福建省晋江市南侨中学2022-2023学年中考考前最后一卷英语试卷（含解析）

1、2022-2023学年中考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。. 单项选择1、-Excuse me. May I look at your menu for another ten minutes?- _.ASure. Take your time.B.Youre welcome.CYes. Youre rightDBe quick!2、Ca

2、n we play soccer here?No, you_ play it near the road. Thats too dangerous.AcanBmayCneedntDmustnt3、I didnt realize he was a famous scientist you told me.AuntilBbecauseCsince4、Miss Li speaks as _ as she can to make her students understand her.Aclearly Bclear Cmost clearly Dthe most clearly5、Why didnt

3、you enjoy the talk? It was talk that I had ever listened to.Athe most interestingBthe least interestingCmore interestingDless interesting6、China is famous for _. They live only in China.ABCD7、-You can see my dreams will _ one day. - Er! Lets wait.Acome outBcome onCcome trueDcome in8、In 2000, we _ to

4、 the Great Wall and had a good time there.Ago BwentCwill goDhave gone9、Summer vacation is coming. Whats your plan?I _ my grandparents in the countryside.AvisitBvisitedCwill visitDwas visiting10、I went shopping _the rain.AbecauseBalthoughCin spite ofDso. 完形填空11、As food is to the body, so is learning

5、to the mind. Our bodies 1 with the intake (吸入量) of enough food. In the same way, we should 2 learning day by day to keep our mental(精神的) power. Learning 3 us with fuel (燃料) for driving us to make our mind 4 . Learning is the best way to 5 up with the times in the information age.It is 6 to think sch

6、ool is the only workshop(场所) for getting 7 . Learning should be a never-ending process(过程), from the childhood to the old age. With the world changing so fast, to 8 learning will make a person fall behind. Whats worse, laziness will come to 9 . It will make our mental power dry up. It will surely 10

7、 us not move. So to stay mentally young, we have to take learning as a lifelong job.1AreturnBsupportCgrowDremain2AgetBkeepCachieveDlive3AtakesBagreesCgivesDprovides4AsmarterBfasterCbiggerDslower5AbuildBleaveCcatchDlight6AcarefulBcheerfulCrightDwrong7AinformationBcareersCknowledgeDanswers8AfinishBsto

8、pCbeginDcontinue9AlifeBschoolChomeDhouse10AdecideBtakeCstartDmake. 语法填空12、If you need to call your parents but your phone is not with you, can you remember their numbers?To remember 11 numbers is not difficult.1 , because of the smartphone (智能手机), many of us2(lose) this ability , Chinese daily repor

9、ted. Whats more, smartphones make our skills at giving directions weak, as well as3(kill) face-to-face communications. Even when friends are having a meal together, 4common for most to check their phones.According to a report by Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, 5American company, Chinese people spend

10、 on average 170 minutes on their smartphones daily. For students, an addiction(上瘾) to smartphones does no good for6(study). Research in Japan showed children who spend more than four hours a day on their phones do much worse7 (bad) in school tests than those who play with their phones for 30 minutes

11、.Its true that the smartphone has made our lives easier. But many also think they spend too much time on it, and this is bad for their study8work. People are trying to change that.A new app(应用程序) named Forest9(introduce) this month. It lets users plant a seed (种子) that grows into a tree over the nex

12、t 30 minutes. During the half hour, users cannot use their phones, or the tree will die.A restaurant in Los Angeles, US, gives people a 5 % discount (折扣)if they dont check their phones during a meal. Owner Mark Gold said that he hopes it gives people a way to enjoy their meal and really talk with fr

13、iends and family10person. 阅读理解A13、 Gustave Eiffel designed the Eiffel Tower as the entrance to the 1889 Paris Worlds Fair. Today, it is a symbol of France. Take a closer look at the countrys Iron Lady.1What is another name for the Eiffel Tower?AIron Tower.BGustave Tower.CIron Lady.DWorlds Fair.2How

14、high is the viewing area?A1,063 feet.B906 feet.C377 feet.D187 feet.3Which of the following is TRUE?AThe tower is made of iron and glass.BThere are four platforms in the Eiffel Tower.CVisitors can mail postcards on the second platform.DVisitors can take the stairs or an elevator to the top.B14、Garden

15、 RestaurantTelephone：2706030 Address：9020 Snow White RoadOpen： Mon. to Fri. 7:00 a.m.2:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.Sat. 7:00 a.m.11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.Sun. 11:00 a.m.2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.9:00 p.m.New York MuseumAmericas largest museum specializing in American history Telephone: 736443

16、1 Address：Vanier Park, 1100 Chestnut St. New YorkOpen： Mon. to Fri. 9:00 a.m.5:00 p.m. (Monday free) Sat. 9:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.Lansdowne Park Shopping CenterTelephone：3562364 Address：5300 No. 3 RoadOpen： Mon. Tue. & Fri. 9:30 a.m.5:30 p.m.Wed. Thurs. & Sat. 9:30 a.m.9:30 p.m. Sun. 11:00 a.m.5:00 p.m.Sk

17、yline HotelTelephone：2785161 Address：3030 No. 3 Road (at Sea Island Way)The Hangar Den Wed. to Sun. Dinner from 5:30 p.m.Coffee Shop: Mon.Fri. 6:00 a.m. Sat. 6:30 a.m. Sun. 7:00 a.m.Mon.Wed. to 10:00 p.m. Thurs.Sun. to 11:00 p.m.1If you want to buy a new coat, you have to go to _.A3030 No, 3 RoadB53

18、00 No. 3 RoadC9020 Snow White RoadD1100 Chestnut Street2If you want to go out for lunch on Sunday, you can call up the number _.A2706030B2785161C7364431D35623643You dont have to pay on Mondays if you go to _.ASkyline HotelBLansdowne Park Shopping CenterCNew York MuseumDGarden Restaurant4If you want

19、to enjoy yourself on Sunday morning you can go to _.ALansdowne Park shopping CenterBNew York MuseumCThe Hangar DenDCoffee Shop5You can see the passage in a _.AstorybookBfashion magazineCnewspaperDscience reportC15、“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I was disappointed. “If you

20、 go on, one day something good will happen.” When I graduated from college, I decided to try for a job in a radio station and then work hard to become a sports announcer (广播员).I took a taxi to Chicago and knocked on the door of every station, but I was t_every time because I didnt have any working e

21、xperience. Then, I went back home.My father said Montgomery Ward wanted a sports-man to help them. I applied (申请), but I didnt get the job, either. I was very disappointed.“Everything happens for the best,” Mom reminded me. Dad let me drive his car to look for jobs. I tried WOC Radio in Davenport, I

22、owa. The program director, Peter MacArthur, told me they had already had an announcer. His words made me disappointed again. After leaving his office, I was waiting for the elevator when I heard MacArthur calling after me, “What did you say about sports? Do you know anything about football?” Then he

23、 asked me to broadcast an imaginary (虚构的) game. I did so and Peter told me that I would be broadcasting Saturdays game!On my way home, I thought of my mothers words again:“If you go on, one day something good will happen.”1What kind of job did the writer want to get after he graduated from college?A

24、A programmer. BA sports announcer.CA sportsman. DA taxi driver.2Why couldnt the writer get a job at first?ABecause he didnt want to get it.BBecause he didnt have any experience.CBecause his parents didnt agree with him.DBecause no stations needed an announcer.3Every time the writer couldnt get a job

25、, his mother _.Asaid nothing to him Btold him to give upCencouraged him to go on trying Dadvised him to get further education4The underlined phrase “turned down” is closest in meaning to the word “_”.Aasked BinvitedCrefused Dtaken5Which of the following is NOT true about the writer in the passage?AH

26、e disliked the job in Montgomery Ward.BHe got a good job in Davenport, Iowa at last.CHe was given a chance by Peter.DHis father also gave him some help.D16、 A gift card is a card that is issued （发行）by a storeThese cards are big money makers for storesOne reason is that when gift-card holders go to t

27、he store，they often see other things to buy，and they spend more money than the gift card is worthUnused cards are another reasonStores make millions of dollars because large numbers of people never use their cardsThey either lose them，forget about them，or decide that its not worth the effort Gift ca

28、rds are becoming very popular in many countries around the worldIn the US，they are one of the most popular kinds of giftsWhy？People love the convenience-gift cards are easy to buy and easy to use，either in the store or onlineThe recipient can choose his or her own gift，and the giver does not have to

