许昌市2023届中考英语适应性模拟试题含答案

2023年中考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、Ihatetravelingbyair______youusuallyhavetowaitforhoursbeforetheplanetakesoff.A．because B．though C．until D．sothat2、---Idon’tknow______.---Sheisadoctor.A．howisyoursister B．howyoursisterisC．whatisyoursister D．whatyoursisteris3、Thesesongsaregreatmoving.Theirlyricscan______girls’thoughtsandfeelings.A．expressB．discussC．expectD．imagine4、—Doyouknow________Johnsonleft?—Topickuphissonfromschool.A．when B．how C．where D．why5、—WhatelsedidTinaaskyouaboutthetriptoNanjing?—Sheaskedme______.A．whowastheguideofthetripB．whentheywillvisitthePresidentialPalaceC．howlongwouldtheystayatNanjingMuseumD．ifshecangotoNanjingUniversityaloneonthesecondday6、Insomecountries,peopleeatwithchopsticks,inothers,knivesandforks.A．when B．while C．how D．and7、Mr.andMrs.Liareoldbuthealthybecausetheyhavegood________.A．livehabits B．livinghabitC．livinghabits D．livehabits8、Hetoldmethathe________hereforfiveminutes.A．hascomeB．hadarrivedC．hadbeenD．came9、--Let'sgoforapicniconSaturday,James.--_____.IhavetodomyhomeworkathomeA．Whatapity B．Don'tworry. C．Bestwishes D．Howcome?10、Boysandgirls,putyourtimeto_____gooduseinthecomingthreemonthsandyouaresuretobecomeanhonortothosewholoveyouandcareforyou.A．a B．the C．/Ⅱ.完形填空11、Awomaninhersixtieslivedaloneinherlittlehousewithapeartreeatherdoor.Shespentallhertime1thetree.Butthechildrennearbydrovehercrazybymakingfunofher.Theywouldclimbhertreeandthen2withpears,shouting"AuntyMisery"ather.Oneevening,apasser-byaskedto3forthenight.Seeingthathewasatrustedman,shelethiminandgavehimanicetreat.Thenextmorningthestranger,asorcerer(巫师),thankedherbymakingherwishcometrue.Thatisanyonewhoclimbedupher4shouldnotbeabletocomebackdownunlesssheagreedtolethimgo.Whenthechildrencamebacktostealherfruit,shehadthemstuck(卡)onthetree.Theyhadtobegher5shegavethetreeagreementtoletthemgo.AuntyMiserywasfreefromthe6atlast.Oneday7manstoppedatherdoor.Thisonedidn’tseem8,sosheaskedwhohewas."IamDeath,I'vecometotakeyouwithme."saidhe.ThinkingfastAuntyMiserysaid,"Fine,butI'dliketopicksomepearsfrommydeartreetorememberthe9itbroughttomeinthislife.ButIamtoooldtoclimbhightogetthebestfruit.Wouldyoupleasedoitforme?"Mr.Deathclimbedupthetreeandwas10stucktoit.Nomatterhowmuchhewarnedorbegged,AuntyMiserywouldnotallowthetreetolethimgo.1．A．worryingaboutB．cuttingdownC．dealingwithD．takingcareof2．A．throwawayB．runawayC．takeawayD．putaway3．A．stayB．liveC．hideD．relax4．A．houseB．doorC．treeD．wall5．A．beforeB．whileC．sinceD．after6．A．funB．questionC．troubleD．Danger7．A．anotherB．otherC．theotherD．anyother8．A．handsomeB．safeC．honestD．poor9．A．pleasureB．prideC．excitementD．hope10．A．certainlyB．probablyC．immediatelyD．sadlyⅢ.语法填空12、Positive(积极的)peopleareusuallyhappy.Theyoftenhavealotoffriends.Whentheyhaveaproblem,theytrytochangetheproblemi1．achance.Theybelievethingsalwaysworkout.Butcanpositivethinkingreallymakesomeone’slifebetter?Manyscientistsarestudyingpositivethinking.Theyarefindingoutsomeveryinterestinginformation.YourHealthTheMayoClinicisafamousmedicalorganizationintheUnitedStates.Itstudiesmanythings,includingpositivethinking.Theirresearchprovesthatpositivethinkinghasmanyadvantages.First,positivethinking2．goodhealth.Positivepeopledon’tworryaboutthebadeventsinlife,sotheystayhealthy.Positivepeopleare3．likelytoexerciseandeathealthyfoods.Becauseofthis,theydon’tusuallygetsickanddon’thavemanyhealthproblems.AtworkDr.MichaelisaprofessorinGermany.Hisresearchshowsthatpositivepeopledowellinjobs.Thereareseveralreasonsforthis.Positivepeoplearecreative.Theydon’texpect4．