2024年湖北省荊門市鐘祥市中考模擬英語試卷

2024年湖北省荊門市鐘祥市中考模擬英語試卷

一、完形填空(★★★★)Eversince“MotherNature”gavemelife,Iexpectedtogrowtallandbig.Asayoung_______,Iwaswellprotectedintheforest.Iusedto_______agoodtimewithmyfriendsundertheblueskyand_______theriver.Ouronlypurposewastostandhigh.Mypal,Timoftensaid,“AllIaskforistobe_______thewholeday.”Morethan300dayspassedandwegrewstraight.Untiloneday,our_______birthday,peoplecame,movedusfromthe_______andputusontheirtrucks.“Idon’twanttogo!”Timcried.Afteralongjourney,wearrivedinacompletelydifferentplacewith_______green.Herewewereplantedinaline._______thewindblewstrongly,IcouldnotevenopenmyeyestoseeTim_______besideme.Soweneededenough_______togrowthickerandhighertostopthewind.Astimewentby,wefinally_______muchstronger.Icouldkeepmyeyesopeninthewind!Ievenfoundtheblueskywasback!Thiswasnolongerano-man’s-land,andhundredsofvisitorscamehere.Amantookapictureofuswithhis_______,“Thankyou.Wecanenjoycleardays_______worryingaboutsandstorms.”Ayounggirljumpingupanddowncameoverand_______me.“Thankyou,”shesaid,“It’syouthathaveturnedthedesertintoagreenland!”TimandIsmiledateachother,feeling_______.Thesunwasshiningbrightlyinthebluersky.1.A．treeB．fishC．girlD．boy2.A．chooseB．forgetC．haveD．miss3.A．inB．a(chǎn)longC．underD．on4.A．smartB．happyC．busyD．thin5.A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth6.A．beachB．lakeC．houseD．earth7.A．a(chǎn)llB．nothingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．everything8.A．ThoughB．UnlessC．BecauseD．Until9.A．clearlyB．greatlyC．kindlyD．widely10.A．desertB．windC．sandD．water11.A．becameB．smeltC．soundedD．remained12.A．radioB．keyboardC．backpackD．camera13.A．fromB．a(chǎn)boutC．withoutD．of14.A．a(chǎn)skedB．huggedC．invitedD．kicked15.A．tiredB．boredC．proudD．surprised二、閱讀理解(★★★)Whydosomepeoplelookhappierthanothers?ThegoodnewsisthatyoumaybeoneofthemifyoufollowthesehabitsofhappypeoplefrommybookFindYourHappiness.Makepossiblegoals.Happypeoplearegreatgoalmakers.Theyworkhardfortheirgoalseveryday.Askyourselfifyouaremakingpossiblegoalsandifyoucanreachthembyworkinghard.Don’tusetheword“l(fā)uck”.Whenyoulookathappypeople,youmaysay,“They’resolucky.”Butinfact,theword”luck”isnotintheirdictionary.Instead,theybelievethathardworkandconfidence(信心)bringgreatresults.Don’ttrytowininanargument.Happypeoplearebusymakingtheirgoalscometrue.Theyunderstandthatspendingtimefightingwithotherstakesthemawayfromwhattheycareaboutmost.Theylovehearingpeopletalkabouttheirideas,buttheywon’tspendtimetryingtoforcepeopletoaccepttheirideas.Trytolookfarther.Happypeopledon’tspendmuchtimethinkingabouthappiness.Theylivefornowandenjoytheirlife.Happypeoplehavedifficulties,too,buttheyseethemaschancestolearnmoreandgrowbetter.Wanttobeareallyhappyperson?Followthesehabitsandtrytochangeyourselfintowhatyouwishtobelike.16.HowdoesthewriterorganizeParagraph1?

A．Byexplainingsomehabits.B．Bycomparingsomefacts.C．Bygivingsomenumbers.D．Byaskingreadersaquestion.17.Howmanyhabitsofhappypeopledoesthewritergiveus?

A．Two.B．Three.C．Four.D．Five.18.Whatcanweknowabouthappypeoplefromthepassage?

