2023-2024學年湖北省鄂州市區中考聯考英語試題含答案注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、—Doesthedoctorlivealoneinhishouse?—Yes.Hehasawifeandtwochildren.But________ofthemliveswithhim.A．both B．none C．all D．neither2、WewillgotoTian’anmenSquaretowatchtheraisingofnationalflagifit_________tomorrow.A．willrain B．rainsC．doesn’train D．won’train3、Iwillneverforgetthepark___________Ivisitedlastweek.Itisverybeautiful.A．what B．where C．who D．which4、AnewstudyfromaUniversityfoundthat88percentofpeople______makeNewYear’sresolutionsfailed.A．whose B．who C．which D．whom5、—Hi,Nora.Isyourmotherathome?—Justaminute!She_______flowersinthegarden.A．plant B．isplanting C．planted D．wasplanting6、Kidsshouldlearnhowtoprotect______inthefaceofdanger.A．himself B．yourself C．ourselves D．themselves7、—Whatdidhesay?—Oneshouldn’tactwithoutcaringforpublic__________.A．advice B．suggestions C．idea D．opinion8、Whydidn’tyoucometoMary’sbirthdaypartyyesterday?BecauseI________.A．didn’tinvite B．isn’tinvited C．wasn’tinvited9、Jenny_______inthekitchenwhenyoucalledherat5o'clockthisafternoon.A．iscooking B．wascooking C．cooks D．cooked10、—Yourdad________HongKongonbusiness.Isthattrue?Didheflythere?—Yes,buthewillbehomethisafternoon.A．willgoto B．hasbeenatC．hasbeento D．hasgonetoⅡ.完形填空11、ResiandIwalkedtoschooltogethereverymorning.Welinkedupwithsomeoftheothervillagechildren.Itwas1945inGermany,andthiswasa1thingbecauseofthewar.SometimesResiandItookashortcut,alittlepath2ameadow(草地).Oneday,wesawayoungstranger,choppingwoodinthesideyardofahouse.Wewalkedawayquickly,3whohewas.Thenextmorning,therehewas.Hedidn’tseemtonoticeus,4wewereonlyafewfeetaway.Againwestared,thenranaway.ResisaidthathewasoneofasmallgroupofAmericansbeingcaptured(俘虜)bytheGermanarmy.Weweren’tafraid,just5.Helookednice.Onemorningsomedayslater,theAmerican6fromhiswoodpile.Hesmiledandsaid,“Hi.”Wedidn’tknowanyEnglish.So,asusual,weranaway.Fromthenon,7wepassedby,wewouldfindtheAmericanworkingintheyard,almostasifhewas8us.Everyday,hewavedandrepeatedhis“Hi.”Wewavedbackandsaid“Hi”9Afteranotherweek,another10Englishword“Bye-bye”.Welaughedandparroteditback:“Bye-bye.”Later,themancameclosertothefence,andsaid,“Frankie.”ResiandIbecamequite11withour“Hi,Frankie;byebye,Frankie”morningroutine.Sometimeshewouldbesinging.“Youaremysunshine...”hesangoverandover,12,untilwecouldsingthewholesong.Onemorning,ResiandIarrived,buttherewasnoFrankie.Welooked13.NoFrankie.Weneversawhimagain.Yearslater,atapicnicwithourAmericanrelatives,14startedsinging,“Youaremysunshine...”OfcourseIrememberedthewords,andI15joinedin.ItoldthemaboutFrankie.Andtothisday,wheneverIhearthesong,IrememberFrankieandthewonderfullegacyheleftus:ourfirstEnglishlessonandmanyhappymemories.1．A．pleasure B．peace C．safety D．secret2．A．along B．among C．across D．around3．A．wondering B．telling C．knowing D．noticing4．A．but B．though C．if D．unless5．A．pleased B．curious C．creative D．imaginative6．A．lookedat B．lookedaround C．lookedinto D．lookedup7．A．however B．wherever C．whoever D．whenever8．A．lookingfor B．talkingto C．waitingfor D．listeningto9．A．inreturn B．inturns C．inshort D．infact10．A．familiar B．mysterious C．boring D．pleasant11．A．nervous B．