陕西省汉中学市南郑区红庙镇初级中学2024年中考英语考试模拟冲刺卷含答案

陕西省汉中学市南郑区红庙镇初级中学2024年中考英语考试模拟冲刺卷含答案请考生注意：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、TheHollywoodblockbusterAStarIsBornstarredbyLadyGagahasreceivedmanypraisesaroundtheworld.Andthemusicisfantastic,too.themovieis!A．Whatwonderful B．Howwonderful C．Howawonderful D．Whatawonderful2、--Heistooshorttobeasuccessfulbasketballplayer.--__________.Everydoghasitsday.A．Ithinkso B．It'shardtosay C．Luckyhim3、TheyaregoingtohaveatriptotheGreatWallifittomorrow.A．doesn’tsnow B．won’tsnow C．didn’tsnow D．isn’tsnowing4、Bettyis_______ofthingsforhertrip.Shelikestogetthingsreadyearlier.A．gettingintotrouble B．makingalistC．waitingaminute D．takingawalk5、—Whenshallwegotowatchthebasketballmatchinthesportscentre?—Notuntilthework________tomorrow.A．willbefinished B．isfinished C．willfinish D．hasfinished6、–DidMrs.Kingleaveamessage?--Yes.Shewantedtoknow_________thisSunday.A．whoyouwouldgoshoppingB．ifyouwouldgoshoppingwithherC．thatyouwillgoshoppingD．whenwillyougoshoppingwithher7、Ithinkswimmingisthanrunning.A．interesting B．moreinteresting C．mostinteresting D．themostinteresting8、Theyhavebeengoodfriends_________tenyears．A．for B．on C．about D．since9、-Isthepriceofthebackpackveryhigh?-No,it______onlytwentyyuan.A．spent B．took C．cost D．paid10、―IwanttoborrowthedetectivenovelwrittenbyAgathaChristie，butIdon’tknowhowlongitcan______.―Fortwoweeks.A．keepB．returnC．bekeptD．bereturnedⅡ.完形填空11、Mydadreallylikesgardening,sohebuilta1inouryard.Heplantsalotof2,andthisyearwehaveonions,beans,cabbages,tomatoes,potatoesandcarrots.Now,wearestartingtogrowfruits,3grapes,strawberriesandpears.Growingplantsisn’tthateasy.First,wehaveto4seeds(种子),whichwebuyatastorecalled“GardenNursery”.Next,weturnthesoil(土壤)over,andthen5theseeds.Wethenwaituntiltheseedscomeoutfromthesoilandgrowintolittleleaves.MyfatherandIwaterthemeveryday.Wehavetodothis6vegetablesarejustlikeus—theyneedwater,airandfood,sotheycangrowbetterandmore7.Autumnistheseasonto8.Thegardengivesusalotoffreshvegetablesandfruitstoeat.Wemay9getsomevegetablesthatwecannotgetatthesupermarket.Withtimeandhardwork,Ihavelearnedtotakecareoftheplantsinourgarden.Itisreallyagreat10.1．A．gardenB．houseC．playgroundD．parking2．A．treesB．flowersC．vegetablesD．corns3．A．accordingtoB．suchasC．forexampleD．aswell4．A．sellB．askC．manageD．buy5．A．plantB．digC．sweepD．keep6．A．thoughB．butC．becauseD．so7．A．healthB．healthyC．healthierD．healthily8．A．travelB．receiveC．harvestD．reduce9．A．tooB．alsoC．eitherD．aswell10．A．experienceB．presentC．productD．progressⅢ.语法填空12、Ilovemyfamilyverymuch.Itwasthe1．(28)ofMarch.Myhusbandwas2．(enjoy)thedayofffromworkandwatchingmescurry(疾走)aboutthehouse.Ipicked3．hisdirtyclothes,putawayhisworkshoes,carriedouthispopcornbowlwhichwas4．(use)fornight’sfootballwatching,washedthebreakfastdishes,wipedthecoffeehe’dspilledandironedhisshirts.Itseemedthateverythingwas5．unnecessarythinghecreatedforme.Ifoundthathewasthinking6．(careful).Iwondered7．hewasbeginningtorealizehow8．(importance)Iwasforhim.Maybehewouldoffertohelp.“Iwillgiveyouapennyifyoutellmewhatyouhavethoughtabout.”Isaid.“Iwasthinking,”hereplied,“thatoneofthe9．(thing)Ilikebestaboutyouishowyoualwaysfindwaystokeep10．(you)busy.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeopleworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaybytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywere18yearsold.Thefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsintheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephonein2008.