2023-2024学年湖北襄阳老河口四中学中考五模英语试题含答案

2023-2024学年湖北襄阳老河口四中学中考五模英语试题含答案注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—what'sthematterwithEric?—Hehurthimself________playingsoccer.A．clearly B．happily C．badly D．quietly2、Istillrememberthetime________wespenttogetherhappily.A．onwhich B．when C．that D．what3、IwilltrytodowhatIcando,butIcan’t________anything.A．promise B．plan C．prepare D．protect4、Thetwopictureslookthesametome.It’shardto_____onefromtheother.A．speak B．say C．talk D．tell5、BritishEnglishisoneofthemostwell-knownkindsofEnglish.,evenintheUK,noteveryonespeaksEnglishthesame.A．Similarly B．Otherwise C．Especially D．However6、Wewerelookingforwardtoseeingthethreefilmstarsintoday’sconcert,buttoourgreatdisappointment,onlyone________.A．grewup B．showedup C．wokeup7、Rio2016Olympicswill__________16daysfromAugust5thtoAugust21st.A．last B．continue C．count D．keep8、Becauseofhismistakeswhendealingwiththeelectricityproblems,lastFridayhewasbythecompany.A．gotoff B．tookoff C．kickedoff9、—wonderfulsoccerplayerRomeluLukaku（卢卡库）is！—Yes，heisreallygreat!A．How B．What C．Howa D．Whata10、--Whichcitywouldyouliketogotospendyourweekend,ZhengzhouorKaifeng?--IwillchooseXinyangtovisittheMuseumofRevolutionaryBase.A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．NoneⅡ.完形填空11、Prana,ourbeautifuldog,isn’twithusanymore.Shediedseveralyearsago.Butwhilesharingourhome,shebroughtsomuchjoyandloveintoourlivesthatwestill1her.ItwasanautumndayinMinnesota,US.Wewere2byabigsnowfallforwhichnoonewasprepared.Wehavetwo3treesinourbackyard.Pranalovedapples.Whenshewentoutside,she’dcatchanappleandsneak(偷偷地放)itintothe4.Theappleshadbeenonthegroundandwereoftenmuddy(沾满泥的).SoIwasn’talways5thatPranahadbroughtthemintothehouse.Everytime,shewouldturnherheadsoIwouldn’tseeherhidden6.Itwasourlittlegame.Oneyear,itsnowedearlierthanusual.Pranawentoutside.Inoticedthatshewasmadlydiggingholesandbringingtheapplestothe7sotheycouldbeseenabovethesnow.Sheseemedbusydiggingupasmanyapplesaspossibleduringheryardtime.Iwondered8shewasdoingthis.WhenIcalledherbackintothehouse,shehadherusualoneappleinhermouth.Aboutfiveminuteslater,Ilookedoutside.Theyardwasfullofbirds.Pranahad9allthoseapplesforherbirdandsquirrelfriendstoeat.Sheknewthattheydidn’thaveenoughfoodto10suchanearlywinter!AsIsawthisbeautifulact,tearsfilledmyeyes.Pranataughtushowtolivelifewithlove.1．A．think B．recognize C．know D．miss2．A．beaten B．hit C．carried D．buried3．A．pear B．apple C．banana D．strawberry4．A．house B．backyard C．car D．hole5．A．angry B．surprised C．happy D．doubtful6．A．pleasure B．treasure C．pressure D．measure7．A．front B．surface C．hole D．yard8．A．what B．why C．when D．where9．A．coveredup B．dugup C．usedup D．eatenup10．A．seethrough B．workthrough C．getthrough D．walkthroughⅢ.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、SirStevenRedgrave—Winnerof5OlympicGoldMedals“In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes(糖尿病),believingtheprofession(职业)trainedforthewholeofmylifeended,Ifeltverysorry.ThenoneofmyfriendssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptraining.Thatwasit—theencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelievedinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.”KarenPickering—SwimmingWorldChampion(冠军)“Iswim4hoursaday,6daysaweek.Imanagethatamount（总数）ofworkbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’tfollowaprofessioninanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