1、A12盐城市2022年中考英语试卷（满分：120分 考试时间：100分钟）第I卷（选择题，共70分）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. Travelling to Yancheng, _ beautiful seaside city, is a fantastic experience.A. aB. anC. theD. 2. Girls in our class show interest in _. Some like painting and others like dancing.A. artB. sportsC. fashionD. literature3. Lu
2、cy and Lily are twins. Even their parents find it hard to tell the differences _ them.A. fromB. withC. betweenD. among4. Well have a picnic in the park this Sunday _ there is a heavy rain.A. whetherB. unlessC. sinceD. because5. Coffee or milk, Jeff? _ is OK. I care little about it.A. BothB. NoneC. E
3、itherD. Neither6. Safety comes first. Everyone on the coach _ wear the seat belt.A. canB. cantC. mustD. mustnt7. Millie _ a lot about sea-salt culture since she came to Yancheng.A. learnsB. learnedC. will learnD. has learned8. Good news comes that China has sent Shenzhou XIV to space _ the unknown w
4、orld.A. exploreB. exploredC. exploringD. to explore9. What should we take when going birdwatching? Youd better take a pair of binoculars which will help you see more _.A. quietlyB. clearlyC. politelyD. seriously10. Spud Webb _ at first because of his height, but he didnt lose heart.A. refusesB. refu
5、sedC. was refusedD. will be refused11. Mr. Li often looks up _ information on Health Yancheng app before going to hospital.A. personalB. medicalC. nationalD. musical12. UNICEF is part of the United Nations. It was _ in Europe in 1946.A. set upB. put upC. cut downD. put down13. Can you tell me _? Nev
6、er spend too much time on screen.A. how we can have bright eyesB. why we should protect our eyesC. where we can see an eye doctorD. when we should do eye exercises14. Mum, to lose weight, Ill eat less and exercise more. You promised many times Remember _.A. a miss is as good as a mileB. many hands m
7、ake light workC. the grass is always greener on the other sideD. actions speak louder than words15. To live a green life, we should do something actively. _. Lets start from now on.A. Never mindB. I agreeC. It doesnt matterD. Thats all right二、完形填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）Once upon a time, there was a litt
8、le sparrow. This sparrow was always on the hunt for something to eat and one day he happened upon a big bean. But before he could _16_ it, he had to wash his hands. He hid the bean on a bridge and flew down to the _17_ below to clean up. “I just cant wait for my wonderful _18_,” the sparrow said to
9、himself. Then he _19_ his way back up to the bridge. “I wont have to work for a week!” But when he got back to his _20_ place, the bean was gone! As the sparrow flew around looking for his lost treasure, he saw a _21_ coming over the bridge. “_22_ , can you help me find my bean?” the sparrow asked.
10、“Please, do I look like I have time to find a tiny bean? Find it _23_ ,” said the farmer as he walked away. Next, the sparrow saw a soldier coming over the bridge. He asked the soldier the _24_ question. “Please, little bird, I have no time for you,” he said and walked on. Then a minister（大臣）came wa
11、lking by, but _25_ the sparrow could even ask, he laughed and walked away. The little bird had _26_ given up hope, when the king came up the bridge, riding on an elephant. The sparrow repeated his question, but the king didnt _27_ him. The sparrow sat on the bridge, hungry and sad. An ant came by. A
12、fter he heard the sparrows story, he went up to the elephant. “Tell the king to find that poor birds _28_ , or I will go inside your ear and bite you!” The elephant stopped, turned to the king and said, “Go help that sparrow, or I will throw you off.” The king was _29_ . He called the minister over
13、and the minister ordered the soldier. Then the soldier went over to the farmer, “Find that birds bean, or Ill kick you off this bridge!” The farmer _30_ all day and as the sun was setting, he finally found the bean. The sparrow was thankful, and he ate well for the next week.16. A. plantB. sellC. dr
14、opD. eat17. A. hillB. riverC. treeD. forest18. A. breakfastB. lunchC. supperD. dinner19. A. lostB. feltC. madeD. fought20. A. sleepingB. playingC. workingD. hiding21. A. farmerB. soldierC. ministerD. king22. A. Thank youB. Excuse meC. Im sorryD. Come on23. A. myselfB. herselfC. yourselfD. himself24.
15、 A. sameB. differentC. oppositeD. common25. A. whileB. afterC. beforeD. until26. A. againB. almostC. alreadyD. always27. A. get on withB. catch up withC. take notice ofD. think highly of28. A. meatB. drinkC. fruitD. food29. A. scaredB. satisfiedC. excitedD. bored30. A. regrettedB. thoughtC. waitedD.
16、 searched三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）（一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。AThe Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Period was an age of great culture development in China. Here are some great characters of that time. Shang Yang reformed many fields. Before the reform, he placed a log（原木）at the gate
17、and promised, “If someone can move the log, he will get a reward.” No one believed him until someone moved the log, Shang Yang really gave him a reward. Do you know Lu Ban lock? It is a removable toy. Lu Ban made it for his son. His son studied all night before opening it. He also invented many tool
18、s and weapons（武器）. Li Bing was an expert in water projects. He set up many water projects. Dujiangyan is the most famous. It made water helpful to the people.Once, an official fell unconscious（昏迷的）. Everyone thought he was dead except Bian Que. Bian Que felt his weak pulse and said. “He will wake up
19、 in three days.” Two days later, the official woke up. Everyone was amazed. When Bo Ya played, even the horses looked up, listened to his music and stopped eating. Bo Yas friend, Zhong Ziqi, understood his music. They liked each other. After Ziqi died, Bo Ya broke his guqin and never played it any m
20、ore. 31. Why did Shang Yang make a promise before the reform?A. To give people a reward.B. To sell the log at the market.C. To fix the gate of the building.D. To make people believe him.32. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?A. Lu Ban was an ancient inventor.B. Zhong Ziqi was go
21、od at playing guqin.C. Li Bing was an expert in building houses.D. Bian Que once made a dead person back to life.33. Whats the main theme（主题）of the article above?A. Famous people.B. Chinese medicine.C. Traditional music.D. Important inventions.BOne teacher praises a student by saying “Youre so smart
22、!” Another teacher says, “You must have worked really hard at this!” Which student does better in school? Studies show that students who hear the words of the second teacher will do better. Those students are learning that their effort is important. Psychologists（心理学家）looked at what students did aft
23、er they were given different types of praise. Some students were told that they were good at a task. They didnt try very hard the next time. Other students were told that they had worked hard at a task. They worked even harder the next time. The first group of students was learning that they had a s
24、et amount of skill. They didnt think they could do any better. This is called a fixed mindset（思维模式）. The second group was learning that they could do better if they kept trying. This is called a growth mindset. People who have a growth mindset believe that the brain can grow; people can do better an
25、d learn new skills. If they work hard, they can be successful. How can teachers and parents help students succeed? They can focus mainly on effort and not simply on ability. When students succeed, teachers and parents should praise the actual work rather than intelligence（智力）or talent. When students
26、 fail, they should be told how they can do better. Teachers, parents and students need to value effort, not intelligence. Beliefs of Fixed and Growth MindsetsFixed MindsetGrowth MindsetThings youre born with that cannot changeThings you can grow and improve with hard workSomething to avoidcould show
27、 lack of skillSomething importantleads to successThings to avoidin case you arent good enoughThings that help you learn34. What kind of people have fewer chances to succeed according to the article?A. People with a growth mindset.B. People with a fixed mindset.C. People who often learn from challeng
28、es.D. People who often learn from mistakes.35. From the form we can know people with a growth mindset consider challenges as _.A. things theyre born withB. things they need to avoidC. things that help them learnD. things that stop them improving36. How does the writer organize the ideas in the artic
29、le?A. By telling stories.B. By listing numbers.C. By drawing mind maps.D. By comparing facts.CMaggie, Travis and Lucys science teacher set a special test for them. They had to work out different kinds of problems within limited time to get out of a locked room. For the past hour, Maggie, Travis and
30、Lucy had been locked inside a room decorated like a mad scientists laboratory. Together they decoded（破译）a secret language and solved a difficult maths problem. The last challenge, however, stopped them. The key to the door was trapped in a block of ice. “We have to melt the ice,” Lucy said. “But the
