2023学年江苏省泰州市泰兴市西城达标名校中考英语最后冲刺浓缩精华卷（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、Xishuangbannawhich______itsbeautifulscenerymakesmereallyexcited.A．isknownas B．regardsas C．isfamousfor D．considersas2、Itheschoolbusthismorning.Luckily,Tony'sfathergavemearide.A．took B．caught C．saw D．missed3、—MustIgotomedicalschoolandbeadoctorlikeyou，Dad?—No，you__________，son．You’refreetomakeyourowndecision．A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t4、—Whichsignmeans"Nosmoking"?—________.A． B． C． D．5、–Youmade______samemistakeagain.Youmissed______“l”here.--Oh,sorry.I’llcorrectitrightnow.A．a,the B．the,the C．the,a D．the,an6、—Jim,IpassedtheEnglishexam.—Didyou?________________.A．Goodidea B．Congratulations C．Bestwishes D．Withpleasure7、NowadayswealwaysusesomesocialmediaslikeWechattokeepin______contactwithourfriendsandrelatives.Weallbelievethatthetechnologyis_______connectedwithourdailylife.A．closely;close B．close;closely C．closely;closely D．close;close8、bigsuccessStephenHawkingis!He’soneofthebest-knownscientistsonspaceandtimeintheworld.A．How B．What C．Howa D．Whata9、HersistergoestotheMusicClub_______everyMondaymorning.A．atB．/C．onD．in10、Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,inothers,knivesandforks.A．when B．while C．how D．andⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空。ThisstoryisaboutMrs.Jones,an82-year-oldlady1herlifewashard,shewasalwaysnicelydressedeveryday.ThismorningMrs.Joneswasmovingtothenursinghome（养老院）.Thenursinghomewasvery2Afterhoursofwaiting,Mrs.Jonesstillsmiledsweetlywhenshewastoldthatherroomwasready3thewaytoherroom.Itoldherwhattheroomwaslike.Suddenlyshesaid,“Ilove4!”“5Mrs.Jones,youhaven’tseentheroomyet!”Iwassurprisedatherreply.Shestoppedandsaid,“WhetherIlikemyroomornotdoesn’tdependonhowthefurnitureisplaced.ItdependsonhowIdecideto6theroom.IhavealreadydecidedtolovetheroombeforeI7seeit.”Thenshecontinued,“Ihaveachoice.Icanspendthedayinbedandconsiderhowtinymyroomis.OrIcanjustgetout8bedandbethankfulthatIcanalsoenjoyanewday.Eachdayisa9,I’llenjoymylifeandallthehappymemoriesthatIhavestoredinmybankaccount(账户)before.”Lifeislikeabankaccount.Youcantakeoutwhatyou’veputin.Ifyouhaveputalotof10inyourbankaccount,youcantakeoutsomeofitwhenyoufeelsad.Attitude（态度）iseverything.1．A．WhenB．SinceC．IfD．Although2．A．beautifulB．busyC．oldD．small3．A．ByB．InC．OnD．Through4．A．themB．herC．youD．it5．A．ButB．SoC．AndD．Or6．A．takeupB．tidyupC．thinkaboutD．askfor7．A．clearlyB．actuallyC．carefullyD．nearly8．A．ofB．toC．inD．for9．A．journeyB．messC．lessonD．gift10．A．loveB．courageC．kindnessD．happinessⅢ.语法填空12、Attheageoffifteen,Imet1．Australiateacher.HetaughtusEnglish.Oneday,hewroteanEnglishpoem2．theblackboardandaskedusthemeaning.Therewasalongsilence.3．（unlucky）,theteacher4．(choose)metoanswerthequestions.Isaidinalowv5．,“Sorry,Idon’tknow.”That’salwaysmyreplytodifficultqustions.Tomysurprise,hespenttherestoftheclass6．(explain)myanswer.Hesaid“Idon’tknowisawronganswer.”Youshouldatleasthavesomeideasaboutthequestions,nomatterhowdifficultitis.Itdoesn’tmeanthatyoudon’tknow.Itmeansthatyouarenot7．