山西省兴县圪垯中学2023-2024学年中考英语四模试卷含答案

山西省兴县圪垯中学2023-2024学年中考英语四模试卷含答案请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、________airpollution,suchassmog(雾霾),________ourhealth,weshoulddosomethinglikewearingamask(面罩).A．Stop,tohurt B．Tostop,hurting C．Stopping,tohurt2、Onsuchcoldwinterdays,Iprefer____athomereadingratherthan____.A．tostay;hangoutB．stay;hangoutC．tostay;tohangoutD．staying;hangout3、Whichofthefollowingwordshasthesamesoundastheunderlinedlettersoftheword“theatre”?A．though B．through C．therefore4、AlltheinourschoolenjoyedthemselvesonMarch8thbecauseitwastheirownholiday.A．manteachers B．womenteachers C．womanteacher D．manteacher5、—JanewonthefirstprizeintheEnglishspeechcontest.—____________bigprogressshehasmade!SheusedtobeweakinEnglish.A．How B．Howa C．What D．Whata6、Myrightfootwashurtintheboys’1500-metrerace,andthepain________untilIcouldn’twalkanylonger.A．rose B．raised C．increased D．added7、–DidMrs.Kingleaveamessage?--Yes.Shewantedtoknow_________thisSunday.A．whoyouwouldgoshoppingB．ifyouwouldgoshoppingwithherC．thatyouwillgoshoppingD．whenwillyougoshoppingwithher8、Thebridgebetweenthetwoislandsis_______oneinSuzhou.A．long B．longer C．longest D．thelongest9、—Nowmoreandmorepeoplearepayingattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.—Sowebelieve________therewillbelesspollutioninthefuture.A．wrongly B．hardly C．strongly D．impossibly10、Becauseofthedriver’scarelessness,aterribleaccidenthappenedonHighway101yesterday.A．tooktheplaceB．occurredC．wasseenD．takesplaceⅡ.完形填空11、Itwasacleardayin1997.LottieWilliamswaswalkingthroughaparkintheUS,withherfriends1suddenly,somethingtappedontheshoulder.Itwasaboutas2asanemptysodacan.LaterscientiststoldheritwasapieceofaDeltaIIrocketthathadbeenusedtolaunch3satellite.Manycountriesaroundtheworldhavesentsatellitesintospace.Weneedsatellites4andreceiveTVandradiosignals,andformany5things.Butwhentheybecomeoldortheymay6downorwedon'tneedthemanymore,wejustleavethemthere.Theybecomespacejunk.Scientiststhinkthatthereareaboutsixteen7objectslargerthan10centimeterswideflyingaroundtheearth,andtensofmillionsofsmallerobjects,too.8travelataround7kilometersasecond.That’sfast!Andit'stheirspeedthatmakesthesepiecesofspacejunk9dangerous.Ifonesmallpieceofspacejunk10somethingathighspeed,it11doalotofdamage.Luckily,therehaven'tbeenmanycollisions.Butin2009,anoldRussiansatellitehitanddestroyedanAmericansatellite-----andthatcreated2,000newpiecesofspacejunk!Piecesofspacejunkre-entertheEarth'satmosphereeveryday,12LottieWilliamsistheonlyperson13hasbeenhit.Thepiecethathitherwaslight,andtheairintheatmospherehadsloweditdown.Mostspacejunkburnsupanddoesn'treachtheEarth'ssurface.However,142011,ametalball35centimeterswidefelltoEarthinNamibia,Africa.Itmadeaholeintheground30centimetersdeepandover3meterswide.Lottiewasluckybecauseshe15bythat!1．A．although B．when C．after D．before2．A．heavier B．heavily C．heavy D．heaviest3．A．a B．an C．the D．I4．A．send B．sending C．tosend D．sent5．A．other B．others C．another D．theother6．A．breaks B．broke C．broken D．break7．A．thousands B．thousandsof C．thousand D．thousandof8．A．This B．They C．It D．Them9．A．real B．reality C．really D．morereally10．A．hits B．hit C．willhit D．hitting11．A．should B．can C．must D．haveto12．A．and B．but C．so D．or13．A．which B．when C．where D．who14．A．on B．in C．at D．for15．A．didn’thit B．wasn'thittingC．wasn'thit D．isn'thitⅢ.