2024年江苏省无锡市经开区中考一模英语试题

2024年江苏省无锡市经开区中考一模英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、单项选择

1.—WhatawfulrainitwaslastFriday!

一Yes,butIlovedrainbowafteritrained.Itlookedsobeautiful.

A.the;anB.an;theC./;theD.an;/

2.StateSecurityLawofthePeoplesRepublicofChinashowsthatweprovideany

informationforforeigners.

A.shouldn'tB.can'tC.mustn'tD.needn't

3.—Whatoursocietyislikeisdecidedbyeveryonechoosestobehave.

-That'sthecase.Weshoulddoourpartandgetonwellwitheachother.

A.howB.whenC.whatD.why

4.TheNewYearConcertwasreallyamazing.leftinthemiddleofit.

A.NobodyB.AnybodyC.EverybodyD.Somebody

5.—ThelessonthatthenovelOrdinaryWorldhastaughtmeisthateventhoughmylifeis

common,Istillloveandenjoyit.

—Infact,sometimesagoodbookcanteachyouthingsyourclass.

A.aboveB.againstC.beyondD.including

6.SoletmesayherethatinfrontoftheChineseside,theUnitedStatesdoesnothavethe

qualification（资格）tosaythatitwantstospeaktoChinafromaofstrength.

A.situationB.positionC.conditionD.location

7.“Itisbettertotravel10,000milesthantoread10,000books."meanscomesfrom

experience.

A.wisdomB.characteristicsC.purityD.strength

8.China'sBeidouSystemcannowbedirectlytomobilephones,sowecanfindwhere

thephonesarcevenwhenthere'snosignal（信号）.

A.connectedB.pointedC.devotedD.reported

9.Volunteeringisagreatcontributiontoourworldachanceforustolearnandgrow.

A.aswellasB.asgoodasC.asfarasD.aslongas

10.Astheautumnends,wehavelesschancetoabsorb（吸收）vitaminDthroughsunlight.

,peopleshouldtakesomevitaminDcapsules,especiallyduringwinter.

A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.HoweverD.Moreover

11.—WhichclassicalChinesepoemdoyoulikebest?

—Don'tlaughifwedrunken（醉酒）onthebattleground；howmanysoldiersevercame

backsafeandsound（安然无恙）.

A.putB.liedC.layD.drank

12.Inthethirdlessonofthe“TiangongClass"，theChineseastronautsshowedthestudents

A.whethertheyhavegrownsomeplantsinthelaboratory

B.whenawaterballbecame“lazy"underthelowgravity

C.howdidtheydrinkwaterfroma2-metre-longstraw（吸管）

D.whytwoT-handles（T型手柄）can"danceh叩pily”inspace

13.—Ilostmywalletyesterday.Moreover,myIDcardandmydrivinglicensewereinit.

—.WeshouldlearntheimportanceofavoidingriskswithaPlanB.

A.EverydoghasitsdayB.Itneverrainsbutitpours

C.Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasketD.Amissisasgoodasamile

14.—Eric,youseemveryexcited.

-_?Iwonthefirstprizeinthesingingcompetition.

A.What'supB.WhocaresC.GuesswhatD.Pardonme

二、完形填空

Lixia,ortheBeginningofSummer,istheseventhofthe24Chinesesolarterms.

Assummerapproaches,plantswillbegintogrowfaster.Thecropsalsowelcometherapid

growingseason.Therefore,15areusuallyhappytowelcomethearrivalofLixia.Thisis

the16timeoftheyeartoplantearlyriceinthesouthernpartofChina.Therearealotof

ancientChineseidiomsthatwarnpeoplenottostay17duringthisperiodoftime.

InChina,peoplecelebratethedayofLixiaindifferentways.Forexample,insomeplaces

peoplecook“Five-ColouredRice”.Itisusually18fromfivekindsofbeans,includingred

bean,yellowbean,blackbean,greenbeanandmungbean.It19forpeople'sgoodwishes

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fbracolourfullife.Insomeareas,childrenwill20abagwithaneggaroundtheirnecks.It

wasa21activityamongancientChinesechildrenduringsummer.

OnthedayofLixia,peoplealsohavethe22ofeatingthreetypesoffood:cherries,

greenplums,andgreenwheat.Sincetherearesomanydifferenttypesoffreshfruitsand

vegetablesfromwhichtochoose,whatgetseatenduringthistimecanbe23acrossthe

country.

ThetraditionofeatingiceattheBeginningofSummerhasalonghistoryinChina.In

ancienttimes,peoplewouldhaveicydrinks.

OtherLixiatraditions24thesingingofvariousfolksongs.Peoplealsoweigh

themselvesonthedayofLixia.Whenthesummerpasses,they'llweighthemselvesagaintosee

howmanypoundstheyhavelostduringthehotseason.

15.A.workersB.farmersC.studentsD.musicians

16.A.bestB.worstC.fastestD.slowest

17.A.healthyB.lazyC.busyD.sick

18.A.borrowedB.chosenC.comeD.made

19.A.looksB.asksC.standsD.cares

20.A.wearB.buyC.findD.fix

21.A.wonderfulB.commonC.valuableD.simple

22.A.inventionB.vacationC.populationD.tradition

23.A.freshB.deliciousC.differentD.clean

24.A.meanB.includeC.affordD.consider

三、阅读理解

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25.Whatisthecampabout?

A.Sports.B.Art.C.Languages.D.Science.

26.Whocangotothecamp?

A.Bill,5yearsold.B.Cindy,8yearsold.

C.Grace,11yearsold.D.Henry,18yearsold.

27.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Peoplecanlearnbaseballinthesportscamp.

B.Thesportscampisfreeforpoorchildren.

C.Thesportscamplastsforthreedays.

D.Youcanwriteane-mailtoaskfbrmoreinformation.

Haveyouheardthelatestbuzz（蜂鸣）？Bumblebeeshave.Accordingtoanewstudy,trends

canpassthroughabumblebeecolony（族群）asbeeswatchandcopyoneanother'sbehavior.This

meansthebeeshaveaculture,whichisasetofsharedbehaviorsanimalslearnfromoneanother.

Peopleoncethoughthumansweretheonlyspeciestodevelopcultures,butsomeanimalshave

alsobeenfoundtohavethisability.

AresearchteamfromtheUKsetuppuzzleboxesthatofferedasweet-tastingrewardwhen

opened.ttDemonstrator^^（演示者）beesweretaughttoopentheboxesbypushingaredtabora

bluetab.Some“Observer”（观察者）beessawthedemonstratorbeesopentheboxes,whileother

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beeswerenotallowedtowatchbeforetryingtoopentheboxesthemselves.

Thegroupofbeesthathadwatchedademonstratorwereabletoopenthepuzzleboxes

about28timesaday,whiletheothergroupopenedthemonlyonceaday.Theobserverbees

almostalwaysusedthesamemethodasthedemonstratorsdid.Forexample,thosewhowatcheda

beeopenaboxusingtheredtabalmostalwayspushedtheredtabaswell.

“Someofthemwouldplayaroundwiththeboxandfindanotherwaybuttheystillwould

returnreallystronglytothedemonstrator'spreferredbehavior,MAliceBridges,theleadauthorof

thestudy,toldTheWashingtonPost.Shesaidthebeesweredevelopingualocaltrend".

Evenwhentheresearchersallowedgroupsofbeestoseebothmethods,eachgroupsoon

developeditsowntrend.Askillwaspassedalongasnewbeeslearnedfrommoreexperienced

bees.Afterseveraldays,onecolonycametopreferthe“bluemcthod^^whiletheotheralmost

alwayschosethe“redmethod”.

