江苏省无锡市敔山湾实验校2024年中考二模英语试题含答案

江苏省无锡市敔山湾实验校2024年中考二模英语试题含答案考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、ThedictionaryattheLostandFoundoffice________beTim’s,becausehisnameisonitscorner.A．can B．can’t C．must D．mustn’t2、IwillgototheEnglishclubtomorrowIamtoobusy.A．since B．if C．unless D．until3、Paulworksveryhardandheisoneof

studentsinhisclass.A．goodB．betterC．bestD．thebest4、Excuseme.Canyoutellme______?A．whereisthereagoodplacetoliveB．whereagoodplacetoliveC．whereisagoodplacetoliveD．wherethereisagoodplacetolive5、HongKong-Zhuhai-MacaoBridge______already.However,wedon’tknowwhattimeitwillbeopentotraffic.A．isbuiltB．wasbuiltC．willbebuiltD．hasbeenbuilt6、Father’sDaywillfall________June17ththisyear.Remembertoshowyourlovethen.A．inB．atC．onD．for7、What______newsmadethemsodown?I'mworriedaboutthem.A．sad B．happy C．exciting D．good8、---Whatdoyouthinkwecandoforouragedparents?---Youdon’thavetodo__________excepttobewiththemandbeyourself.A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing9、---Icalledyouataboutteno’clockthismorning.Butyoudidn’tanswerthephone.---Oh,I’msorry._________.A．Iwashavingameetingwithclients B．IhadameetingwithclientsC．Ihavehadameetingwithclients D．Iwouldhaveameetingwithclients10、—MissWhite,IamafraidIhavegotlowmarksintheexam.—_______,dear!Takeiteasy.Iamsureifyoutryyourbest,youwillpassiteasilynexttime.A．You’rewelcome B．Comeon C．Allright D．WelldoneⅡ.完形填空11、Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）Thefirstthingyouremember‘Iremember,whenIwasaboutthree,mymotherlookingatmeinmybuggyandsmilingatme’.Jan,13‘Iwasmaybefour.Weweredrivingtoourgrandma’sandourcar1.Wecouldn’tgetoutofthecarandIcried.Amechaniccametohelpus.’Alice,12‘IrememberIwaseatinganicecreamwhenadogcameandtookitoutofmyhand.Icried,Iwastwo,Ithink.’Tom,10‘Iremembermyfirstmemoryismysecondbirthday.Therewasacakewithtwocandles.Icouldn’tblowthecandlesout,somydaddiditforme.’Mike,15Mostadultsrememberlittleaboutthisthathappenedintheirveryearlychildhood,2,somepeoplethinkthatwearen’treallyabletoformmemoriesbeforeourfourthorfifthbirthdays.Butscientistscarryingoutresearchintoearlymemorieshavesuggestedthatthisisnottrue.Theysaythatwedoformmemoriesataveryyoungage.However,whatwerememberaboutourveryearlylivesseemstochangeaswe3.ResearchersinCanadaworkedwith140childrenagedbetweenfourandthirteen.First,theyaskedtheirparticipantstodescribetheirearliestmemories.Thentheyaskedthemroughlyhowoldthey’dbeenwhentheeventhappened.Next,theyaskedthekids’parentstomakesurethattheeventactuallyhappened.Andallthe4werewrittendown.Theresearcherswaitedfortwoyearsbeforetheywentbacktothechildrenandaskedthemagain,‘What’syourearliestmemory?’Nearlyallthechildrenwhowereagedbetweenfourandseveninthefirstinterviewsaidsomethingverydifferentinthesecondinterview.Andwhentheresearchersremindedthemofwhatthey’dsaidthefirsttime,manyofthechildrensaid,‘No,thatneverhappenedtome.’However,manyofthechildrenwhowerebetweentenandthirteenatthefirstinterviewdescribedexactlythe5memoryinthesecondinterview.Thisseemstosuggestthatourmemorieschangeintheearlyyears,butthatataroundtheageoften,thethingsthatweremembergetfixed（固定的）.Theresearchersarenowlookingintothequestionofwhychildrenremembercertaineventsandnotothers.Wesometimesthinkthatmostfirstorearlymemoriesareaboutverystressfulthingsthathappenedtousaschildren,becausehadthinsstandoutinourminds.Butinthisstudy,stressfuleventswereonlyasmallpercentageofwhatthechildrensaidtheyremembered.Moreoften,theirearlymemorieswerehappyones.Theresearchersaretryingtoworkoutwhythisisthecase.Weexpecttheresearcherswill6morefascinatingthingsaboutmemoriesinthenearfuture.1．A．ranforward B．soldout C．brokedown D．spedup2．A．Asaresult B．What’smore C．Forthetimebeing D．Infact3．A．arepleased B．buildconfidence C．feeltired D．getolder4．A．