黄冈市2024年中考适应性考试英语试题（含答案）

1.IfyouwanttomakeaChristmasplantogetherwithyourchildren,whichbookdoyouprefer?

A.FirstFestival:ChristmasB.TheNot-So-WiseMan

C.StarofWonderD.MyVeryFirstChristmasBook

2.Whichnumberwouldyoudialifyouwanttoorderabookforyour2-year-oldchild?

A.

C.020-478366D.

3.Ifyourchildwantstoreadstoriesofanimals,whosebookwillbeyourchoice?

A.BethWebbB.PatAlexander

C.ElizabethGoudgeD.LoisRock

4.Thebookaboutafairystorymaycostyou・

A.¥18.99B.¥15.99C.¥12.99D.¥10.99

5.Whafsthemainpurposeoftheposter?

A.TointroduceJesusChrist.

B.TotellchildrenhowtocelebrateChristmas.

C.Toadvertisethebooks.

D.Toraisemoneyforchildrenaged0—12.

B

14、Everyyearmanyyoungpeopleleaveschoolforafewweeksormonthsandenjoyanunusualtypeof

educationalprogram.Theylearnnewskillsbylivinginadifferentcountryanddoingunusualjobs.Thereareseveral

organizations.Theyhelpstudentstofindtheexperiencetheyarelookingfor.Thetablebelowshowsafewpossibilities

forstudents.

Countr

JobTimeDescription

y

TeachingyoungOne•Teachingmusicanddance

India

childrenmonth•Helpingchildrenlearnhowtocommunicate

Two•Seeinghowdoctorsworkinalessdevelopedcountry

GhanaHealthcarework

months•Helpingcareforpatients

ThailaThree•Cleaningelephants

Savingelephants

ndweeks•Helpingtrainelephants

New,HelpingadultslearnChinese

TeachingChineseSixweeks

Zealand,SpreadingChineseculture

OneinterestingpossibilityishelpingelephantsinThailand.Mostpeoplethinkofelephantsasanimalsinzoos.Infact,

manyelephantsinThailandarenolongerkeptincages.Now,hundredsofthemarehomeless.Theydon'thaveowners

tocareforthem.Althoughtheymaylookwell,theyareofteninpoorhealthanddon'thaveenoughtoeat.

OnecenterinThailandcaresfortheseelephants.Itgivesthemasafeandnaturallivingspace.Whentheyareatthe

center,theystayinabuildingbutarefreetowalkaround.Studentscomefromallovertheworldtohelphere.The

studenthelpersworkwiththeelephantkeepers.Thesekeeperstrainthestudentsincaringfortheelephants.Inthe

morning,theygototheforesttogetherandleadtheelephantstothecenter.Theycleanthemandgivethemfood.Inthe

afternoon.Theytaketheanimalsbackintotheforestforthenight.Helpingatthecenterisinterestingandtheyoung

peoplelearnalot.

1.Whichcountrycanyouchooseifyouwanttoprepareyourselfforamedicalcareer?

A.India.B.Ghana.C.Thailand.

2.Whichjobmightbesuitableforthestudentswholovechildrenandarts?

A.TeachingyoungchildrenB.HealthcareworkC.Savingelephants

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?

A.Thekeepers.B.Thedoctors.C.Theelephants.

4.Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheunusualeducationalprogram?

A.Itisamazing.B.Itisboring.C.Itishelpful.

C

15、Iftheyeatuptheirfood,studentscancollectcoupons（优惠券）andexchangethemforsmallgifts,suchasbooks,

magazines,mobilephonecoversandhandwarmers.

“It'sbeensuchasurprise,95saidLiangZhaoyun,astudentatauniversityinShanghai,66Ithasgivenusone

moremotivationtofinishourfood.”

Theactionispartofanational“eat-up“campaign（行动）whichisorganizedbystudentstodealwithfoodwasteon

campuses（校园）.

Whyonlyoncampuses?Youmightask.BecauseaccordingtoareportbyXinhuaNewsAgency,studentswastetwiceas

muchfoodasthenationalaverage（平均）.

