2023学年湖南省益阳市安化县中考四模英语试题（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：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、There’snotickerleftforLangLang’spianoconcert.youyoursistercangotoit.A．Both;and B．Notonly;butalsoC．Either;or D．Neither;nor2、Iwentshopping________therain.A．because B．although C．inspiteof D．so3、Boysandgirls,youareintheexaminationroomatthismoment.Ibelieve,withthe_____andefforts,theresultwillfinallyendinsuccess.A．wise B．wisdom C．wisely4、Thereareaboutpeopleinthevillage.A．eighthundred B．eighthundredsC．eighthundredof D．eighthundredsof5、—MayIhaveawordwithyou?—No,you.I'mbusytoday.A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．don’thaveto D．can’t6、--IamsorrythatIhavetakenyourcoatbymistake.--.A．Enjoyyourself B．MypleasureC．Itdoesn`tmatter D．That`sinteresting7、Shewashappytogetagiftfromherfriend,_________itwasonlyacard.A．if. B．unless C．though D．because8、Ihearabridge_____overtheQiongzhouChannel(琼州海峡)inseveralyears.A．willbebuilt B．isbuilt C．hasbuilt9、—Doyouknowwhenwe________ourfirstsimulate(模拟)exam?—Sorry,Ihavenoidea.ButwhenI________thenews,Iwillletyouknow.A．willhave,get B．have,willget C．willhave,amgetting10、—Chinaistryingtodevelopwintersportsforthe2023WinterOlympics,—Nowonderpeopleareshowingmoreinthem.A．interest B．courage C．victoryⅡ.完形填空11、Manypeople,especiallystudents,havetroubleinlearningaforeignlanguage.Manyexpertsgivetheiradviceonit.Inordertoknowaforeignlanguage,fourthingsare1.First,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearit.Second,weshouldspeakitcorrectly,withconfidence.Third,wemustreadthelanguageandwriteit.Inaddition,wemustmakesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrect.Wemustknow2toarrangesentencesinparagraphs,inordertowriteagoodarticle.Thereisnoeasywaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.Agoodmemoryisofgreathelp,3itisnotenoughtosimplymemorizerulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotveryhelpfultoonly4longlistsofwordsandtheirmeaningsbyheart.Welearnwordsnotbyourselves,butbyusingthelanguage.“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceofadviceforthosewhoarestudyinganewlanguage.Practiceisthebest5.Wemustpracticespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.1．A．necessary B．possible C．interesting D．boring2．A．why B．when C．how D．where3．A．and B．so C．but D．or4．A．carry B．realize C．forget D．learn5．A．ability B．skill C．suggestion D．wayⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空Onesheep,twosheep...632sheep...stillawake...Peoplealwaysbelievethatcountingsheep1．(be)helpfultotheirsleep.Butdoesit2．(real)work?ScientistsatOxfordUniversitytestedit.Twosleepresearcherslookedatthepeoplewhohad3．(difficult)insleeping.Theydividedthem4．differentgroups.Thentheyaskedthemtotryallkindsofwaystohelp5．(they)fallasleepquickly.Surprisingly,it6．(take)thosewhowereaskedtocountsheepmoretimetofallasleepthanthosewhoweren’t.Butwhentheywereaskedtoimaginearelaxingpicture--abeach,fore7．,theyfellasleepabouttwentyminutes8．(soon)thanbefore,accordingtoareportinTheNewYorkTimes.“Sometimes,countingtasksareOK,b9．theyarethoughtasstressfulbymanypeople,”Dr.RichardstoldABCNews.“As10．result,itmaybeagoodwaytotryimaginingcoloredfishslowlyswimminginarivertohelpyousleepatnight,”suggestedRichards.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、TherewasatimewhennooneknewthenameHarryPotter.NowtheadventuresofthisextraordinarystudentatHogwartsSchoolofWitchcraftandWizardryarereadinover45languages,includingRussian,Thai,andevenancientGreek.NoonecanexplaintheHarryPotterphenomenon(现象)–notevenJ.K.Rowling,hiscreator.J.K.RowlingwasborninEnglandin1965.Fromayoungage,sheknewshewantedtobeawriter.Whenshewas6,shewroteherfirststory—aboutarabbitthatgetssick.Atschool,sheusedtomakeupstoriestotellherfriends.Aftergraduationfromcollege,sheworkedasasecretary.Butshedidn’tgiveupherdream.Shespentherlunchhourwritingstories,mainlyforadults.Thenin1990,onatraintriptoLondon,shegottheideafromtheboywizard.Shesayshejustappearedinherhead.ShesooncreatedmanyothercharacterstohelpHarryfighttheforcesofdarkness.ShekeptworkingonthestorywhileshewasteachingEnglishinPortugal,whereshemarried,hadherfirstchild,anddivorced(与……离婚)ayearlater.WhenshereturnedtoEngland,shebroughtbackaboxofHarryPotterstories.Afterreturninghome,shewasbrokeandlivinginasmallhouse.Shecontinuedwriting,andin1995,finishedthefirstbookintheseries,HarryPotterandtheSorcerer’sStone.Itwaspublished(出版)in1997andbecameanunexpectedbestseller.Rowling’slifehaschangedalot.Shehasbecomeinternationallyfamousandnowearnsaround$40millionayear.Sheremarried,hadasecondchildandlivesinScotlandnow.1．WhendidJ.K.Rowlingwriteherfirststoryaboutarabbit?A．In1965.B．In1971.C．In1990.D．In1995.2．WhathappedtoJ.K.Rowingin1997?A．ShehadatraintriptoLondon.B．ShetaughtEnglishinPortugal.C．Shebecameanunexpectedbestseller.D．Sheremarriedandhadasecondchild.3．J.K.Rowlingbecomesuccessfulbecauseshe________.A．livesinScotlandnowB．nevergivesupherdreamC．earnsaround$40millionD．keepsworkingonthetrainB14、Note-takingisaskillthatcanhelpyoudowellinallyourschoolwork-everythingfromtakingteststoresearchingapaper.Ifyourteacherwritesnotesontheboard,that’sbonus:Youcancopythemdown.Ifnot,writedownthemostimportantpointsinclass.Forexample,doesyourhistoryteachermentionthedateoftheSecondWorldWar?Orrepeatapieceofinformation?Writeitdown!Itcantaketimetolearnhowtolistentothekeyinformation,sokeeptryinganddon’tgiveup.Ifyouwanttowritedowneverywordthat’ssaidinclass,you’llbemad.Soit’snecessarytodevelopyourownsigns,forexample,“pics”for“pictures,”or“hw”for“homework”.Theycanhelpyoutakenotesmorequickly.Andifyoupaytoomuchattentiontogettingyournotesright,youmightmisslisteningtowhattheteacherissaying.Don’tbeafraidtoasktheteachertorepeatsomethingyoumiss.Ifyoudon’twanttoaskinclass,seeyourteacherafterclass.Itiseasytomissinformationwhiletakingnotes,socompareyournotestowhatthetextbookssays—youcanaddtoyournotesasyouread.Gooveryournoteswithafriendandcomparewhatthetwoofyouhaveputdown.Itwillmakeyoutwobeabletonoticemistakesandreinforcewhatyou’relearning.Itcanalsohelpyourememberinformationwhenit’stimeforatest.Evenifyoudon’thaveatestcomingup,you’dbetterlookoveryournoteswithin24hoursoftakingthem.Yourbrainwillstartabsorbing(吸收)theinformationwhileitisstillfreshinyourmind.Thenwhenyoustudyinthedaysbeforeatest,youwillbeabletorecalltheinformationmuchbetter.Insteadofsimplyreadingyournotestoyourself,saythemaloud.Studiesshowthatspeakingaloudhelpsinmemorization.Whenyouspeak,tryparaphrasing(意译)sometimesratherthanreadingdirectly.Paraphrasingandspeakingaloudrequiresyourbraintodomorework,makingitmorelikelythatyouwillunderstandwhatyou’restudying.Goodnote-takingtakestime.Butthetimeyouspendwritingandreviewingnotespaysoff.Notonlycanthishelpyoudobetterinatest,it’salsoagreatconfidencesupporterwhenyou’restudyingandfindyourselfsaying,“Hey,Irememberthat!”1．Ifateacherdoesn’twritenotesontheblackboard,studentsshould______.A．readthetextbookandunderlinetheimportantpointsB．writedowntheinformationrepeatedbytheteacherC．listencarefullywithouttakingnotesD．copyafriend’snotesinclass2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Writingdownwordsinshorthelpsavoidmissingimportantinformation.B．Studentsshouldtrytheirbesttomakesurethenotesarerightinclass.C．Readingthenotesaloudcanhelpstudentsfindoutmistakesinnotes.D．Studentsneedtospendtimepractisingtheskillsoftakingnotes.3．What’sthefifthparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thewaystoreviewnotes.B．Theskillsofcorrectingnotes.C．Themethodstoperfectnotes.D．Thenecessityoftakingnotes.C15、“HowmanycommonEnglishwordswereinventedbyShakespeare?”Howlongdidittakepeopletofindtheanswertothisquestion15yearsago?Andnow!youcangoogleitandfindtheanswerimmediately!GoogleisthemostpopularInternetsearchengineintheworld.Itwasinventedbytwostudents,LarryPageandSergeyBrin.Theymetin1993,whentheywerestudyingcomputerscienceatStanfordUniversity,USA．