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof24and25.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilarfeelingpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheirfeelings.Theysospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.ProfessorStonesaystheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.1．AccordingtothesurveyoftheGallupOrganizationpeoplearemostlikelytobecomehappier.A．whentheyarebetweentheagesof18and85 B．whentheycometotheiroldageC．whentheyareintheirtwenties D．whentheyare18yearsold2．Youmayhavethehighestlevelofstresswhenyouareattheageof.A．20 B．25 C．35 D．403．AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeoplemay.A．haveapositiveattitudetowardstheirlife B．knowhowtospendmoneywiselyC．dreamaboutgoodthingseveryday D．controltheirbehaviorsbetter4．Whowouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestinthepassage?A．Thosewhoareworriedaboutgettingold B．ThosewhoaresingleandunemployedC．Thosewhofeelunhappyallthetime D．Thosewhosufferfrommentalstress5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GettingOlderMeansGettingHappier B．TheYoungAreHappierThantheOldC．WomenAreEasiertoBeHappyinLife D．TheYounger,theHappierB14、OnlineEnglishWebSites◆——AsiteteachingEnglishgrammar；vocabularyandreadingskills.Alsolotsofjokes.◆——ESL(="English"asasecondlanguage)links.“LearningEnglishfree”isitsslogan.Verygoodathelpingstudentsimprovetheirwritingskills.◆www.globalstudy.com/est——Directory(名录)of“EnglishasaSecondLanguage”websitesintheUnitedStates；Canada；Australia；NewZealand；GreatBritainandIreland.◆——AfreeEnglishcourseusingmaterialsfromthewebandcatering(适合)foralllevels.Youcanimproveallkindsoflanguageskillsthere.◆——HundredsofESLlinksforyoutogoto.◆www.wfi.fr/volterre/weblinklearners.html——AwidevarietyofEnglishlanguageresourceslinks.1．（小题1）HowmanywebsitesprovidefreeEnglishcourses?A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.2．（小题2）Whichwebsitemainlyhelpsyoutoimproveyourwritingskills?A．B．C．www.globalstudy.com/estD．www.wfi.fr/volterre/weblinklearners.html3．（小题3）Ifyouwanttoimproveyourlisteningskill；youshouldgoto______.A．B．C．D．www.wfi.fr/volterre/weblinklearners.html4．（小题4）Whatcanyougetfromthewebsite“”?A．Somesweetmusic.B．SomeinformationaboutAustralia.C．ManywebsitestolearnEnglish.D．Somejokes.5．（小题5）Thewebsite“”wasbuiltfor______tolearnEnglish?A．studentsinprimaryschoolB．middleschoolstudentsC．universitystudentsD．alloftheaboveC15、Nine-year-oldJustinHenrymetaforcesopowerfulthatitliftedhimintomidair.Itmadetheshoesofhisfeet.Justin'smomhadtocatchhisfoottostopthe"monster"fromtakinghim.Justinhadjustcomeface-to-facewithatornado(龙卷风),oneofnature'sstrongeststorms.Theycanreachspeedsofmorethan25mph.Duringatornado,thewholeneighborhoodcanbedestroyed.Tornadoesdestroyhouses,pulltreesfromtheground,andthrowcarsandtrucksseveralhundredyardsthroughtheair.Peoplearehurtandevenkilled.ThedeadlyweathercancatchmanyAmericansoffguard.TornadoesintheUnitedStateshappenmostlyinspringandsummer,andoftentouchdownin"tornadoalley,”anareabetweencentralTexasandNebraska.Generally,tornadoesdeveloponeatatime,butsometimestherecanbealargenumberofthem.Herearethestepshowtornadoesform.Tornadoesarebornofstrongthunderstorms.Whenwarm,wetairpushesthroughcool,dryair,thecoolairpushesthewarmairup.Highcloudsform.Dryairthenblowsinfromanotherdirection.Thewindstartstospiral(螺旋).Asthewindgrowsstronger,airrushesinfromallsidesathighspeeds.Itformsafunnel(漏斗).Asthetornadogetsstronger,thefunnelstretchesandbecomeslonger.Finally,ittouchestheground.Asoneofnative'sstrongeststorms,tornadoesarereallypowerful.Howcanwelivethroughthedeadlyweather?Quickthinkinghelpsmanypeoplegothroughdeadlyweather.AtornadoinVanWert,Ohio,blewthetopoffamovietheaterjustminutesafterashowing.Noonewashurtbecausethetheatermanagerhadbeenwarnedofthetornadobyatornadowarningsystem.Asaresult,hetoldthemoviegoerstohideinthestrongerpartsofthebuilding.1．