2023-2024学年江苏省东台市第四联盟市级名校中考四模英语试题含答案

2023-2024学年江苏省东台市第四联盟市级名校中考四模英语试题含答案请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、---Whenwillcarracebegin---I'mnotsure.Maybenextweek,ormaybeweekafternextA．a;the B．an;the C．the;a D．the;the2、SunYangissuchanexcellentswimmerthatweall________him.A．takeafterB．lookuptoC．thinkofD．comeupwith3、—Thestuntmanisplanningtowalkonthewingsofaflyingplane.—What?Ihaveneverheardof______ideabefore.A．themadderB．amadderC．amaddestD．themaddest4、—Whosehairbandisthis?—It_____beGrace’s.Sheistheonlygirlatthemeeting.A．might B．wouldn’tC．must D．can’t5、Whentheteachercameintotheclassroom,thestudents____ingroups.A．work B．haveworked C．wereworking D．areworking6、Weareallencouragedtoworkhardandsucceedlife.A．on B．in C．out D．up7、-"Don't___tostrangerswhenyouarealoneathome．",motheroften______tome．A．speak；says B．speaks；tellsC．talks；speaks D．talk；tell8、—Haveyoudecidedwheretogoforyoursummervacation?—Notyet.We______gotoChangchun.Itiscoolthere.A．should B．may C．need D．must9、—Whyareyou_________blankly_________thepaperwithoutdoinganything?—Idon’tknowwhattowrite.A．looking;for B．staring;at C．putting;in D．looking;up10、---HaveyoueverbeentoHarbin?---Yes.I________therewhenIwastwelvefortheIceandSnowFestival.A．havegoonB．havebeenC．wentD．hadbeenⅡ.完形填空11、Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage.Ihavealwaysbeeninterestedinmakingthings.WhenIwasachild,Ienjoyedpainting,andIalsolikedmakingthingsoutofclay(粘土).Ievenwonaprizeforoneofmy1whenIwasfourteen.ThatmaybewhyIwenttoanartschoolfouryearslater.Istudiedpaintingatfirst,notpottery(陶器).ButlaterIfoundIlikebeingapotter(陶工)bestbecauseIliketoworkwithmy2feelingtheclay.Ithinkcrafts(手工艺)areveryimportantandcraftspeoplemakethingscleverlywiththeirhands.Theymakeourlife3.SowhenI4theartschool,Ibecameafull-timecraftswoman.Butmyworkplacenowissmall.Iwishtomovetoa5onenextyear.1．A．books B．photos C．paintings D．schools2．A．face B．hair C．hands D．feet3．A．boring B．same C．free D．colourful4．A．studied B．left C．entered D．arrived5．A．new B．bright C．clean D．bigⅢ.语法填空12、Iwasfeelingalittlesadbecausemymotherhadlostherjob.Oneday,whileI1．(walk)onthestreet,Iheardthatabeautifulpieceofpianomusic2．(play)abovethenoiseofthepeople.Iwalkedmoreslowly3．(find)outwhereitwascomingfrom.ThenIsawayoungladysittingatapiano.Shewassingingsongsaboutlove,believingyourselfandkeepingon4．(try).Thewayshewassingingmademe5．(relax).Istoodtherequietly,watchingherplayingonsuchacrowdedNewYorksquare.Ithoughtthatshemustbebraveenoughtoperforminfrontofsomanypeople.Shenoticedme.Iwalkedoverand6．(tell)herhowgoodhermusicsounded."Thankyou."shesaid."Ihavebeengoingthroughahardtimerecently,butyou'vemademehopefulagain."Isaidtoher."I'mgladthatIcouldhelp,"shereplied."Whyareyousosad?""Well,mymom7．(lose)herjob,andI'mnotsurewhattodo...""Didyounoticethewayyouwerewalking?Yourheadwasdown."shesaid."8．(notbe)upset,becauseopportunitycomesindifferentwaysandifyourheadisdown,youmightnotseeit.Youshouldsmilemore...liftyourheadup."Ilookedather,amazedathowshewasencouragingme."Whyareyouplayingthepianoherenow?"Iaskedherwithasmile.Sheexplainedthatshesawalotofunhappypeopleintheworldandshetriedtocheerthemupbyplayingmusic.Ismiledalittlewilder,realizingthatnodifficultiescouldstopmefromgoingon.