2024年江蘇省揚州市文津中學中考二模英語試卷

2024年九年級第二次模擬考試英語試卷2024.05(滿分:120分考試時間:100分鐘)注意事項考生在答題前請認真閱讀本注意事項及各題答題要求：1.本試卷共8頁,包含選擇題(第1題~第45題,共60分)、非選擇題(第46題~第76題,共60分)兩部分。本次考試時間為100分鐘，滿分120分。考試結(jié)束后，請將答題紙交回。2.答題前，請考生務必將自己的學校、班級、姓名、準考證號用0.5毫米的黑色簽字筆寫在答題卡上相應的位置。請在答題卡指定區(qū)域作答，在試卷或草稿紙上作答一律無效。一、單項選擇(共15小題；每小題1分，計15分)在下列各題A、B、C、D四個選項中選擇一個能填入題干空白處的最佳答案。1.——ThebookOrdinaryWorldhastaughtmethoughmylifeiscommon,Istillloveandenjoyit.—Infact,sometimesagoodbookcanteachyouthingsyourclass.A.aboveB.againstC.beyondD.including2.Easy!Don'tworrysomuchaboutthisexam.Worryneverfixes.A.everythingB.somethingC.anythingD.nothingβ.Wedoourbestforourdreamsandtogetherasmallsuccesscangiveusasenseof!A.treatmentB.entertainmentC.developmentD.achievement4.——I'mplanningtoclimbMountHuangthissummer.Wouldyouliketocomealong?——Wow!Thatwouldbeexcitingchallenging.Countmein!A.asgoodasB.aswellasC.aslongasD.asfaras5.——Howisyourtouraroundthelake?Isitbeautiful?—Itbe,butitisnowseriouslypolluted.A.shouldB.mightC.mustD.can6.Thepresidentpromisedhehimselfwouldthemeeting.A.attendB.joinC.joininD.takepartin7.Ifyoumissthischance,itmustbeyearsyougetanotherone.A.sinceB.afterC.untilD.before8.——Howlongcanthissweepingrobotlast?——Ifyouuseit,itmayworkforyouforquiteafewyears.A.completelyB.properlyC.smoothlyD.widely9.——Oh,Tonny!Ihaven'tseenyouforalongtime.——Icamebackafewdaysago.IchildreninNorth-westChinaforayear.A.taughtB.havetaughtC.teachD.amteaching10.——Cindy,canIlookatyournotebook?Itlooksspecial.——Sorry.Iusuallywritedownsomethinginit.A.perfectB.practicalC.pleasantD.private11.theMuseum's90thyear,NanjingMuseumdisplayedmorethan200valuabletreasuresin90groups.A.CelebrateB.CelebratingC.TocelebratingD.Tocelebrate12.I'msurethattheenvironmentgreatlythroughourworkinthenearfuture.A.improvedB.willbeimprovedC.hasimprovedD.wasimproved2024年九年級第二次模擬考試英語試卷第1頁共8頁

13.Thepolicedidnotarrestthesurgeonbecausetheyneverdoubtedthecase.A.thathehadnothingtodowithB.whetherhehadnothingtodowithC.thathehadanythingtodowithD.ifhehadanythingtodowith14.——Sir,wouldyoupleasesparemeafewminutes?Ihavesomequestionsaboutthesurvey.A.NevermindB.Sure,goaheadC.It'sapleasureD.Helpyourself15.——IstayeduptofinishmyreportlastnightandIfeelverytired.——Takeabreak..A.BetterlatethanneverB.Don'tputalltheeggsinonebasketC.Don'tburnthecandleatbothendsD.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm二、完形填空(共15小題；每小題1分，計15分)閱讀下列短文，從文后各題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。Ifsomeoneweretoaskmewhoinfluencedmemostinmylife,I'dtellhimorherthatit'smybrother,Chris.Mybrotherisoneofthemost16peopleinmylife.Imaynotalwaysactlikeit,butIlookuptohimand17him.WhenIthinkofeverythinghe'sdoneforme,it'shardnotto18him.Therearethebasic19thatmostolderbrothersdo.Youknow,theylookafteryou,20youwithyourhomework,andletyouusetheirthings.Butmybrotherdidalotmoreforme.Hewastheonewhotaughtmehowtoreadandhowtotiemyshoes.Hetaughtmehowtoholdmy21underwater.Heeventaughtmehownottotouchhisthings.Healsodidotherbigbrotherstuff(事情).Likeshutmeinthecloset(儲藏室),playtricksonme,“forbid(禁止)”meto22histhings.Butforeach“mean”thinghedidtome,hedidaboutfive23things.Onenicethinghedidwasthathealwaysletmehangaroundwithhimandhisfriends.Becauseofthat,Ihavetwobrothersinsteadofone.Myother“brother”isChris'sbestfriend,Corey.Theyspentalotoftimetogetherwhentheywereyounger,andsinceChriswasnice,I24gottodostuffwiththem.SinceCoreywasasmuchmybrotherasChriswas,ofcoursetheybothpulledlittle25onme.ButImustadmitalotofthetricks26becauseIwasaslightlygullible(易受騙的)child.Onethat27comestomindiswhenChrisandCorey28tomakemebelievethattheywerebeingsucked(吸入)intotheground.Iwasso29aboutitthatIwentinsideandtoldMumthattheywerebeingsuckeddown.AsIsaid,Iwasaslightlygulliblechild.Yes.Wehadsome30times.16.A.powerfulB.commonC.beautifulD.important17.A.recommendB.raiseC.respectD.report18.A.mistakeB.likeC.hateD.introduce19.A.thingsB.comediesC.factsD.tricks20.A.provideB.presentC.helpD.supply21.A.attentionB.breathC.viewD.attraction22.A.useB.displayC.discoverD.buy23.A.niceB.frighteningC.meanD.boring24.A.seldomB.hardlyC.usuallyD.ever25.A.dreamsB.facesC.testsD.tricks26.A.matteredB.displayedC.wentD.worked27.A.quicklyB.gentlyC.heavilyD.simply28.A.wantedB.promisedC.managedD.supposed29.A.scaredB.sureC.crazyD.worried2024年九年級第二次模擬考試英語試卷第2頁共8頁

30.A.hardB.tiringC.boringD.interesting三、閱讀理解(共15小題；每小題2分，計30分)閱讀下列內(nèi)容，從每小題所給的四個選項中選出一個最佳答案。ATheMeriionisamythical(神話中的)animalthatishalf-fishandhalf-lion.ItstandsforSingapore'sidentity—itsbodystandsforthefishingvillagesofSingapore'spast,whileitslionheadisasymbolofSingapore(“l(fā)ioncity”inSanskrit).ItwasbuiltbycraftsmanLimNangSeng.Unveiled(揭幕)byPrimeMinisterLeeKuanYewin1972,thestatuewasfirstplacedatthemouthTheMeriionisamythical(神話中的)animalthatishalf-fishandhalf-lion.ItstandsforSingapore'sidentity—itsbodystandsforthefishingvillagesofSingapore'spast,whileitslionheadisasymbolofSingapore(“l(fā)ioncity”inSanskrit).ItwasbuiltbycraftsmanLimNangSeng.Unveiled(揭幕)byPrimeMinisterLeeKuanYewin1972,thestatuewasfirstplacedatthemouthoftheSingaporeRiverbutnowstandsoverlookingthebayatMerlionPark.GardensbytheBayisa100-hectare(公頃)natureparkinSingaporethataimstocreatea“CityinaGarden”andimproveairquality.Itattractsaround50millionvisitorsperyearandhasthreemangardens:Central,EastandSouth.TheSouthGardenhasthemostattractions.SupertreeGroveisoneofthemostfamousattractionsamongthem.Thereare18tree-likeinstallations(裝置)thatreachupto50metersoffthegroundandaremadeoutofreinforcedconcrete(鋼筋混凝土)andplants.Thefreeeveninglightshowiswellworthwatching.TheHelixBridgeisapedestrian(人行的)bridgeinSingaporethatwasbuiltin2010.It'sthelongestonethereandconnectsMarinaCentertotheBayfront.Thebridgeisshapedlikeadoublehelix(螺旋)DNA,whichstandsfor“l(fā)ifeandcontinuity,renewal(更新)andgrowth”.Ifyou'reintoscience,youmightnoticepairsofletters“c”and“g”,aswellas“a”and“t”onthebridge—thesestandforthefourbasesofDNA.31.WhatdoesthefishbodyoftheMerlionstandfor?A.ThefishingvillagesofSingapore'spast.B.Thewell-developedfishingindustryinSingapore.C.TheachievementofPrimeMinisterLeeKuanYew.D.Thesincerewishofagoodfutureforthenation.32.WhyweretheGardensbytheBaybuilt?A.Tocreateshade.B.Toserveeveninglightshow.C.Tomaketheenvironmentbetter.D.Toattractvisitors.33.WhataretherelationsbetweentheHelixBridgeandDNA?