西安市重点中学2023-2024学年中考英语押题试卷含答案

西安市重点中学2023-2024学年中考英语押题试卷含答案考生请注意：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、Bothofmyparents______/wɜ:k/inabank.A．walk B．week C．work D．weak2、Thegovernmentismakinganefforttoimprovethelifeofelderlypeople,manyofwhomaresuffering（遭受）fromeitherloneinessorpoorhealth,oreven___________.A．neither B．none C．all D．both3、––Ididn’tseeyouatthepartyyesterday.Why?––BecauseI_______foranimportantpersonatthattime.A．waswaitingB．iswaitingC．willwait4、---Hurryup,Stephen!Let'scrossthestreetasquicklyaspossible.---No,you_____.Don'tyouseethatthetrafficlightsarestillred?A．couldn't B．wouldn't C．mustn't D．needn't5、--Excuseme,whencanweplaybasketballontheplayground?--Notuntiltheplayground__________nextweek.A．willrepairB．willberepairedC．isrepaired6、—Whydidn’tyouenjoythetalk?—ItwastalkthatIhadeverlistenedto.A．themostinteresting B．theleastinterestingC．moreinteresting D．lessinteresting7、Almosteveryschoolnowhasawebsitewhichallowsusto______theinformationaboutit.A．lookat B．lookafter C．lookaround D．lookthrough8、--____peoplearethereinyourfamily,Jack?--Four.Theyaremyfather,mymother,mysisterandI.A．Howmuch B．Howmany C．Howlong D．Howoften9、Michael_________inaschoolinYunnanfromFebruarytoJunenextyear.A．teach B．taught C．willteach D．wasteaching10、—Hi,Bruce.Hereisaletterforyou.—Thanks.Iwondered.A．whowastheletterfrom B．whowasfromtheletterC．whotheletterisfrom D．whotheletterwasfromⅡ.完形填空11、Aroundtheworld,peoplehavedifferentideasaboutwhatgoodmannersare.Whenyougotorestaurantsindifferentpartsoftheworld,it’s1toknowtherightandwrongthingstodo.Forexample,inChinait’sOKto2alotofnoiseinarestaurant.Infact,ifarestaurantisn’tnoisyand3,youmaythinkthere’ssomethingwrongwithit.However,inmanywesterncountries,restaurantsare4places.Ifpeopleatatabletalktooloud,otherpeoplewhoareeatingtheremighteven5totheowneroftherestaurant.Payingthebillisalsodifferentfromcountrytocountry.InChina,onepersonusuallypaysfor6Inwesterncountries,onepersonpaysifheorsheisentertainingclients(宴请宾客),but7friendseattogether,theyusuallysharethecost.Thisiscalled“goingDutch(均摊费用)”.Also,whenwesternerspaythebill,theyusuallyleavesomemoneyforthe8Thisiscalled“leavingatip”.Leavingatipisthoughttobepolite.IntheUS,it’s9toleavetipsof10%,15%,or20%ofthebill,whichisdecidedbyhowgoodtheservice(服务)is.Goodwaiterscanmakealotofmoney！Thewaypeopleeatfoodisnotthesameindifferentpartsoftheworld,butyoucan10thesamekindsoffoodinmanycountries.ChineseandIndianfoods,forexample,arepopularallovertheworld.1．A．popular B．difficult C．important D．enjoyable2．A．cause B．keep C．hear D．make3．A．lively B．friendly C．lucky D．polite4．A．noisy B．quiet C．busy D．clean5．A．shout B．explain C．complain D．speak6．A．everybody B．nobody C．somebody D．none7．A．until B．when C．unless D．since8．A．gatekeeper B．seller C．waiter D．visitor9．A．terrible B．common C．serious D．unusual[来10．A．invent B．discover C．prefer D．finⅢ.语法填空12、Makingfriendsisaskill.Likemostskills,youcanimproveit1．youarepatient.Ifyouwanttomeetpeopleandmakefriends,youmustbe2．(will)totakeaction.Youmustfirstgowheretherearepeople.Youwon'tmakefriendsstayinghomealone.Joiningacluboragroup,talkingtothosewholikethesamethingsasyoudoismuch3．