广东省河源市东源县重点中学2023-2024学年中考四模英语试题含答案

广东省河源市东源县重点中学2023-2024学年中考四模英语试题含答案注意事项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、Mygrandparentsliveinanoldapartmentwithfloorsandtheyareonthefloor.A．fifth;three B．fifth;third C．five;three D．five;:third2、WhereisJenny?I’mnotsure.She________intheschoollibrary.A．maybe B．mustbe C．maybe D．willbe3、—ShanghaiisthebiggestcityinChina.—Yes.ItisbiggerthaninJiangsu.A．anycity B．alltheothercities C．anyothercity D．othercities4、Mrs.Smithexplainedtheproblemclearly_______allofuscouldunderstandher.A．until B．although C．sothat D．assoonas5、—Mother'sDayiscoming,whatwillyoudoforyourmom,Peter?—Ihavebookedsomeflowersonlineandtheywillarrivetwodays.A．in B．for C．before6、—What?Wecantakebuseswithjustamobile?—Yes.BusesinYangzhoubeganto_____Alipayapp.A．share B．save C．search D．support7、Becauseoftoomuchhomework,neitheryounorJames_______tothecinematoenjoythefantasticmovienamedReadyPlayerOne.A．goes B．doesn’tgo C．don’tgo D．go8、Thoughitisn’tthecitywiththelargestpopulationinAustralia,______isthecapitalcityofthecountry.A．Sydney B．Canberra C．Toronto9、—Sonia,doyouthinkyouaredifferentfromLinda?—Yes.I'm______atdrawingthanher.A．betterB．goodC．wellD．best10、Mygrandfatherlives______ina(an)_______villagebutheneverfeels_________.A．lonely,alone,lonely B．alone,lonely,lonely C．alone,alone,lonely D．lonely,lonely,aloneⅡ.完形填空11、Weareluckytoliveinarichcountrywherewehavemanythings.However,mostofususually1somethings.Electricityisonething2wewastemost.Lights,TVs,3andotherthingsareoftenkeptonevenwhennooneisusingthem.Weshouldturnthemoffwhenwedonotneedthem.It4lessthanasecondtodoit.Anyhow,notwastingelectricitysavemoney,becausewedonothaveto5theelectricitywedonotuse.Thesecondthingthatweoftenwasteiswater.Freshwaterisprecious,6itshouldn’tbewasted.Itisonlyasimplematterofturningoffatap.Iamsure7candothiseasilyifhewantsto.8bigwasteisfood.Mymother9cooksomuchfoodthatmuchofitwasthrownaway.Itoldherwehadwastedsomuch10.ShethoughtIwasrightandnowcookswhatwecaneat.1．A．use B．wash C．waste D．forget.2．A．what B．that C．whose D．who3．A．radios B．apples C．bikes D．doors4．A．brings B．costs C．keeps D．takes5．A．afford B．save C．payfor D．carefor6．A．though B．because C．so D．but7．A．nobody B．something C．everybody D．nothing8．A．Others B．Other C．Another D．Theother9．A．plannedto B．usedto C．wasableto D．wasafraidto10．A．electricity B．water C．food D．moneyⅢ.语法填空12、Alongtimeago,therewasanemperor.Hehadabeautifulgarden.Inthegarden,therewasalittlenightingale(夜莺)singingvery1．(beauty).Onedaytheemperorheardaboutthislittlebird'sbeautifulvoice.Heaskedhisguardstobringhertohim.Assoonastheemperorheardthenightingale'svoice,hesaid,"Putherinagoldencage,2．shecanstayandsingformewheneverIwanttohearher."Thelittlebirdwasso3．(happy)aboutbeingkeptinthecagethatshe4．(stop)singingoneday.Theemperorwasveryangry.Heorderedthescientistsinhispalacetomakearobotbird5．him.Thebirdcouldsingverybeautifully,6．.Theemperorwaspleased.Soontherobotbirdbecameold.Itnolongersangbeautifulsongs.Justatthattime,theemperorbecameveryweak.Onemorning,while7．(lie)inbed,theemperorwantedittosingonceagain.8．therobotbirdcouldn'tsinganymore.Suddenlythenightingalelandedonthewindow.Shebegantosingher9．