2024年中考英语第二次模拟考试（常州卷）-2024年中考英语逆袭冲刺名校模拟真题速递(江苏专用)

2024年中考第二次模拟考试（常州卷） 英语 注意事项： 1.全卷满分90分。考试时间为100分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。 2.请认真核对监考教师在答题卡上所粘贴条形码的姓名、考试证号是否与本人相符合,再将 自己的姓名、考试证号用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡及本试卷上。 3.答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案。答非选择题必须用05毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置,在其他位置答题一律无效。 第I卷（选择题 共56分） 一、单项选择（本题共10小题；每题1分，满分10分） 从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1．—Yuan Longping spent all his life on the research and development of better rice plants. —That’s true. We ________ praise him too much. A．must B．mustn’t C．can D．can’t 2．— ________ do you know about Columbus? — Oh, he is a great man who discovered America. A．What B．Who C．How D．Which 3．Many young people often find ________ necessary to communicate, but don’t know who to talk to. A．that B．it C．them D．this 4．— Why do so many companies hope he can work for them? — Because he can speak both Chinese and French. It’s certainly his ________. A．decision B．condition C．advantage D．disadvantage 5．—It seems that your uncle knows the small town very well. Sandy. —Right! He ________ here as a policeman for five years in the 2010s. A．works B．worked C．has worked D．is working 6．— I’m so busy these days. I can only spare a very little time to exercise. — You’ve done very well. ______, ten minutes of exercise is better than nothing. A．In general B．After all C．First of all D．For example 7．—Have you sent your grandparents an e-mail to tell them you’ve passed the exam? —No. I called them instead. ________ of them can use a computer. A．None B．Both C．Neither D．All 8．— Which hobby do you think ________ less time, painting or reading? — It's hard to say. It depends. A．takes off B．takes up C．takes out D．takes in 9．I came back late last night. My father asked me ________. A．if I have had supper B．where I was with my friends C．whom was I with D．why did I come back so late 10．—We failed in the dancing competition. —________. Better times are waiting for you. A．Good luck B．Don’t mention it C．Cheer up D．No problem 二、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分，满分12分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后