2023学年江苏省盐城市亭湖区中考冲刺卷英语试题含答案解析

2023学年中考英语模拟测试卷请考生注意：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。写在测试卷卷、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、Howcanweimproveourenvironmentaloteachofusdoessomethingusefulforit?A．while B．until C．after D．unless2、—Wehave42studentsinourclass.ofthemareboys.—Yes.Thereare28boysand14girls.A．Twothirds B．Onethird C．Ahalf D．Aquarter3、—WhydoyouthinkSamdid_______thananyoneelseinthecompetition?—Becausehesangmostloudlyand_______.A．worse;carefully B．better;clearlyC．worse;quietly D．best;carefully4、—Hello,Matt.How’syourlifeinCanada?—Iamusedtoitnow.Myhostfamilyalwaystrytheirbesttomakefeelathome.A．me B．I C．my D．mine5、Alicewon’tanswerthephoneifshethenumber.A．knewB．doesn’tknowC．willknowD．didn’tknow6、—Whichofyourhobbiesdoyouthink_____themosttime?—Ofcourse,playingfootball.A．turnsup B．wakesup C．takesup D．picksup7、Asasayinggoes,“______inthemindisbetterthanmoneyinthehand.”Everyoneofusshouldmakeanefforttolearnmoreandbecomecleverer.A．Wisdom B．Wisedom C．Wise8、Ifyouhaveanyquestions,please_____freetoe-mailmeatYH@163.com.A．feelB．feelingC．tofeel9、—Canyoutellme_____________?—Ofcourse.Japan.A．what’shisjob B．wheredoeshecomefromC．whereheisfrom D．whatlanguagehespeaks10、-HaveyouimprovedyourspokenEnglish？-Notyet．I'lltrymybest______Iamnotgoodatitnow．A．so B．although C．but D．untilⅡ.完形填空11、DoyouknowthatyoucanusetheInternettobuythings?Forseveral1,Americanshaveenjoyedonlineshopping.Nowonlineshoppingisstartingintheworld.Inmanycountries,peoplecan2theircomputersandshopforclothes,food,toysandmanyotherthings.OnlineshoppingisinfashioninEngland.Forexample,theABCCompanyisoneofthebiggest3in15Europeancountries.ItsellsdifferentkindsofthingsovertheInternet,andinoneyearitmade＄100million.InFrance,untillastyearonlineshoppingwasonlypossible4onewebpage.Thenthegovernmentallowedmoreonlineshopping.TheFrenchmenspendmuchmoneyayear5thingsthroughthesewebpages.Frenchbusinessesarehopingthisnewonlineshoppingwillhelpthemsellmorethingsinthefuture.Somepeoplelikeonlineshoppingbecauseitallowsthemtodo6shoppingwithoutleavingtheirhomes.Andtheydon’thavetheproblemsoftrafficinthecities.Buttheyusuallyworry7thequalityofthethingsforsaleovertheInternet.Goodqualityis8tothem.Sothecompanieswillhavetobemorecarefulaboutthequalityofthethings9sell.Becausepeoplealwayscareaboutboththequality10theprice.Enjoyonlineshopping!1．A．hours B．days C．weeks D．years2．A．turnon B．turnup C．turndown D．turnoff3．A．country B．countries C．company D．companies4．A．at B．on C．in D．of5．A．buying B．keeping C．saving D．doing6．A．his B．her C．its D．their7．A．in B．about C．of D．with8．A．difficult B．interesting C．important D．different9．A．it B．he C．she D．they10．A．and B．or C．so D．ButⅢ.语法填空12、forlearnpurposehelpalwaysskillwheneasywarnintheybecauseTherearemoreandmoreelectronicproductslikesmartphonesinourlife.However,doctorshave1．thatchildrenarefindingithardtoholdpencilsbecauseoftoomuchuseofelectronicproducts.“Toomuchuseofsmartphonesisstoppingchildren’sfingermuscles(肌肉)fromdeveloping.Itmakes2．unabletoholdapencilcorrectly,”theysaid.“Childrenaregivenapencil,buttheyarenotbeabletoholdit3．theydon’thavethebasicmovementskills.”Paynesaidthenatureofplayhadchanged.“It’s4．togiveachildaniPadthanencouraginghimtodomuscle-buildingplaylikebuildingblocks.Becauseofthis,they’renotdevelopingthe5．theyneedtoholdapencil.”Six-year-oldPatrickhasbeenhavingweeklytrainingclasses6．sixmonths.The7．istohelphimdevelopthenecessarystrengthinhisfingerstoholdapencil.Hismotherregrettedthatshe8．