1、2024年江苏省连云港市灌云县中考二模英语试题一、单项选择1Ju Wenxuan, _ eighth-grade student from Shanghai, invented a tool to prevent car door accidents.AaBanCtheD/2On April 10, 2024, Langlang got another international award because of his great piece of music. Wow! We are proud of _.AsheBheChimDher3The 33th Olympic Games wil
2、l take place _ Paris, the capital of France.AinBatConDfrom4Three astronauts from Shenzhou 18 _ entered the Tiangong space station on April 26.AkindlyBwidelyCclearlyDsuccessfully5Cindy is a _ girl. She always explains difficult problems to others again and again.ApoliteBpatientChumorousDmodest6My par
3、ents _ me to get high marks in the High School Entrance Exam. Good luck, Tom. You can do it.AexpressBexcuseCexplainDexpect7The film YOLO has won high _ from the audience because it expresses the spirit of keeping working hard to improve ourselves.ApresentBprizeCpraiseDproject8Kelly, _ does the Summe
4、r of Lianyungang take place? Once a year.Ahow soonBhow oftenChow muchDhow far9Could you tell me _? Turn right at the second turning and you will see it on your right.Ahow I can get to Mart SuguoBhow can I get to Mart SuguoCwhat I can get to Mart SuguoDwhat can I get to Mart Suguo10Zhang Weili won th
5、e first place in the UFC world champion on April 14. Just as the saying goes, _. Her hard work paid off.Amany hands make light workBthe early bird catches the wormCno pain, no gainDthe grass is always greener on the other side二、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。When I was little, I was rea
6、lly little. 11 my dream was big. I dreamed of being a basketball player. I tried out for the teams at school, but I was never given a 12 As I got older, I did grow a little bigger, but not a lot bigger. On my 13 birthday, I decided to try a new sport: running. I told Grandpa. “Im going to be an athl
7、ete.”“Dave.” Grandpa began gently, “if you 14 be big, you can do something big.”I ran 12 miles on my 12th birthday. On my 13th birthday, I did it again, but I 15 an extra mile. On my 14th birthday, I ran 14 miles. 15 on my 15th, 16 on my 16th, and you guessed it17 miles on my 17th birthday. All this
8、 running inspired (激发) another big dream. Someday, Id run the Boston Marathon (波士顿马拉松赛). I told Grandpa about my 16 .“But, Dave, you havent trained for the marathon. Are you 17 youre ready?” Grandpa asked. But he still 18 to walk over and cheer me on. I ran fast that day. But I fell at Mile 18 and w
9、as driven to the 19 . Later that night, I called Grandpa and told him I failed. “No,” he said 20 , “you didnt fail. You discovered something.”“I did?” I asked. “Yes, you discovered that big dreams dont just come true. They 21 time. If you train and work hard, I promise to wait for you next year and
10、cheer you on.”I trained every day, running miles and miles. 22 , just two months into my training, Grandpa died. He wouldnt be waiting for my second Boston Marathon. I decided Id run for him. That day, I ran fast. “Keep going! You can do it!” His words 23 my head as I forced my legs to make each pai
11、nful step. As I 24 the finish line, I threw my arms in the air and cried, “ 25 , we did it!”11AAndBSoCButDBecause12AchangeBchanceCchargeDcheck13AtwelfthBtwentiethCfifteenthDthirteenth14AshouldntBwontCmustntDcant15AlostBaddedCmissedDcut16AmistakeBsuccessCwisdomDdecision17ApossibleBhappyCsureDafraid18
12、AdoubtedBpromisedCdiscoveredDtrusted19AhospitalBofficeCschoolDstation20AquicklyBhappilyCcalmlyDangrily21AspendBpayCcostDtake22ASadlyBLuckilyCPolitelyDPossibly23AfellBfilledCfollowedDfound24AcameBranCcrossedDwent25AGrandpaBGrandmaCDadDMum三、阅读理解With the rapid development of short videos, their widespr
13、ead use has become a major trend. A recent study surveyed 1,000 Chinese people about their short videowatching habits. It found that people may be so immersed (沉迷的) in short videos that they cannot stop watching them. Do you like to watching short videos?What percentage of people enjoy watching shor
14、t videos? How long do you usually watch short videos at one time? 26According to the survey, how many people really like watching short videos?A85B531C38D34627How long do most people spend watching short videos?AUp to 1 hour.BLess than one hour.CMore than 1 hour.DMore than 3 hours.28Where may this s
15、urvey come from?AA poster.BA newspaper.CA novel.DAn ad.Many years ago, China was in the middle of a great war. The emperor said that one man from each family must leave his family to join the army. Mulan was a teenage girl in a small village. She heard the news when she was outside washing clothes.
