2023届江苏省盐城市大丰区共同体重点达标名校中考四模英语试题（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Hedecidednottotellhisparentsthathewasgoinghomebecausehewantedtogivethema_____.A．gift B．note C．call D．surprise2、ManycollegestudentsgotoWestChinatohelplocalpeople,______theymayfindagoodjobinbigcities.A．because B．if C．although D．after3、Wenchuanearthquakehappened__2008,andtenyearshaspassed.A．inB．onC．atD．to4、Nowadays,moreandmorestudentsarelearningEnglishonlinewithsmartphones.TheythinkthoseappsforEnglishlanguagelearnerscanhelpimproveoralEnglish.Buttheycostalargeofamountofmoney.A．them;their B．their;them C．they;them D．them;they5、Thatphotomademethinkofmygoodfriend.Theunderlinedphrasemeans“”.A．built…outof B．filled…with C．reminded…of6、TomwantstostudyatuniversityinEurope,buthasn’tdecidedwhichonetogotoyet.A．a B．an C．the D．/7、ShecanspeaklittleEnglishbutshedares________withforeigners.A．talked B．talking C．totalk8、—Thisisquiteanewphrase.—Right.Ithasalreadythelanguage.A．spokenB．usedC．enteredD．covered9、—DidLisanoticeyouenterthehouse?—Idon’tthinkso.She________tothemusicwithhereyesshut.A．listens B．listened C．waslistening D．islistening10、---Teamworkisveryimportantinthiskindofwork.---Ithinkso..A．Theearlybirdcatchestheworm B．EverydayhasitsdayC．Onetreecan’tmakeaforest D．EverythingcomestohimwhowaitsⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空。ThisstoryisaboutMrs.Jones,an82-year-oldlady1herlifewashard,shewasalwaysnicelydressedeveryday.ThismorningMrs.Joneswasmovingtothenursinghome（养老院）.Thenursinghomewasvery2Afterhoursofwaiting,Mrs.Jonesstillsmiledsweetlywhenshewastoldthatherroomwasready3thewaytoherroom.Itoldherwhattheroomwaslike.Suddenlyshesaid,“Ilove4!”“5Mrs.Jones,youhaven’tseentheroomyet!”Iwassurprisedatherreply.Shestoppedandsaid,“WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn’tdependonhowthefurnitureisplaced.ItdependsonhowIdecideto6theroom.IhavealreadydecidedtolovetheroombeforeI7seeit.”Thenshecontinued,“Ihaveachoice.Icanspendthedayinbedandconsiderhowtinymyroomis.OrIcanjustgetout8bedandbethankfulthatIcanalsoenjoyanewday.Eachdayisa9,I’llenjoymylifeandallthehappymemoriesthatIhavestoredinmybankaccount(账户)before.”Lifeislikeabankaccount.Youcantakeoutwhatyou’veputin.Ifyouhaveputalotof10inyourbankaccount,youcantakeoutsomeofitwhenyoufeelsad.Attitude（态度）iseverything.1．A．WhenB．SinceC．IfD．Although2．A．beautifulB．busyC．oldD．small3．A．ByB．InC．OnD．Through4．A．themB．herC．youD．it5．A．ButB．SoC．AndD．Or6．A．takeupB．tidyupC．thinkaboutD．askfor7．A．clearlyB．actuallyC．carefullyD．nearly8．A．ofB．toC．inD．for9．A．journeyB．messC．lessonD．gift10．A．loveB．courageC．kindnessD．happinessⅢ.语法填空12、Amanwaswalkingthroughalargecity.Onastreetcorner，hesawaboy1．(sell)anumberofsmallbirdsinacage(笼子)．Helookedatthebirdsflyingaboutinthecageand2．（try）togetout.Hestoodforsometimelookingatthebirds.Atlasthesaidto3．