勤业中学二〇二五年中考英语模拟卷
注意事项：
1.本试卷共8页，全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答题卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。
2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号填写在试卷上，并填写答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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. We questioned two people, but ________ of them was the missing criminal.
A. neither B. none C. both D. all
2. ________ the end of 2025, China will complete the system of waste sorting.
A. In B. Since C. With D. By
3. His heart disease is so serious that he ________ have an operation as soon as possible.
A. must B. can C. could D. may
4. The book tells the story of a girl called Mulan ________ father was too sick to fight as a soldier.
A. who B. whose C. that D. which
5. More attention should be paid to ________ the environment.
A. protect B. protecting C. protected D. to protect
6. The runner came first in the 100-meter race and broke the ________.
A. report B. reward C. research D. record
7. The old Changzhou Library has been ________ a new cultural center.
A. turned up B. turned out C. turned on D. turned into
8. —It’s hard to imagine that he gets up at 5 a.m. every day to read English aloud.
—________. That’s why he got full marks in the final exam.
A. Many hands make light work B. A friend in need is a friend indeed
C Actions speak louder than words D. The early bird catches the worm
9. —Could you please tell me ________?
—Last month.
A. how long Andrew has been away from Changzhou B. how long Andrew stayed in Changzhou
C. when Andrew will come back to Changzhou D. when Andrew left Changzhou
10. —Benniu International Airport, please. I have to get there in 20 minutes.
—________, but I’ll try my best.
A. No problem B. Never mind C. I can’t promise D. Take care
二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，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。
Should robots have faces? Several years ago, a computer scientist named Maja Mataric had an ____11____ for a new robot to help her in her work with sick children. ____12____ should it look? The robot would have ____13____ to be able to lift things. And if it was going to communicate with people, it was also going to need a ____14____. But what kind?
Scientists know that we’re attracted to human faces. In fact, a huge part of our brainpower goes into seeing faces. ____15____ a robot a face helps people communicate with it as a clever machine—and makes them more ____16____ to pay attention to it.
But Maja Mataric wanted to make sure that her new robot didn’t ____17____ too much like a human. She wanted it to have just enough human features that people would treat it ____18____ a machine-person. But if it looked too real, she thought it might ____19____ users.
Why is that? Some scientists believe that if robots look almost exactly, but not quite, human, we find them kind of scary. Maybe their skin doesn’t move the way it’s supposed to. Or their ____20____ don’t light up when they laugh, and their smiles look ____21____. This can make them look not quite alive. If a face falls between real and fake, it can feel ____22____ and frightening, which may have a negative effect when interacting with people.
11. A. interview B. idea C. interest D. introduction
12. A. What B. Why C. How D. When
13. A. legs B. arms C. faces D. eyes
14. A. face B. heart C. nose D. hand
15. A. Showing B. Giving C. Providing D. Helping
16. A. easily B. quickly C. possibly D. likely
17. A. sound B. feel C. smile D. look
18. A. for B. as C. of D. with
19. A. frighten B. help C. watch D. guide
20 A. arms B. legs C. eyes D. smiles
21. A. fake B. real C. warm D. cold
22. A. sweet B. strange C. special D. surprised
