江蘇省泰州市姜堰區2023-2024學年中考二模英語試題含答案注意事項1．考生要認真填寫考場號和座位序號。2．試題所有答案必須填涂或書寫在答題卡上，在試卷上作答無效。第一部分必須用2B鉛筆作答；第二部分必須用黑色字跡的簽字筆作答。3．考試結束后，考生須將試卷和答題卡放在桌面上，待監考員收回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Iwanttoputallofmymoneyintostocking（股票）.—________.You’dbetterthinkitover.A．Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket B．EverydoghasitsdayC．AllroadsleadtoRome. D．Manyhandsmakelightwork2、--DoyouthinkEnglishisveryimportant?--Yes.Englishis_____languagethatallofthestudentsshouldtrytolearnitwell.A．suchauseful B．souseful C．suchanuseful3、ChinaisAsiancountry.ItliesineastofAsiaA．an,the B．an,an C．the,the D．the,an4、—Whatdoyourparentsdobefore?—Theyusuallysweepawaythedust(灰塵)oftheoldyearandwelcomeafreshstart.A．theLanternFestivalB．theSpringFestivalC．theMid-autumnDayD．theDragonBoatFestival5、It’sverynice_______you_______myparentsyourbestwishes.A．of;sendingB．for;sendingC．for;tosendD．of;tosend6、—Icalledyoulastnightbutyoudidn’tanswerthephone.—About8:00?Oh,IwithmyfamilyatWal-Martatthattime.A．shopB．shoppedC．wasshoppingD．haveshopped7、Thenumberofthepeoplethatowncars____becoming_____,soparkingcarsisabigproblem.A．is;largerandlarger B．are;largerandlargerC．are;moreandmore D．is;moreandmore8、Lucyknewnothingaboutit_____hersistertoldher.A．becauseB．untilC．ifD．since9、LuXundecided____theChinesepeoplebecomehealthyandstrong,sohebecameadoctor.A．help B．helped C．helping D．tohelp10、__________iswaitingforyouatthegate.Hewantstosaythankstoyou.A．Somebody B．Anybody C．Everybody D．NobodyⅡ.完形填空11、Johnisafamouswriternow.Buthesaidhewasnota1studentwhenhewasyoung.Hewasoftenlatefor2anddidn'tlikedoinghishomework.Sometimes,hesleptinclasswhiletheteacherwasteaching.Hedidn'tunderstandmuch,3healwaysthoughtheunderstoodeverything.Onedaytheteacher4thestudentsaquestion,"WhenJackwastenyearsold,5brotherBobwastwenty.Jackisfifteennowand6ishisbrotherBob?"Johnsaid,"That'seasy.BobistwiceasoldasJack,soheisnowthirty."Anothertime,the7inascienceclassasked,"Whenitthunders（打雷）,8dowealwaysseethelightbeforewe9thesound?""But,Miss,"saidJohnquickly,"don'tyou10oureyesareinfrontofourears?"1．A．good B．tall C．rich D．fat2．A．sleep B．lunch C．class D．play3．A．so B．and C．or D．but4．A．sent B．asked C．told D．found5．A．your B．my C．his D．her6．A．howmany B．howold C．what D．who7．A．teacher B．farmer C．nurse D．policeman8．A．what B．when C．where D．why9．A．see B．make C．hear D．listen10．A．read B．hope C．study D．knowⅢ.語法填空12、二、語法填空：用所給單詞的適當形式填空，未給詞的限填一詞。Iusedtobestronglyagainsttellinglies.Ican’tstand(忍受)lies.1．,awhiteliechangedmyidea.Severaldaysago,Iinvitedsomefriends2．(get)togetheratabartocelebratemybirthday.Theypromisedtomeet3．at5p.m.Whenthatdaycame,Igotto4．barearly.Tomydisappointment(失\望),onlyonefriendarrivedby4:50p.m.Didtheyforgetmybirthday?Ihadtokeep5．(wait)forthem.Mostofthemsaidthattheywere6．thewaywhilesomesaidtheywerestillathome.Irealizedthattheywouldn’tcomeontime.At5p.m.,there7．(be)justthreepeoplewithme.Isatonmychair8．(happy).Howcouldtheydothistome?Theydidn’tcareaboutme!IgotsoangrythatIdecidedtoleave.Butjustatthatmoment,agroupofmy9．(friend)cameintotheroomwithabigcakeintheirhands,singing“Happybirthdaytoyou”.Iwasso10．(surprise).Eversincethen,Ididn’thatetellingwhiteliesanymore.