2023學年中考英語模擬測試卷注意事項1．考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回．2．答題前，請務必將自己的姓名、準考證號用0．5毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆填寫在試卷及答題卡的規定位置．3．請認真核對監考員在答題卡上所粘貼的條形碼上的姓名、準考證號與本人是否相符．4．作答選擇題，必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應選項的方框涂滿、涂黑；如需改動，請用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案．作答非選擇題，必須用05毫米黑色墨水的簽字筆在答題卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律無效．5．如需作圖，須用2B鉛筆繪、寫清楚，線條、符號等須加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.單項選擇1、--Thankyouforshowingmetheway--_______.A．NoproblemB．Itdoesn'tmatterC．ItismypleasureD．It'skindofyou2、---Icalledyouataboutteno’clockthismorning.Butyoudidn’tanswerthephone.---Oh,I’msorry._________.A．Iwashavingameetingwithclients B．IhadameetingwithclientsC．Ihavehadameetingwithclients D．Iwouldhaveameetingwithclients3、—MayItakeaphotoofMonaLisa?—________.It’snotallowedinourmuseum.A．Sure,youcan B．Sorry,youcan’tC．Yes,youmay D．No,youmaynot4、Eventhoughwe’reindifficulttimes,weneedtokeephope______.A．fresh B．real C．alive D．close5、—Jim,whatisyourfather?—Heisamanagerandisresponsibleforthewholecompany.A．looksafter B．isinchargeof C．isondutyfor6、ThesuperstarMessiinterestedinfootballeversincehewasveryyoung.A．hasbeen B．hasbecome C．became D．was7、Summeriscoming.___________perfecttimeto_________!A．Howa;goswimming B．Whata;goswimmingC．How;swimming D．What;swimming8、—Haveyoubeentothenewparkneartheriver?—Yes.It’soneofparksinthecity.A．beautifulB．morebeautifulC．mostbeautifulD．themostbeautiful9、I’dliketogowithyou,_____________I’mtoobusy.A．or B．and C．so D．but10、Thenumber“23,456”canbereadas“________”.A．twenty-threethousand,fourhundredandfifty-sixB．twenty-threethousandandfourhundredfifty-sixC．twothreethousandandfourfivesixD．twothreethousand,fourandfivesixⅡ.完形填空11、DearLucyI’mhappytogetyouremail.I’mlookingforwardto1comingtomorrow.IhaveanEnglishtesttomorrow,soI’msorryIcan’tgoto2you.Letmetellyou3togettomyhome.Myhomeisinthecentreofthecity.It’snotneartheairport.youneedto4ataxiorabus.GodownHappyStreetandthenturnright.Thenyoucanseea5neighborhood.That’sourneighborhood.It’notbig,6verybeautiful.Therearesome7forpeopletorelax（放松）:asportsclub,aschool8kidsandabigshop.Ithassix9.Myhomeisinthesecondone.AndIliveinRome302.Ifyouhavequestions,please10meat86793525.Seeyoutomorrow.Yours,Nancy1．A．my B．her C．our D．your2．A．ask B．meet C．thank D．leave3．A．how B．what C．when D．where4．A．buy B．take C．bring D．carry5．A．big B．dirty C．nice D．strong6．A．so B．but C．and D．or7．A．games B．sports C．places D．plans8．A．of B．for C．at D．in9．A．offices B．schools C．clubs D．buildings10．A．show B．send C．tell D．callⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（1個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式（不超過2個單詞）Manypeoplecatchacoldinthespringorfall.Itmakesuswonder:sincescientistscansendamantothemoon,whycan’ttheyfindatreatmentforthecommoncold?Thequestioniseasy1．(answer)----therearehundredsofkindsofcoldviruses(病毒)outthere.Youneverknow2．oneyou’llget,sothereisn’tatreatmentforeachone.Whenacoldvirus3．(try)tohurtyourbody,yourbodywillworkhardtofightagainstit.Bloodrushestoyournoseandbringscongestion(堵塞)withit.Thismakesyoufeelterriblebecauseyoucan’tbreathecomfortably,butactually,yourbody4．(eat)thevirus.Yourbodytemperaturerisesandyougetafever,buttheheatofyourbodyiskillingthevirus.Youalsohavearunny(流鼻涕的)nosetostopthevirus5．(get)closetothecells(細胞).Andasa6．,yourbodymaybeverypainful.Butitisactuallydoingeverythingitcantogetavictoryoverthecold.Differentpeoplehavedifferentwaysto7．