甘肃省兰州市城关区外国语校2023-2024学年中考押题英语预测卷含答案

甘肃省兰州市城关区外国语校2023-2024学年中考押题英语预测卷含答案注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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、________goodadviceitis!Whynotgooutforawalk?A．Whata B．What C．How D．Howa2、Thegirl________anEnglishsonginthenextroomisTom’ssister.A．whoissinging B．issinging C．sang D．wassinging3、Thestudentsaretalkingexcitedlyabout_______.A．howwilltheyspendthissummerholidayB．whatexcitingthingshadhappenedovertheyearsC．whichseniorschooltheyaregoingtoenter\D．whetherallofthemwouldpassthefinalexams4、—Goodnews!Wewillhavea________holiday.—I’veheardofit.Butit’scomingin________.A．threedays;threedays’time B．threedays’;threedays’C．three-day;threedays D．threedays;three-daytime5、—Couldyouplease_______themusic?Mybabyissleeping.—Sorry.Iwilldoitrightaway.A．openupB．turndownC．dropbyD．dressup6、Idon’tneedtobuytheCD________IwillborrowitfromLingling.A．until B．because C．if D．before7、-WhoseCDisit?-MissLeealwayslistenstomusic.Itmustbe________.A．he B．she C．her D．hers8、Choiceislife’s________gift.Itistheabilitytochoosesomeactionsfromasetofthingstoachieveagoal.A．greater B．greatest C．thegreatest9、________airpollution,suchassmog(雾霾),________ourhealth,weshoulddosomethinglikewearingamask(面罩).A．Stop,tohurt B．Tostop,hurting C．Stopping,tohurt10、Theydon’tlivehereanylonger.TheytoChengdulastmonth.A．move B．moved C．willmove D．aremovingⅡ.完形填空11、Jenniesatatherwindowasusual,lookingoutuponthestreet,withalookofsadnessonherface,“Whatalongdaythisisgoingtobe!”Thenshesawalittleboyrunningdownthestreet,swinginghisschoolbag.Lookinguptothewindow,hetookoff1hatandbowedwithabright,pleasantsmile.“Whatanice2,”saidJennietoherself,astheboyranoutofsight.“Itseemslikehavingthesunshine.Iwisheverybodywhogoesbywouldlookup3smile.”George,thelittleboy,toldhismotheraboutthat4girlwhenhegotbackhome,“Shelookssohelpless.IwishIcoulddosomethingforher.”“Whynotgivehersome5?”saidhismother.Georgeagreed.Thenextmorning,asJennie6athewindowagain,shesawGeorgewithahandfulofbeautifulflowerscarefullypickinghiswayacrossthestreet.Hestoppedinfrontofherwindow,smilingpleasantly,andsaid,“CanIcomein?”Jennietoldhim7togetintothehouse.OpeningthedoortoJennie’sgentle“Comein”,Georgesaid,“I’vebroughtyousomeflowers.”“Aretheyforme?”saidJennie8“Howkindyouare,”shecontinued,asGeorgeputtheflowersonherlap.“I’ve9receivedanyflowersincewemovedtothetown.”“Didyouliveinthecountryside?”askedGeorge,10theold,smallandemptyroom.“Yes,”saidJennie.Jennieusedtohaveahappyfamilyandliveinabeautifulhouseinthecountryside.However,shelostherrightleginanaccident.She11walklikeotherpeopleanylonger.Later,herfatherdied,andhermotherwassick12somanyyearsthattheirmoneywasallgone.Theysoldthehouse,andmoveheretogetworktodo.Georgetoldhisparents13Theydecidedtohelpher.Moreandmorepeopleinthe14gaveJenniefriendlysmileswhentheypassedbyherhouse.Shewasgreatlycheeredup.Afewmonthslater,Jennieandhermother15flowershop.PeoplecouldalwaysseeJenniesittingintheshop,havingalovelysmileonherface.1．A．herB．hisC．yourD．my2．A．houseB．doorC．smileD．schoolbag3．A．andB．butC．asD．or4．A．richB．luckyC．badD．poor5．A．moneyB．flowersC．clothesD．food6．A．dancedB．criedC．satD．laughed7．A．howB．whoC．whenD．why8．A．angrilyB．easilyC．sadlyD．happily9．A．neverB．usuallyC．alwaysD．sometimes10．A．lookingforB．lookingaroundC．lookinglikeD．lookingafter11．A．shouldn’tB．needn’tC．couldn’tD．mustn’t12．A．forB．inC．atD．on13．