A．Theykeeponworkinghardfortheirgoalseveryday.B．Theyalwaystrytowininanyargumentwithothers.C．Theyspendmuchtimethinkingabouthappiness.D．Theyneverhaveanydifficultyduringtheirlives.19.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?（①;②;③;④;⑤;⑥=Paragraph1……Paragraph6）

A．①②/③④/⑤⑥.B．①②/③/④⑤⑥.C．①/②③4⑤/⑥.D．①/②③/④5⑥.20.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A．HowtoMakePossibleGoalsB．HowtoBeaHappyPersonC．HowtoOvercomeDifficultiesinLifeD．HowtoLearnMoreandGrowBetter(★★★)Whenwefirstmovedhere,wedidn’thaveagarden.MikeandItalkedaboutmakingalargevegetablegardensomewhereinouryard,butwecouldn’tagreeonwhere.Beforewewentaheadanddugupthegrass,wespentsometimethinkingaboutwhereitwouldworkbest.Atlast,wechoseanoldsandbox（沙坑）inourfrontyardtobecomeourgarden.Wedreamedaboutalivelygardenwithlotsofvegetables.Weaskedmanypeoplewhatweshoulddototurnthissandboxintoaspace,thenplantscangrowinit.Andtheygaveuslotsofideas.Mysisterwasthemostknowledgeable,sowelistenedmostlytoher.Atfirst,Mikemadeawoodfence（柵欄）andIpainteditwiththekids.Wechoseadarkercolorbecauseitwouldfitourlightgreyhouse.Next,Mikedug17holes.Thenwefilledthemwithsoil（土壤）.Itwasstilltoocoldtoplantanything,sofordaysIjuststaredoutthewindowattheseholes.Tome,itlookedmuchtoountidy.Iadvisedtofillthoseholesbackanddignewones.Thistimeweendedupwith10.Muchbetter.Overthenextfewweeks,Iworkedongettingeverythingplantedinmygarden.Istartedbyplantinggreenonion.ButIwastooexcitedandplantedittooearly.Rightawayitwasclearthatitwasn’tgoingtosurvive.Ihadtogiveitupandtrysomethingelse.Thenmynextdoorneighborgavemeredrosestoputinmygarden.Afewdayslaterwewenttoagreenhouseandcamebacknotwithgreenonionbutpeppers,tomatoesandsoon.Clearlythevegetableandflowergardenwasslowlybecomingourdreamgarden.Ohwell!Ilovethewayitturnedout.Thisgardenwillalwaysremindmeofmysister.21.Whenthewriterfirstarrivedathernewhouse,she________.

A．hadalargeflowergardenB．dugupthegrassinheryardC．talkedaboutmakingsandboxD．wantedagardenwithvegetables22.Whydidthewritersuggestfillingthefirst17holesback?

A．Becauseshelistenedtohersister.B．Becausetheweatherwastoocold.C．Becausethegardenlookedlikeamess.D．Becausethekidscoulddigbetterones.23.What’stheChinesemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinParagraph4?

A．存活B．傳播C．嫁接D．爬藤24.Whichoneistherightorderofbuildingthegardenaccordingtothepassage?a.Webuiltthefenceandpaintedit.b.Wecollectedmuchothers’advice.c.Wepreparedtheplantsthatwewanted.d.Wedecidedontheplaceofthegarden.e.Wedugseveralholesandfilledthemwithsoil.

