2024年广东省广州市部分学校中考英语一模试卷一、语法选择阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。The 19th Asian Games was held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023. Hangzhou is a great place ___1___ about Chinese culture and history. And it’s the third Chinese city to host this sporting event ___2___ Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. The Hangzhou Asian Games is a “green” and “smart” event. ___3___ no fireworks were let off in the city during the Opening Ceremony, yet the television viewers could see digital fireworks. Aside from that, there is a special system ___4___ can tell people’s faces in the kitchen of the athlete’s village in Hangzhou. If a “stranger” ___5___ into the kitchen, an alarm will go off to let people know. The managers of the kitchen will also get messages on ___6___ phones. There’s also a system to keep an eye on the temperature of the fridges. Every dish at the Asian Games should be ___7___ and healthy to eat. Besides, a mini program called the Hangzhou Asian Games AR service is here ___8___ if you can’t find your way to watch the events. You ___9___ turn on your phone’s camera. Then it will see where you are and show you the way. You can also get more information about the fields as you walk by. The opening ceremony was a fantastic display. It ___10___ into three parts：“Timeless Grace”, “Tidal Bore of the Qiantangjiang River”, and “Together Towards the Future”. ___11___ showing the beauty of Chinese culture, embracing technological advancements, and promoting global cooperation, the event gave ___12___ example of the true meaning of the Games. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said, “This opening ceremony was a perfect combination of digital technology and human gracefulness. Congratulations to China on this ___13___ event.”At the Games, China succeeded in ___14___ the most gold medals and silver medals. The Hangzhou Asian Games has become the largest Asian Games ___15___. It is not only a sporting event, but also an important window for the world to know Hangzhou and Chinese culture.1. A. learnB. learntC. learnsD. to learn2. A. beforeB. afterC. untilD. when3. A. AlthoughB. BecauseC. WhileD. If4. A. whatB. whichC. whoD. whom5. A. goB. goesC. wentD. will go6. A. theyB. themC. theirD. theirs7. A. safeB. safetyC. safelyD. save8. A. helpB. helpsC. helpingD. to help9. A. simpleB. simplerC. simplestD. simply10. A. dividedB. was dividingC. was dividedD. has divided11. A. InB. WithC. OnD. By12. A. aB. anC. theD. /13. A. exciteB. excitedC. excitingD. excitement14. A. gettingB. getC. gotD. gotten15. A. yetB. onceC. everD. just二、完形填空Thirty years ago, a dog called Cookie came to my home. Though it was hard for me to support another family ____16____, I never gave it a second thought.I was a travel writer. I often traveled over the country to ____17____ material for writing. When I came back home and wrote my stories, Cookie always sat next to my desk and we could have conversations about where I’d been and what I’d seen. We ____18____each other as only animals and those who love them can. I often read what I’d written to her. If she turned away to start cleaning a paw, I knew that she didn’t like it and I had to ____19____ my story. Of course, she didn’t understand what I was really writing. But this kind of communication with her was my ____20____ of pushing a story to a higher level.She encouraged me ____21____ in making up stories and became my companion in my travels. Some readers may think it ____22____ to have such a relationship, but dog owners like me would know it’s true and understand us.My heart was broken when my friend Cookie ____23____ me forever. She died at her age of 16. Like many old friends, she and I shared a lot over the years. I miss her so much and I am also ____24____ to her for being at my side for all those years, listening and simply loving.It doesn’t matter if she never understood a word I said or that she never left me. She was my travel ______25______ and always will be.16. A. hostB. workerC. memberD. cleaner17. A. createB. collectC. buyD. check18. A. shouted atB. worried aboutC. complained toD. communicated with19. A. practiceB. describeC. improveD. recommend20. A. wayB. effectC. degreeD. problem21. A. greatlyB. loudlyC. suddenlyD. hardly22. A. incorrectB. properC. simpleD. impossible23 A. hurtB. forgotC. leftD. refused24. A. generousB. thankfulC. friendlyD. helpful25. A. partnerB. leaderC. guideD. supporter三、阅读第一节阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When talking about fishing in China, Jiang Tai Gong is very likely