2023-2024学年江苏省南京市第十八中学中考英语考前最后一卷含答案

2023-2024学年江苏省南京市第十八中学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、—Couldyoupleasetellme______?—Notuntil2o’clockthisafternoon.A．whenwillthemeetingstart B．whenthemeetingwouldstartC．whenthemeetingwillstart D．whendidthemeetingstart2、Inthepasttwoyearsthenumberofmenteachersinourschoolfrom10to30.A．areincreasing B．isincreasing C．haveincreased D．hasincreased3、Sheeatsice-creamalot,________itisn'tgoodforher.A．after B．until C．because D．although4、I______togototheshoptobuysomesandwicheslastnight.A．ask B．asks C．wasasked D．wasasking5、----DoyouknowWangFeng?Hecanremember100groupsofnumbersinfiveminutes.----Yes.____manheis!A．Whatasmart B．Howsmart C．Whatastupid D．Howstupid6、―isthepopulationofChina?―It’sabout1.4billion.Ithinkit'sbecoming.A．what,moreandmoreB．Howmany,largerandlargerC．What,largerandlargerD．Howmuch,smallerandsmaller7、--Nowadays,manypeoplecallthemselves“Buddha-likeyoungsters(佛系青年)”.--Yes.ButIthinkweshouldn’tjustacceptlifeforwhatitis._______,weshouldsetagoalandtryourbesttoachieveit.

A．Instead B．Just C．Once D．Even8、—DidyouwatchthemovieAmazingChina?—Yes.It’soneofmostpopularfilmsthisyear.A．a B．an C．the9、Ididn’tknowMissYangwasyearsolduntilshetoldmeaboutthat.A．fifty B．fifties C．fiftieth10、Ithink_______necessaryforyou_______breakfast.A．this;haveB．that;tohaveC．it’s;tohaveD．it’s;haveⅡ.完形填空11、Mydadreallylikesgardening,sohebuilta1inouryard.Heplantsalotof2,andthisyearwehaveonions,beans,cabbages,tomatoes,potatoesandcarrots.Now,wearestartingtogrowfruits,3grapes,strawberriesandpears.Growingplantsisn’tthateasy.First,wehaveto4seeds(种子),whichwebuyatastorecalled“GardenNursery”.Next,weturnthesoil(土壤)over,andthen5theseeds.Wethenwaituntiltheseedscomeoutfromthesoilandgrowintolittleleaves.MyfatherandIwaterthemeveryday.Wehavetodothis6vegetablesarejustlikeus—theyneedwater,airandfood,sotheycangrowbetterandmore7.Autumnistheseasonto8.Thegardengivesusalotoffreshvegetablesandfruitstoeat.Wemay9getsomevegetablesthatwecannotgetatthesupermarket.Withtimeandhardwork,Ihavelearnedtotakecareoftheplantsinourgarden.Itisreallyagreat10.1．A．gardenB．houseC．playgroundD．parking2．A．treesB．flowersC．vegetablesD．corns3．A．accordingtoB．suchasC．forexampleD．aswell4．A．sellB．askC．manageD．buy5．A．plantB．digC．sweepD．keep6．A．thoughB．butC．becauseD．so7．A．healthB．healthyC．healthierD．healthily8．A．travelB．receiveC．harvestD．reduce9．A．tooB．alsoC．eitherD．aswell10．A．experienceB．presentC．productD．progressⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。TakingpublictransportationintheUnitedStates,youcanoftenseepeoplereadingbookson1．waytoschoolorwork.ButinChina,Ihardlyseepeoplereading2．theirfreetime.Arepeople’sattitudestowardreading3．(difference)here?Notreally.Data(数据)releasedbyAmazonChinashowthatChinesepeoplestillreadalot.They4．(simple)prefere-booksoverregularbooks.However,otherdatashowthatreadingisstill5．(popular)intheUSthaninChina.Isthereareasonforthisdifference?I’mnotsure.WhatIdoknowisthatChinahasarichhistoryofliterature(文学).FromclassicnovelslikeRomanceoftheThreeKingdomstothemodernscience-fictionepicTheThree-BodyProblem,Chineseauthors6．(create)manyfantasticworkssofar.Perhapsthedifferencestartsfromchildhood.Readingtextbooksanddoinghomeworkcanmakeyoufeelquitetired.Bythetimeyoufinishit,youmightnotfeellikereadingfor7．.Chinesestudentssurelyhavetoreadmoreanddomorehomework8．Americanstudents.Soit’snowonderthattheymightnotwanttoreadmuchintheirsparetime.9．learningtolovereadingcanbegreat.Readingcanopendoorstoplaces,peopleandideasthatyoucannotimagine.Evenjustasinglebookhasthepowertochangeyourown10．(person)beliefsandattitudes.Wherewillyournextbooktakeyou?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、JOININGACHOIRI’vealwayslovedsinging,butsinginghasn’talwayslovedme.Iwouldopenmymouthwithabeautifulsonginmyhead,fullyexpectingmyvoicetofollowsuit—onlytogetanawfultone(音调）inreturn.Still,withoutasecondthought,Icontinuedtotrytosingwheneverpossible.Oncarjourneys,whenmynowtwentysomethingsonsweresmall,theywouldmakeagreatplay(handsovertheirears，shouting‘No，Mum，stop!’)ofgoingthroughpunishmentasIsangalongtotheradio.NeverinahundredyearswouldIhavethoughtaboutjoiningachoir.AndwhenIdidfinallybecomeamemberofmyfirstchoir15yearsago,somethingfantastichappenedtomylife.FromthefirsttimeIexperiencedmyvoiceassomethingspecialbutalsocomfortable,inharmony(和谐）withtheothersingers,Ilostmyhearttosinging.Itwaslikefallinginlove.Andeveryoneinthechoirhadthesameshiningsmilesandbrighteyes—singingmadethemfeelhappy,too.Althoughitissingingitselfthatmakesmehappy，itisalsohowachoirworkstogether.Thereissomethingmagicalaboutbreathingtogether.Thevoiceofeveryonesingingquietlytogetherispowerfulandexcitinglymysterious(神秘的），almostspiritual.Andthere’stheunexpectedfriendshipfromtheactivitieswedoasachoir:raisingmoneyforgoodcausesandtakingoursingingsometimestoplaceswherepeopleareforgottenandsad.Iamnowamemberofsixchoirsand，ifIcan，singeverydayoftheweek.Istandinfrontofseveralhundredpeople，andknowthatsome，ifnotall，ofeachsongwillsoundnotbadatall.1．Whatdidthewriter’ssonsthinkofhersingingwhentheyweresmall?A．Terrible.B．Comfortable.C．Fantastic.D．Boring.2．Whendidthewriterjoinherfirstchoir?A．Aweekago.B．Sixyearsago.C．Fifteenyearsago.D．Twentyyearsago.3．Whatbringsthewritertheunexpectedfriendship?A．Havingcarjourneyswithhersons.B．Helpingothersbysinginginchoirs.C．Havingshiningsmilesandbrighteyes.D．Singinginfrontofhundredsofpeople.B14、Havingateenagerathomecanbearealheadache.Manyteenagerssmoke,wearstrangehairstyleandevenfight.Generally,theyareoftentakingrisks.Earlierstudieshaveshownthatteenagersaremorelikelytomakeirrationaldecisionsthanpeoplefromanyotheragegroup,includingchildrenandadults.Isitthatteenagersaretooyoungtotellrightfromwrong?Notreally.Sowhat’sthereason?AccordingtoLaurence,ateacherfromaUSuniversity,thereasonisthatteenagerscarealotabouthowtheirpeers(同龄人)viewthem—thatis“peerinfluence”.Aschildrenentertheirteenageyears,theyspendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandclassmates,andalsotheycaremoreaboutwhattheythinkofthem.Thismakesteenagersmakedecisionswithoutthinkingaboutthecosts.Inatest,agroupofteenagerswereaskedtoplayavideodrivinggame.Whentheyplayedwiththeirfriendswatchingaroundthem,theytookmorechancesanddrovemorecarelesslybecausethatwouldincreasetheirpossibilityofwinning.Butwhentheyplayedalone,theydrovemoresafely.Whydopeershavesuchabiginfluenceonteens’behavior?AsLaurenceseesit,ateenager’sbrainislikeacarwithagoodaccelerator(油门)butaweakbrake(刹车).The“accelerator”isfullydevelopedbyteenageyearswhilethe“brake”isstillnotfullydeveloped.Whenteenagersarewatchedbytheirpeers,theyusuallypushhardontheaccelerator.Withtheirweakbrake,itislikelythattheyaregoingtoendupinanaccident.Butthegoodnewsisthataviolentteenagerdoesn’tnecessarilybecomeaviolentadult.Abouttwo-thirdstothree-quartersofviolentyouthgrowoutofit.