comfortable C．curious D．afraid12．A．slowly B．quietly C．gently D．quickly13．A．somewhere B．everywhere C．nowhere D．anywhere14．A．noone B．anyone C．everyone D．someone15．A．unwillingly B．happily C．sadly D．carefullyⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。Wastecanbe1．(see)everywhereintheschool.Somestudentsaskfor2．(much)foodthantheycaneatandtheyoftenforgottoturnoffthelightswhentheyleavetheclassroom.Theysaytheycanaffordthesethings.ButIdon’tagreewith3．(they).Wastecanbringalotofproblems.4．Chinaisrichinsomeresources(資源),weareshortforothers,forexample,freshwater.Itisreportedthatwewill5．(have)nocoaloroiltousein100years.Soifwegoonwastingourresources,whatcanweinthefutureandwherecanwemove?Thinkaboutit6．(care).Ithinkweshouldsaynotothestudents7．wastethingseveryday.Everybodyshouldstopwastingassoonaspossible.Inour8．(day)life,wecandomanythingstopreventwastefrom9．(happen),forexample,turnoffthewatertapswhenwefinishwashing,turnoffthelightswhenweleavetheclassroom,trynotto10．(order)morefoodthanweneed,andsoon.Littlebylittle,everythingwillbechanged.Wastecanbestoppedoneday,ifwedoourbest.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Oneofthebest-knownAmericanwritersofchildren'sbooksisAlfredStrong,orDoctorStrong,asheisbetterknowntoreaderseverywhere．Now,anartshowcalled"DoctorStrongFromThentoNow"istravellingaroundtheUnitedStates．ThepicturesanddrawingsshowthehistoryofDoctorStrong．DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousalmostfiftyyearsagowhenhisfirstchildren'sbookwaspublished(出版)．Sincethen,hehaswrittenforty—fivebooksthathavebeensoldmorethanonehundredmillioncopiesaroundtheworld．DoctorStrong'sbooksareknownfortheireasyuseofwordsandcolourful,handdrawnpictures．Thesedrawingsbringlifetohisimaginarycreatures,TheCatintheHat,HortontheElephant,TheGrinchWhoStoleChristmas,andhundredsofothers．TheSanDiegoMuseum,inCalifornia,organizedtheartshow．ItincludedaboutthreehundredDoctorStrong'searlydrawingsandsomeofhiswritings．MostofDoctorStrong'sbooks,althoughwritteninafunnyway,haveseriousmessages．Forexample,inMcElligot'sPool,hedescribesthedangerofpollution．Hediscussesthearmsrace(軍備競賽)inTheButterBattleBook,writteninnineteeneightyfour．DoctorStrongsaysheneverplannedtowritestoriesjustforchildren．Hesayshewritesstoriesthatinterestpeopleofallages．Hesaysheuseseasywordssothateveryone,evenachild,canunderstand．1．DoctorStrongfirstbecamefamousin________．A．hiseightieswhenanartshowwastravellingaroundtheUnitedStatesB．hisfiftieswhenhisdrawingsandwritingswerepublishedC．nineteeneighty-fourwhenhisbookMcElligot'sPoolwaspublishedD．histhirtieswhenhisfirstbookwaspublished2．DoctorStrong'sbooksareverypopularinAmericabecause________．A．theyarestoriesaboutanimalssuchascats,elephantsandsoonB．theyarewrittenineasywordswithcolourfulpicturesC．heorganizedtheartshowinCaliforniaD．theyarewritteninafunnyway3．Hispurposeinwritingmanysuchbooksis________．A．toshowhisearlypicturesanddrawingsB．toorganizeaspecialartshowofhisownC．tomakehisreaderslaughorsmilewhentheyreadhisbooksD．