①TheshapeofthebridgelookslikeadoublehelixDNA.②ThelettersonthebridgestandforthebasesofDNA.③ThebridgewasbuilttorememberthefindingofDNA.④ThesymbolicmeaningofthebridgeissimilartoDNA.A.①②③B.①②④C.①③④D.②③④BDoyoubelievethatakilogramofcarrotscouldcost$10,000?Mycarrot:costmethatmuchlastyear.OnedaylastsummerIpickedcarrotsfrommyownvegetablegardenUsuallyIcleanedthedirtbywashingtheminabucketofwater.Butthisday,Doyoubelievethatakilogramofcarrotscouldcost$10,000?Mycarrot:costmethatmuchlastyear.OnedaylastsummerIpickedcarrotsfrommyownvegetablegardenUsuallyIcleanedthedirtbywashingtheminabucketofwater.Butthisday,felloverthebucketandthewaterwentallovermyfeet.Afterchangingmyshoesandsocks,Idecidedto2024年九年級第二次模擬考試英語試卷第3頁共8頁

washthecarrotsquicklyinthekitchensinktosavecookingtime.ThenextdayInoticedthatthewaterwasrunningoutofthesinkmuchstowerthanusual,soIcalledaplumber(水暖正)tofixmydmin.Hetriedtopotindetthehousetocheckthepipes,buthecouldn'treachthem.Hehadtocuthholeinthefloorwherethedrainpinewastotrytofindtheproblem.Whilehewascuttingthehole,henecidentiallycutthehot-waterpipe.Thewaterranouteverywhere,causingalotofproblems.Myfridgestoppedworking,soIcalledanelectrician(電工).Whilehewasfixingthefridge,hetrippedovertheplumber's1001sandthefridgetippedover.Itcrashedintothewall,causingahugehole.ThenIenlledacarpenter(人匠)tofixthewall.Afterhetorcdownhalfofthewholewall,theelectricianfoundmoreelectricalproblems.Atlast,theplumberfoundtheproblem:thedirtfromthecarrotswasstuckinthepipeandnothingcouldgothroughorpastthedirt.1lookedatthisdisasteranddecidedthatwhatIreallyneededwasanewkitchen.Finally,Icalledahousehuildertocomeandfixmykitchen.Threeweekslater,Ihadanewkitchenand$10,000lessinmybank.Ihavelearnedmylesson.Ineverwashcarrotsinthekitchensink;Igetthem,cleanandreadytocat,fromthestore.34.Whichparagraphmatchesthepicture?A.Paragraph2.B.Paragraph3.C.Paragraph4.D.Paragraph5.35.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofthestory?a.Iwashedthecarrotsinthekitchensink.b.Ahousebuildercameandfixedmykitchen.c.Abigholewashitonthewallbythefridge.d.Thcplumbercutthehot-waterpipebyaccident.e.Thewaterranslowerthanusualbecauseofthedirt.A.a-d-c-e-bB.a-d-e-c-bC.a-e-d-c-bD.a-e-c-d-b36.Whatdoestheunderlineword“tripped”meaninPara4?A.Fell.B.Travelled.C.Used.D.Got.37.Whydidthewritersaythecarrotscost$10,000?A.Hejusttoldusafunnyjoke.B.Furniturecosthim$10,000.C.Hespent$10,000buyingcarrots.D.·Fixinghiskitchencosthim$10,000.CLongago,DamonandPythias,twoclosefriendsontheislandofSicily,facedatestoftheirfriendship.Dionysius,thekingofSicily,wascruel(殘忍).Hehadmanyenemiesamonghispeople.Pythiaswasoneofthem.HeplannedtokillthekingandfreeSicilyfromhisrule.Dionysiusgotthewindofit,caughtPythiasandsentencedhimtodeath.“Doyouhaveanythingtosaybeforeyoudie?”askedDionysius.“Yes,”saidPythias.“Iwouldaskthatyougivemefivemoredaysoflife.Iwanttosaygoodbyetomyfamily.”“DoyouthinkIamstupid?”Dionysiuslaughed.“HowdoIknowyou'llcomeback?”“Youhavemyword.”“Doyouexpectmetotrustyou?Ineedsomeonetodieinyourplaceifyoudonotreturn.Doyouhavesuchafriend?”Aloudvoicecamefromthecrowd.“Yes!”Damonrushedforward.“I'mhisfriendDamon.I'llstayin2024年九年級第二次模擬考試英語試卷第4頁共8頁

