2024届吉林省通化市外国语学校中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案

2024届吉林省通化市外国语学校中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Ifyoukeepworkingwithyourcourage(勇气)andbelief,youcanreachthestage(舞台)onwhichyoucanshowallyour_____.A．furniture B．talents C．collections2、Thisisasurveyaboutthestudentswhocanspeakforeignlanguagesinthetwins'class.Theyandtheir48classmatescanspeakdifferentlanguages.Thefollowingformisaboutthepercentageofthewholeclass.Accordingtotheform,studentscanspeaktwoormoreforeignlanguages.A．13 B．10 C．203、—Doyouknowthatourclasswonfirstprizeinyesterday’ssingingcompetition?—Really?__________goodnews!A．How B．Howa C．What D．Whata4、—What’sthematterwithMike?Ihaven’tseenhimfortwodays.—Heisundertheweather.Let’sgotovisithiminthehospitalA．popular B．cold C．sick5、Ms.YangoftensharesChinesefoodandmusicforeigners.A．to B．for C．with6、—Theseproblemsaretoohardto_________.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—Therearemanyways.Themostimportantoneistohaveacarefulplan.A．lookout B．handout C．workout D．takeout7、Whowasknockingatthedoorjustnow?______wasmycousinAndy.A．He B．She C．They D．It8、—Doyouknow________?—Yes,ofcourse.Itwillbehosted(举办)byBeijingandZhangjiakou.A．howwillbethe2022WinterOlympicB．wherewillbethenextWinterOlympicC．whenwillbethenextWinterOlympicD．whichcitywillhostthe2022WinterOlympic9、Successcomesfromhardwork.Lazypeoplecanachieve.A．everything B．something C．nothing D．anything10、InChina,springcomesinMarch.Theweather______warmerandthedaysarelonger.A．gets B．sounds C．smells D．tastesⅡ.完形填空11、Lastautumn,my80-year-oldgrandmotherwashavingproblemswithherheart.Myfamilysenthertothe1.Afteracarefulexamination,afamousdoctortoldmygrandmother,“Youhavesucha2heartconditionthatyoushouldhaveanoperation.”“Butthecomplications(并发症)canhappen.”Thedoctor3mygrandmotherandlookedatherworriedface.Thedoctorwentontosaythatshewouldhavea40percentpossibilityofhavingahearttroubleduringtheoperation,a35percentpossibilityofbeingunabletostandup,andevena20percentof4ontheoperatingtablebecauseofheroldage.Mygrandmotherwas5surprisedandquicklysaid,“Doctor,sinceyou’retalkingaboutthese6.Ihaveoneforyou:thereisa100percentpossibilitythatyouwon’toperateonme!”Withthesewords,mygrandmothergotupand7thedoctor’soffice.Thenextday,mygrandmotherwenttoanotherdoctor’soffice.Thereshewasalsotoldsheneededan8.Thedoctoralsosaidthather9mightcausesomeproblems,buthewasquitesureaboutthesuccessoftheoperation.Mygrandmothermightbebrave,butsheisnotsilly.Shethenaskedthedoctor,“IfIamyourmother,whatwillyou10?”Thedoctorwalkeduptoher,smiled,puthisarmsaroundher,andsaid,“Mom,let’shavetheoperation!”Mygrandmotherhadtheoperationandcameoutfine!Herpositiveattitudeaddedmanywonderfulandhappyyearsforhertoenjoylifewithmyfamily.1．A．restaurant B．hotel C．hospital2．A．fantastic B．serious C．proper3．A．encouraged B．warned C．promised4．A．fighting B．hurting C．dying5．A．terribly B．nearly C．simply6．A．conditions B．changes C．possibilities7．A．left B．reached C．entered8．A．operation B．experience C．examination9．A．weight B．height C．age10．A．include B．recommend C．promiseⅢ.语法填空12、根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在下面对应题号后的横线上。AprilFool’sDayisonApril1st.Peoplecanplayj1．onothersonthisspeciald2．Ifyousucceed,youusuallylaughandsay,“AprilFool”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledbyyoul3．,too,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.Mother’sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.It’sadaytot4．mothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflowersandcardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavear5．.EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichonorafterMarch21st.ItiscalledEasterSunday.ItissaidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbacktol6．.Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp7．suchastoyrabbits.Thanks-givingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.It’sadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.Usuallyfamiliesallgett8．andhaveabigdinner.ChristmasDaycomesonD9．25th.It’sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.Thebeautifulthingscanbes10．everywhere.Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、TheSmithfamilymovedtotheUnitedStatesin1981.Atthattime,theydecidedtostopspeakingSpanishathomeandonlycommunicateinEnglish.ThiswasbecausetheywerenowlivinginanEnglish-speakingcountry.NowtheSmithchildrenareadults,andtheysometimestraveltoSpaintovisittheirfamilyandfriends.Buttheycannotcommunicatewiththem.Unfortunatelythisiscommon.Whenpeoplemovetonewcountries,theyoftenleavetheirowncustomsandmotherlanguagebehind.Thisisamistakebecausetherearemanyadvantagestoknowingmorethanonelanguage.Ifyoucanspeakmorethanonelanguage,youcancommunicatedirectlywithmorepeoplearoundtheworld.Youdonothavetodependonotherstotalkforyou,soyou’remoreindependent.Peoplewhoknowonlyonelanguagemustuseotherstohelpthemcommunicate.Furthermore,speakingasecondlanguagealsoallowspeopletoexperienceotherculturesandcustomsmoreeffectively.Localexpressions,vocabulary,andevenjokescanhaveapowerfuleffectonaperson’sunderstandingofanotherculture.So,knowingmorethanonelanguageincreasesyourknowledgeofothercultures.Finally,havingmoremulti-languagespeakersimprovesrelationshipsbetweencountries.Ifpeoplefromdifferentcountriescancommunicatewell,theworldcanbecomecloser.Countrieswillthenhavemorerespectforeachotherandbetterunderstandeachother’sproblems.It’sclearthatknowingmorethanonelanguageisreallygood.Infact,therearenodisadvantages.Itisverysadthatmanypeopledon’ttrytolearnanotherlanguage.Itisevenworsewhenpeopleletthemselvesforgettheirmotherlanguageandbecomesilenced.1．ThepassagebeginswiththeexperienceoftheSmithfamilyinorderto_______.A．discusstheneedforteachinganewlanguageB．introducethepassage’smaincharacterstothereadersC．describetheadvantagesofmovingtoanothercountryD．showtheproblemsofspeakingonlyonelanguage2．Theunderlinedphrase“multi-languagespeakers”(Paragraph4)means“peoplewhoknow______.”A．theirmotherlanguageB．anewlanguageC．morethanonelanguageD．bodylanguage3．Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichofthefollowingistheworst?A．Notknowinganotherlanguage.B．Forgettingone’smotherlanguage.C．Refusingtolearnanotherlanguage.D．Failingtocommunicatewithothers.4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Theadvantagesoflearningotherlanguages.B．ThereasonswhypeoplecometoAmerica.C．TheimportanceoflearningEnglishD．HowtolearnanotherlanguageB14、阅读理解。Howlongareyouwillingtowaitforawebpagetoopenbeforeyoustarttoloseyourpatience?Halfaminute?Afewseconds?Googleengineershavediscoveredthateven400milliseconds―asshortastheblinkofaneye―istoolongformostInternetusers.Amillisecondisonethousandthofasecond.Peoplehardlynoticesuchasmalltimedifference,butitdoescausethemtostopsearching,reportedTheNewYorkTimes.“Withoutquestion,nobodylikestowait,”saidArvindJain,aGoogleengineer.