1、2024年河南省信阳市淮滨县中考三模英语试题一、阅读理解Summer Football CampDo you like sports? Do you like playing football? The goals of our summer football camp are to teach young players the real skills of the game and provide them with chances to improve their skills in competitions.Period1: August 9th13thCost: Period2: A
2、ugust 16th20thMembers$125/period Period3: August 23rd27thNon-members$175/period Practicetime: 8: 30a.m.11: 30a.m. &1: 30p.m.4: 30p.m.Our camp doesnt offer lunch. Please dont forget to bring your lunch!For more information: Contact Henry Brown at 2023 .Scholarship (奖学金): We are trying our best to
3、 make our programs affordable for all. We will not turn anybody away because of an inability (无能力) to pay the full price. Applications (申请) are available at the Welcome Center.根据材料内容选择最佳答案。1Who is the summer football camp for?AFootball players. BTeam leaders.CSchool teachers.DPoor sports lovers.2How
4、 much should James pay for all three periods if he isnt a member of the camp?A$250.B$300.C$375.D$525.3How long will Steve spend training every day if he joins the camp?AThree hours.BFive hours.CSix hours.DSeven hours.4What can Mike do if he doesnt have enough money for the camp?AVolunteer to work at
5、 the camp.BBring his own lunch to the camp.CWrite an e-mail to Henry Brown.DGet an application for the scholarship.5Where can we most probably see the text?AIn a sports newspaper.BIn a travel magazine.CIn a science report.DIn a geography textbook.I teach at UNLV three times per week. Last Monday, at
6、 the beginning of class, a young man asked me why I always seemed to be so cheerful.His question reminded me of something Id read somewhere before. “Every morning when you get up, you have a choice about how you want to live your life that day.” I said. “I choose to be cheerful.” “Let me give you an
7、 example,” I continued. “Besides teaching here, I also teach out at another college in Henderson, 17 miles down the highway from where I live. One day a few weeks ago, I drove those 17 miles to Henderson. I drove off the highway and turned on to College Drive. I only had to drive another quarter mil
8、e down the road to the college. But just then my car died. I tried to start it again, but it didnt work. So I put my car lights on, took my books, and walked down the road to the college.”“As soon as I got there, I called AAA and arranged (安排) for a tow truck (牵引车) to meet me at my car after class.
9、A teacher in the office asked me what has happened. This is my lucky day, I replied, smiling.”“Your car breaks down and today is your lucky day?” She was puzzled (疑惑的). “What do you mean?”“I live 17 miles from here.” I replied. “My car could have broken down anywhere along the highway. It didnt. Ins
10、tead, it broke down at the perfect place: off the freeway, within walking distance of here. Im still able to teach my class, and Ive been able to arrange for the tow truck to meet me after class. If my car was meant to break down today, it couldnt have been arranged in a more convenient fashion.”根据材
11、料内容选择最佳答案。6Where did the car break down?AAt UNLV.BAlong the highway.CNear the college.D17 miles from the highway.7When did the tow truck meet the writer?AAs soon as her car died.BBefore she walked to the college.CWhen she got to the office.DAfter she finished her class that day.8What does the text t
12、ell us about the writer?AThe writer felt sad because her car broke down.BThe writer put the car lights on before she left.CThe writer walked 17 miles to the college.DThe writer was puzzled by the “lucky” day.9How do you like the writer?AWise and positive.BKind and helpful.CBrave and friendly.DCalm a
13、nd creative.10What does this text want to show us?AThe first step is always the hardest.BWhere there is a will, there is a way.CLost years are worse than lost dollars.DEvery cloud has a silver (银色的) lining.Time flies when we play with our smart phone. But when we get down to the real business of wor
14、k and study, one hour feels like a year. Why are we so addicted(入迷的) to smart phones but easily bored by studying?It all boils down to something small and hard to see: dopamine(多巴胺). Dopamine is a “pleasure chemical(化学物质)” that makes people feel good. Our brains produce it when we eat yummy food, af
15、ter we exercise or when we get a prize.Compared with studying, playing with smart phones causes our brains to produce more dopamine. For example, checking our phone for a text leads to a 400 percent increase in dopamine. But why?When we play with smart phones, we dont know what well see next, or who
16、 will send us a message. This uncertainty(不确定性) makes the dopamine system active. We get excited, wondering if we have messages from our friends. When our expectations are met, dopamine is produced. And to get more dopamine, we continue checking our phones. Studying doesnt provide such uncertainty.
17、Without this excitement, we get bored much more easily.Can we do something to change that? According to scientists, apps can become less interesting if we turn off notifications(通知) or change the screen colors to black and white. We can also set time limits on apps to avoid using them too much.“As f
18、or studying, you could check our progress daily or weekly and reward yourself for it,” said Daniel Wong, writer of The Happy Student. “You could also search for interesting topics connected with your textbooks. Use what youve learned to make a difference in the real world. This will make knowledge m
19、uch more interesting to learn.”11What might the phrase “boils down to” mean in Paragraph 2?Agives upBturns onChands inDresults from12When do people have more dopamine?AWhen their expectations are met.BWhen they face less uncertainties.CWhen they know what will happen next.DWhen they stay in a friend
20、ly environment.13What is the main idea of Paragraph 4?AWhy do people like uncertainty.BHow to get more messages from our friends.CHow scientists discover the way dopamine works.DWhy playing with smartphones causes more dopamine.14How can we make apps less interesting according to Paragraph 5?Turn of
21、f notifications.Check them less often.Set time limits and allow for breaks.Change the screen colors to black and white.ABCD15What might Daniel advise us to do to make learning interesting?ASet time limits before we learning.BPut what weve learnt into practice.CCheck our learning progress every term.
22、DRead the interesting parts in the textbooks first.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Do you speak a dialect (方言) in daily life? While many Chinese speak Putonghua, some local dialects are in danger of disappearing. 16 They started the Chinese Language Resources Protection Project a few years
23、ago.This project looks at how people talk in 1,712 places. Their languages include 103 dialects that are almost gone. 17 There is an online library where people can learn dialects.Why is it important to protect the dialect culture? According to Harold Palmer, an expert who studies language, dialects
24、 are a key to storing local culture. 18 Scholar (学者) Zhang Hongming talked about these worries of the disappearance of dialects. For about over 10 years, in the Wu dialect areas, children aged 6 to 15 can understand but hardly speak the local dialect. 19 If this keeps happening, the dialect might di
25、sappear.So how did China make this big library? Over five years, more than 350 universities and research groups joined in, along with over 4,500 experts and more than 6,000 dialect speakers. 20 This includes creating digital tools like apps and mobile dictionaries to help people learn dialects.AThis
26、 project hasnt been carried out.BThe project is now entering into its second part.CWhat did the Chinese government do to save them?DWhat do you think of the disappearance of dialects?EYoung people above 15 years old sometimes speak it, but not well.FDialects really show the history and the culture o
27、f an area.GIt has helped China to build the largest language resource library in the world.二、完形填空Chinese traditional culture is made up of many customs and traditions passed down through generations (世代).One important value is “filial piety”, which means 21 and caring for elders. This is really impo
28、rtant in Chinese families and communities, and it means having good 22 with family and others in the community.In China, people celebrate lots of traditional festivals around the year. The most important one is the Lunar New Year, also called the Spring Festival. Families 23 for big dinners, give lu
29、cky money in red envelopes, and set off fireworks (烟花) to 24 the new year. There are also other festivals like the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Double Ninth Festival. These festivals have special customs, food, and 25 that show Chinese culture.Art is also important in Chinese tradi
30、tion. Calligraphy (书法) and brush painting are very valued 26 of art. Calligraphy is a way of writing that is also beautiful and 27 . Brush painting often shows nature, 28 Chinese people like to respect and enjoy nature.Traditional Chinese medicine is a very old way of keeping the body 29 . It uses t
