江苏省扬州市高邮市重点中学2023-2024学年中考英语四模试卷含答案

江苏省扬州市高邮市重点中学2023-2024学年中考英语四模试卷含答案注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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、—Couldyoushowmehowtomakeafruitsalad?—.First,youneedtochoosesomefreshfruitofdifferentcolours.A．Withpleasure B．Ofcoursenot C．You’rewelcome D．Itdoesn’tmatter2、Ifyoucan’tgototheparty,youshouldturndownhisinvitation________.A．widely B．politely C．lately D．badly3、—__________booksdoyoureadeveryyear?—About30,Ilovereading.A．HowmuchB．HowoldC．HowmanyD．Howoften4、TaijiismyfavoriteandIoftenplayit______healthy.A．tokeep B．keepsC．keeping D．kept5、Somefarmers________howtofeedchickens.A．taughtI B．taughtus C．taughtshe D．taughtwe6、AmazingChina,afilmaboutChina’sachievements,isagreatandmakesmorepeopleproudofourcountry.A．doubt B．success C．result D．decision7、—I’vetriedhardatmyschoolworkbutstill.—Don’tbesad.Sometimeslosingisonlyasignthatyoureallytried.A．succeeded B．worried C．improved D．failed8、Themobilephonehasinfluencedpeople’slifealotsinceit_________.A．invents B．inventedC．isinvented D．wasinvented9、—Mustweleavethereadingroombefore6o’clock?—No,you.Youcanstayhereuntil6:30.A．can’t B．needn’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t10、—Mum,mustIfinishmyhomeworktoday?—________.Youmaydoittomorrowmorning.A．No,youmustn’t B．No,youneedn’t C．Yes,youmustⅡ.完形填空11、阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。ThetownofPressureandthetownofPleasurewereneighborsbuttheyhadnothingincommon.Residents(居民)builtwallsto1influencefromtheothertown.InPressure,everyonewantedtobetheverybest.Whenwomengavebirth,theywouldcompete（竞争、比赛）tohavethebabywiththeloudestcry.Therewasviolentcompetitionineveryaspect（方面）oflife.Because2wasthesymbol（象征）ofsuccess.Peoplewerealwaysbusymakingmoney,withnotimeforrelaxation.Someyoungpeoplecouldn’tbeartheintensity(紧张)andchosetodrinktoescape（逃避）.InPleasure,themotto（格言）was:Ifonlyyoulikeit,doit.Peoplegrewupwithoutpressureandcoulddoanythingtheyliked.Childrenplayedcomputergamesday

andnight.Atschool,teachersdidn’tcare3studentscameornot.Workersmightsitaroundtheofficealldaylongdrinkingcoffeeanddoing4.Thankstothelack（缺乏）ofregulations（规章制度）,nobodyworriedaboutlosingtheirjobs.Itwaspleasurethatmattered.ThecomputerstheyusedwereoldonesfromthetownofPressure.Someoftheyoungwereaddicted（上瘾）todrugs（药物）5theemptiness（空虚）oftheirlives.Then,peopleinthetwotownsbeganaskingthemselves,“Whatislife6?”But,justbeforelifeinthetwotownscompletely7,therecameagreatperson---MrReason.Hewentfromdoortodoor,talkingwithpeopleand8advice.PeopleinPressurelearnttobesatisfiedwithwhattheyhad9peopleinPleasurebegantomakeplans.They10thewallsbetweenthemandbuiltaroadtoconnectthetwo.1．A．pickoutB．putoutC．keepoutD．leaveout2．A．wealthB．healthC．happinessD．pleasure3．A．whatB．whoC．whereD．whether4．A．nothingB．somethingC．anythingD．everything5．A．comparedtoB．thankstoC．becauseofD．asaresult6．A．atB．forC．inD．to7．A．gaveB．failedC．lostD．saved8．A．followingB．takingC．seekingD．giving9．A．whenB．asC．whileD．since10．A．pulledoffB．pulleddownC．pulledoutD．pulledupⅢ.语法填空12、C．根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。Ayoungpaintercompletedanicepicture.Togetpeople’st1．abouthisskills,heputitatacrossingonabusystreet.Andbelowitaboardread,“Gentlemen,Ihavepaintedthispiece.S2．I’mnew,Imightmakesomemistakesinit.Pleaseputacross(叉号)whereveryouseeamistake.”Whenhecamebackintheeveningtoc3．hispicture,hewasshockedtoseethatthewholepicturewasfilledwithcrosses.Andsomepeoplee4．wrotesomethingonhispicture.Sadly,herantohismasterandsaid,“Ifailed.AndifthisiswhatIhavelearned,I’mnotw5．teaching.”Themastersmiledandsuggested,“I’llletyouknowthatyou’reagreatartist.Nowgotopaintthesamepictureagainandgiveittome.”Thentheywenttothesamestreetthenextmorningandputthenewpictureexactlyatthesameplace.Nowthemastertookoutanotherb6．whichsaid,“Gentlemen,Ipaintedthispiece.Theremightbesomemistakesinit.Ihaveputaboxwithcolorsandbrushesjustbelow.Pleasegivemeah7．.Ifyouseeamistake,pickupthebrushandcorrectit.”Twodayslater,theycamebacktotheplace.Theyoungpainterwass8．toseethatactuallytherewasnotasinglecorrectiondone!It’seasytosaybutdifficulttodo.Ifyouwanttohelppeoplei9．theirbehavior,you’dbetterlearnhowtohelppeoplechangetheirattitudes(态度)orskills.Also,alwaysremembernottojudge(评判)y10．bysomeoneelse’swordsandfeelbadtwohomes.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Davidwalkeddownthestreet.AllhewantedtodowastoplaybasketballwithJim.Buthismothertoldhimtoreturnhissister'sbookstothelibraryonhiswaytoJim'shouse.Inhiseyes,booksandsummertimejustdon'tgotogether.Hethoughthehadreadalotduringtheschoolyear.Andhehadneversetfootinsideapubliclibrary.Todayhe'djustdropthebooksoffintheoutsidereturnbox,butitwaslocked.Hehadtogoinsidetoreturnthem.Davidwalkedinsidethebuildingafewminutesbeforeclosingtime.Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.Afteraquickdrinkofwaterandashortstopinthetoilet,he'dbeonhiswaytomeetJim.Hewalkedoutofthetoilet.Thelibrarylightswereturnedoff.Hewaslocked—inalibrary!Davidtriedtousethetelephone,buthecouldn'tfindone.Asthesunbegantoset,hesearchedforalightandfoundalittleoneonadesk.Heusedapenciltowriteanoteonabigpieceofpaper.Itread,“I'mlockedinside.Pleasecallforhelp.”Heputitonthefrontdoor.Surely,someonepassingbywouldseeit.Hethenturnedhisattentiontothelibraryitself.Hewassurprisedtodiscoverthatthisplacewasnotsobad.Rowsandrowsofbooks!WhenhesawabookaboutMichaelJordanonthedesk,hepickeditup.Heopenedthebookandbegantoread.Hefeltthatbeinglockedinthelibrarydidn'tseemtobesuchaterriblething.1．WhatdidDavid'smotherwanthimtodo?A．PlaybasketballwithJim.B．Takeawalkinthestreet.C．Readbooksinthelibrary.D．Returnhissister'sbooks.2．Davidthoughthehadreadalotduring________．A．avisittoJim'sB．theschoolyearC．theclosingtimeD．thesummertime3．Davidwentinsidethebuildingbecause________．A．thesunbegantosetB．hewantedtousethetelephoneC．heneededtogotothetoiletD．theoutsidereturnboxwaslocked4．Whichofthefollowingsentencescouldbeaddedtothechart(图表)?→？)→A．Hesearchedforalight.B．Heputthebooksintothereturnbox.C．Hehadaquickdrinkofwater.D．Heturnedhisattentiontothelibrary.5．Daviddiscoveredthat________afterhewaslockedinthelibrary.A．hewasveryafraidofthedarkB．hebecameinterestedinthisplaceC．hismomwasworriedabouthimD．