下期湖南岳阳市城区2023年中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案解析

2023学年中考英语模拟测试卷注意事项：1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0．5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、测试卷卷上答题无效。4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Lifeislikeclimbingamountain.______youfeeltired,youwillenjoythebeautifulviewatthetopofthemountain.A．Since B．Unless C．Though D．Because2、Thiskindofplantisseeninourcitybecauseitlives4,500mabovethesealevelandishardtofind．A．often B．always C．usually D．seldom3、LastyearourclasshadaReadingCorner.Sofar，we____________morethan200books.A．werereading B．havereadC．willread D．read4、“Underground”istheonlywordintheEnglishlanguage_____beginsandendswiththeletters“und”.A．what B．that C．who D．whom5、There’snotickerleftforLangLang’spianoconcert.youyoursistercangotoit.A．Both;and B．Notonly;butalsoC．Either;or D．Neither;nor6、—Haveyoufinishedyourhomeworkyet?—Yes.I_________ittwentyminutesago.A．havefinishedB．finishedC．willfinishD．hadfinished7、Idon’tlikethecolorofthisshirt.Couldyoupleasegivemeone?A．theother B．others C．another D．other8、It’s

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up9、___storyofChang’eisregardedasatouchingtraditionalfolkstoryabouttheMid-AutumnFestival.A．A B．An C．The D．/10、—Suchbeautifulflowers!Ican’tdecide_____formymom.—ForMother’sDay,itcan’tbebettertotakesomecarnations（康乃馨).A．whentochooseB．whichtochooseC．howtochooseD．wheretochooseⅡ.完形填空11、Agirlcomplainedtoherfatheraboutherhardlife.Shedidn’tknowwhatshehadtodoandwantedto1.Shefelttiredforfightingandfighting.Oneproblemhadbeenfinishedbutanothercame.Herfather,acook,tookher2thekitchen.Hepouredwaterintothreepans(锅)andboiled(煮)it.Whenthewaterwasboiling,inthefirstpanheputsomecarrots,inthe3heputsomeeggsandinthelastheputsomecoffee.He4themforafewminuteswithoutanywords.Thegirlclosedhermouthandwaitedimpatiently,notknowing5herfatherwasdoingthat.Afterabout20minutes,herfatherturned6thestove,tookoutthecarrotsandputtheminabowl.Hetookouttheeggsandput7inanotherbowl.Afterthatthe8waspouredintoacup.Turningbacktohisdaughter,heasked,"Whatdoyou9?""Carrots,eggs,andcoffee,"sheanswered.Herfathertoldherto10hereyesandlethertouchthecarrots.Shedidandfeltthatthecarrotsweresoft.Afterthatheaskedhertotaketheeggsand11them.Then,shegottheeggs,cookedandhard.Atlast,thefatheraskedhertosmellthecoffee."What’sthemeaning,Father?"He12thateachhadsufferedthesameunluckyexperience—theboilingwater,but13hadadifferentreaction(反应).Thestrongandhardcarrotshadbecomesoftandweakafterbeingintheboilingwater.Theeggsbecamehard14beingcooked.Thecoffeewasveryspecialanditchangedthewa­ter."Whoareyou?"askedherfather,"Whencalamity(厄运)15yourdoor,what’syourreaction?Areyoucarrots,eggs,orcoffee?"1．A．growupB．giveupC．setupD．pickup2．A．intoB．withinC．outofD．awayfrom3．A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth4．A．lookedforB．searchedforC．waitedforD．calledfor5．A．thatB．whatC．whereD．why6．A．onB．overC．offD．in7．A．itB．itsC．themD．themselves8．A．eggsB．carrotsC．coffeeD．water9．A．hearB．tasteC．smellD．see10．A．closeB．openC．washD．drop11．A．keepB．protectC．breakD．drink12．A．complainedB．explainedC．toldD．expected13．A．everyB．allC．eachD．either14．A．beforeB．afterC．behindD．under15．A．liesinB．comesacrossC．meetswithD．knocksatⅢ.语法填空12、Alongtimeago,therewasanemperor.Hehadabeautifulgarden.Inthegarden,therewasalittlenightingale(夜莺)singingvery1．(beauty).Onedaytheemperorheardaboutthislittlebird'sbeautifulvoice.Heaskedhisguardstobringhertohim.Assoonastheemperorheardthenightingale'svoice,hesaid,"Putherinagoldencage,2．shecanstayandsingformewheneverIwanttohearher."Thelittlebirdwasso3．(happy)aboutbeingkeptinthecagethatshe4．(stop)singingoneday.Theemperorwasveryangry.Heorderedthescientistsinhispalacetomakearobotbird5．him.Thebirdcouldsingverybeautifully,6．.Theemperorwaspleased.Soontherobotbirdbecameold.Itnolongersangbeautifulsongs.Justatthattime,theemperorbecameveryweak.Onemorning,while7．(lie)inbed,theemperorwantedittosingonceagain.8．therobotbirdcouldn'tsinganymore.Suddenlythenightingalelandedonthewindow.Shebegantosingher9．beautifulsong.Theemperorwasveryhappy!Hebecamebetterandbettereachday.Aftertheemperorwaswell，hechangedalotandbecamekindtohispeople.Fromthenon,allhispeoplecherished(爱戴)himforhisloveand10．(kind).Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Atreeisaplantwithatallwoodytrunk.Likeallplants,treesneedair,waterandsunlighttoliveandgrow.Atreehasalong,woodytrunkcoveredinbark(树皮).Thetrunksupportsthebranches,liftingthemhighabovetheground.Barkisdeadandprotectsthelivingtrunkinside.Thetrunkgrowsthickerandtallereachyear.Treeshavemanybranches.Treebranchesspreadoutinalldirectionstowardssunlight.Moreandmorebranchesgroweachyear.Leavesgrowonthebranches.Theleavescoverthetreeinacanopyofgreen.Leavesusethesun’senergytomakefoodforthewholetree.Thetreehasrootsundertheground.Rootsabsorbwaterandnutrientsfromthesoil.Treesneedwatertoliveandgrow.Therootsalsoholdthetreefirmwhenthewindblows.Incoldclimatesmostbroadleaftreeslosetheirleavesinwinter.Theshortcolddayscausetheleavesfall.Treesthatlosetheirleavesinwinterarecalleddeciduoustrees.Inspring,astheweatherwarmsup,thetreebudsandnewleavesgrow.Thetreemayalsoflower.Insummer,thetreegrows.Agreencoveringofleavesprovidesfoodforthewholetree.Inautumn,astheweatherbeginstocoolandthedaysgrowshorter,thefoodmovesfromtheleavestothetrunkandroots.Leaveslosetheirgreencolourandbecomedry.Whentheleavesaredead,theyfallfromthetree.Duringwinteradeciduoustreestopsgrowing.Thetreeisstillalive.Itiswaitingforwarmtemperaturesbeforeitstartstogrowagain.Manyanimalsliveintrees.Treesprovidefoodandshelterformonkeys,squirrels,birdsandinsects.Mostmonkeysfindfoodandshelterintrees.Theycanalsoescapefromland-basedpredatorstotheirhomesabovetheground.Monkeysarewell-adaptedtolifeinthetrees.Theirtailshelpthemtoclimbandjumpfrombranchtobranch.Manysmallmammalsliveintrees.Treesprovideshelterfromwind,rainandotheranimal.Manybirdslivetheirlivesintrees.Theybuildtheirnestsinthebranchesorhollowsoftrees.Treesprovidefruit,nectarandseedsforbirdstoeat.Millionsofinsectsliveintrees.Manytypesofbeetles,antsandbutterfliesdependontreesforfoodandshelter.1．What’stheuseoftherootsofatree?①Toprotectthelivingtrunk.②Togetnutrients.③Toabsorbwater.④Tocoverthetreeinacanopyofgreen.⑤toholdthetreefirm.A．①②③B．①④⑤C．②③⑤D．③④⑤2．Whytheleavesfallfromthetreeinautumn?A．Becausetheycangrowagainafterwinter.B．Becausetheyareshortoffood,andthendie.C．Becausetheleaveslosetheirgreencolour.D．Becausebirdsusethemtobuildtheirnests.3．Thelastfewparagraphstellusthat_________________________.A．manyanimalsliveontreesB．thereareanimalsintreesC．treesprovideshelterformanD．treesarestillaliveinwinter4．Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．Treesliketogrowtowardssunlight.B．Branchesholdthetreewhenit’swindy.C．Treesleavescanmakefoodbythemselves.D．Treesareoflittlehelptoanimals.B14、Everypeople(民族)usesitsownspecialwordstoshowitsideasandfeelings.Someoftheseexpressionsarecommonlyusedformanyyears.Othersarepopularforjustashorttime.OnesuchAmericanexpressionis“Where’sthebeef?”Itisusedwhensomethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe.Intheearly1980s“Where’sthebeef?”wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsintheUnitedStates.Itseemedasifeveryonewasusingitatthetime.Beef,ofcourse,isthemeatfromacow,andfoodismorepopularinAmericathanahamburgermadefrombeef.Inthe1960sabusinessmannamedRaybeganbuildingsmallrestaurantsthatsoldhamburgersatalowprice.Raycalledthis“McDonald’s”.RaybecameoneoftherichestbusinessmenatlastinAmerica.Otherbusinesspeoplewatchedhissuccess.Someofthemopenedtheirownhamburgerrestaurants.Onecompany(公司)called“Wendy’s”saiditshamburgerswerebiggerthanthosesoldbyMcDonald’soranyoneelse.TheWendy’sCompanybegantousetheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”tomakepeopleknowthatWendy’shamburgerswerethebiggest.TheWendy’stelevisionadvertisement(广告)showedthreeoldwomeneatinghamburgers.Thebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasverybig,butinsidetherewasonlyabitofmeat.Oneofthewomensaidshewouldnoteatahamburgerwithsuchalittlepieceofbeef.“Where’sthebeef?”sheshoutedinafunnyway.TheadvertisementforWendy’shamburgerrestaurantswasasuccess.Aswesaid,itseemedeveryonebeganusingtheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”1．Theexpression“Where’sthebeef?”isusedwhen.A．someonecan’tfindthebeefatallB．someoneisn’tsatisfiedwiththebeefC．somethingisbetterthanitissaidtobeD．somethingisnotasgoodasitissaidtobe2．“Where’sthebeef?”wasoneofthemostpopularexpressionsin________intheearly1980s.A．BritainB．AmericaC．IndiaD．Australia3．TheWendy’sCompanyusedtheexpression“Where’sthebeef?”inorderto.A．showWendy’shamburgerswerethebiggest.B．makepeopleknowwheretheycouldfindthebeefC．letpeoplenoticethebreadthatcoveredthemeatwasbigD．compareitshamburgerswiththosesoldbyMcDonald’s4．Thispassagemainlytellsus.A．twofamouscompaniesB．arichbusinessmanC．apopularexpressionD．atelevisionadvertisementC15、

ApplePayisanewwayofpayingforthingswithoutusingmoney.ItwasdevelopedbytheUnitedStatessmartphonemaker.Thiscash-freesmartphonepaymentservicewasintroducedtoChinainFebruary,4.IthassimilarserviceslikeXiaomiCompanyandAlibabaGroup.ItissaidthatApplePaywillhelpopenuptheChinesesmartphonepaymentmarketwhichisnowmainlyunderAlibaba’scontrol,thoughitisdifficultforApplePaytochallengeAlibaba’spaymentservicesatpresent.

ApplePayisanewwayofpayingforthingswithoutusingmoney.ItwasdevelopedbytheUnitedStatessmartphonemaker.Thiscash-freesmartphonepaymentservicewasintroducedtoChinainFebruary,4.IthassimilarserviceslikeXiaomiCompanyandAlibabaGroup.ItissaidthatApplePaywillhelpopenuptheChinesesmartphonepaymentmarketwhichisnowmainlyunderAlibaba’scontrol,thoughitisdifficultforApplePaytochallengeAlibaba’spaymentservicesatpresent.

