英语（江苏苏州卷）（考试版）A3

绝密★启用前|2023年中考考前押题密卷【苏州卷】英语（本卷满分100分，考试时间为100分钟。）注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。2．答客观题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．答主观题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Melindaisaveryshygirl.Sheisalwaysafraidtotalkwithherclassmates.She（1）putsupherhandinclassoranswersherteachers'questions，soshejustsitsquietlyinthecornerofthe（2）andhasfewfriends.Oneday，Melindawritesinherowndiary，"IfeelIamaloserinmylife.Icouldn'tplayanymusicinstrumentordoanysports.IampooratEnglishandIdo（3）inmath.Idon'tlookbeautifuland（4）doesn'tlikeme...WhenherteacherMrs.Evansknowsthis，shecomesuptoMelindaandsayssoftly，"Mylittlegirl，youshouldknow，everyonehashisorherownadvantage（优点）.Well，yousee，youare（5），butyouaresokindtoothers.Youarenotgoodatstudy，（6）youstillworksohard.Youdon'thaveabeautifulfacebutyoualwayshelpyourparents（7）housework.Cheerup，dear，smiletolife，thenlifewillsmilebacktoyou.Youcanbewhatyou（8）tobe."Fromthatdayon，Melindadoesn'tfeelsadanymore.She（9）manyschoolclubsandstudiesharderthanbefore.Whenshefeelsdown，shewillalways（10）Mrs.Evan'swords："Smiletolife，andlifewillsmilebacktoyou."（1）A.AlwaysB.NeverC.OftenD.Sometimes（2）A.ClassroomB.PlaygroundC.LibraryD.Hall（3）A.WellB.HardC.EasilyD.Badly（4）A.NooneB.EveryoneC.SomeoneD.Anyone（5）A.QuietB.HelpfulC.NiceD.Noisy（6）A.AndB.ButC.SoD.Because（7）A.OnB.OverC.WithD.About（8）A.LikeB.ThinkC.AgreeD.Live（9）A.ChecksB.TakesC.JoinsD.Shows（10）A.ForgetB.FollowC.KeepD.Remember第二部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenyoutravelinEnglandyoucan'tmissthevisittoWindsorCastle，thefamilyhometoBritishkingsandqueensforover1，000years.OpeningTimesatWindsorCastle：◆1Mar2023﹣﹣31Oct2023（Monday-Sunday09：30-17：15）◆1Nov2023﹣28Feb2024（Monday-Sunday09：45﹣﹣16：15）PricesAdultticket：£21.20Familyticket（2adults&3childrenbetween5and17yearsold）：£54.70Senior/Collegestudentticket：£19.30Under17yearsold/Disabledticket：£12.30CastleClosingDates◆17&18Jun2023◆12Oct2023Toptips：◆BuyyourticketontheInternetbeforeyouarrivetosavesometime.◆IfyouwanttoseetheChangingoftheGuardceremony，gettotheCastlegroundsat11：00.Duringthesummerithappenseveryday，iftheweatherisgood.(11)WhendoesthecastlecloseonOctober1，2023？A.09：30B.17：15C.09：45D.16：15(12)TheyshouldpayatleastifMrandMrsGreenbringtheirthreechildren（allbetween5and17yearsold）tovisitthecastle.A.£79.30B.£67C.£57.40D.£54.70.(13)TheChangingoftheGuardCeremonymightnottakeplaceinsummerif.A.TheweatherisbadB.ThecastleisbeingrepairedC.TherearenovisitorsD.Thequeendoesn'tlivethereBHello，welcometoShirley'sTime!HaveyoueverheardofAlyssa？Alyssaisanastronaut.ShewaschosentobethefirstpersontolandonMars（火星）byNASAin2021attheageof17.ShemaygotoMarsin2033andnevercomebacktotheearth.Soherfatherisalittleworried.HethinksthatMarsmaybeaverydangerousplace.Alyssaisprobablygoingtoleavetheearthandneverreturntotheearthinthefuture.Alyssaexpressedwhyshedreamedofbeinganastronautinarecentinterview.Shesaid，"Well，IfirstwantedtobecomeanastronautfromwatchingacartooncalledtheBackyardiganswhenIwasthree.Inthecartoon，thecharactersflewtoMars."Afterthat，thegirljustkeptaskingforvideos，booksandanythingshecouldfindaboutspace.Andherparentshavealwaysgivenherloveandsupport.Alyssahasalwaysbeenworkinghardforherdream.Shewenttoanexpensivespaceschooltogettraining.Studyingthereisn'talwayseasy.Itneedstopassalotoftestslikefloating（漂浮）intheair.Atfirstshefeltsickinherstomach，butlatershegotusedtoit.Finallyshemadeittobeanastronaut.Fromwhatshesaid，wealsoknewthatAlyssaenjoyedspeakinginpublicandtalkingtothegirlswhowantedtobeastronauts.Thanksforlistening.