武汉市第二初级中学2023学年中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含解析

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。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Jackisverysmart.Hecandealwithanyproblem.A．easily B．slowly C．differently2、––Where’smypen?Ican’tfindit.MayIuse_________?––Sure,hereyouare.A．youB．yoursC．your3、IBelieveICanFlyisasongwhichencouragesustobelievein________.A．ourselvesB．usC．oneselfD．it4、—Ican’topenthewindow.—Well,letmehavea(an)_____.A．hand B．open C．go D．kick5、—ElvisalwaystakesgreatpainswithhisEnglish.—Buthestilldoesn'tdowell，heisquiteinlistening.A．strong B．weak C．rich D．bad6、I’m_____,andIhavea_____sister.A．15yearold,16-year-oldB．15yearsold,16-years-oldC．15-year-old,16yearsoldD．15yearsold,16-year-old7、—Wouldyoumindmyusingyourcamera?—Sorry,there’s_______withit.A．wrongsomething B．wronganythingC．anythingwrong D．somethingwrong8、—TheChinesePoetryConference(《中国诗词大会》)onCCTVisagreat.—Youareright．Moreandmorepeoplebegintoenjoythebeautyofthepoetry．A．project B．success C．chance D．experiment9、Ifonekindoffoodis_____________,itisfromacountrywhichisnotyourown.A．special B．excellent C．foreign10、Thenursewon'tleaveherpatients________she'ssuretheyarealltakengoodcareof.A．unless B．because C．since D．ifⅡ.完形填空11、Theproblemhappenswhenpeoplethinkthattoomuchhomeworkmeanstakingworkaspainandmakinglife1atthesametime.Theyfeelstressedoutandunhappy.Doeshardworkhavetobe2?No,ofcoursenot!Toomuchhardworkmeansthrowingout3activitiesandmakingadecisiontodowellinsomething.Whenwedotoomuchhardwork,itmeansthatwearechallengingsomething,whichholdspowertochallengeus.Ifwetake4ofallthegreatworkdoneinthisworld,we'llfindthat5thehardworkistheheartdrivingforce,withoutwhicheverythingis6.Thestrongfeelingtohardworkcannotbeputuponanyone.Itcomesfromthedeepinsideofone'sheart.Hardworkcannotbemeasured（丈量）.Howmuchhardworkthatyoucando7onhowmuchpositive(积极的)feelingaboutlifeyouhave.Withouthardwork,apersoncannotface8andheendsupbecomingthefailureinhislife.Hardworkishelpful.Wehavetoworkhardinlife9itistheonlyduty（职责）toourlife.Itisbettertodiethanlivealifewithoutgoals（目标）.Hardworkgivesdirectionstoourlifeand10ourfuture.1．A．unusual B．uncomfortable C．unknown D．unimportant2．A．sad B．serious C．free D．busy3．A．different B．common C．useless D．extra4．A．care B．place C．advice D．notice5．A．beyond B．behind C．beside D．below6．A．boring B．incorrect C．impossible D．possible7．A．depends B．lives C．agrees D．falls8．A．success B．chances C．dreams D．challenges9．A．when B．because C．unless D．although10．A．explains B．develops C．influences D．attractsⅢ.语法填空12、Howtimeflies!Mythree-yearmiddleschoollifewillbeoversoon.Lookingback,IhavemanymemoriesofmyEnglishstudy.WhenI1．(enter)themiddleschool,IhadsomanydifficultieswithmyEnglish.Iwasnotabletounderstandtheteacherinclass,andIcouldn’tmasterthewordsandphrases.ForatimeIwanted2．(give)itup.3．(late),withthehelpoftheteacherandmyclassmates,Ilistenedtotheteacher4．(care)inclass,keptonreadingEnglisheverydayandspokeasmuchaspossible.StepbystepImadegreatprogressinEnglish.Inaword,onlywhenyoudevelopinterestin5．(study)Englishcanyoulearnitwell.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Chinaisalargecountry.Thepopulationisover1.3billion.Ithasaspecialculturewithaverylonghistory.ChinesefoodplaysanimportantroleforChinesefamilies.Differentfoodshavespecialmeanings.ThemaindifferenceisthatChinesepeopleeattheirmealswithchopsticks.OneofthemainfoodsinChinesecultureisrice.Teaisafavoritedrinkanditispopularinthemarket.Chinesecalendarisdifferentfromtheoneusedinwesterncountries.NewYear'sDayisinlatewinter.ItisalsocalledtheSpringFestival.Ithasabigcelebrationofringingouttheoldandringinginthenew.Ithasspecialfoodsandtraditions.Forexample,sweepingthefloorbeforeNewYear'sDaysweepsawayalltheoldyear'sbadluck.TheChinesezodiac(生肖),knownasShengXiao,followsatwelve­yearcycle.Eachyearisnamedforananimal.Theseanimalsignsaretherat,ox,tiger,rabbit,dragon,snake,horse,sheep,monkey,rooster,dogandpig.Forexample,theyearthatbeginsin2018istheyearofthemonkey.Chineseisacomplex(复杂的)language.Chinesewritingdevelopedalmost4，000yearsagoandmayevenbeolder.Chinesewritinghasthousandsofcharacters.Acharacterstandsforawordandalsoameaning.BesidesPutonghua,Chinesepeoplespeaksixotherformsofthelanguage,andtherearemanykindsofdialects．1．What'sthepopulationofChina?A．Almost4，000. B．12million. C．Morethan1.3billion. D．13million2．Theunderlined“dialects”probablymeans“________”inChinese.A．交际 B．文字 C．方言 D．对话3．Accordingtothepassage,what'soneofthemainfoodsinChina?A．Tea. B．Meat. C．Beef. D．Rice.4．Theyearthatbeginsin2018isn'ttheyearofthemonkey,isit?A．Yes,itis. B．No,itisn't. C．Idon'tknow. D．No,itis.5．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．DifferentfoodshavespecialmeaningsinChineseculture.B．Chineseculture.C．Chineseisapopularlanguage.D．TheChinesezodiacfollowsatwelve­yearcycleB14、Whowouldwininacompetitiontomemorizenumbers,achimp(黑猩猩)orateenager?Theteenager?Thinkagain.Scientistshaveprovedthatchimpsperformbetterthanhumanbeingswhenitcomestothiskindofproblem.Wemayhavetorethinkwhatwebelieveabouthumanmemory.Memoryisourabilitytolearnsomething,saveitandrecallitwhenneeded.Ourmemoriesareimportanttooursenseofself,ourpersonalities,andourabilitytounderstandtheworld.Scientistssaythattherearedifferenttypesofmemory.Thereisshort-termmemoryandlong-termmemory.Yourshort-termmemorysavesinformationforafewsecondsorafewminutes.Forexample,thetimeittakestocomparethepricesofafewitemsinastore.Long-termmemoryinvolvestheinformationyoutryhardtokeep,becauseit’smeaningfultoyou(anexampleisdata数据aboutfamilyandfriends.)Andthenthereisvisualmemoryandsoundmemory.Butthesearenothardandfast:scientistsarguealotaboutthenatureofmemory.Scientistshavealsofoundthatpeoplememorizethingsindifferentways.Somememorizebetterwiththehelpofpictures.Othersarehelpedmorebysounds.Onething’sforsure.Ifyoucancombinedifferentkindsofmemorytogether,youwillrememberalot!SowhynottrypictureswithEnglishwords?Atthesametimelistentorecordingsofthesamegroupofwords.Itmayhelpwhenitcomestomemorizingit.Imaginationandassociationcanbeusefultoo.Byimaginationscientistsmeanpicturingawordinyourmind.Associationmeansrelatingthewordtosomethingyoualreadyknow.1．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Humanbeingsarelesscleverthanchimps.B．Humanmemoryisnotasgoodasbefore.C．Chimpscanmemorizenumbersbetterthanteenagers.D．Chimpsperformbetterthanhumanbeingsinmanyaspects.2．Howmanykindsofmemoryarementionedinthearticle?A．2B．3C．4D．53．Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisthebestwaytomemorizewords?A．BywatchingTV.B．Bylisteningtomusic.C．Bywritingthemoutmanytimes.D．Bylisteningandwatchingpictures.4．Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Memoryisthemostimportantabilityforhumanbeings.B．Long-termmemoryusuallyinvolvesmoreimportantthings.C．Scientistshavemadesureofthenatureofmemory.D．Imaginationisbetterthanassociationinmemorizingthings.5．Wheredoweprobablyreadthepassage?A．AtextbookB．AsciencemagazineC．AnadvertisementD．