湖北省襄阳市枣阳达标名校2023学年中考英语押题试卷（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、It_____anhourtolikesomeone,andadaytolovesomeone,butitneedsalifetimetoforgetsomeone.Bekindtoothers.Theywillbringhappinesstoyou.A．costs B．takes C．spends2、—Jimfailedhismathtestlastweek.What’shappenedtohim?—Ittakeshimtoomuchtime____________hisfriendsonline.A．tochatwith B．playingwith C．talkwith D．gotonwith3、----IthinkMrZhangmaybeinhisoffice.----No,hebethere.Isawhimjustnow.A．needn’t,left B．mustn’t,leaving C．can’t,leave D．shouldn’t,leave4、---Everyoneknowsthatknowledgeisthemostvaluableforhumanbeings.---Yes.Asastudent,weshouldstudyhard.A．standard B．treasure C．invention D．instruction5、—DidyougotothePearBlossomFestivalinYangxin?—Yes.Theflowerswerebeautifulandthebeeswereflyingthem.A．inB．betweenC．amongD．through6、—Ithinkmoststudentshavegreatpressurefromtheirstudies.—Yeah.Weshoulddosomethingtohelpthem.A．wealth B．stress C．agreement7、Haveyouconsideredyourjob______ateacher?A．tochange;tobeB．tochange;beingC．changing;beingD．changing;tobe8、Iwant______iPad.Ihopemymomwillbuyoneformeonmybirthdaythisyear.A．a B．an C．the D．/9、—Whatdoyouoftendoatweekends?—Ioften________mygrandparents.A．visit B．visited C．havevisited D．willvisit10、—Listen!IsLaurasingingintheclassroom?—Itbeher.Shehasgonehome.A．can B．can’t C．mustn’tⅡ.完形填空11、MyfirstdayofschoolFearstartedtakingover.IwaswalkingintomyfirstschoolinAmerica.IhadalongjourneyfromIndiatojoinmyparents,whohadbeenhereforthreeyears,hopingAmericawouldhelpmyfuture.Onthefirstday,IwasalreadyconfusedbecausebackinIndiatheteachersswitch(转换)accordingtoperiodswhilemostofthestudentshavethesameperiods,buthereitwastotally1Withanxiety(焦虑)ononehandandfearontheother,Iopenedthedoor2.SinceIwasabitlate,everyone'seyeswereonmeasIenteredtheroom.Withoutpayingattentiontothem,Iwentstraighttotheteacherandaskedifthiswastherightclass.Withasoftvoiceheanswered,"Yes."Hisvoice3mealittle.Thenheaskedmetochooseaseat.Ididn'tactuallywantto4aseat.InIndiawehadassigned(分配的)seats,soIneverneededtoworryaboutthat.Iwasconfusedaboutwhichbuildingstogoto,butI5togettomyclasseswithoutaskinganyone.IwasveryconfusedaboutwhenIwouldhavelunch.Itwasalreadynoon.ThebellrangandIenteredmynextclass.Again,IaskedtheteacherifIwasintherightclass.ThenIchoseaseat,satdownandwaitedforthe6tobegin.Theteacherlookedatmewithapuzzledface,"Whydon'tyougoforlunch?""Butthebelljustrang,"Isaid."Thatisthelunchbell,"shesaid.WithoutanotherwordI7forthecafeteria(餐厅).Ifeltluckybecausewedidn'thavethisinIndia.EveryconfusionseemedlikeadifficultyIhadtogetthroughtoreachmy8.Attheendoftheday,attheschoolgateIfoundmybusandsatdowninsidehappily.Iwasthinking,todaywasn'tsobad.1couldn'twaitforthenextdaytocome.1．A．typical B．difficult C．different D．strange2．A．proudly B．slowly C．eagerly D．easily3．A．surprised B．interrupted C．comforted D．reminded4．A．take B．pick C．own D．mark5．A．expected B．promised C．refused D．managed6．A．class B．bell C．lunch D．break7．A．hoped B．changed C．headed D．freed8．A．level B．field C．point D．goalⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。I'magirlfromNigeria.Growingupinahomefullofwatchingandplayingfootball,Ihavegrowntolovethe1．（game）.IwatchmostlyEuropeanfootballandIsupportanEnglishclub2．(call)Arsenal.Therearealotof3．(reason)whyIlovefootball.Nomatterwhereyoucomefrom,nomatterwhatlanguageyouspeak,everyone4．(understand)thegame.Thatiswhyitiscalleda“global（全球的）sport”.Footballis5．veryeasysporttolearnandplay.Lookingfromtheoutside,itmightseemreallyhard,butwhenyoustart6．(learn),itisnotthathard．Footballinvolves（牵涉）aballandahuman.Thereareotherrulesandtechnicalities（技术性细节）involved,but,withtime,youwouldbeabletounderstand7．