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、CaptainJamesCookwasagreatexplorer.Beforehestartedexploring,mapsofthePacificOceanwerealmostempty.HevisitedhundredsofislandsacrossthePacificOceanandputtheminthecorrectplacesonthemap.HemademapsofthecoastlinesofAustraliaandNewZealand.JamesCookwasborninEnglandin1728.Hisparentswerepoorfarmworkers.WhenJameswas18,hefoundajobonacoastalship.Heworkedontheshipuntilhewas27yearsold,andthenhejoinedthenavy.HefoughtinCanadainawaragainstFrance,andhemappedsomeoftheeasterncoastsofCanada.In1768,KingGeorgemadehimCaptain(船長)ofashipandsenthimtothePacific.Hewasgonefornearlythreeyears.Whenhereturned,hewasregardedasanationalhero.Hestartedhisthirdjourneyin1776.OnthistriphevisitedHawaii.HewasthefirstEuropeantosetfootonthisbeautifulisland.ThenhemappedthewesterncoastofNorthAmerica.AfterthathereturnedtoHawaii.Unluckily,therewassometroublebetweentheHawaiiansandthewhitemenandtheystartedfighting.Intheend,Captainwaskilledinafightagainstthelocal.1．（小題1）InwhichorderdidJamesCookdothefollowingthings?a.FoughtagainstFrance.b.MappedthewesterncoastofNorthAmerica.c.WasmadeCaptainofaship.d.Workedonacoastalship.A．acdbB．dacbC．badcD．dcab2．（小題2）Hestartedexploringwhen_______.A．heworkedonacoastalshipB．hewas18yearsoldC．hewassenttothePacificD．heservedinthenavy3．（小題3）Hewasconsideredanationalherobecauseof_______.A．hisexperienceinCanadaB．hisbeingthefirstEuropeantovisitHawaiiC．hisheroicdeathD．hisdevotiontoexplorationonthePacificOcean4．（小題4）CaptainCookwaskilledby_______.A．hissailorsB．theHawaiiansC．theCanadiansD．theFrenchB14、LanguageincrisisToday,almost80%ofthepeopleintheworldspeakonly1%ofitslanguages.Every14daysalanguagedies.By2100,halfofthemorethan7,000languagesspokenonEarthtodaymaydisappear.Whydolanguagesdie?Throughouthistory,thelanguagesofdominant(統治的)groupshavespreadwhilethelanguagesofnativecultureshavebecomeextinct.Thishappensbecauseofgovernmentlanguagepolicies,orbecausethedominantlanguagebecomesmoreusefulineverydaylife.Whyislanguageimportant?Studyingdifferentlanguagesincreasesourunderstandingofhowhumanscommunicate.Languageisalsoanimportantpartofculture.Wordsthatdescribeaparticularculturalpracticemightnothavemeaninginanotherlanguage.Nativegroupsoftenhaveadeepunderstandingoflocalplantsandanimalsbecausetheyhavelivedclosetonatureforthousandsofyears.Wecoulddiscoverimportantthings,suchastreatmentsforillness,bystudyingtheselanguages.Manyendangered(瀕臨滅絕的)languagesaren’twrittendown.Whenthelastspeakersofalanguagedieandtheirlanguagebecomesextinct,theirstories,songs,andotherimportantinformationarelost,too.Whichlanguagesaredisappearing?CentralSouthAmericahassomeoftheworld’smostendangeredlanguages.TheKallawayapeoplespeakasecretlanguagethathasdetailsofthousandsofmedicinalplants.Today,fewerthan100peoplespeakit.InCentralandEasternSiberia,almostallofthenativelanguagesareendangered.ManySiberianlanguagesnowhaveonlyafewelderlyspeakers.OklahomahasthehighestnumberofnativelanguagesintheUnitedStates.Oneofthese,Yuchi,maybeunrelatedtoanyotherlanguageintheworld.However,duringtheearly20thcentury,governmentschoolspunishedstudentswhowereheardspeakingit.In2010,onlyfiveelderlymembersoftheYuchitribecouldspeaktheirnativelanguage.Howarelanguagesbeingsaved?Nativeculturesaroundtheworldareusingmoderntechnologytohelpkeeptheirendangeredlanguagesandculturesalive.Communitiesarecreatingdictionariesandlibrariesbyusingpictures,video,andaudiotorecordthetraditionsofthelastspeakersoftheirlanguage.Iftheyoungergenerationsdon’tspeakandunderstandthewordsandstoriesoftheirancestors(祖先),thelanguagewilldie.Andwhenthelanguagedies,partoftheculturedies,too.1．