2023届江苏省苏州市常熟一中中考英语押题试卷含答案

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、—Howareyougoingtoimprove________thisterm?—Workharderthanlastterm.A．ourselves B．myself C．himself D．yourself2、—MrWu,mustIfinishthisexercisetoday?—No,you________.Youcanhanditintomorrowafternoon.A．shouldn’tB．don’thavetoC．mustn’tD．can’t3、It’stoohottoday.Wouldyoumind____thewindow?A．open B．toopen C．opening4、Thisisthemostbeautifulsight________IhaveeverseensinceIcametoEngland.A．whichB．thatC．whereD．what5、--Excuseme,whencanweplaybasketballontheplayground?--Notuntiltheplayground__________nextweek.A．willrepairB．willberepairedC．isrepaired6、—DoyouknowTom?—Sure,wehave______inthesamevillageformanyyears.A．leftB．livedC．comeD．gone7、—Hi,Nora.Isyourmotherathome?—Justaminute!She_______flowersinthegarden.A．plant B．isplanting C．planted D．wasplanting8、—Haveyouever_____MudanjiangtoseetheJingboLake?—Yes,Ihave.A．wentto B．goneto C．beenin D．beento9、Ithink______importanttopreparemorefoodfortomorrow’sparty.A．that B．it C．this D．us10、—Sandy,theglassisbroken.Howdidthathappen?—Sorry,Mum.Idon’tknow.Ihomeworkinthestudy.A．amdoing B．wasdoing C．havedone D．doⅡ.完形填空11、Iusedtobeshyatschool.IhatedbeingcalledinclassbecauseI1likeotherstonoticeme.AndifIwasnottoldtohaveaseat2theteacher,Ialwayschosetositatthebackoftheclassroom.AllthischangedafterIjoinedasportsteam.Itbegan3ateachersuggestedIjointhebasketballteam.AtfirstIthoughtitwasacrazyideabecauseIdidn’thave4goodsenseofbalance.Ididn’tthinkIhavetheabilitytokeepupwith5intheteamandtheywouldlaughatme,6becausetheteacherkeptinsistingon(坚持)my“goingforit”,Idecidedtogiveatry.Gettingupthecouragetotrywasonlythehalfofit!WhenIfirststarted7thepracticecourses,Ididn’tevenknowtherulesofthegame.SometimesI’dgetconfused(迷惑的)andtakeashotatthewrongdirection—8mademefeelreallysilly.9,Iwasn’ttheonlyone“new”atthegame,soIdecidedtolearnthegame,domybestateachpracticecourse,andnotbetoohardonmyselfforthethingsIdidn’tknow.Ipracticedandpracticed.SoonIknewtherulesandthe“moves”.Beingpartofateamwasnotsodifficult.VerysoontheexcitingpartformewasWINNINGthoughIdidn’thaveenoughconfidence.Withtime,Ilearnedhowtoplayandmadefriends10others.Ineverhadsomuch11!With12self-confidencecomingfrommorepraiseofteachersandclassmates,eversincethen,I13from“hiding”atthebackoftheclassroomandnotwantinganyattentiontomyself,to14myhand—evenwhenIsometimeswasn’tsureIhadtherightanswer.NowIhavemoreself-confidencein15.1．A．do B．did C．don’t D．didn’t2．A．by B．to C．among D．between3．A．unless B．when C．before D．if4．A．the B．an C．a D．/5．A．other B．theother C．others D．theothers6．A．then B．while C．but D．so7．A．attend B．attending C．beingattended D．attended8．A．what B．how C．which D．that9．A．Luck B．Lucky C．Luckier D．Luckily10．A．to B．as C．with D．from11．A．funny B．fun C．funniness D．funnier12．A．many B．little C．more D．less13．A．change B．changed C．amchanging D．havechanged14．A．raising B．raised C．raise D．raises15．A．I B．us C．mine D．myselfⅢ.语法填空12、I’mHongmei.I1．(learn)Englishformanyyears,butIdon’tfinditeasy.IwenttoanEnglish-speakingcountryonourlastvacation,andIcouldnotspeaktothepeoplevery2．