2023届江苏省扬中市中考二模英语试题（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题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。Ⅰ.单项选择1、________andamazingprogressourcountryhasmadeinthelastfewyears!A．Howagreat B．Howgreat C．Whatagreat D．Whatgreat2、--Willyougocampingwithus,Bob?--I'dloveto,butI______studyforthetest.A．may B．haveto C．can D．could3、—Howcouldyoukeepmewaitinghereforhalfanhour?—Sorry.IwithafriendandIcompletelyforgotaboutthetime.A．willtalk B．amtalking C．wastalking D．hastalked4、Yogaisakindofsportpeoplearoundtheworldlikenow.Everyone,youngandolddoesit.A．that B．who C．whose5、—Nowmoreandmorepeoplearepayingattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.—Sowebelieve________therewillbelesspollutioninthefuture.A．wrongly B．hardly C．strongly D．impossibly6、—Canyouworkoutthetwoproblems?—Letmesee,IthinkIcando____________one.Theyarebotheasy.A．either B．neither C．some D．any7、—Howmuchchocolateicecreamwouldyoulike,Linda?—,please.It’smyfavorite.A．Onlyalittle B．Justafew C．Alot D．None8、---Excuseme.Couldyoupleasetellme________?---Sure.Goalongthisstreetandturnleft.It’sonyourright.A．whenIcangettothebookstoreB．howcanIgottothebookstoreC．howIcangettothebookstore9、Theaccidenthappened____thenightofMarch12.A．on B．from C．in10、Putitdown,Richard.Youmustn’tread________lettersA．elseanyone’s B．anyone’selse C．anyoneelse’s D．anyoneelseⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。BillandMariarehappycouple.Billismusical,athleticandfun–loving.Mariiscreative,playfulandcaring.Bill’s1includeskiing,hikingandgardeningwhileMari2timecooking,gardeningandhiking.They3lovemusicandplaymanyinstrumentstogether.Theylive4asafe,friendlyneighborhood.BillandMarihadtheirsonSammyfiveyearsaftertheygotmarried.Heisalovely5now.Thisfamily6playingmusictogether,goingtoGranny’shouse,camping,playingwithfamilyandfriends,andvisitingdifferentkindsoffunplaces7theplayground,zoo,andbeach.Marilovesbeingastay-at–homemom.SheandSammyarealways8doingfunactivitiestogether.BilllovestocomehomeafterabusydayatworkandplaywithSammyintheirstudio.Theyespeciallylookforwardtoholidays.Theylovetheholiday9itgivesthemgoodreasonstogettogetherwithfamilyandfriendstoenjoygoodfoodandconversations.Christmasisagoodtimefortheirfamily,theylovetodecoratetheirhome,thetreeandsingChristmassongstogetherafter10aChristmasEvedinner.1．A．sportsB．interestsC．mattersD．hobby2．A．spendsB．takesC．costsD．pays3．A．noneB．allC．bothD．either4．A．onB．inC．underD．with5．A．girlB．boyC．sisterD．pet6．A．loveB．hateC．findD．stop7．A．looklikeB．aslongasC．assoonasD．suchas8．A．boredB．angryC．busyD．pleased9．A．becauseB．unlessC．untilD．if10．A．invitingB．consideringC．sharingD．fillingⅢ.语法填空12、阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的动词，并用其适当的形式填空，有的需要加助动词或动词不定式符号.doimprovefeelbeginpayYogaisakindofsport.Itisverypopulararoundtheworldnow.

