四川省凉山州西昌市达标名校2023年中考英语模拟试题（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、—WhereisMr.Wu?—Hetogetherwithhisstudents__________singingbythelake.A．ispractisingB．arepractisingC．willpractiseD．wouldpractise2、—Jack,howwasyoursummervacation?—Justso-so.Idecidedtogoformynextvacation.A．somethingwonderful B．wonderfulsomethingC．somewherewonderful D．wonderfulsomewhere3、-Jenny,what'shappenedtoyou?Youseemabitangry.-Badluck.Iwaswalkingacrossthestreetwhenacar_____________hitme.A．nearly B．mainly C．hardly D．mostly4、—I’mgoingtomissyou,dear.—Ifeel_______thesame.A．hardlyB．exactlyC．seriouslyD．properly5、IthinkthefilmAmazingChinais________film__________I’veeverseen.A．themostexciting;which B．moreexciting;whichC．moreexciting;that D．themostexciting;that6、—Don’tsmokehere,Dad.Smoking________inpublicplaces.—Oh,sorry.Iwillstoprightnow.A．isn’tallowed B．aren’tallowed C．doesn’tallow D．won’tallow7、––What’sonyourdesk,Judy?––It’s________English-Chinesedictionary.It’s_______usefuldictionary.A．an,the B．an,an C．an,a8、Confuciuswasagreatthinkerhadmanywiseideasabouthumannature.A．who B．which C．/9、—CanyourememberwhenthedramaseriesAllIsWellbecamesopopular?—Well,Ionlyrememberitwas______Saturdaythatallmyfriendsstartedtobecrazyaboutit.A．an B．the C．a D．/10、一CouldyoutellmehowtobehavepolitelyinpublicintheUK?一Yes.，youshouldkeepyourvoicedownandalwaysqueue.A．Afterall B．FirstofallC．Inall D．AtallⅡ.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、Thefirstthingpeoplenoticeaboutotherpeopleisthewaytheylook.Ifyoulookclean,people1．(feel)asifyouareahard-workingperson.Anicelookshowsthatyouvalue2．(you).Anicelookdoesn’tmeanyouhavetospendalotofmoney3．clothesoraccessories(配饰).Someonecanlookuncomfortablein4．expensivesuitiftheydon’tbrushtheirhairorcleantheirclothes.Someoneelsecanseemtobegood-lookinginanoldshirtandpantsthathasbeencleaned.Besides,it’salsoimportant5．(consider)ifyourlookissuitableforthesituation.Youmaylooklovelyinyourpartyclothesorfeel6．(confidence)inyourbusinesssuit,7．thesewouldlookoutofstyleinamorecasual(随便的)situationsuchasatapicnicoratthemovies.It’simportanttobecomfortablein8．you’rewearing,butyoualsoneedtofitinwithwhatotherpeoplewillbewearing.Wearsuitsfor9．youandthesituationbest:jeansandT-shirtsarefineforfriendsand10．(movie);aniceshirtandpantsaremoresuitableforwork.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Memoryisessential(重要)forlife.Wehaveashort-termmemoryandalong-termmemory.Whenwegetold,ourshort-termmemorybecomesweaker,butwecanstillrememberthingsthathappenedalongtimeago.Therearemanythingswecandotoimproveourmemory,suchasusingvariousmemorizingmethodsaswellastakingspecialcareofourhealth.Itisimportantthatweregularlystimulate(刺激)ourbraintomakeourmemorymoreefficient(有效).Forexample,wecandoactivitiesthatwedonotusuallydoandchangeourdailyhabits.Learninganewskillhelpsourbraindevelop.Whentryingtomemorizesomething,weshouldfocusourattentiononthemostimportantthingsaboutit.Donotallowotherthoughtstoenterourmindbecausethiswilllowerourchancesofrememberingthingscorrectly.Onebasicwayofimprovingourmemoryistousethelinkmethod.Ifwewanttomemorizesomething,weshouldmakeapictureinourmind.Ifthepictureissilly,strangeandcolourful,wewillrememberitbetter.Takingnotes,beingorganizedandkeepingadiarywillalsobeusefultools.Sometimes,memoryisconnectedwithourfeelings.Whensomethingdramatichappens,weusuallyrememberitwell,andwealsorememberwherewewereandwhatweweredoing.Healthyfoodandplentyofvitaminsareimportanttoourmemory.Drinkingalotofwateralsohelpsmaintainourmemory.Whenweareasleep,ourbrainstoresmemory.Notenoughsleepcan,therefore,causeproblemswithstoringinformation.Inaddition,beingtiredwillstopusfrombeingabletorememberwell.Asaresult,keepingfitandhavingregularhealthchecksarebothimportantaswell.1．Howdoespeople’smemorychangewhentheygetolder?A．Theshort-termmemorybecomesstronger.B．Theshort-termmemorybecomesweaker.C．Thelong-termmemorybecomesstronger.D．Thelong-termmemorybecomesweaker.2．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingCANNOTberememberedbetterinashorttime?A．Astrangeinsect.B．Acolourfulletter.C．Adramaticevent.D．Aboringtalk.3．Whenpeopletrytoremembertheword‘smiles’,aneasywaytodothisistoimaginethereisa‘mile’betweenthefirstletterandthelastletter.Thisisbecausethey.A．