2023届河南省周口市沈丘县中考模拟考试（二模）英语试题含解析

2023届河南省周口市沈丘县达标名校中考模拟考试（二模）英语试题

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I.单项选择

1、Thetwobuildingsinaverytraditionalstyle.Manyvisitorswereinterestedinthem.

A.builtB.werebuiltC.arebuildingD.willbuild

2、一What'syourfavoritefruit?

—Ilikebest.

A.applesB.broccoliC.potatoesD.cabbages

3、Allourdreamscancometrue,aslongaswehavethetofightforthem.

A.interestB.opinionC.praiseD.courage

4、WithWeChatbecomingmoreandmorepopularinChina,itseemsthatwearetheartofchatting

face-to-face.

A.enjoyingB.losingC.failingD.reminding

5、…HaveyouseenmovieRalphBreakstheInternet^

--Yes,Ithinkit'sexcitingmovie.

A.the;anB.the;aC.a;anD.an;a

6、“It'sverykindofyoutohelpme.Thankyouverymuch.

A.ThankyouB.Don'tthankme

C.SorrytohelpyoulittleD.Youarewelcome

7、TheoldwomanwasbornFeb.7th,1950Beijing.

A.in;atB.on;inC.at;inD.in;on

8、Itanhourtolikesomeone,andadaytolovesomeone,butitneedsalifetimetoforgetsomeone.Bekindto

others.Theywillbringhappinesstoyou.

A.costsB.takesC.spends

9、Mikelikesplaying____golfwhileIlikeplayingpiano.

A.the,theB.a,aC./,theD.the,/

10、ZhuTing,oneofvolleyballplayersinChina,hasalreadyledChinatomanyvictoriesandhasbeenawarded

manyMVPsinthevolleyballmatches.

A.excellentB.moreexcellentC.mostexcellentD.themostexcellent

n.完形填空

11、WhenIwasinthethirdgrade,Iwaschosentobetheprincessintheschoolplay.Forweeksmymotherhadhelped

mepractisemywords.Butonceonthestage,everyword1frommyhead.Thenmyteacheraskedmetochange

myroletobeanarrator（解说者）fortheplay.2Ididn'ttellmymotherwhathadhappenedthatday,shenoticed

my3andaskedifIwantedtotakeawalkinthegarden.

Itwasalovelyspringday.Wecouldseedandelions（蒲公英）comingout4thegrassinbunches（束）.Iwatchedmy

motherbenddownbyoneofthebunches.thinkPllremovealltheseweeds（野草）,“shesaid.“Fromnowon,we'll___

5haverosesinthisgarden.”

“ButIlikedandelionsJIsaid."AHflowersare6—evendandelions!"

Mymotherlookedatmeseriously.wYes,everyflowergivespleasureinitsownway,doesn'tit?^^sheaskedthoughtfully.

Inodded（点头）.“Andthesame7Jshesaid.

WhenI8thatshehadguessedmypain,Istartedtocryandtoldherthetruth.“Butyouwillbeawonderful

nairato%"shesaid,9meofhowmuchIlovedtoreadstoriesaloud.

Thankstomymother'sencouragement,Igottoknoweverybodyhndhisorherown10intheworld.Ifeltproud

oftheroleintheplay.

1.（小题1）A.developedB.leftC.failedD.disappeared

2.（小题2）A.IfB.BecauseC.ThoughD.Since

3.（小题3）A.difficultyB.mistakeC.dangerD.unhappiness

4.（小题4）A.throughB.pastC.beyondD.behind

5.（小题5）A.hardlyB.onlyC.stillD.also

6.（小题6）A.harmlessB.healthyC.beautifulD.fresh

7.（小题7）A.studentsB.peopleC.flowersD.teachers

8.（小题8）A.rememberedB.realizedC.explainedD.promised

9.（小题9）A.representingB.complainingC.recommendingD.reminding

10.（小题10）A.prizeB.progressC.valueD.interest

m.语法填空

12、根据短文内容及首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在下面对应题号后的横线上。

AprilFool'sDayisonApril1st.Peoplecanplayjl.onothersonthisspeciald2.Ifyousucceed,youusuallylaughand

say,“AprilFool”Thepersonwhohasbeenfooledbyyou13,,too,andhewillneverbeangrywithyou.