Thecampaignoncampusfoodwasteisreceivingattentionacrossthecountry.

“TheaimofthecampaignisnotonlytoencouragestudentstoHnishtheirfood.Wehopeitcanalsoencouragestudents

tochooseamoreenvironment—friendlyandhealthylifestyle/5saidTaoSiliang,SecretaryoftheYouthLeague

CommitteeatShanghaiUniversity.

Someschoolfooddoesn'ttastedelicious,sostudentsdonotliketofinishitall.Someschoolshavetakennoticeofthis

andtheyaretakingactionstoimproveit.

“I’mgladthatwe'vereducedfoodwastesincethe“eat-up“campaignbegan.Butifwecallonstudentstowastelessfood,

weshouldalsoimprovetheserviceandfoodqualityoncampuses.”saidTao.

1.FromParagraph1,weknowthatthestudentswillgetacoupon

A.whentheyeatschoolfoodB.aftertheyexchangegifts

C.iftheyfinishalltheirfoodD.iftheycollectthewaste

2.Theunderlinedword“motivation“inParagraph2means”「'.

A.conditionB.power

C.experimentD.chance

3.The“eat-up“campaigniscarriedoutoncampusesbecause

A.studentswastetoomuchfoodB.schoolsoffersmallgifts

C.studentsgetagoodeducationD.schoolfoodismoredelicious

4.Thepurposeofthecampaignismainlyto・

A.improvetheschoolfoodquality

B.furtherimprovetheserviceinuniversities

C.receiveattentionfromthesociety

D.encourageagreenerandhealthierlifestyl

D

16、Threerichladiesmeteverydaybytheriver.Theysatthereandtalkedthewholeday.Oncethethreeladies

quarreled（争吵）.Oneofthemsaid.“Look,howwhiteandbeautifulmyhandsare!”Anotheronesaid,“Myhandsare

morebeautiful."Thethirdonesaid,“Minearethemostbeautifulones."Anoldbeggar（乞丐）womancameuptothem.

“Beautifulladies,“shesaid,“I'mhungry.Pleasegivemesomethingtoeat.”

Butthethreeladiesgavehernothing.Theyonlyasked,“Tellme,oldwoman,whichoneofushasthemostbeautiful

hands?”

Apeasant（农民）womanwasalsosittingbytheriver.Shewaspoorandherhandswererough（粗糙的）becauseofhard

work.Theoldwomancameuptoherandsaid,“I'mhungry.Pleasegivemesomethingtoeat.95Thepeasantwomantook

outheronlycakeshehadandgaveherahalf.

Theoldwomanateitanddranksomewater.Thenshetookthepeasantwomanbythehand,broughtherbeforetherich

ladiesandsaid,“Now,Ishalltellyouwhosehandsarethemostbeautiful.Thehandsofthepoorpeasantwomanare

roughbecauseofwork,buttheygiveusfood;theyarefarmorebeautifulthanyourhandswhichhavedonenothing.”

1.Thethreeladies・

A.hadaquarreleveryday

B.wererichbutunkind

C.hadatalkabouttheirhandseveryday

D.livedbythesideoftheriver

2.Theoldwomanaskedforsomethingtoeat,・

A.butnoneofthethreerichladiesgaveanythingtoher

B.butonlyoneofthethreeladiesgaveherhalfacake

C.becauseshewantedtoknowwhosehandswerebeautiful

D.becauseshewantedtoknowwhichladywastherichest

3.Thepeasantwoman'shandswerenotsowhiteasthethreeladies'.

