吉林省通化市外国语学校2023-2024学年中考英语模拟精编试卷含答案

吉林省通化市外国语学校2023-2024学年中考英语模拟精编试卷含答案考生请注意：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、Whataboutthesetwocoats,madam?—________ofthemfitsme.Couldyoushowme________one?A．Either;other B．Neither;another C．Neither;else D．Either;another2、Suepractises______theviolinhardandoftengiveswonderfulperformances.A．playB．playedC．toplayD．playing3、—Jim,IpassedtheEnglishexam.—Didyou?________________.A．Goodidea B．Congratulations C．Bestwishes D．Withpleasure4、ItisreportedthatthepopulationofChinasmallerinthepastfewmonths.Theaging(老龄化)isabigproblem.Moreparentsareencouragedtogivebirthtomorebabies.A．became B．willbecome C．havebecome D．hasbecome5、-HowwasyourMayDayholiday?-Justsoso.WedrovetoHangzhouandtriedtofindaplaceforparking,buttheywereall_____.A．takenupB．givenupC．stayedupD．pickedup6、ItisreportedthathalfoftheChina’spopulation__________workingincitiesin2015tomakemoney．A．Are B．is C．was D．were7、Somewildanimalsareindangernow.Weshouldthinkabout______tosavethem.A．whatcanwedo B．whatwecando C．howwecando8、Don’tridetoofast,David._______theriskofanaccident.A．Takeaway B．Writedown C．Thinkabout D．Tryout9、—_______youabletoseetheseafromthiswindow?—Yes,it’speaceful.Somepeopleareswimminginthesea.A．Do B．Are C．Will D．Have10、Samisdoingsome________abouttheancientSilkRoad.A．research B．operations C．exercise D．experimentsⅡ.完形填空11、TheSecretSurpriseItwaslunchtime,BonnieandRuthsattogetherliketheyalwaysdidatschool.RuthandBonniewerebestfriendsandbestfriendsalwayssattogetherforlunch.Theysharedpeanutbutter,jellysandwichesandtheysharedcupcakes,theysharedalmosteverything.Buttodaythingsweredifferent.Bonnielookedsad,andRuthdidnotknowwhy."Whyareyousadtoday,Bonnie?"Ruthasked."Becausemydadlosthisjobyesterday,"shesaid.“Andwemayhavetomove.MymomanddadareveryunhappyandIam1.Whatisgoingtohappentous?"Bonnie'snewsmadeRuthverysadtoo.WhatwouldschoolbelikewithoutBonnie?Whatcouldshedotohelpherfriend?WhenRuthwenthomeshetoldhermomthebad2."WhatcanIdotohelp?"sheasked."I'mnotsure,Ruth,"saidhermomsadly.Ruththoughtandthought.Shethoughtwhilesheatesupperandshethoughtwhileshedidhomework.Sheeventhoughtwhenshe3herteethbeforegoingtobed."WhatcanIdo?"shewondered.ThenextdaywasSaturdayandRuthwokeupveryearly.Shedressedandateaquickbreakfast,thenwenttofindher4TheyalldecidedtoworktogethertohelpBonnie.Theypulledweeds（杂草）,playedwithbabiesandwalkeddogs.TheyevenputonatalentshowinRuth'sbackyard.Allthegrown-upspaidonedollarto5thechildrensinganddanceanddomagictricks.OnSunday,Ruthaskedherfriendstogetherandcountedtheirmoney.Theyhadmadethreehundreddollars!Ruth'smomtookthemtothestoreandtheyboughtfood,soap,papertowels,andallkindsofthingsthatapersonmight6.TheyevenboughtcookiesandcandyforBonnieandherlittlebrother.Whentheyleftthestore,theywenttoBonnie'shouseandeachofthechildren7carriedabagtothedoor.Theyrangthedoorbellandran,giggling（咯咯地笑）alltheway.Theyhadsomuchfunwiththeirsecretsurprise!TheyknewitwouldmakeBonnieveryhappy.Ruthfelthappy,too,becauseshehadhelpedherfriend.Sheknewthesethingsweren'tmuch,andmaybeBonniedidnotneedthem.Allsheneededtodowastoshowherfriendthatshe8.ShethoughtBonniecouldgetthemessageandfelthappy.1．A．confident B．friendly C．scared D．proud2．A．news B．job C．food D．show3．A．treated B．touched C．used D．brushed4．A．parents B．friends C．teachers D．brothers5．A．make B．help C．watch D．notice6．A．have B．need C．like D．accept7．A．quietly B．curiously C．dangerously D．difficultly8．A．agreed B．expected C．admired D．caredⅢ.语法填空12、MelbourneisinAustralia.Itisabeautifulcity1．hugegardens,greatparksandmany2．