孝感市八校联谊2023-2024学年中考联考英语试题含答案

孝感市八校联谊2023-2024学年中考联考英语试题含答案请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Lifeisfullofupsanddowns,andwithoutthedowns,theupswillmeanA．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing2、—Where'syourbrother?—Oh,he________thelibraryand________.A．hasbeento;soLucyis B．hasgoneto;soLucyhasC．hasgoneto;sohasLucy D．hasbeenin;sohasLucy3、--Honey,stayhomebeforeIreturn.---I_______,mum.A．must B．can C．will D．should4、--Didyounoticetheboycomein?--No,Ididn’t.BecauseI_______afilm.A．hadwatchedB．havewatchedC．waswatchingD．amwatching5、---Look!Thewomaniswrinklinghernoseatwhatthewaiterbrought.---_______itmeansshedoesn’tlikehowthefoodlooks.A．Must B．Perhaps C．Could D．probably6、—____doyougotothelibrary?—Onceaweek.A．Howoften B．HowfarC．Howmuch D．Howlong7、Itissaidthatstudentsliketotalkwithfriendsonline.A．two-thirds B．two-three C．two-third8、Keepworkinghard，Linda.Youwillsurelyachieveyourdreamyoudon'tgiveuphalfway.—OK，thankyou，MissLi.A．since B．though C．if D．until9、Thebravesoldierwentonfighting,_______hewaswounded.A．though B．if C．because D．since10、Jimfailedtwice,buthewantedtohave__________try．A．asecond B．athird C．thesecond D．thethirdⅡ.完形填空11、Throughouthistory，peoplehaveusedjewelry(珠宝)tomaketheirclotheslookmorespecial.Jewelrywas，andstillis，infashionallovertheworld.Throughtheyears，peoplehavewornjewelryfordifferent1:tomakethemselveslookbeautiful，toprotectthemfrombadthings,andto2howmuchmoneytheyhave.InSouthAfrica，menintheNdebeletribe(部落)oftengavetheir3jewelrymadeofsilverorgoldrings.Ndebelewomenworenecklacesaroundtheirnecksandbraceletsaroundtheirarms.Ringswere4wornontheirlegs.Theringsshowedwealth.Awomanwithmanyringshada(n)5husband.Inthepast，womenonlytooktheringsoffwhentheirhusbandsdied.TodayNdebelewomenstillweartherings，butnotallofthetime.PeopleinIndiahavebeenwearingjewelryformorethan5,000years.Inthepast，bothmenandwomenworealotofjewelry.Womenworeasmanyas50braceletsatatime!Overtime，men6wearingsomuchjewelry，butforwomenjewelrycontinuestobeveryimportant.InIndia，jewelrymeanssafety.Ifafamilyhastroublewithmoney，theycanalways7theirjewelry.And，aswiththeNdebeletribe，jewelrymeanswealth.Indianwomencanexpecttoreceivejewelryasgiftsforeachimportantlifeevent，suchasbirth，marriage，andbecomingamother.InancientChina，peopleworejewelrynotjusttoshowwealthbutalsofor8.Theybelievedthatthejade(玉石)usedintheirjewelrywasaliveandthatitcouldkeepbadthingsaway.ManyChinesepeopletodaystillbelievethis，andsomepeopleonlywearthebraceletsontheirleftarms.1．A．reasonsB．clothesC．placesD．problems2．A．askB．showC．guessD．explain3．A．daughtersB．mothersC．wivesD．friends4．A．stillB．neverC．justD．even5．A．olderB．richerC．smarterD．stronger6．A．keptB．hatedC．stoppedD．suggested7．A．sellB．wearC．hideD．design8．A．funB．beautyC．friendshipD．protectionⅢ.语法填空12、Iknewweneededtofindthatshoe,forourmothercouldn’taffordnewshoes.Ihadtogobacktofindit,soItoldmysistertowaitright1．.Amanhearditandstoppedmejust2．Iwalkedoff.Heaskedme,“Youareleavingyoursisterheretofindtheshoe?Whatwouldyoudoifsheisnotherewhenyoureturn?”Ididn’tknowhowtoanswerthatquestion.He3．,“It’sOKifyoucan’tfindtheshoe,butitisnotOKtoloseyoursister.”Thenhesentustomum’sworkplacebytaxi.DuringmywholelifeIhavedependedonthekindnessofmanystrangers,IfeelsorrythatIcan’tfindthemandsay‘thankyou’.Idonotevenrememberwhattheirfaces4．