AnewsreportC15、TheGeorgeWashingtonSchoolhadbeenstandingformorethan100years.Theschoolbuildingwasingoodshape,butbehinditwasanoldbasketballcourt.Thecourt’ssurfacehadbeenbrokenandwasovergrownwithweeds（种子）.Thefence（篱笆）aroundthecourtwastooold,andpartsofitlayontheground.Thebasketballhoops（篮圈）werebentandrusted（生锈）.OnecolddayinFebruary,MrGarson,abiologyteacher,wastakingawalkduringhislunchbreak.Hepassedtheoldbasketballcourt.“Whatanuglysight!”hesaid,inalowandsadvoice.Ashelookedattheemptycourt,heimagined.Inhismind,hepicturedsomethingquitedifferentfromwhatheactuallysaw.MrGarsonaskedtheschoolboardformoneytoturnhisvisionintoreality.InAprilheorganizedagroupofcommunityvolunteerstotearuptheoldbasketballcourtandtakeitaway.Thenhetriedtoletalocalfarmerbringtrucksofgoodsoil（土）freeofcharge,whichseveralstudentsspreadoverthefield.Agroupofparentsvolunteeredtobuildanewfencearoundtheland.MrGarsonboughtsomegardentools.Healsoboughtseedsandyoungplants.InMaystudentsplantedtomatoes,potatoes,corn,onions,andpeppers.Inoneplacetheyplantedsomekindsofflowersthatwouldcomeoutthroughthesummerandautumn.Twostudentscheckedthegardenandwaterediteveryday.OnSaturdaysthroughoutthesummer,groupsofstudentsgatheredtoweedthegardenandharvestedwhatwasripe（成熟的）.InSeptemberstudentsenjoyedeatingfreshfoodfromtheGeorgeWashingtongardenforlunch.Mostdaystherewerefleshycutflowersthatitwouldbereadyforplantingagaininthespring.“_____________!”MrGarsonmadeaspeechattheschoolassembly（集会）.“Itprovesthatwecanchangethingsifweworktogethertowardsacommongoal!”1．WhatwasthebasketballcourtlikewhenMrGarsonsawitatfirst?A．Hepassedtheoldbasketballcourt.B．Itwasabeautifulgarden.C．Thefencewastoooldandlayontheground.D．Therearelotsofplantsandflowers.2．Themainideaof“thesecondparagraph”is.A．heimaginedsomethingdifferentfromwhathesawB．helookedattheemptycourtC．heorganizedsomeparentsandstudentstoworkonthebasketballcourtD．inhismind,itwasagoodplacefortakingawalk3．Whichofthefollowingcanbethefirstsentenceofthelastparagraph?A．Hownicetheflowersare.B．Thankyouall.C．Whatabeautifulsight.D．Howdeliciousthevegetablestaste.4．Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A．ParentsvolunteeredtobuildanewfenceB．AnewbasketballcourtC．AgoodteacherD．WorkingtogetherfordeliciousfoodD16、Asoneof"China'snewfourgreatinventions"，China'shigh-speedraileyestheworldagainwithFuxing.Itisproudofatopspeedof400km/handacontinuousspeedof350km/h.ItistotallydesignedandproducedbyChineseengineerswithoutanyhelpfromtheWest.China'shigh-speedtrainisnotonlyknownforitsamazingspeed，butalsoforitssafetyandcomfort.Lastyear,itsafelycarried1.4billionpassengers，orthetotalpopulationofAfricaandSouthAmericacombined.In2015，avideotakenbyaSwedishtravellerbecamepopularonsocialmediaathomeandabroad.Inthenine-minutevideo,acoinstooduprightallthetimeonafast-runninghigh–speedtrain.Itshowsthesteadiness(稳定)ofChina'shigh-speedtrain，givingvisitorsacomfortabletravellingexperience.Theserviceon:China'shigh-speedrailisstillimproving.ThenewbullettrainplanstoincreasetheheightandtheWi-Finetworkwillcoverthewholetrain.Itsairconditioningsystemisdesignedtoreducetheinfluenceoftheexternalpressure(外部压力)wavewhenthetrainispassingthroughtunnels,easing(缓解)discomfortofears.China'shigh-speedrailalsoplaysanimportantroleinpromoting(促进)theBeltandRoadInitiative.ItwillbegoodforcountriesalongtheBeltandRoad.Itprovidesaplatformtopromoteglobalcooperation(合作)inproductioncapacity(生产力)，soitreconfirmsChina'spositionastheworld'ssecondlargesteconomy.TherapiddevelopmentofChina'shighspeedrailinthepastfiveyearsmarksChina'sincreasingstrengthintechnologyandinnovation.Ithasbecomeanewsymbol，showingChina'sgreatprogresstotheworld.1．China'shigh-speedtrainisNOTfamousforits.A．Wi-Finetwork B．safety C．comfort D．highspeed2．