2024年辽宁省中考模拟英语试卷二

绝密★启用前2023-2024学年度第二学期期初学习诊断检测九年级英语试题一、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ALet’stakealookatsomepopularchildren’sbooksfromUSATODAY’sBest-SellingBookslist.TheGivingTreeByShelSilversteinTheGivingTreeisanAmericanchildren’spicturebook.Itwasfirstpublishedin1964,andhasbecomeoneofSilverstein’sbest-known-titles.Thetreeinthebookkeepsgivingtheboywhathewants.So,ifyou’relookingforachildren’sbookthatteacheskidsnottobemean,TheGivingTreeisagoodchoice.WheretheWildThingsAreByMauriceSendakWheretheWildThingsArefollowstheadventuresofayoungboynamedMax.MaxenterstheworldoftheWildThings,andsomestrangeandbiganimalsgraduallyturntheyoungboyintotheirking.Thebookwasfirstpublishedin1963.ItwontheCaldecottMedal.In2009,thebookwasturnedintoafilm.ThePolarExpressByChrisVanAllsburgAyoungboy,lyingawakeonChristmasEve,isinvitedtotakeatriptotheNorthPole.Throughdarkforests,overtallmountains,andacrossalargeareaofice,thePolarExpressmakesitswaytothecity,wheretheboywillmakehisChristmaswish.TheauthorwontheCaldecottMedalforthis1985book.Inthe1990s,thebookwasturnedintoasuccessfulmovie.LoveYouForeverByRobertMunschThemothersingstohersleepingbaby:“I’llloveyouforever/I’llloveyouforalways/AslongasI'mliving/Mybabyyou’llbe.Shestillsingsthesamesongwhenherbabyhasturnedintoastubborn2-year-old,alazy9-year-old,andthenastrong-mindedteen...Sincepublicationin1986thestoryhastouchedtheheartsofmillionsworldwide.1.WhatcanTheGivingTreeteachkids?A.Tobehonest.B.Tobebrave.C.Tobegenerous. D.Tobestrong-minded.2.WhatdoWheretheWildThingsAreandThePolarExpresshaveincommon?A.Theywerebothmadeintofilms.B.TheyarebothaboutChristmastrips.C.Thefilmsmadefromthembothwonprizes.D.Theybothhaveahistoryofmorethan60years.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.TheGivingTreeisagoodchoiceifwe’relooingforachildren’sbookthatteacheskidsnottobemean.B.Inthe1990s,ThePolarExpresswasturnedintoasuccessfulmovie.C.WheretheWildThingsAretellsthattheyoungboyturnsomestrangeandbiganimalsintotheirking.D.LoveYouForeverwaspublishedin1886.4.Whosebookdealswithamother’slove?A.ShelSilverstein’s.B.MauriceSendak’s.C.ChrisVanAllsburg’s. D.RobertMunsch’s.BWhenIwasgrowingup,mymotherhadaringshenevertookoff.ItwastheonlyringIeversawherwearduringmychildhood.Shedidn’treallyhaveanyotherjewelry,and,infact,Iremembermyfathersayingthathedidn’tevenbuyheraringwhentheyweremarried.Theyearspassed.Myfather,whohadcomefromMexicointhe1920stotrytoearnaliving,workedlong,longhoursattheservicestationheran.Andmymotherworkedathome,keepinghouseforherhusbandandeightchildren.Withhishardworkandherthriftiness(节俭),theysenttheirfirstsonofftocollege,thenanotherchildandthenanother.Theolderchildrenhelpedwiththeschoolfeesoftheyoungerones.Justasthelasttwochildrenweregraduatingfromcollege,myfatherdiedsuddenlyofaheartattack,butmymotherlivedonforanothertwenty-threeyears.Theirchildrenhadbecomelawyers,businessmenandteachers.Inthelastyearsofherlifemymotherwasfinallyabletobuysomejewelrythatshereallyloved.Afewyearsbeforeshedied,shetoldmethatshewantedherjewelrytogotohergranddaughters.Andwhenshedied,itwasdone.Adiamondringtothisone,apearlringtothatone,andsoitwent.ThenIdiscoveredit:herfirstring.Ithadbeenwornsolongthatitbecamesothinandwouldprobablybreakatanyminute.Itookthering,polisheditwithaclothandcarriedittothebanktoplaceinasafetybox.Tome,itwasatreasurethatshowedthedevotionmymotherhadmadeforusandthevaluesthatshelived.Therestofmyfamilydoesn’tquiteunderstandthis,butwhenIlookatthatring,Iseethepricelessjewelofmymother’sstrengthandthedeeplovethatsheshoweduseverydayofherlife.Whydidthemotheronlyhavearinginherearlyyears?A.Shedidn’twantanythingelse.B.Shesavedmoneyforherchildren.C.Herhusbandrefusedtobuyherotherjewels.D.Herhusbandwastoopoortoaffordotherjewels.6.Whatdoweknowaboutthechildren?A.Theyworkedhardtoearntheirownschoolfees.B.Theylivedapoorandhardlifewhentheygrewup.C.Thefirstsonhelpedsupporthisyoungerbrothersandsisters.D.Thelasttwochildrenfailedtofinishcollegebecauseofthefather’sdeath.7.Whydidtheauthorplacetheringinthebank?A.Theringwasworthlargeamountsofmoney.B.Therestofherfamilydidn’twanttoseethering.C.Shewasafraidtheringmightbebrokenbyherkids.D.Shehopedtorememberhermother’sselflessnessforever.8.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoestheringstandfor?A.hemother’sdevotiontokids. B.Themother’sdifficultiesinlife.C.Thekids’deeploveforthemother. D.Thekids’memoriesofthehardlife.CFromredapplesandyellowlemonstoblueberriesandgreenmelons,fruitcomesinmanydifferentcolors.Whydodifferentkindsoffruithavesomanycolors?AccordingtoLuWeifromtheChineseAcademyofSciences,fruitcolorsactuallycomefromtheirdifferentpigments(色素),suchasredoryellowcarotenoid(类胡萝卜素)andblueorpurpleanthocyanin(花青素).Thesepigmentsappearindifferentamounts,dependingonthefruit’senvironment.Thiscausesthefruittoturnacertaincolor.Tofindouthowenvironmentaffectsfruitcolors,Chinesescientistsstudiedmorethan280differentfruitcolors,includingwhite,red,blue,purpleandblack.Theyfoundthatredfruitstendtogrowincoolerplaces.Andinsteadofjustgrowinginoneplace,youcanfindthemgrowinginmanyplacesaroundtheworld.Blueandpurplefruitsmostlygrowinwarmplaces.Thesefruitstendtogrowalotinjustonespecificarea.Thescientistsalsofoundthatthecloserthefruitistotheequator(赤道),thedarkeritscolorwillbe.Animalshavealsohadanimpactontheevolution(进化)offruitcolors.Animalseatfruitanddroptheseedsinotherplaceslater.Thishelpsthefruitspreadandgrowindifferentplaces.Therefore,inordertoattractanimals,somefruitsdevelopcolorsthatareeasyforanimalstosee.However,animalsseecolorsinadifferentway.Fruitneedstodevelopcolorsthataresuitedtoanimals’visualabilities.Forexample,birdscanseeredmoreeasilythanhumanscan.Therefore,theretendtobemoreredfruitsinareaswherebirdslive.Thelemurs(狐猴)ofMadagascararered-greencolor-blind.Manyyellowfruitscanbefoundintheirhabitats(栖息地),astheycaneasilyseethiscolor.9.Redfruitscanprobablybefoundin_____________places.A.coolerB.warmerC.cleanerD.darker10.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Darkfruitsliketogrowinplacesfarfromtheequator.B.Greenfruitsliketogrowincoolplaces.C.Birdscanseeredmoreeasilythanhumans.D.Birdsarecolor-blindandcanseenocolors.11.Somefruitsdevelopcertaincolorsto__________.A.scareanimalsawayB.getmoresunlightC.protectthemselvesD.attractanimalstoeatthem12.Whichofthefollowingfactorshaveinfluencedtheevolutionoffruitcolors?a.environmentb.pigmentc.animalsd.humans’visualabilitiesA.abcB.acC.bcdD.bdDForyearswe’veacceptedthataforgetfulbrainisasmuchapartofagingaswrinkles(皱纹)andgrayhair.Butnowanewbooksuggeststhatwe’vegotitallwrong.AccordingtoTheSecretLifeoftheGrown-upBrain,bysciencewriterBarbaraStrauch,whenitcomestotheimportantthings,ourbrainsactuallygetbetterwithage.Infact,shearguesthatsomestudieshavefoundthatourbrainisthebestbetweenour40sand60s.Besides,ratherthanlosingmanybraincells(细胞)asweage,wekeepthem,andevenproducenewoneswellintomiddleage.Foryearsit’sbeenbelievedthatbrain,muchlikethebody,declines(衰退)withage.Butthelongest,largeststudyintowhathappenstopeopleastheyagesuggestsdifferentfindings.Thiscontinuingresearchhasfollowed6,000peoplesince1956,testingthemeverysevenyears.Ithasfoundthatonaverage,peopleperformedbetteroncognitive(认知的)testsintheir40sand50sthantheyhaddoneintheir20s.Specifically,olderpeopledidbetterontestsofvocabulary,andproblemsolving.Theywereweakerinnumberabilityandperceptualspeed—howfastyoucanpushabuttonwhenyouareordered.However,withmorecomplextaskssuchasproblem-solvingandlanguage,weareatourbestatmiddleageandbeyond.Inshort,researchersprovethatwegetwiserwithage.Scientistsarealsofindingthatwearehappierwithaging.ArecentUSstudyfoundolderpeopleweremuchbetteratcontrollingandbalancingtheiremotions.Itisthoughtthatwhenwe’reyoungerweneedtofocusmoreontheunhappythingsoflifeinordertolearnaboutthepossibledangersintheworld,butaswegetolderwe’velearnedourlessonsandareawarethatwehavelesstimeleftinlife:therefore,itbecomesmoreimportantforustobehappy.13.BarbaraStrauchprobablyagreesthat______.A.theyoungarebetteratdealingwithimportantthingsB.wrinklesandgrayhairaretheonlysymbolsofagingC.agingleadstothedeclineofthefunctionofthebrainD.people’sbrainsworkbestbetweentheir40sand60s14.Thecontinuingresearchhasfoundolderpeopleperformbetteron______.A.vocabularytestsB.numberabilityC.perceptualspeed D.bodybalance15.Peoplearehappierwithagingbecause______.A.theyknowhowtosharefeelings B.theylearntovaluethetimeleftC.theycannotfocusonunhappythings D.theydonotrealizethepossibledangers16.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Peoplegetweakerwithage. B.Peoplegetmoreforgetfulwithage.C.Peoplegetwiserwithage. D.Peoplegetmoreconfidentwithage.第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。Doyouknowaboutrice?Riceisaveryimportantkindoffoodformorethanhalfoftheworld’speople.RiceiseatenateverymealinmanyAsiancountries,suchasJapan,KoreaandIndia.___17___InChina,scientistsdiscoveredthericefieldsthatwereover8,000yearsold.ThatmeansricehasbeenapartoflifeinChinaforaverylongtime.GrowingandcookingriceareapartofChina’sculture.___18___Theyincludesweetrice,wildrice,andbrownrice.Riceislowinsaltandfat.Riceisgrowninmanycountriesoftheworld.Thefieldsgrowingricearecalledpaddies(稻田).___19___Toproducemorerice,farmersgetwaterinsidethepaddies.RiceisusedtomakealotoffoodinChina,suchasricecakesandnoodles.Inmanyothercountries,itisgoodwithmanydishes.Forexample,itisgoodwithonionsandbeef,tomatoesandeggsandorangechicken.Beforewemakethesedishes,wemustlearnhowtocookrice.It’sreallyeasyformostpeople,soyoucantryityourself.Puttwocupsofriceinapot(锅).Washthericewithsomecoldwater.Afterthat,addthreecupsofwater.__20___Nextcoverthepotandlowertheheat.Cookforanother15minutes.Twocupsofuncookedricewillbecome6cupsofcookedrice.A.It’sknowntousthatsomericeneedslotsofwatertogrow.B.Riceisgrownindifferentplacesfromallovertheworld.C.Therearemorethanseventhousandkindsofriceintheworld.D.Thencookuntilthereisverylittlewaterinthepot.E.Manyplacesoftheworldhavegrownriceforthousandsofyears.