湖南省雙牌縣重點中學2024屆中考考前最后一卷英語試卷含答案注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應題目的答案標號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標號。回答非選擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Yummy!ItistheChinesestylecakethatIhaveeverhad.A．worse B．worst C．nicer D．nicest2、Peteristheman________gavemealotofhelpinAmerica.A．which B．what C．who D．whom3、I’mverytiredandreallyfeellike______.A．torest B．rest C．resting D．toresting4、Whenyoudon’tknowaword,youcan_____inthedictionary.A．lookitup B．setitup C．giveitup D．pickitup5、---DoyouthinkPeterisfreetoday?---__________.Heisreallybusypreparing(準備)forthecomingtestthesedays.A．OfcourseB．IhaveanideaC．1'mafraidsoD．Idon'tthinkso6、—Weareproudof________school.IwillmissitafterIleaveit.—Sodowe.________isalsoagreatschoolwithlotsofhardworkingteachersandstudents.A．our;OursB．ours;OurC．we;OursD．us;Our7、—Whowillsendyoutothenewschool,yourmumoryourdad?—__________,I’llgotherealone.A．Both B．Either C．None D．Neither8、______

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D．Howcome?Ⅱ.完形填空11、Ifyouarelazyandweak,youwillnevertastesuccess.Butifyouare1,successandhappinesswillbemorelikelytocometoyou.Iloveeatingpersimmons（柿子）.Butyoucan’tgetthemuntilautumn.Ifyoutrythembeforetherighttime,theyprobably2bad.InGradeSix,becauseofmypoorgrades,myparentswere3thatIwouldn’tbeabletogetintoanexcellentmiddleschool.They4metostudyharder,butIdidn’treallyunderstandwhytheyweresoanxious.Summercame.ThehotweathermademesleepyandIcouldn’t5mytextbooks.ButeverytimeIwantedtostop6,Momwouldshout,“Hey!Thinkaboutyour7Ifyoudon’tworkhard,you’llregretit!”Ihadtositbackdownagainandreturntomytextbooks.ButallI8wasplayingwithmyfriendsandeatingpersimmons.Mymomwouldsaytome,withaseriouslookon9face,“Ifapersimmontreedoesn’tgrowinsummer,itcan’tbear（結出）fruitinautumn!Onlybyhardwork10yougetgoodresults.”11Ididn’tunderstanditatthattime,Igraduallycametoseethetruthofherwords.Afewmonthslater,Isucceededingettingintothekeymiddleschool.Itwas12Walkinginmynewschool,Icouldseequiteafewpersimmontrees.Thefruitwassoredthatitlookedasifitwasonfire.Suddenly,I13thatworkinghardmaybebitterbutitsfruitissweet.Mymomwasright.Ifapersimmontreedoesn’tgrow14summer,itcan’tbearfruitinautumn.Ismiled.Ihadgrownthroughthesummer15nowitwasautumn.Itastedmysuccessandenjoyedthefruitofmylabor!1．A．busyB．cleverC．hard-workingD．free2．A．lookB．tasteC．turnD．smell3．A．embarrassedB．worriedC．excitedD．scared4．A．affordedB．allowedC．pushedD．made5．A．concentrateonB．dependonC．decideonD．lookon6．A．thinkingB．talkingC．playingD．studying7．A．futureB．hobbyC．healthD．work8．A．talkedaboutB．heardaboutC．worriedaboutD．thoughtabout9．A．herB．yourC．myD．his10．A．shouldB．canC．needD．must11．A．ButB．BecauseC．AlthoughD．So12．A．springB．summerC．autumnD．winter13．A．realizedB．sawC．noticedD．reminded14．A．beforeB．duringC．afterD．until15．A．andB．butC．orD．thenⅢ.語法填空12、Iknewweneededtofindthatshoe,forourmothercouldn’taffordnewshoes.Ihadtogobacktofindit,soItoldmysistertowaitright1．.Amanhearditandstoppedmejust2．Iwalkedoff.Heaskedme,“Youareleavingyoursisterheretofindtheshoe?Whatwouldyoudoifsheisnotherewhenyoureturn?”Ididn’tknowhowtoanswerthatquestion.He3．,“It’sOKifyoucan’tfindtheshoe,butitisnotOKtoloseyoursister.”Thenhesentustomum’sworkplacebytaxi.DuringmywholelifeIhavedependedonthekindnessofmanystrangers,IfeelsorrythatIcan’tfindthemandsay‘thankyou’.Idonotevenrememberwhattheirfaces4．,buttheytaughtmealesson---peoplearemoreimportantthanthings.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Althoughpeopleeverywhereseemtoenjoydrinkingcoffee，theydon'tallhavethesamecoffeeculture.InEuropeforexample,coffeeshopsarecommonplacesforpeopletomeetfriendswhiletheydrinkcoffee.Ontheotherhand,placeslikethiswerenotascommoninNorthAmericainthepast.Instead,peopleinNorthAmericalikedtodrinkcoffeeintheirhomeswithfriends.ThecoffeecultureintheUSAchanged,whenStarbucks(星巴克)coffeeshopsspreadthroughoutthecountry．ThefirstStarbuckscoffeeshopopenedin1971indowntownSeattle,Washington，intheUSA．Itwasasmallcoffeeshopthatcookeditsowncoffeebeans.Thecoffeeshop'sbusinessdidwell,andby1981therewerethreeStarbucksstoresinSeattle.Thingsreallybegantochangeforthecompanyin1981.Thatyear,HowardSchultzmetthethreemenwhoranStarbucks.SchultzworkedinNewYorkforacompanythatmadekitchenequipment(設備).HenoticedthatStarbucksorderedalargenumberofspecialcoffeemakers,whichcausedhisgreatinterest.SchultzwenttoSeattletoseewhatStarbucksdid.In1982,theoriginalStarbucksownershiredSchultzasthecompany'sheadofmarketing(市場營銷).In1983,SchultztraveledtoItaly.Thespecialenvironmentoftheespresso(濃咖啡)barstherecaughthiseyes.BackintheUSA,SchultzcreatedanenvironmentforStarbuckscoffeeshopsthatwascomfortableandcasual,andcustomerseverywhereseemedtolikeit.StarbucksbeganopeningmorestoresintheUSA．Thenthecompanyopenedcoffeeshopsinothercountriesaswell.Today,therearemorethan16,000Starbuckscoffeeshopsallovertheworld.However，thatdoesnotmeanStarbuckshasnothadproblems.Infact,manyStarbucksstoreshaveclosedoverthepastfewyears.Ontheonehand,thisisbecausethereweretoomanycoffeeshopscompeting(競爭)forbusinessinonesmallarea.Ontheotherhand,storesinsomecountriesclosedbecausethecoffeeculturetheredidnotmatchwiththecomfortableenvironmentofferedbyStarbucks.1．Theunderlinedword"ran"inParagraph3probablymeans.A．closed B．managed C．made D．sold2．Accordingtothepassage,whichistherightorderforthefollowingsentences？a.ThismanhelpedtomakeStarbucksahugecoffeecompany.b.StarbucksbeganasasmallcoffeecompanyinSeattleintheUSA．c.HewenttoSeattletolearnaboutthecompanyandlaterworkedforit.d.HowardSchultzfoundStarbucksorderedlotsofspecialcoffeemakers.A．a﹣b﹣d﹣c B．c﹣a﹣b﹣d C．b﹣d﹣c﹣a D．d﹣c﹣a﹣b3．WhydidsomanyStarbuckscloseinsmallareas？A．BecausethecoffeeintheseplaceswastooexpensiveB．Becausethestyleofthecoffeestoresseemsthesame．C．BecausepeopleliketodrinkcoffeeathomewithfriendsD．Becausethereweretoomanycoffeeshopsinoneplace．4．TotellusthestoryofStarbucks,thewriterdidthefollowingexcept.A．introducinghowStarbucksbecamesuccessfulB．showingwhatSchultzdidtohelpStarbucksbecomesuccessfulC．tellingwhatdifficultiesStarbucksfacesD．tellingwhatStarbucksdidtodealwithhisproblems5．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage？A．TheHistoryofStarbucks B．TheCultureofStarbucksC．ThePopularityofStarbucks D．TheenvironmentofStarbucksB14、ThepainterCraigieAitchisonwasborninScotland.HecametoLondonintending(打算)tostudylaw,butwenttoartschoolinstead.Therehefoundthetraditionaldrawingclassesdiffcult,butstillkeptonpainting.InhislatetwentieshewasgivenmoneybytheItaliangovernmenttostudyartandlikedearlyItalianartists,whichshowsinsomeofhiswork.HelovedthegreensandbrownsoftheItalianfieldsandtheclearlightthere,andwantedtoputthislightintohispaintings.Thisledhimtopaintcoloursthinlyoneontopofanotherfromlighttodark,butheinsistshe'sneversurewhattheresultswillbe.Hesays,"It'sasecret-becauseIdon'tknowmyself.Idon'tstartbypaintingyellow,knowingI'mgoingtoputanythingontop."Likemosttalentedpeople,Aitchisonmakesitsoundeasy."Anyonecandothecolours-youcanbuythem.Isimplynoticewhatyouputthecoloursnextto."Unlikesomeartists,heneverdoesdrawingsbeforehestartsapainting,ashefeelsthatifhedid,hemightgetboredandnotdothepaintingafterwards.Instead,Aitchisonchangeshispaintingsmanytimesbeforetheyarefinished.Thisexplainswhyhisfavouritemodelsarepeoplewhodon'tasktoseetheirpictureswhilehe'spaintingthem."IfIfeelthey'reworriedandwanttolookatthepainting,Ican'tdoit."SincemovingtoLondonyearsago,hehasnotfeltpartoftheScottish(蘇格蘭的)paintingscene.Hesayshedoesn'twanttofollowanytradition,butjustpaintsthewayhecan.However,hisworkstillinfluencesyoungBritishpainters.1．Inthepassage,thewriteristryingto.A．describeparticularworksbyCraigieAitchisonB．teachreadershowtopaintlikeCraigieAitchisonC．introducetheartistCraigieAitchisontothereadersD．explainhowCraigieAitchisonhasmademoneyfrompainting2．WhatcanthereaderlearnaboutAitchisonfromthepassage?A．Heworksinadifferentwayfromotherartists.B．Heoftengetsboredeasilywithhispaintings.C．Hefoundthedrawingclasseseasyatartschool.D．Hewassurewhathispaintingwaslikebeforedrawing.3．Aitchisonprefersmodelswhodon't.A．keepmovingaroundwhilehe'sworkingB．askhimabouthisstrangemethodofworkingC．worryabouthowlongtheworkwilltakeD．feelworriedtoseetheworkasit'sdeveloping4．WhatmightavisitoratanexhibitionsayaboutAitchison'swork?A．IlovehisrecentpaintingofScotland,whichareverysimilartoanumberofotherScottishpainters.B．YoucanstillseetheinfluenceofhistriptoItalyinsomeofthesepictures.C．Youcantellhespentalotoftimedrawingthepicturebeforehestartedpainting.D．Iwonderifhislawtraininghelpshimatall,especiallyinsellinghiswork.C15、Holmessaid,“Somebodysentaletterwithfivepips(桔核)initfromIndia,andarrivedsevenweekslatertokillJohn’suncle.ThentheysentfivepipsfromScotlandandarrivedthreedayslatertokillJohn’sfather.NowtheyhavesentfivepipstoJohnfromLondon!”“Thelettersareallfromseaports(海港).Thewriterwasonashipwhenhewrotetheletters,”Ireplied.