湖南省桂阳县2024年中考英语模拟试题含答案

湖南省桂阳县2024年中考英语模拟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、Benisahard-workingwriter.Hewrotehis________novelwhenhewas________yearsold.A．fifth;fifty B．fifth;fiftieth C．five;fifty D．five:fiftieth2、Lily’sfatheroften________newspapersafterdinner.A．looks B．sees C．reads D．watches3、—Howfarisitfromthehospitaltothebusstation?—About________.A．tenminutesB．tenminutes’C．tenminutes’walkD．tenminuteswalk4、---Isit_____cheaperand_____enjoyabletotravelbytrainthanbyplane?---Yes,Ithinkso.A．very;verymoreB．more;muchmoreC．much;farmoreD．even;alittle5、--Couldyoutellme___________---It’sabouttenminutes’drive.A．howlongittakeshimtodrivetoschoolB．howfaritisfromyourhometoschoolC．howsoonyoursistergetbackfromschool6、---Simon,doyouknowwhoinventedthekite?---Sure!It____byMoziover2,000yearsago.A．isinventedB．inventedC．wasinventedD．willbeinvented7、--Ican’thearanysoundinTony'sroom.Ishein?--Oh,Iforgettotellyou.He_____toattendhisfriend'sbirthdaypartytwohoursago.A．hasinvited B．wasinvited C．willbeinvited D．hasbeeninvited8、-It'stimeformorningreading,butI'mtootiredtogetup.-Remember,Jack."Anhourinthe__________isworthtwointheevening."A．morning B．afternoon C．darkness D．daytime9、Thesesongsaregreatmoving.Theirlyricscan______girls’thoughtsandfeelings.A．expressB．discussC．expectD．imagine10、Getupearly,_____you’llbelateforclass.A．so B．or C．and D．butⅡ.完形填空11、WhenJason’sparentssawhimforthefirsttime,theywerevery1.Thislovelylittlebabywithshiningblueeyesandcurlyhairwasborn2.Jason’sarmsarejusthalfwithouthandsandhislegsaren’tfullygrowneither.Butsoontheyoungcoupleacceptedthisfact.Theyevenforgottothinkofhimasdisabled.Attheageofsix,Jasontoldhismotherhewantedtogetdownfromtheprosthetics(假肢)andplaywithotherkids.Thiswasthe3timeJasonhadwornthem.Henowhasanelectricwheelchair(轮椅),buthe4usesitathomeorwhenitiseasyforhimtomoveusingonlyhisbody.Jasonlearnedhandwritingandcoloringatschool,holdingthepenbetweentheendsofhisarms.Healsolearnedtoeatwithforksathome.Whenhewasten,hefellinlovewithfootball.Heneverhadapairofshoesinhislife5theshapeofhisfeet.Heonlyworesocksonthefootball6Heneverwonamatch,buthe7togiveup.Hisstrongarmsandbody,aswellassomefantasticwaysmadehima8playerontheschoolteam.Hewenttoafamousuniversityafterhighschool.NowJasonstillfacesmany9inlife,buthewillmakeyoubelievethatyoucandowhathehasdone.“Never10difficulties”.Jasonoftenencouragesothersinhisspeeches.1．A．excited B．shocked C．interested2．A．disabled B．healthy C．cute3．A．first B．second C．last4．A．always B．usually C．never5．A．becauseof B．thanksto C．usedto6．A．field B．playground C．gym7．A．afforded B．refused C．continued8．A．embarrassed B．disappointed C．respected9．A．happiness B．difficulties C．lessons10．A．besurprisedat B．beexcitedabout C．beafraidofⅢ.语法填空12、(B)Completethepassagewiththeproperformsofgivenwords.ZengziwasafamousthinkerinChinesehistory.His1．(teach)wasConfucius(孔子).Oneday,Zengzi’swifewasgoingtothemarkettosellsomethingformoneywithouttheirson.Theboykept2．(cry)andshouting.Shesaidtoherson,“WhenIcomeback,I’llkillourpigtomakeamealforyou.”Butshedidn’tdoasshesaid.“Howcanyoucheatachild?”Zengzisaid3．(serious)“Thesmallchildonly4．