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、Kateisonlychildinherfamily.A．a B．an C．the2、—Thedumplings________sogoodthatIcan’twaittoeatthem.—Me,too.A．taste B．feel C．sound D．smell3、—Mom,couldIwatchthegameshownow?—Sorry,youcan’twatchit_____youcleanyourroom.A．whenB．ifC．afterD．until4、---______doyouvolunteerattheoldpeople’shome?---Onceamonth.A．Howlong B．Howsoon C．Howfar D．Howoften5、—Hasyoursickpetdogbeencuredyet?—Notyet.It’sstillunder________.A．discussionB．controlC．treatmentD．repair6、Themathproblemissodifficultthatonlyfewstudentscan_______.A．workonit B．workforit C．workitover D．workitout7、—Tom,what’syourreasonforbeinglateforschoolthistime?—IthoughtIcouldarriveontime.Butthebusstartedmoving______Icouldgetonit.A．after B．until C．while D．before8、—Thestuntmanisplanningtowalkonthewingsofaflyingplane.—What?Ihaveneverheardof______ideabefore.A．themadderB．amadderC．amaddestD．themaddest9、Thelyrics（歌詞）“Ifyoucareenoughfor____living,makeit___betterplaceforyouandforme.”inthesongHealingtheWorldreallytouchesme.A．the,aB．a,theC．the,theD．a,a10、----Excuseme,Iwantsomebooks,butIcan’tfindabookshophere.----Iknow_________onmywayhome.Comewithme,please.A．thisB．oneC．.ItD．thatⅡ.完形填空11、Manypeople,especiallystudents,havetroubleinlearningaforeignlanguage.Manyexpertsgivetheiradviceonit.Inordertoknowaforeignlanguage,fourthingsare1.First,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehearit.Second,weshouldspeakitcorrectly,withconfidence.Third,wemustreadthelanguageandwriteit.Inaddition,wemustmakesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrect.Wemustknow2toarrangesentencesinparagraphs,inordertowriteagoodarticle.Thereisnoeasywaytosucceedinlanguagelearning.Agoodmemoryisofgreathelp,3itisnotenoughtosimplymemorizerulesfromagrammarbook.Itisnotveryhelpfultoonly4longlistsofwordsandtheirmeaningsbyheart.Welearnwordsnotbyourselves,butbyusingthelanguage.“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceofadviceforthosewhoarestudyinganewlanguage.Practiceisthebest5.Wemustpracticespeakingandwritingthelanguagewheneverwecan.1．A．necessary B．possible C．interesting D．boring2．A．why B．when C．how D．where3．A．and B．so C．but D．or4．A．carry B．realize C．forget D．learn5．A．ability B．skill C．suggestion D．wayⅢ.語法填空12、Inone’slife,oneusuallyhaslittleunderstandingofoneself.Whenyousucceed,youmaybeveryproud.Whenyou1．,youmayloseheart.Ifyoudon’tgetathoroughunderstandingofyourself,youmaymisslotsof2．(chance)inlife.Togetathoroughunderstandingofyourselfistoknowwell3．yourself.Youmayknowyourstrongpointsandweak4．(one).Youmayhopeforawonderfulfuture,butbesurenottoexpecttoomuchbecausenotalldreamscan5．(realize).Youmaybeconfidentenoughtomeetchallenges,butfirstyoushouldknowwhattodo.Togetathoroughunderstandingofyourself,youshouldhavearealsenseofself-appreciation.Maybeyouthinkyouarenotatalltree6．justsmallgrass,aslongasyougetfullconfidence,youaresuretofaceanytrouble.Togetathoroughunderstandingofyourselfalso7．tolookafteryourself.Whenyouareangry,findaquietplacesothatyouwon’tbehurt.Whenyouaresad,tellyourfriendsaboutitto8．themoodintoagoodone.Whenyouaretired,getagoodsleep.Ifyoudon’ttakegoodcareofyourself,youwon’tbeabletostayawayfrom9．(ill).Soifyougetathoroughunderstandingofyourself,you10．(get)afullcontrolofyourselfandfindyourlifefullofcolor.