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江苏省南京鼓楼区五校联考2024-2025中考考前最后一次模拟英语试卷 考生请注意： 1.答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。 2.第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。 3.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 Ⅰ.单项选择 1. --Look! The man welcoming us at the school gate be our headmaster． --No,it be him.He is having a meeting in the office now． A. must; can’t B. must; mustn’t C. can’t; mustn’t D. mustn’t; can 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——看！在学校门口欢迎我们的人一定是我们的校长。——不，不可能是他。他现在正在办公室开会。must表示推测时，用在肯定句中，意思是“一定”，can’t也可以表示推测，用在否定句中，意思是“不可能”，can可以，能够，mustn’t禁止，千万别。结合语境理解可知，两个空处的单词都是表示推测，前一个表示肯定的推测，后一个表示否定的推测，故答案为A。 点睛：情态动词表推测的用法很常见，情态动词表推测的三种句式： 1.在肯定句中一般用must (一定)，may（可能），might / could（也许，或许）。 （1）He must/may/might know the answer to this question. 他一定/可能/也许知道这个问题的答案。 （2）It is cold in the room. They must have turned off the heating. 屋里很冷，他们肯定把暖气关了。 2.否定句中用can’t / couldn’t (不可能), may not/might not(可能不)。 （1）It can’t/ couldn’t be the headmaster. He has gone to America.这不可能是校长，他去美国了。 （2）He may not/might not know the scientist. 他也许不认识那位科学家。 3.疑问句中用can/could (能……?)。 （1）Could he have finished the task? 他可能把任务完成了吗？ （2）Can he be at home now? 他现在能在家吗？ 2. Another new book written by my favorite writer will______next month. A. come out B. come up C. come on D. come over 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我最喜欢的作家写的另一本新书将在下个月出版。考查动词短语辨析。come out出版，发行；come up发生/走近；come on来吧/加油；come over支配，影响。根据Another new book written by my favorite writer，可知come out符合句意，故选A。 3. Our basketball team won’t win the match _______ we work together. A. if B. since C. while D. unless 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：除非我们共同努力，否则我们的篮球队不会赢得这场比赛。考查连词辨析。A. if 如果，引导肯定意义的条件状语从句；B. since自从，引导时间状语从句；C. while当…时候，引导时间状语从句；D. unless除非，引导否定意义的条件状语从句。根据Our basketball team won’t win the match _____ we work together.结合语境“我们的球队不会赢得这场比赛，…我们共同努力。”可知只有D选项符合题意，故答案选D。 4. — Is the food enough? — I think so. It will _______ four hungry people A. support B. serve C. sore D. cover 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——食物够吗？——我认为是这样，它将够招待四个饥饿的人了。考查动词。A. support支持，动词 B. serve招待动词 C. sore adj. 疼痛的 D. cover覆盖，动词也可作名词封面，覆盖物。根据I think so.可知，我觉得食物能够吃，就是能招待客人了，故选B 5. David didn’t pass the driving test yesterday, so he was very _____. A. shy B. glad C. proud D. disappointed 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：大卫昨天没有通过驾驶考试，所以他非常失望。考查形容词辨析。A. shy胆怯的、害羞的；B. glad高兴的；C. proud自豪的；D. disappointed失望的、沮丧的。根据David didn’t pass the driving test yesterday,可知应是他非常失望，其它选项均不符合句意，故答案选D。 6. —It’s said that the film Ready Player One is worth watching. I’m going to watch it tonight. —_______. A. That’s all right B. With pleasure C. Sounds good D. Enjoy your time 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——据说电影《头号玩家》值得一看。我今晚打算去看。——玩得开心。 考查情景交际。That’s all right不客气；With pleasure我很乐意；Sounds good听起来不错；Enjoy your time玩得开心。根据“I’m going to watch it tonight”可知，此处表祝愿，故选D。 7. —What do you think your life will be like________ ten years? —Yeah. I have thought about it________ three years. A. before; of B. after; in C. for;for D. in;for 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：——你认为十年后你的生活会是什么样子？——是的。我已经考虑了三年了。考查介词辨析题。of主要表示所有关系和范围，不表时间，可排除。after 在以后，是以过去为起点，用于一般过去时；before “在……之前”，与after相对。for表时间的长度，后接一段时间，用于现在完成时态。in表时间是以现在为起点，表示从现在起多久以后，用于将来时态。before和after都不合句意，可排除。ten years和three years都是一段时间，根据句意结构和时态语境，问句是将来时，需用in，答句是完成时，需用for，故选D。 8. The boy promised ______ late for school again. A. not to be B. to not be C. not being D. being not 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：那个男孩答应上学再也不迟到了。本题考查动词不定式。promise to do译为“答应做某事”,其否定形式在不定式符号“to”前加not，故选A。 9. —The T-shirt I received is not the same as is shown online. —How come? But I ________ you that we’ll look into it right away. A. promise B. guess C. plan D. wonder 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：——我收到的这件T恤与网上展示的不一样。——怎么会呢？但我向你保证，我们会马上调查的。 考查动词辨析。promise承诺；guess猜测；plan计划；wonder想知道。根据“But I...you that we’ll look into it right away.”可知，此处是向对方作出承诺，会立刻调查此事。故选A。 10. ---What took you so long? ---I got lost. I have no ________ of direction. A. feeling B. ability C. knowledge D. sense 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】试题分析：句意：怎么花费了你那么长的时间？我迷路了。我没有方向感。A. feeling感情B. ability能力 C. knowledge 知识 D. sense感觉。根据句意，故选D. 考点：考查名词辨析。 Ⅱ.完形填空 Sir Charles Baskerville is found ____11____ with a scared look on his face. The footprints of a hound are nearby. People believe the giant dog did the killing. And it seems the dog is looking for its next ___12___. That is what Doctor James Mortimer is ____13____. Sir Henry Baskerville, the new ____14____ of Baskerville Hall is arriving from America to inherit（继承）Sir Charles' fortune. Scared and ___15___ about what to do, Mortimer turns to the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his ___16___ partner, Dr Watson. The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle, scares you with its story about a ghost dog. People think the dog is ____17____ every member of the Baskerville family. It all started many years earlier. Hugo Baskerville was a bad man who kidnapped a young woman. But when he tried to ___18___ her from running away, a giant dog killed him. Now Sir Charles, also from the Baskerville family, has died ____19____. People are worried that the killer ghost dog has ____20____. Sir Henry Baskerville is said to be the last member of the family alive. He receives a scary note, telling him to leave town ____21____ it's too late. Doctor Watson finds there are many more suspects than just the ghost dog. But of course it is the bright Holmes who ____22____ the mystery. Watson tells the story in the book. Sometimes, some of the words he uses are difficult to understand. But the ____23____ and suspense（悬念）he builds still makes the book very funny and ____24____. Finally, it turns out that the dog is a trained big dog ____25____ a ghost dog. Holmes discovers the murderer at last. 11. A. lonely B. mad C. safe D. dead 12. A. victim B. murderer C. survivor D. suspect 13. A. proud of B. worried about C. angry with D. satisfied with 14. A. doctor B. master C. servant D. detective 15. A. unwilling B. uncertain C. hopeful D. confident 16. A. famous B. rich C. patient D. strong 17. A. killing B. arresting C. eating D. carrying 18. A. finish B. start C. stop D. avoid 19. A. secretly B. mysteriously C. patiently D. repeatedly 20. A. passed B. replied C. returned D. paid 21. A. if B. since C. before D. so 22. A. puts out B. acts out C. takes out D. works out 23. A. danger B. horror C. mystery D. secret 24. A. scary B. boring C. relaxing D. pleasant 25. A. in face of B. in need of C. because of D. instead of 【答案】11. D 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. B 16. A 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. C 21. C 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. D 【解析】 【分析】这是福尔摩斯探案集其中的一个案例，讲述的是巴斯克维尔家族和 杀手鬼狗的故事。 