2023屆平頂山市重點中學初三5月第四次模擬考試英語試題注意事項1．考試結(jié)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、Lesson____issodifficultthatitwilltakethem_________tolearnit.A．Sixth;twoandahalfdays B．Six;twodaysandhalfC．Sixth;twoandahalfday D．Six;twodaysandahalf2、—Hi,Bob!Ican’tfindmystorybook.Haveyouseenit?—Sorry,Ihaven’t.WhynotaskJim?Perhapshe’sseenit_____.A．a(chǎn)nywhere B．everywhere C．nowhere D．somewhere3、Inmanycountries,it’simpolitetoshowupatsomeone’shouseforthefirsttimewithemptyhands.Youshouldalways_______.A．callthehostaheadoftimeB．payavisitwithouttakinganythingC．bringasmallgift4、MaYunisoneof____personsintheworld．A．rich B．richer C．therichest5、—Idon’tknowhowtoreducestressfrommystudies.—Ithinkyoucan_____ahobby.Itwillmakeyourelaxed.A．takeoff B．takeup C．takein6、IwanttoimprovemyEnglish.MrLee,couldyougivemesome?A．choice B．practice C．chance D．a(chǎn)dvice7、We’dbetterchecktheconditionsofthecarbeforestartingourjourney.OK,______.A．BettertobesafethansorryB．ManyhandsmakelightworkC．Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasketD．Toomanycooksspoilthebroth8、—Whatdidtheteachersaytoyoujustnow?—Sheasked_______.A．wheredidIbuythedictionaryB．whereIboughtthedictionaryC．wheredoIbuythedictionaryD．whereIbuydictionary9、—HaveyoueverbeentoDisneyland?—No,______.IhopeIcangotherenextyear.A．a(chǎn)lways B．sometimes C．never D．often10、Thepersonto________youjustspokeisMr.Lin.A．which B．what C．whomⅡ.完形填空11、ItwasaveryfoggydayinLondon.Thefogwasso1thatitwasimpossibletoseemorethanafoot.Buses,carsandtaxiswerenotabletorunandwere2bythesideoftheroad.Peopleweretryingtofindtheirwayonfootbutwerelosingtheirwayinthe3.Mr.SmithhadaveryimportantmeetingattheHousesofCommonsandhadtogettherebutnoonecould4him.Hetriedtowalktherebutfoundhewasquite5.Suddenlyhemetastranger.Thestranger6ifhecouldhelphim.Mr.Smithtoldhimwherehewouldgo.Thestrangertoldhimhewouldtakehimthere.Mr.Smiththankedhimandstartedtowalkthere.Theytalkedabouttheannoyingfoggyweatherontheirway.Thefogwasgettingthickereveryminutebutthestrangerhadnodifficultyin7theway.Hewentalongonestreet,turndownanother,crossedasquareandthenafterabout8walk,theyarrived.Mr.Smithcouldn’tunderstand9thestrangerfoundhisway.“It’swonderful,”hesaid.“Howdoyoufindthewayinthefog?”“It’sno10atalltome.”saidthestranger,“Iamblind.”1．A．strongB．thickC．niceD．cold2．A．standingB．runningC．travelingD．coming3．A．streetsB．darkC．crowdsD．fog4．A．getB．pickC．takeD．call5．A．tiredB．lostC．missedD．a(chǎn)fraid6．A．saidB．a(chǎn)skedC．toldD．knew7．A．seeingB．lookingC．walkingD．finding8．A．20minuteB．20minutesC．20minutes’D．20-minutes9．A．howB．whatC．whereD．when10．A．ideaB．questionC．wayD．troubleⅢ.語法填空12、請根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容及首字母提示，填寫所缺單詞，并將答案填寫在答題卡標號為66-75的相應位置上。Smalltalkandchitchat(閑談)aretheshortconversationswehaveatparties,whilewewaitinlineatthestore,atfamilyeventsorwork.Sometimeswemakesmalltalkwithpeoplewealreadyknowbutnotw1．.Oftenwehavetomakesmalltalkwithcompletestrangers.Manypeoplefindthesesmallconversationsaboutunplannedsubjectsdifficult.Somepeoplesaytheyhateit.Otherssaysmalltalkisaw2．oftime.Theymayevencallituselesschitchatoruselesschatter,meaningitdoesn’tdoanything.Theyc3．smalltalknotimportant.However,smalltalkisimportant.Theseexchangescanopendoorsthatmayleadtol4．,moremeaningfulconversations.Whenyoufirstmeetsomeoneortalktosomeoneyoudon’tknowwell,itwouldbeawkward(尷尬的)tob5．a(chǎn)conversationaboutareallydeepsubjectsuchaswar,politicsorthemeaningoflife.Smalltalkalsogivesyouthec6．todecideifyouwanttogettoknowthatpersonbetter–ornot.Let’ssayyoumakesmalltalkwithsomeoneataparty.Buttheyonlywanttotalkaboutcats.Youmaynotwanttobuildafriendshipwiththemu7．youreally,reallylovecats.Chitchatcanalsoincreaseyourfeelingofunderstandingtowardpeopleyouknowbutnotwell.Chattingwithaworkmateabouttheirchildmayhelpyoutounderstandmoreoftheirlifeoutsidetheo8．.Thiscouldhelpbuildhealthyworkrelationships.ResearchersattheUniversityofChicagofindthatthosewhomakesmalltalkwithstrangersarehappierthanthosewhosita9．.Also,anothersimilarstudyshowedthatpeoplewhotalkedwithacashier(收銀員)inacoffeeshopfelthappiert10．thosewhosimplywentin,orderedandleft.Smalltalkmaymakeushappier.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallowsByJ.K.RowlingPaperback,784pages.Publisher:ArthuraLevineDate：07/07/2009Readinglevel:Age:9-12Price:$16.69DeceptivelyDeliciousByJessicaSeinfeldHardcover,204pages.Publisher:CollinsDate：09/01/2007ReadingLevel:ParentsPrice:$12.83RichDad,PoorDadByRobertT.KiyosakiPaperback,266pagesPublisher:BusinessPlusDate:01/01/2010ReadingLevel:Age20-25Price:$5.59TheRoadByCormacMcCarthyPaperback,304pages.Publisher:VintageBooksDate:09/11/2007ReadingLevel:AdultsPrice:$5.501．Howmanybookswrittenforchildrenaretherefromthepostersabove?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.2．Whichofthefollowingbooksisafter2009inprint?A．HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallowsB．DeceptivelyDeliciousC．RichDad,PoorDadD．TheRoad3．—HowmuchwillMr.Wangpayfortwoofthebooksforadults?—Atleast.A．$29.52 B．$18.42 C．$11.09 D．$18.33B14、Onceatravellercameintoavillagewhichwassufferingfromhunger.Thevillagersaskedhimtoleave,fortheyfearedhewantedthemtogivehimfood.Theytoldhimthattherewasnofood.Thetravellerexplainedthathedidn’tneedanyfoodandthat,infact,hewasplanningtomakeasouptosharewiththeminstead.ThevillagerswatchedsuspiciouslyashebuiltafireandfilledapotwithwaterWithgreatceremony(儀式),hepulledastonefromabag,anddroppedthestoneintothepotofwater.Afteramoment,hesmeltthesoupandshoutedwithexcitement,“Howdeliciousthesoupis!”Asthevillagersbegantoshowinterest,hementionedhowgoodthesoupwouldbewithjustalittlecabbageinit.Avillagerbroughtoutacabbagetoshare.Thisepisode(情節(jié))repeateditselfuntilthesouphadcabbage,carrots,onions,andbeets—indeed,afullpotofsoupthatcouldfeedeveryoneinthevillagewasready.Thisstorydescribeswhentherearenotenoughresources(資源),humanswillstorethings.Wedonotwanttoshare.Thestoryofstonesouphelpsusrealizethat,indoingso,weoftenpreventourselvesandeveryoneelsefromhavingafeast(盛宴).Themeaningofthisstorygoesfarbeyondfood.Wekeeptoourselvesideas,love,andenergy,thinkingwewillbericher,butinfactwemaketheworld,andourselves,poorer.Thetravellerwasabletoseethatthevillagerswereholdingback,andhehadtheabilitytoinspire(激發(fā))themtogive.Inthisway,theycreatedalargemealthatnoneofthemcouldhavecreatedalone.Areyoulikeoneofthevillagers?Ifyoucomeforwardandshareyourgifts,youwillinspireotherstodothesame.Therewardisafeastthatcanfeedmany.1．