Whydosomanypeoplelikeit?Thecommonreasonisthatyogamakesyou1．betterandhealthierinbody,mindandspirit.Yoga2．inIndiaabout5,000yearsago.Atthattime,peoplewantedtobefree,healthyandlivealonglife,sothiskindofexercisewasborn.YogaisanIndianwordthatmeans“tojointogether”.Therearethreepartsofyogatogether:exercise,breathingandmeditation(沉思).Inthepastyears,people3．moreattentiontothespirit.Whileyou4．thisspirit,itcangiveyoupeace,helpyoufeelrelaxedandhavefewerworriesandillnesses.Ifyoukeepdoingit,you5．yourselfinsidealot.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Baddayshappentousall.Oftenadaythatstartsoutbadjustcontinuestogetworse.Sometimesthere’sa“dominoeffect(多米诺效应)”withbadevents.Forexample,yousleepthroughthealarm,soyou’restressed.Andyouwillsitinthebadtraffic,whichwillalsomakeyoulateforwork,etc.Howcanweturnabaddaytoagoodday?Herearesomeideasthathaveworkedforme:SmilealotSmilingalotwillhelpyoufeelrelaxed.Researchhasshownthatsmilingproducesthreeusefulchemicalswhichmakeusfeelgood.TalktoagoodfriendKeepingbadorunhappythingsinyourmindisnotagoodidea.Talkingtosomeonewhocaresandlistenreallydoeshelpusfeelbetter,too.ConcentrateonyourgoodthingsIt’shardtoconcentrateonhowbadthingsarewhenyou’reconcentratingonhowgoodthingsare!Thinkof10ormorethingsyou’rethankfulfor,andyou’llachieveawholenewoutlook(人生观)onyourday.GetsomeexerciseIfyoucan,goforawalk.Exercisingwillhelpyoufeelbetter.Exercisingcangetyourdaybacktobenormalagain.MakethedayachallengeIfyoumakeyourselfthinkofthedayasachallenge,you’llstarttodoallthethingsyoucantomakeyourdaybetter.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Accordingtothepassage,the“dominoeffect”isaneffectthat______.A．turnsagooddaytoabaddayB．makesonepersonaffectanotherC．turnsbadthingsintogoodthingsD．getsoneeventtocauseothersimilareventstohappen2．Studyshowsthatsmilingproducesthreeusefulchemicalswhichmakeusfeel______.A．terribleB．relaxedC．stressedD．worried3．Accordingtothewriter,ifweconsiderabaddayasachallenge,we’ll______.A．tryourbesttodothingsbetterB．giveupdoingthingsC．loseallourconfidenceD．haveaterrible4．Ifthewriterwantstofeelbetter,howdoesthewriterdo?A．QuarrelwithagoodfriendB．ConcentrateonyourgoodthingsC．GetsomeexerciseD．Makethedayachallenge5．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．WhenweshouldsmilealotB．HowtodealwithproblemsC．HowtoturnabaddayaroundD．WhatweshouldconcentrateonB14、阅读理解Oncetherewasamantravelinginafarawayvillage.Ashewaspassingtheelephants,hesuddenlystopped.Hefoundthatthesehugeelephantswerebeingheldbyonlyasmallrope(绳子)tiedtotheirfrontleg.Nochains(锁链),nocages(笼子).Itwasclearthattheelephantscould,atanytime,breakawayfromtheirropesbutforsomereason,theydidnot.Hesawatrainernearbyandaskedwhytheseanimalsjuststoodthereanddidn’ttrytogetaway.“Well,”thetrainersaid,“whentheyareveryyoungandmuchsmaller,weusethesamesizeropetotiethemand,atthattime,it’senoughtoholdthem.Astheygrowup,theystillbelievetheycannotbreakaway.Theybelievetheropecanholdthem,sotheynevertrytobreakfree.”Howcoulditbe?Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakfreefromtheirropes.Butbecausetheyalwaysstuckrightwheretheywere,theybelievedtheycouldn’t.Justliketheelephants,howmanyofusgothroughlifebelievingthatwecannotdosomething,justbecausewefailedatitoncebefore?___________________.Weshouldnevergiveupthestruggle(挣扎)inlife.1．（小题1）Whatdidthewriterseeinthevillage?A．ChainsB．ElephantsC．CagesD．Farmers2．（小题2）Whydotheelephantsnevertryuptobreakfreefromtheropes?A．Becausetheythinktheycannot.B．Becausetheyaretoooldtodoit.C．Becausetheyliketheirlivingplaces.D．Becausetheygetonwellwiththetrainer.3．（小题3）Howdidthemanfeelafterheheardwhatthetrainersaid?A．HappyB．SurprisedC．AngryD．Nervous4．（小题4）Whichofthefollowingisthemissingpartinthelastparagraph?A．Failingispartoflearning.B．Weshouldbedifferentfromothers.C．Helpinganimalsishelpingourselves.D．Travelingalwaysmakespeoplerelaxed.5．（小题5）Whatisthebesttitleforthistest?A．PleasanttripB．ACleverTrainerC．ElephantTrainingD．