安徽省淮南市2023-2024学年中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案

安徽省淮南市2023-2024学年中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、--Couldyoupleasetellme__?--Certainly.A．whatshouldIdotoimprovemyEnglishB．howcanIgettothereadingroomC．whatsheislookingforD．whenshallwehaveaparents'meeting2、—Howoftendoyougoswimminginsummer?—________.Ican’tswimatall.A．AlwaysB．NeverC．SometimesD．Seldom3、Getupearly,_____you’llbelateforclass.A．so B．or C．and D．but4、Lifeisfullofupsanddowns,andwithoutthedowns,theupswillmeanA．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing5、--OnlyYouisaTVprogramispopularwithmostyoungpeople.--Yes,itisdefinitelytrue.A．that B．whose C．what D．who6、-It’simpossibleforustoworkouttheMathprobleminjust10minutes.It’stoodifficult.-You’reright.Wecan’tbe_____carefulwhile_____onit.A．quite;workingB．very;toworkC．too;workingD．more;towork7、Italyisfamousfor______.A．TheEiffelTowerB．TheLittleMermaidC．TheleaningTowerofPisaD．TheThamesRivers8、Mary’scoatis__________yours.Ifyoufeelcold,youcanwearhers.A．differentfrom B．thesamesizeasC．justunlike D．thesamecolour9、—Lucywillcometoourparty.Areyousure?—She______come.Hermotherisillandshehastolookafterhertoday.A．maynot B．would C．must D．needn’t10、—Whatagreat________you’vemade!—Yes.Iavoidedanaccidentbychangingtheflight.A．agreementB．decisionC．instructionD．mistakeⅡ.完形填空11、A）请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑WhenIwasateenagergrowingupinFrance,Iwantedtoleaveschoolandhavemyownlife.TheonlywayIcould1thiswastoworkinthelocalpaperfactoryinmytown,orgetmarried.IwasverynervousthenItoldmy2Iwantedtoleaveschool.Ithoughthewouldsay,“3，Youaregoingtocollege(大学).”Iwasvery4whenhesaid,“OK.Let’sgotothepaperfactory.”Twodayslater,5tookmetothefactory.Iimaginedeveryonetobefriends6togetherandhavingfun.Ievenimaginedtherewouldbemusicandsinging.I7Ihadwatchedtoomanymoviesasateenager.Whenwe8thefactorygate,myfatherspoketotheguard(门户)andoneminutelaterwewere9.Iwalkedaroundthefactorylookingatthebuilding,theworkers,andlisteningtothenoise.Itwas10.Iranbacktomyfatherandsaid,”Iwanttogohome.”Heaskedme,“Whatdoyouthinkofthe11?”“Toobad,”Ianswered.“Andmarriageiseven12!”hesaid.Iwentbacktoschoolthenextdaythinkingaboutstudyinghard13Icouldgetintoagoodcollege.I14studyingEnglish,soIdecidedtomajorin(主修)languagesatcollege.Thankstomyfatherandour15tothepaperfactory,InowworkattheUnitedNationsandmyfatherisveryproudofme.Imarriedaverygoodmanandmylifeismuchbetterthanitwouldhavebeenworkinginthefactory!1．A．say B．do C．receive D．find2．A．teacher B．friend C．father D．husband3．A．Yes! B．No! C．Really? D．OK?4．A．angry B．tired C．nervous D．surprised5．A．he B．she C．it D．they6．A．working B．studying C．singing D．farming7．A．guess B．mean C．say D．hope8．A．lookedat B．returnedto C．arrivedat D．leftfor9．A．outside B．inside C．back D．away10．A．terrible B．wonderful C．funny D．special11．A．workers B．guard C．building D．factory12．A．better B．harder C．worse D．easier13．A．but B．if C．sothat D．or14．A．enjoyed B．stopped C．disliked D．minded15．A．way B．idea C．plan D．tripⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Inmylife,apersonwhohasinfluencedmemostismyfather.Heisamodelforme.NowI’lltellyouabouthisstory.Myfatherisinhis1．(fifty).Heneversmokesordrinks.He2．(work)inalocalfactoryforyears.Youwillnotfindanythingunusualabouthimuntilyoulearnmore.Heworkscarefullyallthetime,sohe3．