辽宁省铁岭市铁岭县莲花第一初级中学2024年中考学业水平考试英语模拟试卷(八)

2024年辽宁省初中学业水平考试英语模拟试卷(八)(本试卷共45道题满分90分考试时间90分钟)考生注意：所有试题必须在答题卡指定区域内作答，在本试卷上作答无效第一部分选择题(共50分)一、阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分）第一节阅读下面语言材料，从每题所给的A/B/C/D四个选项中选出最佳选项。CupPhonesCupPhones★Threadthestringthroughtheholesinthecupsandtieapapercliptoeachendofthestring.Makesurethatthebottomsofthecupsarefacingeachother.★Threadthestringthroughtheholesinthecupsandtieapapercliptoeachendofthestring.Makesurethatthebottomsofthecupsarefacingeachother.YouYouwillneedtwopapercups,athumbtack,stringandtwopaperclips.TheFirstPhoneIn1876,AlexanderGrahamBellengineeredadevice.Thatchangedsoundwavesintoelectricalpatterns.Thesepatternsweresentthroughwiresbeforebeingturnedbackintosoundwaves.Thisdevicebecameknownasthetelephone.★Withthehelpofafriend,pullthestringtightsothepaperclipsarepulledtothebottomofthecups.Taketurnsspeakingintothecupandholdingthecuptoyoureartolisten.★Useathumbtacktomakeaholeinthebottomofeachcup.TheFirstPhoneIn1876,AlexanderGrahamBellengineeredadevice.Thatchangedsoundwavesintoelectricalpatterns.Thesepatternsweresentthroughwiresbeforebeingturnedbackintosoundwaves.Thisdevicebecameknownasthetelephone.★Withthehelpofafriend,pullthestringtightsothepaperclipsarepulledtothebottomofthecups.Taketurnsspeakingintothecupandholdingthecuptoyoureartolisten.★Useathumbtacktomakeaholeinthebottomofeachcup.Soundtravelsinwavesthroughtheair.Didyouknowthatsoundcanalsotravelthroughotherthings?Engineersusevariousmaterialscalledmediumstocontrolhowsoundtravels.Inthisexperiment,youwillusethemediumstring!Nowtry…Nowtry…Whenyouspeak,soundwavesarereceivedbyyourpartner’scupthroughthestring.Thisalsoworkswhenmorethantwocupsareconnected.Makeanothersetofcups,andloopthestringstogethertomakeasetofcupphonesforfourpeople.1.Theexperimentofmakingcupphonesisdesignedtoshow.A.howsoundtravelsthroughairB.howsoundtravelsthroughstringC.howtochangeairintosoundD.howtochangesoundintoelectricity2.Howmanystepsdoyouneedtomakecupphones?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.3.Athumbtackisusedto.A.makeaholeinthebottomofeachcupB.connectthetwocupswiththestringC.pullthestringtighttomakethesoundD.tiethestringtothebottomofeachcup4.It'sforfourpeopletodotheexperimentwithfourcupseach.A.difficultB.importantpossibleD.uncertainBManytraditionalChinesefestivalsremindusofthespecialfoods.AszongziaretoDragonBoatFestivalandmooncakesaretoMid-AutumnFestival,yuanxiao—sweetdumplingsmadeofstickyriceflourarespecialtoLanternFestival.LanternFestivalusuallyfallsonthe15thofthefirstlunarmonth,markingtheendoftheSpringFestivalcelebrations.Apartfromtheround-shapedyuanxiao,anotherbelovedpartofthecelebrationisthelanterns,whichcomeinalmosteverypossiblesizeandshape.“Guessinglanternriddles(谜语)”isanessential(必不可少的)partofthefestival.Lanternownerswriteriddlesonapieceofpaperandpostthemonthelanterns.Ifvisitorshaveanswerstotheriddles,theycanpullthepaperoutandgotothelanternownerstochecktheiranswers.Iftheyareright,theywillgetalittlegift.Theactivityemerged(出现)duringpeople'senjoymentoflanternsintheSongDynasty(960–1279).Asriddleguessingwasinterestingandfullofwisdom,itbecamepopularamongallsocialstrata(阶层).LanternFestivalwasatitspeakintheTangandSongdynasties.Itwasadayofgreatfunatthetime.Intheevening,peoplewentintothestreetswithallkindsoflanterns,watchinglionordragondances,eatingyuanxiaoandsettingofffirecrackers.Thefestivalalsoprovidedachanceforunmarriedyounggirlstogooutfreelyinsearchoftheirtruelove,sincetheyweren'tnormallyallowedtodoso.ThefamouspoetOuyangXiurecordedthisromantictraditionwiththewell-knownline:“Atopthewillowtreehangsthemoon;mydatecomesintheeveningsoon.”5.Besideseatingyuanxiao,isnecessaryduringLanternFestival.A.settingofffireworksB.guessingriddlesonlanternsC.watchingdragondancesD.enjoyingbeautifullanterns6.WhenwastheLanternFestivalmostpopular?A.TangandSongdynasties.B.MingandQingdynasties.C.QinandHandynasties.D.SuiandHandynasties.7.Whydidunmarriedyounggirlsgooutduringthefestivalinancienttimes?A.Toadmiretheirstars.B.Tobecomeapoet.C.Toenjoynicefood.D.Tosearchfortruelove.8.Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthispassage?A.Health.B.Sports.C.Culture.D.Travel.CWhenIfirststartedusingChinesewebsitesIwasabitconfused(疑惑的)bytheirdesign.PopularsiteslikeTaobaoandJingdongarevery“busy”theyarecoveredwithdozensoflinksandflashingbanners(横幅广告).Theyoftenincludeawidevarietyofbrightcolorsaswell,contrasting(形成对比)withthesimplecolorsofmostWesternwebsites.WhyareChinesesitesdesignedthisway?SomesaythatChinesewebdesignhasn'tcaughtupwiththestandardsofWesternwebdesignpractices.ButIdon’tthinkthisquiteexplainsit.SomeChinesesitessuchasBaidu,arequiteclean-looking.Youmayfindtherealreasonsinthefollowing.Amoreconvincing(令人信服的)theoryhastodowiththeChineselanguage.TherearenocapitallettersorspacesinChinesewriting--foreignerswhoareusedtoseeingthesethingsmightthinkthatChinesetextlooksverycrowded.AnotherthingthatmakesChinesewebsiteslooksobusyisthelargenumberoflinks.Somesitesmighthavehundredsoflinksontheirfrontpage.Inaddition,thereisalsoalanguage-relatedexplanationtothephenomenon(现象).ItisdifficulttotypeChinesecharactersonaRomanalphabet-basedkeyboard.Youhavetotypeouteachcharacterusingpinyin,whichcanbeinconvenient.Soit'seasiertojustclickthelinkyouwantinsteadoftypingwhatyou'relookingfor.Orperhapsitcouldjustbethatsometimespeoplepreferflashy,busywebsites.Browsing(浏览)Jingdongislikesteppingintoanoisy,brightly-litstreetmarket.Inthisway,ChineseInternetusersmightfeelrightathomewhenusingthesesites.9.What'sthebiggestfeatureofChinesewebsites?A.Theyarenotwell-designed.B.Mostofthemlookbeautiful.C.It'sconvenientforforeignerstousethem.D.Theylookquite“busy”and“noisy”.10.TheunderlinedwordinParagraph2“it”refersto.ttA.thestyleofChinesewebdesignB.thestandardsofwebdesignC.theusageofwebdesignpracticesD.therequirementsforwebdesign11.Accordingtothewriter,whyareChinesesitesdesignedthisway?A.Becausetheyhaven'tcaughtupwithWesternstandards.B.BecausetheyarebasedontheuseoftheRomanalphabet.C.TomakethemeasiertouseforChinesespeakers.D.Tocreateanoisyonlineenvironmentsimilartostreetmarket.12.Thewritermainlywantstotellus.A.howtosearchforinformationonChinesewebsitesB.whatmakestheChinesewebsitespopularwithforeignersC.whyChinesewebsitesaredesignedthewaytheyareD.somedifferencesbetweenWesternareChinesewebsitesDTherearedifferentopinionsaboutwhoinventedtheumbrella.SomepeoplesaythatthepeopleofancientEgyptinventedit,somesaytheRomansinventeditandsomesayLuban’swifeinventeditinancientChina.There'sevenaninterestingstoryaboutitsinventioninChina.Lubanwasthemostfamouscraftsman(工匠)inancientChina.Oneday,Lubanandhiswifeweretakingawalkandenjoyingthebeautifulview.Suddenlyitbegantorain.Bothofthemwerewetwhentheywentbackhome.Luban'swifesaid,“Ifthereissomethingthatcanprotectpeoplefromtherainwhentheyarewalkingoutdoors,itwillbewonderful.”ThenLubansaid,“That'seasy.Iwillbuildmanypavilions(亭子).”Hiswifereplied,“That’sagoodidea,butitisnotconvenient.Isitpossibletomakeamovablepavilion,whichcouldalwaysfollowthepeople?”Shethoughtaboutitalldayandnight.Oneday,shesawsomekidsplayingintherain,andeachkidheldabiglotusleafovertheheadtoprotectthemselvesfromgettingwet.Thatgavehergreatinspiration.Then,shemadethefirstumbrellainancientChina.Sincetheumbrellawasinvented,ithasbeenpartofpeople'slivesineverycorneroftheworld.Rightnow,therearemanykindsofumbrellas,suchasbeachumbrellas,kidumbrellasandmarketumbrellas.Howmanyumbrellasaremadeeveryyearintheworld?Maybemillionsorevenmore.OneinterestingthingisthatmostumbrellasintheworldaremadeinChina.ShangyuinZhejiangProvincealonehasmorethan1,000umbrellafactoriesanditiscalled“China’sUmbrellaCity”.13.Howisthesecondparagraphdifferentfromtherestofthepassage?A.Ittellsastory.B.Itteachesalesson.C.Itgivessomeadvice.D.Itdescribessomeproblems.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inspiration”mean?A.Advice.B.Encouragement.C.Development.D.Communication.15.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?16.WhatdoweknowaboutShangyufromthepassage?A.Ithasover1,000umbrellafactories.B.Mostoftheworld'sumbrellasaremadethere.C.ThelocalpeopleknowthestoryofLabanandhiswifewell.D.MorekindsofumbrellasaremadetherethaninotherplaceinChina.第二节阅读短文，从方框内所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有一个多余的选项。Whenyoustudy,thefirstthingtoconsideriswhetheryouunderstandtheinformation,andthesecondishowyouwillrememberit.Someofyouprobablythinkyouknowallaboutthat,right?17Butthere’salwaysroomforimprovement.Theadviceisforallofyou.MakeproperplansandadjustthemYoucanmakeaplanforaweekorforalongertime.Ifyou’restudyingforanimportantexam,youshouldmakealong--termplan.18Ifitdoesn't,makeachangeofyourplanintime.Thinkaboutyourenvironment.Makesuretheplaceforstudyingiscomfortablewithenoughlightandfreshair,nottoohotortoocold.Ifyouthinkyoudoitbetterwithmusic,youcanplaysomemusicandseeifit'strue.Somepeopleworkbetterwithmusicplaying.19Takebreakswhilestudying.Someexpertsrecommend(推荐)youtotakea10-minutebreakafter30minutesofstudying.20Duringyourshortbreak,youcantreatyourselftosomethinglikegreentea,butIwouldn'tsuggestchocolatebecausesugarcanmakeithardertoconcentrate(专注).Thinkaboutwhatyoudowhenyou'restudying.Somepeoplejustreadthroughtheirbooksandmarkimportantpartswithapencil.Ifthatworksforyou,thengreat!However,Isuggestwritingnoteswhilestudyingbecauseithelpsyourmindprocesstheinformationbetter!A.Afterall,you'vebeenstudyingforyears.B..Butformanypeople,itcanmakeithardertofocuson.C.Andyouneedtocheckifitworksfromtimetotime.D.Ifyoustudyfortoolong,yourmindwon'tworkaswellasbefore.E.Makesureyouwon'tgiveupnomatterwhathappens.二、完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)阅读短文，理解其大意，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Longlongago,amanwenttohisneighbor'shouseandtriedtostealsomething.Onenteringthegate,hesawthere21abigbell.Thebellwasbeautifulindesignandshape,sothethief22tocarrythebellbackhome.Butnomatterhowhardhetried,hecouldnotmoveit,becausethebellwasbothbig23.Hethoughtforawhileandbelievedtherewasonlyonewaytosolvetheproblem.Hehadtobreakthebelltopiecesbeforehewasabletocarrythembacktohishome24Thethieffoundabigironhammer,withwhichhestruck(敲击)thebellwithallhisstrength.Thestriking25abigcrashingsound,whichmadethethiefterriblyfrightened.Hegotflurried(慌乱的）andhuggedthebell,tryingtomuffle(裹住)thecrashingsoundwithhis26.Buthowcouldthesoundthemuffled?Hesubconsciously(下意识地)shrankbackandcoveredhisearshardwithhishands.Thesoundbetweenweaker,sothethiefbecame27atonce.Thesoundofthebellcouldn'tbeheardwhenthecarswerecovered.Heimmediatelyhadhisearsplugged(堵住)withsomecotton.Hethoughtthatinthisway28couldhearthesoundofthebell.Feelingrelieved,hebeganstrikingthebell,oneblowafteranother.Thesoundofthebellwasheardinthe29,andfinallypeoplecaughtthethief.Later,peopleusedtheinterestingphrase“pluggingone’searswhilestealingabell”to30theignoranceandfoolishnessofthepersonwhodeceives(欺骗)himselfaswellasothers.21.A.livedB.hungC.stoodD.existed22.A.decidedB.agreedC.managedD.promised23.A.rareB.cleanC.specialD.heavy24.A.directlyB.graduallyC.separatelyD.immediately25.A.createdB.inventedC.formedD.produced26.A.armsB.eyesC.legsD.hands27.A.hopefulB.helpfulC.cheerfulD.wonderful28.A.anybodyB.everybodyC.somebodyD.nobody29.A.distanceB.shapeC.houseD.place30.A.hearofB.lookoverC.refertoD.lookat第二部分非选择题(共40分)三、语篇填空(共10小题，每小题1分；满分10分)阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯。Hewasapoetknownforthenostalgia(乡愁)hedescribedinhispoem.In2017,thefamousChinesepoetYuGuangzhongpassedawayinTaiwan.Now,it’stimeforus31(express)ournostalgiaforthisgreatwriter.Bornin1928inNanjing,Jiangsu,YustudiedinSichuanwhenhewasyoung.Atthattime,hehadshowedgreatinterestinChinesepoemsand32(spend)alotofhisfreetimetryingwritingpoemshimself.Thenhemanagedtopublishhisfirstpoemattheageof20.Ayearlater,YuandhisfamilymovedtoTaiwan.Helivedandworkedthere33hisdeath.NostalgiaisYu'smasterpiece(杰作)inwhichheexpressedhishomesicknessfortheChinesemainland(大陆)whenhewasinTaiwan.Publishedin1971,thepoemremains34(high)popularamongChinesespeakersworldwide.Eventhosewhoknowlittleaboutliteraturearefamiliar35arelinesfromthepoem.Thepoem36(include)inChinesehighschooltextbooks.Besideshisachievementsinpoetry,Yuwasalsoasuccessfulessaywriter,criticand37(translate).HeoncetranslatedSiegfriedSassoon’spoem,InMe,Past,Present,FutureMeet,anEnglishpoem,intoChinese.Itisregardedasa38(power)translation,inwhichthemostfamouslineis“心有猛虎、细嗅蔷薇”for“Inmethetigersniffstherose”.Yuspenthiswholelifewriting.“ThereasonwhyIstickto39(write)tilltodaycomesdowntomypassionfortheChineselanguage,”hesaidin40interviewin2015.Hethenaddedthatthispassionwasstrengthened(加强)byhisloveforhismotherandmotherland.四、阅读与表达(共4小题，41~43小题，每小题2分，44小题4分；满分10分)阅读短文，然后根据内容回答问题。Chinahasalonghistoryofusingincense(熏香).AncientChinesepeoplelovedincenseandknewhowtomakeit.DifferentkindsofChineseherbal(草药的)medicineswerechosenbyancientChinesetomakeincense,becauseincensecouldcleantheairandkeeppeople'smindsclear.Differentsmellsofincensecanworkdifferently.AsearlyasthePre-Qinperiod,mostofpeoplelikedtoburnincensetowishforabetterlife.Later,itwasfoundthatincensecouldbeusedtokeepawayfromanimals.Gradually,theancientpeoplebegantouseincensetofreshenair.Inancienttimes,incensewouldalsobeusedtotelltime.Forexample,peoplewouldlightastickofincensetocalculate(计算)thetimeofanexam.Whenitburnedout,theexamwasover.ThisiswhatChinesepeoplecall“theduration(持续时间)ofastickofincense.”What'smore,incenseintheshapeofballswouldbeputinaspecialbag.Whenitwasheated,theclothescoveringthespecialbagsmelledgood.Incensecanalsobeusedtoimprovepeople'shealth.Whenyoufeelstressedornervous,thepleasantsmellcanmakeyourelaxed.AndlotsofChinesebelievethatbeautifulthingsthatsmellgoodcanhelppeopletohaveagoodrest.Chineseareborntopreferincense.LearningtheancientwaysofmakingincenseisagoodwaynotonlytoshowourrespectforChineseclassicalculturebutalsotopassiton.41.WhydidChinesepeoplechooseherbalmedicinestomakeincense?42.Whendidpeopleliketoburnincenseaccordingtothetext?43.Howcouldancientpeoplecalculatethetimeofanexam?44.Whatcanyoulearnfromthetext?Write30wordsormore.五、书面表达(满分20分）假如你是李华，你校上周举办了“校园创意节”的活动，请你根据以下提示，给你的外国朋友Mike写一封电子邮件，介绍此次活动。内容要点：目的：丰富校园生活，培养创新能力；内容：创意写作大赛：机器人展……(3)你的感受；……注意：(1)词数80-100，开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；(2)可适当增加细节，以使行文条理清楚、逻辑连贯；(3)文中不得出现真实姓名及学校名称。参考词汇：CreativeCampusFestival校园创意节；innovativeadj.创新的；enrichv.使······丰富DearMike,I'mgladtoknowthatyou'reinterestedintheCreativeCampusFestivalheldinourschoollastweek.