentontherailroad.Bothofherparentswerekilled.Therailcompanygavealargenumberofmoneytoherbecausethecrossinghadno10;thatiswhysheownedsuchanicecar.NowIrealizehowluckyIam.Whenyoumeetapersonwhoseemstobemuchbetteroffthanyou,don’tbefooled(欺骗)byappearances.1．A．end B．stop C．mark D．point2．A．admiring B．comparing C．decorating D．following3．A．bravest B．happiest C．prettiest D．wealthiest4．A．ears B．fingers C．legs D．teeth5．A．covered B．dressed C．included D．trapped6．A．guilty B．strange C．stressful D．usual7．A．answered B．presented C．raised D．solved8．A．actively B．rapidly C．slowly D．suddenly9．A．announced B．disappeared C．happened D．mistaken10．A．scenes B．senses C．sights D．signsⅢ.语法填空12、Millie:HaveyouheardaboutthepopstarNancy?It'ssaidthatshehasgotcancer.Sandy:I1．(hear)aboutitlastweek.It'sverysadbecauseshe2．(be)sokind.Millie:IheardthatNancyoncedonated~100,000topeoplewho3．(suffer)greatlossintheearthquakeinWenchuan.Sandy:Yes.Sheisagenerousgirl.Millie:NowNancy4．(receive)medicaltreatmentinBelling.Anoperation5．(do)onheryesterdayanditwasasuccess.Sandy.That'sgreat.IreallyhopeNancy6．(get)wellagainsoon.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B．C．tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thelefthandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleftsideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene(基因)forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.1．Whatdidthescientistsfindafterstudyingworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesinhistory?A．Theartbeganfrom1,500B．C．B．Theworksofartendedinthe1950s.C．Mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareright-handed.D．Mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareleft-handed.2．Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?A．About10%-15%. B．About50%.C．About40%. D．Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.3．Whatisthelefthandformostpeopleusedtodo?A．It’susedtoworkwiththings.B．It’susedtofindorholdthings.C．It’susedtomakeaperson’seyesworktogether.D．It’sthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.4．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.B．Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.C．Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.D．Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.5．ThebestTITLEforthispassageis_______.A．Scientists’NewInventions B．Left-handedPeopleC．HowBrainsControlHands D．WhichHandB14、Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon'tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviour，butwhenyou'reasleep，yoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnight，ofcourse，peoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourback，you'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon'tliketoupsetpeople，soyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomach，youarearathersecretiveperson.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilyupset.You'reverystubborn，butyouaren'tveryambitious.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.Thismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtime.Ifyousleepcurledup,youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandsoyou'reoftendefensive.You'reshyandyoudon'tnormallylikemeetingpeople.Youprefertobeonyourown.You'reeasilyhurt.Ifyousleeponyourside，youhaveusuallygotawell－balancedpersonality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxious，butyoudon'toftengetdepressed.Youalwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeople.1．（小题1）Youmayfindthepassagein________.A．asciencemagazineB．aguidebookC．asportsnewspaperD．astorybook2．（小题2）WhichisNOTmentionedinthesecondparagraphaboutaperson'spersonality?A．Heorsheisalwaysopenwithothers.B．Heorshealwayslikesnewideasearlierthanothers.C．