1、2022年江苏省常州市金坛区水北中学中考二模英语试题 学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单项选择1A helping hand costs _ sometimes, but it gives so much. Lets go and help her.AeverythingBsomethingCanythingDnothing2Do you know about the scientist Sun Jiadong?Yes, he was presented with National Medal of honour for his great _ in science and space t
2、echnology.AachievementsBeducationCsatisfactionDdevelopment3The population who come to this district is becoming _ and the cost of living here is getting _.Asmaller; higherBfewer; cheaperClarger; higherDmore; expensive4Have you ever heard that a famous pianist will give a concert this Sunday?Yes. Luc
3、kily, I have _ to get a ticket.AofferedBmanagedCplannedDpromised5How are you getting on with your twin sister?Very well. Believe it or not. I know _ how she is feeling all the time.AtrulyBmainlyCexactlyDlikely6Yuan Longping _ made contribution to solving the Chinese peoples food problem _ set a monu
4、ment to world peace and social progress.Aeither; orBnot; butCnot only; but alsoDboth: as well7“Countries around the world should stay together in one giant ship and sail toward a bright future. Thats why we _ with Together for a Shared Future as the official motto for Beijing 2022,” said President X
5、i.Akept upBcame upCcarried onDgot along8Zhong Nanshan together with thousands of doctors is still devoting himself _ COVID 19 _. There is still a long way to go.Ato prevent; spreadBto prevent; spreadingCto preventing; from spreadingDto preventing; spread9Kate was not sure _.Athat her parents would r
6、eturn home soonBwhat the matter was with the computerCwhether they stayed there for a weekDwhich buddy she could choose to talk10Do you show great interest in singing and dancing?_. In fact, I _ watch song and dance shows.AOf course; prefer toBCertainly not; had betterCNot really; would ratherDThats
7、 not the case; prefer二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Where do you go when you want to learn something? A friend? A tutor（导师）? These are all _11_ places of learning. But it may well be that the learning you really want _12_ somewhere else instead. I had the chance of seeing this first hand o
8、n a weekend. My daughter plays on a recreational（业余的）soccer team. They did very well this season and so _13_ a tournament（锦标赛）, which normally was only for more skilled club teams. This led to some _14_ experiences on Saturday as they played against teams _15_ trained. Through the first two games, h
9、er _16_ did not get one serious shot on goal. As a parent, I _17_ seeing my daughter playing her best, but still defeated. It seemed that something clicked with the _18_ between Saturday and Sunday. When they _19_ for their Sunday game, they were completely different. They had begun integrate（融合）the
10、 kinds of play and teamwork they had seen the day before into their _20_. They played aggressively and even scored a goal. It struck me that playing against the other team was a great _21_ moment for all the girls on the team. I think it is a general principle. _22_ is the best teacher. The lessons
11、they learned from the games may not be different from what they would have got in school, but are certainly more personal and meaningful, because they had to work them out on their own.11ApublicBtraditionalCofficialDspecial12ApassesBworksCliesDends13AwonBenteredCorganizedDwatched14ApainfulBstrangeCc
12、ommonDpractical15AlessBpoorlyCnewlyDbetter16AfansBtutorsCclassDteam17AimaginedBhatedCavoidedDmissed18AgirlsBparentsCcoachesDviewers19AdressedBshowed upCmade upDplanned20AstylesBtrainingCgameDrules21AtouchingBthinkingCencouragingDlearning22AExperienceBIndependenceCCuriosityDInterest三、阅读单选This is time
13、 of year when we think about giving and receiving presents. Can you find a little extra to give? On this page we suggest a few organizations you might like to help. Littleton Childrens HomeWe dont want your money, but childrens toys, books and clothes in good condition would be very welcome. Also, w
14、e are looking for friendly families who would take our children into their homes for a few hours or days and give them not only food but also love. You have so muchwill you share it?Phone Sister Thomas on 55671. Childrens HospiceWe look after a small number of very sick children. This important work
15、 needs skill and love. We cannot continue without gifts of money to pay for more nursing staff (员工). We also need story books and toys suitable for quiet games. Please contact the Secretary, Little Childrens Hospice, Newby Road. Street FoodIn the winter weather, its no fun being homeless. Its even w
16、orse if youre hungry. We give hot food to at least fifty people every night. Its hard work, but necessary. Can you come and help? If not, can you find a little money? We use a very old kitchen, and we urgently need some new saucepans. Money for new ones would be most welcome indeed. Contact Street F
