江苏省海安县东片重点名校2023-2024学年中考四模英语试题含答案

江苏省海安县东片重点名校2023-2024学年中考四模英语试题含答案注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、—WhydidJanelooksoupsetyesterday,Betty?—BecauseshefailedtheEnglishexamagain,andshedidn’tknowwhattodo.A．didn’ttake B．didn’tlikeCdidn’tpass2、—HowlonghasMr.Brown________?—Sincetwoyearsago.A．cametoJinan B．leftJinanC．startedthisjob D．stayedinthisschool3、—WeareplanningaYangtzeRiverProtectionDaythisweekend.Doyouhaveanyadvice?—You’dbettersignsaroundtheschooltotellallthestudentsaboutthat.A．makeupB．putupC．setupD．showup4、—TheChinesePoetryConference(《中国诗词大会》)onCCTVisagreat.—Youareright．Moreandmorepeoplebegintoenjoythebeautyofthepoetry．A．project B．success C．chance D．experiment5、—Howsoonwillwegettheofferfromanewhighschool？—_____abouttwomonths．A．In B．For C．Among D．During6、Nobodyknows______yesterday.A．howtheaccidenthappenedB．howdoestheaccidenthappenC．howtheaccidenthappensD．howdidtheaccidenthappen7、—Thedumplings________sogoodthatIcan’twaittoeatthem.—Me,too.A．taste B．feel C．sound D．smell8、PresidentXiJinpingpaidastatevisittomanycountriesaroundtheworldlastyear.Hewaswelcomedwhereverhewent.A．strongly B．terribly C．seriously D．warmly9、________Mary________Jackislisteningtothereportcarefully,becausetheyarebothinterestedinitverymuch.A．Neither;nor B．Either;or C．Both;and D．Notonly;butalso10、---Hey,wehelpyouwithyourspaceandyouteachuschemistry,allright?---_________.A．SodoI B．ThesametoyouC．That'sadeal D．It'sapityⅡ.完形填空11、Myhusbandoncegavemy6-yearoldsona$10bill.This$10billwentwithmyson1,fromonepairofjeanstoanother,onecoattotheother.Mysonwouldn’tevensleep2withoutthe$10billunderhishead.Hekeptitforalongtimeandpreparedtobuysomethingspecial.Oneday,mysonand1wenttothelocalgrocerystore,infrontof3anoldmanwassingingcarols(颂歌)andringingabell.Mysonaskedme,“Whatishedoing?’’Itoldmyson,“Heissingingtogetourattentioninhopesofcollectingmoney4thepoororthechildrenwhodon'thavetoys.”Iplannedtokeep5butmysonwasn'tnexttome.I6toseehislittlehanddigginginhispocket,pullingouthis$10bill.Isawhimputthebillintotheslot(硬币投币口),say“MerryChristmas”andwalkovertome.Iwas7becausehecherishedthemoneysomuch，ButIsaidtomyson,“Whatyoudidjustnowmademommyveryhappy.Butcouldyoutellmewhyyougiveyourmoneytotheoldman?"Hetoldme,“Iheardavoicesaying‘go,givehimthemoney.’"Thenhecontinued,"ButIheard8voicesaying‘No,keepthemoney.Youwanttobuyatoywiththemoney’."“Soyoulistenedtotherightvoicefinally..."Isaid.Helookedup9mewithhishandsintheairandasked,"Butwhoarethey?"Ilaughedandsaid,"They're10”1．A．somewhere B．anywhere C．everywhere D．nowhere2．A．good B．well C．better D．best3．A．that B．which C．what D．where4．A．for B．to C．with D．in5．A．walk B．walking C．towalk D．walked6．A．turnedup B．turneddown C．turnedaround D．turnedaway7．A．exciting B．surprised C．surprising D．excited8．A．other B．theothers C．others D．another9．A．to B．at C．with D．for10．A．you B．your C．them D．themselvesⅢ.语法填空12、Howtimeflies!Mythree-yearmiddleschoollifewillbeoversoon.Lookingback,IhavemanymemoriesofmyEnglishstudy.WhenI1．(enter)themiddleschool,IhadsomanydifficultieswithmyEnglish.Iwasnotabletounderstandtheteacherinclass,andIcouldn’tmasterthewordsandphrases.ForatimeIwanted2．(give)itup.3．(late),withthehelpoftheteacherandmyclassmates,Ilistenedtotheteacher4．