(amaze)buildings.Manypeoplecametovisititeveryyear.Melbourneisalso3．ancientcityinAustralia.Ithasaninterestinghistoryofmorethan170years.Thefirstpeoplecamein1835,andinthe1850s,gold4．(discover).Becauseofthis,Melbournebecameaveryrichcity.Manynewbuildingswerebuiltatthattime.Andtoday,Melbourneisoneoftheworld’s5．(great)cities.Itisknown6．its7．(beautiful)anditsfamousuniversities.ItisalsoAustralia’stopcityfor8．(sport).Manyofthemareverypopular.Forexample,youngpeoplearemad9．soccerhere.In1956,theOlympicGamescametothiscity,andforthefirsttimetheywereshowedliveonTVaroundtheworld.Melbourneisaniceplaceandyoucanalwayshavegreat10．here.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、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.B14、QiHaoran,aJuniorGradeOnestudentataHighSchoolAttachedtoHarbinInstituteofTechnology,wasquitebusyoverthepastwinterholiday–andnotjustwithhomework.Qi,togetherwith10otherclassmatesmadeavolunteergrouptocallonpeopletojointheCleanYourPlateCampaign（光盘行动）.Thesestudentswenttomanyrestaurantsandtoldpeopletheimportanceofsavingfood.“Excuseme,doyouknowthat950millionpeoplearoundtheworldstillhaven’tgotenoughtoeat?Pleasedon’twastefood.”Theywouldsaythiskindofthinghundredsoftimeseveryday.TheCleanYourPlateCampaignbeganontheInternetinJanuary.Itcallsonpeopletoreducefoodwaste.Chinainrecentyearshasexperiencedseriousproblemswithwastedfood.CCTVreportedinJanuarythatthefoodChinesepeoplewasteeveryyearisenoughtofeed200millionpeopleforayear.Chinesepeoplearewell-knownforbeinghospitable（好客的）andgenerous.Manyevenfeelthattheylosefaceiftheirguestshaveeatenallthefood.Luckily,thecampaignhasgotalotofsupport.InarestaurantinXinjiang,theownergivestheguestswhohaveeatenupallthattheyorderedasticker.Peoplecanenjoyafreemealwhentheyhave10stickers.Morethan750restaurantsinBeijinghavebeguntooffersmallerdishesandencouragetheirgueststotakeleftovershome.Toreducefoodwasteisabigtask,anditneedstime.It’simportantthateveryonedoestheirbit,justlikeQi.Didyoufinishyourmealstoday?1．TheCleanYourPlateCampaignstarted__________inJanuary.A．inabigrestaurantB．inaCCTVprogrammeC．inahighschoolD．ontheInternet2．TherestaurantownerinXinjiang__________tosupportthecampaign.A．gavetheguestsastickeriftheyateupthefoodB．offeredtheguests10stickersiftheyorderedalotC．offeredsmallerdishestotheguestsD．encouragedcustomerstotakeleftovershome3．Youcanprobablyreadthispassage_________.A．inasciencebookB．inanewspaperC．inatouristguideD．inanadvertisemenC15、Whattimeofdayareyouquicktothinkoract?Areyoumoreofamorningperson?Ordoesyourbrainneedafewhourstogetgoing?Alotofresearchsuggeststhatweshouldpayattentiontoourbodyclock.Itcantelluswhattimeofdaywearebestabletoperform,accordingtotheWallStreetJournal.Whenitcomestothehumanbrain,manypeopleworkbestlaterinthemorning.Thisisbecausethebody’stemperaturetakestimetorisethroughtheday.Takingawarmshowerwhenyouwakeupcanhelpspeedthisup.Buteveryone’sbodyclockisdifferent.Morningpeoplewillriseearlyandworkbetterearlyintheday.Eveningpeoplewillwakelaterbuttheirbrainwillworkbettertowardtheendoftheday.Researchshowsthatwe’rebetteratsomeactivitiesatcertaintimesoftheday.Physicalperformanceisatitsbestbetween3pmand6pm,soit’sbettertoexerciselaterintheday.Betweennoonand4pm,peoplearegettingtired.Thisispartlybecauseweareslowtothinkoractaftereatingabigmeal.Researchalsoshowsthatwebecomesleepyaround2pm.Finally,itisbesttoeatduringouractiveperiods.Thisallowsourbodytoburncaloriesbetterandstopsourbloodsugarlevelsfromgettingtoohigh.1．Manypeopleperformbestlaterinthemorningbecause___.A．