(follow)theexampleofhisparents.Ifyoucheathim,hemaycheat5．(other)likeyou.”Havingsaidthis,Zengziraisedtheknifeandkilledthepig.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Hi,everyone,mynameisIsabellaandI’manartistandfashiondesigner.Buttoday,I’mnotheretospeciallytalktoyouaboutartorfashion.TodayIwanttotalktoyouaboutdreamsandstories.Didyouknowthat4-minutemileoncethoughttobeimpossible?Itwassomethingoutsidewecanconsider.Butin1954,aguynamedBannisterachieved.35Inthefollowingtwomonths,twootherrunnersbroke4-minuterecordandinthefollowingthreeyearsand19runnerscontinued.Andnow,it’scommonforanexperiencedrunnertobeabletorunamileunder4minutes.It’sjustthattheydidn’tthinkitwasimpossibleanymore.Soweshoulddreambig.Ihavealwaystobeencouragedtodreambig.AndIthinkwhenyou’reverylittleandmaybedon’tknowanybetterit’seasiertodobecausethere’sfearlessnessbeforeyoubecomeafraidofsomething.Whatdidyouwanttobe?Amoviestar,anactororanastronaut.Maybeyoudidn’tachievethesedreams,asyougotolder.Becauseasyougotolder,youbecameafraid.It’simportanttoholdonyourfearlessnessjustlikeachild.Becauseit’sfearlessnessthathelpsusachieveourdreams.I’mabigfanofwhatIcalleddreamboard.It’sjustapieceofpaper.There’relotsofpicturesofthingsIwouldliketoachieveandIputitinaplacewhereIseeiteverydayandthathelpsme.IstarteddoingthisafewyearsagobecauseIreadastudyintheUSshowingthatpeoplewhomadedreamboardsaremorelikelytoachievethem.Iknowthismaynotbeneworusefultoeveryone,butforme,theactofmakingmydreamboardeveryyearandseeingiteverymorningreallyhelpsme.AnotherthingthatIreallybelieveinistheworld.Ibelievethatonceyouhaveyourdreamsandbegintoworkforit,peoplestartappearinginyourlifethatcanoffersupportandhelp…Solet’sfaceit,there’sgoingtobealotofchallengesbuttogetthrough.Ithinkcourageisneeded.Inconclusion,afterallofthisdreamingyouhavetoworkhardandputalotoftimeintoeverythingyou’redoingandhavecouragebecausethere’sgoingtobealotofdifficultybutjustremembertheworldistryingtohelpyou.IknowthatI’mnottheonlyonethathasdreams.Everybodyhasdreams.Youjustneedtoworkhardtoachievethem.Thankyou!1．Whatcanwelearnaboutthedreamboard?A．ItisapieceofpaperwithwhatIsabellaTaylordreamsabout.B．ItisapieceofpaperwithwhatIsabellaTaylorhasachieved.C．IsabellaTaylorwasthefirsttomakeadreamboardintheUS.D．IsabellaTaylormakesanewboardwhenshestartsadream.2．Whichsentenceisthemostsuitablefortheblank35inparagraph2?A．Still,peoplethoughtBannister’smarkwasimpossibletobreak.B．Therewasnoreasonwhyheshouldhavegoneontodoanythinggreat.C．PerhapshumanbodyhadreacheditslimitafterBannisterbroketherecord.D．Itopenedthefloodgatesforeveryoneelsetocontinuebreakingthisrecord.3．WhichofthefollowingarenecessarytoachievedreamsaccordingtoIsabellaTaylor?a.Beingafraidofnothing.b.Makingadreamboard.c.Devotingyourselftoworkinghard.d.Askingpeoplearoundyouforhelp.A．ac B．ad C．bc D．bd4．What’sthetalkmainlyabout?A．Theimportanceofdreamingbigandhavingcourage.B．Howtomakeadreamboardaboutartandfashiondesign.C．IsabellaTaylor’sexperiencesofachievingdreamssuccessfully.D．IsabellaTaylor’sunderstandingofhowtomakedreamscometrue.B14、Attheshoppingmall,youprobablythinkaboutspending,notsaving.Thinkaboutallthelightsthatkeepthemallbright.Thinkaboutallthewaterfaucets(水龙头)inthetoilet.Thinkaboutalltheairconditioninginsummer.Savingenergyisahottopicforsuchabigplace!Manythingsatthemalluseenergy.Electriclights,infrared(红外感应)faucetsandair-conditionersneedelectricitytowork.Onewaytosaveenergyisbykeepinglightsclean.Moreandmoredustanddirtmakethelightslessbright.Whenmallskeeplightsclean,theycanusefewerlightsandkeeptheareajustasbright,Usingfewerlightsmeansusinglessenergy.Youstepuptothewaterfaucet.Thewaterstartstoflow.Youdon'thavetotouchathing.Whydomallshavesuchfancyfaucets?Theanswerissimple.Theysavewater.Sometimespeopleforgettoturnthewateroffaftertheywash.Infraredfaucetsturnthemselvesoff.The…1．_______isahottopicforabigmall.A．Tospendmoney B．TosaveenergyC．Tokeepthemallbright D．Tobuythings2．Thebesttitleforthepassageis_______.A．Lights,faucetsandair-conditioners B．SpendinglessmoneyC．Energysavingatthemall D．Ahottopic3．Whatwillthefourthparagraphprobablytalkabout?A．HowtosavewaterwhenusinginfraredfaucetsinthemallB．Howtosaveenergywhenusingair-conditionersinthemallC．Howtosavemoneywhenshoppinginthemall.D．Howtosavetimewhenshoppinginthemall.C15、ZhangZhiyuan,whoworksinthefilmandtelevisionindustry,usestheDeDaoappwhenhegoestoworkeveryday,accordingtoXinhuaNewsAgency.Theappofferswrittenarticlesandpodcastsfromfamouspersonalitiesthattheusermustpayfor,withtopicsrangingfrommusictoeconomics.Zhangisnotalone.ByMay2017,DeDaohad7millionusers,accordingtoBloomberg.TheDeDaoplatformisjustasmallpartofChina’sknowledgeeconomy.Thesedays,moreChinesepeoplearewillingtopayforknowledgeonlinethanbefore,accordingtoanarticlepublishedbyAFPinSeptember.ManyChinesepeopleusedtobeunwillingtopayforcontentonline.However,manyinternetusers’attitudeshavechangedsincetheybegantoseequalitycontentasvaluable,wroteChinaDaily.Meanwhile,Chinesepeople,especiallytheyoung,aresufferingfromso-calledKnowledgeanxiety.Insucharapidlychangingsociety,peopleareafraidofnotbeingabletogetthelatestinformationandfeelingleftout,accordingtoTheWallStreetJournal.”Inbigcities,peoplearetoobusytoreadbooksandwatchmovies.Famouspersonalitiescanteachyouknowledgethatletsyouseemasifyouhavereadthebookorwatchedthemovieyourself,”DeDaouserJamesLutoldtheFinancialTimes.However,thiswayoflearninghasalsobeencriticized.“Knowledgeisnotthesameasinformation.It’scertainlynotsomethingthatcanbegainedbywatchingafewtelevisionshows,anymorethanitcanbegottenbyreadingafewbooksorlisteningtoafewpodcasts,”SixthTonereporterTaoLixingnoted.Hebelievesthattogetrealknowledge,onehastoaskquestions,analyzeandreflect,ratherthanrelysimplyoninternetcontent.Inspiteofthis,itseemsthatpayingforknowledgeonlineisapopularphenomenonthatshowsnosignsofslowingdown.1．WhatdoyouknowaboutDeDao?A．PeoplecanreadarticlesonDeDao. B．PeoplecanonlywritearticlesonDeDao.C．Peoplecan’tlistentomusiconDeDao. D．It’sfree.2．Whichisnotthereasonthatpeopleliketopayforknowledgeonline?A．Thesocietychangessorapidly. B．peopleareafraidofbeingleftout.C．It’scheapertopayforknowledgeonline. D．peoplearetoobusytoreadbooksandwatchmovies.3．Whichstatementisthewriter’sopinion?A．ByMay2017,DeDaohad7millionusers,accordingtoBloomberg.B．