2023年江苏省泰州市靖江市中考二模英语试题（含答案）

2023年江苏省泰州市靖江市中考二模英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．Please mind your ________, Linda. It’s not polite to make a loud noise at the dinner table.

A．methods B．materials C．mysteries D．manners

2．—Mr. Li, can you ________ what “Grain in Ear (Mang zhong)” is?

—Sure. It is the ninth of the 24 solar terms (节气). It means the farmer is getting back to the busy field work.

A．experience B．explain C．expect D．explore

3．________ antibiotics (抗生素) is very useful, it’s never a good idea to take it too often.

A．Although B．As C．Whenever D．Until

4．“Peter, ________ your lessons instead of watching TV. The final exam is coming soon.” said Mum.

A．come over B．fall over C．go over D．knock over

5．—How exciting! The 19th Asian Games ________ in Hangzhou in September 2023.

—Yes, I can’t wait to watch the Games.

A．holds B．is holding C．was held D．will be held

6．Kunqu opera is one of the oldest Chinese opera forms. , fewer young people want to learn or enjoy it.

A．Sadly B．Simply C．Specially D．Certainly

7．There are many old sayings requiring us to be ________, such as “The early bird catches the worm” and “Practice makes perfect”.

A．generous B．modest C．hard-working D．organized

8．Volunteering is a great contribution to our world ________ a chance for us to learn and grow.

A．as well as B．as good as C．as far as D．as soon as

9．What can we know from the picture on the right?

A．The man wants to close the door. B．The man knows how to open the door.

C．The man is pulling the door open hard. D．The man opens the door in a wrong way.

10．—One cannot achieve anything by sitting around and talking about it.

—________. That’s why Johnson couldn’t get into college.

A．I agree B．Not exactly C．Nothing much D．It all depends

二、完形填空

Drums in Space

Brenda showed great interest in music at a very young age. She had one big dream—to play the ____11____ in a band. But one big problem lay ____12____. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next door to a lot of old people—many of them liked living in the ____13____ place. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really drive them mad.

Brenda was a very good, ____14____ girl. She always tried to find a way of practicing her drums without troubling other people. So she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But it was no good, there was always someone to be ____15____ with her when she was practicing it. However, Brenda decided to practice as much as she could. She spent most of her time playing on books and boxes, and ____16____ new places to practice.

One day, while watching a science program on TV, she heard that ____17____ cannot travel in space, because there’s no air. At that moment, Brenda decided to become a musical astronaut.

With the help of a lot of time, a lot of books and a lot of work, Brenda built a space bubble. It was a big glass ball which was ____18____ to a machine and the machine helped draw out all the air inside. All those would be left inside were drums and a chair. Brenda put on the space suit she had made, ____19____ the bubble, turned on the machine, then she played the drums like a wild child!

It wasn’t long before Brenda—“The Musical Astronaut”—became very ____20____. So many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame (名声) spread so ____21____ that the government suggested that she could form part of a special space journey. Brenda was a real musical ____22____ in the end. She had gone far ____23____ her first dream of playing the drums in a band. She not only carried out scientific experiments (实验) but also tested to plant vegetables for astronauts in the space bubble.

Years later, when people asked her how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment and said, “If those old people next door didn’t ____24____ so much to me, I wouldn’t do so much to find a solution (解决方法) to the drum noise, and ____25____ of these would ever happen.” Being thoughtful to others may bring you unexpected advantages.

11．A．piano B．violin C．guitar D．drums

12．A．on its own B．in her way C．with her help D．by its side

13．A．quiet B．cheap C．beautiful D．lively

14．A．humorous B．thoughtful C．confident D．curious

15．A．patient B．satisfied C．angry D．careless

16．A．caring for B．standing for C．looking for D．hoping for

17．A．sound B．heat C．light D．water

18．A．led B．donated C．connected D．showed

19．A．entered B．collected C．followed D．chose

20．A．wealthy B．famous C．strong D．pretty

21．A．properly B．closely C．heavily D．widely

22．A．manager B．surgeon C．inventor D．astronaut

23．A．beyond B．into C．through D．against

24．A．smile B．matter C．consider D．support

25．A．all B．either C．each D．none

三、阅读单选

Win a Two-hour GoBoat Trip

26．How long does the boat trip last?

A．Two hours. B．Three hours. C．One day. D．Half a year.

