2024+年辽宁省初中学业水平模拟考试英语(二)

2024年辽宁省初中学业水平模拟考试英语(二)(本试卷共45道题满分90分考试时间90分钟)第一部分选择题(共50分)一、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分)第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AJointheEnglishSpeechContestJointheEnglishSpeechContestOurschoolisorganizingthe2024EnglishSpeechContest.Thetopicthisyearis“Self-love”.Whatdoyouloveaboutyourself?Howshouldyouloveyourself?Pleasegiveaspeechof3-5minutesonthistopic.ContestScheduleApplicationdeadline(截止日期)May15,2024AllstudentsinGrades7to9canapply(申请)totakepartinthecontest.ContestdateJune10,2024,19:00–21:30ThecontestwillbeheldinClassroom201.RequirementsYourspeechshouldbecloselyrelatedtothetopic.Youshouldgiveyourspeechclearlyandfluently.Youshoulduseproperbodylanguageinyourspeech.PrizesThethreespeakerswiththehighestscoreswillreceivespecialgifts.Eachspeakercangetanicenotebook.Takethischancetopracticeyourpublicspeakingskillsandbuildyourself-confidence!Visit/contesttoapply.1.YoucantakepartinthecontestifyouareastudentinGrade.A.2B.4C.6D.82.Howlongwillthecontestlast?A.Fortwohours.B.Fortwohoursandahalf.C.Forthreehours.D.Forthreehoursandahalf.3.Whatisrequiredinyourspeech?①Talkingabout“Self-love”.②Finishingitin2minutes.③Expressingyourselfclearly.④Usingbodylanguageproperly.A.①②③B.①②④C.②③④D.①③④4.Thetextisprobablya.A.posterB.diaryC.menuD.reportBAtmyprimaryschool,Iwasoneofthesmartestkidsthere.Ineverstudied,butalwaysgotperfectscores.Iwasalsoaprodigyinmusicaccordingtomyself.Icouldsingbetterthanalmostanyoneelseinmyschool.IwasprettysurethatonceIgottothesixthgrade,everyonewouldbesurprisedbyme.Butactually,theyweren't.WhenIwasinmynewclass,Icouldn'twaittoshoweveryonewhatIcoulddo.However,therewasalwayssomeoneelsewhocoulddothembetter.Mygradesbegantobecomeworse.Moretalentedgirlsoftensangsolo(独唱).IbelievedIwasn'tsmart.IbelievedIwasn'ttalented.IbelievedIwasafailure.Overthenexttwoyears,Ihadtoworkveryhard.Everyprizeforthesingingcompetitionwasgiventomeforhardworkandeffort.Gradeswerestillverylowbutimprovinglittlebylittle.Iworkedreallyhard.However,Iwasneverthebestateverything.Ihaven'trealizeduntilrecentlythatIreallydon'thavetobethebestateverything.Iwastoohardonmyself.Infact,whenIdidbadlyinatest,myclassmatesneverlaughedatme.Nooneisperfect.Therewillprobablyalwaysbesomeonebetterthanmeatsomething.Anyway,thereareabouteightbillionpeopleinthisworld.Iwillneverbethenumberoneateverything,andthat'sreallyokay.5.Theunderlinedword“prodigy”probablymeans“”.A.talentedkidB.crazyfanC.kindchildD.lazygirl6.Whathappenedtothewriterduringthenexttwoyears?A.Shewonmanyprizeswithoutanyeffort.B.Shefoundthebestwaytobecomeperfect.C.Shegaveuptryingbecauseofthelowscores.D.Shefailedtobeperfectthoughsheworkedhard.7.Whathasthewriterrealizedfinally?A.Thereisnosuccesswithouteffort.B.Beingtalentedisthekeytosuccess.C.Don'texpecttoomuchofyourself.D.It'sunnecessarytocareabouttheresult.8.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthistext?A.OnceIWasn'tPerfectB.MyPastColorfulLifeC.HardWorkDoesn'tWorkD.EveryoneShouldBePerfectCOtters(水獭)arecutewateranimals.Thesedays,keepingottersaspetsisgettingpopular.InJapan,someOtterCafes(咖啡馆)areopenforbusiness.Peoplecanpaytoplaywiththeottersthereandtotakephotoswiththem.InIndonesia,peoplegoswimmingwiththeirpetottersandtakefunnyvideos.Thesephotosandvideospostedonlinehaveinterestedmorepeopletobuyottersaspets.Infact,wildottersarefacingmanythreats(威胁)—theyhavelongbeenhuntedfortheircoats.Insomeplaces,fishermenhavebeenkillingottersinordertostopthemfromeatingfish,andnow,theonlinepettradehasbecomeanotherbigproblemforotters.Inthewild,babyottersusuallystaywiththeirmothersduringtheirfirstyearoflife.Accordingtoareport,70%oftheotterssoldonlineareunderoneyearold.Ottersareverysocial.Theyneedenoughspacetoswimandliveinfamilygroupsofupto15inthewild.Keepinganotterasapetcanmakeitverysadandlonely.Ontheotherhand,it'snotpropertokeepottersaspetsathome.Theyhaveaveryspecialfishysmellandmakealotofwastearoundthehouse.Besides,whenottersareunhappy,theywillmakeloudnoisesandevenattack(攻击)people.Ifapersonishurtbyanotter,heorsheneedstogotohospitalatonce.Soweshouldstoptheotterpettradeandneversharephotosandvideosaboutthemonline.9.