湖南省邵阳市邵阳县2023年中考五模英语试题（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。Ⅰ.单项选择1、—MoreandmorecitiesinChinabegintobuildsubways!—That’sright!Itwillmakeourlivesthanbefore.A．thebusiest B．busier C．theeasiest D．easier2、---Whatisyourcousinlike?--Well,mycousinis______11-year-oldboywithshirtblackhair.Heisalsoveryfunnyandhelikestelling_____jokes.A．a;theB．the;不填C．不填；theD．an;不填3、—Linda,willitrainthisafternoon?—It______rain.Whoknows?Theweatherchangessoquicklyinspring.A．may B．must C．will D．can4、—Whatauseful____________you’vegivenme!Thanksalot.—Mypleasure.A．information B．news C．suggestion D．advice5、—HowmanypeoplehavecometoBeijingfortheOlympicGamesin2008?—It’shardtosay._______people,Ithink.A．Millionof B．Millionsof C．Twomillionsof D．Twomillionof6、—Wouldyouliketohave________coffee?—No,thanks.Idon’twant________drinks.A．some;some B．any;any C．some;any D．any;some7、Janeanylettertoherfriendssinceshelefthome.A．doesn’twrite B．didn’twrite C．hasn’twritten D．won’twrite8、Ifyouwanttobuythisdress,you’dbetter__________firsttomakesureitfitsyou.A．payforit B．takeitoff C．tidyitup D．tryiton9、—Theseproblemsaretoohardto_________.Couldyougivemesomeadvice?—Therearemanyways.Themostimportantoneistohaveacarefulplan.A．lookout B．handout C．workout D．takeout10、________ofthelandinthattown_______coveredwithtreesandgrass.A．Twofifth;is B．Twofifth;are C．Twofifths;is D．Twofifths;areⅡ.完形填空11、Areyouamanoramouse?Whenpeopleaskthisquestiontheywanttoknowwhetheryouthinkyouarea1personoracoward(懦夫).Butyouwillneverreallyknowtheanswertothisquestion2youaretestedinreallife.Somepeoplethinktheyarebravebutwhentheycomefacetofacewithreal3,theyactlikecowards.Othersthinkofthemselvesascowards,butwhentheymeetdanger,theyactlikeheroes.Lennyhadalwaysthoughtofhimselfasa4person.Hegotworriedbeforeexaminations.Heworriedabouthisjobandhealth.Allhewantedinlifewastobesafeandhealthy.Then,onJanuary15th,2002,aplanecrashedintothePotomacRiverinWashington.Lennywenttotherivertoseewhatwashappening.Hesawawomaninthe5water.Lennydidnotfeelafraid.Hekeptverycalmanddidaverydangerousthing.HejumpedintothePotomacRiver,6tothewoman,andkeptherheadabovethewater.Seventy-eightpeoplediedthatday.ThankstoLenny,itwasnotseventy-nine.Whenyouareinavery7situationandfeelafraid,thebodyautomatically(自动地)producesachemicalintheblood.Thechemicaliscalledadrenalin(肾上腺素).8adrenalininthebloodsystem,youactuallyfeelstrongerandstrongerandarereadytofightorrunaway.However,whenyouareabsolutelyterrified(完全的恐慌),thebodycanproducetoomuchadrenalin.Whenthis9,themusclesbecomeveryhardandyoufindyoucan’tmoveatall.Youarethenparalyzed(使无能为力)withfear.Thisiswhywhenweareveryfrightened(受惊吓的),wesometimessaywe’re＂petrified＂.ThiswordcomesfromtheGreekword＂petros＂,whichmeans＂stone＂.Weare10frightenedthatwebecomestonelike.1．A．brave B．real C．hard D．certain2．A．when B．until C．after D．once3．A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger4．A．useful B．brave C．nervous D．terrible5．A．fresh B．poisonous C．warm D．ice-cold6．A．went B．helped C．spoke D．swam7．A．dangerous B．comfortable C．different D．favorable8．A．With B．Without C．For D．Like9．A．gets B．disappears C．happens D．goes10．A．really B．very C．such D．soⅢ.语法填空12、Dietandwayoflifeareoftenaproblemforteenagers.However,1．