2023届江苏省宜兴市陶都中学中考英语考前最后一卷（含答案解析）

2023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、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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、IhadabaddaylastMonday.Onmytoschool,acarhitmeandI_______mybike.Luckily,Iwasn’tbadlyhurt.A．gotoffB．setoffC．felloffD．knockedoff2、-Couldyoupleasetellme_____?-Fortwoweeks.A．howsoonwillhebeback B．howsoonhewillbebackC．howlonghewillbeaway D．howlongwillhebeaway3、Idon’trememberwhospokefirstinthemeeting,buteveryone_______hisopinionsaboutthisproblem.A．talkedB．spokeC．showedD．discussed4、-Haveyoufoundtheinformationaboutthefamouspeople______youcanuseforthereport?-Notyet.I’llsearchsomeontheInternet.A．who B．what C．whom D．which5、Thestudents'interestinChinesepaper-cutalotafterafolkartistgavethematalk．A．hasrisen B．rose C．rises D．wasrising6、It’sreportedthatxxxarrivedMoscowMarch22ndtopayathree-dayvisittoRussia.A．at;in B．in;on C．in;in D．at;on7、Oh,IamabigfanofJayChou.I’dliketogotohis2019GuangzhouConcert.Wouldyouliketocomewithme?Sure.ButweneedtobuyticketsbecausemyfriendsJackandRosearealsohisfans.A．onemore B．moretwo C．twomore D．twoanother8、Doyouknow______whatyourdreamis?Yes.Iwillworkhardtomakemydreamcometrue.A．exactly B．hardly C．carefully D．nearly9、—WhathappenedtoMissLiujustnow?—Oh,shesuddenly_____andwastakentothehospital.A．passedout B．pouredout C．workedout10、Beconfident,everyone.We_______finishthedifficulttaskontimewithoutother’shelp.A．can B．need C．must D．shouldⅡ.完形填空11、Fourfriendsweredrinkinginavillagepub（酒吧）.Theirjacketswerehangingonthebacksoftheirchairs.Suddenlyoneofthem,Jack1thathehadlostonehundredpounds.Fredsaidhewassure2herehadstolenthemoney.Tomsuggestedthattheyshouldallemptytheirpocketsonthetable.Buttheownerofthepubwouldnotletthemdothatbecauseall3willlookthesame.Theydidn’tknowwhattodo.4,Mike,atraveller,stoodup.Hesaidhecouldhelpfindthemoney.“Youknowhow5someanimalsare,”Hesaid.“I'vefoundoutthatroosters（公鸡）aregoodatcatchingthieves.Let's6thepubowner'srooster.”Miketookabigblackpot（锅）andputitupsidedownonthetable.Thenheputtheroosterunderit.“AfterIturnoffthelights,”hesaid,“youmustcomeuponebyoneandtouchthe7ofthepotwithyourrighthand.Whenthethiefdoesso,theroosterwillcrow（啼鸣）.”8peopledidnotknowwhethertheyshouldbelievehim.Onebyonetheywent9thetableinthedark,theroosternevermadea10.“I'mafraiditwasawasteoftime,“Fredsaidwhenthelightswereturnedback11.“I'mnotsureitwas,”Mikesaid.Thenheaskedeverybodyto12hisrighthand.Helookedateachhandin13,thentookFred'shandandsaid,“Fred,givethemoneybacktoJack.”“Youmusthavemadeamistake.14,theroosternevercrowed!Ihavenothingtodowiththetheft,”saidFred.MiketoldFredtolookatalltheotherhands.“They'reallblackexceptyours.Canyou15whyyoudidn'tdaretotouchthepot,Fred?”1．A．saidB．askedC．insistedD．shouted2．A．somebodyB．everybodyC．anybodyD．nobody3．A．pocketsB．tablesC．moneyD．paper4．A．SincethenB．BythenC．JustthenD．Fromthenon5．A．sillyB．cleverC．beautifulD．curious6．A．lendB．sellC．borrowD．cook7．A．bottomB．sideC．ownerD．top8．A．AnotherB．OtherC．TheothersD．Theother9．A．beyondB．pastC．acrossD．onto10．A．noiseB．mistakeC．differenceD．decision11．A．offB．upC．downD．on12．A．showB．touchC．hideD．clean13．A．orderB．timeC．turnD．place14．A．AboveallB．InallC．NotatallD．Afterall15．A．expressB．explainC．describeD．repeatⅢ.语法填空12、Haveyoueverbeencycling(骑自行车运动)?ThisspringmyelderbrotherandI1．(spend)alongweekendcyclinginthecountryside.Werode2．(slow)alongbecausewehadn'tcometobreakanyspeedrecords,ortodosports.Wejustwanted3．(get)somefreshairandabreakfromschoolwork.Wereallyhadagreattime4．(ride)alongcountryroads.Andtherewasoneofthebestthingsaboutourtripthatmadeushappy:everyfew5．(kilometer)therewasavillagewherewecouldfindeverythingweneeded.Allthelocalpeoplewerereallyfriendly.However,onthe6．