江西省吉安市峡江县2024年中考二模英语试题含答案

江西省吉安市峡江县2024年中考二模英语试题含答案注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Wewillhaveto________thefootballgametillnextweekbecauseoftheheavyrain.A．putup B．putoff C．putout D．putdown2、--Whichcitywouldyouliketogotospendyourweekend,ZhengzhouorKaifeng?--IwillchooseXinyangtovisittheMuseumofRevolutionaryBase.A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．None3、—YourheadteacherhassetupaWeChatgroup.Couldyoutell?—Itismoreconvenienttocommunicatewithourparents.A．whenitwassetupB．whydidhesetitupC．whatitisusedforD．howdidhesetitup4、Everyoneisborn__________theabilitytolearn.A．at B．on C．with D．in5、Becauseofthedriver’scarelessness,aterribleaccidenthappenedonHighway101yesterday.A．tooktheplaceB．occurredC．wasseenD．takesplace6、---Canyoutellmehowtohaveagoodrelationshipwithparents?---Certainly.Ifyouoftentalkaboutyourideaswiththem,theywilltalkaboutwithyou,too.A．their B．them C．theirs7、—The19thNationalCongressoftheCPC(中共十九大)inBeijinglastyear.—Ourcountryhasbeenintoanewera(时代)sincethen.A．heldB．washeldC．hasheldD．hadheld8、Tonylikeswatchingcartoonsverymuch.Thepicturesofcartoonheroesare_____inhisroom.A．anywhere B．nowhere C．somewhere D．everywhere9、Ihearabigfire__________atmidnightinthetownlastnight.A．brokedownB．brokeoutC．putoutD．putdown10、Inanimportantgamelikethisone,everyminute___________.Solet’sgoforit!A．lasts B．works C．counts D．helpsⅡ.完形填空11、Everyonehasapersonality．Onepersonmightlovetorunandjump．Anothermayprefertositandthink．Animalshavepersonalities，1．Scientistsstudytheirbehavior，orthewaytheyact，inordertolearnmoreaboutthem．Hereare2kindsofanimalsthathavespecialpersonalities．AcatcalledPhoenixdoesn’tneedanyonetoopendoors3him．Whenhewantstogoout，hejustpushesaspecialdoorbell．Thedoorbell’sinventorthoughtthatmanypeoplewouldrushtobuythecatdoorbells，but4havebeensold．ThatmaybebecausenotmanycatshavethesamepersonalityasPhoenix．ScientistsatSeattle’sWoodlandParkZoogavecarvedpumpkins(雕刻的南瓜)totheirchimpanzees．Theywantedtoknow5theirchimpanzeesplayedwiththepumpkinsbeforeeatingthem．AchimpanzeecalledJumoke6alotoftimepickingoutthebiggestpumpkin．AnotherchimpanzeecalledAlafialookedforapumpkinshecouldfitoverherhead．Congo，achimpanzeefromSouthAfrica，choseapumpkinwithafacehelikedbest．7chimpanzeeshowedhisorherpersonalitywhilemakingchoices．Mostparrotscanonlyrepeat(重复)wordstheirownerssay，8oneparrot，namedAlex，isatalkerandagoodlistener!Whenhis9showeddifferentobjectstohimatthesametime，AlexCanpickouttheyellowobject，thebiggestobject，oreven“theoneunderthesquare．”Alexalsohasagoodmemory．Ifhisownerasks，“Alex，whatcoloriscorn?”Alexanswers，“Yellow．”Hecandothisevenifthereis10cornintheroom．1．A．tooB．alsoC．eitherD．neither2．A．threeB．fourC．fiveD．six3．A．fromB．forC．toD．by4．A．manyB．fewC．muchD．little5．A．whereB．whenC．whatD．how6．A．tookB．costC．spentD．made7．A．AllB．EitherC．NoneD．Each8．A．butB．andC．insteadD．besides9．A．fatherB．motherC．teacherD．owner10．A．notB．anythingC．noD．anyⅢ.语法填空12、用括号中所给动词的适当形式填空，使短文完整。Earlythismorning,weallwenttotheFutureHalltohaveourgraduationceremony.Theheadmastermadeawonderfulspeech,andmanyofus1．(move)totears.Nowtheceremonyisover,WewillleaveschoolsoonIfeelveryexcitedbecauseI’moneofthebestgraduates.Atthesametime.IamalittlesadbecauseIhavetosaygoodbyetomyclassmatesandteachers.Iwant2．(take)somephotoswiththemandIwillgivesomegiftstomyteachersaswell.Inthepastfewyears,I3．(learn)notonlyhowtostudy,buthowtobeaman.Inthefuture,Iwillworkmuchharder.IhopeIcanbeanastronautwhenI4．(grow)up.Maria,JaneandMichaelwillgobacktotheirhometownstomorrowandIwillseethemoffattheairport.Wewillkeepintouchwitheachotherby5．(send)emails.We6．(be)goodfriendsforever.Iwishmyclassmatesandteachershealth,happinessandgoodluck.