27．Which of the following locations was recently opened?

A．Birmingham. B．Canary Wharf. C．Kingston. D．Paddington.

28．To win the chance of getting a free GoBoat trip, you should ________.

A．take sunglasses with you B．promise to travel alone

C．finish your application by July 2 D．correctly answer the question

29．What can you know about a GoBoat trip according to the passage?

A．Dogs cannot be on board with the owners. B．Winners can use the free tickets in April.

C．No experience is needed to sail the boats. D．Each boat can hold at least eight people.

30．The article above is most likely to be ________.

A．a book cover B．an online advertisement

C．an information leaflet D．a sports newspaper

When I was a teenager, my parents were never interested in the music I liked. They said it sounded like “a lot of noise”. At the same time, my father regularly described the music that he liked as “beautiful”.

As it turns out, my father is not alone. As I’ve grown older, I’ve often heard people of my age say, “Today’s music is terrible.” Why do many old people just dislike new music?

The mere exposure effect may explain this. It means the more familiar (熟悉的) we are with something, the more likely we are to prefer it. When we are in our early teens, we usually spend a lot of time listening to music and discussing it with our friends. The songs and artists that are popular during this time become familiar to us. After we turn 30 years old, working and raising a family take up most of our time. Instead of discovering new music, we listen to old favorites that connect us to a simpler time. Studies show that by the time they turn 33 years old, most people have completely stopped exploring new music.

But I think there is another explanation for why older people don’t like new music. Most popular music, after all, is not written for them. It is made for young people. Punk, rap, hip-hop, heavy metal, and many other types of music began as youthful rebellions (叛逆) against out-of-date ways of doing things. They naturally attract younger audiences.

Do your parents hate the music you like, too? Now, after reading this article, you know that there is nothing wrong with that.

31．When the writer was a teenager, his parents described the music he liked as ________.

A．beautiful B．noisy C．common D．out-of-date

32．As the writer grows older, he realizes that ________.

A．only his father dislikes new music B．many old people dislike new music

C．many young people also dislike new music D．today’s music has become worse and worse

33．Which of the following charts correctly shows “the mere exposure effect”? (Preference偏爱, Level of familiarity熟悉度)

A． B． C． D．

34．Punk and heavy metal are two different ________ according to the article.

A．kinds of young people B．forms of materials

C．types of music D．ways of doing things

35．According to the article, many old people dislike new music because ________.

① new music is too terrible to listen to

②old people want to be different from young people

③new music is not specially written for old people

④old people have formed their own musical tastes

A．①② B．②③ C．③④ D．①④

These days I find that mail delivery (邮件投递) is a little different. I still get my mail from my mailbox. I got a notice of its arrival through e-mail from a friend of mine. I went to the mailbox after the time the mail usually arrived. Nothing, but my neighbours’ mail. I thought that was unusual.

I decided to take my neighbours’ mail to them. I was going to put the mail in their mailbox when a tall man came and shouted at me.“Hey! What are you doing?”He snatched (夺过) the mail from my hand, opened the mailbox and pointed inside. “You were after this!”

I shook my head, “No, believe me. I got this mail by mistake in my box today. I was just bringing it to them.”He gave me a funny look and went back into his house.

I got the knock on the door the next morning by two very polite officers. The angry tall man had phoned the police and told them I was a crazy old woman going around mixing up everyone’s mail. Before I could finish telling them about what was going on, the officers had watched a dog coming near my mailbox with mail in his mouth. He took out the mail that was in my box and put letters in. He pushed the door closed with his nose, picked up the new pile of mail he had got from my box, and repeated this all the way down the next street. We all started laughing.

The dog had belonged to (属于) a postman who had died. No one thought to check on the man’s dog (the postman lived alone). The dog had been trained to put mail in and take mail out of the boxes. After his owner died, he still carried on with his duties (职责).

I went by to talk to the tall man to describe what had happened. He was very pleased when he realized I was not a mail thief. He did, however, adopt (领养) the little guy.

36．Why did the tall man give the writer a funny look?

A．To show his doubt. B．To express his surprise.

C．To control his happiness. D．To hide his sadness.

37．How did the police discover the truth?

A．By asking the writer questions. B．By seeing what happened for themselves.

C．By asking the tall man for help. D．By discussing the mail theft together.

38．According to the story, the dog ________.

