1、2024年内蒙古通辽市实验中学中考二模英语试题一、完形填空Some old Chinese inventions have won wide popularity around the world. Recently, a British woman used an ancient Chinese invention to help her son 1 with a maths problem.Dr. Mantri was taught 2 to use an abacus (算盘) to solve maths problems when she was young. After notic
2、ing that her son Dhruv had great difficulty with maths, she started using the same ancient Chinese tool to help him after school.“My son was in Grade 5 when I noticed he was 3 in maths.”said Dr. Mantri, “I would ask him something very easy like35 -13 =?, 4 he couldnt work it out.”“I never thought I
3、would teach him to use such an old tool until I realized I could try the Chinese abacus. It is a useful 5 to help kids better understand numbers and basic calculations(计算). Very soon I saw the results. After six days, Dhruv started to make progress 6 with the help of the abacus.He even performed wit
4、h the abacus at a school meeting where some parents came to 7 advice on using it to help their kids.”Known as the fifth invention of ancient China, Chinese abacus is also 8 as the earliest computer. It helped people solve many maths problems in ancient China. As long as you 9 the rules, you can easi
5、ly use it. Sometimes, just move one bead (算珠), then another bead, and you will get the 10 . What a magic tool!So far, the Chinese abacus has been listed into Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物质文化遗产) for 11 years ever since 2013.1AdealBconnectCagreeDcompare2AwhatBhowCwhereDwhen3AweakBinte
6、restedCtalentedDsuccessful4AsoBandCbutDnor5AsignBreportCmethodDsymbol6ApolitelyBloudlyCbravelyDrapidly7Acare forBleave forCask forDpay for8AcountedBconfirmedCcomplainedDconsidered9ArepeatBreuseCremindDremember10AabilityBawardCanswerDattention二、阅读理解Get inspired by these apps and enter a competition o
7、rganized by the Voda Foundation with your school or community group for the chance to win a prize. We are looking for smart creators to design (设计) an app to help communities meet with the challenges (挑战) they face.Now take a look at the apps for inspiration!TIPIs there someone or something you worr
8、y about? Could you come up with an idea to help solve that problem in your local community? This is a great app for anyone wanting to learn a new language.Youll pick up lots of words in no time.Do you want to make new friends in your community? It can help you discover lots of local activities from
9、sports clubs to art classes.Do you want to learn more about the world? This app has you covered. You can fly all around a 3D world and find out about its different parts and environments, meeting people and wildlife along the way. This helps you reduce (减少) waste by sharing unwanted food and other t
10、hings with neighbors exactly the kind of community app you could design. Download it and your family can do their bit for the environment.To sign up, visit community .11How many apps are shown in the text?A3.B4.C5.D612With the help of the app duolingo, you can _.Alearn JapaneseBreduce wasteCcover th
11、e newsDwatch movies13Which app will you choose if you want to visit places of interest?ABCD14Where is the text most probably from?AA storybook.BA science website.CA travel guide.DA picture book.15The writer lists the apps in order to _.Ashow a resultBhave a discussionCprovide some examplesDask some
12、questionsWhy do We Yawn?Do you yawn? There are about 20 reasons that scientists think are possible for yawning after research. They do not know exactly why yawning happens, but they do know many facts about yawning.We know that everyone yawns in the same way. First you open your mouth slowly. Your m
13、outh stays open for about five seconds. You take in a lot of air and then push it out. Then you quickly close your mouth. We also know that yawning is contagious. When you see someone yawn, you yawn, too.Many people say they yawn because they are bored or tired. That might be true. People do often y
14、awn before they sleep and after they wake up. However, we know that people also yawn when they are excited or nervous. Olympic runners, for example, often yawn before a race. Why is that? In 2007, scientists found that a yawn can help a warm brain cool down.Some scientists believe that yawning makes
15、 you notice things more quickly. When you yawn, you breathe deeply. You also stretch (强化) the muscles (肌肉) in your face, mouth, and neck. Your eardrums stretch, too. Maybe this helps you to be quicker to notice things.In some countries, people think yawning is not nice. People put their hands over t
16、heir mouths to cover a yawn. In other countries, people think yawning is healthy. They think that opening the mouth very big can let good things in. When they breathe out, they think that bad things go out of the body with the air.Scientists do not spend much time studying yawning. That is probably
17、because yawning does not hurt. It is just something we do.16What does the underlined word “contagious” in Paragraph 2 mean?AAble to spread quickly.BAble to breathe easily.CAble to change easily.DAble to sleep quickly.17Why do Olympic runners often yawn before a race?AThey are too tired or too bored.