A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing14．A．countrysideB．townC．villageD．city15．A．reachedB．leftC．closedD．openedⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。Moneycanmakeyouhappyonlyifyouspenditinacleverway.Tostartwith,1．(buy)anewcarmakesyouhappy.However,you’ll“lose”thishappyfeelingwhenthecar2．(get)old.Butifyouaremadetospendaweektraveling,it’smorepossiblethatyou’llhavethegreatexperiencesandthegoodfeelingforalongtime.Anewstudyhas3．(find)thatspendingmoneyonexperiencesratherthanmaterialthingsmakespeoplehappier.Formaterialthings,it’spossiblethatyoudon’tleave4．anylittlething.Ifyoubuyanicepen,andsomeoneelsebuysonewithlessmoney,it’spossiblethatyoumaybeunhappythatyouspendsomuchmoney.Itletsyoudownalot.Oppositely,whenitcomestoexperienceslike5．(go)onatrip,youwon’tthinklikethat.Ifthetripcanbenice,you’llhappilypayforiteventhough6．(it)pricemaybeveryhigh.Andthemoreofenyougoontrips,the7．(happy)you’llbe.Materialthingscanbecomparedmoreeasily.IfyoubuyanIpadandthenseeamoresuitableone.youmayregretbuyingthefirstone.And8．willdriveyoumadaswell,9．,ifyoujusthaveadinneratagoodrestaurantandthenlearnaboutabetterone,you’llnotregretthefirstmeal.It’snormalthatmaterialthingscancausejealousy(嫉妒).Forexample,youbuyanewtoyandfindthatyourfriendhasabetterone,itmaymakeyoufeel10．(comfortable).Instead,ifyoujusttraveltoabeautifulplace,nomatterwhereyourfriendshavegone,itwon’tmakethememoryofyourtriplesspleasant.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、ThismonthinTravelersCornertherearethreeteenagers’experiencesinyear-abroadprograms.MarikoOkada--JapanMyyearabroadintheUnitedStateswasafantasticexperience.I’mnotashyperson,andIwasverycomfortablespeakingtoeveryone.SoIgotlotsofspeakingpractice.IalsolearnedlotsofinterestingthingsaboutAmericanculture.WhenIgothome,myfriendsallsaidthatIhadimprovedsomuch!Ihopetogobackagaininthefuture.CarlaFonseca--BrazilIspentlastyearstudyingEnglishinLondon.I’mfromasmalltown,andLondonisaverybigcity.SometimesIfeltitwastoobig.Thereweresomanypeopletotalkto,butIalwaysfeltembarrassedaboutmyEnglish.Imissedmyfamily,andIreallymissedmytwocats.Myroommatewasalwaysusingourtelephone,soIhardlyhadthechanceforanicelongtalkwithmyparents.Ithinkitwasagoodexperienceforme,butI’mgladtobehome!AlvinChen--HongKongStudyinginNewZealandwasafunexperienceforme,butitwasalsolotsofhardwork!IhadEnglishclassessixhoursaday,fivedaysaweekwithlotsofhomework.Ialsokeptadiaryofmyexperience.Iliketowrite,andIwrotetwoorthreepagesinmydiaryeveryday.OnSaturdays,myalienfamilytookmetolotsofinterestingplacesandshowedmesomanywonderfulthingsabouttheculture.I’mreallygladIwent!1．WhatistrueaboutMariko,Carla,andAlvin?A．TheyareallgoodatEnglish.B．Theyallspentayearabroad.C．Theyallstudiedinthesamecountry.D．Theyallhopetospendmoretimeabroadinthefuture.2．WhowasverycomfortablespeakingEnglish?A．Carla.B．Mariko.C．Alvin.D．AlvinandCarla.3．Marikothoughtthat___________A．shemissedhercatsB．shewastooshytospeakC．shelearnedaboutsomeculturalthingsD．herroommatewaseasy-going4．Carlahardlyhadthechanceforanicelongtalkwithherparentsbecause_________.A．shecouldn’tspeakEnglishwellB．thephonecallwassoexpensiveC．LondonwastoobigtofindapayphoneD．herroommatewasalwaysusingthetelephone5．WhenAlvinstudiedinNewZealand,he___________.A．hadahardtimeB．wroteletterstohisparentsC．hadlotsofhomeworkD．visitedlotsofinterestingpeopleB14、阅读理解。1．WhichfestivaldoesLiPinglikebest?A．