2024届江苏省常州市武进区达标名校中考四模英语试题含答案

2024届江苏省常州市武进区达标名校中考四模英语试题含答案注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Ileftamessagetomyparentsyesterday,but______ofthemcalledmeback.A．both B．none C．neither2、specialclasswehadtoday!Welearnedaboutkungfu.A．How B．What C．Howa D．Whata3、I_____toanswerquestionsinclasseveryday.Andobviously,myspokenEnglishtakesabigjump.A．ask B．asked C．amasked D．wasasked4、—__________booksdoyoureadeveryyear?—About30,Ilovereading.A．HowmuchB．HowoldC．HowmanyD．Howoften5、——IwanttomeetHelen,couldyoutellme________whereshelives？——Ofcourse.A．graduallyB．obviouslyC．actuallyD．exactly6、-Whydoyougotoschoolbybike?-Becauseit'sgoodformyhealthanditdoesn't____________theair.A．break B．waste C．produce D．pollute7、--TheT-shirtIreceivedisnotthesameasisshownonline.--Howcome?ButI______youthatwe’lllookintoitrightaway.A．promiseB．guessC．planD．wonder8、Nobodyknows______yesterday.A．howtheaccidenthappenedB．howdoestheaccidenthappenC．howtheaccidenthappensD．howdidtheaccidenthappen9、Someofmyfriendsareinterestedinscience,butnoneofthemcantell____________.A．whenUFOsappearnexttimeB．ifhorsesknowthewayornotC．wherewasthiskindofplantfoundD．howelephantscommunicate10、一Howlonghaveyoubeenhere?一theendoflastyear.A．ByB．AtC．SinceD．InⅡ.完形填空11、Joelosthisarmsinanaccidentthatkilledhisfather.Sincethen,hehashadtodependonthe1ofhisyoungersisterElla.Inordertotakecareofhim,Ellabecamehisshadow,neverleavinghim2foryears.Exceptforwritingwithhistoes,hewascompletelyunabletodoanythinginhislife.Astheygrewuptogether,theyhadtheirshareof3andtheywouldoftenquarrel.Thenoneday,EllawantedtoseparatefromJoe,living4ownlife.SoJoewasheart-brokenanddidn'tknowwhattodo.A5misfortune(不幸)struckRosa,too.Onenighthermother,whosuffered(受苦)frommentalillness,6.Soherfatherwentoutlookingforhermother.Shetriedtocookmealsforherparents,onlytooverturnthekerosenelightonthestove,resultinginafirewhichtookherhandsaway.ThoughhereldersisterSusanshowedherwillingnesstotakecareofher,Rosadecidedtobe7independent.Andmostofallshelearnedtodothingsonherown.Onceshewrotethefollowinginhercomposition:“I’mlucky.ThoughIlostmyarms,Istillhavelegs.Thoughmywingsarebroken,myheartcanstillfly.”Oneday，JoeandRosawerebothinvitedtoatelevisioninterviewprogram.JoetoldtheTVhostabouthisuncertainfutureatbeingleftonhisown,whileRosawasfullofhopeforherlife.Theybothwereaskedtowritesomethingonapieceofpaperwiththeirtoes.Joewrote：Myyoungersister'sarmsaremyarms;8Rosawrote:Brokenwings,flyingheart.Theyhadbothstoodthesamesufferings,buttheirdifferent9determined(决定)thenatureoftheirlives.Itistruethatlifeisunpredictable.Howyoudealwithmisfortuneisthetruetestofyourcharacter.Ifyouchooseonlytocomplainandrunawayfromthesuffering，itwillalways10youwhereveryougo.Butifyoudecidetobestrong,thehardshipwillturnouttobeafortuneonwhichnewhopeswillarise.1．A．legsB．armsC．eyesD．hands2．A．sadB．afraidC．worriedD．lone3．A．questionsB．accidentsC．problemsD．business4．A．hisB．herC．myD．their5．A．seriousB．suddenC．terribleD．similar6．A．returnedB．disappearedC．movedD．left7．A．completelyB．directlyC．seriouslyD．immediately8．A．andB．soC．whileD．or9．A．opinionsB．valuesC．sensesD．attitudes10．A．followB．catchC．disturbD．hurtⅢ.语法填空12、根据短文内容及所给提示，补全文中单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空。MybestfriendMichaelisa15-year-oldboy.Weareinthesameclass.Heworksveryh1．.Heisneverlateforschoolandhedoeswellinallhis2．(lesson).Heisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Mymathisverypoor,soheoftenhelpsmew3．itafterclass.Hisparentsarebothteachersandtheyarereallyb4．,soheoftenhelpsdothehouseworkathome.Heisalittleshorterbutheis5．(strong)thanme.Helikesplayingfootballverymuchatschool.Weoftenplayfootballt6．andheplaysitwell.ButI’mmore7．(interest)inart.Hegetsonwellwithourclassmates.Everyoneinourclass8．(like)him.Butnowit’stimetograduateandwearegoingtoleaveschool.MichaelandIaregoingto9．(difference)highschools.Inthefuture,hewantstobeapolicemanandIhopetobea10．(music).Webelieveourfriendshipwillbeforever.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、OnMarch14,oneofscience’sbrighteststarswentdark.StephenHawking,theworld-famousBritishscientist,diedat78inCambridge,UK.HawkingisconsideredbymanytobethegreatestscientistinhistorysinceAlbertEinstein.Hecameupwiththetheory（理论）thatthe

