2024年江苏省泰州市靖江市实验校中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案

2024年江苏省泰州市靖江市实验校中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案注意事项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、___storyofChang’eisregardedasatouchingtraditionalfolkstoryabouttheMid-AutumnFestival.A．A B．An C．The D．/2、TheTaiwanEarthquaketookplaceabout4o’clockFeb.6,whilethepeopleweresleeping.A．at;inB．at;onC．in;on3、---Couldyoupleasetellme________?---Yes,shecametoteachherejustlastweek.A．thatsheisanewteacher B．whendidshecomehereC．whethersheisanewteacher D．what’swrongwithher4、ofpeopleenjoytheTVplayYouComeFromtheStar.And70%ofthemusicinitveryoriginal.A．Threefifth,is B．Threefifth,are C．Threefifths,are D．Threefifths,is5、—HowdoyoulikethefishIcookedforyou?—Ihaven’thadityet.However,it________good.A．smells B．tastesC．sounds D．feels6、Inanimportantgamelikethisone,everyminute___________.Solet’sgoforit!A．lasts B．works C．counts D．helps7、Lifeislikeclimbingamountain.______youfeeltired,youwillenjoythebeautifulviewatthetopofthemountain.A．Since B．Unless C．Though D．Because8、Weoftenhavetoo________/mʌtʃ/homeworkonweekdays.A．much B．many C．watch D．fresh9、Wheneverwehadameeting,hewasneverlate,whichimpressedusmuchwithhissenseof__________.A．humorB．timeC．art10、It’sreportedthatAlphaGotwomasterGoplayerssofar.A．beat B．beats C．hasbeatenⅡ.完形填空11、Longagotherewasaboy1washungryforsuccess.Forhim,winningwas2Onedaytheboywastocompetewithtwootheryoungboysinaraceinhisvillage.Alargecrowdgatheredto3includingawiseoldman.Theracebegan.Withstrengthandpower,theboyeasily4therace.Thecrowdcheeredandwaved.Thelittleboyfelt5andimportant.However,thewisemanremainedstillandcalm.“Anotherrace,anotherrace!”criedthelittleboy.Thewiseoldmancameoverandpresentedthelittleboywithtwonewrunners:anoldwomanandablindman.Theracestartedandtheboywastheonlyonetocrosstheline,6twoleftstandingatthestartingline.Thelittleboyraisedhisarms7Thecrowd,8,wassilent.“9don’tthepeoplecheerformysuccess?”heaskedthewiseoldman.“Raceagain!”repliedthewiseman,“Butthistime,allthreeofyoufinish10”Thelittleboythoughtalittle,stood11oftheblindmanandtheoldlady,andthentookthembythehand.Theracebeganandthelittleboywalked12tothefinishinglineandcrossedit.Thecrowed13Thewisemansmiled,gently14hishead.“Whichoneofusthreearethecrowdcheeringfor?”askedthelittleboy.“Forthisrace,youhavewon15thaninanyraceyouhaveeverrunbefore,”saidthewiseoldman.“Forthisrace,thecrowdcheernotforanywinner!”1．A．whomB．whoC．whichD．what2．A．somethingB．nothingC．anythingD．everything3．A．joinB．runC．watchD．hear4．A．failedB．beatC．wonD．lost5．A．calmB．modestC．surprisedD．proud6．A．otherB．anotherC．theotherD．theothers7．A．indelightB．insurpriseC．insadnessD．infear8．A．thereforeB．howeverC．ratherD．although9．A．WhatB．HowC．WhenD．Why10．A．wellB．togetherC．awayD．off11．A．inthemiddleB．atthecenterC．amongD．between12．A．slowlyB．quicklyC．easilyD．hardly13．A．shoutedB．cheeredC．talkedD．cared14．A．noddingB．shakingC．holdingD．losing15．A．littleB．muchC．evenlessD．muchmoreⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，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。Haveyoueverliedtoanyone?Student1:ItellliessometimesbecauseIdon’twant___1___(be)criticized.Forexample,Ididn’tdowellinanexamonce.Inordernottoletmyparents___2___,ItoldthemIdidn’thaveanyexams,sotheydidn’tscold(责备)me.Student2:___3___ofvanity(虚荣),Iliedonce.Iwasondutyoneday,butIwas___4___,soIdidn’tfinishmywork.Whentheteacheraskedus___5___anyonewaslate,inordertokeepagoodrecord,Ididn’tadmit(承认)thatIwaslate.Student3:Iusedtolietomymomsometimes.Shealwaystoldmetohavealittlenap(午睡)intheafternoon,andItoldherIcouldn’tfall___6___(sleep),butactuallyIreadnovelsatthattime.IliedbecauseIwantedtohavetimetodowhatIwant,___7___ofdoingthingsIdon’tlike,eventhoughtheyaregoodforme.Student4:IliebecauseIwanttohaveprivacy(隐私).Iwantmyparentstogive___8___(I)enoughpersonalspace.IrememberIwentoutwithsome___9___(friend)oneday.Inordernottomakemyparents___10___(worry)aboutme,ItoldthemIwenttostudywithsomegoodstudents,sotheywouldn’tasktoomanyquestions.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Doyouknowanythingaboutemail?Emailisakindofcommunicationthatischanging,fortheworse,thewaywewriteanduselanguage,saysomecommunicationexperts."Emailhashelpedthespreadofcarelesswritinghabits,”saysBaron,aprofessoratanAmericanuniversity.Shesaysthepoorspelling,grammar,punctuationandsentencestructureinemailsshowthegrowingunconcernaboutthewaywewrite.Baronarguesthatweshouldn’tforgiveandforgetthepoorwritinginemails.“Themoreweusetheemail,themoreitbecomesthenormalwayofwriting,”theprofessorsays.Otherssaythatthoughithaspoorwriting,emailhasdonewhatseveralgenerations(代）ofEnglishteacherscouldn’tdo.Ithasmadewritingfashionableagain.“Emailisanewcommunicationtechnology,”saysIanLancashire,aprofessorofEnglishatTorontoUniversity.“Itfillsthegap(缺口）betweenspokenlanguageandtheformal(正式的）methodsofwriting.Itisthepurestformofwrittenspeech.”Lancashiresaysemailcanhelppeoplewhoareusuallyafraidofwritingtogettheirthoughtsflowingeasilyontoablankscreen.Hesaysthisisbecauseemailisclosetospeech.“It’slikeacircleoffourorfivepeoplearoundacampfire,”hesays.Still,heacceptsthatthisfreedomtoexpressthemselvesoftengetspeopleintotrouble.Thenumberofemailssentinadayalmostisthenumberoflettersmailedinayear.Butmorepeoplearerecognizingthecontent(内容）ofatypicalemailmessageisnotoftenexact.1．WhatcanweknowaccordingtoBaron?A．Emailchangesthewaypeoplecommunicateineverydaylife.B．Peopleshouldchecktheemailmanytimesbeforesendingit.C．Morepeopledon’ttakethemistakesseriouslywhenwritinganemail.D．Emailhasbecomeanormalwayofwriting.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto?A．Email. B．Thepoorwriting. C．Thegoodwriting. D．Thecommunicationtechnology.3．IanLancashirethinksA．emailmakeswritingbecomepopularagain B．itishelpfulforpeopletouseemailtoexpressthemselvesC．emailsareeasiertowritethanletters D．peopleshouldrememberthemistakesinemails4．What’sthemainideaofthispassage?A．Peopleshouldstopusingemailtocommunicate. B．Peoplehavedifferentopinionsaboutemail.C．Peopleshouldlearntowriteemailcorrectly. D．