梧州市重点中学2023-2024学年中考一模英语试题含答案

梧州市重点中学2023-2024学年中考一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、IBelieveICanFlyisasongwhichencouragesustobelievein________.A．ourselvesB．usC．oneselfD．it2、—Imetyourfatherinthestreetthismorning.—Ah?.HeflewtoEuropeyesterday!A．I’mnotsure B．Nevermind C．Youarekidding3、I_____toanswerquestionsinclasseveryday.Andobviously,myspokenEnglishtakesabigjump.A．ask B．asked C．amasked D．wasasked4、Asurveyaboutcyclingtoworkwasmadeamongtwohundredpeople.Accordingtotheresultbelow,thepeoplewhochoosecyclingbecauseofhealthandfitnessare_______morethanthosewhochoosecyclingbecauseofnoparkingproblems.HealthandfitnessNocostsLesspollutionFasterthandrivingNoparkingproblems?30%13%15%12

A．60 B．72 C．305、--Heistooshorttobeasuccessfulbasketballplayer.--__________.Everydoghasitsday.A．Ithinkso B．It'shardtosay C．Luckyhim6、—MustIparkmycarbehindthebuilding?—No,you_______.You_______parkitthere.A．mustn’t;mayB．maynot;mustC．don’thaveto;mayD．shouldn’t;must7、Istillrememberthetime________wespenttogetherhappily.A．onwhich B．when C．that D．what8、Yummy!ItistheChinesestylecakethatIhaveeverhad.A．worse B．worst C．nicer D．nicest9、—Hi,Nora.Isyourmotherathome?—Justaminute!She_______flowersinthegarden.A．plant B．isplanting C．planted D．wasplanting10、----Shestayeduplatelastnight.Shecanhardlydomoreworknow.----.I’mtootired.A．SocanI.B．SoIcanC．NeithercanID．NeitherIcan.Ⅱ.完形填空11、Manyyearsagomydadfellseriouslyill.Hewasunabletoworkaloneasa1inhisstudiobecausehewouldfallsuddenlyillandhavetostayinhospital.Sufferingfromthegreatpain,hestillwantedtohelpothers,whichcouldkeephim2.Sohedecidedtovolunteeratthelocalchildren's3.Mydadlovedkids.Hewouldtalktothemandteachthemhowtopaintasheusedtodointhestudio.Oneofhiskidswasagirlwhosediseaseparalyzedherfromtheneckdown.Shecouldn'tmoveanypartsofherbodyexcepther4.Itwassosadforalittlegirlthatshejust5inbealldaylong,doingnothing.Somydaddecidedtohelpher.Hestarted6herinherroom,bringingpaints,brushesandpaper.He7thepaperonthewall,putthepaintbrushinhismouthandbegantopaintwithhismouth.Atfirst,thelittlegirl8respondedtomyfather,shejustglancedathimandthenturnedherheadaway.However,itdidn'tshakemyfather'sdeterminationofcheeringherup.Hecontinuedtovisitherwheneverhe9andpaintedwithouthishandsatall.Allthetimehetoldher,"See,youcando10aslongasyousetyourmindto,evenwalkagain"Gradually,shebegantochangeandtookaninterestin11myfatherhadtaughther-paintingwithhermouth.Sheandmydadbecamefriends.Beforelong,thelittlegirlwassenthomebecausethedoctorsfelttherewasnothingelsetheycoulddoforher.Mydadalsoleftthechildren'shospitalandreturnedtowork.Theydidn'tseeeachotheruntilonedaysheappearedatthefrontdoorofmyfather'sstudiowith12onherface,Thelittlegirlwhohadbeenparalyzedwas13thistime!Whenshesawmyfather,sheranstraight14himandhuggedhimreallytight.Shegavemyfatherapictureshehaddrawnwithhermouth.Atthebottomitread,"Thankyouforhelpingmewalk."Sometimesloveismore15thandoctors,andmydad,whodiedjustafewmonthsafterthelittlegirlgavehimthepicture,lovedeverysinglechildinthathospital.1．A．singer B．dancer C．painter D．doctor2．A．busy B．tired C．anxious D．free3．A．center B．stadium C．hospital D．library4．A．head B．arms C．legs D．feet5．A．read B．lay C．ate D．played6．A．protecting B．visiting C．joining D．treating7．A．putup B．pointedat C．wentthrough D．handedin8．A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．never9．A．should B．must C．might D．could10．A．something B．