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湖南省株洲市天元区重点达标名校2023-2024学年中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案注意事项: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、—Whowasthestudent____wasabsentyesterday?—Marywas.A．that B．who C．whom D．which2、---Michael,howcanIknowthetruth?---Well,youcandothesurvey,butyoudon’thavetoask________atthescene.A．somebody B．anybody C．nobody D．everybody3、TheinventoroftheBraillewritingsystemcalledLouisdiedofTBattheageof43.A．of43B．aged43C．whenhewas43D．aforty-three-yearold4、—Hehadalotof_____________.Andhegaveawaymuchtopeopleinpoorplaces.—Oh,whatakindmanhewas.A．energy B．wealth C．time5、—Kate,doyouknowitisfromheretothepostoffice?—About20minutes’walkA．howfarB．howlongC．howoften6、Choosingtherightcircleofthefriendswill____usalotoftroubles,heartachesandpossiblyalifeofdeepregret.A．save B．shareC．keep D．bring7、—Whatdidyourfathersaytoyoujustnow?—Heaskedme_______________.A．thatIwouldliketoseeamovieB．whereIwillspendmyholidayC．ifIenjoyedmyselfatthepartyD．whendidIattendthegraduationparty8、-MustIstayherewithyou,Mum?-No,you_.Youmaygohomenow,butyou_gotothenet-bar.A．mustn't;needn'tB．needn't;mustn'tC．must;needD．need;must9、Getupearly,_____you’llbelateforclass.A．so B．or C．and D．but10、ChinaDreamisagreatwaytogatherpeopletogetherand___thefastdevelopmentofourcountry.A．tryoutfor B．fitfor C．pushfor D．cheerforⅡ.完形填空11、Jennywasanurseinachildren’shospital.Oneeveningtherewasabigdanceatthehospital.Mostofthedoctorsandnurseswouldbethere,butofcoursethemhadtobe1tolookafterthechildren.Jennywasnotamongthe2oneswhowerefreetogotothedance.Sheenjoyeddancingverymuch,sowhenshehadtostart3thateveningwhileherfriendsweregettingreadytogotothedance,shefeltvery4forherself.Shewenttoeachsickchildoneafteranotherandsaidgoodnight5shecametoalittleboycalledTommy.Tommywasonly11yearsold,buthealreadytalkedlikean6.PoorTommyhadaveryseriousillness,andnowhewashardlyableto7anypartofhisbodyexcepthishands.Buthewasalwayshappyandalwaysthinkingaboutothersinsteadofhimself.WhenJennycameuptohisbed,hesaid,“I’mverysorrythatyouhaveto8thedancebecauseofus.Butwe’regoingtohaveapartyforyou.Ifyoulookinmy9,you’llfindapieceofcake.Isaveditfrommysuppertoday,soit’squite10”“AndI’dgetupanddancewithyoumyselfifIwasableto,”headded.SuddenlythehospitaldanceseemedveryfarawayandnotatallimportanttoJenny.1．A．allowedB．invitedC．leftD．made2．A．luckyB．activeC．jealousD．wise3．A．dancingB．workingC．drinkingD．relaxing4．A．gratefulB．happyC．sorryD．proud5．A．LuckyB．HopefullyC．FirstlyD．Finally6．A．actorB．alienC．angelD．adult7．A．touchB．waveC．moveD．clean8．A．missB．attendC．forgetD．host9．A．dustbinB．drawerC．walletD．bed10．A．rareB．sweetC．tastyD．freshⅢ.语法填空12、Makingfriendsisaskill.Likemostskills,youcanimproveit1．youarepatient.Ifyouwanttomeetpeopleandmakefriends,youmustbe2．(will)totakeaction.Youmustfirstgowheretherearepeople.Youwon'tmakefriendsstayinghomealone.Joiningacluboragroup,talkingtothosewholikethesamethingsasyoudoismuch3．(easy).Orjoinsomeoneinsomeactivities.Manypeopleare4．whentalkingtonewpeople.Afterall,meetingstrangersmeansseeingtheunknown.Andit'shumannaturetofeelabit5．(pleasant)abouttheunknown.Mostoffearsabout6．(deal)withnewpeoplecomefromdoubts(怀疑)aboutourselves.Weimagineotherpeoplearejudgingus—findingustootallortooshort,toothisortoothat.Butdon'tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthes7．way.Trytoacceptyourselfasyouare,andtrytomakeothersfeelathome.You'llallfeel8．