2024届广东普宁市下架山中学中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案

2024届广东普宁市下架山中学中考考前最后一卷英语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、Thebasketballplayersallarriveasearlyastheycansothattheycan______.A．wakeup B．showaround C．warmup D．fillout2、—Whenisyourfather’sbirthday?—________birthdayisonApril2nd.A．He B．She C．His D．Him3、Whetheritrainsornotmakesno______tome,I’llstayathome.A．difference B．disappointment C．difficulty D．disagreement4、Youngpeopletodayshoulddevelopthehabitofthinkingby.A．himself B．them C．themselves5、SpudWebbhasinfluencedmemost.Hisstoriesgivememuchtofaceallkindsofdifficulties.A．luckB．wealthC．courageD．decision6、Mymotherrefuses________metotheweekendtrainingcentreforextraclasses.A．tosend B．sending C．sent D．sends7、MygrandmadinnerwhenIgothomeyesterday.A．cooksB．wascookingC．iscookingD．willcook8、Agoodlearnerconnectswhathereads_________whatheseesaroundhim.A．inB．onC．forD．with9、---Willyouplease___________ittomeonFriday?---WhataboutSaturday?Mycomputerdoesn’tworkwellthesedays.A．postB．giveC．emailD．bring10、一WhydoesJaneseemworried?一Sheisuncertainaboutshecangetagoodjobeventhoughshe'sanexcellentstudent.A．ifB．thatC．whetherD．不填Ⅱ.完形填空11、Apoorwoodcutterandhiswifelivedintheforestinasmallhut.1wassosmall2therewasspaceonlyforhimandhiswifetosleep.Onecoldnight,somebodyknocked3thedoor.Thewoodcutteraskedhiswife4thedoorandletthestrangerin.Shesaid,“Butthereisnospace.”Themanlaughed5said,“Twocansleepwell,threecansit.”Andthen6womanopenedthedoor.Thestranger7tocomein,andtheyallsattellingstoriestoeachother.Thencame8knock.Thewoodcuttertoldthestranger,“Friend,openthedoor.”Andthemansaid,“Butthereis9space.”Thewoodcuttersaid,“Ifthreepersonscansitcomfortably,fourpersonscansitalittle10thanbefore.”Thestrangeropenedthedoor,andamanentered.Suddenly,itisastrangeknock11didnotseemtobehuman’s!Thewoodcuttersaid,“Openthedoor.Iknowwho12.Itis13donkey.”Everyonesaid,“14isthedonkeygoingtostand?”Themansaid,“Rightnowwearesitting,whenthedonkey15in,wewillallstand.”1．A．ThatB．ThisC．ItD．There2．A．thatB．andC．ifD．but3．A．inB．atC．ofD．to4．A．openB．openingC．opensD．toopen5．A．andB．soC．butD．or6．A．aB．anC．theD．/7．A．inviteB．invitedC．wasinvitingD．wasinvited8．A．otherB．theotherC．anotherD．others9．A．notB．noC．someD．any10．A．closestB．closelyC．closedD．closer11．A．thatB．whoC．whatD．whose12．A．knocksB．knockedC．isknockingD．wasknocking13．A．hisB．herC．myD．mine14．A．WhenB．WhereC．HowD．Which15．A．comeB．comesC．willcomeD．cameⅢ.语法填空12、Whodesignedthefirsthelicopter(直升飞机)?Who1．(draw)oneofthemostfamouspicturesintheworld?Whoknewmoreaboutthehumanbodythanmost2．(doctor)did?Thereisananswer3．allthesequestions---LeonardodeVinci.LeonardolivedinItalyaroundtheyear1500,butmanyofhis4．(invent)seemmoderntoustoday.Forexample,oneofhisnotebookshasdrawingsofahelicopter.Ofcourse,hecouldn’tbuild5．helicopterwiththethingshehad.Butscientistssayhisideawouldhaveworked.That’swhyhewasconsidered6．(be)ageniusthathaseverbeenknown.ButLeonardowasn’tjustaninventor.Hewasoneofthe7．(great)artistsofhisday.Whenhewasonlytwentyyearsold,he8．(call)amasterpainter,andashegotolderhebecameevenmorefamous.Sometimeshedrewahandintendifferentways9．hewasreadytopaint.ManyofLeonardo’swonderfulpaintingsarestillwithustoday.Youmayknowoneofhismostfamousworks---the10．(smile)womanknownastheMonaLisa.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Pocketmoneymeansthatyouhavemoneyinyourpocket(口袋）thatyoucanspend.Youmaygetaregularamountofmoneyfromyourparentsorgrandparents,forexample,everyweekoronceamonth.Howmuchpocketmoneyshouldyouget?Thatdependsonwhatyourparentsorgrandparentscanafford,howmanykidsthereareinyourfamilyandhowoldyouare.Alittleprimaryschoolkidmaygetoneyuan,butolderchildrenwouldgetmore.Eachfamilyisdifferent.Manyparentsorgrandparentsgivekidspocketmoneysothattheirkidscan:★usethemoneytobuythingsthattheywant.★learntofindouthowmuchthingscost.★learntolookaftermoneywell.★learntoshoparoundforthebestprice★learntosavetheirpocketmoneyforthefuture.