2023-2024学年广东省阳江市阳东区市级名校中考四模英语试题含答案

2023-2024学年广东省阳江市阳东区市级名校中考四模英语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、一Thepenwriteswellthoughitisonlyworthfifteenyuan.一Letmehaveatry.So.A．itisB．itdoesC．isitD．doesit2、―Eric,canyoubringmethescissors?―Justamoment.Ithepaper-cuttingwithit.A．make B．madeC．ammaking D．hasmade3、_____therewasnoobviousevidence,mostpeopledidn’tthinkhewasguiltyoftherobbery.A．When B．While C．Since D．As4、YoucanthehotelontheInternetifyougoouttotravel.A．name B．book C．park D．buy5、I__________toCanadatwice.It’ssobeautiful.A．won’tgoB．havegoneC．don’tgoD．havebeen6、---ItisreportedthattheforestfireinLiangshanhascausedthirty-onedeaths.---badnewsitis!A．Whata B．Howa C．What D．How7、—DoyouknowTom?—Sure,wehave______inthesamevillageformanyyears.A．leftB．livedC．comeD．gone8、MyparentstoseeInthenameofPeople(《人民的名义》)lastweekend.A．stayedupB．tookupC．pickedupD．setup9、ItthatChina_itsfirsthomemadeaircraftcarrier(国产航空母舰)inthewaterinDalianonApril26,2017.A．wasreported;putB．wasreported;wasputC．reported;putD．reported;wasput10、Anewhospital________nearourschoolnextyear.A．wasbuilt B．willbebuilt C．hasbeenbuilt D．isbuiltⅡ.完形填空11、Onemorning,whenIwasleavingformybusiness,amiddle-agedmancameupandaskedmeforhelp.Hesaidhehadnomoneytogetfoodforhislargefamily.“Youlook1.Whydon’tyouwork?”Iasked.“SimplybecauseIcannotgetwork,sir.”“IfIgiveyouwork,whatpaydoyouwant?”“AslongasIcangetbreadformyfamily,sir.”heanswered.Idecidedtofindoutifhereallymeantwhathesaid.“OK.I’llgiveyouonepoundanhour,ifyou2abrickunderyourarmandwalkaroundthesquareforfivehourswithoutstopping.”“Thankyou,sir.Iwill.”IfoundabrickandstartedhimonhiswalkbeforeIwenttomy3.Ineverthoughthewoulddohehadsaid.WhenIcamebackfivehourslater,Isawhimstill4,withthebrickunderhisarm.Istoppedhimandgavehimfivepounds.Hethankedmeandtoldmethatsomepeoplehad5tohelphimwhentheyknewwhyhewasdoingallthis.Hewouldgoandaskthemforwork6.Beforeleaving,heaskedifIwouldgivehimthe7.Idid.Severalyearslater,awell-dressedmangreetedmeonatrain.SeeingIwasnotsurewhohewas,he8thathewasthebrickmanandhadhisownbusinessnow.“Youknow,Istillkeepthatbrickandalwaysconsideritasthemost9thingIhaveasithasbroughtmeluckandsuccess.”Infact,itwasnotthebrickthatmadethemansuccessful,buthisfaithfulness(坚定)indoing10averylittlething.1．A．strong B．young C．smart D．honest2．A．break B．carry C．fix D．hide3．A．business B．home C．bookshop D．office4．A．crying B．talking C．doing D．walking5．A．continued B．forgotten C．offered D．refused6．A．exactly B．directly C．rapidly D．completely7．A．bread B．pay C．brick D．job8．A．explained B．imagined C．realized D．supposed9．A．beautiful B．important C．expensive D．interesting10．A．ever B．nearly C．never D．eveⅢ.语法填空12、Tylerwasatroublesomestudent.Hesatinthebackrow.EverytimeIcalledhimtoanswerquestions,he’dr1．withaflip(轻率的)answer.Ifhegotitwrong,hewouldgetveryangry.Usuallykidscouldsitq2．inclass.However,Tylerwasjustloud.Oneday,TylerwastalkingwhileIwasteaching.Isaidtohim,“Tyler,whynotjoininourdiscussioni3．ofhavingoneofyourown?”Hegotupfromhischair,pusheditover,ands4．somethingIcan’tremember.Isenthimtotheofficeandhereceivedaweek’sout-of-schoolpunishment.Theweekwasawonderfultimeforme,butwhenitcametoane5．