湖南省张家界五道水镇中学2023-2024学年中考四模英语试题含答案

湖南省张家界五道水镇中学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、—Excuseme．Ihaveacomplaintaboutthecoffeeboughtontmall．com．—__________．A．Idon'tthinkso B．Really？ C．That'sallright D．What'sthetrouble？2、Ipromisetoworkharderthisterm,Mum.--Well,mydear,justasthesayinggoes,“________.”Idohopethatyouwillactsoon.A．Practicemakesperfect B．ManyhandsmakelightworkC．You’renevertoooldtolearn D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.3、Tocutdownwaste/pə'lu:ʃn/,weshouldtakeourownbagstogoshopping.A．popular B．pollution C．population D．progress4、––Iamsogladthatyouaresafenow.––Thankyou!WhenIrealizedIcouldn’t______thefire,Iranatonce.A．giveoutB．putoutC．clearout5、Allourdreamscancometrue,aslongaswehavethe_____tofightforthem.A．interest B．opinion C．praise D．courage6、TheChinesearetheoneswhobestunderstandthenatureoftea.Asweknow,____________showushowtomakeaperfectcupofteawithbeautifulteasets.A．Teaartperformance B．Teaartprojects C．Teaartperformances7、–YourspokenEnglishismuchbetter.--Thankyou.Myteacheroftenasksus________Englishas________aspossible.A．tospeak;many B．nottospeak;much C．tospeak;much D．nottospeak;more8、Tomoftenplays_______pianoonSunday,buthelikesplaying_______basketball.A．the,/ B．/,the C．a,a D．the,a9、Wecanhardlymakeprogress___________wereallyunderstandwhatweneed.A．unless B．after C．when D．then10、—Lookattheyoungladyinred.IsitMrs.King?—No,It________beher.Sheiswearingawhitedresstoday.A．can B．may C．can’t D．mustⅡ.完形填空11、OnedayayoungmanJeffaskedawisemanwhyhewasn’tabletoreachallofhisgoals.1asmile，thewisemanlistenedtoGary'sstoryandtoldhim，"Firstcometohelpmeboilakettle（水壶）ofwater!"Garysawabigkettle2nexttosmallstove（火炉），buthedidn'tfindanywood．He3upthekettlewithwaterandstartedafire.Becausethekettlewastoo4,whenthewoodburnedup,thewaterdidnotboil.Heranoutfor5.Whenhereturned,thewaterhad6turnedcold.“HowcanIboilthewater?”heaskedhimself.Thenhelearnedhis7andpreparedmorewoodinadvance(提前).Thistimethewaterboiledquickly.“Ifthereisnotenoughwood,8wouldyouboilthewater?”thewisemanasked.Jeffthoughtforamomentbutshookhishead.“Well,justpouroutsomewater!”thewisemansaid.Jeffnodded9.“Atfirst,yousettoomanygoals,”saidthewiseman,“it’slikethelargekettlefullofwater.Youdidn’thaveenoughwood,10youcouldn’tboilthewater.Ifyouwanttomakethewaterboil,youwillhavetoeitherpoursomeoutorpreparemorewood!”1．A．onB．forC．with2．A．fallingB．standingC．burning3．A．tookB．madeC．filled4．A．HeavyB．largeC．small5．A．moreB．lessC．fewer6．A．everB．neverC．almost7．A．lessonB．problemC．difficulty8．A．howB．whatC．why9．A．carefullyB．thankfullyC．thoughtfull10．A．soB．asC．butⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。TakingpublictransportationintheUnitedStates,youcanoftenseepeoplereadingbookson1．waytoschoolorwork.ButinChina,Ihardlyseepeoplereading2．theirfreetime.Arepeople’sattitudestowardreading3．(difference)here?Notreally.Data(数据)releasedbyAmazonChinashowthatChinesepeoplestillreadalot.They4．(simple)prefere-booksoverregularbooks.However,otherdatashowthatreadingisstill5．(popular)intheUSthaninChina.Isthereareasonforthisdifference?I’mnotsure.WhatIdoknowisthatChinahasarichhistoryofliterature(文学).FromclassicnovelslikeRomanceoftheThreeKingdomstothemodernscience-fictionepicTheThree-BodyProblem,Chineseauthors6．(create)manyfantasticworkssofar.Perhapsthedifferencestartsfromchildhood.Readingtextbooksanddoinghomeworkcanmakeyoufeelquitetired.Bythetimeyoufinishit,youmightnotfeellikereadingfor7．.Chinesestudentssurelyhavetoreadmoreanddomorehomework8．Americanstudents.Soit’snowonderthattheymightnotwanttoreadmuchintheirsparetime.9．learningtolovereadingcanbegreat.Readingcanopendoorstoplaces,peopleandideasthatyoucannotimagine.Evenjustasinglebookhasthepowertochangeyourown10．(person)beliefsandattitudes.Wherewillyournextbooktakeyou?