江苏省淮安市城北开明中学2023届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、—WhatisZhangLu’stolanguagelearning?—Neverstopstudyingandworkhard.A．service B．secret C．skill2、Hepromisedtohelpusandhehisword.A．sticksto B．stuckto C．stickingto3、—Lingling,canIuseyoure-dictionary?—Sure.Butyou_____________returnitafterclass.A．must B．can C．may D．would4、—Excuseme,wouldyoulikemindhelpingmewiththemathproblem?—I’msorry.,I’minahurry.A．IngeneralB．InfactC．BythewayD．Ofcourse5、—CouldIyouriPad,Alice?—Ofcourse.Hereyouare.A．lendB．keepC．borrowD．return6、I____tothecinema.Wouldyouliketocomewithme?A．goB．amgoingC．havegoneD．went7、_______goodadvicesheprovided!Itdidhelpmealot!A．Howa B．WhataC．How D．What8、Ifoundaletter________onthefloorwhenIcameintotheclassroom.A．lying B．lay C．lie9、Itisnecessaryforchildrentoexchangeideaswithparentsfromtimetotime________agoodparent-childrenrelationshipcouldbesetup.A．sothat B．because C．assoonas10、—Whosepenisthis?—Oh,it’s______.Iwaslookingforiteverywhere.A．you B．yours C．me D．mineⅡ.完形填空11、ABottleofMilkIrecentlyheardastoryaboutaveryfamousresearchscientistwhowasinterviewedbyanewspaperreporter.Hewasaskedwhyhewasabletobesomuchmore1thantheotherperson.Hesaidthatitallcamefroman2withhismotherwhenhewasyoung.Hetriedtoremoveabottleofmilkfromthebridgewhenhelosthisholdonthebottle,spillingthemilkalloverthekitchenfloor!Insteadof3athim,hismothersaid,“Robert,whatagreatandbeautifulmessyouhavemade!Ihaveneverseensuchahugepoolofmilk.Well,thedamagehasalreadybeendone.Wouldyouliketo4withthemilkforafewminutesbeforewecleanitup?”Indeed,Robertplayedit.Afterafewminutes,hismothersaid,“Robert,Wheneveryoumakeamesslikethis,youhavetocleanitup.Sowewoulduseasponge(海绵),atoweloramop.Whichdoyouprefer?”He5thespongeandtogethertheycleanedupthespilledmilk.Hismotherthensaid,“Youknow,whatwehavehereisadifficultexperimentinhoweffectivelytocarryabigmilkbottlewithtwotinyhands.Now,let’s6awaytocarryitwithoutdroppingit.”Thelittleboylearnedthatifhegraspedthebottleatthetopneatthelipwithbothhands,hecouldcarryit7.Thescientistthensaidthatitwasatthatmomentthatheknewhedidn’tneedtobeafraidtomake8andhe’dliketotryalotofthingsindifferentways.Wouldn’titbegreatifallparentswouldfollowtheexampleofRobert’smother?1．A．handsome B．active C．creative D．honest2．A．idea B．experience C．accident D．event3．A．looking B．pointing C．calling D．shouting4．A．play B．deal C．sit D．stand5．A．checked B．threw C．cleaned D．chose6．A．discovered B．followed C．built D．supply7．A．easily B．safely C．heavily D．strongly8．A．inventions B．promise C．mistakes D．decisionⅢ.语法填空12、五、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。Haveyoueverheardoffriendshipsamonganimals?AtazooinGermany,anunusualfriendshipdeveloped1．acatandabear.Nooneisquitesurehowthefriendshipfirstbegan.Oneday,some2．(worker)inthezoonoticedablackcatwasinthebear’scage(笼子),andthetwoanimalswereplayingtogetherpeacefully.Theyweresurprised3．wellthesmallcatseemedtogetalongwiththelargebear.Thebearkeeperallowedthecattostaywiththebear.Andlaterthepairandtheirunusualfriendship4．(become)ahottopicatthezoo.Afterseveralyears,anewcage5．(build)forthebear.However,thecatwasstillinthesamecage,soitwalkedaround6．(angry)andcriedtobewiththebear.Thebearkeeperfinallytookpityonthecat7．letitstaywiththebear.Thecatandthebeargot8．(close)thanbefore.Theyoftensattogetherandsharedmealsin9．sun.Sometimesitmaybenaturalforanimals10．(have)theirownideasaboutwhowouldmakeagoodfriend.Thesemaysurprisehumans,whousuallyexpectanimalstoformrelationshipswithothersofthesamespecies.