TheSpringFestival.B．Christmas.C．Mid-autumnFestival.D．Thanksgiving.2．WhereisNeilfrom?A．TheUS.B．TheUK.C．China.D．SouthKorea.3．ydoesHanalikeMid-autumnFestivalthemost?A．Becauseshelikesmooncakes.B．Becauseshelikesabigdinner.C．Becauseshelikesparting.D．Becauseshelikesreunion.4．OnThanksgiving,_____isthemostimportanttoKate.A．ChristmasshoppingB．ChristmaspresentsC．thebigfootballgameonTVD．familiesandfriendsC15、ThreeboysandthreegirlsweregoingtoFlorida.Whentheygotonthebus,theywerecarryingsandwichesandwine,dreamingofgoldenbeachesandseatidesasthegraycoldofNewYorkdisappearedbehindthem.AsthebuspassedthroughNewJersey,theybegantonoticeVingo,Hesatinfrontofthem,dressedinacommonsuit,nevermoving,hisdustyfacemaskinghisage.Hekeptchewing(咀嚼)theinsideofhislipalot,frozenintocompletesilence.Deepintothenight,thebuspulledintoHowardJohnson’s,andeverybodygotoffexceptVingo.Hesatinhisseat,andtheyoungpeoplebegantowonderabouthim,perhapshewasaseacaptain,arunawayfromhiswife,anoldsoldiergoinghome.Whentheywentbacktothebus,oneofthegirlssatbesidehimandintroducedherself.“We’regoingtoFlorida,”shesaidbrightly,“Ihearit’sreallybeautiful.”“Itis,”hesaidquietly,asifrememberingsomethinghehadtriedtoforget.“Wantsomewine?”shesaid.Hesmiledandtookaswig.Hethankedherandonceagainreturnedtohissilence.Afterawhile,shewentbacktotheothers,andVingonoddedinhissleep.Inthemorning,theyawokeoutsideanothercafe.AndthistimeVingowentin.Thegirlinsistedthathejointhem.Heseemedveryshy,andorderedblackcoffeeandsmokednervouslyastheyoungpeopletalkedaboutsleepingonbeaches.Whentheyreturnedtothebus,thegirlsatwithVingoagain,andafterawhile,slowlyandpainfully,hebegantotellhisstory.HehadbeeninjailinNewYorkforthepastfouryears,andnowhewasgoinghome.“Areyoumarried?”“Idon’tknow.“Youdon’tknow?”shesaid.“Well,whenIwasinprisonIwrotetomywife,”hesaid.“ItoldherthatIwasgoingtobeawayalongtime,andthatifshecouldn’tstandit,ifthekidskeptaskingquestions,shecouldjustforgetme,I’dunderstand.Getanewhusband,Isaid-she’sawonderfulwoman-andforgetaboutme.Itoldhershedidn’thavetowritetome.Andshedidn’t.Notforthreeandahalfyears.”“Andyou’regoinghomenow,notknowing?”“Yeah,”hesaidshyly.“Well,lastweek,Iwassetfree,Iwroteheragain.WeusedtoliveinBrunswick,andthere’sabigoak(橡树)treejustinfrontofthetown.Itoldherthatifshedidn’thaveanewfamilyandshe’dtakemeback,sheshouldputayellowhandkerchiefonthetree,andI’dgetoffandcomehome,Ifshedidn’twantme,forgetit,nohandkerchief,andI’dgoonthrough.”Shetoldtheothers,andnoonallofthemwereinit.AsthebuscamenearBrunswick,Vingoshowedthemapictureofhiswifeandthreechildren-thewomanwasbeautifulandthechildrenwerecute.Nowtheywere20milesfromBrunswick,andtheyoungpeopletookoverwindowseats,waitingfortheappearanceofthegreatoaktree.Vingostoppedlooking,tighteninghisface10miles,5miles,….Then,suddenly,alloftheyoungpeoplewereupoutoftheirseats,screamingandshoutingandcrying.AllexceptVingo.Vingosattherenervously,lookingattheoaktree.Itwascoveredwithyellowhandkerchiefs,20ofthem,30ofthem,maybehundreds,blowinginthewind.Astheyoungpeopleshouted,Vingoslowlyrosefromhisseatandmadehiswaytothefrontofthebustogohome.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?A．TheyoungpeoplearetravelingfromFloridatoNewYork.B．Atlast,Vingowenthometogetherthethreeboysandthreegirls.C．Vingowasputinprisontenyearsago,andnowhewassetfreetogohome.D．TheyoungpeoplearoundVingowerequitecuriousabouthissilence.2．