2023-2024学年咸宁市通城县中考四模英语试题含答案

2023-2024学年咸宁市通城县中考四模英语试题含答案注意事项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、—____isyourmother?—Sheisinthekitchen.A．Where B．What C.When D．How2、--Haveyoureadthisbook?--Yes.Iittwomonthsago.A．isreading B．haveread C．willread D．read3、-CouldyouhelpmewithmyEnglishhomework,Nancy?-OfcourseI____________.Gladtohelp.A．could B．can C．must D．do4、Nowadays,moreandmorestudentsarelearningEnglishonlinewithsmartphones.TheythinkthoseappsforEnglishlanguagelearnerscanhelpimproveoralEnglish.Buttheycostalargeofamountofmoney.A．them;their B．their;them C．they;them D．them;they5、MoreandmoreforeignstudentscometotheConfuciusInstitute(孔子学院)tolearn________Chinese.A．a B．an C．the D．不填6、—HaveyouseenthefilmMonkeyKing?—Yes.Iitthreetimes.Itissointeresting.A．sawB．haveseenC．willseeD．amseeing7、---Whichsweatercanyouchoose,theblueoneortheredone?---________isOK,Ithink.Bothgowellwithmytrousers.A．Both B．Either C．Neither D．None8、Asvolunteers,theyshoulddo______tohelpthechildrenintrouble.A．nothingB．anybodyC．somethingD．somebody9、Asisknown_____all,Chinaistryingtodevelopfastinallkindsoffieldstheseyearsanweareprettyproudofourcountry.A．of B．to C．in10、AuntJudy________eatsoutwithherfriends,aboutonceortwiceaweek.A．alwaysB．sometimesC．hardlyeverD．neverⅡ.完形填空11、Ilivedinapoorfamilywithmywonderfulmother.Sheoftentoldmethatnomatterhowpoorapersonwas,hecouldstillaffordadream.Mydreamwasathletics.WhenIwassixteen,Istartedplayingbaseball.Icouldthrowaninety-mile-per-hourfastballand1anythingthatmovedonthefield.Iwasalso2:myhighschoolcoachwasJohn,whobelievedinmeandtaughtmehowtobelieveinmyself.He

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methedifference3havingadreamandremainingtruetothatdream.Oneunusual4withCoachJohnchangedmylifeforever.Afriendhelpedmetofindasummerjob.Thismeantachanceformoneyinmypocketforanewbike,newclothesandthe5ofsavingforahouseformymother.ThenIrealizedIwouldhaveto6upsummerbaseballandthatmeantIwouldhavetotellJohnIwouldn'tbeplaying.WhenItoldJohn,hewas7asIexpectedhimtobe."Youhaveyourwholelifetowork,"hesaid."Youdon'thavetoomanyplayingdaysinyourlife.Youcan'taffordtowastethem."Istoodbeforehimwithmyhead8,tryingtothinkofthe9thatwouldexplaintohimwhymydreamofbuyingmymomahouseandhavingmoneyinmypocketwasworthfacinghisdisappointmentinme."Howmuchareyougoingtomakeatthisjob,son?"heasked."3.5dollarsanhour,"Ireplied."Well,"heasked,"Is$3.5anhourthepriceofadream?"Thatsimplequestionmademeunderstandthedifferencebetweenwantingsomethingrightnowandhavingagoal.IdecidedmyselftoplaysportsthatsummerandwithintheyearIwastakenonbythePittsburghPiratestoplaybaseball,andwas10a$20000agreement.Twoyearslater,Iboughtmymotherthehouseofmydream!1．A．kickB．hitC．passD．play2．A．rightB．shyC．luckyD．comfortable3．A．betweenB．toC．aboutD．in4．A．accidentB．interviewC．problemD．experience5．A．ideaB．startC．viewD．purpose6．A．putB．takeC．pickD．give7．A．sadB．happyC．frightenedD．helpful8．A．upB．offC．onD．down9．A．answersB．excusesC．wordsD．ways10．A．gotB．paidC．offeredD．presentedⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。Peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferent_______（way）ofdoingthings.Somethingthatispoliteinonecountrymaybequite_______(polite)inanother.InBritain,youmustn’tliftyourbowltoyourmouthwhenyouare_______(have)somesoup.Butit’sdifferentinChina.AndinJapanyouevenneedn’tworry_________makingnoiseswhenyouhaveit.Itshowsthatyouareenjoyingit.ButitisregardedasbadmannersinBritain.Ifyouarea_______(visit)inMongolia,whatmannersdotheyexpectyoutohave?Theyexpectyoutohavealoud“burp”(打嗝)afteryoufinish_______(eat).Burpingshowsthatyoulikedthefood.InBritain,youshouldtrynottoputyourhandsonthetablewhenyou’rehavingameal.InMexico,however,guestsare_________(expect)tokeeptheirhandsonthetableduringameal.ButinArabcountriesyoumust_________(be)verycarefulwiththehands.Youmustn’teatwithlefthand.Arabsconsideritverybadmannerseatingwiththelefthand.So,whatshouldyoudo_______youareonavisitinanothercountry?Youcanaskthenativepeopletohelpyouorjustwatch__________(careful)andfollowthem.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Itwasthefirstdayofsecondgrade,andSarahhadbeenlookingforwardtothismoment.Thenightbefore,shelaidoutherfavoriteclothes:awhitecoatandabrightyellowshirt.Whenhavingbreakfast,Sarahdroppedsomefoodonhershirt,soshehadtochangeintohersecond-bestclothes,bluejeansandaJonasBrothersT-shirt.AfterbreakfastSarahrushedtocatchtheschoolbusandwhenshewasjustreachingthedoorthebusdriveropenedit.ThedoorhitrightinSarah’sfaceandblooddrippedfromhernose.Thedriverwantedtosendherhome,butsherefused,"Itisthemostimportantdayoftheyear!Ican’tmissit!"Beforeclasses,Sarahwenttoherfavoriteswing(秋千).Whenrisinghigh,shesawherbestfriendlittleJack.Sheletgooftheswingandwavedtohimwithonehand.Unfortunately,sheflewoutoftheswingandlandedhardonthesand,breakingalegandanarm.Asshelayinthesand,shenoticedashinythingonthegroundbesideher.Withhergoodhandshetookit.WhenSarah’motherrushedintothewardshewassurprisedbywhatshesaw:hergirlwaslyinginbedwithanarmandaleginthesplint(夹板),abrokennose,andbloodstainsonhersecond-bestclothes.Expectingtoseeherchildcrying,shewasconfusedwhenshesawabig,brightsmileonSarah’sface."Sarah,lookatyou!"hermothercried."Youwerehurtsobadlyandwhyareyousmiling?""Look,Mommy,Ifoundadiamond!"Sarahlaughed.Lifecanbelikethat.Itcanbetough,evenpainfulsometimes.Buttherearealwaystreasuresthatmakethepainworthsuffering.1．WhenSarahwenttoschool,shewaswearing________________.A．awhitecoatandaJonasBrothersT-shirtB．bluejeansandayellowshirtC．awhitecoatandayellowshirtD．bluejeansandaJonasBrothersT-shirt2．Sarahfellofftheswingbecause_____________.A．sheseldomplayedswingB．sherosetoohighC．shewavedonehandtoherfriendD．shewaspulleddownbyherfriend3．WhenSarah’smothersawherinthewardshefelt_______________.A．upsetB．puzzledC．relaxedD．disappointed4．WhichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribeSarah’sstory?A．Everycloudhasasilverlining.（衬里）B．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingmind.C．Firstthink,thenact.D．Nopains,nogains.B14、A7-magnitude（震级）earthquakehitYa'an,Sichuanat8:02onApril20,2013,anditkilledatleast196peopleandinjuredmorethan11,000.Togetherwithotherstudents,YangXuelanranouttotheplayground.Shewassafe.Butallhertextbooksandexercisebookswereburied（埋）intheteachingbuilding.Whatcanwedowhenanearthquakehappens?Infact,there'slittlewecandotostopnaturaldisasters,suchasearthquakeshappening.But,somemethodscanreducetheharmtheycause.◆Dropdownontoyourhandsandknees.Thiswaycanprotectyoufromfalling.◆Coveryourheadunderastrongtableordesk.Youcanalsostayalongawall,andcoveryourheadwithyourarmsandhands.◆Holdonto(守住,抓牢)yourshelter(遮蔽物)untiltheshakingstops.Bepreparedtomovewithyourshelteriftheshakingcontinues.Schoolscannormallytaketheearthquakedrills（演练）tohelpstudentstayalive.1．HowmanypeoplelosttheirlivesintheearthquakeinYa’an?A．Atleast196.B．Morethan11,000C．Lessthan196.D．About11,196.2．WhentheearthquakehappenedinYa'an,YangXuelanwas______________.A．athomeB．playingontheplaygroundC．onherwaytoschoolD．atschool3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disasters”meaninChinese?A．