【11题详解】 句意：查尔兹·巴斯克维尔爵士被发现死时脸上带着惊恐的神色。本题考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. lonely孤独的 B. mad疯了的 C. safe安全的 D. dead死的，根据后文People believe the giant dog did the killing，可知是死了，故选D。 【12题详解】 句意：这只狗似乎在寻找下一个受害者。本题考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. victim受害者 B. murderer杀凶手 C. survivor幸存者 D. suspect嫌疑人，根据后文That is what Doctor James Mortimer is ____3____.可知他们担心还会有受害者，故选A。 【13题详解】 句意：这就是詹姆斯·摩梯末医生所担心的。本题考查形容词短语辨析及语境理解。A. proud of以…自豪 B. worried about担心 C. angry with生气 D. satisfied with满意，根据前文还会继续又受害者，所以很担心，故选B。 【14题详解】 句意：巴斯克维尔庄园的新主人亨利·巴斯克维尔爵士将从美国来到这里继承查尔斯爵士的财产。本题考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. doctor医生 B. master主人 C. servant服务员 D. detective侦探，根据后文to inherit（继承）Sir Charles' fortune可知是庄园的新主人，故选B。 【15题详解】 句意：摩梯末既害怕又不知道该怎么办，便向著名的侦探夏洛克·福尔摩斯和他著名的搭档华生医生求助。本题考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. unwilling不愿意的 B. uncertain不确定的 C. hopeful有希望的 D. confident自信的，结合句意可知是不知道做什么，故选B。 【16题详解】 句意：摩梯末既害怕又不知道该怎么办，便向著名的侦探夏洛克·福尔摩斯和他著名的搭档华生医生求助。本题考查形容词辨析及语境理解。A. famous著名的 B. rich富有的 C. patient 有耐心的D. strong强壮的，根据常识华生医生也是很出名的，故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：人们认为这条狗正在杀死巴斯克维尔家族的每一个成员。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. killing杀 B. arresting逮捕 C. eating吃 D. carrying携带，根据前文People believe the giant dog did the killing，故选A。 【18题详解】 句意：但是当他试图阻止她逃跑时，一只巨大的狗把他咬死了。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. finish完成 B. start开始 C. stop停止 D. avoid避免，stop sb from doing sth阻止某人做某事，结合句意，故选C。 【19题详解】 句意：现在，同样来自巴斯克维尔家族的查尔兹爵士神秘地去世了。本题考查副词辨析及语境理解。A. secretly秘密地 B. mysteriously神秘地 C. patiently有耐心地 D. repeatedly反复地，结合句意，故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：人们担心杀手鬼狗又回来了。本题考查动词辨析及语境理解。A. passed经过 B. replied回复 C. returned返回 D. paid支付，这里的ghost dog指的就是前文杀死雨果·巴斯克维尔的那只狗，人们担心它又回来了，故选C。 【21题详解】 句意：他收到一张可怕的纸条，告诉他在太晚之前就离开这个城市。本题考查从属连词及语境理解。A. if假如，引导条件状语从句 B. since自从，引导时间状语从句 C. before之前，引导时间状语从句 D. so所以，并列连词，结合句意故选C。 【22题详解】 句意：但当然是聪明的福尔摩斯解开了谜团。本题考查动词短语辨析及语境理解。A. puts out熄灭 B. acts out付诸行动 C. takes out拿出来 D. works out解决；弄懂 ，结合句意，故选D。 【23题详解】 句意：但他所构建的神秘和悬疑仍然使这本书非常有趣和可怕。本题考查名词辨析及语境理解。A. danger危险 B. horror幽默 C. mystery神秘 D. secret秘密，从意思上，与名词suspense可并列的mystery，故选C。 【24题详解】 句意：但他所构建的神秘和悬疑仍然使这本书非常有趣和可怕。本题形容词辨析及语境理解。A. scary害怕的 B. boring无聊的 C. relaxing令人放松的 D. pleasant令人愉悦的，这是部恐怖故事，故选A。 【25题详解】 句意：最后，原来这只狗是经过训练的大狗，而不是鬼狗。本题考查介词短语辨析及语境理解。A. in face of面对 B. in need of需要 C. because of因为 D. instead of代替，结合句意，故选D。 Ⅲ. Who designed the first helicopter(直升飞机)? Who___26___(draw) one of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most___27___(doctor) did? There is an answer___28___all these questions --- Leonardo de Vinci. Leonardo lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his___29___(invent) seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t build___30___helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked. That’s why he was considered___31___(be) a genius that has ever been known. But Leonardo wasn’t just an inventor. He was one of the___32___(great) artists of his day. When he was only twenty years old, he___33___(call) a master painter, and as he got older he became even more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways___34___he was ready to paint. Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with us today. You may know one of his most famous works--- the___35___(smile) woman known as the Mona Lisa. 【答案】26. drew 27. doctors 28. to 29. inventions 30. a 31. to be 32. greatest 33. was called 34. before 35. smiling 【解析】 【分析】本文介绍了达·芬奇的设计和发明以及他的美术作品。 【26题详解】 drew 句意：谁画了世界上最著名的画中的一幅？根据Who designed the first helicopter(直升飞机)?可知此处叙述发生过的事，故用一般过去时，故用draw的过去式drew。 【27题详解】 doctors 句意：谁比大多数医生更了解人体？有most修饰，故此处用复数名词，故为doctors。 【28题详解】 to 句意：所有这些问题有一个答案——达·芬奇。the/an answer to“……的答案”，故为to。 【29题详解】 inventions 句意：达·芬奇生活在大约1500年，但是他的许多发明对今天的我们似乎是现代的。有many修饰，故用invent的复数名词，故为inventions。 【30题详解】 a 句意：当然，他无法用他所有的东西建造一件直升飞机。修饰单数名词helicopter，故用不定冠词a。 【31题详解】 to be 句意：那就是为什么他被认为是一个众所周知的天才。be considered to be……“被认为是……”，故此处为to be。 【32题详解】 greatest 句意：他是他那个时代最伟大的艺术家之一。one of the+形容词的最高级+复数名词“最……的人/物之一”，故为great的最高级形式greatest。 【33题详解】 was called 句意：当他只有二十岁时，他被称为大师级的画家。结合句意表示“被称为”，故用被动语态。根据When he was only twenty years old,可知此处用一般过去时，故为was called。 【34题详解】 before 句意：有时他还没有准备好画画之前，他用十种方法画一只手。根据Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways可知他用了十种方法画一只手，这是在准备画画之前，选择其中一种画画方法来画，故此处为连词before。 【35题详解】 smiling 句意：你可能知道他最著名的作品之一——被称为蒙娜丽莎的那个微笑的妇女。修饰名词woman作定语，故用现在分词smiling。 点睛：根据句意，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，根据所给单词，填入正确形式的单词。例如小题6，句意：那就是为什么他被认为是一个众所周知的天才。be considered to be……“被认为是……”，故此处为to be。 Ⅳ.阅读理解 A Generally speaking, American food is not very thick in taste. Salads are much liked and are served all year round. Many Americans are trying to keep down their weight. This is shown in menus offering “low calorie (卡路里)” or “weight watchers” meals. In markets, one can find “No Cal” drinks (meaning without calories) such as cola. Many Americans drink coffee or tea with their meal. If a waiter in an American restaurant asks “Now or later?”, what he means is “Do you want coffee with your meal or later?” When eating out in the USA, we can ask for tea, milk, beer, and so on, if we prefer these to coffee. American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do so. The main dish in American meals is usually meat, chicken or fish, but more than one of these is hardly served at the same meal. Most Americans eat quickly during the day — that is, breakfast and lunch — unless it is a social, business, or family situation. The evening meal, however, is usually a family time. Racing through daytime meals is part of the “American pace” of life, for working hours are considered important. The nationwide fast-food restaurants are suitable for the ways of American eating. The standard (标准的) products, of nearly the same price, are served quickly, and taste the same whether bought in New York City or in Los Angeles. McDonald’s is a popular restaurant. It offers many choices of hamburgers, French fries and “cokes”. These foods are rich in fats, sugar and salt. Often, they are the major meal of the day of many young working people. 36. “Weight watchers” most probably means __________ in Chinese. A. 减肥者 B. 观察者 C. 称重者 D. 参与者 37. In American restaurants which of the following is NOT true？ A. Many American people like salads. B. Coffee can be served after a meal. C. One can order tea if he doesn’t like coffee. D. All restaurants can sell beer and wine. 38. At the same meal, American people usually __________. A. have meat, chicken and fish together B. have either meat or chicken or fish C. drink a lot of beer, wine or liquor D. sit down together around a table 39. In American restaurants, the standard foods __________. A. have different prices B. taste different from place to place C. are very expensive D. can be served quickly 40 This passage mainly talks about __________. A. American restaurants and people B. American eating culture C. American working situation D. American food and price 【答案】36. A 37. D 38. B 39. D 40. B 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了美国人的饮食习惯。美国人一年四季都吃沙拉，许多的美国人正在注意减少卡路里的摄入以减轻体重。美国人喜欢吃饭时喝咖啡或茶。相同的一顿饭不会出现两种肉食。大部分美国人进食快，快餐更适合美国人的吃饭方式。 【36题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“This is shown in menus offering ‘low calorie (卡路里)’ or ‘weight watchers’ meals.”这表现在提供给低卡路里或减肥者的饭的菜单中就会有所体现，短语“Weight watchers”指的是“减肥者”，故选A。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据“American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do so.”可知，不是所有的餐馆都能卖啤酒或酒，故选D。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The main dish in American meals is usually meat, chicken or fish, but more than one of these is hardly served at the same meal.”可知，美国人的主餐中通常都是肉、鸡肉、鱼，但是在同一顿饭中几乎不会端上超过一种肉。故选B。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The standard (标准的) products, of nearly the same price, are served quickly, and taste the same whether bought in New York City or in Los Angeles.”可知，标准的食物能迅速上桌，味道也一样，故选D。 【40题详解】 主旨大意题。根据全文的理解可知，短文主要内容主要介绍了美国的饮食文化，故选B。 B It was the last day of the final examination in a college. On the steps of the building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence. They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (a teacher at a college) had said they could bring any books and notes during the test. Right after they came into the classroom, the professor handed out the papers. There are only five questions on it. Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and asked, “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then?” Certainly someone has finished one. But the class kept silent. The professor said, “That is exactly I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering. There are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.” The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught. 41. Why did the students think the exam was easy at first? A. Because it was their last exam in the college. B. Because they knew there were only five questions. C. Because they thought they were clever and talented. D. Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the test. 42. What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph? A. Make something not clear. B. Make somebody think of something. C. Remind somebody of something. D. Make something change. 43. What could the students learn from the last exam? A. He laughs best who laughs last. B. A good beginning is half done. C. One is never too old to learn. D. The early bird catches the worm (虫子). 44. What’s the best title for the article? A. Some Confident Students B. A Difficult Exam. C. An Interesting Professor D. An Unforgettable Lesson 【答案】41. D 42. A 43. C 44. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了学生参加了一次可以带书和纸条的考试，虽然只有5道题，但是学生很少能答出来。于是，教授告诉他们虽然在学校的学业学习完了，但是在实践中的知识仍需要学习。因此这节课，学生们过了很多年仍记着。 【41题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (a teacher at a college) had said they could bring any books and notes during the test.”可知，学生认为考试容易，是因为他们可以在考试期间带书和纸条。故选D。 【42题详解】 词义猜测题。根据最后一段“The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.”可知，很多年过去了，学生还记得那个教授所教的那节课，但是时间长了，教授的名词记不清了，模糊了；据此可以推断，划线单词“obscured”意为“清清楚的”。故选A。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“There are still many things about the subject you don’t know.”可知，学生们仍有很多东西不知道，因此他们应该活到老，学到老。故选C。 【44题详解】 最佳标题题。综合全文，尤其是根据最后一段“The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.”可知，全文围绕着一节令学生难以忘记的课展开的。故选D。 C Sometimes we wish that we could have more time. The good news is that this year will be longer than the previous! Although don’t get excited just yet, because if you blink (眨眼), you may just miss it. That’s because 2015 will be one second longer than 2014 －also known as a leap second (闰秒). And surprisingly, they are pretty common. But why do we need them? Over the centuries, Earth has been slowing down. This means that we must keep changing our clocks to keep in step with Earth’s time. We’ve all heard of leap years. Our calendars hold 365 days in a year. Yet Earth takes slightly longer to orbit the sun. So we save this time and every 4 years we have an extra day in February. As for the leap seconds, the International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) manages the global time, known as the atomic time(原子钟时间). This is the timekeeping that’s used for every single country. To keep up with Earth’s time, they add a second every now and then. They’ve been doing this since 1972. And this year will be the 26th second they’ve added! It’ll be added just before 8:00 a.m. on July 1 Beijing time. So you will see 7:59:60 on July 1. Although adding a second sounds harmless, it can have negative effects. In 2012 when a leap second was added, it caused problems for companies like social networking sites Reddit and LinkedIn. As they weren’t prepared for the change, it caused their computers to record errors. 