甘肃省张掖市高台县2023年中考联考英语试题（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、Istopped_____thenightinasmallvillagewhileIwasonholidayintheHimalayasafewyearsago.A．at B．for C．until D．through2、Ken,canyouturndownthemusicalittle?I_________tostudyformytest.A．amtryingB．tryC．triedD．havetried3、I_____thisbookfortwoweeks.Ihavetoreturnitnow.A．borrowed B．haveborrowed C．kept D．havekept4、Workingwiththevolunteers(志愿者)inthecommunitywill______thebestinus.A．bringout B．workout C．giveout D．takeout5、----Thewindow______justnow.----Yes.Itisasbrightasapennynow.A．cleans B．iscleaned C．cleaned D．wascleaned6、―Look!HerecomesCindy!Sheisalwaysfullof.―Sosheis.Becauseshetakesalotofexerciseeveryday.A．courageB．prideC．energyD．knowledge7、---Iheardthatyouhappenedtobeonthesceneoftheaccident.---Yes.Iwasreally_______whenthejaguar(捷豹)hitthetruck.A．mad B．dead C．frightened D．bored8、It’s________/ɪmpə'laɪt/totalkloudlyinpublicplaces.A．important B．impolite C．improve D．impossible9、_______,asoneofthegreatestmysteriesinBritain.ishowitwasbuilt,butwedoknowtheymusthavebeenhard-workingA．BigBen B．Stonehenge C．Qomolangma10、—WecaninviteNickandNoratoShanghaiDisneylandwithus.—?I’llgivethemacallrightnow.A．Whynot B．WhatforC．Why D．WhatⅡ.完形填空11、Readtheclassicancientpoetry,doabeautifulyounggentleman.Ifyouthinkyoudowellinpoetry,youcantakepartinthe1namedtheChinesePoetryConference(《中国诗词大会》).Itbecamepopular2theteenagers.Let'snotmiss3aboutit.Nowadays,manyteenagersareobsessed(沉迷)withcomputersandsmartphones.These4makestudentstoolazytothinkandrecite.Theyareusedto5theirfeelingsbycomputersandsmartphones.Someofthemforget6tounderstandChinesePoetrybyheart.Theteachersandparentsarevery7aboutit.Whatcantheydo?Thiswintervacation,CCTVheldChinesePoetryConference.Thisprogramis8daleitai(打擂台)forminordertochoosethe9.Overonehundredcompetitorsarefromdifferent10.Its11istoleadthestudyofthewholepeople,readingthe12poetry.Manypeoplethinkthiscompetitionisagoodwaytoencourageteenagersto13moreandimprovestudents'Chinese14.Letustakethepoetryasthelifeofthebeaconlight(指航灯).Let15lightupourwayoflife!1．A．concert B．context C．competition D．conversation2．A．between B．in C．among D．of3．A．nothing B．anything C．something D．everything4．A．computers B．schoolthings C．guides D．tools5．A．expressing B．saying C．telling D．speaking6．A．how B．what C．why D．when7．A．careful B．careless C．busy D．worried8．A．surely B．straightly C．mainly D．recently9．A．winner B．worker C．teacher D．member10．A．places B．countries C．towns D．families11．A．result B．purpose C．reason D．method12．A．modern B．short C．long D．ancient13．A．forget B．remember C．receive D．forgive14．A．lessons B．movies C．knowledge D．program15．A．us B．it C．them D．meⅢ.语法填空12、SarahandJanetaremiddleschoolstudents.Theyhavebeenfriends1．theystartedschool.Theydomanythingstogether,suchasstudying,watchingTV,surfingtheInternet,playingsports,listening2．musicandsoon.Theyusuallyhelpeachother.WhenSarahwasinthe3．(three)grade,somestudentsmadefunofherbecauseshewasshy.Janettoldtheotherstudents4．(stop)makingfunofSarahandshehelpedSarahovercomehershyness.Inthefifthgrade,Janethad5．(difficulty)inmath.Shestudiedhard,butshestillcouldn’tknowwhattheteacher6．(teach)clearly.SarahhelpedJanetandexplainedeveryexercisetoher.Aftersixmonths,Janetdidmuch7．