2024年中考模拟试卷英语（苏州卷）

2024年中考第一次模拟考试（江苏苏州卷）英语（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：100分）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分完形填空

（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Onahotsummerday,alittleboydecidedtogoswimminginthelakebehindhishouse.Heranoutofthedoorandjumpedintothewater.Asheswamtowardsthemiddleofthelake,hedidn’t1thatacrocodilewascoming.Ashismotherlookedoutofthewindow,sherantowardsthewater2,shoutingtohersonasaloudasshecould.Hearinghervoice,thelittleboy3thedangeranddecidedtoswimback.4,whenhereachedhismother,thecrocodilereachedhim.Themothercaughthersonbythe5justasthecrocodilebithislegs.Thatbegananunbelievabletug-of-war(拔河)betweenthetwo.Thecrocodilewasmuch6thanhismother,buthismotherwasmuchtoodeterminedtoletgo.Luckily,afarmerhappenedtopassbyandsavedthem.Theboy’slegswere7attackedbytheanimaland,onhisarm,weredeepscars(伤疤)wherehismother’sfingernailsdugintohisarm.Afterweeksinthehospital,thelittleboywas8.Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyaskedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhispants.Andthen,with9,hesaidtothereporter.“Butlookatmyarm.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarm,too.Ihavethembecausemymomdidn’tgiveuporletgo.”Weallhavescars.Somescarshavecausedusdeepregret,butothersaregiftsbecausetheyarefromthosepeoplewholoveusandhave10toletgo.1．A．guess B．notice C．remember D．complain2．A．insilence B．insurprise C．infear D．inanger3．A．becameawareof B．dealtwithC．gottiredof D．wasfacedwith4．A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Instead5．A．head B．leg C．foot D．arm6．A．slower B．smarter C．stronger D．quicker7．A．hardly B．easily C．quickly D．seriously8．A．dead B．alive C．silent D．lonely9．A．pride B．sadness C．peace D．hope10．A．allowed B．offered C．refused D．decided第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheCarltonBatteryPark☆☆☆☆($299pernight)Location:No.2WestStreetAboutit:YoucanhaveagoodviewoftheStatueoftheStatueoflibertyfromthe39-floor,298-roomhotel.MountainHilton☆☆☆☆☆($219pernight)Location:55ChurchStreetAboutit:Youcangoswimmingintheindoorswimmingpool.ThehotelisdirectlyacrossfromTimesSquare.Thehotelisontheleftofthestreet.TimesSquareisontherightofthestreet.MidtownEast☆☆☆☆($170pernight)Location:BetweenEast41stStreetandEast54thStreetEast54thStreetAboutit:It’squiteconvenienttopayavisittotheUnitedNations,GrandCentralStation,andsoon.MarriottFinancialCenter☆☆☆($209pernight)Location:No.85WestStreetAboutit:Nexttomanyshoppingmalls.It’squiteconvenientifyouwanttobuythingsinthismoderncity11．IfyouwanttohaveagoodviewoftheStatueofliberty,you’dbetterchoose________.A．MidtownEast B．MountainHiltonC．MarriottFinancialCenter D．TheCarltonBatteryPark12．Mr.Danielspent$518booking(预定)twodifferenthotelsforhistwofriends.Thetwohotelsmightbe________.A．MountainHiltonandMidtownEastB．MidtownEastandTheCarltonBatteryParkC．TheCarltonBatteryParkandMountainHiltonD．MarriottFinancialCenterandMountainHilton13．Thepassageisprobablyfroma________.A．guidebook B．DictionaryC．telephonebook D．