江蘇省南通市如皋區(qū)2023-2024學年中考英語四模試卷含答案

江蘇省南通市如皋區(qū)2023-2024學年中考英語四模試卷含答案考生須知：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在“答題紙”相應(yīng)位置上。2．請用黑色字跡的鋼筆或答字筆在“答題紙”上先填寫姓名和準考證號。3．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、--YouhatethatTVplay,don’tyou?--Not_______.Ijustthinkit’sabitboring.A．likely B．exactly C．nearly D．carefully2、---Look!Abookisonthefloor.Whoseisit?---It____beRick’s.Ithashisnameonit.A．mustn’t B．can’t C．must D．need3、—DidTom’sparentsgotothemeetingyesterday?--Yes,_______ofthemdid,but________spoke.A．each;none B．both;none C．neither;both D．both;neither4、Parentsalwayswantto_______theirchildrenwiththebesteducation,theyshouldalsoremindthem_______crazyaboutthesmartphones.

A．fill;tobeB．cover;tobeC．provide;nottobeD．compare;nottobe5、—Mary,________youhaveP.E.onMondays?—Yes.Andit'smyfavoritesubject.A．do B．were C．will D．have6、Boysandgirls,youareintheexaminationroomatthismoment.Aslongaswefightonwiththe______andefforts,theresultwillfinallyendinsuccess.A．wisedom B．wise C．wisdom7、An_________isascientifictestthatisdonetostudywhathappensandtogetnewknowledge.A．experiment B．experience C．a(chǎn)dvantage8、---Sir,couldyoupleasewaitforanother20minutesandwe’llserveyouverysoon?---Another20minutes?Itwasonly6o’clock____________Igothere,butit’s7:10now.A．since B．when C．while D．before9、---Ididn’tknowthisisaonewaystreet,Sir.---___________A．That’sallright. B．Idon’tbelieveyou.C．Howdareyousaythat. D．Sorry,butthat’snoexcuse.10、—WillyourfatherhaveapicnicwithusthisSaturday?—Hewouldloveto,buthehastowork________.A．onweekends B．onweekdays C．inthedaytimeⅡ.完形填空11、Jackwasabig,finefigureofapoliceman,andalwayshadalotofworktodo.Oneday,hewastoobusytohaveenoughlunchandhadtokeeponworking.HewalkedupanddownMarketStreet,keepinga1eyeonthingsandgettinghungrierandhungrier.HepassedTony’s2store.“Wouldyouliketohaveabanana,Jack?”greetedTony.ButJack3hisheadandsaid,“No,thankyou.”Heneveratewhenhewasat4Thenhewentpastanothershopthatwasfullofcheeses,coldmeats,potatochips,andsoon.Andwhentheshopkeeperofferedhimapackofsausage,he5again.Soitwent,alldaylong.The6manwentpastthesweetstore,thebakery,thepeanutmanandthetoffee-appleman,saying,“No,thankyou,notonduty.”Hegotmuch7Atlast,hisdayended,andheimmediatelyranbackhome.Hewent8thestairsandintothekitchen.“Youmustbehungry,man!”criedhiswife,whohadpreparedwellforthedinner,“Sitatthe9andeat!”Jacksatdownimmediatelyandbegantoenjoythemeal.Itseemedthatitwasthemostdeliciousandbiggestmealhehadeverhad.Hesaid,“Thankyou,mydear.”“It’salwaysapleasureto10foryou,”hiswifereplied.1．A．lazy B．lovely C．patient D．sharp2．A．shoe B．fruit C．toy D．clothes3．A．shook B．nodded C．relaxed D．hit4．A．break B．street C．school D．work5．A．a(chǎn)ccepted B．received C．refused D．a(chǎn)dmitted6．A．poor B．lucky C．smart D．worried7．A．hungrier B．happier C．ruder D．sadder8．A．past B．in C．on D．up9．A．window B．chair C．table D．floor10．A．wait B．cook C．wash D．smileⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面的短文，在空白處填入一個適當?shù)脑~，或填入括號中所給單詞的正確形式。