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2024年江苏省宿迁市仁杰教育中考英语一模模拟试卷一 试卷满分100分 测试时间120分钟 注意事项： 1. 本试卷共12页。全卷满分100分。考试时间为120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，再选涂其它答案。答非选择题必须用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置，在其它位置答题一律无效。 一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。 1. ―Have you seen ________ TV drama “Who is he?” starring Zhang Yi? —Of course. I have never seen such ________ amazing TV drama. A. a; an B. the; / C. the; an D. a; / 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你看过张译主演的电视剧《他是谁》吗？——当然。我从未见过如此精彩的电视剧。 考查冠词。a一，用于辅音音素前；an一，用于元音音素前；the表示特指；/不填。第一个空处特指《他是谁》这部电视剧，应用the表示特指；第二个空处泛指“一部电视剧”，amazing是元音音素开头，应用an。故选C。 2. Before taking medicine, you’d better read the ________ first. A. invention B. invitation C. instruction D. attention 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：吃药之前，你最好先读说明书。 考查名词辨析。invention发明；invitation邀请；instruction说明；attention注意。根据“Before taking medicine”和常识可知吃药前要看说明书。故选C。 3. I forgot to bring my English book yesterday. Luckily, Jack shared ________ with me. A. him B. he C. his D. he’s 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：昨天，我忘带英语书了。幸运的是，杰克和我一起共用他的书。 考查代词辨析。him他，人称代词宾格；he他，人称代词主格；his他的，形容词性物主代词、名词性物主代词；he’s他是。根据“I forgot to bring my English book yesterday. Luckily, Jack shared...with me.”可知，我没带英语书，杰克和我共用他的英语书；空后无名词，所以用名词性物主代词his，指代his English book。故选C。 4. The terrible accident happened ________ a windy and stormy night. A. in B. on C. at D. to 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：可怕的事故发生在一个狂风暴雨的夜晚。 考查介词辨析。in后加年、月和季节；on后加具体的某一天；at后加具体时刻；to到。根据“a windy and stormy night.”可知，具体到某一天或前面有形容词修饰时，应用on。故选B。 5. Many people think the COVID-19 has gone away, ________, it’s still around us. A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. However 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：许多人认为新冠肺炎已经消失，然而，它仍在我们身边。 考查副词辨析。Instead相反，代替；Otherwise否则；Moreover此外；However然而。根据“Many people think the COVID-19 has gone away”及“it’s still around us”可知，前文表示很多人认为新冠已经消失，后文表示新冠仍然存在，前后文是一种转折关系，应用However。故选D。 6. —Jessie, where’re you going this summer holiday? —Yunnan. The weather is fine with temperatures in the ________. A. twenty B. twenty’s C. twenties D. twentieth 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：——杰希，这个暑假你要去哪里？——云南。天气很好，温度在二十几度。 考查基数词用法。根据“The weather is fine with temperatures in the...”可知，此处考查温度的表达，介词短语in the twenties“二十几度”，基数词用复数形式表示虚指。故选C。 7. Try to be the master of your life. Life is a horse and ________ you ride it ________ it rides you. A. neither; nor B. either; or C. both; and D. not only; but also 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：试着做自己生活的主人。生活就像一匹马，要么你驾驭它，要么它驾驭你。 考查连词辨析。neither...nor既不……也不……；either...or...要么……要么……；both...and两者都；not only...but also...不但……而且……。根据“...you ride it...it rides you”可知，要么你驾驭它，要么它驾驭你。故选B。 8. —________ great surprise to see you here, Daniel! —Yeah. We haven’t seen each other for quite a long time. A. What a B. What C. How a D. How 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——丹尼尔，在这里见到你真是一个惊喜！——是的。我们好久没见面了。 考查感叹句。根据“... great surprise to see you here, Daniel!”可知，句子为感叹句，句子的中心词为surprise，可数名词单数，且great是以辅音音素开头，所以对应感叹句结构为What+a+形容词+名词+主+谓！故选A。 9. Life often ________ to be stranger than we expect. We should be prepared for the worst. A. works out B. breaks out C. turns out D. runs out 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：生活往往比我们预想的要陌生。我们应该做好最坏的打算。 考查动词短语。works out解决；breaks out爆发；turns out结果是；runs out用完。根据“Life often...to be stranger than we expect”可知生活结果会比预想的要陌生。故选C。 10. —Is that man in black over there your manager? —It ________ be him. He went abroad a week ago. I doubt if he has come back. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. should D. may 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——在那边穿着黑色衣服的男士是你的经理吗？——可能是吧。他上周出国了，我怀疑他是否已经回来了。 考查情态动词辨析。mustn’t禁止；needn’t没必要；should应该；may可能。根据“He went abroad a week ago. I doubt if he has come back”可知经理可能回来了，那个男士可能是他。故选D。 11. —Have you asked the policeman ________? —Yes. He told us to turn right at the corner. There is one on the right. A. if there is a bank near here B. how can you get to the nearest bank C. where we found a bank D. when we can go to the nearest bank 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你已经问过警察附近是否有家银行吗？——是的。他告诉我在转角处右转。右边有家银行。 考查宾语从句。宾语从句要用陈述语序，排除B；根据“He told us to turn right at the corner. There is one on the right.”可知问句在问地点，排除D；C项“我们在哪里找到了一家银行”时态不符合情景，排除C；A项“是否有家银行”符合情景，故选A。 12. With the local environmental protection, the salt lake in Yuncheng Shanxi has ________ a perfect place for some rare wild birds. A. turned into B. turned out C. turned around D. turned off 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：由于当地的环境保护，山西运城盐湖已经变成了一些珍稀野生鸟类的理想之地。 考查动词短语。turned into变成；turned out结果是；turned around转身；turned off关闭。根据“With the local environmental protection, the salt lake in Yuncheng Shanxi has... a perfect place”可知，此处指盐湖已经“变成”一个理想之地。故选A。 13. —Helen seems to be in a better shape. —That’s true. She is trying to eat a healthier diet, with ________ meat and sugar. A. few B. fewer C. little D. less 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——海伦的身体似乎好多了。——确实如此。她正在努力吃更健康的饮食，少吃肉和糖。 考查比较级。few很少的，修饰可数名词复数；fewer更少的，few的比较级；little很少的，修饰不可数名词；less较少的，little的比较级。根据句中的“She is trying to eat a healthier diet”可知，此处要用比较级，又因“meat and sugar”为不可数名词，所以应用比较级less作定语。故选D。 14. —________ does Awakening of Insects usually last? —Probably from March 5 to March 6. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How much 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——惊蛰通常会持续多久？——大概从三月五日到三月六日。 考查特殊疑问词。How long多长时间；How soon多久以后；How often多久一次；How much多少或多少钱。根据“Probably from March 5 to March 6.”，可知提问多长时间。故选A。 15 —How do you like your new hairstyle? —________ Just the way I wanted. A. Good idea! B. I’m afraid not. C. I’m frightened. D. It’s perfect! 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你觉得你的新发型怎么样？——很完美！这正是我想要的。 考查情景交际。Good idea!好主意！I’m afraid not.我恐怕不行。I’m frightened.我很害怕。It’s perfect!很完美！根据“Just the way I wanted.”可知，这个新发型正是自己想要的，所以认为它很完美，故选D。 二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 I often watched a little girl playing basketball on the playground near my house. She would ____16____ shooting over and over again, sometimes until ____17____. One day I asked her ____18____ she practiced so hard, she said, “I like basketball. I want to play for the top basketball team. I want to be the ____19____. My daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t matter.” I watched her ____20____ those high school years. One day, I saw her ____21____ on the grass, head in her arms. I walked to her and asked what was wrong. “Oh, ____22____.” She said, “It’s just because of my height.” The coach told her that she was too ____23____ to play for a top team. She was very ____24____. I asked her if she had talked to ____25____ about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were ____26____. They just did not understand the power of a ____27____. He told her that nothing could ____28____ her but one thing—her own attitude (态度) ____29____ she really wanted to play for a good basketball team. He told her again, if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t matter. The next year, she ____30____ to join the NCAA (全美大学生体育学会) women’s basketball team. It’s true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t matter. 16. A. practice B. hate C. mind D. forget 17. A. past B. light C. dark D. future 18. A. how B. when C. where D. why 19. A. kindest B. best C. cleverest D. tallest 20. A. through B. by C. across D. for 21. A. reading B. playing C. sitting D. smiling 22. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something 23. A. thin B. fat C. tall D. short 24. A. proud B. glad C. sad D. lazy 25. A. himself B. herself C. her dad D. her coach 26. A. good B. wrong C. strong D. correct 27. A. dream B. team C. pleasure D. knowledge 28. A. follow B. choose C. win D. stop 29. A. if B. what C. as D. because 30. A. followed B. wanted C. was refused D. was asked 【答案】16. A 17. C 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. D 29. A 30. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个小女孩始终坚持篮球梦想，虽然身高不足，但最终成功加入篮球队的故事。 【16题详解】 句意：她会一遍又一遍地练习，有时直到天黑。 practice练习；hate憎恨；mind介意；forget忘记。根据“One day I asked her…she practiced so hard”可知，此处指女孩一直练习打篮球。故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：她会一遍又一遍地练习，有时直到天黑。 past过去；light光；dark黑暗；future未来。根据“She would…shooting over and over again, sometimes until…”可知，女孩一直练习打篮球，有时直到天黑。故选C。 【18题详解】 句意：有一天，我问她为什么这么努力练习。 how怎样；when什么时候；where哪里；why为什么。根据“One day I asked her…she practiced so hard”可知，此处指作者询问女孩为什么如此努力练习。故选D。 【19题详解】 句意：我想成为最好的。 kindest最善良的；best最好的；cleverest最聪明的；tallest最高的。根据“I like basketball. I want to play for the top basketball team. I want to be the…”可知，女孩想要为顶级球队效力，她想要成为最好的。故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：我看着她度过了高中时代。 through通过，贯穿；by通过，强调方式；across穿过，强调从物体表面穿过；for为了。根据“I watched her…those high school years.”可知，此处指作者看着女孩度过了高中时代，应用介词through。故选A。 【21题详解】 句意：有一天，我看到她坐在草地上，头抱在怀里。 reading阅读；playing玩；sitting坐；smiling微笑。根据“One day, I saw her…on the grass, head in her arms.”可知，女孩头抱在怀里，坐在草地上。故选C。 【22题详解】 句意：哦，没什么。 everything一切；nothing没什么；anything任何事；something某事。根据“It’s just because of my height.”可知，作者问女孩发生了什么事，女孩说因为身高问题，其他没有什么。故选B。 【23题详解】 句意：教练告诉她，她太矮了，不能为顶级球队效力。 thin瘦的；fat胖的；tall高的；short矮的。根据“The coach told her that she was too…to play for a top team.”可知，个子矮不适合在顶级篮球队打篮球。故选D。 【24题详解】 句意：她很伤心。 proud骄傲的；glad高兴的；sad悲伤的；lazy懒惰的。根据“The coach told her that she was too…to play for a top team.”可知，女孩因为身高问题被拒，感到很伤心。故选C。 【25题详解】 句意：我问她有没有和她爸爸谈过这件事。 himself他自己；herself她自己；her dad她的爸爸；her coach她的教练。根据“She told me that her father said”可知，此处指作者询问女孩有没有和父亲讨论过被拒绝的事情。故选C。 【26题详解】 句意：她告诉我，她父亲说那些教练错了。 good好的；wrong错误的；strong强壮的；correct正确的。根据“They just did not understand the power of a…”可知，父亲告诉女孩，她的教练是错误的，只要有梦想，身高并不是问题。故选B。 【27题详解】 句意：他们只是不明白梦想的力量。 dream梦想；team团队；pleasure高兴；knowledge知识。根据“If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t matter.”可知，此处指的是梦想的力量。故选A。 【28题详解】 句意：他告诉她，如果她真的想为一支优秀的篮球队效力，除了她自己的态度之外，没有什么能阻止她。 follow跟随；choose选择；win赢得；stop停止。根据“He told her that nothing could…her but one thing-her own attitude ”可知，此处指除了自己没有任何事情能够阻止女孩成功。故选D。 【29题详解】 句意：他告诉她，如果她真的想为一支优秀的篮球队效力，除了她自己的态度之外，没有什么能阻止她。 if如果；what什么；as作为；because因为。根据“He told her that nothing could…her but one thing—her own attitude (态度) …she really wanted to play for a good basketball team.”可知，此处应用if引导条件状语从句，即如果女孩想要加入顶级球队，除了自身的态度，没有什么可以阻止。故选A。 【30题详解】 句意：第二年，她被邀请加入NCAA女子篮球队。 followed跟随；wanted想要；was refused被拒绝；was asked被要求。根据“The next year, she…to join the NCAA (全美大学生体育学会) women’s basketball team.”可知，此处指女孩被要求加入篮球队。故选D。 三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 第一节：阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Reward added up to $56,000 for the return of Evelyn Boswell 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell was last seen on Dec. 26. Two men were arrested after the car related to the child’s disappearance was found in North Carolina. We have a new photo of Evelyn Boswell to pass along. Have information? Call 1-800-TBI-FIND. Agents and detectives continue to work around the clock in an effort to find her. The number of tips received in connection to the search for Evelyn stands at 375. You may find them on the post at TNAMBERAlertpic. twitter. com/VfQo6pSzWX. —Tennessee Bureau of Investigation If you have any information on where Evelyn may be, contact the Sullivan County Police Office at 423-279-7330 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (调查) at 1-800-TBI-FIND. 31. Where is the passage probably from? A A history book. B. A science fiction. C. A fashion magazine. D. A national newspaper. 32. What happened to Evelyn Boswell? A. Evelyn Boswell disappeared in North Carolina. B. The photo of Evelyn Boswell has gone missing. C. Evelyn Boswell went missing on Dec. 26. D. Evelyn Boswell has been found by the police. 33. How can people know further information? A. By contacting at 423-279-7330. B. By contacting at 1-800-TBI-FIND. C. By looking through the post on twitter. D. By searching for the police Facebook account. 【答案】31. D 32. C 33. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇寻人启事。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。本文是一篇寻人启示，很可能来自全国性的报纸。故选D。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据“15-month-old Evelyn Boswell was last seen on Dec. 26.”，可知15个月大的Evelyn Boswell在12月26日失踪。故选C。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The number of tips received in connection to the search for Evelyn stands at 375. You may find them on the post at TNAMBERAlertpic. twitter. com/VfQo6pSzWX.”，可知和Evelyn Boswell相关的375条线索在推特上。故选C。 B I had always wanted to be a bicyclist. It changed when I met Lizzie and her horse at twelve. One afternoon, I saw Lizzie looking up at a life-sized sculpture horse. “It needs a rider,” she turned to me. “Would you be the rider, Bonny?” “I can’t.” “You can ride bikes. It’s not that different. You’d just sit there. I’d sketch(画素描) you, sculpt you.“Later, I tried to sit on the horse. It felt strange up there — much higher than on bikes. I came every day after that. I looked forward to mixing up the plaster and holding it for Lizzie. I liked that. She was sculpting me up, little by little. After a few days’ work, I became the rider on the horse. It was me inside that skeleton. When it was finished, I could hardly take my eyes off the magnificent horse and rider. “Well,” said Lizzie. “What do you think, Bonny?” “I just wish I could make a sculpture,” I whispered, touching the neck of the horse. “You did, Bonny,” she said.