hisfriendbecamenervousabouthimB14、AmannamedHaydenwasseriouslyillinahospital.AnotherpatientnamedKevinwasinthesameroomwithhim.ButHilary’sbedwasnexttothewindow;Kevin’swasinthecorner.Thetwomentalkedalot.EveryafternoonHilarypassedthetimebydescribingtohisroommateKevinallthethingshecouldseeoutsidethewindow.Hedescribedtherewasaparkwithalovelylake.Ducksandswansplayedonthewaterwhilechildrensailedtheirmodelboatsandgrandoldtreesgracedthelandscapes.AsHilarydescribedallthoseindetails,Kevinclosedhiseyesandimaginedthesceneries.ThedayspassedandKevinmissedseeingmoresights,sohebegantobrood(沉思)andfoundhimselfunabletosleep.Heshouldbebythatwindow.Lateonenight,Hilarybegantocough.Inlessthanfiveminutes,therewasonlysilence—deathlysilence.Hilarydiedinthebednexttothewindow.Thefollowingmorning,Kevinaskedifhecouldbemovednexttothewindow.Thenursewashappytodothatforhim.Finally,hewouldhavethejoyofseeingthescenesallhimself.Heslowlylookedoutofthewindowbesidethebed.Itwasnothingbutfacedablackwall.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1．Fromthispassage,weknowHilarywasstaying______.A．intheroom’scornerB．besidetheroom’swindowC．inthefrontparkD．besidethepark’slake2．WhydidHilarydescribethesceneriesoutsidethewindow?A．BecausehewantedtomakeKevinhappy.B．Becausethesceneriesoutofthewindowweretoobeautiful.C．BecausethenurseaskedhimtoexchangehismindwithKevin.D．Becausehewantedtospendhisboringtimeout.3．WhenHilarydescribedthesceneries,Kevin______.A．sleptdeeplyB．lookedoutofthewindowC．talkedwiththenurseD．sharedthesceneriesinmind4．ThenursewashappywhenKevinaskedtomovenexttothewindow.Whichisthepossiblereason?A．ThenursefeltsadforHilary’sdeath.B．Nopatientswouldliketostayinthatbed.C．HilaryandKevinweregoodfriends.D．GoodsceneriesmadeKevinfeelbetter.5．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．OutoftheWindowB．TwoPatientsintheHospitalC．TheNurseandthePatientsD．APatient’sBedC15、Choosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.根据短文，选择正确答案SomeBritishandAmericanpeopleliketoinvitefriendsandcolleagues(同事）foramealathome.YoushouldnotbeupsetifyourEnglishfriendsdon’tinviteyouhome.Itdoesn’tmeantheydon’tlikeyou.Dinnerpartiesusuallystartbetween7and8p.m,andendatabout11.Askyourhostswhattimeyoushouldarrive.It’spolitetobringflowers,chocolatesorabottleofwineasapresent.Doyouwanttobeextra(特别的）polite?Sayhowmuchyouliketheroom,orthepicturesonthewall.Butremember--nottoaskhowmuchthingscost.You’llprobablystartthemealwithsoup,orsomethingsmallasa“starter”(开胃菜),thenyou’llhavemeatorfishwithvegetables,andthenadessert,followedbycoffee.It’spolitetofinisheverythingonyourplateandtotakemoreifyouwantit.Somepeopleeatbreadwiththeirmeal.butnoteveryonedoes.Beforetheytakeouttheircigarettesafterthemeal,mostpeopleusuallyask,“DoyoumindifIsmokehere?”Didyouenjoytheevening?Callyourhoststhenextday,orwritethemashort“thankyou”letter.Perhapsitseemsfunnytoyou,butBritishandAmericanpeoplesay”thankyou,thankyou,andthankyou”allthetime.1．Ifyouaren’tinvitedtodinnerathomebyEnglishorAmericanfriends,______.A．itshowstheydon’tlikeyou.B．itdoesn’tshowtheydon’tlikeyou.C．itshowstheydon’twanttomakefriendswithyou.2．Whenyourfriendinvitesyoutogotohisorherhome,________A．youmaytakeasmallpresentwithyou.B．youshouldn’ttakeanythingwithyou.C．youmaygoatanytime.3．InEnglandandAmerica,it’snotpoliteto__________A．askthepriceofthething.B．eatallthefoodonyourplate.C．talktoyourhosts.4．Inthepassage,theorderoftheservingofamealis_______.A．