2024年中考第一次模擬考試（江蘇蘇州卷）英語（考試時間：100分鐘試卷滿分：100分）注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答第Ⅰ卷時，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標號。寫在本試卷上無效。3．回答第Ⅱ卷時，將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。4．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分完形填空

（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Onahotsummerday,alittleboydecidedtogoswimminginthelakebehindhishouse.Heranoutofthedoorandjumpedintothewater.Asheswamtowardsthemiddleofthelake,hedidn’t1thatacrocodilewasing.Ashismotherlookedoutofthewindow,sherantowardsthewater2,shoutingtohersonasaloudasshecould.Hearinghervoice,thelittleboy3thedangeranddecidedtoswimback.4,whenhereachedhismother,thecrocodilereachedhim.Themothercaughthersonbythe5justasthecrocodilebithislegs.Thatbegananunbelievabletugofwar(拔河)betweenthetwo.Thecrocodilewasmuch6thanhismother,buthismotherwasmuchtoodeterminedtoletgo.Luckily,afarmerhappenedtopassbyandsavedthem.Theboy’slegswere7attackedbytheanimaland,onhisarm,weredeepscars(傷疤)wherehismother’sfingernailsdugintohisarm.Afterweeksinthehospital,thelittleboywas8.Thenewspaperreporterwhointerviewedtheboyaskedifhewouldshowhimhisscars.Theboyliftedhispants.Andthen,with9,hesaidtothereporter.“Butlookatmyarm.Ihavegreatscarsonmyarm,too.Ihavethembecausemymomdidn’tgiveuporletgo.”Weallhavescars.Somescarshavecausedusdeepregret,butothersaregiftsbecausetheyarefromthosepeoplewholoveusandhave10toletgo.1．A．guess B．notice C．remember D．plain2．A．insilence B．insurprise C．infear D．inanger3．A．becameawareof B．dealtwith C．gottiredof D．wasfacedwith4．A．Therefore B．However C．Besides D．Instead5．A．head B．leg C．foot D．arm6．A．slower B．smarter C．stronger D．quicker7．A．hardly B．easily C．quickly D．seriously8．A．dead B．alive C．silent D．lonely9．A．pride B．sadness C．peace D．hope10．A．allowed B．offered C．refused D．decided第二部分閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ATheCarltonBatteryPark☆☆☆☆($299pernight)Location:No.2WestStreetAboutit:YoucanhaveagoodviewoftheStatueoftheStatueoflibertyfromthe39floor,298roomhotel.MountainHilton☆☆☆☆☆($219pernight)Location:55ChurchStreetAboutit:Youcangoswimmingintheindoorswimmingpool.ThehotelisdirectlyacrossfromTimesSquare.Thehotelisontheleftofthestreet.TimesSquareisontherightofthestreet.MidtownEast☆☆☆☆($170pernight)Location:BetweenEast41stStreetandEast54thStreetEast54thStreetAboutit:It’squiteconvenienttopayavisittotheUnitedNations,GrandCentralStation,andsoon.MarriottFinancialCenter☆☆☆($209pernight)Location:No.85WestStreetAboutit:Nexttomanyshoppingmalls.It’squiteconvenientifyouwanttobuythingsinthismoderncity11．IfyouwanttohaveagoodviewoftheStatueofliberty,you’dbetterchoose________.A．MidtownEast B．MountainHiltonC．MarriottFinancialCenter D．TheCarltonBatteryPark12．Mr.Danielspent$518booking(預定)twodifferenthotelsforhistwofriends.Thetwohotelsmightbe________.A．MountainHiltonandMidtownEastB．MidtownEastandTheCarltonBatteryParkC．TheCarltonBatteryParkandMountainHiltonD．MarriottFinancialCenterandMountainHilton13．Thepassageisprobablyfroma________.A．guidebook B．dictionary C．telephonebook D．