衡阳市逸夫中学2024届中考联考英语试卷含答案

衡阳市逸夫中学2024届中考联考英语试卷含答案注意事项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、—Howfarisitfromthehospitaltothebusstation?—About________.A．tenminutesB．tenminutes’C．tenminutes’walkD．tenminuteswalk2、—Ihaven'tbeentothePalaceMuseum.Whataboutyou?—Iamplanningtogotherethisweekend.A．Metoo B．Meneither C．SodidI D．NeitherdidI3、-Couldyoutellme________thissummerholiday?-Tibet.A．whendidyougo B．whereyouwillgoC．wherewillyougo D．whenyouwillgo4、HundredsofpeoplecometotheLostandFoundOfficeto__________theirlostthingsA．lookup B．lookout C．lookafter D．lookfor5、—Dad，couldyoutellmenextSunday?—Nothingspecial.A．whatyoudid B．whatareyougoingtodoC．whatdidyoudo D．whatyouaregoingtodo6、—Howaboutgoinghikingthisweekend?—Sorry,Iprefer_____ratherthan______.A．tostayathome,goout B．togoout,stayathomeC．stayingathome,goout D．goingout,stayathome.7、Thisisthedictionary________Mumgavemeformybirthday.A．which B．what C．whose D．whom8、InChina,about___________ofpeopleliveinthecountry.A．threefifthB．thirdfifthC．threefifthsD．threefives9、—Lookattheyoungladyinred.IsitMrs.King?—No,It________beher.Sheiswearingawhitedresstoday.A．can B．may C．can’t D．must10、﹣Drivingless，walkingmoreisgoodforourhealth．﹣SoI'drather________anhour'swalktoworkthan________drivingacar．A．take；consider B．take；toconsiderC．totake；toconsider D．taking；consideringⅡ.完形填空11、Oncetherewasalovelyvegetablefieldwithaverybigtreeinit.Boththevegetablesandthetreemadethegardenlookwonderful.Infact,thevegetablesandthetreecouldn'tgetonwellwith1.Thevegetablesdislikedthetreebecausetheythoughtthetreedidn'tleavethemenough2bycoveringthemwithitsthickleaves,whilethetreethoughtthatthevegetablesdranknearlyallthewaterbeforeitcouldreachhim.Thesituationbecameworseandworse.Onedaythevegetablesdecidedto3allthewaterinthegroundsothatthetreewoulddryup.Thetreefoughtbackbyrefusingtoofferthevegetablesshade(树荫).Soontheybothbegantodryupunderthehotsun.Neitherofthemexpectedthatthegardenerwouldstop4hisvegetablefieldbecausehethoughtitwas5tosavethevegetables.Whenthegardenerdidthat,thetreeandthevegetablesreallyfelthow6theywere.Thereseemedtobenowaytosolvetheproblem.Thenasmallpumpkindecidedtodosomethingtochangethesituation.Thesmallpumpkindidallhecouldtogrow7therewaslittlewateranditwastoohot.Finally,thegardener8thegrowingpumpkinamongthedyingvegetables.9hestartedtowaterthefieldagainbecausehestillwantedtomakea(n)10togetthebeautifulpumpkin.Atthesametime,thetreeandthevegetablesweresaved.Sincethen,theyrealizedthatitwasbettertohelpeachotherthantofight,andtheylivedinharmonywithotherplants.1．A．otherplantsB．thegardenerC．eachotherD．thepumpkin2．A．lightB．waterC．airD．wind3．A．lookupB．useupC．pickupD．putup4．A．pickingB．growingC．plantingD．watering5．A．hopelessB．importantC．hopefulD．necessary6．A．angryB．hungryC．thirstyD．comfortable7．A．soB．thoughC．butD．and8．A．watchedB．knewC．harvestedD．noticed9．A．ThereforeB．HoweverC．BesidesD．Also10．A．decisionB．ideaC．effortD．chanceⅢ.语法填空12、TheValueofaDollarWhenIwasnineteen,Ihadajobatalocalbookstore.Onenight,ayoungcouplecameinandwalkedhereandtherelookingforabook.Theyseemed1．(be)theusualtypetogivemall2．(worker)ahardtime.Whentheycametotheregister(收银处),shewasadollarortwoshortof3．(buy)thebookshewanted.Shelooked4．(disappoint).Ihadacustomerdiscount(折扣)cardanditwasstillactive.Itoldthegirl5．(gentle),“Hangon,don’tworry,you’llhavethemoneytobuythebook.”Iputinmypassword.Shegavemea6．(thank)smile.Withadollarleft,sheandherboyfriendleftthestore.IbelievedthatIwouldneversee7．（they）again.Idon’tremember8．longitwas,buttheydidreturnlaterthateveningjusttobringme9．beautifulcardthatsaid“It’speoplelikeyouwhomaketheworlda10．(good)placetolivein.”I’mdeeplymovedbythelittlegirlandherboyfriend.Infact,theyhavealsomadetheworldalittlebrighter.