2024年湖南省娄底市新化县中考一模英语试题
湖南
九年级
一模
2024-05-16
59次
整体难度：
适中
考查范围：
主题、语篇
一、阅读理解 添加题型下试题
Volunteer Work Done by Class 10 in Winter Holiday
(32 boys and 27 girls)
| A．Cleaning up Zijiang River. | B．Being a guide at a museum. | C．Working in an old people’s home. |
| A．15. | B．21. | C．24. |
| A．students’ habits in Class 10. |
| B．students’ free time activities in Class 10. |
| C．volunteer work done by students in Class 10. |
Sometimes, a terrible tragedy (悲剧) can encourage us to do important things. Dashrath Manjhi was born into a poor family in Gehlaur village, India in 1934. He ran away from home when he was young and began working in the coal mines (煤矿) in Dhanbad. Later he returned to his home village and got married.
One terrible day in 1959, his wife, Falguni Devi, fell from the village mountain and was badly hurt. The nearest town with a doctor was close but a mountain stood in the way. The path (小路) around the mountain made the journey 90 kilometers. Falguni died before they could see the doctor.
Manjhi wanted to do something. He decided to cut a path through the mountain so that the village could reach medical care faster.
He took a hammer (锤子) and chisel (凿子) and began hammering through the mountain. People thought he was mad but he continued. He made a path 110 meters long, 7.7 meters deep and 9.1 meters wide. It took 22 years but Manjhi completed the road in 1982. It cut the distance between the village and the neighboring areas from 55 to 15 km. For his work, Manjhi became known as the Mountain Man.
After his death in 2007 at the age of 73, an official road was built through the mountain. Manjhi was given a state funeral (葬礼) and his face was put on a stamp in 2016. He has had films and documentaries made about him. He used his terrible personal tragedy to do something that would hopefully stop others from experiencing such tragedy in their own lives.
4. What made Dashrath Manjhi want to cut a path through the mountain?| A．His hope for working in the town. |
| B．His work experience in the coal mine. |
| C．His wife’s death from lack of medical care. |
| A．15 kilometers. | B．40 kilometers. | C．55 kilometers. |
| A．The path was named the Mountain Man. |
| B．An official road was built based on his path. |
| C．The villagers worked together to make the path longer. |
a．He was given a state funeral.
b．His face was put on a stamp.
c．He made films and documentaries about the path.
d．He died in a personal tragedy.
| A．ab | B．abc | C．bcd |
Reading books increases our knowledge and understanding of the world around us. To encourage people to find the fun of reading and pay tribute (表达敬意) to famous writers, the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO 联合国教科文组织) fixed April 23rd as World Book and Copyright (版权) Day in 1926 in Spain.
The idea of specially choosing a day to celebrate books came from Spanish writer Vicente Clavel Andres. In 1922 he suggested the idea as a way to remember Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. Four years later the first celebration took place on October 7th, because it is said to be Cervantes’ birthday. But the celebration was then moved to April 23rd, the date of his death in 1930.
In 1995, the UNESCO decided to pay tribute to writers and books around the world as a way of encouraging everyone to read books. Choosing April 23rd seemed proper. Because it’s not only the date of Cervantes’ death, but also the date of the famous writer William Shakespeare’s death. Besides, several famous writers were born on April 23rd, making the date special in the literature (文学) world.
Starting in 2001, every year, one city around the world would be the World Book Capital for a year. The chosen city always holds activities to encourage people of all ages at home and abroad to read and spread its values. Activities include reading books and plays, handing out bookmarks and announcing (公布) the winners of literary (文学) competitions.
8. When is World Book and Copyright Day?| A．On April 23rd. | B．On October 7th. | C．On April 22nd. |
| A．The idea of choosing a day to celebrate books came from Miguel de Cervantes. |
| B．The first celebration of books took place on October 7th, 1926. |
| C．April 23rd is the date of Cervantes and William Shakespeare’s death. |
| A．To push people to enjoy reading and celebrate World Day and Copyright. |
| B．To help people find the fun of reading and pay tribute to famous writers. |
| C．To hold activities to encourage people of all ages to read and spread its values |
| A．To introduce the World Book and Copyright Day. |
| B．To choose one city as the World Book Capital for a year. |
| C．To encourage people to become the winners of literary competitions. |
A desert is a place where almost no rain falls. Only plants and animals that need very little water can live in a desert. Here are two types of deserts.
Sandy deserts are covered in hills of moving sand called dunes (沙丘). Very few plants grow in these hot and dry places. Camels (骆驼) are the desert animals.
In some deserts, the land is rocky. They’re called rocky deserts. Plants can store their own water grow in the dry and rocky deserts of North America. Rattlesnakes (响尾蛇) live in rocky deserts. A rattlesnake gets its name from the rattle (响环) on the end of its tail.
| A．Some camels have only one hump |
| B．Many of them can grow taller than a house |
| C．Humps are really important for an adult camel |
| D．They help people carry things across the desert |
| E．It shakes its tail from side to side to warn other animals to stay away |
