2023届甘肃省高台县中考试题猜想英语试卷含答案

2023年中考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、---We’dbetterchecktheconditionsofthecarbeforestartingourjourney.---OK,______.A．BettertobesafethansorryB．ManyhandsmakelightworkC．Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasketD．Toomanycooksspoilthebroth2、Tooursurprise,yesterdayshesold______newcaratsuchalowprice.A．hers B．she C．herself D．her3、---Lucy,thetaskmustbecompletedbeforeThursday!---Oh,wecan’t________towasteasingleminute.A．decide B．manage C．afford D．stick4、Themobilephone________in1973.A．inventsB．isinventedC．inventedD．wasinvented5、---Learningaforeignlanguageisnoteasy.Ittakestime.---Iagree.________.There’snoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome. B．Romewasn’tbuiltinaday.C．Practicemakesperfect. D．Betterlatethannever.6、-It'suselesstoregretwhathasbeendone.Don'tmakethosemistakesagain一Iwon't.That'sa(n)_____A．orderB．decisionC．promiseD．agreement7、.—Jack,,oryouwillgetheavier.—Ok,Iwillhaveatry.A．doesn'tplaysportsanymore B．doesn'teatsomuchmeatC．don'tplaysportsanymore D．don'teatsomuchmeat8、Themagazineiswellworthreading,soheadvisedme_______it.A．buying B．tobuy C．buy D．bought9、The2022WinterOlympicGamesinBeijing.A．washeld B．willbeheld C．isheld D．willhold10、Somefarmers________howtofeedchickens.A．taughtI B．taughtus C．taughtshe D．taughtweⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）MyfamilyspentafewweeksinLondonlastyear.Wewentthereintheautumn.Wethinkitisthe1seasontovisitEngland.Theweatherisusuallyquitegoodandtherearenottoomany2inOctober.Westayedinasmall3intheWestEnd.Wedidmostofoursightseeingonfoot.Wewenttolookattheplaceswhichalltravelerswouldliketo4Wewentshoppingandspenttoomuchmoney5alotofthings.Whatwelikedmostwasgoingtothe6Wedidn’thavethechancetoseesuchwonderfulplaysathome.AlotofpeoplesayEnglish7isverybad.Wedidn’tthinkso.Itis8thatmostoftherestaurantsareFrench,Italian,orChinese,butBritainhadsomeverydeliciousmeals.Infact,we9ourholidaysomuchthatwehavealreadydecidedtogothereagainthisyear.Butwearegoingtotakeourumbrellas.I’msurewe’llneedthem101．A．busiestB．workingC．bestD．hottest2．A．playersB．travelersC．placesD．things3．A．stationB．hotelC．officeD．cinema4．A．lookB．watchC．seeD．notice5．A．buyingB．buyC．boughtD．tobuy6．A．shopsB．cinemasC．restaurantsD．theatres7．A．languageB．filmC．clothesD．food8．A．impossibleB．trueC．importantD．necessary9．A．spentB．enjoyedC．paidD．finished10．A．sometimeB．sometimesC．sometimeD．sometimesⅢ.语法填空12、用所给动词的正确形式填空。Everyyearanimalsallaroundtheworldtakepartinsomewonderfuljourneys.Here1．(be)thestoriesoftwoamazinganimaltravelersHumpbackwhalespreferaSlowjourney.Thehumpbacks,whichtravelover10,000kilometersontheirjourneyfromAlaskatoHawaii,swimata2．(relax)speedofabout1.6kilometersanhour.Althoughthey3．(notswim)fast,humpbackWhalestravelfartherthananyotherkindsofwhale.EveryAugustafantasticsightcan4．(see)intheskiesaboveOntarioandMontreal--millionsofamazingMonarchbutterfliesbeginningtheir4,000-kilometerjourneyfromCanadatoCentralMexico.Infact,thejourney,which5．(take)about3months,islongerthantheaveragelifeofthebutterfly.Finallymanyofthebutterfliesreachingtheirfinalplacearethegreatgrandchildrenoreventhegreatgreatgrandchildrenofthebutterflieswho6．(begin)thejourneyinMexicotheyearbefore.