江苏省东台市第三教育联盟2023-2024学年中考英语考前最后一卷含答案

江苏省东台市第三教育联盟2023-2024学年中考英语考前最后一卷含答案考生请注意：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、—Howwasyourjobinterviewyesterday?—Oh,Icouldn’tfeel______.Icouldhardlyanswermostofthequestionstheyasked.A．worse B．easier C．better D．happier2、—Howisyourheadteacher?—Ourheadteacheris_________withusandweusuallyfeelnervousinhislesson.A．kindB．pleasedC．strictD．good3、---James,IamsorryIusedyourcomputerwhileyouwereawaythismorning.---________.A．That’sallrightB．It’sapleasureC．YouarewelcomeD．That’sright4、—Wehave42studentsinourclass.ofthemareboys.—Yes.Thereare28boysand14girls.A．Twothirds B．Onethird C．Ahalf D．Aquarter5、Inthebookshop,areaderaskedtheshopkeeperHarryPotteraninterestingbook?A．whether;are B．how;is C．that;was D．if;was6、----Doyouknow________?----Atarobotshop.A．whereMr.Jiangboughttherobot B．wheredidMr.JiangbuytherobotC．whyMr.Jiangboughttherobot D．whydidMr.Jiangbuytherobot7、—Mum,IfailedmyMathsexamagain.WhatshouldIdo?—YoucanaskTomforhelp.Hewillgiveyoualotof____onMathslearning.A．advice B．research C．service8、1．—Couldyoutellme____?—It’stwentyminutesbyunderground.A．howcanIgettoyourschoolB．howmuchitcoststogettoyourschoolC．howfaritisfromyourhometoyourschoolD．howlongdoesittakemetogettoyourschool9、SpudWebbhasinfluencedmemost.Hisstoriesgivememuchtofaceallkindsofdifficulties.A．luckB．wealthC．courageD．decision10、---IwastoldthatTomwaschargedwithstealingthejewelryfromtheshop.---Itisjustamisunderstanding.________,hehadnothingtodowiththecase.A．Infact B．Asaresult C．However D．MoreoverⅡ.完形填空11、What'sthedifferencebetweentravelandtourism?Well,beingatravelerismorethanjustbeingaholidaymaker.Aholidayisjustashorttimeawayfromwork,anditnormallyinvolves1stayinholidayresorts,nottravelers.Travelersgofortheexperienceandtheirjourneysareusuallymuchlongerandmorechallenging.Forexample,travelerstendtoavoidtouristtraps(免旅游上当受骗)andliketo2thebeatentrack(踏平的路)todiscovernewplaces.Travelisanage-oldphenomenon,buttourismisarelativelyrecentinvention.ThomasCookisoftendescribedasthefirsttravelagent3hearrangedthefirst"packagetour":a19-kilometretripfor500people,in1841.Goingoverseasinordertoexperienceadifferentwayoflifeiswhatmarrypeoplethinkofastravel,buttraveldoesn'tnecessarilymeangoing4Howmanypeoplecansaytheyhavevisitedeverypartoftheirowncountry?ManypeoplewholiveinbigcountriessuchasRussiaandtheUSAhaveonlyvisitedasmallpartoftheirowncountry,andsodomestictravelcanalsobevery5It'sasurprisingfactthatabout75percentofUScitizensdonotownapassport,sotravellingdoesnotmean6thecountryforthem.1．A．relaxation B．population C．exhibition D．observation2．A．goon B．goalong C．gooff D．goaway3．A．when B．because C．where D．though4．A．outside B．abroad C．back D．forward5．A．helpful B．convenient C．boring D．exciting6．A．loving B．memorizing C．leaving D．visitingⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。Moneycanmakeyouhappyonlyifyouspenditinacleverway.Tostartwith,1．(buy)anewcarmakesyouhappy.However,you’ll“lose”thishappyfeelingwhenthecar2．(get)old.Butifyouaremadetospendaweektraveling,it’smorepossiblethatyou’llhavethegreatexperiencesandthegoodfeelingforalongtime.Anewstudyhas3．(find)thatspendingmoneyonexperiencesratherthanmaterialthingsmakespeoplehappier.Formaterialthings,it’spossiblethatyoudon’tleave4．anylittlething.Ifyoubuyanicepen,andsomeoneelsebuysonewithlessmoney,it’spossiblethatyoumaybeunhappythatyouspendsomuchmoney.Itletsyoudownalot.Oppositely,whenitcomestoexperienceslike5．(go)onatrip,youwon’tthinklikethat.Ifthetripcanbenice,you’llhappilypayforiteventhough6．(it)pricemaybeveryhigh.Andthemoreofenyougoontrips,the7．(happy)you’llbe.Materialthingscanbecomparedmoreeasily.IfyoubuyanIpadandthenseeamoresuitableone.youmayregretbuyingthefirstone.And8．willdriveyoumadaswell,9．,ifyoujusthaveadinneratagoodrestaurantandthenlearnaboutabetterone,you’llnotregretthefirstmeal.It’snormalthatmaterialthingscancausejealousy(嫉妒).Forexample,youbuyanewtoyandfindthatyourfriendhasabetterone,itmaymakeyoufeel10．(comfortable).Instead,ifyoujusttraveltoabeautifulplace,nomatterwhereyourfriendshavegone,itwon’tmakethememoryofyourtriplesspleasant.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、In1454,whenJeanHarperwasinthethirdgrade,herteacher

