2023年山东省临沂市平邑县中考二模英语试题

2023年山东省临沂市平邑县中考二模英语试题

一、阅读单选

Thenightskyisourearliestlibrary.There,westoredourknowledge,andpassedit

downaroundthefire,beforeweinventedthewrittenword.

Iremembergoingtothelocaluniversityforanastronomy（天文学）nightwhen[was

achild.Thatnight,IsawSaturn,oneoftheplanets,anditsringswithmyowneyesfor

thefirsttime.Theringsshonebrightagainsttheblacknessofspaceandsuddenlythe

universe（宇宙）wasn'tsomethingthatyouonlyreadaboutorimaginedinyourhead.It

wasrightthere,andyouwereapartofit.Thatmomentispriceless.

Whilestarlightisgood,lightpollutionhereonEanhcanbearealproblem.Forthe

past200yearsorso,wehaveusedtoomuchelectricity（电）tomakethenightbrighter.

However,brighterdoesn'tusuallymeanbetter,especiallywhenalotofthatlightshines

upintotheskywherenooneneedsit.

Luckily,somecitieshavetakenactions,likesettingupnewdownward-directing

lightsalongthestreets.Ihopethatmorecitieswilljoininandcontinuethepracticeof

controllingunnecessarylighting,sothatmoreofuscanwatchthenightskyinaway

humanshaveforthousandsofyears.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

1.Whatisthenightskycomparedto?

A.Abook.B.Theearth.C.Alibrary.

2.Howdidthewriterfindtheastronomynight?

A.Itopenedhiseyes.B.Itcontrolledhismind.C.Itwasarealproblem.

3.Whatdoesthewriterhopefor?

A.Abrighternight.B.Lessuseoflighting.C.Morepersonalspace.

①OnJanuary4,theChinaNationalTraditionalOrchestra（中央民族乐团）played

somewell-knowntraditionalmusicintheirconcert.Audiences（观众）enjoyedthe

beautifulsoundsguzheng,thepowerfultunesofsuona,thetearfulnotesoferhuandsoon.

EachtraditionalChinesemusicalinstrumenttellsitsownstory.

②“I'vefalleninlovewiththesoundsoftraditionalinstruments,especiallypipa,a

four-stringed（弦）instrumentwithahistoryofmorethan2,000years.Itcanproduce

differentsounds,suchas:hcsoundsoffallingsnowandraindrops.EverytimeIlistento

apipatune,Ihaveastrongfeelingofpeace,“saidYangTian,anaudienceoftheconcert.

©However,arecentreportsuggests.Towakeuppeople'slovefor

traditionalmusic,somethingcreativehasbeendone.

④Insometraditionalmusicconcerts,VR（虚拟现实）technologyisusedtobring

thestarskyorthebeautifulsandyviewofDunhuangtothemusichall.Itmakesthe

experiencelikewatchinga3Dmovie.

⑤LiXiaobing,amusicteacherfromBeijing,mixestraditionalfolk（民IXI）singing,

operaandChineseinstrumentsthroughtechnology.Peoplearesurprisedathisworksand

theylovethem!

©Somemusicianstrytoaddsomethingnewtotraditionalmusic.Theybring

modernmusiclikepopandrapintotraditionalmusic.Whentheeastmeetsthewest,the

newformofmuswinstheheartsofboththeoldandtheyoung.

©Traditionalmusicshowsthebeautyofourculture,andwithsomecreativity,great

thingshappen.

根据短文内容，选择最哇答案。

4.Whichofthefollowingcanbeputinthe?

A.pipacannotproducethesoundoffallingsnow

B.traditionalmusicismuchbetterthanmodernmusic

C.thenumberoftraditionalmusiclistenersisdropping

5.Towakeuppeople'slovefbrtraditionalmusic,LiXiaobing,

A.tellsmanytearfulstoriesB.makesgood3DmoviesC.mixestraditionalmusic

6.Thestructure（结构）ofthepassageis.

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7.Accordingtothepassage,thewriterbelieves.

A.traditionalmusicwithcreativitywillbemorepopular

B.thewaystoplaytraditionalmusicmustbechanged

C.traditionalmusicmustremainunchangedallthetime

Therearemanydifferentwaystosolveaproblem.Onewayistobecreative.People

oftenthinkcreativethinkingisjustforartistsanddesigners,butthisisnottrue.Dr.

