2024届江苏省扬州市江都区八校中考冲刺卷英语试题含答案

2024届江苏省扬州市江都区八校中考冲刺卷英语试题含答案注意事项：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、Everymotherthinksthatherchildisthepreciousgift_______godgivestoher.A．whoB．whomC．whatD．which2、——Listen!IsMrs．Zhangspeakinginthenextroom?——It_______beher．Shehasgonetothelibrary.A．mustB．can’tC．mightD．needn’t3、Wedidnotknowyouwereintroubleatthattime,wewouldhavegivenyouahand.A．howeverB．otherwiseC．insteadD．moreover4、Mybirthdayiscoming.Myparentswillgive_____somenicepresents.A．mine B．I C．me D．my5、TwostudentstotheopeningceremonylastFriday.A．hundreds,wereinvited B．hundred,wereinvited C．hundredsof,invited6、一Itshouldn'ttakelongtoclearupafterthepartyifweallvolunteertohelp.一That'sright..A．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm B．PutallyoureggsinonebasketC．Manyhandsmakelightwork D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords7、---Whoistheman_______wastalkingtoourEnglishteacher?---Oh!It’sMrBaker,ourmathsteacher.A．he B．thatC．whom D．which8、—Didyounoticehimcomein?—No.I________afootballgame.A．havewatched B．hadwatchedC．amwatching D．waswatching9、—Kate,I'mgoingshopping.Anythingtobuyforyou?—Yes,thatwillsavemea________.A．handB．tripC．visitD．bill10、Iwon’t_______workinghardontheEnglishtestevenifIfailit.A．enjoy B．regret C．consider D．practiceⅡ.完形填空11、阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It'shardtobelievethatabeautifulsilkdresscomesfromthousandsofverylittleworms(虫子)calledsilkworms!Ittakesabout5,500silkwormstomake2.2poundsofsilk.Theprocess(工序)was1bytheChineseabout5,000yearsago.2issilkmade?Theprocessstartswithsilkwormeggs.Theeggsarecollectedandkeptwarm.Afterafewdays,silkwormscomeoutoftheeggs.Theyare3leavesfrommulberrytreesevery30minutes,allnightandallday.Theroom4bekeptwarm,withoutloudnoisesorbadsmells.Afteramonth,theystarttomakecocoons(茧).Afterfourdays,thecocoonsare5Thecocoonsareheated(加热),andthesilkwormsarekilledinsidethem.Thenthecocoonsareputintowatertomakethesilkloose(松散的).Thesilk6threeorfourcocoonsisputtogetherandmadeintoathread(线).Onecocooncanmakeathread1kilometrelong!7,thesilkthreadsaremadeintocloth,andtheclothisusedforthingslikedresses,scarvesandneckties.Today,silkisproducedinmany8,includingIndiaandThailand,butmorethan80percentoftheworld'ssilkcomesfromChina.Everyyear,enoughsilkthreadis9togofromtheearthtothesun300times.Peoplelovesilkclothesbecausetheyarebeautifuland10--silkfeelscoolinwarmweatherandwarmincoolweather.Nowyouknowwhysilkissoexpensive!1．A．borrowed B．discussed C．mentioned D．discovered2．A．How B．Why C．When D．Where3．A．bought B．fed C．taken D．made4．A．can B．must C．can't D．mustn't5．A．late B．right C．ready D．over6．A．for B．about C．with D．from7．A．Immediately B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Recently8．A．villages B．towns C．cities D．countries9．A．wasted B．checked C．produced D．separated10．A．soft B．bright C．expensive D．comfortableⅢ.语法填空12、Inone’slife,oneusuallyhaslittleunderstandingofoneself.Whenyousucceed,youmaybeveryproud.Whenyou1．,youmayloseheart.Ifyoudon’tgetathoroughunderstandingofyourself,youmaymisslotsof2．(chance)inlife.Togetathoroughunderstandingofyourselfistoknowwell3．yourself.Youmayknowyourstrongpointsandweak4．(one).Youmayhopeforawonderfulfuture,butbesurenottoexpecttoomuchbecausenotalldreamscan5．(realize).Youmaybeconfidentenoughtomeetchallenges,butfirstyoushouldknowwhattodo.Togetathoroughunderstandingofyourself,youshouldhavearealsenseofself-appreciation.Maybeyouthinkyouarenotatalltree6．justsmallgrass,aslongasyougetfullconfidence,youaresuretofaceanytrouble.Togetathoroughunderstandingofyourselfalso7．tolookafteryourself.Whenyouareangry,findaquietplacesothatyouwon’tbehurt.Whenyouaresad,tellyourfriendsaboutitto8．themoodintoagoodone.Whenyouaretired,getagoodsleep.Ifyoudon’ttakegoodcareofyourself,youwon’tbeabletostayawayfrom9．(ill).Soifyougetathoroughunderstandingofyourself,you10．(get)afullcontrolofyourselfandfindyourlifefullofcolor.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ABest-sellersinXinhuaBookstore

