甘肃省平凉市2024年中考四模英语试题（含答案）

甘肃省平凉市名校2024年中考四模英语试题含答案

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I.单项选择

1、…HaveyouheardofacoolwashingmachinecalledBicycleWashingMachine?

™Yes,ifsanewbyagroupofChineseuniversitystudents.

A.inventionB.information

C.instructionD.introduction

2、Thereisnoneedtopushthekidstoohard,,vouhatetoseethemstressedout.

A.AfterallB.OveragainC.InallD.Aboveall

3、Thefatherwaslookingforapresentforhisson,oneataproperpricebutgreatuse.

A.inB.ofC.withD.for

4、一Hesaidhewantedtoownabigfarm.

—Whowhathesays?Heissuchabigmouth.

A.knowsB.wondersC.caresD.remembers

5、-Couldyoupleasetellme?

-Fortwoweeks.

A.howsoonwillhebebackB.howsoonhewillbeback

C.howlonghewillbeawayD.howlongwillhebeaway

6、—Idon'tcare.Inthiscamp,there'sonlyonehairstyle-short!Understand?

一Yes,madam!

A.whatyouareusedtolikingB.whatyouusedtobelike

C.whatareyouusedtolikingD.whatdidyouusetobelike

7、Mymotheralwaystellsmethat.SoIalwaysdomybestwhilestudying.

A.manyhandsmakelightworkB.toomanycooksspoilthebroth

C.nopain,nogainD.thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.

8、一Whatdoyouthinkofyourjuniormiddleschoollife?

—Ithinkitiscolorful,I'malwaysbusy.

A.thoughB.whileC.untilD.because

9、一Excuseme.Ihaveacomplaintaboutthecoffeeboughtontmall.com.

A.Idon*tthinksoB.Really?C.That'sallrightD.Whafsthetrouble?

10、一Sam,Icalledyouyesterday,butyouwerenotathome.

一Oh,Iatmyaunt's.

A.amB.wasC.havebeenD.willbe

II.完形填空

11、Nowadays,moreandmoreteenagershave1pressure.Theyfindtheirschoolbagsaregettingheavierand

hourstheyspendontheirhomeworkarebecoming2,Theythinktheyshouldbeallowedtopracticetheir

hobbies.Buttheirparentsthinkthehobbiescan3theirschoolwork.Shouldparentsallowtheirchildrento

maketheirown4?

LiuYing,afifteen-year-oldgirl,isasingingstaratschool.Shealwayswantstobeaprofessional5whenshe

growsup.6,herparentsdon'twanthertopracticesingingbecausetheythinktheirdaughtershouldstudyhard

togetgood7andgotoagooduniversity.66Sheneedstospendmoretime8herhomeworkbecauseifs.

9tobecomeaprofessionalsingingstar,“saysherfather.ButLiuYingreally10,“Iknowmyparents11

me.AndtheyhopethatIwillhaveabetterlifeinthefuture.ButIam12singing.Ishouldbeallowedtomake

myowndecision.OnlythenwillIhaveachanceto13mydream/9saysLiuYing.

Doctorssaylotsofpressure14badforchildren'sdevelopment.Societyshouldpaymoreattentiontothehealth

ofteenagers.Parentshavetoownthe15attitude（态度）towardsthechildren^development.Althoughifs

normaltowantsuccessfulchildren,ifsevenmoreimportanttohavehealthyandhappychildren!

1.A.somanyB.somuchC.toomanyD.toomuch

2.A.longerB.shorterC.lessD.fewer

3.A.turndownB.takeoffC.getoutofD.getinthewayof

4.A.plansB.decisionsC.homeworkD.hobbies

5.A.runnerB.playerC.singerD.writer

6.A.HoweverB.ThoughC.InsteadD.So

7.A.jobsB.booksC.gradesD.dreams

8.A.withB.forC.inD.on

9.A.easyB.interestingC.possibleD.difficult

10.A.agreesB.mindsC.dislikesD.disagrees

11.A.careaboutB.takeafterC.lookforD.looklike

12.A.angrywithB.seriousaboutC.sorryforD.pleasedwith

13.A.missB.knowC.achieveD.change

14.A.areB.wereC.isD.was

15.A.wrongB.correctC.hardD.simple

III.语法填空

12、五、语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

Haveyoueverheardoffriendshipsamonganimals?AtazooinGermany,anunusualfriendshipdeveloped1.acatand

abear.

Nooneisquitesurehowthefriendshipfirstbegan.Oneday,some2.(worker)inthezoonoticedablackcatwasinthe

bear飞cage(笼子),andthetwoanimalswereplayingtogetherpeacefully.Theyweresurprised3.wellthesmallcat

seemedtogetalongwiththelargebear.Thebearkeeperallowedthecattostaywiththebear.Andlaterthepairand

theirunusualfriendship4.(become)ahottopicatthezoo.

Afterseveralyears,anewcage5.(build)forthebear.However,thecatwasstillinthesamecage,soitwalkedaround

6.(angry)andcriedtobewiththebear.Thebearkeeperfinallytookpityonthecat7.letitstaywiththebear.Thecat

andthebeargot8.(close)thanbefore.Theyoftensattogetherandsharedmealsin9.sun.

Sometimesitmaybenaturalforanimals10.(have)theirownideasaboutwhowouldmakeagoodfriend.Thesemay

surprisehumans,whousuallyexpectanimalstoformrelationshipswithothersofthesamespecies.

W.阅读理解

A

13、WhenAbrahamLincolnwasyoung,heworkedinastore.Onedayawomancameintothestoreandboughtsome

things.Theyaddeduptotwodollarsandsixandaquartercents.

Thebillwaspaid,andthewomanwassatisfied.Buttheyoungstorekeeper,notfeelingquitesureabouthiscalculations

(计算),addedupthethingsagain.Tohissurprisehefoundthatitshouldhavebeenbuttwodollars.

“I’vemadeherpaysixandaquartercentsmoreJsaidyoungAbe,upset.

Itwasanunimportantthing,andmanysalespersonswouldforgetit,butAbewastoocarefulforthat.

“Themoneymustbepaidback,55hedecided.

Atnight,heclosedthestoreandwalkedtothehomeofhiscustomer.Heexplainedthematter,paidoverthesixanda

quartercents,andreturnedsatisfied.

HereisanotherstoryofyoungLincoln'sstricthonesty.Awomanenteredthestoreandaskedforhalfapoundoftea.

Theyoungmanweigheditout.Thiswasthelastsaleoftheday.

Thenextmorning,whenbeginninghisduties,Abediscoveredafour-ounceweightonthescales(磅秤).Itflashedupon

himatoncethathehadusedthisinthesalelastnight,andso,ofcourse,givenhiscustomershortweight.Manypeople

wouldnothavebeenmuchworriedbythisdiscovery.ButAbeweighedoutthebalanceofthehalfpound,shutupthe

store,andcarriedittothecustomer.Ithinkthatthename,sooftengiveninlatetimestoPresidentLincoln,of“Honest

OldAbe”,waswelldeserved(应得的).

1.（小题1）WhenyoungAbefoundhemadeawrongcalculation,he・

A.triedtoforgetit

B.paidoverthemoney

C.feltitwasunimportant

D.gavebacktheshortweight

2.（小题2）WhathappenedtoAbeinthesecondstory?

A.Heplayedajokewiththecustomer.

B.Hewasn'tpaidtwodollarsandsixcents.

C.Hedidn'tnoticeafour-ounceweightonthescales.

D.Heexplainedthemattertothecustomerthatnight.

3.（小题3）WecanknowfromthepassagethatAbewas.

