2023-2024学年江苏省扬州市梅岭市级名校中考四模英语试题含答案

2023-2024学年江苏省扬州市梅岭市级名校中考四模英语试题含答案注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Whenshallwegotowatchthebasketballmatchinthesportscentre?—Notuntilthework________tomorrow.A．willbefinished B．isfinished C．willfinish D．hasfinished2、—HaveyoureadthebookJaneEyre?—Yes.It’safamousbookandreallyworth.A．readB．readingC．toread3、—DidyouseeMikeattheharbor(港口)yesterday?—No,Ididn’t.WhenIarrivedthere,theshiphad_____________.A．flownaway B．lookedaround C．setsail4、blackcloudsinthesky!Ithinkit’sgoingtorain.A．WhatB．WhataC．HowD．Howa5、IwanttoimprovemyEnglish.MrLee,couldyougivemesome?A．choice B．practice C．chance D．advice6、—Linda,areyousureyouwantto________Helen'sinvitation?—I’mafraidso.Ihavetolookaftermysister.A．turndown B．falldown C．cutdown D．diedown7、—I’msorryaboutyesterday.—Don’tworryaboutit.It’sneverjustoneperson’sfault.Weshouldthinkabout______betternexttime.A．howcanwedoit B．howwecandoitC．howcantheydoit D．howtheycandoit8、----DoyoulikethepopstarZhouJielunorthemoviestarLiuDehua?----________.Iamnottheirfan.A．Both B．Either C．Neither D．All9、－Whatdoyouthinkofthecompany’snewideas?－Idon’tagreewith___________.ButIhavetosaysomeofthemareofvalue.A．all B．anything C．any D．none10、Chinaisthebiggestmarketforinstantnoodles(方便面).It________beasnackforstudents,amealonatrain,orjustforhungryworkers.A．need B．can C．mustⅡ.完形填空11、ThedaybeforemydaughterNorah’sfourthbirthday,Ipickedherupfrompreschool.Ontheway,shesaid,“IlikeoldpeoplebestbecausetheywalkslowlylikeIwalkslowlyandtheyhavesoftskinlikeIhavesoftskin.”Whatshesaidmarkeda1beginning.Thefollowingday—herbirthday—againonthewayhome,sheasked2wecouldstopatthestoretobuycakesforher.HowcouldIsay3toabirthdaygirl?Afterpayingforthebill,InoticedthatNorahwasstandingupinthecart,4announcing,“Hi,oldperson!It’smybirthdaytoday!”However,theoldmaninfrontofherdidn’tshowhewas5bymytalkativechild.He6withasmile,“Well,littlelady!Andhowoldareyoutoday?”Afterafewminutes’chat,NorahofferedtotakeaphotowiththeoldmancalledMr.Dan,hisexpressionchangedfromsurprisedtodelighted.Weexchangedourphonenumbers.Therewasmagichappeninginthestorethatday,andwecould7feelit.DuringourfirstvisitinMr.Dan’shome,Wewalkedwithhimtohisfrontdoor.Hepulledoutaknifeand8theonlybloomingredrose.Hespenttenminutescuttingeverythorn（刺）9thestem（茎）beforehandingittohisnewfriend.Norahkeepsthatrose,now10asabone,underherpillowforalongtime.NorahasksaboutMr.Daneveryday.Sheworriesabouthim.Shewondersifhe’s11,orcold.ShewantshimtobeOK.Shewantshimtofeelloved.Mr.DanthinksaboutNorahtoo.After12recentvisit,hesaidthathehad13hadawholenight’ssleepsincehiswifedied.“Norahhashealedmesincemeetingher.”hesaid.Thatleftme14andmyeyeswetwithtears.Somehow,theirheartsandsoulsseemtorecognizeeachotherfromlongago.Sometimestalkingtostrangerscan15beautifulnewbeginnings.1．A．brokenB．beautifulC．boringD．busy2．A．whatB．thatC．ifD．when3．A．helloB．noC．yesD．thanks4．A．excitedlyB．sadlyC．luckilyD．carefully5．A．treatedB．trainedC．trappedD．troubled6．A．realizedB．repliedC．repeatedD．recorded7．A．neitherB．bothC．allD．none8．A．letB．getC．putD．cut9．A．offB．downC．intoD．away10．A．wetB．whiteC．dryD．red11．A．relaxedB．excitedC．lonelyD．silly12．A．theotherB．anotherC．otherD．others13．A．neverB．alwaysC．oftenD．usually14．A．uselessB．meaninglessC．carelessD．speechless15．A．belongtoB．leadtoC．thankstoD．speaktoⅢ.语法填空12、InChina,manyjuniorschoolstudentsspendalotoftimeontheirstudies.Manyofthemtrytheirbest1．(get)goodmarksintheexams.Theyhavealotofhomeworkeveryday,andtheexamis2．bigheadache.Theythinkgoodeducationistheticketto3．(succeed)inthefuture.Atschool,studentsstudyveryhard,buttheyenjoy4．(them)afterclass.Theycantakepart5．allkindsofsportsandgames,musicanddance,paintingandhiking.Moststudentslikepopmusic6．