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TheThingAboutThugs（暴徒）

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WrittenbyTabishKhair.

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WhenaseriesofbeheadingsterrorizeVictorianLondon,itfallsonaconfessedformermemberofabloodthirstyIndian“Thuggee”cultandhisfriendstofindtherealkiller.

TheSparkofLife

PublishedonSept.17th.

WrittenbyFrancesAshcroft.

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Thisbookexplainsthemeaningoflife.Jerryisayoungengineerwhofallsinlovewithanurse.Beforehecanhitonher,heishitbyalightning.Heisthoughtdead,butrecovers.

Familiar

PublishedonSept.24th.

WrittenbyJ.RobertLennon.

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Itisaseriesbooksoffivenovels,sixcollectionsofessays,sevenvolumesofpoetry（诗歌）,andseveralchildren’sbooks.Thebookshavebeentranslatedintomorethantwodozenlanguages.

DearLife

PublishedonNov.6th.

WrittenbyAliceMunro.

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Thisbookcollectsshortstories.Awealthyyoungwomanhadanaffairwiththemarriedlawyer.Shewashiredbyherfatherandcameupwithasurprisingwaytodealwiththeblackmailerwhofindsthemout.

1．TheThingAboutThugswaspublished______.A．onJuly23rd B．onSeptember17thC．onSeptember24th D．onNovember6th2．LinHuawantstobuyFamiliarandDearLifeforhermotheronMother’sDay.Sheshouldpay_________.A．$44. B．$50 C．$41 D．$433．Accordingtotheabovenotice,thecheapestbookis________.A．TheThingAboutThugs B．TheSparkofLifeC．Familiar D．DearLife4．IfLucyonlyhas40dollars,whosebookcanshebuy?A．TabishKhair’sandFrancesAshcroft’s.B．FrancesAshcroft’sandAliceMunro’sC．J.RobertLennon’sandAliceMunro’sD．TabishKhair’sandJ.RobertLennon’s.5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．IfyouwanttoreadpoetryyoucanbuyTheThingAboutThugs.B．IfyouwanttoreadlovestoriesyoucanbuyTheSparkofLife.C．Familiarhasbeentranslatedintomorethantwodozenlanguages.D．IfyouwanttoreadshortstoriesyoucanbuyDearLife.B14、Booksareourbestfriends.Theyareveryquiet,butwecanalwaysfindbothfunandknowledgewhenweopenthem.Wecanfindquitealotofinterestingthingsandideasinbooks.Herearetwogoodbooksyoucanreadduringtheholiday.ToSucceedonOne’sOwnWriterDennyLiuwhowasborninChinawrotethisbookforhisdaughter.Itcanhelpyoungpeoplesucceed.Thebookteachesyouaboutstudents,howtouseyourfreetimeandevenwhatkindofclothestowear.Itanswersmanyteenagers’mostcommonquestions.Liuuseshisdaughter’sstoriesasexamplestohelpreadersunderstandwhattodoandhowtodoit.Hisbookisfarfromboring.Therearestoriesanddialogues,withhopeandconfidencefromagoodfather.TheLittlePrince（王子）Bothadultsandchildrenlovethisbook.Itisabouttheadventure(冒险)ofayoungprince.Itshowstheimportanceofimaginationandlove.ThelittleprincecomesfromPlanetB-612.Theprincelivesonhisplanetwitharose.Helovestheroseverymuch.Buthesoonfeelstiredandleaveshisplanet.Hemeetsmanymorestrangeadultsonotherplanets.OnEarth,hediscoversinterestingthingssuchasasnake,otherrosesandafox.Thefoxtellshimasecret:Onlytheheartcandiscoverthemostimportantthings.Thishelpstheprincerealizehislovefortheroseandhegoesbacktohisplanetatlast.1．Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthebook“ToSucceedonOne’sOwn”?A．Difficult.B．Interesting.C．Surprising.D．Boring.2．WhatdoesTheLittlePrincemainlytalkabout?A．Theadultworld.B．ThePlanetB-612.C．Aroseandafox.D．Theadventureofayoungprince.3．Whatdoestheprincedoafterthefoxtellshimasecret?A．