甘肃省兰州市城关区2023届初三下黄金四模考试英语试题试卷含解析

甘肃省兰州市城关区2023届初三下黄金四模考试英语试题试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、BythetimeIlockedthedoor,IrealizedI________mykeysathome.A．hadrepaired B．hadchangedC．hadforgotten D．hadleft2、—Let'sgoonapicnicthisweekend,OK?—Thatsounds.A．greatB．wellC．hardly3、―Ihearthatyou'vegotplentyofforeigncoins.Ihavealook?―Sure.Letmeshowyou.A．May B．Need C．Must D．Should4、Thenumber“23,456”canbereadas“________”.A．twenty-threethousand,fourhundredandfifty-sixB．twenty-threethousandandfourhundredfifty-sixC．twothreethousandandfourfivesixD．twothreethousand,fourandfivesix5、ThewitnesstoldthejudgeTony______thethiefwhobrokeintothevilla,becausetheywerewatchingamovietogether______thatdarknight.A．couldn’tbe;on B．mustbe;on C．couldn’tbe;in D．maybe;in6、---______didyoubuythecar?---I_______itsince2010.A．Howlong,haveboughtB．Howlong,havehadC．When,haveboughtD．When,havehad7、Boysandgirls,nomatterwhatdifficultiesyouface,pleasedon’tbedisappointed.andworkhard.Thisisthekeytosuccess.A．Cheerup B．Stayup C．Pickup8、I________watchthiskindofTVplaysbecausetheyareboring.A．usually B．hardly C．sometimes D．often9、TheQingmingFestivalofthisyearfalls_____April5thandthousandsofcarspouredintohigh-ways_____theearlymorningoftheholiday.A．on;inB．in;onC．on;onD．in;in10、ManypeoplethisculturalTVprogramcangetthepublicinterestedinancientChinesepoems.A．inventB．expectC．manageD．devoteⅡ.完形填空11、Choosethebestanswerandcompletethepassage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）ASimpleActofGratitudetellsastoryofoneman’sjourneytochangehislife.ThebookbeginsoneDecemberwhenthefuturelooks1forJohnKralik.Hissmalllawbusinessisstruggling（艰难的）.He’sintheprocessofdivorcing（离婚）hissecondwife.Hedoesn’thavemuchofarelationshipwithhistwosons.He’slivinginasmall,cheapflat,roastinginthesummerandfreezinginthewinter.Hisidealdreamsforhislawbusinessandhis2tobecomeajudgeareoutofreach.OnNewYear’sDay,JohngoeshikinginthemountainsnearhisCaliforniahome.Hegetslostandissteppingaroundinthewildernesswhenhehearsavoicesay,“3youlearntobethankfulforthethingsyouhave,youwillnotreceivethethingsyouwant.”Afterthinkingawhile,hecomesupwithanidea.Hedecidestofindonepersontothankeachdayandwritethemathank-younote.Bytheendoftheyear,hewillhavewritten365notes.Theywouldbethewayoutofhisdisappointment.Atfirst,Johnhastroublefindingthingstobethankfulfor.Butdaybyday,he4peopletothankforlargeandsmallthings.Hewritesthank-yousforgiftsandkindnesses.Hewritesnotestohissons.Writingthank-yousmakeshimrealizeheneedstochangethewayheviewslifeandthepeopleinit.Hewritestocollegefriendsanddoctors,Starbucksclerks,hisdaughter’steacherandhisapartmentmanager.Hewritestoanyonewho5hislifeineventhesmallestway.Almostimmediately,surprisingthingsbegintohappen.Hebeginstohavethebenefitofachangedattitude.Bytheendofthebook,hislifeisn’t6,andhestilldoesn’thaveeverythinghewants.Butherealizesthatwritingthank-younotesisagoodthingtodoandmakestheworldabetterplace.1．A．beautiful B．dark C．attractive D．primary2．A．decision B．talent C．choice D．desire3．A．If B．Though C．Until D．When4．A．takesup B．turnsout C．breaksdown D．thinksof5．A．touches B．widens C．provides D．beats6．A．perfect B．meaningful C．tough D．strangeⅢ.语法填空12、Arobothasstartedservingcustomersatahigh-techhighwayrestaurantinChongqing.Aftergreetingcustomersatthegate,therobot1．(name)Amybringsmealstocustomers.But2．canarobotavoidwalkingintocustomersandtherestaurant'shumanstaffwhilewalking?Infact,Amyhas3．in-builtnavigationsystem(导航系统)thatallowsittochooseaproperwaytoreachacustomer'stablewithoutanyproblem.Orders4．(place)attwotablesthatdoubleasbigtouchscreensandcustomerscanorderfoodthereorsimplyontheirownphones5．scanningQRcode(二维码).Aftertheyhaveorderedtheirfood,dinerscanpayusingamobilepaymentapp6．