2023届江苏省苏州市昆山市、太仓市达标名校中考英语押题试卷含答案

2023年中考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1．答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2．第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3．考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、He_________workonthefarmeveryday.I’msureaboutthatbecausehisskinisveryblack.A．can’t B．may C．must D．couldn’t2、InFranceyou________putbreadonthetable.Youarenotsupposedtoputitontheplate.A．shouldn't B．aresupposedto C．wouldliketo D．will3、—MrWang’sworkgoes______teaching,andhealwaysthinksofthechildrenfirstandtakesgoodcareofthem.—Yes,hewaspraisedasoneofthe“PeopleWhoMovedYangzhou”A．beyond B．beside C．behind D．between4、—What’sthisinthepicture,Tony?—Oh,it’sthebuilding____webuilttenyearsago.A．where B．that C．what D．when5、—________doestheT-shirtbelongto?IsitJohn’s?—Idon’tthinkso.It’stoosmallforhim.A．Whose B．What C．Who6、Themanwithablackhatwasseentheshoppingmalljustnow.A．enterB．enteringC．enteredD．toenter7、---Learningaforeignlanguageisnoteasy.Ittakestime.---Iagree.________.There’snoshortcut.A．AllroadsleadtoRome. B．Romewasn’tbuiltinaday.C．Practicemakesperfect. D．Betterlatethannever.8、What______newsmadethemsodown?I'mworriedaboutthem.A．sad B．happy C．exciting D．good9、Aboutoftheearthcoveredwithwater,butwehavelessandlessfreshwater.A．three-fourth;are B．three-fourths;isC．three-fourth;are D．three-fourths;are10、Beingafull-timemotheris______salaried(有薪水的)jobintheworld,becausethesalaryisallthelovefromherchildren.A．highB．higherC．thehigherD．thehighestⅡ.完形填空11、Ialwaysenjoyedsinging.However,IwasveryshyandI1sanginfrontofothers.SowhenIheardthatourschoolchoir(合唱团）neededagirl,Ithought,“Thisismychancetobea2,butaspartofateam.”Butwhenwegotstarted,thechoirteachersaidwewouldhavemany3,andeveryonewouldhavetodoasolo(独唱).Iwasnervous(焦虑）allweekabouthavingtosinginfrontofmanypeople.4thedayofthefirstpractice,ItoldthechoirteacherIdecidedtoleavethechoir.Thatnight,thechoirteachercametomyhome.Shewantedmetosingasongto5.Atfirst,Iwastoonervoustosingaword.“Don’tletyourfear(恐惧)stopyoufrombeingallyoucanbe,”shesaid.Thatmademe6.“MaybeIcouldgiveitatry,”Isaidtomyself.Isangloudlyandclearly.Itfeltreally7.“Cathy,”theteachersaid,“Ihavetwopiecesofnewstotellyou.OneisthatIwillinviteyouto8thechoiragain.Theotheristhatyouwillbethesoloist(独唱者).You’retoogoodtobeintheback.9youdoit?”Istillfeltnervous,10ontheinside,Iwashappy.“Yes,Ican”Isaid1．A．even B．never C．still D．only2．A．writer B．teacher C．singer D．scientist3．A．practices B．examples C．holidays D．problems4．A．From B．For C．At D．On5．A．him B．her C．them D．you6．A．forget B．ask C．think D．run7．A．warm B．real C．right D．great8．A．join B．start C．reach D．improve9．A．Should B．Might C．Need D．Can10．A．so B．if C．but D．becauseⅢ.语法填空12、DoyouknowStephenHawking?He’soneofthemostwell-known1．（scientist）onspaceandtimeintheworld.HewasborninEnglandin1942.Hawkingis2．（study）howtheuniversebeganandhowitends.WhenhestudiedmathandscienceatOxfordUniversity,hefell3．(serious)ill,whichmadehimunabletospeakorbreathe.Tillnow,hecan’tmoveorfeed4．(him).however,hehasawheelchairwith5．specialcomputer,withwhichhecancommunicatewithothers.6．hewasfacingallthesedifficulties,herefusedtogiveuphishopeofliving.Because7．hisillness,itwasdifficultforhimtodrawdiagramsortowrite.Sohestarted8．