16、Mulan ran into the house. Her father was sitting in a chair. “Father!” she said. “Did you hear what the emperor says each family must do?”“Yes,” said her old father. He stood up and walked very slowly to his room. “Wait!” said Mulan, “Father, you are not healthy. Why at your age must you keep up wit
17、h all those young men?”“What else can I do?” said her father. “Your brother is a child. He cannot go.”“Of course, thats true,” said Mulan. “He is too little. But I have an idea. Please sit for a minute. I will be right back.”Mulan went into her room. She cut off her long black hair. She dressed up,
18、putting on her fathers clothes. Going back to her father, Mulan said, “Look at me. I am your son now. I will go in your place.”The daughter said goodbye to her family. And she went to join the army. In the army, she tried hard not to let others know she was a girl. During the 12 years, Mulan and her
19、 army fought for their country. Life was hard for them and they all missed their families. At last, they won and saved their country. Mulan returned to her village finally.29Why did Mulan decide to join the army in her fathers place?ABecause she didnt like the war.BBecause she looked like her father
20、.CBecause her father was unhealthy.DBecause she wanted to become famous.30How did she manage to join the army instead of her father?ABy talking to the emperor.BBy shouting to her father.CBy telling a story.DBy dressing up as a boy.31Which words best describe Mulan?ACareful and modest.BClever and bra
21、ve.COrganized and humorous.DSilly and confident.32Whats the main idea of the passage?AAbout a female hero called Mulan.BAbout Mulans love for her father.CAbout the great war years ago.DAbout a small village in the war.“Mum,” Sarah said to her mother. “Why does everybody look so sad? You and dad neve
22、r smile. And when Ben and I laugh about something at school, Mr Hewitt gets angry and tells us to stop. Ben says that Mr Hewitt is grumpy. Thats why he never laughs or smiles. But what about you and dad? Why do you never smile?”Mrs Kent sighed. Why was Sarah always so happy and cheerful? She said, “
23、Maybe there is nothing to smile about. Your father and I work very hard. We have no time for silly laughter. And why should Mr Hewitt smile? With thirty kids like you in class who talk all the time?”Now Sarah sighed, too. She went to see her dad. “Dad,” she said. “Why are you always so sad?”“Im not
24、sad, Im just tired,” he said. “But you never smile!”“What is there to smile about?” he asked her. And again Sarah sighed. Now she was starting to feel sad, too. “Ill go and see Ben, hell cheer me up,” she thought. Ben was her best friend. And he always made her smile. The next morning Sarah was walk
25、ing to school when she saw Ben. “Ben,” she shouted. “I had a really strange dream last night.”“Me too,” said Ben. “But tell me your dream first.”“Well,” said Sarah, “it was a bit scary. There was a horrible man. He was dressed in black, and his head was like a skull. And he had huge empty eyes.”“And
26、 big black tears were running out of his eyes and down his skull,” Ben added. “And the skull washey” Sarah shouted. “How do you know that? How do you know what happened in my dream?”“Because I had the same dream,” said Ben. “Then the man said, I am the Lord of Tears, and soon I will be the master of
27、 the world. Soon there will be no more laughter and no more smiles. Soon there will only be tears. And then I woke up.”“I woke up when he said that, too,” said Sarah. “But I also had another dream,” said Ben. “And in that dream I heard a lovely voice. And it said, Go and find the Lord of Tears. And
28、take away the Mirror of Smiles.”“I had that dream, too,” Sarah shouted. “Follow the setting sun. Bring back laughter and fun!”Sarah and Ben packed some food, a warm jumper each and their flutes to play along the way. Taken from The Lost Smile33How do Sarahs parents feel at the beginning of the story
29、?ASleepy.BHappy.CExcited.DSad.34Who is crying in Sarahs dream?ASarah herself.BBen.CThe Lord of Tears.DMr Hewitt.35How many dreams did Ben have according to the story?AOne.BTwo.CThree.DFour.36Which is the right order of the following events? a. Sarah met Ben on the way to school. b. Sarah sighed too
30、when her parents didnt smile. c. They packed some food, clothes and flutes along the way. d. They told each other their dreams. e. Mrs Kent signed because she had nothing to smile about.AebadcBecbdaCbdeacDbdaecIt can be really bad if someone sees you talking to yourself. But dont feel bad about it!
