2024年南京市联合体中考模拟试卷（一）
英 语
注意事项：
1．本试卷共8页。全卷满分90分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。
2．请将自己的姓名、考试证号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡上。
3．答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡的指定位置，在其它位置答题一律无效。
选择题（共40分）
一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的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。
1. —Daniel, do you know the man in a white shirt?
—Oh, yes. He is Mr Wu. He teaches English this term. A. our B. us C. we D. ours
2. Spud Webb has influenced me most. His stories give me much to face all kinds of difficulties. A. luck B. wealth C. courage D. decision 3. Ma Yun, Chairperson of Alibaba, has made much money the Internet. A. through B. across C. by D. in 4. —Giant pandas are in danger now.
—Yes. And there will be fewer and fewer we take action to protect them. A. if B. unless C. after D. until 5. —I hear Huayi Brothers Film Town will come to Nanjing this October. — exciting news! A. How B. How an C. What D. What an 6. —I love my school. It always tries its best to our needs. —How lucky you are! A. satisfy B. realize C. encourage D. get 7. —Roger Federer is a great tennis player.
—I agree. I think no one else plays . A. good B. well C. better D. best
8. Tom used to quarrel a lot with his parents but now they just fine together. A. get up B. get away C. get off D. get along 9. —Amazing news! The Shape of Water won four Oscars this March! —I just can’t wait it in the cinema. A. to watch B. watch C. watching D. to watching 10. —Mom, I’ve just got a new job in a big company.
—Congratulations! Try to make yourself so that the company doesn’t want to lose you. A. valuable B. comfortable C. fashionable D. strong
11. The film Youth many people and some of them couldn’t help crying while watching it. A. touched B. caught C. felt D. reached
12. —Could you please tell me ? —Oh, I’ll go there to attend a party. A. when you’ll go to Beijing B. how you’ll go to Beijing C. why you’ll go to Beijing D. whether you’ll go to Beijing 13. Which of the following words is created in the same way as pancake? A. impolite B. surface C. German D. playground 14. — After so many years of hard work, Tom has finally achieved his goal. —Great! .
A. One tree can’t make a forest B. Many hands make light work C. Where there is a will, there is a way D. A friend in need is a friend indeed 15. —I’m afraid I can’t go to your party. You know, the exam is around the corner. —Really? A. As you like. B. Help yourself. C. Don’t mention it. D. What a pity! 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的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。
One sunny day, I decided to go for a walk with my husband. I was wearing a special 16 ring that day. It was my 20th birthday gift from my grandmother.
As we were walking in the park, I just looked 17 at my hand and found the diamond on my ring was missing. I was really 18 , so I went back to look for it. I knew how small the chances were of finding it, but I still wanted to give it a try.
As I was fixing my eyes on the ground, I ran into an old gentleman 19 . “What’s the matter, love?” he asked nicely.
“Sorry that I ran into you,” I said. “But I lost something important. I’m really nervous.” I explained about the missing diamond and showed him the 20 in my ring.
“That’s not going to be easy to find it,” he said. “Tell you what, love, I take a walk here every day. I’ll 21 my eyes open for it.”
I thanked him, expecting 22 . However, a few days later, my husband and I met the old man again in the park.
“Guess what,” he said. “I found your diamond!”
I couldn’t believe what I saw when the gentleman handed the diamond back to me. Then my husband 23 him money for his help, but he refused.
As the diamond is worth several thousand dollars, the old man could have easily kept the diamond 24 sold it, but he did neither of these.
Now thanks to this man, I always look at my ring and remind 25 that there are still kind and generous souls out there. I’ll spend more time trying to do something equally nice for other people.
16. A. gold B. silver C. iron D. diamond 17. A. back B. down C. up D. around 18. A. happy B. tired C. angry D. worried 19. A. in time B. by accident C. at first D. in general 20. A. hole B. picture C. word D. price 21. A. keep B. get C. take D. make 22. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything 23. A. showed B. lent C. offered D. carried 24. A. and B. but C. so D. or 25. A. myself B. himself C. herself D. ourselves
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列材料，从材料后各题所给的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
Kirsten: Have you read the book, The Travel? I just finished it yesterday. Renee: No, but I’ve wanted to. Is it good? Kirsten: It is! But it’s quite grim. Renee: How so? Kirsten: In the story, a mother and her son were on a trip when they were caught by a group of crazy people. They were kept in a small dark room and treated terribly. It really broke my heart to read that the mother chose to stay and fight with the bad guys. She was almost killed when trying to help her son run away. Renee: So it’s this grim from the first page to the end? Kirsten: Yes, but there’s still a bright side in it. You get to see how strong parents can be when they want to keep their children from being hurt. Renee: I see. I’m surely going to borrow it from the library. Kirsten: Then you must hurry. When I borrowed it last Friday, they told me that many people were waiting to read it! 26. What happened in The Travel?
A. A mother did her best to save her child. B. A mother took a trip to look for her son. C. A mother was treated terribly by her family. D. A mother was killed by a group of crazy people. 27. What do we know from the conversation?
A. Kirsten will lend Renee The Travel. B. The Travel is a popular library book. C. Kirsten did not enjoy reading The Travel. D. Renee has not heard of The Travel before. 28. Why does Kirsten think the book is grim?
A. Because it happens on a dark night. B. Because it makes the readers feel sad.
C. Because there are many difficult words in it. D. Because readers have different ideas about it.
B
Millions of Chinese have been playing a mobile game called Travel Frog recently. You play as the “mother” of a frog who lives alone and enjoys traveling. You need to prepare food and tools for his trips. The frog will send you postcards while he is away.
The game’s popularity may have something to do with how lonely people are these days, according to the Xinhua News Agency. Many players have said that the lonely frog is just like them. But playing with the frog helps them forget their loneliness for a short time.
Loneliness seems to be a common problem today. According to the Guardian, a British daily, about 40 percent of American adults say they’re lonely. And in the UK, about one in five people in the country are “always or often lonely”, the Telegraph reported.
This might be why the UK government announced the country’s very first “Minister of Loneliness” (孤独大臣) in January. The minister’s job is to find ways to help UK citizens feel less
lonely. The minister’s office will provide more money for activities that connect people together.
This loneliness problem may be partly because of social media. When we see pictures of friends having fun or posting pictures on WeChat or Microblog, we may compare their “perfect” lives with our own and feel sad and lonely.
But we should remember that no one is born to be lonely. As UK poet John Donne once wrote, “No man is an island. Every man is a piece of the land, a part of the main.” Here are some tips to get rid of loneliness:
● Sing your favorite songs. ● Connect with a friend.
● Do something creative, such as drawing a picture.
● Imagine some place you’d like to visit, like a fun gathering or a sporting event. 29. What do players do while playing Travel Frog? A. Build houses for their frogs. B. Write postcards to their frogs. C. Choose places for their frogs to travel. D. Prepare food and tools for their frogs’ trips. 30. According to the passage, why is the game so popular? A. Because the frog is lovely. B. Because it can be played on mobile phones. C. Because it makes people feel less lonely. D. Because people have more spare time now. 31. To deal with the problem of loneliness, the UK government . A. designed the game Travel Frog B. named the “Minister of Loneliness” C. held parties for people to get together D. stopped people’s use of social media 32. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Everyone is connected with others. B. We should not compare ourselves to others. C. It’s not fun to feel lonely. D. We should be away from social media.
C
Hi, my name is Murray Wenzel. But my friends call me Muz, Muzza, Wenz or even Moon. Yes, I have lots of nicknames. But in Australia, where I am from, that’s quite common.
In fact most men in Australia call their friends something other than their real name. It is part of our culture to shorten or make up names for those we know and love. For example, one of my friend’s names is Alex, but we call him Al. Another is named Jayson, but everyone knows him as Jase. In Australia most men called William are known as Bill, while Jeremy is Jez, James is Jim and Joseph is Joey.
Sometimes we use the person’s surname in their nickname, like my friend Karl Schussig who we call Schuzza. Sometimes we combine them, like my friend Troy Cassels being called TC. And we sometimes make up a new name for our friends. My friend Nathan’s nickname is “Prez”, because when we first met he joked that I should call him “El Presidente”.
Even more confusing is when we are given ironic(讽刺的) nicknames. For example, a man with red hair will be known as Bluey, a tall man will be called Shorty or a large man will be known as Slim.
Most of my friends call me Muz, but those who I play hockey(曲棍球) with call me Moon. However, my parents still call me Murray.
So, I have different names depending on who I am talking to. Nicknames are so popular that sometimes people forget what the person’s real name is.
I think it is our way of showing affection to those we are close to. 33. Which of the following about nicknames is NOT true? A. Nicknames are sometimes one’s surname. B. One person usually has only one nickname. C. It’s common to have a nickname in Australia. D. Nicknames are often used between friends.
34. “Bill” is the nickname of . A. Murray B. Jeremy C. William D. Joseph 35. Nathan’s nickname comes from . A. a joke B. his full name C. hockey D. his surname 36. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. The importance of nicknames in Australian. B. A brief introduction of nicknames in Australia.
C. The reason why people have nicknames in Australia. D. The meaning of a nickname for a person in Australia.
D
Only humans speak using words. But all kinds in the animal world can communicate in one way or another. Maybe you have heard about the way bees dance around to send messages to each other and the way dogs bark in different ways to give warnings, to be friendly or to be playful. But did you know about infrasonic communication used by elephants? This is how it works:
Humans hear low sounds like thunder rumbling in the sky. But we don’t hear sounds lower than this. However, animals such as elephants and hippos can hear much lower sounds than humans can. And what’s more, they can make those low sounds as well, and they use them to communicate with each other. This is known as infrasound.
The amazing thing about infrasound is that it travels over several kilometers. Higher-level sounds like the one people can hear, don’t travel well through walls, leaves, trees and so on, which is why we can’t hear sounds from more than 100 meters away. But infrasound is much stronger and things like grass and trees have no influence on it. Therefore, it can travel much further. Elephants can hear infrasonic calls from four kilometers away!
There have been reports of people watching groups of elephants feeding or resting and then the elephants suddenly all stopped what they were doing for no reason at all. They obviously heard a warning call from a long way away, but the people didn’t hear a sound. In places like a zoo or wildlife park where you can get nearer to animals, it is a bit easier to sense when infrasonic sounds are made. When you stand near mother elephants with their babies in a zoo, you may notice a slight rumbling in the air every few minutes—not loud or strong, but clearly noticed. This is infrasonic communication—the mother elephants “talking” to their babies. 37. Why does the writer mention bees and dogs in Paragraph1? A. Because they use infrasonic communication. B. Because they communicate like the elephants.
C. Because they are examples of animal communication. D. Because people want to learn how they communicate. 38. Which of the following is TRUE about ‘infrasound’? A. Humans can hear infrasound easily. B. It travels nearly several kilometers. C. It sounds low but can’t travel very far.
D. It travels well through walls, leaves and so on. 39. In places like zoos, ________.
A. elephants don’t need to make infrasonic sounds B. it is easier for elephants to make infrasonic sounds
C. mother elephants don’t let people stand near their babies
D. humans can easily sense infrasonic sounds when they are made 40. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Talking to humans B. Talking to animals C. Playing with humans D. Playing with elephants
江苏省南京市联合体2024年中考模拟英语试卷(一)及答案