,buttheytaughtmealesson---peoplearemoreimportantthanthings.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Becauseearthquakeshappenwithoutwarning,it’simportanttotakestepsnowtoprepare.Becauseyoudon’tknowwhereyouwillbewhenanearthquakehappens,preparesomesuppliesforyourhome,workplace,andcar.1.Water.Apersonneedsatleast1or2gallonofwaterdailyjustfordrinking.Storeatleast1gallonofwaterperpersonperdayandbepreparedfora72-hourperiod.Itissuggestedthatyoubuybottledwater.Keepbottledwateranddonotopenituntilyouneedtouseit.Also,docheckthe“useby”date.2.Food.It’salwaysapracticalideatokeepfoodthatcanbestoredeasily.Haveanenoughsupplyofcannedfood,powderedmilk,driedfruits,non-saltednutsandcannedjuicesforatleast72hours.3.Flashlights(手电筒)andsparebatteries.Keepaflashlightbesideyourbed,atyourplaceofwork,andinyourcar.Donotusematchesorcandlesafteranearthquake.Maybeit’sdangerous.Prepareabattery-poweredradioandsparebatteries.Mosttelephoneswillbeoutofservice,soradioswillbeyourbestthingofinformation.4.Clothes.Ifyouliveinacoldplace,youmustthinkaboutwarmth.Youmightnothaveheatafteranearthquake.Thinkaboutyourclothingandbeddingsupplies.1．Whyshouldpeoplepreparethemselvesforanearthquake?A．Becauseearthquakescanbeknownbeforetheyhappen.B．Becauseearthquakestakeplacewithoutwarning.C．BecauseearthquakestakeplaceattimesD．Becauseit’speople’sdailyworktopreparetheearthquakes.2．Fromthepreparedwater,wemayknowthat.A．Apersonshouldprepare0.5gallonofwaterforoneday.B．You’dbetteruseyourownbottletokeepwater.C．Weshoulddrinkwaterafterthe“useby”date.D．Youshouldn’topenthebottledwateruntilyouneedit.3．Accordingtothearticleweknowthat.A．wecankeepsomefreshfruitsforatleast72hours.B．atelephoneisthemostimportantpreparedthing.C．flashlightsbutnotmatchesarefirstusedafterearthquakes.D．clothesareusedtoprotectyourhead.B14、ArtisttrainingcourseDoyouwanttoget$75－$200eachhour?Youwillgetgoodjobsifyouspendonlyaweekonourcourseaboutads,TVprograms,filmsandfashion.Website://Telephonenumber:310­364­0665TeachingEnglishoverseasA4­weeklanguagecourseisofferedmonthlyinPrague.It'shelpfulforyoutogetgoodjobsaroundtheworld.Cost：1,300dollarsWebsite：http：//LookingforahousemateI'mMary.Ihaveahousewith3bedrooms.TherearemanythingsinitincludingaTV,awashingmachineandarefrigerator.Youonlyneedtopay$300forabedroomeachmonth.AnditincludesthecostofsurfingtheInternet.Therearetworulesforyoutoobey：youmustn'tmakelotsofnoiseinthehouseandyoumustkeepthehouseclean.E­mail：room.to.rent@1．Theartisttrainingcourselasts________．A．twodays B．fourdays C．sevendays D．amonth2．IfJimwantstotakethe4­weeklanguagecourse,he'llpay________.A．$75 B．$200 C．$300 D．$1,3003．Mary'shouseprovidesthefollowingthingsexcept________.A．aTV B．acomputer C．arefrigerator D．awashingmachine4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thecostoftheartisttrainingcourseis$75eachhour.B．Peoplewhotakethe4­weeklanguagecoursecanallgetajoboverseas.C．IfyouoftensurftheInternet,you’dbetternotrentMary'shouse.D．SomeonewhowantstobeMary’shousemateshouldpay$3,600ayear.5．Wecanprobablyfindthereadingaboveina________．A．storybook B．newspaper C．fashionmagazine D．