FromtheunderlinedsentenceinPara2,wecaninferthatA．VingowasveryshybecauseheknewsomeonewaswatchinghimB．Vingowasverydisappointedbecausehiswifedidn’tanswerhisletterC．VingowasexcitedbecausehecouldgohomeandmeethiswifeandchildrenD．Vingowasnervousbecausehedidn’tknowwhetherhiswifewouldaccepthim3．WhichworddoyouthinkcanbestdescribeVingo’swifeaccordingtothepassage?A．loyalB．brightC．generousD．helpful4．Afterreadingthewholestory,wecanprobablymakeaconclusionthatA．Don’tlaughatapersonwhohasnohomeB．HomeisalwaysthefirstplaceapersonwantstogoC．Whenothersareintrouble,weshouldhelpthemD．Youngpeoplearealwayscuriousabouteverythingnewaroundthem5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThepowerofloveB．HelpfromstrangersC．GoinghomeD．AstoryofpoormanD16、Aletterofreplyissometimesamosttreasuredthing.Hereisastorythattellsaboutthiscommonandnaturalhumanfeeling.ThebusiestwomaninLabradorduringonebittercoldChristmasnotverylongago,wasanAustraliannursenamedKateAusten.ButNurseAustenwasnottoobusytowritewithalong,friendlyletterforeverygiftoffoodorclothingreceivedforpoorvillagersinthenorthofAustralian.Amongthegiftswasaboxofknittings(毛线编织品)forchildren,knittedandsentbyawomaninToronto.NurseAusten,wasbusy,andnotfeelingtoowellthatwinter.Shecouldhavewrittenjustordinaryroutinenotesofacknowledgement.Butthatwasnotherway.ShesatdownandwrotethewomaninTorontoareallettertellingallaboutthevillage,andthenamesofthechildrenwhowerewearingtheknittedglovesandcaps,andwhattheysaidwhentheygotthem,andhowtheylookedwhentheyworethem.Shewantedthewomanwhohadknittedandsentallthoselovelyknittings“toseehowmuchhappinessandwarmthshehadcreated.”Notlongafter,shereceivedthefollowinganswerfromCanada.DearMissAusten,Yourlettermademehappy.Ididnotexpectsuchafullreturn,Iameightyyearsold,andIamblind.ThereislittleIcandoexpectknit,andthatiswhyIknitsomanycapsandsweatersscarves.ForsixtyyearsIhavebeenmakingupmissionarypackagesofsuchclothingorfoodormedicineorbookasIcouldcollect.ButneverbeforeinallthattimehaveIhadapersonalletterpicturingthevillageandtellingmewhoiswearingtheclothingandwhattheysaid.IdidnotsupposethateverinmylifetimeIshouldreceivealetterlikethat.MyGodblessyou.Sincerelyyours,LauraN.Russell根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Accordingtothepassage,aletterofreplyisnot．A．acommonthingB．atreasuredthingC．anaturalthingD．aboringthing2．______knittedandsentaboxofknittingsforthepoorinAustralian.A．KateAustenB．LauraRussellC．AnAustralianmotherD．Thewriter3．WhydidNurseAustenwritetheletter?A．Becauseshewasn’tsobusy.B．Becauseshewasakindheartedwoman.C．Becauseshewasthankfulfortheknittings.D．Becauseshewantedthewomantoknowthehappinessandwarmthshehadcreated.4．WhatdoyouthinkoftheletterfromNurseAusten?A．Awasteofmuchtime.B．Avaluableletter.C．Aninterestingletter.D．Anunforgettableletter.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthetwowomen?A．Weshouldbepolitetoothers.B．WhenwereceivealetterweshouldwritebacksoonC．WeshouldrespecteachotherD．