2023学年江苏省无锡市前洲中学中考英语考试模拟冲刺卷（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Mr.HuangdecidedtobuythatCDplayer________itwassoexpensive.A．eventhough B．justlike C．eversince D．asif2、BritishEnglishisoneofthemostwell-knownkindsofEnglish.,evenintheUK,noteveryonespeaksEnglishthesame.A．Similarly B．Otherwise C．Especially D．However3、Moststudentshavetostudyallthesubjects_____theyarenotinterestedinthem.A．asif B．evenif C．sothat D．aslongas4、______wehad!I’dliketogothere______.A．Howafun,oncemore B．Whatafun,oncemoreC．Howfun,oncemore D．Whatfun,oncemore5、Mybrotherwillcometoseemetomorrow.I’llmeetattheairport.A．her B．you C．him D．them6、---Ourschoolheldthe100-daypledgingconference(誓师大会)inHarbinConfucianTemplelastmonth.---encouragingactivityitwas!Let’smakeanefforttoachieveourdream.A．How B．Whatan C．What7、1．Thewaterdarkanddirty.It’snolongersafetodrink.A．becameB．willbecomeC．hasbecomeD．wasbecoming8、—LiLei,IreadaChinesefolkstorywiththename“YuGongMovesaMountain”andIfinditinteresting.—Yes,itispopularamongus,andthisstoryusthatyoucanneverknowwhat'spossibleunlessyoutrytomakeithappen.A．reminds B．memorizes C．reflect9、—Manystudentsdon’tknowhowto_________thenewwordsinthedictionary.—Ithinkthey’dbetterasktheirteachersforhelp.A．lookout B．findout C．lookfor D．lookup10、Afterhearingmyholidayplan,Dadsaid;"Itsoundsgood,__________Idon'tthinkwehaveenoughmoney."A．but B．or C．so D．andⅡ.完形填空11、MaximeandLiseareayoungFrenchcouple.TheyarereadytotravelacrossChinafromBeijingtoYunnanProvinceonatandembicycle(双人自行车).Theyhavetwomainpurposesandoneofthemisthattheywanttoencouragegreen1throughit.Maxime,26,workshelpingfarmersraisetheircows,2hiswifeLise,26,isateacher.ThetwoalsolikesharingtheirtravelstoriesonFacebook.“Wechooseatandembicyclebecauseitmakesit3tocommunicatewitheachotheraboutinterestingpeopleandthingswecomeacrossduringthejourney.4,bicyclingishealthier.Andit’sacheaperandmoreenvironment-friendlywayoftravelingthan5cars,motorsandsoon,”thecouplesaid.Asfortheother6oftheirjourney,thetwosaidtheywantedtogetpeople’sgoodideasontopicssuchashealth,economy(经济)andpolitics.Whentheywereasked7theychosetovisitChina,theysaiditwasbecausetheyoftentalkedaboutitslonghistoryandbeautyandhowmuchofthecountryiscompetitive(有竞争力的)intheworld.“WeknowChinaisacountrywithalargepopulationandwillbethe8oftheeconomyaroundtheworldinthefuture.Wewanttogetabetterunderstandingofthecountryanditspeople.We9thecountry,”theysaid.ThecouplewillbeontheirjourneytoChinasoon.Wehopetheycanmakemorepeoplefurther10Chinabysharingwhattheyseeandhearontheway.Meanwhile,wehopetheyenjoytheirtravelinChina.1．A．foodB．farmingC．travelD．living2．A．whileB．thoughC．becauseD．so3．A．busierB．easierC．earlierD．lazier4．A．BesidesB．InsteadC．HoweverD．except5．A．buyingB．usingC．makingD．selling6．A．orderB．resultC．purposeD．problem7．A．howB．whyC．whenD．what8．A．leaderB．playerC．learnerD．teacher9．A．needB．missC．loveD．know10．A．dreamaboutB．hearaboutC．knowaboutD．thinkaboutⅢ.语法填空12、LastWednesdaynight,ayoungladywasattackedinthestreet.It1．(happen)ataround8:00p.m.Somepeopleheardashoutfromthelady.Whenpeoplegotthere,thelady2．(lie)ontheground,crying.It'ssaidthattheladywasanurseinahospital.Shewasonherwaybackhomefromworkatthattime.Suddenlyastrongmanrantoherandshouted,"3．