江苏省苏州市高新区2023-2024学年下学期九年级中考第二次模拟英语试卷

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请先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In my childhd, my mther spent her evening hurs ding smething fr smene else. Smetimes she knitted(编织) hats fr babies, and at ther times, she cked chicken sup fr sick neighbrs. Therefre, I wasn’t 1 when ne evening my mther annunced she had taken n a new prject.
“I am ging t telephne senirs ( 老年人),” said my mther. “Every2 ? But yu dn’t even knw these peple.” “It desn’t matter,” she said. “What matters is that I 3 .” I was sixteen years ld and culdn’t understand why my mther was willing t spend her evenings talking t 4 . She had friends and my tw lder sisters t call if she felt lnely. “They will talk yur ear ff. Sme peple didn’t even stp t catch their 5 ,” I said.
My attitude (态度) didn’t stp my mther’s lve fr the prject. That evening, I listened as she asked
the wman n the ther line abut her day and what she had eaten fr dinner. When she finished the call, I said, “ 6 d yu care whether she had ckies r rice pudding fr dessert(甜点)?” My mther said, “I’m the 7 persn she talked t tday.”
It tk me mre than thirty years t 8 understand the meaning f my mther’s wrds. Nw, as my mther is nearing eighty, I find myself thinking abut thse nightly 9 she used t make. I am ften the nly persn wh telephnes my mther, and smetimes I’m the nly persn she speaks t all day. I ask her what she cked fr dinner, but mstly I just listen as she describes a walk she tk, r hw her dg Lucky stle fds frm the refrigeratr. I 10 that my mther’s calls were life lines, which made sure husebund senirs t keep in tuch with the wrld. Withut her, their wrld wuld have been empty.
第二部分阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
请认真阅读下列短文，然后从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
1. A. angry
B. scared
C. surprised
D. excited
2. A. mnth
B. weekend
C. night
D. hur
3. A. listen
B. talk
C. call
D. help
4. A. neighbrs
B. strangers
C. friends
D. relatives
5. A.eye
B. attentin
C. imaginatin
D. breath
6. A. When
B. Hw
C. What
D. Why
7. A. nly
B. wrng
C. past
D. usual
8. A. simply
B. carefully
C. fully
D. wisely
9. A. decisins
B. calls
C. chices
D. mistakes
10. A. realized
B. wndered
C. suggested
D. dubted
Many peple think that the Chinese civilizatin(文明) began arund the Yellw River, stretching back ver 5,000 years withut interruptin(中断). Cmpared t ther civilizatins f the time, Chinese culture stayed largely the same as tday's culture. The ther natins fell int wars and disappeared, r were cntrlled by ther natins, thugh.
What is Chinese culture special abut?
A. It is rich.B. It begins early.
C. It lasts till nw.D. It has many dynasties.
Which dynasty lasts the lngest time?
A. The Xia Dynasty.B. The Shang Dynasty.
C. The Zhu Dynasty.D. The Qin Dynasty. 13.Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the passage?
Brnze was first used by the Zhu peple.
The Xia peple usually wrte n turtle shells.
Silk prducts were ppular in the Shang Dynasty.
The Qin Dynasty is the beginning f Imperial China.
B
① Wl is a great natural material that has been used by humans. It cmes frm the sft cat f sheep. Humans have been wearing wl fr ver 12, 000 years. Tday, mre than 1. 3 billin sheep arund the wrld are used each year fr wlen prducts, like sweaters and scarves.
② Why d s many peple like wlen prducts? One f the great things abut wl is that it is a fantastic insulatr. This means it keeps us warm when it's cld utside. It als has tiny air pckets that trapheat, making it perfect fr thse cld days.
③ Anther advantage f wl is that it is breathable. It allws air t pass thrugh, keeping us cl in the summer as well. Unlike ther materials, it can prevent us frm verheating, and make us feel
cmfrtable.
④ Wl is nt nly warm and breathable, but it is als durable(耐用的)and lng-lasting. It's strng enugh fr utdr activities like hiking r playing in the snw. Wlen clthes can be passed dwn frm ne generatin(一代)t anther, creating a beautiful cnnectin between family members.
⑤ Making wl prducts requires a lt f effrts and a series f prcesses, which start with cutting.
The sheep farmers cut the wl ff the sheep cmpletely by hand in spring. Dn't wrry: cutting is safe and painless fr the sheep, just like getting a haircut! After the cutting, hundreds f kils f wl are packed tgether. Once the wl is cllected, it ges thrugh a prcess called scuring. It means wl is washed t remve any dirt and il. Then the wl is made int yarn(毛线), which is used t make different wlen prducts. After the yarn is clred, skilled wrkers make it int varius prducts.
⑥ Wl is made int all kinds f wlen prducts after prcessing and is used widely in ur daily life.
Hw des the writer shw that wl is a great material in Paragraph 1?
A. By telling stries.B. By explaining ideas.
C. By shwing facts.D. By cmparing reasns. 15.What is the advantage f wl accrding t the passage?
A.It can be used fr a lng time.B. It can stp air frm passing thrugh.
C. It can prduce and give ut heat.D. It can be made int prducts easily.
Which picture crrectly shws "scuring"?
Which is the structure f the passage?
C
A yung by is crying because his ear hurts. Then a man cmes ut f the frest. He carries sme juice frm a white fungus. Carefully, he drips the juice int the by’s ear. In sme rainfrest villages f Suth America, that’s hw earaches are cured!
Rainfrest dctrs, called shamans, use many kinds f plants as medicine. They make tea frm ne type f red vine(藤蔓). It cures stmachaches. Yellw flwers frm
anther plant are used t treat snakebite. Lcal shamans have used the curing pwer f plants fr thusands
f years.
▲
Tday, scientists frm all ver the wrld want t learn what these shamans knw abut plant medicines. They are racing t find the secrets f the rainfrest befre the plants disappear fr gd. And the rainfrests are disappearing fast. Every year, peple cut dwn an area f rainfrest as large as Flrida. Smetimes they want t use the land fr farms. Smetimes they cut dwn the trees and sell the wd.
Nw the scientist travel by bat, air and ft t tiny rainfrest villages. Then they spend lng hurs making their way thrugh the ht and humid jungle(丛林) with the lcal shamans. The shamans shw the scientists which plants can be used as cures.
Saving the Rainfrest
One U.S. cmpany has already fund an imprtant new medicine. It cmes frm a plant fund in the rainfrests f Ecuadr. This medicine may sn be used t cure lung infectins( 肺部感染) in kids. Rainfrest plants might cure many bad diseases, such as cancer and AIDS. S medicine cmpanies are wrking t save the rainfrests. When peple buy medicines made frm the rainfrest plants, part f the mney will g t help save the rainfrests. If the rainfrests survive, smeday yu may find cures in yur hme that were made frm white fungus and red vines.
What des the underlined wrd “He” in Paragraph 1 mst prbably refer t?
A. The by’s fatherB. The by’s teacher
C. A rainfrest scientistD. A rainfrest dctr
What d the first tw paragraphs mainly talk abut?
Many rainfrest plants can be used as medicines.
The by gets better by drinking the juice frm a white fungus.
Lcal shamans can cure all kinds f diseases.
There are many plants in the frest f Suth America.
Which f the fllwing can be put in “ ▲ ”?
A. Lsing the RainfrestB. Lking fr the Medicines
C. Learning frm the ShamansD. Walking thrugh the Rainfrest
What is the best title fr the passage?
A. Rainfrest DctrsB. Rainfrest Medicines
C. The Medicine CmpaniesD. The Disappearing Rainfrest
D
Abut 71 percent f the Earth’s surface is cvered by water. Water in nature is saltwater and fresh water, but nly three percent f the amunt( 数 量 ) is freshwater. A lt f rganizatins are saying that peple are running ut f usable water, but few were taking this prblem seriusly.
Why shuld they? They see water everywhere. The average American family uses mre than 1,140 liters( 升 ) f water at hme per day. Hwever, in develping cuntries, nearly 900 millin peple d nt have safe drinking water. Water shrtages are, in fact, a bigger prblem tday than ever befre. The human ppulatin has cntinued t grw and with it, its need fr water. Glbal warming is making this prblem mre serius. Unless we all take it seriusly, we will end up having t live n a blue planet withut a drp
f usable water.
Frm taking shrter shwers t reusing water, there are many ways fr yu t save water. One mre thing yu can d is reduce yur use f “virtual water”. Perhaps yu have never heard f the idea f “virtual water”. It means the water yu use indirectly. We nt just drink water and use it t clean all kinds f things; we als “use” it thrugh the prducts we buy. T prduce a piece f A4 paper, fr example, we need abut ten liters f water. The prductin f ur fd requires even mre water. A cw needs t eat 1,300 kilgrams f grain( 谷 物 ) fr three years befre it can prduce 180 kilgrams f beef. The grain requires water t grw, the cw needs t drink, and the farmer needs water t clean his farm. S behind each 230-gram steak dinner, there are nearly 3,600 liters f water!
It will make a big difference if yu remve sme meat frm yur diet and eat mre fruit and vegetables instead. Yu are als saving water when yu writing n bth sides f paper instead f just ne. The wrld is running ut f usable water. Every drp f it is valuable.
Hw much des salt water take up the ttal amunt f water n the earth?
A.3%B. 29%C. 71%D. 97%
Accrding t the passage, which f the fllwing may cause the water shrtages?
○1 The grwing human ppulatin.
○2 The prper reprcess f water.
○3 The great need fr drinking water.
○4 The increasing greenhuse effect.
A. ○1 ○2 ○4 B. ○1 ○3 ○4C. ○1 ○2 ○3D.○2 ○3 ○4
Amng the fllwing examples, which ne belngs t “virtual water”?
A. Taking a shwer.B.Washing the dishes.
C. Making a cup f water.D. Prducing a kil f muttn.
What is the writer’s purpse f writing this article?
T raise peple’s awareness f saving water.
T shw the challenges f living n anther planet.
T list the reasns fr prtecting the envirnment.
T discuss the pssibility f turning saltwater int fresh water.
第三部分信息还原（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
“Hurry up, Millie! Yu are slwer than a turtle tday,” says Alana.
“That’s OK,” replies Millie. “It is nt a bad thing t be as slw as a turtle. 26 ” “Ww!” says Alana. “Hw is that pssible?”
“There are many reasns,” says Millie. “ 27They are never in a rush. They take life easy. Peple can learn a lessn frm turtles.”
28They discver that turtles walk very slwly and steadily (稳步地). They are never in a hurry t
eat. Smetimes, it takes them many hurs t eat a gd meal. They breathe slwly and get lts f rest.
In winter, they make a big hle and g t sleep. 29When they wake up in spring, they begin t mve. But, as always, they mve slwly.
That’s the trick (秘诀). 30Life is a lng jurney. It des nt matter hw slwly yu g as lng as
yu d nt stp.
第四部分词汇运用（共 13 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 13 分）
第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确。每空限填一词。
After mnths f dieting and exercise, she lks much ▲ (更苗条的) than befre.
The wrld-famus engineer is busy ▲ (设计) a new type f ec-friendly bicycle.
Shake the bttle well s that the milk ▲ (混合) with the tea.
We shuld always keep in mindthat ▲ (安全)cmes first.
Pills shuld be stred prperly because they are easily m ▲fr sweets by children.
The Duble N ▲Festival, als named Chng Yang Festival, is a traditinal Chinese festival.
—Bb, yu seem really quiet tday. Is everything kay?
—Yeah, I’m just d ▲ in thught abut this new prject we’re wrking n.
—Where’s Sam? I can’t find him anywhere.
—Oh, he has tw weeks ▲ fr a vacatin.
第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在答题卡标有题号的横线上， 填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。
I have never been a fan f vegetables. But my best friend lves them. “Eat yur greens!” he always says. S I decide t learn smething mre abut them.
It is suggested t eat39 five different vegetables every day. It’s a gd40 t make vegetables a main part f each meal. Hwever, sme peple think that vegetables are nt s ppular cmpared with meat, s when vegetables are41tgether with meat, they ften chse meat instead f vegetables. Others think vegetables are cked in an unskillful way, making them nt42.
In rder t help me have a healthy diet, my friend43me gd advice n hw t ck tasty vegetables. I am n my way t a healthier lifestyle.
