2024屆江蘇省常熟市第一中學中考四模英語試題含答案

2024屆江蘇省常熟市第一中學中考四模英語試題含答案注意事項：1．答題前，考生先將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫清楚，將條形碼準確粘貼在考生信息條形碼粘貼區(qū)。2．選擇題必須使用2B鉛筆填涂；非選擇題必須使用0．5毫米黑色字跡的簽字筆書寫，字體工整、筆跡清楚。3．請按照題號順序在各題目的答題區(qū)域內(nèi)作答，超出答題區(qū)域書寫的答案無效；在草稿紙、試題卷上答題無效。4．保持卡面清潔，不要折疊，不要弄破、弄皺，不準使用涂改液、修正帶、刮紙刀。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Excuseme,couldyoupleasetellme__________?—Sure.HelivesonCenterStreet.A．wheredoesBobliveB．whereBoblivesC．whyBoblivesthereD．whatdoesBobdo2、Mr.Smithoftentellshissonnottodependonbuthimself.A．somebody B．a(chǎn)nybody C．nobody3、—Whydidn’tyougotothepartylastnight?—BecauseI_______.A．wasn’tinvitedB．didn’tinviteC．haven’tinvitedD．a(chǎn)mnotinvited4、IalwaysplaybasketballtorelaxmyselfSaturdays.A．on B．in C．a(chǎn)t D．by5、Remembertogivemybestwishestoyourparents．______A．OK,Iwill B．Itdoesn'tmatterC．It'shardtosay D．Yes,please6、TheReaderhasbeenapopularprogramsincelastyear,thereisstillsomethingnotsatisfying.A．thoughB．untilC．ifD．unless7、StoryofYanxiPalaceis_____unusualTVplayI’veintroducedtoyouseveraltimes.It’sgreat.I’veneverwatched_____moreattractiveone.A．a(chǎn)n;/ B．the;the C．the;a D．a(chǎn);the8、--Heistooshorttobeasuccessfulbasketballplayer.--__________.Everydoghasitsday.A．Ithinkso B．It'shardtosay C．Luckyhim9、—Howdirtytheriveris!—Butit____quitecleanbeforeapaperfactory____setupthere.A．willbe;was B．is;/ C．hasbeen;/ D．usedtobe;was10、Lucyhasbeeninvitedtotheparty,butshe

notcome.