A.easytogetworried

B.confidentbutcareless

C.honestandresponsible

D.funnybutwellbehaved

B

14、Read10,000booksandtravel10,000miles.Learnasmuchasyoucananddoallyoucan.Travelcanteach

peoplemorethanatextbook.IvaluethememoriesIhavetravelledallovertheworld.TherearemanyreasonswhyI

encouragepeopletotravel,andIknowthattheexperiencewillmakeoneabetterperson.

IrememberwhenIwastravelingthatIbegantoknowtheworldbetter.Theworldisnotjustaboutme,mysmall

townandhome.Althoughyouwillmeetdifferentpeoplefromallovertheworld,youwillrealizethatpeoplearesimilar

intheirdreams,hopesandfeelings.Enjoyexploringthedifferentcultures,andyouwillalsofindthatpeopleare

differentinsomeofthethingstheydoandhowtheylive.Onceyouunderstandtheirways,itneednotbestrangeor

scary.Oftenwereadstoriesaboutotherculturesinbooks.Onlywhenwevisittheirareas,dowefindthatthosestories

aresomethingwrong.

Onethingyoumayfindoutisthatthereareproblemsallovertheworld.Wecan*tjustgetmoneytosendtothese

areasandhopethatwillworkthemout.Theworldshouldgetinvolved（干预）andhelpwhereverthereareproblems.

Peopleeverywhereshouldbegivenachance.Itissoeasytoignorethisifonedoesnottravelandexplore.Onecanlook

aroundandseethatsomanypeoplehavemanychallengesworsethanours.Onecanrealizethatsometimesourbiggest

problemsarenotthatbigafterall.

Onyourjourneyyouwillmeetlotsofnewfriends.Talkingtostrangersandfindingabouttheirlivesisagreatway

tospendyourtime.Youwillcertainlybemoreconfidentafterhavingtosolveproblemsandmakemanydecisionsalong

theway.

Travelingaroundandseeingsomuchhappeningintheworldaroundusisawonderfulexperience.Ifwecouldall

justtravelalittlemoreandshareourexperiences,wewouldallbebetterpeopleandtheworldwouldbeabetterplace.

Weallwanttotravelbutourgreatestlimitationsarefromwithin.Seeingtheworldisnotleisurebutprovides

interestingelementsthatwillhelpusgrowanddiscoverourselves.Morethanthat,itboostsourcreativityandrecharges

ourspirittofacelifechallenges.Thus,itisimportanttoquitmakingtheseexcusesandhittheroad.

1.FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthat・

A.peopleshouldenjoytheirlives.

B.youwillmeetdifferentpeoplefromallovertheworld

C.travellingcanhelpusbetterunderstandtheworld.

D.peopleindifferentplaceshavestrangelivinghabits.

2.Theexpression“ignore”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans"

A.逃避B.避免C.忽视D.忘记

3.AccordingtoParagraph4,wecanalongthewaytotravel.

A.knowmanyfriendsB.bemoreconfidenttodothings

C.makemanydecisionsD.solveproblems

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HelpsOneMakeMoreFriends.

B.PeopleintheWorldAreFamilyTraveling

C.PeopleintheWorldShareOneDream.

D.TravelingMakesOneaBetterPerson.

5.Whafsthewriter'spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Tosharehistravelexperienceswithyourfriends.

B.Toshowhowtravelingcanchangeyourfuture.

C.Toencouragemorepeopletotravelaround.

D.Totellpeoplehowtotravelaroundtheworld.

C

15、

Whafsyourdream?

JeffMydreamistoopenmyownpizzashoptomakemoneyandthentravelaroundtheworld.Thefirst

placeIwanttogotoisItaly.Iwillworkasawaiterapizzashoptheretolearnthebusiness.Assoon

asImakeit,Iamgoingtoopenupmyownpizzashop.IfIamsuccessful,Iwillasksomeoneelseto

runitwheneverItravel.

GinaIhaveaverysimpledream.Iwanttoenjoymylifewithaslittlestressaspossible.Ionlywanttobe

ahousewifewithtwokids(oneboyandonegirl)andliveinanicehousewithabiggarden.