(good).OurtourguidespokeEnglishforus.NowIknowitisimportant3．(learn)moreEnglish,soI’mhavingextra4．(lesson)inmyfreetime.Ibelieveitcanhelp5．(I)improvemyEnglishmoresoon.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、阅读理解。CanadaDaySince1982,July1sthasbeenofficiallyknownasCanadaDay.Canadiansofallagestakepartinthisfestivalacrossthecountry.CanadaDayistheyear’sbiggestnationalparty.Inmanytownsandcities,thegovernmentorganizesalotofevents,oftenoutdoors.Theseincludeparades（游行）,concerts,festivals,fireworkdisplaysandceremoniesfornewCanadiancitizens（公民）.Thecelebrationsoftenhaveapatrioticmood.Canada’snationalflag,asymbolforCanadaDay,canbeseeneverywhereandalotofpeoplepainttheirfacesredandwhite,whichareCanada’snationalcolors.ThecelebrationsinOttawa,Canada’scapitalcity,areespeciallygrandandexciting.IntheprovinceofQuebec,manyhomerentals（租赁）startonJuly1standlastforexactlyoneyear,andmanypeopleinQuebecspendCanadaDaymovingfromonehousetoanother.SoinQuebec,CanadaDayisalsoknownasMovingDay.Manyorganizations,businessesandstoresareclosedthisday.Onlysomebookstores,hospitalsandgasstationsmaybeopen.Postofficesareclosed,too.AsCanadaDayfallsintheCanadiansummerholidayperiod,allschoolsareclosedaswell.Insomeareas,specialservicesareprovidedforlargeevents.Theconcerts,paradesandfestivalsmaycausesometrafficjams.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．CanadaDayfallsonthefirstdayofJune.B．CanadaDaywascelebratedbefore1982.C．CanadaDayiscelebratedthroughoutCanada.D．CanadiansexceptnewcitizenscelebrateCanadaDay.2．Theunderlinedword“patriotic”means_____inChinese.A．温馨的B．爱国的C．肃穆的D．紧张的3．CanadaDayisknownasMovingDayinQuebecbecauseonthisday_____.A．peoplethinkitluckytomovetonewhousesB．peoplelookforhousesfromoneplacetoanotherC．peoplelikemovingfromhousetohousetovisitfriendsD．peoplemovehomewhennewhomerentalsgointoeffect4．FromParagraph4,weknowthatonCanadaDay_____.A．nostudentgoestoschoolB．trafficjamshappeneverywhereC．allCanadiansstopworkingD．fewbusinessesandstoresareclosed5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedaboutCanadaDay?A．BackgroundB．Symbol.C．Publiclife.D．Eventsandactivities.B14、HowIstudyEnglishIoftenhearsomestudentssayEnglishisdifficult,anditgivesthemaheadache.Sotheycan’tlearnitwell.ButEnglishisveryeasyforme.I’mgoodatit.I’mverygladtotellyousomethingabouthowIstudyEnglish.First,IthinkaninterestinEnglishisveryimportant.WhenIwasinGradeSeven,wehadanewsubject–English.Itwasfreshforme.Iwasinterestedinit,soIworkedhardatit.SoonwehadanEnglishexamand____________HowhappyIwas!Afterthat,IlearnedEnglishharderandharder.OurEnglishteacheroftenteachesusEnglishsongs,thesongssoundnice.IoftenthinkhowinterestingEnglishis!Second,IthinkEnglishisaforeignlanguage.Ishouldlearnitwellinthefollowingways:Listentotheteachercarefully,speakbravely,readaloudandhaveagoodvocabulary(词汇).Thenpracticeagainandagain,neverbetired.AndIalsohaveagoodhabit:AskingwheneverIhaveaquestion,ImustmakeitclearbyaskingourEnglishteacher.HowhappyIamwhenIunderstand!Besidesthis,IoftenreadEnglishstories,jokesandeasynovels.FromtheseIknowEnglishisnotonlyinteresting,butalsouseful.Theyhelpmeunderstandalotofthings.SotodomorereadingisanimportantwaytolearnEnglishwell.AndIalsodosomeexercisesfromourclassmagazines,andIoftenwriteEnglishdiaries.Englishhasbecomeaclosefriendofmine.NowIhavelearnedEnglishformorethantwoyears.Ialwayskeepthefirstposition(位置)inourschool.Fromthesewords,IhopeeverystudentcanlearnEnglishwell.1．