2023年中考英語模擬試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號內，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、handsomeA．parrot B．brave C．accept2、—It’ssaidthattheTVprogramReaderswasquitepopular.—Yes._______myparents_______mylittlesisterlikeswatchingitverymuch.A．Neither;norB．Both;andC．Either;orD．Notonly;butalso3、—CanyousparetimetocometoourThanksgivingparty?—Well,Idon’tknowA．thatIcanfinishmyworkbythenB．ifcanIfinishtheworkbythenC．whetherIcanfinishtheworkbythen4、—Whowillsendyoutothenewschool,yourmumoryourdad?—__________,I’llgotherealone.A．Both B．Either C．None D．Neither5、--Dad,about________ofourclassmateswearglasses.--Oh,that'sterrible.Youallshouldtakegoodcareofyoureyes.A．threefourthB．thirdfourthC．thirdfourthsD．threequarters6、Linda,youneedtotalktomygrandmaloudly,sheisabit__.A．deafB．blindC．cleverD．kind7、—Doyouknow_________?—Yes,sheisverykindandoutgoing.A．what’shismotherlike B．whathismotherlikesC．whathismotherislike D．howhismotherislike8、-WhatdoyouthinkofLiMing?-Heisaseriousboy.Ifhe____________thetasks,hewilltryhisbesttofinishthemwell.A．willbegiven B．isgiven C．gives D．willgive9、She’sneverbeentoHongKong,______?A．issheB．hassheC．isn’tsheD．hasn’tshe10、Theweatherisreally________/fa?n/thesedays.A．fun B．fine C．from D．factⅡ.完形填空11、Willyouputothers’needsbeforeyourown?What1willyougetifyoudo?Hereisanexperienceofmine.ItwasawetdayandIhada2time.IwasbusyandeveryoneItalkedtowasinabadmood.What’smore，IwentoutwithoutbreakfastandIleftmy3athome.SoIcouldn’tgetlunchandwasterriblyhungry.WhenIfinishedmywork，I4toaskmywifetomeetmeatthedoorwithsomemoneysothatIcouldquicklygotobuy5.ThenIquicklymademywayhomeinhopeofeatingmy6mealofthedayat5:00p.m.AsIwashalfwayhome，mywifetoldmebyphonethatafriendofourswasin7andneededalift(搭便車)home.Mymindsaid，“Iwillgethim8Igetthemeal.”Butmymouthsaid，“Allright,I’llgivehima9.”Hejumpedinthecarwithasmileonhisfaceandrepeatedhow10hewasthatIwoulddrivehimhome.Hetoldmeheusuallywalkedhomefromhiscompanybutthatdaythe11stoppedhimfrommakingthatjourney.12wasamess(混亂).Adrivetohimnormallytook10minutes,butthatdayittook30minutes.NowyouwouldguessthepersonthatIwashelpingisa13friendofmine.But，infact，heisafriendofafriend.IwonderifIwilleverseethispersonagain,butIfeelgladIwastherewhenhe14me.Soyouwillfeelyourselfhelpfulandusefulwhenyou15moreaboutothers.1．A．help B．feeling C．change D．reward2．A．fun B．quiet C．hard D．good3．A．keys B．glasses C．wallet D．notebook4．A．called B．wanted C．tried D．remembered5．A．gifts B．clothes C．fruit D．dinner6．A．hot B．first C．simple D．freew7．A．trouble B．danger C．fear D．treatment8．A．since B．after C．before D．when9．A．choice B．greeting C．ride D．suggestion10．A．sorry B．grateful C．surprised D．satisfied11．A．rain B．time C．work D．traffic12．A．He B．I C．Weather D．Traffic13．A．new B．lovely C．close D．common14．A．chose B．phoned C．joined D．needed15．A．learn B．worry C．care D．talkⅢ.語法填空12、TheValueofaDollarWhenIwasnineteen,Ihadajobatalocalbookstore.Onenight,ayoungcouplecameinandwalkedhereandtherelookingforabook.Theyseemed1．(be)theusualtypetogivemall2．(worker)ahardtime.Whentheycametotheregister(收銀處),shewasadollarortwoshortof3．(buy)thebookshewanted.Shelooked4．(disappoint).Ihadacustomerdiscount(折扣)cardanditwasstillactive.Itoldthegirl5．(gentle),“Hangon,don’tworry,you’llhavethemoneytobuythebook.”Iputinmypassword.Shegavemea6．(thank)smile.Withadollarleft,sheandherboyfriendleftthestore.IbelievedthatIwouldneversee7．（they）again.Idon’tremember8．longitwas,buttheydidreturnlaterthateveningjusttobringme9．beautifulcardthatsaid“It’speoplelikeyouwhomaketheworlda10．(good)placetolivein.”I’mdeeplymovedbythelittlegirlandherboyfriend.Infact,theyhavealsomadetheworldalittlebrighter.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Henrywasacarpenter（木匠）ofourvillage.OnceIaskedhimtomakeadiningtableformywife.Hemadeitjusttherightsizetofillthespacebetweenthetwowindows.WhenIarrivedhomethatevening,Henrywasdrinkingacupofteaandwritinghisbillforhiswork..Mywifesaidtome，quietly，“That’shisninthcupofteatoday.”Butshesaidloudly,"It'sabeautifultable,dear,isn'tit?""Iwon'tdecideaboutthatuntilIseethatbill.”Isaid.Henrylaughedandgavemehisbillforthework.Itsaid：BILL

