北京八中学2024届中考英语最后冲刺模拟试卷含答案

北京八中学2024届中考英语最后冲刺模拟试卷含答案请考生注意：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、Thesebeautifulphotos_______ontheGreatWalllastweek.A．takeB．tookC．aretakenD．weretaken2、Heworksveryhardeveryday,________heisgoodatallsubjects.A．and B．if C．or D．but3、—______haveyoubeenskating?—I’vebeenskatingsinceIwassevenyearsold.A．Howlong B．Howoften C．Howmany D．Howmuch4、—Icomebacktoschoolbefore10o'clock?—No,youneedn't.A．Must B．Can C．May D．Should5、—Whydidyoucometodiscussthequestion？—Becauseitwasaquestionwhichwasworth______consideration.A．nervous B．serious C．anxious D．strict6、Weworktogethertoachieveourcommonpurpose:________worldthatissafer,cleanerandhealthierthan________onewearelivingin．A．the;/B．a;/C．the;theD．a;the7、—__________booksdoyoureadeveryyear?—About30,Ilovereading.A．HowmuchB．HowoldC．HowmanyD．Howoften8、I_______basketballquitewell,butIhaven’thadtimetoplaysincelastmonth.A．willplayB．haveplayedC．playedD．play9、Ienjoythepartyverymuch，butI________gohome.It'stoodark.A．haveto B．may C．mustn't D．can't10、—Areyouclearaboutthejobofapoliceman,Ben?—Yes,tokeeppeople________andthesocietyingoodorder.A．busy B．safeC．lucky D．healthyⅡ.完形填空11、"Tworeporterswillvisitournewschool.Andsomeofyouwillbeinthephoto."Ms.MyerstoldRoom5.Thekidswere1andstarteddoingtheirhairexceptBrad.Heknewhewouldn'tbeinthephoto.Bradwassmall.Kidswerealwaysmakingjokesabouthow2hewas."Theywon'tputBradinoryou'dneedamagnifyingglass（放大镜）toseehim,"Charlottesaid.Theotherkidslaughed.Brad3tosmile,eventhoughwhatCharlottesaidwas4Hebelievedtheydidn'tmeanto5him.TworeportersnamedRickandTeganarrivedhalfanhourlater."Timetotakephotos,"Tegansaid."Whodoyouwant,Rick?""I'llhavethesethreegirlsandthosethreeboys."ThenhepointedtoJocob,Eddie,andBrad.Bradcould6believeit.Ricksetupthesixkidsinfrontofthenewlibrary'sbigpainting."It'sbig."hesaid."We'llgetyouguystokneel(跪)infrontofit,7itlooksevenbigger.""IsthatwhyyoupickedBrad?"saidoneoftheRoom5kids."Soitlooksreallybig?"Somepeoplelaughed.Bradalsogavea8asheusuallydid.ButRickshookhishead."No,"hesaid."Ichosehimbecausehe'sgotahugesmiletwomileswide."HelookedatBradandsaid,"Plus,thisguyisbiginside,whereit9Right?"Hearingthis,Bradspokebeforehecouldthink."Inmyheart,I'mthreemileswide."Room5laughedagain.ButBradknewthattheywerelaughing10himthistime.1．A．nervous B．proud C．excited D．lucky2．A．ugly B．short C．thin D．fat3．A．had B．preferred C．tried D．turned4．A．sad B．true C．funny D．mad5．A．stop B．encourage C．punish D．hurt6．A．exactly B．hardly C．certainly D．probably7．A．if B．although C．sothat D．because8．A．smile B．reply C．look D．reason9．A．happens B．hides C．appears D．matters10．A．at B．with C．about D．toⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。Moneycanmakeyouhappyonlyifyouspenditinacleverway.Tostartwith,1．(buy)anewcarmakesyouhappy.However,you’ll“lose”thishappyfeelingwhenthecar2．(get)old.Butifyouaremadetospendaweektraveling,it’smorepossiblethatyou’llhavethegreatexperiencesandthegoodfeelingforalongtime.Anewstudyhas3．(find)thatspendingmoneyonexperiencesratherthanmaterialthingsmakespeoplehappier.Formaterialthings,it’spossiblethatyoudon’tleave4．anylittlething.Ifyoubuyanicepen,andsomeoneelsebuysonewithlessmoney,it’spossiblethatyoumaybeunhappythatyouspendsomuchmoney.Itletsyoudownalot.Oppositely,whenitcomestoexperienceslike5．(go)onatrip,youwon’tthinklikethat.Ifthetripcanbenice,you’llhappilypayforiteventhough6．(it)pricemaybeveryhigh.Andthemoreofenyougoontrips,the7．(happy)you’llbe.Materialthingscanbecomparedmoreeasily.IfyoubuyanIpadandthenseeamoresuitableone.youmayregretbuyingthefirstone.And8．willdriveyoumadaswell,9．,ifyoujusthaveadinneratagoodrestaurantandthenlearnaboutabetterone,you’llnotregretthefirstmeal.It’snormalthatmaterialthingscancausejealousy(嫉妒).Forexample,youbuyanewtoyandfindthatyourfriendhasabetterone,itmaymakeyoufeel10．(comfortable).Instead,ifyoujusttraveltoabeautifulplace,nomatterwhereyourfriendshavegone,itwon’tmakethememoryofyourtriplesspleasant.