2023学年广东省茂名市名校中考联考英语试题（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、_____ofthemhasbeentoAustraliaseveraltimes,sotheyknowtheOperaHouseverywell.A．Both B．All C．None D．Each2、Mydeskmateisreally_____.Shelikestoattenddifferentactivitiesafterschool.A．active B．quiet C．lazy D．honest3、Peopleoftenthinkpigsarestupid.But,theyarequitesmart.A．noproblem B．infact C．noway D．inall4、Getprepared_______youcansetoutimmediatelyifsomethinghappens.A．after B．since C．while D．sothat5、-ItriedtomakeAlice___________hermindbutIfounditdifficult.-Well,Isawyou__________thatwhenIwentpast.A．changed;do B．changes;doing C．change;todo D．change;doing6、Youaresuretofailtheexam________youstudyhard.A．if B．unless C．since D．that7、Thatphotomademethinkofmygoodfriend.Theunderlinedphrasemeans“”.A．built…outof B．filled…with C．reminded…of8、—Daisy,goandseewhatishappeningtothewindows.—Nothingserious.Theheavyrainisbeatingthem.A．against B．across C．through D．above9、—Doyouknowwhoinvented________telephone?—________AmericanscientistcalledAlexanderGrahamBell.A．a;An B．the;An C．the;A10、Don'twatchshortvideosonKuaiShou(快手）APPalltheday,itisfunnybut_______allyourvaluabletime.Don'tyouknowthatthefinalexamsaredrawingnear（临近）?A．takesafter B．takesdown C．takesoff D．takesupⅡ.完形填空11、IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranch(牧场).Hehasletmeusehisranchtoraisemoneyforyouthatriskprograms.ThelasttimeIwastherehetoldmehisstory.Whenhewasyoung,hisfamilyistoo1tohaveahousetolivein.Whenhewasinhighschool,hewasaskedtowriteapaperabout2hewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.Thatnighthewroteasevenpaperdescribinghisgoalofsomeday3ahorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreat4andheevendrewapicturetoshowa4,000-square-foothousethatwouldsitona200-acredreamranch.Thenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,"Seemeafterclass."Robertswenttoseetheteacherandasked,"WhydidIreceiveanF?"Histeachersaid,"Thisisa(an)5dreamforayoungboylikeyou.Havingahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.There'snowayyoucouldeverdoit."Thentheteacheradded,"Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorepossiblegoal,Iwillreconsideryour6."Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitfora7andhardtime.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,"Look,son,youhaveto8yourownmindonthis."Finally,aftersittingwithitforaweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingno9atall.Hetoldhisteacher,"YoucouldkeeptheFandIwill10keepmydream."MontytellsmethisstorybecauseIamsittinginhis4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofhis200-acrehorseranch.Hesaidkids'dreamscanbestolen.Don'tletanyonestealyourdreams.Followyourheart,nomatterwhat.1．A．small B．busy C．poor D．lazy2．A．what B．which C．whom D．why3．A．renting B．donating C．owning D．raising4．A．difficulty B．detail C．dialogue D．doubt5．A．surprising B．wonderful C．terrible D．unrealistic6．A．achievement B．grade C．family D．ability7．A．happy B．long C．short D．hurry8．A．takeup B．openup C．makeup D．giveup9．A．decisions B．reasons C．excuses D．changes10．A．never B．still C．ever D．evenⅢ.语法填空12、Agoodfriendislikeamirror.Everyone1．(need)friends.Wecansharesecrets2．ourfriendsandturntothemforh3．whenweareintrouble.Butdoyouknowhowtomakefriends?First,learntosmile.Asmilealwaysmakestheotherslikeyou,Smileatsomeoneandyouaresuretogetasmilebackfrom4．(he).Second,trytoremembernames.Itmakesyournewfriendsf5．happywhenyoucallthembytheirnameb6．youdon'tforgetthem.Third,learntodiscussinsteadofarguingwhenyouhave7．(difference)ideas.Ifyoudon’t8．(同意)withotherpeople,youshouldstillbefriendly.Teenagers(青少年)needtohaveoneoragroupofgoodfriendsbecausefriendscandiscussthingswhicharetoodifficulttosaytotheirfamily9．(member).Allinall,agoodfriendwillhelptobringoutthe10．(good)inyou.Onceyoufindsuchagoodfriend,dotreasurehim.