asAlipayorWeChatPay.Whilewaitingfortheorders,customerscanusethespecialtablestoplaygames,readsome7．(news),andcheckthetrafficandweatherconditionsfortheirjourneyahead.Therobotcatcheseverybody’seyeswith8．(it)human-likeappearance.Itisreallywelcomedbycustomersandtherestaurant9．itnotonlycutsdownmuchofbusinesscostfortherestaurant,butmakesdinerswaitamuch10．(short)time.Sothelocalgovernmentistryingtoputthemintouseinthecity'sotherservicestations.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Youknowhowmuchyourtelephonehaschangedoverthepast10years?Yourcarwillchangeevenmorethanthatinthenext10years.Oneofthebiggestchangesisthatcarswilldrivethemselves."Wecertainlyhavethetechnologyforitnow."saysAndrewPoliakofautomotive（机动车辆的）technologysupplierQNX."Weexpectself-drivingcarstobeamainstream（主流）thingbetween2020and2025."TheAmericancompanyGooglehasbeenworkingonself-drivingcarsforyears.ThesecarsarealreadyontheroadsintheUnitedStatesandaretrulyself-driving.Lastweek,thepoliceorderedoneofGoogle'scarstostopfordrivingtooslowlyonapublicroad.Thecarwasnotbreakinganylaw,sonoonewaspunished.AnotherAmericancompany,Tesla,addedan"Autopilot"feature(特点)toitscarslastmonth.WiththeAutopilotturnedon,thevehicledrivesitself.Thecarwillspeedup,slowdown,brake(刹车)anddrivebyitself.Youcantakecontrolofdrivinganytimebyturningthesteeringwheelortouchingapedal.Thecarusessensors（感应器）toknowwhendrivewaychangingissafeandwhetheritshouldspeeduporslowdown.TeslaAutopilotismadeforcross-countrydriving.Itkeepsyouinthedrivewayandhelpsyouavoidhittingothercars.Itdoesnotworkwellonlocalroads,foritwillnotstopataredlightorstopsign.ReporterCarolynNicanderMohrtriedtheAutopilotfeature(特点)ofaTeslaearlierthismonth.Shehadahardtimetrustingthecartodowhatitshoulddo.ShethoughtaboutcancelingtheAutopilotfeaturemanytimesduringhertrip.Shewantedtotakecontrolateverycornerintheroadandhitthebrakewhenthecarinfrontofhersloweddown.However,thecardroveperfectlyitself.OthercompanieslikeMarcedes-Benz,Audi,BMW,VolvoandToyotaareallworkingonself-drivingcars,too.1．WhatdoAndrewPoliak'swordsprobablymean?______A．Itistoodifficultforpeopletomakeself-drivingcarsnow.B．Self-drivingcarswillbefirstputonthemarketin2020.C．Therewillbemoreself-drivingcarsinuseinthenearfuture.D．Nobodylovestouseself-drivingcarsatthemoment.2．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．OneoftheGooglecarswasfinedforbreakingthelawlastweek.B．TheTesla’scarwithAutopilotfeaturecansensetrafficlightsinfrontofit.C．TeslaAutopilotcarworkedmuchbetterthanReporterCarolynexpected.D．TeslaAutopilotismadeforcross-countrydrivingaswellaslocal-roaddriving.3．Whichwordhasthesamemeaningas“autopilot”______.A．speedupB．self-driveC．slowdownD．brake4．Accordingtothetext，howmanycompaniesmentioned(提到)areworkingonself-drivingcars?A．ThreeB．FiveC．SixD．Seven5．Fromthepassage,wecaninfer(推断)that______.A．Self-drivingcarsarepopularnowadays.B．Self-drivingwouldbetrustedbyanyone.C．Self-drivingcarswillbetotallysafeinthefuture.D．Self-drivingcarsstillneedimproving.B14、*metallic像金属的1．Lookatthecalendar.It’sOctober6thtoday.Youbrokeaclaycupthismorning.Whenwilltheycollectthebrokencup?A．OnOctober3rd.B．OnOctober10th.C．OnOctober17th.D．OnOctober24th.2．Whichofthefollowingthingscanbecollectedtoburn?A．Dinnerfood.B．Fishcans.C．Plasticplates.D．Milkbottles.C15、Goodbooksarelikewisefriends.Theysupportyoutowalkforward,andhelpyouunderstandtheworld.TIMEandAMAZORlistedsomeofthebestbooksof2014foryoungadultreaders.Teenshavepickedoutthreeofthem.Haveyoureadallofthem?ThisOneSummerJillianTamaki&MarikoTamki,CanadaEverysummer,RosegoeswithhermomanddadtoalakehouseinAwagoBeach.It’stheirrelaxingtime.Rose’sfriendWindyisalwaysthere,too.Butthissummerisdifferent.Rose’smomanddadkeepfighting.RoseandWindywanttoseekadistraction(注意力分散)fromit,buttheyfindthemselveswithawholenewsetofproblems.Theymeetalocalteen.Butlaterheiscaughtupinsomethingbad…It’sreallyasummerofsorrow(悲伤)andgrowingup.TheFourteenthGoldfishJenniferL.Holm,USElven-year-oldElliehasneverlikedchange.Shemissesfifthgrade.Shemissesheroldbestfriend.Sheevenmissesherdearlydepartedgoldfish.Thenonedayastrangeboyshowsup.HelooksalotlikeEllie’sgrandfather,ascientistwho’salwaysbeenslightlyobsessed(着迷的)withimmortality(永生).CouldthisstrangeboyreallybeEllie’sgrandpa?Hashefinallyfoundthesecrettoimmortality?AbsolutelyAlmostLisaGraff,USAlbiehasalwaysbeenan“almost”.He’salmostgoodatgym.He’salmostsmartenoughtopasshisspellingtest.Healmostmakeshisparentsproud.Infact,Albiehasalonglistofthethingshe’snotverygoodat.ButthingsbegintochangewhenAlbiegetsanewbabysitter,Calista.Shetakeshimfordonutsandtoartshows.Shehelpshimfigureout（解决）allofthethingsheisgoodat,andmostimportantly,shelikeshimforwhoheis.Whatwillchangetothis“almost”boy?1．What’sthedifferenceforRosethissummer?A．Shelostsomethingimportant.B．Shedidn’thaveaholiday.C．Shecan’tmeetherfriend.D．Hermotheranddadkeepfighting.2．Elliemissesthepastbecause______.A．shehasneverlikedchangeB．shemeetsastrangeboylaterC．hergrandfatherisascientistD．thesecrettoimmortalityisfound3．ThebookAbsolutelyAlmostiswrittenby_____.A．JillianTamakiB．MarikoTamakiC．JenniferL.HolmD．LisaGraff4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．RoseandWindyhavethesamesummerasbefore.B．Ellie’sdearlydepartedgoldfishcomesbacktolife.C．Goodbookscanhelpyouunderstandtheworld.D．Albiealmostdoeswellindoingeverythingbefore.5．Wherecanwereadthispassage?A．Thesciencemagazine.B．Theguidebook.C．The21stnewspaper.D．Thestorybook.D16、Livingabroadtostudycancertainlybeaninterestingexperiencebutisthataloneagoodenoughreasonforspendingyearsfarawayfromhome?Tomaketheexperiencetrulyvaluable,therehastobeapurposebehindthedecisiontostudyabroad.Thismaybeawishtoperfectlanguageskillsinaforeignlanguageenvironment,oraclevermoveinyourcareerdevelopment.Youmustalsoconsiderthecosts,notjustoflivingandstudyingabroad,butofapplying(申请).Mostuniversitiesnowrequireinternationalstudentstopayforapplication.Ifyouaresurethatyouwanttoapplytostudyabroadafterconsideringthesepoints,yournextstepistochoosetherightprogrammeofstudies.Researchyourchoicesandchoosecarefully.Youmustdoyourhomeworkwell.Mostuniversitieshaveinformationonlinebutyoucanalsoemailandaskthemtosendyoumoredetails.Youcanfindalotofinformationonschoolrankingfromeducationwebsites.Butreadcarefully.Differentuniversitiesemphasizedifferentstrengths(强调不同的强项).Don’tjustthinkabouttheuniversity’sreputation(名声);lookforthemostsuitableforyourpurposes.Next,youmustdealwithalargepileofpaperwork.Thisincludesfillinginapplicationform,preparingyourschoolrecords,andgettingrecommendationletters.Readingtheinstructionsandrequirementsoftheuniversitiescarefullyisofgreatimportance.Sadly,manyfineapplicants(申请者)getkickedoutinthefirstround,simplybecausetheydon’tfollowtheapplicationprocedure(程序)properly.Moneyisanotherimportantconsideration.Somescholarshipsareprovidedbygovernments,othersbyschoolsandcolleges.Thisinformation,again,canbefoundontheInternet.Ifyoufindascholarshipthatissuitableforyou,followtheapplicationprocedurecarefully;theearlieryouapply,thebetteryourchanceofgettingit.1．Accordingtothearticle,studyingabroadistrulyvaluablebecause______.A．itisaninterestingexperienceB．allyourfriendsaredoingsoC．itisagoodchancetodevelopyourcareerD．itisfuntotravelaroundtheworld2．Aschoolrankinglisttellsyou______.A．howmuchthecoursescostB．thenamesofalltheprofessorsC．howgoodtheschooliscomparedtoothersD．wheretheschoolislocated3．Whatarethethreethingstodowhenyouareapplyingtostudyinauniversityabroad?A．Studyhard,readtheinstructionsandrequirements,andbuyanairplaneticket.B．Preparerecommendationletters,prepareschoolrecords,andfillintheapplicationform.C．Prepareschoolrecords,dopaperwork,andworkhard.D．Writearecommendationletter,dopaperwork,andstudyhard.E17、Saying“thankyou”isprobablythefirstthingmostofuslearntodoinaforeignlanguage.Afterall,we’rebroughtuptobekindandpolite.So,whatexactlyareyousupposedtosaywhen“thankyou”isonlythe20thmostpopularwaytoexpressgratitude(感激)?Accordingtoarecentreport,19otherwaysofexpressinggratitudefinishedaheadof“thankyou”inapoll(投票)of3,000people.Pollstersfoundalmosthalfthoseaskedpreferredthemoreinformal(非正式的)“cheers”,whileotherslikedtousesuchexpressionsas“ta”,“great”and“niceone”.So,justwhatistherightformofwordstoexpressyourthanks?Luckily,theanswerisinthelanguageitself.“Cheers”isconsideredaninformalwaytosaythankyou.Forexample,whengoingforadrinkwithfriends,asmileanda“cheers”bywayofthanksisnotonlyacceptabletothesituation,itisalsoculturallyaccurate.“Ta”wasthesecond-mostpopularexpressionofthanks,andisalsocommonlyusedininformalsituations,alongwithphrasessuchas“niceone”,and“wonderful”.Interestingly,onewordthatdidn’tmakeitintothetop20was“thanks”.But“thanks”canbeuseful,asitisabletobridgethedividebetween“thankyou”andthedownrightrelaxed“cheers”.Certainwordscandoubleasanexpressionofthanksaswellasdelight.Forexample,wordslike“awesome”,“brilliant”and“youstar”cantellbothyourpleasureatsomeone’saction,aswellasservingtoexpressyourthanks.Ifyouareonthereceivingendofa“new”thankyou,youcanreplywithasimple“noproblem”,or“sure”.Ofcourse,asimplewave,nodorsmilemaybeallright.Forexample,ifacardriverslowsdowntoletyoucrosstheroad,simplyraisingyourhandisenoughtoshowthatyouarethankfulforthedriver’sconsideration.Sometimes,formalityisnecessary,and“thankyou”isstillthebestchoiceinsuchsituations.Butstudentsshouldnotworryaboutwhenexactlytousecertainexpressions.Manypeopleinwesterncountriesareworriedthatgoodmannersareindecline(衰退).Peoplearetiredofseeingtheiractsofkindnessandservicepasswithoutanyfeedback.Sodon’tthinkthatyour“thankyou”wasuselessortooformal.Thechancesare,ifyousaid“thankyou”,youmadesomeone’sday.1．（小题1）Wecantellfromtheresultofthepollthat______.A．peopleareworryingaboutpolitenessnowadaysB．therearemanykindsofexpressionsofgratitudeC．“thankyou”isthemostpopularexpressionofgratitudeD．therearemoreformalexpressionsofgratitudethaninformalones2．（小题2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“accurate”inParagraph5mean?A．Clearandexact.B．Simplebutstrange.C．Shortandinformal.D．Informalbutpopular.3．（小题3）Whichofthefollowingcanexpressgratitudeaswellaspleasure?A．Sure.B．Noproblem.C．Ta.D．Youstar.4．（小题4）Inthelastparagraphthewriterencouragespeopleto______.A．helpothersbehavewellB．showtheirgratitudetoothersC．continuetheirlanguagelearningD．stopworryingaboutsocialactivitiesF18、TheFarmer,HisHorse,andHissonOncetherewasanoldfarmer,withahorsewhichwasalmostasoldashimself.Hesetoutonemorningwithhissontosellthehorsebeforeitdied.Fatherandsonwalked,becausethefarmerdidnotwantthehorsetobetootired.Theymettwomenontheroadwhosaid,"Whyareyouwalking,farmer?Youhaveahorse,It'salongwaytomarket(市场)."Thefarmerknowsthatthiswastrue,soherodeonthehorse,whilehissonwalked.Thentheymettwooldwomen,"Whatareyoudoingupthere,farmer?Can'tyouseehowtiredboyis?"Sothefarmergotdown,andhissonrodeinstead.Next,threeoldmenstoppedthem,onesaid,"Whyareyouwalking,farmer?Getup,It'stoohotforanoldmanlikeyoutowalktoday,"Sothefarmergotupbehindhisson,andtheyrodeon.Sometimelater,ayoungwomanpassedthem,"Whyaren'tyouwalking?"sheasked,"Itisn'tfartothemarket.Giveyourpoorhorsearest.”Sothefarmer,andhisson,gotdownonceagain.Itisafactthatyoucannotpleaseallthepeoplealltheti