茂名市重点中学2023学年中考英语猜题卷（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、Choiceislife’s________gift.Itistheabilitytochoosesomeactionsfromasetofthingstoachieveagoal.A．greater B．greatest C．thegreatest2、Ourteachershavebeenwithusfornearlythreeyearswecametojuniorhighschool.Weshouldthankthemforwhattheyhavedoneforus.A．untilB．beforeC．sinceD．while3、－Yourroomisverydirty.Youshouldkeepit_________.－OK.I'llsweepittightaway.A．clean B．dry C．quiet D．warm4、SunYangissuchanexcellentswimmerthatweall________him.A．takeafterB．lookuptoC．thinkofD．comeupwith5、—Daniel,doyouknowyougotafullmarkinthemathtest?—Really?Ididn’tknowanythingaboutityoutoldme.A．after B．since C．until D．when6、Peter'smotherisafarmer.Sheworks_____afarm.A．in B．on C．to D．of7、Getupearly,_____you’llbelateforclass.A．so B．or C．and D．but8、—Ithinkusing

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everynightisawasteoftime.—Yes.Infact,thereare▲meaningfulthingstodo.A．less B．more C．theleast D．themost9、ManypeoplethisculturalTVprogramcangetthepublicinterestedinancientChinesepoems.A．inventB．expectC．manageD．devote10、---Mum,canIthrowawaytheoldclock?Weitformanyyears.---No,youcan’t.Itstillworkswellandremembersavingisgetting.A．havebought B．havehad C．boughtⅡ.完形填空11、Iwaswaitinginalonglineatacafe.Infrontofme1amomwithalittleboyabout5yearsold.Apolicecardrovebythecafeandsuddenlytheboycametolife.Heshoutedexcitedly,“Mom,it’sthepoliceandthey2belookingforus.”Themomlookedembarrassed.Thenshe3,“Someonetookmyson’sbicyclefromouryardlastnight.Heofferedhelpby4whathisbikelookedlikewhilethepoliceofficerwrotethereport.Nowhethinksallthepolicemeninthecityare5hisbike.”Thecrowdchuckled（偷笑）abit.Themomandtheboyboughtsomethingandleft.I6frommytableastheywalkedoutofmysight.7,Icouldnotgettheboyoutofmymind.Ithoughtabout8thisjustmightbehisfirstlessoninreality（现实）—thereare“badguys”intheworldand9probablywon’teverfindhisbike.Ifinishedmy10andthendrovetoalocalstoreandboughtabike.Ifollowedthestreetsandsooncaughtupwiththem.“Areyoutheyoungmanwhosebikewasstolen?”Thelittleboylookedatmeandnodded,“Yes.”Igotdowntohis11,lookinghimintheeyeandsaid,“Sometimesbadthingshappen.Butsometimesgoodthingshappentoo.That’s12.Keepyournewbike13yourhouse,OK?”Idroveaway,seeingthemomandthesonstilllookingateachother14.Hethenhadabigsmileonhisface.Dogoodanddon’teverstopdoinggood,sotheworldwillbefullof15.Yousee,somethingsolittlecanbeworthsomuch.1．A．came B．stood C．entered D．lived2．A．should B．could C．must D．can’t3．A．stopped B．laughed C．cried D．explained4．A．describing B．talking C．recalling D．reflecting5．A．lookingup B．runningafter C．searchingfor D．dealingwith6．A．reviewed B．learned C．pulled D．watched7．A．Instead B．However C．Also D．Still8．A．how B．why C．where D．what9．A．hismother B．thecrowd C．thestuff D．thepolice10．A．coffee B．work C．paper D．journey11．A．height B．weight C．age D．build12．A．truth B．mystery C．life D．fault13．A．inside B．farfrom C．nextto D．outside14．A．silently B．surprisedly C．sadly D．nervously15．A．courage B．friendship C．spirit D．warmthⅢ.语法填空12、阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。I'magirlfromNigeria.Growingupinahomefullofwatchingandplayingfootball,Ihavegrowntolovethe1．（game）.IwatchmostlyEuropeanfootballandIsupportanEnglishclub2．(call)Arsenal.Therearealotof3．