Mother'sDayisonthesecondSundayofMay.Ifsadaytot4.mothers.Onthatdaymothersusuallyreceiveflowersand

cardsfromtheirchildren.Fathersandchildrendothehouseworksothatmotherscanhavea

EasterDayfallsonthefirstSundayafterthefullmoonwhichonorafterMarch21stItiscalledEasterSunday.Itis

saidthatonthatdayJesusChristcomesbackto16..Manypeoplegotochurchandchildrenoftengetp7.suchastoy

rabbits.

Thanks-givingDayisonthefourthThursdayinNovember.Ifsadaywhenpeoplegivethanksforthegoodthingsinlife.

Usuallyfamiliesallgett8.andhaveabigdinner

ChristmasDaycomesonD9.25th.It'sthemostimportantfestivalinayear.ThebeautifulthingscanbeslO.everywhere.

Peopleexchangegifts,sendChristmascardsandvisitfriends.

IV.阅读理解

A

13、Areyoushy?Ifyouare,youarenotalone.Infact,closeto50percentofpeopleareshy.Almost80percent

ofpeoplefellshyatsomepointintheirlives.Thesedays,shynessisbecomingmoreandmorecommon.Now,scientists

aretryingtounderstandshyness.Theyhavesomeinterestingideasaboutwhypeopleareshy.

Isitpossibletobebornshy?Manyscientistssayyes.Theysay15to20percentofbabiesbehaveshyly.These

babiesarealittlequieterandmorewatchfulthanotherbabies.Interestingly,theseshybabiesusuallyhaveshyparents.

Asaresult,scientiststhinkthatsomeshynessisgenetic.

Familysizemightcausepeopletobeshyaswell.ScientistsatHarvardUniversitystudiedshychildren.Theyfound

that66percentofthemhadolderbrothersandsisters.Thescientistssaidthatthesechildrenwereoftenbullied（欺负）

bytheirolderbrothersandsisters.Asaresult,theybecameshy.Atthesametime,childrenwithnobrothersandsisters

maybeshyaswell.Growingupalone,theyoftenplaybythemselves.Theyarenotabletolearnthesamesocialskillsas

childrenfrombigfamilies.

Youmayalsobeshybecauseofwhereyouwereborn.Whenscientistsstudiedshynessindifferentcountries»they

foundsurprisingdifferences.InJapan,mostpeoplesaidtheywereshy.ButinIsraebonlyoneofthreepeoplesaidso.

Whatexplainsthedifference?OnescientistsaystheJapaneseandIsraelishavedifferentopinionsoffailure.InJapan,

whenpeopledonotsucceed,theyfeelbadaboutthemselves.Theyblame（责备）themselvesfortheirfailure.InIsraeL

theoppositeistrue.Israelisoftenblamefailureonoutsidereasons»suchasfamily,teachers,friendsorbadluck.In

Israel,freedomofopinionandrisktakingarestronglysupported.ThismaybewhyIsraelisworrylessaboutfailureand

arelessshy.

Forshypeople,itcanbedifficulttomakefriends,speakinclass,andevengetagoodjob.Butscientistssayyoucan

getoveryourshyness.Theysuggesttryingnewthingsandpracticingconversations.Anddon'tforget-ifyouareshy,you

arenottheonlyone.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Happiness.B.Shyness.C.Kindness.D.Loneliness.

2.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"genetic"inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Passeddownfromparents.

B.Learnedfromfriends.

C.Taughtbyteachers.

D.Madeupbybrothers.

3.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

A.Mostlittlebabiesarebornshyandquiet.

B.Ifyouareshynow,youwillbeshyforeven

C.Manyshychildrenhaveolderbrothersandsisters.

D.MostIsraelipeopleareshyofexpressingopinions.

4.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatmaycauseshyness.

A.genetics,grownupsandbirthplace

B.genetics,familysizeandhirthplnce

C.familysize,grownupsandfailure

D.geneticstfamilysizeandfreedom

5.Scientistssuggestthatshypeoplecangetovertheshynessby.

