2024年中考英语（湖南）第二次模拟考试（含答案）.docx

2024年中考第二次模拟考试（湖南省卷）
英 语
（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：100分）
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5、答题卡上不得使用涂改液、涂改胶和贴纸；
6、本学科试卷中听力材料以中速朗读两遍。
I．听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项回答问题。听每段对话前，你都有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。（共5小题，计5分）
1．What did Jenny do last night?
A．She washed the dishes. B．She cooked the dinner. C．She did her homework.
2．What’s Tom doing now?
A．Reading a magazine. B．Playing the basketball. C．Cleaning the kitchen.
3．What’s the best reply for the suggestion？
A． Sorry, I won’t. B．Not at all. C．Sorry to hear that.
4．What’s Tony going to do this evening?
A．Going out. B．Stay at home. C．Attend a live music.
5．How long has Jack been playing baseball?
A．For about three weeks. B． For about thirteen years. C．For about three years.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What will Lisa do for her father?
A．Buy a T-shirt. B．Make a cake. C．Order some flowers.
7．What is the relationship between the speakers?
A．Teacher and student. B．Doctor and patient. C．Brother and sister.
听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．When did the party start?
A．At 8:15. B．At 8:30. C．At 8:45.
9．Why was Mr. Brown late for the party?
A．Because his car hit a bike. B．Because a bike hit his car. C．Because a car hit his bike.
听第八段材料，回答第10、11题。
10．How often does Alice go to the gym?
A．Every day. B．Three times a week. C．Seldom.
11．What does Alice think of watching TV too much?
A．It’s bad for health. B．It’s full of energy. C．It can help get knowledge.
听第九段材料，回答第12至14题。
12．What is the boy doing?
A．Doing his homework. B．Playing a game. C．Reading a book.
13．When can the boy play games according to his mom?
A．After finishing his homework.
B．After eating dinner.
C．After growing up.
14．What does the boy think of the rules?
A．Reasonable. B．Enjoyable. C．Boring.
听第十段材料，回答第15至17题。
15．What color is John’s T-shirt?
A．Pink. B．Blue. C．White.
16．When’s Alan’s birthday?
A．On Tuesday. B．On Thursday. C．On Saturday.
17．Where’s the clothes store?
A．Behind the bank.
B．Across from the police station.
C．Between the bank and police station.
听第十一段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．How’s the weather today?
A．Cool. B．Cold. C．Hot.
19．What is the boy’s favorite drink?
A．Yogurt. B．An apple milk shake. C．Orange juice.
20．Where are the boy and the girl probably going?
A．To the shoe store. B．To the clothes store. C．To the supermarket.
II．阅读（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共11小题；每小题2分，满分22分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Spring and Autumn and the Warring States Period was an age of great culture development in China. Here are some great characters of that time.

Shang Yang reformed many fields. Before the reform, he placed a log（原木）at the gate and promised, “If someone can move the log, he will get a reward.” No one believed him until someone moved the log, Shang Yang really gave him a reward.

Do you know Lu Ban lock? It is a removable toy. Lu Ban made it for his son. His son studied all night before opening it. He also invented many tools and weapons（武器）.

Li Bing was an expert in water projects. He set up many water projects. Dujiangyan is the most famous. It made water helpful to the people.

