江苏省南通市2023年中考英语模拟预测试卷（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、ThisisoneofthemostinterestingcitiesIhaveevervisited.A．who B．that C．which D．where2、Istillremembermyfirstteacher________wehaven'tseeneachotherformanyyears.A．for B．because C．since D．though3、Althoughyoufailedfourtimes,Istillhopeyoucanhave______try.A．thefifth B．afifth C．thefourth D．afourth4、Thewomanlostherbag._____,therewas____init.A．Lucky;nothingimportant B．Unluckily;importantnothingC．Luckily;anythingimportant D．Luckily;nothingimportant5、Sheaskedtheteacher______.A．howoldwerethetwins B．ifshecouldhelpthestudentsinneedC．whatthematterwaswiththenewstudent D．thatshegotfullmarksintheexam6、Thereareabout30______whoteachinourschool.A．manB．menC．man’sD．men’s7、—Jimfailedhismathtestlastweek.What’shappenedtohim?—Ittakeshimtoomuchtime____________hisfriendsonline.A．tochatwith B．playingwith C．talkwith D．gotonwith8、—ThatmustbeMr.John.—No,itbehim.Isawhimoffattheairporthalfanhourago.A．maynot B．mustn’t C．can’t D．needn’t9、IwilltrytodowhatIcando,butIcan’t________anything.A．promise B．plan C．prepare D．protect10、Themaindifferencebetweenourbrainsandthoseofmonkeysisthat_____arebigger.A．we B．ours C．our D．usⅡ.完形填空11、Wewentintoasecondhandshoptogetoutoftherain.Itookmy6-year-olddaughter’shandandwestartedtowalkaround.Suddenlyshereachedoutherhandtotouchapairofshinyblackshoes.“Buyforme?”sheasked.“Oh,sweetie,theyaretapdancing(踢踏舞)shoes,1youaren’ttakingtapdance.”“Buyforme?”she2.“Well,let’strythem3.”Shesatonthefloorandtookoffherbrightpinkrainboots(靴子).Whenshestoodupweheard“click,click,click”.Shetook4step,“click,click,click.”Thesun5andwewentonourway.Ournextstopwasthegrocerystore(杂货店).“Click,click,click”peopleturnedtolookaswegotin.Peoplewouldneverallowtheirdaughterstoweartapdancingshoestothegrocerystore.“Excuseme,dear.6wouldyouallowyourdaughtertoweartapdancingshoeshere?Theymakesuchaloudnoise.”“Isn’titwonderful?”“Wonderful?Mydear,thisisnottheplace7thoseshoes.”“Youdon’tunderstand.Whenshewasababy,doctorstoldusthatshewouldneverwalkortalk.Ithastaken8hardworkandpatience.Nowsheasksfortheshoesandthe‘click,click,click’saysthatshecanwalk.Youcan’timaginehow9Iam.”Isaid.Mydaughteris18nowandwillgraduatefromGrade12inJune.Ithasnotalwaysbeeneasy,butithasallbeenworththetrouble.Shehastaughtmethatitdoesn’tmatterwhatothersthink.Theydon’twalkinyour10.1．A．if B．though C．because D．but2．A．said B．replied C．repeated D．thought3．A．on B．in C．above` D．out4．A．other B．others C．another D．theother5．A．cameback B．cameout C．cameup D．cametrue6．A．Why B．How C．When D．Who7．A．wears B．wearing C．wore D．towear8．A．alot B．alotof C．alittle D．afew9．A．sad B．worried C．excited D．relaxed10．A．shoes B．ways C．opinions D．wordsⅢ.语法填空12、Howtimeflies!Mythree-yearmiddleschoollifewillbeoversoon.Lookingback,IhavemanymemoriesofmyEnglishstudy.WhenI1．(enter)themiddleschool,IhadsomanydifficultieswithmyEnglish.Iwasnotabletounderstandtheteacherinclass,andIcouldn’tmasterthewordsandphrases.ForatimeIwanted2．(give)itup.3．(late),withthehelpoftheteacherandmyclassmates,Ilistenedtotheteacher4．(care)inclass,keptonreadingEnglisheverydayandspokeasmuchaspossible.StepbystepImadegreatprogressinEnglish.Inaword,onlywhenyoudevelopinterestin5．(study)Englishcanyoulearnitwell.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Londonhasanewmagazine.Butitisnotprintedonpaper.EveryonewhohasatelevisioncanreceiveitbecauseitisonTVInordertoreadthismagazine,youhavetohaveadecoder(解码器).Eachpageofitisnumberes,soyouonlyhavetodial(拨号)thenumbertochoosewhichsubjectyouwanttoreadabout.Thereareallkindsofinformation一everythingisincludedfromcookingtothelatestsportsnews.Ifyouwanttoreadthenews,thefirstthingyouhavetodoistoturntothebackpage,whichhasaneasy-to-rememberpagenumber,100,forexample.Thenyoustartchoosingwhatyouwanttoread.Thenewsisonpage101to109,soyouputinthenumbersandthenewsappearswrittenacrossyourscreen.Perhapsyouwanttogooutintheafternoon,soyoupress181,andabrightlycoloredweathermapappearsonthescreen.Buttheweatheristerrible,soyoudecidetogoshoppinganddial162foralistoftheweek'sbestbargains(廉价商品).Butshouldyoudriveortakethetrain?Toanswerthatquestion,youonlyhavetopress189forthetrafficreport.Itisverysimpletouse.Butprobablythebestthingabouttheserviceisthatitisbeingupdated(更新)allthetime.Journaliststypenewmaterialdirectlyontothescreenandallthepagesofthemagazinecanbereplacedinminutes.Londonalreadyhasthreeservices.One,sentoutbyTV,iscalledORACLEwhiletheothertwo,onBBC,arecalledCEEFAXbecausetheyletyouseefacts.AlthoughCEEFAXandORACLEhavebeenoperatingforsometime,theyhavenotbeenwellpublicized(宣传).BBCengineersdonotthinkthattheirideawilleverreplacebooksandnewspapersbecausetheycanbetakenwithyoueverywhere.Butmanypeoplewouldagreethatisabreakthrough(突破)asgreatastheinventionofprinting,whichcouldnotjustchangeourreadinghabitsbutourwholewayoflife.1．WecanknowfromthepassagethatinLondon.A．themagazineisavailable(可获取的)atanylocallibraryB．mostofthepostmenwilllosetheirjobssomedayC．everyonecanreadthismagazineiftheyhaveatelevisionD．thereaderscangetallkindsofinformationstayingathome2．Inthesentence"Eachpageofitisnumbered,"theword"it"referstothe.A．magazineB．programC．decoderD．subject3．Accordingtothepassage,the"decoder"isusedtohelppeople.A．workoutthetotalofcertainnumbersB．readtheinformationsentbyTVsignalsC．goshoppingandhaveotherentertainmentD．receivesomespecialTVprogramforentertainment4．Thepassageismainlyabout·A．anewmagazineprintedinLondonB．anup-to-datewayofgettinginformationC．apopularTVprogramaboutmagazinesD．anadvancedtechnologyhelpingpeoplecommunicateB14、Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology,ourdailylifeisbecomingmorecolorfulandmoreconvenient.AnUnderwaterHotelItlookslikeaspaceshipbutitisactuallyapictureofanunderwaterhotel.Acompanyplanstobuildintheseawhichisabout18metresbelowthesurface.Thewholebuildingisunderwaterandyoucangettoitbyswimminganddiving.GoogleGlassGoogleGlassisapairofglasseswithabatteryhiddeninsidetheframe(边框).Itcanperformmanyofthesametasksassmartphones.Theglasshasahiddencameraandatinyscreen.Itisdesignedtotakehands-freephotosorvideosofanythingpeoplearedoing.ANewKindofShirtHatewashingclothes?You’regoingtolovethiskindofshirtmadebyanAmericanclothingcompany,Wool&Prince.Thisshirtcanbewornfor100straightdayswithoutwashing!TheWool&Princeshirtneverneedsironing(熨烫).TheDigitalLibraryCanyouimaginewalkingintoalibraryandfindingallbookshaveturnedintocomputers?ThefirstbooklesspubliclibraryisplannedtoopeninSanAntonio,Texas.Computerswilltaketheplaceofbookssoon.1．HowdoyougettotheUnderwaterHotel?A．Bytakingboats B．BytakingasubwayC．Byswimminganddiving D．Bytakingaplane2．Youneedn’tuse______whenyoutakephotosorvideowithGoogleGlass.A．acamera B．ascreen C．abattery D．yourhand3．ThedigitalLibrarytellsussomethingaboutalibrarywithout______.A．books B．computers C．bookshelves D．reader4．Whichoneofthefollowingcanreduceourhouseworkinourdailylife?A．Theunderwaterhotel B．GoogleGlassC．TheWool&Princeshirt D．Thedigitallibrary5．Ourdailylifeisimprovingbecauseof__________.A．morerobotsmakingourlifeconvenient B．hardworkofpeoplearoundtheworldC．moreandmorelatesthotelsandrestaurants D．thedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyC15、OnceIspokeatahighschool.Afterthespeech,Iwasaskedtoseeaspecialstudent.Anillnesshadkepttheboyathome,buthehadexpressedaninterestinmeetingme,anditwouldmeanagreatdealtohim.Iagreed.HewasMatthew.Whenhewasborn,thedoctortoldhisparentsthathewouldnotlivetoseefive,thentheyweretoldhewouldnotmakeittoten.Nowhewasthirteen.HewantedtomeetmebecauseIwasagold-medalweightlifter,andIknewaboutovercomingobstaclesandgoingformydreams.IspentoveranhourtalkingtoMatthew.Neveroncedidhecomplain(抱怨).Hespokeaboutwinningandsucceedingandgoingforhisdreams.