A.blamingtheirfailureonoutsidereasons

B.tryingnewthingsandpracticingconversations

C.gettingthemselvesawayfromtheirshyparents

D.tryingtounderstandreasonsfortheirshyness

B

14、Goodbooksarelikewisefriends.Theysupportyoutowalkforward,andhelpyouunderstandtheworld.TIMEand

AMAZORlistedsomeofthebestbooksof2014foryoungadultreaders.Teenshavepickedoutthreeofthem.Haveyou

readallofthem?

ThisOneSummer

JillianTamaki&MarikoTamki,Canada

Everysummer;RosegoeswithhermomanddadtoalakehouseinAwagoBeach.It'stheirrelaxingtime.Rose'sfriend

Windyisalwaysthere,too.Butthissummerisdifferent.Rose,smomanddadkeepfighting.RoseandWindywantto

seekadistraction（注意力分散）fromit,buttheyfindthemselveswithawholenewsetofproblems.Theymeetalocal

teen.Butlaterheiscaughtupinsomethingbad...Ifsreallyasummerofsorrow（悲伤）andgrowingup.

TheFourteenthGoldfish

JenniferL.Holm.US

Elven-year-oldElliehasneverlikedchange.Shemissesfifthgrade.Shemissesheroldbestfriend.Sheevenmissesher

dearlydepartedgoldfish.Thenonedayastrangeboyshowsup.HelooksalotlikeEllie'sgrandfather,ascientistwho's

alwaysbeenslightlyobsessed（着迷的）withimmortality（永生）.CouldthisstrangeboyreallybeEllie'sgrandpa?Hashe

finallyfoundthesecrettoimmortality?

AbsolutelyAlmost

LisaGraff,US

Albiehasalwaysbeenan“almost”.He'salmostgoodatgym.He'salmostsmartenoughtopasshisspellingtest.He

almostmakeshisparentsproud.Infact,Albiehasalonglistofthethingshe'snotverygoodat.Butthingsbeginto

changewhenAlbiegetsanewbabysitter;Calista.Shetakeshimfordonutsandtoartshows.Shehelpshimfigureout

（解决）allofthethingsheisgoodat,andmostimportantly,shelikeshimforwhoheis.Whatwillchangetothis

“almost”boy?

I.VVhafsthedifferencefnrRosethissummer?

A.Shelostsomethingimportant.B.Shedidn'thaveaholiday.

C.Shecan^tmeetherfriend.D.Hermotheranddadkeepfighting.

2.Elliemissesthepastbecause.

A.shehasneverlikedchangeB.shemeetsastrangeboylater

C.hergrandfatherisascientistD.thesecrettoimmortalityisfound

3.ThebookAbsolutelyAlmostiswrittenby.

A.JillianTamakiB.MarikoTamakiC.JenniferL.HolmD.LisaGraff

4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.RoseandWindyhavethesamesummerasbefore.

B.Ellie'sdearlydepartedgoldfishcomesbacktolife.

C.Goodbookscanhelpyouunderstandtheworld.

D.Albiealmostdoeswellindoingeverythingbefore.

5.Wherecanwereadthispassage?

A.Thesciencemagazine.B.Theguidebook.

C.The21stnewspaper.D.Thestorybook.

C

15、Longlongago,therewasafairy（仙女）onalargeisland.Shewasthestrongestandcleverestamongallfairies.

However,shewasveryugly.Ontheisland,everyfairythoughtbeautywasthemostimportantthingforafairy,sothe

uglyfairyhadnofriends.Everytimeshewassenttosavesomeoneintrouble,beforeshecouldsayaword,theperson

wouldshoutloudly,"Ugly!Getoutofhere,rightnow!”

Sheoncewantedtousehermagictobecomebeautiful.Butthensherememberedwhathermothertoldher;"Mydear;

youarewhatyouare,andneverchangeyourlooksjustforsuchasimplereason.”

Oneday,somewitches（巫婆）fromasmallislandattacked（攻击）theisland—theuglyfairy'shome.Allthefairieswere

senttoprison.TheuglyfairychangedherselfintoawitchjustbeforeshewascaughtThenshefollowedthewitches

backtotheirislandandheldapartyforthem.Whilethewitcheswerehavingfunattheparty,shewenttofreeallthe

fairies.Whenallthefairieswerefree,theyworkedtogethertodefeatthewitchesandputtheminprison.

Afterthat,allthefairiesdidn'tlaughattheuglyfairyanymore.Theyrealizedthatbeautywasnotthemostimportant

thing.

1.（4、题1）Theuglyfairyhadnofriendsbecause.

A.shewasnotfriendly

B.shehatedbeautifulfairies

C.alltheotherfairiesthoughtshewasugly

2.（〃、题2）Wecaninfer（推断）fromwhatthefairy'smothersaidthat.

A.theuglyfairywashardtobeattackedbyotherfairies

B.notallthefairiesontheislandhatedtheuglyfairy

C.thefairycouldchangeherlookswhenitwasneededmost

3.（小题3）Wheredidthewitcheslive?

A.Onalargeisland.

B.Onasmallisland.

C.Onahighmountain.

4.（小题4）Howdidthefairysavealltheotherfairies?

A.Shechangedherselfintoaswitch.

B.Shechangedherselfintoabeautifulfairy.

C.Shejoinedthewitchfamily.

5.（小题5）Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?

A.Beautywasthemostimportantthingforafairy.

B.Beautycanhelpyoudothingsbetter.

C.Beautyisnotthemostimportantforaperson.

D

16、Heightisjustoneofthefeaturesyourgenes（基因）decide.Infact,becauseyouhavetwoparents,yourgenes

provideyouaheightthatusuallylandssomewherebetweentheheightofeachparent.Ifbothyourparentsaretall,then

mostprobablyyouwillbetall,too.Butifyouhavequestionsabouthowtallyou*regoingtobe,askyourdoctorifheor

shecanhelpyoufindthemout.

Butgenesdon'tdecideeverything.Forexample,eatinganunhealthydietcankeepyoufromgrowingtoyourfull

potential（潜力）.Gettingplentyofsleepandenoughexercisewillhelpyougrowtotheexpectedheight.

It'snaturalthatyou'rewonderinghowfastyoushouldgrow.There'snoperfectorrightanswer.Generally

speaking,kidsgrowabout6cmayearbetweenage3andthetimewhentheystartpuberty.

Yourdoctorwillknowhowyourgrowthhasbeengoingovertheyears.2cmhereand3cmtheremakealittle

differencetotheheightyou'reatnow.Howhaveyoubeengrowinguptothisheight?Whatotherchangesmayyour

bodybegoingthrough?

Don*tbeamazedifyouseemtohavegrownalotinaveryshorttime.Everyonehasagrowthspurt（高峰）during

puberty.Theageforstartingpubertyisabout10forgirlsandabout11forboys.Rutitcanbeearlierorlater-between

7and13forgirlsand9and15forboys.

You*11usuallybegintonoticethatyou*regrowingfasteraboutayearafteryourbodystartstoshowthefirstchangesof

puberty.1.Ifyouwanttoknowhowtallyoushouldgrow,.

A.youshouldhaveenoughexerciseB.youcanaskdoctorsforhelp

C.youshouldtakesomespecialmedicineD.youcanrecordyourgrowthduringpuberty

2.TheChinesefortheword"puberty”is.

A.童年时期B.婴幼儿时期C.习惯养成期D.生长发育期

3.Thispassageismainlyabout.

A.howyoulooklikeyourparentsB.howyougrowtoacertainheight

C.howthegenesworkinyourbodyD.howyourparents'heightinfluenceyou

4.Afterreadingthispassage,wecanexplain,

A.whathealthydietisB.howgooditistobeadoctor

C.howmuchsleeptimeweneedD.whygenescan*tdecideeverything

5.WhichisNOTmentionedinthepassage?

A.Yourheightmostprobablydependsonhowtallyourparentsare.

B.Girls'ageforstartingpubertyisusuallyearlierthanthatforboys

C.Youmaybeamazedsometimeswhenyougrowtoofast.

D.Thefeaturesshowingthefirstchangesofpubertybetweenboysandgirlsaredifferent.

E

17、Sarahranin,shouting,“LookwhatIfound!^^OverthetopofthepaperIwasreading;cameaterriblethingthat

causedmetojump.Itwasasnakeskinfoundinourgarden.

"Isn'titbeautiful?”saidmyseven-year-olddaughter.

Iopenedmyeyeswidelyandlookedatthesnakeskininfear（恐惧地）.Ididn'tthinkitwasbeautiful,butIlearned

nevertoappearnonchalant（冷漠的）withchildren.Everythingtheyseeforthefirsttimeisimportanttotheirsenseof

beauty;theyseeonlyexcellenceintheworld.

