泰州市2024屆中考英語(yǔ)考試模擬沖刺卷含答案

泰州市2024屆中考英語(yǔ)考試模擬沖刺卷含答案注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)填寫(xiě)在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑，如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號(hào)?；卮鸱沁x擇題時(shí)，將答案寫(xiě)在答題卡上，寫(xiě)在本試卷上無(wú)效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇1、An_________isascientifictestthatisdonetostudywhathappensandtogetnewknowledge.A．experiment B．experience C．a(chǎn)dvantage2、--_____isthelibraryfromyourhouse?--It’sabout5minutes’ride.ButIusuallywalkthere.A．Howsoon B．Howfar C．Howoften D．Howlong3、Therearefew________inthefridge.Let'sgoandbuysomepotatoes,carrotsandpeppers.A．eggs B．meat C．vegetables D．fruit4、—Asweknow,it’sdifficulttoliveinaforeigncountry.—______ifyoucan’tunderstandthelanguagethere.A．Properly B．Recently C．Usually D．Especially5、Everyday,toomuchwater_______inourcity.Ithinkeveryoneshoulddosomethingtosaveit.A．iswasted B．wastes C．wasted D．waswasted6、Jenny_______inthekitchenwhenyoucalledherat5o'clockthisafternoon.A．iscooking B．wascooking C．cooks D．cooked7、Theteacherspeaksveryloudly______allthestudentscanhearher.A．sothatB．eventhoughC．a(chǎn)sifD．a(chǎn)ssoonas8、“______there’sstillmuchworktobedone,thepeople’sgovernmentwillnotletthepeopledown.”P(pán)remierLisaidonMarch5inBeijing.A．Because B．Unless C．If D．Although9、Ican’tfindMr.Crispintheoffice.Doyouknowwhere________?Oh,Mr.Crisp________toNewYorkforanimportantconference.A．heis;hasgoneB．ishe;hasgoneC．heis;wentD．ishe;hasbeen10、________storyhasanunhappyending.Manypeoplecriedafterwatchingit.A．A B．An C．The D．/Ⅱ.完形填空11、完形填空閱讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳選項(xiàng)。ThePowerofStoryWhenmydogGraciedisappearedsixyearsago,IreallylearnedwhatIbelieve.Gracieescapedfromourbackyardaround2:00p.m.Wesearchedtheneighborhoodforhoursbuthadno______.Weputupadvertisements,andbydark,wereturnedhome,exhausted(精疲力竭).Onthesecondday,Icalledmyanimaldoctor,theSPCA,andtheanimalshelter(收容所).Nothing.Ifeltlost.IfIknewGraciehadbeen______,Iwouldhavebeenheartbroken.IfIknewshewascaughtsomewhere,Iwouldsaveher.IfIknewshehadfoundabetterhome,Iwouldbe1yetrelieved(放心的).ButhowdoIdealwiththeunknown?Waitpatiently?Searchendlessly?Giveup?Thethirdday,whileIwassearchinginthewoodswithmyfriendRhea,ItoldherlosingGraciewaslikelosingfaith(信任)ineverything.Rheasmiledandsaid,“Youknow,maybeGracie’sonagreatadventure.”Itseems______,butIfeltbetterthen.Rhea’swords2mewhat,asawriter,Isurelyhavefaithin:thepowerofstory.Asonewritersaid,allwehaveisstories.It’swhatholdsourlifetogether.Wecallstoriesscience,somestoriesmyth(神話),butimaginehearingforthefirsttimethattheworldmayberound.Suchstoriesonlybecomerealwhenwe3them.Andsomestoriesareneversupportedwithscientificfacts,buttheystillseemtoholdtrue.Forexample,tenyearsearlier,I’ddreamtthatIshouldgeta______,andbythatevening,Graciecameintomylife.Whenpeoplewouldaskwhatkindofdogshewas,IwouldsayMuppetwolfterrier(小獵狗).ItwassomethingI4becauseIbelievedGraciewashalfdog,halfwolf.Sowhynotimaginenowthatshewasoffonanadventureexploringherwolfside?Thefourthdaystartedwithmefindinga5onthesidewalk,I’dalwaysthoughtoffindingmoneyasagoodsign.AndIwassureGraciewouldcomehomeonthefifthday.Iguessitwasanotherstorytoholdonto.OnDayFive,Iwasatafriend’shousewhenherphonerang.IknewimmediatelyitwasnewsaboutGracie.AndIwasright.WhenIfinallysawherinmyhallway,Icried.“Mywolfdaysare______.”Gracieseemedtosay.“I’mbacktobeingadog”.OrsoisthestoryIchoosetobelieve.1．