Herealizeshislovefortheroseandhegoesbacktohisplanetatlast.B．Hecaresmoreaboutaflowerandasheepinhisplanet.C．Hemeetsmanymorestrangeadultsonotherplanets.D．Hediscoversinterestingthingssuchasasnake,otherrosesandafox.C15、ACircus(马戏团)SHOWBringyourfamilyoryourfriendsSundaymorning,NearJinghuaShoppingMallMay31-June6,9a.m.~5p.m.￥30perperson(under5,halfprice)30YEARSOFPICTURESTHENANDNOW(PhotoShow)Seechangesfrom1987~2017HeGardenMay1~July30WednesdaytoSaturday10a.m.~5p.m.ABITEOFTAIWANFOODSHOWLocalfoodsandfruitsfromTaiwanDongGuanstreetApril19~April30,8a.m.~5p.m.CarSHOWSeedifferenttypesofcarsYangZhouInternationalExhibitionCenterMay1~May10,9:30a.m.~4:30p.m.BeFree1．Wecangototoknowthehistory.A．JinghuaShoppingMall B．HeGardenC．DongGuanstreet D．ExhibitionCentre2．IfMr.Greenandhis9-year-oldsonwanttoseetheCircusshow,theyshouldpay.A．￥60 B．￥45 C．￥30 D．￥353．WhichshowisAmymostlikelytowatchifsheiscrazyaboutnicefood?A．Circusshow B．CarshowC．30yearsofpictures D．AbiteofTaiwanD16、Hereisastory:Amanseesabutterfly.Thebutterflytriestogetoutofitschrysalis（蛹）.Feelingsorryforit,themandecidestohelp.Hecutsthechrysalisandthebutterflycomesouteasily.Surprisinglyenough,thebutterflyisunabletofly.Ifthebutterflydoesn’tstruggletoleavethechrysalis,itcanfly!Thestruggledevelopstheenergyinthebutterflywhichmakesitfly.Similarly,thechallengesoflifebringoutthebestinyoungpeopleandmakethemfly.Whenpeopleareyoung,meetingandovercomingchallengeswillmakethemstrongandreadytofacelife.Whenwelookatsuccessfulpeople,weseethatthemostsuccessfulofthemarepeoplewhohavehadtostruggle.Onefamousbusinessman,whonowownsmanybigsupermarkets,usedtocarryclothesonhisbackandsellthemfromdoortodoorwhenhewasyoung.AnothersuccessfulmanisDennis.Hisfatherdiedwhenhewasonlytwenty.Hisfather’sdeathforcedhimtomaturefast.Hehadtobringupafamilyofninepeople.Hetookupthechallengesandovercamethem.Todayhisbrothersandsistersareleadingsuccessfullives.Sometimeschallengesdonotappeartousbecausewekeepawayfromthem.Sosomeparentsandteachersactivelyencourageyoungpeopletofacechallenges.Theymightorganizesomeactivitiesforyoungpeoplewhichprovidethemwithchallenges,likerock-climbing,camping,volunteerworkandsoon.However,justpassingexamswillnotprepareapersonforlife.Wemustmeetandovercomechallenges.Theyoungpeopleoftodaywillbecometheleadersoftomorrow.Forcountriestocontinuetobecomesuccessful,itisimportantthattheyoungpeoplelearntomeetchallengesandovercomethem.1．Fromthestoryweknowthatthebutterflycan’tflybecause__________________.A．itgetsoutbyitself B．themanfeelssorryforitC．ittriestochallengesitself D．themanhelpsitcomeout2．Dennis’sexampleshowsthatsuccessfulpeopleshould____________.A．overcomethedifficultiesB．takeupbusinessearlyC．becometheleadersoftomorrowD．sellclothesfromdoortodoor3．Themeaningoftheunderlineword“mature”inthepassageis“_______”.A．wakeup B．giveupC．growup D．bringup4．Whatisthewritestryingtodointhispassage?A．DescribewhereabutterflycomesfromB．EncourageyoungpeopletofacechallengesC．Suggesthowtobecomeasuccessfulbusinessman.D．Explainwhatwillhappenifapersonfailstheexam.5．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．SuccessfulPeopleHaveaSenseofAchievementB．YoungPeopleMustDevelopTheirEnergyActivelyC．CountriesShouldContinuetoBecomeSuccessfulD．ChallengesofLifeBringOuttheBestinYoungPeopleE17、There are stories about two U．S . presidents，Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren，which attempt to explain the American English term OK．