苏州2023中考英语试卷及答案

2023年苏州市初中学业水平考试试卷（答案附后）

英语

注意事项：

1.本试卷共七大题，满分100分（不含听力口语30分），考试用时100分钟；

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第一部分完形填空（共10小题；每小题I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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

WhenIwaselevenyearsold,mylifechangedforeverwhenIgota

seriousdisease.Mylifewas1withoperationsandtreatments.I

feltstressedbecauseIwasreallyuncertain2everythingthatwas

happening.

Oneday,Iwasreceivingmythirteenthoperationinthehospital.Being

awayfrommyfriendsandschoolwascausingmealmostasmuch3

astheoperationitself.

Duringthathospitalstay,Ireceivedacardfromavolunteer.That

simple4meantmuchtomeandgavemehopeagainduringmy

timeofneed.I'llnever5thewayIfeltafterthatsmallactof

kindness.IstartedcreatinganorganizationcalledCardsforHospitalized（住

院的）Kids.

ThecharitybeganwithasimpledreamofRiving6joyand

magictothosekids.Itlater7anationalorganizationthatsent

cardstoover5000sickkidsatmorethan50hospitalsacrossthecountry.

Itishardtobelievethatanactassimpleasacardcandosomuch

good,8itdoes.Seeingapictureofachild9oneofour

cardswithahugesmilemakesuskeepthiswonderfulcharityalive.

10mightprovidemedicineforthesesickkids,butweprovidethat

littlebitofhopeandmagicthat'llgoalongway.

l.A.lightedB.chedC.filledD.painted

2.A.aboutB.withC.overD.towards

3.A.funB.painC.valueD.danger

4.A.actB.jobC.gameD.lesson

5.A.mindB.leadC.forgetD.risk

6.A.hopeB.fearC.shockD.pressure

7.A.lookedupB.gaveupC.brokeintoD.turnedinto

8.A.norB.butC.forD.or

9.A.sellingB.printingC.holdingD.cleaning

10.A.TeachersB.FriendsC.PatientsD.Doctors

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。

A

Whatwasyourfavoritesubjectinschool?

History.Ireallylovedstudyingdifferenttimeperiods,countriesand

cultures.Istilllovetoreadhistorybooks;travelwhenpossible;watchthe

HistoryChannel.

—KristinSinger

Art.Iwasshyandquiet,andIcouldexpressmyfeelingsthroughmy

artwork.Ithelpedtobuildmyself-confidence.

—BlairC.Wilke

History/socialstudies.Agreatteachergotmethinkingabouttherolethat

eachofusplaysinsocietyandhowwecanchangethecourseofhistory.

—RichardGoldman

English.Itcreatedaloveofbooksandwritinginme.Beingabletowrite

beautifulwordsforotherstoreadisrealmagic.

—TammyBond

Math.SomeofthegreatestlifelessonsIeverlearnedwereinmath.And

thenIdecidedKdbeamathteacher.

—TeriBench

TopAnswers

Science25%

Mathl8%

History/socialstudiesl7%

Englishl4%

Other(includesmusic,art,etc.)26%

Whatyourfavoritesubjectsaysaboutyou

Science:Youarehighlycurious.Youtrytounderstandthingsbystudying

themcarefully.Youwiselyconnectideasorreasons.

Art:Youarealwayslookingforthebrightside,eveninthedarkest

situations,andoftenseethebiggerpicture.

History:Youseemtoremembereverything.Youarewise,humorousand

hardworking.

Math:You/rewellorganized,seldomlateandverystrict.Youcantellwhat

thingswillbelike.

English:Youarecreativeandopen-minded.Youlovetoexploreinyourown

mind.

11.WhatpercentofpeopleinthissurveylikeScience?

A.17%,B.18%.C.25%.D.26%

12.WhatdoKristinSingerandRichardGoldmanhaveincommon?

A.TheybothlikedHistory.

B.Theydidwellinsocialstudies.

C.Theybothenjoyedtravelling.

D.TheyshowedinterestinMath.

13.WhatdoesTammyBond'sfavoritesubjectsayabouther?

A.Sheishighlycuriousandstudiesthingscarefully.

B.Sheisshyandquietandfindsbeautythroughart.

C.Sheisstrictandsantellwhatthingswillbelike.

D.Sheiscreativeandlovestoexploreinhermind.

B

Confucianism（儒家,黑想）hasbeenfollowedbyChinesepeoplefor

morethantwothousandyears.

Tohelppeopleunderstandhowtobehavetowardsothers,

ConfucianismteachestheFiveConstants（五常）.Theseareren,yi,li,zhi

andxin.Theyaregeneralvirtues（美德）aroundtheworld.Themost

importanttwoarerenandli.