(confidence),andyouareafraidofmaking8．(mistake).”Iwasshockedby9．(he)words.Hewasright.Fromthenon,Isaidgoodbyetothewronganswer“Idon’tknow”,b10．anyanswerswasbetterthanthatone.NowIalwaystrymybesttofindaproperanswer.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、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）Thewriterthoughtthat.A．theexamgaveheralessonB．theteacherwasjokingC．thecleanladywasimportant.5．（小题5）Theteacherwantedthestudentstoknowthattheyshouldthroughthelastquestion.A．payattentiontoeveryonearoundthem.B．befriendlytothecleaningladyC．trytomakeasmanyfriendsastheycanintheirlife.B14、ForyearspeoplehaveenjoyedfollowingthelifeofGarfieldthecat.Garfieldisapopularcomicbookcharacter,knownforbeinglazyandfat.Butthecatwasbackinthenewsrecentlyforsomethingyoumightnotexpect.AmanintheUnitedStateschangedthegender(性别)ofGarfieldto“none”onthecat’sWikipedia(维基百科)page.AfterthatlotsofpeoplegotangryandkeptchangingGarfield’sWikipediapage.Theyarguedaboutwhetherthecatwasaboy,girlorneither.Wikipediafinallylockedthepagetostoppeopleeditingit.JimDavis,Garfield’screator,settled(解决)theargument.“Garfieldismale(男性),”hesimplytoldtheWashingtonPost.The71-year-oldartistsaidhelikedworkingwithanimalsbecausetheydidn’thavetobeold,young,boysorgirls.HewasangrythatsomepeoplecaredsomuchaboutGarfield’sgender.Itseemslikequiteanunnecessaryargumenttohave.Butitisnottheonlyrecentexampleofargumentaboutgender.TocelebrateInternationalWomen’sDayinAustraliaearlierthisyear,thecityofMelbournemade10trafficlightswithafigure(人形)dressedinaskirt.Theyweredesignedtocelebratewomenandgivethemmoreconfidenceinpublic.Butnoteveryonethinkstheideaisnecessary.SomepeoplethinkitisimportantforwomentobetreatedfairlyinAustralia,butthatthisideaissilly.“I’mallfordoinganythingwecanforgenderequity(公平),butreally?”Melbournemayor(市长)RobertDoyletoldtheHeraldSun.Themayorsaidthisideaismorelikelytobelaughedatthanbringrespecttowomen.1．WhatputGarfieldthecatbackinthenewsrecently?A．Thecat’slazycharacter.B．BeingincludedinWikipedia.C．Thecat’simagebeingchangedonWikipedia.D．Thecat’sgenderbeingchangedonWikipedia.2．AccordingtoJimDavis,_____.A．WikipediashouldlockthepageaboutGarfieldB．Garfieldcanbeaboyoragirl,andyoungoroldC．artistsdon’tcareaboutanimals’ageorgenderD．it’sunnecessarytotakeGarfield’sgenderseriously3．WhydidMelbournemake10trafficlightswithafiguredressedinaskirt?A．TolaughatwomeninpublicB．TocelebrateInternationalWomen’sDayC．TobringmorechancestowomenD．TotreatwomenfairlyinAustralia4．WhatdidMelbournemayorRobertDoylethinkofthetrafficlightidea?A．Itwouldgivewomenmoreconfidenceinpublic.B．ItwouldhelpwomenbetreatedfairlyinAustralia.C．Itwouldbringrespecttowomen.D．Itwasnotagoodideaforgenderequity.C15、WorldEnvironmentDayisheldeachyearonJune1．ItisanimportantwaythroughwhichtheUnitedNationsstimulates（激发）worldwideawarenessoftheenvironmentandgetspoliticalattentionandaction．WordEnvironmentDayhelpstoimprovetheEarth'senvironment，suchasprotectingforests．Whatdopeopledo？WorldEnvironmentDayiscelebratedinmanywaysincountriessuchasKenya，NewZealand，Poland，SpainandtheUnitedStates．