45. Why does a leap second have to be added in some years? A. Because this year is shorter than the previous one. B. Because we need to have more time. C. Because the Earth is slowing down. D. Because it can help make a leap year. 46. In a leap year, there is an extra day in_____. A. January B. February C. March D. December 47. In order to keep up with Earth’s time, how many seconds have been added until last year? A. 43 B. 42 C. 26 D. 25 48. What’s the negative effect of adding a leap second? A. It makes the day longer than the previous one. B. It causes some recording errors for companies. C. It makes people stay up late. D. It does harm to people’s health. 【答案】45. C 46. B 47. D 48. B 【解析】 【分析】本文介绍了因为地球运行的慢了，因此为了与地球时间同步，我们的钟表应每年加1闰秒，每四年在2月份多1天。但是加闰秒会导致一些公司的记录出错。 【45题详解】 C 推理判断题。根据Over the centuries, Earth has been slowing down. This means that we must keep changing our clocks to keep in step with Earth’s time.因为地球一直慢下来，因此钟表要与地球时间一直，故加一秒，故选C。 【46题详解】 B 细节理解题。根据So we save this time and every 4 years we have an extra day in February.可知在闰年，在2月多一天，故选B。 【47题详解】 D 推理判断题。根据That’s because 2015 will be one second longer than 2014 －also known as a leap second (闰秒). 可知今年是2015年。根据And this year will be the 26th second they’ve added!可知今年将增加26秒，故推断在去年2014年，被增加了25秒，故选D。 【48题详解】 B 细节理解题。根据As they weren’t prepared for the change, it caused their computers to record errors.可知增加闰秒的副作用就是导致一些公司记录出错，故选B。 点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题3，根据That’s because 2015 will be one second longer than 2014 －also known as a leap second (闰秒). 可知今年是2015年。根据And this year will be the 26th second they’ve added!可知今年将增加26秒，故推断在去年2014年，被增加了25秒，故选D。 D While Westerners were getting used to paying with credit cards（信用卡）or bank cards at the very beginning of the 21st century, most Chinese people still liked to pay in cash (paper money) out of habit. However, today, Chinese people may be leading the world in mobile payment, mainly WeChat Pay and Alipay. Foreigners feel amazed when Chinese people buy everything with their phones. At least, this was the case for Lim Swee Say, Manpower Minister of Singapore. When Lim was waiting in line to buy some snacks at a street stall(货摊）in Shanghai, he saw other customers show their phones and take the food without giving over any cash. Soon after, he realized that the customers were using mobile payment. "Singapore is actually backward（落后）" , said Lim The popularity of mobile payment in China has pushed many foreign countries and agencies to accept them. And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world. ● Quite a few Western mobile payment services require businessmen to install（安装）expensive machines before customers can use them. While using Chinese mobile payment, all it takes is a QR code（二维码）and a smart phone. ● Nowadays, almost everyone has a smart phone, even teenagers. And the mobile payment has helped people save the trouble of taking wallets with them. It's not only safer, more convenient, but also environmentally friendly. ● Most shops in China, from a tiny shop in villages to a huge shopping center in big cities, all offer the service of mobile payment. And by the end of last year, Hangzhou Public Transportation System installed the mobile payment machine on 8,000 downtown buses. ● With Chinese travelers throughout the world, it's now common to see the familiar green or blue QR codes in tourist sights around the world. 49. What can we learn from the first paragraph? A. The Chinese people still like to pay in cash today. B. Most Western people feel like the mobile payment. C. Chinese people used the credit card at the beginning of the 21 at century. D. Both WeChat Pay and Alipay are the most popular payments in China. 50. How do the foreigners feel when they see so many Chinese pay with phones? A. Interested. B. amazed. C. Delighted. D. Worried. 51. What does Lim mean by saying "Singapore is actually backward."? A. In Singapore fewer people like to pay in cash. B. People in Singapore don't know how to pay with phones. C. It is not so popular for people in Singapore to pay with phones. D. There are fewer people in Singapore who like the web payment. 52. What does the underlined word "popularity" mean? A. 普及 B. 便捷 C. 入口 D. 喜好 53. Why does the writer write this passage? A. To remind people to pay with credit cards. B. To introduce WeChat Pay & Alipay. C. To tell us the fact that the mobile payment may spread in the world. D. To persuade（说服）more people to use mobile payment. 【答案】49. D 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. C 【解析】 【分析】在21世纪初，但西方人习惯于用信用卡或者是银行卡支付时，大部分的中国人出于习惯仍然喜欢用现金支付。然而如今中国人可能在移动支付，主要是微信支付和支付宝支付方面引领世界。 【49题详解】 题意：从第一次自然段，我们能了解什么？根据However, today, Chinese people may be leading the world in mobile payment, mainly WeChat Pay and Alipay点题可知，如今中国人可能在移动支付，主要是微信支付和支付宝支付方面引领世界。故选D。 【50题详解】 题意：当外国人看到如此多中国人用手机支付，是他们是感受如何？根据Foreigners feel amazed when Chinese people buy everything with their phones可知，他们是惊讶的amazed。故选B。 【51题详解】 题意：Lim通过说"Singapore is actually backward."表达什么意思？根据前文he realized that the customers were using mobile payment. "Singapore is actually backward（落后）" , said Lim他意识到顾客在用手机支付时，他感觉新加坡落后。可知It is not so popular for people in Singapore to pay with phones.新加坡人们不常用手机支付。故选C。 【52题详解】 题意：划线的单词"popularity"什么意思？根据后文And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world解释手机支付风靡全球的原因可知"popularity"意思是普及。故选A。 【53题详解】 题意：作者为什么要写这篇文章？根据中间过渡段The popularity of mobile payment in China has pushed many foreign countries and agencies to accept them. And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world可知，本文主要讲的是he mobile payment may spread in the world手机支付风靡全球的事实及原因。故选C。 E Decisions, decisions! Our lives are full of them, from the small ones to the life-changing. The right to choose is central to everyone. Yet sometimes we make bad decisions that leave us unhappy or full of regret. Can science help? Most of us know little about the mental processes that lie behind our decisions. Luckily, what psychologists (心理学家) are finding may help us all make better choices. Here are some of their amazing discoveries to help you make up your mind. Consider your emotions. You might think that emotions are the enemy of decision making, but in fact they are a part of it. Whenever you make up your mind, your brain’s emotional centre is active. University of Southern California scientist, Antonio Damasia, has studied people with damage to only the emotional parts of their brains , and found that they were unable to make basic choices about what to wear or eat. Damasia thinks this may be because our brains store emotional memories of past choice, which we use to help the present decision-making. However, making choices under the influence of an emotion can greatly affect the result. Take anger, for example. A study by Nitika Garg of the University of Mississippi and other scientists found the angry shoppers were more likely to choose the first thing they were offered rather than considering other choices. It seems that anger can lead us to make quick decisions without much thinking. All emotions affect our thinking and motivation (动机), so it may be best to avoid making important decisions under their influence. Yet strangely there is one emotion that seems to help us make good choices. The American researchers found that sad people took time to consider the various choices on offer, and ended up making the best choices. In fact many studies show that people who feel unhappy have the most reasonable view of the world. 