2024年江苏省连云港市新海初级中学中考二模英语试卷

新海初级中学2023-2024学年度第二学期九年级 第二次横拟测试英语试卷 (考试时间：100分钟 试卷分值：120分) 一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分） 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出量佳选项， a.Treasure Island is useful novel.It teaches me to be brave. Aa B.an c./ D.the 2.My pen is missing.Can you lend to me? A.you B.your C.yours D.yourself 3.Professor Li has gone to Shanghai business.He will come back next week. A.at B.on C.for D.in 4.I'm surprised to know that camels live without water for a long time. A.can B.shall C.must D.need 5.The wind energy is friendly to the environment because it little pollution. A.protects B.provides C.produces D.promises 6.Suzy _a picture of colourful balloons with scissors.How beautiful it was! A.ran out B.cut out C.handed out D.found out 7.- time do you spend on your hobbies every week? 一About two hours. A.How many B.How long C.How often D.How much 8.-Helen,do you know -They are small.They have brown and grey feathers. A.what do sparrows like B.how sparrows are C.what sparrows look like D.how do sparrows look like 9.Simon is always the first one to practise running every morning. He came first in the race yesterday. A.The early bird catches the worm B.Many hands make light work C.It never rains but pours D.Actions speak louder than words 10.-Thank you for helping me with my lessons. A.No problem B.Don't mention it C.With pleasure D.That sounds great 二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，攀播其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 My grandfather often said"I won't"to show his dislike of dishonesty.When he was young, he worked 11 a furniture maker.One day,a neighbor invited him to make some furniture. When arriving,he noticed the wood provided was a little 12,so he said,"I won't start right away."He chose to let the wood dry for a month.He knew working with wet wood could cause 13 later on. Around the same time,another furniture maker was also asked to do a 14 job by a different family.Unlike my grandfather,he 15 working right away.As a result,the neighbor started doubting my grandfather,thinking he was trying to make more money by 16 the work. However,my grandfather waited17.He wanted the best quality for the furniture he was making. A month later,the other furniture maker received his18and went back home.My 1 grandfather began to 19 strong and beautiful furniture when the wood was completely dry.A few months passed and the furniture made by that other maker began to break.The neighbor then regretted 20 my grandfather and said sorry to him.People came to understand his 21 and skill,spreading his fame far and wide. Influenced by my grandfather,my father also follows the22 of "I won't".He always provides the freshest food,which makes his restaurant very23 in town.Once,when a trader wanted to sell some cheap but smelly seafood to my father,he said "No!"and stopped the 24 Now,my brother and I keep in mind 25 our grandfather and father taught us.Through ups and downs in life,we've come to deeply understand our family value behind this saying-to be truthful and honest. 11.A.as B.by C.like D.with 12.A.hard B.light C.soft D.wet 13.A.fire B.illness C.pollution D.problems 14.A.magic B.normal C.similar D.special 15.A.began B.canceled C.kept D.stopped 16.A.carrying out B.giving up C.putting off D.going on 27.A.excitedly B.patiently C.sadly D.worriedly 18.A.food B.furniture C.money D.wood 19.A.clean B.make C.move D.repair 20.A.answering B.believing C.comforting D.doubting 21.A.fairness B.honesty C.love D.politeness 22.A.joy B.plan C.shape D.value 23.A.beautiful B.convenient C.peaceful D.popular 24.A.business B.competition C.interview D.survey 25.A.how B.what C.when D.why 三、阅读理解 (共两节，20小题：年小题2分，满分40分) 第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Paris 2024 Olympic Paralympic Volunteer Programme ! 单降角多重0 《0 The Paris 2024 Games will be supported by 45,000 volunteers!Would you like to be one of them? Things to considen Accommodation Be at leust 18 years old on January You have to find some places to live. 2024 Food Speak French and/or English Only one meal is included. Be there for at least 1o days during the Gettlng there opening of the Athletes'Village and 2 Plane tickets are not offered. days after the Closing Ceremony of Cetting around the Paralympie (ames All publie transport will be lree. A chance to meet your favourite athletes. An amazing chance to watch the Olympic games live. o Collect souvenirs and gins. For more information,you can visit https://www.paris2024.org/en /volunteers/. 2 26.What will be free for volunteers? A.Living places. B.Three meals. C.Plane tickets.D.Public transport. 27.What can we leam from the passage? A.Volunteers have to be there for at least 12 days. B.Volunteers must speak both English and French. C.We can make a phone call for more information. D.People of all ages can take part in the volunteer programme. 28.Where is the passage probably from? A.Areport. B.Aposter. C.An interview. D.A letter 8 For thousands of years,tea is loved by many people around the world.It has finally received top-level global recognition as a shared cultural treasure of our humans.On November 29,2022, traditional tea processing techniques and their related social customs in China were added to UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity(联合国教科文组织 人类非物质文化遗产名录).Following“Wangchuan Ceremony(送王船)”in2020,this project is the 43rd one to be successfully added to the list and there are 44 sub-projects(in total belonging to this main project. Chinese tea culture began as early as over 5,000 years ago.It's said the ruler Shen Nong was the first to discover tea as a drink by accident.But during the Three-Kingdom Period,people paid more attention to its medical value.In the Tang Dynasty,tea-tasting became an important part for poets'life.Bai Juyi wrote 64 poems about tea in his lifetime. According to UNESCO,in China traditional tea processing techniques are closely connected to location and natural environment.The area of tea planting in China is about between 18-37N and 94-122 E.Tea-related customs are not only found across the country,but also influenced the rest of the world through the ancient Silk Road.In Western countries,tea firstly became popular in Britain in the 17th century,and then the whole of Europe.When it came to the late 18th and 19th centuries,10%of a British person's income at the time was spent on tea,making it one of the most important expensive goods. 