OnediningtableJune10，2013

Costofwood$17.00

Paint（油漆）$1.50

Work，8hours（1anhour)$8.00

Total（總計）$36.50

BILL

OnediningtableJune10，2013

Costofwood$17.00

Paint（油漆）$1.50

Work，8hours（1anhour)$8.00

Total（總計）$36.50

WhenIwaslookingatthebill，Henrysaid，"it’sbeenafineday，hasn’tit?Quitesunny.”"Yes,”Isaid."I’mgladitisonlythe10thofJune.”"Metoo”,saidHenry."Ifyouwait,it'llbeabithotterbytheendofthemonth.”"Yes.Hotterandmoreexpensive.Diningtableswillbe20moreexpensiveonJune30th,won'tthey，Henry?”Henrylookedhardatmeforhalfaminute.Therewasalittleembarrassedsmileinhistwoblueeyes.Itseemedthathehaddonewrong.Igavehisbillbacktohim."Ifitisn'ttoomuchtrouble,Henry,”Isaid，"Pleaseadditupagain.Youcanforgetthedate.”Ipaidhim$26.50andheranawayinahurry.1．Whenthewritergothome,Henry_______.A．wastalkingwiththewriter’swifeB．waswaitingforhimC．hadfinishedthedinningtableD．haddrunktencupsoftea2．Henrytalkedaboutweatherwhenthewriterwaslookingatthebillbecause_______.A．hedidn’tknowhowtosayexceptweatherB．hewantedthewritertolookatthebillcarefullyC．hewantedtotellthewriterwhattheweatherwaslikeD．hedidn'twantthewritertogothroughthebillcarefully3．ThewriterthoughtHenrywouldaskfor______dollarsifhemadeadiningtableonthelastdayofJune.A．26.50B．56.50C．46.50D．20.004．Whenthewritergavehimthemoney,Henrywas_______．A．embarrassedB．angryC．surprisedD．sad5．FromthestoryweknowthatHenry_______．A．didn’tmakeamistakeinthebillB．got$36.50forhisworkintheendC．hadwrittenoutthebillbeforethewritergothomeD．wantedtotrytogetmoremoneyforhisworkB14、WhenoursonBradleywasten,thenewbicyclehehadreceivedearlierthatyearwasstolen.Owningabicyclewasabigdealtoourchildrenwhentheywerelittle.Theyspenthoursandhours,dayafterday,ontheirbicycles,ridingupanddownthefootpath,andatthefrontofthehouse.Wealsorodetogetherasafamilyalot.Bicyclingwasagreatwaytogetthekidsoutofthehouseandintothefreshairwithoutspendinganymoney.BradleyhaddiscoveredthathisbicyclehadbeenstolenfromourbackyardinCampbelltown,SouthAustralia,whenheandhissisterwentoutsideforamorningride.Hecouldn'tbelievethatsomeonewoulddothis.Hegotalargepieceofcardboard,paintedasignbeggingforthebicycletobereturned,andtiedthesigntotheletterbox.Thefollowingmorning,whenIwentouttocollectthemail,Ifoundawhiteenvelopewiththemagicalwords,"Buyyourselfanewbicycle",Therewasa$100banknoteinside.Wewereverytouchedthatsomeonehadthehearttodothis.We’veneverbeenabletothankthepersonbutwesuspect(猜想)thatitmayhavebeenoneofourwonderfulneighbors,Bradleypaintedabig“____▲______!”onthesignandweleftitoutsideforacoupleofweeksafterwards,hopingthekindstrangerwoulddrivedownourstreet.AdelightedBradleywasabletobuyanewbicycle.Astheyearswenton,thebicyclesbecamebiggerandmoreexpensivebutremainedjustasimportantforthosefamilybicyclerides,NowBradleyis25.SometimesImissthedayswhenreceivingabicyclewasthebestthingintheworldtothem.Alltheseyearslaterwearestillthankfulforthestrangerskindness.Wewereayoungfamilywiththreelittlechildrenanditmeantalottous.Westilltalkaboutitand,evennow,wonderwhothekindstrangerwas.1．