江苏省江阴市敔山湾实验校2023-2024学年中考英语最后冲刺模拟试卷含答案

江苏省江阴市敔山湾实验校2023-2024学年中考英语最后冲刺模拟试卷含答案考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Todayismylittlesister’s______birthday.Myfamilywillgettogethertocelebrateit.A．nine B．ninth C．theninth D．thenine2、Thereis________Americangirlinourclassand________girlcanspeakgoodChinese.A．a;an B．an;a C．an;the3、Youcan'tpredicteverything.Oftenthingsdon'tasyouexpect.A．runout B．breakout C．workout D．putout4、—Sonia,isthisyourdictionary?—Oh,no,it’snot______.AskLiLei.Heislookingfor______.A．me;hers B．mine;him C．my;her D．mine;his5、NormanBethunewasagreatman_____gavehislifetohelptheChinesepeople.A．which B．who C．whose D．what6、--Whatelsedoyouneed,sir?--________else.I’vegotenough,Thanks.A．Nothing B．Anything C．Something7、一Whichcoursewouldyouliketochoosethisterm,DIYorSTEM?一.Ipreferpaper-cutting.A．Both B．Either C．None D．Neither8、AsPresidentXiJinpingtellsus,happinessthroughhardwork.A．achieveB．isachievedC．hasachieved9、—Themodelplaneissocute.Whoseisit？—It’s______.Hemadeit______.A．David’s;itself B．David’s;himself C．David;himself D．David;itself10、—Whatwouldyouliketodrink,girls?—_____,please.A．Twoglassofwater B．TwoglassofwatersC．Twocupsoftea D．TwocupsofteasⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空“WhenitcomestoEarth,there’snotimetowaste,”saystheEarthDayNetwork.Andthatisright.Protectingourenvironmentisveryimportant,andWorldEarthDaywas1in1970toraisepeople’senvironmentalawareness.OnApril22,PeoplearoundtheworldcelebrateEarthday.Everyyearthereisaspecial2,andthisyearitis“TreesforEarth”,soEarthDaywillbeallaboutplantingtrees.Theirgoalistoplant7.8billiontrees3thenextfiveyears.That’sabiggoal,andyoumightwonder4treesaresoimportant.Wellforone,theycanhelpstopclimatechange.Carbondioxide(二氧化碳)isachemicalinouratmosphere,but5maketoomuchofit.Eachpersonmakesabout2.3tonsayear,whichisbadfortheenvironment.Wellguesswhat!Trees6carbondioxideandprotecttheairquality.Plantingnewtreesisimportantbecausepeoplecutdown7trees.Lastyear,therewere3trillion(万亿)treesinthe8,about139billioninChina.ButaccordingtoTime,theworld’stotalnumberhasbeen9cutinhalfsincehumancivilization(文明)began.That’sbecause15billiontreesarecutdowneveryyear.Soweneedtoplantmoretoreplenish(补充)theoneswe’velost.Onetreecantakein48pounds(21.8kg)ofcarbondioxideperyear.Andit’sstilloneofthecheapestand10waystogetridofcarbondioxide.Butdon’tforgetthatyoucanalsohelptheenvironmentbycuttingdownonhowmuchenergyorwateryouuseeveryday.Everylittlethinghelps!1．（小题1）A．setB．producedC．createdD．found2．（小题2）A．nameB．themeC．sayingD．sign3．（小题3）A．forB．afterC．byD．in4．（小题4）A．whatB．whyC．whetherD．how5．（小题5）A．humansB．animalsC．ghostsD．plants6．（小题6）A．takeoutB．putoutC．takeinD．putin7．（小题7）A．countlessB．hopelessC．uselessD．endless8．（小题8）A．wildB．worldC．forestD．space9．（小题9）A．hardly[来源:B．neverC．reallyD．almost10．（小题10）A．mostB．bestC．fewestD．worstⅢ.语法填空12、用所给动词的正确形式填空HenryFordwasaboutsevenyearsoldwhenhisfatherdied.Hismotherfounditdifficult1．(support)thelargefamily.However,shetriedherbesttodoso.Also,she2．(send)Henry,theeldestson,toschool.Atonetime,Henryneededagrammarbookforhisstudy.Hisfamilywassopoorthathismothercouldnotaffordone.Onemorning,Henryfoundthatadeepsnowhadfallen,andthecoldwind3．(blow)."Ah,"hesaid,"it4．(be)anillwindthatblowsnobodygood."Withthesewords,herantothehouseofaneighbor,andofferedhisservicetomoveawaythesnowaroundit.Theoffer5．