notonlytointerestpeoplebuttoshowsomeserioussocialproblemsupB14、Theworldlostoneofthemostrespectedleaders.NelsonMandela,theformer(前任的)SouthAfricanpresident,passedawayonDec.5,2013.ThewholeworldfeltsorryaboutthedeathofMandela,agreatmanofhistory.Mandelaismostlyrememberedforhiseffortstoendapartheid(種族隔離)inSouthAfrica.Mandelawasbornin1918.InSouthAfrica,therearebothblackandwhitepeople.Butatthattime,Blackpeoplecouldn’tliveortravelwheretheywanted.Theydidn’thavetherighttovote,either.Mandeladidn’tthinkthatwasright.Heorganizedmanyactivitiesagainstit,buthewassenttoprisonfor27years.Underinternationalpressure,thegovernmentsetMandelafreein1990.Greatchangesinthelawbegantoendapartheid.Atthattime,Mandelachosetoforgivehisenemies.Heshookhandswiththepeoplewhowantedhimdead.Healsoencouragedblackpeopletoforgivethewhites.Becauseofhisforgiveness,Mandelaisrememberedasamoralmodel(道德楷模)bythewholeworld.In1993,MandelawontheNobelPeacePrize.Ayearlater,hebecamethefirstblackpresidentofSouthAfrica.Bothblackpeopleandwhitepeoplevoted.Apartheidended.In1999,Mandelaleftofficeatthehighestpointofhispower.1．TheformerSouthAfricanpresidentwas_______yearsoldwhenhedied.A．80B．90C．95D．852．Mandelawassenttoprisonfor27yearsbecausehe______________________.A．chosetoforgivehisenemies.B．encouragedblackpeopletoforgivewhitesC．shookhandswithenemiesD．organizedmanyactivitiesagainstapartheid3．In1993,MandelawontheNobelPrizefor________________.A．physicsB．peaceC．chemistryD．literature4．Mandelawasrememberedbythewholeworldas________________.A．apresidentB．aleaderC．amoralmodelD．anofficer5．WhichstatementisRightaccordingtothepassage?A．ThegovernmentsetMandelafreein1990.B．Mandelabecametheblackpresidentin1993.C．MandelawontheNobelPeacePrizein1994.D．Mandelaleftofficeatthehighestpointofhispowerin1996.C15、Iwaswaitingforaphonecallfrommyagent.Hehadleftamessagethenightbefore,tellingmethatmyshowwastobecancelled.Icalledhimseveraltimes,buteachtimehissecretarytoldmethathewasinameetingandthathewouldcallmelater.SoIwaitedandwaited,buttherewasstillnocall.Threehourspassingby,Ibecamemoreandmoreimpatient.Iwascertainthatmyagentdidn’tcareaboutmywork,andhedidn’tcareaboutme.Iwasovercomewiththatthought.Istartedtoshoutatthephone,“Letmewait,willyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare?”AtthattimeIdidn’trealizemywifewaslookingon.Withoutshowinghersurprise,sherushedin,snatchedthephone,toreoffthewires(電線),andshoutedatthephone,“Yeah!Whodoyouthinkyouare?Badtelephone!Badtelephone!”Andshesweptitintothewastebasket.Istoodwatchingher,speechless,whatonearth…?Shesteppedtothedoorwayandshoutedattherestofthehouse,“Nowhearthis!Allthingsinthisroom—ifyoudoanythingtoupsetmyhusband,outyougo!”Thensheturnedtome,kissedmeandsaidcalmly,“Honey,youjusthavetolearnhowtotakecontrol.”Withthat,shelefttheroom.Afterwatchingacrazywomanrushinginandout,shoutingateverythinginsight,Inoticedthatsomethinginmymood(情緒)hadchanged.Iwaslaughing.Howcouldshehavetroublewiththatphone?HeranticshelpedmerealizeIhadbeendrivencrazybysmallthings.Twentyminuteslatermyagentdidcall.Iwasabletolistentohimandtalktohimcalmly.1．Whydidthewritershout,“Letmewait,willyou?Whodoyouthinkyouare”?A．Hewasimpatientwiththephone.B．Hewasimpatientwiththesecretary.C．Hewasmadatthetelephone.D．Hewasangrywithhisagent.2．