2023年江苏省扬州市中考模拟英语试卷 （附答案）

1、2023年江苏省扬州市中考模拟英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号： 一、单项选择 Excuse me, where can I find photo that won the first prize?Follow me. Fil show it to you.A. aB. anC. theD. /As Laozis book says, a thousand-mile journey begins with the first.一Yes, lets get started now!A. tryB. dayC. stepD. footPlease read the article a low voi

2、ce, then answer the questions below it.A.byB.inC.onD.withBelieve in yourself. No matter where you are, you will have to fear.A.nothingB.somethingC.anythingD.everythingtaking exercise is important, youd better not exercise too close to bedtime.A.IfB.AsC.ThoughD.UnlessMy mom me to take good care of my

3、self again and again because it was myfirst time to travel alone.A. remindedB. reportedC. respectedD. remainedA new film is on these days.go to the cinema to enjoy it?一Good idea.A. Why notB. LetsC. What about D. Why dontNowadays, the citizens to divide the waste from daily life into four different g

4、roups.A.requiredB.are requiredC.requireD. are requiringMy father is fbnd of DIY. Look, he is trying to a shower in the bathroom now.A.put outB.put throughC.put awayD. put in一Did you enjoy the military training last week?Yes! Though I was dead after so much hard training.A.so goodas B.as well asC.as

5、good asD. so wellasHe is such a great man that we praise him too much.A.needntB.mustntC.shouldntD. cant Are you going to the Science Museum tomorrow morning? 一 Yes, I am.I my brother is going there.A. Not only; but also B. Neither; nor C. Both; andD. Either; or Did Lisa leave a message?一Yes. She wan

6、ted to know this Sunday.A , who you would go shoppingB. if you would go shopping with herC. that you will go shoppingD. when will you go shopping with herHave you heard that Gu Ailing claimed the historic gold in the womens freestyle skiing of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games?Its not surprising

7、. She has worked hard at it these years.A. Every dog has its dayB. Actions speak louder than wordsC. No pain, no gainD. Many hands make light workI think the drama series A Lifelong Journey （人世间）is worth watching.；. We can see great changes over the fifty years from the drama series.A. Thats all rig

8、ht B. Believe it or not C. Thats a good idea D. I cant agree more 二、完形填空Have you ever eaten a dandelion （蒲公英）？ Me neither. Have you ever blown it to make a wish? Me, 16.“Time to go, Athena. Dad and Grandma are waiting,Mum open the car door and I entered with a 17. My hometown is in Greece （希腊）,where

9、 dandelions are18 on the menu. But I didnt eat dandelions. Why did I have to 19 them with my family every spring?Then I said goodbye to my 20 friend Brigid, whose family had recently moved in our neighborhood in New York. I was 21 Brigid didnt ask where we were going. People in America cut off dande

10、lions from their lawns. No one wanted them. 1 always worried that 22 would notice us picking dandelions. What would the new neighbors think if they fbund out our family ate weeds?We 23 west until the houses stopped. Then we stopped.We walked through a wild field. Hundreds of lively yellow flowers de

11、corated the soft earth. Grandma went over to cut dandelions and put them in her bag. But I just hid in the book. 24 do we eat dandelions?, I asked. The best food in the world J Dadanswered, shaking a handful of greens.25 we were ready to leave, we had enough dandelions. On the way home, Mum and Gran

12、dma talked about hosting a dinner party for the new neighbors to try our 26 food.“What about spaghetti and meatballs?” I asked.Thats Italian J Grandma said. Were Greek.”“Fried rice?” I asked.“Chinese,“ she said.The night of the party, Brigid arrived with her parents. Mum served 27different Greek foo

13、ds. Our guests ate everything. Finally came the dandelions, Wait!” I said to Brigid. But it was too 28. “You ate the dandelion!, I told her. We bothlaughed, and she ate 29 bite. Not bad,“ she said.Mum was smiling at us. After dinner, Brigid and I went to the backyard and lay on the grass. The stars