JessicaIthinkit'snecessarytoworkhardifyouwanttoturnyourdreamsintoreality.Thepeople,whoare

alwaysbusybuildingcastles(城堡)intheair,neversucceedinlife,soIdon"planmyfuture.Ijust

planthingstodoandthentrymybesttodothem.

CharlesIhavemanydreamsandthebiggestoneistohaveapersonallibrarywith40,000-50,000booksto

read.

SofiaMybiggestdreamistodiscoveracureforcancerandAIDS.IwouldliketohelppoorpeopleandI

hopethatonedayIcantraveltoAfricatohelpthechildrenthere.

1.WhydoesJeffwanttorunapizzashop?

A.Hewantstomakemoneytobuyabighouse.

B.Hewantstomakemoneytobuildacastle.

C.Hewantstomakemoneytogotraveling.

D.Hewantstomakemoneytohaveapersonallibrary.

2.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthatJessica.

A.isthemotherofaboyandagirl.

B.alwaystriestodothingsinsteadofonlythinking

C.thinksifshardforpeopletorealizetheirdreams

D.doesn'twanttoliveastressfullife

3.Whosehobbyisreading,accordingtothepassage?

A.GinaB.Charles

C.Jessica.D.Sofia.

4.Sofiawantstobea____inthefuture.

A.waiterB.housewife.

C.librarianD.doctor

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Jeffwillrunhispizzashopbyhimselfwhenhetravels.

B.Ginathinksherdreamisverysimple.

C.ThefirstplaceJeffwantstotraveltoisItaly.

D.SofiawantstohelppoorchildreninAfrica.

D

16、WhenUSteenagerJakeOlsonisn'tplayingfootballorgolfforhishighschool,he'softenofferinginspiration（M

感）throughhisnewbookabouthisownlife.

Theseactivitiesmightbetoomuchfortheaverage16-year-oldtodealwith,butJakeisblind.Whenpeopleaskhimhow

hecanpossiblyplaygolfwithoutbeingabletoseetheball,hesaysheisthankfulforhisfather'sguidance.

Itseemsapparentthathisearlyexperienceplayingsportsasapersonwithsightandmuscle（肌肉）memory-repeating

behaviorsoverandoveruntiltheybecomesecondnature—havealsoenabledJaketohittheballquitewell.

Jakewasbornwithararekindofeyecancerthattookawaythevisionfromhislefteyewhenhewasababyand

eventuallyhisrighteye,in2009,whenhewas12yearsold.Ratherthanlettingthediseaseholdhimback,Jakeusedhis

lossofsightandhisfaithassourcesofmotivation（动力）・“IfIwasgoingtositonthecouchallday,feelingsorryfor

myself,Iwasn'tgoingtodoanything.IdecidedthatIwasgoingtogooutandpersevere（坚持不懈）hesaid.

Itwaswiththatmind-setthatthestudentfromOrangeLutheranHighSchoolinCaliforniawasabletowritehisfirst

book,OpenYourEyes:10UncommonLessonstoDiscoveraHappierLife."It'saboutopeningthereaders9eyestotheir

truetalentinlifeandmakingsurethattheyusealltheabilitiesthattheyhaveJJakesaid.

Jake'sfather,BrianOlson,saidthefamilyisimpressedwithwhathehasdonewithhislife,includingshowingpeople

thattheycangetthroughhardships.66Yourdarkesthourcansoonbecomeyourbrightest,andwitheverys如back,

there'sasetup,95Jakesaid."Ineveryoneofus,there'smorepotentialthanwecaneverimagine,anditreallyisa

choice.”