“Theygetmoreself-controlled.”1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“irrational”inthe2ndparagraphprobablymean?A．Quick.B．Crazy.C．Careful.D．Correct.2．Accordingtothepassage,teenagersoftentakerisksbecause_____________.A．Theylikechallengingthemselves.B．Theyaretooyoungtotellrightfromwrong.C．Theydon’tthinkaboutcosts.D．Theycareaboutwhattheirpeersthinkofthem.3．HowdoesLaurenceexplaintheinfluenceofpeerinfluenceonteens’behavior?A．Byusingametaphor(比喻).B．Bygivingrealexamples.C．Bypresentingresearchresults.D．Bydoingexperiments.4．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_____________________.A．teenagersareeasytohavetrafficaccidents.B．peerinfluencehasagoodinfluenceonteenagers.C．mostoftheteenagersbecomelessviolentwhentheygrowup.D．teenagersshouldn’tspendallthefreetimewiththeirfriends.C15、Everyonehasgottwopersonalities(性格)—theonethatisshowntotheworldandtheotherthatissecretandreal.Youdon’tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou'reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourself,butwhenyou'reasleep,yoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.Inanormalnight,ofcourse,youoftenchangeyoursleepingpositions.Theimportantpositionthatbestshowsyoursecretpersonalityistheonethatyougotosleep.Ifyougotosleeponyourback,you'reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbynewideas.Youdon’tliketomakepeopleunhappy,soyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings.You'requiteshyandyouaren'tveryconfident.Ifyousleeponyourstomach,youareapersonwholikestokeepsecrets.Youworryalotandyou'realwayseasilybecomingsad.Youneverwanttochangeyourideas,butyouaresatisfiedwithyourlifethewayitis.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.Ifyousleeponcurledup(蜷缩),youareprobablyaverynervousperson.Youhavealowopinionofyourselfandoftenprotectyourselffrombeinghurt,soyouareverydefensive.You'reshyandyoudon'tusuallylikemeetingpeople.Youliketobeonyourown.Ifyousleeponyourside,youhaveusuallygotawell-balanced(平衡的)personality.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses.You'reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelworried,butyoudon'toftengetunhappy.Youalwayssaywhatyouthink,evenifitmakespeopleangry.1．Youmayfindthepassagein__________.A．asciencemagazine B．aguidebook C．asportsnewspaper D．astorybook2．Whendoesthesleepingpositionbestshowyoursecretpersonality?A．Inthedaytime. B．Atthebeginningofsleep. C．Atnight. D．Duringthedeepsleep.3．Tinahardlytellshersecretstoherfriends.Sheprobablygoestosleep__________.A．oncurledup B．onherstomach C．onherback D．onherside4．Whatdoestheword“defensive"meaninthepassage?A．易怒的 B．攻击性的 C．外向的 D．有戒心的5．Whatdoesthepassagetellus?A．Sleepingonyoursideisthebestwayofsleeping.B．Changingpositionswillcausesleepingproblems.C．Sleepingpositionsshowpeople'ssecretpersonalities.D．