(well)thanbeforeandevengotanAinthemathexam.WhenJanetgotthetestpaper,wecanimagine8．happytheywere!Everyone9．(need)agoodfriendinlife.Alifewithoutafriendisalifewithoutthesunshine.Pleaserememberpeoplewantfriends10．arekindandhelpful.Soifwewantagoodfriend,let’sbeagoodfriendfirst.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Todaylet’smeetChina’sexcellentdiplomats(外交官).LiuXiaomingisChina’sambassadortotheUK.Anambassadorisacountry’shighestrepresentative(代表)senttoanothercountry.LiuspeaksfluentEnglishandknowsBritishculturewell.HehasdonesoexcellentworkthatheisrespectedbytheBritishpeople.HuaChunyingisaForeignMinistrySpokesperson(新闻发言人).Spokespersonsholdpressconferences(记者会)fromMondaytoFriday,wheretheyanswerquestionsfrombothChineseandforeignmedia(媒体).Huaisgoodatansweringharshquestions.ChinanowhasthreespokespersonsandHuaistheonlywoman.WangYiistheMinisterofForeignAffairs(外交部长).HeoftenvisitsforeigncountriesandrepresentsChinaatinternationalmeetings.HealsowritesarticlesonnewspapersexplainingChina’sforeignpolicies(政策).WanglearnedJapaneseincollegeandwasoncetheambassadortoJapan.1．Theunderlinedword“ambassador”means_______.A．交换生 B．大使 C．观察员 D．记者2．HowmanyspokespersonsdoesChinahaveaccordingtothepassage?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．HuaChunyingrepresentsChinaatinternationalmeetings.B．WangYiusedtobetheambassadortoJapan.C．Spokespersonsholdpressconferences(记者会)attheweekends.D．LiuXiaomingislearningtoanswerharshquestionswithHuaChunying.B14、Don’tbesurprisedifyouseeacargoingdowntheroadwithoutadriverinBeijingthesedays.InMarch,2018,baiduwasgivenalicensetotestitsself-drivingcarsinBeijing,ChinaDailyreported.Self-drivingcarshavebeenindevelopmentsince2010,whengoogleannouncedthatitwasmakingsuchcars.Sincethen,companieslikeTesla,UberandBaiduhavebeenworkingtoproduceandtesttheirownself-drivingcars.self-drivingcarsareexpectedtochangethewaywegetaround.Theyaresaferandmoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanregularcars.Theycanremovethestress(压力)ofdrivingandallowdisabledorblindpeopletogetaroundmroeeasily.Butself-drivingcarshavetheirowndisadvantagesaswell.Inonetest,researcherspointedalaserpointer（激光棒）atthecar’ssensors（感应器）whileitwasmoving.Thecarmistakenlythoughtthatthelaserbeam（波束）wasinitswayandsloweddownorchangeddirections.Thesoftware(软件)thatisusedtodirectthecarsmaynotbesafeenough.ReportedLivescience.Sometimes,withoutanyreasons,itmaybreakdownwhenweuseourcomputersorsmartphones.Ifthesoftwareinaself-drivingcarhappenedtocrash.Theresultscouldbedeadly.Maybeimprovementstothesoftwarecouldsolvethisproblem.1．whendidBaidugetatestinglicenseofitsself-drivingcarsinBeijingA．Infebruary,2018B．inmarch,2018C．inapril,2018D．inmay,20182．whichcompanyhasfirstlydevelopedself-drivingcarssince2010.A．GoogleB．teslaC．UberD．baidu.3．themovingcarmay_____.ifalaserbeamisinitsway.A．StopitselfB．hitothersC．slowdownD．moveon4．theunderlinedword“crash”inparagraph5probablymeans___.A．奔溃B．碰撞C．暴跌D．坠毁5．thispassagemaycomefrom____A．AstorybookB．atravelguideC．asportsnewspaperD．