江苏省苏州市星湾中学2023学年中考二模英语试题（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、InFrance,youaresupposedtoputyourbreadonthe__________.A．plate B．table C．desk2、MybrothermovedtoKoreawithhisfamilylastyear.Ihaven’theardfromhimuntilnow,whichmakesmeworriedabouthim.A．hadcontactwith B．hadachatwithC．telephoned D．receivedlettersfrom3、—Couldyoutellme?Imustfindhim.—Sorry,Ihavenoidea.Buthewasherejustnow.A．whereTomwas B．whereTomisC．wherecanIfindTom D．wherehasTomgone4、Themagazineiswellworthreading,soheadvisedme_______it.A．buying B．tobuy C．buy D．bought5、I’dliketomakefriends________thegirl.She’stalented_________music.A．to;atB．to;inC．with;atD．with;in6、—Whydidn’tyougotothepartylastnight?—BecauseI_______.A．wasn’tinvitedB．didn’tinviteC．haven’tinvitedD．amnotinvited7、Wemustgetupearlywecancatchthefirstbustoschool.A．sothat B．suchthat C．inorderto D．inorder8、—________?—Sure.Chickenwithtwobowlsofrice.A．Whatwouldyouliketoorder B．MayItakeyourorderC．Wouldyoulikesomevegetables D．Whataboutsomehamburgers9、Mustweleavethelibrarybefore5o’clock?No,you______.Youcanstayhereuntil5:30.A．needn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t10、Asmilecosts,butgivesmuch,soalwayskeepsmiling!A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everythingⅡ.完形填空11、EmperorAkbarwastravellingtoacityalongwayfromhishome.The1washotandhewasbeginningtofeeltiredandbored.“Cananybodyshortenthis2forme”heaskedimpatiently.Thecourtiers3oneanothernervously.Theyknewtherewasnoshorterroadthroughthemountainstothecity.“Ican,”saidBirbal.“Youcanshortentheroad?”saidtheemperor.“Well,goon.Doit!”“Iwill,”saidBirbal.“Butfirstlistentothis4”Birbalrodebesidetheemperorandbegantotellastory.Itwasavery5tale,soallthelistenerswerefascinated.Beforetheyweretoldtheendofthestory,theyhadreachedtheendoftheirjourney.“We’vearrived!”saidtheemperor6.“Sosoon!”Severaldayslater,amancametochallengeBirbal.Hehad7storiesabouthowcleverBirbalwas.ThemanaskedBirbal,“Wouldyouprefertoanswerahundred8questionsorjustonedifficultquestion?”“Askmeonedifficultquestion,”saidBirbal.“Wellthen,tellme,”saidtheman,“Whichcamefirstintotheworld,the9ortheegg?”“Thechicken,”repliedBirbal.“Howdoyouknow?”askedtheman,thinkinghehadtrappedBirbal.“Wehad10youwouldaskonlyonequestionandyouhavealreadyaskedit,”saidBirbal.Hewalkedaway,leavingthemanspeechless.1．A．joinery B．weather C．ground D．action2．A．farm B．bridge C．road D．stick3．A．lookedfor B．lookedat C．lookedafter D．lookedlike4．A．story B．song C．sport D．photo5．A．difficult B．boring C．different D．exciting6．A．happily B．carefully C．mostly D．especially7．A．read B．wrote C．drew D．heard8．A．old B．bad C．easy D．big9．A．duck B．chicken C．horse D．cat10．A．agreed B．hoped C．advised D．believedⅢ.语法填空12、Mymotherisadoctor.Sheissobusy1．sheisn’tabletogetbackhomeontimeeveryday.Andshehastoworkonweekendssometimes.Soit’shardfor2．(she)todoallthechoresafterwork.Asamemberofthefamily,Ithinkit’smydutytosharesomehousework.Thoughmotheralwayssaysshedoesn’tneedanyhelp,therearealwaysthingsIcando.Forexample,Icanhelptakeouttherubbishandwash3．dishes.I’msureIcandothem4．(good).What’smore,I’m5．(try)tobeindependent.Iwashmyownclothes,tidyupmybedroomandcareformythings.I’moldenoughtodothesethings.AndIcan’td6．onmyparentsforever.Ithinksheisthe7．(one)personIshouldthank.Soshowyour8．(thank)toyourmomforeverythingshe9．(do).Justtryyourb10．tohelpher.Ibelieveshewillfeelhappy.Tryitnow.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Agirlcomplainedtoherfatheraboutherhardlife．Shedidn'tknowwhatshehadtodoandwantedtogiveup．Shefelttiredoffightingandfighting．Oneproblemhadbeenfinishedbutanothercameover．Herfather，acook，tookherintothekitchen．