Accordingtothepassage,Bradleyoften______whenhewasachild.A．rodeabikeB．madesignsC．tookawalkD．collectedmail2．WhichofthefollowingisthebesttofillintheblankinParagraph4?A．ComebackB．ThankyouC．AnewbicycleD．Agoodboy3．Fromtheactionofthestranger,wecanlearnthat______.A．lovebuildsawarmfamilyB．aspecialmemorylastslongC．happinessmakesabetterlifeD．akindnesshelpsothersalot4．Thebesttitleforthepassagecanbe_____.A．ArichstrangerB．AthankfulmotherC．AbicycleforBradleyD．AbanknoteforthefamilyC15、Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeopleworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageof50.Infact,theysaybytheageof85,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywere18yearsold.Thefindingscamefromasurveyofmorethan340,000adultsintheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephonein2008.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof24and25.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilarfeelingpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheirfeelings.Theysospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.ProfessorStonesaystheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.1．AccordingtothesurveyoftheGallupOrganizationpeoplearemostlikelytobecomehappier.A．whentheyarebetweentheagesof18and85 B．whentheycometotheiroldageC．whentheyareintheirtwenties D．whentheyare18yearsold2．Youmayhavethehighestlevelofstresswhenyouareattheageof.A．20 B．25 C．35 D．403．AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeoplemay.A．haveapositiveattitudetowardstheirlife B．knowhowtospendmoneywiselyC．dreamaboutgoodthingseveryday D．controltheirbehaviorsbetter4．Whowouldprobablyshowthegreatestinterestinthepassage?A．Thosewhoareworriedaboutgettingold B．ThosewhoaresingleandunemployedC．Thosewhofeelunhappyallthetime D．Thosewhosufferfrommentalstress5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GettingOlderMeansGettingHappier B．TheYoungAreHappierThantheOldC．WomenAreEasiertoBeHappyinLife D．TheYounger,theHappierD16、Languagechangesallthetime.Newwordsandphrasesappearandgrow.ThewordsandpronunciationsusedbyyoungpeopleintheUKcanbeverydifferentfromthoseusedbyadultsLivinginamulti(多元的)-culturalsocietyhasaneffectonlanguage,especiallyonyoungpeople,whosefriendsareoftenfromamixofbackgrounds.TVandmusicalsoinfluencethelanguageoftheyoung.YoungBritishpeopleuselotsoflanguagethatyouusuallycan'tfindinmostdictionaries.Theseveryinformal(不正規的)wordsandexpressionsareknownas“slang”.ItisnotpossibletomakeacompletelistofmodernBritishslang.Bythetimethelistwasfinished,itwouldbeoutofdate!However,hereareafewexamples:◆“Safe”,“sorted”;“sound”,“cool”and“wicked”allmean“That'sgood"or“Iunderstand”.◆“Whatever”means“Idon’tcare”.(e.g.A:Buttheteachersayswecan'tleaveuntilwe'vefinished.B:Whatever.I'mgoing）