FamouspersonalitiescanteachyouknowledgethatletsyouseemasifyouhavereadthebookorwatchedthemovieyourselfC．Knowledgeisnotthesameasinformation.D．Itseemsthatpayingforknowledgeonlineisapopularphenomenonthatshowsnosignsofslowingdown.4．Thispassagemaycomefrom__________A．asciencebook B．anewspaper C．amagazine D．anovelD16、Asoneof"China'snewfourgreatinventions"，China'shigh-speedraileyestheworldagainwithFuxing.Itisproudofatopspeedof400km/handacontinuousspeedof350km/h.ItistotallydesignedandproducedbyChineseengineerswithoutanyhelpfromtheWest.China'shigh-speedtrainisnotonlyknownforitsamazingspeed，butalsoforitssafetyandcomfort.Lastyear,itsafelycarried1.4billionpassengers，orthetotalpopulationofAfricaandSouthAmericacombined.In2015，avideotakenbyaSwedishtravellerbecamepopularonsocialmediaathomeandabroad.Inthenine-minutevideo,acoinstooduprightallthetimeonafast-runninghigh–speedtrain.Itshowsthesteadiness(稳定)ofChina'shigh-speedtrain，givingvisitorsacomfortabletravellingexperience.Theserviceon:China'shigh-speedrailisstillimproving.ThenewbullettrainplanstoincreasetheheightandtheWi-Finetworkwillcoverthewholetrain.Itsairconditioningsystemisdesignedtoreducetheinfluenceoftheexternalpressure(外部压力)wavewhenthetrainispassingthroughtunnels,easing(缓解)discomfortofears.China'shigh-speedrailalsoplaysanimportantroleinpromoting(促进)theBeltandRoadInitiative.ItwillbegoodforcountriesalongtheBeltandRoad.Itprovidesaplatformtopromoteglobalcooperation(合作)inproductioncapacity(生产力)，soitreconfirmsChina'spositionastheworld'ssecondlargesteconomy.TherapiddevelopmentofChina'shighspeedrailinthepastfiveyearsmarksChina'sincreasingstrengthintechnologyandinnovation.Ithasbecomeanewsymbol，showingChina'sgreatprogresstotheworld.1．China'shigh-speedtrainisNOTfamousforits.A．Wi-Finetwork B．safety C．comfort D．highspeed2．Thewritergavetheexampleofacoinstandinguprightonthetraintoshow.A．thegoodserviceonthetrain B．thesteadinessandcomfortofthetrainC．thesafetyandspeedofthetrain D．thegoodreputation(名声)ofthetrain3．Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthepassage?A．HighSpeedRail一PrideofChina B．China'sDevelopmentC．TheDevelopmentofChina'sRailway D．China'sNewFourGreatInventionsE17、Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit’sforpractisinggrammarrulesandlearninglonglistsofwords.That’swrong!Languageisfortheexchangeofideasandinformation.It’smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan’tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules,buttheycan’tspeakcorrectlyorfluently.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn’tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules,too.BernardShawoncewrote,“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake.They’reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule,it’snolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.Peoplenotonlymakehistory,butalsotheymakelanguages.Buttheycanonlymaketheirownlanguage.Theycan’tcreateanotherlanguage.SoChinesestudentsshouldpayattentiontothegrammar,buttheyshouldn'toverdoit.Theyshouldputcommunicationfirst.1．Whatislanguagefor?A．Forpractisinggrammarrules. B．Forlearninglistsofwords.C．