2024年中考第二次模擬考試（湖北統考卷）英語（考試時間：100分鐘試卷滿分：90分）★祝考試順利★_____________________________________________________________________________注意事項:1.答卷前,考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在試卷和答題卡上,并將準考證號條形碼粘貼在答題卡上指定位置。2.選擇題的作答:每小題選出答案后,用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑。寫在試卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區域均無效。3.非選擇題的作答:用黑色簽字筆直接答在答題卡上對應的答題區域內。寫在試卷、草稿紙和答題卡上的非答題區域均無效。4.考試結束后,請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。____________________________________________________________________________筆試部分（90分）一、完形填空（共15小題,每小題1分,滿分15分）閱讀短文,從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Oneafternoon,Iwenttopickupmymotherfromwork.Igottherealittleearly,soI1mycarbyasmallpark,and2forher.AsIlookedoutsidethecarwindow,Isawalittleboy,aroundtwoyearsold,running3onthegrassashismother4fromashortdistance.Theboyhadabigsmileonhisfaceasifhehadjustbeen5freefromsomesortofprison.Theboywouldthenfalltothegrass,6up,withoutlookingbackathismother,runas7ashecould,again,stillwithasmileonhisface,asifnothinghadhappened.Atthatmoment,Ithoughttomyself,“whyaren’tmostadultsthisway?”Mostadults,whentheyfalldown,makeabigdealoutofitanddon’teven8asecondtry.Theywouldbeso9thattheywouldnottryagainifsomeonesawthemfall.Or,becausetheyfall,theywouldfindagood10forthemselvesthatthey’renotfitforit.Theywouldenduptooafraidtotryagainforfearoffailure.However,withkids,whentheyfalldown,theydon’tconsidertheirfallingdownasafailure,instead,theytreatitasa11experience.Theytryagainandagainuntilthey12.Theanswermustbethattheyhavenotconnected“fallingdown”withtheword“failure”.Asa13,theyarenotdiscouragedinanyway.Besides,they14thinktothemselvesthatit’squiteokaytofalldownandthatit’snotwrongtodoso.Inotherwords,theyallowthemselvestomake15,sotheyremainenergetic.Iwasdeeplyimpressedbytheboy’spersistence(堅持不懈)andthemannerinwhichhedid.1．A．left B．stopped C．repaired D．drove2．A．waited B．cared C．prepared D．looked3．A．carefully B．anxiously C．freely D．easily4．A．watched B．noticed C．surveyed D．supported5．A．cut B．kept C．found D．set6．A．hold B．get C．end D．pick7．A．well B．long C．fast D．soon8．A．make B．provide C．practice D．discover9．A．confused B．embarrassed C．exhausted D．surprised10．A．cause B．sign C．chance D．excuse11．A．learning B．running C．teaching D．falling12．A．progress B．improve C．achieve D．succeed13．A．decision B．result C．reason D．matter14．A．hardly B．perfectly C．probably D．nearly15．A．mistakes B．choices C．plans D．wishes二、閱讀理解（共20小題,每小題2分,滿分40分）第一節（共15小題,每小題2分,滿分30分）閱讀三篇短文,從每小題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中,選出一個與短文內容相符的最佳選項。AImaginewakinguptofindacupofcoffeereadyandfloorsswept.Withsmartdevices(設備)controlledbyAI,allhouseworkcanbedonewhileyouareasleep.NowyourkidscantrythesedevicesatthesmarthomeshowinoursciencecenterfromAugust1sttoAugust14th.Hereinthecenterwehavemanyfunactivities.ChildrencanalsotryourcleaningrobotLittleQ.Itisacuterobotwitharoundhead,twobigeyesandtwolonglegs.It’slikeabigtoy.?OpeningHours:1:00p.m.—9:00p.m.fromTuesdaytoSunday,closedonMonday.?Visitors:Peopleofallagesarewelcome.Childrenunder12shouldcomealongwitheitherparent.Nopetsareallowed.?Food&Drinks:Nooutsidefoodordrinks.Visitorscanbuyfoodanddrinksinthecentersupermarketonthegroundfloor.?Tickets:Pleasecall83769520tobookaticketoryoucanbuyoneatourticketoffice.BringyourkidshereandenjoyyourfamilytimewithAIrobots!Yourchildrenwillsurelylovethem.16．WhatcanthesmartdevicesinParagraphOnedo?A．Farming. B．Business. C．Housework. D．Schoolwork.17．WhatdoesLittleQlooklike?A．B．

