2023年牛津译林版中考英语冲刺训练4 （含答案）

2023 中考英语冲刺训练四
一、单项选择
( )1.---Who helps you with your homework, your father or your mother
---________. After the “double reduction” policy is carried out, I’m able to finish my homework at school.
A. None B. Either C. Both D. Neither
( )2.All the teenagers should keep taking exercise every day ____________ they are busy studying so many subjects.
A. until B. because C. unless D. though
( )3.---Presidents in the USA often __________ to keep their campaign(竞选) promises.
---Yes. But few Americans complain about it.
A. try B. manage C. fail D. prefer
( )4.---How is your new teacher
---We _________ ask for a better one. All our classmates love her so much.
A. could B. couldn’t C. should D. shouldn’t
( )5. As the old saying goes, politeness costs nothing and gains ________.
A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something
( )6. ---Thanks for looking after me ______ my illness, Millie.
---Don’t mention it. That’s what friends are for.
A. beyond B. through C. across D. with
( )7.If the customer rings me up again, please ________ the call to the sales department.
A. run through B. go through C. look through D. put through
( )8.---Kids, what do you think it is like growing up
--- It’s just like a journey with rain ________ rainbows, I think.
A. as good as B. as well as C. as often as D. as soon as
( )9. Words don’t have the power to hurt you ______ the person who said them matters a lot to you.
A. if B. because C. unless D. when
( )10. ---I was ill in hospital because I stayed up very late these days.
---________ happens, happens for a reason. You’d better get some sleep now.
A. Whenever B. However C. Whatever D. Wherever
( )11. We were all surprised when we made it clear that he ______ the company sooner or later.
A. leaves B. was leaving C. left D. will leave
( )12. ---Look at Ann, how pale she looks!
---Well, she never eats ________ and that’s why she is not healthy.
A. properly B. completely C. smoothly D. widely
( )13. If you can speak English well, you will have a great _______ over others while looking for a job.
A. activity B. article C. agreement D. advantage
( )14.Though things are going smoothly now, scientists are still in doubt .
A. that people with the virus can be cured B. where did the virus come from
C. if the virus is influenced by the weather D. how many people had caught the virus
( )15.---Jim, could you tell me how to solve the maths problem
---__________. I am poor at Maths, you know.
A. It couldn’t be better B. You really have me there
C. Take your time D. Let’s call it a day
二、完形填空
Last night, my husband and I were walking in a nearby parking lot after dinner when we saw a man breaking something with a rock. He lost himself in his task and didn’t look up at anyone passing by. We kept 1 him as we walked around the parking lot and talked between ourselves about what he might be doing. I thought he was breaking stones to make sand, but why would he do that
2 , we decided to go up and speak to him. He was breaking pieces of leftover bread he had collected to make 3 for the birds that come there every morning. The large pieces of bread would be 4 for the birds to eat, so he ground（研磨）them into a fine powder（粉末）with the rock.
It was moving to hear that he’s been doing this every 5 ,by himself, for the last three or four years. What moved us more was that he was surprised we were even taking 6 in this, since for him it wasn’t a big deal. Every night, he 7 leftover bread from his neighborhood. He then spends the next one or two hours in the parking lot crushing（压碎）each piece of bread and making a neat pile for the birds, which he says will be 8 by the next evening. He also 9 fresh water and adds grains on top of the pile.
When we asked him what reminds him to do this simple, small but devoted act of service, he shrugged his shoulders and said, “It’s just something small I do so that the leftover bread doesn’t go into the rubbish and the birds get food.”
We shared his story with the hope that it might encourage someone to start something 10 in their own area.
( )1.A. asking B. showing C. helping D. noticing
( )2.A. Naturally B. Patiently C. Surely D. Finally
( )3.A. food B. drink C. nests D. desserts
( )4.A. perfect B. difficult C. healthy D. enough
( )5.A. morning B. afternoon C. night D. weekend
( )6.A. a role B. an interest C. part D. pride
( )7.A. collects B. buys C. receives D. donates
( )8.A. removed B. lost C. gone D. discovered
( )9.A. leaves B. takes C. drops D. saves
( )10.A. small B. strange C. similar D. simple
三、阅读理解
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The Enigma is a small hotel that has just 12 rooms (1-12). On one particular night, half the rooms were occupied (居住). Those in residence that night were three married couples—Mr and Mrs Haller (German), Mr and Mrs Dupont (French), and Mr and Mrs Davies (English)—and three people on their own—Ms Silver (American), Mrs Holgrove (English) and Mr Conti (Italian).
Can you say who was staying in which room from the information given below
Only two even-numbered (偶数) rooms were in use.
The two odd numbers (奇数) not in use add up to 16, as do the two even numbers that were in use.
A married couple was in Room 11.
Room 6 was empty.
Residents (房客) of the same nationality were in Rooms 3 and 5.
Room 4 was occupied by one person only.
Although they had not planned a joint visit, the French couple knew the couple in Room 11 before.
The American had to borrow some coffee from the resident of Room 4 when she got no answer at the door of Room 1.
The numbers of the rooms occupied by married couples added up to 17.
Problem-solving and Thinking Skills Resources for Able and Talented Children 81
Barry Teare (Network Continuum Education, 2006)
( )1.Which part of the book does this page belong to
A. Problem Solving B. Logical Thinking C. Prediction D. Wordplay
( )2.Who may stay in Room 4
A. Mr and Mrs Haller. B. Mr and Mrs Davies. C. Ms Silver. D. Mr Conti.
( )3. Which of the following is TRUE according to the page
A. The residents come from six different countries.
B. Enigma is the owner of the hotel.
C. The page is from a book designed for children.
D. Only two rooms were in use that night.
B
It was last January, when I’d just finished a charity and was on the train back home, that I put down my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had helped.
When I got off the train, I felt amazingly good. The next day, I wrote more thank-you notes and the same feeling of happiness hit me again. I suddenly had the idea: Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year
To keep on task, I decided to pick out a different theme for each month. January was charity.
February would be 2 , I decided. And I thought of a number of names right away: the owner of our local bookstore, who let me and my little son in before the store opened and offered to play his favorite songs; our babysitter, who dropped off a bag of old board games for our kids to play; …
While writing the notes, I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone moving from app to app, appreciating (欣赏) other people’s lives. Writing thank-you notes allowed me the time to do something different, paying more attention to my own life.
In the following months, I wrote to my friends, doctors, teachers and parenting role models. In July, my “food” month, I wrote to Julie, who used to cook at my favorite restaurant. It went like this:
Dear Julie,
I’ve been finding myself missing you lately. Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful and thoughtful food. Jake and I will never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the number VI for our sixth anniversary ( 周年纪念日). We talk about it every year.
Thank you. We miss you.
Love,
Gina
I was happy to receive a note back from her. Julie replied, “I don’t think I’ve ever received such a touching letter before. I’m going through a hard time right now, and this helps.”
On December 31, I wrote my last card — to Jake, my husband, and our two kids. And I took a picture of us, so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me. Gratitude.
( )4. How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina
A. Shy and surprised. B. Pleased and relaxed.
C. Nervous and excited. D. Moved and encouraged.
( )5. Which is the most suitable word for 2
A. friends B. relatives C. neighbours D. strangers
( )6. What did Gina get by doing her task according to the passage
A. Many thanks from her neighbors. B. More time to appreciate her own life.
C. More help from people around her. D. Happy moments to be with her friends.
C
Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center drew a map of brain changes after a year of aerobic(有氧的) exercise and discovered an important process: Exercise increases blood flow into two key areas of the brain connected with memory.
The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, showed this blood flow can help even older people with memory problems. The finding could guide future Alzheimer's(阿尔茨海默) disease research, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center.
In the study researchers followed 30 people who were 60 or older and had memory problems. Half experienced a year of aerobic exercise while the other half did stretches. “We’ve shown that even when your memory starts to drop, you can still do something about it by adding aerobic exercise to your lifestyle,” said Binu Thomas, a senior research scientist of UT Southwestern Medical Center who led the study. “The aerobic exercise group showed a 47% improvement in some memory scores after a year; the other group showed slight change. Brain imaging(成像) of the aerobic exercise group, taken while at rest at the beginning and end of the study, showed increased blood flew into the specific brain areas that played important roles in memory function.”
Many teams across the world are trying to decide if aerobic exercise might fight memory loss. Evidence(证据) is growing that it could at least play a small role in reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. For example, a 2018 study showed that people with lower fitness levels experienced faster retrogression of important nerve fibers(神经纤维) in the brain called white matter connected with memory.
“Blood flow in the brain connected with memory improvement is still a part of the puzzle, and we need to continue piecing it together," Thomas says. “But we’ve seen enough date to know that starting a fitness program can have lifelong advantages for our brains as well as our hearts.”
( )7. What is the study mainly about
A. Old people have memory problems. B. Exercise improves memory.
C. Aerobic workouts is good for people’s health. D. Alzheimer’s disease can be cured.
( )8. What happened to people after one-year aerobic exercise
A. Earlier memories were refreshed. B. Memory scores showed very small change.
C. Brain imaging remained the same. D. More blood flew into the areas connected with memory.
( )9. What does the underlined word “retrogression” mean in the fourth paragraph
A. The process of growing. B. The process of renewing.
C. The process of becoming stronger. D. The process of becoming weaker.
( )10. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Further research work requires doing. B. More people experience memory loss.
C. Mystery of brain blood flow has been solved. D. Signs of memory loss can be discovered earlier.
四、词汇运用
1.The dress made of wool is ______________(平整地) ironed(熨烫). It must suit you very well.
2. Mr Grumble is always complaining. It seems that nothing can ______________(使……满意)him.
3. We have a growing _____________ (人口) in this area and we need more food. Let’s plant more crops!
4. The rapid ______________(增长) in sales shows a big success in our business.
5. To protect the local environment, the government has decided to take _____________(far) action.
6. Don’t worry. I have ____________ (hang) all the wet clothes on the balcony.
7. To be an _____________ (invent), one needs much knowledge as well as a very vivid imagination.
8. The mountain was clearly defined against the_____________(east) sky.
五、动词填空
1. Paper, one of the four greatest inventions in ancient China, _____________ (invent) by Cai Lun about 2,000 years ago.
2. How can I trust you You ______________ (lie) to me again and again.
3. It was said in the story that a person's nose ______________(get) longer if he told lies.
4.---Whose boat ______________(sail) on the sea far away
---The fisherman’s.
5.---Hi! Alice, why are you in such a hurry
---________________ (meet) my best friend from Canada at the airport.
6.---Did you see Dorothy She just came back from abroad.
---Yes. But she ______________ (phone) someone, so I nodded to her and went away.
六、完成句子
1.世界读书日即将到来，哪些书很值得一读？
World Book Day is coming. What books
2.我已下定决心，什么都不能使我改变心意。
I’ve made my decision and nothing can make me .
3.一些西方国家习惯捏造中国的故事，但事实并非如此。
Some western countries about China but they are often far from facts.
4.接种疫苗是常见的预防疾病的方式，但是人们在纠结它能提防病毒多久。
Vaccination is a common way to prevent diseases but people are wondering the viruses.
5.有些人似乎有一种能与别人融洽相处的天赋。
Some people seem to on well with others.
6.此次政府的记者招待会将以问答的形式现场直播。
The news conferences of the government asking and answering questions.
七、阅读填空
Claude Monet’s paintings were quite different from the art styles that were popular in the 1870s France. Traditional artists always did their artwork in a studio and their paintings were realistic — they looked exactly like the real world. Claude Monet was part of a group of painters who were called Impressionists (印象派画家). Their paintings were light and a bit fuzzy — they gave an impression of what the real world looked like. Sometimes Impressionists worked outside, which was a very unusual thought in their time. Impressionism received its name from an early painting by Claude Monet titled Impression, Sunrise.
Knowing that trains were interesting subjects and represented modern progress, Claude Monet created a series of Impressionist paintings of trains from January to March of 1877. He worked on his paintings right on the train platform at the Gare Saint — Lazare, the train station on Saint Lazare Street. Although there were many train stations in Paris, this was the first train station built in Paris so it had historical significance.
Monet’s friend, Impressionist painter Pierre Auguste Renoir, told the following story to his sons about Claude Monet and painting the trains. Monet needed permission to spend time on the train platform and paint what he saw in his impressionistic style. One day Monet dressed himself in his very best suit along with a fine top hat, a good linen shirt and a silk tie. He appeared to be a wealthy gentleman while he really was a poor painter.
When he went towards the clerk at the train office, he presented his calling card which introduced him as Claude Monet, Painter. He asked to see the station master. The clerk quickly allowed this fine gentleman to enter the station master’s office. The station master was also impressed and gave Monet permission to paint on the train platform. The station master even kept trains from leaving on time so Monet could complete a scene even though passengers complained.
Was it all worthwhile Monet’s train scenes turned his career into a success and for the station master, made his train station famous until even now.
Claude Monet
Introduction ◆Claude Monet was one of the Impressionist painters whose paintings were not the same as the popular art styles in the 1870s France. ◆Impressionist paintings gave an impression of 1. ____________ the real world looked. ◆Impressionism was 2. _____________ after his painting Impression, Sunrise.
A story of painting trains ◆At that time trains were subjects that could keep people 3. ___________ and represented modern progress. ◆He created paintings of trains between January and March in 1877, at the train station with the longest 4. _____________ in Pairs. ◆He dressed himself as a wealthy gentleman to win the station master’s trust. ◆In order to help Monet complete a scene, the station master even made trains leave 5. ____________ than they should do. ◆His train scenes made not only his career successful but also the train station famous.
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