Hepouredwaterintothreepansandboiled(煮沸)them．Afterboiling，inthefirstpanwasputsomecarrots，thesecondwasputsomeeggsandthelastwasputwithcoffee．Thegirlwaitedimpatiently(不耐烦的)，confusedbywhatherfatherdid．About20minuteslater，herfathertookoutthecarrotsandputtheminabowl．Hetooktheeggsandputtheminabowl．Afterthatthecoffeewaspouredintoacup．“Mysweetheart，whatdoyousee？”heasked．“Carrots，eggsandcoffee，”shereplied．Herfathertoldhertoclosehereyesandaskedhertotouchthecarrots．Shedidsoandfeltthatthecarrotsweresoft．Afterthatheaskedhertotaketheeggsandbreakthem．Afterpeeling(剥开)them，shegottheeggs，cookedandhard．Thelast，thefatherlethersmellthecoffee．Sheasked，“Whatdidyoudothisfor，Father？”Heexplainedthateachhadthesameunluckyexperience—theboilingwater，buteachhadadifferentresult．Thestrongandhardcarrotshadbecomesoftandweak．Thefragileeggsbecamehardafterbeingcooked．Thecoffeewasveryspecial，theycouldchangewater．“Whoareyou？”askedherfather．“Whenbadluckknocksatyourdoor，whatisyourdecision?Areyoucarrots，eggsorcoffee？”1．Thegirlcomplainedaboutherhardlifebecauseshedidn't________．A．wanttogiveupB．finishoneproblemC．knowwhattodoD．gettiredoffighting2．Thegirl'sfathertookhertothekitchento________．A．askherhowtoboileggsB．showherhowtomakecoffeeC．teachherhowtobeacookD．tellherhowtofacedifficulties3．Afterabouttwentyminutes，thecarrotsbecame________．A．softB．hardC．saltyD．sweet4．Theunderlinedword“fragile”inthepassagemeans“________”．A．美味的B．易碎的C．特别的D．可怜的5．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thegirl'sfatherlikedtoeatsomekindsoffood．B．Badluckalwaysknocksatstrongpeople'sdoors．C．Boiledcarrots，eggsandcoffeehadthesameresult．D．Peopleshouldmakerightdecisionswhenintrouble．B14、CaringforMotherEarthWehumansliveindifferentpartsoftheworld,butwehavethesame“mother”.Shegivesuseverythingweneedinourdailylife.SheisourMotherEarth.April22isEarthDay.Thetheme（主题）ofthisyearis“GreenCities.”Agreencityisahealthyandpleasantplaceforpeopletolive.Aroundtheworld,manycitiesandcountrieshavedonewelltobuildthemselvesinagreenway.Chicagoiswellknownforitsgreenroofprogram.Theseroofsarecoveredwithplants.Theplantsgetalotofrainwater.Sofar,thereareabout360greenroofsinChicago,accordingtotheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Curitiba,Brazil,hasgreattransportation.Itopenedtheworld’sfirstbusrapidtransit(BRT)systemin1974.BRTrunsonspeciallanes.Thismakessurethatbusesareontimeevenintrafficjams.WiththehelpofBRT,thecityhasthelowestlevelofairpollutioninBrazil.InSingapore,almosteveryoneknowsthezero-energybuildingsinSoutheastAsia.Zeroenergymeansabuildingisabletocreatemoreenergythanituses.By2030,Singaporeplanstobuild80percentofitsbuildingslikethis.1．ThethemeofEarthDayforthisyearis______.A．GreenRoofs B．GreatTransportationC．GreenCities D．EnvironmentalProtection2．Whichcountryopenedtheworld’sfirstBRTsystemin1974?A．America. B．Brazil. C．Mexico. D．Singapore.3．WhatisSingaporefamousfor?A．Specialtransitsystem. B．Thelevelofairpollution.C．Coolandcleanwater. D．Thezero-energybuildings.C15、LeonardodaVinciwasbornonApril15,1452inItaly.Heisbestknownasanartisttoday.OneofhisfamouspaintingsiscalledMonaLisa.However,Leonardohadmanyothernaturalabilities.Hewasalsoagreatinventor.Manyofhisinventionshavebecomeimportantinmoderndaylife.AlthoughLeonardohatedwar,heinventedmanydifferentmachinesusedforwars.Hismostspecialinventionwasthemachinegun,whichwasproducedandusedinwarmanyyearslater.Bywatchingthewaybirdsfly,Leonardotriedtofindoutthesecretofflying.Amonghissketches(素描)wecanseeseveralobjects.Weconsiderthemasmodernflyingmachines.Leonardospentmanyhoursthinkingabouthowtomakegooduseoftime.Hedevelopedideasforlabor-savingmachineslikecuttingmachines.Leonardowasastrangeman.Hedidn'teatanymeat,whichwasunusualinthosetimes.Heneverpublishedhisideasandscientificdiscoveries.Heusuallyusedmirrorwriting,whichlookslikewritinginamirror,startingfromtherightsideofthepageandmovingtotheleft.Wehaveverylittleofhisworktoday.Leonardofinishedonlyafewofhispaintings.Heleftmanyunfinishedbecausehethoughttheywerenotperfect.NooneinhislifetimeknewhowgreatLeonardowas.Wenowbelieve,however,thathewasoneofthecleverestmentheworldhaseverknown.1．