beautifulsong.Theemperorwasveryhappy!Hebecamebetterandbettereachday.Aftertheemperorwaswell，hechangedalotandbecamekindtohispeople.Fromthenon,allhispeoplecherished(爱戴)himforhisloveand10．(kind).Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、WhileWesternersweregettingusedtopayingwithcreditcards（信用卡）orbankcardsattheverybeginningofthe21stcentury,mostChinesepeoplestilllikedtopayincash(papermoney)outofhabit.However,today,Chinesepeoplemaybeleadingtheworldinmobilepayment,mainlyWeChatPayandAlipay.ForeignersfeelamazedwhenChinesepeoplebuyeverythingwiththeirphones.Atleast,thiswasthecaseforLimSweeSay,ManpowerMinisterofSingapore.WhenLimwaswaitinginlinetobuysomesnacksatastreetstall(货摊）inShanghai,hesawothercustomersshowtheirphonesandtakethefoodwithoutgivingoveranycash.Soonafter,herealizedthatthecustomerswereusingmobilepayment."Singaporeisactuallybackward（落后）",saidLimThepopularityofmobilepaymentinChinahaspushedmanyforeigncountriesandagenciestoacceptthem.Andseveralreasonsmightmakethismobilepaymentspreadinthewholeworld.●QuiteafewWesternmobilepaymentservicesrequirebusinessmentoinstall（安装）expensivemachinesbeforecustomerscanusethem.WhileusingChinesemobilepayment,allittakesisaQRcode（二维码）andasmartphone.●Nowadays,almosteveryonehasasmartphone,eventeenagers.Andthemobilepaymenthashelpedpeoplesavethetroubleoftakingwalletswiththem.It'snotonlysafer,moreconvenient,butalsoenvironmentallyfriendly.●MostshopsinChina,fromatinyshopinvillagestoahugeshoppingcenterinbigcities,alloffertheserviceofmobilepayment.Andbytheendoflastyear,HangzhouPublicTransportationSysteminstalledthemobilepaymentmachineon8,000downtownbuses.●WithChinesetravelersthroughouttheworld,it'snowcommontoseethefamiliargreenorblueQRcodesintouristsightsaroundtheworld.1．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．TheChinesepeoplestillliketopayincashtoday.B．MostWesternpeoplefeellikethemobilepayment.C．Chinesepeopleusedthecreditcardatthebeginningofthe21atcentury.D．BothWeChatPayandAlipayarethemostpopularpaymentsinChina.2．HowdotheforeignersfeelwhentheyseesomanyChinesepaywithphones?A．Interested. B．amazed. C．Delighted. D．Worried.3．WhatdoesLimmeanbysaying"Singaporeisactuallybackward."?A．InSingaporefewerpeopleliketopayincash.B．PeopleinSingaporedon'tknowhowtopaywithphones.C．ItisnotsopopularforpeopleinSingaporetopaywithphones.D．TherearefewerpeopleinSingaporewholikethewebpayment.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"popularity"mean?A．普及 B．便捷 C．入口 D．喜好5．Whydoesthewriterwritethispassage?A．Toremindpeopletopaywithcreditcards.B．TointroduceWeChatPay&Alipay.C．Totellusthefactthatthemobilepaymentmayspreadintheworld.D．Topersuade（说服）morepeopletousemobilepayment.B14、“Volunteeringmakesyoulookattheworlddifferently.Youseehowlittlethingscanchangeaperson’slifeforthebetter,whichmakeseveryoneabetterperson.”Mason,avolunteersaid.NationalVolunteerWeekstartedin1974andisheldeveryApril.Itisatimetothankvolunteersfortheirachievements.Itisalsoaperfectopportunity(机会)toencourageotherstotaketheirfirststeptowardbecomingavolunteer.Makingthedecisiontotakethefirststepcanbethebiggestproblem,becausetheyoftenwonderiftheywillbeabletomeettheorganization’sexpectations(期望).Somepeoplefearnotknowinganyoneelseinthegroup.Nothavingenoughtimealsopreventssomefromsharingtheirabilities.Thefollowingtipscanhelpifyouhavesomeoftheseworries.★Startoutslowly,don’taddtoomuchpressure.Evenafewhoursamonthcanmakeabigdifferenceinsomeone’slife.★Chooseanorganizationwiththesameinterestsandcommonvalues.★Takepartinatrainingmeetingfornewvolunteers,evenifitisnotasked.★Workwitha