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、ApublicprimaryschoolintheUSAhasstoppedgivingitsstudents’homework.PrincipalJaneHsuwrotealettertoparentslastmonth,explainingthataftermorethanayearofanalyzing(分析)studies,theschoolhaddecidedthatstudents’after-schooltimewouldbebetterspentonactivitieslikereadingattheirownpace(步伐)andplayinginsteadofworkingonhomework.Hsu’slettersaysthatmanystudiesshowthatthereisnoconnectionbetweenhomeworkandacademic(學業的)success.Someotherstudiesalsoshowthattheconnectionbetweenhomeworkandsuccessisdubiousattheprimaryschoollevel.HarrisCooper,asocialpsychologistwhoresearcheseducation,foundthatdoinghomeworkmakesstudentsperformbetterinschoolastheygrewolder.Inlatergrades,studentswhodidhomeworkperformedincreasinglybetterthanstudentswhodidnot.In2006,Cooperpublishedastudythatanalyzed15years’worthofdataontheinfluenceofhomework.Hefoundthathomeworkhadagoodinfluenceonstudentsastheyaged.Someparentsarenothappywiththedecisiontogiveuphomework.“Ithinktheyshouldhavehomework.Iwantmydaughtertohavefun,butIalsowanthertobeworkingtowardsagoal,”DanielTasman,thefatherofasecond-graderattheschool,saidtothereporter.“Studentshavetodohomeworkinordertogain.Studentshavetodohomeworkbecausetheymaynotbeabletounderstandeverythinginschool,”SharonBlake,astudent’sgrandmothertoldABCnews.1．JaneHsuwrotealettertoparentstoexplain.A．howstudentsshouldreadattheirownpaceB．whytheschoolgaveuphomeworkrecentlyC．whatactivitiesstudentscouldtakeathomeD．howimportantthehomeworkisforstudents2．Theword“dubious”inParagraph3probablymeans“not”.A．realB．publicC．clearD．special3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Cooperfoundhomeworkhadabadeffectonstudentsastheyaged.B．Someparentsareworriedabouttheirchildrenifthereisnohomework.C．Somestudentsarenothappywiththedecisiontogiveupschoolhomework.D．DanielTasmanwantedhisdaughtertohavefuninsteadofworkingtoagoalB14、Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturned12,awhitegardenia（梔子花）wassenttomyhouse.Nocardcamewithit．Callstotheflowershopswerenothelpfulatall.AfterawhileIstoppedtryingtodiscoverthesender'snameandwasjustverypleasedwiththebeautifulwhiteflowerinsoftpinkpaper.ButIneverstoppedimaginingwhothegivermightbe,Someofmyhappiestmomentswerespentdaydreamingaboutthesender.Mymotherencouragedthisimagining.She'daskmeiftherewassomeoneforwhomIhaddoneaspecialkindness.PerhapsitwastheoldmanwhoIlookedafterwhenhewasill.Asagirl,Ihadmorefunimaginingthatitmightbeaboy.Onemonthbeforemygraduation,myfatherdied.Ifeltverysadanddidn'twanttogotothecominggraduationdanceatall.AndIdidn'tcarewhetherIhadanewdressornot.Butmymother,inherownsadness,wouldnotletmemissanyofthosethings.Shewantedherchildrentofeellovedandlovable.Intruth,mymotherwantedherchildrentoseethemselvesmuchlikethegardenia-lovely,strongandperfectwithperhapsabitofmystery.Mymotherdiedtendaysafterlwasmarried.Iwas22.Thatwastheyearthegardeniastoppedcoming.根據材料內容選擇最佳答案，并將其標號填入題前括號內。1．Thegirlgot_____________onherbirthdayeveryyearsinceshewas12.A．Awhiteflowerwithacard.B．Awhiteflowerinpinkpaper.C．Acardwithsomebestwishes.D．Abookwithawhitecover2．Whowasthesender?A．TheshopownerB．Someonewhohadgotthehelpfromthegirl.C．Aboywholovedthegirlsecretly.D．Thegirl’smom3．Whathappenedonemonthbeforethegirl’sgraduation?A．ShemissedthegraduationdanceB．Shedidn’thaveanewdress.C．HerfatherdiedD．Hermotherdied4．Whatdidthemotherwantherchildrentobelike?A．Lovely,strongandprefectB．Successful,strongandmysteriousC．Lovable,successfulandfunnyD．Happy,mysteriousandhelpful5．What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?A．Gardenia’sloveB．AbirthdaypresentC．Agirl’simaginationD．Amother’slovC15、閱讀理解。1.Food

