甘肃省省定西市2023-2024学年中考押题英语预测卷含答案

甘肃省省定西市2023-2024学年中考押题英语预测卷含答案注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在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、试题卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，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、—MayIspeaktoJudy?—Sorry,sheaspeechinthehallnow.A．makesB．hasmadeC．madeD．ismaking2、-----WouldyouliketoattendtheTVshow?------________________.ButI'mbusystudyingformytest.A．Don'tmentionit. B．I'dloveto.C．That'sallright. D．Mypleasure.3、－WhatdoyouthinkofJim?－Heisaseriousboy.Wheneverhe______thetasks,hewilltryhisbesttofinishthemwell.A．willbegiven B．willgive C．gives D．isgiven4、_______goodadvicesheprovided!Itdidhelpmealot!A．Howa B．WhataC．How D．What5、Whenyoudon’tknowaword,youcan_____inthedictionary.A．lookitup B．setitup C．giveitup D．pickitup6、--MayIgooutandplaythisafternoon?--No,you_____.WorkcomesfirstA．needn’tB．mustn’tC．won’tD．don’t7、--Howisyourfatherfeelingtoday?--Much_____.Hecan’tgotoworktoday.A．bad B．worse C．better D．badly8、---I’mgoingtotakethedrivingtesttomorrow.Ifeelsonervous.---__________________.A．I’msorrytohearthat B．WelldoneC．Calmdownandgoodluck D．Congratulations9、—Summervacationiscoming.What’syourplan?—I_______mygrandparentsinthecountryside.A．visit B．visited C．willvisit D．wasvisiting10、Themathproblemissodifficultthatonlyfewstudentscan_______.A．workonit B．workforit C．workitover D．workitoutⅡ.完形填空11、OnavisittoEngland,Wendysawacaraccidentandthepoliceofficeraskedhersomequestions.Thepoliceofficeraskedher1shehadseentheaccidenthappen.Shesaid“yes”.Shewas2togoacrossGreenStreetatthattime.Andthe3askedherwhereshewasstanding.Wendytoldhimthatshewas4thesouthsideofGreenStreet,nearthecorner.Shewantedto5tothenorthsideofGreenStreet.Thepoliceofficeraskedherwhatshe6Wendysaidthatawhitecarwithan“L”signonitcamealongGreenStreettoCityRoad.Itdidnot7atthetrafficlight.Thatsurprisedherverymuch.Thedriverwasamanwithawomansittingbeside8HedrovestraightoutintoCityRoadwithout9leftandhitayellowcarwhichwasgoingtothenorth.Thenboth10crossedtheroadandwentintothestreetabout20metersaway.TheyfinishedupontheeastsideofCityRoad.ThepolicemansaidthankstoWendyandaskedhernameandaddress.1．A．whatB．howC．thatD．if2．A．waitedB．waitingC．wantedD．want3．A．driverB．womanC．manD．policeman4．A．onB．atC．inD．under5．A．acrossB．passC．crossD．past6．A．sawB．seeC．hasseenD．hadseen7．A．startB．driveC．stopD．begin8．A．himB．herC．heD．she9．A．turnB．turnedC．turnsD．turning10．A．peopleB．personsC．carsD．menⅢ.语法填空12、ThereisaspecialkindofhotelinQuebec,Canada.Ithasabar,achurch,ashopandasmallmovietheater.Thesethingsarenotunusual.ButthishotelisonlyopenfromJ1．toMarcheveryyear.Why?Becauseitis2．(make)oficeandsnow!Whentheweather3．(get)warm,thehotelmelts(融化)andcloses.Everywinter,thehotelowners4．(build)thehotelagain.EverythingintheIceHotelismadeoficeandsnow.Allthefurniture,suchasthe5．(table)andchairs,ismadeofice,eventhebedsaremadeofice!Sopeopleusespecialsleepingbagsontheicebeds.InsidetheIceHotel,thetemperatureisabout3degreesblewzero.Whenpeoplesleep,thesleepingbagskeepthemw6．.Inthemorning,theycanhaveahotbreakfast.Afterbreakfast,peoplecanenjoywinteractivities.Theycangoskiingoricefishing,ortheycangos7．inthediningroom.A8．theendoftheday,peoplecanrelaxatthebar.Theycanhavedrinksinglassesmadeofice.Manypeoplee9．theIceHoteleveryyear,buttheycanonlyenjoyitforashorttimeb10．itmeltsagain.