(accept).Whenhefinishedthework,hereceivedhispay.Thenhewenttoanotherplaceforthesamepurpose,andthentoanther,untilhe6．(earn)enoughtobuyagrammarbook.Fromthattime,Henrywasalwaysthefirstinallhisclasses.Heknewnosuchwordas"fail",andhesucceededinallhetriedtodo.Havingthewill,healwaysfoundtheway.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Whatdoyoudowhenyoufeelunhappy?Doyoulistentomusic?Doyoutalktoafriend?Maybenexttimeyoufeelsad,youshouldtrygoingoutsideifitissunny.Doctorsknowthathowmuchsunlightwegetcanchangehowwefeel.Scientistslearnedthisbyinterviewingpeoplewholiveindifferentpartsoftheworld.Inthefarnorth,inAlaskaorFinland,forexample,thedaysareveryshortinthewinter.Peoplelivingintheseplacessaythattheyoftenfeelunhappyinthewinter.Inthesouth,wheretherearemoredaylighthours,fewpeoplesaytheyareunhappyinthewinter.Thereasonistheamountofsunlightthesepeoplegeteachday.Sunlightchangesthechemicalsinourbodies,andthesechemicalscanchangethewaywefeel.Acoupleofhoursofstronglightorlightfromaspeciallampcanhelpyourbodymakethechemicalsthatmakeusfeelhappy.Anotherwaytofeelhappieristogetsomeexercise.Justlikesunlight,regularexercisehelpsourbodiesmakecertainchemicals,whichmakeusfeelhappier.Inaddition,exercisehelpspeoplesleepbetterandlackofsleepoftenmakespeoplefeelunhappy.Exercisealsohelpsyougetridofstress.Whenyouareangryorupsetaboutsomething,exerciseisagoodwaytogetthosebadfeelingsoutofyou.1．Whydopeopleinthefarnorthfeelunhappymoreoftenthanpeopleinthesouth?A．Becausetheycan’tgooutside.B．Becausetheygetlesssunlight.C．Becausetheweatheristoocold.D．Becausethesummeristooshort.2．Howcansunlightchangethewayyoufeel?A．Onasunnyday,youcanplayoutside.B．Sunlightmakesyoulesstired.C．Sunlightincreasesyourbodytemperature.D．Sunlighthelpsyourbodymakecertainchemicals.3．WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytellus?A．Itisbettertoliveinthesouth.B．Southernpeoplefeelmuchhappier.C．Moresunlightcanmakeushappier.D．Northernpeopleoftenfeelunhappy.4．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyIsSunlightGoodForYou?B．HowCanExerciseHelpYou?C．WaystoFeelHappier.D．Functions(功能)ofExercisingMore.B14、Herearetwoamazingshopsfromtheworld.OneofthemostfamousdepartmentstoresinNewYorkCityisMacy’s.Thereareover850Macy’sstoresallovertheUS,buttheflagshipstoreisinHeraldSquare,Manhattan---justaroundthecornerformtheEmpireStateBuilding.Interestingly,RowlandMacy,thecompanyfounder(创始人),openedhisfirstshopsbetween1843and1855,buttheyweren’tsuccessful.However,Macylearnedfromhismistakes,andin1858hemovedtoNewYork.HeopenedhisfirstNewYorkstoreonOctober18,1858andwasimmediatelysuccessful.Macy’sisespeciallyfamousforitsThanksgivingDayParade,whichmarksthebeginningoftheChristmasseason.OneoftheoldestshopsinLondonisFortnum&Mason.ItwasfoundedbyWilliamFortnumandHughMasonin1707incentralLondon.Originally,theshoponlysoldfood,butthesedays,itsellsallkindsofotherthingsincludingclothes,booksandgames.Ithasthe“Gentleman’sDepartment”onthetopfloor,afamousteashopandseveralrestaurants.Thebusinessstartedoutsmall,butin1761,WilliamFortnum’sgrandson,Charles,wenttoworkforQueenCharlotte.Asaresult,theroyals(皇家)startedshoppingthereandcontinuestonow.Infact,QueenElizabethvisitedFortnum’slastyear.Fortnum’sisreallyfamousforit’shampers,whicharebasketsoffood.TherearepicnichampersandChristmashampersthatarefullofwinesandChristmasfood.Theyareextremelypopular,butalsoquiteexpensiveadcancostupto￡25,000.1．HowoldisthestoreMacy’s?A．60.B．158.C．155.D．