Heorsheisalwayseasilyupset.D．Heorshetendstobelieveinothers.3．（小题3）Whichofthefollowingshowsthepersonalityofapersonsleepingonhisstomach?A．Heorsheiscarefulnottohurtothers.B．Heorshedoesn'twanttosticktohisorheropinion.C．Heorshecan'tbesuccessfulinanybusiness.D．Heorshelikestobringothershappiness.4．（小题4）Whydon'tyoupossiblywanttomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup?A．Heorshewouldratherbealonethancommunicatewithyou.B．Heorsheisrarelyreadytohelpyou.C．Heorsheprefersstayingathometogoingout.D．Heorshewouldn'tliketogethelpfromyou.5．（小题5）Itappearsthatthewritertendstothinkhighlyofthepersonwhosleepsononesidebecause________.A．heorshealwaysshowssympathyforpeopleB．heorsheisconfident，butnotstubbornC．heorshehasmorestrengthsthanweaknessesD．heorsheoftenconsidersannoyingpeopleC15、LarryEllisoncamefromtheslumstoco-foundOracle.LarryEllisonwasbornontheLowerEastSideofNewYorkandthatdistrictwaspoorandfilledwithimmigrants（移民）fightingtosurvive.Atanearlyage,EllisonwasillandwassenttotheSouthSideofChicagotolivewithrelatives.Thoughthereweresomedifficulties,hewasabletoeducatehimselfandjoinSoftwareDevelopmentLaboratories,in1977.Thiswasanimportantmove,becausein1982thecompanybecameOracle.Thisisacompanythatbringsin$38billioneverysingleyearandalongtheway,Ellisonmanagedtoownover$46.2billion.HesteppeddownasCEOin2014.ZdenekBakalaleavesCommunistCzechoslovakiawith$50.ZdenekBakalaleftCzechoslovakiaforLakeTahoeintheUnitedStateswithjust$50inhispocketwhenhewasjust19.Oncethere,hegotajobwashingdishes.BakalaattendedthefamousUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley.Thathighereducationlethimintothebankingworld.Andreturningtohishomeland,in1994heopenedtheCreditSuisseofficeinPrague.Becauseofhiswealth,Bakalahasmanagedtogainedhugeshares（股份）inbothcoalandironore,whichhestillholdstothisday.DoWonChangworkedthreejobstosurvive.DoWonChangisthefamousfacebehindForever21,whoimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesfromSouthKorea,in1981.BeforehestartedForever21,heworkedthreejobs.Thatperiodlastedforthreeyearsbeforehefoundedthecompanyandopeneditsfirstclothingstore,in1984.ThisfamilybusinessgrewquicklyandForever21has480locationsacrosstheworld.Ithasalsomanagedtobringin$3billionperyear.AndChanghastakenhistwodaughtersintothecompany.1．WhatcanwelearnaboutLarryEllison?A．Hewasbornintoawealthyfamily.B．Hewaswelleducatedatauniversity.C．Hehasbecomeabillionairenowadays.D．HestillworksasCEOofthecompanyOracle.2．WhichplayedthemostimportantroleinZdenekBakala’ssuccess?A．Hisfamilybackground. B．Theeducationhereceived.C．Hisfriendsselflesshelp. D．Thehugeshareheholds.3．WhichofthefollowingisTrueaboutthethreepersons?A．Theyallchangedfromthepoortotherich. B．TheyareallimmigrantstotheUS.C．Theyallmanagedtograduatefromcollege. D．Theyallworkedthreejobstosurvive.D16、HowmuchdoyouknowaboutTopCombine(至上励合TC),thepopularboyband?AftertwomonthsoftraininginSouthKorea,thefiveboysarebackwiththeirlatestalbumGrandnessEqualtoHeaven(《齐天大圣》).TheyshowedupinBeijingtopromotetheirnewrecord.Hundredsofteenagersscreamedinexcitementwhentheysawtheiridols.“Iwasblownaway(被……征服)bythisalbum.IknewTCwouldimproveaftergoingtoSouthKorea,butIcouldn'thaveimagineditwouldbesonice,”saidafanaftershelistenedtothealbum.Eachoftheboyshasputsomethingofthemselvesintothenewalbum,fromZhangYuan'ssoftvoicetoMaXueyang'stalentscomposingandwritinglyrics.TheirhitsongGrandnessEqualtoHeavenisacreativemixofmovingrhythmsandtraditionalmusicalinstruments,includingflute(笛子).AteenagefansaysthatTopCombine'snewalbumhelpshimgetthroughallhistests.AlthoughtheytriedtobeChina'sNo1Motivational(励志的)boyband,TopCombine'sdebutinOctober,2008wasnotabigsuccess.Theband'sfirstEPArrivalwasnotimmediatelypopular.Peopleaccusedthebandofbeingunoriginal.TheysaidTCwasjustlikeaSouthKoreanboyband,becausetheirfashionsenseandmusicstyleweresimilartothosebands.Buttheydidn'tgiveup.Nowwiththeirnewalbum,theirhardworklookslikeit'spayingoff.