Weshouldexpressourthankstothepeoplewhohelpyou.E17、Withlongcurlyblondhairandanamazingvoice,TaylorSwifthasstolentheheartsofmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.BornonDecember13th,1989,TaylorgrewupinPennsylvania,intheUS.Singingseemstobeinherbloodbecauseshestartedwritingsongsandsingingthemattheageoften.AtaboutelevenyearsoldshewasaskedtoperformattheU.S.OpenTennisTournament.Shestartedtobecomewell-knownfromthenonandgaveherfirstconcertatBloomsburyFairattheageof12.WhenTaylorwas13yearsold,shebegantoworkwithafamousrecordcompany,RCARecords.Twoyearslater,sheleft,becausethecompanywantedhertosingtheworkofothersongwriters,butshewantedtosingherownsongs.At15,SwiftsignedwithScottBorghetto,whoplannedtostartanewrecordingcompany,BigMachineRecords.Swift’sfirstsongwithBigMachineRecordswasTimMcGrawin2006.Laterinthesameyearshereleased（发行）herfirstalbum,TaylorSwift.ThealbumbrokemanyrecordsandreachedthetopoftheBillboardTop200Albumcharts.Hersecondsong,TeardropsonMyGuitarreleasedinFebruary2007,reachingNumber2onBillboardHotCountrySongscharts.Thethirdsong,OurSong,wasreachedNumber16onBillboard’sHot100charts.Hersecondalbum,Fearless,releasedonNovember11th,2008,waswellreceivedbypeoplearoundtheworld.ThemostfamoussongsfromthatalbumwereLoveStoryandRomeoandJuliet.Sofar,shehasachievedalot,bothasasongwriterandsinger.What’smore,sheactedinthemovieValentine’sDay,in2010.1．HowlongdidTaylorworkwithRCARecords?A．Oneyear.B．Twoyears.C．Threeyears.D．Fouryears.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2probablymean?A．Taylorisahard-workinggirl.B．Taylorhasagreattalentformusic.C．Taylorsuffersfromastrangeillness.D．Taylorpractisessingingeveryday.3．WhydidTaylorleavethecompany,RCARecords?A．Becauseshewantedtosingherownsongs.B．Becauseshewastooyoungtowritesongs.C．Becausethecompanydidn’tgiveherverymuchmoney.D．BecauseRCARecordswasanewrecordingcompany.4．WhichsongisincludedinTaylor’salbum,Fearless?A．TeardropsonMyGuitar.B．TimMcGraw.C．OurSong.D．LoveStory.5．InwhatorderdidthefollowingtakeplaceinTaylor’slife?a.Released（发行）herfirstalbum.b.SignedwithBigMachineRecords.c.ActedinthemovieValentine’sDay.d.GaveherfirstconcertatBloomsburyFair.e.PerformedattheU.S.OpenTennisTournament.A．b,e,d,c,aB．b,e,c,d,aC．e,b,d,a,cD．e,d,b,a,cF18、"CanItakeyourorder?"Nightafternight,IhadtosaythisasIworkedinmyfamily’srestaurant.Myfatherwasafantasticcook.Hewantedme,hisonlyson,tocookwithhim,butIdidn’tlikecooking.Becauseoftherestaurant,myfatherwasalwaysbusy.Heneverhadtimetoplayfootballwithme.Duringmyhighschoolandcollegeyears,Iworkedwithmyfamilyatnight.ButIalwaysavoidedthekitchen.Icouldn’twaittograduate(毕业)sothatIcouldmoveawayfromthefamilybusiness.Severaldaysbeforemygraduationday,myfatherandIstartedlookingatnewcars.Finally,wefoundtherightcar.Iwassurethatmyfatherwouldgiveittomeasmygraduationgift.Onmygraduationday,myfathergavemeabookasagift.Itwashisoldcookbook.IwassoangrythatIgaveitbacktohimandranoutofthehouse.SeveraldayslaterImovedawayandstartedmybusiness.AlthoughIoftensawmyfatherduringholidays,wenevertalkedaboutthegraduationgift.Thenoneday,Igotacallthatmyfatherwasill.IwenttoseehimbecauseIwasveryworried.Thatnight,Ilookedthroughmyfather’sbooksandsawthecookbookthathehadgivenmeyearbefore.Icarefullyopenedthecookbookandwentthroughit.ThenIfoundsomethingthatmademecry.Itwasacheck(支票)for$30,000dated(注有日期)thedayofmygraduation.AndthepriceofthecarmyfatherandIchoseallthoseyearsagowas$30,000.1．FromParagraphIweknowthatthewriter’sfather_________.A．wasacommoncookB．hadalotoffreetimeC．wantedthewritertobeacookD．oftenplayedfootballwiththewriter2．Thewritercouldn’twaittograduatebecausehewantedto___________.A．leavethefamilybusinessB．managethefamily'srestaurantC．haveenoughtimetofindagoodcarD．getagraduationgiftassoonaspossible3．Thewriter___________onhisgraduationday.A．acceptedhisfather’sgiftB．movedawayfromhomeC．was