Activitiesincludeconcerts，treeplantingandclean-upcampaigns（运动）．Inmanycountries，thisannual（每年的）eventisusedtogetpoliticalattentionandactiontowardsimprovingtheenvironment．PubliclifeTheworldEnvironmentDayisnotapublicholiday，sopubliclifeisnotaffected（影响）．SymbolsThemaincolorsforthiseventarenaturalcolors．Thesecolorsareoftengreen，brownandblue．ImagesoftheEarth'snaturalfeatures，suchassnowymountains，cleanbeachesandunpollutedriversareusedtoimprovecampaignssupportingtheday．321．WhichisNOTtheUN'saimtoholdWorldEnvironmentDay？______A．Getpoliticalattentionandaction．B．ImprovetheEarth'senvironment．C．Stimulateawarenessoftheenvironment．D．Givepeopleapublicholiday．3．WhatcanNOTbeusedtoimprovecampaignssupportingWorldEnvironmentDay？______A．Theunpollutedrivers． B．Thepollutedlakes．C．Thesnowymountains． D．Thecleanseabeaches．4．WhichisTRUEaccordingtothepassage？______A．WorldEnvironmentDaywillinfluencepeople'slife．B．WorldEnvironmentDayisheldonJuly1theveryyear．C．Therearen'tmanyactivitiesonWorldEnvironmentDay．D．TheimportantcolorsforWorldEnvironmentDayarenaturalcolors．D16、Amandiedandwasonhiswaytoanotherworld,eitherHeaven(天堂)orhell(地狱).Hesawaverybeautifulpalacehalfwayandtheownerofthepalaceaskedhimtostayandliveinthepalace.Themansaid,“IhavebeenworkinghardduringmylifeandnowIjustwanttoeatandsleepwithoutanywork.”Theownerofthepalacesaid,“Ifso,thereisnowhereelsebetterthanhereforyou.Thereisenoughdeliciousfoodinmypalaceandyoucaneatwhateveryouwantwithoutanyonestoppingyou.Moreover,nothingneedstobedonebyyou.”Then,themanstayedinthepalace.Atthebeginning,themanfeltveryhappy,eatingandsleeping,withoutthinkingaboutotherthings.Butgradually,hefeltabitlonelyandbored.Sohewenttotheownerandsaid,“Itistooboringtolivebyjusteatingandsleepingeveryday.NowIhavenointerestinthiskindoflifeanymore.Couldyouhelpmefindajob?”Theownerreplied,“Sorry,thereisnojobhereatall.”Afteranotherseveralmonths,themancouldnotstandhispresentlifeandwenttotheowneragainandsaid,“Ireallycannotstandthissortoflifeanymore.Ifyoudonotoffermeajob,Iwouldliketogotohellinsteadoflivinghere.”Theownerofthepalacelaughedloudlyandthensaid,“DoyouthinkitisHeavenhere?ItisactuallyHell!”1．Themancouldn’tstandthepresentlifeinthepalacebecause_________.A．hemusteatdeliciousfoodeverydayB．hadtohelpothersC．astimewenton,hegotboredD．theownerofthepalacewasunfriendly2．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementsisRight?A．ThebeautifulpalacethemanlivedforseveralmonthsisHeaven.B．Someonewouldstoptheman,ifheatemore.C．ThemanthoughthewouldliveinHellratherthanheavenifhecouldn’tgetajob.D．Infact,inHeaventhemancouldeatandsleepwithoutanywork.3．What’sthetitleofthepassage?A．Ahard-workingmanB．HellandHeavenC．WhatyouwantinHeavenD．HellisbetterthanHeavenE17、Onedayahugerockfellfromamountain.Therockrolled(滚下)downandstoppedinthemiddleofaroadinavillage,Itwaslikeabigball.Somanyofthestrongestmeninthevillagetriedtolifttherock.Butnomatterhowhardtheytried,theycouldn’tmoveitaway.Theytriedtopushit,triedtorollit,andtriedtopullitwithropes，butnothingworked.“Well，”theyagreed,“there’snothingwecandoaboutit.We’llhavetobuildanotherroad.”Allthetimeayoungboyabout12yearsoldwasstandingby.