160.2．WhydidRowlandMacymakehisshopssuccessful?A．BecausehemovedtoNewYork.B．Becauseheopenedaflagshipstore.C．BecausehebeganChristmasseason.D．Becausehelearnedfromhismistakes.3．WhatdidFortnum&Masonusetosell?A．Food.B．Books.C．Games.D．Clothes.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A．Fortnum&Masonusedtobeasmallshop.B．ThehampersfromFortnum&Masonarepopularbutexpensive.C．Macy’sThanksgivingDayParademeansthebeginningofChristmasseason.D．WilliamFortnumworkedforQueenElizabeth.5．Whereisthispassagepossiblyfrom?A．Amusicmagazine.B．Aclothesad.C．Asportsposter.D．Afashionguidebook.C15、OnahotAfricanmorning,Leilawaslyingonherstomachandanelephantwaswalkingtowardsher.Leilawaited.Thenshepushedthebuttononhercamera.“AndIgotmybestphotoofanelephantever,bylyingundermycar,”Leilaexplained.“Iwantedtogetclosetotheelephants,butofcoursethiswasdangerous;theyhadtheirbabieswiththem.SoeverymorningIusedtoparkmycarintheopennearthepath(小道).Theyusedtotakethesamepatheverymorningwhentheyleftthewaterhole.Afteraweek,theywereusedtoseeingmycar.Sothenextmorning,Ilayunderitandgotmyphoto!”Manyofthebestwildlifephotoscomefromgoodplanning.InAfrica,photographerssetuptheirhides(隐匿处)nearwaterholes.Theyalsosetuphidesnearforestpaths,asanimalsusethesamepathseverynight.Forbird-watching,manylakeshavehides.Insidethehides,bird-watcherscanwatchalldayintheshade(荫处)outofthewindandrain.Goodwildlifephotosareneededforbooks,postcards,magazinesandnewspapers.Butasuccessrateof1in20isgood.1．WhydidLeilalieunderhercaronthestomach?A．Becauseshewantedtosleep.B．Becauseshewantedtotakephotosbutwasafraidoftheanimals.C．Becauseit’seasytoseetheelephants.D．Becauseit’sverycomfortable.2．Howcanphotographerstakegoodphotos?A．Bymakinggoodpreparation.B．Bygoingintotheforestatnight.C．Bywalkingaroundtheholes.D．Bygoingtothenearestlake.3．Whatcanweknowfromthelastsentenceofthepassage?A．Thesuccessfulrateoftakingwildlifephotosis50%atmost.B．Photographerswhotakewildlifephotosneedmorepractice.C．Totakegoodwildlifephotosisnotdifficult.D．It’shardtotakegoodwildlifephotos.D16、Awisemanwasvisitingavillagewithhisstudents.Hefoundagroupoffamilymembersshoutinginangerateachother.Heturnedtohisstudentsandasked:“Whydopeopleshoutinangerateachother?”Hisstudentsthoughtforawhile,andoneofthemsaid:“Becausewhenweloseourcalm,weshout.”“But,whyshouldyoushoutwhentheotherpersonisjustnexttoyou?Youcanjustaswelltellhimwhatyouhavetosayinasoftmanner,”saidthewiseman.Studentsgavesomeotheranswersbutnonewereanygood.“Whentwopeopleareangryateachother,theirheartsbecomedistanced,”thewisemanexplained.“Tocoverthatdistancetheymustshouttobeabletoheareachother.Theangriertheyare,theloudertheywillhavetoshouttoheareachotherandcoverthatgreatdistance.”Thewisemanthengaveanexample:“Whathappenswhentwopeoplefallinlove?Theydon’tshoutateachotherbuttalksoftlybecausetheirheartsareveryclose.Whentheyloveeachotherevenmore,whathappens?Theydon’tneedtotalk.Theyonlylookateachotherandthat’sall.Thatishowclosetwopeoplearewhentheyloveeachother.”Helookedathisstudentsandsaid:“Sowhenyouargue,donotletyourheartsgetdistant.Donotsaywordsthatdistanceyoufromothers.Otherwise,therewillcomeadaywhenthedistanceissogreatthatyouwillnotfindthepathtoreturn.”1．Whatdidtheyfindwhenawisemanandhisstudentswerevisitingavillage?A．Agroupoffamilymemberswereshoutingateachotherangrily.B．Agroupoffamilymemberswereplayingthere.C．Hisstudentswereshoutingwithagroupofpeople.D．