,Ibegantofeelworried.SoIcameupwithaplan.Onthedayofhisr6．,ItoldhimIwantedtostartoverwithhim.Ifhefeltlikehewasgoingtolosecontrol(控制)inclass,hecouldstepo7．thedoorforamoment.Fromthenon,Tylerwasachangeds8．inmyclassroom.Infacthewasasmartchildandheevenstoppedafightbetweentwostudentsoneday.Andheneverusedtheprivilege(特权)toleavetheclassforamoment.Ibelievethatjustlettinghimdecideforh9．madeallthedifference.Whentheyearwasover,hewrotemeathank-younoteabouth10．goodtheyearhadbeenforhim.IstillhaveittodayandfinditverymovingtorereadwhenIgetstressed(有压力的)aboutteaching.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、IfConfucius(孔子)werestillalivetodayandcouldcelebratehisSeptember28birthdaywithabigcake,therewouldbemanycandles.He’dneedafanorastrongwindtohelphimputthemout.WhilemanypeopleinChinawillrememberConfuciusonhisspecialday,fewpeopleintheUnitedStateswillgivehimapassingthought.It’snothingpersonal.MostAmericansdon’tevenrememberthebirthdaysoftheirownnationalheroes.Butthisdoesn’tmeanthatAmericansdon’tcareaboutConfucius.InmanywayshehasbecomeabridgethatforeignersmustcrossiftheywanttoreachadeeperunderstandingofChina.Inthepasttwodecades,theChinesestudiesprogramshavegainedhugepopularityinWesternuniversities.Morerecently,theChinesegovernmenthassetupConfuciusInstitutesinmorethan80countries.TheseschoolsteachbothChineselanguageandculture.ThemaincoursesofChinesecultureusuallyincludeChineseart,historyandphilosophy(哲学).SomesocialscientistssuggestthatWesternersshouldtakeadvantagesoftheancientChinesewisdomtomakeupforthedrawbacksofWesternersphilosophy.StudentsintheUnitedStates,atthesametime,areracingtolearnChinese.SotheywillbereadyforlifeinaworldwhereChinaisanequalpowerwiththeUnitedStates.BusinessmenwhohopetomakemoneyinChinaarereadingbooksaboutConfuciustounderstandtheirChinesecustomers.Sotheoldthinker’sideasarestillaliveandwell.TodayChinaattractstheWestmorethanever,anditwillneedmoreteacherstointroduceConfuciusandChineseculturetotheWest.Asfortheoldthinker,hewillnotsoonbeforgottenbypeopleintheWest,evenifhisbirthdayis.1．Theopeningparagraphismainlyintendedto________A．providesomekeyfactsaboutConfuciusB．attractthereaders’interestinthesubjectC．showgreatrespectfortheancientthinkerD．provethepopularityofmodernbirthdaycelebrations2．WecanlearnfromParagraph4thatAmericanstudents_____A．haveagreatinterestinstudyingChineseB．takeanactivepartinChinesecompetitionsC．trytogethighscoresinChineseexamsD．fightforachancetolearnChinese3．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．ForgottenWisdominAmericaB．HugeFansoftheChineseLanguageC．ChineseCultureforWesternersD．OldThinkerwithaBigFuture4．Thepassageislikelytoappearin___________.A．abiography(自传)B．ahistorypaperC．anewspaperD．