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2024年中考英语三模试卷 (考试时间： 100 分钟 试卷满分： 120 分 考试形式：闭卷) 第I卷（选择题，共65分） 一、补全对话（共5小题;每小题2分，计10分） 根据对话内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项限用一次。 (Li Hua is talking with Wang Lin, his classmate, in the school yard.) Li Hua: Hello, Wang Lin. I hear that there will be a graduation party in our school hall. Wang Lin: ____1____ When will it be held? Li Hua: ____2____ Wang Lin: Wonderful. It’s a perfect time for us to gather together. Li Hua: ____3____ Do you feel like performing on that day? Wang Lin: ____4____ What about you? Li Hua: I will sing an English song called Auld Lang Syne. Wang Lin: ____5____ Li Hua: I want to thank my friends for their kindness and care over the three years. Wang Lin: Hope to see your wonderful performance. A. On 20th June. B. Sounds great. C. Why do you choose this? D. Not sure. E. I agree with you. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. E 4. D 5. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是Li Hua和Wang Lin之间的一则对话。文章主要围绕毕业晚会上的表演展开的。 【1题详解】 根据上文“I hear that there will be a graduation party in our school hall.”可知，此处是对这个事情进行评价，选项B“听起来不错。”符合语境。故选B。 【2题详解】 根据上文“When will it be held?”可知，此处表示时间，选项A“6月20日。”符合语境。故选A。 【3题详解】 根据上文“It’s a perfect time for us to gather together.”并结合选项可知，此处表示同意，选项E“我同意你的看法。”符合语境。故选E。 【4题详解】 根据上文“Do you feel like performing on that day?”并结合选项可知，此处表示不确定，选项D“不确定。”符合语境。故选D。 【5题详解】 根据上文“I will sing an English song called Auld Lang Syne.”及下文“I want to thank my friends for their kindness and care over the three years.”可知，此处询问原因，选项C“你为什么选择这个？”符合语境。故选C。 二、完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 I read a story recently that I want to share with you, and if you’re a person who gets sad easily, maybe it’ll change your attitude (态度) a bit too. It’s about this guy, I’ve ____6____ his name, let’s call him Jim. He was kind of a person who takes the bright side of things, always in a good ____7____. Jim owned a shop, and a customer once asked him ____8____ he managed to stay so friendly and happy all the time. His answer was: “When I wake up in the morning, I know that the day will have good and ___9___ moments for me. But whatever happens, I’m going to ____10____to be in a good mood.” Then one day, something terrible happened. An armed robber came in and aimed at Jim with a gun, making him open the safe. ____11____ Jim was trying to open it, his hand slipped (滑落). The robber saw this, ____12____ thought, “He’s about to attack me!” and fired. Jim was still aware of what happened to him when the ambulance (救护车) arrived, and he was rushed to hospital. In the ambulance, he felt fine since the medical workers kept telling him. “Don’t worry. I’m sure it’ll be OK. As soon as we get to the hospital, the doctors will take care of ____13____!” But once Jim was in the operating room and saw the ____14____ of the doctors and nurses, he had the feeling that they thought he was more or less ____15____ already. He knew he needed to do something. There was a nurse who was asking him lots of questions, very fast. One question was “Are you allergic (过敏) to anything?” “Yes!” Jim said ____16____ and everybody stopped what they were doing. There was total silence. “Bullets! (子弹)” Jim said, and all the doctors and nurses couldn’t help ____17____. And then Jim added, “Please operate on me thinking that I’ll live, and not that I’ll die!” Jim ____18____, thanks to the skill of the doctors and nurses. But what else helped was that he managed to remain optimistic (乐观的) even in the most dangerous moment of his life. Let’s try and think ____19____ Jim more often. In fact, I’m on the point of doing this right now. I’m having a piano lesson later today. Not my choice really, it’s my parents who think it’s good for me to learn a musical instrument. But I’ll be a good girl, I’ll keep an open ____20____. I’ll act to find something good about playing the piano. I believe it will do good to me in the near future. 6. A. remembered B. forgotten C. missed D. known 7. A. situation B. condition C. mood D. health 8. A. how B. why C. when D. what 9. A. sad B. bad C. nice D. excited 10. A. refuse B. choose C. wait D. agree 11. A. Before B. After C. Until D. While 12. A. probably B. gently C. hardly D. nearly 13. A. us B. you C. me D. him 14. A. faces B. hands C. coats D. caps 15. A. alive B. dead C. hopeful D. poor 16. A. loudly B. politely C. excitedly D. sadly 17. A. smiling B. crying C. laughing D. shouting 18. A. survived B. surprised C. suffered D. succeeded 19. A. beyond B. like C. opposite D. against 20. A. mind B. eye C. try D. idea 【答案】6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. B 11. D 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲的是Jim是一个乐观的人，通过发生在他身上的一件小事体现了这一点，同时也给作者带来了心态上的变化。 【6题详解】 句意：是关于这个人的，我忘了他的名字，我们叫他吉姆吧。 remembered记得；forgotten忘记；missed错过，思念；known知道。根据“I’ve… his name, let’s call him Jim.”可知作者忘记了那个人的名字，故选B。 【7题详解】 句意：他是那种乐观向上的人，总是心情很好。 situation情况；condition条件；mood心情；health健康。根据“who takes the bright side of things,”可知他是一个很乐观的人，所以心情是不错的，故选C。 【8题详解】 句意：吉姆拥有一家商店，有一次一位顾客问他，他是如何做到一直保持友好和快乐的。 how怎样，如何；why为什么；when什么时候；what什么。根据“and a customer… stay so friendly and happy all the time.”和“When I wake up in the morning…moments for me.”可知是询问对方如何保持好心情的，故选A。 【9题详解】 句意：“当我早上醒来时，我知道这一天对我来说有好的时候也有坏的时候。但无论发生什么，我都会选择心情好。” sad伤心的；bad不好的；nice好的；excited激动的。根据“I know that the day will have good and… moments for me.”可知该处是好与不好作比较，故选B。 【10题详解】 句意：“当我早上醒来时，我知道这一天对我来说有好的时候也有坏的时候。但无论发生什么，我都会选择心情好。” refuse拒绝；choose选择；wait等待；agree同意。根据“But whatever happens, I’m going to…to be in a good mood.”和语境可知作者是在一天中选择好的心情，故选B。 【11题详解】 句意：当吉姆试图打开它时，他的手滑了一下。 Before在……之前；After在……之后；Until直到；While当……的时候。根据句意可知是当打开时就滑落了，故选D。 【12题详解】 句意：劫匪看到这个，可能会想“他要攻击我了!”然后被解雇了。 probably可能地；gently温和地；hardly几乎不；nearly几乎根据“while Jim was trying to open it, his hand slipped (滑落).”可知看到这情形觉得对方可能要攻击他，故选A。 【13题详解】 句意：我们一到医院，医生就会照顾你。 us我们；you你；me我；him他。根据“Don’t worry. I’m sure it’ll be OK.”和“But once Jim was in the operating room“可知该处是从第二人称角度去说的，故选B。 【14题详解】 句意：但是一旦吉姆进入手术室，看到了医生和护士的脸，他有一种感觉，他们认为他或多或少已经死了。 faces脸；hands手；coats外套；caps帽子。根据“But once Jim was in the operating room and saw the…of the doctors and nurses”可知该处表达的是进去手术室看到医生和护士的样子。故选A。 【15题详解】 句意：但是一旦吉姆进入手术室，看到了医生和护士的脸，他有一种感觉，他们认为他或多或少已经死了。 alive活着的；dead死的；hopeful有希望的；poor贫穷的。根据“But once Jim was in the operating room…He knew he needed to do something.”可知此刻的Jim是很害怕的，所以感觉他快要死了，故选B。 【16题详解】 句意：有个护士问了他很多问题，问得很快。其中一个问题是“你对什么东西过敏吗?”“是的!”吉姆大声地说，每个人都停下了手中的活。 loudly大声地；politely有礼貌的；excitedly激动地；sadly伤心地。根据“There was total silence.”可知此时Jim是很大声地说出他有过敏的东西，故选A。 【17题详解】 句意：“子弹!”吉姆说，所有的医生和护士都忍不住笑了起来。 smiling微笑；crying哭；laughing大笑；shouting大喊大叫地。根据语境，前文是护士问Jim对什么过敏，Jim说是子弹，所以听到Jim的回答，大家应该是忍不住大笑的，故选C。 【18题详解】 句意：多亏了医生和护士的技术，吉姆活了下来。 survived幸存；surprised惊讶；suffered遭受；succeeded成功。根据“thanks to the skill of the doctors and nurses.”可知在医生和护士的高超技术之下，Jim存活了下来。故选A。 【19题详解】 句意：让我们多试着像吉姆那样思考。 beyond超过；like像，喜欢；opposite相反；against反对。根据句意可知我们应该要像Jim那样去思考，故选B。 【20题详解】 句意：但我会是个好女孩，我会保持开放的心态。我将采取行动找到弹钢琴的好处。我相信在不久的将来它会对我有好处。 mind心态，大脑；eye眼睛；try尝试；idea主意，想法。根据“I’ll act to find something good about playing the piano. I believe it will do good to me in the near future.”可知作者现在是保持好的心态，故选A。 三、阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 计40分) （一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Healthy habits mean healthy eyes. Here are some daily tips for eye health. There are also some tips for healthy contact lens (隐形眼镜) wear and care to help prevent eye infections (感染). Please visit CDC’s healthy contact lenses website and you can follow them on social media.(www.cdc.gov/contactlenses) 21. According to the tips, what can help relax the eyes? A. Pure cold water. B. Direct sunlight. C. Eye movements. D. Contact lens. 22. To protect our eyes, which is not suitable for our eyes? A Eating vegetables. B. Wearing sunglasses. C. Looking at the sun directly. D. Cleaning them with cold water. 23. Where might we read the text? A. In a pet magazine. B. In a fashion magazine. C. In a science fiction. D. In a health magazine. 【答案】21. C 22. C 23. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一些眼睛健康的日常建议。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Roll your eyes up and down, then side to side. Then move your eyes in a circular motion. Exercise 5 to 10 times a day to relax your eyes.”可知，做眼部运动来放松你的眼睛。故选C。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Avoid looking directly at the sun”可知，直接看太阳对你的眼睛不好。故选C。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了一些眼睛健康的日常建议，属于健康范畴。故选D。 B The city of Tianshui in Gansu Province recently has become famous for its special spicy (辣) hot pot that has been a big draw for tourists from around China. One restaurant owner in the city said he had been serving at least 400 customers a day. “There has been a long line outside my restaurant even on weekdays,” he added. Many of the city’s hot pot restaurants have to extend their opening hours. Some local people have volunteered to help out at the restaurants while providing other services for tourists. In Tianshui, diners can enjoy spicy hot pot by choosing their own ingredients like vegetables, meats and noodles. They then add these ingredients to a pot along with local peppercorns (胡椒粒) and red pepper oil. The key is the red pepper grown in Gansu. It is famous for its bright colour and rich oil content. Besides its oil, hand-made noodles also set the street food different from other common noodles. The growing popularity of Tianshui’s spicy hot pot has given local tourism an increase. Bookings for hotels and attractions rose 40% year-on-year this past month. According to online travel companies, searches for the city as a travelling place have also seen a sharp increase. The whole city aims to recreate the success of Zibo, a city in Shandong Province, which became famous for its barbecue last year. A food festival was held in Tianshui on March 16, 2024, showing local food culture. Since March, two special bus services have been provided to take tourists from railway stations to restaurants. Actions have been taken to create a cleaner dining environment and improve food safety. 24. What’s the restaurant business like? A. It has been not popular in recent weeks. B. It has attracted a large number of tourists. C. Local people have shown little interest in helping out. D. Hot pot restaurants have reduced their opening hours. 25. Why is Tianshui’s spicy hot pot so attractive? ① Local peppercorns and red pepper oil. ② The support of Zibo’s successful barbecue skills. ③ Hand-made noodles similar to other delicious ones. ④ The way for diners to choose what they like to eat. ⑤ The warm-hearted local people and their good manners. A. ①③④ B. ②③④ C. ①④⑤ D. ③④⑤ 26. Why does the writer mention the city Zibo in Paragraph 3? A. To provide an opposite example of tourism development. B. To tell the differences between the two cities. C. To serve as a successful example for Tianshui to follow. D. To compare the industrial backgrounds of the two cities. 27. What is the BEST title for the text? A. Tianshui Draws Tourists with Spicy Hot Pot. B. Spicy Hot Pot Has Special Pepper Oil. C. Diners Enjoy Tianshui Spicy Hot Pot. D. Tianshui, a Popular Barbecue Spot . 【答案】24. B 25. C 26. C 27. A 【解析】 【导语】本文介绍了天水市的麻辣烫吸引了大量的游客。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“The city of Tianshui in Gansu Province recently has become famous for its special spicy hot pot that has been a big draw for tourists from around China.”可知，天水市的麻辣烫吸引了大量的旅客。故选B。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Some local people have volunteered to help out at the restaurants while providing other services for tourists.”及第二段“In Tianshui, diners can enjoy spicy hot pot by choosing their own ingredients like vegetables, meats and noodles.” 、“The key is the red pepper grown in Gansu.”和“Besides its oil, hand-made noodles also set the street food different from other common noodles.”可知，天水的麻辣烫这么吸引人是因为当地人的热情、特色的胡椒粒和红辣椒油、食客可以选择他们喜欢吃什么的方式及特殊的面条。故选C。 【26题详解】 主旨大意题。根据“The whole city aims to recreate the success of Zibo, a city in Shandong Province, which became famous for its barbecue last year.”可知，作者在第三段提到淄博这个城市是为了作为天水效仿的成功范例。故选C。 【27题详解】 最佳标题题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了天水市的麻辣烫吸引了大量的游客。所以这篇文章最好的标题是天水以麻辣烫吸引游客。故选A。 C ①It’s always easier to say “Yes” because most of us want to please other people. Somebody asks you to go for a party but you have tests the next day, or to help them although you are busy at the moment, or to join the activities you have no interest at all! Even though your heart is crying NO, you find the word “Yes” come out of your mouth. However, it usually results in anger — not only for the person who asked you, but also for yourself for not being strong enough. ②Lisa Messenger, the Collective Hub CEO, said in her first few years of business, many people asked her to talk over a coffee. Actually, she usually ended up having 20 coffee meetings a week and that stopped her from doing business because she didn’t have time to do her own work. ③Messenger finally learned to refuse like “No, I’m sorry, but I don’t have time.”. She believes if you say “Yes”, you will regret later. Or your heart will be filled with guilt, fear or anger because you feel bad for agreeing to do something you never want to. So you need to be brave enough to say “No” when you’re asked at first. ④Janine Garner, CEO of The LBD Group, believed we need to get very clear about our goals. Unless we work towards our goals, nobody else will care about our time. Garner said, “We may end up saying ‘Yes’ because we feel sorry for somebody who needs us. But we end up having that awful feeling in our heart. You can only achieve the best of you by stopping doing the things that take up your time and don’t add anything towards your goals. Take a good look at the time spent on others, which you really should spend on yourself.” 28. How does the writer begin the text? A. By telling a story. B. By giving examples. C. By making a survey. D. By asking questions. 29. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Having 20 coffee meetings a week. B. Being asked to buy coffee 20 times. C. Talking with others without coffee. D. Drinking 20 cups of coffee a week. 30. Which opinion would Janine Garner probably agree with? A. Offering help is the key to make friends. B. Helping others may make you successful. C. You’d better say “No” bravely if necessary. D. People who need us will care about our time. 31. What’s the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 【答案】28. B 29. A 30. C 31. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要谈论了人际交往中的问题。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Somebody asks you to go for a party but you have tests the next day, or to help them although you are busy at the moment...you find the word ‘Yes’ come out of your mouth.”可知，作者是通过举例引出这个话题。故选B。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Actually, she usually ended up having 20 coffee meetings a week and that stopped her from doing business because she didn’t have time to do her own work.”可知，that指代的是“having 20 coffee meetings a week”，故选A。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Garner said, ‘We may end up saying ‘Yes’ because we feel sorry for somebody who needs us...which you really should spend on yourself.’可推断出，Janine Garner可能会同意“必要时你最好勇敢地说‘不’”的观点。故选C。 【31题详解】 篇章结构题。通读全文可知，第一段通过举例说明在别人对你有要求时，不能总是随便说“是”；第二和第三段是通过实例说明要学会拒绝；第四段说明Janine Garner的观点：建议人们必要时你最好勇敢地说‘不’”的观点。所以文章的篇章结构如图C所示。故选C。 D At eleven the next night I bring one hundred thousand dollars in banknotes to the police station and put them into the chief’s hands. He takes the money and leaves, with a confident look in his eyes. The next hour passes slowly and when I hear his footsteps I get up to meet him. His eyes are happy as he says. “We’ve made an agreement! Follow me!” He picks up a candle and walks down into the basement of the building. Sixty detectives always sleep here, and a group of them are playing cards when we come into the room. I follow him as he walks quickly to the far end of the basement. It is dark and frightening and there is a very bad smell. I feel sick and want to go back. Suddenly Inspector Blunt falls over a large object, shouting as he falls: “Hurray for the police force! Here is your elephant!” Someone carries me to the office above, where I come to my senses once again. Reporters arrive and detectives open bottles of champagne (香槟) and shake hands and talk warmly. Naturally the chief is the hero and his happiness is complete. I am happy for him although now I am a beggar, my elephant is dead, and I have no job. Many people congratulate the chief and many detectives say,“ Look at him, the greatest man of the force. There isn’t anything that he can’t find.” The happy detectives share the fifty thousand dollars and the chief says, as he puts his share into his pocket: “Enjoy it, boys, you’ve earned it. And more than that, you’ve made the police force famous.” Then a telegram arrives, which says: MONROE, MICHIGAN, 10 P.M. First time I’ve seen a telegraph office in three weeks. Followed the footprints a thousand miles through the forest and they get stronger and bigger every day. Don’t worry I’ll soon have the elephant. I am sure. DARLEY, Detective. The chief shouts “three cheers for Darley, one of the best men on the force.” Then he sends a telegraph to Darley, telling him to come home and get his share of the reward. And so the mystery of the stolen elephant is solved The next day the newspapers are full of good words again. But, the poor elephant is lost forever. When he was shot, he went into the dark, unfriendly place in the fog, and there, surrounded by his enemies and constant danger of detection, he died of hunger. The “agreement” cost me one hundred thousand dollars; my detective expenses(费用) were forty-two thousand dollars more. I lost my job. I am a ruined man and a wanderer on the earth. But I still admire that man, the greatest detective in the world. And I will admire him until the day I die. 32. Who wrote the book The Stolen White Elephant? A. Anna Sewell. B. Mark T. Kevin. C. Robert Campbell. D. Mark Twain. 33. What does the underlined word “congratulate ” in Paragraph 4 possibly mean? A. hate B. praise C. thank D. mistake 34. Which is the correct order of the following events according to the story? ① The newspapers spoke highly of the police force. ② The detectives shared the reward. ③ Inspector Blunt found the elephant in the basement. ④ The elephant was shot. A. ③④②① B. ③②①④ C. ②①④③ D. ④③②① 35. What is the main purpose of the story? A. To make fun of the police department and the detectives. B. To tell us how important the white elephant is. C. To praise the hard work of the police department and the detectives. D. To tell the readers how the white elephant is stolen. 【答案】32. D 33. B 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文选自马克·吐温的《丢失的白象》，讲述了主人公花钱请警察和侦探们帮助寻找丢失的白象，最后却丢了自己的工作的故事。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章上面的图片可知，这本书是马克·吐温写的，故选D。 【33题详解】 词义猜测题。根据“Look at him, the greatest man of the force. There isn’t anything that he can’t find”可知，这句话是对警长的祝贺和赞美，所以congratulate和praise意思相近，故选B。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Suddenly Inspector Blunt falls over a large object, shouting as he falls: ‘Hurray for the police force! Here is your elephant!’”可知，布朗特探长侦探在地下室发现了大象，而大象已经成了尸体，因此判断大象被射杀发生在侦探发现它之前。根据“The happy detectives share the fifty thousand dollars”可知，侦探们分享了赏金。根据“The next day the newspapers are full of good words again.”可知，报纸高度赞扬了警察部队。正确的顺序是④③②①，故选D。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。根据“my detective expenses(费用) were forty-two thousand dollars more. I lost my job. I am a ruined man and a wanderer on the earth. But I still admire that man, the greatest detective in the world. And I will admire him until the day I die.”可知，主人公花了四万两千多美元给警察，却丢了自己的工作，因此他将会永远崇拜这些最伟大的侦探，这里用的是反讽的手法，因此判断本文的目的是讽刺警察部门与侦探们。故选A。 阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。 According to researches, teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep per night. Scientist recommend that both middle and high schools begin no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Later the school start times support the natural needs of teenagers. ____36____ More time for a healthy breakfast will be ensured. When running late in the mornings, students are likely to go without breakfast. ____37____ What’s worse, when students are always in a hurry, they may form unhealthy eating habits. With extra time before going to school, students can eat a well-balanced breakfast and focus more on learning. Fewer behavioral (行为的) problems will happen. Teens experience mood changes as a common result of this special period of life. Less sleep may cause worries, stress and unhappiness. ____38____ They’re less likely to feel worried, unhappy or get angry. For parents, children with more sleep are easier to live with. ____39____ Sleep loss hurts attention, memory and brain development. Students with less sleep have difficulty paying attention in class and are likely to have lower grades. Students with enough sleep can be more energetic during the day and happier to learn. They are also less likely to fall asleep in class and more able to understand what they learn. ____40____ It provides students with chances to eat more healthily, behave better and perform better. A. When students get enough sleep, they can be calm. B. With an empty stomach, one finds it difficult to focus in class. C. Here are some benefits of later school start times. D. Better performance in study will be achieved. E. It will help teenagers improve learning abilities. F. In conclusion, starting school later helps a lot. 