Once, an official fell unconscious（昏迷的）. Everyone thought he was dead except Bian Que. Bian Que felt his weak pulse and said. “He will wake up in three days.” Two days later, the official woke up. Everyone was amazed.
21. Why did Shang Yang make a promise before the reform?
A．To give people a reward.
B．To make people believe him.
C．To fix the gate of the building.
22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?
A．Lu Ban was an ancient inventor.
B．Bian Que once made a dead person back to life.
C．Li Bing was an expert in building houses.
23.What’s the main theme（主题）of the article above?
A．Important inventions. B．Chinese medicine. C．Famous people.
B
Like a lot of high school 30 students, Kevin Tran loves superheroes in movies, though perhaps for different reasons than his classmates. “They are all very smart. In their daily jobs they're engineers or scientists," said Tran, 17."And you can't do any of those things without math.”
This summer, Tran studied calculus(微积分)five hours a day with other high school students in a program at Northeastern University. Many Americans joke about how bad they are at math. But Tran and his friends are not the norm(常态).
However, experts in America don't like this joke. They say the nation's ever-dropping math skills will be a danger to the national safety and development of America.
Government labor(劳工) experts say the number of jobs in areas requiring math skills will increase by more than 30,000 each year through the end of 2030.That is much faster than most other kinds of jobs.“Math is becoming more and more a part of almost every job," said Michael Allen. He is a math professor at Tennessee Technological University.
But most American students are not prepared for those jobs. In the most recent Program for International Student Assessment(PISA) tests in math, American students tested lower than students from 36 other education systems around the world, such as Russia, Japan and Germany. Students in China tested the highest.
Students from other countries are preparing to lead in these areas. Only one in five graduate students in math-heavy fields at American universities are American. The rest come from other countries. Most will leave America when they finish their programs.
24.What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 1 refer to?
A. The superheroes in films.
B. Engineers and scientists.
C. Tran's classmates.
25. What can we know about Tran?
A. He dreams of becoming 8 superhero.
B. He has a great interest in studying math..
C. He wants to do the job connected with math in the future.
26. How do experts feel as for the math level of Americans?
A. Satisfied. B. Embarrassed. C. Worried.
27. What is the purpose of Paragraph 4?
A. To introduce some useful math skills.
B. To point out the importance of math.
C. To list some jobs requiring math skills.
C
Recently, a special event took place at the National Theater of Korea. A robot called EveR 6 led an orchestra(管弦乐团)in a performance of Korean music. Robots have led orchestras in other countries, but this was the first time ever in South Korea.
EveR 6 is a robot built by the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH).It's about as tall as a person, and has a human-like face. EveR 6 can move its arms quickly and smoothly in many different directions. But it doesn't think on its own like some AI programs. To make these movements as natural as possible EveR 6 has to learn from real human conductors(指挥).
In the performance, the National Orchestra of Korea presented a concert named “Absence”. The concert included five different pieces of music. Two were conducted by EveR 6 itself, and two were conducted by Soo-Yeoul Choi, who leads the Busan Philharmonic Orchestra. Both conductors worked together on the final piece called“Sense”. Mr. Choi was responsible for communicating with the musicians, while EveR 6 kept the beat steady(平稳的).
Mr. Choi was impressed(使印象深刻) with the way EveR 6 moved. “The robot's performance was much better than I had imagined," he said. Mr. Choi added the robot's greatest weakness is that it can't hear. "Some people think that conducting is just about hand waving and keeping the beat. That's not true. A good conductor needs to listen to the orchestra so that he or she can correct and encourage the orchestra as it plays," said Mr. Choi.
Mr. Choi doesn't think robots are likely to replace human conductors. But he believes robots could be helpful in situations like practice where the same thing needs to be repeated many times.
28. What can we know about EveR 6?
A. Its face looks like a real person's.
B. It teaches human conductors how to wave.
C. It has its own thoughts as AI programs.
29. How many pieces of music did EveR 6 conduct in total?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
30. What did Mr. Choi think of EveR 6's performance?
A. Disappointing. B. Impressive. C. Perfect.
31. What's the best title for this text?
A. Robot conductors have a bright future
B. A pop concert took place in South Korea
C. A robot in South Korea conducted an orchestra
第二节 (共4小题；每小题2分，满分8分)
People in different countries have different ways of doing things. When you travel to other countries, please follow their customs, just as the saying goes: When in Rome, do as the Romans do. Very often people who travel to the United States forget to tip(付小费). It is usual to tip taxi drivers, waiters and porters who help carry your bags. Waiters expect to get a 15% tip on the cost of your meal. 　 32 　
In England, make sure to stand in line even if there are only two of you. It's important to respect lines there. 　 33 　 It's a favorite subject of conversation with the British.