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、MariaKeller—TeenagerWantsEveryKidtoReadIndeed!Bookshavehugepower.Betweentheirpages,readerscanbetransportedtoanywhereimaginableandbecomejustaboutanyone…oranything.Unluckily,manychildrenallovertheworlddon’thavechancestoreadbooks!Forseveralyearsnow,MariaKeller,ateenagerfromAmerica,hasbeenchangingthatfact.Whenshewas8yearsold,Mariaalreadylovedreading.Shealsonoticedthatsomeofherclassmatesdidn’treadasmuchasshedid.Whensheaskedhermotherwhythatcouldbe,hermothersaidthattheymighthavenomoneytobuybooks.Mariahadneverthoughtofthis.Shecouldnotbelievethatsomechildrenmightnothavebedtimestoriesreadtothem.Shedecidedtochangethis.Withhermother’shelp,MariasetupReadIndeed.ReadIndeedisanon-profit(非营利的)organizationthatistocollectandsharebookstochildreninneed.DuringtheearlystagesofReadIndeed,Mariasetthegoaltocollectandshare1millionbooksbythetimeshewas18.Itdidn’ttakelongtoreachthatgoal!Sofar,shehascollectedover2.4millionbooksandhassentthemtomanystatesandcountrieslikeIndia,China…Shesays,“Icannotlivewithoutbooks.AsIcontinuemytask,Ihavelearnedthatthenumberofkidswhohavenobooksareinthehundredsofmillions.SoIjustcan’tgiveup,evenafterreachingmygoalof1millionbooks.”Sherecentlysetanewgoal:togivedonations(捐赠)tokidsinneedineverystateintheUnitedStates,andeverycountryintheworld.Shealwayspaysattentiontoherprogressonalargemapatthewarehouse(仓库)wheretheystoreandsortbooks.1．WheredoesMariaKellercomefrom?A．America.B．India.C．China.D．TheUK.2．Withhermother’shelp,Mariasetup_____tocollectandsharebooks.A．abookstoreB．aschoolC．awarehouseD．anorganization3．Afterreachinghergoalof1millionbooks,shewill_____.A．stopgivingbooksB．goonwithherstudyC．readbedtimestoriesD．goondonatingbooksB14、Ifcarshadwings,theycouldflyandthatjustmighthappen,beginningin2011.ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,Massachusetts,saysitplanstomakesuchacar-planecalled“Transition”,tocustomers(顾客)bytheendof2012.“It’sthenext‘wow’vehicle,”saidTerrafugiavicepresidentRichardGersh.“AnybodycanbuyaFerrari,butaswesay,Ferrarisdon’tfly.”Thecar-planehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute-andfoldbackupfordriving.Arunwayisstillneededtotakeoffandland.TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasaneasierandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroublefromtryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou’regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon’thavetostoreitatanairport—youleaveitinthecarparkathome.Thecar-planeisdesignedtoflyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtake-offweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TheTransition’spricetag:$194,000,Buttheremaybesomethingelseyouneedtopay,likearadio,transponderorGPSandsoon.Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orders.“We’reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps,”Brownsaid.1．（小题1）Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat_________.A．car-planeswillbepopularin2012B．peoplemightdriveacar-planein2012C．bothTransitionandFerraricantakeoffandlandD．RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts2．（小题2）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thecar-planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.B．Acar-planewithradioandGPSwillcost$194,000C．Thecar-planemayflyat8,000feetD．Peoplecanparkthecar-planeinthecarparkattheirhome.3．（小题3）Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“unfold”onthispassage?A．startB．spreadC．coverD．travel4．（小题4）What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CarsWithWingsMaycometruesoonB．AFerrarioraCarPlaneC．AEasierandCheaperWaytoFlyD．