14、reminded me of dandelions in the soft field. I closed my eyes and made a30: to be as open-minded as my family and my new friend.16. A.anywayB.stillC.tooD.neither17. A.bagB.bookC.menuD.flower18. A.everB.neverc.alwaysD.hardly19. A.pickB.plantc.watchD.water20. A.honestB.oldc.patientD.new21. A.sadB.glad

15、udD.worried22. A.anyoneB.someonec.everyoneD.no one23. A.ranB.flewc.droveD.walked24. A.HowB.Whyc.WhenD.Where25. A.WhenB.SinceC.UnlessD.Although26. A.AmericanB.Italianc.ChineseD.Greek27. A.itB.herc.himD.them28. A.lateB.earlyc.luckyD.quick29. A.suchB.otherc.anotherD.any30. A.wishB.reportc.speechD.

16、suggestion三、阅读单选Traveling is one of the best ways to explore the great unknown. Here we list four famous travelers in history. Their travel stories have encouraged generations （一代人）of travelers and will continue to do so.Li Bai (701-762)Li Bai was a well-known Chinese poet in the Tang dynasty. He le

17、d a wandering lifestyle and was a great traveler. Of the over 1,000 poems he left, nearly half are related to travel. Li Bai was even considered as one of the early travel writers in China and his contributions are of great value to Chinas tourism culture.Marco Polo (1254-1324)The famous Italian exp

18、lorer started his adventure when he was 17 and traveled through Asia along the Silk Road. Luckily, he was a talented writer too, and his travel experiences were vividly recorded in the book. The Travels of Marco Polo, which provided Europeans with great understanding about the society and culture of

19、 the Eastern world.Ibn Battuta (1304-1368)Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan (摩洛哥的)scholar and explorer who traveled widely in Afro-Eurasia for over 30 years. Ibn Battuta was the first to introduce China, especially the Great Wall, to the Western and Arab worlds. He detailed his journeys in a book called Th

20、e Rihla, which has guided many historians and travelers.Xu Xiake (1587-1641)Xu Xiake was a Chinese geologist and travel writer in the Ming dynasty. He traveled throughout China for more than 30 years. The Travel Diaries of Xu Xiake. collected and edited (编辑)by later generations, has proven to be of

21、great scientific and literary value. To remember him, the day he started his journey, May 19, has been set as China Tourism Day. 31. According to the passage, who first introduced China to foreigners?A. Li Bai.B. Marco Polo. C. Ibn Battuta. D. Xu Xiake.32. According to the passage, as a traveler, Li

22、 Bais main contributions are. A. much valuable to Chinas tourism culture B. helping Europeans understand the Eastern worldC. guiding many historians and travelers D. the setting of China Tourism Day 33. The passage probably comes from.A. Poem WorldC. Tourism SpaceGrandpa moved in with uB. Photograph

23、y LoverD. Sea Explorers after Grandma passed away. He came to Canada from China,where he was a well-respected school headmaster.I, a nine-year-old boy, never spoke much Chinese. Grandpa didnt speak much English, but we still connected in our own way.One way we developed our relationship was over a g

24、ame of Monopoly. He didnt really understand the rules or much of what my little brother and I said; I dont think it mattered. He laughed when he landed on our hotels. Or when he pulled a card that read: GO TO JAIL.” He got a kick to make us happy.I think of Grandpa when I play the trading card game

25、Yu-Gi-Oh! with my sons. I cant keep track of all the spells and effects in this game.Truthfully, I dont care if I win or lose these games. What matters is spending time with my children and making an effort to understand their interests.I often think about my kids. At how excitedly they explain rule

26、s and how they go easy on their old man. I imagine its like how Grandpa felt playing Monopoly with us.Grandpa went for regular walks. He also spent his days sitting on the couch, looking out of the window and singing quietly. I often thought he was bored. But as I age, I find peace in taking moments

27、 to look out of a window. Maybe I got that from him.What I learned from my grandfather was to enjoy simple pleasures in life. To see the beauty in the colors of the rainbow. To see a single leaf fall from a tree. To play Yu-Gi-Oh! with my sons.What happened to the writer and his grandfather during t