“Everymillisecondmatters.”Nowadays,millionsofsmart-phonesandcomputersarecontinuallygatheringandsendingoutinformation.Withsomanypeopledownloadingmaps,sportsvideos,newsandrestaurantrecommendations,youcangetdigital“trafficjams”.Meanwhile,usersareexpectingfasterandfasterservice.Googlefoundthatifonewebsiteis250millisecondsslowerthananotherwebsite,thenpeoplewillvisititlessoften.Thisiswhytechnologycompaniesarenowcompetingtobethefastest.Googlesaidpeopledoexpectdifferentthingsfromdifferentwebsitesbecausetheyrealizenotallloadingtimesarethesame.Forexample,apersonwillbemorepatientwaitingforavideotoloadthanforasearchresult.Evenso,fouroutoffiveonlineuserswillclickawayifavideotakestoolongtoload.Thismakesitdifficultforvideowebsitestochoosebetweenthequalityofpicturesandfastloadingtimes.TryingtogetahigherspeedhasalwaysbeenpartofthehistoryoftheInternet.Inthe1990s,whentheWorldWideWebfirststartedtobecomepopular,itwasverycrowdedandslow;peoplecalleditthe“WorldWideWait”.Butengineersmanagedtofighttheproblemwithnewinventions.Theylaidalotoffiberopticcables(光缆)forsendinginhighspeed;theyimprovedsoftwaresoitwouldworkmoresmoothly;theyplacedcomputerserversallaroundtheworldtobenearertousers;allthisincreasedspeed.NowadayswecanenjoymuchfasterInternet.FamoussearchenginessuchasGoogleandMicrosoft’sBingusuallyfindsearchresultsinlessthanasecond.____________________________________________________1．ThereportfromTheNewYorkTimessuggeststhatA．Amillisecondisonethousandthofasecond.B．400millisecondsisnotsolongform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B．TVprogrammesC．mostdictionaries D．youngpeople’slanguage2．ThewriterusestheexampleofaschoolinSheffieldtosupportthat.A．slangisoutofdateB．slangischangingquicklyC．slangwordscanbeusedeasilyD．somepeopledon’tlikeslang3．Whichslangcanbeusedinthefollowingdialogue?—Buttheteachersayswecan’tleaveuntilwe’vefinished.—.I’mgoing.A．Sound B．Fine C．Cheers D．Whatever4．Ifyouwanttolearnmoreaboutthesubjectofthepassage,youcansearchtheInternetwiththekeywords“”.A．Britishpeople B．EnglishslangC．languagechanges D．Englishcultures5．Thispassagewouldmostlikelybefoundinabookof.A．novel B．cultureC．travel D．HistoryD16、WhenIwasakidinMinnesota,watermelonwasexpensive.Oneofmyfather’sfriends,Bernie,wasarichbusinessman,whoownedalargestoreinSt.Paul.Everysummer,whenthefirstwatermelonsarrived,Berniewouldcall.DadandIwouldgotoBernie’splace.We’dsitontheedgeofthedock（码头）,feetdangling（摇晃）,andgotreadyforabigmeal.Berniewouldtakehisknife,cutourfirstwatermelon,handusbothabigpieceandsitdownnexttous.Thenwe’dburyourfacesinwatermelon,eatingonlytheheart—thereddest,juiciest,firmest,sweetest,mostseed-freepart—andthrowawaytherest.Berniewasmyfather’sideaofarichman.Ialwaysthoughtitwasbecausehewassuchasuccessfulbusinessman.Yearslater,IrealizedthatitwasnotBernie’swealthitselfbuthiswayofdealingwithitthatmyfatherliked.Bernieknewhowtostopworking,gettogetherwithfriendsandeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.WhatIlearnedfromBernieisthatbeingrichisastateofmind.Someofus,nomatterhowmuchmoneywehave,willneverbefreeenoughtoeatonlytheheartofthewatermelon.Ifyoudon’ttakethetimetodangleyourfeetoverthedockandenjoylife’ssmallpleasure,yourworkisprobablyhurtingyourlife.Formanyyears,IforgotthatlessonI’dlearnedasakidontheloadingdock.IwastoobusymakingallthemoneyIcould.Well,I’verelearnedit.IhopeIhavetimelefttoenjoythesuccessofothersandtotakepleasureintheday.That’stheheartofthewatermelon.Ihavelearnedagaintothrowtherestaway.1．Welearnedfromthesecondparagraphthatthewriterandhisfatherwerefeeling______.A．relaxedB．worriedC．hungryD．proud2．Howdidthewriterandhisfathereatthewatermelon?A．Theyateitinapoliteway.B．Theyonlyateitsbestpart.C．Theyateeverypartofit.D．Theysharedonlyonepiece.3．Intheeyesofthewriter’sfather,Bernie______.A．wasjustarichbusinessmanB．workedhardallthetimeC．livedarichbuthealthylifeD．knewhowtomakemoney4．Theunderlinedpart“theheartofthewatermelon”inthelastparagraphrefersto______.A．thebestpartofthewatermelonB．thewriter’sbusylifeC．thewriter’sdecisionofmakingmoneyD．thewriter’shopeofenjoyinglife5．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.A．onehastoworkhardtoreachhisgoalB．afriendinneedisafriendindeedC．watermelonisthehealthiestfruitD．oneshouldkeepwork-lifebalanceE17、Bats(蝙蝠)areunusualanimals.Eventhoughtheyfly,theyarenotbirds.Batsaretheonlymammalsthatfly.Amammalisananimalthathashairandfeedsitsbabieswithitsownmilk.Motherbatshavebabieseachspring.Babybatshangontotheirmothersuntiltheylearntoflybythemselves.Batscanbemanydifferentcolors.Mostarebrown,butsomeareblack,orangeorevengreen.Eventhoughmanypeopledonotlikebats,batsdon’tusuallycausepeopletrouble.Onlyvampirebats(吸血蝙蝠)areverydangerous.BatsintheUnitedStateshelppeople.Everyyeartheyeatmillionsofbadinsects!Batssleepalldaybecausetheycannotseewellinthebrightsunlight.Theyhangupsidedownindarkplaces.Assoonasdarknessbeginstofall,batswakeup.Theyflyaroundeasilyandquicklyatnight.Somebatsflyatnight,whileothersflyonlyintheeveningortheearlymorning.Batsmakesoundsthathelpthemfly,sincetheycannotseewell.Peoplecannothearthesesounds.Whenbatsmakesounds,thesoundshitobjectsinfrontofthemandgobackatthem.Mostbatseatmosquitoes(蚊子)andmoths(飞蛾)，buttherearesomebatsthatwillcatchfishswimminginwaterandeatthem.Stillotherkindsofbatseatbirdsormice.Batsthatliveinveryhotareaseatonlysomepartsofflowers.Batsthatliveincoldareassometimessleepallwinter.Thatmeansthey_____Otherbatsthatliveincoldareasflytowarmerplacesforthewinter.1．（小题1）Accordingtothepassage,batsintheUnitedStatesare.A．shyB．dangerousC．helpfulD．endangered2．（小题2）Howdobatstellifsomethingisintheirway?A．Bymakingsounds.B．Byopeningtheireyeswide.C．Byhittingobjectsinfront.D．Bywatchingotherbrightobjects.3．（小题3）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hibernate”inthelastparagraphmeaninChinese?A．Findahome.B．LiveinnatureC．Eatanything.D．Sleepduringwinter4．（小题4）What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AnimalsorBirdsB．TheunusualanimalC．Theflyinganimal.D．TheanimalwithdifferentcolorsF18、Peoplesometimessay,“It’srainingcatsanddogs!”whenthereisaheavyrain.Nobodyhaseverreallyseencatsanddogsfallingfromthesky,buttherehavebeenmanyreportsofotherstrangethings“raining”down.In1956,thepeopleofatownintheUSAsawasmallblackcloudinthesky.Itstartedtorainfromthecloudnormally,butonlyinasmallarea.Thecloudthenturnedwhite,andfishstartedtofalltotheground.Mostofthemwerestillalive.DuringastorminJuly1901,inMinneapolis,peopleheardsomethingfallingfromtheskythatdidnotsoundlikerain.Whentheywentoutside,theyfoundalltypesoffrogscoveringfourstreets.Thereareotherreportsofstrange“rains”failingfromtheskyincludingworms,insectsandsnakes.Canthesestrange“rains”beexplainedbyscience?Scientistsusuallysaythatatornado(龙卷风)haspickeduptheanimalsfromariverorocean,carriedthemformiles,andthendroppedthemsomewhereelse.Butthisdoesnotcompletelyexplainallofthem.OnMay15,1890,inItaly,therewasarainofbirds’blood.Scientistssaidthatflyingbirdsmusthavebeentorn(撕碎)topiecesbystrongwinds.Butifso,whydidonlytheirbloodfallfromthesky,andnototherpartsoftheirbodies?Andanyway,therewerenostrongwindsthatday!1．（小题1）Whatdoesitmeanwhenpeoplesay,“It’srainingcatsanddogs”?A．Catsanddogsarefallingfromthesky.B．It’srainingheavily.C．Animalsstartedtofalltotheground.D．Thereisablackcloud.2．（小题2）Whichofthefollowinghasnotbeenreportedasstrangethingsfailingfromthesky?A．Catsanddogs.B．Wormsandinsects.C．Fishandblood.D．Snakesandfrogs.3