prisonuntilhereturns,andI'lldieforhimifIhaveto.”Dionysiusstudiedthetwofriendssilently.“Well,”hefinallysaid.“Butyou'reafool!”“He'llkeephisword,”Damonreplied.PythiaswasthenallowedtoleaveandDamonwasthrownintoprison.Afterafewdays,Pythiashadn'tshownup.ThekingwenttotheprisontoseeifDamonregrettedhisdecision.“Yourtimeisalmostup.”Dionysiuslaughed.“Whatafoolyouare!”“He`llbeback.”Damonreplied.Thefinaldaycame.Atnoon,Damonwastakenfromhisprison.“Whatdoyouthinkofyourfriendnow?”askedDionysius.“Itrusthim,”Damoncalmlyanswered.“He'llbehere.”Fivehourspassed.ThekinglaughedatDamonagain.“Youvaluehislifemorethanyours!”Theexecutioner(行刑人)raisedhisaxe(斧子).Butjustbeforetheblow,avoicewasheardinthedistance:“SetDamonfree!”Pythiasrushedtohisfriend.“Myshipwasbroken.Somerobbersattackedme.IranasfastasIcould.Finally,I'mhere!”HeturnedtoDionysiusandsaid,“Freemyfriend!I'mreadytomeetmyexecutioner.”Dionysiusfoundhimselfstrangelymoved.“I'veneverseensuchafriendship,”saidtheking.“▲”38.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“gotthewindof”mean?A.gotangryatB.becameawareofC.wasinfearofD.wasworriedabout39.Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.Damonwasputintoprison.b.Pythiasplannedtokilltheking.c.DamonwasabouttodieintheplaceofPhythias.d.Phythiaswasattackedbysomerobbers.e.Pythiasaskedthekingtogivehimfivedaysoflife.A.b-a-e-d-cB.b-a-c-d-eC.a-b-e-c-dD.b-e-a-d-c40.Whatmightthekingsayattheendofthestory?A.Bothmustdie!Theyareenemies.B.Neithershalldie!Theirfriendshipshalllive.C.Damonshalldie!Heissuchafool.D.Pythiasmustdie!Hevalueshisownlifemore.41.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Thekingandhisfriend.B.AcruelKing.C.Lastingfriends.D.Aselfishfriend.DAntarctica(南極洲)isagreat,icyland,surroundedbythehugeSouthernOcean.TheiceinAntarcticadoesn'tjustcovertheland.There'salsoalargeareaofseaice,whichfloats(漂浮)ontheocean'ssurface.ScientistshavebeenmeasuringtheareaoftheseaiceinAntarcticasince1979.Formostofthistime,Antarcticahasseemedtobealmostnotinfluencedbythechangingweatherconditionsexperiencedinotherpartsoftheplanet.Infact,untilrecentyears,Antartica'sseaiceareamainlysetrecordsforgrowing.Thatbegantochangearound2016.Now,forseveralyears,theareaofAntartica'sseaicehasbeengettingsmaller.Thisyear,theUSNationalSnowandIceDataCenter(NSIDC)reportedthatAntartica'sseaicereacheditsmaximum(最大值)onSeptember10——almosttwoweeksearlierthannormal.Andtheseaicewasatanewrecordlow——notjustbyalittlebit,butbyalot.2024年九年級第二次模擬考試英語試卷第5頁共8頁

ThelasttimeAntartica'slowscaicesetarecordattheendofwinterwasin1986.Andthisyear,there'sabout1.03millionsquarekilometerslessseaicethanin1986.It'shardtopicturesuchalargearea,butit'saround1.6timesthesizeofFrance.ScientistsarestilltryingtounderstandwhatisdrivingthechangeinAntarctica.TedScambos,aresearchscientistattheUniversityofColorado,says,“Antarctica’sicelevelshavealwayschangedsome,butthesituationthisyearispointingtowardswarmeroceanconditionsaroundthearea.”Thenewlowrecordhasscientistswortied.Theseaiceisimportantbecauseithelpscooltheplanet.Whenit'sfrozen,seaicereflectssunlightbackoutintospace.Butwhentheseaicemelts(融化),thewaterleftbehindisdarker,andtakesinandkeepsmoreheat.42.WhatdidNSIDCfindabouttheseaiceinAntarcticathisyear?A.Itprotectedthewildlifeintheocean.B.Itgrewandcoveredawiderarea.C.Itturnedouttobedifficulttoobserve.D.Itreachedanewrecordlowlevel.43.WhydoesthewritermentionFranceinparagraph4?A.Topresenthowsmallthecountryis.B.Tointroduceanewtopicfordiscussion.C.ToshowAntarctica'sseaiceisgettingsmaller.D.Toexplainthepositionofthewonderfulland.44.WhatcausesthechangeinAntarcticaaccordingtoTedScambos?A.Lowrainfall.B.Shortsummermonths.C.Coldweather.D.Risingtemperatures.45.WhatcanweknowaboutAntarctica'sseaice?A.It'skeytotheearth'scoolingsystem.B.It'sjustashort-termproblem.C.Itremindsustofindwaterresources.D.Itoffershumansabrightfuture.四、詞匯運用(共10小題;每小題1分,計10分)根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給漢語提示或英語單詞的適當形式填空。在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。(每空一詞)46.Nearly10%oftheEarth's▲iscoveredbyice.(表層)(47.Shewasstillonlyhalf▲whenIbroughtheracupofcoffee.(醒著的)48.Some▲deignedeatingplanssellwellthesedayssincepeoplepaymoreattentiontotheirlifestyle.(專門地)49.Somebirdsareborntofly▲mountaintopsabovetheclouds.(在……中)50.Everyoneisfightingtheirownbattle.Tobefreefromthepast,toliveinthepresentandto▲theirfuture.(創(chuàng)造)51.Inthepast,I▲teatohotchocolate.(prefer)52.Ididn'tpasstheinterview,butIhavegained▲experience.(value)53.It's▲possiblethathumanshavetomovetoanotherplanetinthefuture.(high)54.Two▲ofthestudentshavepassedtheexam.(five)55.Therearegoingtobesomebigchallengestotakeitalot▲.(far)五、閱讀表達(共5題;每題2分,計10分)閱讀短文，回答下面5個問題。(每題答案不超過10個詞)UncleTomlivedinasmalllogcabinnearhismaster'shousewithhiswife,AuntChloe,andtheirchildren.Oneday,AuntChloewasbakingacakeonthefire.Twoyoungboys,MoseandPete,wereplayingwiththeirbabysister,Polly.UncleTomwassittingatthetable.Hewasalargestrongmanwithakindfaceandanairofdignity(尊嚴).Hewasverybusy.Hewastryingtowritethealphabetonasmallblackboard.Mr.Shelby'sson,youngMasterGeorge,wasteachinghim.However,whilethiswas2024年九年級第二次模擬考試英語試卷第6頁共8頁

happeninginTom'scabin,somethingverydifferentwashappeninginhismaster'shouse.Whentheyweregettingreadytogotobed.Eliza,ayoungslavefromthehouse,cametotheirdoor.“UncleTomandAuntChloe”,shesaid“MastersoldUncleTom!”“SoldTom?”saidAuntChloe.“Butwhydidhedothat?”“Masterisindebt,hehastofindthemoney,orhewillhavetosellthefarmandallofusandleave.SohesoldUncleTomtopayoffhisdebt.”“Tom,whydon'tyourunaway?Thetraderwillsellyoutoaplantation,wheretheykillslaveswithhardworkandnofood!There'sstilltime.Comeon,getup,andI'llgetyourthingsready.”Tomlookedatherwithsadeyesandsaid“No,I'mnotrunningaway.YouheardwhatElizasaid!Masterneedsmoneytokeepthefarmandthepeople.I'mstrong.I'llbeOK.Icangosohewon'thavetoselleverything.Thesethingshappen,Chloe,andMastertriedtobegood.He'lltakecareofyouandthechildren.”Thenhelookedathissleepingchildrenandhecoveredhisfaceandstartedtocry.56.HowmanychildrendidTomhave?56.HowmanychildrendidTomhave?六、缺詞填空(共10空;每空1分,計10分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當?shù)脑~使短文完整。在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。(每空一詞)OnSaturdaymorning,Tomappear