湖北省仙桃市和平外国语校2024届中考英语模拟预测题含答案

湖北省仙桃市和平外国语校2024届中考英语模拟预测题含答案注意事项：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、Inthepast,we________gotinformationfrompaperbooks.A．hardly B．mainly C．loudly D．recently2、—Whenshallwegotowatchthebasketballmatchinthesportscentre?—Notuntilthework________tomorrow.A．willbefinished B．isfinished C．willfinish D．hasfinished3、Canyoutakea__________forJenny,please?A．noteB．informationC．newsD．message4、Ifnobodybreakstrafficrulesandiscarefulenough,mostaccidentscanbe_____.A．achieved B．afforded C．announced D．avoided5、—WhatdoyouthinkoftheT-shirtsforyourbrother?—Oh,________thisT-shirt________thatoneisfitforhim.Theyaretoosmall.A．both;and B．either;or C．neither;nor D．notonly;butalso6、Theboypromised______lateforschoolagain.A．nottobe B．tonotbe C．notbeing D．beingnot7、—Mum,canIgotowatchthemovieGuardiansoftheGalaxyVol.2tomorrow?—Sure,ifyourhomework__________.A．finishB．isfinishedC．willfinishD．willbefinished8、—Theyoungmanseldomdidthehouseworkafterheboughttherobot,?—.Hecouldrelaxandhavetimeforhishobbies.A．didhe;Yes B．didn’the;No C．didn’the;Yes D．didhe;No9、It’snicetoseeyouagain.We______eachotherforalongtime.A．didn’tsee B．haven’tseen C．won’tsee D．didn’tsee10、—Tom,what’syourreasonforbeinglateforschoolthistime?—IthoughtIcouldarriveontime.Butthebusstartedmoving______Icouldgetonit.A．after B．until C．while D．beforeⅡ.完形填空11、WhenIwasateenagergrowingupinFrance,Iwantedtoleaveschoolandhavemyownlife.TheonlywayIcould1thiswastoworkinthelocalpaperfactoryinmytown,orgetmarried.IwasverynervouswhenItoldmy2Iwantedtoleaveschool.Ithoughthewouldsay,“3Youaregoingtothecollege(大学).”Iwasvery4whenhesaid,“OK,Let’sgotothepaperfactory.”Twodayslater,5tookmetothefactory.Iimaginedeveryonetobefriends6togetherandhavefun.Ievenimaginedtherewouldbemusicandsinging.I7Ihadwatchedtoomanymoviesasateenager.Whenwe8thefactorygate,myfatherspoketotheguard(门卫)andoneminutelaterwewere9.Iwalkedaroundthefactorylookingatthebuilding,theworkers,andlisteningtothenoise.Itwas10.Iranbacktomyfatherandsaid,“Iwanttogohome.”Heaskedme,“Whatdoyouthinkofthe11?”“Toobad,”Ianswered.“Andmarriageiseven12!”hesaidIwentbacktoschoolthenextdaythinkingaboutstudyinghard13Icouldgetintoagoodcollege.I14studyingEnglishsoIdecidedtomajorin(主修)languagesatcollege.Thankstomyfatherandour15tothepaperfactory,InowworkattheUnitedNationsandmyfatherisveryproudofme.Imarriedaverygoodmanandmylifeismuchbetterthanitwouldhavebeenworkinginthefactory!1．A．say B．do C．receive D．find2．A．teacher B．friend C．father D．husband3．A．Yes! B．No! C．Really? D．Ok?4．A．angry B．tired C．nervous D．surprised5．A．he B．she C．it D．they6．A．working B．studying C．singing D．farming7．A．guess B．mean C．say D．hope8．A．lookedat B．returnedto C．arrivedat D．leftfor9．A．outside B．inside C．back D．away10．A．terrible B．wonderful C．funny D．special11．A．workers B．guard C．building D．factory12．A．better B．harder C．worse D．easier13．A．but B．if C．so D．or14．A．enjoyed B．stopped C．disliked D．minded15．A．way B．idea C．plan D．tripⅢ.语法填空12、从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式，使短文完整、通顺。每空只填一词（有两词多余）cup,happy,so,which,the,good,think,but,they,be,fail,teachAgroupofclassmatesgottogethertovisittheiroldteacher.Theseclassmatesallhadgoodjobsandmadelotsofmoney.Theytalked1．.Theteacheraskedthemthedifficultytheyhadhad.Thentheirtalksoonturnedtotalkingaboutthestress(d压力)inworkandlife,Theteacherwentto2．kitchenandcamebackwithalargepotofcoffeeandmany3．---chinaones,plasticonesandglassones.Someareplainlooking,someareexpensiveandsomearelovely.Theteachertoldthemtohelp4．tothecoffee.Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theteachersaid,“Canyounoticethatallofyoutooknice-lookingexpensivecups,leavingbehindtheplainandcheapones?Youwantonlythe5．foryourselves,anditisthesourceofyourproblems.”“Whatallofyoureallywantedwascoffee,notthecup,6．youwentforthebestcupsandthenbeganlookingateachother’scups.”“Now7．aboutthis;lifeisthecoffee,andthejobs,moneyandpositioninsociety8．thecups.Theyarejusttoolstohold,anddonotchangethelife.Sometimes,bycaringonlyaboutthecups,we9．toenjoythecoffee.10．don’tletthecupsdriveyou,andenjoythecoffeeinstead.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Accordingtothe2018WorldHappinessReport,Denmark(丹麦）ranked(排名）No.3!Andit’snotsurprisingatall!In2016,DenmarkrankedNo.l,thenNo.2in2017.Infact,Denmarkhasbeenonthelistformanyyears.Why?BecausepeoplewholiveinDenmarkknowthesecrettohappiness—“hygge”.Butwhatis“hygge”？TheDanish(丹麦的）word“hygge”(pronounced“hoo-ga”）isoftentranslatedinEnglishas“coziness”.But“hygge”ismorethanthat.It'salsoaboutspendingpeacefultimeinaquietenvironmentwithnocalendar.It’saboutspendingtimealoneorspendingtimewithfamily.Danishpeopleareverygoodat“hygge”.Forexample,theycreatea“hygge”environmentbyburningcandlesinclassrooms,kitchens,bedrooms,etc.Accordingtosomereports,DanishpeoplebummorecandleseveryyearthanpeoplefromanyotherEuropeancountry.However,“hygge”isn’tjustaboutcreatinganiceandwarmenvironment;itisbestenjoyedwithfamilymembersandfriends.Withupto17hoursofdarknesseverydayinwinter,Danishpeoplespendmoretimeindoorsasaresult,andtheyoftengettogetherforamealorhotdrinks,withoutthedistraction(使人分心的事物）oftechnologyorthestressofdailylife.Stillcan’tunderstandwhat“hygge”is?Ifyou’rereadingthisinacomfortablechair,withafewcandlesaroundyou,thatsenseofcozinessyou'refeelingmightjustbe“hygge”.1．IntheWorldHappinessReport,DenmarkusedtorankNo.____in2016.A．1 B．2 C．3 D．172．HowdoDanishpeoplecreatea“hygge”environment?A．Byrepairingtheirhouses B．ByplayingvideogamesC．Bycleaningupbedrooms D．Byburningcandles3．Withupto17hoursofdarknesseverydayinwinter,Danishpeople.①playcomputergamestillmidnight②spendmoretimeindoorsasaresult③stayuptoworkintheirownrooms④oftengettogetherforamealorhotdrinksA．①② B．①③ C．②④ D．③④4．Inthelastparagraph,theword“coziness”means“”inChinese.A．舒适 B．友善 C．奢侈 D．密切5．ThearticlemainlytellsusA．howDanishpeoplespendtheirwinter B．whattheDanishsecrettohappinessisC．whenDanishpeopleliketostayathome D．whyDanishpeopleburnsomanycandleB14、Iusedtothinkcourtesy(礼貌)wasathingofthepast.However,IchangedmymindwhenImetacourteousman.LastSaturday,Iwenttoacafewithmydaughters.Itwascrowdedwiththeusualloudcrowdandwehadtoclimbupthestairstofindanemptytable.Afterenjoyingcoffeeandsnacks,wewerereadytocomedownthestairs,wherethenarrowspacemadeclimbingdownonlypossibleinasingleline,withhardlyanyspaceforanotherpersontoeitherclimbuporcomedown.JustasIwasinthemiddleofmydescent(下去),amangottothemainentrance(入口)ofthecafewhichwasrightinfrontofthestaircase.IwassureIwouldbepushedbythemanwhowouldwanttogoupinahurry.Anyway,IkeptcomingdownasfastasIcould.Mydaughterswerealreadydown,lookingupatmeworriedly,hopingIwouldgetdownbeforethestrangerwentupthestairs.Nearlygettingdown,Inoticedthemanstillstandingnearthedoor.Later,Ipassedhimattheentrancedoorwhichhekeptholdingopen.Ilookedbackthinkinghewasstillatthedoor,decidingwhethertogoinorfindanotherlesscrowdedplace.However,Isawhimgoingupthestairs,twoatatime.Itoldmydaughtersaboutitandallofusfeltbadforwedidnoteventhankthecourteousgentleman.1．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A．Thewriterseldomgoestothecafe.B．Fewpeoplegotothecafeonweekends.C．Thewriterdidn’tlikethecoffee.D．Thecafeisoftencrowdedandnoisy.2．Howdidthedaughtersfeelwhentheysawtheirmumgoingdownthestairs?A．Sad. B．Worried. C．Excited. D．Proud.3．Thewriterfeltsorryfornotsaying“_________”totheman.A．Hello B．Goodbye C．Sorry D．Thanks4．Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearn_______.A．themanwenttoanothercafeatlastB．thewriteropenedthedoorforthemanC．themandidn’tpushthewriterD．themanisthewriter’soldfriend5．WhichofthefollowingistheRIGHTorder?①Thewriterhadsnacks.②Themanwentupthestairs.③Thewritercamedownthestairs.A．①②③ B．①③② C．③①② D．③②①C15、Memoryisessential(重要)forlife.Wehaveashort-termmemoryandalong-termmemory.Whenwegetold,ourshort-termmemorybecomesweaker,butwecanstillrememberthingsthathappenedalongtimeago.Therearemanythingswecandotoimproveourmemory,suchasusingvariousmemorizingmethodsaswellastakingspecialcareofourhealth.Itisimportantthatweregularlystimulate(刺激)ourbraintomakeourmemorymoreefficient(有效).Forexample,wecandoactivitiesthatwedonotusuallydoandchangeourdailyhabits.Learninganewskillhelpsourbraindevelop.Whentryingtomemorizesomething,weshouldfocusourattentiononthemostimportantthingsaboutit.Donotallowotherthoughtstoenterourmindbecausethiswilllowerourchancesofrememberingthingscorrectly.Onebasicwayofimprovingourmemoryistousethelinkmethod.Ifwewanttomemorizesomething,weshouldmakeapictureinourmind.Ifthepictureissilly,strangeandcolourful,wewillrememberitbetter.Takingnotes,beingorganizedandkeepingadiarywillalsobeusefultools.Sometimes,memoryisconnectedwithourfeelings.Whensomethingdramatichappens,weusuallyrememberitwell,andwealsorememberwherewewereandwhatweweredoing.Healthyfoodandplentyofvitaminsareimportanttoourmemory.Drinkingalotofwateralsohelpsmaintainourmemory.Whenweareasleep,ourbrainstoresmemory.Notenoughsleepcan,therefore,causeproblemswithstoringinformation.Inaddition,beingtiredwillstopusfrombeingabletorememberwell.Asaresult,keepingfitandhavingregularhealthchecksarebothimportantaswell.1．Howdoespeople’smemorychangewhentheygetolder?A．Theshort-termmemorybecomesstronger.B．Theshort-termmemorybecomesweaker.C．Thelong-termmemorybecomesstronger.D．Thelong-termmemorybecomesweaker.2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingCANNOTberememberedbetterinashorttime?A．Astrangeinsect.B．Acolourfulletter.C．Adramaticevent.D．Aboringtalk.3．Whenpeopletrytoremembertheword‘smiles’,aneasywaytodothisistoimaginethereisa‘mile’betweenthefirstletterandthelastletter.Thisisbecausethey.A．usethelinkmethodB．connectitwithfeelingsC．haveagoodrestD．takesomenotes4．WhatSHOULDpeopledowhentheytrytomaketheirmemorymoreefficient?A．Alwaysdothesamethingsandneverchangetheirdailyhabits.B．MemorizesomethingwhilelisteningtomusicorwatchingTV.C．Keepotherideasoutoftheirmindwhenfocusingattention.D．Sleepatmost6hoursadayanddrinkalotofcoffeeortea.5．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowtoUseMemoryToolsB．HowtoKeepLong-termMemoryC．HowtoImproveOurMemoryD．HowtoStayHealthyD16、Doyouknowsomegreatinventorsandtheirinventions?Whatfactors(因素)areneededfortheirsuccess?Well,goodtimingforastart.Youcanhaveagreatideawhichthepublicsimplydoesn’twant...yet.TheItalianGiovanniCaselliinventedthefirstfax(传真)machineinthe1860s.Althoughthemachinewasexcellent,hisinventionquicklydiedacommercial(商业的)death.Itwasnotuntilthe1980sthatthefaxbecameverycommonineveryoffice...toolateforGiovanniCaselli.Moneyalsohelps.TheFrenchmanDenisPapin(1647-1712)hadtheideaforasteamengine(蒸汽机)almostahundredyearsbeforethebetter-rememberedScotsmanJamesWattwasevenborn...butheneverhadenoughmoneytobuildone.Youalsoneedtobepatient(ittookscientistsnearlyeightyyearstodevelopalightbulbwhichactuallyworked)...butnottoopatient.Inthe1870s,ElishaGray,aprofessionalinventorfromChicago,developedplansforatelephone.Graysawitasnomorethan“abeautifultoy”.However,whenhefinallysentdetailsofhisinventiontothePatentOffice(专利局)inFebruary，1876,itwastoolate.Almostthesameinventionhadarrivedtwohoursearlier...andtheyoungmanwhosentit,AlexanderGrahamBell,willalwaysberememberedastheinventorofthetelephone.Ofcoursewhatyoureallyneedisagreatidea—butifyouhaven’tgotone,awalkinthecountryandcarefullookatnaturecanhelp.TheSwissscientist,GeorgedeMestral,hadtheideaforVelcro（魔术贴）whenhefoundhisclothescoveredinstickyseedpodsafterawalkinthecountry.DuringasimilarwalkintheFrenchcountrysidesome250yearsearlier,ReneAntoineFerchaultdeReaumurhadtheideathatpapercouldbemadefromwoodwhenhefoundanabandonedwasps’nest（蜂巢）.Youalsoneedgoodcommercialsense.WillyHiginbothamwasascientistdoingnuclear（核能的）researchintheBrookhavenNationalLaboratoryinUpton,USA．In1958,thepublicwereinvitedtoanexhibitionintheLaboratorytoseetheirwork,butbothparentsandchildrenweremoreinterestedinatennisvideogameonthescreen.Soonhundredsofpeoplewereignoringtheotherexhibitstoplaythefirstevercomputergame—madefromasimplelaboratoryinstrumentcalledan“oscilloscope”.Higinbotham,however,nevermademoneyfromhisinvention:hethoughtpeoplewereonlyinterestedinthegamebecausetheotherexhibitsweresoboring!1．Howmanyfactorsdoinventorsneedaccordingtothepassage?A．3.B．4.C．5.D．6.2．Theword“ignoring”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“_____”.A．havingnoideaofB．doingnogoodtoC．gettingnochanceofD．payingnoattentionto3．Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A．GiovanniCaselliinventedthefirstfaxmachineinthe1980s.B．DenisPapinaffordedtobuildasteamengineahundredyearsago.C．ElishaGraymissedthechancetobetheinventorofthetelephone.D．GeorgedeMestralgotanideafromawalkinaFrenchcountryside.4．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowtobeasuccessfulinventorB．HowtogetagreatideafromnatureC．HowtohaveagoodcommercialsenseD．