湖南省长沙市明德教育集团2024届中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案

湖南省长沙市明德教育集团2024届中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Shallwegototheconcerttogetheratseveno’clockthisevening?—.WillhalfpastsevenbeOK?A．Sorry,Ican’tmakeitB．Certainly,noproblemC．Sure,it’suptoyouD．Sorry,I’mnotfreetoday2、WhenIwasyourage,Ialotofhouseworktodoafterschool.A．willhave B．amhaving C．have D．had3、---Whynot_______bikeridingwithustomorrowafternoon?---Iprefer_______TVathome.A．go,towatch B．going,towatchingC．togo,watching D．going,watching4、–Whataboutacupofcoffee?You’llfeelbetter.–Thanks,Iamsleepy.Ireallyneed________.A．one B．that C．this D．it5、Rio2016Olympicswill__________16daysfromAugust5thtoAugust21st.A．last B．continue C．count D．keep6、Youshouldstudyhardinorderto________thefinalexam.A．pass B．provide C．offer D．refuse7、It'swronganddangeroustoleavechildrenundera(an)______agealoneinthehouse.A．young B．certain C．middle D．early8、Gettingadriver’slicensealotoftime,butmanypeoplethinkit’sworthit.A．costsB．paysC．takesD．spends9、Afterplayingfootballformorethanhalfanhour,thestudentstookrest.A．afewminute's B．alittleminute'sC．afewminutes' D．alittleminutes'10、-Nobodylikestobe,soweshouldbekindtoeveryone.-Iagreewithyou.A．laughedat B．lookedat C．goodat D．knockedatⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）。InAncientEgypt,onlyboyswenttoschool.Thatseems1!Whycouldonlyboysgotoschool?Let'ssee2wecandiscover.Boysneededaneducationtobe3inAncientEgyptianculture.Whentheywereyoung,boyslearnedskills4theirfathers.Theylearnedtofish,hunt,andworkinthefamily'sfields.Asaboygrew,hisfatherwoulddecidewhattypeofeducationhewould5Forsomeofthepoorerboys,6hecouldlearnwashisfather'strade7,somefatherswantedtheirsonstohaveabetterlife.But,thiswasverycostly.School8bythegovernment.Soifaboywasgoingtolearn9elsethanhisfather'strade,therewasafee.Ifhecouldaffordthefee,afatherhadtwomainchances:anapprenticeship(学徒)orschool.Artisans(工匠)andcraftsmen(技工)offeredapprenticeshipstoboys.Afatherwouldpayafeetohavehisson10specialskills.Duringanapprenticeship,aboyworkedbesidethetradesmantolearnfromhim.Apprenticeshipslastedformanyyears.1．A．unhappyB．unfairC．unknownD．unclear2．A．whichB．howC．whenD．what3．A．joyfulB．usefulC．wonderfulD．forgetful4．A．onB．toC．throughD．from5．A．findB．catchC．fetchD．receive6．A．allB．eachC．everyD．both7．A．ThereforeB．EspeciallyC．HoweverD．Finally8．A．weren’tbuiltB．wasn’tbuiltC．didn’tbuiltD．shouldn’tbebuilt9．A．nothingB．somethingC．everythingD．anything10．A．learnedB．taughtC．talkedD．madeⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。Peopleindifferentcountrieshavedifferent_______（way）ofdoingthings.Somethingthatispoliteinonecountrymaybequite_______(polite)inanother.InBritain,youmustn’tliftyourbowltoyourmouthwhenyouare_______(have)somesoup.Butit’sdifferentinChina.AndinJapanyouevenneedn’tworry_________makingnoiseswhenyouhaveit.Itshowsthatyouareenjoyingit.ButitisregardedasbadmannersinBritain.Ifyouarea_______(visit)inMongolia,whatmannersdotheyexpectyoutohave?Theyexpectyoutohavealoud“burp”(打嗝)afteryoufinish_______(eat).Burpingshowsthatyoulikedthefood.InBritain,youshouldtrynottoputyourhandsonthetablewhenyou’rehavingameal.InMexico,however,guestsare_________(expect)tokeeptheirhandsonthetableduringameal.ButinArabcountriesyoumust_________(be)verycarefulwiththehands.Youmustn’teatwithlefthand.Arabsconsideritverybadmannerseatingwiththelefthand.So,whatshouldyoudo_______youareonavisitinanothercountry?Youcanaskthenativepeopletohelpyouorjustwatch__________(careful)andfollowthem.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、DrSwiftwasafamousman.Nearhishouselivedaricholdladywhooftensenthimsomepresentsbyherservant,DrSwifttookherpresentsbutnevergavetheboyanything.OnedayasSwiftwasbusywithhiswriting,theboyranintotheroomandhitthedesk,andsomebooksonitbegantofailtothefloor.Thenhethrewaplasticbagofmeatonthedeskandsaid,"Mymistresshassentyousomemeat."Swiftturnedroundandsaid,"Myboy,thatisnotthewaytogivesomeoneapresent.Nowyousitinmychair,watchmywayofdoingitandlearnyourlesson."Theboysatdown.Swiftwentout,knockedonthedoorandwaited.Theboysaid,"Comein."Thedoctorentered,walkedtothedeskandsaid,"Ifyouplease,sir,mymistresssendsmetosayhellotoyouandhopesyouwilltaketheplasticbagofmeat."Theboyanswered,"Thankyou,myboy.GiveyourmistressDrSwift'sthanksforherkindness,andhereistwoshillingsforyourself."Thedoctorlaughedandafterthat,Swiftneverforgottogivehimhistip.1．Whatdoweknowabouttheoldlady?A．Shedidn'tknowDrSwift.B．ShelikedDrSwiftverymuch.C．ShelivedfarfromDrSwift'shouse.D．SheoftensentDrSwiftsomepresentsherself.2．WhatdidDrSwiftwanttodototheboy?A．Hewantedtohavetheboydosomethingforhim.B．Hewantedtoteachtheboyhowtowrite.C．Hewantedtoasktheboytowatchhiswayofworking.D．Hewantedtoteachtheboyhowtogivesomeoneapresent.3．Whatdidtheboyshowthedoctor?A．Howtohelpothers.B．Whattodowhenintrouble.C．Whattodoforhismistress.D．Whattodowhenreceivingapresent.4．WhatwouldDrSwiftdoafterthat?A．Welcometheboy.B．Invitetheboytohavesupperwithhim.C．Remembertotiptheboy.D．Remembertosay"Thankyou"totheboyB14、Therearealotofinterestingthingslivinginthesea.Therearemanytypesoffishandmanyotheranimals.Therearealsomanytypesofplants.Thereareevensomeanimalswhichhavealotincommonwithyou.Theyaremammalslivinginthesea.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutcreaturesthatliveinthesea?Doyouwanttoknowmoreaboutthefoodchain（链）inthesea?Inthesea,allseacreaturesgetfoodfromotherseacreatures.Atthefirstlinkofthefoodchainaretheseaplantsandplankton(浮游生物).Plantsarefoundonlyinthesunlightzonewherethereisenoughlightforthem,however,animalsarefoundatalldepthsoftheoceansthoughtheirnumbersaregreaternearthesurfacewherefoodisenough.Manykindsoffishandanimals,suchasthesnail,shrimp,jellyfish,andseastareattheplankton.Thesmallanimalsandfishthateatplanktonthenbecomefoodforlargerfish,suchasthetunaandmackerel.Thesefisharetheneatenbylargerfishandanimals,suchasthesharkanddolphin.Thesharkanddolphinareatthetopofthefoodchaininthesea.Sharksareverydangeroussomanypeopleareeatenbytheminthesea.Butwhythenumberofthesharkisbecomingsmallerandsmaller?Andwhoeatstheshark?Checkoutthemenuataseafoodrestaurantnexttimeyouareeatingthere.Don'tbesurprisedifyoufindsharkonthemenu.1．Theunderlinedword“creatures”means______.A．维持 B．生物 C．奇特 D．藻类2．WhichisNOTtrue?A．AnimalsarefoundatalldepthsoftheoceansB．PlantsarefoundonlyinthesunlightzoneC．Thelargeanimalsbecomefoodforsmallones.D．Thesharkanddolphinareatthetopofthefoodchaininthesea3．Planktonisfoodfor______.A．thesnail B．shrimp C．seastarandjellyfish D．Alltheabove4．______areatthetopofthefood.A．Theseaplants B．Thesmallfish C．People D．Thesharkanddolphin5．What’sthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Theseaplants B．FoodChainintheSeaC．Dangeroussharks D．ColorfulSeaAnimalsC15、Someonehasputforwardadreamhomewhichissoadvanced(先进的）thatitskitchencansuggestwhattomakewithcertainthings.Also,aMicrosofthomedoesn’tjustwarnyouwhenyou’reoutofmilk—itcansendyouafreshgallon.Butaretheseinnovation(创新）justmagic,oraretheyreallycomingsoontoaneighborhoodnearyou?Tofindout,USNewsaskedsomeexpertstogettheiropinionsaboutthehomeofthenearfuture.Here’salookattheinnovations.Agreatnumberofbuildingsfilledwithunitslookthesame.Thecomingyears,however,willgivewaytoapersonalizedapproach(个性化手段）tohomeconstruction(住宅建设).Thehouseswillbeaninstrumentofself-expresion.“Thesuccessfulbuilderswillbetheonesthatfigureouthowtochangetheirproductionmodelenoughtomakethebuyersfeelliketheyarereallygettingsomethingthatisdesignedforthem,notjustamodel,”saysKermitBaker,thechiefeconomist(首席经济学家）attheAmericanInstituteofArchitects.Futurehomewillprobably

shrink.“Wewillbebuildingsmallerbutsmarterhouses,saysEdMcMahon,aseniorresidentfellow(高级研究员)attheUrbanLandInstitute.

“Insteadofhavingaroomforjustoneuse,consumerswilldemandhomesthatmakebetteruseofspace,”saysSusanka,whosebest-sellingbook,TheNotSoBigHouse,hasagreatinfluenceinhomedesign.Seldom-usedquarters,suchasdiningandlivingrooms,willbereplacedwithspacethatcanservebothfunctions.“Thegoalofhis‘right-size,homeistofititsownerslikeaspeciallycutsuitratherthanajacketyoubuyinastore,”saysSusanka.1．WhydoesthewritermentionadreamhomeandaMicrosofthome?A．Totellussomethingaboutfuturehouses.B．Totellusthattechnologydevelopsfast.C．Totelluswhatkindofhousetobuy.D．Toleadtothetopicofthepassage.2．Accordingtothethirdparagraph,futurehouseswill__________.A．bemass-produced(大量生产）B．havealotofthingsincommonC．expresstheowners9personalities(个性)D．bedesignedbytheownersthemselves3．Theunderlinedword“shrink”inthelastparagraphmeans__________.A．becomecleanerB．becomesmallerC．becomebrighterD．becomemorecomfortable4．Smarterhousesinthelastparagraphrefertohousesthat_________.A．canwarnyouwhenyou’reoutofmilkB．haveveryadvancedfurnitureC．canmakebetteruseofspaceD．havearoomforeveryuse5．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Someexperts,opinionsaboutfuturehouses.B．Thewriter’sideasaboutfuturehouses.C．Whatlifeinthefuturewillbelike.D．Thedevelopmentofhouses.D16、InBritainyouareallowedtodriveacarwhenyouareseventeen.Youhavetogetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense(执照）beforeyoucanstart.Whenyouarelearning,someonewithafulllicensealwayshastobeinthecarwithyoubecauseyouaren’tallowedtodrivethecarontheroadalone.Youdon’thavetogotoadrivingschool--afriendcanteachyou.Thepersonwithyouisn’tallowedtotakethemoneyforthelessonunlesshe’sgotateacher’slicense.Beforeyouareallowedtohaveafulllicense,youhavetotakeadrivingtest.Youcantakeatestinyourowncar,butithastobefitfortheroad.Inthetestyouhavetodriveroundforabouthalfanhourandthenanswerafewquestions.Ifyoudon^passthetest,youareallowedtotakeitagainafewweekslaterifyouwantto.In1970,awomanpassedherfortiethtestafter212drivinglessons.Whenyou’vepassedyourtest,youdon’thavetotakeitagain,andyouareallowedtogoondrivingaslongasyoulike.Britain’soldestdriverwasamanwhodrovein1974attheageof100.Before1904,everyonewasallowedtodrive,evenchildren.Thenfrom1904cardrivershadtohavealicense.Buttheydidn’thavetotakeatestuntil1935.Ontheearlydaysofcardriving,before1878,carsweren’tallowedtogofasterthanfourmilesanhour,andsomeonehadtoleadthecarwitharedflag.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTnecessaryforayoungmanwhowantstodriveacaralone?A．Heshouldreachtheageof17.B．Heshouldgetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense.C．Heshouldlearntodriveinadrivingschool.D．Heshouldpassadrivingtesttogetafulllicense.2．Apersoncan’ttakemoneyfordrivinglessonsunlesshe.A．haslearnedtodriveinadrivingschoolB．hasafulldrivinglicenseC．hasafulllicenseandateacher’slicenseD．isgivenaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense3．Inthedrivingtest,one.A．mustn’tdrivehiscar,eventhoughthecarisfitfortheroadB．isusuallyaskedtodriveonroadsforsometimeC．doesn’thavetoansweranyquestionsD．mustdriveroundformorethananhour4．Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Thereisnolimittotheageofamanwhodrivesacar.B．Onecantakeadrivingtestagainandagainuntilhepassesit.C．Therewasaspeedlimit(限制）tocarsbefore1878.D．Acardriverdidn’thavetogetalicenseuntil1935.5．Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A．DrivinglicensesinBritainB．TestsforBritainpeopleC．DrivingcarsD．Youngmen’sdrivinglicensesE17、Scientistshavemadetheworld’sfirsthuman-sheep----withthebodyofasheepandhalf-humanorgans(器官).Amazing,buttrue.Thesheepis15percenthumanand85percentsheep.Thebreakthrough(突破)makesitpossibletouseanimalorgansinhumanbodiesinthefuture.ProfessorEsmailZanjaniofUniversityofNevada,US,hasspentsevenyearsAndover$9milliononthework.Zanjanitookstemcells(干细跑)fromthehumanbodyandputthemintothesheepwhileitwasstillinitsmother’sbody.Thestemcellsmadeothercellsthatgrewintoorgans.Zanjanibelievethatinthefuturesuchsheepmightbeusedtohelphumans.Twomonthslaterahuman-sheepisborn,ithasaliver(肝脏),heart,ling(肺)andbrainthatarepart-human.Theseorganscouldbeusedtohelppeopleinneedofthem.Therearedifferentopinionsabouthiswork,however.Somesaythatscientistsdon’thavetherighttocreatenewcreature(生物).Usinganimalorganmightbringanimalviruses(病毒)intohumanbodies.Othersareafraidthattheworkmightchangesheep.ButProfessorAnjanihassaidthatthisisimpossible.1．Accordingtothepassage,weknowthatthefirsthuman-sheeplookslike________.A．asheepB．agoatC．acatD．anelephant2．Theappearance(出现)ofthefirsthuman-sheepmeans_________.A．sheepwillbeclevererandstrongerinthefutureB．sheepareasimportantashumaninthefutureC．sheepwilltaketheplaceofhumansinthefutureD．animalorgansmaybeusedinhumanbodies3．Somepeoplethinkit’snotgoodtouseanimalorgansbecausethey’reafraidthat_____A．humanswillchangeintoanimalsB．TherewillbefewerandfeweranimalsinthefutureC．theorgansmaybringanimalvirusesintohumanbodiesD．manyanimalswillbedeadaftertheygivetheirorganstohumans4．.Zanjaniputsomestemcellfromthehumanbodyandputthemintothesheepwhileitwasstillinitsmother’sbody.He“____________”.A．createdanewstemcellB．createdanewcreatureC．createdaneworganD．createdanewfood5．Accordingtothepassage,“__________”isnottrue.A．Theworld’sfirsthuman-sheepis15%percenthumanand85%sheepB．Theworld’sfirsthuman-sheephasmanyorgansthatarepart-humanC．Zanjanicreatedtheworld’sfirsthuman-sheeptomakethesheepgrowsfasterD．Theworld’sfirsthuman-sheepisasheepwiththebodyofasheepandhalf-humanorgans.F18、Onedayin1924,fivemenwhowerecampingintheCascadeMountainssawagroupofhugeapelikecreaturescomingoutofthewoods.Theyhurriedbacktotheirwoodenhouseandlockedthemselvesinside.Whiletheywerein,thecreaturesthrewrocksagainstthehouse.Severalhourslaterthesestrangehairygiantswentbackintothewoods.Afterthemenreturnedtothetownandtoldthepeopleabouttheiradventure,____Thesewerethepeoplewhorememberedhearingtalesaboutfootprintsofananimalthatwalkedlikeahumanbeing.Thefivemen,however,werenotthefirsttohaveseenthesecreaturescalledBigfoot.Longbeforetheirexperience,thelocalNativeAmericanswerecertainthatagroupofapelikeanimalshadbeenlivingintheneighboringmountainforcenturies.In1958,someworkers,whowerebuildingaroadthroughthejunglesofNorthernCalifornia,oftenfoundhugefootprintsintheeartharoundtheircamp.Thenin1967,RogerPatterson,amanwhowasinterestedinfindingBigfoot,wentintothesamejungleswithafriend.Whileriding,theyweresuddenlythrownofffromtheirhorses.Pattersonsawatallapelikeanimalstandingnotfaraway.Hemanagedtotakephotosofthehairycreaturebeforeitdisappearedinthejungles.WhenPatterson’sphotoswereshowntothepublic,notmanypeoplebelievedhisstory.RichardBrown,anexperiencedhunter,discoveredasimilarcreature.Hesawtheanimalclearlythroughthetelescopiclens(望远镜头)ofhisrifle(步枪).Hesaidthecreaturelookedmorelikeahumanbeingthanananimal.Latermanyotherpeoplealsofounddeepfootprintsinthesamearea.Inspiteofregularreportsofsightingsandfootprints,mostexpertsstilldonotbelievethatBigfootreallyexists(存在).1．（小题1）Whatdidthefivecampersdowhentheysawagroupofapelikecreatures?A．Theyfoughtwiththecreaturesbythrowingrocksatthem.B．Theyranintothewoodsandhidthereforseveralhours.C．Theymadeabigfiretofrightenthecreaturesaway.D．Theyquicklyranbackintotheirhouseandlockedthedoor.2．（小题2）Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin?A．however,onlyafewpeopleacceptedtheirstoryB．allthepeoplesaidtheyhadseentheanimalC．somesaidtheyweremakinguptheirownstoryD．onlythosewhohadkilledthecreaturebelievedthem3．（小题3）.Whowerethefirsttohaveseentheseapelikecreatures?A．Someworkers.B．RichardBrown.C．ThelocalNativeAmericans.D．RogerPattersonandhisfriend.4．（小题4）Thewordneighboringmaymean.A．greatB．nearbyC．snowyD．tall5．（小题5）TheBESTtitleforthispassagewouldbe“”.A．TheadventuresoffivecampersB．TheexpertsandBigfootC．ThecreaturescalledBigfootD．TheadventuresofBigfootⅤ.书面表达1