(care)inclass,keptonreadingEnglisheverydayandspokeasmuchaspossible.StepbystepImadegreatprogressinEnglish.Inaword,onlywhenyoudevelopinterestin5．(study)Englishcanyoulearnitwell.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Oink!TheYearofthePigiscoming.Manypeoplebelievethatpigsarenaturallyfat,lazyanddirty.Butareanyofthosethingstrue?Itistruethatpigsarefat.Theyeatalot.Buttheyareusefultous.Wegetmorethanjustporkfrompigs.Wecanusetheirskintomakeshoes.Wecanusetheirhairtomakebrushes.Pigsalsoprovideuswithingredientsfordrugslikeinsulin(胰岛素).Insulincantreatdiabetes(糖尿病).Peoplesometimessay,“Youareasstupidasapig.”Butpigsarenotstupid.Infact,pigsareoneofthe10smartestanimals.Theyhaveagoodmemoryandcantelldifferentshapesapart.Manyexpertsthinkpigsareeasiertotrainthandogsorcats.InFrance,peopleteachpigstofindsomething.Withtheirgoodsenseofsmell,theycanfinditevenfasterthandogs.Whenyouseepigs,theyareusuallyindirtywaterormud.That’sbecausepigshavenosweatglands(汗腺).Onhotdays,theyhavetocoolthemselvesinwaterormud.Thiskeepsinsectsoffofthemaswell.Mudcanalsoprotecttheirskinfromsunburns.Theseopinionsofpigsoftenmakeushavewrongideasabouttheanimal.Forexample,ifsomeoneeatsalot,wesaythattheyhave“piggedout”.Ifsomeone’sroomisverymessy,wemightsayhisorherroomlookslikeapigsty.ButpeopleinancientChinareallylikedpigs.Peoplethoughtthepig’sbigheadandearswereasymbolofgoodluck.Ifsomeonehadaroundandfullface,heorshewasthoughttobeblessed(有福气的).Peoplealsobelievedtheanimalstoodforwealth,ashumansusedeverypartofthepig.Piggybanksareasymbolofthis.Mostchildrenhaveapiggybankthattheycanusetosavemoney.1．AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutpigs?A．Wecanmakeshoeswithpig’shair.B．Pig’sskincanbeusedtomakebrushes.C．Pigscanonlyprovideporkforpeople.D．Pigsareusefulinhelpingtreatdiabetes.2．Whydopigsusuallystayindirtywaterormud?A．Becausetheylikebeingdirty.B．Becausetheyhavenosweatglands.C．Becausetheywanttocleantheirskin.D．Becausetheyliketoplaywithdirtywaterandmud.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“piggedout”inParagraph5meaninChinese?A．出栏 B．节食 C．暴饮暴食 D．逃跑4．Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecanknowthefollowingEXCEPT____________.A．pigswerethoughttostandforwealthB．peopleinancientChinareallylikedpigsC．pig’sbigheadandearswerethoughttobeasymbolofgoodluckD．peoplewhohadaroundandfullfacewerethoughttobeunlucky5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Pigsarefat,lazy,dirtyandstupid.B．Pigsareneitherusefulnorsmart.C．Pigscannottelldifferentshapesapart.D．Pigshaveagoodmemoryandagoodsenseofsmell.B14、1．Accordingtothepassage,wecanseethatbothwriters______.A．havechangedtheirjobsB．likesportsverymuchC．feelunhappyatworkD．arelookingforjobs2．Thereasonwhythefirstwritertakeupthejobsasaclownisthat_____.A．hehashadadiseasefortwoyears.B．heneedsamucheasierjobC．hewantstobeasuccessfulmanD．hewishestohelppeople3．Thesecondwritermentionsfamouspeopleinthepassagetoshowthat_____.A．theyarealwaysrichB．theyhavestresssometimesC．theylikefunnypeopleD．theyaregoodatdoingyoga4．Theunderlinedpart“fedup”isclosestinmeaningto______.A．interestedB．satisfiedC．disappointedD．bored5．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatbothwritersthinkoftheirjobsas______.A．happymomentstolearnfromotherpeopleB．greatchancestomakethemselveswellknownC．richexpensiveofactingonthestageD．goodwaysofmakingpeoplehappyandhealthyC15、Areyoucreative,shyoroutgoing?Ourpersonalitiesrevealalotaboutwhoweare.Butwhat’ssurprisingisthatourpersonalitycanalsosaysomethingaboutourhealth.That’saccordingtoresearchersatDukeUniversity,US.Duringanexperimenton1,000people,scientistsassessed(评定)theirpersonalitiesintwoways:byaskingsomeonetheyknew,suchasafamilymemberorfriend;thenbyaskingsomeonetheyhadjustmet,suchasanurse.Thestudyfoundthatthosewhowerecarefulatage26wereinbetterhealthafter12years.Beingcarefulmeansthatpeopletendtohavealotofself-control,andarelesslikelytosmoke,thescientistssaid.Carefulpeoplearealsomorelikelytohaveanactivelifestyleandhealthydiet.Fromthosewhowereleastcareful,45percentdevelopedhealthproblemsbytheageof38.Suchhealthissuesincludedgumdiseaseandhighbloodpressure(高血压).Tocompare,only18percentofcarefulpeoplewentontodevelophealthproblems.Anotherpositivepersonalitywascalled“opennesstoexperience”,meaningcuriousandimaginative.PeoplewhohavemoreofthispersonalityhavehigherIQscores.Sothey’dbemorelikelytoknowhowtofindmedicalhelptopreventdisease.Accordingtothereport,ifdoctorsassessedourpersonalities,itcouldhelpdoctorstofindwhichyoungadultsneedadviceonhowtoliveahealthylifestyle.What’ssurprisingisthatstressdidn’tplayabigpartonaperson’shealth.Eventhoughstressandanxiety(焦虑)areusuallylinkedtobadhealth.Butcanadoctorwhoknowsourpersonalityreallyimproveourhealth?Orshoulddoctorsbekeptawayfromknowingsomethingsopersonal?1．Whichpersonalitytypemaybebetterforourhealth,accordingtotheresearch?A．Careful.B．Stressed.C．Shy.D．Careless.2．Fromthepassage,welearnthatcarefulpeople____.A．aretooshytotalktostrangersB．lovetoaskthedoctorforadviceC．arelikelytohaveahealthylifestyleD．mayhavehighbloodpressurewhenthey’reolder3．Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?A．Peoplecanchangetheirpersonalitytype.B．Scientistshavefoundtwodifferentpersonalitytypes.C．Personalitieshavesomethingtodowithourlifestyle.D．Personalitiessaysomethingaboutourhealth.4．Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat_____________.A．stresscanleadtomanyhealthproblemsB．thosewhohavehighIQscoresareverycarefulC．it’snotclearthatadoctorwhoknowsourpersonalitycanimproveourhealthD．thewriterthinksdoctorsshouldknowsomethingspecialaboutus5．Wherecanyouprobablyreadthearticle?On___________.A．entertainmentnewsB．asciencemagazineC．amovieposterD．atravelguideD16、OnMay2,2012,AshokGadgilbecamethewinnerofthe$100,000Lemelson-MITAwardforGlobalInnovation(全球创新奖).Eachyear,thehonorisgiventoaninventorwhohasmadeabigdifferenceinthelivesofpeopleindevelopingcountries.GadgilisaprofessorandphysicistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Hespentthirtyyearshelpingpeopleinneed.Hisinventionshavehelpedmorethan100millionpeoplearoundtheworld.