江苏省常州市武进区洛阳初级中学2023-2024学年中考英语考前最后一卷含答案

江苏省常州市武进区洛阳初级中学2023-2024学年中考英语考前最后一卷含答案注意事项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、Please____theTV.Thebabyisasleep.A．turnup B．turnoff C．turnon2、Inthepasttwoyearsthenumberofmenteachersinourschoolfrom10to30.A．areincreasing B．isincreasing C．haveincreased D．hasincreased3、—Lucywillcometoourparty.Areyousure?—She______come.Hermotherisillandshehastolookafterhertoday.A．maynot B．would C．must D．needn’t4、Manypeopleareshywhenthey________Englishsobeforeyoubegin,takeadeepbreathandsmile.A．say B．speak C．tell D．talk5、---HaveyoueverbeentoHarbin?---Yes.I________therewhenIwastwelvefortheIceandSnowFestival.A．havegoonB．havebeenC．wentD．hadbeen6、—Mom,_____Ihangoutwithmyfriendsnow?—Sure,butyou_____cleanupyourbedroomfirst.A．can;may B．may;havetoC．must;need D．need;must7、—Ithinkusing

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everynightisawasteoftime.—Yes.Infact,thereare▲meaningfulthingstodo.A．less B．more C．theleast D．themost8、Theboyhasagoodhabitto_____allthethingsinrightplaces.A．putaway B．putupC．takeaway D．takeup9、Hecouldn't________ananswerwhenIaskedhimwhyhewaslate.A．comeover B．catchupwith C．comeout D．comeupwith10、—The19thNationalCongressoftheCPC(中共十九大)inBeijinglastyear.—Ourcountryhasbeenintoanewera(时代)sincethen.A．heldB．washeldC．hasheldD．hadheldⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。FriendsorExamsTinahadtwoexamsthatday.Physicswasfirstandshehardphysics，itwasherworst1HerfriendLilyhadpromisedtohelpherstudyforthephysicsexam.Butfortwoweeks，Lilydidntansweranyofhercallsormessages.Tinawasdisappointedandangry.Whiletakingtheexam，Tinafounditdifficulttoanswerquestionnumberfive.ShelookedupandwassurprisedtoseeLilyholdingher2underthetableandreadingfromit.Lilywouldgetagoodgradebycheating.Itwasntfair！TinafeltreallyangryatLilyandeventhoughtabouttellingtheteacher.Butwhatwouldeveryoneelsethinkofher?Justthen，Mr.Reedstartedtocollecttheexampapers.Ohno，Tinahadnt3itandshewasgoingtofailagain！Atlunchtime，TinawantedtotalktoLilybutcouldntfindher.Tinathoughtabout4theteacher,buteveryonewouldhateherifshedidthat“Itwasntfair！”shethoughtJustthen，Mr.Reedwalkedpasthertable“Mr.Reed”Tina5him.Thatafternoon，TinawassittingbehindLilyinthehistoryexam.Lilydidnttakeherphoneout.Maybeshedidntneedtocheatathistory.Tinafeltalittle6thatshehadtoldMr.Reed.Butitwastoolatenow.TinawasonthelastquestionwhenshesawLilyholdingherphoneunderthetable.Withoutthinking，TinalookedupandnoddedtoMr.Reed.LilywaslookingatherphoneanddidnthearMr.Reedashewalked7uptohertable.Mr.ReedpickedupLilysexampaper,pointedtothedoorandtoldhertogooutside.EveryonewasstaringatLilyandTinafeltreallysorrynow.WhenTinawasleavingschool，Lilystoppedher“Tina，ImreallysorryIdidntansweryourcalls，butmyfamilyishavinga8time.Mydadhadaheartattackandhesinhospital.HehadabigoperationtodayandIwasveryworried.Iknewitwasstupid，butIwasreading9frommymomtoseehowitwasgoing.Mr.Reedcaughtme.HethoughtIwascheating.Buthe10andunderstandsmenow.ImsorryIdidnttellyouwhatwashappening.Iknowyoureagoodfriend.Willyouforgiveme?"1．