★learnwhatisworth(值得）buying.Itisdifficulttohandlemoney.Ifyouspendallofyourmoneytooquickly,youwillnotbeabletobuythenecessarythingsthatyouwillneedinthefuturelife.Ifyoualwayssavemoney,youwillnotgetmanynicethingsthatyoureallylike.Trytouseyourpocketmoneyintherightwayandyouwillalwaysgetsomethinggood.1．Usuallykidscangettheirpocketmoneyfromtheir_____.A．parentsB．friendsC．parentsorgrandparentsD．Teachers2．Whatcannotinfluencehowmuchpocketmoneykidsget?_____.A．Thekids'agesB．Thekids'gradesC．Thesalary(薪水）D．thenumberofkidsinafamily.3．Theunderlinedword“handle”means_____.A．pickupB．dealwithC．buyD．save4．Parentshopethattheirchildren_____insteadofonlybuyingwhattheywant.A．learntohandletheirpocketmoneyB．savetheirpocketmoneyC．learntobuythingsD．knowhowtoshop5．Thewriterwritesthepassagemainlytotellus_____.A．whatpocketmoneymeansB．weshouldgetmorepocketmoneyC．tosavemoreandmorepocketmoney.D．handlingpocketmoneyisuseful.B14、Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B．C．tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene(基因)forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.1．（小题1）Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?A．Lessthanonesixth.B．Morethanahalf.C．About40%.D．Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.2．（小题2）Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“damaged”inthispassage?A．knockedB．changedC．brokeD．harmed3．（小题3）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.B．Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.C．Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.D．Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.4．（小题4）Thebesttitleforthispassageis_______.A．Scientists’NewInventionsB．Left-handedPeopleC．WhichHandD．DifferentBrains,DifferentHandsC15、TheInformationaboutSomeGreatInventions1．What'stheform(表格)aboveabout?A．Rules.B．Movies.C．Dreams.D．Inventions.2．What'sthelatestinventionaccordingtotheformabove?A．Thewheel.B．Thepaper.C．Thetelephone.D．Thelightbulb.3．HowmanyChineseinventionsarementionedintheformabove?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.D．None.4．Whatwasthetelephonemadeofaccordingtotheformabove?A．Wood.B．Glassandmetal.C．Plasticandmetal.D．Cottonandflax,5．Thankstotheinventionofthewheel,peoplecan.A．haveenoughlighttoreadB．travelfasterC．communicateoverdistancesD．havemorebookstoreadD16、Whenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,youwillgetaquickideainyourmindofthatpersoninthefirstmoment.Yourfeelingsaboutotherpeople,however,arereallyjustshowthewaythatyoulookatyourself.Soyoucanallowotherstobethemirrortoseeyourownfeelingsofself-worthmoreclearly.And,youcanseethepeopleyoudon’tlikeasmirrorstoshowyouwhatyouarenotacceptingaboutyourself.Tolivepeacefullywithothers,youwillneedtolearnpatience.Abigchallengeistoletyourjudgmentofothersbealifelongresearchofyourself.Yourtaskistoconsiderallthejudgmentsyoumakeontootherscarefullyandtobegintoseewhetheryoucanusethemtohelpyourselftobecomebetter.SeveraldaysagoIhadabusinesslunchwithamanwhoshowedobjectionabletablemanners.Myfirstfeelingwasthathewasimpolite.WhenInoticedthatIwasjudginghim,IstoppedandaskedmyselfwhatIwasfeeling.IdiscoveredthatIwasnervoustobeseenwithsomeonewhowaseatingwithhismouthopen.IwasverysurprisedtofindhowmuchIcaredabouthowtheotherpeopleintherestaurantjudgedme.Rememberthatyourjudgmentofsomeonewillnotstopyoufrombecominglikehim.JustbecauseIthinkmylunchpartnerimpolite,itdoesnotpreventmefromlookingoractinglikehim.Inthesameway,mypatiencetohimwouldnotmakemeeatfoodwithmymouthopen.Whenyougetclosetolifeinthisway,thosewhomyouhateandthosewhomyoulovecanbeseenasmirrors,guidingyoutodiscoverpartsofyourselfthatyoudislikeandtoacceptyourgreatestpersonalitiesyouareproudof.1．Whenwejudgeothers,wearereally.A．beginningtoknowthemB．treatingtheminapolitewayC．showingwhatweourselvesareD．tellingthemwhattheyshoulddo2．Thewriterfeltnervouswhenhewaswithhislunchpartnerbecause.A．hewasafraidtobeinfluencedbyhislunchpartnerB．hewastooangrytogoonwithhislunchanymoreC．hewasafraidhemightbethoughtbadlyofbyothersD．