四川省南充市营山县第三中学2023-2024学年中考英语四模试卷含答案

四川省南充市营山县第三中学2023-2024学年中考英语四模试卷含答案请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Jimfailedtwice,buthewantedtohave__________try．A．asecond B．athird C．thesecond D．thethird2、—______haveyoubeenskating?—I’vebeenskatingsinceIwassevenyearsold.A．Howlong B．Howoften C．Howmany D．Howmuch3、Theywalkedhomelastnightbecausetheycouldn’t_____totakeataxi.A．leaveB．buyC．affordD．allow4、---Whenthecar?---Iamnotsure.A．did,inventB．was,inventedC．does,inventD．in,invented5、Theweatherthereisn’tnice,____________?A．isthere B．isitC．isn’tthere D．isn’tit6、—I’mafraidtheclasshasbegun.—Don’tworry.It________untilthebell________.A．doesn’tbegin;rings B．won’tbegin;willringC．won’tbegin;rings D．doesn’tbegin;willring7、.—Whatdidshesayjustnow?—Sheasked__________.A．thatIlikedEnglishbestB．whatiswrongwithmeC．wherewasthenearesthospitalD．ifIwouldgoshoppingwithher8、Sheisnotgoodatmathshenevergivesitup.A．or B．so C．but D．and9、It’sreportedthatChinaplansHainanintoanewfreetradeportby2025.A．buildB．tobuildC．building10、TheChinesearetheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.Asweknow,____________showushowtomakeaperfectcupofteawithbeautifulteasets.A．Teaartperformance B．Teaartprojects C．TeaartperformancesⅡ.完形填空11、阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。Itwasacoldautumnmorningafewyearsago.Iwas1alongthemountainroadsslowly.Itseemedlikeallofthe2hadchangedovernight.Theyellowandgoldenleavesweresparklinginthesunshine.Thefewgreenoneslookedevenbetteramongthoseleaves.Apartofmefeltsadandsmall3themiddleofallofthisheavensentbeauty.AsIwasdriving.Isuddenlysawanoldmanhurryingalongthesideoftheroad.Assoonashesawmehe4hishand,hopingforaride,Ipulledmycarovertothesideoftheroad.I5thedoorandtheoldmangotinwithasmile.Hewantedtogotothelocalpostofficebut6thebus.AsIdrovealongwelaughedandtalkedaboutwhatabeautifuldayitwas,ThenjustasIpulledovertodrophimoffheturnedtomeandsaid:“Thankyou,Youwereheavensent.”I7withasmileonmyfaceandalightinmyheart.Iwasn’tsureifIhadbeen“heavensent”forhimbuthecertainlyhadbeen“heavensent”forme,HehadremindedmethatIwasalsoanimportantpartofGod’screationandthatIshould8takingmyp;aceinit.InGod’seyes9ofusaresmall.Allofusareheavensent.Weareheretohelpeachother,Weareheretoshareourloveandourkindness,Weareheretomakethisworlda10andmorebeautifulplace.1．A．running B．walking C．flying D．driving2．A．coats B．grapes C．leaves D．fields3．A．in B．on C．between D．for4．A．rose B．raised C．put D．hung5．A．locked B．opened C．repaired D．covered6．A．caught B．left C．missed D．picked7．A．droveaway B．ranaway C．tookaway D．threwaway8．A．finish B．enjoy C．practice D．allow9．A．everyone B．someone C．anyone D．none10．A．richer B．cleaner C．tidier D．betterⅢ.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、WhenIwasyoung,Isometimestraveledthecountryroadswithmydad.Hewasamailcarrier,andonSaturdayshewouldaskmetogowithhim.Drivingthroughthecountrysidewasalwaysfun:Therewereanimalstosee,peopletovisit,andchocolatecookiesifyouknewwheretostop,andDaddid.OnDad'sfinaldayofwork,ittookhimwellintotheeveningtocompletehisroundsbecauseatleastonememberfromeachfamilywaswaitingattheirmailboxestothankhimforhisfriendshipandhisyearsofservice.Mailboxesweresometimesusedforthingsotherthanmail.Onenoteleftinamailboxread,“Nat,taketheseeggstoMarian;she'sbakingacakeanddoesn'thaveanyeggs.”Ayounggirlwrotelettersbuthadnostamps,sosheleftafewbuttonsontheenvelopeinthemailbox;Dadpaidforthestamps.OnebusinessmanusedtoleavelargeamountsofcashinhismailboxforDadtotaketothebank.Once,theamountcameto$32,000.Adozenyearsago,whenItraveledbacktomyhometownonthesadoccasionofDad'sdeath,themailboxesalongthewayremindedmeofsomeofhisstories.IthoughtIknewthemall,butthatwasn'tthecase.AsIdrovehome,Inoticedtwolamppoles,whichsupportedwoodenboxesaboutfourfeetofftheground.ForyearschildrenhaddroppedletterstoSantathroughthoseboxes.Imadeaturnatthecorneranddrovepastthepostofficeandacrosstherailroadtrackstoourhouse.FrankTownsend,Dad'spostmasterandgreatfriendformanyyears.Soweallsatdownatthetableandbegantotellstories.AtonepointFranklookedatmewithtearsinhiseyes.“WhatarewegoingtodoaboutthelettersthisChristmas？”heasked.“Theletters？”“Iguessyouneverknew.”“Knewwhat？”