2024-2025江苏省常州市中考英语模拟卷
一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
( )1.—Sorry, Mum! I didn’t pass the interview.
—Never mind, dear. But you have gained experience.
A. possible B. enjoyable C. valuable D. comfortable
( )2. your mistakes and treat them as chances to improve yourself.
A. Receive B. Avoid C. Accept D. Keep
( )3.Boys and girls, follow your heart and never let take away your dreams.
A. no one B. anyone C. someone D. everyone
( )4.Van Gogh used his talent, his effort, to create the world-famous picture “The
Starry Night”.
A. as good as B.as well as C.as many as D. as hard as
( )5. You won’t fully understand the value of literature you read it for yourself.
A. because B. as soon as C. if D. unless
( )6.The of the activity is to raise money for a new hospital.
A. purpose B. standard C. culture D. language
( )7. Dad, what happened to the little girl selling matches that cold winter
evening? I’m curious it.
A. in; of B. on; about C. in; about D. on; for
( )8.—Many students did well in this exam. I wonder
—Through their own efforts.
A. whether they tried their best B. what they learned from it
C. how they made it finally D. why did they get a success
( )9.—Good news! You’ve got full marks in the English listening and speaking test.
— That’s great.
A. Cheer up! B. Pardon? C. Have I? D. Good luck!
( )10.—Nobody will become a hero without the help of others.
—That’s true.
A. Practice makes perfect
B. Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it
C. Where there is a will, there is a way
D. One tree can’t make a forest
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。
Sam was a motherless boy who lived with his father Curtis. To Sam, his father was his hero and the only person whom he felt 11 with and connected in the world. Though uneducated and poor, Curtis developed his son’s 12 in words like it was the most important thing in the world. He would take Sam to the public library every day.
When Curtis died, the kid became homeless and withdrawn（沉默寡言的）from everyone and everything. He even couldn’t read a single page without 13 at every sentence. So he turned to writing instead. And within two months, the boy used up six notebooks to write his thoughts in notes and poetry.
One day, Mr Murray, a father of two boys, 14 Sam sitting outside a cafe, gripping his stomach in hunger, tears streaming down his face. He took Sam home, 15 him, and tucked him up in bed. Then he looked through Sam’s bag, 16 to find some number he could call. Instead, he found Sam’s diary. He read through page after page of what the 11-year-old had been going through, trying to cry in 17 .
When Sam woke up, he found his notebooks 18 placed on a shelf, his clothes put away in a clean bag, and the picture of his father put in a beautiful frame（像框）and placed on the study table.
“This is your 19.You can have all the books you want. I will drive you to and from school every day with my boys. Nothing will stop you from following your dreams,”Mr Murray said, accepting Sam’s 20 hug（拥抱）．
From that day on, Sam’s life was never the same. Reading and writing never got apart from him. He became outgoing and 21 a confident personality. With the love and support of Mr Murray, he followed his heart and studied 22 in university. By the time Sam was 30,he was the owner of a successful publishing house.
( )11.A.safe B.stressed C.excited D.nervous
( )12.A.idea B.interest C.habit D.imagination
( )13.A. showing off B.giving up C.calming down D.breaking down
( )14.A.kept B.felt C.found D.prevented
( )15.A.fed B.taught C.praised D.pleased
( )16.A.continuing B.managing C.hoping D.deciding
( )17.A.fear B.silence C.action D.nervousness
( )18.A. carefully B.hurriedly C.wisely D.naturally
( )19.A.palace B.school C.studio D.home
( )20.A. polite B.thankful C.welcoming D.comfortable
( )21.A.changed B.described C.developed D.strengthened
( )22.A.science B.entertainment C.education D.literature