to be the first name that would come to people’s mind.The story happened in the late years of the Shang dynasty. Jiang Tai Gong once served the king of Shang dynasty, and began to hate him for tyranny from the bottom of heart. Jiang Tai Gong was a genius in military tactics and government management. He lived near the Weihe River about 3,000 years ago. The area was the feudal estate of Count Ji Chang. Jiang Tai Gong knew Ji Chang was very ambitious, so he hoped to get Ji’s attention.He often went fishing at the Weihe River, but he would fish in an unusual way. He hung a straight fishhook, without bait, three feet above the water. Lookers-on were curious about it, and Jiang Tai Gong explained, “I would like to take honestly rather than to ask for with the knees down. I fish not for the fish but for the nobility (高贵).” Later words traveled to Count Ji. He sent a soldier to invite him. Jiang Tai Gong ignored the solider, going on with fishing, and was talking to himself, “Fishing, fishing, no fish has been hooked. A shrimp is up to mischief (恶作剧).” The soldier reported this back to Ji Chang, who became more interested in this man. Then, Count Ji sent an official to invite him. It didn’t work. Finally Ji Chang realized Jiang may be a genius, so he went to invite Jiang Tai Gong himself. Jiang saw his sincerity and honesty and finally decided to work for him. In the end, Jiang Tai Gong helped Count Ji and his offspring build a great power and build Zhou dynasty — a great dynasty.Today, people use the old idiom There are always fish willing to be caught by angler Jiang Taigong to describe someone who willingly falls in a trap or does something no matter what the result is. This idiom has been passed on from generation to generation. To some degree, it could be regarded as a part of Chinese philosophy.26. Why did Jiang Tai Gong give up serving the king of Shang Dynasty?A. Because Jiang was too old to serve the king.B. Because the king treated his people rudely.C. Because Jiang was an ambitious person.D. Because the king didn’t need Jiang any more.27. How did Jiang Tai Gong fish?A. He fished with a straight hook in the water.B. He fished without bait above the water.C. He fished with bait to plead for fish.D. He fished with a usual fishhook without bait.28. What does the underlined part “a shrimp” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. a kind of animalB. a small fishC. the soldierD. the official29. Which of the followings can we use the idiom to describe?A. Linda, who still trusts people that tell liesB. Annie, who is always willing to help othersC. Leo, who enjoys setting taps for othersD. Tommy, who does things after thinking twiceSCENE 1[The first spirit takes Scrooge into the past. Scrooge sees himself as a young man. He is talking to a beautiful girl.]Scrooge: Our parents have always wanted us to marry. Girl: I want to have children and raise a family. Why must we wait? Scrooge: I do not have enough money yet. Marriage is expensive. Girl: But two can live almost as cheaply as one. Scrooge: Nonsense. You will need food and clothing. You have no money of your own. Anyway, I have no time to spare. I must work every day until late to make money. SCENE 2[The first spirit turns to Scrooge.]First Spirit: She married and had a family. She lives a happy life now. She was never rich, but her husband earned enough to provide a place to live, food to eat, and clothes to wear. That was enough. SCENE 3[The second spirit takes Scrooge to Bob Cratchit’s house. Bob, his wife, Peter and the two young children are standing by the side of a small bed on which Tiny Tim is lying.]Bob: He is so ill. I do not think he will live. Mrs. Cratchit: If only we had some money for a doctor. Peter: Perhaps if you asked Mr. Scrooge to lend you some money for a doctor, he would agree. Bob: I don’t think he would. He would know I’d never be able to pay it back. Mrs. Cratchit: He has so much money. ________ Doesn’t he care about other people? SCENE 4[Scrooge turns to the second spirit.]Scrooge: Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will die. Second Spirit: I see an empty seat and a stick without an owner. Scrooge: Oh, no, kind Spirit!Say he will not die. He must not die. —Taken from A Christmas Carol30. The underlined sentences in SCENE 1 tell us _________A. what the characters are doing.B. when and where each scene happens.C. what the characters are saying.D how many scenes there are in one act.31. According to the passage, both the girl and Tiny Tim ________A. lives a happy life with their family now.B. died because of the