2023-2024学年浙江省宁波市市级名校中考英语模试卷含答案

2023-2024学年浙江省宁波市市级名校中考英语模试卷含答案注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、She________livealone.Butshe________livingalonebecauseshefeelslonely.A．usedto,doesn’tusedto B．isusedto,wasusedtoC．usedto,isnotusedto D．wasusedto,doesn’tusedto2、—Dad,canIgotothemoviestonight?—Sure,butyou________comebackhomebefore9o’clock.A．must B．can C．may D．might3、WhenIwasyourage,Ialotofhouseworktodoafterschool.A．willhave B．amhaving C．have D．had4、—___________doyougobirdwatchingonceamonth?—Inordertogetmoreinformationabouttherarebirds.A．Why B．What C．When D．How5、Howmanyteachersarethereinyourschool?Overfour______.And______ofthemarewomenteachers.A．hundred,two-thirds B．hundred,two-thirdC．hundreds,two-thirds D．hundreds,two-third6、NotonlymyfriendsbutalsoIinterestedinfootballandMessiisourfavoritestar.A．are B．be C．is D．am7、--Dad,Ihadaquarrelwithmydeskmateyesterday.Couldyoutellme_________toaskforforgivenessfromhim?--Ofcourse.Youcansaysorrytohimfirst.A．whatIshoulddo B．howcanIspeakC．whereIcanfindhim D．whenIcouldcomeback8、Grade9studentsareusually________bytheirparentstoworkhardertoenteratopseniorhighschool.A．allowed B．expected C．hoped D．suggested9、Notonlyhisfriendsbutalsohe________alwaysinterestedinsciencefiction.A．showB．showsC．areD．is10、--Shallwefinishthetaskmow?--_______.A．Themore,thebetter B．EasiersaidthandoneC．Thesooner,thebetter D．Theolder,thewiserⅡ.完形填空11、阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。SwimminginthewaterofHawaii’sBigIslandisafunexperience.Butitcanbemoreexcitingiftherearedolphinsswimmingaroundandjumpingoutofthe1too.Formanypeople，itwouldbeawonderfuldreamtoswimwiththeselovelyanimals!2，thismaynotbegoodfordolphins.Theymayget3becauseofhumaninteraction(互动).Dolphinsareactiveandusually4foodatnight.Intheday，theyliketorestinshallowbays(浅湾).Manypeoplethinkthedolphinsareawakeduringthedayastheyswim.Butwhentheysleep，theyresthalfoftheirbrainandkeep5halfawaketobreathe，sotheymaybesleepingevenwhenthey’reswimminginthewater.TheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)saysdisturbing(打扰)theanimalsintheirnear-shorehabitatcould6themtoswimtolessfavorableplaces，puttingthematriskofattackbysharksandotheranimals.Moreover，whenpeoplearearound，dolphinsbecomemoreactive.Thus，theycan’tgetenough7“Disturbingtheirrestingbehaviorscan8affecttheirlongtermhealthandthehealthofthedolphinpopulation，”AnnGarrettofNOAA’sNationalMarineFisheriesServicetoldtheAssociatedPress.Asaresult，theNOAAwantstomakerulestohelp9thedolphins.Forexample，theagency(机构)maystoppeoplefrom10inshallowbayswhenthedolphinsareresting.Touroperatorsmustalsobetaughttowatchforsignstoknowwhenthedolphinsareintheirrestingstate.1．A．beachB．poolC．riverD．sea2．A．MoreoverB．HoweverC．AlsoD．Otherwise3．A．hurtB．angryC．relaxedD．worried4．A．lookatB．lookafterC．lookforD．lookout5．A．otherB．anotherC．theotherD．theothers6．A．forceB．encourageC．inviteD．take7．A．foodB．spaceC．airD．sleep8．A．actuallyB．hardlyC．neverD．especially9．A．feedB．raiseC．disturbD．protect10．A．travellingB．fishingC．swimmingD．restingⅢ.语法填空12、IoftenhearsomestudentssayEnglishisdifficult,anditgivesthemaheadache.ButEnglishisveryeasyforme.I’mgoodatit.I’mveryglad1．(tell)yousomethingabouthowIstudyEnglish.First,IthinkaninterestinEnglishisveryimportant.WhenIlearnedEnglishfirst,itwasfreshforme.Iwasinterestedinit,soIworkedhardatitandsoon2．(get)averygoodmark.HowhappyIwas!Afterthat,IlearnedEnglishharderandharder.AndIalsohaveagoodhabit:wheneverIhaveaquestion,Imustmakeitclearby3．(ask)ourteacher.Second,IthinkEnglishisaforeignlanguage.Ishouldlearnitwell.Ioften4．(listen)totheteachercarefully,speakbravely,readaloudandhaveagoodvocabulary.Thenpracticeagainandagain,neverbetired.IthinkEnglish5．(learn)well,becauseitisuseful.Besidesthis,IoftenreadEnglishstories,jokesandeasynovels.Theyhelpme6．(understand)alotofthings.SotodomorereadingisanimportantwaytolearnEnglishwell.I7．(study)foralmostthreeyears.Englishhasbecomeaclosefriendofmine.IhopeeachofyouwilllearnEnglishwell.