2023届江苏省南京市秦淮区中考二模英语试题含答案

2023年中考英语模拟试卷注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡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、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、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、—CouldIusethisdictionary?—______.It’saspareone.A．Goodidea. B．Justgoahead. C．Notatall. D．You’dbetternot.2、Whichofthetwoshirtswouldyouliketochoose?Both.ThenIcangiveonetomybrotherandleave________tomyself.A．another B．theother C．other3、Whatdoyouthinkofquietmusic?Prettygood.Itusedtomakemefeelsleepy,butnowIhave_____gottenusedtoit.A．heavily B．gradually C．possibly D．directly4、Theoldmansoldallhiscollections__thechildreninhospital.A．tohelpB．helpC．helpedD．helps5、—Youknow?MaxgotthehighestmarkintheEnglishtest.—Wow!Hemadesuchgreat________.A．mistakesB．decisionsC．progressD．trouble6、Onsuchcoldwinterdays,Iprefer____athomereadingratherthan____.A．tostay;hangoutB．stay;hangoutC．tostay;tohangoutD．staying;hangout7、Excuseme,whattimedoesFlightBA2793leave?Justaminute.I_______itforyou.A．check B．checked C．willcheck D．havechecked8、—It'snotdifficultforfiveworkerstopushthebrokenvanaway.—Yes,__________.A．ManyhandsmakelightworkB．Whenthecat'saway,themicewillplayC．EverydoghasitsdayD．Don'tputallyoureggsinonebasket9、ZhangMimanisagreatwomanscientistis82yearsoldin2018.A．whoB．whichC．what10、Inthebookshop,areaderaskedtheshopkeeperHarryPotteraninterestingbook?A．whether;are B．how;is C．that;was D．if;wasⅡ.完形填空11、Therewasanoldpeartreeinaman’sgarden.___,thetreefruitedeveryyear,sothemanwouldgetmanypears.Butnow,thetree___.Therewerenomorepearsfortheman.Sotheungrateful(忘恩负义的)mandecidedtocutthetreedown.Whenhewalkedtothetreewithanaxe(斧子)inhishand,thetreesaidtohim,“Pleasedon’tcutmedown.I___somanypearsforyouinthepastyears.NowIonlyhaveashorttimetolive.”“I’msorry.Ihavetodoso,”Themansaid,“Ineedsomethingtomakeachair.”Thenhebegantowavehisaxe.Atthemoment,abird___saidtohim,“Don’tcutitdown.___yougooutandyourwifefeelslonely,shewillcomeouttothegardenandsitunderthetreetoenjoyitscoolshade(树荫),andIsingsongstomakeher___.Wegivemuchpleasuretoyourwifewhenyouareawayfromhome.”Themandidn’tlistentothebirdanddroveitaway.Whenhewasabouttocutthetree,somebeesflewoutofitandsaid,“Listen!Ifyouagreenottokillthistree,wewillgiveyoudelicious___everyday.Wouldyouplease___thetreewithus?”Themangotmoved.Hesaid,“Youaresokindtothetree,__ithasbecomeold.NowIseeIshouldn’tcutitdown.Ithasdonesomuchtomeandmywife.Letthetreestayhere,andletthebirdcontinuetosingsongshere.”___theseword,themanleft.Andtheoldtreelivedtheretoitslastday.1．A．InspringB．nowandthenC．InthepastD．Lastyear2．A．gottiredB．gothungryC．gotthirstyD．gotold3．A．havebroughtB．hadbroughtC．bringsD．brought4．A．ontheoldtreeB．intheoldtreeC．attheoldtreeD．fromthetree5．A．EverydayB．EverymomentC．EverytimeD．Everyminute6．A．happierB．happilyC．happinessD．happy7．A．foodB．fruitC．honeyD．pears8．A．leaveB．letC．makeD．get9．A．becauseB．soC．althoughD．however10．A．InB．WithC．ByD．ForⅢ.语法填空12、用括号中所给动词的适当形式填空，使短文完整。Earlythismorning,weallwenttotheFutureHalltohaveourgraduationceremony.Theheadmastermadeawonderfulspeech,andmanyofus1．(move)totears.Nowtheceremonyisover,WewillleaveschoolsoonIfeelveryexcitedbecauseI’moneofthebestgraduates.Atthesametime.IamalittlesadbecauseIhavetosaygoodbyetomyclassmatesandteachers.Iwant2．(take)somephotoswiththemandIwillgivesomegiftstomyteachersaswell.Inthepastfewyears,I3．(learn)notonlyhowtostudy,buthowtobeaman.Inthefuture,Iwillworkmuchharder.IhopeIcanbeanastronautwhenI4．(grow)up.Maria,JaneandMichaelwillgobacktotheirhometownstomorrowandIwillseethemoffattheairport.Wewillkeepintouchwitheachotherby5．