2024年常州市武进区部分学校中考英语一模试题（含解析）

2024年常州市武进区部分学校中考英语一模试题 一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1．The second Sunday of May is _____ Mother’s Day． It’s _____ special day for children to show their love for their mothers． A．a; the B．the; a C．不填; a D．不填; the 2．The athlete jumped so _____ that all the people thought _____ of him in the competition． A．high; high B．high; highly C．highly; high D．highly; highly 3．—In this fast-paced time, young people prefer to shop online because they _____ spend a lot of time going from shop to shop． —I am the exception． I enjoy the pleasure of hanging out． A．needn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t 4．Never do anything bad because you think it's too small． You never know_____ it can lead． A．how B．what C．where D．when 5．—How do you find his _____ in this local business —No one would be more suitable than him for being the manager． A．protection B．production C．position D．pronunciation 6．_____ you can’t work out the problem, perhaps you need to ask your classmates for help． A．Unless B．Though C．Since D．Whether 7．Bob recommended me several foreign films, but _____ was to my taste． A．neither B．no one C．none D．nothing 8．— Judy, could you tell me how to join the Birdwatching Club —Sorry, but you can ask Mr Smith． He once _____ some advice about it at a speech． A．handed out B．carried out C．turned out D．tried out 9．—Thinking critically and trying bravely are very important keys to young people． —_____． They’re valuable qualities． A．That’s not the case B．That’s all right C．Exactly D．Don’t mention it 二、完形填空（满分12分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 It was a fine afternoon． As I was riding a bike home from my office as usual, I noticed a person cycling in front of me, about 300 metres away． I could tell he was a little ___10___ than me and I decided to try to catch up with him． It was about one kilometre to go on the road ___11___ I had to turn off, so I started cycling faster and faster． Every block, I was gaining on him just a little bit． In a few minutes, I was only about 100 metres behind him． I got so ___12___ that I really picked up speed, trying my best to push myself． Maybe you have ___13___ I was cycling in an Olympic triathlon (三项全能运动)． Finally I made it． I passed him by and felt pretty good on the inside at that moment． I beat him, of course, but he didn’t even know we were ___14___． He was still cycling slowly along the street． And after riding past him, I was ___15___ that I had missed my turn as a result of being so focused (专注的) on competing with him． I had gone almost six blocks further and had to ___16___ and go all the way back． Isn’t that what happens in life when we pay too much attention to ___17___ with co-workers, neighbours, friends or even strangers, trying to pass them and ... ...