湖北省当阳市2023-2024学年中考三模英语试题含答案

湖北省当阳市2023-2024学年中考三模英语试题含答案考生请注意：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、—Wateristhecheapestdrink.—Anditisalso.A．healthyB．healthierC．healthiestD．thehealthiest2、—It’sreportedthattheplasticpollutionisharmingtheocean.—Isawthereportinthenewspaperatbreakfast.Itwillbeworse_________strongerlawsaremade.A．since B．after C．until D．unless3、―Look!HerecomesCindy!Sheisalwaysfullof.―Sosheis.Becauseshetakesalotofexerciseeveryday.A．courageB．prideC．energyD．knowledge4、—Whoisintheclassroom?—________________.Look!Thestudentsareplayingoutside.A．NoneB．NobodyC．NothingD．Anybody5、Ihaven’tgot________nails(钉子)torepairthechain.Ineedanothertwo.A．enoughbig B．bigenough C．muchbigger6、―Whatelsecanwedotoprotecttheenvironment?―Wecan_____leafletstothepublic.A．handinB．handoutC．sendupD．sendout7、—Canyoutellme____lastyear?—InShanghai.A．wheredoesshework B．wheresheworksC．wheredidshework D．wheresheworked8、There’llbea________meetingnextweek,andmyparentswill__________comeforit.A．parent’;all B．parents’;both C．parent’s;all D．parent’s;both9、DoyouknowhowmuchMaryallthesebooks?Theyonly200yuan!A．spent;costB．paidfor;spentC．paidfor;costD．cost;spent10、Mother’sDay______wearelookingforwardtoiscoming.Wearegoingtowritealettertoourmothersinordertoshowourbestloveandthankfortheir_____careforus.A．which,15-year B．when,15years’ C．that,15-yearsⅡ.完形填空11、完型填空Hi,friends!Letmetellyouaboutmy1day.Iusuallygetupat6:30inthe2andgotoschoolat8:00.3school,Ihavescienceat9:00.Ihavemathat10:00.Mathismyfavorite4.Ilikeitverymuchbecauseitis5.Mr.Zhangisourmath6.Wealllikehimand7classes.Ieatlunchat12:00,andthenIhavemusicat8p.m.AndthenIhavehistoryat2:00.I9likeitbecauseit'sboring.ButIreallylikeart10Iwanttobeanartist(艺术家).IhaveartonMondayandFriday.1．A．school B．home C．family D．room2．A．evening B．afternoon C．noon D．morning3．A．At B．On C．In D．For4．A．color B．subject C．book D．dictionary5．A．boring B．difficult C．interesting D．favorite6．A．teacher B．student C．friend D．parent7．A．my B．his C．our D．their8．A．8:00 B．6:00 C．4:00 D．1:009．A．don't B．doesn't C．can't D．aren't10．A．because B．but C．so D．andⅢ.语法填空12、用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词.It’sfouro’clockintheafternoon.Somestudents1．(talk)aboutthefuture.Hereisoneoftheirpredictions.Ibelievewewillbeabletoliveinthespace.There2．(be)manybigcleanhotelsinthespace.Wecanflyourrocketstothespacehotelthere.Andalsowe3．play)sportsandenjoyallkindsofinterestingfoodinthesky.—JohnLisaHawkinslovesridingherBMXbike（极限单车）andherdreamistogototheOlympics.LisafirstgotinterestedinBMXracingattheageoften.Onceshehired(租)abikeforapoundandimmediately4．(fall)inlovewiththesport.“ItwasthebestpoundIeverspent,”shesays.Lisaisonly16butshe5．alreadyhave)lotsofsuccess,andgotfirstprizeinaworldBMXcompetitionlastyear.BMXracingisquiteadangeroussport.Butthisdidn’tkeepherfrom6．(want)todomorecompetition.Lisaexerciseseveryday.Likemanysportspeople,she7．(believe)inluckaswellashardwork.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Anoldfarmerlivedonafarmwithhisyounggrandson.EachmorningGrandpawasupearlytoread.Onedaythegrandsonasked,"Grandpa!Whatgooddoesreadingdo?"TheGrandfatherquietlyturnedfromputtingcoalinthestoveandreplied,"Takethiscoalbaskettotheriverandbringmebackabasketofwater."Theboydidashewastold,butallthewaterleakedout(漏出)beforehegotbacktothehouse.Thegrandfatherlaughedandsaid,"You"llhavetomovealittlefasternexttime,"Thistimetheboyranfaster,butagainthesametookplace.itwasanimpossibletask.Theoldmansaid,"You’rejustnottryinghardenough,"Sotheboytriedathirdtimeandfailed.hesaid,"SeeGrandpa,it"suseless!""Soyouthinkitisuseless?"Theoldmansaid,"Lookatthebasket."Theboylookedatthebasketandforthefirsttimerealizedthatthebasketwasdifferent.Ithadbeentransformedfromadirtyoldcoalbasketintoacleanoneinsideandoutside."Youmightnotunderstandorremembereverything,butwhenyoureadit,youwillbechanged,insideandout."1．.WhatdidGrandpaalwaysdoeverymorning?A．HereadbooksB．hecarriedwaterC．heputcoalinthestoveD．hetaughthisgrandson.2．HowdidGrandpareplytohisgrandson’squestion?A．tellinghimtoreadbooksB．havingadiscussionwithhimC．tellinghimaninterestingstoryD．askinghimtocarrywaterwithabasket3．Howmanytimesdidtheboytrytocarrywaterwiththebasket?A．OnceB．TwiceC．ThreetimesD．Fourtimes4．Thebasketbecame____intheendA．DirtyB．oldC．cleanD．new5．Whatwouldthegrandsonprobablydointhefuture?A．TocleanthebasketB．TodomorereadingC．TocarrywaterwithabasketD．Toremembereverythinginhislife.B14、Agiftcardisacardthatisissued(发行)byastore.Thesecardsarebigmoneymakersforstores.Onereasonisthatwhengift-cardholdersgotothestore,theyoftenseeotherthingstobuy,andtheyspendmoremoneythanthegiftcardisworth.Unusedcardsareanotherreason.Storesmakemillionsofdollarsbecauselargenumbersofpeopleneverusetheircards.Theyeitherlosethem,forgetaboutthem,ordecidethatit'snotworththeeffort.Giftcardarebecomingverypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.IntheUS,theyareoneofthemostpopularkindsofgifts.Why?Peoplelovetheconvenience—giftcardsareeasytobuyandeasytouse,eitherinthestoreoronline.Therecipientcanchoosehisorherowngift,andthegiverdoesnothavetoworryaboutfindingjusttherightthing.Receivingagiftcard,however,isnotthesameasreceivingagift.Arealgiftisabetterreminderofthepersonwhogaveit.Themessageofarealgiftismorelikelytobe,"IspendsometimetryingtofindtherightgiftforyoubecauseIcareaboutyou."Oftenagiftcarddoesnotsendthesamemessageasarealgift.Itmayseemtosay,"Iwasinahurry.Ididn'thavetimetothinkaboutwhatyouwouldreallylike."Intoday'sworld,giftcardsarecertainlyconvenient.However,theycanmakeusforgettherealpurposeofgivinggifts,whichistobuildacloserconnectionbetweenthegift-giverandthegift-recipient.1．Whatdoestheunderlineword"recipient"meaninChinese?A．商家 B．顾客 C．发行者 D．接受者2．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．WhygiftcardsarepopularintheUS. B．Differentkindsofgiftcards.C．Wheretobuygiftcards. D．Howtousegiftcards.3．Whatmessagedoesagiftcardsendaccordingtothewriter?A．Icareaboutyou. B．Iknowyoulikethegiftcards.C．Icouldn’tfindtherightgiftforyou. D．Ididn’thavetimetobuyyouarealgift.4．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion?A．It'seasyforpeopletolosegiftcards. B．Giftcardsarebetterthanrealgifts.C．Giftcardshelppeoplesavemoney. D．Realgiftscanbringpeoplecloser.C15、TheAmazingBrainSleep.It’ssomethingwespendaboutathirdofourlivesdoing,butdoanyofusreallyunderstandwhatit’sallabout?Weallknowbasedonourownexperiencethatwhenwesleep,itclearsourminds,andwhenwedon’tsleep,itleavesourmindsmurky(昏沉沉的).Butwhenwestillhaven’tunderstoodwhysleephasthisamazingfunctionforthemind.Recentlybiologistshavefoundthatsleepmayactuallybeakindofdesignsolutiontosomeofthebrain’smostbasicneeds,thewaythatbrainmeetsthehighdemandsandthenarrowmargins(范围)thatsetitapartfromalltheotherorgans(器官)ofthebody.Thebrainhasalargepoolofclean,clearfluid(流体)calledcerebrospinalfluid.BiologistscallittheCSF.TheCSFfillsthespacethatsurroundsthebrain,andwastesfrominsidethebrainmaketheirwayouttotheCSF,whichgetsthewasteintotheblood.Whatwassurprisingtothemwasthatthefluidontheoutsideofthebraindidn’tstayontheoutside.Instead,theCSFgoesintoandthroughthebrainalongtheoutsidesofthebloodvessels(血管),itwasactuallyhelpingtoclearawayandcleanthewastefromthespacesbetweenthebrain’scells(细胞).Thisonlyhappensinthesleepingbrain.Recentresearchsuggeststhatwhat’shappeningisthatwhenthebrainisawakeandisatitsmostbusy,itputsoffclearingawaythewastefromthespacesbetweenitscellsuntillater.Whenwegotosleep,itgetsintoakindofcleaningmodetoclearawaythewastefromthespacesbetweenitscells.Wegotosleepeverysinglenight,butourbrainsneverrest.Whileourbodyisstillandourmindisoffwalkingindreamssomewhere.Likeourhousework,it’sdirtyandathanklessjob,butit’salsoimportant.Inyourhouse,ifyoustopcleaningyourkitchenforamonth,yourhomewillbecomecompletelyunlivableveryquickly.Butinhebrain,thesituationismuchmoreseriousbecausewhenitcomestocleaningthebrain,itistheveryhealthandfunctionofthemindandthebodythat’satstake.Thatiswhyunderstandingtheseverybasichousekeepingfunctionsofthebraintodaymaypreventandtreatdiseasesofthemindtomorrow.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“atstake”inthelastparagraphmean?A．inahealthysituationB．inadangeroussituationC．inanamazingsituationD．inanunlivablesituation2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Sleepingmakesourbrainfeelmurky.B．TheCSFcancleanthewasteinourbrain.C．Ourbraincancleanthewasteatanytime.D．Sleepingmakesourbrainhaveagoodrest.3．Whatisthemainpurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toteachushowtohaveagoodsleep.B．Toshowthenewresearchofourbrain.C．TointroducehowCSFworksinourbrain.D．Totellustheimportanceofsleeping.D16、Notlongago,peoplethoughtbabieswerenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold.YetdoctorsintheUnitedStatessaybabiesbeginlearningontheirfirstdayoflife.Scientistsnotethatbabiesarestronglyinfluencedbytheirenvironment.Theysayababywillsmileifhermotherdoessomethingthebabylikes.Ababylearnstogetthebestcarepossiblebysmilingtopleasehermotherorothercaregivers.Thisishowbabieslearntoconnectandcommunicatewithotherhumanbeings.Onestudyshowsthatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.Theresearchersplacedataperecorderonthestomachofapregnantwoman.Then,theyplayedarecordingofashortstory.Onthedaythebabywasborn,theresearchersattemptedtofindifheknewthesoundsofthestoryrepeatedwhileinhismother.Theydidthisbyplacingadeviceinthemouthofthenewbornbaby.Thebabywouldhearthestoryifhemovedhismouthoneway.Ifthebabymovedhismouththeotherway,hewouldhearadifferentstory.Theresearcherssaythebabyclearlylikedthestoryheheardbeforehewasborn.Theysaythebabywouldmovehismouthsohecouldhearthestoryagainandagain.Anotherstudyshowshowmotherscanstronglyinfluencesocialdevelopmentandlanguageskillsintheirchildren.Researchersstudiedthechildrenfromtheageofonemonthtothreeyears.Theresearchersattemptedtomeasurethesensitivityofthemothers.Thewomenwereconsideredsensitiveiftheysupportedtheirchildren’sactivitiesanddidnotinterfere(干涉)unnecessarily.Theytestedthechildrenforthinkingandlanguagedevelopmentwhentheywerethreeyearsold.Also,theresearchersobservedthewomenforsignsofdepression(消沉).Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidnotdoaswellintestsasthechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidpoorlyintestsoflanguageskillsandunderstandingwhattheyhear.Thesechildrenalsowerelesscooperativeandhadmoreproblemsdealingwithotherpeople.Theresearchersnotedthatthesensitivityofthemotherswasimportanttotheintelligencedevelopmentoftheirchildren.Childrendidbetterwhentheirmotherswerecaring,evenwhentheysufferedfromdepression.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthefactorthatinfluencesintelligencedevelopmentinbabies?A．Theenvironment.B．Mother’ssensitivity.C．Educationbeforebirth.D．Theirpeers(同龄人)2．Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinwhichnewbornbabiesheardthestories?A．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnonthefirstdaytheyareborn.B．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.C．Toshowmotherscanstronglyinfluenceintelligencedevelopmentintheirbabies.D．Toindicateearlyeducationhasadeepeffectonthebabies’languageskills.3．Whichgroupofchildrendidtheworstintestsoflanguageskills?A．Thechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.B．Thechildrenofdepressedbutcaringmothers.C．Thechildrenofdepressedmotherswhocaredlittlefortheirchildren.D．Thechildrenwithhighcommunicationabilities.4．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Scientificfindingsabouthowintelligencedevelopsinbabies.B．Scientificfindingsabouthowtheenvironmenthasaneffectonbabies’intelligence.C．Astudyshowsbabiesarenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheyarefiveorsixmonthsold.D．Scientificfindingsabouthowbabiesdevelopbeforebirth.E17、Nowcitiesarefullofcars.Somefamiliesevenhavetwoormorecars.Parkingisagreatproblem,andsoisthetrafficinaroundthecities.Somethingwillhavetobedonetochangeit.Whatwillthecarsoftomorrowbelike?Littlecarsmaysomedaytaketheplaceoftoday'sbigcars.Ifeveryonedriveslittlecarsinthefuturetherewillbelesspollutionintheair.Therewillalsobemorespaceforparkingcarsincities,andthestreetswillbelesscrowded.Threelittlecarscanfitinthespacenowneededforonecaroftheusualsize.Thelittlecarswillcostmuchlesstoownandtodrive.Drivingwillbesafer,too.Whatismore,theselittlecarscangoabout65kilometersper(每)hour.Littlecarsofthefuturewillbefineforgettingaroundacity,buttheywillnotbeusefulforlongtrips.Ifbigcarsarestillusedalongwiththesmallones,twosetsofroadswillbeneededinthefuture.Someroadswillbeusedforthebig,fastcars,andotherroadswillbeneededfortheslowersmallones.1．Whatisthebigproblemforthosepeoplewhohavecars?A．Money.B．Parking.C．Time.D．Waiting.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“taketheplaceof”meaninChinese?A．花费B．地方C．超越D．取代3．Peoplecanmoneywithusingthelittlecars.A．spentB．costC．saveD．take4．Littlecarsareveryfinefor______.A．everydaylifeB．journeysC．longtripsD．sport5．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?A．Thelittlecarsareasusefulasthebigcars.B．Whatthecarsoftomorrowwillbelike.C．Therewillbelesspollutioninthefuture.D．Citiesarefullofcarsnow.F18、Tomatoes,sweetandjuicy,areoneoftheworld’soldestfoods.TheywerediscoveredbytheIndiansofSouthAmericathousandsofyearsago.Thefirsttomatoeswereverysmall.BythetimetheEuropeansbroughtthemtoEuropeinthe1500s,theywerelarger.Theylookedmorelikethetomatoesweeattoday.Thehistoryoftomatoesisinteresting.WhentheyfirstarrivedinItaly,theywereknownas“loveapples”.Italiansbelievedthatifoneateatomato,hewouldeasilyfallinlovewithit.However,intheUnitedStates,peoplebelievedthatonewouldlosehislifeaftereatingatomato.In1820,RobertJohnsondecidedtoprovepeoplewrong.Heannouncedthathewouldeatatomatointhetownsquare.Everyonewasshockedatthenews.Thatmorning,about2,000peopleshoweduptowatch.TheyweresurethatMrJohnsonwasgoingtodie.Ofcourse,hedidn’t.andfromthenon,tomatoesbecamepopularinAmerica.Inthebeginning,peoplearguedwhethertomatoeswerefruitorvegetables.Fromascientificpointofview,theywerefruit.Afruitwastheripenedovaryofanyplantthatmadeseeds.However,thisdidn’tstopmostpeoplefromcallingthemvegetables,Theysaidthattomatoeswereeatenwiththemainmeal-justlikevegetables.So,theythoughttomatoesmustsurelybevegetables.Whethertomatoesarevegetablesornot,theywon’tdisappearanytimenow.Theyarejustdelicious,foreveryonetoeat.1．Italiansusedtocalltomatoes“loveapples”mainlybecauseoftheir.A．size B．taste C．shape D．smell2．PeoplefeltwhentheyheardRobertJohnsonwouldeatatomato.A．surprised B．sad C．angry D．excited3．Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthefourthparagraphmean?A．Afewpeoplestoppedeatingtomatoes.B．Tomatoesbecamethemostpopularvegetables.C．Mostpeoplestillbelievedtomatoeswerevegetables.D．Mostpeoplestoppedcallingtomatoesvegetables.4．What’sthewriter’spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Totellushowtomatoesgrow.B．Toadviseustoeatmoretomatoes.C．Toshowuswhypeoplelove