2024年中考第二次模擬考試（上海卷）英語（考試時(shí)間：90分鐘試卷滿分：120分）注意事項(xiàng)：1.本試卷共兩部分，六大題，滿分120分，考試時(shí)間90分鐘。2.請(qǐng)務(wù)必在答題卡上答題，在試卷上答題無效。3.考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將試卷和答題卡一并交回。Part1GrammarandVocabulary(第一部分語法和詞匯)I.Choosethebestanswer(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢? (本大題共15題，每題1分，共15分。每題只有一個(gè)正確選項(xiàng))1．There________asmellofburningoilintheair.Peoplehadtocovertheirnoses.A．is B．a(chǎn)re C．were D．was2．Mymotherlikesmusic________shecandanceto,whilemyfatherlikesmusicwithgreatlyrics.A．what B．who C．when D．which3．Andyhasmade______thistermthathisparentswillawardhimanewlaptop.A．suchagreatprogress B．sogreataprogressC．suchgreatprogress D．soagreatprogress4．LittleTomseemstoknowwho______togetmorepocketmoney.A．canhetalkto B．hecantalk C．totalkto D．totalk5．Couldyoupleasetellmewhere________thepostoffice?A．tofind B．canIfind C．finding D．find6．Threeastronauts,TangHongbo,TangShengjieandJiangXinlin,________tothespacestationonOctober26,2023.A．weresent B．a(chǎn)resent C．sent D．send7．MissGreenisn’tintheoffice.She_________tothelibrary.A．willgo B．goes C．hasgone D．hasbeen8．IfOpenAItechnologyisusedproperly,theworld________betterandbetter.A．becomes B．become C．isbecoming D．willbecome9．Myteacheroftenadvisesmeto________everythingontheInternetthatIdon’tknowwell.A．handout B．giveaway C．lookup D．workon10．—Whoisplayingtheviolininthenextroom?Isityoursister?—It________beher.ShehasgonetoNanchang.A．can’t B．mustn’t C．needn’t D．wouldn’t11．—Whodoyouthinkwillwinthesingingcompetition,SusanorHelen?—Susan.Shesings______.Shehasanicespecialvoice.A．better B．best C．worse D．worst12．Tomtriedsomewaystoavoidcatchingtheflu,but________worked.A．both B．a(chǎn)ll C．neither D．none13．ChengduWorldUniversityGameswasheld________July28th,2023.A．for B．in C．a(chǎn)t D．on14．ShanghaiDisneylandcovers________areaof1.5squarekilometers.A．a(chǎn) B．a(chǎn)n C．the D．/15．________willthepopulationofChinabeintheyear2030?A．What B．Howmany C．Howmuch D．WhichII.Choosetheproperwordsintheboxtocompletethefollowingpassage.Eachcanbeusedonlyonce(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)填入空格。每空格限填一詞，每詞只能填一次)(本大題共8題，每題1分，共8分，每題只有一個(gè)正確選項(xiàng))IsaTomatoaFruitoraVegetable?A．consistsof

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E.difficultThere’snodoubtthattomatoeshavemanydifferentuses.Theycanbeusedinasummersaladortomakeatastysauce.Butisthetomatoafruit?Orareweeatingavegetable?Farmers,cooksandlawyersallhavedifferentanswerstothisquestion.Butitmayseem16tous.Eatitforlunch?Vegetable.Eatitfordessert?Fruit!Butit’snotthateasy.Therearelegaldefinitions(法律界定)forwhatareconsideredfruitsandvegetables,17scientificones.Toanswerthequestion“Isatomatoafruit?”,let’slookatthedefinitionoffruit.AccordingtotheOxfordEnglishDictionary,fruitis“thepartofaplantthat18oneormoreseedsandflesh(果肉)canbeeatenasfoodandusuallytastessweet.”Likeothertruefruits,tomatoesformfromsmallyellowflowersonthevine(藤蔓)andnaturallycontainmanyseeds.Theseseedscanlaterbeusedto19moretomatoplants.A．equally