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Today,Iwanttotellyousomestoriesfrommylife.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots(小圆点).ReedCollege,thecollegeIattended,offeredperhapsthebestcalligraphy(书法)lessonsinthecountry.Calligraphywasattractivetome,soIdecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ididn’thopeforanyrealuseofthisinmylife.Itwasjustahobby.Buttenyears,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome.Youmightbeveryconfusedaboutthemeaningofwhatyouaredoingnow.Butyouhavetobelievethedotswillsomehowconnectinthefuture.Everyeffortyoumakeisworththeprice.Itwillpayoffintheend.Thisbeliefhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferencesinmylife.Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.WozandIstartedAppleinagaragewhenIwas20.Butlater,Igotfired(解雇).Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?Well,itjusthappened.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwassohardforme.Butitturnedouttobethebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.I’mprettysureifIhadn’tbeenfiredfromApple,Iwouldn’tbecomewhoIamnow.Thelosscompletedme.Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith.What’smore,youhavetofindoutwhatyoulove.Theonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.You’llknowwhenyoufindit.1．Jobstoldus_____storiesinthepassage.A．one B．two C．three D．four2．Inthefirstparagraph,wecanfindEXCEPT“_____”.A．WhenJobsdesignedthefirstcomputermanyyearslater,heusedhiscalligraphy.B．Jobswasinterestedincalligraphywhenhewasatcollege.C．ItwasjustahobbyforJobstolearnthecalligraphy.D．Jobswantedtobeanartistwhenhewasyoung.3．Jobsbelieves_____.A．everyeffortwemakeisworththepriceB．thedotswillneverconnectinthefutureC．whatwearedoingisprobablyuselessD．thethingwe’redoingmaynotpayoff4．ThebeliefhasnevermadeJobs_____.A．satisfied B．pleased C．sad D．happy5．Theunderlinedword“brick”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A．somethingsoft B．somethinghardC．somethinglight D．somethingdifferentB14、Onahotday,manypeopleliketogotothebeach.Somebeaches,however,arenotsafeforswimming.Ifthewaterisnotclean,itisn'tsafetoswim.Sometimesthewaves(海浪)canbesostrongthatpeoplecanbepulledouttosea.Atsomebeaches,therearesharks(鲨鱼)inthewater.Peopleputoutsharknets(网).Theyhelpstoptoomanysharksfromgettingclosetothebeach.Sharkscanstillswimunderoraroundthenet.Butiftheytrytoswimthrough,theywillgetcaught.Sharkscandieiftheyarenotcutfree.Sharknetsdon'tjustcatchsharks.Theycancatchotherseaanimals,too.Theyhavecaughtdolphins,turtlesandsoon.Evenawhale(鲸鱼)hasbeencaughtinasharknet.Ittookmanypeopletogetitfree.Someanimalsarenotsolucky.Theydieinthenets.Oneday,awhalewasswimmingwithhercalf.Thecalfgotcaughtinasharknet.Themotherwhaletriedtogetthecalftocomewithher.Thecalfwasinthenet.Itcouldn'tgetfree.Themotherhadtowatchitdie.Manypeoplethinksharknetsshouldnotbeused.Sharksareimportantintheocean.Theymainlyeatsickanddeadfish.Theyhelptokeeptheoceanclean.Sharksarethelionsandthetigersofthesea.Somepeoplethinkthereareotherwaystokeepthebeachsafeforpeople.Sharkspottersarepeoplewhowatchforsharks.Theygotoahighplace.Thentheycanlookdownonthebeach.Iftheyseeashark,theywillmakealoudsound.Theyputupawhiteflag.Thenpeopleknowtogetoutofthewater.Afterall,thewaterisashark'shome.1．Swimminginthedirtywateris______.A．happy B．dangerous C．interesting D．exciting2．Whataresharknetsusedtodo?A．Tocatchotherseaanimals. B．Tokeepthebeachsafe.C．Tokilltheanimalsinthenet. D．Tocatchsharksandkillthem.3．Theunderlinedword“calf”inParagraph4hastheclosestmeaningto______.A．baby B．friend C．brother D．sister4．What'sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Howtocatchsharks B．SeaanimalsC．Sharknets D．Dangeroussharks5．