江苏省镇江外国语校2024届中考四模英语试题含答案

江苏省镇江外国语校2024届中考四模英语试题含答案注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、---___________isitfromheretohishome?---Notfar.Youcanarriveonfoot______________.A．Howlong;tenminuteslater B．Howfar;intenminutesC．Howfar;aftertenminutes D．Howlong;intenminutes2、Istillrememberthetime________wespenttogetherhappily.A．onwhich B．when C．that D．what3、TheReaderhasbeenapopularprogramsincelastyear,thereisstillsomethingnotsatisfying.A．thoughB．untilC．ifD．unless4、—_______isitfromtheNewTowntotheoldcitycentre?—Lessthan30minutesbyunderground.A．HowfarB．HowoftenC．HowlongD．Howmuch5、—Susanhasboughtalargehousewithaswimmingpool.—It________beveryexpensive.Ineverdreamaboutit.A．must B．might C．can’t D．shouldn’t6、―Whichmagazinedoyoulikebetter,Let'stalkinEnglishorEnglishSalon?―Ilikeofthem.TheyareusefulforEnglishlearning.A．all B．both C．either D．neither7、ThankstoProjectHope,________childrenhavebetterlives.A．thousandsof B．thousands C．thousandof8、________youtogetgoodmarksintheEnglishexam.A．Wish B．Wishes C．Hope D．Hopes9、Ifyoukeepworkingwithyourcourage(勇气)andbelief,youcanreachthestage(舞台)onwhichyoucanshowallyour_____.A．furniture B．talents C．collections10、A_______/ʃi:p/iseatinggrassinthefield.A．ship B．sheep C．shop D．shapeⅡ.完形填空11、“FirstBlood,Shutdown...”Doyouknowthesewordswell?Theyare1usedinthecomputergames,suchasKingGlory,CrossFire.Thesedayscomputergameshavebecomemoreandmorepopularinmanytownsandcities,evenvillages.Alotofsmallshops2busystreetshavebeenchangedintocomputergamehouses3theycangetmoremoney.Thehousesarealwayscrowedwithpeople,especiallyyoungboys.Sometimespeople4lotsofmoneycompetingwiththemachines.Peoplehaveakindofgamblingpsychology(赌博心理)whentheyplaycomputergames.Themoretheylose,themoretheywanttowin.Asaresult,theydon’twanttoworkanymoreandplaygamesdayafterday.Forschoolboys,thingsareeven5.Theyhaveno6intheirlessons.7schoolisover,theyrushtothecomputergamehousesneartheirschools.Someare8enoughtogetmoneyfromtheirparentswhilesomearen’t.Sothey9stealorrobothers.Computergameaddiction(上瘾)isa10probleminourlife.Somethinghastobedonetostopit.1．A．highlyB．widelyC．deeplyD．lonely2．A．aboveB．acrossC．alongD．between3．A．sothatB．whenC．unlessD．inorderto4．A．takeB．payC．spendD．cost5．A．betterB．excitingC．worseD．interesting6．A．interestB．timeC．chanceD．grades7．A．BecauseB．BeforeC．UntilD．Assoonas8．A．luckyB．unluckyC．carefulD．polite9．A．canB．shouldC．couldD．haveto10．A．importantB．seriousC．unusualD．wonderfulⅢ.语法填空12、Mymotherisadoctor.Sheissobusy1．sheisn’tabletogetbackhomeontimeeveryday.Andshehastoworkonweekendssometimes.Soit’shardfor2．(she)todoallthechoresafterwork.Asamemberofthefamily,Ithinkit’smydutytosharesomehousework.Thoughmotheralwayssaysshedoesn’tneedanyhelp,therearealwaysthingsIcando.Forexample,Icanhelptakeouttherubbishandwash3．dishes.I’msureIcandothem4．(good).What’smore,I’m5．(try)tobeindependent.Iwashmyownclothes,tidyupmybedroomandcareformythings.I’moldenoughtodothesethings.AndIcan’td6．onmyparentsforever.Ithinksheisthe7．(one)personIshouldthank.Soshowyour8．(thank)toyourmomforeverythingshe9．(do).Justtryyourb10．tohelpher.Ibelieveshewillfeelhappy.Tryitnow.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、iPhoneusersnowcancontrolthetimetheyspendontheiriPhones.ThetoolisanappcalledScreenTime.ScreenTimetellsusersclearinformationonhowmuchtimethey'respendingontheiriPhones,wherethey'respendingitandevenhowtheirusebreaksdownduringtheday.ParentswillbeabletocontrolthetimetheirchildrenspendonappssuchasInstagram.Apple'schiefofsoftwaredevelopmentCraigFederighisaysthe"DoNotDisturb（勿扰）"featurewillletiPhoneusersdisconnectfromtheInternet.ThecompanymayhaverealizedsomepressurethatiPhoneuserscangetaddictedto（对…..