CarsWithWingsCanFlyasFastasPlanesC15、EveryyearinearlyApril,thousandsofpeopleinChinavisitthetombs(墓)oftheirparents,grandparentsandancestors.ItisTombSweepingDay,thetraditionalChinesefestivaltorememberthedead.TombSweepingDayfallsonApril4thisyear.Ontheday,Chinesefamilieswillcleanawaythegrassaroundthetombs.Thentheyburnpapermoneyandputflowersandfruitinfrontofthetombs.Theyhopethedeadcanenjoythemandbringthefamilygoodluck.However,itisnotonlytheChinesewhorememberthedead,peopleinothercountriesalsohavefestivalsforthedead.InJapan,O-Bonfestivalisoneofthemostimportantfestivals.ItisheldfromAug.13to16.Itisalsoaholidayforafamilyreunion(团圆).DuringO-bon,Japanesepeoplereturntotheirhometownandvisittheirancestors’tombs.Theyalsobelievetheirancestors’spiritsreturnhometobewiththeirfamily.Peopledancedadancetowelcomethespirits.OnthelastdayofO-bon,theyputpaperlanternsinarivertosaygoodbyetothespirits.InRussia,peopleremembertheirancestorsontheDayofRejoicing(欣喜).It’susuallyinlateAprilorearlyMay.Thenameofthisfestivalmeansbirthandhappiness.Russiansbelievethatpeopleshouldn’tfeelsadforthedeadbecausedeathmeansbirthinanotherworld.Ontheday,Russianpeopledrawbeautifulpicturesoneggsandputtheminfrontoftombs.Afterthattheyhaveapicnictogether.Theyhopeforagoodlifeforboththelivingandthedead.1．WhatdoweknowaboutTombSweepingDay?A．It’sadaytorememberthedead.B．ItfallsonApril4everyyear.C．Peoplegrowgrassbesidethebombsonthatday.D．It’ssaidthatpeoplecanseethedeadonthatday.2．WeknowthefollowingaboutO-BonfestivalEXCEPTthat___.A．itisaJapanesefestival.B．itlastsfourdaysinAugust.C．t’salsoafamilyreunionday.D．paperlanternsareusedtowelcomethespirits.3．WhatdoRussianpeoplethinkofdeath?A．It’sasadthing.B．Theyfeelhappyaboutit.C．Itmeansagoodlifeforthedead.D．Itmeansbirthinanotherworld.4．Whatdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?A．HistoryofTombSweepingDay.B．Howtorememberthedead.C．Festivalsinsomecountriestorememberthedead.D．Meaningsofdeathindifferentcountries.D16、Whatdoesyourfacesay?Howmanydifferentemotionsdoyouthinkyoucancommunicatetopeoplewithyourface?Doyouhavethesamefacialexpressionsaspeoplefromdifferentcultures?Newresearchsuggeststhatthereareonlyfourbasicfacialexpressionsofemotion.However,howtheseexpressionsareunderstoodmightdependonwhereyouarefrom.ResearchbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofGlasgowhaschallengedthetraditionalviewofhowthefaceexpressesemotions.Untilnow,itwaswidelybelievedthatsixbasicemotions—happiness,sadness,fear,anger,surpriseanddisgust(厌恶),wereexpressedandrecognizedacrossdifferentcultures.However,theUniversityofGlasgow’sworknowsuggeststhatthehumanfaceonlyhasfourbasicexpressionsofemotion.Thisisbecausesomepairsofemotionsareimpossibletodistinguish,especiallywhentheyarefirstexpressingontheface.Fearandsurprise,forexample,bothsharewide-openeyes.Thefacialexpressionsforangeranddisgustalsolookthesame.Soifourfacesareonlyabletoexpressfourbasicemotions,howdowecommunicatemorecomplex(复杂的)feelings?Thestudyfoundthatthewayexpressionsareexplainedisdifferentindifferentcultures.LeadresearcherDrRachaelJackwasstudyingthisbecause“facialexpressionswereconsideredtobegeneral”,sheexplains.However,whilelookingathowpeoplefromtheEastandWestlookatdifferentpartsofthefaceduringfacialexpressionrecognition,theyfoundthatalthoughtherearesomecommoncharacteristicsacrosscultures,thesixbasicfacialexpressionsofemotionarenotrecognizedbyeveryone.“Wesaidwedon’tknowwhatadisgustfacelookslikeinChina,sothebestwaytogoaboutthatistomakeallcombinations(组合)offacialmovementsandshowtoChineseresearchersandaskthemtochoosetheonestheythinkaredisgustfaces.”Withthesoftwaretheydeveloped,theydiscoveredthatintheearlystagesofsignalingemotion,fearandsurprise,andangeranddisgust,wereoftenconfused.Jackexplainsthatthesefacialexpressionshavedevelopedbothfrombiologyandsocialevolution(进化).Whatinterestspeopleaboutthecross-culturalaspectoftheresearch?“Thisworkleadstounderstandingwhichemotionsweshare,realizingourdifferencesandcallingattentiontoourmulticulturalexperiences.”Thisresearchcouldadvisenewwaysofsocialcommunicationthatimprovecross-culturalinteractions.1．Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowinterestindifferentcultures.B．Toexpresstheworriesaboutemotions.C．Toleadinthetopicoffacialexpressions.D．Togiveanexampleoffacialexpressions.2．Theword“distinguish”inParagraph3probablymeans______.A．expressB．explainC．differentiateD．develop3．Accordingtothepassage,DrRachaelagreesthat______.A．