江苏省南通市通州区金北学校2023学年中考二模英语试题含解析

2023学年中考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Themantriedseveraltimestostartthecar,andhesucceeded____.A．inthepast B．intheend C．atfirst D．atonce2、—Wouldyouliketodrink,madam?—Yes.Tea,please.A．anything B．everything C．something D．nothing3、Mycousinisheavybecauseheofteneatsfastfood．A．toomuch；toomanyB．toomany；toomuchC．muchtoo；toomuchD．toomuch；muchtoo4、—Whoseshoesare?—Theyare.A．these;LiLin’s B．those;LiLinC．that;LiLin D．this;LiLin’s5、The24thWinterOlympicGames______inBeijingandZhangjiakouin2023.A．holds B．isheld C．willhold D．willbeheld6、---Wemustworkasateamorwewillfailasecondtime.---Yes.Justasasayinggoes:.A．Onefingercan’tliftasmallstone B．Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.C．Onestonekillstwobirds. D．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.7、Youcanringmethisevening.Iathome.A．stay B．stayed C．willstay D．havestayed8、—Couldyougoswimmingwithmethisafternoon,Tom?—_______,butIhavetodothechoresfirst.A．I’dliketo B．Ofcoursenot C．No,Icouldn’t9、—Let’sturnontheTVandwatchthefootballmatch.—It’stoolate.It_____foranhour.Andtheresultwas1-0.Chinawon.A．hasfinishedB．hasbegunC．hasbeenonD．hasbeenover10、The______/praɪs/ofthetomatoesisquitehigh.A．rice B．price C．race D．peaceⅡ.完形填空11、IhavebeentoLondontwice.InOctober2010,Iwentthereforthefirsttime.IlearnedEnglishinalanguageschooland1withahostfamily（寄宿家庭）forsixmonths.MyhostfamilyMr.andMrs.Brownwerebothvery2tome.TheyhelpedmeandtoldmealotofinterestingthingsaboutBritain.Ihad3withthem.IenjoyeddifferentkindsofEnglishfood.Ialsodidsomeactivitieswiththem.WeoftenwatchedTV,wentshopping,playedgamesand4awalkintheparktogether.Attheweekends,Iusuallywent5todifferentinterestingplacesinLondon,suchastheNationalGallery,BuckinghamPalaceandtheBritishMuseum.IevenhadaboattripalongtheRiverThames.DuringmystayinLondon,I6manypeopleenjoyedDIY(DoItYourself).Theygrewvegetables,7thegrassinthegarden,ormadecakesordifferentkindsoffoodthemselves.InSeptember2013,IwenttoLondonforthesecondtimeandstayedthereforayear.I8Chineseinamiddleschool.IalsotoldthestudentsaboutChinesefoodand9thempicturesofsomeinterestingplacesinChina.Thestudentsallfelt10inmyclass.ManyofthemhopedthattheycouldcometoChinaoneday.1．A．moved B．lived C．entered D．counted2．A．rude B．polite C．nice D．strict3．A．meals B．questions C．prizes D．messages4．A．looked B．read C．noticed D．took5．A．travelling B．swimming C．boating D．dancing6．A．changed B．collected C．found D．helped7．A．put B．cut C．lost D．met8．A．studied B．followed C．taught D．missed9．A．took B．left C．bought D．showed10．A．interested B．bored C．tired D．safeⅢ.语法填空12、阅读短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词）。Spring,summer,autumnandwintermakeayear.Weclearlyknoweachseasonisimportant.IfI1．(ask)whichseasonisthemostbeautiful,I’dliketosayallofthemarebeautiful.Spring2．(show)awonderfulpicturewiththeblueskyandwhiteclouds,greentreesandclearair,shiningsunandwarmwind.Naturehaswokenup.Whereisspring?Itshines3．theeyesofchildren,itdancesamongpeople’sgestures(姿态）andexpressions.Thesunshineismakingeverythingwakeup.Peoplewillhaveanew4．(begin)inspringwhichisthe5．(good)timetostartthewholeyear’swork.Summeris6．