2024届宁夏银川十五中中考四模英语试题含答案

2024届宁夏银川十五中中考四模英语试题含答案考生请注意：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、ThesuperstarMessiinterestedinfootballeversincehewasveryyoung.A．hasbeen B．hasbecome C．became D．was2、Onlythose_______havethepatiencetodosimplethingsperfectlyevergettheskilltododifficultthingseasily.A．who B．whom C．which D．what3、We_____thefestivalsincethefirstpioneersarrivedinAmerica.A．celebratesB．celebratingC．celebratedD．havecelebrated4、–_____totheUnitedStates?–No,never.ButIwenttoCanadaafewyearsago.A．HaveyoubeenB．HaveyougoneC．DidyougoD．Willyougo5、It’sbetternottostand______theyoungtree,foryoumayhurtit.A．behindB．underC．againstD．near6、--Thestoryissoamazing!It’sthemostinterestingstoryI’veeverread.--ButI’mafraiditwon’tbelikedby________.A．everybody B．somebody C．anybody D．nobody7、Vivienworkedveryhardatallherlessons.__________,shebecamethetopstudentinherclass.A．Inorderto B．Asaresult C．Asusual D．Forexample8、—Wouldyoulikesomemorenoodles,Celia?—Yes,just_________,please.A．afew B．few C．alittle D．little9、—Keepworkinghard,Paul.Youwillsurelyrealizeyourdreamofbeingawriter________yougiveituphalfway.—Iwill,thankyou,MissRowling.A．unless B．if C．since D．though10、Don’tmakeme_______theclothes.I’mtootired!A．washing B．towash C．wash D．washedⅡ.完形填空11、Youngpeopleareoftenunhappywhentheyarewiththeirparents.Theysaytheirparentsdon'tunderstandthem.Theyoftenthinktheirparentsaretoostrict1them.Parentsoftenfind2difficulttowintheirchildren'strustandtheyseem3howtheythemselvesthoughtwhentheywereyoung.Forexample,youngpeopleliketodothingswithoutmuchthinking.It'soneoftheirwaysto4thattheygrowupandtheycansolvesomedifficultproblems.Olderpeopleworrymoreeasily.Mostofthemplanthingsaheadanddon'tliketheirplanstobechanged.Sowhenyouwantyourparentstoletyoudosomething,youwillhavebettersuccess5youaskbeforeyoureallystartdoingit.Youngpeopleoftenmaketheirparentsangrybyclothestheywear,themusictheyenjoyandsomethingelse.Butthey6tocauseanytrouble.Theyjustfeelthatinthiswaytheycanbecutofffromtheoldpeople'sworldandtheywanttomakeanewculture7theirown.Andiftheirparentsdon'tliketheirmusicorclothesortheirwayofspeech,theyoungpeoplewillfeelsosad.Sometimes8goingoutwiththeirparents,theyjustwanttostayathome9anddowhattheylike.Ifyouplantodosomething,you'dbetterwinyourparents'trustandgetthemtounderstandyou.10yourparentswillcertainlyletyoudowhatyouwanttodo.1．A．in B．with C．to2．A．that B．one C．it3．A．toforget B．forgetting C．toremember4．A．show B．learn C．find5．A．since B．if C．because6．A．mean B．don’tmean C．like7．A．at B．over C．of8．A．instead B．insteadof C．besides9．A．alone B．lonely C．silent10．A．Ifnot B．Ifso C．HoweverⅢ.语法填空12、ThereisaspecialkindofhotelinQuebec,Canada.Ithasabar,achurch,ashopandasmallmovietheater.Thesethingsarenotunusual.ButthishotelisonlyopenfromJ1．toMarcheveryyear.Why?Becauseitis2．(make)oficeandsnow!Whentheweather3．(get)warm,thehotelmelts(融化)andcloses.Everywinter,thehotelowners4．(build)thehotelagain.EverythingintheIceHotelismadeoficeandsnow.Allthefurniture,suchasthe5．(table)andchairs,ismadeofice,eventhebedsaremadeofice!Sopeopleusespecialsleepingbagsontheicebeds.InsidetheIceHotel,thetemperatureisabout3degreesblewzero.Whenpeoplesleep,thesleepingbagskeepthemw6．.Inthemorning,theycanhaveahotbreakfast.Afterbreakfast,peoplecanenjoywinteractivities.Theycangoskiingoricefishing,ortheycangos7．inthediningroom.A8．theendoftheday,peoplecanrelaxatthebar.Theycanhavedrinksinglassesmadeofice.Manypeoplee9．theIceHoteleveryyear,buttheycanonlyenjoyitforashorttimeb10．itmeltsagain.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、SongshelpmemoriesThepowerofmusicMostpeoplecanrememberimportantnewsstoriesclearly,whetheritwasthemurderofPresidentKennedyintheUSor9/11.ButnowpsychologistsMartinConwayandCatrionaMorrison,fromtheUniversityofLeedsintheUK,areinvestigatinghowmusiccancreate“autobiographicalmemories”ofthemaineventsinourlives.Thestudyisonline.PeoplehavetochooseasongbytheBeatlesanddescribethememoriesthattheyhavewhentheylistentoit.ReminiscencebumpMorrisonexplainedthattheylookedatdifferentagegroupsandtheirmemories.Weoftenremembermorefromwhenweareteenagersandthisiscalled“thereminiscencebump”.Thisisthetimeinyourlifewhenyouformyourideaofwhoyouare.ForolderpeoplewhohavememoriesrelatedtotheBeatles’music,mostofthosememoriesarefromwhentheywereteenagers.Butyoungerpeoplealsohadclearpersonalmemoriesfromtheirpast.ShelovesyouThisstudywasdifferentfromothermemorystudies,becausepeoplerememberedeventsfromtheirpastwithlotsmoredetails.Morrisonexplained:“Itwaslikepeoplehadtravelledbacktothepast,andtheyhadveryclearmemoriesofthingsthathadhappened.WhentheyheardasonglikeSheLovesYoubytheBeatles,theycouldrememberonenightinautumn123.Theyrememberedwhattheywerewearing,whattheweatherwaslikeandwhattheirfriendsaidtothem.Yougetalotmoreinformationthanifyoujustsay,‘tellmeaboutanightyouremember’.”Thestudyhasfoundthatmusiccouldbeusedwithpeoplewhohaveproblemsrememberingthepast.“Youcouldusemusictohelpimprovepeople’sabilitytoremember,”saidMorrison.“Inthefuture,wewouldliketodomoreexperimentstoseehowusefulmusicisinhelpingpeopletorememberthepast,andcompareittootherthingsthatmightalsohelp.”1．ProfessorConwayandDr.Morrison’sresearchaimsto_____________.A．seehowmusiccanhelppeoplerememberthepastB．studyoldsongs’influenceonpeople’sbehaviorC．findoutwhatinfluencespeople’smemoriesofthepastD．findwaystohelppeoplewithmemorydifficulties2．TheexampleofSheLovesYouisusedtoshowthat___________.A．lovesongscanhelppeopletohaveclearermemoriesB．songstellstoriesthataresimilartoourexperiencesC．musiccantakepeoplebacktotheirteenageyearsD．peoplecanremembermoredetailswiththehelpofmusic3．Morrison’steam’sfutureresearchisprobablyon___________.A．whysomepeoplehavememoryproblemsB．whatmethodscanbesthelppeoplebringbackmemoriesC．howmusiccanhelppeopleintheirstudiesorworkD．howtohelpolderpeopleremembermoredetailsaboutthepastB14、TheSmallestLifeAroundUsTinyplantsandanimalsliveallaroundus.Wecannotseethembecausetheyaresosmall,buttheyareeverywhere.Theyliveinthesoil,theair,andinriversandoceans.Theygrowonmountainsandincaves.Someliveintheiceatthenorthandsouthpoles;somelivewhereitisveryhot.Theyarefoundthroughoutcitiesandinthecountry.Theygrowonotherplantsandanimals.Someareevenlivingonyou,onyourskin,hair,andinsideyourbody,inyourmouth,nose,andallthroughyourintestines(肠).Thesetinyplantsandanimalsarecalledmicrobes.Thewordmicrobeismadefromtwootherwords:micro,meaningsmall,andbios,meaninglife.So,microbemeanssmalllife.Microbeshavebeenonearthforaverylongtime.Theymayhavebeenthefirstformsoflifetobealive.Todaytherearemoremicrobesintheworldthanallotherlivingthings.Peopledidnotknowmicrobeshadexisted(存在)long.Theyweretoosmallforthemtosee.Butpeopledidseemanychangesintheirworld—importantchanges.Andtheydidnotknowwhatcausedthem.Theysawfoodthattheykepttoolongchangecolorandbegintosmellbad.Theysawcutsandwoundsgrowredandpainfulandbecomeinfected(感染).Theysawoldplantsandleavesandtrees______ontheforestflooranddisappearintothesoil.Suchchangeswereanaturalpartoftheworld,butpeopledidnotunderstandthem.Theydidnotknowthesechangeswereevidenceoftinyplantsandanimalsgrowingallaroundthem.1．Wheredomicrobeslive?A．Onlyintheforest.B．Almosteverywhere.C．Mostinveryhotareas.D．Mostinriversandoceans.2．Whycouldn’tpeopleseemicrobes?A．Becausetheyaretoosmall.B．Becausetheyliveinsideourbody.C．Becausetheylivefarfromhumans.D．Becausetheymayhavebeenthefirstformsoflifetobealive.3．Theunderlinedphrase“crumbleapart”inthelastparagraphmeans“”.A．growtallerB．