A．b-d-a-e-cB．d-b-a-e-cC．d-e-c-a-bD．b-a-d-e-c25.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A．Whywasthewriterthankfultohersister?B．Whatdidthefamilyplantintheirgarden?C．Howdidthefamilymaketheirdreamgarden?D．Whospenttimewiththewriterinthegarden?(★★★)Ihavebeenastaffwriterfortheschoolnewspaper,theDagligtale,sincemyfirstdayhereattheUniversityofAlberta.Iprobablywon’tworkasajournalistaftermygraduation,butthisdoesn’tmeanmyexperienceinstudentjournalismhasbeenuseless.Infact,Ihavepickedupmanyimportantskillsthroughthisjob.Istillremembermyfirstnewsstory.Itwasaboutthevictoryoftheschoolbaseballteam.Iattendedthecelebrationandwastoldtodosomeinterviews.Iwasfrightened.Talkingtostrangerswasoneofmyfears.ButIgatheredmycourageanddidit.Italkedtothestudents,theplayersandtheteamleader.ItwassomethingIhadneverdreamedofdoingbefore.Thisopportunitygavemeconfidenceandhelpedmetoimprovemysocialskills.Injournalism,everythinghastobebasedonfacts.Asastudentjournalist,IhavelearnedtodoresearchandtothinkcriticallyaboutwhatIread.Discoveringthefactsisimportantwhenyouarewritingfortheschoolnewspaper,butintheInformationAge,thisisalsoanincreasinglyusefulskillineverydaylife.Asastudentjournalist,IalwaysknowthatIhavealottolearn.I’mneverafraidofaskingpeopleforfeedback(反饋意見).Ihavelearnedhownottotakenegative(負面的)feedbackpersonallyandhowtouseittomakeimprovementstomyself.Journalismisastressfulfieldtoworkin,butI’mthankfulthatIhavehadtheopportunitytotrymyhandatit.Ithastaughtmetobeabetterstoryteller,studentandcitizen.Ifyouareevergivenachancetowriteforacampusnewspaperormagazine,takeitandlearneverythingyoucan!26.Accordingtothearticle,afterheruniversitygraduation,theauthorwillbelikelyto________.

A．stopworkinginjournalismB．workasafull-timejournalistC．continuetowritefortheDagligtaleD．introducetheDagligtaletomorepeople27.ThefirststorythattheauthorwrotefortheDagligtalemostlikelyappearedonthe________page.

A．EntertainmentB．LettersC．SportsD．Opinion28.Wecanlearnfromthearticlethattheauthorusedtobe________.

A．irresponsibleB．lazyC．unhappyD．shy29.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsnegativefeedbacknow?

A．Sheisoftenverysadaboutit.B．Sheusuallyturnsablindeyetoit.C．Shelistenstoitandimprovesherselfaccordingly.D．Sheoftenhasbothgoodandbadfeelingsaboutit.30.Accordingtotheauthor,whatskillhasbecomemoreandmoreusefulinourdailylives?

A．Story-telling.B．Criticalthinking.C．Timemanagement.D．Socialcommunication.31.Bywritingthisarticle,theauthormainlywantedto________.

A．thankthepersonwholetherjointheDagligtaleB．talkaboutherexperienceofinterviewingstrangersC．sharehowjournalismhadmadeherabetterpersonD．encouragestudentstoworkforaschoolpublication(★★★)下面文章中有五處（第1—5題）需要添加主題句。請從以下選項（A、B、C、D、E和F）中選出符合各段意思的句子。選項中有一項是多余選項。FiveWaystoFeelLessBusy“Busy”isawordthateveryonecanrelateto,andyouprobablyfeelbusyduringyourweek.Thegoodnewsisthatalthoughourlifestylesaresobusy,thesesimplewayscanhelpyoufeelalittlelessbusy.◆32Wordshaveamazingpoweroverthewayyoufeel.Ifyoukeeptellingyourselfhowbusyyouare,youwillstartfeelingevenbusier.Trytostopsayingyourfeelingorsituationas“beingbusy”.Trytofindanotherfeelingtodescribeyoursituation.Whenyoudon’tusetheword,youwillrealizeyouaren’tasbusyasyoumaythink.◆33Althoughyoumightbeproudofyourselfondoingmanytasksatatime,thetruthisyou’llgetsomethingdonefasterbyfocusingononethingatatime.Dr.Morgensterntalkedaboutthebadinfluenceonyourbrainifyoukeepitbusyallthetime.Dr.Morgensternsaid,“Infact,yourbraincannotchangebetweentasksquickly,soyoulosetime”.Justsimplyfocusononethingatatime.Intheend,youaregoingtosavealotmoretime.◆34Itmightseemlikeanideatowastemoretime.Butspendingtimeeverydaydoingsomethinggoodforotherscanactuallyhelpyoufeellessbusy.Researchersfoundthatpeople’s“timeaffluence(富裕)”wentupwhentheyspendtimedoingwarmactstohelpothers,becausetheyfelttheyhadmoremeaningfultimethanpeoplewhospentthesametimeonthemselves.◆35Mostpeopleendupwastingtimesimplybydoingthewrongthings.Itiseasytoputoffbigtasksanddothesimplestthingfirstwhenyouarebusy.It’sagoodideatomakeplansahead,listingthingsyouneedtodo,eventhesmallestofchores,anddothemfirst.◆36Musiccangreatlyrelievethespirit,reducestresshormonelevelsinthebody,andrelaxboththebodyandmind.Whenyoufeelextremelystressedatwork,listentosomesoftmusicwhichmaycalmbraincellsandhelptoimprovetheefficiency.