Howdoesthewriterleadinthetopicoftornadoesinthepassage?A．ByshowingJustin'sexperience.B．Bydescribinghowtornadoesform.C．Bytellingastoryinamovietheater.D．Byexplainingwhytornadoeshappen.2．Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout______.A．thecausesoftornadoes B．theinfluenceoftornadoesC．people'sopinionstowardstornadoes D．people'sactivitiesaftertornadoes3．Accordingtothepassage,whatisthecorrectorderinwhichthetornadoesareformed?①Airrushesathighspeedsandformsafunnel.②Dryairblowsinandthewindstartstospiral.③Afterthefunnelbecomeslonger,ittouchestheground.④Thewarm,wetairand.cool,dryairpushagainsteachother.A．④③②① B．②④①③ C．②③④① D．④②①③4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thehighestspeedoftornadoesis25mph.B．Generally,therecanbealotoftornadoesatatime.C．Tornadoesaredevelopedfromstrongthunderstorms.D．MostofthetornadoesinAmericahappeninspringandfall.D16、InMarch2014,AustraliaopenedjuniorhigheducationtoChinesestudents,allowingthemtostudyinAustralianschoolsfromtheseventhgrade.“WhenmoreChinesestudentsaregoingtostudyabroadatayoungerage,theopeningofAustralianjuniorhighschoolsoffersChinesestudentsandtheirparentsonemoregoodchoice,”TianLitie,directoroftheAustralianDepartmentofChivastEducationInternational,saidattheChinaInternationalEducationExhibitionTourovertheweekend.AustraliawillseeariseinthenumberofChinesejuniorandseniorhighschoolstudentsstudyinginthecountry.Tianshowedthereasonsforit:loweradmission(入学许可)requirementsandlow-costeducationbecauseofafavorableexchangerate(费率).AccordingtoTian,inpublicschoolsinAustraliaastudentshouldpayA$13,000toA$15,000($10,000to$12,000)ayear.“NowtheexchangerateoftheAustraliandollartorenminbiisbelowfive,whichmeansthecostislowerthanthatofChinesestudentsstudyingatjuniorandseniorhighschoolsinmanyotherhotplaces,suchasBritainandtheUS,”saidTian.LinLinafromBeijingplanstosendherdaughtertoaseniorhighschoolinAustralia,wasamongthem.“MydaughterisgoodatEnglishandwouldliketostudyabroadearly,”saidLin,whosedaughterisnowaninth-graderinBeijing.“WecameformoreinformationafterwelearnedthattheenvironmentandeducationinAustraliaaregood.”ElizaChui,educationofficerforNorthAsiaattheAustralianConsulate-GeneralinShanghai,saidthatAustraliaisattractivenotonlybecauseitprovidesanenvironmentforlearningEnglish,butalsobecausestudentsaretrainedtohavecritical(批判性的)thinkingandbeindependent.1．AccordingtoTianLitie,weknowthat______.A．moreandmoreChinesestudentsstudyabroadatayoungerageB．moreandmoreAustralianuniversitiesareopentoChinesestudentsC．ChinesestudentsareonlyallowedtostudyinAustraliafromseniorhighschoolD．astudentshouldpayA$10,000toA$12,000ayearinpublicschoolsinAustralia2．Whatdoestheword“it”inParagraph3mean?A．AustraliaallowsChinesestudentstostudyinitsschools.B．MoreandmoreChinesestudentsgoabroadatayoungerage.C．MoreChinesejuniorandseniorhighschoolstudentswillstudyinAustralia.D．AustralianschoolsofferChinesestudentsandtheirparentsonemoregoodchoice.3．Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．ThecostofstudyinginAmericanschoolsislowerthaninAustralia.B．