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.Thewaysofbuyingottersonline.B.Theadvantagesofraisingotters.C.Thelivingstyleofthewildotters.D.Keepingottersaspetsispopular.10.Whatdoweknowaboutottersinthewild?A.Theyliveinfamilygroups.B.Theydon'tneedenoughspace.C.Theycanlivewithoutwater.D.Theyneverfacenaturalthreats.11.Whyshouldn’twekeepottersaspetsathome?a.Theymayattackpeople.b.Theyhaveaspecialfishysmell.c.Theymaymakenoises.d.Theyneedtogotohospitaloften.A.a,b,cB.a,b,dC.b,c,dD.a,c,d12.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A.Toteachushowtokeeppets.B.Tocallonustostoptheotterpettrade.C.Toadviseusnottoraiseapet.D.Totellusthewildotters'livinghabits.DNowadays,thankstoaudiobooks,peoplecanbringabookanywhere.Anaudiobookisarecordingofabookthatcanbelistenedtobyanapp.Youcanjustopenanapponyourphoneandchooseabookyoulike.Youcanlistentosomeonereadingabooktoyounomatterwhereyouare.Whilesomepeoplefeelthatlisteningtoanaudiobookdoesn'treallycountasreadingandthatit'snotasgoodasreadingbyyourself.Sowhatdoyouthink?Areaudiobooksbetterthanprintedbooks?Yes—audiobooksarefantasticNo—printedbooksarebetterAsforbooklovers,audiobooksareperfect.Withlotsofaudiobooksdownloadedontotheirphones,readerscanpickupabookwherevertheyareandwhenoneisfinished,movestraightontothenext.Thereaderscanlisteninthecarsorwhilecleaningtheirrooms.Audiobookscanbeveryhelpfultopeoplewhohavedifficultyreadingwordsonapage.Itisbetterforpeople'seyessincetheydon'thavetokeepreadingononepage.Whenonegoestoalibraryorbookshop,hecanlookthroughtheshelves,thepagesofbooksandenjoytheircovers.It'squitedifferentfromaudiobooks.Therearesomeexcellenttypesofbooksthatcan'tbewelltranslatedintotheformoflistening,likethecolorfulbooks.Sometimesthereadersmayfindthewriter'svoiceorexpressionboring,whichkeepsthemfromfocusingonthebook.Anotheradvantageoftraditionalbooksisthatthereaderscananalyse(分析)howwordsarespelledandsentencesaremade.However,it'sveryeasyforaudiobookstogetyoudistracted(分心的)fromlisteningwhenyoucan'tkeepyoureyesonthepage.13.Howmanyadvantagesarementionedaboutaudiobooks?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.14.Thewriterusestheexampleof“thecolorfulbooks”to.A.showthedisadvantageofaudiobooksB.introducethenewtypeofbookC.showthedisadvantageofprintedbooksD.encouragepeopletoreadbooks15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”referto?A.Audiobooks.B.Readers.C.Writers.D.Librarians.16.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Differentopinionsaboutaudiobooks.B.Differentwaysofreadingbooks.C.Howtochooseproperbooks.D.Whatbooksshouldweread.第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。Whenyouuseaknifeandfork,youhavetotaketheknifewithyourrighthandandtheforkwithyourlefthand,oryoucan'tputfoodintoyourmouth.Butwithchopsticks,youcansolvetheeatingproblemswithjustonehand.17ChopstickswerecalledzhuorjiainancientChina.ItissaidthattheywereinventedbyDayu,whosuccessfullycontrolledtheheavyflood.Onedayhewasbusygoverning(治理)theflood.Inordertosavetimewheneating,heusedtwosticksfromatreetotakethehotfood.18Itwasoneofthelegends(传说)aboutchopsticks.Infact,theearliestchopsticksfoundinChinaweremadeofbronze(青铜),whichwereunearthed(出土)fromYinxuinAnyangCity,HenanProvince.Manypeopleprobablyhaven'trealizedtheculturalmeaningsofchopsticks.19Doyounoticethatoneendofchopsticksissquareandtheotherendisround?So,why?Accordingtoourancestors,theroundendsymbolized(象征)HeavenandthesquareendsymbolizedEarth.Besides,chopsticksareusedinpairs.InChineseculture,itshowstheperfectcombination(结合)ofyinandyang.20Atleast1.8billionpeopleareusingchopsticksaroundtheworld.Soit'sunbelievablethatforeignerscannotusechopsticks.A.It'sconvenientandefficient(效率高的).B.Thatwashowchopstickscameintouse,C.It'shardforforeignerstolearntousechopsticks.D.TheyareregardedasthesymbolofChinesefoodculture.E.TheinfluenceofChineseculturehasspreadfarandwide.