2024年广东省广州市黄埔区中考一模英语试题

2024年广东省广州市黄埔区中考一模英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、语法选择

Sheshoweduponthedoorstepofmyhouse.Maybesomeonehadkickedheroutoftheircar

thenightbefore."We'removinghouse.^^“Nospacefor]anymorewiththebaby

coming.^^Peoplefindallkindsofexcusesforgivingupananimal.

Shewasoneof2animalsIhadeverseen.Duringthosefirst3days,she

wasveryunsettled（不安的）.Shehardlyate4andlookedsad.Itseemedthatnothing

could5tomakeherhappy.Godknowswhathadhappenedtoherwithherlastowner.

6finallyattheendofthefirstweek,shecheeredupandbecameasloyalandlovingas7

animalcouldbe.Shewasalwaysbymyside,whetherwewereoutonlongwalksorsittingbythe

fire.

Thafswhyit8mesuchashockwhenshepulledawayfrommeonedaywhenwe

wereoutforawalk.Wewerealongway9home.Shesuddenlygotrestlessandran

towardsafarmhouse10.

11Ireachedthefarm,Iwasverytiredandupset.ButwhenIsawher12

thefourpuppies,myheartmelted.4tWedidn'tknow13shehadbeen,^^saidthewomanat

thedoor."Itookherforawalkoneday,soonafterthepuppieswereborn,andshejust

disappeared.^^"Shemusthavetried14backtothembutgotlost,“addedaboyfrom

behindher.

I15admitIreallymissherfromtimetotimeafterthat.ButwhenIthinkofthe

lovelypuppies,Iunderstandher.

1.A.sheB.herC.hersD.herself

2.A.beautifulB.themorebeautifulC.themostbeautifulD.mostbeautiful

3.A.fewB.afewC.littleD.alittle

4.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything

5.A.doB.didC.bedoneD,wasdone

6.A.ButB.SoC.HoweverD.Or

7.A.aB.anC.theD./

8.A.givingB.givesC.giveD.gave

9.A.fromB.toC.atD.of

10.A.quicknessB.quicklyc.quickerD.morequickly

11.A.UntilB.Assoonasc.BecauseD.When

12.A.kissB.kissingc.kissedD.tokiss

13.A.whereB.whyc.whatD.who

14.A.comeB.camec.tocomeD.comes

15.A.canB.mayc.couldD.must

二、完形填空

Lastyear,Iwasallowedtogivestudentsonlineclassesathome.Acomfortablehomeoffice,

andgettingawayfromthecrowdedsubwaywasvery16tome.Icouldn,twaittobea

17womanandthingsdidgowellforthefirstfewweeks.

However,the18ofworkingathomesoonshowedup.Istartedmydaywitha

wonderfulplan.Ipromisedmyselftohavequickbreakseveryonehourandregular19

everyday.Yetmountainsofhomeworktobechecked,non-stoptextmessagesfromparents,and

onlinemeetingstiedmetomycomputeralldaylong.Alltheseleftmelittletimeto20.

Shorttalkswithothersduringbreaksandquickwalksafterluncharoundmyhomebuildingwere

allgone.Finally,myworldwaswithinthewallsofmyhome,andIonlywalkedafewmeters

ratherthankilometers.

Oneday,Itried21oneofmyfavoritedressesanditcouldn'tpassthroughmy

bodyatall.WhenIlookedatmyselfinthemirror,Isawa22personwithextraweight,

messyhair,insteadofapersonwhoenjoyedthetimeathome.The23ofworkand

personallifemademelikeamachinethatneverstopsworking.Thisexperienceallowedmeto

discovermytrueself.Ineededachange,notjustformy24,buttoputmyhealthatthefirst

place.ImadeapromisetomyselfagainthatIwould25myworkandmybody.Mylife

shouldbeonahealthierway.

16.A.attractiveB.surprisingC.challengingD.interesting

17.A.happyB.goodC.trueD.friendly

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18.A.advantagesB.solutionsC.problemsD,expectations

19.A.exerciseB.breakfastC.showerD.sleep

20.A.replyB.relaxC.returnD.read

21.A.cleaningupB.throwingawayC.puttingonD.gettingback

22.A.lazyB.tiredC.rudeD.mad

23.A.mixB.successC.exchangeD.value

24.A.luckB.experienceC.dutyD.weight

25.A.balanceB.trustC.serveD.test

三、阅读理解

Onedarkstormynight,anelderlycouplehurriedintoahotelandaskedwhethertheycould

beputupforthenight.'Tmsorry,“theclerkonnightdutysaidpolitely,tcAlltheroomsaretaken

tonight,butIcan'tsendanicecouplelikeyououtintherain.Wouldyoubewillingtostayinmy

room?Ifsnotexactlyahotelroombutitwillmakeyoucomfortable.AsI'monduty,I'llbe

stayingupintheofficeanyway.^^Theelderlycoupleacceptedhisofferthankfully.