(give)meallyourbelongings(所带的东西),orI4．(kill)you."Shehadtogiveallhermoneytotheman.Luckilythelady5．(nothurt).Now,thepolice6．(search)fortherobber.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Stillinshock!Imovedaroundthehousepurposelesslytryingtodecidewhattoputintothesuitcases(行李箱).Earlierthatevening,I’dreceivedacalltellingmethatmybrotherwaskilledinacarcrash.“Comeassoonasyoucan.”criedmymother.Iwantedtohurrytoheratonce.Butmyhusband,Larry,andIwerepackingtomovefromNewYorktoSeattle.Ourhousewasintotalmess.Supperdishessatonthekitchentable.Toyslayeverywhere.Ipurposelesslypickedthingsupandputthemdown.Mother’scryingwentthroughmyheadagainandagain.Larrycalledsomefriendstotellthemwhathadhappened.Someoneaskedtospeaktome.“Ifthere’sanythingIcando,letmeknow.”ButIdidn’tknowwhattoaskfor.Suddenly,thedoorbellrang.ItwasEmerson.HeandhiswifeDonnalivedintheblocknearby.“I’vecometocleanyourshoes,”hesaid.Iaskedhimtorepeat.“Donnahadtostaywiththebaby,”hesaid,“butwewanttohelpyou.Irememberwhenmyfatherdied,ittookmehourstocleanourshoesforthefuneral(葬礼).Givemeallyourshoes.”Igatheredallourdirtyshoestothekitchen.Emersongottoworkrightaway.Watchinghimdevotinghimselftoonetaskhelpedmepullmyownthoughtsintoorder.Itoldmyselftowashclothesfirst.Then,LarryandIbathedthechildrenandputthemtobed.Onejobafteranother.Whenwereturnedtoclearthedishes,Emersonhadleft.Allourshoesstoodinalineagainstthewall,clean,shining.Icouldn’thelpcrying.Earlynextmorning,weleftfortheairportwithallthejobsdone.NowwheneverIhearofafriendwho’slostalovedone,Inolongercallwiththepoliteoffer,”Ifthere’sanythingIcando…”InsteadItrytothinkofonespecifictaskthatsuitsthatman’sneed,liketakingthedogtotheboardingkennel,orhouse-sittingduringthefuneral.Ifthepersonasks,”HowdidyouknowIneededthatone?”Ireply,“Becauseamanoncecleanedmyshoes.”1．Whatdoesparagraph1mainlytellus?A．Thewriter’shousewasinamess.B．Thewriter’smotherwasverysadaboutherson’sdeath.C．Thewriterheardthesadnewsfromhermomandhadnoideaofwhattodo.D．ThewriterwasreadytogotoSeattle.2．Thewriterdidn’tknowwhattoputintothesuitcasesbecause_____.A．shecouldn’tdoitonherownB．shewastoosadtodoanythingC．shewantedtotakeeverythingtoSeattleD．shewasnotgoodatdoinghousework3．Here’satimelineofwhathappenedinthestory.Whichoftheeventsshouldgointheemptyboxabove?A．Emersoncametocleantheshoes.B．Thecouplebathedthechildren.C．TheyclearedthesupperdishesD．Thewriterfoundtheshoescleaned.4．Ifoneofherfriendshaslostalovedone,whatwillthewriterprobablyNOTdo?A．Callherfriendtoaskwhatshecando.B．Lookafterherfriend’syoungchildren.C．Takeherfriend’sdogtotheboardingkennel.D．Offerherfriendhouse-sittingduringthefuneral.5．Whichsentencebestexpressesthetheme(主题)ofthisstory?A．Oneperson’slossisanother’sgain.B．Anactofkindnessisoftenrewarded.C．Anearneighborisbetterthanabrotherfaroff.D．