organized.Makealistofwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourself,writedownyourgoalsfortheday,howeversmalltheyare,andyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.”KristenStewart—Actress“Whenthingsaregettinghard,avoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachieveanything.Then,thereareotherdistractions,suchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistogivemostofyourattentiontoonething.WhenIfeelnervous,ithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’,‘peace’,eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandimprovesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitandisapowerfulpsychological(心理学的)tool.”1．Theunderlinedword“distractions”probablymeans________.A．goodhabitsB．thingsthatmakeonetiredC．wordstoenjoyD．thingsthatturnone’sattentionaway2．Thesamecharacterofthethreepeopleis________.A．humourB．happinessC．self-confidenceD．wisdom3．Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.A．HealthandFoodB．HowtoBeaWinnerC．DifficultiesandHabitsD．BeaSportsmaB14、Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B．C．tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thelefthandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleftsideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene(基因)forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.1．Whatdidthescientistsfindafterstudyingworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesinhistory?A．Theartbeganfrom1,500B．C．B．Theworksofartendedinthe1950s.C．Mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareright-handed.D．Mostpeopleshownintheworksofartareleft-handed.2．Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?A．About10%-15%. B．About50%.C．About40%. D．Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.3．Whatisthelefthandformostpeopleusedtodo?A．It’susedtoworkwiththings.B．It’susedtofindorholdthings.C．It’susedtomakeaperson’seyesworktogether.D．It’sthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.4．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Left-handednessisclevererthanright-handedness.B．Todaychildrenarenotmadetousetheirrighthandsonly.C．Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handed.D．Scientiststhinktheremustbesomereasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.5．ThebestTITLEforthispassageis_______.A．Scientists’NewInventions B．Left-handedPeopleC．HowBrainsControlHands D．WhichHandC15、Here'soneverysimplebutlifechangingadvicethatIfirstheardfromBrianTracy.CutdownontheTVatnightbyjustonehour.Instead,usethathourtoreadbooksthatcouldimproveyourlife.Ifyou'reasalesman,googleforthebestandmostusefulbooksonimprovingyoursales.Thisapplies(适用)toallfields,notjustthework-related(与工作相关的)ones.Maybeyouwanttoimproveyourhealth,becomeamoreenergeticperson.Ormaybeyouwanttoimproveyourstudy,yourrelationsorperhapsdosomepersonaldevelopment.Onehouradayisnotmuch.Butifyoureadforonehouradayonweekdays,that'sabout260hoursayear.That'salargenumberofbooksandalotofusefuladvice.Ifyoufollowtheideas,whoknowswhatgreatthingsandfeelingscouldcomeintoyourlife.Also,allthatinformationandadvicewillstarttoopenupyourmind.Youwillstarttoseemorechancesinyourlife.Now,youmightthinksomethinglikethis:1.Ireallydon'thavethemoney...Answer:Visityourpubliclibraryorsearchthedatabase(数据库).Orlookforbooksthatareusedinplaceslike.2.Ireallydon'thavethetime...Answer:Buyaudiobooksandlistentotheminthecarwhiledrivingtoandfromwork.OrcopythemtoyourMP3-playerandlistenwhileridingyourbike/bustoworkorschool.RecentlysellingaudiobooksthroughMP3-downloadshasbecomepopular...ShutofftheTValittleearlierandstartreading.1．