(send)emails.We6．(be)goodfriendsforever.Iwishmyclassmatesandteachershealth,happinessandgoodluck.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、EmmaWatson,26,bringsherchildhoodDisneycharactertolife.TheBritishactressplayedthebeautifulgirlBelleinDisney’snewlive-actionmovieBeautyandtheBeast(野兽).Shealsosangfortherole,thefirsttimeshehasdonesoinhercareer.ThemoviecameoutinChinaonMarch17.Originallyananimationfilm,ittellshowacursedman-beastischangedintoahandsomeprincebytheloveofBelle.ToplaytheleadroleinBeautyandtheBeast,WatsonturneddowntheofferofLaLaLand,whichwonsixawardsbesidestheBestActressatthisyear’sOscars.However,shedoesnotregretit.ShetoldVanityFairthatshebelievesthemoviesayssomethingthatisimportantforpeopletohear.ThisisnotherfirsttimebeinginvitedtoplayaDisneyprincess.SherefusedtheoffertoplayCinderella.ButshehappilytookonBellebecauseshesawherasabetterrolemodel.Belledoesn’tmindBeast’suglyappearanceandseeshisgoodheartwithin.“Sheremainscurious,compassionate(有同情心)andopen-minded,”shetoldTotalFilm.“She’snoteasilyswayedbyotherpeople’sideas.”ButtobuildherownversionofBelle,Watsonhadahandinshapingthecharacter.ShewantedBelletobebusyinsteadofjustplayinginthecastleallday.SoshehadtheideaofturningBelleintoaninventor,likeherfather.AndBelleevenmadeawashingmachineherself,thoughpeoplebrokeit.Shewantedittofreegirlsfromchores(杂务)andallowthemtolearnhowtoread.ShetoldEntertainmentWeeklythatpeoplewhobrokethewashingmachinewassymbolic(象征的)ofpeoplewhobrokeBelle’sspiritandpushedhertobecomethewomantheywantedhertobe.1．Accordingtothepassage,whatdoesthemovieBeautyandtheBeasttellus?A．Thereasonwhythebeasthasanuglyappearance.B．Beautiesalwaysfallinlovewiththeuglybeastseasily.C．Bellelovesthebeastanddoesn’tcareabouthisappearance.D．Acursedman-beastischangedintoahandsomeprincebylove.2．WhydidWatsonplaytheleadroleinBeautyandtheBeast?A．BecausesherefusedtoplayCinderella.B．BecauseshehadnochancetoplayinLaLaland.C．BecauseshesawBelleasabetterrolemodel.D．Becauseshethoughtthemoviewasimportantforpeople.3．WhydidpeoplebreakBelle’swashingmachine?A．Becausetheythoughtthemachinewasuseless.B．Becausetheyhadanideaofturningherintoaninventor.C．Becausetheywantedtopushhertobethewomantheyliked.D．Becausetheywantedhertobebusyinsteadofplayinginthecastle.4．Whichmaybethebesttitleforthispassage?A．ADisney’sPrincess.B．MorethanaBeauty.C．BeautyandtheBeast.D．Abeauty’slovestory.B14、Areyousometimesalittletiredandsleepyintheearlyafternoon?Manypeoplefeelthiswayafterlunch.Ihaveahabitoftakinganap(小睡)afterlunch.Withoutanapatnoon,Iwillfeeluncomfortablethewholeafternoon.Anapafterlunchcanmakemefeelfreshandcomfortable.ThenIcanworkbetterintheafternoon.Atnoon–aboutsixtoeighthoursafteryouwakeup–yourbodytemperaturegoesdown.Thisiswhatmakesyouslowdownandfeelsleepy.Soitisbestforyoutotakeanapafterlunchforaboutanhour.Inmanypartsoftheworld,peopletakenapsinthemiddleoftheday,especiallyinhotweather,wheretheheatmakesworkdifficultintheearlyafternoon.Infact,napsaregoodforeveryoneinanyweather.Adailynapgivesoneamorerelaxingbodyandmindintheearlyafternoon,andisgoodforhealth.Inmanycountrieswherenapsaretraditional,peopleareseldomillsuchasheartdiseases.Manyworkingpeoplehavenotimetotakenapsthoughdoctorsmayadvisetakingnapsintheearlyafternoon.Hereareafewtipsaboutyournap:Rememberthatthebesttimetotakeanapisabouteighthoursafteryougetup.Ashortsleeptoolateinthedaymayonlymakeyoufeelmoretiredandsleepylater.Thiscanalsohappenifyousleepfortoolong.Ifyoudon’thaveenoughtime,tryashortnapafterlunch—halfanhourofnapcanalsobehelpful.1．Howlongisthebesttimeforanapafterlunch?A．Tenminutes.B．