◆“He'sfine".And“He'sfit”bothmean“He'sgood-looking”.Fineandfitcandescribeaboyoragirl.Noteverybodyusesslangandnoteverybodylikesit.AschoolinSheffield,hasrecentlyrequireditspupilstostopusingslangwordssuchashiya(hello),cheersandta(bothmean“thankyou").TheheadteachersaysthatIfyoungpeoplelearntospeak“correctly”,thiswillhelpthemgetaplaceatuniversityandagoodjob。So,howimportantisittolearntheseslangwordsandexpressions?IfyouwatchfilmsorTVinEnglish,readmagazinesinEnglish,chatonlineinEnglishorareinterestedinEnglishsonglyrics,thenunderstandingslangcanbeveryuseful.Youprobablywon'tseemuchslanginyourEnglishexam,though.1．Whichisthebestwordtocompletetheblank?Peter:I'vejustpassedmyexam!Jenny:___________!Welldone!A．Cheers B．Whatever C．Hiya D．Cool2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Modernslangchangesveryquickly.B．Youngpeopleusethesameslangastheirparents.C．"Fit"isonlyusedtodescribeboys.D．It'samusttolearnsomeBritishslang.3．TheexampleoftheschoolinSheffieldshowsthat___________.A．manyBritishschoolsencouragetheuseofslangB．speakingslanghelpsyoungpeopletogetbetterjobsC．childrenfromdifferentculturesfeelrespectedD．slangisnotconsideredasproperEnglishinschools4．Understandingslangmightnotbeusefulwhenyou___________.A．watchfilmsandTVinEnglishB．readmagazinesinEnglishC．doEnglishexampapersD．talktoyourBritishnet-pal5．Theauthor'smainpurposeisto__________________A．discussthatslangshouldbestoppedB．explainthebestwaytolearnslangC．tellreadersaboutBritishslangD．interestreaderswithslangwordsE17、Father’sDayisaperfectopportunitytoexpressyourdeepestfeelings.Tiesandwalletsarenice.Butdon’tyouthinkthatDadcanfeelboredgettingthesamegiftseverytime?Sotryalittlechangethisyear.HereareafewgiftideasforFather’sDaywithdifferenttastesandinterests.ThesemighthelpyoutoselectFather’sDaygifts.TheseFather’sDaygiftideascanbefitfordads,unclesormenwhoarelikeyourfather.ForTrendy（新潮的）Dads

Ifyourdadlovestocarryafashionablething,givinghimapairofcoolsunglassesisawonderfulidea.Hemightownsomealreadybuthewouldwelcomeanotheronewithawarmsmile.Perfumes(香水)anddeodorants(除臭劑)canalsobegiven.

ForTrendy（新潮的）Dads

Ifyourdadlovestocarryafashionablething,givinghimapairofcoolsunglassesisawonderfulidea.Hemightownsomealreadybuthewouldwelcomeanotheronewithawarmsmile.Perfumes(香水)anddeodorants(除臭劑)canalsobegiven.

ForSportyDads

SportydadlovesaFather’sDaygiftforfunandsports.Soyoucangivehimsomethingthatiswithinhisareaofinterest.Golf,racketsortennissetwouldbeanicesportyidea.Ifhelovesindoorgames,youmaygivehimchessorcardssetoranythingelselikedartboards(擲鏢游戲的靶).

ForSportyDads

SportydadlovesaFather’sDaygiftforfunandsports.Soyoucangivehimsomethingthatiswithinhisareaofinterest.Golf,racketsortennissetwouldbeanicesportyidea.Ifhelovesindoorgames,youmaygivehimchessorcardssetoranythingelselikedartboards(擲鏢游戲的靶).

