2023届闵行区中考英语二模

闵行区2023学年第二学期九年级质量调研考试英语试卷Part2Phonetics,VocabularyandGrammarII.Choosethebestanswer26. Whichofthefollowingunderlinedpartsisdifferentinpronunciationfromtheothers? A.Ineeddoublemilkformycoffee. B.WeareproudtobeChinese. C.Thewomenshoutedloudlyforhelp. D.Theyaregoingtobuyanewhouse.27. Takealookat_______bookletontheshelf.Ittellsyouhowtousethenewcooker. A.a B.an C.the D./28. Lindacamebackhome_______halfpasttenlastnight.That’sreallytoolate. A.at B.on C.in D.for29.It’simportantfor_______toknowthathonestyisthebestsolutionwhenintrouble. A.we B.us C.our D.ours30. Thegovernmentsaysthattheyaregoingtobuildthethird_______roadinthetown. A.wide B.wider C.widest D.thewidest31. Theaudiencewassurprised_______theresultofthesingingcontest. A.from B.with C.at D.about32. Thoughitwasverydangerous,_______hesitatedwhenenteringtheburninglab. A.everybody B.nobody C.anybody D.somebody33. He’sputonsomuchweightthathisclothesaren’t_______anymore. A.wonderfully B.beautifully C.expensive D.fit34. Alicewouldrather_______inanair-conditionedroominsuchhotweather. A.stay B.tostay C.stays D.staying35. Traceysuggested_______basketballinSportsClubafterschool. A.plays B.toplay C.play D.playing36. Thewriter_______hisnewbookinthehallofouruniversityatthemoment. A.introduces B.isintroducing C.introduced D.wouldintroduce37.Sofar,thelittleboy_______to21countrieswithhisparentsandtwosisters. A.wastravelling B.hadtravelled C.hastravelled D.istravelling38. Workers_______theconstructionofUndergroundLine23bytheyearof2025. A.completed B.willcomplete C.complete D.hadcompleted39. Workreallyhard,_______youcanrealizeyourdreamofbecomingapilot. A.but B.so C.or D.and40. Wewillhavetocancelthebaseballmatch_______theweatherimproves. A.unless B.because C.assoonas D.if41. _______amazingthelatestDisneyanimationcartoonis! A.What B.Whata C.Whatan D.How42. Jackandhisfriendssometimestakeawalkalongthebeachafterdinner,_______? A.didthey B.didn’tthey C.dothey D.don’tthey43. Accordingtothelaw,traffic_______keeptotheleftinEngland. A.may B.must C.need D.can44. --Jiang,anoverseastudent,waskilledatherownhomeinJapan. --_______ A.Idon’tagree. B.Ihopeso,butIdon’tthinkso. C.I’msorrytohearthat. D.That’sverykindofyou.45. --We’regoinghikingthisweekend.Wouldyouliketojoinus? --_______ A.Yes,I’dliketo. B.Nevermind. C.I’lltakeyouradvice D.Iambusynow.III.Completethefollowingpassageswiththewordsorphrasesinthebox.EachcanonlybeusedonceA.managedtoB.showedoffC.productsD.deathE.research Whatcanyoudowithnuts?AscientistnamedGeorgeWashingtonCarveransweredthatquestion,overandoveragain.Weshouldsaythankstohimformorethan300__46__. WhenCarverwasbornin1864,hewasaslave(奴隶)onafarminMissouri.Later,hegotfreedom.Asateenager,heworkedonafarmand__47__finishhighschool.Attheageof30,hebecamethefirstblackstudentatthecollegeinlowa.Severalyearslater,hetookajobatacollegeinAlabama,whereheworkeduntilhis__48__in1943. Carverstudiedagriculture,thescienceoffarming.His__49__madehugeimprovementsinfarminginthesouthernUnitedStates.A.remainedB.embarrassedC.similarD.materialE.gained