2024年湖北省武漢市江漢區(qū)中考模擬英語試卷

2024年湖北省武漢市江漢區(qū)中考模擬英語試卷

一、單項選擇(★)1.—________?—Yes,I’mlookingforagiftformydaughter’sbirthday

A．CanIhelpyouB．AreyouhavingapartyC．DoyoulikethefoodD．Isthestoreoverthere(★★★)2.—Cookinghelpsusshowloveforfamilymembers.—________.EverytimeImakedishesforMum,sheissopleased.

A．IhopesoB．Idon’tcareC．I’mgladtohearthatD．Iagree(★★★)3.—I’mnotsureifI’mreadyforthisspeechcompetition.—Don’tletyourdoubtsholdyouback.________!

A．GotitB．RememberitC．JustdoitD．That’sit(★)4.—Pandasarewellreceivedbypeopleallovertheworld—Yousaidit!Pandahasbecomea________ofChina.

A．markB．symbolC．traditionD．notice(★★)5.—Wherewouldyouliketosit?Atthecornerorbesidethewindow?—________.I’dliketositbythepianosothatIcanwatchthemusicianplay.

A．BothB．EitherC．NeitherD．None(★★★)6.—WhynotaskAarontojoininourgame?—You’dbetternot—hehatesbeingbotheredwhenheis________inreading!

A．highB．deepC．naturalD．smooth(★★★)7.—Grandpa,whyshouldweputtheseplantsoutsidethehouse?—Becausesunlight________thegrowthofgreenplants.

A．encouragesB．introducesC．preventsD．avoids(★★★)8.—Iheartheband’slatesttourwasabigsuccess.—Yeah!Theirgreatperformance________inhugecrowds.

A．kickedB．droveC．layD．pulled(★★★)9.—HowwillwegoonatriparoundWuhan?—Bybus.It’sthebestwayto________allthesightsontheway.

A．callupB．takeinC．partwithD．puton(★★★)10.Theidiom(成語)“Timeandtidewaitfornoman”tellsus________

A．howcanweachievesuccessB．whatpeopledofortheirgoalsC．whyweshouldvaluethetimeD．wherewecanwaitfortheman二、完形填空(★★★)Jasminesatsewing(縫)ahandkerchiefinthegarden.Suddenly,alittleinsectcamerunninginsuchahurryacrossthesmallstone.Immediately,anidea________Jasmine.Shedroppedherthimble(頂針)overthelittleant.Seeinghimrunningroundandroundtofindtheexit,Jasminethoughtitwas________andlaughedoutloud.Asnight________,sheranawayfordinnerandforgotallabouthim.Thatnight,therain________.Thehandkerchiefleftoutsidewaswetthroughasifsomebodyhadbeen________verymuch.Thenextmorning,asJasminewentouttofetchit,sherememberedwhowasunderthethimble.Butwhensheliftedupthethimble,thelittletinyantlay________there!“Whydidyoudothat,Jasmine?”cameDad’svoice.“Ididn’t________to,Dad.”Jasminealmostcried.“See!Hemovesoneofhis________.Runtothehouseandgetsomehoneyforhim!”Then________Jasmineputadropofhoneybeforethetinyant.Nowtheant________afairytongue(舌頭)toenjoythesweethoney.Soon,hegrewwell,tryingtorun.“Hewantstorunhome.”saidDad.“Iknowwherehelives.Inalittleroundworldofants,undertheappletree.”“Andhashegotawifeandchildren—alotoflittleantsathome?”“Well,therearefatherantsandmotherants,andlotsofotherantswhoare________tothelittleones.________knowshisownchildren,butallthegrown-uponesarekindtoallthebabies.Seehowhehurriesoff!”Whiletheyweretalking,thelittleantwassoon________amongthegrass.Inalittlewhilecametheantwithagroupoffriends.“Hehasbeenhomeandtoldthemthegood________aboutthehoney,”saidDad.“Doyouthinkthatallchildrenareaskindasthat?”“No,Idon’truntocallmyfriendswhenIfindagoodplaceofblackberries.”“Then,”saidfather,“justlearnfromtheant,________heisonlyalittletinything.”11.A．hurriedB．formedC．hitD．rang12.A．lovelyB．funnyC．boringD．painful13.A．knockedB．droppedC．grewD．fell14.A．clearedB．pouredC．gatheredD．stopped15.A．drinkingB．cryingC．laughingD．cleaning16.A．hungryB．deadC．stillD．sleepy17.A．dareB．manageC．useD．mean18.A．legsB．handsC．fingersD．toes19.A．angrilyB．gentlyC．proudlyD．secretly20.A．pickedupB．stuckoutC．tookoffD．laidout21.A．friendsB．nursesC．parentsD．enemies22.A．EverybodyB．AnybodyC．NobodyD．Somebody23.A．foundB．disappearedC．missedD．rested24.A．notesB．effortsC．newsD．times25.A．thoughB．unlessC．butD．since三、閱讀理解(★★★)

