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河南省信阳市平桥区明港镇达标名校2023-2024学年中考四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、—Isthis______volleyball,girls?—No.Itisn’t______.A．your;ours B．yours;mine C．your;our D．your;my2、—Doyoudoanysportsnow?—Yes,allofusexerciseat________least________houradayinandoutsideschool.A．the;a B．a;an C．/;a D．/;an3、Youaredoinggreat!I’veneverhad___________answerbefore.A．better B．best C．abetter D．thebest4、Wecanhardlymakeprogress___________wereallyunderstandwhatweneed.A．unless B．after C．when D．then5、—CanyoutellmetoLondon?—Sure.Nextmonth.A．whenyoutravelled B．whenyouwilltravelC．whenwillyoutravel D．whendidyoutravel6、Wateristhecheapestdrink.Andit'salso________.A．healthierB．healthiestC．thehealthierD．thehealthiest7、In2017,abouttwelvesubwaylines_____inNanjing.A．buildB．arebuildingC．werebuiltD．willbebuilt8、—Doyouknowwhenwe________ourfirstsimulate(模拟)exam?—Sorry,Ihavenoidea.ButwhenI________thenews,Iwillletyouknow.A．willhave,get B．have,willget C．willhave,amgetting9、Everyday,toomuchwater_______inourcity.Ithinkeveryoneshoulddosomethingtosaveit.A．iswasted B．wastes C．wasted D．waswasted10、——I'mreally_______whenIspeakEnglishinclass.——Takeiteasy.You'rethebest.A．nervous B．surprised C．comfortable D．confidentⅡ.完形填空11、Summerishot,butmostAmericanfamiliesliketohaveaholiday1summer.Summerisagoodseason2holidays.It'sveryhotduringthemonthsofJulyandAugust.Childrendon'tgotoschoolduringthese3months.Some4liketobeathomeduringtheholidays.Theyworkingardens,talkwithfriends,5books,orwatchTV.Somefamilies6lunchinparksorsomeplacesfaraway7thecity.Theyliketoeatinplaceswithmanytreesoranicelake.Iftheylivenearthesea,theyoftengotothebeach.Theycanfish,swimor8thesunshinethere.Americaisalargecountry.Manyfamiliestravelbycarorbytraintoseeinterestingplaces.Theyalso9othercountriesbyplane.Manybigcitieshavemanyfamousbuildings,shopsorotherplaces10travelers.1．A．for B．in C．on D．at2．A．to B．of C．for D．about3．A．one B．two C．three D．four4．A．people B．peoples C．person D．man5．A．see B．watch C．look D．read6．A．take B．have C．carry D．bring7．A．from B．of C．to D．off8．A．enjoy B．look C．love D．like9．A．travel B．travelto C．travelin D．trip10．A．for B．in C．on D．atⅢ.语法填空12、五、用所给动词的正确形式填空。Mrs.Wilsonismyneighbor(邻居).She1．(work)atapostofficeandshemeetslotsofpeopleeveryday.Sheisfriendlytoeveryoneandlikes2．(help)others.Sheisoverfiftyyearsold,butshelooksveryyoung(年轻).Shealwaysbuysmanybeautifulclothes.Shealwayssays,”Oldpeoplestillwant3．(be)beautiful!”Yesterdayshe4．(have)atrip.Shewenttoafarm.She5．(see)manyinterestingthingsandshe6．(take)somephotos.Look,she7．(show)herpicturestousnow.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Everypeople(民族)usesitsownspecialwordstoshowitsideasandfeelings.Someoftheseexpressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.Othersarepopularforjustashorttime.OnesuchAmericanexpressionis“Where’sthebeef?”Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe.Intheearly1980s“Where’sthebeef?”wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsintheUnitedStates.Itseemedasifeveryonewasusingitatthetime.Beef,ofcourse,isthemeatfromacow,andfoodismorepopularinAmericathanahamburgermadefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRaybeganbuildingsmallrestaurantsthatsoldhamburgersatalowprice.Raycalledthis“McDonald’s”.RaybecameoneoftherichestbusinessmenatlastinAmerica.Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.Onecompany(公司)called“Wendy’s”saiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldbyMcDonald’soranyoneelse.TheWendy’sCompanybegantousetheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”tomakepeopleknowthatWendy’shamburgerswerethebiggest.TheWendy’stelevisionadvertisement(广告)showedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasverybig,butinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.Oneofthewomensaidshewouldnoteatahamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef.“Where’sthebeef?”sheshoutedinafunnyway.TheadvertisementforWendy’shamburgerrestaurantswasasuccess.Aswesaid,itseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”1．Theexpression“Where’sthebeef?”isusedwhen.A．someonecan’tfindthebeefatallB．someoneisn’tsatisfiedwiththebeefC．somethingisbetterthanitissaidtobeD．somethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe2．“Where’sthebeef?”wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsin________intheearly1980s.A．BritainB．AmericaC．IndiaD．Australia3．TheWendy’sCompanyusedtheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”inorderto.A．showWendy’shamburgerswerethebiggest.B．makepeopleknowwheretheycouldfindthebeefC．letpeoplenoticethebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasbigD．compareitshamburgerswiththosesoldbyMcDonald’s4．Thispassagemainlytellsus.A．twofamouscompaniesB．arichbusinessmanC．apopularexpressionD．atelevisionadvertisementB14、Likereading?