Theunderlinedword“extinct”probablymeans______.A．sellingoutB．dyingoutC．speakingoutD．puttingout2．HowarethenativelanguagesinCentralSiberiaandOklahomasimilar?A．Bothofthemaresecretlanguages.B．Fewerpeoplecanspeakthemtoday.C．Theyarebothunrelatedtootherlanguages.D．Theyarebothspokenmainlybyyoungpeople.3．Tosavealanguage,itismostimportantfor______tolearnit.A．youngpeopleB．parentsC．scientistsD．dominantgroups4．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthepassage?A．It’snecessarytostudymorelanguages.B．It’sgoodforpeopletospeakthesamelanguage.C．Preventingthelossoftheworld’slanguagesisimportant.D．Protectinglanguagesismoreimportantthanprotectingculture.C15、Youeitherhaveit,oryoudon’t－asenseofdirection.ButwhyisitthatsomepeoplecouldfindtheirwayacrosstheSaharawithoutamapwhileotherscanlosethemselvesinthenextstreet?Scientistssaywe’reallbornwithasenseofdirection,butitisnotproperlyunderstoodhowitworks.Onetheoryisthatpeoplewithagoodsenseofdirectionhavesimplyworkedharderatdevelopingit.ResearchbeingcarriedoutatLiverpoolUniversitysupportsthisideaandsuggeststhatifwedon’tuseit,weloseit.“Childrenasyoungassevenhavetheabilitytofindtheirwayaround,”saysJimMartland,researchdirectoroftheproject.“However,iftheyarenotallowedoutaloneoraretakeneverywherebycar,theyneverdeveloptheskills.”JimMartlandalsoemphasizesthatyoungpeopleshouldbetaughtcertainskillstoimprovetheirsenseofdirection.Hemakesthefollowingsuggestions:Ifyouareusingamap,turnitsothatitrelatesto(與……有聯系)thewayyouarefacing.Ifyouleaveyourbikeinastrangeplace,putitnearsomethinglikeabigstoneoratree－somethingeasytorecognize.Notelandmarksontherouteasyougoawayfromyourbike.Whenyoureturn,gobackalongthesameroute.Simplify(簡化)thewayforfindingyourdirectionbyusinglinessuchasstreetsinatown,streams,orwellsinthecountrysidetoguideyou.Countyourstepssothatyouknowhowfaryouhavegoneandnoteanylandmarkssuchastowerblocksorhillswhichcanhelptofindoutwhereyouare.Nowyouwillnevergetlostagain!1．Childrenhavetheabilitytofindthewayaroundwhentheyareyearsold.A．5B．6C．7D．82．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“emphasize”meaninthepassage?A．Togivespecialimportancetosomething.B．Toexpressthanksforsomebody.C．Tounderstandorbecomeawareofafact.D．Toadmiresomebody.3．Scientistsbelievethat__________.A．somebabiesarebornwithasenseofdirectionB．peoplelearnasenseofdirectionastheygrowolderC．peopleneverlosetheirsenseofdirectionD．everybodyhasasenseofdirectionfrombirth4．Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Aresearchondirection.B．Asenseofdirection.C．People’sabilityoffindingtheway.D．