Sheisnotcertainwhetherhermotherwillallowherto.A．would B．mightC．must D．needⅡ.完形填空11、ThereisanovelnamedWhiteDeerPlainwhichwasmadeintoadrama.IthasbeenoninXi'ansinceFebruary,2017.Doyouknowwhoisthewriterofthenovel?ChenZhongshiwasborninAugust1942inXi'an.Hestartedwritingprose（散文）in1．In1979,he2amemberoftheChineseWritersAssociation（協(xié)會）andthenservedastheassociation'svicechairmanbetween2001and2006．In1992,hecompletedWhiteDeerPlain,a_basedonthehistoryofhishometown,BailuyuaninShaanxi.Withthenovel'spublicationin1993,Chengotfamous3overnight.In1998,hewontheMaoDunLiteraturePrize,themostprestigious（有名望的）prizeinChina.Becauseofthe4honorinChineseliterature,peoplegreatlyrespectedhim.Sincethenovelwas5,ithassetarecordasaliterarywork,withabout2millioncopiessoldinChina,accordingtoPeople'sLiteraturePublishingHouse.Thenovelhasbeentranslated6French,Japanese,Korean,andVietnamese."7thisnovelcaninspiretheinterestofreadersandhelpthemtogainarealsenseofthehistoryandbackground,Iwillfeeltotallysatisfied."Chensaid.ChenZhongshidied8canceronApril29,2016inXi'an,Shaanxiprovince.His9includedWhiteDeerPlainwhichwasalsolistedinamust-readselectionbyChina'sMinistryofEducationforuniversitystudents.Now,youmustunderstandtherealreasonwhywefeel10ofbeingXi'ancitizens（公民）.2．A．beganB．becameC．gotD．turned3．A．novelB．poemC．dramaD．document4．A．hardlyB．latelyC．a(chǎn)lmostD．a(chǎn)lready5．A．lowestB．newestC．largestD．highest6．A．soldB．finishedC．neededD．published7．A．toB．a(chǎn)sC．intoD．with8．A．BeforeB．IfC．WhetherD．Though9．A．ofB．forC．a(chǎn)boutD．by10．A．interestsB．prizesC．experiencesD．works11．A．prideB．proudC．surprisedD．surpriseⅢ.語法填空12、IV.語法填空：用所給單詞的適當形式填空，未提供單詞的根據(jù)上下文填入適當?shù)脑~。MyfatherandIhadabigargument.Weavoided1．(see)eachotherrecently.ButlastTuesdayIdecidedtotellmyfatherIlovedhim.ThenextmorningIgotupearly.Iwassoexcited2．Icouldhardlysleep.At9a.m.Icalledmydad.3．heansweredthephone，Isaid,“Dad，canIcomeoverafterworktonight?Ihavesomething4．(tell)you.”Mydadansweredangrily,“Nowwhat?”Itoldhimitwouldn’ttakelong,sohe5．(final)agreed.At5:30p.m.,Iwasringingthedoorbellatmyparents’house.Dad6．(answer)thedoor.Itookonestepandsaid,“Dad,IjustcomeovertotellyouthatIloveyou.”Aftermyfatherheardthewords,hehuggedmeandsaid,“l(fā)loveyoutoo,son,7．I’veneverbeenabletosayit.”Itwassuch8．greatmomentthatIdidn’twanttomove.AfterawhileIleft.Twodaysafterthatvisit,mydad,whohadheart9．(problem),passedaway.Somyadviceforallofyou10．(be):Don’twaittodothethingsthatneedtobedonenow.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、StevenJobswasbornin1955.HewasanAmericanbusinessmanandinventor.Hewastheco-founderandchiefexecutiveofficer(CEO)ofAppleInc.Inthelate1970s,Steve,withAppleco-founderSteveWozniak,MikeMarkkula,andothers,designed,developed,andmarketedoneofthefirstsuccessfullinesofpersonalcomputers,theAppleIIseriesandlater,theMacintosh.StevewasamongthegreatestofAmericaninventors–braveenoughtothinkdifferently,andbelievedhecouldchangetheworldandinfact,hehadthepowertochangethewholeworld.BymakingcomputerspersonalandputtingtheInternetinourpockets,hehasbroughtjoytomillionsofchildrenandgrownups.Stevewasfondofsayingthathelivedeverydaylikeitwashislast.Hechangedthewayeachofusseestheworld.Steve’sbrilliance,passionandenergywerethesourceofcountlessinnovations(創(chuàng)新)thatenrichandimproveallofourlives.TheworldismuchbetterbecauseofSteve.OnOctober5,2011,Stevediedofcancer.Theworldhaslost______Weallfeelsadaboutit.1．Wherecanwefindthispassage?A．Inasciencebook.B．Inasciencefictionnovel.C．Inadictionary.D．Inanewspaper.2．WhyStevewasfondofsayingthathelivedeverydaylikeitwashislast?A．Becauseheknewhewoulddiesoon.B．Becausehewastoobusyeveryday.C．Becausehewashumorous.D．Becausehewantedtomakefulluseoftime.3．Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat______.A．ItiscancerthattooktheSteve’slifeB．Steve’sbrilliance,passionandenergyenrichandimproveallofourlivesC．AppleIIseriesandtheMacintoshhavemadecomputerspersonalandputtheInternetinourPocketsD．Stevewasabusinessmanbutnotaninventor4．Accordingtothepassage,“avisionary”means______.A．一位偉人B．一位見證者C．一位夢想家D．一位冒險家5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．SteveJobs’deathB．OurlossofagreatCEOC．Agreatinventor,SteveJobsD．ThegreatchangesinourlivesB14、ThismonthinTravelersCornertherearethreeteenagers’experiencesinyear-abroadprograms.MarikoOkada--JapanMyyearabroadintheUnitedStateswasafantasticexperience.I’mnotashyperson,andIwasverycomfortablespeakingtoeveryone.SoIgotlotsofspeakingpractice.IalsolearnedlotsofinterestingthingsaboutAmericanculture.WhenIgothome,myfriendsallsaidthatIhadimprovedsomuch!Ihopetogobackagaininthefuture.CarlaFonseca--BrazilIspentlastyearstudyingEnglishinLondon.I’mfromasmalltown,andLondonisaverybigcity.SometimesIfeltitwastoobig.Thereweresomanypeopletotalkto,butIalwaysfeltembarrassedaboutmyEnglish.Imissedmyfamily,andIreallymissedmytwocats.Myroommatewasalwaysusingourtelephone,soIhardlyhadthechanceforanicelongtalkwithmyparents.Ithinkitwasagoodexperienceforme,butI’mgladtobehome!AlvinChen--HongKongStudyinginNewZealandwasafunexperienceforme,butitwasalsolotsofhardwork!IhadEnglishclassessixhoursaday,fivedaysaweekwithlotsofhomework.Ialsokeptadiaryofmyexperience.Iliketowrite,andIwrotetwoorthreepagesinmydiaryeveryday.OnSaturdays,myalienfamilytookmetolotsofinterestingplacesandshowedmesomanywonderfulthingsabouttheculture.I’mreallygladIwent!1．WhatistrueaboutMariko,Carla,andAlvin?A．TheyareallgoodatEnglish.B．Theyallspentayearabroad.C．Theyallstudiedinthesamecountry.D．Theyallhopetospendmoretimeabroadinthefuture.2．WhowasverycomfortablespeakingEnglish?A．Carla.B．Mariko.C．Alvin.D．AlvinandCarla.3．Marikothoughtthat___________A．shemissedhercatsB．shewastooshytospeakC．shelearnedaboutsomeculturalthingsD．herroommatewaseasy-going4．Carlahardlyhadthechanceforanicelongtalkwithherparentsbecause_________.A．shecouldn’tspeakEnglishwellB．thephonecallwassoexpensiveC．LondonwastoobigtofindapayphoneD．herroommatewasalwaysusingthetelephone5．WhenAlvinstudiedinNewZealand,he___________.A．hadahardtimeB．wroteletterstohisparentsC．hadlotsofhomeworkD．visitedlotsofinterestingpeopleC15、Ayoungwomanturnsaroundandaroundquickly,andjumpshigh.Inthebackground,ayounggirlreadsarejection(拒絕)letterfromaballetschool.Youhavethewrongbodyforballet,'itsays,'andatthirteen,youaretooold.Thiswasoneofthemostpopularadvertisements(廣告)of2014anditdescribesAmericanballetTheatre'sprincipal(主要的)dancerMistyCopeland.Thiswasnotarealletter.ButCopelandsaysitisverysimilartolettersfromherchildhood.Whilemanydancersstartattheageofthree.Copelandonlybegantostudyballetin1995asathirteen-year-old.Peopleoftentoldherthatshewastooold,orthatshedidn'thavetheperfectbodytype(Sheisonly157cmtall).Herfamilymovedalot,anditwassometimesdifficultforhertoattendballetclasses.ButCopelandloveddancinganddidnotwanttogiveup.Shestayedwithherballetteacherduringtheweekandspenttimewithherfamilyonlyattheweekend.Thiswasadifficultlife,butsheworkedhardandwonherfirstnationalcompetitionwhenshewasfourteenyearsold.CopelandjoinedtheAmericanBalletTheatrein2000andperformedinmanyballetsoverthenextfewyears.In2007,shebecameasolo(單獨的)performer,andin2015shebecameitsprincipaldancer.Copelandisnowadancer,authorandBroadwayperformer.Shealsostarsinthe2015filmABallerina'sTale.Sowhat'snext?AccordingtoCopeland,anythingispossible:"Mycareer(職業(yè))reallyisjustnowbeginning.'1．HowoldwasCopelandwhenshebecametheprincipaldancer?A．13B．14C．25D．332．WhywasitdifficultforCopelandtoattendballetclasses?A．Becauseherfamilymovedalot.B．Becauseshewasnotagooddancer.C．Becauseshehadnoinvitationletter.D．Becauseshehadthewrongbodytype.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Copelandbecamesuccessfulbecauseoftheadvertisement.B．Copelandhadtospendalotoftimeawayfromherparents.C．Copelandwonherfirstnationalcompetitionasasoloperformer.D．CopelandhasendeduphercareerasanactressonBroadway.4．What'sthewriter’sopinionofCopeland?A．Copelandsetsanexamplewhonevergivesup.B．Copelandwastoooldtostartballetatthirteen.C．Copelandhasmadeherachievementsbyaccident.D．Copelandwasluckytogetsupportfromtheballetschool.D16、WhenIwasyoung,Isometimestraveledthecountryroadswithmydad.Hewasamailcarrier,andonSaturdayshewouldaskmetogowithhim.Drivingthroughthecountrysidewasalwaysfun:Therewereanimalstosee,peopletovisit,andchocolatecookiesifyouknewwheretostop,andDaddid.OnDad'sfinaldayofwork,ittookhimwellintotheeveningtocompletehisroundsbecauseatleastonememberfromeachfamilywaswaitingattheirmailboxestothankhimforhisfriendshipandhisyearsofservice.Mailboxesweresometimesusedforthingsotherthanmail.Onenoteleftinamailboxread,“Nat,taketheseeggstoMarian;she'sbakingacakeanddoesn'thaveanyeggs.”Ayounggirlwrotelettersbuthadnostamps,sosheleftafewbuttonsontheenvelopeinthemailbox;Dadpaidforthestamps.OnebusinessmanusedtoleavelargeamountsofcashinhismailboxforDadtotaketothebank.Once,theamountcameto$32,000.Adozenyearsago,whenItraveledbacktomyhometownonthesadoccasionofDad'sdeath,themailboxesalongthewayremindedmeofsomeofhisstories.IthoughtIknewthemall,butthatwasn'tthecase.AsIdrovehome,Inoticedtwolamppoles,whichsupportedwoodenboxesaboutfourfeetofftheground.ForyearschildrenhaddroppedletterstoSantathroughthoseboxes.Imadeaturnatthecorneranddrovepastthepostofficeandacrosstherailroadtrackstoourhouse.FrankTownsend,Dad'spostmasterandgreatfriendformanyyears.Soweallsatdownatthetableandbegantotellstories.AtonepointFranklookedatmewithtearsinhiseyes.“WhatarewegoingtodoaboutthelettersthisChristmas？”heasked.“Theletters？”“Iguessyouneverknew.”“Knewwhat？”“Remember,whenyouwereakidandyouusedtoputyourletterstoSantaboxesonMainStreet?Itwasyourdadwhoansweredallthoseletterseveryyear.”Ijustsattherewithtearsinmyeyes.Itwasn'thardformetoimagineDadsittingattheoldoaktableinourbasementreadingthoselettersandansweringeachone.IhavesincespokenwithseveralofthepeoplewhoreceivedChristmaslettersduringtheirchildhood,andtheytoldmehowamazedtheywerethatSantahadknownsomuchabouttheirhomesandfamilies.Forme,justknowingthatstoryaboutmyfatherwasthegiftofalifetime.1．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterregardedhistravelswithDadas________.A．excitingexperienceswithalotoffunB．happyoccasionstoplaywithbabychickensC．greatchancestohelpotherpeopleD．goodopportunitiestoenjoychocolatecookies2．Thewriterprovidesthedetailaboutthebusinessmantoshowthat________.A．DadhadastrongsenseofdutyB．DadhadastrongsenseofhonorC．DadwasanhonestandreliablemanD．Dadwasakindandgenerousman3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingimpressedthewritermost?A．Dadreadlettersforablindladyforyears.B．Dadpaidforthestampsforayounggirl.C．Dadansweredchildren'sChristmasletterseveryyear.D．Dadtookthemoneytothebankforonebusinessman.4．WhatsurprisedthechildrenmostwhentheyreceivedlettersinreplyfromSantaClauseveryyear?A．SantaClaushadsomuchinformationabouttheirfamilies.B．SantaClausansweredalltheirletterseveryyear.C．SantaClaushaduniquemailboxesforthechildren.D．SantaClauslivedaloneinthecoldNorthPole.5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MemorableTravelsB．ChristmasGiftsC．SpecialMailboxesD．TheMailE17、HerearesomeimportanteventsinAugustinBritain.

GreatBritainBeerFestival

Tuesday,August3rd—Saturday,August7th

London

Drink,musicandotherentertainments.

ThisisheldatEarlsCourt.

EdinburghInternationalFestival

Friday,August13th—Sunday,August22nd

Edinburgh

Afestivalofclassicalmusic,operasanddancesinEdinburgh

BristolInternationalBalloonFestival

Thursday,August12th—Thursday,August19th

Europe’slargesthot-airballoonfestival,withover100balloonstakingpart.

SummerBankHoliday

Monday,August25th

ApublicholidayinEngland,WalesandNorthernIreland.Peopletaketripsorshortvacationsduringtheholiday.

1．ThelongesteventinAugustinBritainwilllastfor______.A．5days B．8days C．10days D．12days2．IfyouareintheUKatthebeginningofAugust,youcanprobablytakepartin______.A．SummerBankHolidayB．GreatBritishBeerFestivalC．EdinburghInternationalFestivalD．BristolInternationalBalloonFestival3．What’stheEdinburghInternationalFestivalabout?A．Food. B．Balloons. C．Art. D．Vacations.F18、Marywaswaitingfortheairplanetotakeoff.Shewashappytogetaseatbyherself.Justthen，anairhostesscameuptoherandasked."Wouldyoumindchangingyourseat?Amanwouldliketositwithhiswife."Theonlyavailableseatwasnexttoagirlwithherarmsbroke,ablack-and-blueface,andasadexpression."Idon'twanttositthere,"Marythoughtimmediately.Butasoftvoicespoke,"Sheneedshelp."Finally,Marymovedtothatseat.ThegirlwasnamedEmily.Shehadbeeninacaraccidentandnowwasonherwayfortreatment.Whenthesnackandjuicearrived,MaryrealizedthatEmilycouldnotfeedherself.Maryconsideredofferingtofeedherbuthesitated（猶豫）,asitseemedtooimpolitetoofferaservicetoastranger.ButthenMaryrealizedthatEmily'sneedwasmoreimportant.Maryofferedtohelphereat.AlthoughEmilywasuncomfortabletoaccept,sheagreed.Theybecamecloserandcloserinashorttime.Bytheendofthefive-hourtrip,Mary'shearthadwarmed,andthetimewasreallybetterspentthanifshehadjustsatbyherself.MarywasverygladthatshehadsatnexttoEmilyandfedher.Lovesometimesgoesbeyondhumanborders（邊界）andremovesthefearsthatkeeppeopleaway.Whenwereachourhandstoserveanother,wegrowtoliveinalargerandmorerewardingworld.1．HowdidMaryfeelatfirstwhe