2023-2024学年湖北省黄石市第八中学中考五模英语试题含答案

2023-2024学年湖北省黄石市第八中学中考五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、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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、---______willwearriveattheairport?---Intwohours.A．Howoften B．Howlong C．Howfar D．Howsoon2、---Couldyoutellmeinthepast?---Yes.Greatchangeshavetakenplaceinourcity.Thesepicturescanshowyou.A．whatourcitylookedlikeB．howourcitylookedlikeC．whatwasourcitylike3、Grade9studentsareusually________bytheirparentstoworkhardertoenteratopseniorhighschool.A．allowed B．expected C．hoped D．suggested4、—DidyouseeTomyesterday?—No,Ihimforalongtime.A．didn’tsee B．hasn’tseen C．saw D．haven’tseen5、—AllthepeopleinZhenjiangneedtoworktogethertomakeourcitymorebeautiful.—That’sit..A．Manyhandsmakelightwork B．PracticemakesperfectC．WheninRome,doastheRomansdo D．Afriendinneedisafriendindeed6、Theycheereduson__________andwefeltmoreconfidenttowinthegame.A．angrily B．loudly C．suddenly D．slowly7、—ThereisachessmatchbetweenaChineseplayerandAlphaGo（阿尔法）.—It’sveryamazing.Playing_____chessisusually________one-to-onegame.A．/；a B．the;a C．/；an D．a;the8、WhenIwasyourage,Ialotofhouseworktodoafterschool.A．willhave B．amhaving C．have D．had9、—I’vetriedtoremovethese________inthecarpetbutitwon’tgoaway.Canyouhelpme?--Youcantrythisheavy-dutycleanser.Ithinkitwillwork.A．gradesB．pointsC．signsD．marks10、---Doyouknowwhatmovie_________atTownCinemaat7pmthisevening?---TheTakingofTigerMountain.It’saboutaherocalledYangZirong.A．isshownB．wasshownB．hasshownD．willshowⅡ.完形填空11、Inafarawaycountry,thereweretwocarpenters(木匠)whowerebothsogoodattheirjobthatnoonecouldtellwhowasbetter.Oneday,thecountry'skingthoughtofawayto1whichonewasbetter.Hewouldhavethemcompeteagainsteachotherinacontest.Thecarpentersweregiventhreedaystocarve(雕刻)awooden2.Whoevercarvedthemostlifelikeonewouldbethewinner.Thefirstcarpentercarvedafinemousewithlifelikefeature.Thesecondcarpenter'smouse,however,lookedquite3.Infact,ithardlyevenlookedlikeamouseatall.Thekingandhisministers(大臣)4thatthefirstcarpenterwasthewinner.Thesecondcarpentersaid,“Thisjudgmentis5.Weshouldaskacatwhichmouselooksthemostrealistic.Catscanrecognizemicemuchbetterthan6,afterall.”Thekingthoughtthiswasa7idea.Heorderedhisministerstocatchseveralcatsandbringthemto8thecarpenters’mice.9,allofthecatsweremoreattractedtothesecondcarpenter'smouse.Thekingaskedthesecondcarpenter,“Howdidyoumakethecatsbelievethatyourmouselookedmorereal?”Thecarpentersaid,“YourMajesty,ifyoulookclosely,youcanseethatIcarvedamouseholdingafishbone!Thecatscarenotabouthowrealitlooks,buthow10itmighttaste."1．A．findout B．lookout C．takeout D．comeout2．A．cat B．dog C．mouse D．bird3．A．beautiful B．wonderful C．cruel D．rough4．A．wondered B．agreed C．pronounced D．noticed5．A．unclear B．unfair C．unusual D．unreal6．A．theking B．hisministers C．humans D．thecarpenters7．A．reasonable B．dangerous C．boring D．different8．A．search B．kill C．play D．judge9．A．Carefully B．Hopefully C．Surprisingly D．Thankfully10．A．delicious B．interesting C．popular D．specialⅢ.语法填空12、Thefirstthingpeoplenoticeaboutotherpeopleisthewaytheylook.Ifyoulookclean,people1．(feel)asifyouareahard-workingperson.Anicelookshowsthatyouvalue2．(you).Anicelookdoesn’tmeanyouhavetospendalotofmoney3．clothesoraccessories(配饰).Someonecanlookuncomfortablein4．expensivesuitiftheydon’tbrushtheirhairorcleantheirclothes.Someoneelsecanseemtobegood-lookinginanoldshirtandpantsthathasbeencleaned.Besides,it’salsoimportant5．(consider)ifyourlookissuitableforthesituation.Youmaylooklovelyinyourpartyclothesorfeel6．(confidence)inyourbusinesssuit,7．