2024年苏州市吴中区中考英语一模试题（含解析）

2024年苏州市吴中区中考英语一模试题

 注意事项：

1．本试卷共七大题，满分100分(不含听力口语30分)，考试用时100分钟；

2．答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0．5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题；

3．考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。

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。

The sports cartoon Slam Dunk has been a common childhood memory for a generation of Chinese audience． It first ____1____ in 1990 as a cartoon, and now it returns with an all-new lovely film． The film Slam Dunk will come to theaters in Japan on Dec． 3 and in some other ____2____ later．

Hearing the news, many cartoon fans are ____3____ and have written on the internet, “My youth is back!”

Zhang Chao, an internet engineer from Shanghai, is one of them． “My heart is always ____4____ with righteous ardor (热血),” the 26-year-old said, describing his feeling ____5____ he reads the cartoon．

The series, including the cartoon and the new movie, shows the audience a group of young boys who go after their ____6____ dreams． Hanamichi Sakuragi, a teenager, plays one of the leading roles． He works out many problems and gets to show his ____7____ in basketball after working hard on the Shohoku High School basketball team．

“As these boys ____8____ the ball, nothing can stop them from enjoying the fun and hunger of every win,” added Zhang． “Sometimes, you can recall back your old days playing with your friends, ____9____ with each other and shooting hoops．”

According to the Screen Rant website, as a sports cartoon series, the story of Slam Dunk also shows friendship that develops ____10____ the players on the team．

1． A． broke out       B． came out C． found out       D． put out

2． A． cities      B． theatres   C． countries D． towns

3． A． excited   B． interested       C． bored      D． disappointed

4． A． blowing  B． bleeding     C． breaking D． burning

5． A． when      B． until          C． unless     D． before

6． A． baseball  B． volleyball       C． basketballD． football

7． A． tastes      B． talents        C． troubles  D． tours

8． A． watch     B． reach         C． match     D． catch

9． A． cooperating    B． connecting     C． discussıng      D． greeting

10． A． between       B． against       C． among       D． about

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。

A

Books That Celebrate Different Holidays and Traditions

It’s important to remember there are a different type of holidays to explore． Below are a few books that help introduce to different holidays and traditions．

Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, illustrated (加插图) by Ed Martinez

While helping her mother with Christmas celebration, Maria wants to try on her mother’s diamond ring． After getting caught up in the joy of the holiday, and playing with her cousins, Maria realizes the ring is missing! That’s when she and her cousins come up with a plan to eat all of the tamales (玉米粉蒸肉), in hope of finding the ring．

Together for Kwanzaa by Juwanda G． Ford, illustrated by Shelly Hehenberger

This is a story about a little girl called Kayla who wants to see her old brother Khari come home so that they can celebrate Kwanzaa together as a family． Khari has to stay at college when a snowstorm hits and his car breaks down． Will he make it home in time for Kwanzaa?

A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman

This book is a funny, old tale of Christmas Eve afternoon through Christmas night in Wales, and is full of unusual language and poetic prose (散文)． It will make young readers have a sense of friendly feelings while introducing them to different things of Christmas traditions．

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Fran e Lessac

The word otsaliheliga is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express thanks． This is an amazing story that describes a journey through the seasons with a modern-day Cherokee family． Cherokee history and traditions are also put into the story in a very kind and friendly way．

11． What makes it difficult for Khari to return home in time for Kwanzaa?

A． Heavy traffic．           B． Hard flights．             C． Bad weather．            D． Study pressure．

12． Who provides pictures for A Child’s Christmas in Wales?

A． Traci Sorell．             B． Trina Schart Hyman． C． Dylan Thomas．         D． Ed Martinez．

13． The four books tell readers about ________．

A． how to find hidden treasures at home                     B． how to strengthen connections with friends

C． the lifestyles of different national groups                D． different holiday celebrations and traditions

B

HARBIN-Jiang Kedong still remembers his teacher’s angry words when he was punished for talking during class——“Can you make money by talking?” Now, he can answer that question． This winter, Jiang became famous as “Brother Left and Right” in China, a host of performances at Harbin Ice-Snow World, a theme park in the capital of Heilongjiang province．

Jiang became a worker of a car factory in 2006． But his factory didn’t develop successfully, so he held several part-time jobs, including as a drummer for a wedding band．

With the development of science and technology, digital music files were used instead of live performances at weddings． Jiang’s drumming career ended, but this experience connected him with the wedding industry．

In 2011, he left the factory to become a wedding host． It was at a wedding that he met the person in charge of performances at the Harbin Ice-snow World, who invited him to the extravaganza (娱乐表演)．

The theme park grew from the former Harbin Ice Lantern Festival, which started in 1963．

“My first impression of the park 12 years ago was so big,” said Jiang． “In the following years, I saw it becoming even bigger, and the use of science and technology also improved!”