Accordingtothepassage,Leonardowasnotonlyanartistbutalso.A．amusician B．aninventorC．awriter D．anengineer2．WhatwasLeonardo'smostspecialinvention.A．Themirrorwriting B．ThecuttingmachineC．Themachinegun D．Theflyingmachine3．WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutLeonardo?A．Heusuallywroteinamirror. B．Hedidn'teatanymeat.C．Helikedtopublishhisdiscoveries. D．Heenjoyeddrawingflyingmachines.4．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．ToletusknowmoreaboutLeonardo. B．TointroduceLeonardo'sgreatinventionsC．TodiscussLeonardo'sfamouspaintings. D．Tointroduceagreatartisttous.D16、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。Gotoyourlocalpubliclibrary,andyouwillfindanunusualactivityisappearingmoreandmore:Practicingreadingwithtraineddogs.Howwouldyoufeelabouttakingtimeonceaweektoreadaloudtoadog?Eachdoginareadingprogramexperienceaspecialtrainingsession.Thetrainersalsoreceivetraining;theylearnhowtointeract(互动)withthestudentsandthedogs.Eachprogramhashighstandards.Therehavebeenmanystudiesoftheinteractionsbetweenhumansanddogsthatshowdogslowerpeople’sbloodpressureandheartrate.Peoplebecomemorerelaxedandcalmandwillcompletelyforgetwhattheyarescaredofwhentheyhaveadognearby.Unlikeatschool,wherestudentssitatdesksortables,studentsanddogssittogetheronspecialreadingmats.Somestudentslienexttothedogs.Eachstudentreadstoonedog,sothereisaquietdinofvoicesintheroom.Thedoghasbeentaughtacommandtopayattentiontothereader.Sowhenthetrainersayssomethingtothedog,itfocusesonthestudentatonce.Butsometimes,thestudentsreadthedogstosleep!Thedog’strainerisalsopresent.Heorshewatchesthedogcarefullytomakesurethatthedogbehaves.Sometimes,thetrainergivesthedogabreakwhenthedogbecomesrestless.Whilethetrainerdoesn’thelpwiththereading,thetrainertalkstothestudentaboutthedogandexplainshowtotakecareofpetsandhowtobesafearoundanimals.Studentswhoreadtodogsshowthebenefitsofthisinteraction.Theyarecalmerandcanavoidworryingaboutgettingallthewordscorrect.Thedogjustwantstohearthestory.Asstudentslearnmoreaboutthedogstheyreadto,theyalsolearnthattheyhavegainedanewfriend.Notonlydostudentschangetheirreadinghabitswiththedogsduringtheprogram,buttheyalsochangetheirschoolhabits.Theirreadingskillsincreasebytwelvetotwentypercent.Theystartraisingtheirhandsandansweringquestionsmoreoften.Theypaymoreattentioninclass.Somestudentsstartarrivingatschoolearlierandareabsentlessoften.Dogsarenotjustforplayingfetchwithanymore.Nowtheycanhelppeoplebecomebetterreaders.Nexttimeyouvisityourlocallibrary,beonthelookoutforfour-leggedcreatures(生物)whowanttohearagoodstory.1．Theunderlinedword“command”inParagraph3probablymeans“_________”.A．lesson B．orderC．language D．rule2．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatthisactivitycan__________.A．helpstudentsbemorehelpfulandcleverB．helpincreasereadingspeedby8percentC．makethetraineddogsfallasleepquicklyD．makestudentsbemoreactiveinschool3．Thewriterwantstotellusthat_________.A．thestudentscanbenefitfromreadingwithdogsB．thedogscanbetrainedtounderstandthestoryC．thestudentscanbetaughttotraindogswellD．thetrainershelpstudentstoreadcorrectly4．Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthispassage?A．