湖南省益阳地区2024年中考英语模拟试题含答案

湖南省益阳地区2024年中考英语模拟试题含答案注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、We______TVfromseventoninelastnight.A．werewatching B．will C．watched D．watch2、Ken,canyouturndownthemusicalittle?I_________tostudyformytest.A．amtryingB．tryC．triedD．havetried3、－Whydidn'tyoucometoJenny'sbirthdaypartyyesterday?－BecauseI.A．didn'tinviteB．isn'tinvitedC．wasn'tinvitedD．haven'tinvited4、WhenDanielisinabadmood,helikeswearingorangeto_________himself_______.A．wake,upB．cheer,upC．give,upD．pick,up5、—Whenshallwegotowatchthebasketballmatchinthesportscentre?—Notuntilthework________tomorrow.A．willbefinished B．isfinished C．willfinish D．hasfinished6、Hainanis_____islandwithfreshairandbrightsunshine.A．the B．an C．a7、Howmuchdifficultydidyouhavethisproblem?.It'squiteeasy.A．tosolve;Nothing B．tosolve;None C．solving;None D．solving;Nothing8、Thestudents'interestinChinesepaper-cutalotafterafolkartistgavethematalk．A．hasrisen B．rose C．rises D．wasrising9、--Wouldyoupleaseyourradioalittle?Icanhardlygotosleep.--Oh,sorry.A．turnoffB．turnonC．turndownD．turnup10、一Howlonghaveyoubeenhere?一theendoflastyear.A．ByB．AtC．SinceD．InⅡ.完形填空11、OnedayIwaswatchingamovieathomeandtearsdroppedfrommyeyesasIsawamovingpicture.Mythree-year-oldsoncametomeandaskedmewhyIwascrying.I1silentasIcouldn’texplaintohimitwasjustanemotional（情感的）thing.Tomysurprise,he2myfacewithhislittlehandandsaid,＂DearMom,stopcrying!Yousee3willbefine.You’remygoodgirl.Sojustgetupandlet’sgetreadyforschool.＂OnhearinghimsayingthistomeIcouldnothelp4.Itwassofunnyforachildtosayso.LaterI5thathehadrepeatedalmostthe6thingthatItoldhimwhenhewascrying.Thefirsttimeachildbeginstospeak,hetriesto7whathisparentshavebeentellinghimforalongtime.Usuallyparents8withthewords＂Mama＂,＂Papa＂andsoon.Butasthechildcontinueslearningandpossiblystartsspeakingonhisownwithoutbeing9,weasparentsalways10he’sstillbeingguidedbyus.Theonly11isthatwe’renowdoingthatinamorepassive（被动的）waythanbefore.Wealwaysusewordsthatwedon’twantourchildtosay,andwhenhesaysthosewords,we12wherehehaslearnedthem.Eventhen,someofusdon’trealizethatthechildhaslearnedthewordsonlyfrom13only.Instead,westarttoputtheblame（指责）oneitherhisfriendsorsomebodywhohastalkedtohimwhenwearenotpresent.Soifyouwantyourchildtohaveperfect14,you’llhavetosetagoodexampletohim.Andifyoucan’tdothis,youhavenorighttoexpectyourchildtohavesuchathing.Afterall,theparents’wordsandbehaviorhaveagreat15ontheirchildren.1．A．took B．made C．set D．kept2．A．touched B．hit C．smelled D．tasted3．A．something B．everything C．nothing D．anything4．A．singing B．shouting C．laughing D．crying5．A．suggested B．thought C．realized D．believed6．A．strange B．bad C．same D．exciting7．A．ask B．copy C．practice D．decide8．A．start B．deal C．end D．live9．A．taught B．watched C．given D．advised10．A．consider B．knew C．remember D．forget11．A．prize B．way C．activity D．difference12．A．wonder B．say C．believe D．think13．A．we B．our C．ours D．us14．A．study B．life C．behavior D．health15．A．influence B．use C．nature D．sightⅢ.语法填空12、ThisisTammelaSchool,aprimaryschoolinFinland.Thestudentsarehavingamathclasswiththeirrobotteacher.The“teacher”is1．small,bluemachineabout25cmhigh,Reutersreported.Wheneverstudentshaveproblems,ithelpsthemvery2．(patient)andnevergetsbored.“Therobotcanmakestudents3．(active)inclassthanusual.IseeEliasasoneofthe4．(tool)togetdifferentkindsofpracticeandactivitiesintotheclassroom,”ateachertoldReuters.Sofartheschool5．(introduce)fourrobotteachers,oneofwhomisalanguageteacherthatcanspeak23languagesanddancetomusic."6．isnecessarytoencouragekidstocomeup7．newwaystomakeuseoftechnologyinschoollife,"theheadoftheschool8．(add)intheinterview.Therobotteachersareused9．(help)improvelearning.Thisdoesn'tmeanthathumanteacherswilllosetheirjobs.Therobotscanteachwell,10．theyarenotabletokeepclassinorder.Theschoolstillneedshumanteachers.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Pleasesitdownandenjoyyourmeal．Justdon'ttalkaboutit．Thesearetherequirementsatapopulardiningpartythatisknownas"silentdinners"．Itencouragespeoplewhotakepartinthediningpartynottospeakforonetotwohoursandnottouseelectronicdevices．Instead，theideaistojustonthefood．"Silentdinnerpartiesarefastgrowing，"saidHoniRyan，whohashosted32silentdinnerpartiesin11citiesacrosseightcountries，includingGermany，AustraliaandtheUnitedStates．"Thewaywecommunicateischangingsofastthatweneedtostopandthinkaboutit．"Accordingtoa2013nationwidesurvey，restaurantnoisecameinsecondonlytopoorserviceamongcustomer（顾客）complaints．And19percentofdinerswhotookpartinthesurveysaidnoiseandcrowdsdisturbedthemmostwhileeatingout．Thoughsilentdinnersmayseemcurious，theideaisnotanewone．Yogis（瑜伽信徒）havelongenjoyedsilentmealsaspartofadeepenedpractice．Infact，itwasatriptoatemple（寺庙）inIndiabyamanthatencouragedoneBrooklynrestaurantrecentlytoaddasilentdinnertoitseventprogramming．"We'llmakeasmallspeechatthebeginningofthemealtomakesureeveryoneunderstandswhatishappeningandaskthemnottospeakorusetheirmobilephonesforatleastanhour，"saidEATGreenpointownerJordanColon．Andbackgroundmusicwillbeturnedoff，too．"It'sfunny；whenIfirstopenedEAT，Ididn'tplaymusicforsometimeandpeoplehadverydifferentreactions（反映）tothat，"saidColon．"Somepeoplewhocomeouttoeatarereadytoparty，butitwassoquietwithoutmusic．ButIwantedtocreateanenvironmentthatmakesyourelaxed．"Althoughpersonalreactionstoasilentdinnermaybevarious，ingeneraltheyaremorelikelytogetintoalotoftalkafterwards，saidRyan．"Attheendofthenightpeoplealwayshavealottosayaboutsilence．Butthemostreactionisthatthereisalwaysagoodlaugh．"1．Thefirstparagraphiswrittentobea（n）____．A．conclusion B．introductionC．argument D．warning2．Atsilentdinnerparties，peopleshouldnot____．A．leavebeforetheyfinisheatingB．justpayattentiontothefoodC．useamobilephoneorlistentomusicD．takeelectronicdevicestotheparty3．WhatdoesthewritertrytotellusinParagraph5?A．Silentmealshelppeoplelivelonger．B．Yogisarethefirsttoholdsilentdinners．C．Moreandmorepeoplelikeeatinginsilence．D．Theideaofeatinginsilenceappearedlongago．4．InJordanColon'sopinion，silentdinners____．A．makepeoplecomfortableandrelaxedB．arehardtobeacceptedbymostpeopleC．canhelphimtoattractmorecustomersD．provideachancetogettoknowothersB14、Quince,arestaurantinSanFrancisco,isservingadishcalled“ADoginSearchofGold”onanAppleiPadthat’splayingavideoofadoghuntingfortruffles(松露).Ifyou’rewonderingabouttheconnection,thedishiscomposedofwhitetrufflecroquettes(油炸丸子).Andincaseyou’renotintotruffles,QuincealsoservesfroglegsontopofiPadsplayingvideosoffrogsinapond.“Theideaissimplyabouttakingtheguestonavoyage,”MichaelTusk,whorunstherestaurant,toldInsideScoopSF.“LivinginSanFranciscoforovertwentyyears,Ihaveseenthetechnologicaldevelopment,andIwanttocombine(结合)foodindustrywithtechnologyandaMebitofeducation.”LocalchefRichieNakanoattractedtheattentionofsocialmediaaftershowingaphotooftheUADoginSearchofGold”thatafriendhadordered.Somepeoplecomplainedaboutthehighpriceofthedish,butmostwonderedwhetheritwashealthy.Tusksaid,“WeaskedlocalwoodworkerLukeBartelstocreateahousing(防护外壳）fortheiPad—aglasscoverthatprotectsthescreen.ThefooddoesnotdirectlysitontopoftheiPad.Thecoveriswashedaftereveryuse.”Interestingly,QuinceisreportedlythefirstU.S.restauranttouseiPadsasplates,butdefinitelynotthefirstintheworld.TheDailyMailreportsthatrestaurantsintheUKhavebeenusingthemforthelasttwoyears.1．