（小题1）Whydosomestudentsoften"haveaheadache"?A．Becausetheyareeasytocatchcold.B．BecauselearningEnglishgiveshimaheadache.C．BecausetheythinkEnglishistooeasy.D．Becauseit’sdifficultforthemtolearnEnglishwell.2．（小题2）Thesentence"Igotaverygoodmark"means__________.A．Iwashappytotaketheexam.B．Ihadagoodideatopasstheexam.C．Ididbadlyintheexam.D．Ididwellintheexam.3．（小题3）ThewriterthinksEnglishisinterestingbecause__________.A．EnglishisfullofstoriesB．EnglishisfullofjokesC．histeacheroftenteachesthemniceEnglishsongsD．ithelpshimunderstandalotofthings4．（小题4）Whichofthefollowingisnotthewaythewriterstudiesby?A．Speakingbravely.B．Writingtomyforeignfriends.C．Readingaloud.D．WritingEnglishdiaries.C15、Characters:Buck—adogJudge(法官)Miller—Buck’sownerCharacters:Buck—adogJudge(法官)Miller—Buck’sownerBuckdidnotreadthenewspapers,orhewouldknowthattroublewascoming.Infact,troublewasonitswayforeverystrongdogwithwarmlonghair.Thiswasbecausemen,goingthroughtheArctic(北极的)darkness,haddiscoveredayellowmetal—gold.Andbecauseshippingandtransportation(运输)companieswereadvertisingthediscovery,thousandsofmenwererushingintotheNorthland.Thesemenwantedheavydogs,withstrongmuscles(肌肉)forworkingandthickcoatstoprotectthemfromthecold.BucklivedatJudgeMiller’shouseinthesunny-kissedSantaClaraValley.Therewerebigstables(马厩),longgrapefields,fruitgardensandabigswimmingpool.Buckruledoverthewholekingdom.Herehewasbornandherehehadlivedthefouryearsofhislife.HeprotectedtheJudge’ssonsanddaughtersonlongmidnightorearlymorningwalks.OncoldwinternightshelayattheJudge’sfeetinfrontofthewarmlibraryfire.Hewasking—kingovereverything,crawled(爬行的),walked,orflewatJudgeMiller’splace,includinghumans.Buckwasthiskindofdogintheautumnof1897,whenthediscoveryofgoldintheKlondikepulledmenfromallovertheworldintothefrozenNorth.ButBuckdidnotreadthenewspapers.HedidnotknowthatManuel,oneofgardener’shelpers,wasnottobetrusted.Manuellovedtogamble(赌博).Hebelievedhecouldwinbuthewasdoomedtofailure.OnthenightofManuel’sbetrayal(背叛),noonesawhimandBuckgooffthroughthefields.Buckimaginedittobearelaxingwalk.Theyarrivedatalittletrain.AmantalkedwithManuelandmoneypassedbetweenthem.ManueltiedapieceofthickropearoundBuck’sneck.Buckaccepteditquietly.Tobesure,itwasunwanted,butBuckhadlearnedtotrustmenheknew.However,whentheendsoftheropewereplacedinthestranger’shands,hebarked.Thentheropetightened(收紧)painfully,histonguehangingoutofhismouth.Thenhisstrengthdisappeared,hiseyesgrewdim(浑浊),andheknewnothingwhenthetrainpulledup.Twomenthrewhimintothebaggagecar.1．WhywerethousandsofmenrushingintotheNorthland?A．Becausetheycouldliveabetterlifethere.B．