surveyreportC15、WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youfinditnotclevertotranslateanEnglishsentence,wordforword,intoyourownlanguage.Takethesentence“Howdoyoudo?”forexample.Ifyoulookupeachwordinthedictionary,oneatatime,whatisyourtranslation?Itmustbeawrongsentenceinyourownlanguage.Languagesdon’tjusthavedifferentsounds,theyaredifferentinmanyways.It’simportanttomastertherulesforwordorderinthestudyofEnglish,too.Ifthespeakersputwordsinawrongorder,thelistenercan’tunderstandthespeaker’ssentenceeasily.SometimeswhentheorderofwordsinanEnglishsentenceischanged,themeaningofthesentencechanges.Butsometimestheorderischanged,themeaningofthesentencedoesn’tchangebetweenthetwopairsofsentences:“Sheonlylikesapples.”“Onlyshelikesapples.”“Ihaveseenthefilmalready.”“Ihavealreadyseenthefilm.”WhenyouarelearningEnglish,youmustdoyourbesttogetthespiritofthelanguageanduseitastheEnglishspeakerdoes.1．Fromthepassageweknowthat_________whenwearelearningEnglish.A．weshouldn’tputeverywordintoourlanguageB．weshouldlookupeveryworditthedictionaryC．weneedtoputeverywordintoourownlanguage2．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.A．iftheorderofwordsisdifferent,themeaningofthesentencemustbedifferentB．theorderofwordscanneverchangethemeaningofanEnglishsentenceC．sometimesdifferentorderofwordshasadifferentmeaning3．“Sheonlylikesapples.”A．isthesameas“Onlyshelikesapples.”B．isdifferentfrom“Onlyshelikesapples.”C．means“Shelikesfruitexceptapples.”D16、(C)Pollutioninsidehomesandotherbuildingskillsmorethan4millionpeopleeachyear.Manypeopledieasaresultofbreathingsmokeorfromcookingoverwood-poweredorcoal-poweredstoves.Onewaytoreducethenumberofdeathsisthroughcookingequipmentpoweredbythesun.CrosbyMenzies,asolarpowerexpertinaSouthAfricancompany,describedhislatestsolarcookercalledthe"Sol-4"."Itisfoursquaremetersofmirrors,sixtoeightmetersinlength.Itisquitealargecooker."The"Sol-4"worksbyreflecting(反射)lightfromthesunofflargemirrors.Themirrorsdirect(把……对准)thelightatacookingpan.Thenthelightheatsthepanwithsolarenergy.Withintwominutes,thepanishotenoughtocooksausagesandonions.Injustfourminutes,watercanbeboiled.Thatisasfastascookingwithnaturalgasorelectricity.Thecookerisalsomuch"friendlier"thanothermodelsbecausepeopledonothavetostandinthesuntouseit.Andpeoplecanpreparemealswithouthavingtocollectfirewoodorspendmoneyoncoal.Suchindividuals（人）wouldbelesslikelytohavebreathingillnessesfromharmfulsmoke.Atpresent,thecookeronlyworkswhenthesunisshining.Butengineersareworkingonawaytomakeitworkwithoutsunlight.Eachcookercostsabout$2,000,whichisalargeamountofmoneyformostAfricans.Tosolvethatproblem.CrosbyMenzieshascreatedanon-governmentalorganizationcalledSolarCookersforAfrica.Itplanstoraisemoneythroughdonationstoprovidepoorpeoplewithsolarcookingequipment.1．Thispassageismainlyabout_______.A．solarcooker B．smokepollution C．solarpowerexperts D．breathingillnesses2．The"Sol-4"ismainlyusedto_______.A．shortenthetimeofcookingB．reducethecostofmakingcookersC．raisemoneythroughdonationstohelpAfricanpeopleD．reducethenumberofdeathscausedbyharmfulsmoke3．Whichofthefollowingaboutthe"Sol-4"isTRUE?A．Itissixtoeightsquaremetersofmirrors.B．Itcanworkinanyweatherconditionnow.C．Itcanalsoheatthepanbylightingfirewood.D．Itismoreenvironment-friendlythanothercookers.4．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat_______.A．