苏州市工业2024届中考英语四模试卷含答案

苏州市工业2024届中考英语四模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、Alotofpeoplelikereadingnewspapers________theycanlearnwhatishappeningintheworld.A．sothat B．eventhough C．assoonas2、—Whatdidyousayatthemeetingyesterday?—______.Ididn’tgetreadyforit.A．NothingB．AnythingC．SomethingD．Everything3、---Couldyoutellme?---Certainly.In20minutes.A．whenwillthetraintoBeijingleave B．whenthetraintoBeijingwouldleaveC．whenthetraintoBeijingleft D．whenthetraintoBeijingwillleave4、—Ithinkittakesalotofpracticetoplaytheviolinwell.—.Practicemakesperfect.A．NowayB．MypleasureC．I’mafraidnotD．That’strue.5、一canyoufinishthereport?一Maybeinthreedays.A．HowsoonB．HowlongC．HowfarD．Howoften6、_________!Thisisachancetomakeyourdreamcometrue.Believeinyourself.Confidenceleadstosuccess.Goodluck!A．Takeiteasy B．Takepridein C．Takeitseriously7、Hewantstwo________/'tɪkɪts/forthefilm.A．thanks B．ticks C．takes D．tickets8、–Howlongisit_______welastmet?–Morethantenyears,Ibelieve.IwenttoAustraliain2006andcamebackonlyyesterday.A．sinceB．beforeC．untilD．after9、E-ticketswillbeusedforhigh-speedtrains________thecountryin2019.PassengerscanenterthestationbysimplyusingtheirIDcard.A．beside B．before C．across D．for10、---Ms.Wang，I'mafraidIcan'tfinishtheworkintwodays.---Don'tworry.I'llgiveyou____________days.A．twoanother B．twomoreC．moretwo D．twomanyⅡ.完形填空11、Jackis2Englishboy．Hewants3afriendinChina．Hiseatinghabits4healthy．He5fruitsandvegetables．6arehisfavoritevegetables．Heoftenhasfruitsalad7dinner．Hedoesn'teathamburger8ice﹣cream．Hedoesn'twantto9fat．Nexttohishomeisaclothesstore．Theysellthingsatverygood10．TodayJackwantsto11anewsweater．He12totheclothesstorewithhismother．Thesweatersinall13are35each．Jacklikesblueverymuch,14hetakesablueone．Doyoulike15？Doyouwanttobehisfriend？Youcane﹣mailhim16Jack8118@1．com．2．A．a B．an C．the3．A．tohave B．have C．has4．A．be B．are C．is5．A．like B．dislike C．likes6．A．Bananas B．Apples C．Carrots7．A．for B．with C．to8．A．and B．or C．but9．A．am B．is C．be10．A．stores B．prices C．dollars11．A．see B．think C．buy12．A．goes B．go C．come13．A．sizes B．names C．colors14．A．so B．and C．but15．A．he B．his C．him16．A．in B．at C．forⅢ.语法填空12、MelbourneisinAustralia.Itisabeautifulcity1．hugegardens,greatparksandmany2．(amaze)buildings.Manypeoplecametovisititeveryyear.Melbourneisalso3．ancientcityinAustralia.Ithasaninterestinghistoryofmorethan170years.Thefirstpeoplecamein1835,andinthe1850s,gold4．(discover).Becauseofthis,Melbournebecameaveryrichcity.Manynewbuildingswerebuiltatthattime.Andtoday,Melbourneisoneoftheworld’s5．(great)cities.Itisknown6．its7．(beautiful)anditsfamousuniversities.ItisalsoAustralia’stopcityfor8．(sport).Manyofthemareverypopular.Forexample,youngpeoplearemad9．soccerhere.In1956,theOlympicGamescametothiscity,andforthefirsttimetheywereshowedliveonTVaroundtheworld.Melbourneisaniceplaceandyoucanalwayshavegreat10．here.