It’sMangoTime!

Howmuchdoyouknowaboutoneoftheworld'smostpopularfruit

Somepeoplecallmangoesthe“kingoffruit,”whileothersjustcallthemdelicious!Thosewholovemangoesanxiouslyawaitthefirstfullygrownonesoftheseason.Andnotonlydomangoestastegreatbuttheyalsoaregoodforyou.

Didyouknow…?

—Peoplethinkmangoeswerefirstcultivatedover5,000yearsagoinIndia.

—ThecountriesofIndiaandthePhilippineshavenamedmangotheirnationalfruit.

—Amangotreecanliveupto300years.

—CountriesthataremajormangoproducersincludeMexico,Egypt,Pakistan,Brazil,Indonesia,AustraliaandIsrael.

—Acupofthefruithasonly100caloriesandisnearlyfat-free.

—Mangoesareanimportantfoodsourceformillionsofpeople.

—Onecupofmangohas100percentofthedailyneedforvitaminC．

—Mangoeshaveover20vitaminsandminerals,makingthema“superfood”.

Sotreatyourselftoamangotoday.

2.Health

Agoodnight’ssleep

Doyougetthesleepyouneed?

Whenthemorningsunlooksinthroughourwindow,doyoujumpoutofbedorgoonlying?

Havingenoughsleepcanmakethedifferencebetweenagreatdayandaterribleone!

Herearethetipsforagoodnight’ssleep:

First,gotobedandgetupatthesametime,evenifyouhaven’tgottenagoodnight’ssleep.Sleepinglateforjustafewdayscanchangeyourbodyclocktoadifferentcycle.

Also,avoidbigmealsatnight.Eatingheavy,richfoodwithintwohoursofbedtimecankeepyouawake.Yourstomachworkshardbecauseofthosefattyfoods,andthatmaykeepyouup.

Yourbodyproducesachemicalcalledmelatoninthathelpsyousleep.Lightchangestheamountofmelatonin.Itproducesmoreintheeveningandlessinthedaytime.SoatnightturnoffyourTVandPC．Also,don’treadfromabacklitdevice(有背光的設備)likeaniPad.Somescientiststhinkthatlightfromthosedevicesstopsyourbodyfrommakingmelatonin.Soturnthosescreensoffatleastanhourbeforebedtime.

Afteragoodnight’ssleep,you’llbeabletofaceanewday.

1．Accordingtothefirstpassage,wecanlearnthat________.A．AustraliansconsidermangoasthenationalfruitB．mangoesarerichinfattomeetpeople’sdailyneedC．thereareallkindsofvitaminsandmineralsinmangoesD．peopleenjoymangoesbecausetheyarehealthyandtasty2．Theunderlinedword“cultivated”inthefirstpassagemeans________.A．bought B．madeC．planted D．invented3．Accordingtothesecondpassage,wecanmakeourbodyproducemoremelatoninby________.A．surfingtheInternetonthecomputeroripadB．changingourbodyclockstodifferentcyclesC．turningoffTVsatleastanhourbeforesleepingD．enjoyingsomeoutdooractivitiesintheopenair4．Thesecondpassagemainlytellsusthatpeople________.A．candosomethingtohaveagoodnight’ssleepB．shoulddotobedearlyandgetupearlyeverydayC．shouldjumpoutofbedquicklywhenthesunrisesD．shouldn’teatfattyfoodtwohoursbeforegoingtobed5．Thesetwoarticlesmaycomefrom________.A．astorybook B．amagazineC．aguidebook D．anewsreportD16、Wehumansliveindifferentpartsoftheworld,butwehavethesame“mother”.Shegivesuseverythingweneedinourdailylife.SheisourMotherEarth.April22isEarthDay.Thethemeofthisyearis“GreenCities”.Agreencityisahealthyandpleasantplaceforpeopletolive,accordingtotheUnitedNations.Agreencitycangetitsenergyfromregenerativesourceslikesolar(太陽能的)andwindpower.Also,itisconnectedbycleanpublictransportation.Moreover,agreencityismadeupoffacilities(設施)thatcansaveenergyandreducewaste.Aroundtheworld,manycitiesandcountrieshavedonewelltobuildthemselvesinagreenway.Chicagoiswellknownforitsgreenroof(屋頂)program.Theseroofsarecoveredwithplants.Theplantsgetagreatamountofrainwater.Later,thewaterevaporates(蒸發)tohelpmaketheaircoolandclean.Sofar,thereareabout360greenroofsinChicago,accordingtotheUSEnvironmentalProtectionAgency.Curitiba,Brazil,hasgreattransportation(運輸).Itopenedtheworld’sfirstbusrapidtransit(BRT)systemin1974.BRTrunsonspeciallanes.Thismakessurethatbusesareontimeevenintrafficjams.WiththehelpofBRT,thecityhasthelowestlevelofairpollutioninBrazil.Today,manyothercountrieshavecopiedBRT,includingChinaandMexico.Singaporeishometothefirstzero-energybuildinginSoutheastAsia.Zeroenergymeansabuildingisabletocreatemoreenergythanituses.Zero-energybuildingsworkwithsolarpanels(板)mainlyonroofs.Thesepanelscanmakeelectricitywhichpowersthebuildings.By2030,Singaporeplanstobuild80percentofitsbuildingslikethis.1．WhatisagreencityaccordingtotheUnitedNations?A．Acitywithmanygreentreesandflowers.B．Agreenplaceforpeopletolive.C．Ahealthyandpleasantplaceforpeopletolive.D．Aplaceisgreenforpeopletolive.2．ThethemeofEarthDaythisyearis“”.A．GreenRoofsB．GreenCitiesC．ReducingandRecyclingD．EnvironmentalProtection3．Theunderlinedword“regenerative”inParagraph3means“”.A．gettingterriblethingsandsmellsB．givingnewlifeandfreshnessC．reducingwastethingsD．producingoldmaterialsagain4．Fromthepassage,welearnthatinthethreecities.A．peopleareencouragedtogrowplantsontheirroofsB．speciallanes(車道)aredesignedtosolvetrafficjamsC．peoplemakegooduseofsolarandwindenergyD．peopleareprovidedwithapleasantplacetolive5．Thepassageismainlydevelopedby.A．givingexamplesB．explainingreasonsC．listingsuggestionsD．showingdifferentopinionsE17、Whatdoyouthinkofopen-bookexams?Doyouhaveanythingtosayaboutthiskindofexam?Hereareseveralopinionsaboutopen-bookexamsfromsomestudentsandtheirteacher.May：

Westudentshavesomanyburdens(負擔)inourschoollife.Maybetheexaminationisthegreatestone.Open-bookexamscanmakeourburdenslighter，Ithink.Atleastitmeansthatweneednotlearnsomanythingsbyheartanymore.

