2024年南通市崇川区、如皋市中考英语一模试卷（含答案）

2024年南通市崇川区、如皋市中考英语一模试卷

英语

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一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1． — The China you see today is quite a different country from ________ it used to be． It has become greener, stronger and wealthier．

A． this                      B． that                      C． the one                 D． 不填

2． Inventors are always ________ in trying new things． We should learn the spirit of not fearing difficulties from them．

A． volunteers                    B． engineers                     C． pioneers                D． storyteller

3． Qingtuan is a(n) ________ snack for people living in Southeast China during Qingming Festival．

A． classical                B． international          C． personal                D． traditional

4． — Why didn’t Helen attend the party yesterday evening?

— She was racing ________ the time to finish a report on her project．

A． over                            B． against                         C． through                 D． across

5． The talented painter Pablo Picasso once said, “Every child is an artist． The problem is how to ________ an artist once he grows up．”

A． remind                 B． respect                         C． remain                         D． require

6． ________nobody knows when and where football comes from, one thing we know for sure is that it has quite a long history．

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

7． — AI technology takes the world forward． Will it ________ change the world?

— Well, it relies on how it is used and developed．

A． smoothly                     B． completely                   C． properly                D． rapidly

8． ________fast to your dreams, for if dreams die, life is like a broken-winged bird that can never fly．

A． Hold                           B． To hold                 C． Held                            D． Holding

9． — Do you know the saying “ When I walk along with two others, they ________ serve me as my teachers．”?

— Yes． It tells us we can learn from the people around us．

A． may                            B． must                            C． should                         D． need

10． — The 2024 Nantong Marathon will take place soon． Can your cousin get the first prize in the race?

— He ________ to do so, but he has just hurt his leg． It’s impossible now．

A． will expect                   B． is expected                   C． has expected          D． was expected

11． — Spring is a good time for setting goals．

— That’s true． The whole year’s work ________ a good start in spring．

A． carries out                    B． leads to                 C． makes up                     D． depends on

12． Children are supposed to learn ________ different subjects and ________ good manners, which are helpful to them for their future life．

A． not; but                B． either; or               C． not only; but also   D． neither; nor

13． — It’s reported that four robot cooks are ________ in a community dining hall of Nantong．

— That’s true． And the dishes they make are delicious and cheap．

A． in silence                     B． in service                     C． in public               D． in order

14． — Jenny, is there anything else you’d like to know about the famous people?

— Yes． I’m still wondering ________．

A． when did Audrey Hepburn enter the film industry

B． that Armstrong was the first man to walk on the Moon

C． whether Dr． Ma still worked on the ORBIS plane or not

D． how Tan Dun makes wonderful music without musical instruments

15． — Camping trips in spring have become very hot in southern China．

— ________． That’s because these areas have warmer weather and an earlier flowering season．

A． Great                           B． Exactly                 C． Never mind                  D． Come on

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。

I used to procrastinate (拖延)． Like many others, when developing and getting used to such a habit, I never realized how it had been     16 my life．

Several years ago, a neighbor kid kicked a football and broke a small basement window． I     17 it up then for lack of money, thinking I’d get to it someday．

Over the years, I had meant to upgrade (升级，改造) to     18 windows for the whole house, $15,000! It was simply     19 reach． In the meantime, the boarded window let in bugs but not light．

Honestly, the thought of that window     20 me for years． I knew I needed to fix it, but I had built up the process and the price so much in my mind that I had to21．

Then my wife had a job change, and we needed to move． I knew that it was     22 to find abuyer if there was a broken window． So I pulled off the boards, took the window out and had it     23in the town． It was a $12 fix． I could have     24 the problem for $12 the same day it happened． But I let it trouble me for five years．

Actually, this isn’t really about my window． Many of us, especially those with       25 or stress, tend to live with broken windows of one type or another for years． They are things that seriously affect our       26 of life． Mend it as soon as possible if you    27yours． It may turn out to be       28 than expected．

After I posted this story on Twitter, many       29 their stories with me． One responded, “This reminded me of a statement, ‘We suffer (遭受) more in30than in reality．’”

Step forward and you’ll find a solution．

16． A． recorded                    B． described                     C． shaped                  Dbalanced

17． A． boarded                           B． made                    C． put                       D． set

18． A． all-time                      B． energy-saving        C． hand-made            D． good-looking

19． A． beyond                      B． without                 C． within                   D． over

20． A． surprised                    B． touched                 C． pleased                 D． troubled

21． A． fall behind                 B． give up                 C． set off                   D． calm down

22． A． necessary                   B． important              C． impossible             D． proper

23． A． changed                     B． repaired                C． sold                      D． painted

24． A． explained                   B． understood            C． noticed                 D． solved

25． A． positions                    B． success                  C． worries               D． wisdom

26． A． quality                       B． way                      C． sense                    D． meaning

27． A． trust                          B． experience             C． accept                   D． realize

28． A． more difficult             B． less challenging     C． more changeable    D． less safe

29． A． wrote                         B． told                      C． shared                   D． contributed

30． A． action                        B． imagination           C． thinking                D． performance

四、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

31． Which passages are about environmental protection?

