1、2024年江苏省连云港市中考模拟英语试题一、单项选择1Could you tell me something about Switzerland?Oh, it is _ European country with a beautiful environment.AanBaCtheD/2With the _ of the washing machine, people have had more free time to relax.AinventionBsituationCconditionDtradition3We couldnt find you anywhere around 8 ocl
2、ock yesterday evening. Im sorry for that. I _ in the supermarket then.AshopBam shoppingCwas shoppingDwill shop4 You look so sad. What happened?The exam _ to be much harder than I thought.Aput outBbroke outCfound outDturned out5James, can you tell me _? Paul? I havent seen him for years. He used to b
3、e shy and quiet.Awhat is Paul likeBwhat Paul is likeCwhat does Paul likeDwhat Paul likes6_ more about Chinese culture, Jack has decided to take Chinese folk music as his second course.ALearningBLearnedCTo learnDLearn7- Have you ever seen the film The Shawshank Redemption?-Yes, and I think it is the
4、best film teaches me a lot.AthatBwhichCwhatD/8Many young people cant _ to buy houses in big cities in China. Exactly.AofferBeffortCaffectDafford9 Would you like to tell me something about Jiangsu? All right. Jiangsu is _ thirteen big cities.Amade up ofBmade fromCmade withDmade into10I think parents
5、have a great influence on their children. _, so parents should pay attention to their behaviour.AI dont think soBI cant agree moreCI am afraid notDI hope so11Whose comic book is it?It _ be Daniels. Look! His name is written on it. AmustntBcantCmustDcan12_ my father _ my mother take good care of me.
6、I love them so much.AEither; orBNot only; but alsoCNeither; norDBoth; and13We often find it hard to drive a car in the rush hour. Thats _ many people would rather ride bikes in our city.AbecauseBwhyCwhenDhow14_ important knowledge is to us!I agree with you.AWhat aBWhatCHow aDHow15Jims mother used to
7、 hate cartoons, but now she likes to watch them with little Jim. Oh, just as the saying goes, _.AEast, west, home is best.BLike father, like son.CLove me, love my dog.DBetter late than never.二、完形填空阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。This Too Shall Pass (一切都会过去的)When my family moved to Ohio over the summer,
8、 I feared going to another new school and knowing no one because I was able to 16 what was coming. I had bright red hair and huge glasses. Besides, I was 17 and not very popular. 18 on the school bus that first day, I felt like all eyes on me. I could hear the words “Shes huge!” Clearly, the kids on
9、 the bus had known each other well. I spent that first bus 19 in silence.The following day was even worse. I did not notice that a few boys had tied a rope across the aisle (通道) and then fell face first on the bus, 20 everything I was carrying. 21 I was uneasily gathering my things, I could hear the
10、 laughter, and then the words “That felt like an earthquake!” Anyway, I 22 to find a seat. Looking out of the window, I held back the tears running out of my eyes. It was then 23 I went into myself. I began walking everywhere. I would walk through the woods behind our house. I would also walk to a c
11、hurch. I began 24 the afternoon school bus on purpose, walking home instead. Then, 25 , I started losing weight. And as I became satisfied with myself, I began making 26 .One of my newly-found friends also fought with her weight. She lived near my neighborhood so we would meet and 27 together. This
12、became a daily activity with talking and laughing 28 the waydifferent from the lonely walks I had taken. While I would no longer want to experience that time of loneliness and sadness again, I am 29 I made it through. Whenever I am fighting with any other problem in life, I always remember the sayin
13、g “This too shall pass.” If you can find a path with no obstacles (障碍), it probably doesnt 30 anywhere.16AexpectBexceptCexpressDexplain17AthinBoverweightCshortDtall18AGetBTo getCGotDGetting19AdriveBliftCrideDtravel20AthrowingBlosingCleavingDdropping21AWhileBThoughCSinceDBecause22AdecidedBrememberedC
14、failedDmanaged23AwhenBwhoCthatDwhich24AcatchingBmissingCtakingDstopping25AunexpectedlyBuncertainlyCunluckilyDuninterestedly26AchangesBfriendsCeffortsDdecisions27ArunBplayCchatDwalk28AalongBacrossCaroundDabove29AexcitedBworriedCproudDpride30AappearBstepCleadDstay三、阅读理解WelcomeA warm welcome to all our
15、 Italian, Chinese, French and Japanese students. We hope you will enjoy your time here with us at the University of Chichester. Whats on this week?Education Talk We invite our Chinese and Japanese students to a talk on education this Monday from 7 pm to 9 pm. It promises to be enjoyable and useful f
16、or your English study. Also, it will be a good chance to know some different cultures in different countries. So please come along. Harry Potter NightOn Tuesday, the Chinese students are invited to Harry Potter Night. Its a talk about the writer of the novel by a teacher from the university and prom
17、ises to be a really enjoyable evening. Please come here at seven and enjoy yourselves. Free ConversationTo give you a chance to practice your English and know more about our university, free conversations are available to all students after class on Wednesday. You can spend 15 minutes talking with G
18、uy, Eilidh, or Phil in groups of 3-4. Competition EveningOn Thursday there is a competition evening for the French, Italian and Chinese students in the hall of the university. You can also know more about your new friends. There will be prizes for winners. May the best team win! 31_ are invited to j
19、oin in all the four activities this week.AThe French studentsBThe Japanese studentsCThe Chinese studentsDThe Italian students32Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?.AThe competition will be held on the playground.BGuy, Eilidh and Phil may work in the university.CThe writer of Harr
20、y Potter will talk to the students.DEducation Talk is going to be given in the morning.33The passage is mainly written to _.Aprovide information on some activitiesBintroduce the University of ChichesterCwelcome new students to the universityDencourage the students to learn EnglishThere was once a sp
21、ider that lived in a cornfield. She liked this home and planned to stay there for the rest of her life. One day, the spider caught a little bug in her web. Just as the spider was about to eat him, the bug said: “If you let me go, I will tell you something important that can save your life. ”The spid
22、er thought for a little while and listened. “Youd better get out of this cornfield,” the little bug said. “The harvest is coming!”“I think you are just telling me a story,” the spider said with a smile. “Oh no, it is true,” the little bug said. “All the stalks will be knocked down, and the corn will
23、 be gathered up. You will be killed by the giant machines if you stay here. ”“I dont believe you,” the spider said as she ate the little bug for lunch. A few days later, the spider was laughing about the story the little bug had told her. She thought to herself: “A harvest! What a silly idea. I have
24、 lived here all of my life, and nothing has ever disturbed me. ”The next day was a beautiful sunny day. The sky above was clear, and there was no wind at all. That afternoon, as the spider was about to take a nap, she noticed some thick dusty clouds moving towards her. She could hear the noise of a
25、great engine , and she said to herself: “I wonder what that could be?”34The little bug tried to get free by _.Agetting away from the webBasking his friends for helpCoffering the spider some newsDfighting with the spider35The spider didnt believe the little bug because _.Ashe had got other newsBthe l
26、ittle bug was her enemyCthe little bug told a lieDnothing had happened before36Put the following sentences into correct order according to the passage. a. The spider was about to take a nap.b. The spider caught a little bug in her web. c. The spider ate the little bug for lunch. d. A great engine mo
27、ved toward the spider. e. The bug said he could save the spiders life. Aa b e c dBb e c a dCa e b c dDb e a d c37What might happen to the spider in the end?AIt might be killed by giant machines.BIt might escape from the cornfield.CIt might still live in the cornfield.DIt might be saved by another bu
28、g.Its a scene in many homes around the world: tired-eyed teens wake to the sound of their alarm clock. Another school day begins, and we all wish we could have just one extra hour of sleep. For lucky high school students in England, theyre now going to reset their alarm and get an extra hour of slee
29、p. Instead of starting school at 9 am, students will begin the academic day at 10 am. This is part of a huge study by Oxford University. The experiment will see whether later classes can improve exam results. More than 100 schools across England will join the four-year experiment, which includes ten
30、s of thousands of students. It is based on scientific evidence that teenagers are out of step with traditional school hours. “We know that something funny happens when youre a teenager,” lead sleep researcher Colin Epsie told The Telegraph. “Your parents think its because youre lazy and everything w
31、ould be ok if you could get to sleep earlier. But science is telling us that teenagers need to sleep more in the mornings.”A similar experiment in 2009 saw an improvement of 19 percent in exam scores for major subjectssuch as math and science. Teenagers sleep cycles, on average, begin two hours afte