(they).Ihavelearnedsomuchfromfootballthroughouttheyears.Forexample,throughfootball,Iknowlotsofcountriesandcitiesinthem.Iknow8．(place)likeZurich,Leicester,Liverpool,Munich,andShrewsbury.Also，listeningtoexperiencedcommentators（解说员）duringthefootballgameshelpsincreasemyvocabulary（词汇量）.Thankstoit，IwasabletoscorehigheronmySATexam.9．mySAT,aquestionwasaboutawordIheardacommentatoruseinagametheweekbefore.Tome,footballismorethan10．asport,itislife.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Mikewasthekindofguyyoulovetohate.Hewasalwayshappyandalwayshadsomethinginterestingtosay.Ifsomeoneaskedhimhowhewasdoing,hewouldreply,“Couldn’tbebetter!”Hewasreallyacare-freeyoungmanandneverfelttired.Mikeusedtosay,“EachmorningIwakeupandsaytomyself,‘Mike,youhavetwochoices(选择)today.Youcanchoosetobehappyoryoucanchoosetobeupset.’Ichoosetobehappy.Eachtimesomethinghappens,Iamalwaysreadytolearnagoodlesson.Ichoosetolearnfromlife.”Itriedtounderstandwhathesaid.Indeedlifeisallaboutchoices.Everysituationisachoice.Thebottomlineis:You’relivingyourlifeandyoumakeiteitherhappyorsad.SeveralyearslaterIhadacaraccidentandmylegswereseriouslyinjured.WhenIwaslyingontheground,IrememberedthatIhadtwochoices:Icouldchoosetoliveorchoosetodie.Ichosetolive.Peopleliketosay,“Choosetheoneyouloveandlovetheoneyouchoose.”Whynotchoosetheoneweloveandlivehappily?1．WhatkindofmanwasMike?A．Ahappyyoungman.B．Ahard-workingman.C．Anuglybadboy.D．Akindyoungman.2．Whatdoes“Couldn’tbebetter!”mean?A．It’sbad.B．It’sverygood.C．Itisn’tbad.D．Itisn’tverygood.3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Miketriedtobehappyeveryday.B．Mikechosetolearnfromlife.C．ThewriterlearnedfromMike.D．Thewriterwasunhappyeveryday.4．Whenthewritergothurtinacaraccident,.A．helovedtheonepeoplechoseB．peoplelovedtheonehechoseC．hechosetoliveD．hechosetodie5．Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．LifeIsDifficultB．LifeIsDifferentC．LifeIsColorfulD．LifeIsFullofChoiceB14、IwastellingmyboySonnythestoryofthehareandthetortoise.AttheendIsaid,“Son,remember:Beslowandsteady,andthatwillwintherace.Don’tyouthinkthere’ssomethingtolearnfromthetortoise?”Sonnyopenedhiseyeswide,“DoyoumeannexttimewhenI’menteringforthe60-metreraceIshouldwishthatBilly,TonyandSandywouldallfallasleephalfway?”Iwasshocked,“Butthetortoisedidn’twishthattheharewouldfallasleep!”“Hemustwishthatalready,”Sonnysaid,“Otherwisehowcouldhebesofoolishastoracewiththehare?Heknewverywellthehareranahundredtimesfasterthanhehimselfdid.”“Hedidn’thavesuchawish,”Iinsisted.“Hewontheracebypushingonsteadily.”Sonnythoughtawhile.“That’salie,”hesaid.“Hewonitbecausehewaslucky.Iftheharedidn’thappentofallasleep,thetortoisewouldneverwintherace.Hecouldbeassteadyasyoulike,orahundredtimessteadier,buthe’dneverwintherace.That’sforsure.”Igaveup.Today’schildrenarenotlikewhatweusedtobe.They’rejusthopeless.1．Thewriterarguedwithhissonbecause______________.A．helikedtortoiseswhilehissonlikedharesB．theydisagreedaboutwhetherthetortoisewasfoolishC．hetriedtoteachhissonalessonbutthesonhadtotallydifferentopinionD．helikedthestoryofthehareandthetortoisewhilehissondidn’t.2．Sonnybelievedthatthetortoise______________.A．wontheracebyhisownhardworkingB．tookariskbyagreeingtorunaraceC．wasnotgivenafairchanceintheraceD．infactdidwintheraceluckily3．Billy,TonyandSandymustbe_______________.A．boyswhowereunknowntoSonny’sfatherB．boyswhoSonnyhasrunraceswithbeforeC．boyswhoSonnyhasneverracedwithbeforeD．boyswhoSonnydidnothopetoracewithagain4．Accordingtothepassage,whodoyouthinklearntalesson?______________.A．Thetortoise B．SonnyC．Thehare D．