精品解析：2024年江苏省常州市金坛区直溪中学中考一模英语试题

2024年江苏省常州市金坛区直溪中学中考英语一模试卷 一. 选择题（共10小题, 满分10分, 每小题1分） 1. —What do you usually do on weekend? —I play ________ soccer or play ________ drums. A. the; the B. a; the C. /; the D. the; / 2. 一Are you going to take part in the speech contest? 一Why not? I have ________ to lose, right? A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything 3. —Must I return this book to you right now, Lingling? —No, you ________. You may keep it until next Friday. A. mustn’t B. won’t C. needn’t D. wouldn’t 4. The sun was shining brightly ________ everything there ________ more beautiful. A. and made;looking B. to make; looked C. making; look D. and making; be looked 5. Maria is always full of ________ because she takes exercise every day. A. talent B. energy C. humour D. wealth 6. —Did you lie to your mother when you were a child? —Yes. But now I realize I was wrong. I really regret ________ that silly thing to my mom. A. do B. to do C. doing D. did 7 The writer I admire most is Shakespeare. A book says that ________ of his plays were written in his ________. A. one third; fifties B. one third; fifty C. one thirds; fifties D. one thirds; fifty 8. — Do you know ________ in ancient China? — I have no idea. But I know people once used tree leaves to make paper. A. how paper was made B. how was paper made C. what paper was made D. what was paper made 9. —Mum, can you see the T-shirt ________ I put here just now? —Oh I’ve taken it to your bedroom. A. which B. who C. whose D. where 10. —Thanks for helping me finish the task on time. —________. Many hands make light work. A. My pleasure B. Here you are C. No problem D. Good idea 二. 完形填空（共1小题, 满分15分, 每小题15分） About 70 million Americans are trying to lose weight. That is almost one out of every three people in the United States. Some people eat less food and they hardly have any fats or sweets. Others do running, exercise with machines, take medicines, ____11____ even have operations. So you can see losing weight is hard work, and it will also co