Becausetheymightdiscovergoldthere.C．Becausetheycouldfindthedogstheyneededthere.D．Becausetheywantedtoenjoythebeautifulviewsthere.2．WhichdescriptionaboutBuckisNOTtrueaccordingtothestory?A．Thejudge’sfamilybetrayedhimsoheranawayquietly.B．HehadlivedinJudgeMiller’shousesincehewasborn.C．Lifebeforetheautumnof1897wasenjoyableforhim.D．ManuelcouldtakehimoutofMiller’shousebecausehetrustedManuel.3．ThetroubleBuckdidn’tknowatfirstisthat.A．hedidnotreadthenewspapersB．JudgeMillerwouldasksomeonetosendBuckawayC．menwantedheavydogstoworkfortheminthecoldareasD．Manuelwasdoomedtolosemoneywhengambling4．Thestoryismainlyabout.A．animals’trustinhumans B．people’sdiscoveryofgoldC．Buck’searlylifeatJudgeMiller’s D．theturningpointofBuck’slifeD16、Successdoesnotbelongtoaselectgroupofindividuals(个人).Successbelongstothosewhoarewillingtogoafteritandtrytheirbesttodowhattheyhavetodo.Herearesomeusefulpracticalwaysforyouifyouwanttobeasuccess.Desire.Desireisthestrongwishtoachieveagoal.Withoutdesireyouhavenothing.Beforeyoucanrunwithdesire,yourgoalmustbeplain,clear,anditmustalsobeexciting.Showup.Seventypercentofsuccessinlifeisshowingup.Youcan’thaveabestseller,ifyouhaveneverwrittenabook.Youcan’tgetyourdreamjob,ifyou’reafraidtoturninanapplication.Showingupdoesn’tguarantee(保证)success,butifyoudon’tshowup,youwon’tsucceed.Fail.Unlessyou’rewillingtohaveatry,failunhappily,andhaveanothertry,successwon’thappen.Tohavesuccessyouhavetodothingstherightway,butoftentheonlywaytodosomethingrightistofirstfailatit.AsThomasJ.Watsonsaid,asimpleformula(公式)forsuccessistodoubleyourrateoffailure(失败).Sowelcomefailure,becomeastudentoffailure,learnfromfailure,andsoonyouwillsucceed.WorkHarder.____________________________________Successisnotaboutdoingwhatthecommonpersoncan’tdo.It’saboutdoingwhatthecommonpersonisunwillingtodo.Andonadeeperlevel,it’saboutcreatinghabitsthatthecommonpersonisunwillingtocreate.It’sthehabitofdoingthingswithexcellencethatcausessuccess.EnjoytheJourney.Successisajourney,notadestination(终点).Successisnotacertaincaroracertainhouseoracertainhappymarriage.Successistheenjoymentofthejourney.Youhavetoenjoythejourney.Someoneoncesaid,“Unlessyouchangehowyouare,youwillalwayshavewhatyou’vegot.”Youhavetochange,youwillchange,andyouwillsucceed.1．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinachievingsuccess?A．Workinghard. B．Goodeducation.C．Strongdesire. D．Enjoyingfailure.2．Whatdoesthewriterreallymeanbysaying“Everyoneruns,buteveryoneisnotwillingtorunforanhoureveryday.”?A．It’snoteasyforpeopletodeveloptheirhealth.B．Youaresuretomeetwithsomedifficultyinyourlife.C．Keepingworkingharderisnecessarywhenyougoaftersuccess.D．Mostpeopledon’twanttospendtoomuchtimerunning.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutsuccessaccordingtothepassage?A．Ifyouwanttosucceed,youshouldhavespecialtalents.B．Ifyouwanttosucceed,you’dbetternotshowup.C．Successisaboutdoingwhatthecommonpersoncan’tdo.D．Successmeanstheenjoymentofyourgainorlossonthejourney.4．Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe_______________.A．