(14)AlyssamaygotoMarsin.A.2023B.2033C.2043D2053(15)Alyssa'sfatherfeelsalittleworriedbecausehethinks.A.It'sdangeroustogotoMarsB.HerdaughteristooyoungC.Herdaughtercan'tpassthetestsD.Thespaceschoolisexpensive(16)FromParagraph（段落）4，wecanknowthat.A.StudyinginthespaceschoolisalwayseasyB.BecominganastronauttakesnopreparationC.Alyssadidn'tgetusedtothetraininginschoolD.Alyssahopesmoregirlswillbecomeastronauts(17)Thetextisprobablya/an.A.PoemB.DiaryC.ReportD.InterviewCPeoplearealwaystryingtoliveahealthylife.Youmighthavereadsomuchonthistopic.Thefollowingideasmaysoundstrange，buttheycanreallyhelpyou.Exercisewhenyouaretired.Afteralongandtiringdayofstudy，exercisingmightnotsoundlikeagoodidea，butitshould.Infact，physicalactivitiescanprovideyouwiththemissingenergy.Researchshowsthatexercisingforjust30minutescanmakeyoufeelgood!Writebyhandtohelpthebrainbeactive.Althoughwritingsomethingusingacomputerisfaster，itismuchbettertorememberthewholethingbywritingitdownbyhand.Whenyoureadahandwrittentext，naturallyit'seasierforyourbrainstoremembertheinformation.Sparemoretimeforyourself.Bysparingthetimeforyourselfandjustbeingaloneforawhile，youcanhaveachancetothinkandgettoknowyourselfbetter.Andyouwon'tbehaveimpulsively（冲动地）.Drinkhotdrinksonahotday.Whatcoolsmoreonahotsummermorning，coldwaterorhotwater？Thestudyshowsthatthehotwaterdoesmakepeoplefeelcooler.Whenyouaredrinkingsomethinghot，thebodywillfeelthechangeintemperatureandincreasetheperspiration（流汗），whichhelpsyoucooldown!(18)It'sthebestwaytoifwewanttorememberalongpassage.A.ReaditagainandagainB.ReaditaloudC.WriteitusingacomputerD.Writeitdownbyhand(19)Thethirdideaismainlyabout.A.Thegoodpointsofbeingalone.B.TheimportanceofthinkingC.ThegoodpointsofbehavingwellD.Theimportanceofkeepinghealthy(20)Whydowedrinkhotwateronahotday？A.Becauseitbringsheattoourbodies.B.Becauseitisbadforourbodies.C.Becauseitmakesourbodiesstrong.D.Becauseittakesheatawayfromourbodies.(21)Thewriterofthepassagewantstotellusthat.A.HandwritingmakesussmartB.SometimesunusualideasabouthealtharehelpfulC.BeingalonehelpsusknowourfriendsbetterD.HotdrinkscanmakeusuncomfortableDThisisatruestoryaboutaboywho，theworldmightsay，wasaterribleunderachiever.Whileintheeighthgrade，hefailedsubjectsrepeatedly.Highschoolwasn'tmuchbetter，heLatin，algebra，English，andreceivedagradeofzeroinphysics.Theboymanagedtomaketheschoolgolfteam，buthelostthemostimportantgolfmatchoftheseason.It'snotthathispeersdislikedthisboy；it'sjustthattheyneverreallyseemedtonoticehimmuch.Even"Hellos"inthehallwereararity.Outofallthefailuresinhislife，therewassomethingthatdidholdgreatimportancetothisboy，hisloveofdrawing.Althoughinhighschool，thecartoonshesubmittedtotheyearbookwererejected，onceoutofschool，theboywassosureofhisartistictalentthatheapproachedWaltDisneyStudioswithdrawingworks.IwishIcouldsaythestudioslovedhisworkandimmediatelyhiredhim，butsuchwasnotthecase；anotherhugerejection.Despitehislackofsuccesses，thisboydidnotgiveup.Hethendecidedtowritehisownautobiographyincartoons，aboutalittleboywhowasregardedasaloserandanobody.ThenameofthisboywasCharlesSchulz，thecreatorofthefamousCharlieBrownandcomicdogSnoopy.Inlife，itissometimeseasytofeellikeanobody.Wepasshundredsofpeopleonthestreetonourwaytowork，orwalkthroughafacelesscrowdinamall，andnooneseemstonoticeorcare.Deepinside，wemayknowwearespecialanduniqueandhavelotstooffer，butunlesssomeonetakesthetimetolookourwayandgiveusachance，wemayfeelworthless，justlikeCharlieBrownwhocouldn'tevenmanagetoflyakiteorkickafootballproperly.JustasCharlesSchulzhadfaithinhisartistictalent，sotoo，wemustrealizethatnobodyisanobody.Weallhavespecialgiftsandtalents，andeveryhumanbeingisdeservingandcapableofbeinglovedandappreciated.(22)Theunderlinedword"flunked"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto．A．failedB．learnedC．achievedD．misunderstood(23)WhatcanweinferabouttheboyinParagraph2？A．Hewashatedbyhispeers.B．Heachievedgreatsuccessindrawinginhighschool.C．HisworkwasrefusedbyWaltDisneyStudios.D．HeearnedthepraisefromWaltDisneyStudios.(24)Inthelasttwoparagraphs，weareadvised．A．toopenupoureyesB．tobelievewecanmakeadifferenceC．tolearnmoreskillsfordevelopmentD．toaskformoreappreciationandlove(25)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage？A．NobodyIsaNobody.B．AHard-WorkingBoyIsSuccessful.C．WeShouldTurnFailureintoSuccess.D．OneCannotSucceedwithoutTalents.第三部分信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Inthemodernworld，allofuswon'tlivewellwithoutmusic.Accordingtothescientificresearch，musiccanchangehowyoufeel.Differentkindsofmusiccaninfluenceyouindifferentways.(26).Musicmakesyourélax.Moststoresplay"background"music.Thelongercustomersstayinastore，themorepossibleitwillbeforthemtobuysomething.(27).Finally，mostcustomersgohomewithmanythingshappily.Musicisahealer（治疗师）.Whenyou'resick，trylisteningtosoftandrelaxingmusic.Ifyou'refeelingsad，playthemusicyoulike.Thentellsomeonehowitmakesyoufeel.Agroupofteenswhohaddepression（抑郁症）sharedtheirfavoritesongswitheachother.(28).Aftertalkingaboutit，theteenssaidtheyfeltbetter.(29)Manyrecentstudieshavetriedtoexplainhowmusicandlearninggotogether.Someexpertssuggestplayingslowmusichelpsyoupayattentionwhenyoustudy.(30).Somusicisthekeytoourlifeandstudy.A.MusichelpsyoulearnB.Let'sreadthereportC.ItmayevenhelpimproveyourmemoryD.MusichelpsyougetahealthybodyE.ShelikesmusicthatcanmakeherrelaxedF.SostorestrytoplaymusicthattheircustomersenjoyGEachteenexplainedwhyheorshelikedthesong第四部分词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）第一节根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。31．IcelandhasashortsummerwhichlastsfromJuneto（八月）.32．Shecouldn'thelp（哭）whensheheardthesadnews.33．It'sgoodtohavea（健康的）eatinghabit．34．Chineseisused（广泛地）insouthernAsiancountries.35．SimaQianwasthefirsthistorianto（记录）thehistoricaleventsintheformofindividualbiographies.36．Terryhadtochangehisplanofgoingoutfordinnerbecauseofanuguestvisitinghishouse.37．The19thAsianGameswillbeheldinHangzhoufromSeptember23rdtoO8th，2023.38．