serious illness.C. was hurt by Scrooge in the past.D. can’t return the money they borrowed.32. Which sentence should go in the blank in SCENE 3?A. What is he curious about?B. What is he worried about?C. Why isn’t he generous?D. Why isn’t he confident?33. What do the two spirits want to show Scrooge?A. His dreams in the past and bravery at present.B. His mistakes in the past and changes at present.C. His carelessness in the past and pride at present.D. His kindness in the past and dreams at present.In the near future, the doctors who treat our illness might be tiny machines that swim through our bodies. Some movies have played with the idea of making machines the size of a cell (细胞). Today robot technology has brought the idea closer to the real life. In my laboratory, I’m just trying to build such intelligent, or smart, tiny robots. Tiny living things, such as bacteria (细菌), have many intelligent actions. If we can make robots copy some of them, it’s very exciting. The way bacteria travel across their environment is unbelievable. At first, they move around without purpose, but when they start sensing food, like an amino acid (氨基酸), they will move gradually in that direction. As an expert making robots, I think it is great to make tiny robots that can do the same thing. For example, look at something like E. coli (大肠杆菌). It can sense amino acids around it. It can change how it’s moving. It can rebuild or repair itself. In fact, E. coli does all these so well that some researchers are using it as part of their tiny machines. They are making their tiny robots get free rides from E. coli. And E. coli does all the sensing for tiny robots and directs their movements. We’re already using smaller and smaller medical tools, like catheters (导管) that can travel deep into your brain to treat a blood clot (血块). Next, we will put tiny robots into the body that can travel into even smaller spaces and treat illness at an early time. Imagine a tiny robot that can treat a blood clot deep in your brain that can’t be reached with the catheters we are using today. We may not actually need something as powerful as artificial intelligence (AI) in these cases. We can still build a very useful tiny robot with a low degree of intelligence. For example, if a tiny robot notices a blood clot, it can slowly move in that direction, and carry medicine directly to that part. It might only have the intelligence of bacteria but could still work.34 What can we learn about the writer?A. The writer is a middle school teacher.B. The writer is a dentist from a hospital.C. The writer is an expert making robots.D. The writer is an expert making medicine.35. What are some researchers doing according to Paragraph 3?A. Using tiny robots to sense E. coli.B. Letting E. coli work for their tiny robots.C. Changing tiny robots into E. coli’s drivers.D. Telling tiny robots to direct E. coli’s movements.36. What does the writer think of the catheters today?A. They will be widely used by doctors in the future.B. They are not able to get to tinier areas in the body.C. They will be smarter than tiny robots in the future.D. They can help doctors take care of patients on time.37. What’s the last paragraph mainly about?A. AI plays an important role in developing tiny robots.B Tiny robots can run fast and treat a blood clot easily.C. Tiny robots with a low degree of intelligence are still useful.D. We still need very powerful artificial intelligence to treat illness.How do people think differently? This has always been unusual. To search an answer, a scientist named J. P Guilford started a famous study of creativity in the1970s, known as the nine-dot puzzle. He asked the participants (参与者) to connect all nine dots using only four straight lines, without lifting their pencils from the page. All the participants looked for solutions within the square they imagined. Only 20 percent managed to break out of the square and continue their lines in the white space around the dots, while the rest of them were blinded by the boundaries (边界) of the square. The results of Guilford’s study led him to a conclusion：creativity needs you to go outside the box. The idea was widely spread soon. Overnight, it seemed that creativity experts everywhere were teaching managers how to think outside the box. The idea was so popular that no one thought of checking the facts. No one, that is, before two different research teams: Clarke Burham with Kenneth Davis, and Joseph Alba with Robert Weisberg, did another experiment. To make sure that Guilford’s study is correct, both teams divided participants