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、SpeedreadingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticles,e-mailsandWeChattotrytogetkeywordsandthemeaningofthetext.Withsomuchinformationthroughourelectronicdevice(设备),itwouldbeimpossibletogetthrougheverythingifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletoenjoyreadingslowly.ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysitincomfortablechairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketraditionalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn’ttoshareideasaboutacertainbook,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxedenvironment.Slowreaders,suchasTheAtlantic’sMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemind,improvesattention,lowersstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytounderstandothers.Someofthesebenefitshavebeenbackedupbyscience.Forexample,astudyof300elderlypeoplepublishedbythejournalNeurologylastyearshowedthatadultswhotakepartinactivitiesthatusetheirbrain,suchasreading,suffer(遭受)lessmemorylossastheygetolder.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslesscarefulreaders.Computerandphonescreenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthetop-to-bottom,left-to-rightreadingorderwetraditionallyused,toawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswesearchforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextonlinethathasmanylinkstootherwebpagesalsoleadstoweakerunderstandingthanreadingplaintext(纯文本).TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupider,saysBritishjournalistPatrickKingsleyfromtheGuardian,onlyhalfjoking.BecauseoftheInternet,hesays,wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingalargenumberofinterestingnews,butwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositback,thinkandrelateallthesefactstoeachother.Slowingreadingmeansareturntoanuninterrupted,straightpattern,inaquietenvironment.Aimfor30minutesaday,advisesKellyfromTheAtlantic.“Youcansqueezein(挤出)thathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemoments—wheneveryouwanttocheckyourfavoritesiteforsomethingtopassthetime—youpickupameaningfulworkofliterature,”Kellysaid.1．Thewords“backedup”inParagraph3probablymean“______”.A．givenbackB．calledbackC．supportedD．disagreed2．KingsleybelievesthattheInternethasweakenpeople’sabilityto______.A．getkeywordsrapidlyB．shareideasaboutbooksC．collectinterestingnewsD．thinkdeeplyaboutinformation3．Accordingtothepassage,slowreading___________.A．improvesunderstandingamongpeopleB．treatsthememorylossofelderlypeopleC．providespeoplewithaquietenvironmentD．slowsdownthedevelopmentofelectronicdevice4．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．BenefitofReadingClubsB．ReturnofSlowReadingC．ReadingoftheInternetAgeD．InfluenceofSpeedReadingB14、HomeArchiveGamesAboutUsContactUsDisclaimerBedtimeStoriesforKidsbyUncleAmon$9.99(Paperback)★★★★★661readerreviewsAreyoulookingforachildren’sbookthatisfullofbedtimestories,andisgreatforearlyreaders?Thischildren’sstorybookhasitall!Eachstoryiseasytoreadandexcitingwithcuteandbrightpicturesforyoungerreaders!Thisbookisespeciallygreatfortraveling,waitingrooms,andreadingaloudathome.AbouttheWriterUncleAmonisabest-sellingchildren’sbookwriterwithover100publishedbooks.Hewantstobringgreatchangesintheworldthroughchildren’sbooks.MostRecentReviews★★★★☆Cutestories(ByKeishaonNovember13,2016)Ireadthemtomy4-year-oldniece,andshelikesthecutecharacters.TheonlythingthatIwouldaddwouldbemorepictures.Thepicturesinthebookarelovelysoit’dbenicetoseemore.★★★★☆Completelydisappointed!(ByCandionAugust5,2016)Thereweregrammaticalmistakesinthisbook.Thereweren’tenoughpicturesforchildrentolookat.Therewerepagesinthebookforchildrentocolorandtocreatetheirownstory.Itseemsthatthesepageswereaddedtomakethebooklonger.★★★★☆ThisismyfavoritesofarfromUncleAmon(ByHelenonMay2,2016)Iamthegrandmaofthreekidsaged2,5and6.BedtimeStoriesisthethirdbookwehavereadfromUncleAmonandbyfarmyfavorite.Itencourageschildrentobuildontheirdreamsandteachesthemtotalkopenlyaboutthem.1．Thisbookiswritten_________byUncleAmon.A．forschoolteachers B．foryoungchildrenC．forgrandparents D．forteenagers2．UncleAmonwriteschildren’sbooksforthepurposeof_________.A．makingmoremoney B．becomingfamousC．changingtheworld D．educatingparents3．Keishathinksifthebook_________,itwouldbebetter.A．couldhavemorecharacters B．couldbringgreatchangesC．couldtalkmoreabouttravelling D．couldhavemorepictures4．AccordingtoCandi,_________.A．storiesinthisbookaretooshortB．thepagesforcoloringpicturesarenotnecessaryC．bookslikethisarenotenoughD．children’sownstoriesarefullofgrammaticalmistakes5．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Helenoftenreadsbookswithhergrandchildren.B．HelencannotstandUncleAmon’sbooksanymore.C．UncleAmonhaswrittenthreechildrenbookssofar.D．BedtimeStoriesisUncleAmon’smostpopularbook.C15、Therewasagroupofpeoplewhotookthesamebuseverymorningintothecity.Nooneevertalkedtoeachother.Onemorning,anoldmanwhowasusuallysadandalonegotonthebus,smiledandsaidinaloudvoice,“Averygoodmorningtoyouall!”Someofuslookedupandsaid“goodmorning”.Overthefollowingweeksournewfriendcamedressedinanoldsuitandtie.Hesaidgoodmorningtouseverydayandweallgraduallybegantotalktoeachothermore.Onemorninghehadsomeflowersinhishand.Thedriverturnedaroundandasked,“Doyouhaveagirlfriend,John?”Hesaidyesshyly.Theotherpeopleonthebussmiled.Everymorningafterthat,Johnalwaysbroughtflowers.Somepeopleevenbroughtflowersforhim.Everyonewashappyandbecamefriends.ButonemorningJohnwasn’twaitingathisstop.Andhewasn’tthereforthenextfewdays.Whenthebuscametoanoldpeople’shome,oneofthepeopleonthebusaskedthedrivertowaitwhileshewasgoingin.Thestaff(工作人员)saidthatoldgentlemanwasfine.Butoneofhisclosefriendshaddiedovertheweekend.NextMonday,Johnwaswaitingatbutstop,lookingverysad.Weweresilentashewalkedontothebus.Noonementionedhisfriend,butweeachhandedhimaflower.Wewantedtobethereforthismanwhobroughtustogetherthatsummer.1．Accordingtothestory,welearnedthat__________________.A．peopleonthebuskneweachotherwellatfirstB．fewpeoplerepliedtoJohn’sgreetingC．otherpeopleonthebusdidn’tlikeJohnD．Johnwasafriendlyoldman2．WhodidJohnbringflowersfor?A．Thepeopleonthebus.B．Thedriver.C．Hisgirlfriend.D．Himself.3．WhydidthepeopleonthebuseachhandJohnaflower?A．BecauseJohnlikedflowers.B．BecausetheywantedtohelpJohnsavemoney.C．BecausetheywantedtocheerJohnup.D．Becausethereweremanyflowersinsummer.4．Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?A．Whenyoucareforothers,youmaygetmorelovefromothers.B．Takingabusisagoodwaytomakefriends.C．Laughteristhebestmedicine.D．Talkingtostrangersonthewaywillhelpyoukilltime.D16、Tablemannersarehowtobehavewhenyouhaveameal.Theyincludehowtohandleknives,forksandspoonsandhowtoeatinapolitemanner.Tobehavewellabroad,youshouldknowsometablemanners.EATINGMANNERSJapan:Itis＂perfectly＂okaytoslurpwhenyoueatnoodles.Unlikemakingbignoises,slurpingslightlyisnotrude.Japanesealsosayittastesbetterifyouslurp.Russia:Yourwristsshouldbeplacedontheedgeofthetablewhileeating,forkinlefthand,andknifeintheright.Itisnotgoodmannerstorestthemonyourlap.Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.Leavesomefoodonyourplatetoshowthatthehosthasgiveyouenoughtoeat.France:Neverdiscussmoneyorreligionoverdinner.WhatisdifferentfromthemannersinRussiaisthatfinishingeverythingonyourplateisconsideredgoodmanners.Mexico:Wheneveryoucatchtheeyeofsomeonewho’seating,evenastranger,it’sgoodmannerstosay＂provecho＂,whichmeansenjoy.InMexico,diningismorethanameal.It’sasocialoccasion—lunchesareseldomquickandsupperscanlastforhours.Beforeyougetseated,lookforplacecards,orwaituntilthehostseatsyou.Andyoumustsay＂enjoyyourmeal＂beforeyouleavethetable.DRINKINGMANNERSAmerica:Ifyouemptyabottleintosomeone’sglass,itobligesthatpersontobuythenextbottle.It’spolitetoputthelastdropsintoyourownglass.Australia:Inapubit’susualtobuyaroundofdrinksforeveryoneinyourgroup.Whenit’syourturn,say＂It’smyround＂.Whenit’stheirround,theywillbuyitforyou.Don’tleavebeforeyou’veboughtaround.Japan:Don’tfillyourownglassofalcohol.Instead,youshouldpourforothersandwaitforthemtodoitforyou.1．