ForBibliophile(愛書者)Dads

Ifyourdadlovestospendtimereading,therecanbenobetterideathantogivehimanicebook.Youshouldbealittlethoughtfulandkeepyourdad’schoiceinmind.OnFather’sDayyoumayalsoselectbooksforyourfatherandmaybeyoucansharethebeautifulrelationshipbetweenafatherandachild.

ForBibliophile(愛書者)Dads

Ifyourdadlovestospendtimereading,therecanbenobetterideathantogivehimanicebook.Youshouldbealittlethoughtfulandkeepyourdad’schoiceinmind.OnFather’sDayyoumayalsoselectbooksforyourfatherandmaybeyoucansharethebeautifulrelationshipbetweenafatherandachild.

ForTechnologyDads

TherearealotofthingsinthemarketforDadswholovelatesttechnology.Youcanbuyanewmobile，acamera，alaptopandDVDs.Otherideasincludeelectronicshavers,massager(按摩器)orexerciseequipment.

ForTechnologyDads

TherearealotofthingsinthemarketforDadswholovelatesttechnology.Youcanbuyanewmobile，acamera，alaptopandDVDs.Otherideasincludeelectronicshavers,massager(按摩器)orexerciseequipment.

1．ThewritersuggestsyoushouldchangeFather’sDay’sgifts,because_______.A．Daddoesn’twanttocosttoomuchB．thechildrenaren’trichenoughC．tiesandwalletsarenotniceD．Dadwillfeelbored2．Weshouldselect_____forsportsdads.A．exerciseequipmentB．sunglassesC．booksD．chess3．IfyouhaveabookasaFather’sDaygift,youshouldsendittoyour______.A．bibliophiledadB．technologydadC．sportsdadD．trendydad4．Ifyouwanttosendyourfatheracamera,_________.A．yourfathermustbefashionablemanB．yourfathermustlovesportsC．yourfathershouldbeatechnologymanD．youmustbeatechnologyperson5．Thispassagemainlytellsus________.A．someadvertisementsB．thehistoryofFather’sDayC．somestoriesD．somesuggestionsF18、Youprobablyknowmanyofthethingsthatyoucandowiththehundredsofdifferentmusclesinyourbody.Buthaveyoueverthoughtabouthowthemusclesinananimal’sbodyaredifferentfromyours?Ananimal’smusclesaremadetodothethingsthataremostimportantforitslife.Lionsarehunters.Theydependontheirabilitytocatchotheranimals.Lionsmustbefastinordertocatchtheirprey(獵物).Thepowerfulmusclesintheirbacklegsallowthemtorunatspeedsofmorethan30milesperhour.Theycanalsojumpadistanceofmorethan35feet.Thestrongmusclesintheirfrontlegshelpthemcatchtheirprey.Snakesalsousetheirmusclesforhuntingpreyandformovement,buttheirmusclesworkinverydifferentwaysthanlions’do.Becausesnakesdonothaveanylegs,theyusetheirmusclestopushagainstthegroundorotherobjectstomovethemselvesforward.Theirmusclesalsoallowthemtoeatthingsthatseemmuchtoolarge.Forexample,asnakemayeataneggthatislargerthanthewidthofitsbody.Howdoesthishappen?Thesnake’sstrongneckmusclesworktogethertopushtheeggdownthemouth.Theelephant’slongnosehasalotofmuscles.Scientistsbelievethatthenosealonehasmorethan100,000muscles!Thisisbecausetheelephantusesitsnosemuchinthesamewaythatpeopleusetheirhandsandfingers.Eventhoughthenoseislarge,itcanperformsurprisinglytasks.Forexample,anelephantcanpickupasmallleaffromtheground.Thenosecanalsobeapowerfultool.Anelephantcanuseitsnosetopickupatreebyitsrootsoreventoliftababyelephant.Thegreatmusclesoftheseanimalsseemprettyunbelievable.Butthemusclesinyourb