2024屆湖北省武漢市武昌區(qū)武漢大附屬外語(yǔ)校中考英語(yǔ)考試模擬沖刺卷含答案

2024屆湖北省武漢市武昌區(qū)武漢大附屬外語(yǔ)校中考英語(yǔ)考試模擬沖刺卷含答案考生須知：1．全卷分選擇題和非選擇題兩部分，全部在答題紙上作答。選擇題必須用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題的答案必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆寫(xiě)在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請(qǐng)用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫(xiě)姓名和準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無(wú)效。Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇1、Savingtheearthbeginswithsmallthings.Forexample,wecansaveelectricitybyturningoffthelightswhenweleavearoom.Simplethingslikebringinga________bagtogoshoppingcanalsohelp.A．reusable B．reflected C．recycled2、—I’mgoingtomissyou,dear.—Ifeel_______thesame.A．hardlyB．exactlyC．seriouslyD．properly3、—Isit________todosomeshoppinginthatsupermarket?—Yes.Ipassbyitonmywayhomefromwork.A．cheapB．convenientC．crowdedD．expensive4、Hefailedtheexam________hewastoocareless.A．when B．so C．a(chǎn)fter D．because5、一Alicehasbeenworkinglateintothenightthesedays.一Oh,shewasoffschoolforamonth,soshehasalotto.A．giveupB．pickupC．stayupD．makeup6、Achildshouldbeencouragedtotellthetruthinsteadof_______storieswheneverheorshehasdonesomethingwrong.A．takingupB．makingupC．puttingupD．settingup7、—Whystopwalking,Michelle？—Therearesomanypeoplestandingtherethatwecan’tgo.A．a(chǎn)crossB．throughC．overD．on8、---isitfromourschooltoWandashoppingmall?---Abouthalfanhouronfoot.A．HowfarB．HowmuchC．HowlongD．Howoften9、---Oh,dear!Apowercut!---Sorry,Ididn’tknowyou_________thewashingmachine.A．a(chǎn)reusing B．used C．use D．wereusing10、—Lisa,howisyourcousin?—Heisnow.Thankyou.A．morehealthier B．muchhealthier C．veryhealthier D．healthiestⅡ.完形填空11、Thesedays，anewkindofrestaurantisbecomingpopular.Peoplewhogotherecannotonlyenjoytheir1，theycanalsoenjoyplayingcomputergamesand_________withtheirfamilyandfriendsontheInternet.UWinkistherestaurant’sname.ItisinLosAngeles，andit’saboutfunandfood.InUWink，thereare_________waitersorwaitressesaroundyou.Thescreenshavereplaced(取代)them.Youcanorderthefoodyouwantbytouchingthescreeninfrontofyouandrunnerswillbring_________tothetables.Youcan2playvideogameswiththepeopleatthenexttable.Thescreenscanshowmusicvideos，moviesandsoon，thoughmainlythey3showvideogames.It’saninteractive(互動(dòng))restaurant_________youwillcontrolyourmealandyourfun.Theserviceisfastandtherunnersknowclearlywheretogo.Therewillbenowaitingforawaiter，andnomisunderstandings(誤解)inthe4Differentkindsoffoodsare5atanytimeofaday.UWinkisaplacewhichhosts“roomgames”too，whereeverytableintherestaurantcanhaveavideogamecompetitionatthesame6.TheowneroftherestauranthopesthatUWinkcanmakeiteasyforpeopletobeinteractive，havefunandenjoyadeliciousmeal.1．A．music B．meals C．a(chǎn)ctivities D．smile2．A．putoff B．cheerup C．setup D．havefun3．A．no B．enough C．some D．few4．A．them B．her C．him D．it5．A．only B．hardly C．a(chǎn)lso D．either6．A．usedto B．a(chǎn)reusedto C．a(chǎn)reusedfor D．getusedto7．A．which B．where C．what D．that8．A．shop B．school C．window D．kitchen9．A．served B．cleaned C．bought D．taken10．A．year B．money C．time D．foodⅢ.語(yǔ)法填空12、Joe’sgrandchildrenvisitedhimduringtheholidays.Beforethevacationtime,Joecleanedthehouse.Unluckily,helosthisfavoritewatch.WhenJoe’sgrandchildrenarrived,theyaskedhim1．hewassoupset.Joesaid,“Ilostthemostvaluablewatchthatwas2．(give)byyourgrandma.”Hisgrandchildrenpromisedhimthattheywouldfindthewatchforhim.OneofJoe’s3．(granddaughter)asked,“Grandpa,doyourememberwhenyoulastsawthewatchbeforeitwasmissing?”Joereplied,“MaybewhenIwascleaningthebarn(倉(cāng)房).”Thechildrenwenttothebarn,whichwasfull4．oldbooks,brokenfurniture,andsoon.Theysearchedformorethantwohours,butcouldn’tfindthewatch.Theywerevery5．(sadness)andleft.Afterawhile,onegrandsonwalkedintothebarnagain.Herequestedtheothersnottofollow6．(he).Thelittleboysatquietlyinthebarnforabout15minutesandthenrushedtohisgrandpa.Yes,hegotthewatchand7．(happy)giveittoJoe.Joewassurprisedandaskedhowhewasabletofindthewatch.Thelittleboyreplied,“Isatinthebarnwithout8．(make)anoiseandthebarnwassoquiet.Afterafewminutes,Iheardthetick-ticksoundandfoundit.”Joe9．(hug)thelittleboyandthankedhim.Thiswasthepowerofsilence.Ifwestaycalm,wemayfindawaytodeal10．a(chǎn)difficultsituationveryeasily.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Asakid，Ireadastoryofabird.Itdescribedamalebirdwhichtakesalotofpaintobuildahouseandthefemalebirdtakescareofthebabyinit.Whenthebabybirdlearnstofly，thewholefamilyfliesofftoadifferentplaceleavingbehindthebeautifulnestforotherbirdstogrowtheirfamilyinit.Itmademeconfused(困惑的)：Howcouldtheysoeasilygiveuptheirhousebuiltwithsomucheffort?Onenight，Igotthisdream.Iwaswalkingontheendlessroadwithbeautifultreesontheeitherside.Attractedbythegreenery，Iwenton，thenIsawawonderfulhouse.Iexploredthehouse.Therewasasloping(斜的)roofwhichmatchedwiththegreeneryaround；thelargecentralopenyardremindedmeoftheactivitiesthatmighthavetakenplacetherewhichfeltlivelyevennow.Thesmallwaterbodythatkeptthehousecooladdedtothebeautyofthehouse—ofcourse，itwasalldriedupnow.Suchlivelinessturnsthehouseintoahome.Peoplesay“THEHOMEISWHERETHEHEARTIS”，andnowIfeltitandwasattracteddeeply.WhenIwokeupfromthedream，Iwasclearabouteverything.Irealizedwhatmessagemydreamwantedtoconvey(傳遞)me.Andyearslater，whenIchosemycareer，Ithoughtofthestoryofthebirdandmydream，thenIwassurewhattodo.Idecidedtochoosearchitectureasmycareer.Iwantedtodothesamethingthatthemalebirdinthestorydid，totakepaininbuildingabeautifulhouseandletothersstayinit.MydreamcomestrueandthehappinessthatIgainnowfromthiscareerisgreat.1．Whenthewriterreadthestoryofthebird，hefelt_______.A．bored B．confused C．a(chǎn)mazed D．worried2．Inthewriter'sdream，whatpartofthehouseattractedhimmost?A．Theslopingroofofthehouse.B．Thebodyofwaterthatkeepsthehousecool.C．Thelargecentralopenyard.D．Thelivelinessthathefeltaroundthehouse.3．Theunderlinedword“architecture”inParagraph3means_______inChinese.A．考古 B．天文 C．建筑 D．藝術(shù)4．Thepassageismainlyabout_______.A．howthebirdcouldgiveuptheirhouseeasilyB．howthewriterfinallybecomesanhonestcitizenC．whatweneedtodowhenwechooseourcareerD．whythewriterchoosesarchitectureashiscareerB14、Duringmystayatanorphanage(孤兒院)attheageof9,agentlemancameandtaughtushowtodowoodenartpieces.Iremembermyfirstproject—asmalltable.IwassoproudofitthatIregardeditasawonder.Itwasbeautifulandittookmesixweekstofinishit.IcouldhardlywaittogiveittoMotherWintersasagift.Shewasalwaysstrictwithus.Asthetableswerenotdryfromtheclearcoating,themantoldustowaitafewdaysbeforetakingthemtoourdormitories(寢室).ButIwasjustsohappythatIcouldn’twaittocarrymytableback,smilingfromeartoear.WhenIreachedthedormitory,Iplacedthelittletablebesidemybed.WhenMotherWintersentered,Iwasadmiringit.“Wereyousupposedtobringthishome?”sheasked.“No,ma’am,”Irepliedwithmyheaddown.SheorderedmetothrowthetableoutandsoIdid.Aftersheleft,Iimmediatelyopenedthedoortogetitback.Itwasdirtyallover.Ibrusheditandcried,butthedirtwouldnotcomeoff.Ihidthetableinmycloset.However,ayearlaterduringacleaning-up,itwasdiscovered.Painfully,IhadtogivethetabletoMotherWinters,thinkingthatshewouldthrowitaway.Thirtyyearslaterataparty,IlearnedthatMotherWinterswaslivingnearby,soIdroveuptoseeher.Wetalkedcheerfullyforlong.AsIwasabouttoleave,sheaskedmetocomedowntoherbasement(地下室)togetsomethingimportant.Ifollowedherintoadarkcorner.Shepickedsomethingup.Assheturnedaround,Icouldseethatshewasholdingalittletable.MotherWinterskeptthelittletablethatIhadgivenupforlostsolongago.Today,IlookatthattablewithbittersweetmemoriesbutfullofthankstoMotherWinters,whokeptthetableforayoungorphanwhovalueditsomuch.1．Itwas________forthewriterwhenshefinishedthewoodensmalltable.A．excitingB．worryingC．thankfulD．painful2．WhydidMotherWintersorderthewritertothrowthetableout?A．Becausethetablewasdirty.B．Becausethewriterbroketherule.C．Becauseshedidn’tlikethetable.D．Becauseshedidn’tlikethewriter.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Ittookthewritersevenweekstofinishthesmalltable.B．Thewritercriedbeforeshegothersmalltableback.C．Thewriterhidthetableinherclosetformanyyears.D．MotherWinterskeptthesmalltableforalongtime.4．ThewriteristryingtotellusMotherWinterswas________accordingtothepassage.A．