2023-2024学年山西省左玉县中考二模英语试题含答案

2023-2024学年山西省左玉县中考二模英语试题含答案

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I.单项选择

1、Somewildanimalsareindangernow.Weshouldthinkabouttosavethem.

A.whatcanwedoB.whatwecandoC.howwecando

2、A/Ji:p/iseatinggrassinthefield.

A.shipB.sheepC.shopD.shape

3、Wearegoingtotakethehigh-speedtraintoXi'antomorrow,soanearlyarrivalatthestation,

A.advisesB.isadvisedC.isadvisingD.wasadvised

4、Shewashappytogetagiftfromherfriend,itwasonlyacard.

A.if.B.unlessC.thoughD.because

5、Theboysawabirdrestingbythewindow,andhemovedtohaveacloselook.

A.politelyB.safelyC.quietly

6、一Nancy,howdidyoufindthenewcartoon?

A.IsearcheditonlineB.Ihavejustwatchedit

C.IfswonderfulandtouchingD.ItismadeinJapan

7、IfyoucanspeakEnglishwell,youwillhaveagreatoverotherswhilelookingforajob.

A.activityB.articleC.advantageD.agreement

8、一IwenttoreturnthebooktoJack,butIcouldn'tfindhim.—He_thelibrary.Youcanfindhimthere.

A.hasbeentoB.hasgonetoC.hasleftD.wentto

9、一Canweplaysoccerhere?

一No,youplayitneartheroad.Thafstoodangerous!

A.canB.mayC.won'tD.mustn't

10、Excuseme,couldyoutellme?

A.whereistheparkinglot

B.howcanIgettotheparkinglot

C.ifthereisaparkinglotnearhere

II.完形填空

11>I'msuremanypeopleareworkinghardforalotofmoney,abighouse,anewcar,expensiveclothesandso

on.Thoseareconsideredtobesymbolsof]onthemateriallevel.WhenIwasyoung,Iwasalso2

reachingformaterialsuccess.SoIchoseajobasasalesmanandIdidmakesomeprettygoodmoney.

ButlaterIrealizedthatwasnotwhatIwanted,becauseIwasoftenforcedtosellproductsthatmightnotbegood

forcustomers.Ibecomeveryunhappy3Icouldmakealotofmoney.Inolongerfeltproudofmyjobandeven.

4myselffordoingthingslikethat.So15myjobandtookanotherjob,thistimehelping6thepoor

andtheweak.ThesenseofbelongingwasgreatandsuddenlyIfeltsuccessfulinmylifeagain,ImadelessmoneybutI

was7withmyself.

Formyownpast,successcomesfromthefeelingofsatisfactionandjoy.IfeelsuccessfulwhenIlovewhatIdo,not

caringsomuchabout8・AndIfeelthemostsuccessfulwhenI9mykindnesseverywherego.

So,be10toyourself:learntolistentothevoicefromthebottomofyourheart.Andfindyourownwaywith

ahappyhearttoachieveyourownsuccess.

1.A.hickB.successC.safetyD.hope

2.A.sadlyB.hardlyC.crazilyD.honestly

3.A.ifB.sinceC.untilD.although

4.A.lookdownuponB.lookuptoC.lookthroughD.lookinto

5.A.madeupB.gaveupC.setupD.turnedup

6.A.indangerB.inorderC.inneedD.insurprise

7.A.strictB.cheerfulC.angryD.satisfied

8.A.trustB.loveC.moneyD.health

9.A.throwB.spreadC.sellD.lend

10.A..trueB.braveC.friendlyD.terrible

m.语法填空

12、Haveyoueverbeencycling(骑自行车运动)？ThisspringmyelderbrotherandI1.(spend)along

weekendcyclinginthecountryside.Werode2.(slow)alongbecausewehadn'tcometobreakanyspeedrecords,orto

dosports.Wejustwanted江(get)somefreshairandabreakfromschoolwork.Wereallyhadagreattime生(ride)along

countryroads.Andtherewasoneofthebestthingsaboutourtripthatmadeushappy:everyfewS^Ckilometer)there

wasavillagewherewecouldfindeverythingweneeded.

Allthelocalpeoplewerereallyfriendly.However,onthe6.(two)day,somethinghappened.Weweregoingdown

thehillwhenmybrakes(刹车)startedmakinga7.(noisy),butIdidn'tmindatall.Atmidnightwewerewokenbythe

noiseinthehotel.Weweretiredwhen、vesetoffthenextmorning,butsoonfelt8.(cheer)whenthesuncameout.