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、WhenIsaacTheilletasleepystrangertakealittlecatnaponhisshoulder,itwasbecause＂Isimplyrememberedthetimesmyownheadwouldboponsomeone’sshoulderbecauseIwassotiredafteralongday,＂hesaidtoTovaRossofTabletMagazine.AnothersubwayriderwassostruckbyTheil’snonchalant(若无其事的，冷淡的)empathythathesnappedapictureandputitonReddit,fromwhichitwasthenpostedtoFacebook.Oneredditorwrote,＂HeadinghomeontheQtrainyesterdaywhenthisyoungblackguynoddedoffontheshoulderofaJewishman.Themandidn’tmoveamuscleandjustlethimstaythere.Afteraminute,Iaskedthemanifhewantedmetowakethekidup,butheshookhisheadandresponded,‘Hemusthavehadalongday,lethimsleep.We’veallbeenthere,right?‘＂Theilhimselfhasbeencompletelysurprisedattheattentionhe’sreceivedforhissmallactofkindness,asthephotohasbeensharedover20,000timesonFacebook.＂ThereisonlyonereasonthatIdidn’tmove,andlethimcontinuesleeping,andthathadnothingtodowithrace.Hewassimplyahumanbeingwhowasexhausted,andIknewitandhappenedtobethereandhaveabigshouldertoofferhim.＂＂Iwouldloveforpeopletousethisasalessontojustbegoodtoeachother,＂TheilsaidtoTablet.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Theilhasthesamecolorasthesleepingguy.B．Theilwokeuptheblackguyatthebeginning.C．Theilletastrangeblackguysleepingonhisshoulderallthetime.D．Theilhasaracialdiscrimination(种族歧视).2．WhatisTheil’sattitudetowardsthismatter?A．Hewassurprisedatit.B．Hehopeditcouldencouragepeopletobekindtoeachother.C．Hewashappytobethepublicattention.D．Hewasunhappytobetakenthepicture.3．Wheredoesthetextcomefrom?A．EntertainmentNewspaper. B．InternetNews.C．HealthMagazine. D．TVChattingProgram.4．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AKind-heartedMan B．ACatnaponaWarmShoulderC．BeKindtoOthers D．SleepingontheSubwayB14、Everyday,itiseasytoseeadvertisementsinEnglishallaroundus.Lookatyourownbagsandclothesofyourclassmates.HowmanydifferentadvertisementscanyouseewhichuseEnglishwords?Often,bagsandclothesshowthenameofcompanythatmadethem.Thisisapopularform.Aspecialpictureorsymbol(标志)calledalogoissometimesused.Logosappearonmanydifferentproducts.Theyarepopularbecausewhenyouseealogo,ithelpsyoutorememberthatproductorcompany.ItiscommontoseeadvertisementsonTVandhearthemontheradio.Mostadvertisementsareveryshort.Sometimestheadvertisersuseashortsentenceanditiseasyforpeopletosay.Nike,forexample,hasasimpleEnglishsentencewhichisusedallaroundtheworld:“Justdoit.”Advertisementsoftenusefunnysituationsaswell.Itissimpletorememberit.Alladvertisementsaredesignedtomakepeoplebuyaproduct.Anadvertisementforasoftdrink,forexample,mightshowagroupofyoungpeoplewhoarehavingfun.Theyoungpeoplearealldrinkingthesoftdrink.Advertisementsaresayingtoyou,“Whydon’tyoubuythisdrinkandbelikethesepeople?Youcanbeyoungandmodern.”Youmightthinkthatadvertisementsarenotforyou,butthenexttimeyoubuyasoftdrink,askyourselfthisquestion:WhyamIbuyingthisparticularproduct?1．Fromthepassage,weknowthat_______.A．alladvertisementsaroundusarewritteninEnglishB．manybagshavethenameofthecompanythatmadethemC．havingsoftdrinksmakesapersonyoungandmodernD．advertisementsareonlyforyoungpeople2．Alladvertisementsaredesignedto_______.A．sellyousomethingyoudon’twantB．makeyouyoungandmodernC．makeyoubuytheproductD．showyouwhatyouneedtobuy3．Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A．advertisementsallaroundusB．allkindsofadvertisementsC．tomakepeoplebuyaproductD．advertisementsoftenusefunnysituationsC15、Imaginehavinganidea,drawingitonpaper,bringingittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoanobject.Thisisnowpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies,butnow,storeswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.TheJaycoxsoffer3Dprintingclassesandservicesforanyonewhoisinterested.“Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.It’sgoingtohaveahugeinfluenceonsocietyasawhole.”saysKiChongTran,oneofthestudentsinarecentclass.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia(柬埔寨).3DprintingservicesarecomingintoAmericanpeople’slife.TheUPSStoreisanationwideretailer(零售商)thatprovidescopyingandotherservices.TheUPSStorerecentlyput3Dprintersinthreeofitsindependently-ownedstores.BurkeJonesownsoneofthestoresinSanDiego.