17、ood, c/o Marys House, Elming Way, Littleton. Phone 27713. Littleton Youth ClubHave you got an unwanted chair?A record player?A pot of paint? Because we can use them! We want to get to work on our meeting room!Please phone 66231 and well be happy to collect anything you can give us. Thank you!Night S
18、helterWe offer a warm bed for the night to anyone who has nowhere to go. We rent the former Commercial Hotel on Green Street. Although it is not expensive, we never seem to have quite enough money. Can you let us have a few pounds? Any amount, however small, will be such a help. Send it to us at 15,
19、 Green St, Littleton. Please make a check payable to Night Shelter. You can also call us at 62735.23If you like children and you could offer a happy family to a homeless child, you may go to_.AStreet FoodBNight ShelterCLittleton Childrens HomeDChildrens Hospice24If you want to help but you have no e
20、xtra to give, you may dial _, and offer your help.A27713B55671C62735D6623125If your child has grown up, you may take the childs things to _.ALittleton Childrens Home and Childrens HospiceBLittleton Youth Club and Littleton Childrens HomeCChildrens Hospice and Night ShelterDLittleton Youth Club and N
21、ight ShelterUh-oh, the new years just begun and already youre finding it hard to keep those resolutions (决心) to junk the junk food, get off the couch or kick smoking. Theres a biological reason why a lot of our bad habits are so hard to breakthey get connected with our brains. Thats not an excuse to
22、 give up. Understanding how unhealthy behaviors become deeply rooted has scientists learning some tricks that may help good habits replace the bad. “Why are bad habits stronger? Youre fighting against the power of an immediate reward,” says Dr. Nora Volkow, an authority on the brains pleasure pathwa
23、y. “We all as creatures are behaving that way, to give greater value to an immediate reward as opposed to something thats delayed,” Volkow says. Just how that bit of happiness turns into a habit involves a pleasure-sensing chemical named dopamine. It conditions the brain to want that reward again an
24、d againstrengthening the connection each timeespecially when it gets the right clue (暗示) from your environment. People tend to think they have the ability to resist temptations (抵制诱惑) around them, thus weakening efforts to kick bad habits, says experimental psychologist Loran Nordgren. A movement to
25、 pay people for behavior changes may use that connection, as some companies offer employees outright payments for starting better habits. However paying for behavior plays out, researchers say there are still some steps that may help fight your brains hold on bad habits. Repeat, repeat, repeat the n
26、ew behaviorthe same routine at the same time of day. Determined to exercise? Doing it at the same time of the morning, rather than fitting it once in a while, makes the brain recognize the habit finally, “If you dont do it, you feel terrible,” says Volkow, the neuroscientist, whos also a running lov
27、er. Reward yourself with something you really desire, Volkow stresses. Stuck to your diet? Buy a book, a great pair of jeans, or try a fancy restaurant.26What makes bad habits hard to break?AStronger connection between brain and environment.BPeoples desire for immediate rewards.CGreat temptations ar
28、ound people.DHuge value they bring people.27The underlined word “outright” has the closest meaning to “_”.AwrongBdelayedCimmediateDreasonable28Which of the following is NOT the effective way to kick bad habits?ADoing different exercises.BGetting paid for good habits.CSticking to new behaviors.DTreat
29、ing yourself to what you really want as a reward.For some people, music is no fun at all. About four percent of the population is what scientists call “amusic”. People who are amusic are born without the ability to recognize or reproduce musical notes（音调）. Amusic people often cannot tell the differe
30、nce between two songs. Amusics can only hear the difference between two notes if they are very far apart on the musical scale. As a result, songs sound like noise to an amusic. Many amusics compare the sound of music to pieces of metal hitting each other. Life can be hard for amusics. Their inabilit
31、y to enjoy music set them apart from others. It can be difficult for other people to identify with their condition. In fact, most people cannot begin to grasp what it feels like to be amusic. Just going to a restaurant or a shopping mall can be uncomfortable or even painful. That is why many amusics