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volunteer.Hevolunteeredalot,hecanhelpyouincreasetheconfidenceandcompletelyunderstandtheorganization’sexpectations.★Inviteafriendorfamilymembertoserve.Itisagoodexperiencetovolunteerwiththem.★Finally,itismostimportanttoenjoythevolunteerexperienceandtorememberthatnotallvolunteerexperiencesareperfect.Ifoneexperiencedoesn’twork,don’tgiveupandyou’llsurelyfindtherightopportunity.Spendsometimeonvolunteerworkandyouwillseegreatchangesinpeople’slives.AsMasondiscoveredduringhisvolunteerexperience,“…littlethingscanchangeaperson’slife.”1．Volunteeringcanhelp_________.A．makeadecisionB．seetheworldclearlyC．thankotherpeopleD．makeperson’slifebetter2．Whatcouldbethereasontostoppeopletakingthefirststep?A．Theydon’thaveenoughtime.B．Theyarepreventedbytheirfamilies.C．Theyfearthattheirabilitiesareshared.D．Theydon’texpecttobecomevolunteers.3．Whichofthefollowingcanhelppeopletakethefirststep?A．Startoutquickly.B．Organizeatrainingmeeting.C．Inviteafriendtobewiththem.D．Joininagroupwithdifferentvalues.4．Theunderlinedword“veteran”inthepassagemeans“_________”.A．politeB．humorousC．youngD．experienced5．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Totellpeopletomakechangesintheirlives.B．Toencouragepeopletostarttheirvolunteering.C．Howtomakegreatachievementsinvolunteering.D．Howtokeeponvolunteeringwhateverhappened.C15、Inthemiddleofareallyembarrassingmoment,youmightfeellikeyoujustwanttodisappear.Maybeyouwishforatimemachinethatcouldsendyoubackfiveminutes.Well,timemachinesarehardtocomebyintherealworld,sofindingabetterwayofgettingthroughthehumiliation(蒙羞的场面)isneeded.Sometimes,embarrassmentiscausedbyhowweactafterwemakeanunwantedthing.Ifthethingisasmallone,youcanjustpretenditdidn'thappen,andmanypeoplewon’tnotice.Ontheotherhand,ifyoustop,orgetredinthefaceafteryou'vemessedup,peoplewillreallynotice,anditwillbehardtoletthemomentpassby.Ofcourse,someembarrassingmomentsaretoobigorobviousforthisplantowork.Sometimeswhenyoumeetorgetcaughtinareallycringe-worthy(尴尬的)moment,itdoesn'tseemfunny.Otherpeoplemaylaugh,butyoujustgetredinthefaceandfeellikecurlingupinaballofshame.Buttherearesomepeoplewhocanlaughattheirownmistakes.Whentheymessup,theylaughharderthantheirfriendsdo!Peoplelikethisdon'tstayembarrassedforlong,becausethiscanturnintoanotherfunnystory.Theymightevenmakeajokeabouttheirmistakebeforeanyoneelsegetsthechanceto.Youshouldn'tpretendalaughifyoureallyfeelangryorembarrassed,butchangingyourattitudeoroutlookmightbeworthtrying.Rememberthatathingthatmakesyouembarrassedtodaywillprobablymakeyoulaughtomorrow.Sowhynottrytolaughtoday?根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Whydopersonswishforatimemachineinthispassage?A．Theywanttoturnyounger.B．Theymissthepastyears.C．Theyterrifythefuturedays.D．Theydon’twantsomethingtohappen.2．Ifasmallthinghappenstoyou,whatshouldyoudo?A．Stopandquarrelwithothers.B．Doasitdidn’thappen.C．Getintheredface.D．Dothesamethingtoothers.3．