第五部分短文填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
请认真阅读下面短文，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确 形式。
The traditinal Chinese calendar divided the year int 24 slar terms( 节 气 ). One f them is Awakening f Insects(Chinese: Jinzhe) which 44(fall) n March 5 and ends n March 20 this year.
Jinzhe suggests a rise in temperature and increased rainfall, 45(mark) the third slar term in the Chinese lunar year. Its name means that animals sleeping 46the whle winter start t wake up and everything begins t cme back t life.
Jinzhe is a very imprtant time fr farmers and 47(see) as the beginning f the busiest time fr agricultural wrk. Old Chinese 48(say), such as “nce Jinzhe cmes, spring plwing( 春耕) never rests”, shw the imprtance f this slar term t farmers. During this perid, mst parts f China experience 49rapid increase in temperatures and a marked increase in sunshine which tgether prvide the ideal cnditins fr farming activities.
Eating pears arund Awakening f Insects has been a widely practiced custm in China since a lng time ag. 50 the Chinese wrd fr “pear” sunds the same as the wrd meaning “t leave”, eating pears during this slar term shws peple’s wish t drive away pests( 害 虫 ) frm crps s that there will be a gd harvest thrughut the year.51(additinal), accrding t the traditinal Chinese medicine, the sweet, juicy and cld fruit can 52(prevent) cughs as the weather warms up and the air becmes dry.
The slar terms are nt nly a calendar system but als a cultural heritage( 遗 产 ) that shws the wisdm f ancient Chinese peple in understanding the 53(nature) wrld. They are the pride f the Chinese culture.
第六部分阅读表达（共 3 小题；54 题 2 分，55 题 2 分，56 题 3 分，满分 7 分）
请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。
An electric flying vehicle called Skai was tested yesterday near Ls Angeles, Califrnia. It is made by Alaka’i Technlgies. It has six rtrs(旋翼) n tp. Inside, there are seats fr five passengers. Skai lks like a crss between a plane and a car. Alaka’i Technlgies hpes it will serve as a flying taxi, a carg carrier and an ambulance.
Other cmpanies, such as Being and Airbus, are als designing electric aircraft. They are using batteries t pwer them. But batteries can weigh the vehicles dwn.
Skai uses hydrgen fuel cells (氢燃料电池) t pwer its rtrs. Hydrgen fuel cells are lighter than batteries. They allw the vehicle t transprt 1,000 punds. They might als be less plluted t the envirnment. “It’s the cleanest frm f energy n the planet,” Bruce Hlmes tld Digital Trends, a technlgy news website. Hlmes is n the bard f Alaka’i Technlgies.
The test flight tk place near the cmpany’s Massachusetts headquarters. But it may be years befre the aircraft is cleared t carry passengers. Skai must first meet regulatins(条例). These regulatins are set by the Federal Aviatin Administratin (FAA).
“The technlgy is interesting, but .” Thaddeus Lightft said.
Lightft is a lawyer. He helps cmpanies navigate(应对) FAA rules.
Alaka’i Technlgies is hpeful that Skai will get FAA apprval t fly passengers sn. At the same time, the cmpany’s CEO, Stephen Hanvey, says the craft culd be used t transprt fd and water. It culd als serve as a mbile cell twer in places struck by natural disasters.
What will Skai prbably serve as in the future?
Why des Skai use hydrgen fuel cells instead f batteries t pwer its rtrs?
Please cmplete the sentence belw with prper wrds r phrases.
The technlgy is interesting, but .
第七部分书面表达（共 1 题；满分 25 分）
学生更喜欢纸质书还是电子书？学生最喜欢什么类型的书籍？假如你是李华，就相关问题在 班里做了调查，结果见下图。学校英语社团将举办“Reading Habits”主题活动，请你准备一份英文交流稿，包含以下内容：
基于以下图表，简要叙述你的调查结果； (2)陈述你自己的阅读喜好及原因；
(3)分享一本你最喜欢的书籍。
注意事项：
词数 100 左右，交流稿开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
内容需涵盖所有要点，可适当发挥；
文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。
Gd mrning, everyne!
I'm Li Hua, frm Class 3, Grade 9. It's my hnr t share smething abut reading habits with yu. Recently, I've dne a survey abut my classmates' reading habits.
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