英语（北京卷）（考试版）A4

2023年中考考前押题密卷（北京卷）英语注意事项：1.本试卷共10页,共两部分,共39题,满分60分,考试时间90分钟。2.在试卷和草稿纸上准确填写姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号。3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。4.在答题卡上、选择题用2B铅笔作答,其他试题用黑色字签字笔作答。5.考试结束,请将本试卷、答题卡和草稿纸一并交回。第一部分本部分共33题,共40分。在每题列出的四个选项中,选出最符合题目要求的一项。一、单项填空(每题0.5分,共6分)从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1．Myauntworksasadoctorinahospital.________triestosavemorepeople.A．I B．He C．She D．You2．ManypeoplegotoTian’anmenSquare________NationalDay.A．on B．to C．in D．at3．—________isthenewairportfromhere?—Aboutonehour’sdrive.A．Howmuch B．Howfar C．Howold D．Howoften4．Lucy________playtheviolinverywellandshehaswonmanyprizes.A．can B．may C．need D．might5．Itwasdifficulttofinishthetaskhimself,________theboyaskedhisfriendsforhelp.A．so B．but C．or D．because6．TheEnglishspeechmademe________inspeakingEnglishthanbefore.A．confident B．moreconfident C．mostconfident D．themostconfident7．—WhereisHarry,mum?—He________vegetablesinthegarden.A．waters B．iswatering C．willwater D．haswatered8．Allyourefforts________ifyoutryyourbesttoachieveyourgoal.A．payoff B．paidoff C．ispayingoff D．willpayoff9．Thelittlegirl________muchhelpsinceshecametothenewschool.A．gets B．isgetting C．hasgot D．willget10．—Whatwereyoudoingateightyesterdayevening,Peter?—I________mysisterhowtomakepapercutting.A．teach B．amteaching C．willteach D．wasteaching11．Anewfactory________todealwithwaterpollutionlastmonth.A．built B．builds C．wasbuilt D．isbuilt12．—Doyouknow________?—Sure,nextFridayafternoon.A．whenwasthefootballmatch B．whenwillthefootballmatchbeC．whenthefootballmatchwas D．whenthefootballmatchwillbe二、完形填空(每题1分,共8分)阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。SacrificeWegotaHUGEtaskinPEclass.HUGE!ThiswassobigthatMr.Doverwasbasinghalfofourgradesonit.Herewasthetask.Weweredividedintogroupsof____13____.Onepersonstoodononesideofthegym,andtheotherthreestoodacrossfromhimorher.Wehadtogetababydollacrossthegymfloortothefourthmemberontheotherside.Butwecouldn’tjustwalkacrossthegymfloorbecausewehadtopretend(假装)thefloorwasfullofcrocodiles.Andthebabydollcouldn’tbedroppedonthefloorbecauseweweresupposedtopretenditwasourmostbelovedbaby.Ifthefourthmember____14____tocatchthebabydoll,theteamwouldnotgetanygrade.Manysolutionswetried,butnoneofthem____15____wellwithoutdroppingthebabydollonthefloor.Theclasswasalmostover,butwewerestillnotgettinganywhere.Andnotevenateamgotany____16____.Suddenlyaword“sacrifice(牺牲)”onapostercaughtmyeyes.ThenIhadanidea.Iquicklygatheredallthebabydollsofeachteamandhandedthemtomyteammembers.ThenIwalkeddirectlyintothecenterofthegym.Afterthat,IaskedmyteammemberstowalktoHudson,whowasstandingontheothersideofthegym.Withallthedollsgettingacross,allthegroupscouldgetgrades.Iannounced,“Whileallthecrocodilesarebusy____17____me,myteammemberscouldtakeallthebabydollsacrossthegymfloor,andatthesametime,allbabydollswillbesafeand____18____.”Mr.Doverwasshocked.“Jamie,youaregoingtoletthecrocodileseatyou?Doesn’tthatmeanyoufail?”