facialexpressionsareeasytounderstandinJapanB．thewayexpressionsareunderstoodisdifferentinChinaC．newwaysofsocialcommunicationcanimprovemovementsD．it’sdifficulttounderstandallthefacialexpressionsofemotion4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Wecanexpressouremotionsinfourdifferentways.B．Facialexpressionsofemotioncanbediscoveredeasily.C．Facialexpressionsofemotionarefromdifferentcountries.D．Facialexpressionsareexplaineddifferentlyindifferentcultures.E17、Everybodyisafraidofsomething.That’swhatmorethan1,700kidstolduswhenweaskedthemaboutfearsandscarystuff.Wegavekidsalistof14scarythingsandaskedwhichonefrightenedthemmost.Herearethetop5answersfromoursurvey:①ScarymoviesandTVshows;②Scarydreams;③Thunderstorms,hurricanes,andotherterribleweather;④Warandterrorism*;⑤Soundsheardatnight.Itseemsthatnoteveryoneisafraidofthesamething.Whatmakesonepersonscaredcanbeofnobigdealforsomeoneelse.Plentyofkidssaidtheirbiggestfearwasn’tonourlist.Whatisfear?Fearisafeelingthateveryonehas—it’sprogrammedintoallofus—andthat’sagoodthingbecausefearistheretoprotectus.We’rebornwithasenseoffearsowecanreacttosomethingthatcouldbedangerous.Thebabycries,andtheirmomcomesovertocomforthimorher,helpingthebabyfeelsafeandOKagain.Realvs.PretendThebestwaytogetoverafearistogetmoreinformationaboutit.Askidsgetolder,theyunderstandmoreandstartseeingthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandunreal.SowhenWilliam’simaginationleadshimtothinkofwitches,hecantellhimself,“Waitaminute.They’reonlypretendthings.Idon’tneedtoworryaboutthem.”Thesamegoesforthedark.Akid’simaginationcanstartplayingtrickswhenthelightsgoout.What’sundermybed?IsthatathiefIhear?Withthehelpofaparent,kidscangetmorecomfortableinthedark.Usinganightlightorshiningaflashlightunderthebedtoseethatthere’snothingtherecanhelpkidsfightthatfear.1．Whichofthefollowingcan’thelpakidfightthefearofdark?A．Usingimaginationstothinkofwitches.B．Theirparentscomingovertocomfortthem.C．Usinganightlighttoseethere’snothingunderthebed.D．Shiningaflashlighttoseethere’snothingunderthebed.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pretend”inparagraph4mean?A．Ugly.B．Usual.C．Unreal.D．Lovely3．Whatisthesecondparagraphofthepassagemainlyabout?A．Fourteenscarythingskidslist.B．Peopleareafraidofdifferentthings.C．Thebiggestfearforkidsarealwaysthesame.D．Thethingsfrightenpeoplearethesameasthesurvey.4．WhichisTRUEaboutthewriter’sopinion?A．Havingasenseoffearisnotabadthing.B．Nothingcanhelpkidstogetoverafear.C．Fearissomethingwegetwhenweareolder.D．Notallpeoplecanreacttodangerousthings.F18、"What!You,too?IthoughtIwastheonlyone."Haveyoueversaidthistosomeone?Ifso,youmayhaveendedupbecomingfriendswiththisperson.Itseemsthatsimilarityoftenhelpsfromfriendships.TheGreekphilosopher(哲学家)Aristotleoncesaid,"Somedefine(下定义)it(friendship)asamatterofsimilarity;theysaythatwelovethosewhoarelikeourselves."Now,thereissomesciencebehindthisidea.ScientistsfromUniversityofCaliforniasaidfriendshavesimilarbrains,ScientificAmericareported.Thescientistsinvited42universitystudentstotakepartinanexperiment.Eachstudentwatchedthesamesetofvideos,whichincludedacomedy,adebate(讨论)andasoccermatch.Atthesametime,scientistsscanned(扫描)theirbrainsandrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Similarpartsoftheirbrainsbecameactivewhilewatchingthevideos,especiallypartsthatareconnectedwithmotivation(动力),learningandmemory.Accordingtotheirscans,friendswhowatchedthesamevideospartsreactedinsimilarways.However,peoplewhoweren'tfriendshasdifferentreactionstothesamevideoparts.Havingclosefriendswhosebrainreactlikeoursmaybeusefulbecauseitmakesone'sownvalue,opinions,andinterestsstronger,leadscientistCarolynParkinsontoldBusinessInsider.Butbrainsimilarityisnottheonlythingthatcanresultinfriendship.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofLeipzig,Germany,foundthatfriendshipisalsobasedonhowphysicallycloseyouaretosomeone.Theydidanexperimentwithfirst-yearcollegestudentswhometinclassforthefirstti