2024年南通市海安市中考英语一模试题（含解析）

2024年南通市海安市中考英语一模试题

英语

注意事项

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1． 本试卷满分为120分，考试时间为 120分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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第Ⅰ卷 (选择题共60分)

第Ⅰ卷共45 小题，请按要求将答案填涂在答题卡上。

一、单项填空 (本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分 15分)

从A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1． ________ there are so many things around us that go against our will, we can’t give them up because following the dream is important．

A． Though                      B． If                               C． Since                         D． Unless

2． —Why do plants need light, Mr Chen?

—To make their own food． If you leave a plant near a window, it will grow ________ the light．

A． opposite                     B． towards                      C． forward                      D． against

3． —Have you read the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster, Jessica?

—Yes． It tells us we ________ be too hard-working．

A． can                            B． must                           C． can’t                          D． mustn’t

4． ________ the Museum’s 90th year, Nanjing Museum displayed more than 200 valuable treasures in 90 groups．

A． Celebrate                    B． Celebrating                 C． To celebrating             D． To celebrate

5． Look at the notice． It tells you that the school fitness centre will ________．

A． keep closed from the end of January

B． open again to students at the end of January

C． have shorter opening hours until the end of January

D． change its opening hours at the end of January

6． A fall of snow gives promise of a fruitful year． Farmers welcome snow because snow can ________ crops from cold fronts (冷锋) and keep the fields warm．

A． protect                       B． prevent                       C． provide                      D． present

7． —Who do you admire most, Michael?

—I admire those who are ________ to face any challenge far beyond their abilities．

A． too brave                    B． too proud                    C． brave enough              D． proud enough

8． The history of Siheyuan in Beijing can be traced back to about 800 years ago when Beijing ________ its status (地位) as the capital city．

A． set up                         B． opened up                   C． put up                        D． took up

9． —How do you like your life in Grade 9?

—It seemed a little difficult at first, but ________ turns out fine now．

A． something                  B． anything                     C． nothing                      D． everything

10． —Mr． Sigmund, I get angry easily, ________ when my parents don’t agree with me．

—Please try to control yourself and learn to put yourself in their shoes．

A． specially                     B． especially                    C． completely                  D． simply

11． —Mum, when will Dad be back? He ________ for a week．

—If all goes smoothly, he should arrive home tomorrow afternoon．

A．left                              B． has left                       C． has been away             D． is leaving

12． —________ unforgettable experience I had in Harbin Ice and Snow World!

—I’m glad you had a good time．

A． What an                     B． What                          C． How an                      D． How

13． Some words in the poems rhyme． Which word may it be in “By climbing to a greater ________”?

A． floor                          B． height                         C． mountain                    D． top

14． Sora, the new AI, surprises the world with very realistic videos． I wonder ________．

A． how soon will Sora be widely put into use

B． how does Sora turns words into a 60-second video

C． how long it takes Sora to turn words into a video

D． that Sora has more advantages than ChatGPT

15． —Compared to a printed picture, Grandpa’s painting is more suitable for our living room．

—________． It’s our family treasure．

A． That’s all right            B． I can’t agree more       C． My pleasure                D． All right

二、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分 15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。

In a big country, a man was living along with his family． The man had a large amount of wealth． One day he took his son on a trip to the country． The dad’s only ___16___ was to show his son how poor people live, so the son could ___17___ his good fortune (命运)．

During their journey, they reached a small village． There, they spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be ___18___ a very poor family．

On their ___19___ from their trip, Dad asked his son, “How was the trip, my son?”

The son replied with excitement, “It was a ___20___ trip, Dad．”

The rich dad asked, “Did you see how the poor people live? The purpose of the journey was to make you ___21___ how lucky you are having born in such a wealthy family．”

“Oh yeah,” said the son and smiled towards his father．

The father asked, “So, my dear son, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?”