poorandrudeB．kindandpoorC．kindbutstrictD．funnybutstrictC15、Lookatyourclassmatesaroundyou.Youallwearthesameuniformandsimilarsneakers.Doyouwanttostandoutamongthem?Afashionableandusefulbackpackcanbeagreatidea!Backpacksarelightweightandeasytocarry.Theyaregreattoolsforstudents.Theyhelpyoutostayorganized.Youcankeepschoolthings,booksandpersonalitemslikecellphonesandkeysneatly(整潔地).Withauniquebackpack,youcanalsostandoutamongyourclassmates.Touristsalsolovebackpacks.Withconvenientbackpacks,backpackerscanmovefreelyfromoneplacetoanother.Meanwhile,theycanalsofreetheirhandstodootherthingsliketakingphotos.Butintheverybeginningbackpackswerenotwhatweseetoday.ItisthoughtthatUShikerDickKeltyinventedthefirstmodernbackpackin1951.Heusednylon(尼龍)andaluminumtubing(鋁制管型材料)tomakebackpackslightweight.Thenheaddedshoulderstraps(帶子)andwaiststrapstotransfer(轉(zhuǎn)移)muchoftheweighttothehips(臀部).Today,backpackscomeindifferentstyles.Rolling(滾動(dòng)的)backpackshavewheelsonthebottom.Userscanpullthemalongthegroundiftheyaretooheavytocarryontheirshoulders.Andwithmorepeoplebringinglaptopstoschoolandwork,backpacksalsoofferspaceforlightweightelectronics.1．Backpacksareusefulfortouristsbecause_____.A．theyhavewheelsonthebottomB．itfreestourists’handstodootherthingsC．touristscanfeelfashionableD．theymaketouristsfeelspecial2．Theunderlinedword“unique”inthepassageprobablymeans“”.A．普通的B．獨(dú)特的C．有用的D．便利的3．Thefirstmodernbackpackwasthoughttobeinventedby_____.A．a(chǎn)famousinventorB．a(chǎn)nEnglishmanC．a(chǎn)hikerD．a(chǎn)student4．Inordertomakethebackpacklight,_____isused.A．cottonB．nylonC．clothD．paper5．Thepassagemainlytalksabout_____.A．a(chǎn)famousTVdramaB．differentfunctions(功能)ofbackpacksC．thehistoryofbackpacksD．whowearsbackpacksD16、Oncemyfatheraskedmetoholdhishammerwhileherepairedsomething,sowecouldhavesometimetotalktoeachother.For22years,afterIlefthomeforcollege,hecalledmeeverySundayat9am.Hewasalwaysinterestedinmylifeandhowmyfamilywasdoing,andIneveronceheardhimcomplainabouthisownlife.NineyearsagowhenIboughtmyfirsthouse,myfather,67yearsold,spenteighthoursadaypaintingitforthreedays.Hewouldnotallowmetopaysomeonetohaveitdone.Allheaskedforwasaglassoficedteaandformetoholdapaintbrushforhimandtalktohim.ButIwastoobusy.Fiveyearsago,atage71,myfatherspentfivehoursputtingtogetheraswingset(秋千組)formydaughter.Again,allheaskedwasthatIgethimaglassoficedteaandtalktohim.Butagain,Iwastoobusy.Fouryearsago,myfatherdroveallthewayfromDenvertoTopeka,withaneight-footColoradobluespruce(藍(lán)葉云杉)inhistrunk,sothatmyhusbandandIcouldhaveapartofColoradogrowingonourland.Iwaspreparingforatripthatweekendandcouldn’tspendmuchtimewithhim.Then,oneday,myfathertelephonedmeasusual,thistimefrommysister’shomeinFlorida.Wetalkedaboutthetreehehadbroughtme,“FatAlbert”,butthatmorninghecalledit“FatOscar”,andheseemedtohaveforgottensomethings.Ihadtogettochurch,soIcuttheconversationshort.Thecallcameat4:40pmthatday:myfatherwasinhospitalinFloridawithananeurysm(動(dòng)脈瘤).Igotonaplaneimmediately,andonthewayIthoughtofallthetimesIhadnottakenthetimetotalktomyfather.IrealizedthatIhadnoideawhohewasorwhathisdeepestthoughtswere.IpromisedthatwhenIarrived,Iwouldmakeupforlosttime.IarrivedinFloridaat1am.Myfatherhadpassedawayat9:12pm.Thistimeitwashewhodidnothavetimetotalktome.1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．ThewriterarrivedinFloridabeforeherfatherpassedaway.B．Thewriterdidn’tfindenoughtimetotalktoherfatheralltheseyears.C．Thewriternoticednothingunusualaboutherfather’shealthbeforehewasputinthehospital.D．Thewriter’sfatherbroughtthemtheColoradobluesprucebecauseitisanexpensivekindoftree.2．Howdidthewriterfeelwhenshewasrushingtothehospitalwhereherfatherwasstaying?A．Hopeless.B．Sorry.C．Frightened.D．Disappointed.3．Whichwordsbestdescribethewriter’sfather?A．Honestandmodest.B．Strictanddemanding(要求高的).C．Talkativeandpositive(積極樂(lè)觀的).D．Caringandthoughtful.4．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Whatagoodfather!B．HowbusyIam.C．Timekeepsgoing.D．Myfatherandourfamily.E17、Rain-barrel(接雨水的桶)making