activeseason.Wecangoboatingandhavefuninthewater.WhatIlikebestinthisseasonisthelotus(莲花）.WheneverIamsad,itencouragesmetotrymybesttomakemydreamcometrue.Iwasborninautumn.Ithasseenmygrowth,happinessandsadness.7．thepastmonthsaresometimesbad,Iownanewbeginning.Itbringslove,hopeandenjoymentinto8．life.IlovewinterbecauseIhavefunwithfriends9．(play)inthesnow,makingasnowman,enjoyingthewhiteworldwiththesongEdelweiss(雪绒花).Winterisaseasonwithhope.Ifwintercomes,canspringbefarbehind?Ilove10．(season).Allseasonsaregreat.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Sofar,therehavebeensomanysuccessfulmenandwomenintheworld.Andit’snosurpriseformanyofustodreamofdoingbusinesswhenwegrowup.However,MoziahBridgetellsusquitedifferentstory.MoziahBridgesisnowtheCEOofhisMo’sBow’scompany.Hehasalreadyearned$200,000bysellingbowtiesandothermen’sfashionaccessories（饰品）.Theboydesignsallthebowtiestogetherwithsevenotherworkersinthecompany,includinghismotherandgrandmother.“MoistheCEOofthecompany,butIamtheCEOofMo,”Bridges’grandmasaid.Aboutfouryearsago,whenBridgeswentshoppingforbowties,hefoundtheywereinugly”blackandred.Hewantedachange.Soheaskedhisgrandmatoteachhimtosew（缝纫）andfinallyhedevelopedthetalentofcreatingbowties.Thoughhisveryfirstbowtiedidn’tlooknice,theyoungsewerkeptonpracticing.Heusedcolorfulclothwithdifferentpictures.Thenhisparentsandfriendsstartedtolikehisworks.Atfirsthetriedtosellthemonlinetoseveralstoresinthesouth.SoonMo’sbowtiesbecamepopular.WiththehelpofDayondJohn,CEOofthefamousUSclothesbrandFUBU,Bridgesbuilthisowncompany.NotonlydidDaymondJohnprovidemoneyforhim,butalsoproducedBridgestothecircleoffashionandbusinessindustries.Nowthe13-year-old’sbusinesshasdevelopedrapidly.Soyoucanjuststartnow!Youdon’thavetowaittillyou’reolder.Ifyouhaveadream,goforit!1．（小题1）HowmanypeoplearethereinMo’sBow’sCompany?A．SevenB．EightC．NineD．Ten2．（小题2）WhatdoweknowaboutBridges’sgrandmafromthethirdparagraph?A．Shetakesprideinhergrandson.B．SheisnotpleasedwithBridges’workC．Shedoesn’tcareaboutBridges’company.D．Shedoesn’twanttoworkforBridges.3．（小题3）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Bridestaughthimselfhowtosew.B．Bridges’firstbowtielookedniceC．Mo’sBow’sCompanydevelopsslowly.D．DaymondJohnreallyhelpedBridgesalot.4．（小题4）WhatkindofpersonisMoZiahBridges?A．Cleverbutboring.B．Talentedbutlazy.C．Creativeandhardworking.D．Carelessandstupid.5．（小题5）Whichcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．ATeenageCEOandHisBusinessB．SuccessfulMenandWomenC．DaymondJohnandMoziahBridgesD．FashionandBusinessIndustriesB14、Humansaretheonlyanimalstoeatchilies,eventhoughtheysometimescauseusdiscomfort.CFPManyofushavehadthisexperience:Weeatsomethingveryspicy,ourmouthburns,thenournosegetsrunnyandoureyesstarttowater.Sowhyexactlydoesthishappen?Allspicyfoodscomefromplants,andaccordingtoBBCNews,theseplantscontainspicyitemstokeepanimalsfromeatingthem.Eatingorevenjusttouchingtheseplantsleadstothefamiliarburningfeelingthatcomesfromspicyfood.Whenweareeatingthespicyfood,ournoseandeyesmayalsofeelirritated(痒痒的)andgointodefensemode(模式),producingtearsormucus(黏液)toprotectthemselves.Themoreirritatedournoseandeyesfeel,