Theunderlinedphrase“iscomposedof”means____.A．isknownas B．isfamousfor C．iscloseto D．ismadeupof2．Whydidthewriterwritethesecondparagraph?A．TointroducetheownerofQuincetous.B．Totellussomethingaboutthefoodindustry.C．TotelluswhyMichaelTuskcameupwiththeidea.D．TotellushowMichaelTuskstartedtherestaurant.3．Whatdidpeoplethinkofthedish“ADoginSearchofGold”？A．Itwasexpensive. B．Itwasunhealthy. C．Itwasfunny. D．Itwaseducational.4．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ADoginSearchofGold. B．AfamousrestaurantintheUS.C．ServingfoodoniPads. D．CookingfoodoniPadsC15、"What!You,too?IthoughtIwastheonlyone."Haveyoueversaidthistosomeone?Ifso,youmayhaveendedupbecomingfriendswiththisperson.Itseemsthatsimilarityoftenhelpsfromfriendships.TheGreekphilosopher(哲学家)Aristotleoncesaid,"Somedefine(下定义)it(friendship)asamatterofsimilarity;theysaythatwelovethosewhoarelikeourselves."Now,thereissomesciencebehindthisidea.ScientistsfromUniversityofCaliforniasaidfriendshavesimilarbrains,ScientificAmericareported.Thescientistsinvited42universitystudentstotakepartinanexperiment.Eachstudentwatchedthesamesetofvideos,whichincludedacomedy,adebate(讨论)andasoccermatch.Atthesametime,scientistsscanned(扫描)theirbrainsandrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Similarpartsoftheirbrainsbecameactivewhilewatchingthevideos,especiallypartsthatareconnectedwithmotivation(动力),learningandmemory.Accordingtotheirscans,friendswhowatchedthesamevideospartsreactedinsimilarways.However,peoplewhoweren'tfriendshasdifferentreactionstothesamevideoparts.Havingclosefriendswhosebrainreactlikeoursmaybeusefulbecauseitmakesone'sownvalue,opinions,andinterestsstronger,leadscientistCarolynParkinsontoldBusinessInsider.Butbrainsimilarityisnottheonlythingthatcanresultinfriendship.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofLeipzig,Germany,foundthatfriendshipisalsobasedonhowphysicallycloseyouaretosomeone.Theydidanexperimentwithfirst-yearcollegestudentswhometinclassforthefirsttime.Isthisexperiment,studentswhosatinneighboringseatsweremorelikelytobecomefriends.1．Whatdoes"thisidea"inParagraph3referto?A．Manyfriendshipsstartwithsmallchats B．Friendstrytodevelopsimilaritiesbetweenthemselves.C．Peoplewithsimilaritiesmaybecomefriends D．Welikethosewholikeusfirst.2．Whatdidthescansofthestudents'brainshow?A．TheyhadwatchedthesamevideopartsB．FriendshadsimilarreactionstothesamevideopartsC．Watchingvideosimprovesone'smemoryD．It'sgoodtohavefriendswhoreactsimilarly3．Accordingtothestory,whatelsemayhelpbuildfriendship?A．Beingfunandhelpful B．StudyingatthesamecollegeC．Havingsimilarappearance D．BeingphysicallycloseD16、Actorsandactress

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1．Wherecanyoufindtheinformationonelephants?A．Onpages517-528. B．Onpages529-615.C．Onpages616-619. D．Onpages493-496.2．IfyouwanttoknowaboutChinesefilmstarJackieChan,whereshouldyoubeginyoursearch?A．Postalinformationonpage1033.B．Actorsandactressonpages385-399.C．Environmentonpages80-101.D．Nationalparksonpages747-749.3．Onewholikessurfingcanfindtheinformationabouthowtosurfonpages.A．141-144 B．841-873 C．884-978 D．517-5284．IfyouareinterestedinThomasEdison,youmaysearch.A．Discoveriesandinventions B．Art,famousC．Population D．Education5．Youcanfind“ThanksgivingDay”onpage.A．841-873 B．108-109 C．284-321 D．