C． D．18．Lilycan’ttrytheseAIrobotsinthesciencecenteron____________.A．Monday B．Wednesday C．Friday D．Sunday19．Whocanvisitthesciencecenterduringopeninghours?A．Amanwithhiscat.B．Amiddleschoolstudentwithfoodfromoutside.C．An8-year-oldboyalone.D．Anoldwomanwithherdaughter.20．Howmanywayscanpeoplegetthetickets?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.BOncetherewasasmallhotelkeeperwhowasalwayscaringaboutmoney.Oneday,abusinessmanarrived.Thekeeperlookedattheman’sthickwalletandthought,“Oh,Iwishthatallthemoneycouldbemine!”Thebusinessmandidn’tnoticethat,soheorderedthemostexpensiveroomandwenttohisroomtodressfordinner.Aroundthehotel,thereweresomebeautifulginger(姜)plants.Manypeoplesaidthateatingthebuds(芽)ofgingerwouldmakeapersonforgetful.Thekeeperthought,“IfIservesomebudsofgingerstothebusinessman,hemaybeforgetfultotakehiswallet!”Thenshewentintothekitchen.Soon,thebusinessmancamedownstairsandaskedfordinner.Thekeeperwasveryexcitedassheservedthedishtohim.“Delicious!”saidtherichman.Whendinnerwasfinished,hewenttobedhappily.Inthenextmorning,thekeepersawthebusinessmanleavingfromthefrontdoor.Assoonashewasoutofsight(在視野之外),sheranuptohisroom.Shelookedallovertheroomforthewallet,butshecouldn’tfindit.Suddenly,shenoticedapieceofpaperonthefloor.Itwasthebusinessman’sbill(賬單).Hehadforgottentopayforit!Sherandownthestairs,outofthefrontdoor,andacrosstheroaduntilshewasoutofbreath(上氣不接下氣),butthebusinessmanwasalreadyfar,faraway.“I’msosilly!”criedthekeeper.21．Wecanknowthatthehotelkeeperloved________alot.A．herhotel B．cooking C．money D．gingers22．Whenthehotelkeepersawthebusinessman’swallet,shewantedto________.A．servethemostexpensiveroomtohimB．getallhismoneyC．stealhiswalletatnightD．offerfreedinnertohim23．It’ssaidthatpeoplewhoatethebudsofgingerwouldbe________.A．rich B．silly C．clever D．forgetful24．Whydidthehotelkeeperservesomebudsofgingerstothebusinessman?A．Becausetheyweredelicious.B．Becauseshewishedhimtobeforgetful.C．Becauseshewassilly.D．Becausehedidn’twanttopayforthedinner.25．Whatcanweknowfromtheendofthestory?A．Therichmanforgothiswallet.B．Therichmanpaidforhisbill.C．Thehotelkeeperfeltregretful.D．Therichranawayquietly.CDoesitreallymatterifweknowhowoldanimalsare?Tomanyscientists,itdoes.Whenstudyinganimalpopulations,itisofgreatimportancetoscientiststoknowhowmanyanimalsthereareandhowoldtheyare.Thisinformationcanhelpscientistslearnwhichanimalsarethrivingandwhichonesneedmorecareandhelp.Scientistsusuallyusethefollowingwaystotellanimals’age.Formanyanimals,theirteethcanhelpscientistsknowtheirage.Insomeanimals,someteethdon’tcomeinuntilacertainage.Takecowsforexample.Likehumans,cowshavetwosetsofteeth,milkteethandpermanentteeth.Theynormallygettheirfirstpairofpermanentteethwhenthey’retwoyearsold.Thentheyhavethenextpairattheageofthree,thethirdpairattheageoffour…Hairandskincanalsoprovideinformationaboutage.Someanimalstendtogetbadskinandgrayhairastheygetolder.Ifyouarekeenonkeepingadog,youmayhavenoticedthatitsnoseandmouthgetgrayerasitgetsolder.Animals’eyesandearsmightalsohelpscientiststellanimals’age.Asanimalsgetolder,theirhearingoftenbecomesweakandtheireyesightmightbegintofail.Scientistsarecontinuingtodiscovernewandmorewaysoftellingtheageofanimals.Recently,scientistshavelearnedthat▲.That’sreallygoodnews!26．Whicharethereasonswhyscientistsneedtoknowtheageofanimals?a.Tostudyanimalpopulations.b.Tolearnwhichanimalsarethriving.c.Toknowwhichanimalsneedmorecareandhelp.d.Tofindoutthedifferencesbetweenanimals’appearances.A．abd B．acd C．bcd D．abc27．Ifacowhas4permanentteeth,itisprobably________yearsold.A．1—2 B．3—4 C．5—6 D．7—828．What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“bekeenon”?A．Becrazyabout. B．Beafraidof.C．Lookforwardto. D．Getreadyfor.29．Whichsentenceisthemostsuitablefortheblank________?A．thenumberofsomeendangeredanimalsisgettinglargerandlargerB．thelatestoperationscouldpossiblyhelpolddogsimprovetheireyesightC．theycantelltheageofthehumpbackwhalesbyexaminingtheirDNAD．hearingproblemswouldnolongertroubleaginganimalswiththehelpofnewhearingaids30．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheWaystoTellAnimals’AgeB．TheReasonsforTellingAnimals’AgeC．TheWaystoKnowAnimals’NumberD．