themoretearsormucustheyproduce.Thatexplainsthetearingeyes,runningnoseandburningmouththatcomefromeatingspicyfood.Soifweknowthatourbodywillreacttochiliesthisway,whyisitthathumansaretheonlyanimalstoeatthem?Infact,about600millionChinese,almosthalfofthenationalpopulation,arechilieaters,reportedwebsiteHuanqiu.AccordingtoBBCNews,thehumanbodyrespondstospicyfoodbygivingoffendorphins(内啡肷)-chemicalsthatcreateasenseofhappiness.Soifyou'reabigfanofspicyfood,whatcanyoudotoreducethesesymptoms(症状)?It'swidelybelievedthataglassoficewateristheperfectwaytolightentheburningsensecausedbyspiciness.However,asLiveSciencereported,it’sbeenprovedthatwaterwilljustmakeyoufeelworsebyspreadingthespicyitemsaroundyourmouth.*LiveSciencesuggestedthattheeasiestwaytoputoutthefireinyourmouthiswithdairyproducts,suchasmilkoryogurt.Dairycontainsaspecialelementnamedcasein(酪蛋白),atypeofproteinwhichisabletodissolvethespicycomponentinchiliesandreduceyourpainimmediately.Equallyeffectiveisaspoonofsugar,accordingtoLiveScience.So,ifyou'rethekindofpersonwhoholdsthebelief"thespicier,thebetter",makesuretokeepsomedairyproductsinyourrefrigerator.1．Alotofanimalsdon'tlikechiliesbecausethey__iftheyeatortouchthem.A．producetearsormucus B．theireyesfeelhappyC．haveafeelinglikeburning D．theirnosesfeelirritated2．Whichofthefollowingwayistherightwayofmakingthesymptomslessseriouswhileeatingchiliesaccordingtothepassage?A．Wecantryaspoonofsalt.B．Wecandrinkabottleoficewater.C．Weshoulddrinkalargecupofwarmtea.D．Wecaneatsomedairyproductssuchasyogurt.3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Someplantscontainspicyitemstoprotecttheirenemies.B．Whenweareeatingchilies,ourbodycreatesachemicalthatmakesushappy.C．Eatingorevenjusttouchingspicyplantswillmakeusburnoutwithanger.D．Humans,aswellasalltheanimals,likeeatingchiliesverymuch.4．Whydidthewriterwritethepassagewitha*?A．Toshowthebestmethodtostoptheburningfeelingfromspicyfood.B．Totellreadershowgoodandeffectivedairyproductsare.C．Totellreaderswhydairyproductsreducepain.D．Toshowwhatdairycontains.5．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Achemistrytextbook B．novelC．Asciencewebsite D．AgeographymagazineC15、SignpoststoAIFromApple’svirtual(虚拟的)assistantSiritoself-drivingcars,AIbringstothesocietysomethingnewandadvanced.Butinfact,it’snotthenewfashionatall.Belowlet’stakealookatthelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopmenttogether.2017Itisnotuncommontoseepeoplegetcitizenship.ButSophia,arobotdesignedbyHansonrobotics,aHongKong-basedAIrobotcompany,wasalsogivencitizenshipbythekingdomofSaudiArabia.Thismaderobotsforthefirsttimetoshareeveryequalrightwithhumanbeings.2016Dogsareourbestfriends,butwhatabouthavingarobotasapet?Roobo,aChineseAIstartupdevelopeda“petrobot”nameDomgy.Ithad“smart-home”featuresthatgaveitsownersweatherforecasts,changedtelevisionchannelandevenguardedthehomelikeadog.Thankstoadvancedtechnology,perhapsrobotswillonedaybecomeourclosefriends.1997Asthecreationofhumanbeings,AIisalwaysthoughtasinferiortoitscreator.ButDeepBlue,acomputerchess-playingprogramdevelopedbyUScomputerIBMshockedthewholeworld.ItbeataworldchesschampionGarryKasparovintheinternationalmatch.ThatmarkedanewstepofAItechnology.2004Humansarespecialfortheirimaginationandcreativity.However,Microsoft’sXiaoIcebrokethislaw.Justlikeus,“she”couldwriteherownpoetryandputthemtogetherasTheSunlightthatLosttheGlassWindow,abookofpoems.1979Self-drivingcarshavebeenaroundforalotlongerthanyoumightthink.In1979,aself-drivencarcalledTheStanfordCartcrossedachair-filledroomwithouthumanhelpinaboutfivehours.Itwasoneoftheearliestexamplesofanautonomousvehicle.1966Shakeywasthefirstgeneral-purposemobilerobottobeabletoreasonaboutitsownactions.“She”couldanalyzecommandsandbreakthemdownintobasicchunkson“her”own.TheUSLifeMagazinecallsShakeythe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.1951Perhapsyou’veneverthoughtaboutwhethermachinescanthink,buttheideaobsessed(使着迷)UKAIcomputerscientistAlanTuring.TuringadaptedtheimitationgametomaketheTuringtest.Althoughthetestfailed,itinspiredAIresearchersandbegananewageinthehistoryofAI.1．HowmanyAIproductsareintroducedinthepassage?A．4 B．5 C．6 D．72．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Thestanfordcrossedachair-filledroomin1997.B．DeepBluecangiveitsownersweatherforecasts.C．Shakeyiscalledthe“firstelectronicperson”ofAI.D．TuringtestsucceededandinspiredAIresearchers.3．WhowroteTheSunlightthatlosttheGlassWindow?A．Sophia B．Roobo C．XiaoIce D．DeepBlue4．Whydidthewriterwirtethepassage?A．TointroducethelongjourneyofAI’sdevelopment.B．TotellusAIbringssomethingnewandadvanced.C．ToencourageustoworkhardtobeatAIrobots.D．ToshowuswhattheAIrobotscandonowadays.5．Wherecanweprobablyreadthepassage?A．Inastorybook. B．Inanotice. C．Inamagazine. D．Onablog.D16、Inthe1920s,theairlineswerejustbeginning.Itwasunusualforpeopletotravelbyairbecauseitwasexpensiveanddangerous.Inthosedays,therewerenoflightattendants(服务生)tolookafterthepassengers.Youngmen,or“stewards”helpedthepassengersontotheairplaneandcarriedthepassengers’bagsbuttheydidnotprovidefoodanddrinks.Butthenin1930,awomancalledEllenChurchinventedthe“stewardess”.EllenChurchwasbornin1904onafarminIowa.Shewasadifferentchild.Shedidn’twanttoworkonafarmormarryafarmer.Shewantedamoreadventurous(冒险的)life.EllenstudiedtobeanurseattheUniversityofMinnesotaandthengotajobinahospital.Forthenextfewyearsshestayedatthehospitalandatthesametimetookflyinglessonsandgotherpilot’slicense.Ellenwas25yearsoldwhenshefirstgotintouchwithBAT(BoeingAirTransport).Shelovedflyingbutsheunderstoodthatairlineswereaman’sworld.ThoughwomenlikeEmeliaEarheartwerebecomingfamous,sherealizeditwasimpossibleforawomantohaveacareerasapilot.Butshehadanotheridea.Mostpeoplewereafraidofflyingbecauseflyingwasstillnotaverysafewaytotravel.Therewereoftendelays(延误),manycrashesandthebadweathermademanypassengerssick.EllenthoughtnursescouldtakecareofpassengersduringflightsandBATagreed.TheyoungwomanfromIowaandsevenothernursesbecamethefirstairstewardesses.Atfirstpilotswereunhappybecausetheydidnotwantstewardessesonairplanes,butpassengerslovedthestewardesses.In1940therewerearound1000ofthemworkingfordifferentairlines.Theearly“stewardesses”hadtobeundertwenty-five-year-old,singleandslim.Whenawomanjoinedanairline,shehadtopromisenottogetmarriedorhavechildren.Itwasahardjobandnotwellpaid.Theyworkedlonghoursandwaspaid$1anhour.Inthe1970s,stewardesseswereunhappyintheirjobandairlineshadtomakesomechanges.Sincethe1970s,“stewardesses”havebeencalledflightattendants.Theyarewellpaidandworkfewerhoursthaninthepast.1．