2024中考英语冲刺模拟试卷三（江苏苏州专用）
(满分100分)
一.完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题) The day before my daughter Norah's fourth birthday, I picked her up from preschool. On the way, she said, "I like old people best because they walk slowly like I walk slowly and they have soft skin like I have soft skin." What she said marked a (1) beginning.
The following day, her birthday, again on the way home, she asked (2) we could stop at the store to buy cakes for her. How could I say (3) to a birthday girl After paying for the bill, I noticed that Norah was standing up in the cart, excitedly announcing, "Hi, old person! It's my birthday today!" However, the old man in front of her didn't show he was (4) by my talkative child. He replied with a smile, "Well, little lady! And how old are you today " After a few minutes' chat, Norah offered to take a photo with the old man called Mr. Dan, his expression changed from surprised to delighted. We exchanged our phone numbers. There was magic happening in the store that day, and we could (5) feel it.
During our first visit in Mr. Dan's home, we walked with him to his front door. He pulled out a knife and (6) the only blooming red rose. He spent ten minutes cutting every thorn(刺) off the stem before handing it to his new friend. Norah keeps that rose, now (7) as a bone, under her pillow for a long time.
Norah asks about Mr. Dan every day. She worries about him. She wonders if he's (8) , or cold. She wants him to be OK. She wants him to feel loved. Mr. Dan thinks about Norah too. After (9) recent visit, he said that he had never had a whole night's sleep since his wife died. "Norah has healed me since meeting her." he said. That left me (10) and my eyes wet with tears. Somehow, their hearts and souls(灵魂) seem to recognize each other from long ago. Sometimes talking to strangers can lead to beautiful new beginnings.
1.A. broken B. beautiful C. boring D. busy
2.A. what B. that C. if D. when
3.A. hello B. no C. yes D. thanks
4.A. treated B. trained C. trapped D. troubled
5.A. neither B. both C. all D. none
6.A. let B. get C. put D. cut
7.A. wet B. white C. dry D. red
8.A. surprised B. excited C. lonely D. silly
9.A. the other B. another C. other D. others
10.A. useless B. meaningless C. careless D. speechless
【答案】B、C、B、D、C、D、C、C、B、D
【解析】【文章大意】文章讲述了作者的女儿和一位老人的忘年交，作者跟女儿一起拜访老人，给他带来了温暖。
1. 句意：她的话标志着一个美好的开始。A.破碎的；B.美好的；C.无聊的；D.忙的；根据Sometimes talking to strangers can lead to beautiful new beginnings.（有时与陌生人交谈可以带来美好的新开始。）可知她的话标志着一个美好的开始。故选B。
2. 句意：第二天，也是她的生日，在回家的路上，她问我们是否可以在商店停下来给她买蛋糕。A.什么；B.没有具体意义；C.是否；D.当……时；根据we could stop at the store to buy cakes for her.（我们在商店停下来给她买蛋糕）结合选项可知应该是问是否可以在商店里为她买蛋糕，故选C。
3. 句意：我怎么能对一个过生日的女孩说不呢？A.喂；B.不；C.是；D.感谢；根据How could I（我怎么能）结合选项可知应该是我怎么能对一个过生日的女孩说不呢？故选B。
4. 句意：然而，在她面前的老人并没有表现出他因我健谈的孩子而苦恼。A.治疗；B.训练；C.捕捉；D.苦恼；根据He replied with a smile（他笑着回答说）结合选项可知老人并没有因健谈的孩子而苦恼。故选D。
5. 句意：那天商店里发生了神奇的事，我们都能感觉到。A.两者都不；B.两者都；C.全部；D.没有一个；根据we could（我们能）可知是三个人，三个或三个以上用all，故选C。
6. 句意：他拿出一把刀，剪下了唯一一朵盛开的红玫瑰。A.让；B.得到；C.放置；D.剪切；根据He spent ten minutes cutting every thorn（刺） off the stem before handing it to his new friend.（他花了十分钟把茎上的每一根刺都剪掉，然后把它交给了他的新朋友。）结合选项可知老人在剪掉了玫瑰，故选D。
7. 句意：诺拉把那朵已经干枯的玫瑰放在枕头下很长时间。A.潮湿的；B.白色的；C.干燥的；D.红色的；根据as a bone（十分干燥）结合选项可知玫瑰已经十分干燥了。故选C。
8. 句意：她想知道他是孤独还是寒冷。A.惊讶的；B.激动的；C.孤独的；D.愚蠢的；根据or cold（还是寒冷）结合选项可知应该是她想知道他是孤独还是寒冷。故选C。
9. 句意：在最近的一次拜访之后，他说自从他妻子去世后，他从来没有整晚睡过觉。A.其他的，特指；B.另一；再一；C.其他的；D.其他的，表复数，相当于other +复数名词；根据During our first visit in Mr.Dan s home, we walked with him to his front door.（在我们第一次拜访丹先生的家时，我们陪他走到他的前门。）结合recent visit（最近访问），可知是再一次拜访老人，故选B。
10. 句意：这让我说不出话来，泪水湿润了我的眼睛。A.没有的；B.有意义的；C.粗心的；D.说不出话的；根据my eyes wet with tears.（泪水湿润了我的眼睛）结合选项可知应该是说不出话，故选D。
二.阅读理解(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)
阅读短文，并做每篇后面的题目，从每小题所给的四个选项种选出最佳答句。
(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)
A
You must have many hobbies, reading, painting and so on. One day, you happen to see a poster; "World Book Day." Interested, you stop and read the poster:
Hello and welcome to World Book Day World Book Day is here to change lives through a love of books and shared reading, and bring books to the children who need them most. World Book Day is an excellent chance for everyone to celebrate the joy of reading. ●Share A Story Live—our exciting digital events programme beaming authors (作家) straight into your school. ●Raising money, raising readers—our fundraising ideas to help us change lives through reading. ●World Book Day Book Club—a new online reading community. ●Share A Story Corner—stories to encourage families to read together. Happy World Book Day! For up-to-date information, visit our website worldbookday.com!
1.World Book Day is a special day for people to ______.
A. celebrate the joy of reading
B. change lives by raising money
C. meet famous authors at home
D. enjoy writing in local communities
2.According to the poster, if you want to read stories with your parents, you can join ______.
A. Share A Story Live B. Share A Story Corner
C. World Book Day Book Club D. Raising money, raising readers
3.The designer uses words and pictures in the poster to ______.