（小題1）Whatdoestheunderlinedword“suspiciously”mostprobablymean?A．doubtfullyB．excitedlyC．curiouslyD．fearfully2．（小題2）Thetravellerputastoneintothepotinorderto.A．teachthevillagerstocookasoupwithstoneB．inspirethevillagerstobringouttheirownfoodC．provetothevillagersthathedidn’twanttheirfoodD．helpvillagerstosurvivebygivingthemsomefood3．（小題3）Thewritermainlywantstotellusthat.A．storingthingsinhardtimesishumannatureB．a(chǎn)goodleaderisverynecessaryinhardtimesC．skillsareneededtoinspirepeopletosharewithothersD．sharingismoreimportantthankeepingthingstooneselfC15、“Everythinghappensforthebest.”WheneverIfaceddisappointment,mymotherwouldsaythistome.AfterIgraduatedfromcollegein1932,Idecidedtofindajobinaradiostationasasportsannouncer(廣播員).IwenttoChicagoandknockedatthedoorofeverystation.Butunluckily,Iwasrefusedeverytime.Atonestation,akindladytoldmethatbigstationswouldn’thire(雇傭)aninexperiencedpersonandsuggestedthatItrymyluckatsmallerstations.Followingheradvice,IwentbacktoDixon,whereIhadgrownup.Therewerenoradio-announcingjobsinDixon,andmyfathersaidanewly-openedstorewantedalocalathletetoworkforit.Iappliedforthejob,butIwasrefusedagain.“Everythinghappensforthebest,”Momremindedme.Dadofferedmethecartolookforajob.ItriedWOCRadioinDavenport,Iowa.Theprogramdirector,PeterMacArthur,toldmetheyhadalreadyhiredanannouncer.AsIlefthisoffice,myfrustration(失意、挫敗)______“HowcanIbecomeasportsannouncerifIcan’tgetajobinaradiostation?”Iaskedaloud.WhileIwaswaitingfortheelevator,Iheardsomeonecalling.ItwasMacArthur.“Whatwasthatyousaidaboutsports?Doyouknowanythingaboutfootball?”Thenheaskedmetobroadcast(廣播)animaginary(想象出來的)game.Hewaspleasedwithmyperformance,heofferedmeachancetoworkthere.Onmywayhome,Ithoughtofmymother’swords:“Ifyoucarryon,onedaysomethinggoodwillhappen.Somethingwouldn’thavehappenedifnotforthatprevious(先前的)disappointment”.根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，選擇最佳選項，并將其標號在答題卡上涂黑。（每小題2分，共10分）1．Whycouldn’tthewriterfindajobatbigradiostations?A．Becausehenevergraduatedfromcollege.B．Becausehewasaninexperiencedannouncer.C．Becausehedidn’tworkhardincollege.D．Becausehedidn’tknowaboutsports.2．Wherewasthewriterborn?A．InChicago.B．InNewYork.C．InDixon.D．InWashington.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thewriter’sparentsdidn’twanthimtobeasportsannouncer.B．Therewerenoradio-announcingjobsinthewriter’shometown.C．Thewriterbecameuninterestedinsportsannouncing.D．ThewritergotajobasasportsannouncerinDixonatlast.4．Theunderlinedwordboiledovermeans______.A．達到極點B．隨遇而安C．無影無蹤D．無法訴說5．Accordingtothelastparagraph,whatdidthewriter’smomwanttotellhim,?A．Heshouldn’tbeasportsannouncer.B．Disappointmentleadstofailure.C．Heshouldbeproudofhimself.D．