湖北省当阳市重点名校2024年中考联考英语试题含答案

湖北省当阳市重点名校2024年中考联考英语试题含答案注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Whydidyoulaughjustnow？—Tedwantedtotellus______veryfunnystory,butheforgot______endinghimself.A．a;an B．the;theC．the;a D．a;the2、—Whichsongdoyoulikebetter,Lucy?—IpreferthesongLittleApple________canattractmanypeople.A．which B．who C．whom D．where3、Ididn'trealizehewasafamousscientistyoutoldme.A．until B．because C．since4、Mygrandparentsliveinanoldapartmentwithfloorsandtheyareonthefloor.A．fifth;three B．fifth;third C．five;three D．five;:third5、.ItheavilywhenIwenthomefromthesupermarket.A．wasraining B．willraining C．israining D．rains6、Thegirl________anEnglishsonginthenextroomisTom’ssister.A．whoissinging B．issinging C．sang D．wassinging7、TheUKisEuropeancountryandit'salsoislandcountry.A．an;an B．a;a C．an;a D．a;an8、Thegeneral____ofthecompetitionismuchhigherthisyear,soit'sdifficultformetowinthefirstprize.A．standard B．discussion C．exhibition D．instrument9、—Whotheclassroomtomorrow,Tony?—Ourgroup.A．willcleanB．cleansC．cleanedD．clear10、InChina,about___________ofpeopleliveinthecountry.A．threefifthB．thirdfifthC．threefifthsD．threefivesⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Inthefuture，scientistswouldputverysmallcomputersinourheads.Thiscanbeveryhelpfultopeople.____thesesmallcomputers，thepeoplewitheardiseaseswillbeabletohear.Andthepeoplewitheyediseasescan____.Thesesmallcomputerswillnotbejustforthe____.Mostofuswillhavethesecomputerstomakeourlife____.Forexample，____wehaveit，wecanthinkmoreclearlyandwecanremembermorethings.Forstudents，computerscando____things.Maybeinthenearfuturestudents____schoolbags.Theyjustneedtocarryasmallcomputerto____，becausethetextbooks，exercisebooks，andnotebooksareallinthecomputer.Theteacherswillcheckstudents’homeworkwithcomputers，____.Butthiscangiveanotherproblem，because____willbeeasierforstudentstocopyeachother’shomework.Everythingwillbepossible.Weneverknowwhatwillhappen.1．A．BecauseB．SinceC．BecauseofD．Thankto2．A．tohearB．hearC．toseeD．see3．A．illB．sickC．oldD．young4．A．goodB．wellC．betterD．best5．A．ifB．soC．thoughD．until6．A．muchB．alotC．lotsofD．lotof7．A．needn’tB．willneedC．willnotneedD．don’tneed8．A．homeB．schoolC．factoryD．office9．A．tooB．eitherC．aswellasD．also10．A．thatB．itC．theyD．thisⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。Peoplespendalmostathirdoftheirlivesdoingonething—sleeping.Everyyear,thereisadayforpeoplearoundtheworldtocelebratethe1．(important)ofgoodandhealthysleep—WorldSleepDay.Sleepislikefoodforthebrain.Healthysleephelpsthebodyandbraingrowanddevelop.Peopleofdifferentagesneeddifferentamountsofsleep.Itissaidthateighthourspernight2．(consider)theaverageamountofsleep.Forstudentsaged10to17,ahealthyamountisabouteighttoninehourspernight.However,lastyear,theChinaYouthandChildrenResearchCenter3．(report)thataboutfour4．(five)ofmiddleschoolstudentsdidn’tgetenoughsleep.Forsomestudents,theywanttosleepearly,buttheykeep5．(worry)abouttheirschoolworkandcan’tfall6．(sleep)quickly.Alack(缺乏)ofsleepcangreatlyaffect(影响)aperson’slife.Studentswhodon’tgetenoughsleepmaygetpoorgrades.Theycannotpayattentioninclassordowellinsports.7．(solve)thiskindofproblem,scientistsadvisethatstudentsshouldhave8．(little)schoolworkandmoretimetosleep.Therearesomeotherwaystohelppeoplegetenoughsleep,suchas9．(take)a20-minutenap(午睡)duringtheday,tryingtogotosleepearlierandsoon.Goodsleepinghabitsarealso10．(help).Forexample,trytogotosleepandwakeupatthesametimeeveryday,evenonweekendsandduringtheday.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Areyouinterestedindoingsomevoluntaryworkthissummerholiday?Ms.Leeshowsyousomepostersthatshehasfound.CarefortheElderlyWearelookingforvolunteeraged-careassistantsduringthesummerholidays.Volunteerswillplaygames,singsongsandchatwiththeelderlypeople.IfyouareinSecondary3orabove,arepatient,enjoyworkingwiththeelderlyandhavegoodcommunicationskill,pleasesendyourapplicationto:DirectorCarefortheElderly11/F,WingHingHouseStPeter’sHospitalArtProjectHelpersNeededWearelookingforvolunteerstohelpdecoratethehallwaysandpublicareasofournewchildren’swingwithcheerfulandexcitingartwork.Ifyouarecreativeandateamplayer,pleasejoinusduringthesummerholidays,Asyouwillbeworkingwithsomeofouryoungpatients,it’salsoimportantthatyouaregoodwithchildren.Sendyourapplicationto:ArtProjectDirectorStPeter’sHospital102CastleRoadGreenPlanetVolunteersareneededtoconductrecyclingsurveyifyou...wanttohelpraiseawarenessofcity’swasteproblemcancommunicatewithmembersofthepublicinafriendlyandconfidentmannerspeakfluentPutonghuaandgoodEnglish...applynowPleasesendaletterofapplicationto:Chairman,GreenPlanet,23/FCityCentre,96thstreet1．Wecanprobablyreadthepostersinthe.A．reviewB．newspaperC．sciencefictionD．storybook2．Ifyouwanttoapplytocarefortheelderly,youshould.A．creategamesandplaywellB．begoodatcommunicatinganddancingC．bepatientandstudyinsecondary3oraboveD．chatwiththeelderlyeveryday3．ThepurposeofconductingasurveyforGreenPlanetistotellthepublic.A．howtobefriendlyandconfidentB．howtodealwiththewasteC．tospeakfluentPutonghauandEnglishD．theimportanceofrecycling.B14、Shewasreturningfromteachingoutinasmallcommunity.Itwasamoonlessnight,andaheavysnowwasfalling.Sherememberedbacktowhenshehadfirststartedteachingoutinsmallcommunities.Inthosedaysshehadalwayspickeduphitchhikers(搭便车者),untilthedayhersistertoldherofafriendwhohadbeenshot(中枪)intheheadbyahitchhiker,allbecauseshehadstoppedoutofkindnesstohelphimduringastorm.Herfamilydidn’tbecomeconcerned(关心的)abouthersafetyoverthehitchhikersuntilthefamilyheardthepromise:“Nomorehitchhikers!”Thesnowthatnightwasmakingherthinkbacktothis.Thenshesawamanwaving.Shesloweddownforhim,butnowasherantowardthecarinthedarksheshookwithfear.Yetshethoughtthatifhewastrulyinneedshecouldn’tleavehimhereinthisstorm.Thestrangerexplainedthathiscarwasdead,andshetoldhimtogetin.Theydroveforanhourintothenextcityandshetookhimtoatelephonebooth(公用电话亭).Shewaiteduntilhehadmadeacall.Whenhereportedbacktoherthatafamilymemberwouldsooncomeforhim,shewishedhimwellandleft.______________________________________________________“Ihopethey’llunderstandwhyIhadtobreakmypromise,”shethought.1．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?A．Shewasataxidriver.B．Sheusedtobeahitchhiker.C．Shetaughtinsmallcommunities.D．Sheseldompickedupstrangers.2．Whatmadeherfamilyworriedabouthersafety?A．Shehadbeenhurtbyahitchhiker.B．Hersister’sfriendwaskilledbyahitchhiker.C．Therewereoftensnowstormsonherwayhome.D．Hercaroftenbrokedownonherwayhome.3．Wecaninferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphthat_________.A．shewassorryforpickingupthestranger.B．shefelttootiredtobreathe.C．shehadbeenafraidbeingwiththestranger.D．shehadbeentoocarefuldrivinginthestorm.C15、ThefollowingisaQUIZ(自测)fromamagazine.Questions

1Point

2Points

3Points

Wheredoyoulive?

inavillage

inatown

inacity

Howdoyougotowork/school?

bywalking/bicycle

bytrain/bus/subway

bydrivingasmallcar

Howmanytimesayeardoyouflyonairplanes?

1

2

3

Howmanyhoursofelectricitydoyouuseeachday(e.g.watchingTV,keepinglightson)?

0-6hours

6-12hours

12-18hours

Howoftendoyourecycle?

almostalways

often

sometimes

TotalPoints

Result

7

Lesspollutionthantheaverage(平均)person

8-10

Asmuchpollutionastheaverageperson

11-13

Alittlemorepollutionthantheaverageperson

14-14

Alotmorepollutionthantheaverageperson

1．Whichofthefollowingmakestheleastpollution?A．Livingprettywellinabigcity.B．Flyingonplanesonlytwiceayear.C．Almostalwaysrecyclingusedthings.D．Using15hoursofelectricityeachday.2．Howmanypointsdoestheaveragepersonget?A．7points. B．8-10points.C．11-13points. D．14-15points.3．Tomlivesinacity,goestoworkbysubway,fliesonairplanesonceayear,uses15hoursofelectricityaday,ansometimesrecyclesusedthings.Howmanypointsdoesheget?A．11points. B．12points.C．13points. D．14points.4．Whichoffollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthequiz?A．WhereDoYouLive? B．WhatDoYouRecycle?C．WhyDoWeTravel? D．HowGreenAreYou?D16、DISNEY’sthemepark,itsfirstontheChinesemainland,ShanghaiDisneyland,hasalreadybeencompleted,andwillopenitsdoorsonJune16,2016.“SixisaluckynumbertoChinesepeople,”theWaltDisneyCompanysaid.ShanghaiDisneylandwillhostanopeningcelebrationtowelcomeitsfirstguests.Attheopening,itwillholdmoreChinese-styleactivitiesinsteadofWestern-styleones,becausethehostwantstoshowChina’slocaltraditionalculture.“Wehavepreparedathree-daycelebrationandarehiringmorethan8,000actors,”PhilippeGas,ShanghaiDisneyland’sgeneralmanager,toldShanghaiTelevisionyesterday.SowhyhasDisneylandbeensopopular?Well,it’sdescribedas“theHappiestPlaceonEarth”and“aplacefortheyoungandyoungatheart”.Disney’sstorytellinginrideslikerollercoastersisabigreasonfortheirparks’success.“Wetellastoryineverythingwedo,”Presslersaid.However,Disney’sparkshaven’talwaysbeenpopulareverywhere.WhenDisneylandParisopenedin1992,someFrenchpeoplefeltthatAmericanculturewasinvading(入侵)France.Butstill,theparkstayedopenandtodayitisapopularplaceforEuropeanvisitors.1．Whydidthecompanydecidetoopenonthedateof“June16,2016”?A．Becausethatdayisquiteclosetothesummerholiday.B．Becausetheopeningcelebrationwon’tbereadyuntilthatday.C．BecausethenumberSIXisconsideredtobe“lucky”inChina.D．BecauseShanghaiDisneylandwon’tbecompleteduntilthatday.2．ShanghaiDisneylandwill_______attheopening.A．tellstoriestotheguestsB．mainlyshowWesterncultureC．havemoreactivitiesofChinese-styleD．invitegueststohavearoller-coasterride3．Whatcanweinfer(推断)fromthelastparagraph?A．Atfirst,DisneylandPariswasagreatsuccess.B．AmericancultureisquitesimilartoFrenchculture.C．Disney’sparkshavealwaysbeenpopulararoundtheworld.D．