tohelpthemwithproblems.Theysolveproblemsthemselves.Andpositivepeopledon’tgiveup.Theykeeptryingtolearnnewthings.BecomingPositiveInthepast,scientiststhoughtattitude5．changed.Now,manypsychologiststhinkpeoplecanbecomemorepositive.Therearemanydifferentwaystochange.Herearesomeexamples.First,thinkaboutgoodeventsinyourlife.Attheendofaday,ask,“Whatgoodthingshappenedtometoday?”Thinkaboutthesethingsforafewminutes.Second,findinteresting6．todo.Laughatafunnymovieorreadagoodbook.Finally,alwaystrynewthings.Forexample,youcantalktopeopleyoudon’tknoworshopinadifferentstore.Dodifferentthingseveryday.AGoodLifeLifecanbe7．sometimes.Don’tgiveuporbenegative.Takeaction.Thinkaboutthefutureandmakeaplan.Youcanlearntobepositive.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、RenewasborninanIndianvillageinOaxaca,Mexicon.Hisfamilylivedinasmallhouse.TheyspokeanIndianlanguage.Renestartedschoolinthevillagewhenhewassixyearsold.Therewasnoschoolforolderchildreninthevillage.SoRenewenttoOaxacaCitywhenhewasnineyearsold.ThiswasabigstepforRene.Itwashisfirsttimeinacity.LittleRenegotajobinthecity.Heworkedforarichfamily.Hetookcareoftheirbighouse.Heworkedduringtheday,andhewenttoschoolatnight.Helearnedgoodworkandstudyhabits.HelearnedSpanish,andhegrewup.WhenRenewasthirteenyearsold,hereturnedtohisvillage.Hehadmanybrothersandsisters.Hismotherneededhelp.Renefeltbad.Hecouldnotgotohighschool.WhenRenewastwentyyearsold,hetookaverybigstep.HewenttoLosAngeles.Heworkedasacook.HetookEnglishclassesinhissparetime.Thenhewenttouniversity.Hestudiedveryhard.Today,ReneteachesEnglish.Hetellshisstudents,“LearningEnglishisnotsohard.Havinggoodhabitsisthemostimportantthing!Beorganized.Useyourtimewell.Haveagoodtime!”1．Renestartedschoolattheageof______.A．three B．six C．nine D．thirteen2．WhatdidRenedoduringthedayinOaxacaCity?A．Hestudiedatschool.B．Hetookcareofabighouse.C．Helookedafterhisbrothersandsisters.D．Heworkedasateacherinasmallschool.3．HowdidRenemakealivinginLosAngeles?A．Bywashingdishes. B．Bysellingnewspapers.C．Byworkingasadriver. D．Byworkingasacook.B14、Wecanchoosefailure,butwecan’tchoosefear.That’slikewhatJamesCameronsaid“FailureIsanOption,butFearIsNot”attheendofhisTEDtalkandIloveit.Weshouldn’tbeafraidoffacingfailure,trytoacceptitandlearnfromit.MakeroomforfailureNobodywantstofail,butfailureisoftenonyourwaytosuccess.GeprgeBernardShawsaid,“Alifespentmakingmistakesisnotonlymorehonorable(可敬的),butmoreusefulthanalifespentdoingnothing.”Soifyouneverfailthenitprobablymeansthatyoudonothing.Failureshowsthatyouactuallydosomethinginsteadofjustsittinginyourcomfortableseat.LearnfromeachfailureDon’tjustfailandgetnothingoutofit.Learnsomethingfromeachfailurethatmakesyoubetterandbetter.FailfastTimeisprecious,soifyoufailedthenyou’dbetterfailfast.Why?Becauseitwillmakeyoulearnandimprovefaster.Don’twaituntileverythingisperfect.Instead,testyourideaintherealworldassoonaspossible.Don’tchoosefearManypeopledon’twanttoworkonsomethingunknown.Butfearisnotagoodchoice,soyoushouldbewillingtotryoutyournewideas.Evenifyouaren’tsuccessful,youwillstillcomeoutbetterthanbefore.根据短文内容，选择最佳答案：1．Inthewriter’sopinion,failureisNOT.A．useful B．terrible C．common2．WhichofthefollowingisGeorgeBernardShaw’sthought?A．Ifyoufail,you’dbetterfailfast.B．Ifyouneverfail,itmaymeanyoudonothing.C．Youshouldlearnsomethingfromfailure.3．Fromthepassage,weknowthatweshould.A．beawayfromfailureB．faileverytimeC．testournewideas4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“precious”mean?A．