浙江省杭州市西湖区杭州外国语校2024届中考英语模试卷含答案

浙江省杭州市西湖区杭州外国语校2024届中考英语模试卷含答案注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、__________iswaitingforyouatthegate.Hewantstosaythankstoyou.A．Somebody B．Anybody C．Everybody D．Nobody2、—Whosemodelplaneisit?—It’sJack’s.Hemadeitby_______.A．heB．himC．hisD．himself3、—Couldyoupleasetellme?—Oh,I’llgotheretoattendaparty.A．whenyou’llgotoBeijing B．howyou’llgotoBeijingC．whyyou’llgotoBeijing D．whetheryou’llgotoBeijing4、-Workhard,Tom.Andifyou,you’llsucceed.-OK.Iwill.A．are B．do C．have D．will5、Tomakeourcitymorebeautiful,rubbish_________intotheriver.A．needn’tbethrown B．can’tthrownC．mustn’tbethrown D．maynotthrown6、Thestudents'interestinChinesepaper-cutalotafterafolkartistgavethematalk．A．hasrisen B．rose C．rises D．wasrising7、—Mary,________youhaveP.E.onMondays?—Yes.Andit'smyfavoritesubject.A．do B．were C．will D．have8、Wecanbuyalotofthingswithmoney,butitdoesn’talways/brɪŋ/happiness.A．bright B．brain C．belong D．bring9、—Doyouknowwhythemanwasinprison?—Yes.He________robbingthebank.A．wasaccusedof B．wasinterestedin C．wasgoodat10、MissGaoisourEnglishteacher.Shegives____alotofhelp.A．weB．usC．ourD．oursⅡ.完形填空11、Fourstudentsaretalkingaboutthefutureafterclass.“In2050,ourlifewillbemuch1thanitisnow.Theskyisbluerandwaterisclearer.Wecan2thefreshaireveryday.Humansandanimals3theworldpeacefully.”saysZhangTao,fullofhope.WangYanthinksthatitisnota4totraveltothemoonforaholiday.Weeathealthyfoodeveryday.Atthattime,everyonewillenjoya5life.LiYuanyuanbelievesthatpeoplewillhavemorefreetimebecauserobots(机器人)willbeverypopularandwilldomanythings6people.Andwewillbuildnew7onotherplanets(星球).Maybewecanchatwitheachotherinournewhomes.ZhaoKaithinksthatnoanimalswilldieoutbecauseofcloning(克隆).Therewill8nopollution(污染).Thewholeworldwillbeonebig9Astime10,we’llliveamucheasierandbetterlife.TheirteacherMr.Chentellsthemtoworkhardfortheirdreamsandfuture.“Nothingisimpossible.”saysMr.Chen.1．A．betterB．longerC．saferD．faster2．A．lookB．tasteC．breatheD．see3．A．fightB．shareC．liveD．love4．A．dreamB．wayC．feelingD．fun5．A．shorterB．fasterC．longerD．fatter6．A．fullB．thinkC．hearD．for7．A．familiesB．homesC．schoolsD．hospitals8．A．isB．areC．beD．have9．A．familyB．earthC．ballD．house10．A．pastB．pastsC．passD．PassesⅢ.语法填空12、Deareditor,LastweekI1．(visit)ourzoo,andIwasverysurprised2．(find)hardlyanyonethere.Zoosareimportantplaces.Theyarelikelivingtextbooksforyoungpeople.Theyprovidehomesformanyendangeredanimalsandhelptoeducatethepublicabout3．(care)forthem.Ifwe4．(notsupport)ourzoos,they5．(nothave)enoughmoneytotakecareofsomanyfineanimals.Iurgeallofyourreaderstovisitourwonderfulzoosoon.Sincerely,AnimalFriendⅣ.阅读理解A13、Canyoutouchyourbellybutton(肚脐)byreachingbehindyourbackandaroundyourwaist(腰)?PopularamongmanyyoungChinesefemaleusersonWeibo,thetopic---whichtranslatesas“reachingyourbellybuttonfrombehindtoshowyourgoodfigure”----wasmentionedmorethan130milliontimesamongWeiboreaders.Itnotonlyledtoover104,000activediscussions,butalsobroughtaboutthecareaboutwhatmeansahealthybodyimage.“Look!Success.MorethanfourhoursbutI’vefinallyreachedmybellybutton,”saidWeibouserGayleRabbit.AnotheruserLucysaid,“Whydoesmybellybuttonsuddenlylookandfeelcompletelynew?”,WhilethetrendwaspopularwithmanyfemaleusersonWeibo,aphotouploadedbyamalebloggercaughtpeople’seyes.“Isthisposereallythatdifficult?Idon'tthinkso,”saidWeibouserSoughSa.Hisphotoshowinghewastryingtotouchhisbellybuttondrew2,634likesandwassharedmorethan8,452times.“Ialwayssupportfailures.NowIdon'tfeelsobadaboutnotbeingabletotouchmybellybutton.”saidanotheruserJacket.“Doweneedtohaveflexible(柔韧的)armsoraskinnywaisttoachieveit?”askedWeibouserChantilly623.ButsomeexpertsarguedthatChina’snewbellybuttontrendwasactuallydistoring(歪曲)society'sstandardsofbeauty.“Theseposesandpicturescanbefunbutsometimestheyalsobecomeanexpressionofcompetitiveness,”saidJoleneTan,ProgrammesandCommunicationsSeniorManageratAware,anon-governmentalorganizationinSingaporechampioningwomen'srights.However,experiencedbodytrainerssaythenewtrendisaboutflexibilityofthearmandthesizeofthewaist,ratherthanagoodfigure.Askinnypersonwithfewermuscles(肌肉)hasabetterchanceofachievingthepose.1．Betweenwhichtwoparagraphscanthefollowingsentencebeputin?------“Anewsocialtrend(趋势)hasstartedinChina,withthousandsofnetizensfacingthechallengeanduploadingphotographsofthemselvestoshowofftheirbodies”A．Para1andPara2B．Para3andPara4C．Para7andPara8D．Para9andPara102．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A．Boysarenotinterestedinthistrend.

B．GayleRabbitreachedherbellybuttononherfirsttry.

C．SoughSa’sphotoofreachinghisbellybuttonwaspopularonline.

D．Jacketfeltsorryfornotbeingabletotouchhisbellybutton.3．Whatisexperiencedbodytrainers’opinionofthenewtrendmeaningagoodfigure?

A．Supportive.B．Disbelieving.C．Doubtful.D．Worried.B14、Tomatoes,sweetandjuicy,areoneoftheworld’soldestfoods.TheywerediscoveredbytheIndiansofSouthAmericathousandsofyearsago.Thefirsttomatoeswereverysmall.BythetimetheEuropeansbroughtthemtoEuropeinthe1500s,theywerelarger.Theylookedmorelikethetomatoesweeattoday.Thehistoryoftomatoesisinteresting.WhentheyfirstarrivedinItaly,theywereknownas“loveapples”.Italiansbelievedthatifoneateatomato,hewouldeasilyfallinlovewithit.However,intheUnitedStates,peoplebelievedthatonewouldlosehislifeaftereatingatomato.In1820,RobertJohnsondecidedtoprovepeoplewrong.Heannouncedthathewouldeatatomatointhetownsquare.Everyonewasshockedatthenews.Thatmorning,about2,000peopleshoweduptowatch.TheyweresurethatMrJohnsonwasgoingtodie.Ofcourse,hedidn’t.andfromthenon,tomatoesbecamepopularinAmerica.Inthebeginning,peoplearguedwhethertomatoeswerefruitorvegetables.Fromascientificpointofview,theywerefruit.Afruitwastheripenedovaryofanyplantthatmadeseeds.However,thisdidn’tstopmostpeoplefromcallingthemvegetables,Theysaidthattomatoeswereeatenwiththemainmeal-justlikevegetables.So,theythoughttomatoesmustsurelybevegetables.Whethertomatoesarevegetablesornot,theywon’tdisappearanytimenow.Theyarejustdelicious,foreveryonetoeat.1．Italiansusedtocalltomatoes“loveapples”mainlybecauseoftheir.A．size B．taste C．shape D．smell2．PeoplefeltwhentheyheardRobertJohnsonwouldeatatomato.A．surprised B．sad C．angry D．excited3．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphmean?A．Afewpeoplestoppedeatingtomatoes.B．Tomatoesbecamethemostpopularvegetables.C．Mostpeoplestillbelievedtomatoeswerevegetables.D．Mostpeoplestoppedcallingtomatoesvegetables.4．What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Totellushowtomatoesgrow.B．Toadviseustoeatmoretomatoes.C．Toshowuswhypeoplelovetomatoes.D．Totellusinterestingfactsabouttomatoes.C15、Youmayneverbeinanemergencysituation(紧急状况).Butifithappens,youshouldknowhowtogethelp.ThetelephonebookintheUnitedStateshasemergencynumbersontheinsidefrontcover.LookatthefollowingtablefromtheBostontelephonebook.Noticethatthenumbersforthepoliceandthefiredepartmentarethesame.Anditisaneasynumbertoremember.Ifyouaretoounhappyorexcitedtorememberanynumbersatall,youcansimplydial“0”foranoperator(接线员)inanyemergency.1．IfyouseeafireinCambridge,youshoulddial_________.A．023-1500 B．846-1212 C．645-1212 D．876-58002．IfyouliveinBostonandyouneedadoctor,youshoulddial________.A．911 B．482-5252 C．025-4774 D．223-69783．Ifyouseeaboatsinking,youshoulddial_________.A．645-1212 B．023-1500 C．876-5800 D．223-69784．Ifyouhavetogettothehospitalquickly,youshouldcall_________.A．thedoctor B．anambulance(救护车) C．thepolice D．thefiredepartment5．Ifyoudial“o”,________willansweryourcall.A．thepolice B．thedoctor C．theoperator D．thefiredepartmentD16、Overthepastdecade,anincreasingstresshasbeenplacedontheimportanceofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)relatedclassesinprimary,middleandhighschooleducationintheUS.Thereasonforthisdirectioniswellfounded:researchandtestscoresfromthe1980sand1990sshowedthatourstudentshadfallenbehindtheirinternationalpeersinallofthesesubjectareas.Educationofficials,teachersandparentsallfeltthatthesituationneededtobechanged,andquickly.However,intherushtoplaycatch⁃upinSTEM⁃relatedareas,there'soneimportantaspectthatisbeingneglected(忽略):theFineandPerformingArts,particularlydrama.It'slongbeenunderstoodthatastudyofdramaattheprimary,middleandhighschoollevelhelpsstudentsimproveinmanyareas,suchasself⁃confidence,self⁃expression,communicationskills,teamwork,andimagination.Mosteducatorsandparentsagreethatalloftheseareimportantforstudentstodevelopatanyage,butitisdifficultforthesameparentsandteacherstoprioritize(优先安排)studytimeandclassroomtimetoasubjectlikedramaoversubjectslikeMath,PhysicsorComputerScience.It'sevenmoredifficultforpolicymakersandschoolofficialstochannelfunds(资金)towardsclasseslikedrama,whentheskillsartssubjectsdevelopareconsidered“softskills.”Whenthemodernworldiscallingoutfor“hard”skills,likethoseneededtosucceedinthetech⁃driven21stcentury,howcantheypossiblyproveitisreasonabletospendtheirfundsthatarebecomingsmallerandsmalleronanythingbutSTEMsubjects?Theshortanswertothequestion“whyspendtimeandmoneyondrama?”isthatdramaeducationhasbeenscientificallyproventoimprovestudents'achievement,especiallyincommunicationskillsthatareveryimportanttoaSTEMeducation.AswedevelopstudentswithhighlyrefinedskillsinSTEMsubjects,it'sequallyimportantthatwetraintheteachersthatwillsupportcontinuedgrowthintheseareas.Anactive,communicativeteacheristhebestwaytogetstudentsonboardinthestudyofSTEMsubjects,whichcanbeunbearablydry.Thebestwaytodevelopactivecommunicationskills?Drama.Thenextareainwhichthecommunicationskillscanbedevelopedispublicationandconferencepresentation.Dramaimprovesstudents'publicspeakingskillsnecessaryforSTEMstudentstoeffectivelypresentpapersinconferencesandtheirwritingskillsnecessarytopublishpapers.It'salsoveryimportantforstudentstobeabletoworkwellwithoneanother.IntherealSTEMworld,almostallscientificworkhappensinteams.Withoutthe“soft”peopleskillsnecessarytonavigate(导航)alloftheseinteractions,nomatterhowtechnologicallyskilledonebecomes,heorshewillbeatadisadvantagewithouttheabilitytocommunicateandworkinteams.Whilethenationwidetrend(趋势)tofocusonplayingcatch⁃upinSTEMeducationisreasonable,practical,andabsolutelynecessary,it'simportantnottoforgetthehugeeffectarts,specificallydramaeducation,haveontheoveralleducationofourchildren.Thequestionparents,educators,andpolicymakersshouldbeaskingthemselvesisnot“canweaffordtosupportartseducationinschools?”butrather“canweaffordnotto?”1．WhydidAmericansstarttostressSTEMrelatedclasses?A．Becausetheworldhasmovedintoatech⁃drivencentury.B．BecauseSTEMclasseshavelongbeenneglectedinAmerica.C．BecauseeducationofficialspreferSTEMclassestoartclasses.D．BecauseUSstudentsareexpectedtobeatanadvantageintheseareas.2．Theword“channel”inParagraph2probablymean“”.A．afford B．direct C．create D．raise3．Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.A．thebenefitsofdramaeducationB．theimportanceofSTEMlearningC．theabilitiesneededforSTEMlearningD．thereasonstoimprovedramaeducation4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.A．dramaismoreimportantthanSTEMclassesB．dramaeducationhasbeenthenationwidetrendC．theresultofneglectingdramaeducationishardtobearD．Americanstudentshavemadeprogressinplayingcatch⁃upE17、TheSmithfamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesin1981.Atthattime,theydecidedtostopspeakingSpanishathomeandonlycommunicateinEnglish.ThiswasbecausetheywerenowlivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry.NowtheSmithchildrenareadults,andtheysometimestraveltoSpaintovisittheirfamilyandfriends.Buttheycannotcommunicatewiththem.Unfortunatelythisiscommon.Whenpeoplemovetonewcountries,theyoftenleavetheirowncustomsandmotherlanguagebehind.Thisisamistakebecausetherearemanyadvantagestoknowingmorethanonelanguage.Ifyoucanspeakmorethanonelanguage,youcancommunicatedirectlywithmorepeoplearoundtheworld.Youdonothavetodependonotherstotalkforyou,soyou’remoreindependent.Peoplewhoknowonlyonelanguagemustuseotherstohelpthemcommunicate.Furthermore,speakingasecondlanguagealsoallowspeopletoexperienceotherculturesandcustomsmoreeffectively.Localexpressions,vocabulary,andevenjokescanhaveapowerfuleffectonaperson’sunderstandingofanotherculture.So,knowingmorethanonelanguageincreasesyourknowledgeofothercultures.Finally,havingmoremulti-languagespeakersimprovesrelationshipsbetweencountries.Ifpeoplefromdifferentcountriescancommunicatewell,theworldcanbecomecloser.Countrieswillthenhavemorerespectforeachotherandbetterunderstandeachother’sproblems.It’sclearthatknowingmorethanonelanguageisreallygood.Infact,therearenodisadvantages.Itisverysadthatmanypeopledon’ttrytolearnanotherlanguage.Itisevenworsewhenpeopleletthemselvesforgettheirmotherlanguageandbecomesilenced.1．ThepassagebeginswiththeexperienceoftheSmithfamilyinorderto_______.A．discusstheneedforteachinganewlanguageB．introducethepassage’smaincharacterstothereadersC．describetheadvantagesofmovingtoanothercountryD．showtheproblemsofspeakingonlyonelanguage2．Theunderlinedphrase“multi-languagespeakers”(Paragraph4)means“peoplewhoknow______.”A．theirmotherlanguageB．anewlanguageC．morethanonelanguageD．bodylanguage3．Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingistheworst?A．Notknowinganotherlanguage.B．Forgettingone’smotherlanguage.C．Refusingtolearnanotherlanguage.D．Failingtocommunicatewithothers.4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theadvantagesoflearningotherlanguages.B．ThereasonswhypeoplecometoAmerica.C．TheimportanceoflearningEnglishD．HowtolearnanotherlanguageF18、LastsummerIwentthroughatrainingprogramandbecamealiteracy(识字)volunteer.WhenIbegantoknowwhatotherpeople’sliveswerelikebecausetheycouldnotread,Irealizedthetrueimportanceofreading.MyfirststudentMariewasa44-year-oldsinglemotherofthree.Inthefirstlesson,Ifoundoutshewalkedtwomilestothenearestsupermarkettwiceaweekbecauseshedidn’tknowwhichbustotake.WhenItoldherIwouldgetherabustimetable,shetoldmeitwouldnothelpbecauseshecouldnotreadit.Shesaidshealsohaddifficultyonceshegottothesupermarketbecauseshecouldn’talwaysrememberwhatsheneeds.Sinceshedidnotknowwords,shecouldnotwriteoutashoppinglist.Also,shecouldonlyknowitemsbysight,soiftheproducthadadifferentsign,shewouldnotknowitastheproductshewanted.Asweworkedtogether,learninghowtoreadbuiltMarie’sself-confidence,whichencouragedhertocontinueherstudies.Shebegantomakefastprogressandwasevenabletotakethebustothesupermarket.Afterthissuccessfultrip,shereportedhowself-confidentshefelt.Attheendoftheprogram,shebeganhelpingheryoungestson,Tony,ashyfirstgraderwithhisreading.Shesatwithhimbeforehewenttosleepandtogethertheywouldreadbedtimestories.Whenhiseyesbecamewidewithexcitementassheread,pridewaswrittenalloverherface.Asshedescribedthisexperience,Iwasproudofmyselfaswell.IfoundthathelpingMarietobuildself-confidencewasmorerewardingthananythingIhadeverdonebefore.Asa