Scientists’researchonskills.D16、ThegovernmentinChinaplanstoenditsone-childpolicyandletfamilieshavetwochildreninstead.Thechangeismeanttobalancepopulationdevelopment，stopafallingbirthrate(出生率)andstrengthen(增加)thecountry’slaborforce(勞動力).China，withthelargestpopulationintheworld，startedtheone–childpolicyin1980.Butthegovernmentallowedonlyasmallnumberofcouplestohavetwochildren.Forexample，somefamiliesinthecountrysidecouldhavetwochildren，ifthefirst-bornchildisagirl.In2013，theChinesegovernmentgaveothercouplesachancetohavetwochildrenifoneofthemwasanonlychild.Attheendof2014，Chinahadapopulationof1.37billionpeople.Atotalof800millionofthemhavejobs.Butthelabormarketpopulationwilldropin35years.Thatistosay，thecountrywillbeingreatneedoflaborbytheyear2050.Withthetwo-childpolicy，anincreaseinbirthscansolvethisproblem.Buttoomanyyoungpeopleinthecitiesarenolongerinterestedinhavingasecondchild.Boysandgirls，whatdoyouthinkofthetwo-childpolicy?Doyouwanttohaveanew-bornbrotherorasister?1．Whydoesthegovernmentplantoendtheone-childpolicy?A．Becauseweneedalargerpopulation.B．Becausemillionsofpeoplehavejobs.C．Becausemostfamilieswanttohaveasecondchild.D．Becauseafallingbirthratemustbestopped.2．Themeaningof“two-childpolicy”is______.A．二胎政策B．兩個小孩C．二孩策略D．二孩保險3．Whenwillourcountrybeseriouslyshortoflaboriftheone-childpolicycontinues?A．In2015.B．In2035.C．In2050.D．In20704．Whatmayhappenafterwehavethetwo-childpolicy?A．Therewillbemoreoldpeople.B．Thelabormarketpopulationwilldrop.C．Almosteveryfamilywillhaveasecondchild.D．Thepopulationdevelopmentwillbebalanced.E17、1．Whichistrueaboutthebasketballclub?A．Peoplecanjointheclubwithoutpaying.B．BobMilleristhepersonwhostartedtheclub.C．Peopleintheclubplaythesportintheearlymorning.D．Theclubislookingforpeopletoplayinanationalgame.2．WhoCANNOTjointheclub?A．Steven,ahighschoolstudentwhoisabasketballfan.B．Josh,aschoolteacherwhocanplaybasketballwell.C．Maggie,aten-year-oldgirlwhoenjoysplayingbasketballonthecomputer.D．Barbara,ataxidriverwhohasinterestinbasketballsinceshewasyoung.F18、TheInternethaschangedourhabits,includingourhabitofsendinggreetingcards.Therearemanye-cardwebsitesthatmakeiteasytofindtherightgreetingcards.Theyhavegreatlychangedthewaywesendgreetingstoeachother.Ourliveshavebecomesobusythatwehavelimitedpersonaltime.Thesee-cardwebsiteshaveallowedeveryonetoeasilysharetheirfeelingswitheachother.Theyincludeplentyofgreetingcardsthatcanbeusedimmediately.Theuserscanchooseanycardtheylike,fromfestivalgreetingstobirthdaywishes.Infact,e-cardsareperfectforanyevent.That’swhymoreandmorepeopleliketosende-cards.IftheusersareinterestedinmakingtheirowngreetingcardsontheInternet,theycancreateacardwithinonlyafewminutes.Theyallowyoutosendyourgreetingsonaspecialdate.Soyoucanplanfortheoccasion(場合)whenyouwanttosendthecard.Forexample,youcansendyoure-cardonacertaindayandthenvisitthepersonwithsomeflowersthenextday.Thiswillsurelycreateagoodimpressiononthepersonsyouloveandgivethemagreatsurprise.Wehaveneverforgottentheimportanceofsayingsorrytoourbelovedones.Butsometimeswefailtodoso,becausewearenotbraveenoughtofacethosewehurt.Somee-cardsallowustoexpressourfeelingsinamorethoughtfulway.Althoughsomepeoplestillwouldratherbuytraditionalcardsintheshopsforthepersonstheylove,especiallywhentheywantthecardstolastalongtime,moreandmorepeoplearechoosingtosendgreetingsontheInternet.1．（小題1）Moreandmorepeoplelikesending_____toeachother.A．traditionalcardsB．e-cardsC．flowersD．computers2．（小題2）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtot