江蘇省高郵市重點名校2023-2024學年中考四模英語試題含答案

江蘇省高郵市重點名校2023-2024學年中考四模英語試題含答案注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規(guī)定位置．3．請認真核對監(jiān)考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.單項選擇1、I’msurprisedatthenewlookofhometown.A．I B．me C．my D．mine2、Whenweseeanywastelyingontheground,weshould_______.A．pickitoutB．pointatitC．pickitupD．kickitout3、Knowledgecomesfromquestioning.Ifweaskquestionsanddon’tbeafraidofmakingmistakes,wewillmakerapidprogressandbeagoodlearner.A．darenot B．dareto C．didn’tdare4、—Whattimedoyouusuallygetup?—Iusually_____upat6:30.A．get B．got C．willget D．wasgetting5、--Shallwefinishthetaskmow?--_______.A．Themore,thebetter B．EasiersaidthandoneC．Thesooner,thebetter D．Theolder,thewiser6、Stevenisalwaysreadytohelpothers.Whata(n)______boy!A．kind B．healthy C．honest D．clever7、Hefailedtheexam________hewastoocareless.A．when B．so C．a(chǎn)fter D．because8、—Whichsignmeans"Nosmoking"?—________.A． B． C． D．9、---________willYangzhouWorldHorticulturalExpositionbeheld?---Notuntil10thApril2021.A．Howlong B．When C．Howsoon D．Howoften10、一CouldyoutellmehowtobehavepolitelyinpublicintheUK?一Yes.，youshouldkeepyourvoicedownandalwaysqueue.A．Afterall B．FirstofallC．Inall D．AtallⅡ.完形填空11、It’sMonday.Davecomestoschoolat8:15inthe1.Hehasscience2eightthirty.Helikesscience3itisveryinteresting.AtelevenDavehasmath.Hethinksit’s4,sohedoesn’tlikeit.5favoriteteacherishisP.E.teacher,Mr.Smith.Hisclasssoundsfunny.DavehasP.E.6Mondayafternoon.Sohe7Monday.Onweekdays(工作日),fromMondayto8,Davehas9atschoolat11:45.AfterschoolDaveplays10ontheschoolplayground,thenhegoeshome.1．A．night B．a(chǎn)fternoon C．evening D．morning2．A．a(chǎn)t B．on C．in D．/3．A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．because D．so4．A．interesting B．difficult C．fun D．good5．A．Daves’ B．He’s C．Dave’s D．He6．A．on B．in C．a(chǎn)t D．of7．A．has B．wants C．likes D．dislikes8．A．Friday B．Saturday C．Sunday D．Tuesday9．A．breakfast B．lunch C．dinner D．supper10．A．a(chǎn)soccer B．a(chǎn)nsoccer C．thesoccer D．soccerⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面的短文，用括號內(nèi)所給單詞的適當形式填空，必要時可加助動詞。Todayskateboardingispopulararoundtheworld.Manyyoungpeoplelikethesport,andso1．(do)MarceloLusardi.However,theyoungmanisquitedifferentfrommanyothers--heisablindskateboarder.MarcelowasborninArgentina,andnowhelivesinSantiagodeCompostela,Spain.Heusedtoliveaneasylifebuteverythingchangedwhenhewentblindin2015.Hefelt2．(hope),ashecouldn'timaginelivingwithoutsight(視力).3．(Luck),afriendofhis4．(father)steppedinandhelpedhimout.Thankstoherhelp,Marcelowasable5．(accept)hisconditionandstartedgettingoutmore.Marcelowenttotheskateparkhehadoftenvisited.Atfirst,hethoughtskatingwasoutofthequestionforablindmanlikehim.Buthisskateboardingfriends6．(tell)himhewasstilloneofthemandhehadtogetbackontheskateboard.Theyhelpedhimlearntousehisothersensesexceptsight7．(ride)theskateboardagainandeventryoutsomenewtricks.Lookingback,Marcelothought8．(lose)hissighthelpedhimrealizewhoheisandwhathewantstodo.“Peoplesometimeshaveproblemsandthinkthat'stheendoftheworld,butintheendyoucansolvetheseproblems.Lookatme,Iwasskating,thenIwentblind,andnowI9．(skate)again.Notaswellasbefore,butIcanstilldoitandleavepeoplewiththeirmouths10．(open).”So,remember:Everythinghasasolutioninlife.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Aresearchstudyhaslookedintowhathappensinsideyourbrainwhileyoureadandlistentomusic.Youknowthatthrill(興奮)yougetwhenlisteningtoyourfavoritemusic?Thatexcitingfeelingwhenyouhearyourfavoritesongs?Accordingtoarecentstudy，itseemsthesamethingcanhappenwhileyouarereading，butnotwitheverykindoftext.Thisopensupinterestingquestionsaroundhowmusic，readingandemotionsareconnectedinthebrain.Thestudy“Wedecidedwewoulddoacomparisonbetweenfourorfivedifferentkindsoftextstoseehowthebrainreacted，”explainsAdamZeman，ascientist.“Theparticipants(參與者)layinanMRIscannerreadingthetexts，andthenwecomparedbrainactivityforthosefivetexts.”Thetextsranged(涉及)fromdeadlyboringonestohighlyexcitingones，includingtheHighwayCode，partsfromnovels，andpoems.Sowhathappenedintheparticipantsbrainswhiletheywerereading?EmotionalreactionAstheresearchersobserved，participantsfoundsometextsmoreemotionalthanothers.Whenreadingtheseemotionaltexts，therewashigheractivityinbrainareasrelatedtopleasureandreward—thesameareasrelatedtothethrillwegetwhenwelistentomusic.AsZemansays，“itperfectlyshowsthattheemotionalreactiontoliterature(文學)andtomusichasquiteabitincommon.Soitdoesn'tseemtomatterwhetheryouarelisteningorreadingifyougetathrill.Thatwasonequitestrongfinding.”Introspection(內(nèi)省)Thereweremoreinterestingfindings.Readingpoetryisoftenconsideredanactivitythatrequiresustousethebrain，butdidthestudyfindanytruthofthis?Whentheparticipantswerereadingpoems，theteamfoundtherewasmoreactivityinaparticulargroupofbrainareascalledtheDefaultNetwork.“Theseareasseemtoberelatedtothingswedowithourmindswhenweareresting，likethinkingaboutwhat'shappenedtousrecently，thinkingaboutwhat'sgoingtohappeninthenearfuture，aboutotherpeople，andthatnetworkseemstobemorestronglyrelatedtopoetrythanwithothertexts，”explainsZeman.Thisconnectionbetweenpoetryandintrospectioncouldbethesubjectoffurtherresearch.ConclusionsThestudyshowsthatthedifferenttextsactivatedifferentareasofourbrainswhenweread.Zemansays，“thestudydidsupportwhatwethought:reactiontoliteraturewasgoingtobeabitliketheonetomusicintermsofemotion.Wefeltthatweendedupwithagreatdealofunansweredquestionswhichwehopesomebodywillcontinuetoask.”1．Whatdidtheresearchtrytofindout?A．Howmusichelpsusreaddifferentkindsoftexts.B．Whatkindoftextsmostpeoplelikewhilelisteningtomusic.C．Whyreadingdifferenttextscausesdifferentreactionsinemotion.D．Whetherreadingcancausesimilaremotionalreactionlikemusicdoes.2．Whatdidtheparticipantsdointhestudy?A．Theylistenedtomusic.B．Theyreaddifferenttexts.C．Theyansweredmanyquestions.D．Theycomparedbrainactivities.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?A．Theemotionaltextsworkbetterfortheresearch.B．PoetryreadingcanactivatetheDefaultNetwork.C．Musichelpstobringpleasureandreward.D．Peoplethinkaboutthepastwhenresting.B14、HouseForSaleRedRoseGarden,Pudong3-storeyhome,509squaremeters(sqm)total(總的)landarea,428.8sqmbuilt-in,312.9sqmgarden.AskingTMB13million(USD1.57million).MPelaxobWantedCherry,24,ashininggirl,goodatoralEnglishandPutonghua.NowIamworkingataninternationaltrade(國際貿(mào)易)companyinGuangzhou.Iamkind-hearted,hard-workingandhealthy,andwouldlikepart-timeweekendworkofferingPutonghualessonstoforeignfriends.Ifyouareinterested,pleaseemailmeatcherrylf@BeijingSnowWorldSkiParkPrice:50yuan/houronweekdaysand70yuan/houronweekends,120yuan/fourhoursonweekdaysand190yuan/fourhoursonweekends.Tel:010-691916171．Howmanysqmisthegardenofthehouseforsale?A．509sqm. 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