2023年江苏省常州市中考二模英语试题（含答案）

2023年江苏省常州市中考二模英语试题

学校:姓名：班级：考号：

一、单项选择

1.—Excuseme,ishererightnow?

—Yes,wehavecheckedthenumber.

A.everybodyB.nobodyC.anybodyD.somebody

2.—IamlookingforJim.Whereishe?

一Iamnotsure.He________inthelibrary.

A.couldbeB.mustbeC.maybeD.shouldbe

3.一Iworkhardbutdon,tmakeany_

一Don,tloseheart.Youwillmakeit.

A.problemsB.progressC.practiseD.promise

4.Ihopethediseasewillnot________anymore.

A.breakintoB.breakupC.breakoutD.breakdown

5.Wilsonisanhonestman,sowebelievewhathesaysabouttheresult.

A.completelyB.closelyC.speciallyD.hardly

6.Pleasereadthecarefullybeforeyouputinthelight.

A.connectionB.competitionC.positionD.instruction

7.MybrotherissothathemakesfewmistakesinhisMathhomework.

A.carelessB.carelesslyC.carefulD.carefully

8.—Wewillhaveadayoutnextweek,butwedon,tknow.

—MaybeyoucanaskMissWu.

A,whenwearegoingB.wherewearegoing

C.howarewegoingD.ifeveryonewillgoornot

9.—Amygothighscoresinlastweek,sexam.Howluckyshewas!

一Idon,tthinkso.Youknow,

A.Thegrassisalwaysgreenerontheotherside.B.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

C.Everydoghasitsday.D.Nopain,nogain.

10.—Daniel,turndowntheTV.Yourfatherissleeping.

A.OK,Iwon,tB.Sorry,IwillC.NotatallD.Betternot

二、完形填空

Chinaisfamousfortea.Thousandsofyearsago,LuYu,“thesaintoftea”,wroteabook

ChaJingtodescribe11teaplantsweregrownandmadetotea.

Accordingto12PrOCeSSing（力口工）ways,therearemainlyfourkindsof

Chinesetea.Theyaregreentea,blacktea,oolongteaandSCented（有香味的）tea.Without

feɪmentation（发酵）,greenteakeepstheoriginal13ofthetea.Ifthegreenteais

fermentedbeforebaking,itwillbeblacktea.Oolongteaispartiallyfermented.Andif

fragrantflowersaremixedintheteaduringtheprocessing,thescentedteawillbemade.

TeaisproducedinmanyareasinChina.Forexample,AnxiandHangzhouarewidely

knownfortheirtea.Teaplants14manysidesofmountains.Whentheleavesare

ready,theyare15byhandandthenaresentforprocessing.Later,theteaispacked

andsenttodifferentcountriesandplacesaroundChina.Inmanyrestaurants,teaisalways

servedwhenpeoplegettogether.TheChineseprefer16teawithoutputtingthings

likemilkorsugarinit.

Drinkingteashasmanyadvantages.Itmakespeoplefeelmorerelaxed,soit,sagood

17forthehard-workingofficeworkers.Italsoclears18insidethehuman

bodyinsummer.Besides,teamakespeoplebecome19,itissuitableforthosewho

wanttoloseweight.Moreover,drinkingteahelpsdevelopone,smemory.Thestudyshows

thatpeoplecanlearnthings20withthehelpoftea.

It,sbelievedthatteawasbroughttoKoreaandJapanduringthe6thand7thcenturies.In

England,teadidn,t21untilaround1660.TheteatradefromChinatoWestern

countries22inthe19thcentury.

Teaisgoodforpeople'shealthandplaysanimportantroleinChinesesociallife.

