许昌市重点中学2023-2024学年中考联考英语试题含答案

许昌市重点中学2023-2024学年中考联考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、Anewbridge_____inmyhometownnextyear.A．built B．wasbuilt C．willbuild D．willbebuilt2、—Who’ssinginginthenextroom?—It____beher.ShehasgonetoNewYork.A．can’t B．must C．shouldn’t D．can3、—Iwilltrymybesttokeeppracticing_______Icanwritewonderfularticleseasily.A．if B．because C．until D．so4、Janeanylettertoherfriendssinceshelefthome.A．doesn’twrite B．didn’twrite C．hasn’twritten D．won’twrite5、Heacceptedthe_______withpleasure.Hethoughtitanhonortoattendsuchagreatparty.A．instructionB．invitationC．introductionD．invention6、–Victor,couldyoupleasespeakmore_______sothateveryonecanunderstandyou?–OK.A．heavilyB．widelyC．hardlyD．slowly7、Tomorrowweregoingtovisit________famousplaceandtake________boattourontheRiverSeine.A．a;the B．an;the C．a;a D．an;an8、Thedoctordidwhathecouldthegirlwhowasbadlyhurtintheaccident.A．save B．saving C．tosave D．saves9、—Jolin,howlonghaveyoubeenateacherasapopstar?—________theendoflastmonth,afterJolin’sEnglishDiaryBookcameout.A．Since B．In C．By D．At10、Bequiet,please.ThereabasketballgamebetweenourclassandClass8.A．hasB．isgoingtobeC．willhaveD．isgoingtohaveⅡ.完形填空11、Mydear,MynameisAmy.IamanEnglishgirl.NowIlive1London.Ihaveahappyfamily.Therearefourpeopleinmyfamily.Theyaremyfather,mymother,mybrotherand2.MybrotherandI3juniorhighschoolstudents.Weareinthesameschool.Butweareindifferent4.MybrotherisinGradeNineandIaminGradeSeven.MymotherisChinese.She5fromHangzhou,China.She6Chineseinourschool.Sheis7tothestudentsandherclassesareverynice.Herstudentslikeherverymuch.Myfatherisanengineer(工程师).HeoftengoestoChinatoseemygrandparentsand8China.Heknows9aboutChina.He10Chinesewell.MyparentsoftentellmybrotherandmesomethingaboutChinesepeopleandChinesefood.Mymothercan11jiaoziwell.It’sourfavorite12.WeofteneatoutinaChinese13.IhavesomepenpalsinJapan,America,CanadaandCuba.ButIdon’thaveanyinChina.Iwant14oneinChinaandvisityousomeday.Let’sbe15.Amy1．A．for B．in C．at D．to2．A．my B．mine C．us D．me3．A．am B．is C．are D．have4．A．class B．grades C．teachers D．classmates5．A．comes B．come C．gets D．has6．A．teacher B．teach C．teaches D．teachers7．A．tall B．young C．happy D．kind8．A．sing B．take C．visit D．look9．A．alot B．alotof C．many D．lotof10．A．says B．speaks C．tells D．reads11．A．tomake B．makes C．making D．make12．A．color B．book C．food D．actor13．A．restaurant B．office C．farm D．hospital14．A．find B．tofind C．finding D．finds15．A．students B．classmates C．different D．friendⅢ.语法填空12、Howtimeflies!Mythree-yearmiddleschoollifewillbeoversoon.Lookingback,IhavemanymemoriesofmyEnglishstudy.WhenI1．(enter)themiddleschool,IhadsomanydifficultieswithmyEnglish.Iwasnotabletounderstandtheteacherinclass,andIcouldn’tmasterthewordsandphrases.ForatimeIwanted2．(give)itup.3．(late),withthehelpoftheteacherandmyclassmates,Ilistenedtotheteacher4．(care)inclass,keptonreadingEnglisheverydayandspokeasmuchaspossible.StepbystepImadegreatprogressinEnglish.Inaword,onlywhenyoudevelopinterestin5．(study)Englishcanyoulearnitwell.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Fishingisapopularactivityandeveryfishermanknowstherule:Keepthebigones,throwthesmalleronesback.TheideabehindLtissimple-thelargerfishareprobablyolder.Ifyoukeepthesmallerones,theywon’tbeabletoreproduce,andthefishpopulationisindanger.Butfishingoutthelargestfishfromapopulationhasanunwantedeffect:Overtime,feweradultfishgetreallybig.Ifonlythesmallerfishreproduce（繁殖）,thenfuturegenerationsbecomesmaller.Thisisanexampleofevolution（进化）inaction.Onescientist,DrDavidConoverhasspentthelastdecadestudyingtheeffectsofthe“keepthebigones”ruleandiftheycanbereversed（颠倒）.Tosetuphisexperiment,Conoverandhisteamcaughthundredsofsilversidefishanddividedthemintosixgroups.Fortwogroups,Conoverfollowedthe“keepthelargeones”ruleandtookoutthebiggestfish.Fortwoothergroups,heremovedonlythesmallfish.Forthelasttwogroups,heremovedfishatrandom(随意的).Afterfiveyears,hemeasuredthefishineachgroup.Inthetwogroupswherethelargestfishwereregularlyremoved,theaveragefishsizewassmallerthantheaveragesizeintheothergroups.Herewasevolutioninaction:Ifonlysmallfishsurvivetoreproduce,thenfuturegenerationsoffishwillalsotendtobesmall.Forthesecondfiveyearsofhisexperiment,Conoverchangedtherulesandtookfishrandomlyfromeachgroup.Attheendoftheexperiment,hefoundthatthefishthatwereinthe“keepthelargeones”groupforthefirstfiveyearshadstartedtogetlargeragain,althoughhecalculateditwouldtakeatleast12yearsforthefishinthatgrouptoreturntotheiroriginalsize.Inotherwords,ittakeslesstimetoshrink(变小)thanitdoestorecover.1．Theunderlinedword“it”(Line2)refersto“”A．theactivityB．thefishC．theruleD．thefisherman2．Whydomanypeoplefollowthe“keepthebigones,throwthesmallonesback”rule?A．Ithelpstoprotectfishnumbers.B．Ithelpstoprotectfishsize.C．Itisthecustominmostcountries.D．Theywillbepunishediftheydon’t.3．WhatdidConoverfindafterthefirstfiveyearsofhisexperiment?A．The“keepthebigones”rulemadenodifferencetofishsize.B．The“keepthebigones”rulemadefishsmalleronaverage.C．The“keepthebigones”rulemadethefishbiggeronaverage.D．The“keepthebigones”ruleaffectedallfishpopulationsinthesameway.4．Whatistheauthor’sintentioninwritingthisarticle?A．Toencouragepeopletofishmorecarefully.B．Tourgegovernmentstochangetherulesoffishing.C．Todescribetheresultsofascientificexperiment.D．Tointroducetherulesoffishingtoreaders.B14、TheWorld’sLongestRiversRiver