into two groups. The first group was given the same instructions as the participants in Guilford’s experiment. The second group was told to draw the lines outside the imagined box. Guess what? Only a little more than 20 percent solved the puzzle, which is no big difference from the result of Guilford’s experiment. Let’s look a little more closely at the surprising result. Solving this problem requires people to think outside the box. However, direct and clear instructions to “think outside the box” do not help participants improve their performance. The widely spread idea that out-of-the-box thinking makes people more creative can, in some way, be dangerous. After all, with one simple but brilliant experiment, researchers had proved that the connection between thinking outside the box and creativity was a misunderstanding.38. Which of the following patterns can solve the nine-dot puzzle?A. B. C. D. 39. The nine-dot puzzle study is mainly focused on __________A. how people do things in real life.B. Some students don’t enjoy being outside.C what knowledge people have learned.D. how people think in different ways.40. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Puzzle Solving: A Key to CreativityB. Nine-Dot Puzzle: A Magic TestC. Thinking Outside the Box: A Misleading IdeaD. Creative Thinking: An Unusual Topic第二节阅读填空阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。Recently, Japan is pouring their nuclear wastewater (核废水) into the Pacific Ocean. It plans to keep pouring their nuclear wastewater for at least 30 years. Most people have heard this news from the newspaper, online news and the radio. ___41___.In the nuclear wastewater, there are over 60 radioactive elements (放射性元素). It’s something so dangerous. It’s really harmful for humans and ocean environment. A study shows that the water from Japan will cover all the seas on the earth in 10 years. The ocean belongs to the world. ___42___. Japanese government said that their nuclear wastewater is safe and it isn’t bad for the environment. ___43___. In fact, it is now unsafe to eat seafood or play in the sea. Japan’s environmental groups and fishermen also worry about the sea life and the fishing industry. The Chinese government once denounced (谴责) Japan’s decision to pour the wastewater. ___44___. In a word, the nuclear wastewater could make people have cancer and even change our DNA. So we think it’s not Japan’s own matter. ___45___. The Japanese government must consider the views and opinions of other countries.A. It belongs to all human beingsB. This has caused hot discussionC. Now, China has stopped importing (进口) seafood from JapanD. It’s an international matter to the whole worldE. If it is safe, they should pour it into their own backyard四、写作第一节语篇填词阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意正确使用形式，每空限填一词。Have you ever d____46____ of time travelling? What would you do if you could jump back thousands of years into the past? If you could travel back, it would be best to avoid changing even the s____47____ thing. That’s because a small change could cause an unexpected result. This idea is b____48____ on the butterfly effect. The butterfly effect is q____49____ common in science fiction. In 1972, a world-famous weather scientist named Lorenz spoke at a meeting. He asked an important question: Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil l____50____ to a tornado (龙卷风) in Texas? Did Lorenz really think the flap of a butterfly’s wings could start a tornado? No, of course not! His question is a metaphor (暗喻). It explained how a small change makes a big difference.第二节完成句子 根据所给的汉语内容, 用英语完成下列句子。每空限填一词。51. 开学初，一些学生对英语不感兴趣，觉得阅读文章很难理解。Some students ________ ________ ________ ________ English at the beginning of the term. They thought it hard to understand the reading passages.52. Miss Li一直在思考如何能提升他们的阅读技能。Miss Li was thinking about ________ ________ ________ improve their reading skills.53. 两周前，学校邀请专家做了一个关于读者剧场的讲座。An expert ________ ________ to give a speech on Readers Theatre two weeks ago.54. Miss Li花了两天时间搜集更多信息。________ ________ Miss Li two days ________ ________ for more information.55. 经过几次尝试，同学们开始爱上了阅读与表演。这方法真有用！After trying several times, the students began to love reading and performing. ________ ________ ________ way it is!第三节书面表达56. 假如你叫李华，上个月你校开展了主题为“涵泳经典文化，承扬文献名邦”读书月活动。请你根据图示，用英语写一篇报道，介绍活动情况以及同学们的感受。注意：1. 可在内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；2. 词数80词左右（报道的开头已给出，不计入词数）；3. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。We have a lot of fun in our school during the Reading Month. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2024年广东省广州市部分学校中考英语一模试卷一、语法选择阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。The 19th Asian Games was held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8, 2023. Hangzhou is a great place ___1___ about Chinese culture and history. And it’s the third Chinese city to host this sporting event ___2___ Beijing in 1990 and Guangzhou in 2010. The Hangzhou Asian Games is a “green” and “smart” event. ___3___ no fireworks were let off in the city during the Opening Ceremony, yet the television viewers could see digital fireworks. Aside from that, there is a special system ___4___ can tell people’s faces in the kitchen of the athlete’s village in Hangzhou. If a “stranger” ___5___ into the kitchen, an alarm will go off to let people know. The managers of the kitchen will also get messages on ___6___ phones. There’s also a system to keep an eye on the temperature of the fridges. Every dish at the Asian Games should be ___7___ and healthy to eat. Besides, a mini program called the Hangzhou Asian Games AR service is here ___8___ if you can’t find your way to watch the events. You ___9___ turn on your phone’s camera. Then it will see where you are and show you the way. You can also get more information about the fields as you walk by. The opening ceremony was a fantastic display. It ___10___ into three parts：“Timeless Grace”, “Tidal Bore of the Qiantangjiang River”, and “Together Towards the Future”. ___11___ showing the beauty of Chinese culture, embracing technological advancements, and promoting global cooperation, the event gave ___12___ example of the true meaning of the Games. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said, “This opening ceremony was a perfect combination of digital technology and human gracefulness. Congratulations to China on this ___13___ event.”At the Games, China succeeded in ___14___ the most gold medals and silver medals. The Hangzhou Asian Games has become the largest Asian Games ___15___. It is not only a sporting event, but also an important window for the world to know Hangzhou and Chinese culture.1. A. learnB. learntC. learnsD. to learn2. A. beforeB. afterC. untilD. when3. A. AlthoughB. BecauseC. WhileD. If4. A. whatB. whichC. whoD. whom5. A. goB. goesC. wentD. will go6. A. theyB. themC. theirD. theirs7. A. safeB. safetyC. safelyD. save8. A. helpB. helpsC. helpingD. to help9. A. simpleB. simplerC. simplestD. simply10. A. dividedB. was dividingC. was dividedD. has divided11. A. InB. WithC. OnD. By12. A. aB. anC. theD. /13. A. exciteB. excitedC. excitingD. excitement14. A. gettingB. getC. gotD. gotten15. A. yetB. onceC. everD. just二、完形填空Thirty years ago, a dog called Cookie came to my home. Though it was hard for me to support another family ____16____, I never gave it a second thought.I was a travel writer. I often traveled over the country to ____17____ material for writing. When I came back home and wrote my stories, Cookie always sat next to my desk and we could have conversations about where I’d been and what I’d seen. We ____18____each other as only animals and those who love them can. I often read what I’d written to her. If she turned away to start cleaning a paw, I knew that she didn’t like it and I had to ____19____ my story. Of course, she didn’t understand what I was really writing. But this kind of communication with her was my ____20____ of pushing a story to a higher level.She encouraged me ____21____ in making up stories and became my companion in my travels. Some readers may think it ____22____ to have such a relationship, but dog owners like me would know it’s true and understand us.My heart was broken when my friend Cookie ____23____ me forever. She died at her age of 16. Like many old friends, she and I shared a lot over the years. I miss her so much and I am also ____24____ to her for being at my side for all those years, listening and simply loving.It doesn’t matter if she never understood a word I said or that she never left me. She was my travel ______25______ and always will be.16. A. hostB. workerC. memberD. cleaner17. A. createB. collectC. buyD. check18. A. shouted atB. worried aboutC. complained toD. communicated with19. A. practiceB. describeC. improveD. recommend20. A. wayB. effectC. degreeD. problem21. A. greatlyB. loudlyC. suddenlyD. hardly22. A. incorrectB. properC. simpleD. impossible23 A. hurtB. forgotC. leftD. refused24. A. generousB. thankfulC. friendlyD. helpful25. A. partnerB. leaderC. guideD. supporter三、阅读第一节阅读理解 阅读下列短文, 从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When talking about fishing in China, Jiang