广东省肇庆市端州区市级名校2023年中考英语四模试卷含答案

2023年中考英语模拟试卷

请考生注意：

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案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。

2.答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。

I,单项选择

1、一Couldyoutellme?Imustfindhim.

—Sorry,Ihavenoidea.Buthewasherejustnow.

A.whereTomwasB.whereTomis

C.wherecanIfindTomD.wherehasTomgone

2、••-Teamworkisveryimportantinthiskindofwork.

…Ithinkso..

A.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormB.Everydayhasitsday

C.Onetreecan'tmakeaforestD.Everythingcomestohimwhowaits

3、excitingsportitistoclimbthemountains!

A.HowB.WhatC.WhataD.Whatan

4^Lifeis/fol/ofhappinessandpain.Youneverknowwhatwillhappennext.

A.fallB.nilC.feelD.full

5、Look!Someareonthefarm..

A.horseandcowsB.monkeyandcow

C.sheepandcowsD.sheepandcow

6、Mostpeoplearebuildingapaperfactorynearhere.Theyareworriedthattheriverwillgetpolluted.

A.forB.withC.againstD.beyond

7、Youwon'tsucceedyouworkhard

A.ifB.becauseC.unlessD.sothat

8、—Ihadareallygoodweekendatmyuncle,s._.

A.Oh,that9sveryniceofyouB.Congratulations

C.It'sapleasureD.Oh,I'mgladtohearthat

9^—Whoisyoungmanwithlonghair?—He'safriendofmine.

A.aB.anC.theD.

10>Wouldyouliketogotothemuseumwithme?

I'dloveto,I'mafraidIhavenotime.

A.butB.andC.orD.so

II.完形填空

11、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

Bornin1979inHarbin,HeilongjiangProvince,YangGuanglosthissightwhenhewasstillababy.Asthesayinggoes,

whenGodclosesadoor,heopensawindow.Althoughhelivedin1YangGuangfoundsomethingthatmadehis

lifecolorful.Thatis2YangGuangstartedhislifewithmusicattheageof7.Then,3alocalartgroupandhe

stayedinthegroup48years.Whenhewas19,hedecidedtogotoBeijing.Yangis5clearaboutwhathe

wantsandpursues（追求）hisgoalwithastrongwill,whichhelpedhimgo6thedifficulttimesinBeijing.uIfyou

wanttodosomething,youhavetogostraightforitanddon't7otherthingsortheresult/9hesaid.Toattendthe

televisionshow“XingGuangDaDao”wasaturningpointinthisyoungman'slife.Byhisexcellentsinging,Yang8

wonthecontestoftheweek,themonthandtheyearof2007.Inthefinalroundofyear'scontest,hecaughtacold,but

hedidnotstop9fromstriving（努力奋斗）forhisdream.Thisisonlyhisfirststepofrealizinghisdreams.Yang

Guangisstillstrivingforhisdreamsandlookingforwardto10success.

1.A.sadnessB.darknessC.happinessD.silence

2.A.artB.singC.musicD.play

3.A.joinedB.takepartinC.joininD.attend

4.A.afterB.ofC.inD.for

5.A.alwaysB.neverC.almostD.usually

6.A.acrossB.inC.throughD.into

7.A.thinkofB.thinkoverC.thinkoutD.thinkabout

8.A.carefullyB.quicklyC.successfullyD.luckily

9.A.herB.himC.hisD.he

10.A.otherB.theotherC.anotherD.others

m.语法填空

12、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。

Haveyoueverliedtoanyone?

Student1:1tellliessometimesbecauseIdon'twant]（be）criticized.Forexample,Ididn'tdowell

inanexamonce.Inordernottoletmyparents2ItoldthemIdidn'thaveanyexams,sotheydidn't

scold债备）me.

Student2:3ofvanity（虚荣）,Iliedonce.Iwasondutyoneday,butIwas4,soIdidn'tfinish

mywork.Whentheteacheraskedus5anyonewaslate,inordertokeepagoodrecord,Ididn'tadmit

（承认）thatIwaslate.

Student3:1usedtolietomymomsometimes.Shealwaystoldmetohavealittlenap（午睡）inthe

afternoon,andItoldherIcouldn'tfall6（sleep）,butactuallyIreadnovelsatthattime.IliedbecauseI

wantedtohavetimetodowhatIwant,7ofdoingthingsIdon'tlike,eventhoughtheyaregoodforme.