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit’sforpractisinggrammarrulesandlearninglonglistsofwords.That’swrong!Languageisfortheexchangeofideasandinformation.It’smeaninglessknowingallaboutalanguageifyoucan’tuseitfreely.ManystudentsIhavemetknowhundredsofgrammarrules,buttheycan’tspeakcorrectlyorfluently.Theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Oneshouldn’tbeafraidofmakingmistakeswhenspeakingaforeignlanguage.Nativespeakersmakemistakesandbreakrules,too.BernardShawoncewrote,“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”ButthemistakesthatnativespeakersmakearedifferentfromthosethatChinesestudentsmake.They’reEnglishmistakesintheEnglishlanguage.Andifenoughnativespeakersbreakarule,it’snolongerarule.Whatusedtobewrongbecomesright.Peoplenotonlymakehistory,butalsotheymakelanguages.Buttheycanonlymaketheirownlanguage.Theycan’tcreateanotherlanguage.SoChinesestudentsshouldpayattentiontothegrammar,buttheyshouldn'toverdoit.Theyshouldputcommunicationfirst.1．Whatislanguagefor?A．Forpractisinggrammarrules. B．Forlearninglistsofwords.C．Fortheexchangeofideasandinformation. D．Allabove.2．Generally,whenanAmericanoranEnglishmanspeaksEnglish,he________.A．nevermakesmistakes B．hardlymakesmistakesC．can’tavoidmakingmistakes D．alwaysmakesmistakes3．“ForeignersoftenspeakEnglishtoocorrectly.”Thissentencemeansthat________.A．foreignersspeakcorrectEnglishB．foreignersspeakincorrectEnglishC．foreignersspeakEnglishjustfollowingthegrammarrulesD．foreignersnevermakemistakeswhentheyspeakEnglish4．Iftoomanynativespeakersbreakarule,_______.A．whattheyusewillbecomeright B．theyareagainstthelawC．theyshouldsaysorrytoothers D．theywillbecomeheroes5．Whatisbesttitleforthepassage?A．Makinglanguages B．GrammarandVocabularyC．Communicationfirst D．Nativespeakers’mistakesB14、Oncetherewasahousewith1000mirrors.Alittlehappydogheardofthisplaceanddecidedtovisit.Whenhearrived,hejumpedhappilyuponthestairstothedoorofthehouse.Helookedthroughthedoorwaywithhisearsliftedhigh.Tohisgreatsurprise,hefoundthat1000otherhappylittledogswiththeirearsliftedwerelookingathim.Hesmiledagreatsmile,andhesaw1000greatsmilesjustaswarmandfriendlyashis.AshelefttheHouse,hethoughttohimself,＂Thisisawonderfulplace.Iwillcomebackandvisititoften.＂Anotherlittledog,whowasalwaysunhappy,decidedtovisitthehouse,too.Heslowlyclimbedthestairsandputhisheadlowashelookedintothedoor.Whenhesawthe1000unfriendlydogslookingbackathim,hebarkedatthem.Hewasfrightenedtosee1000littledogsbarkingathim.Asheleft,hethoughttohimself,＂Thisisaterribleplace,andIwillnevercomebackhereagain.＂Allthefacesintheworldaremirrors.Whatkindofreflectionsdoyouseeonthefacesofthepeopleyoumeet?1．Thehousethatthetwodogsvisitedhad1000______.A．mirrorsB．dogsC．doorsD．ears2．Whenthefirstdogsaw1000otherhappylittledogswiththeirearslifted,hefelt______.A．upsetB．happyC．frightenedD．surprised3．Infact,whowasunfriendlyinthepassage?A．ThefirstdogB．ThedogsinthemirrorsC．TheseconddogD．Theownerofthehouse4．Fromthepassageweknow______.A．Weshouldsmilewhenweseeamirror.B．Thehousethatthedogsvisitedwasmagic.C．Whensomeonefightyou,fightbackD．