江苏省苏州市区重点名校2024年中考四模英语试题含答案

江苏省苏州市区重点名校2024年中考四模英语试题含答案
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Ⅰ. 单项选择
1、—I cannot find my wallet. I think I’ve lost .
—Y ou’d bett er ask the Lost and Found for help.
A．one B．it C．this
2、"I want to know ." said the boy opening the box.
A．what's inside the box B．where the box is
C．that there's some candy D．how big is the box
3、She had planned to go traveling this summer, but some extra work __________ all her time.
A．put up B．made up C．took up
4、—Do you know about Yuan Longping?
—Only a little. But Chinese people are proud of the man ______ hybrid rice
is famous.
A．who B．which C．that D．whose
5、-- I like the two dresses, but I can only afford ______ of them.
-- I suggest you take the white one.
A．all
B．both
C．neither
D．either
6、She asked me __________.
A．what is the matter B．what was the matter
C．what the matter is D．what the matter was
7、– Do you think yesterda y’s math problem was difficult?
– Yes. I could ______ work it out.
A．hardly
B．easily
C．nearly
D．quickly
8、Nowadays we always use some social medias like Wechat to keep in ______ contact with our friends and relatives. We all believe that the technology is _______ connected with our daily life.
A．closely; close B．close; closely C．closely; closely D．close; close
9、The soup tastes terrible because I put too much salt into it ______.
A．simply B．exactly C．carelessly D．properly
10、What are the people in the US ____ to do when they meet ____?
A．supposed; at the first time B．supposed; for the first time
C．expected; in the first time D．be supposed; for the first time
Ⅱ. 完形填空
11、
Carl was an old carpenter (木匠). He was known for using wood and other materials to make furniture, even houses.
But he was tired of his job. He thought he was too old to work and ready to retire (退休). His boss was 1 to see the good worker go. He asked the carpenter 2 he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, 3 his mind was not on his work at all.
He used poor materials and worked on the house 4 . When the carpenter finished his work, the boss 5 the front-door key to him, “This is your house,” he said, “A 6 for you.”
What a 7 ! What a shame! If he had known he was building his 8 house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.
9 it is with us. We do many things in an absent minded way, reacting rather than acting, willing to finish them less than the best. Sometimes at important points we do not try our best to build our 10 . Then with a shame we look at the situation we have 11 . We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. If we had realized it, we should have done it with our whole heart. But we don’t have a 12 to make it all over again.
Think of 13 as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it 14 . It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.
Your life today is the 15 of your attitudes and choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.
1．A．glad B．nervous C．ready D．sorry
2．A．if B．and C．how D．why
3．A．and B．but C．or D．so
4．A．perfectly B．completely C．carelessly D．successfully
5．A．handed B．left C．sold D．threw
6．A．gift B．promise C．choice D．question
7．A．task B．relief C．surprise D．stress
8．A．real B．expensive C．old D．own
9．A．Neither B．So C．Nor D．As
10．A．studies B．lives C．jobs D．feelings
11．A．created B．changed C．discussed D．improved
12．A．plan B．chance C．method D．pleasure
13．A．himself B．herself C．myself D．yourself
14．A．wisely B．peacefully C．rapidly D．widely
15．A．talent B．wealth C．result D．difference
Ⅲ. 语法填空
12、Sarah and Janet are middle school students. They have been friends1．they started school. They do many things together, such as studying, watching TV, surfing the Internet, playing sports, listening2．music and so on.
They usually help each other. When Sarah was in the 3．(three) grade, some students made fun of her because she was shy. Janet told the other students4．(stop) making fun of Sarah and she helped Sarah overcome her shyness. In the fifth grade, Janet had 5．(difficulty) in math. She studied hard, but she still couldn’t know what the teacher 6．(teach) clearly. Sarah helped Janet and explained every exercise to her. After six months, Janet did much 7．(well) than before and even got an A in the math exam. When Janet got the test paper, we can imagine 8．happy they were!
Everyone9．(need) a good friend in life. A life without a friend is a life without the sunshine. Please remember people want friends 10．are kind and helpful. So if we want a good friend, let’s be a good friend first.
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
A
13、A major development to self-driving cars may change the way we will drive in the future. Google, the leading company in self-driving technology, has changed its develop plan. It had driverless cars built by car factories, but now it will start building its own cars.
Google has started to build some kinds of experimental electric self- driving cars that look like a Smart car or Fiat 500. There is no steering wheel(方向盘)，gas pedal or brake. The only things a human passenger controls are a red “e-stop” button(按钮) for fear stops and a start button. The car’s only “friendly” face is designed to make it help people accept
self-driving technology.
Google workers took part in a long experiment, in which they used self-driving cars for their usual travel to work. No accident happened, but Google’s heads realized that depending on a human passenger to drive in an emergency(紧急情况) wouldn’t work because they may be reading, working , or sleeping. Now the self-driving car drives by itself if the driver takes his hands off the wheel for over ten seconds.
Google’s self-driving cars are now limited(限定) to a speed of 25 miles per hour for safety reasons. The cars aren’t allowed to drive on highways. However, a Google engineer said that once the cars are solved to run safely, we can drive at the speed of 50, even 80 miles an hour.
Google recently announced that its cars had covered 700,000 miles of public roads, and they were now running in busy city streets. People who love self-driving cars say this will improve transport by making roads safer, cutting down accident, and making less pollution.
Of course, there’s no need to look for parking at a crowded shopping mall. Inste ad, users could let their self-driving cars drop them off to park itself. A mother who took a test ride said that having the car would allow her more time to catch up with her son. The cars could also allow people who might not be able to drive to enjoy the hand-free driving. And drunk driving? Not a problem. It is very likely that by 2020, driverless cars will be common. Do you believe so?
1．What equipment do the self-driving cars have?
A．A gas pedal. B．A brake.
C．A steering wheel. D．An “e-stop” button and a start button
2．How fast can people drive a self-driving car now?
A．25 miles an hour. B．50 miles an hour.
C．80 miles an hour. D．100 miles an hour.
3．What has Google company already done?
A．Google has changed its development plan and helped other factories make cars.
B．Google has already had car-testing experiments in all the states in the US.
C．Google has realized some problems and tried to solve them.
D．Google has asked its own workers to buy the cars and travel to work.
4．Which advantage of self-driving cars is not mentioned ?
A．They can start the engine by itself and make people’s hands completely free.
B．They can help to solve air pollution and reduce car accident.
C．They can park by themselves and make mothers look after young kids easily.
D．They can help those disabled people to enjoy the driving.
5．What will happen if emergency happens when someone is driving a driverless car?
A．If the driver presses the “e-stop” button, the car will drive by itself at once to keep safe.
B．If the driver is reading, working or sleeping, he can’t handle the situation in time.
C．The car’s friendly face will work and help the driver accept the s ituation and stay calm.
D．The self-driving car will break the speed limit and run at a speed that the driver tells it.
B
14、Welcome to Franklin Hotel! We will make your stay here as enjoyable as possible. We hope we will give you the service.
Room Service: You can use the service 24 hours a day.
Dining Room: You can have three meals a day in the dining room. Breakfast is from8:00 to 9:30. Also the room waiter may bring breakfast to your room at any time after 7:00. If you need, please fill in a card and hang it outside your room before 6:00. Lunch is from 2:00 to 4:00. Dinner is from 18:30 to 20:30.
Telephone: there is a telephone in your room. Dial “0” before you make a call. We will tell you to wait a moment if the lines are busy.
Shop: The hotel shop is open from 9:00 to 17:30.
Coffee House: You can drink coffee here at the following times:2:00 to 4:00, 20:00 to 23:30.
Other Services: There is a cinema in the hotel. A film begins at 19:00 on Sunday and Wednesday. Hot water is offered 24 hours.
1．If you want to have a meal at 7:30 am, what would you do ?
A．phone the service desk. B．Go to the hotel shop to buy some food.
C．Go to the hotel dining room. D．Put a message outside the room.
2．If you want to have a two-hour business talk in the coffee house, you may go there at __________.
A．2:00 B．1:00 C．10:00 D．1:30
3．The instructions tell us that you can ___________.
A．go shopping at any time in the hotel. B．get at least seven kinds of services.
C．see a film when you want to. D．go to the coffee house twice a week.
4．Which of the following is not true?
A．Franklin Hotel offers dinner from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
B．If you want to make a call in Franklin Hotel, you must dial “0” first.
C．Y ou can go shopping at 5:30 am in Franklin Hotel.
D．you can get your breakfast without leaving your room in Franklin Hotel.
C
15、A
Help wanted
Can you spend two hours a week doing some gardening? We are in need of help from 2 pm to 4 pm every Saturday. If you word like to help out, please call Elaine at 4435—7792
A Telephone Message
From:Jessica To:Lucas
Date: May5 Time:15:00
Message: She says that you must put on
Your sports shoes, cap and sunglasses; bring
Somefood and drinks at the school gate at 8 am tomorrow.