Over the years, Jiang has enjoyed growing success． In 2019, the number of people following him on social media soared from 50,000 to 600,000． At the time, there were too many visitors at the site． For fear that they would fall and run suddenly, during the interactive session, he would shout: “Left foot, right foot!” This earned him the nickname “Brother Left and Right”．

However, he has also faced some black moments, but he didn’t give up． Instead, he decided to go on with his business online from the park．

“There are ups and downs, it’s the law of nature,” he added． “As long as you work hard, you will be successful one day．”

14． Why was Jiang punished by his teacher?

A Because he shouted in the park．                             B． Because he held part-time job．

C． Because he talked in class．                                  D． Because he played the drums badly．

15． The theme park was first founded in ________．

A． 1963                          B． 2006                          C． 2011                          D． 2012

16． The underlined word “soared” in Paragraph 7 means ________．

A． flew highly                 B． rose quickly                C． shook heavily              D． spread widely

17． What can we learn from Jiang Kedong?

A． Many hands make light work．                             B． The early bird catches the worm．

C． Well begun is half done．                                     D． No pain, no gain．

C

Scientists have discovered the world’s largest known field of seagrass with the aid of some unusual helpers: tiger sharks．

Seagrass usually grows in shallow waters． It grows in thick fields, known as meadows (草地)． These seagrass meadows help clean the ocean’s water, and provide shelter for lots of sea life． They are also a big help in the fight against climate change． That’s because they store huge amounts of carbon dioxide (二氧化碳)． This harmful pollution is making global warming worse． Damaging these seagrass meadows will only further release (释放) this pollution back into the atmosphere．

Though they’re very important, scientists don’t have a good idea of the size and number of the world’s seagrass meadows． Trying to find these meadows from above the sea waters can be quite difficult． The world’s oceans are so large in size that it’s simply not possible to make a deep study of them by diving． So a team of scientists decided to have tiger sharks help with the research． These animals were chosen as research helpers because they spend a lot of their time in and around seagrass meadows．

Researchers attached cameras to the fins (鳍) of seven tiger sharks． The sharks then carried the cameras and travelled for miles over the sea floor． The cameras were designed to fall off after a few hours and then float back up to the surface． Tracking signals helped the scientists find the floating cameras and to collect the videos the sharks had taken．

The scientists learned that the waters around the Bahamas are home to the largest seagrass meadow ever discovered, which could be as large as 92,000 square kilometres． The discovery means that the world has about 40 per cent more seagrass meadows than scientists had thought．

The project demonstrates (示范) a powerful new way to explore the ocean． In other words, underwater animals can help us learn more about life under the sea． Animals like tiger sharks are going to take us to new places that we didn’t even know．

18． How many advantages of seagrass meadows are mentioned in the second paragraph?

A． Two．                       B． Three．                      C． Five．                       D． Six．

19． What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A． The importance of seagrass to the world．

B． The situation that scientists know about seagrass．

C． The possibility that scientists study the meadows further．

D． The reason why scientists need tiger sharks to help with the research．

20 Which best shows the structure of the whole passage?

A． ①/②③④⑤/⑥          B． ①②③④⑤/⑥           C． ①/②③④⑤⑥           D． ①②③/④/⑤⑥

21． What’s the best title of the article?