“Thefactthatbeescanwatchandlearn,andthenmakeahabitofthatbehavior,addstothe

factthattheyarefarsmartercreatures（生物）thanalotofpeoplehavethought,nsaidstudy

co-authorLarsChittka.

28.Howdoesthescientistsexplaintheirfindingsaboutthebumblebees?

A.Byintroducingsomerules.

B.Bylistingalotofnumbers.

C.Bymentioningachievemen:sinothers'studies.

D.Bymakingcomparisonsindifferentexperiments.

29.Whatdocstheunderlinedphrase"alocaltrend"mean?

A.Abumblebeecolony.B.Thebluemethod.

C.Asetofsharedbehaviors.D.Theredmethod.

30.Whatis（hemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.ARecentStudyonDifferentBees

B.ACultureamongBumblebees

C.HowdoBumblebeesMakeaBuzz

D.WhyBumblebeesLiveasaColony

Therewasmagicinthesecretgardenthatspringandsummer.Atfirst,everythingturned

green.Thenthegreenchangedtocolours—blue,purpleandred.Therewereflowerseverywhere.

DickonandMary'sseeds（种子）grew.Andtheroses—theroses!Fromsmallbudsthey

grewintolargeflowersandfilledtheairwiththeirperfume.

Colinsawitall.Hewatchedthechangesastheyhappened.Dickonpushedhiswheelchair

tothegardeneverymorningandhespentthedaythere.SometimesColinsatonthegrass

watchingtheinsects.Oneday,hewatchedamole（眼鼠）diggingahole.Helearntalotofthings

aboutthewaysoftheseinsectsandanimals.AndDickontaughthimabouttheanimalsinthe

wood.

Onemorning,thechildrenwereinthesecretgardenasusual.WhenBenWeatherstaff

arrived,Colinsaid,"Goodmorning,BenWeatherstaff.IwantyouandDickonandMarytolisten

tomebecauseI'mgoingtotellyousomethingveryimportant.^^

“Yes,sir!^^answeredBenWeatherstaff.

"I'mgoingtodoascientificexperiment."hesaid."WhenIgrowup,I'mgoingtomake

scientificdiscoveriesaboutmagicandI'mgoingtostartwiththisexperiment.Doyou

understand?**

“Yes,sir!”saidBenWeatherstaff,buthedidn'treallyunderstand.

“Ibelievethatthereismagicineverything/'continuedColin."Dickonknowssomemagic.

Hecharmsanimalsandpeople.MaryalsoknowsabitofmagicbecauseshewasborninIndia.

Theremagicinthegardentoo.I'mgoingtotryandputsomeinmebecauseIwanttobewell

andstrong.Tmgoingtosay—Magicisinme!Andyoumustallsayittoo.Thatismyexperiment.

Areyougoingtohelp,BenWeatherstaff?”

“Yes,sir!”answeredBenWeatherstaff.

Theysatdowninacircle.Thecrow,thefox,thesquirrelsandthelambwereverycurious.

“Now,let'sbegin,MColinsaid,andtheyallstartedchanting（吟唱）.

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“Magicisinme.Magicisinme.Magicisinallofus.”

ThenColinstoodupandwalkedroundthegarden.HewentinfrontwithDickononone

sideandMaryontheother.BenWeatherstaffwalkedbehind.

Colinwalkedabitthenrested.Thenhewalkedagainandrestedagain.Atfirst,heheld

Dickon'sarm.Thenhewalkedafewstepsalone.

“Icanwalk!Themagicworked!”hecried.

“Whalisthedoctorgoingtosay?”askedMary.

“Nothing,“Colinanswered.'Becausewearen'tgoingtotellhim.NoonemustknowthatI

canwalkandrun.It'sasurpriseformyfatherwhenhecomesbacktoMisselthwaite.^^

"He'sgoingtothinkit'sadream.”saidMary.