novelBMybrotherandIweredrivinghometogetherandstartedtalking.Becauseofthis,mybrothertookawrongturn(转弯).Unluckily,thewrongturntookustowardabridge,andwehadnowayofturningback.Mybrotherhadtopay$4tocrossthebridge.Hewasclearlyfrustratedbythemistake.Aswedroveforward,mybrothernoticedacarpulledovertothesideoftheroad.Ayoungmanwasstandingnearbyandtryingtophonesomeone.Iwasbusytryingtofindoutwhichwaywewentnext,butmybrotherpulledoverandaskedthemanifheneededanyhelp.Andhedid.Hehadaflattire(漏气轮胎).Mybrotherhelpedhimchangetheflat.Hesaidthatthishadbeenabadweekforhim.Earlierhehadacaraccident,andnowthisflatonhiswayhomefromwork.Buthecalledus“abreathoffreshair”andkeptthankingus.Afterwechangingtheflat,hethankedusagainandpulledout$20andtriedtogiveittous.“No,”mybrothersaid.“Weshouldn’tgetonthatbridge.Wetookawrongturn.Butnowweknowwhywedid.Itwastohelpyou.Thankyouforturningourmistakeintoachancetohelpyou.”WhatIlovedmostwaswatchingmybrotherduringthisprocess.Hewasabletoturnhisbadmoodoverthemistakeintopositive(积极的)energy.Hewasabletoseeachancetohelpeveninabadsituation.Thatwasthebridgeweweresupposedtocross.14．Howdidthewriter’sbrotherprobablyfeelwhentheytookawrongturnatfirst?A．Lucky. B．Unhappy. C．Thankful. D．Excited.15．Whydidtheyoungmantrytogivethewriterandhisbrother$20?A．Becausetheyturnedtherightturn.B．Becausetheyoungmanphonedthem.C．Becausetheyhelpedhimchangetheflat.D．Becausetheyoungmanhadacaraccident.16．What’stherightorderaccordingtothepassage?①Themantriedtogiveus$20tothankus.②Mybrotherhelpedthemanchangetheflat.③Mybrothertookawrongturn.④Wesawacarpulledoverontheroad.A．④③①② B．②①④③ C．③①④② D．③④②①17．Whichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribethewriter’sbrother?A．Quiet B．Helpful C．Creative D．CarefulCDoesitreallymatterifweknowhowoldanimalsare?Tomanyscientists,itdoes.Whenstudyinganimalpopulations,itisofgreatimportancetoscientiststoknowhowmanyanimalsthereareandhowoldtheyare.Thisinformationcanhelpscientistslearnwhichanimalsarethrivingandwhichonesneedmorecareandhelp.Scientistsusuallyusethefollowingwaystotellanimals’age.Formanyanimals,theirteethcanhelpscientistsknowtheirage.Insomeanimals,someteethdon’tcomeinuntilacertainage.Takecowsforexample.Likehumans,cowshavetwosetsofteeth,milkteethandpermanentteeth.Theynormallygettheirfirstpairofpermanentteethwhenthey’retwoyearsold.Thentheyhavethenextpairattheageofthree,thethirdpairattheageoffour…Hairandskincanalsoprovideinformationaboutage.Someanimalstendtogetbadskinandgrayhairastheygetolder.Ifyouhaveanolderdog,youmayhavenoticedthatitsnoseandmouthgetgrayerasitgetsolder.Animals’eyesandearsmightalsohelpscientiststellanimals’age.Asanimalsgetolder,theirhearingoftenbecomesweakandtheireyesightmightbegintofail.Scientistsarecontinuingtodiscovernewandmorewaysoftellingtheageofanimals.Recently,scientistshavelearnedthat▲.That’sreallygoodnews!18．WhichisNOTthereasonwhyscientistsneedtoknowtheageofanimals?A．Tostudyanimalpopulations.B．Tolearnwhichanimalsarethriving.C．Toknowwhichanimalsneedmorecareandhelp.D．Tofindoutthedifferencesbetweenanimals’appearances.19．HowmanywaysoftellingtheageofanimalsarementionedinPara.3-5?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.20．Ifacowhas4permanentteeth,itisprobably________yearsold.A．1-2 B．3-4 C．5-6 D．7-821．Whichsentenceisthemostsuitablefortheblank________?A．thenumberofsomeendangeredanimalsisgettinglargerandlargerB．thelatestoperationscouldpossiblyhelpolddogsimprovetheireyesightC．theycantelltheageofthehumpbackwhalesbyexaminingtheirDNAD．