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Therearedifferentwaysinwhichpeopletrytodealwiththeproblemofenergy.Onewayisthegreaterproductionofcommonenergysources(能源)，suchascoal，oilandgas.Thetroublewiththesesources，however，isthattheyarenotrenewable.Anotherwayisenergyconservation(节能)，whichmeansusingenergymoreefficiently(有效地).Insomeverycoldcountriespeoplebuildspecialhousestosaveenergy.Theyplacematerialsbetweentheinsideandtheoutsideofthewallsofthehousetokeepthecoldoutandthewarmthin.Thehouseisheatedbythelights，thebodyheatofthepeopleandtheotherequipmentinit.Finally，renewableenergysourcesareusedeventhoughtheyareoftenexpensivetodevelop.Oneformoftheseis_________Incertainpartsoftheworldthetemperatureoftheearthincreasesthirtydegreescentigradewitheachkilometredown.Atsixkilometres，therefore，itrisestonearlytwohundreddegrees.Togettheheat，waterispumped(压；抽)downintotherocksandbackuptothesurface.Heatfromtheearthisalreadyusedincertaincountries.1．Thewritertellsaboutthe"specialhouses"becausethey__________A．showtheexcellentskillsofthebuildersB．serveasanexampleofenergyconservationC．areheatedbydifferentsourcesofenergyD．arewarmerthanothertypesofhouses2．Theunderlinedwordsgeothermalenergyinthethirdparagraphmean________A．renewablesourceB．undergroundsourceC．heatinsidetheearthD．temperatureoftheearth3．Ataplacewherethesurfacetemperatureis15℃，howdeepdoyouhavetodigsoastogetatemperatureof75℃?A．Onekm.B．Twokm.C．Threekm.D．Fourkm.B14、Ihavearulefortravel:nevercarryamap.Iprefertoaskfordirections.Foreignvisitorsareoftenpuzzled(迷惑的)inJapanbecausemoststreetstheredon’thavenames.InJapan,peopleuselandmarksintheirdirectionsinsteadofstreetnames.Forexample,theJapanesewillsaytotravelers,“Gostraightdowntothecorner.Turnleftatthebighotelandgopassafruitmarket.Thepostofficeisacrossfromthebusstop.”InthecountrysideoftheAmericanMidwest,usuallytherearenotmanylandmarks.Therearenomountains,sothelandisveryflat(平坦的).Inmanyplacestherearenotownsorbuildingswithinmiles.Insteadoflandmarks,peoplewilltellyoudirectionsanddistance.InKansasorlowa,forexample,peoplewillsay,“Gonorthtwomiles.Turneast,andthengoanothermile.”PeopleinLosAngeles,California,havenoideaofdistanceonthemap:themeasure(测量)distancebymeansoftime,notmiles.“Howfarawayisthepostoffice?”youask.“Oh,”theyanswer,“it’saboutfiveminutesfromhere.”yousay,“Yes,buthowmanymilesawayisit?”Theydon’tknow.PeopleinGreecesometimesdonoteventrytogivedirectionsbecausevisitorsseldomunderstandtheGreeklanguage.Insteadofgivingyouthedirection,aGreekwilloftensay,“Followme.”Thenhe’llleadyouthroughthestreetsofthecitytothepostoffice.Sometimesapersondoesn’tknowtheanswertoyourquestion.Whathappeninthissituation?ANewYorkermightsay,“sorry,Ihavenoidea.”ButinYucatan,Mexico,nooneanswer,“Idon’tknow.”Theythinkthatitisimpolite.Theyusuallygiveananswer,oftenawrongone.AvisitorcangetlostinYucatan.Onethingwillhelpyoueverywhere.Youmightnotunderstandaperson’swords,bymaybeyoucanunderstandhisbodylanguage.Heorshewillusuallyturnandthenpointinthecorrectdirection.1．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．weneedn’tcarryamapfortravel.B．TherearenotmanylandmarksintheAmericanMidwest.C．Therearedifferentwaystogivedirectionsindifferentpartsoftheworld.D．AmericansandJapanesehavedifferentbodylanguageswhenyouaskfordirections.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“landmarks”mean？A．BuildingnamesB．StreetnamesC．HotelsD．Buildingsorplaceswhichareeasilyseen3．Howmanywaysofgivingdirectionsinthepassage?A．FourB．FiveC．SixD．seven4．WhydoesatravelergetlostinYucatan?A．PeopleinYucatandon’tknowwhatthetravelersaid,sotheygiveawronganswer.B．PeopleinYucatanthinkthat“Idon’tknow”isimpolite,sotheygiveawronganswer.C．PeopleinYucatanlikemakingajoke,sotheyusuallygiveawronganswer.D．PeopleinYucatanarebadmen,sotheyusuallygiveawronganswer.5．WhichofthefollowingisWRONG?A．Peopleinsomeplacesgivedirectionsinmilesbutpeopleinotherplacesgivedirectionsbymeansoftime.B．Travelerscanlearnaboutpeople’scustomsbyaskingquestionsfordirections.C．Peopleindifferentplacesgivedirectionsindifferentways.D．Aperson’sbodylanguagecanhelpyouunderstanddirections.C15、Thinkbacktoatimeinyourlifewhenyoutriedsomethingnew.WhenIwasateenager,Ivolunteeredtopassoutwateratalocalrace.Iwassoexcitedtoseeallthedifferentrunners,theypassedbyandquicklytookacupofwater.Someranpast,somewalkedpastandafewwheeledpast.Isawsomanytypesofpeopledoingit.Ithoughtmaybe1coulddoittoo!ThenextyearIdecidedtorunfortherace,butIhadalittlerunningpractice.Ijustwantedtofinish.Onthedayoftherace,itwasterriblyhot.Afterrunningforabout5kilometres,1wasthinking,“WhydidIdothis?’Andatonemoment,Isaidtomyself，“Iamneverdoingthisagain!”Thatfirst10kmracewasquiteanexperience.Iranslowly,Iwalked,Iranslowlyandwalked.Attimes，Ididn’tknowifIcouldfinish.Neartheend,a70-year-oldmanranpastme,veryfast,andIfeltalittleshamedthatIwasmorethan50yearsyoungerthanheandIcouldn'tevenkeepupwithhim.Butthen1realizedsomething.HewasrunninghisraceandIwasrunningmine.Howofteninlifedowecompareourselveswithotherswhenwereallyshouldn't?IdecidedthatIwouldnotgiveuponrunningraces,andthatonedayIwouldbeoneofthose70-year-oldmenwhowerestillrunning.AsIcrossedthefinishingline,Iwasproudofmyself.Ididn'tregrethavingsuchanexperience.1．Whatdidthewriterdoatalocalraceasavolunteer?A．Hehelpedtheoldrunners. B．Hecheereduptherunners.C．Hepassedoutwatertotherunners. D．Hetookbackthecupsfromtherunners.2．Whydidthewriterjointherace?A．Hewasadvisedbyatrainer. B．Hewascrazyabouttherace.C．Hejustwantedtoexperience. D．Hewasbelievedtowinaprize.3．Whendida70-year-oldrunnerrunpastthewriter?A．Whenheranfor5kilometres. B．Neartheendoftherace.C．Whenheranforabout15kilometres D．Atthefirstoftherace.4．Whatdidthewriterdointheend?A．Heencouragedhimself. B．Hefeltalittlesad.C．Hecriedforhismistake. D．Hehatedthe70-year-oldrunner.5．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．TobeNo.1 B．Let’scompareC．Avolunteerjob D．RunningyourownraceD16、You’rechattingwithfriendsonthephone,butyoucan’thelplookingthroughshoppingwebsitesinthemeantime.You’rehavinglunchaloneinthedininghall,butitonlyfeelsrightwhenyoustartplayingashowonyourphone---asifit’sanecessary“sidedish”.We’renowlivinginaworldthatisfilledwithinformation.Itseemsunnaturaltodoonlyonethingatatime.It’sasifwe’reallsufferingfromarecentarticlecalled“multitaskingOCD”.“Withnewsreducedto140charactersandcommunicationincreasinglybyemojis,wehavedevelopedtheabilitytofocusourattentiononseveralactivitiesanddevicesatonce,”SabryOtmani,founderofPulpixwebsite,oncewrote.“Weneedsomethingexcitingtokeepusinterestedandtofightoffboredom.”Butperhaps“fightingoffboredom”isnottheonlyreason.Myownobsessionwithmultitaskingmainlycomesfromthefactthateveryonearoundmeseemstostudyallthetime.EachminuteI’mnottakinginsomethingnewfeelslikeawasteoftime.SoIalwayshavemyheadphoneson,whetherI’mcommuting,exercisingorwalkinginthepark.I’mforeverlisteningtosomething---acourseonclassicalmusic,oronnewmediamanagement,andheavenknowswhatelse---justsoIcankeepupwiththeworld.Peoplewhocan’tstayawayfromsocialmediaareknownby“FOMO”(fearofmissingout):Theyhavetobeupdatedaboutwhattheirfriendsaredoingandsaying.ButI’dguessthat“FOFO”betterdescribesme–“fearoffallingout”.Nomatterwhatreasonyou’redoingitfor,“multitasking”isalreadyapartofthemodernlifestyle.Justmakesureyoumakethemostoutofit.1．Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorwantsto______.A．showhowbusytoday’slifeisB．showthatpeopletodayoftenfeellostC．explainwhat“multitaskingOCD”islikeD．