湖南省衡阳市八中学2023年中考考前最后一卷英语试卷含答案

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、Ifyoucan’tgototheparty,youshouldturndownhisinvitation________.A．widely B．politely C．lately D．badly2、—DidLisanoticeyouenterthehouse?—Idon’tthinkso.She________tothemusicwithhereyesshut.A．listens B．listened C．waslistening D．islistening3、ThesuperstarMessiinterestedinfootballeversincehewasveryyoung.A．hasbeen B．hasbecome C．became D．was4、—Yourhometownismuchbetterthanbefore.—Yes.Greatchanges________toitlastyear.A．havemadeB．wasmadeC．havebeenmadeD．made5、Youaresuch__honestkid,andIwouldliketoinviteyoufor__dinner..A．an;a B．a;the C．an;/ D．a;/6、Somestudentsgotoschool______footandothersgo______bus.A．on;by B．by;on C．on;on D．by;by7、—Keepworkinghard,Paul.Youwillsurelyrealizeyourdreamofbeingawriter________yougiveituphalfway.—Iwill,thankyou,MissRowling.A．unless B．if C．since D．though8、Singingisaformofexpressionthatcanbeunderstoodbyeveryone.Also,somesongscancheerpeopleupwhenthey_______introuble.A．willbe B．aren’t C．are9、LilyLucymaygowithyoubecauseoneofthemmuststayathome.A．Notonly;butalso B．Neither;norC．Both;and D．Either;or10、Thelittlegirlwasfound______inherbedroomaftershehadanargument(争论)withherbestfriend.A．crying B．tocry C．beingcrying D．criedⅡ.完形填空11、Onceuponatime,therewasasmalltown.Andtherewasacavenearthetown.Peoplecalled1the“CaveofFear”.Manypeoplehadexploredintothecave2noonehadeverreturnedfromthere.Sopeoplelivedinterror.Theywereafraid3themonsterwouldleavethecaveoneday.Sincethen,noonewenttothecaveanymore.Manyyears4,ayoungmancametothetownoneday.Heheard5thesituationofthecave,hedecidedtoenterthecaveand6themonster.Theyoungmanwanted7persontogowithhim,buteveryonewas8afraidthatasinglepersongotnearthemouthofthecavewithhim.Theyoungmannevergaveup.Hewentinsidethecavealone.Suddenly,hefeltsomethinghithim9ontheback.Thispushedhimforwardtowardsaholeintherock.He10avoidit,andfellthrough.Hethoughthewasaboutto11.However,ashefell,heheardmusic,andvoices.Theygot12whenhereachedclosertothebottomofthecave.Heheardagroupofpeopleshout,“Surprise!”Itwas13bigparty!Thepartygoerswereallthosepeople14hadneverreturnedtothetown.Theyexplainedtohimthatthisplacehadbeentheideaofanoldmayorofthetown.Thatmayorhadtriedtodo15greatthings,butwasalwaysheldbackbythefearsofthepeoplearoundhim.Sohecreatedthestoryofthemonster.Hewantedtotellpeoplethatfearwouldstopyourwaytoexploration.1．A．itself B．it C．its D．it’s2．A．if B．or C．but D．however3．A．that B．where C．how D．whether4．A．after B．ago C．past D．later5．A．from B．about C．on D．for6．A．met B．willmeet C．meeting D．meet7．A．another B．other C．others D．theother8．A．very B．so C．such D．even9．A．hardly B．harder C．hard D．hardest10．A．mustn’t B．couldn’t C．can’tDwouldn’t11．A．die B．death C．dead D．dying12．A．clear B．clearer C．clearest D．clearly13．A．a B．an C．the D．/14．A．who B．whose C．which D．whom15．A．alot B．few C．alittle D．someⅢ.语法填空12、Iknewweneededtofindthatshoe,forourmothercouldn’taffordnewshoes.Ihadtogobacktofindit,soItoldmysistertowaitright1．.Amanhearditandstoppedmejust2．Iwalkedoff.Heaskedme,“Youareleavingyoursisterheretofindtheshoe?Whatwouldyoudoifsheisnotherewhenyoureturn?”Ididn’tknowhowtoanswerthatquestion.He3．,“It’sOKifyoucan’tfindtheshoe,butitisnotOKtoloseyoursister.”Thenhesentustomum’sworkplacebytaxi.DuringmywholelifeIhavedependedonthekindnessofmanystrangers,IfeelsorrythatIcan’tfindthemandsay‘thankyou’.Idonotevenrememberwhattheirfaces4．