江苏省扬州市邢江区美琪学校2023-2024学年中考英语押题卷含答案

江苏省扬州市邢江区美琪学校2023-2024学年中考英语押题卷含答案注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、Notonlyhisfriendsbutalsohe________alwaysinterestedinsciencefiction.A．showB．showsC．areD．is2、Boysandgirls,whynotreadEnglishaloud?It's____toyourpronunciationandreadingskills.A．harmful B．useless C．helpful D．thankful3、I/kiːp/anEnglishdiaryeverydaytoimprovemywritingskills.A．compete B．keep C．kick D．copy4、—Ihavepassedmydrivingtest.—_________Soyouaregoingtobuyacar.A．Youdid! B．Goodidea! C．That’sOK. D．I’mgladtohearthat.5、_____usefulinformationHenrygaveus!A．HowaB．HowC．WhataD．What6、—Doyouknowthatourclasswonfirstprizeinyesterday’ssingingcompetition?—Really?__________goodnews!A．How B．Howa C．What D．Whata7、Boysandgirls,putyourtimeto_____gooduseinthecomingthreemonthsandyouaresuretobecomeanhonortothosewholoveyouandcareforyou.A．a B．the C．/8、WhenIwritedownwhatIamshowingthanksto,it’salwaysforthingsthatmoney______buy.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．maynot D．can’t9、Howamazing!Scientiststookaphotoof________blackholein_________spacelastmonth.A．the;a B．a;/ C．the;an D．a;a10、Whichofthefollowingwordshasadifferentstresspattern(重音)fromtheothers？A．dirty B．baseball C．country D．fifteenⅡ.完形填空11、Ifyoumovetoaforeigncountry,therewillbeabigchangeinlifestyle.Takethe1forexample.IntheUnitedStates,itmaybe2thekindyouareusedto.IntheUnitedStates,mostpeopletakeashoweronceadayinthemorning.Theshowerheadisusually3onthewallandcannotbemoved.Thebathersimplystandsunderthewater,gets4,scrubswithsoapandoftenawashcloth,andthenrinsesoff.Childrenoftentakeabatheachnightand5playingwithsmalltoyssuchasboatsandrubberducks.Manyadults,6women,preferarelaxingbathtocleartheirmindsofstressatworkandgetagoodnight’ssleep.Itis7torememberthatwhenyoutakeashowerorbathintheUnitedStates,youshouldbecarefulto8thewaterinsidethebathtuborshower.Unlikebathroomsinmanyothercountries,thereisnodraininthefloor.Ifwatergetsonthefloor,itcannotgoanywhereandmustbe9atonce.Itcanalsocauseproblemsforthe10.Sobecareful.1．A．bedroom B．kitchen C．bathroom D．garden2．A．differentfrom B．proudof C．strictwith D．worriedabout3．A．checked B．fixed C．seen D．lent4．A．cold B．clean C．hurt D．wet5．A．finish B．continue C．enjoy D．practice6．A．luckily B．especially C．suddenly D．certainly7．A．impossible B．strange C．exciting D．important8．A．keep B．press C．touch D．add9．A．spokenup B．lookedup C．cleanedup D．pickedup10．A．brushes B．floor C．water D．toysⅢ.语法填空12、Tylerwasatroublesomestudent.Hesatinthebackrow.EverytimeIcalledhimtoanswerquestions,he’dr1．withaflip(轻率的)answer.Ifhegotitwrong,hewouldgetveryangry.Usuallykidscouldsitq2．inclass.However,Tylerwasjustloud.Oneday,TylerwastalkingwhileIwasteaching.Isaidtohim,“Tyler,whynotjoininourdiscussioni3．ofhavingoneofyourown?”Hegotupfromhischair,pusheditover,ands4．somethingIcan’tremember.Isenthimtotheofficeandhereceivedaweek’sout-of-schoolpunishment.Theweekwasawonderfultimeforme,butwhenitcametoane5．,Ibegantofeelworried.SoIcameupwithaplan.Onthedayofhisr6．,ItoldhimIwantedtostartoverwithhim.Ifhefeltlikehewasgoingtolosecontrol(控制)inclass,hecouldstepo7．thedoorforamoment.Fromthenon,Tylerwasachangeds8．