湖北省宜昌市夷陵区东湖初级中学2023学年中考二模英语试题含答案解析

1、2023学年中考英语模拟测试卷注意事项1考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2测试卷所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。. 单项选择1、 Although the product is popular, we still need to _ new markets.Right! We can sell them to other countries.Aopen upBgive upClook up2、Lily, have you decided _ for

2、traveling this summer?Not yet. Maybe some cities in the north.Awhere will you goBwhere you will goChow will you goDhow you will go3、Problems and worries are normal in life. When we have a lot of worries, someone advises us _ our parents about them because they have more experience.Atalking toBto tal

3、k toCtalk to4、Students _ to read the text carefully before they answered the questions.Aask Basked Care asked Dwere asked5、Could you please tell me _ tomorrow?At 8:00 in the morning.Ahow she drives to workBwhen she will leave for BeijingChow long she waited for usDwhat she will do next6、_work it isf

4、ormetofinishthejobtwentyminutes!AWhat hard BHow hard CWhat a hard DHow a hard7、- Look at the lovely dog. Guess_ at birth.- I think he might be 100 grams.Awhat could he doBwhat his weight wasCwhat was his weightDwhat he could do8、Chinese Poetry Competition was one of during the Spring Festival. I agr

5、ee with you. I watched it every week.Amore popular showsBmost popular showCthe most popular shows9、Must I park my car behind the building?No, you _. You _ park it there.Amustnt; mayBmay not; mustCdont have to; mayDshouldnt; must10、Whats your father doing now? He _ the room.AcleanedBcleansChas cleane

6、dDis cleaning. 完形填空11、One day Mrs. Smith was sitting in her doctors waiting room when a young boy and his mother entered the office. The young boy caught Mrs. Smiths attention 31 he wore a patch over one eye. She felt 32 at how natural he seemed to be even though he lost one of his eyes.The doctors

7、office was very busy that day, so Mrs. Smith had an opportunity to have a chat with the boys mother while he played with his toy soldiers.In the end, Mrs. Smith took the chance to ask the little boy what had happened to his eye. He 33 her question for a long moment, and then replied, lifting the pat

8、ch, “Theres nothing wrong with my eye. Im a pirate (海盗)!” The n he returned to his 34 .Mrs. Smith was there because she had lost her leg from the knee down in a car accident. Her 35 today was to check whether it had been OK enough to be fitted with a prosthetic (假肢). The loss had been 36 to her. Try

9、 as she would to be brave, she felt like a disabled fool. She knew that this loss should not have a bad effect on her life, but emotionally, she could not get out of the fear and sadness.The word “pirate” changed her life. Immediately, she saw herself dressed as Long John Silver, a famous pirate, st

10、anding aboard a pirate ship. She stood with her legs planted wide apart. The ship rocked under the storms force. 37 she stood firmly (稳固地). She smiled into a storm.At that moment, the disabled image was replaced and her courage 38 .She regarded the young boy with respect, who was just busy with his

11、soldiers.A few minutes later, the nurse called her. As she 39 on her crutches, theboy noticed her leg. “Hey lady,” he called, “Whats wrong with your leg?” the young boys mother felt very sorry for her sons question.Mrs. Smith looked down at her shortened leg for a moment. Then she replied with a smi

12、le, “Nothing. Im a 40 , too.”1AhoweverBbecauseCsoDalthough2AboredBangryCsurprisedDtired3AansweredBdescribedCexplainedDconsidered4AgameBchoiceCactionDcourse5AdreamBdirectionCtripDprediction6AterribleBluckyCnormalDnatural7AHardlyBStillCEverDNever8AdevelopedBbrokeClostDreturned9AbalancedBfellCfixedDkno

13、cked10AsoliderBdoctorCmotherDpir ate. 语法填空12、语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Taking public transportation in the United States, you can often see people reading books on 1 way to school or work. But in China, I hardly see people reading 2 their free time.Are peoples attitu

14、des toward reading 3 (difference) here? Not really. Data (数据) released by Amazon China show that Chinese people still read a lot. They 4 (simple) prefer e-books over regular books.However, other data show that reading is still 5 (popular) in the US than in China. Is there a reason for this differenc

15、e? Im not sure. What I do know is that China has a rich history of literature (文学). From classic novels like Romance of the Three Kingdoms to the modern science-fiction epic The Three-Body Problem, Chinese authors 6 (create) many fantastic works so far.Perhaps the difference starts from childhood. R

16、eading textbooks and doing homework can make you feel quite tired. By the time you finish it, you might not feel like reading for 7. Chinese students surely have to read more and do more homework 8 American students. So its no wonder that they might not want to read much in their spare time.9 learni

17、ng to love reading can be great. Reading can open doors to places, people and ideas that you cannot imagine. Even just a single book has the power to change your own 10 (person) beliefs and attitudes. Where will your next book take you?. 阅读理解A13、Audrey is a Chinese-American student. She has found ma