31、res nothing hot here!” Maggie complained. Travis pulled off his sweatshirt and wrapped（裏）it around the ice. “This keeps me warm,” he reasoned. A few minutes passed by, but the ice didnt melt. “Isnt cloth an insulator（隔热材料）?” Lucy asked. She tried to remember what she had learned in science class. “H
32、eat always flows from warm objects to cold ones. The heat in the air will eventually melt the ice, but we need to find something that will help heat move from the air to the ice more quickly.”“What about glass?” Maggie asked. “Glass is also an insulator. It keeps heat from moving,” Lucy said. Then s
33、he noticed a large metal tray（金属托盘）across the room. “This might work!”Lucy put the block of ice onto the tray. Everybodys eyes moved between the clock and the ice. Would they be able to free the key in time? At last, the key lay in the water on the tray. The three friends rushed out of the room in t
34、he last minute. “We made it!” Travis cheered. “Good thing you paid attention in science class!”37. What final challenge did the three friends need to complete?A. To solve a maths problem.B. To learn a secret language.C. To find their science teacher.D. To get the key trapped in ice.38 What does Trav
35、is mean by saying “This keeps me warm”?A. His sweatshirt can help melt the ice.B. He dislikes his sweatshirt.C. His sweatshirt is of good quality.D. He wants to take off his sweatshirt.39. What does the underlined word “eventually” probably mean?A. carefullyB. suddenlyC. finallyD. properly40. Whats
36、the best title for the story?A. Changing Ice into WaterB. Decorating the LaboratoryC. Running away from the RoomD. Preparing for a Science ClassDHe was an old man who fished alone in a boat and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. B
37、ut after forty days without a fish, the boys parents had told him that the old man was now exactly and finally salao, which is the worst form of unlucky, and the boy had gone at their orders in another boat which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man come in e
38、ach day with his boat empty and be always went down to help him carry fishing tools. The old man was thin with deep wrinkles(皱纹)in the back of his neck. His hands had the deep scars(疤)from dealing with heavy fish. But none of these scars were fresh. Everything about him was old except his eyes and t
39、hey were the same colour as the sea and were cheerful and full of confidence. “Santiago,” the boy said to him as they climbed from the bank where the boat was pulled up. “I could go with you again. Weve made some money.”The old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “No.” the old man
40、said. “Youre with a lucky boat. Stay with them.”“But remember how you went eighty-seven days without fish and then we caught big ones every day for three weeks.”“I remember,” the old man said. “I know you did not leave me willingly.”“It was papa made me leave. I am a boy and I must do what he told m
41、e to.”“I know.” the old man said. “I quite understand that.”“He hasnt much faith(信念).”“No.” the old man said. “But we have. Havent we?”“Yes.” the boy said. “Can I offer you a beer on the Terrace and then well take the fishing tools home.”“Why not?” the old man said. “Between fishermen.”They sat on t
42、he Terrace and many of the fishermen made fun of the old man and he was not angry. Some other older fishermen looked at him and were sad. But they didnt show it and they spoke politely about the sea, the weather and of what they had seen.41. How many days did the old man go fishing with the boy acco
43、rding to Paragraph 1?A. Forty.B. Forty-four.C. Eighty-four.D. Eighty-seven.42. What does the underlined word “that” refer to?A. The boy would leave him sooner or later.B. The boy had to listen to his parents and left him.C. He couldnt catch fish because he was too old.D. He couldnt succeed without t
44、he boys support.43. What is the right order of the story about the boy in the passage? The old man caught some big fish with the boy. The old man taught the boy how to fish on the sea. The boy wanted to go fishing with the old man again. The boy helped the old man take the fishing tools home.A. B. C
45、. D. 44. What can we learn from the last paragraph of the story?A. The old man liked to make fun of other fishermen.B. The old man often provided beer for other fishermen.C. All fishermen laughed at the old man except the boy.D. Some fishermen felt sad for the old man and tried to help him.45. From
46、the story we can know that the old man was _.A. a man who often showed offB. a man who never gave upC. a man who sometimes got angryD. a man who seldom stayed calm阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。Nature is full of great ideas. _46_ Many blind people use canes to move around. They tap
47、their canes on the ground in front of them to feel if anything is in their way. One amazing invention was a new cane to help blind people. It helps them move around more safely. This invention was an idea from bats. _47_ These signals（信号）are almost the same as the bats use when they fly. How bats get aroundBats make sounds when they fly at night. People cannot hear these sounds, but they help bats fly in th
