江苏省常州市正衡中学2022年中考二模英语试题.docx

《江苏省常州市正衡中学2022年中考二模英语试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《江苏省常州市正衡中学2022年中考二模英语试题.docx（28页珍藏版）》请在淘文阁 - 分享文档赚钱的网站上搜索。

1、2022年江苏省常州市正衡中学中考二模英语试题一、单项选择1My sister accepted her friends _ and attended the wedding with pleasure. AinstructionBinvitationCintroductionDinvention2Look! What a mess it is in your room!Sorry, I _ a new light and I will tidy it right now.Aput inBput outCput downDput off3 The new war started earlier

2、 between the two European countries than we expected There is no doubt that it _ be caused by the problem of the boundaries. AwillBcanCmustDmight4How much work have you finished to prepare for the coming exam? In fact, not _ is done, but I think Im ready for it.AsomethingBnothingCeverythingDanything

3、5Athletes from many countries took part in this big event in China. Wow, it sounds exciting _ a virus is sweeping through the world.AunlessBsinceCwhileDalthough6Wechat has changed peoples life in many ways._. We can use it to communicate with others easily.ACompletelyBHardlyCProbablyDExactly7Which m

4、ovie do you like best?_ of them. They are both long and boring.ANoneBAllCEitherDNeither8Take the GPS with you, or you will be _ a blind man in the big desert （沙漠）.Aas well Bas well asCas good asDas fast as9Do you know _?To protect our only homethe earth.Ahow are we used to saving resourcesBwhat the

5、used paper will be recycled forCwhat action should be taken in timeDwhether we should live a green life10Youd better consider it carefully before you make the decision. _. But if I leave it longer, I might miss your chance.AMy pleasureBThank you all the sameCI cant agree moreDTake care二、完形填空阅读下面短文，从

6、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。If you are reading this article, you are _11_ trying to read it quickly. You have been taught to skim and scan, to look for key words so as to understand the main idea of the article and the _12_ points in the article.Skimming and scanning are a good method wh

7、en you dont have enough _13_, such as when you are taking an exam, but, today many people skim and scan everything and they have _14_ the ability to enjoy reading.In response to this, something called the “slow reading movement” has become popular. The idea is that people should _15_ their computers

8、 and mobile phones for half an hour or 45 minutes each day and enjoy the _16_ of reading a good bookslowly and quietly!Researchers have already found that reading slowly, especially books of fiction, helps people _17_ and think about what they are reading. It also helps people get to understand the

9、characters emotions and to see the world _18_ the characters eyes.Reading, of course, isnt easy. You have to sit still for one thing. And it can seem boring when compared to the _19_ of playing video games. But, for me, reading has always been a pleasure in my life. From the age of ten, when I got m

10、y first library card, Ive enjoyed the company（陪伴）of heroes, of evil criminals and clever detectives, of thousands of interesting people I would have never met _20_. Reading provided me _21_ an escape, but it also enabled me to understand the world around me. It was an education in a classroom that h

11、ad no walls.In your classroom, you have learned to read “fast”. _22_, outside of the classroom, you should try to learn to read “slow”. You may be surprised at how much you enjoy it.11AsureBprobablyCmaybeDmostly12AimportantBmissingCdifferentDfunny13AmoneyBspaceCtimeDways14AimprovedBlostCfoundDremain

12、ed15Aturn offBshut upCtake offDbreak into16AscenesBcharactersCdetailsDpleasures17AsleepBcalmCrelaxDlearn18AbyBthroughCacrossDbeside19AprogramBprocessCdevelopmentDexcitement20Ain real lifeBin my dreamsCin my wayDin the past21AforBtoCwithDup22AAnywayBBesidesCThereforeDHowever三、阅读单选Want to find a job.

13、Now read the following advertisements.EAIRMONT HOTELWILSON BOOKSTOREFive Waiters and ten WaitressesAged under 22At least high school graduateGood looking: men at least 1.72 meters tall andwomen at least l.65 metersThose knowing foreign languages preferredPaid 16002000 dollars per monthAccountantAged

14、 between 25 and 40With an experience of at least two yearsWith a degree（学位）and an accountant certificatePaid 3800 dollars monthlyWith a practical knowledge of computerOne SecretaryAged under 30Female preferredGood at writing and skilled at computerIf interested, call 4654768 or write to Mr. Jack Hun

15、drisRoom 0825, Fairmont Hotel567 Wood Street, San Markers, 78003Fax: 6954828SalesclerkBasic education of 12 years or moreGood at computerPaid 2000 dollars monthlyTel: 4474398Fax: 348526923If you arent good at computer, you can just apply for（申请）the position as .Aa secretaryBa waiter or waitressCan a

16、ccountantDa salesclerk24If a person wants to work as a waiter or waitress in Fairmont Hotel, he/she .Ahas to know foreign languagesBshould be a university graduateChas to be taller than 1.72 metersDshould be younger than 22 years old25Which of the following about the passage is TRUE?AThe salary of b

17、eing a waiter at Fairmont Hotel is not mentioned.BOne can find contact information of Wilson bookstore.CFairmont Hotel prefers to find the man to join the company.DIf you are good at writing, you can have much fun in Wilson bookstore.Fresh green grass, hundreds of colorful wild flowers, water runnin

18、g into little pools, birds making their homes in boxes, the 9,500-square-meter Augustenborg Botanical Garden may look just like any other well-organized park, but theres a difference. It lies on the roofs (屋顶) of industrial and office buildings in the city of Malmo in Sweden.Green roofs are not a ne

19、w invention. And now they are getting popular again. The common roofs of a modern city have endless black surfaces with no life or water. Perhaps thats why a garden on a roof becomes such a perfect choice for more and more people.Green roofs are not just pretty. They also help to moderate the city t

20、emperature. The high temperatures on common roofs in the summer can make top floor flats uncomfortably hot. What is more, they play a part in making the cities hotter than the countryside around them, causing the “urban heat-island effect”. On a green roof, however, with its plants and water, temper

21、atures change only a little, as they do in a park. Rooftops covered with plants help keep buildings cool. Green roofs take in rain water and protect the city drainage (排水) system. They can reduce water runoff into streets and storm water systems. This can greatly cut the costs of heating and cooling

22、 in the building below.Also, _. Small animals and birds can make their homes on it. Thanks to this, the city may become part of nature, rather than something completely separate from it. Though they wont directly replace ground environments, theyre perfect for attracting birds and other wildlife to

23、create a eco-friendly habitat (栖息地).A green roof helps to improve the overall air quality, too. According to a study, green roofs help reduce (减少) up to:37% of sulfur dioxide21% of nitrous acid0.2kg of dust particles / square meter each yearWhile the cost of building such a roof can still be higher,

24、 it can be cheaper in the long term as a result of energy savings. And wouldnt it be wonderful to be able to walk out into a garden high above the citys noise and traffic, whether youre at school or in an office or just at home in a ten-floor block?26With the example of Augustenborg Botanical Garden

25、, the writer wants to explain _.Ahow wildlife is protectedBwhat a green roof is likeChow to organize a good parkDwhat to do with a spare roof27The word “moderate” in Paragraph 3 probably means “_”.AraiseBcheckCrecordDcontrol28Which of the following is the best sentence to fill in the blank in Paragr

26、aph 4?Aa green roof is aliveBa green roof protects animalsCa green roof is perfectDa green roof helps the environmentA new study by researchers at the University of Oxford has suggested catching COVID-19 may lead to changes to the brain.It is as yet unclear if the changes are lasting, but Magnetic R

27、esonance Imaging (MRI) scans have shown that even in mild（轻症）cases of infection（感染）, patients brains have become a little smaller. The lost tissues（组织）have influenced areas of the brain connected to memory and the sense of smell.“We were looking at small infection, so to see that we could really see

28、 some differences in their brain and how much their brain had changed,” Gwenaelle Douaud, a professor the University of Oxford,told the BBCThe findings of the teams study are published in the Journal Nature. It got help from the findings of an early long-term research project looking at the health o

29、f half a million people that the UK Biobank has been carrying out for more than ten years.This allowed researchers to compare peoples health before and after infection. It looked at 401 participants（参与者）who had been infected, about four and a half months after their infection, which in 96 percent of

30、 cases were seen as mild, and compared their overall health with 384 people who had not been infected.Among the differences noted were brain shrinkage（脑萎缩）of up to 2 percent. Another part of the study reported that people who had tested positive（阳性）needed more time to complete many different cogniti

31、ve tests, with researchers explaining “an important, harmful influence connected to COVID-19” .It may also shine some light on the topic of long COVID, which some patients have experienced long after early infection.29Whats NOT the possible change after catching COVID-19 in the passage?APatients bra

32、ins will become a little smaller.BPatients will lose their tissues gradually.CPatients will have a worse memory.DPatients will have a better sense of smell.30Who did the study to find the changes in brain?AResearchers at the University of Oxford.BPatients who caught the COVID-19.CResearchers at the

33、UK Biobank.DWorkers in the Journal Nature.31What can we learn from the passage?AThe present findings got help from the early one.BMost of the cases in the study were regarded as serious ones.CPeople tested positive needed less time to complete cognitive tests.DThe lasting changes brought by COVID-19

34、 were proved clearly.32Whats the passage mainly about?ASolutions to avoid the influence of COVID-19.BRecent findings connected to COVID-19.CComplaints about the bad result of COVID-19.DDifferences between COVID-19 and other diseases.As we walked down the shore, Ben Gunn told his story.“I was alone h

35、ere for years,” he said. “One day, I found the skeleton(骷髅). I saw it was pointing to a tree. I dug around that tree and found the treasure. I was living in a cave, so I took the treasure to the cave. This morning, when Long John Silver and his men came to look for the treasure, I showed myself to o

36、ne of them. He thought I was a ghost.” Ben laughed. “He ran off, and this gave me time to get back to the squire(乡绅) and the doctor. They were waiting at the cave.”“Now I know,” I said to the doctor, “why you gave the map to Silver.”“It was useless by then,” the doctor said. “There was no buried tre

37、asure. Ben Gunn had it. My plan was to get Long John Silver and his men away from the stockade(木寨). We could then get some stores from it.”When we got back to the cave, the squire was waiting for us.“Three of the mutineers(反叛者) got away,” the doctor told him. “But if we hurry, we can get to the boat

38、 before them. They ran back to the stockade on the other side of the island. We are nearer to the boat than they are.”I went into the cave. The captain was lying inside it next to the treasurea pile of gold coins.“Hello, Jim,” he said. “I am pleased to see you. But I dont think you or I will be goin

39、g to see again.”That night, the captain died. We carried the treasure down to the boat. We lit a fire on the shore and had a fine meal together. We were not afraid of the three mutineers. We had pistols(手枪). They had none. There were more of us than of them.The next morning, we went in the boat towa

40、rds the Hispaniola. We didnt care about the three men. We left them on the island.I will not tell you about the journey home. Nothing important happened.But as soon as we got to Bristol, Long John Silver ran away. He took some of the gold with him. None of us cared. We were pleased to see the back o

41、f him. We each shared the treasure and used it in a different way.(Adapted from Treasure Island)33Who found the treasure?AJim.BBen Gunn.CLong John Silver.DThree mutineers.34Why did the doctor give the map to Long John Silver?AHe wanted to help Long John Silver find the treasure.BBen Gunn had taken t

42、he treasure away and the map was useless by then.CHis plan was to get Long John Silver and his men to come to the stockade.DHe wanted Long John Silver to get some stores for him.35Where was the squire waiting?AAt the cave.BIn the stockade.CIn the boat.DBehind the tree.36According to the passage, whi

43、ch of the following is NOT true?ABen Gunn explained the treasure and the cave.BThe three mutineers were afraid to fight with the doctor and his men because the doctor had pistols and more men.CJim, the doctor, the squire, Long John Silver and Ben Gunn left the three mutineers on the island and went

44、back to Bristol with the treasure.DLong John Silver took all the treasure away as soon as they got to Bristol.四、阅读还原5选4阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的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)。In summer, teenagers are out of school and often looking for money to spend to go out with their friends. _37_ Summer jobs for teenagers

45、 take advantage of the nice weather, long days, simple services and hard work teenagers are able to do.Always popular among the list of summer jobs for teenagers is the do-it-yourself lawn cutting service. Involving little more than lawn cutting equipment(设备), some fliers and an active participation

46、, the lawn cutting service can make up to $15-$20 an hour. Depending on rates, a teenager can cut for neighbors and relatives. _38_ Another new and effective way is to look through Internet advertisements.Many supermarkets and grocery(杂货) stores offer teenagers jobs-pushing shopping carts(车), provid

47、ing customer services, bagging groceries and unloading products. These jobs offer evening shifts, with early clock-out times around 9 p.m. _39_ Also, the sleep-loving senior high students can remain in bed until the late afternoon.With business increased as the weather improves, fast food chains(链) look for help behind the counter; restaurants look for hosts