forecasts B．answers C．reviews D．orders5．A．unforgettable B．sweet C．same D．short6．A．imagine B．require C．control D．discoverⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Self-drivingCarsDoyoulikecars?1．willthecarbelikeinthefuture?Maybewecansitinacarthatcandrive2．(it).About40yearsago,scientistsfromtheUnitedStates3．(start)todevelopself-drivingcars.Themostfamousone4．(make)byGooglein2012.Therearecamerasandradars(雷达）onthetopofthecar.Theyallowthecomputerinthecar5．(draw)a3Dmapoftheenvironment.Chinesescientistshavealso6．(successful)developedaself-drivingcar.Thecarmadeatrip7．ChangshatoWuhan.Isaself-drivingcarsafe?Arecentstudyshowsthatrobotsmake8．(safe)drivesthanhumans.If10%ofcarsonthestreetareself-drivingones,1,000liveswillbesavedeveryyear.If90%ofvehicles(交通工具)areself-drivingones,21,700liveswillbesavedayear.However,aself-drivingcarisexpensive9．eachcostsabout$100,000.Soitis10．(possible)tobeverypopularinthenearfuture.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、1．Whatisthemostprobablyreasonthesweateristhegirl’sfavorite?A．Thegirl’sgrandmamadeit.B．Thegirlgotitattheageofthree.C．Theyarnisthecolorofbluebells.D．Thecatusesitforthekittens.2．Theword“kitten”inthispoemmostprobablymeans____.A．akindoffood B．ababycatC．akindofdrink D．abedforababy3．Whyhasthegirlgiventhesweateraway?A．Thegirlwantshergrandmatomakeanewsweater.B．Thegirlwillnolongerlikethesweater.C．Thegirllikeshernewjacketbetterthanthesweater.D．ThegirlistoobigforthesweaterB14、Tigersareterribleanimals,butacatisacuteanimal.Asamother,theChinese-AmericanwriterAmyChuaisjustatiger.Herbook,BattleHymnoftheTigerMother(《虎妈战歌》),tellsushowshegiveshertwochildreneducation.Shesaysthatbeingstrictistheonlywaytotrainachild’stalent.Herkidshadtoobeythefollowingrules.Tobeginwith,herkidsweren’tallowedtowatchTVorplaycomputergames.Then,theywerenotallowedto“hangout”withotherkidsafterschool.Theyhadtobethetopstudentsintheirclass.Andtheyhadtopracticethepianoandtheviolinforhourseveryday.Ofcourse,shebelievesthishasbroughtalotofproblemsforherselfandherkids.Butshedoesn’tmindbecauseherkidshavebecomegreat.Chuasays,likeher,mostAsianmothersaretigersbecausetheybelievetheirchildrencanachievealotifthey’repushedhardenough.ShesaysAmericanmothersarereallycats.Theycaremoreabouttheirchildren’sself-respect(自尊).Theydon’twanttobestrictwiththeirkidsbecausethismayhurttheirfeelings.Withsoftwordsandunderstanding,theyencouragetheirchildrentochooseforthemselves.Soisatigermombetterthanacatmom?Itmayalsodependonthechild.1．Thewriterofthispassagewantsto_________.A．tellthatTigersareterribleanimals,butacatisacuteanimal.B．tellusAmyChuahowtogivechildreneducation.C．tellthebookBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherisaboutanimals.D．tellthatmostAsianmothersarecats2．WhatdoesAmyChuathinkoftrainingachild’stalent?A．Shesaysthatbeingstrictistheonlywaytotrainachild’stalentB．Shesaysthatbeingsoftisthebestwaytotrainachild’stalentC．Shesaysthatteachingistheonlywaytotrainachild’stalentD．Shesaysthatmakingtherulesistheonlywaytotrainachild’stalent3．Tobeginwith,herkidsweren’tallowedtoA．watchTV.B．playcomputergamesC．“hangout”withotherkidsafterschool.D．Aboveofall4．Shedoesn’tmindbecauseherkidshavebecomegreat.doesshe?A．Yes,shedoesB．No,shedoesn’tC．Yes,shedoesn’tD．No,shedoes.5．Fromthepassage,wecanknowwhichoneisNottrueA．mostAsianmothersaretigersbecausetheybelievetheirchildrencanachievealot.B．Americanmothersdon’twanttobestrictwiththeirkidsbecausethismayhurttheirfeelingsC．Soisatigermombetterthanacatmom?Itmayalsodependonthechild.D．Americanmothersarelikecats.Theycarelessabouttheirchildren’sself-respect(自尊).C15、WhatisthehottestEnglishwordof2014?It’s“selfie”,accordingtoOxforddictionaries.Selfieisaphotothatonetakesofoneself,accordingtotheOxfordonlinedictionary.Peopleusuallytakeselfieswithasmartphone(智能手机)andsendthemtoasocialmediawebsite.Thewordwasfirstusedin2004.Inthepast12months,itsfrequency(出现频率)intheEnglishlanguagehasincreasedby17,000percent,saidOxforddictionaries.Now,almosteverybodyknowsit.