潮南区实验中学重点名校2023年中考四模英语试题（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Allofthestudentsthinkthetestisveryeasy._____therearestillsomeoneswhocan’tpassit.A．But B．And C．So D．Or2、--Haveyoureadthisbook?--Yes.Iittwomonthsago.A．isreading B．haveread C．willread D．read3、—Willyougotothezoowithustomorrow?—________.Imighthavetogotoseemygrandmotherinthecountryside.A．Noproblem B．It’sgreat C．I’mnotsure D．Ofcoursenot4、--Whatapity!Youmissedthebeginningofthemovie,it__for10minutes.--Oh,atrafficjam!A．beganB．statedC．hasbeenonD．hasbeenoff5、--Jane,couldyoutellme_____theticketyesterday?--Oh,yes.Iboughtitonline.A．whereyoubought B．whereyouwillbuy C．wheredidyoubuy D．wherewillyoubuy6、—DidyouseeTomyesterday?—No,Ihimforalongtime.A．didn’tsee B．hasn’tseen C．saw D．haven’tseen7、—Mom,mustIfinishmyhomeworknow?—No,you______.Youmayhavesupperfirst.A．mustn’tB．needn’tC．can’t8、—Listen!IsLaurasingingintheclassroom?—Itbeher.Shehasgonehome.A．can B．can’t C．mustn’t9、Ihatetravelingbyair______youusuallyhavetowaitforhoursbeforetheplanetakesoff.A．because B．though C．until D．sothat10、Sheaskedme__________.A．whatisthematter B．whatwasthematterC．whatthematteris D．whatthematterwasⅡ.完形填空11、Walkingdownthestreet,younoticetheboringwallsoneitherside.Asyou1walking,thewallbeginstolookmorecolorful,andfeelsmore2.Ablacklineofpaintcurves(弯曲而行）onthewall，3turningintoacolorfulsmilingcat--thelinewasthetail.Thisisagoodexampleofgraffiti(涂鸦）art.Graffitiartisdrawingsandwritingthathavebeenpaintedontowalls,usuallyin4spaces.Becauseitssimpletodo,graffitihasbeenaroundforcenturies,withdrawingsbeingfoundon5buildings.Butmoderngraffitiwasbornoutofthe1980ship-hopculture,mainlyinNewYork.Withitsgrowththroughouttheyears,ithasnowenteredpopular6Graffiticanbe7ingalleries（画廊）aroundtheworld,nexttootherartworks.Modemgraffitiattracts（吸引）plentyofyoungartistsandfans.However，therearelaws(法律）againstgraffitiinmostcountries.Youmustbeallowedbytheownerofthewall8paintingonit.Ifnot,youmay9abigfine（罚款）.Instead,somecitieshavegraffitiwalls,wherepeoplecanshowtheirartisticabilitiesfreely.Berlin,Germany,is10toalotofgraffiti.Ifsoftencalledthegraffiticapitaloftheworld.Writinganddrawingsdecoratetheoldcitywallslikeanoutdoorartgallery.1．A．stop B．go C．continue D．start2．A．alive B．dead C．fair D．necessary3．A．carefully B．hopefully C．firstly D．suddenly4．A．private B．public C．clean D．big5．A．new B．tall C．modern D．ancient6．A．culture B．sports C．society D．competition7．A．sold B．seen C．copied D．named8．A．after B．when C．before D．until9．A．find B．look C．hand D．face10．A．house B．home C．place D．landⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空Onesheep,twosheep...632sheep...stillawake...Peoplealwaysbelievethatcountingsheep1．(be)helpfultotheirsleep.Butdoesit2．(real)work?ScientistsatOxfordUniversitytestedit.Twosleepresearcherslookedatthepeoplewhohad3．(difficult)insleeping.Theydividedthem4．differentgroups.Thentheyaskedthemtotryallkindsofwaystohelp5．(they)fallasleepquickly.Surprisingly,it6．(take)thosewhowereaskedtocountsheepmoretimetofallasleepthanthosewhoweren’t.Butwhentheywereaskedtoimaginearelaxingpicture--abeach,fore7．,theyfellasleepabouttwentyminutes8．(soon)thanbefore,accordingtoareportinTheNewYorkTimes.“Sometimes,countingtasksareOK,b9．theyarethoughtasstressfulbymanypeople,”Dr.RichardstoldABCNews.“As10．result,itmaybeagoodwaytotryimaginingcoloredfishslowlyswimminginarivertohelpyousleepatnight,”suggestedRichards.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、A●Attraction--RoadRiver1．Thereare______attractionsinthemap.A．12B．13C．14D．152．TheSlenderWestLakeistothe______ofHeGarden.A．northwestB．southwestC．northeastD．southeast3．Themarkof①means“_____”.A．