Whatweenjoyed/(our)mostaboutcyclingis——it*ssimpleandfun.IthinknothingislO.(good)thancyclingif

you'relookingforabreakthatisactiveandcheap.Whynothaveatry?

IV.阅读理解

A

13>Howdoyouspendausualholidayathome?Myalarmclockwakesme,whichremindsmeofschool.Iusuallywould

sleeplikealog,buttodayisaholidayandIhavetobeatthepoolforswimmingpracticeataquartertoseven.About30

swimmersshowupforpractice.Anhourlater,Iridemybikehome.Thesuburbs（郊区）arequietinthemorning,with

fewcarsonthestreet.

IknowIshouldbestudyingGermanbutinsteadIwander（游荡）tomyroom,liedownonthebedandsleeplikealog.

WhenIopenmyeyesagain,thefirstthingIseeisthealarmclock.Ifs10:40andIhaveabasketballclassinlessthan20

minutes.WiththehelpofashoricuK捷径）Iarriveontime.About15kidsandIspendtherestofthemorning“shooilng

hoops（圈）

Abustakesushome,andIseeaneighbourwalkingherdogs.Ifspastnoon.Lunchis“doushabaozi”（豆沙包子），which

myyoungerbrotherRicharddoesn'teat.Hedevours（吞食）partofacakefromthefridge.IwonderifIshouldpractise

onthekeyboard,studyGerman,finishmyhomework,playchess,readorsleeplikealog.Idecidetoplaycomputer

gamesforanhourandpromisemyselfthatI'llworkonGermanlater.

Asthecomputergameshithigherandhigherlevels,RichardandIbecomemoreandmorebored.Hehasbeenaching

for（渴望）someonehisownagetoplaywith,andIwrite,heisdozing.Heistoosleepy.

IthinkI'llturnoffthiscomputerandtakehimtothepark.ThenmaybeI'llcallonsomeofmyoldclassmates.

Holidayscanbeatimetolearn,atimetoplay,atimetogroworatimetosleeplikealog.Whateveryouchoosetodo

withyourtime,dosomethingthatyou'llremember!

1.WhatdidthewriterNOTdoduringtheday?

A.Playingcomputergames.B.Playingbasketball.

C.Practisingswimming.D.Walkinghisdog.

2.Whendidthewriter'sbasketballpracticebegin?

A.At10:40am.B.At11:00am.

C.At6:45am.D.At7:15am.

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Thewriterfinallydecidedtoplaychess.

B.Thewriter'sbrotherdidn'teatanythingforlunch.

C.Thewriter'sbrotherwantedverymuchtohavesomeonehisagetoplaywith.

D.Theyfoundthecomputergamemoreandmoreinteresting.

4.Theunderlinedword“doze"means.

A.打瞌睡B.酣睡C.梦吃D.做噩梦

5.Fromthestorywecanlearnthatthewriterduringhisholiday.

A.likestolearnGerman

B.doesallkindsofsports

C.doeswhathewon'tforget

D.hasnotimetolearnGerman

B

14>OneyeanacollegeintheUnitedStatesannouncedthatitwouldofferalotofmoneyforthepurewhitemarigold（金

盏花）•Thehighrewardattractedsomanypeople,butinthenature,besidesgolden,themarigoldisbrown,anditisnot

easytogetthewhiteone.Soaftertheywereexcitedforatime,manypeoplehadforgottentheannouncement.

Onedayafter20years,thecollegereceivedaletterand100seeds（种子）ofpurewhitemarigold.Itturnedouttobean

oldwomanofover70yearsold.Somescientistsinthecollegedoubtedit,butitwassurprisingthatthoseseedsfinally

tookroot（根）intheearth.Themiracle（奇迹）appearedafteroneyear,thefieldwascoveredbypurewhitemarigold.

Sotheoldwomanwhowasalwaysunknowntothepublicbecameanewfocus（焦点）.

Theoldwonmnwasaflower-lover.Whenshereadtheannouncement20yearsago,shegntveryexcitedlikeothers.Rut

hereightchildrenwereagainstherdecision.Afterall,awomanwhoneverknewtheseedgenetics（遗传学）couldn't

completethejobthatscientistscouldneverdo,soherthoughtwasonlyadaydream.