YouareinMexico,youshould________________.A．keepsilentifyoucatchtheeyeofastrangerB．eatasquicklyasyoucantosaveyourtimeC．say＂enjoyyourmeal＂beforeyouleavethetable2．WhenyoueatnoodlesinJapan,youshould________________.A．slurploudlyB．slurpslightlyC．nottomakeanynoise3．Accordingtothepassage,itisgoodmannersto________________.A．keepquietwheneatingnoodlesinJapanB．leavesomefoodonyourplateinFranceC．taketurnstotreateachotherfordrinksinAustralia4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．EatingmannersB．DrinkingmannersC．Tablemanners5．Thewritertellsusthetablemannersinmanycountriesinorderto________________.A．attractustothesecountriestoenjoyforeignfoodB．helpusbehaveinapolitemannerindifferentcountriesC．teachushowtohandleknives,forksandspoonsE17、Tomwalkedintoashop.Ithadasignoutside:“Second-handclothesboughtandsold.”Hewascarryinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheowneroftheshop,“Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese?”Theownerlookedatthemandsaid“Twodollars.”“What?”Tomsaid,“Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastfivedollars.”“No.”saidtheowner,“Theyweren’tworthacentmorethantwodollars.”“Well,”saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket.“Hereisyourmoney.Thesetrouserswerehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistpricewassixdollarsandahalf.ButIthoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth.”Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforetheownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.1．Atfirst,theownerthoughtthatTom____________.A．wantedtostealthetrousersB．wantedtosellthetrousersC．wantedtofoolhimD．wantedtobuythetrousers2．Infact,thetrousers____________.A．werehanginginsidetheshopB．werestolenbyTomfromtheshopC．hadbeentheshopowner’sD．hadbeenTom’s3．Fromthestoryweknowthat____________cheaperthanthelistprice.A．theownersoldthetrouserstwodollarsB．TomsoldthetrousersoneandahalfdollarsC．theownerboughtthetrousersthreedollarsD．TomboughtthetrousersfourdollarsandahalfF18、Canasoft-lookinggirlbetough(坚韧的)inside?Taiwan’spopsingerEvonneXuislikethis.Ifshethinkssomethingisright,shegoesoutofherwaytodoit.“Ifanyonearoundmegetstreatedunfairly,”shesaid,“Ican’tpretendnottosee.Ifeelit’smydutytospeakoutandprotecttheirrights.”Herfriendssometimesadvisehernottoinvitetrouble,butsheisn’tafraid.ShewasborninahospitalinTexas,America,whereshewastheonlyAsiababy.Alotofpeoplecametolookather.Shewassoprettythatshewascalled“SnowWhite”.XugrewupwithWesternkids,doingthesamethingstogether.ButshesaidherChineseparentsweremuchstricterthanAmericanparents.Evenso,Xudidnotwanttolietoherparentslikemanykidsdid.“IcouldhavetoldthemIwasgoingtothelibrarytostudy,wheninfactIwasgoingtoaparty,”shesaid,“Butitwouldhavemademefeelverybad.Iwouldratherarguewiththemformyrights.”“Anditdidwork,”shesaid,“Ithelpedthemknowmebetterandtrustme,andnowwegetonverywell.”1．Theunderlinedphrasesinthefirstparagraphmeans.A．togetoffB．TogetinthewayC．togoawayD．totryone’sbest2．WhatdoesXuthinkofChineseparentsandAmericanparents?A．ChineseparentsarebetterthanAmericanparents.B．ChineseparentsarenotasgoodasAmericanparents.C．AmericanparentsarenotasstrictwiththeirkidsasChineseparents.D．AmericanparentsaremoreworriedabouttheirkidsthanChineseparents.3．WhatcanweknowaboutEvonneXuaccordingtothepassage?A．Sheisalwaysreadytosayanddowhatshethinksright.B．HerparentsarebothAmericans.C．Sheoft