2024年江苏省宿迁市泗洪县中考二模英语试题(原卷版)

2024年江苏省宿迁市泗洪县九年级二模
英语试题
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1.本试卷共10页,满分100分。

考试时间120分钟。

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域书写答案。

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一、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. John used to be a dancer. Now he is teaching at ________ university in China.
A. the
B. /
C. an
D. a
2. Hundreds of people visited the Guxu Pavilion ________ New Year’s Eve.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. /
3. —Jack is afraid to speak English because of her poor ________.
— I think he’d better practise speaking more.
A. pronunciation
B. courage
C. memory
D. introduction
4. We must obey the traffic rules ________ we drive on the road.
A. whatever
B. wherever
C. whenever
D. whoever
5. Tom’s grandmother is so ________ that she often loses her way in their community.
A. satisfied
B. forgetful
C. lazy
D. angry
6. According to the traffic rules, children under the age of sixteen ________ ride e-bikes on the road.
A. mustn’t
B. needn’t
C. may not
D. might not
7—What else should I pay attention to ________ my English?
.
—You should watch English videos as often as possible.
A. improve
B. improves
C. improving
D. to improve
8. —________ is it from our school to Hongze Lake Wetland?
—About 30 kilometres away. But I’m not sure.
A. How long
B. How far
C. How often
D. How soon
9. —Your car is so beautiful and modern.
—Thank you. I ________ it for more than two months.
A. bought
B. have bought
C. had
D. have had
10. ________ useful knowledge it is to me! I should try my best to enrich it.
A. What
B. What a
C. How
D. How a
11. Which of the following suffixes can be used to make an adjective?
A. -ment
B. -tion
C. -ness
D. -less
12. —Have you heard of the big fire that broke out in a big supermarket?
—Yes. Luckily, some firemen went there in time and ________ the fire.
A. put away
B. put out
C. put in
D. put up
13. The shoes ________ I had just bought was broken after playing basketball.
A. whose
B. whom
C. who
D. which
14. —Excuse me, could you tell me ________?
—Sorry, I don’t know. You can ask your teachers.
A. if sound travelled faster than light
B. how does fog come into being
C. what the importance of the wetlands is
D. why do fish sleep with their eyes open
15. —I don’t think students can bring mobile phones to school.
—________
A. I can’t agree with you more
B. Not at all
C. No problem
D. It’s my pleasure
二、完形填空(共15 小题；每小题1分，满分15 分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A set of photos of a ____16____ boy carrying his tennis rackets in a bamboo basket has gone viral (走红).
The boy, Wang Fa, is a member of the Va ethnic group (佤族) from Yunnan. After he ____17____ the under-14 title in the Guangzhou stop of the 2022 ASICS Tennis Junior Tour, an audience (观众) member from Yunnan gave him the ____18____. And the photos were taken.
“We always carry bamboo baskets when we work in the field. This is a typical ____19____ tool of the Va ethnic group. I carried my rackets in this basket to honor my hometown,” Wang said after the match.
Before tennis, Wang was just a ____20____ boy from a village. But in 2016, he was chosen by a local club as one of the ____21____ 10 local children to learn to play professional tennis, “I was afraid and felt a bit ____22____. At the beginning because the outside world was so different from my home,” he said, ____23____ that tennis has helped him make more friends and get a better education.
Over the past six years, Wang, along with ____24____ players at the Yunnan Wild Elephants Tennis Club, has trained hard to improve his ____25____ and physical strength.The children would get up at 6:30 a. m., and practice for more than six hours a day.
Every day, they need to swing a racket more than 7,000 times and run 9 kilometers.
“____26____ it were not for tennis, I would still be helping out my family with farm-work back home,” Wang said. Wang’s parents didn’t want him to learn tennis at first because they couldn’t ____27____ it. But the tennis club offered to teach him ____28____. Wang’s hometown, the mountainous Cangyuan Va autceomous county, was just lifted out of poverty (贫困) in 2019, reported China Daily. For Wang, winning the ASICS Tennis Junior Tour title was the beginning of a ____29____ future. “I will ____30____ for the top spots (位置) on the professional stage,” he said.
16.
A. 14 years old
B. 14-year old
C. 14-years-old
D. 14-year-old
17.
A. won
B. failed
C. accepted
D. received
18.
A. rackets
B. tennis
C. basket
D. paper
19.
A. repairing
B. farming
C. teaching
D. cooking
20.
A. special
B. common
C. generous
D. hard-working
21.
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. last
22.
A pleased B. amazed C. excited D. nervous
23.
A. add
B. adds
C. added
D. adding
24.
A. other
B. others
C. the others
D. another
25.
A. education
B. hobbies
C. skills
D. interests
26.
A. Although
B. Unless
C. If
D. Since
27.
A. like
B. afford
C. know
D. believe
28.
A. for himself
B. by himself
C. for free
D. for a while
29.
A. hopeful
B. meaningful
C. cheerful
D. colourful
30.
A. plan
B. aim
C. design
D. search
三、阅读(共两节，满分35分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
选项。

阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选項中，选出最佳
A
It’s easy to protect the planet. These tips help save resources such as water, energy, and animals. They also cut down on harmful gases, such as CO₂, which causes global warming. Go green and try these tips.
Recycle and reuse ※Collect cans and bottles from your neighbourhood, and exchange them for money at a recycling centre.
※Choose rechargeable batteries. Be sure to recycle all batteries to stop
.
harmful metals from polluting the environment.
※The next time you want to buy a new book, borrow it from the library or a friend. Sharing books is a great way to reduce waste and reuse things.
Protect the outdoors * When you visit a park or beach, be sure to put your trash in the dustbin. You can also take part in a clean-up activity at a beach or a park. Try to plant more trees. Trees help to clean the air.
Avoid waste * lf the sink in your home keeps leaking (漏水), ask someone to fix it. If you stop a sink from leaking one drop each second, you can even save 10,000 liters of water a year.
31. If you want to go green, you can find ________ tips in the passage.
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
D. Four.
32. What does the word “trash” mean?
A. rubbish
B. snacks
C. metal
D. paper
33. If you stop a sink from leaking one drop each second, how many liters of water can you save every month?
A. 5,000.
B. 10,000.
C. 833.
D. 1,200.
B
A well-known poem by Tang dynasty poet Du Mu tells of a scene in early April: “Rains fall heavily as Qingming comes, and passersby with lowered spirits go.”
This scene takes place on Tomb Sweeping Day, also known as Qingming Festival. Tomb Sweeping Day is a traditional Chinese festival. It began in the Zhou dynasty, over 2,500 years ago.
It’s a day for us to commemorate (纪念) our ancestors. This year, it falls on April 4. Tomb Sweeping Day became a public holiday in China in 2008. People have one day off for that day.
On this day, families bring flowers, food and wine to the grave sites (墓地) of their ancestors. They place cakes, fruits in front of the grave and some may burn joss paper for departed families. Burning jo ss paper is a folk custom, but it sometimes leads to fires and environmental pollution. With the development of the times, people have realized this and gradually replaced this custom in a more civilized and healthy way. Fresh flowers are more popular now. Before leaving, people always sweep the tombs and cherish (怀念) the memories of their dead family members.
Tomb Sweeping Day gives us a chance to show respect to our ancestors and family members who have passed
away and show that we miss them. This tradition shows that family values are an important part of Chinese culture.
Tomb Sweeping Day is also the beginning of the time for gardening and outdoor activities in China. Families often get together for outings or to fly kites at this time.
34. Tomb Sweeping Day began in the ________.
A. Shang dynasty
B. Zhou dynasty
C. Tang dynasty
D. Ming dynasty
35. Tomb Sweeping Day has been a public holiday in China for ________.
A. six years
B. twelve years
C. sixteen years
D. twenty years
36. What do people do on Tomb Sweeping Day?
①They usually have one day off.
②They go to grave sites to sweep the tombs.
③They usually climb the hills.
④They go on a spring outing.
⑤They often go outside to do outdoor activities.
A. ①②③④
B. ①③④⑤
C. ①②④⑤
D. ②③④⑤
37. The custom of Tomb Sweeping Day shows ________.
A. we should be kind to everyone
B. we remember our ancestors by gathering and eating a big meal
C. families often get together to have a big meal
D. family values play an important role in Chinese culture
C
Scientists train AI to read human thoughts
Scientists have created a new tool that can turn people’s thoughts into words. It works by using an AI program called GPT-1 to translate brain activity into words. In order to achieve this, scientists did a lot.
First, scientists got everything ready before the tests. They invited some volunteers. Each spent sixteen hours listening to stories in a scanner (扫描仪). They imagined the stories as they heard them, and the scanner recorded their brain activity. GPT-1 made connections between the ideas in the stories and the recordings of the listeners’ brain activity.
Then came the tests. The scientists did them in three different ways.
Test 1
The researchers played a new story. GPT-1 was only given recordings of the volunteers’ brain activity. But the words that GPT-1 predicted (预测) were very similar to the words in the story that they were listening to. The words
weren’t exactly the same, but they often carried the same meaning. For example, when a volunteer was listening to a story about a woman who didn’t have a driver’s license (执照). The program came up with this: “She hasn’t even started to learn to drive yet.”
Test 2
The scientists also carried out the test when volunteers imagined their own stories.“It really works at the level of ideas. The ideas are the same but expressed in different words,” says Alexander Huth, one of the scientists behind the study.
Test 3
The researchers showed the volunteers silent movies, with no spoken words at all. GPT-1 could still figure out the basic ideas.