“Whydoesitdothis?”Sarahasked.

“Snakesshed（蜕）theirskinsbecausetheyneedtorenewthemselves,MIexplained.

t4Whydotheyneedtorenew（使更新）themselves?”Sarahasked.

“Weoftenneedtoshedourskins,thosecoatingsthatwecoverourselveswith,“Isaidtomydaughter."Weleavesome

thingsandfindotherthingunwantedorunnecessary.Thissnakenolongerneedsthisskin.Itisprobablytoolittlefor

him,andheprobablydoesn'tthinkhelooksASsmnrtinitasheoncedid.”

Aswetalked,Iknewthatshebegantounderstand.Althoughshecouldn'tunderstandclearly,shewouldknowthat

renewalispartofprogress;thatweneedtotakeagoodlookatourselves,ourrooms,schoolworkandspirit,andsee

whatweneedtokeepandwhatweneedtoleave.Iwascarefultotellthatthisisanaturalway,notonetobeforced.

“Snakesdon'tpeelofftheirskinswhentheylikethem."Iexplained.wIthappensasanaturalthingoftheirgrowth.”

“Isee,Dad,"saidSarahassheheldthesnakeskin,andthenranoff.

Ihopedshewouldrememberthis;weneedtothrowsomeawaybecausetheyareworthlessorunnecessary.Thenwecan

storethemasmemoriesinourdeephearts.

1.Fatherjumpedupwhenherdaughtercametohimwithasnakeskinbecause.

A.hedidn,twanttoreadanymore

B.hewasingreatfearofit

C.hewantedtopraisedherdaughter

D.hehatedsnakes

2.Father'spatientexplanationshowsthat.

A.hisdaughterdidn'twanttolistentohimatall

B.heknewchildrensawonlyexcellenceintheworld

C.hisdaughtercouldn'tfollowhimatall

D.hewantedtoteacheverythingtoher

3.Welearnfromthereadingthat.

A.thegirlseemedtounderstandwhatherfathersaid

B.thegirlwasn'tinterestedintheexplanation

C.thefatherwasgoodatraisingsnakes

D.thefatherlikedthesnakeskinbetter

F

18、MarkTwain'sFirstMoney

MarkTwainwasaskedonedayifhecouldrememberthefirstmoneyheeverearned.

Hethoughtalongtimeandthensaid,“Yes,itwasatschool.Icanremembereverythingaboutit.Schoolboysinthose

daysdidnottakegoodcareoftheirchairsanddesks.Therewasaruleinourschoolthatifanyonedamagedhisdeskor

chair;hewouldhavetopayfivedollarsortheteacherwouldbeathiminfrontofthewholeschool.^^

“OnedayIdamagedmydeskinsomeway,Ihadtopayfivedollarsorbebeatenbeforethewholeschool.Myfathersaid

itwouldbetoobadtohaveourfamilydisgracedinfrontofthewholeschool.Heagreedtogivemefivedollarstohand

overtheteacher.Butbeforehegavemethemoney,hetookmeupstairsandgavemeabeating.”

“ButasIhadonebeatingandIdecidedIwouldtakeanotherbeatingatschoolandkeepthefivedollars.Sothat'swhat

Idid.ThatwasthefirstmoneyIeverearned.^^

1.MarkTwainearnedhisfirstmoney.

A.whenhewasapupil

B.whenhebecameawriter

C.whenhetaughtataschool

D.whenhewasbeatenbyhisfather

2.Theschoolmadetherulesothattheycould.

A.teachthestudentswell

B.givethestudentsabeating

C.keepthedesksandchairswell

D.askthestudentsformoremoney

3.MarkTwain'sfather.

A.washappytogivehimthemoney

B.gotangrywhenheknewwhatMarkTwainhaddoneatschool

C.saidsorrytotheteacherwhenheheardthenews

D.agreedtobeatMarkTwainandthengivehimthemoney

4.MarkTwain'sfatherthoughtifhegaveMarkTwainthemoney.

A.hewouldnotbebeateninfrontofthewholeschool

B.hewouldgototheschoolagain

C.hewouldneverdothatagain

D.hewouldearnthemoney

5.MarkTwainwasbe