英语（广州卷）2023年中考第二次模拟考试卷（考试版）

2023年中考英语第二次模拟考试卷（广州）

本试卷共12页，四大题，满分9（）分。考试用时100分钟。

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一、语法选择（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项

中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Makingagoodjobchoiceisalmostasgoodaschoosingagoodlife.So,]ajobisoneofthemost

importantdecisionstomakeinlife.

Formyjob,therearethreeimportantthing2Iwillconsider:

Themostimportantto3isthatImustworkinanareaIlike.Ifyoufindajobthatyouenjoy,thenyou

4toworkanotherday.IwouldliketoworkinanareawhereIcanbemorecreative.Iwouldliketobe

5memberthere.AllthisispossibleonlyifIlikewhatIdo.

Thesecondoneisthattheareaofmyworkmustleadme6somenewandhardproblems.Iwouldlike

tostayinthesamearea7alongtime.Inordertomakeithappen,theworkmustprovideenoughproblems.

Morethanjustworkingtolive,Ienjoy8adifferenceandtryingmybestfbrthewholeprogress.Iwould

alsoliketo9wellformyhardwork,soIcanliveacomfortablelifewiththishard-wonmoney.ThenI

10providethebestformyfamily.

ThethirdimportantthingisthatIwouldliketoworkforHjobthatwouldhelpothers.Thework

inmymindisinfieldssuchasthearmy,trainingormanagement.Insuchareas,Icanhelptodeveloptheabilities

of12peopleandbringouttheirbest.Itwouldbeamostsatisfyingjobtohelpyoungpeopletobecome

thebestthattheycanbe.13Ibecomeold,Iwouldliketolookbackwithagreatsenseofsatisfaction

thatthousandsofpeoplehavebecomebetterpersonsthroughmywork.

Iaccepttheideathatnooneshouldmakeachoiceofajob14.Heshoulddecidewhathewantsto

beinthelongrun.Then,heshoulddecidehowhe15towardsit.Heshouldstudythepropercourses,

readthebooksandspeaktoknowledgeablepersonsinthatfieldbeforemakingajobchoice.Agoodchoicewill

mostprobablyleadtoabetterlife.

1.A.chooseB.choosingC.choseD.chooses

2.A.whatB.whenC.whoD.which

3.A.IB.meC.myD.mine

4.A.mustn'thaveB.didn'thaveC.won'thaveD.don'thave

5.A.valuableB.morevaluableC.mostvaluableD.themostvaluable

6.A.tosolveB.solveC.tosolvingD.insolving

7.A.forB.atC.inD.on

8.A.makeB.makingC.tomakeD.tomaking

9.A.payB.paidC.bepaidD.bepaying

10.A.mustB.shouldC.needD.can

11.A.aB.anC.theD./

12.A.anotherB.otherC.othersD.theother

13.A.WhenB.SinceC.BeforeD.Because

14.A.quickB.quickerC.quicklyD.morequickly

15.A.workB.workedC.workingD.works

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16s25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

将该项涂黑。

Agroupoffrogsweretravelingthroughthewoods.Suddenly,twoofthemfellintoa16.Allofthe

otherfrogscametoseewhatcouldbedonetohelptheirfriends.Whentheysawhowdeeptheholewas,theyall

agreedthatitwas17togetoutandtoldthetwofrogsintheholethattheyshouldpreparethemselvesfor

theirfate（命运）.

Thetwodidn'twantto18thisterriblefate,sotheybegantojumpwithalltheirefforts.Theother

frogscontinuedshoutingsadlythattheyshouldsavetheirenergyand19.Thetwofrogsdidn'tlistenand

keptjumping.Severalhourslater,theywerequitetired.20.oneofthefrogsdecidedtogiveup.Helay

downatthebottomoftheholeanddied.Theotherfrogcontinuedtojump,21hewasverytired.

Theotherfrogskeptshoutingandtellinghimthathiseffortwasuseless.However,thefrogjumpedharderand

harder.Andfinally,hejumpedsohighthathegotoutofthehole.Amazed,theotherfrogscelebratedhisfreedom

andthen22howhemadeit.

Readingtheirlips,theshockedfrogexplainedtothemthathewas23.Heconsideredtheotherfrogs9

shoutingas24.Itencouragedhimtosucceed.

Thissimplestoryshowsusthe25ofwords:ourencouragingwordscanliftsomeoneupandhelp

himorhermakeitthroughtheday.Ourdiscouragingwordscancausedeepwounds.

