2026年山东淄博市桓台县初四英语中考前第二次模拟试卷

2026年山东淄博市桓台县初四英语中考前第二次模拟试卷一、单项选择1.Don’tyouthink________importanttoprotectourearth?

A．thatB．howC．it2.Ourteachertoldusthesun________intheeast.

A．riseB．roseC．rises3.—Jimisleavingforaholiday.—Really?Where________he________?

A．has,goneB．will,goC．does,go4.—Howabouttheyounglady?—It’shardtosay,buthervoice________beautiful.

A．singsB．listensC．sounds5.—Icalledyouyesterdayevening,buttherewasnoanswer.—Oh,I’msorry.I________dinneratmyfriend’shome.

A．hadB．washavingC．havehad6.You’dbetter________toomuchtimeplayingcomputergames.

A．notspendB．nottospendC．don’tspend7.Wastepapershouldn’t________everywhere.It’sourdutytokeepourcityclean.

A．bethrownB．throwC．arethrown8.—WewillbuildasubwayinFuzhoubefore2027.—Wow,________!Willitpassourplace?

A．WhatanexcitednewsB．howexcitingnewsC．Whatexcitingnews9.—Doyoustillremember________mesomewhereinShanghai?—Yes,ofcourse.Twoyearsago.

A．toseeB．seeingC．saw10.—DidyouanswerHelen’scall?—Ididn’tneedto________I’llseehertomorrow.

A．thoughB．becauseC．unless二、阅读理解I’mright.You’rewrong!Isn’tthishowweargue?Seeingthingsfromanotherperson’spointofviewcanbedifficult.That’swhyweoftenarguewithothers.Butwhatifthereisawaytochangethis?Sciencehastheanswertoourproblems!Scientistshavefoundthatreflecting(反思)onyourvalues(价值观)beforearguingwithsomeonemakesyoumoreopen-mindedandthereforelesslikelytogetangryattheotherperson.“Bydoingthisyouincreaseyouropennesstobeingwrong.”reportedtheSciencewebsite.PaulHanel,asociologist(社会学家)attheUniversityofEssex,U.K.,didthisstudy.Totestthis,300studentvolunteerswereputintosmallgroupstodebate(辩论)sometopics.Thenhalfofthegroupwereaskedtothinkoftheir19mostimportantvalues,suchasfreedom(自由)andacceptance(接纳)ofthosewhoaredifferent.Whiletheotherhalfreflectedonwhatdrinkstheylike.Thentheyhaddebatesagain.About60percentofthevaluesgroupshowedmoreopennessthanthedrinksgroup.And80percentofthevaluesgroupalsoshowedmoreempathy(同理心).Sonexttimeyouwanttoarguewithyourfriendsorparents,trythissimplemethod—reflectingonyourvaluesbeforearguingwiththem!11.Whydoweoftenarguewithothers?

A．Becauseitishardtoseethingsfromothers’pointsofview.B．Becausewearemoreopen-mindedtobeingwrongthanothers.C．Becausewegetangrymoreeasilyatothers.12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2referto?

A．Seeingthingsfromanotherperson’spointofview.B．Thinkingofyourvaluesbeforearguingwithsomeone.C．Agreeingwithothers’pointsofviewwithnoreason.13.What’sthewriter’sattitude(态度)towardsthemethodofreflectingonone’svaluesbeforearguingwithothers?

A．Supportive.B．Negative.C．Neutral(中立的).Tomlivedinapoorvillageandhehatedratsinhishouse.Hismotherhadtoldhimhowratsbroughtdiseasewherevertheywent.Hisfatherbroughtironcagesandplacedthemineachcorneroftheirhouse.Tom’smothermadesomebiscuitswhichwerebrokenintopiecesandplacedineachcage.However,notasingleratwascaughtinthisway.Tomreadsomewherethatratslovedcheesebutitwasexpensiveinhiscountry.However,theratprobleminhishousebecameworsedaybyday.Ratscameandwentatwillinthehouse.OneeveningTomwashavingdinnerinhisroom.AsTomliftedhisfacetocatchthebreeze(微风),hesawastrangesight.Abig,blackishbrownratjumpedontothewindowsill(窗台)anddroppedquicklyintohisroom.Tomheldhisbreath.Therathiditselfbehindasofa.Tomjumpedontohisbedandshoutedforhismother.Hismothersimplytookabroomandreachedbehindthesofa.Theratjumpedontothesofaandfromthereontothewindowsill.BeforeTomcouldsayanything,theratdisappearedintothedarknessoutsidethewindow.Fromthenon,Tom’smothertoldhimtokeepthewindowshutintheevenings.Finally,afamilymeetingwasheldtodiscusstheproblem.Itwasdecidedthatacatshouldbeneededforthehouse.Soonacatwasboughtandtheratproblemwassolvedeasily.14.Theunderlinedword“disease”inthepassageprobablymeans______.

A．athingthatmakesyousuccessfulB．apersonwhoworriesalotC．anillnessoftencausedbyinfection15.AccordingtoTom,inordertocatchrats,______.

A．ironcagesshouldbehiddeninthecorneroftheirhouseB．biscuitsineachcageshouldn’tbebrokenintopiecesC．cheeseshouldbeputinthecages16.WhenTomsawtheratdropintotheroom,hewas______.

A．scaredB．excitedC．brave17.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?

A．Allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy.B．Everybody’sbusinessisnobody’sbusiness.C．Therearetwosidestoeveryquestion.Haveyoueverunlocked(开锁)asharedbike?Haveyoueverorderedamealonline?Haveyoueverenjoyedwatchingtheshort-formvideosontheInternet?Well,ifnoonehadinventedthecellphone,noneofthesewouldhavebeenpossible.Luckily,someonedidinventthecellphone.ThatpersonisMartinCooper,andhedidthat50yearsago,in1973.CooperusedtoworkforMotorola.Inthe1970s,thecompanywascompetingwithAT&T,alargercompany,tomakeacellphonesystem.Cooperdidn’tthinkMotorola’sproductwasgoodenough.Hedidn’tlikeAT&T’sideaofacarphone(车载电话)either.Themanhadanewidea.Hewantedtomakeitpossibleforpeopletotalkontheirphonesanywhere.IttookCooperandhisteam90daystodesigntheworld’sfirstcellphone.TheproductwascalledDynaTAC.Peoplecouldtalkonitfor25minutesbeforeitsbattery(电池)died.Thephone’sshortbatterylifewasn’tabigproblem,Cooperoncejoked.Why?Well,thephonewastooheavy(1,100grams)toholdinhandformorethan25minutes!On3April,1973,Coopermadetheworld’sfirstpubliccellphonecall.HecalledJoelEngel,anAT&Tmanager.CoopertoldEngel,“I’mcallingyouonacellphone.It’sareal,handheldcellphone.”Ontheotherendoftheline,therewasonlysilence.Cellphoneshavechangedalotsincethatfirstcall.They’remuchsmallerandcandomanymorethings.Cooper,now94,issurprisedattheprogress.Butthemanhasalsokeptthinkingaboutlifeinthefuture.“Keeplearningallyourlife,”hesays,“oryou’lllosetheabilitytolearn—thatwouldbeterrible!”18.Whydoestheauthorraisethreequestionsinthefirstparagraph?

A．Tolisttheusagesofcellphones.B．Toshowtheimportanceofcellphones.C．Todoasurveyaboutwhatpeopleusetheircellphonesfor.19.WhatwasthebigproblemCooperneededtosolveaccordingtoParagraph4?

A．Theusagesofthecellphone.B．Thebatterylifeofthecellphone.C．Theweightofthecellphone.20.WhatwasCooper’snewideaaccordingtoParagraph3?

A．MakinganewcarphoneforAT&T.B．MakinganewcarphoneforMotorola.C．Makinganewphoneforpeopletouseanywhere.21.WhydidEngelkeepsilentwhenCoopercalledhimbyusingthecellphone?

A．BecauseEngelcouldn’thearclearlyontheline.B．BecauseCooperinventedthecellphonebeforeAT&Tcould.C．BecauseCooperdidn’tmakethecellphonebetter.SummerinJapancanbedifficult.Temperaturesoftengoabove30℃,andit’salsoverywet.Ofcourse,manybuildingshaveairconditioners(空调),butpeopledoneedtogooutsidesometimes.SohowdoJapanesepeoplestaycool?Whilesomeusetraditionalfans,thesedaysit’scommontoseepeoplecarryingsmallhand-heldelectricfanstokeepthemselvescool.Onecompanyhasevenmadeworkjacketswithelectricfansinsidetokeepthewearercool.AndnowanotherJapanesecompanyhascreatedanairconditionerthatyoucanjustweararoundyourwaist(腰).The“WearCool”,whichwascreatedbythecompanyGloture,isabeltthatusesfivesmallfanstoblowcoolairupthefrontandbackofyourbodyatupto5metersasecond.Theinsideofthebeltisalsomadeofamaterialthatabsorbs(吸收)heat,soit’scomfortabletowear.Thebeltcanbeadjusted(调节)fordifferentwaistsizestoo.AndwhileGloture’spicturesshowmodelswearingthebeltlikeafashionaccessory(配饰),youcanactuallywearitunderyourclothes.WearCoolcomeswithapowerfulbatterythatletsitbeusedwithoutstoppingforupto17hours,thecompanysays.Andbyusinganapp—whichcanbeusedinEnglishorJapanese—youcanadjustboththespeedandthedirectionoftheairflow.WearCoolisnowavailablefromGloture’sonlinestoreandcostsaround$230.Butwillitbecomeaspopularasthosehand-heldelectricfans?22.HowmanywaystokeepcoolarementionedinParagraph2?

A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutWearCool?

A．It’salreadyonsalenow.B．Itlookslikeajacket.C．Itcanbeonlywornundertheclothes.24.Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardthepopularityofWearCool?

A．Negative.B．Confident.C．Uncertain.25.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AnairconditionerthatlookslikeabeltB．DifferentairconditionersinJapanC．Thefashionaccessoryformodels阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑，选项中有一项为多余选项。Whenyouleaveschoolandsuddenlythesweetsmellofflowersgreetsyournose,youknowspringisknockingatthedoor.26Treesturngreen.Flowerscomeouteverywhere.Animalsshowupinthefield.Mostcountrieshavetheirowntraditionstocelebratethecomingofthisbeautifulseason.ChinesepeopleofteneatspringpancakesonthedayofFeb.4th.Thistraditionmeans“bitethespring(咬春)”inChinese.Inthepast,peoplethoughteatingspringpancakesonthisdaywouldleadtoagoodharvest.27InJapan,familiesandfriendscelebratespringbyenjoyingcherryblossoms(樱花).Peopleusuallygotoparks.Itisatraditionalcustom—“hanami”.28HanamiusuallylastsfromlateMarchtoearlyMay.Peopleholdpartiesorpicnicsunderthegreatcherrytrees.Food,drinkandevendancingareallpartsof“hanami”.IntheUS,agroundhog(土拨鼠)helpstotellthecomingofspring.29It’ssaidthatifagroundhogseeshisshadow(影子)whenhecomesoutofhishome,theremaybesixmoreweeksofwinter.Ifthere’snoshadow,springisontheway!30Theyareonlycorrect39percentofthetime,accordingtoNationalClimateDataCenteroftheUS.

A．Springisatimefornewlife.B．Itmeans“watchingflowers”.C．Butthegroundhogisn’talwaysright.D．Today,itiscommontoeattheminmanyrestaurants.E．Today,peopledon’toftengotoparkstowatchflowers.F．There’sevenaspecialday,GroundhogDay,everyFeb.2nd.三、完形填空Indiaisalandoffestivals.PeopleofdifferentculturesliveinIndiaandtheyhavetheirowntraditions.Diwali(排灯节)isoneofthemostpopularfestivalsofIndia.Thisfestivalmarksthe31oflightoverdarknessandofgoodoverevil(罪恶).Itiscelebratedeveryyearintheautumnseason.It32inthemonthofOctoberorNovember.Diwaliisafestivaloflights.People33thisfestivalforthewholeyear.Allthehousesaredecoratedandlitupwithcolorfullights.Allthecitieslookso34andthereislightandhappinessallaround.Theygreetandwish“HappyDiwali”toeachother.Besides,35wearsnewclothesandgetsdressedupfortheDiwalipooja(礼拜).BeforethefestivalofDiwali,peoplecleantheirhouses.Childrenarevery36andhelptheirparentswiththecleaning.LadiesgotothemarkettoshopforDiwali.ShopkeepersstartsellingDiwalidecorativeitems37diyas(油灯),candles,lights,lampsaboutamonthbeforeDiwali.Floatingcandlesarealsoavailableinthemarket.Childreneatsweetsandrunoutoftheirhousestoburnfirecrackers(鞭炮)withtheirfriendsandneighbors.Everyoneishappyandyoucan38noticesmilingfacesallaround.Parentsarebusyexchanginggiftsandsweetswithneighborsandrelatives39.Afterthattheladiescooktastydishesathomefortheirfamily.Safetyisamustwhileburningfirecrackers40alittlemistakecanleadtoabigproblem.31.A．courageB．victoryC．popularity32.A．fallsB．liesC．runs33.A．waitforB．putoffC．leaveout34.A．popularB．humorousC．beautiful35.A．nobodyB．anybodyC．everyone36.A．worriedB．excitedC．lazy37.A．likeB．aboutC．with38.A．wiselyB．slowlyC．easily39.A．belowB．nearbyC．above40.A．becauseB．althoughC．whether四、短文填空阅读下面短文并填空，然后将答案写到答题卡的相应位置(如有提示词，则填入提示词的正确形式；如无提示词，则填入1个适当的单词)。Wouldyouliketostartatriptothesea?Ifitisyes,Sanyamustbeyourchoice!SanyaisinthesouthofHainanProvince.Itcovers41areaofover1,900squarekilometreswithalongcoastline.Thiscityiswarmallyearround.It’sagoodplacefor42(visit)frombothhomeandabroadtostayawayfromthesummer43(hot).Becauseofitsbluesea,beautifulbeaches,greenplants,comfortableclimateandcleanair,Sanya44(be)apopularvacationdestinationforalongtime.Therearemanyinterestingactivitiesforvisitors,suchassunbathing,45(play)beachvolleyballanddiving.Somegoldenseaboards,suchasSanyaBayandYalongBay,aregood46(choose)forvisitorstospendtheirholidays.Insteadofhavingabusyand47(tired)journey,visitorscan48(total)relaxthemselvesbywalkingalongthebeachesand49(breathe)thefreshair.It’salsofuntogohikinginmountainsorgocyclingalongcoastalpaths.Forthebigfansofexcitingwateractivities,WuzhizhouIslandisthebestplacetoexplorethemysterioussea.What’smore,over20ethnicgroupsliveinSanya.Thismakesthecityawonderfulplace50differentculturesofChina.Naturereservesandculturalparksalsoattractthousandsofvisitorseveryyear.五、任务型阅读阅读下面短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题，并将答案写到答题卡的相应位置。Thecityissinking(下沉)Haveyoueverreadapieceofnewsthatleavesyouwithabadfeeling?Anarticlepublished(发表)byTheJournalofEarthSciencedoesso.Itsays______________________________________.Theresearchersfiguredoutthetotalweightofthebuildingsinthecity.It’sabout762billionkilograms.Thisweightistoomuchforthecity’ssoiltosupport.Ithasledtothecitysinkingatarateof1to2millimetreseveryyear,accordingtoCNN.While1to2millimetresmaynotsoundlikemuch,partsofNewYorkCitystandjust1metreabovesealevel.Ifthesinkingcontinues,theseawaterwillberollingdownitsstreetsathightidewithintensofyears.Besidesheavybuildings,climatechangeisanotherbigreasonforthecity’ssinking.AccordingtoTheGuardian,climatechangehascausedthewateraroundNewYorkCitytoriseby22centimetressince1950.Bythe