Halfanhour.C．Anhour.D．Twohours.2．Napsatnooncanmakepeoplesufferlessfrom________.A．heartdiseaseB．stomachacheC．lungcancerD．headache3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tips”inthepassagemean?A．规则B．小费C．禁忌D．小贴士4．Thebesttitleofthepassageis“________”.A．HowtoWorkBetterB．TakingNapsIntheEarlyAfternoonC．HowtoRelaxBodyandMindD．TipstoavoidBodyProblemsC15、Whenyouwereatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywantedtodowasspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Therewashomeworktodo,sporttoplayandfuntobehad.Butourparentsprobablyadviseustofindajobtomakesomepocketmoneyandgetsomelifeexperience.WhenIwasateenagerIhadapaperround:deliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes.IthenturnedtoaSaturdayjobinasupermarket:puttingthethingsontheshelvesinorderandworkingatthecheckout.TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrentakeuppart-timejobs.It'satasteofindependence.Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandaboutmanagingyourmoney.So,that'snobadthing!SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingonaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbe

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toapersonlater.A2015studybytheUKCommissiononEmploymentandSkillsfoundthatemployer's（雇主）organizationscriticizedyoungadultsbecausetheywereill-preparedforfulltimework.Andtheywereprovednothavingtakenpart-timeworkatschoolage.However,arecentreporthasshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenby20%inthepastfiveyears.So,doesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowmoreafraidofhardwork?Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthatyoungpeoplethinkgoingouttoworkwillinfluencetheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresultsandagoodjobinthelongterm.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeLeaders,toldBBCNewsthat"Properpart-timeworkisagoodwaytohelpyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives."It'sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.Manyyoungpeopleactuallywanttoworkbecauseitgivesthemasenseoffreedom.One13-year-oldgirlcalledRachel,whohasaSaturdayjobinashop,toldtheBBCthat"IenjoymyjobbecauseI'mmakingmoneyandithelpsmyconfidencespeakingtopeopleandsocializingwithpeopleIworkwith."ThatseemslikesomethingworthgettingupforonaSaturdaymorning.Didyoudoapart-timejobwhenyouwereatschool?1．Accordingtothepassage,teenagersprobablyprefer

ontheweekend.A．doinghomeworktohavingfunwithfriendsB．playingsportsoutsidetodoinghomeworkathomeC．havingfunwiththeirparentstoplayingsportsoutsideD．playingsportstodeliveringnewspaperstopeople'shomes2．Whatdoestheword"detrimental"inParagraph3probablymean?A．Harmful. B．Impossible. C．Important. D．Worthy.3．Accordingtothepassage,GeoffBartonprobablyagreesthat

.A．Teenagersliketakingpart-timejobsmorethanfull-timejobs.B．doingpart-timejobsismoreimportantthanstudyingandresting.C．takinguppart-timejobsbenefitsteenagers'futureworkinglives.D．teenagersareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodgrades.4．What'sthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A．Tocallpeople'sattentiontotheschoolchildrenB．ToCriticizeschoolchildrenareoutofcontrolC．Toshowschoolchildrendislikepart-timejobsD．Toencourageschoolchildrentotakepart-timejobsD16、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、Summervacationsshouldberelaxedforstudents.However,manyofthemusetheopportunitytotakepartinsummerproject.XuDan,a15-year-oldgirl,lovesvacationsbecauseitmeansshecanspendmoretimevolunteering.Shebelievesthatvolunteeringhasctsinstead.changedherlifeandmadeherabetterperson.Twoyearsago,Xuwasashygirl.Oneday,shesawagroupofvolunteerspickinguptrashinthestreet.Sinceshehadnoplansforthesummervacationandwantedtomakesomefriends,shedecidedtojointhem.