2024年江苏省苏州市高新区中考二模英语试题一、请先通读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从每小题所给的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.Inmychildhood,mymotherspenthereveninghoursdoingsomethingforsomeoneelse.Sometimessheknitted(编织)hatsforbabies,andatothertimes,shecookedchickensoupforsickneighbors.Therefore,Iwasn’t_________whenoneeveningmymotherannouncedshehadtakenonanewproject.“Iamgoingtotelephoneseniors老年人),”(saidmymother.“Every_________?Butyoudon’tevenknowthesepeople.”“Itdoesn’tmatter,”shesaid.“WhatmattersisthatI_________.”Iwassixteenyearsoldandcouldn’tunderstandwhymymotherwaswillingtospendhereveningstalkingto_________.Shehadfriendsandmytwooldersisterstocallifshefeltlonely.“Theywilltalkyourearoff.Somepeopledidn’tevenstoptocatchtheir_________,”Isaid.Myattitude态度()didn’tstopmymother’slovefortheproject.Thatevening,Ilistenedassheaskedthewomanontheotherlineaboutherdayandwhatshehadeatenfordinner.Whenshefinishedthecall,Isaid,“_________doyoucarewhethershehadcookiesorricepuddingfordessert(甜点)?”Mymothersaid,“I’mthe_________personshetalkedtotoday.”Ittookmemorethanthirtyyearsto_________understandthemeaningofmymother’swords.Now,asmymotherisnearingeighty,Ifindmyselfthinkingaboutthosenightly_________sheusedtomake.Iamoftentheonlypersonwhotelephonesmymother,andsometimes’mItheonlypersonshespeakstoallday.Iaskherwhatshecookedfordinner,butmostlyIjustlistenasshedescribesawalkshetook,orhowherdogLuckystolefoodsfromtherefrigerator.I_________thatmymother’scallswerelifelines,whichmadesurehouseboundseniorstokeepintouchwiththeworld.Withouther,theirworldwouldhavebeenempty.1.A．angryB．scaredC．surprisedD．excited2.A．monthB．weekendC．nightD．hour3.A．listenB．talkC．callD．help4.A．neighborsB．strangersC．friendsD．relatives5.A．eyeB．attentionC．imaginationD．breath6.A．WhenB．HowC．WhatD．Why7.A．onlyB．wrongC．pstD．usual8.A．simplyB．carefullyC．fullyD．wisely9.A．decisionsB．callsC．choicesD．mistakes10.A．realizedB．wonderedC．suggestedD．doubtedManypeoplethinkthattheChinesecivilization(文明)beganaroundtheYellowRiver,