houseB．lakeC．hillD．bridgeB14、BluebirdMusicClubDoyouwanttoplayaninstrument?Cometoourclub.Wehavealotofmusiclessonsabouthowtoplaytheguitar,thepiano,theviolinandthedrums.Openingtime:8:00am-9:00pmSaturdayandSundayPrice:$40perhourforadults;$25perhourforchildrenTel:3202-1789BluebirdMusicClubDoyouwanttoplayaninstrument?Cometoourclub.Wehavealotofmusiclessonsabouthowtoplaytheguitar,thepiano,theviolinandthedrums.Openingtime:8:00am-9:00pmSaturdayandSundayPrice:$40perhourforadults;$25perhourforchildrenTel:3202-1789ArtMuseumTherearemorethan500picturesinourmuseum.Pleasecomehere.Youwillfallinlovewiththeexcellentartworks.Openingtime:8:00am-6:00pmeverydayPrice:$10foradults;$5forchildrenTel:3708-6409ArtMuseumTherearemorethan500picturesinourmuseum.Pleasecomehere.Youwillfallinlovewiththeexcellentartworks.Openingtime:8:00am-6:00pmeverydayPrice:$10foradults;$5forchildrenTel:3708-6409AmusementParkDoyouwanttoflyakite,goboatingorhaveapicnic?Cometoourparkandyou’llhaveagoodlimehere.Openingtime:11:00am-7:00pmeverydayPrice:$15foradults;$8forchildrenTel:3086-1105AmusementParkDoyouwanttoflyakite,goboatingorhaveapicnic?Cometoourparkandyou’llhaveagoodlimehere.Openingtime:11:00am-7:00pmeverydayPrice:$15foradults;$8forchildrenTel:3086-1105UnderwaterWorldHereyouwillfinddifferentkindsoffishesandevensomekindsofsharks.Youwillfeelasifyouwereinthesea,comehere!Openingtime:9:00am-6:00pmSaturdayandSundayPrice:$30foradults;$15forchildrenTel:3302-7298UnderwaterWorldHereyouwillfinddifferentkindsoffishesandevensomekindsofsharks.Youwillfeelasifyouwereinthesea,comehere!Openingtime:9:00am-6:00pmSaturdayandSundayPrice:$30foradults;$15forchildrenTel:3302-1．IfyouwanttoknowmoreinformationaboutBluebirdMusicClub,youcancall________.A．3302-7298 B．3708-6409C．3202-1789 D．3086-11052．YoucanvisitArtMuseum________.A．from8:00amto6:00pmeverydayB．from11:00amto7:00pmeverydayC．from8:00amto9:00pmonweekendsD．from9:00amto7:00pmonweekends3．HowlongisAmusementParkopenaday?A．7hours. B．8hours.C．9hours. D．10hours.4．If10-year-oldTomhas$12,wherecanhegotoenjoyhimselfonSunday?A．AmusementParkorArtMuseum.B．BluebirdMusicCluborArtMuseum.C．UnderwaterWorldorAmusementpark.D．BluebirdMusicCluborUnderwaterWorld.5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．YoucanlearnfiveinstrumentsinBluebirdMusicClub.B．It’snotallowedtohaveapicnicinAmusementPark.C．YoucanvisitUnderwaterWorldanydayoftheweek.D．Thereareover500picturesinArtMuseum.C15、Doyoulooklikeyourname?Scientistssaythere’sagoodchanceyoudo.Thiscomesfromanewstudypublishedinamagazine.ResearchersfromIsraelfoundthatourgivennamesmayhavesomethingtodowithourfacial(面部的)appearances.LeadwriterYonatZwebnerofauniversity,alongwithherteam,dideightdifferentexperiments(实验)inIsraelandFrance.Thedifferentexperimentsweresetuptoanswertwomainquestions:whetherpeoplecancorrectlyguessaperson’snamebasedonlyonaphotoofafaceandwhatisbehindthismatchingeffect.Duringtheexperiments,researchersaskedstudentstolookatphotosofpeople’sfacesandguesseachperson’snamefromalistoffourchoices.Theycorrectlyguessedtherightname38percentofthetime,whichwasbetterthanthe25percentofarandom(随机的)guess.What’smore,whenthefacesthestudentslookedatcamefromwithintheirowncountry,theywereabletobestmatchthefacestothenames.FrenchstudentswerebetteratmatchingonlyFrenchnamesandfaceswhileIsraelistudentswerebetteratmatchingonlyHebrewnamesandIsraelifaces.Researchersbelieveitispossiblethatpeoplechangetheirappearanceswithoutpayingattentiontoit,tomatchtheirnames.Onestudyespeciallybackedupthisidea,showingthatahairstyle,somethingthatcanbechangedbypeopleeasily,wasenoughtoguideothersincorrectlyguessingtheirnames.“Earlierresearchhasshownthereareculturalstereotypes(偏见)carriedbynames,includinghowsomeoneshouldlook.Forexample,peoplearemorelikelytoimagineapersonnamedBobtohavearounderfacethanapersonnamedTim.Webelievethesestereotypescan,overtime,influencepeople’sfacialappearances,”Zwebnersaid.Theresultsoftheexperimentsmayevenmakeparentsthinktwicewhenchoosinganamefortheirchildren.“Ifanamecaninfluenceappearance,itcaninfluencemanyotherthings.Thisresearchopensanimportantdirectionthatmaysuggesthowparentsshouldconsiderbetterthenamesfortheirchildren,”saidZwebner,whorecentlyhadababyherself.“Asparents,itwasreallydifficultforustonameour12-day-olddaughterasweknowthemeaningsofnames.”1．Oneofthepurposesoftheexperimentsisto_.A．givethestudentsachancetoknoweachotherB．explainwhatinfluencesourfacialappearancesC．findoutdifferentcharacteristicscarriedbydifferentnamesD．seeifpeoplecancorrectlyguessaperson’snamebasedonlyonaphotoofaface2．Peoplecouldmatchthefacestothenamesmoreeasily.A．whentheydidarandomguessB．whenthefacesarefromothercountriesC．whenthefacesarefromtheirowncountryD．whentheyhavemoreknowledgethemselves3．Theunderlinedpart“backedup”inParagraph6mostprobablymeans“”.A．supportedB．changedC．comparedD．cancelled4．Paragraph6andParagraph7aremainlytoshow.A．theresultsofchangingnamesB．nameshavesomethingtodowithappearancesC．theimportanceofculturalstereotypescarriedbynamesD．theimportanceofahairstyleinguessingdifferentlooks5．AccordingtoZwebner,weknowthat.A．facialappearancesmayinfluencenamesB．weshouldn’tthinkofothersjustaccordingtotheirnamesC．anamemayinfluencemanythingsandshouldbewellchosenD．weshouldpaylessattentiontothemeaningsofnamesandbeourselvesD16、LastMondayJohnwentdowntown.AfterJohnspentalongtimeshoppingdowntown,hegotveryhungry.AcrossthestreettherewasaMcDonald’s.Hedidn’tusuallyeatatfastfoodrestaurantsanddidn’tknowwhattoorder.Whenhelookedatthemenu,itwashardforhimtomakeadecision.Notonlyweretheretensimilartypesofhamburgerdinners,buttherewerealsofishandchickendinners.Hedidn’tknowwhattochoose.Hethoughtofaskingthecashierforhelp,butshedidn’tlookveryfriendly.Atlasthechoseasmallchickenmeal.＂Withsomanychoices,it’snotveryfastfood!＂hethought.1．WhydidJohngodowntownlastMonday?A．Hewentshopping. B．Heboughtsomeclothes.C．Hewenttoeatatthefastfoodrestaurant. D．Heboughtfastfood.2．Whydidn’tJohnknowwhattoorderatMcDonald’s?A．Hedidn’tlikefastfood. B．Hedidn’tmindfastfood.C．Hecouldn’tstandfastfood. D．Hedidn’teatthereveryoften.3．WhatmadeithardforJohntodecidewhattoeat?A．Hewasinahurry. B．Hewasn’tveryhungry.C．Thereweretoomanychoices. D．Themenuwasdifficulttoread.4．Whydidn’tJohnaskthecashierforhelp?A．Hedidn’tlikethecashier. B．Hecouldn’tstandthecashier.C．Thecashierwasbusy. D．Thecashierlookedunfriendly.5．WhydidJohnthinkthefastfoodwasnotfast?A．Ittookhimalongtimetodecidewhattoorder. B．Thecashierdidn’tbringhimhismealforanhour.C．Thecashierwasnotfriendly. D．Therestaurantwastoofarfromthedowntown.E17、Lifeisfullofsurprisesandyouneverknowhowthingswillturnout.SirJohnGurdonisagoodexampleofthis.Asaboy,hewastoldhewashopelessatscienceandfinishedbottomofhisclass.Now,aged79，theverysameGurdonsharedthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicinewithJapanesestemcellresearcherShinyaYamanaka.Likesomanyscientists,Gurdonshowsuswherethepowerofcuriosityandperseverancecanlead.Whenhewas15in1948，Gurdonrankedlastoutofthe250boysathishighschoolinbiologyandeveryothersciencesubject.Gurdon’shighschoolscienceteacherevensaidthathisdreamofbecomingascientistwas“quiteridiculous”.Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms,Gurdonfollowedhiscuriosityandkeptworkinghard.Hewenttothelabearlyandleftlaterthananyoneelse.Heexperiencedthousandsoffailures.