山西省吕梁地区文水县2023年中考英语最后一模试卷含答案解析

2023学年中考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：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、1．Itwasarealrace______timetogettheprojectdone.Luckily,wemadeit.A．overB．againstC．beyondD．between2、Thisisthedictionary________Mumgavemeformybirthday.A．which B．what C．whose D．whom3、TherearemanybeautifulplacestovisitinAnhui,________MountHuanginautumn.A．simply B．quietly C．luckily D．especially4、--TodayisLinda’sbirthday.Haveyouboughtheragift?--Oh,mygod!I__________forgotherbirthday.A．probably B．completely C．hardly5、—Cindynevereatsthefoodthat______andoftenpoursitaway.—Butit’sreallywastefulltodoso.A．stays B．keeps C．remains D．leaves6、We’rehappythatourcountryhasdeveloped______theseyearsthanbefore.A．quickly B．lessquickly C．morequickly D．mostquickly7、TwostudentstotheopeningceremonylastFriday.A．hundreds,wereinvited B．hundred,wereinvited C．hundredsof,invited8、Thegovernmentismakinganefforttoimprovethelifeofelderlypeople,manyofwhomaresuffering（遭受）fromeitherloneinessorpoorhealth,oreven___________.A．neither B．none C．all D．both9、WhichofthefollowingpicturesshowsthemascotofBeijingExpo(世园会)2019?A． B． C． D．10、Inthepastfewyears,manyschools______thewaysofdoingmorningexercises.A．change B．changes C．willchange D．havechangedⅡ.完形填空11、InternationalMusiciansCreateHarmony(和谐)Twenty-fiveyoungmusiciansfromaroundtheworldhavecometoCaliforniatotrainandperformthismonth.Theywilltakepartinaninternational1callediPalpiti.ThenamecomesfromtheItalianwordforheartbeats.Schmiederistheprogram’sconductorandmusicaldirector.Heandhiswife2theprogramin1997.Thisyear,themusicianscomefromnineteen3,includingAzerbaijan,IsraelandItaly.Schmiedernotessomeofthemusiciansarefromthecountriesatwarwitheachother.“Andtheyaresittingnexttoeachother,andtheybecome4.”Throughtheirmusicandfriendship,theyaremakingtheworldmore5.PeterRainer,aGermanviolinplayer,says,“It’ssogreatthatyouhavesomanyexcellentmusicians.Theyareallveryalertandawakeandlistentoeachotherandit’salotoffun.”TurkishplayerSakulsaystheinternationalgroupworks6together.RussianviolinistPromoesays,“Theexperienceisaculturalaswellasamusicalexchange(交流).Everyonehastheirownopinionofmusic,howtoplayeverycomposition.It’sveryinterestingto7witheverybody,toplaytogetherandtocreateoneopinionforeverybody.”FranciscoVilaofEcuadorsaysthemusichasnogeographicboundaries(边界).Vilaaddsthatthemusiciansgetto8moreabouteachotherastheyperformgreatmusic.“It’sinterestingtoseehowmanythingswehaveincommon.”CanSakulsaysthemusicianswhohavetakenpartinthetrainingandfestivalmakeup“abigfamily”.Headdsthatheis“proudtobeapartofit”.1．A．festival B．concert C．competition D．program2．A．started B．ended C．checked D．recorded3．A．teams B．countries C．groups D．families4．A．enemies B．musicians C．friends D．players5．A．perfect B．interesting C．excellent D．peaceful6．A．honestly B．well C．badly D．unhappily7．A．communicate B．agree C．help D．compare8．A．worry B．discuss C．know D．argueⅢ.语法填空12、Let’stalkaboutSherlock!YouknowwhoImean,SherlockHolmesofcurse!Ihaveveryquicklylearnt1．heisnotjustpopularbackintheUK,butishugearoundtheworld.InmyfirstlessonIaskedthestudents2．(tell)mewhattheyalreadyknewabouttheUK.3．mysurprise,mostclassesputSherlockHolmesfirst.AndIevenhaveastudent4．EnglishnameisSherlock!ButwhoisSherlockHolmes?SherlockHolmesisacharacter5．(create)byBritishdoctorandwriterSirArthurConanDoyle.Hefirstappearedinprintin1887,and6．(be)apartofpopularcultureforoveracentury.Hehasbecome7．(know)forhisearlyuseofdeductivereasoning(演绎推理).Intotal,Holmesappearsinfournovelsandfifty-sixshortstories.Mostofthese8．(write)fromtheviewofhisfriendDr.Watson.Althoughatfirstacharacterinnovelsandshortstories,SherlockHolmeshasbecomepopularonthebigandsmallscreen.Infact,hehasthehonorof9．(hold)theGuinnessWorldRecordforthe“MostPortrayedMovieCharacter”.Morethanseventy10．(act)haveplayedtheroleinovertwohundredfilms!Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Whatisthehottesttopicatyourschoolrecently?InHangzhouYongjinMiddleSchool,it’smoney.Theschoolheldanactivitycalled“makingmoney”lastweekend.About200Junior1andJunior2studentsweredividedinto30teams.Theywentouttomakemoneybysellingthings.Whatdidtheychoosetosell?Somesoldnewspapers;somechosebottledwater;somesoldenvironmentallyfriendlyshoppingbagsandbamboobaskets.HuQing’steamdecidedtosellsomeusefulbooksinfrontoftheChildrenActivityCenter.Theythoughtparentswouldliketobuythebooksfortheirchildren.Butunfortunately,theymeturbanmanagementofficers(城管).Theofficersaskedthemtoleave.“Weplayedhide-and-seek(捉迷藏)withtheofficersforthewholemorning,”saidHu.“Finallywehadtogiveup.”WangBingandherteamsoldicecreaminasquare.Theydidn’tmeetanyofficers.Butfewpeoplewereinterestedinwhattheywereselling.Theteamthenputupaboardsaying“ForCountryKids”.Itworked.Morepeoplecametotheirstall(小摊).Aforeignerevengavethem100yuan.“Hedidn’twantanychange.Hesaidhewantedtohelpthechildren,”saidWang.“Weweretouched.”Laterthatdaytheygavethemoneytheymadetothe“ProjectHope”office.MengZhaoxiangandhisteamwereluckier.Theysoldalltheircakesinfourhours,spending39.5yuanandgettingback80yuan.Theymade40.5yuan.“Itwasnoteasytomakethemoney,”saidMeng.“Somepeoplejustlooked.Othersjusttastedbutdidn’tbuy.NowIknowhowharditisforourparentstomakethemoneyweneedtoleadhappylives.”1．InHangzhouYongjinMiddleSchool,whatthestudentstalkmoreaboutis________.A．theofficersB．thekindforeignerC．theactivitycalled“makingmoney”D．themoneytheymadelastweekend2．________tookpartintheactivity.A．AllthestudentsB．SometeachersC．About200studentsofthethreegradesD．PartofJunior1andJunior2students3．WhydidmorepeoplecometoWangBing’sstallatlast?A．Theteamputupamagicboard.B．Aforeignercameupandhelpedthem.C．Thepeoplelikedtohelpcountrykids.D．Thepeoplewereinterestedintheiricecream.4．Accordingtothepassagethestudentslearn________.A．it’simpossibleforthemtomakemoneyB．it’snoteasyfortheirparentstomakemoneyC．it’sveryimportantforthemtomakealivingD．