thesewouldlookoutofstyleinamorecasual(随便的)situationsuchasatapicnicoratthemovies.It’simportanttobecomfortablein8．you’rewearing,butyoualsoneedtofitinwithwhatotherpeoplewillbewearing.Wearsuitsfor9．youandthesituationbest:jeansandT-shirtsarefineforfriendsand10．(movie);aniceshirtandpantsaremoresuitableforwork.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、"Iwillthinkofit．"Itiseasytosaythis,butdoyouknowwhatgreatthingshavecomefromthinking?Thoughwecannotsee,orhear,orfeelourthoughts,theyhavegreatpower(力量)!IsaacNewtonwasseatedinhisgardenonasummereveningwhenhesawanapplefallfromatree．Hebegantothink,andtriedtofindoutwhytheapplefell．Thenhediscoveredhowtheearth,sun,moon,andstarsarekeptintheirplaces．JamesFergusononcesawtheinsideofhisfather'swatch,andhewondered,"WhyshouldInotmakeawatch?"Thissethimthinkinganditledtoawoodenclockwhichkeptgoodtime．WaltDisney,thefamousAmericanfilm-maker,wasoftenthinkingofnewideas．Oneday,whenhewasinameeting,hesuddenlystoppedtalking,deepinthought．Helookedandlookedataplacehighupintheroom．Thiscontinuedforalongtime,andthenhegotanideaforanewcartoon．Ideascomeatanytime,andtheimportantthingistothink．Whenyoumeetwithanydifficulty,don'tloseheart．Trytothinkofitbeforeaskingsomeonetohelpyou．Thinkandbythinkingyouwilllearnhowtothinkcreatively．1．Newtonwantedtofindout________．A．whentheapplehithimB．whytheapplefellC．whomadetheapplefallD．wheretheapplefell2．Whomadeawoodenclock?A．IsaacNewton．B．WaltDisney．C．JamesFerguson．D．James'father．3．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?A．B．C．DB14、Thedodowasagroundnesting(筑巢),flightlessbird.Anadultdodocouldgrowtoaheightofaboutameterandweighbetween45-50pounds.ThenaturalhabitatofthiskindofbirdlayintheforestofMauritius.Seed(种子)andfruitsthatwerefoundintheforestwerethemainfoodofthedodobirds.Astheycouldeasilygetthefoodtheyrequiredintheforest,theydidn’tneedtofly.Astimewentby,theyfinallylosttheabilitytofly.Itturnedouttobeamajordisadvantagefordodos,astheywereleftwithnoabilitytoprotectthemselvesagainsthumanbeings’attacksintheirnaturalhabitat,whichdrovethiskindofbirdtoextinction(灭绝).Theextinctionofthedodostartedin1505,whenPortuguesesailorssettheirfootontheIslandofMauritius.Beforethis,thedododidn’tfaceanydanger.Peoplebegantohuntthem.Itwasnotlongbeforeanimals,likecats,pigsandmonkeys,werealsointroducedtotheislandbyhumans.Whenshipsarrived,theratsontheseshipscameontotheland.Thoughtheseanimalswerenotabletoattackhugedodos,itwaseasyforthemtoattackdodos’nestsontheground.Theseanimalscontinuedtofeedondodoeggs.Thedodobecamearelatively(相对地)rarebirdinMauritiusatthebeginningofthe17thcentury,andbecameextinctintheend.Thelastreportedsightingofadodowasin1681.1．Whydidthedodoloseitsabilitytofly?A．Becauseitlikedwalkingontheground.B．Becauseithadnoenemiesintheforest.C．Becauseitwastoobigtofly.D．Becauseitdidn’tneedtoflytolookforfood.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Humanshuntedfordodosformoney.B．Dodos’nestingplaceswereattackedbyhumanbeings.C．Thedodobecameextinctbecauseofhumanactivity.D．Otheranimalsontheislandlivedmainlyondodos’meat.3．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Theextinctionofthedodo.B．Theappearanceofthedodo.C．Theactionstakentoprotectthedodo.D．ThepunishmentforhuntingthedodoC15、“Farmtotable”isthenameofanactivitythatencouragespeopletoeatlocallygrownfood.Thereisalsoagroupthatbrings“tabletofarm”.ThistravelinggroupiscalledOutstandingintheField.Itsaimistoconnectpeopletothelandandtocreateakindofrestaurantwithoutwalls.JimDenevangottheideaforthiskindoffoodservicetenyearsago.JimDenevan’sbrotherisafarmerandhehimselfisaformerchef.Hethoughttheideaofamealservedrightatthefarmmadesense,thoughnoteveryoneagreed.