Fortheexchangeofideasandinformation. D．Allabove.2．Generally,whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish,he________.A．nevermakesmistakes B．hardlymakesmistakesC．can’tavoidmakingmistakes D．alwaysmakesmistakes3．“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”Thissentencemeansthat________.A．foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB．foreignersspeakincorrectEnglishC．foreignersspeakEnglishjustfollowingthegrammarrulesD．foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish4．Iftoomanynativespeakersbreakarule,_______.A．whattheyusewillbecomeright B．theyareagainstthelawC．theyshouldsaysorrytoothers D．theywillbecomeheroes5．Whatisbesttitleforthepassage?A．Makinglanguages B．GrammarandVocabularyC．Communicationfirst D．Nativespeakers’mistakesF18、Lastmonth,theBBCmadealistofthegreatesticons(偶像)ofthe20thcentury.Amongthe28figures,11ofthemarewomen.Let’smeetsomeofthesegreatwomen.MargaretThatcher(1925-2013)Politicsistypicallyaman'sworld.ButMargaretThatcherhadabiginfluenceonpoliticsherself.ServingBritainhadstartedtogodownhillfollowingWorldWarII.Thatcherstartedaseriesofpolicies(政策)toAlthoughmanypeopledislikedher,shestucktoherpoliciesandwassuccessfulintheend.Hertoughnessearnedherthenickname“TheIronLady".TuYouyou(1930-present)TuisachemistwhostudiestraditionalChinesemedicine.Shestartedtolookforacure(治疗方法)formalaria(疟疾)inthe1960s.Atthattime,almosthalfoftheworld'spopulationwasatriskofsufferingfromthedisease,accordingtotheBBC．InspiredbytraditionalChinesemedicine,Tufoundartemisinin(青蒿素)inaplantin1971thatcouldcuremalaria.In2015,TureceivedtheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine.SheisthefirstChinesewomantowinaNobelPrize.BillieHoliday(1915-1959)BillieHolidayisoftendescribedasagenius.Hervoicenotonlymovedaudiences,butalsoshookAmericansociety.Duringhertime,Americansocietywasstillsegregated(种族隔离的).AsanAfrican-American,Holidaylivedahardlife.Butherlifeexperiencealsoinspiredhersinging.Holidayworkedwithwhitebandsinthe1930s,whichwasground-breaking(开拓性的)atthattime.HolidaytaughtAmericanstoquestiontheirsegregatedsociety.VirginiaWoolf(1882-1941)VirginiaWoolfwasoneofthemostimportantwritersofthe20thcentury.Herstream-of-consciousness(意识流)writingstyledeeplyinfluencedmodernwriting.Stream-of-consciousnessfocusesonthe"flow”ofthoughtsandinnerfeelingsofaparticularcharacter.Thiswasverydifferentfrommostwritingatthetime.WoolfoncewroteashortnovelcalledTheMarkontheWall(<墙上的斑点>).Thenovelfocusesentirelyonwhatthemaincharacteristhinkingaboutafterseeingamarkonawall.1．WhydidMargaretThatchergetthenickname“TheIronLady”?A．Becauseshewasstrongenoughtolivealonglife.B．BecauseshewasthefirstfemaleprimeministerinBritain.C．Becausesheusedtoughpoliciestorestorethecountry.D．Becauseshelikedtousethethingsmadeofiron.2．HowoldwasTuYouyouwhenshereceivedtheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine?A．35 B．41 C．75 D．853．Whichoneofthefollowingquotations(录)wasprobablyfromBillieHoliday!A．"Hethatcomesfirsttothehill,maysitwherehewill."B．"IfI'mgoingtosinglikesomeoneelse,thenIdon'tneedtosingatall."C．"Everyscientistdreamsofdoingsomethingthatcanhelpth