asciencemagazine.C15、IsBeingActiveHelpfulforBetterGrades?Forsomestudents,gettingbettergradescanseemlikeanimpossibletasksometimes.Withthechallengesofschool,justpayingattentioninclassorstudyinghardisn'talwaysenough.Butwhatiftherewereotherwaysforstudentstoimprovetheirgrades?Forparentsandstudentswhohaveeverwonderedifthisispossible,nowyoucanresteasy.Researchsuggeststhatapersonwholikesdoingactivitiescanimprovetheirgrades.Scientiststhinkthatthosestudentswhoareactivearenotjustexercisingtheirbodies,butalsoexercisingtheirbrains.Inturn,theycanbeabletoimprovetheirgradesatschool.Inthemostrecentstudy,researchersfoundthatwhenchildrenplayedforhalfanhoureachday,theywerebetteratorganizingtheirschoolworkaswellasdoingprojectworkandlearningtraditionally‘difficult’subjects,suchasmaths.Whatdoesthismeanforchildrenwhoaren'tactive?Researchersthinkthatifkidsdon'tgetenoughactivities,theyaregoingtobeatadisadvantagewhenitcomestoschoolperformance.Intheresearchexperiment,agroupofchildrenskippedwithropes,playedbasketballanddidanumberofothergamesorexercises.Anothergroupofchildrendidn'tdoanyactivities.Theytookpartintestingbothbeforetheexperimentandaftertheexperiment.Testingwasmainlyformathsandreadingskills.Resultsshowedthatthechildrenintheactivitygroupdidbetterontheteststhanthosewhohadnoactivity.AllworkandnoplaywillnotonlymakeJackadull(迟钝的)boy,butwillalsonegatively(消极地)affecthisgradesinschool,accordingtoanewstudypublishedintheJournalofPediatrics.Parentscomplainchildrentodayareactuallylessactiveandtheyalwaysworryabouttheirgrades.Dr.Belton,anexpert,shesaid:"Ifyou’dliketoseeyourkidsdobetterinschool,havethemclosetheirbooks,setdowntheirpencilsandgooutsidetoplay."1．Whatdoestheexpression"resteasy"inParagraphIprobablymean?A．StopworryingB．KeepchangingC．AvoidgoingD．Continuelearning2．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Doingmorehomeworkcangetbettermarks.B．Allworkandnoplaycandobetterontesting.C．Beingactivecandobetteronschoolsubjects.D．Spendingmoretimeonexercisecanhaveabetterbody.3．Tohelpchildrengetbettergrades,parentsshould______.A．asktheresearchersforhelp.B．encouragethemtodomoreactivities.C．helpthemtoorganizetheirschoolwork.D．letthemsolveproblemsbythemselves.D16、Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseeds(种子)thathavebeentakentospaceandbroughtbacktotheearth.Theseedsareaffectedbytheradiation(辐射)andlowgravityinspace.Whentheyarebroughtbacktotheearth,theseseedsproducevegetablesthatarebiggerandhealthierthannormalvegetables.However,somepeopleworryabouteatingspacevegetables.Theythinkthatspacevegetablesmightnotbegoodforusandcouldmakeusgetsickbecauseoftheradiationinspace.However,peopleshouldnotbefrightenedbecausespacevegetablesareveryhealthy.Herearesomefactsthatyoushouldknowaboutspacevegetables.Spacevegetablesaregrownfromseedsthatarecarefullychosen.Whenseedsarebroughtbackfromspace,theyaretestedtomakesurethattheywillbesafetoeat.Spacevegetablesarebetterforyouthannormalvegetables.Forexample,spacetomatoesstayfreshfortwentydays,whichisoneweeklongerthannormaltomatoes.Aftergeneticallymodified(转基因)foodappearedinthemarket,peopleworriedthattheywereeatingunknownthings.Forexample,ifnutgenes(坚果基因)areputinsidepotatoes,peopleallergictonutsmightgetsickfromeatingthesepotatoesbecausetheydonotknowtheyarealsoeatingnuts.Unlikegeneticallymodifiedfood,spacevegetableshavenotbeengeneticallychanged.Thismeansthatnonewgenesareputintothevegetables.Therefore,therearenodangersofeatingsomethingunknown.1．Geneticallymodifiedfoodisdifferentfromspacevegetablesbecauseit.A．