After the tests, the scientists say that GPT-1 is the first AI program to turn what people are thinking into words without brain surgery. The tool isn’t something that can be easily used today, mainly because of the size and the cost of the scanner. In the future, they believe, a similar but cheaper tool could help people who have lost the ability to speak because of an injury or disease.
The scientists say their tool can’t be used to “read people’s minds” without permission. The tool only works if the person wants to share their thoughts.
38. What is GPT-1?
A. It’s a new tool that can turn people’s thoughts into words.
B. It’s an AI program that can translate people’s brain activity into words.
C. It’s a new scanner that can let people listen to stories.
D. It’s a new way that can be used easily to perform brain surgery.
39. Who could the tool help according to the passage?
A. People who have lost the ability of speaking.
B. People who have lost the ability of hearing.
C. People who have lost the ability of walking.
D. People who have lost the ability of driving.
40. What information can we learn about GPT-1?
A. It can realize people’s dream.
B. It can record people’s activities.
C. It cannot predict the words in the story that people are listening to.
D. It can know the basic ideas of the silent movies.
41. What can be the best title for the text?
A. The Danger of Using GPT-1
B. A Mind-Reading Technology
C. Secrets of Human Brain
D. Ways of Improving Technology
D
A horse fair is an interesting place. There is always a lot to see. There are young horses from the country, little Welsh ponies, like Merrylegs, and many beautiful horses too. But there were also a lot of poor, thin horses, worn out from hard work. I was very sad to see them.
At the horse fair there was a man with a gentle voice and kind grey eyes. He offered twenty-three pounds for me, but they refused, and he walked away. Then a man with a very loud voice came. I was ▲he was going to buy me, but he walked off. Then the grey-eyed man came back again and said: “I’ll give twenty-four for him.”
“Done,” said the salesman. “He’s a quality horse and if you want him for cab work, he’s a bargain.”
Half an hour later we set off for London, along country roads, until we came to that great city. There were streets to the right, and streets to the left. We went into one of the small streets, and then into a very narrow street, with small, old houses on one side, and stables on the other.
My new owner stopped at a house and whistled. The door opened, and a young woman, a little girl and boy, came out.
They all looked at me.
“Is he gentle, father?”
“Yes, Dolly, as gentle as a kitten (小猫); you can pat him.”
Dolly, the little girl, patted my shoulder without fear. It felt so good! They led me into a clean stable, with plenty of dry straw, and after a delicious meal I lay down to sleep, thinking “I’m going to be very happy here”.
——From Black Beauty
42 A horse fair is a place ________.
.
A. where horses are bought and sold
B. where people can ride horses
C. where horses are raised
D. where people sell horse meat
43. Which of the following is suitable for the blank (空白) in the passage?
A. happy
B. angry
C. afraid
D. surprised
44. What’s the meaning of the sentencen“He’s a quality horse and if you want him for cab work, he’s a bargain.”?
A. It means that I am a beautiful but excellent horse.
B. It means that I am too poor and thin to do hard work.
C. It means that I am a cheap horse, but I am suitable for cab work.
D. It means that I am a gentle and timid (胆小的) horse.
45. From the passage, we can learn that ________.
A. the man with a very loud voice bought me at last
B. my new owner lived alone in London
C. I felt very fearful when Dolly patted my shoulder
D. I will live a happy life with my new owner
第二节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分)
的
阅读下面短文，从短文后选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Smiling is a great way to make yourself stand out while helping your body to do better. Smile to improve your health, your stress level, and your attractiveness. ____46____. Read about the others and try as many as you can.
Smiling makes us attractive
We are drawn to people who smile. There is an attraction factor. We want to know a smiling person and find out what is so good.
Smiling changes our mood
____47____. There’s a good chance your mood will change for the better. Smiling can trick the body into helping you change your mood.
Smiling is contagious (传染的)
When someone is smiling they lighten up the room, change the moods of other and make things happier. ____48____. Smile lots and you will draw people to you.
____49____.
Stress can really show up in our faces. Smiling helps to stop us from looking tired. When you are stressed, take time to put on a smile. The stress should be reduced and you’ll be better able to take action.
Smiling helps you stay positive
Try this test: Smile. Now try to think of something negative without losing the smile. It’s hard. ____50____. When we smile, our body is sending the rest of us a message that “Life Is Good”.
A. Next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile
B. When you feel happy, you’ll make more friends
C A smiling person brings happiness with him
.
D. Smiling helps us keep healthy
E. Stay away from stress and worry by smiling
F. Smiling is just one fun way to live longer
G. Smiling reduces stress
四、根据句意及所给中文提示、首字母或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词，每空限填一词。

(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
51. A friend of ________ (她的) will go outing next week.
52. I think it’s ________ (乏味的) to play computer games at weekends.
53. Our Chinese ________ (政府) has made laws to protect the environment.
54. —I can’t succeed without your ________ (支持). Thank you very much.
—My pleasure.
55. Life is a journey of ________ (发现).
56. I couldn’t sleep because the bed was so ________ (不舒适的).
57. School s________ must come first all the time.
58. S________ is the ninth month of a year.
59. Robin ________ (to put sth. somewhere and keep it there to use later) his books in his grandfather’s room just now.
60. This ________ (rich) businessman donated much money to the poor area.
根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空，使短文完整。

The Chinese nation has gone through more than 5,000 years of ups and downs and ____61____ (create) a brilliant Chinese culture. The Chinese nation has endured hardships, but fortunately, Chinese culture ____62____ (pass) down from generation to generation, becoming the only country in the ____63____ (world) four ancient civilizations (文明) that does not have “civilization as ancient”. As Chinese, we should be proud and ____64____ (complete) confident. However, due to the humiliating history in modern China, as well as the poverty and backwardness of New China before the reform and ____65____ (open) up, some Chinese people were not confident. This lack of self-confidence ____66____ (include) a lack of confidence in culture. Even some people believe that China can only achieve prosperity and strength if it wants to learn from those ____67____ (west) countries in an all-round way and take the road of “total Westernization (全盘西化).”
Culture is the soul of a country and a nation, and an important force for pushing forward social ____68____
(develop) and progress. Countries that lack cultural self-confidence ____69____ (lose) the courage to overcome difficulties and challenges. Without full confidence in our culture, without a rich and prosperous culture, the Chinese nation will not be able to rejuvenate (复兴) _____70_____ (it).
六、书面表达(满分15 分)
71. 为贯彻“五育并举”的方针，提高学生的个人劳动素质，劳动课已经走进我们的课堂，各个学校都开展了丰富多彩的劳动技能培训和实践活动。

最近阳光中学九年级组织学生到阳光农场进行一次以“劳动最光荣”为主题的研学活动。

假如你是王丽，请根据下面的图示要点，分享一下你的活动经历。

要求：1. 表达清楚，语法正确，上下文连贯；
2. 内容必须包含表格中所有相关信息，并适当发挥；
3. 词数100字左右（作文开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数）；
4. 文中不得出现真实的地名、校名、人名等信息。

Labor is the most glorious
Hello, everybody! I’m Wang Li. I’m in Year 9 at Sunshine Middle School. I’m glad to share my study trip to Sunshine Farm.
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We really hope that everyone can have chances to go on a study trip like that!。