扬州市2024年初中毕业升学考试英语一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。1. The Marco Polo Memorial Hall stands at the east end of Dongguan Street _ Yangzhou.A. toB. onC. atD. in2. “Whats that?” is _ of the first things that children say.A. someB. eachC. oneD. that3. Teamwork doesnt happen _ in the workplace or school. It needs training.A. naturallyB. correctlyC. wildlyD. especially4. Look! My sister _ the table. Lets give her a hand.A. setB. setsC. is settingD. was setting5. China has made great efforts _ other countries build high-speed railways.A. helpB. to helpC. helpingD. helped6. Our monitor is _. He always spends a lot of time helping with our class projects.A. generousB. humorousC. nervousD. curious7. As we all know, the Yangtze River _ as a “mother river” of the Chinese nation.A. knowsB. knewC. is knownD. was known8. How does this new washing machine work?Its easy. You _ touch this icon.A. evenB. almostC. everD. just9. Many think SOS is short for “save our ship”, but it doesnt really _ anything.A. look forB. stand forC. pay forD. try for10. You cant eat an elephant all at once. Eat it one bite _.A. on timeB. at a timeC. all the timeD. at the same time11. Since I was born, my family _ in the same flat.A. liveB. will liveC. are livingD. have lived12. _ you are too tired to do all the things on your To-Do list, try a To-Dont list.A. IfB. UntilC. AlthoughD. Unless13. Do you know why zebrafish are taken to Shenzhou-18?They have _ like small size and short development cycle.A. stagesB. advantagesC. messagesD. passages14. Teenagers dont always understand _ their parents have so many rules.A. whyB. whichC. whereD. what15. I hear youre leaving for Guilin for your holiday? _ And Im looking forward to it.A. It doesnt matterB. Its a pleasureC. Thats rightD. Never mind二、完形填空（共 15 小题；每小题1分，计15分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。Before Anne Frank went into hiding with her family, she was a carefree girl like any other.Anne Frank ran down the stairs as fast as she could. She was supposed to do her _16_, but it was so boring. Margot, her perfect sister, might be happy reading books all day, but Anne wasnt.Other children were already out on the sunny Amsterdam streets. Some were rolling hoops, others doing handstands against the wall. Anne was _17_ at handstands, but knew another way to get everyones attention.“_18_ this!” she cried, lifting her arm high in the air. Anne waited until everyone was looking at her, then she swung her arm around fast. All the boys _19_ and cheered.Hearing the _20_ of laughter, Annes mother, Edith, looked out the window.“I bet that girl hasnt done her homework,” she thought. It was always hard with Anne. _21_, she was glad Anne had got used to Amsterdam life so easily. Anne was only seven.That night, Annes father, Otto, put Anne to bed as usual.“Tell me a story about Good Paula and Naughty (淘气的) Paula, Daddy!” Anne said, “_22_ I have one about Naughty Paula? Shes more fun.”“Margot _23_ Good Paula,” Otto said.“Well she would,” Anne replied, angrily. It was _24_ having Margot as an older sister.Otto _25_ what she was thinking. “You could be good, too, Anne.”“Ill try, Daddy, I promise,” Anne said. “_26_ to make you happy!”The next day, when Anne got back from school, Edith was preparing supper. “We have _27_ tonight,” she said.“Whos coming?” Anne asked eagerly.“Miep, from Daddys work and her friend Jan.”“Hooray!” Anne cried. _28_ the doorbell rang, Anne rushed to let them in. The next moment, she was throwing them _29_. “How are you Miep? Whats it like working for Daddy? Hello Jan!” Then Anne stopped and looked at them _30_, her brown eyes shining with interest. “Ooh! Are you Mieps boyfriend?” she asked.Edith cut in, “Quiet, Anne!”“Time for supper,” added Otto, gently.16. A. cookingB. shoppingC. homeworkD. sports17. A. endlessB. fearlessC. meaninglessD. hopeless18. A. WatchB. FindC. ConfirmD. Search19. A. jumpedB. whisperedC. laughedD. rushed20. A. orderB. soundC. callD. voice21. A. MoreoverB. OtherwiseC. AnywayD. So22. A. CanB. MustC. NeedD. Should23. A. woundsB. hatesC. surprisesD. prefers24. A. hardB. differentC. dangerousD. impossible25. A. doubtedB. guessedC. believedD. proved26. A. NothingB. No oneC. AnythingD. Anyone27. A. citizensB. hostsC. customersD. guests28 A. WheneverB. BeforeC. WhileD. As soon as29. A. questionsB. dishesC. instructionsD. suggestions30. A. allB. bothC. eitherD. any三、阅读理解（共15 小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。AChina has named the spacecraft that will put its astronauts on the moon. T