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、bigsuccessStephenHawkingis!He’soneofthebest-knownscientistsonspaceandtimeintheworld.A．How B．What C．Howa D．Whata2、–Howlongisit_______welastmet?–Morethantenyears,Ibelieve.IwenttoAustraliain2006andcamebackonlyyesterday.A．sinceB．beforeC．untilD．after3、ThepopulationofChinais___________thanthatofRussia.AndthismakesthetrafficinChina___________.A．muchlarger,morecrowdedB．muchmore,morecrowdedlyC．muchlarger,morecrowdedlyD．muchmore,morecrowded4、—Whatauseful____________you’vegivenme!Thanksalot.—Mypleasure.A．information B．news C．suggestion D．advice5、-IhavebeentoMarsseveraltimes.-You______bejoking.It'simpossible.A．can B．may C．must6、ElvisPresleywasfamousthekingofrockandroll(搖滾)whileBruceLeewasfamoushiskungfu.A．for;for B．as;asC．for;as D．as;for7、—Jane,Ifoundumbrella.Doyouknowwhomisitbelongsto?—No.Butmineisthirdoneontheshelf.A．a;an B．an;the C．the;a D．a;the8、Thestrawberriesdelicious.Youcanhaveatry.A．eatB．drinkC．tasteD．sound9、Inthewordshomelessanduseless,the-lessmeans______.A．befullofB．withoutC．veryD．can10、Iwant______iPad.Ihopemymomwillbuyoneformeonmybirthdaythisyear.A．a B．an C．the D．/Ⅱ.完形填空11、ThisweekweaskedstudentsatNewStarHighSchoolaboutthebestwaystolearnmoreEnglish.Manysaidtheylearnedby1English.Somestudentshadmorespecific____.LillianLi,forexample,saidthebestwaytolearnnewwordswas___readingEnglishmagazines.Shesaidthatmemorizingthewordsofpopsongsalso____alittle.Whenweaskedaboutstudyinggrammar,shesaid,“I____studygrammar.It’stooboring.”WeiMingfeelsdifferently.He’sbeenleaningEnglishforsixyearsandreallylovesitHe____studyinggrammarisagreatwaytolearna____.HealsothinksthatwatchingEnglishmovies____abadwaybecausehecanwatchtheactor____thewords.Sometimes,however,hefindswatchingmoviesfrustrating____thepeoplespeaktooquickly.LiuChangsaidthat____theEnglishclubatschoolwasthebestwaytoimproveherEnglish.Studentsgetlotsofpracticeandtheyalsohavefun.Sheaddedthathavingconversationswithfriendswasnothelpfulatall.“Weget____aboutsomethingandthenendupspeakinginChinese,”shesaid.1．A．usingB．speakingC．readingD．writing2．A．waysB．plansC．subjectsD．suggestions3．A．throughB．fromC．byD．at4．A．learnedB．helpedC．triedD．worried5．A．sometimesB．usuallyC．neverD．always6．A．asksB．thinksC．askedD．thought7．A．languageB．EnglishC．lessonD．word8．A．wasB．wasn’tC．isD．isn’t9．A．tosayB．sayingC．sayD．said10．A．whenB．afterC．thoughD．because11．A．joiningB．havingC．enjoyingD．studying12．A．interestedB．interestingC．excitedD．excitingⅢ.語法填空12、OnesunnyafternoonBernardShawwashavingawalkinthequietfield.Theairwasfreshandtheviewwasbeautiful.Whilehe1．(walk),abikeriderranintohim.MrShaw2．(fall)totheground.Theriderwasverysorry.Hegotoffhisbike3．(help)MrShawgetup.Luckily,MrShaw4．(nothurt)."I'msosorry!"saidtherider."Oh,no,"saidBernardShaw."Ishould5．(say)sorry.I'msorryfornot6．(give)lucktoyou."MrShawlookedatthepuzzledriderandadded,"Ifyoukilledme,youknow,youwouldbefamousallovertheworld."Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、HeJiang，apostgraduate（研究生）inbiology，willbecomethefirstChinesestudenttogiveaspeechinthecommencement（畢業典禮）atHarvardUniversityonMay26，1．Giventhehighesthonorbytheuniversity．HeJiang，whowasborninasmallvillageinHunanprovince，said，"PeopleinChinaoftenbelievethatit'suselesstostudyandchildrenfromthecountrysidecannotbesuccessfulinthefuture．However，Icannotagreewiththem．Educationcanchangeaperson'slife．Ihopemyexperiencecanencouragethestudentsfromthecountrysidetosparenoeffortinstudyandmaketheirdreamcometrue．"Differentfrommanyotherfamiliesinthevillage，hisparentsneverthoughtaboutfindingajobinbigcitiesandleavingtheirtwosonsathomewithouttheircare．Hisfartherwasstrictabouttheirstudies．Heandhisyoungerbrotherstudiesathomewhiletheotherkidsinthevillageplayedinthefields．Unlikehisstrictfarther，hismothertookhersons'sidewhenherhusbandscoldedtheboys．Shepreferredtositwithhersonswhentheystudiedratherthanchatwithotherwomeninthevillage．Gettingthechancetospeakatcommencementisnoaccident．DuringhisfirstdaysinHarvard，itwasquitedifficultforhimtofollowtheprofessorinclassandhewasspeechlessincampusbecauseofhispoorEnglish．Insteadofgivingup．HeJiangspentallhisfreetimeonEnglish．HealsomakefriendswithnativestoimprovehisspeakingEnglish．Oneyearlater，hehadlittledifficultyinclassandsoonbecameoneofthetopstudentsinhisclass．WiththeencouragementfromProfessorDianaEck，HeJiangdecidedtoapply（申請）forthechancetospeakatthecommencement．"