inmyclassroom.Infacthewasasmartchildandheevenstoppedafightbetweentwostudentsoneday.Andheneverusedtheprivilege(特权)toleavetheclassforamoment.Ibelievethatjustlettinghimdecideforh9．madeallthedifference.Whentheyearwasover,hewrotemeathank-younoteabouth10．goodtheyearhadbeenforhim.IstillhaveittodayandfinditverymovingtorereadwhenIgetstressed(有压力的)aboutteaching.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Althoughmostpeoplebelievethatlaughterisoneofthenature’sgreattreatmentsforawholerangeofmentalandphysicaldiseases,itisstillaseriousscientificsubjectthatresearchersaretryingtofigureout.“Laughteraboveallelseisasocialthing,”saysBaltimoreneuroscientist(神经科学家),RobertProvine,whohasstudiedlaughterformanyyears.“Alllaughtergroupslaugh‘ha-ha-ha’basicallythesameway.WhetheryouspeakMandarin,FrenchorEnglish,everyonewillunderstandlaughter.Thereisapatterngenerator(发生器)inourbrainthatproducesthissound.”Laughingisourfirstwayofcommunicating.Babieslaughlongbeforetheyspeak.Nooneteachesthemhowtolaugh.Theyjustdo.Peoplemaylaughataprank(恶作剧)onAprilFools’Day.Butsurprisingly,only10to15percentoflaughteristheresultofsomeonemakingajoke.Laughterismostlyaboutsocialresponsesrathertoajoke.Deafpeoplelaughwithouthearingandpeopleoncellphoneslaughwithoutseeing,showingthatlaughterisn’tdependentonsinglesensebutonsocialinteractions.Andlaughterisnotjustapeoplething.Chimpstickle(挠痒)eachotherandevenlaughwhenanotherchimppretendstoticklethem.JaakPanksepp,aBowlingGreenUniversityPsychologyprofessor,studiesratsthatlaughwhenheticklesthem.Itturnsoutratslovetobetickled—theyreturnagainandagaintothehandsofresearchersticklingthem.Bystudyingrats,scientistscan_____what’sgoingoninthebrainduringlaughter.NorthwesternUniversitybiomedicalengineeringprofessor,JeffreyBurgdorfhasfoundthatlaughterinratsproducesachemicalthatactsasanantidepressant(抗抑郁药).Hethinksthesamethingprobablyhappensinhumans,too.Thiswouldgivedoctorsanewchemicaltargettodevelopdrugsthatcanfightdepression.Evenso,laughteritselfhasnotbeenprovedtobethebestmedicine,expertssaid.MargaretStuber,aprofessoratUniversityofCalifornia,studiedwhetherlaugherhelpedpatients.Shefoundthatdistraction(分心)andmoodimprovementhelped,butshecouldnotfindabenefitoflaughteralone.“Nostudyhasshownthatlaughterproducesadirecthealthbenefit,”Provinesaid,mainlybecauseit’shardtoseparatelaughterfromjustfeelinggood.Buthethinksitdoesn’treallymatter:“Isn’tthefactthatlaughterfeelsgoodwhenyoudoitenough?”1．（小题1）Theunderlinedword“figureout”inParagraph6means“________”.A．dealwithB．workoutC．lookoutofD．comeupwith2．（小题2）Accordingtothepassage,scientistsstudiedratsinordertofind______.A．howtheylaughB．iftheylikelaughingC．whatlaughterinratsproducesD．howratsreactwhilebeingtickled3．（小题3）WhatcanweknowfromRobertProvine’sresearch?A．Laughtermakesapersonfeelgood.B．Laughterproducesadirecthealthbenefit.C．Laughterdependsonallkindsofsenses.D．Laughterisawayofcommunicating.4．（小题4）Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhyRatsLaughB．WhenLaughterHappensC．HowLaughterWorksD．WhyLaughterMattersB14、ThesedaysthehitSouthKoreanTVdrama“MyLovefromtheStars”attractsthousandsofChineseTVviewers．It’saboutalovestorybetweenawomananda400-year-oldalien．