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Oneoftheeasiestandcheapestwaystohelpyourhealthisjusttosleepeighthoursormoreeverynight,butmoreandmorepeopleintheworldarenotsleepingenough.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,overhalfthepeopleintheworldmaybesleep-deprived.Theresultofthisisnotjustalotoftiredpeople;intheUnitedStatesalone,sleepydriverscauseatleast100,000caraccidents,and1,500deathsayear.Problemswithsleepcanalsocausemental（心理的）problems,aswellasmedicalproblemssuchashighbloodpressureandheartproblems.Americanculturevaluesworkandoftendoesn’tvaluesleep.Infact,peoplewhosleepalotareoftencalled“lazy”.Manyfamousmensayproudly,“Ionlyhavetimetosleepfourorfivehoursanight.”Students,especiallycollegestudents,oftensleeponlyafewhoursanight.Theyoftensay,“I’musedtosleepingonlyalittle.”Butaccordingtoexperts,sleepislikemoney.Ifyousleeponlyfivehoursaday,youdon’t“getusedtoit”,butinstead,buildupa“sleepdeficit（亏损）”.“It’slikeacreditcard（acardusedtobuythingsorservices）,”saysDr.JamesMaas,“Youareonlyborrowingtime.Youalwayshavetopayitback.”Themorehoursyoudon’tsleep,themorehoursyoushouldsleepto“payback”thehoursonyour“sleepcreditcard”.Forexample,ifyousleepfourhoursonMondayandthensleepeighthoursonTuesday,onWednesdayyouwillstillhavea“sleepdeficit”offourhours.Thisdeficitcancontinueformonthsorevenyears.Peoplewitha“sleepdeficit”aresleep-deprived.Drivingandmakingdecisionscanbedangerousforthesepeople.Anotherresearchshowspeopleshouldsleepnineortenhourseverynight.Morethanhalfthepeopleintheworldmayberunninga“sleepdeficit”.Youdidn’tdoyourhomeworklastnight?Maybeyoucantellyourteacherthatyouwereworkinghardonyoursleepdeficit.“Don’tthinkyouwillbedoinglessworkbecauseyousleepduringtheday.That’safoolishideawhichisheldbypeoplewhohavenoimagination.Youwillbeabletodomore,”saidWinstonChurchill.1．Howmanyhoursdoweneedtosleepeverydayifwewanttokeephealthy?A．7.B．6.C．11.D．8.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sleep-deprived”mean?A．Easilysleepy.B．Havingdifficultiesfallingasleep.C．Shortofsleep.D．Afraidofsleeping.3．Fromthepassageweknowsleep-deprivedpeople________.A．areeasilytiredB．mostlikelycausetrafficaccidentsC．canhavebothmentalandmedicalproblemsD．havealltheaboveproblems4．WhatWinstonChurchillsaidmeans________.A．sleepmoreduringtheday,workmoreatnightB．sleepduringthedayinfluencesyourworkC．peoplewhosleepduringthedayhavenoimaginationD．sleepduringthedayishelpfultoyourwork5．Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．SleepandHealthB．TheLessSleep,theMoreDangerC．WorkLess,SleepMoreD．