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Doequationsandhistorical(历史的)factsgiveyouaheadache?Achangeintheschooltimetable(课程表)maybethecure.ThissuggestionisbasedonarecentstudycarriedoutbyscientistsfromRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon,theUK.Theyfoundthatteenagerscouldgethighermarksinmathiftheystudiedinthemorningsandbettergradesinhistoryiftheyweretaughtintheafternoons.Theresearchersstudiedstudents’gradereports,classtimetablesandabsencerates(缺席率)atamiddleschoolinBulgariaovernineyears.Theresultsshowedthatwhenteenagershadmathclassesearlierintheday,theyscoredabout7percenthigherinteststhanwhentaughtintheafternoon.Lower-abilitystudentsfeelstressedmostwhentheywerestudyingmathintheafternoon.Inhistory,studentstaughtintheafternoonscoredabout6percenthigherthanwhentheyweretaughtinthemorning.However,therewasnosignthatsimilarpatterns(模式)workforothersubjectssuchaslanguagesorgeography.VelichkaDimitrova,whodidthestudy,saidthefindingsshowthatweperform(表现)betteratdifferenttimesoftheday.＂Inthemorning,ourbrainsarebetterandfresher,sowearebetteratdoingsomethinglikeproblemsolving,wherewerequiremorespeedandattention＂DimitrovatoldTheTelegraph.＂Intheafternoon,itseemsthatthisprocessslowsdown.Ontheotherhand,historyismoresuitablefortheafternoon,whenwearemorecreativeandopentodiscussion,＂shesaid.Subjectssuchasforeignlanguagesrequirebothmemoryandcreativity.Thisisperhapswhythetimeofdayhadnoinfluenceonlanguagelearning.Time-of-dayinfluencessuchasthesearebelievedtohavesomethingtodowiththebodyclock.Thisisthesysteminourbodiesthatcontrolswhenweneedtosleep.SomeschoolsintheUSandUKhavetriedlaterschoolstartingtimesforteenagers,whosebodyclockschangeastheygrowintoadults.Dimitrovabelievesschoolsshouldjumpatthischancetoimprovetheirstudents’performancejustbychangingtheirtimetables.1．Inwhichclassesdoyoulearnequations(Paragraph1)accordingtothepassage?A．Math. B．Geography. C．English. D．History.2．Accordingtothenewstudy,.A．afternoonclassesloweredstudents’performanceinhistoryB．schooltimetableshaveaninfluenceoneverysubjectC．itwasbetterforstudentstolearnmathinthemorningD．lower-abilitystudentspreferredtostartschoolearlier3．What’sthemainideaofParagraph4?A．Itshowstheimportanceofstudyingdifferentsubjectsatdifferenttimesoftheday.B．Itintroducesthebesttimetodothingsthatrequirememoryandcreativity.C．Itencouragesstudentstochangetheirstudymethodsforbetterresults.D．Itexplainshowschooltimetablesaffectpeople’sstudyperformance.4．AccordingtoDimitrova,.A．rearranging(重新安排)schooltimetablesisthebestwaytoimprovestudents’testscoresB．schoolsshouldfollowadvicefromthestudyandactivelychangetheirtimetablesC．mostschoolsdon’thaveenoughresourcestosupporttimetablechangesD．schoolsshouldthinktwicebeforechangingtheirclasstimetables5．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Timetochangethetimetable. B．Asurveycarriedoutsuccessfully.C．Secretsoflearningmathandhistorywell. D．Bodyclocksinfluencegrades.B14、Scientistshavebeenexperimentingwithfour-legrobotsforyears.Theywanttouserobotstocarryheavythingsoverdifficultland.Butprovidingenoughpowerforthosekindsofrobotshasbeenaproblem.Now,thathaschanged.EngineersatMIThavedesignedarunningrobotthatrunsonbatteries.Scientistssaytheirrobotswillsoonbeabletorunlikecheetahs,thefastestlandanimalsonEarth.Onedifficultyindesigningthesetypesofrobotscontinuestobeprovidingpower.Thesemachinesarestillquiteheavyandtheyneedalotofpowertorun.Butthecheetah-likerobotdesignedbyengineersatMITislightenoughmrunonbatteries.Therobotweighsjust30kilograms.Therobotneedsonlyabout700wattsofpowertorun.Thisrobotcanactuallyjump40cmhighanditcanlandverysafelyandthenitcanrun.Therobotslimbsandotherpartsweremadeinathree-dimensionalor3Dprinter.Astrong,light-weightmaterialcalledKevlarisusedtomaketherobot'spartstronger.ButthedevelopmentofMITsrobotisnotwithoutitsownsetofproblems.Therobot'slimbsmustsupportheavyforce,andsometimestheybreak.Scientistssaythenewtechnologiesusedonthisrobotmaybeusedinthemakingoflimbsfordisabledpersonsandothermachines.Someofthosemachinesmayhelpsavehumansfromperformingdifficultanddangerousjobs.1．Whatisthechallengeindesigningthefour-legrobots?A．carryingheavythingsB．Runningfast.C．Beinglightenough.D．Providingenoughpower.2．WhatcanthenewtechnologiesonMIT'srobotbeusedfor?A．Formakinga3Dprinter.B．Formakinglimbsfordisabledpersons.C．Forhelpingpeopledohousework.D．Forhelpingpeoplelivelonger.3．Fromthepassage,weknowthatMIT'srobot__________.A．cancarryheavythingsB．canjump30cmhighC．ismadeofKevlarD．isstillveryheavy4．What'sthemainideaofthispassage?A．Scientistshavebeenworkingonfour-legrobots.B．AnewrobothasbeendesignedbyengineersatMIT.C．Therobotscanhelpusdodifficultanddangerousjobs.D．ThedifficultyindesigningthenewrobotC15、