HowtomakemoneyfrominventionsE17、It’sgoodtomakemistakes,andhereiswhy.Firstofall,mistakesareaclearsignthatyouaretryingnewthings.It’salwaysgoodtotrynewthingsbecausewhenyouaretryingnewthingsyouaregrowing.Ifyounevertryanythingnew,howcanyouimprove?Howcanyoumakeyourselfstronger?Thesimpleansweris“Youcan’t.”Lookaroundyou.Withveryfewexceptions(例外),eithereverythingyouseeinyourworldoreverysingledetailofeverysinglethingistheresultofsomeonetryingsomethingnew．Anothergoodthingaboutmistakesisthis:Whenyouaremakingmistakes,youarelearning．Considerthis:Edisonfailed10,000timesbeforeheperfectedthelightbulb.Whenaskedhowitfelttofailthatmanytimes,hesaidthathehadn’tfailed10,000times,butratherhadlearned10,000thingsthatdidn’twork．Finally,whenyoumakeamistakeyouaremuchclosertosuccess.Why?Becausewhenallissaidanddone,youwillhavetriedsomenumbersofthingsbeforeyousucceed．Everytimeyoumakeamistake,youeliminateoneofthosethingsandareonestepcloser.Butthisalldoesn’tmeanthatyoushouldgoaheadwithoutconsideringtheconsequences(后果)ofamistake.However,whenyoutrysomethingnewyouhavetobewillingtosetsomereasonablelimits（限度）sothatintheeventthatitdoesn’tworkoutthewayyouwantitto,youwillbeinanormalplacetotryagain．Weallhavelimitedtimeandmoneysodon’tblowthemallononeproblem.Realizethatitprobablywon’tbeperfectthefirsttimeanddealwiththeseresources(资源)properlysoyoucanlearn,makecorrections,andtryitagain．Ifyouacceptanduseyourmistakesinthisway,youcanmakegreatprogressinyourbusinessandyourcareer．Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes,“Ifyou’renotmakingmistakes,you’renottryinghardenough.”Sogoaheadandmakemistakes.Andlearn.Andgrow.Andsucceed．1．Fromthesecondparagraph,wecanknowthat_______．A．mistakesareunnecessaryfordevelopmentB．weareafraidoftryingnewthingC．it’scommonforpeopletomakemistakesD．mistakesarebetterthannottrying2．Theunderlinedword“eliminate”means_______．A．studyB．removeC．acceptD．solve3．Accordingtothearticle,onethingyoushouldpayattentiontoaboutmakingmistakesis_____．A．notmakingthesamemistakesB．acceptingthepunishmentwillinglyC．takingconsequencesintoconsiderationD．tryingthingsoutonebyone4．Whatwouldthewriterprobablysuggestwesaytoourselveswhenwemakeamistake?A．Nevermind,Icanalwaystryagain．B．I’dbetterstayoutoftrouble．C．Ok!NowIcanlearnsomething．D．Lookatthismess.Anyonewouldbesad．F18、①Whatdoesthecityofthefuturelooklike?Flyingcars?Robots?Orsmog（烟雾）-eatingbuildings?②Arconic,anAmericancompany,hasmadeplanstobuilda4.8-kilometer-highskyscraper（摩天大楼）.Itsaysthatthesupertallbuildingcancleannotonlyitselfbutalsotheairarounditby“eating”smogandpollutants（污染物）.Buthowisitdone?③SherriMcCleary,sscientistatArconic,saystheyhaveintroducedanewtechnologycalledEcoClean.Itisaspecialcoatingthatpullspollutantsoutoftheair.Withalittlehelpfromsunlightandwatervapour（水蒸气），thecoatingwillproduceatoms（原子能）calledfreeradicals（自由基）.Itisthesefreeradicalsthatwilltakeinairpollutants,breakthemdown,andthenleavetheaircleaner.④But“eating”smogandpollutantsisnottheonlythingthisskyscraperisabletodo.Infact,thanksto3Dprinting,thematerialsthebuildingusedwillbecomeevenbetterandstronger---notonlymakingtheskyscraperlookmoremodern,butalsomakeitpossibletostandstrongwindsandterribleweather.⑤However,somepeopledon’tthinkitwillworkoutwell.Airpollutionhasitsowncharacteranditharmslotsofcities.Doesthesmog-eatingbuildinghavesuchamagicalabilitytostopthepollution?Itseemsimpossibletobringthepollutionundercontrolinashorttime.Weshouldprepa