廣東省廣州市三元里中學2023屆5月中考模練習（一）英語試題考生請注意：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、Theorganizationisconsidering_________somemoneytovictimsofthenaturaldisaster.A．donate B．donating C．todonate D．todonating2、TheshowwassothatIcouldn’tstoplaughing.A．sadB．terribleC．funnyD．serious3、—Iknewonlytoowellthatplanscouldeasily__________.Youjustdidn’tbelieveme!—Thingschangeeveryminute.Justwaitandsee!A．gobad B．gomissing C．goout D．gowrong4、Ifyouwanttobe________,youhavetoeat________foodandtake________exercise.A．thin;few;lessB．thinner;fewer;lessC．thinner;less;moreD．thinner;little;more5、—Whatdidthemanageraskyouafterthemeeting?—Sheaskedme.A．whyIwaslateforthemeeting B．ifcanIfinishtheworkontimeC．howdidIdealwiththeproblem D．whatdidIdofortheprojectlastweek6、—Doesthedoctorlivealoneinhishouse?—Yes.Hehasawifeandtwochildren.But________ofthemliveswithhim.A．both B．none C．all D．neither7、Therearealotofcolorfulflowersonsidesofthestreet.A．each B．both C．either D．all8、—Jim,whatisyourfather?—Heisamanagerandisresponsibleforthewholecompany.A．looksafter B．isinchargeof C．isondutyfor9、Thisisasurveyaboutthestudentswhocanspeakforeignlanguagesinthetwins'class.Theyandtheir48classmatescanspeakdifferentlanguages.Thefollowingformisaboutthepercentageofthewholeclass.Accordingtotheform,studentscanspeaktwoormoreforeignlanguages.A．13 B．10 C．2010、—Whereisyourteacher?—He______thelibrary.He______thelibraryforanhour.A．hasgoneto;hasbeento B．hasgoneto;hasbeeninC．hasbeento;hasbeenin D．hasbeento;hasgonetoⅡ.完形填空11、Bobbywassittingoutinhisbackyardinthesnow.Thethinshoesheworehadafewholesinthemandtheydida1jobofkeepingoutthecold.Tryashemight，hecouldnotcomeupwithanideaforhismother’sChristmasgift.Eversincehisfatherhadpassedawaythreeyearsago，hismotherworkednightsatthehospital，butthesmallmoneyshemadecould2beenoughfortheirneeds.Althoughthefamilywasshortofmoney，theymadeupforinloveandfamilyunityinstead.Thechildren3thehousehold(家庭)whentheirmotherwasaway.AllthreeofBobby’ssistershadalreadymadebeautifulgiftsfortheirmother.ItwasChristmasEvealready，andhehadnothing.Bobbystartedtowalkdowntothestreet.Hewalkedfromshoptoshop.Everythingseemedsobeautifulandsooutof4Suddenlyhefoundsomethingshinningontheground.Hereacheddownand5ashinydime(一角幣).Neverbeforehasanyonefeltso6asBobbydidatthatmoment.Heheldhisnewfoundtreasureandwentinsideaflowershop，buthisexcitementquicklyturnedcoldwhenhesawthe7offlowers.Whentheowneraskedifhecouldhelphim，Bobby8thedimeandaskedifhecouldbuyoneflowerforhismotherasaChristmasgift.TheshopownerlookedatBobbyandhistencent9，andsaid，“YoujustwaithereandI’llseewhatIcandoforyou.”Theshopownerreturnedholding12redroses.“Thatwillbetencents，youngman，”hesaid.Bobby’sheartbeatfast.Slowly，hemovedhishandtogivethemanhisdimeand10forhishome.Thentheshopkeeper’swifeappeared.“Wherearetherosesyouwerefixing?”Theshopownerreplied，“WhileIwassettingupthingstoopentheshop，IthoughtIheardavoicetellingmetosetasideadozenofmybestrosesforaspecialgift.WhenIsawthatlittleboytonight，Iknewwhothatvoicewas.”1．A．good B．poor C．serious D．clear2．A．nearly B．normally C．typically D．hardly3．A．did B．controlled C．ran D．operated4．A．reach B．mind C．sight D．breath5．A．examined B．checked C．discovered D．received6．A．crazy B．safe C．cool D．rich7．A．prices B．names C．colors D．kinds8．A．noticed B．presented C．explained D．collected9．A．allowing B．choosing C．serving D．offering10．A．looked B．headed C．searched D．droveⅢ.語法填空12、語法填空Onesheep,twosheep...632sheep...stillawake...Peoplealwaysbelievethatcountingsheep1．(be)helpfultotheirsleep.Butdoesit2．