hearingproblemswouldnolongertroubleaginganimalswiththehelpofnewhearingaidsDYou’llneedtocreateapassword(密码)todojustabouteverythingontheWeb,suchascheckingyouremail,bankingonline,logginginWeChatandsoon.Andwhileit’ssimplertouseashort,easy-to-rememberpassword,thiscanalsocauseseriousrisks(风险)toyouronlinesafety.Toprotectyourselfandyourinformation,you’llwanttousepasswordsthatarelong,strong,anddifficultforsomeoneelsetoguess,whilestillkeepingthemeasyforyoutoremember.Astrongpasswordisonethat’seasyforyoutorememberbutdifficultforotherstoguess.Let’stakealookatsomeofthemostimportantthingstothinkwhensetting(设置)apassword.First,neverusepersonalinformationsuchasyourname,birthday,user’sname,oremailaddress.Thistypeofinformationisoftenpubliclyavailable(可获得的),whichmakesiteasierforsomeonetoguessyourpassword.Second,usealongerpassword.Yourpasswordsshouldbeatleastsixcharacters(符号)longorevenlonger.Then,don’tusethesamepasswordforeachaccount(账户).Ifsomeonediscoversyourpasswordforoneaccount,allofyourotheraccountswillbeindanger.Youcantrytousenumbers,symbols,andbothcapital(大写)andsmallletters(字母).Youhavetoavoidusingwordsthatcanbefoundinthedictionary.Like“swimming”,itwouldbeaweakpassword.Sorandom(随机的)passwordsarethestrongest.Insteadofwritingyourpasswordsonpaperlikebooksornotebookswheresomeonemightfindthem,youcanuseapasswordmanager(akindofApp)tokeepthemsafelyonline.Passwordmanagerscanrememberandenteryourpasswordondifferentwebsites.Thatmeansyouwon’thavetorememberlongerpasswords.Soitisagoodandsafewaytokeepyourpasswords.22．Theunderlinedword“this”refersto________.A．checkingyouremail B．bankingonlineC．logginginWechat D．usingashortandeasypassword23．Accordingtothepassage,“________”isthestrongestpassword.A．20080618 B．Swimming C．Sywi2008! D．Betty!24．Thelastparagraphismainlyabout________.A．whentokeepyourpasswords B．howtosetsafepasswordsC．whentorememberpasswords D．howtokeeppasswordssafely25．Thepurposeofthispassageismainlyto________.A．encouragepeopletocheckemailsB．helppeoplesetandkeepsafepasswordsC．stoppeoplefromusingtheirpersonalinformationD．tellpeoplethedifferencesbetweeneasyandstrongpasswords第三部分信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Straightorarched(弯的),thickorthin-eyebrowscomeinmanyshapesandsizes.Butwhatareeyebrowsevenfor?Theydon’tkeepuswarmlikeourhair,orhelpusbreathelikeournoses.26ResearchersfromtheUniversityofYorkintheUKbelievethateyebrowshelpeduscommunicatebetterwhenwewerestillevolving(进化).Earlyhumanshadlargebrowridges(肩骨).Thishelpedthemshowtheirstrength.Later,asthehumanfaceevolvedtobecomesmallerandflatter(更扁平的),oureyebrowsallowedustoexpresscomplex(复杂的)emotions,aswellasbetterunderstandothers’emotions,TheGuardianreported.27Thisisasignthatsomeoneiswillingtointeract(互动)withothers.Whilepullingoureyebrowsupinthemiddleisanexpressionofsympathy(同情),PennySpikinsfromYorkUniversitytoldTheDailyTelegraph.Ifyoustillfindthishardtounderstand,justdrawasimplefaceonapieceofpaperanddrawalineabovetheeyes.28Youwillfindthatitisveryeasytoshowanger,fearorsurpriseonaface.29Theycanalsoprotectoureyes.Theirarchedshapecanhelptomoverainorsweataroundtothesidesofourfaces,keepingoureyesdry,theBBCreported.Togetherwithoureyelashes(眼睫毛),eyebrowscanalsohelptokeepdustandotherthingsoutofoureyes.30Inthatcase,someresearchersbelievethatwewouldhaveevolvedsameotherfacialfeaturetoperformthesamefunctions(功能).Thatcouldmakeuslookquitedifferent.A．