2023-2024学年南开中学初中考英语模拟试卷含答案

2023-2024学年南开中学初中考英语模拟精编试卷含答案注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—ShouldIgivemedicinetomybabyassoonasitcatchesacold?—Notreally.Ourbodiescan______thecold,sosometimeswejustgiveitsomewatertodrink.A．fightB．hideC．causeD．keep2、It'ssaidthatoftheGradespentplentyoftimeontheInternetduringtheholidays.A．twothird;Three B．twothirds;Three C．twothirds;Third D．twothird;Third3、—It’snotgoodforstudentstostudyalldaylong.—Theyshouldgivemoreattentiontoproperexerciseandenoughsleep,healthalwayscomefirst.A．sofar B．afterall C．forexample D．atall4、—_______studentsarethereinyourclass?—Thirty.AndIgetonwellwithallofthem.A．Howfar B．Howoften C．Howlong D．Howmany5、—Whichofthetwosubjectsdoyoulike,artormusic?—______.Theyarereallyinteresting.A．Neither B．Both C．None6、________weatheritis!Wecan’tgoboatingtoday.A．WhatgoodB．WhatterribleC．Howterrible7、—__________didyoumakeyourdreamcometrue?—Byworkinghardallthetime.A．WhatB．WhenC．HowD．Why8、Michael_________inaschoolinYunnanfromFebruarytoJunenextyear.A．teach B．taught C．willteach D．wasteaching9、ThisisoneofthemostinterestingcitiesIhaveevervisited.A．who B．that C．which D．where10、Wedidnotknowyouwereintroubleatthattime,wewouldhavegivenyouahand.A．howeverB．otherwiseC．insteadD．moreoverⅡ.完形填空11、Myhobbyisreading.Ireadstorybooks,magazines,newspapersandmanykindsofmaterialthatIfindinteresting.Istartedthishobby1Iwasalittleboy.Atthattime,Ialways2myparentstoreadstoriestome.Atfirst,theyreadstoriestomeeverynight.Soontheygot3withreadingtome.SoassoonasIcould,Ilearnedto4.IstartedwithsomesimpleABCbooks.SoonIcouldreadsomesimplestories.NowIread5thatIcanget.Readingisagood6formetolearnaboutmanythings.Ilearnedabouthowpeoplelivedinthepast.Ilearnedaboutthespacetravel,big7likewhales(鲸鱼),andmanyotherthingsintheworld.ThewonderfulthingaboutreadingisthatIdonothavetolearnaboutthingsthehardway.Forexample,Idonothavetogotothe8tolearnaboutwildtigers.Icanreadallabout9inabook.Booksprovidereaders10alotofinformationandfacts.Theyhavecertainlyhelpedmeinmydailylife.1．A．whatB．whenC．howD．who2．A．paidB．taughtC．wantedD．invited3．A．relaxedB．excitedC．happyD．bored4．A．readB．danceC．writeD．sing5．A．nothingB．nobodyC．anythingD．anybody6．A．sportB．wayC．classD．student7．A．animalsB．buildingsC．birdsD．boxes8．A．skyB．seaC．moonD．forest9．A．himB．itC．themD．me10．A．withB．toC．forD．ofⅢ.语法填空12、ChampionSwimClub1．(found)in2006byformerWorldCupSwimmingChampionMs.VivianWangandisthefirstcompetitiveorganizationforexpats’childrenandadultsinShanghai.Theclub2．(provide)astructuredprogramfocusedonthelong-termdevelopmentofitsswimmers.Memberswillbeassessedandgiventheopportunity3．(train)withswimmersofasimilarstandardandlevelunderthesupervisionof4．(lead)internationallyexperiencedswimmingcoaches.Sofar,we5．(create)aprogramthatcaterstoswimmersofallagesandabilities.Inadditiontoensuringpropertechniqueandconditioning,Swimmers6．(place)ingroupsbythecoachingstaffafterastroketechniqueassessmentsession.Theprogramhasbeendesignedbyaworldclasscoachingteamthatfocusesonalloftheelementsandtechniquesthatwillresultstudentsmaximizingtheirpotentialtoenjoyand7．(compete)atacompetitivelevel.ThecoachingteamcomprisesformerWorldCupSwimmingChampionVivianWangasHeadCoachandanumberofhighlyexperiencedprofessionalcoacheswillworktogether8．