甘肃省兰州市外国语校2024年中考四模英语试题含答案

甘肃省兰州市外国语校2024年中考四模英语试题含答案注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—Let’sgotoWandaMovieTheater?Ithasalargescreen.—Butitis_____________ofallthecinemasinJinan.A．expensive B．moreexpensive C．mostexpensive D．themostexpensive2、–Whatwereyoudoingateightlastnight?--Iinmyofficeatthattime.A．worked B．works C．wasworking3、Baconsaidthat________ispower,sowemuststudyhardtomakeprogress.A．medicineB．knowledgeC．food4、NormanBethunewasagreatman_____gavehislifetohelptheChinesepeople.A．which B．who C．whose D．what5、—Thelightinhisroomisstillon.Doyouknow__________?—Inordertoprepareforthecomingexam.A．ifheworkshard B．whyhestaysupsolate C．whyishesobusy D．whenhewillstopworking6、_____hardandyou’llsucceedsoonerorlater.A．Study B．TostudyC．Studying D．Studied7、Foryour________,youmustn'tgetoutofthecarinthewildanimalpark.A．choice B．chance C．safety D．mistake8、—Howiseverythinggoingintheschool,myboy?A．Iamallright,thankyou. B．Notatall.C．Nottoobad,Iguess. D．Verywell,thankyou.9、Annielostherwalletwhileshopping.,aseniorhighschoolstudentfounditandreturnedittoher.A．Actually B．Luckily C．Finally10、Mary’scoatis__________yours.Ifyoufeelcold,youcanwearhers.A．differentfrom B．thesamesizeasC．justunlike D．thesamecolourⅡ.完形填空11、FatherinNeedIquietlyplacedmyearagainstthekitchendoor.Momhadamale1!Ipeeked(从缝隙偷看)around.Sittingtherewasagentleman,themosthandsomemanI’deverseen.Momwasayoungwidow(寡妇)thenwiththreechildren.Mysisterwasten,mybrotherfourandIsix.I2havingadaddy.AndIknewhewastheone.ThenImarchedrightintothekitchen.“Hi!I’mPatty.What’syourname?”“George.”3towardsMom,Iasked,“Don’tyouthinkmymom’spretty?”“Patty!”Momscolded(责备)withembarrassment.“GoandcheckonBenny.”Georgeleanedforwardandwhispered,“Yes,Ido.I’llseeyoulater,Patty.Ithinkwe’llbegoodfriends.”Georgestarted4onMommoreoften.Healwaysseemedhappytoseemeandnevergrewtiredofmyendlessquestions.Soontheyenteredintoamarriage.Butoneeveningwasespeciallybad.Bennywascryingonthekitchenfloor.Anniewascomplained5itwasn’therplacetolookafterthatspoiledchild.AndIspilled（使溢出）awholepotofbuttermilk.Withanemptylook,Georgemuttered,“Imusthavebeen6tomarryawomanwiththreekids.”Momflewtotheirbedroomintears，andGeorgewalkedout.Ihurriedtotheporch(门廊).“I’msorry.I’llbemorecarefulnexttime.Pleasedon’t7!”Gentlywipingmytears,hesaid,“We’refriends,andfriendsneverabandon(抛弃、遗弃)thepeopletheylove.”ThenhewenttocomfortMom.Overtheyears,Georgehasalwaysbeenthereforme,throughmanyupsanddowns.Istillturntohimwithmy8thoughhe’salready85.1．A．volunteer B．supporter C．challenger D．visitor2．A．kept B．missed C．spent D．minded3．A．Looking B．Checking C．Turning D．Speaking4．A．working B．calling C．taking D．living5．A．loudly B．quietly C．carefully D．gently6．A．talented B．brave C．mad D．excited7．A．laugh B．worry C．relax D．leave8．A．suggestions B．experiences C．problems D．achievementsⅢ.语法填空12、Let’stalkaboutSherlock!YouknowwhoImean,SherlockHolmesofcurse!Ihaveveryquicklylearnt1．heisnotjustpopularbackintheUK,butishugearoundtheworld.InmyfirstlessonIaskedthestudents2．(tell)mewhattheyalreadyknewabouttheUK.3．