11.A.howB.whyC.whenD.where

12.A.directB.deliciousC.difficultD.different

13.A.tasteB.shapeC.colorD.smell

14.A.takeonB.takeupC.takeoffD.takeover

15.A.pickedB.reachedC.liftedD.moved

16.A.strongB.hotC.pureD.clean

17.A.suggestionB.choiceC.decisionD.service

18.A.rubbishB.energyC.diseaseD.heat

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19.A.healthierB.slimmerC.tallerD.prettier

20.A.carefullyB.happilyC.quicklyD.finally

21.A.appearB.produceC.showD.create

22.A.madeupB.cameonC.tookplaceD.brokeout

三、阅读单选

AIortOiSe（龟）wasrestingunderatree.Whenhelookedup,hesawabirdsittinginits

nest（巢）inthetree.Thetortoisespoketothebirdmockingly,44WhataShabby（破旧的）home

youhave!Itismadeofbrokensticks,ithasnoroof,andlooksdirty.What,sworse,youhad

tobuilditlittlebylittleonyourown.Lookatmyhouse.It,smyshell,whichIwasbomwith

onmyback.Ithinkmyhouseismuchbetterthanyourpoornest.”

“Yes,myhouseismadeofbrokensticks,looksshabbyandisopentothewindandthe

rain.Itiscrude,butɪbuiltitmyself,andIlikeitJthebirdreplied.

'Tguessit,sjustlikeanyothernest,butnotbetterthanmine,“saidthetortoise.ςςYou

mustbejealous（嫉妒的）ofmyshell,though.,,

“Notreally,,,thebirdanswered.44Myhomehasspaceformyfamilyandfriends;your

shellcannotholdanyoneotherthanyou.Maybeyouhaveabetterhouse,butIhaveabetter

home,^^thebirdsaidhappily.

23.Afterseeingthebird,snest,thetortoise.

A.ThoughthighlyofitB.Madefunofit

C.Wantedtobuildone,tooD.Gavethebirdsomeadvice

24.WhatcanweIeamaboutthebird?

A.Thebirddidn,tlikehisownhouse.B.Thebirdwassadafterhearingthe

tortoise'swords.

C.Thebirdwasproudofbuildingthehousehimself.D.Thebirdwantedtohavethe

tortoise,shouse.

25.Whafsthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.HomeiswhereyoumakeitB.Ahomeisbetterthanahouse

C.DifferenthousesD.Ahomewithmorespace

Asteenagers,youmayfinditeasyandfuntousesmartphones.Butformanyoldpeople,

it,sahardthing.LiuSiyuanfromBeijing101MiddleSchoolsawtheproblem.Hetriedto

teachtheelderlyhowtousesmartphoneswithaguidebook.

The16-year-oldsetupavolunteergroupcalledSilverHair.Itssevenmembersspent

aroundhalfayearwritinga300bookcalledMayIShowYouHowtoUse

Smartphones.

Thegroupmadeasurveyofmorethan1,000oldpeopleandtalkedwithmanyinnursing

homes（养老院）.Theyfoundoutwhattheolderpeoplecaredmostaboutwithsmartphones.

ςςHowtouseWeChaf,toppedthelist.ThisbecameoneChaPter（章）ofthebook.Theother

ninechaptersincludeonlineshopping,usingonlinemapsandmore.4ςTheoldpeoplecanlook

inthebookanytimetheyneed,justlikeusingadictionary,,,saidLiu.

ThegroupPrinted卸刷）out500copiesandhandedthemout.They,llsoonworkonthe

nextbook.Itwillhavemoreguidancesuchashospitalregislration（挂号）andphoto

editing（编辑）.

26.WhichofthefollowingaboutLiuSiyuanisTRUE?

A.Heisacollegestudent.B.Hewroteabookfortheelderlyby

himself.

C.Hetriedtosellsmartphonestotheelderly.D.Hehasmanygroupmembers.

27.WhathelpCANNOTtheelderlygetfromthe300book?

A.Hospitalregistration.B.WeChat.C.Onlineshopping.

D.Onlinemaps.

28.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLiuSiyuan?

A.Carefulandbrave.B.Helpfulandorganized.

C.Devotedandgenerous.D.Patientandcurious.

MatthewCuthbertwasonhiswaytoBrightRiveronhishorseandcarriage.Hewasa

quietmanwhodidn,tspeakmuch,especiallytostrangers.Soheenjoyedthejourneyandthe

smelloftheappletreesinsilence.HereachedBrightRiverbuttherewasnosignofthe5:30

trainwhichhe,dcomefor.Matthewaskedthestationmanagerifitwouldcomesoon.

“Itcamehalfanhourago,”answeredthemanager.4tTherewasonepassenger.She,s

sittingoverthere.^^

“Idon,tunderstand.I,mnotexpectingagirl,^^saidMatthew.4it,saboythatΓvecome

for7,

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ttGuessthere,ssomemistake,,,hesaid.ςςTalktothegirl.She,sverygoodattalking.

Thafsforsure.^^

Mathewlookedather.Sheworeanoldbrownhatwhichcoveredtwobraidsofverylong,

thick,redhair.Herfacewassmallandthinwithlotsoffreckles（雀斑）.Herbiggreeneyes

lookedbackathim.

Matthewbeganwalkingoverbutassoonasshesawhimwalkingherway,shestarted

theconversation.

“Isupposeyou,reMrMatthewCuthbertofGreenGables?”shesaidinaclear,sweet

voice.ςςFmAnne.Γmsogladtoseeyou.Iwasafraidyouweren,tcomingandIwas

imaginingallthethingsthatmighthavehappenedtoyou.Ifyoudidn,tcomeformetonight,I

madeupmymindtogodowntheroadtothatcherrytreeatthecorner,climbupitandstayall

night.Iwouldn'tbeafraidanditwouldbelovelytosleepinawildcherrytreeallwhiteat

night,don,tyouthink?^^

ThiSgiɪiWaSdifferent.

'TmsorryI,mIateJhesaidshyly.44Comeon.Givemeyourbag.”

Astheyrodehome,Annetalkedonandon.Normally,toomuchtalkingwouldmake

Matthewangry,butfromAnne,hedidn,tmind.SheapologisedbutMatthewdidn,twanther

tostop.

“Oh,youcantalkasmuchasyoulike.1don,tmind,,,saidMatthew.ςtIknowyouandI

aregoingtogetalongfɪne.^^

29.HowdidMatthewfeelwhenhemetAnne?

A.Excited.B.Surprised.C.Worried.D.Nervous.

30.Whatcanweinfer（推断）fromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Thetraindidn,tcome.B.Matthewforgotaboutthetime.

C.Thegirlwaitedforsometime.D.Matthewknewthemanagerwell.

31.WhywasAnnedifferent?

A.Becauseshewasafraidnoonewascoming.B.Becauseshewantedtoclimbupacherry

tree.

C.Becauseshelikedimaginingandtalking.D.Becauseshewashopefulthoughnoone

came.

32.WhatwasMatthew,sattitude（态度）towardsAnneatlast?

A.Hedidn,twanttotalktoAnne.B・HeenjoyedbeingwithAnne.

C.HewasangrywithAnne.D.Hedidn,tcaremuchaboutAnne.

ThenightOfHalloweenfalls.ςςPumpkinmonsters,,starttocomeout.Youandyour

friendscan,tstoptalkingaboutghoststories.Suddenly,asurprisingsoundcomesfrom

upstairs.AndyourbookshelfbeginstoCreak（嘎吱响）…

Feelingscared?IfstimetoIeamsomescience!Thenyouwillfindthatallthe“ghosts”

arejustsimplePhySiCS（物理）!

Squeak9creak

Atnight,Weoftenhearfurniture（家具）makesomecreakingsounds.That,sbecause

thingsexpandwhenheatedandcontractwhenCoOIed（热胀冷缩）.Duringtheday,the

temperatureishigh.Atnight,theaircoolsdown.Thechangeintemperaturemakesthe

furnitureexpandandcontractandmakesounds.Thesamesciencegoesforthestrangesounds

fromyourTV.Whenyouturniton,theTVbecomeshot.Afterturningitoff,itcoolsdown

andcontracts.