语法填空12、SrikanthBolla,24yearsold,isthefirstblindCEOintheworld,whobuiltacompanyvaluedatover$75million.Today,heconsidershimselfthe1．(lucky)manintheword,notonlyhis2．(succeed),butalsoforhavinggreatparentsandfriendswhoalwaysstandbyhim.WhenSrikanthwasborn,someofhis3．(parent)friendsandrelativesthemnottokeephim,becauseitwasdifficultforapoorfamily4．(raise)ablindbaby.Buthisparentsdidn’tfollowthem.TheydecidedtogiveSrikanthapositive,lovingenvironment.LifewasnoteasyforSrikanth.Hehadtofacemanychallengesallhislife.He5．(refuse)byhisvillageschool.Sohehadtogotoschoolforspecialchildren.Hedidverywellinstudiesandalsodevelopedmanyhobbiessuchaschessandcricket.LaterSrikanthfoundateacherwhowaskindenoughtoturnallhislessonsintoaudioclips,andhelpedhim6．hisexams.7．highschoolwasdifficultforablindstudent,Srikanthdidn’tgiveup.Instead,heworkedveryhardandtriedhisbesttogotoMT(麻省理工),andgraduatedfrom8．universityin2012.Afterhisgraduation,hereturnedtoIndia,anddecidedtostarttoacompany9．employeddisabledpeoplelikehim.Srikanthsaid,“Compassion(怜悯)isshowingsomebodythewaytoloveandgivingthemtheopportunitytogrowup.Ifyoudosomethinggood,it10．(come)backtoyou.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Accordingtothe2018WorldHappinessReport,Denmark(丹麦）ranked(排名）No.3!Andit’snotsurprisingatall!In2016,DenmarkrankedNo.l,thenNo.2in2017.Infact,Denmarkhasbeenonthelistformanyyears.Why?BecausepeoplewholiveinDenmarkknowthesecrettohappiness—“hygge”.Butwhatis“hygge”？TheDanish(丹麦的）word“hygge”(pronounced“hoo-ga”）isoftentranslatedinEnglishas“coziness”.But“hygge”ismorethanthat.It'salsoaboutspendingpeacefultimeinaquietenvironmentwithnocalendar.It’saboutspendingtimealoneorspendingtimewithfamily.Danishpeopleareverygoodat“hygge”.Forexample,theycreatea“hygge”environmentbyburningcandlesinclassrooms,kitchens,bedrooms,etc.Accordingtosomereports,DanishpeoplebummorecandleseveryyearthanpeoplefromanyotherEuropeancountry.However,“hygge”isn’tjustaboutcreatinganiceandwarmenvironment;itisbestenjoyedwithfamilymembersandfriends.Withupto17hoursofdarknesseverydayinwinter,Danishpeoplespendmoretimeindoorsasaresult,andtheyoftengettogetherforamealorhotdrinks,withoutthedistraction(使人分心的事物）oftechnologyorthestressofdailylife.Stillcan’tunderstandwhat“hygge”is?Ifyou’rereadingthisinacomfortablechair,withafewcandlesaroundyou,thatsenseofcozinessyou'refeelingmightjustbe“hygge”.1．IntheWorldHappinessReport,DenmarkusedtorankNo.____in2016.A．1 B．2 C．3 D．172．HowdoDanishpeoplecreatea“hygge”environment?A．Byrepairingtheirhouses B．ByplayingvideogamesC．Bycleaningupbedrooms D．Byburningcandles3．Withupto17hoursofdarknesseverydayinwinter,Danishpeople.①playcomputergamestillmidnight②spendmoretimeindoorsasaresult③stayuptoworkintheirownrooms④oftengettogetherforamealorhotdrinksA．①② B．①③ C．②④ D．③④4．Inthelastparagraph,theword“coziness”means“”inChinese.A．舒适 B．友善 C．奢侈 D．密切5．ThearticlemainlytellsusA．howDanishpeoplespendtheirwinter B．whattheDanishsecrettohappinessisC．whenDanishpeopleliketostayathome D．whyDanishpeopleburnsomanycandleB14、“Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.”Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunknownpersonwholivedinRomeinAD（公元）53wroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedthequalityofourlives?Picturethis.You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings,aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,thenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone.Howhappydoyoufeel?Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveupfeelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocars,notevenanyelectricity（电）oftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheylivesimplerlives.OnefamilyintheUKwent“backintime”toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsonsBenjamin,10andThomas,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave（微波炉）,computerormobilephones.Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,“Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes.”Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably,theysaid,becausetherewaslesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeinga“trendy（赶时髦的）,beer-drinkinggranny”,toonewhocookedthings.1．Thewriterusesthequote（引号）atthebeginningofthestoryto________.A．tellusatruthaboutourlivesB．telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeagoC．pointoutwhatcausessuchathingtohappenD．pointoutsomeproblemswewillmeetinthelife2．Inthepassagethewriterdescribesapicturetoshowthatnewinventions_______.A．havespeededupourlivesB．haveimprovedthequalityofourlivesC．maymakepeoplefeelveryhappyD．maybringpeoplesometrouble3．Thefamilychosetospendsometimeina1940shousebecause_______.A．theylovedtolivesimplelivesB．theywantedtoknowhowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventionsC．theyweretroubledbymoderninventionsD．livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem4．Accordingtothepassage,whichidNOTright?A．Peoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycitiesoftenseemtobehappier.B．AnunknownRomanwassurethatthequalityoflifewouldgetbetter.C．Thefamilyhadsomechangeswhentheylivedina1940shouse.D．Withtheimprovementofourlives,weoftenfeelstressedandtired.5．Thepassageismainlyabout­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________.A．problemswithtechnologyB．improvementsofourliveswithtechnologyC．changeshappeningtotechnologyD．theimportanceoftechnologyC15、EatingOutAreyoulookingforsomewherespecialtogothisweekend?Doyouwanttotrysomethingnew?Checkoutoneofthesenewrestaurants.MusicalChairs

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1．YoucanlistentorockmusicatMusicalChaironA．Sundays B．MondaysC．Wednesdays D．Saturdays2．WhatfooddoestheChocolateBoxserve?A．Sweets.B．Meatandfish.C．HamburgersD．Lambandchicken.3．ThefoodatFastBestis.A．hot B．expensiveChealthy C．beautiful4．Whichrestaurantisperfectforeatingbeforeorafterthecinemaorashow?A．FastBestB．TheChocolateBoxC．MusicalChairsD．LastDaysoftheRajD16、阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Feedingacrowdofhundredsdoesn’tmakeKennySeals-Nuttnervous.Infact,hedoeswellandsuccessfullyinthekitchen.He’sinhisperfectplacewhendicingtomatoes,makingsaladsandbakingcakes.BythetimeKenny,16,reachedhisthirdyearofhighschoolatHickoryGrove,NorthCarolina,US,hehadbecomepresidentofhisschool’scookingclub.Healsoopenedhisownfoodcompany,calledModernFusion.Kennysaidhedevelopedhisloveofcookingbywatchinghismother,andhisgrandmother,whoownedacateringbusiness（饮食业）.Kennyhelpedthembothinordertoremembertheirtips:howlongtocookchickensoitstayswet,andtherightamountoftomatoestoaddtothenoodlesorfishes.Attheageof5,hecookedhisfirstdish.Takingitforhisschoollunch,hewarmeditupintheschool’smicrowave,whiletheotherkidsatetheirsandwiches.