(real)work?ScientistsatOxfordUniversitytestedit.Twosleepresearcherslookedatthepeoplewhohad3．(difficult)insleeping.Theydividedthem4．differentgroups.Thentheyaskedthemtotryallkindsofwaystohelp5．(they)fallasleepquickly.Surprisingly,it6．(take)thosewhowereaskedtocountsheepmoretimetofallasleepthanthosewhoweren’t.Butwhentheywereaskedtoimaginearelaxingpicture--abeach,fore7．,theyfellasleepabouttwentyminutes8．(soon)thanbefore,accordingtoareportinTheNewYorkTimes.“Sometimes,countingtasksareOK,b9．theyarethoughtasstressfulbymanypeople,”Dr.RichardstoldABCNews.“As10．result,itmaybeagoodwaytotryimaginingcoloredfishslowlyswimminginarivertohelpyousleepatnight,”suggestedRichards.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、Nooneknowswhenthefirstkitewasmade.Thefirstrecordofakitewasmorethan2,000yearsagoinChina.HanXin,theleaderofanarmy,wantedtobringdownaking.Hedecidedtodigatunnel(隊道）intotheking’spalace.Heflewakiteoverthewallofthepalacetomakesurethelength(長度）ofitsstring(線).Inthisway,hecoulddeterminehowlongthetunnelshouldbe.Hismeninthetunneltookthekitestringwiththem.Whentheyreachedtheendofthestring,theyknewtodigup.KiteshavebeenflowninJapanforhundredsofyears.Inthe1700s,kiteswereflowninautumntogivethanksforagoodharvest.Theywerealsoflowntosendgoodwishestocoupleswhohadtheirfirstson.TodayinJapan,kitesareoftenflownaspartofacelebration,suchasthebeginningofanewyear.Andkitefestivalsareheldeachyearinmanypartsofthecountry.Kiteshavebeenusedforscientificpurposesinthewesternworld.In1752，BenjaminFranklintiedakeytoakiteandflewitinastormtofindoutthatlighteningwasaformofelectricity.Inthe1890s，LawrenceHargraveinventedtheboxkitetotestideasaboutflight.From1898until1933，theUnitedStatesWeatherBureau(氣象局）usedboxkitestocollectweatherdata.TheWrightbrothersalsoexperimented(試驗）withkites.Whattheylearnthelpedthemmakethefirstairplaneflightin1903.1．WhydidHanXinwanttodigatunnel?A．Topulldownthepalace.B．Tofightagainsttheking.C．Tosearchfortheking’streasure.D．Tofindoutthelengthofthekitestring.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“determine”inParagraph1probablymeaninChinese?A．測定B．選擇C．了解D．考察3．OneofthepurposesofflyingkitesinJapanis_.A．togivethanksforagoodharvestinsummerB．toexpressgoodwishestothefirst-borndaughterC．tocelebratethebeginningofanewyearD．toholdkitefestivalsalloverthecountry4．WhendidtheUnitedStatesWeatherBureaubegintouseboxkites?A．In1752.B．In1898.C．In1903.D．In1933.5．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheHistoryofKitesB．TheExperimentsofKitesC．TheInventionofaKiteD．TheFirstRecordofaKiteB14、(A)MaYunBornin1964,HangzhouZhejiangTheChairmanofAlibabaGroupTuYouyou85yearsold,ChinaThe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine1．WhoistheChairmanofAlibabaGroup?A．LangLang. B．LiYundi. C．MaYun.2．WhatkindoftheNobelPrizedidTuYouyoureceive?A．PhysiologyorMedicine B．Literature C．Physics3．WhereisTuYouyoufrom?A．America. B．Japan C．ChinaC15、WelcometoBlueSkyHotelandwewilldoallwecantomakeyourstayanenjoyableone.Wehopeyouwillfindthefollowingusefultoyou.StarRatings:★★★★BlueSkyHotel,sincerelylooksforwardtoyourarrival!HotelFacilitiesGeneral√Diningroom√Coffeeshop√Gymcentre√Outdoorswimmingpool√BusinessCentre√Elevator/lift√ATM√NightclubRoom√Safebox√Air-condition√Internationaldirectdial√Hairdrier√Mini-fridge√Aprivatebathroom√TelevisionWi-FifreeinthewholehotelInternetHotelServicesServices24-hourfrontdesk,morningcall,ticketservice,taxiservice,messageandfaxservice,etc.Charges◆Asingleroom:￥150yuanpernight.◆Doubleroom:￥200yuanpernight.◆￥30permeal,childrenunder12yearsarehalfoff.HotelRules●Petsarenotallowed.●Guestsareresponsiblefortheirownpropertyandsafety.●Smokeonlyinsmokingarea.Thingstoremember