Agroupofpeopleweretravelingthere.2．Oneofthestudentsthinksfamilymembersshoutateachotherbecause.A．theyarenotfriendsB．theylosetheircalmC．theydon’tlikeeachotherD．theyarefarfromeachother3．Whatwillhappenwhentwopeopleareangrywitheachotheraccordingtothewiseman?A．Theyfightwitheachother.B．Theyaretooangrytosayaword.C．Theyarefarawayfromeachother.D．Theirheartsbecomedistanced.4．Whatwillusuallyhappentotwopeopleatfirstwhentheyfallinlovewitheachotheraccordingtothepassage?A．Theytalkmore.B．Theyshoutateachother.C．Theytalksoftly.D．Theydon’tsayanythingtoeachother.5．What’sthetopicofthepassage?A．Shoutingisbad.B．Don’tshout.C．Thedistanceoflove.D．Coverthedistancewithlove.E17、Astudyofsleepinsparrowssuggeststherelationshipbetweensleepandtheabilitytolearnmaybemorecomplicated(复杂)thanrealized．NielsC．RattenborgoftheUniversityofWisconsin—Madisonwantedtofindouthowthesparrowswereabletodealwithgettingsomuchlesssleep．Heandhisteambroughteightwildbirdsintoalabandwatchedthemforoneyear．Theyinventedagametocheckhowwellthebirdscouldlearn．Inthegame,thesparrowshadtopeck(啄)threebuttons(按钮)inacertainordertogetafoodtreat．Thescientistsdiscoveredthatthebirds'abilitytolearntherightbuttonorderdependedon(依靠)twothings,thetimeofyearandtheamountofsleepthebirdshadhad．Duringthemigration(迁徙)season,thesparrowswererestlessatnightandgotmuchlesssleepthanusual．Evenso,theywereabletounderstandhowtogetthefoodquicklyasifthey'dhadaregularnightofsleep．Outsidethemigrationseason,theyfoundthesparrowsthatgotlesssleepthanusualhadmuchmoredifficultylearninghowtogetthefoodtreatsthanbirdsthathadaregularsleep．Theresultsshowthatthesparrowscandealwithmuchlesssleepduringthemigrationseasonthanusual．Ifscientistscanfindoutwhy,theymaylearnfromsparrowsandfindwaysofhelpingpeopledealwithgettingmuchlesssleep．Untilscientistsfullyunderstandtherelationshipbetweensleepandlearning,it'sbettertogetplentyofsleepwhenpreparingforanexam．1．Whycansparrowsdealwithmuchlesssleepduringthemigrationseason?A．Theyeatmore．B．Theclimateisbetter．C．Theyfindenoughfood．D．Scientistsstilldon'tknowit．2．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Whentired,youshouldtrytofocus(聚焦)onyourstudy．B．Youshouldgetenoughsleepbeforeanexam．C．Youshouldmigratelikesparrows．D．Youshouldsleeplessatnight．3．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．SleeplessonsfromsparrowsB．HowtogetgoodexamresultsC．HowsparrowsgetafoodtreatD．Sparrows'migrationF18、HaveyoueverheardofStonehenge(巨石阵)?TheseancienthugestoneshavebeenstandingontheSalisburyPlains(索尔兹伯平原)inEnglandforthousandsofyears.WhobuildStonehenge?SomepeoplesaidthattheancientGreeksbuiltit.SomepeoplesaidthatitwasasitewhereUFOlanded.It’sstillamystery.However,itisclearthatthefirststonesarrivedatStonehengearoundthesametimeastheancientEgyptianswerebuildingthepyramids.ThesestonescanonlybefoundinSouthWales,nearly150milesaway.ItwasahugejobtomovethesestonesfarfromWalesbecauseoriginallytherewereabout80ofthemhereatStonehenge.Andeachofthestoneweighsaboutfortytons.Tomoveoneoftheseforty-tonstones,weneedatleast150people.However,buildingStonehengewasmuchmoredifficult.Itisnotjustsimplyonestonepiledontotopofanother,they’rejoinedtogether.Thoughmanyofthestoneshavefallen,Stonehengestillattractsnearlyfivethousandtouristseveryday.Andafternearly5000yearsStonehengeisstillstanding.ItissurethatStonehengehassomethingtodowiththesummerandwintersolstices(夏至日/冬至日).Naturemaywellknowalltheanswers,butsciencehasyetto