novelBMybrotherandIweredrivinghometogetherandstartedtalking.Becauseofthis,mybrothertookawrongturn(轉彎).Unluckily,thewrongturntookustowardabridge,andwehadnowayofturningback.Mybrotherhadtopay$4tocrossthebridge.Hewasclearlyfrustratedbythemistake.Aswedroveforward,mybrothernoticedacarpulledovertothesideoftheroad.Ayoungmanwasstandingnearbyandtryingtophonesomeone.Iwasbusytryingtofindoutwhichwaywewentnext,butmybrotherpulledoverandaskedthemanifheneededanyhelp.Andhedid.Hehadaflattire(漏氣輪胎).Mybrotherhelpedhimchangetheflat.Hesaidthatthishadbeenabadweekforhim.Earlierhehadacaraccident,andnowthisflatonhiswayhomefromwork.Buthecalledus“abreathoffreshair”andkeptthankingus.Afterwechangingtheflat,hethankedusagainandpulledout$20andtriedtogiveittous.“No,”mybrothersaid.“Weshouldn’tgetonthatbridge.Wetookawrongturn.Butnowweknowwhywedid.Itwastohelpyou.Thankyouforturningourmistakeintoachancetohelpyou.”WhatIlovedmostwaswatchingmybrotherduringthisprocess.Hewasabletoturnhisbadmoodoverthemistakeintopositive(積極的)energy.Hewasabletoseeachancetohelpeveninabadsituation.Thatwasthebridgeweweresupposedtocross.14．Howdidthewriter’sbrotherprobablyfeelwhentheytookawrongturnatfirst?A．Lucky. B．Unhappy. C．Thankful. D．Excited.15．Whydidtheyoungmantrytogivethewriterandhisbrother$20?A．Becausetheyturnedtherightturn. B．Becausetheyoungmanphonedthem.C．Becausetheyhelpedhimchangetheflat. D．Becausetheyoungmanhadacaraccident.16．What’stherightorderaccordingtothepassage?①Themantriedtogiveus$20tothankus.

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④Wesawacarpulledoverontheroad.A．④③①② B．②①④③ C．③①④② D．③④②①17．Whichofthefollowingcouldbestdescribethewriter’sbrother?A．Quiet B．Helpful C．Creative D．CarefulCDoesitreallymatterifweknowhowoldanimalsare?Tomanyscientists,itdoes.Whenstudyinganimalpopulations,itisofgreatimportancetoscientiststoknowhowmanyanimalsthereareandhowoldtheyare.Thisinformationcanhelpscientistslearnwhichanimalsarethrivingandwhichonesneedmorecareandhelp.Scientistsusuallyusethefollowingwaystotellanimals’age.Formanyanimals,theirteethcanhelpscientistsknowtheirage.Insomeanimals,someteethdon’teinuntilacertainage.Takecowsforexample.Likehumans,cowshavetwosetsofteeth,milkteethandpermanentteeth.Theynormallygettheirfirstpairofpermanentteethwhenthey’retwoyearsold.Thentheyhavethenextpairattheageofthree,thethirdpairattheageoffour…Hairandskincanalsoprovideinformationaboutage.Someanimalstendtogetbadskinandgrayhairastheygetolder.Ifyouhaveanolderdog,youmayhavenoticedthatitsnoseandmouthgetgrayerasitgetsolder.Animals’eyesandearsmightalsohelpscientiststellanimals’age.Asanimalsgetolder,theirhearingoftenbeesweakandtheireyesightmightbegintofail.Scientistsarecontinuingtodiscovernewandmorewaysoftellingtheageofanimals.Recently,scientistshavelearnedthat▲.That’sreallygoodnews!18．WhichisNOTthereasonwhyscientistsneedtoknowtheageofanimals?A．Tostudyanimalpopulations.B．Tolearnwhichanimalsarethriving.C．Toknowwhichanimalsneedmorecareandhelp.D．Tofindoutthedifferencesbetweenanimals’appearances.19．HowmanywaysoftellingtheageofanimalsarementionedinPara.35?A．Three. B．Four. C．Five. D．Six.20．Ifacowhas4permanentteeth,itisprobably________yearsold.A．12 B．34 C．56 D．7821．Whichsentenceisthemostsuitablefortheblank________?A．thenumberofsomeendangeredanimalsisgettinglargerandlargerB．thelatestoperationscouldpossiblyhelpolddogsimprovetheireyesightC．theycantelltheageofthehumpbackwhalesbyexaminingtheirDNAD．hearingproblemswouldnolongertroubleaginganimalswiththehelpofnewhearingaidsD