Length

Location

Nile

4,132miles(6,650km)

Africa

Amazon

4,000miles(6,400km)

SouthAmerica

ChangJiang

(Yangtze)3,915miles(6,300km)

China

Mississippi-Missouri-RedRock

3,902miles(6,275km)

UnitedStates

Ob

3,364miles(5,410km)

Russia

FastFacts•TheNileRiverpassesthrough9countries:Burundi,DemocraticRepublicofCongo,Egypt,Ethiopia,Kenya,Rwanda,Sudan,Tanzania,andUganda.•TheAmazonissecondinlengthbutfirstinamountofwatercarriedandareaoflanddrained(排水).•ChangJiangisthelongestriverinAsiaandthethird-longestintheworld.Theriveristhelongestintheworldtoflowwhollywithinonecountry.•TheMissouriandRedRockRiversareconsideredtributaries(astreamorriverthatflowsintoamainriver)oftheMississippi.•TheMississippiriversystemgoesthroughonlyonecountry:theUnitedStates.•TheObRiverisamajorriverinwesternSiberia,Russiaandistheworld'sseventhlongestriver.1．Howaretheriverslistedinthetable?A．Fromnorthernmosttosouthernmost.B．Fromwidesttonarrowest.C．Fromlongesttoshortest.D．Bygreatesttoleastvolume(体积).2．WhyaretheMississippi,Missouri,andRedRockRiversgroupedtogetherintheriver?A．Allthreearethesamelength.B．TheyallflowtotheAmazon.C．TheyareallriversinNorthAmerica.D．Theyarepartofthesameriversystem.3．Whichriveristhelongestintheworldthatgoesthroughonlyonecountry?A．Nile B．ChangJiang C．Amazon D．ObRiverC15、Forthepastoverfortyyears,BillyBarrhasbeenlivingaloneinGothic,Colorado,aUSghosttown(遗弃的城镇）.Hepassedthetimebyrecordingallkindsofdataaboutsnowfalls,suchasthetemperatureandthedepthofthesnow.Heneverimaginedthattheresultsofhishobbywouldonedayhelpscientistsbetterunderstandglobalwarmingandmakehimgetacoolsuperheroname-theSnowGuardian（守护者）.BurfirstcametoGothicin1972asauniversitystudentdoingwaterchemistryresearch.Helikedthequietlifeheresomuchthathebegantolivehereafterfinishinguniversity.Barnbeganthewinterof1974campinginatent.Itwasnotexactlyperfectinaplacewheresnowreaches7.6metresayear.Luckily,theownerofasmalloldhousewaskindenoughtoletBarrmovein.Itbecamehishomeandhestartedhisrecordsonsnowthere.Thehousewasburiedinthesnoweightyearsafterhemovedin,butthatdidn'tdrivehimaway.Hejustfoundanotherplacetostayandcontinuedhisresearch.Thoughhespendsmostofhistimealone,Barrdoesn'tconsiderhimselflonely.Hesays,"I'mokaywiththewaythingsare.Imean,ifIweren't,Iwouldleave.”1．BarniscalledtheSnowGuardianbecause.A．hehassolvedtheproblemofglobalwarmingB．helivesinGothicaloneanditsnowsallyearroundC．hehasrecordedsnowfallsinGothicforover40yearsD．hehasbecomeasuperheroinAmericanpeople'shearts2．HowlongdidBarsliveinthesmalloldhouse?A．Fortwoyears. B．Forfouryears.C．Foreightyears. D．Foroverfortyyears.3．Theunderlinedword"buried"means"________________"inChinese.A．推倒 B．燃烧 C．消失 D．概埋4．HowdoesBarrfeelabouthislifeinGothic?A．Satisfied. B．Bored. C．Worried. D．Disappointed.D16、Coloringisanactivitythatchildrenworldwidehavelongenjoyed.Withapicturealreadymadeforthem,kidssimplychoseacrayon,pencilormarkeroftheirfavoritecolorandfillitin.Today,italsobecomesmoreandmorepopularamongteenagersandevenadults,whoareenjoyingrelaxinghoursofcoloring.InDecember,fiveofthetoptenbest-sellingbooksintheUnitedStateswerecoloringbooks.Theyarefun,butarecoloringbooksgoodforyou?Thegoodfeedback(反馈)fromcustomersisencouraging.TrinaLucida,apopularartistcreatingcoloringbooks,saysthatmanyofhercustomersarebuyingthecoloringbooksforotherswhoaresickorgoingthroughahardtime.Sheaddsthatthe"bigidea"behindherlatestbookistoencouragepeopletodosomethingcreative.Lucidaisright,accordingtoAllanRohan,apsychology(心理学)professor."Manycustomersthinkofcoloringbooksasanewcreativestage,"hesaidinaninterview,"butwhat'smoreimportantisthatpeoplespendtimecoloringinordertoreducestressafteralongday."Researchshowsthatcoloringcanreducestressbyguidingpeopletofocuson(专注)onesimpletask.Whenapersonisfillinginaflowerwithalightpurplecolor,hefocusesontheflowerandforgetsaboutallhistroublesinlife.Expertsaddthatcoloringmayrelieveacertainkindofpain.Doingthecoloringhelpspeoplerelaxtheirmindandcalmdown.Also,coloringhelpspeople'sbraininahealthyway.Theshapeofthedrawingmakesonesideofthebrainactive,whilethecolorofthedrawingimprovestheother.Coloringcanbringoutyourimaginationandtakeyoubacktoyourchildhood.Interesting,isn'tit?"It'sveryrelaxing,"saidSusanJackson,abigfanofLucida'scoloringbooks."Coloringfreesmymind.Andit'snotjusttotrytofillblank(空白的)pages.Thepicturesmakemehappyandthereisjustsomethingaboutthem.SoI'msavingthepicturesIlikebesttotheveryend."1．TrinaLucidawantshercoloringbooksto.A．encouragepeopletobecreativeB．beoneofthebest-sellersC．letpeopleenjoyrelaxinghoursD．helpdeveloptheirfriendship2．Whycancoloringreducestress?A．Becauseitbringsoutimagination.B．Becauseitshowsthebeautyofnature.C．BecauseithelpspeopletobemorefocusedD．Becauseitcantakepeoplebacktochildhood.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"relieve"mean?A．reduceB．seuarateC．driveD．balanceE17、The2009outbreakofinfluenzaH1N1virus（甲型流感病毒）isalsocalled“swineflu（猪流感）”.ItisanewfluvirusthatwasfirstfoundinApril,2009.Thiskindofviruscanmakepeopleillandisspreadingfromperson-to-person,causingagrowingoutbreakofillnessfirstintheUnitedStatesandMexico.Later,anincreasingnumberofsickpeoplearebeingreportedinmanyothercountries.Whyandhowtheswineflustartedinhumansisstillunknown.ThefirstsickpeoplewerefoundintheU.S.,butsoonitwasfoundoutthatthenewvirushadmuchtodowithanearlieroutbreakoflate-seasonfluinMexico.SeveraldayslaterhundredsofsickpeoplewerediscoveredinMexico,withmoresickpeoplefoundintheU.S.,Australia,Europeandmanyothercountriesaswell.TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）worriedthatitcouldbecomeaworldwideflu.Althoughscientistshavenoticedthattheoutbreakhasnotbeenasseriousasthoseinhistory,otherhealthofficials（官员）worryaboutwhatmighthappenlaterintheyear,sayingthat“wearenotseeinganysign（迹象）ofthiscomingtoanend.Theflumightbespreadingatacrazyspeed.Thenumberofsickpeopleisexpectedtoriseasthenewfluspreadsacrossthecountries.”Besides,thenewviruscouldchangeitsformoverthecomingmonths.Leadingtoanewandmoredangerousfluoutbreaklaterintheyear.1．Thevirusofswinefluisspreadingmainlythrough.A．pigsB．birdsC．anyanimalD．humans2．Thenewviruswasfirstproducedmostprobablyin.A．MexicoB．AmericaC．AustraliaD．Europe3．Whatthehealthofficialssayisto.A．askpeoplenottopaymuchattentiontothenewfluB．tellpeoplethenewfluwillsooncometoanendC．