DisneylandParisattractsmanyvisitorsfromEuropeatpresent.E17、LarryEllisoncamefromtheslumstoco-foundOracle.LarryEllisonwasbornontheLowerEastSideofNewYorkandthatdistrictwaspoorandfilledwithimmigrants（移民）fightingtosurvive.Atanearlyage,EllisonwasillandwassenttotheSouthSideofChicagotolivewithrelatives.Thoughthereweresomedifficulties,hewasabletoeducatehimselfandjoinSoftwareDevelopmentLaboratories,in1977.Thiswasanimportantmove,becausein1982thecompanybecameOracle.Thisisacompanythatbringsin$38billioneverysingleyearandalongtheway,Ellisonmanagedtoownover$46.2billion.HesteppeddownasCEOin2014.ZdenekBakalaleavesCommunistCzechoslovakiawith$50.ZdenekBakalaleftCzechoslovakiaforLakeTahoeintheUnitedStateswithjust$50inhispocketwhenhewasjust19.Oncethere,hegotajobwashingdishes.BakalaattendedthefamousUniversityofCalifornia-Berkeley.Thathighereducationlethimintothebankingworld.Andreturningtohishomeland,in1994heopenedtheCreditSuisseofficeinPrague.Becauseofhiswealth,Bakalahasmanagedtogainedhugeshares（股份）inbothcoalandironore,whichhestillholdstothisday.DoWonChangworkedthreejobstosurvive.DoWonChangisthefamousfacebehindForever21,whoimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesfromSouthKorea,in1981.BeforehestartedForever21,heworkedthreejobs.Thatperiodlastedforthreeyearsbeforehefoundedthecompanyandopeneditsfirstclothingstore,in1984.ThisfamilybusinessgrewquicklyandForever21has480locationsacrosstheworld.Ithasalsomanagedtobringin$3billionperyear.AndChanghastakenhistwodaughtersintothecompany.1．WhatcanwelearnaboutLarryEllison?A．Hewasbornintoawealthyfamily.B．Hewaswelleducatedatauniversity.C．Hehasbecomeabillionairenowadays.D．HestillworksasCEOofthecompanyOracle.2．WhichplayedthemostimportantroleinZdenekBakala’ssuccess?A．Hisfamilybackground. B．Theeducationhereceived.C．Hisfriendsselflesshelp. D．Thehugeshareheholds.3．WhichofthefollowingisTrueaboutthethreepersons?A．Theyallchangedfromthepoortotherich. B．TheyareallimmigrantstotheUS.C．Theyallmanagedtograduatefromcollege. D．Theyallworkedthreejobstosurvive.F18、Therearemanyexpressionsthatusevegetablesandfruits.Forexample,acucumberisalong,greenvegetablethatpeopleeatinsalads.Youmightsayapersonisascoolasacucumberifheneverseemstoworryaboutanythingandstayscalminastressfulsituation.Iftwopeopleareverysimilar,youmightsaytheyareliketwopeasinapod.Thereareseveralexpressionsaboutbeans.Ifsomeoneisveryenergetic,youmightsaysheisfullofbeans.Ifyousaysomethingdoesnotamounttoahillofbeans,youmeanitisoflittleimportance.Imightsayyoudon'tknowbeansaboutasubjectifyoudonotknowanythingatallaboutit.Butifyouspillthebeans,youtellsomethingthatwassupposedtobeasecret.Potatoesareapopularfoodinmanyareas.Butsomethingisconsideredsmallpotatoesifitisnotimportant.Youprobablywouldnotwanttoholdahotpotatoinyouremptyhands.Thisalsomeansaproblemoranissuethatnoonewantstodealwith.Someonemightcallyouacouchpotatoifyousitandwatchtelevisionalldayandgetlittleornophysicalexercise.Finally,letustalkaboutlemons.Lemonshaveasourtasteifyoueatthemplain.Butlemonsmakeanicedrinkwhenyoumixtheirjuicewithsugarandwater.Sohereisanexpressionaboutlemonsthatwelike:Iflifegivesyoulemons,makelemonade.Thismeansyoushouldalwaystrytomakethebestofabadsituation.1．Whoaremostprobablydescribedastwopeasinapod?A．Lovers.B．Partners.C．Deskmates.D．Twins.2．Ifoneknowsnothingabouttheprojectyouareworkingon,wecansayhe___________aboutit.A．doesn'tknowbeansB．makeslemonadeC．holdsahotpotatoD．isascoolasacucumber3．"Acouchpotato"referstopeoplewho__________.A．areoflittleimportanceB．getlittleornophysicalexe