2024年镇江市中考英语试题（附答案）

镇江市2024年初中学业水平考试英语试卷

本试卷共8页，满分90分。考试用时100分钟。

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一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.Lookatthepictureontheright.Danielplaysthepiano.

A.never

B.sometimes

C.usually

D.always

2.ChemistryisasinterestingasPhysics.ofthemhelpstudentsexplorethescienceworld.

A.NeitherB.BothC.AllD.None

3.Withthehelpofmodemtechnology,nowpeopleenjoytheproudestmomentwhenChina?sfirst

astronautYangLiweienteredspace.

A.mayB.canC.shouldD.must

4.HelenkeepsEnglishdiarieseverydayasatodevelopherwritingskills.

A.habitB.presentC.victoryD.dream

5.5.Sofar,someofthedialects（方言）_________inuseforthousandsofyears.Theyarefulloflocalcolor.

A.wereB.areC.havebeenD.willbe

6.一Mum,couldyoupleasetheposterinmybedroom?Ireallylikeit!

一Sure,baby.

A.giveupB.takeupC.putupD.mopup

7.一Welldone,boysandgirls!Ybu'vemadegreatprogressinthelastthreeyears.

—,MrLi!

A.BecarefulB.NevermindC.ExcusemeD.Thankyou

8.Alotoftreeslastspring,sowecanseemoregreenthisyear.

A.plantB.areplantedC.plantedD.wereplanted

9.Justasthesayinggoes,u"WhenNorameetsdifficulties,Suzyoftensupportsher.

A.Everydoghasitsday.B.Itneverrainsbutitpours.

C.Don'tbumthecandleatbothends.D.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

10.Iknowyou'veboughtabookaboutMars.Iwonder.

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A.wherecanIbuyoneB.thatitcostthirty-fiveyuan

C.whenyouwillfinishreadingitD.whoyouwillborrowonefrom

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

MycousinAndrewalwayscomesupwithnewideasorinventsnewthings.So,people

alwaysthinkheiscreative,andconsidercreativityasmakingnewthings.Thiscouldbe_11—

somanypeopledonotthinkthemselvescreative.—12—,creativitycansimplybeabout

expressingourselvesthroughdailyacts.

Actually,weareborncreativeandallhavethe_13—toexpresscreativity.Bodiesneed

—14—tobebetter,sodoescreativity.Itshouldbetrainedfromtimetotime.Creatingisawayinwhichwe

challengeourselvesandthinkdifferently.Sometimes,thepathtobemorecreativeisnottofollowothers.—15—,

wecanaddtomatosaucesinsteadofsugarormilktocoffee.

Creativityisneitherjustaboutthefinal_16—,noraboutthemomentwhenyousuddenlygetafantasticidea.

Itisaprocess（过程）thatwedoaseriesofthings.Wecanfind_17—newordifferentinmostthingsandpractise

creativitythroughsmalljobs.

Ifwefaceacreativeblock（仓4造力凝滞），trytocompleteadailytask.Thoughsomeofusmaythinkitdoesn't

—18—,theorganizedstepsofcompletingataskmayencourageourcreativity.Whafsmore,aftercompletinga

task,wecanoftengetasenseof_19—.Anditwillprovideuswiththeenergytofinishothercreativeprojects.

Creatingorlearningcreativity,doesnotnecessarilymeanmakingsomethingoutofnothing.Inmanycases,it

meansallowingourselvestothink_20—.Justletourthoughtsfly.Thenthecreativitywhichisalreadytheremay

comeout.

11.A.whyB.howC.whenD.where

12.A.OtherwiseB.MoreoverC.AnywayD.However

13.A.abilityB.spiritC.valueD.goal

14.A.checkingB.relaxingC.exercisingD.displaying

15.A.AsusualB.SofarC.ForexampleD.Aboveall

16.A.productB.priceC.problemD.practice

17.A.anythingB.somethingC.nothingD.everything

18.A.endB.workC.formD.spread

19.A.humourB.beautyC.fashionD.achievement

20.A.quicklyB.freelyC.carefullyD.clearly

三、阅读理解（共15小题；21-30小题，每小题2分；31-35小题，每小题1分，满分25分）

阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A

Abird'sfeathercoatismadeupofmanydifferentkindsoffeathers.Eachhasadifferentfunction（功能）.

i---------------_____________________-|*

I•HeadFeathers[♦Flight

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1Headfeatherscomeinallsizes.TinyonesgrowIFeatherspushdownontheair,sobirdscanfly.