Hollywoodmovies.Somestudentsspendtheirfreetime7．(play)computergamesandchattingwiththeirfriends.Sometimestheygotolibrariesandbookstores.Theyare8．(real)goodplacestorelax.Soasajuniorschoolstudent,9．(live)inChinaisnoteasy,butitiscolorfuland10．(interest).Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、IQscoreshavebeenmeasured（测量）since1916,whenAlfredBinetdevelopedhisintelligencelistasfollows:IQscoresDescription130Veryexcellent120Excellent110Aboveordinary99Ordinary80BelowordinaryLessthan70VerylowSomeveryfamouspeopleareknownfortheirhighIQlevel.JillSt.JohnwhohasthehighestscoreonthislistwasamajorAmericanfilmactressduringthe1960’sand1970’s.JillwaschosentotheUniversityofCaliforniaattheageof14.NameIQscoresAlGore140HughHefner152CarolVorderman154BillGates160JillSt.John162Scientistshaveestimated（估算）theIQscoresthatsomefamoushistoricalpeoplemighthavegot.Thiswasdonebylookingattheirworkandtheirideasandthewaytheyputthemtogether.LeonardodaVincigetsthathighscorenotonlyforhisartbutalsoforhisideaofthehelicopter（直升飞机）.Withoutmodernscientifictools,hecreatedalotofdesigndrawingsandpatterns,whichwasaheadofhistime.NameIQscoresGeorgeWashington118NapoleonBonaparte145AlbertEinstein160CharlesDickens180Michelangelo180LeonardodaVinci2201．Whenwastheintelligencelistdeveloped?A．In1970. B．In1960.C．In1917. D．In1916.2．Accordingtotheintelligencelist,apersonwhoscores________isordinary.A．140 B．125 C．100 D．603．JillSt.Johnwas________whenshewas14yearsold.A．anAmericanfilmactress B．astudentinuniversityC．agreatscientist D．themostfamousperson4．Whoisprobablythecleverestpersoninhistory?A．AlbertEinstein B．CharlesDickensC．BillGates D．LeonardodaVinci5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．BillGatesisnotascleverasJillSt.John.B．Intelligencecannotbemeasuredbyanyways.C．AlfredBinetisthecleverestpersonbecausehedevelopedtheintelligencelist.D．LeonardodaVincisucceededinmakingthefirsthelicopterintheworld.B14、Sooncomputersandothermachineswillbeabletorememberyoubylookingatyoureyes!Theprogramworksbecauseeveryone'seyesaredifferent．Sointhefutureyouwon'thavetorememberanumberwhenyouwanttouseamachineortakemoneyoutofabank．You'lljusthavetolookatthemachineanditwillbeabletotellwhoyouare.Thisiseye-recognitionprogram.Meanwhile，scientistsareworkingonothersystems．Machineswillsoonbeabletoknowyoufromtheshapeofyourfaceorhandorevenyoursmell!Wehavealreadyhadmachinesthatcantellwhoyouarefromyourvoiceorfromyourfingermark．Eye-recognitionisbetterthanotherkindsbecauseyoureyesdon'tchangeasyougetolder，orgetdirtylikehandsorfingers．Andeventwinshavedifferenteyes，sotheprogramcanbeupto94%correct，dependingonhowgoodthetechnologyis．Someprogramsmayonlybe51%．However,thecorrectrate(准确率)ofeye-recognitiongrogramwillbereducedinthedark.Theeye-recognition(眼睛识别)programisbeingtestedinshopsandbanksintheU.S.A．，Britain，Spain，ItalyandTurkey．InBritain，itwasfoundthat91%ofpeoplewhohadtrieditsaidthattheylikedtheideaofrecognizing(认出)youbyyoureyes．Soonthistechnologywilltaketheplaceofallotherwaysoffindingoutwhopeopleare．1．Whatwillpeoplehavetodosothatmachinecantellwhotheyare?A．Peoplehavetorememberanumberandtypeit.B．Peoplehavetoleavetheirfingermarksonthemachine.C．Peopleonlyhavetolookatthemachine.D．Peoplehavetospeaktothemachine.2．Whichrecognitionprogramsareinusenow?A．Rememberingeyesandsmell.B．Rememberingfingermarksandvoices.C．Rememberingfacesandvoices.D．Rememberinghandsandfaces.3．Eye-recognitionprogramdoesn’tworkverywellwhen_______.A．peoplegetold B．people’shandsaredirtyC．itisinabrightroom D．itisinadarkroom4．What’sthehighestcorrectrateoftheeye-recognition?A．94% B．91% C．51% D．100%5．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Thevoice-recognitiongrogram.B．Theeye-recognitionprogram.C．Thefingermark-recognitionprogram.D．