The wise son answered, “Dad, I ___22___ a lot of things on poor people living． I saw that we have one dog and they had three． We have a swimming pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a river that has no ___23___． We have imported designer lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night． Our patio (露台) reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon (地平线)．”

The father got a bit confused (困惑) with his son’s answers．

The son ___24___, “We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields which go ___25___our sight． We have servants who serve us, but they serve others．”

The wise son’s learning did not end yet． The son went on ___26___ his trip experiences, “We buy our food, but they grow theirs． We have ___27___ around our house to protect us, but they have friends to protect them． We spend our free time with televisions and mobiles, but they spend their free time with family and relatives．”

The son summed up (总结) his experience on the trip to the village, “Thank Dad for showing me how ___28___ we are…!”

The wise son’s words left the rich dad ___29___．

Money can buy clothes, or cars, or big houses or many other things which make your life ___30___． But there are a few things that money cannot buy． What makes your life rich is love, kindness, compassion, friendships．．．

16． A． project  B． programme    C． purpose   D． product

17． A． develop B． treasure   C． create     D． display

18． A． considered    B． included  C． expected D． learned

19． A． direction      B． interview       C． distance  D． return

20． A． great     B． challenging    C． strange    D． boring

21． A． remember    B． imagine  C． understand     D． decide

22． A． buy      B． notice     C． make      D． receive

23． A． end       B． size C． shape      D． height

24． A． wondered     B． complained    C． doubted  D． continued

25． A． against  B． through   C． beyond   D． beside

26． A． explaining    B． expressing      C． organizing      D． ordering

27． A． dogs     B． trees       C． lanterns   D． walls

28． A． happy   B． rich C． poor       D． great

29． A． hopeless       B． speechless      C． sleepless  D． homeless

30． A． comfortable  B． simple    C． busy       D． special

三、阅读理解(本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，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

In the late Qing dynasty, farmers in Zhejiang’s Sheng County (嵊县) created a new type of performance． It joined talking and singing together in the local language． It was called xiaogeban (小歌班)． Farmers acted out and sang the unusual events of the day and legends (传说) of long ago．

At the turn of the 20th century, xiaogeban spread to Shanghai． However, its actors were often laughed at by the locals． This finally led to the creation of Yue opera． The new art form was more formal (正式的) than xiaogeban． It borrowed ideas from other operatic traditions and started using carefully-made sets (布景), costumes and music．

Yue opera actors are good at expressing emotions through singing． The romantic stories performed by women attracted more audiences． Over time, the art form became female-dominated (女性主导的)． Today, male roles in Yue opera are often taken by female actors．

Here follows some of the most famous stories in Yue opera．

31． What does the writer want to tell us in Para． 1-2?

A． The origin (起源) of Yue opera．                          B． The popularity of Yue opera．

C． The audience (观众) of Yue opera．                       D． The achievements of Yue opera．

32． Which of the following statements is true?

A． Yue opera was women-dominated at first．            B． Yue opera was created in Yuan dynasty．

C． Xiaogeban actors were popular in Shanghai．         D． There are few male Yue opera actors today．

33． What can we learn about the three most famous stories in Yue opera according to the passage?

A． They were created in the same dynasty．                B． They all had a happy ending．

C． They all told stories of two lovers．                       D． They were made into films in 1950s．

B

You learned how to speak and understand speech during your first few years of life． No one taught you how to do this． Learning to read and write took a lot more effort． Reading doesn’t come naturally to people, but most of us have learned how． Literacy (读写能力) makes it possible to travel in a world filled with books, websites, text messages, road signs, and more．

But the world of information is changing． Why send a long letter or text when you can share photos or videos instead? Why learn from a book when you can watch an instructional video or practice a skill in virtual reality (虚拟现实)? Why read magazines when you can listen to podcasts (播客)?

Could a growing number of people take part in today’s world without reading or writing at all? Technology makes it possible． Most of our devices (设备) now talk to us． Smart virtual assistants listen for requests to report the weather, play a song, order goods, and much more． Software can also read text aloud or turn speech into text． These interactions (互动) aren’t perfect． The software still makes silly mistakes． But it’s getting better and better． It’s possible to imagine we’ll communicate with our devices and each other is spoken in the future．

But reading and writing are powerful tools． For one, most people read faster than they speak． A podcaster or audiobook teller speaks at around 150 to 160 words per minute, while a strong reader can look through a text at 300 to 400 words per minute． That’s twice as fast! Research has also found that people remember more information and stay more interested when they are reading．

Learning to read also creates new connections in the brain． In her book Proust and the Squid: The Story and Science of the Reading Brain, Maryanne Wolf writes that with the invention of reading, human beings “rearranged the very organization of our brain, which in turn developed the ways we were able to think, which changed the intellectual evolution (进化) of humans．” Would you really choose to give up that progress?