,buttheytaughtmealesson---peoplearemoreimportantthanthings.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、MillionsofBritishpeoplehaveditchedthetraditional“thankyou”andtooktheplaceofitwiththelessformal“cheers”,accordingtoasurvey.Althoughthecommonpersonwillsay“thankyou”nearly5,000timesayear,oneinthreearemorelikelytoadda“cheers”or“ta”whereit’sneededtoshowtheyarefashionable.Oneintwentynowsay“niceone”instead,whiletheyoungeraremorelikelytooffera“cool”thana“thankyou”.“Merci”,“fab”andeven“gracias”werealsolistedascommonphrasestouse,as“muchappreciated(感激)”.Oneintwentywhotookpartinthesurveyof2,000peoplebytheFoodNetworkUKforThankYouDay,whichismarkedonNovember24,2011,saidaformal“thankyou”wasnownotoftenneededineverydayconversation.Morethanoneintenadultssaidtheyregularlywon’tsaythankyouiftheyareinabadmood.Mostpeoplestatedthatsayingthankyouwassomethingthattheirparentstrainedthem.Ahuge70percentofthosequestionedwillsaythankyoutoaperson’sfacewithoutevenmeaningit,whileonefifthavoid(避免)sayingitwhentheyknowtheyshould.Itseemsourfriendsandfamilygetthestressofourbadmanners.Halfofthemadmit(承认)they’renotgoodatthankingthoseclosesttothem.Manyofthemexplainthattheydon’tsaythankyoubecausetheirfamily“alreadyknowI’mgrateful”.Whenspokenwordswon’tdo,itfallstoanicetexttodothejobformostpeople.Onethirdwillstillsendahandwrittenthank-younote---but45percentadmitit’sbeenmorethansixmonthssincetheytriedtosendone.AquarterofBritishpeoplesay“thankyou”withfood,with23percentcookingamealtoshowtheirappreciationtosomeone.Another15percentbakeacake.Itfollowsthat85percentofpeoplewillbeangrybecauseofnotgettingthegratitude(感激)theyfeeltheyshouldreceive.1．（小题1）Mostofthepeoplewhotookpartinthesurveysaythattheysay“thankyou”_______.A．whentheyareingoodmoodB．completelyoutofhabitC．whentheyfeeltrulygratefulD．purelyoutofpoliteness2．（小题2）Theunderlinedword“ditched”inParagraph1means“________”.A．gaveupB．usedC．sharedD．knew3．（小题3）Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.A．differentwaysofexpressinggratitudeareallfashionableB．peopleshouldavoidsaying“thankyou”nowadaysC．athank-younoteisstillappreciatedbymostpeopleD．peopleinabadmoodneversay“thankyou”4．（小题4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Mostpeopleexpresstheirgratitudetoothersbybuyingfoodforthem.B．Aboutfiftypercentofpeopletrynottosaythankyouwhentheyshould.C．Mostpeoplemayfeelnaturalwhentheyfailtoreceiveothers’gratitude.D．Manypeoplethinkitunnecessarytosaythankstotheirfamilymembers.B14、Shynesscanbeanunhappyfeeling.Butthegoodnewsis,you'renotalone.Scientistssaythatmorethan40percentofteenagersandadultsconsiderthemselvesshy.Shynessisfeelingalittlenervousorasifyouwanttohidewhenyou'rearoundotherpeopleorinanewsituation.___Scientistssaysuchthingsasgenetics（遗传基因），lifeexperiences，andenvironmentcaninfluencewhetherapersonisshy.Forexample,insomefamilies,everybodyseemstobeshy.Whathappensifyouareshy?Well,beingshymaycauseyoutoavoidormissopportunitiesyouwouldenjoy.Howdopeopleovercome(克服)shyness?ThisiswhatGilberttellsus."WhenIstartedofftryingtogetoverbeingshy,Idecidedtodolittlestepsatatime,includingpracticingsmilingandsayinghitopeople.Anditworkedforme.