2024年中考二模 英语（甘肃兰州卷）（考试版A4）

2024年中考第二次模拟考试（兰州卷）英语（考试时间：90分钟试卷满分：90分）注意事项：1．全卷共90分，考试时间90分钟。2．考生必须将姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号等个人信息填（涂）写在答题卡上。3．考生务必将答案直接填（涂）写在答题卡的相应位置上。一、完形填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。Becauseofanillnessinhischildhood,LuanQiping’sfeetdidn’tdevelopwell.Forover60years,hehasbeen1onfeetofdifferentsizes.In2007,Luanmettwoamputee(被截肢者)friends.Oneofthemworea2shoe,whiletheotherworeonlytherightone.Afterlearningthattheyhadthesameshoesize,Luangotan3.Hecouldbea“matchmaker”forotheramputeeswhosharedthesamesituation.Luancreatedachat4named“OneShoeBank”onQQ.Peoplewhoneededeitheraleftshoeorarightshoecould5theirshoethroughthegroup.Asmoreandmorepeoplewantedto6,Luansetupmorechatgroups,withover5,000members.Later,7Luanknewthatshoefactoriesjustthrewunwantedshoesintolandfills(垃圾处理场),hedecidedtogotothesefactories.Hewantedtopickcomfortableonesandsendthemtopeoplewhoneededthem.Itwasn’taneasyjob.8lotsofvolunteersgaveahelpinghand.Inthepast14years,60,000singleshoeshavebeen9by“OneShoeBank”alloverChina.ForLuan,helpingdisabledpeoplegiveshimasenseof10.“Everyonehasadifferentgoalinlife.Ijustwanttodosomethingvaluable,”saidLuan.“Thejourneyhasbeenverydifficultbutitisworthwhile(值得做).”1．A．sleeping B．walking C．running D．jumping2．A．big B．wrong C．right D．left3．A．idea B．answer C．thought D．advice4．A．room B．team C．group D．class5．A．buy B．borrow C．sell D．exchange6．A．sing B．leave C．join D．stop7．A．why B．how C．where D．when8．A．Suddenly B．Luckily C．Possibly D．Terribly9．A．givenup B．givenout C．givenin D．givenoff10．A．achievement B．movement C．confidence D．difference二、阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面三段材料，根据材料内容和要求，从题后所给的四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。ADuringthesummervacation,LinLing,a14-year-oldgirl,madeagoodfriend.Heisnotaperson,butagiantpanda!HisnameisJingke.Linspentthreeweekswithhim,learninghowheate,sleptandplayed.LinworkedasavolunteerattheWolongChinaGiantPandaGardeninSichuanthatsummer.Everyyear,volunteersgotothegardentotakecareofthepandas.Peopleaged14andabovecanjoininthevolunteerprogram.Eachvolunteershouldworkforatleast60hours.Lincleanedthepanda’shomeeverymorningwhileshewasvolunteering.“Wehavetocollectthepandas’feces(粪便),asitcantelluswhatthepandashavebeeneatingandwhethertheyarehealthyornot,”shesaid.“Thepandakeepersanalyze(分析)thefeceseveryday.”Theexperiencealsohelpedthevolunteersunderstandpandasbetter.WhenLinfedJingke,shetoucheditsfur.“Itwasnotsoft,buthard.ItseemedthatIwastouchingneedles(针)!”Linsaid.FuRong,a22-year-oldfriendlyvolunteer,isveryinterestedinpandas.Soshefoundlotsofinformationonpandasandstudiedthemcarefully.Sheworkedveryhardandfoundpandasnotonlycute,butalsodangerous.“Theirteethandclaws(爪子)aresosharp.Pandasliketobealone.Theymayfighttoprotecttheirhome,”saidLiang.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。11．WhatdoweknowaboutLinLingandthepanda?A．Shesawthepandagrowup.B．ShenamedthepandaJingke.C．Shestudiedthepandaforthreeweeks.D．Shelivedtogetherwiththepanda.12．HowlongmayJohn,avolunteeroftheprogram,work?A．For50hours. B．For55hours.C．For58hours. D．For65hours.13．Whydidthevolunteerscollectpandas’feceseveryday?A．Toseehowtheyeat.B．Tokeeptheirhomeclean.C．Tofindoutiftheyaredangerous.D．Tolearnaboutpandas’physicalhealth.14．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeFuRong?A．Kindandhard-working. B．Politeandstrict.C．Shyandfriendly. D．Braveandfriendly.15．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．ASpecialGarden B．ExperienceswithPandasC．YoungVolunteers D．ASmartGirlBMorsecode(摩斯密码)

isasystemofcommunicationthatusesdots(shortmarks),dashes(longmarks),andspacestorepresent(代表)theletters,numbers,andpunctuation.Lettersusedoften(suchas“E”)gotasimplecode,whilethosenotoftenused(suchas“Q”)gotalongerandmorecomplexcode.TheveryfirstmessageusingMorsecodewassentbySamuelMorse,oneofitsinventors,toAlfredVailonMay24th,1844.Thetwomenwere40milesapartatthetime.Fromthenon,thewaytocommunicatewithpeopleinfar-offplaceswaschanged.Morsecodeisahighlydependablecommunicationmethod,evenindifficultandnoisyenvironments.Itcanbesentbysounds,light,orotherunexpectedways.JeremiahAndrewDentonJr.wasaprisonerofwarbetween1965and1973.Asahigh-rankingofficer,hewasforcedtotakepartinatelevisioninterviewonMay2nd,1966.Duringthebroadcast,whichwentoutliveintheUS,DentonJr.pretended(假装)tobeblindedbythecameralightsinordertoblink(眨眼)aMorsecodemessagetothosewatchingbackhome.Morsecode’sheydayislonggone.Itwasreplacedfirstbythetelephone,thenthefaxmachine,andfinallybytheInternet.Butisn’titfuntosendamessageinMorseCodetoyourfriends?Giveitatry!16．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“complex”mean?A．冗长的 B．准确的 C．复杂的 D．清晰的17．WecaninferfromthetextthatMorsecodewasputintouseinthe________A．1840s B．1880s C．1960s D．1970s18．Denton’sstoryismentionedtoshow________.A．howMorsecodeworksinadifficultsituationB．howMorsecodeisusedintelevisioninterviewsC．howMorsecodehelpedcatchaprisonerofwarD．howaMorsecodemessagewassentbysounds19．Accordingtothetext,Morsecode________.A．isstillwidelyusednowadaysB．wasinventedtoreplacethetelephoneC．changedlong-distancecommunicationD．canhardlybeusedinnoisyenvironments20．David,whoislearningMorseCode,wantstowrite“hi”inMorsecode.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect?A． B． C． D．CDubai,UAE

DubaishowsoffFerriswheelTheworld’slargestFerriswheelhasopenedinDubai.CalledtheDubaiEye,itstands250metershigh.That’snearstwicetheheightoftheLondonEye.Thereare48capsules(舱)onthewheelanditisabletocarryupto1,750visitorsatatime.Onecompetetuningofthewheeltakes38minutes.AnopeningpartywasheldonOctober21,withaplaneandafireworkdisplay.Zhangjiajie,ChinaTheworld’shighestbungeejump(蹦极)reopensVisitorstotheZhangjiajieGlassBridgecanonceagaindrop260metersintothecanyon(峡谷)below,nowthattheworld’shighestbungeejumphasreopened.Bungeesareakindofgiantelasticband(橡皮筋).JumpoperatorJonniDeakersaysthattheheightmakesthejumpeasier.“Whenyou’rethishigh,itkindoffeelslikeskydiving”.hesaid.Bangkok,ThailandAcarparkfullofunusedtaxishasbeenturnedintoavegetablepatch(小块地)inThailand’scapital,Bangkok.ThetaxishavenotbeenusedbecauseofCOVID-19.Thetaxicompanyalloweditsworkerstousethetaxis’roofstogrowcabbages,cucumbersandcourgettestofeedthemselveswhiletheywereoutofwork.21．Allthenewsabovemaycomefromwith__________section.A．WorldJournal B．CulturalActivities C．NationalGeography D．ExtremeSports22．AccordingtoJonniDeaker,__________.A．itwasquitescarybutexcitingtojumpB．thejumpwasverydangerousC．theheightgivesanadvantagetothejumpD．jumpersfeeleasierwhilejumping23．ThetaxiworkersinBangkokgothroughtheCovid-19by__________.A．growingvegetablesonawastedpatchB．plantingvegetablesontheunusedtaxisC．feedingthemselves.withdonatedvegetablesD．receivingsomevegetablesfromtheircompany24．Whatcanbeinferredfromtheabovematerials?A．TheDubaiEyecancarryatleast1750visitorsonce.B．Thereare49capsulesintheferriswheelofDubai.C．Theworld’shighest-bungeesjumpisnotstrangetopeople.D．Theunderlinedword“cucumbers”referstoavegetablebed.25．Whatmightbethebestheadingforthesecondpieceofnews?A．TheZhangjiajieGlassBridgeB．TheHeightMakestheJumpEasierC．EasySkydivingatQuiteaHeightD．TheHighestBungeeJumpReopens三、任务型完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）against,child,when,quick,excite,good,walk,comfort,show,suggest阅读下面的短文，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文意通顺，结构正确。（每个单词限用一次）against,child,when,quick,excite,good,walk,comfort,show,suggestIt’sreportedthat300millionpeopleinChinahaveeyesighttrouble.Moreandmoreparentshopetosavetheir26eyesightwithmedicine,orbycorrectingthewaysthatchildrenreadandsit.Butinfact,oneofthe27waysisthatweshouldstartwiththeexerciseonourfeet.Herearethree28tosaveeyes:First,don’ttieyourshoestooclosely.Trywearing29andsoftsocksorwalkingwithoutsocksandshoesathome.30youtravel,trywearingclothshoesinordertoimprovebloodcirculation(循环).Second,31ontiptoes(踮着脚)isgoodforone’seyesight.Itcanfight32eyesighttrouble.Studieshave33thatmostofballetperformers’eyesightismuchbetter.Third,ropeskippingcanalsobegoodforone’seyesight.Whileskippingrope,onehastomovequickly,makingboththebrainandtheeyes34.Itmayalsohelpmakeonegrowtaller.Besidesfootexercises,itisgoodtopullone’sears.Pullingtheears20times

35isalsoagreat,way.Itcankeepone’seyeshealthy.四、任务型阅读理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，按要求完成后面的小题。Thepopulationoftheworldcontinuestoincrease,butinsomeareasthepopulationisfalling.ThisistrueinEuropeandespeciallyinEasternEurope.InRussia,thepopulationisgoingdownbyabout100peopleeveryhour!InPolandthepopulationisalsofallingbecausepeopleareleavingtoworkinothercountries.Oneofthemainreasonsisachangeoflifestyle.AlloverEuropepeople,especiallyeducatedwomen,haveadifferentattitudetochildrenfromtheirparents.“Ihaveonechildandsheisenoughforme,”saidGalina,adoctorfromMoscow.Manywomendecidetohavechildrenlaterinlifeornottohavechildrenatall.“Idon’twanttohaveanychildrenuntilIhaveworkedforatleast10years,”said19-year-oldstudentHanafromPrague.Heropinionistypicalof18—24-year-oldwomeneverywhereinEurope.InPoland,thepopulationisgoingdownforadifferentreason.Alotofpeople,usuallyagedbetween20and30,areleavingthecountrytoworkabroad.PolandjoinedtheEuropeanUnionin2005andsincethenmorethanhalfamillionpeoplehavemovedtoBritain,Germany,SpainandItaly.Manygovernmentsarenowencouragingpeopletohavelargerfamilies.InFrancewomennowreceivenearly$1000amonthforayeariftheyhaveathirdchild.阅读短文，回答下列问题。36．HowmanychildrendoesGalinawanttohave?37．Hanadoesn’twanttohaveanychildrenatall,doesshe?38．WhyisthepopulationinPolandgoingdown?39．HowdoestheFrenchgovernmentencouragepeopletohavelargerfamiliesnow?40．What’sthemainideaofthispassage?五、词汇考査（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。41．Duringthetouristseason,thepeopleinthehotelwerefromothercountries.（main）42．—Itwasreallykindofyoutodrivemehome.—Oh,don’tmentionit.I(come)pastyourhouseanyway.43．Don’tworryaboutyourson.He(remind)totakethemedicineafterhewakesup.44．The22ndFIFAWorldCup(hold)inQatarfromNovember21toDecember18,2022.45．Theywerearealinlastyear’sshow.(hit)46．Keepongoing!Thedreamyouarelookingforwardtonow(realize)laterinlife.47．Everyyear,manytrees