Bouncingmarbles

Haveyoueverheardthenoiseof"marbles（玻璃弹珠）"fromupstairs?That,snotreally

childrenplayingmarbles.Scientistssaythesoundmaycomefrompipesinthebuilding.

Whenwatergoesthroughapipe,itpushestheairinside.Thatcouldmakethesoundofa

droppingmarble.

Mold（霉菌）mightalsobethe"ghost"behindthewall.ItgrowsintheCraCkS（缝隙）and

eatstheCement（水泥）.Thentherebar（钢筋）willStretChalittle.Thatmakesthesoundof

droppingmarbles,too.

Hummingsound

TherearesomeIoW-frequency（V氐频的）soundspeoplecan,thear.Butstudiesshowed

thatsomepeoplecansensethiskindofsound.Theywillfeelscaredanduneasy.Livingneara

SOUrCe（源头）ofsuchsoundscouldmakeyoufeellikesomeoneiswatchingyou.

Whydowelovetobescared?

ColdSWeat（汗），afastheartbeat（心跳）…youfeeluncomfortablewhenyouarescared.

Butpeoplestilllovewatchingscaιymoviesorgoingtoa“ghosthouse”.Why?Whenhumans

facesomethingscary,someChemiCaIS（化学物质）comeoutinthebody.Theyhelphumans

runaway.Thesechemicalsmakeyourheartbeatfaster.Oncethedangerisgone,another

chemicalcomesout.Itmakesyoufeelhappyandrelaxed.That,swhywhenyouhear

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someoneshout"Boo!”,you,llfirstfreezeup（僵住）andthenlaughitoff.

33.Whafsthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Totalkaboutsomeghoststories.B.Toprovethattherearenoghostsinthe

world.

C.Toshowsomenewfindingsaboutphysics.D.Toexplainsomethingwithscience.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stretch“mostprobablymean?

A.spreadB.attackC.breakD.rise

35.Whydopeoplelovewatchingscarymoviesaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becausetheyfeelcomfortabletodothat.

B.Becausechemicalsinthebodymakethemdothat.

C.Becausetheyenjoythefeelingofcoldsweatandafastheartbeat.

D.Becauseitwillbringfuntothemafterwards.

36.WhatcanweIeamfromthepassage?

A.Lowtemperaturemakesthefurnitureexpandandcontract.

B.Therearemarblesinthepipesinthebuilding.

C.Noteveryonecansenselow-frequencysounds.

D.Peopleonlyfeelhappyandrelaxedafterbeingscared.

四、阅读还原5选4

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项

为多余选项）。

Moststudentshavehadalove-hateexperiencewithProCraStination（拖延症）.Weall

comeupwithmagicwaystobringourselvesmomentsofjoytorelieveourstressand

improveproductivity.Whendeadlinescomenear,though,thesemomentsoflosttimeoften

becomeregrettable.37

Setgoals

Studentsoftenprocrastinatebecausetheythinkthattheycanputofftheworkforawhile

andenjoytheirtimeatthemoment.Thisthoughtislikelytoworsenthesituation,though,

whenthedeadlinebecomesonedayawayandthetaskhasyettobestarted.38Itcan

beimportanttomarkalldeadlinesinaplannerandthinkabouthowmuchtimeyouneedto

meetthemall.

Rewardyourself

Inordertokeepproductivityandmindlevelsup,setbreaksattheendofaperiodoftime

oronceyoufinishasectionofyourwork.39Forexample,youcanhaveacoffeewith

afriend,cook,orwatchanepisodeofatelevisionshow.Breaksliketheseareprovento

increaseproductivityandkeepyoufocused,andtheywillmaketheprocessofstudyingmuch

morebearable!

TurnofftheInternet

IfyoudonotneedtheInternettodoyourwork,turnitoffsothatyouarenotreceiving

notificationswhilecompletingyourwork.Thesamegoesforyourcellphone;youcantakea

breakfrombeingconnectedtotheInternetworldinordertodoyourschoolwork.Ifyoufeel

theneedtocheckmessagesandwebsitesoften,settimeswhenyouwillallowyourselftodo

soratherthanconstantlystayingconnected.