isgrowninspaceB．hasnothingunknownC．hasbeengeneticallychangedD．hasnonewgenes2．Accordingtothepassage,normaltomatoescanstayfreshforaboutdays.A．sevenB．thirteenC．twentyD．twenty-seven3．Theunderlinedword"allergic"means“”inChinese.A．过敏B．种植C．发现D．出售4．Thewriterwantstotellusthat.A．spacevegetablesaregrowninspaceB．everybodyworriesabouteatingspacevegetablesC．spacevegetablesaresafeandgoodforpeopletoeatD．spacevegetablesmaybringillnesstousbecauseoftheradiationinspaceE17、TheFarmer,HisHorse,andHissonOncetherewasanoldfarmer,withahorsewhichwasalmostasoldashimself.Hesetoutonemorningwithhissontosellthehorsebeforeitdied.Fatherandsonwalked,becausethefarmerdidnotwantthehorsetobetootired.Theymettwomenontheroadwhosaid,"Whyareyouwalking,farmer?Youhaveahorse,It'salongwaytomarket(市场)."Thefarmerknowsthatthiswastrue,soherodeonthehorse,whilehissonwalked.Thentheymettwooldwomen,"Whatareyoudoingupthere,farmer?Can'tyouseehowtiredboyis?"Sothefarmergotdown,andhissonrodeinstead.Next,threeoldmenstoppedthem,onesaid,"Whyareyouwalking,farmer?Getup,It'stoohotforanoldmanlikeyoutowalktoday,"Sothefarmergotupbehindhisson,andtheyrodeon.Sometimelater,ayoungwomanpassedthem,"Whyaren'tyouwalking?"sheasked,"Itisn'tfartothemarket.Giveyourpoorhorsearest.”Sothefarmer,andhisson,gotdownonceagain.Itisafactthatyoucannotpleaseallthepeopleallthetime.1．（小题1）Thefarmerwantedtosellthehorse____.A．beforeitwasdeadB．beforeitbecometootiredC．beforethemarketwasover2．（小题2）Thetwomenontheroad____.A．askedhowfaritwastothemarketB．saidtheythoughtthehorselookedverytiredC．askedwhythefarmerwasnotridingonhishorse3．（小题3）Whatdidthetwooldwomensay?A．It'salongwaytomarket.B．Can'tyouseehowtiredboyis?C．Whyaren'tyouwalking?4．（小题4）Thefarmergotupbehindhissonbecause____.A．theoldmansaiditwastoohotforhimtowalkB．thethreeoldmenstoppedthemontheroadC．hedidnotknowwhyhewaswalking5．（小题5）Theyoungwomanwasmostsorry____.A．fortheoldmanB．forthehorseC．forthefarmer'syoungsonF18、Father’sDayhasaveryshorthistory.ItwasstartedbecausetherewasaMother’sDay.AndjustbecausesomeAmericansthoughtthatifwehadaMother’sDay,weshouldalsohaveaFather’sDay.Father’sDayhasbecomeimportantinNorthAmerica.Andshopkeepersfounditwasagoodwaytogetpeopletobuypresentsfortheirfathers,presentsfromtheirshops.Bytheway,veryfewcountrieshaveaFather’sDay,thoughsomehaveChildren’sDay,oraspecialdayforboysandanotherforgirls.MoreandmorecountriesarehavingMother’sDay,somaybeFather‘sDaywillalsobecomepopularbeforetoolong.Now,whatdopeopleinNorthAmericadoonFather’sDay?Thenewspapers,radios,andTVtellchildrenwhattheyshoulddo－buyaFather’sDaypresentforyourfather.TheyeventellawifetobuyaFather’sDaypresent－notforherfatherbutforherhusband,evenifheisnotyetafather.AndtheytellgrandchildrentobuyaFather’sDaypresentfortheirgrandfathers.TheimportantthingtorememberaboutFather’sDayisthatAmericanchildrencanshowtheirlovetotheirfathersinamoreopenway.1．Father’sDaywasstartedjustbecause________.A．therewasaMother’sDayB．therewasaChildren’sDayC．peoplelikedtheirfathersalotD．fathersweremoreimportant2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．ManycountrieshaveaFather‘sDay.B．Father’sDayhasalonghistory.C．Father’sDayhasbecomeimportantinNorthAmerica.D．MaybeFather’sDaywillbecomepopularbeforetoolong.3．InAmerica,peoplehaveaFather’sDayto___