“Ichosetofocusonproblemswheremyknowledgeofsciencecouldhelp,”Gadgilsaid.Inthe1990s,Gadgildesignedhisfirstlife-savinginventionaftermorethan10,000peoplediedfromBengalcholera(孟加拉霍乱)becauseofthecleanwatercrisis(危机)inIndia.Hisinventionusesultravioletlighttokilldeadlydisease-carryinggerms(细菌)fromdrinkingwater.Itcostsjustonecenttocleanfivelitersofwater(about21cups).Sofar,theinventionhasprovidedsafedrinkingwaterformorethanfivemillionpeopleinIndiaandotherdevelopingcountries.Gadgil’sanotherimportantinventionistheBerkeley-DarfurStove(炉具).ThelongandviolentwarinDarfur,Sudan,hascausedmanypeopletomovetoforeigncountriesandliveinrefugeecamps(难民营).Theyaregivenfoodaid.Butpeoplestillhavetotravelalongdistancefivetimesaweektogatherfirewoodtocookmeals.Thiscanbedangerousbecauseofstreetviolenceinthearea.Toavoiddanger,somespendmuchoftheirmoneyusedtofeedtheirfamiliesbuyingfirewood.ThestoveGadgilcreatedcutsfuelusageby55%.Thatmeanspeoplewouldn’thavetoleavethecampstofindfirewoodasoften.Theinventionalsohelpstosavehomesmorethan$300ayear.About125,000peopleandtheirfamilieshavebeenhelped.Asaprofessor,Gadgilencourageshisstudents,“Beoptimistic(乐观的)whenyoutryahardproblem,”hesays.“It’swhenyous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1．InForPet’sSake,DoSomething!Book1,theauthortellsus_____.A．whatkindoffoodshouldn’tbegiventoyourpetB．whenisthebesttimetofeedyourpetC．howtopreparefoodforyourpetathomeD．howtocommunicatewithyourpet2．Unliketheotherthreebooks,PetsHaveFeelings,Too______.A．ismadeupofmanystoriesB．isaimedtohelpyourpetsregaintheirhealthC．isaboutarealpersonandhispetsD．hasagreatnumberofpictures3．Whichbookshouldyoureadifyourpeteatstoomuch?A．ForPet’sSake,DoSomething!Book1B．ForPet’sSake,DoSomething!Book2C．PetsHaveFeelings,Too!D．WhatAnimalsTellMe4．Wherecanyoufindtheadvertisements?A．Inthenewspaper. B．Inthemagazine.C．Ontelevision. D．Onawebsite.5．Youhaveonly3dollars,whichbookcanyouafford?A．ForPet’sSake,DoSomething!Book1B．ForPet’sSake,DoSomething!Book2C．PetsHaveFeelings,Too!D．WhatAnimalsTellMeF18、Once,therewasabigappletree.Alittleboylovedtoclimbtothetreetop,atetheapplesandplayedaroundit.Withtimeon,thelittleboygrewup.Henolongerplayedarounditeveryday.Oneday,theboycameback,sad.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreesaid.“Iamnolongerakid.”Theboyreplied,“Ineedmoneytobuytoys.”“Idon’thavemoney...,butyoucanpickallmyapplesandsellthem.”Theboywassoexcited.Hepickedallapplesandlefthappily.Theboynevercamebackafterthat.Oneday,theboyreturned.“Comeandplaywithme,”thetreesaidhappily.“Ihavenotimetoplay.Weneedahouseformyfamily.”“Youcancutoffmybranches.”Sotheboycutallthebranchesoffthetreeandlefthappily.Buthenevercamebacksincethen.Again,theboyreturnedandsaid.“Iwanttomakeanavigationacrossthesea.Canyougivemeaboat?”“Usemytrunk(主干)tobuildyourboat.”Sotheboycutthetrunktomakeaboat.Hewentsailingandnevershowedupforalongtime.Finally,theboyreturnedafterheleftforsomanyyears.“Sorry,myboy.ButIdon’thaveanythingforyouanymore.theonlythingleftismydyingroots.”thetreesaidwithtears.“Idon’tneedmuchnow,justaplacetorest.Iamtiredafteralltheseyears.”Theboyreplied.“Good!Oldtreerootsisthebestplacetorest.Comeandrestwithme.”Theboysatdownandthetreewasgladandsmiledwithtears.Youmaythinkthattheboyiscoldtothetreebutthat’showwearetreatingourparents.Thetreeisourparents.Whenwewereyoung,welovedtoplaywiththem.Whenwegrowup,weleavethem,andonlycometothemwhenweneedsomethingorwhenweareintrouble.Whateverweaskfor,parentswillgiveeverythingtheyhaveandalwaysbetherewaitingforushome.1．Theappletreeinthepassageisjustlike__________inthelife.A．ourkidB．ourparentC．ourfriendD．oursisterorbrother2．Theboymadehishousef