Howwillyoufeelwhenyoumeetorcaughtinareallycringe-worthymoment?A．Funny.B．Interesting.C．Bored.D．Excited.4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”meaninthispassage?A．Gettinginaredface.B．Curlingupinaballofshame.C．Laughingharderthanfriendsdo.D．Makingajoke.5．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusinthelastparagraph?A．Lifeisnotfair,getusedtoit.B．Easycome,easygo.C．Easiersaidthandone.D．Betterlatethannever.D16、Isavedthegraincarefullyandfinallyhadenoughtoplant.Ibuiltawallaroundmygardentokeepthewildgoatsaway.Thenwhenmycropproduceditsfruit,thebirdsfoundit.Thebirdswerenotafraidofmydogatall.IshotthembutassoonasIwalkedaway,theyreturned.Atlast,Ikilledsomebirdsandhungthemamongthecrop,hopingtheywouldmakethebirdsafraidandflyaway,whichturnedouttobesuccessful.Byharvesttime,Ihadnearlytwobushelsofriceandtwoandahalfbushelsofwheat.Withmynewgrain(谷物)tostore,Ifoundanewproblem.Thefinegrainranthroughmybaskets.Ittookmenearlytwomonthstodrytwouglypots(容器)oneforriceandoneforwheat.NextIformedaclayovenandmadesomeothertoolsfromhardwoodandclothtobakebread.Imadeandbakedbreadinmyoven.Ispentthethirdyearontheislandinfarmingandbaking.Soonafterthat,IbegantothinkofmydayssailinginatidyboatwithXury.Iwishedtohaveaboatandexploretheislandbysea.Itriedtoturnovertheship’sboatthatIhadseenwashedup,butfailed.Istilldecidedtohaveaboat.SoIchoseastrongtreeandspentweekscuttingitdown.Thenittookmemonthstoturnitfromtreetoboat.Whenitwastimetosetoff,IrealizedIhadmademyboattoofarfromtheneareststream.Theboatwasfartooheavyformetomove.Itriedbringingthewatertotheboatinsteadoftheboattothewater.Isoonsawitwouldtakemetwentyyearsofwork.Icelebratedmyfourthyearontheislandwithtwoboats,butIwasnoclosertoaseajourney.TakenfromTheAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoe1．Paragraph2mainlytellsus________.A．howmuchriceandwheatIharvestedB．howmanytoolsImadetobakebreadC．howIprotectedmycropfromthebirdsD．howIkeptthewildgoatsawayfrommycrop2．Whatdoes“anewproblem”inParagraph3referto?A．Howtoplantgrain. B．Howtomakepots.C．Howtofixthebaskets. D．Howtostoregrain.3．Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthepassage?A．Imanagedtoturnovertheshipsboat.B．Ispentmonthsbringingtheboattotheneareststream.C．Itriedtosolvetheproblemswithmycourageandwisdom.D．Ispentthethirdyearontheislandinfarmingandbaking.E17、ThisdictionarytellsyouaboutEnglishwordsandhowtousetheminreading,writingandspeakingEnglish.Itgivesthemeaningofwords,anditcanhelpyouwithspelling,wordbuilding,grammarandpronunciationaswell.Touseyourdictionarycorrectly,youneedtounderstandhowthedictionaryworks.Atthefrontofthebook,youwillfindsomeexercisestohelpyoumakethemostuseofyourdictionary.Ifyoulookuptheword“centre”,youwillfindtwospellingsforthisword.“Centre”isusedinBritishEnglish,while“center”isusedinAmericanEnglish.WhentherearedifferencesbetweenBritishandAmericanspelling,thedictionaryshowsitwiththeword“BrE”forBritishEnglishand“AmE”forAmericanEnglish.Thedictionaryalsohelpsyoupronouncewordscorrectly.Ifyouturntotheinsidebackface,youwillseeallthephoneticletters(音标)withsomewordstoshowyouhowtheyarepronounced.Justhavealookatthispagewhenyou’renotsurehowtosayaword.Themostimportantreasonforusingadictionaryistofindoutthemeaningofaword—itsdefinition.Inthisdictionary,thedefinitionshavebeenwrittenusingonly2000words.Thismeansthatthedefinitionsofeventhemostdifficultwordsaresimpleandeasytounderstand.1．