usethelinkmethodB．connectitwithfeelingsC．haveagoodrestD．takesomenotes4．WhatSHOULDpeopledowhentheytrytomaketheirmemorymoreefficient?A．Alwaysdothesamethingsandneverchangetheirdailyhabits.B．MemorizesomethingwhilelisteningtomusicorwatchingTV.C．Keepotherideasoutoftheirmindwhenfocusingattention.D．Sleepatmost6hoursadayanddrinkalotofcoffeeortea.5．What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．HowtoUseMemoryToolsB．HowtoKeepLong-termMemoryC．HowtoImproveOurMemoryD．HowtoStayHealthyB14、Mr.Ellisisveryold.Hehasseenmanychangesinhishometown.Heknowsthatthingsaredifferentnow.Butheneverforgetstheolddays.Helikestotalkaboutthem.Heoftentalksabouthisfavourite（最喜欢的）birds,therobins（一种小小鸟——鸫）."WhenIwasaboy,thesehouseswerenothere.Therewerewidefieldsandtalltrees.Everyspringrobinswouldcome.Thousandsofthemwouldflyuptothenorthfromthesouth.Theyspentthewinterinthesouth.Somewouldbuildtheirnests（巢）inthetreesnearourhouses.Thenpeoplestartedtocutdowntrees,andtheybuiltmorehouses.Therobinsstoppedcoming.Theycouldn'tbuildtheirnestsnearourhousesbecausetherewerenotrees.""Nowtherearetoomanyhousesandtoomanyroads.Therearenoplacesfortherobins.Theydocomeanymore（不再）."1．Mr.Ellisoftentalksabout________.A．hisoldhouseB．theolddaysC．hislifenowD．hisfamily2．Thebirds,therobins,spentthewinterin________.A．thesouthB．thewestC．thenorthD．theeast3．________builtthenestsinthetrees.A．Mr.EllisB．SomepeopleC．TherobinsD．Somedogs4．Thenpeople________treesbecausetheywantedtobuildmorehouses.A．cutdownB．plantedC．boughtD．watered5．Fromthepassage（短文）wecanknowthat________.A．Mr.EllislikeshisnewlifenowB．thereweremanyhousesthereintheolddaysC．therobinscanmaketheirnestswithouttreesD．Mr.EllisisnothappywiththechangesthereC15、IfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheeffectisgreaterwhentheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage.AteamledbyDr.AndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(灵活的),”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesoftwoandthirty-four.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.1．Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis________.A．scienceonlearningasecondlanguage B．man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC．thatlanguagecanhelpbrainpower D．languagelearningandmathsstudy2．Theunderlinedword“bilingual”probablymeans_______.A．aresearcheronlanguagelearning B．asecondlanguagelearnerC．apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguages D．anactivelanguagelearner3．Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat________.A．theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegreymatterdensityisB．thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC．theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasabadeffectonpeople’sbrainD．theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime4．Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorwantstotellusthat_________.A．learningasecondlanguageisthesameasstudyingmathsB．earlylearningofasecondlanguagehelpsyouagreatdealinstudyingothersubjectsC．ItalianisthebestchoiceforyouasasecondlanguageD．you’dbetterchoosetheagesbetween2and34tolearnasecondlanguageD16、OnenightinApril,CoreySimmonsgotontheNewYorkCitysubway,headingfromManhattanBrooklyntopickuphissonfromtheboy’sgrandmother’s.Simmonsknewheneededtoopenthegreenfolder（文件夹）onhislegs,becauseinsidelayhisson’smathhomeworkthatfatherandsonweresupposedtocompletetogether.Hisson,whowasinthethirdgrade,hadjustfailedatestonfractions（分数）.Simmons,40,wasnevergreatatmath.Herememberedlittleaboutfractions.Heopenedthefolderandstartedonaproblem,butwasn’tsureifhewasdoingitcorrectly.Thatwaswhenamangotonthesubwayandsatnexttohim.“Helookedlikeateacherorsomething,”Simmonsthought.“Helookedlikeheknewsomethingaboutmath.”LikemostNewYorkers,Simmons.Butthistime,hesharedhisproblemwiththestranger.Tohissurprise,themanofferedtohelp.Thetwomentalkedthroughthemanproblems.ThestrangerhelpedSimmonsunderstandthem,sohecouldlaterteachhisson.ThemomentwascapturedbyDeniseWilson,whowasheadinghomefromherjobandsawthepairdoinghomework.Shepostedthephotoonline.“IreallyloveseeingthingslikethisespeciallyinNewYork,”shewrote.