1.WecanlearnfromthearticlethatJakeOlson▲«

A.wasbornwithblindness

B.hasgreatmusclememory

C.wasgoingtositonthecouchallday

D.istryingtofindthecureforhisdisease

2.Accordingtothearticle,Jake'sfamilymembers▲,

A.havepityonhimdeeply

B.oncegaveuphopeonhim

C.encouragedhimtowritethebook

D.admirehiseffortsanddetermination决心）

3.ThepurposeofthebookOpenYourEyes:10UncommonLessonstoDiscoveraHappierLifeisto▲,

A.explainwhat“ahappierlife”means

B.askpeopletogetonwellwithdisabledpeople

B.helppeoplegetbetterlifethroughhisexperiences

C.encouragepeopletodiscoverandusethepotential

4.Theunderlinedword“setback”isclosestinmeaningto▲,

A.failureB.fightC.ideaD.success

E

17、January16,2014-Weknowthesaying“Theearlybirdgetstheworm"，buttodayyou'regoingtolearnaboutthe

interestingsaying“Theearlyfishgetsthebird.”

AnAfricantigerfish（老虎鱼）wasseenjumpingoutoftheairandcatchingaflyingbird.TheAfricantigerfishhasbright

redfinsandverysharpteeth.Therehavebeenrumors（传闻）thiskindoffishpreysou（捕食）birdssincethe1940s,but

noonewasabletocatchone.

"Thewholeactionofjumpingandcatchinghappenssoquicklythatafterwesawit,ittookallofusamomenttoreally

understandwhatwehadjustseen/*saidNicoSmitfromEnvironmentalSciencesandManagementatNorth-West

University.

SmitandhisresearchteamsawitatalakeintheMapungubweNationalParkinSouthAfricaduringsummer.They

foundabout20fishfeedingonbirdsinthemorning.Thosebirdsmaybeoutearlytolookforfood,butwewillnever

knowforsure!

1.Thetigherfish.

A.isfromtheUSAB.hasbrightblackfins

C.hasverysharpteethD.wasseeninaforest

2.Theunderlinedword“one”inParagraph2means・

A.atigerB.aflshC.abirdD.aperson

3.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Nobodyhasheardoftherumorsaboutthetigerfishbefore.

B.IttookSmitamomenttounderstandwhathehadseenaboutthefish.

C.Theinterestingfindingshappenedinalakeintheafternoon.

D.Thebirdswerecaughtbythetigerfishbecausetheywereouttooearlyforfood.

4.Whereisthepassagelikelytoberead?

A.Inaposter.B.Inatourguide.C.Inanewspaper.D.Inastorybook.

5.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Theearlyfishgetsthebird.

B.NicoSmitandanAfricantigerfish.

C.NicoSmitandhisresearchteam.

D.TheMapungubweNationalPark

F

18、ItisreportedthatsomedevelopedcountrieshaveshippedbrokenpartsofcomputerstoChina.LastmonthHong

Kongofficersfound131,000kilogramsofbrokencomputers,TVsandphonessentfromJapan.

Thingslikethesearecalledelectronicwaste,ore-waste.Dealingwithitisnotaneasyjob.Everytimeanoldcomputer

breaksdown,itneedstobedealtwithsafely.Butatpresent,brokencomputerpartsareusuallyburied.Itmaybe

hundredsofyearsbeforetheyarereallygoingintheearth（泥土）・

ManyplacesinChinaarepollutedbye-waste.GuiyuinGuangdongProvinceisoneofthem.Thistownisnamedas“the

e-wastecapitaloftheworld".Manyofthepoisons（有毒物）ine-wastefindtheirwayintotheenvironment.Plasticis

burnedoutdoorsandchemicalwaterispouredintorivers.Greenpeace,anenvironmentalgroup,hasfoundtheair,the

earthandtheriversinGuiyubadlypolluted.

TheChinesegovernmentwantsthecountrytodevelop,butweshouldfindawaythatisn'tharmfultotheenvironment

andpeople'slife.Thisyear,Chinamakesanewenvironmentprotectionlaw,thestrictestonewehaveeverhad.

ComputercompanieslikeLenovoandDellwillbeaskedtotakebacktheiroldcomputers.Thisisbecausetheyknow

besthowtodealwiththemsafely.Hopefully,the