withcolds.Somehavechickensouptofeelbetter,sometakehotbaths,andmanyotherpeopletakemedicine.However,somescientistssaythattakingmedicinewhenyouhaveacoldisactually8．tohealth.Thevirusstaysinyourbodyevenlongerbecauseyourbodycan’tdoit’s9．tofightwithitandkillit.Bodiescandoanamazingjobontheirown.There’sajokeabouttakingmedicinewhenyouhaveacold.It10．(go)likethis.Ittakesabout1weektogetoveracoldifyoudon’ttakemedicine,butonly7daystogetoveracoldifyoutakemedicine.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Therewasonceafarmerwhohadafineoliveorchard(橄欖果園).Hewashard-working,buthisthreesonshatedfarmwork.Whenthefarmerwasdying,hecalledthethreesonstohimandsaid,"Mysons,thereisapot(罐子)ofgoldhiddenintheoliveorchard.Digforit,ifyouwantit."Thesonstriedtogethimtotelltheminwhatpartoftheorchardthegoldwashidden;buthewouldtellthemnothingmore.Afterthefarmerwasdead,thesonswenttoworktofindthepotofgold;sincetheydidnotknowwherethehiding-placewas,theyagreedtobegininaline,atoneendoftheorchard,andtodiguntiloneofthemshouldfindthemoney.Theyduguntiltheyhadturnedupthesoilfromoneendoftheorchardtotheother,roundthetree-rootsandbetweenthem.Butnopotofgoldwastobefound.Itseemedasifsomeonemusthavestolenit.Thethreesonswereratherdisappointedtohavealltheirworkfornothing.Thenextoliveseason,theolivetreesintheorchard____morefruitthantheyhadevergiven;whenitwassold,itgavethesonsawholepotofgold.Andwhentheysawhowmuchmoneyhadcomefromtheorchard,theysuddenlyunderstoodwhatthewisefatherhadmeantwhenhesaid,"Thereisgoldhiddenintheorchard.Digforit,ifyouwantit."根據材料內容選擇最佳答案，將其標號填入題前括號內。1．Whatdidthefarmerleaveforhissonswhenhedied?A．Apotofgold.B．AlargehouseC．AnappleorchardD．Anoliveorchard2．Whydidthefarmer’ssonsbegintoworkintheorchard?A．Becausetheylikedfarmwork.B．Becausefarmworkwasveryexciting.C．Becausetheywantedtofindgold.D．Becausesomeoneputapotofgoldintheorchard.3．Aftertheydugupallthesoiloftheorchard,thefarmer’ssonswerevery___________.A．excitedB．disappointedC．movedD．interested4．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bore”mean________inChinese?A．結出B．爆發C．承受D．回報5．Whichofthefollowinghasthesimilarmeaningoftheoldfarmer’swords?A．Thekeystoyourwealth(財富)areinyourhandB．WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.C．Oneisnevertoooldtolearn.D．Twoheadsarebetterthanone.B14、Thisstoryhappenedthreeyearsago.Jackwasaneight-year-oldboyatthattime.Hewasagoodpupil.Hewasgoodateverysubjectatschool.Buthecouldnotgetupearly.Heoftensleptuntilnineorteno’clockinthemorning.Sohewasoftenlateforschool.Jack’smotherdidn’twanthimtobelateforschoolagain.Sosheboughthimaclock.Shesaidtohim,“Youmustgetupwhenyouheartheclockring.”“Yes,Mum.”saidJack.AfterthatJackgotupattwentytosevenwhenheheardtheclockring.Onedayhismotherforgottomaketheclockringattheusualtime.AndthenextmorningJackdidn’tgetup.Itwassixforty-twoatthatmoment.Itwastimeforbreakfast.Motherwenttoseehim.Jackwasstillinbedandhiseyeswereopen.“Whydidn’tyougetup?”Motherwasangry.“YoutoldmetogetupwhenIheardtheclockring.SoIamwaitingforthebell.”“Mum,istheclockstillsleeping?”Jackasked.1．HowoldwasJackwhenthestoryhappened?A．Ten. B．Nine. C．Seven. D．Eight.2．Jack’smotherboughthimaclock,because______.A．shelikedit B．shedidn’twantJacktobelateforschoolC．Jacklikedit D．shelostone3．WhattimedidJackusuallygetupafterhehadtheclock?A．7∶20. B．6∶20. C．6∶40. D．7:40.4．WhathappenedtoJackonedaywhentheclockdidn’tring?A．Hedidn’tgetupallthemorning. B．Hegotupearly.C．Hegotuplate. D．Hedidn’thavebreakfast.5．Jackstillstayedinbedtowaitfor______.A．thebreakfast B．