Theheroine(女主角)CheonSong-yilikestohave“friedchickenandBeer”，especiallyonsnowydays，whichmadefriedchickenandbeerbecomeoneofthemostpopularkindsoffoodonValentine’sDaythisyear．However，itisreportedthatovereatingthemisbadforourhealth．Asthesayinggoes，“____________．”Itmeansfoodisthemostimportanttopeople．Intoday’ssociety，manyhotelswheretheystand，rushfromallkindsoffood，inFujian，Sichuan，Guangdong，Shandong…evendishesofItaly，Japanesecuisine，Koreanfoodandsoon．Weallknowthathealthiscloselyconnectedwiththefood．Today，Wetakealookatthefoodonthetablenow．Foodisdividedintomanykindssuchasvegetablesandfruit，beans，meat，cereals，dairyandsoon，andtheyallinfluenceourhealth．Therefore．inordertoachieveareasonablemeal，Wehavetorememberthateatingtill80％full，notbeingchoosyfoodanorexia，notovereatingandeatingcleanfoodareveryimportant．weallhopetobehappy,soweshouldtakegoodcareofourhealth．Healthismuchmoreimportantthananythingelse．Moneycandomanythings，butitcan’tbuyhappiness．However，ifmanhasgoodhealth，hecanenjoythepleasuresofhumanlife．Therefore，wemustpayattentiontothreethingstomakesureofgoodhealth．Theyarehealthyfood，freshairandenoughexercise．That’swhywehavetostayawayfromfriedchickenandbeerfromnowon．1．“MyLovefromtheStars”is．A．anewmovieB．aTVdramaC．anewbookD．ahitCD2．“Hungerbreedsdiscontent”meansinChinese．A．饥饿让人开心B．人们喜欢饥饿C．民以食为天D．人们不满意食物3．Ifwewanttoachieveareasonablemeal，weshould．A．eat80％ofthefoodonthetableB．bechoosyfoodanorexiaC．eatthingswelikeasmuchaspossibleD．nevereattoomuch4．Whichiswrongaccordingtothispassage?A．FriedchickenandbeerbecamepopularonValentine’sDaythisyear．B．Ourhealthisinfluencedbydifferentkindsoffood．C．Healthyfood，freshairandenoughmoneycankeepusingoodhealth．D．Healthismuchmoreimportantthanmoney．C15、Couldsmellsaffectyourlifespan?Femalefruitflies(果蝇)withouttheabilitytosmellfoodlivelongerthanotherfruitflies．Thesenseofsmellmaybeconnectedtothecellularageing(细胞老化)processinmanyotherlivingthingsevenpeople．Suchconnectionhasrecentlybeenfoundinbothwormsandflies．Forexample,scientistsfoundthatremovingfruitflies'abilitytosmellmadethemlivenearly10percentlongerthanflieswithasenseofsmell．Theyconfirmedthatfoodsmellsweretheonesmostlikelytoaffectageing,asnutrition(营养)andlifespanareknowntobeconnectedinmanylivingthings．Totesttheideathatfoodsmellsaffectlifespan,theyremovedflies'abilitytosmellcarbondioxide,whichisproducedbysomeflyfoods．Theylefttherestofthesmellingsystem．Thisactionhadnoeffectonmaleflies,butthefemaleslived30percentlongerthannormal．RemovingtheabilitytosmellCO1maystopfliesgettinginformationaboutfoodavailability．Thiscouldmeanthatfoodisnotenough,causingprocessesthatencouragefliestosurvive．Scientistsfoundthatthefemalefliesfromstoredextrafatandthatbothmalesandfemalesimmune(免疫)toCO1werestrongeragainstthestressthannormalflies．ItissuggestedthatfemalesmaysimplybeeasilyinfluencedbythesmellsofCO1．Scientistspointoutthatpeopledon'tknowwhetherageingandsmellareconnectedinanimalsandhumans．Buttheyclearlyexperiencephysicalchangesaftersmellingfood．2．Fromthepassage,welearnthatwhatscientistsfoundisto________．A．showthereisthebestwaytomakelifespanlongerB．tellusweshouldremoveoursmellabilitytolivelongC．showthesenseofsmellcanaffectthecellularageingprocessD．explainfruitflieswithoutabilitytosmellcanlivelonger3．ScientistsdosomeresearchtoproveA．