“Almosteveryday,Itakeaphotoofmyselfatschool,andsaveitinmyQzone(QQ空间),”saidHuangXu,13,fromHunan.Thesephotosrecordherhappyandsadmoments.Popstarsalsotakealotofselfies.LiChunping,14,fromHarbin,isabigfanofYangMi.“Shehasusedmanyselfiestotelluswhat’sgoingoninherpersonallife,”saidLi.Whatmakespeopleloveselfies?Somepeoplesayit’snarcissism(自恋).“Theriseoftheselfieisaperfectsymbolforournarcissisticculture.We’recryingout:Lookatme!”saidUSpsychiatrist(精神科医生)CaroleLieberman.Youngpeopleareusingselfiestomakefriendsonline,JonathanFreedlandwroteinTheGuardian.“Theusualpurposeoftakingaselfieistoshareonline.Theyexpressahumanneedtoconnectwithothers,”wroteFreedland.HuangXuagreeswiththat.“Duringsummervacation,myclassmatesandIsharedmanyselfiesonline.Hairorclotheswerenotourinterests.Throughthesephotos,wegottoknoweachother’sholidaysandfeelings,”saidHuangXu.1．（小题1）Accordingtothestory,a“selfie”is__________.A．apersonwithasmartphoneB．asmartphonewhichcantakephotosC．aphototakenbyoneselfD．anEnglishdictionary2．（小题2）Whenwastheword“selfie”firstused?A．MorethantenyearsagoB．In2014C．WhensmartphonesappearedD．Nobodyknows3．（小题3）Wecantellfromthestorythat__________.A．onlyfamouspeopleenjoytakingselfiesB．allpeopleloveselfiesbecauseofnarcissismC．peoplelovetoshareselfiesonlineD．USpsychiatristCaroleLiebermanhatesselfies4．（小题4）Weputthesentence“Butsomepeopledon’tseeitthatway”atthebeginningof___________.A．Paragraph4B．Paragraph5C．Paragraph6D．Paragraph75．（小题5）Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．SelfiesandnarcissismB．SelfiesandsharingC．SelfiesandsmartphonesD．Selfies,thehottestwordin2014D16、OurabilitiesgrowstrongerasweageIt’sbelievedthatpeoplereachtheirmentalpeakintheir20s.However,thisisn’tcompletelytrue.AccordingtoarecentstudybyscientistsfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyintheUS,peoplearebestatdoingdifferentthingsatdifferentages.Theystudiedmanypeopleaged10to90yearsold,whowereaskedtotakepartindifferentmemorytests.1．WhatistheresultofthestudybyAmericanscientists?A．Allpeoplearegoodatdoingmemorytests.B．Peoplemustreachtheirmentalpeakintheir20s.C．Peoplearebestatdoingdifferentthingsatdifferentages.D．Differentpeoplearegoodatdifferentthingsatthesameage.2．Whatareyoubestatwhenyouare48yearsold?A．Rememberingthedetailsofthenewnames. B．Learningandrememberingnewemotions.C．Understandingothers’feelingsandemotions. D．Learningandunderstandingnewinformation.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEinthepassage?A．Peopleofallagestookpartinthetest. B．Peoplehavegoodvocabularyskillsat43.C．Peopleareeasiertofocusattheageof67. D．peoplearegoodatdealingwithdetailsat18.E17、SignpoststoAIFromApple’svirtual(虚拟的)assistantSiritoself-drivingcars,AIbringstothesocietysomethingnewandadvanced.Butinfact,it’snotthenewfashionatall.Belowlet’stakealookatthelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopmenttogether.2017Itisnotuncommontoseepeoplegetcitizenship.ButSophia,arobotdesignedbyHansonrobotics,aHongKong-basedAIrobotcompany,wasalsogivencitizenshipbythekingdomofSaudiArabia.Thismaderobotsforthefirsttimetoshareeveryequalrightwithhumanbeings.2016Dogsareourbestfriends,butwhatabouthavingarobotasapet?Roobo,aChineseAIstartupdevelopeda“petrobot”nameDomgy.Ithad“smart-home”featuresthatgaveitsownersweatherforecasts,changedtelevisionchannelandevenguardedthehomelikeadog.Thankstoadvancedtechnology,perhapsrobotswillonedaybecomeourclosefriends.1997Asthecreationofhumanbeings,AIisalwaysthoughtasinferiortoitscreator.ButDeepBlue,acomputerchess-playingprogramdevelopedbyUScomputerIBMshockedthewholeworld.ItbeataworldchesschampionGarryKasparovintheinternationalmatch.ThatmarkedanewstepofAItechnology.2004Humansarespecialfortheirimaginationandcreativity.However,Microsoft’sXiaoIcebrokethislaw.Justlikeus,“she”couldwriteherownpoetryandputthemtogetherasTheSunlightthatLosttheGlassWindow,abookofpoems.1979Self-drivingcarshavebeenaroundforalotlongerthanyoumightthink.In1979,aself-drivencarcalledTheStanfordCartcrossedachair-filledroomwithouthumanhelpinaboutfivehours.Itwasoneoftheearliestexamplesofanautonomousvehicle.1966Shakeywasthefirstgeneral-purposemobilerobottobeabletoreasonaboutitsownactions.“She”couldanalyzecommandsandbreakthemdownintobasicchunkson“her”own.TheUSLifeMagazinecallsShakeythe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.1951Perhapsyou’veneverthoughtaboutwhethermachinescanthink,buttheideaobsessed(使着迷)UKAIcomputerscientistAlanTuring.TuringadaptedtheimitationgametomaketheTuringtest.Althoughthetestfailed,itinspiredAIresearchersandbegananewageinthehistoryofAI.1．HowmanyAIproductsareintroducedinthepassage?A．4 B．5 C．6 D．72．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thestanfordcrossedachair-filledroomin1997.B．DeepBluecangiveitsownersweatherforecasts.C．Shakeyiscalledthe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.D．TuringtestsucceededandinspiredAIresearchers.3．WhowroteTheSunlightthatlosttheGlassWindow?A．Sophia B．Roobo C．XiaoIce D．DeepBlue4．Whydidthewriterwirtethepassage?A．TointroducethelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopment.B．TotellusAIbringssomethingnewandadvanced.C．ToencourageustoworkhardtobeatAIrobots.D．ToshowuswhattheAIrobotscandonowadays.5．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inastorybook. B．Inanotice. C．Inamagazine. D．Onablog.F18、Areyouhavingaproblemgoingtosleep?Haveyoutriedmanywayssuchasdrinkingaglassofwarmmilkorlisteningtosomesoftmusicorcountingsheepbutitstilldoesnotwork?Coolingdownyourbrainmaybeagreatwaytohelpyougetgoodsleep.Anewstudyhasfoundthatyoumightfallasleepquickerifyoutrycoolingdownyourbrain.DanielandEricfromtheUniversityofPittsburghMedicalSchoolledthestudy.Theyexaminedtwelvepeoplewhohadinsomnia.Theothertwelvehadnoproblemsinsleeping.Eachofthemworeacapontheirheadsatbedtime.Thecapshadtubes(管)insidefilledwithwater.Theresearchersmovedthewaterthroughthetubesandthenchangedthetemperatureofthewater.Peoplehadtroublesleeping(called“patients”inthefollowingpartsofthepassage)oftenhadmorechemicalreactions(化学反应)intheirbrains.Theresearchersthoughtloweringthetemperatureoftheheadmighthelp.Onthefirsttwonightsoftesting,thepatientsworenowatercaps.Duringthenexttwonights,thecapswereworn,butthewaterwasnotcooled.Thentheresearcherscooledthewateralittleforanothertwonights.Onthefinaltwonightsofthestudy,thetemperatureofthewaterwasmademuchcooler.Thesituationoftheinsomniadidnotbecomebetteruntilthetemperaturewasabout14ºC．Mostofthepatientsfellasleepfasterandsleptbetterwhenthecoolestwaterwasmovingaroundtheirheads.Thisistheonlybeginningoftheheadtemperaturestudy.Buttheybelievetheyhavediscoveredsomethingimportantthatneedsmoreresearch.1．Anewstudytohelppeoplefallasleepquickeris_________.A．countingsheepB．listeningtosoftmusicC．coolingdownyourbrainD．drinkingaglassofwarmmilk2．What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“insomnia”?A．抑郁症.B．失眠症.C．自闭症.D．头痛.3．Accordingtothepassage,thetestlastsfor_________nights.A．12B．10C．8D．64．Insomniapatientsbecamebetterwhen_________.A．thewaterwascooledabout14ºCB．ThecapswerefilledwithwaterC．thewaterwasnotcooledD．thewatercapswerewornontheirheadsⅤ.书面表达19、书面表达农历五月初五，我们学校将举行“弘扬中华传统文化——端午节TheDragonBoatFestival”一系列主题活动，请你邀请外国友人Amy来校参加。请你根据以下提示用英文给她写一封电子邮件。内容包括：时间：农历五月初五地点：学校操场目的：深入了解中国传统文化内容：文化展览历史介绍：两千多年，纪念屈原体验民间活动：赛龙舟，包粽子活动意义：1．······2．······参考词汇：农历：ChineseLunarcalenda