Tel: 8467-6352. Taken by:Jim
Found
Feb13,2016/6/30
An ipad was found in the library on the morning of Feb12. Please call 3345—67898 or come to Class 2, Grade 8 to get it. Lost
March 7, 2016
Lost near Man Street. Puppy is 6 months old. He is a black schnauzer (雪纳瑞狗)。

He is very important to me. Reward . Please call Allen at 8956—7778.
1．If you are interested in a part-time job, you can call _____.
A．4435-7792 B．8467-6352
C．3345-6789 D．8956-7778
2．Jessica and Lucas will meet at the school gate _____.
A．at 8 am on May 5 B．at 8 am on May 6
C．at 15:00 on May 5 D．at 15:00 on May 6
3．What will Jessica and Lucas do?
A．Go to a party. B．Go to a movie.
C．Go climbing. D．Go shopping.
4．A student in Class 2, Grade 8 found _____.
A．a telephone message B．a pair of sunglasses
C．a dog D．an iPad
5．What can you infer(推断) according to the fourth piece of information?
A．Puppy is a 6-year-old black schnauzer.
B．Allen’s dog went missing on Man Street.
C．We treat him as my family member.
D．Y ou can get a reward if you call Allen.
D
16、Thanks to endless photos on social media and the wealth of information on the Internet, future people should have a clear picture of how we lived in the 21st century.
But Martine Rothblatt, a business woman from the US, wants to go a step further by digitally cloning (克隆) human minds.
These “mindclones” would have all of our thoughts, feelings, and be able to think just like us. Rothblatt imagines that mindclones will first begin as digital (数字的) assistants(助手) in our mobile devices (装置), until they become walking, talking versions (版本) of us – but these are far from reality at the moment.
Mindcloning technology is still very young, and it might be a long time before we can send our man-made selves to school so we don’t have to sit through math class. However, scientists at Stanford University in the United States recently created a circuit (电路) board modeled on the human brain that could simulate(模拟) 1 million neurons (神经元) and billions of connections in the brain.
Finally, Rothblatt sees mindclones having their own rights as people, and even falling in love and getting married.
“Let’s say [the ex Apple CEO] Steve Jobs meets another mindclone. They fall in love. Min dclones are just people without bodies. Once the mindclones fall in love, they are going to get married. That’s what people do,” she said.
But Rothblatt’s idea that the digital versions of ourselves would have the same rights as people is not shared by everyone. Some people have thought that the mind must be embedded (嵌入) in biology for it to be thought as “life”, HuffPost reported.
1．According to Rothblatt, mindclones ______.
A．will finally become robots B．will be used in our mobile devices
C．will become reality soon D．have more rights than people
2．What is the latest development in mindcloning technology?
A．We can send our man-made selves to school.
B．People can improve their studies by using mindclones.
C．Steve Jobs and a mindclone will get married.
D．A circuit board has been modeled after a human brain.
3．What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A．The writer agrees with Rothblatt’s idea.
B．The writer disagrees with Rothblatt’s idea.
C．Not everyone agrees with Rothblatt about mindclones’ rights.
D．It’s meaningless to discuss the rights of “mindclones”.
E
17、Umbrellas are certainly one of life's necessary handy helpers. But as anyone ever caught in a heavy rain will tell you, they're far from perfect. So, many creative designers made efforts to challenge. Here are four clever designs that can solve the rainy day problems.
Senz
Common umbrellas love to invert(翻转)when it's windy. The Senz umbrella changes the round shape into the one that's long in the back and short in the front. The design is much stronger against even strong winds, and according to their tests, the Senz works well.
Nubrella
An American named Alan Kaufman and his company spend 6 years inventing this hand-free umbrella. The
hand-free umbrella is called Nubrella. The umbrella can rest on the user's shoulders. So the user needn't hold the umbrella any more. And it's convenient to make a phone call or ride a bike without an umbrella in the hand.
Kazbrella
There is no doubt that this kind of umbrella is the shining star in the umbrella market this year. Common umbrellas drip(滴水)everywhere when they are closed. Kazbrella tries to solve this problem in a special way. Though it looks like common umbrella, the design allows the wet side of the umbrella to be inside once you fold it. As a result, getting in and out of your car is not a problem.
Rain Shield
In the face of a heavy rainstorm, rain can hit you from all directions. Rain Shield gives the protection from the sideway rain and its bendy(弯曲)design means it won't invert. It can handle strong wind. When not in use, it folds into a small piece.
1．According to the first paragraph, we know that the common umbrellas__________.
A．are useful but not perfect enough B．can only be used in a heavy rain
C．can protect us very well in a heavy rain D．are challenges for creative designers
2．The umbrella in the following picture is called__________.
A．Senz B．Nubrella C．Kazbrella D．Rain Shield
3．If you use Rain Shield in a heavy rainstorm,__________________________________.
A．it's not convenient enough to take B．it can protect you from sideway rain
C．it will prevent neither rain nor wind D．it's easier to get in and out of the car
4．Which sentence is WRONG according to the passage?
A．Senz is easy to hold with its special shape even in windy weather.
B．Nubrella is a great idea for those who want to play sports on rainy days.
C．Kazbrella opens from the inside out and keeps dry when you carry around.
D．Rain Shield sells best with the special shape and it folds into a small piece.
F
18、A computer can get very hot when it works on a lot of programs. It can cost a lot to cool the computer. So some scientists want to know what would happen if the heat from the computer could be used.
Large Internet companies such as Google and Microsoft have thousands of computers. As these computers deal with information，they produce lots of heat，so they need huge cooling systems. These systems send the heat into the air.
A company in Holland thinks paying to make the computers work and then paying again to cool them are a waste of energy. So the company developed a special device—the e-Radiator.
Boaz Leupe，head of the company，says that e-Radiator works as a heating system and saves money. He explains that the energy is used twice—once to heat the home and once to cool the computer and that the users don’t have to pay to cool their computers.
Five homeowners in Holland are testing the heating system in their homes.
“We pay for the computer using，so，in that way，homeowners get heating for free.” Boaz says.
Ja n Visser is one of the homeowners. “If you use the computer more，the e-Radiator producers more heat，” he says，“It cannot provide enough heat if you don’t use your computer often.” But he is ready to try it. It’s a great help for his family.
The company says e-Radiators produce heat temperatures of up to 55℃. It says the system could save its users about
$440 a year.
1．Before the e-Radiator appears，usually the heat of a computer ______.
A．is sent into the air
B．helps the five homeowners
C．is used twice
D．makes the computer work better
2．The e-radiator is mainly used _____.
A．to help Microsoft
B．to provide heat
C．to heat the computer
D．to drive the computer
3．How much could the system save its users a month?
A．About 20 dollars. B．About 440 dollars.
C．About 36 yuan. D．About 36 dollars.
4．The best title of the passage may be “_____”.
A．An Environment Problem
B．The Future Computers
C．A New Way to Heat Homes
D．The Energy to Be Wasted
Ⅴ.书面表达
19、题目②
自律，即自我约束，是自我提升的一种途径，有助于我们成长，促使我们不断前行。

某英文网站正在开展以“自律”为主题的征文活动。

假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈为了增强自律意识，你做过什么，以及这样做给你带来的好处。

提示词语: self-disciplined(自律的)，plan，goal，habit，improve
提示问题: What did you do to be self-disciplined?
What benefits have you got from doing so?
Self-discipline plays an important role in our life .
参考答案
Ⅰ. 单项选择
1、B
2、A
3、C
4、D
5、D
6、B
7、A
8、B
9、C
10、B
Ⅱ. 完形填空
11、1．D
2．A
3．B
4．C
5．A
6．A
7．C
8．D
9．B
10．B
11．A
12．B
13．D
14．A
15．C
Ⅲ. 语法填空
12、1．since
2．to
3．third
4．to stop 5．difficulty/difficulties 6．taught/had taught 7．better
8．how
9．needs
10．who/ that
Ⅳ. 阅读理解
13、1．D
2．A
3．C
4．A
5．B
14、1．D
2．A
3．B
4．C
15、1．A
2．B
3．C
4．D
5．C
16、1．B
2．D
3．C
17、1．A
2．C
3．B
4．D
18、1．A
2．B
3．D
4．C
Ⅴ.书面表达
19、Self-discipline plays an important role in our life. To be honest, I am a person who is self-disciplined. I used to follow all kinds of rules and hand in the tasks appointed on time at school. And I could not only respected all my teachers but also get on well with my classmates. At home, I was able to balance housework and homework. I usually made a plan in advance to make it easier to achieve my goal. After finishing all the task, I developed the habit of going to bed early and going to bed early. In the society，I spared no effort to improve myself all the time.
In a word. I have benefited a lot from being self-discipline. First of all, I have had many good habits, which makes my life easier and more regular. Secondly, my life and my study have been to high efficiency so that a lot of time has been saved. Thirdly, being self-disciplined has prepared me for a better and brighter future. In the future, I will continue to be a self-disciplined person.。