江蘇省揚州市教育科研究院2023-2024學年中考沖刺卷英語試題含答案請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應的答題區內。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規定答題。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Ilikeplaying________baseballandPeterlikesplaying________violin.A．a;an B．/;a C．the;the D．/;the2、Inthebookshop,areaderaskedtheshopkeeperHarryPotteraninterestingbook?A．whether;are B．how;is C．that;was D．if;was3、—Excuseme,wouldyoulikemindhelpingmewiththemathproblem?—I’msorry.,I’minahurry.A．IngeneralB．InfactC．BythewayD．Ofcourse4、Ihearabigfire__________atmidnightinthetownlastnight.A．brokedownB．brokeoutC．putoutD．putdown5、—Willyoufixupthebrokenrobotaccordingtothe,Tommy?—Noproblem.A．inventionB．informationC．instructionD．introduction6、---I’dliketointroducemybestfriendtoyou,Peter.----Thankyou,Lucy.Butwe__________already.A．meetB．metC．willmeetD．havemet7、—Ifyouhaveanytrouble,pleasecallme.—.ButIcanmanageit.A．I’msorrytohearthat B．It’sverykindofyouC．Ihavenotrouble D．Iwillthinkitover8、Afterafewhours’practice,Ifeltabittired.______,Iheldonforsuccess.A．Otherwise B．Also C．However D．Therefore9、—Ihaven'tbeentothePalaceMuseum.Whataboutyou?—Iamplanningtogotherethisweekend.A．Metoo B．Meneither C．SodidI D．NeitherdidI10、－Didyouseeamaninblackpassbyjustnow?－No,sir.Ianewspaper.A．read B．wasreading C．wouldread D．amreadingⅡ.完形填空11、Istillremembermykindergarten(幼兒園)teacher,Mrs,White.ShelookedjustlikeSnowWhite,1shehadthesamebrighteyesandshortdarkhair.Weusedto2alot.AndIwouldshowwhatIwrotetoMrs.Whiteforcorrection(批改).Shewouldlookatmywritingandseemanymistakesinit.Butshe3madeanyredcorrectionandshealwaysgaveastar.Iwasfeeling4ofmywritingeachtimeIgotastar.Butit5mymother.Sooneday,whenshemetMrs.Whiteataparent-teachermeeting.Mumaskedherwhyshenevercorrectedmy6andwhysheneversaidnotoherchild.Mrs.Whitesaid,“Thechildrenarejustbeginningtoget7aboutusingwords.Spellingandgrammarcanwait.Wecan’t8thatinterestwitharedpen.”Asitwasalongtimeago,mymothercouldonlyrememberthemainideaof9Mrs.Whitesaidaboutmywriting.However,Igrewuplearningtousewordswithlovingcareand10likethat.IfMrs.Whitehadusedherredpenmoreoften,I11wouldn’tbetellingyouaboutthisnow,WheneverIlookbackonthoseencouraging12fromMrs.White,Ifeeltheyjustlook13realonesinthenightsky-bright,shiny,andguidingmeonmywaysomewhere.Idobelieveshewassucha14teacher,whotriedtousearedpenlesstokeepthejoy,wonderandexcitementinachild’s15.ThankstoMrs.White,Ihavenofearaboutwriting.Also,I’mnotafraidofanymistakeinmylife!1．A．because B．though C．if D．but2．A．run B．cry C．write D．speak3．A．always B．never C．often D．sometimes4．A．lonely B．tired C．helpless D．proud5．A．protected B．worried C．pleased D．attracted6．A．spirits B．designs C．mistakes D．messages7．A．nervous B．excited C．afraid D．bored8．A．stop B．keep C．save D．show9．A．that B．when C．which D．what10．A．sadness B．fear C．confidence D．pains11．A．probably B．gently C．hardly D．luckily12．A．dreams B．stars C．gifts D．pens13．A．at B．through C．for D．like14．A．careless B．strict C．wonderful D．common15．A．mind B．hand C．arms D．eyesⅢ.語法填空12、ThisisTammelaSchool,aprimaryschoolinFinland.Thestudentsarehavingamathclasswiththeirrobotteacher.The“teacher”is1．small,bluemachineabout25cmhigh,Reutersreported.Wheneverstudentshaveproblems,ithelpsthemvery2．(patient)andnevergetsbored.“Therobotcanmakestudents3．(active)inclassthanusual.IseeEliasasoneofthe4．(tool)togetdifferentkindsofpracticeandactivitiesintotheclassroom,”ateachertoldReuters.Sofartheschool5．(introduce)fourrobotteachers,oneofwhomisalanguageteacherthatcanspeak23languagesanddancetomusic."6．isnecessarytoencouragekidstocomeup7．newwaystomakeuseoftechnologyinschoollife,"theheadoftheschool8．(add)intheinterview.Therobotteachersareused9．(help)improvelearning.Thisdoesn'tmeanthathumanteacherswilllosetheirjobs.Therobotscanteachwell,10．theyarenotabletokeepclassinorder.Theschoolstillneedshumanteachers.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、InEurope,smallcarshavealwaysbeenmorepopularthanlargecars.IntheUnitedStates,largecarsandmidsizecarsaremorepopularthansmallercars.Asaresult,EuropeanautomakersusedtomakedifferentkindsofsmallcarswhileAmericanautomakersusedtobuildbigger,heaviercars.However,thesedays,automakersinbothAmericaandEuropeproducecarsofdifferentsizes.Thisisbecausemostautomakersselltheircarsallovertheworld.Thepriceofgasoline(汽油)isonereasonfordifferencesincarchoices.SincegasolineismoreexpensiveinEurope,manyEuropeanswantsmaller,lightercarsthatwilltravelalongwayonagallon(加侖)ofgasoline.Otherreasonsalsoenterintothebigorlittlecardecision.ManyEuropeancitieshavenarrow,winding(彎曲的)streets.Inthesecitiesasmallcariseasiertocontrolthanalargeone.Foralongtime,fewAmericansboughtsmallcars.Insteadtheychoselargecars,becausetheseroomycarsweremorecomfortableforlargefamiliesandlongtrips.Somepeoplealsolikedthepowerfulengines(發動機)thatlargecarshad.Sincegasolinewascheap,driversdidnotmindthatthelargecarsusedalotofgasoline.Butinthe1970s,thereweregasolineshortagesintheUnitedStates.Thepriceofgasolinewentup.Thoughlargecarswerestillmorepopularthansmallercars,salesofsmallcarsincreased.Somepeoplealsoboughtsmallcarsbecausethesecarscausedlessairpollutionthanlargercars.Today,Americans’carchoicesarestillchanging.ThoughAmericansarestillbuyingmanysmallcars,thefastestgrowingsalesareforcertainkindsoflargecars.Thesetypesofcarsarecalledminivansandsportutilityvehicles(SUV).Theyareverypopulartoday.Butofcourse,thatcouldchangetomorrow.1．Whichofthefollowingdoesthearticleleadyoutobelieve?A．Sportutilityvehiclesaresmallcars.B．Minivansarebecominglesspopular.C．EuropeancarcompaniessellmanycarsinAmerica.D．Carswithpowerfulenginescausedlessairpollution.2．Whatdoestheword“roomy”inParagraph4mean?A．havingmuchspaceB．havinglittlespaceC．havingalargeroomD．havingasmallroom3．Whatcanweinfer(推斷)fromthearticle?A．Smallcarsarebetterthanlargecars.B．Thepriceofgasolineisalwaysrising.C．LargecarswillalwaysbepopularintheUnitedStates.D．Peopleliketohavedifferentkindsofcarstochoosefrom.B14、Attwoo'clockabankrobber(搶劫犯)stolein."Thisisahold-up,"themansaidloudly.Hetookagunfromunderhisjacket,pointingtoGeorge."Handitover!"Georgereachedintohismoney-boxandtookallthebillsfromthetoppart--closetosixthousanddollars.Therobbertookthemandturnedtoleave.Then,whileeveryonewatchedtherobber,Georgecalmlyliftedthetoppartofthemoney-box,tookbillsfromthebottompartandputthemintohisownpocketsecretly.Thedoorwasshutandthebankrobberwasgone.Georgefainted(暈倒).Assoonashewassafebehindhisbedroomdoor,Georgecountedthemoney.Hehadeightthousanddollars.Hewasveryhappy.Thenextmorning,whiletheotherswerecheckingthebank’srecords,GeorgewasaskedtogotoMr.Burrow’sofficeandwasintroducedtoMr.Carruthers,whousedtobepresidentofthebank."Goodmorning,George,Iwassorrytogiveyouahardtimeyesterday,butwithallthebanksbeingrobbedthesedaysIthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatoprovethatoursmallbankcanberobbed,too.Ihaveretired,butIamalwaysthinkingofourbank.That’swhyIplayedmylittlegameyesterday,just______________Now,Ihaveputthemoneybackinyourmoney-boxallsixthousand."1．WhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisTRUE?A．Georgewantedtoprotectthemoneyforthebank.B．Georgehadbeenthinkingoftakingmoneyaway.C．Thisbankhadbeenrobbedseveraltimes.D．Nobodyknewthebankwouldberobbedthatday.2．WhywasGeorgeaskedtogotoMr.Burrow’soffice?A．Hisstealingmoneywasknowntoall.B．Mr.Burrowwantedtosaysorrytohim.C．Mr.Carrutherswantedtoexplainthewholethingtohim.D．Mr.Burrowwantedtotellhimthemoneyhadbeenputback.3．Inthisarticle"tokeepeveryoneonhistoes"means________.A．tomakeeveryoneworkhardB．tokeepeveryonestayinginhisplaceC．tomakeeveryonedoakindofexerciseD．tokeepeveryonereadyforthecomingdanger4．Whydidthewriterplaythegame?A．Becausetheirbankwasoncerobbed.B．Becausetheirbankwasasmallone.C．Becausehewantedtokeephisbanksafe.D．BecausehewantedtoteachGeorgealesson.5．Whichsentencecanbeusedtoendthisstory?A．Georgeturnedcoldwithfear.B．Georgeturnedredwithanger.C．Georgewaspleasedwiththeend.D．Georgewasexcitedwiththeend.C15、TheVieirafamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesin1981.Atthattime,theydecidedtostopspeakingSpanishathomeandonlycommunicateinEnglish.ThiswasbecausetheywerenowlivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry.NowtheVieirachildrenareadults,andtheysometimestraveltoSpaintovisittheirfamilyandfriends.Buttheycan'tcommunicatewiththem.Unfortunatelythisiscommon.Whenpeoplemovetonewcountries,theyoftenleavetheirowncustomsandmotherlanguagebehind.Thisisamistakebecausetherearemanybenefitstoknowingmorethanonelanguage.Oneadvantageofspeakingmorethanonelanguageisthatyoucancommunicatewithmorepeoplearoundtheworld.Youdon'thavetodependonotherstotalkforyou,soyouaremoreindependent.Peoplewhoknowonlyonelanguagemustuseotherstohelpthemcommunicate.Furthermore,speakingthesecondlanguagealsoallowspeopletoexperienceotherculturesandcustomsmoreeffectively.Localexpressions,vocabulary,andevenjokescanhaveapowerfuleffectonaperson'sunderstandingofotherculture.Soknowingmorethanonelanguageincreasesyourknowledgeofothercultures.Finally,havingmoremulti-languagespeakersimprovesrelationshipsbetweencountries.Ifpeoplefromdifferentcountriescancommunicatewell,theworldcanbecomecloser.Countrieswillthenhavemorerespectforeachotherandbetterunderstandeachother'sproblems.Thebenefitsofknowingmorethanonelanguageareclear.Infact,therearenodisadvantages.Itisverysadthatmanypeopledon'ttrytolearnanotherlanguage.It'sevenworsewhenpeopleletthemselvesforgettheirmotherlanguageandbecomesilenced.1．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thebenefitsoflearningotherlanguages. B．ThereasonswhypeoplecometoAmerica.C．TheimportanceoflearningEnglish. D．Howtolearnanotherlanguage.2．ThepassagebeginswiththeexperienceofVieirafamilyinorderto________.A．discusstheneedofteachinganewlanguageB．introducethepassage'smaincharacterstothereadersC．describetheadvantagesofmovingtoanothercountryD．showtheproblemofspeakingonlyonelanguage3．Theunderlinedphrase“multi-languagespeakers”(paragraph5)means“peoplewhoknow________.”A．theirmotherlanguage B．anewlanguageC．morethanonelanguage D．babylanguage4．Accordingtothepassage,ifyoucanspeakmorethanonelanguage,youcan________A．findabetterjob B．makemorefriendsC．betterunderstandhistory D．communicatemoreindependently5．Basedonthelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingistheworst?A．Notknowinganotherlanguage. B．Forgettingone'slanguage.C．Refusingtolearnanotherlanguage. D．Failingtocommunicatewithothers.D16、Haveyoueverwonderedwhatgoesthroughyourmindwhenyouchoosewheretositinanewclassroom?Orinawaitingroomfullofstrangers?Oronabus?Researchershavefoundoutsomeinterestingfacts.Perhapsunsurprisingly,weprefertositclosertopeoplelikeourselves.Girlssitbygirlsandboyssitbyboys.Adultssittogetherandyoungpeoplechooseanotheryoungpersontositnear.Butitgoesfurtherthanthis.Weevenchoosetositnearsomeonewholookslikeus.Peoplewithglassesaremorelikelytositnearotherpeoplewithglasses.Peoplewithlonghairsitclosertootherpeoplewithlonghair.Weseemtobelievethatpeoplewithsimilarhabitsorhobbieswillsharesimilarattitudeandwearemorelikelytobeacceptedbypeoplelikeourselvesoreven,wethinkwemaybesaferwithpeoplewholooklikeus.Sometimesthat’struebutit'sapityifwealwayssticktothesamepeople,thesamegroup.Thedangerinalwaysstayinginourcomfortzone(舒適區)isthatwejustrecyclethesameopinions,thesametastesandthesameideas.Welosethechancetolearnsomethingnew,findoutaboutinterestingthings,hearfunnystoriesanddiscoverdifference.?Whenwealwayssticktothesamepeople,howcanweeverbreakdownthebarrierswhichpreventusfromgettingtoknowpeoplewithdifferentideas?Andhowcanweavoidtheignorance(無知),whichtoooftenleadstoprejudice(偏見)andevenfear?Ifinsteadyouwanttoliveinasocietythatopenstochangesandnewthingsanddifferentopinions,bethecatamongthepigeons.Moveoutofyourcomfortzone.Goandsitnexttosomeonedifferent.Anddon'tjustsitthereinsilence.Sayhello.Askaquestion.Startaconversation.That’showwemakefriends.That’showwelearnaboutpeople.That’showweopenourmindstonewideas.That'showweliveanexcitinglife.1．Fromthepassage,weknowthatpeopleprefersittingbysomeonewhoA．islikethemselvesB．hasasenseofhumorC．isopen-mindedD．livesanexcitinglife2．PeoplelikestayingintheircomfortzonebecausetheymayA．remaincomfortableandspecialB．beacceptedeasilyandfeelsafeC．findoutmoreinterestingthingsD．discoverdifferencesamongthemselves3．Theunderlinedword“barriers”inParagraph4means.A．doorsB．difficultiesC．ideasD．rules4．Whydoesthewriteraskustomeetpeopleofdifferentkinds?A．Becausewefeelsaferandsharesimilartastesandideas.B．Becausewecanenjoyaninterestinganddifferentideas.C．Becausewecansayhelloandaskthemquestions.D．Becausewewanttoliveinasocietyfullofhumour.5．Whatisthetitleofthispassage?A．JusttobeourselvesB．LearnmoreabouttheforeigncountriesC．LiveanexcitinglifeD．JumpoutofthecomfortzoneE17、InItaly,ashowaboutAncientChineseIllustrations(插畫),heldoverMarch25-29,attractedmanyofthelocalpeopleaswellastourists.Theorganizers(組織者)spentmorethantwoyearscollectingandpreparingfortheshow.It’ssaidthattheillustrationswereaformofancientChineseart,whosehistorycanbeturnedbacktotheTangDynasty(618-907).Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,illustrationsdevelopedrapidlyduringtheSongDynastyandtheYuanDynasty.Theillustrationswereeasytounderstandforeveryone,eventheonewhowasunabletoreadorwrite.What’smore,theycouldhelpthewordsbemorelivelyandinterestingalthoughtheywereblackandwhite.OneofthegreatestvaluablecollectionsisfromtheDiamondSutra(金剛經),alsooneoftheearliestillustratedbooksinChina.__________________.MostancientChineseillustrationswereaboutsupernaturalbeings(神仙),wisemensuchasConfuciusandLao-tzu,plants,animals,rivers,andmountains,aswellasclotheswhichpeopleworeforacertainceremony(儀式)atthattime,andastrologicalpredictions(星象占卜)forfarmingandpersonallife.Somekeycharactersfromclassicalculturewerealsodescribed,suchastheMonkeyKingfromJourneytotheWest,ZhugeLiangfromRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms.MargoLombardo,oneofthegovernmentofficialssaidattheopeningceremonyoftheshowonMarch25:“ThisisawonderfulchanceforourlocalpeopletolearnaboutChineseillustrationanditslonghistory.Wecanenjoythegreatestworkandgettoknowafriendlycountrybetter.”1．TheChineseillustrationartstartedin________.A．theHanDynastyB．theTangDynastyC．theSongDynastyD．theYuanDynasty2．ThemissingsentenceinPara.3mightbe“________”.A．ChineseillustrationhasalonghistoryB．TherearemanyexcellentChineseartistsC．AncientChineseillustrationscoveredalmosteverythinginourlifeD．ThereweremanytraditionalChinesestorieswhichwereeducational3．Accordingtothepassage,wecanknowthat________.A．bothpeopleinItalyandthetouristsenjoyedtheshowB．ittooktheorganizerstwoyearstocollectandpreparefortheshowC．theDiamondSutraisoneoftheearliestillustratedbooksinEnglishD．theshowisagoodchanceforlocalpeopleinItalytolearnhowtomakeillustrations4．Thebesttitleofthepassageis________.A．AnAncientChineseShowB．TheGreatestArtFormC．AncientChineseIllustrationsD．TheEarliestIllustrationsF18、InthecityofChicagoImetamanIwillneverforget.Hedroveabusthatranfromdowntowntotheedgeofthecity.EachnightIwatchedhim.Asthepassengersgotonthebus,hesmiledateachone.Itwasfuntoseehowmanypassengersforgottheirtroublesandsmiledback.Therewasonepassenger,Inoticed,thathadneversmiledback.Heusuallycoughedroughlythroughhismustache(胡子)ashegotonthebus.Andhenevercoveredhismouth.Butthatwasn’tenoughtostopthebusdriver’ssmile.Hegavethemanwiththemustacheandtheroughcoughhisbiggestsmile.Themanwiththemustacheneverseemedtoseethatsmile.Hewouldsitontheedgeofhisseatandcomplainedaboutthewaythatthebusdriverwasdriving.Heonlycomplainedforashorttime,buthespokeloudlyenoughsoeverybodycouldhear.Itwasenoughtomakemesick.Butthedriverneversaidaword.Hejustwentonsmilingatpassengersastheygotonthebus.Iwantedtogettoknowthisbusdriverbetter.OnenightIstayedonthebustotheendoftheline.Iaskedthedriver,“Whydon’tyouthrowthatmanwiththemustacheoutofthebus?”Thebusdriverlookedatmeandgavemeoneofhisfamoussmiles.“Idon’tcareaboutthat,”hesaid.“Letmetellyouaboutmyfriend’sdog.Themannextdoortomehasadog.Everytimethemoonshines,thedogbarks(狗叫)andbarksallnight.”“Well,whataboutthedogandthemoon?”Iasked.“Oh,themoonkeepsonshining,”hesaid.1．（小題1）Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus.A．thewriterwasinterestedinthebusdriverB．therewasabusfromdowntowntoChicagoC．eachnightthewriterwatchedthedriverdrivingD．itwasfunforthedrivertoseepassengerssmiling2．（小題2）Whatdidthemanwithamustacheusuallydoonthebus?A．Heneversaidaword.B．Hetalkedloudlytoothe