WhatisBrianTracy’slifechangingadviceabout？A．WatchingTV.B．ListeningtoMP3.C．Surfingtheinternet.D．Readinghelpfulbooks.2．Ifyou’dliketoimproveyourwork,youshould_______accordingtothewriter.A．readwork-relatedbooksB．becomemoreenergeticC．improveyourstudyD．improveyourrelations3．WhichisNOTtrueaboutreadinganhouraday？A．Itwillopenupyourmind.B．Youwillhaveabout260hoursayeartoread.C．Youwillreadlotsofbooksandgetmuchusefuladvice.D．Itwillprobablybringgreatthingsandfeelingsintoyourlife.4．Whatshouldyoudoifyoureallydon'thavethemoneytoread?A．Tobuysomebooksfrom.B．TodownloadMP3free.C．Tovisitthepubliclibrary.D．Toborrowaudiobooksandlistentothem.5．Whatisthewriter’sideaaboutaudiobooks?A．Theyaremoreuseful.B．Listeningtoaudiobooksiseasierthanreadingbooks.C．It’sdangeroustolistentoaudiobookswhiledrivingorriding.D．Audiobooksareagoodsolutiontotheproblemofhavingnotimetoread.D16、Haveyoueverheardyourownvoice?“Ofcourse,”yousay.Hasanyoneelseeverheardyourvoice?Againyousay,“Ofcourse.”Butthat’snotquitetrue.Nobodyelsehaseverheardyourvoice—thewayyouhearit.Whenyoutalk,yousetupsoundwaves(声波).Theairoutsideyourheadcarriesthesoundwavestoyourouterears.But,ofcourse,thesoundofyourvoicebeginsinsideyourhead.Thebones(骨头)ofyourheadpickupthesoundwaves,too.Theycarrythesoundwavesstraighttoyourinner(里面的)ears.Yougetthesoundfromtheoutsideandtheinsidetoo.Otherpeoplegetjustthesoundwavesfromtheoutside.That’swhytheydon’thearyourvoicethewayyoudo.1．Thesoundofyourvoicebegins________.A．insideyourheadB．outsideyourheadC．inyourinnerearsD．inyourouterears2．Whenyoutalk,otherpeoplehearyourvoice_______.A．throughthebonesofyourheadB．fromtheoutsideC．fromtheinsideD．alloftheabove3．Thephrase“pickup”heremeans________.A．toraiseB．togetC．tochooseD．topull4．Thepassageismainlyabout_________.A．wavesintheairB．thewayyouhearyourownvoiceC．voicegetsaroundfarandwideD．thedifferentwaysyouandothershearyourvoiceE17、Youprobablyknowmanyofthethingsthatyoucandowiththehundredsofdifferentmusclesinyourbody.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouthowthemusclesinananimal’sbodyaredifferentfromyours?Ananimal’smusclesaremadetodothethingsthataremostimportantforitslife.Lionsarehunters.Theydependontheirabilitytocatchotheranimals.Lionsmustbefastinordertocatchtheirprey(猎物).Thepowerfulmusclesintheirbacklegsallowthemtorunatspeedsofmorethan30milesperhour.Theycanalsojumpadistanceofmorethan35feet.Thestrongmusclesintheirfrontlegshelpthemcatchtheirprey.Snakesalsousetheirmusclesforhuntingpreyandformovement,buttheirmusclesworkinverydifferentwaysthanlions’do.Becausesnakesdonothaveanylegs,theyusetheirmusclestopushagainstthegroundorotherobjectstomovethemselvesforward.Theirmusclesalsoallowthemtoeatthingsthatseemmuchtoolarge.Forexample,asnakemayeataneggthatislargerthanthewidthofitsbody.Howdoesthishappen?Thesnake’sstrongneckmusclesworktogethertopushtheeggdownthemouth.Theelephant’slongnosehasalotofmuscles.Scientistsbelievethatthenosealonehasmorethan100,000muscles!Thisisbecausetheelephantusesitsnosemuchinthesamewaythatpeopleusetheirhandsandfingers.Eventhoughthenoseislarge,itcanperformsurprisinglytasks.Forexample,anelephantcanpickupasmallleaffromtheground.Thenosecanalsobeapowerfultool.Anelephantcanuseitsnosetopickupatreebyitsrootsoreventoliftababyelephant.Thegreatmusclesoftheseanimalsseemprettyunbelievable.Butthemusclesinyourbodyworkexactlythewayyouneedthemto.Afterall,itmightbefuntobeabletojumpadistanceof30feet,butasahumanbeing,thereisjustnotmuchneedforit.1．