(two)day,somethinghappened.Weweregoingdownthehillwhenmybrakes(剎车)startedmakinga7．(noisy),butIdidn'tmindatall.Atmidnightwewerewokenbythenoiseinthehotel.Weweretiredwhenwesetoffthenextmorning,butsoonfelt8．(cheer)whenthesuncameout.Whatweenjoyed9．(our)mostaboutcyclingis—it'ssimpleandfun.Ithinknothingis10．(good)thancyclingifyou'relookingforabreakthatisactiveandcheap.Whynothaveatry?Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomeveryrich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat"keepingupwiththeJoneses"isabout.Itisthestoryofsomeonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabouthimself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.HegotmarriedandmovedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerodehorses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhiswifealsohiredaservant(仆人)andgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.TheraceendedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.TheymovedbacktoanapartmentinNewYorkCity.Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheirneighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit"KeepingupwiththeJoneses"because"Jones"isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates."KeepingupwiththeJoneses"cametomeankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand’sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapersacrossthecountryforover28years.PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare“Joneses”ineverycityoftheworld.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jonesalwaysseemstobeahead.1．（小题1）SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey_______.A．wanttobeasrichastheirneighborsB．wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerichC．don'twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD．wanttomakethemselveshappy2．（小题2）Itcanbeinferred（推断）fromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo_______.A．liveoutsideNewYorkCityB．liveinNewYorkcityC．liveinapartmentsD．havemanyneighbors3．（小题3）Accordingtothewriter,itis_______tokeepupwiththeJoneses.A．correctB．interestingC．impossibleD．goodB14、Wouldyoubeabletogothroughawholedaywithoutusingalightbulb?Mostpeopleprobablywouldn’t.Today,almosteverybuildinguseslightbulbsastheirmainlightsource.Althoughweusethemdailywithoutmuchthought,lightbulbswereonceacostlyandthenewesttechnology.Alotofpeople’shardworkledtothelightbulb’sinvention,whichhasimpactedourlivesgreatly.Thefirstlightbulbswereglasscontainersthatreleaselightwhenanelectriccurrentheatedapartinsidecalledafilament(灯丝).Electriclightbulbsarealsoknownasincandescent(白炽)lightbulbs.Thesedays,weuseenergy-savingbulbsthatarebetterfortheenvironment.NickHolonyak,Jr.,anAmericanengineer,inventedthefirstlight-emittingdiodelight(LED)in1962.AnLEDlightbulbusesone-thirdtheelectricityasanincandescentlightandlastsfarlonger.In1802,aBritishscientistnamedHumphryDavycreatedthefirstelectriclight.Then,in1835,otherBritishscientistscreatedthefirstconstantstreamofelectriclight,althoughthelightdidn’tshineverylong.Inthefollowingdecades,scientistsexperimentedwithlightbulbfilamentsmadeofdifferenttypesofmaterials,hopingtocreatealongerstreamofelectriclight.In1860,JosephSwanfoundamaterialthatproducedagoodlight,butitburnedoutquickly.Bythistime,noneofthelightbulbscreatedwerereadytobesoldtothepublicforeverydayuse.Then,in1878,ThomasEdisonmademoreprogress.Hespentalotoftimeresearchingwhatpreviousscientistshaddone.Heandhisteamspentyearsexperimentingwithlightbulbfilaments.Theyeventuallycreatedthefirstlightbulbthatcouldreleaseconstantelectriclightfor1,200hours.Edisonimmediatelypatented(取得专利)hislightbulbdesignsothatlightbulbscouldbeproducedandsold.Lightbulbsweresaferandmoreconvenienttousethanoillampsandcandles.Increaseduseoflightbulbsresultedinpeoplebeingabletohavealongerworkday,sotheaverageworkdayincreased.Lightbulbsalsoledtochangesinbuildingdesigns.Architectscreatedwindowlessbuildings,andlightscouldbeplacedinelevatorsandothernewplaces.1．