TheParksandPeopleFoundationwillgivealessonfrom6：00pmto8：00pmon

Wednesdayatthefoundation’sStieffSilverBuilding.Visitorswilllearnhowtobuildrainbarrelsthathelpsavewaterathome.

Costis$50andincludesthebarrelandallmaterials.

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Rain-barrel(接雨水的桶)making

TheParksandPeopleFoundationwillgivealessonfrom6：00pmto8：00pmon

Wednesdayatthefoundation’sStieffSilverBuilding.Visitorswilllearnhowtobuildrainbarrelsthathelpsavewaterathome.

Costis$50andincludesthebarrelandallmaterials.

410-448-5663

Pruning(修剪樹(shù)枝)plants

Visitorscanlearnhowtopruneplantsfrom9：30amto10：00amonTuesdayat

LadewTopiaryGardens.VisitorsshouldmeetintheVisitorsCenteratLadew.

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Pruning(修剪樹(shù)枝)plants

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Gardenofsmallinventions

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gardenofsmallinventions.Visitorscanjoininsomeactivitiesandseesomeinventionsabouttheenvironment.TheexhibitionisonDecember14.

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Gardenofsmallinventions

VisitorsofallagesareinvitedtoPortDiscoverytoseethenewexhibition—a

gardenofsmallinventions.Visitorscanjoininsomeactivitiesandseesomeinventionsabouttheenvironment.TheexhibitionisonDecember14.

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ChoosethebestanswerfromA、B、orCaccordingtowhatyouread.1．（小題1）IfMr.Smithwantstolearnhowtobuildrain-barrels,hemaycall.A．410-557-9570B．410-727-8120C．410-448-56632．（小題2）If3-year-oldLisagoestovisitPortDiscoverywithherparents,theywillhavetopay.A．$10.75B．$21.5C．$32.253．（小題3）______doesn’tprovideawebsiteforvisitorstogetinformation.A．PortDiscoveryB．TheParksandPeopleFoundationC．LadewTopiaryGardens4．（小題4）Whatdoweknowaboutthesmallinventions?A．Theyaregoodfortheenvironment.B．Theyhelpsavewaterathome.C．Theycanbeboughtbyvisitors.5．（小題5）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheinformationabove?A．TheexhibitioninPortDiscoveryisafterChristmasDay.B．TheParksandPeopleFoundationwillgiveatwo-hourlessononWednesday.C．IfMr.Greenwantstolearnhowtopruneplants,hemustmeetinStieffSilverBuilding.F18、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(優(yōu)先安排)studytimeandclassroomtimetoasubjectlikedramaoversubjectslikeMath,PhysicsorComputerScience.It'sevenmoredifficultforpolicymakersandschoolofficialstochannelfunds(資金)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(導(dǎo)航)alloftheseinteractions,nomatterhowtechnologicallyskilledonebecomes,heorshewillbeatadisadvantagewithouttheabilitytocommunicateandworkinteams.Whilethenationwidetrend(趨勢(shì))tofocusonplayingcatch?upinSTEMeducationisreasonable,practical,andabsolutelynecessary,it