宝贵的 B．公正的 C．智慧的5．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．Failureisanoption,butFearisnot.B．MakeroomforfailureC．Failfastassoonaspossible.C15、Thecomputermakesdoingschoolworkeasierformethanitwasformymomanddad.Forexample,whenwritingbookreportsandstores,IuseMicrosoftWordinsteadofapenandpaper.Thatway,aftermyteacheredits（编辑）mywork,Icangobackandmakerevisionswithouthavingtorewritethewholething.AndMicrosoftWordhasaspellcheck!Iuseitallthetime.ForEnglishclass,we'rereadingTheOutsiders,byS.E.Hinton.Asapre-readingtask,myteacheraskedustoresearchteenagegroupsontheInternet.ItriedGoogle,Encarta,andYahoofirst,andfinallyfoundanarticleonT.ForageographytaskontheUnitedStates,IusedEncartatolearnabouttheMississippiRiver.Ineededtofindouthowdeeptheriveris,howitswidthsanddepthsaredifferent,whatstatesitrunsthrough,andwhatkindoffishliveinit.Iusedtheinformationtoshowhowthegeographyofacountryinfluencesitseconomy（经济）.Forexample,theriver'stradepaths,thenumberoffishcaughtinit,andthetouristsitattractsdirectlyinfluenceSoutherners'

jobsandincomes（收入）.Inevergotothelibrarytodoresearch.Ittakestoomuchtime.SinceIliveinNewYorkCityandbothmyparentswork,gettingtothelibraryisn'talwayseasy.Forabigassignmentorresearchproject,Iusedtostayatthelibrarytoread,orsignoutwhateverbooksormagazineIneeded.Nowbeingabletofindtheinformationinmyownlivingroommakeseverythingalotsimpler.Onlinedictionariesandencyclopedias（百科全书）alsosavetime.Sometimes,Ithinkthecomputerspoilsyoungpeoplebecauseitssoeasy---atleastphysically.Butcomputer'sarenotliketelevision,whichdoesthethinkingforyou.Youstillhavetouseyourmind.Ipreferusingacomputer.Easy,fun,andfast.1．Whenwritingbookreports,thecomputercanhelpthewriter

.A．callhisteachertoedithiswork.B．gobackhomeandreviewhisworkC．rewritehisworkandcorrecthismistakesD．storehisworkandcheckhisspellingmistakes2．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat

.A．ateacher'sworkismucheasierthanbeforeB．EnglishandgeographyarethemostimportantsubjectsC．computersarebetterthanTVfornotdoingthethinkingforusD．studentsshouldusecomputerlessanddomoreexerciseeveryday3．What'sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Teenagersandcomputers.B．Schoolsubjectsandcomputers.C．Useofcomputersinteenagers'studies.D．Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofcomputers.D16、SteveJobswasoneofthefathersofthepersonalcomputingtimeandthefounderofApple.Hewasalsooneofthegiantsoftheinformationage.Herearesomeofhisgreatestcontributions.1．WhenwastheAppleIIinvented?A．In1976.B．In1997.C．In1998.D．In2010.2．WhendidtheiMacfirstcomeout?A．In1976.B．In1998.C．In2010.D．In2011.3．Whichonewastheoldest?A．TheAppleII.B．TheiMac.C．TheiPad.D．TheiPhone4s.4．Fromthepassage,wecanknowthattheiPad_______.A．hasabettercameraB．isthefirstpersonalcomputerC．hasaCD-ROMslotD．isgreatforwatchingmovies5．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTrue?A．iPhone4s'screenisthesamesizeasiPhone4.B．iPhone4shasalargerandslimmercasethaniPhone4.C．iPhone4suseslesstimetotransferdatathaniPhone4.D．