54. According to the text, what may help us make better decisions? A. To think about happy times. B. To make many decisions at a time. C. To stop feeling regretful about the past. D. To learn about the process of decision-making. 55. What does the underlined word “central” mean? A. 中心的 B. 中央的 C. 起决定作用的 D. 后悔的 56. Damasia’s study suggests that ________. A. emotions are the enemy of decision making. B. our brain has nothing to do with decision making. C. people with physical damage find it hard to make up their minds. D. our emotional memories of past choices can affect present decisions. 57. Why are angry shoppers more likely to choose the first thing they are offered? A. They often forget their past choices. B. They make decisions without much thinking. C. They tend to save time when shopping. D. They are too angry to bargain. 58. What do we learn from the text? A. Emotions are a part of decision-making. B. Sad people always make worse choices. C. No emotion seems to help us make good choices. D. Only sad feeling affect our thinking and motivation. 【答案】54. D 55. C 56. D 57. B 58. A 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了影响我们做决定的因素。情绪对做决定的影响只是一部分，但是在某种情绪的影响下做出的决定会影响结果，因此我们要避免在他们的影响下做出决定。 【54题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Most of us know little about the mental processes that lie behind our decisions. Luckily, what psychologists (心理学家) are finding may help us all make better choices.”可知，心理学家认为心理思考的过程可能帮助我们做出更好的决定。故选D。 【55题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“Our lives are full of them, from the small ones to the life-changing. The right to choose is central to everyone.”可知，我们的生活中充满选择，因此选择是每个人生活的重要东西，是起决定作用的，所以单词“central”指的是“起决定作用的”，故选C。 【56题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Damasia thinks this may be because our brains store emotional memories of past choice, which we use to help the present decision-making.”可知，Damasia的研究表明我们对于过去的选择的情绪记忆会影响对现在的选择。故选D。 【57题详解】 细节理解题。根据“It seems that anger can lead us to make quick decisions without much thinking.”可知，愤怒使我们不会思考很多就很快作出决定，故选B。 【58题详解】 细节理解题。根据“You might think that emotions are the enemy of decision making, but in fact they are a part of it.”可知，情绪对做决定的影响只是一部分。故选A。 F The Youth Daily newspaper group is looking for two English-language business editors (编辑) for the international team. Applicants (申请人) should *help the editor-in-chief (主编) set goals and work on completing them; *give creative ideas, be able to rewrite (改写) articles if necessary and give lessons to the team members who have little experience (经验); *work hard to finish the tasks on time; *have at least three years’ experience. If you join us, you’ll get *free lunch; *80% medical cost; *seven days’ paid leave 11 public holidays and a return to your hometown If you are interested in it, you can first write to job@youthdaily.com. 59. The Youth Daily newspaper group offers everything below EXCEPT ________ to the editors. A. have lunch for free B. a week’s leave without getting paid. C. public holidays D. most medical cost 60. If you want to get the job, you can ________ The Youth Daily newspaper group first. A. call B. visit C. email D. write 61. From the chart (图表), we know that________. A. only those who know two languages can get the job B. applicants are required to be good at writing C. anyone who has worked for two years can get the job D. workers of The Youth Daily don’t need to pay for housing 【答案】59. B 60. C 61. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一个关于招聘的广告，《青年日报》正在为国际团队招聘两名英语商业编辑。 【59题详解】 细节理解题。根据“If you join us, you’ll get…seven days’ paid leave.”可知，《青年日报》提供带薪假期的机会，而不是不带薪休假。故选B。 【60题详解】 细节理解题。根据“If you are interested in it, you can first write to job@youthdaily.com.”可知，如果你有兴趣，可以发邮件申请这份工作。故选C。 【61题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Applicants (申请人) should…give creative ideas, be able to rewrite (改写) articles if necessary”可知，申请人需要有良好写作能力。故选B。 V.书面表达 62. 书面表达 共享单车为我们的生活带来了极大的便利。假设你是红星中学九年级学生李华，你的美国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国最新出现的一种共享单车“mobike”很感兴趣，并请你做个简要介绍。 请你给Jim回信，内容包括：1. 这种单车的使用方法（如：APP查看车辆、扫码开锁等）；2. 这种单车的优势；3. 你对这种单车的看法。 注意：1. 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：智能手机smartphone；扫码scan the QR code；交通工具a means of transportation。 Dear Jim, I’m siting to tell you more about the new form of sharing bike-mobike mentioned in your latest letter. ______ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hope to ride a mobike with you in China. Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jim, I’m writing to tell you more about the new form of sharing bike-mobike mentioned in your latest letter. It’s very convenient to use if you have a smartphone. What you do is to find a nearest mobike through the APP, scan the QR code on the bike, and enjoy your trip. Compared to other forms of sharing bike, the greatest advantage of mobike is that you can easily find one and never worry about where to park it. It is becoming a new trend as a means of transportation, which relieves the traffic pressure and does good to the environment as well. Hope to ride a mobike with you in China. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【详解】这是一篇要求介绍关于共享单车的一些事情。动笔前先要认真阅读要点，围绕要点组织材料，然后用正确的英语句子把这些内容表达出来，在此基础上亦可适当发挥，注意不要遗漏材料中给出的要点。根据材料可知本文主要是应用一般现在时态，注意标点符号及大小写等问题，不要犯语法错误。注意上下文之间的逻辑关系，语意连贯。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 江苏省南京鼓楼区五校联考2024-2025中考考前最后一次模拟英语试卷 考生请注意： 1.答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。 2.第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。 