广东省茂名市高州2024年中考押题英语预测卷含答案

广东省茂名市高州2024年中考押题英语预测卷含答案考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、--Whereisthecomicbook?--Ibroughtittoyou________youwereinthereadingroomyesterday.A．when B．if C．because D．before2、—MustIgothererightnow,mum?—No,you____.Youcangotheretomorrow.A．shouldn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．needn’t3、__________ourbasketballteamfailedinthematch,wedidourbestA．But B．Although C．as D．Because4、Ayearisdividedinto______months.Septemberisthe_____monthoftheyear.A．twelve,ninth B．twelve,nineth C．twelfth,ninth D．twelfth,nineth5、―Howwasyourexamthedaybeforeyesterday?―Oh,Icouldn'tfeel.Imadefewmistakesinit.A．worseB．worstC．betterD．best6、—Learningalanguageisn’teasy.Ittakestime.—Iagree._______.There’snoshortcut.A．Romewasn’tbuiltinaday. B．AllroadsleadtoRome.C．WheninRome,doastheRomansdo. D．Burn

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ends.7、meachanceandI’llbringyouasurprise.A．Give B．Giving C．Gives D．Togive8、—DidanyonecallmewhenIwasout?—Yes.AmanwhocalledTom.A．himself B．yourself C．myself9、IcouldspeakFrenchChinese,butluckilyIcouldtalkwiththeminEnglish.A．both;and B．neither;nor C．either;or D．notonly,butalso10、—Haveyouseen______movieNiceToMeetYou?—Yes,it's______wonderfulone.A．a,the B．the;a C．the;the D．a;aⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。IstillrememberIfellinlovewithEnglishfromaveryyoungage,becauseIthoughtitwassucha(n)language.FullofstrongwishesoflearningEnglish,Ibegantoit.ButsoonIfounditthanexpected.Thereweretoomanywords,expressionsandmanyotherthingstoremember.Andevenifyouknew1,youcouldn’tusethemcorrectlyandexactly.AndIdidratherinmyfirstEnglishtest.Iwasworriedaboutit.Thismademeupset(不安)anddroppedmyinterestinEnglish2WhileIwasintrouble,myEnglishteachergavememuchhelp.Iknewthatinterestdidn’tmeanandIshouldhavesomelearningmethods.IdidashesaidandtriedmanydifferentwaysoflearningEnglish.thedayswentby,Icoulddobetterandbetterandbecamemoreandmoreinterestedinit.Duringthesummervacation,anoldladyfromAustraliavisitedmyschool.Shehadatalkwithus.Itwasthefirsttimeaforeigner.Igotnervousatfirst,butsoonIfounditexcitingtotalkwithher,andIlearnedalotfromher.HowIwishtopracticespeakingEnglishwithforeignerseveryday!1．A．helpful B．wonderful C．exciting D．careful2．A．read B．teach C．learn D．write3．A．better B．moredifficult C．worse D．easier4．A．howtowritethem B．howtowrite C．whattowritethem D．whattowrite5．A．well B．worse C．better D．badly6．A．onebyone B．oneanother C．littlebylittle D．eachother7．A．everything B．anything C．nothing D．something8．A．When B．As C．While D．For9．A．totalk B．speak C．tomeet D．meet10．A．alittle B．little C．afew D．FewⅢ.语法填空12、IoftenhearsomestudentssayEnglishisdifficult,anditgivesthemaheadache.ButEnglishisveryeasyforme.I’mgoodatit.I’mveryglad1．(tell)yousomethingabouthowIstudyEnglish.First,IthinkaninterestinEnglishisveryimportant.WhenIlearnedEnglishfirst,itwasfreshforme.Iwasinterestedinit,soIworkedhardatitandsoon2．(get)averygoodmark.HowhappyIwas!Afterthat,IlearnedEnglishharderandharder.AndIalsohaveagoodhabit:wheneverIhaveaquestion,Imustmakeitclearby3．(ask)ourteacher.Second,IthinkEnglishisaforeignlanguage.Ishouldlearnitwell.Ioften4．(listen)totheteachercarefully,speakbravely,readaloudandhaveagoodvocabulary.Thenpracticeagainandagain,neverbetired.IthinkEnglish5．