Accordingtothepassage,“theater”isusedin_______English.A．AustralianB．CanadianC．AmericanD．British2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Allofthewordsinthedictionaryhavetwospellings.B．Youcanturntotheinsidebackfaceifyouarenotsureaboutthepronunciation.C．Therearetwothousandwordsinthisdictionary.D．Thedictionarycanhelpyouwithlistening,speaking,readingandwriting.3．Thedictionaryexplains________.A．someofthedifficultwordsB．thewordsoftwomeaningsC．alltheeasywordsD．allthewordsinasimplewayF18、It’snosecretthatreadingishelpful.ButcanithelpkidsloseweightInthefirststudytolookattheinfluenceofliteratureonoverweightteenagers,researchersatDukeChildren’sHospitaldiscoveredthatreadingtherighttypeofnovelmaymakeadifference.TheDukeresearchersaskedoverweightgirlsaged9to13whowerealreadyinaweightlossprogramtoreadanovelcalledLakeRescue.Itwascarefullycreatedwiththehelpofpediatricexperts(儿科专家)toincludespecifichealthylifestyleandweightmanagementguidance,aswellaspositivemessagesandstrongrolemodels.Sixmonthslater,theDukeresearchersfoundthe31girlswhoreadLakeRescueexperiencedasignificantdecrease(fall)intheirBMIscores(-.71%)whencomparedtoacontrolgroupof14girlswhohadn’t(+.05%),explainedAlexandraC．Russell,afourth-yearmedicalstudentatDukewholedthestudy.“Asapediatrician,Ican’tcountthenumberoftimesItellparentstobuyabookthatmightprovideusefuladvice,yetI’veneverbeenabletopointtoresearchtobackupmyrecommendations,”saysSarahArmstrong,directorofDuke’sHealthyLifestylesProgramwheretheresearchtookplace.“Thisisthefirstprobableinterventional(介入的)studythatfoundliteraturecanhaveapositiveinfluenceonhealthylifestylechangesinyounggirls.”Obesity(肥胖）isbecomingmorewidespreadinchildren,accordingtotheCDC(CentresforDiseaseControl),whichreportsthat16percentofchildrenaged6to19areoverweightorobese,anumberthathasincreasedsince1980.Researchersarelookingatalotofwaystohelpkidsstayhealthy,loseweightandbemoreactive,butArmstrongsays,“mostdon’tworkverywell.Theweightlosschoicesthatareeffectivetypicallyinvolvetakingpowerfulmedicationswithsideeffects,orrequirelong-lastingsurgicalprocedures.”WhiletheBMIdecreasebecauseofthebookissmall,ArmstrongsaysanydecreaseinBMIisencouragingbecauseBMItypicallyincreasesinchildrenastheygrowanddevelop.That’sokayaslongasitfollowsanormal,progressingcurve(曲线）.Inoverweightkids,however,BMIusuallyincreasesmorequickly.“IftheirBMIpercentile(百分位)goesdown,itmeanstheyareeitherlosingweightorgettingtallandnotgainingweight.Bothareseenaspositivesignsinkidswhoaretryingtoloseweight,”sheexplains.1．WhatdidresearchersatDukeChildren’sHospitaldo?A．Theytriedtofindoutthereasonswhykidsareoverweight.B．Theyfocusedontheresearchintogirls’healthylifestyle.C．Theystudiedwhetherliteraturecouldhelploseweight.D．Theyhelpedthegirlstochooserightbookstoread.2．Theunderlinedphrase“backupmyrecommendations”probablymeans“_____”.A．influencemyresearchB．changemyopinionC．respectmystudyD．supportmyadvice3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheresearchisTRUE?A．Theresearchersinterviewedthegirlsandstudiedinformation.B．Pediatricexpertsofferedspecificguida