Thewritergavetheexampleofacoinstandinguprightonthetraintoshow.A．thegoodserviceonthetrain B．thesteadinessandcomfortofthetrainC．thesafetyandspeedofthetrain D．thegoodreputation(名声)ofthetrain3．Whichofthefollowingcanbethetitleofthepassage?A．HighSpeedRail一PrideofChina B．China'sDevelopmentC．TheDevelopmentofChina'sRailway D．China'sNewFourGreatInventionsE17、To:manager@Date:Monday,7thOctober,3:34p.m.From:raymondyuen@Subject:ComplaintDearMr.Price,Ihaveeateninyourrestaurantmanytimesandhavealwaysbeenhappywiththefoodandservice.ThismakeswhathappenedlastSaturdayevenmoredisappointing(失望).Itwasmyson’sbirthdaysowebookedanon-smokingtableatyourrestaurantfor7:30p.m.Wearrivedontimebutweretoldthatourtablewasnotyetready.At8:00p.m.,weweregivenatableinthesmokingarea.IaskedtomovebutIwastoldthattherewerenoothertables.Alotofpeopleweresmokingsoitwasuncomfortableandunhealthy.Ourfirstwaitress,Janet,wasverypoliteandhelpful.Shegaveusfreedrinksforwaitingsolong.Ourfoodalsocamequicklyandlookedfreshandtasty.Whenmywifehadeatenmostofhermeal,shefoundadeadcockroach(蟑螂)inhervegetables.Shewasshockedandwantedtoleave.Atfirst,thewaitresstoldusitwasapieceofgarlic(作料).Whenwetoldherithadlegs,sheapologizedandtookthefoodaway.Weaskedforthepayformywife’smealbill,expectingnottopayformywife’smeal.Nobodycame.After15minutes,Iaskedtoseethemanager.Theheadwaitertoldusthatyouwereonholiday.Icomplainedagainaboutthehorriblecockroach.HetoldmeJanethadfinishedwork.Hedidn’tbelievemystoryandgavemeabillforthreemeals.Iarguedwithhimbutwasforced(被迫)topay.Thewaitress,Janet,wasalwaysfriendly,butIwouldlikeanapologyfromyourimpoliteheadwaiterandafullrefund(退款)forourmeal.Itcost$68.Untilthen,Iwillnotbeeatingatyourrestaurantorrecommendingittoanyone.Youcancontactmeat742-3254orthroughe-mailifyouwantmoreinformation.Thankyouforyourattention.Yourssincerely,RaymondYuen1．Theheadwaiterdidn’tbelieveMr.Yuenbecause_______.A．thewaitresshadn’ttoldhimaboutwhathappenedB．hebelievedthatthecockroachwasgarlicC．hedidn’twanttopayMr.YuenbackD．themanagerwasonholiday2．WhatdoesMr.Yuenwanttopayfornow?A．Nothing.B．Twomeals.C．Threemeals.D．Onlythedrinks.3．Mr.YuenwantedMr.Priceto______.A．saysorrytohisfamilyB．lettheheadwaiterstopworkingintherestaurantC．gettheheadwaitertosaysorryD．gettheheadwaiterandJanettosaysorryF18、Duringmysecondyearofnursingschool,ourteachergaveusanexam.IwasahardworkingstudentandIdidwellinallthesubjects.IfinishedthequestionssuccessfullyuntilIreadthelastone:“Whatisthefirstnameofthewomanwhocleanstheschool?”Ofcoursethiswasajoke.Isawthecleaningwomaneveryday.Sheisshortandabout60yearsold.Shehasdarkhair.ButhowwouldIknowhername?Ihadnevertalkedwithherbefore.Infact,I’dnevereventhoughtabouttalkingtoher.Istaredatmypaperandstartedtofeelratherguilty.Finally,Ihandedinmypaper,leavingthelastquestionblank.Beforetheclassended,onestudentaskedifthelastquestionwouldcounttowardourgrade.“Certainly,”theteachersaid.“Inyourlife,youwillmeetmanypeople.Allareimportant.Theydeserve(值得)yourattentionandcare,evenifallyoudoissmileandsayhello.”I’veneverforgottenthatlesson.EveryonedeservesmyattentionandIshouldgettoknowallofthepeoplewhoworkandlivearoundme.Thatwas,perhaps,themostimportantlessonofmylife.Ialsolearnedthecleaningwoman’snamewasDorothy.1．（小题1）Atthenursingschool,thewriter.A．knoweveryone’snamearoundherB．didwellinallsubjectsC．didn’tliketohaveanexam2．（小题2）Thewriterwrotetothelastquestion.A．“Dorothy”B．“blank”C．nothing3．（小题3）Fromtheteacher’swords,wecanknowthat.A．onlyonestudentdidn’tknowtheanswerB．thelastquestionwaspartoftheexamC．thestudentsneedn’tanswerthelastquestion4．（小题4）Th