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Onceuponatime,therewasanislandwhereallthefeelingslived:Happiness,Sadness,Knowledge,andalloftheothers,includingLove.Onedaythefeelingsweretoldthattheislandwouldsink,soallbuiltboatsandleft,exceptLove.Lovewastheonlyonewhostayed.Lovewantedtoholdonuntilthelastpossiblemoment.Whentheislandhadalmostsunk,Lovedecidedtoaskforhelp.RichnesswaspassingbyLoveinabigboat.Lovesaid,“Richness,canyoutakemewithyou?”Richnessanswered,“No,Ican’t.Thereisalotofgoldandsilverinmyboat.Thereisnoplacehereforyou.”LovedecidedtoaskVanity(虚荣心)whowasalsopassingbyinabeautifulship.“Vanity,pleasehelpme!”“Ican’thelpyou,Love.Youareallwetandmightdamage(破坏)myboat,”Vanityanswered.SadnesswasclosebysoLoveasked,“Sadness,letmegowithyou.”“Oh…Love,IamsosadthatIneedtobebymyself!”HappinesspassedbyLove,too,butshewassohappythatshedidnotevenhearwhenLovecalledher.Suddenly,therewasavoice,“Come,Love,Iwilltakeyou.”Itwasanelder.Sothankfulandhappy,Loveevenforgottoasktheelderwheretheyweregoing.Whentheyarrivedatdryland,theelderwentherownway.Realizinghowmuchwasowed(欠)theelder,LoveaskedKnowledge,anotherelder,“Whohelpedme?”“ItwasTime,”Knowledgeanswered.“Time?”askedLove.“ButwhydidTimehelpme?”Knowledgesmiledwithdeepwisdomandanswered,“BecauseonlyTimeisabletounderstandhowvaluableLoveis.”1．Howdidthefeelingsgoawayfromtheisland?A．Byflying.B．Byswimming.C．Onfoot.D．Bywater2．HowmanyfeelingsdidLoveaskforhelpbutfailed?A．5.B．4C．3D．23．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Happinesswasblind.B．Richnesshadasmallboat.C．Sadnesswantedtostayalone.D．Vanity’sshipwasdamaged4．WhosavedLove?A．Happiness.B．Knowledge.C．Richness.D．Time.5．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．DifferentFeelingsB．AnAccidentC．AsinkingislandD．LoveandTimeB14、AturkeynamedCouragegavethankstoPresidentObamaforsavinghislifeonthedaybeforeThanksgiving.Honouringa62-year-oldtradition,thePresidentpardoned(赦免)thebirdonThanksgivingeve.ThetraditionofaturkeypardonatThanksgivingbeganwithPresidentTrumanin1947.CouragecomesfromEllsworth,Iowa.ThenameCouragewaschosenbyvoters(投票人)whotookpartinasurveypostedontheWhiteHousewebsite.TheluckyturkeywalkedonthelawnoftheRoseGardenandposedforthecamerasatthepresidentialpodium(讲台).ThedinnerthathasbecomeknownastheFirstThanksgivingwasactuallyaharvestfestivalcelebratedinDecemberof1621.That’swhenEnglishsettlersinPlymouth,Massachusetts,gavethanksfortheprogresstheyhadmadeafterahardwinterintheirnewcountry.AsAmericagrew,Thanksgivingcustomsalsospreadandgotbigger.GeorgeWashingtondeclaredthatthefirstnationalThanksgivingwouldbeonNovember26,1789.Inthedecadestofollow,however,peoplecelebratedThanksgivinglocally,withnoofficialdate.PresidentAbrahamLincolndeclaredthelastThursdayinNovember1863anationaldayofThanksgiving.Itstayedthatwayuntil1939,whenPresidentFranklinD．Rooseveltmoveditoneweekearlier.HewantedtolengthentheshoppingperiodbeforeChristmastoencouragegift-buyersandtohelpbusinesses.SoCongress（议会）ruledthat,after1941,ThanksgivingwouldbeanofficialfederalholidayfallingonthefourthThursdayofNovember.ThisyearwecelebratedThanksgivingonThursday,November.MillionsofAmericansgottogethertogivethankswithfriendsandfamily.Theluckyturkey,Courage,wasoneofthem.Afterhispardon,CouragewouldbesenttoDisneylandResortinCalifornia,wherehewouldbethegrandassembleofDisney’sThanksgivingDayParade.1．（小题1）ThattheturkeyCouragewaspardonedwasdecidedby________.A．GeorgeBushB．CongressC．PresidentTrumanD．thepublic2．（小题2）ThefirstThanksgivingDaywasheldto________.A．celebratetheharvestofBritishsettlersB．celebratetheprogressofAmericansC．encouragethestrugglewithBritishsettlersD．