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1．Whatisthepassagemostlikelytobe?A．pieceofnews. B．Areport.C．Anote D．Anadvertisement2．Youreaditmostprobably_______.A．inanovel B．inamagazineC．ontheInternet D．inanewspaper3．Whichbookisthemostpopularoneamongthebuyers?A．TenLittleFingers.B．BookmarksbyPhillips.C．TheMysteryofBreathing.D．TheBestoftheSongBooks.4．Ifyoubuyfourbooks(oneforeach),howmuchcanyousave?A．$92.00. B．$26.00.C．$66.00. D．$110.00.5．Whichbookwillyoubuyasthebirthdaypresentforamusiclover?A．TenLittleFingers. B．BookmarksbyPhillips.C．TheMysteryofBreathing. D．TheBestoftheSongBooks.C15、Thinkoftheanimalworld.Andagroupofcolorfulwildanimalswillspringtomind:aparrot'srainbowfeathersortheshowyscalesofseafish.But,manymammals(哺乳动物)ontheplanetcomeinonlytwocolors:blackandwhite.Spendsometimeexploringwhatsciencehasdiscoveredabouttheseanimals'appearances,andyou’llseethatbasicblackandwhiteisn'tsobasicatall.Thepanda'swhitebodyhelpsithideinsnowyareas.Thearmsandlegsareblack,helpingithideinforests.Themarkingsonitsheadarenotusedtohide,buttocommunicate.Blackearscanactasawarningtoenemies.Dependingonthespecies,blackskunks(臭鼬)maywearwhitespotsthatactascoveringorwhitestripesthatsignalenemiestobeawareoftheirsmellyspray,whichcausesnorealharmtoitsvictims,butitmakesthemuncomfortable.Zebras'thincoatsmakethemmorevulnerablethanlong-hairedanimalstobitingfliesthatcarrydisease,butthecoatsstripespreventfliesfromlandingonthem,forreasonsthatscientistsarestillstudying.Further,theirattractivenesstofliesincreaseswithstripewidth.Notwozebras'stripesareexactlythesame.1．Whatcolorareaparrot’sfeatheraccordingtopassage?A．Lightgreen. B．Showy. C．Colorful. D．Blackandwhite.2．Whatdopandas,skunksandzebrashaveincommon?A．Thecoloroftheirbodiespreventsthemfrombeingattacked.B．Theirearscanactasawarningtoenemies.C．Theirsmellyspraycandrivetheenemiesaway.D．Theircoatstripscanpreventflieslandingonthem.3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A．Zebraswithwiderstripesarelessattractivetoflies.B．Bothwhitespotsandwhitestripeshelpskunkskilltheirvictims.C．Thepanda'swhiteparthelpithideinsnow.D．Scientistshavealreadyknownallthesecretsaboutthestripes.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"vulnerable"mean?A．Beingeasilylanded.B．Beingeasilyattracted.C．Beingeasilydiscovered.D．Beingeasilyattacked.5．Whichcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．WhyAnimalStripesComeinDifferentShapesB．WhySoManyAnimalsWearBlack-and-WhiteCoatsC．HowWildAnimalsProtectThemselvesfromEnemiesD．HowBlackandWhiteBecomeBasicColorsinAnimalWorldD16、BHaveyouheardofthesaying,“Elephantsneverforget”?Wecanknowthatelephantshavegoodmemories,Butdoyouknowmonkeyshavegoodmemories,too?Monkeyscanrecollectwhatthey’veseen,accordingtoasciencestudy.Itoffersclearevidence(证据)thatmonkeyshaveabilityofmemorylikehumans.Scientistsfoundoutthatmonkeyscanrecallsimpleshapesfrommemory.Theyevencandrawthoseshapesonacomputertouchscreen.Scientistssaythatfindingssuggestthatthememoryofhumansandmonkeysismoresimilarthanscientistsknew.Monkeyscanrecall.Recallisnecessaryforplanningandimagining,andcanincreasesocialbehaviorandotherskills.Byrecalling,monkeysshowanabilitytorememberthingsthatarenotpresentatthemoment.AscientistnamedBenjaminBasilesaid,“Theabilityofmonkeystorecalltheseshapessuggeststhattheymightbeabletorecollectotherkindsofinformationthatwouldbeusefultotheminthewild.Theymaybeabletorecollecttheappearanceofthingstheyknew,whattheirfavoritefoodslooklike,orthepaththeywouldhavetotaketoapond.Thescientistssaythattheabilitytorecollectdoesnotdependonlanguage.Theabilitymayhavebeenpresentinourcommonancestor(祖先)millionyearsago.1．Afterreadingthefirstparagraph,wecanknow______.A．onlyelephantshavegoodmemoriesB．onlymonkeyshavegoodmemoriesC．bothelephantsandmonkeyshavegoodmemoriesD．neitherelephantsnormonkeyshavegoodmemories2．Theunderlinedword“recollect”hasthesamemeaningastheword“______”.A．recallB．collectC．