A.becauseofthehardworkshehaddone

B.butshewasstrongerthananyofthem

C.soshedidn'tquarrelwiththethreeladies

D.butshewasmorebeautifulthananyofthem

E

17、Infact,atthetimetheyseemedtobeordinaryevents,butnoweverythingseemsdifferent.Ihadspent10yearsaway

fromtheplacewhereIwasborn.EventhoughImadethedecisiontoleavemycountrybymyself,Imissalotofthings

now.Thepersonthatbroughtmethehappiestmemoriesismybestfriend.Sheisthegreatestpersonintheworld,andI

amnotexaggerating（吹嘘）.Sheiskind,funny,polite,andalwayswillingtolisten,andhasbeenagreatfriend.Ialways

recall（回想）eventsfromourchildhood.Ithinkabouttheschoolwherewemetinthefirstgradeandwentonuntilthe

5thgrade.Ithinkaboutthetalkswehadandthethingswedidtogether.Ifsomeonewantsmetodescribeourfriendship,

I'dsaywehavebeenclosefriendsfor17yearsandwenevergotangrywitheachother.It'samazing,isn'tit?Ihaven't

beenabletodothatwithanybodyelse.SometimesIevenfeelguilty（有罪的）・Imisshermorethanmyownbrothersand

sisters.Andofcoursebesidesthosememories,mykidsarenumberoneinmylife.Ihaveplentyofbeautifulmemories

withthem,especiallywhentheywereborn,whichalsoturnedouttobeasadmomentforbothofthem,becausethey

wereprematurebabies（早产JL）・Anyone,whohashadanexperiencewithaprematurebaby,canwhatImean.

1.Howdoesthewriterfeelaboutherbestfriend?

A.Sheispatientandfun

B.Sheisfamousintheworld

C.sheismoreimportantthanhersons

D.Theyhavebeenbestfriendsandlivedclose.

2.Howlonghasthewriterspentwithherfriend?

A.For5yearsB.For6years

C.For10yearsD.For17years

3.Whichofthefollowingwordshasthesamemeaningof“figureout”?

A.GuessB.LookforC.UnderstandD.Pointout

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thewriterstilllivesinherowncountry.

B.Theygottoknoweachotherintheirchildhood.

C.Thewriterfelttiredoflookingafterherchildren.

D.Ifscommonthatthewriterneverquarreledwithherfriends.

F

18、SmartPhone,PoorSight

LookaroundandyouHIseepeoplebusyontheirsmartphones.Smartphonesdomakeourliveseasier.Buthave

youeverthoughtaboutwhattheymeantoyoureyes?

Accordingtoastudy,halfofBritishpeopleownsmartphonesnowandtheyspendanaverageoftwohoursaday

usingthem.Therehasbeena35%increaseinthenumberofpeopleintheUKwhosufferfromshort-sightednesssince

smartphoneswereintroducedtherein1997.

Staring（盯）atsmartphonesscreenforlongtimegivesyoudryeyes.Whenlookingatsomethinginthedistance,

youreyesautomaticallyblink（自动眨眼）acertainnumberoftimes.However,whenyoulookatthingsclosertoyour

face,theblinkingslowsdown.Thisreducestheamountoftearsandcausesdiscomfortinyoureyes.Anotherbadhabitis

usingsmartphonesindarkroomsbeforegoingtosleep.Ifyoulookatabrightscreenwhileyourpupils（瞳孑L）become

larger,toomuchlightentersyoureyes.Thiscandoharmtotheeyesandcauseadiseasecalledglaucoma（青光眼）.

Whileyou'reprobablynotgoingtostopusingyoursmartphone,thereareafewthingsyoucandotoprotectyour

eyes.Holdyourphoneatleast30centimetersawayfromyoureyeswhenusingit.Takeabreakeveryhourandtrythe

following:lookatsomethingatleastfivemetersawayfromyouandthenfocusonthetipofyournose.Repeatthis

severaltimes.Itshouldreducethediscomfortinyoureyes.

1.Thearticleismainlyabout.

A.howtousesmartphones

B.theharmthatsmartphonesdotousers9eyes

C.thereasonwhyteenagersgetshort-sightedness

D.advantagesanddisadvantagesofsmartphones

2.FromParagraph2,welearnthat・

A.halfoftheBritishpeoplebegantousesmartphones22yearsago

B.eachoftheBritishpeoplespendstwohoursadayonsmartphones

C.moreBritishpeoplehavesufferedfromshort-sightednesssince1997

D.thenumberofBritishpeoplewhoownsmartphonesincreasesby35%

3.Usingsmartphonesimproperlymaycause・

A.toomanyblinks