—AdaptedfromTheSecretGarden

31.Whichisthecorrectorderofwhathappenedinthestory?

a.ColinheldDickon'sarmtowalkroundthegarden.

b.Theystartedtochant"Magicisinme."And"Magicisinallofus.".

c.BenWeatherstaffgottothegardenonemoming.

d.Colin,MaryandDickonwereplayinginthegarden.

A.a-b-d-cB.d-c-b-aC.c-b-a-dD.b-a-c-d

32.IfColin'sfatherknowsthatColincanwalk,howmighthefeel?

A.Excited.B.Curious.C.Angry.D.Bored.

33.Whyarealotofanimalsmentionedinthestory?

A.TheycanhelpColinwalkagain.

B.Theyarealwayslockedinthegarden.

C.Theystandfbrahealthyandhappywayoflife.

D.Theybringterriblediseasestothepeopleinthegarden.

Inthelargestobservationalstudytodateon“superagers”—peopleintheir80swhohave

brainsassharpasthose30yearsyounger-researchersinSpainfoundkeydifferencesinlifestyle

thatmaycontributetotheseolderadults'sharpminds.

Superagersinthestudyhadmoregraymatter（灰质）inpartsofthebrainrelatedto

movement,andtheyscoredhigheronflexibility,balanceandmobility（行走能力）teststhan

typicalolderadults-eventhoughthephysicalactivitylevelsofthetwogroupswerethesame.

“Thoughsuperagersreportsimilaractivitylevelstotypicalolderpeople,it'spossibletheydo

morephysicallydemandingactivitieslikegardeningorstairclimbing,saidseniorauthorBryan

Strange,directoroftheLaboratoryforClinicalNeuroscienceattheTechnicalUniversityof

Madrid,inastatement.

“Fromlowerbloodpressureandobesitylevelstoincreasedbloodflowtothebrain,there

aremanydirectandindirectbenefitsofbeingphysicallyactivethatmaycontributetoimproved

cognitiveabilitiesinoldage."Thestudy,publishedonThursdayinTheLiincetHealthyLongevity

journal,followed64superagersand55cognitivelynormalolderadultswhowerepartofthe

VallecasProject,along-termresearchprojectonAlzheimer'sinMadrid（马德里的老年痴呆症）.

Inaseriesoftests,thestudyfoundtheSpanishsuperagersscoredlowerthantypicalolderadults

inlevelsofdepressionandanxiety.Mentalhealthissuessuchasdepressionareknownriskfactors

fordevelopingdemenlia（痴呆）.

Superagersalsotoldresearcherstheyhadbeenmoreactiveinmidlife,hadbeenhappywith

theamountofsleeptheygot,andwereindependentintheirdailyliving.Poorsleepisakeyrisk

factorfbrcognitivedecline.4tThisstudyaddstowhatwealreadyknow——superagingisn'tjustthe

abilitytoperformwellonacognitivetest,“saidAngelaRoberts,anassistantjointprofessorof

communicationandcomputerscienceatWesternUniversityinLondon,Ontario,inanemail.

34.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.Physicalactivitiesaffectthebraincomposition（构成）ofsuperagers.

B.Superagersandtypicalolderadultshavesimilaractivitylevels.

C.Physicallyactivitieslikegardeningorstairclimbingaredemanding.

D.Superagers,brainstructureisdifferentfromthatoftypicalolderadults.

35.WhatcanwelearnfromthestudypublishedinTheLancetHealthyLongevityjournal^

A.Thestudyfocusesonmentalhealthofthesubjects.

B.Thestudyfindstherelationshipbetweendepressionanddementia.

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C.Cognitiveabilitiesinoldagemaybeimprovedbyphysicalactivities.

D.Superagersaremorelikelytodevelopdementiathantypicalolderadults.

36.Whatmaythefollow-upstudyfocuson?

A.Therelationshipbetweensleepandcognition.

B.Therelationshipbetweenmidlifeandcognition.

C.Therelationshipbetweenactivitylevelandcognition.

D.Therelationshipbetweenindependenceandcognition.

37.WhatcanweknowfromAngelaRoberts'words?

A.Sheisgoodatcognitivetests.

B.Sheknowslittleaboutsuperaging.

C.Superagersaremoreactiveinoldagelife.

D.Superagersscoredhighinmanyaspects.

四、单词拼写

38.ManyJapanesesinglesmighthaveahigher（可能性）offindingtheirdreampartner

withthehelpofAImatchmakingservices.

39.（尽管）IadmireEric'scourage,Idon'tthinkhiswaytosolvethisproblemis

suitable.

40.ZhangSongwen,whoplayedintheTVseriesTheKnockou（狂飙）,said:"Asanactor,you

can,tbetoo（勤奋）

41.Aftermanyheated（激烈的）（讨论）,GangYiyiandGangYuanyuanwerechosenas

mascotsforthe12thExpo2023ofJiangsu.

42.Zibo,acityinShandongProvince,welcomed（tour）fromallovertheworldwithits

warmthduringtheLaborDay.

43.Ifsomeonelooksveryproudor（satisfy）withhimself,wesayhelookslikethecatthat

atethecanary（金丝雀）.

44.PresidentXioftensays“bookscan'tchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldby

changing（them）throughreading/'

45.In2023,China'sfirstselrdevelopednarrowbodyjetC919,（success）completedits

maidencommercialflight,fromShanghaitoBeijing,with130passengers.

46.Sorry,Ican*tlookupthenewword.I(lend)mydictionarytoSandy.

47.They(visit)theLeaningTowerofPisatomorrow,aren'tthey?

48.—Whatdoyouthinkofthepoem?

—It'sabittoolong,butanyway,it(read)well.

49.It'severyone,sdutytocreateagreennetworkenvironment.Weareallagainst

(spread)otherpeople,spersonalinformationontheInternet.

50.Mike(study)Englishattheuniversityfor4years.Nowhecomesbacktohis

hometowntobeanEnglishteacher.

51.Canyouimaginehowmuchtroublethecommunityhad(manage)throwingobjects

fromaheight?

52.youoften(tell)nottotalkinthelibrary?

53.Jennypromisedthatshe(have)afurthertalkwithmeassoonasshefinished

readingthebookTheAdventureofTomSawyer.

五、任务型阅读

先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每个

空格只能填一个单词。

HouYifan,a30-year-oldgirl,isa“queenofchess^^inChina.Peoplearoundtheworldare

impressedbythegreatchessplayer.

Houstartedtoplaychessat5yearsoldin1999.Atthattime,herparentstookHoutotry

differentmindgamesatatrainingcenter,"Withthespecialshapes,Iwasinterestedinthechess

andwantedtotakeitup,“saidHou.

Afterplayingfortwoyearsasahobby,Houmethercoach,agreatmasterTongYuanming

andbeganakindofnewtraining.t4Chcssisamindgamefullofchanges.SoIshouldlearnskills

fromothersandkeeppractisingchessinmydailylifb,“Housaid.

Luckily,whatshedidwassoonrewarded.At13,shebecameChina'syoungestNational

Women'sChampionandthenbecametheyoungestchesschampionintheworldat16.

Althoughshewaswell-knownallovertheworld,shestillwantedtokeepimproving.

Havingfocusedoninternationalchessforalongtime,Houthenwantedtostudyinthecollege.

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ShebecameastudentatPekingUniversityin2012.Severalyearslater,shewentontostudyinthe

UniversityofOxford."Imustknowmore,“shesaid."Iwouldliketoopenmyeyestoseethe

wholeworld.,,

Now,the30-year-oldladyhasbecomeateacheratShenzhenUniversity.Shehopesto

connectthemethodsshelearnedinChinatotheWestandallowinternationalchesstoreachmore

youngChinesepeople.

Becominga“queenofchess”

HouYifanisa30-year-oldChineselady.

Introduct