“Ialreadyfailed,”Ianswered____19____.“Butnoweverybodyelsepasses.Andtheycangettheirgrades,right?”Mr.Doversmiled.Hesaidtothewholeclass,“Sheisright.Theonlysolutiontothistaskisforonememberto____20____upeverythingfortherestofyou.Yougotit,Jamie!AndallofyouwillgetA-plus!”13．A．two B．three C．four D．five14．A．failed B．decided C．managed D．refused15．A．developed B．fit C．appeared D．worked16．A．praise B．chance C．grade D．money17．A．eating B．greeting C．pleasing D．touching18．A．strong B．sound C．popular D．beautiful19．A．unhappily B．calmly C．angrily D．regretfully20．A．put B．save C．pick D．give三、阅读理解(每题2分,共26分)阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。AHumansarehurtingtheplanetanddestroyingtheenvironment.Changeneedstohappenateverylevelofsociety.WeareholdingCalltoEarthDaytoaskyoutodosomethinggoodtoprotecttheenvironment.WhatisCalltoEarthDay?CalltoEarthDayisamovementthatstressesenvironmentalprotection.AcrossTVandourwebsite,therearestoriesaboutouramazingplanetandthepeoplewhoareprotectingit.HowcanIbeinvolved?Everyoneisinvited.Wecanallplayaroleincreatingamovementforgood.Youhavetodosomethingtoprotecttheenvironment.Weareaskingyoutothinkbig,getcreative,andmakeyoureventinfluential.WhatkindofeventcanIhold?Theeventyouchoosetoholdisuptoyou,butitshouldfocusoncreatingahealthierplanet.Herearesomesuggestionsforwhereyoucangetstarted:ScreeningsCalltoEarthhaslotsofbeautifulandinspiringvideosforyoutowatchandshare.LocalcleanupsWhetherit’sabeach,ariver,aparkorastreet,getoutthereandhelpremovelitterfromyourhometown.ArtprojectsEncouragekidstocreateworksofartbasedontheirlocalenvironment.“HowTo…”sessionsHoldworkshopsorlessonsoneverydayskillslikerecyclingandreducingfoodwaste.Visitourwebsiteformoreinformation:www.calltoearthday.com21．WhatisCalltoEarthDay?A．Amovement. B．Afestival. C．ATVprogram. D．Anorganization.22．WhyisCalltoEarthDayheld?A．Toteachchildrentobecomecreative. B．Toaskpeopletoprotecttheenvironment.C．Toencourageotherstoworkforthecommunity. D．Totellthepublictheimportanceofsocialevents.23．Intheevent“Artprojects”,youcan________.A．watchandsharebeautifulvideos B．teacheverydayskillslikerecyclingC．encouragekidstocreateworksofart D．helpremovelitterfromyourhometownBACountryMusicSongChangedHerLifeForeverWhenSarahwasateenager,sheusedtofightoveralmosteverythingwithherfamily.Butfiveyearsago,whileshewasstudyingabroadinEngland,sheheardasongfulloffeelingsaboutreturninghomeontheradio.ItmadeSarathinkaboutherfamilyandfriendsbackintheUS.Shecametorealizehowmuchsheactuallymissedallofthem.EversincethenshehasbeenafanofAmericancountrymusic.CountrymusicisatraditionalkindofmusicfromthesouthernstatesofAmerica.Nashville,Tennesseeisthehomeofcountrymusic.ManysongsthesedaysarejustaboutmodernlifeintheUS,suchastheimportanceofmoneyandsuccess,butnotaboutbelongingtoagroup.However,countrymusicbringsusbacktothe“goodolddays”whenpeoplewerekindtoeachotherandtrustedoneanother.Itremindsusthatthebestthingsinlifearefree—laughter,friends,family,andthebeautyofnatureandthecountryside.Sarahhasn’tbeentoNashvilleyetbutitisherdreamtogothereoneday.Shehasalreadyreadalotabouttheplaceanddonesomeresearchonit.SheknowsthatthereisaCountryMusicHallofFameMuseuminNashville.TherearealsoalwaysalotofgreatcountrymusicconcertswithfamousmusiciansandsingerslikeGarthBrooks.Sarahhasalreadylistenedtomostofhissongs.“GarthisoneofthemostsuccessfulmusiciansinAmericanhistory.He’ssoldmorethan120millionrecords.Ihopetoseehimsingliveoneday!”24．Wheredidcountrymusiccomefrom?A．TheeasternstatesofAmerica.B．ThewesternstatesofAmerica.C．ThesouthernstatesofAmerica.D．ThenorthernstatesofAmerica.25．Thecountrymusicwillremindusthebestthingsinlifelike________.A．theimportanceofmoneyB．friendsandfamilyC．greatcountrymusicconcertsD．thehopeforsuccess26．Sarah’sdreamisto________.A．learncountrymusicB．beafamouscountrymusicsingerC．gotoNashvilleonedayD．seeafamouscountrymusicsingerCEachyear,you’llspendatotalofabout24hoursbrushingyourteeth.You’vegottomakesureyou’redoingitright,dayin,anddayout—unlessyouwanttohavefewerteeththanyourgreat-great-grandparents.Brushfortherightlengthoftime:Thebestadvicefortoptoothbrushingtechnique(技术)arethebest-practiceguidelinesfromboththeAmericanDentalAssociationandtheBritishDentalAssociation.Theysuggestalmostthesamelengthoftimethatyoushouldbrushyourteeth.Youhavetobrushyourteethfortwominutes,twiceaday,everyday.Andit’simportanttohiteachandeveryoneofyourteeth.Itisagoodwaytosetatimeranddon’tstopuntilitgoesoff.Youcanusetheoneonyourphone,orevengetaspecialsandtimerwithsmilingteethtoremindyouthathappyteethmeannovisitstothedoctor.Youcanalsogetanelectrictoothbrushwithabuilt-intimerthatwillkeepyoubrushingfortwominutes.Whenyoubrush,itisimportant,too.Itisadvisedthatyouwaitatleast60minutesaftereating,especiallyifyou’vehadfruits.Brushtoosoonandyou’renotlettingyourbody’snaturaltoothprotectiondoitswork.Useproperbrushingtechnique:It’salsoabouthowyoudoit.Tomakethemostofyourbrushingtime,you’llwanttomakesureyou’reusingthecorrecttechnique.Useasofttoothbrushthatfeelscomfortableandfitsyourmouth—ahardtoothbrushcanharmyourteeth.Onceyou’vegotyourbrushallpasted(涂牙膏)up,holditata45-degreeangle(角度)toyourteethandbrushgently.Onebigmistakepeoplemakeisbrushingtoohard,believingthiswillbemoreeffectiveandgettheirteethcleaner,faster.Instead,thinkofthetoothbrushasabroom—theharderyoupress,thelessdirtitcansweep.Sobrushgently,ifyouwantyourtoothbrushtodoitsjobproperly.Onceyou’vethoroughly(彻底地)cleanedeverysurfaceofyourteeth,don’tforgetaboutyourtongue(舌头).Researchshowsjustbrushingyourtongueiseffectiveatreducingbadbreath.27．WhatisParagraph3mainlyabout?A．Whenyoushouldbrushyourteeth.B．Howlongyoushouldbrushyourteeth.C．Howoftenyoushouldbrushyourteeth.D．Howyoucanbrushfortherightlengthoftime.28．WhydoesthewritertalkaboutabroominParagraph6?A．Toshowhowyoushouldholdyourtoothbrush.B．Tostresstheimportanceofbrushingtechnique.C．Toexplainwhyyoushouldbrushteethgently.D．Tosuggestsomepossiblewaysofbrushingteeth.29．Theword“sweep”inParagraph6probablymeans“________”.A．clear B．spend C．stop D．hold30．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforpassage?A．Don’tWorryaboutYourTeethB．HowtoBrushYourTeethProperlyC．BrushfortheRightLengthofTimeD．It’sImportanttoBrushYourTeethDCanTrainingYourWorkingMemoryMakeYouSmarter?Wewouldallliketoincreaseourcognitive(认知的)abilitybeyondthelimitssetbyMotherNature.Soit’snowonderthatbrain-trainingprograms—whichfocusontrainingourworkingmemory—areamultibillion-dollarindustry.Butcanthiskindoftrainingreallymakeussmarter?Cognitivetrainingseesthebrainasakindofmuscle(肌肉)thatcanbemadestrongerwiththerightkindofpractice.Althoughpeopledidmuchresearch,therehasbeennoagreementaboutitseffectiveness.Somethinkthatcognitivetrainingincreasessomecognitiveabilities,whileothersarelesshopeful.Yetwedoknowthatsomecognitiveskillsprobablygotogetherandarepredictorsofreal-lifeskillssuchasworkperformance.Thus,trainingonecognitiveskillmightleadtoanimprovementinmanyothercognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Thatisthekeyhypothesis(假设)onwhichworking-memorytrainingisbased.Totestthishypothesis,weexaminedallthestudiesaboutworking-memorytraining.Theresultswereveryclear.Working-memorytrainingdidnotshowanyeffectonchildren’sfluidintelligence(流体智力),aperson’sabilitytosolvenewproblemsandgetusedtonewsituations.Itdidn’tinfluencetheireducationalachievementorothercognitiveabilities,either.Theonlydependableeffectwasthatchildrengotbetteratwhattheyweretrainedtodo.Soperformingworkingmemorytasksdoesseemtomakeyoubetteratdoingthem.However,thefactthatparticipants(参与者)gotbetteratsuchtasksdoesnotnecessarilymeanthattheirworkingmemoryabilityincreased.Theymayjusthavelearnthowtoperformthattypeoftask.Theresultsdoshowthattheuseofworking-memorytrainingprogramsasaneducationaltoolisuseless.Beyondworking-memorytraining,otherrecentstudieshaveshownthelimitationsofdifferenttypesofcognitivetraining.However,thesenegative(负面的)resultsmustnotdiscourageusfromtrainingourcognitiveandnon-cognitiveskills.Wejusthavetorealizetheactuallimitationsofsuchpracticeinareasoutsidewhatweareactuallytraining.Butthatdoesn’tmeanweshouldn’tdoit—themostefficientwaytodevelopaskillis,afterall,totrainthatskill.31．Accordingtothepassage,cognitivetrainingprobably________.A．benefitthetrainingcompaniesB．balancethelearningskillsC．makeusstrongerthroughpracticeD．helpthechildrengetgoodresults32．Childrentakingpartintheexperimentswereableto________.A．befamiliarwithnewsituationsquicklyB．getgreatereducationalachievementsC．succeedwhentheysolvereallifeproblemsD．dobetterinthefieldthattheyweretrainedin33．Whatisthewriter’sopiniononthecognitivetraining?A．Thecognitivetrainingisausefulexperiment.B．Thecognitivetrainingcan’tmakeussmarter.C．Thecognitivetrainingchallengethechildren’sskills.D．Theexperimentishelpfultochildren’scognitiveskills.第二部分本部分共6题,共20分。根据题目要求,完成相应任务。四、阅读表达（每题2分,共10分）阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题。Airisimportantforeveryone,welivedependingonit.Butwhatifitispolluted?Airpollutionisakiller.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysitkillsaboutsevenmillionpeoplearoundtheworldeachyear.Evenifpollutedairdoesnotkillus,itcanmakeusverysick.Itmaydomorethanhurtyourbody.Breathingdirtyaircanalsoinfluenceyourbrainandyourabilitytothink.Itistruewhetheryoubelieveornot.Anewstudyshowsthatairpollutioncaninfluenceourintelligence(智力)—causea“huge”reductioninourintelligence.ThestudywascarriedoutbyresearchersatPekingUniversityandYaleUniversity.XiChenoftheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthledthestudy.Thestudyperformedforalongperiod.Theresearchersstudiedabout25,000peoplefromacrossChina.Theyoungestpeopleinthestudywere10yearsold,whiletheoldestwas90.Theycamefrom25ofChina’s34provinces(省)withdifferentairlevels.TheseChinesemen,womenandchildrenweregivenlanguageandmathtestsduringthestudy.Thenresearcherscomparedthetestresultswithlevelsofpollutionintheair.Theyfoundthatbreathingpollutedaircanreduceaperson’seducationlevelbyaboutoneyear.XiChentoldthattherearetwomainpartsinthebrain—whitematterandgraymatter.Hesaid,“Airpollutionhasagreateffectonthewhitematter,andwhitematterismoreconnectedwithaperson’slanguageskills.So,that’swhylanguageskillsaremoreaffected.”Healsonotedotherstudieshaveshown,“Howevergraymatterisconnectedtoourabilitytosolvemathproblems.”Chensuggestsgovernmenttomakeseriouschanges.“Weneedtosupportincleaninguptheskyinsteadofusinginshort-termavoidance,forexamplethefacemasksorairfilters(过滤).”34．Whatcaninfluenceyourbrainandyourabilitytothink?________________________________________________35．Wherewasthenewstudycarriedout?________________________________________________36．HowmanypeopledidtheresearchersstudyfromacrossChina?________________________________________________37．Whyarelanguageskillsmoreaffectedthanmath?________________________________________________38．Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?________________________________________________五、文段表达(10分)从下面两个题目中任选一题,根据中文和英文提示,完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作。文中已给出内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。39．假如你是李华，值此毕业之际，你校英语社团公众号计划做一期主题为“学长学姐有话说”的推送。请你用英语给八年级的学弟学妹们写一则寄语，简要谈谈你对初三生活的看法和理由，并给他们提一些建议。提示词语：busy,plan,exercise,support,makeprogress提示问题：●Whatdoyouthinkofyourlif