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inoverlapping（交叠的）rowstomakeasilkyFeatherscanmove,sobirdscanchangetheshapeof

coveringforabird'shead.theirwings.Andfeathersarelight,sotheydon'tadd

•PrimaryFlightFeatherstoomuchweight.

Theouterwingfeathersarelongandstrong.♦SocialMedia

Theyareusuallywiderononeside.TheirjobistoBirds9featherstelltheworldwhotheyare.Eye­

pushairasbirdsfly.catchingfeathersaregoodforattractingmates.

•SecondaryFlightFeathers♦Protection

ArowofsmallerfeathersgrowsonthebottomFeathersofdifferentcoloursandshapesactlike

ofthewingclosertothebody.Thesealsopushair,socamouflage（保护色），hidingbirdsfromenemies.

birdscanfly.Andoftenwhenanenemytriestocatchabird,allit

•TailFeathersgetsisamouthfuloftailfeathers.

Tailfeathershelpbirdsflyforwardandstop♦Keepingwarmandcool

duringtheirflight.Downfeathersstopheatfromgettinginorout.

•DownFeathersThishelpsthebirdstayjusttherighttemperature.

Downfeathersgrowundertheotherfeathers.TheyFeathersaresogoodatcatchingheatthatpenguins

arelightandsoft.Theirjobistokeepbirdswarm.canstaywarmevenwhenstandingontheicesheetat

40belowzero.

21.Whichpartofabirdisintroducedinthepassage?

22.Whichofthefollowingfeathersdobirdsmainlydependontofly?

①HeadFeathers©PrimaryFlightFeathers©SecondaryFlightFeathers

④TailFeathers⑤DownFeathers

A.②③④B.①②④C.③④⑤D.①④⑤

23.Whatcanfeathershelpbirdsdoaccordingtothepassage?

A.Birdscanchangetheshapeofwingsbecausefeatherscomeinallsizes.

B.Somefeatherscanhelpbirdshidethemselvesbecausetheyareverylight.

C.Birdslikepenguinscankeepwarmbecausedownfeathersarequitesilky.

D.Somefeatherscanbebirds'socialmediabecausetheycanhelpattractmates.

B

IhavelivedinChinaforsixyears,butstillthinkthecountryismysterious.SoImadeupmymindtogoona

3-monthcyclingjourneytodiscovermore.

MycyclingjourneywasverysafeinChinabecauseIneverhadamomentinwhichIfeltIwasindanger.

WhereverIwent,therewasalwaysphonesignal,andevenWeChatpay.

Thebeautyofnaturewasalsofantastic.ItsimplytookmybreathawaywhenIcycledontheway.Withthick

forests,bluelakesandgreenhills,therewassomuchtosee.

Thefoodwasanotherhighlightofmyjourney.IgottotastelocalfoodineveryplaceIwent.Myfavouritewas

thespicyfoodinSichuan.NomatterhowmuchIate,InevergotsickofhavingdifferentChinesefoods.Therewere

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somanydifferentchoices.

Inaddition,cyclinginChinacostlessthanIthought.Icouldevensavesomemoneyduringthetriptosupport

alocalcharity.

Thebestpartwasaboutpeople.Imetpeoplefromdifferentethnicminorities（少数民族）acrossChinaandI

waseveninvitedtoattendaweddingbyTibetangirls.Theweddingwasamazing,fullofdancing,laughterandfun.

OnetimeImetagroupofChinesemenwhowerealsotravelling,butbymotorcycle.Theyinvitedmetostaywith

theminthemountains.Wecookedfishthatwecaughtfromthelaketogether.Itfeltliketruefreedomfromthebusy

feelingofdailylife.Anotherexamplewasimpressive.WhenImetagroupofcyclistsintheir60s,theycycledbetter

thanme.Itreallyencouragedmetopushmyselfandgofarthereveryday.Also,anexperiencedcyclistsavedme

whenIgotaflattire（爆胎）.Hehelpedfixmytire.

Bytheendofmyjourney,Iwantedtokeepgoing.IfeltlikeIcoulddoitforever.ItwastrulyanexperienceI

willneverforget.IfanyonewantstoexploreinChina,Iwouldhighlyrecommendgoingbybicycle.