universe

(宇宙)beganwiththeBigBangandwillendinblackholes.Histheoriesbecamethebaseforalotoflaterresearch.Healsowrotebookstohelpcommonpeopleunderstandtheuniverse.Hismostfamousbookis

ABriefHistoryofTime,whichhassoldmorethan10millioncopiesaroundtheworld.Besideshisscientificachievements,Hawkingwasalsosomeonewhohadastrong

will.Whenhewas21,hegotaseriousillnessthatstoppedhimfromwalkingandtalking.Laterinlife,hehadtositinawheelchairand“speak”usingacomputerizedvoice.Butthisdidn’tstophimfromlivingameaningfulandcolorfullife.Hecelebratedhis60thbirthdaybygoingupinahot-airballoon;whenhewas65,hetookpartinazero-gravity

(零重力)flighttoexperienceweightlessness.Hehopedtotravelintospaceoneday.In2015,Hawkingspokeabouthowhefeltlifewasunfairwhenhefirstknewabouthisillness.“Butnow,50yearslater,Icanbequietlysatisfiedwithmylife,”hesaid.1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2?A．AlbertEinsteinislesspopularthanHawkingB．HawkingwrotebookstomakehistheorysimplerC．Hawking’smostfamousbookis“BlackHoles”.D．StephenHawkingiswell-knownasasuccessfulwriter2．Hawkingfirstfelt____________whenheknewhegotsuchaseriousillness.A．successfulB．afraidC．hopelessD．brave3．AccordingtoParagraph4,howdidHawkingcelebratehis60thbirthday?A．BytravellingintothespaceB．BymakinganexcitingspeechC．BywritingafamousbookD．Bygoingupinahot-airballoon4．WhatcanweknowaboutHawking’swholelife?A．MeaningfulandcolorfulB．ColorfulbutdangerousC．SadbutsatisfiedD．MeaningfulbutexcitingB14、ThatcoldJanuarynight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwas,walkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheatre.Withopeningnightonlyaweekaway,Iwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthebankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,IthoughtseriouslyaboutgivingupbothactingandSanFrancisco.Citylifehadbecometoomuchforme.AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildings,Ifeltverysmallandcold.Ibeganrunning,bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers(抢劫犯).Veryfewpeoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.Aboutablockfrommyapartment(公寓房间),Iheardasoundbehindme.Iturnedquickly,halfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashiningstreet-light.Still,thenoisehadmademenervous,soIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmyapartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmywalletfallingtothestreet.SuddenlyIwasn'tcoldortiredanymore,andIranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI'dheardthenoise.AlthoughIsearchedthestreetanxiouslyforfifteenminutes,mywalletwasnowheretobefound.JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearch,Iheardthegarbagetruck(垃圾车)pulluptothestreetnexttome.Whenavoicecalledfromtheinside,"AlisaCamacho?"IthoughtIwasdreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?Thedooropened,andoutjumpedasmallred-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseyes."Isthiswhatyou'relookingfor?"heasked,holdingupasmallsquareshape.Itwasnearly3a.m.bythetimeIgotintobed.Iwouldn'tgetmuchsleepthatnight,butIhadgotmywalletback.Ialsohadgotbacksomeenjoymentofcitylife.Irealizedthatthecitycouldn'tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewillingtohelpeachother.1．Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?A．Coldandsick.B．Fortunateandhelpful.C．Disappointedandhelpless.D．Satisfiedandcheerful.2．Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthatthewriterwasbusy_________.A．solvingherproblematthebankB．preparingforthefirstnightshowC．learningactinginaneveningschoolD．takingpartinvariouscityactivities3．Onherwayhomethewriter__________.A．lostherwalletunknowinglyB．wasstoppedbyagarbagetruckdriverC．wasrobbedofherwalletbyanarmedmanD．foundsomehomelesspeoplefollowingher4．Inthefifthparagraph,whydidthewritersayshewasdreaming?A．Someoneofferedtotakeherbackhome.B．Ared-hairedmancametoseeher.C．Herwalletwasfoundinagarbagetruck.D．Sheheardsomeonecallhername.5．Fromthetext,wecaninferthatthewriter_________.A．wouldstopworkingatnightB．wouldgiveupherjobatthebankC．wouldstayoninSanFranciscoD．wouldmakefriendswithcleanersC15、Istoodtherelisteningtomyfathershoutattopofhisvoice.Thelookonhisfacesaidthatoneofushaddonesomethingwrong.“Whichoneofyoudidthis?”Wealllookeddownatthestep.Therewaschild’shandwritinginchalkthere.Iwasveryfrightened.Ihopenoonecouldseeit.Wouldheguessitwasme?Iwassoscared.Whenheaskedme,Ilied,“Notme,dad.”Theotherdenied(否认)itaswell.Ofcourse,weallknewthatoneofusmusthavedoneit.Butastheyoungestandsmallestofthethree,Ijustcouldn’tfindcouragetotellthetruth.Tofindoutwhohadwrittenonthestep,Fathergaveuseachapieceofpaperandapencil.“Iwanteachofyoutowriteexactlywhatyouseeonthestep.”Itriedmybesttowritethewordsdifferently.Ididn’twantdadtobeabletotellitwasme.Hegatheredupourpaperandlookedatthem.“Sincenoneofyouwillsayyes,thenIwillpunishyouall.”Istoodthereandsaidnothing.ThelastthingIwantedwasforDadtopunishme!“Ididit.”Mysisterwalkedforwardandsaidshehaddonesomethingshehadn’t.shewaspunishedforamonth.Wedidn’ttalkaboutthatdayformanyyears.NotuntilwewereallolderandIknewitwassafetofinallytellmydaditwasreallyme.Ialwaysfeltsorrybecauseofit.ThatwasthelasttimeIletanyone_______forme.Itoldmyself,“Onemustseetowhatheorshehasdone.”1．Thewriter’sfatherwas_____________whenhesawthehandwritinginchalkonthestep.A．veryhappyB．verysadC．veryangryD．veryexcited2．Theunderlinedword“taketheblame”mostprobablymeans________________inChinese.A．撒谎B．承担责任C．接受惩罚D．解决困难3．Thewriter’ssistertoldaliebecause_________________.A．shelikedtellingliesB．shewasafraidofbeingpunishedC．shedidn’tlikeherfatherD．shedidn’twantherfathertopunishthemall4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thewriterkepttellinglies.B．Hersistertoldthetruth.C．Thewriter’sfatherpunishedthechildren.D．Noneofthechildrentoldthetruth.D16、