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E.suggestionDoesthatmeanthatpumpkins,peppersandcucumbersarefruits?Yes,scientificallyspeaking,theyareallfruits.Then,whatisavegetable?Simplyput,ifyoujusteatthestemsorleavesorrootsorflowersofaplant,thatmakesitavegetable.20,carrots,potatoesandbroccoli(西蘭花)areallvegetables.Whiletomatoesarescientificallyfruits,they’relegallyclassedasvegetables.In1893,theU.SCongress(美國國會(huì))passedalaw.Itputa10-percenttaxonwholevegetables.So,toavoidpayingthefee,sellers21thattomatoeswerefruit.TheSupremeCourt(美國最高法院)thenmadea22forthecase.Itstatedthattomatoeswerevegetablesinsteadoffruit.Thereasonwasthatcookspreparedthemandpeopleatethemlikevegetables.Thismeans,legallyspeaking,tomatoesarevegetables.Whenitcomesdowntotheexactdefinition,itdoesn’treallymatter.Afterall,bothfruitsandvegetablesare23helpfulandnecessaryforourbodies.Whetheryouliketomatoesinasaladorprefertomatosoup,eatingthisfruit/vegetablewilldoyougood.III.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms(用括號(hào)中所給單詞的適當(dāng)形式完成下列句子。每空格限填一詞) (本大題共8題，共8分)24．Afteryearsofwatertreatment,thesmalltownisaplacetolivethanbefore.(friendly)25．Thatgirlisveryshyandsherarelyspeaksmorethanonesentenceoratatime?(second)26．(lucky),Mr.Whiteforgottosavethefilebeforeheturnedoffhiscomputer.27．Alanwrotetothelocalnewspapertomakeaaboutthenoisefromhisneighbors.(complain)28．Whynotfindacompanytohelpyoumovethefurnituretoyournewflat?(remove)29．Doyouknowthatnowadaysnodriversareneededtotheundergroundtrains?(operation)30．Schoolsarerequiredtoteachstudentsactwhentheygrowup.(responsible)31．Taikonautsarerolemodelsforyoungpeopleandmanyarebigfansof.(they)IV.Completethefollowingsentencesasrequired(根據(jù)所給要求完成句子。每空格限填一詞)(每題2分，共14分)32．Youwillachievesuccessthroughhardwork.(對(duì)劃線部分提問)youachievesuccess?33．Thecharactersneedstrongpersonalitiestohelpreadersunderstandthestory.(改為一般疑問句)thecharactersstrongpersonalitiestohelpreadersunderstandthestory?34．Jimmyaskedme,“Haveyoubeenawayforafewdays?”(改為間接引語)JimmyaskedmeIbeenawayforafewdays.35．Thescientificcommunitydiscoveredanewplanetin2022.(改為被動(dòng)語態(tài))Anewplanetbythescientificcommunityin2022.36．Youhavetospeakveryslowly,orhewon’tunderstandyou.(保持句意基本不變)youveryslowly,hewon’tunderstandyou.37．Afterthediscussion,wefiguredoutwhatweshoulddonext.(改為簡(jiǎn)單句)Afterthediscussion,wefiguredoutdonext.38．tothehospital,hadbetter,send,you,him,assoonaspossible(連詞成句).Part2ReadingandWriting(第二部分讀和寫)V.Readingcomprehension(閱讀理解) (本大題共25題，共50分)A.Choosethebestanswer(根據(jù)以下內(nèi)容，選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)拇鸢?(12分)Everyyearthousandsofyoungpeopleleaveschoolforafewweeksormonthsandenjoyanunusualtypeofeducationalprogram.Whattheylearnduringthistimedoesnotcomefrombooks.Theylearnnewskillsbylivinginadifferentcountryanddoingunusualjobs.Thereareseveralorganizationsthathelpstudentstofindtheexperiencetheyarelookingfor.Thejobdescriptiontablebelowshowsafewpossibilitiesforstudents.CountryJobTimeDescriptionIndiaTeachingyoungchildrenTwomonthsTeachmusicandart*HelpchildrentolearnhowtocommunicateGhanaHealthcareworkerThreemonths*Seehowdoctorsworkinalessdevelopedcountry*HelpcareforsickpeopleThailandSavingelephantsThreeweeks*Cleaningelephants*HelpingtrainelephantsOneinterestingpossibilityishelpingelephantsinThailand.①M(fèi)ostpeoplethinkofelephantsasanimalsinzoosorcircuses.②Now,hundredsofthemarehomeless.③Thesegentleanimalsareoftenfoundonthestreetsastheydonothaveownerstocareforthem.