We don’t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting．The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education.In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing．When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said．If he approved of a paper．he would write“all correct”on it．The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell．So what he really wrote was“ol korekt”．After a while，he shortened that term to“OK”． The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York．Van Bnren’s friends organized a club to help him become President.They called the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called“OK”．1．The author ______.A．believes both of the storiesB．doesn’t believe a word of the storiesC．is not sure whether the stories are trueD．is telling the stories just for fun2．According to the passage，President Jackson ______.A．couldn’t draw up any documents at all.B．didn’t like to read important papers by himself .C．often had his assistants sign documents for him.D．wasn’t good at reading，writing or spelling .3．According to the first story, the term “OK” _________.A．was approved of by President JacksonB．was the title of some Official documentsC．was first used by President JacksonD．was an old way to spell“all correct’’4．According to the second story，the term‘‘OK”  _________.A．was the short way to say‘‘old Kinderhook Club”B．meant the place where President Van Buren was bornC．was the name of Van Buren’s clubD．was used to call Van Buren’s supporters in the election5．According to the second story．the term“OK”was first used _______.A．by Van BurenB．in a presidential electionC．to organize the Old Kinderhook ClubD．by the members of the‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”F18、"What!You,too?IthoughtIwastheonlyone."Haveyoueversaidthistosomeone?Ifso,youmayhaveendedupbecomingfriendswiththisperson.Itseemsthatsimilarityoftenhelpsfromfriendships.TheGreekphilosopher(哲学家)Aristotleoncesaid,"Somedefine(下定义)it(friendship)asamatterofsimilarity;theysaythatwelovethosewhoarelikeourselves."Now,thereissomesciencebehindthisidea.ScientistsfromUniversityofCaliforniasaidfriendshavesimilarbrains,ScientificAmericareported.Thescientistsinvited42universitystudentstotakepartinanexperiment.Eachstudentwatchedthesamesetofvideos,whichincludedacomedy,adebate(讨论)andasoccermatch.Atthesametime,scientistsscanned(扫描)theirbrainsandrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Similarpartsoftheirbrainsbecameactivewhilewatchingthevideos,especiallypartsthatareconnectedwithmotivation(动力),learningandmemory.Accordingtotheirscans,friendswhowatchedthesamevideospartsreactedinsimilarways.However,peoplewhoweren'tfriendshasdifferentreactionstothesamevideoparts.Havingclosefriendswhosebrainreactlikeoursmaybeusefulbecauseitmakesone'sownvalue,opinions,andinterestsstronger,leadscientistCarolynParkinsontoldBusinessInsider.Butbrainsimilarityisnottheonlythingthatcanresultinfriendship.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofLeipzig,Germany,foundthatfriendshipisalsobasedonhowphysicallycloseyouaretosomeone.Theydidanexperimentwithfirst-yearcollegestudentswhometinclassforthefirsttime.Isthisexperiment,studentswhosatinneighboringseatsweremorelikelytobecomefriends.1．Whatdoes"thisidea"inParagraph3referto?A．Manyfriendshipsstartwithsmallchats B．Friendstrytodevelopsimilaritiesbetweenthemsel