youeattherightfoodandexercisemore,youcanfeelbetter,lookbetterandhavemoreenergy.Sohealthyeatingalongwithregularexerciseis2．(probable)theonlywaytobecomefit.Asateenager,itisimportanttogiveyourbodytheenergy3．needs.Forahealthydiet,youshouldeatmostlyrice,bread,vegetablesandfruit.Youalsoneedtodrinkalotofwater—sixtoeightglassesaday.4．(drink)enoughwaterwillimproveyourskinandgiveyou5．(health)hair.Exerciseissomething6．canhelptomakeyoulookgood,feelgoodandbehealthy.Teenagersshouldspendatleast30minutesexercising,fivetimesaweek.Walkingandridingyourbikecount,andsodoschool7．(sport).Whenyouexercise,yourbodyproducessomethingsthatmakeyoufeelpeacefuland8．(relax)andincreaseyourabilitytoconcentratewhenyoustudy.Thesethingscanevenhelpyousleepbetteratnight.Agoodamountofsleepeverynight9．(be)alsoimportantforyourhealth.Teenagersneedeighttotenhoursofsleepeachnight.Ifyoufollowthesuggestionsabove,youwilllookandfeelmuch10．(good)innotimeatall.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、SteveJobs,whowasasfamousasBillGatesintheworld,wasoneofthefathersofthepersonalcomputingtimeandthefounderofthecomputercompany,“Apple”.Hewasalsooneofthegreatestgiantsoftheinformationage.Thefollowingaresomeofhisgreatestachievements.AppleIIJobsandSteveWozniakfoundedAppleComputersInc.in1976.AyearLatertheAppleIIwasinvented.Thisproduction(产品)wastheworld’sfirstmass-marketpersonalcomputer.TheiMacUnderJobs’leadership.Appleintroducetheall-in-oneiMaccomputerin1998.TheiMacbecamethefirstmachine,whichofferedonlyaCD-ROMslot.TheiPadBy2010,SteveJobswasconfidenttheworldwasreadytohaveatabletcomputerthatwouldbegreatforwatchingmoviesandplayinggames.Thetouch-sensitiveiPadisagreatsuccess.IPhone4sIPhone4scameoutonOctober4,2011,inAmerica.ItlookslikeiPhone4.Ithasalagerandwiderscreenandaslimmeryetwidercase.Ithasabettercameraandfasterdatatransferspeeds.1．WhenwastheAppleIIinvented?A．In1976. B．In1997. C．In1998 D．In2010.2．WhendidtheiMacfirstcomeout?A．In1976. B．In1998. C．In2010. D．In2011.3．Whichonewastheoldest?A．TheAppleII. B．TheiMac. C．TheiPad. D．TheiPhone4s.4．Fromthepassage,wecanknowthattheiPad_______.A．hasabettercamera B．isthefirstpersonalcomputerC．hasaCD-ROMslot D．isgreatforwatchingmovies5．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTrue?A．iPhone4s’screenisthesamesizeasiPhone4.B．iPhone4shasalargerandslimmercasethaniPhone4.C．iPhone4suseslesstimetotransferdatathaniPhone4.D．iPhone4swithanimprovedcameraischeaperthaniPhone4.B14、TopfiveuniversitiesinAsia-Pacificregion1.NationalUniversityofSingapore

TheNationalUniversityofSingaporeisahighlyinternationaluniversitywithmorethanhalfthestudentsmadeupofinternationalstudents.With17schoolsacrossthreecampusesinSingapore,ithasoverseascollegesinmanydifferentplacesincludingIsrael,Germany,theUSandSweden.Theuniversitystartedasamedicalschoolin1905andhassincedevelopedtobeoneofAsia’sbestuniversities.2.PekingUniversityTheuniversitywasbuiltin1898andwasthefirstnationaluniversityinChinesemodernhistory.TheteachinglanguageforcollegestudentsisEnglish.AstheleadinguniversityinChina,ithas31collegesand14departments.IthasthelargestuniversitylibraryinChinacontainingmorethan4millionvolumes.ManyofthebuildingsoncampusremaintheiroriginalChinese-styledesignandstructure.3.UniversityofMelbourneTheUniversityofMelbourneisapublicresearchinstitutionandAustralia’ssecond-oldestuniversity.FourAustralianprimeministershavegraduatedfromtheinstitutionsinceitwassetupin1853.ItisoneoftheleadingresearchuniversitiesinAustraliaandsomeoftheresearchdevelopedtherehasbeenwidelyusedthroughouttheworld.Inthe1970s,researchattheinstitutionledtothefirstsuccessfulcochlearimplant(人工电子耳).4.TsinghuaUniversityTsinghuaUniversitywasbuiltin1911.Itisoneofthebest-knowninstitutionsintheworld.Its20schoolsand54departmentscoversubjectsinart,economics,education,engineering,history,management,medicine,law,literature,philosophyandthesciences.5.NanyangTechnologicalUniversity,SingaporeNanyangTechnologicalUniversity,Singaporeisayounginstitutionand

isconsideredSingapore’smainscienceandtechnologyuniversity.Itwassetupin1991andthreecampuses:YunnanGarden,NTU@one-north,andNovena.YunnanGardenisthebiggestinSingaporeandhasbeenoneofthetop15mostbeautifulcampusesintheworldandhasplannedtobethegreenestcampusintheworldby2023.LocatedinSingapore,NanyangTechnologicalUniversity,SingaporeisoftenovershadowedbyNationalUniversityofSingapore.Butitisstilloneofstudents’dreamuniversitiesinAsia-Pacificregion.1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisrightaboutUniversityofMelbourne?A．Itcontainsthelargestnumberofbooksintheworld.B．Ithasgotthelongesthistoryamongthefiveuniversities.C．It’sconsideredSingapore’smainscienceandTechnologyUniversity.D．FiveprimeministersofAustraliahavegraduatedfromthisuniversityintheworld.2．Theunderlinedword“overshadowed”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.A．comparedB．relatedC．putintoahigherplaceD．madelessimportant3．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________.A．themajorityofstudentsfromNationalUniversityofSingaporeareoverseasstudents.B．allthebuildingsinPeckingUniversityareoriginalChinese-style.C．universityofMelbournehas54researchteamstodevelopthefirstsuccessfulcochlearimplant.D．NanyangTechnologicalUniversity,SingaporeisthemostbeautifuluniversityintheworldC15、Havingateenagerathomecanbearealheadache.Manyteenagerssmoke,drinkandevenfight.Theyoftendosomethingdangerous.Earlierstudieshaveshownthatteenagersaremorelikely(可能)tomakeirrationaldecisionsthanpeoplefromanyotheragegroup,includingchildrenandadults.Isitthatteenagersaretooyoungtotellrightfromwrong?Notreally.Sowhat’sthereason?AccordingtoLaurence,ateacherfromaUSuniversity,thereasonisthatteenagerscarealotabouthowtheirpeers(同龄人)viewthem—thatis“peerinfluence”.Aschildrenentertheirteenageyears,theyspendmoretimewiththeirfriendsandclassmates,andalsotheycaremoreaboutwhattheythinkofthem.Thismakesteenagersmakedecisionswithoutthinkingaboutthecosts.Inatest,agroupofteenagerswereaskedtoplayavideodrivinggame.Whentheyplayedwiththeirfriendswatchingaroundthem,theytookmorechancesanddrovemorecarelesslybecausethatwouldincreasetheirpossibilityofwinning.Butwhentheyplayedalone,theydrovemoresafely.Whydopeershavesuchabiginfluenceonteens’behavior?AsLaurenceseesit,ateenager’sbrainislikeacarwithagoodaccelerator(油门)butaweakbrake(刹车).The“accelerator”isfullydevelopedbyteenageyearswhilethe“brake”isstillnotfullydeveloped.Whenteenagersarewatchedbytheirpeers,theyusuallypushhardontheaccelerator.Withtheirweakbrake,itislikelythattheyaregoingtoendupinanaccident.Butthegoodnewsisthataviolent(暴力的)teenagerdoesn’tnecessarilybecomeaviolentadult.Abouttwo-thirdstothree-quartersofviolentyouthgrowoutofit.“Theygetmoreself-controlled.”1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“irrational”inthe2ndparagraphmean?A．Quick.B．Crazy.C．Careful.2．Whyareteenagerslikelytomakewrongdecisionsaccordingtothetext?A．Theylikedifficulttasks.B．Theydon’tcareaboutcosts.C．Theycarealotaboutwhattheirpeersthinkofthem.3．HowdoesLaurenceexplaintheinfluenceofpeerpressureonteens’behavior?A．Bycomparingitwithhowacarworks.B．Bycomparingitwithanaccident.C．Byshowingresearchfindings.4．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Teenagersareeasytohavetrafficaccidents.B．Peerinfluenceisbadonteenagers.C．Mostoftheteenagersbecomelessviolentwhentheygrowup.D16、Onlyhumansspeakusingwords.Butallkindsintheanimalworldcancommunicateinonewayoranother.Maybeyouhaveheardaboutthewaybeesdancearoundtosendmessagestoeachotherandthewaydogsbarkindifferentwaystogivewarnings,tobefriendlyortobeplayful.Butdidyouknowaboutinfrasoniccommunicationusedbyelephants?Thisishowitworks:Humanshearlowsoundslikethunderrumblinginthesky.Butwedon’thearsoundslowerthanthis.However,animalssuchaselephantsandhipposcanhearmuchlowersoundsthanhumanscan.Andwhat’smore,theycanmakethoselowsoundsaswell,andtheyusethemtocommunicatewitheachother.Thisisknownasinfrasound.Theamazingthingaboutinfrasoundisthatittravelsoverseveralkilometers.Higher-levelsoundsliketheonepeoplecanhear,don’ttravelwellthroughwalls,leaves,treesandsoon,whichiswhywecan’thearsoundsfrommorethan100metersaway.Butinfrasoundismuchstrongerandthingslikegrassandtreeshavenoinfluenceonit.Therefore,itcantravelmuchfurther.Elephantscanhearinfrasoniccallsfromfourkilometersaway!Therehavebeenreportsofpeoplewatchinggroupsofelephantsfeedingorrestingandthentheelephantssuddenlyallstoppedwhattheyweredoingfornoreasonatall.Theyobviouslyheardawarningcallfromalongwayaway,butthepeopledidn’thearasound.Inplaceslikeazooorwildlifeparkwhereyoucangetnearertoanimals,itisabiteasiertosensewheninfrasonicsoundsaremade.Whenyoustandnearmotherelephantswiththeirbabiesinazoo,youmaynoticeaslightrumblingintheaireveryfewminutes—notloudorstrong,butclearlynoticed.Thisisinfrasoniccommunication—themotherelephants“talking”totheirbabies.1．WhydoesthewritermentionbeesanddogsinParagraph1?A．Becausetheyuseinfrasoniccommunication.B．Becausetheycommunicateliketheelephants.C．Becausetheyareexamplesofanimalcommunication.D．Becausepeoplewanttolearnhowtheycommunicate.2．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabout‘infrasound’?A．Humanscanhearinfrasoundeasily.B．Ittravelsnearlyseveralkilometers.C．Itsoundslowbutcan’ttravelveryfar.D．Ittravelswellthroughwalls,leavesandsoon.3．Inplaceslikezoos,________.A．elephantsdon’tneedtomakeinfrasonicsoundsB．itiseasierforelephantstomakeinfrasonicsoundsC．motherelephantsdon’tletpeoplestandneartheirbabiesD．humanscaneasilysenseinfrasonicsoundswhentheyaremade4．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TalkingtohumansB．TalkingtoanimalsC．PlayingwithhumansD．PlayingwithelephantsE17、Malnutrition(营养不良)remainsaseriousproblemforIndians.ButanewstudyshowsthatIndians’leadingcausesofdeathnowalsoincludeobesity-related(和肥胖有关的)diseasessuchasheartdiseaseandmorethan20%ofIndianslivingincitiesareoverweight.Aprofessorsays,“EatingisthemostimportantthinginanyIndianfamilyandhowyoushowyourloveandthanksforapersonisthroughthekindoffoodyouservehim.Andthekindofsedentary(久坐不动的)lifestylethatweleadisoneofthereasonswhythenumberofoverweightpeopleinIndiaisontheincrease.”Genetics(遗传)mayplayapart.ResearcherssayIndiansstoremorebodyfatperkilogramthanEuropeans.DoctorMisraisadirectorofdiabetes.HesaidobesityanddiabeteswerelimitedtoIndia’srichpeople.Butnowthepoorestarealsogettingheavier.“Manypeopleusedtobethin.TheothersideofthepicturewasmanypeoplewerefatandsomeofthesebelongedtothepoorestsectioninIndia.”Hesays.DoctorMisrahopesthespreadofobesitycanslowdown.AndhesaysitmuststartfromtheschoolsbygivingallIndianchildrenthesameinstructionsonphysicalactivityanddiet.1．WhichofthefollowingisoneoftheleadingcausesofdeathinIndia?A．Eatingtoomuch. B．Beingpoor.C．Bodyfat. D．Obesity-relateddiseases.2．Wecaninferfromthearticlethat____inIndia.A．thefactthatthenumberofoverweightpeopleinIndiaisontheincreasehastodowiththesedentarylifestyleIndianslead.B．diabetesarelimitedtorichIndian.C．EuropeansareevenmoreatriskofgettingheartdiseasesthanIndiansD．thespreadofobesitycanslowdownbyaskingallIndiankidstophysicalactivities3．HowdoIndiansshowtheirloveandthankstoaperson?A．Througheatingintheperson’shouse.B．Throughservingthepersonfood.C．Througheatingupthefoodthatthepersonserves.D．Throughgivingthepersonabighug.4．Thewriterthinkstheobesity-relateddiseasesare____.A．difficulttocontrol B．prettyseriousC．easytostop D．nothingseriouF18、AndrewCarnegie—theKingofSteel（钢铁）,wasbornin1835,inScotland.In1848,hisfamilymovedtoAmericatolookforabetterchanceformakingmoney.AndrewCarnegiehadafewyears’schooling.Heworkedfromanearlyage.Intheearly1870s,Carnegiebuilthisfirststeelcompanywithothers.Overthenextfewyears,hebuilthisownsteelindustryintheUS,andbecameoneofthe

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meninAmerica.Carnegiebelievedthatpeopleshouldwinsuccessthroughhardwork,buthealsofeltstronglythattherichshouldusetheirmoneyfortheimprovementanddevelopmentofthesociety.Hedidn’tagreetoalwaysprovidehelpforthepoor.Hethoughtitwasimportanttoprovideeducationalchancestoallowthepoortohelpthemselves.Hismorecontributions（贡献）

tosocietyincludetheCarnegieInstituteofPittsburgh.Ithasalibrary,amuseumoffinearts,andamuseumofnationalhistory.HealsobuiltaschooloftechnologythatisnowpartofCarnegie-MellonUniversity.OthercontributionstosocietyaretheCarnegieEndowmentforInternationalPeacetodevelopunderstandingbetweennations,theCarnegieInstituteofWashingtontoprovidemoneyforscientificresearch,andCarnegieHalltoprovideacenterforthearts.FewAmericanshavebeenleftnottouchedbyAndrewCarnegie’skindness.Hiscontributionsofmorethanfivemilliondollarsbuilt2,500librariesinsmallcommunitiesthroughoutthecountryandformedthepubliclibrarysystemthatweallenjoytoday.1．WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderaboutAndrewCarnegie?①Hebuilthisownsteelin