Thenextday,whentheoldgentlemanwenttopayhisbill,theclerkbehindthereception

deskwasthatsamehelpfulyoungman.t4Theroomyouandyourwifestayedinisnotaproper

guestroomsoyoudon'tneedtopay,“saidtheclerkwiththesamefriendlysmile.Theold

gentlemannoddedwithasmile,"Ybu'reanemployee（雇员）thateverybossinthehotelbusiness

woulddreamof.PerhapssomedayI'llbuildahotelforyou.^^Theclerkwasamazedbuthe

decidedthattheguestmusthavebeenjoking.Hegavenomorethoughtstowhattheoldmansaid.

Twoyearslater,theyoungmanreceivedaletterfromtheoldgentlemaninwhichhe

mentionedtheexperienceofthatdarkstormynight.Withtheletter,therewasanairtickettoNew

Yorkandaninvitation,askingtheyoungmantopayavisit.AtastreetcornerinManhattan,the

youngmanmethisoldguest.Thegentlemanpointedtoagreatnewbuildingandsaid,“Look,that

isthehotelIpromisedtobuildforyou.Ihopeyou'llmanageitforme.^^Theyoungmanwas

shocked,66Sir,whydoyouchoosemeandwhoareyou?”"MynameisWilliamAster.LikeItold

youbefore,youarethebestemployeeIcouldeverdreamof.”

ThisbuildingwastheWaldorfAstoriaHotel.Thishotelhasbeenasymbolinthecityof

NewYorkandtheNo.lchoiceforvisitingleadersfromdifferentcountries.Theyoungmanwho

becameitsfirstmanagerwasGeorgeBolt.HeturnedWaldorfintooneofthemostfamoushotels

intheworld.

26.Whatcanweknowaboutthecouplefromthebeginningofthestory?

A.Theywereallwetonastormynight.

B.Theybookedahotelroombeforetheyarrived.

C.Theystayedinthehotelclerk'sroomforthenight.

D.TheyflewtoNewYorkhurriedlythatnight.

27.Whydidtheoldgentlemannodwithasmileafterhearingtheclerk'sreply?

A.Becausethehotelroomwascomfortable.

B.Becausethepriceoftheroomwasreasonable.

C.Becausehewassatisfiedwiththeclerk.

D.Becausehefoundtheclerk'sreplyveryfunny.

28.Howdidtheclerkfeelwhenheheardtheoldgentleman'spromiseinparagraph2?

A.Hedidn'ttakeitseriously.

B.Hefoundthedecisionamazing.

C.Heexpectedittocometrue.

D.Hejokedaboutitwithothers.

29.WhydidWilliamAsterchooseGeorgeBoltasthemanagerofhisnewhotel?

A.BecauseGeorgeBoltwaskindanddependable.

B.BecauseGeorgeBoltwasyoungandpolite.

C.BecauseWilliamAsteralwayskeptpromises.

D.BecauseGeorgeBoltwaspopularamongleaders.

Whafsthebestbooktoreadwhenyoutravel?Ofcourse,thebooksthatcanbringyou

closertotheplacesyouvisit.Byreadingthebooks,thoseplaceswillbecomemoreattractive

whentheyareinfrontofyou!Herearethebooksyoucancarryifyouwanttogotothefollowing

places.

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Where'dYouGo,BernadetteltisanovelwrittenbyMaria

Semple.Itistoldinemailsandstories.IttalksabouthowBee

Branchtriestofindhermissingmother,Bernadette.

ThestoryhappensinSeattle,Washington.Althoughithas

someheart-breakingplots,ingeneralit'safunnystory.Thisnovel

canbeagoodfriendwhenyouvisitthosefamousplaces

mentionedinthebook.

MidnighfsChildrenMidnight^Childrenisanovelof

20th-century'sIndia.

SalmanRushdie5sstorybeginsatmidnight,onthenightof

India'sindependence（独立）.The1,001childrenbomatthathour

arefoundtohavemagicalpowers.Thisnovelismixedwith

imaginationandrealevents.Byreadingthisbook,youcanalso

knowmoreaboutthecustomsofIndia.

AWildChild'sGuidetoEndangeredAnimalsHerecomes

thisgreatcelebrationoftheanimalkingdom!ItiswrittenbyMillie

Marotta,aNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthor.Thebooktakes

readersonatripthroughfreshwater,oceans,forests,mountains,

deserts,grasslandsandwetlandsaroundtheworldwhilelearning

aboutrareandwell-knownanimalsandtheirlivingplaces.

MyNameisRedThebookiswrittenbytheNobelPrize

winnerforLiterature,OrhanPamuk.Ithasbeentranslatedinto

ORHAN

morethan50languagesandpublishedaroundtheworld.

Ittellsastoryofayoungman,whohasbeenawayfrom

homefor12years,comingbacktohishometowninIstanbul.The

bookisfullofdetailedpictureswhichshowthespecialtraditionof

localculture.Italsoencouragespeopletohaveadeeperthinking

oflife.

30.Whomightbemostinterestedinreadingthepassage?

A.Studentsinterestedinworldhistory.

B.Authorsinneedofwritingadvice.

C.Booksellerslookingforadvertisements.

D.Travellersinneedofguide.

31.IfJaneisinterestedinnature,whichbookisthebestchoiceforher?

A.MidnightsChildrenB.AWildChildsGuidetoEndangeredAnimals

C.MyNameisRedD.Where'dYouGo,Bernadette

32.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.BeeBranchwentonatripinSeattlewithhermother.

B.TheplotsinSalmanRushdie'sstoryallcomefromreallife.

C.MillieMarotta'sbookshowsbeautifulscenesmainlyfromIndia.

D.MyNameisRedisapopularbookallovertheworld

Comfortabletowearinbothhotandcoldweather,silkisaspopulartodayasitwasfirst

made.

Themethodtoproducesilkhaschangedverylittlesinceitfirstbegan5,000yearsago.It

startswithsmallsilkworms（蚕）thateataspecialkindofleaves.Whentheyarefullygrown,the

silkwormscreateacocoon-aprotectivecoatmadeofsilk.Forproduction,workersfirstpick

thesecocoonsanddividethemaccordingtotheirquality.Theyarethengentlyboiledinhotwater

inordertobesoftenedandreadyforuse.Atthesametime,thewormsinsidearedead.Thesilkis

laterturnedintothread（丝线）.Silkthreadisthencolouredandfinallymadeintoclothonthe

machine.

Althoughgrowingandwearingsilkisverypopularworldwidetoday,itwasonlyproduced

inChinaatfirst.Actually,itwassovaluablethatatonetimeonlytheChineseemperorandhis

familywereallowedtowearit.TheChinesekeptthemethodofsilkmakingasecretandmade

strictlawsagainsttakingsilkwormsoutofChina.Tosmugglethemwouldbeputtodeath.

However,aprincessinthefifthcenturyandtwomonksinthesixthcenturymanagedtotakesome

silkwormeggsoutofChina.Andthisstartedothercountries?silkmakingindustry.

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Beforethis,EuropeansdependedonbusinessmenbringingsilkfromEastAsia.They

travelledacrossCentralAsiaandtheMiddleEast.Infact,somuchsilkwasbroughttoEuropeon

thisroutethatitbecamefamousastheSilkRoad.BythetimeoftheHanDynasty,silkhad

becomepopularinEurope.

Today,Chinaproducesaround80%ofthesilkworldwide.Althoughman-madematerials

arecheaperandeasiertomake,thesilkisstillhardtobereplaced,andthereisalwaysalarge

markethomeandabroad.

33.Whichshowsthecorrectstepsofsilkmakingaccordingtothepassage?

A.b-e-a-d-cB.e-b-a-d-cC.b-e-a-c-dD.e-b-a-c-d

34.Howwastheskillofsilkmakingintroducedtoothercountries?

A.BusinessmenbroughtsilkthroughtheSilkRoadtoEurope.

B.Theemperortradedtheskillforvaluableobjects.

C.SomesilkwormeggsweretakenoutofChinainsecret.

D.Thelawallowedothercountriestolearntheskill.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“smuggle“inparagraph3mean?

A.Keepsomethingasecret.B.Takeoutofthecountrysecretly.

C.Tradeonethingforanother.D.Takesomethingbyaccident

36.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.ToshowthedevelopmentofSilkRoad.

B.Tointroducethehistoryofsilk.

C.Toexplainhowtofeedsilkworms.

D.Toshowhowpopularsilkis.

AfterenteringthemaingateoftheHanYuMemorialHall,you511findastoneroad.Atthe

endofit,thereare51stepsleadingtoatempleinthemountain.Whydovisitorsneedtoclimb

suchlongsteps?ItissaidthatHanYuwas51yearsoldwhenhearrivedinChaozhou.