makepeoplerealizethedangerofthenewfluD．announcethespreadingspeedofthenewflu4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．TheinfluenzaH1N1virushasspreadforseveralyears.B．Theswinefluhasbeenspreadingacrossalotofcountries.C．Theoutbreakofthenewfluhasbeenthemostserioussofar.D．Thenewviruswillcometoitsendinashorttime.5．Whichcanbethebesttitle（题目）ofthispassage?A．TheMostDangerousNewIllnessB．2009SwineFluOutbreakC．WhatIsInfluenzaH1N1Virus?D．HowIstheNewFluSpreading?F18、Althoughpeopleeverywhereseemtoenjoydrinkingcoffee，theydon'tallhavethesamecoffeeculture.InEuropeforexample,coffeeshopsarecommonplacesforpeopletomeetfriendswhiletheydrinkcoffee.Ontheotherhand,placeslikethiswerenotascommoninNorthAmericainthepast.Instead,peopleinNorthAmericalikedtodrinkcoffeeintheirhomeswithfriends.ThecoffeecultureintheUSAchanged,whenStarbucks(星巴克)coffeeshopsspreadthroughoutthecountry．ThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington，intheUSA．Itwasasmallcoffeeshopthatcookeditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop'sbusinessdidwell,andby1981therewerethreeStarbucksstoresinSeattle.Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwhoranStarbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment(设备).HenoticedthatStarbucksorderedalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakers,whichcausedhisgreatinterest.SchultzwenttoSeattletoseewhatStarbucksdid.In1982,theoriginalStarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany'sheadofmarketing(市场营销).In1983,SchultztraveledtoItaly.Thespecialenvironmentoftheespresso(浓咖啡)barstherecaughthiseyes.BackintheUSA,SchultzcreatedanenvironmentforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwascomfortableandcasual,andcustomerseverywhereseemedtolikeit.StarbucksbeganopeningmorestoresintheUSA．Thenthecompanyopenedcoffeeshopsinothercountriesaswell.Today,therearemorethan16,000Starbuckscoffeeshopsallovertheworld.However，thatdoesnotmeanStarbuckshasnothadproblems.Infact,manyStarbucksstoreshaveclosedoverthepastfewyears.Ontheonehand,thisisbecausethereweretoomanycoffeeshopscompeting(竞争)forbusinessinonesmallarea.Ontheotherhand,storesinsomecountriesclosedbecausethecoffeeculturetheredidnotmatchwiththecomfortableenvironmentofferedbyStarbucks.1．Theunderlinedword"ran"inParagraph3probablymeans.A．closed B．managed C．made D．sold2．Accordingtothepassage,whichistherightorderforthefollowingsentences？a.ThismanhelpedtomakeStarbucksahugecoffeecompany.b.StarbucksbeganasasmallcoffeecompanyinSeattleintheUSA．c.HewenttoSeattletolearnaboutthecompanyandlaterworkedforit.d.HowardSchultzfoundStarbucksorderedlotsofspecialcoffeemakers.A．a﹣b﹣d﹣c B．c﹣a﹣b﹣d C．b﹣d﹣c﹣a D．d﹣c﹣a﹣b3．WhydidsomanyStarbuckscloseinsmallareas？A．BecausethecoffeeintheseplaceswastooexpensiveB．Becausethestyleofthecoffeestoresseemsthesame．C．BecausepeopleliketodrinkcoffeeathomewithfriendsD．Becausethereweretoomanycoffeeshopsinoneplace．4．TotellusthestoryofStarbucks,thewriterdidthefollowingexcept.A．introducinghowStarbucksbecamesuccessfulB．showingwhatSchultzdidtohelpStarbucksbecomesuccessfulC．tellingwhatdifficultiesStarbucksfacesD．tellin