Student4:1liebecauseIwanttohaveprivacy(隐私).Iwantmyparentstogive8_(I)enoughpersonal

space.IrememberIwentoutwithsome9(friend)oneday.Inordernottomakemyparents

==10==(worry)aboutme,ItoldthemIwenttostudywithsomegoodstudents,sotheywouldn'tasktoo

manyquestions.

IV.阅读理解

A

13^Asanyhomemakerwhohastriedtokeeporderatthedinnertableknows,thereisfarmoretoafamilymeal

thanfood.SociologistMichaelLewishasbeenstudying50familiestofindoutjusthowmuchmore.

Lewisandhisco-workerscarriedouttheirstudybyvideotapingthefamilieswhiletheyateordinarymealsintheir

ownhomes.Theyfoundthatparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactivelywitheachotherandtheirchildren.Butasthe

numberofchildrengetslarger,conversationgiveswaytotheparents9effortstocontroltheloudnoisetheymake.That

canhaveimportanteffectsonthechildren.“Ingeneralthemorequestion-askingtheparentsdo,thehigherthe

children'sIQscores,“Lewissays,“Andthemorechildrenthereare,thelessquestion-askingthereis."

Thestudyalsoprovidesanexplanationforwhymiddlechildrenoftenseemtohaveahardertimeinlifethantheir

siblings(兄弟姐妹).Lewisfoundthatinfamilieswiththreeorfourchildren,dinnerconversationislikelytocenteron

theoldestchild,whohasthemosttotalkabout,andtheyoungest,whichneedsmoreattention.^Middlechildrenare

invisible,"saysLewis.uWhenyouseesomeonegetsupfromthetableandwalksaroundduringdinner,chancesareit's

themiddlechild."Thereis,however,onethingthatstopsallconversationandpreventsanyonefromhavingattention.

“WhenTVison.”Lewissays,“Dinnerisanon-event.”

1.Whyaretheparentswithsmallfamiliestalkactively?

A.Theirchildrenareoutgoing.

B.Theylovetocommunity.

C.Theygetalongwellwitheachother.

D.Theythinkifseasytocontroltheorder.

2.Whatisthemeaningof“invisible"?

A.Themiddlechildrenkeepawayfromthedinner.

B.Noonelikesthemiddlechildren.

C.Themiddlechildrenarequiet

D.Themiddlechildrengetnoattention.

3.Whyaresomechildrenmostlikelytogetupfromthetableduringthedinnertime?

A.Theyarefull.

B.Theydon9twanttoeatfoodwiththeirfamilies.

C.Theydidn'tgetenoughattention.

D.Theywanttoeatalone.

4.Lewis'researchprovidesananswertothequestion.

A.whyTVisimportantinfamilylife

B.whyparentsshouldkeepgoodorder

C.whychildreninsmallfamiliesseemtobequieter

D.whymiddlechildrenseemtohavemoredifficultiesinlife

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementswouldthewriteragreeto?

A.Itisimportanttohavetherightfoodforchildren.

B.ItisagoodideatohavetheTVonduringdinner.

C.Parentsshouldtalktoeachoftheirchildrenfrequently.

D.Elderchildrenshouldhelptheyoungeronesatdinner

B

14、B

Wednesday23May

DearKim,KimAllen

WearrivedatHolidayCoveonMondayandwearehavinglotsoffun.4LansdowneParade

Theflightwassoboring.Inearlyfellasleepbutatleasteverythingwent-notlikeMILLHILLQLD4332

lasttime.

Whenwelandedwewentstraighttoourcamp.MycousinGemmaisstayingnextto

us.

Iamexcitedbecausevvearegoingtovisitthecrocodilefarmtomorrow.Peteris

scaredandsayshewantstogototheaquariuminstead.

Tom

P.S.WeareleavingforRestHarbouronFriday.

1.Whoisthispostcardsentto?

A.Peter.B.Gemma.C.Kim.D.Tom.

2.Whichcountrydoesthispostcardcomefrom?

A.Canada.B.China.

C.England.D.Australia.

3.HowdidTomgotoHolidayCove?

A.Byplane.B.Byship.C.Bycar.D.Bytrain.