“Remember,whenyouwereakidandyouusedtoputyourletterstoSantaboxesonMainStreet?Itwasyourdadwhoansweredallthoseletterseveryyear.”Ijustsattherewithtearsinmyeyes.Itwasn'thardformetoimagineDadsittingattheoldoaktableinourbasementreadingthoselettersandansweringeachone.IhavesincespokenwithseveralofthepeoplewhoreceivedChristmaslettersduringtheirchildhood,andtheytoldmehowamazedtheywerethatSantahadknownsomuchabouttheirhomesandfamilies.Forme,justknowingthatstoryaboutmyfatherwasthegiftofalifetime.1．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterregardedhistravelswithDadas________.A．excitingexperienceswithalotoffunB．happyoccasionstoplaywithbabychickensC．greatchancestohelpotherpeopleD．goodopportunitiestoenjoychocolatecookies2．Thewriterprovidesthedetailaboutthebusinessmantoshowthat________.A．DadhadastrongsenseofdutyB．DadhadastrongsenseofhonorC．DadwasanhonestandreliablemanD．Dadwasakindandgenerousman3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingimpressedthewritermost?A．Dadreadlettersforablindladyforyears.B．Dadpaidforthestampsforayounggirl.C．Dadansweredchildren'sChristmasletterseveryyear.D．Dadtookthemoneytothebankforonebusinessman.4．WhatsurprisedthechildrenmostwhentheyreceivedlettersinreplyfromSantaClauseveryyear?A．SantaClaushadsomuchinformationabouttheirfamilies.B．SantaClausansweredalltheirletterseveryyear.C．SantaClaushaduniquemailboxesforthechildren.D．SantaClauslivedaloneinthecoldNorthPole.5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MemorableTravelsB．ChristmasGiftsC．SpecialMailboxesD．TheMailB14、Whyareblackcatsbad?November17isanimportantdayforblackcatsinItaly.Ananimalrightsgrouphasnamedthatday“BlackCatDay”tostopthekillingofthousandsofthecats.Whydopeople____theanimalsomuch?Itisbecausepeoplebelieveblackcatsbringbadluckiftheywalkacrossyourpath.Theblackcatisjustoneofthe____ofsuperstition(迷信）.YoumayalreadyknowthatWesternpeopledon’tlikethenumber13.Theyalsobelievethatwalkingunderaladder,openinganumbrellaindoorsand____amirrorcanalsobringbadluck.AccordingtoAndrewMacaskill,whoworksforTimes,Britishpeoplebelieveitis____toseeonemagpie(喜鹊).Buttwobringgoodluck.“InBritain,peopleliketohaveahorseshoesoverthedoor.Theybelieveitcanbringgoodluck,”Macaskillsaid.“Butthehorseshoeneedstobetherightwayup.Theluck____ifitisupsidedown.”IntheUS,peopleusuallyspitonanewbaseballbatbeforeusingitforthefirsttime.Theythinkthiscanbringgoodluck.Also,itisbelievedthatgoodspiritsliveintrees.Sobyknockingonanythingmadefromwood,peoplecancalluponthosespiritsforprotectionagainstmisfortune.PeopleintheUSalsobelievethereareevil（邪恶的）spiritsinblooms（扫帚）.So____leanabroomagainstabed.Theevilspiritswillcastaspellonthebed.1．A．love B．keep C．hate D．raise2．A．symbols B．stories C．ways D．means3．A．buying B．breaking C．borrowing D．bringing4．A．lucky B．unlucky C．possible D．impossible5．A．throwsaway B．runsaway C．givesaway D．putsaway6．A．always B．usually C．sometimes D．neverC15、Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation(诱惑)todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtogoagainstthetemptation.Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathasscienceuncoveredabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?Toanswerthesequestions,Brooksstudiesawiderangeofdisciplines（学科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeasimpledescriptionoffacts.ButBrookshasformedhisbookinanunusual,andperhapsunfortunateway.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.Onthewhole,Brooks’storyisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’attempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.1．Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.A．explainwheresciencecanbeappliedB．showthevalueofBrooks’newbookC．remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscienceD．explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks2．Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?A．Itsstrongbasis. B．Itsclearwriting.C．Itsconvincingpoints. D．Itsmemorablecharacters.3．Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?A．Contradictory. B．Supportive. C．Cautious. D．Critical.4．Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?A．Deathofthecharacters. B．Brooks’lifeexperience.C．Problemswiththebook. D．Brooks’translationskills.D16、ThefollowingisaQUIZ(自测)fromamagazine.Questions