A．lived with a postman all the time B．was well-trained and quite loyal

C．guarded the mail in the neighbourhood D．was punished for mixing up the mail

39．Which of the following shows the right order according to the passage?

a. The police officers found out the truth.

b. The postman died and left the dog alone.

c. The tall man became the new owner of the dog.

d. The writer’s mail and her neighbours’ were mixed up.

e. The dog was trained to put the mail in and take the mail out of the boxes.

A．b-e-c-d-a B．e-b-a-c-d C．d-a-b-e-c D．e-b-d-a-c

40．What is the best title for the story?

A．A strange man B．A Dog’s Tale C．Special Delivery D．New Mail

The Energy Vampires (吸血鬼) in Your Home

①You may not know it, but there are vampires in your house right now. Luckily, they do not drink the blood of living people. Instead, these vampires quietly drain the electricity (电) right out of your home. They come in the form of common electrical devices (家用电器), such as TVs, washing machines, computers and cell phone chargers (充电器). They all turn into energy vampires as soon as you stop using them.

②We all know it wastes energy to leave lights or air conditioners on when we leave a room. However, we don’t think about the devices that are always on, even when they appear to be powered down. Many are designed to stay on for convenience (便利). Our TVs are always ready to receive a signal from the remote control, and our computers are ready to wake up at the touch of a button (按钮). But this convenience comes at the cost of higher electricity bills. These increased power bills are especially unwelcome when you consider the sharp rise in energy prices over recent years. Therefore, it is certainly worth looking at ways to reduce your electricity bill.

③Thankfully, there is a way to fight these vampires so they no longer feed on your wallet. The easiest method is to simply unplug (拔掉插头) your devices when you’re not using them. However, this may cause a little trouble if you want to use things like washing machines, fridges or TVs.

④Another way to fix the problem is by connecting your devices to a power strip (电源排插). This works well for things like cell phone chargers and computers. When you’re not using them, just cut the whole power strip off.

⑤However, the best way to kill energy vampires is to avoid as many of them as you can. Many devices have a level that shows how energy-efficient (能效高的) they are. Throw away your old devices and use newer ones that have a higher level, then watch your electricity bills drop.

⑥Stopping energy vampires makes a difference to more than just your bills, though. It reduces everyone’s total electricity use, which is better for the environment. So, if you want to ________, start hunting those energy vampires in your house today!

41．The underlined word “drain”in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to “________”.

A．give up B．speed up C．take up D．use up

42．What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 3 refer to (指代)?

A．Fighting energy vampires. B．Reducing your electricity use.

C．Unplugging electrical devices. D．Using electrical devices.

43．Choose the best answer to fill in the blank in the last sentence. “So, if you want to ________, start hunting the energy vampires in your house today!”

A．use electricity safely B．have a greener future

C．check your electricity bills D．live a more comfortable life

44．The writer would most probably agree that we should ________.

A．check our electricity bills as often as possible

B．use our electrical devices as seldom as possible

C．reduce our total electricity use as much as possible

D．throw away our old electrical devices as soon as possible

45．What’s the correct structure (结构) of this passage?

A．①-②③④⑤-⑥ B．①②-③④-⑤⑥ C．①-②-③④⑤-⑥ D．①-②③④-⑤⑥

四、阅读填表

How will geography influence your life? For some children around the world, the environment they grow up in has a huge effect on their lives. This is the case in Madagascar, an island country in Africa, where a 3D-printed school is now being built.

Maggie Grout was just 15 years old when she set up a non-profit (非盈利的) organization-Thinking Huts. Now 22, she is raising money to build a series of 3D-printed school powered by solar energy. Maggie took the lead role and worked with university professors through the whole process of building the 3D-printed school. They chose Madagascar because it needs more schools. Many children in that country don't have the chance to receive education. Besides, it has a lot of sunshine, which can be made into energy to power things.

Maggie first drew a design for the school. She thought about what things the people needed and where they worked best.

Next, Maggie found an architect (建筑师) and 3D printing company for the job. To make it environmentally friendly, they use a special 3D printer to build the school. It meant up to 50 percent less concrete (混凝土) used and less CO2. Plus, the school could be completed in just a week. They also used local materials to build the doors, windows and roof.

What’s more, Thinking Huts will get local workers to learn how to use a 3D printer so that they can build more schools on their own in the future. Maggie plans to print more new schools in other parts of Madagascar because one in five children don’t have primary school to attend there.