(reason)whyIlovefootball.Nomatterwhereyoucomefrom,nomatterwhatlanguageyouspeak,everyone4．(understand)thegame.Thatiswhyitiscalleda“global（全球的）sport”.Footballis5．veryeasysporttolearnandplay.Lookingfromtheoutside,itmightseemreallyhard,butwhenyoustart6．(learn),itisnotthathard．Footballinvolves（牵涉）aballandahuman.Thereareotherrulesandtechnicalities（技术性细节）involved,but,withtime,youwouldbeabletounderstand7．(they).Ihavelearnedsomuchfromfootballthroughouttheyears.Forexample,throughfootball,Iknowlotsofcountriesandcitiesinthem.Iknow8．(place)likeZurich,Leicester,Liverpool,Munich,andShrewsbury.Also，listeningtoexperiencedcommentators（解说员）duringthefootballgameshelpsincreasemyvocabulary（词汇量）.Thankstoit，IwasabletoscorehigheronmySATexam.9．mySAT,aquestionwasaboutawordIheardacommentatoruseinagametheweekbefore.Tome,footballismorethan10．asport,itislife.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、WhenteawasfirstbroughttoEnglandbetween1652and1654,itwassoexpensivethatonlytherichcouldbuyit.Itwassaidthatanoldcouplehadsomesenttothemasagreattreat.Buttheydidnotknowhowitshouldbeused.Finallytheyboiled(煮沸)theleaves,putsomeofthemonapieceofbacon(咸肉)fordinner,atetheleaves,andthrewtheteasoupaway.However,teaquicklyprovedpopularenoughtoreplaceale(麦芽酒)asthenationaldrinkofEnglandafterKingCharlesIIandhisPortuguesewifebegantofollowthisforeignteatradition.BeforetheintroductionofteaintoBritain,theEnglishhadtwomainmeals—breakfastanddinner.Breakfastwasale,breadandbeef.Dinnerwasalong,bigmealattheendoftheday.ItwasnowonderthatAnna,theDuchessofBedford(1788—1861)experienceda＂sinkingfeeling＂inthelateafternoon.Sosheinvitedfriendstojoinherforanextraafternoonmealatfiveo’clockinhercastle.Themenucenteredaroundsmallcakes,breadandbuttersandwiches,and,ofcourse,tea.ThissummerpracticeprovedsopopularthattheDuchesscontinueditwhenshereturnedtoLondon,sendingcardstoherfriendsaskingthemtojoinherfor＂teaandawalkingthefields＂.Thepracticeofinvitingfriendstocomeforteaintheafternoonwasquicklypickedupbyothersocialhostesses.Acommonformofservicesooncameintopractice.Thefirstpotofteawasmadeinthekitchenandcarriedtotheladyofthehousewhowaitedwithherinvitedguests,surroundedbyfinechinafromChina.Thefirstpotwaswarmedbythehostessfromasecondbottle(usuallysilver)thatwaskeptheatedoverasmallfire.Foodandteawasthenpassedamongtheguests,themainpurposeofthevisitingbeingconversation.1．ThestoryoftheoldcoupleinParagraph1istoshow____________.A．howimpolitetheoldcouplewereB．howEnglishpeoplecookedteaC．howdifficultitwastointroduceteatoEnglandD．howlittleEnglishpeopleknewaboutteainthosedays2．Theunderlinedphrase＂sinkingfeeling＂inParagraph2meansafeelingof_________.A．hunger B．loneliness C．thirst D．anger3．Whichstatementisrightaccordingtothepassage?A．TeawasfirstintroducedtoEnglandinthe16thcentury.B．AlewasthenationaldrinkofEnglandafterKingCharlesII.C．ThehabitofdrinkingteainBritaincamefromtheupperclass.D．Anna,theDuchessofBedfordfirstservedafternoonteainLondon.4．Wecanknowfromthepassagethatafternoontea____________.A．helpsraisethepriceofteaandchinainEnglandB．leadstothewideplantingandlargeproductionofteainEnglandC．isnotonlyanextraafternoonmealbuthelpsbringpeopletogetherD．helpsbringKingCharlesIIandhiswifetogetherintheirchildhoodB14、Amangotlostinadesert.Hewalkedfortwodaysbuthestillcouldn’tfindhiswayout.Dyingforwater,hefoundanemptyhouseinthedesert.Therewasawaterpump(水泵）inthehouse!Themanwassohappythatherantodrawwater.Butnowaterhowhardhetried,nomattercameout.Hewassittingsadlyonthegroundwhenhesawalittlebottlewithacorkinit.Onthebottle,therewasanoldnotesaying:Youmustaddthewaterintothepumpbeforeyoucandrawwater!Don’tforgettofillitwithwateragainbeforeyouleave!Themantookthecorkoutandfoundthebottlewasfullofwater!IfI’mselfish（自私的）,aslongasIdrinkthewater,Icangooutofthisroomalive,hethought.IfIdoasthenotesays,Imightdieofthirst.ShouldItaketheriskornot?Atlast,hedecidedtodoasthenotesaidandbegantodrawwater.Sureenough,lotsofwaterstartedcomingoutfromthepump!Afterhedrankenough,hefilledthebottlewithwaterandaddedhiswordsafterthenote.“Believeme,doasthenotetellsyou!”hewrote.1．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“draw”inthesecondparagraphmean?A．绘画B．汲取C．抽签D．抽奖2．Whichofthefollowingsentencesisrightaccordingtothepassage?A．Themansawanoldnoteunderthebottle.B．Themantookthecorkoutanddrankthewaterinthebottle.C．Themanaddedhiswordsafterthenotebecausehewantedotherstodoasthenotesaid.D．Themanforgottofillthebottlewithwaterbeforeheleftthehouse.3．Whatisthecorrectordertodrawwateraccordingtothenote?a.Drawwaterfromthepump.b.Takethecorkoutofthebottle.c.Addthewaterfromthebottleintothepump.A．abcB．bacC．cabD．bca4．Whatisthestorytryingtotellusmost?A．Sometimesbeingselfishisthebestchoice.B．It’simportantnottobeselfish.C．It’sselfishtakingriskswhenyouhavetroubles.D．Don’tbelievestrangenotesuntilyoumakesuretheyarecorrect.C15、Mymotherusedtosaythingsjusttomakememad.Likemostteenagers,IthoughtIkneweverything.AndwhatIdidn’tknow,Ididn’twanttobetold.Forexample,ifIsaidIwasgoingtoamovie,mymotherwouldrollhereyes.Onmywayout,she’dshout,“______________________________Youdon’twanttolearnthatthehardway!”Ididn’tknowwhatthatmeant.Ithoughtshejustwantedmetostayathome.ManyyearslaterIhadthreeteenagersofmyown.Theythoughttheykneweverything.Iwouldsaythesamethingstothemlikemymom.That’swhenIfirstsawit.Mymotherwasn’ttryingtohelpme.Whydowealwayshavetolearnthings“thehardway”?Whycan’twejustacceptourelders’wisdom?It’sagoodlessonforanyone.Clearly,Istillhaven’tlearnedit.Yesterday,IsteppedoutoftheshowerwhenIheardmycellphoneringinginthekitchen.Grabbingatowel,Iranthroughthehouse.Igrabbedthephoneandhitmyleftfootagainstthetable.TheX-rayshowedthatI’dbrokentwotoes.Weallneedtoslowourselvesdownonceinawhile,beforesomethingbaddoesitforus.Mymotherwasrightaboutalotofthings.IwishIcouldhavetoldher.1．Thewriterfelt______whenmotherusedtosaythings.A．happyB．nervousC．angryD．Surprised2．Theunderlinedsentencemeans_________A．Thewriterkneweverything.B．Thewritershouldstayathome.C．Motherwasn’ttryingtohelpthewriter.D．Weallneedtoslowourselvesdownbeforesomethingbad.3．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Mothersknoweverythingintheirlives.B．Listeningtoelders’suggestionscanhelpus.C．Thewriter’smotherhadthreechildren.D．Achievingagoalhelpsyoubuildself-confidence.4．What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?A．AnhurtexperienceB．LearningthehardwayC．Mother’swordsarealwaysrightD．TeenagersshouldlearnfromtheirmothersD16、Theschoollibraryprovidesallkindsofbooksforstudentstoreadduringthiswintervacation.Thefollowingaresomeoftheirfavourites.