In Spain, it's a good idea to have a light meal in the afternoon if someone invites you for dinner. People have dinner very late. 　 34 　
In Arab countries, men kiss one another on the side of the face. Your host may welcome you with a kiss on both sides of the face. 　 35 　 You must be very careful with your hands. You mustn't eat with your left hand. Arabs consider it very bad manners eating with left hand.
Don't forget to be careful of your body language when expressing something in a conversation. A kind of body language that is acceptable in one culture may be impolite in another.
A. It is polite of you to do the same.
B. Taxi drivers expect the same amount.
C. Restaurants don't usually open until 9 p. m.
D. It's a good idea to talk about the weather.
E. You needn't care which hand to hold out.
III．语言运用（共三节，满分35分）
第一节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
      Shyness once took over my life. When I was 13, in my French lesson, my teacher told us to 36． ourselves speaking about our families. I recorded myself with confidence. When I pressed "play" to listen back, I heard my strange voice -- just like a little kid. That made me very shy and I 37． to attend events from then on.
Years after that, I became a teacher in a primary school. on the first day, my hands could not help but sweat(出汗). The weight of my arms was trying to stop me from 38． the door. Though a little nervous, I opened the door slowly. 39． , a wave of laughter flew through the air. Then I 40． , and felt it was a bad choice to be a teacher. They did not seem to mind me at all. After class, a little girl walked up to me and asked, "Could you 41． me to read this？" with the most excited face I have ever seen as if she had just gotten a cookie（曲奇饼）. "I like your voice！" she said. I shook my shyness off and my body felt as 42． as a feather(羽毛). Perhaps this was not such a bad idea after all.
Besides, there was one simple thing that 43． me most. Every day when the students left, they would clean up after themselves and leave their areas tidy without ever being told to do so. Actually, they 44． very well. Looking back it now, I would have to say these students gave me one of the greatest 45． of my life.
In the future, I want to create a space for shy people like me to shine.
36．A．spend B．forget C．record
37．A．refused B．practiced C．punished
38．A．opening B．answering C．hitting
39．A．Suddenly B．Secretly C．Possibly
40．A．passed by B．walked in C．set off
41．A．advise B．encourage C．help
42．A．soft B．white C．light
43．A．bored B．surprised C．hurt
44．A．relaxed B．played C．acted
45．A．expressions B．experiences C．conditions
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Open Hand —a Universal Sign
When meeting people at the airport, most people smile and shake hands with people they meet. We know that a smile is usually a sign that people feel 　46 (friend)and happy, but what if we don't know 　47 the new person is? What if we are meeting a 　48 (strange)in an unfamiliar place?
Sometimes people are dangerous and humans have to find ways to protect 　49 (they). We have to make sure we can trust people we do not know. Showing our hands means that we are not armed. In many cultures today, the Western custom of shaking hands is used. We use our right hand, which is usually 　50 (strong)than the left one. If we are using our hand this way, it cannot be holding a knife or a gun. It shows that we trust the other person, 　51 that the other person can trust us.
Not all cultures use the handshake, and people in many 　52 (Asia)cultures do not always touch another person. The traditional 　53 (greet)in China is to cover the left hand with the right and bow. In India, Hindu people join their hands in front of their faces and bow their heads. A Muslim will touch his heart, mouth and forehead(额) 　54 (show)respect. Even young people in the West now give each other the "high five", 　55 they slap(拍)each other's hands high in the air. They are all keeping their hands busy. In almost all cultures, to smile and show an open right hand means, "Welcome, you are safe with me."
第三节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
阅读下面的短文，回答问题或将划线部分译成英文或中文。
Yiwu, lying in east China's Zhejiang Province, is known as“the world's supermarket”.59. 它也是一条重要铁路的起点。Yixin'ou route, a major China-Europe freight train route（班列路线)，which is more than 13，000kilometers long, connects Yiwu and Madrid, Spain.
60.After years of development the route has opened18 international lines and reached over 160 cities in more than 50 countries across Europe and Asia. On November 18, 2024,it will be the 10th anniversary(周年纪念)of the first freight train on the Yixin'ou route. It is China's only railway to Europe run by a private company.
On July 29, 2023, a train filled with products made in China, set off from Yiwu West Railway Station. This marked the 10,000th trip by China- Europe freight trains this year. The train passed through the Alataw Pass in northwest China's Xinjiang and arrived in Madrid on August 19.
The 10,000-trip mark was reached 22 days earlier than last year. Trains have also transported over 1.08million TEUs(标准集装箱) of products this year,a27 percent increase from a year ago. “The 10,000thtrip of China-Europe freight trains this year was made on the Yixin'ou route. It's a great honor for us," said Ye Qiuran, vice president of operations at the operating company of the route.
“The Yixin'ou route is a very important early result of the BRI‘一带一路’倡议），”said Huang Wei, who was the driver of the very first train on the Yixin'ou route.“Working on the China-Europe railway gives me a sense of satisfaction and achievement. I will devote(奉献) all my life to the China-Europe railway career.
56. What was special about the freight train on China