theimmunesystemoffliestoCO1B．theconnectionsbetweennutritionandlifespanC．theimportanceoffoodsmellstoourhumansD．theconnectionsbetweenfoodsmellsandlifespan4．Accordingtoscientists'opinion,wecanseethat________．A．flieswithoutabilitytosmellisencouragedtostoreextraenergyB．malefliesingeneralcanlivelongerthanfemaleonesC．bothmaleandfemalefliescanlivelongerwithouttheabilitytosmellD．flieswithoutabilitytosmellcanalsogetinformationaboutfoodavailability5．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthepassageasawhole?A．CO1hasfeweffectsonfemaleflies．B．Thesenseofsmellmighthaveaneffectonlivingthings．C．Thesenseofsmellisnecessarytohumans'health．D．Femalefruitfliescanalwayslivelongerthanmaleflies．D16、Monday8—10a.m.TECHNOLOGYInformationTechnology(IT)—UsingtheInternetInthislesson,studentslearnhowtosurftheinternetsafelyandeffectively.Therewillalsobeinformationaboutusingdifferentsearchengines.Finally,thislessonteachesstudentsaboutthebestwebsitestousetocontinuetheireducationonline.10—12a.mARTS10:00a.m.DRAMAStudentslearntheplaythattheteachergavebeforeclass.Duringthislesson,studentswillhavethechancetoactoutroleswithotherstudents.11:00a.m.PAINTINGWITHWATERCOLOURSFormostofthisterm,studentslearnhowtousewatercoloursproperlytomakepictures.Iftheweatherisgood,thelessonmaytakeplaceoutdoors.LUNCH1—2p.m.SCIENCES

Biology/ChemistryStudentscanchoosewhichclasstoattendInbiologythisweek,thetopicis

HumanBody.Studentswilllearnabouthowitworks.Alternatively,studentscanstudychemistry.Thisclasstakesplaceinthesciencelab,andthisweekstudentslearnaboutH2

andO22—4p.m.SPORTS2:00p.m.SIKLLSStudentslearnabouttheskillsinacertainsport.Weusevideotoseerealactionfrompastgames.3:00p.m.PRACTICEAfterwehavepickedteams,studentswillplayashortmatchlasting45minutes.Thisweek,thesportsarefootball(forboys)andtennis(forgirls).HOMEWORKIT—theteacherwillgivestudentswebsitestolookupathomeDrama

–studentshavetolearnapartforthenextlesson(about40minutes)Biology/Chemistry—studentshavetowriteashortreportofthelesson1．At__________,studentsarehavingapaintinglesson.A．9:30a.m. B．11:35a.m. C．1:30p.m. D．2:15p.m.2．Studentsshouldprepareanewpartof_____aheadoftimeastheirhomework.A．Technology B．Biology C．Drama D．Chemistry3．Studentscanlearnhowto__________accordingtotheinformationinthetable.A．makeavideo B．writeareportonDramaC．playbasketball D．surftheInternetsafely4．Anaveragestudentneedabout__________minutestofinishhishomework.A．30 B．40 C．90 D．1105．Theinformationinthetableismainlyforstudentsto__________.A．takeclasses B．dotheirhomeworkC．chooseteachers D．organizehobbygroupsE17、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Onedayayoungmanwasstandinginthemiddleofthetownannouncingthathehadthemostbeautifulheartinthewholetown.Alargecrowdgathered,andtheyallthoughtitwasperfect.Therewasnotaflaw（瑕疵）init.Suddenly,anoldmansaid,“Yourheartisnotnearlyasbeautifulasmine.”Thecrowdandtheyoungmanlookedattheoldman’sheart.Itwasfullofscars（伤疤）.Theyoungmanlaughed.“Comparingyourheartwithmine,mineisperfectandyoursisamessofscars.”