29、 worry about finding just the right thing Receiving a gift card，however，is not the same as receiving a giftA real gift is a better reminder of the person who gave itThe message of a real gift is more likely to be，I spent some time trying to find the right gift for you because I care about youOften a

30、 gift card does not send the same message as a real giftIt may seem to say，I was in a hurryI didnt have time to think about what you would really like In todays world，gift cards are certainly convenientHowever，they can make us forget the real purpose of giving gifts，which is to build a closer connec

31、tion between the gift-giver and the gift-recipient1How many reasons are given to explain why gift cards are big money makers for stores？ _AOneBTwoCThreeDFour2What does the underlined wordrecipientmean in Chinese？ _A商家B顾客C发行者D接受者3What is the second paragraph mainly about？ _AWhy gift cards are popular

32、 in the USBDifferent kinds of gift cardsCWhere to buy gift cardsDHow to use gift cards4What message does a gift card send according to the writer？ _AI care about youBI know you like gift cardsCI couldnt find the right gift for youDI didnt have time to buy you a real gift5Which of the following is th

33、e writers opinion？ _AIts easy for people to lose gift cardsBGift cards are better than real giftsCGift cards help people save moneyDReal gifts can bring people closerE17、 If English means endless new words, difficult grammar and sometimes strange pronunciation, you are wrong. Havent you noticed that

34、 you have become smarter since you started to learn a language?According to a new study by a British university, learning a second language can lead to an increase in your brain power. Researchers found that learning other languages changes grey matter. This is the area of the brain which processes

35、information. It is similar to the way that exercise builds muscles.The study also found the effect is greater when the younger people learn a second language. A team led by Dr. Andrea Mechelli, from University College London, took a group of Britons who only spoke English. They were compared with a

36、group of “early bilinguals” who had learnt a second language before the age of five, as well as a number of later learners.Scans showed that grey matter density (密度) in the brain was greater in bilinguals than in people without a second language. But the longer a person waited before mastering a new

37、 language, the smaller the difference.“Our findings suggest that the structure of the brain is changed by the experience of learning a second language,” said the scientists.It means that the change itself increases the ability to learn.Professor Dylan Vaughan Jones of the University of Wales, has re

38、searched the link between bilingualism and maths skills. “Having two languages gives you two windows on the world and makes the brain more flexible (灵活的),” he said. “You are actually going beyond language and have a better understanding of different ideas.”The findings were matched in a study of nat

39、ive Italian speakers who had learned English as a second language between the ages of two and thirty-four. Reading, writing, and comprehension were all tested. The results showed that the younger they started to learn, the better. “Studying a language means you get an entrance to another world,” exp

40、lained the scientists.1The main subject talked about in this passage is _.Ascience on learning a second languageBmans ability of learning a second languageCthat language can help brain powerDlanguage learning and maths study2The underlined word “bilingual” probably means _.Aa researcher on language

41、learningBa second language learnerCa person who can speak two languagesDan active language learner3We may know from the scientific findings that _.Athe earlier you start to learn a second language, the higher the grey matter density isBthere is no difference between a later second language learner a

42、nd one who doesnt know a second languageCthe experience of learning a second language has a bad effect on peoples brainDthe ability of learning a second language is changing all the time4In the last two paragraphs, the author wants to tell us that _.Alearning a second language is the same as studyin

43、g mathsBearly learning of a second language helps you a great deal in studying other subjectsCItalian is the best choice for you as a second languageDyoud better choose the ages between 2 and 34 to learn a second languageF18、Have You Planned Three Things to Do Before You Are 18?I know most of us hav

44、e a long way to reach an adult. At present, are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18，because after that its too late.Learn to swimSeriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you cant swim well，you wont be able to do water sports lik

45、e waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.Try at least one kind of team sportsBeing a good team player is an important skill in life. You cant just think of yourself，but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team spor

46、ts like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have_tooyoull go to lots of parties and make many friends.Collect somethingOne of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps，or you

47、 could collect things that make you remember what you have done，like cinema tickets for films you have seen or emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you wont forget.1The most important reason for learning to swim is that _.Ayou might feel wellBit can make you healthyCyou might easily do lots of thingsDit can save your life2The underlined sentence “a good social life” i