Theface-recognitionprogram.C15、Tomwalkedintoashop.Itbadasignoutside:"Second-hand(旧的)clothesboughtandsold."Hewascarryinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheowneroftheshop,"Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese?"Themanlookedatthemandthensaid:"Twodollars.""What!"saidTom."Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastfivedollars.""No,"saidtheman,"theyaren'tworthacentmorethantwodollars.""Well,"saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket."Here'syourmoney.Thesetrouserswerehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistprice(标价)ofthemwassixdollarsandahalf.ButIthoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth."Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforetheshopownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.1．AtfirsttheowneroftheshopthoughtthatTom__________.A．wantedtostealthetrousersB．wantedtosellthetrousersC．wantedtofoolhimD．wantedtobuythetrousers2．Theowneroftheshop_______fortheoldtrousers.A．wouldgiveTomtwodollarsB．wouldpaythreedollarsC．wouldpayfivedollarsD．wouldgiveTomsixdollarsandahalf3．Theshopownerinsistedthatthetrouserswereworthonlytwodollarsbecause____.A．hewantedtosellthemcheaply(廉价地)B．hewantedtobuythemcheaplyC．hedidn'tlikethetrousersD．theywereoldanddirty4．Infact,thetrousers_________.A．werehanginginsidetheshopB．werestolenbyTomfromtheshopC．hadbeentheshopowner'sD．hadbeenTom'sD16、LegendhasitthatanapplewhichfellfromitsbrancheswastheinspirationforSirIsaacNewton’sdiscoveryofgravity(引力).Butnowhistory’sfamousfruittreeispayingthepriceoffame.ThethousandsofvisitorsdrawntoSirIsaac’schildhoodhomeeachyearcouldbedamagingthetree.Awillowbarrier(围栏)hasbeenputaroundthetree.Itmeansvisitorstothe17thcenturyWoolsthorpeManor,nearGrantham,Lincolnshire,willnolongerbeabletositunderitsbranchesasNewtonwassaidtohavebeendoingin1665when“thenotionofgravitationcametomind.”ZXXK]TheNationalTrust,whichownsthesmallmanor(庄园)whereNewtonwasbornin1642,saidthe2ft-highbarrierwasdesignedto____thetree.OfficialAnnMoynihansaidtherehadbeennodamagesofarbutwarnedthattherecouldsoonbeaproblem.“Visitornumbershavegoneupbyaround50percent,to33,000ayearinthreeyears.Themorepeoplewhovisit,themoretheearthwillbecomecompacted(压实)aroundthetreeandovertheroots.Wejustwantto____thetreeforanother400yearsifwecan.”Shesaidvisitorswillstillbeabletotakeapplesfromthetree.VisitorChrisGwyther,37,said,“Isupposeitisapitythatyoucan’tsitunderthetreelikeNewton.Butyoucanstillseeitandthetreeis400yearsold,itneedssavingforthefuture.”Newtonleftnoinformationsayinghehadbeeninspiredbyafallingapple.ThestoryappearedinabookbyFrenchphilosopherVoltairepublishedin1727,theyearNewtondiedattheageof1．WhydopeoplegotoWoolsthorpeManortoseetheappletree?A．Becauseofthestoryabouttheappletree.B．Becauseofthelonghistoryoftheappletree.C．Becauseofthesweetnessoftheapple.D．Becauseoftheunusualfloweroftheappletree.2．Whatisthereasonthatpeoplecan’tsitunderthetreelikeNewton?A．Themanoristoocrowdedtositaround.B．Theirheadswillbehitbytheapples.C．Awillowbarrierhasbeenputaroundthetree.D．Thereissomethingwrongwiththeappletree.3．Theunderlinedwordpreservemeans“_____”.A．keepsomethingsafe B．makesomethinggrowC．leavesomethingasitis D．letsomethingbe4．WhendidNewtonhavetheinspirationforthediscoveryofgravity?A．In1642. B．In1665.C．In1820. D．In1727.5．Whichofthefollowingsentencesistrue?A．Newtonhimselfwrotealetteraboutthestoryoftheappletree.B．Newton’sfamilyowesWoolsthorpeManorandtellsthestory.C．Visitornumbershavegoneupto32,000everyyear.D．AFrenchphilosopherwrotetheappletreestoryinabook.E17、"You'rejustintime,Joe．We'regoingtoplaycowboysandIndians,andyoucanbetheIndians,"oneofmycousinssaid．"HowmanyIndians?"Iasked．"