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、OnceuponatimetherewasnoteaatallinEngland.Peoplethereusedtodrinkalightbeer.Nocoffeeormilkbutlargeglassesofbeerstoodonthebreakfasttable！WhenteawasfirstbroughttoEngland,anoldcouplegotsomeasaspecialtreat.Buttheydidnotknowhowitshouldbeused.Theycookedtheleavesinhotwater,andspreadthemonapieceofbacon(培根)whichtheyweregoingtohavefordinner.Theyatetheleaves,andthrewtheteaaway!However,teaisbecomingaspopularascoffeeandmilkinEnglandtoday.TeaistheleafofaplantwhichgrowswidelyinChina,Japanandsomeothercountries.Teafarmersusuallygrowagreatmanyteaplantsonalargepieceofland.Whenthetealeavesarereadytobepicked,itisthebusiesttimeforteafarmersinayear.Theypullofftheleavesanddrythem.Intheirsparetime,theypickoutthebestleavesandgetthemreadyformarket.InChina,wheneveravisitorcomesintoahouse,heisservedwithacupoftea.1．WhatwasservedforbreakfastinEnglandlongago?A．Beer. B．Tea. C．Coffee. D．Milk.2．Howdidtheoldcoupledealwiththetealeaves?A．Theysoldthem. B．Theyatethem.C．Theyburntthem. D．Theythrewthemaway.3．TeafarmersarethebusiestinayearwhentheyA．servevisitorsathome B．sellteainthemarketC．pickanddrytealeaves D．lookforapieceofland4．Aisusuallyservedwithacupoftea.A．couple B．farmer C．king D．visitor5．Inwhichpartofamagazinecanwereadthetext?A．Nature. B．Culture. C．Environment. D．Technology.B14、Speakingtwoormorelanguagesareuseful.Youcantravelinanothercountryeasily.Youcantalkwithstrangersthere.Orderingdeliciousfoodthereiseasyforyou.Besidesthesethings,speakingmorelanguagesisalsogoodforyouinmanyways.Adultswhohavespokentwolanguagesseemtohavebettercognitiveflexibility(认知灵活性),theyarebetterabletoacceptanewthingthanpeoplewhoonlyspeakonelanguage.Whentheydothesamework,peoplewhoknowmorelanguagecanfinishmorequickly.Nearly324peoplejoinedtheexperiment.People,wholearnedasecondlanguagelaterinlife,arealsoclevererthanthosemenwhoonlyknowonelanguage.Theyarebetteratreading.Theycanunderstandcertainwordsinadifferentway,suchas,theword“sport”inEnglishandChinese.Theycanunderstanditeasilyandfast.AnyonecangetAlzheimer(老年痴呆症).Peoplewhocanspeaktwolanguagesmaydeveloptheillnessatleastfouryearslaterthanpeoplewhoonlyspeakonelanguage.Theresultwasgotfrom450Alzheimer’spatients.Thestudyincluded121children.Theyalllearnforeignlanguages.Theycancompletemathproblemsfaster.Theirbrainsarebetterandtheycanmakebetterdecisions.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Thewriterthinksforeignlanguagesare________.A．necessaryB．usefulC．simpleD．difficult2．Theresultofexperimentonabout________peopleshowsthatpeoplespeakingmorelanguagescanacceptnewthingsbetterthatthosewhoonlyspeakonelanguage.A．324B．121C．450D．2303．Howwillpeoplebecomeiftheylearnasecondlanguage?A．Braver.B．Happier.C．Friendlier.D．Cleverer.4．IfpeoplespeakingonlyonelanguagegetAlzheimerat65,MrGreen,whocanspeakseverallanguages,maygetAlzheimerearliestat________.A．65.B．67C．69.D．71.5．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?A．Speakingmorelanguagescanhelppeoplereadbetter.B．Speakingmorelanguagesisgoodforpeopleinmanyways.C．Peoplewhoknowmorelanguagescanfinishworkmorequickly.D．Childrenwhospeakmorelanguagescansolvemathproblemsfaster.C15、Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeoplewhoworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaid,bytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywere18yearsold.Thefndingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsintheUS.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephonein2008.