nothing C．anything D．everything11．A．why B．what C．how D．where12．A．pleasure B．kindness C．pressure D．purpose13．A．talking B．walking C．smiling D．waiting14．A．past B．beside C．around D．towards15．A．reasonable B．generous C．positive D．powerfulⅢ.语法填空12、Mymothertoldmeagoodfriendislikeamirror.I'm1.1．(quiet)andmoreseriousthanmostkids.That'swhyIlikereadingbooksandIstudyharder2.2．class.MybestfriendYuanLiisquiettoo,3.3．weenjoystudyingtogether.I'mshysoit'snoteasyforme4.4．(make)friends.ButIthinkfriendsarelikebooks—youdon'tneedalotof5.5．(they)aslongasthey'regood.Idon't6.6．(real)careifmyfriendsarethesameasmeordifferent.Myfavorite7.7．(say)is,“Atruefriendreachesforyourhandandtouchesyourheart.”MybestfriendCaroliskindandveryfunny.We8.8．(know)eachothersincewewereverylittle.Infact,she'sfunnierthananyoneIknow.I9.9．(break)myarmlastyearandshemademelaughandfeelbetter.Wecantalkaboutandshareeverything.Iknowshe10.10．(care)aboutmebecauseshe'salwaystheretolisten.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Everybodyisafraidofsomething.That’swhatmorethan1,700kidstolduswhenweaskedthemaboutfearsandscarystuff.Wegavekidsalistof14scarythingsandaskedwhichonefrightenedthemmost.Herearethetop5answersfromoursurvey:①ScarymoviesandTVshows;②Scarydreams;③Thunderstorms,hurricanes,andotherterribleweather;④Warandterrorism*;⑤Soundsheardatnight.Itseemsthatnoteveryoneisafraidofthesamething.Whatmakesonepersonscaredcanbeofnobigdealforsomeoneelse.Plentyofkidssaidtheirbiggestfearwasn’tonourlist.Whatisfear?Fearisafeelingthateveryonehas—it’sprogrammedintoallofus—andthat’sagoodthingbecausefearistheretoprotectus.We’rebornwithasenseoffearsowecanreacttosomethingthatcouldbedangerous.Thebabycries,andtheirmomcomesovertocomforthimorher,helpingthebabyfeelsafeandOKagain.Realvs.PretendThebestwaytogetoverafearistogetmoreinformationaboutit.Askidsgetolder,theyunderstandmoreandstartseeingthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandunreal.SowhenWilliam’simaginationleadshimtothinkofwitches,hecantellhimself,“Waitaminute.They’reonlypretendthings.Idon’tneedtoworryaboutthem.”Thesamegoesforthedark.Akid’simaginationcanstartplayingtrickswhenthelightsgoout.What’sundermybed?IsthatathiefIhear?Withthehelpofaparent,kidscangetmorecomfortableinthedark.Usinganightlightorshiningaflashlightunderthebedtoseethatthere’snothingtherecanhelpkidsfightthatfear.1．Whichofthefollowingcan’thelpakidfightthefearofdark?A．Usingimaginationstothinkofwitches.B．Theirparentscomingovertocomfortthem.C．Usinganightlighttoseethere’snothingunderthebed.D．Shiningaflashlighttoseethere’snothingunderthebed.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pretend”inparagraph4mean?A．Ugly.B．Usual.C．Unreal.D．Lovely3．Whatisthesecondparagraphofthepassagemainlyabout?A．Fourteenscarythingskidslist.B．Peopleareafraidofdifferentthings.C．Thebiggestfearforkidsarealwaysthesame.D．Thethingsfrightenpeoplearethesameasthesurvey.4．WhichisTRUEaboutthewriter’sopinion?A．Havingasenseoffearisnotabadthing.B．Nothingcanhelpkidstogetoverafear.C．Fearissomethingwegetwhenweareolder.D．