saypeopleliketocomparewitheachother2．AccordingtoSabryOtmanipeopletodaylikemultitaskingbecause_______.A．itcanhelpthemtocommunicatetheirideasB．itcanhelpthemoutofbeingboredC．theyareimpatienttofinishonethingatatimeD．theyaremoreablethanthepastgenerations3．Theunderlinedword“obsession”maymean“_______”.A．interest B．knowledge C．understanding D．worry4．Whichofthefollowingiscorrectaboutthewriter?A．Shewantstostayaheadofherfriends.B．Shewantstohavesomethingtoshowoff.C．Shedoesn’twanttogetleftbehindbyothers.D．Shethinksitisboringtodoonethingatatime.E17、CharlesDickenswasanEnglishwriter.Hewasbornin1812.Hecreatedsomeoftheworld’sbest-knowncharactersandmanyreadersthinkheisthemostimportantwriteroftheVictorianera(1837-1901).SomeofhisfamousnovelsareOliverTwist,DavidCopperfieldandGreatExpectations.MostpeopleinhisnovelslivedinLondon.In1824,Dickens’fatherwenttoprison(监狱)becausehecouldn’tpaymoneytosomeone.Inthosedays,aman’swifeandyoungchildrenwenttoprisonwithhim.Charleswas12,soheleftschooltoworkintheprison.Lifewashard,andalotofchildrenworkedinthosedays.Dickens’ownexperiencehelpedhimtowriteaboutpoorchildrenwithoutamotherorfather.Dickens'successbeganwiththepublication(出版)ofThePickwickPapersin1836.AndhisbookOliverTwistisaboutaboywithoutfather.ImportantpeopleweremoreinterestedintheproblemsofpoorpeopleafterreadingDickens’books.Dickens’novelsareoftenverylongandhewrotethemindifferentpartsforanewspapereachweek.Hisnovelshavealotofexcitingandsadthingsinthem.Hewantedhisreaderstobuythenewspapereveryweek.Andthereaderswantedtofinishthestory!Dickens’novelsarepopularbecausemanyofhisstoriesareaboutsocial(社会的)problemsandfamilylife.Dickenswassuccessfulinwritingandhehasbeenpraisedbyotherwritersforhisstyleandcharacters.1．WhenwasCharlesDickensborn?A．In1812.B．In1824.C．In1836.D．In1901.2．WheredidDickensworkwhenhewas12?A．Intheprison.B．Ataschool.C．Onafarm.D．Inanoffice.3．Dickens’novelsarepopularbecause_______.A．theyhavealotofexcitingandsadthingsB．theyareaboutsocialproblemsandfamilylifeC．hehasbeenpraisedforhisstyleandcharactersD．heisthemostimportantwriteroftheVictorianeraF18、Parentsoftenbelievethattheyhaveagoodrelationshipwiththeirteenagers.Butlastsummer,JoannaandHenrynoticedachangeintheirolderson:suddenlyheseemedtobetalkingfarmoretohisfriendsthantohisparents."Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut."Joannanoted.TinaandMarknoticedsimilarchangesintheir14-year-olddaughter."Sheusedtositinmyarmsonthesofaandtalkwithme,"saidMark."Nowwejokethatshedoesthisonlywhenshewantssomething.Sometimesshewantstobetreatedlikealittlegirlandsometimeslikeayounglady.Theproblemisfiguringoutwhichtimeiswhich."Beforeage11,childrenliketotelltheirparentswhat'sontheirminds."Infact,parentsarefirstonthelist."saidMichaelRiera,authorofUncommonSenseforParentswithTeenagers."Thiscompletelychangesduringtheteenyears."Rieraexplained."Theytalktotheirfriendsfirst,thenmaybetheirteachers,andtheirparentslast."Parentswhoknowwhat'sgoingonintheirteenagers'livesareinthebestpositiontohelpthem.Tobreakdownthewallofsilence,parentsshouldcreatechancestounderstandwhattheirchildrenwanttosay,andtrytofindwaystotalkandwritetothem.Andtheymustgivetheirchildrenamentalbreak,forchildrenalsoneedfreedom,thoughyoung.Anotherthingparentsshouldrememberisthattobeafriend,notamanager,withtheirchildrenisabetterwaytoknowthem.1．WecanknowMichaelRierainthepassageis________.A．Anauthor.B．Amother.C．Afather.D．Ateenager.2．"Thedoortohisroomisalwaysshut"suggeststhattheson_______.A．isalwaysbusywithhisstudiesB．doesn'twanttobedisturbedC．keepshimselfawayfromhisparentsD．beginstodislikehisparents3．WhattroublesTinaandMarkmostisthat_______.A．theirdaughterisn'tas