EdwarddeBono,anexpertincreativethinkingandproblemsolving,hasshownthe

worldthatusingcreativitytosolveproblemsisveryusefulinbusinessandinour

communities,andwillcontinuetobesointhefuture.

Oneexampleofcreativethinkingisthesolutiontoaparkingprobleminatown

center.Intheareasclosetostores,peoplecanonlyparkfor20minutes.Thereare

parkingmeterswherepeoplepaytoparkintheseareas.However,theproblemisthat

manypeopleleavetheircarsthereforlongerthan20minutes.Dr.EdwarddeBono's

solutionistomakearulethatallcarsparkedintheseareasmustkeeptheirheadlightson.

Ofcourse,driverswillwanttoreturntotheircarsbeforetheircarbatteries（蓄电池）die.

AccordingtoDr.deBono,peoplewillneedtousecreativethinkingmoreofteninthe

future.Tohelppeoplethinkmorecreatively,hedesignedthe“SixThinkingHats''system

（系统）.Thesystemhelpspeoplethinkaboutaproblemindifferentwaysinordertofind

asolution.Inthesystem,therearesiximaginaryhatsofdiflerentcolors.Eachhat

symbolizesadifferentwayofthinking.Forexample,thewhitehathelpspeopleconsider

thefacts.Theblackhatisthemostlogical（有逻辑的）andhelpspeopleconsiderwhya

possiblesolutionmaynotwork.So,nexttimeyouhaveaprobleminyourcommunity,

thinkaboutitcreatively,fromdifferentperspectives,andseewhatideasyouhave.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

8.Whatisthetopicofthetext?

A.Beingacreativeartistinthecommunity.

B.Doingbusinesssuccessfullyinthefuture.

C.Usingcreativethinkingtosolveproblems.

9.WhyistheexamplementionedinParagraph2?

A.Toexpressaresult.B.Todescribeaproblem.C.Tosupportthetopic.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perspectives”inParagraph3mean?

A.WaysB.Places.C.People.

11.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutthe“SixThinkingHats''system?

A.Thesystemisusedtohelppeoplethinkquickly.

B.Thewhitehathelpspeoplethinkaboutthefacts.

C.Theblackhathastodowithpeople'sfeelings.

二、阅读还原5选4

Theworldisouronlyhome.Doingsmallthingscanmaketheworldabetterplace.

Hereissomeadvicetoyou.

Givesomeoneabookyouonceread.Oncethepersonlakesthebookandfinishes

readingit,youcantalkaboutthebookwithhim.12They'llprobablyfeel

uncomfortable.

Saysomethingnicetosomeone.Tellthepersonhowmuchyoulikehisjob,new

clothes,singingandsoon.Butbehonestandfriendly.Justletsomeoneknowthat

somethingheisdoingworks.

13Drawapictureormakeadeliciouscakeforsomeone.Likegivingsomeonea

book,ittellsthepersonthatyouarethinkingabouthimandwanttodosomethingnice

forhim.Maybethepersonwillrespond（回应）,andmaybenot.That'snot

important.14

Teachingsomeonehowtodosomething.Shareyourtalentwithapersonbyshowing

himhowtodosomething.15Havepatienceandrespecttheperson.

Anythingthatshowspeopleyoucareaboutthemwillmaketheworldabetterplace.

Don'twaitandjustdoitnow.

根据短文内容，从方框中选出四个选项填入文中空缺处，使短文内容通顺完整。

A.Hejustneedstoknowheisimportanttoyou.

B.Makefriendswithsomeone.

C.Makesomethingforsomeone.

D.Thiswillhelpthepersonlearnalot.

E.Don'tdothiswithpeoplewhodon'tread.

三、短文选词填空

根据短文内容，从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空，使语意通顺完整。第一个方

框供1-5小题选用，第二个方框供6-10小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次，每框

有一项剩余。

A.mountainB.rushingC.seriousD.closeE.moreheavilyF.happy

OnacoldmorningthatDecember,mybrotherRickandIweresenttoUncle

Tommie'sontheothersideofLittleMountaintogetagoosefbrChristinasdinner.This

longjourneyoverthemountainwashardbutworthit.

Thatmorning,darkcloudswerecomingtogetheroverhead.Iknewitwasgoingto

snowonthe16.