A．luckB．reasonC．goodD．problem2．A．keptB．soldC．stolenD．killed3．A．madB．worriedC．sadD．moved4．A．rightB．strangeC．reasonableD．real5．A．orderedB.warnedC．remindedD．suggested6．A．hearB．knowC．believeD．read7．A．dogB．prizeC．storyD．house8．A．lookedupB．builtupC．setupD．madeup9．A．cardB．coinC．phoneD．book10．A．lastingB．excitingC．shortD．overⅢ.語(yǔ)法填空12、用所給動(dòng)詞的正確形式填空HenryFordwasaboutsevenyearsoldwhenhisfatherdied.Hismotherfounditdifficult1．(support)thelargefamily.However,shetriedherbesttodoso.Also,she2．(send)Henry,theeldestson,toschool.Atonetime,Henryneededagrammarbookforhisstudy.Hisfamilywassopoorthathismothercouldnotaffordone.Onemorning,Henryfoundthatadeepsnowhadfallen,andthecoldwind3．(blow)."Ah,"hesaid,"it4．(be)anillwindthatblowsnobodygood."Withthesewords,herantothehouseofaneighbor,andofferedhisservicetomoveawaythesnowaroundit.Theoffer5．(accept).Whenhefinishedthework,hereceivedhispay.Thenhewenttoanotherplaceforthesamepurpose,andthentoanther,untilhe6．(earn)enoughtobuyagrammarbook.Fromthattime,Henrywasalwaysthefirstinallhisclasses.Heknewnosuchwordas"fail",andhesucceededinallhetriedtodo.Havingthewill,healwaysfoundtheway.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、WhatisthehottestEnglishwordof2014?It’s“selfie”,accordingtoOxforddictionaries.Selfieisaphotothatonetakesofoneself,accordingtotheOxfordonlinedictionary.Peopleusuallytakeselfieswithasmartphone(智能手機(jī))andsendthemtoasocialmediawebsite.Thewordwasfirstusedin2004.Inthepast12months,itsfrequency(出現(xiàn)頻率)intheEnglishlanguagehasincreasedby17,000percent,saidOxforddictionaries.Now,almosteverybodyknowsit.“Almosteveryday,Itakeaphotoofmyselfatschool,andsaveitinmyQzone(QQ空間),”saidHuangXu,13,fromHunan.Thesephotosrecordherhappyandsadmoments.Popstarsalsotakealotofselfies.LiChunping,14,fromHarbin,isabigfanofYangMi.“Shehasusedmanyselfiestotelluswhat’sgoingoninherpersonallife,”saidLi.Whatmakespeopleloveselfies?Somepeoplesayit’snarcissism(自戀).“Theriseoftheselfieisaperfectsymbolforournarcissisticculture.We’recryingout:Lookatme!”saidUSpsychiatrist(精神科醫(yī)生)CaroleLieberman.Youngpeopleareusingselfiestomakefriendsonline,JonathanFreedlandwroteinTheGuardian.“Theusualpurposeoftakingaselfieistoshareonline.Theyexpressahumanneedtoconnectwithothers,”wroteFreedland.HuangXuagreeswiththat.“Duringsummervacation,myclassmatesandIsharedmanyselfiesonline.Hairorclotheswerenotourinterests.Throughthesephotos,wegottoknoweachother’sholidaysandfeelings,”saidHuangXu.1．（小題1）Accordingtothestory,a“selfie”is__________.A．a(chǎn)personwithasmartphoneB．a(chǎn)smartphonewhichcantakephotosC．a(chǎn)phototakenbyoneselfD．a(chǎn)nEnglishdictionary2．（小題2）Whenwastheword“selfie”firstused?A．MorethantenyearsagoB．In2014C．WhensmartphonesappearedD．Nobodyknows3．（小題3）Wecantellfromthestorythat__________.A．onlyfamouspeopleenjoytakingselfiesB．a(chǎn)llpeopleloveselfiesbecauseofnarcissismC．peoplelovetoshareselfiesonlineD．USpsychiatristCaroleLiebermanhatesselfies4．（小題4）Weputthesentence“Butsomepeopledon’tseeitthatway”atthebeginningof___________.A．Paragraph4B．Paragraph5C．Paragraph6D．Paragraph75．（小題5）Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．SelfiesandnarcissismB．SelfiesandsharingC．SelfiesandsmartphonesD．