Peoplehaverealizedtheimportanceofgoodwriting.B14、Thesunisahuge,hotandbrightstar.Itisimportantbecausewithoutittherewouldbenolifeontheearth.Thesungivesuslightandheat.Alllivingthingsdependonthesunfortheirgrowth.Plantsneedlightandheattogrow.Theyusethelightfromthesuntomakefood.Butwehumanbeingscannotmakefoodbyourownbodiesfromthesun.Allthefoodweeatcomesfromplantsinafoodchain(链).Andthefoodchainstartswiththesun.Forexample.sun—→potatoes—→chipssun—→corn—→hens—→eggssun—→wheat—→breadAnimalsneedsunlight,too.Justlikeus,theirfoodcomesfromplantsinfoodchain,whichbeginswiththesun.Forexample,Sun→leaf→caterpilllar(毛虫)→birdSun→seaweed(海藻)→smallfish→whale(鲸)Withthehelpofsunlight,wecanseethingsduringtheday.Evenwhentheskyiscloudy,thesunlightisverystronganditshinesthroughtheclouds.Iftherewasnosun,itwouldbedarkallthetime.1．Thesunisastar.A．huge,coldandbrightB．huge,hotandbrightC．small,warmandbright2．Whatarethetwomainthingsthesungivesus?A．Lightandheat.B．Heatandeggs.C．Cornandlight.3．Fromthepassagewelearnthat.A．whentheskyiscloudy,thereisnosunlightatallB．withoutthesuntherewillbenolifeontheearthC．wehumanbeingscanmakefoodbyourownbodies4．Allthefoodweeatcomesfrominafoodchain.Andthefoodchainstarswiththe.A．plants;earthB．plants;sunC．animals;star5．Whichisthebesttitle(标题)forthispassage?A．PlantsneedheatandlighttogrowB．AlllivingthingsdependonthesunfortheirgrowthC．ThesunisveryimportantC15、TheRiseofArtificialIntelligence（AI:人工智能）discussesAItechnologyandhowitmightaffecthumansinthefuture,butthefutureisalreadyhere.In2011,America’sFavoriteQuizShowheldacompetitionbetweentwomenandanIBMcomputernamed“Watson”.IBMdescribesWatsonas“atechnologythatunderstandsallformsofdataandalsoreasonsandlearns.”BothmenthoughttheycouldbeatWatson.Instead,thecomputeranditsArtificialIntelligencesoundlybeatbothofthehumanbeings.ARTIFICIALINTELLIGENCEMADESIMPLEArtificialIntelligencegenerallyreferstomachineswithhuman-likeintelligence,suchasproblem-solvingandlearning.InordertobeconsideredAI,thecomputermustpasstheTuringtest,namedafterTuring,aBritishmathematicianwhoworkedwiththefirstcomputer.Inthe1950s,Turingpublishedapaperquestioningwhetheracomputercouldbeusedtotrickhumansintobelievingtheywereinteracting（互动）withanactualhumanbeing.Hefoundthatif30%ofhumanswhointeractedwitha“machine”believedtheywereactuallyinteractingwithahumanbeing,thenthecomputercouldbeconsideredasAI.AsimpleexampleofAIisApple’sSiri.AskSiritodoanything,fromcallingafriendtobookingadinnertable,andSiricandothem.Siriseemsalmosttobeahumanbeing.Whenyouask,“Areyouarealperson?”Sirianswers,“Thatisareallypersonalquestion.”Butjustbecauseasystemcanbehavelikeahumanbeing,thatdoesnotmeanitcanthinklikehumans,Or,doesit?JOININGOFHUMAN&MACHINEItseemsthatourdevices（设备）willturnintohumans.Ourphonesalreadytellustotakeanumbrellabeforewewalkoutthedoor.Theyvolunteertrafficconditionssoweknowhowlongitwilltaketodrivetowork.Ourdevicescaninteractwithusinawaythatlookslikearealconversationwithanotherhumanbeing,likewithSiri.ItdoesnotseemcrazyatalltothinkthatAImaybeprogrammedtoactuallythink.Ifithasnotalreadyhappened,itwilllikelyhappeninthenearfuture.HavewecometothetimewhencomputersandAIhavecaughtuptohumanbeings?Althoughcomputershavetheabilitytomakeourlifebetter,isitpossiblethattheymaycontrolanddestroyhumanbeingsintheend