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Beingproductiveforallhoursofeverydaydoesnotwork-youdoneedbreaks.So,in

ordertobalanceproductivityandentertainment,plantimetogooutwithfriendsordo

somethingrelaxingtocomplementyourschoolwork.Ideally,socialandrelaxationplans

shouldbemadeafteranimportanttaskiscompleted.Thisway,whileyouareworking,you

cankeepinmindthatonceyouhavefinishedyourwork,youcangooutandnotworryabout

yourwork.

A.Havesomethingtolookforwardto.

B.Balanceyourworkandlife.

C.Inordertostayontrack,youshouldsetandupdategoals.

D.Herearetipstohelpyoureducethisage-oldpractice.

E.Differentpeoplemayhavedifferentgoals.

F.Thenyoucanrewardyourselfwithsomeplannedactivities.

五、语法填空

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Jingdezhenisknownasthe4tPorceIainCapitaΓ,（瓷都）.Itbegantomakepottery（陶器）

duringtheHanDynasty（206BC-AD220）andporcelainabout1,700yearsago.

ThecityofJingdezhenhasbeenfamousforitsporcelain41theSong

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Dynasty(960-1279).UndertheruleofEmperorZhenzong,thecitygotthenameJingdezhen.

Atthe42(begin)oftheYuanDynasty,thecitystartedmakingporcelainforthe

government.IntheMingandQingdynasties,porcelainfromJingdezhen43(travel)

tomanyplacesaroundtheworld.

Jingdezhenporcelainhasmanystyles.Theyincludeelegantblue,white,andcolorful

porcelain.Jingdezhenhasover30,00044(art),including5,000foreigners,livingin

thecity.ThesepeopleareknownasJingpiaoandforeignersasyangjingpiao.Theymake

45livingbysellingporcelain.Forthem,thesmallcity,slowcostoflivingandartistic

culturemakeitadreamplace.Asaresult,theyareabletoliveinthiscity46(peace).

Japaneseceramist(陶艺家)TakeshiYasudaandhiswife47(stay)inthecityfor

seventeenyears.Jingdezhenisnotonlytheirworkplace,butalsotheir48(two)home.

InYasuda,seyes,foreignerschose49(come)toJingdezhenbecausetheycanlearn

high-levelskills.Plus,preciousmaterialsandtoolsinJingdezhencanturntheirideasinto

artworks.

ttThefutureofJingdezhenwillbe50(bright)asitisbuildingcultural

confidenceatahigherandmoreinternationallevel,,,saidYasuda.

六、完成句子

51.在孩子们打雪仗时，米莉摔倒了。

Millie.

52.我们被迫缩短行程，因为油就要耗尽了。

Weare.

53.结果是这辆白色的轿车与这次事故无关。

Ittheaccident.

54.昨天全班被分成五组来参加这个活动。

Thewholeclass.

55.谁明天将被邀请来做关于餐桌礼仪的演讲？

tablemannerstomorrow?

56.既然你已经落后，你应该花费更少的时间在你的爱好上面。

Since,yourhobbies.

七、材料作文

57.某中学生杂志TeenagerSFfe栏目中有如下征文通知，请你写篇英语文章投稿，

谈谈你的观点。

StudentsinGradeNineareunderthepressure（压力）ofZhongkao.Someofthemare

gettingdepressed（抑郁）anddon,twanttostudyhard.Someofthemhatetogotoschool,

theyevenhatetheirteachers.Someofthemhaveproblemswiththeirparents.Whatcanthey

dotodealwiththosesituations?

Shareyourideasaboutthetopic.

1.Haveyoueverfeltdepressed?Why?

2.HowcanteenagersdealwiththepressurewithZhongkao?

注意：

1∙文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称：

2.词数IOO左右；文章的开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

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