【答案】36. C 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. F 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了推迟学生上学时间的一些好处。 【36题详解】 根据下文“More time for a healthy breakfast will be ensured.”以及“Fewer behavioral (行为的) problems will happen.”可知，此处承上启下，引出推迟学生上学时间的一些好处这一主题，选项C“以下是推迟上学时间的一些好处。”符合语境。故选C。 【37题详解】 根据上文“When running late in the mornings, students are likely to go without breakfast.”及下文“What’s worse, when students are always in a hurry, they may form unhealthy eating habits.”可知，此处与空腹上学有关，选项B“空腹的人很难在课堂上集中注意力。”符合语境。故选B。 【38题详解】 根据上文“Less sleep may cause worries, stress and unhappiness.”及下文“They’re less likely to feel worried, unhappy or get angry.”可知，此处句意发生了转折，表示睡眠充足的情况，选项A“当学生们有足够的睡眠时，他们就能平静下来。”符合语境。故选A。 【39题详解】 根据下文“It provides students with chances to eat more healthily, behave better and perform better.”可知，此处与表现更好有关，选项D“学习成绩会更好。”符合语境。故选D。 【40题详解】 根据空后的“It provides students with chances to eat more healthily, behave better and perform better.”可知，此处对上文进行总结，选项F“总之，晚一点开始上学帮助很大。”符合语境。故选F。 第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题, 共55分） 四、词汇运用 （共20小题, 计25分） 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。 Helpful Robots? watering; it; mark; even; in need of Recently, a robot called Mobile Aloha caught the attention of many at the beginning of 2024, with short videos of its cooking at someone’s home in January. What can it do? Scientists at Stanford University in the US has developed Mobile Aloha. It can cook a dish all by ___41___, whether it is cutting vegetables or cracking (打) eggs. It’s also good at other tasks in homes like ___42___ plants, petting cats, cleaning the floor and doing the washing. It ___43___ knows to shake the pillow (枕头) after putting on a pillowcase. In addition, the robot can achieve a 95 percent success rate in cleaning red wine ____44____ and 80 percent in pushing chairs. An Internet user joked about the video and said that as long as this thing doesn’t try to kill him while he is asleep, he is really ____45____ it. break; difficult; change; however; turn out High hopes, high mishaps (事故) ____46____, Tony Zhao, one of the researchers, posted a video later, showing Mobile Aloha’s failures. In it, glasses and plates ___47___, the tables were knocked over and even a pot was burnt by Mobile Aloha from time to time. It ___48___ that Mobile Aloha is not a complete self-learning system that can move around and finish tasks in unfamiliar (不熟悉的) places. It needs to watch human operators doing the things first. That means the robot needs to learn from human behavior before completing each task. Challenges ahead As the team noticed, the interaction (互动) between the arm and the base (底部) of the robot would become more ____49____ when the task needed more movements. Even the smallest change in the position of the base might lead to a great ______50______ in the arms’ movements. Actually, robots are not ready to take control of the world. 【答案】41. itself 42. watering 43. even 44. marks 45. in need of 46. However 47. were broken 48. turns out 49. difficult 50. change 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了2024年初新研发的一款叫做Mobile Aloha的机器人。 【41题详解】 句意：无论是切菜还是打鸡蛋，它都能一气呵成地烹饪一道菜。by oneself“靠自己，亲自”，主语为It，反身代词用itself。故填itself。 【42题详解】 句意：它还擅长做其他家庭事务，比如给植物浇水、抚摸猫咪、清洁地板和洗衣服。根据“plants, petting cats, cleaning the floor and doing the washing”可知此处用water plants表示“给植物浇水”，介词like后接动名词作宾语。故填watering。 【43题详解】 句意：它甚至知道在套上枕套后摇晃枕头。根据“knows to shake the pillow (枕头) after putting on a pillowcase”可知，此处在举例机器人还能做的事情，用even表示强调。故填even。 【44题详解】 句意：此外，该机器人清理红酒渍的成功率可达95%，推椅子的成功率可达80%。根据“cleaning red wine”可知是清理红酒渍，用mark的复数形式。故填marks。 【45题详解】 句意：一名网友针对视频开玩笑说，只要这个东西不在他睡觉时试图杀死他，他就真的很需要它。根据上文“It can cook a dish…It’s also good at other tasks…It…knows to shake the pillow (枕头) after putting on a pillowcase. In addition, the robot can achieve a 95 percent success rate in cleaning red wine…and 80 percent in pushing chairs.”可知，上文谈到了机器人能做的事情，是很多家庭所需要的，in need of“需要”符合语境。故填in need of。 【46题详解】 句意：然而，研究人员之一Tony Zhao随后上传了一段视频，展示了 Mobile Aloha的失败之处。根据上文“It can cook a dish…It’s also good at other tasks…It…knows to shake the pillow (枕头) after putting on a pillowcase. In addition, the robot can achieve a 95 percent success rate in cleaning red wine…and 80 percent in pushing chairs.”可知，这个机器人很能干，此处谈到它的失败之处，语意发生了转折，用however来衔接，位于句首，首字母要大写。故填However。 【47题详解】 句意：视频中，玻璃杯和盘子被摔碎，桌子被撞翻，甚至锅子被Mobile Aloha不时烧焦。根据“he tables were knocked over”可知，此处描述机器人把事情干砸了的场景，根据“glasses and plates”可知应用break表示“打碎”，句子应用一般过去时的被动语态，其谓语结构为：was/were+过去分词。主语为glasses and plates，be动词用were，break的过去分词为broken。故填were broken。 【48题详解】 句意：事实证明，Mobile Aloha 并不是一个完整的自主学习系统，它无法在陌生的地方移动并完成任务。根据“Mobile Aloha is not a complete self-learning system that can move around and finish tasks in unfamiliar (不熟悉的) places”可知，视频展示的是机器人操作失败的事实结果，用turn out表示“结果是”，句子采用一般现在时，主语为It，谓语动词用三单形式。故填turns out。 【49题详解】 句意：研究团队注意到，当任务需要更多动作时，机器人手臂与底座之间的互动会变得更加困难。根据“Challenges ahead”和“when the task needed more movements”可知，此处指遇到的困难，more difficult“更加困难的”。故填difficult。 【50题详解】 句意：基座位置哪怕是最小的变化，都可能导致机械臂运动发生巨大变化。根据“Even the smallest change in the position of the base”可知，基座位置的变化也会导致机械臂运动的变化，不定冠词a后接change的单数形式。故填change。 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。 Chinese chopsticks, an ancient and unique tableware (餐具), carry important cultural meanings. They began in China over three thousand years ago. Chopsticks are usually made from bamboo, w____51____, metal or plastic, with sharp ends for picking up food. In Chinese eating, there are important r____52____ for using chopsticks. People believe that it’s not good to stick them into food b____53____ it is unlucky. Also, p____54____ at people with chopsticks or waving them in the air is impolite. Furthermore, using chopsticks as drumsticks is not allowed, which is a____55____ good manners. Chopsticks have s____56____ worldwide, being used in many Asian countries. What’s really interesting to see is that more and more Western people are w____57____ to experience using chopsticks for dining. There’s no doubt that eating with chopsticks is becoming more popular. Nowadays, chopsticks come in different styles, from traditional bamboo to m____58____ eco-friendly materials. It shows how people care about the environment and stay healthy. What’s more, chopsticks play a big role in Chinese cooking culture. They have become a b____59____ between the East and the West in cultural exchange. They represent how Chinese like to eat together nicely and p____60____, as well as Chinese dining customs. Generally speaking, chopsticks have completely become a symbol of Chinese food culture. They also show the wisdom of Chinese people. 