广东省普宁市重点中学2024届中考二模英语试题含答案

广东省普宁市重点中学2024届中考二模英语试题含答案注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、MybrothermovedtoKoreawithhisfamilylastyear.Ihaven’theardfromhimuntilnow,whichmakesmeworriedabouthim.A．hadcontactwith B．hadachatwithC．telephoned D．receivedlettersfrom2、--istheplayground?----It’sabout7,000squaremetres.A．Howlong B．Howlarge C．Howfar D．Howmuch3、Ididn'trealizehewasafamousscientistyoutoldme.A．until B．because C．since4、—WhydidJanelooksoupsetyesterday,Betty?—BecauseshefailedtheEnglishexamagain,andshedidn’tknowwhattodo.A．didn’ttake B．didn’tlikeCdidn’tpass5、―Look!HerecomesCindy!Sheisalwaysfullof.―Sosheis.Becauseshetakesalotofexerciseeveryday.A．courageB．prideC．energyD．knowledge6、–Doyouprefertalkingwithyourfriendsfacetofaceoronthephone?–______.Ienjoychattingonline.A．NeitherB．EitherC．BothD．Any7、“Underground”istheonlywordintheEnglishlanguage_____beginsandendswiththeletters“und”.A．what B．that C．who D．whom8、―Ihearthatyou'vegotplentyofforeigncoins.Ihavealook?―Sure.Letmeshowyou.A．May B．Need C．Must D．Should9、–Ithinkdragonsarethe_____ofChina.Doyouthinkso?--Iagreewithyou.A．symbol B．situation C．promise D．shape10、—WhereisTom?—Heisplayingfootball___________theplayground.A．ofB．toC．onD．fromⅡ.完形填空11、Steven'sNewSledStevenwokeonChristmasmorningtofindanewsled.“Oh,wow!”heshouted.ThiswasthebestChristmas1!Stevenwasstillexcitedastherestofhisfamilyopenedtheirgifts.Secretly,hehopedhecouldgetoutsidequicklytotryouthisnewsled.Finally,Stevenasked,“Dad,isitokayifItryoutmysled?"Dad2.Soon,StevenwassleddingdownTwinHillsintheneighbourhoodpark.Hefeltthewindagainsthisfaceasheflewdown.Laterthatday,Stevencarefullyleaned（靠）thesledupagainsttheoutsideofhishouseunderhisbedroomwindow.Thenextday,Stevenranoutsideassoonashecould.“Oh,no!”Stevenshouted.Hissledwasmissing!Heranasfastashecouldtothepark.ThereatTwinHillshe3it!Steven'sneighbour,Kevin,wasonSteven'snewsled!"Kevin!That'smysled!Youstolemynewsled!”ButKevinjustlaughedandheadedupthehillforanotherrundown.Stevenranhome,cryingalltheway.Hefoundhisdadinthegarageandtoldhimwhathadhappened.Steven'sdadsaid,"Calmdown,Son.Theremaybeanother4forthemissingofyoursled.”Stevencouldn'tbelievehisdadwas5withKevin.“But,Dad.Kevin'satTwinHillsusingmysledrightnow!Weneedtogotogetit!”Dadsaid6,"Firstofall,youneedtomakesureyoursledisactuallystolen.Lookoverthere.”Stevenwas7atwhathesaw.Hissledleanedagainstthewallofthegaragenexttohisbicycle.DadputhisarmaroundStevenandsaid,"IputyoursledawaylastnightwhenIsawyouhadleftitoutside.”Steven8hishead.Hefeltbadaboutthewayhehadspokentohisneighbour."IshouldsaysorrytoKevin,”hesaid.Dadreplied,“There'snotimelikethepresent.”1．A．present B．show C．tree D．music2．A．doubted B．understood C．complained D．agreed3．A．left B．found C．rode D．accepted4．A．sign B．suggestion C．reason D．search5．A．siding B．dealing C．working D．arguing6．A．honestly B．patiently C．confidently D．cheerfully7．A．disappointed B．frightened C．excited D．surprised8．A．hung B．turned C．shook D．raisedⅢ.语法填空12、从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式，使短文完整、通顺。每空只填一词（有两词多余）cup,happy,so,which,the,good,think,but,they,be,fail,teachAgroupofclassmatesgottogethertovisittheiroldteacher.Theseclassmatesallhadgoodjobsandmadelotsofmoney.Theytalked1．.Theteacheraskedthemthedifficultytheyhadhad.Thentheirtalksoonturnedtotalkingaboutthestress(d压力)inworkandlife,Theteacherwentto2．kitchenandcamebackwithalargepotofcoffeeandmany3．---chinaones,plasticonesandglassones.Someareplainlooking,someareexpensiveandsomearelovely.Theteachertoldthemtohelp4．tothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theteachersaid,“Canyounoticethatallofyoutooknice-lookingexpensivecups,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones?Youwantonlythe5．