PayBackYourSleepHoursB14、MysisterAlliandIhavebeentryingtogetpeopletostopdroppingcigarettebutts(烟蒂)forsevenyears.Oneday,wewerewalkinginourhometownandsawhundredsofcigarettebuttsontheground.Theymadethetownlooksouglythatwedecidedtostartagrouptomakepeoplestopdroppingbutts.Wecalledit“NoButtsAboutIt”.Atfirst,wedrewpictureswith“TheEarthisNotYourAshtray(烟灰缸)”writtenonthem.Weputthepicturesaroundourhometown---inparks,bybeaches,andalongroads.Wewantedtomakepeopleunderstandthatdroppingbuttshurtstheenvironment.Mostsmokersdon’tthinkthatdroppingbuttshurtstheearth.Butitdoes!Allrubbishdoes.Later,wewrotetocompaniesandaskedthemformoneytohelpus.Weusedthemoneytobuyashtraystogivesmokers.Wewantedsmokerstocarrytheashtrayswiththemsotheydidn’thavetodropbutts.Atthemoment,wearetryingtogetcigarettecompaniestoputanashtrayineachpackofcigarettes.Somecompanieswanttodoit.Manypeoplehavestartedtojoinourgroupsinceitbegan.Todaythereare45other“NoButtsAboutIt”groupsinAmerica.AndthereareevengroupsinEngland,AustraliaandIndia!ManynewspapershavewrittenaboutmysisterandIoverthelastsevenyears.Andwehavewonmanyprizesforourgoodwork.Butwearenotinterestedinprizes.Wejustwanttomaketheearthabetterandcleanerplaceforanimals,plantsandpeople.Onedayitwillbe.1．（小题1）“NoButtsAboutIt”started___________A．seventeenyearsago.B．sevenyearsago.C．seventyyearsagoD．It’snotmentioned.2．（小题2）Whydidtheystartthegroup?A．Becausetheydon’tlikecigarette.B．Becausetheywanttomakemoney.C．Becausetheywantpeopletoknowthem.D．Becausetheywanttoprotecttheenvironment.3．（小题3）Howmany“NoButtsAboutIt”groupsarethereinAmerica?A．7B．45C．46D．49.4．（小题4）Thewriterlivesin_________A．America.B．England.C．Australia.D．India.5．（小题5）WhatdidthewriterdothefollowingEXCEPT__________?A．startingagroupcalled“NoButtsAboutIt”B．writingtocompaniestoaskthemforhelpC．askingnewspaperstowriteabouthersisterandherD．managingtogetsomecigarettecompaniestoputanashtrayineachcigarettepackC15、AtsixteenRonMackiemighthavestayedatschool,butthefuturecalledtohimexcitedly.＂Getouttheclassroomintoajob.＂itsaid,andRonobeyed.Hisfather,supportingthedecision,foundaplaceforhiminasupermarket.＂Youarelucky,Ron＂,hesaid.＂Foreveryboywithajobthesedays,there’sadozenwithout.＂SoRonjoinedtheworkingworldattwentypoundsaweek.Forayearhespenthisdaysfillingshelveswithtinsoffood.Bytheendofthattimehewaslookingbackonhisschooldaysasatimeoftreatvariety（多样化）andsatisfaction.Hesearchedforaninterestinhiswork,withlittlesuccess.OnefinedayinsteadofgoingtoworkRongotaliftonalorrygoingsouth.Withninepoundsinhispocket,afullheartandagreatlongingforthesea,hesetouttomakeabetterwayforhimself.Thatevening,inBournemouth,hehadsandwichandadrinkinacaferunbyaneldlymanandhiswife.Beforehehadfinishedthesandwich,thewomanhadtakenhimonfortherestofthesummer,attwentypoundsaweek,aroomupstairsandthreemealsaday.TheeaseandspeedofitrathertookRon’sbreathaway.AtquiettimesRonhadtochecktheoldman’sarithmeticintherecordsofthebusiness.Attheendoftheseason,hestayedonthecoast.Hewasagainsurprisedhowstraightforwarditwasforaboyofseventeentomakealiving.Heworkedinshopsmostly,butoncehetookajobinhotelforthreeweeks.LateinOctoberhewastakenonbythesickmanagerofashoeshop.Ronsoonfoundhimselfinchargethere;hewastheonlyonewhocouldkeepthebooks.1．Bysaying＂Foreveryboywithajobthesedays,thereisadozenwithout＂,Ron’sfathermeant:_________A．Atthattimeboyshadjobsbutgirlsdidn’t.B．