“Without your help, I couldn’t have done it. Do you want to make a sculpture yourself?” “I can’t.” “Of course you can. But you have to look around, really look. Draw what you see. Make what you’ve sketched. You can have a corner of my studio. How’s that?” I followed her words and set to make my small sculpture, layer on layer. The more I did, the more I felt I belonged to this new world. With growing interest, I kept sculpting. ______ . Lizzie was working in the studio too. For minutes, a neck or leg would suddenly come to life. “When you do it, it’s like magic,”I said. She replied,“No, Bonny. Not magic. It’s a given thing, a talent from who knows where, who knows who. But once you discover you have it, whatever it is, it’s not to be wasted. Life’s too short to waste it.” Then came my summer holiday. I drew every day, boats, gulls and fishermen. I made sculptures with wet sand. My parents seemed surprised at my new interest. I never had such a perfect holiday. Months later, a cardboard arrived to me in a post. It was of me sitting on the horse. So here I am, twenty years on, working as a sculptor. As I look out from my sculpture studio window, I see Lizzie’s Horse and Rider and all around my sculptures are gathered. Magic life, I think. 34. What did Lizzie ask Bonny to do? A. To mix up her plaster. B. To be her sculpture’s rider. C. To ride bikes with her. D. To have a look at her horse. 35. Which of the following sentences can be put into the ______ in the passage? A. I felt afraid to show Lizzie my work B. I also started to have my own studio C. I was able to sculpt better than Lizzie D. I was never happier with what I’d done 36. Why did Bonny keep Lizzie’s Horse and Rider for twenty years? A. Because it reminded Bonny of her childhood. B. Because it started Bonny’s career as a sculptor. C. Because it encouraged Bonny to solve problems. D. Because it taught Bonny the importance of practice. 【答案】34. B 35. D 36. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了Lizzie曾经让Bonny当她雕塑的骑手，后来Bonny通过这次神奇的经历对雕刻产生了兴趣，并成为了一名成功的雕塑家的故事。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“It needs a rider,” she turned to me.” “Would you be the rider, Bonny?”它需要一个骑手，“她转向我。“你愿意当骑手吗，Bonny”.和第五段“Later, I tried to sit on the horse. It felt strange up there—much higher than on bikes.后来，我试着骑在马上。在那里感觉很奇怪——比在自行车上高得多。”可知，Lizzie让Bonny成为她雕塑的骑手，故选B。 【35题详解】 细节推理题。根据上文“I followed her words and set to make my small sculpture, layer on layer. The more I did, the more I felt I belonged to this new world. With growing interest, I kept sculpting.”我按照她的话，开始做我的小雕塑，一层一层。我做得越多，就越觉得自己属于这个新世界。随着兴趣的增长，我继续雕刻。可知，此处应说“我对自己所做的事从未如此满意过”，选项D符合语境，故选D。 【36题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“Months later, a cardboard arrived to me in a post. It was of me sitting on the horse.”几个月后，我收到了邮寄来的一张纸板。那是我坐在马上的照片。倒数第二段“So here I am, twenty years on, working as a sculptor. As I look out from my sculpture studio window, I see Lizzie’s Horse and Rider and all around my sculptures are gathered.”所以我在这里二十年了，作为一个雕塑家工作。当我从我的雕塑工作室的窗户往外看时，我看到了Lizzie的马和骑手，周围的雕塑都聚集在一起。可知，Bonny把Lizzie的马和骑士保存了二十年是因为它开始了Bonny的雕刻家生涯。故选B。 C A new kind of sea sponge (海绵) found in Norfolk, England, has been named by a nine-year-old girl after a competition for local schools. The unique purple sponge, which had never been seen in other parts of the world, was first discovered by divers off the north Norfolk coast. Although found in 2011, it had been without a name for almost ten years. In January this year, the Marine Conservation Society(MCS)—a group of people who work to protect the UK’s seas and coasts—asked local schoolchildren to come up with suggestions. Now the sponge has a name to be proud of: parpal dumplin, as suggested by nine-year-old Sylvie from Langham Village School. Sylvie said she came up with the name because “the sponge is purple and it looks like a dumpling”. Parpal dumplin is “purple dumpling” spoken in a Norfolk accent (口音). The judges all agreed that Sylvie’s suggestion should be the sponge’s name because “the spelling gives the sponge a strong connection to Norfolk”. Sponges were once thought to be plants but they are actually simple sea animals. They feed on tiny things in sea water and help keep the water clean in the process (过程). Sponges have a very “lazy” lifestyle, with no means of moving themselves around. They are found on the seabed, rocks or even shells. They come in all kinds of different colors, shapes and sizes. Parpal dumplin was first discovered in a place called the Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds as part of a project called Seasearch. When diver Dawn Watson showed sponge expert Clarie Goodwin what she found, Goodwin was sure that it was a kind of sponge unknown to science. Watson’s discovery is a special sponge, which takes the shape of whatever it covers. Parpal dumplin will now become its common name, and will be used until researchers have learned enough about it to suggest an official scientific one. 37. What does the underlined word “unique” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Strange and ugly. B. Special and unusual. C. Soft and beautiful. D. Meaningful and important. 38. What can we learn about sponges from Paragraph 4? A. They help clean up sea water. B. They are of the same size. C. They can only be found on beaches. D. They are actually sea plants. 39. Which is TRUE about parpal dumplin? A. It has many colors. B. It was found 20 years ago. C It was scientifically known before. D. It has only one shape. 40. What do we know from the last sentence? A. Parpal dumplin is a common sponge. B. Parpal dumplin is the sponge’s official name. C. There’s still a lot to be learned about parpal dumplin. D. Researchers suggested an official name for the sponge. 【答案】37. B 38. A 39. A 40. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了一种新型海绵的命名过程以及介绍了海绵究竟是什么。 【37题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“The unique purple sponge, which had never been seen in other parts of the world”可知，在世界其他地方从未见过的，可见它很特别，所以unique与“special and unusual”同义，故选B。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“They feed on tiny things in sea water and help keep the water clean in the process”可知海绵以海水中的微小生物为食，在这个过程里可以帮助保持海水清洁，故选A。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据“They come in all kinds of different colors,”可知它有很多颜色。故选A。 【40题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Parpal dumplin will now become its common name, and will be used until researchers have learned enough about it to suggest an official scientific one”可知，Parpal dumplin现在将成为它的通用名称，并将被使用，直到研究人员对它有足够的了解，从而提出一个官方的科学名称，所以关于它研究人员还有许多东西要去了解，故选C。 D One of America’s best-known and most-loved authors is Louisa May Alcott. She wrote poems, plays, short stories, and books. For over a hundred years, her works have been popular among both adults and children. How did Alcott become a famous writer? Born in 1832, Alcott grew up in Massachusetts with her three sisters. When she was very young, she loved to write. She would think up wonderful stories that she turned into plays. Alcott and her sisters acted out the dramas. Alcott always played the most exciting parts: ghost, bandits, and evil queens. She also loved playing and wandering outdoors. In fact, she was considered quite a “tomboy”. In those days, girls were expected to be ladylike, which meant mostly sitting around looking pretty. This was not Alcott’s way! She once said that no boy could be her friend until she had beaten him in a race. Girls had to climb trees and leap fences with her if they wanted to be her friends. Alcott’s family was poor. At age fifteen, Alcott decided to help out. However, it was not easy for women to find work in the 19th century. Alcott worked at any job she could find. She took care of children, she taught, and she washed laundry for other people. Alcott’s love of writing was always an important part of her. She wrote from her own life experiences and from her imagination. During the Civil War, Alcott volunteered to work as a nurse. She wrote about this work in her book Hospital Sketches. She also wrote thrillers (惊悚小说) that were full of suspense. When her publisher asked her to write a book for girl. Alcott turned to her own life. It was then, in 1868, that she wrote what was to become her most popular book, Little Women. The novel is set in New England during the Civil War. It tells the story of four sisters growing up. The family is very similar to the Alcotts. The book’s main character, Jo, is based on Alcott herself. Like Alcott, Jo is a determined young woman with a mind of her own. The book was an instant success. It is still popular today and has been made into a movie. Alcott also wrote children’s books with boys as the main characters. This was the case in two other Alcott books, Little Men and Jo’s Boys. Early in her career someone once told Alcott that she should give up writing and “stick to teaching”. It is lucky that Alcott paid no attention to this misguided person. She knew what she wanted to do with her life and she did it! 41. Which words in Paragraph 2 help readers know what the word dramas means? A. Turned into plays. B. Loved to write. C. Grew up in Massachusetts. D. Wandering outdoors. 42. Which question does Paragraph 3 answer? A. Where did Alcott go to work? B. How did Alcott help her family? C. What subject did Alcott teach at school? D. Why was it difficult for women to find work? 43. In Paragraph 5, why are the words Little Men and Jo’s Boys written like this? A. To make the words easier to read. B. To show that they are titles of books. C. To make them more interesting to readers. D. To show that they are different from other books. 44. What is the MOST likely the reason why the author included the last paragraph? A. To explain why some people should not give advice. B. To advise readers to read more about Louisa May Alcott’s life. C. To show that Louisa May Alcott got what she wanted out of life. D. To encourage readers to write stories about their own experiences. 45. What would be a good online search for this question: How did Alcott’s family influence her writing? A. Modern Women Writers B. Novels and Movies: Little Women C Putting Together Life and Writing: Alcott D. The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott 【答案】41. A 42. B 43. B 44. C 45. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了作家Louisa May Alcott及其作品。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。根据“She would think up wonderful stories that she turned into plays. Alcott and her sisters acted out the dramas.”可知，她会把精彩的故事变成戏剧。她和她的姐妹把它表演出来，因此turned into plays能够帮助读者理解dramas的意思。故选A。 【42题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“Alcott’s family was poor. At age fifteen, Alcott decided to help out.”及本段内容可知，本段主要讲述了Alcott如何帮助家里摆脱困境。故选B。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据“This was the case in two other Alcott books, Little Men and Jo’s Boys.”可知，这样写是为了表明它们是书的标题。故选B。 【44题详解】 推理判断题。根据“She knew what she wanted to do with her life and she did it!”及本段内容可知，作者写最后一段是为了表明Louisa May Alcott得到了她想要的生活。故选C。 【45题详解】 推理判断题。根据题干“How did Alcott’s family influence her writing”可知，关于“她的家庭如何影响她的写作”的问题，可以通过把她的生活和写作放在一起来搜索更好。故选C。 第二节：（每题1分共5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文所给的选项中选出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。 Sleep is like food for the brain. ____46____ However, many Chinese do not sleep well and many do not pay enough attention to sleep. According to the index（指数）, nearly a quarter of Chinese people don’t sleep well. ____47____ And 15 percent people have trouble falling asleep. Ye Jingying, a sleep expert（专家）at Beijing Tongren Hospital, says, “If people often wake up during the night, or always feel weak and tired in the day, they should pay attention to their sleep pattern（模式）.” ____48____ The report said that this is one of the main reasons for bad sleep. Other reasons include stress and bad moods. ____49____ Above all, get enough sleep. Seven to nine hours of sleep every night is perfect for an adult, and eight to nine hours is best for a teenager. Having good sleep habits is important. The report suggested that people need to keep away from digital devices（数码产品）for at least an hour before sleep. ____50____ Other suggestions include: try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during holidays, and do the same relaxing things before bed each night, like listening to soft music. A. Many people play with their cell phones or ipads before sleeping. B. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. C. Do you sleep well? D. The lights keep their brains excited for a long while. E. Half said that they feel tired after getting up. F. They feel tired after getting up. G. How to sleep well? 【答案】46. B 47. E 48. A 49. G 50. D 【解析】 【导语】本文主要谈论了人们的睡眠问题，并对如何提高睡眠质量提出了具体建议。 【46题详解】 根据“Sleep is like food for the brain”可知接下来要说明睡眠的好处，选项B“充足的睡眠有助于身体和大脑的生长发育”符合语境。故选B。 【47题详解】 根据“And 15 percent people have trouble falling asleep.”可知此处也应描述睡眠问题，选项E“一半的人表示起床后感到疲倦”符合语境。故选E。 【48题详解】 根据“The report said that this was one of the main reasons for bad sleep”可知，这里说的是影响睡眠的因素之一，选项A“很多人睡前玩手机或ipad”符合语境。故选A。 【49题详解】 根据“Above all, get enough sleep. Seven to nine hours of sleep every night is perfect for an adult and eight to nine hours is best for a teenager”可知，要保持充足的睡眠对每个人都是有好处的，故前文应描述如何睡得好，选项G“如何睡得好”符合语境。故选G。 【50题详解】 根据“people need to keep away from digital devices（数码产品）for at least an hour before sleep”可知接下来要说明为什么要在睡觉前远离数码产品，选项D“光线让他们的大脑兴奋很长一段时间”符合语境。故选D。 