celebratethejoyofallAmericansafterahardwinter3．（小题3）Wecaninfer(推断)fromthepassagethat________.A．PresidentObamapardonedaturkeybeforeThanksgivingbecauseoftheeconomiccrisisB．theturkeynamedCouragewaspardonedbyPresidentRooseveltbeforeThanksgivingC．thepardonedturkeywalkedonthelawnoftheRoseGardenonThanksgivingeveD．thepardonedturkeywillappearinacelebratingparadeofThanksgivingDayC15、IliveinIndiaandIndianismymotherlanguage.Iamascientist.IlearnedEnglishverywellandnowIwanttosharemyexperiencewithotherpeople.IhadmyfirstcontactwithEnglishwhenIwassix.MydadlovedlisteningtotheBeatles（披头士）andheencouragedmetolistentotheband.Ilistenedtothemeverydayforthefollowingsevenyears.Inthebeginning,Icouldnotunderstandnothing.ButsoonIstartedtounderstandsomewords.LaterIgotabookwiththewordsofallthesongs.Ireadthebookmanytimes.Ilearnedmanysongsbyheart.ItbecamemydreamtolearnEnglishwellsothatIcouldunderstandtheBeatles.Today,IcanunderstandtheBeatlesveryclearly.EachtimeIhearaBeatlessong,Iamhappyandproud.WhenIwas13yearsold,Istartedreadingsciencebooks.IcouldonlyreadinIndian.ButmorebookswereallEnglish.IcouldnotreadthembecauseIdidnotknowEnglishsowell.IfeltthatthebooksinEnglishwouldbeevenmoreinterestingandmoreexciting.WhenImeteverynewEnglishword,Ifeltitwasclosetomygoal,itcouldimprovemyreadingability.FinallyIcouldreadmyfirstwholebookinEnglish.Thatmomentwasexciting.IknewIgotintoanewworld.WhenIreadinEnglish,Ihadnotonlythepleasureofreading,butalsothepleasureofusingEnglishandlearningEnglish.ForthelastfouryearsIhavereadbooksonlyinEnglish.NowIstudyscience.IdiscoverthatmyknowledgeofEnglishisveryimportantformylearningscience.WithoutEnglishIwouldbelimitedtothefewbookswhichareinIndian,andtherearereallyfew.1．Wecaninfer（推断）thatlisteningtotheBeatles__________.A．wasalwaysthewriter’sfavoritethingtodoB．madetheauthordecidetobecomeasingerC．helpedtheauthoralotinlearningEnglishwellD．helpedtheauthor’sfatherlearnEnglishwell2．WhydidthewriterstarttoreadsciencebooksinEnglish?A．Becausehisfatherstronglyrequiredhimtodoso.B．BecausehewantedtolearnEnglishwellinthisway.C．BecausetherewerenobookswritteninIndianinhiscountry.D．BecausehethoughtthebookswouldhemorefunandexcitinginEnglish.3．WhentheauthorwasreadingsomethinginEnglish,he__________.A．triedhisbesttoremembernewwordsB．didn’tfindithardtoreadthematfirstC．neverchosetextswithmanynewwordsD．paidnoattentiontousingandlearningEnglish4．Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatisanadvantageofthewriter’slearningEnglish?A．HecanwritebooksinEnglish.B．HecansharehisknowledgeofEnglish.C．HecantranslateEnglishbooksintoIndian.D．HecanreadbooksaboutscienceinEnglish.5．What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．TotellushowhelearntEnglishwell.B．ToprovethatEnglishiseasytolearn.C．ToexplainwhyhewantedtolearnEnglish.D．TosuggestthatwespendmoretimeonEnglish.D16、Driverwanted

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1．Youare26yearsoldandwanttobeateacher.Youshouldapplyto.A．CapsTaxi,17PalaceRoad,RustonB．TheDirectorofStudies,InstantLanguagesLtd,279CanalStreet,RustonC．RecruitmentOffice,SouthernAirlines,HeathrowAirportWest,HR37KKD．anyofthethree2．Whycan’tJohn,anexperiencedtaxidriver,workforCapesTaxi?A．Becausehedoesn’thavecollegeeducation.B．Becausehelikesdoingsports.C．Becauseheisunabletospeakaforeignlanguage.D．Becausehewaspunishedforspeedingandwrongparking.3．Tom,aged22,hasjustgraduatedfromacollege.Whichjobmaybegiventohim?A．DrivingforCapestaxi.B．WorkingforSouthernAirlines.C．TeachingatInstantLanguagesLtd.D．Noneofthethree.4．Whycan’tLucy,aged27,becomeanairhostess?A．BecauseshecanspeakonlyJapanese.B．Becausesheis27yearsold.C．