广东梅州兴宁四矿中学2023-2024学年中考五模英语试题含答案

广东梅州兴宁四矿中学2023-2024学年中考五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、—Thepolicemanaskedthelittlegirl_______andsentherhome.—Whatagoodman!A．whyshewascrying B．whywasshecryingC．whysheiscrying D．whyisshecrying2、—Couldyoutellme______?—Talkingabouttheirstudy.A．whyarethestudentslaughingB．wherethestudentsaregoingC．whatthestudentsaredoingD．howthestudentsarechanging3、一Alreadyfivepeopleinthetaxi,butthedrivermanagedtotakemeaswell.一Terrible,anditbeanuncomfortablejourney.A．canB．shouldC．mustD．need4、—Hi,Jack.Isthisyourdictionary?—No.isoverthere.It’sapresentfrommyuncle.A．Mine B．Yours C．My D．Your5、Vivianrefuses___________herchildrentotheweekendtrainingcentreforextraclasses.A．tosend B．sending C．sent D．sends6、Tonyisaquietstudent，____heisactiveinclass.A．so B．and C．but7、Mumlikestobuylotsofniceclothes.Shewantstoappearbeautifuleveryday.A．sheB．herC．hersD．herself8、—Ann,whendoyouplantogoforyourten-dayholiday?—Nextmonth.I’mgoingawayontheandcomingbackonthe12th.A．first B．second C．third D．fourth9、Theresultofthe__________showsmostyoungpeoplelikeplayingwithsmartphones.A．sound B．attention C．survey D．action10、—CanyoulookaftermypetdogformewhenI’monholiday?—_________.Enjoyyourtrip!A．IhopesoB．IthinksoC．WithpleasureD．MypleasureⅡ.完形填空11、Oneday,ateacherwasspeakingtoagroupofstudentsabouthowtoplantheirtime.Hegaveanexamplethatthosestudentswouldnever1Hepulledoutawidejar(罐子)andputitonthetable.Healsotookoutseveralrocksand2putthemintothejaroneatatime.Whennomorerockswouldbefitinside,heasked."Isthisjarfull?"Everyoneintheclassshouted."Yes."Theteacherreplied."Really?"Hepulledoutaboxofsmallstones.Hedumped(丢下)someinand3thejar.Thestoneswentdownintothespaces4thebigrocks.Hethenaskedthegrouponcemore,"Isthisjarfull?""Probablynot,"oneofthemanswered."Good!"hereplied.Hebroughtoutaglassofsandanddumpedthesandintothejaranditwentintoallofthespaces5Oncemoreheaskedthequestion,"Isthisjarfull?""No!"theclassstarted.OnceagainhesaiD．"Good!"Thenhepouredacupofwaterin6thejarwasfull.Thenheasked."Whatisthekeypointhere?"OnestudentputuphishandandsaiD．"Thekeypointhereisthatevenifyouare7,youcanstillplaneverythingwellifyoutryreallyhard!""No,"theteacherreplied."that'snotthepoint.Thepointisifyoudon'tputthebigrocksin8,you'llnevergetthemin.Whatarethe'bigrocks'inyour9?Timewithyourlovedones,youreducation,oryourdreams?Remembertoputthesebigrocksinfirst,oryou'll10gettheminatall."1．A．listen B．take C．like D．forget2．A．strongly B．loudly C．carelessly D．carefully3．A．threw B．broke C．shook D．hit4．A．into B．in C．among D．under5．A．added B．made C．offered D．left6．A．before B．until C．after D．when7．A．excited B．happy C．free D．busy8．A．first B．later C．immediately D．finally9．A．study B．family C．education D．life10．A．soon B．never C．even D．everⅢ.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、NadiaComaneci,afamousgymnast(体操运动员),wasborninRomaniain1961.Whenshewasdoingcartwheels(侧手翻)ontheplaygroundattheageof7,aPEteachersawher.HetoldherfamilythatshewasverygoodandadvisedNadiatotraininthecapitalofRomania.Althoughitwasalongwayfromherhome,Nadiawentbecauseshelovedgymnastics(体操).Afterthat,shetrainedhardandtookpartinlotsofcompetitions.In1975,shewasnamedasoneoftheAthletesofthe20thCentury.In1976,NadiawenttotheOlympicsinCanada.Shewassofantasticinthecompetitionthateveryonewaitedforthescore,ahighscore.Butthescoreboardshowed1.00!Everyonewassurprised.Therewasn’tasoundforamoment.Thenavoicecame,“Ladiesandgentlemen,NadiaComaneci…10!”Theaudience(观众)cheeredveryloudly.Sowhathappened?Well,whenthescoreboardwasbuilt,noonethoughtascoreof10.00waspossible.Thedecimalpoint(小数点)wasinthewrongplace!Infact,thescoreboardonlyhadthreedigits(数位)toshowscores,suchas9.50or9.85atthattime.Inthe1976SummerOlympics,NadiaComaneciscoredaperfect10,whichwasthoughtimpossiblebefore.Fromthenon,shewaslookedasahero.In1984,shegotretired(退休的).1．NadiawasnamedasoneoftheAthletesofthe20thCenturyin_______.A．1961 B．1975 C．1976 D．19842．Atfirst,thescoreboardshowedNadiagot_______intheOlympicsinCanada.A．10.00 B．1.00 C．9.50 D．9.853．InParagraph(段落)5,“Everyonewassurprised”because_______.A．shewasfantasticinthecompetitionB．therewasn’tasoundC．shegotascoreof10D．thescorewastoolow4．Putthefollowingintocorrectorderaccordingtothepassage.①NadiawenttotheOlympicsinCanada.②APEteachersawherdoingcartwheelsontheplayground.③Nadiawenttothecapitaltotrain.④Shewaslookedasahero.A．②③①④ B．③①②④ C．③①④② D．④③①②5．Thispassageisprobablya______.A．newsreport B．notice C．novel D．lifestoryB14、BirthdayTraditionsinDifferentCountriesEnglandCertainsymbolicobjectsaremixedintothebirthdaycakeasit’sbeingprepared．Ifyourpieceofcakehasacoininit，thenyouwillberich．Also，whenit’syourbirthday，yourfriendsgiveyouthe“bumps”．Theyliftyouintheairbyyourhandsandfeetandraiseyouupanddowntothefloor；oneforeachyearyoulived，thenanotheroneortwoforluck．DenmarkAflagisflownoutsideawindowtoshowthatsomeonewholivesinthathouseishavingabirthday．Presentsareplacedaroundthechild’sbedwhilehe/sheissleeping，sohe/shewillseethematonceuponawakening．HollandSpecialyearbirthdayssuchas5，10，15，20，21arecalled“crown”years．Thebirthdaychildreceivesanespeciallylargegiftonacrownyearbirthday．Thefamilyalsodecoratesthebirthdaychild’schairatthediningroomtablewithflowers，paperstreamersandballoons．CanadaThebirthdaychild’snoseisgreased（涂抹）withbutterforgoodluck．Thegreasednosemakesthechildtooslipperyforbadlucktocatchhim/her．InsomepartsofCanada，thebirthdaypersonevenreceivesapunch（一拳）foreachyearhe/sheisaliveandthenoneforgoodluck．BrazilThebirthdaychildreceivesapullontheearforeachyearhe/shehasbeenalive．Thebirthdaypersonalsogivesthefirstpleceofcaketohis/hermostspecialfriendorrelative，usuallymomordad．KoreaThereisabigfamilypartyonthefirstbirthday．Thetableissetwithfood，andfouritems：apencil，aruler，thread，andmoney．Theitemthatthebabychoosesissaidtoforecasthis/herfuture：excellentstudent，goodwithhands，longlifeorriches．SouthAfricaOnthetwenty-firstbirthday，akeymadeofanythingfrompapertosilvertogoldispresentedbytheparentsasasignthatthechildisreadytounlockthedoortotheirfuture．1．IfaBritishfriendisraisedupanddowntothefloor21timesonhisbirthday，heismostlikely（可能的）tobe．A．23B．22C．21D．202．ThefollowingtraditionismentionedinthepassageEXCEPTfor．A．receivingapullonthefaceB．havingabigfamilypartyC．greasingbutteronthenoseD．placingpresentsaroundthechild’sbed3．Inwhichcountriesdopeoplecelebratetheir21stbirthdayspecially？A．CanadaandEngland．B．HollandandSouthAfrica．C．BrazilandHolland．D．DenmarkandKorea．4．Thepassagemainlytellsus．A．peopleindifferentcountrieshavetheirownspecialyearbirthdaysB．peoplealwayshaveabigbirthdaypartyathomeindifferentcountriesC．peopleindifferentcountriescelebratetheirbirthdayindifferentwaysD．peoplealwaysknowa1-year-oldbaby’sfuturefromtheitemhechoosesC15、NotonlykidsofTigerMomsgotoHarvard.DawnLogginsofLawndale,N.C．isonherwaytoHarvard,oneoftheeightworld-famousuniversitiesintheeasternUS.Nobodyencouragedhertostudyorpaidforherspecialclasses.Thisgirlcreatedherownfuture.Theteenwasabandonedbyherfamilylastsummer,whenherparentsandtowsistersmovedtoTennessee.Shefoundherselfhomelessandhadtospendthenightonfriend’ssofas.TheschoolbusdriverlearnedaboutDawn’ssituationandinvitedDawntomoveinwithherfamily.Soon.DawnhadajobatBurnsHighSchool.Sheworkedfrom6a.m.to7:40a.m.beforethefirstschoolbellrang.Shesweptfloorsandpickeduptrashagainintheafternoons.Beforedivingintoherstudiesintheevenings.Dawn’shardworkpaidoff,Shefinishedschoolwitha3.9GPAandscored2,110ontheSAT.“ThereweretimeswhenIfeltlikeitwouldbeeasiestifIgaveup.”The19-year-oldsaid.