河南省2024年中考英语真题一、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。Dancers Wanted for Our Schools50th AnniversaryTo celebrate our schools 50th anniversary (周年纪念日), we are going to choose a number of dancers. Come and show yourself at 9:30 am this Friday in the concert hall. Join Us!We are Heart Beat. We have a pianist, a guitarist and a drummer (鼓手). We need YOU to sing with us. Join us at 4:00 pm this Tuesday in the school music hall. Lets play wonderful music together!Shining ClubWe have all kinds of clay figurine (泥塑) works for you. You can learn about Chinese traditional art from them. Create your own figurine and take it homeTIME: 9:00 am next WednesdayPLACE: Room A201Famous Environmentalist to Give a TalkAir pollution is causing more and more problems. What can we do? A well-known environmentalist will come to our school and give a talk. Come to know more and take action!TIME: 3:30 pm5:30 pm next ThursdayPLACE: Hall 21Who is wanted for Heart Beat?AA singer.BA guitarist.CA drummer.DA pianist.2What is special about Shining Club?AIt offers chances to music fans.BIt requires one to be creative.CIt provides prizes for great works.DIt allows one to come at any time.3When will the talk start?AAt 4:00 pm this Tuesday.BAt 9:30 am this Friday.CAt 9:00 am next Wednesday.DAt 3:30 pm next Thursday.4If Tina wants to show her dancing ability, where should she go?ATo Hall 2.BTo the music hall.CTo Room A201.DTo the concert hall.5Where can we probably read the text?AOn a school notice board.BIn a city guidebook.COn a community website.DIn a local newspaper. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。Vickys mother opened the door. She had a look at Vickys bedroom. What a mess! It looks as if a hurricane (飓风) passed through Vickys bedroom, said Vickys mother. I must ask her to clean it. Vicky was eating breakfast. Her father came into the kitchen and said, Mom wants you to clean your room. It looks as if a hurricane passed through it. Joe, Vickys little brother, asked, A hurricane? Is that a bad thing?Sure it is, said his father. Ill do it after school Dad, said Vicky. My first class is geography and Mr. Miller hates people to be late. And off she ran through the front door. Twenty minutes later, Vicky ran into her classroom. Today, said Mr. Miller, were going to learn about hurricanes. Have any of you seen a hurricane? Vicky thought about her bedroom, but she said nothing. I havent seen one. Not a real one but I watched a program on TV and I know they destroy (破坏) things and leave a mess, said James who sat next to Vicky. Yes, said Mr. Miller. But today Im going to surprise you. Sometimes hurricanes do good. Hurricanes can be good things? Vicky asked. Oh, yes, said Mr. Miller. Hurricanes bring a lot of water to rivers and lakes that are becoming dry. Animals and fish come back to live in them. Hurricanes also pick up heat from the very hot areas of the world and drop it in less warm places. So, hurricanes can be good things, Vicky said to herself. Im going to show Mom the good part. When Vicky got home in the afternoon, she began to clean up her bedroom. She put all of her things in their proper places. Mom, she called. Can you come here for a minute?Vickys mother put her head around the door. Vicky! she said. That looks fantastic! I told your dad this morning that it looked as if a hurricane had hit it!Are you sure thats a bad thing, Mom? asked Vicky, smiling. 6What happened at the beginning of the story?AVicky made a mess in her room.BVicky was late for school again.CVicky had a fight with her brother.DVicky failed her geography test.7What surprised the students in Mr. Millers class?AHurricanes can be stopped.BHurricanes can cause earthquakes.CHurricanes can be good things.DHurricanes can destroy the environment.8How would Vickys mother feel at the end of the story?AWorried.BTired.CRelaxed.DPleased.9What can we learn from the story?ADo as what your teachers tell you.BKeep doing what you like till success.CPut what you have learned into practice.DAsk your parents before making a decision.10What is the best title for the text?ATiger MotherBHurricane VickyCPatient FatherDKnowledgeable Teacher 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。An old saying used for forecasting (预测) the weather says, Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky in the morning, sailors (水手) take warning. Is the saying true? It turns out that it is. A red sky at sunset may mean that there are clear skies to the west, where the sun sets. A red sky at sunrise usually means that the clear weather has already passed, so storms might be coming. Forecasting the weather has been practiced for thousands of years. In the 5th century BC, the Greeks sent out forecasts to sailors. They used signs in nature to forecast the weather. B