“Excuseme,sir，”hesaid，“butIthinkIcanhelpyoumovetherock.”“You？”theyshouted,“Whatareyoutalkingabout?Allofushavejusttried,andeventogetherwecan’tmoveitatall.”Themenalllaughedattheboy.Thenextmorningsomepeoplecameintothestreet.Oneofthemshouted，“Therockisgone.It’sgone.”Morepeopleranoutintothestreettoseeforthemselves.Infact,noonecouldseetherockanywhere.“Thisisimpossible，”theysaid，“Wherehasitgone？”Thetwelve­year­oldboystoodout,smiling.“Imoveditlastnight，”hesaid，“Idugadeepholenexttotherockandtherockrolleddownintotheholebyitself.ThenIcovereditwithearth.”1．Wheredidthestonestop?A．Inthemiddleofaroad.B．Inthemiddleoftwovillages.C．Amongthemountains.2．—Whydidthemeninthevillagedecidetobuildanotherroad?—Because________.A．theoldroadistoonarrowB．thestonestoppedpeoplefromwalkingthroughC．thestoneisnotimportantforthem3．Whydidthemenalllaughattheboy?A．Becausetheboyarguedwiththemen.B．Becausetheboyaskedthemwhattheyweretalkingabout.C．Becausetheboysaidthathecouldmovethestone.4．Whathappenednextmorning?A．Theboywasgone.B．Therockwasgone.C．Therockwasinthemiddleofanotherroad.5．Howdidtheboymovetherock?A．Hetriedhisbesttopushitaway.B．Hedugadeepholeneartherockandmadeitrolldownintothehole.C．Hedugadeepholenexttotherockandtherockrolleddownintotheholebyitself.F18、The31stSummerOlympicswillbeheldinBrazilin2016.Beforethisglobalsportingevent,westartedthinkingaboutsportsthatdidn’texistanymoreandsportsthatweremaybealittlestrange.ReadthefollowingonesthathaveeverbeenincludedinthepastOlympicGames.LivePigeonShooting(1900)Thisbloodyeventwasonlyheldonce,atthe1900ParisGames.Nearly300birdswerekilledduringthecompetition,leavingacrimesceneoffeathersandblood.ThisistheonlyeventinOlympichistorythatinvolvedkillingliveanimals.Kabaddi(1936)ThissportispopularinSouthAsia.Theobjectisforonememberofateamtoentertheotherside’shalfofthefield,andscorepoints.Theattackerthenreturnstohishalfofthefield.12HourBicycleRace(1896)Sevenridersgotontheirbikesat5a.m.androdeuntil5p.m.Fourridersdroppedoutbeforenoon,butthewinner,AdolfSchmalofAustria,managedabout180miles.OnlySchmalandoneotherfinished.TugofWar(1900—1920)ThismayseemlikeabasicPEclasssportmorethananOlympicevent,butTugofWarwasactuallyoneofthefirstsportsplayedattheOlympicgamesin500BC．Therearetwoteamsofeight;thewinningteammustpulltheotherteamsixfeetforward.SwimmingObstacleRace(1900)Theathleteshadtoclimboverapole(杆子)andarowofboats,andthenswimunderanotherrowofboats.AllofthiswasdoneintheSeineRiver,sotheyalsohadtofightagainstthewater.Thiseventwasonlyeverheldin1900,inParis.1．Whatdoyouprobablythinkoftheseevents?A．Strange.B．Fantastic.C．Modern.D．Interesting.2．WhichsportlookslikeacommonactivitymorethananOlympicevent?A．SwimmingObstacleRace.B．12HourBicycleRace.C．LivePigeonShooting.D．TugofWar.3．Howmanyathletesfinishedtheevent12HourBicycleRace?A．One.B．Two.C．Four.D．Seven.4．Whatdoes“dropout”meaninEnglishaccordingtothepassage?A．Giveup.B．Runout.C．Falloff.D．Breakdown.5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Athletestookpartinalloftheevents