(easy).Orjoinsomeoneinsomeactivities.Manypeopleare4．whentalkingtonewpeople.Afterall,meetingstrangersmeansseeingtheunknown.Andit'shumannaturetofeelabit5．(pleasant)abouttheunknown.Mostoffearsabout6．(deal)withnewpeoplecomefromdoubts(怀疑)aboutourselves.Weimagineotherpeoplearejudgingus—findingustootallortooshort,toothisortoothat.Butdon'tforgetthattheymustbefeelingthes7．way.Trytoacceptyourselfasyouare,andtrytomakeothersfeelathome.You'llallfeel8．(comfortable).Trytobebraveevenifyoudon'tfeelthatwaywhenyouenteraroomfullofstrangers.Walktallandstraight,lookdirectlyatotherpeopleandsmile.Ifyouseesomeoneyou'dliketospeakto,saysomething.Don'twaitfortheotherpersontostartatalk.Justmeetingsomeonenew9．(do)meanthatyou'llmakefriendswiththatperson.Friendshipisbasedonmutual(相互的)likingsand"giveandtake".10．takestimeandeffort(精力)forustodevelopfriendship.Andtherearethingsthatstopanewfriendshipfromgrowing.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、InaPoliceMess(食堂),anofficerwantedtogetsomefreshvegetables.Hewassopleasedwithhismushroomsthathedecidedtosharethem.Whentheirbreakfastarrivedthenextday,eachofficerfoundsomemushroomsonhisplate.“Trythedogwithapiecefirst.”Suggestedonecautiousofficerwhowasafraidthatthe“mushrooms”mightbepoisonous.Thedogseemedtoenjoyitsmushrooms,andtheofficersthenbegantoeattheirmeal,sayingthatthemushroomstastedwonderful.Anhourlater,however,therewasgreatconfusionwhenthegardenerrushedintoannouncethatthedogwasdead.Immediately,theofficersjumpedintotheircarsandrushedtothenearesthospital.Stomachpumpswereusedandtheofficershadaveryunpleasanttimegettingridoftheremainsofthemushrooms.Whentheyreturnedtothemess,theysatdownandstartedtodiscussthesymptomsofthemushroompoisoning.Thegardenerwascalledintogiveafullaccountofthewaythepoordoghaddied.“Diditsuffermuchbeforedeath?”askedoneoftheofficer,feelingverypleasedthathehadescapedapainfuldeathhimself.Thegardenerlookedrathersurprised,“No,“hesaidinapuzzledtone.“Itwaskilledwhenacarranoverit.”根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Whatdidtheofficerssharethenextmorning?A．MeatB．MushroomsC．FreshfruitD．Nothing2．Theytriedthedogfirst_____________.A．becausetheylovedthedogverymuchB．becausethedogwashungryC．becauseitwastheofficer’sdogD．becausetheywantedtoknowifthemushroomswerepoisonous3．Theofficersrushedtothenearesthospital________.A．twohoursafterbreakfastB．afterthegardenerrushedintoannouncethatthedogwasdead.C．justbeforelunchD．abouthalfanhourafterbreakfast4．Fromthestoryweknow_________.A．thedogdiedfromanaccident.B．thedogdiedfromthemushroomsitateC．thegardenerkilledthedogD．oneofficerkilledthedog5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Theofficersweren’tsatisfiedwiththemushroomsB．Theofficerswerehappytohearthemewsthatthedogwasdead.C．Theofficers’stomachswerewashedinthehospitalD．