Notallpeoplecanreacttodangerousthings.B14、TherelivedacoupleinasmalltowninAustralia.Theladywasverytalkative(多话的).Usuallyshekepttalkingwithpeopleonthephonehourafterhourwhenshewasaloneathome.Onceinabluemoon,shehungupin30minutesAttheendofeverymonth,whenthecouplegotthetelephonebill,thehusbandwasamazedbythecostandhewassoworriedaboutthis.Theladypromisedtotalkforashortertime,butshedidn’tkeepherpromise,thoughshereallytriedhard.OneSaturdayevening,theywerediningatthetableandthephonerang.Theladystoodupimmediately.Sherantothephoneandstartedchatting.Afterabout30minutes,shehangupandcamebacktothetable.Thehusbandwashappythatshehangupin30minuteswhichwasagoodsignwhereshenormallydoesn’thungupatleastfor2hours.Soheaskedhappily,“________?”“No,itwasawrongnumber.”repliedthelady.根据短文内容选择最佳答案。1．Theunderlinedwords“Onceinabluemoon”mostprobablymean________.A．Always B．Sometimes C．Seldom2．Thehusbandwas________whenhegotthetelephonebill.A．happyandexcited B．surprisedandworried C．angryandcrazy3．Whenthetelephonerang,________.A．theladywenttoanswerthephoneatonceB．thehusbandwasnotathomeC．thecouplewerewatchingTVinthesittingroom4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothe-passage?A．ThecouplelivedinasmallcityinAustralia.B．Theladyusuallyspentatmost2hourstalkingonthephone.C．ThephonecallwasfromastrangerthatSaturdayevening.5．“________”canbethemissingsentenceinthepassage.A．WasyourfriendbusysothatshebungupsosoonB．WhydidyourfatherhangupfirstC．WasityourfatheroryourfriendC15、Abusinessmanwasoncedeepindebt（债务）andcouldseenowayout.Hesatonaparkbench,headinhands,wonderingifanythingcouldsavehiscompany.Suddenlyanoldmanappearedinfrontofhim.“Icanseethatsomethingistroublingyou,”hesaid.Afterlisteningtothebusinessman’strouble,theoldmansaid,“IbelieveIcanhelpyou.”Heaskedthemanhisname,wroteoutacheck（支票）andpusheditintohishand,saying,“Takethismoney.Meetmehereexactlyoneyearfromtoday,andyoucanpaymebackatthattime.”Thenheturnedanddisappeared.Thebusinessmansawhishandacheckfor$500,000,signedbyJohnD．Rockefeller.Oneoftherichestmanintheworld.“Itcansolvemyproblematonce!”thebusinessmanrealized.Butinstead,hedecidedtoputthecheckinhissafe.Justknowingitwastherethatmightgivehimthestrength（力量）toworkoutawaytosavehisbusiness,hethought.Withrenewedoptimism（乐观精神）,hedidbetterinhisbusiness.Withinafewmonths,hewasoutofdebtandmakingmoneyonceagain.Exactlyoneyearlater,hereturnedtotheparkwiththecheck.Attheagreed-upon（约定的）time,theoldmanappeared.Butjustasthebusinessmanwasabouttohandbackthecheckandsharehissuccessfulstory,anursecamerunningupandcaughttheoldman.“I’msogladIcaughthim!”shecried.“Ihopehehasn’tbeentroublingyou.He’salwaysescapingfromthehospitalandtellingpeoplehe’sJohnD．Rockefeller.”Andthensheledtheoldmanawaybythearm.Thebusinessmanjuststoodthere,________.Suddenly,herealizedthatitwasn’tthemoney,realorimagined,thathadturnedhislifearound.Itwashisnewfoundself-confidence（自信心）thatgavehimthestrengthtoachieveanythinghewentafter.1．Bysaying“itcansolvemyproblematonce”,thebusinessmanwantedtoshow____________.A．hedidn’tneedthecheckB．hedidn’tneedtoworkanymoreC．hemustputthecheckinasafeplaceD．hecouldpayoffthedebtswiththecheck2．__________isthecorrectorderinwhichtheseeventshappened.a.Thebusinessmandidbetterinhisbusinessandwasoutofdebtsoon.b.Anursetoldthebusinessmantheoldmanalwaysranawayfromthehospital.c.Anoldmangavethebusinessmanacheckfor$500,000.d.Thebusinessmanwentbacktotheparktomeettheoldman.A．d-c-b-aB．c-a-b-dC．c-a-d-bD．d-a-c-b3．Whichwordcanbeputintheblank____________inthelastparagraph?A．sadB．pleasedC．worriedD．shocked4．Thebesttitle（标题）ofthepassageis____________.A．AricholdmanB．AterribleexperienceC．Anewfoundself-confidenceD．AnunluckybusinessmanD16、Depression(抑郁症)isaseriousproblemtoday.Oneexpertsaysthatdepressionislikecancerbecauseitis“widespread,costlyanddeadly”.Depressionhitsonepersoninfive

aroundtheworld.Overanysix-monthperiod,betweenfivetosevenpercentoftheworld'spopulationwillbesufferingfromaseriousdepression．Arecentresearchshowsthatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepressionasyoungadults.Theresearchersusedanationwidelong-termsurveyofteenagehealthtoinvestigate(调查)therelationshipbetweenmedia(传播媒介)useanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandteenagerswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin2000.Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediausetotaledanaverageoffiveandone-halfhoursaday.MorethantwohoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.Sevenyearslater,in2007,morethansevenpercentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewastwenty-one.Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfindanysuchrelationshipwiththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesofradioetc.Butthestudydidfindthateveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantaneightpercentincreaseinthechancesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Youngmenweremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepressiongiventhesameamountofmediause.Thestudydidn’texploreifwatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibilityisthatitwastakingtimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression.LastDecember,thejournalSocialIndicatorsResearchpublishedastudyofactivitiesthathelpleadtohappylives.SociologistsfromtheUniversityofMarylandfoundthatpeoplewhodescribethemselvesashappyspendlesstimewatchingtelevisionthanunhappypeople.Thestudyfoundthathappypeoplearemorelikelytobesociallyactive,toread,totakepartinreligiousservicesandtovote.1．Thesurveyshowsthatofallthemediauses.A．mostteenagersprefertolistentotheradioB．teenagersenjoywatchingTVverymuchC．computergamesareteenagers’favouriteD．magazinesarementionedinthesurvey2．Theresultoftheresearchseemstoprove.A．mediausesdonoharmtoteenagersB．teenagersaremorelikelytodevelopdepressionC．thosewhodon’twatchTVwon’tdevelopdepressionD．TVprobablycausesteenagerstogrowupwithdepression3．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______.A．watchingTVmayleadtohappinessB．socialactivitiescanpreventdepressionC．ateenagershouldplaymorevideogamesinsteadofwatchingTVD．itwaseasierforyoungwomentodevelopdepressionthanyoungmen4．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．MediauseisharmfultoteenagersB．Adults,MediauseandDepressionC．Teens,TelevisionandDepressionD．Takegreatcareofteenager’sdepressionE17、Ayoungmanenteredthelastinterviewofacompany.Thedirectorfoundtheyoungman’sacademicgradewereverygood.“Didyougetanyscholarships(奖学金)inschool?”Thedirectorasked.“None.”Theyoungmananswered.“Wasityourfatherwhopaidforyourschoolfees(学费)?”thedirectorasked.“MyfatherpassedawaywhenIwasoneyearold,soitwasmymotherwhopaidformyschoolfees.”theyoungmananswered.“Wheredidyourmotherwork?”thedirectorasked.“Mymothercleanedclothes.”theyoungmansaid.Thedirectorlookedtheyoungman’shands.Hehadapairofsmoothandperfecthands.“Haveyoueverhelpedyourmotherwashtheclothesbefore?”thedirectorasked.“Never,”theyoungmananswered.“Ihavearequest,”thedirectorsaid.