2023年四川省绵阳市中考四模英语试题.pdfVIP

2023年四川省绵阳市中考四模英语试题

一、阅读单选

Mymasterdecidedonedaytovisitsomefriends.JamesHoward,astable(马厩)boy,

wastodrivethem.Thefirstdaywetraveledthirty-twomiles,butJamesdroveso

carefullythatGingerandIwerenotatalltired.

Justasthesunwasgoingdown,wereachedthetownwherewewouldspendthe

night.WestoppedatabighotelintheMarketPlace.Weweretakentoalongstable.

Intheevening,ayoungmanwithapipe(烟斗)inhismouthcameintothestablefor

agossip(闲谈).

“Towler,”saidanostler(马夫),“putsomehay(干草)downintothishorse’srack,

willyou?Onlyputyourpipedownfirst!”

tobed.

Icouldn’tbreathe.

JustthenDickTowlercameinwithalanternandbegantountiethehorses.He

seemedsofrightenedthathefrightenedus,too,andnoneofuswouldgowithhim.

wentbackforanother.

IwasjoyfulwhenJameswascomingthroughthesmoke,leadingGingerout.Soon

firemenarrivedwithaheavyfireengineandquicklyputoutthefire.

Nextday,everyonewaswonderinghowthefirehadstarted.Atlastsomeone

rememberedthatDickTowlerhadbeensmokingapipewhenhecameintothestable.

Dicksaidthathehadputhispipedown,butnoonebelievedhim.Pipeswerenever

allowedinthestableatBirtwickPark.

1.Westoppedatahotelto________.

A．havearestforawhileB．letourhorsehaveabreak

C．findastabletohaveadrinkD．spendthenightasitwasdark

2.Thefireinthestablemightbecausedby________.

A．mymasterB．anostlernamedDickTowler

C．ourcoachmanD．themasterofthehotel

3.WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A．Jamescoveredmyeyeswithhistie.

B．IwasexcitedtoseeGingerwhenshewasledout.

C．IntheendpeopleinthehoteltrustedDick’swords.

D．Mymastercameinforalastlookatusbeforehewenttobed.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedtodescribe