2023年中考英語模擬試卷注意事項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、Whydon’tweputthepianothewall?Thatwillmaketheroomlookbigger.A．through B．against C．over2、---MayIhavealookatthemagazineChinaToday?---Certainly.___________.A．Thankyou B．It'sapity C．Hereyouare D．I'dliketo3、It'ssaidthatoftheGradespentplentyoftimeontheInternetduringtheholidays.A．twothird;Three B．twothirds;Three C．twothirds;Third D．twothird;Third4、—ElvisalwaystakesgreatpainswithhisEnglish.—Buthestilldoesn'tdowell，heisquiteinlistening.A．strong B．weak C．rich D．bad5、Paulcamejustattherighttime,tooearlytoolate.A．either;or B．neither;nor C．both;and D．notonly;butalso6、—Whatareyoudoingnow,Kate?—Ianemailtomyfriend.A．writeB．amwritingC．wroteD．havewritten7、—Peter,whatwillyoudonextSunday?—We______ourgrandparents.A．visit B．visited C．isvisiting D．willvisit8、Iate______atlunchbecausethefoodwasterrible.A．anything B．nothing C．something D．everything9、Asmilecosts__________,butitgivessomuch.Soweshouldlearntosmile.A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything10、---Mybabydaughterwillbemuch______inthisreddress.---Sureshewill.A．beautiful B．morebeautiful C．mostbeautiful D．themostbeautifulⅡ.完形填空11、Myhobbyisreading.Ireadstorybooks,magazines,newspapersandmanykindsofmaterialthatIfindinteresting.Istartedthishobby1Iwasalittleboy.Atthattime,Ialways2myparentstoreadstoriestome.Atfirst,theyreadstoriestomeeverynight.Soontheygot3withreadingtome.SoassoonasIcould,Ilearnedto4.IstartedwithsomesimpleABCbooks.SoonIcouldreadsomesimplestories.NowIread5thatIcanget.Readingisagood6formetolearnaboutmanythings.Ilearnedabouthowpeoplelivedinthepast.Ilearnedaboutthespacetravel,big7likewhales(鯨魚),andmanyotherthingsintheworld.ThewonderfulthingaboutreadingisthatIdonothavetolearnaboutthingsthehardway.Forexample,Idonothavetogotothe8tolearnaboutwildtigers.Icanreadallabout9inabook.Booksprovidereaders10alotofinformationandfacts.Theyhavecertainlyhelpedmeinmydailylife.1．A．whatB．whenC．howD．who2．A．paidB．taughtC．wantedD．invited3．A．relaxedB．excitedC．happyD．bored4．A．readB．danceC．writeD．sing5．A．nothingB．nobodyC．anythingD．anybody6．A．sportB．wayC．classD．student7．A．animalsB．buildingsC．birdsD．boxes8．A．skyB．seaC．moonD．forest9．A．himB．itC．themD．me10．A．withB．toC．forD．ofⅢ.語法填空12、C）用所給動詞的正確形式完成短文。At8,844.43metershigh,MountQomolangma1．(be)thetallestmountainonEarth.Whileitisfamousforitsbeautifulviews,partsofthemountainarefacingaproblem:garbage.Everyyear,thousandsofvisitorsthrowawaytonsofrubbish.Sofar,over140tonsofrubbish2．(leave)onthemountain.3．(reduce)rubbish,Chinaislimitingthenumberofpeoplewho4．(allow)toclimbupthenorthsideofthemountain.Nowthelocalgovernment5．(setup)stationstosort,recycleandbreakdowngarbagecollectedfromthemountain.Agroupofartistswilltrytoturntherubbishintoartwork.They6．(show)theseworksofarttoremindpeoplenottoleaverubbishwhenclimbingthemountain.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Robotsareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothinkandactlikehumans.Butitisdifficultforengineerstocreatehumor(幽默)inmachines.Computerscientistshavehopedtohelpthemunderstandhumor.Buttheyfailedagainandagain.Whyisitsodifficult?Kiki,acomputerlanguageexpert(專家),studieshumoratauniversity.