“Iusedtothinkvolunteeringwasnothingmorethanpickinguptrash.NowIknowthattheaimofvolunteerworkishelpingothersandgainingself-esteem(自尊),”Xusays.Hervolunteeringscheduleisfull:teachingmigrationworkers’(外来务工人员)childrenEnglishfromMondaystoFridays,pickinguptrashonSaturdays,andvisitingoldpeopleonSundays.ForXu,visitingoldpeopleisthemostmeanfulactivity.“Ihelpthemcleantheirhomesandcuttheirhair.Italktothemandlistentotheirlifestories.Thesearejustsmallthings,buteverytimeIhelpothersIfeelmoreconfidentaboutmyself,”Xusays.AccordingtoXu,thepositiveenergy(正能量)fromvolunteeringinfluencesthewayshedealswithpeopleandseestheworld.“Icanseethingsfromotherpeople’spointofviewandlookatthingsmorepositively.IthinkI’mgoingtoholdontoitallmylife.”shesays.1．XuDanlovestospendmoretime_______duringvacations.A．studyingB．readingC．travelingD．volunteering2．WhendidXuDanstartvolunteering?A．Whenshewas14yearsold.B．Whenshewas15yearsold.C．TwoyearsagoD．Threeyearsago.3．WhydidXuDandecidetojoinvolunteersatfirst?A．Shedidn’thaveanyplansforthesummervacationB．ShewantedtomakesomefriendsC．Shewantedtogetmoreexperiences.D．BothAandB．4．WhatdoesXuDandoonSundaysaccordingtohervolunteeringschedule?A．Shevisitssickpeople.B．ShevisitsoldpeopleC．Shepicksuptrash.D．Sheteachesmigrationworkers’childrenEnglish.5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtureaccordingtothepassage?A．XuDanbelievesthatvolunteeringhaschangedherlife.B．XuDanusedtothinkvolunteeringwasjustpickinguptrash.C．XuDanthinksteachingEnglishisthemostmeanfulactivity.D．XuDanwillcontinuevolunteering.F18、Mostpeoplearoundtheworldareright-handed.Thisalsoseemstobetrueinhistory.In1799,scientistsstudiedworksofartmadeatdifferenttimesfrom1,500B．C．tothe1950s.Mostofthepeopleshownintheseworksareright-handed,sothescientistsguessedthatright-handednesshasalwaysbeencommonthroughhistory.Today,onlyabout10%to15%oftheworld’spopulationisleft-handed.Whyaretheremoreright-handedpeoplethanleft-handedones?Scientistsnowknowthataperson’stwohandseachhavetheirownjobs.Formostpeople,thehandisusedtofindthingsorholdthings.Therighthandisusedtoworkwiththings.Thisisbecauseofthedifferentworkofthetwosidesofthebrain.Therightsideofthebrain,whichmakesaperson’shandsandeyesworktogether,controlsthelefthand.Theleft-sideofthebrain,whichcontrolstherighthand,isthecentreforthinkinganddoingproblems.Thesefindingsshowthatmoreartistsshouldbeleft-handed,andstudieshavefoundthatleft-handednessistwiceascommonamongartistsasamongpeopleinotherjobs.Noonereallyknowswhatmakesapersonbecomeright-handedinsteadofleft-handed.Scientistshavefoundthatalmost40%ofthepeoplebecomeleft-handedbecausetheirmainbrainisdamagedwhentheyareborn.However,thisdoesn’thappentoeveryone,soscientistsguesstheremustbeanotherreasonwhypeoplebecomeleft-handed.Oneideaisthatpeopleusuallygetright-handedfromtheirparents.Ifapersondoesnotreceivethegene(基因)forright-handedness,he/shemaybecomeeitherright-handedorleft-handedaccordingtothechanceandthepeopletheyworkorlivewith.Thoughright-handednessismorecommonthanleft-handedness,peoplenolongerthinkleft-handedpeoplearestrangeorunusual.Alongtimeago,left-handedchildrenweremadetousetheirrighthandslikeotherchildren,buttodaytheydon’thaveto.1．（小题1）Howmanypeopleintheworldareleft-handednow?A．Lessthanonesixth.B．Morethanahalf.C．About40%.D．Thepassagedoesn’ttellus.2．（小题2）Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“damaged”inthispassage?A．knoc