A． The Seagrass Meadows of the Ocean                      B． Research Helpers of the Seagrass

C． The New Way of Protecting the Ocean                   D． The Man’s New Helpers of the Ocean

D

Buck did not read the newspapers． He did not know that trouble was coming for every big dog in California． Men had found gold in Yukon, and these men wanted big, strong dogs to work in the cold and snow of the north．

Buck lived in Mr Miller’s big house in the sunny Santa Clara Valley． There were large gardens and fields of fruit trees around the house, and a river nearby． In a big place like this, of course, there were many dogs． There were house dogs and farm dogs, but they were not important． Buck was the chief dog． He was born here, and this was his place． He was four years old and weighed sixty kilos． He went swimming with Mr Miller’s sons, and walking with his daughters． He carried the grandchildren on his back, and he sat at Mr Miller’s feet in front of the fire in winter．

But this was 1897, and Buck did not know that men and dogs were hurrying to north-west Canada to look for gold． And he did not know that Manuel, one of Mr Miller’s gardeners, needed money for his large family． One day, when Mr Miller was out, Manuel and Buck left the garden together． It was just an evening walk, Buck thought． No one saw them go, and only one man saw them arrive at the railway station． This man talked to Manuel, and gave him some money． Then he tied a piece of rope around Buck’s neck．

Buck growled, and was surprised when the rope was pulled hard around his neck． He jumped at the man． The man caught him and suddenly Buck was on his back with his tongue out of his mouth． For a few moments he was unable to move, and it was easy for the two men to put him into the train．

When Buck woke up, the train was still moving． The man was sitting and watching him, but Buck was too quick for him and he bit the man’s hand hard． Then the rope was pulled again and Buck had to let go．

That evening, the man took Buck to the back room of a bar in San Francisco． The barman looked at the man’s hand and trousers covered in blood．

“How much are they paying you for this?” he asked．

“I only get fifty dollars．”

“And the man who stole him-how much did he get?” asked the barman．

“A hundred． He wouldn’t take less．”

“That makes a hundred and fifty． It’s a good price for a dog like him． Here, help me to get him into this．”

They took off Buck’s rope and pushed him into a wooden box． He spent the night in the box in the back room of the bar． His neck still ached with pain from the rope, and he could not understand what it all meant． What did they want with him, these strange men? And where was Mr Miller?

The next day Buck was carried in the box to the railway station and put on a train to the north．

——Taken from The Call of the Wild

22． Which of the following statement is TRUE according to the second paragraph?

A． Buck hardly ever walked around with Mr Miller’s kids．

B． Buck was the only dog in Mr Miller’s house．

C． Buck didn’t get along well with Mr Miller’s gardeners．

D． Buck lived a peaceful life in Mr Miller’s house．

23． Which is the Right order of what happened in the story?

a． Men had found gold in California．             b． Buck was thrown into the box of the bar．

c． A rope was tied around Buck’s neck．           d． Buck was put into the train．

A． a-c-d-b                       B． c-d-b-a                       C． a-c-b-d                       D． c-b-d-a

24． What can we infer (推断) from the passage?

A． 150 dollars was given to the man talking with Manuel．

B． Manuel left the garden with Buck in order to take a walk．

C． Dogs could help the men with their work．

D． The barman got Buck for 100 dollars．

25． In the end, what may happen to Buck?

A． He may live happily in California．                      B． He may be sent to help look for gold．

C． He may run away back to Mr Miller’s house．        D． He may be killed by the barman．

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。

Do you know anything about the Moon? ____26____ Do you want to go there?

Scientists have told us so much about the Moon．

The Moon is an unfriendly place． ____27____ There are only lots of dust and mountains around on it． So there are no animals or plants there． The temperature of the Moon is different from day to night．

____28____ However, it’s very cold at night．

____29____ As we know, sound can only travel in the air but there is no air on the Moon． As a result, people can’t hear any sounds on it．

But from the Moon, you can see our beautiful Earth． It is shining more brightly than the other stars in the dark． ____30____ The photos would be wonderful．

A． There is no air or water．

B． How much do you know about it?

C． The Moon is also a very quiet world．

D． You can take some photos with your camera．

E． It’s meaningless for us to have the idea of going to the Moon．

F． When the Sun shines in the day the temperature is very high．

G． It’s hard for us to live on the Moon．

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． Qian Xuesen returned to China in his ________ (四十) and devoted all his life to our motherland．

32． Spring is a time for flowers, ________ (音乐会), festivals and more．

33． Traditional Chengyao cakes are ________ (卖) in Suzhou on Dragon Head-raising Day．

34． Sam ________ (后悔) not working hard in Junior High School．

35． I don’t think she won the first prize for the singing contest s________ by good luck．

36． Students should be a________ that saving water and looking after a tree can make a big difference．