theycan’tgetupveryearlyB．thebody’stemperatureneedstimetoriseC．theyhavetotakeashowerfirstD．that’swhenthebrainwakesup2．Eveningpeoplehadbetter___.A．riseearlyandworkinthemorningB．riselateandworkinthemorningC．wakelaterandworkbetterintheeveningD．wakelaterandworkaftermidnight3．Accordingtotheresearch,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．It’sbettertodoexerciseintheafternoon.B．Weperformbetteraftereatingabigmeal.C．Sleepingat2pmisnotgoodforourhealth.D．Ourbodyburnscaloriesbetteratnight.4．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthestory?A．ResearchabouttimeB．ThebesttimetodothingsC．BrainperformanceD．DifferentperiodsofadayD16、Twogirls,oneolderandtheotheryounger,becameclosefriendsasaresultofthesamemisfortunetheymetwith--afiremadethemlosetheirhomesandtheirmothers.Bothofthemweredisfiguredandhadseveraloperationsontheirfaces,yettheysaidtheywerefortunateenoughtobealive.GirlA(theolderone),returningfromthehospital’sICUtoherbed,wasscaredandalmostpassedoutatthefirstlookinglikeaghost,asshesawherselfreflectedbythestainlesssteelrailingsaroundherbed.Shesaid,”Imetaghostontherailing.Howhorrible!Iwasreallyterrified,butIdidn’tcollapse(崩溃)completely.Whenisitthatonefeelsgratefulforhisorhersurvival?Itmustbenowlikethis.Thankgoodness!Iamstillalive.”ThefirstphonecallthatGirlAgavetoGirlB(theyoungerone)raisedaquestion:“DoyouknowwhyIamsoglad?”Shegavetheanswerwithoutwaitingforareply,“BecausewhenIgotholdofaloop(吊圈)onabarinthebustomakemyselfstandlikeothers,IfeltveryhappythatIhadapairofhands.”GirlB’swordswerealsoverymoving.Shereplied,“Hey,youknow,don’tbesurprisedbywhatI’mgoingtosay.Itwastrue.Letmeaskyoufirst.DoIlookpretty?No,ofcoursenot.Butbefore11yearsoldIwaspretty.Ihassnow-whiteskin,bigeyesandaroundface.Iwasalsoawildkid.IthinkI’dgrowupnaughtyifIwasnotproperlyeducated.Iwouldfallinlovewithotherboysandbecomeabadgirl,ifIhadn’tmetthedisaster.Idislikedgoingtoschool.I’dpreferplayingalldaylong.Iftherewerenotsuchafire,Iwouldn’thavehadchancesofmeetingsomanykindstrangersthathelpmetorealizehowwonderfullifeis.Iftherewerenotsuchanaccident,Iwouldgrowintoabeautifullady.ButnowIammoreconsiderate,grateful,hard-workingandindependentofothers.SuchapersonasIamtodaywillalwaysbeprettyallmylife.”Weneverknowwhatiswaitingforusahead.Yet,westillhavetherighttochooseapositiveattitudetofaceit.1．Theunderlinedword“disfigured”inParagraph1means?A．厌恶的 B．毁容的 C．残疾的 D．颓废的2．WhydidGirlAalmostpassoutwhenseeingherself?A．Becauseshecouldn’tacceptthechangesonherfaceB．BecauseshewastoosadaboutthedeathofhermotherC．Becauseheroperationwassuccessfulandshefelttooexcited.D．Becauseshewastooweaktokeepawakeaftertheoperation.3．WhichofthefollowingstatementisTRUE?A．Theoldergirlgaveuphopecompletelyinthehospital.B．Theyoungergirlfelthappywhenholdingtheloopinthebus.C．Theyoungergirlwantedtoplayalldaylongafterthedisaster.D．Thetwogirlsdidn’tgiveuptheirbeliefinlifeandstillfeltgrateful.4．Inwhatorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplaceinthestory?a.Twogirlstalkedonthetelephone.b.Aterriblefirehappened.c.Theyoungergirlhatedgoingtoschool.d.Thetwogirl’smothersdied.e.Theoldergirlhadanoperationonherface.A．b-d-e-c-a B．b-d-a-c-e. C．c-b-d-e-a D．c-b-d-a-e5．What’sthebesttitleofthestory?A．AterribleFire B．TwoTerrifiedGirlsC．RisefromtheFire D．AnEncouragingConversationE17、Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntobehad.Butourparentsprobablyadviseustofindajobtomakesomepocketmoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhadapaperround:deliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes.IthenturnedtoaSaturdayjobinasupermarket:puttingthethingsontheshelvesinorderandworkingatthecheckout.TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrentakeuppart-timejobs.It'satasteofindependence.Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandaboutmanagingyourmoney.So,that'snobadthing!SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingonaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbe

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toapersonlater.A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatemployer's（雇主）organizationscriticizedyoungadultsbecausetheywereill-preparedforfulltimework.Andtheywereprovednothavingtakenpart-timeworkatschoolage.However,arecentreporthasshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenby20%inthepastfiveyears.So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowmoreafraidofhardwork?Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthatyoungpeoplethinkgoingouttoworkwillinfluencetheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresultsandagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat"Properpart-timeworkisagoodwaytohelpyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives."It'sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.Manyyoungpeopleactuallywanttoworkbecauseitgivesthemasenseoffreedom.One13-year-oldgirlcalledRachel,whohasaSaturdayjobinashop,toldtheBBCthat"IenjoymyjobbecauseI'mmakingmoneyandithelpsmyconfidencespeakingtopeopleandsocializingwithpeopleIworkwith."ThatseemslikesomethingworthgettingupforonaSaturdaymorning.Didyoudoapart-timejobwhenyouwereatschool?1．Accordingtothepassage,teenagersprobablyprefer

ontheweekend.A．doinghomeworktohavingfunwithfriendsB．playingsportsoutsidetodoinghomeworkathomeC．havingfunwiththeirparentstoplayingsportsoutsideD．playingsportstodeliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes2．Whatdoestheword"detrimental"inParagraph3probablymean?A．Harmful. B．Impossible. C．Important. D．Worthy.3．Accordingtothepassage,GeoffBartonprobablyagreesthat

.A．Teenagersliketakingpart-timejobsmorethanfull-timejobs.B．doingpart-timejobsismoreimportantthanstudyingandresting.C．takinguppart-timejobsbenefitsteenagers'futureworkinglives.D．teenagersareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodgrades.4．What'sthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheschoolchildrenB．ToCriticizeschoolchildrenareoutofcontrolC．Toshowschoolchildrendislikepart-timejobsD．Toencourageschoolchildrentotakepart-timejobsF18、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的三个选项（A、B和C）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Therewasaterribleearthquake.Whentherescuers(救援者)reachedoneyoungwoman’shouse,theysawher____body.Shewaskneelinglikeapersonwhowasworshipping(拜神).Herbodywasleaningforward(前倾)____hertwohandsweresupportinganobject.Thefalling____hadbrokenherback.Thecoldbodytoldthemthatshehad_____Therescuersleftthishouseandwentontosearchthenextbuilding.Withasecondthought,theteamleaderwent____tothehouse.Again,hekneltdownandusedhishandtosearchthelittlespace____thedeadbody.Suddenly,hecried:“Achild!Thereisachild!”Thewholeteamworkedtogether.Carefully,theyremovedthepilesofruined(毁坏的)objectsaroundthedeadwoman.Therewasa____littleboywrappedinablanketunderhismother’sdeadbody.Obviously(明显地),whenthehousewasfalling,thewomanhadusedherbodyto____herson.Whenadoctoropenedtheblanketto____theboy,hesawacellphoneinside.Therewasa____onthescreenanditread:“Dearbaby,ifyoulive,alwaysrememberthatIloveyou.”1．A．alive