Therelaxingreadingbeforebedcansyour"sleeptime"fromactivitiesthatcancauseexcitementorworries.第二节请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。luckylearnathingknowmagiclookupPatrickneverdidhomework."Tooboring，"hesaid.Heplayedbaseballandbasketballinstead.Histeacherstoldhim，"Patrick!Doyourhomework，oryoucan't（39）."Andit'strue.Sometimeshedidfeellikeafool.Butwhatcouldhedo？Hehatedhomework.Oneday，Patrick'scatwasplayingwithalittle"doll".Hefounditwasn'tadollatall，butamanofthesmallestsize.Themancalled，"Saveme!Don'tgivemebacktothatcat.Ihave（40）.Iwillhelpyouifyousaveme!"Patrickcouldn'tbelievehow（41）hewas!Herewastheanswertoallofhisproblems.Sohesaid，"Onlyifyoudoallmyhomeworktilltheendoftheterm.Ifyoudoagoodenoughjob，IcanevengetAs."Thelittleelf（精灵）kickedhislegsandrubbed（搓）hishands."Allright.I'lldoit."Andtruetohiswords，thatlittleelfbegantodoPatrick'shomework.Sometimeshe（42）whattodoandheneededhelp."Helpme!Helpme!"he'dsay.AndPatrickwouldhavetohelp—inwhateverway."Whatdoesthiswordmean？"theelfcriedwhilehewasreadingPatrick'shomework."Getmeadictionary.No，what'sevenbetter，（43）thewordandexplainittome."第五部分短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。InthepastMother'sDay，we（44）（usual）sentourmomsbestwishesand（45）（hug）themclosely.Indifferentlanguagesintheworld，thewordfor"mother"（46）（seem）ofteneithertobe"mama"orasimilarto"nana".Butdoyouknowwhymothersallovertheworldhavethesamepronunciation？Lastmonth，RomanJakobson，（47）excellentlinguist（语言学家），explaineditonhis（48）（nine）paper"Why'Mama'or'Papa'？".He（49）（point）outthefirstsyllable（音节）ofmamaorpapais"ah"or"mah".Thesearethefirstsoundsbabiescanspeakout（50）anydifficultybecausetheydon'tneedspecialmouthpositions.Besides，"ah"or"mah"isalsorelatedtothesoundababymakeswhenit'sbeingfedbyitsmom.Inaword，peopleindifferentlanguagesnotonlycalltheirmotherswithsimilarpronunciation，butalsogivethewordsomanybeautiful（51）（meaning），suchasstrength，wisdom，tendernessandlove（52）mother，momandmommy，allbelongtothe（53）（good）soundintheworld.第六部分阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分）请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。Adogwasabandoned（抛弃）byhisowneratagasolinestation（加油站）.However，hefoundajobthere.Howamazing!Whathappened？Lucystartedtorunthegasolinestationinatownwithherpartnerstwoyearsago.Onenight，shewasridingherbikehome.Itwasatthistimethatshediscoveredtheadultdognearherworkplace.Afterhehadbeenabandonedtherebyhisowner，hewastooscaredtoleave."Poorthing.Itseemedthathehadn'teatenanythingforalongtime.Ibroughthimhomeandgavehimsomefood.IalsonamedhimNick，"Lucysays."Weboughthimfoodandadoghouse，andtookhimforawalkeveryday.Wegavehimallthecarethatananimalneeds."ButLucydidn'tjustgiveNickahomeandsomefood.Shealsogavehimapurpose—hisownjob.Sheevengavehimaworker'sIDcard.Lucywasn'tsurewhathewoulddotothecustomersatfirst.ShetookNicktothegasolinestationeveryday.Tohersurprise，Nickenjoyedbeingclosetopeople.Whenpeoplecame，hegreetedthemwithhispaw（爪）.Heprovidedserviceforcustomers.Nickwaitsforpeopletoarrive，andthenliftsoneofhispawstowelcomecustomers."Lucysays."Customerslovehim.Manypeoplecomeheretoseehim.Somepeopleevenbringhimtoys."Lucysaysshehopes