“Verygood,Watson!AndJohn’senemyisinLondonalready!”“Well,Ihopetheywon’tkillyoungJohn,”Isaid.Buttheydid.Thenextmorning,wereadinthenewspaperthatapolicemanfoundhimdienearWaterlooStation.Holmeswasveryangryaboutit.“Hecametomeforhelpandthosemenmurderedhim!I’mgoingtofindthem,ifit’sthelastthingIdo!”hesaidtome,andhehurriedoutofthehouse.Atnight,whenhecameback,hewastired,butpleased,hesaid,“IknowthenamesofJohn’senemies!AndnowI’mgoingtosendthemasurprise!Thiswillfrightenthem!”Hetookfivepipsfromanorangeandputtheminanenvelope(信封).Onithewrote““I’msendingthepipstocaptainJamesCalhoun.HisshipiscalledtheStar.HeandhismenaresailingbacktoGeorgia,USA．”“Howdidyoufindhim,Holmes?”Iasked.“Ship’spapers,”hesaid,“I’velookedathundredsofthemtoday.Onlyoneship,theStar,wasinthethreeportsattherighttimes,andthismorningtheStarleftLondontosailbacktoGeorgia.Ifoundoutthatthecaptainandtwoofhismen,allAmericans,weren’tontheshiplastnight,soI’msuretheykilledJohn.WhentheyarriveinAmerica,they’llgetthepipsandthenthepolicewillcatchthem!”1．TheStarleftLondonfor________.A．Canada 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D．④②③①D16、IntheeyesofmanyWesterners,Chinesearethebesthosts(主人)buttheworstguestsintheworld.Thisisprobablybecausetheguest-hostrelationshipinChinaismuchdifferentfromthatinsomeWesterncountries.InChina,guestsarealmostlikegods.WheneverIenteraChineseperson’shome,thereisalwaysfruitonthetableforme,andsomeoneisquicktobringmeacupofteaorwater.IntheWest,thingsaredifferent.Actingaccordingtothehost’swayofdoingthingsisusualbehaviorforaguest.AndtherearelotsofthingsWesternersfinddifficulttoadaptto.Forexample,mymother-in-lawdoesn’tsmoke.SowhenIseesomeofherguestssmokinginherhouse.Asanon-smoker,Ifeelunhappy.UsuallyIwanttostopthemdirectly.ButImustrealizethat,tobeagoodhostinChina,shemustn’tdothat.However,inmostNorthAmericanhomes,youshouldnotsmokeinthesamecase.Youcouldask,“IsitOKifIsmoke?”Butdon’tbesurprisedifyougeta“no”.Inourculture,it’snotconsideredrudeatall.InChina,youprobablywon’tneedtochangetheguest-hostrelationshipverymuchbecauseyouwillprobablyonlybethehost,andChinesearenaturallyverygoodhosts.Butifwesternhostsinviteyoutotheirhouse,trynottobetoosurprisediftheirstyleoftreatingyouisnotwhatyouhaveexpected.1．ManyWesternersthinkChinesearetheworstguestsbecause________.A．ChineseactlikegodsintheirhomeB．theydon’texpectgiftsfromChineseC．thereareculturaldifferencesD．Chineseareheavysmokers2．WhenaWesternguestvisitsaChinesefamily,heoften________.A．buyssomefruitB．feelslikeagodC．wantssomegiftsD．takesacupoftea3．Ifthewriter’sguestswanttosmokeinhishouse,hewillprobablysay“________”A．It’sOK.Goahead.B．Wouldyoulikeacigarette(香煙)?C．Smokingisabadhabit.D．Sorry,pleasedon’tsmokehere.4．Inthepassage,theunderlinedphrase“adaptto”probablymeans“________”.A．thinkbacktoB．getusedtoC．lookforwardtoD．keepcloseto5．Whenitcomestotheguest-hostrelationship,thewriterthinks________.A．foreignersshouldlearnfromChineseB．hostsmustdothingsintheguests’wayC．WesternhostsarealwaysnicetoguestsD．peopleshouldunderstandculturaldifferencesE17、ThefollowingaresometipsforbecomingasuccessfulbusinessmanbyMichaelBloomberg.Theyarebasedonhisexperienceofbuildingacompanyfromthegroundup,leadingNewYorkCityasmayor（市長）,andsoon.TakeRisksLifeistooshorttospendyourtimeavoidingfailure.In1981,attheageof39,Ilostmyjob.ThenextdayItookabigriskandbeganmyowncompany.In2001,whenIwasdebatingwhethertorunformayor,mostpeopleadvisedmenottodoit.Butonepersonsaid,“Ifyoucanimagineyourselfgivingaconcession（敗選）speech,thenwhynotgoforit?”ThatwasthebestadviceIreceived,andIfollowedit.Inordertosucceed,youmustfirstbewillingtofail—andyoumusthavethecouragetogoforitanyway.MakeyourownluckLuckplaysapartinsuccess.Theharderyouwork,theluckieryouget.Whateveryouchoosetodo,evenifit’snotthejobofyourdreams,alwaysworkhardatit.Bethefirstpersonatworkinthemorningandthelasttoleaveatnight.Hardworkcreateschances.NeverstoplearningThemostpowerfulwordinEnglishlanguageis“why”.Thereisnothingsopowerfulasanopen,inquiringmind（探究精神）.Whateverfieldyouchooseforstartingabusiness—bealifelongstudent.GivebackYouareresponsibleforyoursuccessandfailure,butyouonlysucceedifyousharetherewardwithothers.Myfirstdonationwasa$5checktomyalmamater（母校）.Andwhilethechecks（支票）maybebiggertoday,theycomewiththesamespirit.Youdon’thavetobewealthytogiveback.Youcangivebackbygivingyourtimeandtalents.1．Inthispassage,MichaelBloombergisthenameofa.A．newspaperB．placeC．companyD．person2．Whatdidthewriterdoattheageof59?A．Losthisjob.B．Ranformayor.C．Builtacompany.D．Becameateacher.3．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthatthewriter.A．isayoungmayorB．seldomcaresaboutothersC．isluckyallthetimeD．isahard-workingman4．Whichofthefollowingisn’tmentionedinthetips?A．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B．It’snevertoooldtolearn.C．Moneyiseverything.D．Luckcomesfromhardwork.5．Inwhichofthefollowingcolumns（欄目）canyoufindthearticle?A．FamilyLifeB．InterestingStoriesC．ExperienceSharingD．AdventuresF18、Lisa,6,usedtoarguewithhermumabouteverything.Oneday,afteranhourofarguing,Lisasaid,"Mum,youneverletmemakedecisions.Youalwaysdecidewhatwearegoingtoeatorwherewearegoingtogo."Thenextdayhermumcalled,"Lisa,youcandecidewhatyouaregoingtoeat.I'llcookwhateveryouwant,butyouhavetoeatupwhateveryouaskfor."AbigsmilespreadacrossLisa'sface."Okay.I'dlikebacon,sausages,toast,eggsandchocolatemilk."Lisalikedthis.Sheatethebacon,sausagesandtoast,butwhenshefinishedherfirstegg,shewasfull.Lisaforcedherselftoeatupandthenshewalkedtoschool.Whenshegottoschool,herstomachhurt,butbythetimeshewasreadytogohome,shehadbeenbacktonormal."Mum,I'dlikesteak,pie,peas,breadandbutterandchocolatecakeforsupper."Ashermummadesupper,shestartedsmiling,knowingitwouldn'tbemuchlongerbeforeLisalearnedherlesson.Lisahadnoproblemfinishingthesteak,pie,peas,breadandbutter,butwhenshestartedeatingthechocolatecake,shefeltveryfull.Thatnightshehadastomachache.Shewasupallnightcryingandfeltverysick.Thenextmorningshewenttohermum,