16.A.roadB.houseC.holeD.garden

17.A.easyB.hopelessC.wonderfulD.embarrassing

18.A.shareB.changeC.challengeD.accept

19.A.holdonB.giveupC.passbyD.stayaway

20.A.SuddenlyB.LuckilyC.FinallyD.Amazingly

21.A.thoughB.ifC.becauseD.unless

22.A.plannedB.askedC.guessedD.decided

23.A.blindB.deafC.deadD.broken

24.A.agreementB.achievementC.punishmentD.encouragement

25.A.powerB.priceC.secretD.style

三、阅读（共两节，满分35分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从26〜40各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。

A

Thesearethelife-changingappsthatwillhelpyoubuildbetterhabitsin2022.

Streaks

Streaksletsyoucreateupto24differenttasksthatyoucancompleteeachday.Completeatask,markitonthe

app,andyou'llstartbuildingyourprogress.Streaksalsohasotherfeaturesavailable,likeremindersandstatistics,

tohelpyoukeepyourhabitsontrack.Itcollectsnofees.

Strides

Stridesmakesyourgoalseasyandattainable（可实现的）.You'llbeabletotrackyourprogressandseehowfar

alongyouarewithprogressreportsandchartsthat'llshowyouyouradvancementandyoursuccessrateonany

givengoal.Youcancreateunlimitedremindersandbuildupyourroutinefromthegroundup.Theappasksyouto

jointheirmonthlysubscription（会员费）.

ATracker

WithATracker,timeallyouractivitiesandstopwastingtimeonunimportanttasks.Youcancreateanddefine

yourdailyandweeklygoalstoavoidlosingtrackofyourgoodandbadhabits.Havingtracked,youcanseewhat

you'vedoneinabeautifulchart.Youcanalsoseeagoalreporttomakesureyou'restayingontrackwithyournew

year'sresolutions（决心）.TheappisS4.99,butit'sonlyaone-timepayment.

Coach.me

Coach.meismostlyfree.You'llgettotrackyourprogressandgetbonuspointsforachievingyourgoals.

What'scoolaboutCoach.meisthatyoucanjoinacommunityofpeoplelikeyouwheretheyarewillingtohelpout

eachother.Youcaneventakeitonestepfurtherbyhiringacoach,althoughthat'sgoingtocostyouextra.

26.Whichappisfreeofcharge?

A.Coach.me.B.Strides.C.ATracker.D.Streaks.

27.WhatdoStridesandATrackerhaveincommon?

A.Theyhelptotimevitaltasks.B.Theyhaveremindingfunctions.

C.Theyofferaprogresschart.D.Theyupdateinformationeverymonth.

28.WhatcanyoudowithCoach.me?

A.Earncashrewards.B.Getsupportfromotherusers.

C.Employacoachforfree.D.Makeprogressinyourstudies.

B

Haveyoueverimaginedgoinginsideofavideogame?Thatdreammaysoonbecomereal.It'scalledthe

“metaverse”.

Themetaverseisasharedvirtua（虚拟的）3Dworld,orworlds.Thewordisacombinationof"meta”,which

meansbeyond,and“verse”,whichrefersto“universe".Thewordfirstappearedina1992sciencefictionbook

calledSnowCrash.Inthisstory,peoplewearvirtualreality（VR）headsetstoseeandjointhemetaverse.

Now,whathappensinthebookisbecomingareality.WearingaVRheadset,youcanmeetotherpeople

wherevertheyare.Youcanworkandplaywiththem.Itwillfeelrealbecausethetechnologycansimulate（模拟）

oursenses:vision,hearing,touch,andevensmell.

“We'retalkingaboutcreatinganotherreality,anotherworld,that'sasrichastherealworld,“saidRev

Lebaredian,vicepresidentofsimulationtechnologyatNVIDIA,aUStechcompany.

So,whatcanyoudoinsideofthemetaverse?Yourlocationwillnolongermatter,saysVOANews.Inthe

metaverse,"people...wouldbeconnectedatalltimes...”Youcanmeetfriendsfromothercountriesandgoona

virtualbeachvacationtogether.ButforgetThailand—youcangotothebeachonthemoon,oranywhereelseyou

canimagine.Can'tfindafriendtoplaybasketball?Jumpintothemetaverseandfindsomefriendstoplaywithor

gotoaconcert!

CathyHackl,anexpertinmetaversetechnology,saidherson'sfirstconcertwasinsideofavideogame.44Just

becauseithappenedinavideogame,itdidn'tmakeitlessrealforhim,,,shesaid.

Perhapsthemetaversewillchangeourideaofwhatisreal.

29WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Wheretheword“metaverse“comesfrom.B.People'simaginationofthemetaverse.

C.Anintroductiontothegamecompany.D.Howyoucanjointhemetaverse.

30.WearingaVRheadset,youcan.