(think)inpictures.Withthisnewwayofthinking,heisrespectedbypeopleintheworld.Oncehe9．(invite)toChinatogivelectures.Hisself-confidenceandhumorousconversationsimpressedusdeeply.Heoncesaid,“Whensomethingunfairhappens,10．isnoneedtoworryaboutit!Youjusthavetodothebestinyourownsituation.”Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Theyoungmanwenttoatownandworkedthere.Hedidnothaveawifesoaservant(仆人)didtheworkinhishouse.Theyoungmanlikedlaughingalot.Henailed(钉钉子)theservant’sshoestotheflooronMonday,andthenlaughed,becausetheservantputhisfeetinthemandfelldown.Theservantwasnotangry,butsmiled.ThentheyoungmanputbrushesinhisbedonTuesday.Theservantgotintobedandhitthebrusheswithhisfeet.Hewasafraid.Theyoungmanlaughedloudlyagain.Againtheservantwasnotangry,butsmiled.ThenonWednesdaytheyoungmansaidtohisservant,“You’reanice,kindman.Iamnotgoingtobeunkindtoyouagain.”Theservantsmiledandsaid,“AndI’mnotgoingtoputanymoremud(淤泥)fromthestreetinyourcoffee.”1．Theyoungmanwenttoatownto__________.A．studyB．workC．spendhisholiday2．Heplayedajokeontheservantbecause__________.A．hehatedhimB．hehadnothingtodoC．hewantedtogetpleasure3．Whentheyoungmanplayedajokeonhim,theservantjustsmiledbecause__________.A．hewasafraidtobefired(解雇)B．helikedtheyoungman’sactionC．makingtheyoungmanlaughishisjob4．Theyoungmanthoughttheservantshowedkindtohim,soatlasthe__________.A．gotangryB．stoppedplayingjokesC．laughedloudlyagain5．Whatdidtheservantdoinreturnto(回报)theyoungman?A．Hestolesomethingfromthehouse.B．Hegaveasmiletotheyoungman.C．Heputmudintotheyoungman’scoffee.B14、Doesheavyuseofcellphonesleadtoariskofcancer?Thisquestionhascausedseriousargumentsformanyyears.Anewstudyinratsnowaddstothoseconcerns.Itsdatalinkedlong-term,intenseexposure（强烈的暴露）toradiation（辐射）fromcellphoneswithanincreasedriskofcancerintheheartorbrain.Theresultshaveyettobeconfirmed（确认）,theauthorsnote.Moreover,theyadd,it’snotyetclearwhatthefindingsmaymeanintermsofhumanhealth.Indeed,althoughtheratstudyfoundalinkbetweencell-phoneradiationandcancer,itoffersnocluestowhysuchalinkmightexist,saysJonathanSamet.HeteachespreventativemedicineanddirectstheInstituteforGlobalHealthattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniainLosAngeles.Still,hecallsthenewstudy’sfindings“important”.Theycouldleadtostudieslookingintohowcell-phoneradiationmightresultincancer,hesays.Phonesignalsarerelayedbetweencelltowersandcellphonesthroughradiowaves.Thisradiofrequency–orRF–radiationisatypeknownasnon-ionizing（非离子化）.UnlikeX-raysandalphaparticles,non-ionizingradiationdoesnotputenoughenergyintocellstoreleaseelectronsfromatoms（原子）ormolecules（分子）,producingions（离子）.Soittendstobefarlessharmfulthanionizingradiation,suchasX-rays.Butthatdoesnotmeanradiowavesmightnotcauseharm.Thisradiationwillheatthebodyandcausetissuedamage.Butit’snotyetknownwhatmuchlowerRFlevelsmightdo,suchasthosefromcell-phoneuse.Fiveyearsago,theWorldHealthOrganization’sInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer,orIARC,concludedthatcell-phoneuse“ispossiblycarcinogenic.”Thatmeansitmightcausecancer.Itsconclusionwasbasedonwhatlittleresearchdatawereavailableatthattime.ButnoticethatIARCwasnotcertain.Itsaidonlythatphoneusemight“possibly”causecancer.SoscientistsattheNationalToxicologyProgram,orNTP,decidedtoinvestigatefurther.1．