A. catch readers' attention
B. encourage families to write books
C. help readers form reading habits
D. recommend different types of books
【答案】A、B、A
【解析】【文章大意】短文是一个世界读书日的宣传海报，详细地介绍了活动目的和内容。
1. 根据World Book Day is here to change lives through a love of books and shared reading, and bring books to the children who need them most.世界读书日旨在通过热爱书籍和分享阅读来改变生活，并将书籍带给最需要它们的孩子们。可推断出世界读书日是人们庆祝阅读乐趣的特殊日子。故选A。
2. 根据Share A Story Corner—stories to encourage families to read together. 分享故事角——鼓励家人一起阅读。可判断出如果你想和你的父母一起阅读故事，你可以加入分享故事角。故选B。
3. 根据You must have many hobbies, reading, painting and so on. One day, you happen to see a poster; "World Book Day." Interested, you stop and read the poster:（你一定有很多爱好，读书，画画等等。有一天，你碰巧看到一张海报;“世界读书日。”很感兴趣，你停下来看看海报：）可推断出设计师在海报中使用文字和图片来吸引读者的注意力。故选A
(2024·江苏省·模拟题)
B
Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep per night.However，in adolescence （青春期） changes to the body's sleep cycle make it difficult for teens to fall asleep early.Many cannot fall asleep until 10：30 p.m.or even later and most of them will feel sleepy if they have to get up too early.
Scientists recommend that both middle and high schools begin no earlier than 8：30 a.m.Later school start times support the natural needs of teenagers and increase their sleeping time.
Here are some other benefits of later school start times：
More time for a healthy breakfast
When running late in the mornings，students are likely to go without breakfast.With an empty stomach，one finds it difficult to focus （集中） in class.When they are always in a hurry，students may form unhealthy eating habits.
With extra time before going to school，students can eat a well-balanced breakfast and focus more on learning.
Fewer behavioral （行为的） problems
Teens experience mood changes as a common result of this special period of life.Less sleep may cause worries，stress and unhappiness.
When they get enough sleep，students are calm and peaceful and their moods do not change suddenly.They're less likely to feel worried，unhappy or get angry.For parents，children with more sleep are easier to live with.
Better performance （表现） in study
Sleep loss hurts attention，memory and brain development.Students with less sleep have difficulty paying attention in class and are likely to have lower grades.Students with enough sleep can be more energetic during the day and more willing to learn.They are also less likely to fall asleep in class and more able to understand what they learn.
In conclusion，starting school later helps students get a better night's sleep.It improves their chances of eating，behaving and performing better.
4.According to the passage，what may cause teenagers to stay up？ ______
A. Their low grades. B. Their empty stomachs.
C. Their body's sleep cycle. D. Their heavy homework.
5.How can sleep loss influence students' study？ ______
A. It gives them much energy. B. It does harm to the brain.
C. It saves more time for study. D. It improves their memory.
6.What's the writer's main purpose in writing this passage？ ______
A. To explain reasons for students' stress.
B. To describe bad habits caused by sleep loss.
C. To discuss scientists' research on healthy food.
D. To introduce benefits of later school start times.
7.In which part of the website can you probably find this passage？ ______
A. Education. B. Fashion. C. Sports. D. Technology.
【答案】C、B、D、A
【解析】4.细节理解题。根据第一段中的However，in adolescence changes to the body's sleep cycle make it difficult for teens to fall asleep early.（然而，在青春期，身体睡眠周期的变化使青少年很难早睡。）可知，青少年身体的睡眠周期会导致他们熬夜，故选：C。
5.细节理解题。根据第六段最后一句Less sleep may cause worries，stress and unhappiness.（睡眠不足可能会导致忧虑、压力和不快乐。）可知，睡眠不足对大脑有害影响学生的学习，故选：B。
6.推理判断题。根据最后一段In conclusion，starting school later helps students get a better night's sleep.It improves their chances of eating，behaving and performing better.（总之，晚一点上学有助于学生获得更好的睡眠。它提高了他们进食、行为和表现的机会。）以及通读全文可知，作者写这篇文章的主要目的是介绍推迟上学时间的好处，故选：D。
7.推理判断题。根据第一一段Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep per night.However，in adolescence changes to the body's sleep cycle make it difficult for teens to fall asleep early.Many cannot fall asleep until 10：30 p.m.or even later and most of them will feel sleepy if they have to get up too early.（青少年每晚需要八到十个小时的睡眠。然而，在青春期，身体睡眠周期的变化使青少年很难早睡。许多人直到晚上10点半甚至更晚才能入睡，如果他们不得不早起，大多数人会感到困倦。）以及通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了青少年需要每晚8-10小时的睡眠，但由于身体睡眠周期的变化，青少年很难早早入睡。它属于教育范畴，因此我们可以在网站的教育部分找到这篇文章，故选：A。
本文主要讲述了青少年需要每晚8-10小时的睡眠，但由于身体睡眠周期的变化，青少年很难早早入睡。
通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。
(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)
C
A brave Belgian-British teenager took to the skies on Aug 18 in order to become the youngest woman to fly around the world alone.
With her parents looking on, 19-year-old Zara Rutherford took off from an airport in western Belgium, in windy, cloudy conditions. Rutherford plans to fly her fast and light Shark sport aircraft over five continents and 52 countries, including China. She hopes to break the record set by US aviator Shaesta Waiz, who was 30 when she set the world record in 2017.
Her three-month voyage will take her over oceans, deserts and the vast Siberian wilderness. She will try to avoid main air hubs—apart from New York's busy John F. Kennedy airport—in her tiny 325-kilogram plane. Instead, she plans to touch down at smaller airports and airfields for overnight rests and refueling (燃料给).
"I am nervous. I think my next step is to check the weather again," she said before takeoff. "I am reaching Scotland tonight. I am not sure that will work. But I will try my best, while staying safe, of course."
The Shark is too small for long-distance flying over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. For the crossing over the Atlantic, Rutherford plans to fly up through Europe. She'll head down through the US and then cross the Pacific. From there, she will head across Asia back to Europe.
Mental tiredness and loneliness on such a long-distance flight can be a big challenge. "These are things I am keeping in mind. I will also be on the phone with my parents often, as well as friends and family," Rutherford said. "Sadly, I cannot watch movies. But I have music lined up."
8.What does the article tell us about Rutherford's voyage
A. She aims to fly over five continents.
B. She will land at big airports for refueling.
C. She was confident before takeoff.
D. It will last about four months.
9.What is the right order for the continents Rutherford plans to fly over a. Europe b. Asia c. North America
A. a-b-c-a. B. a-c-b-a. C. c-b-a-c. D. c-a-b-c.
10.How will she deal with tiredness and loneliness on her journey
A. By listening to music. B. By watching movies.
C. By playing computer games. D. By sending emails.
11.What is the author's main purpose in writing the article
A. To describe Rutherford's love for flying.
B. To encourage girls to get into flying planes.
C. To introduce the difficulties Rutherford came across.
D. To report on a girl's flight on her own across the world.
【答案】A、B、A、D
【解析】【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了Zara Rutherford环游世界的故事。
8. 根据“Rutherford plans to fly her fast and light Shark sport aircraft over five continents and 52 countries, including China.”可知，卢瑟福计划驾驶她的快速轻型鲨鱼运动飞机飞越五大洲和包括中国在内的52个国家。故选A。
9. 根据“ For the crossing over the Atlantic, Rutherford plans to fly up through Europe. She'll head down through the US and then cross the Pacific. From there, she will head across Asia back to Europe.”可知，为了横渡大西洋，卢瑟福计划飞越欧洲，她将穿越美国，然后，她将穿越亚洲回到欧洲。所以卢瑟福计划飞越的大陆的正确顺序为a-c-b-a，故选B。
10. 根据“Sadly, I cannot watch movies. But I have music lined up.”可知，卢瑟福用音乐来排解精神上的疲惫和孤独，故选A。
11. 通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了Zara Rutherford环游世界的故事。选项D“报道一个女孩独自穿越世界的飞行”符合题意，故选D。
(2023·江苏省南通市·模拟题)
D
When Branwell was fourteen or fifteen, he did a lot of oil paintings. He painted people in the village, and it was easy to recognise the faces in the pictures. Later, he did a fine painting of his three sisters. I was very proud of him. We all decided he would become a famous artist.
Charlotte went to school again when she was fifteen. It was a much better school—Miss Wooler's school at Roe Head. I don't think Charlotte liked school, but she wanted to be a governess(女家庭教师), so she worked hard. I taught Branwell at home, and Aunt Branwell taught Emily and Anne. The girls and Branwell were learning to play the piano, and Branwell played the music in church.
Emily and Anne had dogs, and they used to take them for walks on the moors. Anne's dog was called Flossy, and Emily had a big strong one called Keeper. Keeper went everywhere with her. I think Emily loved that dog more than any person. Emily was sometimes a difficult child. She was very shy, and did not often speak to anyone outside the family. When she was older, I sent her to school with Charlotte, but she hated it, so I brought her home and sent Anne instead.
Branwell was not shy. He could talk to anyone for hours. Everyone in Haworth liked him. I remember the day in 1835 when Branwell went to London. He was eighteen years old, and he was going to the Royal Academy in London to learn to be an artist. He walked down the hill in Haworth with a bag of his best paintings on his back, and everyone in the village came out to see him go. That was a great day for me. Something terrible happened in London, but I don't knowwhat it was. Branwell came back two weeks later, his face white, his clothes dirty. I don't know what happened in London. He refused to tell me. He just sat upstairs, alone in his room for hours.
Later, I paid for a room in Bradford for him to work in. He could paint pictures of famous people there, I thought. It was easy work for him. But he couldn't do it. He spent all my money, and came home again after a while.
This was a sad time for me. My eyes were very bad, and I had to pay a young curate to help me with my work for the church. My old servant, Tabby, broke her leg and was very ill. And then one day I got a letter from Miss Wooler's school. My curate read it to me.
"Dear Mr Bronte," the letter said, "I am afraid that your daughter Anne is very ill, and..."
I don't think I ever moved so fast in all my life. Six hours later, I was at Roe Head. The next day Anne and Charlotte were at home. Anne was still alive, thank God! A month later she was well again. Thank God.
All my children were safe at home.
I was happy to have them here. They were so clever, and kind, and they loved each other so much. But I was an old man with bad eyes, and Aunt Branwell and I had very little money. My children had to find work somewhere, in order to live.
But what sort of work could they do
12.What is the correct order of Branwell s experiences
a.He went to Royal Academy to learn to be an artist.
b.Something terrible happened to him in London.
c.He painted lots of oil paintings of people in the village.
d.He spent all the money in Bradford and came home.
A. c﹣b﹣a﹣d B. a﹣b﹣d﹣c C. a﹣c﹣b﹣d D. c﹣a﹣b﹣d
13.The underlined word "curate" in paragraph 6 probably means " ".
A. a person who teaches others.
B. a person who cares for the sick
C. a person who manages a church
D. a person who works in another person s home.
14.Which of the following is true according to the article
A. Charlotte worked hard because she liked school very much.
B. Emily was a shy girl and never speaks to anyone outside the family.
C. Branwell was an out﹣going boy and everyone in Haworth liked him.
D. Anne came back home from school because Mr Bronte s eyes were very bad.
15.Which can be the best title for the passage
A. Growing up
B. Branwell's paintings
C. Mr Bronte's problems
D. A letter from Miss Wooler's school
【答案】D、C、C、A
【解析】【文章大意】这篇短文主要讲述了勃朗特一家的生活和成长经历。
12. 根据第一段When Branwell was fourteen or fifteen, he did a lot of oil paintings. He painted people in the village, and it was easy to recognise the faces in the pictures.（布兰韦尔十四五岁时，画了很多油画。他画的是村里的人，很容易认出画里的脸。）以及第四段He was eighteen years old, and he was going to the Royal Academy in London to learn to be an artist.（他当时18岁，准备去伦敦的皇家艺术学院学习成为一名艺术家。）以及Branwell came back two weeks later, his face white, his clothes dirty. I don't know what happened in London.（两个星期后，布兰韦尔回来了，他脸色苍白，衣服脏兮兮的。我不知道伦敦发生了什么。）以及第五段He spent all my money, and came home again after a while.（他花光了我所有的钱，过了一会儿又回家了。）可知正确的顺序表应为：c﹣a﹣b﹣d。故选D。
13. 根据第六段My eyes were very bad, and I had to pay a young curate to help me with my work for the church.（我的视力很差，我不得不花钱请一位年轻的 帮我做教堂的工作。）联系后句可猜测出下划线单词curate的意思应为：副牧师，即管理教堂的人。故选C。
14. 根据第四段Branwell was not shy. He could talk to anyone for hours. Everyone in Haworth liked him.（布兰韦尔并不害羞。他可以和任何人聊上几个小时。霍沃斯的每个人都喜欢他。）可知，C选项“布兰韦尔是个外向的男孩，霍沃斯的每个人都喜欢他”表述正确，故选C。
15. 根据第十段My children had to find work somewhere, in order to live.（为了生活，我的孩子们必须找个地方工作。）可知这篇短文主要讲述了勃朗特一家的生活和成长经历。故最佳标题应为：成长起来。故选A。
三.信息还原(本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题) When referring to history, some big events or historic figures may pop into our minds. (1) Yet, a recent Chinese drama—Under the Microscope which aired on iQIYI—turns to the lives of the ordinary people during the Ming Dynasty.