Still,theoldwomandidn'tchangehermindandwentonworking.Sheplantedsomeofthemostcommonseedsand

tookgoodcareofthem.Ayearlater,whenthemarigoldcameout,shechosethefaintest（最暗淡的）onefromthose

goldenandbrownflowersandgotthebestseed.Thenextyear,sheagaingrewthemandchoseDayafterday,year

afteryear,throughmunyseasons,theoldwoman'shusbanddied,herchildrenflewfur,alotofthingshuppenedinher

life,butonlythewishtogrowthepurewhitemarigoldtookrootinherheart.

Finally,after20yearsonthedayweallknow,inthegardenshesawamarigold,whichwasnotnearlywhite,butas

whiteassilverorsnow.

Aproblemevenscientistscouldn'tdealwithwassolvedbyanoldwomanwhodidn'tunderstandgenetics.Wasitmagic?

Totakerootintheheart,eventhemostcommonseed,cangrowintoamiracle!

1.（小题1）AccordingtoLhepassage,marigoldisunusual.

A.whiteB.purpleC.brownD.golden

2.（小题2）Whatdoestheoldwomanlove?

A.SeedsB.PicturesC.FlowersD.Leaves

3.（小题3）Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat

A.thechildrendidn'tagreeontheirmother'sdecision

B.thewomanneededthegreatrewardforherbigfamily

C.thescientistsalsosucceededingroovingthewhitemarigold

D.thewomantookgoodcareoftheflowersinsteadofherfamily

4.（小题4）womansuccessfullygrewthewhitemarigoldatlastbecauseshe•

A.wasluckierthanscientists

B.putherheartintoflowers

C.gotsupportfromherfamily

D.studiedtheseedgeneticswell

5.（小题5）Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.thedifficultiesofgettingthewhitemarigold

B.thepossibilityofgoingbeyondscientists

C.theunforgettabledevelopmentofmarigold

D.theimportanceofholdingontodreams

C

15、CanyouimagineaworldwithouttheInternet?Ifssurprisingtothinkaboutit.

Now,Chinahasmorethan162millionInternetusers,accordingtotheChinaInternetNetworkInformationCentre.

ThisisthesecondhighestnumberofuserintheworldaftertheUnitedStates.Today,66%ofChinese“netizens（网民）”

arcteenagers."Theyspendaboutthirteenhourseveryweekonline,“saidQianHulin,anInternetexpert.DoctorSong

inBeijingXuanwuHospitalsaidabout14%ofChinesenetizenswhoareteensoftenlastedovertenhourstoplayonline

games.

ThemainreasonswhyteenagerssurftheWebaretosearchforinformation,tocommunicatewithothersandto

havefun.OntheInternet,teenagerscanfindoutalmostanything.AndsurfingtheWebcanhelpstudentswiththeir

homeworkandwidentheirknowledge.

LiDong,ateacheratNo.41MiddleSchoolinShijiazhuang,likesherstudentstousetheInternet,"Whenwetalkin

class,studentswhosurftheNetusuallyknowmorebackgroundinformationthantheothers,“shesaid.

Inaddition,peoplecanusetheInternettowritelettersorstoriesandsendemails.Manyteenskeepintouchwith

theirfriendsonline.Itischeaperthanphoningsomebodyfarawayandalsomuchquicken

1.hasthemostInternetusersintheworldaccordingtothearticle.

A.ChinaB.AmericaC.CanadaD.Russia

2.ThereareaboutChinesenetizenstosurfabout13hourseveryweek.

A.107millionoldB.22.7millionold

C.107millionyoungD.22.7millionyoung

3.Songsaidsometeenagerscontinuedmorethantenhours.

A.playingonlinegamesB・searchingforinformation

C.chattingwiththeirfriendsD.sendingemailstoothers

4.LiDonginNo.41MiddleSchoollikesherstudentstousetheInternetbecauseshe.

A.thinkssurfingthenetcanhelpstudentsspendlesstimeonhomework

B.thinksherstudentscangetmorebackgroundinformationthantheothers

C.wantsherstudentstotalktoherabouttheirhobblesandinterests

D.wantstoknowwhatherstudentsdoandthinkaboutathome

5.Whichwayisthecheapestandquickesttolearnsomethingaboutfriendsfaraway?

A.Givingthemacall.B.Goingtoseethem.

C.Writingalettertothem.D.Sendingemailstothem.