513-516E17、Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(探讨它的矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoose,twogeese—soonemoose,twomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflects(反映)thecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhy,whenstarsareout,theyarevisible(能看见的);butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.Andwhy,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit;butwhenIwindupthisessay,Iendit.1．ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguage,thewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare______.A．cleverB．crazyC．azyD．dull2．Accordingtothepassage______.A．pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetreeB．thereshouldbeegginaneggplantC．sweet-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentD．boxingringsshouldberound3．Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectplural?A．Beeth.B．Geese.C．Meese.D．Tooth.4．Whichofthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilarmeaning?A．Awisemanandawiseguy.B．Overlookandoversee.C．Quitealotandquiteafew.D．Hotashellandcoldashell.F18、Inthe1920s,theairlineswerejustbeginning.Itwasunusualforpeopletotravelbyairbecauseitwasexpensiveanddangerous.Inthosedays,therewerenoflightattendants(服务生)tolookafterthepassengers.Youngmen,or“stewards”helpedthepassengersontotheairplaneandcarriedthepassengers’bagsbuttheydidnotprovidefoodanddrinks.Butthenin1930,awomancalledEllenChurchinventedthe“stewardess”.EllenChurchwasbornin1904onafarminIowa.Shewasadifferentchild.Shedidn’twanttoworkonafarmormarryafarmer.Shewantedamoreadventurous(冒险的)life.EllenstudiedtobeanurseattheUniversityofMinnesotaandthengotajobinahospital.Forthenextfewyearsshestayedatthehospitalandatthesametimetookflyinglessonsandgotherpilot’slicense.Ellenwas25yearsoldwhenshefirstgotintouchwithBAT(BoeingAirTransport).Shelovedflyingbutsheunderstoodthatairlineswereaman’sworld.ThoughwomenlikeEmeliaEarheartwerebecomingfamous,sherealizeditwasimpossibleforawomantohaveacareerasapilot.Butshehadanotheridea.Mostpeoplewereafraidofflyingbecauseflyingwasstillnotaverysafewaytotravel.Therewereoftendelays(延误),manycrashesandthebadweathermademanypassengerssick.EllenthoughtnursescouldtakecareofpassengersduringflightsandBATagreed.TheyoungwomanfromIowaandsevenothernursesbecamethefirstairstewardesses.Atfirstpilotswereunhappybecausetheydidnotwantstewardessesonairplanes,butpassengerslovedthestewardesses.In1940therewerearound1000ofthemworkingfordifferentairlines.Theearly“stewardesses”hadtobeundertwenty-five-year-old,singleandslim.Whenawomanjoinedanairline,shehadtopromisenottogetmarriedorhavechildren.Itwasahardjobandnotwellpaid.Theyworkedlonghoursandwaspaid$1anhour.Inthe1970s,stewardesseswereunhappyintheirjobandairlineshadtomakesomechanges.Sincethe1970s,“stewardesses”havebeencalledflightattendants.Theyarewellpaidandworkfewerhoursthaninthepast.1．Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthat______________.A．theword“stewardesses”wasstartedfromEllenChurchB．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanwhoflewaplaneC．foodanddrinkswereofferedontheplanethenD．travelingbyairwasverypopularbecauseoftheflightattendants2．BoeingAirTransportofferedEllenthejobbecauseof_______________.A．herflyingexperienceB．heruniversityeducationC．hernursingexperienceD．herlifeattitudes(态度)3．Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______________.A．thebackgroundofearlyflyingpilotsB．theexperienceofflyingpassengersC．thehistoryofearlyflightattendantsD．thedevelopmentofairplanesⅤ.书面表达19、今年入冬以来，以北京为首的各大城市雾霾（haze）情况越来越严重，整个国家的空气污染状况令人担忧。假如你是LiHua，作为一个中学生，你对我国空气污染的看法是什么呢？请分析空气污染的现象、原因、应对措施，写一份英文的倡议书，呼吁大家保护环境，减少对空气的污染。要点提示：1.我国空气污染的现象。（至少写2点）2.空气污染产生的原因。（至少写2点）3.减少空气污染的措施。（至少写2点