【答案】51. (w)ood 52. (r)ules 53. (b)ecause 54. (p)ointing 55. (a)gainst 56. (s)pread 57. (w)illing 58. (m)odern 59. (b)ridge 60. (p)olitely 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了中国的筷子的发展、使用规则及文化意义。 【51题详解】 句意：筷子通常由竹子、木头、金属或塑料制成，末端锋利用来夹食物。根据“Chopsticks are usually made from bamboo, w..., metal or plastic”及首字母提示可知，空处应表达筷子由木头制成，wood“木头”，名词。故填(w)ood。 【52题详解】 句意：在中国饮食中，使用筷子有一些重要的规则。根据“People believe that it’s not good to stick them into food because it is unlucky.”及首字母提示可知，此处应表达有一些规则，rule“规则”，可数名词，根据are可知，应用复数形式。故填(r)ules。 【53题详解】 句意：人们认为把它们插入食物里是不好的因为这是不吉利的。根据“it is unlucky”可知，此句是上句的原因，故用because引导原因状语从句。故填(b)ecause。 【54题详解】 句意：此外，用筷子指着别人或在空中挥舞筷子也是不礼貌的。根据“...at people with chopsticks”及首字母提示可知，应表达指着别人，point“指”，空处为动名词作主语。故填(p)ointing。 【55题详解】 句意：此外，不允许用筷子当鼓槌，这是不礼貌的。根据“using chopsticks as drumsticks is not allowed”可知，用筷子当鼓槌是不礼貌的，空处应用介词against表示与……相反的。故填(a)gainst。 【56题详解】 句意：筷子已经在世界范围内传播，在许多亚洲国家使用。根据“being used in many Asian countries.”可知，是表达在世界范围内传播，spread“传播”，根据have可知，句子为现在完成时，spread的过去分词为spread。故填(s)pread。 【57题详解】 句意：真正有趣的是越来越多的西方人愿意体验用筷子吃饭。根据“There’s no doubt that eating with chopsticks is becoming more popular.”可知，应表达越来越多的西方人愿意体验用筷子吃饭，willing to do sth“愿意做某事”，固定搭配。故填(w)illing。 【58题详解】 句意：如今，筷子有不同的风格，从传统的竹子到现代的环保材料。根据“eco-friendly materials”及首字母提示可知，应表达现代的环保材料，modern“现代的”，形容词修饰名词materials。故填(m)odern。 【59题详解】 句意：它们已成为东西方文化交流的桥梁。根据“between the East and the West in cultural exchange”及首字母提示可知，应表达成为东西方文化交流的桥梁，bridge“桥梁”，可数名词，a修饰用单数。故填(b)ridge。 【60题详解】 句意：它们代表了中国人喜欢很愉快很有礼貌地在一起吃饭，也代表了中国的饮食习惯。根据“how Chinese like to eat together nicely and...”及首字母提示可知，应表达中国人喜欢有礼貌地在一起吃饭，politely“礼貌地”，副词修饰动词eat。故填(p)olitely。 五、读写综合（计30分） （一）阅读并回答问题 (共5小题;每小题2分，计10分) “On the very first day of 2024, I saw the snows of Kilimanjaro,”said Xu Zhuoyuan, a 17-year-old mountaineer from Hunan. Xu climbed the tallest peak (峰) in Africa on Jan 1. She even stood on top of Mount Qomolangma last May, making her the youngest Chinese girl to climb to the world’s highest peak from the southern slope. Xu’s mountaineering journey began on a family trip to Xizang and Sichuan four years ago. Passing by Mount Siguniang in Sichuan, she felt drawn to its beauty and decided to try climbing it. She fell in love with mountaineering right then and there. For the next few years, Xu did hard training. She went to the mountains in Yunnan and Sichuan every month, climbing peaks over 5,000 meters and doing daily physical exercises like running, swimming and rope skipping. All that hard work got her ready for the big challenges she would face on Kilimanjaro. Above 4,000 meters on Mount Kilimanjaro, the climate is similar to a desert, with big temperature differences. The whole climb took seven days, during which Xu faced unpredictable weather such as rain and strong winds. Staying warm and avoiding heat loss were the main challenges. Xu had to keep an eye on the temperature and change her clothes when the temperature changed. Looking ahead, Xu has set great goals for herself. She plans to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents and visit the North and South Poles by the time she’s 18. That’s her “7+2 program.” 回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 61. When did Xu Zhuoyuan’s mountaineering journey start? _________________________________________________________ 62. How did she prepare herself for climbing Kilimanjaro? _________________________________________________________ 63 How long did she spend on the climb? _________________________________________________________ 64. What were the main challenges during her climb? _________________________________________________________ 65. What do you think of the 17-year-old girl? _________________________________________________________ 【答案】61. Four years ago./In 2020. 62. By training (herself) hard./By working hard./By doing hard training./Through hard training/work. 63. Seven days./7 days. 64. Staying warm and avoiding heat loss. 65. Brave./Hard-working./Determined.(言之有理即可) 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲的是登山运动员徐卓媛的攀登故事。 【61题详解】 根据“Xu’s mountaineering journey began on a family trip to Xizang and Sichuan four years ago.”可知是在四年前开始的。故答案为Four years ago./In 2020. 【62题详解】 根据“For the next few years, Xu did hard training.”和“All that hard work got her ready for the big challenges she would face on Kilimanjaro.”可知是通过努力训练来为攀登乞力马扎罗山做准备的，故答案为By training (herself) hard./By working hard./By doing hard training./Through hard training/work. 【63题详解】 根据“The whole climb took seven days”可知她花了七天时间攀登，故答案为Seven days./7 days. 【64题详解】 根据“Staying warm and avoiding heat loss were the main challenges.”可知保暖和避免热量流失是主要的挑战。故答案为Staying warm and avoiding heat loss. 【65题详解】 根据“She even stood on top of Mount Qomolangma last May, making her the youngest Chinese girl to climb to the world’s highest peak from the southern slope.”和“Xu did hard training.”可知她是一个很勇敢，很努力和有决心人，故答案为Brave./Hard-working./Determined.(言之有理即可) （二）书面表达（本大题共20分） 66. 在生活的长河中，每个人都是一名独特的航行者，追寻着属于自己的梦想和荣光。在这段旅程中，我们经历了无数的挑战和困难，也收获了无数的欢笑和泪水。其中，总会有一件事情，让我们深感骄傲与自豪。校报英语编辑部正开展以“One Thing I’m Proud of”为题的征文活动。请你结合提示中的问题写一篇短文投稿。 注意事项: （1）词数100词左右(文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）； （2）文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息； （3）文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。 One Thing I’m Proud of The thing I am proud of is that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文 One Thing I’m Proud of The thing I am proud of is that I visited some old people to make them happy. It was on a fine autumn afternoon when I was still a teenager. I noticed an old grandma sitting silently under a tall tree in front of her house, looking rather sad and lonely. I went to have a chat with her. After our short conversation, I got to know that all the old women’s sons and daughters were far away from her, making their lives in big cities and she felt lonely. I felt sympathetic for her, and I realized that there were actually many old people like her in the village. So a good idea occurred to me suddenly. I gathered my friends, and organized them to visit these old people one by one. We sang songs, danced and told jokes to them, which made them happy. One of them was so moved that tears fell down. Caring for those around us and passing our happiness to others are what we have learnt that day. I made it, and I feel really proud of myself that I gave comfort to those who needed most. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：时态以“一般过去时”为主； ③提示：根据所给提示完成写作，注意标点符号及大小写等问题，不要犯语法错误。注意上下文之间的逻辑关系，语意连贯。 [写作步骤] 第一步，介绍自己引以为傲的事情； 第二步，介绍事情发生的时间以及自己做了什么； 第三步，介绍自己以此为傲的原因。 [亮点词汇] ①notice注意 ②get to know了解 ③sympathetic同情的 ④occur to被想起 ⑤feel proud of感到自豪 [高分句型] One of them was so moved that tears fell down.(so…that引导结果状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024年中考英语三模试卷 (考试时间： 100 分钟 试卷满分： 120 分 考试形式：闭卷) 第I卷（选择题，共65分） 一、补全对话（共5小题;每小题2分，计10分） 根据对话内容，从所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，每个选项限用一次。 (Li Hua is talking with Wang Lin, his classmate, in the school yard.) Li Hua: Hello, Wang Lin. I hear that there will be a graduation party in our school hall. Wang Lin: ____1____ When will it be held? Li Hua: ____2____ Wang Lin: Wonderful. It’s a perfect time for us to gather together. Li Hua: ____3____ Do you feel like performing on that day? Wang Lin: ____4____ What about you? Li Hua: I will sing an English song called Auld Lang Syne. Wang Lin: ____5____ Li Hua: I want to thank my friends for their kindness and care over the three years. Wang Lin: Hope to see your wonderful performance. A. On 20th June. B. Sounds great. C. Why do you choose this? D. Not sure. E. I agree with you. 二、完形填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，计15分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。 I read a story recently that I want to share with you, and if you’re a person who gets sad easily, maybe it’ll change your attitude (态度) a bit too. It’s about this guy, I’ve ____6____ his name, let’s call him Jim. He was kind of a person who takes the bright side of things, always in a good ____7____. Jim owned a shop, and a customer once asked him ____8____ he managed to stay so friendly and happy all the time. His answer was: “When I wake up in the morning, I know that the day will have good and ___9___ moments for me. But whatever happens, I’m going to ____10____to be in a good mood.” Then one day, something terrible happened. An armed robber came in and aimed at Jim with a gun, making him open the safe. ____11____ Jim was trying to open it, his hand slipped (滑落). The robber saw this, ____12____ thought, “He’s about to attack me!” and fired. Jim was still aware of what happened to him when the ambulance (救护车) arrived, and he was rushed to hospital. In the ambulance, he felt fine since the medical workers kept telling him. “Don’t worry. I’m sure it’ll be OK. As soon as we get to the hospital, the doctors will take care of ____13____!” But once Jim was in the operating room and saw the ____14____ of the doctors and nurses, he had the feeling that they thought he was more or less ____15____ already. He knew he needed to do something. There was a nurse who was asking him lots of questions, very fast. One question was “Are you allergic (过敏) to anything?” “Yes!” Jim said ____16____ and everybody stopped what they were doing. There was total silence. “Bullets! (子弹)” Jim said, and all the doctors and nurses couldn’t help ____17____. And then Jim added, “Please operate on me thinking that I’ll live, and not that I’ll die!” Jim ____18____, thanks to the skill of the doctors and nurses. But what else helped was that he managed to remain optimistic (乐观的) even in the most dangerous moment of his life. Let’s try and think ____19____ Jim more often. In fact, I’m on the point of doing this right now. I’m having a piano lesson later today. Not my choice really, it’s my parents who think it’s good for me to learn a musical instrument. But I’ll be a good girl, I’ll keep an open ____20____. I’ll act to find something good about playing the piano. I believe it will do good to me in the near future. 6. A. remembered B. forgotten C. missed D. known 7. A. situation B. condition C. mood D. health 8. A. how B. why C. when D. what 9. A. sad B. bad C. nice D. excited 10. A. refuse B. choose C. wait D. agree 11. A. Before B. After C. Until D. While 12. A. probably B. gently C. hardly D. nearly 13. A. us B. you C. me D. him 14. A. faces B. hands C. coats D. caps 15 A. alive B. dead C. hopeful D. poor 16. A. loudly B. politely C. excitedly D. sadly 17. A. smiling B. crying C. laughing D. shouting 18. A. survived B. surprised C. suffered D. succeeded 19. A. beyond B. like C. opposite D. against 20. A. mind B. eye C. try D. idea 三、阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分, 计40分) （一）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Healthy habits mean healthy eyes. Here are some daily tips for eye health. There are also some tips for healthy contact lens (隐形眼镜) wear and care to help prevent eye infections (感染). Please visit CDC’s healthy contact lenses website and you can follow them on social media.(www.cdc.gov/contactlenses) 21. According to the tips, what can help relax the eyes? A. Pure cold water. B. Direct sunlight. C. Eye movements. D. Contact lens. 22. To protect our eyes, which is not suitable for our eyes? A Eating vegetables. B. Wearing sunglasses. C. Looking at the sun directly. D. Cleaning them with cold water. 23. Where might we read the text? A. In a pet magazine. B. In a fashion magazine. C. In a science fiction. D. In a health magazine. B The city of Tianshui in Gansu Province recently has become famous for its special spicy (辣) hot pot that has been a big draw for tourists from around China. One restaurant owner in the city said he had been serving at least 400 customers a day. “There has been a long line outside my restaurant even on weekdays,” he added. Many of the city’s hot pot restaurants have to extend their opening hours. Some local people have volunteered to help out at the restaurants while providing other services for tourists. In Tianshui, diners can enjoy spicy hot pot by choosing their own ingredients like vegetables, meats and noodles. They then add these ingredients to a pot along with local peppercorns (胡椒粒) and red pepper oil. The key is the red pepper grown in Gansu. It is famous for its bright colour and rich oil content. Besides its oil, hand-made noodles also set the street food different from other common noodles. The growing popularity of Tianshui’s spicy hot pot has given local tourism an increase. Bookings for hotels and attractions rose 40% year-on-year this past month. According to online travel companies, searches for the city as a travelling place have also seen a sharp increase. The whole city aims to recreate the success of Zibo, a city in Shandong Province, which became famous for its barbecue last year. A food festival was held in Tianshui on March 16, 2024, showing local food culture. Since March, two special bus services have been provided to take tourists from railway stations to restaurants. Actions have been taken to create a cleaner dining environment and improve food safety. 24. What’s the restaurant business like? A. It has been not popular in recent weeks. B. It has attracted a large number of tourists. C. Local people have shown little interest in helping out. D. Hot pot restaurants have reduced their opening hours. 25. Why is Tianshui’s spicy hot pot so attractive? ① Local peppercorns and red pepper oil. ② The support of Zibo’s successful barbecue skills. ③ Hand-made noodles similar to other delicious ones. ④ The way for diners to choose what they like to eat. ⑤ The warm-hearted local people and their good manners. A. ①③④ B. ②③④ C. ①④⑤ D. ③④⑤ 26. Why does the writer mention the city Zibo in Paragraph 3? A. To provide an opposite example of tourism development. B. To tell the differences between the two cities. C. To serve as a successful example for Tianshui to follow. D. To compare the industrial backgrounds of the two cities. 27 What is the BEST title for the text? A. Tianshui Draws Tourists with Spicy Hot Pot. B. Spicy Hot Pot Has Special Pepper Oil. C. Diners Enjoy Tianshui Spicy Hot Pot. D. Tianshui, a Popular Barbecue Spot . C ①It’s always easier to say “Yes” because most of us want to please other people. Somebody asks you to go for a party but you have tests the next day, or to help them although you are busy at the moment, or to join the activities you have no interest at all! Even though your heart is crying NO, you find the word “Yes” come out of your mouth. However, it usually results in anger — not only for the person who asked you, but also for yourself for not being strong enough. ②Lisa Messenger, the Collective Hub CEO, said in her first few years of business, many people asked her to talk over a coffee. Actually, she usually ended up having 20 coffee meetings a week and that stopped her from doing business because she didn’t have time to do her own work. ③Messenger finally learned to refuse like “No, I’m sorry, but I don’t have time.”. She believes if you say “Yes”, you will regret later. Or your heart will be filled with guilt, fear or anger because you feel bad for agreeing to do something you never want to. So you need to be brave enough to say “No” when you’re asked at first. ④Janine Garner, CEO of The LBD Group, believed we need to get very clear about our goals. Unless we work towards our goals, nobody else will care about our time. Garner said, “We may end up saying ‘Yes’ because we feel sorry for somebody who needs us. But we end up having that awful feeling in our heart. You can only achieve the best of you by stopping doing the things that take up your time and don’t add anything towards your goals. Take a good look at the time spent on others, which you really should spend on yourself.” 28. How does the writer begin the text? A. By telling a story. B. By giving examples. C. By making a survey. D. By asking questions. 29. What does the underlined word “that” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Having 20 coffee meetings a week. B. Being asked to buy coffee 20 times. C. Talking with others without coffee. D. Drinking 20 cups of coffee a week. 30. Which opinion would Janine Garner probably agree with? A. Offering help is the key to make friends. B. Helping others may make you successful. C. You’d better say “No” bravely if necessary. D. People who need us will care about our time. 31. What’s the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. D At eleven the next night I bring one hundred thousand dollars in banknotes to the police station and put them into the chief’s hands. He takes the money and leaves, with a confident look in his eyes. The next hour passes slowly and when I hear his footsteps I get up to meet him. His eyes are happy as he says. “We’ve made an agreement! Follow me!” He picks up a candle and walks down into the basement of the building. Sixty detectives always sleep here, and a group of them are playing cards when we come into the room. I follow him as he walks quickly to the far end of the basement. It is dark and frightening and there is a very bad smell. I feel sick and want to go back. Suddenly Inspector Blunt falls over a large object, shouting as he falls: “Hurray for the police force! Here is your elephant!” Someone carries me to the office above, where I come to my senses once again. Reporters arrive and detectives open bottles of champagne (香槟) and shake hands and talk warmly. Naturally the chief is the hero and his happiness is complete. I am happy for him although now I am a beggar, my elephant is dead, and I have no job. Many people congratulate the chief and many detectives say,“ Look at him, the greatest man of the force. There isn’t anything that he can’t find.” The happy detectives share the fifty thousand dollars and the chief says, as he puts his share into his pocket: “Enjoy it, boys, you’ve earned it. And more than that, you’ve made the police force famous.” Then a telegram arrives, which says: MONROE MICHIGAN, 10 P.M. First time I’ve seen a telegraph office in three weeks. Followed the footprints a thousand miles through the forest and they get stronger and bigger every day. Don’t worry I’ll soon have the elephant. I am sure. DARLEY, Detective. The chief shouts “three cheers for Darley, one of the best men on the force.” Then he sends a telegraph to Darley, telling him to come home and get his share of the reward. And so the mystery of the stolen elephant is solved. The next day the newspapers are full of good words again. But, the poor elephant is lost forever. When he was shot, he went into the dark, unfriendly place in the fog, and there, surrounded by his enemies and constant danger of detection, he died of hunger. The “agreement” cost me one hundred thousand dollars; my detective expenses(费用) were forty-two thousand dollars more. I lost my job. I am a ruined man and a wanderer on the earth. But I still admire that man, the greatest detective in the world. And I will admire him until the day I die. 32. Who wrote the book The Stolen White Elephant? A. Anna Sewell. B. Mark T. Kevin. C. Robert Campbell. D. Mark Twain. 33. What does the underlined word “congratulate ” in Paragraph 4 possibly mean? A. hate B. praise C. thank D. mistake 34. Which is the correct order of the following events according to the story? ① The newspapers spoke highly of the police force. ② The detectives shared the reward. ③ Inspector Blunt found the elephant in the basement. ④ The elephant was shot. A. ③④②① B. ③②①④ C. ②①④③ D. ④③②① 35. What is the main purpose of the story? A. To make fun of the police department and the detectives. B. To tell us how important the white elephant is. C. To praise the hard work of the police department and the detectives. D. To tell the readers how the white elephant is stolen. 阅读下面短文，从所给选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺，结构完整，其中有一项是多余选项。 