Theofficersweresenttothehospitalatonce.B14、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.C15、StonehengeandBathTourStonehengeisa“mustsee”foranyonevisitingtheUK,andBathisafamouscitywhichwasbuiltover2,000yearsago!Becauseofitspopularity,weoperatethistoursevendaysaweekallyearround!07:30~09:00hrsLondonpick-upsLondonBridge(7:30am),BakerStreet(8:10am),SouthKensington(8:50am)EarlsCourt(9:00am)TheplaceofyourpickuppointisfoundonthetopofyourE-Ticket.Weadviseyouarriveatyourpickuppointatleast10minutesbeforeyourtourmakesureyoudonotmissyourtour!FirstwevisitStonehenge(Ticketincluded).TheJourneytakesabout2hours.Youwillhaveabout90minutes~2hourstoexplorethearea.WeleaveStonehengeandstartourjourneytoBath.Thebuswilldropyouinthecitycentrewhereafterashortbustour,theTourManagerwillwalkthegroupintotheRomanBaths.Fromthispointon,youwillhavefreetimetoexplorethecity&grabsomelunch.16:30hrsApproximatedeparturetimefromBathforyourreturnjourneybacktoLondon—yourTourManagerwilladvisewhattimetobebackatthebus.19:00hrsExpectedarrivaltimebackintocentralLondon.TobookpleaseclickonthedateoftravelusingthecalendarbelowAdultPricefrom£54.00ChildPricefrom£49.00根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthatStonehengeandBathare________.A．modernB．popularC．beautifulD．wonderful2．IfyourpickuppointisBakerStreet,you’dbettergetthereat________.A．7:30amB．7:45amC．8:00amD．8:10am3．WherewillthebustakeyouwhenyouvisitBath?A．Thecitycenter.B．TheRomanBaths.C．Stonehenge.D．Thebusstation.4．HowshouldtheypayifMrGreenandhisyoungsontakethetour?A．54£.B．98£.C．103£.D．108£.5．Wheremaytheinformationappear?A．Inabook.B．Inanewspaper.C．OnTV.D．OntheInternet.D16、Haveyoueverheardoftheexpression“birdbrain”?Peopleuseittotalkaboutsomeonewhoisstupid,butcrows(乌鸦)showthatthisisunfair.Nowithasbeendiscoveredthatcrowsmayunderstandanalogies(类推法).Itwasoncethoughtthatonlyhumanscouldunderstandanalogies,whichhelpustosolveproblemscreatively.Totest______inanimals,scientistsdoRMTStests.IfapairwasAA,forexample,pickingBBtomatchitwouldbecorrect.IfthepairwasCD,however,thenEFwouldbecorrect.MonkeyshavelearnedRMTS,butscientistswantedtoknowifcrowscoulddoit,too.AninternationalteamledbyEdwardWassermanfromtheUSfirsttrainedtwocrowstomatchthingsbycolor,shapeandnumberinwhatiscalledIMTS,thenmovedontoRMTS.FortheIMTStest,thebirdswereputinacagewithaplatethathadthreecardsandtwocupsinit.Thecardinthemiddlewasthesample(样本),whiletheotherwasn’t.Thecupwiththecardthatmatchedthesamplecardhadsomefoodtoeat.ZXXK]Inthesecondpartoftheexperiment,thebirdsweretestedwithRMTStests.Acardwithtwosame-sizedcircles,forexample,meanttheyshouldpickthetestcardwithtwosame-sizedsquaresandnottwodifferent-sizedcircles(圆).Thebirdsdidwellinthemoredifficulttestandpickedthecorrectcardmorethanthreequartersofthetime,ScienceNewsreports.WassermanwassurprisedthatcrowswereabletosolvetheproblemwithoutanytraininginRMTS.“Whatthecrowshavedoneissurprising,”hesaid.Soperhapsit’stimetostopsaying“birdbrain”forgood.1．Intheopeningparagraph,thewriterused“birdbrain”to.A．teachpeoplehowtousethisexpressionB．introduceafamousscientistEdwardWassermanC．introducerecentfindingsaboutcrows’intelligence(智力)D．getreadersinterestedinthebackgroundoftheexpression2．Theunderlinedphrase“thisability”inthe3rdparagraphrefersto.A．theabilitytoplaycardsB．theabilitytofindfoodtoeatC．theabilitytounderstandanalogiesD．theabilitytopickthetestcard3．IntheRMTStest,ifthebirdsweregiventhesamplelikethis,whichcardshouldtheypick?A．B．C．D．4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Monkeysunderstandanalogies.B．