(comfortable).Trytobebraveevenifyoudon'tfeelthatwaywhenyouenteraroomfullofstrangers.Walktallandstraight,lookdirectlyatotherpeopleandsmile.Ifyouseesomeoneyou'dliketospeakto,saysomething.Don'twaitfortheotherpersontostartatalk.Justmeetingsomeonenew9．(do)meanthatyou'llmakefriendswiththatperson.Friendshipisbasedonmutual(相互的)likingsand"giveandtake".10．takestimeandeffort(精力)forustodevelopfriendship.Andtherearethingsthatstopanewfriendshipfromgrowing.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、WhenIwasten,mysistersandIwereamazedatourneighbor’sChristmastree.Wereturnedhomefromtheirhouseanddecidedthatwemusthaveoneofourown.InourhouseweneverhadenoughmoneyforaChristmastree.Infact,weinsistedsomuchthatmyfatherhadnochoicebuttoagree.“Yes!”hefinallysaid.“ThisyearwewillhaveaChristmastree.”Ourmouthsdroppedopenatthethoughtofhavingourowntree.ThenDadsaid,“I’lldoitmyself.”Wefollowedhimaroundthehouseashegatheredupthematerialshewouldneed,Weallsatclosetohim,carefullywatchingeverythinghedid.Hepassedthethreadaroundthefirstnailonthecornerofabox,thenbackdowntothesecondnailonthebox,andupagaintothenail,untilrighttherebeforeoureyesagreenChristmastreebegantotakeshape.Hecarefullydidthesamewithallofthe4nailsintheboxandwhenhehadfinished,hesaid,“Nowyoucandecorateit.”Idon’trememberwherethedecorationscamefrom,buttheywereredandsmallandtoustheyjustlookedsobeautifulandperfectforourtree.Whenwefinisheddecoratingit,weproudlyinvitedallourfriendsovertoseeourChristmastree.Weweresohappy,notonlybecauseitlookedsopretty,butbecausemyfatherhadmadeithimself.IttrulywasthemostbeautifulChristmastreewehadeverseen.Yearslater,thingsgotbetterandDadwasabletobuyaproperChristmastreewhichwewouldhappilydecorate.However,mysistersandIwillneverforgetthenightwhenwegotourfirstChristmastree.1．Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter?A．Shehadnofriendsatschool.B．Sheneverwenttoherneighbor’shome.C．Shelivedahardlifewhenshewasyoung.D．Sheseldomsawbeautifulgreentrees.2．HowdidthewriterandhersistersfeelwhentheirfatherdecidedtomakeaChristmastree?A．ExcitedB．WorriedC．BoredD．Disappointed3．Thethirdparagraphmainlydescribes__________.A．howtheChristmastreewasdecoratedB．howtheChristmastreewasboughtC．howtheChristmastreewasfoundD．howtheChristmastreewasmade4．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AbraveactbyahappyfamilyB．Afather’sloveforhischildrenC．ApictureoflargefamiliesD．Anactofkindness5．TheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword”decoration”is_______.A．装饰B．讨论C决定C．捐赠B14、Whenpeopletalkaboutairpollution,theyusuallythinkofsmog,acidrain(酸性雨),andotherforms(形式)ofoutdoorairpollution.Butdidyouknowthatairpollutionalsoisinsidehomes,offices,hotelsandotherbuildings？Indoorairpollutionismoreserious.Theairinyourhomecanbe2to100times(倍数)morepollutedthantheairoutdoors！Infact,someAmericandoctorssaythat50%ofillnesseshavesomethingtodowithpollutedindoorair.Indoorairpollutionisbadforourhealthinmanyways.Youngchildrenandtheoldoftensuffer(遭受)morefromairpollution.Peoplewithhealthproblemsmayalsosuffermorewhentheairispolluted.Indoorairpollutioncanbebadforpeople’seyes,noseandthroat.Airpollution,bothindoorandoutdoor,canalsoleadtocancer,heartdisease,andevenbadforthebrain！InthegreatLondonfogin1952,4,000peoplediedinafewdaysbecauseofairpollution！ItissaidthathalfamillionyoungkidsandwomendieeachyearinIndiabecauseofindoorairpollution！