thebell C．hismother D．hisbagC15、Fortoomanypeople,theharmbeginsearlyinlife.FouroutoftenbabiesbornintheUnitedStatesdonotformastrongrelationshipwitheitherparent,andtheywillpayforthatintherestoftheirlives.NewresearchfromPrincetonUniversityconfirmswhatotherresearchershavealreadyfound:thenumberofbabieswhoarelackofthecloserelationshipisratherbig,whichpreventsthemhavingafairchanceofhavingasuccessfullife.Thatfindingissupportedbymanyotherresearchprojects,includingastudyfromtheUniversityofRochestershowingthatnearlyonethirdofUSparentsdon’tknowwhattoexpectfromtheirnewborns,orhowtohelpthemgrowandlearnandgetalongwithothers.Babies,asothershavepointedout,don’tcomewithanowner’sguidebook.Thebasicproblem,accordingtothePrinceton’sstudy,isthat40percentofbabiesintheUSliveinfearordistrustoftheirparents,andthatwillturnintoaggressiveness(侵犯),defiance(違抗)andhyperactivity(多動)astheygrowintoadults.Ofthatnumber,25percentdon’thaveacloserelationshipwiththeirparentsbecausetheparentsdon’tsatisfytheirneeds.And15percentfindtheirparentsaresotroublingthattheywillavoidthemwheneverpossible.Thatwillnotnecessarilyresultinalifetimeofviolence,butitwillmakelivingasuccessfullifemuchmoredifficult.“Theycanovercome(克服)it,”sociologistSophieMoullinofPrinceton,theleaderofthatstudy,saidinatelephoneinterview.“It’snotamake-or-breaksituation,buttheymightfindithardertocontroltheirbehaviour.”Moullin,along

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histeammatesfromColumbiaUniversityandtheUniversityofBristolinEngland,studiedmorethan100researchprojects,toreachtheirconclusions.Manyreasonsleadtotheproblem,includingpoverty(貧窮),ignorance(無知),andstressamongparentswhoaresobusywiththeirownproblemsthatanewchildissometimesmorethantheycandealwith.Yetstrongrelationships,theresearcherssay,areamazinglysimpletoachieve.1．Accordingtothewritingstyleofthepassage,itmaybea___________.A．newsreport B．bookreport C．novel D．review2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．About40%ofthenewbornsdonotformastrongrelationshipwitheitherparent.B．Someparentsaretoobusywiththeirownproblemstodealwithanewchild.C．Parents’failingtosatisfytheirbabies’needsmaycausefutureproblems.D．Babieswhofailtohavecloserelationshipswiththeirparentsaresuretohaveanunsuccessfullife.3．Whatmaybediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A．Findingsofotherprojectssimilartothistopic.B．Examplesoftheresultsoflackingstrongrelationships.C．Simplewaysofachievingstrongrelationshipswithababy.D．Reasonsforfailinginbuildingupstrongrelationshipswithababy.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．It’shardertocontrolchildren’sbehaviourB．WhatalittlelovemeanstoalittleoneC．TheproblemsoftheparentsintheUnitedStatesD．TheproblemsofthebabiesintheUnitedStatesD16、Manysocialstudybooksandarticleshavegraphstogowiththetext.Agraphisakindofpicturethatshowsamounts,ornumbers,ataglance.Agraphcanshowthesameinformationthatisinthetext,butithelpsyou“picture"theinformationandmakesiteasiertounderstandandquickertoread.Acirclegraph,alsocalledapiegraph,isdividedinto"slices".Itshowshowthepartsfitintothewhole.Herearesomesuggestionsonhowtoreadit.Step1Readthetitletofindoutwhatthegraphisabout.ThecirclegraphbelowshowsthepopulationofWashington,D．C．Step2Lookattheslices.Thisgraphhasseven“slices".Eachshowsonegroupofpeople.Youcanseehoweachpartcomparestothewhole---howeachgroupcomparestothetotalpopulation.Step3Usethelabel(標簽)tofindoutwhatisbeingcompared.ThelabelsonthegraphnamethegroupofpeoplewholiveinWashington,D．C．