A． ①②                           B． ②③                            C． ①④                            D． ③④

32． What can we learn from the passage?

A． Locals in Sanjiangyuan picked up waste and protected the animals for a living．

B． It is likely that China began to grow rice in space about 40 years ago．

C． Doctors have known how to deal with the new flu in West Africa．

D． Scientists discovered fungi could break down polypropylene．

33． What’s the theme shared by all the passages?

A． Problems and Efforts．                                    B． Duties and Success．

C． Challenges and Chances．                                D． Difficulties and Advantages．

B

①The Monkey King is coming to the world of AAA video games．

②On August 20th, 2020, the Chinese game developer Game Science showed a 13-minute video about its action role-playing game (动作类角色扮演游戏)—Black Myth:Wukong (《黑神话：悟空》)． Within one day, the video got nearly 2 million views on YouTube and 10 million views on Bilibili．

③Every year on August 20th, the developer Game Science showed a new video about the development progress of the game． However, what’s different this year is that we finally got to play it． On August 20th, 2023, in Hangzhou, 1000 players from all over China were invited to play the latest demo (试玩版) of the game． And three days later in Cologne, games from all over the world came to play it at Gamescom 2023． Some even waited for more than 5 hours only to play it for 45 minutes． On August 25th, the game won the Award of Best Visuals．

④The Monkey King has appeared in video games before, but seldom has that been in a game made by a Chinese company which paid so much attention to showing Chinese traditional culture．

⑤“We’ve just been so interested with this Chinese mythology,” Game Science boss FengJi told the Unreal Engine website． That interest led to years of study on the Monkey King． But while Black Myth: Wukong is set in the world of Journey to the West, the 500-year-old book was not enough for the game developers．

⑥“To create a fascinating Chinese story, we also looked to many Chinese classics, taking ideas from their stories, characters and monsters, for example, The Classic of Mountains and Seas  (《山海经》), The Investiture of the Gods (《封神演义》), Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (《聊斋志异》), Wuxia novels by Jin Yong and Gu Long and science fictions by Liu Cixin． They all inspired the making of the game,” said Feng．

⑦For Chinese game industry and Chinese traditional culture, there is also a “journey to the west”． Since the full game of Black Myth: Wukong is due to come out next summer, there are reasons to believe that, with time given, Game Science will make its way!

34． Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?

a． Players from all over the world played Black Myth: Wukong．

b． Players from all over China played Black Myth: Wukong．

c． Game Science showed videos about Black Myth: Wukong．

d． Black Myth: Wukong won the Award of Best Visuals．

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

35． What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 6 refer to?

A． The Chinese classics．                                     B． The game developers．

C． Jin Yong, Gu Long and Liu Cixin．                   D． Wuxia novels and science fictions．

36． Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A．①②/③④/⑤⑥/⑦                                          B． ①/②③④/⑤⑥/⑦

C． ①②/③/④⑤⑥/⑦                                         D． ①/②③/④⑤⑥/⑦

37． What can we know from the last paragraph?

A．Game science will take a trip to the west next summer．

B． We can play Black Myth: Wukong for free next summer．

C． The game industry in China is better than that in western countries．

D． There is a long way to go for Chinese traditional culture to be known around the world．

C

When I was about 12 years old, my older brother, James,secretly brought a BB gun into the house． Our parents had told us many times that we were not allowed to bring home guns or knives, even if they were just toys． Having any form of weaponry (兵器) in our home was strictly forbidden．

James brought me to his room． He opened his closet door and took out a shoebox that was buried beneath a heap of clothes． The BB gun was inside． I was immediately attracted by the shiny barrel (枪管)．

“Can I shoot it, James?” I asked, hopefully．

“No way,” James said, taking it from me and putting it back．

One day, when no one was home, I went into James’ closet and took it out． For some incomprehensible reason — I have no idea what I was thinking — I went to the front window of the second floor in our row house． I cracked the window open． I pointed the gun outside and shot． I quickly shut the window and looked outside secretly．

In a matter of seconds, old Mr． Schlosberg came out of his grocery store． He looked back at his store window． He looked up the street． He looked down the street． Then he looked straight across to our house．

Thankfully, James made it home before Mother or Father．

As he stepped through the door, I could hear old Mr． Schlosberg call his name． “James, James,” he called． “Come here, son．”

After several minutes, James ran back across the street and into the living room． I had retreated into the kitchen． “Alma!” he screamed． “Get out here! You cracked Mr． Schlosberg’s window with my BB gun!”