24.WhatdoesthewritertalkaboutinParagraph3?

A.Personalsafety.B.Differentfoods.C.Naturalbeauty.D.Cheapcost.

25.Theunderlinedword“Jf'inParagraph6refersto（指代）"_________

A.Tibetangirlsinvitingthewritertoawedding

B.cyclistsintheir60scyclingbetterthanthewriter

C.agroupofChinesemencatchingfishwiththewriter

D.anexperiencedcyclisthelpingthewritertofixaflattire

26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhataPleasantPicnic!B.WhatGreatPeople!

C.WhatanAmazingJourney!D.WhataLuckyDay!

C

“Takeaseat,kids!”MissKingannounced.Askidsrantowardsthecampfire,Miss

KingturnedtoQuillJT11leaveforawhile,justbringthekidswatermelonsandtellthem

astory.^^“Sure."saidQuill,hishandsbecomingwet.Quillwasgoodatshowingkidshow

toclimbrocks,buthewasnotagoodstoryteller.

Quillaskedinalowvoice,“Whatkindofstorydoyoulike?”AboynamedCaden

answered,ctAghoststory!”Alicerolledhereyesandotherkidsalsoshouted,ccQuillwill

tellalovelystory,Caden.”"Aghoststory!,?Cadeninsisted.Justthen,QuillfeltapullfromEmma,thequietestin

thegroup,'Tmafraidofghoststories.^^

“WhatamIgoingtotell?”Quillthoughtandthensaidslowly,'Tmgoingtotell...a...atoaststory.^^Caden

protested."Atoaststory?Iwantaghoststory!”"You'llsee,“Quillsaid,"Longlongago,therewasapieceof

bread...namedBob.^^Somekidssmiled.Quilltalkedfaster,C6Oneday,Bobwasputontoawoodenplatform.Bob

startedcrying.”"Breadcan'tcry!”Cadenshouted.Quill'searsturnedred.

“Whathappenednext?”Emmaasked.Quillhadnoidea,buthequicklylookedatCaden,"Cadenisgoingto

tellus."Cadensatup,"AmI?”"Yes,ifsagroupstory.^^Quillanswered.Cadensaidinascaringvoice,uBobwas

surethiswastheendofhisday.Then,along,shinythingappearedover

“Aknifb!”Aliceshouted."'Alice,it'syourQuillsaid.Aliceadded,ctThensomethingdropped.Theknife

spreaditalloverBob.”"Saladcream.^^saidEmmaandpulledQuill'sT-shirt.Alicecontinued,44Suddenly,agiant

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handliftedBobtowardsabighole.Bobscreamed,'Help!99,

Cadenwantedtocutin,butAlicestoppedhim.QuillsmiledatEmma.Emmatookadeepbreath,andsaid,

“Bobscreamedagain.ThehandwassurprisedanddroppedBob.Bobranaway.^^

“So,thebreadisfree.^^Cadencutin.

“Notfinished!?,Emmashouted,“Justthen,abreadtruckappeared.Bobrantowardsit.Butsomethingbig

followed

“Whatwasthat?"akidasked.Emmasatforward.Cadencouldfeelhisownbreath,asifhewasalsotherewith

Bob.SNAP!Emmaclappedherhands.Everyonejumpedupandasked,“Whathappened?^^“AdogateEmma

said,laughing.

Intherestofthenight,allthekidsweretalkingaboutthatdog.

-AdaptedfromthestorybySaraMatson

27.HowdidQuillfeelwhenhewasaskedtotellastory?

A.Excited.B.Nervous.C.Confident.D.Angry.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“protested“probablymeaninParagraph3?

A.Disagreed.B.Promised.C.Regretted.D.Guessed.

29.WhatdoyouknowaboutBobaccordingtothestorymadeupbythekids?

A.Bobranawayquicklyafterhesawadog.B.Bobfirstappearedonatruckinastreet.

C.Bobwascutintosmallpiecesbyaknife.D.Bobdroppedsohedidn'tenterthehole.

30.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?

A.Cadennolongerlovedghoststories.B.Thekidsspentawinternightonacamp.

C.Quilldecidedtotellanewstorythenextday.D.Thekidswerequitesatisfiedwiththeirstory.