Heknewwhathewastalkingabout.Hejusttalkedabouthishopesforthefuture,andhowonedayhewantedtoliftweightwithme.Whenwefinishedtalking,IwenttomybriefcaseandpulledoutthefirstgoldmedalIwonandputitaroundhisneck.Itoldhimhewasmoreofawinnerandknewmoreaboutsuccessandovercomingobstacles

thanIeverwould.Helookedatitforamoment,thentookitoffandhandeditbacktome.Hesaid,“Youareachampion(冠军).Youearnedthatmedal.SomedaywhenIgettotheOlympicsandwinmyownmedal,Iwillshowittoyou.”LastsummerIgotthenewsthatMatthewhaddiedandaletterMatthewhadwrittenmeafewdaysbefore:DearRick,MymomsaidIshouldsendyouathank-youletterforthepictureyousentme.ThedoctorstellmethatIdon’thavelongtoliveanymore.ButIstillsmileasmuchasIcan.ItoldyousomedayIwasgoingtotheOlympicsandwinagoldmedal.ButIknownowI’llnevermakeit.ButIknowI’machampion,andGodknowsthattoo.WhenIgettoHeaven,Godwillgivememymedalandwhenyougetthere,Iwillshowittoyou.Thankyouforlovingme.Yourfriend,Matthew1．Theboywishedtomeetthewriterbecause.A．hewishedtotakepartintheOlympicsB．headmiredtheauthorverymuchC．hehopedtomakefriendswiththeauthor2．WhichofthestatementsisTRUE?A．Matthewwasgoodatweightlifting.B．Rickhadthesimilardiseaseasachild.C．Matthewnevergaveupinfaceofdisease.3．Whydidtheboyrefusethewriter’smedal?A．Hedidn’tneedRick’spity.B．Ricklookedonthemedalasthemostimportantthing.C．ThegoldmedalwasverydeartoRick.4．WhatcanbeinferredfromMatthew’sletter?A．Mathewwasunhappybeforedeath.B．MathewkeptintouchwithRick.C．MathewsentsomepicturestoRick.5．Whatdoesobstaclesmean?A．障碍B．麻烦C．疾病D16、WhenIwasyoung,Isometimestraveledthecountryroadswithmydad.Hewasamailcarrier,andonSaturdayshewouldaskmetogowithhim.Drivingthroughthecountrysidewasalwaysfun:Therewereanimalstosee,peopletovisit,andchocolatecookiesifyouknewwheretostop,andDaddid.OnDad'sfinaldayofwork,ittookhimwellintotheeveningtocompletehisroundsbecauseatleastonememberfromeachfamilywaswaitingattheirmailboxestothankhimforhisfriendshipandhisyearsofservice.Mailboxesweresometimesusedforthingsotherthanmail.Onenoteleftinamailboxread,“Nat,taketheseeggstoMarian;she'sbakingacakeanddoesn'thaveanyeggs.”Ayounggirlwrotelettersbuthadnostamps,sosheleftafewbuttonsontheenvelopeinthemailbox;Dadpaidforthestamps.OnebusinessmanusedtoleavelargeamountsofcashinhismailboxforDadtotaketothebank.Once,theamountcameto$32,000.Adozenyearsago,whenItraveledbacktomyhometownonthesadoccasionofDad'sdeath,themailboxesalongthewayremindedmeofsomeofhisstories.IthoughtIknewthemall,butthatwasn'tthecase.AsIdrovehome,Inoticedtwolamppoles,whichsupportedwoodenboxesaboutfourfeetofftheground.ForyearschildrenhaddroppedletterstoSantathroughthoseboxes.Imadeaturnatthecorneranddrovepastthepostofficeandacrosstherailroadtrackstoourhouse.FrankTownsend,Dad'spostmasterandgreatfriendformanyyears.Soweallsatdownatthetableandbegantotellstories.AtonepointFranklookedatmewithtearsinhiseyes.“WhatarewegoingtodoaboutthelettersthisChristmas？”heasked.“Theletters？”“Iguessyouneverknew.”“Knewwhat？”“Remember,whenyouwereakidandyouusedtoputyourletterstoSantaboxesonMainStreet?Itwasyourdadwhoansweredallthoseletterseveryyear.”Ijustsattherewithtearsinmyeyes.Itwasn'thardformetoimagineDadsittingattheoldoaktableinourbasementreadingthoselettersandansweringeachone.IhavesincespokenwithseveralofthepeoplewhoreceivedChristmaslettersduringtheirchildhood,andtheytoldmehowamazedtheywerethatSantahadknownsomuchabouttheirhomesandfamilies.Forme,justknowingthatstoryaboutmyfatherwasthegiftofalifetime.1．ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterregardedhistravelswithDadas________.A．excitingexperienceswithalotoffunB．happyoccasionstoplaywithbabychickensC．greatchancestohelpotherpeopleD．goodopportunitiestoenjoychocolatecookies2．Thewriterprovidesthedetailaboutthebusinessmantoshowthat________.A．DadhadastrongsenseofdutyB．DadhadastrongsenseofhonorC．DadwasanhonestandreliablemanD．Dadwasakindandgenerousman3．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingimpressedthewritermost?A．Dadreadlettersforablindladyforyears.B．Dadpaidforthestampsforayounggirl.C．Dadansweredchildren'sChristmasletterseveryyear.D．Dadtookthemoneytothebankforonebusinessman.4．WhatsurprisedthechildrenmostwhentheyreceivedlettersinreplyfromSantaClauseveryyear?A．SantaClaushadsomuchinformationabouttheirfamilies.B．SantaClausansweredalltheirletterseveryyear.C．SantaClaushaduniquemailboxesforthechildren.D．SantaClauslivedaloneinthecoldNorthPole.5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．MemorableTravelsB．ChristmasGiftsC．SpecialMailboxesD．TheMailE17、Notallinventionsaremadebyscientists.Kidscanalsomakehistorywiththeirinventions.ThestateflagofAlaskawasdesignedby13-year-oldBennieBensonin1926.Hisdesignwaschosenfromaflagdesigning--competition.Itbecametheofficialflagin1959.BenniewonaSI,000scholarshipandawatch.FrankEppersoninventedthePopsiclein1905whenhewasonly11yearsold.ItwascalledtheEpsicleatthattime..Franklefthisdrinkoutsidethedoorovernightwithastick(木棒)init.Thatnightthetemperaturedroppedandeverythingwasfrozen(冻住),includingFrank’sdrink.Thatdidn’tstophimfromtastingit,sotodaywehavePopsiclestoeat.In1642BlaisePascaldesignedthefirstcountingmachinewhenhewas18.Themachinewasforhisfather,ataxcollector,tomakehisjobeasier.Blaisenamedit“thePasealine".Hemadeabout50ofthem,butnobodywasinterestedinit.Peoplethoughtitwouldtakejobsawayfromthem.300yearswentby,andthecalculator(计算器)finallybecameasuccess.In1968,theprogramminglanguage(程序设计语言)，PASCAL,wasnamedafterhim.1．HowoldwasBernieBensonwhenhedesignedtheflag?A．13 B．26 C．46 D．592．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Popsicle”meaninChinese?A．凉 B．美味 C．冰柜 D．冰棒3．WhydidBlaisePascalinventthecalculator?A．Becausehewantedtouseitinatest.B．Becausehewantedtomakehisfather'sjobeasier.C．Becausehewantedtosellitformoney.D．Becausehewantedtoknowhowmuchmoneyheshouldgivetosellers.4．Thispassagemainlytellsusabout_______.A．severalusefulinventionsB．severalinventionsbykidsC．howtomakehistoryD．howtobecomesuccessfulinventorF18、Somepeoplehavetousepublictransport,somedislikeitandstillsomeloveit.Ifeveryonehasacaranddrivesanywheretheywanttogo,therewillbeserioustrafficproblemsontheroad.Luckily,trainsareagoodformofpublictransport.Britishpeopleusetrainsalot.ThisisespeciallysoforpeoplewhoaretravellingfromLondontoParis.Everydayabout20trainsleaveLondon.Theytravelataveryhighspeedandpeoplefeelgladthatthetrainstakeonly2hoursand30minutestoreachParis.It’smuchfastertotravelbytrainthanbybusorbycar.Thisisbecausepeoplehavetodrivecarsorbusesverycarefullyandslowlyformanyreasons,suchasspeedlimitsandtrafficjams.However,whenyouaretravellingbytrain,thespeedisalmostthesameandthereisnotrafficjamforatrain.Besides,Londonersthinktakingatrainisoneofthesafestwaysoftravellingontheground.Trainstakequiteanumberofqualitytestswhiletheyaremade.Moreimportantly,theyhavetotakemanysafetychecksbeforetheyareusedontherailtrack.What’smore,trainsinBritainarecomfortableandprovidefineservicesfortheirusers.WhenyouareonaLondontrain,youwillfindthatthetrainhascomfortabletablesandseatswherepeoplecansit.Theyalsoprovidefoodservicesandpowerplugs(电源插头）forpersonalcomputersormobilephones.1．Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A．trainsareagoodformofpublictransportforLondonersB．IfsfasttotravelfromLondontoParisC．trainsinBritainprovidefineservicesfortheirusersD．p