EverythingwillbeOKifhekeepstrying.D16、Inthemostsouthernpartofourplanet,there’saplacethat’scoveredwithsnowandiceallyearround.Butithastheclearestandcleanestair.Amazingly,inthisplace,thesunsometimeshangseveninthemidnightsky.ThisplaceisAntarctica(南極洲):thecoldest,windiestandharshest(惡劣的)placeontheEarth.Astheworld’sleast-knownplace,Antarcticaisofgreatinteresttoscientistsaroundtheworld.In1983,ChinajoinedtheAntarcticTreaty(《南極條約》).ThetreatymadeAntarcticaapeacefulplaceformembercountriestodoscientificresearch.During30years,ChinahassentmanyscientiststoAntarctica.Theymostlylookattheresourcesundertheicylandanddoresearchaboutclimatechangeandmarine(海洋的)biology.Antarcticaisaplacewithfantasticviews.However,lifethereisveryhard.Foodisoneofthebiggestproblems.Frozen(速凍)foodwhichcanbeheatedeasilyispeople’sdailyfood.Freshvegetablesarehardtogrowinthecoldweather.Therefore,scientistsofteneatdriedorcannedvegetables.Sleepisalsotroublesome.InAntarctica,summerlastsfromNovembertoMarch.Duringthisperiod,Antarcticapointstothesunandreceivessunlight24hoursaday.Inordertogetsomesleep,scientistscoverthewindowswithblackplasticclothtocreate“night”.WorkinginAntarcticaisdangerous,especiallywhenmeetinggale-force(七級以上的)winds.Sometimesthewindisevenstrongerthanatyphoon.Itcaneasilyblowpeopleaway.Sothereareropesthatconnectbuildingsofsomeresearchstations.Peoplecanholdtheseropestokeeptheirbalanceinforcefulwinds.What’smore,communicatingwithothersisdifficult.WithoutcablesandInternetinsomeresearchstations,two-wayradiosaretheonlytoolstocommunicate.Ifpeoplewanttosayhellotofriendsandrelatives,theycanusesatellitephones.AlthoughitischallengingtoworkinAntarctica,scientists’passiontolearnaboutthismysteriouslandwillneverend.Itishopefulthatonedaytheywillstepeverycornerofthisicyland.1．FromParagraph1,welearnthattheAntarctica______.A．iscoveredwithsnowandiceB．rainsheavilyfromtimetotimeC．haslittlewindmostofthetimeD．hassunshineduringeverynight2．ScientistsfromChinagotoAntarcticato_____.A．findoutwaystocontrolwaterpollutionB．researchclimatechangeandmarinebiologyC．growplantsandvegetablesinspecialconditionD．stopthehuntersfromkillingthemarinebiology3．InordertosleepwellinAntarctica,thescientistshaveto_____.A．wearmoreclothestokeepwarmB．coverthewindowswithblackclothC．connectresearchstationswithropesD．eatmorefriedandcannedvegetables4．Wecanreplace(替換)theunderlinedwordpassioninthelastparagraphwith.A．strongloveB．fullpreparationC．pleasantintroductionD．a(chǎn)mazingimagination5．Thepassageismainlyabout.A．viewoftheAntarcticaB．exploringtheAntarcticaC．howtosurviveintheAntarcticaD．climatechangesoftheAntarcticaE17、Nooneknowsexactlywhenjazzwasinvented,orbywhom.Butitissaidthatitbeganintheearly1900s.Jazzwasanewkindofmusic,forAmericaandtheworld,andNewOrleanswasitsbirthplace.Whowerethejazzpioneers?Mostwereblacks.Thismusicwasnotwrittendown,andatfirstonlyblacksplayedit.Itwashardforwhitemusicianstolearnthenewstyle.Butsoonthey,too,wereplayingjazz.Thepopularityofthismusicspread.FromNewOrleans,ittraveleduptheMississippitoChicago,thentoKansasCityandNewYork.Bythe1920s,thereweremanyjazzmusicians,bothblackandwhite.Manyofthemwerefamous.Onemanwasbetterthantherest.HisnamewasLouisArmstrong.LouisArmstrongwasabornmusician.Hewasnotonlytalentedbutalsohard-working.Healsohadagoodsenseofhumorandabig,good-naturedsmile.Thesepersonalqualitieswerevaluableinhisrisetofame.Afterhebecamefamous,hetraveledaroundtheworld.ItseemedthateveryonewantedtohearLouisplay.Butlifewasnotalwayseasy,especiallyatthebeginning.LouisArmstrongwasbornin1900inNewOrleans.Hisfatherneverwenttoschoolandhismothercouldhardlyread.WhenLouiswasstillakid,hisparentsseparated,andLouislivedwithhismother.Howhardtheirlifewascanreadilybeimagined.AndyetLouissmiledthrougheverything.Helaterwrote,“Mywholelifehasbeenhappiness.LifewasthereformeandIacceptedit.Whateverhappenedhasbeenbeautifultome.Iloveeverybody.”1．Whatcanweknowexactlyfromthefirstparagraph?A．Whoinventedjazz.B．Whenjazzwasinvented.C．Wherejazzwasinvented.D．Whyjazzwasinvented.2．Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph2refersto（指）________.A．Newstyles.B．Jazzpioneers.C．Blackmusicians.D．Whitemusicians.3．WhatmadeLouisArmstrongbecomethebestjazzmusician?A．Hisfamilybackground.B．Histalentandhardwork.C．Hisgoodsenseofhumor.D．Hisbig,good-naturedsmiles.4．WhichofthefollowingbestexpressesLouisArmstrong’sattitude(態(tài)度)tolife?A．Helaughsbestwholaughslast.B．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.C．Whenyousmile,theworldsmilesback.D．Withoutmusic,lifeisajourneythroughadesert.5．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thedevelopmentofjazz.B．TheinfluenceofjazzonAmericans.C．TheachievementsofLouisArmstrong.D．Thedevelopmentofjazzanditsbestmusician.F18、MrJones,theownerofafarm,wasonedaydrivenoutofthefarmbyalltheanimalshekept．Theanimalswereexcitedtobemastersoftheirfarm．AnimalsmadesevenrulesoftheirownandSnowballpaintedthemonthewall．1.Whateverwalksontwolegsisanenemy;2.Whateverwalksonfourlegs,orhaswings,isafriend;3.Noanimalshallwearclothes;4.Noanimalshallsleepinbed;5.Noanimalshalldrinkalcohol(酒);6.Noanimalshallkillanyotheranimal;7.Allanimalsareequal．Theywerenicelywritten,exceptthat"friend"waswritten"friend"．Snowballreadthemout,andalltheanimalsagreed．"Now,let'sgotothefield．Let'sgetintheharvestmorequicklythanJonesandhismencoulddo．"Butatthismomentthethreecows,whohadseemeduneasyforsometime,shoutedbecausetheyhadn'tbeenmilkedfor24hours．Thenthepigsbegantohelpmilkthecowssuccessfully．Soontherewerefivebuckets(桶)ofcreamymilkatwhichmanyanimalslookedwithgreatinterest．"What'sgoingtohappentoallthemilk?"askedoneanimal．"Jonesusedtomixsomeofitinourfood,"saidoneofthehens．"Nevermindthemilk,"criedNapoleon,standinginfrontofthebuckets,"theharvestismoreimportant．MrSnowballwillleadtheway,andI'llfollowinafewminutes．"Sotheanimalsrandowntothefieldtobegintheharvest,andwhentheycamebackintheevening,itwasnoticedthatthemilkhaddisappeared．1．Whendoesthestoryhappen?A．Inspring．B．Insummer．C．Inautumn．D．Inwinter．2．Whoisconsideredastheanimals'enemy?A．Thehumanbeing．B．Snowball．C．Thecows．D．Napoleon．3．Inwhichorderdidthestoryhappen?a．Animalsmadesevenrules．b．Theywenttothe