CreatingaRobotforRubbishCollection14-year-oldSharanyafromCalifornia,theUS,builtasolar-powered(太陽能)robotthatcollectsrubbish.Themachineusesspecialtoolstofindandseparaterubbish.Sharanyamadetherobotafterseeingpollutionduringarubbishcleanup.Herfatherhelpedherwhensheusedpowertools.“Don’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Itisapartofthewholelearningprocess,”Sharanyasays.________BeijingDaxingAirportExpresssubwaynowallowsyoutoridewithjustyourpalms(手掌).Bysettinguponyourphone,travelisnowfasterandeasier,especiallyforthosewhohavetroublewithcardsorsmartphones.Manyareexcitedaboutthisnewpaymentmethod,andhopeitcanbeusedinstoresandrestaurantsinthefuture.BringingAncientPoets“BacktoLife”AttheWorldRobotConference2023inBeijing,thereweretworobotsthatlookedlikeChinesepoetsLiBaiandDuFu.WhileLiBaiwasholdingupacupofwine,DuFuwassittingatadesk,writing.Thesearecalledbionic(仿生的)robots.Therobot’sskinisverysoft.Youcanevenseeveins(血管)undertheskin.26.InwhichSECTIONofthenewspapercanwereadthenews?

A．LIFESTYLE.B．TECHNOLOGY.C．PEOPLE.D．CULTURE.27.WhatgaveSharanyatheideatobuildtherobot?

A．Acleanupactivity.B．Asciencecompetition.C．Thesolar-poweredtoolsathome.D．Theencouragementfromherfather.28.Thebestheadingforthesecondpieceofnewswouldbe________.

A．FindingNewWaystoTravelB．HelpingMorePeopleinNeedC．SolvingYourSmartphoneProblemsD．PayingforSubwayRideswithPalms29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribepicture3?

A．Therobotsarehuman-like.B．Therobotswritepoemswell.C．Therobotshaveeco-friendlyskin.D．Therobotscanfollowpeople’sorders.30.Whatcanweinferfromthoseinventions?

A．Thenewpaymentmethodiswidelyused.B．Sharanyahardlymademistakesduringtheinvention.C．Technologymakesourlifemoreinterestingandconvenient.D．TheWorldRobotConferenceisaboutprotectingtheenvironment.(★★★)NaturewasChenRui’s“childhoodhome”.The37-year-oldresearcherattheChineseAcademyofSciences’InstituteofZoologywasnotabletotalkuntilhewas4yearsoldbecauseofthewayhisbrainprocessessensory(感官)information.Thismadehim“strange”insomepeople’sminds.So,hedidn’thavefriendswhowerearoundhisage,whichledhimtoturnhisattentiontononhumanthingsaroundhim.Hebecameenrapturedbytheworldofinsects.“Thehappiesttimeofmychildhoodwasinthefarmfields,”saysChen.“Isquattedthere,observingtheactionsofinsects.Ihadsomanyquestionsabouttheiractivitiesandwasfullofcuriosityaboutthisworld.”Theseexperiencesplantedaseedinhisheart.Manyyearslater,he’sanexpertinlife-scienceresearch.HehasvisitedtheAmazonrainforestseveraltimes,andhasfoundaround100newspecies(物種),manyofwhicharenamedafterhim.“Iwasachildwhowas‘cured(治愈)’bynature,”hesays.“Iwantedtogrowuptosharethepowerofnaturewithmoreyoungpeopleandtopopularizeunderstandingofanimals,includinginsects.Iwantedtostartclassestobringchildrentolearnintheopenairandexperiencethegiftsnaturegives.”Theseledhimtorecentlypublishthepopularsciencebook,DuChongJi(ReadingAboutInsects).“Insectsweretheearliestcreaturesthatcouldflyandfeedthemselvesbyfarming.Theyhavesurvivedthreemassextinctions(大規(guī)模滅絕).Nootherlivingthingshavewonsuchvictories.”Hehopesthatpeoplewilllearnanddrawinspirationfromthe“superpowers”ofinsectsanduseittoimprovetheirownlives.31.ChenRuiwasconsidereda“strange”kidbecause________.

A．hewasalatetalkerB．hepreferredtostayaloneC．heenjoyedreadingbooksD．hewassocuriousaboutnature32.Theunderlinedword“enraptured”inparagraph2means________.

A．confusedB．fascinatedC．movedD．troubled33.WhatarethemainachievementsofChenRuiaccordingtothepassage?①Producingabook②Teachinginauniversity③Discoveringnewspecies④Exploringnaturewithchildren

A．①②B．①③C．②④D．③④34.What’sthegenre(體裁)ofthispassage?