A．monthB．subjectC．marketD．name2．A．bookB．dictionaryC．cameraD．phone3．A．finishedB．forgottenC．collectedD．built4．A．tellingB．askingC．leavingD．watching5．A．savedB．supportedC．stoppedD．served6．A．wonderfulB．usefulC．harmfulD．regretful7．A．lazilyB．weaklyC．silentlyD．patiently8．A．terribleB．simpleC．boringD．comfortable9．A．instructionsB．papersC．signsD．messages10．A．refusesB．believesC．criticizesD．praisesⅢ.语法填空12、Whatwillourworldbelikein2050?Agroupofexpertshasmade1．(they)predictionsaboutourlife.Itis2．(believe)thatwewillhave“clever”carsby2050.Wewon’thavesomanyaccidentsb3．theywillprobablybeabletocommunicatewitheachother.Carswillslowdownbythemselvesorstopin4．(danger)situations.What’smorewewillneverd5．!Ourbrainswillbeputontocomputersandwecanliveforever.Thecomputersof6．futurewon’tlooklikemachine.They’lllooklike7．.By2050therewillbeless8．(pollute).Thefactorieswillbe9．(build)onthemoonandotherplanets.WewillbeabletospendholidaysonMarsandbeback10．spaceshipinjustafewdays.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Chineseareverygenerous(慷慨的)whenitcomestoeducatingtheirchildren.Notcaringaboutthemoney,parentsoftensendtheirchildrentothebestschoolsorevenabroadtoEngland,theUnitedStatesandAustralia.Theyalsowanttheirchildrentotakeextra-courseactivitieswheretheywilleitherlearnamusicalinstrumentorballet,orotherclasseswhichwillgivethemaheadinlife.TheChinesebelievethatthemoreexpensiveaneducationis,thebetteritis.Soparentswillspendanunreasonableamountofmoneyoneducation.Evenpoorcoupleswillbuyacomputerfortheirsonordaughter.However,whatmostparentsfailtoseeisthatthebestearlyeducationtheycangivetheirchildrenisusuallyverycheap.Parentscanseethattheirchildrenareveryskilledinsomeareaswhilepoorinothers.Whatmostparentsfailtorealizethough,isthattoday’schildrenareshortofself-respectandself-confidence.Theproblemisthatparentsareonlyeducatingtheirchildrenonhowtotakemultiple-choicetestsandhowtostudywell,butparentsarenotteachingthemthemostimportantskillsthattheyneedtobeconfident,happyandclever.Parentscanachievethisbyteachingpracticalskillslikecooking,sewinganddoingotherhousework.Teachingachildtocookwillimprovemanyoftheskillsthathewillneedlaterinlife.Cookingrequirespatienceandtime.Itisanenjoyablebutdifficultexperience.Agoodcookalwaystriestoimprovehiscooking,sohewilllearntoworkhardandfinishhisjobsuccessfullystepbystep.Hisresult,awell-cookeddinner,willgivehimmuchsatisfactionandlotsofself-confidence.Someoldmachines,suchasabrokenradioorTVsetthatyougiveyourchildtoplaywithwillmakehimcuriousandarouse(激发)hisinterest.Hewillspendhourslookingatthem,tryingtofixthem;yourchildmightbecomeanengineerwhenhegrowsup.Theseactivitiesarenotonlyteachingachildtoreadabook,butrathertothink,tousehismind.Andthatismoreimportant.1．（小题1）.MostChineseparentsdon’trealize__________.A．howmuchthebesteducationisworthB．whenchildrenshouldbeeducatedC．whatchildrenreallyneedinlaterlifeD．whyschooltestsdon’tsatisfychildren2．（小题2）.Whatisthemainideaofthelastparagraph?A．Fixingoldmachinesisveryimportant.B．