Whydoweneeddogs?B．Wherecanwereadbooks?C．Whocanhelpusreadbooks?D．Howdowechangethehabits?E17、ClothesDonation(捐赠)BoxHaveyoueverputyouroldclothesintothedonationboxinyourneighborhood?Ifnot,youcandoitrightnowbecausetheclothesdonationisbecomingpopularinHefei.“Fromtimetotime,mymotherclearsouttheclotheswhichInolongerwear.Youknow,weteenagersaregrowingfast.Ithinkit’sagoodwaytohelpothers.”LinTao,ajuniorstudentsays.“Ioftenpickoutsomeofmyclotheswhichareoutofstyleaftergoingshopping.ThenI’llputthemintothedonationbox.”MissLi,aprettyyoungladysays.“Thatseemslikeagoodidea.Someclothesintheboxarequitenew.Peoplecaneitherwearthemorusethemtomakethingssuchashandbagsandpencilcases.”Mrs.Wang,anoldwomansays,“SometimesIalsolookthroughtheboxforsomeniceclothes.”However,therearesomeproblemsalongwithclothesdonation.Recently,areporterfromFocusontheCityhasmadeasurvey.Herearetheresults:◆Theboxisfullofclothesinashorttime.Thereisnomoreroomforpeopletogiveawayclothes.◆Somepeopleselltheclothesinthedonationboxformakingmoneyinsteadofwearingthem.◆Somecommunitiessettheboxinunsuitable(不合适的)places.Sotherearefewclothesinit.◆Manyclothesaretooold.“What’sworse,”oneoftheworkersinacommunityadded,“Wequiteoftenseepeoplethrowrubbishintotheboxwhentheypassby.We’vetriedtostopthemseveraltimesbutfailed.Ithasbeenthemostseriousproblemssincewesetthebox.”Inordertomakethedonationboxworkinanefficient(有效的)way,ourgovernmentistakingaction.Clothesdonationwillbebetter-organizedandit’llbemoreconvenientforpeopleinneedtotaketheclothesaway.1．MissLigivesawayherclothesbecause_____.A．herclothesareoutofstyle B．hermotherclearsoutherclothesC．sheisgrowingtoofast D．shewantstomakesomething2．AlltheproblemsaboutthedonationboxareincludedEXCEPT_____.A．there’snomoreroomforpeopletodonateclothesB．peoplechooseunsuitableplacestosettheboxC．sometimestheboxisbrokenbysomeoneD．theclothesintheboxaretooold3．Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph4means______.A．theclothesdonationboxes B．theoldpeopleC．handbagsandpencilcases D．someclothesinthebox4．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.A．theclothesdonationwillbebetter-organizedtohelpdonatorsandpeopleinneed.B．theclothesdonationbecomeslesspopularthanbeforebecauseofseriousproblemsC．theclothesdonationcanpreventsomegirlsfromwearingclothesthatareoutofstyleD．theclothesdonationgivesthetradersagoodideatoselloldclothesformakingmoneyF18、Handsplayanimportantpartinourdailylife.Butdoyouknowwhichofyourtwohandsyouusemore?Veryfewpeopleusebothhandsequallywell.Mostofusareright-handed.Onlyaboutfivepeopleoutofahundredareleft-handed.New-bornbabiescantakeholdofthingswitheitheroftheirhands,butinabouttwoyearstheyusuallyusetheirrighthands.Scientistsdon'tknowwhythishappens.Monkeysareourcloserelativesintheanimalworld.Scientistshavefoundthatmonkeysliketouseoneoftheirhandsmorethantheother,butitcanbeeitherhand.Thereareasmanyright-handedmonkeysasleft-handedones.Nexttimeyouvisitazoo,watchthemonkeyscarefully,youwillseethatsomeofthemwillusetheirrighthandsandotherswillusetheirlefthands.Butmostofthepeopleusetheirrighthandsbetterandthismakeslifedifficultforthoseleft-handedpeople.Weliveinaright-handedworld.1．（小题1）Howmanypeopleamong100peopleusetheirlefthandsbetter?A．5%.B．50%.C．95%.2．（小题2）.New-bornbabiescanuse__________.A．bothoftheirhandsB．neitheroftheirhandsC．theirrighthands3．（小题3）Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Therearemoremonkeysusingtheirrighthandsthanlefthands.B．Therearemoremonkeysusingtheirlefthandsthanrighthands.C．Thereareasmanyright-handedmonkeysasleft-handedones.4．（小题4）“Weliveinaright-handedworld.“means__________.A．Mostpeopleusetheirrighthandsbe