Artificialintelligence(AI,人工智能)canhelpusmakephonecalls.Itcanguideustowherewewanttogo.Itcanplaygames.Andnow,AIcandoevenmorethings.ResearchersfromMicrosofthavecreatedthefirstmachinetranslationsystemthatcantranslatenewsarticlesfromChinesetoEnglish,BusinessStandardreported.AccordingtoMicrosoft'sofficialwebsite,researcherstestedthesystembyaskingittotranslatehundredsofsentencestakenfromnewsstories.Then,languageexpertscomparedtheresultstotwotranslationsthatweredonebyhumans.Theexpertsconcludedthatthesystem'stranslationswereasgoodasthehumantranslations.Machinetranslationisalwayschallenging.Thisispartlybecausedifferentwordscanbeusedtoexpressthesamemeaning.Itcanbehardtosaywhichwordismore“correct”.Expertsusedseveralmethodstoimprovethesystem'stranslationabilities.“Muchofourresearchisreallyinspired(得到启发)byhowwehumansdothings,”leadresearcherLiuTieyansaid.Onemethodiscalledduallearning.Inthismethod,thesystemtranslateseverysentencefromChinesetoEnglish,aswellastranslatesthesentencesbackfromEnglishintoChinese.Thisway,thesystemcanimproveitselfandlearnfromitsownmistakes.Thisissimilartowhathumansdotomakesuretheirtranslationsareaccurate(准确的).Anothermethodmakesuseofdeliberationnetworks.Theresearcherstaughtthesystemtorepeattheprocessoftranslatingthesamesentenceoverandover.Gradually,thesystemcanimprovethequalityofitstranslations.Thisissimilartohowpeoplerevisetheirownwritingbygoingthroughitagainandagain.1．Microsoftcreatedasystemthatcan_____.A．makephonecalls B．givepeopledirectionsC．playgameswithpeople D．translatenewsarticles2．Whatdidtheexpertssayaboutthesystem'stranslations?A．Theywerenotaccurate.B．Theywereasgoodashumantranslations.C．Theywerebetterthanhumantranslations.D．It'shardtotellwhetherthetranslationswerecorrect.3．Duallearningtrainsthesystemtotranslate_____.A．morequickly B．differentsentencesC．moreaccurately D．thesamesentencerepeatedly4．Whatisthemainideaofthestory?A．Whatartificialintelligencecandoforus.B．HowsentencesaretranslatedfromChinesetoEnglish.C．Howthemachinetranslationsystemwasdeveloped.D．WhyMicrosoftcreatedamachinetranslationsystem.D16、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．400millisecondsisnotsolongformostInternetusers.C．AmillisecondhasnothingtodowiththeInternetspeed.D．AmillisecondreallymakesadifferencetotheInternetusers.2．Theengineersdidsomethingtoimprovethespeed,including_____.a.makingsoftwareworkmoresmoothlyb.layinganumberoffiberopticcablesinsidec.placingcomputerserversthroughouttheworldd.developingthequalityofpicturesontheInternetA．abcB．bcdC．acdD．abd3．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thequalityofpicturescomesfirstforvideowebsites.B．Googleis250millisecondsslowerthanotherwebsitesC．Microsoft’sBingisthefastestenginetheworldnowD．Peoplearemorelikelytowaitforloadingfilmsthanmaps4．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentencemean?A．InternetusersarewillingtoseemoresearchenginessetupB．GoogleandMicrosoft’sBingshouldhelpfindthesearchingresultsC．Thesecompaniesshouldmindtheirsteps,ortheywillbreakdownsoon.D．ThesecompaniesneedtocatchupwiththedevelopingneedsofInternetusers5．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．Don’tmakeme“www.wait”.B．Searchenginesworkfaster.C．Trafficjamskeepuswaiting.D．TheWWWbecomespopular.E17、BBCNewsonTV,radioandonlineoftenbringsyoustoriesfromacrosstheworld.Todaywecanhear“LifeinChina”.HaveyougotastoryaboutlifeinChinatoday?Ifyoudo,pleaseputyourstorieshere.WuPeng,Anhui