“Mostrobotsarepoweredbyartificialintelligence(人工智能AI).ButAIwillneverunderstandjokeslikehumansdo.”Hesaid,“ThemainproblemisthatAIsystemdoesn’thavethesenseofhumor.”Otherexpertsagreethatcontext(語境)isveryimportanttounderstandhumor,bothforhumansandrobots.Inoneproject,TristanMiller,acomputerscientist,studiedmorethan10,000puns.Punsareakindofjokethatusesawordwithtwomeanings.Forexample,youcouldsay,“Balloons(氣球)donotlikepopmusic.”Theword“pop”canbeawayofsayingpopularmusic,or“pop”canbethesoundaballoonmakeswhenitexplodes(爆炸).“Arobotmightnotunderstandthejokebecauseitdoesn’tknowthemeaningofthepuns.”Millersaid.Althoughit’sdifficult,somescientistssaytherearegoodreasonstokeeptryingtoteachhumortorobots.Itcanmakemachinesunderstandhumansbetterandservehumansbetter.Anditcanalsohelpthemtothinkmorelikehumans.Butotherscientistsdon’tthinkit’sagoodideatoteachhumortorobots.Theymayfindhumor,buttheymayuseitinawrongway.MaybebadAIwillstartkillingpeoplebecauseitthinksitisfunny.Besides,itmaymakesomepeoplefeelnotsafe.Thecomedians(喜劇演員)maylosetheirjobswhentherobotscanunderstandhumor.1．Kikiisanexpertwhostudies______atauniversity.A．humans B．humor C．AIsystem D．robots2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"pun"meaninParagraph3?A．語言 B．笑話 C．雙關語 D．同義詞3．Fromthepassage,weknowthat______.A．AIsystemhasthesenseofhumorB．contextisveryimportanttounderstandhumoronlyforhumansC．ifrobotsunderstandhumor,theycan’tservehumansbetterD．somescientistthinkit’sgoodtoteachrobotshumorbutothersdon’t4．Ifweputthepassageintothreeparts,whichofthefollowingisthebest?1②=Para.2③=Para.3④=Para.4⑤=Para.5)A．①;②③④;⑤ B．①;②③;④⑤ C．①②;③④;⑤ D．①②;③;④B14、ZhouYouguang,knownasthe"fatherofPinyin"wasaChinese.HewasborninChangzhou,JiangsuProvince,on13January16.Attheageoften,heandhisfamilymovedtoSuzhou,JiangsuProvince.In28,heenteredChangzhouHighSchool.ZhouwenttoSt.John'sUniversityinShanghaiin33.ThenhewenttoGuanghuaUniversityin35.LaterZhouspenttimeinJapanasaforeignexchangestudent.AfterWorldWarII,hemovedtoLondon,andthenNewYorktoworkasabanker.ZhoureturnedtoChinain1949tohelphiscountrybuildamoderneconomy(經濟學).In1955,thegovernmentinvitedhimtomakenecessarychangestotheChineselanguage.IttookhimaboutthreeyearstodesignPinyin,anditwasasuccess.Today,withthewideuseofcomputersandmobilephones,weusePinyintocommunicatewiththeworld.ThesystemisabridgebetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld."Zhoudiedon14January2017athishomeinBeijing,adayafterhisbirthday.Atthetime,hewasthe17tholdestlivingmaninChina.1．WhenwasZhouYouguangborn?A．16.B．26.C．28.D．33.2．WhichofthefollowingcountrieshadheNOTbeento?A．Japan.B．Germany.C．TheUKD．TheUSA3．Whatdidthegovernmentaskhimtodoin1955?A．TohelpChinabuildamoderneconomy.B．Tocomebacktohismotherland,China.C．Togivesomemoneytohelpthepoorpeople.D．TomakenecessarychangestotheChineselanguage.4．WhatwasZhouYouguangwell-knownfor?A．Hewasthe17tholdestlivingpersoninChina.B．Heoncestudiedinmanyforeigncountries.C．Heiscalled"fatherofPinyin"bypeople.D．