Fromthefirstparagraph,weknowthat______________.A．theword“stewardesses”wasstartedfromEllenChurchB．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanwhoflewaplaneC．foodanddrinkswereofferedontheplanethenD．travelingbyairwasverypopularbecauseoftheflightattendants2．BoeingAirTransportofferedEllenthejobbecauseof_______________.A．herflyingexperienceB．heruniversityeducationC．hernursingexperienceD．herlifeattitudes(态度)3．Thepassagemainlytalksabout_______________.A．thebackgroundofearlyflyingpilotsB．theexperienceofflyingpassengersC．thehistoryofearlyflightattendantsD．thedevelopmentofairplanesE17、AncientChinaproducedmanytypesofbeautifulworksofart.Amongthem，calligraphy(书法)，poetry(诗歌)andpaintingwerethemostfamous.Oftentheywouldbeputtogetherinart.ThesebecameimportantstartingwiththeSongdynasty.Calligraphyistheartofhandwriting.IntheoldtimestheChineseconsideredwritingasanimportantformofart.Calligraphers(书法家)wouldpracticeforyearstolearntowriteperfectly，butwithstyle.Eachofover40,000charactersneededtobewrittencorrectly.Andeachstroke(笔画)inacharacterhadtobewritteninacertainorder.Poetrywasalsoanimportantformofart.Greatpoetswerefamousalloverthecountry，butalleducatedpeoplewereexpectedtowritepoetry.DuringtheTangdynastypoetrywassoimportantthatwritingpoetrywaspartoftheexaminationstobecomeacivilservant(文官)andworkforthegovernment.Chinesepaintingwasoftenconnectedwithcalligraphy.Itisoneoftheoldestartistictraditionsintheworld.ThemosttraditionalwayofChinesepaintingisknownas“national”or“nativepainting(国画)”，whichisquitedifferentfromWesternpainting.Peoplecandrawmountains，homes，birds，treesandwateronit.1．WhatisthemostfamoustypesofworksofartinancientChina?A．Calligraphy. B．Poetry. C．Chinesepainting. D．A,BandC．2．Calligraphersneededtowriteover______characterscorrectlyintheoldtimes.A．10，000 B．20，000 C．30，000 D．40，0003．WhatwaspartofthecivilserviceexaminationsduringtheTangdynasty?A．Painting. B．Calligraphy.C．Writingpoetry. D．Poetry.4．Theunderlinedword“it”refersto“________”．A．Calligraphy B．Art C．Chinesepainting D．Westernpainting5．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Chineseart. B．Chineseexaminations.C．Chinesehistory. D．Chinesedynasties.F18、Tomwalkedintoashop.Ithadasignoutside:“Second-handclothesboughtandsold.”Hewascarryinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheowneroftheshop,“Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese?”Theownerlookedatthemandsaid“Twodollars.”“What?”Tomsaid,“Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastfivedollars.”“No.”saidtheowner,“Theyweren’tworthacentmorethantwodollars.”“Well,”saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket.“Hereisyourmoney.Thesetrouserswerehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistpricewassixdollarsandahalf.ButIthoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth.”Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersand