宜興市泯東中學2024年中考英語模試卷含答案

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I.單項選擇

1、Themaindifferencebetweenourbrainsandthoseofmonkeysisthatarebigger.

A.weB.oursC.ourD.us

2、Getpreparedyoucansetoutimmediatelyifsomethinghappens.

A.afterB.sinceC.whileD.sothat

3、一Canyouworkoutthetwoproblems?

一Letmesee,IthinkIcandoone.Theyarebotheasy.

A.eitherB.neitherC.someD.any

4、——Whichrobotdoyouthinkisthemostuseful?

A.TherobotthataremadeinJapan

B.Therobotisdesignedtohelpuswithourhomework

C.Therobothasalotofmemory

D.Therobotshownattheexhibitioncenter

5、一Theradiosaystherewillbearainstormthisweekend,sowehavetocancelthehikingtoNanshan.

-I'mlookingforwardtoit.

A.NevermindB.WhatapityC.MypleasureD.Noproblem

6、—Iusedtospendlotsoftimeplayingcomputergames.Ifellbehindmyclassmates.

—Yousurechange.Timeshouldbemadegooduseofyourlessonswell.

A.learningB.learnedC.tolearnD.learns

7、ThisisoneofthemostinterestingcitiesIhaveevervisited.

A.whoB.thatC.whichD.where

8、一Jane,Ifoundumbrella.Doyouknowwhomisitbelongsto?

一No.Butmineisthirdoneontheshelf.

A.a;anB.an;theC.the;aD.a;the

9、Mygrandparentsliveinanoldapartmentwithfloorsandtheyareonthefloor.

A.fifth;threeB.fifth;thirdC.five;threeD.five;:third

10、TheskyinZhengzhouthesedaysiseven,sowedon'thavetowearthemasks.

A.moreclearlyB.moreclearlierC.fresherD.morefresher

II.完形填空

11、Tomisthesonofafarmowner.OneNewYear'sDay,whenhewas15,hisfather1himtoworkonthefarmfor

oneyearwhenhewasfree.Tomwas2

許諾)togiveyouthebestpresent3youcanfinishoneyear'swork.

4

StartingoneSaturday,theboygotupearlyandworked5untilevening,justlikeanyother6Timepassed

quickly.Tom'scrops(莊稼

youhaveworkedveryhardthewhole78

Theboysmiledandshowedhisfatherabigpieceofbreadmadefromhiswheat(小麥9

present.Nopains,nogains.Ithinkthisiswhatyouwantedmeto10

1.A.askedB.invitedC,promised

2.A.pleasedB.unhappyC.excited

3.A.UnlessB.becauseC.if

4.A.refusedB.answeredC.agreed

5.A.slowlyB.hardC.easily

6.A.studentB.sonC,farmer

7.A.monthB.yearC.day

8.A.whatB.whereC.how

9.A.smallestB.worstC.best

10.A.knowB.takeC.decide

III.語法填空

12、用括號內所給動詞的適當形式填空，必要時可加助動詞或情態動詞.

Ifsfouro'clockintheafternoon.Somestudents1.(talk)aboutthefuture.Hereisoneoftheirpredictions.

Ibelievewewillbeabletoliveinthespace.There2.(be)manybigcleanhotelsinthespace.Wecanflyourrockets

tothespacehotelthere.Andalsowe3.play)sportsandenjoyallkindsofinterestingfoodinthesky.一John

LisaHawkinslovesridingherBMXbike(極限單車)andherdreamistogototheOlympics.Lisafirstgot

interestedinBMXracingattheageoften.Onceshehired(租)abikeforapoundandimmediately4.(fall)inlovewith

thesport."ItwasthebestpoundIeverspent,shesays.Lisaisonly16butshe5.alreadyhave)lotsofsuccess,andgot

firstprizeinaworldBMXcompetitionlastyear.BMXracingisquiteadangeroussport.Butthisdidn'tkeepher

from6.(want)todomorecompetition.Lisaexerciseseveryday.Likemanysportspeople,she7.(believe)inluckaswell

ashardwork.

W.閱讀理解

A

13、Nowadays,thefoodthatyoubuycomesfrommanydifferentcountries.Havealookinyourfridge,cupboard,

andfruitbowlandchecktheorigins（來源）ofthefood.PerhapsthereareapplesfromCalifornia,lambfromNew

Zealand,orpotatoesfromEgypt?Youwillprobablybesurprisedhowfarfoodtravelstogettoyourplate.Thisjourney,

from"fieldtoplate95,iscalled"foodAfoodmileisthedistancethatfoodtravelsfromthefarmersfieldtothe

personwhobuysthefood.Nowadays,foodoftentravelsthousandsofmilestogettotheconsumer（消費者）.Whyisthis,

andwhataretheeffects（影響）oftheselongdistances?

Traditionally,farmerssoldtheirfoodinthelocalmarket,sothefooddidn'thavetotravelveryfor.Theconsumers

alsodidnottravelveryfarbecausetheywenttotheirlocalmarkettobuythefood.Thiswasagoodsystemforfarmers

andconsumers.However,thereweresomedisadvantages.Forexample,consumerscouldonlybuyfoodthatfarmers

producedlocally.Inaddition,theycouldonlygetfoodthatwasinseason.Now,becauseofmodemtechnology,food

comesfromallovertheworld.Wedonothavetowaitforspringorsummertobuystrawberriesortomatoes.Theyare

availableinwinterifwewant.

Somecountrieshavetoimport（進口）mostoftheirfood.Thisisbecausetheyhavedifficultclimates.TheUnited

ArabEmirates（UAE）,forexample,gets85%ofitsfoodfromothercountries.EvenfoodmadeintheUAEoftenuses

importedmaterials.

What'swrongwith"fbodmiles^^?Isthisnotagoodwayofincreasinginternationaltrade?Ibelievethesemiles

areworryingforanumberofreasons.Firstofall,becausefoodtravelssuchlongdistances,weneedmoreplanes,lorries,

andshipstomovethefood.Thismeansweusemoreoilorpetrol,sothereismorepollutionandmoreglobal（全球的）

warming.Inaddition,foodthattravelsalongwayisnotfreshandusuallynotverytasty.Tomatoes,forexample,are

pickedearlyandstoredfortheirlongjourneys.Forthisreason,theyareusuallytastelesswhentheygettotheconsumer.

Localfoodhasabettertaste,anditalsoreducestheamountofglobalpollution.Weneedtobuymorelocalfood.

1.Whatiscalled"fbodmiles^^accordingtothispassage?

A.Theoriginsofthefood.

B.Theeffectsoflongsdistances.

C.Thejourneyfromfieldtoplate.

D.Thedisadvantagesofimportedfood.

2.Theunderlinedword“available“inParagraph2mostprobablymeans"''.

A.easytogetB.notbusy

C.willingtotalkD.Impossibletoget

3.Somecountries,liketheUnitedArabEmirates,havetoimportmostoftheirfoodbecauseof.

A.longdistancesB.difficultclimates

C.freshandtastyfoodD.modemtechnology

4.ThewriterusestheLASTparagraphmostlytoencouragereadersto.

A.buymorelocalfoodB.increaseinternationaltrade

C.travellongdistancesD.useimportedmaterials

5.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howlocalfoodtravelsfromfieldtoplate

B.what"foodmiles^^isanditseffects

C.howsomecountriesimporttheirfood

D.wheredifferentkindsoffoodcomefrom

B

14、Therearemanycolorsinnature.Butdoyouknowifacolorhasweight?Ithinkyou'llsay"no”.ButIamafraidyou

arewrong.Ifyoudon'tbelieve,youmaydoasmallexperiment.

First,puttwoobjectswiththesameweightintotwoboxes.Thencoverthebox.Third,wraponeboxwitharedpieceof

paper,theotherwithawhitepieceofpaper.OK.Nowholdtheboxeswithyourhandonebyone.Itiscertainthatyou

willthinktheredoneisalittleheavier.

Whydoyouthinkso?Ascientistfoundthatdifferentcolorshavedifferentweightinaman'smind.Sohedidmanytests

andatlasthegottheresult.Thatistosay,everycolorhasitsownweightinourmind*andtheirorderisthesame.The

heaviestcolorisred,thenblue,green,orange,yellowandwhite.

Thescientisttoldusthatcolorsalsohavesmell.Canyousmellthecolor?Ofcoursenot.Thenwhydidthescientistsay

so?Thatisbecauseeverycolorstandsforakindoflightwithacertainwavelength.Itreachesourbrainthroughsense

organs.

Accordingtothisdiscovery,scientistssaythatpeopleacceptthecolorstheylike,andrefusethecolorstheyhate.Soyour

bodyandmindwillbehealthybyusingthecolorsyoulike.Oryou'llbenervousorevengetill.Forexample,ifyoustay

inaroomwithredwindows,wallpapersandfurniturefortwohours,you'llfeelyouhavebeenthereforfourhours.But

iftheroomisblue,you'llfeelyouhavebeenthereforonlyanhour.Anotherexample,ifapersonwalksoutofared

roomandintoablueroom,histemperaturewillfall.Thatmeansourbodytemperaturewillchangewithdifferent

colors.

1.Thepurposeofthesecondparagraphistotellus.

A.aredboxisheavierthanawhiteoneB.acolorhasweightinone'smind

C.whitepaperislighterthanredpaperD.youcanknowtheweightofacolorbyholdingit

2.Whydidthescientistsaycolorshavesmell?

A.Becausepeoplecansensethelightfromcolors.

B.Becausewecansmellcolorswithournose.

C.Becauseeverycolorhasitsownsweetsmell.

D.Becauseeverycolorcangiveofflightofthesamelength.

3.Ifapersonwalksfromablueroomtoaredroom,hisbodytemperaturewill.

A.riseB.fallC.staythesameD.changenowandthen

4.Itcanbeimpliedfromthetextthat.

A.colorshaveordersinweight

B.colorscanchangetheweightofanobject

C.peoplewouldstaylongerinaroomwithredwindows

D.colorscanaffectourmoodandhealth

5.Thispassageisprobablya.

A.bookreviewB.fictionnovelC.fairytaleD.sciencereport

C

15、ThaiNewYearisalsocalledSongkranFestival.ItiscelebratedforthreedaysfromApril13toApril15

everyyear.SongKranFestivalisthemostfun-filledtimeoftheyearinThailand.ForThaipeople,itisanimportant

holiday.Itisatimetostaywiththeirfamily,dogoodthingsintemples（寺廟），visitandshowtheirlovetotheelderly.It

isalsoatimetoenjoythewaterfightthattakesplaceonalmosteverystreetinthiscountryduringthehottestmonthof

theyear.

ThefirstdayofSongkranFestivalisanimportantdaytodogoodthings.Thaipeoplewillvisittemples.Alsothey

willgivemoney,clothesandfoodtothemonks（僧侶）thatliveinthetemples.Afterthattheywillspendtimewiththeir

family.

OntheseconddayofSongkranFestival,Thaipeoplewillcarrysandintotemplestobuildsmallpagodas（塔）and

putcoloredflagsonthem.Itisbelievedtobringluck.Also,itisconsideredluckytocleanoutthehouseandthrowout

trashonthisday.

OnthelastdayofSongkranFestival,Thaipeoplewillvisittheirelderlyrelativesandperformawaterceremony（典

禮）.Theywillgentlypourwaterontheirelderlyrelatives*hands,whichisatraditionalwaytoshowtheirlovetothem.

Inmodemtimes,thegentlepouringofwaterhasbecomeacrazywaterfightandit*satimeforallThaipeopletohave

Ifyouareatouristatthistimeofyear,bepreparedtojoininthisbigfestivalandtakepartintheworld'sbiggest

waterfight!

1.HowlongdoesSongkranFestivallast?

A.Twodays.B.Threedays.C.Halfamonth.D.Aweek.

2.ThaipeoplewillbuildsmallpagodasandputcoloredflagsontheminSongkramFestivalbecauseifsbelievedthat

A.it*sgoodfortheirchildrenB.itcanmakethemhealthy

C.it'sgoodfortheirparentsD.itcanbringthemluck

3.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TraditionsonThaiNewYearB.WonderfulFestivalsinThailand

C.TheHistoryofSongkranFestivalD.TheImportanceofFestivalsinThailand

D

16、COOKINGWITHESSENCEONMAIN

Joinusforadelightfulevening

ofgoodfood,

greattaste,and.fun!

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1.WhatcanpeoplelearnfromEssenceonMain?

A.ArtB.Music

C.EnglishD.Cooking

2.Themostlessonsarein.

A.MarchB.AprilC.MayD.June

3.Wecanlearntomakesummerdessertson.

A.April22B.May18

C.May25D.June14

4.WhatdayisMay7?

A.MondayB.Wednesday

C.ThursdayD.Friday.

5.MrsBlackcomesbackfromworkat5everyday,thetimeofSpringClassissuitableforher,isn'tit?

A.Yes,itisn't.B.No,itisn't.

C.Yes,itis.D.No,itis.

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17、ItwasMother'sDay.Johnwassobusywithhisworkthathecouldn*tgobackhome.Whenhepassedbyaflower

shopintheevening,anideacametohismind,tcrilsendMumsomeroses（玫瑰）.“WhileJohnwaspiekinghisflowers,a

youngmanwentinside.6cHowmanyrosescanIgetforonlyfivedollars,madam?”heasked.Theassistant（店員）was

tryingtotellhimroseswereasexpensiveasfortydollarsadozen（一打）.Maybehewouldbehappywithcamations（康乃

馨）.

“No,Ihavetohaveredroses/5hesaid."MymumwasbadlyilllastyearandIdidn'tgettospendmuchtimewithher.

NowIwanttogetsomethingspecial,ithastoberosesasroseisherfavourite.^^

Afterhearingit,Johnsaidhewouldpaytherestofthemoneyfortheyoungman.Movedbybothofthem,theassistant

said,“Well,lovelyyoungmen,thirtydollarsadozen,onlyforyou.^^Takingtheroses,theyoungmanalmostjumpedinto

theairandranoutoftheshop.Itwaswellworthtwenty—fivedollarsthatJohnpaidtoseetheexcitingmoment.Then

Johnpaidforhisdozenofrosesandtoldtheassistanttosendthemtohismother.

Ashewalkedout,hefeltnice.Suddenlyhesawtheyoungmancrossingthestreetandgoingintoapark.ButsoonJohn

realizeditwasnotaparkbutacemetery（墓地）.Crying,theyoungmancarefullyputdowntheroses,<4Mum,oh,Mum,

whydidn*tItellyouhowmuchIlovedyou?God,pleasehelpmefindmymumandtellherIloveher.^^

Seeingthis,Johnturnedandquicklywalkedtotheshop.Hewouldtaketheflowershomehimself.

1..Theassistanttriedtoasktheyoungmantobuycarnationsinsteadofrosesbecause.

A.carnationswerenicerthanroses

B.rosesweresavedforJohn

C.rosesweremoreexpensivethancarnations

D.carnationswerespecialflowersforMother'sDay

2..Johnspentaltogether（總共）intheflowershopthatday.

A.$5B.$25C.$30D.$55

3.Theyoungmancriedatthecemeterybecausehe.

A.hadspentallhismoneyontheroses

B.wasn*tabletotellhismotherhelovedherhimself

C.feltsorrytoaskJohntopayforhisflowers

D.hadn*tgotenoughmoneyforhissickmother

4.AtlastJohnchangedhismindandwenthomebecausehewantedto.

A.tellhismotherhelovedherhimself

B.askhismotherformoremoney

C.tellhismothertheyoungman'sstory

D.askhismotherifshelikedroses

5..Thewriterwritesthepassageinordertotellus"

A.Buyrosesforyourmotherwhensheisill

B.Letyourmotherknowhowmuchyouloveher

C.Workhardtogetmoremoneyforyourmother

D.SendyourmotherflowersonMother'sDay

F

18、Howcanwekeeptheenvironment?OnewayistoremembertheFourRs:Reduce,Reuse,Recycle,andRebuy.

Reduce

Weneedtousereusablematerialsandproducts.Wealsoneedtoreducethepackagingthatisusedfornewgoodsin

shops.Itisimportantthatweimproveouruseofpaper,cardboard,glass,metal,plastic,andothermaterials.

Reuse

Veryoftenwethrowawayitemsthatstillcouldbeused.Forexample,wesometimesthrowawayclotheswhentheyno

longerfitus,orwebuysomenewfurnitureandthrowawaysomethingthatcouldberepaired.Otherpeoplecouldmake

useoftheseitems.Weneedtochangeourbadhabits.

Recycling

Byrecycling,wecanmakesomethingnewfromsomethingold.Thissavesnaturalresources（資源）.Italsohelpstooffer

jobs.

Rebuying

Ifwebuyrecycledgoods,wehelptosaveresourcesandavoidwaste.Themoneywespendalsosupportstherecycling

process.RemembertheFourRs!

Ofcourse,therearemanyotherwaystoimproveourenvironment,weknow.Lefstrythem.

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