Self-drivingCarsDoyoulikecars?1．willthecarbelikeinthefuture?Maybewecansitinacarthatcandrive2．(it).About40yearsago,scientistsfromtheUnitedStates3．(start)todevelopself-drivingcars.Themostfamousone4．(make)byGooglein2012.Therearecamerasandradars(雷達）onthetopofthecar.Theyallowthecomputerinthecar5．(draw)a3Dmapoftheenvironment.Chinesescientistshavealso6．(successful)developedaself-drivingcar.Thecarmadeatrip7．ChangshatoWuhan.Isaself-drivingcarsafe?Arecentstudyshowsthatrobotsmake8．(safe)drivesthanhumans.If10%ofcarsonthestreetareself-drivingones,1,000liveswillbesavedeveryyear.If90%ofvehicles(交通工具)areself-drivingones,21,700liveswillbesavedayear.However,aself-drivingcarisexpensive9．eachcostsabout$100,000.Soitis10．(possible)tobeverypopularinthenearfuture.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Quince,arestaurantinSanFrancisco,isservingadishcalled“ADoginSearchofGold”onanAppleiPadthat’splayingavideoofadoghuntingfortruffles(松露).Ifyou’rewonderingabouttheconnection,thedishiscomposedofwhitetrufflecroquettes(油炸丸子).Andincaseyou’renotintotruffles,QuincealsoservesfroglegsontopofiPadsplayingvideosoffrogsinapond.“Theideaissimplyabouttakingtheguestonavoyage,”MichaelTusk,whorunstherestaurant,toldInsideScoopSF.“LivinginSanFranciscoforovertwentyyears,Ihaveseenthetechnologicaldevelopment,andIwanttocombine(結(jié)合)foodindustrywithtechnologyandaMebitofeducation.”LocalchefRichieNakanoattractedtheattentionofsocialmediaaftershowingaphotooftheUADoginSearchofGold”thatafriendhadordered.Somepeoplecomplainedaboutthehighpriceofthedish,butmostwonderedwhetheritwashealthy.Tusksaid,“WeaskedlocalwoodworkerLukeBartelstocreateahousing(防護外殼）fortheiPad—aglasscoverthatprotectsthescreen.ThefooddoesnotdirectlysitontopoftheiPad.Thecoveriswashedaftereveryuse.”Interestingly,QuinceisreportedlythefirstU.S.restauranttouseiPadsasplates,butdefinitelynotthefirstintheworld.TheDailyMailreportsthatrestaurantsintheUKhavebeenusingthemforthelasttwoyears.1．Theunderlinedphrase“iscomposedof”means____.A．isknownas B．isfamousfor C．iscloseto D．ismadeupof2．Whydidthewriterwritethesecondparagraph?A．TointroducetheownerofQuincetous.B．Totellussomethingaboutthefoodindustry.C．TotelluswhyMichaelTuskcameupwiththeidea.D．TotellushowMichaelTuskstartedtherestaurant.3．Whatdidpeoplethinkofthedish“ADoginSearchofGold”？A．Itwasexpensive. B．Itwasunhealthy. C．Itwasfunny. D．Itwaseducational.4．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．ADoginSearchofGold. B．AfamousrestaurantintheUS.C．ServingfoodoniPads. D．CookingfoodoniPadsB14、Let’sExplore（探究）TheNature!Areyouinterestedinanimalsandnature?Wanttoenjoyyourwinterholidayandlearnsomethinginterestinganduseful?Herecomesyourchance!YouthExplorerhaspreparedyouwithathree-dayprogram!Youcanmeetwithliveanimals——giraffes,pandas,tigers,andsoon!Moreinformationabouttheprogramisasfollows:Age:Studentsaged8~16Groups:Thereare2programsforyoutochoosefrom.Eachprogramneedsatmost15students.ProgramADates:14~16February,2015Time:10:00a.m.