甘肃省武威凉州区四校联考2024届中考四模英语试题含答案

甘肃省武威凉州区四校联考2024届中考四模英语试题含答案考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—WhatdoyouthinkoftheT-shirtsforyourbrother?—Oh,________thisT-shirt________thatoneisfitforhim.Theyaretoosmall.A．both;and B．either;or C．neither;nor D．notonly;butalso2、Theresultis________worsethanwethought!A．moreB．evenC．greatD．muchmore3、Thefactoryover1200carsamonth.Mycarinitin2013.A．produces,wasproducedB．wasproduced,producesC．produces,producesD．wasproduced,produced4、---MayIcomein,Doctor?---Sorry,it’snotyourturnyet.Pleasewaitonthechairoverthereuntilyou_____.A．call B．havecalled C．arecalled D．willbecalled5、-Yourroomisinaterriblemess,Tom.Don’tleaveyourbookshereandthere.-OK,_____.I’ll_____infiveminutes.A．Iwon’t;putthemaway B．Iwill;putthemoffC．Iwill;putthemaway D．Iwon’t;putoffthem6、－Manyboystudentsthinkmathis______English.－Iagree.I’mweakinEnglish.A．muchdifficultthan B．sodifficultasC．lessdifficultthan D．moredifficultthan7、ThetrafficinChongqinghasbeeneven________sinceJialingjiangBridgewasclosedforrepairs.A．goodB．betterC．heavyD．heavier8、—Idon’tknow________heleftinahurrywithoutanywordsthismorning.—Maybeheleftthecopyathome,forIheardthebossshouting.A．how B．where C．when D．why9、Look!Some_______areonthefarm..A．horseandcows B．monkeyandcowC．sheepandcows D．sheepandcow10、Sally,thisis_____timeyou’veaskedmeaboutthatmatter.What’swrongwithyou?A．three B．thethree C．third D．thethirdⅡ.完形填空11、Peoplegivegiftsinalmostallcountries.Giftsmarkfestivalsandotherimportantevents.Somegiftsareexpensive,ortheymaytakemonthstocreate.Othersareofless1,suchasbirthdaycards.Gift-givingisoftenaprocessofexchange.2youreceiveabirthdaygiftfromsomeone,thatpersonusuallyexpectsabirthdaygiftfromyou3.Insomecultures,therearecertainrulesaboutgiftexchange.InPakistan,forexample,thereisatraditioncalled“takinggiving”.It4thisway:Yougivethenewly-marriedcoupleagift,andthey“repay”youwithagiftofhighervalue.Thenyougivethecouple5gift.Thisoneshouldbeworththedifferencebetweenthefirsttwogifts.Thegiftexchangecontinues,6thesameway.Inmanyancientcultures,peoplemadeofferingstotheirleaderstoshowtheirloyalty(忠诚).TheNubiansinancientEgyptareagood7.TheybroughtgoldtotheEgyptiankings.Traditionslikethese8todayinsomepartsoftheworld.InpartsofAfrica,forexample,farmersmaygivegiftstothelocalleadersto9themforprotection.Todaypresidents10bringgiftswhentheyvisitaforeignleader.Leadersbringgiftstomakerelationshipsbetween11stronger,nottoemphasize(强调)thepowerofthegiftreceiver.Giftscan12sendspecialmessages.Forexample,giftscantellpeoplethatwearethinkingofthemandthatwewantthemtofeel13.Sometimesagiftmakesusrememberthegiver.Thegiftkeepsthe14ofaspecialpersonandaspecialrelationshipalive.Thereisnodoubtaboutthegoodsideofgift-giving.Thatiswhysomepeopledon’t15theideathatmoderngift-givingisverywasteful.Itisclearthatthereisanemotionalbenefittopeoplewhoexchangegifts.Thatissurelyenoughofareasonforthetraditiontocontinue.1．A．powerB．helpC．funD．value2．A．SinceB．BeforeC．IfD．Although3．A．atonceB．byturnsC．inreturnD．onpurpose4．A．worksB．writesC．agreesD．ends5．A．noB．anotherC．everyD．any6．A．planningB．providingC．followingD．welcoming7．A．groupB．peopleC．warningD．example8．A．continueB．changeC．startD．improve9．A．useB．