You’llneedtocreateapassword(密碼)todojustabouteverythingontheWeb,suchascheckingyouremail,bankingonline,logginginWeChatandsoon.Andwhileit’ssimplertouseashort,easytorememberpassword,thiscanalsocauseseriousrisks(風險)toyouronlinesafety.Toprotectyourselfandyourinformation,you’llwanttousepasswordsthatarelong,strong,anddifficultforsomeoneelsetoguess,whilestillkeepingthemeasyforyoutoremember.Astrongpasswordisonethat’seasyforyoutorememberbutdifficultforotherstoguess.Let’stakealookatsomeofthemostimportantthingstothinkwhensetting(設置)apassword.First,neverusepersonalinformationsuchasyourname,birthday,user’sname,oremailaddress.Thistypeofinformationisoftenpubliclyavailable(可獲得的),whichmakesiteasierforsomeonetoguessyourpassword.Second,usealongerpassword.Yourpasswordsshouldbeatleastsixcharacters(符號)longorevenlonger.Then,don’tusethesamepasswordforeachaccount(賬戶).Ifsomeonediscoversyourpasswordforoneaccount,allofyourotheraccountswillbeindanger.Youcantrytousenumbers,symbols,andbothcapital(大寫)andsmallletters(字母).Youhavetoavoidusingwordsthatcanbefoundinthedictionary.Like“swimming”,itwouldbeaweakpassword.Sorandom(隨機的)passwordsarethestrongest.Insteadofwritingyourpasswordsonpaperlikebooksornotebookswheresomeonemightfindthem,youcanuseapasswordmanager(akindofApp)tokeepthemsafelyonline.Passwordmanagerscanrememberandenteryourpasswordondifferentwebsites.Thatmeansyouwon’thavetorememberlongerpasswords.Soitisagoodandsafewaytokeepyourpasswords.22．Theunderlinedword“this”refersto________.A．checkingyouremail B．bankingonlineC．logginginWechat D．usingashortandeasypassword23．Accordingtothepassage,“________”isthestrongestpassword.A．20080618 B．Swimming C．Sywi2008! D．Betty!24．Thelastparagraphismainlyabout________.A．whentokeepyourpasswords B．howtosetsafepasswordsC．whentorememberpasswords D．howtokeeppasswordssafely25．Thepurposeofthispassageismainlyto________.A．encouragepeopletocheckemailsB．helppeoplesetandkeepsafepasswordsC．stoppeoplefromusingtheirpersonalinformationD．tellpeoplethedifferencesbetweeneasyandstrongpasswords第三部分信息還原（共5小題：每小題1分，滿分5分）請認真閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Straightorarched(彎的),thickorthineyebrowseinmanyshapesandsizes.Butwhatareeyebrowsevenfor?Theydon’tkeepuswarmlikeourhair,orhelpusbreathelikeournoses.26ResearchersfromtheUniversityofYorkintheUKbelievethateyebrowshelpedusmunicatebetterwhenwewerestillevolving(進化).Earlyhumanshadlargebrowridges(肩骨).Thishelpedthemshowtheirstrength.Later,asthehumanfaceevolvedtobeesmallerandflatter(更扁平的),oureyebrowsallowedustoexpressplex(復雜的)emotions,aswellasbetterunderstandothers’emotions,TheGuardianreported.27Thisisasignthatsomeoneiswillingtointeract(互動)withothers.Whilepullingoureyebrowsupinthemiddleisanexpressionofsympathy(同情),PennySpikinsfromYorkUniversitytoldTheDailyTelegraph.Ifyoustillfindthishardtounderstand,justdrawasimplefaceonapieceofpaperanddrawalineabovetheeyes.28Youwillfindthatitisveryeasytoshowanger,fearorsurpriseonaface.29Theycanalsoprotectoureyes.Theirarchedshapecanhelptomoverainorsweataroundtothesidesofourfaces,keepingoureyesdry,theBBCreported.Togetherwithoureyelashes(眼睫毛),eyebrowscanalsohelptokeepdustandotherthingsoutofoureyes.30Inthatcase,someresearchersbelievethatwewouldhaveevolvedsameotherfacialfeaturetoperformthesamefunctions(功能).Thatcouldmakeuslookquitedifferent.A．Forexample,aquickflashoftheeyebrows.B．Let’stakerollingone’seyesasanexample.C．Whatifwedidn’thaveeyebrows?D．Youcandrawlinesindifferentshapesanddirections.E．Sowhydowehavethem?F．Butthisisnottheonlypurposeofoureyebrows.G．Eyebrowsstopsweatfromingdownintotheeyes.第四部分詞匯運用（共13小題；每小題1分，滿分13分）第一節根據下列句子所給漢語注釋或首字母，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式，每空限填一詞。31．Somepeoplearenobody’s(敵人)buttheirown.32．InChinamanychildrenbegintolearntoplaymusical(樂器)whentheyareyoung.33．UNICEFhelpsbuildabetterworldforeveryone,（尤其）children.34．ThepresidentisexpectedtotakeofficeonJuly1,afterbeingappointedbythe（中央）government.35．Beingoverweightitheriskofhavingaheartproblem.You’dbetterexercisemore.36．It’ssaidthattheancientbridgelinthenorthernpartofourcityinthepast.37．Thebalconyallowspeopletoenjoymorenlightfromoutside,loweringtheneedforelectricity.38．—IfindtherearemoreandmorebirdspeciesinTaihuLake.—Itmusthavesomethingtodowiththesuccessourcityhasainwetlandprotection.第二節請認真閱讀下面短文，從方框中選擇適當的單詞或短語，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上、填入其正確形式。每個單詞或短語僅用一次。bring

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Doyouknowthattea,themostpopulardrinkintheworld(afterwater),wasinvented39?ItissaidthataChineserulercalledShenNongwasthefirst40teaasadrink.OnedayShenNongwasboilingdrinkingwateroveranopenfire.Some41fromateaplantfellintothewaterandremainedthereforsometime.Itproducedanicesmell,sohetastedthebrownwater.Itwasquitedelicious,andso,oneoftheworld’sfavoritedrinkscameintobeing.Itisbelievedthattea42toKoreaandJapanuntilthe6thand7thcenturies.InEngland,teaappearedaround1660,butinlessthan100years,ithadbeethe43drink.Nowadaysmanypeopleknowaboutteaculture.YettheChinesearewithoutdoubttheoneswhounderstandthenatureoftea.第五部分短文填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）請認真閱讀下面短文，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Inrecentyears,a44(grow)numberofChinesebooksandmovieshavebeentranslatedintootherlanguages.Manyofthetranslatorsareyoungpeoplewhoare45(interest)inlearningChineseculture.AnnaHolmwoodisoneofthem.BeforeshetranslatedinYong’snovelLegendsoftheCondorHeroes(《射雕英雄傳》),thewriterwaslittle46(know)toEnglishreaders.Onereasonforthisisthathisworksweretoodifficult47translate.ButAnnamanagedtodoit.48(attract)bythebook’sthemesaswellasChinesephilosophy(哲學),AnnahopedtobringittoEnglishmen.Afterfive49(year)ofwork,thetranslatedbookcameoutin2018.ItwasprintedseventimesinseveralmonthsintheUK.ManypeoplethinkAnnadidagoodjobof

50(explain)thingsthatare“untranslatable”.LearninghistoryattheUniversityofOxford,AnnabegantolearnChineseat21after51tripinChina.Shecalls52(she)“aclumsy(笨拙的)student,justlikeGuoJing,butwithatruthfulheart”.53moreyoungpeoplelearntotranslateChinesetextsandfilms,moreChinesestorieswillbeeavailabletotheworld.第六部分閱讀表達（共3小題；54題2分，55題2分，56題3分，滿分7分）請認真閱讀下面短文，用英語回答短文后的問題，并將答案寫在答題卡標有題號的橫線上。SuperfastWritingRobotTechpanyhasmadeapowerfulrobotthatcanwritenovels.Typein“Acatwantstogotospace”andasktherobottowriteabedtimestory.Justonesecondlater,you’llgetthestoryofMax,whostruggledhiswaypastmanydifficultiestosingamongthestars.Thisrobotwriterisreal.It’scalledChatGPT.USpanyOpenAIdevelopedittocreatehumanliketexts.Itcantranslatelanguages,municatewithpeopleandwritesongs,poemsandevenjokes.It’soneofthemostpowerfulAIofitskind,withthepletewritingareaofarealperson!PeoplearoundtheworldhavetriedChatGPTandpostedtheirresultsonsocialmedia.Someusedittowritehistoryarticles,someaskedittotakenotesofpresentations,andsomeevenformedadviceonhowtochatwithpeopleataparty,reportedTheAtlantic.ThepowerofChatGPTliesinitsspeedandunderstandingofdifficultmatters.Wemayspendhoursresearching,understandingandwritinganarticleinaspecialfield.ButChatGPTcanproduceawellwrittenoneinseconds.Anothergoodthingaboutitisthatifyouaskdark,harmfulquestions,suchashowtomakegun,itwillnotgiveyouananswer.ChatGPTesalongatatimewhenAIisbeingincr