2023届江苏省盐城市东台中考英语模拟预测题含答案

2023年中考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。Ⅰ.单项选择1、---Look!Thewomaniswrinklinghernoseatwhatthewaiterbrought.---_______itmeansshedoesn’tlikehowthefoodlooks.A．Must B．Perhaps C．Could D．probably2、–DoesJennylivehere?–Yes.ButIdon'tknow_________________.A．whichroomdoessheliveinB．inwhichroomlivessheC．whichroomshelivesinD．inwhichroomdoesshelive3、—Howaboutgoinghikingthisweekend?—Sorry,Iprefer_____ratherthan______.A．tostayathome,goout B．togoout,stayathomeC．stayingathome,goout D．goingout,stayathome.4、__________thegirlisonlytenyearsold,shecantakecareofherbrotherandcookmealseveryday.A．IfB．BecauseC．AlthoughD．As5、---Whatdoyouthinkwecandoforouragedparents?---Youdon’thavetodo__________excepttobewiththemandbeyourself.A．something B．anything C．everything D．nothing6、Thestrategiesthattheycameupwithatthemeeting________________fine.A．wasworkedout B．workout C．workingout D．worksout7、Tonylikeswatchingcartoonsverymuch.Thepicturesofcartoonheroesare_____inhisroom.A．anywhere B．nowhere C．somewhere D．everywhere8、—CanMrKingsparesometimefortheeveningparty?—Ifhe______,hewilltryhisbesttomakeit.A．willbeinvitedB．isinvitedC．invitesD．willinvite9、—Whichonedoyoulikebetter,English-ChinesedictionaryorWordsapp?—Ilike________ofthem.TheyareusefulforEnglishlearners.A．none B．neither C．all D．both10、Atlasthisparents___himtomovetothesouthaloneforajob.A．agreed B．suggested C．hoped D．encouragedⅡ.完形填空11、完形填空先通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Oneeveninglastsummer,whenIaskedmy14-year-oldson,Ray，forhelpwithdinner,hisresponse(回答)shockedme."What'sacolander(漏勺)?"heasked.Icouldonlyblame1.Inthefamily,nobodyelsewentintothekitchenexceptme.Butthatnight,asI2tohimthatacolanderisthethingwithholesinit，IwonderedwhatelseIhadn't3Rayfor.Asparents，whilewefocusonoursons'confidenceandcharacter，weperhapsdon'talwaysconsiderthatweare4raisingsomeone'sfutureroommates，boyfriends，husbands，orfathers5Icameupwithaplan:IwouldofferRayaprivatehomeeconomicscourse.Iwas6tofindthathedidn'tsayno.Fortwohours,threedaysaweek,Raywasallmine.Iknewthathewouldratherhavebeenplayingbasketballwithfriendsthan7tomendsockswithhismother，butinfacthewaslearning,andmorethanjusthousekeeping."Iappreciate(感激)whatyoudo8amom,"hetoldmeoneday.Raynowrealizesthere's9masculine(男子气概的)aboutbeinghelpless.Now，notonlycanhemakehisowndinner,butalsohecanmakeabigmealforhisfamily.That's10Icallaman.I'mgladthatIpreparedsogreatapresentformyfuturedaughterin-law.1．A．themselvesB．ourselvesC．myselfD．himself2．A．explainedB．continuedC．thoughtD．advised3．A．plannedB．preparedC．producedD．punished4．A．evenB．alsoC．stillD．either5．A．ButB．AndC．BecauseD．So6．A．cheerfulB．nervousC．patientD．serious7．A．learningB．checkingC．askingD．affording8．A．byB．forC．asD．with9．A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing10．A．whatB．howC．whyD．whoⅢ.语法填空12、IV.语法填空：用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词的根据上下文填入适当的词。AgroupofstudentshavehelpedtheirclassmateChengDongdongforsevenyearsinAnhui.Cheng,16,wasunabletowalkafterhegotaterrible1．(ill)attheageofseven.“ItwasinGrade2thatIintroducedDongdong’ssituationtothestudents.ThenIasked2．someonewouldliketohelphim,”saidWangMi,theteacherofCheng’sclass.ToWang’ssurprise,manystudentsraisedtheir3．(hand).Andshechoseeightboys4．(form)aspecialgrouptohelpCheng.Thegroupwouldtakehimtoschool5．bringhimbackeveryday,helphimatlunchandplay6．himduringthebreaks.Afterseveralyears,XieChenxu,LiuWeiandLiaoJiangtaoofthegrouparestillin7．sameclasswithCheng.Xieisresponsiblefor8．(carry)Chenginandoutofthewheelchair(轮椅）asheis9．(strong)thanothers.Cheng’sparentstookhimtolotsofhospitals.ACanadiandoctor10．(begin)treatinghimearlythisyearandhissituationstartedtobecomebetter.Let’swishhimaverynicefuture.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、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,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresults---andagoodjobinthelongterm.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-timejobsB14、Iheardthefollowingcuriousstoryfromarailwayacquaintance(相识的人).Hewasagentlemanofmorethanseventyyearsofage,andhisgoodfaceandsinceremannerputthestampoftruthoneverythinghesaid.