What do you think? Do you hope people keep on reading and writing, or will technology make reading no longer needed?

34． What can we learn from Para． 1?

A． Reading and writing are natural skills．                 B． It is easy to learn to read and write．

C． Literacy is very important in daily lives．              D． Most people learn reading by themselves．

35． Why does the writer mention the three questions in Para． 2?

A． To offer a new way to improve reading and writing skills．

B． To ask readers to offer their answers to these questions．

C． To show the writer has many questions about the topic．

D． To show the change in the ways of getting information ．

36． Which of the following supports the statement “reading and writing are powerful tools”?

①Most people read faster than they speak．

②People stay more interested when they read．

③Learning to read improves the way we think．

④People can understand texts better when reading．

A． ①②③                      B． ①②④                       C． ①③④                       D． ②③④

37． Which of the following might the writer agree with?

A． Reading and writing will be of no use soon．         B． People shouldn’t give up reading and writing．

C． Technology will rearrange human’s brain．            D． Virtual reality will take the place of books．

C

OpenAI has once again shocked the world with its latest creation, Sora． The AI tool can produce videos up to one minute long． Just give it some text instructions, like “a Chinese New Year celebration” and you’ll get a video that matches the description． Many commentaries (评论文章) on Sora express the worry that the tool will put many filmmakers out of business．

Similar worries have been voiced since AI chatbot ChatGPT appeared． Text-to-image programs like Dall-E and Midjoumey have made headlines as well for the same reasons． Many are afraid that industries such as programming translation, teaching and design will all disappear． It seems we can turn to AI for just about anything we want to know or do．

Does that mean we no longer need to roll up our sleeves and gain knowledge and skills ourselves? Well, the short answer is “No”． Even in the age of AI, knowledge is still power． In fact, the rise of AI may only require you to use your brain more． AI is knowledgeable, but for now at least, it needs instructions． In other words, you must communicate with it． Let’s say you want advice on how to get a better return on your savings． If you don’t know anything about finances (财务) (if you don’t even know what a“return”is), you’ll have trouble asking the right questions．

You also need to exercise your imagination more actively． Take the Chinese New Year celebration video in Paragraph 1 for example． You can’t depend on Sora for everything． You need to be clear about your expectations and use your language skills to describe them in as much detail as possible． Where is the celebration taking place? What performances are going on? What are the performers wearing? You may also need to be a bit professional． For example, “Throw in a close-up (特写镜头) of a dragon dancer, eyes locked on the ‘Pearl’．”

And keep in mind that AI can make mistakes． After an AI tool gives you an answer, you need to judge whether all the information is correct and up to date． To do this, you need at least some basic knowledge about the subjects involved (涉及)．

If you think the development of AI has given you the right to be lazy, it’s time to stop daydreaming． Double down on your studies so that you’ll be better equipped to work alongside AI．

38． Why do AI tools cause people’s worry according to the passage?

A． Because AI tools might make serious mistakes．

B． Because AI tools can do anything you want to do．

C． Because AI tools can only produce short videos．

D． Because AI tools may make people lose jobs．

39． Which of the following statements is true?

A． You don’t have to do anything when you use AI tools．

B． You may have difficulty answering Sora’s questions．

C． You need to give more details to make Sora work better．

D． You need special knowledge to communicate with AI tools．

40． What is the structure of this passage? (1=Paragraph 1,2=Paragraph 2…)

A．         B．      C．        D．

41． What does the writer mainly want to tell us in the passage?