Tai Gong is very likely to be the first name that would come to people’s mind.The story happened in the late years of the Shang dynasty. Jiang Tai Gong once served the king of Shang dynasty, and began to hate him for tyranny from the bottom of heart. Jiang Tai Gong was a genius in military tactics and government management. He lived near the Weihe River about 3,000 years ago. The area was the feudal estate of Count Ji Chang. Jiang Tai Gong knew Ji Chang was very ambitious, so he hoped to get Ji’s attention.He often went fishing at the Weihe River, but he would fish in an unusual way. He hung a straight fishhook, without bait, three feet above the water. Lookers-on were curious about it, and Jiang Tai Gong explained, “I would like to take honestly rather than to ask for with the knees down. I fish not for the fish but for the nobility (高贵).” Later words traveled to Count Ji. He sent a soldier to invite him. Jiang Tai Gong ignored the solider, going on with fishing, and was talking to himself, “Fishing, fishing, no fish has been hooked. A shrimp is up to mischief (恶作剧).” The soldier reported this back to Ji Chang, who became more interested in this man. Then, Count Ji sent an official to invite him. It didn’t work. Finally Ji Chang realized Jiang may be a genius, so he went to invite Jiang Tai Gong himself. Jiang saw his sincerity and honesty and finally decided to work for him. In the end, Jiang Tai Gong helped Count Ji and his offspring build a great power and build Zhou dynasty — a great dynasty.Today, people use the old idiom There are always fish willing to be caught by angler Jiang Taigong to describe someone who willingly falls in a trap or does something no matter what the result is. This idiom has been passed on from generation to generation. To some degree, it could be regarded as a part of Chinese philosophy.26. Why did Jiang Tai Gong give up serving the king of Shang Dynasty?A. Because Jiang was too old to serve the king.B. Because the king treated his people rudely.C. Because Jiang was an ambitious person.D. Because the king didn’t need Jiang any more.27. How did Jiang Tai Gong fish?A. He fished with a straight hook in the water.B. He fished without bait above the water.C. He fished with bait to plead for fish.D. He fished with a usual fishhook without bait.28. What does the underlined part “a shrimp” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. a kind of animalB. a small fishC. the soldierD. the official29. Which of the followings can we use the idiom to describe?A. Linda, who still trusts people that tell liesB. Annie, who is always willing to help othersC. Leo, who enjoys setting taps for othersD. Tommy, who does things after thinking twiceSCENE 1[The first spirit takes Scrooge into the past. Scrooge sees himself as a young man. He is talking to a beautiful girl.]Scrooge: Our parents have always wanted us to marry. Girl: I want to have children and raise a family. Why must we wait? Scrooge: I do not have enough money yet. Marriage is expensive. Girl: But two can live almost as cheaply as one. Scrooge: Nonsense. You will need food and clothing. You have no money of your own. Anyway, I have no time to spare. I must work every day until late to make money. SCENE 2[The first spirit turns to Scrooge.]First Spirit: She married and had a family. She lives a happy life now. She was never rich, but her husband earned enough to provide a place to live, food to eat, and clothes to wear. That was enough. SCENE 3[The second spirit takes Scrooge to Bob Cratchit’s house. Bob, his wife, Peter and the two young children are standing by the side of a small bed on which Tiny Tim is lying.]Bob: He is so ill. I do not think he will live. Mrs. Cratchit: If only we had some money for a doctor. Peter: Perhaps if you asked Mr. Scrooge to lend you some money for a doctor, he would agree. Bob: I don’t think he would. He would know I’d never be able to pay it back. Mrs. Cratchit: He has so much money. ________ Doesn’t he care about other people? SCENE 4[Scrooge turns to the second spirit.]Scrooge: Spirit, tell me if Tiny Tim will die. Second Spirit: I see an empty seat and a stick without an owner. Scrooge: Oh, no, kind Spirit!Say he will not die. He must not die. —Taken from A Christmas Carol30. The underlined sentences in SCENE 1 tell us _________A. what the characters are doing.B. when and where each scene happens.C. what the characters are saying.D how many scenes there are in one act.31. According to the passage, both the girl and Tiny Tim ________A. lives a happy life with their family now.B. died because of