祸患B．现象C．灾害D．事故4．Accordingtothewriter,wecan_________toreducetheharmnaturaldisasterscause.A．donothingB．takesomemethodsC．stayathomeD．runoutofthehouse5．Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyoustayaliveinanearthquake?A．Droppingdownontoyourhandsandknees.B．Coveringyourheadunderastrongtableordesk.C．HoldingontoyourshelteruntiltheshakingstopsD．A,BandC．C15、Attwoo'clockabankrobber(抢劫犯)stolein."Thisisahold-up,"themansaidloudly.Hetookagunfromunderhisjacket,pointingtoGeorge."Handitover!"Georgereachedintohismoney-boxandtookallthebillsfromthetoppart--closetosixthousanddollars.Therobbertookthemandturnedtoleave.Then,whileeveryonewatchedtherobber,Georgecalmlyliftedthetoppartofthemoney-box,tookbillsfromthebottompartandputthemintohisownpocketsecretly.Thedoorwasshutandthebankrobberwasgone.Georgefainted(晕倒).Assoonashewassafebehindhisbedroomdoor,Georgecountedthemoney.Hehadeightthousanddollars.Hewasveryhappy.Thenextmorning,whiletheotherswerecheckingthebank’srecords,GeorgewasaskedtogotoMr.Burrow’sofficeandwasintroducedtoMr.Carruthers,whousedtobepresidentofthebank."Goodmorning,George,Iwassorrytogiveyouahardtimeyesterday,butwithallthebanksbeingrobbedthesedaysIthoughtitwouldbeagoodideatoprovethatoursmallbankcanberobbed,too.Ihaveretired,butIamalwaysthinkingofourbank.That’swhyIplayedmylittlegameyesterday,just______________Now,Ihaveputthemoneybackinyourmoney-boxallsixthousand."1．WhichofthefollowingdoyouthinkisTRUE?A．Georgewantedtoprotectthemoneyforthebank.B．Georgehadbeenthinkingoftakingmoneyaway.C．Thisbankhadbeenrobbedseveraltimes.D．Nobodyknewthebankwouldberobbedthatday.2．WhywasGeorgeaskedtogotoMr.Burrow’soffice?A．Hisstealingmoneywasknowntoall.B．Mr.Burrowwantedtosaysorrytohim.C．Mr.Carrutherswantedtoexplainthewholethingtohim.D．Mr.Burrowwantedtotellhimthemoneyhadbeenputback.3．Inthisarticle"tokeepeveryoneonhistoes"means________.A．tomakeeveryoneworkhardB．tokeepeveryonestayinginhisplaceC．tomakeeveryonedoakindofexerciseD．tokeepeveryonereadyforthecomingdanger4．Whydidthewriterplaythegame?A．Becausetheirbankwasoncerobbed.B．Becausetheirbankwasasmallone.C．Becausehewantedtokeephisbanksafe.D．BecausehewantedtoteachGeorgealesson.5．Whichsentencecanbeusedtoendthisstory?A．Georgeturnedcoldwithfear.B．Georgeturnedredwithanger.C．Georgewaspleasedwiththeend.D．Georgewasexcitedwiththeend.D16、TheSilkRoadisthenameofdifferentroadsthatlongagoconnectedEurope,AfricaandAsia.Peoplereachedthesedifferentplacesalongtheseroads.ScientistsbelievepeoplebegantotraveltheSilkRoadabout3000yearsago.BythetimetheChinesesilktradebecameimportantintheworld,theSilkRoadcoveredalmost6500kilometers.ItspreadfromRometoChina,whichisfromtheWesttotheFarEast.TraderstravellingalongtheSilkRoadcarriedsilk,ofcourse.Theyalsocarriedandtradedspices（香料）,cloth,valuablestonesandgold.Thereisafamousoldstoryalongtheoldroad.ItissaidthatRomansoldiers（士兵）travelledthroughcentralAsia.TheystartedtolivesomewhereneartheancientChinesevillageofLiqian.SomeoftheseRomansmarriedlocalChinesewomenandthestoryofblue-eyedvillagesofChinawasstarted.Duringitsbusiestperiod,theSilkRoadallowedpeoplefrommanydifferentculturesandcountriestomeeteachotherandmix.TheSilkRoadallowedthesharingofvaluablegoodsandnewideas.TheseincludedpeopleandtradinggoodsfromtheMediterranean,Persian,Magyar,Armenian,Bactrian,IndianandChineseareas.AllthesepeoplestravelledtheSilkRoad,andtheysharedgoods,stories,languages,andcultures.Inmoderntimes,theoldSilkRoadroutes（路线）arestillused,butnowtheyarecrossedbytrainsinsteadofcamelsandhorses.ThereisevenaSilkRouteMuseuminJiuquaninChina.Ithasover35,000objectsfromallalongtheSilkRoad.Inthisway,Chinaprotectsthehistoryofmanycountriesandpeoples.1．