④Althoughtheymaylookwell,theyareofteninpoorhealthanddon’thaveenoughtoeat.OnecenterinThailandcaresfortheseelephants.Itprovidesasafeandnaturallivingspaceforthem.Whentheyareatthecenter,theystayinabuildingbutarefreetowalkaround.Studentscomefromallovertheworldtohelphere.Thestudentshelpersworkwiththeelephantkeepers.Thesekeeperstrainthestudentsincaringfortheelephants.Inthemorning,theygototheforesttogetherandleadtheelephantstothecenter.Theycleanthemandgivethemfood.Intheafternoon,theytaketheanimalsbackintotheforestforthenight.Helpingatthecenterisinterestingandtheyoungpeoplelearnalot.39．HowlongdoestheeducationalprograminGhanalast?A．Twomonths B．Threemonths C．Threeweeks D．Twoweeks40．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEabouttheeducationalprogram?A．Itenablesstudentstolearnnewskills B．Itcanenrichstudents’experienceC．Itoffersawiderangeofchoices D．Itdoesn’trequiretimeawayfromhome.41．Whereshouldthissentencegointhesecondparagraph?However,manyelephantsarenolongerkeptincaptivity.A．a(chǎn)ftersentence① B．a(chǎn)ftersentence② C．a(chǎn)ftersentence③ D．a(chǎn)ftersentence④42．Theunderlinedword“it”inthethirdparagraphrefersto.A．Thailand B．thecenter C．theelephant D．livingspace43．Whatdostudentsprobablydoiftheyjointhe“Savingelephants”program?①feedelephants②cleanelephants③trainelephants④rideelephantsA．①③④ B．②③④ C．①② D．①②③④44．Whichofthefollowingmightbethebestslogan（標(biāo)語）foreducationalprogram?A．Workingwithanimalsisgreatfun! B．Astepclosertorealizingyourdream!C．Ajobcanbealearningexperience! D．Learningoutsideschoolisdifficult!B.Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage(選擇最恰當(dāng)?shù)倪x項(xiàng)完成短文) (12分)Technologyistheuseofknowledgetoinventnewtools.Throughouthistory,technologyhasmadepeople’sliveseasier.Earlyhumanssetthemselves45otheranimalswhentheylearnedtousestonesasweaponsortools.ThisbeganaperiodthatisknownastheStoneAge.StoneAgepeoplealsolearnedtomakepotteryfromclay.Lateron,peoplelearnedtoworkwith46.ThepeopleofAnatoliamadecoppertoolsandweaponsasearlyas6500BC．Inabout3000BCpeoplediscoveredthatmixingcopperwithtinformedbronze.ThisdiscoverybegantheBronzeAge.Twoimportant47tookplaceintheMiddleEastatthebeginningoftheBronzeAge.Onewastheinventionoftheox-drawnplow(犁).Theotherwastheinventionofthewheelandaxle(車軸).Manyscientistsdatethebeginningofcivilization,oradvancedculture,tothistime.Inthe1000sBCtheHittitepeopleofAnatolialearnedtoworkwithiron,whichisstrongerthanbronze.ThisbegantheIronAge.48,peoplethroughouttheworldmadeirontoolsandweapons.AperiodcalledtheMiddleAgesbeganinaboutAD500andlasted49about1500.Manyadvancesduringthistimecamefromotherplaces-forexample,China,PersiaandIndia.Byaboutthe1400s,EuropeanslearnedtheChinesetechniqueofcastingiron.Thisinvolved50ironandpouringitintoamoldtoharden.Chineseinventorsalsodevelopedblackpowder,theoriginalformofgunpowder.Newsourcesofpowderweredevelopedduringthistime.TwokindsoftechnologyhelpedtoendtheMiddleAgesandtobeginmoderntimes.Therudder(apartfordrivingaship),thecompassmadeitpossibletheseavoyagesofEuropeanexplorers.45．A．a(chǎn)fraidof B．a(chǎn)ngrywith C．differentfrom D．carefulwith46．A．cotton B．metal C．plastic D．wood47．A．wars B．thoughts C．discoveries D．developments48．A．Afterthat B．However C．Inaddition D．Inreturn49．A．during B．in C．for D．until50．A．cutting B．heating C．inventing D．usingFillintheblankswithproperwords(在短文的空格內(nèi)填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~，使其內(nèi)容通順。每空格限填一詞，首字母已給)(14分)Onlinestudyisnowthenewnormal(新常態(tài))forstudentsinShanghaiandmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Beingtheminiature(微型)computersthatcanfitinthepalmofyourhand,mobilephonescertainlycomeinhandyinthiscriticaltime.Therearemillionsofappsouttherewaitingforyoutotestthemout.Now,let’scheckthemout!NotabilityTakingnotesduringaclassoral51isanormalthingforstudents,butitcanbetedious(boring).Withthehelpoftechnology,yournotescanbemoreinteractive.Ifyouaresomeonewhowantstolivenupyournoteswithpictures,v52oraudiorecordings,Notabilitymaybeanappthatwouldfascinateyou.Theappofferssomanyfeatures—youcanusehighlighters,handwritenotes,insert(插入)pictures,recordaudio,editgroupnotes...Thel53goesonandon!PocketTheinternetisaboundlessseaofi54.Butdoyoufeellikeyouaretoobusytoreadanarticleorbreakingnews?Don’tworry—Pockethasyoucovered.Itletsyousavecontentfromanywhereandeverywheretoreadl55—evenoffline.Youcanalsousethe“Listen”featuretohaveyourarticler56directlytoyou.WhoknewyoucouldfitsomanyarticlesinjustyourPocket?CalmDoyoueverfeellikeyouhavedifficultyconcentrating?Doyouwanttomanageyourstressandanxietylevelsabitbetter?TrytoCalmyourself!Accordingtotheapp’swebsite,itsmissionisto“maketheworldhappier”throughfeatureslikeguidedmeditation(冥想)andbedtimestories.Ithasover50milliondownloadsand40millionlikes.Oneofthetop-ratedr57saysthattheappis“l(fā)ife-changing”.D.Answerthequestions(根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答問題)(12分)MysummerholswrCWOT.B4,WEUSED2go2NY2Cmybro,hisGF＆thr3:-@KIDSFTF.ILNY,itsgr8.Canyouunderstandthissentence?Ifyoucan’t,don’tfeeltoobad:neithercouldthemiddleschoolteacherinEnglandwhoreceivedthisashomework.ThisisNetspeak:thelanguageofcomputerizedcommunicationfoundonInternetorcellphones.IfyoureadNetspeakforthefirsttime,itlookslikeanunrecognizableforeignlanguage.So,whatisthe“translation”ofthesentenceabove?Mysummerholidayswereacompletewasteoftime.Before,weusedtogotoNewYorktoseemybrother,hisgirlfriend,andtheirthreescreamingkidsfacetoface.IloveNewYork;it’sgreat.SchoolteachersandparentssaythisnewformofwritingisharmingtheEnglishlanguage.Increasingspellingandgrammaticalmistakescanbeseeninstudents’writing.Theyfearthelanguagecouldbecomecorrupted(面目全非的).Everyoneshouldjustrelax,saylinguists.TheybelieveNetspeakisinfactmoreofagoodthing.DavidCrystal,fromtheUniversityofWales,arguesthatNetspeakandInternetcreateanewlanguageuseandthealmostlostartofdiarywritinghasbeenpickedupagain.GeoffreyNunberg,fromStanfordUniversity,agrees.“Peoplegetbetteratwritingbywriting,”hesays.“Kidswhoarenowdoingtextmessaging,e-mail,andinstantmessageswillwriteatleastaswellas,andpossiblybetterthantheirparents.”LinguistJamesMilroysays,forcenturies,itisbelievedwithoutexceptionthatyoungpeopleareharmingthelanguage.Andyoucanbesurethatwhentoday’steenagersbecometomorrow’sparents,theywillthinkthisway,too.Milroyarguesthatlanguagesdonotandcannotbecome“corrupted”;theysimplychangetomeetthenewneeds.However,NetspeakersdoagreethatitisimportanttoteachyoungpeoplehowtospeakandwritestandardEnglish.CynthiaMcVeysays,“IcanunderstandNetspeakworriesteachersandit’simportanttomaketheirpupilsunderstandthattextmessagingisforfun,butthattolearntowriteproperEnglishisnecessaryfortheirfuture.”Perhaps,weshouldgiveteenagersalittle