“ButIwantedtomaketheideawork,soIdecidedtocrossthecountry—IwentallthewayacrosstheUnitedStatesandsetthetableinfarmsandranchesandonbeaches,andalltheplaceswherefoodcomesfrom.”HerecentlypreparedtablesformorethanahundredpeopleatBriarsFarmsteadinVirginia.Heandhiseight-membercrewarrivedthenightbefore.Chefsfromalocalrestaurantpreparedthedinner.MattSzechenyiandhisfamilyoperateBriarsFarmstead.Hesaid“Thistypeofeventconnectsuswithalotofenthusiasticpeople,peoplethatwill—wecanformrelationshipswithinthefuture.Andthistypeofsmallfarmbusinessthrivesonrelationships.”Guestsbringtheirownplatestothemeal.Whentheyarrive,thefarmershowsthemaround.“Thesearefree-rangechickens.Wewantthemtoeatasmuchpastureaspossiblebecausethat’sthemagic.”Thetourofthefarmendsatthedinnertable.Themeatsinthisfive-coursemealcomefromMattSzechenyi’sfarm.Thevegetablesandotheringredientscomefromnearbyfarms.Guestsandlocalfarmerssittogether.AlexBogelcamewithhisfamily.Hesaid“Itisalsoespeciallywonderfultositatatablethisbigwithallthesepeople.Thesenseofcommunityiswonderful.”JimDenevanandhisteamhaveservedalmostthirteenthousandpeople.Heplanstoexpandtheoperation.1．____thinksoftheideaof“farmtotable”.A．MattSzechenyi B．AlexBogelC．JimDenevan D．JimDenevan’sbrother2．What’sJimDenevan’sdreamfor“tabletofarm”business?A．Hehopestobelikedbyeveryguestwhovisitsthespecialfarm.B．Hewantstodoitbetterandbetterandgiveahandtomakepeopleclosertonature.C．Hehopestobuildtotallyfreerestaurantsonthefarm.D．Hewantstocreatemoregamesonthefarmforguests.3．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?A．Thehistoryof“tabletofarm”.B．Specialserviceonafarm.C．Somethingaboutthe“tabletofarm”activitiesD．People’sgreatneedofgreenfoodD16、Foryears,theword“popular'，hasbeendemonized（妖魔化）andmadethesameasmini-skirt-wearing,hair-coloringcheerleadertypeslikeReginaGeorgeinMeanGirls.Today,teachersandparentsinformchildrenthatbeingpopularisirrelevant（不相干的），unnecessaryandasureshortcuttoupset,misery,anddeath.Andsomepeopledescribepopularstudentsastheonesmostlikelytobumoutandendupasnobody,whiletheirlesswell-likedcounterpartsenjoyalifeofwealthandfame.However,theOxfordEnglishDictionarydefines（定义）popularityas:“TheStateorconditionofbeingliked,admired,orsupportedbymanypeople’Thissoundslikealovelything,andisnotrelatedtosuchbehaviorsas“burnbooks”or“three-wayphonecalls"inMeanGirls．Infact,itisatruthwidelyacknowledgedthatyoungpeoplewhofeellikedorsupportedaremorelikelytoobtainimpressiveachievementsthanthosewhofeellonely,unvalued,andirrelevantsocially.Sowhy,then,ispopularitygivensuchabadname?Whyisthisstateofwell-likednesssodemonized?Basically,thehatred(恨)showntowardwhatappearstobeaverypleasantthingiscausedbylackofunderstanding.Whenwe,asviewers,seecharacterssuchasReginaGeorgesonTVandinfilms,werecognizethemtobepopular.Thesecharacters,ifnotexactlyliked,，greatlyadmiredbytheirpeers（同伴）．Ourmistakecomeswhenwetrytounderstandtheircruelandunkindactionsusingthededuction（推论）method.Humansareimperfect,andeventhemostintelligentmindisopentodishonestythroughaverysmallslipinlogic.Unfortunately,thisoccursherewithbrandingresultsWefirstlearnthatacharacterispopular.Sincethisisimportanttotheplot,itisconstantlyemphasized,leadingittobethemostcommonthinginourmindswhenweconsiderthecharacter.Later,weseethatcharacterdosomethingunkind.Thecharacter'smostnoticeablecharacteristic(inourminds)ishis/herpopularity.Andnowthecharacterismeanandunkind.Thischaracterispopular.Therefore,wejumptoaquickconclusion(结论)thatpopularpeoplearemeanandunkind.Thingssuchasimproperbehaviorsandrumor-spreadingareterribleandshouldalwaysbeseeninaveryseriouslight.However,itisimportanttorecognizethatthesearenotthebehaviorsofpopularpeople,butbullies.So,insummary,donotbeafraidtobepopularandhavemanyfriends.Ifyouarekindtoeveryoneandtreatotherswithrespect,therewillbefewwhocancriticizeyou,forbeingwidelylikedisnotacursebutablessing.Justrememberthatbeingpopulardoesgiveyouadegreeofpower,andwithgreatpowercomesalargeelectricitybill!1．