32、r adults. Neuroscientists say teens have a built-in clock, which makes them more likely to go to sleep around midnight. As well as not feeling fully awake until between 9 am and 10 am. This body clock stays until the age of 19 for females and 21 for males. Schools are places for learning, as well as
33、 education laboratoriesfinding out the best ways to learn and increase knowledge. Yet well have to wait until 2018 to find out these exciting results!38England high school students usually start school _.Aat 7 amBat 8 amCat 9 amDat 10 am39Teenagers struggle to get up early because _.Athey are too la
34、zy to get up earlyBtheir body clock wont start to work until 9 amCthey stay up studying late at nightDtheir sleep cycles are later than adults40The aim of the experiment in 2009 was to _.Afind out if later classes can improve exam resultsBtest how students body clocks workCcompare teenagers and adul
35、ts sleeping patternsDhelp teachers to find the best way to teach41The article is focused on the topic that _.Ateenagers need more sleep than adultsBstudents might need more hours sleep in the morningCboys need more sleep in the morning than girlsDit is important to do more experiments on educationTo
36、 me, the concept of home changes along with my age all the time. In my childhood, home was a number of calls. It seems that I had more free time than todays children. I didnt have to show up in front of my parents right after school, instead I would go to play with my classmates who lived in the nei
37、ghborhood. We played like mad until dinner was ready and our parents called “Come back! Come home for supper!” Days passed by as I grew up in the company of those calls which are still echoing in my ears even now. In a short while, my childhood was gone. When a thin layer of hair began to grow aroun
38、d the corners of my mouth, home became a place I tried to run away from. As I read more and more, my world opened up, larger than before me. The bed I used to sleep in became too small, and words of care from my parents began to sound meaningless. How I wished I could have a space of my own someday!
39、 Later I joined the army and put on the green uniform. During my service days, home was the series of letters I received one after another. My most homesick moments were when I read those letters from my family. When I got a job, I began to get “hurt”, to rise and fall in a sea of people, and to und
40、erstand that you cant share all your pains with other people, even with your best friends. So again, another wave of homesickness came over me. When I was badly hurt, I imagined myself flying home on wings. Pushing open the door, I let tears flow down my face. At that moment I felt that as large as
41、the world was, what I needed was only the familiar smell of home and the unchanged view outside the window of my old houseAlthough I already have much life experience behind me, I know there is still a long way ahead and my concept of home will go on developing. But already I have come to see that h
42、ome is where we can find the true meaning of all the busy rush life. What makes the concept different is that sometimes it refers to a persons home and sometimes to the home of many, many people.42What does the underlined word “company” mean in Chinese in Paragraph 2?A公司B陪伴C友情D氛围43From the passage,
43、which of the following statements is TRUE?AHe misses his life in his childhood.BHe lives happily when studying at school.CHe enjoys himself during his service days.DHe can share his feelings with his buddies.44From the whole passage, what will be talked about in the following passage?AHis marriage.B
44、Being a parent.CHis job.DThe last years of his life.45What is the best title for the passage?AMissing my parents and homeBEscaping from homeCA changing concept of homeDA developing home阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Most people hope to have a better memory which helps them succeed in stud
45、y, work and life. 46 ? Luckily, hundreds of studies in the past 50 years have already given us a clear answer.A healthy lifestyle keeps your brain young and memory sharp. First of all, it is necessary to have a healthy diet. Eating more food rich in Vitamin B and Vitamin E helps you have a better me
46、mory. Doing exercise can keep your brain alive, too. Proper exercise provides much needed oxygen for the brain. Running, swimming and even walking two or three times a week are helpful. 47 . Only when your brain gets a good rest, can it work well. The healthier your lifestyle is, the better your memory will become, but do not expect a sudden change-it takes a long time to make a difference. 48 . The following are some widely used skills. C