28、he game?A. They grew closer by playing the game. B. He grew impatient with his grandfather.C. They learned to speak each others language.D. His grandfather seldom had fun while playing.Which of the following was right about the writers grandfather?A. He had fun playing Monopoly.B. He was a headmaste

29、r in Canada.C. He didnt speak much Chinese.D. He didnt like living in Canada.How did the writers grandfather probably feel when he looked out of the window?A. Bored.B. Worried.C. Hopeful.D. Peaceful.What is the writers purpose of writing this story?A. To remember his grandfathers life story. B. To s

30、hare his grandfathers influence on him.C. To advise older people to learn about kids games. D. To remind readers to spend more time with family.Seven years ago, Joyce Akinpe moved to Australia to start a new life, finding an exciting job in Sydney. After the outbreak （爆发）of COVID-19, she suddenly lo

31、st her job.Seeing that there were many others like herself in trouble from the outbreak, Akinpe and her two roommates, Michele Gomez and Maureen Lee, brainstormed ideas for how to help their local community. They came up with a street pantry （储藏柜）.Gomez said the idea was very simple, Take what you n

32、eed and leave what you can.With the help of Gomezs father, they built the Blessing Box - a street pantry, with shelves and hanging baskets and two doors made from old furniture.It sits just at the back of the three girls home, so they can look after it. They put some information notices into their n

33、eighbors? mailboxes, and the Blessing Box was quickly filled with the donations （捐赠）f?om the community, *kIt is the communitys strong support that keeps the project alive,“ Akinpe said.We now have hundreds of people visiting our box every day. It might only a hours for the box to be full and next ho

34、ur it might become empty again. fctWe are now helping others to carry out similar projects in their own communities, too95, Gomez said.Lee said things in the box were mostly convenience foods, as well as some necessary life things such as spaghetti and toilet paper. t4Few people take everything at o

35、nce. They think there are other people who need them more. Lee added.There were many people rushing there for donations. The three girls needed to sanitize （消毒）all the donations and make sure all food packages were not broken. Gomez said that they had no time for rest, but what they did was well wor

36、th.Paragraph 2 mainly talks about.the way to build the Blessing Boxthe help from the local communitythe purpose of building a street pantrythe trouble from the outbreak of COVID-19Put the following sentences in the right order according to the passage.The three girls thought up a good idea.The three

37、 girls received and sanitized the donations.The three girls put information notices into their neighbors , mailboxes.The three girls built the Blessing Box with the help of Gomezs father.A. cab-dB. cbad.C. a-bdcD. a-d-cbFew people take everything they need at once because.they would like to use thei

38、r own thingsthey think other people need these things morethere arent enough donations in the Blessing Boxits not safe to use the things from the Blessing BoxThe best title for the passage can probably be.A. Challenges through LifeB. Happiness from StrangersC. Friendship during the Hard TimesD. Kind

39、ness behind the Blessing BoxDo you ever get the feeling that youre being watched? Well, you might be right.According to a study published in Nature on June 23, astronomers（天文学家）have found that 1,715 stars have had a direct view of Earth since humans were here.In order to do this, scientists used a m

40、ethod that looked for life on other planets. But instead, they changed the method so it could try to decide what places could see us.The team looked at 331,312 stars within 326 light-years of Earth. Out of all those stars, only 1,715 of them could see Earth within the last 5,000 years, with an extra

41、 319 stars that will be able to see us in the next 5,000 years.“When I look up at the sky, it looks a little bit friendlier because its like, maybe somebody is waving, said Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University, US, and the studylead writer.If a planet circling

42、 around one of those 1,715 stars is home to advanced life, they could easily see that there is life here because of the oxygen on Earth. If that didnt give it away, then the radio waves we have sent out into space would also be an indicator. In fact, human- made radio waves have already travelled th

43、rough 75 of the closest stars on Kalteneggers list.Why havent we heard from anyone yet, then?It takes a long time for messages to travel between star systems. By the time a message could be received, that advanced life would probably not exist anymore.Alan Boss, a scientist at the Carnegie Instituti

44、on fbr Science in the US who wasnt part of the study, wrote in an email that this long time would limit the chances for different life to exchange “emails and TikTok videos”.“So we should not expect aliens to show up anytime soon, Boss said.How many stars will be able to see us in the next 5,000 yea

45、rs?A. 2,034B. 1,715C. 1,396D. 319What does the underlined word that” in paragraph 6 refer to?A. Advanced life.B. The oxygen on Earth.C. Human-maderadio waves.D. A planet circling around one of those 1,715 stars.What could prevent humans from exchanging messages with aliens according to Boss?A. Alien

46、s dont exist.B. They cannot understand each other.C. Human-made radio waves cannot travel far. D. It takes a long time for messages to travel.What is the purpose of the text?A. To raise readers interest in Aliens.B. To present new findings published in astudy.C. To discuss if there is advanced life

47、on other stars. D. To explain how messages travel between different star systems.四、根据汉语提示填空The foreigner cant understand me because my pronunciation is different from (她的).The documentary I am interested in(描述)the beauty of nature.Which of the following(选择)fits Janes personality best?David read more

48、 books than we did the Reading Week.(在期间)五、根据首字母填空As a symbol of Chinese c, Bing Dwen Dwen is very popular around the world. 六、用所给单词的正确形式填空Pay attention to what I am saying because I wont explain it a time, (two)Mr. Wu is kind and never gets whenever we ask him for help, (patient)He has made up his

49、mind to devote all his life to in the army, (serve)Mr. Wu, I cant understand the ancient poem. Could you explain it to me?(complete)In this country, all the(win) medals are kept in the national museum. 七、阅读回答问题Earthquakes happen very often in Tokyo, but Tokyo is not an unlucky city. Many special par

50、ks have been built in Tokyo to keep people safe during earthquakes. These parks look nothing different from the other parks, but when earthquakes happen, they become life-saving places.Many useful things in those special parks can meet peoples basic needs.For example, it is usually hard for people t

51、o get water after earthquakes. In the special parks, people can get drinking water from the water pump （泵）.If people need to use toilets （厕所），they can choose special toilets that can be used without water. Also, the helicopter （直 升机）can land on squares or baseball fields and bring food or other thin

52、gs to people. Whats more, if people need to cook in the parks, some special benches can become cooking things.However, those useful things are not enough for people to face earthquakes. The most important part lies in training people. The parks, together with fire stations and the police, will train

53、 with local people at the usual time. This will let people think and move faster during real earthquakes and let them protect themselves better.So, what can we do to protect ourselves from getting hurt in earthquakes? First, we need to check our furniture and make sure they wont fall down easily. Se

54、cond, when an earthquake happens, we need to stay under tables or desks and protect our head. Third, we can keep our door open and wear comfortable shoes during small earthquakes in order to get out safely.Why are there many special parks in Tokyo?List three things that people can get in the special

55、 parks.According to the passage, what is the most important to help people face earthquakes?What is the last paragraph mainly about?What should you do if an earthquake happens?八、短文首字母填空根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有 题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）The two boys, Tom and Huck, were very frightened b

56、ecause they worried about being found by Injun Joe and his friend. T 61 the hole in the floor, the two boys upstairs saw the men eat and talk. Then the men were l 62 and fell asleep. Tom and Huck 163 there for a very long time. Finally, the two men woke up and lifted up a stone inthe ground and took

57、 out some money they had stolen. Then Injun Joe lifted up a 64 stone and found a box.“Whats this?” Injun Joe asked.The two men p 65 the box out of the ground and opened it. The two boys, Tom and Huck, could see there was much money in i 66. They were very excited.“Theres thousands of dollars in the

58、box!” said his friend.“It must have been left here by Murrel,said Injun Joe.“What will we do with it?”“Well take it to my hideout （隐匿处）“Number one or number two?”“Number two, under the cross.”Then Injun Joe and his friend saw some tools in the comer and decided to go upstairs. But the stairs b 67 wh

59、en Injun Joe stood on them! So the two men left the house and went towards the river. Tom went home as quickly as he could.The next day, the two boys r 68 the Number two”, thinking this must be the n 69 of the room in the hotel. They got all the k 70 they could find anywhere. But Tom discovered the

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