“Thedemandhasbeenamazing.Therehasbeenalotofinterestfrompeople.It’sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimagined.”TheUPSStoreplanstoadd3Dprintersinthreemorestores.For$11,someoneuseda3Dprintertoproducetwosmallplasticpartsaspartofaknuckle(指节)forahand.Heworksforthecompanywhichistestingfingerprosthetics(假肢).Hesaysthesame–dayornext-dayprintingserviceswillspeeduptestingofpartsandgetthemtopatientsfaster.Staples,anAmericanstore,isselling3Dprintersonitswebsiteforaslowasabout$1,300.Aswithanytechnology-expertsexpecttheprintingspeedtoincreaseandthepricetogodown.BryanJaycoxrequires$15anhourtoprintanobject.Healsosetsthepricedependingonthesizeoftheobjectandupto$50anhourfordesignandlaborservices.MrJaycoxthinksthatwithinfiveyears,___________________________ButKiChongTransayseventoday’stechnologycanmakeadifferenceinadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia.“With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtools,sotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopmentandtheylearnskillsbeyondjustlikelearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethat.Youcanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworld.”Hesaysit’snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinter,itcanturnagoodideaintoreality.1．Whatcan3Dprintersdoaccordingtothepassage?A．Comeupwithanidea.B．Drawonapieceofpaper.C．Helpuserstospendlessmoney.D．Turnanideaintoaphysicalobject.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninthispassage?A．Makeusers’lifebetter.B．Makefriendswithusers.C．Make3Dprinterseasiertouse.D．Use3Dprinterstomakemoney.3．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．3Dprintingisbecomingpopularintheworld.B．Thereisno3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.C．TheUPSStoreisthebiggest3Dprintingcompany.D．3Dprintingplaysthemostimportantroleindailylife.4．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thefutureof3Dprintingintheworld.B．The3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.C．Thedevelopmentandgrowthof3Dprintingbusiness.D．The3Dprintingclassesandservicesindifferentplaces.D16、Onceatravellercameintoavillagewhichwassufferingfromhunger.Thevillagersaskedhimtoleave,fortheyfearedhewantedthemtogivehimfood.Theytoldhimthattherewasnofood.Thetravellerexplainedthathedidn’tneedanyfoodandthat,infact,hewasplanningtomakeasouptosharewiththeminstead.ThevillagerswatchedsuspiciouslyashebuiltafireandfilledapotwithwaterWithgreatceremony(仪式),hepulledastonefromabag,anddroppedthestoneintothepotofwater.Afteramoment,hesmeltthesoupandshoutedwithexcitement,“Howdeliciousthesoupis!”Asthevillagersbegantoshowinterest,hementionedhowgoodthesoupwouldbewithjustalittlecabbageinit.Avillagerbroughtoutacabbagetoshare.Thisepisode(情节)repeateditselfuntilthesouphadcabbage,carrots,onions,andbeets—indeed,afullpotofsoupthatcouldfeedeveryoneinthevillagewasready.Thisstorydescribeswhentherearenotenoughresources(资源),humanswillstorethings.Wedonotwanttoshare.Thestoryofstonesouphelpsusrealizethat,indoingso,weoftenpreventourselvesandeveryoneelsefromhavingafeast(盛宴).Themeaningofthisstorygoesfarbeyondfood.Wekeeptoourselvesideas,love,andenergy,thinkingwewillbericher,butinfactwemaketheworld,andourselves,poorer.Thetravellerwasabletoseethatthevillagerswereholdingback,andhehadtheabilitytoinspire(激发)themtogive.Inthisway,theycreatedalargemealthatnoneofthemcouldhavecreatedalone.Areyoulikeoneofthevillagers?Ifyoucomeforwardandshareyourgifts,youwillinspireotherstodothesame.Therewardisafeastthatcanfeedmany.1．（小题1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suspiciously”mostprobablymean?A．doubtfullyB．excitedlyC．curiouslyD．fearfully2．（小题2）Thetravellerputastoneintothepotinorderto.A．teachthevillagerstocookasoupwithstoneB．inspirethevillagerstobringouttheirownfoodC．provetothevillagersthathedidn’twanttheirfoodD．helpvillagerstosurvivebygivingthemsomefood3．（小题3）Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat.A．storingthingsinhardtimesishumannatureB．agoodleaderisverynecessaryinhardtimesC．skillsareneededtoinspirepeopletosharewithothersD．