Renisthefeelingofcareandloveweshouldhaveforothers.

Confuciusexplainedrencouldbestbeunderstoodaslovingothers.Heis

famousforteachingpeople"Whatyoudonotwantdonetoyourself,do

rotdotoothers”.ItisquitesimilartowhatisknownintheWestasthe

GoldenRule（treatothersasyouwishtobetreated）.

Whilethemeaningofreniseasytounderstand,liisalittleharderto

express.Itcanbethoughtofasdutyorevenrespect.Generally,liisthe

wayweshouldconnectwithpeopleinoureverydaylife.InConfucian

writings,discussionsaboutliincludetheproperwaytodrinkteaandhow

torememberancestors（祖先）.Whilerenismostlyaboutouropinionsand

feelings,liisabouthowweexpressouropinionsandfeelingstowards

othersandtowardstheworldaroundus.

Perhapsthemostwell-knownConfucianvirtueisxiao.Thisistheduty

childrenhavetotheirparents.Xiaomeansloving,respecting,obeyingand

takingcareofone'sparentsintheiroldage.InConfucianism,xiaois

importantforaharmonious（和谐的）society:Withoutit,thewholeworld

wouldfallintoamess.

14.WhicharethemostimportantoftheFiveConstants?

A.Renandyi.B.Renandli.C.Liandxin.D.Yiandzhi.

15.WhatisthebestChinesefortheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A.博学于文，约之以礼。

B.学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。

C.己所不欲，勿施于人。

D.君子和而不同，小人同而不和。

16.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofli?

A.Buildingapeacefulsociety.

B.Takingcareofone'schildren.

C.Obeyingrulesfordrinkingtea.

D.Learningallthroughone'slife.

17.WhatdoesthepassagemainlytellusaboutConfucianism?

A.Itsgeneralvirtues.B.Itslonghistory.

C.Itsnewchallenges.D.Itsgoldenrules.

Teenagersneedeighttotenhoursofsleeppernight.However;in

adolescence（青春期）changestothebody'ssleepcyclemakeitdifficultfor

teenstofallasleepearly.Manycannotfallasleepuntil10:30p.m.oreven

laterandmostofthemwillfeelsleepyiftheyhavetogetuptooearly.

Scientistsrecommendthatbothmiddleandhighschoolsbeginno

earlierthan8:30a.m.Laterschoolstarttimessupportthenaturalneedsof

teenagersandincreasetheirsleepingtime.

Herearesomeotherbenefitsoflaterschoolstarttimes:

Moretimeforahealthybreakfast

Whenrunninglateinthemornings,studentsarelikelytogowithout

breakfast.Withanemptystomach,onefindsitdifficulttofocus（集中）in

class.Whentheyarealwaysinahurry,studentsmayformunhealthyeating

habits.

Withextratimebeforegoingtoschool,studentscaneata

well-balancedbreakfastandfocusmoreonlearning.

Fewerbehavioral（行为的）problems

Teensexperiencemoodchangesasacommonresultofthisspecial

periodoflife.Lesssleepmaycauseworries,stressandunhappiness.

Whentheygetenoughsleep,studentsarecalmandpeacefulandtheir

moodsdonotchangesuddenly.They'relesslikelytofeelworried,unhappy

orgetangry.Forparents,childrenwithmoresleepareeasiertolivewith.

Betterperformance（表现）instudy

Sleeplosshurtsattention,memoryandbraindevelopment.Students

withlesssleephavedifficultypayingattentioninclassandarelikelytohave

lowergrades.Studentswithenoughsleepcanbemoreenergeticduring

thedayandmorewillingtolearn.Theyarealsolesslikelytofallasleepin

classandmoreabletounderstandwhattheylearn.

Inconclusion,startingschoollaterhelpsstudentsgetabetternight's

sleep.Itimprovestheirchancesofeating,behavingandperformingbetter.

18.Accordingtothepassage,whatmaycauseteenagerstostayup?

A.Theirlowgrades.B.Theiremptystomachs.

C.Theirbody/ssleepcycle.D.Theirheavyhomework.

19.Howcansleeplossinfluencestudents'study?

A.Itgivesthemmuchenergy.B.Itdoesharmtothebrain.

C.Itsavesmoretimeforstudy.D.Itimprovestheirmemory.

20.What'sthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplainreasonsforstudents'stress.

B.Todescribebadhabitscausedbysleeploss.

C.Todiscussscientists'researchonhealthyfood.

D.Tointroducebenefitsoflaterschoolstarttimes.

21.Inwhichpartofthewebsitecanyouprobablyfindthispassage?

A.Education.B.Fashion.C.Sports.D.Technology.

D

Itwasmyfirstdayatschool.ItwasalsoMissCaroline'sfirstdaytobea

teacher.

MissCarolinebeganthedaybyreadingusastoryaboutcats.Thenshe

startedtoteachusthealphabet（字母表）.

WhenMissCarolinediscoveredthatIwasliterate（有读写能力的）,she

said,“Tellyourfathernottoteachyouanymore.It'sbesttobeginreading

andwritingwithafreshmind."

Aftersupperthatnight,Atticussatdownwiththepaperandcalled,

“Scout,readytoread?"

ItoldAtticusIdidn'tfeelverywellanddidn/tthinkI'dgotoschoolany

moreifitwasallrightwithhim.

“Youneverwenttoschoolandyoudoallright,soI'lljuststayhome

too.YoucanteachmelikeGrandaddytaughtyou.”

“No,Ican't/saidAtticus.z/lhavetomakealiving.Besides,they'dput

meinprisonifIkeptyouathome.Nowwhat'sthematter?”

Itoldhimwhathappenedatschool.Z/MissCarolinesaidyoutaughtme

allwrong,sowecan'teverreadanymore.Pleasedon'tsendmeback,

pleasesir.”

Firstofall/hesaid,“ifyoucanlearnasimpletrick,Scout,you'llget

alongalotbetterwithallkindsofpeople.Youneverreallyunderstanda

personuntilyouconsiderthingsfromhispointofview—"

"Sir?"

”—untilyouclimbintohisskinandwalkaroundinit.”

Atticuscontinued,zzYoulearnedmanythingstoday.MissCaroline

learnedseveralthingsherself.Wecouldnotexpecthertolearnallourways

inoneday,andweshouldunderstandherwhensheknewnobetter//

“ButifIkeepongoingtoschool,wecan'teverreadanymore..//

"That'sreallyworryingyou,isn'tit?〃

〃Yes,sir."

WhenAtticuslookedatme,Isawthelookonhisfacethatalways

mademeexpectsomething.Z/Doyouknowwhatacompromise（妥协）is?”

heasked.

''Breakingthelaw?”

“No,anagreement.Itworksthisway/hesaid.〃lfyoupromisemeto

gotoschool,we'llgoonreadingeverynightasusual.IsitOK?〃

“Yessir!〃

22.WhathappenedtoScoutonherfirstdayatschool?

A.Shewasnotabletoreadthealphabet.

B.Shelostinterestinreadingandwriting.

C.Shecouldn'tfollowMissCarolineinclass.

D.ShewasaskedtostoplearningfromAtticus.

23.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph11mean?

A.Toplayasmalltrickonhim.

B.Towalkhandinhandwithhim.

C.Totellhimaboutyourthoughts.

D.Tothinkfromhispointofview.

24.WhatdidScoutagreetodotowardstheendofthestory?

A.Gotoschool.B.Stayathome.

C.Teachherself.D.Makealiving.

25.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Scoutdidn'ttrustAtticus.B.Scoutdidn'tlikereading.

C.Atticuswasawisefather.D.AtticuswasmadatScout.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

IoncegavealessontoagroupofprimaryschoolstudentsforaTV

program.

Isuggestedthatwecreatesmallgardens.

First,Iaskedthestudentstolookfortheirfavoriteplaceintheschool.

26ThenIhadeachofthemdescribetheirexperiencesofnatureina

smallgarden.

Inaboxofaboutoneandahalfbytwofeet,theywerefreeto

organize-soil,stones,leavesandgrass.Evenasanactivegardendesigner;I

wasimpressedwiththeirimagination.27

Onechildcreated“water"thatflowedintoa"lake";anotherchildput

grassinawaytorepresent"wind";andyetanotherchildtriedhardto

createshade....28Thatwaswhytheytookgreatinterestwhen

theycreatedtheirsmallgardens.Theyspentawonderfultimetogether

withnature.

29Ifyounoticeastonelyingontheground,pickitupandholdit.

Whenyouseebeautifulflowersbythesideoftheroad,stopandenjoythe

pleasantsmell.

Then,insideyourmind,createasmallgardenofyourown.30

A.Itwillrelaxyou.

B.Flowersliketheseareallaroundyou.

C.Thegardenswerebuiltmanyyearsago.

D.Tryspendingtimewithnatureyourself.

E.Thegardenstheymadewerereallycreative.

F.Oncethere,Iletthemtryhardtoemptytheirminds.

G.Thesechildrenwereoftenbusydoingtheirschoolwork.

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。每空限填一词。

31.Wemuststaytogether（无论什么）happens.

32.Weofferedtolookafterour（邻居的）dogwhenshe

wasaway.

33.Ourcountryhasa（骄傲的）recordofsporting

achievement.

34.Someofmy（英雄）arerealpeople,andsomeare

fromstories.

35.Thewholetownisctheopeningofthenewbridge

withahugeparty.

36.AlthoughI'vemetheronlyonceort,Icantellthatshe

hasastrongpersonality.

37.Togeteverybodyinthediscussion,MissSuhasdourclassintosix

groups.

38.WealllookfAtothedaywhenscientistsdiscovermoresecretsof

outerspace.

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,

在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一

次。

infrontofmovememberhappycomplete

TheShenzhouXVmission（飞行任务）crew（乘组）returnedtoEarth

onJune4a代erasix-monthmission.Thecrew39areFeiJunlong,

DengQingmingandZhangLu.

Aftereverythingwasready,theastronautswerecarriedoutofthe

capsule（返回舱）onebyoneandplacedonchairs40thecapsule.

Then,theastronautssharedtheirfeelingsandthoughtswithareporter

fromCCTVinaliveprogram.Feisaid,Z/Wehave41ourtasks

beforereturningsafelytoEarth.Weareallingoodcondition/'Dengsaid,"I

expectedthechancetoflyintospacefortwenty-fiveyears.Itwasthe

42momentofmylifetoknowthatIcouldbeinthemission/Zhang

said/Wewillgobacktotrainingassoonaspossible.Wewillalwaysbe

readytoreturntospace/

Aftertheinterview,theastronautswere43awayforhealth

checks.

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，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，填入一个适当

的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

DancingwiththeLight

Afewyearsago,IvisitedtheClassicalGardensofSuzhou.Duringthe

visit,myattentionwasdrawnawayfromtheplants,bridgesandstones,

towards44wallsofthegardens.Mostlywhite,somepartsofthe

wallsarelosingsmall45(piece)oftheircovering.Thiscreates

spaceinwhichlightandplantscanbe46(see).Thewallsarenot

onlytheboundariesofthegardens,buttheyalsoformprotectedpaths

thatguideyouonatrip.

Thememoryofthewhitewallsstayedwithme.Ikept47

(imagine)howmanyshadows(影)couldbecollectedbythemtodance

withthelight.Thisfantasticmomentwassolively48Icameback

toexploreitwithmycamera.

Working49(free)withthesewallsandtheirmarks,Ibeganto

feellikecollectingallthestoriesthatwerepaintedthere.Weatherandtime

haveturnedthese50(amaze)whitewallsintoChineselandscape

paintings.

I51(take)thephotosduringthemonthofJune,justafterthe

rain.Theairwasfullofsmalldropsofwater,showingthelightandthecolor

52thethingsaround.Ascolorwasbornoutofadancebetweenlight

andabody,whenphotographingincolorIfound53(I)enjoyinga

momentofthisdance.

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)

请认真阅读下面图文，用英语回答图文后的问题，并将答案写在答

题卡标有题号的横线上。

Reporter:WhydoyouloveSuzhou?

Zekro:WhenIwasachild,myparentstoldmethatlovehasnoboundaries.

Theytoldmethepurposeoflifeistoservepeopleandmakecontributions

tooursociety.SincemywifeandIcametoSuzhoutwenty-fouryearsago,I

haveneverstoppedshowingmyloveinaction.I'vetaughtthelatest

technologytomystudentsinSuzhouUniversityforfree.I'vehelpedpeople

inneed,caringforsickchildren,sendingmoneytodisasterareasand

teachingAfricandrummingtopoorchildren.I'vealsoworkedcloselywith

SuzhougovernmenttointroduceSuzhoutoforeigners.Manyfriendsoften

callmetheasoftdrink/tea.

Reporter:PleasetellusaboutHappyHomeClub.

Zekro:Sevenyearsago,IopenedFinlandHomeCafetointroduceFinnish

（芬兰的）culturetoourChinesefriendsthroughfoodandmusic.One

meaningfulactivityweholdeveryweekisHappyHomeClub.Itisopen

from7:00p.m.to8:30p.m.onFridays.It'sforeverybodywholovesto

makenewfriends,learnaboutlifeandpracticetheirEnglish.Themost

recenttopicsforHappyHomeClubare:Whywesleep;Howtoreadabook;

Remembertosaythankyou...

Reporter:WhatelsedoyouwanttosaytopeoplewhoarewatchingourTV

show?

Zekro:Thosewhoareinterestedinourculture,foodandtopicsaremost

welcometoourCafe.Pleasecomeandshareyourstorieswithus.Together;

wecanmakeadifference.

54.HowlonghaveZekroandhiswifelivedinSuzhou?

55.WhydoZekro'sfriendscallhim“theAmbassadorofSuzhou"?

56.PleasewriteanothergoodtopicforHappyHomeClubandex