2023学年新疆奎屯市第八中学中考英语四模试卷含答案解析

1、2023学年中考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在测试卷卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。. 单项选择1、How is Jack now?I hear that the manager _ him a good job, but he refused it.AshowedBofferedCpassedDpaid2、Which one do you like better, English-Chinese dictionary or W

2、ords app? I like_ of them. They are useful for English learners.AnoneBneitherCallDboth3、I dont think the dress fits me._ youve tried it on, you cant imagine how fashionable the new-style dress is.ABecause BUnless CAlthough DWhen4、We _you good luck in the monthly exam.Ahope Bwish Clike Dwant5、Do you

3、dream of being a doctor or a pilot? . I want to work for peoples health.AA pilotBYes, I doCNo, Im notDA doctor6、Sun Li is a kind girl. She often _ the people in trouble.Awill helpBhelpsCis helpingDhas helped7、I hope you dont mind my opening the window. . Its much too hot here.AAll right.BCertainly.C

4、Of course not.DNever mind.8、-Have you found the information about the famous people _ you can use for the report? -Not yet. Ill search some on the Internet.AwhoBwhatCwhomDwhich9、Who the tennis game yesterday?Jack, he all the others.Abeat, won Bwon, won Cbeat, beat Dwon, beat10、There are _ sharing bi

5、kes in many cities. So there will be _ pollution.Aless and less; more and more Bless and less; fewer and fewerCmore and more; less and less Dfewer and fewer; less and less. 完形填空11、Most of the time, we know what weather is heading our way-thanks to meteorologists (气象学家). Will it be sunny or rainy, ho

6、t or cold? Every day, people turn to the TV, computer, or radio to 1 .For some, a(n) 2 in weather starts early. It did for Samantha Gibbons, a 10-year-old from the USAShe says she loves watching the weather. Every week, Samantha studies the science behind weather 3 the Internet. In January, she was

7、the youngest kid to attend the 2015 American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting. During the Q&A discussion at the event, she asked the experts how a halo (晕轮) appears. One expert answered her question. “I was very 4 to take part in the meeting! It was like I was meant to be there,” said Sam

8、antha.Not only does Samantha study the numbers behind weather, but she also 5 speaking on air. As a member of her schools broadcast club, she helps produce the schools morning programs. “I love being on TV,” she said.On September 3, 2014, Samantha 6 her first TV show on NBC Channel 12 in Phoenix, US

9、ABefore her 7 , she woke up at 4 a.m. to arrive at the station by 5:30 a.m., a typical 8 for many meteorologists. “To prepare, I practiced in front of the mirror,” said Samantha. “I learned I needed a lot of practice on camera!” Her future plans are simple: do well in school and practice 9 . Whats h

10、er 10 for other kids interested in becoming meteorologists? “Ask lots of questions,” said Samantha. “Always believe what youre doing and keep pursuing (追求) your dream.”1Asee Bfind out Cfind Dread2Ainterest Bability Cthought Ddecision3Athrough Bby Cin Dwith4Aunhappy Bexcited Cglad Dgenerous5Aremember

11、s Bminds Cfeels like Dpractices6Agave Bgot Cmade Dwatched7Aarrival Bstay Cappearance Daction8Aafternoon Bevening Cnight Dmorning9Awatching Bbroadcasting Cstudying Dspeaking10Aquestions Bsuggestions Cplan Dadvice. 语法填空12、用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，使语篇意思完整，必要时请用否定式。Did you know that tea, the 1(popular) drink in t

12、he world (after water), was invented by accident? Many people believe that tea was first drunk about 5000 years ago. It is said that a Chinese ruler called Shen Nong was the first 2 (discover) tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong 3 (boil) drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a tea plant f

13、ell into the water and remained there for some time. It produced a nice smell so he tasted the brown water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the worlds favorite 4(drink) was invented. A few5 (thousand) years later, Lu Yu, the saint of tea, mentioned Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book des

14、cribes how tea plants were grown and used to make tea. It also 6 (discuss) where the finest tea leaves were produced and what kinds of water were used. It is believed that tea 7 (bring) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th centuries. In England, tea 8(appear) until around 1610, but in less than

15、 100 years, it had become the national drink. The tea trade from China to 9(west) countries took place in the 19th century. This helped to spread the popularity of tea and the tea plant to more places around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese are without doubt

16、 the ones who best understand the 10(natural) of tea. 阅读理解A13、An old Japanese man kept a sparrow (麻雀) and he really liked it. But one day the bird flew away. He became sad and went out to look for it. At last, he met the bird on a mountain.He asked excitedly, “Will you please go home with me, my bir

17、d?” Though the bird was also happy to see the old man, it shook its head. “Take me to your home and let me see how you live,” the old man said. The bird led the old man to its new home. And he found it lived well with many other birds. So he decided to go back. Before he was leaving, the bird gave h

18、im a basket. When he returned home, he told his wife what had happened. She opened the basket and saw a lot of gold. The old woman was very greedy and she wanted to get more baskets. So she set out for the sparrows home. “Hello, sparrow. I miss you very much,” cried the woman falsely (虚伪地). The bird

19、 said nothing. It gave her two baskets, a light one and a heavy one. The bird asked her to choose one and she could only open it after she reached home. Of course, she chose the heavy one and took it home with great difficult. However, when she opened the basket, she found it was full of stones!1Wha

20、t did the old man do on the mountain? ，AHe kept looking for gold.BHe looked for his lost sparrow.CHe wanted to visit a place with many birds.DHe found a basket full of gold.2Why did the old man go back home alone when he found the sparrow?ABecause the bird didnt like him.BBecause he found the bird l

21、ived well.CBecause the bird gave him much gold.DBecause his wife stopped him taking it home.3Which of the following is TRUE about the old mans wife?AShe helped her husband find the sparrow.BShe went to the birds new home with her husband.CIn the end, she got a lot of gold from the bird.DShe didnt tr

22、eat the bird as kindly as her husband.4What does the story mainly want to tell us?AWhen you are kind to others, they do the same for you.BAny kind person is able to get what they want.CWe should try our best to be kind and friendly to birds.DWe can get lots of gold if we are friendly to birds.B14、Wa

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25、sclerk:Aged 25 or less.Basic education of 12 years or more. Good at computer.Paid 1,800-2,200 dollars monthly.Tel: 447-4398Fax: 3485191If you dont know how to use a computer, you can work as .Aa secretaryBa waiter or waitressCan accountant2If you want to get a job in the Fairmont Hotel as a secretar

26、y, you should be .Aa womanByounger than 5 years old and a womanCshorter than 1.65 metres3If you work as an accountant, how much can you get at most monthly?A$ 1, 800.B$ 2,200.C$ 4, 000.4If you want to be an accountant, you have to satisfy(满足) the following conditions except .Aan experience of at lea

27、st 2 yearsBbeing a womanChaving an accountant certificate5Sukan is 24 years old. He can get the job as .Aa computer salesclerkBa waiterCan accountantC15、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）The other day, I decided to teach my son about the power of small acts of kindness. He had won some lollies(棒棒糖) in a prize ma

28、chine in the local supermarket, so I asked him if he would like to share his win with the next child that walked past. He washesitantbecause he was a shy little boy, but he said yes after I encouraged him a bit.A father and his child passed by us. I went to the father and asked if my son could give

29、his daughter a lolly that he had won. The father. looked at me sideways and was unsure what to say. I explained that I was teaching my son about the power of kindness. At last, he said okay.We went to his daughter, but to my surprise, the little girl wouldnt accept the lolly! My son didnt feel pleas

30、ed by the fact that she wouldnt accept his offering and then he told me in a low voice, We go to the same school. When we left the supermarket, I explained to my son that people in the world that day were not so open to kindness because their thoughts and opinions had been shaped by the past and I t

31、old him not to be unhappy. They may have been unfriendly, but Im sure we left them moved in some way. And the young girl will remember you as the boy with a kind heart, when she meets you at school! I said and he nodded.1The mother ask her son to give some of his lollies to another child because_.Ah

32、er son had too many lollies to share with othersBshe wanted her son to learn to share with othersCshe wanted to teach her son about the power of kindnessDshe wanted her son to be more open to others2The underlined word hesitant in the first paragraph most probably means_.Ato want to finish it as soo

33、n as possibleBto be not sure to do it wellCto doubt whether he/she should do itDto be not able to do it on ones own3How did the boy feel when the little girl refused his lolly?AAngry. BPleased.CSurprised. DUnhappy.4After reading the passage, we can learn that_.Athe little girl is very shyBthe little

34、 girls father is very rudeCthe little boy has met the little girl beforeDthe little girl felt sad for the boys lolly5By saying the words in the last paragraph, the writer mainly wants to_.Atell us that its not good to live in the pastBtell us that people are not friendly todayCtell her son not to be

35、 afraid to meet the girlDteach her son that kindness will be rememberedD16、Success does not belong to a select group of individuals (个人). Success belongs to those who are willing to go after it and try their best to do what they have to do. Here are some useful practical ways for you if you want to

36、be a success.Desire. Desire is the strong wish to achieve a goal. Without desire you have nothing. Before you can run with desire, your goal must be plain, clear, and it must also be exciting.Show up. Seventy percent of success in life is showing up. You cant have a best seller, if you have never wr

37、itten a book. You cant get your dream job, if youre afraid to turn in an application. Showing up doesnt guarantee(保证) success, but if you dont show up, you wont succeed.Fail. Unless youre willing to have a try, fail unhappily, and have another try, success wont happen. To have success you have to do

38、 things the right way, but often the only way to do something right is to first fail at it. As Thomas J. Watson said, a simple formula (公式) for success is to double your rate of failure (失败). So welcome failure, become a student of failure, learn from failure, and soon you will succeed.Work Harder._

39、Success is not about doing what the common person cant do. Its about doing what the common person is unwilling to do. And on a deeper level, its about creating habits that the common person is unwilling to create. Its the habit of doing things with excellence that causes success.Enjoy the Journey. S

40、uccess is a journey, not a destination (终点). Success is not a certain car or a certain house or a certain happy marriage. Success is the enjoyment of the journey. You have to enjoy the journey.Someone once said, “Unless you change how you are, you will always have what youve got.” You have to change

41、, you will change, and you will succeed.1Who does success belong to?Aa select group of individualsBthe common person who works hardCthe people who try their bestDthe people who will change and succeed.2Which of the following is NOT mentioned in achieving success?AWorking hard. BGood education.CStron

42、g desire. DEnjoying failure.3What does the writer really mean by saying “Everyone runs, but everyone is not willing to run for an hour every day.” ?AIts not easy for people to develop their health.BYou are sure to meet with some difficulty in your life.CKeeping working harder is necessary when you g

43、o after success.DMost people dont want to spend too much time running.4Which of the following is TRUE about success according to the passage?AIf you want to succeed, you should have special talents.BIf you want to succeed, youd better not show up.CSuccess is about doing what the common person cant d

44、o.DSuccess means the enjoyment of your gain or loss on the journey.5The best title of the passage might be_.AThe Importance of Success BThe Meaning of SuccessCSuccess or Failure DThe Five Main Steps to SuccessE17、 Happiness is important for everyone. Most people want to be happy, but few know how to

45、 find happiness. Here is a story to help you.Once a bird lived unhappily. So it traveled far away to look for its happiness.It flew and flew. Suddenly it saw a spider climbing up a wall. The spider fell off the wall halfway. But it kept climbing again and fell off again. Even so, the spider didnt gi

46、ve up. The little bird asked the spider in surprise. “Why don t you have pain but happiness on your face though you fail again and again?”“Because I keep making my efforts. Im happy.” said the spider.Then the little bird saw the happiness is a will in the heart.The bird continued flying and saw a la

47、me（瘸的） duck help a little duck who got lost to find the way back home. Although it was disabled, it had a smiling face.“Im happy because I can help others.” said the lame duck.So the bird saw the happiness is a love in the heart.The bird went on flying and suddenly saw a little dying flower, whose f

48、ace was full of smile. The bird didnt know the reason. So it asked the little flower, “Youre going to die. Why are you still so happy?”“Because my dream will come true,” said the little flower.“What is your dream?”“To produce sweet fruit.”The little bird saw the happiness is a hope in the heart.So t

49、he little bird no more looked for happiness because it had seen the true happiness is not in the faraway place but in your own heart. You are the maker of your own happiness.1Who never gave up though it failed again and again in this passage?AThe bird.BThe spider.CThe flower.2Which of the following

50、is NOT true according to the passage?AHappiness is important for everyone.BWe make happiness by ourselves.CMany people know how to find happiness.3Why is the little dying flower still so happy?ABecause it has a will in the heart.BBecause it has love in the heart.CBecause it has a hope in the heart.4

51、What can we know from the story?AThe bird finally found happiness in its own heart.BThe spider found happiness in the faraway place.CThe duck didnt know where happiness was at last.5The passage is mainly about _.AhappinessBhopeCloveF18、He was just an ordinary postman. Day after day, he shuttled(穿梭)

52、back and forth across the village. For him, life was without waves.One day, he was delivering mail as usual.When he looked up in the sky,he suddenly lost his balance.It was a little stone that tripped him up（绊倒）.He observed the stone that had embarrassed（难堪） him,finding it strange but beautiful.In h

53、is eyes,this stone was like a lost jewel（宝石）covered with dust. The postman then placed the stone in his bag carefully. Because of this stones arrival,his day was lightened. He suddenly had a bold thoughtI can build a castle with such beautiful stones.How magnificent it will be!His ordinary life star

54、ted to be different since then. He still delivered mail,but he collected every stone he could find along the way.All those dusty stones,in his eyes,glittered like diamonds.Gradually,his small bag couldnt hold his stones anymore and he needed to use a wheelbarrow to carry them.People didnt understand

55、 what happened when they saw the postman delivering letters with a wheelbarrow full of stones.After collecting enough stones,he started to build his castle.During the daytime,he passed along the dreams of others;and during the nighttime,he built his own dream.No one was willing to join in.But the po

56、stman was unmoved,still happily building his castle.Because he knew,the dream and the castle only belonged to him.After 20 years of working day and night,the postmans dream castle was finally completed.It was a magnificent castle just as he had imagined.It was a miracle arising from the ordinary.Thi

57、s is a real story.The postmans name is Xue Waller.The stone castle has become a famous tourist attraction in France,which is called“ideal palace of Ferdinand Cheval.”At the entrance of the stone castle,there is a sentence“I want to know how far a dream stone can go.”1The postman felt embarrassed bec

58、ause he _.Alost his balance Blost his bagCdelivered mail Dfound a stone2The postmans own dream was to _Acollect stones Bdeliver mailCfind diamonds Dbuild his castle3The underlined word “glittered” in the third paragraph may mean _.Ashone BcleanedCposted Dhid4. Which of the following is not true?AA l

59、ittle stone tripped the postman up while he was delivering mail as usual.BThe postman collected every stone he would find along the way.CThe postman built his castle with the help of his family and friends.DThe postman spent twenty years building his stone castle.5The postman named Xue Waller was _.

60、AGerman BFrenchCBritish DAmerican6From the passage we can learn that _.AThe postman had a colourful life before the accident in which he lost his balance.BThe postman gave up his job in order to built his stone castle.CThe stone that tripped the postman up was a real jewel.DThough people didnt under