37． I was r________ boats in the park when my phone rang suddenly．

38． It is generally considered unwise to give a child w________ she or he wants．

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

Be Your Best Self

Jack and Sam were twins． When they were ten years old, their mom decided to send them to take piano lessons． She wanted them to learn something new and ____39____． Sam was very smart and learnt everything quickly． He was able to play beautiful music, and the teacher loved him． On the other hand, Jack practiced hard every day, but his performance was not ____40____ Sam’s． A year later, they entered a piano competition． Sam won, while Jack didn’t get any awards． Jack felt very disappointed． His mom comforted him and said he would do better next time． Jack replied that he would never be as good as Sam, no matter how hard he worked． His mom ____41____ that he didn’t have to be like Sam． He just had to be the best version of himself through hard work． After their talk, Jack understood that he should focus on himself instead of ____42____ himself with others． From them on, Jack worked even harder and tried his best without worrying about how well Sam would do． His efforts paid off． He did better at the next competition and felt ____43____ of himself．

第五部分 短文填空 (共10 小题；每小题分1，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，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Wing Chun (咏春) is a southern Chinese Kung fu style from Shaolin Kung fu． It was founded by two women, Ng Mui and Yim Wing-chun．

The Wing Chun style is ____44____ (know) for technique rather than strength． This style also calls for practitioners (习艺者) to stay relaxed while they are ____45____ (fight), allowing them to achieve a kind of softness or flexibility (灵活性)． This relaxed flexibility gives Wing Chun fighter ____46____ special kind of strength that allows them to bend, not break, just like bamboo．

It is said that Wing Chun founder Ng Mui was living at Shaolin Temple ____47____ it was attacked and destroyed by Qing Dynasty army． Luckily, she succeeded in ____48____ (run) to the border area between Yunnan and Sichuan． There she met a young woman ____49____ (name) Yim Wing-chun, and she ____50____ (final) became one of her top students． She taught Yim a style of Shaolin Kung fu, known as Wing Chun now． This new martial (Wu Shu) art has spread and ____51____ (grow) into different branches over the past two hundred years．

In Man (Ye Wen) ____52____ (be) a famous practitioner of Wing Chun style． He also taught the Wing Chun style to his student Bruce Lee, who would go on to act in the beloved Hong Kong Kung Fu movies that helped make Chinese martial arts famous ____53____ the world．

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)

请认真阅读下面英语诗歌并用英语回答短文后的问题，并把答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。

Pity the farmer

By Li Shen (772-864)

The farmer hoes grain in the noonday sun,

With sweat dripping onto the field．

Who realizes that the food on their plate

Every grain—comes from bitter suffering?

The rice farmer

By Saoirse McCann

The Sun is setting low, the red sky a welcoming sight;

The farmer stands silently in the fading light．

The fields are watered and planted, the buffaloes (水牛) are fed;

The only thing he thinks of now is finding home and bed．

A gentle wind is whispering of hope and dreams of life;

Every grain of rice requires such effort and such strife (困难)．

Remember, when you sit and eat with family or friends,

All the many hours he works, as his fields he tends．

54． In the first poem, what time of the day is it?

________________________________

55． What has the farmer done in the second poem?

________________________________

56． What do the poets want to tell us?

________________________________

第七部分 书面表达 (共1 小题；满分25 分)

57． 时间在不经意中从指尖划过，转眼我们即将毕业升入高一级学校学习。蓦然回首，成长的路上留下一串串或深或浅的脚印，记载着欢乐，记载着忧伤，伴随我们一路走来。请你根据以下思维导图的提示，任选一点或自拟，分享你的成长故事。

注意：1．词数100左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2．内容完整（照抄阅读语篇不得分）；

3．文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。

Growing up

How time flies! Now we are Grade Nine students． I feel happy and sometimes sad when growing up． Here is what I’d like to share with you．

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参考答案

1． B    2． C    3． A    4． D    5． A

【解析】

【导语】本文介绍了电影《灌篮高手》的上映，并描述《灌篮高手》的主要内容。

【1题详解】

句意：它于1990年首次以动画片的形式出现，现在它以全新的可爱电影回归。

broke out爆发；came out出现；found out查明；put out扑灭。根据“It first．．．in 1990 as a cartoon”可知，以动画片的形式出现，故选B。

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