(冠词)boy，“Howmuchdoyouaskforyourbirds？”“Fiftycentsabird，sir，”saidtheboy.“I4．(not)meanhowmuchabird，”saidtheman，“5．(连词)howmuchforallofthem?Iexpecttobuy6．（it）all.”Theboybegantocount，andfoundtheycametofivedollars.“Thereisyourmoney，”saidtheman.Theboytookit7．(happy).Thenthemanopenedthecagedoorasquicklyashecould，andletallthebirds8．(fly)away.Theboy，ingreatsurprise，cried，“Whatdidyoudothat9．（介词），sir？Youhavelostallyourbirds.”“IwilltellyouwhyIdidit，”saidtheman.“Ihasbeenshutupforthreeyearsinaprison(监狱),andI10．decide)nevertoseeanythinginprisonwhichIcanmakefree.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Acomputercangetveryhotwhenitworksonalotofprograms.Itcancostalottocoolthecomputer.Sosomescientistswanttoknowwhatwouldhappeniftheheatfromthecomputercouldbeused.LargeInternetcompaniessuchasGoogleandMicrosofthavethousandsofcomputers.Asthesecomputersdealwithinformation，theyproducelotsofheat，sotheyneedhugecoolingsystems.Thesesystemssendtheheatintotheair.AcompanyinHollandthinkspayingtomakethecomputersworkandthenpayingagaintocoolthemareawasteofenergy.Sothecompanydevelopedaspecialdevice—thee-Radiator.BoazLeupe，headofthecompany，saysthate-Radiatorworksasaheatingsystemandsavesmoney.Heexplainsthattheenergyisusedtwice—oncetoheatthehomeandoncetocoolthecomputerandthattheusersdon’thavetopaytocooltheircomputers.FivehomeownersinHollandaretestingtheheatingsystemintheirhomes.“Wepayforthecomputerusing，so，inthatway，homeownersgetheatingforfree.”Boazsays.JanVisserisoneofthehomeowners.“Ifyouusethecomputermore，thee-Radiatorproducersmoreheat，”hesays，“Itcannotprovideenoughheatifyoudon’tuseyourcomputeroften.”Butheisreadytotryit.It’sagreathelpforhisfamily.Thecompanysayse-Radiatorsproduceheattemperaturesofupto55℃.Itsaysthesystemcouldsaveitsusersabout$440ayear.1．Beforethee-Radiatorappears，usuallytheheatofacomputer______.A．issentintotheairB．helpsthefivehomeownersC．isusedtwiceD．makesthecomputerworkbetter2．Thee-radiatorismainlyused_____.A．tohelpMicrosoftB．toprovideheatC．toheatthecomputerD．todrivethecomputer3．Howmuchcouldthesystemsaveitsusersamonth?A．About20dollars. B．About440dollars.C．About36yuan. D．About36dollars.4．Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe“_____”.A．AnEnvironmentProblemB．TheFutureComputersC．ANewWaytoHeatHomesD．TheEnergytoBeWastedB14、AnewApphasbeenusedinSouthAfricatobenefit(有助于)therelationshipbetweenwildlifeandhumans.Roadwatch,createdbytheEndangeredWildlifeTrust(EWT),isdesignedtoletdriversrecordanyroadkilltheyseeonthecountry’shighways.Itmayseemlikeastrangeidea,butEWTsaysthatitcouldbecometheperfectplatformforreceivingimportantinformation.Informationonwhereendangeredspecies(物种）arelivingandthedangerthattheyareunderfromtrafficcanhelptoinformdecisionsonconservationofmatters(物质守恒）inthefuture.PeoplecanusetheAppthroughFacebook,WhatsApp,SMSandLinkedintoreportthespecies,location,timeanddateofthecreaturethathasbeenseenontheroad.WendyCollinsonfieldofficeratEWTsuggestedthatitcouldleadtomorepeopletakingcareontheroadsandpayingmoreattentiontoanimalsthatmaybetryingtocrosstheroads.Oneofthebiggestproblemsiswithreptiles(爬行动物）andsnakes,whichshebelievespeoplehitonpurpose,astheyaregenerallyseenasscary.However,theyareimportanttothehealthofecosystems,justasallcreaturesareandalsoneedtobeprotected.EmilyTaylorfromEWTsaid,＂Roadkillsimplyhasn’tbeenstudiedhere.Theroadecologyandhowmanyendangeredspeciesarebeingkilled,issomethingweneedtoknowmoreabout.Wewantpeopletoreportasmuchaspossible.＂TherehavebeensomeotherAppstouseinrelationtowildlifespottinginSouthAfrica,butmostofthemareaboutanimalsthathavenotbeenknockeddown,includingthosehelpingtocollectinformationofwherecertainspecieshavebeenseen,suchasinparks.1．WhichisWRONGaboutthenewAppaccordingtothepassage?A．Helpingdriversrecordroadkilltheyseeontheroad.B．Helpingtocollectinformationaboutanimalsinparks.C．Benefitingtherelationshipbetweenwildlifeandhumans.D．Reportingthespecies,location,timeanddateoftheanimal.2．WendyCollinsonthoughtusingthenewAppcould________.A．protectdriversfrombeingbittenbysnakesB．makeeverydriverafutureenvironmentalistC．teachpeopleabouttheimportanceofprotectinganimalsD．makedriverslookoutforanimalstryingtocrosstheroad3．AccordingtoWendyCollinson,peoplehitreptilesandsnakesonpurposebecause________.A．theyneednoprotection B．peoplekillthemforfoodC．theyareborntobescary D．researchersstudywiththem4．ThepresentsituationaboutroadkillinSouthAfricais________.A．notenoughattentionhasbeenpaidtoroadkillB．EWThasdonenecessaryresearchonroadkillC．howmanyanimalsarebeingkilledontheroadisclearD．injuredanimalsarereceivingpropertreatmentatEWTC15、BBCNewsonTV,radioandonlineoftenbringsyoustoriesfromacrosstheworld.Todaywecanhear“LifeinChina”.HaveyougotastoryaboutlifeinChinatoday?Ifyoudo,pleaseputyourstorieshere.WuPeng,Anhui

Iama14-year-oldboyfromapoorvillageinAnhuiProvince.Likemanyotherleft-behindchildreninChina,Ilivewithmygrandparentsnow.MyparentswenttoworkinShanghaiseveralyearsago.Theycallmetwiceamonthtoaskaboutmystudy.IreallymissmyparentsandIhopeIcangotoschoolinShanghai.Ithinkeverychildneedsparents’loveandcare.

Cindy,Shenzhen

IliketravelingandIhavetraveledalotaroundChina.Duringthetrip,IoftenfindthatanumberofChineseoftenbreaktherulesinpublic.Forexample,whenItraveledinHongKongthisyear,Isawakideatingnoodlesontheunderground,whichwasagainsttherules.However,thekid’smotherdidn’tthinkshedidwrong.Canyoubelieveit?Let’simproveourpublicmanners.

Mike,Shanghai

Thesedays,we’reaskedto“clearourplates”whenhavingourmealsandsaynotowasting.Someofususedtoordermorethanwhatwecouldeat.Thatwasabigwasteoffood.Nowweneedtofinishthefoodweorder.Weshouldalsostopwastinginsomeotherways.Forexample,weshouldturnoffthelightswhenweleavetheclassroom.