Theunderlinedword“antics"means_________.A．surprisinglooksB．sweetkissesandsmartwordsC．strangeandfunnybehaviorD．reliablesuggestion3．Wecaninfer(推測)fromthepassagethat_________.A．Thesecretarydidn’tcareaboutthewriterB．thewritersometimescouldn’tcontrolhimselfwellC．theagentwasnotresponsibleforhisownworkD．thewriter’swifewasnotintelligentD16、Theysaymusicisuniversal,anditseemstobetruesincewhereverwego,weseepeoplelistening,playingordancingtoit.Wetendtothinkthatmusicislargerthanourculturaldifferencesandshowsthedeeperconnectionsbetweenus.ButaccordingtoarecentstudypublishedintheCurrentBiology,musicdoesn’tspeaktoeveryone.Thereisacondition,theresearchersargue,called“musicalanhedonia”.Theysaythatthosewhohavethisconditionmayhavefewabilitiestoexperiencepleasurefrommusic.Forthestudy,30peoplelistenedtothesame,mostlyclassicalmusicpieces.Theywerethenaskedtocompleteaquestionnaireonhowtheyfeltaboutthemusic.Atthesametime,theresearchersmeasuredtheirheartrateandskinreaction,whichareconsideredphysiologicalmeasuresoffeelings.Accordingtotheresearchers,mostofthepeopleinthestudygotpleasurefromthemusic.Theyhadaquickerheartbeatandsweatedmore.However,asmallnumberofthemhadverylittleandevennopleasantfeelingwhiletheywerelisteningtothemusic.Thesepeoplehadnoneorveryfewofthephysicalsignswhichtheothersinthestudyexperienced.Theresearcherssaythatthismeanspeoplehavedifferentabilitiestoenjoymusicandthat“therearepeoplewhospecificallycan’tenjoymusicatall”Tostudytheconditionmoredeeply,anothergroupofscientists,atColumbiaUniversity,US,researchedbrainactivities.Theyfoundthatthekeyisthebloodflowtotherewardsysteminthebrain.Peoplewhogotlesspleasurefrommusichadcomparativelylowerbloodflowtoareasinvolvedintherewardsystemofthebrainwhentheywerelisteningtomusic.Thelowerbloodflowmakesitmorelikelythatthebrain’s“rewardsystem”willbeinactive.Anditwillproducelessofthe“pleasurechemical”dopamine.Asaresult,peoplegetlesspleasurefrommusic.Iftheresearchiscorrect,accordingtoNationalPublicRadio,therearesimplypeoplewhojustdon’tgetmusic.Theymaygetpleasurefrommanythings,butagoodtuneisn’toneofthem.1．Thepeoplewhoiscalledmusicalanhedonia_______.A．avoidlisteningtomusicB．liketolistentocertaintypesofmusic.C．can’tfeelthepleasurethatmusicbringstoothers.D．believeculturaldifferencesarelargerthanmusic.2．WhatwasthepurposeofthestudymentionedinCurrentBiology?A．Tolearnwhatmusicpeoplelovethemost.B．Tolearnhowmusicinfluencespeople’sfeelings.C．Tounderstandtherelationshipbetweenmusicandthebody.D．Toseewhethermusicworksinthesamewayforallpeople.3．Whathappenedinthestudywhenpeoplelistenedtomusic?A．Allofthemhadfasterheartbeatandsweatedmore.B．Thosewhoenjoyedmusichadslowerbloodflow.C．Theyshoweddifferentphysicalsignsasthemusicchanged.D．Thosewhoenjoyedmusichadmoredopamineproduced.4．Whichpartofamagazinemaythearticleappearin?A．Science. B．Sports. C．Health. D．