Whenwearrived,UncleTommiewasalreadywaitingfbrus."Boys,【'm

not17youof]“hesaid,“butthewindispickingup.You'dbettergetthegooseand

headfbrhomesoon.”

Afteraquickthank-youandgoodbyeItookthegooseandweleft.Halfwayupthe

mountain,itbegantosnowheavily.Iheldthegoose18tome.

Bythetimewereachedthetopofthemountain,itsnowed19.Andthewind

seemedtoblowstraightthroughmycoat.IsteppedinfrontofRick."Youmustbecold.

Openyourcoat!”

“Areyoucrazy?”Rickasked."I'lllosewhatlittlewannthIhave^^^WhenhesawI

was20,heslowlyopenedhiscoat.

A.workingB.saveC.warmedD.heroE.coldF.intheyard

Iplacedthewarmgooseinsidehiscoat.Ricksighedhappily（舒了口气）.Myplan

was21

Onthewaydown,Istartedtoshiver（发抖）.Ricksaid."Dave,itsyourturnnow.”

Hepassedmethegoose.Foralongmoment,1juststoodand22myfreezing

（冰冷的）handsonhisbody.Wepassedthegoosebackandforth（来回地）betweenusall

theway.Finally,wegothome.

Sittingatthetable,weexplainedhowthegoosekeptusfromfreezing.t4Wccan't

havehimfordinner!Thisgoosehelped23ourlives,“Isaid.

Later,wenamedthegooseCharleyandhelivedouthislife24.bossingaround

thechickensandanothergooseweboughttokeephimcompany.Alifeasthemost

importantbirdwasfittingforour25.

四、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适当形式，必要时可

加助动词或情态动词。

Oldnewmedicines

Whatshouldyoudoifyouhaveaheadache?Inmoderntimes,peopleoftentake

aspirin(阿司匹林).Butisaspirin26(actual)amodernmedicine?

Morethan4,000yearsago,ancientEgyptiansuseddriedleavestotreatpain.Andin

thefourthcenturyB.C.amedicinemadefromtreebark(树皮)27(use)totreat

fevers.Inthenineteenthcentury,Europeanscientistsdiscoveredthatbothmedicineshave

thesamechemical(化学物质).Theyusedthechemicaltomakeamodernmedicine一

aspirin.Today,it'soneoftheworld's28(cheap)andmosthelpfulmedicines.

Someofthemedicineswehavetodaycome29traditionalChinesemedicine.In

thethirdcenturyB.C.,somepeople30(begin)studyingthehumanbody.Theytried

manydifferentwaystotreatthepatientsandrecorded31(they)results.Formore

than2,000years,doctorsrecorded32theyfoundinbooks.Theseancientbooksarc

stillusefultoday.TuYouyou,aChinesemedicalresearcher,foundthatin33past,

peopleusedaherbwithyellowflowerstotreatfevers.Afterstudyingit,shedevelopeda

medicinethatsavedmillionsofpeoplefromdying.

For34(century),WesternmedicinepaidlittleattentiontotraditionalChinese

medicine.Buttoday,scientistsarestudyingtraditionaltreatments35(develop)new

medicines.

五、阅读回答问题

Oncetherewerefourbeggars(乞丐).Oneday,theymetatanoldtempleatnight.

Theywereveryupsetbecausenoneofthemhadmuchtoeat.

“Ionlygotthispieceofmeattoday.^^thefirstsaid.UIalmostgotnothing,thesecond

said,“Ijustpickedupapotatooutsidethevegetablestoreduringtheday."Thethirdsaid

thatallhehadwasasmallbottleofsalt.Thefourthbeggarhadnotdonemuchbetter,4tI

onlygotsomeoldbeans,buttheyaren'tverymice!^^

Astheysataroundthefire,thebeggarwithonlyabottleofsalthadagreatidea

“Let'sputallourthingstogetherandboilthem.Inthisway,wecanmakeatastydishand

shareit."Theyallagreed.However,thefirstbeggarthought,t4Idon'twanttoshare.1,11

justpretendtothrowmymeatintothepot.They'llneverknowand【'IIeatmymeatalone

later.,,Sohepretendedtoputthemeatintothepot.Andatthesametimetheother

beggarshadsimilarideastohim.Atthattime,thetemplewastoodarkforthebeggarsto

seewhattheothersweredoing.

Finally,oneofthemsuggestedthatthedishshouldbereadyand,intur