TheElephantRopeC15、Aprilwillbringanewproduct-theAppleWatch-intothemarket.Lastweek,thewatchwasfirstlyintroducedbyTunCook,Apple'sCEO.Thepriceofthewatchwilldifferfrom$349to$1,099,dependingonitssize,strapandwhetheritisasportsorregularstyle.Appleengineersanddesignershaveputinalotofthoughtandhardworkintocreatingthis"smallscreen"onyourwrist(手腕).The"sensor"onthescreennotonlydetectsyourfinger,butknowsthedifferencebetweenwhenyouaretapping,andwhenyouarepressingharder.Thewatchalsohas"hal)ticfeedback(触觉反馈)".Youcansendpersonalmessagestoyourfriend-suchasdrawingastaroraspecialsignwithyourfingers,ortappingthewatch,say3times,andyourfriendwillreceivethosetapsontheirwrist.Besidestellingthetime,thewatchwillusebluetooth'toconnectwithyouriPhoneandshowcallsortextmessagesthatcomein.AccordingtoTimCook,thewatchmayopenupawholenewareaofapplicationsthatwehadneverthoughtof.SomecarfactorieslikeBMWhavedevelopedanappthatallowsitscarownerstoopentheircarswiththewatch.AHotels'appmayallowyoutoopenthedoortoyourhotelroomwithoutworryingaboutlosingthesmart-card.Andfinally,evenairlinesarejumpingin-passengersmaybeabletosimplywavetheirwristtocheckintotheirflight.Thebiggestuseofthewatch,however,isasyourpersonalfitnesscoach.Thewatchcanmeasureyourpulse(heartbeat)usingasensoratthebottomofthewatch.Italsohasthesame"accelerometer"asyouriPhone,soitknowswhenyouaremoving,andalsohowmuchyouarewalkingorrunning,Itwillremindyouifyouhavebeensittingfortoolongwithoutmuchactivity.ManystoresareplanningtostopsellingFitBitdevices(设备)towelcometheAppleWatch.WillAppleWatchreallyreplacethesedevicesandmakefitnessmuchmorefun?1．WhatproductwillApplethecompanybringintothemarket?A．Theapple.B．Thenewmobilephone.C．Theapplewatch.D．Thecomputer.2．WecanlearnfromthepassagethattheAppleWatch__________.A．isdesignedbyTimCookB．wasbroughtintothemarketlastyearC．sellsatdifferentpricesfordifferentcolorsD．willcomeintothemarketsoon3．Withapplewatch,youcan________________.A．developyourownpersonalappB．connectyouriphonewithyouripadC．receivepersonalmessagesfromyourfriends'iphoneD．sendpersonalmessagestoyourfriends'applewatches4．ManybusinesseshelppushfortheusesofapplewatchEXCEPT__________.A．hospitalsB．hotelsC．airlinesD．carfactories5．ManystoresareplanningtostopsellingFitBitdevicesbecause____________.A．allofthedevicesaresoldoutB．theycannotmakefitnessfunC．theywanttowelcometheAppleWatchD．AppleWatchcanreplaceFitBitdevicescompletelyD16、Doyouknowwhenrestaurantswereinvented?Thefirstrestaurantswereinventedthousandsofyearsago.However,theywereverydifferentfromrestaurantstoday.ThefirstrestaurantswereinancientGreeceandancientRome.Theserestaurantsservedfoodinlargestonebowls.Peopledidn'torderfoodfromamenu.Everyoneusedtosharethefoodfrombigbowls.PeoplebelievethattheseplaceswereverypopularbecausemosthomesinancientGreeceandRomedidnothavekitchens.Also,peopledidn'thavetostorefoodathomeiftheyatetheirmealsattheserestaurants.Later,restaurantsbegantoopeninChina.Intheearly1100s,morethan1millionpeoplelivedinthecityofHangzhou,China.Itwasaverybusycity,andpeoplehadmoney.Allofthesepeoplehadtoeat.SmartcooksstartedcookingandsellingfoodalongtheImperialWay,averybigstreetinthecity.UnlikeinancientGreeceandRome,peopleinChinacouldchoosefoodfromamenu.Theydidn'thavetoeatthesamefoodaseveryoneelse.Forthenextseveralcenturies,therewererestaurantsallovertheworld.Peoplecouldbuyfoodonthestreetoratinns-smallhotels.Then,inthemiddleofthe1700s,restaurantsstartedopeninginParis.Theserestaurantsweremoresimilartorestaurantsweknowtoday.Therewasabigger.varietyoffood,andeatingintheserestaurantswasamoreenjoyableexperience.Inthe19thcentury,trainsmadetravelmuchfasterandsimpler.Intheend,thiskindofrestaurantbegantoappearalloverEuropeandinotherpartsoftheworld.Now,restaurantsareeverywhere.Youcanbuyavarietyofdifferentkindsoffood.Youcanhavefoodsenttoyourdoor.Butrememberitwasn'talwayslikethat.1．Itisbelievedthatthesefirstrestaurantswerepopularbecause.A．peoplecouldeatdifferentfood. B．thefoodtherewasverycheap.C．peopleweretoobusytocook. D．mosthomesdidn'thavekitchens.2．HowweretherestaurantsinHangzhoudifferentfromthefirst.restaurants?A．Theyofferedmenustocustomers.B．Theyusuallyservedthesamefood.C．Theysoldthefoodinlargestonebowls.D．Theypreparedfoodforallpeopleinthecity.3．Theunderlinedpart"theserestaurants”inParagraph4means.A．restaurantsinancientGreeceandancientRomeB．restaurantsinHangzhouintheearly1100sC．restaurantsinParisinthemiddleofthe1700sD．restaurantsalloverEuropeinthe19thcentury4．Theauthorwrotethisarticleto.A．helpustochooserestaurants B．tellusthehistoryofrestaurantsC．encourageustoeatatrestaurants D．showusthechangesofeatinghabitsE17、Character,courageandconfidencearewordsyoumightusetodescribeyourheroes.Thesewordscandescribeyou!Takeactionasfollowsandyou’llbeahero,too!Part1:CharacterCharacterissomethingthatmakesyouthepersonyouarelikebeinghonest,friendly,andhelpful.Seethechartbelow.Ontheleftisourstandardofgoodcharacter.Writedownyourpromiseforeachlineontheright.Then,getawitness（证人）tosignit.Putitupwhereyou’llseeiteverydayanddoyourbesttokeepit.Tobuildyourcharacter