hewastoosurprisedatthemannersofhislunchpartner3．What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“objectionable”?A．unknownB．unacceptableC．unfairD．unreasonable4．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．AnImpoliteLunchPartnerB．PayAttentiontoOurMannersC．HowtoJudgeOthersProperlyD．KnowOurselvesbyJudgingOthersE17、Ingeneral,it’shardtospendenoughtimeinbothconcentratingonlessonsandtakingpartinsocialactivities.ButIwantedtosucceedinboth.IknewthiswouldbeachallengebutIdidn’trealizehowdifficultitwasuntilmyclassinthehighschoolbegan.Igotonwellwithothergirls.Afterschool,Ioftenhadicecreamwiththemfirstinsteadoffinishingmyhomeworkbeforeitwastimetohanditin.Ialwaysfinisheditthenextdaybetweenclasses.Iknewitwasn’tverygoodandthegradesthatIgotshowedIwasnothardworkingenough.IrealizedthatIneededtofindsomekindofbalance.SoIcreatedatimetablethatwoulddividemytimebetweenstudyingandrelaxing.ItwasagoodideabutIwasonlyabletofollowitforafewdaysbecauseitmademeundertoomuchpressure.Later,Itriedanotherplan.EachweekIlistedeverythingthatIhadtogetdoneduringtheweekandthetimebywhichIhadtogetitdone.TheunderthethingsIhadtodo,ImadeanotherlistofthingsthatIcoulddoifIhadtime.Itworkedreallywell.EversinceIhavenevermissedanyimportantthings.Atthesametime,Ienjoyedmysparetimealot.Planningmytimehasbeenchallenging,butIcontinuetodoit.I’mgladthatI’velearnedtobalancethingsandithashelpedprepareforwhatiscomingaftergraduation.1．（小题1）Whydidthewriterfollowthefirsttimetableonlyforafewdays?A．BecauseithadaspecificlistB．Becauseitwasn’tagoodideaC．Becauseitbroughthertoomuchpressure.2．（小题2）Whatwasn’tincludedinthewriter’ssecondtimeplan?A．Thethingssheshouldn’tdoB．thethingsshehadtogetdoneC．Thethingsshecoulddoifshehadtime3．（小题3）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．ThewriterhadfewfriendsbecauseofbadgradeB．LearningtobalancethingsishelpfultomakeplansforthefutureC．Thewriterpreferredtospendmoretimeinrelaxingthanstudying4．（小题4）Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．FacingchallengesB．ConcentratingonlessonsC．BalancingstudyandplayF18、Couldsmellsaffectyourlifespan?Femalefruitflies(果蝇)withouttheabilitytosmellfoodlivelongerthanotherfruitflies．Thesenseofsmellmaybeconnectedtothecellularageing(细胞老化)processinmanyotherlivingthingsevenpeople．Suchconnectionhasrecentlybeenfoundinbothwormsandflies．Forexample,scientistsfoundthatremovingfruitflies'abilitytosmellmadethemlivenearly10percentlongerthanflieswithasenseofsmell．Theyconfirmedthatfoodsmellsweretheonesmostlikelytoaffectageing,asnutrition(营养)andlifespanareknowntobeconnectedinmanylivingthings．Totesttheideathatfoodsmellsaffectlifespan,theyremovedflies'abilitytosmellcarbondioxide,whichisproducedbysomeflyfoods．Theylefttherestofthesmellingsystem．Thisactionhadnoeffectonmaleflies,butthefemaleslived30percentlongerthannormal．RemovingtheabilitytosmellCO1maystopfliesgettinginformationaboutfoodavailability．Thiscouldmeanthatfoodisnotenough,causingprocessesthatencouragefliestosurvive．Scientistsfoundthatthefemalefliesfromstoredextrafatandthatbothmalesandfemalesimmune(免疫)toCO1werestrongeragainstthestressthannormalflies．ItissuggestedthatfemalesmaysimplybeeasilyinfluencedbythesmellsofCO1．Scientistspointoutthatpeopledon'tknowwhetherageingandsmellareconnectedinanimalsandhumans．Buttheyclearlyexperiencephysicalchangesaftersmellingfood．2．Fromthepassage,welearnthatwhatscientistsfoundisto________．A．showthereisthebestwaytomakelifespanlongerB．tellusweshouldremoveoursmellabilitytolivelongC．showthesenseofsmellcanaffectthecellularageingprocessD．explainfruitflieswithoutabilitytosmellcanlivelonger3．ScientistsdosomeresearchtoproveA．theimmunesystemoffliestoCO1B．theconnectionsbetweennutritionandlifespanC．theimportanceoffoodsmellstoourhumansD．theconnectionsbetweenfoodsmellsandlifespan4．Accordingtoscientists'opinion,wecanseethat________．A．flieswithoutabilitytosmellisencouragedtostoreextraenergyB．malefliesingeneralcanlivelongerthanfemaleonesC．bothmalea