Interestisnecessaryforeverything.C．Brokenthingsareusefulforchildren.D．Usinghandshelpsimprovethinkingability.3．（小题3）.Thewriter’sattitude(看法)tochildren’seducationisthat__________.A．thecheaperaneducationis,thebetteritisB．childrentodayshouldlearndifferentskillsC．practicalskillsareusefultochildren'sgrowthD．schooleducationcan’tmeetparents’expectationB14、Foryears,theword“popular'，hasbeendemonized（妖魔化）andmadethesameasmini-skirt-wearing,hair-coloringcheerleadertypeslikeReginaGeorgeinMeanGirls.Today,teachersandparentsinformchildrenthatbeingpopularisirrelevant（不相干的），unnecessaryandasureshortcuttoupset,misery,anddeath.Andsomepeopledescribepopularstudentsastheonesmostlikelytobumoutandendupasnobody,whiletheirlesswell-likedcounterpartsenjoyalifeofwealthandfame.However,theOxfordEnglishDictionarydefines（定义）popularityas:“TheStateorconditionofbeingliked,admired,orsupportedbymanypeople’Thissoundslikealovelything,andisnotrelatedtosuchbehaviorsas“burnbooks”or“three-wayphonecalls"inMeanGirls．Infact,itisatruthwidelyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplewhofeellikedorsupportedaremorelikelytoobtainimpressiveachievementsthanthosewhofeellonely,unvalued,andirrelevantsocially.Sowhy,then,ispopularitygivensuchabadname?Whyisthisstateofwell-likednesssodemonized?Basically,thehatred(恨)showntowardwhatappearstobeaverypleasantthingiscausedbylackofunderstanding.Whenwe,asviewers,seecharacterssuchasReginaGeorgesonTVandinfilms,werecognizethemtobepopular.Thesecharacters,ifnotexactlyliked,，greatlyadmiredbytheirpeers（同伴）．Ourmistakecomeswhenwetrytounderstandtheircruelandunkindactionsusingthededuction（推论）method.Humansareimperfect,andeventhemostintelligentmindisopentodishonestythroughaverysmallslipinlogic.Unfortunately,thisoccursherewithbrandingresultsWefirstlearnthatacharacterispopular.Sincethisisimportanttotheplot,itisconstantlyemphasized,leadingittobethemostcommonthinginourmindswhenweconsiderthecharacter.Later,weseethatcharacterdosomethingunkind.Thecharacter'smostnoticeablecharacteristic(inourminds)ishis/herpopularity.Andnowthecharacterismeanandunkind.Thischaracterispopular.Therefore,wejumptoaquickconclusion(结论)thatpopularpeoplearemeanandunkind.Thingssuchasimproperbehaviorsandrumor-spreadingareterribleandshouldalwaysbeseeninaveryseriouslight.However,itisimportanttorecognizethatthesearenotthebehaviorsofpopularpeople,butbullies.So,insummary,donotbeafraidtobepopularandhavemanyfriends.Ifyouarekindtoeveryoneandtreatotherswithrespect,therewillbefewwhocancriticizeyou,forbeingwidelylikedisnotacursebutablessing.Justrememberthatbeingpopulardoesgiveyouadegreeofpower,andwithgreatpowercomesalargeelectricitybill!1．Thewritermentionsthedefinitionofpopularityinparagraph2to＿＿．A．bringuphisopinion B．giveanexampleC．cometoaconclusion D．offerhissuggestion2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Beingpopularmightofferashortcuttoalifeofwealth.B．Studentswhofeelsupportedhaveabetterchancetoachievemore.C．Popularstudentsareusuallyfamousbutmeanandunkind.D．