“Yes,”saidtheoldman,“Yousee,everyscarrepresentsapersontowhomIhavegivenmylove.Itearoutapieceofmyheartandgiveittothem,andoftentheygivemeapieceoftheirheartthatfitsintotheemptyplaceinmyheart.Thoughithassomescars,Icherish（珍惜）.Becausetheyremindmeoftheloveweshared.SometimesIhavegivenpiecesofmyheartaway,andtheotherpersonhasn’treturnedapieceofhisorherhearttome.Thesearetheemptygouges（豁口）.Althoughthesegougesarepainful,theystayopen,remindingmeoftheloveIhaveforthosepeopletoo,andIhopesomedaytheymayreturnandfillthespaceIhavewaiting.Sonowdoyouseewhattruebeautyis?”Theyoungmanrippedapieceoutofhisperfectheartandofferedittotheoldman.Theoldmanplaceditinhisheart,thentookapiecefromhisoldscarredheartandplaceditinthewoundintheyoungman’sheart.Theyoungmanlookedathisheart,notperfectanymorebutmorebeautifulthanever,sincelovefromtheoldman’sheartflowedintohis.Theyembraced（拥抱）andwalkedawaysidebyside.根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Theyoungmanthought_______atfirst.A．hisheartwaspainfulB．theoldman’shearwasperfectC．hisownheartwasperfectD．hehimselfwasthemostbeautiful2．Theoldman’sheart_______.A．isnotnearlyasbeautifulastheyoungman’sB．hasbeengiventoapersonwhoneededitC．isamessofscarsD．isperfect3．Thescarescan_______.A．recoverbythemselvesB．befilledaswellasbeforeC．representhowhardtheoldmanhaslivedD．representthattheoldmanhasgivenlovetomanypeople4．Whatdoestheword“wound”inthepassagemean?A．伤口B．胸腔C．疤痕D．心房5．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AflawintheheartB．themostbeautifulheartC．BeautifulscarsinheartD．offeringyourhearttoothersF18、(A)AfterlivingandteachinginChinafor10months,mywifeandIreturnedtoCaliforniatovisitourchildrenandfriends.ManyofthemaskedwhatwelikedmostaboutChina.Thefriendlypeople,thewonderfulfood,andthebeautifulsightswereatthetopofourlist.Thenonenight,afteryetanotherrestaurantdinnerwithfriends,IrealizedthattherewasoneotherthingthatIreallylikedaboutChina:Notipping.Tipping

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me.InAmerica,thethreekindsofservicesthatrequiretippingarewaiters/waitresses,taxidrivers,andbarbers.Thestandardtipisnowbetween15and20percentofthebill,dependingonthequalityofservice.Whythesethreeparticularservicesdeservethisspecialtreatmentisamysterytome.WhyamIsupposedtotipawaiterforbringmefoodwhenIdon’tneedtotiptheflightattendantonanairplanefordoingthesamething?WhydoIneedtotipataxidrive,butnotthebusdriver?WhyamIexpectedtotipthebarberforcuttingmyhairbutnotthedentistforfixingmyteeth?Ihavebeenateacherfor39years.Noonehasevertippedmeafteraparticularlysuccessfulclassorlecture.Thewholeconceptoftippingdoesn'tmakeanysense.IhaveheardthattherearesomeexpensiverestaurantsinmajorcitiesintheUSwheretherestaurantdoesnotgivethewaitersanysalaryatallduetothelargeamountsofthetips.ThetippingprobleminmanyEuropeancountriesissolvedbyaddinga15percenttothebill.IprefertheChinesesolution:Notippingatall.WhenIwasvisitingtheUSthissummer,Iwentouttodinnerseveraltimeswithfriends.Havingspent10monthinChinanoteventhinkingabouttipping,Ifounditirritatingtohavetospendextramoneyonthemeal--especiallywhentheamountofthetipwouldeveryoftenbuyamealinChina.WhileIunderstandwhyChina,asadevelopingnation,hasgraduallyacceptedmanyWesterncustomarypractices,IhopetheChinesearewiseenoughtoneverstarttheunnecessarypracticeoftipping.1．WhatmadethewriterrealizethathelikednotippingmostaboutChina?A．Talki