二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题Ⅰ分；满分10分)阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Iwasoneofthethirtysnowflakesinashowofmyschool.Butallofussnowflakeshavetowearthe21costume.“Ireallydon'tlikebeingsameintheshow,”Ihungmy22.“Why?Youlovetodance.”Ritaaskedme.“NobodywouldnoticewhetherIwasthere,”Isaid23.“Youwon'tbeabletotellmeapartfromtheothers.”Shewasabouttospeak.Thensomethingoutsidethewindow24her.Herfacelitupandshequicklypulledmeout.“Haveyoueverseensnowbefore?”Isuddenly25something.Shesighed(叹气).“InHawaii,itonlysnowsontheverytopsofmountains.Ineverthoughtthelittle26thingcouldchangehowthewholeworldis.”Wewatcheditforafewmore2:untilthelastsnowflakemelted(融化)away.“It'sa28thatitdisappearedsofast,”sheloweredherhead.Itookherhandand29herbackinside.Whenthestagelightscameup,IrananddancedtomusicwiththeothersnowflakeswithallmyheartbecauseIhadrealizedthe30ofmysnowstorm!Later,Ihavelearnedinascienceclassthatnotwosnowflakesarealike.21.A.sameB.specialC.terribleD.traditional22.A.handB.shoulderC.headD.leg23.A.calmlyB.happilyC.patientlyD.sadly24.A.cheeredB.doubtedC.protectedD.attracted25.A.pickedupB.thoughtofC.lookedatD.threwaway26.A.whiteB.blackC.greenD.blue27.A.minutesB.daysC.weeksD.years28.A.shameB.chanceC.pityD.wonder29.A.caughtB.pulledC.turnedD.called30.A.secretB.levelC.meaningD.challenge第二部分非选择题(共40分)三、语篇填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。BeforetheShenzhou-15returnedtoEarth,FeiJunlong,anastronaut,sentareplylettertoastudentnamedTsering.Tsering,16,comesfromTibet.Heisnowstudying31theBeijingNo.80HighSchool.Amongover10,000peoplewhosentletterstotheastronauts,Tseringwasthe32(lucky)onetoreceiveareply.Intheboy'sletter,hesharedhis33(story)aboutlisteningtohisgrandfathertellTibetantalesofthestarryskywhenhewasachild.Also,hewroteabouthisstronginterestinlearningaboutthesky34hisexperiencesofmovingfromTibettoBeijing.“I'mveryhappytostudyinBeijing.Ihavemanyfriendswhoshare35sameinterest.Iliketheschoolenvironmentandoftenchatwithmyclassmatesaboutinformationtechnology,”Tseringwrotein36(he)letter.InFei'sreply,hesharedhisownexperiences37(encourage)Tsering.“Theroadtosuccessisneversmooth.Onlybystudyinghardcandreams38(realize),”hesaid.He39(end)theletterbywishingsuccesstoTseringandhisclassmatesintheirstudies.Tsering40(true)felthappyabouttheachievementsofChineseaerospace(航空航天工业).Asforthefuture,hewantstostudycomputerscienceatTsinghuaUniversity.Hebelievesthatwithhardwork,hecanreachforthestarsandmakehisdreamcometrue,justlikeFeiJunlong.四、阅读与表达(共4小题，41~43小题，每小题2分，44小题4分；满分10分)阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。Whatwillyoudoifadoctortellsyouthatyouhaveaseriousillnessandjusthaveafewyearstolive?Willyougiveupallyourhopesandwaittodie?AllthosewerethedifficultiesStephenHawkinghadin1963.StephenHawking,oneofthemostfamousscientistsintheworld,wasbornin1942inOxford,England.HebeganhisuniversityeducationatUniversityCollege,Oxfordin1959attheageof17.In1963,hewasdiagnosed(诊断)withALS(肌萎缩性脊髓侧索硬化症),andwastoldthathemightonlyhavetwomoreyearstolive.Hesuddenlyrealizedthathemightnotevenlivelongenough,sohepouredhimselfintohardworkdayandnight.“Ifeltitwasveryunfair.Whyshouldthishappentome?”hewroteinhisbookin2013.“Atthetime,Ithoughtmylifewasover.Butnow,50yearslater,IamprettythankfulforwhatIgetinmylife.”TheillnessleftHawkinginawheelchairandunabletospeak.Hehadtodependontechnology.Luckily,acomputerprogrammerdevelopedaspeakingprogram,whichallowedHawkingtochoosewordsonacomputerscreen.Andthenthesewordswerepassedthroughaspeechsynthesizer(合成器).Withthehelpofthisprogram,StephenHawkingcouldcontinueworking.Overtheyears,hewrotefifteenbooks,suchasABrieHistoryofTime,TheUniverseinaNutshellandTheGrandDesign.OnMarch14,2018,HawkingdiedathishomepeacefullyinCambridge,England.Thenewstouchedpeoplearoundtheworld.Wehavelostagreatmindandawonderfulspirit,buthisworkwillliveonforever.Asheoncesaid,“Lookupatthestarsandnotdownatyourfeet.”41.WherewasStephenHawkingborn?42.HowlongdidHawkinglive?43.HowcouldHawkinggoonworkingafterhegotthebadillness?44.Areyouafraidofdi