Selfies,thehottestwordin2014B14、Overthepastdecade,anincreasingstresshasbeenplacedontheimportanceofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)relatedclassesinprimary,middleandhighschooleducationintheUS.Thereasonforthisdirectioniswellfounded:researchandtestscoresfromthe1980sand1990sshowedthatourstudentshadfallenbehindtheirinternationalpeersinallofthesesubjectareas.Educationofficials,teachersandparentsallfeltthatthesituationneededtobechanged,andquickly.However,intherushtoplaycatch?upinSTEM?relatedareas,there'soneimportantaspectthatisbeingneglected(忽略):theFineandPerformingArts,particularlydrama.It'slongbeenunderstoodthatastudyofdramaattheprimary,middleandhighschoollevelhelpsstudentsimproveinmanyareas,suchasself?confidence,self?expression,communicationskills,teamwork,andimagination.Mosteducatorsandparentsagreethatalloftheseareimportantforstudentstodevelopatanyage,butitisdifficultforthesameparentsandteacherstoprioritize(優(yōu)先安排)studytimeandclassroomtimetoasubjectlikedramaoversubjectslikeMath,PhysicsorComputerScience.It'sevenmoredifficultforpolicymakersandschoolofficialstochannelfunds(資金)towardsclasseslikedrama,whentheskillsartssubjectsdevelopareconsidered“softskills.”Whenthemodernworldiscallingoutfor“hard”skills,likethoseneededtosucceedinthetech?driven21stcentury,howcantheypossiblyproveitisreasonabletospendtheirfundsthatarebecomingsmallerandsmalleronanythingbutSTEMsubjects?Theshortanswertothequestion“whyspendtimeandmoneyondrama?”isthatdramaeducationhasbeenscientificallyproventoimprovestudents'achievement,especiallyincommunicationskillsthatareveryimportanttoaSTEMeducation.AswedevelopstudentswithhighlyrefinedskillsinSTEMsubjects,it'sequallyimportantthatwetraintheteachersthatwillsupportcontinuedgrowthintheseareas.Anactive,communicativeteacheristhebestwaytogetstudentsonboardinthestudyofSTEMsubjects,whichcanbeunbearablydry.Thebestwaytodevelopactivecommunicationskills?Drama.Thenextareainwhichthecommunicationskillscanbedevelopedispublicationandconferencepresentation.Dramaimprovesstudents'publicspeakingskillsnecessaryforSTEMstudentstoeffectivelypresentpapersinconferencesandtheirwritingskillsnecessarytopublishpapers.It'salsoveryimportantforstudentstobeabletoworkwellwithoneanother.IntherealSTEMworld,almostallscientificworkhappensinteams.Withoutthe“soft”peopleskillsnecessarytonavigate(導(dǎo)航)alloftheseinteractions,nomatterhowtechnologicallyskilledonebecomes,heorshewillbeatadisadvantagewithouttheabilitytocommunicateandworkinteams.Whilethenationwidetrend(趨勢(shì))tofocusonplayingcatch?upinSTEMeducationisreasonable,practical,andabsolutelynecessary,it'simportantnottoforgetthehugeeffectarts,specificallydramaeducation,haveontheoveralleducationofourchildren.Thequestionparents,educators,andpolicymakersshouldbeaskingthemselvesisnot“canweaffordtosupportartseducationinschools?”butrather“canweaffordnotto?”1．WhydidAmericansstarttostressSTEMrelatedclasses?A．Becausetheworldhasmovedintoatech?drivencentury.B．BecauseSTEMclasseshavelongbeenneglectedinAmerica.C．BecauseeducationofficialspreferSTEMclassestoartclasses.D．BecauseUSstudentsareexpectedtobeatanadvantageintheseareas.2．Theword“channel”inParagraph2probablymean“”.A．a(chǎn)fford B．direct C．create D．raise3．Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.A．thebenefitsofdramaeducationB．theimportanceofSTEMlearningC．theabilitiesneededforSTEMlearningD．thereasonstoimprovedramaeducation4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.A．dramaismoreimportantthanSTEMclassesB．dramaeducationhasbeenthenationwidetrendC．theresultofneglectingdramaeducationishardtobearD．Americanstudentshavemadeprogressinplayingcatch?upC15、CantheTimeGoSlower?