changeintosoilC．breakintotinypiecesD．becomecolourfulandenergetic4．Choosetheanswerthatcompletesthewebbelow.A．MicrobesareverysmallB．MicrobesareallaroundusC．Peoplecan’tseemicrobesD．FoodbeginstosmellbadC15、Learningvocabularydoesn’thavetobeboringManystudentshaveproblemswithvocabularywhenpreparingfortestsliketheSATs.Lastweek,TEENSofferedadviceonhowtomemorizenewwords.Ifyou’renowfamiliarwiththosemethods,whynottrymovingontothenextstagebyusingthefollowingtipstobuildupyourEnglishvocabulary.Repeatedencounters(反复遇见)Theusualwayof“memorizing”newmaterialisthroughrepeatingitwhileit’sstillinyourmind.However,simplyrepeatingawordseemstohavelittlelong-termeffect.Butonekindofrepetitioniseffective:repetitionofencounterswithaword.Wordsstandagoodchanceofbeingrememberedifthey’vebeenmetatleastseventimesinyourreading,atintervals(相隔一段时间).So,readEnglishmagazines,newspapers,andwebsitesregularly.SpacingandreviewIt’sbettertodistribute(分配)memoryworkoveraperiodoftimeratherthandoitinasinglesession(一段时间).Thisisknownasthe“principleofdistributedpractice”,wherenewvocabularyintroducedinonelessonisreviewedinthenext,andtheninlaterlessons.UseitorloseitPuttingwordstouseininterestingwayshelpsaddthemtoyourlong-termmemory.Inastudyofvocabularylearning,studentswhomadeuptheirownsentenceswithnewwordsandreadthemaloudrememberedthembetterthanthosewholearnedthewordsseparatelyandsilently.Bestofall,studentsweregiventhetaskofsilentlyimaginingapictureintheirmindstogowithanewword.Soitmighthelpiflearnerslinkwordswithamentalimage.MixitupLet’sfaceit—learningwordscanbereallyboring,butitdoesn’thavetobe.ThankstotheInternet,therearemoreinterestingwaystogetthejobdone.TrywatchingvideosfromEnglish-speakingsocialmediacelebritiesandcopyingthewaytheyspeak.Youcouldevenuploadyourownvideosandtrybecomingastaryourself.1．Accordingtothepassage,agoodwayofmemorizingnewwordsis________.A．simplyrepeatingthemB．learningthewordssilentlyC．reviewingtheminonelessonD．readingEnglishmagazinesregularly2．Tomakelearningwordsmoreinteresting,wecan________.A．trytobecomeafamousstarB．readnewwordsonwebsitesC．makeanduploadourownEnglishvideosD．drawapictureonthepaperwithanewword3．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Wheretousenewwords.B．Howtomemorizenewwords.C．Whentolearnnewwords.D．Whattowritewithnewwords.D16、AFrench-languagedailyinBelgiumhasissued(出版)whatisthoughttobeEurope’sfirst3Dnewspaper.Butyoumustreaditwithapairofspecialglasses.AllthephotosandadsinLaDerniereHeure’s(DH)specialedition(版)weregivenathree-dimensionaleffect(3D效果),butthetextremainedthesame.DH’seditorsaidtherewerenofurther3Dplansbecauseofthecosts.ReviewersinFrancespokehighlyofthepaper,buttheysaidtheoverallresultwas“farfromperfect”.EditorHubertLeclercqsaidittooktwomonthstogetreadyforthespecialedition,whichhadahigherthannormalprintrunof115,000copiesforthestoressellingnewspapers.“Wehearabout3Dcinema,televisionandvideogames,sowetookupthechallenge,”Mr.LeclercqtoldtheAFPnewsagency.AccordingtoPCWorld’sFrenchedition,readerscouldgetthebestresultsbyholdingthepaper50cmfromtheeyesinawell-litarea.“Ittakesafewminutestogetusedtopicturesin3D,”itsaid,notingthelimitedqualityoftheviewinglenses(镜片).It’ssaidsomeoftheimages-especiallytheads-hadagood3Deffect,butthatotherpictureswerenotclearordifficulttolookat.1．TheEurope’sfirst3Dnewspaperwasfrom.A．BelgiumB．FranceC．Germany2．inLaDerniereHeure’s(DH)specialeditionhadathree-dimensionaleffect.A．AllthepicturesandthetextB．AlltheadsandthetextC．Allthepicturesandads3．Fromtheforthparagraph,weknowthat.A．the3DnewspaperisverygoodB．theyshouldimprovethe3DnewspaperC．theyshouldstopissuingthe3Dnewspaper4．Theunderlinedword“well-lit”inParagraph7meansinChinese.A．照明条件好的B．火燃烧得好的C．光线良好的5．Whichofthefollowingisright?A．