Whenwesmile,theworldwillsmilewithus.C15、Acouplehadtwolittleboys,ages8and10,whowereverynaughty.Theywerealwaysgettingintotroubleandtheirparentsknewthat,ifanymischief(恶作剧)happenedintheirtown,theirsonswereprobablyconsidered.Theboys’motherheardthataclergyman(牧师)intownhadbeensuccessfulindealingwithnaughtychildren,sosheaskedifhewouldspeakwithherboys.Theclergymanagreed,butwantedtoseethemseparately.Sothemothersenther8-year-oldfirstinthemorning,withtheelderboytoseetheclergymanintheafternoon.Theclergyman,ahugeman,sattheyoungerboydownandaskedhimseriously,“WhereisGod?”Theboy’smouthdroppedopen,buthemadenoreply,sittingtherewithhismouthhangingopen,wide-eyed.Sotheclergymanrepeatedthequestioninanevenmoreseriousvoice.“Where’sGod!!?”againtheboymadenotrytoanswer.Sotheclergymanraisedhisvoiceevenlouderandshookhisfingerintheboy’sfaceandshouted,“WHEREISGOD?”Theboyscreamedandranawayfromtheroom,randirectlyhomeandhidhimselfinthecupboard,closingthedoorheavily.Whenhiselderbrotherfoundhiminthecupboard,heasked,“Whathappened?”Theyoungerbrotherrepliedinanervousvoice,“Weareinbigtroublethistime.Godismissing—andtheythinkWEdidit!”1．Thetwoboyswerealwaysgettingintotroublebecausetheywerevery________.A．badB．naughtyC．stupid2．Inordertodealwiththetwoboyssuccessfully,theclergymandecidedto________.A．sitthemdownB．seethemseparatelyC．repeatthequestion3．Whatdidtheyoungerdoaftertheclergymanaskedthequestiontwice?A．HismouthdroppedopenB．Hiseyeskeptwide.C．Hestillsaidnothing4．Theelderbrotherfelt________afterheheardwhathisyoungerbrothersaid.A．scaredB．upsetC．sorry5．Fromthispassageweknowthat________.A．TheyoungerbrotherisverysmartB．ThemothermadeawrongdecisionC．TheclergymanisprettywiseD16、Wecanexpressthoughtsandfeelingsandsendsoundsandpicturesonoursmartphonestoday.WealsocommunicatebyusingprogramslikeSkypeandFaceTime.Wecan'tsendtastes,smellsortouch,ofcourse.ButscientistsinBritainaretryingtodevelopawayforsmartphonestodojustthat.AdrianDavidCheokisaprofessoratCityUniversityinLondon.Hewantspeopletoexperiencecommunicationusingalloftheirsenses.Hesaid"Intherealworld,wecanopenuptheglass,openthewindow.Wecantouch,wecantaste,wecansmellintherealworld."Togiveusersasenseoftaste,researchersdesignedtwoelectrodes(电极）thatareplacedonthetongue.Achemicalprocesscreatesdifferenttastesthroughmolecules(微粒)onthesurfaceofthetongue.Thischemicalprocesssendselectricalsignalsthatconvincethebrainthatapersonistastingsomething.Theyhavealreadycreatedsour,salty,sweetandbittertastes."Youputthesetwosilverelectrodesinyourmouth,youputyourtongueinbetweenandthenitstimulateselectricallyyourtongueandyougetavirtualtasteperceptioninyourbrain."Adevice(设备）called"Scentee"permitsuserstohavethesenseofsmell.Scenteeplugsintoasmartphoneandcanspraytinycloudsoffragrances,includingflowers,fruitsandcoffee.ProfessorCheoksaysthepersonspeakingcanactivatethedevice.Scenteeholdsacontainerwithabout100differentsmells.Thecontainermustbereplacedwhenallthescents（pleasantsmells)runout.1．Wherecouldthepassagemostprobablybetakenfrom?A．Anewsstory.B．Anadvertisement.C．Asciencefiction.D．Asciencemagazine.2．Whichofthefollowingistherightorderaccordingtothepassage?a.Electricalsignalsaresenttobrain.b.Twoelectrodesareplacedonthetongue.c.Thebrainisconvincedthatapersonistastingsomething.d.Differenttastesarecreatedthroughmoleculesonthesurfaceofthetongue.A．a-b-c-dB．b-d-a-cC．