~4:00p.m.ProgramBDates:1~3March,2015Time:10:00a.m.~4:00p.m.Programcost:￥230formembers;￥250fornon-members（非會員）.Howtodo:Simplycometogetanapplicationform（申請表）andhanditinbefore11thFebruary,2015.Notes:1.Nofreelunchesareprovidedbecausepeoplehavedifferenttastes.Youmayeitherbringalunch-boxorpayforlunchatourrestaurants.2.Bothprogramswillstartonedaylaterifthereisarainstorm（暴風雨）.COMEANDJOINUSNOW!!DON’TMISSTHECHANCE!1．Twomembersandonenon-membershouldpayfortheprogram.A．￥690 B．￥710 C．￥730 D．￥7502．Freelunchesaren’tprovidedbecause.A．thelunchescosttoomuch B．theymaybringlunch-boxesC．therearemanyrestaurants D．peoplehavedifferenttastes3．Ifthereisarainstormon14thFebruary,ProgramAwillstarton.A．15thFebruary B．17thFebruary C．2ndMarch D．4thMarch4．Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?A．YouthExploreristhenameoftheprogram.B．Morethan15studentsareineachprogram.C．Youneedtohandinanapplicationfortheprogram.D．Wecanonlyseethreekindsofanimalsintheprogram.C15、ItwassummerinRussia.MygoalthereattheOzernayaRiverwastotakephotosofbrownbearsastheycaughtfish.Duringthefirstfewdays,Iwasmainlywatchingdifferentbearstoseewhichoneswouldbethebesttotakepicturesof.Iusuallysawabout10to15bearsatatime,butasmanyas600livingnearcametothisriverwhenthesalmon(鮭魚)wereswimmingtheretolaytheireggs.Iputmycameraunderwaterandthenwaitedforbearstomovenear.Inevermovedtowardsthem–Iletthemchoosewhethertocomecloser.Overtime,thebearswereusedtomybeingthere.Butifabearstartedmovingitsheadfromsidetoside.Iknewitwastimeformetomoveaway.It’snoeasytaskfora1300-poundbeartocatchafish.Bearsareclumsyunderwaterandsalmonarefast.Butbearsaresmartenoughtocatchasickfish.SoonIsawabeardoingjustthat.Hewasmovingslowlytowardsafish.Afterseveraltries,thehungrybearmanagedtocatchthefish,andhesatdownrightintherivertoeathismeal.Thisbeardidn’tpayattentiontomycameraashecaughtandatehissalmon.Thatwasagoodopportunityformetotakephotos.Oncethemealwasover,hestayedintherovertorelax.Irelaxedabittoo,knowingIhadgottensomefantasticphotosoftheseamazinganimals.1．WhenthewriterarrivedattheOzernayaRiver,hemainly_____atfirst.A．watchedbrownbears B．fedbrownbearsC．lookedforfish D．caughtfish2．Thewritermovedawayifhefoundabrownbear_____.A．lookedathim B．shoutedathimC．movedtowardshim D．shookitshead3．Theunderlinedword“clumsy”means“”.A．機敏的 B．笨拙的 C．警惕的 D．松懈的4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Brownbearslikeeatingsalmon.B．Thebrownbearsknewthewriterwasthere.C．Thebrownbearwenttothelandtoeatitsmeal.D．HundredsofbrownbearsliveneartheOzernayaRiver.5．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．ProtectingbrownbearsinRussia.B．HowtogetonwithbrownbearsC．Howbrownbearscatchfish.D16、OnMarch14,oneofscience’sbrighteststarswentdark.StephenHawking,theworld-famousBritishscientist,diedat78inCambridge,UK.HawkingisconsideredbymanytobethegreatestscientistinhistorysinceAlbertEinstein.Hecameupwiththetheory（理論）thatthe

universe

(宇宙)beganwiththeBigBangandwillendinblackholes.Histheoriesbecamethebaseforalotoflaterresearch.Healsowrotebookstohelpcommonpeopleunderstandtheuniverse.Hismostfamousbookis

ABriefHistoryofTime,whichhassoldmorethan10millioncopiesaroundtheworld.Besideshisscientificachievements,Hawkingwasalsosomeonewhohadastrong

will.Whenhewas21,hegotaseriousillnessthatstoppedhimfromwalkingandtalking.Laterinlife,hehadtositinawheelchairand“speak”usingacomputerizedvoice.Butthisdidn’tstophimfromlivingameaningfulandcolorfullife.Hecelebratedhis60thbirthdaybygoingupinahot-airballoon;whenhewas65,hetookpartinazero-gravity

(零重力)flighttoexperienceweightlessness.Hehopedtotravelintospaceoneday.In2015,Hawkingspokeabouthowhefeltlifewasunfairwhenhefirstknewabouthisillness.“Butnow,50yearslater,Icanbequietlysatisfiedwithmylife,”hesaid.1．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph2?A．AlbertEinsteinislesspopularthanHawkingB．HawkingwrotebookstomakehistheorysimplerC．Hawking’smostfamousbookis“BlackHoles”.D．StephenHawkingiswell-knownasasuccessfulwriter2．Hawkingfirstfelt____________whenheknewhegotsuchaseriousillness.A．successfulB．a(chǎn)fraidC．hopelessD．brave3．AccordingtoParagraph4,howdidHawkingcelebratehis60thbirthday?A．BytravellingintothespaceB．BymakinganexcitingspeechC．BywritingafamousbookD．Bygoingupinahot-airballoon4．WhatcanweknowaboutHawking’swholelife?A．MeaningfulandcolorfulB．ColorfulbutdangerousC．SadbutsatisfiedD．MeaningfulbutexcitingE17、Aftertheholidayseason，ourguessisthatyouaretiredfromvisitingthestoreandbuyinggifts.Itiseasytogetstuck，bothspirituallyandphysicallybyhavingtoomuch.Thisiswhyminimalismandlivingsimplyshouldbeyourresolutionfor2018.Economicdevelopmentresultsinalotofconsumerism(消費):getagoodjob,getanicecar,andsettleintoabeautifulhouse.Butsomepeoplesaythatourlivescouldusealittlelighteningthesedays:Weworkandworkandworktoonlybuyandbuyandbuy—butdoesallthatmaterialwealthreallyleadtoourhappiness?Arewefillingourtimewithunnecessarythings，whenweshouldbefillingourtimewithfriends，value，andservice?Anarticlefromthewebsite，BecomingMinimalist，pointsouttheproblemwiththiscycle(循環(huán))inthebestway，“Nobodyreallybelieveshappinessisdirectlytiedtothenumberofthingsweown.Yetalmostallofuslivelikeit.Wegetstuckinit.Weworkmorehoursthaneverbefore，earnmoreincome，butsaveless.”Minimalismisn'tallaboutridding(擺脫)consumerismandproductsfromyourlife.Minimalismisaboutfindingyourownsenseofselfandfocusingonthethingsyoulove.Itisaboutcreatingalifestylethatisfocusedononlythosepeopleandthingsthatenrichyou.Thesedays，minimalisticlivingcancomeinmanyforms.Wethinkthemostpracticalformofminimalisticlivingforusistofollowourlist:HowYouCanLiveLighterin2018.PurgeYourCloset:Takeadayandclearoutallofyourdrawersandclosets.Ifsomethingdoesn'thavespecialmeaningoraddsnovaluetoyourlife—giveitaway.Haveonlywhatyouneedandwhatyoucansee.TestThoseLimits:Seehowlongyoucangowithoutshopping.Giveyourselfalimit，whetheritbetwoweeksorsixmonths，whetheritbeavoidingacertainmallorbuyingclothes.Thenputyourselfwilltothetest.Afteryourallowedtime，chancesareyouwillrealizeallthoseextrablousesweren'tworthitandyouwillsetyourselfupforfuturespendingcontrol.CuttheCord:Thissometimesmeansgivingupyourmoderntechnology:TV,cellphone,computer,etc.LimityourselftoonlyafewhoursofTVperweek，oronly30minutesofsocialmediaperday.You'llmakemoretimeforthethingsandpeoplethatyouloveandclearoutsomeunnecessarynoisefromyourlife.LivetoYourGoals:Findoutwhatyourlifegoalsandvaluesare.Then，seewhatmayhelpyouorstopyoufromachievingthisgoal.Cutoutthatwhichdoesn'tleadtoyourhappinessandsuccessandaddmoreofwhatdoes.Remember，apareddownlifestyledoesn'tmeanlesssuccessorlesshappiness.Itrepresentsyourfreedomtofocusonthethingsinlifethatreallymatter.1．Thecycle“peopleworkandworkonlytobuyandbuy”shows.A．peoplegetstuckphysicallyandspirituallyB．peopledon'tbelievewealthleadstohappinessC．peopledon'twanttosavemoreD．peoplefallinlovewithbuying2．Topractiseminimalisticliving，youshould.A．giveawayyourdrawersandclosetsB．gototheshoppingmalleverysixmonthsC．have30minutesofsocialmediaperdayD．discoveryourlifegoalsandvalues3．Thewords“pareddown”inthelastparagraphprobablymean“”.A．freeB．lightC．popularD．convenient4．Whichofthefollowingbestexplainsthewriter'sopinion?A．Itmighttakeyoualongtimetowaitforthe“right”thing.B．Clearouttheunnecessarysothatthenecessarymayspeak.C．Changeyourselfwiththedevelopmentofsociety.D．Freedomismoreimportantthansuccess.F18、Imaginesailingtoovertwentydifferentports(港口)aroundtheworldwhileyouarestudyingsubjectsyoulove!Impossible?Well,thatiswhatthestudentsinClassAfloatdo.ClassAfloatisaCanadianschoolonatallship!Theshipissixty-fourmetreslongandninemetreswideanditcantakeuptosixtystudents.Theclassroomsarewell-equipped(設(shè)備精良)andcomfortableandthere'sevenalibrary!Thereisnoneedtoknowanythingaboutsailing-studentscanlearnontheship.NotallthestudentsareCanadian-there'susuallyamixofnationalities(國籍).Thisyear,therearealsostudentsfromMexico,theUSA,GermanyandTurkey.There'samixofagestoo.Therearesecondaryschoolstudents-firstyearuniversitystudentsandstudentswhoaredoingagapyear(休學年)programme.Theteachersdesignspecialstudyprogrammesforeachstudent.Becausetheschoolisaship,youcandosomeexcitingcourses-forexample,MarineBiology(studyingtheanimalsandplantsinthesea)andHistoryorGeographycoursesabouttheplacesyouvisit.Studentsalsolearnallaboutsailing!AlltheclassesareinEnglish,soyoumusthaveagoodlevelofEnglish.Studentsdon'tjuststudy.Theymustalsoclean,cookandsailtheship,intheirfreetime,studentscanrest,readorwatchafilm.Intheevenings,theyrelaxwithfriends,haveclubmeetingsandsometimestheyhaveakaraokenight.Everysixteentotwentydays,theshipstopsinaportforthreetosixdays.Inportthere'relotstodo-homestays,campingtrips,museumtours,culturalevents,hiking,etc.Theyalsogosnorkelinganddootherwatersports.Parentscanmeetupwiththestudentsinoneporteveryterm.StudentsalsotakepartintwovolunteerprogrammesinSenegal(塞內(nèi)加爾)andtheDominicanRepublic(多明尼加共和國).Theyhelplocalfamiliesindifferentways,forexample,withbasichealthmattersorstart