dessert-meatorfishwithvegetables-coffee-soupB．coffee-soup-desert-meatoffishwithvegetablesC．soup-meatorfishwithvegetables-dessert-coffee5．WhichisNOTright?A．InEnglandorAmerica,itusuallytakesmorethanthreehourstohaveadinnerpartyathomeB．Youmustn’tsmokeafteramealwhenyouarewithsomeAmericanorEnglishpeopleC．Ifyouenjoytheevening,youcanwriteashort“thankyou”lettertoyourhostorcallthemD16、Attheageofsixteen,IwentonmyfirstvolunteerprograminWestVirginiatorepairorbuildhomesforpoorfamilies.Whenwearrived,wediscoveredthatthefamilyweweregoingtohelpwaslivinginatrailer（拖车式活动房）thatwasinpoorcondition,nobiggerthantwoparkingspaces.Agroupofpeoplehadbeenworkingonitfortwoweeks,buteverytimetheyfinishedoneproblem,anotherappeared.Wesoondecidedthattheonlywaywastobuildanewhouse.Itwassomethingunusualbecausenormallyourgoalwastorepairoldhomes.Thefamilywaspleasedwiththeirnewhousethatwas20by30feetwiththreebedrooms,abathandakitchen.OnTuesdayofthatweek,Iaskedthefamily’sthreeboys,Josh,EricandRyan,“Whatdoyouwantforyournewroom?”Kidsinthefamilieswehadhelpedusuallywantedtoysorposters,soweweresurprisedwhenJosh,theoldestboysaid,“Wejustwantbeds.”Theboyshadneversleptinabed.Thatnightwehadameetinganddecidedthatbedswouldbetheperfectgift.OnThursdaynight,afewadultsinourgroupdrovetothenearestcityandboughtbedsandnewbedding.OnFridaywhenwesawthetruckcoming,wetoldthefamilyaboutthesurprise.Theywereveryexcited.Thatafternoon,whileweweresettingupthebeds,Ericranintothehousetowatchuswithwideeyes.AsMaggie,amemberofourgroup,putoneofthepillowsonthebed,Ericasked,“Whatisthat?”“Apillow,”shereplied.“Whatdoyoudowithit?”Ericwentonasking.“Whenyougotosleep,youputyourheadonit,”Maggieansweredsoftly.TearscametooureyesasshehandedEricthepillow.“Oh...that’ssoft,”hesaid,holdingittightly.Now,whenmysisterorIstarttoaskforsomethingthatseemsveryurgent（急迫的）,mydadalwaysasks,“Doyouhaveapillow?”Weknowexactlywhathemeans.1．Whydidthewriter’sgroupbuildanewhouseforthefamily?A．Becauseitwastheirnormalwork.B．Becausethefamilyaskedthemtodoit.C．Becausethetrailercouldnolongerberepaired.D．Becausetheythoughtitwasaperfectgiftforthefamily.2．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Thefamilyneededtwoparkingspaces.B．Theboysofthefamilywantedtoysandposters.C．Thefamilywereexcitedaboutthebedsandbedding.D．Thewriter’sgroupmadesomefurnitureforthefamily.3．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ThePillowB．ANewHouseC．TheFamilyD．AnInterestingProgramE17、TheAmazingBrainSleep.It’ssomethingwespendaboutathirdofourlivesdoing,butdoanyofusreallyunderstandwhatit’sallabout?Weallknowbasedonourownexperiencethatwhenwesleep,itclearsourminds,andwhenwedon’tsleep,itleavesourmindsmurky(昏沉沉的).Butwhenwestillhaven’tunderstoodwhysleephasthisamazingfunctionforthemind.Recentlybiologistshavefoundthatsleepmayactuallybeakindofdesignsolutiontosomeofthebrain’smostbasicneeds,thewaythatbrainmeetsthehighdemandsandthenarrowmargins(范围)thatsetitapartfromalltheotherorgans(器官)ofthebody.Thebrainhasalargepoolofclean,clearfluid(流体)calledcerebrospinalfluid.BiologistscallittheCSF.TheCSFfillsthespacethatsurroundsthebrain,andwastesfrominsidethebrainmaketheirwayouttotheCSF,whichgetsthewasteintotheblood.Whatwassurprisingtothemwasthatthefluidontheoutsideofthebraindidn’tstayontheoutside.Instead,theCSFgoesintoandthroughthebrainalongtheoutsidesofthebloodvessels(血管),itwasactuallyhelpingtoclearawayandcleanthewastefromthespacesbetweenthebrain’scells(细胞).Thisonlyhappensinthesleepingbrain.Recentresearchsuggeststhatwhat’shappeningisthatwhenthebrainisawakeandisatitsmostbusy,itputsoffclearingawaythewastefromthespacesbetweenitscellsuntillater.Whenwegotosleep,itgetsintoakindofcleaningmodetoclearawaythewastefromthespacesbetweenitscells.Wegotosleepeverysinglenight,butourbrainsneverrest.Whileourbodyisstillandourmindisoffwalkingindreamssomewhere.Likeourhousework,it’sdirtyandathanklessjob,butit’salsoimportant.Inyourhouse,ifyoustopcleaningyourkitchenforamonth,yourhomewillbecomecompletelyunlivableveryquickly.Butinhebrain,thesituationismuchmoreseriousbecausewhenitcomestocleaningthebrain,itistheveryhealthandfunctionofthemindandthebodythat’satstake.Thatiswhyunderstandingtheseverybasichousekeepingfunctionsofthebraintodaymaypreventandtreatdiseasesofthemindtomorrow.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“atstake”inthelastparagraphmean?A．inahealthysituationB．inadangeroussituationC．inanamazingsituationD．inanunlivablesituation2．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Sleepingmakesourbrainfeelmurky.B．TheCSFcancleanthewasteinourbrain.C．Ourbraincancleanthewasteatanytime.D．Sleepingmakesourbrainhaveagoodrest.3．Whatisthemainpurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toteachushowtohaveagoodsleep.B．Toshowthenewresearchofourbrain.C．TointroducehowCSFworksinourbrain.D．Totellustheimportanceofsleeping.F18、Thesedaystherearelotofpossibilitiestobealwaysconnectedlofamilyandfriends.NowthatIhavejustmovedloFrance,thiscanbeveryconvenient.1canringmysisterwholivesinLosAngelesonViber,orIcanSkypemyparentsorfriendsbackinEnglandforachat.However,sometimestheconvenientanddependabilityoftechnologycanbeintrusive.Eventhemostout-goingpeopleneedsome“downtime"tocalmdownontheirownandgetrelaxed.Thisissomethingthat1considernecessaryandhealthy.Afterall,youhavetolivewithyourselffortherestofyourlife,soyou’dbetterknowhowtoenjoyyourowncompany.Itcanbeagoodthingtohavetimetoyourselftocollectyourthoughtsandfreeyourfeelings.Today1wentforawalkbymyselfaroundthelakeandjustdav-dreamed.Itwassorelaxingandenjoyableandhelpedmeletgoofmybademotions.However,somehowitseemsrudeorperhapsmakespeoplefeelthatyou'reupsettosaytopeople:”I'mgoingtogoandspendsometimebymyself."Andoftenwhenwearespendingtime‘alone’,weareactuallyconnectedwithapieceofelectricalequipment.WetrytomakesomethingintoaFacebookoraTweettoattractourfriends,orwescroll(滚屏〉throughFacebooknosingintootherpeople’slivesorseeingwhatfriendsareupto.Wejudgeourselvesandotherpeoplebythephotostheyputonline,sowecantellhowmuchfuntheyarehavingcomparedtous.Thisisanagewhenwecangetsomuchsurfaceinformationaboutotherpeople'slives,butbeingwrapped（包裹）upinwhatotherpeoplearedoingoralwaysthinkingaboutotherpeople’srecognition(认可)ofuscanbequiteunhealthy.Perhapsthesedaysforgetaboutthesimplepleasureofspendingtimejustforus.Havingsaidallthat,Ialsothinkthatspendingtoomuchtimebyyourselfcanseparateyoufromothers.Isupposeitisimportanttofindagoodbala