(respect)byhisworkmates.Myfatherhasalwaysbeenkindandhelpful.Hehasfun4．(talk)witholdpeople.HegaveourTVtoafamilywhocouldnotaffordone.Hecaresforthechildren5．havelosttheirparents.Wheneverhehassomemoneyleft,hewillgiveittosomeoneinneed.Myfatherhasdonated(捐赠)bloodmanytimessincewe6．(move)here.Thebloodhehasdonatedismuchenough7．(save)over10lives.Hehasalsodonatedbloodcellstopeoplewithbloodcancer.Tomysurprise,hehasdecidedtodonatehisbodyformedicalresearch8．hisdeath.WhenIwasalittlegirl,Icouldnotunderstandwhymyfatheralwaysseemedtobe9．(kind)toothersthantohisownfamilyandwhyhethinksofothersmorethan10．(he).NowIrealizethatheownsaheartfulloflove.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Apriest(牧师)hadacatthatclimbedupatreeinhisbackyardandthenwasafraidtocomedown.Thetreewasnotstrongenoughtoclimb,sothepriestdecidedthatifhetiedaropetohiscaranddroveawaysothatthetreebent(弯曲)down,hecouldthenreachupandgetthekitty.Hedidso,checkinghisprogressinthecaragainandagain,thenworkoutifhewentjustalittlebitfurther,thetreewouldbebentenoughforhimtoreachthekitty.Butashemovedalittlefurtherforward,theropebroke.Thetreewent“boing!”andthekittyatoncesailedthroughtheair—outofsight.Thepriestfeltterrible.Hewalkedallovertheneighborhoodaskingpeopleifthey’dseenhiskitty.Nobodyhadseenalostkitty.So,heprayed,“______________________”andwentonabouthisbusiness.Severaldayslaterhewasatthegrocerystore,meetingoneofhischurchmembers.Hehappenedtolookintohershoppingcartandwasamazedtoseecatfood.Beforethiswomanwasacathaterandeveryoneknewit,soheaskedher,“Whyareyoubuyingcatfoodwhenyouhatecatssomuch?”Shereplied,“Youwon’tbelievethis,”andtoldhimhowherlittlegirlhadbeenbegging(恳求)herforacat,butshekeptrefusing.Thenafewdaysbefore,thechildbeggedagain,sotheMomfinallytoldherlittlegirl,“Well,if_________,youcankeepit.”Shetoldthepriest,“Iwatchedmychildgooutintheyard,getonherknees,andaskGodforacat.Youwon’tbelievethis,butIsawitwithmyowneyes.Acatsuddenlycameflyingoutofthebluesky,withitspawsspreadout,andlandedrightinfrontofher.”1．Thepriestdrovehiscartobendthetreeinorderto__________.A．gethiskittydownfromthetreeB．persuadehiskittytocomedownC．feedthekittyD．seeiftheropewasstrongenough2．TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3probablymeansthatthepriest__________.A．washappyhedidn’thavetocareforthekittyB．hopedhisneighborswouldlookafterhiscatC．thoughthiskittymightbelostorkilledD．didn’twanttoseehiskittyanymore3．Whichisthemostpossibletocompletethesentenceinthelastparagraph?A．thepriestsendsyouacatB．GodgivesyouacatC．youhaveenoughmoneyD．youhaveenoughtime4．Whichmaybethebesttitleofthispassage?A．AflyingcatB．AluckygirlC．GodsentheracatD．AnunluckypriestB14、Depression(抑郁症)isaseriousproblemtoday.Oneexpertsaysthatdepressionislikecancerbecauseitis“widespread,costlyanddeadly”.Depressionhitsonepersoninfive

aroundtheworld.Overanysix-monthperiod,betweenfivetosevenpercentoftheworld'spopulationwillbesufferingfromaseriousdepression．Arecentresearchshowsthatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepressionasyoungadults.Theresearchersusedanationwidelong-termsurveyofteenagehealthtoinvestigate(调查)therelationshipbetweenmedia(传播媒介)useanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandteenagerswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin2000.Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediausetotaledanaverageoffiveandone-halfhoursaday.MorethantwohoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.Sevenyearslater,in2007,morethansevenpercentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewastwenty-one.Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfindanysuchrelationshipwiththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesofradioetc.Butthestudydidfindthateveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantaneightpercentincreaseinthechancesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Youngmenweremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepressiongiventhesameamountofmediause.Thestudydidn’texploreifwatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibilityisthatitwastakingtimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression.LastDecember,thejournalSocialIndicatorsResearchpublishedastudyofactivitiesthathelpleadtohappylives.SociologistsfromtheUniversityofMarylandfoundthatpeoplewhodescribethemselvesashappyspendlesstimewatchingtelevisionthanunhappypeople.Thestudyfoundthathappypeoplearemorelikelytobesociallyactive,toread,totakepartinreligiousservicesandtovote.1．Thesurveyshowsthatofallthemediauses.A．mostteenagersprefertolistentotheradioB．teenagersenjoywatchingTVverymuchC．computergamesareteenagers’favouriteD．magazinesarementionedinthesurvey2．Theresultoftheresearchseemstoprove.A．mediausesdonoharmtoteenagersB．teenagersaremorelikelytodevelopdepressionC．thosewhodon’twatchTVwon’tdevelopdepressionD．TVprobablycausesteenagerstogrowupwithdepression3．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______.A．watchingTVmayleadtohappinessB．socialactivitiescanpreventdepressionC．ateenagershouldplaymorevideogamesinsteadofwatchingTVD．itwaseasierforyoungwomentodevelopdepressionthanyoungmen4．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．MediauseisharmfultoteenagersB．Adults,MediauseandDepressionC．Teens,TelevisionandDepressionD．Takegreatcareofteenager’sdepressionC15、Ifyouhearthesoundofahandsetbeeping(手机响)inabagorpocket,youcouldbeforgivenforthinkingthatsomeonehasreceivedatextmessage.Butnowadaystherearesomanydifferentwaysofmessagingsomeonethatitcouldspellthedeathofthetraditionaltextasweknowit.Textmessaging,ortexting,istheartofsendingashort,electronicmessagebetweentwomobilephonesortablets(平板电脑).Userspayacertainamounttosendmessagesvia(通过)SMS—shortmessageservice.Butinthelastfewyears,messaginginthiswayhasbeenonthedecline(下降).Theriseofsmartphonesandtabletshasseenanincreaseintheuseofinstantmessagingapps(即时通信应用程序),whichtaketheplaceoftraditionaltexts.UsingwirelessInternetconnections,peoplecansendlimitlessnumbersofIMstotheirfriendsforverylittlecost.Unliketraditionalmobiletexts,theuserusuallyonlyhastopaytodownloadtheapponce,afterwhicheachmessagetheysendisfree.Webdeveloperssoon________Instantmessagingappshavebecomepopularallovertheworld.WhatsAppinAmericaandEurope,WeChatinChinaandKakaoTalkinSouthKoreaarebutafewwhichhaveattractedhundredsofmillionsofpeople,whousetheappstochattotheirfriendsinrealtime.Theseappsallowpeopletosendpicturemessagesforfree—somethingwhichpreviouslywasquitecostly.ResearchcompanyInformasaidthatalmost19billionmessagesweresentperdayusingchatappsin2012,comparedwith17.6billionSMStexts.Anditexpectsthechatappmarkettogrowt050billionperdayby2014.Sodoesthisreallymeantheendforcommunicationbytext?PamelaClark—DicksonfromInformadoesn'tthinkso.Shesaysthattherearealargenumberofpeoplewhousenormalmobilephones,particularlyindevelopingcountries,whoprefertheSMSmessagingtool.ThereisanawfullybigbaseofmobilephoneuserswhoarestillgoingtofindthatSMSisthebestmessagingexperienceforthemforawhile.