“Tobeadad…andputdownhisprideandlearnfromacompletestranger…itwasreallyamovingmoment.”The20-minutesubwaylessongaveSimmonshighhopesthathissonwouldpassthenexttest.“Heisgoingtosurprisehisteacher,”Simmonssaid.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。1．WhatdoyouknowaboutCoreyfromthepassage?A．Hewasgoodatmath B．HewasfortyyearsoldC．Hewasafatherofagirl D．HehadachildinGradeTwo2．WhydidCoreyaskthemannexttohisforhelp?A．BecausehewassurethatthemanwasateacherB．BecausetheyoftenmetonthesubwayC．BecausehethoughtthemanknewsomethingaboutmathD．Becausethemantalkedtohimfirst3．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebestfor__?A．didnotoftentakethesubwaytoworkB．didnotlearnmathalotatschoolC．didnotsleepalotonthesubwayD．didnotoftentalktoothersonthesubway4．Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“captured”?A．破坏 B．拍摄 C．输入 D．下载5．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Amovingmomentonthesubway B．DifficultmathproblemsC．Animportantlifelesson D．TwogoodfathersinNewYorkE17、Everybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,ourfamily,theeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetup,it'snoteasytochangelaterinlife.Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisispartofourvaluesystemandithasagreatimpactonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvalues,expertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:theant,thecricketandthesnail(蜗牛).Theant－worksfirstJustlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter,thesepeopledon'tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.Theyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretire.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.Thecricket－funfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn'tthinktoomuchaboutthefuture.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings.Whentheygetold,theymighthaveproblems.Theyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurance.Thesnail－livesunderpressureThesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong－termloansfromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsurewhethertheycanaffordit.Thiscancauseproblemsinthefuture.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.1．（小题1）Whatisthemeaningofvaluesysteminthispassage?A．Beliefofhowtomanageourfinances.B．Thewaywelookafterourmoney.C．Somethingwillnotchangelaterinlife.D．Asetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.2．（小题2）Theantreferstopeoplewho________.A．Workveryhardinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter.B．CouldmakemoremoneyiftheyworkedharderC．SavemoneytheyearnfortheirlaterlifewhentheygetoldandretireD．Onlycareaboutenjoyingthemomentbyworkingveryhard3．（小题3）Thecricketsborrowmoneybecause_________.A．TheywouldliketoenjoyeverythingnowB．TheyareyoungC．TheythinktheyhavenofutureD．Theywanttobuyinsurance4．（小题4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Thesnailsenjoylifebecausetheyhaveluxuryhouses.B．Thesnailsliveunderpressureandtheymayhaveproblemsinthefuture.C．Thesnailswilltakemoreloansiftheyrealizethattheycanaffordit.D．Thesnailstakebiglong-termloansbecausetheinterestforthelong-termloansislow.5．（小题5）Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tomakefunofthethreekindsoffoolishpeople.B．Tomakeusunderstandthedifferencesandmanageourmoneybetter.C．Tomakeusunderstandweshouldspendourownmoney.D．Tostatethatwearethesameasanimals.F18、Europeancitiesareknownaspopulartouristplaces.Everyyear,thousandsofpeoplegotocitieslikeVeniceandAmsterdamtolearnabouttheirhistory,experiencetheircultureandjusthavefun.Butsomeofthecitieshavebeentakingactiontoreduce(减少)thenumberofvisitors.Veniceisknownforitsbeautifullandmarks,suchasStMark’sSquare.Butpeopletheresaythatthelargeshipsthatsailnearthecitycenterareruining(破坏)theirappearance,accordingtoTheTelegraph.Residentshavecomplainedthatthe“ugly”shipsaremuchbiggerthanthelocalbuildings.Theymakethearealookstrange,aswellasdamagethecanals(运河).Inresponse,theItaliangovernmentstoppedcruiseshipsfromsailingpastStMark’sSquarelastyear.InAmsterdam,theNetherlands’capital,noisytouristsareunwelcome.Thecityhasworkedoutplanstolimitthenumberoftouristswhocancometothecity,theDailyMailreported.Manyresidentsbelievethatincreasedtourismhasbroughtmorerubbishtothecity’sstreets.Ithasalsocausedanincre