HowmanykilometersdidtheSilkRoadcover?A．About3000.B．Nearly6500.C．Almost2000D．Over35,0002．TraderscarriedallkindsofgoodsalongtheSilkRoad.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?A．SilkB．Cloth.C．Gold.D．Tea.3．WhomarriedancientChinesewomeninthestoryofblue-eyedvillagesofChina?A．Asiansoldiers.B．Africansoldiers.C．Europeansoldiers.D．Americansoldiers.4．Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthepassage?A．ValuablethingscouldnotbesoldalongtheSilkRoad.B．TheSilkRoadallowedpeoplefromdifferentcountriestomix.C．AncientChinesealongtheSlikRoadmaybeabletospeakdifferentlanguages.D．TheobjectsinthemuseuminJiuquaninChinaarefromallalongtheSilkRoad.5．Whichpartofamagazinecanthispassagecomefrom?A．HistoryandGeography.B．SportsWorld.C．ManandAnimals.D．PopularScience.E17、Agroupofoldclassmates,whohavesucceededintheirwork,gottogethertovisittheirteacher.Theconversationsoonturnedtocomplainingaboutthestressinworkandlife.Offeringhisguestscoffee,theteacherwenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandmanycups-china(瓷),plasticandglass,someplain(朴素的）looking,someexpensiveandsomelovely.Theteachertoldthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theteachersaid,“Canyounoticeallthenicelookingexpensivecupsweretaken,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones?Whileitisnormalforyoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,thatisthesource(根源）ofyourproblemsandstress.”“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,butyouwentforthebestcupsandwereeyeing(注视)eachother’scups.”“Nowthinkaboutthis：lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandpositionarethecups.Theyarejusttoolstoholdlife,anddonotchangethequalityoflife.Sometimes,wejustcareaboutthecups,andwefailtoenjoythecoffee.Sodon’tletthecupsdriveyou,enjoythecoffeeinstead.1．Whatdidthegroupofoldclassmatesgettogetherfor?A．Visitingtheirteacher.B．Seeingeachother.C．Complainingabouttheirstressinworkandlife.2．Whatcupsdidtheteachergivetohisstudents?A．Allchinacups.B．Plasticandglasscups.C．Cupswhicharedifferentinprice,materialandappearance.3．Accordingtotheteacher,whydidtheyhavesomuchstress?A．Becausetheypaidtoomuchattentiononthingsthatwerenotimportant.B．Becausetheycaughtthemainpointofthemeaningoflife.C．Becausetheyconcentratedon(专心)lifeandenjoyedit.4．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．LifeIstheCoffee.B．CoffeeandCoffeeCups.C．StressinYourLife.5．Whatcanwelearnfromtheteacher’swords?A．Weshouldlearnhowtoworkoutproblemsinourworkandlife.B．Weshouldconcentrateontheappearanceofcups.C．WeshouldconcentrateonlifeitselfbutnototherunimportantthingsF18、DearMom,I’msorrythatIcan’tgobackhomeforMother’sDaynextweek.Onthatday,I’llhavetogotoanimportantmeetingformyboss,whohelpsmealotwithmyworkandlifehere.ButI’llfindtimetoseeyouathomesoon.Mom,thankyouforeverythingyou’vedoneforTimandme.AfterDaddiedofaheartattackathometenyearsagoinaroadaccident,youhadtoworkinasupermarketinthedaytimeandinarestaurantatnight.Butyoualwaysgaveustwoyourloveandcare.Thoughyoudon’thavetoworknow,Istillrememberyourcominghomeandfeelingtiredmanyevenings.Timisgoingtofinishhisstudiesnextmonth.Hesaidhewouldmovebackfromschoolandlookforajobnearhome.I’mgladyouwon’tlivebyyourselfanymore.Let’splantotakeatripinthenearfuture.It’sbeenyearssincethethreeofustookatriptogether.HappyMother’sDay.Iloveyou,Mom.Bestwishes,David1．WhatcanwelearnaboutDavid’smother?A．Shestillworksday