(learn)well,becauseitisuseful.Besidesthis,IoftenreadEnglishstories,jokesandeasynovels.Theyhelpme6．(understand)alotofthings.SotodomorereadingisanimportantwaytolearnEnglishwell.I7．(study)foralmostthreeyears.Englishhasbecomeaclosefriendofmine.IhopeeachofyouwilllearnEnglishwell.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、CouldyoulivewithoutaTVforoneyear?Whatwouldyoudowithallthatsparetime?PhilippaCarlingwantedtoseeifitwaspossibleandpersuaded（说服）herfamilytogivetheirsupforonewholeyear."Ilivewithmyhusbandandourtwochildren,"explainsPhilippa,"andIrealizedjusthowmuchtimewespentsittinginfrontoftheTV.Thechildrenturneditonfirstthinginthemorningandagainwhentheygotbackfromschool.MyhusbandandIwerenobetter.We'dspendtheeveningtogethertalkingaboutverylittlebutwhatprogrammewasonatthattime.Thenthefamilydecided,afterlotsofarguments(争论),thatwewouldtrytodowithoutaforoneyear.WenagontheInternetandeveryonewasallowedtowatchsomeoftherecordedprogrammes-iftheyhadagoodreasonfordoingso."Andso,on24thJulylastyear,theCarlingfamilysoldtheirTV.ElevenmonthshavenowgonebyandPhilippabelievestheexperiment(实验)hasownagreatsuccess.Assheexplains,"Wewereallsurprisedathoweasyitwas.Theimmediateresultwasweallstartedtoreadalotmore,includingthechildren.Wespendtimetogetherafterdinnerplayingboardgamesaroundthetableandthechildrenfinishtheirhomeworkalotquickerthanbefore.WetalkaboutwhatwillhappenwhentheyearcomestoanendandthechildrenhavealwayssaidtheywanttheTVback.Butthey'vealsoagreedthatlifehasbeengoodwithoutit."SowilltheTVreturnwhentheyearcomestoanendnextmonth?"We'renotsure,"saysPhilippa."Wemightdecidetobuyanewoneorwemightnot.Theimportantthingiswe'vealllearntthatlifecancarryonwithoutone.Itcanevenbefun!"1．Whatisthewritertryingtodointhistext?A．TowarnparentsaboutthedangersofTVB．ToarguethatTVprogrammesareboring.C．ToexplainhowafamilylivedwithoutaTVD．TopersuadereaderstogiveuptheirTVsforayear.2．WhatdowelearnaboutPhilippa'sfamily?A．TheirTVwasonalldaylong.B．Theyallagreedtotrytheexperiment.C．Sheandherhusbanddidn'twatchmuchTV.D．Theyarguedaboutwhichprogrammestowatch.3．ThefamilyusedtheInternet_________________________________.A．towatchrecordedTVprogrammesB．tofindgoodreasonsfornothavingaTVC．tofindout-whichprogrammestheyweremissingD．tochatwithotherswhoweredoingthesameexperiment4．WhatdoesPhilippasayabouttheexperiment?A．Thechildren'sschoolworkhasimprovedalot.B．Shewassurprisedathowmuchfreetimetheyhad.C．Thechildrennowreadmorethanherandherhusband.D．Itwasn'tasdifficulttolivewithoutTVasshehadthought.5．WhatmightPhilippasayaboutTV?A．Lifedoesn'tcometoanendwithoutaTVB．ChildrenfindittoohardtolivewithoutTVC．It'sbesttowatchTVwhenyouhavesparetime.D．Parentsshouldstop.childrenwatchingTVinthemorning.B14、WonderfulEventsHorseRacingAllYearRoundRacesstartingat3p.m.everySundayRacetrackonly5milesawayLotsoffreeparkingspaceFreepresentsNochildrenallowed100YearsofPicturesThen&now(photoshow)Seethehistorypictures(42—53)February1—April30CityArtMuseum750HighStreetTuesdaytoSunday,10a.m.—5p.m.WeekendSalesThisSaturday2—6p.m.Everything5%—40%offVisitusatBlockG.GrandviewMallRealizeyourdreams,savetimeandmoneyFallinlovewithpricesweofferDancePartyCelebratespecialdateBringingyoursweetheartSundaynight,countryclubLivebandfrom9p.m.—1a.m.$25acouple(夫妇);$15asingleperson1．WhocanNOTgotothehorserace?A．Asingleperson. B．Acouple. C．Children.2．Peoplecanseethephotoshowat__________.A．GrandviewMall B．CityArtMuseum C．CountryClub3．Whatcanyoudoifyouonlyhavetimebetween5p.m.and6p.m.onSaturday?A．Goshopping. B．Seethephotoshow. C．Gotodance.4．HowmuchwillMr.andMrs.Smithpayiftheywanttogotothedanceparty?A．15dollars. B．25dollars. C．5%—40%off.5．Wherecanyouseetheaboveadvertisements?A．OnTV. B．Inamagazine. C．Inanewspaper.C15、Allourfoodcomesfromthesoil(土壤).Someofuseatmeat,butanimalsliveonplants.Iftherewerenoplants,weshouldhavenoanimalsandmeat.Sothesoilisnecessaryforlife.Thetopofgroundisusuallycoveredwithgrassorotherplants.Plantsgrowinsoil,whichhasadarkcolor.Thisdarksoilishumus,deadleaves,deadplantsandanimalwastemakeit,butthistakesalongtime.Whenthehumushasbeenmade,plantscangrowwellinit.Allsoilneedsfood.Ifwedon’tgiveit,anyplantswillbeweak.Animalswasteisthebestfoodforthesoil,butchemicalfertilizers(化肥)arealsoveryuseful.Thesamecropshouldnotbegrowninthesameplaceeveryyear;itisbettertohaveadifferentcrop.Achangeofcropandtheuseofgoodfertilizerwillkeepthelandingoodcondition.Whenthesoilisdry,thewindblowsitaway.Sometimesheavyraincarriesthehumusdowntoariver.Peopleshouldgrowmoreandmoretreesandgrasstostopwindfromcarryingthehumusaway.Ittakeshundredsofyearstomakehumus,andsowemustsaveeverybitofit.Withoutsoil,wherecanwegrowfood?1．Fromthetext,weknowpeopleliveon_______.A．animal B．plant C．soil2．Theword“humus”means_____inChinese.A．微生物 B．腐殖土 C．粘土3．Weshould_______tokeepthesoil.A．givemorefertilizersB．makemorehumusC．growmoretreesandgrass4．Weshouldsaveeverybitofhumus,because______.A．ittakesalongtimetomakehumusB．themorehumusinthesoil,thebetterplantsgrowC．AandB5．Thebesttitleofthistextshouldbe______.A．SoilisnecessarytopeopleB．Soil’sfoodischemicalfertilizersC．HumusishardtomakD16、Oxfordgraduatessellfacestopay￡50,000universitydebtsBusinessisgrowingfortwograduateswhodecidedtopayoff(偿清)theiruniversitydebtsbysellingadvertisingspaceontheirfaces.RossHarperandEdMoyse,bothfromOxford,aresellingadvertisingspaceforhundredsofpoundsadayandhaveearnedmorethan￡25,000sincesettingupbusinesslastOctober.Anyonecanbuytheadvertisingspace,frombusinessestoindividualsorgroups,onaday-to-daybasis,throughthepair’swebsite,buymyface.co.uk.Thelogo(标识)isthenseenbypeopleastheygoabouttheirdailybusiness.Thepairsoldtheirfirstfaceadstofriendsandfamilyforjust￡1aday,butasneedhasincreased,sohasthedailyprice,whichhasreachedanamazing￡400bynow,theendofMay.Sofar,themaincustomershavebeenPaddyPower,theonlinebettingagency(网络博彩企业),andaccountancyfirm(会计事务所)Earnest&Young,whichisnowthewebsite‘sofficialsponsor(赞助商).MoyseandHarpersaid,“It’sourspecialwayofpayingoffourstudentdebts.We’veseensomanystudentsunsuccessfullyapplyingforjobs,onlytofindonethattheyneverreallywanted.It’sjustsomethingabitdifferentandhastakenoffquitenicely.”(236words)1．WhydothetwoOxfordgraduatesselladvertisingspaceontheirfaces?A．Toraisemoneyfortheirfriends.B．Toearnmoneyfortheirfamily.C．Topayofftheiruniversitydebts.D．Topayfortheironlinebetting2．Wherecanpeoplebuytheiradvertisingspace?A．AtOxfordUniversity.B．Atthewebsitebuymyface.co.uk.C．Attheaccountancyfirm.D．Attheonlinebettingagency.3．Howmuchmoneydotheyearneverydayonaverage(平均)sofar?A．