A．Ataleexploringfictionalevents.B．Areportshowingexperimentalresults.C．Anessaydiscussingthenatureofknowledge.D．Aprofiledescribingaperson’sexperiencesandsuccess.35.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．MakingIttotheTopB．GoingBacktoNatureC．ChenRui’sJourneywithInsectsD．InsectsDiscoveredbyChenRui(★★★)AIcouldmakeitlessnecessarytolearnaforeignlanguage.That’sgoodnewsfortravelers,butbadnewsforsoulfulconnection.TravelhaslongbeenoneofthereasonsforstudyunlesspeoplestarttofeelAItoolsofferagoodenoughservice.Someareworriedthatappsareturninglanguagelearningintoaweakeningneed.DouglasHofstadter,awriter,hasarguedthatsomethingimportantwilldisappearwhenpeopletalkthroughmachines.Hedescribesgivinganotsofluent(流暢的)speechinChinese,whichrequiredalotofworkbutofferedagreatsenseofachievementintheend.WhowouldshowofftakingaplanetothetopofMountEverest?★Theydon’ttaketheweakeningasabigdeal.Mostpeopledonotmoveabroadorhavethekindofcontinualcontactwithaforeignculturethatrequiresthemtoputintheefforttobecomefluent.Nordomostpeoplelearnlanguagesforthepurposeofdevelopingthemselvesortrainingtheirbrains.Ontheirholiday,theyjustwantabeerorpizza.AsAItranslationbecomesamorepopularlabor-savingtool,peoplewilldivideintotwogroups,justastheabove.Therewillbethosewhowanttochallengetheirminds,putthemselvesinotherculturesorforcetheirthinkingintonewways.Thisgroupwilltakeonlanguagelearning,oftenaidedbytechnology.Otherswilllookatlearninganewlanguagewithamixofadmirationandconfusion,astheymightsaywithextremesports(極限運動):“Goodforyou,ifthat’syourthing,butabitpainfulformytaste.”However,afocusonthelearneralonemissesthebasicallysocialnatureoflanguage.Itisabitlikediscussingtheadvantagesofcloserelationshiptohearthealthbutturningablindeyetotheinnervalueofthosebondsthemselves.WhenyoutrytoaskdirectionsinbrokenJapaneseormakeajokeinsimpleGerman,youaremakingdirectcommunicationwithsomeone.Andwhenyouspeakalanguagewellenoughtotellastorywithperfecttimingorputstressonanargument,thatconnectionistilldeeper.36.Paragraph2and3holdtheviewthat________.

A．communicationthroughAItoolsisdirectB．AItoolsprovideaone-waycommunicativeprocessC．AItoolsweakentheneedsoflanguagelearningD．usingAItoolsisbecomingmoreandmorepopular37.Accordingtoparagraph2,Douglas’attitudetowardsAItoolsis________.

A．negativeB．unworriedC．unclearD．supportive38.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin★?

A．Weshouldmakegreateffortstolearn.B．It’snecessarytolearnbytechnologyC．Mostpeopledependlessonit.D．Othersarelessworried.39.Whichofthefollowingmightthe“Others”inparagraph4agreewith?

A．Peopleshoulddeveloptheirminds.B．AItranslationtoolsofferagoodserviceC．ExtremesportsareworthtryingD．Languagelearningcannotbereplaced.40.Accordingtothelastparagraph,thetruemeaningoflanguagelearningis________.

A．toimproveculturalexchangesB．todevelopcommunicationskillsC．tostrengthenconnectionswithothersD．toaddfuntostorytellingexperience四、選詞填空(★)

height/carried/weight/strong/build/covered/thankstoHaveyoueverseenacapybara(水豚)?Thecapybaraisalarge,heavyanimal.Anadultcapybaraisaboutthesizeofamediumdog.Theaverage41isaround45kilograms.They42theirhomenearlakes,riversandponds.Theirroundbodiesare43inreddish-brownfur(毛皮)thatdriesoutquicklyonland.Whenswimming,theyareabletosurveytheabove-waterconditions44theirsmalleyes,nosesandhairlessears.Theyarealso45swimmers.Theycanhideunderthewaterforuptofiveminutes.五、短文填空(★★★★)DunhuangusedtobeamajorstopalongtheSilkRoad,butisnowmainlyafascinatingtouristdestination.PeoplewhoareinterestedinDunhuang’scolorfulhistorywillbeattractedbytheMogaoCaves(莫高窟),oneofthecity’smain46(place)ofinterest.Theentrancetoeachcave47(block)byalockeddoor,whichcanonlybeopenedbyexpertguides.Behindthesedoorsarecavesofallsizes—48verysmalltoextremelyhuge.Thecavescontain(包含)thousandsof49(price)silkpaintingsandmanuscripts,whichdrewmuchattentiontothearea.Besides,thereisnothingmorespecialthan50(walk)acrossthedesertoasisats