1．HowdoesWuPengcontacthisparentsaccordingtothepassage?A．Bywritingletters. B．Onthetelephone.C．OntheInternet. D．Bysendingtextmessages.2．Whothoughtitwasnotrighttoeatontheunderground?A．Cindy. B．Mike. C．WuPeng. D．Thekid’smother3．WhatdoesMikewantpeopletodo?A．Careaboutleft-behindchildren B．Obeytherulesinpublic.C．Improvetheirpublicmanners D．StopwastingD16、Imaginehavinganidea,drawingitonpaper,bringingittoastoreandseeingitturnedintoanobject.Thisisnowpossiblewiththehelpof3Dprinters.Suchmachineswereonceusedjustbyuniversitiesandbigcompanies,butnow,storeswith3DprintingservicesareappearingaroundtheUnitedStates.BryanJaycoxandhiswifeopenedTheBuildShopLLCinLosAngelestwoyearsago.TheJaycoxsoffer3Dprintingclassesandservicesforanyonewhoisinterested.“Ithink3Dprintingisgoingtobehuge.It’sgoingtohaveahugeinfluenceonsocietyasawhole.”saysKiChongTran,oneofthestudentsinarecentclass.Heplanstoopena3DprintingbusinessinCambodia(柬埔寨).3DprintingservicesarecomingintoAmericanpeople’slife.TheUPSStoreisanationwideretailer(零售商)thatprovidescopyingandotherservices.TheUPSStorerecentlyput3Dprintersinthreeofitsindependently-ownedstores.BurkeJonesownsoneofthestoresinSanDiego.“Thedemandhasbeenamazing.Therehasbeenalotofinterestfrompeople.It’sbeenmuchmorethanIwouldhaveimagined.”TheUPSStoreplanstoadd3Dprintersinthreemorestores.For$11,someoneuseda3Dprintertoproducetwosmallplasticpartsaspartofaknuckle(指节)forahand.Heworksforthecompanywhichistestingfingerprosthetics(假肢).Hesaysthesame–dayornext-dayprintingserviceswillspeeduptestingofpartsandgetthemtopatientsfaster.Staples,anAmericanstore,isselling3Dprintersonitswebsiteforaslowasabout$1,300.Aswithanytechnology-expertsexpecttheprintingspeedtoincreaseandthepricetogodown.BryanJaycoxrequires$15anhourtoprintanobject.Healsosetsthepricedependingonthesizeoftheobjectandupto$50anhourfordesignandlaborservices.MrJaycoxthinksthatwithinfiveyears,___________________________ButKiChongTransayseventoday’stechnologycanmakeadifferenceinadevelopingcountrylikeCambodia.“With3Dprintingyoucangivethemtools,sotheyareresponsiblemorefortheirowndevelopmentandtheylearnskillsbeyondjustlikelearningEnglishandbecomingatourguideorsomethinglikethat.Youcanactuallycreatethingsthatgivevaluetotheworld.”Hesaysit’snotjustCambodiabutanywherewherethereisa3Dprinter,itcanturnagoodideaintoreality.1．Whatcan3Dprintersdoaccordingtothepassage?A．Comeupwithanidea.B．Drawonapieceofpaper.C．Helpuserstospendlessmoney.D．Turnanideaintoaphysicalobject.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmeaninthispassage?A．Makeusers’lifebetter.B．Makefriendswithusers.C．Make3Dprinterseasiertouse.D．Use3Dprinterstomakemoney.3．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．3Dprintingisbecomingpopularintheworld.B．Thereisno3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.C．TheUPSStoreisthebiggest3Dprintingcompany.D．3Dprintingplaysthemostimportantroleindailylife.4．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thefutureof3Dprintingintheworld.B．The3DprintingbusinessinCambodia.C．Thedevelopmentandgrowthof3Dprintingbusiness.D．The3Dprintingclassesandservicesindifferentplaces.E17、WhenHenrycamehomefromtheofficelastThursdaynight,hesawanotefromhiswifeonthekitchentable."Henry,"thenotesaid,"mymotherisn’twellandIamgoinghometobewithherforafewdays.ThereareafewthingsthatoughttobedonewhileIamaway.First,wouldyoupleasestopattheshoerepairman'sandgetmybrownshoes?Andgotothesupermarketandgetsomecoffee,milkandbutter.Whenyougethome,pleasetelephoneMaryandtellherIwon'tbeabletogotoherpartytomorrowevening.TellherwhyIcan’tcome.Therearethreethingsthatmustbedonebeforeyougotoworktomorrowmorning：Leaveanoteforthemilkmanaskingforjustonequartofmilk,nottwo;putthegarbageinthebackyard;givethedogsomethingtoeat.OnSaturday,cutthegrassinthebackyard.ThenewspaperboywillcomeonSaturdayafternoon.Besuretogivehimmoney.”1．