praiseC．thankD．please10．A．sometimesB．usuallyC．seldomD．never11．A．countriesB．citiesC．villagesD．families12．A．justB．neverC．alsoD．later13．A．luckyB．specialC．safeD．strong14．A．wealthB．happinessC．memoryD．growth15．A．turndownB．giveupC．thinkoverD．agreewithⅢ.语法填空12、Manystudentshavehobbies,suchasreading,painting,growingvegetablesintheirgardens,andlooking1．animals.Somehobbiesarerelaxingandothersarecreative（有创造性的）.Hobbiescanmakeyou2．(grow)asaperson,developyourinterestsandhelpyoulearnnewskills.DavidSmithisastudent.Hishobbyiswriting.3．thesummerof2000,hespentfourweeksonasummercamp.Aswellastheusualactivities,such4．sailing,climbingandmountingbiking,therewasawritingworkshopwithaprofessionwriter.“Sheaskedus5．(imagine)thatwewereinastory.Thenwewroteaboutourexperiencesatthecamp.”InseniorhighschoolDavid6．astoryaboutteenagelife.Manyteenagerslovehisbook,andasaresult,Davidhasbecomea7．(success)youngwriter.Davidhasbeenverylucky8．hishobbyhasbroughthimenjoymentandsuccessto9．(he).Butheisalsointerestedinmanyotherthings.“Ilikeplayingvolleyball,too.”saysDavid.“Ispendsomeofmyfreetime10．volleyballformyschoolteam.MaybeI’llwritemorebooksinthefuture,butI’mnotsure.”Therearemanyotherinterestingthingstodoinlife,andweshouldtrytodosomethingnewordifferent.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Go“back”intimeIsthereawaytoquicklyrecall（回忆）informationjustbeforetakinganexam?Walkingbackwardsmightbeasolution.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofRoehamptonintheUKsaidthisactivitycanhelppeopleimprovetheirshort-termmemory.Researchersasked114volunteerstowatchavideo.Afterwatchingthevideo,thevolunteersweresplit（分成）intothreegroups.Onegroupwastoldtowalk10metersforward.Thesecondgroupwalked10metersbackwards.Thethirdgroupstoodinoneplace.Allthreegroupswerethenasked20questionsaboutwhattheysawinthevideo.Thescientistsfoundthatthebackward-walkinggroupgottwomoreanswerscorrectthantheothertwogroups.Thissuggeststhatthelinkbetweentheconcepts（概念）oftimeandspaceisimportantintermsofhowourmindsformmemories.“Timeisreallyexpressedvia（通过）space,”Aleksandra,wholedthestudy,toldtheDailyMail.Whenyouwalkbackwards,youseethingsfromadifferentangle（角度）comparedtowalkingforward,Thisdifferencehelpspeoplerecallthingsthathappenedinthepast.Andwalkingbackwardsisnotjustgoodforourbrains.Itisalsogoodfortherestofourbody.Comparedtowalkingforward,walkingbackwardsismorechallenging.Thiscanhelpusimproveourfitness,accordingtoNewScientist.Walkingbackwardsusesmoreenergyinashorttimeandburnsmorecalories（卡路里）.Inaddition,walkingbackwardsislessstressfulforourknees.Itcouldbehelpfulforpeoplewhooftenhavepainintheirknees,accordingtoresearchersfromtheUniversityofOregonintheUS.Walkingbackwardsalsokeepsourspines（脊柱）strong,whichcanhelptoease（缓解）paininthelowerback.Thismightbewhymanyoldpeoplelikewalkingbackwards.1．Whatdoes“thisactivity”inParagraph1referto（指的是）?A．Recallinginformation. B．Takinganexam.C．Walkingbackwards. D．Improvingmemory.2．Thesecondparagraphiswrittento.A．introduceausefulwayofwalkingB．showwhocananswermorequestionscorrectlyC．explainwhywalkingbackwardsimprovesmemoryD．describehowresearchersdidtheirexperiment3．Whichgroupgottwomoreanswerscorrectinthestudy?A．Theforward-walkinggroup. B．