Yourpromise

Iwilldomybestto…

behonestandfair.

eg.I’lltellthetruthwhenmomasksifIhavefinishedmyhomework.

befriendlyandhelpful.

eg.I’llhelpmyfriendwithlessons.

bepoliteandkind.

eg.I’llshowgoodmannersinclass.

becourageousandstrong.

eg.I’lltakepartintheEnglishsingingcontest.

Part2:CourageOfcourseit’sgoingtotakealotofcouragetkeepyourpromise.Courageischallengingyourselftodosomethingeventhoughyouthinkitmightbehard.Foreachpromise,findouttwoorthreewaystohelpyoukeepit.Forexample,ifyouthinkthatBeingHonestisthehardestpromiseforyoutokeep,oneofthewaysmightbe“TellpeopleaboutmypromisesothatIwon’tbreakit”.Part3:ConfidenceConfidenceisbelievingthatyouhavetheskillstodosomething.Doyouhaveabeautifulsingingvoice?Areyouagoodpainter?Therearealltalentsthatcanmakeyoufeelgood,aswellasthepeoplearoundyou.Onceyou’vedecidedwhatyourspecialskillis,thinkabouthowyoucanuseyourskilltomakeyourcorneroftheworldabetterplace.Ifyou’regoodatart,trypaintingapictureonanoldwallinyourschool(ofcourse,makesureyou’reallowed).1．Accordingtothewriter,aheroshouldbe.A．beautiful B．confident C．good-looking2．Ifyourpromiseis“I’llshowgoodmannersinclass,”you’retryingtobe.A．useful B．polite C．brave3．Whatisthemostimportantthingtobuildyourcharacter?A．Doyourbesttokeepyourpromise.B．Writedownyourpromise.C．Lookatyourpromiseeveryday.4．Ifsomeoneasksyouforhelp,youwillbe.A．honest B．strong C．helpful5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Agoodpaintercanhaveconfidence.B．It’shardtomakeyourpromise.C．Youcanbuildyourcharacterwiththehelpofothers.F18、Haveyoueverwishedtohaveanumbrellathatmakesyourhandsfree?AlanKaufmanhascomeupwiththe“Nubrella”,whichmeans“new”+“umbrella”.Itisthefirsttrulyhands-freeumbrellaintheworld.Theinventorsaysthatitstopsrain,windandsnowandcankeepyourhead,faceandhairdry.“Ineverplannedtoinventaproduct.Ijustnoticedaproblemandhadanewidea,”saidtheinventor.Theideafortheinventionbeganononerainyday.MrKaufmanwasstandinginoneofhisstores.Hebegantolookatpeople’sumbrellas.Hefoundthattheyhadtotryveryhardtokeeptheirumbrellasintherightplace.Atthatmomentanideacameintohismind.Herantohisdeskanddrewapicture.Inthisway,thenubrellawasborn.Onecoolfeatureofthenubrellaisthatyoudon’tholditlikeanormalumbrella;youwearit.Theshoulderstraps(肩带)ofthenubrellaallowpeopletobefullyhands-free,sowhenwalkingintherainwiththenubrella,youareabletouseyourcellphoneordrinkahotcupofcoffee.Also,thenubrellawillneverbeinverted(颠倒)inthewind.Thenewumbrellaisfarsaferthantraditionalones,becauseithasnosharppoints.1．“Nubrella”isakindof_____umbrella.A．normalB．hands-freeC．traditionalD．paper2．---Howcanyouusethe“Nubrella”?---Youcan_____.A．weartheshoulderstrapsofthenubrellaB．putthenubrellaonyourheadC．useyourhandstoholditupD．carryiton