Everyboycouldonlyhaveonejobbecausethereweren’tenough.C．Theremusthavebeenatleasttwelveboyswhohadlosttheirjobs.D．Ronwasluckytohaveajobwhilemanyothersdidn’thaveone.2．IttookaboutayearforRontorealizethat__________.A．heworkedwellbecausehewasinterestedinthejobB．hisworkatthesupermarketwasdullC．beingatworkwasmuchbetterthangoingtoschoolD．thestoremanagerwantedtogetridofhim3．Ronlefthisfirstjobbecause__________.A．hewantedtoattheseasideB．heknewhewouldworkinBournemouthC．hegotafreeliftonalorryD．hedidn’tfeelwell4．Whatdoestheword＂it＂underlinedinparagraph3referto?A．Themoney. B．Thecafe.C．Thejob. D．Threemeals.5．Ronsoonfoundhimselfhavingsomesayintheshoeshopbecause_________.A．hewasyoungandstrongB．hegotonwellwithmanagerthereC．heknewhowtokeeptheaccountsofthebusinessD．hehadlotsofexperiencewithshopsD16、TeaisanimportantpartofChinesetradition.TeahasverycloserelationshiptoChineseculture.ItissaidthatChineseteawasdiscoveredbyKingShenNong.Peoplesaythathelived5,000yearsago.Onesummerday,whilehewasvisitingafarawaypartofhiscountry,hefeltverythirsty.Theservantsbegantomakewaterhotenoughtoturnintogasforhimtodrink.Driedleavesfromanearplantfellintothewater.Thekingdranksome,andfounditcouldmakehimfeellesstired.Alsoasascientist,ShenNongwasinterestedinthenewdrink.Andso,teawascreatedin2737BC．Drinkingteahasmanyadvantages.Itmakespeoplefeellesstired,clearsheatinsidethehumanbodyandhelpspeopleloseweight.Asyouaddacupofteatoyourdailylife,pleasecheckthefollowinghelpfuladvice.Drinkithot.Teaoxidizes(氧化)quickly,soitissuggestedthatyoudrinkithot.Donotdrinktoomuchstrongtea.Itwillprobablybeharmfultoyourstomachandmakeyoufeelsickifyoumaketheteatoostrong.Thebesttimetodrinkteaisbetweenmeals.Itmaynotmakeyouhaveastrongwishtoeatwhenyourstomachisfull.Donotdrinkwithmedicine.Itmaychangethemedicalresult.Youcandrinkteatwohoursafteryoutakemedicine.Greenteaisthebestchoiceforofficeworkers.Why?Becausegreenteahelpsstopthebadresultofthecomputer.1．DrinkingteahaslotsofadvantagesEXCEPT______.A．helpingyouloseweightB．lettingyoufeellesstiredC．havingastrongwishforfoodD．clearingheatinsideyourbody2．Mr.Brownisacomputerprogrammer(程序设计员).He’dbetterdrink_______.A．GreenteaB．blackteaC．strongteaD．coffeewithmilk3．Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassage?A．Don’tdrinktoomuchstrongtea.B．Notallofficeworkersdrinkgreentea.C．TeaisconnectedwithChinesecultureclosely.D．KingShenNonglovedcreatingnewthings.4．Thepassageismainlywrittento______.A．letusknowteawasdiscoveredB．givesomeadviceaboutdrinkingteaC．tellpeoplethehistoryofteaD．advisepeopletodrinkgreenteaE17、Theworldlostoneofthemostrespectedleaders.NelsonMandela,theformer(前任的)SouthAfricanpresident,passedawayonDec.5,2013.ThewholeworldfeltsorryaboutthedeathofMandela,agreatmanofhistory.Mandelaismostlyrememberedforhiseffortstoendapartheid(种族隔离)inSouthAfrica.Mandelawasbornin1918.InSouthAfrica,therearebothblackandwhitepeople.Butatthattime,Blackpeoplecouldn’tliveortravelwheretheywanted.Theydidn’thavetherighttovote,either.Mandeladidn’tthinkthatwasright.Heorganizedmanyactivitiesagainstit,buthewassenttoprisonfor27years