the serious illness.C. was hurt by Scrooge in the past.D. can’t return the money they borrowed.32. Which sentence should go in the blank in SCENE 3?A. What is he curious about?B. What is he worried about?C. Why isn’t he generous?D. Why isn’t he confident?33. What do the two spirits want to show Scrooge?A. His dreams in the past and bravery at present.B. His mistakes in the past and changes at present.C. His carelessness in the past and pride at present.D. His kindness in the past and dreams at present.In the near future, the doctors who treat our illness might be tiny machines that swim through our bodies. Some movies have played with the idea of making machines the size of a cell (细胞). Today robot technology has brought the idea closer to the real life. In my laboratory, I’m just trying to build such intelligent, or smart, tiny robots. Tiny living things, such as bacteria (细菌), have many intelligent actions. If we can make robots copy some of them, it’s very exciting. The way bacteria travel across their environment is unbelievable. At first, they move around without purpose, but when they start sensing food, like an amino acid (氨基酸), they will move gradually in that direction. As an expert making robots, I think it is great to make tiny robots that can do the same thing. For example, look at something like E. coli (大肠杆菌). It can sense amino acids around it. It can change how it’s moving. It can rebuild or repair itself. In fact, E. coli does all these so well that some researchers are using it as part of their tiny machines. They are making their tiny robots get free rides from E. coli. And E. coli does all the sensing for tiny robots and directs their movements. We’re already using smaller and smaller medical tools, like catheters (导管) that can travel deep into your brain to treat a blood clot (血块). Next, we will put tiny robots into the body that can travel into even smaller spaces and treat illness at an early time. Imagine a tiny robot that can treat a blood clot deep in your brain that can’t be reached with the catheters we are using today. We may not actually need something as powerful as artificial intelligence (AI) in these cases. We can still build a very useful tiny robot with a low degree of intelligence. For example, if a tiny robot notices a blood clot, it can slowly move in that direction, and carry medicine directly to that part. It might only have the intelligence of bacteria but could still work.34 What can we learn about the writer?A. The writer is a middle school teacher.B. The writer is a dentist from a hospital.C. The writer is an expert making robots.D. The writer is an expert making medicine.35. What are some researchers doing according to Paragraph 3?A. Using tiny robots to sense E. coli.B. Letting E. coli work for their tiny robots.C. Changing tiny robots into E. coli’s drivers.D. Telling tiny robots to direct E. coli’s movements.36. What does the writer think of the catheters today?A. They will be widely used by doctors in the future.B. They are not able to get to tinier areas in the body.C. They will be smarter than tiny robots in the future.D. They can help doctors take care of patients on time.37. What’s the last paragraph mainly about?A. AI plays an important role in developing tiny robots.B Tiny robots can run fast and treat a blood clot easily.C. Tiny robots with a low degree of intelligence are still useful.D. We still need very powerful artificial intelligence to treat illness.How do people think differently? This has always been unusual. To search an answer, a scientist named J. P Guilford started a famous study of creativity in the1970s, known as the nine-dot puzzle. He asked the participants (参与者) to connect all nine dots using only four straight lines, without lifting their pencils from the page. All the participants looked for solutions within the square they imagined. Only 20 percent managed to break out of the square and continue their lines in the white space around the dots, while the rest of them were blinded by the boundaries (边界) of the square. The results of Guilford’s study led him to a conclusion：creativity needs you to go outside the box. The idea was widely spread soon. Overnight, it seemed that creativity experts everywhere were teaching managers how to think outside the box. The idea was so popular that no one thought of checking the facts. No one, that is, before two different research teams: Clarke Burham with Kenneth Davis, and Joseph Alba with Robert Weisberg, did another experiment. To make sure that Guilford’s study is correct, both teams divided participants into two groups. The first group was given the same instructions as the participants in Guilford’s experiment. The second group was told to draw the lines outside the imagined box. Guess what? Only a little more than 20 percent solved the puzzle, which is no big difference from the result of Guilford’s experiment. Let’s look a little more closely at the surprising result. Solving this problem requires people to think outside the box. However, direct and clear instructions to “think outside the box” do not help participants improve their performance. The widely spread idea that out-of-the-box thinking makes people more creative can, in some way, be dangerous. After all, with one simple but brilliant experiment, researchers had proved that the connection between thinking outside the box and creativity was a misunderstanding.38. Which of the following patterns can solve the nine-dot puzzle?A. B. C. D. 39. The nine-dot puzzle study is mainly focused on __________A. how people do things in real life.B. Some students don’t enjoy being outside.C what knowledge people have learned.D. how people think in different ways.40. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Puzzle Solving: A Key to CreativityB. Nine-Dot Puzzle: A Magic TestC. Thinking Outside the Box: A Misleading IdeaD. Creative Thinking: An Unusual Topic第二节阅读填空阅读下面短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。Recently, Japan is pouring their nuclear wastewater (核废水) into the Pacific Ocean. It plans to keep pouring their nuclear wastewater for at least 30 years. Most people have heard this news from the newspaper, online news and the radio. ___41___.In the nuclear wastewater, there are over 60 radioactive elements (放射性元素). It’s something so dangerous. It’s really harmful for humans and ocean environment. A study shows that the water from Japan will cover all the seas on the earth in 10 years. The ocean belongs to the world. ___42___. Japanese government said that their nuclear wastewater is safe and it isn’t bad for the environment. ___43___. In fact, it is now unsafe to eat seafood or play in the sea. Japan’s environmental groups and fishermen also worry about the sea life and the fishing industry. The Chinese government once denounced (谴责) Japan’s decision to pour the wastewater. ___44___. In a word, the nuclear wastewater could make people have cancer and even change our DNA. So we think it’s not Japan’s own matter. ___45___. The Japanese government must consider the views and opinions of other countries.A. It belongs to all human beingsB. This has caused hot discussionC. Now, China has stopped importing (进口) seafood from JapanD. It’s an international matter to the whole worldE. If it is safe, they should pour it into their own backyard四、写作第一节语篇填词阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意正确使用形式，每空限填一词。Have you ever d____46____ of time travelling? What would you do if you could jump back thousands of years into the past? If you could travel back, it would be best to avoid changing even the s____47____ thing. That’s because a small change could cause an unexpected result. This idea is b____48____ on the butterfly effect. The butterfly effect is q____49____ common in science fiction. In 1972, a world-famous weather scientist named Lorenz spoke at a meeting. He asked an important question: Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil l____50____ to a tornado (龙卷风) in Texas? Did Lorenz really think the flap of a butterfly’s wings could start a tornado? No, of course not! His question is a metaphor (暗喻). It explained how a small change makes a big difference.第二节完成句子 根据所给的汉语内容, 用英语完成下列句子。每空限填一词。51. 开学初，一些学生对英语不感兴趣，觉得阅读文章很难理解。Some students ________ ________ ________ ________ English at the beginning of the term. They thought it hard to understand the reading passages.52. Miss Li一直在思考如何能提升他们的阅读技能。Miss Li was thinking about ________ ________ ________ improve their reading skills.53. 两周前，学校邀请专家做了一个关于读者剧场的讲座。An expert ________ ________ to give a speech on Readers Theatre two weeks ago.54. Miss Li花了两天时间搜集更多信息。________ ________ Miss Li two days ________ ________ for more information.55. 经过几次尝试，同学们开始爱上了阅读与表演。这方法真有用！After trying several times, the students began to love reading and performing. ________ ________ ________ way it is!第三节书面表达56. 假如你叫李华，上个月你校开展了主题为“涵泳经典文化，承扬文献名邦”读书月活动。请你根据图示，用英语写一篇报道，介绍活动情况以及同学们的感受。注意：1. 可在内容提示的基础上适当拓展信息；2. 词数80词左右（报道的开头已给出，不计入词数）；3. 不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。We have a lot of fun in our school during the Reading Month. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________