Theydreamedofproducingsomethingthatcouldalsoansweranyquestioninseconds.Internetsearchenginesatthattimewereslowandgavemanywebsitesthatweren'tuseful.InJanuary1996,PageandBrindecidedtomakeabetterandfastersearchengine.Theythoughttheresultsshouldbebasedonthemostpopularwebsites.Nobodywouldgivethemmoneyfortheirproject,sotheyusedtheirownmoney.Theyalsoborrowedmoneyfromfamilyandfriends.Then,in1998,theyweregivenachequefor$100,000,andtheystartedtheirowncompany.Theirfirstofficewasinafriend'sgarage.Thecompany'snameisGoogle,awordwhichcomesfrommathematics.A“google”isaveryhighnumber1followedbyahundredzeros.Thegooglesearchenginewassoonusedbythousandsofpeopleworldwidebecauseitwasfast,easyandcorrect.By2002itwasthebiggestsearchengineontheInternet.Now,morequestionshavebeenansweredbyGooglethananyotherInternetservice,fromsporttoscience,andfrommusictomedicine.Googlehopesthatinthefuturealltheworld'sinformationwillbeputontheInternet,sothateverybodycanfindeverything.1．Thewriterbeganthispassagebyaskingyouaquestionbecause___________.A．ShakespeareisoneofthemostfamouspeopleintheworldB．heorshewasafraidthatthereadersdidn'tknowthisquestionC．heorshewantedtomakethereadersinterestedinthispassageD．heorshelikedtobeginthispassagebyaskingreadersaquestion2．Theunderlineword“cheque”inthefifthparagraphmeans_______inChinese.A．楼房B．帐单C．订单D．支票3．Fromthepassageweknowthatatthebeginningoftheirproject,______.A．therewasnotanysearchengineontheInternet.B．nobodysupportedthemexcepttheirfamilyandfriendsC．oneofthemostpopularwebsitesgavethemachequefor$100,000D．LarryPageandSergeyBrindreamedtoproducesomethingtoansweranyquestion4．WhichstatementisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．NowtheGooglesearchengineiswidelyusedintheworld.B．Thegooglesearchenginewasthebiggestoneafter2002.C．LarryPageandSergeyBrinnamedgoogleafterahundredzeros.D．TheserviceoftheGooglesearchengineisverypopular.D16、Today,Iwanttotellyousomestoriesfrommylife.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots(小圆点).ReedCollege,thecollegeIattended,offeredperhapsthebestcalligraphy(书法)lessonsinthecountry.Calligraphywasattractivetome,soIdecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ididn’thopeforanyrealuseofthisinmylife.Itwasjustahobby.Buttenyears,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome.Youmightbeveryconfusedaboutthemeaningofwhatyouaredoingnow.Butyouhavetobelievethedotswillsomehowconnectinthefuture.Everyeffortyoumakeisworththeprice.Itwillpayoffintheend.Thisbeliefhasneverletmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferencesinmylife.Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.WozandIstartedAppleinagaragewhenIwas20.Butlater,Igotfired(解雇).Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?Well,itjusthappened.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentireadultlifewasgone,anditwassohardforme.Butitturnedouttobethebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemostcreativeperiodsofmylife.I’mprettysureifIhadn’tbeenfiredfromApple,Iwouldn’tbecomewhoIamnow.Thelosscompletedme.Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don’tlosefaith.What’smore,youhavetofindoutwhatyoulove.Theonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven’tfoundityet,keeplooking.You’llknowwhenyoufindit.1．Jobstoldus_____storiesinthepassage.A．one B．two C．three D．four2．Inthefirstparagraph,wecanfindEXCEPT“_____”.A．WhenJobsdesignedthefirstcomputermanyyearslater,heusedhiscalligraphy.B．Jobswasinterestedincalligraphywhenhewasatcollege.C．ItwasjustahobbyforJobstolearnthecalligraphy.D．Jobswantedtobeanartistwhenhewasyoung.3．Jobsbelieves_____.A．everyeffortwemakeisworththepriceB．thedotswillneverconnectinthefutureC．whatwearedoingisprobablyuselessD．thethingwe’redoingmaynotpayoff4．ThebeliefhasnevermadeJobs_____.A．satisfied B．pleased C．sad D．happy5．Theunderlinedword“brick”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_____.A．somethingsoft B．somethinghardC．somethinglight D．somethingdifferentE17、TonyaAndrewsisamathteacherinTexas.For16years,shelovedherdearpetcatBlondieverymuchandwantedtospendasmuchtimewithheraspossible.ItistotallyunderstandablethatshehadaspecialfeelingforBlondicbecauseshe’dsavedherfromabuildinginForthWorth.Butrecently,shortlyaftersheandherhusbandhadrealizedthatBlondieseemedtobegettingsick,theelderlycatdiedinherarmsonherwaytothepethospital.Naturally,Mrs.Andrewswasheartbroken.AfterBlondie’sdeath,Mrs.Andrewswenttoworkeveryday,feelingupset.Shecouldn’thelpbutsharethesadnewswithsomeofherstudentsatJoshuaHighSchoolinJoshua,TX,andshortlyafter,afewofthegirlsinherclasscameupwithafewsurprisestocheerherup.Asonestudentfilmedthemoment,thegirlsfirstgavehersomewhiteroses,followedbycupcakesandballoonstoexpresstheircare.Mrs.Andrewsseemedtouched,butitwastheirnextsurprisethatdeeplymovedherandthateveryonewastalkingabout.Allthattheshockedteachercouldseemtosaywas,“Aretheyforme?”assheheldthebabycatsnamedMissyandGirlie.“Iknewsomethingwasgoingonwhenonlyhalfofmyclasswasinmyroom,secondperiodthenextdaywhenthebellrang,”AndrewstoldtheHuffingtonPost,feelingthankful.“Thensheheldthemouttomeandsaidtheyweremine.Myheartcannowexperiencehappinessagain.”Whatthehighschoolstudentsdidisreallymeaningful,especiallyforpeoplewhohavegonethroughloss,likeTonyaAndrews.Thegoodnewsisthatitcertainlylookslikeitwasworthalltheefforts.TonyaAndrewsfinallywashappywhenherstudentsdidkindthingsforher.1．WhydidMrs.AndrewshaveaspecialfeelingforBlondie?A．BecauseBlondiegotsick.B．Becauseshewasalwayslonely.C．BecauseBlondiewasherfirstpet.D．BecauseshesavedBlondicfromabuilding.2．WhatdidMrs.AndrewsdoafterBlondiedied?A．Shesharedthesadnewswithherstudents.B．Sheboughttwobabycats,MissyandGirlie.C．Shegotintoanargumentwithherhusband.D．ShegaveupherjobatJoshuaHighSchool.3．Accordingtothepassage,whatareMrs.Andrews’studentslike?A．Confidentandhonest.B．Understandingandcaring.C．Humorousandactive.D．Braveandstrong-willed.F18、Canyourememberafacequicklyandneverforgetit?Ifso,thenyoucouldbeasuperrecognizer.Usuallyitiseasyforsomeonetorecognizethefacesoftheirfamilymembersandfriends.Butitcouldbedifficultforthemtorememberfacesthattheyhaveonlyseenonce.However,studieshavefoundthatsuperrecognizershaveamazingfacerecognitionskills.Theycanrememberatleast80percentoffacestheyhaveeverseen.AccordingtotheDailyMail,atleastonein50peoplearesuperrecognizers.AstudywascarriedoutinBournemouthUniversityofUKrecently.Researcherstriedtofindwhethersuperrecognizershaveadifferentwaytorememberfaces.Theyfoundthatwhenthesepeoplelookatfaces,theyspendmoretimelookingattheperson'snose.Theyalsofoundthatthesepeoplearenotsmarterthanothers.Theirsuperabilityisrestricted(有限的)onlytofacerecognition.Anotherimportantfindingisthattherearetwosubtypes(子类型)ofsuperrecognition.Someneverforgetfaces.Butforsome,ifyoushowpairsoffacestothematthesametime,theycanquicklydecidewhetherthefacesareofthesamepersonortwodifferentpeople.Infact,manysuperrecognizerssaytheyareverygoodatrecognizingfacesinacrowd.Thesesubtypesofsuperrecognitioncouldbeappliedtomanyareasoflife.Forexample,theskillscouldbeveryusefulatapassportcontrolcheckpoint.Superrecognizerscouldalsohelppolicefindknowntroublemakersandevenmissingpeopleinthecrowd.1．Thesuperrecognizerscanremember________ofthefacesthey'veeverseen.A．allB．atleast80percentC．atleast50percentD．half2．Whatdidtheuniversity'sstudyfindaboutsuperrecognizers?A．Theyspendthesametimeonone'seyesandnose.B．Theypaymoreattentiontoaperson'snose.C．Theyarealotsmarterthanotherpeople.D．Theyarealsoverygoodatvoicerecognition.3．Whatarethetwosubtypesofsuperrecognition?a.Onetypecandecidewhetherthefacesareofthesamepersonortwodifferentpeople.b.On