上瘾）theirsmartphonesandtheirmobiletechnology.SoApplecameupwiththeideaofinventingtheapp.ButApplestillwantstokeepiPhoneusershappy.Soit'salsoaddingsomeothersmallfeatures,suchasawaytoputselfiesintoadocument（文件）andagroupFaceTimeallowingvideochatwithupto32membersatthesametime.Andthewalkie-talkiecanletyoutalkwithanotherpersonwhoisusingthesameapp.Thenewsoftwarewillbeavailablelaterthisyearandsurprisinglyitwillbecompatible（兼容的）witholderdevicesbacktoiPhone6.1．WhatcanScreenTimetelliPhoneusers?A．Howtohelptheirchildrenstudy.B．Whatapptheyshouldspendmoretimeon.C．Howmuchtimethey'vespentontheiriPhones.D．Howtocontroltheirchildren'stimespentoniPhones.2．Theunderlinedword"disconnect"means"________"inChinese.A．分离 B．配合 C．拒绝 D．退出3．AppleinventedScreenTimeprobablyto________.A．havemoreiPhoneusers B．makeiPhoneusershappyC．makeWhoresmorepopular D．controlthetimeusersspendoniPhones4．WhatdoesParagraph4mainlytellus?A．VideochatoniPhonesisconvenient.B．MoreandmorepeopleareusingiPhonesC．Applehasofferedsomeotherfeatures.D．Wecantalktoanyonethroughwalkie-talkie.5．Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanweprobablyfindthereading?A．TRAVEL. B．INVENTION. C．CULTURE. D．EDUCATION.B14、"Chinesestyleroadcrossing"isahottopicinChina.Manycitieshavestartedtopunishthesejaywalkers."Chinesestyleroadcrossing"meansthatyoucrossroadswithlotsofpeopleandyoudon'tthinkabouttrafficlightsatall.Beijinggovernmentannouncedthatpeoplewhodonotwaitforthegreenlighttocrosstheroadwillreceiveafineof10yuan.What’smore,usingthediagonaltocrosstheroadisalsoagainsttherules.Walkersshouldwalkinan"L"shape.BesidesBeijing,manyplaceshavealsotakenstepstostop"Chinesestyleroadcrossing".ProvincessuchasSichuan,ShanxiandZhejianghavealreadystartedtofinejaywalkers5to50yuansincelastyear.Thispunishmentcancallonpeopletorealizetheimportanceoftrafficsafety.However,manypeoplecomplainthattheredlightslasttoolong."Everyoneshouldfollowtherules,orthecountrywillloseitsorder,"saidPeopleDaily.Somecitieshavealsopaidattentiontotheproblem.Forexample,Beijinggovernmentsaiditshouldnotonlypunishthesejaywalkers,butalsoimproveroadsafetyfacilities,suchasproperlyfixingtrafficlightsandbuildingoverpasses*.Anyhowsafetymustcomefirst.1．Howmanyplaceshavealreadystartedtofinejaywalkers?A．3B．4C．5D．62．Manypeoplecomplainthatthelasttoolong.A．greenlightsB．yellowlightsC．redlightsD．trafficlights3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Beijinghastakenstepstostop"Chinesestyleroadcrossing".B．Walkersshouldusethediagonaltocrosstheroad.C．Zhejianghasn'tstartedtofinejaywalkersyet,D．InBeijingjaywalkerswillreceiveafineof50yuan.4．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ThetrafficlightsB．SafetycomesfirstC．An"L"shapeD．TrafficrulesC15、"WhoneedsashoppingmallifyouhaveTaobao？"，saysWangLin，28，awriterinBeijing．Taobao，China'slargestonlineshoppingsite，hasbecomeanimportantpartofWangLin'slife，hespendslotsofmoneyonTaobao．AgrowingnumberofChineseIntemetuserslikeWanghavefoundthejoysofonlineshopping．Mostonlineshoppersarestudentsoryoungworkers．Morewomenshoponlinethanmen．Clothingandhome﹣useproductsarethemostpopularonline．Itwasreportedthatmorethan900billion（十亿）yuanwasspentononlineshoppinglastyear，80%throughTaobao．Taobaomeans"lookingfortreasure"inChinesePeoplecanfindalmosteverythingtheyneedonTaobao，fromclothestobooks，fromcandiestoDVDplayers．Youmayquestionthesecurityofonlineshopping，WangLinsaid，"It'sverysafeandconvenient．Unlessyoureceivetheproductsfromthesellersandaresatisfiedwiththem，theshopownerwillnotgetthemoney，Youcanalsogetyourmoneybackifyouwanttoreturntheproducts．"1．Whatarethemostpopularonline？A．CandlesandDVDplayersB．Clothesandbooks．C．Clothingandhome﹣useproducts．D．Food2．Taobaois．A．ashoppingmallB．anonlineshopperC．anonlineshoppingsiteD．isacomputergame3．Mostonlineshoppersare．A．womenB．oldC．menD．studentsoryoungworkers4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"security"mean？A．质量B．安全C．信誉D．价格5．Whichisthebesttitle（标题）ofthepassage？A．WangLin'slife．B．OnlineshoppinginChina．C．ShoppingonlineisnotsafeD．AllChinesepeopleuseTaobao．D16、TheWorld’sLongestRiversRiver

Length

Location

Nile

4,132miles(6,650km)

Africa

Amazon

4,000miles(6,400km)

SouthAmerica

ChangJiang

(Yangtze)3,915miles(6,300km)

China

Mississippi-Missouri-RedRock

3,902miles(6,275km)

UnitedStates

Ob

3,364miles(5,410km)

Russia

FastFacts•TheNileRiverpassesthrough9countries:Burundi,DemocraticRepublicofCongo,Egypt,Ethiopia,Kenya,Rwanda,Sudan,Tanzania,andUganda.•TheAmazonissecondinlengthbutfirstinamountofwatercarriedandareaoflanddrained(排水).•ChangJiangisthelongestriverinAsiaandthethird-longestintheworld.Theriveristhelongestintheworldtoflowwhollywithinonecountry.•TheMissouriandRedRockRiversareconsideredtributaries(astreamorriverthatflowsintoamainriver)oftheMississippi.•TheMississippiriversystemgoesthroughonlyonecountry:theUnitedStates.•TheObRiverisamajorriverinwesternSiberia,Russiaandistheworld'sseventhlongestriver.1．Howaretheriverslistedinthetable?A．Fromnorthernmosttosouthernmost.B．Fromwidesttonarrowest.C．Fromlongesttoshortest.D．Bygreatesttoleastvolume(体积).2．WhyaretheMississippi,Missouri,andRedRockRiversgroupedtogetherintheriver?A．Allthreearethesamelength.B．TheyallflowtotheAmazon.C．TheyareallriversinNorthAmerica.D．Theyarepartofthesameriversystem.3．Whichriveristhelongestintheworldthatgoesthroughonlyonecountry?A．Nile B．ChangJiang C．Amazon D．ObRiverE17、Go“back”intimeIsthereawaytoquicklyrecall（回忆）informationjustbeforetakinganexam?Walkingbackwardsmightbeasolution.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofRoehamptonintheUKsaidthisactivitycanhelppeopleimprovetheirshort-termmemory.Researchersasked114volunteerstowatchavideo.Afterwatchingthevideo,thevolunteersweresplit（分成）intothreegroups.Onegroupwastoldtowalk10metersforward.Thesecondgroupwalked10metersbackwards.Thethirdgroupstoodinoneplace.Allthreegroupswerethenasked20questionsaboutwhattheysawinthevideo.Thescientistsfoundthatthebackward-walkinggroupgottwomoreanswerscorrectthantheothertwogroups.Thissuggeststhatthelinkbetweentheconcepts（概念）oftimeandspaceisimportantintermsofhowourmindsformmemories.“Timeisreallyexpressedvia（通过）space,”Aleksandra,wholedthestudy,toldtheDailyMail.Whenyouwalkbackwards,youseethingsfromadifferentangle（角度）comparedtowalkingforward,Thisdifferencehelpspeoplerecallthingsthathappenedinthepast.Andwalkingbackwardsisnotjustgoodforourbrains.Itisalsogoodfortherestofourbody.Comparedtowalkingforward,walkingbackwardsismorechallenging.Thiscanhelpusimproveourfitness,accordingtoNewScientist.Walkingbackwardsusesmoreenergyinashorttimeandburnsmorecalories（卡路里）.Inaddition,walkingbackwardsislessstressfulforourknees.Itcouldbehelpfulforpeoplewhooftenhavepainintheirknees,accordingtoresearchersfromtheUniversityofOregonintheUS.Walkingbackwardsalsokeepsourspines（脊柱）strong,whichcanhelptoease（缓解）paininthelowerback.Thismightbewhymanyoldpeoplelikewalkingbackwards.1．Whatdoes“thisactivity”inParagraph1referto（指的是）?A．Recallinginformation. B．Takinganexam.C．Walkingbackwards. D．Improvingmemory.2．Thesecondparagraphiswrittento.A．introduceausefulwayofwalkingB．showwhocananswermorequestionscorrectlyC．explainwhywalkingbackwardsimprovesmemoryD．describehowresearchersdidtheirexperiment3．Whichgroupgottwomoreanswerscorrectinthestudy?A．Theforward-walkinggroup. B．Thebackward-walkinggroup.C．Thestanding-in-one-placegroup. D．Allgroups.4．AccordingtoNewScientist,howcanwalkingbackwardsbehelpful?A．Ithelpspeoplerememberinformation.B．Itallowspeopletoseethingsinanewangle.C．Ithelpspeopleburnmorecalories.D．Itcaneasepaininpeople’skneesandbacks.5．Whatdoweknowfromthepassage?A．Walkingbackwardscanhelppeopleinmanyways.B．Scientistssuggestwalkingbackwardsfor10meterseveryday.C．Memoriesareformedwhenwedochallengingactivities.D．Oldpeoplelikewalkingbackwardsbecauseitcanhelpthemloseweight.F18、Readingisveryimportant.WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.ItwassetupbyUNESCO(联合国教科文组织)in1955toencouragepeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading.ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay.OnthatdayintheUK,millionsofstudentscanbuybooksofspecialprice,muchlowerthanusualinanybookstore.Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998.WorldBookDayisalsocelebratedinChina.PremierWenisanavidreader.Hedoeslotsofreadingthoughhe’sverybusy.OnWorldBookDay2009,hecalledonpeopletodomorereading.Hesuggestedthatyoungpeopleshouldspendmoretimereading.“Bookscan’tchangetheworld,butpeoplecanchangetheworldbychangingthemselvesthroughreading,”hesaid.Readingcanbenefit(有益于)peopleinmanyways.Readinghelpsusbecomemoreknowledgeableandmoreintelligent.Readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscienceandtechnology.Readingprovidesuswithinformationaboutothercultureandplacesoftheworld.Whenweread,wemayfindmanythingsthatareunknowntous.Wewouldhavetouseourbraintothinkaboutthemordomorereadingtofindouttheanswers.Themoreweread,themoreweknow.Themoreweknow,thesmarterwebecome.ReadingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish.Weallknowthatwecan’tlearneverythingatschool,forexample,thewaysEnglishpeoplearespeakingandwritingtoday.“Readingmakesafullman.”Books,magazines,newspapersandotherkindsofreadingmaterialscanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworldandperfectus.Therefore,itisnecessaryforustoformthehabitofreadingeveryday.1．WhenisWorldBookDay?A．August8every