Forexample,aquickflashoftheeyebrows.B．Let’stakerollingone’seyesasanexample.C．Whatifwedidn’thaveeyebrows?D．Youcandrawlinesindifferentshapesanddirections.E．Sowhydowehavethem?F．Butthisisnottheonlypurposeofoureyebrows.G．Eyebrowsstopsweatfromcomingdownintotheeyes.第四部分词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。31．Somepeoplearenobody’s________(敌人)buttheirown.32．InChinamanychildrenbegintolearntoplaymusical________(乐器)whentheyareyoung.33．UNICEFhelpsbuildabetterworldforeveryone,__________（尤其）children.34．ThepresidentisexpectedtotakeofficeonJuly1,afterbeingappointedbythe__________（中央）government.35．Beingoverweighti_________theriskofhavingaheartproblem.You’dbetterexercisemore.36．It’ssaidthattheancientbridgel__________inthenorthernpartofourcityinthepast.37．Thebalconyallowspeopletoenjoymoren__________lightfromoutside,loweringtheneedforelectricity.38．—IfindtherearemoreandmorebirdspeciesinTaihuLake.—Itmusthavesomethingtodowiththesuccessourcityhasa__________inwetlandprotection.第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上、填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。bring

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Doyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinvented____39____?ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirst____40____teaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Some____41____fromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmell,sohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkscameintobeing.Itisbelievedthattea____42____toKoreaandJapanuntilthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teaappearedaround1660,butinlessthan100years,ithadbecomethe____43____drink.Nowadaysmanypeopleknowaboutteaculture.YettheChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhounderstandthenatureoftea.第五部分短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Inrecentyears,a44(grow)numberofChinesebooksandmovieshavebeentranslatedintootherlanguages.Manyofthetranslatorsareyoungpeoplewhoare45(interest)inlearningChineseculture.AnnaHolmwoodisoneofthem.BeforeshetranslatedinYong’snovelLegendsoftheCondorHeroes(《射雕英雄传》),thewriterwaslittle46(know)toEnglishreaders.Onereasonforthisisthathisworksweretoodifficult47translate.ButAnnamanagedtodoit.48(attract)bythebook’sthemesaswellasChinesephilosophy(哲学),AnnahopedtobringittoEnglishmen.Afterfive49(year)ofwork,thetranslatedbookcameoutin2018.ItwasprintedseventimesinseveralmonthsintheUK.ManypeoplethinkAnnadidagoodjobof

50(explain)thingsthatare“untranslatable”.LearninghistoryattheUniversityofOxford,AnnabegantolearnChineseat21after51tripinChina.Shecalls52(she)“aclumsy(笨拙的)student,justlikeGuoJing,butwithatruthfulheart”.53moreyoungpeoplelearntotranslateChinesetextsandfilms,moreChinesestorieswillbecomeavailabletotheworld.第六部分阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。