mysurprise,mostclassesputSherlockHolmesfirst.AndIevenhaveastudent4．EnglishnameisSherlock!ButwhoisSherlockHolmes?SherlockHolmesisacharacter5．(create)byBritishdoctorandwriterSirArthurConanDoyle.Hefirstappearedinprintin1887,and6．(be)apartofpopularcultureforoveracentury.Hehasbecome7．(know)forhisearlyuseofdeductivereasoning(演绎推理).Intotal,Holmesappearsinfournovelsandfifty-sixshortstories.Mostofthese8．(write)fromtheviewofhisfriendDr.Watson.Althoughatfirstacharacterinnovelsandshortstories,SherlockHolmeshasbecomepopularonthebigandsmallscreen.Infact,hehasthehonorof9．(hold)theGuinnessWorldRecordforthe“MostPortrayedMovieCharacter”.Morethanseventy10．(act)haveplayedtheroleinovertwohundredfilms!Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Therearemanyunusualhotelsaroundtheworld.InGreenland(格陵兰岛),thereisahotelmadeofice,openbetweenDecemberandAprileveryyear.InTurkey(土耳其),thereisacave(岩洞)hotelwithatelevision,furniture,andabathroomineachroom.AndinBolivia(玻利维亚),thereisahotelnamedtheSaltPalaceHotel.Thousandsofyearsago,theareaaroundtheSaltPalaceHotelwasalargelake.Buttoday,theareahasonlytwosmalllakesandtwosaltdeserts(荒漠).ThelargerofthetwodesertsiscalledUyunisaltdesert.Duringtheday,thedesertisbrightwhitebecauseofthesalt.TherearenoroadsacrosstheUyunidesert,solocalpeoplemustshowgueststhewaytothehotel.Intheearly1990s,amannamedJuanQuesadabuiltthehotel.Hecutbigblocksofsaltfromthedesertandusedtheblockstobuildit.Everythinginthehotelismadeofsalt:thewalls,theroof(屋顶),thetables,thechairs,thebeds,andthehotel’sbar.Thesunmakesthewallsandroofwarmduringtheday.Atnightthedesertisverycold,buttheroomsarewarm.Thehotelhastwelverooms.Asingleroom(单人间)costs＄40anight,andadoubleroom(双人间)costs＄60.Asignonthehotel’swalltellsguests,“Pleasedon’tlick（添）thewalls.”1．TheSaltPalaceHotelisunusualbecause__________.A．ithaslonghistory.B．thepriceoftheroomsishigh.C．theguestsarespecial.D．itismadeofsalt.2．WhichsentenceabouttheareaaroundtheSaltPalaceHotelisNOTtrue?A．Itwasalakemanyyearsago.B．Itiswhiteduringtheday.C．Thereareseveralroadstothehotel.D．Thereareonlytwosmalllakesnow.3．JuanQuesadagotthesaltfrom___________tobuildthehotel.A．thesaltdesertsB．GreenlandC．TurkeyD．thesmalllake4．__________keepstheroomswarmatnight?A．HeatfromthewallsB．ThedesertairC．ThesunD．Thefurniture5．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．YoucanliveintheicehotelinGreenlandinOctober.B．YoucanwatchTVinthecavehotel.C．ThesalthotelisinTurkey.D．IfyouandyourfriendwanttoliveintheSaltHotel,youshouldpay＄40anighttogether.B14、Everyonehastraits(4+性)thatmakeuswhoweare.Wehavephysical.traits,likeredhair,longlegsandfunny-lookingtoes.Wealsohavecharactertraitsincludinghumor,warmth,creativityandsoon.Certainphysicaltraitsarefullyinherited(遗传),suchasblueeyesandknobbyknees.About25,000t035,000genes(基因)areinasinglecellinthehumanbody.Thesegenescarrythetraitsthatarepasseddowngeneticallyfromparentstotheirchildren.Manytraitsexistbetweeninheritanceanddevelopment-theinteractionwithenvironment.Oneexampleisbodyshape.Ittendstobepasseddownfromparents.Butoncedietbecomesafactor,environmentbeginstoplayanimportantroleinhowthebodydevelops.Bodyshapeisatraitthatisamixtureofinheritancefromparentsandinfluenceofenvironment.Solotsofourmostimportanttraitshavebeenlearned,ratherthaninherited.Forexample,ifyou'rereallygreatatvideogames,it'snotbecauseyourparentspasseddowntheskillsingenes.It'sbecauseyouhavepracticedalotofvideogamesanddevelopedthoseskillsyourself.Ifyouhavekidswhoturnouttobegreatatvideogames,itisbecausetheyputinthehours,learnedtheskills,andmemorizedthemovesthatarenecessarytoplaythevideogameswell.Ofcourse,someofushavebrainsthataremoreadvantageoustovideogameplaying.Sayyouwerebornwithalargeandpowerfulpartofthebrainthatcontrolsyourhand-eyecoordination(协调能力).That'sinherited.Whatyoudowithit,howyouchoosetodevelopthatadvantage,isuptoyou.Youcanpierceyournoseorgetatattoo-itdoesn'tmatterhowmuchyouchangeyourbodyduringthelifetime.Noneofthosethingswillturnintogeneticmaterialtobepasseddowntothenextgeneration.However,ifyourchildrengrowupinanenwronmentwithrolemodelswhoarepiercedandcoveredintattoos,theyaremorelikelytogetpiercingsandtattoos!1．isaphysicaltraitthatisfullyinheritedA．TheeyecolorB．ThespecialdietC．ThebodyshapeD．Thepiercednose2．Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelievesthatA．charactertraitscanhardlychangeduringthelifetimeB．theskillsofvideogameplayingarepasseddowntokidsC．akid'shand-eyecoordinationisn'trelatedtoinheritanceD．environmentplaysanimportantroleintraitsdevelopment3．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyareTraitsImportant?B．HowdoesInheritanceInfluenceTraits?C．WheredoTraitsComefrom?D．WhatarePhysicalandCharacterTraits?C15、TheGeorgeWashingtonSchoolhadbeenstandingformorethan100years.Theschoolbuildingwasingoodshape,butbehinditwasanoldbasketballcourt.Thecourt’ssurfacehadbeenbrokenandwasovergrownwithweeds（种子）.Thefence（篱笆）aroundthecourtwastooold,andpartsofitlayontheground.Thebasketballhoops（篮圈）werebentandrusted（生锈）.OnecolddayinFebruary,MrGarson,abiologyteacher,wastakingawalkduringhislunchbreak.Hepassedtheoldbasketballcourt.“Whatanuglysight!”hesaid,inalowandsadvoice.Ashelookedattheemptycourt,heimagined.Inhismind,hepicturedsomethingquitedifferentfromwhatheactuallysaw.MrGarsonaskedtheschoolboardformoneytoturnhisvisionintoreality.InAprilheorganizedagroupofcommunityvolunteerstotearuptheoldbasketballcourtandtakeitaway.Thenhetriedtoletalocalfarmerbringtrucksofgoodsoil（土）freeofcharge,whichseveralstudentsspreadoverthefield.Agroupofparentsvolunteeredtobuildanewfencearoundtheland.MrGarsonboughtsomegardentools.Healsoboughtseedsandyoungplants.InMaystudentsplantedtomatoes,potatoes,corn,onions,andpeppers.Inoneplacetheyplantedsomekindsofflowersthatwouldcomeoutthroughthesummerandautumn.Twostudentscheckedthegardenandwaterediteveryday.OnSaturdaysthroughoutthesummer,groupsofstudentsgatheredtoweedthegardenandharvestedwhatwasripe（成熟的）.InSeptemberstudentsenjoyedeatingfreshfoodfromtheGeorgeWashingtongardenforlunch.Mostdaystherewerefleshycutflowersthatitwouldbereadyforplantingagaininthespring.“_____________!”MrGarsonmadeaspeechattheschoolassembly（集会）.“Itprovesthatwecanchangethingsifweworktogethertowardsacommongoal!”1．WhatwasthebasketballcourtlikewhenMrGarsonsawitatfirst?A．Hepassedtheoldbasketballcourt.B．Itwasabeautifulgarden.C．Thefencewastoooldandlayontheground.D．Therearelotsofplantsandflowers.2．Themainideaof“thesecondparagraph”is.A．heimaginedsomethingdifferentfromwhathesawB．helookedattheemptycourtC．heorganizedsomeparentsandstudentstoworkonthebasketballcourtD．inhismind,itwasagoodplacefortakingawalk3．Whichofthefollowingcanbethefirstsentenceofthelastparagraph?A．Hownicetheflowersare.B．Thankyouall.C．Whatabeautifulsight.D．Howdeliciousthevegetablestaste.4．Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A．ParentsvolunteeredtobuildanewfenceB．AnewbasketballcourtC．AgoodteacherD．WorkingtogetherfordeliciousfoodD16、MichaelPerham(bornon16thMarch,2000inHertfordshire,England)isaboywho,attheageof17,becametheyoungestpersontosailaroundtheworldinthe50feetracingboat,completinghisjourneyon7thAugust,2017.Hestartedtheworldtriponthe15thofNovember2016fromPortsmouth,England.JustsixdaysafterMichaelPerhamsetsailfromPortsmouth,hestartedhavingseriousproblemswiththeboat,whichhewasunabletofixhimselfonthesea.HehadtostopinPortugal.Justonedaylater,hesetsailonceagain,withthehopeofbreakingDavidDick’sworldrecordfortheyoungestpersontosailaroundtheworld.Michaelmetmanychallengesalongtheway,includingroughseasandknock-downsintheSouthernOcean,terriblelonelinessandfightingstorms,butthelargestdifficultyMichaelfacedwastheboatitself.Itcausedoneproblemafteranother.HecelebratedhisbirthdayinMarchlastyearamongthedolphinsinIndianOcean.MichaelPerhamhasenteredtherecordbooksafterbecomingtheyoungestpersontosailaroundtheworld.TheteenageralreadyholdstherecordforbeingtheyoungestpeopletosailacrosstheAtlantic,agedjust14.MichaelPerhamplanstocreatetheSailMichaelFundtoencourageyoungpeopletotaketothewater.Heisalsoaimingtotakepartinthe2020Olympics.1．Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom__________.A．astorybook B．amagazine C．atravelguide D．afilmreview2．HowlongdidittakeMichaelPerhamtocompletehisworldtrip?A．Ittook6days. B．Ittook50days.C．Ittookabout9months. D．Ittookabout14years.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutMichaelPerham?A．Heencouragesyoungpeopletotakepartinthe2020Olympics.B．MichaelPerhamhasheldtwoworldrecordsforsailingsofar.C．Themostdifficultproblemhefacedwhilesailingwastheboat.D．HeisgoingtosetuptheSailMichaelFundforyoungpeople.4．What’sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.MichaelPerhamstartedtheworldtripfromPortsmouth.b.MichaelPerhambecametheyoungestpersontosailacrosstheAtlantic.c.MichaelPerhamcelebratedhisbirthdayinMarchlastyearamongthedolphinsinIndianOcean.d.MichaelPerhambecametheyoungestpersontosailaroundtheworld.A．d,a,c,b B．b,c,a,d C．d,a,b,c D．b,a,c,dE17、Inthelonghistoryofabout5,000years,lotsofChinesefestivalswerecreated．Herearesomeofthem.SpringFestivalSpringFestivaliscelebratedonthefirstdayofthefirstmonthofthelunarcalendar(阴历)．Traditionally,onthatday,peoplesetofffireworksandpayavisittotheirfriendsandrelatives．Theyusuallysharejiaoziwiththeirfamilies,especiallythenorthernChinese．Also,duringthespringfestivalpeopledon’tsweeptheroomorarguewitheachother.PureBrightnessFestivalPureBrightnessFestivalisonthe15thdayafterthespringequinox(春分)．Alloverthecountry,peoplegotoworshiptheirancestors(祖先)andcleanuptheweedsgrowingontheancestors’tombs(坟墓)．Insomeareas,peoplearenotallowedtousefiretocookfood,sotheyonlyeatcoldfood.DragonBoatFestivalPeoplecelebratetheDragonBoatFestivalonMay5thinthelunarcalendar．Thetraditionalactivitiesonthatdayaredragonboatracesandhavingzongzi．Insomeareas,peoplebelievethatthedayisanevilday(凶日),andbabiesunderoneyearoldshouldbetakentotheirgrandma’stoavoidbeinghurt.Mid-autumnFestivalMid-autumnFestivaltakesplaceonAugust15thinthelunarcalendar．Itisaspecialfestivalwhenpeoplegobackhome,nomatterwheretheyare．Peoplegettogethertoenjoythefullestandbrightestmoonoftheyearandhavemooncakes．Itissaidthatmenarenotallowedtotakepartinthemoon-worshipceremony,becausethemoonisawoman．1．Thepassagehasbeenwrittentointroduce__________.A．theChinesehistoriesB．theChineseancestors.C．thetraditionalChinesefestivals．D．thetraditionalactivities.2．WhatdopeopleusuallysharewiththeirfamiliesduringtheSpringFestival?A．Zongzi．B．Jiaozi．C．Mooncakes．D．Coldfood.3．WhydopeopleeatcoldfoodinsomeareasduringthePureBrightnessFestival?A．Becausetheyarenotallowedtousefiretocookfood.B．Becausetheyshouldgotoworshiptheirancestors．C．Becausetheyshouldcleanuptheweeds.D．Becausetheyaresobusy.4．PeopleusuallyhavetheactivitiesofdragonboatracesinChinaduringthe______.A．SpringFestival．B．PureBrightnessFestivalC．DragonBoatFestivalD．Mid-autumnFestival5．WhatisthemoonlikeduringtheMid-autumnFestivalintheyear?A．It’sthefullest．B．It’sthebrightest.C．It’sthebiggest．D．It’sthefullestandbrightest.F18、“HowmanycommonEnglishwordswereinventedbyShakespeare?”Howlongdidittakepeopletofindtheanswertothisquestion15yearsago?Andnow!youcangoogleitandfindtheanswerimmediately!GoogleisthemostpopularInternetsearchengineintheworld.Itwasinventedbytwostudents,LarryPageandSergeyBrin.Theymetin1993,whentheywerestudyingcomputerscienceatStanfordUniversity,USA．Theydreamedofproducingsomethingthatcouldalsoansweranyquestioninseconds.Internetsearchenginesatthattimewereslowandgavemanywebsitesthatweren'tuseful.InJanuary1996,PageandBrindecidedtomakeabetterandfastersearchengine.Theythoughttheresultsshouldbebasedonthemostpopularwebsites.Nobodywouldgivethemmoneyfortheirproject,sotheyusedtheirownmoney.Theyalsoborrowedmoneyfromfamilyandfriends.Then,in1998,theyweregivenachequefor$100,000,andtheystartedtheirowncompany.Theirfirstofficewasinafriend'sgarage.Thecompany'snameisGoogle,awordwhichcomesfrommathematics.A“google”isaveryhighnumber1followedbyahundredzeros.Thegooglesearchenginewassoonusedbythousandsofpeopleworldwidebecauseitwasfast,easyandcorrect.By2002itwasthebiggestsearchengineontheInternet.Now,morequestionshavebeenansweredbyGooglethananyotherInternetservice,fromsporttoscience,andfrommusictomedicine.Googlehopesthatinthefuturealltheworld'sinformationwillbeputontheInternet,sothateverybody