Henry'swifeisgoinghome________.A．toseeherfriends B．tobewithhermotherC．togetherbrownshoes D．togotothesupermarket2．Henry'swifewouldn'tbeabletogotoMary'sparty_______.A．Thursdaynight B．Fridayevening C．Saturdaynight D．Mondayevening3．WhatwasthefirstthingwhichwasdonebyHenrybeforegoingtowork?A．Cutgrassinthebackyard.B．Leaveanoteforthemilkmanaskingforjustonequartofmilk.C．Putthegarbageinthebackyard.D．Givethedogsomethingtoeat.4．HowmanythingswouldHenrydowhenhiswifewereaway?A．Threethings. B．Fivethings. C．Sixthings. D．Eightthings.F18、Grandparentsarerespectedinmanyhumansocieties.Buttellingstoriesaboutoldtimesandoverfeedinggrandchildrenseemlikedistinctlyhumantraits(特征).Aretheseclassicgrandparentbehaviorsreallylimitedtohumanbeings?Doanyanimalsknowtheirgrandparentsthewaypeopledo?Formostspecies(物种)onEarth,theanswerisNO!“Usually,therejustaren'tgrandparentslivinganymorewhenananimalisborn,”saidMirkkaLahdenperä,abiologistattheUniversityofTurkuinFinland.Evenifananimal'sgrandparentsarestillalive,mostspeciesspreadouttoavoidcompetingforresources,sothechancesofrunningintoagrandparentaresmall.Butthereareafewexceptions,primarilyamongmammals(哺乳动物)thatliveinclosesocialgroups.CanadianzoologistAnneInnisDaggdescribedgroupsoflangurmonkeysinIndiainwhicholderfemaleslivedwiththeirdaughtersandgrandchildren.Thegrandmotherlangurshaveaparticularjob:theyprotectthegroup'sbabiesagainsthurtfromhumans,dogsandothermonkeys.Somefemalelangursevengivetheirowngrandchildrenspecialtreatment,cleaningtheirfurandsteppinginwhentheyplaytooroughlywithotheryoung.Manywhalespecies,too,travelwiththeirfamilies,includingbothgrandmothersandgrandcalves.Ingroupsofspermwhales,accordingtoDagg,oldfemaleshelpbabysitthegroup'syoungwhiletheirmothersdive(潜水)forfood.Orcagrandmothersoftenleadtheirfamilymembersandcanliveformanyyearsaftertheystopreproducing.In2015,scientistssuggestedthattheseelderorcashelptheirgrandcalvesthroughhardtimes,becausetheyrememberallthebestplacestofindfood.Femaleelephantsrulethewholefamily.Calves(幼崽)aretypicallybornintogroupsledbytheirgrandmothers,whocanlivetoaround80yearsold.Thefemaleelephantsformcloserelationships,saidLahdenperä,andraisetheiryoungtogether.Lahdenperäfoundthatthecalvesofyoungmotherswereeighttimesmorelikelytosurviveiftheirgrandmotherslivednearthemthaniftheydidn't.Whenthecalves'motherswereolderandmoreexperiencedatraisingbabies,thisbeneficial“grandmothereffect”disappearedeveniftheactualgrandmotherswerestillaround.Itisn'tveryclearhowelephantgrandmothershelptheirinexperienceddaughters,saidLahdenperä.Itisbelievedthattheymayhelpnursetheirgrandcalves.ButLahdenperäthinksthatthemorelikelyadvantageisthewisdomagrandmotherelephanthasgotduringherlonglifetime.Andwhataboutgrandfathers?Studiesofhumansinrecentyearshaveshownthatalivinggrandfathercanimproveaperson'smentalhealthandwell⁃being,saidLahdenperä.Buttherearesignsofthatintheanimalkingdom,shesaid.Maleanimalsseldomsocializewiththeirownchildren,letalonegrandchildren.“Malesareusuallyfocusingonproducingtheirownchildrenandaren'tprovidingsomuchcare,”Lahdenperäsaid.1．FromParagraph3,weknowthatorcagrandmothers_______.A．dieafterreproducing B．teachtheyoungtodiveforfoodC．haverichexperience D．enjoytravellingwithgrandfathers2．Theexamplesofmonkeys,whalesandelephantsshowthat_______.A．the“grandmothereffect