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填人题前括号内。1．AccordingtoParagraph3,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Instantmessagingappsarebecomingmoreandmorepopularnowadays.B．Comparedwithinstantmessaging,traditionaltextsaremorepopularnow.C．InstantmessagingandSMSmessagingarebothwayswecanchatwithothers.D．Moreandmorepeoplechoosetousesmartphonesandtablets.2．Theunderlinedphrase"gotthemessage"inParagraph4means______A．receivedanSMSmessageB．gotaninstantmessageC．understoodwhatwaswantedD．gotapieceofinformation3．Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．peoplesent19billionSMStextseverydayin2012B．AllthemessagessentonmobilephonesandcomputersarefreeC．PicturemessagescanbesentatahighpriceifyouuseWechatD．Tosendinstantmessages,peopleusuallyhavetodownloadtheappfirst4．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagragh?A．pamelaClark-Dicksondoesn’tsupporttheSMSmessagingB．FewpeoplelikesendingmessagesviaSMSatphonesC．ManypeoplearestillsengingmessagesonmobilephonesD．SMSmessaginghasdisappearedindevelopedcourtries.5．Whatisthebesttitlefortext?A．thedeathoftextmessagingB．HowtosendmessagesviaSMSC．SMScostslessthanIMsD．WeChatinChinaispopular.D16、IgrewupinNewHampshire,asmalltowninSouthCanada,whereinmyfather’swordsfortheseasonswere“Spring,Summer,FairtimeandWinter!”Atthattime,aweek-longfairwasheldinthetowneveryautumn.Thousandsofpeoplefromothertownscametosellandbuythings.Itwasthebusiesttimeoftheyear.When“Fairtime”came,mygrandmabecamethebusiestpersonofthefamily.Grandmawasakindoldlady.Shewasgoodatcooking.Allherrelativeslikedthefoodshecooked.During“Fairtime”,theywouldcometoliveinherhouseandhavemealsthere.Grandmawasalwayshappytolookafterthem.Yearafteryear,manypeoplemovedtobigcities.Therewasnolonger“Fairtime”.Grandmabecameveryoldandwasgraduallygoingblind.MyparentsandImovedtolivewithGrandma.Wedidourbesttomakeherlifecomfortable.Iwasathighschoolthen.WhatIoftendidathomewastohelpGrandmawiththedailynewspaper’scrosswordpuzzle.However,shedidn’tlookhappy.Sheoftensatinherroomforhours,withoutsayingaword.Toattract（吸引）peopletomoveback,theTownHalldecidedtoreopenthefair.Oneday,whenIcamebackfromschool,IsawGrandmawearingherglasses,washingthedishesinthekitchen.Withabigsmileonherface,shelookedmuchyounger.Shetoldmethathertwonieces(侄女)wouldcome.“TheysaidthefoodIcookedwasverydeliciousandtheywantedtostayinmyhouseagain,”Grandmasaidhappily.“Theywillstayhereforoneweekandwecanhaveabigparty.ThatmustbethebusiestweekI’vehadinyears!”IsuddenlyrealizedthatGrandmadidn’twanttobelookedafter.Shewantedtobe“useful”andhelpful.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1．WhatdothousandsofpeoplecometothetowntodoattheFair?A．EnjoyingGrandmafood.B．Sellingandbuyingthings.C．Learningtocook.D．Havingabigparty.2．When“Fairtime”came,whobecamethebusiestpersonofthefamily?A．Thewriter’sfather.B．Thewriter’sgrandpa.C．Thewriter’smother.D．Thewriter’sgrandma.3．WhywasGrandmaunhappyaftertherewasnolonger“Fairtime”?A．Becauseshewastoobusy.B．Becausenoonelivedwithher.C．Becauseshewasnolonger“useful”.D．Becauseshecouldn’tseeanything.4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Grandmawasgoodatcooking.B．