SuperfastWritingRobotTechcompanyhasmadeapowerfulrobotthatcanwritenovels.Typein“Acatwantstogotospace”andasktherobottowriteabedtimestory.Justonesecondlater,you’llgetthestoryofMax,whostruggledhiswaypastmanydifficultiestosingamongthestars.Thisrobotwriterisreal.It’scalledChatGPT.UScompanyOpenAIdevelopedittocreatehuman-liketexts.Itcantranslatelanguages,communicatewithpeopleandwritesongs,poemsandevenjokes.It’soneofthemostpowerfulAIofitskind,withthecompletewritingareaofarealperson!PeoplearoundtheworldhavetriedChatGPTandpostedtheirresultsonsocialmedia.Someusedittowritehistoryarticles,someaskedittotakenotesofpresentations,andsomeevenformedadviceonhowtochatwithpeopleataparty,reportedTheAtlantic.ThepowerofChatGPTliesinitsspeedandunderstandingofdifficultmatters.Wemayspendhoursresearching,understandingandwritinganarticleinaspecialfield.ButChatGPTcanproduceawell-writtenoneinseconds.Anothergoodthingaboutitisthatifyouaskdark,harmfulquestions,suchashowtomakegun,itwillnotgiveyouananswer.ChatGPTcomesalongatatimewhenAIisbecomingincreasinglyabletodocreativetasks.Thematerialstheycreatearedifficulttobedifferentfromthosemadebyhumans.Thisleadstomanyproblems,suchasthecopyrightandthedefinition(定义)ofart.SincethesystemislargelytrainedusingwordsfromtheInternet,itcanalsopickupthosewhicharenotsuitableforcertaingroups.Thesearethethingshumansneedtosolve.54．Accordingtothetext,ifyoutypein“Acatwantstogotospace”tomakeupastory,whatwillyouget?________________________________________________________________________________55．WhatcanChatGPTdointhecompletewritingareaofarealperson?________________________________________________________________________________56．IfyouhaveachancetouseChatGPT,whatwillyoudowithit?Why?________________________________________________________________________________第七部分书面表达（共1题；满分25分）57．“青春需早为，岂能长少年。”世间有很多美好的东西，如生命、健康、时间、亲情友情……，需要我们珍惜。某英文网站正在开展以“珍惜”为主题的征文活动。请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈你最珍惜什么，为什么最珍惜它，以及你在日常生活中是怎么做的。内容要点：•Whatdoyouvaluemostinyourlife?Why?•Howdoyouvalueitinyourdailylife?注意：①词数100字左右；②文中不能出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。Therearemanythingsweshouldvalueinourlife.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2024年中考第一次模拟考试（江苏苏州卷）英语全解全析（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：100分）注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答第Ⅰ卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。3．回答第Ⅱ卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。4．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分完形填空

（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Onahotsummerday,alittleboydecidedtogoswimminginthelakebehindhishouse.Heranoutofthedoorandjumpedintothewater.Asheswamtowardsthemiddleofthelake,hedidn’t1thatacrocodilewascoming.Ashismotherlookedoutofthewindow,sherantowardsthewater2,shoutingtohersonasaloudasshecould.Hearinghervoice,thelittleboy3thedangeranddecidedtoswimback.4,whenhereachedhismother,thecrocodilereachedhim.Themothercaughthersonbythe5justasthecrocodilebithislegs.Thatbegananunbelievabletug-of-war(拔河)betweenthetwo.Thecrocodilewasmuch6thanhismother,buthismotherwasmuchtoodeterminedtoletgo.Luckily,afarmerhappenedtopassbyandsavedthem.Theboy’slegswere7attackedbytheanimaland,onhisarm,weredeepscars(伤疤)wherehismother’sfingernailsdugintohisarm.Afterweeksinthehospital,thelittleboywas8.Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyaskedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhispants.Andthen,with9,hesaidtothereporter.“Butlookatmyarm.