Fashion.E17、Somepeoplesaythattoday,readingisnotasimportantasitwas.Thesedayswehavephotographs,films,radioandtelevision.Whyreadadescriptionofsomethingwhenyoucanlookataphotograph?WhyreadanewspaperwhenthelatestnewsisbroughttouseveryhouronradioandTV?Photographywascertainlyawonderfulinvention.Photographscangiveaveryclearideaofplacesandofpeoplethatwehaveneverseen.Anencyclopedia(百科全書),forexample,isalwaysbetterwhenithasgoodillustrations.Butwealsoneedwordstoexplainthephotographsanddrawings.Aphotographofanelephantmaygiveusaverygoodideaofwhatanelephantlookslike,butittellsusnothingaboutthedifferentsortsofelephantsthereareandwheretheyarefound,theirexactsizeandweight,howtheycanbeusefultomanandsoon.Inthesameway,agoodfilmhasaction,movement,color,andmaybemusic.Thesearethingswedonotfindontheprintedpage.Butreadinganovelhascertainadvantagesoverwatchingevenanexcellentfeaturefilm.Readinganovelrequiresimagination.Eachofusimaginesastorydifferently.Watchingnewsontelevisioncancertainlybeexciting.Butweneednewspapersaswell.Someimportantnewsstorieshappenwhentherearenocamerasaround.Moreimportantly,anewspaperdoesnotjustreportthenews.Itexplainswhysomethinghasbeenhappening.Italsocontainsinterestingarticlesondifferentsubjects.Newspapersareanimportantpartofourlives,ifwewanttounderstandwhatisgoingonintheplacesweliveaswellasinotherpartsoftheworld.Readingisveryimportantforinformationandpleasure.Weneedtobegoodreaderstoenjoyafulllifeashumanbeings.Readingisaskillandlikeotherskills,itneedspractice.Themoreweread,thebetterreaderswebecome.Andthebetterreaderswebecome,themoreweenjoyreading!Thesecretistogetthereadinghabit.Readatleastalittleeveryday.1．AccordingtoParagraph2,photographscangiveus__________.A．enoughinformationaboutpeopleandplacesB．noinformationaboutthingsC．someinformationaboutthingsbutnotenoughD．thewronginformationaboutthings2．Newspaperscontain__________.A．moreinformationthantelevisionB．lessinformationthantelevisionC．morenewsfromothercountriesD．lessinformationaboutimportanteventsthanTV3．Whataretheadvantagesofnoveloverafeaturefilm?A．Therearemoreinterestingsubjectsinnovels.B．Wedonothearanymusicinanovel.C．Novelsalwaysexplainwhatishappening.D．Novelsmakeususeourimagination.4．Whatdoestheauthorthinkaboutreading?A．Itisawonderfulinvention.B．Itisanimportantpartofourlives.C．Itrequiresnopractices.D．Itisnotasimportantastelevision.F18、Iwasfeelingreallydownbecausemylong-timefriendhaddied.ThenIstartedasix-weekvolunteeringatanursinghomealldayevenSaturday.Mydutywastoservethemealandcleanup.OnedayIwastoldtogotoRoom117tomakesurethepatientwasallright.Ifoundaboyofeightsittinginbisbedwatchingamovie.Iwasshockedtoseeachildinthisseeminglyforgottennursinghomefortheold.Hewassosmallandweakthatyouhadtolookcloselytofindhim.Igrabbedhismedicalchartandfoundout:hehadaterminal（絕癥的)illness.Westartedtotalk,andIfoundoutthathisfamilyrarelyvisited,andallhedideverydaywaswatchingTVIwantedtocryforhim,andformylostfriend.Aswetalked,hehadasmileonhisface,andIaskedhimwhyandhowhestillmanagedtostayhappy.Hethoughtforamoment,andthensaidthattoomanypeopleweredeadevenbeforetheydied.TheywalkedaroundfeelingthatGodhadcursed(詛咒)themandtheyhadnothingtolivefor.Theboysaidthathewouldnotbelikethat.Hewoke'everymorningthankfultoseeanothersunrise.HekepthiswindowopensothathecouldsmelltheflowersandfeeltheheatofthesunHealsosaidthathehadhope."Toomanypeoplehaven'tseenmuchofthataroundhere."Hesaid,"Lifeisfullofhopeandweneedtolivelifebeforeitisgone."Idon'tk