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Peopleputoutsharknetstokeepsharksfromgettingclosetothebeach.B．Manyotherseaanimalsmayswimintothenetsanddie.C．Allthepeopleagreetousethesharknetstokeepthebeachsafe.D．Sharkspottersputupawhiteflagtowarmpeopletogetoutofthewater.C15、Somedays,don’tyouthink,"Wouldn’titbeniceifthelaundrywouldjustdoitself?”Self-cleaningclothesmaysoundcrazy.ButAustralianresearchershavefoundawaytomakesomethinglikethispossible!AteamatRMITUniversityinMelbourne,Australia,foundawaytoputspecialnanostructures(纳米结构)intoclothing,whichcanthencleantheclothes.Whensunlighthitsthenanostructures,theybreakdownthedirtandstains(污渍)thatdon’tbelongonyourclothes.Thenanostructuresdon’tbreakdowntheactualclothingbecausecottonandtheotherclothingmaterialsaretoostrongtobebrokendown.AccordingtoCNN,theresearcherscovertheclothinginasolutionmadeofsilverandcopper(铜)nanostructures.Allittakesis40minutesofsunlightandyourclotheswilllookasgoodasnew.Soifyouspillonyourselfduringlunch,youcanstepoutsideforawalk,anditwillbecleanbythetimeyougoinside.Itnotonlymakesyourlifeeasier,butitcanalsobegoodfortheenvironment.AccordingtotheUSDepartmentofEnergy,theaverageloadoflaundryusesabout25gallons(about94liters)ofwater.Waterisaveryimportantresource,sousinglessofittowashclothesisbetterfortheenvironment.ButoneofthescientistsatRMITUniversityknowsmoreneedstobedone.“There’smoreworktodobeforewecanstartthrowingoutourwashingmachines,”saidDrRajeshRamanathan,“butthisisastrongfoundation.”Sowhat’sthenextstep?Ramanathanwantstoeitherstartsellingthesolutionbyitselforconvincingclothingmakerstotreattheclothingwiththesolutionwhileclothesarebeingmade.1．WhatdoParagraphs4-5talkabout?A．Whatadvantagestheself-cleaningclotheshave.B．Howtheself-cleaningclotheswork.C．Howtheself-cleaningclothesaremade.D．Whathelpstheself-cleaningclotheswork.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“solution”inthelastparagraphmean?A．MachinesB．Clothes.C．Silver.D．Design.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Silverandcoppersellwell.B．Thesolutionisnotputintopractice.C．Clothingmakescertainlylikethesolution.D．Wedon’tneedwashingmachinesanymore.D16、SpeedreadingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticles,e-mailsandWeChattotrytogetkeywordsandthemeaningofthetext.Withsomuchinformationthroughourelectronicdevice(设备),itwouldbeimpossibletogetthrougheverythingifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletoenjoyreadingslowly.ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysitincomfortablechairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketraditionalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn’ttoshareideasaboutacertainbook,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxedenvironment.Slowreaders,suchasTheAtlantic’sMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemind,improvesattention,lowersstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytounderstandothers.Someofthesebenefitshavebeenbackedupbyscience.Forexample,astudyof300elderlypeoplepublishedbythejournalNeurologylastyearshowedthatadultswhotakepartinactivitiesthatusetheirbrain,suchasreading,suffer(遭受)lessmemorylossastheygetolder.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslesscarefulreaders.Computerandphonescreenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthetop-to-bottom,left-to-rightreadingorderwetraditionallyused,toawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswesearchforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextonlinethathasmanylinkstootherwebpagesalsoleadstoweakerunderstandingthanreadingplaintext(纯文本).TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupider,saysBritishjournalistPatrickKingsleyfromtheGuardian,onlyhalfjoking.BecauseoftheInternet,hesays,wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingalargenumberofinterestingnews,butwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositback,thinkandrelateallthesefactstoeachother.Slowingreadingmeansareturntoanuninterrupted,straightpattern,inaquietenvironment.Aimfor30minutesaday,advisesKellyfromTheAtlantic.“Youcansqueezein(挤出)thathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemoments—wheneveryouwanttocheckyourfavoritesiteforsomethingtopassthetime—youpickupameaningfulworkofliterature,”Kellysaid.1．Thewords“backedup”inParagraph3probablymean“______”.A．givenbackB．calledbackC．supportedD．disagreed2．KingsleybelievesthattheInternethasweakenpeople’sabilityto______.A．getkeywordsrapidlyB．shareideasaboutbooksC．collectinterestingnewsD．thinkdeeplyaboutinformation3．Accordingtothepassage,slowreading___________.A．improvesunderstandingamongpeopleB．treatsthememorylossofelderlypeopleC．providespeoplewithaquietenvironmentD．slowsdownthedevelopmentofelectronicdevice4．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．BenefitofReadingClubsB．ReturnofSlowReadingC．ReadingoftheInternetAgeD．InfluenceofSpeedReadingE17、MichelleObamaisthefirstladyofAmerica.ShevisitedChinaonMarch20th,2014.WhenshemetthepresidentXi,sheworeareddress.Shesaidherreddressisalwaysreadyfortheimportantmoment.DoyouknowsheisalsothefirstladyoffashionAmerican?EveryfirstladysinceLouHoover(exceptBessTruman)hasappearedinthehigh-fashionmagazine,Vogue.ButMrs.Obamaisonlythesecondtoappearonthecover.SheappearedwearingapinksilkdressbyJasonWu.WhenshewasinterviewedbytheeditorofVogue,Mrs.Obamasaidwhatshewearsisalwayspaidattentiontobymanypeople.“I’mnotgoingtopretendthatIdon'tcareaboutit.”shesaid.MostcovermodelshavetheirclotheschosenforthembyVogue,oratleasteditorsworkasadvisers.However,Mrs.ObamadidchooseoutfitsfortheVoguephotosfromlabels(商标)shehadwornbefore.“Shedoesn'tneedanyhelp.Shelovesfashionandknowswhatworksforher,”Talleysaid.“She’sneverhadaconversationwithmeabout,`Whatdoyouthink?'or`Howdidthislook?'AndI'mgladforthat.”1．Fromthesecondparagraphweknow__________.A．everyfirstladyhasappearedonthecoverofVogueB．onlyBessTrumanhasappearedonthecoverofVogueC．onlytwofirstladieshaveappearedonthecoverofVogueD．onlyMrs.ObamahasappearedonthecoverofVogue2．Accordingtothepassage,weknowMrs.Obama________.A．isawomanofkindnessB．hasherownsenseofbeautyandideaC．herselfisaclothesdesignerandmodelD．doesn’tliketobewatchedchangingclothesF18、Ifyouhavenospecialplansforyourholidays,whynotspendyourtimehelpingothers?Don’tlistentopeoplewhosaythatyoungpeopletodayoftenthinkofthemselves.It’snottrueatall.MoreandmoreyoungpeopleintheUSAvolunteertospendtheirschoolholidaysworkingforothers.Andtheydon’tdoitformoney.Herearesomeoftheirstories.Alice,17I’mgoingtohelptheforestcenterbuildnewhikingpathsinthemountains.It’sgoingtobeterrific.Iwillspendthewholesummerlivinginatentandbreathingthefreshmountainair.I’mgoingtosleepunderthestars.Itwillbeanicesport,andIwillbeabletodosomethinggoodatthesametime!Jason,18Thissummer,IwillvolunteerwithSpecialHouseProgram.Theybuildgood,low-costhousesandsellthemtothepoor.They’llteachmewhattodo,soIamgoingtohelppeopleandalsohaveachancetolearnhowtobuildhouses.Trish,16I’mgoingtoteachchildrenwhohavetroubleinreading.I’llworkforaprogramcalledReadingforLife.Everyday,I’mgoingtohelpchildrenchooseandreadbooksthattheylike.Iwanttobeateacher,andIlovechildrenandreading,sothisisgoingtobeagreatexperienceforme.1．YoungpeopleintheUSAvolunteertospend_______helpingothers.A．schoolholidays B．weekdays C．everymorning D．weekends2．WhatdoesAlicevolunteertodoinsummer?A．Tosleepunderthestars. B．Tospendthewholesummerlivinginatent.C．Tohelpbuildnewhikingpathsinthemountains. D．Tobreathethefreshmountainai