c-a-d-bD．b-d-c-a3．Whatwillbemostprobablytalkedaboutinthenextparagraph?A．Thebrightfutureofthesmartphones.B．Howthesenseoftouchwillbeachieved.C．Thedifferentattitudestowardsthesmartphones.D．Theadvantagesofthesmartphoneswithnewfunctions.E17、Onedayalittleboydialedatelephonenumberandstartedtospeakandheputpartofhishandoverthephoneatthesametime.Hewantedtochangethetone(音色，语调)ofhisvoice.Whileallthiswashappening,amanwhowasworkingnearbywatchedcarefullyandlistenedwithgreatinteresttotheconversationthatfollowed:＂Lady,canyougivemethejobofcuttingyourlawn(草坪)?＂＂Ialreadyhavesomeonetocutmylawn,＂answeredthewomanattheotherendofthephone.＂Lady,Iwillcutyourlawnforhalfthepriceofthepersonwhocutsyourlawnnow.＂＂I’mverysatisfiedwiththepersonwhoiscuttingmylawn.＂Theboysaid,＂Lady,I’llevensweepthefloorandthestairsofyourhouseforfree.＂＂No,thankyou.＂Withasmileonhisface,theyoungboythankedtheladyandhungupthephone.Themanthenwalkedovertotheboyandsaid:＂Son,Ilikeyourattitude(态度).I’dliketoofferyouajob.＂＂No,thanks,＂saidtheboy.＂Butyou’relookingforajob,aren’tyou?＂＂No,sir,＂answeredtheboy.＂IwasjustcheckingonmyperformanceatthejobIalreadyhave.Iamtheonewhocutsthatlady’slawn!＂1．Theboymadeaphonecallandspokeinastrangewaybecause___________.A．hedidn’twanttheladytohearhisrealvoice B．hedidn’tlikehisvoiceC．hewantedtogetanewjob D．heplayedajokewiththelady2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword＂performance＂meaninChinese?A．表演 B．认真 C．表现 D．努力3．Aftertheboyhungupthephone,hesmiledbecause_____________.A．hecouldfindanotherjob B．hedidn’tmindthelady’sattitudeC．themanwantedtogivehimanewjob D．hegottheanswerhewanted4．Themanwouldliketooffertheboyajob,because_____________.A．heneededapersontocuthislawn B．hethoughttheboywasverypoorC．theboywasrefusedbuthestilllookedhappy D．hewasaboss5．Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A．Theboyreallyneededanewjob.B．Theladydidn’tlikethepersonwhoiscuttingherlawn.C．Theboyacceptedthenewjobwhichthemanoffered.D．Theboyfoundthetruthinacleverway.F18、Theweatherisgettinghotter.YouarethirstyafterplayingbasketballorridinghomefromSchool.Acolddrinkmaybejustthething.Butbecarefulofwhatyouaredrinking.Somethingthatlookscoolmaynotbegoodforourhealth.Thereareplentyof"energydrinks"onthemarket.Mostofthemhavebeautifulcolorsandcoolnames.Thelistsonthemtellyoutheyarehelpfultoyourhealth.Soundsgreat!Butafteracarefulcheckyoumayfindthatmostenergydrinkshavelotsofcaffeine(咖啡因)inthem.Thesedrinksareespeciallyaimedatyoungpeople,students,busypeopleandsportsplayers.Producerssometimessaytheirdrinksmakeyoubetteratsportsandcankeepyouawake.Butbecarefulnottodrinktoomuch.Caffeinemakesyourheartbeatfast.Becauseofthis,theInternationalOlympicCommitteehaslimiteditsuse.Caffeineinmostenergydrinksisatleastasstrongasthatinacupofcoffeeortea.Possiblehealthdangershavesomethingtodowithenergydrinks.Justoneboxofenergydrinkcanmakeyounervous,havedifficultysleepingandcanevencauseheartproblems.Scientistssaythatteenagersshouldbediscouragedfromtakingdrinkswithalotofcaffeineinthem.1．.ManypeoplelikeenergydrinksbecauseofthefollowingEXCEPTthat________.A．theyhavelotsofcaffeineB．theyhavebeautifulcolorsandcoolnamesC．theyaresaidtobehelpfultohealthD．theykeepthemawakeandbetteratsports2．Themainreason