TheexchangerateoftheAustraliandollarisofadvantagetoChinesestudents.C．It’smoredifficultforChinesestudentstoenterAustralianjuniorhighschools.D．FewstudentschoosetostudyinBritainortheUSbecauseoftoomuchmoney.E17、Justlikericeandnoodlesaredifferentfrombread,snacksinChinaareaworldapartfromthoseintheUKandtheUS.Foronething,Ineverimaginedthatsunflowerseeds(瓜子)wouldbesopopularhere.Ispottedpeoplehavingthemwhilewaitingfortablesoutsiderestaurants,beforedinnerand,ofcourse,whilewatchingTV.IalsosawthataplateofsunflowerseedsisalwaysonofferduringtheSpringFestivalholidays.IhadseldomtriedsunflowerseedswhenIcametoChina.IntheUK,though,youngpeoplelovetheirsnacks.Infact,youngpeopleinBritaineatmoresnacksthanpeopleofthesameageinotherEuropeancountries.Arecentsurveyhasdiscoveredthat64percentofunder20-year-oldssnackbetweenmeals,accordingtoanarticleontheBritishCouncilwebsite.Incomparison,58.7percentofyoungpeoplesnackinGermany,53percentinFrance,andonly40.7percentinSpain.Britishsnacksaregenerallyunhealthy.Ourfavoritesareprobablypotatochips,whichwecallcrisps,andchocolatebars.Fromaveryyoungage,wealwayslookedforwardtoourcrispsandchocolatebarsafterschool,perhapsevenincludedwithsandwichesandfruitinourschoollunchesthatourparentsmadeforus.SnacksarealsopopularintheUS.OneofthethingsthatIfoundthemostextraordinary(特别的)whenIfirstvisitedtheUSwasthenumberofsnacksintheirsupermarkets;Iwassurprisedtofindhugeaisles(过道)justforsnacksthatwerebiggerthansomestoresI’dbeentointheUK.SnacktastesintheUSaremuchthesameasthoseintheUK,exceptthere’smuchmorechoice——everykindoffatty,sugaryfoodisavailabletoeveryoneallthetime.Allinall,it’sprobablybestforyourhealthifyoulikesunflowerseedsratherthanpotatochipsandchocolate.Buteatingthesedelicioustreatsattimescouldn’tpossiblybewrong,couldit?1．Accordingtothearticle,snacksarethemostpopularamongyoungpeoplein______A．BritainB．GermanyC．FranceD．Spain2．WhatsurprisedtheauthorwhenhewenttosupermarketsintheUS?A．Howthesnackstasted.B．Thesizeofthesnacks’packages.C．Thelackofchoicewhenitcametosnacks.D．Thelargenumberofsnacks.3．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofpotatochipsandchocolate?A．Theydon’ttasteasgoodassunflowerseeds.B．Theyareunhealthy,sopeopleshouldstopeatingthem.C．It’sbettertoeatthemwithsandwichesandfruit.D．It’sfinetoenjoythemfromtimetotimealthoughtheyareunhealthy.4．Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?A．ThemostpopularsnackinChina.B．SnacksintheUKandtheUS.C．Snacksyoungwesternpeoplelike.D．SometipsforchoosingsnacksintheUK.F18、Winteriscold,withpilesofsnow,

Whenrainfallsandnotreesgrow.

Forkidsit’sthesnowtheydesire,

Andcupsofcocoabeforethefire.

Whenwinterisgone,thegrassgrows,

Rosesandtrees,lightwindblows

Thebeesarebuzzing,thebirdsaresinging,

Sheeparegrazingandcowbellsareringing.

Andthenthesunstartstoshinetoobrightly,

Itissohotthatfansareputonnightly.

Andthenit’sofftothebeachorpool,

Wherepeopleswimaboutjusttokeepcool.

Alltheleavesonthetreesturngolden-brown,

Andwhenonthegroundmakeabigsound.

Inautumnalotofmoneyhespends,

Forclearingleavesonthebackyards.

Eachseasonhasitsowngoodsanditsbads,

ButsincetheyaredifferentIamglad.

1．Accordingtothepoem,lightwindstartstoblow________.A．beforewinter B．duringwinterC．afterwinter D．allyearround2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thewriterdoesn’tlikethecoldwinter.B．Thewriterenjoysthedifferencesofthefourseasons.C．Thewriterfeelsworriedaboutthebadweather.D．Thewriterlikessu