山东省临沂市2024年中考英语试题
学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________
1．—Do you want tea or coffee? —__________is OK. I really don't mind. A．Neither
B．Both
C．Either
2．Thanks for letting us borrow your camera. We__________it to you next Monday. A．return
B．will return
C．have returned
3．It's hard to turn down a banana. They taste good and you don't have to wash them__________eating them. A．until
B．after
C．before
4．Only plants and animals that need very little water __________ live in a desert. A．can
B．need
C．must
5．Kelly White loves all sports, __________skating. A．gradually
B．seriously
C．especially
6．Most of us enjoy __________ to our mothers speak, because our brains greatly prefer the voices of our own mothers. A．listening
B．listen
C．to listen
7．We will cause less pollution _____________we can find ways to reuse or recycle more rubbish. A．unless
B．if
C．though
8．___________do people greet visitors? Some shake hands. Some say \kiss. A．Why
B．What
C．How
9．We have to ______________ the school trip because of the bad weather. A．put off
B．get off
C．turn off
10．In America, Thanksgiving is a holiday_____________celebrates the love of family. A．who
A．Although B．give their seats C．Since D．were not allowed E. make life better F. sold
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B．/ C．that
Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia in the south of the USA in 1929. In 1954 he began to work in a church (教堂).
All through his life he tried to 11．for African-Americans, whose ancestors came to America from Africa between 1640 and 1798. White people brought them to America in ships, 12．them as slaves (奴隶) and forced them to work. 13．they were set free (自由的) after the American Civil War, their lives didn't change much for a long time. Some people still didn't like them. In the 1950's, African-Americans14．to do lots of things in the south of America. They could not walk on the footpath when a white person was on it. They could not eat in restaurants where white people ate. They could not go to the shops that were owned by white people. When they were on a bus, they had to15．to white people.
A．made a famous speech B．fair C．refused D．in peace E. agreed F. stop riding
In December of 1955, a lady called Rosa Parks16．to give her seat to a white man. This made the bus driver angry and he called the police. The police took Ross away. Martin Luther King, Jr. said this was wrong and told people they should stop it. He spoke to lots of people and told them what was happening. He said the law should be17．and they should be able to do the same things as white people. He called for the African-Americans to18．on the bus. His idea worked. The bus companies (公司) lost money. In December 1956, the Supreme Court (最高法院)made the city change the rules.
Martin Luther King, Jr. traveled across America to meet lots of important people and told them about the problems. In 1963 he led a big group of African-Americans in Washington. He19．there. He said he had a dream that black and white people would live together20．. He was a really important person in history because he changed African-Americans' lives a lot. American people and people around the world remember him for what he has done.
Wearing a white blouse, Ai-Da studies her subject and begins to draw. She looks like any artist at work. However, the \Ai-Da is, in fact, a robot.
Ai-Da has been described as the world's \人工智能) robot artist\
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name from Ada Lovelace, the world's first female computer programmer. Scientists at Oxford University developed AI systems (系统) for Ai-Da. The robot has cameras in her eyeballs. After she has studied a subject, she will use her left arm to draw. Now, Ai-Da can only use a pencil for sketches (素描). The plan is for her to paint.
Ai-Da is not the first AI system to produce artworks. Since 2006, scientists have been developing software (软件) to turn photos into drawings. Last year, an artwork created using AI was sold in New York for $132,500. However, Ai-Da's human-like appearance brings something new to the field.
In June, Ai-Da opened her first exhibition at Oxford. There were about 30 drawings by the robot. Ai-Da, standing next to her artworks, attracted (吸引) many visitors.
Ai-Da's inventor, Aidan Meller, talked about the importance of the robot. \new voice to the art world,\influences us greatly.\to show how AI is influencing human life.
根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误。正确的用“A”表示，不正确的用“B”表示。 21．Ai-Da is a real artist who helps scientists at Oxford University develop AI systems. 22．Last year, scientists began to develop software to turn photos into drawings. 23．In June, Ai-Da opened her first exhibition at Oxford successfully.
24．Aidan Meller thinks AI is going to influence human life more and more greatly.
The longest river in the world is the Nile. It is 4,160 miles long. But the Nile is not the mightiest (浩荡的) river. The Amazon is. The Amazon is also the second longest river in the world. It is 3,900 miles long. How long is that? It is longer than a road going from New York City to San Francisco.
The Amazon is the mightiest for this reason. It has the greatest amount of water. More water runs out to sea than from the Nile. Mississippi, and Yangtze rivers combined. That's a lot of fresh water! The force of its current (水流) is great too. The current can be seen 200 miles out in the sea. There's a story to show the Amazon's amazing current. A ship sailed (航行) far away from Brazil. It ran out of drinking water. Another ship passed by. The first ship asked for water. Someone on the second ship said. \桶) into the sea.\
Here are a few more facts. At its mouth, the Amazon is 90 miles wide. Even up the river, you can't see the opposite bank. The river is also very deep(from 22 to 76 meters). During rainy
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season, the river rises about 16 meters more. Big ocean ships can sail about 1,800 miles upstream (向上游). Smaller ships can sail 1,000 miles farther.
What's the most bloodthirsty fish in the world? No. It's not the shark. It's the Amazon's piranha. It is only about 10 cm to 20 cm long. It has sharp teeth. Thousands travel in a group. No animal can swim across the rivet. A 1,000-pound horse would be just bones (骨头) in three minutes. Are you planning a trip to the Amazon? Here's a piece of advice. Leave your swimsuit at home!
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。
25．After reading this passage it seems clear that____________. A．people do not drink the Amazon’s water
B．it would not be good to visit the Amazon during rainy season C．sailing on the Amazon requires knowledge of its current
26．The writer helps you understand how long the Amazon is by___________. A．telling how long the Nile is C．comparing it with the Yangtze River
27．In Paragraph Four, the word“sharp”means“_________”in Chinese. A．锋利的
B．急剧的
C．强烈的
B．comparing it to a distance(距离)on land
28．The passage mainly tells us____________. A．piranha in the Amazon the Amazon
Wake up, boys and girls! Put up your hand if you try to repair your tired body by sleeping in(睡懒觉)on weekends. A new study says the habit might not be a good idea for your health.
The ten-day study came out in the magazine Current Biology. Volunteers were divided into three groups. The first group enjoyed nine hours' sleep each night. The second group was allowed to sleep only five hours each night. The third group was given five hours' sleep Monday through Friday.29．But they were put back on the short sleep schedule the next Monday.
Both the second and third groups ate more snacks at night and put on weight. They also saw a decrease (减少) in insulin sensitivity (胰岛素敏感性), a warning sign for diabetes (糖尿病). Researchers have long known a tack (缺乏) of sleep can increase health risks.30．
B．traveling in the Amazon
C．interesting facts about
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\not enough,\sleep schedule the next week, their body failed to control blood sugar. 31． So what should we do if sleeping in over the weekend is not a good choice? 32． Cut out the \phones. Always remember. Getting enough sleep is as important as having good caring habits or doing exercise regularly.
A．That was partly because their biological clock (生物钟) had been changed. B．People can repair their tired body by sleeping in on weekends.
C．But it was surprising that the third group had been worse than the second one. D．Dr Wright gave advice in two words: sleep longer.
E.And then they were allowed to sleep as much as they liked over a weekend.
33．After a busy morning at work, lunchtime gives__________a chance to do many things, such as exercise, read and watch TV. (I)
34．The new plan asks residents (居民) to put their rubbish into four different __________ ,one for each kind of rubbish. ( box )
35．After the Great Wall Station, Zhongshan, Kunlun and Taishan, China is now building its__________research station in Antarctica (南极洲). ( five )
36．Growing up is hard for everyone. Laura has to face lots of stress as a __________. (teenage) 37．It's_____________to talk with your mouth full. (polite)
38．According to some studies, the_____________you read, the less you understand what you have read. (fast)
39．Recycling your rubbish is a great habit. However. it's even better to turn your rubbish into something new and_____________. (use)
40．Why do we make mistakes more_____________when we feel tired? This happens because parts of our brain actually fall asleep when we're awake and tired. ( easy )
In Pontevedra, a city in Spain, people don't shout. Since cars are banned (明令禁止) in the city, there are no noises from cars. People don't have to try hard to make themselves heard. What you hear in the street, instead, is the singing of birds.
Miguel Lores, the mayor (市长), opens the windows of his office, and the sound of human voices41． (rise) from the street below. Lores says, \
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