The drama opens with the story of a young man called Shuai Jiamo helping measure(测量) the land for a farming family, but only to find the result is different from what's recorded on the official papers. (2)
Following Shuai and his friends' fight to solve the problem, this drama gradually presents viewers with a realistic and vivid picture of the lives of ordinary people at the bottom. (3) For example, it shows people cutting silver to give change and carrying certificates for travel. It also shows the customs that the ordinary enjoyed like fireworks and dragon dance.
(4) "Only learning the situation of the ordinary people can help us gain a better understanding of each order and law from the government and then the changes of the history," Ma wrote in the book.
History, in fact, is a collection of stories of people. Though some people were brought to the spotlight(聚光灯) for different reasons, it never becomes an excuse to take the "little" people for granted. (5)
A. Many details in the drama also help viewers get closer to ancient lives. B. It proves that people always care more about big events than little people. C. After all, they are the main part of history and the most direct power to influence the course of history. D. Writer Ma Boyong can find details and human nature from "small events" the history. E. The drama was adapted from the book with the same name by Ma Boyong. F. That's also what many history dramas are showing us. G. This "small event" gradually introduces the problem of tax injustice in that era later.
1.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
2.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
3.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
4.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
5.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
【答案】F、G、A、E、C
【解析】1. 根据“Yet, a recent Chinese drama—Under the Microscope which aired on iQIYI—turns to the lives of the ordinary people during the Ming Dynasty.”可知，此处在谈论中国戏剧向我们讲述历史的事情，选项F“这也是许多历史剧向我们展示的。”符合语境，故选F。
2. 根据“The drama opens with the story of a young man called... recorded on the official papers.”可知，此处在谈论家莫的年轻人帮助一个务农家庭测量土地的故事，选项G“这个‘小事件’逐渐引入了后来那个时代的税收不公问题。”符合语境，故选G。
3. 根据“For example, it shows people cutting silver to give change and carrying certificates for travel. It also shows the customs that the ordinary enjoyed like fireworks and dragon dance.”可知，此处描述古代人的生活。选项A“剧中的许多细节也帮助观众更接近古代的生活。”符合语境，故选A。
4. 根据“'Only learning the situation of the ordinary people can help us gain a better understanding of each order and law from the government and then the changes of the history,' Ma wrote in the book.”可知，此处提到了马的书，选项E“该剧改编自马伯庸的同名小说。”符合语境，故选E。
5. 根据“History, in fact, is a collection of stories of people... it never becomes an excuse to take the “little” people for granted.”可知，历史是人们故事的集合，“小”绝对不是借口。选项C“毕竟，他们是历史的主体，是影响历史进程的最直接的力量。”符合语境，故选C。
四.词汇运用(本大题共13小题，每小题1分，共13分)
第一节 根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，写出空白处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
1.(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)David is crazy about Chinese history. He always visits (博物馆) wherever he travels in China.
【答案】museums
【解析】句意：大卫对中国历史很着迷。无论在中国哪里旅行，他都要参观博物馆。博物馆，英名词语表达是：museum。由wherever he travels in China（无论他在中国哪里旅行）可知，此处是复数形式。故填：museums。
2.(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)Mind-maps are very useful and are (广泛地) used in our English class.
【答案】widely
【解析】句意：思维导图非常有用，在我们的英语课堂上广泛使用。根据提示“广泛地”可知，这里修饰动词used，用副词widely。故填：widely。
3.(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)My uncle's reviews on the four great classical Chinese novels may be (出版) in 2021.
【答案】published
【解析】句意：我叔叔关于中国四大名著的读后感可能在2021年出版。publish表示“出版”。此句novels和publish是动宾关系，需用被动语态be+done。故填：published。
4.(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)Shopkeepers always meet (顾客) needs because they are very important.
【答案】customers'
【解析】句意：店主总是满足顾客的需求，因为他们非常重要。根据提示“顾客”可知，they复数，填名词customer的复数customers。这里修饰名词needs，用customers的所有格customers'“顾客的”。故填：customers'。
5.(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)I use the short-wave radio to get the (最新的) news so that I can know what's happening around the world.
【答案】latest
【解析】句意：我用短波收音机收听最新的新闻，这样我就能知道世界上正在发生什么事。最新的，英语表达是：latest。是形容词最高级。故填：latest。
6.(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)These m are so sweet that I will remember them forever.
【答案】memories
【解析】句意：这些回忆是如此甜蜜，我将永远记住它们。根据题干，可知是指这些回忆是如此甜蜜，我将永远记住它们。由I will remember them forever（我将永远记住它们）以及首字母，推出是名词“memories记忆”，由are可知是名词复数形式。故填：memories。
7.(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)Last Sunday morning I was busy d in the garden to plant trees.
【答案】digging
【解析】句意：上周日早晨，我正忙着在花园里挖坑种树。根据题干，可知是指上周日早晨，我正忙着在花园里挖坑种树。be busy doing sth忙着做某事。根据to plant trees可知此处是填挖坑dig的动名词形式，即digging。故答案为digging。
8.(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)I like the saying by Fan Zhongyan: To be the first to worry about the events of the state and the last to enjoy o .
【答案】oneself
【解析】句意：我喜欢范仲淹的一句名言：先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐。enjoy oneself“玩得愉快，尽情享受”，固定短语，反身代词作宾语。故填oneself。
第二节 根据短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，填入其正确形式，每个单词或短语仅用一次。
(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)
succeed; grow; spend; period; wake up
During the Jin Dynasty (266-420), there was a child called Che Yin. He was smart and loved to read. He (1) up in a poor family and couldn't afford lamp oil to study at night.
One night, he saw fireflies outside his house and came up with an idea. He caught some fireflies and put them in a cloth bag and hung the bag up as a lamp. It was said that he (2) all of his summer nights reading like this.
Another child named Sun Kang lived during the same (3) . At that time, a lot of people loved reading very much. One night during winter, Sun used up all of his lamp oil and couldn't study at night. When he suddenly (4) at midnight, he noticed the thick snow reflecting the moonlight. His first thought was "Oh, I can use the reflected light to read!" He still took out his books and read, even if it was very cold.
Both of the kids later (5) became government officers. People were touched by their hard-working spirit. Their stories gave the idea of the Chinese idiom(成语) nang ying ying xue, or "to read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow".