gatherD．repeat3．WhichisthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Monkeyshavetheabilityofmemorylikehumans.B．Monkeyscannotdrawshapestheysawonacomputertouchscreen.C．Monkeysmaybeabletorecallwhattheirfavoritefoodlooklike.D．Monkeysmaybeabletorecallthepaththeywouldhavetotake.E17、Languageshavebeencomingandgoingforthousandsofyears,butinrecenttimestherehasbeenlesscomingandalotmoregoing.Whenthepopulationoftheworldwashunter-gatherers,small,closelyconnectedgroupsdevelopedtheirownspeechdifferentfromeachother.Somelanguageexpertsbelievethat10,000yearsago,whentheworldhadjustfivetotenmillionpeople,theyspokeperhaps12,000languagesbetweenthem.Soonafterwards,manyofthosepeoplestartedsettlingdowntobecomefarmers,andtheirlanguagesalsobecamemoresettledandfewerinnumber.Inrecentcenturies,trade,industrialization,thedevelopmentofthenation-stateandthespreadofeducation,especiallyglobalizationandbettercommunicationsinthepastfewyears,allhavecausedmanylanguagestodisappear,anddominantlanguagessuchasEnglish,SpanishandChineseareincreasinglytakingover.Atpresent,theworldhasabout6,800languages.Thedistribution(分布)oftheselanguagesishugelyunbalanced.Thegeneralruleisthatwarm,pleasantareashaverelativelyfewlanguages,oftenspokenbymanypeople,whilehot,wetareashavelots,oftenspokenbysmallnumbers.Europehasonlyaround200languages;theAmericasabout1,000;Africa2,400;andAsiaandthePacificperhaps3,200,ofwhichPapuaNewGuineaalonehaswellover800.Themediannumber(中位数)ofspeakersisonly6,000,whichmeansthathalftheworld’slanguagesarespokenbyfewerpeoplethanthat.Alreadyover400ofthetotalof6,800languagesareclosetoextinction(消亡),withonlyafewelderlyspeakersleft.Forexample,BusuuinCameroon(eightremainingspeakers),ChiapanecoinMexico(150),LipanApacheintheUnitedStates(twoorthree)orWadjiguinAustralia(one,withaquestion-mark):noneoftheseseemstohavemuchchanceofsurvival.1．Whatcanwelearnaboutlanguagesinhunter-gatherertimes?A．Theyweredevelopingveryfast. B．Theyweresimilartoeachother.C．Theywerelargeinnumber. D．Theywerecloselyconnected.2．Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“dominant”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Powerful. B．Traditional. C．Simple. D．Modern.3．Howmanylanguagesarespokenbylessthan6,000peopleatpresent?A．About6,800. B．About3,400. C．About2,400. D．About1,200.4．Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Newlanguageswillbecreated.B．People’slifestylesareseeninlanguages.C．Languagedevelopmentdependsongeography.D．Humandevelopmentleadstofewerlanguages.F18、OnedayIgotinataxi,andweleftfortheairport.Weweredrivingintherightlane(车道)when,suddenly,ablackcarjumpedoutofaparkingspacerightinfrontofus.Mytaxidriverstoppedhiscaratonce.Thetire(轮胎)madeaveryloudnoise,andattheverylastmomentourcarstoppedjustoneinchfromtheblackoftheothercar.Iwasfrightened.ButthenIcouldn’tbelievewhathappenednext.Thedriveroftheothercar,theguywhoalmostcausedabigaccident,turnedhisheadandstartedyelling(吼叫)atus.Icouldn’tbelieveit!Butmytaxidriverjustsmiledattheguy.SoIasked,“Whydidyoujustdothat?Thisguyalmostsentustohospital.”ThisiswhenmytaxidrivertaughtmewhatInowcall“TheLawoftheRubbishTruck(垃圾车法则).”Heexplainedthatmanypeoplearelikerubbishtrucks.Theyrunaroundfullofrubbish,fullofangerandfullofbadfeelings.Astheirrubbishpilesup,theylookforaplacetothrowitawayandsometimesthey’llthrowitatyou.Don’ttakeitpersonally.Justsmile,wishthemwell,andmoveon.Don’ttaketheirrubbishandspreadittootherpeopleatwork,athomeoronthestreets.Successfulpeopleneverletrubbishtruckschangetheirmoods(情绪).Lifeistooshorttowakeupinthemorningwithregrets,solovethosewholoveyouandpray(祈祷)forthosewhodon’t.1．Acaraccidentnearlyhappenedonthewriter’swaytothe______.A．busstationB．hishomeC．trainstationD．airport2．Whydidtheguygetangrysoeasily?A．Becausehewasbadlyhurtbythetaxi.B．Becausethetaxidriverdidn’tsaysorrytohim.C．Becausehewasinabadmood.D．Becausethetaxidriverjustsmiled.3．Fromthepassage,wecantellthatthetaxidriveris____.