2023届江苏省太仓市中考五模英语试题（含解析）

1、2023届中考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用05毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的注意事项，按规定答题。. 单项选择1、The sports meeting will continue _it rains this afternoon.AifBsinceCas soon asDunless2、Boys and girls, no matter what difficulties you face, please dont be disappointed.

2、 and work hard. This is the key to success.ACheer upBStay upCPick up3、Lisa, how is your cousin? He is now. Thank you.Amore healthierBmuch healthierCvery healthierDhealthiest4、-Todays young people cant live without smart phones.-Their eyes are glued to the screen wherever they go, even while they_ me

3、als.Ahave Bare having Cwere having Dwill have5、Taiji is my favorite sport and I often play it _ healthy.Ato keepBkeepsCkeepingDkept6、-Which sweater can you choose, the blue one or the red one?-_ is OK, I think. Both go well with my trousers.ABothBEitherCNeitherDNone7、My sister has a good habit. She

4、likes to _ all things in right places.Aput down Bput away Cput on Dput out8、Hes already back to Zhenjiang, _?_. Hes on a visit to Shanghai.Aisnt he; No Bhasnt he; YesCis he; No Dhas he; Yes9、 Whats in the fridge, mum? _. We need to buy some food.ANoneBSomethingCAnythingDNothing10、I want to have _ En

5、glish pen pal.AaBtheCanD/. 完形填空11、Look at this, please. Its a 1 of my family. You can see 2 people in the photo-my father, my mother, my brother and I. I 3 have uncles, aunts or sisters. My father is an office worker ( 办公室人员) . He 4 in an office. He likes his work very much. His favorite 5 is blue.

6、Chicken and vegetables are his favorite food. My mother 6 English in a school. She likes 7 , too. Fish and bread are her favorite food. My brother and I 8 students. We are in the same school. Our mother is our English teacher. We can 9 much English. We like fruit and vegetables, because they are goo

7、d 10 us. What do you usually eat? Are they healthy?1AmapBphotoCletter2AtwoBthreeCfour3AisntBarentCdont4AworksBthinksClives5AclothesBfruitCcolor6AgivesBteachesCshows7AbrownBgreenCblue8AbeBamCare9AspeakBtellClisten10AatBforCof. 语法填空12、The first thing people notice about other people is the way they lo

8、ok. If you look clean, people 1 (feel) as if you are a hard-working person. A nice look shows that you value 2 (you). A nice look doesnt mean you have to spend a lot of money 3 clothes or accessories(配饰). Someone can look uncomfortable in 4 expensive suit if they dont brush their hair or clean their

9、 clothes. Someone else can seem to be good-looking in an old shirt and pants that has been cleaned. Besides, its also important 5 (consider) if your look is suitable for the situation. You may look lovely in your party clothes or feel 6 (confidence) in your business suit, 7 these would look out of s

10、tyle in a more casual(随便的) situation such as at a picnic or at the movies. Its important to be comfortable in 8 youre wearing, but you also need to fit in with what other people will be wearing. Wear suits for 9 you and the situation best: jeans and T-shirts are fine for friends and 10 (movie); a ni

11、ce shirt and pants are more suitable for work. 阅读理解A13、 IQ scores have been measured（测量）since 1916, when Alfred Binet developed his intelligence list as follows:IQ scoresDescription130Very excellent120Excellent110Above ordinary99Ordinary80Below ordinaryLess than 70Very lowSome very famous people are

12、 known for their high IQ level. Jill St. John who has the highest score on this list was a major American film actress during the 1960s and 1970s. Jill was chosen to the University of California at the age of 14.NameIQ scoresAl Gore140Hugh Hefner152Carol Vorderman154Bill Gates160Jill St. John162Scie

13、ntists have estimated（估算）the IQ scores that some famous historical people might have got. This was done by looking at their work and their ideas and the way they put them together. Leonardo da Vinci gets that high score not only for his art but also for his idea of the helicopter（直升飞机）.Without moder

14、n scientific tools, he created a lot of design drawings and patterns, which was ahead of his time.NameIQ scoresGeorge Washington118Napoleon Bonaparte145Albert Einstein160Charles Dickens180Michelangelo180Leonardo da Vinci2201When was the intelligence list developed?AIn 1970.BIn 1960.CIn 1917.DIn1916.

15、2According to the intelligence list, a person who scores _ is ordinary.A140B125C100D603Jill St. John was _ when she was 14 years old.Aan American film actressBa student in universityCa great scientistDthe most famous person4Who is probably the cleverest person in history?AAlbert EinsteinBCharles Dic

16、kensCBill GatesDLeonardo da Vinci5Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?ABill Gates is not as clever as Jill St. John.BIntelligence cannot be measured by any ways.CAlfred Binet is the cleverest person because he developed the intelligence list.DLeonardo da Vinci succeeded in making

17、 the first helicopter in the world.B14、Although most of Pakistanis live in the countryside, still many Pakistanis live in cities. Karachi has over 5 million people and Lahore has over 3 million people. Islamabad was built to be Pakistans capital. The rich city people live in large, air conditioned h

18、ouses.Pakistan has 121,000 miles of roads. Bus services and minibuses are available to the public. The trains are still the most common transport of long-distance travel for Pakistanis. Pakistan also has an airline that operatesdomesticand international flights.It is difficult to identify(识别) Pakist

19、ani food because the country shares food traditions with its neighbour, India. The main difference between Pakistani and Indian food is that Pakistani food is less spicy (辛辣). Pakistani dishes are often made with yoghurt(酸奶), which reduces the effect of the hot spices used in cooking. Wheat is the m

20、ain food for most of the people. It is eaten in the form of bread named chapattis or roti, together with vegetables in season. Sweet tea, milk, or lassi, a drink made from yoghurt, makes the meal perfect. Those who can afford to buy it eat meat, although in the countryside these are usually festival

21、 foods. Goat meat is a favourite. Pakistanis will not eat pork by the way.1Which city is the capital of Pakistan?AKarachi. BLahore. CIslamabad. DBangkok.2The Chinese meaning of the underlined word domestic in Paragraph 2 may be _.A家庭的 B国际的 C驯养的 D国内的3The main food for most of the Pakistani people is_

22、.Alassi Bwheat Cmeat DporkC15、For years, the word “popular，has been demonized（妖魔化）and made thesame as mini-skirt-wearing, hair-coloring cheerleader types like Regina Georgein Mean Girls. Today, teachers and parents inform children that being popularis irrelevant（不相干的），unnecessary and a sure shortcut

23、 to upset, misery, anddeath. And some people describe popular students as the ones most likely tobum out and end up as nobody, while their less well-liked counterparts enjoy alife of wealth and fame.However, the Oxford English Dictionary defines（定义）popularity as:“TheState or condition of being liked

24、, admired, or supported by many people Thissounds like a lovely thing, and is not related to such behaviors as “burn books” or “three-way phonecalls in Mean GirlsIn fact, it is a truth widely acknowledged that young people who feel liked or supported are morelikely to obtain impressive achievements

25、than those who feel lonely, unvalued, and irrelevant socially.So why, then, is popularity given such a bad name? Why is this state of well-likedness so demonized?Basically, the hatred (恨) shown toward what appears to be a very pleasant thing is caused by lackof understanding. When we, as viewers, se

26、e characters such as Regina Georges on TV and in films, werecognize them to be popular. These characters, if not exactly liked,，greatly admired by their peers（同伴）Our mistake comes when we try to understand their cruel and unkind actions using the deduction（推论）method.Humans are imperfect, and even th

27、e most intelligent mind is open to dishonesty through a very smallslip in logic. Unfortunately, this occurs here with branding resultsWe first learn that a character is popular. Since this is important to the plot, it is constantlyemphasized, leading it to be the most common thing in our minds when

28、we consider the character.Later, we see that character do something unkind. The characters most noticeable characteristic (inour minds) is his/her popularity. And now the character is mean and unkind. This character is popular.Therefore, we jump to a quick conclusion (结论) that popular people are mea

29、n and unkind.Things such as improper behaviors and rumor-spreading are terrible and should always be seenin a very serious light. However, it is important to recognize that these are not the behaviors of popularpeople, but bullies. So, in summary, do not be afraid to be popular and have many friends

30、. If you are kind to everyoneand treat others with respect, there will be few who can criticize you, for being widely liked is not acurse but a blessing. Just remember that being popular does give you a degree of power, and with greatpower comes a large electricity bill!1The writer mentions the defi

31、nition of popularity in paragraph 2 toAbring up his opinionBgive an exampleCcome to a conclusionDoffer his suggestion2What can we learn from the passage?ABeing popular might offer a shortcut to a life of wealth.BStudents who feel supported have a better chance to achieve more.CPopular students are u

32、sually famous but mean and unkind.DThe less well-liked people consider being popular as something bad.3Paragraph 4 and 5 are. mainly aboutAthe importance of being admired by peersBthe ways to clear up some misunderstandingCthe advantages and disadvantages of being popularDthe reasons why people show

33、 hatred to being popular4The writer probably agrees thatAcheerleader types will surely end up as nobodyBbeing popular is unnecessary for most studentsCtreating others with kindness is beneficial to popular peopleDfamous people are likely to make mistakes and be criticizedD16、 Kids in primary schools

34、 in Bellaire, Ohio, US have something to sing about. For the past several years, public primary schools in that town didnt offer music classes. They didnt have the money to pay for them. But now they have got the money to bring back music.Many school officials (行政官员) across the US say music classes