4.WhydoesPeterwanttogototheaquariuminsteadofthecrocodilefarm?

A.Becausehehasvisiteditbefore.

B.Becauseheisafraidofcrocodiles.

C.Becauseheisinterestedindolphins.

D.Becausehehasnoticketstothecrocodilefarm.

5.WhereisTomgoingonFriday?

A.HolidayCove.B.RestHarbor.

C.MillHill.D.GoldenBeach.

C

15^"JosieMetz'sfatherwon9tlivelongenoughtowalkherdowntheaisleonherweddingday.Butthanksto

photographerLindseyVillatoro,the11-year-oldgirlwasabletoexperiencewhatitmightbelikeanyway.

Herfather,Jim,62,hadalreadybeendiagnosedwithpancreaticcancerwhenheandhiswife.Grace,hired

Villatoro-aphotographer.Twoyearsago,Villatorobeganofferingphotographysessionsforpeoplewithserious

illnessestodocumenttheirjourneysandwashiredbytheMetzfamily."1trytoreallyshowcase（充分展示）theperson

forwhotheyareandnottheillness"shetoldTheHuffingtonPostduringaphoneconversationTuesdayafternoon.

VillatorowenttoJimandGrace'shomefbrashootandofferedtodoonewiththeiryoungdaughter,Josie.Aftershe

left,shepostedaboutthefamilyonherwebsitetogetgiftdonationsforthegirltohelpmakeherlastbirthdaywithher

fathermemorable.Butshedecidedtotakeastepfurtherasasurpriseanddreameduptheideaofaweddingforthe

girl—completewith,flowers,desserts,apromiseringandadressfromL.A.FashionWeek-sothatherfathercould

walkherdowntheaisle.”

Fortoday,appreciatethoseyoulove.Givethemlotsofhugsandbegratefultheyareinyourlife.Youneverknowwhat

canhappen.SaymoreuILoveYous^andshowmoreappreciationforallofyourfriendsandfamily.Appreciatethe

blessingsyouhave,rmgoingtohugmyhusbandRichmoretoday,callmyDad,callmyfriendinNC,andgivelotsof

kittyhugstomypets.Hugstoallofyou—Iappreciateyouallsomuchandamgratefultohaveyouinmylifeevery

singleDay!

1.VillatorowashiredbyJosie'sparentsto.

A.takecareofthem

B.treatJim'scancer

C.takephotographs

D.fixJosie'swedding

2.WhatdoweknowaboutJosie'sfather,Jim?

A.HewantstoattendJosie9swedding.

B.Heisfondofphotography.

C.Hehadallideaofawedding.

D.Hesufferedfromcancel

3.Villatoropostedaboutthefamilyonherwebsiteto.

A.showhergratitudetohercustomers

B.collectbirthdaypresentsforthegirl

C.raisemoneyforpeoplewithillnesses

D.celebratethepoorgirPslastbirthday

4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.WeshouldTreasurelovedones.

B.Bloodisthickerthanwater.

C.Withoutlove,nothingcangofar.

D.Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesVillatoro?

A.Talentedandpopular

B.Humorousandfriendly

C.Intelligentandproud

D.Creativeandhelpfull

D

16、Afamousteacherwasspeakingtothestudentsatourschool.Hebeganhislessonbyholdingupa¥100bill.Thenhe

saidtothethreehundredstudents,uWhowouldlikethis¥100bill?,,Thestudentsbegantoputuptheirhandsatonce.

Thenhesaid,“Iamgoingtogivethis¥100tooneofyou,butfirst,letmedothis.”Hethenmadethebillintoaball.

Thenhesaid,“Whowantsitnow?”Thehandswentbackintotheair.

“WellJhesaid,uWhatifIdothis?”andhedroppeditonthefloorandsteppedonit.Hepickedupthedirty,crumpled

billandsaid,“Whostillwantsit?”Handswentbackintotheair.

“Myfriends,Mhesaid,wyouhavelearnedavalua-blelessontoday.Nomatter（无论）whatIdidtothemoney,youstill

wanteditbecauseitdidnotgodowninvalue（价值）.Itwasstillworth¥100!”