it’snecessaryforschooltoholdmoreactivitiesinthefutureB14、Haveyoueverhadascienceclassthatyoulookforwardto?Itdoesn’thappenoften.ButwhenyouhaveateacherlikeMrs.Rheineck,it’smorethanascienceclass.It’sascienceclasswherelearningiseasyandfun.Thereisnogettingdowntoahugetextbookorlisteningtoateacheraboutsomethingyoudon’tcareabout.MyexperiencewithMrs.Rheineckdidn’tstartwithscienceclass,butwithherasmytutor（导师，家庭教师）.Iwasalwaysaweakreaderandwasn’tgettinganybetter.MyparentstoldmeIneededtobetutored.Onedayafterschool,Iwentintothelibrarywithmymomformyfirsttutoringtime.Ihadnoideawhowastutoringme.Mymompracticallyhadtopullmeintothelibrary.Thefirstthingwedidwastoplayagametogettoknoweachotherandgetridoftheawkwardness(笨拙，尴尬).Wedidn’tevenplayareadinggame.WealsowentaroundthelibraryandIgottopickoutabookIwantedtoread.Shedidn’tmakemereadaboringtextbookaboutsomethingIdidn’tcareabout.Ididn’tevenpickabook.Ipickedoutamagazineaboutremotecontrolcars.Ithoughttomyself,howbadcoulditbe?Igottoreadaboutremotecontrolcars.ShetoldmeeventhoughIwasreadingamagazine,Iwasstillreading.Afterthefirstmagazine,shepickedoutabooksheliked.Iwouldreadachapter(章)andthenshewouldreadachaptertome,thiswayIdidn’thavetoreadforlongperiodsoftime.AsIgotbetterandfasteratreading,Iwasabletoreadtwochaptersinthesameamountoftime,whichusedtotakemetoreadonechapter.Readingisoneofthemostimportantthingsinhighschoolandcollegetobesuccessful.Ifitwasn’tforher,IwouldnotbethereaderIamtodayandIthankherforthat.1．WhywasthewritertutoredbyMrs.Rheineck?A．Becausethewriterwastooshytotalkwithothers.B．Becausethewriterfoundscienceeasyandfun.C．Becausethewriterlikedherscienceclass.D．Becausethewritercouldn’treadbooksquickly.2．Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat__________.A．thewriterwenttothelibrarytoplayagameB．thewriterwasunhappytobetutoredC．thewriterknewMrs.RheineckverywellD．thewriterwasawkwardtoreadinthelibrary3．Atthelibrary,thewriter__________.A．choseanybookhewasinterestedinB．playedareadinggamewithMrs.RheineckC．wasaskedtoreadonechapterafteranotherD．hadtoreadtextbooksratherthanmagazinesC15、阅读理解。Whenacomputerworksonagroupofprograms,itcangetveryhot.Coolingthecomputercancostalot.Sosomescientistswonderwhatwouldhappeniftheheatfromthecomputercouldbeused.LargeInternetcompanies(公司)suchasGoogleandMicrosofthavethousandsofcomputers.Asthesecomputersdealwithinformation,theyproducelotsofheat,sotheyneedhugecoolingsystems(系统).Thesesystemssendtheheatintotheair.AcompanyinHolland(荷兰)thinkspayingtomakethecomputersworkandthenpayingagaintocoolthemareawasteofenergy.Sothecompanydevelopedaspecialdevice—thee-Radiator.BoazLeupe,headofthecompany,saysthate-Radiatorworksasaheatingsystemandsavesmoney.Heexplainsthattheenergyisusedtwice—oncetoheatthehomeandoncetocoolthecomputerandthattheusersdon’thavetopaytocooltheircomputers.FivehomeownersinHollandaretestingtheheatingsystemintheirhomes.“Wepayforthecomputerusing,so,inthatway,homeownersgetheatingforfree,”Boazsays.JanVisserisoneofthehomeowners.“Ifyouusethecomputermore,thee-Radiatorproducersmoreheat,”hesays,“Itcannotprovideenoughheatifyoudon’tuseyourcomputeroften.”Butheisreadytotryit.It’sagreathelpforhisfamily.Thecompanysayse-Radiatorsproduceheattemperaturesofupto2℃.Itsaysthesystemcouldsaveitsusersabout$440ayear.1．Beforethee-Radiatorappears,usuallytheheatofacomputer______.A．issentintotheair B．helpsthefivehomeownersC．isusedtwice D．makesthecomputerworkbetter2．Thee-radiatorismainlyused_____.A．todrivethecomputer B．tohelpMicrosoftC．toheatthecomputer D．toprovideheat3．TheChinesemeaningoftheword“device”inthispassageisprobably“____”.A．节能 B．实验C．仪器 D．开关4．Thebesttitleofthepassagemaybe“_____”.A．AnEnvironmentProblem B．ANewWaytoHeatHomesC．TheFutureComputers D．TheEnergytoBeWastedD16、Satellitesareanimportantpartofourordinarylives．Forexample,theinformationforweatherforecastsissentbysatellite．SomesatelliteshavecameraswhichtakephotographsoftheEarthtoshowhowcloudsaremoving．Satellitesarealsousedtoconnectourinternationalphonecalls．ComputerconnectionsoftheWorldWideWebandInternetalsousesatellites.ManyofourTVprogramscometoUSthroughsatellites．Airplanepilotsalsosometimesuseasatellitetohelpthemfindtheirexactlocation．Weusesatellitestosendtelevisionpicturesfromonepartoftheworldtoanother．Theyareusually35，880kilometersabovetheequator．Sometimeswecanseeasatelliteintheskyanditseemstostayinthesameplace．Thisisbecauseitismovingaroundtheworldat11，000kilometersanhour—exactlythesamespeedthattheearthrotates．AsatellitemustorbittheEarthwithitsantennae(天线)facingtheearth．Sometimes,itmovesawayfromitsorbit(轨道)，Sotherearelittlerocketsonitwhichareusedtoputthesatellitebackintherightposition．Thisusuallyhappensabouteveryfiveorsixdays．Spaceisnotempty!Everyweek,moreandmoresatellitesaresentintospacetoorbittheEarth．Asatelliteusuallyworksforabout10-12years．SatelliteswhicharebrokenaresometimesrepairedbyastronautsorsometimesbroughtbacktoEarthtoberepaired．Often，veryoldorbrokensatellitesareleftinspacetoorbittheEarthforaverylongtime．Thisisveryseriousbecausesomesatellitesusenuclear（核）powerandtheycancrashintoeachother．1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTdonebysatellitesaccordingtothepassage?A．Sendinginformationforweatherforecast．B．TakingphotographsoftheEarth．C．SendingTVpictures．D．Providingfoodforairplanepilots．2．What’sthespeedtheearthrotatesat?A．35,880kilometersperhour．B．335,880kilometersperhour．C．11,000kilometersperhour．D．110,000kilometersperhour3．WhydoesthesatellitemovearoundtheworldatthesamespeedastheEarthrotates?A．Inordertotakephotographs．B．Inordertostayinacertainpositionintheorbit．C．Inordertomoveawayfromitsorbit．D．Inordertosendtelevisionpictures．4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inthe3rdparagraphreferto?A．Asatellite．B．Alittlerocket．C．Asatelliteseemstostayinthesameplaceinthesky．D．Thesatelliteputstherocketsintherightposition．E17、Depression(抑郁症)isaseriousproblemtoday.Oneexpertsaysthatdepressionislikecancerbecauseitis“widespread,costlyanddeadly”.Depressionhitsonepersoninfive

aroundtheworld.Overanysix-monthperiod,betweenfivetosevenpercentoftheworld'spopulationwillbesufferingfromaseriousdepression．Arecentresearchshowsthatthemoreteenagerswatchtelevision,themorelikelytheyaretodevelopdepressionasyoungadults.Theresearchersusedanationwidelong-termsurveyofteenagehealthtoinvestigate(调查)therelationshipbetweenmedia(传播媒介)useanddepression.Theybasedtheirfindingsonmorethanfourthousandteenagerswhowerenotdepressedwhenthesurveybeganin2000.Aspartofthesurvey,theyoungpeoplewereaskedhowmanyhoursoftelevisionorvideostheywatcheddaily.Theywerealsoaskedhowoftentheyplayedcomputergamesandlistenedtotheradio.Mediausetotaledanaverageoffiveandone-halfhoursaday.MorethantwohoursofthatwasspentwatchingTV.Sevenyearslater,in2007,morethansevenpercentoftheyoungpeoplehadsignsofdepression.Theaverageageatthattimewastwenty-one.Theresearcherssaytheydidnotfindanysuchrelationshipwiththeuseofothermediasuchasmovies,videogamesofradioetc.Butthestudydidfindthateveryextrahouroftelevisionmeantaneightpercentincreaseinthechancesofdevelopingsignsofdepression.Youngmenweremorelikelythanyoungwomentodevelopdepressiongiventhesameamountofmediause.Thestudydidn’texploreifwatchingTVcausesdepression.Butonepossibilityisthatitwastakingtimeawayfromactivitiesthatcouldhelppreventdepression.LastDecember,thejournalSocialIndicatorsResearchpublishedastudyofactivitiesthathelpleadtohappylives.SociologistsfromtheUniversityofMarylandfoundthatpeoplewhodescribethemselvesashappyspendlesstimewatchingtelevisionthanunhappypeople.Thestudyfoundthathappypeoplearemorelikelytobesociallyactive,toread,totakepartinreligiousservicesandtovote.1．Thesurveyshowsthatofallthemediauses.A．mostteenagersprefertolistentotheradioB．teenagersenjoywatchingTVverymuchC．computergamesareteenagers’favouriteD．magazinesarementionedinthesurvey2．Theresultoftheresearchseemstoprove.A．mediausesdonoharmtoteenagersB．teenagersaremorelikelytodevelopdepressionC．thosewhodon’twatchTVwon’tdevelopdepressionD．TVprobablycausesteenagerstogrowupwithdepression3．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat_______.A．watchingTVmayleadtohappinessB．socialactivitiescanpreventdepressionC．ateenagershouldplaymorevideogamesinsteadofwatchingTVD．itwaseasierforyoungwomentodevelopdepressionthanyoungmen4．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．MediauseisharmfultoteenagersB．Adults,MediauseandDepressionC．Teens,TelevisionandDepressionD．Takegreatcareofteenager’sdepressionF18、NewYorkis3hoursaheadofCalifornia,butitdoesnotmakeCaliforniaslow,orthatNewYorkisfast.Bothareworkingbasedontheirown“TimeZone”（时区）.Someonegraduatedattheageof22,yetwaited5yearsbeforefindingagoodjob!Andthereisanotherwhograduatedat27andgothiredimmediately!SomeonebecameaCEOat25,anddiedat50.WhileanotherbecameaCEOat50,andlivedto90years.Someoneisstillsingle,whilesomeoneelsegotmarriedandwaited10yearshavingachild.Thereisanotherwhohadababywithinayearofmarriage.Obamaretires(退休)at55,butTrumpstartsat70.AbsolutelyeveryoneinthisworldworksbasedontheirTimeZone.Peoplecanhavethingsworkedoutonlyaccordingtotheirpace.(步调)Peoplearoundyoumightseemtogoaheadofyou;somemightseemtobebehindyou.Buteveryoneisrunningtheirownrace,intheirowntime.Don’tenvythemorlaughatthem.TheyareintheirTIMEZONE,andyouareinyours!Lifeisaboutwaitingfortherightmomenttoact.Holdon,bestrong,andstaytruetoyourself.Fightinyourtimezone.So,RELAX.You’renotLATE.You’renotEARLY.YouareverymuchONTIME,andinyourtimezonedestinysetupforyou.1．Whenit’s8:00inNewYork,whattimeisitinCalifornia?A．11:30 B．5:00 C．12:30 D．11:002．Whichistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Weshouldgetmarriedearlier.B．Ifyoufallbehind,youneedn’ttotryhard.C．ObamastartshisjobofpresidentatayoungeragethanTrump.D．LifeisaboutwaitingfortherightTIMEZONE.3．What’sthemeanin