(provide)adevelopmentalswimmingprogramwherethereisavenueforadvancementthroughtohigherlevels.Theleaderoftheclubsaid,“Ithinkwe9．(do)someusefulthings.Ifeveryonespreadthespirit,there10．(be)morechampionsinChina.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、AtsixteenRonMackiemighthavestayedatschool,butthefuturecalledtohimexcitedly.＂Getouttheclassroomintoajob.＂itsaid,andRonobeyed.Hisfather,supportingthedecision,foundaplaceforhiminasupermarket.＂Youarelucky,Ron＂,hesaid.＂Foreveryboywithajobthesedays,there’sadozenwithout.＂SoRonjoinedtheworkingworldattwentypoundsaweek.Forayearhespenthisdaysfillingshelveswithtinsoffood.Bytheendofthattimehewaslookingbackonhisschooldaysasatimeoftreatvariety（多样化）andsatisfaction.Hesearchedforaninterestinhiswork,withlittlesuccess.OnefinedayinsteadofgoingtoworkRongotaliftonalorrygoingsouth.Withninepoundsinhispocket,afullheartandagreatlongingforthesea,hesetouttomakeabetterwayforhimself.Thatevening,inBournemouth,hehadsandwichandadrinkinacaferunbyaneldlymanandhiswife.Beforehehadfinishedthesandwich,thewomanhadtakenhimonfortherestofthesummer,attwentypoundsaweek,aroomupstairsandthreemealsaday.TheeaseandspeedofitrathertookRon’sbreathaway.AtquiettimesRonhadtochecktheoldman’sarithmeticintherecordsofthebusiness.Attheendoftheseason,hestayedonthecoast.Hewasagainsurprisedhowstraightforwarditwasforaboyofseventeentomakealiving.Heworkedinshopsmostly,butoncehetookajobinhotelforthreeweeks.LateinOctoberhewastakenonbythesickmanagerofashoeshop.Ronsoonfoundhimselfinchargethere;hewastheonlyonewhocouldkeepthebooks.1．Bysaying＂Foreveryboywithajobthesedays,thereisadozenwithout＂,Ron’sfathermeant:_________A．Atthattimeboyshadjobsbutgirlsdidn’t.B．Everyboycouldonlyhaveonejobbecausethereweren’tenough.C．Theremusthavebeenatleasttwelveboyswhohadlosttheirjobs.D．Ronwasluckytohaveajobwhilemanyothersdidn’thaveone.2．IttookaboutayearforRontorealizethat__________.A．heworkedwellbecausehewasinterestedinthejobB．hisworkatthesupermarketwasdullC．beingatworkwasmuchbetterthangoingtoschoolD．thestoremanagerwantedtogetridofhim3．Ronlefthisfirstjobbecause__________.A．hewantedtoattheseasideB．heknewhewouldworkinBournemouthC．hegotafreeliftonalorryD．hedidn’tfeelwell4．Whatdoestheword＂it＂underlinedinparagraph3referto?A．Themoney. B．Thecafe.C．Thejob. D．Threemeals.5．Ronsoonfoundhimselfhavingsomesayintheshoeshopbecause_________.A．hewasyoungandstrongB．hegotonwellwithmanagerthereC．heknewhowtokeeptheaccountsofthebusinessD．hehadlotsofexperiencewithshopsB14、Gettingahighgradeinanexamdependspartlyonhowmuchyoucanremember.So,improvingmemoryisimportanttosuccessinstudying.Butisthereanythingthatwecandoaboutit?Onewaymightbewalkingbackwards.Accordingtoanewstudy,walkingbackwards,whetherdoingitreallyorjustimaginingit,canimprovethememoryintheshortterm.Inthestudy,114volunteerswereaskedtowatchavideo.Inthevideoawomanhadherbagstolen.Thentheyanswered20questionsaboutthedetailsshowninthevideo.Tenminuteslater,thevolunteersweredividedintothreegroups.Thefirsttwogroupsweretoldtomoveforwardsorbackwards10meterswhilethethirdgroupwasaskedtostaystillonthesamepoint.Theresearchersfoundthatthebackwards-walkinggroupgottwomorecorrectanswersonaverage(平均)thantheothertwogroups.Thissuggeststhatarelationshipbetweentimeandspaceisbasictothewayourmindsformmemories.Whenwewalkbackwards,everythingwelearnbecomesstrangetous.