Manytimesinourlives,wearedropped,crum-pled,andsteppedonbythechanceswetakeandthethingsthathappen

tous.Wefeelasifweareworthnothing.Butremember,nomatterwhathashappenedtoyou,youwillneverloseyour

value:youarealwaysvaluabletothosepeoplewholoveyou.Yourvaluedoesn'tcomefromwhatyoudoorwhomyou

know,butWHOYOUARE.

Youarespecialandvaluable.Don'teverforgetit!

♦根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1.Eventhoughitwasdirty,themoney.

A.stillwentupinvalue

B.wasworthnothing

C.didn'tgodowninvalue

D.wasstillours

2.Wearealwaysvaluabletothepeople・

A.whopayusB.whocallus

C.whohateusD.wholoveus

3.Yourvaluedoesn'tcomefromwhatyoudobut.

A.whoyouknowB.whomadeyou

C.whoyourememberD.whoyouare

4.Thesentence“Handswentbackintotheair"means)

A.thestudentsputuptheirhandsagain

B.thestudentsputdowntheirhands

C.thestudentsputtheirhandsbehindtheirbacksagain

D.thestudentsputtheirhandsinfrontofthem

5.Whydidthefamousteacherusea¥100billathislesson?

A.Becausehewantedtomakethebillintoaball.

B.Becauseheusedtodropabillonthefloorandsteppedonit.

C.Becausehewasgoingtogivethebilltooneofhisstudents.

D.Becausehewantedtomakethestudentsknowwhatvaluewas.

E

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ThemanageriswaitingtomeetandtalkwithsuccessfulapplicantsinParisinJuneandJuly.

1.Wherearetheteachersneededtoteach?

A.InFrance.B.InJapan

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2.Whatisamustiftheapplicantswanttobeaccepted?

A.Experienceofteaching.

B.Experienceofstayingabroad.

C.Knowledgeofpracticalcomputer.

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A.Theyteachinverysmallclasses.

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C.Theyteachtheirnativelanguages.

D.Theyhavetofindplacestolivein.

4.Whatisapossiblewayofapplyingforthejob?

A.Visitingthewebsite.

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C.Talkingwiththemanager.

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5.Whatdoyouthinkofthereadingis?

A.Anadvertisement.B.Areport.

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F

18、Mygrandfatherisaneighty-year-oldman.Healwayscomplainsabouthowfastthingshavechanged,andheoften

saysthatlifeusedtobebetter.

Familiesaren'tfamiliesthewaytheyusedtobe.Alotoffamilieshavebrokendown.Ifhusbandandwifehaveproblems

withtheirmarriage,theynolongerstaytogether.Andmothersusedtostayathomeandtakecareoftheirchildren,but

noweveryoneisworking.Noonehastimetolookafterchildrenathome.

Andthecars!Noonewalksanymore:everyonedrives.Weusedtowalkfivemilestoschooleveryday,eveninwinter.

Butnowtheydon't.Andinschoolthechildrendon'thavetothinkanymore.Inmathclass,forexample,weusedtoadd,

subtract,multiplyanddivideinourheads.Kidsdon91usetheirheadsanymore;instead,theyusecalculators（计算器）.

Mostfamilieshavecomputersnow.Inthepastwedidn91havecomputers.Wedidn'tevenhavelights.Mymotherused

tospendalldaycookinginthekitchen.Butnownobodyeatsathomeandcooksfoodanymore.

Andpeopledon'ttalktoeachotheranymore.Theyaretoobusytotalk,toobusytoeat,toobusytothink...

Lifeusedtobesimple,butitisntanymore.

1.Whatdoesmygrandfatherthinkofthelifetoday?

A.Lifetodayisbetterthanitusedtobe.B.Lifetodayisworsethanitusedtobe.

C.Lifetodayisasgoodasitusedtobe.D.Lifetodayisasbadasitusedtobe.

2.Inthepast.

A.studentswalkedtoschool,eveninwinterB.noonehadtimetolookafterchildrenathome

C.nobodyateathomeandcookedfoodD.kidsusedcalculatorsinsteadoftheirheads

3.Whatchangeshavehappenedtosomefamilies,accordingtothepassage?

①Therearelightsathome.②Peopleliketocookandeatathome.

（3）Lotsoffamilieshavecomputers.④Manyfamilieshavebrokendown.

A.①②④B.②③④C.①②③D.①③④

4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.LifeinthePastB.LifeatPresentC.TheChangesinOurLife