Thewritermentionsthedefinitionofpopularityinparagraph2to＿＿．A．bringuphisopinion B．giveanexampleC．cometoaconclusion D．offerhissuggestion2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Beingpopularmightofferashortcuttoalifeofwealth.B．Studentswhofeelsupportedhaveabetterchancetoachievemore.C．Popularstudentsareusuallyfamousbutmeanandunkind.D．Thelesswell-likedpeopleconsiderbeingpopularassomethingbad.3．Paragraph4and5are.mainlyabout＿＿A．theimportanceofbeingadmiredbypeersB．thewaystoclearupsomemisunderstandingC．theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofbeingpopularD．thereasonswhypeopleshowhatredtobeingpopular4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat＿＿·A．cheerleadertypeswillsurelyendupasnobodyB．beingpopularisunnecessaryformoststudentsC．treatingotherswithkindnessisbeneficialtopopularpeopleD．famouspeoplearelikelytomakemistakesandbecriticizedE17、根据表格内容，选择正确答案。Manyyoungpeoplewanttobepopstars．Popstarsarerich．Manypeoplethinktheyareleadingahappyandeasylife．Isthattrue?Theanswerisdefinitelyno．Infact,theyhaveveryhardlives．Theyspendmuchoftheirtimeontravel．Sometimesthetravelisinteresting,butinmosttimeitisboringtopopstars．Thefollowingchartisaday’slifeofapopstar．Feb．l0,2

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1．Thepopstarwentbacktothehotel_________onFeb．10,2．A．onceB．twiceC．threetimesD．fourtimes3．Accordingtothechart,thepopstarwasgoodat_________．A．singingB．dancingC．makingfacesD．playingthepiano4．Thepopstarfelt________aftertheperformance．A．tiredB．excitedC．sadD．bothAandB5．Thebanddid_________intherehearsal(彩排)inthenight’sshow．A．betterintheshowthanB．worseintheshowthanC．intheshowasbadlyasD．notdoaswellasintheshow6．Thispassagemainlytellsusthat_________．A．popstarsarenotrichinfactB．youngpeoplehadbetternotbepopstarsC．therearemanyyoungpeoplewantingtobepopstarsD．popstarsdon’thaveaneasylifeastheyseemtohaveF18、InthemoderworldcomputersandtheInternetaregettingmoreandmorepopular.Mostpeoplethinktheyareveryusefulintheirworkandlives.Thefirstcomputerwasbornin1946.Itwasverybiganditworkedslowly.Todaycomputersaregettingsmallerandsmaller,buttheyworkfasterandfaster.Whatcancomputersdo?Computerscandomanythings.Atthesametime,ourworldisgettingsmallerandsmallerwiththeInternet.TheInternetcameintotheworldabouttwenty-fiveyearslaterthancomputers.Itmakesourliveseasier.IfyouarefarawayinAmerica,youcantalktoyourfamilyontheInternet.Ifyouwanttoreadagoodbook,butyoudon’thavetimetobuyitinthebookstore,youcanreaditontheInternet.Youcanalsoreadnewspaper,dosomeshopping,playgamesandmakefriendsonit.ManystudentsliketheInternetsomuchthattheywouldnotliketodoanythingelse.TheymakefriendsontheInternet,buttheymaynotseethesefriends.Someofthestudentsarecheatedby(受……的欺骗)the“unrealfriends”.BecauseoftheInternet,somestudentscan’tworkhardattheirlessons.Manyofthemcan’tdoaswellasbeforeintheirstudies.Afewofthemhavetoleaveschool.WecanusecomputersandtheInternettolearnmoreabouttheworld.Butpleaseremember,“Notallthingsaregoodforyou.”根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。1．Ourworldisgetting________withtheInternet.A．larger B．smaller C．morebeautiful D．morecolorful2．WhatdoesthewriterthinkofcomputersandtheInternet?A．Theyaregoodforeveryoneandeverything.B．Theyarenotgoodforchildren.C．Theyareveryuseful,butsometimestheyarebadforstudents.D．Theyaregoodforonlyolderpeople.3．WhenwastheInter