“Thisforcesthebraintothinkinadifferentway—thebrainneedstomatchallthethingsagainandchangesthefocus(关注点),”theresearcherChristineWebersaid.Italmostalwaysmeansthatourbrainneedstobemoreactiveintheshorttime.Naturally,ourshort-termmemorywillbeimproved.Backwardwalkingalsoplaysanimportantroleinphysicalhealth,especiallyfitness.AstudypublishedinJournalofBiomechanicsin2012foundthatthereislesspainintheknees.Moreover,backwardwalking,comparedtoforwardwalking,ismorechallenging.Itrequiresyoutousemuscles(肌肉)andmovementsthatyouprobablyseldomuse,makingitaperfectwaytochangeyourexercisehabitforgreaterfitnessgains.Atthesametime,bymakingpeopleputinextraeffort,itnaturallyburnsmorefatandcalories.1．Backwardwalkingcan________accordingtothepassage.A．improvethememoryinthelongterm B．improvethememoryintheshorttermC．causemuchmorepaininourknees D．forcethebraintothinkinthesameway2．Whichoneisthecorrectorderofthefollowingaccordingtothepassage?①Thebackwards-walkinggroupgottwomorecorrectanswersonaverage.②Thevolunteersanswered20questionsaboutthedetailsshowninthevideo.③Thevolunteersweredividedinto3groupsand1groupmovedbackward10meters.④Thevolunteerswatchedavideoinwhichawoman’sbagwasstolen.A．④②③① B．④③①② C．④②①③ D．③④②①3．WhatdoestheunderlineswordItinParagraph5referto__________?A．Short-termmemory B．PhysicalhealthC．Forwardwalking D．Backwardwalking4．Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwereadthispassage?A．YouthVoice B．StarStories C．OurWorld D．ScienceStudyC15、Doyouwanttobeaslimgirl?Herearesomestrangediettipsforyou.1．Whatdoestheunderlineword“roomy”mean?A．有房间的B．宽松的C．能储藏的D．紧身的2．Howmanymethodsofgoingondietdoesthewriteroffer?A．4.B．5.C．6.D．7.3．What’stheruleof2?A．Itmeanstoeatfoodin2minutes.B．Itmeanstoeatfoodwithonepartner.C．Itmeanstogetnomorethan2typesoffoodpertrip.D．Itmeanstohavebuffetat2pm.4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Puttingjunkfoodinprettybowlscanmakeuseatless.B．Payingcashcanmakeuschoosethethingsmorecarefully.C．EatingwiththeTVonwillmakeuseatless.D．Themorekindsoffoodthereare,thelesswewilleat.5．Kathyiseatingathome.Whatcanshedoifshewantstobethinner?A．Invitingherfriendstoeattogether.B．WatchingasoupoperaonTV.C．Changeintosomeroomyclothesbeforeeating.D．Putjunkfoodinfrontofthemirror.D16、Overthepastdecade,anincreasingstresshasbeenplacedontheimportanceofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)relatedclassesinprimary,middleandhighschooleducationintheUS.Thereasonforthisdirectioniswellfounded:researchandtestscoresfromthe1980sand1990sshowedthatourstudentshadfallenbehindtheirinternationalpeersinallofthesesubjectareas.Educationofficials,teachersandparentsallfeltthatthesituationneededtobechanged,andquickly.However,intherushtoplaycatch⁃upinSTEM⁃relatedareas,there'soneimportantaspectthatisbeingneglected(忽略):theFineandPerformingArts,particularlydrama.It'slongbeenunderstoodthatastudyofdramaattheprimary,middleandhighschoollevelhelpsstudentsimproveinmanyareas,suchasself⁃confidence,self⁃expression,communicationskills,teamwork,andimagination.Mosteducatorsandparentsagreethatalloftheseareimportantforstudentstodevelopatanyage,butitisdifficultforthesameparentsandteacherstoprioritize(优先安排)studytimeandclassroomtimetoasubjectlikedramaoversubjectslikeMath,PhysicsorComputerScience.It'sevenmoredifficultforpolicymakersandschoolofficialstochannelfunds(资金)towardsclasseslikedrama,whentheskillsartssubjectsdevelopareconsidered“softskills.”Whenthemodernworldiscallingoutfor“hard”skills,likethoseneededtosucceedinthetech⁃driven21stcentury,howcantheypossiblyproveitisreasonabletospendtheirfundsthatarebecomingsmallerandsmalleronanythingbutSTEMsubjects?Theshortanswertothequestion“whyspendtimeandmoneyondrama?”isthatdramaeducationhasbeenscientificallyproventoimprovestudents'achievement,especiallyincommunicationskillsthatareveryimportanttoaSTEMeducation.AswedevelopstudentswithhighlyrefinedskillsinSTEMsubjects,it'sequallyimportantthatwetraintheteachersthatwillsupportcontinuedgrowthintheseareas.Anactive,communicativeteacheristhebestwaytogetstudentsonboardinthestudyofSTEMsubjects,whichcanbeunbearablydry.Thebestwaytodevelopactivecommunicationskills?Drama.Thenextareainwhichthecommunicationskillscanbedevelopedispublicationandconferencepresentation.Dramaimprovesstudents'publicspeakingskillsnecessaryforSTEMstudentstoeffectivelypresentpapersinconferencesandtheirwritingskillsnecessarytopublishpapers.It'salsoveryimportantforstudentstobeabletoworkwellwithoneanother.IntherealSTEMworld,almostallscientificworkhappensinteams.Withoutthe“soft”peopleskillsnecessarytonavigate(导航)alloftheseinteractions,nomatterhowtechnologicallyskilledonebecomes,heorshewillbeatadisadvantagewithouttheabilitytocommunicateandworkinteams.Whilethenationwidetrend(趋势)tofocusonplayingcatch⁃upinSTEMeducationisreasonable,practical,andabsolutelynecessary,it'simportantnottoforgetthehugeeffectarts,specificallydramaeducation,haveontheoveralleducationofourchildren.Thequestionparents,educators,andpolicymakersshouldbeaskingthemselvesisnot“canweaffordtosupportartseducationinschools?”butrather“canweaffordnotto?”1．WhydidAmericansstarttostressSTEMrelatedclasses?A．Becausetheworldhasmovedintoatech⁃drivencentury.B．BecauseSTEMclasseshavelongbeenneglectedinAmerica.C．BecauseeducationofficialspreferSTEMclassestoartclasses.D．BecauseUSstudentsareexpectedtobeatanadvantageintheseareas.2．Theword“channel”inParagraph2probablymean“”.A．afford B．direct C．create D．raise3．Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout.A．thebenefitsofdramaeducationB．theimportanceofSTEMlearningC．theabilitiesneededforSTEMlearningD．thereasonstoimprovedramaeducation4．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat.A．dramaismoreimportantthanSTEMclassesB．dramaeducationhasbeenthenationwidetrendC．theresultofneglectingdramaeducationishardtobearD．Americanstudentshavemadeprogressinplayingcatch⁃upE17、SongshelpmemoriesThepowerofmusicMostpeoplecanrememberimportantnewsstoriesclearly,whetheritwasthemurderofPresidentKennedyintheUSor9/11.ButnowpsychologistsMartinConwayandCatrionaMorrison,fromtheUniversityofLeedsintheUK,areinvestigatinghowmusiccancreate“autobiographicalmemories”ofthemaineventsinourlives.Thestudyisonline.PeoplehavetochooseasongbytheBeatlesanddescribethememoriesthattheyhavewhentheylistentoit.ReminiscencebumpMorrisonexplainedthattheylookedatdifferentagegroupsandtheirmemories.Weoftenremembermorefromwhenweareteenagersandthisiscalled“thereminiscencebump”.Thisisthetimeinyourlifewhenyouformyourideaofwhoyouare.ForolderpeoplewhohavememoriesrelatedtotheBeatles’music,mostofthosememoriesarefromwhentheywereteenagers.Butyoungerpeoplealsohadclearpersonalmemoriesfromtheirpast.ShelovesyouThisstudywasdifferentfromothermemorystudies,becausepeoplerememberedeventsfromtheirpastwithlotsmoredetails.Morrisonexplained:“Itwaslikepeoplehadtravelledbacktothepast,andtheyhadveryclearmemoriesofthingsthathadhappened.WhentheyheardasonglikeSheLovesYoubytheBeatles,theycouldrememberonenightinautumn123.Theyrememberedwhattheywerewearing,whattheweatherwaslikeandwhattheirfriendsaidtothem.Yougetalotmoreinformationthanifyoujustsay,‘tellmeaboutanightyouremember’.”Thestudyhasfoundthatmusiccouldbeusedwithpeoplewhohaveproblemsrememberingthepast.“Youcouldusemusictohelpimprovepeople’sabilitytoremember,”saidMorrison.“Inthefuture,wewouldliketodomoreexperimentstoseehowusefulmusicisinhelpingpeopletorememberthepast,andcompareittootherthingsthatmightalsohelp.”1．ProfessorConwayandDr.Morrison’sresearchaimsto_____________.A．seehowmusiccanhelppeoplerememberthepastB．studyoldsongs’influenceonpeople’sbehaviorC．findoutwhatinfluencespeople’smemoriesofthepastD．findwaystohelppeoplewithmemorydifficulties2．TheexampleofSheLovesYouisusedtoshowthat___________.A．lovesongscanhelppeopletohaveclearermemoriesB．songstellstoriesthataresimilartoourexperiencesC．musiccantakepeoplebacktotheirteenageyearsD．peoplecanremembermoredetailswiththehelpofmusic3．Morrison’steam’sfutureresearchisprobablyon___________.A．whysomepeoplehavememoryproblemsB．whatmethodscanbesthelppeoplebringbackmemoriesC．howmusiccanhelppeopleintheirstudiesorworkD．howtohelpolderpeopleremembermoredetailsaboutthepastF18、Howniceareyou?Doyougivemoneytohomelesspeople?Doyouofferyourseattosomeoneinneedonabus?Manypeoplebelievethatconfidentpeoplethinkmorehighlyofthemselves,whilethosewhohavelowself-esteem(自尊)thinklessoftheirgoodqualities.However,anewstudysaysitmightnotbetrue,reportedTheGuardian.ThestudywasdonebyJonathanFreeman,apsychologyprofessorfromtheUniversityofLondon,UK.Hefoundthat98percentofBritishpeopleconsiderthemselvestobeamongthenicest50percentofthepopulation.Inthestudy,Freemanfirstaskedsomepeopletorate(评级)theirownniceness.Thenhegotpeopletoanswerquestionslike“Doyougivedirectionstostrangers?”and“Haveyoueverdonatedblood?”.Theresultsshowedthatpeoplearenotasniceastheythinktheyare.Twothirdsofthemseldomhelpedotherscarryheavyshoppingbags,andonlyaquarterofthemdonatedblood.InanotherstudybypsychologistsfromuniversitiesinChicagoandVirginia,US,somepeoplewereshownpicturesofthemselves.Somepictureshadbeenmoreorlesschangedtomakethemappearmoreattractive（有吸引力的）.Whenaskedtopicktheunchangedpictures,peopleusuallychosethemoreattractiveones.So,whydowethinkwe’renicerthanweactuallyare?Therearemanytheories(理论).Apopularonesaysweunknowinglycheatourselves,sothatwecangetconfidencewithoutknowinglylyingtoourselvesoreachother.Howcanwesolveit?Otherstudiesshowthatthereisasimpleway:feedback(反馈).Compareothers’opiniontowardyourselfwithyourownandyouwillseeaclearerpicture.1．Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?A．Amagazine.B．Agrammarbook.C．Adictionary.D．Astorybook.2．Whatdidthenewstudyfind?A．Co