A.designyourownvideogamesB.meetanyoneyouwanttosee

C.createyourownvirtualworldD.feelwhatyoucantouch

31.WhatdoweknowfromVOANews?

A.Thelocationisofgreatimportance.

B.Youcanvisitanyplaceyoulikeinthemetaverse.

C.Scenesinthemetaverseareallconnected.

DThemetaversewillreplacetraditionalvideogames.

32.WhatisCathyHackFsattitude（态度）towardthemetaverse?

A.Themetaversewillhardlychangeourlives.B.Itisnotgoodforkidstojointhemetaverse.

C.Themetaverseisjustadifferentkindofreality.D.Thetechnologystillneedstobedeveloped.

c

IsaacNewtonwasbornonChristmasDay,1642.FromtheveryfirstNewtonwasverymuchinterestedinthe

mysteriesofnature.Whydidobjectsmove?Whycouldweseethatstonesrolleddownhills,windblewleaves

alongtheground,andheavyobjectsfelltotheearthwhendropped?

Attheageoftwenty-three,IsaacNewtonmovedfromCambridgetohiscountryhome.There,histhoughts

turnedtotheproblemsofmotion（运动定律）.AsNewtonhimselflatertoldthestory,hewassittinginthegarden

oneevening,thinking,whenhenoticedafallingapple.Theapplesethimtowonderingaboutthemovementof

fallingobjects.

Itoccurredtohimthattheforcewhichcausedfruittofallfromtreesworkedaswellatgreaterdistancesfrom

thecenteroftheearth-ontopofbuildingsorevenontopofmountains.Perhaps,thoughtNewton,thissameforce

reachedoutmuchfartherstill,eventothemoon.Newtonbegantosearchforamathematicalexpressionofhisidea.

In1669,NewtonbecameaprofessorofmathematicsatCambridge.Threeyearslater,hejoinedtheRoyal

Society.Beforelong,Newtonbeganagaintostudytheproblemsofmotion.Atlast,heseemedtohavesolvedthe

maindifficulties,buthedidnotpublishhisfindingsatonce.

Onlyin1687didheatlastpublishhisnewtheory.Newton'sgreatwork,TheMathematicalPrinciplesof

NaturalPhilosophy,markedthesuccessoftheScientificRevolution.Newtonputthefamousthreelawsofmotion

init.NewtonwassoonrecognizedastheleaderofEnglishscience.In1703,hebecamethepresidentoftheRoyal

Society.

SciencewasneverquitethesameafterNewton'sdiscoveries.Nowonderthattheeighteenth-centurypoet

Pope,lookingbackatNewton'swork,wrote:NatureandNature'slawslayhidinnight;Godsaid,LetNewton

be!—Andallwaslight.

Newton,however,neverrestedonhisfame（名望）.Hecontinuedtoworkandstudy.Inhislastyears,heonce

saidtoafriend,donotknowwhatImayappeartotheworld,buttomyselfIseemtohavebeenonlylikeaboy,

playingontheseashore,andnowandthenfindingasmootherpebble（鹅卵石）oraprettiershell,whilethegreat

oceanoftruthlayundiscoveredbeforeme.^^

33.WheredidNewtonbegintoturntotheproblemsofmotion?

A.Athome.B.AtCambridge.C.Outsidethegarden.D.Ontopofabuilding.

34.Theunderlinedword"it"inParagraph5refersto.

A.theRoyalSocietyB.thesuccessoftheScientificRevolution

C.Newton'snewtheoryD.TheMathematicalPrinciplesofNaturalPhilosophy

35.InwhatorderdidthefollowingeventshappentoNewton?

a.Hebecamecuriousaboutthemovementoffallingobjects.

b.Hepublishedhisnewtheory.

c.HejoinedtheRoyalSociety.

d.Heshowedgreatinterestinthemysteriesofnature.

e.HewasrecognizedastheleaderofEnglishscience.

A.d-a-c-b-eB.d-c-a-e-bC.a-d-c-e-bD.a-d-e-b-c

36.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Newtonactedlikealittleboy.B.Newtoncontinuedtoworkforfame.

C.Newtonlikedplayingontheseashore.D.Newtononlyfocusedonworkingandstudying.

D

Howdoyoufeelaboutnature?Afterspendinghoursindoors,doyoufeelbetterwhenyouvisityourlocal

park?Ibelievetheanswermustbe"YES”.Weshouldwalkintonaturesothatwecanenjoythenaturalbeauties

around.

Mostpeoplethinkthatnatureisgoodforourbodiesandbrains.However,humansarespendingmoretime

insideandlesstimeoutside.Forexample,thenumberofvisitorstoCanada'snationalparksisgettinglower

everyyear.AndincountriessuchastheUSA,only10%ofteenagersspendtimeoutsideeveryday.Many

doctorsfeelthatthisisaprobleminthetwenty-firstcentury.

Asaresult,somedoctorsarestudyingtheconnectionbetweennatureandhealth:oneexampleofthisisthe

workofDr.MatildainSweden.Thedoctorgavepeopleamathtest.Duringthetest,theirheartrates（心率）

werefast.Afterthetest,onegroupofpeoplesatina3D-virtual-reality（虚拟现实）roomforfifteenminutes

withpicturesandsoundsofnature.Theirheartrateswereslowerthanpeople'sintheothergroup.

Thevirtualtouchwithnaturehelpedthemfeelmorerelaxed.Thenaturalworldallowsourbrainstorest

andslowdownandcantriggerpositivefeelingsandasenseofpeace.Beinginnaturecanleaveusfeeling

happierandlessstressed.AnothergoodexampleofhownatureisgoodforhealthcomesfromCanada.In

Toronto,researchersstudied31,000peoplelivinginthecity.Ingeneral,theyfoundthathealthierpeoplelived

nearparks.

Becauseofstudieslikethese,somecountriesandcitieswantnaturetobepartofpeople'severydaylife.In

Dubai,forexample,thereareplansforanewshoppingmallwithalargegardensoshopperscanrelaxoutside

withtrees,plantsandwater.InSwitzerland,4tforestschools^^arepopular.Schoolchildrenstudytheirsubjectsin

theforestsanddolotsofexerciseoutside.AndSouthKorea（韩国）isanothergoodexample:ithasnewforests

nearitscitiesandaround13millionpeoplevisittheseforestseveryyear.Soafterbuildingcitiesforsolong,

perhapsifsnowtimetostartrebuildingnature.g

Natureholdsaspecialkindofenergy:itispureandwildandspirit-renewing.Inaword,wehumanbeing

cannotlivewithoutnature,andMotherNaturemakesusgrowstronge匚

37.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trigger“inparagraph4mean?

A.Cause.B.Improve.C.Help.D.Reduce.

38.Whatdotheresultsofthestudiesshow?

A.MoreandmoreCanadianswilllivenearparks.

B.Themathtestisdifficultandmakespeoplenervous.

C.Naturecanhelppeoplefeelmorerelaxedandbehealthier.

D.People'sheartratesgetslowerina3D-virtual-realityroom.

39.Whatcanweinferfromthelastsentenceofthepassage?

A.Natureismoreimportantthancities.

B.Countrylifeishealthierthancitylife.

C.Peoplehavelivedinthecitiesforsolong.

D.Natureshouldbepartofpeople'sdailylife.

40.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.31,000healthierpeoplelivenearparksinToronto.

B.AnewshoppingmallwithalargegardenwillbebuiltinDubai.

C.10%ofteenagersspendtimeinnationalparkseverydayintheUSA.

D.About13millionschoolchildrenvisitnewforestseveryyearinSouthKorea.

第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读短文及文后A~E选项，选出可以填入41~45各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。

阅读短文及文后A〜E选项，选出可以填入各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

TellingChinesestoriestotheworldisaresponsibilityforthoseofuswhocanspeakEnglish.Ifyouwantto

telltheworlda"Chinesestory”,whatwouldyouchoosetotalkabout?Studentsataspeakingcompetitionoffered

theirownanswers.41Thistopicshowedstrongconfidenceinourowncountry.

42SomeofthemtalkedaboutChinesetraditionalstories,suchasConfucius"travels.Others

preferredmoremodernstories,suchastheBeltandRoad（一带一路）.Butmostcontestantschosetosharepersonal

stories.43

44Mid-AutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thdayoftheeighthmonthinChineselunarcalendar.Butin

Ningbo,itisonthe16thday.Onestudenttoldastorytoexplainthis.DuringtheSongDynasty,apersonnamedShi

HaowouldgotoNingboandcelebratethefestivalwithhismothereveryyear.45Tohissurprise,

everyonetherewaswaitingforhimtocelebrate.Thestoryshowstheimportanceoffamilyreunions（团聚）in

Chineseculture.

WebelievetellingstoriesisagoodwaytohelpforeignersunderstandChinabetter.

A.Butoneyear,hewaslateandreturnedonthe16thdayoftheeighthlunarmonth.

B.Forexample,onecontestanttalkedabouthowhismotherworkedhardtoraisehim.

C.Thecontestants（参赛者）chosedifferenttypesofstories.

D.Chinesecultureisalsoagoodchoicetoshare.

E.ThetopicofthecompetitionwasAChineseStoryIWanttoTelltheWorld.

四、写作（共三节，满分30分）

第一节语篇填词（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，

要求写出完整单词。

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