TheImportanceofSuccess B．TheMeaningofSuccessC．SuccessorFailure D．TheFiveMainStepstoSuccessE17、Lesterwaswalkinginthestreetwithtwohugeandheavysuitcases.Astrangerwalkeduptohimandasked,“Haveyougotthetime?”Lesterstopped,putdownthesuitcasesandlookedathiswatch.“It’sfivefifteen,”hesaid.“Hey,whatanicewatch!”saidthestranger.Lestersmiledalittleandsaid,“Yes,it’snotbad.Lookatthis.”Thenheshowedthestrangeratimedisplayforthe86largestcitiesintheworld.Hehitafewbuttons（按钮）andavoicetoldthetimeinChinese.Lestercontinued,“Itsvoicecanbeset（设置）fordifferentlanguages.”Thestrangerseemedveryinterestedinthewatch.“That’snotall,”saidLester.Hethenpushedafewmorebuttonsandasmallmapappearedonthewatch.“Themapcanshowwhereweare,”explainedLester.“Iwanttobuythiswatch!”saidthestranger.“Oh,no,I’mnotsellingit.Ihavespentnearlytwoyearsmakingit,”saidLester.“I’llgiveyou$1,000forit!”“Oh,no,I’vealreadyspentmorethanthat.”“I’llgiveyou$5,000forit!”Lesterstoppedtothink.Thestrangerquicklygavehimacheck（支票）andsaid,“$5,000.Hereitis.”Lesterfinallyagreedtosellthewatch.Whenthestrangerwasgoingtoleavewiththewatch,Lesterpointedtothetwohugesuitcasesandsaid,“Hey,waitaminute.Don’tforgetyourbatteries.”1．Lesterstoppedinthestreetbecause_____.A．thesuitcaseswereveryheavyB．hefeltverytiredC．astrangerwantedtobuyhiswatchD．someoneaskedhimwhatthetimewas2．WhatwasinthesuitcasesthatLesterwascarrying?A．Money.B．Batteries.C．Watches.D．Paper.3．WecaninferfromthepassagethatLesterwasa(n)_____.A．engineerB．sportsmanC．artistD．doctor4．Thestrangerpaid_____forthewatch.A．nothingB．$1,000C．$5,000D．$4,0005．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthewatch?A．Itcantellthetimeindifferentlanguages.B．Itcantellyouwhereyouare.C．Itiseasytowearandcarry.D．Itcanshowatimedisplayformanylargecitiesaroundtheworld.F18、Howcouldwetelltimeiftherewerenowatchesorclocksanywhereintheworld?Thesunwasprobablytheworld’sfirst“clock”,exceptinthefarnorth,wheretheEskimos(爱斯基摩人)live.There,it’sdarkmostofthewinter,andlightmostofthesummer.Butinmostoftheworld,peoplehaveusedthesunforaclock.Eventoday,ifyoudon’thaveaclock,youstillknowthatwhenthesunshines,it’sday,andwhenit’sdark,it’snight.Thesuncanalsotellyouifit’smorning,noon,orafternoon.Peoplewholiveneartheseacantelltimefromthetides.Inthedaytime,foraboutsixhours,thewaterriseshigherandhigheronthebeach.Andthenitgoesdownanddownforaboutsixhours.Thesamethinghappensagainatnight.Therearetwohightidesandtwolowtidesevery24hours.Seamenonashiplearnhowtotelltimebylookingatthemoonandthestars.Thewholeskyistheirclock.Insomeplacesintheworldthewindcomesupataboutthesametimeeverydayorchangesdirectionorstopsblowing.Intheseplacesthewindcanbetheclock.Asandclockisanevenbetterclock.Ifyouhadfinedrysandinaglassshapedliketheoneinthepicture,youwouldhavewhatiscalledanhourglass.Thesandinthehourglassgoesfromthetopparttothebottompartinexactlyonehour.Whenthehourglassisturnedover,thesandwilltakeanotherhourtogobackagain.1．Accordingto(根据)thepassage,thereare____________waystotelltimebesides（除了）theclockandwatch.A．3 B．4 C．5 D．72．TheEskimosinth