D

阅读下面短文，从其后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，有两项是多余的。

DuringtheChineseNewYear,peoplecanwatchcolorfuldragondancesinthestreetor

onTVprogrammes.31Itisbecausebothinthenorthandinthesouth,Chinesecan

expresshopeforahappylifethroughtheactivity.

DragonsarerespectedandlovedinChineseculture.InancientChina,thedragonwas

thoughtasamythicalanimalthatcouldmakecloudsandbringrains,andpreventdisastersandbringhappiness.

32Andtheyarealsosaidtoscareawayevilspiritsandbadluck.

Guidedbyabigdragonball,thedragondancersmakedifferentkindsofmovementswhileholdingthecloth

dragon.33Asmanyas9to15dancersuselongpolestoguidethedragon'sheadandsnakelikebody.

Usuallyonedancerdoestricksonthedragon.Tricksareoftenjumpsandmovesthatmakethedragonturnin

differentways.

34Itisusuallyperformedintheevening.OneofHongKong'smodem-lookingneighborhoodsinWan

ChaiDistrictishometotheTaiHangFireDragonDance,afolkartformwithahistoryofover100years.35

Thenthevillagersstartedtoperformafiredragondanceforthreedaystodriveitaway.Sincethen,aroundMid­

AutumnFestivaleveryyear,thevillagersperformfiredragondancestomakewishes.

Todaypeopleoftenseedragondancesduringholidays,festivalsandtheopeningofnewbusinesses.These

performancesinvitewealthandgoodluck.

A.AspecialkindistheFireDragonDance.

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B.TheClothDragonDancehasalonghistory.

C.Itissaidthatadiseasesweptthroughthevillage.

D.WhyisthedragondancesopopularacrossChina?

E.Wherecanpeopleusuallyenjoythedragondance?

F.Nowtheystillrepresentwisdom,powerandwealth.

G.Dragondancershavetoworkasateamtomakethedragoncometolife.

四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题I分，满分10分）

从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其适当的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）。

enjoyintheformofyoubyaccidentwhenever

herobestrictwithdrivecarryoutwouldrather

36.Doesyourmathteacheroftenaskyoutothinkbyandthendiscusswithgroupmembers?

37.Parentsandteachersshouldchildreninteachingmanners.

38.Museumsarehotattractions.Peoplehaveagoodtimeworksofartduringholidays.

39.Petermissedmycallyesterdaybecausehehomeatthattime.

40.Kittyisenergetic.Inhersparetime,shedooutdooractivitiesthanstayathome.

41.Wewillneverforgetthosewhohavedonealotforourcountry.

42.Mygrandpalovesdrinkingtea.Igotoseehim,Ibringsomenicetea.

43.Tospreadthebeautyofpoetry,manyancientpoemsareperformedsongs.

44.Simonisveryorganized.Heoftenhisplansstepbystep.

45.OnthetraintoZhenjiang,Mr.Wumetoneofhisoldfriends.

五、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A）根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，使短文意思完整，每空一词。

ZodiacanimalsareimportanttotheChinesepeopleforlong.Manyyearsago,apresidentfromaforeign

countryv46China.Atthedinner,hepresentedpeoplewithariddle,"'Therearetwelvethingsthatcanbe

giventoalltheChinese,andeachpersoncangethisorhero47Whatarethetwelvethings?”Theansweris

ofcoursethe"12zodiacanimals^^.Asaculturalsignthatstayswithapersonsincehisorherb48thezodiac

animaloftheyearplaysanimportantroleine49life.Eventoday,manyChinesepeoplewilluse"Whatis

yourzodiacanimal?^^insteadof“Howoldareyou?^^whentheyaskaboutaperson'sa50

Inancienttimes,peopleformedclans（部落）.Differentclanshaddifferentsigns.Theclansusuallyusedthe

looksofanimals.O51animportantmeetingwasheld.Atthemeeting,theanimalsusedbythemost

powerfulclanswered52asthezodiacanimals.

Just153China,manyothercountriesalsohavesimilarsystemsofzodiacanimals.Forexample,India

hasasystemof12zodiacanimals,whichisa54thesameasthatofChina,withonlythelionintheplaceof

thetiger.TheVietnamese（越南的）systemhascatinsteadofrabbit,buttheothere55animalsremainthe

same.ItiswidelybelievedthatitwastheChinesezodiacculturethatspreadtothecountriesnearby.

B）根据短文内容在文章后表格中的空白处填入一个最恰当的词，每空一词。

GuardingtheBluePlanet

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Liulovestoteachpeopletoexploretheunderwaterworldandleadthemtofeelthebeautyofthesea.Now,he

devoteshimselftothevoluntaryworkinacommunitycalledBetterBlue.ThevolunteersinBetterBluearenotonly

madeupofdivingcoacheslikeLiu,butalsopilots,lawyers,doctorsandsoon.Allofthemshouldhavethe

knowledgeofthesea.

Everyyear,12milliontonsofplasticwasteflowsintotheocean（海洋）.Seaanimalsliketurtlesoftenlose

theirlivesbecauseofeating'plasticorfishingnets.Evenhumansonlandareinfluencedbecausethefishweeat

mayhaveharmfulplasticparticlesintheirbodies.SothecommunityBetterBluewasstartedin2017.Ithopesto

raisemarine（海洋的）protectionawarenessamongthepublic,invitepeopletoprotecttheendangeredseaanimals

andencouragepeopletothinkabouthowtomaketheoceandevelopinafriendlyway.

DiveAgainstDebrisisanactivityorganizedbyBetterBluetoprotecttheocean.Theactivityneedsvolunteers

withgreaterdivingskills.Inthisproject,diversgointothewatersandfishoutrubbish,whichisthenseparatedinto

differentgroups.TheydothisatseveralfixedlocationsinthebayareaofShenzheneverymonth.Theworkalso

includescheckingwhichrubbishoftenappearsinthearea,doingaresearchonwhythiskindofrubbishisthemost

andmakingsuggestionstoreducethepollution.

Marineprotectedtocollectingrubbish.Italsoincludesmarineprotectioneducation.Onweekdays,Liu

volunteerstoteachchildrenmarineprotectioninlocalschools.Volunteerslikehimteachmarinesciencetomake

childrenrealizethatland-basedrubbishcanalsopollutetheocean.Researchersfromlocaluniversitiesalsotake

partinsuchactivities.

Withdivingbecomingpopular,peoplearemorewillingtolearnaboutmarineprotection.Theycomewiththeir

equipment,diveintothewaters,gettoknowtheunderwaterworldandprotectit.

Liuisnotonlyadiving56,butalsoavolunteerinBetterBlue.VolunteersofBetterBluedodifferent

jobsandtheyare57tohavetheknowledgeofthesea.

Thereasonswhyitwasstarted:

♦Plasticwasteflowsintotheocean.

♦Seaanimalsliketurtlesoften58.

The

♦Fishhaveplasticparticlesthatare59tohumans.

introduction

The6ofit:

toBetterBlue

♦Toraisemarineprotectionawareness.

♦Toinvitepeopletoprotecttheendangeredseaanimals.

♦Toencouragepeopleto61thedevelopmentoftheoceaninafriendlyway.

DiveAgainstDebris:

♦Volunteersneedtohavegreaterdivingskills.Theyfishoutrubbishandseparateit.

♦Furtherwork:

Theactivities@checkingthekindofthearea9s62rubbish

heldby②studyingwhythiskindofrubbishisthemost

BetterBlue©advising63thepollution

Marineprotectioneducation:

♦Volunteersgive64onmarineprotection.

♦Researcherstakepartinmarineprotectioneducation.

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Withthepopularityofdiving,peopleshowmore65inmarineprotectionandtakeaction.

六、书面表达（共1题；满分15分）

初中三年校园生活丰富多彩，有些活动一定令你难忘。近期，你校英

文报举办“TheSchoolActivityIWillNeverForget”的主题征文活动。

要求：

1.参考下图，确定至少一次活动并详细介绍，可适当发挥；

2.文章不少于90词，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

3.文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。

What?When?Where?

Withwhom?Why?...

TheSchoolActivityIWillNeverForget

Inthepastthreeyears,therehavebeenmanycolorfulactivitiesinourschool.Iwillneverforget

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镇江市2024年初中学业水平考试英语试卷参考答案及评分标准

一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1.A2.B3.B4.A5.C6.C7.D8.D9.D10.C

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

11.A12.D13.A14.C15.C16.A17.B18.B19.D20,B

三、阅读理解（共15小题；21-30小题，每小题2分；31-35小题