“Ilovetoeat,anditstartedtobecomemorefuntocookthantouseamicrowave,”hesaid.CookingcameeasytoKenny,andheenjoyedaddingnewingredients（作料）intocommondishes.“ItstartedwithastronginterestandIwantedtoknowmore,”hesaid.HebegantowatchtheFoodNetworkandreadchef（大厨）blogs.Lastsummer,Kennyputhisskillstothetestbyworkingwithhisgrandmothertocater（备办食物）forhisuncle’swedding.Whileshecookedtraditionaldishes,Kennywantedtoaddsomethingnewtothem.NowKennyspendshisweekendscateringhisownevents:weddings,birthdayparties,babyshowersandsoon.Kenny’sdishesarealwaysahit.ChefFrederickMookieHicks,ownerofacateringbusiness,saidKenny’ssuccesscomesfromhisabilityinthekitchen.HickssaidhehasaskedKennytocookwithhimonjobsthreetimesnow,andhepresentsKennyasapositiveexampleofagoodcheftothestudentsinhiscookingclasses.“He’ssosmartatcookingthathedoesn’tletanythingstophim,”Hickssaid.“Iknewinthefirstfiveminutesofworkingwiththekidthatheissomethingspecial.”1．（小题1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dicing”probablymean?A．Planting.B．Cutting.C．Drawing.D．Eating.2．（小题2）WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKenny’scooking?A．Traditional.B．Creative.C．Simple.D．Strange.3．（小题3）Fromthelasttwoparagraphs,Hicksimplies（暗示）.A．KennyhasagreattalentforcookingB．anybodyshouldlearnfromKennyC．KennyisoneofhisbeststudentsD．nochefscandobetterthanKenny4．（小题4）Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat.A．Kennyprovedhimselfbycateringhisuncle’sweddingaloneB．Kennylikestofollowhismother’srecipewhencookingC．KennywasabletocookhisfirstdishinmiddleschoolD．Kenny’ssuccessincookinghasalottodowithhisfamily5．（小题5）What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Kenny,aspecialchefB．KennyandhisfamilyC．Kenny’sbusinessD．AgiftforKennyE17、1．Whattimewilldrinksbeserved?A．At5:30B．At7:30C．At8:15D．At12:002．YoucandothefollowingthingsEXCEPT______________________.A．bringingyourswimmingclothesB．dancingwithjazzmusicC．takingataxitothepartyD．wearingjeansandT-shirts3．WhichisthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheparty?A．ItisNicola’s16thbirthdayparty.B．Itisaswimmingpoolparty.C．ItwillbeheldatHillviewHotel.D．Youmustpayforthetowelsthatthehotelwillprovideyou.F18、Withthedevelopmentofmoderntechnology,robotsaregoingintomanyfieldsofhumanbeings.Theycanbeinstructedtocarrydifferenttasksandfinishthemwell.RobotAlexanderRobotJoanna2.32mwithahandsomeface,designedinChina.Price:$9,900perrobot.Hehelpsbuildcarsanddoessimplejobsoverandoveragain.Fewerpeoplewilldosuchboringjobs,butAlexanderwillnevergetbored.Amiddle-agedladywhois1.67m.designedinIndia.Price:$10,100perrobot.Joannaiseasy-goingandactslikealovelyhousewife.Shedoesalotofhousework,suchascooking,washingandkeepingthehousecleanandtidy.RobotSusanRobotCharlesOnly1.10m,aprettygirlcomingfromFrance.Shecansingmanysongsanddancetomusic.Ifyou’retiredfromstudyandwork,Susanwilltellyoufunnystoriesandkeepyoulaughingalot.Price:$13,700perrobot.Asnake-shapedrobot,designedinAustralia,lessthan1meterlong.Price:$9,760perrobot.Ifbuildingfalldownwithpeopleinside,RobotCharlescanhelplookforpeopleundertheruins(废墟).1．RobotJoanna,alovelyandeasy-goinghousewifeis_______.A．only1.10metertall B．2.32meterstallC．lessthanonemeterlong D．1.67meterstall2．Whywillfewerpeopledosimplejobsagainandagaininthecomingyears?Because_______.A．peoplewouldliketodothemiftheygetmorepaidB．moderntechnologymakespeoplesmartC．robotslikeAlexanderwilldos