FewChinesestudentshadappliedbefore，butIwantedtohaveatry．IjustwanttorealizemyideaoflettingmorepeoplehearthevoicefromChinaandtellingthemthatChinaisnotwhatitusedtobe．"saidHeJiang．AfterbeatingthreestudentsfromHarvardKennedySchoolinthethirdandfinalround，HeJiangmadeittogetthechancetospeakatthecommencement．HeJiangwillgotoMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyaftergraduatingfromHarvard．2．WherewillHeJianggivethespeech？_____A．HarvardUniversityB．HunanProvinceC．HarvardKenneySchoolD．MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology3．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage？______A．HeJiangistheonlychildinthefamilyB．BothofHeJiang'sparentswereverystrictwithhimC．HeJiang'sparentsnevertriedtofindajobinabigcityD．HeJiangoftenplayedinthefieldswithotherkidsinthevillage4．Paragraph4mainlytellsus_______A．howHeJianggotthechanceB．howhardworkingHeJiangwasC．whyHeJiangappliedforthechanceD．whatHeJiangstudiedinHarvard5．Fromthepassage，wecanknowthat______A．likefather，likesonB．theearlybirdsgetwormsC．practicemakesperfectD．wherethereisawill，thereisawayB14、Yourbraincontrolseverythingyoudo.Itmakesitpossibleforyoutothink,learn,createandfeel;toblink(眨眼)andbreatheandforyourhearttoheat–thisfantasticcontrolcenterisyourbrain.Itissoamazingthatafamousscientistoncecalledit“themostcomplex(復雜)thingwehaveyetdiscoveredinouruniverse”.Canthissmallgreyorgan(器官),whichweighslessthanoneandahalfkilos,reallydosomuch?Amazingly,yourbraincontainsabout100billionneurons(神經元)-itwouldtakeyouover3,000yearstocountthemall.Believeitornot,theactivityinyourbrainneverstops.Yourneuronscreateandsendmoremessagesthanallthephonesintheworld.Andalthoughoneneuroncreatesonlyalittleelectricity,allyourneuronstogethercanproduceenoughelectricitytopoweralightbulb(燈泡).Soexactlyhowfastdoesyourbrainwork?Well,imaginethis:abeelandsonyourfoot.Neuronsinyourskinsendthisinformationtoyourbrainataspeedofmorethan240kilometersperho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hip,youwillbewelltakencareof.Everymealwillbefirst-classandeverycabin(客艙)likeyourhome.Youcanrestondeck(甲板),enjoyyourselfinthegamesroomsandintheeveningdancetoourmusicalteamandwatchourwonderfulplay.YouwillvisitalltheplacesfromAcapulcoandHawaiitoTokyoandHongKong.Forafewthousandpoundsperperson.1．Whatcanyoudoifyouliketogoonholidayswithpets?A．ChoosetheHolidayinDevon.B．GototheSnowdoniaCentre.C．JointheWorldSeaTrip.D．VisitAcapulcoandHawaii.2．AttheSnowdoniaCentre,thebeginners’costsof￡57donotinclude__________.A．foodB．roomsC．bodyexercisesD．walkingshoes3．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rent”meaninChinese?A．租用B．自帶C．買進D．賣出4．WhichisrightinTheWorldSeaTrip?A．YouhavetotravelallthetimeB．Everymealwillbenotgood.C．Youcanhaveagoodtimeduringthetrip.D．YouwillvisitalltheplacesinChina5．WhatisthedifferencebetweentheSnowdoniaCentreandtheothertwoholidays?A．Itisnotforfree.B．Itofferscomfortablerooms.C．Itoffersaclimbinglesson.D．Itprovidescustomerswithgoodfood.F18、We’vetalkedaboutsnails(蝸牛)andtheirslowmove.Butmuchofthetimesnailsdon’tmoveatall.They’reintheirshells---sleeping.Hotsunwilldryoutasnail’sbody.Soattheleastsignofhotsun,asnaildrawsitsbodyintoitsshellandclosestheopeningwithathincover.Thenitgoestosleep.Asnailwilldieinaheavyrain.Sowheneveritrains,itgoesinsideitsshellhouseandgoestosleep.Asnailcansleepforaslongasitneedsto.Itcantakeashortsleep.Oritcansleepfordaysatatime.Anditspendsallthewintermonthsinitsshell,asleep.Inspringthesnailwakesup.Itsbody,aboutthreeincheslong,comesoutoffromtheshell.Whenhungry,thesnaillooksforfood.Itcan’tseeverywell.Itseyes,attheendsofthetopfeelersareveryweak.Butitssenseofsmellisverystrong.Ithelpsthesnailtothenewgreens.Thenthesnail’slittlemouthgoestowork.Asnail’smouthisnolongerthanthepointofapin(針).Yetithas256,000teeth!Theteetharesosmallthatyoucan’tseethem.Buttheydotheirwork..Ifyouputasnailinahardpaperbox,itwilleatitswayout.Andifasnailwearsoutitsteeth,itwillgrownewones.Mostly,asnaillooksforfoodatnight.Butoncloudydaysiteatsinthedaytime.Iteatsalldaylong.Asnailcangooneatingforhoursandneverfeelfull.1．Asnail__________.A．movesmoreslowlyinthedaytime B．hasthousandsoffeetC．doesn’tmoveatall D．sleepsmuchofthetime2．Inthesentence“Asnaildrawsitsbodyintoitsshell”theword“draw”means_________.A．tomakewithapen B．tokeepawayfromC．topull D．tomovetoend3．Fromthestoryweknow_________.A．thesnail’sshellisverythinB．asnailcan’tseewellC．thesnail’snoseisquiteshortD．thesnail’sbodych