A．Learntomakeproperplans.B．Stopsayingyou’rebusy.C．Dosomethinggoodforothers.D．Focusononethingatatime.E．Trytofindanotherfeelingtodescribeyoursituation.F．Listentosomesoftmusic.三、選詞填空(★★★)閱讀短文，從方框中選出正確的詞并用其適當形式填空，使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞，每詞限用一次。

sudden,be,weigh,much,what,try,take,he,big,wayAtamiddleschoolinHangzhou,Zhejiang,anexcitingevent37placeonJanuary30th.Thestudentsweighedapig!Theyearlyeventhasstartedsince2017.Teachersandstudentsworktogethertousesciencetoweighpigs.Inthepast,theyused38likelevers(杠桿法)andArchimedes’principle(阿基米德定律).Thistime,studentsusedMagdeburghemispheres(馬德堡半球)todoit.However,thepigwasmuch39thanitwaslastyear,soit40muchharderforstudentstogetittothetestarea.“Asthepigwasabouttogointothecage(籠子),it41laydownanddidn’tmoveatall,”LiuNian,13,toldus.Finally,thepigwaspushedintothecageby42andhisclassmates.After43afewtimesandfindingtheaverage(平均數(shù)),thestudentsfoundthattheblackpigweighed165.3kilograms.Thiswasveryclosetothepig’sknown44of154.5kg.“Weuse45welearnintextbookstoworkoutrealproblems.Thismakesscienceeven46exciting.”HuYulin,14,toldTeens.四、任務型閱讀(★★★★)閱讀短文，用英文填空或回答問題(請注意每小題的詞數(shù)要求)。OnDecember3rd,2023,FukuokaInternationalOpenMarathonChampionship(錦標賽)started,andChineseplayersYangShaohuiandFengPeiyoutookpartinthecompetition.Intheend,YangShaohuiwontherunner-upwithatimeof2hours,7minutesand9seconds,settinganewChinesemarathonrecord.YangShaohuiwasbornin1992inthecountrysideofDali,Yunnan.Hehasstartedhelpinghisfamilywithfarmworksincehewasyoung.Andaftergoingtoschool,likeotherchildreninthemountains,hehikedlongmountainroadsbackandforth(往返地)betweenschoolandhome.Attheageof17,YangShaohui,whohadnotpracticedlong-distancerunning,wonthechampionshipinthe3,000-meterand5,000-meterracesinthecounty,andlaterhewenttoDalitocompete.Hisfatealsochanged,andhewaslikedbythecoach.Oneyearlater,hesuccessfullyjoinedtheprovincialteam.AttheTokyoOlympics,YangShaohuionceagainfoughtforChinaandachievedbreakthroughresults.2hours,14minutesand58secondswasthebestresultintheChinesemen’smarathonOlympics,andthe19thplacewasalsothebestresultachievedintheChinesemen’smarathon.YangShaohuididnotdisappointtheChinesepeople.Yang’ssuccessinFukuokaInternationalOpenMarathonChampionshipmadehimgetamen’smarathontickettothe2024ParisOlympicGames.WearelookingforwardtohissuccessinParis.YangShaohuioncesaid,“Lifeisamarathon.Aslongasyoukeepapowerfulheartandkeeponrunning,theresultwillneverletyoudown.”47.ThepassagemainlytalksaboutYangShaohui’s____________________.(10個詞以內(nèi))48.YangShaohuiwasborn____________________.(10個詞以內(nèi))4