TheReasonsformoreAnimalswhoNeedCareandHelp第二節（共5小題,每小題2分,滿分10分）閱讀短文,從方框內所給的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,使短文通順、連貫。選項中有一項為多余選項。Whatisadolescence(青春期)?Itstartswhenyouareagedbetweenabouttenandthirteen.31Youmaynotwanttospendasmuchtimewithyourparentsasyouusedto.Youwantmorefreedomtochoosewhoyouseeandwhenyousee.Inthepast,yourparentsmadedecisionsforyou.Butnowyouwanttodecidethingsforyourselfanddon’twanttobetoldwhattodoallthetime.Allthesechangesareperfectlynormal.32Sowhatcanyoudotomakelifeeasierandgetonwellwithyourparents?Firstly,yourparentswillfeelmuchbetterifyouletthemknowthatyoustillloveandvaluethem.33Theymaynotsayso,buttheyareprobablyfeelingasenseoflossandmayevenfeelberejected(拒絕)byyou,sotrytoexpressyourlovetothemfromtimetotime.34Youmayfeeltheserulesareunnecessary,butyourparents’mainconcernisoftenjusttokeepyousafe.Onceyouhaveagreedwiththerules,trytosticktothem.Thirdly,trytounderstandwhytheymightirritated(生氣)byyourbehaviour.Doyourparentsgetcrossifyouspendthreehourschattingwithfriendsonsocialmediaandleaveyourhomeworktillthelastminute?35Finally,it’sallaboutcommunication!Keeptalkingtoyourparents,tellthemaboutwhatyoudidtoday,letthemknowwhereyouaregoing,andaskforadviceifyouneed.A．Secondly,trytoagreetorules.B．Herearesomechangesaboutyouduringadolescence.C．Adolescenceisthemostimportantstageinhuman’slife.D．Buttheywillaffectyourrelationshipwithyourparents.E．That’sprobablybecausetheywantyoutodowellatschool.F．Rememberthattheyhavelostforeverthelittlechildyouoncewere.三、短文填空（共10小題,每小題1分,滿分10分）閱讀短文,從方框中選出正確的詞并用其適當形式填空,使短文通順、意思完整。每空限填一詞,每詞限用一次。improve

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knowDoyoulikereading?Itis36important.Firstofall,readingcan37yourinterestsandhelpyoulearnnewskillsand38.Secondly,readingisalsoagoodchancetoknowtheworldandagoodrestforyourmind.Whenyouarereading,youwillfeelrelaxingand39.However,somestudentsspendtoomuchtime40theircell-phonestolistentomusic,watchmoviesorplayon-linegamesandthiswilltakemuchoftheirsparetime.SoIwouldliketosuggestthateveryoneshoulddo41reading,especiallyreadChineseclassicnovelseverydaysothatwecanspreadourChinesetraditionalculturetotheothercountriesintheworld.Meanwhile,itisalsogoodforustogetfullydevelopedanditcanhelp42ourwritingskill.Surely,wecanreadbooksalone,orreadbookswithour43.Allinall,doingreadingwilldo44muchgoodifwedoitfromnowon,anditisstrongly45thatweshouldmakereadingbecomeahabitofourlife.Doyouagreewithme?四、讀寫結合（共兩節,滿分25分）第一節任務型閱讀（共5小題,每小題2分,滿分10分）閱讀短文,用英文填空或回答問題（請注意每小題的詞數要求）。Haveyouheardofthesaying“Don’tjudge(評價)abookbyitscover”?Well,inChinese,weoftensay“Don’tjudgepeoplebytheirlooks”.Imagineyoumeetsomeonenewatschool.Theymightlookdifferentfromyouinhair,clothesorlooks.It’simportantnottomakeanyjudgmentsaboutthemjustbecauseofhowtheylook.Sometimes,peoplemakeamistakebyjudgingothersbytheirlooks.Theymightthinksomeoneismeanorunfriendlyjustbecausetheyhaveaseriousfaceorwearunusualclothes.Butsometimesseeingisnotbelieving!Inreality,peoplearelikebookswithagreatmanypages.Inordertounderstandthem,weneedto“readmanypages”.Thatmeanstalkingwiththem,learningabouttheirinterestsandideas,andspendingtimewiththem.Thinkaboutyourbestfriends.Whenyoumetthemforthefirsttime,youmightnotknowtheywouldbeyourfriends.Butasyouspenttimetogether,yourealizedhowamazingtheywere.Don’tjudgepeoplebytheirlooks,andopenourhearttothepeoplearoundus.Ifwedoso,we’llstarttounderstandandtreasurethedifferencesbetweenus,likedifferentcultures,differentbackgrounds,anddifferentwaysofthinking.So,let’skeepanopenmindandbenicetoeveryonewemeet,nomatterhowtheylook.Whenwedoso,wemakeabigdifferencetotheworld,andwemakeaworldwhereeveryonefeelsimportantandaccepted.Afterall,themostamazingthingsarehidden.Theyareineachoneofus!46．Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat.(10個詞以內)47．AccordingtoParagraph3,if