sharingismoreimportantthankeepingthingstooneselfE17、Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeoplewhoworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaid,bytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywere18yearsold.Thefndingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsintheUS.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephonein2008.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof22and25.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies.Thepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.ThefindingsappearedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Researcherssaidtheydidn'tknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.ProfessorStonesaidtheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.1．AccordingtothesurveyoftheGallupOrganization,peoplearemostlikelytobecomehappierA．whentheyare18yearsold B．whentheyareintheirtwentiesC．whentheycometotheiroldage D．whentheyarebetweentheagesof18and852．Youmayhavethehighestlevelofstresswhenyouareattheageof_____.A．20 B．25 C．35 D．403．AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeoplemay_______.A．controltheirbehaviorsbetter B．knowhowtospendmoneywiselyC．dreamaboutgoodthingseveryday D．haveapositiveattitudetowardstheirlife4．Whowouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestinthepassage?A．Thosewhosufferfrommentalstress. B．Thosewhofeelunhappyallthetime.C．Thosewhoareworriedaboutgettingold. D．Thosewhoaresingleandunemployed.5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheOlder,theHappier B．WhatMakestheElderHappy?C．TheYoungAreHappierThantheOld D．WomenAreEasiertoBeHappyinLifeF18、“IhadaWelshspeakingtest.I'dhadtomemorizeaparagraphinfrontofthewholeclass.Ijustcouldn’tdoit,”says13-year-oldMary.“Ipretendedtobeill.”ButMarydidnotenjoyherdayoff.“IwatchedTVallday—itwasboring.IwishedIhadgonetoschool.”Mary’sstoryisnotunusualinBritain.Accordingtothelatestgovernmentfigures,pupilabsencesarerising,despiteschools_________ontruancy(逃学)．PhilippaJames,aPhDresearcheratCardiffUniversity’sschoolofsocialsciences,thinkssheknowswhy:“Themoreschoolsimprovemethodsofdetection（检查）,themorechildrenworkoutbettermethodsofdeception.”Teenagerstoldheritwasnowhardertoskipasinglelesson,sothey’dmisswholedaystoavoidbeingcaught.Forseveralyears,Jameshasresearchedstudenttruancyof60teenagers,aged13and14,includingMary,toseehowtheteenagerstruant,forhowlong,andwhy.Throughonlineconversationsandface-to-faceinterviews,shediscoveredthatmosttruancywas“aresponsetofactorswithintheschool”.Truantsarenotnecessarilylessadvancedorlessintelligent.Theycomplainedofteacherswhofailedtoengagethem,andof“boring”lessons.“Manytruantsreallyenjoyschoolandbelieveineducation,butdropoutwhenaspectsofitwereineffective.”Jamessays.TheviewsofstudentslikeAdam,whobelievesthatskippinglessonshaslittleimpactonhisschooling,werecommon.“Ionlytake-offforalesson,oracoupleofdays.Itdoesn’taffectmyeducation,”hetoldJames.James’studyconcludesthatschoolsneedtoaddressthequestionofwhypupilswanttoleaveinthefirstplace.“Pupilsneedhelpfromthestart.”shesays.“It’satwo-wayprocess–schoolsmustberesponsive.Weneedtolookatthereasonsfortruancyratherthanthenumber,sothatinsteadofwalkingawayfromschool,studentshavetheskillsandchancestotalkthroughproblemsandmakeachange.”1．WhatisoneofthereasonsforschooltruancyaccordingtoJames’study?A．Truantsarefallenbehindintheirstudies.B．Truantshavenointerestinschoolsubjects.C．Truantshavemoreinterestingthingstodo.D．Truantsarenotsatisfiedwiththeteachers.2．Theunderlinedphrase“takingahardline”(paragraph2)isclosestinmeaningto“”.A．experiencingaproblemwithB．havingastrictattitudetowardsC．findingitdifficulttosolveD．havinglittlesuccesswith3．BycitingAdam'sremark,Jameswantstoshowthat.A．schooleducationisnotefficientandneedsimprovementB．it’sapopularbeliefthatoccasionaltruancywon'tcausemuchharmC．schooltruancyisbecomingmoreseriousandneedsmoreconcernD．evengoodstudentsmaysometimesneedabreakfromschool4．WhatisPhilippaJames’suggestiontoschools?A．Schoolsshouldsolvetheproblemofteachers.B．Schoolsshouldbemoreactiveinhelpingbeginnertruants.C．Schoolsshouldhaveabettercontrolofhiddentruants.D．Schools