“Butitwasneverinmetogiveup,becauseIrealizedthatIwasnevergoingtobesuccessfulunlessIgotaneducation.”EvenbeforeDawn’sfamilylefther,sheledadifficultlife,Herfamilywaspoorandcupsofnoodleswereoftentheonlyfood.Dawn“studiedbycandlelight”becauseherparentscouldn’taffordtopaytheelectricitybill.Dawnhasnowreconnectedwithherfamily.Theyareproudofheraccomplishments(成就)andareattendingherhighschoolgraduation.1．Whydidn’tDawngiveupherstudies?A．Toreconnectwithherfamily.B．Tothankthosewhohadhelperher.C．Togetaneducationtobesuccessful.D．TorealizeherdreamofgoingtoHarvard.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“abandoned”possiblymean?A．caredfor B．runouton C．encouraged D．beaten3．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetest?A．AnotherHarvardgirlB．AgirlincandlelightC．FromhomelesstoHarvardD．TheroleofTigerMomD16、Doyouthinkyou'regreen?You'reatotallymoderncitizen,aren'tyou?Youkeepyourbottlesandtakethemtothebottlebank.Youhaveablackbinandagreenbin,oneforgeneralwasteandoneforrecyclablewaste.Yourcaruseslead—freepetrol.Youusethesameplasticbageverytimeyougotothesupermarket.Maybeyouevencycletoworkfromtimetotime.Youareplayingyourpart;youaregreenandenvironment-friendly.Well,I'vegotnewsforyou:YOUARENOTDOINGENOUGH!Ifyoudon'tbelieveme,lookatthesefacts.Trustme,they'refromaBBCwebsite.•OnaverageeverypersonintheUKthrowsawaytheirownbodyweightinrubbisheverysevenweeks.•Everyyear,theaveragedustbincontainsenoughunusedenergyfor500hotbaths,3,500hotshowersor5,000hoursoftelevision.•EveryUKhouseholdproducesoveronetonneofrubbisheveryyear.•IfallthealuminiumdrinkcanssoldintheUKwererecycled,therewouldbe14millionfewerfulldustbinsperyear.•Justonerecycledaluminiumcansavesenoughenergytorunatelevisionforthreehours!•AtChristmasover83squarekilometresofwrappingpaperisthrowninthebin.•Almostthreebillionnappies(usedforbaby)arethrownawayintheUKeveryyear.90%oftheseareburiedandtakehundredsofyearstodisappear.HaveImadeyoubelievethatyouneedtodomore?No?OK,hereareoneortwomorefacts.•Recyclingjustoneplasticbottlesavesenoughenergytopoweralightbulbforsixhours.•Collectingdustbinsandcleaningstreetscosts￡1.6billionperyear.Surelyyoumustbelievemenow.Youneedtodomore.Thegoodnewsisthatthereissome-thingelseyoucando.1．Howmanywaysarementionedforbeinggreeninthefirstparagraph?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.2．WhichofthefollowingisTrueaccordingtothepassage?A．PeopleintheUKthrowawayrubbisheverysevenweeks.B．Overonetonneofrubbishisproducedbyonefamilyeveryyear.C．AllthedrinkcansintheUKwererecycledtoruntelevision.D．90%ofnappiesareburiedintheUKanddisappearsoon.3．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Behaviorofbeinggreen.B．Waystoliverecyclably.C．Energyproducedfromrubbish.D．Factsofnotbeinggreenenough.4．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Topaymoreforrecycling.B．Todomoretobegreen.C．Tosaveenoughenergy.D．Tothrowawaylessrubbish.E17、WhenIwasten,mysistersandIwereamazedatourneighbor’sChristmastree.Wereturnedhomefromtheirhouseanddecidedthatwemusthaveoneofourown.InourhouseweneverhadenoughmoneyforaChristmastree.Infact,weinsistedsomuchthatmyfatherhadnochoicebuttoagree.“Yes!”hefinallysaid.“ThisyearwewillhaveaChristmastree.”Ourmouthsdroppedopenatthethoughtofhavingourowntree.ThenDadsaid,“I’lldoitmyself.”Wefollowedhimaroundthehouseashegatheredupthematerialshewouldneed,Weallsatclosetohim,carefullywatchingeverythinghedid.Hepassedthethreadaroundthefirstnailonthecornerofabox,thenbackdowntothesecondnailonthebox,andupagaintothenail,untilrighttherebeforeoureyesagreenChristmastreebegantotakeshape.Hecarefullydidthesamewithallofthe4nailsintheboxandwhenhehadfinished,hesaid,“Nowyoucandecorateit.”Idon’trememberwherethedecorationscamefrom,buttheywereredandsmallandtoustheyjustlookedsobeautifulandperfectforourtree.Whenwefinisheddecoratingit,weproudlyinvitedallourfriendsovertoseeourChristmastree.Weweresohappy,notonlybecauseitlookedsopretty,butbecausemyfatherhadmadeithimself.IttrulywasthemostbeautifulChristmastreewehadeverseen.Yearslater,thingsgotbetterandDadwasabletobuyaproperChristmastreewhichwewouldhappilydecorate.However,mysistersandIwillneverforgetthenightwhenwegotourfirstChristmastree.1．