1Point

2Points

3Points

Wheredoyoulive?

inavillage

inatown

inacity

Howdoyougotowork/school?

bywalking/bicycle

bytrain/bus/subway

bydrivingasmallcar

Howmanytimesayeardoyouflyonairplanes?

1

2

3

Howmanyhoursofelectricitydoyouuseeachday(e.g.watchingTV,keepinglightson)?

0-6hours

6-12hours

12-18hours

Howoftendoyourecycle?

almostalways

often

sometimes

TotalPoints

Result

7

Lesspollutionthantheaverage(平均)person

8-10

Asmuchpollutionastheaverageperson

11-13

Alittlemorepollutionthantheaverageperson

14-14

Alotmorepollutionthantheaverageperson

1．Whichofthefollowingmakestheleastpollution?A．Livingprettywellinabigcity.B．Flyingonplanesonlytwiceayear.C．Almostalwaysrecyclingusedthings.D．Using15hoursofelectricityeachday.2．Howmanypointsdoestheaveragepersonget?A．7points. B．8-10points.C．11-13points. D．14-15points.3．Tomlivesinacity,goestoworkbysubway,fliesonairplanesonceayear,uses15hoursofelectricityaday,ansometimesrecyclesusedthings.Howmanypointsdoesheget?A．11points. B．12points.C．13points. D．14points.4．Whichoffollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthequiz?A．WhereDoYouLive? B．WhatDoYouRecycle?C．WhyDoWeTravel? D．HowGreenAreYou?E17、Extremeironing(极限熨烫)isoneextremesportthatyou’veprobablyneverheardof.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutit.AnEnglishmannamedPhilShawinventedextremeironingin1997becausehewasboreddongironathome.Extremeironingisaspecialkindofoutdoorsport.Itcombines(使结合)dangerandexcitementwithpracticalironing.Whodoesextremeironing?Peopleallovertheworldwholikedangerdoit.Thereareabout1,000peoplearoundtheworldwhodoextremeironing.ThereareextremeironingclubsandgroupsinBritain,Germany,SouthAfrica,NewZealandandtheUnitedStates.Infact,anyonecandoit.However,itisbettertostartironinginourbackyardbeforeyoustarttoironontopofamountain.Thereare,ofcourse,somerulesinextremeironing.Theironingmustbeoutdoors.Youmusttakeaniron,anironingboard,andsomethingthatyouactuallyirontogetthewrinkles(皱褶