29.Who might spend 10%of the income buying tea according to the passage? A. B William Shakespeare Margaret Thatcher Daniel Defoe Charles Dickens (1564-1616 1925-2013) (1660-1731) (1812-1870) 30.Which city is the most impossible to grow tea in the map of China? 120”10” 0巴E10四茗1 B 31.From the passage,we can know that A.there are 44 projects from China on the list in total now B.one project of China can be added into the list every year C.tea travelled to the west through the Silk Road in ancient times D.tea was used as a kind of medicine when Shen Nong discovered it 32.What is the best title for the passage? A.Introduction to Chinese tea B.Business of Chinese tea C.Process of making Chinese tea D.Ceremony of Chinese tea C My name is Robinson Crusoe,and I was born in the city of York in 1632.My father was a successful businessman.I had two elder brothers.One of them worked in the army and was killed during the war against Spain.The other was missing one day,and my father wanted me to be a lawyer. However,I wanted to be a sailor and go to sea.My father was very angry with me.He didn't understand why I wanted to leave his house,where I would I have an easy and comfortable life. "Two kinds of people go to sea,"he said,"They are the very poor people and the very rich people.The poor are foolish,having no other way to live.The rich own ships and can make money with them.You are neither too poor nor too rich.You are in the middle,so you should choose a middle way for your life.Stay at home with your mother and me.Your elder brother didn't listen to me,and now he is dead.If you do not listen to me,you will have a difficult life." I tried to do what he wanted me to do.but I couldn't.I spoke to my mother."Please ask Dad if he will let me have one voyage(航海)by sea.”I asked her,,“When I return,I will live the life he wants me to live.” Mum was angry."Your father will not let you go.I don't want you to go to sea either.It's dangerous."I argued with my parents for another year.Then,I went to Hull with a friend who was going to London by ship.He invited me to go with him,and I agreed.I did not even tell my parents before leaving.I just went.That was how all my bad luck began. 33.Who died in the war against Spain? A.Robinson. B.Robinson's parents. C.Robinson's two brothers. D.One of Robinson's brothers. 34.What did Robinson's father expect him to do? A.To join the army. B.To be a sailor. C.To work as a lawyer D.To be a businessman. 35.Which is the right order of what happened in the story? a.One of Robinson's brothers was missing b.Robinson's mother stopped him going sailing. c.Robinson argued with his parents for one more year. d.Robinson went sailing with a friend without telling his parents. e.Robinson's father asked him to choose a middle way for his life. A.d-c-e-b-a B.a-e-b-c-d C.d-e-c-b-a D.a-e-c-b-d 36.What can we infer from the passage? A.Robinson's mother could understand him well. B.Poor men could make a lot of money by sailing. C.Robinson would have a difficult life after he started sailing. D.Robinson's parents had to let him go sailing with a friend D Do you yawn ()There are about 20 reasons that scientists think are possible for yawning after rescarch.They do not know exactly why yawning happens,but they do know many facts about yawning. We know that everyone yawns in the same way.First you open your mouth slowly.Your mouth stays open for about five seconds.You take in a lot of air and then push it out.Then you quickly close your mouth.We also know that yawning is contagious.When you see someone yawn,you yawn,too. Many people say they yawn because they are bored or tired.That might be true.People do often yawn before they sleep and after they wake up.However,we know that people also yawn when they are excited or nervous.Olympic runners,for example,often yawn before a race.Why is that?In 2007,scientists found that a yawn can help a warm brain cool down. Some scientists believe that yawning makes you notice things more quickly.When you yawn, you breathe deeply.You also stretch(强化)the muscles(肌肉)in your face,mouth,and neck Your eardrums stretch,too.Maybe this helps you to be quicker to notice things. In some countries,people think yawning is not nice.People put their hands over their mouths to cover a yawn.In other countries,people think yawning is healthy.They think that opening the mouth very big can let good things in.When they breathe out,they think that bad things go out of the body with the air. Scientists do not spend much time studying yawning.That is probably because yawning does not hurt.It is just something we do. 37.What does the underlined word"contagious"in paragraph 2 probably mean? A.Able to spread quickly. B.Able to breathe easily. C.Able to change easily. D.Able to sleep quickly. 38.Olympic runners often yawn before a race because A.a yawn can let good things in B.they are too tired or too bored C.a yawn can help a warm brain cool down D.a yawn can stretch the muscles in their faces 39.What is the main idea of paragraph 5? A.Reasons for yawning. B.Advantages of yawning. C.Disadvantages of yawning. D.Different ideas about yawning. 40.What would be the best structure of the passage? A B ①②③④ 第二节：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给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。 