Whatdoweknowaboutthewriter?A．Shehadnofriendsatschool.B．Sheneverwenttoherneighbor’shome.C．Shelivedahardlifewhenshewasyoung.D．Sheseldomsawbeautifulgreentrees.2．HowdidthewriterandhersistersfeelwhentheirfatherdecidedtomakeaChristmastree?A．ExcitedB．WorriedC．BoredD．Disappointed3．Thethirdparagraphmainlydescribes__________.A．howtheChristmastreewasdecoratedB．howtheChristmastreewasboughtC．howtheChristmastreewasfoundD．howtheChristmastreewasmade4．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AbraveactbyahappyfamilyB．Afather’sloveforhischildrenC．ApictureoflargefamiliesD．Anactofkindness5．TheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedword”decoration”is_______.A．装饰B．讨论C决定C．捐赠F18、Notlongago,peoplethoughtbabieswerenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold.YetdoctorsintheUnitedStatessaybabiesbeginlearningontheirfirstdayoflife.Scientistsnotethatbabiesarestronglyinfluencedbytheirenvironment.Theysayababywillsmileifhermotherdoessomethingthebabylikes.Ababylearnstogetthebestcarepossiblebysmilingtopleasehermotherorothercaregiver.Thisishowbabieslearntoconnectandcommunicatewithotherhumanbeings.Onestudyshowsthatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.Theresearchersplacedataperecorderonthestomachofapregnant(怀孕)woman.Then,theyplayedarecordingofashortstory.Onthedaythebabywasborn,theresearcherstriedtofindifheknewthesoundsofthestoryrepeatedwhileinhismother.Theydidthisbyplacingadevice(装置)inthemouthofthenewbornbaby.Thebabywouldhearthestoryifhemovedhismouthoneway.Ifthebabymovedhismouththeotherway,hewouldhearadifferentstory.Theresearcherssaythebabyclearlylikedthestoryheheardbeforehewasborn.Theysaythebabywouldmovehismouthsohecouldhearthestoryagainandagain.Anotherstudyshowshowmotherscanstronglyinfluencesocialdevelopmentandlanguageskillsintheirchildren.Researchersstudiedthechildrenfromtheageofonemonthtothreeyears.Theresearcherstriedtomeasurethesensitivity(敏感度)ofthemothers.Thewomenwereconsideredsensitiveiftheysupportedtheirchildren’sactivitiesanddidnotinterfere(干涉)unnecessarily.Theytestedthechildrenforthinkingandlanguagedevelopmentwhentheywerethreeyearsold.Also,theresearchersobservedthewomenforsignsofdepression(抑郁).Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidnotdoaswellintestsasthechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidpoorlyintestsoflanguageskillsandunderstandingwhattheyhear.Thesechildrenalsowerelesscooperativeandhadmoreproblemsdealingwithotherpeople.Theresearchersnotedthatthesensitivityofthemotherswasimportanttotheintelligencedevelopmentoftheirchildren.Childrendidbetterwhentheirmotherswerecaring,evenwhentheysufferedfromdepression.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthefactorthatinfluencesintelligencedevelopmentinbabies?A．Theirpeers(同龄人). B．Theenvironment.C．Mother’ssensitivity. D．Educationbeforebirth.2．Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinwhichnewbornbabiesheardthestories?A．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.B．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnonthefirstdaytheyareborn.C．Toshowthatearlyeducationhasadeepeffectonthebabies’languageskills.D．Toshowmotherscanstronglyinfluenceintelligencedevelopmentintheirbabies.3．Whichgroupofchildrendidtheworstintestsoflanguageskills?A．Childrenwithhighcommunicationabilities.B．Thechildrenofdepressedbutcaringmothers.C．Thechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.D．Thechildrenofdepressedmotherswhocaredlittleforth