FromParagraph1,wecanlearnthatlightbulbswere_______inthepast.A．common B．expensive C．hard D．great2．Accordingtothepassage,whichoneinventedthefirstelectriclightbulbs?A．NickHolonyak. B．HumphryDavy.C．JosephSwan. D．ThomasEdison.3．Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthemainprobleminimprovinglightbulbs?A．Therewasnotenoughmoneyandengineeringsupport.B．Therewerenomaterialsthatcouldbeusedtosavepower.C．Scientistsfromdifferentcountriescouldn’tworktogether.D．Itwashardtofindafilamentmaterialthatshonelong.4．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsinTRUE?A．Lightbulbswereasconvenientascandlesandoillamps.B．Edisonmadeitpossibletoselllightbulbstothepublic.C．LEDcansavemorepowerandmakepeople’sworktimelonger.D．Lightbulbsmakepeoplestayinwindowlessroomsonworkdays.5．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Theinventionwedependon.B．Thegreatinventers.C．Thehistoryofscienceandtechnology.D．Whatchangesbuildingdesigns?C15、Englishisthemostwidelyusedlanguageinthehistoryofourplanet.Oneineverysevenhumanbeingscanspeakit.Morethanhalfoftheworld’sbooksandthreequartersofinternationalmailareinEnglish.Ofalllanguages,Englishhasthelargestvocabulary—perhapsasmanyastwomillionwords.However,let’sfaceit:Englishisacrazylanguage.Thereisnoegginaneggplant,neitherpinenorappleinapineappleandnohaminahamburger.Sweet-meatsarecandy,whilesweetbreads,whicharen’tsweet,aremeat.WetakeEnglishforgranted.Butwhenweexploreitsparadoxes(探讨它的矛盾),wefindthatquicksandcanworkslowly,boxingringsaresquare,publicbathroomshavenobathsinthem.Andwhyisitthatawriterwrites,butfingersdon’tfing,grocersdon’tgroce,andhammersdon’tham?Ifthepluraloftoothisteeth,shouldn’tthepluralofboothbebeeth?Onegoose,twogeese—soonemoose,twomeese?Howcanaslimchanceandafatchancebethesame,whileawisemanandawiseguyareopposites?Howcanoverlookandoverseebeopposites,whilequitealotandquiteafewarealike?Howcantheweatherbehotashellonedayandcoldashellthenext?Englishwasinventedbypeople,notcomputers,anditreflects(反映)thecreativityofhumanbeings.That’swhy,whenstarsareout,theyarevisible(能看见的);butwhenthelightsareout,theyareinvisible.Andwhy,whenIwindupmywatch,Istartit;butwhenIwindupthisessay,Iendit.1．ThroughthemanyparadoxesintheEnglishlanguage,thewriterwantstoshowthathumanbeingsare______.A．cleverB．crazyC．azyD．dull2．Accordingtothepassage______.A．pineapplesaretheapplesonthepinetreeB．thereshouldbeegginaneggplantC．sweet-meatsandsweetbreadsaredifferentD．boxingringsshouldberound3．Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectplural?A．Beeth.B．Geese.C．Meese.D．Tooth.4．Whichofthefollowingincludestwoitemswhichhavethesimilarmeaning?A．Awisemanandawiseguy.B．Overlookandoversee.C．Quitealotandquiteafew.D．Hotashellandcoldashell.D16、LastFridayastormsweptthroughtwovillagesintheNewTerritories(新界),destroyingfourteenhomes.Sevenothersweresobadlydestroyedthattheirownershadtoleavethem,andfifteenothershadbrokenwindowsorbrokenroofs.Onepersonwaskilled,severalwerebadlyhurtandtakentohospital,andanumberofotherpeoplereceivedsmallerhurt.Altogether(总共)overtwohundredpeoplewerehomelessafterthestorm.Afarmer,Mr.Tan,saidthatthestormbeganearlyinthemorningandlastedforoveranhour.“Iwaseatingwithmywifeandchildren,”hesaid,“whenweheardaloudnoise.Afewminuteslaterourhousefelldownontopofus.WetriedourbesttoclimboutbutthenIsawthatoneofmychildrenwasmissing.Iwentbackinsideandfoundhimsafebutveryfrightened.”Mrs.WooMeiFongsaidthatherhusbandhadjustleftforworkwhenshefeltthatherhousewasmoving.Sheranoutsideatoncewithherchildren.