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof22and25.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Happinesswashighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearlyseventies.Thepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheirseventiesandeighties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.ThefindingsappearedintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences.Researcherssaidtheydidn'tknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.ProfessorStonesaidtheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.1．AccordingtothesurveyoftheGallupOrganization,peoplearemostlikelytobecomehappierA．whentheyare18yearsold B．whentheyareintheirtwentiesC．whentheycometotheiroldage D．whentheyarebetweentheagesof18and852．Youmayhavethehighestlevelofstresswhenyouareattheageof_____.A．20 B．25 C．35 D．403．AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeoplemay_______.A．controltheirbehaviorsbetter B．knowhowtospendmoneywiselyC．dreamaboutgoodthingseveryday D．haveapositiveattitudetowardstheirlife4．Whowouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestinthepassage?A．Thosewhosufferfrommentalstress. B．Thosewhofeelunhappyallthetime.C．Thosewhoareworriedaboutgettingold. D．Thosewhoaresingleandunemployed.5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．TheOlder,theHappier B．WhatMakestheElderHappy?C．TheYoungAreHappierThantheOld D．WomenAreEasiertoBeHappyinLifeD16、Areyouinabadmood?Don’tworry!AccordingtoanewAustralianstudy,abadmoodcanactuallybegoodforyou.Thestudyshowedthatbeingsadcouldhelppeopletojudgeothersmorecorrectlyandwasalsogoodforthememory.ThestudywascarriedoutbyProfessorJosephForgasattheUniversityofNewSouthWales.“Peopleinabadmoodpaidmoreattentiontothepeopleandthingsaroundthemthanhappypeople.Happypeopleweremorelikelytobelieveanythingtheyweretold,”saidForgasForthestudy,Forgasandhisteamdidalotofexperiments.Duringtheexperiments,theymadetheparticipants(参加者)feelhappyorsadbywatchingfilmsandthinkingaboutgoodorbadthingsofthepast.Inoneoftheexperiments,happyandsadparticipantswereaskedtojudgewhethersomewrongthingsweretrueornot.Theresultsshowedthatpeopleinabadmoodwerelesslikelytobelievethatthesethingsweretrue.Peopleinabadmoodwerealsolesslikelytomakemistakeswhentheywereaskedtorememberthethingsthattheysaw.Thestudyalsoshowedthatsadpeoplewerebetterattalkingabouttheirthoughtsinwrittenstyle.Infact,thestudysaidthataslightlybadmoodcouldhelptomakecommunicationmoresuccessful.1．Thestudywascompletedby_______________.A．sadparticipantsB．happyparticipantsC．ProfessorJosephForgasD．Forgas’friends2．Beingsadisgoodforthefollowingexcept______________.A．one’sjudgmentB．one’sdietC．one’smemoryD．one’scommunication3．.Howdidtheymaketheparticipantsfeelhappyorsadduringtheexperiments?A．Byaskingandansweringquestions.B．Bytalkingabouttheirgoodorbadthingsofthepast.C．Bypayingmoreattentiontothepeoplearoundthem.D．Bywatchingfilmsandthinkingaboutgoodorbadthingsofthepast.4．Accordingtothefourthparagraph,theyaskedtheparticipantsto______________.A．judgeifsomewrongthingsweretrueornotB．rememberthethingsthattheysawC．writedowntheirthoughtsD．makecommunicationwithothers5．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Happypeoplewerelesslikelytobelieveanythingtheyweretold.B．Happypeoplecouldjudgeothersmorecorrectly.C．Sadpeoplewerelesslikelytomakemistakeswhentheyrememberedthethingstheysaw.D．