Manypeoplemovedtobigcities.C．Grandmadidn’tlike“Fairtime”.D．Grandmawasakindoldlady.5．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．FairtimeB．My“Old”GrandmaC．ASmallTownD．Grandma’sFamilyE17、Ihavecometorealizethatlifeisalongjourney.Whetherwechoosetokeepmovingaround,orwechoosetostayinoneplace,weareonajourney.Thatjourneyisnotaneasyonebecauseeverydayitmakesusfacenewproblemsinnewways.WhenIwasalittleboy,Ialwayslookedforwardtothenexttriporthenextholiday.Maybeitisbecausewelivedinasmallandboringtown.WhenIfinishedschool,Ikeptmoving.Inthefirstyearoutofschool,Itravelledwithafriendandwevisitedover17countriesinEurope,workingindifferentjobsaswewent.Afterthis,Istartedstudying.Istudiedatthreedifferentuniversitiesandlivedinfivedifferenttowns.Thatwasmylife.Therewasalwayssomeoneelsetogettoknow.AllthiscarriedonformanyyearsuntilIgotmarriedandhadmyownfamily.Whenyoustayinthesameplace,withthesamepersons,youstartawholenewjourney.Thenyouwillstayinthesametown,choosingoneplacetoliveandonejobtoremainin.Thereyouarechallengedtofacelife,doingthingssuchastryinghardtogetalongwellwithyourboss.Youhavetokeeponatyourjobwhenyoufeellikegivingitupandtravelingagain.Soratherthanmovearoundondifferenttrips,youareonanewjourney.Thisjourneyofstayingstillisjustasimportantasallthetravelsintheworld.1．Whydidthewriterlikemovingaroundwhenhewasaboy?A．Becausehelikedbeingwithfriends.B．Becausehewantedtoknowabouttheworld.C．Becausehelivedinaboringandsmalltown.D．Becausehedidn’tlovehisfamily.2．WhichoneisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewriterwenttoEuropealonewhenheleftschool.B．Thewriterkeptmovingduringhiswholelife.C．Afterthewritergotmarried,hetrieddifferentjobs.D．Thewriterthinksstayingstillisasimportantastravelingaround.3．Whatisthebesttitle?A．GotravelingB．LifeisalongjourneyC．StaystillD．TravelmakesyoubetterF18、KoalaJoeyFarawayinAustralia,akoalasitshighinaeucalyptustree.Shegripsabranchwiththeroughpadsandsharpclawsonherpaws.Inherpouch(小袋)shehidessomethingspecial—herbaby.Atbirththebabykoala,calledajoey,doesnotlooklikehisfurrymom.Heispinkandbald（无毛的）andassmallasajellybean.Althoughhecannotsee,hemoveshislegsandcrawls.Hesmellsmilkand,withoutanyhelp,startstofeelhiswaytohismother’spouch.Fiveminuteslaterheslips(滑)inside.Insidethepouch,thejoeydrinkshismother’smilkandgrows.Hiseyesopen.Hisearsform,andhehearshismother’scalls.Soonthickfurcovershisbody.Bythetimethejoeyisreadytoexploretheworld,helookslikehismother.Atfivemonthsold,thejoeypeersoutofhispouch.Heeatsaspecialsoftfoodfromhismothercalledpap.Whenthejoeyeatspap,hegetsbacteria（细菌）fromhismother’sstomachinhistummytoo.Hewillneedthebacteriatoeateucalyptusleaves,likegrownupkoalasdo.Inanothermonth,thejoeyleavesthepouchforthefirsttime.Heclings（贴着）tohismother’sbellywhilesheclimbsinthetreetops.Bythetimeheiseightmonthsold,thejoeynolongerfitsinhismother’spouch.Buthestilldrinkshermilk.Now,forafewhourseachnight,thejoeyclimbsonhismother’sbackforaride.Whileridingpiggyback,hereachesforeucalyptusleaves.Justlikemom,henips(咬)offleavesandchewsthem.Theleaveshaveplentyofwaterinthem,sokoalasrarelygotothegroundforadrink.Whenthejoeyisaboutoneyearold,hispiggybackdaysareover.Nowheclimbstothetreetopsbyhimself.Oneachofhisfrontpaws,hehastwothumbsoppositehisthreefingers.Hecangripbranchesandgrableaves.Theyoungkoalaspendsmoreandmoretimeawayfromhismother.Henolongerdrinkshermilk.Hedozes(打瞌睡，打盹)alone