2024年安徽中考第二次模拟考试
英语试题
安庆名优初中教学联盟
注意事项：
1、本试卷共四个部分、十大题、满分120分、考试时间120分钟。
2、全卷包括“试题卷”（8页）和“答题卡”（2页）两部分。
3、请务必在“答题卡”上答题、在“试题卷上”答题无效。
4、考试结束后，请将“试题卷”和“答题卡”一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分）
Ⅰ. 短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. What will the boy buy for his mother
A. B. C.
2. What did the girl do on Saturday afternoon
A. B. C.
3. How much should the man pay
A. 25 yuan. B. 50 yuan. C. 75 yuan.
4. Who grew the potatoes
A. Mrs. Green. B. Mr. Green. C. Mr. Green’s son.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In the bank. B. In the street. C. In the hospital.
Ⅱ. 长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
6. What does Eric want to do
A. To play basketball. B. To start a club. C. To volunteer at school.
7. Where does the girl want to volunteer
A. In the club. B. In the lab. C. In the museum.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。
8. Who can play the piano
A. The man’s son. B. The woman’s daughter. C. The man’s teacher.
9. How long does a guqin lesson last
A For an hour. B. For one and a half hours. C. For two hours.
10. What does the man think of mastering an instrument
A. Easy. B. Tiring. C. Helpful.
Ⅲ. 短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
11. Where was Zou Jiaqi born
A. In Hangzhou. B. In Shanghai. C. In Paris.
12. Why did the teacher advise Zou to try rowing
A. Because she likes rowing.
B. Because she was very strong.
C. Because she got the talent in rowing.
13. How long did Zou need to train every day
A. For two hours. B. For seven hours. C. For ten hours.
14. When was Zou chosen to be the national team
A. In 2018. B. In 2020. C. In 2021.
15. What page does the listening text probably come from
A. Sports. B. Culture. C. Technology.
Ⅳ. 信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。
A Wise Girl
Who Nancy is 16 years old. Her 17 teaches her about it.
What Nancy helped 18 the doctor. Nancy even told the doctors the family dog was 19 . The doctors 20 the little girl for what she did.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共三大题，满分35分）
Ⅴ. 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，
1. —The development of the country can’t be separated from heroes.
—I couldn’t agree more. We should learn the ________ of heroes.
A. spirit B. chance C. choice D. attention
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——国家的发展离不开英雄。——我完全同意。我们应该学习英雄精神。
考查名词辨析。spirit精神；chance机会；choice选择；attention注意。根据“The development of the country can’t be separated from heroes.”以及空格前的“learn”可知，我们应该学习英雄的“精神”。故选A。
2. —What do you think of the weather in winter in our city Hefei
—Not so cold. I think it is much warmer than ________ in Beijing.
A. it B. this C. that D. one
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你觉得合肥冬天的天气怎么样？——没那么冷。我认为那里比北京暖和多了。
考查代词辨析。it它。同一个；this这个；that那个；one一，同一类。由“I think it is much warmer than…in Beijing”可知，这里是the weather in Hefei和the weather in Beijing作比较，英语中表示比较的句子中前文出现的名词在后文中用that或those代替，此处代替不可数名词weather，应用that，故选C。
3. —Each of us should set a goal for ourselves if you want to be better person.
—________. A goal is like a light in the dark. It can make us become better and better.
A. Certainly B. Luckily C. Lately D. Finally
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——如果你想成为更好人，我们每个人都应该为自己设定一个目标。——当然。一个目标就像黑暗中的一盏灯，它可以让我们变得越来越好。
考查副词词义辨析。Certainly当然；Luckily幸运的是；Lately最近；Finally最后。根据“A goal is like a light in the dark. It can make us become better and better.”可知，此处表示同意对方的观点。故选A。
4. It’s necessary to give others some ________ space, because everyone has his or her secrets.
A. strange B. modern C. different D. private
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：给别人一些私人空间是必要的，因为每个人都有自己的秘密。
考查形容词辨析。strange奇怪的；modern现代的；different不同的；private私人的。根据“space, because everyone has his or her secrets.”可知每个人都有自己的秘密，所以要给别人一些私人空间。故选D。
5. —We should ________ rubbish into different groups to protect the environment.
—I can’t agree more. Let’s look through the Internet to learn how to do that.
A. control B. support C. translate D. divide
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——为了保护环境，我们应该把垃圾分成不同的组。——我完全同意。让我们通过互联网来学习如何做到这一点吧。
考查动词词义辨析。control控制；support支持；translate翻译；divide分。根据“to protect the environment”及常识可知，此处指垃圾分类。故选D。
6. —I’m so sorry. I poured coffee on your dress!
—It doesn’t matter. ________, you didn’t do it on purpose.
A. After all B. For example C. In public D. By heart
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意：——很抱歉。我把咖啡洒在你裙子上了！——没关系。毕竟，你不是故意的。
考查情景交际。After all毕竟；For example例如；In public公开地；By heart单凭记忆。根据“I’m so sorry. I poured coffee on your dress...you didn’t do it on purpose”可知，对方知道前者不是故意将咖啡撒裙子上的，不怪他，after all符合语境。故选A。
7. —Your room looks pretty tidy.
—Thanks. I always ________ my things after I use them.
A. take away B. put away C. go away D. throw away
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——你的房间看上去好干净整齐。——谢谢。我总是使用东西后把它们放回原位。
考查动词短语辨析。take away拿走；put away把……收起来；go away离开；throw away丢弃。根据“ I always...my things after I use them.”可知，空处指把物品“收起来”。故选B。
8. —Take it easy, Linda. I’ll try my best to help you out, ________ I don’t know what to start with yet.
—It’s very kind of you to say so.
A. if B. before C. unless D. though
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意：——别紧张，琳达。我会尽力帮你的，尽管我还不知道从什么开始。——你这么说真是太好了。
考查连词辨析。if如果；before在……之前；unless除非；though虽然。前后两句是让步关系，用though引导让步状语从句。故选D。
9. —Jerry, what are these carrots and potatoes used for
—I ________ them for our parents for e and join me.
A. cook B. cooked C. will cook D. have cooked
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意：——杰瑞，这些胡萝卜和土豆是用来做什么的？——我会用它们为我们的父母做晚饭。来加入我吧。
考查动词时态。根据空后的“for dinner”以及“Come and join me.”可知，此处表示将来发生的动作，应用一般将来时will do。故选C。
10. —Let’s take a cloth bag when going shopping.
—________ I think most people can do so.
A. No way. B. Sounds good. C. You’re joking. D. Go ahead.
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意：——当我们去购物时，让我们带着一个布袋子。——听起来不错。我认为大多数人都可以这样做。
考查情景交际。No way没门；Sounds good听起来不错；You’re joking你在开玩笑；Go ahead去吧。根据下文“I think most people can do so”可知，对方觉得大多数人都可以这么做，所以上文提议不错。故选B。
Ⅵ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
The astronauts on Shenzhou XV came back to the earth safely after spending 186 days on China’s space station. Before returning they sent a ____11____ to the earth. It was to 16-year-old Tsering Dargy.