Do you find it hard to say no whenever someone comes to you for help? Do you feel sorry when you have to tell people that you really can't help them?And do you often say "yes"while your answer is "no"?If you J answered yes,you may be a "people-pleaser".Being friendly and helpful is a good thing However,going too far can make you feel stressed.41 To start with,it's important to know your limits and create"boundarics"in your life.Be clear about what you really like to do.42 They can only come to you at that time. 43In this case,you can try positive setf-talk.Remind yourself that you have dreams too.You don't have to give away your time and energy to do things that don't bring you joy. Making a sudden change can be hard,so start by taking small steps.You may,for example, text to say no.44 Practice this in different situations,such as talking to a salesperson or ordering at a restaurant.Then try refusing your friends or relatives. Stopping being a people-pleaser doesn't mean you have to give up being kind and helpful altogether.45 Pleasing yourself is much more important than pleasing others. A.You can tell others how you will help them. B.You can also tell others what time you are free. C.Then,work your way up to saying no in person. D.It makes you fee.better to say no to others without facing them. E.You can still do good things-but don't take away your own happiness. F.Luckily,there are some steps that you can take to stop being a people-pleaser. G.Some people try to please others because they have little canfidenee in themselves. 四、调汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单调。 Lidong is one of the 24 solar terms )It (46)m the change of seasons. When snow appears in north China,it mainly rains in the south.When it begins to snow in north China,the temperature could be (47)1 than-10℃.(48)H tne southern part of the country is still quite warm,with the temperature between 12 C and 15 C.The temperature(49)d _between two cities could be more than 30C. Lidong always falls in November.It was an important festival in ancient China.The emperor led his people to wish for a good harvest in the coming year.In modern days,to (50)c the festival,some people choose to organize different events.For example,they usually have swimming competitions in cold places(51)1. Harbin in Heilongjiang Province. China was a farming country in the past,(52)s people usually had a rest on the day of Lidong after a busy year.They also cooked delicious food for(53)t .Chinese people now still (54)k this custom.They eat delicious high-energy food on Lidong. Of course,fresh vegetables and fruit are still necessary.In south China,chicken,duck,fish and other meats are people's first (55)c but in north China people choose to eat differently.They would like to eat jiaozi. 五、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 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]： break down; put in; in a hurry; do the dishes; develop; bad; take part in; cut down; give up; come true 56.Work hard,and your dream some day. 57.Qian Xuesen did a great deal for the of China's space technology. 58.Keeping worries to yourself will make them even 59.Judy is active.She different activities since 2020. 60.Look!Simon a new light in the living room. 61.My car becanse of the heavy snow.Then I took a taxi to work. 62.Wild animals will have nowhere to live if more trees 63.My father is adviscd smoking as it's bad for his health. 64.Mary in the kitchen at 6 p.m.yesterday. 65.When the earthquake happened,Mike was afraid and ran outside 六、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不契对5.个典摄· Many forget about spring break compared to the longer winter and summer vacations.Still, spring break is usually a whole week off from schools in the US,so students make sure to take advantage of this time.Always taking place in March or April.spring break is a period when US students often take part in different kinds of activities. North Carolina,the state where I live,has some of fhe.best hiking trails in the US and is home to many sunny beaches.My family takes spring break as an opportunity to do outdoor activities.During this time,we head outside to explore new hiking destinations()nearby, connecting with nature and enjoying exciting experiences. Those who are not outdoorsy pick a more relaxing spring break experience.Going to nearby beaches,shopping and attending local events become common activities for those who prefer to stay closer to home. Though students don't usually get homework over spring break,many upperclassmen still have busy schedules as they want to focus on personal growth.Students can often be seen taking this time to catch up with schoolwork and prepare for the last days of the school year. Students see spring break as a chance to relax before the busy school time begins again. Whether enjoying the natural beauty of hiking trails or focusing on personal growth,students make the most of this time. 66.How long does spring break usually last according to the passage? 67.When does spring break take place? 68.In which state does the writer live in the US? 69.Why do many upperclassmen still have busy schedules during spring break? 70.What do you think of the US students'activities during spring break? 七、书面表达共1小题；满分25分) 1.美好生活，缝康同行。如何丰富校园生活，促进同学们的身心健康？目前，你校英语网 站“VOICE OF TEENS”正在征集同学们的建议，请你根据下图提示，以“How to keep healthy” 为题，用英语写一篇短文投稿，分享你的建议。 Exercise Body Diet How to keep healthy Moods Mind 注意： (1)词数90左右，短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数： (2)文中应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥，使文章连贯； (3)文中不得出现考生的真实姓名、校名等信息。 How to keep healthy Health is the base of everything.Then how can we keep healthy?Here are some tips. Follow these tips,and we will surely be in good health. 8