According to researches, teenagers need eight to ten hours of sleep per night. Scientist recommend that both middle and high schools begin no earlier than 8:30 a.m. Later the school start times support the natural needs of teenagers. ____36____ More time for a healthy breakfast will be ensured. When running late in the mornings, students are likely to go without breakfast. ____37____ What’s worse, when students are always in a hurry, they may form unhealthy eating habits. With extra time before going to school, students can eat a well-balanced breakfast and focus more on learning. Fewer behavioral (行为的) problems will happen. Teens experience mood changes as a common result of this special period of life. Less sleep may cause worries, stress and unhappiness. ____38____ They’re less likely to feel worried, unhappy or get angry. For parents, children with more sleep are easier to live with. ____39____ Sleep loss hurts attention, memory and brain development. Students with less sleep have difficulty paying attention in class and are likely to have lower grades. Students with enough sleep can be more energetic during the day and happier to learn. They are also less likely to fall asleep in class and more able to understand what they learn. ____40____ It provides students with chances to eat more healthily, behave better and perform better. A. When students get enough sleep, they can be calm. B. With an empty stomach, one finds it difficult to focus in class. C. Here are some benefits of later school start times. D. Better performance in study will be achieved. E. It will help teenagers improve learning abilities. F. In conclusion, starting school later helps a lot. 第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题, 共55分） 四、词汇运用 （共20小题, 计25分） 阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词或短语并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整，每词或短语限用一次。 Helpful Robots? watering; it; mark; even; in need of Recently, a robot called Mobile Aloha caught the attention of many at the beginning of 2024, with short videos of its cooking at someone’s home in January. What can it do? Scientists at Stanford University in the US has developed Mobile Aloha. It can cook a dish all by ___41___, whether it is cutting vegetables or cracking (打) eggs. It’s also good at other tasks in homes like ___42___ plants, petting cats, cleaning the floor and doing the washing. It ___43___ knows to shake the pillow (枕头) after putting on a pillowcase. In addition, the robot can achieve a 95 percent success rate in cleaning red wine ____44____ and 80 percent in pushing chairs. An Internet user joked about the video and said that as long as this thing doesn’t try to kill him while he is asleep, he is really ____45____ it. break; difficult; change; however; turn out High hopes, high mishaps (事故) ____46____, Tony Zhao, one of the researchers, posted a video later, showing Mobile Aloha’s failures. In it, glasses and plates ___47___, the tables were knocked over and even a pot was burnt by Mobile Aloha from time to time. It ___48___ that Mobile Aloha is not a complete self-learning system that can move around and finish tasks in unfamiliar (不熟悉的) places. It needs to watch human operators doing the things first. That means the robot needs to learn from human behavior before completing each task. Challenges ahead As the team noticed, the interaction (互动) between the arm and the base (底部) of the robot would become more ____49____ when the task needed more movements. Even the smallest change in the position of the base might lead to a great ______50______ in the arms’ movements. Actually, robots are not ready to take control of the world. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使其意思完整。 Chinese chopsticks, an ancient and unique tableware (餐具), carry important cultural meanings. They began in China over three thousand years ago. Chopsticks are usually made from bamboo, w____51____, metal or plastic, with sharp ends for picking up food. In Chinese eating, there are important r____52____ for using chopsticks. People believe that it’s not good to stick them into food b____53____ it is unlucky. Also, p____54____ at people with chopsticks or waving them in the air is impolite. Furthermore, using chopsticks as drumsticks is not allowed, which is a____55____ good manners. Chopsticks have s____56____ worldwide, being used in many Asian countries. What’s really interesting to see is that more and more Western people are w____57____ to experience using chopsticks for dining. There’s no doubt that eating with chopsticks is becoming more popular. Nowadays, chopsticks come in different styles, from traditional bamboo to m____58____ eco-friendly materials. It shows how people care about the environment and stay healthy. What’s more, chopsticks play a big role in Chinese cooking culture. They have become a b____59____ between the East and the West in cultural exchange. They represent how Chinese like to eat together nicely and p____60____, as well as Chinese dining customs. Generally speaking, chopsticks have completely become a symbol of Chinese food culture. They also show the wisdom of Chinese people. 五、读写综合（计30分） （一）阅读并回答问题 (共5小题;每小题2分，计10分) “On the very first day of 2024, I saw the snows of Kilimanjaro,”said Xu Zhuoyuan, a 17-year-old mountaineer from Hunan. Xu climbed the tallest peak (峰) in Africa on Jan 1. She even stood on top of Mount Qomolangma last May, making her the youngest Chinese girl to climb to the world’s highest peak from the southern slope. Xu’s mountaineering journey began on a family trip to Xizang and Sichuan four years ago. Passing by Mount Siguniang in Sichuan, she felt drawn to its beauty and decided to try climbing it. She fell in love with mountaineering right then and there. For the next few years, Xu did hard training. She went to the mountains in Yunnan and Sichuan every month, climbing peaks over 5,000 meters and doing daily physical exercises like running, swimming and rope skipping. All that hard work got her ready for the big challenges she would face on Kilimanjaro. Above 4,000 meters on Mount Kilimanjaro, the climate is similar to a desert, with big temperature differences. The whole climb took seven days, during which Xu faced unpredictable weather such as rain and strong winds. Staying warm and avoiding heat loss were the main challenges. Xu had to keep an eye on the temperature and change her clothes when the temperature changed. Looking ahead Xu has set great goals for herself. She plans to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents and visit the North and South Poles by the time she’s 18. That’s her “7+2 program.” 回答下面5个问题，每题答案不超过6个词。 61. When did Xu Zhuoyuan’s mountaineering journey start? _________________________________________________________ 62. How did she prepare herself for climbing Kilimanjaro? _________________________________________________________ 63. How long did she spend on the climb? _________________________________________________________ 64. What were the main challenges during her climb? _________________________________________________________ 65. What do you think of the 17-year-old girl? _________________________________________________________ （二）书面表达（本大题共20分） 66. 在生活的长河中，每个人都是一名独特的航行者，追寻着属于自己的梦想和荣光。在这段旅程中，我们经历了无数的挑战和困难，也收获了无数的欢笑和泪水。其中，总会有一件事情，让我们深感骄傲与自豪。校报英语编辑部正开展以“One Thing I’m Proud of”为题的征文活动。请你结合提示中的问题写一篇短文投稿。 注意事项: （1）词数100词左右(文章开头已给出，不计入总词数）； （2）文中不能出现真实姓名、校名等信息； （3）文章必须包含所有要点，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺。 One Thing I’m Proud of The thing I am proud of is that ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$