Tsering is from Tibet, and is studying in Beijing. Over 10,000 people sent letters to the astronauts, but Tsering was the only one to have a ____12____. “I was very excited and was ____13____ enough to get the letter. I want to thank our country for giving me the ____14____ to write the letter,” he said.
In his letter, Tsering showed his strong ____15____ in the sky. When he was a child, his grandfather told him stories about it. In 2021, he ____16____ from Tibet, the place closest to the sky on the earth, to Beijing, the place closest to the ____17____ of China’s space aerospace industry (航天航空工业).
The astronaut Fei Junlong wrote the letter to Tsering and ____18____ him a lot. “As you wrote in your letter, the road to success is never ____19____. Only by working hard can you make your dreams ____20____,” Fei wrote. He ended the letter by wishing Tsering and his classmates success in their studies.
Tsering is now studying hard. “My dream is to learn computer science at Tsinghus University. Then I can work in space one day.” he said.
11.
A. picture B. letter C. gift D. book
12.
A. goal B. choice C. reply D. decision
13.
A. simple B. busy C. careful D. lucky
14.
A. chance B. advice C. service D. treasure
15.
A. power B. interest C. benefit D. degree
16.
A. changed B. discover C. moved D. improved
17.
A. heart B. effort C. invention D. production
18.
A. force B. allowed C. encouraged D. believed
19.
A. interesting B. difficult C. lonely D. smooth
20.
A. take place B. come true C. put off D. make up
【答案】11. B 12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了来自西藏的男孩收到宇航员的回信，文章讲述了他信中的内容以及宇航员对他的鼓励。
【11题详解】
句意：在返回之前，他们给地球发了一封信。这是给16岁的Tsering Dargy的。
picture图片；letter信；gift礼物；book书。根据“sent letters to the astronauts”可知是回信。故选B。
【12题详解】
句意：但是Tsering是唯一一个得到答复的人。
goal目标；choice选择；reply回复；decision决定。根据“sent letters to the astronauts”可知是他是唯一一个收到回信的。故选C。
【13题详解】
句意：我很兴奋，很幸运能收到这封信。
simple简单的；busy忙的；careful认真的；lucky幸运的。根据“enough to get the letter”可知得到回信很幸运。故选D。
【14题详解】
句意：我要感谢我们的国家给了我写这封信的机会。
chance机会；advice建议；service服务；treasure宝藏。根据“to write the letter”可知是写这封信的机会。故选A。
【15题详解】
句意：Tsering在信中表达了他对天空的强烈兴趣。
power权力；interest兴趣；benefit好处；degree学位。根据“showed his strong...in the sky.”可知是他对天空的兴趣。故选B。
【16题详解】
句意：2021年，他从地球上离天空最近的地方——西藏搬到了离中国航天事业中心最近的地方——北京。
changed改变；discover发现；moved移动；improved提高。根据“from Tibet...to Beijing”可知是从西藏搬到了北京。故选C。
【17题详解】
句意：2021年，他从地球上离天空最近的地方西藏搬到了离中国航天事业中心最近的地方北京。
heart心；effort努力；invention发明；production生产。根据“of China’s space aerospace industry”可知北京离中国航天事业中心最近。故选A。
【18题详解】
句意：航天员费俊龙给Tsering写了这封信，给他很大的鼓励。
force迫使；allowed允许；encouraged鼓励；believed相信。根据“Only by working hard can you make your dreams”可知是鼓励他。故选C。
【19题详解】
句意：正如你在信中所写，通往成功的道路从来都不是平坦的。
interesting有趣的；difficult困难的；lonely孤独的；smooth顺滑的。根据“As you wrote in your letter, the road to success is never”可知成功之路不是平坦的。故选D。
【20题详解】
句意：只有努力工作，你才能实现你的梦想。
take place发生；come true实现；put off推迟；make up编造。根据“Only by working hard can you make your dreams”可知是实现梦想。故选B。
B
Last year, I accepted a restaurant gift card from my brother. I was so happy that I ____21____ a sunny Sunday afternoon to use it. I took my family to a nice restaurant. We had a good time enjoying the ____22____ there. After eating, I used the gift card to ____23____ almost all of the check (账单). I reached into my ____24____ to get enough money for the rest. I saw two bills inside. The first would include the rest of the check. The second would include the rest and a nice tip for the waitress. I decided to use the first one.
At that moment, my ____25____ went back to 10 years ago. I got a part-time job in a restaurant and worked for long hours ____26____ got low pay. I remembered seeing the waitresses’ expressions of worrying about the rent (房租) ____27____, I remembered the pain in their eyes and the sadness on their faces.
Soon, I was back in the present again. I touched the smaller bill in my pocket. I smiled, pushed it back and picked out the ____28____ one. I came up to the hard-working waitress and ____29____ it to her. “For your good _____30_____, please keep the change,” I said with a smile.
We are all one family in this world. Do your best to be kind to others. In this way, you can have much joy.
21.
A. followed B. chose C. canceled D. missed
22.
A. menu B. nature C. meal D. rule
23.
A. look for B. pay for C. ask for D. care for
24.
A. pocket B. handbag C. glove D. scarf
25.
A. wounds B. families C. prizes D. memories
26.
A. so B. and C. but D. or
27.
A. Also B. However C. Hardly D. Luckily
28.
A. nicer B. cleaner C. thicker D. larger
29.
A. threw B. guided C. carried D. handed
30.
A. service B. advice C. education D. news
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. D 30. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者带了一张礼品卡去饭店用餐，但在付账单时想到了自己的经历，于是决定付给服务员一笔可观的小费。我们都是这个世界上的一家人，因此应该尽我们最大的努力去善待他人。
【21题详解】
句意：我是如此高兴，于是选择了一个阳光明媚的星期天下午来使用它。
followed跟随；chose选择；canceled取消；missed错过。根据“a sunny Sunday afternoon”可知，作者挑选了一个明光明媚的星期天下午来使用这张礼品卡。故选B。
【22题详解】
句意：我们在那里吃得很开心。
menu菜单；nature自然；meal一顿饭；rule规定。根据“I took my family to a nice restaurant”以及“After eating...”可知，作者一家人在这家餐厅吃得很愉快。故选C。
【23题详解】
句意：吃完饭后，我用礼品卡支付了几乎所有的账单。
look for寻找；pay for支付；ask for要求；care for关心。根据“almost all of the check”可知是用礼品卡支付账单，故选B。
【24题详解】
句意：我把手伸进口袋，想拿到足够的钱来支付剩余的账单。
pocket口袋；handbag手提包；glove手套；scarf围巾。根据倒数第二段，词汇复现“I touched the smaller bill in my pocket”可知，作者伸进口袋取钱。故选A。
【25题详解】
句意：在那一刻，我的记忆回到了十年前。
wounds伤口；families家庭；prizes奖品；memories记忆。根据下文描述，可知作者回忆起自己十年前的经历。故选D。
【26题详解】
句意：我在一家餐馆找到了一份兼职工作，工作时间很长，但薪水很低。
so所以；and并且；but但是；or或者。“worked for long hours”与“got low pay”构成转折对比，故选C。
【27题详解】
句意：同时，我还记得他们眼中的痛苦和脸上的悲伤。
Also此外，也；However然而；Hardly几乎不；Luckily幸运地。根据“I remembered...I remembered”可知，前后是并列关系，故选A。
【28题详解】
句意：我笑了笑，把它推了回去，挑出了一个较大的钞票。
nicer更好的；cleaner更干净的；thicker更厚的；larger更大的。根据“I touched the smaller bill in my pocket. I smiled, pushed it back”可知，我摸到了面额更小的钞票，并放回口袋，挑出了面额更大的。故选D。
【29题详解】
句意：我走到那个辛勤工作的女服务员跟前，把钞票递给了她。
threw扔；guided指引；carried搬运；handed递给。空格后的it指代上文的钞票，这里应该是递钞票，故选D。
【30题详解】
句意：为了你贴心的服务，请保留剩余的零钱。
service服务；advice建议；education教育；news新闻。根据上文“I came up to the hard-working waitress”可知，作者是给餐厅服务员小费，因此是餐厅服务很贴心到位。故选A。
Ⅶ. 补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A: Hi, Betty! ____31____
B: Besides homework, I read an interesting novel.
A: What kind of novel is it
B: ____32____
A: What is the name of the novel
B: Journey to the West. ____33____
A: Yes. But I haven’t read it yet.
B: It’s so interesting that I couldn’t put it down.
A: Wow! ____34____
B: It mainly tells a long journey to the Western Heaven to get the Buddhist scriptures (佛经).
A: Who are the main characters of this novel
B: Tang Monk, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. They met many difficulties during their journey, but they succeeded in the end.
A: Sounds great. I can’t wait to read it. ____35____
B: Of course. I have already finished it. I’ll bring it to you tomorrow.
A: Thank you so much!
A. Do you like the novel
B. Have you heard of it
C. What is it mainly about
D. Can I borrow it from you
E. I hope to read the novel now.
F. It is a Chinese classical novel.
G. What did you do last weekend
【答案】31. G 32. F 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是A和B之间的一则对话。对话主要围绕四大名著之一《西游记》而展开的。
【31题详解】
根据下文“Besides homework, I read an interesting novel.”可知，此处询问对方做的事情，选项G“上周末你做了什么？”符合语境。故选G。
【32题详解】
根据上文“What kind of novel is it ”可知，此处介绍小说类型，选项F“这是一部中国古典小说。”符合语境。故选F。
【33题详解】
根据下文“Yes. But I haven’t read it yet.”并结合选项可知，此处询问对方是否听过这本小说，选项B“你听说过吗？”符合语境。故选B。
【34题详解】
根据下文“It mainly tells a long journey to the Western Heaven to get the Buddhist scriptures (佛经).”可知，此处询问小说的内容，选项C“它主要是关于什么？”符合语境。故选C。
【35题详解】
根据下文“Of course. I have already finished it. I’ll bring it to you tomorrow.”可知，此处表示想向对方借这本小说，选项D“我可以向你借吗？”符合语境。故选D。
第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
Ⅷ. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Lantern Festival Country: China Time: Usually in January or February Celebration activities: going out to admire the moon, lighting lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, enjoying dragon lantern dances Traditional food: yuanxiao
Fasnacht Carnival Country: Switzerland Time: Usually in February Celebration activities: people dressing up as elves and monsters (精灵和妖怪), joining the “Monsterkorso” with large bands, lights and lanterns Traditional food: high-calorie delicious food, high-fat foods like meat, eggs and cream
Diwali Country: India Time: Usually in October or November, lasting for five days Celebration activities: lighting lamps, praying (祈祷) to the goddess Lakshmi, watching big colorful fireworks (烟花), enjoying the shows of music and dancing Traditional food: sweet food like Besanburfi
Bonfire Night Country: UK Time: 5 November Celebration activities: building a very big fire, watching fireworks Traditional food: hot food like baked potatoes, sausages (香肠), burgers, toffee apples
36. Where can people go if they want to enjoy dances
A. Diwali and Lantern Festival. B. Diwali and Fasnacht Carnival.
C. Lantern Festival and Bonfire Night. D. Fasnacht Carnival and Bonfire Night.
37. What can we learn from the text
A. During Diwali, people light lamps and pray to the goddess to celebrate it.
B. Fasnacht Carnival is held in January and people enjoy meat, eggs on that day.
C. On Bonfire Night, people usually build a very big fire and dress up as monsters.
D. On Lantern Festival, Chinese usually guess lantern riddles and eat hot food like sausages.
38. In which part of a magazine can we read the text
A. Fashion. B. Culture. C. Food. D. Health.
【答案】36. A 37. A 38. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了不同国家的传统节日和习俗。
【36题详解】
细节理解题。根据“enjoying dragon lantern dances”和“enjoying the shows of music and dancing”可知人们可以在印度的排灯节和中国的元宵节欣赏舞蹈。故选A。
【37题详解】
细节理解题。根据表格三里的“lighting lamps, praying to the goddess Lakshmi”可知在印度的排灯节，人们通过点亮灯和向神祈祷来庆祝。故选A。
【38题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章主旨大意内容可知，这里介绍了不同国家的传统节日和习俗，因此这篇文章在杂志的文化部分。故选B。
B
She played the leading role in the dance show Hua Mulan. She also played Yang Guifei in Du Fu. Her name is Hao Ruoqi, a member of China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater.
Born in 1993, Hao has become one of China’s most popular female (女性) dancers. Hao started learning dancing at the age of 7. She entered college in 201 land became a professional dancer after leaving school.
In 2017, Hao played the leading role in the dance Hua Mulan. It was a great challenge for her, even though she had much performance experience. She cried every night when returning to the hotel during rehearsals (彩排). “At that time, I thought to myself that I would never dance again after playing the role of Mulan,” she said.
Luckily, Hao didn’t give up. She studied everything about Mulan very carefully. She even found teachers and learnt Chinese Kung fu from them. In order to perform the action scenes well, Hao and her partners worked hard to practice the fighting movies.
The show was a big success. But for Hao, it was more than just playing the role of a woman in the army. “The spirit of Mulan has lived in everyone’s mind from ancient times to now. We can feel the power of women from Mulan. I’m lucky to be able to show it to more people through dance,” Hao said.
39. How long has Hao Ruoqi danced by 2024
A. For 24 years. B. For 20 years. C. For 17 years. D. For 7 years.
40. What can we learn from Para. 3
A. She gave up dancing after Hua Mulan.
B. She felt lucky to play the role of Mulan.
C. She was under great pressure before the show.
D. Mulan was her first leading role in a dance show.
41. Which word can best describe Hao Ruoqi
A. Talented. B. Hard-working. C. Patient. D. Independent.
42. What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)
A. Hao’s love for dance. B. The spirit of the army.
C. The secret to success. D. The power of women.
【答案】39. A 40. C 41. B 42. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了中国著名专业舞蹈演员郝若琪为扮演舞剧《花木兰》中的主角木兰而刻苦练习终获成功的故事。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Born in 1993, Hao has become one of China’s most popular female (女性) dancers. Hao started learning dancing at the age of 7. ”可知，她于1993年出生，在7岁即2000年开始学习跳舞，到2024年，她已经跳了24年的舞蹈。故选A。
【40题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“She cried every night when returning to the hotel during rehearsals ( 彩排). ‘At that time, I thought to myself that I would never dance again after playing the role of Mulan,’ she said.”可知，她彩排时每晚都会哭，并且她想着演完花木兰就再也不会跳舞了。故推测出她在表演前承受着巨大压力。故选C。
【41题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“She studied everything about Mulan very carefully. She even found teachers and learnt Chinese Kung fu from them. In order to perform the action scenes well, Hao and her partners worked hard to practice the fighting movies.”可知，她仔细地研究花木兰的一切，为了更好地表演动作场景，她和搭档努力练习打斗电影。说明她很勤奋刻苦。故选B。
【42题详解】
词义猜测题。根据最后一段“ ‘We can feel the power of women from Mulan. I’m lucky to be able to show it to more people through dance,’ Hao said.”可知，她认为我们可以从木兰身上感受到女性的力量，她通过舞蹈形式将女性的力量展现给更多的人。故划线单词“it”意为“女性的力量”。故选D。
C
Modern workers can set an alarm clock to wake them up in the morning. But British workers during the Industrial Age used a different method for rising each morning. From the 19th century to the 20th century, a human alarm clock known as a “Knocker-up” would go down the streets and wake paying customers in time for work. They may use a stick to tap (轻敲) on windows or a pea shooter (豌豆枪) to shoot the windows with dried peas.
During that time, people worked in factories at unusual hours. They could have used alarm clocks, which had been invented by the mid-19th century, but people thought they were expensive.
Knocker-ups became common around the UK. Many of them were older and woke people up for many years. They were very professional and often wouldn’t leave people’s houses until they were sure their customers were awake.
Mary Anne Smith was a quite popular knocker-up around London’s East End in the 1930s. Every morning except Sunday she would rise at three to “Knock up” local workers—using a pea shooter with the light but clear sound.
Although this method of waking people up went on in some parts of the UK until the 1970s, it slowly disappeared as alarm clocks and electricity became popular and cheaper. But anyway, the alarm clocks and morning music of the smart phones cannot match the soft, special tap of Mary Smith’s pea shooter.
43. Why weren’t alarm clocks used widely by British workers before the 1970s
A. Because they hadn’t been invented then.
B. Because they were too cheap to be believed in.
C. Because they were too expensive to be afforded.
D. Because they were not as interesting as human alarm clocks.
44. How does the writer feel about the disappearance (消失) of “knocker-ups”
A. Happy. B. Excited. C. Angry. D. Missing.
45. What is the text mainly about
A. The cost of the alarm clock. B. The story of Mary Anne Smith.
C. The history of a human alarm clock. D. The competition between man and machine.
【答案】43. C 44. D 45. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了人类闹钟的发展历史。
【43题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“They could have used alarm clocks, which had been invented by the mid-19th century, but people thought they were expensive.”可知，在20世纪70年代之前，闹钟之所以没有被英国人普遍使用，是因为闹钟太贵了导致他们买不起。故选C。
【44题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“But anyway, the alarm clocks and morning music of the smart phones cannot match the soft, special tap of Mary Smith’s pea shooter.”可知，作者认为智能手机的闹钟和早晨音乐无法与玛丽·史密斯的豌豆射手轻柔而特殊的敲击声相媲美。所以面对这种闹钟的消失，作者会有种缺失感。故选D。
【45题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了人类闹钟的发展历史。故选C。
D
Titles like “taoli” and “quanzi” have rooted (根植于) themselves deeply into ancient Chinese history and culture. Let’s have a look.
Modesty and respect
Chinese people often call their sons quanzi. When Chinese parents use quanzi to refer to their sons, they are being modest (谦虚的). Of course, most parents have high expectations for their children and want them to be successful. However, they don’t usually talk about this in front of others. Instead, they try to play it down. This is similar to that even rich Chinese people may call their big houses hanshe.
Although people are modest about themselves, they praise others a lot. They call their own sons quanzi, but others’ sons linglang, which is a respectful way to say “your son”.
Spreading seeds (种子) of education
There is a Chinese idiom (俗语) taoli mantianxia, referring to a teacher who has taught so many students that they spread across the country like peach and plum trees (桃树和李树). The idiom comes from a story about Zizhi. As a teacher, Zizhi was both kind and strict. He often pointed at a peach and plum tree in his yard when asking his students to work hard. “You should become a useful person to benefit society, just like when the peach and plum trees bloom (开花) and produce fruit,” he said.
Keeping these words in their minds, many of Zizhi’s students went on to different places around the country, achieving great things along the way. Since then, “peach and plum trees” has been used to refer to students who have been successful in their jobs.
46. Why do Chinese people call their sons “quanzi”
A. To show their love of dogs. B. To praise their sons.
C. To be modest about themselves. D. To respect themselves.
47. What does the underlined phrase “play it down” mean in Chinese
A. 把……放下来 B. 轻描淡写 C. 和善地对待 D. 放低身段
48. How do you call others’ sons when you meet them
A. Quanzi B. Linglang. C. Hanshe. D. Taoli.
49. Which of the following is True according to the passage
A. Hanshe means my cold house.
B. Quanzi is a respectful way to say “your son”.
C. Zizhi was kind and often encouraged his students to work hard.
D. “Peach and plum trees” has been used to refer to teachers who have been successful.
【答案】46. C 47. D 48. B 49. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了中国传统文化中的“桃李”和“犬子”的含义。
【46题详解】
细节理解题。根据“When Chinese parents use quanzi to refer to their sons, they are being modest”可知当中国父母用犬子来指代他们的儿子时，他们是谦虚的。故选C。
【47题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“However, they don’t usually talk about this in front of others. Instead, they try to play it down. This is similar to that even rich Chinese people may call their big houses hanshe”可知中国的有钱人也会把他们的大房子叫做寒舍，即他们会放低身段。故选D。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据“but others’ sons linglang”可知称之别人的孩子为令郎。故选B。
【49题详解】
细节理解题。根据“As a teacher, Zizhi was both kind and strict. He often pointed at a peach and plum tree in his yard when asking his students to work hard.”可知子质很和善，他经常让学生努力学习。故选C。
E
Anne Hidalgo, the leader of Paris, has long worked to make her city less dependent on cars. She wanted to see more people using bicycles to get around.
Over a number of years, the city government controlled the use of cars and increased the amount of bike lanes (车道) from 200 kilometers to over 1,000 kilometers. Now, her effort seems to have worked out.
This year, Parisians (巴黎人) are not complaining about too much busy traffic. Now you see people riding bikes, running, and walking along the River Seine. In another part of Paris, a bike path on Sebastopol Boulevard is one of the busiest in Europe. Instead of the honking (汽车喇叭声发出) and pollutive gas from cars, Paris will become known for bikers, some experts say.
The city will host the summer Olympics in 2024 and plan to add more bike lanes by then. Paris wants to reduce its pollution by half during the games.
With more people using bikes, more people are making mistakes. Some new bikers don’t follow the traffic rules. “Paris has become unlivable. No one can stand each other.” Gelernt, a retired old man, complained, “Everyone behaves selfishly (自私)…the traffic is a lot worse than it was”.
But the environment may be improving. Riding bikes is good exercise and helps reduce pollution, which is still a problem for the large city.
50. Why has Anne Hidalgo taken some action to encourage people to use bicycles
A. To control the use of bikes.
B. To make Paris famous for cyclists.
C. To host the Summer Olympics in 2024.
D. To make her city less dependent on cars.
51. Why does Gelern complain that “Paris has become unlivable”
A. There are too many bikes in Paris. B. Some people break the traffic rules.
C. The environment is a lot worse. D. More bike lanes will be added by 2024.
52. What’s the best title for the passage
A. Bike Problems in Paris B. Famous Leaders of Paris
C. Traffic Rules of Paris D. Bikes Have Changed Paris
【答案】50. D 51. B 52. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。讲述巴黎市长安妮·伊达尔戈长期以来一直致力于减少巴黎对汽车的依赖，鼓励人们骑自行车出行，但是出现了自行车拥堵的状况。
【50题详解】
细节理解题。根据“...make her city less dependent on cars. She wanted to see more people using bicycles to get around.”可知，鼓励人们骑自行车的目的是，减少巴黎对汽车的依赖。故选D。
【51题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Some new bikers don’t follow the traffic rules... Everyone behaves selfishly”可知，一些人很自私，不遵守交通规则，导致交通更加拥堵，因此Gelern抱怨巴黎已经变得不适合居住。故选B。
【52题详解】
最佳标题题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了巴黎交通方式的变化，更多的人骑自行车，虽然导致巴黎交通拥堵，但是可能改善环境。故选D。
第二节 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）
F
Last month, we had a spring outing. My classmates and I went to an educational base in the city of Dujiangyan.
We were told that we needed to cook by ourselves there. So before setting out, we prepared fresh vegetables and meat such as potatoes and pork. Spices (调味品) like oil and salt were also needed.
When we arrived the next day, we were really surprised. The “kitchen” was so original (原始的)! Standing on the grass, we found only a big iron pot on top of a pile of bricks (砖块). There was no kitchen hood (抽油烟机) or gas. We needed to make a fire by ourselves. We had never experienced anything like this before. Not surprisingly, we didn’t have good control over the fire. Some students just made undercooked (未煮熟的) food.
I cooked garlic spareribs (蒜香排骨). At first, I mistook cooking wine for oil and poured it into the pot. Unbelievable! But luckily, we found out in time. We cleaned the pot and started all over again. There were even more funny mistakes like that. However, we still finished our task.
On the way back to school, students talked about this fun experience. We enjoyed the natural beauty and learned some important life skills. So, for those students who never cook, I would say: ________.
53. What did we need to do when we arrived at the educational base (不超过l0个词)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
54. Why were we surprised when we got there the next day (不超过10个词)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
55. What would the writer say at the end of the text (不超过l5个词)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】53. We needed to make a fire and cook by ourselves.
54. Because the kitchen was so original.
55. Let’s start now/Try to cook now, and we can learn a lot/some important life skills./Don’t be afraid. Just try, then you’ll learn some important life skills. (言之有理即可)
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了作者上个月进行了一次春游，自己做饭的经历。
【53题详解】
根据“We were told that we needed to cook by ourselves there.”和“We needed to make a fire by ourselves.”可知，作者需要自己生火做饭。故填We needed to make a fire and cook by ourselves.
【54题详解】
根据“When we arrived the next day, we were really surprised. The “kitchen” was so original (原始的)!”可知，因为厨房太原始了。故填Because the kitchen was so original.
【55题详解】
开放性作答，结合实际，言之有理即可。参考答案为Let’s start now/Try to cook now, and we can learn a lot/some important life skills./Don’t be afraid. Just try, then you’ll learn some important life skills.
第四部分 写（共两大题，满分25分）
Ⅸ. 单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
56. Drawing is her hobby but she’s s________(认真的) about it.
【答案】(s)erious
【解析】
【详解】句意：绘画是她的爱好，但她对此很认真。根据首字母“s”提示可知，认真的“serious”，这里形容词作表语。故填(s)erious。
57. Our country has got r________ (快速的) development in space technology.
【答案】(r)apid
【解析】
【详解】句意：我国在太空技术方面已经取得了快速发展。根据汉语及首字母提示可知，“快速的”对应的英文为rapid，为形容词，在句中作定语，修饰名词development。故填(r)apid。
58. In order to save time, we should get everything ready before p________ (打包).
【答案】(p)acking
【解析】
【详解】句意：为了节省时间，我们应该在打包前把一切准备好。pack“打包”，动词；根据空前的介词“before”可知，此处应用动名词形式，作宾语。故填(p)acking。
59 This project will s________ (服务) as a bridge for communication between the countries.
【答案】(s)erve
【解析】
【详解】句意：这个项目将成为国家之间沟通的桥梁。根据汉语及首字母提示可知，对应的英文表达是serve，动词，意为“服务”，且will之后接动词原形。故填(s)erve。
60. When you’re under much pressure, please listen to our Chinese f________ (民间的) music.
【答案】(f)olk
【解析】
【详解】句意：当你压力很大的时候，请听我们的中国民间音乐。民间的：folk，形容词作定语。故填(f)olk。
Ⅹ. 书面表达（共1小题；满分20分）
61. 假如你是李华，你的英国朋友David写邮件告诉你，他最近有点沉迷于网络，向你寻求帮助。请你结合下表中的信息，给David回封邮件指出沉迷网络的危害并提出建议。
Problems grades, health, relationship, …
Advice books, exercise, talk, …
注意：
(1)短文须包含上表中的所有信息，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
(2)文中不得出现真实姓名和所在的学校。
(3)词数80-100。
参考词汇：convenience (n. 便利) destroy (v. 破坏)
Dear David,
I am so glad to hear from you. As your best friend, I’m sorry to hear that you have lost in the Internet and you have wasted a lot of time. I’m so worried about you. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I look forward to your good news. Please write to me soon!