Becauseshecan’tskate.D．Becauseshelikesrubbishfood.5．Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthethreeadvertisements?A．Marriage. B．Maleorfemale.C．Education. D．Workingexperience.E17、Whowouldwininacompetitiontomemorizenumbers,achimp(黑猩猩)orateenager?Theteenager?Thinkagain.Scientistshaveprovedthatchimpsperformbetterthanhumanbeingswhenitcomestothiskindofproblem.Wemayhavetorethinkwhatwebelieveabouthumanmemory.Memoryisourabilitytolearnsomething,saveitandrecallitwhenneeded.Ourmemoriesareimportanttooursenseofself,ourpersonalities,andourabilitytounderstandtheworld.Scientistssaythattherearedifferenttypesofmemory.Thereisshort-termmemoryandlong-termmemory.Yourshort-termmemorysavesinformationforafewsecondsorafewminutes.Forexample,thetimeittakestocomparethepricesofafewitemsinastore.Long-termmemoryinvolvestheinformationyoutryhardtokeep,becauseit’smeaningfultoyou(anexampleisdata数据aboutfamilyandfriends.)Andthenthereisvisualmemoryandsoundmemory.Butthesearenothardandfast:scientistsarguealotaboutthenatureofmemory.Scientistshavealsofoundthatpeoplememorizethingsindifferentways.Somememorizebetterwiththehelpofpictures.Othersarehelpedmorebysounds.Onething’sforsure.Ifyoucancombinedifferentkindsofmemorytogether,youwillrememberalot!SowhynottrypictureswithEnglishwords?Atthesametimelistentorecordingsofthesamegroupofwords.Itmayhelpwhenitcomestomemorizingit.Imaginationandassociationcanbeusefultoo.Byimaginationscientistsmeanpicturingawordinyourmind.Associationmeansrelatingthewordtosomethingyoualreadyknow.1．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Humanbeingsarelesscleverthanchimps.B．Humanmemoryisnotasgoodasbefore.C．Chimpscanmemorizenumbersbetterthanteenagers.D．Chimpsperformbetterthanhumanbeingsinmanyaspects.2．Howmanykindsofmemoryarementionedinthearticle?A．2B．3C．4D．53．Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytomemorizewords?A．BywatchingTV.B．Bylisteningtomusic.C．Bywritingthemoutmanytimes.D．Bylisteningandwatchingpictures.4．Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Memoryisthemostimportantabilityforhumanbeings.B．Long-termmemoryusuallyinvolvesmoreimportantthings.C．Scientistshavemadesureofthenatureofmemory.D．Imaginationisbetterthanassociationinmemorizingthings.5．Wheredoweprobablyreadthepassage?A．AtextbookB．AsciencemagazineC．AnadvertisementD．AnewsreportF18、“Iwillthinkofit.”Itiseasytosaythis,butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking?Wecannotseeourthoughts,orhear,ortaste,orfeelthem,yetwhatpowertheyhave!AboynamedWattsatquietlybythefireside,watchingthelid(盖子)ofapotmoveupanddown.Theboilingwatermakessteam.Hewantedtofindoutwhythesteaminthekettlemovedtheheavylid.Hewentonthinkingandthinking.Whenhegrewup,heimprovedthesteamengine(发动机)somuchthatitcouldeasilydotheworkofmanyhorses.Whenyouseeasteamboatorasteamtrain,rememberthatitwouldneverhavebeenbuiltifithadnotbeenthehardthinkingofsomeone.Jameswasapoorfarmer’sboyfromScotland.Once,seeingtheinsideofawatch,hethought,“IamsurethatIcouldmakeawatchtoo.”Hekeptthinkingandthenmadeawoodenclockwhichkeptgoodtime.Inafewyearswhilestillasmallboy,hemadeenoughmoneytosupporthisfather.Whenhegrewup,hewenttoLondontolive.SomeofthewisestmeninEngland,andthekinghimself,usedtocomeandlistentohimspeak.Hismottowas“Iwillthinkofit”whichmeansthathewouldbeabletothinkofhowtodosomething.Inthisway,hemadehisthoughtsusefultohimselfandtheworld.Boysandgirls,whenyouhaveadifficultlessontolearn,don'tfeeldiscouraged.Think,andbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinkinawaythatsolvesyourproblems,andtheproblemofothers.1．WhatmadeWattthinktoinventthesteamengine?A．Theboilingwatermadethelidofapotmove