35、get students excited about going to school. Also, studies have shown that music classes may boost brainpower (促进脑力). For example, researchers from the University of Southern California did a study. They found that the brains of 10 and11-year-olds who learned to play a musical instrument developed fa

36、ster than the brains of kids who didnt.Though most people arent opposed to teaching music in schools, not everyone says its necessary. Many school teachers say that learning music means less time spent on maths, writing and science, all of which may be more useful to students later in life. Heres wh

37、at two kids think.Music should be taught in school for the simple reason that it makes learning more fun. We have music classes at my school, and I love them! In 2018, a research company called Grunwald Associates did a survey (调查) on music education. More than 60% of parents whose kids took music c

38、lasses in school said their child is more focused (专注的).NoahAt my school, we dont have music classes. I think thats OK because it gives us more time to focus on main subjects, like reading and maths. Its more important to learn these subjects than it is to learn how to play a musical instrument. If

39、someone wants to take music classes, he or she can do it outside of school. I take piano classes after school, so it doesnt take time away from my other classes.Sophia1Paragraph 2 uses an example to show that_.Astudents in the US like going to schoolBstudents in the US like taking music classesCmusi

40、c classes are good for students brain developmentD10 and 11-year-olds learn to play musical instruments faster2What do the underlined words opposed to in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?A理解B精通C研究D反对3Which of the following does Noah probably agree with?AMusic adds fun to learning.BSchools should do music

41、 research.CMusic is useful to students later in life.DSchools should make music classes simple.4What can we learn about Sophia?AShe hates reading and maths.BShe thinks it is boring to play the piano.CShe goes home immediately after school.DShe studies in a school without music classE17、My husband an

42、d I had just opened up a pet sitting business earlier that year. Our customers had slowly risen from three to thirty a month. We were busy through those hot summer months, driving between visits. Our work was strictly done at the pet owners home. It was almost too busy for the two of us, but we were

43、 making good money!We asked pet owners new to our business to phone two weeks ahead so we had enough time to meet the owners and pets at their homes and make any following meetings before the owner leaves.One day, we decided to take on a new customer just two days before they would leave. We met the

44、 family, filled in a form, and spent some time with their dog, Hercules. He playfully jumped on us and touched our hands and arms using his tongue. The family laughed as he did this, showing us that he was very loving.Two days later I appeared at the house, alone. I came up to Hercules and said hell

45、o happily. I filled up his water bowl and cleaned any messes he made. Meanwhile, he was so lovely sitting beside. I thought this would be the good picture to send to the owners as usual. After the light and “click” sound went off, Hercules rushed at me. I didnt know what had just happened until I no

46、ticed the drops of blood. I ran out and did the only thingcalling my husband.Then I went to neighbors for help. My husband arrived after ten minutes. The helpful neighbor and my husband led Hercules back into his pen(圈). Then my husband and I took off to the hospital.I must have looked like I was sh

47、ot when I walked into the hospital. The nurses quickly moved me to a room. I asked the doctor in a weak but playful manner, “Am I going to die?” He replied, “Finally.”1According to the text, the authors work was_ .Atiring and dangerous Beasy and freeCwell paid Ddone outdoors2What did the author ofte

48、n do during her work?ACleaning the customers house.BWalking the pets outside.CBringing the pets to her own house.DSending a photo of pets to the owners.3It can be inferred from the text that the author was attacked because_ .AHercules feared the sound and the flashBthe author attacked Hercules first

49、CHercules was very hungry thenDthe author treated Hercules badly4The doctors answer gave us a sense of_ .Aanger BhumorCcarelessness DpatienceF18、One day I got into a taxi and we took off for the airport.We were driving in the right way when suddenly a black jeep jumped out of a parking space right i

50、n front of us. My taxi driver had to stop the car at once, and missed the other car by just inches! The driver of the other car started shouting at us. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy, and I mean, he was really friendly.So I asked, “Why did you just do that? This guy almost destroyed

51、 your car and sent us to the hospital!” This is when my taxi driver taught me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck(垃圾车).”He explained that many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of anger(愤怒). As their garbage gets more, they need a place to dump it and s

52、ometimes theyll dump it on you. Dont take it seriously. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Dont take their garbage and pass it to other people at work, at home, or on the streets.Lifes too short , so.1（小题1）Which is the correct order of the events that took place in the story?a. I took a taxi to the airport.b. The driver of the other car shouted at us.c. A black jeep suddenly jumped right in front of us.d. Our taxi nearly crashed into the other car.e. My taxi driver taught me the law.f. My taxi driver smiled and waved.Aa-e-b-d-f-c Bb-a-e-d-c-fCa-c-d-b-f-e Df-e-a-c-d-b2（小题2）The writ