There’remanywaystoreduce(减少)indoorairpollution.Herearesomeofthemandseeiftheycanhelpyou：★Increaseoutdooraircomingindoorsandopenyourwindowsfor15to30minuteseachday.★Turnoffallthelightsandfanswhenyoudon’tneedthem.★Shareyourroomwithotherswhentheairconditionerisrunning.★Don’tsmokeandtrytostopyourfamilymembersfromsmoking.Peoplewhosmokearegoingtohavetroublebreathingandevendiesomeday.Ifyou’resmart,don’teverstart.★Environment-friendlyproducts,suchaswater-basedpaintspollutelessandworkwell.1．_______ismoreseriousinthewriter’sopinion.A,outdoorairpollutionB．indoorairpollutionC．noisepollutionD．waterpollution2．Lotsofpeoplediedeachyearin_______becauseofindoorairpollution.A．IndiaB．EnglandC．AmericaD．China3．Howmanywaysdoesthewritertalkabouttoreduceindoorairpollution?A．Four.B．Five.C．Six.D．Seven.4．WhichisNOTtherightwaytoreduceindoorairpollution？A．Openthewindowsfor15to30minuteseachdaytoletthefreshairin.B．Turnoffthelightwhenyoudon’tneedthem.C．Don’tsmokeandstopothersfromsmoking.D．Don’tusewater-basedpaintsbecausetheycanpolluteair.5．Thebesttitleofthepassageis_______.A．TheformsofoutdoorairpollutionB．ThewaysofreduceindoorairpollutionC．TheindoorairpollutionD．Theenvironment-friendlyproductsC15、Peoplehaveunderstoodthatkindnessisgoodforthepersonwhoreceiveshelp.Forexample,whenwegivefoodtoahungryperson，heislucky.However,scientistshaverecentlybeguntostudytheeffect(影响)ofthekindnessonthepersongivingit.Whattheyhavefoundisthatdoinggoodisgoodforthedoer(行为者).Actsofkindnesscanimprovehealth，helpapersonreachgoalsandevenaddyearstoaperson'slife.Thefirststudytoshowtheconnectionbetweendoinggoodandlivingalonglifewasastudyonaging(衰老).Beginningin1956，scientistsstudiedagroupofmarriedmothersfor30years.Theythoughtthewomenwiththemostchildrenwoulddiefirst.Butthenumberofchildrenawomanhaddidnotmatter.Wealthdidnotmatter.Educationdidnotmatter.Whatdidmatterwaswhethertheyvolunteered.Womenthatvolunteeredhadfewerdiseasesduringtheirlife.Manyotherstudieshavefoundthesamepositive(积极的)effects.Helpingotherpeopleimproveslong-termhealth.Thegainsarethesameformen，women，oldpeopleandtheyoung.Thosewhovolunteeredhadfewerseriousdiseasesthanthosewhodidnotvolunteer.Thisincludeddiseasessuchasheartattack，cancerandstroke.Scientistsarestudyingmanypossiblecauses.Onepossiblecauseisanincreaseinantibodies(抗体)，whichhelpfightagainstdisease.Onestudyshowedthebodyproducesmoreantibodiesafteranactofkindness.AnotheroneisanincreaseinOxytocin(催生素)，itisachemicalthatfightstheeffectsofstressfromlife.Scientistshavefoundalinkbetweenbeingkindtopeopleandanincreaseinthechemicaloxytocin.1．WhatdoesthestudyinParagraph2show?A．Diseasesagepeoplefast.B．Doinggoodisgoodforone'shealth.C．Womenwithmorekidsdieearlier.D．Alongmarriageleadstoalonglife.2．Whichisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Actsofkindnesscanimprovehealth.B．Actsofkindnesscanhelpapersonreachgoals.C．Actsofkindnesscanaddyearstoaperson'slife.D．Actsofkindnesscanincreasemanyharmfulchemicals.3．Whatcanweinfer(推断)aboutantibodiesfromParagraph4?A．Moreantibodiesmaynotbegood. B．Theyhelppeoplereducestress.C．Theyincreasewithone'skindacts. D．Themoreantibodies，themoreoxytocin.4．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Helpingothersmeanshelpingyourself. B．Happinessisconnectedwithkindness.C．Tryyourbesttohelpsomeoneinneed. D．Everyoneneedstobecaredfor.D16、Googmorning,Ladiesandgentleman.Mytopicis“________”.Nowinthe21stcentury,advertisingismoreandmoreimportantforpeople.Why?Ithinkitisbecausethroughadvertising,people,especiallythebusinessmen,canintroducetheirproductstothepeopleallovertheworld.Becauseofthis,manycompaniesspendalotofmoneyonadvertising.Asweallknow,therearemanyadvertisementswhichareveryinterestingandpopular.Forexample,MichaelJordanmadeaninterestingadvertisementforNike.Fromthisyoucanseehowthecompaniesmaketheirproductsknowntotheworld.Peoplecanmakealotofmoneythroughadvertising.Itisknownthatmanyfamoussingersandmoviestarsmakemoneyinthisway.However,Idon’tthinkthisisagoodwayforthemtomakemoney,becausetheyarenottheprofessionaladvertisers,especiallythosewhoadvertiseinmedicineadvertisements.Nowadays,advertisingnotonlymeansmakingtheproductsknown,butalsomeansmakeourselvesknowntopeoplearoundus.Livingtoday,wehavetomakepeoplebelieveinusifwewanttodoimportantjobs.Buthowcanthisbedone?Weshouldfirstletotherpeopleknowourgoodside:thegoodhabitsandabilitieswehave.Inshort,weshouldalwaysremembertoadvertiseourselvestoothers.AsIsaidbefore,advertisingisnotonlyimportantforcompaniesbutalsoforeveryone,forallhumanbeings.Thisisthemostinterestingthingaboutadvertising.1．Thebesttopictofillinthelineinthefirstparagraphis“___________”.A．TheImportanceofAdvertisingB．MakingMoneythroughAdvertisingC．AdvertisingOurselvesD．AdviceonAdvertisements2．Thispassagemaybea(an)____________.A．advertisementB．storyC．speechD．report3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisnotright?A．Manycompaniesarewillingtospendmoneyonadvertising.B．Advertisingcanmakesomepeoplerich.C．Peoplecanintroducetheirproductsthroughadvertisements.D．Advertisinginnotnecessaryforanyone.E17、ABest-sellersinXinhuaBookstore

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1．TheThingAboutThugswaspublished______.A．onJuly23rd B．onSeptember17thC．onSeptember24th D．onNovember6th2．LinHuawantstobuyFamiliarandDearLifeforhermotheronMother’sDay.Sheshouldpay_________.A．$44. B．$50 C．$41 D．$433．Accordingtotheabovenotice,thecheapestbookis________.A．TheThingAboutThugs B．TheSparkofLifeC．Familiar D．DearLife4．IfLucyonlyhas40dollars,whosebookcanshebuy?A．TabishKhair’sandFrancesAshcroft’s.B．FrancesAshcroft’sandAliceMunro’sC．J.RobertLennon’sandAliceMunro’sD．TabishKhair’sandJ.RobertLennon’s.5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．IfyouwanttoreadpoetryyoucanbuyTheThingAboutThugs.B．IfyouwanttoreadlovestoriesyoucanbuyTheSparkofLife.C．Familiarhasbeentranslatedintomorethantwodozenlanguages.D．IfyouwanttoreadshortstoriesyoucanbuyDearLife.F18、Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolourblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier.Onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Sosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen.Therearedifferentformsofcolourblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshades（色调）ofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen—astrangeworldindeed.Colourblindnessinhumansisastrangethingtoexplain.Inoureyestherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled“cones”.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotelldifferencesbetweencolours.Therearealsomillionsof“rods”,buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisnearlydark.Theyshowusshapesbutnocolour.Someinsectshavefavouritecolours.Mosquitoes（蚊子）likebluebutdonotlikeyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsects,butab