Oh,aboutathousand,"heanswered,andbeforeIcouldsayno,IwaspushedoutintothenightandbecameathousandIndians．TwominuteslaterIwasrunninginthefieldswithagroupofcowboysbehind．Theshoutsof"Afterthem．Let'scatchthekillers!"andothersuchTVplaylanguagecameintomyearsasIranroundacornerandhurriedintomyGrandpa'scar．"We'vegothim,boys．Let'sgoandcatchhim!"Butnoonewantedtocometogetme．Allofmycousinsexceptonewerealwaysveryfriendlywith．Itwasquietoutside．AndIwentoutofthecartohavealook．JustthenIheardashout,"Bringtherope,andwecanburnhim．""OnlyIndiansburnpeople．Cowboys．"Istoppedjustintime．Ihadalmostsaid,"Cowboyshangpeople．"Iwastiedtoatree,andthecowboyswerelookingforsomewoodwhenmydearmothercalled,"We'releavingnow．""Untieme,"Ishouted．"We'regoing．""WhydidBobbywantmatches'?"Mumaskedwhenwewereinthecar．"HewasaskingDadwhetherhehadany．""Oh,hewasjustgoingtogetmatches?MATCHES?Areyousurehewantedmatches?"Motherwasquitesure,andIdidn'tsayanymore．1．HowmanychildrenplayedtheIndians?A．Onethousand．B．Onehundred．C．Onegroup．D．One．2．Joedidn'tsay"Cowboyshangpeople．"becauseA．hewastiedtoatreeB．thatwouldmakethingsworseC．hewascaughtbythecowboysD．thatwouldmakethecowboysangry3．Thenameofthestoryshouldbe"________"．A．JoeandhiscousinsB．WhoknowswhatdangeriswaitingthereC．CowboysandIndiansischildren'sfavouritegameD．HowcowboysandIndiansfoughtinthepastF18、Althoughpeopleeverywhereseemtoenjoydrinkingcoffee，theydon'tallhavethesamecoffeeculture.InEuropeforexample,coffeeshopsarecommonplacesforpeopletomeetfriendswhiletheydrinkcoffee.Ontheotherhand,placeslikethiswerenotascommoninNorthAmericainthepast.Instead,peopleinNorthAmericalikedtodrinkcoffeeintheirhomeswithfriends.ThecoffeecultureintheUSAchanged,whenStarbucks(星巴克)coffeeshopsspreadthroughoutthecountry．ThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington，intheUSA．Itwasasmallcoffeeshopthatcookeditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop'sbusinessdidwell,andby1981therewerethreeStarbucksstoresinSeattle.Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwhoranStarbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment(设备).HenoticedthatStarbucksorderedalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakers,whichcausedhisgreatinterest.SchultzwenttoSeattletoseewhatStarbucksdid.In1982,theoriginalStarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany'sheadofmarketing(市场营销).In1983,SchultztraveledtoItaly.Thespecialenvironmentoftheespresso(浓咖啡)barstherecaughthiseyes.BackintheUSA,SchultzcreatedanenvironmentforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwascomfortableandcasual,andcustomerseverywhereseemedtolikeit.StarbucksbeganopeningmorestoresintheUSA．Thenthecompanyopenedcoffeeshopsinothercountriesaswell.Today,therearemorethan16,000Starbuckscoffeeshopsallovertheworld.However，thatdoesnotmeanStarbuckshasnothadproblems.Infact,manyStarbucksstoreshaveclosedoverthepastfewyears.Ontheonehand,thisisbecausethereweretoomanycoffeeshopscompeting(竞争)forbusinessinonesmallarea.Ontheotherhand,storesinsomecountriesclosedbecausethecoffeeculturetheredidnotmatchwiththecomfortableenvironmentofferedbyStarbucks.1．Theunderlinedword"ran"inParagraph3probablymeans.A．closed B．managed C．made D．sold2．Accordingtothepassage,whichistherightorderforthefollowingsentences？a.ThismanhelpedtomakeStarbucksahugecoffeecompany.b.StarbucksbeganasasmallcoffeecompanyinSeattleintheUSA．c.HewenttoSeattletolearnaboutthecompanyandlaterworkedforit.d.HowardSchultzfoundStarbucksorderedlotsofspecialcoffeemakers.A．a﹣b﹣d﹣c B．c﹣a﹣b﹣d C．b﹣d﹣c﹣a D．d﹣c﹣a﹣b3．WhydidsomanyStarbuckscloseinsmallareas？A．BecausethecoffeeintheseplaceswastooexpensiveB．Becausethestyleofthecoffeestoresseemsthesame．C．BecausepeopleliketodrinkcoffeeathomewithfriendsD．Becausethereweretoom