Just￡1.B．About￡100.C．Over￡400.D．Upto￡500.4．FromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthatMoyseandHarper_____________________.A．aresatisfiedwiththeirspecialjobB．havepaidofftheirdebtsalreadyC．arereadytoapplyforanotherjobD．neverreallywantedtodofaceadsE17、Forsomestudents,gettingbettergradescanseemlikeanimpossibletasksometimes.Withthechallenges(挑战)ofschool,justpayingattentioninclassorstudyinghardisn’talwaysenough.Butwhatiftherewereotherwaysforstudentstoimprovetheirgrades?Forparentsandstudentswhohaveeverwonderedifthisispossible,nowyoucanresteasy.Researchsuggeststhatapersonwholikesdoingactivitiescanimprovetheirgrades.Scientiststhinkthatthosestudentswhoareactivearenotjustexercisingtheirbodies,butalsoexercisingtheirbrains(大脑).Inturn,theycanbeabletoimprovetheirgradesatschool.Inthemostrecentstudy,researchersfoundthatwhenchildrenplayedforhalfanhoureachday,theywerebetteratorganizing(组织)theirschoolworkaswellasdoingprojectworkandlearningtraditionally“difficult”subjects,suchasmaths.Whatdoesthismeanforchildrenwhoaren’tactive?Researchersthinkthatifkidsdon’tgetenoughactivities,theyaregoingtobeatadisadvantagewhenitcomestoschoolperformance.Intheresearchexperiment,agroupofchildrenskippedwithropes(跳绳),playedbasketballanddidanumberofothergamesorexercises.Anothergroupofchildrendidn’tdoanyactivities.Theytookpartintestingbothbeforeexperimentandaftertheexperiment.Testingwasmainlyformathsandreadingskills.Resultsshowedthatthechildrenintheactivitygroupdidbetterontheteststhanthosewhohadnoactivity.AllworkandnoplaywillnotonlymakeJackadull(迟钝的)boy,butwillalsonegatively(消极地)affecthisgradesinschool,accordingtoanewstudypublishedintheJournalofPediatrics.Parentscomplain(抱怨)childrentodayareactuallylessactiveandtheyalwaysworryabouttheirgrades.Dr.Belton,anexpert,said,“Ifyou’dliketoseeyourkidsdobetterinschool,havethemclosetheirbooks,setdowntheirpencilsandgooutsidetoplay.”1．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“resteasy”inParagraph1mean?A．Stopworrying.B．Keepworking.C．Continuelearning.D．Studyhard.2．Whatkindofchildrenisbetteratorganizingtheirschoolworkinthemostrecentstudy?A．Theystudyallthetime.B．Theyplayforhalfanhoureveryday.C．Theyfinishtheirhomeworkontime.D．Theydosomereadingafterclasseveryday.3．InParagraph5,whatdoestheresearchexperimentwanttoshowus?A．Doingactivitiesisbadforthestudents.B．Doingmorehomeworkcangetbettermarks.C．Thechildrenintheactivitygroupdidbetteronthetests.D．Childrenwhodidn’tdoanyactivitiesdidbetteronthetests.4．Tohelpchildrengetbettergrades,parentsshould_____.A．asktheresearchersforhelpB．helpthemtoorganizetheirschoolworkC．encouragethemtodomoreactivitiesD．letthemsolveproblemsbythemselves5．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Studyinghard.B．Takingpartintesting.C．Doingactivitiesisinteresting.D．Beingactiveishelpfulforbettergrades.F18、(D)

Familymeals:EasyfishpieByCarolineHireAsimplefishpiethat’squicktoprepareCookabigdishforthewholefamilywithinonehourJustfollowmeandhaveatry1．HowlongdoesittaketoprepareandcookthedishA．15minutesB．25minutesC．55minutesD．60minutes2．HowmuchmilkdoyouneedtocookthedishA．25mlB．50gC．400mlD．400g3．Beforeboilingthepotatoes,whatshouldyoudowiththemA．Addenoughwatertocoverthem.B．Addenoughflourstocoverthem.C．Poursomemilkin