Thebackward-walkinggroup.C．Thestanding-in-one-placegroup. D．Allgroups.4．AccordingtoNewScientist,howcanwalkingbackwardsbehelpful?A．Ithelpspeoplerememberinformation.B．Itallowspeopletoseethingsinanewangle.C．Ithelpspeopleburnmorecalories.D．Itcaneasepaininpeople’skneesandbacks.5．Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A．Walkingbackwardscanhelppeopleinmanyways.B．Scientistssuggestwalkingbackwardsfor10meterseveryday.C．Memoriesareformedwhenwedochallengingactivities.D．Oldpeoplelikewalkingbackwardsbecauseitcanhelpthemloseweight.B14、Canonepaperbagchangetheworld?SarahMurphytriestodosomethingaboutit.TheseventhgraderfromMassachusetts,intheUnitedStates,decorates(装饰)lunchbagsforthehomeless.Shewantstobringhopetothosepeople.Thedecoratedbags,togetherwithalunch,willbegiventohomelesspeopleinthetownofBeverly,throughacharity(慈善)program.Toattractthehelpofmorechildren.shereachedouttoalocallibraryandmadeaprogram.Theysetupacoloringstationinthelibrary.Childrenmaytakeabag,drawandwriteamessageofhopeandleaveitonthefrontdesk.Theycanalsotakeithomeandreturnitaftercoloring.Murphybought100brownlunchbagsandputtheminthelibrary.Childrenatthelibraryhadcoloredthem.Shewouldhappilybuymore.Murphyfirstheardaboutthecharityprogramfromherfriends.Shehasgreatinterestincharity.Sheoncedonatedmoneytocharitiesandmadegiftbagsforseniorsatherschool.1．Whatisthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．SarahMurphytriestochangetheworldwithpaperbags.B．Murphybeganaprogramtodecoratethepaperbags.C．SarahMurphywantstodosomethingforcharity.D．SarahMurphybroughthopetothehomelesspeoplebydecoratingpaperbagsforthem.2．Whatdosetheword“them”referto?A．Children.B．Bags.C．Homelesspeople.D．Libraries.3．SurahMurphysetupacoloringstationinthelibraryto______.A．attractmorechildrentogivehelpB．attractmorehomelesspeopleC．colorthepaperbagD．givethebagtothehomelesspeople4．Whichisrightaccordingtothepassage?A．ThedecoratedbagswillbegiventoallhomelesspeopleinBeverly.B．Murphyhasgreatinterestincharityandthisisthefirstthingshehasdoneforcharity.C．Childrencanonlycolorthebagsinthelibrary.D．Murphyoncemadegiftbagsforthestudentsatherschool.5．Howmanybagshadbeencoloredaccordingtothepassage?A．100.B．150.C．200.D．300.C15、1．Whatisthemostprobablyreasonthesweateristhegirl’sfavorite?A．Thegirl’sgrandmamadeit.B．Thegirlgotitattheageofthree.C．Theyarnisthecolorofbluebells.D．Thecatusesitforthekittens.2．Theword“kitten”inthispoemmostprobablymeans____.A．akindoffood B．ababycatC．akindofdrink D．abedforababy3．Whyhasthegirlgiventhesweateraway?A．Thegirlwantshergrandmatomakeanewsweater.B．Thegirlwillnolongerlikethesweater.C．Thegirllikeshernewjacketbetterthanthesweater.D．ThegirlistoobigforthesweaterD16、“Youarewhatyoueat”isacommonEnglishsaying.Itmeansthefoodyoueatwillbecomepartofyou.Manyexpertsuse