the"Sol-4"willbedesignedinasmallersizeB．moreAfricanscanusethesolarcookersinthefutureC．the"Sol-4"isthefirstproductoftheSouthAfricancompanyD．theAfricangovernmentwillprovidepoorpeoplewithsolarcookersE17、Whateverlifethrewatuseachyear,ourfamilyhadonetraditionatChristmas:ourdogPepperopenedourpresentsforus.Lastyear,everyonemadeithomeforaChristmasget-together.However,itcouldn'tfeelperfectbecausePepper'shealthwasbecomingworse.Herlifehadalreadybeenlongerthanweexpected—shewasfourteen—andyethermindwasstillsharp.Herloveforlifemadeusfeelbetter.Butherbodycouldnotkeepupwithhermind.ProbablyitwasPepper'slastChristmas,sowedecidedtomakesureshewouldenjoyit.OnChristmasEve,weeachpreparedpresentsforher.Soon,PepperselectedherfirstChristmasgift.Sheturnedthepresent,justasshewasayoungdogoncemore.Shepulledthepaperoffthedogtreatbeforeshecheweditslowly.Ourfamilywassohappy.Peppersawtheotherthreepresents,andthenturnedtoMomasifasking,"MayIopenanother?""Goahead,girl!"Momencouraged.Forthenextfewminutes,PepperopenedeachofherChristmaspresents.Whileshedid,sheremindedusofthejoyofbeingtogether.Ourfamilyfeltasawhole—notbecausewewereinthesameroomorcity,butbecauseourlovebroughtustogether.PepperpassedawayafterChristmas.Herpeacefulpassingmadeustearful.Herpassingwasalsoacelebrationoflife,becauseshegavemyfamilysomuchloveandlaughter.Istilltreasure(珍惜)Pepper’sfinalChristmasgift.Shetaughtmethatnomatterwhereweeachspendtheholidays,thesmallestactofsinceregivingcanuniteourfamilythroughourlove.Forme,thatknowledgeisthelongest-lastinggiftofall.1．ThedogPepperusually_________atChristmas.A．chewedthedogtreatslowlyB．chosethepresentsforherselfC．playedwiththeauthor'sfamilyhappilyD．openedthepresentsfortheauthor'sfamily2．TheauthorthoughttheChristmaswasn'tperfectlastyearbecause_________.A．hedidn'tgetaChristmasgiftB．PepperwasinpoorhealthC．PepperdiedonChristmasEveD．hedidn'tfeelthejoyofbeingtogether3．ThedogPeppergot_________Christmasgiftslastyear.A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five4．Theunderlinedphrase"thelongest-lastinggift"inthelastparagraphrefersto"_________".A．thefriendshipwiththedogB．theholidaytheauthorspentwithfamilyC．theChristmaspresentforthedogD．thelifelessontheauthorlearnedfromPepper5．Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe"_________".A．ThePowerofLoveB．CelebratingChristmasC．TheImportanceofHelpingOthersD．EnjoyingtheHappinessofMakingFriendsF18、HuangXiaomingChineseactorHuangXiaomingvisitedthepandabase(据点)inSichuanprovince.Duringhisvisit,Huangputonakeeper’ssuitandtriedcuttingbamboo,cleaningcagesandfeedingthepandas.Huangalsoadoptedapairofpandatwinswithagiftofonemillionyuan.AngelinaJolieHollywoodactressAngelinaJoliecandoallkindsofthingsonscreen.Itlookslikeshe’sgoodateverything,shooting,fightingandkilling.Butthere’sonethingshe’safraidof—cooking.The33-year-oldactresssaysshewasneverabletomastercookingskills.＂Idon’tcook—it’stheonethingIcan’tdo!＂shesays.ChenLuyuChinesehostessChenLuyuisfamousforherpopulartalkshow.ShesetupanonlineversionofhershowatS.PeoplehavegrowntiredofChen’sshow,especiallyherhabitofconstantlyaskingguests,＂really?＂.ButtheproduceroftheshowsupportsChen.＂She’soneofthefewChinesehostswhoknowshowtocontrolherdesiretoexpressherselfandlettheguestsspeakfreelyina