Theunderlinedword“hunters”inParagraph2meanspersonsoranimalsthat.A．keepanimalsforfun B．raiseanimalsformeatC．catchanimalsforfood D．runafteranimalsforexercise2．AllthefollowingaretalkedaboutinthepassageEXCEPT.A．Anelephant’snoseisstrongenoughtopickupatreebyitsroots.B．Thestrongmusclesinthebacklegshelplionscatchtheirprey.C．Snakescan’tmovethemselvesforwardwithouttheirmuscles.D．Musclesinananimal’sbodyaredifferentfromahuman’s.3．Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesthemusclesinyourbodydifferentfromananimal’s?A．Theexercise. B．Yourparents. C．Theenvironment. D．Yourneeds.4．Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructure(结构)ofthepassage?(P=Paragraph)A． B．C． D．F18、(AnexcerptofAfterTwentyYears)Therewasnowacoldrainfallingandthewindwasstronger.Thefewpeoplewalkingalongthatstreetwerehurrying,tryingtokeepwarm.Atthedooroftheshopstoodthemanwhohadcomeathousandmilestomeetafriend,JimmyWells.Twentyyearsago,theyagreedtomeetheretonight.Suchameetingcouldnotbecertain.Buthewaited.Abouttwentyminuteshewaited,andthenatallmaninalongcoatcamehurryingacrossthestreet.Hewentdirectlytothewaitingman.“Isthatyou,Bob?”heasked,doubtfully.“Isthatyou,JimmyWells?”criedBob.ThenewmantookBob’shandsinhis.“It’sBob!Itsurelyis.IwascertainIwouldfindyouhereifyouwerestillalive.Twentyyearsisalongtime.Theoldrestaurantisgone,Bob.Iwishitwerehere,sothatwecouldhaveanotherdinnerinit.HastheWestbeengoodtoyou?”“ItgavemeeverythingIaskedfor.You’vechanged,Jimmy.Ineverthoughtyouweresotall.”“Oh,IgrewalittleafterIwastwenty.”“AreyoudoingwellinNewYork,Jimmy?”“Wellenough.Iworkforthecity.Comeon,Bob.We’llgotoaplaceIknow,andhaveagoodlongtalkaboutoldtimes.”Thetwomenstartedalongthestreet,arminarm.Bob,themanfromtheWest,wasbeginningtotellthestoryofhislife.Theother,withhiscoatuptohisears,listenedwithinterest.Atthecornerstoodashopbrightwithelectriclights.Whentheycamenear,eachturnedtolookattheother’sface.ThemanfromtheWeststoppedsuddenlyandpulledhisarmaway.“You’renotJimmyWells,”hesaid.“Twentyyearsisalongtime,butnotlongenoughtochangetheshapeofaman’snose.”“Itsometimeschangesagoodmanintoabadone,”saidthetallman.“You’vebeenunderarrestfortenminutes,Bob.ChicagopolicementhoughtyoumightbecomingtoNewYork.Theytoldustowatchforyou.Areyoucomingwithmequietly?That’swise.ButfirsthereissomethingIwasaskedtogiveyou.Youmayreadithereatthewindow.It’sfromapolicemannamedWells.”1．Wheredidthestoryhappen?A．InNewYork.B．InChicago.C．IntheWest.D．Inarestaurant.2．HowdidBobfindoutthatthenewmanwasn’thisrealfriend?A．Fromhisheightandhisvoice.B．Fromtheshapeofhisnose.C．Fromtheirtalkingaboutoldtimes.D．Fromtheirmeetingplace.3．Inwhichorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplace?a.Bobfoundouthisnewmanwasn’thisfriend.b.ThetallmangaveBobanotefromWells.c.Bobwaitedatthedoorofashop.d.TheyhadatalkaboutBob’slifeintheWest.e.Thenewmancametomeethim.A．c-e-d-a-b.B．e-b-c-a-d.C．c-d-a-e-b.D．e-c-a-b-d.4．Accordingtothepassage,weknow____________.A．thetallmanwasBob’soldfriendB．thetwomenhaddinnerinarestaurantC．JimmycametoChicagotomeetBobD．BobwasacriminalwantedinChicago5．Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthestory?A．Timemaychangeago