Heinventedcomputersandmobilephones.C15、Everyoneworries.Buthowdoyoudealwithyourworries?Whetheryourworriesarebigorsmall,youcantakethesethreestepstodealwithyourworries：1Trytofindoutwhatyou'reworriedaboutSometimes,youknowwhatyou'reworriedabout.Othertimes,youmightnot.Trytofinditoutfirst;ifyoucan't,youcanaskforhelp.2ThinkofwaystomakeitbetterThereisalwayssomethingyoucandotohelpyoufeellessworried.Sittingthereworryingisnofunanditwon'tsolveyourproblem.Gradesatschoolareoftenatopworryforkids.Ifyou'reworriedaboutgrades,askyourselfthesequestion:☆Whyaregradesimportant?Whatdogradesmeantome?☆HowdoIgetreadyforclass?DoIgoovermynotesevenwhenthereisn'tatest?☆DoIhaveagoodplacetodomyhomework?☆HaveItrieddifferentwaysofstudying?Ifyourworryisaboutafightyouhadwithafriend,youmightwritedownallthethingsyoucoulddo—writeanotetohimorher,invitehimorhertoabasketballgame,saysorrytohimorheretc.Onceyouhavealistofthingsyoucoulddo,youcanchoosetheonethatgetsyourfriendback.3AskforhelpWhenyou'reworried,youcanfindsomeonetotalkto.Youcanaskyourparents,friendsorteachersforhelp.1．Howmanystepsofdealingwithyourworriesarementionedinthepassage?A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Seven.2．Whenyoudon'tknowwhatyou'reworriedabout,_______.A．youshouldtrytofinditout B．youcan’taskforhelpC．youdon'tneedtothinkofways D．youcansitthereworrying3．Ifyou'reworriedaboutgrades,youcanaskyourselfthesequestionsexcept“________”.A．Whyaregradesimportant? B．Whydon’tmyfriendslikeme?C．HowdoIgetreadyforclass? D．Whatdogradesmeantome?4．Accordingtothepassage,whatcanyoudoifyouhaveafightwithyourfriend?A．Makeanewfriend. B．Don'ttalktohimorheranymore.C．Haveanotherfightwithhimorher. D．Invitehimorhertoabasketballgame.5．Thepassagemainlytellsus_______.A．whoisoftenworried B．whenpeopleareworriedC．howtodealwithourworries D．whatkindofworriespeoplehaveD16、Welcometoouridiom(習語)corner!1．Picture_____canbechosentoexpress“todosomethingwithoutthinking”.A．B．C．D．2．Wecan’tbelieveRobertwonthiswatch.He’sreally_______.A．awalkingmanB．atriggerC．adarkhorseD．anegg3．TheChinesemeaningtotheidiom“towalkonair”isprobably“________”.A．一無所有B．歡天喜地C．愁眉苦臉D．不假思索4．Thewriterdidn’tuse_______tohelpthereadersunderstandtheidiomsabove.A．explanations(解釋)B．picturesC．examplesD．resultsE17、Lifeisfullofsurprisesandyouneverknowhowthingswillturnout.SirJohnGurdonisagoodexampleofthis.Asaboy,hewastoldhewashopelessatscienceandfinishedbottomofhisclass.Now,aged79，theverysameGurdonsharedthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicinewithJapanesestemcellresearcherShinyaYamanaka.Likesomanyscientists,Gurdonshowsuswherethepowerofcuriosityandperseverancecanlead.Whenhewas15in1948，Gurdonrankedlastoutofthe250boysathishighschoolinbiologyandeveryothersciencesubject.Gurdon’shighschoolscienceteacherevensaidthathisdreamofbecomingascientistwas“quiteridiculous”.Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms,Gurdonfollowedhiscuriosityandkeptworkinghard.Hewenttothelabearlyandleftlaterthananyoneelse.Heexperiencedthousandsoffailures.“Myownbeliefisthatwewill,intheend，understandeverythingabouthowcellsactuallywork，”Gurdonsaid.In1962,Gurdontookacellfromanadultfrogandmoveditsgeneticinformationintoaneggcell.Theeggcellthengrewintoacloneoftheadultfrog.ThistechniquelaterhelpedtocreateDollythesheepin1996，thefirstclonedmammalintheworld.In2006，Gurdon’sworkwasdevelopedbyYamanakatoshowthatasampleofaperson’sskincanbeusedtocreatestemcells.Usingthistechnique,doctorscanrepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.“Luckfavorsthepreparedmind，”GurdontoldtheNobelPrizeOrganization.“Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork,butwhentheydo,youhavetoseizethechance.”根據短文內容，選擇最佳答案。1．Whowonthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicine?A．SirJohnGurdonB．ShinyaYamanaka.C．SirJohnGurdonandShinyaYamanaka.D．Gurdon’sscienceteacher.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ridiculous”mean?A．無知的B．無畏的C．荒廢的D．荒謬的3．Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementisTRUE?A．Asaboy,hewastoldhewashopeful.B．Herankedfirstathishighschoolinbiology.C．It’simpossibleforthedoctorstorepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.D．Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms,hekeptworkinghard.4．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork.B．Luckfavorsthepreparedmind.C．Lifeisfullofpleasure.D．Howtoknowcellsactuallywork.F18、Doyouthinkhardworkcanmakeanythingpossible?Ifyoudon’t,youmaywanttoreadthebookWeCanDowrittenbyMosheKaiCavalin.Itmightchangeyourmind.MosheKaiCavalinisa14-year-oldAmericanboy.HeisabouttograduatefromUCLA(UniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles)thisyear.Beforethat,hehadalreadygottenadegree(學位)fromEastLosAngelesCommunityCollegein2009.Recently,Cavalinpublished(出版)thebookWeCanDo.Inthisbook,hetalksabouthowtoachievethingswewant,bykeepingyourselffocused(專心的)andtryingyourbesttodoeverything.Hesaysthisdoesn’tneedgenius(天才),justhardwork.Cavalinsaysbeingcalledagenius“hasalwaysbothered(使煩惱)me…Peopleneedtoknowtheydon’thavetobegeniuses;theyjustneedtoworkhardandtheycanachieveanything.IfIcanreachthestars,otherscanreachtheMilkyWay(銀河，天河）.”TheideaofwritingabookcamefromateachernamedRichardAvilaathisfirstcollege.CavalinsaysAvilainspired(啟發)himtowriteabooktoexplainhowhesucceeded,sohecouldinspireotherpeople.IttookCavalinfouryearstofinishthebook.BecausehismotherisChinese,shewantedtopublishthebookinChinese.SoCavalintranslatedthebookintoChinesebyhimself.ThebookdidwellinTaiwan,SingaporeandMalaysia.1．（小題1）Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat_____.A．CavalinisamiddleschoolstudentB．CavalinwantstoreadthebookWeCanDoC．CavalinwillgraduatefromELACCthisyearD．Cavalinwenttocollegeatanearlyage2．（小題2）Cavalinowes(歸功于)hissuccesstothefollowingEXCEPTthat_____.A．hecanfocusononethingB．hehastriedhisbesttodothingsC．hewasbornageniusD．heworkedhardathisdream3．（小題3）Cavalinsays“IfIcanreachthestars,otherscanreachtheMilkyWay”to_____.A．showhecandobetterthanothersB．sayworkinghardisthewaytosuccessC．showageniusmustbeareallysmartpersonD．provetheMilkyWayisfartherthanthestars4．（小題4）WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthebookWeCanDo?A．Cavalinspentfouryearswritingthebook.B．Cavalin’smotherhelpedhimfinishthebook.C．Thebookhasfoureditions.D．Thebookhasnotcomeoutyet.5．（小題5）DidCalvalintranslatethebookintoChinesewiththehelpofhismother?A．Yes,hedid.B．No,hedidn’t.C．Yes