A． AI tools really make our life more comfortable．

B． Knowledge remains important in the age of AI．

C． AI tools will take the place of humans in future．

D． With the AI tools, you can wonderful nice videos．

D

Long ago, Damon and Pythias, two close friends on the island of Sicily, faced a test of their friendship．

Dionysius, the king of Sicily, was awfuly cruel． He had many enemies among his people． Pythias was one of them． He planned to kill the king and free Sicily from his rule． Dionysius got the wind of it, caught Pythias and sentenced him to death．

“Do you have anything to say before you die?”asked Dionysius．

“Yes,”said Pythias． “I would ask that you give me five more days of life． I want to say goodbye to my family．”

“Do you think I am stupid?”Dionysius laughed． “How do I know you’ll come back?”

“You have my word． ”

“Do you expect me to trust you? I need someone to die in your place if you do not return． Do you have such a friend?”

A loud voice came from the crowd． “Yes!” Damon rushed forward． “I’m his friend Damon． I’ll stay in prison until he returns, and I’ll die for him if I have to．”

Dionysius studied the two friends silently． “Well,”he finally said． “But you’re a fool!”

“He’ll keep his word,”Damon replied．

Pythias was then allowed to leave and Damon was thrown into prison． After a few days, Pythias hadn’t shown up． The king went to the prison to see if Damon regretted his decision． “Your time is almost up．” Dionysius laughed． “What a fool you are!”

“He’ll be back,” Damon replied．

The final day came． At noon, Damon was taken from his prison． “What do you think of your friend now?” asked Dionysius．

“I trust him,” Damon calmly answered． “He’ll be here．”

Five hours passed． The king laughed at Damon again． “You value his life more than yours!” The executioner (行刑人) raised his axe (斧子)． But just before the blow, a voice was heard in the distance: “Set Damon free!”

Pythias rushed to his friend． “My ship was broken． Some robbers attacked me． I ran as fast as Icould． Finally, I’m here!” He turned to Dionysius and said, “Free my friend! I’m ready to meet my executioner．”

Dionysius found himself strangely moved． “I’ve never seen such a friendship,” said the king． “   ▲   ”

42． What does the underlined phrase “got the wind of ” mean?

A． got angry at                B． became aware of          C． was in fear of              D． were worried about

43． Which is the correct order of the following events?

a． Damon was put into prison．                            b． Pythias planned to kill the king．

c． Damon was about to die in the place of Phythias．      d． Phythias was attacked by some robbers．

e． Pythias asked the king to give him five days of life．

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

44． What might the king say at the end of the story?

A． Both must die! They are enemies．                        B． Neither shall die! Their friendship shall live．

C． Damon shall die! He is such a fool．                     D． Pythias must die! He values his own life more．

45． Which can be the best title for the passage?

A． The king and his friend．                                     B． A cruel King．           C． Ever lasting friends． D． A selfish friend．

第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题共60分)

第Ⅱ卷共31小题，请将答案按要求写在答题卡上。

四、词汇(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分 15分)

A． 请根据括号中的中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。

46． Shen Nong, who is considered as the father of ancient Chinese agriculture, is honored with the ________ (发现) of tea．

47． An experiment shows that it is almost impossible for people to walk exactly ________ (径直地) for 60 meters．

48． Liquid water is the most ________ (not special) state of water on Earth that we see in our everyday lives, such as in glasses, bowls and taps．

49． After its completion, the Dujiangyan Irrigation Project ________ (try not to do something) the flooding and gave the Sichuan area rich harvests．

50． Since you have promised to study hard, you are supposed to put your heart into it． Remember the saying “________ speak louder than words．”

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

51． The ________ Weifang International Kite Festival took place on April 15 in Weifang, Shandong Province．

52． Fan Jinshi, the “daughter of Dunhuang”, has devoted ________ to guarding the national treasures for more than half a century．

53． —It’s said that the two cases are ________ connected． Maybe they have the same suspect．

—I suppose so But we still need more clues to prove it．

54． In this ________ eyes, Along the River During the Qingming Festival is the most excellent Chinese painting．

55． In fact, plants don’t “like” to be touched． That’s because touching changes their genes and, even ________, can slow their growth．

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

56． —Do you know if Millie is aware of the meeting this Friday morning?

—I suppose so, but I ________ her of it when I meet her．

57． —I ________ about the final exam these days． I’m afraid I will get a poor result．

—Cheer up． As long as you try your best, the process is much more important than the result．

58． December 20, 2024 will be the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to China． During the past 25 years, Macao ________ many achievements in economy, culture and technology．

59． —Why do more and more people prefer to buy new energy cars?