Hill：

Open-bookexamsdonotmeanstudentsdonotneedtorecite(背)thetextbooksanymore.Instead，itshowshowmuchstudentsreallyunderstandaboutthetextbook.Itmaymeanweneedtospendevenmoretimelearninghistoryandpoliticsbecausetheopen-bookexammeansgoingdeeplyintothetextbooks.

Sun：

Weneedalongtimetolearnforhistoryandpoliticsexamsbecausetherearesomanythingstoremember.Andsometimestheresultsarenotverygood，evenifwehavespentalongtimestudying.Butifweareabletotaketextbooksintoourexams，wewillsavetimeandwewon’thavesomanyheadaches.

Tang(teacher)：

Open-booktestsareharderforstudentsbecausethetestsmakethemfeeltheydonotneedtounderstandthetextbooksanylonger.Theyonlydependonthetextbooksandspendmostoftheirtimelookingforanswersduringexams.Sometimestheymightnotevenbeabletofinishtheirtestsbecausetheyhavewastedtoomuchtimelookingforanswers.

1．Whothinksopen-bookexamsareeasierforstudents?A．SunandHill. B．MayandTang.C．MayandSun. D．TangandHill.2．Accordingtothepassage，students________today.A．liketolearnhistoryandpoliticsbyheartB．havesomanyburdensintheirschoollifeC．arecleverenoughtorememberallthethingsD．arenotclever，sotheyneedopen-bookexams3．Somestudentscan’tfinishtheirtestsintime，Tangthinksthat’sbecause________.A．thetimefortestsistooshortforthemB．therearesomanythingstorememberC．theywastetimelearningtheanswersbyheartD．theydon’tunderstandthetextbooksverywell4．Hillthinksthatopen-bookexamsmean“________”.A．studentsdonotneedtorecitethetextbooksanymoreB．howmuchstudentsreallyunderstandabouttextbooksC．studentswillsavetimeandtheywon’thaveheadachesD．studentsneedn’tlearnsomanythingsbyheartanymore5．WhichdoyouthinkisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?A．Youdon’tneedtolearnhistoryandpoliticsbyheartatall.B．Theopen-bookexammeansgoingdeeplyintothetextbook.C．Ithastwosidestohaveanopen-bookexam—goodandbad.D．Youcantakeyourtextbookwithyouinanopen-bookexam.F18、TearsfilledmyeyeswhenIstoodinourroom.Iwaswashingnewjeansandashirtofmy16-year-oldstepson(繼子),Brett.Hedrankalotlastnight.Theclothingwasalreadydirty.Iwasverytired.Theclotheswerejustonething.Hehadalreadykickedalargeholeinhisbedroomwall.Manywindowswerebrokenbecauseofhisbreakingintostealmoney.Brettcametolivewithuswhenhewas12yearsold.DuringthosefouryearsIhaddealtwithBrettaspatientlyaspossible,butinsideIwasfeelingsad.Later,IcheeredupagainandcontinuedparentingBrett.Still,Brettdidnotchangehisbehavior.WhenBrettwasnearly18,myhusbandandIdecidedtosendBretttoaboardingschoolthathadverygoodresultwithtroubledteenagers.Atthegraduationceremonythegraduatesstoodonebyonetothankthosewhohadhelpedthem.Eachgraduateheldarosetogivetothepersonwhohadmeantthemosttohimorher.Brettspokelovinglytome,“Youdidsomuch.Youwerealwaysthere,nomatterwhathappened.Youalwaysshowedmesuchlove.AndIwantyoutoknowthatIloveyoufor“it”.Surprised,IstoodasBrettplacedthewhiteroseinmyhandandhuggedmehard.AtthatmomentIrealizedthetruth-althoughIhadbeenangryinmyhearttowardmystepson,Bretthadseenonlymyactions.1．Howdidthewritertreatherstepson?A．Strictly.B．Hopelessly.C．Patiently.D．Careles