Ittooktwomonthstogetreadyforthe3Dnewspaper.B．Itwilltakeyouafewminutestoreadthepicturesin3C．D．Alltheimageshadagood3Deffect.E17、Agiftcardisacardthatisissued(发行)byastore.Thesecardsarebigmoneymakersforstores.Onereasonisthatwhengift-cardholdersgotothestore,theyoftenseeotherthingstobuy,andtheyspendmoremoneythanthegiftcardisworth.Unusedcardsareanotherreason.Storesmakemillionsofdollarsbecauselargenumbersofpeopleneverusetheircards.Theyeitherlosethem,forgetaboutthem,ordecidethatit'snotworththeeffort.Giftcardarebecomingverypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.IntheUS,theyareoneofthemostpopularkindsofgifts.Why?Peoplelovetheconvenience—giftcardsareeasytobuyandeasytouse,eitherinthestoreoronline.Therecipientcanchoosehisorherowngift,andthegiverdoesnothavetoworryaboutfindingjusttherightthing.Receivingagiftcard,however,isnotthesameasreceivingagift.Arealgiftisabetterreminderofthepersonwhogaveit.Themessageofarealgiftismorelikelytobe,"IspendsometimetryingtofindtherightgiftforyoubecauseIcareaboutyou."Oftenagiftcarddoesnotsendthesamemessageasarealgift.Itmayseemtosay,"Iwasinahurry.Ididn'thavetimetothinkaboutwhatyouwouldreallylike."Intoday'sworld,giftcardsarecertainlyconvenient.However,theycanmakeusforgettherealpurposeofgivinggifts,whichistobuildacloserconnectionbetweenthegift-giverandthegift-recipient.1．Whatdoestheunderlineword"recipient"meaninChinese?A．商家 B．顾客 C．发行者 D．接受者2．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．WhygiftcardsarepopularintheUS. B．Differentkindsofgiftcards.C．Wheretobuygiftcards. D．Howtousegiftcards.3．Whatmessagedoesagiftcardsendaccordingtothewriter?A．Icareaboutyou. B．Iknowyoulikethegiftcards.C．Icouldn’tfindtherightgiftforyou. D．Ididn’thavetimetobuyyouarealgift.4．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion?A．It'seasyforpeopletolosegiftcards. B．Giftcardsarebetterthanrealgifts.C．Giftcardshelppeoplesavemoney. D．Realgiftscanbringpeoplecloser.F18、Asweknow,itisnoteasytobuildasatellite(卫星).Buildingatraditionalsatelliteusuallytakesyears.Thecostscanbeashighas$250millionormore.Mostmembersofthedesignteamshaveworkedinthefieldforalongtime.Theyholdadvanceddegrees(学历)inmath,science,orengineering.Butthingsarechanging.Highcosts,unusualeducationalneedsandlongstart-uptimesarenolongeranobstacle(障碍)tospaceexploration.Thescientistshavedevelopedanewtypeoftiny,inexpensiveearth-orbiting(轨道)satellite.Sofar,collegestudentshavebuiltandlaunched(发射)severalcube-shapedsatellites,orCubeSats.Atleast15morearereadytogo.Thosealreadyinorbittakepictures,collectinformationandsenditbacktotheearth,justasregularsatellitesdo.Butyoumightnotevenhavetowaituntilyougettocollegetostartdesigningandbuildingyourownsatellite.AnewprogramcalledKatySataimstogetteenagerstotakepartin.Whenkidsunderstandwhatsatellitescando,thekindsofideasthey’llcomeupwithmaybe_____.Educationisn’ttheonlyaimofCubeSatsbecausethesetiny,technology-filledboxesareinexpensivetobuildandcanbeputtogetherquickly,they’reperfectfortestingnewtechnologiesthatmightonedaybeusedonmajorspacetasks.Thebiggestchallengenowistofindwaystobringthesatellitesbacktotheearthafterayearortwo.OrspacejunkcouldgraduallyincreasebecauseCubeSatsbecomemorepopular.Nowadays,collegeandhighschoolstudentsaregettingachancetolearnwhatittakestoexploreinspace.Someday—perhapsalotsoonerthatyouimaging—youmightgettodesign,buildandlaunchyourownsatellite.Ifyoudo,you’resuretohavefun.Andyoumightalsogetcrazyaboutscienceforlife.1．Buildingatraditionalsatellite__________.A．costs$250,000B．needscollegestudentsC．takesquitealongtime2．Comparedwiththetraditionalones,thenewsatellites__________.A．needlongstart-uptimesB．arecheapandsmall-sizedC．collectmorejunkinorbit3．Theunderlinedword“countless”inParagraph4probablymeans“__________”.A