“Youknow,inSiamtheroyalwhiteelephantisveryimportant.Itissacredtokings,andonlykingscanhaveawhiteelephant.Andwhiteelephantsaremoreimportantthantheking.”Verywell…fiveyearsago…Afteramisunderstandingbetweenthecountries,theKingofSiamdecidestosendtheQueenofEnglandapresent.Thispresentmustbearoyalone.Andwhatpresentcanbeasroyalasawhiteelephant?ItismyjobtodeliverthepresenttoherMajestytheQueen.Itravelwithmyservants,andtheofficersandhelpersoftheelephant,inaship.SoonwearriveinNewYorkharbourandIfindaplaceformyroyalelephanttostayinJerseyCity.TheelephantisnotwellandwemuststayinNewYorkuntilthedoctorssayheisbetterandcantravelagain._________________________________.Igetaphonecallinthemiddleofthenight:thewhiteelephantisstone!ForsomemomentsIfeelhelpless.ThenIbecomecalmer.ThereisonlyonethingIcando.IhurrytoNewYorkCityandaskthefirstpolicemanthatImeettobringmetotheheadquarters(总部)ofthepoliceforce.Iamfortunate.Thechiefoftheforce,thewell-knownInspectorBlunt,isthere.Itellhimeverything.Hedoesnotseematallsurprised.Heasksmetositdownandsayscalmly,“Letmethinkforamoment,please.”Thenhesitsdownathisofficetableandleanshisheadonhishand.Somepeopleareworkingattheotherendoftheroom.ForthenextsixorsevenminutestheonlysoundIcanhearisthesoundoftheirpens.Theinspectorsitsquietly,thinking.Finallyheraiseshishead,andIcanseefromhisfacethathehasaplan.---FromTheStolenWhiteElephant1．WhydoestheKingofSiamdecidetosendapresenttotheQueenofEngland?A．BecausehewantstofightagainstEngland.B．Becausehewantstoshowheisfriendly.C．BecausetheQueen’sbirthdayiscoming.D．Becausethereisamisunderstandingbetweenthem.2．Whatdoesthephraseputthestampoftruthoneverythinghesaidmean?A．Hiswordsarejustjokes.B．Hiswordsarenotalltrue.C．Peoplecanbelievehiswords.D．Heoftenpoststheletterswithstamps.3．Whichofthefollowingsentencecanbeputintheblank?A．Thedaypasseswithoutanyotherresult.B．Itallstartedwithaverysimpleidea.C．Everythingseemstobeallrightandtheyarrivethere.D．Allgoeswellfortwoweeks---thenmyproblemsbegin.4．Accordingtothepassage,wecaninferthat__________________.A．inspectorBluntseemstoknowwhothethiefisB．inspectorBluntisveryfamousinNewYorkCityC．thewhiteelephantisdeadinthemiddleofthenightD．peoplecanownwhiteelephantsbesideskingsinSiamC15、1．Thetextisprobablya(an).A．play B．notice C．poem D．story2．Thewriterwritesthetextto.A．God B．death C．life D．father3．Fromthetext,wecanknowthewriterisstill.A．sad B．angry C．happy D．surprisedD16、“Lifeisspeedingup.Everyoneisgettingunwell.”Thismaysoundlikesomethingsomeonewouldsaytoday.Butinfact,anunknownpersonwholivedinRomeinAD（公元）53wroteit.Wealllovenewinventions.Theyareexciting,amazingandcanevenchangeourlives.Buthaveallthesedevelopmentsreallyimprovedthequalityofourlives?Picturethis.You’rerushingtofinishyourhomeworkonthecomputer.Yourmobilephonerings,aQQmessagefromyourfriendappearsonthescreen,thenoisefromthetelevisionisgettinglouderandlouder.Suddenlythecomputergoesblankandyouloseallyourwork.Nowyouhavetostayupallnighttogetitdone.Howhappydoyoufeel?Inventionshavespeededupourlivessomuchthattheyoftenleaveupfeelingstressedandtired.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycities,whohavenotelephones,nocars,notevenanyelectricity（电）oftenseemtobehappier?Perhapsbecausetheylivesimplerlives.OnefamilyintheUKwent“backintime”toseewhatlifewaslikewithoutalltheinventionswehavetoday.Thegrandparents,withtheirdaughter,andgrandsonsBenjamin,10andThomas,7,spentnineweeksina1940shouse.Theyhadnowashingmachine,microwave（微波炉）,computerormobilephones.Thegrandmother,Lyn,said,“Themorethingsyouhave,themoredifficultlifebecomes.”Theboyssaidtheyfoughtless.Probably,theysaid,becausetherewaslesstofightover,suchastheircomputer.Benjaminalsonoticedthathisgrandmotherhadchangedfrombeinga“trendy（赶时髦的）,beer-drinkinggranny”,toonewhocookedthings.1．Thewriterusesthequote（引号）atthebeginningofthestoryto________.A．tellusatruthaboutourlivesB．telluswhatlifewaslikelongtimeagoC．pointoutwhatcausessuchathingtohappenD．pointoutsomeproblemswewillmeetinthelife2．Inthepassagethewriterdescribesapicturetoshowthatnewinventions_______.A．havespeededupourlivesB．haveimprovedthequalityofourlivesC．maymakepeoplefeelveryhappyD．maybringpeoplesometrouble3．Thefamilychosetospendsometimeina1940shousebecause_______.A．theylovedtolivesimplelivesB．theywantedtoknowhowpeoplelivedwithoutmoderninventionsC．theyweretroubledbymoderninventionsD．livinginadifferenttimewouldbealotoffunforthem4．Accordingtothepassage,whichidNOTright?A．Peoplewholivefarawayfromnoisycitiesoftenseemtobehappier.B．AnunknownRomanwassurethatthequalityoflifewouldgetbetter.C．Thefamilyhadsomechangeswhentheylivedina1940shouse.D．Withtheimprovementofourlives,weoftenfeelstressedandtired.5．Thepassageismainlyabout­­­­­­­­­­­­­­________.A．problemswithtechnologyB．improvementsofourliveswithtechnologyC．changeshappeningtotechnologyD．theimportanceoftechnologyE17、请阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。OnasunnydayofSeptember,Isatwithmyfriendinawell­knowncoffeeshopinaneighboringtown.Asweenjoyedourcoffee,ayoungmanwearingglassesenteredandsatatanemptytablebesideus.Hecalledthewaiterandplacedhisorder,saying,“Twocupsofcoffee,oneofthemthereonthewall.”Weheardthisorderwithratherinterestandfoundthathewasservedwithonlyonecupofcoffeebuthepaidfortwo.Whenheleft,thewaiterputapieceofpaperonthewall,saying“ACupofCoffee”．Whilewewerestillthere,twoothermiddle­agedmenenteredandorderedthreecupsofcoffee,twoonthetableandoneonthewall.Theyhadtwocupsofcoffeebutpaidforthreeandleft.Thistimealso,thewaiterdidthesame.Heputapieceofpaperonthewallsaying,“ACupofCoffee.”Itwassomethingspecialandperplexingforus.Wefinishedourcoffee,paidthebillandleft.Afterafewdays,wehadachancetogotothiscoffeeshopagain.Whilewewereenjoyingourcoffee,apoorly­dressedmanarrivedattheshop.Asheseatedhimself,helookedatthewallandsaid,“Onecupofcoffeefromthewall.”Thewaiterservedcoffeetothismanasusual.Themanhadhiscoffeeandleftwithoutpaying.Wewereamazedtowatchallthis,asthewaitertookoffapieceofpaperfromthewallandthrewitintothedustbin.Nowitwasnosurpriseforus—whatwashappeningwasveryclear.Thegreatrespectforthemeninneedshownbytheresidents(居民)ofthistownmadeoureyesintears.1．Howmanycupsofcoffeedidtheyoungmandrink?A．One.B．Two.C．Three.2．Wheredidthewaiterputthepaper?A．Inthecup.B．Onthewall.C．Atthetable.3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perplexing”probablymean?A．慈善的B．有趣的C．困惑的4．Accordingtothepassage,whopaidforthecoffeeofthepoorly­dressedman?A．Themanhimself.B．Thewaiter.C．Othercustomers.5．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theresidentsinthistownwerekindtothepoor.B．Thecoffeeshopcouldstillmakemoneywhenpoormendrankcoffeeforfree.C．Thepaperonthewallthatsays“ACupofCoffee”couldbemadeintocoffee.F18、HaveyoueverheardofStonehenge(巨石阵)?TheseancienthugestoneshavebeenstandingontheSalisburyPlains(索尔兹伯平原)inEnglandforthousandsofyears.WhobuildStonehenge?SomepeoplesaidthattheancientGreeksbuiltit.SomepeoplesaidthatitwasasitewhereUFOlanded.It’sstillamystery.However,itisclearthatthefirststonesarrivedatStonehengearoundthesametimeastheancientEgyptianswerebuildingthepyramids.ThesestonescanonlybefoundinSouthWales,nearly150milesaway.ItwasahugejobtomovethesestonesfarfromWalesbecauseoriginallytherewereabout80ofthemhereatStonehenge.Andeachofthestoneweighsaboutfortytons.Tomoveoneoftheseforty-tonstones,weneedatleast150people.However,buildingStonehengewasmuchmoredifficult.Itisnotjustsimplyonestonepiledontotopofanother,they’rejoinedtogether.Thoughmanyofthestoneshavefallen,Stonehengestillattractsnearlyfivethousandtouristseveryday.Andafternearly5000yearsStonehengeisstillstanding.ItissurethatStonehengehassomethingtodowiththesummerandwintersolstices(夏至日/冬至日).Naturemaywellknowalltheanswers,butsciencehasyettoproveitstheories.ItseemsStonehengeisn’treadytotellallitssecretsyet.1．Howdidancientpeoplemovethesehugestonestotheplain?A．Byair.B．Byship.C．BylaborD．Unknown2．Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．ThescientistshavealreadysolvedalltheproblemsaboutStonehenge.B．ItiseasiertobuildStonehengethan