Whatconcerndoesanewstudycause?A．Long-term,intenseradiationexistsincellphones.B．Heavyuseofcellphonesleadstoariskofcancer.C．Thenewstudyhascausedseriousargumentsformanyyears.D．Peoplehaveintenseexposuretoradiation.2．Whathasbeenconfirmedaccordingtothenewstudy?A．Ifpeopleusecellphonesallthetime,theywillcertainlyhavecancer.B．Thereasonwhythelinkbetweencell-phoneandcancerexistsisknown.C．WhatmuchRFlevelsmightdo,suchasthosefromcell-phoneuseisalreadyclear.D．Thereisalinkbetweencell-phoneradiationandcancer.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“relay”meaninParagraph4?A．TopassamessagefromoneplacetoanotherB．ToexistC．ToreleaseelectricityfromatomsormoleculesD．Tocausecancer4．Whowilllookintotheresearchfurther?A．DoctorJonathanSamet.B．TheInstituteforGlobalHealthattheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.C．Theauthorofthisarticle.D．ScientistsattheNationalToxicologyProgram,orNTP.5．Whereisthearticlepossiblyfrom?A．Aneducationalmagazine. B．Asciencewebsite.C．Asciencefiction. D．Afashionreport.C15、Haveyouevershoveled(铲)snowafterasnowstorm?Mostpeopletrytoremovesnow.ButinFebruary,inSapporo,Japan,trucksactuallybringsnowintothecity!Peopleshovelthesnowintolargepiles,andthesepilesofsnowbecomeoutdoorcafes,concertstages,andbeautifulsculptures(雕像).ArtistsfromallovertheworldcometoSapporo’sSnowFestivaleveryyeartoenterthesculpturecompetition.Butthesculpturesaren’tmadeofstone,metalorwood–theyaremadeofsnowandice!Artistssometimeswork11to12hoursadaytomakeamazingsculptures.Manyofthesculpturesarehugeandverydetailed.Duringtheday,thesculpturesshineinthewintersun.Atnight,colorfullightsshineonthem.Millionsofpeoplegotoseethemeveryyear.TheSnowFestivalhadnotalwaysbeensopopular.Itstartedin1950assomethingverysmall.PeopleinSapporowantedtogooutsideandhavefunduringthelong,boringwinter,sothecityheldaone-dayfairinapark.Peoplelistenedtomusicanddanced.Theywatchedmoviesanddograces.Butsomehighschoolstudentshadagreatideaandbuiltsixlargeinterestingsnowsculptures.Peoplereallylikedthesculptures,andtheSnowFestivalwasborn.Fiveyearslater,soldiersnearbybroughttonsofsnowintothecity.Theymadethesnowintolargeblocksandusedladderstobuildhugesculptures.Thesesculptureswereamazing,andthesmallfestivalturnedintoaninternationalevent.Morethan60yearshavepassed.Today,thefestivalissevendayslong.Everyyear,millionsofpeopleweartheirwarmestcoatsandgooutsidetocelebratethesnow!1．ArtistsgotoSapporoeverywintermainlyto______.A．listentomusicanddanceB．watchmoviesanddogracesC．haveaone-dayfairinaparkD．enterthesculpturecompetition2．In1950,some______builtsixlargeinterestingsnowsculptures.A．artistsB．highschoolstudentsC．soldiersD．moviestars3．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Winteractivity.B．Sapporo,Japan.C．TheSnowFestival.D．Outdoorsculptures.D16、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．TipstoavoidBodyProblemsE17、Schoolnews(June8th,Friday)Schooltrip:StudentsinJuniorTwohadagreattimeduringtheschooltriplastFriday.TheywenttoOceanParkbybus.Theteacherswereveryhappybecausethestudentscleanedthebusafterthetrip.Theyhadagoodtimethere.Japanesevisitors:ThirteenvisitorsfromJapanarrivedatourschoolonJune4th.Theyvisitedourschoolandenjoyedtheweekendpartywithteachersandstudents.Basketballworld:Theschoolbasketballmatchwillbeheldtomorrow.BothTeamFiveandTeamOnehopetobethechampion(冠军).Whodoyouthinkwillwin?Talentshow:TherewillbeatalentshowinourschoolonJune15th.Lotsofstudentswillshowtheirtalentsbysinging,dancingandplayingtheinstrumentsatthecentralhall.1．