2024年湖南省長沙市立信中學九年級下學期第二次中考英語模擬試卷

立信—2023-2024-2學年度初三下第二次模擬卷第二部分閱讀（共三節(jié)，計30分）第一節(jié)（共11小題，每小題2分，滿分22分）閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出最佳選項。ADREAMTIMEREEFTOURSJoinusonthisreeftour.StepbackintothetheGreatBarrierReef’s(大堡礁)Dreamtimewithourexcellentguides.ExperiencethemagicoftheGreatBarrierReef.TOURINCLUSIONS(包含)visit2outerreefsitesontheGreatBarrierReefLearnabouttheGreatBarrierReeffromourbiologistsEnjoytheviewswithourexcellentguidesFreshlypreparedlunchandafternoonteaHotelpickupanddropoffSnorkelling(潛水)equipment(設備)includingwetsuitsWHYCHOOSEUSseethebestreefsitesandbeachExperiencedbiologistsandguidesEscapefromthecrowdsFreecoachtransfers(長途汽車接送)Departs(啟程)Cairns:9a.m.&ReturntoCairns:5p.m.BOOKTODAY!!!307920@.auScanQRcodeforpricesandinformation()21.Howlongwillthetourlast? A.7hours. B.8hours. C.9hours.()22.Whatcanvisitorsgetforfreeinthetour? A.Morningandafternoontea. B.Amazingphotosandvideos. C.Lunchandcoachtransfers.()23.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage? A.Visitorscanenjoythebestviewswithbiologistsduringthetrip. B.Someonewhohasgotaheartproblemcantakepartinsnorkelling.BAllsummerlong,Jerrywaitedandwatchedashiswatermelonsgrewupeveryday.Atfirsttheywerejustverysmall,buteachweektheygrewbiggeruntiltheyweretentimesthesizeofamouse.Jerryoftenatepumpkinsorcarrotsthathedugupfromtheearth,butnothingtastedasgoodaswatermelons.“Tomorrow,theywillberipe(成熟的)andIwillhaveagoodmeal.”hethought,andthenfellasleepinhishole.Thesunnolongershownaswarmlyandbrightlyandinstead,coolairblew,turningtheleavesorangeandred.Onthemorningofthenextday.Jerrygotupandsaidtohimself,“Today'stheday.”Herantothewatermelonfield.“Wherearethey?Allthewatermelonsaregone!”Jerryshouted.Heranaboutsearchinginthefields,buttherewasnothing.“Someonestoleallmywatermelons.”Jerrystartedsmellingtheair.“Icansmellit.”Hefollowedthesmell,onlytofindagroupofpeoplesittingtogetherandeatingjuicywatermelons.Apout(撇嘴)spreadacrossJerry’sfaceandhiseyeswerefilledwithtears.“There’snoneforme,”hesaid.Jerrywalkedbacktowardshishome,histaildragging(拖著)ontheground.Hewalkedthroughthepumpkinfield.Andsuddenlyhesawsomethinglyingbehindthepumpkin.Helookedatitonceagain.“Itcan'tbe.Isthatawatermelon?”Heranovertoit.“Itis!Itissmall,butit'sallmine.”Herolled(滾動)itacrossthegroundtowardshishome.Usinghissharpteeth,Jerrybithiswatermelontopieces.“Ah,atlastlgetmywatermelon.Ittastesreallygood,”hethought.Althoughtherewasonlyone,Jerrystillenjoyeditathomehappily.()24.WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtoParagraph1-2? A.Jerrywouldratherhavewatermelonsthaneatpumpkins. B.Jerrygotaratherbiganddeliciouswatermelonintheend. C.Jerryhasexpectedtohavethewatermelonsforthewholesummer.()25.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3mean? A.Itwastimeforpeopletopickthebiggestwatermelon. B.Jerrywasreadytogetthewatermelonsandenjoythem. C.ItwasthedayforJerrytosharewatermelonswithothers.()26.Accordingtothepassage,wheredidJerryeathiswatermelon? A.Inthewatermelonfield. B.Athishome. C.Inthepumpkinfield.()27.Wherecanyouprobablyreadthepassage? A.Inastorybook. B.Inaguidebook. C.Inaculturalbook.CSlowmovements,calmingthoughtsanddeepbreathing—thisistheChineseartoftaichi.Peoplehavepracticeditforhundredsofyears,andithelpsimprovestrengthandflexibility(靈活性).Butaccordingtoanewstudy,itmayalsohelpalsoknownthesymptoms(癥狀)ofParkinson'sdiseasebyseveralyears.ThereisnotreatmentforParkinson’sdisease,adiseasethatinfluencesthebrainandcausessymptomslikeshakinganddifficultyspeakingandmoving.Foryears,doctorsandresearchershavetriedtofindwaystoslowdownthesymptomsormakethemmoremanageableforpatients.Tofindoutmore,researchersfromtheShanghaiJiaoTongUniversitySchoolofMedicineinChinamonitored(監(jiān)測)agroupof330peoplewithParkinson'sdiseaseatdifferenttimesbetweenJanuary2016andJune2021.Onegroupof143peopledidtaichiaweekforonehour,whiletheothergroupof187peopledidn't.TheresultscameoutinOctober2023.Theyshowedthattheprogression(發(fā)展)ofthediseasewasslowerinthegroupthatdidtaichi.Thisgroupalsohadbetterbalanceandmovement,fewerfallsandlessbackpain.Theresearcherssaidthesizeofthestudiedgroupwasquitesmall,sotheycouldnotprovethattaichiwastheonlyreasonfortheseimprovements.Butaccordingtotheseresults,theysaidthattaichicanbeusedtomanagesymptomsofParkinson'spatientsandkeeppatientsactive.()28.AccordingtoParagraph1,wecanlearnthat. A.ThosewhoplaytaichiwillbecomestrongerandhappierB.Peoplemoveslowlyandbreathedeeplywhendoingtaichi C.TheChineseartoftaichihasbeenaroundforseveralyears()29.WhatdoweknowaboutParkinson’sdisease? ①Itinfluencesthepatients’brain. ②Itcanbecompletelytreatedtoday. ③Itmakespeoplehavetroublemoving. ④Ithasbeenstudiedforalongtimebydoctors. A.①②③ B.①③④ C.②③④()30.Whatdidthestudyshowaccordingtothispassage? A.143patientshadbetterbalance,fewerfallsandlessbackpain. B.330Patientsweremonitoredformorethan6yearsandahalf. C.Itshowedthattaichiveryusefulintreatingpatients’diseases.()31.What’sthemainpurposeofthetext? A.Toencouragereaderstodotaichi,thetraditionalChineseart. B.TocallonpeopletopayattentiontopatientswithParkinson’s. C.TointroducethepositiveinfluencestaichihasonParkinson’s.第二節(jié)（共4小題，每小題2分，滿分8分）閱讀下面短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。每個選項僅使用一次?！癋orthousandsofyears,humanshaveracedtobethefirst.Now,insomecases,weareracingtobethelast,”saidTheNewYorkTimes;PaigeMcClanahan.32..Last-chancetourismisaboutseeingthelastofsomething.Risingtemperaturesandwaterlevelsmeanthatwemaynevergetanotherchancetoseecertainislands,glaciers(冰川)animalsandsoonbeforetheydisappear.Thismaysoundsaid.33..Oneexampleis“TheSeaofIce”inChamonix,France.TheChamonixskiresort(度假勝地)openedaglaciermuseumin2012calledGlaciorium.There,touristscanlearnaboutglaciersandhowclimatechangeinfluencesplaceslike“TheSeaofIce”.34..A2020surveyshowedthat80percentofvisitors“wouldtrytolearnmoreabuttheenvironmentandhowtoprotectit”.Thoughlast-chancetourismhasitsbenefits,itmayalsobespeedinguptheeffectsofclimatechange.Asmorepeoplerushtotheseendangeredplacestheycreateabiggerandbiggercarbonfootprint(碳足跡),leadingtothedamageoftheseplacesintheend.Justasmanyexpertshavesaid,“Last-chancetourismisaparadox(悖論)”.35..It’smoreimportanttoavoidmakingitworse.A.ThiseffortseemstobemakingadifferenceB.Thisisthespiritattheheartoflast-chancetourism,arisingindustryC.Butsomepeopleuselast-chancetourismasawaytospreadenvironmentalawareness(意識)D.We'dbetterrushtoseeitbeforeit'sgoneE.Actually,it'snotjustaboutunderstandingtheneedtostopclimatechange32.33.34.35.第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）第一節(jié)（共10小題，每小題1.5分，計15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C三個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Dearbaby,IwantyoutoworkhardbecauseIwantyoutohavetherighttochooseinthefuture,nottobe36tomakealiving.Whenweworkhard,wewillhavethe37tosticktoourdreams,notjusttoliveadaywithoutanyexpectations.Wewillhavethe38andstrengthtochoosethelifewewant.Maybethefutureyouwantisnotworthmentioningintheeyesofothers.Maybeyouhavebeen39andtellingyourselftogetup.Maybeyouhavetriedveryhardbuttherearestillpeoplewhoarenot40.Perhapsyourdreamhasneverbeenclosertoyou,butpleasecontinuetomoveforwardbecauseotherscannotseetheefforts41you,butyoucanalwaysseeyourself.Therearemanythingsinlifethatwecannotdecideby42.Therewillbealotofthingsthatwecan'tgetandtherewillbealotofthingsthatwecan'thelpwith.Wemaynotbeabletocontrolthespaceoffate(命運),butwecancontrolthedegreeofourefforts.43youwanttogiveup,tellyourselftoholdonalittlelonger.Themost44thinginlifeisnotthatIcan'tbutthatIcould.Noteveryonewillbebrilliant(光芒萬丈)intheend,butyouwillbestrongandbraveifyouworkhardontheway.More45,inthebesttime,youreallybecomeabetteryou,liveuptoyourself.