Dosomethingspecifictohelpthoseinneed.B14、Wehavealwaysbeeninterestedinthemoon.2000yearsago,peoplealreadyknewthatthemoonmovesaroundtheearthandwhereitwouldbeintheskyatdifferenttimesoftheyear.Atthattime,everythingaboutthemoonwaslearnedbywatchingitcarefullyinthesky.Whenscientistscouldusetelescopestostudythemoonmoreclosely,theirideasbegantochange.Theycouldseethemoonwasmadeofrocks.Mostscientiststhoughtmoonrockswouldbedifferentfromthoseontheearth.Thiswasbecausetheybelievedthemoonhadoncebeenaplanetthathadbeencaughtintheearth’sgravitymillionsofyearsearlier.In1969,moonrockswerefinallybroughttotheearthandstudied.Muchtotheirsurprise,scientistsfoundthat,exceptforwater,themoonandtheearthweremadeofthesamethings.Onceagainnewideaswereneededforthisnewinformation.Afteryearsofstudy,mostscientistsnowthinkthatthemoonwasoncepartoftheearth.Theybelieveveryearlyinitshistory,maybe4billionyearsago,somethingaboutthesizeofMarshittheearth.Thissentbillionsofrocksintospacearoundourplanet.Theserocksslowlyjoinedtogetherandaftermanyyearsbecamethemoon.Inthefuture,eventhoughtourideasaboutthemoonmaychangeagain,wewillstillbeinterestedinit.1．2000yearsago,peoplealreadyknew_____.A．theearthmovedaroundthemoonB．themoonandtheearthweremadeofthesamethingsC．themoonwasmadeofrocksD．themoonmovesaroundtheearth2．Before1969,mostscientiststhoughtthemoonwas_____.A．partoftheearthbillionsofyearsearlierB．olderthantheearthC．aplanetcaughtbytheearth’sgravityD．madeofthesamethingsastheearth3．Afteryearsofstudy,mostscientistsnowthink_____.A．theearthwasoncepartofthemoonB．themoonwasoncepartoftheearthC．somethingaboutthesizeofMarswillhitearthinthenearfutureD．alotofrockswillslowlyjointogethertobecometheothermoon4．Fromthispassagewecanlearnthat_____.A．scientistsinthepastwerenotcleverB．scientistsaresocleverthattheyknoweverythingC．newinformationbringsnewideasD．wenoweverythingaboutthemoonC15、InBritainyouareallowedtodriveacarwhenyouareseventeen.Youhavetogetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense(执照）beforeyoucanstart.Whenyouarelearning,someonewithafulllicensealwayshastobeinthecarwithyoubecauseyouaren’tallowedtodrivethecarontheroadalone.Youdon’thavetogotoadrivingschool--afriendcanteachyou.Thepersonwithyouisn’tallowedtotakethemoneyforthelessonunlesshe’sgotateacher’slicense.Beforeyouareallowedtohaveafulllicense,youhavetotakeadrivingtest.Youcantakeatestinyourowncar,butithastobefitfortheroad.Inthetestyouhavetodriveroundforabouthalfanhourandthenanswerafewquestions.Ifyoudon^passthetest,youareallowedtotakeitagainafewweekslaterifyouwantto.In1970,awomanpassedherfortiethtestafter212drivinglessons.Whenyou’vepassedyourtest,youdon’thavetotakeitagain,andyouareallowedtogoondrivingaslongasyoulike.Britain’soldestdriverwasamanwhodrovein1974attheageof100.Before1904,everyonewasallowedtodrive,evenchildren.Thenfrom1904cardrivershadtohavealicense.Buttheydidn’thavetotakeatestuntil1935.Ontheearlydaysofcardriving,before1878,carsweren’tallowedtogofasterthanfourmilesanhour,andsomeonehadtoleadthecarwitharedflag.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTnecessaryforayoungmanwhowantstodriveacaralone?A．Heshouldreachtheageof17.B．Heshouldgetaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense.C．Heshouldlearntodriveinadrivingschool.D．Heshouldpassadrivingtesttogetafulllicense.2．Apersoncan’ttakemoneyfordrivinglessonsunlesshe.A．haslearnedtodriveinadrivingschoolB．hasafulldrivinglicenseC．hasafulllicenseandateacher’slicenseD．