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Hewasjustanordinarypostman.Dayafterday,heshuttled(穿梭)backandforthacrossthevillage.Forhim,lifewaswithoutwaves.Oneday,hewasdeliveringmailasusual.Whenhelookedupinthesky,hesuddenlylosthisbalance.Itwasalittlestonethattrippedhimup（绊倒）.Heobservedthestonethathadembarrassed（难堪）him,findingitstrangebutbeautiful.Inhiseyes,thisstonewaslikealostjewel（宝石）coveredwithdust.Thepostmanthenplacedthestoneinhisbagcarefully.Becauseofthisstone’sarrival,hisdaywaslightened.Hesuddenlyhadaboldthought—Icanbuildacastlewithsuchbeautifulstones.Howmagnificentitwillbe!Hisordinarylifestartedtobedifferentsincethen.Hestilldeliveredmail,buthecollectedeverystonehecouldfindalongtheway.Allthosedustystones,inhiseyes,glitteredlikediamonds.Gradually,hissmallbagcouldn’tholdhisstonesanymoreandheneededtouseawheelbarrowtocarrythem.Peopledidn’tunderstandwhathappenedwhentheysawthepostmandeliveringletterswithawheelbarrowfullofstones.Aftercollectingenoughstones,hestartedtobuildhiscastle.Duringthedaytime,hepassedalongthedreamsofothers;andduringthenighttime,hebuilthisowndream.Noonewaswillingtojoinin.Butthepostmanwasunmoved,stillhappilybuildinghiscastle.Becauseheknew,thedreamandthecastleonlybelongedtohim.After20yearsofworkingdayandnight,thepostman’sdreamcastlewasfinallycompleted.Itwasamagnificentcastlejustashehadimagined.Itwasamiraclearisingfromtheordinary.Thisisarealstory.Thepostman’snameisXueWaller.ThestonecastlehasbecomeafamoustouristattractioninFrance,whichiscalled“idealpalaceofFerdinandCheval.”Attheentranceofthestonecastle,thereisasentence—“Iwanttoknowhowfaradreamstonecango.”1．Thepostmanfeltembarrassedbecausehe_______.A．losthisbalanceB．losthisbagC．deliveredmailD．foundastone2．Thepostman’sowndreamwasto_______A．collectstonesB．delivermailC．finddiamondsD．buildhiscastle3．Theunderlinedword“glittered”inthethirdparagraphmaymean________.A．shoneB．cleanedC．postedD．hid4．.Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Alittlestonetrippedthepostmanupwhilehewasdeliveringmailasusual.B．Thepostmancollectedeverystonehewouldfindalongtheway.C．Thepostmanbuilthiscastlewiththehelpofhisfamilyandfriends.D．Thepostmanspenttwentyyearsbuildinghisstonecastle.5．ThepostmannamedXueWallerwas________.A．GermanB．FrenchC．BritishD．American6．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat________.A．Thepostmanhadacolourfullifebeforetheaccidentinwhichhelosthisbalance.B．Thepostmangaveuphisjobinordertobuilthisstonecastle.C．Thestonethattrippedthepostmanupwasarealjewel.D．Thoughpeopledidn’tunderstandhim,thepostmancontinuedhisdream-buildingacastle.B14、NohumancommunityhasnotworkedoutalanguageforitselfEachlanguageisbasedonthelifeofthepeoplewhoinventedit，soitisespeciallyusefultothem．Forexample，Eskimosusealargenumberofwordsfordifferentkindsofsnow．Thesewouldbeuselesstopeoplelivinginahotcountry．Languageschangeallthetime．Wordsthatarenolongerneededineverydayconversationdropoutofuse，thoughtheycanstillbefoundinbooksanddictionaries．Thisisoftenbecausethewordhasbeenreplaced(代替)byanothersimpleronethatmostpeopleprefer．Forexample,'car'isnowusedinsteadof'automobile'．Wordscanchangetheirmeanings，orhavenewonesaddedtothem．Thedevelopmentofcomputershasgivennewmeaningstowordslike'programme','disc'and'mouse'andinventednewwordslike'byte'．Oftenwordsborrowedfromotherlanguagesareusedtocreatenewwords．EnglishcontainsmanywordsthatwereoriginallyFrenchandwereintroducedintothelanguagein1．'Court','beef'and'vegetable'areafewexamples．Atfirstsight，oratfirsthearing，．Butwhenyoulookmoreclosely,orlistenmorecarefully，itispossibletofindlinksandsimilaritiesbetweensomelanguages．Forexample，thewordbrotherislikeBruderinGerman．Languageexpertshavegroupedtogetherlanguagesthatseemtobeconnectedintolanguagefamilies．Generally,languagesthatbelong(属于)toaparticularfamilyhavesimilarsoundingwordswhichhavethesamemeaning．EnglishbelongstothesamelanguagefamilyasFrench，German，Spanish，andmanylanguagesspokeninEuropeandAsia．TheybelongtotheIndo—Europeangroupanditisthelargestlanguagefamily．TheChineselanguagebelongstoSino—Tibetangroup,whileJapanesebelongstoyetanotherfamilywhichincludesKorean．Butdifferencesinlanguagecanmakeabarrier(障碍)whencountriesmeettodiscussworldissues．Tosmoothawaythebarrier，theUnitedNationsuseChinese，English，French，RussianandSpanishasafewofficiallanguagesthroughouttheirmeetings．Insomecountrieswheremanylanguagesarespoken，thereisanofficiallanguageforformal(正式的)andbusinessuse．Forinstance，EnglishistheofficiallanguageinIndia．2．TheexampleoftheEskimosmentionedinPara．Itshowsthat．A．languageisclosetothelifeofthepeoplewhoinventeditB．thesamewordhasdifferentmeaningsincoldandhotcountriesC．peoplechangethemeaningsofwordsinbooksanddictionariesD．Eskimosprefertoaddnewusestowordsineverydayconversation3．Peopletodayprefertheword'car'to'automobile'because．A．'car'soundsniceatfirsthearing B．'car'issimplerthan'automobile'C．'automobile'ishardertopronounce D．'automobile'haschangeditsmeaning4．Whichofthefollowingisthebestsentencetofillintheblankinthepassage?A．languagesusedinmostcountrieschangewiththetimeB．languagesofdifferentplacessounddifficulttounderstandC．languagesspokenthroughouttheworldseemverydifferentD．languageswithsimilarpronunciationmakepeoplefeelclose5．Itcanbeinferred(推断)fromthepassagethat．A．manywordsinEnglish，SpanishandGermansharesimilarsoundsandmeaningB．EnglishandSpanishareusedasofficiallanguagesatbusinessmeetingsinEuropeC．theChinese，JapaneseandKoreaulanguagesbelongtothelargestlanguagefamilyD．someFrenchwordswereintroducedintoEnglishinordertobettertheirowncultureC15、March16isInternationalSleepDay.Andweshouldallcelebratetheactofsleeping.Researcherssaysleepisprobablythebesttoolwehaveformemoryandlearning.Butwhataboutgettingrestduringthemiddleoftheday?Arecentstudyonnapping(小睡)saysshortperiodsofsleepmayhelpourbrainsworkbetter.Paststudieshaveshownthatnappingcanhelpbabiesandyoungchildrenlearnbetter.Andnappingcanhelpbrainperformanceinolderadults.Takinganapmayalsohelpthisgroupofpeoplefightoffmemorylossbecauseoftheincreaseintheirage.ManyAmericansdonap.Butone-thirdofalladultsintheUnitedStatesarealsochronically(长期的)tired,saystheU.S.CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC).Itfoundthat50millionto70millionAmericanshavechronicsleepdisorders.However,theyseemtobeunwillingtotellpeoplethattheytakeanap.Theymaythinkthatnappingshowstheyareweakortheydon’thaveenoughenergy.Itisnotanuncommonopinionthatonlychildren,theveryold,sickorlazypeoplenap.Infact,Americanssometimesdoaverystrangething.Somepeoplebragabouthowfewhoursofsleeptheyneedeachnighttoshowthattheyaresomehowstrongerthantheaveragehuman–superhuman,ifyouwill.However,thatmaybechanging.Manyofficesnowoffernappingroomsandnappingcafes(咖啡馆)areappearinginmanyU.S.cities,includingWashington,D．