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Whatdoesthepassagetalkabout?A．Alatestalbum.B．AnEP.C．Agirls’rockband.D．Apopularboyband.2．Whichistrueabouttheband?A．TheyhavejustcomebackfromChina.B．TheyareKoreanband.C．TheytriedtobeChina'sNo1Motivationalboyband.D．Theymadeabigsuccessin2008.3．WhichistheirfirstEP?A．TopCombine.B．GrandnessEqualtoHeaven.C．Arrival.D．MotivationalBoy.4．What’sthemeaningof“payoff”inthispassage？A．付款B．回报C．成功D．离开5．Whatcanyoufindoutinthepassage?A．ThefivemembersofthisteamcomefromChina.B．Someteenagersweremovedbytheband’snewalbum.C．ThisbandhasbeentoSouthKoreanfortrainingforabouttwoyears.D．Peopleacceptedthisbandin2008becauseTCwasjustlikeaSouthKoreanboyband.E17、Booksareourbestfriends.Theyareveryquiet,butwecanalwaysfindbothfunandknowledgeonceweopenthem.Herearetwogoodbooksyoucanreadduringtheholiday.TheLittleprince(王子)FrenchWriter:Antoinedesaint-Exupéry(安托万·德·圣·埃克苏佩里)Bothadultsandchildrenlovethisclassicbook.Itisabouttheadventureofayoungprince.Itshowstheimportanceofinnocence(纯真),imaginationandlove.ThelittleprincecomesfromplanetB-612.Inhiseyes,adultsareallverystrange.Unlikethem,heseestheessence(本质)ofthings.Hecaresmoreaboutaflowerandasheepthanthe“important”thingsoftheadultworld.Theprincelivesonhisplanetwitharose.Helovestheroseverymuch.Buthesoonfeelstiredandleaveshisplanet.Hemeetsmanymorestrangeadultsonotherplanets.OnEarth,hediscoversinterestingthingssuchasasnake,otherrosesandafox.Thefoxtellshimasecret:Onlytheheartcandiscoverthemostimportantthings.Thishelpstheprincerealizehislovefortheroseandhegoesbacktohisplanet.ToSucceedonOne’sOwnAmericanWriter:LiuYongWriterLiuYongfromTaiwanwrotethisbookforhisdaughter.Itcanhelpyoungpeoplesucceed.Thebookteachesyouhowtouseyourfreetimeandevenwhatkindofclothestowear.Itanswersmanyteenagers’mostcommonquestions.Liuuseshisdaughter’sstoriesasexamplestohelpreadersunderstandtheprinciples(原则).Hisbookisfarfromboring.Therearelivelystoriesanddialogues,withobjectiveanalysis(客观分析),hopeandconfidence(信心)fromagoodfather.1．Wheredoesthewriterof“TheLittlePrince”comefrom?A．England. B．France. C．America. D．China.2．Whatdoestheprincedoafterthefoxtellshimasecret?A．Hecaresmoreaboutaflowerandasheep.B．Hemeetsmanymorestrangeadultsonotherplanets.C．Hediscoversinterestingthingssuchasasnake,otherrosesandafox.D．Herealizeshislovefortheroseandhegoesbacktohisdl3．Whatdoes“TheLittlePrince”mainlytalkabout?It’sabout______.A．theadultworldB．theplanetB-612C．aroseandafoxD．theadventureofayoungprince4．WhodidLiuYongwritethebook“TosucceedonOne’sOwn”or?A．Hisdaughter. B．Hisstudents.C．Teenagers. D．Youngpeople5．Fromthepassage,weknowthatwecanalwaysfind______inbooks.A．theimportanceofteenagers’imaginationandloveB．theanswerstomanyofteenagersmostcommonquestionsC．theobjectiveanalysis,hopeandconfidenceD．bothfunandknowledgeF18、TheWorld’sLongestRiversRiver

Length

Location

Nile

4,132miles(6,650km)

Africa

Amazon

4,000miles(6,400km)

SouthAmerica

ChangJiang

(Yangtze)3,915miles(6,300km)

China

Mississippi-Missouri-RedRock

3,902miles(6,275km)

UnitedStates

Ob

3,364miles(5,410km)

Russia

FastFacts•TheNileRiverpassesthrough9countries:Burundi,DemocraticRepublicofCongo,Egypt,Ethiopia,Kenya,Rwanda,Sudan,Tanzania,andUganda.•TheAmazonissecondinlengthbutfirstinamountofwatercarriedandareaoflanddrained(排水).•ChangJiangisthelongestriverinAsiaandthethird-longestintheworld.Theriveristhelongestintheworldtoflowwhollywithinonecountry.•TheMissouriandRedRockRiversareconsideredtributaries(astreamorriverthatflowsintoamainriver)oftheMississippi.•TheMississippiriversystemgoesthroughonlyonecountry:theUnitedStates.•TheObRiverisamajorriverinwesternSiberia,Ru