D

16、

ShakespeareistoliteratureinEnglish,soisthepoetDuFutotheChineseliterarytradition.DuFu,knownastheSage

ofPoetry,livedandwroteintheeighthcentury,andhisworkisstillavailabletomodernChinesereaders.DuFu,infact,

isstillwidelyquoted（引用）inChinatoday,andhehashadagreatinfluenceonChinesepoetryinthepast1,200years.

Howeventhepoefscompleteworksweren'tunavailableinEnglishtranslationinthepast.

ConantUniversityProfessorStephenOwen,whospenteightyearsonThePoetryofDuFu,a3,000translation

publishedbyDeGruyter,hascompletedthefirstEnglishtranslationofthecompleteworksofDuFu.

BecauseDuFu,likeShakespeare,isknownforgreatwidth—insubject,inthewayheuseslanguagetopasson

differentregisters（不同场合用的语言和文体）（see“OutwiththeSake,InWiththeWine"）andlayered（多层次的）

meanings—heisoneofthemostchallengingpoetstotranslate.Chinesepoetry,aliterarytraditioninwhichtensesare

absent,pronounsrare,andtheuseofthesingularandpluralformsarehardtounderstand,iswellknownforseeming

ambiguous（模糊不清的）attimes.Withinthattradition,theinterpretationofDuFu'sworkisespeciallycontested.

Owen'scriticaledition,inwhichhistranslationsfacetheoriginaltexts,bringsascholarlyaidforthefirsttimeto

English-speakingreadersreadytoengagewithChina'sliterarylion.

1.^ShakespeareistoliteratureinEnglish,soisthepoetDuFutotheChineseliterary

tradition.”means"

A.DuFuhasthesameimportantliterarystatusasShakespeareintheirowncountries

B.DuFuisnotaswell-knownasShakespeareinChina

C.DuFuismuchmorefamousthanShakespeareinEngland

2.ThePoetryofDuFuistranslatedintoEnglishby.

A.ShakespeareB.DuFuC.StephenOwen

3.TheunderlinedsentenceisclosertotheoriginalChineseversion"

A.零落栖迟一杯酒，主人奉觞客长寿

B.莫思身外无穷事，且尽生前有限杯

C.花间一壶酒，独酌无相亲

4.ChinesepoemsarehardtotranslatebecauseofthefollowingfactorsEXCEPT<

A.theuseofsingularandpluralforms

B.toomanycharacters

C.tensesandpronouns

5.Accordingtothepassage,thefollowingstatement""isTRUE.

A.ThePoetryofDuFuisthefirstEnglishtranslationofthecompleteworksofDuFu.

B.TherewasnoEnglishtranslationofDu'sworksinthepast.

C.Du'sworksareoutofstyleinChinatoday.

E

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A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

2.Whichofthefollowingbooksisafter2009inprint?

A.HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows.B.DeceptivelyDelicious.

C.RichDad,PoorDad.D.TheRoad.

F

18、MichelleObamaisthefirstladyofAmerica.ShevisitedChinaonMarch20th,2014.WhenshemetthepresidentXi,

sheworeareddress.Shesaidherreddressisalwaysreadyfortheimportantmoment.Doyouknowsheisalsothefirst

ladyoffashionAmerican?

EveryfirstladysinceLouHoover(exceptBessTruman)hasappearedinthehigh-fashionmagazine,Vogue.ButMrs.

Obamaisonlythesecondtoappearonthecover.SheappearedwearingapinksilkdressbyJasonWu.Whenshewas

interviewedbytheeditorofVogue,Mrs.Obamasaidwhatshewearsisalwayspaidattentiontobymanypeople."I'm

notgoingtopretendthatIdon'tcareaboutit."shesaid.MostcovermodelshavetheirclotheschosenforthembyVogue,

oratleasteditorsworkasadvisers.However,Mrs.ObamadidchooseoutfitsfortheVoguephotosfromlabels(商标)she

hadwornbefore."Shedoesn'tneedanyhelp.Shelovesfashionandknowswhatworksforher,“Talleysaid."She's

neverhadaconversationwithmeabout,'Whatdoyouthink?*or'Howdidthislook?1AndPmgladforthat.^^

1.Fromthesecondparagraphweknow.

A.everyfirstladyhasappearedonthecoverofVogue

B.onlyBessTrumanhasappearedonthecovero