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根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。1．AnnhasjustarrivedinLondon,andsheenjoysplaysverymuch.Wheremightshegofirst?A．TheNationalGallery. B．TheGlobeTheatre.C．TheLondonEye. D．TheBritishMuseum.2．AlanwantstotakeagoodviewofLondonatnight.Whichofthefollowingplacescanhegoto?A．TheNationalGallery. B．TheGlobeTheatre.C．TheLondonEye. D．TheBritishMuseum3．WhichofthefollowingcanyouseeintheBritishMuseum?A．WhatprisonlifewaslikeB．Abird’seyeviewofLondonC．ExhibitionsfromancientEgypt.D．SomethingabouttheplaysofShakespeare.4．HectorwantstospendhisbirthdaywithhisgirlfriendinClinkPrison.Howmuchdoesheneedtopay?A．￡3.50 B．￡6 C．￡7 D．￡105．JoeisgoingtotheNationalGallery.WhattimeisOKforhim?A．10:30am,Sunday. B．6:00am,Tuesday.C．9:30am,Friday. D．3:00pm,Wednesday.E17、MitsuakirecentlyarrivedintheUnitedStatestoenteruniversity．Hewantstodowellinhisstudiesandfitthenewculture．ButMitsuakihasaproblem．It'snothisteachers．It'snotevenhisEnglishability．Hisproblemisthathedoesn'thaveacar．MitsuakihasalreadydiscoveredabasicfactofAmericanculture：Drivingisawayoflife．TherearedifferenttransportationsinAmerica．Manycitieshavetaxis,busesandsubways.Butmostpeoplefindittheeasiesttodrive,eveniftheydohavetodealwithheavytraffic.Nowadaysbusyfamiliesoftenhavemorethanonevehicle．Manypeoplethinktheircarasastatussymbol．Butnomatterwhattheirsocialstatusare,peoplewithoutwheelsfeelstressed．WhenMitsuakifirstarrived,hewasamazedathowyoungmanyAmericandriverstherewere．YoungpeopleinAmericaoftengettheirdriver'slicensearoundage16bypassingawrittentestandadrivingtest．Beforetheycangettheirlicense,theyhavetotakeadrivereducationcourse,Forteenagers,beingabletodriveisimportant.It'shardtofindanAmericanteenagerwithoutone．Mitsuakifinallydecidesthatheneedsacar.Hishostfamilyhelpshimfindagoodusedcartobuy.Butbeforehegetshislicenseandstartsdriving,hehastounderstandtheAmericanstyleofdriving,Healsoneedstolearnsomeofthebasicrulesoftheroadthatgooddriversfollow.DrivingtoAmericansiswhatflyingtobirds．It'salmostpartoftheirnature．FormanyAmericans,beingbehindthewheelisliketheirnaturalhome．Butiftheydon’tdrivecarefully,theycanbecomeanendangeredanimal.1．（小题1）WhatisMitsuaki’stroubleintheUSA?A．Hisroommatesarenotfriendly.B．Hedoesn'thaveenoughmoney.C．Hedoesn'thaveacarhimself.D．Hecan'tspeakEnglishwell.2．（小题2）WhichistheeasiesttransportationintheUSA?A．TaxisB．PlanesC．CarsD．Buses3．（小题3）Howmanytestsdoteenagershavetopassbeforetheygettheirlicense?A．OneB．TwoC．ThreeD．Four4．（小题4）Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Mitsuakidecidedheshouldbuyacar.B．Mitsuakiboughtanewcarintheend.C．Mitsuakididn'thavetolearntrafficrules.D．Mitsuakididn’thavetogetalicense.5．（小题5）Thebesttitleofthepassageis_____________.A．HowtogetdrivinglicenseintheUSAB．DowehavetobuycarsintheUSAC．It’snoteasytoliveintheUSAD．DrivingisawayoflifeintheUSAF18、Whatisthefuture