aphilosophytextbookB14、TheInternetinfluencesthewayweshop,howwecommunicatewitheachother,howwefindanswerstoquestionsandmuchmore.Butforsometimetherehavebeenconcerns(担心)thattheolderpeoplearebeingleftbehindbecausetheyareunabletouseacomputer.However,thisischangingandseveralcharitiesandcommunitygroupsnowhelpolderpeopletogetonline.PaulRobinsonrunssuchcharity,SeniorsOnline.PaulworkedforanITcompanybeforedecidingtoleavehiswell-paidjobandstartthecharity.Asheexplains,"IusedtospendafewhoursaweekhelpingsomeolderpeopleusetheInternetatthelocallibraryandIcouldseethedifferenceitmadetotheirlives.Itcanbequitelonelyfortheelderlywhentheirchildrenmoveawaytofindworkandstartafamilyoftheirown.Learninghowtouseemailandreceivephotographsoftheirchildrenandgrandchildrenwasawonderfulexperienceforthem.AndwhenIsawwhatabiginfluenceithadontheirlives,IleftmyjobandsetupSeniorsOnline.Weruntrainingcoursessothatolderpeoplecanenjoythesamechancesasus."awaytofindworkandstartafamilyoftheirown.Learninghowtouseemailandreceivephotographsoftheirchildrenandgrandchildrenwasawonderfulexperienceforthem.AndwhenIsawwhatabiginfluenceithadontheirlives,IleftmyjobandsetupSeniorsOnline.Weruntrainingcoursessothatolderpeoplecanenjoythesamechancesasus."OneofPaul'sstudentsis89-year-oldBetty,whohadneverusedacomputerinherlifebeforeshejoinedoneoftheclasses.ThatwassixmonthsagoandBettyhasnowcompletedthecourseandreceivedher"graduation"certificate(证书)."IjoinedaclasssoIcouldlearnhowtouseemailtokeepintouchwithmembersofmyfamily,"shesays."That'sfantasticbutthebestthingofallislearninghowtoresearchmyfamilyhistoryonline.Usingacomputerisabitscary(吓人的)tobeginwithbecauseyouthinkyou'lldosomethingterribleifyoupressthewrongkey.Butyousoonlearnthatyoucan'treallybreakanything—andtheteachersareverypatient.Ithinkallpeoplemyageshoulddoacourselikethis."1．Whatisthewritertryingtodointhistext?A．TohelpPaultogetmoneyforhischarity.B．TodescribehowtheInternetcanbeofhelptoolderpeople.C．Toencouragechildrentokeepintouchwiththeirelderlyparents.D．TotellolderpeoplethattheyhavetolearnhowtousetheInternet.2．PaullefthisjobwiththeITcompanybecause.A．hewantedtoworkinhislocallibraryB．hecouldn'treceivetoomuchmoneyfromitC．hewantedtohelpolderpeopletofindtheirchildrenD．herealizedhowimportanttheInternetwastoolderpeople3．Bettystartedacomputercourse.A．todoshoppingonline B．tosendandreceiveemailsC．togetagraduationcertificate D．toresearchherfamilyhistory4．AccordingtoBetty,_.A．theteacherstakethetimetohelpthemB．itcanbeverydifficulttousethekeyboardC．itdoesn'tmatterifyoubreakthecomputerD．youneedtobepatienttolearntouseacomputer5．WhatmightPaulsayabouttheInternet?A．It'stoodifficultforolderpeopletolearnit.B．Familiesshouldhelpelderlymembersuseit.C．Olderpeopleneeditmorethanyoungpeople.D．Olderpeoplearen'tgettingenoughhelptouseit.C15、Iheardthefollowingcuriousstoryfromarailwayacquaintance(相识的人).Hewasagentlemanofmorethanseventyyearsofage,andhisgoodfaceandsinceremannerputthestampoftruthoneverythinghesaid.“Youknow,inSiamtheroyalwhiteelephantisveryimportant.Itissacredtokings,andonlykingscanhaveawhiteelephant.Andwhiteelephantsaremoreimportantthantheking.”Verywell…fiveyearsago…Afteramisunderstandingbetweenthecountries,theKingofSiamdecidestosendtheQueenofEnglandapresent.Thispresentmustbearoyalone.Andwhatpresentcanbeasroyalasawhiteelephant?ItismyjobtodeliverthepresenttoherMajestytheQueen.Itravelwithmyservants,andtheofficersandhelpersoftheelephant,inaship.SoonwearriveinNewYorkharbourandIfindaplaceformyroyalelephanttostayinJerseyCity.TheelephantisnotwellandwemuststayinNewYorkuntilthedoctorssayheisbetterandcantravelagain._________________________________.Igetaphonecallinthemiddleofthenight:thewhiteelephantisstone!ForsomemomentsIfeelhelpless.ThenIbecomecalmer.ThereisonlyonethingIcando.IhurrytoNewYorkCityandaskthefirstpolicemanthatImeettobringmetotheheadquarters(总部)ofthepoliceforce.Iamfortunate.Thechiefoftheforce,thewell-knownInspectorBlunt,isthere.Itellhimeverything.Hedoesnotseematallsurprised.Heasksmetositdownandsayscalmly,“Letmethinkforamoment,please.”Thenhesitsdownathisofficetableandleanshisheadonhishand.Somepeopleareworkingattheotherendoftheroom.ForthenextsixorsevenminutestheonlysoundIcanhearisthesoundoftheirpens.Theinspectorsitsquietly,thinking.Finallyheraiseshishead,andIcanseefromhisfacethathehasaplan.---FromTheStolenWhiteElephant1．WhydoestheKingofSiamdecidetosendapresenttotheQueenofEngland?A．BecausehewantstofightagainstEngland.B．Becausehewantstoshowheisfriendly.C．BecausetheQueen’sbirthdayiscoming.D．Becausethereisamisunderstandingbetweenthem.2．Whatdoesthephraseputthestampoftruthoneverythinghesaidmean?A．Hiswordsarejustjokes.B．Hiswordsarenotalltrue.C．Peoplecanbelievehiswords.D．Heoftenpoststheletterswithstamps.3．Whichofthefollowingsentencecanbeputintheblank?A．Thedaypasseswithoutanyotherresult.B．Itallstartedwithaverysimpleidea.C．Everythingseemstobeallrightandtheyarrivethere.D．Allgoeswellfortwoweeks---thenmyproblemsbegin.4．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat__________________.A．inspectorBluntseemstoknowwhothethiefisB．inspectorBluntisveryfamousinNewYorkCityC．thewhiteelephantisdeadinthemiddleofthenightD．peoplecanownwhiteelephantsbesideskingsinSiamD16、Veryhotweatheriscommoninmanypartsoftheworld.Althoughhotweatherjustmakesmostpeoplehot,itcancausemedicalproblemsanddeath.Floods,stormsandotherterriblenaturaleventskillthousandsofpeopleeveryyear.Andwehearmuchabouttheminnewsreports.Wegenerallyhearlittleaboutheat,whichexpertssaymaybenature’smostdangerouskiller.Healthexpertssaythatsincetheyear1900,veryhotweatherhaskilledmorepeopleintheUnitedStatesthananyothernaturalevent.Oneyear—theunusuallyhotsummerof1980heatcausedabout1,700deathsintheUnitedStates.In1995,morethan600peoplediedin]anotherheatwaveinonecity—Chicago,Illinois.Besidesdrinkinglotsofcoolwater,doctorssaytherearesomeotherthingstodotoprotectagainstthehealthdangersofheat.Stayoutofthesun,ifpossible.Wearloose(宽松的)andlight-coloredclothes.Wearahatwhileinthesun.Eatfewerhotandheavyfoods.And,whenpossible,cookfoodsduringcoolertimeoftheday.Ifpossible,restmoreoften.Healthexpertssaythesesimplestepscanpreventthedangeroushealthproblemscaused]byheat.Theywillpreventsickness,helpyoufeelbetterandmayevensaveyourlife.1．Hotweatheriscommon_________.A．al1overtheworldB．inmanypartsoftheworldC．insomepartsoftheworldD．inafewpartsoftheworld2．Expertssaymaybe_________isanature’smostdangerouskiller.A．heat B．afloodC．astorm D．anearthquake3．About1,700peoplediedofheatintheUS_________.A．in1900 B．in1980C．in1995 D．in1980and19954．Thepassageistalkingabout_______.A．a1lkindsofterriblenaturaleventsintheworldB．somehealthproblemscausedbyhotweatherC．howtopreventhealthproblemsD．thehealthproblemsinhotweatherandthewaystostoptheE17、BalletNY