iPhone4swithanimprovedcameraischeaperthaniPhone4.E17、Nine-year-oldJustinHenrymetaforcesopowerfulthatitliftedhimintomidair.Itmadetheshoesofhisfeet.Justin'smomhadtocatchhisfoottostopthe"monster"fromtakinghim.Justinhadjustcomeface-to-facewithatornado(龙卷风),oneofnature'sstrongeststorms.Theycanreachspeedsofmorethan25mph.Duringatornado,thewholeneighborhoodcanbedestroyed.Tornadoesdestroyhouses,pulltreesfromtheground,andthrowcarsandtrucksseveralhundredyardsthroughtheair.Peoplearehurtandevenkilled.ThedeadlyweathercancatchmanyAmericansoffguard.TornadoesintheUnitedStateshappenmostlyinspringandsummer,andoftentouchdownin"tornadoalley,”anareabetweencentralTexasandNebraska.Generally,tornadoesdeveloponeatatime,butsometimestherecanbealargenumberofthem.Herearethestepshowtornadoesform.Tornadoesarebornofstrongthunderstorms.Whenwarm,wetairpushesthroughcool,dryair,thecoolairpushesthewarmairup.Highcloudsform.Dryairthenblowsinfromanotherdirection.Thewindstartstospiral(螺旋).Asthewindgrowsstronger,airrushesinfromallsidesathighspeeds.Itformsafunnel(漏斗).Asthetornadogetsstronger,thefunnelstretchesandbecomeslonger.Finally,ittouchestheground.Asoneofnative'sstrongeststorms,tornadoesarereallypowerful.Howcanwelivethroughthedeadlyweather?Quickthinkinghelpsmanypeoplegothroughdeadlyweather.AtornadoinVanWert,Ohio,blewthetopoffamovietheaterjustminutesafterashowing.Noonewashurtbecausethetheatermanagerhadbeenwarnedofthetornadobyatornadowarningsystem.Asaresult,hetoldthemoviegoerstohideinthestrongerpartsofthebuilding.1．Howdoesthewriterleadinthetopicoftornadoesinthepassage?A．ByshowingJustin'sexperience.B．Bydescribinghowtornadoesform.C．Bytellingastoryinamovietheater.D．Byexplainingwhytornadoeshappen.2．Thesecondparagraphmainlytalksabout______.A．thecausesoftornadoes B．theinfluenceoftornadoesC．people'sopinionstowardstornadoes D．people'sactivitiesaftertornadoes3．Accordingtothepassage,whatisthecorrectorderinwhichthetornadoesareformed?①Airrushesathighspeedsandformsafunnel.②Dryairblowsinandthewindstartstospiral.③Afterthefunnelbecomeslonger,ittouchestheground.④Thewarm,wetairand.cool,dryairpushagainsteachother.A．④③②① B．②④①③ C．②③④① D．④②①③4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thehighestspeedoftornadoesis25mph.B．Generally,therecanbealotoftornadoesatatime.C．Tornadoesaredevelopedfromstrongthunderstorms.D．MostofthetornadoesinAmericahappeninspringandfall.F18、WinningColorYouaregettingreadytoplayafootballmatchandyouwanttowin.Whatcolorshouldyouweartohelpyouwin?Youaregettingreadytogotoaninterviewandyouwanttosucceed.Whatcolorshouldyouweartohelpyousucceed?Strangequestions,perhaps,butcolorcouldbethekeytoyoursuccess.Readonandfindouthow.ThemostpopularcolorinBritainisblack.Wearingblackmakespeoplefeelmoreconfident,butcanoftenmakeyoulookunemotional.ThismaybewhypeoplesometimesthinkthatBritishpeopledon’twanttomakeastrongimpression(印象).AlthoughblackiscommoninBritain,mostpeopleagreethatinfactblueistheworld’sfavoritecolor.Thestudentsinschoolandthepeoplewhoworkinbusinessoftenwearblue.Wearingbluewillshowthatyouareaneffectiveandhard-workingperson.Sometimespeoplemistakenlythinkthatredmakesyoulookstrongandsuccessful.However,youwillbeseenaggressive(好攻击的)ifyouchooseredclothes.Newinformationnowsaysthatyellow,notred,isthecolorofwinning.AustraliaandBrazilarebothverysuccessfulinthesportingworld,andthesportsthingsofbothcountriesareyellow.Strangelyenough,athleteswhowearyellowglassesduringaracecanimprovetheirtimebyuptohalfasecond.Testsshowthattheyellowcolormakesthemfeelpositiveandenergeticandcouldbethedifferencebetweenamedalandnomedal.So,nexttimeyouhaveanimportanteventinyourlife—arace,amatch,anexamoraninterview—thinkaboutyouclothes.Thecolorofyourclothescanchangeyourlife!1．Accordingtothepassage,wearingblackinBritainmakespeoplefeel______.A．energeticB．PositiveC．SuccessfulD．confident2．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Sport—redoryellow?B．Race—winningorlosing?C．Athletes—successorfailure?D．Workandschool—blackorblue?3．Fromthepassage,we