Carverstudiedpeanuts.Heknewthatthesouthcouldn’tgrowjustcotton.Plantingcottonyearafteryearworeoutthesoilandmadeituseless.Carverlearnedthatiffarmersplantedcottononeyearandpeanutsthenext,thesoil__50__healthy. Toencouragethispractice,Carverthoughtofnewusesforthepeanut.Wouldyouliketotrypeanutandraisinicecream?Howaboutusingpeanutsasakindof__51__tomakeshampoo?Perhapsyouwouldprefertomakepaintfrompeanuts,ormaybeyouwouldliketobakewithpeanutflour.Glue?Paper?Rubber?Thelistgoesonandon.Healsothoughtof__52__usesforpecans(山核桃)andothernuts. Carver__53__littlefrommostofhisinventions.Hedidn’tfeelthatitwasrighttosellhisideas.Hegavethemfreelytohelpfarmersandfellowscientists.Carver’slifeisonethatwecouldalluseasanexample.IV.Completethesentenceswiththegivenwordsintheirproperforms54. Chinesepeoplestartedtoopentothewesternworld_______ago.(century)55. Therecordingwillbeplayed_______tomakesureyoucanunderstandeachword.(two)56. Afriendof_______gotthefirstprizeforthehighjumpinthesportsmeeting.(me)57. Mr.Zhanghasalarge______ofstampssinceheisabigfanofthem.(collect)58. Thefiremendecidedtocuttheironfence______soastosavethegirl.(immediate)59. Intheoldmountainvillage,peoplelearneda______waytomakepaper.(tradition)60. Thewell-knownrestaurantwill______10newdishesnextmonth.(service)61. Itis_______ofmymothertoloseherpurseonthewaytothemarket.(happy)V.Rewritethefollowingsentencesasrequired62. Dadwatershisfavouriteflowersinthegardenregularly.(改为一般疑问句) _______Dad_______hisfavouriteflowersinthegardenregularly?63. Wendyhadlearntfivelanguagesbytheendoflastyear.(对划线部分提问) _____________languageshadWendylearntbytheendoflastyear?64. Weshouldkeepbananasinacoolplacebeforetheygobad.(改为被动语态) Bananasshould____________inacoolplacebeforetheygobad.65. Theflightwasdelayeduntilthenextdaybecauseofthefog.(保持句意基本不变) Theflightwas____________untilthenextdaybecauseofthefog.66.‘HowcanIimprovemyEnglish?’Theboyaskedtheteacher.(改为宾语从句) Theboyaskedtheteacher______he______improvehisEnglish.67. Thesuperstarisverykind.Hehelpspoorvillagestosetupschools.(保持句意基本不变) Thesuperstaris______kind______hehelpspoorvillagestosetupschools.68. onlineeducation,students,areusedto,moreandmore(连词成句) ________________________________________________________.Part3ReadingandWritingVI.ReadingcomprehensionA.Choosethebestanswer AnationwidesurveyreleasedearlierthisyearsaidanaverageChineseadultreadlessthaneightbooksin2023,amongwhich4.58werepaperbooksand3.26e-books.Withdigitalbooksbecomingmorepopular,manypeoplewouldfindithardtorememberthelasttimetheysatdowninabookstoreandenjoyedaquietmoment.Butthisdoesnotmeanthatbookstoresarelosingtheircustomers.Toluremorereaders,bookstoresarenowbigger,morebeautifulandgrander.Herearesomeofthem.ZhongshugeWalkingintoaZhongshugebookstoreislikeenteringaseaofbooks,abovetheceilingoverhead,beneaththefloorunderyourfeet,onthewalls,andunderthestepsofthestaircases.Zhongshugeisknownforitsbeautifuldesigns.ThebrandnowhaschainsinShanghai,Hangzhou,andYangzhou.TheBookwormTheBookwormisbookshop,barandcaféallinone.HiddenindowntownBeijing’sSanlitunbararea,theplaceisamongthemostpopularforforeignerslookingforsomeinternationalexperienceintheChinesecapital.Inadditiontoalargevarietyofbooks,theEuropean-styleshopalsoholdslecturesandculturalevents.It’softenpossibleforvisitorstomeetfamousauthorsunexpectedlyinthecomfortableplace.ParadiseTimeTravelBookstoreTibet(西藏)isamust-visitonmanypeople’stravellists.YoucanfindthebeautyoftheancientTibetanstyle.ParadiseTimeTravelBookstoreisdecoratedinthisway.Butifyoulookclosely,youwillfinditisaforeignlanguagebookshop.Thiskindofmixtureisagreatsurprise,isn’tit?TheParadiseTimeTravelBookstoreislocatednearthePrincessWenchengTheaterinLhasa(拉萨).PoplarKid’sRepublicThePoplarKid’sRepublic,sittinginBeijing’sCBDarea,isafairylandofpicturebooksforchildren.ThebookshopwasselectedamongoneofthemostbeautifulbookshopsintheworldbyFlavorwire,apopularUSnewswebsiteaboutartandculture,in2023.Thecolorfuldesignsinsideareaimedatencouragingkidstoexplorebooks.Pushingtheglassdoorsopen,youwillseechildren’sdrawingsandcraftworks(工艺)hangingonthepinkwalls,leadingyouintoaworldfullofimagination.69. Accordingtothesurvey,anaverageChineseadultreadlessthan______booksin2023. A.3.26 B.4.5 C.8 D.970. WecanfindZhongshugein_______. A.Yangzhou B.Beijing C.Suzhou D.Lhasa71. Theunderlinedword‘lure’inparagraph2mostprobablymeans______. A.contact B.attract C.observe D.choose72.Flavorwireinthepassageis______. A.abeautifulbookshop B.arecentsurvey C.anewswebsite D.anoisybar73. Whichofthefollowingiswrongaccordingtothepassage? A.Chineseadultsdon’treadenoughbooksonaverage. B.WecanmeetsomefamousbookwritersintheBookworm. C.TheParadiseTimeTravelBookstoreislocatedinBeijing. D.Youwillseechildren’sdrawingsinthePoplarKid’sRepublic.74. Thearticleismainlyabout_______. A.theimportanceofreadingbooks B.somepopularE-books C.thefunoftravellingaround D.somebeautifulbookstoresinChinaB.Choosethewordsorexpressionsandcompletethepassage Emilywasaneighthgrader.TopassherCivicscourse,shehadtodosomevolunteerservicesinanursinghomeforaweek.OneMonday,Emilywenttothenursinghomeafterschool.Whenshearrived,shewastoldshewouldspentanhoureveryweekdaywithanelderlylady,Mrs.Blair.Shewasthenledintoaroom,whereanoldladyinaflowerydresswassittingonasofa.Emilystoodawkwardly（别扭地）infrontofthelady.Sheclearedherthroatandsaid,“GoodafternoonI’mEmily.”“Goodafternoon,Emily.Takeaseat,please.”Mrs.Blairreplied.Then,__75__filledthespacebetweenthem.Emilywonderedwhattosay.“Tellmeaboutyourself,Emily,”Mrs.Blairsaidsuddenly.“Well,”Emilystarted,“Idon’thaveanygrandparents,soIdon’tknowhowtogetonwellwithelderlypeople.Ilovetheperformingarts.I’mheremainlybecauseIhavetovolunteerheretogetagoodgradeformyCivicsclass.”Mrs.Blairdidn’tseemtomind.“Manypeople,especiallyteens,don’tseemto__76__oldpeoplelikeme.Nowyouarehere,andI’mgoingtochangethataboutyou.Askmeanything.”Emilythoughtforamoment,andfinallydecided,“Whatwasyourjob?”“IwasaBroadwaystarinthe1950s.”Mrs.Blairanswered.“Cool!Canyoutellmeaboutit!”Emilyasked,amazed.Mrs.Blairsmiled.“Backthen,__77__theleadactresshadthehonortowearaspecialbracelet.Iwastheleadinalmostalloftheplays,soIalwaysworethebracelet.Tillthisday,Istillhaveit.”EmilysmiledalongwithMrs.Blairandlistenedtotheotherstories,attentively.Shehadbecomevery__78__Mrs.Blair’sstories.Shedecidedtocomeearlierthenextday.Tuesday,Wednesday,andThursdaypassedbyquickly.ThencameFriday.Asshewasleaving,Emilywasreallyupsettosaygoodbye.“Don’tbesad.Youcanstillvisitme,”Mrs.Blaircomfortedher.ShethenhandedasmallboxtoEmily,“It’smygifttoyou.”Emily__79__openedtheboxandwassurprisedtoseewhatwasinside.“It’sthebraceletthatyouwore.Thankyou!”Emilysaid,withtearsinhereyes.