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
【答案】【小题1】
grew
【小题2】
spent
【小题3】
period
【小题4】
woke up
【小题5】
successfully
【解析】1. 【文章大意】本文介绍的是囊萤映雪的成语故事。
句意：他在一个贫穷的家庭长大，买不起晚上学习用的灯油。根据句意，此处用固定短语grow up，表示“长大”，故事发生的背景是晋朝，时态用一般过去时。故填grew。
2. 句意：据说，他所有夏天的晚上都这样读书。根据句意，此处用固定短语spend...doing...花费......做......，全文主体时态为一般过去时，此处应填动词过去式。故填spent。
3. 句意：另一个名叫孙康的孩子生活中同一时期。根据句意，此处应选择名词period（时期），根据the same（同一个），可知应填名词单数形式。故填period。
4. 句意：当他突然在午夜醒来时，他注意到厚厚的雪反射着月光。根据he noticed ...（他注意到......），可知他在午夜醒来，wake up醒来，全文主体时态为一般过去时。故填woke up。
5. 句意：两个孩子后来都成功地成为政府官员。修饰动词became用副词，succeed成功，动词，副词为successfully。故填successfully。
五.短文填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
阅读下面短文，在横线处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题) For me, nothing is more satisfying (1) discovering hidden gems(珍宝) in (2) secondhand shop. (3) all, one person's trash is another person's treasure.
Two years ago, I came across a collection of dusty photos. I thought, if these were (4) (I), or my family's, I'd want someone to return them to me, so I made it my goal to do so for others.
I've since visited secondhand shops (5) (week), and have accumulated more than 50, 000 of these items. I organize them in big boxes all over my house in New York. Photographs, home movies, undeveloped films, photo albums-you name it, I've collected it.
I've also set up a social media account to help reunite(使重聚) items with their owners or other family members. The quickest we've been able to find an owner is within two minutes. Someone commented below a photo I posted, "I think that's my child's preschool teacher." The longest we've taken to find someone is four months, but I'm proud that we still made it. There are (6) (thousand) of photos that have yet to be reunited. (7) social media, this project would not be possible.
People are often quite emotional when we get in touch—most of these items are (8) (lose) after a house move or a family death. Sometimes people donate a camera to a charity shop and forget to take the memory card out.
We once (9) (manage) to reunite a family with pictures from 1943, which was special. I found a can containing two rolls of film at a shop. One of my followers found a family on a heritage site, and their old photographs looked similar to the ones I found. We contacted them, and they confirmed their ancestors were in the photographs. They were extremely grateful and said that a family member had recently moved out of New York, which is probably how the film ended up at a secondhand store.
I'd love to create a building to hold all these memories. I want every photo and video to be digitized(数字化) so they can be preserved online. I'm bringing together a team to return the photos to their owners. (10) , I am still working on it since we are short of money. Maybe one day, I can realize my dream.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
(10)
【答案】【小题1】
than
【小题2】
a
【小题3】
After
【小题4】
mine
【小题5】
weekly
【小题6】
thousands
【小题7】
Without
【小题8】
lost
【小题9】
managed
【小题10】
But
【解析】1. 【文章大意】本文主要讲的是自己喜欢在二手商店淘宝，讲到了这个爱好开始的原因，以及这个爱好对其他人的帮助。
句意：对我来说，没有什么比在二手店发现隐藏的宝石更令人满意的了。空前more satisfying，是比较级。比较级和than连用，故填than。
2. 句意：对我来说，没有什么比在二手店发现隐藏的宝石更令人满意的了。空后shop是可数名词单数，是辅音音素开头的单词，所以前边需要冠词表示泛指二手商店，故填a。
3. 句意：毕竟，一个人的垃圾就是另一个人的财富。after all毕竟，作为句首首字母要大写，故填After。
4. 句意：我想，如果这些是我的或我家人的，我会希望有人把它们还给我，所以我把为别人这样做作为我的目标。此空后无名词，需要表达“我的”之意。此处和my family's形式一致，需要名词性物主代词，故填mine。
5. 句意：从那以后，我每周都会去二手店，已经积累了5万多件这样的东西。空前句子主干完整，所以此空填副词形式做状语，故填weekly。
6. 句意：有成千上万的照片尚未重聚。thousands of数千，表示概数；应填名词复数形式，故填thousands。
7. 句意：如果没有社交媒体，这个项目是不可能的。本段讲的是social media对我的帮助，所以此句句意为“没有媒体的帮助，这个项目是不可能的”，作为句首首字母要大写，故填：Without。
8. 句意：当我们取得联系时，人们往往情绪激动——这些物品大多是在搬家或家人去世后丢失的。lost是动词，意思是“丢失”，lose是及物动词，后无宾语，要用被动语态。lose的过去分词是lost，故填lost。
9. 句意：我们曾经用1943年的照片让一家人团聚，这很特别。由时间1943可知，句子时态是一般过去时，此处应用动词过去式形式，故填managed。
10. 句意：我正在召集一个团队将照片归还给他们的主人。但是，由于我们手头紧，我仍在做这件事。由前后语境可知，此处标志转折关系，故填But。
六.阅读表达(共3小题；第一和第二小题各2分，第三小题3分，共7分)
(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题) Studying in groups is helpful to our study. It is becoming more and more popular in class and has many advantages. For example, we can not only save time but also encourage each other when we study in groups.
I still remember when I was in Grade 8, my physics was very poor. I had a really hard time with it. Once in class, the teacher asked us to discuss questions with each other. Because I was very shy, I could not do it like what he told me. My physics teacher encouraged me to face others and talk with someone else bravely. Then I studied with some classmates together. When I did not understand any questions, they could give me some advice and I could quickly find out the ways to deal with the problems. After that, I felt very relaxed and asked my classmates a lot of questions about physics. I did not feel stressed out at all. At last, I finished my homework by myself for the first time. How excited I was!
Because of studying in groups, I am not worried about physics learning any more. With my classmates' help, I get more confidence. It also gives me more chances to improve myself in many ways. So let's study more in groups.
(1) What did my physics teacher encourage me to do in class
(2) Why did the writer feel excited
(3) Do you like studying in groups Why or why not
【答案】【小题1】The teacher encouraged the writer to face others and talk with someone else bravely.
【小题2】Because he/she finished his/her homework by himself for the first time.
【小题3】Yes, I do. I like group learning. Because it not only saves time, but also encourages each other.