“Oh, please, James,” I begged． “Don’t let him tell Mother． She will hit my bottom real good!” James sighed． He wiped my tears and went back across the street to Mr． Schlosberg’s． I don’t know what James said to that man, but there was never a mention of the incident again．

Years later, I found out James had used the money he got from his newspaper route to pay for Mr． Schlosberg’s cracked window． He only got one cent for every paper he delivered． He managed to pay back the debt just before he went off to fight in World War Ⅱ．

Since that day, I have never touched a gun: a BB gun, a water gun, a real gun, or any other type．

38． What does the underlined word “retreated” probably mean?

A． went away happily                             B． ran away quietly

C． walked away slowly                                  D． moved away excitedly

39． What did Alma expect from James after he shot Mr． Schlosberg’s window?

A． To throw away the gun．                          B． To tell the truth．

C．To deal with the problem．                         D． To talk with his parents．

40． Which of the following best describes James as a brother?

A． Brave and clever．                                   B． Impatient and strict．

C． Naughty and humorous．                          D． Responsible and caring．

41． What is the best title of the passage?

A． A Cracked window                                   B．A Special BB Gun

C．A Warmhearted Brother                        D． A Relaxing Experience

D

Would you BET on the future of this man? He is 53 years old． Most of his adult life has been a losing struggle against debt and misfortune (不幸)． A war injury has made his left hand stop functioning, and he has often been in prison． Driven by heaven-knows-what motives, he determines to write a book．

The book turns out to be one that has appealed to the world for more than 350 years． That former prisoner was Cervantes, and the book was Don Quixote (《堂吉诃德》)． And the story brings an interesting question: why do some people find new energy and creativity to the end of their days, but others find them long before?

We’ve all known people who run out of steambefore they reach life’s halfway mark． I’m not talking about those who fail to get to the top． We can’t all get there． I’m talking about people who have stopped learning on growing because they have taken in the fixed attitudes and opinions that all too often come with passing years．

Most of us, in fact, progressively narrow the variety of our lives． We succeed in our field of specialization and then become trapped in it． Nothing surprises us． We lose our sense of wonder． But, if we are willing to learn, the opportunities are everywhere．

The things we learn in maturity (成熟) seldom involve information and skills． We learn to bear (容忍) with the things we can’t change． We learn to avoid self-pity． We learn that however much we try to please, some people are never going to love us — an idea that troubles at first but is eventually relaxing．

With high motivation and enthusiasm (动机和热情), we can keep on learning． Then we will know how important it is to have meaning in our life． However, we can achieve meaning only if we have made a promise to something larger than our own little egos (自我), whether to loved ones, to fellow humans, to work, or to some moral concept．

Many of us regard “promise” with such “caring” jobs as teaching and nursing． But doing any ordinary job as well as one can is in itself an admirable promise． People who work toward such excellence — whether they are driving a truck, or running a store — make the world better just by being the kind of people they are． They’ve learned life’s most valuable lesson．

42． The passage starts with the story of Cervantes to show that ________．

A． loss of freedom stimulates one’s creativity

B． age isn’t a block (障碍) to achieving one’s goal

C． disability cannot stop a man fighting for success

D． misfortuneprevents a man fighting against his fate

43． What does the underlined part“run out of steam” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A． End one’s fight for freedom．

B． Waste one’s energy taking risks．

C． Miss the opportunity to succeed．

D． Lose the interest to continue learning．

44． What does the author want to tell us in Paragraph 5?

A． A wise man can live without self-pity．

B． A strong-willed man can bear suffering．

C． A man is supposed to satisfy people around him．

D． A man should learn suitable ways to deal with life．

45． What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?

A． To stress the need of shouldering responsibilities at work．

B． To provide guidance on leading a meaningful adult life．

C． To tell the importance of having a strong will for learning．

D． To suggest a way of going after excellence in our lifelong career．

五、词汇（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
A． 请根据括号中地中文提示、英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺。
46． Among all the people who were ____________ (颁发) with Touching China Award this year． Zhang Yufei, a swimmer from Jiangsu, left a deep impression on me．

47． The government is encouraging young ____________ (夫妇) to give birth to a second even a third child, but the birthrate keeps falling．

48． Sadly, many endangered animals suffer from ____________ (bad or dangerous) problems because of human activities．

49． ____________ (decide in what way things are similar or different) with “the Dragon Year”, the name “Long Year” increases our cultural confidence as Chinese．

50． — Do you know there was an earthquake in Taiwan?

