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广东省英德市市区重点中学2023-2024学年中考五模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、We_____thefestivalsincethefirstpioneersarrivedinAmerica.A．celebratesB．celebratingC．celebratedD．havecelebrated2、—Jane，isthisyourbag?—No.bagispink.A．IB．MyC．MeD．Mine3、Please______thecalltothesalesdepartmentifthecustomerringsupformeagain,.A．runthrough B．lookthrough C．gothrough D．putthrough4、Hefailedtheexam________hewastoocareless.A．when B．so C．after D．because5、ThepopulationofChina_______over1.5billionandChinahas_______populationintheworld.A．is,thebigger B．are,thebiggest C．is,thebiggest D．are,thebigger6、—Shallwegototheconcerttogetheratseveno’clockthisevening?—.WillhalfpastsevenbeOK?A．Sorry,Ican’tmakeitB．Certainly,noproblemC．Sure,it’suptoyouD．Sorry,I’mnotfreetoday7、Mr.Li____togiveatalkinourschoolyesterday.A．invites B．isinvited C．wasinvited D．invited8、一Didyouhaveadiscussionwithhimaboutthematter?一No.WhenIsawhim,hehishistoryprojectbusily.A．waspreparing B．prepares C．hasprepared D．prepared9、—Keepworkinghard,Paul.Youwillsurelyrealizeyourdreamofbeingawriter________yougiveituphalfway.—Iwill,thankyou,MissRowling.A．unless B．if C．since D．though10、Thewaitertoldmethatfreeparking___________forthehotelguests.A．provides B．provided C．willbeprovided D．wasprovidedⅡ.完形填空11、Ialwaysenjoyedsinging.However,IwasveryshyandI1sanginfrontofothers.SowhenIheardthatourschoolchoir(合唱团）neededagirl,Ithought,“Thisismychancetobea2,butaspartofateam.”Butwhenwegotstarted,thechoirteachersaidwewouldhavemany3,andeveryonewouldhavetodoasolo(独唱).Iwasnervous(焦虑）allweekabouthavingtosinginfrontofmanypeople.4thedayofthefirstpractice,ItoldthechoirteacherIdecidedtoleavethechoir.Thatnight,thechoirteachercametomyhome.Shewantedmetosingasongto5.Atfirst,Iwastoonervoustosingaword.“Don’tletyourfear(恐惧)stopyoufrombeingallyoucanbe,”shesaid.Thatmademe6.“MaybeIcouldgiveitatry,”Isaidtomyself.Isangloudlyandclearly.Itfeltreally7.“Cathy,”theteachersaid,“Ihavetwopiecesofnewstotellyou.OneisthatIwillinviteyouto8thechoiragain.Theotheristhatyouwillbethesoloist(独唱者).You’retoogoodtobeintheback.9youdoit?”Istillfeltnervous,10ontheinside,Iwashappy.“Yes,Ican”Isaid1．A．even B．never C．still D．only2．A．writer B．teacher C．singer D．scientist3．A．practices B．examples C．holidays D．problems4．A．From B．For C．At D．On5．A．him B．her C．them D．you6．A．forget B．ask C．think D．run7．A．warm B．real C．right D．great8．A．join B．start C．reach D．improve9．A．Should B．Might C．Need D．Can10．A．so B．if C．but D．becauseⅢ.语法填空12、Alongtimeago,therewasanemperor.Hehadabeautifulgarden.Inthegarden,therewasalittlenightingale(夜莺)singingvery1．(beauty).Onedaytheemperorheardaboutthislittlebird'sbeautifulvoice.Heaskedhisguardstobringhertohim.Assoonastheemperorheardthenightingale'svoice,hesaid,"Putherinagoldencage,2．shecanstayandsingformewheneverIwanttohearher."Thelittlebirdwasso3．(happy)aboutbeingkeptinthecagethatshe4．(stop)singingoneday.Theemperorwasveryangry.Heorderedthescientistsinhispalacetomakearobotbird5．him.Thebirdcouldsingverybeautifully,6．.Theemperorwaspleased.Soontherobotbirdbecameold.Itnolongersangbeautifulsongs.Justatthattime,theemperorbecameveryweak.Onemorning,while7．(lie)inbed,theemperorwantedittosingonceagain.8．therobotbirdcouldn'tsinganymore.Suddenlythenightingalelandedonthewindow.Shebegantosingher9．beautifulsong.Theemperorwasveryhappy!Hebecamebetterandbettereachday.Aftertheemperorwaswell，hechangedalotandbecamekindtohispeople.Fromthenon,allhispeoplecherished(爱戴)himforhisloveand10．(kind).Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeopleworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaybytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywere18yearsold.Thefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsintheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephonein2008.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof24and25.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilarfeelingpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheirfeelings.Theysospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.ProfessorStonesaystheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.1．AccordingtothesurveyoftheGallupOrganizationpeoplearemostlikelytobecomehappier.A．whentheyarebetweentheagesof18and85 B．whentheycometotheiroldageC．whentheyareintheirtwenties D．whentheyare18yearsold2．Youmayhavethehighestlevelofstresswhenyouareattheageof.A．20 B．25 C．35 D．403．AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeoplemay.A．haveapositiveattitudetowardstheirlife B．knowhowtospendmoneywiselyC．dreamaboutgoodthingseveryday D．controltheirbehaviorsbetter4．Whowouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestinthepassage?A．Thosewhoareworriedaboutgettingold B．ThosewhoaresingleandunemployedC．Thosewhofeelunhappyallthetime D．Thosewhosufferfrommentalstress5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GettingOlderMeansGettingHappier B．