Dancingcanprovideanoutstandingcardiovascular(心血管的)workout,butthisweekthemembersofBalletNYcometoPittshurghtodanceforpeoplewhoseheartsneedhelp.TheperformancewillbenefittheArtificialHeartProgramoftheHeart,LungandEsophagealSurgeryInstituteofUPMC．BalletNYwasfounded10yearsagobyformerNewYorkCityBalletprincipalballerinaJudithFugateandinternationallyfamousdancerMedhiBahiri,andformermembersoftopdancecompanies.Theperformancestartsat8p.m.WednesdayattheByhamTheater,Downtown.

Admission:$35~$125.

Thetoppriceincludespost-concertcoffeeanddessertreceptionwiththedancers.

Details:412-453-7777.

Classicrock,literally

MannheimSteamrollerwillbringabreathof“FreshAir”totheBenedumCenter,Downtown,Monday.Theband,whichblends(交融)classicalandrockinfluenceswithelectronicandancientinstruments,isontheroadinits“FreshAir”tour.Thenamecomesfromaseriesofeightalbumswiththattitle.Musicbeginsat8p.m.

Admission:$40,&50or$60.

Details:412-456-6666.

Expansiveendeavors

Outdoorsadventuregoesbeyondfun.Itisawayofencounteringtheweaknessofourexistenceandseeingourselvesasrathersmallcreaturesafterall.TheBanffMountainFilmFestivalhelpsusseethatwithmoviesthatalsoarejustdownrightgood.SponsoredherebyVentureOutdoors,thefestivalwillbeat7p.m.ThursdayandFridayattheByhamTheatre,Downtown,withdifferentfilmseachnight.

Admission:$10,or$15forbothnights,inadvance﹙提前﹚;$15atthedoor.

Details:412-255-0564.

Inbloom

Childrenwithspringfever(春倦症)canfindanoutletonSaturdayattheFrickArt&HistoricalCenter,whichishosting“GreenKids—What’sup?”Theprogrambringschildrenaged4-8intothegardenonFrick’sPointBreezegrounds,sothattheycanseewhatflowersarecomingupintheearlyspring.Theprogram,whichruns11-11:45a.m.,isfreeandincludesaninteractivetourandtake-homeactivity.MeetintheVisitors’CenterattheFrick,7227ReynoldsSt.,PointBreeze.

Details:412-371-0600.

1．Wherecanyouenjoyaprogramforfree?A．Classicalrock,literally.B．Expansiveendeavors.C．Inbloom.D．BalletNY.2．IfapersonwithheartproblemgoestoBalletNY,hewill_________.A．enjoysomewonderfuldancesB．becuredofhisillnessC．danceonthestageD．drinkcoffeeforfree3．Ifyouareamusicfan,youshouldgoto_________.A．Expansiveendeavors B．Classicalrock,literallyC．BalletNY D．Inbloom4．IfthreeadultsgostraighttotheByhamTheatreandbuyticketsjustbeforethefestivalstarts,howmuchwilltheyspend?A．$40. B．$30C．$45. D．$35.F18、MysummerholswrCWOT.B4,weused2go2NY2Cmybro,hisGF&thr3：­@kidsFTF.ILNY,itsgr8.Canyouunderstandthissentence?Ifyoucan’t,don’tfeeltoobad：neithercanthemiddleschoolteacherinEnglandwhoreceivedthisashomework.ThisisNetspeak：thelanguageofcomputerizedcommunicationfoundonInternet.Tonewcomers,itcanlooklikeacompletelyforeignlanguage.So,whatisthe“translation”ofthesentenceabove?Mysummerholidayswereacompletewasteoftime.Before,weusedtogotoNewYorktoseemybrother,hisgirlfriend,andtheirthreescreamingkidsfacetoface.IloveNewYork；it’sgreat.SchoolteachersandparentssaythisnewformofwritingisharmingtheEnglishlanguage.Increasingspellingandgrammaticalmistakescanbeseeninstudents’writing.Theyfearthelanguagecouldbecomecorrupted(面目全非的)．Everyoneshouldjustrelax,saylinguists(语言学家)．TheybelieveNetspeakisinfactmoreofagoodthing.DavidCrystal,fromtheUniversityofWales,arguesthatNetspeakandInternetcreateanewlanguageuseandthealmostlostartofdiarywritinghasbeenpickedupagain.However,NetspeakersdoagreethatitisimportanttoteachyoungpeoplehowtospeakandwriteStandardEnglish.LearningtowriteproperEnglishisamustfortheirfuture.Perhapsweshouldgiveteenagersalittlemoretrustanyway.Erin,age12,says，“Iwouldn’tusetextlanguageinmyhomework.Textingisjustforfun.”1．CouldthemiddleschoolteacherinEnglandunderstandthefirstsentencewhenshereceiveditash