“Butshynessisnotthekindofthingthatmostpeoplecangetoverovernight.Overcomingshynesstaketimeandneedspractice.Herearesometipsgivenbyscientists.Thinkofwhattotalkaboutbeforeyouleavehome.Preparethingstotalkaboutbeforeyou'reinasocialsituation.Forexample,ifyouknowyourclassmatesareinterestedinanupcomingevent,learnaboutitsoyoucanjoinintheconversations.Letpeopleknowyou'reshy.Ifyou'reshy,justshowit.Insteadoflettingpeopleguess,tellthemthetruth.Explainthatyouareshyandfeelnervousbutenjoytalkingtopeople.Makethingseasyfortheotherperson.Remember,you’renottheonlyshypersonaround.Dowhatyouthinkmighthelpothersfeelgood-forexample,sayhelloorsmile.Pickonesocialskilltopracticeatatime.Startsimply.Forexample,smileorbethefirstpersontosayhi.Chooseskillsyoufeelcomfortableenoughwithtopracticeforaday,aweek,amonth,orevenayear.1．WhichofthefollowingcanbeputintheblankinParagraph2?A．Whatisshyness?B．Whatmakespeopleshy?C．Canshynessbegoodforus?D．Canweovercomeshyness?2．TheexampleofGilbertinParagraph4isgivento_____.A．showhowpeopleovercomeshynessB．introduceashygirlcalledGilbertC．telltherighttimetopracticesmilingD．explainthestepsofovercomingshyness3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"overnight"inParagraph5mostprobablymean?A．Correctly.B．Suddenly.C．Slowly.D．Finally.4．Whichofthefollowingistherightwaytoovercomeshyness?A．Don’tletothersknowthatyouareshy.B．Waitforotherstosayhellotoyoufirst.C．Chooseseveralskillstopracticeatatime.D．Getreadybeforeyoujoininasocialsituation.C15、Whenyouwearsomething,youareoftensaying,"Lookatme!"Yourclothingcommunicatestotheworldwhatyouwanttheworldtothinkofyou.Forexample,whenyougoonajobinterview,youmightchooseclothesthatmakeyouseemsincere.Whenyougotoaparty,youmightchooseclothesthatmakeyoulookexciting.___1InScotlandandpartsofthecountriesofEastandSoutheastAsia,menaswellaswomenworeskirts.InTurkeyandChinaandamongtheInuit,bothmenandwomenworetrousers.ButinancientGreece,menwhoworetrouserswerethoughttobesavages（野蛮人）.IntheUnitedStatestoday,bothmenandwomenwearpants._____2Overthecenturies,anthropologists（人类学家）havelearnedthattheclothingpeopleworewasconnectedtothepositiontheyheldinsociety.Inmostsocieties,importantpeopleputonspecialclothingtoshowtheirpower.Inthe18th,kingsandqueensworespecialclothing,oftenspeciallymadeanddifficulttokeepclean.Sincepoorpeoplecouldnotaffordtowearthiskindofclothing,itbecameasymbolofwealth._____3Todaysomepeoplestillwearclothingthatrepresentstheirpositioninlife.Sometimesclothingclearlyshowstheorganizationthatapersonworksfor.Postalworkers,airlineattendants,andsomefactoryworkerswearuniforms.Otherswearexpensiveclothesthatshowtheirsocialpositionaswealthypeople.4Nowmanyteenagersandadultsbuyclothesfromacertaindesignerorcompany.Theymaylikethegoodnameofthedesignerorthecompanyandwanttosharethatname.Butonebasicreasonforchoosingclothesisthesameasithasalwaysbeen.Peoplechoosetheirclothestotellotherswhotheyareandwhattheylike.1．Thesentence"Indifferentcivilizations（文明）atdifferenttimes,differentkindsofclotheshavebeenacceptable（可接受的）."canbeputinBlank________________.A．1 B．2 C．3 D．42．Whydosomepeoplebuyclothesfromacertaindesigner?A．Theylikethedesigner'sgoodname.B．Theyworkforthedesigner'scompany.C．Theywantmorepeopletoknowthedesigner.D．Theythinkitmakesiteasiertochooseclothes.3．Inthesentence"Butonebasicreasonforchoosingclothesisthesameasithasalwaysbeen.""onebasicreason"probablyrefersto（指的是）_________________.A．theirwork B．theirwealth C．theirappearance D．theirposition4．Accordingtothearticle,youmaybelievethat__________________.A．peoplemightnotlookattractiveinnewclothesB．eachnewperiodbringssomechangesinclothingC．clothesfromgooddesignersorcompaniessellwellD．peoplewhobelongtoorganizationsmustwearuniformsD16、ManypeoplethoughtthatU.S.PresidentCalvinCoolidgealwayslivedintheWhiteHouse.However,hesometimeslivedinthenearbyWillardHotel.Once,inthemiddleofanight,thePresidentwokeuptoseeathiefsearchinghisclothes.Coolidgecalmlyspokeupfromthedarkness,＂Iwishyouwouldn’ttakethatwatch.＂＂Why?＂askedtheshockedman.Coolidgeanswered,＂Takeitnearthewindowandreadwhatisengraved（雕刻）onthebackofit.＂Themanread,＂PresentedtoCalvinCoolidge,SpeakeroftheHouse,bytheMassachusettsGeneralCourt.＂Hewasverysurprised!＂AreyouPresidentCoolidge?＂heasked.Hehadneverthoughthewouldfindthepresidentsleepinginahotel!＂Yes,Iam.＂Coolidgesaid.Thenheasked,＂Whyareyoudoingthis,Son?＂TheyoungmanexplainedthatheandtwofriendstraveledtoWashingtonduringtheircollegevacation.Theyspentalloftheirmoneyandhadnomoneytopaythehotelbillandthetrainticketsbacktoschool.Coolidgeaddedupthecost.Itcameto$32.Thatmaynotsoundlikemuchnow,butitwasabignumberthen.＂I’llgiveyouthe$32asaloan(借款）,＂thePresidentsaid,＂AndIexpectyoutopaymeback.＂Theyoungmanthankedhim.Coolidgelefthimwiththiswarning:＂Son,youareaniceboy,youarebetterthanyouareacting.Youarestartingdownthewrongroad.Justrememberwhoyouare.＂Itwasn’tuntilafterthedeathofMr.Coolidgethatthisstorywasallowedtocomeout.ItwasfirstpublishedinthenewspaperLosAngelesTimes.AndthemostinterestingofallisthatthePresident’snotesshowthattheyoungmanwasindeedbetterthanhewasacting.Herepaidthe$32loaninfull.1．Howdidtheyoungmangettoknowthepresident?A．Bylookingatthebackofthewatch. B．Bylookingattheloan.C．Thebossofthehoteltoldtheyoungmanaboutit. D．Thepresident’swifetoldtheyoungmanaboutit.2．HowdidtheyoungmantraveltoWashingtonwithhisfriend?A．Byair. B．Bybus. C．Bytrain. D．Onfoot.3．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?_________.A．Theyoungman’sfamilywasalwayspoorB．ThehotelcostwasratherexpensiveatthattimeC．TheyoungmanneverkeptintouchwiththepresidentagainD．Theyoungmanlearnedalessonfromhisexperiencewiththepresident4．Howdidpeoplefirstgettoknowthestoryofthepresidentwiththeyoungman?A．Fromthepresidenthimself. B．Fromanewspaper.C．Fromtheyoungman’snotes. D．Fromtheyoungmanhimself.5．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Moneycanbegivenupwhennecessary.B．Peopleshouldbeforgiven（原谅）fortheirmistakes.C．Everyonecanbecomebetterafteranunusualexperience.D．Anactofkindnessmaychangeaperson’slife.E17、OnMay2,2012,AshokGadgilbecamethewinnerofthe$100,000Lemelson-MITAwardforGlobalInnovation(全球创新奖).Eachyear,thehonorisgiventoaninventorwhohasmadeabigdifferenceinthelivesofpeopleindevelopingcountries.GadgilisaprofessorandphysicistattheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley.Hespentthirtyyearshelpingpeopleinneed.Hisinventionshavehelpedmorethan100millionpeoplearoundtheworld.“Ichosetofocusonproblemswheremyknowledgeofsciencecouldhelp,”Gadgilsaid.Inthe1990s,Gadgildesignedhisfirstlife-savinginventionaftermorethan10,000peoplediedfromBengalcholera(孟加拉霍乱)becauseofthecleanwatercrisis(危机)inIndia.Hisinventionusesultravioletlighttokilldeadlydisease-carryinggerms(细菌)fromdrinkingwater.Itcostsjustonecenttocleanfivelitersofwater(about21cups).Sofar,theinventionhasprovidedsafedrinkingwaterformorethanfivemillionpeopleinIndiaandotherdevelopingcountries.Gadgil’sanotherimportantinventionistheBerkeley-DarfurStove(炉具).ThelongandviolentwarinDarfur,Sudan,hascausedmanypeopletomovetoforeigncountriesandliveinrefugeecamps(难民营).Theyaregivenfoodaid.Butpeoplestillhavetotravelalongdistancefivetimesaweektogatherfirewoodtocookmeals.Thiscanbedangerousbecauseofstreetviolenceinthearea.Toavoiddanger,somespendmuchoftheirmoneyusedtofeedtheirfamiliesbuyingfirewood.ThestoveGadgilcreatedcutsfuelusageby55%.Thatmeanspeoplewouldn’thavetoleavethecampstofindfirewoodasoften.Theinventionalsohelpstosavehomesmorethan$300ayear.About125,000peopleandtheirfamilieshavebeenhelped.Asaprofessor,Gadgilencourageshisstudents,“Beoptimistic(乐观的)whenyoutryahardproblem,”hesays.“It’swhenyousolvealargeproblemthatyoucanhaveabiginfluenceontheworld.”1．AshokGadgilwasgiventhehonorbecause_______.A．hewasafamousprofessorandphysicistatUC,BerkeleyB．heimprovedthelivesofpeopleindevelopingcountriesC．hespentthirtyyearshelpingpeopleinneedD．hedevelopedusefulinventionswithhisteam2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGadgilisTRUE?A．Hehelpedabout125,000peopleinIndia.B．Hespentlotsofmoneyonhisinventions.C．Heusedhisknowledgetohelppeopleinneed.D．OneofhisinventionscouldcureBengalcholera.3．WhatdopeoplebenefitfromtheBerkeley-DarfurStove?A．Theycansellstovestomakealiving.B．Theycansavebothtimeandmoney.C．Theycanbeprotectedfromdiseases.D．Theycancooktheirfoodeasily.F18、根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Acitywithoutcarswouldbeverystrange,right?ButVeniceissuchacity.VeniceisinthenortheastofItaly.Itwasn'tbuiltonland,likeBeijingorShanghai,butonmorethan110islands.Seawateriseverywherearoundthecity.Evenso,travelisn'tdifficult.Thewaterwayshavealwaysbeenthebestwaytogetaround.Thereare117waterwaysandmorethan400bridgesthatcanguideyouwhereyouwanttogo.PeopleinVenicemovefromplacetoplacebyboat.Theyliketoenjoythescenery(风光)andcoolsummernightswhiletakingboattrips.Theycantalktootherpeopleastheygoalong.VenicegrewoutofsmallislandsinsaltwaterlakeswhensomeItaliansescapedfromawarover1,500yearsago,andbuilthomesthere.Watermakesthecityspecial,butitisalsoabigproblem.Sometimestouristswillhavesuchstrangeexperiences.OnemomenttheywalkacrosstheRialtoBridge,andthere’snothingspecial.Butwhentheycomebacktothebridgeanhourlater,it’sunderwaterandeveryoneiswearingrainshoes.Once,peopleusedtoomuchundergroundwater.Thismadethecitygetlowerlittlebylittle.Nowthecityhasgonedownby23centimeters.Anotherproblemistherisingseawater.Thetemperaturehasrisenovertheyears.ThishasmadetheiceoftheArcticOcean(北冰洋)melt(融化).Everyyear,highwatershitthecityinautumnandwinter.Whenalotofwatercomes,morethanhalfofthecityisunderwater.Scientistsaretryingdifferentwaystostopthecityfromgettingevenlower.TheItaliangovernmenthasaskedsomeofItaly’sbiggestcompaniestobuildtheMOSTproject,whichwasplannedtobebuildundertheseawatertostoptherisingwater.Anyway,thisprojectishelpingsolvetheproblem.1．Accordingtothepassage,Veniceisa___________ofItaly.A．inthenortheast.B．inthewest.C．inth