Iama14-year-oldboyfromapoorvillageinAnhuiProvince.Likemanyotherleft-behindchildreninChina,Ilivewithmygrandparentsnow.MyparentswenttoworkinShanghaiseveralyearsago.Theycallmetwiceamonthtoaskaboutmystudy.IreallymissmyparentsandIhopeIcangotoschoolinShanghai.Ithinkeverychildneedsparents’loveandcare.

Cindy,Shenzhen

IliketravelingandIhavetraveledalotaroundChina.Duringthetrip,IoftenfindthatanumberofChineseoftenbreaktherulesinpublic.Forexample,whenItraveledinHongKongthisyear,Isawakideatingnoodlesontheunderground,whichwasagainsttherules.However,thekid’smotherdidn’tthinkshedidwrong.Canyoubelieveit?Let’simproveourpublicmanners.

Mike,Shanghai

Thesedays,we’reaskedto“clearourplates”whenhavingourmealsandsaynotowasting.Someofususedtoordermorethanwhatwecouldeat.Thatwasabigwasteoffood.Nowweneedtofinishthefoodweorder.Weshouldalsostopwastinginsomeotherways.Forexample,weshouldturnoffthelightswhenweleavetheclassroom.

1．HowdoesWuPengcontacthisparentsaccordingtothepassage?A．Bywritingletters. B．Onthetelephone.C．OntheInternet. D．Bysendingtextmessages.2．Whothoughtitwasnotrighttoeatontheunderground?A．Cindy. B．Mike. C．WuPeng. D．Thekid’smother3．WhatdoesMikewantpeopletodo?A．Careaboutleft-behindchildren B．Obeytherulesinpublic.C．Improvetheirpublicmanners D．StopwastingF18、Thereareover800boarding(寄宿)schoolsintheUKwithstudentsfromhomeandforeigncountries.Boardingschoolsstartedhundredsofyearsagointhecountry.Buttheearliestboardingschoolsweresetupforwhite,richboysonly.Nowbothboysandgirlscangotoboardingschoolsfromtheageof7to18.IntheUK,boardingschoolshavethreetermsinaschoolyear,withabout13weeksineachterm.Studentsstudyandlivetogether.Theycan’tgooutsideiftheyarenotallowedto.Insomeschools,eachstudenthashisorhersubjectplan.Besidestheusualclassroomsandlaboratories,theboardingschoolshavelotsofotherfacilitiesfortheirstudents,includingmusicrooms,boats,swimmingpools,cinemasandtheatres.Mostboardingschoolshavea“lightout”time.Sowhenit’stimetogotobed,allthelightsinthebedroomsareturnedoff.Therearehouse-masterstotakecareofstudentsallthetime,especiallyafterschoolhours.Nearlyallstudentsatboardingschoolswearaschooluniform.Boysusuallywearashirtandatie,andgirlswearawhiteblouse,sometimesalsoatieandaskirt.Asstudentsgetolder,therulesbecomelessstrict.IntheUK,boardingschoolsprovidestudentswithdeliciousfood.TheycanchoosetohaveafullEnglishbreakfastorsimplybread.Forlunchandsupper,theycanchooseamealwithorwithoutmeat.Andthereisalwaysself-serviceforsaladanddessert.Studentscanalsomakethemselvessomethingtoeatatanytimeinakitchen,ordrinkteaorhaveasnackbetweenmeals.1．WhowereallowedtogototheearliestboardingschoolsintheUK?A.Boysandgirlsagedfrom7to18.B．Onlywhitegirlsfromrichfamilies.C.Onlywhiteboysfromrichfamilies.D．Everyone.2．Howlongiseachtermintheboardingschools?A.Foraboutthreemonths.B．Forthirty-nineweeks.C．Forhalfayear.D．Foraboutayear.3．Theunderlinedword“facilities”means_____________.A．教师B．设施C．活动D．课程4．WhichofthefollowingisTR