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarm,too.Ihavethembecausemymomdidn’tgiveuporletgo.”Weallhavescars.Somescarshavecausedusdeepregret,butothersaregiftsbecausetheyarefromthosepeoplewholoveusandhave10toletgo.1．A．guess B．notice C．remember D．complain2．A．insilence B．insurprise C．infear D．inanger3．A．becameawareof B．dealtwithC．gottiredof D．wasfacedwith4．A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Instead5．A．head B．leg C．foot D．arm6．A．slower B．smarter C．stronger D．quicker7．A．hardly B．easily C．quickly D．seriously8．A．dead B．alive C．silent D．lonely9．A．pride B．sadness C．peace D．hope10．A．allowed B．offered C．refused D．decided1．B2．C3．A4．B5．D6．C7．D8．B9．A10．C【分析】本文讲述了一个小男孩在湖里游泳时，一只鳄鱼来了。他妈妈看见了，对他大喊，他就游回来了。但是当他到了妈妈身边时，鳄鱼咬住了他的腿。他妈妈抓着他的胳膊不放。最后，这个男孩得救了，但是他的胳膊和腿上都留下了伤疤。1．句意：当他游向湖中央时，他没有注意到一只鳄鱼正游过来。guess猜；notice注意；remember记住；complain抱怨。根据后文的“Ashismotherlookedoutofthewindow,sherantowardsthewater…,shoutingtohersonasaloudasshecould.”可知，他妈妈看见了那个鳄鱼，对他大喊，因此表示他没有注意到这只鳄鱼，故选B。2．句意：他的母亲向窗外看去，惊恐地奔向水边，尽可能大声地呼喊着她的儿子。insilence沉默地；insurprise惊讶地；infear害怕地，惊恐地；inanger生气地。根据前文的“Asheswamtowardsthemiddleofthelake,hedidn’t…thatacrocodilewascoming.”可知，她的儿子正在湖中间游泳，当她看见一只鳄鱼来了，她感到害怕，因此惊恐地对她的儿子大声喊，故选C。3．句意：听到她的声音，小男孩意识到危险，决定游回去。becameawareof意识到；dealtwith处理；gottiredof讨厌；wasfacedwith面对。根据“thedangeranddecidedtoswimback.”可知，他决定游回去，因此他意识到有危险，故选A。4．句意：然而，当他到了妈妈身边时，鳄鱼也到了他身边。Therefore因此；However然而；Besides而且；Instead而是。结合句意，前一句表示他决定游回去，后一句表示当他到了妈妈身边时，鳄鱼也到了他身边，前后表示转折关系，因此用连词however。故选B。5．句意：鳄鱼咬住儿子的腿时，他的妈妈抓住了他的胳膊。head头；leg腿；foot脚；arm胳膊。根据后文的“onhisarm,weredeepscars(伤疤)wherehismother’sfingernailsdugintohisarm.”可知，他妈妈抓住了他的胳膊，故选D。6．句意：鳄鱼比妈妈强壮得多，但是妈妈非常坚决地不让它走。slower更慢的；smarter更聪明的；stronger更强壮的；quicker更快的。根据前文的“Thatbegananunbelievabletug-of-war(拔河)betweenthetwo.”可知，他妈妈和鳄鱼之间在拔河，因此表示他们在比赛力量，因此鳄鱼比男孩的妈妈更强壮，故选C。7．句意：小男孩的腿遭到了这只鳄鱼的严重袭击，而且手臂上留下了深深的伤疤，他妈妈的指甲戳进了他的手臂。hardly几乎不；easily容易地；quickly迅速地；seriously严重地。根据前文的“justasthecrocodilebithislegs.”可知，鳄鱼咬住了他的腿，因此表示他受到了严重的袭击，故选D。8．句意：那个小男孩在医院住了几个星期后还活着。dead死的；alive活着的；silent沉默的；lonely孤独的。根据后文的“hesaidtothereporter.”可知，这个男孩回答记者的问题，因此表示他还活着，故选B。9．句意：然后，他自豪地对记者说。pride自豪；sadness悲伤；peace和平；hope希望。根据后文的“Ihavethembecausemymomdidn’tgiveuporletgo.”可知，男孩认为他胳膊上的伤疤意味着他妈妈没有放弃他，因此他感到自豪，故选A。10．句意：有些伤疤让我们深感遗憾，但有些伤疤是礼物，因为它们来自那些爱我们，并且拒绝放手的人。allowed允许；offered提供；refused拒绝；decided决定。根据前文的“becausemymomdidn’tgiveuporletgo.”可知，此处表示不愿意放弃，因此拒绝放手，故选C。第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheCarltonBatteryPark☆☆☆☆($299pernight)Location:No.2WestStreetAboutit:YoucanhaveagoodviewoftheStatueoftheStatueoflibertyfromthe39-floor,298-roomhotel.MountainHilton☆☆☆☆☆($219pernight)Location:55ChurchStreetAboutit:Youcangoswimmingintheindoorswimmingpool.ThehotelisdirectlyacrossfromTimesSquare.Thehotelisontheleftofthestreet.TimesSquareisontherightofthestreet.MidtownEast☆☆☆☆($170pernight)Location:BetweenEast41stStreetandEast54thStreetEast54thStreetAboutit:It’squiteconvenienttopayavisittotheUnitedNations,GrandCentralStation,andsoon.MarriottFinancialCenter☆☆☆($209pernight)Location:No.85WestStreetAboutit:Nexttomanyshoppingmalls.It’squiteconvenientifyouwanttobuythingsinthismoderncity11．IfyouwanttohaveagoodviewoftheStatueofliberty,you’dbetterchoose________.A．MidtownEast B．MountainHiltonC．