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Tobeanswered!1．Whatisthereadingabout?A．Takingatest.B．Teachingmath.C．Learningdriving.D．Runningattheschool.2．Whydoesthewriterkeepasking“Canthetimegoslower?”A．Sheismissinghergoodoldtimes.B．Shedoesnotwanttogetoldwithtime.C．Sheisworriedthatthere’snotenoughtime.D．Sheisafraidthatherfatherwillbehomesoon.D16、Haveyoueverstayedinahotel?MostChinesehotelsoftenprovideguestswiththingslikedisposable(一次性的)toothbrushes,toothpaste,shampooandslippers.Manyguestsliketheideabecausetheydon'thavetobringtheirown.But,ifyoutraveltoBeijing,remembertobringyourownthings.StartingfromJune,somehotelsinBeijingwillnolongerprovideguestswiththesedisposables.Theywanttoaskpeopletouselessdisposablethings.Manydisposablethingsaremadeofplastic.Peoplethrowthemawayafteronlyusingthemonce.Itisawasteofnaturalresourcesandisverybadfortheenvironment.Doyouknow,oneChinesepersonmakesasmuchas400kgofwasteayear!Mostofthatwastecomesfromdisposablethings.InBeijing,peoplethrowawayabout19,000tonsofplasticbagsand1,320tonsofplasticlunchbowlseveryyear!Plasticcantakebetween100and400yearstobreakdown.Sothelessplasticwethrowout,thebetter.So,whereveryoutravel,bringyourownthingsandusethemagainandagain.Backathomeandschool,youcanalsodosomethingtomakeourworldabetterplace.Trytodothesethingsinyourdailylife:Useclothshoppingbags,notplasticones.Afterusingaplasticbag,washitoutandletitdry.Thenyoucanuseitoverandoveragain.Donotusepapercups.Atyourschoolcanteen（食堂）,useyourownbowlandchopsticksinsteadofdisposableones.1．Whydomanyhotelsprovideguestswithsomedisposablethings?A．Wishtheirgueststosavemoney.B．Lettheirguestsbeconvenientduringtheirtraveling.C．Hopetheirguestsuselessdisposablethings.2．FromJune,Beijinghotelswillnolongerprovideguestswith____.A．cheapfoodanddrink B．disposablethings C．goodservice3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Throwingdisposablethingsawayisawasteofnaturalresources.B．Plasticbreaksdowneasily.C．Manydisposablethingsaremadeofplastic.4．Whatcanwedotomakeourworldabetterplaceathomeandschool?A．Useshoppingbagsmadeofplastic.B．Donotthrowawaypapercups.C．Donotforgettoreusedailynecessities（日用品）ifpossible.5．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat____.A．peopledon'tlikedisposablethingsatallB．wecan'tusepaperorplasticbowlsatschoolC．weshoulduselessplasticthingsandprotectourenvironmentE17、1．Accordingtothekeypoints,what’sthesearchingareaforthemissingplane?A．InthesouthernIndiaOcean.B．InthewaterareaaroundAustralia.C．Inthewaterareainthesouthernpacificocean.D．Inthearea2,500kmsouth-westofPerth,Australia.2．HowmanypassengersaretherefromChinaonthemissingplane?A．370 B．239 C．154 D．3933．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentence“Wecannotstandthissituation.”mean？A．Someofthefamiliescannotliveinthissituation.B．Someofthefamiliescannotstandthereforsolong.C．Someofthefamiliescannotbearalltheterriblethings.D．Someofthefamiliescannotunderstandwhyithashappened.4．Accordingtothereportat15:45,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thereportsarerenewedevery2minutes.B．ThewebpageisshownonSaturday.C．Chinahasfoundoutthedebrisofthemissingplane.D．ThesearchisfocusedonadefinitelylimitedareanearPerth.5．What’sthewebpagemainlyabout?A．PeoplestillkeeponsearchingMH370.B．There’sasmallhopetofindoutMH370.C．PeoplearesearchingMH370muchmorewidely.D．Whatarehappeningtothemissingplane,MH370.F18、Theclockstruckelevenatnight.Thewholehousewasquiet.Everyonewasinbedexceptme.Underthestronglight,Ilookedsadlybeforeahugepileoftroublesomestufftheycall“books”.Iwasgoingtohavemyexaminationthenextday."WhencanIgotobed?"Iaskedmyself.Ididn’tanswer,infactIdarednot.Theclockstruck1."Oh,dear!"Icried,"tenmorebookstoreadbeforeIcangotobed!”Wepupilsarethemostwretchedcreaturesintheworld.Daddoesnotagreewithmeonthis.Hedidnothavetoworksohardwhenhewasaboy."Theclockstruckone.Iwasquitehopelessnow.IforgotallIhadlearnt.Iwastootiredtogoon.IdidtheonlythingIcould.Iprayed,“Oh,God,Pleasehelpmepasstheexamtomorrow.Idopromisetoworkhardafterwards,Amen.”Myeyeswereheavy,soheavythatIcouldhardlyopenthem.Afewminuteslater,withmyheadonthedesk,Ifellasleep.1．Whentheauthorwasgoingoverhislessons,alltheothersinthehousewere_____.A．a(chǎn)sleep B．workinginbedC．outside D．quietlylaughingathim2．Reviewinghislessonsdidn’thelphimbecause________.A．itwast