Sadpeopledidworseintalkingabouttheirthoughtsinwrittenstyle.E17、Itwasonher14thbirthdaythatherfirstbook,IntheForestsoftheNight,wasputintopublication（出版）.At16,hersecondbook,DemoninMyView,alsoreachedthebookstore.Severalbookslater,theteenagewriterstillworksawayinherroom,inwhichwereshelvesfullofdarkstoriesaboutvampires（吸血鬼）andwitches（巫婆）.AmeliaAtwater-RhodesisseenasAmerica’sfinestteenwriterandwasnamedoneofTeenPeople’s＂20TeensWhowillChangetheWorld＂.Bornin1984,shebeganmakingupstorieswhenshewasthreeyearsold.Ameliasaid:＂IlovestoriesandcanmakeupstoriesbeforeIwastoldenoughtoknowhowtowritethemdown.＂Inherfamily,readingwasgreatfun.＂MyparentsencouragedmetoreadandtoreadanythingIwanted,solongasIwasreading,＂shesaid.＂TheyneverstopwhatIreadandnevermakemereadthebooksIdon’tenjoy.Later,whenIstartedwriting,theynevertoldmethatIwas‘tooyoungtodothat’.TheyneversaiditwasimpossibleformetogetwhatIwant.＂Inhershortbutsuccessfulcareer,Ameliahastrieddifferentstories.Butvampireswerethefirstcharacterstoreallycomealiveinherwork.Fromthenon,shehasdevelopedawholeworld,onewhichshealwaysenjoyslearningmoreabout.Amelia’sadvicetotheteenwritersis:justdoit!＂Ibelieveanythingispossible.Don’tgiveuponyourdreams.GettingabookpublishedisdifficultbutifIcandoit,otherscandoittoo.＂1．Whencanreadersfindthebook,DemoninMyView,inthebookstore?A．In1984.B．In1987.C．In1998.D．In2000.2．WhydidAmeliabegintowritestories?A．Herparentstoldhertodoso.B．Shewasabornwriter.C．Shewantedtogetthename＂20TeensWhowillChangetheWorld＂.D．Shewantedtostartasuccessfulcareer.3．Whyaretheshelvesofbooksinherroomimportantinherlife?A．Sheneedsbookstofillherroom.B．Shelikedtocopythesewonderfulbooks.C．Bookscangivehernewideasforherownstories.D．Booksareinterestingandenjoyable.4．Whichisthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentence?A．Ilovestoriesbutdon’thaveenoughstoriestowritedown.B．Iwritestoriesandtellmystoriestootherpeople.C．IwritemyownstoriesbeforeIlearnhowtodoitinschool.D．Iwrotemystoriesfirst,myparentstoldmetodoitsecond.5．WhichisAmelia’sparents’attitude?A．Theyareatherbackandhelpheralot.B．Theyencourageherandhelpherwritesomestories.C．Theybuyenoughbooksforherandreadthesebooksforher.D．Theynevertellherthatsheistooyoungtoread.F18、Haveyoueverwishedtohaveanumbrellathatmakesyourhandsfree?AlanKaufmanhascomeupwiththe“Nubrella”,whichmeans“new”+“umbrella”.Itisthefirsttrulyhands-freeumbrellaintheworld.Theinventorsaysthatitstopsrain,windandsnowandcankeepyourhead,faceandhairdry.“Ineverplannedtoinventaproduct.Ijustnoticedaproblemandhadanewidea,”saidtheinventor.Theideafortheinventionbeganononerainyday.MrKaufmanwasstandinginoneofhisstores.Hebegantolookatpeople’sumbrellas.Hefoundthattheyhadtotryveryhardtokeeptheirumbrellasintherightplace.Atthatmomentanideacameintohismind.Herantohisdeskanddrewapicture.Inthisway,thenubrellawasborn.Onecoolfeatureofthenubrellaisthatyoudon’tholditlikeanormalumbrella;youwearit.Theshoulderstraps(肩带)ofthenubrellaallowpeopletobefullyhands-free,sowhenwalkingintherainwiththenubrella,youareabletouseyourcellphoneordrinkahotcupofcoffee.Also,thenubrellawillneverbeinverted(颠倒)inthewind.Thenewumbrellaisfarsaferthantraditionalones,becauseithasnosharppoints.1．“Nubrella”isakindof_____umbrella.A．normalB．hands-freeC．traditionalD．paper2．---Howcanyouusethe“Nubrella”?---Youcan_____.A．weartheshoulderstrapsofthenubrellaB．putthenubrellaonyourheadC．useyourhandstoholditupD．carryitonyourbike3