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】例文：
Dear David,
I am so glad to hear from you. As your best friend, I’m sorry to hear that you have lost in the Internet and you have wasted a lot of time. I’m so worried about you.
As we all know, computers are very important in our daily life. They bring convenience to us. However, spending too much time on them will affect our life. For example, the grades will go down, and using computers too much does harm to your health. What’s worse, it may destroy your relationship with your family.
In my opinion, you should exercise more and read more meaningful books instead. You can also go for a walk in the park to enjoy nature. Have a talk with your parents. They’re always behind you. I hope my advice can work out.
I look forward to your good news. Please write to me soon!
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材：本文是材料作文；
②时态：主体时态为“一般现在时”；
③提示：写作要点已给出，考生应注意不要遗漏表格中的几个要点均要一一阐述，适当发挥。
[写作步骤]
第一步，表明态度。对David沉迷网络感到抱歉和担心；
第二步，呈现问题。依照表格给出的沉迷游戏出现的问题——成绩下降、危害健康、破坏家庭关系等均要一一阐述；
第三步，提出建议。依照表格提出的防止沉迷游戏的建议——读有意义的书、锻炼身体、和父母交谈等均要一一阐述；
第四步，书写结语。期待收到David的好消息。
[亮点词汇]
①affect our life影响我们的生活
②go down下降
③destroy your relationship破坏我们的关系
[高分句型]
①For example, the grades will go down, and using computers too much does harm to your health.（一般将来时will do结构；动名词作主语）2024年安徽中考第二次模拟考试
英语试题
安庆名优初中教学联盟
注意事项：
1、本试卷共四个部分、十大题、满分120分、考试时间120分钟。
2、全卷包括“试题卷”（8页）和“答题卡”（2页）两部分。
3、请务必在“答题卡”上答题、在“试题卷上”答题无效。
4、考试结束后，请将“试题卷”和“答题卡”一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共四大题，满分20分）
Ⅰ. 短对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到五段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
1. What will the boy buy for his mother
A. B. C.
2. What did the girl do on Saturday afternoon
A. B. C.
3. How much should the man pay
A. 25 yuan. B. 50 yuan. C. 75 yuan.
4. Who grew the potatoes
A. Mrs. Green. B. Mr. Green. C. Mr. Green’s son.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In the bank. B. In the street. C. In the hospital.
Ⅱ. 长对话理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到两段对话，每段对话后有几个小题。请在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。
6. What does Eric want to do
A. To play basketball. B. To start a club. C. To volunteer at school.
7. Where does the girl want to volunteer
A. In the club. B. In the lab. C. In the museum.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至10题。
8. Who can play the piano
A. The man’s son. B. The woman’s daughter. C. The man’s teacher.
9. How long does a guqin lesson last
A. For an hour. B. For one and a half hours. C. For two hours.
10. What does the man think of mastering an instrument
A. Easy. B. Tiring. C. Helpful.
Ⅲ. 短文理解（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文，短文后有五个小题。请根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳选项。短文读两遍。
11. Where was Zou Jiaqi born
A. In Hangzhou. B. In Shanghai. C. In Paris.
12. Why did the teacher advise Zou to try rowing
A. Because she likes rowing.
B. Because she was very strong.
C. Because she got the talent in rowing.
13. How long did Zou need to train every day
A. For two hours. B. For seven hours. C. For ten hours.
14. When was Zou chosen to be the national team
A. In 2018. B. In 2020. C. In 2021.
15 What page does the listening text probably come from
A. Sports. B. Culture. C. Technology.
Ⅳ. 信息转换（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
你将听到一篇短文。请根据短文内容，写出下面表格中所缺的单词，每空仅填一词。短文读两遍。
A Wise Girl
Who Nancy is 16 years old. Her 17 teaches her about it.
What Nancy helped 18 the doctor. Nancy even told the doctors the family dog was 19 . The doctors 20 the little girl for what she did.
第二部分 语言知识运用（共三大题，满分35分）
Ⅴ. 单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，
1. —The development of the country can’t be separated from heroes.
—I couldn’t agree more. We should learn the ________ of heroes.
A. spirit B. chance C. choice D. attention
2. —What do you think of the weather in winter in our city Hefei
—Not so cold. I think it is much warmer than ________ in Beijing.
A. it B. this C. that D. one
3. —Each of us should set a goal for ourselves if you want to be better person.
—________. A goal is like a light in the dark. It can make us become better and better.
A. Certainly B. Luckily C. Lately D. Finally
4. It’s necessary to give others some ________ space, because everyone has his or her secrets.
A. strange B. modern C. different D. private
5. —We should ________ rubbish into different groups to protect the environment.
—I can’t agree more. Let’s look through the Internet to learn how to do that.
A. control B. support C. translate D. divide
6. —I’m so sorry. I poured coffee on your dress!
—It doesn’t matter. ________, you didn’t do it on purpose.
A. After all B. For example C. In public D. By heart
7. —Your room looks pretty tidy.
—Thanks. I always ________ my things after I use them.
A. take away B. put away C. go away D. throw away
8. —Take it easy, Linda. I’ll try my best to help you out, ________ I don’t know what to start with yet.
—It’s very kind of you to say so.
A. if B. before C. unless D. though
9. —Jerry, what are these carrots and potatoes used for
—I ________ them for our parents for e and join me.
A. cook B. cooked C. will cook D. have cooked
10. —Let’s take a cloth bag when going shopping.
—________ I think most people can do so.
A. No way. B. Sounds good. C. You’re joking. D. Go ahead.
Ⅵ. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A
The astronauts on Shenzhou XV came back to the earth safely after spending 186 days on China’s space station. Before returning, they sent a ____11____ to the earth. It was to 16-year-old Tsering Dargy.
Tsering is from Tibet, and is studying in Beijing. Over 10,000 people sent letters to the astronauts, but Tsering was the only one to have a ____12____. “I was very excited and was ____13____ enough to get the letter. I want to thank our country for giving me the ____14____ to write the letter,” he said.
In his letter, Tsering showed his strong ____15____ in the sky. When he was a child, his grandfather told him stories about it. In 2021, he ____16____ from Tibet, the place closest to the sky on the earth, to Beijing, the place closest to the ____17____ of China’s space aerospace industry (航天航空工业).
The astronaut Fei Junlong wrote the letter to Tsering and ____18____ him a lot. “As you wrote in your letter, the road to success is never ____19____. Only by working hard can you make your dreams ____20____,” Fei wrote. He ended the letter by wishing Tsering and his classmates success in their studies.
Tsering is now studying hard. “My dream is to learn computer science at Tsinghus University. Then I can work in space one day.” he said.
11.
A. picture B. letter C. gift D. book
12.
A. goal B. choice C. reply D. decision
13.
A. simple B. busy C. careful D. lucky
14.
A. chance B. advice C. service D. treasure
15.
A. power B. interest C. benefit D. degree
16.
A. changed B. discover C. moved D. improved
17.
A. heart B. effort C. invention D. production
18.
A. force B. allowed C. encouraged D. believed
19.
A. interesting B. difficult C. lonely D. smooth
20.
A. take place B. come true C. put off D. make up
B
Last year, I accepted a restaurant gift card from my brother. I was so happy that I ____21____ a sunny Sunday afternoon to use it. I took my family to a nice restaurant. We had a good time enjoying the ____22____ there. After eating, I used the gift card to ____23____ almost all of the check (账单). I reached into my ____24____ to get enough money for the rest. I saw two bills inside. The first would include the rest of the check. The second would include the rest and a nice tip for the waitress. I decided to use the first one.
At that moment, my ____25____ went back to 10 years ago. I got a part-time job in a restaurant and worked for long hours ____26____ got low pay. I remembered seeing the waitresses’ expressions of worrying about the rent (房租) ____27____, I remembered the pain in their eyes and the sadness on their faces.
Soon, I was back in the present again. I touched the smaller bill in my pocket. I smiled, pushed it back and picked out the ____28____ one. I came up to the hard-working waitress and ____29____ it to her. “For your good _____30_____, please keep the change,” I said with a smile.
We are all one family in this world. Do your best to be kind to others. In this way, you can have much joy.
21.
A. followed B. chose C. canceled D. missed
22.
A. menu B. nature C. meal D. rule
23.
A. look for B. pay for C. ask for D. care for
24.
A. pocket B. handbag C. glove D. scarf
25
A. wounds B. families C. prizes D. memories
26.
A. so B. and C. but D. or
27.
A. Also B. However C. Hardly D. Luckily
28.
A. nicer B. cleaner C. thicker D. larger
29.
A. threw B. guided C. carried D. handed
30.
A. service B. advice C. education D. news
Ⅶ. 补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
A: Hi, Betty! ____31____
B: Besides homework, I read an interesting novel.
A: What kind of novel is it
B: ____32____
A: What is the name of the novel
B: Journey to the West. ____33____
A: Yes. But I haven’t read it yet.
B: It’s so interesting that I couldn’t put it down.
A: Wow! ____34____
B: It mainly tells a long journey to the Western Heaven to get the Buddhist scriptures (佛经).
A: Who are the main characters of this novel
B: Tang Monk, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing. They met many difficulties during their journey, but they succeeded in the end.
A: Sounds great. I can’t wait to read it. ____35____
B: Of course. I have already finished it. I’ll bring it to you tomorrow.
A: Thank you so much!
A. Do you like the novel
B. Have you heard of it
C. What is it mainly about
D. Can I borrow it from you
E. I hope to read the novel now.
F. It is a Chinese classical novel.
G. What did you do last weekend
第三部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）
Ⅷ. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Lantern Festival Country: China Time: Usually in January or February Celebration activities: going out to admire the moon, lighting lanterns, guessing lantern riddles, enjoying dragon lantern dances Traditional food: yuanxiao
Fasnacht Carnival Country: Switzerland Time: Usually in February Celebration activities: people dressing up as elves and monsters (精灵和妖怪), joining the “Monsterkorso” with large bands, lights and lanterns Traditional food: high-calorie delicious food, high-fat foods like meat, eggs and cream
Diwali Country: India Time: Usually in October or November, lasting for five days Celebration activities: lighting lamps, praying (祈祷) to the goddess Lakshmi, watching big colorful fireworks (烟花), enjoying the shows of music and dancing Traditional food: sweet food like Besanburfi
Bonfire Night Country: UK Time: 5 November Celebration activities: building a very big fire, watching fireworks Traditional food: hot food like baked potatoes, sausages (香肠), burgers, toffee apples
36. Where can people go if they want to enjoy dances
A. Diwali and Lantern Festival. B. Diwali and Fasnacht Carnival.
C. Lantern Festival and Bonfire Night. D. Fasnacht Carnival and Bonfire Night.
37. What can we learn from the text
A. During Diwali, people light lamps and pray to the goddess to celebrate it.
B. Fasnacht Carnival is held in January and people enjoy meat, eggs on that day.
C. On Bonfire Night, people usually build a very big fire and dress up as monsters.
D. On Lantern Festival, Chinese usually guess lantern riddles and eat hot food like sausages.
38. In which part of a magazine can we read the text
A. Fashion. B. Culture. C. Food. D. Health.
B
She played the leading role in the dance show Hua Mulan. She also played Yang Guifei in Du Fu. Her name is Hao Ruoqi, a member of China National Opera and Dance Drama Theater.
Born in 1993, Hao has become one of China’s most popular female (女性) dancers. Hao started learning dancing at the age of 7. She entered college in 201 land became a professional dancer after leaving school.
In 2017, Hao played the leading role in the dance Hua Mulan. It was a great challenge for her, even though she had much performance experience. She cried every night when returning to the hotel during rehearsals (彩排). “At that time, I thought to myself that I would never dance again after playing the role of Mulan,” she said.
Luckily, Hao didn’t give up. She studied everything about Mulan very carefully. She even found teachers and learnt Chinese Kung fu from them. In order to perform the action scenes well, Hao and her partners worked hard to practice the fighting movies.
The show was a big success. But for Hao, it was more than just playing the role of a woman in the army. “The spirit of Mulan has lived in everyone’s mind from ancient times to now. We can feel the power of women from Mulan. I’m lucky to be able to show it to more people through dance,” Hao said.
39. How long has Hao Ruoqi danced by 2024
A. For 24 years. B. For 20 years. C. For 17 years. D. For 7 years.
40. What can we learn from Para. 3
A She gave up dancing after Hua Mulan.
B. She felt lucky to play the role of Mulan.
C. She was under great pressure before the show.
D. Mulan was her first leading role in a dance show.
41. Which word can best describe Hao Ruoqi
A. Talented. B. Hard-working. C. Patient. D. Independent.
42. What does the underlined word “it” refer to (指的是)
A. Hao’s love for dance. B. The spirit of the army.
C. The secret to success. D. The power of women.
C
Modern workers can set an alarm clock to wake them up in the morning. But British workers during the Industrial Age used a different method for rising each morning. From the 19th century to the 20th century, a human alarm clock known as a “Knocker-up” would go down the streets and wake paying customers in time for work. They may use a stick to tap (轻敲) on windows or a pea shooter (豌豆枪) to shoot the windows with dried peas.
During that time, people worked in factories at unusual hours. They could have used alarm clocks, which had been invented by the mid-19th century, but people thought they were expensive.
Knocker-ups became common around the UK. Many of them were older and woke people up for many years. They were very professional and often wouldn’t leave people’s houses until they were sure their customers were awake.
Mary Anne Smith was a quite popular knocker-up around London’s East End in the 1930s. Every morning except Sunday she would rise at three to “Knock up” local workers—using a pea shooter with the light but clear sound.
Although this method of waking people up went on in some parts of the UK until the 1970s, it slowly disappeared as alarm clocks and electricity became popular and cheaper. But anyway, the alarm clocks and morning music of the smart phones cannot match the soft, special tap of Mary Smith’s pea shooter.
43. Why weren’t alarm clocks used widely by British workers before the 1970s
A Because they hadn’t been invented then.
B. Because they were too cheap to be believed in.
C. Because they were too expensive to be afforded.
D. Because they were not as interesting as human alarm clocks.
44. How does the writer feel about the disappearance (消失) of “knocker-ups”
A. Happy. B. Excited. C. Angry. D. Missing.
45. What is the text mainly about
A. The cost of the alarm clock. B. The story of Mary Anne Smith.
C. The history of a human alarm clock. D. The competition between man and machine.
D
Titles like “taoli” and “quanzi” have rooted (根植于) themselves deeply into ancient Chinese history and culture. Let’s have a look.
Modesty and respect
Chinese people often call their sons quanzi. When Chinese parents use quanzi to refer to their sons, they are being modest (谦虚的). Of course, most parents have high expectations for their children and want them to be successful. However, they don’t usually talk about this in front of others. Instead, they try to play it down. This is similar to that even rich Chinese people may call their big houses hanshe.
Although people are modest about themselves, they praise others a lot. They call their own sons quanzi, but others’ sons linglang, which is a respectful way to say “your son”.
Spreading seeds (种子) of education
There is a Chinese idiom (俗语) taoli mantianxia, referring to a teacher who has taught so many students that they spread across the country like peach and plum trees (桃树和李树). The idiom comes from a story about Zizhi. As a teacher, Zizhi was both kind and strict. He often pointed at a peach and plum tree in his yard when asking his students to work hard. “You should become a useful person to benefit society, just like when the peach and plum trees bloom (开花) and produce fruit,” he said.
Keeping these words in their minds, many of Zizhi’s students went on to different places around the country, achieving great things along the way. Since then, “peach and plum trees” has been used to refer to students who have been successful in their jobs.
46. Why do Chinese people call their sons “quanzi”
A. To show their love of dogs. B. To praise their sons.
C. To be modest about themselves. D. To respect themselves.
47. What does the underlined phrase “play it down” mean in Chinese
A. 把……放下来 B. 轻描淡写 C. 和善地对待 D. 放低身段
48. How do you call others’ sons when you meet them
A. Quanzi B. Linglang. C. Hanshe. D. Taoli.
49. Which of the following is True according to the passage
A. Hanshe means my cold house.
B. Quanzi is a respectful way to say “your son”.
C. Zizhi was kind and often encouraged his students to work hard.
D. “Peach and plum trees” has been used to refer to teachers who have been successful.
E
Anne Hidalgo, the leader of Paris, has long worked to make her city less dependent on cars. She wanted to see more people using bicycles to get around.
Over a number of years, the city government controlled the use of cars and increased the amount of bike lanes (车道) from 200 kilometers to over 1,000 kilometers. Now, her effort seems to have worked out.
This year, Parisians (巴黎人) are not complaining about too much busy traffic. Now you see people riding bikes, running, and walking along the River Seine. In another part of Paris, a bike path on Sebastopol Boulevard is one of the busiest in Europe. Instead of the honking (汽车喇叭声发出) and pollutive gas from cars, Paris will become known for bikers, some experts say.
The city will host the summer Olympics in 2024 and plan to add more bike lanes by then. Paris wants to reduce its pollution by half during the games.
With more people using bikes, more people are making mistakes. Some new bikers don’t follow the traffic rules. “Paris has become unlivable. No one can stand each other.” Gelernt, a retired old man, complained, “Everyone behaves selfishly (自私)…the traffic is a lot worse than it was”.
But the environment may be improving. Riding bikes is good exercise and helps reduce pollution, which is still a problem for the large city.
50. Why has Anne Hidalgo taken some action to encourage people to use bicycles
A. To control the use of bikes.
B. To make Paris famous for cyclists.
C. To host the Summer Olympics in 2024.
D. To make her city less dependent on cars.
51. Why does Gelern complain that “Paris has become unlivable”
A. There are too many bikes in Paris. B. Some people break the traffic rules.
C. The environment is a lot worse. D. More bike lanes will be added by 2024.
52. What’s the best title for the passage
A. Bike Problems in Paris B. Famous Leaders of Paris
C. Traffic Rules of Paris D. Bikes Have Changed Paris
第二节 阅读下面短文，并用英语回答问题（请注意每小题的词数要求）
F
Last month, we had a spring outing. My classmates and I went to an educational base in the city of Dujiangyan.
We were told that we needed to cook by ourselves there. So before setting out, we prepared fresh vegetables and meat such as potatoes and pork. Spices (调味品) like oil and salt were also needed.
When we arrived the next day, we were really surprised. The “kitchen” was so original (原始的)! Standing on the grass, we found only a big iron pot on top of a pile of bricks (砖块). There was no kitchen hood (抽油烟机) or gas. We needed to make a fire by ourselves. We had never experienced anything like this before. Not surprisingly, we didn’t have good control over the fire. Some students just made undercooked (未煮熟的) food.
I cooked garlic spareribs (蒜香排骨). At first, I mistook cooking wine for oil and poured it into the pot. Unbelievable! But luckily, we found out in time. We cleaned the pot and started all over again. There were even more funny mistakes like that. However, we still finished our task.
On the way back to school, students talked about this fun experience. We enjoyed the natural beauty and learned some important life skills. So, for those students who never cook, I would say: ________.
53. What did we need to do when we arrived at the educational base (不超过l0个词)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
54. Why were we surprised when we got there the next day (不超过10个词)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
55. What would the writer say at the end of the text (不超过l5个词)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
第四部分 写（共两大题，满分25分）
Ⅸ. 单词拼写（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
56. Drawing is her hobby but she’s s________(认真的) about it.
57. Our country has got r________ (快速的) development in space technology.
58. In order to save time, we should get everything ready before p________ (打包).
59. This project will s________ (服务) as a bridge for communication between the countries.
60. When you’re under much pressure, please listen to our Chinese f________ (民间的) music.
Ⅹ. 书面表达（共1小题；满分20分）
61. 假如你是李华，你的英国朋友David写邮件告诉你，他最近有点沉迷于网络，向你寻求帮助。请你结合下表中的信息，给David回封邮件指出沉迷网络的危害并提出建议。
Problems grades, health, relationship, …
Advice books, exercise, talk, …
注意：
(1)短文须包含上表中所有信息，可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
(2)文中不得出现真实姓名和所在的学校。
(3)词数80-100。
参考词汇：convenience (n. 便利) destroy (v. 破坏)
Dear David,
I am so glad to hear from you. As your best friend, I’m sorry to hear that you have lost in the Internet and you have wasted a lot of time. I’m so worried about you. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
I look forward to your good news. Please write to me soon!
Yours,
Li Hua

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