二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）Thebestbodylanguageintheworldmaybethesmile.Asmilecanopendoorsandteardownwallsamongstrangers.Iorganizedandreorganizedanappointment(约会)withthedentistformonths.Ialso___21__ittwiceandcalledthedaybeforetomakesureallthepaperworkwouldbereadyfortheX-rays.ThenIarrived.Itwasn’t___22___atall.Theladywithaconfusedlookthereevenwasn’t___23___whatIwastalkingabout.Iinstantlyfeltmybloodboil.Iwasgettingso___24___.Ididn’tshoutatherbutthewayIwastalkingtoherwasnotnice.Ispoketoherasifshewereachild.Itwasnotagoodmoment.Butthewholetimeshesmiledandwas___25___tome.Onlywheneverythingwasfinally___26___didIcalmmyselfdown.Isatdowninthewaitingareaand___27__itall.HowcouldImakeitbetter?HowcouldImakeupformyimpolitebehavioramomentago?Icouldn’t.IcouldofferherachocolatebarIhadonme,butthisneededmorethanthat.Itneededanhonestapology.AndthatwaswhatexactlyIgave.IsaidsorryformyrudenessandtoldherIdidn’tmeanit.She___28__,againwithasmile.Iwasgivenachancetoknowandlearnfromthewoman.She___29_andforgavesoeasily,brighteningpatients’life.___30___thegirl,Idon’tgetitrighteverytime.IcanberudeandwhenIam,Ialmosthatemyselfforit.Iamnotapersonlikeher,yetIhaveconfidenceinmyself.Icontinuetogrowandlearntobelikeher,becauseit’struethatsmilescantakeawaymyangerandopenadoortounderstanding.21.A.confirmed B.operated C.discussed D.admired22.A.crowded B.open C.ready D.busy23.A.awareof B.afraidof C.sorryfor D.fitfor24.A.curious B.sad C.humorous D.mad25.A.generous B.rude C.friendly D.peaceful26.A.produced B.completed C.made D.added27.A.thoughtabout B.workedat C.handedin D.wentover28.A.refused B.agreed C.complained D.accepted29.A.hoped B.smiled C.doubted D.believed30.A.Comparedwith B.Satisfiedwith C.Crazyabout D.Worriedabout三、语篇填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)InanoldbuildinginPekingUniversity,ayellowlightshoneintotheoldanddark__31__(hour)ofthenight.ThefamoustranslatorXuYuanchong__32___(sit)behindthewindowandstaringatthecomputerscreen.Heenjoyedworkingby___33__(he)from10:00p.m.to4:00a.m.Forhim,thequietnightwasa__34_(value)timetofocusontranslation.Hewasexploringhow___35___(spread)ChinesecultureabroadbytranslatingChinesebeautyintoWesternbeauty.XuwasbornintoaliteraryfamilyinNanchang_36__April18th,1921.Whenhewaslittle,he_37_(influence)byhismotherwhowasinterestedinliterature.XubegantotranslateChinesepoetryintobothEnglishand__38__(France)whenhewasstillateenager.Xu’smottois:Good,better,best.Neverletitrest.Untilyourgoodisbetter,you’reyourbetterbest.AlthoughXuwas___39_(wide)consideredtobethebest,heneverstoppedtryingtobecomebetter.Themoreyoulearnandthe__40__(hard)youstudy,thebetteryouwillbecome.Thereisalwaysroomforimprovement.四、阅读与表达(共4小题,41~43题每小题2分,44题4分;满分10分)TheSportofConcentrationEveryday,itseems,anewgadget(设备)promisestohelpmeincreasethedistanceandpaceIrun,orthenumberofhoursIsleep,ortherateofmyheartbeats.Itwillmakemea“betterme,”orsothestorygoes.Maybesomeofthemactuallyhelptodothesethings,butnonetheless,Istilldecidedtosellallofmysportsgadgetsafewmonthsagoandsimplyrecordmyrunningtimeswithapenandanotepad.Soonafter,Ibegantotrainforamarathontheold-fashionedway,withoutsomethingonmywristtellingmemypaceandcurrentheartrate.Asitturnedout,runningwithoutknowingallthatinformationwasagreatpleasure.Inthepast,wheneverIwasrunningslowerthanmysmartwatchsaidIshouldbe,I’dforcemyselftospeedup,evenifitwasclearthatmybodydid