“Whenyougobackhometoday,goandcleanyourmother’shands,andthenseemetomorrowmorning.”Theyoungmanfeltthathischanceofgettingthejobwashigh.Whenhewentback,hehappilyaskedhismothertolethimcleanherhands.Hismotherfeltstrange;happybutwithmixedfeelings.Sheshowedherhandstothekid.Theyoungmancleanedhismother’shandsslowly.Histearsfellashedidthat.Itwasthefirsttimehehadnoticedhismother’shandsweresowrinkled.Herealizeditwasthispairofhandsthathelpedhimpaythefees.Thenextmorning,theyoungmanwenttothedirector’soffice.“Icleanedmymother’shands,andIknowthatwithoutmymother,IwouldnotbethepersonIamtoday.”hesaid.“ThisiswhatIamlookingforinmymanager.”thedirectorsaid.“Iwantapersonwhocanappreciate(感激)”thehelpofotherstogetthingsdone.Yougetthejob!”1．Whatdidthedirectorasktheyoungmantodothatnight?A．tohelphismotherwashtheclothesB．Towashhismother’shandsC．TochatwithhismotherD．Tohughismother2．Theunderlinedword“wrinkled”inparagraph6probablymeans______.A．softB．roughC．dirtyD．smooth3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassageabouttheyoungman?A．Theyoungmanhadgoodacademicgradesandgotscholarships.B．Hisparentsworkedhardtopaythefees.C．Theyoungmanhadapairofhandsthatlookedjustlikehismother’s.D．Theyoungmanfinallygotthejobasamanager.4．Whichofthefollowingiswrongabouttheyoungman’smother?A．Hersonneverhelpedherwithherworkbeforetheinterview.B．Lifewasdifficultbutshemanagedtosupportherson.C．Shecouldn’thelpcryingwhenhersonwashedherhandsthatnight.D．Hersonlearnedalotfromwhatshehaddoneforhim.5．Whatdidthedirectorvaluemostfromtheyoungman?A．Workingability.B．Academicgrades.C．Communicationskills.D．Appreciation.F18、Hewasjustanordinarypostman.Dayafterday,heshuttled(穿梭)backandforthacrossthevillage.Forhim,lifewaswithoutwaves.Oneday,hewasdeliveringmailasusual.Whenhelookedupinthesky,hesuddenlylosthisbalance.Itwasalittlestonethattrippedhimup（绊倒）.Heobservedthestonethathadembarrassed（难堪）him,findingitstrangebutbeautiful.Inhiseyes,thisstonewaslikealostjewel（宝石）coveredwithdust.Thepostmanthenplacedthestoneinhisbagcarefully.Becauseofthisstone’sarrival,hisdaywaslightened.Hesuddenlyhadaboldthought—Icanbuildacastlewithsuchbeautifulstones.Howmagnificentitwillbe!Hisordinarylifestartedtobedifferentsincethen.Hestilldeliveredmail,buthecollectedeverystonehecouldfindalongtheway.Allthosedustystones,inhiseyes,glitteredlikediamonds.Gradually,hissmallbagcouldn’tholdhisstonesanymoreandheneededtouseawheelbarrowtocarrythem.Peopledidn’tunderstandwhathappenedwhentheysawthepostmandeliveringletterswithawheelbarrowfullofstones.Aftercollectingenoughstones,hestartedtobuildhiscastle.Duringthedaytime,hepassedalongthedreamsofothers;andduringthenighttime,hebuilthisowndream.Noonewaswillingtojoinin.Butthepostmanwasunmoved,stillhappilybuildinghiscastle.Becauseheknew,thedreamandthecastleonlybelongedtohim.After20yearsofworkingdayandnight,thepostman’sdreamcastlewasfinallycompleted.Itwasamagnificentcastlejustashehadimagined.Itwasamiraclearisingfromtheordinary.Thisisarealstory.Thepostman’snameisXueWaller.ThestonecastlehasbecomeafamoustouristattractioninFrance,whichiscalled“idealpalaceofFerdinandCheval.”Attheentranceofthestonecastle,thereisasentence—“Iwanttoknowhowfaradreamstonecango.”1．Thepostmanfeltembarrassedbecausehe_______.A．losthisbalanceB．losthisbagC．deliveredmailD．foundastone2．Thepostman’sowndreamwasto_______A．collectstonesB．delivermailC．finddiamondsD．buildhiscastle3．Theunderlinedword“glittered”inthethirdparagraphmaymean________.A．shoneB．cleanedC．postedD．hid4．.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Alittlestonetrippedthepostmanupwhilehewasdeliveringmailasusual.B．Thepostman