MarriottFinancialCenter D．TheCarltonBatteryPark12．Mr.Danielspent$518booking(预定)twodifferenthotelsforhistwofriends.Thetwohotelsmightbe________.A．MountainHiltonandMidtownEastB．MidtownEastandTheCarltonBatteryParkC．TheCarltonBatteryParkandMountainHiltonD．MarriottFinancialCenterandMountainHilton13．Thepassageisprobablyfroma________.A．guidebook B．DictionaryC．telephonebook D．novel11．D12．C13．A【导语】本文是一则关于酒店的住宿广告。介绍了四个酒店的地理位置、价格和关于它们的优势，如购物方便等。11．细节理解题。由“YoucanhaveagoodviewoftheStatueoftheStatueoflibertyfromthe39-floor,298-roomhotel.”可知，TheCarltonBatteryPark有一个欣赏自由女神像的美景。故选D。12．推理判断题。根据四个酒店的价格可知，A选项需要219+170=389；B选项需要170+299=469；C选项需要299+219=518；D选项需要209+219=428。所以C选项符合要求，故选C。13．推理判断题。酒店广告应该出现在旅行手册上。故选A。BMybrotherandIweredrivinghometogetherandstartedtalking.Becauseofthis,mybrothertookawrongturn(转弯).Unluckily,thewrongturntookustowardabridge,andwehadnowayofturningback.Mybrotherhadtopay$4tocrossthebridge.Hewasclearlyfrustratedbythemistake.Aswedroveforward,mybrothernoticedacarpulledovertothesideoftheroad.Ayoungmanwasstandingnearbyandtryingtophonesomeone.Iwasbusytryingtofindoutwhichwaywewentnext,butmybrotherpulledoverandaskedthemanifheneededanyhelp.Andhedid.Hehadaflattire(漏气轮胎).Mybrotherhelpedhimchangetheflat.Hesaidthatthishadbeenabadweekforhim.Earlierhehadacaraccident,andnowthisflatonhiswayhomefromwork.Buthecalledus“abreathoffreshair”andkeptthankingus.Afterwechangingtheflat,hethankedusagainandpulledout$20andtriedtogiveittous.“No,”mybrothersaid.“Weshouldn’tgetonthatbridge.Wetookawrongturn.Butnowweknowwhywedid.Itwastohelpyou.Thankyouforturningourmistakeintoachancetohelpyou.”WhatIlovedmostwaswatchingmybrotherduringthisprocess.Hewasabletoturnhisbadmoodoverthemistakeintopositive(积极的)energy.Hewasabletoseeachancetohelpeveninabadsituation.Thatwasthebridgeweweresupposedtocross.14．Howdidthewriter’sbrotherprobablyfeelwhentheytookawrongturnatfirst?A．Lucky. B．Unhappy. C．Thankful. D．Excited.15．Whydidtheyoungmantrytogivethewriterandhisbrother$20?A．Becausetheyturnedtherightturn.B．Becausetheyoungmanphonedthem.C．Becausetheyhelpedhimchangetheflat.D．Becausetheyoungmanhadacaraccident.16．What’stherightorderaccordingtothepassage?①Themantriedtogiveus$20tothankus.②Mybrotherhelpedthemanchangetheflat.③Mybrothertookawrongturn.④Wesawacarpulledoverontheroad.A．④③①② B．②①④③ C．③①④② D．③④②①17．Whichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribethewriter’sbrother?A．Quiet B．Helpful C．Creative D．Careful14．B15．C16．D17．B【导语】本文讲述了我和弟弟开车回家途中拐错了方向，开始弟弟很沮丧，但后来因为帮助了路人换轮胎，改变自己的坏心情的故事。14．细节理解题。根据“Hewasclearlyfrustratedbythemistake.”可知当作者的兄弟一开始转错弯时，他感觉沮丧的。故选B。15．推理判断题。根据“Afterwechangingtheflat,hethankedusagainandpulledout$20andtriedtogiveittous.”可知，给他们钱是为了感谢他们帮忙换轮胎。故选C。16．细节理解题。根据第一段“Becauseofthis,mybrothertookawrongturn(转弯).”；第三段“Aswedroveforward,mybrothernoticedacarpulledovertothesideoftheroad.”；第四段“Mybrotherhelpedhimchangetheflat.”；第四段“Afterwechangingtheflat,hethankedusagainandpulledout$20andtriedtogiveittous.”可知，正确语序为③④②①。故选D。17．推理判断题。根据“Iwasbusytryingtofindoutwhichwaywewentnext,butmybrotherpulledoverandaskedthemanifheneededanyhelp.Andhedid.Hehadaflattire(漏气轮胎).Mybrotherhelpedhimchangetheflat.”可推测，我的弟弟是个乐于助人的人。故选B。CDoesitreallymatterifweknowhowoldanimalsare?Tomanyscientists,itdoes.Whenstudyinganimalpopulations,i