Thelesswell-likedpeopleconsiderbeingpopularassomethingbad.3．Paragraph4and5are.mainlyabout＿＿A．theimportanceofbeingadmiredbypeersB．thewaystoclearupsomemisunderstandingC．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingpopularD．thereasonswhypeopleshowhatredtobeingpopular4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat＿＿·A．cheerleadertypeswillsurelyendupasnobodyB．beingpopularisunnecessaryformoststudentsC．treatingotherswithkindnessisbeneficialtopopularpeopleD．famouspeoplearelikelytomakemistakesandbecriticizedC15、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．thewatercapswerewornontheirheadsD16、Fashiontreadmilldesks(跑步机办公室)mightactuallyhelpimprovejobperformanceafteremployeesgetusedtoworkingwhilewalking,accordingtonewresearch.AyearlongstudyofworkersatacompanySt.Paul,Minn,foundthattheproductivityof40treadmillusersdroppedatfirstbecausetheywereunabletomastertypingandoperatingamousewhilewalkingataspeedofuptotwomilesperhour.Butwithinfourtosixmonths,measures(测量)ofperformance-quality,theamountofworkdone,andthequalityofinteractions(互动)withworkmatesrosegradually,accordingtoweeklysurveys.Attheendofthesurveyperiod,workerswithtreadmilldesksimprovedtheirperformance,whichwas0.1pointshigherthanthatbeforetheprojectbegan.Fortaskslikesolvingproblemsortakingconferencecalls,“Alittlebitofwalkingisusefulbecauseitmeansthere’smorebloodflowtothebrain,”saidAvnerBen-Ner,aprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota’sCarlsonSchoolofManagementandanauthorofthestudy.“Yougetmoreoxygen(氧气)anditincreasestheabilitytothink.”Treadmilldeskshavegotattentionbecauseofresearchwhichshowedthenegative(负面的，消极的)effectsofsedentarylifestylesandjobsthatleaveworkerssittingallday.Butdataontheeffectivenessofthedeskshasbeenrelativelyrare.Thereareotherdownsides(不利方面),asTheWallStreetJournalwrotelastyear,includingthepossibilityoffallsandinjuries.Mr.Ben-Nernotedthattreadmillusersneedsometimetogetusedtotheergonomics(人体工程学)ofwalkingwhileworking,includingtheproperdeskheight.Histeamprovidednotrainingtoemployees,andhesaidthatemployerswhoprovidesuchdesksshouldofferhelptogetuserscomfortableonthemachines.“Thiswouldn’tbeverygoodforpeoplewhouseaneedlefortheirjobs,”hesaid.“Buteveryonewhodoesbrainworkknowsthatifyouneedfreshideas,takingawalkhelps.”1．Accordingtothepassage,fashiontreadmilldesksofferusersmanyadvantagesEXCEPTto_______.A．improvetheirqualityofwork B．increasetheiramountofworkC．maketheirhealthbecomebetterandbetter D．keepgoodrelationshipswithworkmates2．WhichofthefollowingdoesMr.Ben-Neragree?A．Peoplecandodifferentkindsofworkwhenwalkingontreadmill.B．Thetreadmilldesksarefitforpeoplesolvingdifficultproblems.C．Themoreoxygenyouget,thebetteryourmoodis.D．Alittlewalkcanmakeyourbrainworkmoreactively.3．Theunderlinedpart“sedentary“inParagraph6probablymeansleadingalifewith____________.A．muchsitting B．dailystress C．nomoney D．greatworryE17、Ithappenedtwoyearsago.ItwasMother’sDaymorning.Iwasdoingmyshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson,Tenyson.Aswewereleaving,wefoundthatonly