四、词汇检测（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 51. The girl’s sweet voice caught several well-known ________(音乐家) attention. 【答案】musicians’ 【解析】 【详解】句意：女孩甜美的嗓音引起了几位著名音乐家的注意。根据中文提示可知，musician表示“音乐家”，可数名词，several修饰可数名词的复数形式，且此空修饰名词attention，要用复数名词的所有格形式，故填musicians’。 52. This kind of plant will __________ (必定地) die if you put it in the sun and never water it. 【答案】certainly 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】句意：如果你把这种植物放在阳光下不浇水，它必定会死的。“必定地”英文表达是certainly，副词，修饰后面的动词die，在句中作状语，故填certainly。 53. It was my last French lesson, and I ________ (后悔) not studying hard before. 【答案】regretted 【解析】 【分析】 【详解】句意：这是我最后一节法语课，我后悔以前没有努力学习。根据语境和汉语提示可知，regret意为“后悔”；由before可知，此处需用过去式。故填regretted。 54. Finally they succeeded in ________ (解决) the problem after hard work. 【答案】solving 【解析】 【详解】句意：经过努力工作，他们终于成功地解决了这个问题。根据中文提示，可知单词为：solve v. 解决。再结合succeed in doing sth“成功地做成某事”，故填solving。 55. —Is everyone here? —No. Lucy is ________. She has a high fever and has to stay at home to have a rest. 【答案】absent 【解析】 【详解】句意：——每个人都在这里吗？——不。露西不在。她发高烧，不得不待在家里休息。根据“Is everyone here?”和“She has a high fever and has to stay at home to have a rest.”可知，此处表示“缺席”，可用absent表示，在句中作表语。故填absent。 56 The math problem was ________ (超出) the abilities of most of the class. 【答案】beyond 【解析】 【详解】句意：这道数学题超出了班上大多数人的能力。根据中文提示可知，用beyond表示“超出”，故填beyond。 57. I think our Chinese teacher is the ________ (严格) of all the teachers in our school. 【答案】strictest 【解析】 【详解】句意：我认为我们的语文老师是我们学校所有老师中最严格的。根据中文提示，可知单词为：strict adj.严格的。根据“the … of all the teachers in our school.”，可知应该是考查形容词的最高级句型：the + 最高级 + 比较范围，故填strictest。 58. —What is your ________ for not doing your homework, Millie? —I’m sorry, Mr. Wu! I forget it. 【答案】reason##excuse 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你不做作业的理由是什么，米莉？——对不起，吴老师！我忘记它了。根据“I’m sorry, Mr. Wu! I forget it.”可知此处询问没有做作业的理由，your后接名词；“理由”译为reason或excuse，此处特指这次没做作业的理由，用单数形式。故填reason/excuse。 59. — Working hard is important, but we should have some time for our hobbies to relax. — I can’t ________ more. 【答案】agree 【解析】 【详解】句意：——努力工作是重要的，但我们应该有一些时间来放松我们的爱好。——我完全同意。固定搭配：can’t agree more“非常同意”，故填agree。 60. — How can Amy say such bad words about me? I thought she was my closest friend. — Who told you that? Friendship needs ________. 【答案】trust 【解析】 【详解】句意：——艾米怎么能说我的坏话呢?我以为她是我最亲密的朋友。——谁告诉你的?友谊需要信任。结合语境可知作者劝对方不要道听途说，朋友间需要信任，所以这里填不可数名词“信任trust”，作宾语。故填trust。 五、（每题1分共10分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Dear Millie, You asked me about the Dragon Boat Festival. Now let me tell you something about it. The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival we Chinese ____61____ (celebrate) for over 2, 000 years. It’s one of the three most important lunar festivals in China, along with the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival takes place on the ____62____ (twenty-two) of June this year. Throughout the years, many stories have been told about the ____63____ (begin) of this festival. Among them, ____64____ (famous) one is about Qu Yuan, a well-known scholar in ancient China. He not only ____65____ (write) good poems but also gave suggestions to the king. ____66____ he devoted himself to his country, the king didn’t like him. This great person drowned (溺水) himself in the Miluo River on the 5th day of the 5th Chinese lunar month because his Chu State fell to Qin State. Local people tried to save him or find his body, but they didn’t ____67____ (success). Qu Yuan was later considered as ____68____ national hero. To remember him, every fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people beat drums and go boat racing on the river as they once did ____69____ (keep) fish away from his body. Dragon boat racing is one of the most important customs Chinese people practice to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. This activity ____70____ (hold) widely in China’s southern and southeastern areas where there are lots of rivers and lakes. Lots of love, Wendy 【答案】61. have celebrated 62. twenty-second 63. beginning 64. the most famous 65. wrote 66. Though##Although 67. succeed 68. a 69. to keep 70. is held 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了端午节以及端午节的由来。 【61题详解】 句意：端午节是我们中国人庆祝了两千多年的传统节日。celebrate“庆祝”，根据“for over 2,000 years”可知句子用现在完成时，主语是we，助动词用have。故填have celebrated。 【62题详解】 句意：端午节在今年六月二十二日举行。此处表示“六月二十二日”，用序数词表示。故填twenty-second。 【63题详解】 句意：多年来，关于这个节日的开始，人们讲述了许多故事。the beginning of“……的开始”。故填beginning 。 【64题详解】 句意：其中最著名的是关于中国古代著名学者屈原的故事。根据“Among them”可知此处用最高级形式most famous，最高级前加定冠词the。故填the most famous。 【65题详解】 句意：他不仅写了好诗，还向国王提了建议。根据“but also gave”可知句子用一般过去时，动词用过去式wrote“写”。故填wrote。 【66题详解】 句意：尽管他忠于祖国，但国王不喜欢他。前后两句是让步关系，用though/although引导让步状语从句。故填Though/Although。 【67题详解】 句意：当地人试图救他或找到他的尸体，但没有成功。助动词didn’t后加动词原形succeed“成功”。故填succeed。 【68题详解】 句意：屈原后来被认为是民族英雄。此处泛指“一个民族英雄”，national以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a。故填a。 【69题详解】 句意：为了纪念他，每年农历五月初五，人们都会打鼓，在河上划船，就像他们曾经做的那样，让鱼远离他的身体。“people beat drums and go boat racing on the river as they once did”的目的是“keep fish away from his body”，作目的状语，用动词不定式。故填to keep。 【70题详解】 句意：这项活动广泛地在中国的南部和东南部地区举行，那里有许多河流和湖泊。主语This activity和谓语hold之间是被动关系，且描述现在的情况，用一般现在时的被动语态，主语是单数，be动词用is。故填is held。 六、书面表达（15分） 71. 初三生活忙碌而充实，有汲取知识的欢乐，也有即将面临中考的压力。假设你叫John，是阳光中学的一名初三学生，你被学校选为学生代表，写一篇英语演讲稿(How to keep healthy)，谈谈初三学生在迎接中考的阶段如何保持身心健康。请从以下两个方面，用英语写出你的具体做法。 保持身体健康 (keep physically healthy) 健康饮食：……（自由发挥） 坚持运动：……（自由发挥） 充足睡眠：……（自由发挥） 保持心理健康 (keep mentally healthy) 交流沟通：向家长、同学倾诉烦恼；向老师求助解惑 音乐放松：喜欢……，因为……（自拟音乐类型和原因） 注意： (1)短文应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥，使文章连贯； (2)词数100左右，短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； (3)短文中不得提及考生所在学校及自己的姓名等信息。 Dear classmates, I am John from Class 1, Grade 9. Today I will tell you what I do to keep healthy in my life. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I believe we Grade 9 students will achieve success as long as we try our best. 【答案】 Dear classmates, I am John from Class 1, Grade 9. Today I will tell you what I do to keep healthy in my life. It is important to keep physically healthy. So I try to have a healthy diet. I have milk every day and always remind myself to eat more fruit and vegetables. Also, I keep doing exercise. Whenever I have time, I practice volleyball or go running. Having enough sleep is necessary as well. I manage my time properly and plan my day carefully. As a result, I seldom stay up late. At the same time, I do my best to keep mentally healthy. Good communication is of great help. I share my worries with my parents and classmates. If I have problems, I will go to my teachers for help. Besides, I get relaxed by listening to music. I like folk music best as it has strong local colour. I believe we Grade 9 students will achieve success as long as we try our best. 【解析】 【详解】1.题干解读：本文是一篇演讲稿，写作时应按照演讲格式去写。写作时开头先介绍自己的基本信息，然后谈谈初三学生在迎接中考的阶段如何保持身心健康。可以从以下两个方面进行，一是谈谈怎样保持身体健康，而是谈谈怎样保持心理健康，最后用一句话结束全文。 2.例文点评：例文采用四段式；用第一人称来进行演讲说明；时态为一般现在时，文章结构清晰，内容连贯，能够紧扣主题，值得考生参考。 3.高分亮点： 短语：keep healthy；at the same time；listen to music；as long as。 句型：do one’s best to do sth；it is adj. to do sth；as long as ……；try to do sth； 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024年江苏省宿迁市仁杰教育中考英语一模模拟试卷一 试卷满分100分 测试时间120分钟 注意事项： 1. 本试卷共12页。全卷满分100分。考试时间为120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，再选涂其它答案。答非选择题必须用0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置，在其它位置答题一律无效。 一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。 1. ―Have you seen ________ TV drama “Who is he?” starring Zhang Yi? —Of course. I have never seen such ________ amazing TV drama. A. a; an B. the; / C. the; an D. a; / 2. Before taking medicine, you’d better read the ________ first. A. invention B. invitation C. instruction D. attention 3. I forgot to bring my English book yesterday. Luckily, Jack shared ________ with me. A. him B. he C. his D. he’s 4. The terrible accident happened ________ a windy and stormy night. A. in B. on C. at D. to 5. Many people think the COVID-19 has gone away, ________, it’s still around us. A. Instead B. Otherwise C. Moreover D. However 6. —Jessie, where’re you going this summer holiday? —Yunnan. The weather is fine with temperatures in the ________. A. twenty B. twenty’s C. twenties D. twentieth 7. Try to be the master of your life. Life is a horse and ________ you ride it ________ it rides you. A. neither; nor B. either; or C. both; and D. not only; but also 8. —________ great surprise to see you here, Daniel! —Yeah. We haven’t seen each other for quite a long time. A. What a B. What C. How a D. How 9. Life often ________ to be stranger than we expect. We should be prepared for the worst. A. works out B. breaks out C. turns out D. runs out 10. —Is that man in black over there your manager? —It ________ be him. He went abroad a week ago. I doubt if he has come back. A. mustn’t B. needn’t C. should D. may 11. —Have you asked the policeman ________? —Yes. He told us to turn right at the corner. There is one on the right. A. if there is a bank near here B. how can you get to the nearest bank C. where we found a bank D. when we can go to the nearest bank 12. With the local environmental protection, the salt lake in Yuncheng Shanxi has ________ a perfect place for some rare wild birds. A. turned into B. turned out C. turned around D. turned off 13. —Helen seems to be in a better shape. —That’s true. She is trying to eat a healthier diet, with ________ meat and sugar. A. few B. fewer C. little D. less 14. —________ does Awakening of Insects usually last? —Probably from March 5 to March 6. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How much 15. —How do you like your new hairstyle? —________ Just the way I wanted. A. Good idea! B. I’m afraid not. C. I’m frightened. D. It’s perfect! 二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 I often watched a little girl playing basketball on the playground near my house. She would ____16____ shooting over and over again, sometimes until ____17____. One day I asked her ____18____ she practiced so hard, she said, “I like basketball. I want to play for the top basketball team. I want to be the ____19____. My daddy told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t matter.” I watched her ____20____ those high school years. One day, I saw her ____21____ on the grass, head in her arms. I walked to her and asked what was wrong. “Oh, ____22____.” She said, “It’s just because of my height.” The coach told her that she was too ____23____ to play for a top team. She was very ____24____. I asked her if she had talked to ____25____ about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were ____26____. They just did not understand the power of a ____27____. He told her that nothing could ____28____ her but one thing—her own attitude (态度) ____29____ she really wanted to play for a good basketball team. He told her again, if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t matter. The next year, she ____30____ to join the NCAA (全美大学生体育学会) women’s basketball team. It’s true: If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t matter. 16. A. practice B. hate C. mind D. forget 17. A. past B. light C. dark D. future 18. A. how B. when C. where D. why 19. A. kindest B. best C. cleverest D. tallest 20. A. through B. by C. across D. for 21. A. reading B. playing C. sitting D. smiling 22. A. everything B. nothing C. anything D. something 23. A. thin B. fat C. tall D. short 24. A. proud B. glad C. sad D. lazy 25. A. himself B. herself C. her dad D. her coach 26. A. good B. wrong C. strong D. correct 27. A. dream B. team C. pleasure D. knowledge 28. A. follow B. choose C. win D. stop 29. A. if B. what C. as D. because 30. A. followed B. wanted C. was refused D. was asked 三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 第一节：阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Reward added up to $56,000 for the return of Evelyn Boswell 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell was last seen on Dec. 26. Two men were arrested after the car related to the child’s disappearance was found in North Carolina. We have a new photo of Evelyn Boswell to pass along. Have information? Call 1-800-TBI-FIND. Agents and detectives continue to work around the clock in an effort to find her. The number of tips received in connection to the search for Evelyn stands at 375. You may find them on the post at TNAMBERAlertpic. twitter. com/VfQo6pSzWX. —Tennessee Bureau of Investigation If you have any information on where Evelyn may be, contact the Sullivan County Police Office at 423-279-7330 or the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (调查) at 1-800-TBI-FIND. 31. Where is the passage probably from? A. A history book. B. A science fiction. C. A fashion magazine. D. A national newspaper. 32. What happened to Evelyn Boswell? A. Evelyn Boswell disappeared in North Carolina. B. The photo of Evelyn Boswell has gone missing. C Evelyn Boswell went missing on Dec. 26. D. Evelyn Boswell has been found by the police. 33. How can people know further information? A. By contacting at 423-279-7330. B. By contacting at 1-800-TBI-FIND. C. By looking through the post on twitter. D. By searching for the police Facebook account. B I had always wanted to be a bicyclist. It changed when I met Lizzie and her horse at twelve. One afternoon, I saw Lizzie looking up at a life-sized sculpture horse. “It needs a rider,” she turned to me. “Would you be the rider, Bonny?” “I can’t.” “You can ride bikes. It’s not that different. You’d just sit there. I’d sketch(画素描) you, sculpt you.“Later, I tried to sit on the horse. It felt strange up there — much higher than on bikes. I came every day after that. I looked forward to mixing up the plaster and holding it for Lizzie. I liked that. She was sculpting me up, little by little. After a few days’ work, I became the rider on the horse. It was me inside that skeleton. When it was finished, I could hardly take my eyes off the magnificent horse and rider. “Well,” said Lizzie. “What do you think, Bonny?” “I just wish I could make a sculpture,” I whispered, touching the neck of the horse. “You did, Bonny,” she said.“Without your help, I couldn’t have done it. Do you want to make a sculpture yourself?” “I can’t.” “Of course you can. But you have to look around, really look. Draw what you see. Make what you’ve sketched. You can have a corner of my studio. How’s that?” I followed her words and set to make my small sculpture, layer on layer. The more I did, the more I felt I belonged to this new world. With growing interest, I kept sculpting. ______ . Lizzie was working in the studio too. For minutes a neck or leg would suddenly come to life. “When you do it, it’s like magic,”I said. She replied,“No, Bonny. Not magic. It’s a given thing, a talent from who knows where, who knows who. But once you discover you have it, whatever it is, it’s not to be wasted. Life’s too short to waste it.” Then came my summer holiday. I drew every day, boats, gulls and fishermen. I made sculptures with wet sand. My parents seemed surprised at my new interest. I never had such a perfect holiday. Months later, a cardboard arrived to me in a post. It was of me sitting on the horse. So here I am, twenty years on, working as a sculptor. As I look out from my sculpture studio window, I see Lizzie’s Horse and Rider and all around my sculptures are gathered. Magic life, I think. 34. What did Lizzie ask Bonny to do? A. To mix up her plaster. B. To be her sculpture’s rider. C. To ride bikes with her. D. To have a look at her horse. 35. Which of the following sentences can be put into the ______ in the passage? A. I felt afraid to show Lizzie my work B. I also started to have my own studio C. I was able to sculpt better than Lizzie D. I was never happier with what I’d done 36. Why did Bonny keep Lizzie’s Horse and Rider for twenty years? A. Because it reminded Bonny of her childhood. B. Because it started Bonny’s career as a sculptor. C. Because it encouraged Bonny to solve problems. D. Because it taught Bonny the importance of practice. C A new kind of sea sponge (海绵) found in Norfolk, England, has been named by a nine-year-old girl after a competition for local schools. The unique purple sponge, which had never been seen in other parts of the world, was first discovered by divers off the north Norfolk coast. Although found in 2011, it had been without a name for almost ten years. In January this year, the Marine Conservation Society(MCS)—a group of people who work to protect the UK’s seas and coasts—asked local schoolchildren to come up with suggestions. Now the sponge has a name to be proud of: parpal dumplin, as suggested by nine-year-old Sylvie from Langham Village School. Sylvie said she came up with the name because “the sponge is purple and it looks like a dumpling”. Parpal dumplin is “purple dumpling” spoken in a Norfolk accent (口音). The judges all agreed that Sylvie’s suggestion should be the sponge’s name because “the spelling gives the sponge a strong connection to Norfolk”. Sponges were once thought to be plants but they are actually simple sea animals. They feed on tiny things in sea water and help keep the water clean in the process (过程). Sponges have a very “lazy” lifestyle, with no means of moving themselves around. They are found on the seabed, rocks or even shells. They come in all kinds of different colors, shapes and sizes. Parpal dumplin was first discovered in a place called the Cromer Shoal Chalk Beds as part of a project called Seasearch. When diver Dawn Watson showed sponge expert Clarie Goodwin what she found, Goodwin was sure that it was a kind of sponge unknown to science. Watson’s discovery is a special sponge, which takes the shape of whatever it covers. Parpal dumplin will now become its common name, and will be used until researchers have learned enough about it to suggest an official scientific one. 37. What does the underlined word “unique” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Strange and ugly. B. Special and unusual. C. Soft and beautiful. D. Meaningful and important. 38. What can we learn about sponges from Paragraph 4? A. They help clean up sea water. B. They are of the same size. C. They can only be found on beaches. D. They are actually sea plants. 39 Which is TRUE about parpal dumplin? A. It has many colors. B. It was found 20 years ago. C. It was scientifically known before. D. It has only one shape. 40. What do we know from the last sentence? A. Parpal dumplin is a common sponge. B. Parpal dumplin is the sponge’s official name. C. There’s still a lot to be learned about parpal dumplin. D. Researchers suggested an official name for the sponge. D One of America’s best-known and most-loved authors is Louisa May Alcott. She wrote poems, plays, short stories, and books. For over a hundred years, her works have been popular among both adults and children. How did Alcott become a famous writer? Born in 1832, Alcott grew up in Massachusetts with her three sisters. When she was very young, she loved to write. She would think up wonderful stories that she turned into plays. Alcott and her sisters acted out the dramas. Alcott always played the most exciting parts: ghost, bandits, and evil queens. She also loved playing and wandering outdoors. In fact, she was considered quite a “tomboy”. In those days, girls were expected to be ladylike, which meant mostly sitting around looking pretty. This was not Alcott’s way! She once said that no boy could be her friend until she had beaten him in a race. Girls had to climb trees and leap fences with her if they wanted to be her friends. Alcott’s family was poor. At age fifteen, Alcott decided to help out. However, it was not easy for women to find work in the 19th century. Alcott worked at any job she could find. She took care of children, she taught, and she washed laundry for other people. Alcott’s love of writing was always an important part of her. She wrote from her own life experiences and from her imagination. During the Civil War, Alcott volunteered to work as a nurse. She wrote about this work in her book Hospital Sketches. She also wrote thrillers (惊悚小说) that were full of suspense. When her publisher asked her to write a book for girl. Alcott turned to her own life. It was then, in 1868, that she wrote what was to become her most popular book, Little Women. The novel is set in New England during the Civil War. It tells the story of four sisters growing up. The family is very similar to the Alcotts. The book’s main character, Jo, is based on Alcott herself. Like Alcott, Jo is a determined young woman with a mind of her own. The book was an instant success. It is still popular today and has been made into a movie. Alcott also wrote children’s books with boys as the main characters. This was the case in two other Alcott books, Little Men and Jo’s Boys. Early in her career someone once told Alcott that she should give up writing and “stick to teaching”. It is lucky that Alcott paid no attention to this misguided person. She knew what she wanted to do with her life and she did it! 41. Which words in Paragraph 2 help readers know what the word dramas means? A. Turned into plays. B. Loved to write. C. Grew up in Massachusetts. D. Wandering outdoors. 