32、 intentionally stay away from places where there is music. However, this can result in withdrawal and social isolation. “I used to hate parties,” says Margaret, a seventy-year-old woman who only recently discovered that she was amusic. By studying people like Margarct, scientists are finally learnin
33、g how to identify this unusual condition. Scientists say that the brains of amusics are different from the brains of people who can appreciate music. The difference is complex（复杂的）, and it doesnt involve（包含, 涉及）defective hearing. Amusics can understand other nonmusical sounds well. They also have no
34、 problems understanding ordinary speech. Scientists compare amusics to people who just cant see certain colors. Many amusics are happy when their condition is finally diagnosed（诊断）. For years, Margaret felt embarrassed about her problem with music. Now she knows that she is not alone. There is a nam
35、e for her condition. That makes it easier for her to explain. “When people invite me to a concert, I just say, No, thanks. Im amusic,”says Margaret. “I just wish I had learned to say that when I was seventeen and not seventy.”29Which of the following is true of amusics?AListening to music is far fro
36、m enjoyable for them.BThey love places where they are likely to hear music.CThey can easily tell two different songs apart.DTheir situation is well understood by musicians.30According to Paragraph 3, a person with “defective hearing” is probably one who _.Adislikes listening to speechesBcan hear any
37、thing nonmusicalChas a hearing problemDlacks a complex hearing system31In the last paragraph, Margaret expressed her wish that _.Aher problem with music had been diagnosed earlierBshe were seventeen years old rather than seventyCher problem could be easily explainedDshe were able to meet other amusi
38、cs32What is the passage mainly concerned with?AAmusics strange behaviors.BSome peoples inability to enjoy music.CMusical talent and brain structure.DIdentification and treatment of amusics.Knowing that Mrs. Mallard suffered from a heart trouble, great care was taken to tell her as gently as possible
39、 the news of her husbands death. It was her sister Josephine who told her, in broken sentences. Her husbands friend Richards was there, too. He had been in the newspaper office when news of the railroad disaster was received, with Brently Mallards name leading the list of “killed”. He had only taken
40、 the time to make sure of its truth by a second telegram, and hurried to send the sad message. She did not hear the story as many women have heard the same. She wept at once, with wild abandonment (抛弃), in her sisters arms. When the storm of sadness had spent itself she went away to her room alone.
41、There stood, facing the open window, a comfortable armchair. Into this she sank, tired from a physical exhaustion that held her body and seemed to reach into her soul. She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver (颤抖的, 兴奋的) with the new spring life. The d
42、elicious breath of rain was in the air. The notes of a distant song which someone was singing reached her, and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves (屋檐). There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully. What was it? It was too hard to name. But she felt it, coming
43、out of the sky, reaching toward her through the sounds, the smells, the color that filled the air. Now her chest rose and fell violently. She was beginning to recognize this thing that was approaching to possess her, and she was trying very hard to beat it back with her will. When she gave up trying
44、, a little whispered word escaped her lips. She said it over and over under the breath: “free, free, free!”She did not stop to ask if it was extreme joy that held her. She knew that she would weep again when she saw the kind, gentle hands folded in death; the face that had never looked at her except
45、 with love, gray and dead. But she saw beyond that bitter moment many years to come that would belong to her absolutely. And she opened and spread her arms out to them in welcome. There would be no one to live for during those coming years; she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will
46、 against hers. And yet she had loved himsometimes. What did it matter! What could love count for in the face of her new freedom. “Free! Body and soul free!” she kept whispering. Josephine was kneeling before the closed door with her lips to the keyhole. “Louise, open the door! I beg; open the dooryo
47、u will make yourself ill.”“Go away. I am not making myself ill.”Her fancy (幻想) was running wild along those days ahead of her, all sorts of days that would be her own. She breathed a quick prayer that life might be long. It was only yesterday she had thought with a shake that life might be long. She stood up after a long time and opened the door to her sisters begging.