)out.Outdoorsincludesfarawayandunusualplaces,suchasontopofamountain,whileskiing,snowboarding,skydiving,orunderwater.Themoreunusual,thebetter.However,youshouldplancarefullybecausetheweatherconditionscansuddenlychangeonmountains,forexample.Youshouldnotdoextremeironingonyourown.Whatkindofthingsshouldyouhave?Youmusthavearealtraveliron.Youmustnotuseplasticortoyirons.Theclothesyouironmustbeatleastthesizeofahandtowel.Itshouldn’tbejustahandkerchief(手帕).Theboarddoesn’thavetobeafull-sizeboard,butthatispreferred.Itmustbeonemeterlongandthirtycentimeterswideandhavelegs.PeoplehavealreadyironednearthetopofQomolangma,thehighestmountainintheworld,andintheBlueHoleinEgypt,oneofthemostdangerousplacestodive.However,therearestillmanyrecordstobreak.Ironon!1．WheredidPhilShawusuallydoironingbefore1997?A．Athome. B．Ontopofamountain.C．Infarawayandunusualplaces. D．Inironingclubsandgroups.2．Whichisthebestadviceforbeginnerstodoextremeironing?A．Doingextremeironingalone.B．BeginningIroningintheirbackyards.C．Startingironingontopofamountain.D．Joiningextremeironingclubsorgroups.3．WhichisNOTnecessaryforextremeironing?A．Arealiron. B．Anironingboard.C．Ahandkerchief. D．Clothesforironing.4．Whatmustyoudoinextremeironing?A．Ironoutdoors. B．Ironingoodweather.C．DiveintheBlueHole. D．Skinearamountain.5．Howdoextremeironersfeelwhentheydothesport?A．Theyfeelboredwithextremeironing.B．Theyfeelexcitedalthoughitisdangerous.C．TheyfeelveryscarednearthetopofQomolangma.D．Theyfeellonelyintheplacesfarawayfromtheirhomes.F18、Weoftenfindthatweekendsandholidaysfeelsoshortwhileclassesandworkfeelsolong.Actually,though,weknowthatthisisnottrue.Butwestillwonderwherethatstrangefeelingcomesfrom.Infact,thisisoneofthewaysthatwe’retrickedbytime,accordingtothewebsiteAllThatIsInteresting.Thewebsitelistsseveralwrongimpressionsweoftenhaveabouttime.Let’shavealook.Firstofall,emotionsaffectourtime-keepingabilities.Negativeemotions,especiallyanxietyandboredom,maketimeseemlongerbecausetheymakeusconcentratemoreonthepassageoftime.However,whenweareenjoyingourselves,wepaymoreattentiontowhatwearedoingandarelikelytolosetrackof(失去对……的意识)time.Hereisanotherexample.In2007,agroupofscientistscarriedoutatest.Inthetest,peoplefell50metersintoasafetynetandwerethenaskedabouttheirexperience.Althoughtheexperiencetookshorterthan3seconds,thepeoplethoughtitwasmuchlongerthanitactuallywas.Thisisbecauseofthewayourbodiesreplytodanger,accordingtothescientists.Ourbodiesproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline(肾上腺素)whenwearefacedwithdanger.Itallowsustoconcentratebettersothatwecanstayalive.Asaresult,weareabletorememberfarmoredetails(细节)overashortperiodoftime,whichmakesitseemliketimeisgoingmoreslowly.Anothersituationwhenwemakemistakesabouttimeiswhenwetakeafternoonnaps(午觉).Haveyoueverhadtroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap?That’sbecausethebestamountoftimeforanapis20minutes.After20minutes,youenteranewstageofsleepcalledslow-wavesleep.Ifyouwakeupmid-wayinthisstage,itwilltakeawhilebeforeyoucancorrectlyperceive(感知)timeagain.Yes,timecanbemysteriousandthereisnowaytocontrolit.So,perhapsthebestthingtodoistomakegooduseofeveryminute.1．Accordingtothepassage,whatpossiblymakespeoplefeelsolong?A．weekendsandholidaysB．weekendsandworkC．classesandworkD．holidaysandwork2．WhichisNOTthewrongimpressionsthatweoftenhaveabouttimeaccordingtothethewebsitelisting?A．negativeemotionsB．positiveemotionsC．adrenalineD．scientists3．Accordingtothepassage,inwhichsituationdowemakemistakesabouttime?A．Wehavemanyproblemsleftinthetestpaper,butthetimeisup.B．Wehaveamathtestwhenwefalldownfromahighplace.C．Wemayhavetroubletellingwhattimeitisafteralongnap.D．Wegotoschoolontheschoolbusasusualonweekdays.4．Accordingtothepassage,whatwillNOThappenwhenwearefacedwithdanger?A．Ourbodieswillproduceachemicalcalledadrenaline.B．Weareabletofeelthattimeseemstogomoreslowly.C．Adrenalinewillmakeusconcentratebettertostayalive.D．Wewillforgetfarmoredetailsovera