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totellpeopleit’simportanttohaveagoodeatinghabit.Forexample,toomuchsweetfoodmakesapersonoverweight.Toavoidbeingfat,kidsaretoldtokeepoffsweetfood.However,ateamofAmericanscientistshavediscoveredsomethingnewabouteatingsweetfood.“Whenwesaysomepeople‘sweet’,wemeantheyarekindandfriendlytous.Perhapsthiswordcanhelpuslearnmoreaboutpeople’sfeelingsandacts.”saidBrainMeier,ascientistfromthestudyteam.“Tasteissomethingweexperience(体验)everyday.Whatwehavedoneistofindwhetherwecanknowsomeone’scharacterandbehaviordependingontheirtaste.”Inoneoftheirexperiments(实验),collegestudentswereaskedquestionsabouttheircharacters,forexample,theyweresoft-heartedornot.Thentheywereaskedtomakealistoftheirfavoritefood.Accordingtotheiranswers,thescientistsfoundthatthestudentswholikedsweetfoodwerenicer.Intheiranotherexperiment,thescientistsfoundthatpeoplewhopreferredsweetfoodsuchascookiesandchocolatehelpedotherpeopleinneed,butthosewhoatenon-sweetfoodsuchaschipsweren’t.Forexample,peoplewithasweettoothweremorepossiblytovolunteertocleanuptheircity,visitsickchildreninthehospitalandsoon.Theresultofexperimentsisthatpeople’shelpfulnessorbeingnicehassomethingtodowiththeirtasteforsweetfood.Soeatingsweetfoodisausefulwaytomakepeopleniceandhelpful.Nexttime,trysomeice-cream.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”referto(指代)?A．TheEnglishsaying.B．Theeatinghabit.C．TheAmericanteam.D．Thesweetfood.2．Accordingtotheresultoftheexperiments,sweetfoodmakespeople______.A．overweightB．excitedC．friendlyD．relaxed3．Whichkindofpeoplemaybelesshelpful?A．Theoneswholikeice-cream.B．Theoneswhopreferchocolate.C．Theoneswhoeatmanycookies.D．Theoneswhoeatmanychips.4．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsisNOTtrue?A．Somescientistsdiscoveredsomethingnewabouteatingsweetfood.B．Kidsaretoldtokeepawayfromsweetfoodtobefat.C．Whatyouputinyourmouthwillshowyourcharacter.D．Ifpeoplewanttobekindorfriendly,theycantrysomesweetfood.5．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Scientistsaskedcollegestudentsquestionsabouttheircharacters.B．Peoplewholikesweetfoodaremorewillingtohelpothers.C．Scientiststoldcollegestudentsnottoeatsweetfood.D．People’scharacterhasnothingtodowiththeirtaste.E17、A2-year-oldboyisbeingdescribedasaheroafterusingFaceTimetosavehismotheraftershewasbadlyhurt.AccordingtoareportfromKGUN,Laurawastryingtostopafightbetweentwodogswhenoneofthedogsbitpartofhermiddlefingeralmostcompletelyoff.Lauratriedtocall911herself,butshesaidherhandsweretoobadlyhurttomakethecall.“Iaskedmydaughterstocall911,butthey’refour,andtheywerequiteafraidtoeventouchthephone,becauseitwascoveredinmyblood.”LauratoldKGUN.Themothercontinuedtolosealotofbloodandthoughtshewouldgointoadeepsleep—untilher2-year-oldsonBentleycameupwithadishclothfromthekitchen.Aftercleaningsomeofthebloodoffhismother’siPhone,BentleycontinuedtouseFaceTimetocallLaura’sfriendConnie.“AllIcouldseewashislittleforehead(前额).Isaid‘HiBentley’anditwasquietforalittlewhile.ThenIheardLaurashouting.”ConnietoldKGUN.Conniethencalled911,andBentleyunlockedthedoortoletfirefightersintothehouse.LauratoldKGUNshewasverythankfulforherlittleheroandhadtaughtallofherchildrenhowtocall911sincethen.1．Laurawasbadlyhurtwhenshewas_______.A．openingthedoor B．cookinginthekitchenC．makingaphonecall D．tryingtostopadogfight2．ThroughFaceTime,Laura’s_______learnedabouttheaccidentandcalled911atlast.A．son B．daughter C．friend D．husband3．Thepassageisprobablytakenfrom_______.A．anewspaper B．aposterC．asciencemagazine D．aguidebookF18、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．Ti