31、hings like acupuncture (针灸), herbal remedies (草药), and qigong to prevent sickness and help the body get better 30 . In Chinese culture, people think that the mind, body, and spirit are all connected, and that is 31 they use these methods to stay healthy.Chinese food is famous all around the world fo
32、r its delicious taste. There are many different styles of Chinese food, 32 hot food in Sichuan and delicate (精致的) dishes in Guangdong. Each place has its own special cooking 33 and Chinese food reflect the countrys geography and diverse (不同的) population.Today, people in China are working hard to 34
33、their traditional culture. They want to make sure the customs are passed down to future generations. These efforts help keep Chinese traditions 35 and make people proud of their cultural heritage (遗产).21AremindingBrespectingCreducingDrelaxing22AordersBchancesCrelationshipsDsituations23Abring outBgro
34、w upCget togetherDknock into24AmarkBrecordCmemorizeDcelebrate25AeventsBsportsClanternsDchallenges26ArulesBformsCstepsDmethods27AuglyBhumorousCawfulDcreative28AbutBunlessCthoughDbecause29AwarmBrealChealthyDexciting30AwildlyBnaturallyCbravelyDexactly31AwhatBhowCwhyDwhen32AlikeBduringCbetweenDwith33Ati
35、meBstyleCgameDclass34AholdBacceptCdescribeDprotect35AaliveBsocialCstrangeDunusual三、选词填空根据短文内容，在每个空格处选择一个恰当的词，并用该词的适当形式填空，使文章意思完整且符合逻辑。每空一词，不可重复使用。makeworkmeaningfulattractvisitsothegetinthemThe “ice city” of Harbin, one of Chinas most beautiful cities, attracts (吸引) the attention of a number of visi
36、tors every winter. Many people are 36 by the great ice sculptures (冰雕) of its Ice and Snow Festival. About two months ago, 11 special visitors 37 a lot of attention on the Internet. What is so special about these 38 ?Well, the 11 visitors are a group of children aged between 3 and 6. Led by three te
37、achers, they came to Northeast China from Nanning, Guangxi for a study tour. The lovely kids wore orange coats, 39 people called them “small sugar oranges”.At first, some parents were worried. But then they found that the children adapted (适应) well and enjoyed 40 . “The children experienced the uniq
38、ue (独特的) ice and snow culture during 41 trip. They tried ice skating and built snowmen. They also 42 new friends and learned a lot. They spent time together in the cold wind, learned to 43 together and helped each other. It was very 44 !” said one of the parents. 45 January, this group of “small sug
39、ar oranges” visited Chinas northernmost fire station in Mohe. There they sang the national anthem (国歌) and showed their thanks to the firefighters.四、短文填空阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。In China, a host usually serves a visiting guest a cup of tea first when he enters his house. But do you know how 4
40、6 serve a cup of tea to a visiting guest? Well, in different places, the ways of serving tea are different.In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, a clay cup is usually used to make Longjing, Biluochun 47 just other kinds of green tea.Serving 48 cup of tea is a very popular custom in the North China citi
41、es. In the colder north-eastern provinces, the hosts would provide warm black tea 49 sugar for their guests.In other provinces 50 as Guangdong Province and Fujian Province, Puer tea is the usual treat.Serving tea to guests is a common practice in China. However, different tea is used in different pl
42、aces. In Inner Mongolia (内蒙古), a guest is usually treated with milky tea.五、补全对话根据下面对话中的情境，在每个空白处填入一个适当的语句，使对话恢复完整。Wang Lei (A) is talking with his classmate Zhang Ling (B).A: Hi, Zhang Ling. 51 ?B: Pretty good. Im busy learning to cook these days.A: 52 ?B: Because I want to prepare a big meal for my
43、 father on Fathers Day.A: Oh, thats nice. I did something similar last year. I made a beautiful cake for my father.B: Have you decided how to celebrate Fathers Day this year?A: Not yet. 53 ?B: Sure. Whats his hobby?A: Let me see. 54 .B: You can buy a new basketball for him.A: Good idea! He must be v
44、ery happy when he sees the basketball. 55 .B: Youre welcome.六、书面表达56习近平总书记强调：加快建设科技强国，实现高水平科技自立自强，科学技术是第一生产力，第一竞争力，假如你是李华，上周跟随学校去科技馆参观，以下是你拍回来的几张照片，请结合图片和以下提示写一篇英语作文，内容包括：1. What did you see there?2. What have you learned from the visit?3. What do you plan to do for Chinas science and technology industry?航天探险机器伙伴计算机发展史身边的小发明提示词：科技创新technological innovation写作要求： 1.语言表达准确，语意通顺、连贯2.不得出现真实的人名、校名：3.词数100左右. Last weekend, our school organized a visit to the Science and Technology Museum. _