1．Howmanycompanieshavesmartphonepaymentservices?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.2．Whichofthefollowinghasthelargestsmartphonepaymentmarket?A．ApplePay.B．AlibabaGroup.C．XiaomiCompany.3．WhichisTRUEaboutApplePay?A．It’saneasyjobforApplePaytochallengeAlibaba’spaymentservice.B．ApplePaypaymentservicewassoldtoChinainFebruary,4．C．PeoplecandoshoppingmoreconvenientlybyusingApplePay.D16、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.E17、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分)Mygrandfathertookmetothefishingpond（鱼塘）onthefarmwhenIwasabout7yearsold,andheaskedmetothrowastoneintothewater.IdidwhatIwasasked.Thenmygrandfathertoldmetowatchthewavesmadebythestone.Momentslater,heaskedmetothinkofmyselfasthatstone."Youmaymakealotofsplashes（浪花）inyourlife,butrememberthewavesthatcomefromthosesplasheswillaffectthepeaceofallyourfriendsbesideyou,"hesaid."Rememberthatyouareresponsiblefor（负责）whatyouthrowintoyourcircle,andthatyourwaveswilltouchmanyothercircles.Alwaystrytoliveinawaythatthewavesthatcomefromyourcirclesendoutthepeaceofyourgoodnesstoothercircles.""Rememberthewavesthatcomefromangerandjealousy（嫉妒）willalsosendthosefeelingstoothercircles.Youareresponsibleforallthewaves."ThatwasthefirsttimeIrealizedeachpersoncreatestheinnerpeaceorangerthatflows（流）outintotheworld.Wecannotcreateworldpeaceifwehavehatred（仇恨）andanger.Wespreadthefeelingsandthoughtsthatweholdinside,whetherwetellothersaboutthemornot.Whateverisinsideofusisflowingoutintotheworldandtouchingalltheothercirclesoflife.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。1．Whatdidthewriter'sgrandfatheraskhimtodoonthefarm?A．Tocatchsomefishinthefishpond.B．Tothrowastoneintothewater.C．Toswimwithhim.D．Todosomefarmwork.2．Whydidthewriter'sgrandfathertakehimtothefishpond?A．Tospendtimewithhim.B．Toteachhimhowtofish.C．Toplayafungamewithhim.D．Toteachhimameaningfullifelesson3．Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellusbysharinghisunforgettableexperience?A．Wecanhavehatred,doubtandanger.B．Weshouldn'tkeepintouchwithotherpeople.C．Whatwethinkanddocaninfluenceothers'lives.D．It'sdifficulttogetonwellwithotherpeople.4．Theunderlinedword"spread"means_____________inChinese.A．传播B．吸收C．毁坏D．打碎5．Whatshouldwedotocreateworldpeaceaccordingtothewriter?A．Spreadangerandjealousy.B．Holddoubtandhatredinside.C．Havealotofmoneyandgoodhealth.D．Sendoutthepeaceofgoodness.F18、Inordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly,fourthingsarenecessary.Firstly,wemustbeabletounderstandthelanguagewhenwehearitspoken.Secondly,wemustbeabletospeakitourselves,correctly,withconfidenceandwithouthesitation.Thirdly,wemustbeabletoreadthelanguageandfourthly,wemustbeabletowriteit.Wemustbeabletocompose（组成）sentencesthataregrammaticallycorrect.Wemustknowhowtoarrangesentencesinparagraphs,soastowriteagoodletterorcomposition.Thereisnoeasywaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.Agoodmemoryisofgreathelp,butitisnotenoughsimplytomemorizerulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotmuchuselearningbyheartlonglistsofwordsandtheirmeaning.Welearnwordsnotbyourselves,butinsentences.Wemustlearnbyusingthelanguage.“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceofadviceforthosewhoarestudyinganewlanguage.Practiceisveryimportant.Wemustpracticespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.1．Themostimportantthingstolearnaforeignlanguageare_______.A．understandingandspeakingB．memorizingandlisteningC．writingandunderstandingD．hearing,speaking,readingandwriting2．Someonehearsa