isgivenaspecialtwo-yeardrivinglicense3．Inthedrivingtest,one.A．mustn’tdrivehiscar,eventhoughthecarisfitfortheroadB．isusuallyaskedtodriveonroadsforsometimeC．doesn’thavetoansweranyquestionsD．mustdriveroundformorethananhour4．Whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Thereisnolimittotheageofamanwhodrivesacar.B．Onecantakeadrivingtestagainandagainuntilhepassesit.C．Therewasaspeedlimit(限制）tocarsbefore1878.D．Acardriverdidn’thavetogetalicenseuntil1935.5．Thebesttitleforthepassageis.A．DrivinglicensesinBritainB．TestsforBritainpeopleC．DrivingcarsD．Youngmen’sdrivinglicensesD16、Itwasanotherdaytojumpropeingymclass.LynnandMiketurnedthelongropeinbig,slowcircles.Thewholeclasshurriedtogetinlinetowaitfortheirturntojump.Milliestoodatthebackofthelineand____.Nickwentfirst.Hewatchedtheropeandraninatjusttherighttime.Everyonecounted.Hemadeitallthewayto30jumps.Oneafteranother,thekidswatchedtherope,raninandjumped.ThenitwasMillie’sturn.Shewatchedtheropegoaroundandaround,butshedidn’tmove.Shefeltlikeeveryonewaslookingather.Millie’sfriendscheered:“Go,Millie,go!”Millie’sfaceturnedred.Atlast,shegaveitatry,butshefailed.ThetruthwasthatMilliehadbeenjumpingropeathomeeveryday.Withashortrope,shecouldjump100timeswithoutmissing.Shejustdidn’tknowhowtoruninandstartjumpingwithalongrope.Sinceshewastheonlykidonherstreet,therewasnoonetohelpturnthelongrope.Justthen,Ms.Miles,thegymteacher,broughtoutabunchofshortjumpropes.“Let’sseehowlongeachoneofyoucanjumpwithoutmissing.”shesaidasshegaveeachstudentashortrope.“Ready,set.Go!”Milliesmiledforthefirsttimeeveringymclass.Asshejumped,shesangrhymesquicklytoherself.Afterawhile,Millierealizedthateveryonewascheering.“Go.Millie,go!”Shewastheonlyonestilljumpingrope!Thesurprisealmostmadehermissastep,butshekeptgoing.Whenatlastshewastootiredtogoon,shestopped.Thewholeclasscheered.Everyonewaslookingatherandsmiling.Milliesmiledback!1．（小题1）Whichwordistheoppositeoftheunderlinedwordfrowned?A．Sat.B．Hid.C．Smiled.D．Cried.2．（小题2）WhatproblemdidMilliehaveatthebeginningofthestory?A．Shedidn’thaveanyfriendsinherclass.B．ShefeltsadbecauseNickmadefunofher.C．Shedidn’tknowthecheersthattheotherkidsknew.D．Shedidn’tknowhowtostartjumpingwithalongrope.3．（小题3）WhydidMilliesmileforthefirsttimeingymclass?A．Shedidsomethingwellatlast.B．Sheknewtheclasswouldcheerforher.C．Shethoughtthatshewasgoingtmakeafriend.D．Shebelievedthatshewouldbethewinnerofthecontest.4．（小题4）Whichsentencecanbeputintheunderline?●Milliewasnervousaboutjumping.●Shetriedthelongropebutfailed.●MsMilesbroughtoutshortropes.●___________________________A．Theclassdecidedtoplaybaseball.B．Milliewasthelastonestilljumpingrope.C．Nickwontherope-jumpingcontest.D．Millietriedtohideinthebackoftheline.E17、Isthereawaytoquicklyrememberinformationjustbeforetakinganexam?Walkingbackwardsmightbeawaytosolvethisproblem.