—Because this kind of cars ________ little pollution．

60． —Oh, dear! A power cut．

—Sorry, I didn’t know you ________ the washing machine．

五、短文填空(本题共 10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整正确的形式，使短文通顺。

If you are a foreign tourist and get lost in Beijing’s Sanlitun area, sanitation (环卫) worker Zhang Jianna may be your helpful g____61____．

Zhang is a 50-year-old migrant worker from Hebei Province． She has worked as a waitress and a sales clerk in Beijing． In 2012, she became a sanitation worker in Sanlitun．

There are many embassies (大使馆) in the area． One day in 2014, a foreigner walked up to Zhang o____62____ an embassy． He asked her some questions, but she couldn’t understand him． The two looked confusedly at each other． After high school, Zhang had forgotten most of her English knowledge． That day, she d____63____ to relearn the language．

Zhang began to study her children’s English textbooks． She memorized the words at night and repeated them the next morning． In her free time, she used some apps on her smartphone to learn English． She also practiced English c____64____ with her children．

Zhang’s efforts have paid off． Now, she can pronounce c____65____ and talk fluently (流利地) to English-speaking tourists． She can help them with directions and give information about the city． Zhang is in charge of a sanitation team． They n____66____ to clean more than 100, 000 square meters of road． They also clean more than three hundred w____67____ bins near 56 embassies． Zhang has learned the English names of all these embassies as well．

“English is like a b____68____,” said Zhang． “It helps me i____69____ Beijing to the world．” The hardworking sanitation worker even p____70____ to study a new language in the future． “I’ve heard that French is beautiful, and I’d like to learn it!”

六、阅读与回答问题(本题共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Zheng Jun, president of Hubei University of Education, recently shared the story of the “Ferry (摆渡) Teacher of the Mountains” Wang Zhijun during the country’s two sessions period (两会期间)．

It’s an inspiring story indeed． The 48-year-old has been teaching at a countryside school in Chongyang county, Hubei province, for more than 28 years． His classroom is upstream from Qingshan Reservoir, with water on three sides and is difficult to reach．

Wang’s school, the only one in the countryside village, has been destroyed by rainstorms and rebuilt and removed over the years．

Facing any difficulty and trouble, Wang never stepped back． He treated the school as his home and bought a small wooden boat to help ferry students from faraway areas so they could make it to school on time．

When the weather is terrible or the water level is too high, Wang invites his students to stay and eat with him in safety．

“Some students, sometimes, even lived there for more than a week when their parents couldn’t come get them． The children consider it as their second home,” Wang said．

Over the years, Wang had several chances to move to the town to teach, but he said he would worry about the children in the faraway areas．

With Wang’s devotion, 46 students from the countryside village, with a population of 800, have been admitted to universities and colleges．

“I just want to send more students out of the mountains so that they can go higher and farther． I also hope they can return to help grow their hometown after completing their university studies,” he said．

71． When did Zhen Jun share the story of “Ferry Teacher of Mountains”?

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72． How long has Wang Zhijun worked at the school?

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73． Why did Wang buy a small wooden boat?

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74． What’s Wang’s purpose of helping the students?

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75． What do you think of Wang Zhijun? (请自拟一句话作答)

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七、书面表达(本题满分25分)

76． 近日，你校举办了“我为母校建言献策”的征集活动，请毕业年级的学生为学校未来发展提出自己宝贵的建议。假如你是李华，请你给教导处王老师写一份信。请你从提供的6个方面里选择2—3点，谈谈你的真实感受，并针对你认为有待提高的地方，提出合理建议和简要说明理由，同时献上你对母校未来发展的美好祝福。

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Dear Mr Wang,

I’d like to say something about my school and school life． ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

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参考答案

1． A

【解析】

【详解】句意：虽然我们周围有很多事情违背我们的意愿，但我们不能放弃，因为追随梦想很重要。

考查从属连词词义辨析。Though尽管；If如果；Since自从；Unless除非。分析可知，“there are so many things around us that go against our will”与“we can’t give them up”存在转折关系，所以此处应用though引导让步状语从句。故选A。

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