31、Talking to yourself actually has a lot of good points. You probably know that thinking is good for the brain. It helps us do things like making plans and managing our feelings. Speaking out loud is like showing this quiet inner speech. It can help us do better in different areas like school, sports
32、and work. When encouragement comes from oneself, it adds to self-confidence. A 2009 study invited 72 tennis players to take part in some matches. Researchers put the players into two groups: one group that said nothing while playing, and the other that talked to themselves while playing. They found
33、that the self-talkers showed more confidence and played better than those in the silent group. Talking to yourself, especially in the third person, can also help us manage bad feelings. “Referring to (提及) yourself in the third person leads people to think about themselves more similar to how they th
34、ink about others,” said Jason Moser, a professor from Michigan State University, US. This can help us see things from a different point of view, especially when were feeling sad or angry. Self-talk also helps improve memory. Researchers tested four different ways to memorize things: reading silently
35、, reading aloud, listening to someone else read and listening to a recording of oneself reading. Those who read out loud recalled the information the best, researchers said in their study published in the journal Memory. Its because the information is likely to become a long-term memory if said out
36、loud.37According to Paragraph 4, what can self-talking help to do?AKeep things in mind longer.BDevelop a players skills.CImprove ones confidence.DHelp us manage our feelings better.38What does the word “memorize” mean in the last paragraph?AforgetBrememberCdoubtDlose39Which is the best title of this
37、 article?AThink Differently in Our Lives.BBelieve in Ourselves.CSelf-talk Helps.DBe a Good Listener.40Which of the following shows the structure of the article?ABCD阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。What animal is black and white, cute and endangered? 41 Here are some interesting fact
38、s about them. Scientists are not sure whats behind their colour, but think it has to do with a way of keeping safe. The pandas white body colour helps it hide in the snow. 42 Other scientists believe that their colour may have something to do with finding a mate. However, not all pandas are black an
39、d white. There is also a rare brown and white panda. Scientists say their round faces and way of walking remind us of human babies. 43 Similarly, the dark circles around the eyes make giant pandas eyes appear larger, so they look so cute. 44 They have noticed that wild giant pandas normally start to
40、 be active before sunrise, rest and then reach a second active peak again before sundown and then rest until late at night. Daily activities often change with the seasons. In summer and autumn, for example, activity levels are much higher in the daytime than at night. Many people like visiting panda
41、s in the zoo. Its important for pandas to have a quiet environment. 45 Also, dont throw food to pandas unless the panda keeper tells you its okay to do so, or it could cause them to get sick.AI am not afraid of them any more.BUsually babies who have big eyes look cute.CIt can only be the giant panda
42、.DSo dont make noises or sudden movements that might scare them.EThe black part helps it hide in the shade.FResearchers have spent years studying giant pandas in the wild.GThey often feed giant pandas bamboo.四、短文填空根据短文意思和首字母填空，写出一个完整正确的单词。Lixia (立夏), or the Start of Summer, falls on May 5 this year.
43、 It is the seventh solar term (节气) in the t 46 Chinese calendar. It is also the f 47 solar term in summer. As its name suggests, in this solar term, s 48 is ending and summer is on its way. Its a time when the temperature i 49 quickly to more than 20. Its also a time when plants g 50 quickly. The so
44、lar term is i 51 for farming because it can bring enough water to plants. And water can help plants a lot. In the Zhou Dynasty, emperors led officers to carry out celebrations to welcome the Start of Summer and wish for a good harvest. Here is what people can do o 52 that day. The ancient Chinese pe
45、ople b 53 that the Start of Summer also had something to do with health because of the rising temperatures. For example, in Deqing county in Zhejiang province, people still follow the custom of weighing children on lixia when families go on an outing. A large scale (秤) more than 1 meter long is hung
46、 on a small chair. It allows the child in the chair to be weighed safely. This custom is toremind people to keep fit and a 54 weight loss in summer. Local people believe that after this weighing celebration, children can survive happily in the summer heat. A more interesting food custom on lixia is the way children eat and play with eggs. They knock each others eggs in pairs. The last one whose egg is not broken is the final w 55 .五、选词填空从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。（每个词或短语只能用一次）