HanYuwasafamouswriterandthinkerinancientChina.Hewasbornin768ADinHenan.

HanYuwasgoodatwritingpoetryandprose,andhealsospenthislifetimespreading

Neo-Confucianism（新儒学）.

HanYu'sparentsdiedwhenhewasyoungandhehadtofacemanychallengesalone.He

triedtotakethenationalexams,knownas"Kqju"inChinese,butfailed.Aftertryingmanytimes,

hedidsucceedintheendandrosetobeatrustedofficial.

Atthattime,Confucianismwaslosingitsinfluence,butHanYustillstronglybelievedinit.

Heevenwrotealettertotheemperorin819ADtotellhimthatitwaswrongtobeagainst

Confucianbeliefs.Theemperordidn'tlikewhatHanYusaid,soHanYuwassentawayto

Chaozhouforayear.Chaozhouwasfarawayandfewpeoplelivedthereatthattime.That

punishmentledtothestorybetweenHanYuandChaozhou.HebroughthisConfucianbeliefs

thereanddidmanythingstochangelocalpeople'slives.Therefore,manypeoplethoughthighly

ofhim.Theyrespectedhisteachings,andevenafterheleft,theykeptstudyingthem.Eventoday,

theystillseeHanYuasanimportantpartoftheirculture.

InfrontoftheHanYuMemorialHall,thestatueofHanYufacestheancientcity,asifhe

hasbeenwatchingoverChaozhouandneverleft.Infact,HanYu'sideasdidn'tjuststayin

Chaozhou.TheyspreadalloverChina.Peoplestillreadhisbooksandstudyhisthoughts.

37.Accordingtothepassage,whyarethere51stepsleadingtothetemple?

A.Toencouragevisitorstoclimbthemountain.

B.TomemorizeHanYu'sageashereachedChaozhou.

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C.Toshowthat5lisaluckynumberforChaozhou.

D.ToshowthenumberofyearsHanYulivedinChouzhou.

38.InwhatorderdidthefollowingeventshappeninHanYu'slife?

a.HanYudisagreedwithwhattheemperordid.

b.HanYulosthisparentsandledahardlife.

c.PeopleinChaozhoulearnedfromHanYu'steachings.

d.HanYusucceededinthenationalexam.

e.HanYuwasforcedtomovetoChaozhou.

A.b-a-d-e-cB.b-d-a-e-cC.d-b-e-a-cD.d-a-b-c-e

39.Whatdoes"Thatpunishmenf,inparagraph4referto?

A.HanYuwassentawaytoafarawayplace.

B.HanYuwassenttoprisonbytheemperor.

C.HanYuwasn'tanofficialanymore.

D.HanYuwasn'tallowedtoteachConfucianism.

40.WhatcanweknowaboutHanYufromthepassage?

A.ThestatueofHanYuwasbuiltinordertowelcomevisitors.

B.Hegottheemperorangrybywritingapoem.

C.HehadagreatinfluenceonChaozhou.

D.HeneverleftChaozhousincehearrivedthere.

阅读下面短文，根据短文意思，选出可以填入空格的选项。

Gettingintohighschoolisabigstepformanyjuniorschoolstudents.It'sthefirsttime

you'relivingawayfromhomeandmanagingyourownlife.41Youhavetolearnmore

subjects,meetdifferentpeopleandevenwashyourclothesbyhand.Thefollowingtipswillmake

youbetterpreparedforthechallenges.

Takepartinwelcomeevents.

Mosthighschoolshostwelcomeeventsbeforethenewtermbegins,includingwelcome

parties,picnics,concertsandsoon.42Youmaygetachancetotalkwithyourteachers

andotherseniorstudents.Theymaytellyouthehistoryofyourschool,whatstudentsdoforfun,

andwhattheirfavoriteclassesare.

43

Takesometimetocheckoutthebuildingswhereyourclasseswillbeheld.Thiswillstop

youfromgettinglostinthefirstfewdaysofattendingclasses.Andaftersometime,itisalso

importanttoknowwheretheotherschoolbuildingsare,suchasthelabbuilding,thelibraryand

thegym.

Getusedtoanewroutine.

44Differentfromyourtimetableinjuniorschool,classesstartearlyandendlatein

highschool.Sodon'tgettooexcitedaboutallofthefunthingsinthenewterm.Ifsagreatideato

startgettingusedtothatroutine.Whathelpsyoumostistoplanyoursleep.45

Lifeinhighschoolisexcitingandchallenging.Followingthesetipscanhelpyouenjoy

yourselfinit.

A.Rememberthatyoudo