Enoughsleepmakespeoplelookbetterandhealthier.D16、Onedayahugerockfellfromamountain.Therockrolled(滚下)downandstoppedinthemiddleofaroadinavillage,Itwaslikeabigball.Somanyofthestrongestmeninthevillagetriedtolifttherock.Butnomatterhowhardtheytried,theycouldn’tmoveitaway.Theytriedtopushit,triedtorollit,andtriedtopullitwithropes，butnothingworked.“Well，”theyagreed,“there’snothingwecandoaboutit.We’llhavetobuildanotherroad.”Allthetimeayoungboyabout12yearsoldwasstandingby.“Excuseme,sir，”hesaid，“butIthinkIcanhelpyoumovetherock.”“You？”theyshouted,“Whatareyoutalkingabout?Allofushavejusttried,andeventogetherwecan’tmoveitatall.”Themenalllaughedattheboy.Thenextmorningsomepeoplecameintothestreet.Oneofthemshouted，“Therockisgone.It’sgone.”Morepeopleranoutintothestreettoseeforthemselves.Infact,noonecouldseetherockanywhere.“Thisisimpossible，”theysaid，“Wherehasitgone？”Thetwelve­year­oldboystoodout,smiling.“Imoveditlastnight，”hesaid，“Idugadeepholenexttotherockandtherockrolleddownintotheholebyitself.ThenIcovereditwithearth.”1．Wheredidthestonestop?A．Inthemiddleofaroad.B．Inthemiddleoftwovillages.C．Amongthemountains.2．—Whydidthemeninthevillagedecidetobuildanotherroad?—Because________.A．theoldroadistoonarrowB．thestonestoppedpeoplefromwalkingthroughC．thestoneisnotimportantforthem3．Whydidthemenalllaughattheboy?A．Becausetheboyarguedwiththemen.B．Becausetheboyaskedthemwhattheyweretalkingabout.C．Becausetheboysaidthathecouldmovethestone.4．Whathappenednextmorning?A．Theboywasgone.B．Therockwasgone.C．Therockwasinthemiddleofanotherroad.5．Howdidtheboymovetherock?A．Hetriedhisbesttopushitaway.B．Hedugadeepholeneartherockandmadeitrolldownintothehole.C．Hedugadeepholenexttotherockandtherockrolleddownintotheholebyitself.E17、OnlineCoursesinCreativeWritingDointerestingideasalwaysfloodinyourhead?Areyoulookingforawaytoexpressyourfeelings?ThenjointheWritersClubwhereyoucanhavethechancetoworkonnewwriting,finishpersonalwritingprojects,andhelpothersreviewtheirworks.Mr.Mitchellwantstoworkwithstudentswhoarecrazyaboutwritingandexploringideas.Timeandplace:EveryotherTuesdayfrom2:30-3:30ContactMr.Mitchell:Brian-Mitchell@1．WhatcanyoudointheWritersClub?A．Meetfamouswriters.B．Helpotherstoreviewtheirwritings.C．Shoutoutyourfeelings.2．Howlongdoesalessonlast?A．Foronehour.B．Fortwohours.C．Forthreeandahalfhours.3．HowcanyoucontactMr.Mitchell?A．Bymakingaphonecall.B．Bysendingane-mail.C．Byleavinganote.F18、Part-timewaiterBusycaféneedshonestandreliablewaiterforweekends.Mustenjoyworkingwithateamanddealingwithcustomers.CallSergeat95562476after6pm.Delivery(投递，传送)personYoung,fitpersonrequiredtodeliverheavyboxesofbooks.Musthaveadriver’slicenseandbeabletocarryheavyboxes.Wearelookingforatrustworthypersonforthisposition.CallGaryat0556-805987anytime.NannywantedKind,hard-workingnannywantedtolookafterthreefriendlychildren.Mustbeexperiencedandhavechildcarequalifications(资格).PleasecallTessat98674451between10amand3pm.Alice,SoniaandBobbyarelookingattheemploymentsectionintheirlocalnewspaper.Theyarelookingatadvertisementsfordifferenttypesofjobs.“Whydon’tyouapply(申请)forthejobasawaiter,Bobby?”saidAlice.“DoyouthinkIwillhaveachance?”Bobbyreplied.“Ofcourseyouwill,”saidAlice.“You’recertainlyhonestandreliable(可靠的).Everyonetrustsyou,andyou’reneverlate.”“IthinkSoniashouldapplyforthejobasananny,”Bobbysaid.“Yes,Sonia,”Ali