42. Which question does Paragraph 3 answer? A. Where did Alcott go to work? B. How did Alcott help her family? C. What subject did Alcott teach at school? D. Why was it difficult for women to find work? 43. In Paragraph 5 why are the words Little Men and Jo’s Boys written like this? A. To make the words easier to read. B. To show that they are titles of books. C. To make them more interesting to readers. D To show that they are different from other books. 44. What is the MOST likely the reason why the author included the last paragraph? A. To explain why some people should not give advice. B. To advise readers to read more about Louisa May Alcott’s life. C. To show that Louisa May Alcott got what she wanted out of life. D. To encourage readers to write stories about their own experiences. 45. What would be a good online search for this question: How did Alcott’s family influence her writing? A. Modern Women Writers B. Novels and Movies: Little Women C. Putting Together Life and Writing: Alcott D. The Complete Works of Louisa May Alcott 第二节：（每题1分共5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文所给的选项中选出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。 Sleep is like food for the brain. ____46____ However, many Chinese do not sleep well and many do not pay enough attention to sleep. According to the index（指数）, nearly a quarter of Chinese people don’t sleep well. ____47____ And 15 percent people have trouble falling asleep. Ye Jingying, a sleep expert（专家）at Beijing Tongren Hospital, says, “If people often wake up during the night, or always feel weak and tired in the day, they should pay attention to their sleep pattern（模式）.” ____48____ The report said that this is one of the main reasons for bad sleep. Other reasons include stress and bad moods. ____49____ Above all, get enough sleep. Seven to nine hours of sleep every night is perfect for an adult, and eight to nine hours is best for a teenager. Having good sleep habits is important. The report suggested that people need to keep away from digital devices（数码产品）for at least an hour before sleep. ____50____ Other suggestions include: try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during holidays, and do the same relaxing things before bed each night, like listening to soft music. A. Many people play with their cell phones or ipads before sleeping. B. Enough sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. C. Do you sleep well? D. The lights keep their brains excited for a long while. E. Half said that they feel tired after getting up. F. They feel tired after getting up. G. How to sleep well? 四、词汇检测（本题共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 51. The girl’s sweet voice caught several well-known ________(音乐家) attention. 52. This kind of plant will __________ (必定地) die if you put it in the sun and never water it. 53. It was my last French lesson, and I ________ (后悔) not studying hard before. 54. Finally they succeeded in ________ (解决) the problem after hard work. 55. —Is everyone here? —No. Lucy is ________. She has a high fever and has to stay at home to have a rest. 56. The math problem was ________ (超出) the abilities of most of the class. 57. I think our Chinese teacher is the ________ (严格) of all the teachers in our school. 58. —What is your ________ for not doing your homework, Millie? —I’m sorry, Mr. Wu! I forget it. 59. — Working hard is important, but we should have some time for our hobbies to relax. — I can’t ________ more. 60. — How can Amy say such bad words about me? I thought she was my closest friend. — Who told you that? Friendship needs ________. 五、（每题1分共10分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Dear Millie, You asked me about the Dragon Boat Festival. Now let me tell you something about it. The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival we Chinese ____61____ (celebrate) for over 2, 000 years. It’s one of the three most important lunar festivals in China, along with the Spring Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Dragon Boat Festival takes place on the ____62____ (twenty-two) of June this year. Throughout the years, many stories have been told about the ____63____ (begin) of this festival. Among them, ____64____ (famous) one is about Qu Yuan, a well-known scholar in ancient China. He not only ____65____ (write) good poems but also gave suggestions to the king. ____66____ he devoted himself to his country, the king didn’t like him. This great person drowned (溺水) himself in the Miluo River on the 5th day of the 5th Chinese lunar month because his Chu State fell to Qin State. Local people tried to save him or find his body, but they didn’t ____67____ (success). Qu Yuan was later considered as ____68____ national hero. To remember him, every fifth day of the fifth lunar month, people beat drums and go boat racing on the river as they once did ____69____ (keep) fish away from his body. Dragon boat racing is one of the most important customs Chinese people practice to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. This activity ____70____ (hold) widely in China’s southern and southeastern areas where there are lots of rivers and lakes. Lots of love, Wendy 六、书面表达（15分） 71. 初三生活忙碌而充实，有汲取知识的欢乐，也有即将面临中考的压力。假设你叫John，是阳光中学的一名初三学生，你被学校选为学生代表，写一篇英语演讲稿(How to keep healthy)，谈谈初三学生在迎接中考的阶段如何保持身心健康。请从以下两个方面，用英语写出你的具体做法。 保持身体健康 (keep physically healthy) 健康饮食：……（自由发挥） 坚持运动：……（自由发挥） 充足睡眠：……（自由发挥） 保持心理健康 (keep mentally healthy) 交流沟通：向家长、同学倾诉烦恼；向老师求助解惑 音乐放松：喜欢……，因为……（自拟音乐类型和原因） 注意： (1)短文应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥，使文章连贯； (2)词数100左右，短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数； (3)短文中不得提及考生所在学校及自己的姓名等信息。 Dear classmates, I am John from Class 1, Grade 9. Today I will tell you what I do to keep healthy in my life. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I believe we Grade 9 students will achieve success as long as we try our best. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$