.Underinternationalpressure,thegovernmentsetMandelafreein1990.Greatchangesinthelawbegantoendapartheid.Atthattime,Mandelachosetoforgivehisenemies.Heshookhandswiththepeoplewhowantedhimdead.Healsoencouragedblackpeopletoforgivethewhites.Becauseofhisforgiveness,Mandelaisrememberedasamoralmodel(道德楷模)bythewholeworld.In1993,MandelawontheNobelPeacePrize.Ayearlater,hebecamethefirstblackpresidentofSouthAfrica.Bothblackpeopleandwhitepeoplevoted.Apartheidended.In1999,Mandelaleftofficeatthehighestpointofhispower.1．TheformerSouthAfricanpresidentwas_______yearsoldwhenhedied.A．80B．90C．95D．852．Mandelawassenttoprisonfor27yearsbecausehe______________________.A．chosetoforgivehisenemies.B．encouragedblackpeopletoforgivewhitesC．shookhandswithenemiesD．organizedmanyactivitiesagainstapartheid3．In1993,MandelawontheNobelPrizefor________________.A．physicsB．peaceC．chemistryD．literature4．Mandelawasrememberedbythewholeworldas________________.A．apresidentB．aleaderC．amoralmodelD．anofficer5．WhichstatementisRightaccordingtothepassage?A．ThegovernmentsetMandelafreein1990.B．Mandelabecametheblackpresidentin1993.C．MandelawontheNobelPeacePrizein1994.D．Mandelaleftofficeatthehighestpointofhispowerin1996.F18、Itwasadarkandstormynight.IwasabouttogotobedwhenIheardatappingsoundonmywindow.“Who’sthere?”Ishouted.Suddenlytherewasaflashoflighting;Isawafaceatthewindow.ItlookedlikeanalienthatIhaveseenonthetelevisionshow.Ifeltveryscared.Irantomybedandpulledmyblanket(毛毯)overmyhead.Istartedtoshoutformyparentsbuttherewasnoreply.ThenIrememberedthattheywereatadressparty.Afterawhilemyheadshowedupoutofmyblanketbutitwastoodarktoseeanything.ThenIheardfootsteps.Theyweregettinglouderandlouder.ItwasdarkbutIknewthewaytodrawerwhereIkeptmycamera.Iranthereandtookoutmycameraandstartedtotakepicturesinthedirectionofthewindow.Soonthefootsteps____,maybebecauseofmytakingpicture.Thegrandfatherclockstruck…Itwas12midnight.Iwentbacktomybedandtriedtosleep.ButIcouldn’tsleep.Ifelttoofrightened.Isatup;mymindwasfullofthoughts.Timepassed,oneo’clock,twoo’clock,...Finally,Ifellasleep.Iwokeuponlyaftereightanddecidedtofindoutthetruth.Ifoundsomefootprintsoutsidemybedroomwindow.Imeasuredthemwithatape(卷尺)andfoundthemtobeexactlythesamesizeasmyfather’sshoes.Thefootprintsendedatthedoorofmyhouse.Ithenwenttotowntogetthefilmdeveloped(洗胶片).ButwhenIsawthephotos,theywereblackandIcouldhardlyseeanything.ThenIrememberedthatIdidnotusetheflash.WhenIreachedhome,Itoldmyfatherthewholematterandhestartedtolaugh.Ialsostartedlaughingwhenhetoldmethathehaddressedupasanalienfortheparty.1．Thewriter______whenafaceappearedatthewindow.A．wastappingthewindowB．waswatchingaflashoflightingC．wasabouttogotobedD．waswatchingTV2．What’stherightorderduringthenight?a.shoutedforparentsb.satuponthebedc.heardthefootstepsd.tookthepicturese.coveredtheheadA．bcaedB．eacdbC．bacdeD．ecbad3．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“diedoff”mean?A．逃跑B．死掉C．消失D．重现4．Whydidthewriter’sfatherlaugh?A．Hehadheardastrangedreamforthekid.B．Hethoughtthewriterwasacoward(胆小的)kid.C．Hethoughthedressedup