?WHATTHEFUTUREHOLDSItseemsprettyclearthatinthefuture,we’regoingtoseeahuman-machinehybrid.Humanswillbestronger,livelongerandbesmarter.RayKurzweil,acomputerscientist,believesthatwithin50years,thehumansonEarthwillbeabout50to80%robotic.ThereisnoquestionthatAIwillbeapartofeverytechnologythathumanscreate.Willitturnoutbemoreofabenefittohumankindorwillitbeariskandthreaten（威胁到）humanityasweknowit?IfAIisprogrammedaccordingtoIsaacAsimov’s3LawsofRobotics,humanswon’thaveaproblemwithmachines;butforsome,evilAIstillstandsinthewayofapeacefulandsafelifeonEarth.1．ThestoryofcomputerWatsonismentionedheretotellusthat______.A．theageofmachineshascomeB．humansmaketheirownenemiesC．AIhasactuallycomeintoourlifeD．humansareplayingadangerousgame2．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_____.A．TuringtestwasdesignedtoexaminethefirstcomputerB．machinesinteractingwithhumanscanbecalledAIC．SiricanvolunteertobookadinnertableD．AIwillhelphumanstobestrongerandsmarter3．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“ahuman-machinehybrid”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Amachinewithahumanlook.B．Ahumancreatedbymachines.C．Abodypartroboticparthuman.D．Arobotthatcanbehavelikehumans.4．Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A．thehistoryandfutureofAIB．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofAIC．theexamplesofAID．thecompetitionbetweenhumansandAID16、Empathy(同情心)letsusfeelanotherperson’spainanddrivesustohelp.Doanyotheranimalsfeelempathy?Scientistsrecentlyfoundthatrats(老鼠)do,too.Mostpeopledon’tlikerats.Inmanypeople’seyes,ratsareonlybad.ButJeanDecetyandhispartnersattheUniversityofChicagodidanexperiment.Itshowedthatratsarekind,warm-heartedanimals.Theycanfeeleachother’spain.Scientistsplacedpairsofratsinplasticcages(笼子)fortwoweeks.Duringthistimetheygottoknoweachother.Thentheyputoneoftheratsfromeachpairintoasmallcontainer(容器)inthecages.Thesmallcont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B．HewasfortyyearsoldC．Hewasafatherofagirl D．HehadachildinGradeTwo2．WhydidCoreyaskthemannexttohisforhelp?A．BecausehewassurethatthemanwasateacherB．BecausetheyoftenmetonthesubwayC．BecausehethoughtthemanknewsomethingaboutmathD．Becausethemantalkedtohimfirst3．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestfor__?A．didnotoftentakethesubwaytoworkB．didnotlearnmathalotatschoolC．didnotsleepalotonthesubwayD．didnotoftentalktoothersonthesubway4．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“captured”?A．破坏 B．拍摄 C．输入 D．下载5．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Amovingmomentonthesubway B．DifficultmathproblemsC．Animportantlifelesson D．TwogoodfathersinNewYorkF18、Manypeopleliketotravelbyplane,butIdon'tlikeitbecauseanairportisusuallyfarfromthecity.Youhavetogetthereearlyandwaitfortheplaneforhourstotakeoffanditisoftenlate.Youcan'topenthewindows.Youcan'tchoosethefood.Planesarefast,buttheystilltakehourstogooutoftheairportandintothecity.Iliketravelingbytrain.Ithinktrainsaresafe.Railwaystationsareusuallyincities.Whenyouarelateforatrain,youcancatchanotherone.Youcanwalkaroundinthetrainandopenthewindows.Youc