()36.A.noticed B.forced C.allowed()37.A.chance B.attention C.effort()38.A.value B.warmth C.courage()39.A.fallingdown B.turningdown C.puttingaway()40.A.surprised B.interested C.satisfied()41.A.beside B.before C.behind()42.A.yourselves B.themselves C.ourselves()43.A.When B.Although C.Unless()44.A.regrettable B.different C.relaxing()45.A.carefully B.importantly C.especially第二節(jié)（共10小題，計10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Didyouhavecereal(麥片)forbreakfastthismorning?Ifyoudid,you'renotalone.Lotsofpeopleeatcerealforbreakfasteveryday.Infact,cerealispopularallovertheworld.It46.(invent)byamannamedWillKeithKellogg.WillwasbornonApril7,1860,inBattleCreek,Michigan.47.(he)firstjobwasasastockboy(倉庫員)attheBattleCreekSanitarium(療養(yǎng)院).Itwasaplacemeantforpeople48.wereillforalongtime.Whenwillgrewup,hebecameamanagerofthesanitarium.Hisbrother,John,wasthechiefdoctorthere.Onebigproblematthesanitariumwasthepatients’diets.Theyneededhealthyandtastydiets.Willwastryingtofindagoodfoodtotake49.placeofthebread,butitwasn’tgoingverywell.Then,50.(accidental),Willfoundsomethingeven51.(good).Heleftsomewheattocooktoolong.Whenitwasrolledout,itformedlarge,thinflakes.Heaskedhisbrother52.(serve)ittothepatients,andtheylovedit!Infact,theylikeditsomuchthattheywantedbreakfastflakessenttothemevenaftertheyleftthesanitarium.Tomakehiscerealmorefamous,will53.(begin)anewbusinessin1884:sellingpackagedbreakfastflakes.Beforelong,Kellogg'sbreakfastcerealwaspopularinother54.(country),too.Willdidmorethanjustcreatebreakfastflakes.Hiscompanymadealotofmoney.Buthealwayssharedit55.othersgenerously.Heusedmuchofhismoneytohelpchildreninneed.WillKelloggdiedin1951.Buthiscerealisstilloneofthethemostpopularinventionsintheworld.第四部分讀寫綜合（共兩節(jié)，滿分25分）第一節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題。Breakdancingisastreetdancestylethatdevelopsaspartofthehippopculture.Itoriginated(起源于)intheBronxinNewYorkCityinthe1970s.BreakdancinghasbecomeknowntomorepeopleinChinainrecentyears,especiallyafteritwasannouncedin2020thatitwouldbeaneweventattheParis2024OlympicGames.Thepeoplewhoperformthisstyleofdanceareknownasb-boysorb-girls.LiuQingyiisoneofthem.In2022shebecameveryfamousattheageof16whenshewonagoldmedalatOutbreakEurope.ThatgoldmedalalsomadeherbecomethefirstChineseb-girltoeverwinthetop-levelbreakdancingcompetition.Thenmoreandmorepeopleknewabouttheyoungdancer.LiuisalsoknownasB-girl671becausethenumbersinChinesearepronouncedsimilarlytohername.Shefirstsawstreetdanceinherhometown,whenshewasonly10yearsold.Shefeltdeeplyattractedbytheperformer'scooldance.Liualsolearnedguitar,taekwondo(跆拳道)andboxingduringherchildhood.Herinterestintenseactivitiesthenledhertowardbreakdancing.“I'vebeeninvolvedinmanysportsandhobbies,butfoundthatbreakdancingismytrueloveafterIstartedlearningit.”Liusaid.Itwasthroughdancingthatdancingwillbeherlifetimecareer.“I'msuperluckyalreadyasit'snoteasytoturnone'shobbyintoacareer.Iwillneverstopexploring,”Liuadded.“IhopeIwillbeabletostaypassionate(熱情的)todanceaslongasIcan.LiuwillrepresentClnnatojointheParis2024OlympicGames.Liusaid,“Itakeprideincompetingformycountry.IhopetowinamedalforChina.Iwillworkhardtowardthatgoal.56.WheredidBreakdancingstart?57.Whoaregenerallyconsideredasb-boysorb-girls?58.WhyisLiualsoknownasB-girl671?59.HowdoesLiufeelaboutjoiningtheParis2