minutesearlieranelderlywomanhadfallenoverattheentranceandhadhitherheadontheground.Herhusbandwaswithher,buttherewas

blood

everywhereandthewomanwasembarrassed(尴尬的)andclearlyinshock.Walkingtowardsthescene,Tenysonbecameverysadaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouple.Hesaidtome,“Mum,it’snotmuchfunfallingoverinfrontofeveryone.”Atthefrontofthesupermarketacharitygrouphadsetupastandsellingfishandchipsandflowerstoraisefunds.Tenysonsuggestedthatweshouldbuytheladyaflower.

“Itwillmakeherfeelbetter,”

hesaid.Iwasamazedthathe’dcomeupwithsuchasweetidea.Sowewentovertotheflowersellerandaskedherifwecould

buy

aflowerfortheladytocheerherup.“Justtakeit,”shereplied.“Ican’ttakeyourmoneyforsuchawonderfulgesture(姿势).”Bynowparamedics（救援人员）hadarrived,andwereattendingtheinjured(受伤的)woman.Aswewalkeduptoher,mysonbecame

intimidated

byallthe

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andmedicalequipment(器具).Hesaidhewasjusttooscaredtogouptoher.InsteadIgavetheflowertothe

woman’shusbandandtoldhim,“Mysonwas

verysadforyourwifeandwantedtogiveherthis

flowertomakeherfeelbetter.”Atthat,theoldmanstartedcryingandsaid,“Thankyousomuch,youhaveawonderfulson.HappyMother’sDaytoyou.”Themanthenbentdownandgavehiswifetheflower,telling

her

whoitwasfrom.Thoughbadlyhurtandshaken,theoldladylookedupatTenysonwithloveinhereyesandgave

him

alittlesmile.1．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Onecanneverbetoocareful. B．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C．Lovebeginswithalittlesmile. D．Asmallactofkindnessbringsagreatjoy.2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．TheelderlywomanwasknockeddownbyTenyson.B．Tenyson’sideaof

buyingaflowergained

his

mother’ssupport.C．Tenyson’scarefortheelderlywomansurprisedtheflowerseller.D．Theelderly

woman

wasmovedtotearsbyTenyson’sgesture.3．Theunderlinedword“intimidated”inthepassageprobablymeans“___________”.A．surprised B．pleased C．frightened D．excited4．Choosetherightorderoftheeventsgiveninthestory._________a.Theparamedicsarrivedandattendedtheinjuredwoman.b.Webought

aflowerfortheladytocheerherup.c.Ididsomeshoppingatourlocalsupermarketwithmyfive-year-oldson.d.Mysonbecameverysadaboutwhathadhappenedtothecouple.e.Anelderlywomanfelloverattheentrance.A．c,e,a,b,d B．a,c,e,d,b C．c,a,e,d,b D．c,e,d,b,a5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThePowerofFlower B．Mother’sDayC．AnAccidentalInjury D．AnEmbarrassingMomentF18、Successfulstudentshavegoodstudyhabits.Theyhavethesehabitsinalloftheirlessons.Readabouteachstudyhabit.Worktodevelopanystudyhabityoudonothave.Trynottodotoomuchstudyingatonetime.Ifyoutrytodotoomuchstudyingatonetime,youwillgettiredeasilyandyourstudyingwillnotbeveryeffective.Takingshortbreakswillhelpgetbackyourmentalenergy.Trytostudyatthesametimeseachday.Studyingatthesametimeseachdaymakesitbecomearegularpartofyourlife,justlikesleepingandeating.Whenastudytimecomesupduringtheday,youwillbementallypreparedtobeginstudying.Setcleargoalsfortheirstudytimes.Goalswillhelpyoustayfocused(专心致志)andcheckyourprogress.Simplysittingdowntostudyhaslittlevalue.Youmustbeveryclearaboutwhatyouwanttogetduringyourstudytime.StartstudyingwhenplannedYoumaynotstartyourstudyingontimebecauseyoudon’tlikeataskorthinkitistoohard.Ifyoudothis,youareprocrastinating.Ifyouprocrastinateforanyreason,youwillfinditdifficulttogeteverythingdonewhenyouneedto.Youmayrushtomakeupthetimeyouwastedgettingstarted,resultingincarelessworkandmistakes.Workonthetasktheyfindmostdifficultfirst.Yourmostdifficulttaskwillrequirethemosteffort.Startwithyourmostdifficulttasksincethisiswhenhavethemostmentalenergy.Reviewtheirnotesbeforebeginningatask.Reviewingyournotescanhelpyoumakesureyouaredoingataskcorrectly.Also,yournotesmayincludeinformationthatwillhelpyoucompleteatask.Reviewtheirschoolworkovertheweekend.Yes,weekendsshouldbefunintime.Butthereisalsotimetodosomereview.ThiswillhelpyoubereadytogoonMondaymorningwhenanotherschoolweekbegins.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“procrastinate