18、ny value differences between Chinese and Americans. About moneyAmericans would like to spend more than they have, so many of them are always in debt(欠债). Chinese usually spend less than they have, so many of them have money left in the bank.American kids love to make money by themselves. Chinese kid

19、s always ask their parents for money.American parents think it is not useful to send their children to an expensive university. Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to a good university and that might make them very poor sometimes.About schoolMany American girls take part in spor

20、ts, dancing and singing groups while Chinese girls take part in_groups.Some American students think that “B” is a gift while Chinese students think that “B” is terrible. American parents and Chinese parents American parents allow their daughters or sons to go out to have some part-time jobs in their

21、 free time or at the weekends. Chinese parents usually dont allow their children to do so in middle or high schools.1What would a Chinese middle school student probably NOT do at the weekends according to the passage?AStudy at home BDo part-time jobsCTake part in sports groups DDo chores2Some Chines

22、e people have money left in the bank because _.Athey usually spend less than they haveBthey spend more than they haveCthey dont like spend money at allDthey make a lot of money3Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?AChinese parents usually give their kids money.BAmerican children lo

23、ve to make money by themselves.CThe reason why Chinese parents would do anything to send their children to good universities.DAmericans usually spend more money than they have.4The underlined word “academic” probably means _ in Chinese.A学术的 B娱乐的 C运动的 D休闲的5The best title for the passage would probabl

24、y be _.ADifferences between Chinese and Americans.BChinese students and AmericansCChinese parents and American parents.DChinese values and American valuesB14、When I was 14, I left school with learning disabilities and decided to surf the biggest waves in the world, first in California and then in Ha

25、waii. One morning, I met an old man, a bum, on the street corner. He asked me if I was running away from home. I told him, “Not exactly, sir, because my father had given me a ride to the train station and said, “ It is important to follow your dream, son.” After talking for a while, he told me that

26、he had something to show me and share with me. We walked several blocks until we reached a public library.The bum asked me to sit down and wait for a moment. Later he returned with some old books and sat beside me. Then he said, “There are two things that I want to teach you, young man. Number one i

27、s to never judge a book by its cover, for a cover can fool you. Ill bet you think Im a bum, dont you?” I said, “I guess so, sir.” “Well, young man, Ive got a little surprise for you. I am one of the richest men in the world. But a year ago, when my wife passed away, I realized there were certain thi

28、ngs I had not yet experienced in life, one of which was what it would be like to live like a bum on the streets. For the past year I have been going from city to city doing just that. Number two is to learn how to read, for there is only one thing that people cant take away from you, and that is you

29、r wisdom（智慧）. ”At that moment, he gave me the books hed pulled from the shelves.The bum took me back to the street where we first met. He asked me never to forget what he taught me when we left each other.1The boy_ when he was 14.Aliked running Bleft schoolCdid well in study Dtraveled around the wor

30、ld2The underlined word “bum” means a person who is _.Ahomeless and poor Brich and generousCkind and wise Dunlucky and mean3Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?AWisdom is one thing that people cant take away from you.BThe bum asked the writer to read some old books

31、in the library.CThe bums hope was to have different kinds of experiences in life.DThe writers father supported his choice of following his dream.4The best title of this passage probably is _.AFollow Your Dream Ban Important LessonCNever Judge a Book by Its Cover DWisdom is ImportantC15、There was a m

32、an playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player. People came out just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him he didnt want to hear him just play anymore. He wanted him to sing a song.The man said, “I dont sing.”But the customer was persistent(执著的). He told the bartender, “Im

33、tired of listening to the piano. I want the man to sing!”The bartender shouted. “ Hi! If you want to get paid, sing a song. The customers are asking you to sing!”So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the very first time. And nobody believed that he sang so

34、 well.He has talent he was_! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar, but because he had to sing, he went on to become one of the best-known entertainers in America.1There was a man playing the piano in a bar, _ likes his music.Aeveryone Bsomeone Cno one Dan

35、yone2Why did the customer ask him to sing a song ?ABecause he was not good at the piano.BBecause the customer didnt like him.CBecause the customer was tired of listening to the music.DNo reason.3Whats the meaning of the phrase “ sit on” in the article?A为.的一员 B开会讨论C疏忽，忽视 D扣押4What did the piano player

36、 play the piano for?AFor everybody liked him.BFor he could make a living.CFor someone could realized he was a talent.DWe dont know.5Why the man became famous in the end?ABecause he was good at the pianoBBecause he never sang a song in public.CBecause he was a talent.DBecause he had to sing.D16、One d

37、ay, a raven(渡鸦）happened to fly past a lake. Looking at the lake, he saw the most beautiful animal he had ever seen. It was a swan(天鹅)and its feathers(羽毛）were as white as snow. The swan was playing with other birds happily, talking and dancing. And it seemed that the other birds all liked to stay wit

38、h_. When he looked at his own feathers, they were as black as coal. The raven was very angry with the swan. “How can the swan have such wonderful feathers?” said the raven. What should he do with his feathers? He thought it over and over.Then, the raven decided that he also wanted to have white feat

39、hers like the swans. From that day on, the raven began to live like the swan. He moved his home from the woods to the lake. He also started to eat water plants like the swan. He tried his best to talk and dance with the other birds. The most important was that each day, the raven would wash his feat

40、hers, hoping that they would turn white. Even he went to the nearby rivers and ponds to wash his feathers because he thought the water in the lakes was not enough for him to wash them. But no matter how hard he washed his feathers, they remained black.As he ate only water plants, he soon grew thinne

41、r and thinner. Not many days later, the raven died.1The underlined word “ it” in Paragraph 1 refers to _.Athe raven Bthe swan Cthe feather Dthe water2Why was the raven angry with the swan?AHis own feathers were as white as snow.BThe swan did not have black feathers like himCThe swan had beautiful wh

42、ite feathersDThe swan lived in the lake with other birds3Where was the ravens natural home?AThe lakes BThe ponds CThe woods DThe rivers4Why did the raven want to live like the swan?AHe wanted to make friends with the swanBHe wanted to see the swans white feathersCHe wanted to eat water plantsDHe wan

43、ted to become a swan5Why did the raven wash his feathers every day?AHe thought his feathers would turn white.BHe wanted to drive the other birds awayCHe thought his feathers were dirty.DHe wanted to keep his feathers whiteE17、People have understood that kindness is good for the person who receives h

44、elp. For example,when we give food to a hungry person，he is lucky. However, scientists have recently begun to study the effect(影响)of the kindness on the person giving it. What they have found is that doing good is good for the doer(行为者).Acts of kindness can improve health，help a person reach goals a

45、nd even add years to a persons life.The first study to show the connection between doing good and living a long life was a study on aging(衰老). Beginning in 1956，scientists studied a group of married mothers for 30 years. They thought the women with the most children would die first. But the number o

46、f children a woman had did not matter. Wealth did not matter. Education did not matter. What did matter was whether they volunteered. Women that volunteered had fewer diseases during their life.Many other studies have found the same positive(积极的)effects. Helping other people improves long-term healt

47、h. The gains are the same for men，women，old people and the young. Those who volunteered had fewer serious diseases than those who did not volunteer. This included diseases such as heart attack，cancer and stroke.Scientists are studying many possible causes. One possible cause is an increase in antibo

48、dies(抗体)，which help fight against disease. One study showed the body produces more antibodies after an act of kindness.Another one is an increase in Oxytocin(催生素)，it is a chemical that fights the effects of stress from life. Scientists have found a link between being kind to people and an increase i

49、n the chemical oxytocin.1What does the study in Paragraph 2 show?ADiseases age people fast.BDoing good is good for ones health.CWomen with more kids die earlier.DA long marriage leads to a long life.2Which is not true according to the passage?AActs of kindness can improve health.BActs of kindness ca

50、n help a person reach goals.CActs of kindness can add years to a persons life.DActs of kindness can increase many harmful chemicals.3What can we infer(推断) about antibodies from Paragraph 4?AMore antibodies may not be good.BThey help people reduce stress.CThey increase with ones kind acts.DThe more a

51、ntibodies，the more oxytocin.4Whats the main idea of the passage?AHelping others means helping yourself.BHappiness is connected with kindness.CTry your best to help someone in need.DEveryone needs to be cared for.F18、 Have you ever been to Taiwan ,the biggest island of China? Do you want to visit the

52、re ? Well show you the best Taiwan Island on a four-day tour.Price: Only 5,000Including:Round-way plane tickets between Beijing and Taiwan.Bus service around Taiwan.Best tour guide service.Places:Sun and Moon LakeA beautiful lake. A small island. On one side of the island the lake looks like the sun

53、, on the other side it looks like the moon. That is why people call the lake Sun and Moon Lake.Ali MountainThe nearest mountain around Sun and Moon Lake. A nice experience to have a party with Gaoshan people. A wonderful place to see a very beautiful sunrise(日出).Peng LakeA great place for swimming ,

54、fishing, boating and eating delicious fruit and fresh fish.Gao XiongA full day to go shopping. Book now:Office hour:Monday-Friday:9:00 am-7:00 pm;Saturday:9:00am-4:00 pmTel: 6459-9561Sold out this month. Book by phone now for next month.1Which is the biggest island of China?ATaiwan Island.BHainan Is

55、land.CDiaoyu Island.DHuangyan Island.2If you go on a trip in Taiwan, where can you see the beautiful sunrise?AOn Sun and Moon Lake.BOn Ali Mountain.COn Peng Lake.DIn Gao Xiong.3The writer of this passage wants to .Ahave more people to join the tourBtell you something about TaiwanCask people not to trouble them on SundayDdescribe how beautiful Taiwan is4If you wan