Alineconnectsthecorrectpartofthegraph.Step4Readtheintroductiontothegraph.Thepassagebesidethegraphmayoffersomemoredetailedinformationofthetopic.1．Whereisagraphmostprobablyusedaccordingtothewriter?A．Aninvitationlettertoabirthdayparty.B．Anintroductionofthestepstoplanttrees.C．Afairytaleonanoldmanmovingthehill.D．Astudyondifferentwaystospendholidays.2．WhichgroupofpeoplemakesupmorethanhalfofthepopulationofWashington,D．C?A．Caucasian B．Mixedraces C．Latino D．AfricanAmerican3．Whatdoesthewritersuggestdoingwiththeslices?A．Joiningthedifferentslices. B．MixingtheslicesandinformationC．Comparingtheslicestothewhole. D．Matchingtheslicesandnumbers.4．Thewriterorganizesthiswritingby________.A．givinganexample B．askingaquestion C．listingreasons D．tellingastoryE17、Singapore’spublictransportsystem(公共交通系統)isoneofthebestintheworld,soyoushouldhavenoproblemfindingyourwayaroundlikealocal.Therearethreemainformsofpublictransportherethatyouwouldfindinanyotherbigcity--trains,busesandtaxis.

TRAINS

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BUSES

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TAXIS

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RENTAL（租）CARS

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根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案，并在答題卡上按要求作答。1．BuyanEZ-Linkcard,andyoucantake__________.A．bothbusesandtrains B．onlytrainsC．bothbusesandtaxis D．onlyrentalcars2．WhatisagoodchoiceifyouwanttotravelfreelyinSingapore?A．Totakeabus. B．Totakeatrain.C．Torentacar. D．Totakeataxi.3．Ifyouneedtorentacar,youmaycall__________.A．65528888 B．6567371668CD．655222224．Thepassagemainlytalksabout__________inSingapore.A．howtorentacar B．howtotakeabusC．3taxicompanies D．publictransportsystem5．Fromthepassage,whichsentenceistrue?A．Alocalhassometroublefindinghiswayaround.B．It’smuchcheapertogoaroundbybusthanbytrain.C．YoucanseealotmoreinSingaporeonlybyrentingacar.D．It’seasyandconvenientforvisitorstotravelinSingapore.F18、Almosteveryfamilybuysatleastonecopyofanewspapereveryday.Somepeoplecanhaveasmanyastwoorthreedifferentnewspapers.Butwhydopeoplereadnewspapers?Fivehundredyearsago,newsofimportanthappenings,suchasbattleslostandwon,kingsorrulers(統治者)overthrown(推翻)orkilled,tookmonthsandevenyearstotravelfromonecountrytoanother.Thenewspassedbywordsofmouth.Todaywecanreadinournewspapersofimportantthingsthathappeninfarawaycountriesatthesametime.Besidesgivingnewsfromallovertheworld,newspaperstellusalotofotherusefulinformation.Thereareweatherreports,aswellasradio,televisionandfilmguides.Therearealsobookreviews,stories,andofcourse,advertisements(廣告).Thereareallkindsofadvertisements.Theypaythenewspapersthousandsofdollarsfortheadvertisingspace(廣告版面),butitisworththemoneybecausenewsofwhattheymakeinfactoriesgoesintoalmosteveryhomeinthecountry.Forthosewhomakenewspapers,advertisementsarealsoveryimportant.Moneyfromadvertisementsmakesitpossibleforthemtoselltheirnewspapersatalowpriceandstillmakeaprofit(利潤).1．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?A．Almostallthepeopleallovertheworldreadnewspapers.B．Whydopeoplereadnewspapers?C．Newspaperscanmakeagoodprofit.D．Howdidthenewspaperscomeabout?2．Whatdoestheword“it”referto?A．Thenewspapers. B．Thenewspapersspace. C．Theadvertisements. D．Themoney.3．Newspaperswerecreatedto______manyyearsago.A．makeaprofit B．spreadinformation C．overthrowtherulers D．wonthebattles4．Abouttheuseofnewspapers,whichoneisnotmentionedinthepassage?A．Weatherreports. B．Tellusaboutsomefilms.C．Tellussomestories. D．Helpusfindpeople.5