Crowsshowhowclevertheyare.C．CrowsdidwellinRMTS.D．Monkeysareclevererthancrows.E17、Doyouwanttohaveaspecialholiday?Havealookatourexcitingactivitiesanddecidewhatkindoftripsyou'dlike.ActiveHolidaysIt'sforeveryone—peoplewholovedangerorwhojustlikesports.Wehavemanywater,snowordesertactivities.Ifyoulikewater,youcandiveintheRedSea.Ifyouprefersnow,youcantryskiingorsnowboardingintheAlps.Forthosewholovewarmerweather,wealsohavesandboardingorcamelsafaris(游猎).CultureJourneysOurculturaljourneyswillhelpyoudiscoverancientculturessuchasIndia,ThailandandEgypt.Visitoldtemples,palacesandancientruins(遗迹).Justremembertobringyourcamera.Youcangettoknowlocalwaysoflifebyvisitingmarkets,tryinglocalfoodandmeetinglocalpeople.HikingToursWehavehikingtripstofamousplaces.Youdon'tneedtobetoosporty.Justbequitefit.You'llhaveagreattimeenjoyingnaturewithagroupofnewfriends.Youdon'thavetocarrytoomanythings.Instead,we'llsendtentstoyou.WildlifeHolidaysWeorganizesmallgrouptourstogetclosertonatureinAfrica,AsiaorSouthAfrica.GoonsafariinAfricaandwatchlionsandgiraffes.Meetthefamousturtles(海龟)ofGalapagosIslands.LookfortigersinIndia,ortakeanelephantsafariinSriLanka.Weuselocalguidesandstayintentsortreehouses.1．YoucandothefollowingthingsduringaculturalJourneyEXCEPT.A．visitinganoldtemple B．meetinglocalpeopleC．visitingmarkets D．tryingdiving2．DuringaHikingTour,thetravelers.A．needtocarrytentsthemselves B．mustlovesportsverymuchC．mustbeveryhealthy D．mustbewiththeiroldfriends3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．YoucanseemanyanimalsinWildlifeHolidays.B．HikingToursallowpeopletogetclosetonature.C．YoucangoskiinginHikingTours.D．Theyhavesandboardingindeserts.F18、Asweknow,itisnoteasytobuildasatellite(卫星).Buildingatraditionalsatelliteusuallytakesyears.Thecostscanbeashighas$250millionormore.Mostmembersofthedesignteamshaveworkedinthefieldforalongtime.Theyholdadvanceddegrees(学历)inmath,science,orengineering.Butthingsarechanging.Highcosts,unusualeducationalneedsandlongstart-uptimesarenolongeranobstacle(障碍)tospaceexploration.Thescientistshavedevelopedanewtypeoftiny,inexpensiveearth-orbiting(轨道)satellite.Sofar,collegestudentshavebuiltandlaunched(发射)severalcube-shapedsatellites,orCubeSats.Atleast15morearereadytogo.Thosealreadyinorbittakepictures,collectinformationandsenditbacktotheearth,justasregularsatellitesdo.Butyoumightnotevenhavetowaituntilyougettocollegetostartdesigningandbuildingyourownsatellite.AnewprogramcalledKatySataimstogetteenagerstotakepartin.Whenkidsunderstandwhatsatellitescando,thekindsofideasthey’llcomeupwithmaybe_____.Educationisn’ttheonlyaimofCubeSatsbecausethesetiny,technology-filledboxesareinexpensivetobuildandcanbeputtogetherquickly,they’reperfectfortestingnewtechnologiesthatmightonedaybeusedonmajorspacetasks.Thebiggestchallengenowistofindwaystobringthesatellitesbacktotheearthafterayearortwo.OrspacejunkcouldgraduallyincreasebecauseCubeSatsbecomemorepopular.Nowadays,collegeandhighschoolstudentsaregettingachancetolearnwhatittakestoexploreinspace.Someday—perhapsalotsoonerthatyouimaging—youmightgettodesign,buildandlaunchyourownsatellite.Ifyoudo,you’resuretohavefun.Andyoumightalsogetcrazyaboutscience