C．Rememberthatanhourlongnapmaybetoolongforyoung,healthyadults.Itisrecommendedthat30minutesisenoughtoremovethepressure(压力)tosleepandwillhelppeoplefeelmoreawake.Ifpeoplenaplonger,theywillgettrappedintodeepsleep,whichcanbehardtogetoutof.Ifyouhavetroublefallingasleepatnight,limityourdaytimenaptounder45minutes.Alsonapbefore3p.m.1．WhoarethisgroupofpeopleinParagraph2?A．Thebabies. B．Thechildren.C．Theolderadults. D．Theyoungpeople.2．TheunderlinedwordbraginParagraph3means__________.A．chatsadly B．talkproudlyC．whispersecretly D．speakpolitely3．WhatmayAmericansthinkofnappinginthefuture?A．Healthyadultsneedn’ttakeanap.B．Theywon’ttellothersabouttheirnap.C．ItmaybecommonforAmericanstotakeanap.D．Onlytheold,thesickandchildrenneedanap.4．Forayoungmanwithsleepproblems,itisgoodto__________.A．takea40-minute-longnoonnapB．takeanapwheneverhefeelssleepyC．takeanone-hour-longnapafterdinnerD．takea30-minute-longnapintheeveningD16、ShowyourArtTalentYourpicturecanbeeithercoloredorblack-and-white.AlldrawingsmustbehandedintoyourArtteacherbyMay1st.1．Whichofthefollowingwouldbeaproperpictureforthecompetition?A．B．C．D．2．Besidesyourpicture,youmustwriteabout__________.A．whyyouliketheplacesomuchB．whydrawingisyourfavoritehobbyC．whetheryouthinkyoucanwinD．whenyoustartedlearningtodraw3．Accordingtothead(广告),allwinnerscanget__________.A．a$100prizeB．a$70prizeC．afavoriteplaceinschoolD．theirpicturesonshow4．Thecompetitionisorganizedby__________.A．anArtteacherB．LCPSArtDepartmentC．theheadmasterD．LuckyBooks&Stationery5．Howsoonwillallthewinningpicturesbeonshow?A．Twomonths.B．Onemonth.C．Halfamonth.D．Threemonths.E17、OnlineOne-to-oneEnglishCoursesinChinaVIPKIDDaDaABCUTalk51TalkFounding（创建）time2013201320162011FoundersMiWenjunZhiHuiChenZuodongHuangJiajiaThenumberofforeignteachersMorethan60,000About3,000Over300Over8,000LearnersAge4-12Age6-17*Age6-18Kids,teens,adultsPriceper(每)class¥120-150/25minutes¥127-144/30minutes¥38-50/25minutes¥96-140/25minutes*：OnlyUTalkprovidespublicschoolEnglishcoursesonline根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。1．Thefounderof51Talkis_______accordingtotheform.A．ZhiHui B．HuangJiajia C．ChenZuodong2．Samisn’tgoodatEnglish.ToimprovehisschoolEnglishcourse,_______ishisbestchoice.A．DaDaABC B．VIPKID C．UTalk3．Onlineone-to-onecoursesforEnglishlearningstarted_______inChina.A．intheyear2013 B．inthe2020s C．intheearly21stcentury4．IfachildhastwoEnglishonlinecoursesonVIPKID,heorsheshouldpayatleast__________.A．240￥ B．300￥ C．120￥5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheinformationabove?A．Alltheonlineone-to-onecoursesintheformare25minuteseachtime.B．51Talkhasnoagelimit(限制)accordingtotheform.C．UTalkisthemostexpensiveofalltheonlinecourses.F18、★生词提示：valid有效的SIDEANo.293083

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