TheYoungAreHappierThantheOldC．WomenAreEasiertoBeHappyinLife D．TheYounger,theHappierB14、Asubwayisnotjustanimportantformoftransport.Itisalsoawindowforotherpeopletolearnaboutlocalcultures.Beijing，ChinaTheBeijingSubwaywasopenedin1969andistheoldestsubwaysysteminChina.Ithasaddedsomemoderntechnologies.Allstationsnowhavetouch­screenmaps.Insomestations，peoplecanalsoseetraditionalChinesecultures.Forexample，onthewallsofafewstationsofLine8，therearesomepicturesofblueandwhiteporcelain(青花瓷)．Stockholm，SwedenThesystemoftheStockholmSubwayhas100stationsinuse，ofwhich47areundergroundand53aboveground.ThefirstsubwaylineforStockholmwasopenedin193.TheStockholmSubwayiswell­knownforitsdecorationofthestations.Itiscalledthelongestartgalleryintheworld.Over90percentofitsstationsaredecoratedwithpaintings.Afewstationsaredecoratedwithredbedrocks(岩床)．Thismakesyoufeelasifyouareinacave.London，UKTheLondonUndergroundortheTubeistheoldestsubwayintheworld.Itwasopenedin1863.DuringWorldWarII，itwasusedtoprotectpeoplefromGermanplaneattacks(袭击)onLondon.Now，itisasymbolofthecity.Thereisnoairconditioninginthetrains，soitisveryhotinsummer.NewYork，USTheNewYorkCitySubwayhasthemostextensivepublictransportationsystemintheworld，with469stations.Itisalsooneoftheworld’soldestpublictransitsystems.TheNewYorkCitySubwayruns24hoursaday.Ithasanexpresstrainonalmosteveryline.Youcangettoyourdestination(目的地)promptly.Thetrainsthemselvesarefulloffun;youwillseepeopledoingmoonwalkdanceslikeMichaelJackson，playingtheguitarandsinging.1．The________iscalledthelongestartgalleryintheworld.A．BeijingSubwayB．StockholmSubwayC．LondonUnderground2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．MichaelJacksonusedtodanceintheNewYorkCitySubway.B．TouristsfeelcoolwhentheytaketheLondonUndergroundinsummer.C．SeveralstationsoftheStockholmSubwaymakepeoplefeelasiftheyareinacave.3．InParagraphFive，theunderlinedword“promptly”probablymeans________.A．finallyB．carefullyC．quickly4．Thepassagemainlyshowsthe________ofdifferentcitiesthroughtalkingaboutsubways.A．greatchangesB．longhistoryC．localcultures5．Wemayreadthepassagefroma________.A．travelmagazineB．sciencebookC．newspaperreportC15、Ragtimeisafastandcomplicated(复杂的)kindofmusicthatwaspopulararoundthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.ScottJoplinisnowconsideredtobethemostimportantAmericanragtimecomposerandpianoplayer.Duringhislifetime,Joplinonlyenjoyedashortperiodofcareersuccessintheearly1900s.However,hisworkhadanimportant,lastingeffectonmusic-lovers,aswellasothercomposers.Whenragtimefirstappearedinthelatenineteenthcentury,itwasconsideredalowformofcheapentertainment,notaseriousmusicalmovement.Thenin1899,JoplinwrotearagtimesongcalledMapleLeafRag.ThesongshowedJoplin’screativemixofAfrican.AmericanrhythmandmoreacceptedEuropeanAmericanmusicalstyles.Itwasahugesuccessandhelpedtomakeragtimepopularwiththegeneralpublic.MapleLeafRagwasthefirstinstrumentalworktoselloveronemillioncopiesofsheetmusic(乐谱).ItwasalsothefirstmusicbyanAfricanAmericantofindalargenumberoffansamongEuropeanAmericans.AlthoughthegeneralragtimestylealreadyappearedforalongtimebeforeJoplinbegancomposing,hisworkattractedalotofattentionfromotherragtimecomposersofhistime.SongslikeMapleLeafRaginfluencedthesecomposersmostlybecausetheywereverypopularwiththepublic.Andmanyofthemstartedtoaddsimilarfastandcomplicatedrhythmtotheirmusic.Later,composerscametothinkhighlyofthehighqualityofJoplin’smusic,whichhascontinuedtocapturetheimaginationofmanycomposersandmusiciansbynow.Forexample,manylaterjazzmusicianswereinfluencedbyJoplin’scomplicatedAfrican­stylerhythm.Jazz,inturn,wentontoinfluencemanymorepopularmusicstyles.Theseincludetheblues,rockandroll,soul,andevenhip­hop.Asaresult,manymusichistoriansnowlistJoplin’sworkasanearlybasisofallmodernpopularmusic.1．Whatcanwelearnaboutragtime?A．Itwasamixofmusicstyles.B．ItwasmostpopularduringJoplin’stime.C．Itwasnotaseriousmusicalmovement.D．Ithelpedmakeragtimebecamecheaper.2．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．RagtimecamefromEuropeinthelatenineteenthcentury.B．RagtimewasstartedbyJoplinaroundthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.C．MostofEuropeanAmericansinJoplin’stimeweretiredofEuropeanAmericanmusic.D．MostofEuropeanAmericansinJoplin’stimedidn’tlistentomusicbyAfricanAmericans.3．Theexpression“capturetheimaginationofmanycomposersandmusicians”inthispassageistheclosestinmeaningto_________________.A．makemanycomposersandmusiciansrelaxedB．makemanycomposersandmusiciansstressedC．makemanycomposersandmusicianssatisfiedD．makemanycomposersandmusiciansinterested4．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ScottJoplin’sfastpianoplaying. B．ThetypesofmusicScottJoplinliked.C．ScottJoplin’sshortperiodofsuccess. D．TheimportanceofScottJoplin’smusic.D16、Likereading?

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