“Myownbeliefisthatwewill,intheend，understandeverythingabouthowcellsactuallywork，”Gurdonsaid.In1962,Gurdontookacellfromanadultfrogandmoveditsgeneticinformationintoaneggcell.Theeggcellthengrewintoacloneoftheadultfrog.ThistechniquelaterhelpedtocreateDollythesheepin1996，thefirstclonedmammalintheworld.In2006，Gurdon’sworkwasdevelopedbyYamanakatoshowthatasampleofaperson’sskincanbeusedtocreatestemcells.Usingthistechnique,doctorscanrepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.“Luckfavorsthepreparedmind，”GurdontoldtheNobelPrizeOrganization.“Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork,butwhentheydo,youhavetoseizethechance.”根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1．Whowonthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicine?A．SirJohnGurdonB．ShinyaYamanaka.C．SirJohnGurdonandShinyaYamanaka.D．Gurdon’sscienceteacher.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ridiculous”mean?A．无知的B．无畏的C．荒废的D．荒谬的3．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?A．Asaboy,hewastoldhewashopeful.B．Herankedfirstathishighschoolinbiology.C．It’simpossibleforthedoctorstorepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.D．Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms,hekeptworkinghard.4．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork.B．Luckfavorsthepreparedmind.C．Lifeisfullofpleasure.D．Howtoknowcellsactuallywork.F18、Sayingnostartssmall'Allrightthen-justonemorepiece…'Wordseverygirlhassaidwhentheyarefacedwiththedeliciouscheesecake.Ofcourse,manyofusknowwemayeatthewholethingintheend.Itisn'tjustgirls.Mostofusfindithardtosay'no'tosomethingattractive,However,scientistsnowsaythatwillpowerisveryimportanttosuccessandahappylife.Scientistsindifferentcountrieshavebeenstudyingtheeffectsofwillpoweronpeople'slivesforalongtime.Theresultsaresimilar,accordingtoanarticleonFebruary7intheGuardian,afamousBritishnewspaper.Inoneexperiment,scientiststoldyoungchildrenthattheycouldeitherhaveamarshmallow(圆形软糖)now,ortwomarshmallowsin15minutes.Waitingobviouslyneededmorewillpower.Scientiststhencontinuedstudyingthechildrenastheygrewup.Theywantedtoseeifsomechildrenalwayshadstrongerwillpower.Theyalsowantedtoseehowhavingstrongerwillpoweraffectedtheirlives.Yearslater,scientistsfoundthatthechildrenwhohadwaitedfortwomarshmallowswereallhealthier,happierandricheradults.Oppositely,thechildrenwhohadshownweakerwillpoweratthatyoungageweremorelikelytobeinlow-paidjobs,tobeoverweight,tohavesocialproblems.Butthereishope,RoyFBaumeister,anAmericansocialpsychology(心理学)professor(教授)toldtheGuardian.Baumeistersayswecantrainourwillpowerjustlikewetrainourmuscles.Evenalittlepracticecanstrengthenouroverallself-controlifwedoitregularly.Youcouldstartbymakingyourselfstandupstraight,speakingincompletesentences,orusingacomputermousewiththeotherhand.Scientistshavefoundthatpeoplewhomanagetochangelittlehabitsoftenperformmuchbetterinlaboratorywillpowertests.Likemuscles,willpowercan'gettired'.Don'ttrytodotoomanythingsatthesametime,orwhenyoudon'thaveenoughenergy,forexamplewhenyouareill.Ifyoualreadyfeeltired,youcantrytorecharge(恢复)yourwillpowerwithagoodnight'ssleepandbyeatingwell.1．Theexampleofagirleatingcheesecakeisusedto_______.A．provethatgirlshaveweakwillpowerB．introducethetopicofwillpowertothereadersC．showthatcheesecakeisespeciallyattractivetogirlsD．showtheconnectionbetweenwillpowerandsuccess2．Whatcanweinferfromtheexperiment?A．Thescientistshadalreadyknowntheresultsbeforetheexperiment.B．Itshowedthatwillpoweristhemostimportanttosuccessandahappylife.C．Thechildrenwhochosetowaitweremorelikelytobesuccessfulintheirlives.D．Thechildrenwhochoseonlyonemarsh