【解析】1. 【文章大意】本文作者介绍了小组学习的优点。
根据文中第二段My physics teacher encouraged me to face others and talk with someone else bravely.（我的物理老师鼓励我去面对别人，勇敢地和别人交谈。）可知，物理老师鼓励作者去面对别人，勇敢地和别人交谈。故填The teacher encouraged the writer to face others and talk with someone else bravely.
2. 根据文中第二段At last, I finished my homework by myself for the first time.（最后，我第一次靠自己完成了作业。）可知，作者很激动是因为第一次自己完成了作业。故填Because he/she finished his/her homework by himself for the first time.
3. 我喜欢分组学习。因为不仅可以节省时间，还可以互相鼓励。故填Yes, I do. I like group learning. Because it not only saves time, but also encourages each other.
七.书面表达(共25分)
(2023·江苏省苏州市·模拟题)我们每天接触的网络信息纷繁复杂、真假难辨。诸以Online Rumors （网络流言）为题，解读图片信息，结合你的生活经验，说说你的看法并提出合理的建议，写一篇约100词的英语短文，向Teens英语报投稿。
要求：文中不能出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
提示：Pinocchio 匹诺曹
Online rumors
Fast changing online information makes it difficult for us to tell whether it's true or not.
【答案】Online rumors
Fast changing online information makes it difficult for us to tell whether it's true or not. Some people post online rumors to draw others' attention. Sometimes they even tell lies to annoy others on purpose just for fun.
During the epidemic, an online rumor flew to every corner of streets—there won't be enough rice in a short time. That made people so worried that they rushed to supermarkets and bought a lot more rice than they need. ①People who posted this rumor enjoyed spreading fear and panic. ②Therefore when we see some online rumors we need to keep calm. More importantly, we should never post them without thinking.
Pinocchio's nose gets longer and longer because of telling lies and those people will certainly get punished for posting online rumors. What we should do is to keep a cool head.
【解析】【思路点拨】
这是一篇以网络流言为话题的短文，要求短文必须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥。人称为第三人称，时态一般现在时和一般过去时为主，注意高级词汇和高级句式的应用。
【结构布局】
引言：开篇点名主题，网络流言让人们真假难辨。
中心:举例说明网络流言的危害并就此提出自己的看法，给出合理的建议。
结尾：总结全文。
【亮点词汇】
①on purpose故意地，有意地
②get longer and longer变得越来越长
【高分句型】
①People who posted this rumor enjoyed spreading fear and panic.（who引导的定语从句）
②Therefore when we see some online rumors we need to keep calm.（when引导的时间状语从句）2024中考英语冲刺模拟试卷三（江苏苏州专用）
(满分100分)
一.完形填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
The day before my daughter Norah's fourth birthday, I picked her up from preschool. On the way, she said, "I like old people best because they walk slowly like I walk slowly and they have soft skin like I have soft skin." What she said marked a (1) beginning.
The following day, her birthday, again on the way home, she asked (2) we could stop at the store to buy cakes for her. How could I say (3) to a birthday girl After paying for the bill, I noticed that Norah was standing up in the cart, excitedly announcing, "Hi, old person! It's my birthday today!" However, the old man in front of her didn't show he was (4) by my talkative child. He replied with a smile, "Well, little lady! And how old are you today " After a few minutes' chat, Norah offered to take a photo with the old man called Mr. Dan, his expression changed from surprised to delighted. We exchanged our phone numbers. There was magic happening in the store that day, and we could (5) feel it.
During our first visit in Mr. Dan's home, we walked with him to his front door. He pulled out a knife and (6) the only blooming red rose. He spent ten minutes cutting every thorn(刺) off the stem before handing it to his new friend. Norah keeps that rose, now (7) as a bone, under her pillow for a long time.
Norah asks about Mr. Dan every day. She worries about him. She wonders if he's (8) , or cold. She wants him to be OK. She wants him to feel loved. Mr. Dan thinks about Norah too. After (9) recent visit, he said that he had never had a whole night's sleep since his wife died. "Norah has healed me since meeting her." he said. That left me (10) and my eyes wet with tears. Somehow, their hearts and souls(灵魂) seem to recognize each other from long ago. Sometimes talking to strangers can lead to beautiful new beginnings.
1.A. broken B. beautiful C. boring D. busy
2.A. what B. that C. if D. when
3.A. hello B. no C. yes D. thanks
4.A. treated B. trained C. trapped D. troubled
5.A. neither B. both C. all D. none
6.A. let B. get C. put D. cut
7.A. wet B. white C. dry D. red
8.A. surprised B. excited C. lonely D. silly
9.A. the other B. another C. other D. others
10.A. useless B. meaningless C. careless D. speechless
二.阅读理解(本大题共15小题，每小题2分，共30分)
阅读短文，并做每篇后面的题目，从每小题所给的四个选项种选出最佳答句。
A
You must have many hobbies, reading, painting and so on. One day, you happen to see a poster; "World Book Day." Interested, you stop and read the poster:
Hello and welcome to World Book Day World Book Day is here to change lives through a love of books and shared reading, and bring books to the children who need them most. World Book Day is an excellent chance for everyone to celebrate the joy of reading. ●Share A Story Live—our exciting digital events programme beaming authors (作家) straight into your school. ●Raising money, raising readers—our fundraising ideas to help us change lives through reading. ●World Book Day Book Club—a new online reading community. ●Share A Story Corner—stories to encourage families to read together. Happy World Book Day! For up-to-date information, visit our website worldbookday.com!
1.World Book Day is a special day for people to ______.
A. celebrate the joy of reading
B. change lives by raising money
C. meet famous authors at home
D. enjoy writing in local communities
2.According to the poster, if you want to read stories with your parents, you can join ______.
A. Share A Story Live B. Share A Story Corner
C. World Book Day Book Club D. Raising money, raising readers
3.The designer uses words and pictures in the poster to ______.
A. catch readers' attention
B. encourage families to write books
C. help readers form reading habits
D. recommend different types of books
B
Teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep per night.However，in adolescence （青春期） changes to the body's sleep cycle make it difficult for teens to fall asleep early.Many cannot fall asleep until 10：30 p.m.or even later and most of them will feel sleepy if they have to get up too early.
Scientists recommend that both middle and high schools begin no earlier than 8：30 a.m.Later school start times support the natural needs of teenagers and increase their sleeping time.
Here are some other benefits of later school start times：
More time for a healthy breakfast
When running late in the mornings，students are likely to go without breakfast.With an empty stomach，one finds it difficult to focus （集中） in class.When they are always in a hurry，students may form unhealthy eating habits.
With extra time before going to school，students can eat a well-balanced breakfast and focus more on learning.