18、BA yawn can let good things in.CA yawn can help a warm brain cool down.DA yawn can stretch the muscles in their faces.18What is the main idea of Paragraph 5?AReasons for yawning.BAdvantages of yawning.CDisadvantages of yawning.DDifferent ideas about yawning.19What can we probably infer from the pass
19、age?APeople use different ways to yawn.BScientists will do further research on yawning.CIts hard to notice things quickly while yawning.DSome scientists think yawning is good for people.20What would be the best structure of the passage?ABCDHistory is full of heroes, who have made an enormous impact
20、(影响) on the world. Full Rizer Red (满江红), one of the hit movies in 2023, reminded me of Yue Fei, our national hero. He led the army to fight bravely against Jin, not to yield (屈服) to the traitor (叛徒) Qin Hui. Yue Fei, according to Chinas history, is a real hero. His story has been passed down through
21、 the ages, beginning with his life in the Southern Song Dynasty. There are heroes in every time period. Heroes are people who do something brave, unusual, or important. Heroes are men and women who take risks. In the face of natural disasters, there are also many retrograde (逆行的) heroes. They make a
22、 positive (积极的) difference in the world. Some heroes lived long ago. George Washington was the first president of the United States. Some heroes did great things recently. Sally Ride was an astronaut and an educator, and the first American woman to go into space. Some of the greatest heroes did not
23、just do remarkable things that made them famous. In their everyday lives, they behaved in ways that made people admire their character. Character is a group of qualities that make up who a person is. Heroes are often people with great character. Many people with great character are honest. Honest pe
24、ople tell the truth, even when it is hard to do it. Someone with great character may also be compassionate. A compassionate person cares about others and works to help them. A person with great character may also be responsible. Responsible people do things they promise to do. Other people can depen
25、d on them. Heroes build from their great character to deliver great action. Do you have a hero?21What kind of difference do heroes make in the world?AA small difference.BA negative (消极的) difference.CA positive difference.DA cruel difference.22What does the underlined word “admire” mean in this artic
26、le?ALook after.BLook for.CLook forward to.DLook up to.23What can be concluded from Paragraph 3 about doing something brave?AWomen are more likely to do something brave than men are.BDoing something brave makes a difference in the world.CDoing something brave is the same thing as doing something unus
27、ual.DWhat a hero does is taking risks.24From this article, what is the very quality that people admire in others?AHonesty.BBeauty.CShyness.DHumor.25What is the main idea of this article?AHeroes are people who make a positive difference in the world through their actions.BSally Ride was an astronaut,
28、 an educator, and the first American woman to go into space.CHonesty, compassion, and responsibility are some of the qualities that can make up a persons character.DYue Fei remains one of the most heroic figures in Chinese history.三、任务型阅读阅读短文，回答问题。These days, short videos and live streaming （网络直播）ha
29、ve gotten millions of views online. More and more people create and share short videos on popular apps like Douyin and Kuaishou to show parts of their lives.Using live streaming is popular among the people aged 18 to 35. Even the teachers give lessons by live streaming. Besides leaving reviews on th
30、e screen, viewers can also communicate directly with the hosts by buying virtual（虚拟的）gifts such as flowers, toys and cars for them online. The most recent famous example was the Olympic swimmer Fu Yuanhui. She did one-hour live streaming which reached more than 11 million viewers.Whats more, live st
31、reaming allows users to communicate with strangers and express themselves. A 19-year-old college student called Nic Li says she spends three to four hours each week chatting and singing with viewers through one app called Ingkee. “Sometimes I feel lonely and want to talk to people,” she says, “I fee
32、l nice when viewers are paying attention to me.”However, as there are more than 80 apps and 300 websites for live streaming in China, the Internet regulator（监管机构）almost cant monitor the content（内容）all the time.“We support the use of live streaming. But people should be aware of the two sides of it,”
33、 one of the officials said.26What do more and more people show by sharing videos on apps? 27How do viewers communicate with hosts? 28Why is Nic Lis example mentioned? 29It isnt difficult for the Internet regulator to monitor the content all the time, is it? 30What should people be aware of when usin
34、g live streaming? 四、短文填空阅读下面的短文，根据语境、音标、首字母或所给单词的提示，在每个空格处填入一个单词。要求所填的词意义准确，形式正确，使短文意思完整，行文连贯。Recently, an 18-minute video is getting popular on the Internet. It was m 31 by a 20-year-old student named Lian Yingcheng from Shenzhen University. 32 video is about his three-year high school life. He sai
35、d, “I want my video to record my high school 33 (memory) and those of everyone in China who has gone through gaokao.”However, Lian said that he didnt expect this video to become popular at all when he was making it. “I have u 34 videos to record my life for a long time. And I post videos from time t
36、o time on the Internet,” Lian said. “I came up with the idea of making this long video after I started high school.”So throughout the three years, Lians camera went 35 /evrwe/. Whether it was before an exam 36 simply at noon when everyone was running towards the dining hall, Lian was always there to
37、 record his and his classmates reactions (反应).Lians video tells the story of an ordinary high school boy who studies hard to prepare 37 gaokao. The friendship between him and his classmates, the courage to 38 /vkm/ difficulties and his right attitude after failures are clearly reflected in the scene
38、s and his words. He keeps questioning 39 (him) and then rebuilds his confidence. Some people said Lian did something they couldnt do. “I realize that this means more than just recording my life and thoughts. I want to keep doing this to touch and warm 40 /m(r)/ people in the future.”五、完成句子41你可以发邮件或打
39、电话给我。You can send an e-mail make a telephone call to me.42这个男孩经常在公园对面的那家书店看书。The boy often reads in the bookstore that is the park.43电视节目朗读者非常精彩，很值得观看。The TV program Readers is so fantastic that it is .44指南针发明之前，水手们通常依靠星星来识别方向。Before the compass was invented, sailors usually stars to tell directions
40、.45不到长城非好汉。He never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.六、书面表达46生命在于运动。作为一名九年级学生，你将代表学校的英语社团进行一次名为“Sports”的演讲。请你根据以下信息写一篇英语演讲稿，号召中学生坚持运动健身。写作要点：1. 介绍你做过的运动。2. 你最喜欢的运动及理由：（1）最喜欢的运动：跑步；（2）喜欢跑步的理由：预防疾病、强身健体。3. 说一说中学生应该如何运动健身。写作要求：1. 不得使用真实的姓名和学校名。2. 可适当加入细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。3. 字迹工整、语言精练、表达准确、条理清晰。4. 至少80词。SportsGood morning, everyone!Thank you for being here. Its my great honor to stand here and give a speech. _Thank you for listening.试卷第9页，共9页