WarandPeacebythefamousRussianwriterTolstoy.It’saboutRussiansfightingagainstFrenchinvasion(侵略）oftheircountryinthe19thcentury.Itispublishedinmorethan100languages.

HarryPotterseriesbytheBritishwriterJ.K.Rowling.It’sabouttheadventuresofHarryPotterandhisfriendsinthemagicworld.Thissetofbookshasbeensoldwidelyinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.

The2014onevolumeeditionofReader’sDigestcarriesallkindsofarticleswhicharebothinterestingandeducational.Thesestoriesfullofhopeandcouragetouchedtheheartsofmillionsofreaders.Itispopularwithpeopleatdifferentages.

OnThreeKingdomsbyProfessorYiZhongtian.Hetalksaboutsomeinterestingtopicsaboutstoriesandpeopleinthosewartimesinthebook.Youwilllearnthehistoryandcultureinthatdynastybyreadingthebook.Itiswelcomedbyalargenumberofreaders.

TheWorldofBasketballisamagazineaboutgreateventsinthebasketballworld.Therearearticlesaboutsomewell-knownbasketballplayerslikeChineseplayerYaoMingandAmericanplayerKobeBryant.Therearealsomanyphotosshowingdifferentgames.Itsellswell.

1．TinaisinterestedinEuropeanhistoryinthe19thcentury,shewillborrow________.A．“OnThreeKingdoms”B．“HarryPotter”C．“WarandPeace”D．“TheWorldofBasketball”2．Youcanfindinterestingandeducationalarticlesbydifferentwritersin________.A．“WarandPeace” B．“Reader’sDigest”C．“HarryPotter” D．“OnThreeKingdoms”3．Youmayreadnewsaboutfamousplayersandgreatballgamesin________.A．“Reader’sDigest”B．“WarandPeace”C．“FamousDetectiveKonan”D．“TheWorldofBasketball”4．YiZhongtiantalksabout________inhisbook.A．theadventuresinthemagicworldB．thewarbetweenRussiaandFranceC．PeopleintimesofThreeKingdomsD．thedetectivestoriesE17、MarkTwain’sFirstMoneyMarkTwainwasaskedonedayifhecouldrememberthefirstmoneyheeverearned.Hethoughtalongtimeandthensaid,“Yes,itwasatschool.Icanremembereverythingaboutit.Schoolboysinthosedaysdidnottakegoodcareoftheirchairsanddesks.Therewasaruleinourschoolthatifanyonedamagedhisdeskorchair,hewouldhavetopayfivedollarsortheteacherwouldbeathiminfrontofthewholeschool.”“OnedayIdamagedmydeskinsomeway,Ihadtopayfivedollarsorbebeatenbeforethewholeschool.Myfathersaiditwouldbetoobadtohaveourfamilydisgracedinfrontofthewholeschool.Heagreedtogivemefivedollarstohandovertheteacher.Butbeforehegavemethemoney,hetookmeupstairsandgavemeabeating.”“ButasIhadonebeatingandIdecidedIwouldtakeanotherbeatingatschoolandkeepthefivedollars.Sothat’swhatIdid.ThatwasthefirstmoneyIeverearned.”1．MarkTwainearnedhisfirstmoney_________.A．whenhewasapupilB．whenhebecameawriterC．whenhetaughtataschoolD．whenhewasbeatenbyhisfather2．Theschoolmadetherulesothattheycould_____.A．teachthestudentswellB．givethestudentsabeatingC．keepthedesksandchairswellD．askthestudentsformoremoney3．MarkTwain’sfather______.A．washappytogivehimthemoneyB．gotangrywhenheknewwhatMarkTwainhaddoneatschoolC．saidsorrytotheteacherwhenheheardthenewsD．agreedtobeatMarkTwainandthengivehimthemoney4．MarkTwain’sfatherthoughtifhegaveMarkTwainthemoney______.A．hewouldnotbebeateninfrontofthewholeschoolB．hewouldgototheschoolagainC．hewouldneverdothatagainD．hewouldearnthemoney5．MarkTwainwasbeaten_______.A．athomeB．onlybyhisfatherC．atschoolD．bothatschoolandathomeF18、Allourfoodcomesfromthesoil(土壤).Someofuseatmeat,butanimalsliveonplants.Iftherewerenoplants,weshouldhavenoanimalsandmeat.Sothesoilisnecessaryforlife.Thetopofgroundisusuallycoveredwithgrassorotherplants.Plantsgrowinsoil,whichhasadarkcolor.Thisdarksoilishumus,deadleaves,deadplantsandanimalwastemakeit,butthistakesalongtime.Whenthehumushasbeenmade,plantscangrowwellinit.Allsoilneedsfood.Ifwedon’tgiveit,anyplantswillbeweak.Animalswasteisthebestfoodforthesoil,butchemicalfertilizers(化肥)arealsoveryuseful.Thesamecropshouldnotbegrowninthesameplaceeveryyear;itisbettertohaveadifferentcrop.Achangeofcropandtheuseofgoodfertilizerwillkeepthelandingoodcondition.Whenthesoilisdry,thewindblowsitaway.Sometimesheavyraincarriesthehumusdowntoariver.Peopleshouldgrowmoreandmoretreesandgrasstostopwindfromcarryingthehumusaway.Ittakeshundredsofyearstomakehumus,andsowemustsaveeverybitofit.Withoutsoil,wherecanwegrowfood?1．Fromthetext,weknowpeopleliveon_______.A．animal B．plant C．soil2．Theword“humus”means_____inChinese.A．微生物 B．腐殖土 C．粘土3．Weshould_______tokeepthesoil.A．gi