3.考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 Ⅰ.单项选择 1. --Look! The man welcoming us at the school gate be our headmaster． --No,it be him.He is having a meeting in the office now． A. must; can’t B. must; mustn’t C. can’t; mustn’t D. mustn’t; can 2. Another new book written by my favorite writer will______next month. A. come out B. come up C. come on D. come over 3. Our basketball team won’t win the match _______ we work together. A. if B. since C. while D. unless 4. — Is the food enough? — I think so. It will _______ four hungry people A. support B. serve C. sore D. cover 5. David didn’t pass the driving test yesterday, so he was very _____. A. shy B. glad C. proud D. disappointed 6. —It’s said that the film Ready Player One is worth watching. I’m going to watch it tonight. —_______. A. That’s all right B. With pleasure C. Sounds good D. Enjoy your time 7. —What do you think your life will be like________ ten years? —Yeah. I have thought about it________ three years. A. before; of B. after; in C. for;for D. in;for 8. The boy promised ______ late for school again. A. not to be B. to not be C. not being D. being not 9. —The T-shirt I received is not the same as is shown online. —How come? But I ________ you that we’ll look into it right away. A. promise B. guess C. plan D. wonder 10. ---What took you so long? ---I got lost. I have no ________ of direction. A. feeling B. ability C. knowledge D. sense Ⅱ.完形填空 Sir Charles Baskerville is found ____11____ with a scared look on his face. The footprints of a hound are nearby. People believe the giant dog did the killing. And it seems the dog is looking for its next ___12___. That is what Doctor James Mortimer is ____13____. Sir Henry Baskerville, the new ____14____ of Baskerville Hall is arriving from America to inherit（继承）Sir Charles' fortune. Scared and ___15___ about what to do, Mortimer turns to the famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and his ___16___ partner, Dr Watson. The Hound of the Baskervilles, by Arthur Conan Doyle, scares you with its story about a ghost dog. People think the dog is ____17____ every member of the Baskerville family. It all started many years earlier. Hugo Baskerville was a bad man who kidnapped a young woman. But when he tried to ___18___ her from running away, a giant dog killed him. Now Sir Charles, also from the Baskerville family, has died ____19____. People are worried that the killer ghost dog has ____20____. Sir Henry Baskerville is said to be the last member of the family alive. He receives a scary note, telling him to leave town ____21____ it's too late. Doctor Watson finds there are many more suspects than just the ghost dog. But of course it is the bright Holmes who ____22____ the mystery. Watson tells the story in the book. Sometimes, some of the words he uses are difficult to understand. But the ____23____ and suspense（悬念）he builds still makes the book very funny and ____24____. Finally, it turns out that the dog is a trained big dog ____25____ a ghost dog. Holmes discovers the murderer at last. 11. A. lonely B. mad C. safe D. dead 12. A. victim B. murderer C. survivor D. suspect 13. A. proud of B. worried about C. angry with D. satisfied with 14. A. doctor B. master C. servant D. detective 15. A. unwilling B. uncertain C. hopeful D. confident 16. A. famous B. rich C. patient D. strong 17. A. killing B. arresting C. eating D. carrying 18. A. finish B. start C. stop D. avoid 19. A. secretly B. mysteriously C. patiently D. repeatedly 20. A. passed B. replied C. returned D. paid 21. A. if B. since C. before D. so 22. A. puts out B. acts out C. takes out D. works out 23. A. danger B. horror C. mystery D. secret 24. A. scary B. boring C. relaxing D. pleasant 25. A. in face of B. in need of C. because of D. instead of Ⅲ. Who designed the first helicopter(直升飞机)? Who___26___(draw) one of the most famous pictures in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most___27___(doctor) did? There is an answer___28___all these questions --- Leonardo de Vinci. Leonardo lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his___29___(invent) seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks has drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t build___30___helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked. That’s why he was considered___31___(be) a genius that has ever been known. But Leonardo wasn’t just an inventor. He was one of the___32___(great) artists of his day. When he was only twenty years old, he___33___(call) a master painter, and as he got older he became even more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand in ten different ways___34___he was ready to paint. Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with us today. You may know one of his most famous works--- the___35___(smile) woman known as the Mona Lisa. Ⅳ.阅读理解 A Generally speaking, American food is not very thick in taste. Salads are much liked and are served all year round. Many Americans are trying to keep down their weight. This is shown in menus offering “low calorie (卡路里)” or “weight watchers” meals. In markets, one can find “No Cal” drinks (meaning without calories) such as cola. Many Americans drink coffee or tea with their meal. If a waiter in an American restaurant asks “Now or later?”, what he means is “Do you want coffee with your meal or later?” When eating out in the USA, we can ask for tea, milk, beer, and so on, if we prefer these to coffee. American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do so. The main dish in American meals is usually meat, chicken or fish, but more than one of these is hardly served at the same meal. Most Americans eat quickly during the day — that is, breakfast and lunch — unless it is a social, business, or family situation. The evening meal, however, is usually a family time. Racing through daytime meals is part of the “American pace” of life, for working hours are considered important. The nationwide fast-food restaurants are suitable for the ways of American eating. The standard (标准的) products, of nearly the same price, are served quickly, and taste the same whether bought in New York City or in Los Angeles. McDonald’s is a popular restaurant. It offers many choices of hamburgers, French fries and “cokes”. These foods are rich in fats, sugar and salt. Often, they are the major meal of the day of many young working people. 36. “Weight watchers” most probably means __________ in Chinese. A. 减肥者 B. 观察者 C. 称重者 D. 参与者 37 In American restaurants which of the following is NOT true？ A. Many American people like salads. B. Coffee can be served after a meal. C. One can order tea if he doesn’t like coffee. D. All restaurants can sell beer and wine. 38. At the same meal, American people usually __________. A. have meat, chicken and fish together B. have either meat or chicken or fish C. drink a lot of beer, wine or liquor D. sit down together around a table 39. In American restaurants, the standard foods __________. A. have different prices B. taste different from place to place C. are very expensive D. can be served quickly 40. This passage mainly talks about __________. A. American restaurants and people B. American eating culture C. American working situation D. American food and price B It was the last day of the final examination in a college. On the steps of the building, a group of engineering students were waiting for the last exam. On their faces was confidence. They knew the exam would be easy. The professor (a teacher at a college) had said they could bring any books and notes during the test. Right after they came into the classroom, the professor handed out the papers. There are only five questions on it. Three hours passed. Then the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was nervous expression. The professor watched the worried faces before him, and asked, “How many of you have completed all five questions?” No hand was raised. “How many of you have answered four?” Still no hands. “Three? Two?” The students moved restlessly in their seats. “One, then?” Certainly someone has finished one. But the class kept silent. The professor said, “That is exactly I expected. I just want to make you know clearly that even though you have completed four years of engineering. There are still many things about the subject you don’t know. These questions you could not answer are common in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added, “You will all pass this course, your education has just begun.” The years have obscured the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught. 41. Why did the students think the exam was easy at first? A. Because it was their last exam in the college. B. Because they knew there were only five questions. C. Because they thought they were clever and talented. D. Because they were allowed to bring any books and notes during the test. 42. What does the underlined word “obscured” mean in the last paragraph? A. Make something not clear. B. Make somebody think of something. C. Remind somebody of something. D. Make something change. 43. What could the students learn from the last exam? A. He laughs best who laughs last. B. A good beginning is half done. C. One is never too old to learn. D. The early bird catches the worm (虫子). 44. What’s the best title for the article? A. Some Confident Students B. A Difficult Exam. C. An Interesting Professor D. An Unforgettable Lesson C Sometimes we wish that we could have more time. The good news is that this year will be longer than the previous! Although don’t get excited just yet, because if you blink (眨眼), you may just miss it. That’s because 2015 will be one second longer than 2014 －also known as a leap second (闰秒). And surprisingly, they are pretty common. But why do we need them? Over the centuries, Earth has been slowing down. This means that we must keep changing our clocks to keep in step with Earth’s time. We’ve all heard of leap years. Our calendars hold 365 days in a year. Yet Earth takes slightly longer to orbit the sun. So we save this time and every 4 years we have an extra day in February. As for the leap seconds, the International Earth Rotation Service (IERS) manages the global time, known as the atomic time(原子钟时间). This is the timekeeping that’s used for every single country. To keep up with Earth’s time, they add a second every now and then. They’ve been doing this since 1972. And this year will be the 26th second they’ve added! It’ll be added just before 8:00 a.m. on July 1 Beijing time. So you will see 7:59:60 on July 1. Although adding a second sounds harmless, it can have negative effects. In 2012 when a leap second was added, it caused problems for companies like social networking sites Reddit and LinkedIn. As they weren’t prepared for the change, it caused their computers to record errors. 45. Why does a leap second have to be added in some years? A. Because this year is shorter than the previous one. B. Because we need to have more time. C. Because the Earth is slowing down. D. Because it can help make a leap year. 46. In a leap year, there is an extra day in_____. A. January B. February C. March D. December 47. In order to keep up with Earth’s time, how many seconds have been added until last year? A. 43 B. 42 C. 26 D. 25 48. What’s the negative effect of adding a leap second? A. It makes the day longer than the previous one. B. It causes some recording errors for companies. C. It makes people stay up late. D. It does harm to people’s health. D While Westerners were getting used to paying with credit cards（信用卡）or bank cards at the very beginning of the 21st century, most Chinese people still liked to pay in cash (paper money) out of habit. However, today, Chinese people may be leading the world in mobile payment, mainly WeChat Pay and Alipay. Foreigners feel amazed when Chinese people buy everything with their phones. At least this was the case for Lim Swee Say, Manpower Minister of Singapore. When Lim was waiting in line to buy some snacks at a street stall(货摊）in Shanghai, he saw other customers show their phones and take the food without giving over any cash. Soon after, he realized that the customers were using mobile payment. "Singapore is actually backward（落后）" , said Lim The popularity of mobile payment in China has pushed many foreign countries and agencies to accept them. And several reasons might make this mobile payment spread in the whole world. ● Quite a few Western mobile payment services require businessmen to install（安装）expensive machines before customers can use them. While using Chinese mobile payment, all it takes is a QR code（二维码）and a smart phone. ● Nowadays, almost everyone has a smart phone, even teenagers. And the mobile payment has helped people save the trouble of taking wallets with them. It's not only safer, more convenient, but also environmentally friendly. ● Most shops in China, from a tiny shop in villages to a huge shopping center in big cities, all offer the service of mobile payment. And by the end of last year, Hangzhou Public Transportation System installed the mobile payment machine on 8,000 downtown buses. ● With Chinese travelers throughout the world, it's now common to see the familiar green or blue QR codes in tourist sights around the world. 49. What can we learn from the first paragraph? A. The Chinese people still like to pay in cash today. B. Most Western people feel like the mobile payment. C. Chinese people used the credit card at the beginning of the 21 at century. D. Both WeChat Pay and Alipay are the most popular payments in China. 50. How do the foreigners feel when they see so many Chinese pay with phones? A. Interested. B. amazed. C. Delighted. D. Worried. 51. What does Lim mean by saying "Singapore is actually backward."? A. In Singapore fewer people like to pay in cash. B. People in Singapore don't know how to pay with phones. C. It is not so popular for people in Singapore to pay with phones. D. There are fewer people in Singapore who like the web payment. 52. What does the underlined word "popularity" mean? A. 普及 B. 便捷 C. 入口 D. 喜好 53. Why does the writer write this passage? A. To remind people to pay with credit cards. B. To introduce WeChat Pay & Alipay. C. To tell us the fact that the mobile payment may spread in the world. D. To persuade（说服）more people to use mobile payment. E Decisions, decisions! Our lives are full of them, from the small ones to the life-changing. The right to choose is central to everyone. Yet sometimes we make bad decisions that leave us unhappy or full of regret. Can science help? Most of us know little about the mental processes that lie behind our decisions. Luckily, what psychologists (心理学家) are finding may help us all make better choices. Here are some of their amazing discoveries to help you make up your mind. Consider your emotions. You might think that emotions are the enemy of decision making, but in fact they are a part of it. Whenever you make up your mind, your brain’s emotional centre is active. University of Southern California scientist, Antonio Damasia, has studied people with damage to only the emotional parts of their brains , and found that they were unable to make basic choices about what to wear or eat. Damasia thinks this may be because our brains store emotional memories of past choice, which we use to help the present decision-making. However, making choices under the influence of an emotion can greatly affect the result. Take anger, for example. A study by Nitika Garg of the University of Mississippi and other scientists found the angry shoppers were more likely to choose the first thing they were offered rather than considering other choices. It seems that anger can lead us to make quick decisions without much thinking. All emotions affect our thinking and motivation (动机), so it may be best to avoid making important decisions under their influence. Yet strangely there is one emotion that seems to help us make good choices. The American researchers found that sad people took time to consider the various choices on offer, and ended up making the best choices. In fact many studies show that people who feel unhappy have the most reasonable view of the world. 54. According to the text, what may help us make better decisions? A. To think about happy times. B. To make many decisions at a time. C. To stop feeling regretful about the past. D. To learn about the process of decision-making. 55. What does the underlined word “central” mean? A. 中心 B. 中央的 C. 起决定作用的 D. 后悔的 56. Damasia’s study suggests that ________. A. emotions are the enemy of decision making. B. our brain has nothing to do with decision making. C. people with physical damage find it hard to make up their minds. D. our emotional memories of past choices can affect present decisions. 57. Why are angry shoppers more likely to choose the first thing they are offered? A. They often forget their past choices. B. They make decisions without much thinking. C. They tend to save time when shopping. D. They are too angry to bargain. 58. What do we learn from the text? A. Emotions are a part of decision-making. B. Sad people always make worse choices. C. No emotion seems to help us make good choices. D. Only sad feeling affect our thinking and motivation. F The Youth Daily newspaper group is looking for two English-language business editors (编辑) for the international team. Applicants (申请人) should *help the editor-in-chief (主编) set goals and work on completing them; *give creative ideas, be able to rewrite (改写) articles if necessary and give lessons to the team members who have little experience (经验); *work hard to finish the tasks on time; *have at least three years’ experience. If you join us, you’ll get *free lunch; *80% medical cost; *seven days’ paid leave. 11 public holidays and a return to your hometown If you are interested in it, you can first write to job@youthdaily.com. 59. The Youth Daily newspaper group offers everything below EXCEPT ________ to the editors. A. have lunch for free B. a week’s leave without getting paid. C public holidays D. most medical cost 60. If you want to get the job, you can ________ The Youth Daily newspaper group first. A. call B. visit C. email D. write 61. From the chart (图表), we know that________. A. only those who know two languages can get the job B. applicants are required to be good at writing C. anyone who has worked for two years can get the job D. workers of The Youth Daily don’t need to pay for housing V.书面表达 62. 书面表达 共享单车为我们的生活带来了极大的便利。假设你是红星中学九年级学生李华，你的美国朋友Jim在给你的邮件中提到他对中国最新出现的一种共享单车“mobike”很感兴趣，并请你做个简要介绍。 请你给Jim回信，内容包括：1. 这种单车的使用方法（如：APP查看车辆、扫码开锁等）；2. 这种单车的优势；3. 你对这种单车的看法。 注意：1 词数100左右； 2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 参考词汇：智能手机smartphone；扫码scan the QR code；交通工具a means of transportation。 Dear Jim, I’m siting to tell you more about the new form of sharing bike-mobike mentioned in your latest letter. ______ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hope to ride a mobike with you in China. 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