gavePatrickelectronicproductstoplaywithinsteadoftraditionaltoys.Whenhegottoschool,hecouldn’tholdpencilsand9．towritebecausehecouldn’tmovepencilscorrectly.“Thetrainingclassesare10．alotandI’mreallystrictwithhisuseofelectronicproductsnow,”shesaid.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、BASEBALL.It’sjustaword,butformillionsofAmericansitbringsmuchmorethanaword.Hotdogs.Coldbeers.Sunnyafternoons.Baseballisthegameoffathersandsons.Fathersandsonscatchwitheachotheronlawns(草坪)intheUS.Afather’sfavoriteteambecomeshisson’s.Grandfatherstalktotheirgrandsonsaboutgamesplayedlongago.ManyAmericankidscollectbaseballcards.Thecardshavepicturesoftheirfavoriteplayersonthem.Inschool,friendstrade(交换)baseballcardsjustliketheytradetheirlunches.Playersareknownas“theboysofsummer”becausepeopleoftenplaythesportmostlyinwarmmonths.Youdon’tneedtobeofacertainsizeorshapetoplaybaseball.Youdon’thavetobetalllikeabasketballplayerorstronglikeanAmericanfootballer.Youjustneedtowanttohavefun.Baseballisnotasfast-paced(快节奏的)agameasbasketball.Butwhenyougotoseeagame,there’stimetorelax,talkandgettoknowotherpeople.BaseballmaynotbethemostpopularsportintheUS,butitisthemosttraditional.It’snotjustagameanymore,butanimportantpartofAmericanculture,likeapplepieandgrandma’shouse.1．ManyAmericankidsliketocollect_______________.A．baseballsB．baseballcardsC．lunchesD．applepies2．Peopleliketoplaybaseballin_____________.A．wetmonthsB．coolmonthsC．warmmonthsD．coldmonths3．MostoftheAmericansplaybaseballjustwantto_______________.A．enjoythemselvesB．makemoneyC．keepwarmD．makefriends4．WhichoneisWRONGinthearticle?A．Wecanfindmanychildren’sfavoritebaseballplayersontheircards.B．Ifyouarenotstrongenough,youcan’tplaybaseball.C．Whenyougotowatchabaseballplay,you’llrelaxandhavetimetotalktootherpeople.D．BaseballisthemosttraditionalsportintheUS.B14、Sometimeswewishthatwecouldhavemoretime.Thegoodnewsisthatthisyearwillbelongerthantheprevious!Althoughdon’tgetexcitedjustyet,becauseifyoublink(眨眼),youmayjustmissit.That’sbecause2015willbeonesecondlongerthan2014－alsoknownasaleapsecond(闰秒).Andsurprisingly,theyareprettycommon.Butwhydoweneedthem?Overthecenturies,Earthhasbeenslowingdown.ThismeansthatwemustkeepchangingourclockstokeepinstepwithEarth’stime.We’veallheardofleapyears.Ourcalendarshold365daysinayear.YetEarthtakesslightlylongertoorbitthesun.Sowesavethistimeandevery4yearswehaveanextradayinFebruary.Asfortheleapseconds,theInternationalEarthRotationService(IERS)managestheglobaltime,knownastheatomictime(原子钟时间).Thisisthetimekeepingthat’susedforeverysinglecountry.TokeepupwithEarth’stime,theyaddasecondeverynowandthen.They’vebeendoingthissince1972.Andthisyearwillbethe26thsecondthey’veadded!It’llbeaddedjustbefore8:00a.m.onJuly1Beijingtime.Soyouwillsee7:59:60onJuly1.Althoughaddingasecondsoundsharmless,itcanhavenegativeeffects.In2012whenaleapsecondwasadded,itcausedproblemsforcompanieslikesocialnetworkingsitesRedditandLinkedIn.Astheyweren’tpreparedforthechange,itcausedtheircomputerstorecorderrors.1．Whydoesaleapsecondhavetobeaddedinsomeyears?A．Becausethisyearisshorterthanthepreviousone.B．Becauseweneedtohavemoretime.C．BecausetheEarthisslowingdown.D．Becauseitcanhelpmakealeapyear.2．Inaleapyear,thereisanextradayin_____.A．JanuaryB．FebruaryC．MarchD．December3．InordertokeepupwithEarth’stime,howmanysecondshavebeenaddeduntillastyear?A．43B．42C．26D．254．What’sthenegativeeffectofaddingaleapsecond?A．Itmakesthedaylongerthanthepreviousone.B．Itcausessomerecordingerrorsforcompanies.C．Itmakespeoplestayuplate.D．Itdoesharmtopeople’shealth.C15、YesManChangedMyLifeYesManisthebestbookI’veeverread.It’sthetruestoryaboutthelifeofDannyWallace.BeforeDannyWallacebecamethe‘YesMan’,hislifewasboringandhefeltold.Sohedecidedtomakethingsmoreexciting.Hestartedsaying“Yes”toeveryquestionpeopleaskedhim.Andhediditforawholeyear.Fromthedayhestarted,itcompletelychangedhislife.It’saninterestingstory.WhenIfinishedthebook,Ialsowantedtochangemylife.SoIhadaholidayandbecamea‘YesMan’foraweek.Thisiswhathappened.IstartedonSaturdaymorning.At10inthemorning,Igotmyfirstquestion.Isawaposterinthewindowofatravelagent(旅行社).IneededaholidaysoIwentin.AladyaskedmewhereIwantedtogo.ButbeforeIcouldanswer,shesaid,“Abeachholiday,sir?”Infact,Idon’tlikebeaches,Ilikecities.ButIsaid,“Yes.”Fiveminuteslater,everythingwasready.Myflightwasthenextday.Iarrivedatmyhotelatlunchtime.Itwasvery,veryhot.Ijustwantedtohavearest,buttheguidesaid,“wehaveabustothebeachintenminutes.Doyouwanttogo?”Isaid,“Yes.”Itwasabout40℃atthebeach.Amanaskedme“Sunglasses?Doyouwantsunglasses?”Ihadapairofsunglassesinmybag,butIsaid“Yes.”Fiveminuteslater,anothermancame，“Beautifulhat,sir?”Isaid,“Yes.”Threehourslater,Ihadtwopairsofsunglassesandthreehats.Itwasdifficulttocarryallmynewthingsbacktothebus.Idecided:notripstomorrow,justrest.WhenIgotback,theguideasked,“Oh,there’sawaterskiingcoursetomorrow.Doyouwantmetobookaplaceforyou?”Ican’tswimverywellandIdon’tlikethesea.Iwantedtocry.1．WhenthewriterfinishedthebookYesMan,hewantedto_______.A．havearestB．buysomethingC．changehislifeD．haveawaterskiingcourse2．Wheredoesthewriterlike?A．Beaches.B．Cities.C．Islands.D．Hills.3．Howdidthewritergotothebeachfromthehotel?A．Bybus.B．Onfoot.C．Byair.D．Byboat.4．Thewriterhadtwopairsofsunglassesandthreehatsbecause_______.A．hehadmoneyB．helikedthemC．hesaid,“Yes”D．hewantedtohelpothersD16、Manypeoplelikecookingbutneverhavemuchtimeforit.HelenFry'snewbookQuickCookinghasbeenspeciallywrittenforbusypeople.Ithasover1,000waystocookdishes.Thebookiswellwrittenandthephotographsandthedrawingsareclear.Thebookhasastrongplasticcover.Itiseasytofindyourwayaroundit,too.Andbusypeople,noticethis!Mrs.Frytellsyouhowmuchtimeyouneedinordertogeteachdishready.QuickCookinghasfourparts,oneforeachseason.Thishelpsyoutousefreshfruitandvegetableswhentheyarecheaperand,ofcourse,better.Therearealotofexcitingideasfromforeigncountries,andmostofthewaysarenotcomplicated(复杂的).Youtakesomethingsimplelikeachickenorsomecheese,andmakeanunusualdishoutofit.Forexample,therearenofewerthan40waysforcookingeggs!Thebeginnerwillhavetofindoutalotofthingsforhimtotrymanyofthewaysassoonashereadsthem.Forpeoplewithlittlesparetime,HelenFry'sQuickCookingisofexcellentvalue.1．Thewriterwritesthisshortpassageinorderto_________.A．makeyoulikecookingB．letyouknowthebookQuickCookingC．helpyoutocookeggsD．teachyoucooking2．HelenFry'sbookiscalledQuickCookingbecause_________.A．noneofthedishesarecomplicatedB．thereareoverl000waystocookdishesinitC．itiswrittenforpeoplewhodon'thavemuchtimeD．ittellsyouhowtocookallkindsoffoodquickly3．Busypeopleshouldpaymoreattentiontothepointthat________.A．itiseasytofindyourwayaroundthebookB．howlongeachdishtakestocookC．therearephotographsanddrawingsinthisbookD．thebookhasastrongcover4．"Itiseasytofindyourwayaroundittoo."means_________.A．itiseasytofindthingsaroundthebookB．itiseasytofindthingsinthesupermarkettopreparethefoodinthebookC．itiseasytofindthewaysyouwanttocookdishesinthebookD．itiseasytofindthecoverofthebookE17、Apopularsayinggoes,“Sticksandstonesmaybreakmybones,butwordswillneverhurtme.”However,that’snotreallytrue.Wordshavethepowertocheerusuporletusdown.Itdoesn’tmatterifthewordscomefromsomeoneelseorourselves—thepositiveandnegative(正面和负面)influencesarejustaslasting.Wealltalktoourselvessometimes.We’reusuallytooshytoadmit(承认)it,though.Infact,wereallyshouldn’tbebecausemoreandmorescientistsbelievetalkingtoourselvesoutloudisahealthyhabit.This“self-talk”helpsusmakeourselvesactive,rememberthings,solveproblems,andcalmourselvesdown.Itissaidthatasmuchas77%ofself-talkislikelytobenegative.Soinordertostaypositive,weshouldonlyspeakwordsofencouragementtoourselves.______________________________Thenexttimeyoufinishaproject,dowellinatest,orfinallycleanyourroom,joinmeinsaying“Goodjob!”Often,wordscomeoutofourmouthswithoutusthinkingabouttheinfluencetheywillhave.Butweshouldrealizethatourwordscausecertaininfluenceinothers.Forexample,whenreturninganitemtoastore,wemightusewarm,friendlylanguageduringtheexchange.Andthesalespersonwillprobablyanswerinasimilarmanner.Otherwiseyoumaygetintotrouble.Wordshavepowerbecauseoftheirlastinginfluences.Manyofusfeelsorryforsomethingweoncesaid.Andwerememberunkindwordssaidtous!Beforespeaking,weshouldalwaysaskourselves:Isittrue?Isitloving?Isitneeded?Ifwhatwewanttosaydoesn’tpassthistest,thenit’sbetterleftunsaid.Wordshavepower:bothpositiveandnegative.Thosearoundusreceiveencouragementwhenwespeakpositively.Wecanofferhope,buildself-confidenceandencourageotherstodotheirbest.Negativewordsdestroyallthosethings.Willweuseourwordstohurtortocure?Thechoiceisours.1．Thereisnoneedforustofeelshywhenwetalktoourselvesbecause________.A．almosteverybodyhasthehabitoftalkingtothemselvesB．talkingtoourselvesalwaysgivesuscourageC．wemaygainquiteafewadvantagesoftalkingtoourselvesD．itdoesnoharmtohave“self-talk”whenwearealone2．Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphmeansthatweshouldalso________intime.A．remindourselvesB．praiseourselvesC．makeourselvesrelaxedD．giveourselvesfun3．Thewriterwouldprobablyholdtheviewthat________.A．itisbettertothinktwicebeforetalkingtoothersB．negativewordsmayencourageustomakemoreprogressC．peopleprefertorememberfriendlywordsD．encouragingwordsaresuretoleadtokindoffers4．Inwhichcolumn(版面)ofthenewspapercanyoumostlikelyreadthispassage?A．News. B．Nature. C．Health. D．Culture.F18、Everyday,itiseasytoseeadvertisementsinEnglishallaroundus.Lookatyourownbagsandclothesofyourclassmates.HowmanydifferentadvertisementscanyouseewhichuseEnglishwords?Often,bagsandclothesshowthenameofcompanythatmadethem.Thisisapopularform.Aspecialpictureorsymbol(标志)calledalogoissometimesused.Logosappearonmanydifferentproducts.Theyarepopularbecausewhenyouseealogo,ithelpsyoutorememberthatproductorcompany.ItiscommontoseeadvertisementsonTVandhearthemontheradio.Mostadvertisementsareveryshort.Sometimestheadvertisersuseashortsentenceanditiseasyforpeopletosay.Nike,forexample,hasasimpleEnglishsentencewhichisusedallaroundtheworld:“Justdoit.”Advertisementsoftenusefunnysituationsaswell.Itissimpletorememberit.Alladvertisementsaredesignedtomakepeoplebuyaproduct.Anadvertisementforasoftdrink,forexample,mightshowagroupofyoungpeoplewhoarehavingfun.Theyoungpeoplearealldrinkingthesoftdrink.Advertisementsaresayingtoyou,“Whydon’tyoubuythisdrinkandbelikethesepeople?Youcanbeyo