askedthem

towriteareportonwhattheywantedtobewhentheygrewup.Shepouredherheartintoherreportandexpressedherdreamofbecominganairlinepilot.Herpapercamebackwithan“F”

onit.Theteachertoldheritwasa“fairytale”.Jeanwascompletelydisappointed.Astheyearswentby,Jeanwasbeatendownbythediscouragement.

“Girlscan’tbecomeairlinepilots;neverhave,neverwill.You’recrazy.”

FinallyJeangaveup.Inhersenioryearofhighschool,herEnglishteacherwas

Mrs.DorothySlaton,a

strict

teacherwithhighstandards.OnedayMrs.Slatonaskedthisquestion,

“What

will

youdo

inthefuture?”

Jeanfeltarushof

theoldenthusiasm

(热情),andwith

excitement

shewrotedowntheveryolddream

rightaway.Thenextthingthat

Mrs.Slatonsaidchanged

thecourseof

Jean’slife.

“Ihavealittlesecretforyou.Youdohaveunlimited

(无限的)

abilitiesandtalents.Whenyouleaveschool,ifyoudon’tgoforyourdream,noonewilldoitforyou.Youcanhavewhatyouwantif

youtry!”Thehurtandfearofyearsofdiscouragementdisappearedsuddenly.Jeanfelt

thrilled

andtoldher

teacheraboutherdreamofbecomingapilot.Mrs.Slatonslapped

(敲)

thedesk

top,

“Thendoit!”shesaid.SoJeandid.Itdidn’thappenovernight.Inherl0yearsofhardwork,evenfacing

allkindsof

difficulties,shenevergaveupherdream.Eventually,JeanHarperbecameaBoeing232captain

(机长)

of

theUnitedAirlineCompany.1．Jean’sthird-gradeteacherthoughtherdreamtobe

_____________.A．great B．impossible C．challenging D．reasonable2．Mrs.Slatonmay

think

that

_____________.A．Jean

isnotanicegirlB．onlysomeofherstudentshavegreat

abilitiesC．a

belief

helpstorealize

one’s

dreamD．herstudentsaregoodenoughto

enter

thebestschools3．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat

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werefor

herdreamD．Jeanachievedherdream

overnight4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword

thrilled

inParagraph4mean?A．excited B．surprised C．disappointed D．relaxed5．What’s

thebesttitleofthepassage?A．FaceDifficulties B．DreamtheFutureC．VoiceYourDream D．Go

for

ItB14、ScientistsinBritainandtheUnitedStateshavemadeanewkindofenzyme(酵素)thateatsplastics(塑料).Withitshelp,plasticscanbeturnedintosmallerpartsandgoawayquickly.Scientistsbelievethat,inthefuture,itcouldsolvetheproblemofplasticpollution.TheenzymeisabletobreakdownPET,aformofplastic.PETwasfirstmadeinthe1940sandisnowwidelyusedtomakeplasticbottles.Itcanremainintheenvironmentformanyyearsandpollutelargeareasoflandandwater.SoithasalwaysbeenaheadachetodealwiththewastefromPETandotherplastics.Theresearchersmadethediscovery(发现)whileexaminingthestructureofanaturalenzymeinJapan.TheyfoundthatthenaturalenzymewashelpingtobreakdownPETplastics.So,theydecidedtomakesmallchangestotheenzymebyaddingsomeaminoacids(氨基酸).Itmadethenaturalenzyme’splastic-eatingabilitiesworkfasterandbetter.JohnMcGeehan,oneoftheleadresearchers,said,“We’vemadeanimprovedenzyme.It’sbetterthanthenaturlone.Andwearetryingtomakemoreimprovementstoit.”Hewenton,“Theenzymeisnotharmfultohumansoranimals,anditisfriendlytotheenvironment.Soweareconsideringputtingitintowideruse.”TheteamisnowtryingtomaketheenzymebreakdownPETinlargequantities(大量的).“We’llseethattheplasticpollutionmaybestoppedwiththistechnology.However,thereisstillalongwaytogo,”JohnMcGeehanadded.1．Accordingtothescientists,theenzymemaysolvethepoblemofpollution.A．air B．water C．light D．plastic2．Theunderlinedphrase“breakdown”inthepassageprobablymeans“”inChinese.A．实验 B．生产 C．发明 D．分解3．Researchersdiscoveredthatanaturalenzymehelpedeatplastics.A．in B．intheUS C．inJapan D．inChina4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Thescientistsaresilltryingtoimprovetheenzyme.B．Theenzymewillpollutelargeareasoflandandwater.C．Thenaturalenzymewoksbetterthantheimprovedone.D．Thenaturalenzymeisharmfultohumansandanimals.C15、LearnersofEnglish,especiallyself-taughtlearnersmayhavetroubleinunderstandingspeechesbynativespeakers.Thefollowingwaysmighthelpimprovetheirlisteningability.Firstofall,dothingsstepbystep.Itisnotgoodtolistentosomethingbeyondyourlevel.Betterchooseasuitablecourseandstartwiththefirstbook.Goontothesecondbookonlyafteryouaresureyouunderstandthefirstone.Secondly,sticktoonecourseofstudy.Don’tchangebooksoften.Neverletyourattentionbeattractedbyanothercoursejustbecauseitseemstobemore“fashionable”.Thirdly,listentotheEnglishnewsprogramovertheradiofromtimetotime.BettergothroughthenewsstoriesintheChinese-languagenewspaperfirst.ThatwillmakeiteasyforyoutounderstandtheEnglishnewsontheradio.Fourthly,ifyouhavetime,listentosomeinterestingstoriesin“SpecialEnglishfromtheV.O.A．ortherlisteningmaterialsofthesamelevelasthatofyourtextbook”.1．ThisisapieceofadvicetolearnersofEnglishonhowto________.A．improvetheirlisteningability B．readfastC．writebetterEnglishandreadfaster D．speakcorrectly2．IfyouwanttounderstandtheEnglishnewsprogramontheradio,youshould________.A．readtheChinese-languagenewspaperstepbystepB．readagainandagaintheChinese-languagenewspaperC．gothroughtheChinese-languagenewspaperfirstD．beabletorecitetheChinese-languagenewspaper3．Theauthoradvisedthatonceyouhavetakenupacourse,you________.A．shouldsticktoitB．shouldbeginwiththelastbookC．shouldtakeupothercoursesiftheyaremorefashionableD．shouldn’tdoanythingelse4．1nthispassage,V.O.A．standsfor________.A．abookB．amagazineC．atext-bookD．aradiostationD16、Itwasadarkandstormynight.IwasabouttogotobedwhenIheardatappingsoundonmywindow.“Who’sthere?”Ishouted.Suddenlytherewasaflashoflighting;Isawafaceatthewindow.ItlookedlikeanalienthatIhaveseenonthetelevisionshow.Ifeltveryscared.Irantomybedandpulledmyblanket(毛毯)overmyhead.Istartedtoshoutformyparentsbuttherewasnoreply.ThenIrememberedthattheywereatadressparty.Afterawhilemyheadshowedupoutofmyblanketbutitwastoodarktoseeanything.ThenIheardfootsteps.Theyweregettinglouderandlouder.ItwasdarkbutIknewthewaytodrawerwhereIkeptmycamera.Iranthereandtookoutmycameraandstartedtotakepicturesinthedirectionofthewindow.Soonthefootsteps____,maybebecauseofmytakingpicture.Thegrandfatherclockstruck…Itwas12midnight.Iwentbacktomybedandtriedtosleep.ButIcouldn’tsleep.Ifelttoofrightened.Isatup;mymindwasfullofthoughts.Timepassed,oneo’clock,twoo’clock,...Finally,Ifellasleep.Iwokeuponlyaftereightanddecidedtofindoutthetruth.Ifoundsomefootprintsoutsidemybedroomwindow.Imeasuredthemwithatape(卷尺)andfoundthemtobeexactlythesamesizeasmyfather’sshoes.Thefootprintsendedatthedoorofmyhouse.Ithenwenttotowntogetthefilmdeveloped(洗胶片).ButwhenIsawthephotos,theywereblackandIcouldhardlyseeanything.ThenIrememberedthatIdidnotusetheflash.WhenIreachedhome,Itoldmyfatherthewholematterandhestartedtolaugh.Ialsostartedlaughingwhenhetoldmethathehaddressedupasanalienfortheparty.1．Thewriter______whenafaceappearedatthewindow.A．wastappingthewindowB．waswatchingaflashoflightingC．wasabouttogotobedD．waswatchingTV2．What’stherightorderduringthenight?a.shoutedforparentsb.satuponthebedc.heardthefootstepsd.tookthepicturese.coveredtheheadA．bcaedB．eacdbC．bacdeD．ecbad3．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“diedoff”mean?A．逃跑B．死掉C．消失D．重现4．Whydidthewriter’sfatherlaugh?A．Hehadheardastrangedreamforthekid.B．Hethoughtthewriterwasacoward(胆小的)kid.C．Hethoughthedressedupasanaliensuccessfully.D．Hefoundoutthetruthaboutthealienlastnight.5．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ATerrifyingDreamB．AScaryNightC．TheFrightenedKidD．TheAllen’sfootprintsE17、Lastsummerholiday,Igotajobworkingatacoffeeshop.Onerainyday,oneofmyregularcustomers(顾客）camein.Helookedupset.Hesaidhewantedtogetinbed,pullthesheets(被单)upoverhishead,andstaythereforafewyears.Iknewthathewasunhappy.Beforeheleft,Ihandedhimabagalongwithhisicedcoffee.Hewassurprised,sincehehadn’torderedanythingbutcoffee.Ihadgivenhimhisfavoritetypeofdoughnut(油炸圏饼).＂It’sonme,＂Itoldhim.＂Haveaniceday.＂Hesmiledandthankedmebeforeheadingintotherain.Thenextday,itwasstillraining.Ispentmyafternoonhangingoutthewindowhandingpeopletheirorders.Iwaswetandcold.Worse,noonewastipping(给小费）thatday.Intheevening,thecustomerfromthedaybeforedroveuptothewindow.Hehandedmeapinkroseandanote.Hesaidthatnotmanypeopletooktimetocareaboutotherstoday.Withafriendlywave,hedroveaway.Irantothebackoftheshopandreadthenote.Itread：Christine,Thanksforbeingsosweet,kindyesterday.Itissonicetomeetsomeonewho’ssonice.Pleasedon’tchangeyourways!Haveagreatday!—HankAfterthat,wheneverIfeltupset,IthoughtofHankandhiskindness.ThenIwouldsmile,holdmyheaduphigh,clearmythroatandaskpolitely,＂HowcanIhelpyou?＂1．TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2meansthecustomerwas.A．excited B．angry C．sad D．worried2．Thecustomerorderedthatday.A．anicedcoffee B．adoughnut C．abag D．nothing3．Thewriterfeltupsetthenextdaymainlybecause.A．itwasarainyday B．noonegavehertipsC．shehadnothingtoeat D．shewassickofcoffee4．Hankgavethewriteraroseandanoteto.A．showheishappy B．cheerherupC．payherback D．showhisthanks5．Wecantellfromthestorythat.A．thewriterlikesroses B．thecustomerdoesn’tcometotheshopoftenC．thewriterisreallywarm-hearted D．noonelikestocareothersF18、MichelleObamaisthefirstladyofAmerica.ShevisitedChinaonMarch20th,2014.WhenshemetthepresidentXi,sheworeareddress.Shesaidherreddressisalwaysreadyfortheimportantmoment.DoyouknowsheisalsothefirstladyoffashionAmerican?EveryfirstladysinceLouHoover(exceptBessTruman)hasappearedinthehigh-fashionmagazine,Vogue.ButMrs.Obamaisonlythesecondtoappearonthecover.SheappearedwearingapinksilkdressbyJasonWu.WhenshewasinterviewedbytheeditorofVogue,Mrs.Obamasaidwhatshewearsisalwayspaidattentiontobymanypeople.“I’mnotgoingtopretendthatIdon'tcareaboutit.”shesaid.MostcovermodelshavetheirclotheschosenforthembyVogue,oratleasteditorsworkasadvisers.However,Mrs.ObamadidchooseoutfitsfortheVoguephotosfromlabels(商标)shehadwornbefore.“Shedoesn'tneedanyhelp.Shelovesfashionandknowswhatworksforher,”Talleysaid.“She’sneverhadaconversationwithmeabout,`Whatdoyouthink?'or`Howdidthislook?'AndI'mgladforthat.”1．Fromthesecondparagraphweknow__________.A．everyfirstladyhasappearedonthecoverofVogueB．onlyBessTrumanhasappeare