foryourselves,anditisthesourceofyourproblems.”“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,6．youwentforthebestcupsandthenbeganlookingateachother’scups.”“Now7．aboutthis;lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandpositioninsociety8．thecups.Theyarejusttoolstohold,anddonotchangethelife.Sometimes,bycaringonlyaboutthecups,we9．toenjoythecoffee.10．don’tletthecupsdriveyou,andenjoythecoffeeinstead.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Whenmydaughterwasinprimaryschool,onedayshebroughthome4tinytrees,whichweregiventothestudentsbytheschooltoplant.Noneofthemlookedverystrongbutwithahopeforthefuture.Iplantedtheminourbackyard.Overtheyearsanaccidentbroughtanendtothreeofthem.Allthatwasleftwasaweaktree.Itgrewveryslowlyandnevergotverytall.Inoticedafewyearsagothatitwasstartingtodie.Theneedlesonthebrancheshadturnedbrown.Onlythetopthirdofthetreewasstillgreen.LastsummerIdidmybesttosaveitbutitwasuseless.ThismorningIwentoutandlookedatitagain.Iwasdecidingonwhetheritwouldbebettertojustcutitdown.AsIwalkedovertotakeacloserlookatit,however,Inoticedsomethingmovingwithintheneedles.Itwasabirdpatientlybuildinganestinthetopbranches.IsmiledwhenIlookedatitanddecidedthatmaybethisoldtreehadsomelifeandusefulnessleftinityet.Itmaynotbehealthyorprettybutitwasstillgivingabirdahomeandoxygen(氧气)tothisworld.Thistreeremindedmeofsomethingtoo.Allofourliveshavepurpose.Allofourliveshavemeaning.Itdoesn’tmatterifweareyoungandstrongoroldandsickly.Untilourlastbreaththerearethingsforustodo,loveforustogive,andjoyforustoshare.Untilourlastmomentherewecanhelptomakethisworldabetterandmorebeautifulplace.1．Noneofthetinytreeslooked______.A．short B．tall C．weak D．strong2．Afewyearslater,______ofthetreesstillgrewslowlyinthebackyard.A．one B．two C．three D．four3．Thewriterdidnotcutdownthetreebecause______.A．itwasstillayoungtree B．itwasgivingabirdhomeC．itwasgrowingverywell D．itwasanoldandbigtreeB14、Itcanbehardtomeetpeoplefromanotherculture.Fromthebeginning,peoplemaysendthewrongsignal(信号).Ortheymaypaynoattentiontosignalsfromanotherpersonwhoistryingtodeveloparelationship.Differentculturesemphasize（强调）theimportanceofrelationshipbuildingtoagreaterorlesserdegree.Forexample,businessinsomecountriesisnotpossibleuntilthereisarelationshipoftrust.Evenwithpeopleatwork,itisnecessarytospendalotoftimein“smalltalk”,usuallyoveraglassoftea,beforetheydoanyjob.InmanyEuropeancountries—liketheUKorFrance—peoplefinditeasiertobuildupalastingworkingrelationshipatrestaurantsratherthanattheoffice.Talkandsilencemayalsobedifferentinsomecultures.IoncemadeaspeechinThailand.Ihadexpectedmyspeechtobeasuccessandstartalivelydiscussion;insteadtherewasanuncomfortablesilence.Thepeoplejustlookedatmeallthetimeandsmiled.Aftergettingtoknowtheirwaysbetter,IrealizedthattheythoughtIwastalkingtoomuch.Inmyownculture,weexpressmeaningmainlythroughwords,butpeopletheresometimesfeeltoomanywordsarenotneeded.EvenwithinNorthernEurope,culturaldifferencescancauseseriousproblems.Certainly,EnglishandGermanculturessharealmostthesamevalues;however,Germansprefertogetdowntobusinessmorequickly.Wethinkthattheyarerude.Infact,thisisjustbecauseoneculturestartsdiscussionsandmakesdecisionsmorequickly.Peoplefromdifferentpartsoftheworldhavedifferentvalues,andsometimesthesevaluesarequiteagainsteachother.However,ifwecanunderstandthembetter,amulticultural(多元文化)environmentwillofferawonderfulchanceforustolearnfromeachother.1．Insomecountries,eatingtogetheratrestaurantsmaymakeiteasierforpeopleto.A．developcloserrelationshipB．sharethesamecultureC．gettoknoweachotherD．makeasuccessfulspeech2．ThewritermentionshisjourneyinThailandtoshowthat.A．toomanywordsareofnouseB．theEnglishprefertomakelongspeechesC．eventalkandsilencecanbeculturallydifferentD．peoplefromThailandarequietandshy3．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MulticulturalEnvironmentB．Cross-CulturalDifferencesC．HowtoUnderstandEachOtherD．HowtoBuildUpaRelationshipC15、Februaryhaslongbeenamonthofromance.Withthesweetsmellofrosesintheair,romanticfilmshitcinemasandlovestoriesfillnewspapersandmagazines.Onthe14thday,itisacustomforaboytotakehisgirlfriendouttodinner,buyherflowersandchocolates,writepoems,singtoherorevenspellouthernamewithrosepetals!ThisiswhatyouseeonValentine’sDay,adaynamedafterValentinewhowasapriestinthethirdcenturyRome.Whentheemperor(皇帝)decidedthatsinglemencouldbecomebettersoldiersthanthosewithwives,hedidn’tallowmarriage.ButValentinecontinuedtoperformmarriageceremoniesforyoungloversinsecret.Whenhisactionswerediscovered,theemperorsentencedhimtodeath.Whileinprison,itissaidthatValentinefellinlovewiththedaughterofhisprisonguard.Beforehisdeath,hewroteheraletter,whichhesigned“FromyourValentine”,anexpressionthatisstillinusetoday.ValentinediedforwhathebelievedinandsohewasmadeaSaint(圣徒),aswellasbecomingoneofhistory’smostromanticcharacters.Nowadays,Valentine’sDayisalsopopularamongChineseyoungpeople.SomestudentsareplanningtomakeValentine’scardsforparents,teachersandfriends.Otherswanttoholdpartiesatwhichtheywillexchangesmallgiftsandeatheart-shapedcakes.TheideaistohavefunandencouragepeopletoshareinthespiritofSt.Valentine.1．WhydidtheemperorinRomenotallowmarriageinhiscountry?A．Becausetherewerefewwomeninhiscountryatthattime.B．Becausetherewasn’tenoughfoodforsomanypeople.C．Becausehethoughtasinglemanwasbetterthanamarriedmanasasolider..2．Valentinewasputintoprisonbecause______.A．hekilledoneofthesoldiersB．hedidn’tobeytheemperor’sorderC．hedidn’twanttobeasoldier3．Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus______.A．Valentine’sDayisalsopopularinChinanowB．itisagoodideatocelebrateValentine’sDayinChinaC．itisinterestingtocelebrateValentine’sDayinChina4．Thebesttitleforthispassageshouldbe______.A．Valentine’sDayinChinaB．ABravePriestC．Valentine’sDayD16、ArrivinginNewyorkTherearethreeairportsinNewYork.Whenyouarriveatoneofthem,youcantakeabusorataxitoanyplaceinNewYork.EatingOutTherearemanykindsoffoodinNewYorkandyoushouldn’teatatMcDonald’severyday.TherearegoodrestaurantsinLittleItalyandChina-town,forexample.HotelsTherearelotsofgoodhotelsinNewYork.ThebestisThePlazaonFifthAvenuebutyoudon’thavetopayalottostayinthecity.TherearelotsofsmallerhotelsandtheYMCAnearCentralParkisgreatforyoungpeople.PublicTransportInNewYork,there’sagoodbusandsubwayservice.Ifyouareplanningtousethesubwayalot,youshouldbuyasubwayticketforthejourneybecauseit’scheaper.Butyoudon’thavetousepublictransport—therearelotsofplacesyoucangotoonfoot,suchastheEmpireStateBuilding,FifthAvenueandCentralPark.TheNewYorktaxisareapartofthecityexperience,soyoushouldtakeatleastonetaxiduringyourvisit!PlacestoseeFinally,therearealotofplacestoseeinNewYork—TimesSquare,theStatueofLiberty...Andyoushouldn’tgohomewithoutclimbingtheStatueoflibertytoenjoythesceneryofthecity.ShoppingShoppinginNewYorkisfun.TherearebigshopsonFifthAvenue.Theyareopensevendaysaweek.butbecarefulwhenyoulookattheprices;youhavetopayaspecial8%tax(税)oneverythingyoubuyinNewYork.ChoosethebestchoicefromA,BorCaccordingtowhatyouread.1．Howmanykindsofpublictransportarementionedinthepassage?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four.2．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“ThePlaza”herereferto?A．Arestaurant. B．Ahotel. C．Anairport.3．WheredoyoungpeopleliketolivewhentheytraveltoNewYork?A．LittleItaly. B．TimesSquare. C．TheYMCA．4．Howmuchdoyouhavetopayifyoubuyabookof$10inNewYork?A．$10.8. B．$10.08. C．$18.5．WhatshouldyoudowhenyouvisitNewYork?A．Stayatthebesthotel.B．Takeataxiwheneveryougoout.C．ClimbtheStatueofLiberty.E17、Overtheyears,friedchipshavebecomeknownworldwideandbeenenjoyedbyadultsandchildreninalmostallcountries.Butdoyouknowtheworld'sFirstPotatoFryMuseumwasopenedinNovember,2013inBelgium?Forthefansoffriedchips(Frenchfries),theyhaveamuseumoftheirown!Theworld'sfirstmuseumofchips,wassetupbyEddyVanBelleandhissoninBelgium.Themuseumcallsitself"thefirstandonlymuseumforpotatofries".Eddyandhissonarealwaysproudoftheirfavoritefood.Eddysaid,"Overtheyears,frieshavebecomepopularthroughouttheworld.WearesoproudthattheyoriginatedfromBelgium.""SoitisnormalandnecessarythatthefirstfriedchipsmuseumisopenedinBelgium,"Eddyadded.Themuseumisinanancientbuildingwithtwofloors.Themuseumshowsalotofexhibits,includingancientpotatocutters,chip-makingmachines,andthepicturesaboutthehistoryofpotatoes.Youcanseedifferentpotatoesandchips.Youcanalsolearntomakechips.It'sagreatplacetolearnaboutthehistoryoffriesandenjoyeatingthem,too!Doyouknowthebiggestfuninthemuseum?Youcaneatmanykindsofchips!1．TheWorld’sFirstPotatoFryMuseumwasbuiltin__________.A．AmericaB．BelgiumC．EnglandD．Australia2．WhydidEddyandhissonsetupthemuseuminBelgium?A．Becausetherearemorepeopleinterestedinfriedchipshere.B．BecausetheyareproudthatBelgiumistheirmotherland.C．Becausetheyarethefansoffriedchips.D．Becausetheywantpeopletoknowaboutthehistoryoffries.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthemuseumaccordingtothepassage?A．Youcanseetheoldestchip-makingmachine.B．Youcanmakethechipsbyyourself.C．Youcanseedifferentkindsofpotatoesandchips.D．Youcanhavefuneatingmanykindsofchips.F18、Doyoueverthrowawayfoodathome?Haveyoueverthoughtaboutwhathappenstothefoodthatshopsandsupermarketsdon’tsell?Well,youmightbeshocked(震惊)tofindoutthatnearlyonethirdoffoodproducedforhumangetslostorwasted.What’smore,around800millionpeopleintheworlddonothaveenoughfoodtoleadahealthylife.ManypeopleintheUKandacrosstheworldaretryingtodosomethingaboutthisimbalanceandmakeuseofthrown-outfoodthatcanbeperfectlyeaten.Forexample,thereisacafeinLeeds(UK)whosemealsareallcreatedusingunsoldfoodfromsupermarkets,includingalotofvegetables,fruit,fishandotherthings.ThisunwantedfoodisturnedintodelicioussoupsandallkindsofdishesthatfeedthehungrypeopleofLeeds.Customerssimplypaywhattheycanafford,orhelpwiththewashingup.Injusttenmonths,10,000peoplewerefedatthiscafe,usingtwentytonsofunwantedfood!Also,lastyeartheUK’sfirstfoodwastesupermarketopened.ThesupermarketisnearLeedsandworksona“payasyoufeel”;customerspaywhatevertheywantfortheproduce.Thestock(库存)changesdailybutyoucanusuallyfindthingssuchasfreshvegetables,fruitandmilkthere.Somelow-incomefamilieshavesaidthatithaschangedtheirlives.“FuelforSchool”isanotherfoodwasteproject.Surplus(多余的)foodfromsupermarketssuchasvegetables,fruitandbreadisusedtofeedhungryschoolchildrenwhosefamiliesmaynotbeabletoaffordtobuythemlunch.IlivedinLeedsforthreeyears,andhavehadlunchatafoodwastecafe,anditwasdelicious.Icouldn’tbelievethatitwasallfoodthatsupermarketshadthrownaway!Ihavealsotakenpartinprojectssuchas“Foodcycle”,usingsupermarkets’unwantedfoodtocookmealsforpoorpeople.MorecafeslikethisarebeingopenedinotherpartsoftheUK,anditisnowbecomingpopularintheworld.Ithinkthisisanamazingactasfoodwasteisoneoftheworld’sbiggestproblems.Ialsobelievethatthelawshouldbechanged,sothatsupermarketsdon’tthrowawaysomuchperfectlygoodfood!1．800millionpeopleintheworldcan’tliveahealthylifebecauseof______.A．unsoldfoodB．unwantedfoodC．beingunabletoworkD．beingshortoffood2．Accordingtothepassage,the