TheplayersinTeamFiveandTeamOnewilltakepartinthe▲.A．talentshowB．schooltripC．basketballmatchD．weekendparty2．Accordingtothenews,thetalentshowwillbeon▲.A．MondayB．FridayC．WednesdayD．Thursday3．Fromthenewsweknowthat▲.A．ThirteenvisitorsfromJapanarrivedatourschoolonMonday,June4th.B．OnJune10th,thestudentscanhaveabasketballmatch.C．Thestudentsdidn’tcleanthebusafterthetrip.D．Thestudentscan’tsingatthetalentshow.F18、Overthepastdecade,anincreasingstresshasbeenplacedontheimportanceofScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)relatedclassesinprimary,middleandhighschooleducationintheUS.Thereasonforthisdirectioniswellfounded:researchandtestscoresfromthe1980sand1990sshowedthatourstudentshadfallenbehindtheirinternationalpeersinallofthesesubjectareas.Educationofficials,teachersandparentsallfeltthatthesituationneededtobechanged,andquickly.However,intherushtoplaycatch⁃upinSTEM⁃relatedareas,there'soneimportantaspectthatisbeingneglected(忽略):theFineandPerformingArts,particularlydrama.It'slongbeenunderstoodthatastudyofdramaattheprimary,middleandhighschoollevelhelpsstudentsimproveinmanyareas,suchasself⁃confidence,self⁃expression,communicationskills,teamwork,andimagination.Mosteducatorsandparentsagreethatalloftheseareimportantforstudentstodevelopatanyage,butitisdifficultforthesameparentsandteacherstoprioritize(优先安排)studytimeandclassroomtimetoasubjectlikedramaoversubjectslikeMath,PhysicsorComputerScience.It'sevenmoredifficultforpolicymakersandschoolofficialstochannelfunds(资金)towardsclasseslikedrama,whentheskillsartssubjectsdevelopareconsidered“softskills.”Whenthemodernworldiscallingoutfor“hard”skills,likethoseneededtosucceedinthetech⁃driven21stcentury,howcantheypossiblyproveitisreasonabletospendtheirfundsthatarebecomingsmallerandsmalleronanythingbutSTEMsubjects?Theshortanswertothequestion“whyspendtimeandmoneyondrama?”isthatdramaeducationhasbeenscientificallyproventoimprovestudents'achievement,especiallyincommunicationskillsthatareveryimportanttoaSTEMeducation.AswedevelopstudentswithhighlyrefinedskillsinSTEMsubjects,it'sequallyimportantthatwetraintheteachersthatwillsupportcontinuedgrowthintheseareas.Anactive,communicativeteacheristhebestwaytogetstudentsonboardinthestudyofSTEMsubjects,whichcanbeunbearablydry.Thebestwaytodevelopactivecommunicationskills?Drama.Thenextareainwhichthecommunicationskillscanbedevelopedispublicationandconferencepresentation.Dramaimprovesstudents'publicspeakingskillsnecessaryforSTEMstudentstoeffectivelypresentpapersinconferencesandtheirwritingskillsnecessarytopublishpapers.It'salsoveryimportantforstudentstobeabletoworkwellwithoneanother.IntherealSTEMworld,almostallscientificworkhappensinteams.Withoutthe“soft”peopleskillsnecessarytonavigate(导航)alloftheseinteractions,nomatterhowtechnologicallyskilledonebecomes,heorshewillbeatadisadvantagewithouttheabilitytocommunicateandworkinteams.Whilethenationwidetrend(趋势)tofocusonplayingcatch⁃upinST