“Therewasnotimetotakeanything,”shesaid,“Afewminuteslater,theroofcamedown.”Soldiershelpedtotakepeopleoutofthewaterareaandthewelfaregovernmentbroughtthemfood,clothesandsomeotherthings.1．HowmanyhomesaltogetherweredestroyedinthestormlastFriday?A．Fourteen.B．Twenty-oneC．Twenty-nine.D．Thirty-six.2．WherewasMr.Tanwhenthestormfirstbegan?A．Hewasinbed.B．Hewasattable.C．Hewasoutsidethehouse.D．Hewasontheroof.3．Mrs.Wooandherfamilydidn’tgethurtbecause________.A．herhusbandknewtherewouldbeastormB．theywerealloutsidethehousewhenthestormbecameworseC．shefeltthehousemovingandtheyranoutimmediatelyD．thewelfaredepartmenthelpedher4．Thispassagemaybefrom_____________.A．aguidebookB．anintroductionC．anadvertisementD．anewspaper5．Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A．ATerribleStormB．ALuckyWomanC．GoodSoldiersD．CleverPeopleE17、Thepurposeofstudentswhocometoschoolistostudy.Butstudyingneedsrightways,orwewouldwastethetimeorthemoney.Thefollowingsarewaysforstudying.Thebesttimeforreadingismorning.Becauseinthemorning,theairisfreshandourmindsareclear.Forthatreason,wecanSetgoodresults.Whenwestudywemustbepatient.Ifwedon'tunderstandatextwell,wemustreaditagain.Weshouldnotreadthenextuntilwehavelearnedthefirstonewell.Whenwearestudying,wemustputourheartsintothebook.Wecannotreadabsent-mindedly(心不在焉地),orwecouldgetnothingfromthebookwhilewearereading.Wemustalwaysask"why".Ifwecan'tunderstandwell,writeitdownandaskourteachersorparents,brothersorfriends,inanypossibleways.Wemustknowitcompletelyandthenourknowledgecanbeusedwell.Thoughtherearemanywaysforstudying,however,theabovementioned(提到的)willbehelpfulifwecankeeptheminheart.1．Morningisthebesttimeforreadingbecause.A．wecanbemorepatient~B．wecanhaveagoodtimeC．theairisfreshandourmindsareclearD．wecanrelaxourselves2．Whenwearestudying,.A．wemustchatwithfriendsonthephoneB．we'dbetterListentopopmusicC．wehavetoeatsomethingD．weshouldputourheartsintothebook3．Ifwedon'tunderstandatextwell,.A．weshouldcopyothersanswersB．weshouldreaditagaintillunderstanditC．wedon'tdoitanymoreD．weshouldgiveitupandreadthenextone4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTTRUE?A．Thepurposeofstudentswhocometoschoolistostudy.B．Whenwearestudying,wecan'tbeabsent-minded.C．Wedon'thavetoask"why"whenwecan'tunderstandwell.D．Weshouldknowknowledgecompletelyanduseitwell.5．Thebesttitleofthispassageis__________.A．RightWaysofStudying B．Don'tWasteTimeC．BePatient D．LearntoAsk"Why"F18、OnFebruary9th,2013,SarahDarlingwaswalkingalongthestreetwhenshemetahomelessmannamedBillyRayHarris.Shereachedintoherchangepurse,emptiedoutallthecoinsshehadandgavethemtothehomelessman.Neitherofthemrealizedthatthissmallgenerousact(举动)wouldchangetheirlives.Sarahdidn'trealizethatshehadgivenBillynotonlyallherchangebutalsoherdiamondringthatshehadputinherchangepurseearlieruntilthenextmorning.Sheandherhusband,BillKrejci,rushedtoseeiftheycouldfindBilly.Thehomelessmanwasnotonlyinthesameplace,butalsoimmediatelyreturnedthering.Thegratefulcouplepaidhimbackforhishonestybyemptyingouttheirpocketsofallthemoneytheyhad.BillKrejci,awebdesigner,feltthatheneededtodosomethingmoreforthisamazinglyhonestman.SoonFebruary18th,hesetupaspecialpagetoraisemoneyforhim.Injustfourdays,Billyreceivedover$85,000andthereseemstobenoendyet.Thatisnotenough.Billyislivingwithapersonwhoisgenerousinsteadoflivinginthestreets.Andthat’snotallthankstothenewsreport,hegottogetheragainwithhisolderbrother,EdwinHarriswhohehadbeenunabletofindfor27years.AllthegoodluckisjustbecauseBillydidtherightthing-returningsomethingthatdidnotbelongtohim.1．WhendidSarahrealizethatshehadalsogivenBillyherdiamondring?A．OnFebruary9th,2013.B．OnFebruaryl0th,2013.C．OnFebruary18th,2013.D．OnFebruary22nd2013.2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．Billyislivingwithagenerousperson.B．Billyhasf