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofRoehamptonintheUKsaidthisactivitycanhelppeopleimprovetheirshort-termmemory.Researchersasked114volunteerstowatchavideo.Afterwatchingthevideo,volunteersweredividedintothreegroups.Onegroupwastoldtowalk10metresforward.Thesecondgroupwalked10metresbackward.Thethirdgroupstoodinoneplace.Allthreegroupswerethenasked20questionsaboutwhattheysawinthevideo.Thescientistsfoundthatthebackward-walkinggroupgottwomore.answerscorrectonaveragethantheothergroups.Thissuggeststhattherelationshipbetweentheconcepts(概念）oftimeandspaceisimportantconsideringhowourmindsformmemories."Timeisreallyexpressedvia(通过）space,”AleksandarAksentijevic,wholedthestudy,toldTheDailyMail.Whenyouwalkbackward,youseethingsfromadifferentwaycomparedtowalkingforward.Thisdifferencehelpspeoplerecallthingsthathappenedinthepast.Andwalkingbackwardisnotjustgoodforourbrains.Itisalsogoodfortherestofourbody.Comparedtowalkingforward,walkingbackwardismorechallenging.Thiscanameliorateourhealth,accordingtoNewScientist,Walkingbackwardusesmoreenergyinashorttimeandburnsmorecalories.Besides,walkingbackwardislessstressfulforourknees.Itcould.behelpfulforpeoplewhooftenhavepainintheirknees,accordingtoresearchersfromtheUnegonintheUS.Walkingbackwardalsokeepsourspines（脊柱）strong,whichcanhelptoreducepaininthelowerback.Thismightbewhymanyoldpeoplelikewalkingbackward.1．Intheexperiment,thefirstgroupwasaskedto_________.A．walk10metresforwardB．walk10metresbackwardC．keeponmovingaroundD．standinoneplace2．Theexperimentshowsthatwalkingbackward____________.A．putslesstressonourkneesB．helpswiththerestofourbodyC．usesmoreenergyinashorttime.D．improvestheshort-termmemory3．Theunderlinedword“ameliorate”inthepassagemeans"_______________."A．harm B．improve C．control D．spread4．AccordingtoNewScientist,whyiswalkingbackwardhelpful?A．IthelpspeoplerememberinformationB．Ithelpspeopleburnmorecalories.C．Itreducespaininpeople'skneesandbacks.D．Itallowspeopletosolveproblemsindifferentways5．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Let'sexerciseourbrain B．Let'sdoanexperimentC．Let'swalkbackward D．Let'sdomoreexerciseF18、Therewasonceaprofessorofmedicine,whowasverystrictwiththestudents.Wheneverhetookthechairontheexamcommittee(委员会),thestudentswouldbeinfear,forhewasseldompleasedwiththeanswerstheygave.Astudentwouldbeluckyenoughifheorshecouldreceiveagoodmarkfromhim.Attheendoftheterm,thestudentsofmedicinewouldtaketheirexamagain.Nowastudententeredtheroomandgotseatedbeforethecommittee.Thisstudentwasalittlenervousasheknewitwouldnotbesoeasytogetthroughtheexamatall.Theprofessorbegantoask.Thestudentwasrequiredtodescribeacertainillness,hisdescriptionofwhichturnedouttobeOK.Thentheprofessoraskedaboutthecure(治疗)forillness,andthestudentalsoansweredjustasright.“Good,”saidtheprofessor,“andhowmuchwillyougivethepatient?”“Afullspoon,”answeredthestudent.“Nowyoumaygooutandwaitforwhatyoucanget,”saidtheprofessor.Atthesametimethecommitteediscussedcarefullytheanswersthestudenthadgiven.Suddenlythestudentnoticedthattherewassomethingwrongwithhislastanswer.“Afullspoonistoomuch,”hethoughttohimself.Anxiously,heopenedthedooroftheroomandcried,“Mr.Professor,I’vemadeamistake!Aspoonistoomuchforthepatient,Hecantakeonlyfivedrops.”“I’msorry,sir,”saidtheprofessorcoldly,“butit’stoolate.Yourpatienthasdied.”1．Thepassageismainlyabout_________.A．thestudent’sbeingpooratansweringthequestionsB．theprofessor’srudebehaviortothestudentsC．theprofessor’sstrictnesswiththestudentsD．thecommitt