So far, Maggie’s charity has already raised $125,000. “It’s good news to me! Of course, we need more.” Maggie told Spring wise website. Doing charity work means a lot and she is glad to carry on with it.

五、语法填空

On April 20, SpaceX launched (发射) the first test flight of its Starship. The rocket is 120 meters tall and had 33 engines (引擎). It is the world’s ____56____ (large) and most powerful rocket that has ever been built. No one was on board. “I’m not sure whether it ____57____ (get) into orbit (轨道),” SpaceⅩ founder (创建者) and CEO Elon Musk said in March of the planned launch, “But I am sure ____58____ its excitement.”

As it turned out, Starship did not enter orbit. The rocket ____59____ (expect) to make a 90-minute trip around the Earth. Then, it would land in the ocean near Hawaii. But just three minutes after take-off, the huge rocket began to turn around ____60____ (quick). Soon afterwards, it exploded (爆炸) into a ball of fire. It was later shown that the spacecraft failed ____61____ (separate) from its booster (助推器) after leaving the ground.

Even so, this flight was of much ____62____ (valuable) to SpaceⅩ. “The farther we fly, the more data (数据) we collect,” said SpaceⅩ engineering manager Kate Tice, “In some ways, it is ____63____ success.”

SpaceⅩ will work with local officials to get back the rocket debris (残骸). This will help them find out what went wrong and fix the problem. Musk believes that the team will be able to make another test flight within a few ____64____ (month).

SpaceⅩ can make spaceflight a profitable (盈利的) business _____65_____ its rockets are designed to be reused. This will make it less expensive to send everything from people to satellites (人造卫星) into space.

六、话题作文

66．九年级生活对我们而言无疑是值得回忆与展望的，欢笑与泪水，希冀与不舍，挣扎与拼搏，都将凝成人生中一个个饱含深情的感叹号！如果用一个关键词来定义你的九年级生活，会是什么？某英语网站正以“Key Word for My Grade-9 Life”为主题发起征文活动，请用英文分享你的关键词背后的故事和感悟。

要求：

1. 100词左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 文中不能出现自己的姓名和所在学校的名称。

Key Word for My Grade-9 Life--________

I’m glad to share with everyone the key word for my Grade-9 life--______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案：

1．D

2．B

3．A

4．C

5．D

6．A

7．C

8．A

9．D

10．A

11．D    12．B    13．A    14．B    15．C    16．C    17．A    18．C    19．A    20．B    21．D    22．D    23．A    24．B    25．D

26．A    27．A    28．D    29．C    30．B

31．B    32．B    33．A    34．C    35．C

36．A    37．B    38．B    39．D    40．C

41．D    42．C    43．B    44．D    45．C

46．influences    47．raising    48．beginning/start    49．reasons    50．impossible    51．energy    52．necessary    53．themselves    54．twenty/20    55．continue

56．largest    57．will get    58．of/about    59．was expected    60．quickly    61．to separate    62．value    63．a    64．months    65．because/since/as

66．Possible version 1

Key Word for My Grade-9 Life--Bravery

I’m glad to share with everyone the key word for my Grade-9 life--bravery.

I used to be very shy and was always afraid to speak English aloud. After entering Grade 9, I made up my mind to make a change. I decided to take the first step bravely, so I asked my teacher and classmates for help. They offered me a lot of valuable advice. After that, I encouraged myself to express my thoughts in English as much as possible. Last month, I even made an English speech successfully in front of the whole class. Because of my bravery, I became more and more confident in speaking English.

Through this experience, I realize that it’s common to meet with difficulties. But if we take on new challenges bravely, we’ll be sure to achieve success in the end. (128 words)

Possible version 2

Key Word for My Grade-9 Life--Love

I’m glad to share with everyone the key word for my Grade-9 life--love.

After I entered Grade 9, I was always nervous because I was not good at my study. Luckily, my teacher Miss Gao noticed my problem. She is a woman full of love. She talked with me and offered to help me with my study. When I was too busy to have breakfast, she handed me milk and bread. When I wanted to give up, she always cheered me up. It was her love that changed me a lot. I started to study harder and became more confident. And now I have become a top student in my class.

I believe love can make a great difference to everyone’s life. I’d like to share love with others and do my best to help others. (129 words)