— Yes． I think we should learn to ____________ ourselves from danger．

B． 请根据句意从方框中选用合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

51． Grain Rain, one of the 24 solar terms, often starts in April — the ____________ month of a year．

52． Life is like a journey with an____________ destination． Just enjoy every moment．

53． Everyone makes mistakes． What you should do is to accept them and treat them as chances to improve ____________, Linda．

54． March 14, the International Pi (π) Day, is about a special number that was first measured by one of the ancient Chinese ____________ZuChongzhi．

55． You should spend your pocket money ____________ so that you still have some left before the end of the month．

C． 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． Language learning itself isn’t that difficult． How much you devote ____________ whether you can learn it well．

57． After acting in the TV series Blossoms Shanghai, the great artist You Benchang____________ the Lifetime Achievement Award in his nineties．

58． I’d like to go to Dalian for the summer holiday because Jack ____________ the fun of sailing to me．

59． As time goes by, the life we are used to ____________ a lot in a few years’ time．

60． The children ____________ ready for the coming Reading Week when Miss Li arrived．

六、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的、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

The Chinese pingfeng (folding screen) is an ancient invention and traditional Chinese furniture． Its earlies common use dates from the Han Dynasty． The term pingfeng means protection from the (61)w____________． This shows what is was made for at the very (62)b____________．

As time passes, it has been made into different sizes with colourful paintings． On screens usually (63)a____________a dragon． It’s a symbol of light, growth and life-giving water． It also (64)s____________for nobility and power． The peacock, a beautiful bird, can be seen on screens, too． It’s a symbol of everlasting life． Beautiful flowers, which mean (65)w____________ and good luck, are also chosen as a popular design of the ping-feng． All the designs carry people’s beautiful (66)w____________．

Behind the pingfeng lies an interesting story． In the past, the unmarried daughter of a rich family was not supposed to see or be seen by men (67)e____________ her father, brothers or very close male cousins． When an admirer paid a visit, however, she might take a (68)s____________ look at him from a screen behind which she would be completely hidden． Her father would discuss poems with him． If the daughter and her father were (69)s____________ with the young man, she might agree to take him as a husband．

Today the pingfeng is back in fashion for its beauty and its practical use as furniture． Acting as a moving wall or divider, it can be the perfect (70)m____________ for modern sofas and walls, which adds style to them．

The pingfeng is more than beautiful furniture．

61． ____________ 62．____________ 63． ____________ 64． ____________ 65． ____________

66． ____________ 67．____________ 68． ____________ 69． ____________ 70． ____________

七、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。

Professor Chen Lin was a famous Chinese educator of the English language． He did a lot to help English learners in China． On January 21, 2023, he passed away at the age of 101．

When he was interviewed in 2006, he talked about an amusing experience with China Dailyto express his special love for it． “I must say that over the past 25 years, I have come to like this English title —China Daily—more and more, with my love for the newspaper． One small event in my relationship withChina Dailywas an amusing and unforgettable one．”

“In 1982, China Daily celebrated its first anniversary (周年纪念)． At that time, Katherine Flower of the UK and I were helping with the British English-teaching TV program ‘Follow Me’．”

“Soon after that, the editorial board (编辑部) suggested that Kathy and I could help them with their publicity programme． So the two of us appeared in a CCTV ad in which we sat at breakfast table reading China Daily． We raised our heads and said to the audience, smiling: “Let’s read China DailyDAILY．”

“We thought it was very clever and enjoyed it．”

From then on, the number of China Daily’s readers has been increasing． More and more people, both at home and abroad, fell in love with it． Then at Professor Chen Lin’s suggestion, a seriesof English weekly newspapers for middle school students, such as 21st Century Teens JR and 21st Century Teens SR, came out after China Daily． Now, they are enjoyed by many teachers and students in China．

71． Who is Professor Chen Lin?
___________________________________________________________________________

72． When was China Daily started?
___________________________________________________________________________

73． Why did Professor Chen Lin and Kathy turn up in a CCTV ad?
___________________________________________________________________________

74． What English weekly newspapers for middle school students are mentioned in this passage?
___________________________________________________________________________

75． Do you often read China Daily? Why or why not? (请自拟一句话作答)
___________________________________________________________________________

八、书面表达（本题满分25分）

“灿烂星空，谁是真的英雄“做出惊天动地的人是英雄，为追求真理献出生命的人是英雄，在平凡岗位上默默奉献的人是英雄，生活中勤勤恳恳的人也是英雄……学校英文报将围绕A Hero in My heart 主题进行征文，请根据下列提示谈谈你心目中的英雄并分享你的体会。

注意：1． 表达中必须包括所给要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。
2． 词数90左右，开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
3． 表达中请勿提及真实校名和姓名。

A Hero in My Heart

Everyone has a hero in his heart, so do I． ______________________________________________________

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参考答案

单选：CCDBC    ABAAD

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