Sonny’sfatherC15、DearDad，TodayIwasattheshoppingcenterandIspentalotoftimereadingtheFather'sDaycards.ButasIchoseandread,andchoseandreadagain,itseemedthatnotasinglecardsaidwhatIreallywanttosaytoyou.You'llsoonbe84yearsold,Dad,andyouandIwillhavehad56Father'sDaystogether.Ididn'tthinkthatyouweretooold.Butthesadthinghappenedlastweek.Iwatchedasyouturnedatthecornerinyourcar.Ididn'trealizeatoncethatitwasyoubecausethemanwhowasdrivinglookedsoelderly.Fiftyyearsagothisspring,weplantedcarrotstogetherinagardeninCharlesCity,Iowa.Thisweek,we'llplantcarrotstogetheragain,perhapsforthelasttimebutIhopenot.Idon'tunderstandwhyplantingcarrotswithyouissoimportanttome.Well,Idon'tquiteknowhowtotellyouthis,Dad...Idon'tlikecarrots...butIlikeplantingthemwithyou.IguesswhatI'mtryingtosay,Dad,iswhateverysonanddaughterwantstosaytotheirdadtoday.PraisingafatheronFather'sDayisaboutmorethanadadwhobringshomemoneyorsharesadinner.It'smoreaboutadaddeeplylovingchildrenwhoknoweverythingandwon'tlistentoanyone.It'saboutsharing.It'saboutlovingsomeonemorethanwordscansay,andIwishthatitwouldneverend.Love，Jenny1．WheredidJennygotoday?A．Azoo. B．Ashoppingcenter.C．Acinema. D．Ahospital.2．HowoldisJennynow?A．84. B．56.C．50. D．34.3．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“theman”inParagraph2referto(指)?A．Anoldman. B．Acardriver.C．Jenny'sfather. D．Jenny'shusband.4．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?A．It'sthelasttimeforJennytoplantcarrotswithherfather.B．Jennyandherfatherplantcarrotstogethereveryyear.C．BothJennyandherfatherlikeeatingcarrots.D．Jennywouldliketostaywithherfather.5．WhatdoesJennytalkaboutinthelastparagraph?A．DeeploveforDad.B．BestwishesforDad.C．TheimportanceofDad.D．ThebeginningofFather'sDay.D16、Almostnothingwedointhisworldisdoneinisolation*.Atworkoratplay,you’llfindyourselfingroups,workingwithotherpeople:yourteamatwork,ameetingwithfellowworkers,yourfamily,aholidaywithfriends,agroupofstudentsworkingtogether,agroupofneighborswantingtomakechanges.Itisnowrealizedthatbeingabletoworksuccessfullywithotherpeopleisoneofthemainkeystosuccess,partlybecauseweneedtodoitsooften.Inalmosteverysituationwhereyou’reinagroup,youwillneedaskilledleader.Allgroupsneedleadersandallsuccessfulgroupshavegoodleaders.Groupswithoutleadersorwithweakleadersalmostalwaysbreakdown.Membersofaleaderlessgroupoftenbegintofeeldisappointedandhelpless.Timeiswastedandthetasksarenotachieved.Thereareoftenargumentsandnervousnessbetweenpeopleasthereisnobodytokeepthegoalsclear.Somepeoplearenaturalleaders.Thewell-knowncook,AntonioCarluccisays,“Trueleadersarebornandyouseetheminkitchens.”They’repeoplewhoarestrong,fair,andhumorous.Althoughalotofpeopleagreethattherearesomenatural-bornleaders,mostpeoplenowknowthatleadershipcanalsobetaught.Experiencedteacherscantrainalmostanyonehowtobeasuccessfulleader.Goodleadersdon’tmakepeopledothingsinacontrollingway.Youcanlearnhowtojoinothers,encouragingthewholegrouptoworktowardsacommongoal.Successfulleadersalsoneedtobecalmandwise.Theyneedtobeabletoworkoutgoodsolutionsandmakeperfectjudgments*underpressure.Lastly,andprobablymostimportantly,goodleadersneedtobesensitive*,confidentandbeabletogetonwellwithdifferentkindsofpeople.1．（小题1）Whenweareatworkoratplay,wefindweareprobablyworking_______.A．independentlyB．successfullyC．inisolationD．ingroups2．（小题2）Groupswith______leaderswilloftencauseargumentsatmeetingsorbetweenpeople.A．goodandstrongB．noorweakC．skilledbuthelplessD．goodandnatural3．（小题3）Goodleadersalwayshavemanywaysofdoingthingsexcept_________.A．joiningpeopletogetherB．encouragingthewholegroupC．controllingpeopletodothingsD．leadingpeopletoworktowardsgoals4．（小题4）WhichofthefollowingisNOTcorrectaccordingtothispassage?A．Oneofthemainkeystosuccessisbeingabletoworkwithotherswell.B．Peoplewilloftenfeeldisappointedandhelplessiftheyaren’twithgoodleaders.C．Beingcalmandwisecanhelpleadersmakeperfectjudgmentsunderpressure.D．Experiencedteacherscanhardlytrainpeopletobesuccessfulleaders.5．（小题5）Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．HowtobesuccessfulleadersB．SuccessfulleadersC．BenaturalleadersD．BesensitiveandconfidentE17、WonderfulEventsHorseRacingAllYearRoundRacesstartingat3p．m．everySundayRacetrackonly20milesawayLotsoffreeparkingspaceFreepresentsNochildrenallowed100YearsOfPicturesThen&now（photoshow）Seethehistorypictures（1917-2017）February1-April30CityArtMuseum750HighStreetTuesdaytoSunday，10a．m．-5p．m．WeekendSalesThisSaturday2-6p．m．Everything20%-40%offVisitusatBlockG．GrandviewMallRealizeyourdreams，savetimeandmoneyFallinlovewithpricesweofferDancePartyCelebratespecialdateBringingyoursweetheartSundaynight，countryclubLivebandfrom9p．m．-1a．m．＄25acouple（夫妇）；＄15asingleperson1．WhocanNOTgotothehorserace？A．Asingleperson．B．Acouple．C．Children．D．Thesweetheart．2．Peoplecanseethephotoshowat_______．A．GrandviewMallB．CityArtMuseumC．RacetrackD．CountryClub3．Whatcanyoudoifyouonlyhavetimebetween5p．m．and6p．monSaturday？A．Goshopping．B．Gotoseethephotoshow．C．Gotothedancewithyoursweetheart．D．Gotowatchthehorserace．4．HowmuchwillMr.andMrs.Smithpayiftheywanttogotothedanceparty？A．15dollars．B．25dollars．C．20%-40%off．D．Forfree．5．Wherecanyouseetheaboveadvertisements？A．Inabook．B．Inamagazine．C．Inanewspaper．D．OnTV．F18、Inthe1920sand30stheairlineswerejustbeginning.Itwasunusualforpeopletotravelbyairbecauseitwasexpensiveanddangerous.Inthosedays,therewerenoflightattendantstolookafterthepassengers.Youngmen,or"stewards"helpedthepassengersontotheairplaneandcarriedthepassengers'luggage(行李)buttheydidnotprovidefoodanddrinks.Butthenin1930,awomancalledEllenChurchinventedthe"stewardess".EllenChurchwasbornin1904onafarminIowa.Shewasadifferentchild.Shedidn'twanttoworkonafarmormarryafarmer—shewantedamoreadventurous(冒险的)life.EllenstudiedtobeanurseattheUniversityofMinnesotaandthengotajobinahospital.Forthenextfewyearsshestayedatthehospitalbutalsotookflyinglessonsandgotherpilot'slicense.Ellenwastwenty-fiveyearsoldwhenshefirstgotintouchwithBoeingAirTransport.Shelovedflyingbutsheunderstoodthatairlineswereaman'sworld.AlthoughwomenlikeEmeliaEarheartwerebecomingfamous,sherealizeditwasimpossibleforawomantohaveacareerasapilot.Butshehadanotheridea.Mostpeoplewerefrightenedofflyingbecauseflyingwasstillanunreliable(不可靠的)waytotravel.Therewereoftendelays(延误),manycrashesandthebadweathersmademanypassengerssick.EllenthoughtnursescouldtakecareofpassengersduringflightsandB．A．T.Agreed.TheyoungwomanfromIowaandsevenothernursesbecamethefirstairstewardesses.Atfirstpilotswereunhappybecausetheydidnotwantstewardessesonairplanes,butpassengerslovedthestewardesses.In1940therewerearound1000ofthemworkingfordifferentairlines.Theearly"stewardesses"hadtobeundertwenty-five-yearold,singleandslim.Whenawomanjoinedanairline,shehadtopromisenottogetmarriedorhavechildren.Itwashardjobandnotwellpaid.Theyworkedlonghoursandearned$1anhour.Inthe1970s,stewardesseswereunhappyintheirjobandairlineshadtomakesomechanges.Sincethe1970s,"stewardesses"havebeencalledflightattendants.Theyarewellpaidandworkfewerhoursthaninthepast.1．Thelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphsuggeststhat_________.A．theword"stewardess"wasmadeupbyEllenChurchB．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanwhoflewaplaneC．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanwhoworkedonaplaneD．EllenChurchwasthefirstwomanpassengeronaplane2．Fromthesecondparagraph,welearnthat________.A．Ellendid