“I’msuretovisityouwheneverI’mfree.”Onthewayhome,Emilythoughtofherownlovefortheperformingarts.Shetouchedthebraceletand__80__thatshewouldkeepherwordtoMrs.Blair.75. A.happiness B.friendship C.silence D.humour76. A.carefor B.agreewith C.dependon D.worryabout77. A.even B.maybe C.yet D.only78. A.afraidof B.easily C.carefully D.suddenly79. A.angrily B.easily C.carefully D.suddenly80. A.promised B.denied C.introduced D.liedC.ReadthepassageandfillintheblankswithproperwordsSomethingchangedafewyearsago.Around2023,teensstartedtospendtheirtimemuchdifferentlyfromthegenerationsbefore.Istartedtonoticebigdifferencesinteens’b___81___andattitudesintheyearlysurveyof11millionyoungpeople.A2023surveyfoundthattwooutofthreeU.S.teensownedaniphone.Forthisreason,IcallthemiGen（iphonegeneration）.WhatmakesiGendifferent?Growingupwithasmartphonehasaffectednearlyeveryaspectoftheirlives.Theyspendsomuchtimeontheinternet,textingfriendsandonsocialmedia,anaverageofaboutsixhoursperday,sotheyhavelessfreetimeforeverythingelse.Thati___82___goingtoparties,shoppingatthemallorwatchingmovieswiththeirfriends.Thesewereo___83___thefavoriteactivitiesofmostteens.ButnowiGenteensaretakingpartinthesesocialactivitiesatalowerratethanothers.AlinkthatshouldbenoticedIwonderedifthesechangesmightbec___84___totheirdeteriorating（退化）mentalhealth.Sureenough,Ifoundthatteenswhospendmoretimeonscreensarelesshappyandmoredisappointed.Meanwhile,a2023studyaskedsomeadultstogiveupFacebookforaweekandotherstocontinueusingit.ThosewhogaveupFacebookfelthappier,lessl___85__andlessdisappointedduringtheweekastheyhadmorefreetimeforsocialactivitieslikemeetingfriends,watchingmovies,etc.Whatelseislost?Spendinglesstimewithfriendsmeanslesstimetodevelopsocialabilities.A2023studyshowedthatthesixthgraderswhospentjustfivedaysatacampw___86___usingscreensendedtimebetteratreadingexpressiononothers’faces.Thatisn’ttosaythatiGenteensdon’thavea___87___.Theyarephysicallysaferandmoretolerant（宽容）.Theyalsoseemtohaveastrongerworkspiritandmorerealisticexpectations.Tomysurprise,theiGenteensIinterviewedsaidtheypreferredseeingtheirfriendsinpersontocommunicatingwiththemusingtheirphones.ButitmightbejustwhatiGenneeds.D.Answerthequestion（根据短文内容回答下列问题）AndrewCarnegiewasbornin1835inScotland.Hewasfromapoorfamily.Whenhewastwelve,hisfamilymovedtotheU.S.A.Theywantedabetterlife.There,Andrewstartedtoworkrightaway.Hegotajobinafactory.Hewasagoodworker,buthedidn’tlikethejob.Later,hechangedhisjob.HeworkedattheRailroadCompanywhereeverybodylikedhim.Hedidmanydifferentjobs.Hissalarygothighereveryyear.Inhisfreetime,Andrewlovedtoread.Butinthosedays,theUnitedStatesdidn’thavefreepubliclibraries.Luckily,helivedneararichmanwithmanybooks,wholetyoungboysusehislibraryforfree,soAndrewcouldreadasmuchaspossible.Hereadthroughouthislife.Andrewlearnedalotattherailroadcompany.Herealizedthattherailroadwasveyimportantforbigcountries.Hehadanideatostartabusinesswithrailroads.Hesavedallhismoneyandopenedabusinessattheageofthirtyyears.First,hiscompanymadebridgesfortherailroads.Tenyearslater,itmadesteelforbridges,machines,andmanyotherthings.Soonhewastherichestmanintheworld.Andrewlikedtomakemoney.Buthebelieveditwasveryimportanttohelpotherpeople.In1901,hesoldhiscompanyfor$480million.HestartedtogiveawayhismoneytomakenewlibrariesandcollegesallovertheUnitedStates.Hebuilt2,811libraries.Andrewalsogavealotofmoneytopeoplewhoworkedforpeace.In1903,hegave$1.5milliontobuildaPeacePalaceintheNetherlands.AndrewCarnegiediedin1919.Hewaseighty-fouryearsold.Duringhislife,hegaveawaynearlyallofhismoney.Hegaveawayover$350millionforeducationandpeace.Therearecolleges,libraries,hospitals,andparksnamedafterAndrewCarnegie.Hehelpedmillionsofpeopleallovertheworldtostudyandlearn.88.AndrewCarnegieusedtoworkinafactory,didn’t