Fewer behavioral （行为的） problems
Teens experience mood changes as a common result of this special period of life.Less sleep may cause worries，stress and unhappiness.
When they get enough sleep，students are calm and peaceful and their moods do not change suddenly.They're less likely to feel worried，unhappy or get angry.For parents，children with more sleep are easier to live with.
Better performance （表现） in study
Sleep loss hurts attention，memory and brain development.Students with less sleep have difficulty paying attention in class and are likely to have lower grades.Students with enough sleep can be more energetic during the day and more willing to learn.They are also less likely to fall asleep in class and more able to understand what they learn.
In conclusion，starting school later helps students get a better night's sleep.It improves their chances of eating，behaving and performing better.
4.According to the passage，what may cause teenagers to stay up？ ______
A. Their low grades. B. Their empty stomachs.
C. Their body's sleep cycle. D. Their heavy homework.
5.How can sleep loss influence students' study？ ______
A. It gives them much energy. B. It does harm to the brain.
C. It saves more time for study. D. It improves their memory.
6.What's the writer's main purpose in writing this passage？ ______
A. To explain reasons for students' stress.
B. To describe bad habits caused by sleep loss.
C. To discuss scientists' research on healthy food.
D. To introduce benefits of later school start times.
7.In which part of the website can you probably find this passage？ ______
A. Education. B. Fashion. C. Sports. D. Technology.
C
A brave Belgian-British teenager took to the skies on Aug 18 in order to become the youngest woman to fly around the world alone.
With her parents looking on, 19-year-old Zara Rutherford took off from an airport in western Belgium, in windy, cloudy conditions. Rutherford plans to fly her fast and light Shark sport aircraft over five continents and 52 countries, including China. She hopes to break the record set by US aviator Shaesta Waiz, who was 30 when she set the world record in 2017.
Her three-month voyage will take her over oceans, deserts and the vast Siberian wilderness. She will try to avoid main air hubs—apart from New York's busy John F. Kennedy airport—in her tiny 325-kilogram plane. Instead, she plans to touch down at smaller airports and airfields for overnight rests and refueling (燃料给).
"I am nervous. I think my next step is to check the weather again," she said before takeoff. "I am reaching Scotland tonight. I am not sure that will work. But I will try my best, while staying safe, of course."
The Shark is too small for long-distance flying over the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. For the crossing over the Atlantic, Rutherford plans to fly up through Europe. She'll head down through the US and then cross the Pacific. From there, she will head across Asia back to Europe.
Mental tiredness and loneliness on such a long-distance flight can be a big challenge. "These are things I am keeping in mind. I will also be on the phone with my parents often, as well as friends and family," Rutherford said. "Sadly, I cannot watch movies. But I have music lined up."
8.What does the article tell us about Rutherford's voyage
A. She aims to fly over five continents.
B. She will land at big airports for refueling.
C. She was confident before takeoff.
D. It will last about four months.
9.What is the right order for the continents Rutherford plans to fly over a. Europe b. Asia c. North America
A. a-b-c-a. B. a-c-b-a. C. c-b-a-c. D. c-a-b-c.
10.How will she deal with tiredness and loneliness on her journey
A. By listening to music. B. By watching movies.
C. By playing computer games. D. By sending emails.
11.What is the author's main purpose in writing the article
A. To describe Rutherford's love for flying.
B. To encourage girls to get into flying planes.
C. To introduce the difficulties Rutherford came across.
D. To report on a girl's flight on her own across the world.
D
When Branwell was fourteen or fifteen, he did a lot of oil paintings. He painted people in the village, and it was easy to recognise the faces in the pictures. Later, he did a fine painting of his three sisters. I was very proud of him. We all decided he would become a famous artist.
Charlotte went to school again when she was fifteen. It was a much better school—Miss Wooler's school at Roe Head. I don't think Charlotte liked school, but she wanted to be a governess(女家庭教师), so she worked hard. I taught Branwell at home, and Aunt Branwell taught Emily and Anne. The girls and Branwell were learning to play the piano, and Branwell played the music in church.
Emily and Anne had dogs, and they used to take them for walks on the moors. Anne's dog was called Flossy, and Emily had a big strong one called Keeper. Keeper went everywhere with her. I think Emily loved that dog more than any person. Emily was sometimes a difficult child. She was very shy, and did not often speak to anyone outside the family. When she was older, I sent her to school with Charlotte, but she hated it, so I brought her home and sent Anne instead.
Branwell was not shy. He could talk to anyone for hours. Everyone in Haworth liked him. I remember the day in 1835 when Branwell went to London. He was eighteen years old, and he was going to the Royal Academy in London to learn to be an artist. He walked down the hill in Haworth with a bag of his best paintings on his back, and everyone in the village came out to see him go. That was a great day for me. Something terrible happened in London, but I don't knowwhat it was. Branwell came back two weeks later, his face white, his clothes dirty. I don't know what happened in London. He refused to tell me. He just sat upstairs, alone in his room for hours.
Later, I paid for a room in Bradford for him to work in. He could paint pictures of famous people there, I thought. It was easy work for him. But he couldn't do it. He spent all my money, and came home again after a while.
This was a sad time for me. My eyes were very bad, and I had to pay a young curate to help me with my work for the church. My old servant, Tabby, broke her leg and was very ill. And then one day I got a letter from Miss Wooler's school. My curate read it to me.
"Dear Mr Bronte," the letter said, "I am afraid that your daughter Anne is very ill, and..."
I don't think I ever moved so fast in all my life. Six hours later, I was at Roe Head. The next day Anne and Charlotte were at home. Anne was still alive, thank God! A month later she was well again. Thank God.
All my children were safe at home.
I was happy to have them here. They were so clever, and kind, and they loved each other so much. But I was an old man with bad eyes, and Aunt Branwell and I had very little money. My children had to find work somewhere, in order to live.
But what sort of work could they do
12.What is the correct order of Branwell s experiences
a.He went to Royal Academy to learn to be an artist.
b.Something terrible happened to him in London.
c.He painted lots of oil paintings of people in the village.
d.He spent all the money in Bradford and came home.
A. c﹣b﹣a﹣d B. a﹣b﹣d﹣c C. a﹣c﹣b﹣d D. c﹣a﹣b﹣d
13.The underlined word "curate" in paragraph 6 probably means " ".
A. a person who teaches others.
B. a person who cares for the sick
C. a person who manages a church
D. a person who works in another person s home.
14.Which of the following is true according to the article
A. Charlotte worked hard because she liked school very much.
B. Emily was a shy girl and never speaks to anyone outside the family.
C. Branwell was an out﹣going boy and everyone in Haworth liked him.
D. Anne came back home from school because Mr Bronte s eyes were very bad.
15.Which can be the best title for the passage
A. Growing up
B. Branwell's paintings
C. Mr Bronte's problems
D. A letter from Miss Wooler's school
三.信息还原(本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When referring to history, some big events or historic figures may pop into our minds. (1) Yet, a recent Chinese drama—Under the Microscope which aired on iQIYI—turns to the lives of the ordinary people during the Ming Dynasty.
The drama opens with the story of a young man called Shuai Jiamo helping measure(测量) the land for a farming family, but only to find the result is different from what's recorded on the official papers. (2)
Following Shuai and his friends' fight to solve the problem, this drama gradually presents viewers with a realistic and vivid picture of the lives of ordinary people at the bottom. (3) For example, it shows people cutting silver to give change and carrying certificates for travel. It also shows the customs that the ordinary enjoyed like fireworks and dragon dance.
(4) "Only learning the situation of the ordinary people can help us gain a better understanding of each order and law from the government and then the changes of the history," Ma wrote in the book.
History, in fact, is a collection of stories of people. Though some people were brought to the spotlight(聚光灯) for different reasons, it never becomes an excuse to take the "little" people for granted. (5)
A. Many details in the drama also help viewers get closer to ancient lives. B. It proves that people always care more about big events than little people. C. After all, they are the main part of history and the most direct power to influence the course of history. D. Writer Ma Boyong can find details and human nature from "small events" the history. E. The drama was adapted from the book with the same name by Ma Boyong. F. That's also what many history dramas are showing us. G. This "small event" gradually introduces the problem of tax injustice in that era later.
1.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
2.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
3.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
4.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
5.A. A B. B C. C D. D E. E F. F G. G
四.词汇运用(本大题共13小题，每小题1分，共13分)
第一节 根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，写出空白处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。
1.David is crazy about Chinese history. He always visits (博物馆) wherever he travels in China.
2.Mind-maps are very useful and are (广泛地) used in our English class.
3.My uncle's reviews on the four great classical Chinese novels may be (出版) in 2021.
4.Shopkeepers always meet (顾客) needs because they are very important.
5.I use the short-wave radio to get the (最新的) news so that I can know what's happening around the world.
6.These m are so sweet that I will remember them forever.
7.Last Sunday morning I was busy d in the garden to plant trees.
8.I like the saying by Fan Zhongyan: To be the first to worry about the events of the state and the last to enjoy o .
第二节 根据短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，填入其正确形式，每个单词或短语仅用一次。
succeed; grow; spend; period; wake up
During the Jin Dynasty (266-420), there was a child called Che Yin. He was smart and loved to read. He (1) up in a poor family and couldn't afford lamp oil to study at night.
One night, he saw fireflies outside his house and came up with an idea. He caught some fireflies and put them in a cloth bag and hung the bag up as a lamp. It was said that he (2) all of his summer nights reading like this.
Another child named Sun Kang lived during the same (3) . At that time, a lot of people loved reading very much. One night during winter, Sun used up all of his lamp oil and couldn't study at night. When he suddenly (4) at midnight, he noticed the thick snow reflecting the moonlight. His first thought was "Oh, I can use the reflected light to read!" He still took out his books and read, even if it was very cold.
Both of the kids later (5) became government officers. People were touched by their hard-working spirit. Their stories gave the idea of the Chinese idiom(成语) nang ying ying xue, or "to read by the light of bagged fireflies or the reflected light of snow".
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五.短文填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
阅读下面短文，在横线处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
For me, nothing is more satisfying (1) discovering hidden gems(珍宝) in (2) secondhand shop. (3) all, one person's trash is another person's treasure.
Two years ago, I came across a collection of dusty photos. I thought, if these were (4) (I), or my family's, I'd want someone to return them to me, so I made it my goal to do so for others.
I've since visited secondhand shops (5) (week), and have accumulated more than 50, 000 of these items. I organize them in big boxes all over my house in New York. Photographs, home movies, undeveloped films, photo albums-you name it, I've collected it.
I've also set up a social media account to help reunite(使重聚) items with their owners or other family members. The quickest we've been able to find an owner is within two minutes. Someone commented below a photo I posted, "I think that's my child's preschool teacher." The longest we've taken to find someone is four months, but I'm proud that we still made it. There are (6) (thousand) of photos that have yet to be reunited. (7) social media, this project would not be possible.
People are often quite emotional when we get in touch—most of these items are (8) (lose) after a house move or a family death. Sometimes people donate a camera to a charity shop and forget to take the memory card out.
We once (9) (manage) to reunite a family with pictures from 1943, which was special. I found a can containing two rolls of film at a shop. One of my followers found a family on a heritage site, and their old photographs looked similar to the ones I found. We contacted them, and they confirmed their ancestors were in the photographs. They were extremely grateful and said that a family member had recently moved out of New York, which is probably how the film ended up at a secondhand store.
I'd love to create a building to hold all these memories. I want every photo and video to be digitized(数字化) so they can be preserved online. I'm bringing together a team to return the photos to their owners. (10) , I am still working on it since we are short of money. Maybe one day, I can realize my dream.
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六.阅读表达(共3小题；第一和第二小题各2分，第三小题3分，共7分)
Studying in groups is helpful to our study. It is becoming more and more popular in class and has many advantages. For example, we can not only save time but also encourage each other when we study in groups.
I still remember when I was in Grade 8, my physics was very poor. I had a really hard time with it. Once in class, the teacher asked us to discuss questions with each other. Because I was very shy, I could not do it like what he told me. My physics teacher encouraged me to face others and talk with someone else bravely. Then I studied with some classmates together. When I did not understand any questions, they could give me some advice and I could quickly find out the ways to deal with the problems. After that, I felt very relaxed and asked my classmates a lot of questions about physics. I did not feel stressed out at all. At last, I finished my homework by myself for the first time. How excited I was!
Because of studying in groups, I am not worried about physics learning any more. With my classmates' help, I get more confidence. It also gives me more chances to improve myself in many ways. So let's study more in groups.
(1) What did my physics teacher encourage me to do in class
(2) Why did the writer feel excited
(3) Do you like studying in groups Why or why not
七.书面表达(共25分)
我们每天接触的网络信息纷繁复杂、真假难辨。诸以Online Rumors （网络流言）为题，解读图片信息，结合你的生活经验，说说你的看法并提出合理的建议，写一篇约100词的英语短文，向Teens英语报投稿。
要求：文中不能出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。
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Online rumors
Fast changing online information makes it difficult for us to tell whether it's true or not.