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D．Youcancheckoutat12o’clock.4．Theunderlineword＂encrypted＂(inthelastsection)probablymeans＂＂.A．protected B．stored C．sold D．collected5．Thepurposeofthepassageis_________.A．tointroducethehotel B．tomakepeopleenjoytheirtripsC．toattractmorepeopletoliveinthehotel D．tosharethewriter’sstayinthehotelD16、Silkproductionhasalonghistoryandcolourfulhistoryunknowntomostpeople.ScientificdiscoverieshaveshownthatsilkproductionbeganinChinaaround2,500B．C．,althoughitcouldbemucholder.Forhundredsofyears,Chinakeptthesecretofsilktoitselfasoneforthemostcloselyprotectedsecretsinhistory.AnyonetellingthesecretofsilkwormsortryingtotakesilkwormeggsoutofancientChinawaspunishedinprison.AtonetimesilkwasservedonlyfortheChineseemperor.Stepbystep,othersbeganwearingsilk.Inadditiontobeingusedforclothing,silkwasusedtomakemusicalinstruments,fishinglines,ropesandevenpaper.DuringtheHanDynastysilkbecameaformofmoney.However,theChinesefinallylosttheirmonopoly(壟斷)onsilkproduction.ItreachedKoreainaround200B．C．whensomeChinesepeoplearrivedthere.SilkproductioncametoIndiain300A．D．In500A．D．,silkproductioncametoEuropewhentravelerssmuggled(偷運)outsilkwormsinemptypipesofbamboo.ThesewereusedtosetupsilkfactoriesinRome,althoughChinesesilkwasstillconsideredtobethebest.SilkwasbroughttoRomefromChinabymeansoftheSilkRoad.TherewereactuallytwoSilkRoads,oneoverlandandoneonthesea.Especiallythelandroutehadahugeeffectinhistory.Allsortsoftradegoodswerepassedalongthisroad.IdeastravelledtheSilkRoad,too.Forexample,thereligionofBuddhism(佛教)wascarriedtoChinafromIndiabytradersontheSilkRoad.TheSilkRoadcreatedthefirstinternationalculture,showingmanypeopletheideasandtreasuresofbothWesternandChinesecultures.1．HowwasChinaabletokeepthesecretofsilkproduction?A．Itrefusedtosellitssilktotheothercountries.B．ForeignerswerenotallowedtocometoChina.C．ThesilkwormswerenotabletoliveoutsideChina.D．Chinesepassingonthesecrettoforeignerswereseriouslypunished.2．WhichofthefollowingusesofsilkisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A．ClothingB．PipesC．PaperD．Money3．Inwhatorderdidsilkproductionspreadthroughouttheworldaccordingtothepassage?A．Europe→India→Korea→ChinaB．Europe→China→Korea→IndiaC．China→Korea→India→EuropeD．China→India→Enrope→Korea4．Theunderlinedword“These”inParagraph3refersto________.A．bambooB．emptypipesC．silkwormsD．travelesrs5．WhichofthefollowingistrueabouttheSilkRoad?A．Itallowedforeconomicandculturalexchangesbetweencountries.B．ItmadeChinathemostpowerfulcountryintheancientworld.C．Itcouldonlybecompletedbytravelerswithaboat.D．Itwasfirstdevelopedforcarryingreligions.E17、Somepeoplehaveakindofmagic.Theywillmakeyoucomfortablewhiletheyarearound.Youfeelateasewhiletalkingtothem.Howisitdone？Hereareseveralskillsthatgoodtalkershave.Ifyoufollowtheskills,they'llhelppeoplefeelrelaxedandmakefriendswiththemquickly.Firstofall,goodtalkersaskquestions.Almostanyone,nomatterhowshyheis,willansweraquestion.Onewell-knownbusinesswomansays,"Atbusinesslunches,Ialwaysaskpeoplewhattheydidthatmorning.It'sacommonquestion,butitwillgetthingsgoing."Fromthereyoucanmoveontoothermatters—sometimestoreallypersonalquestions.Andhowheanswerswillletyouknowhowfaryoucango.Second,oncegoodtalkershaveaskedquestions,theylistentotheanswers.Thispointseemsclear,butitisn't.Yourquestionsshouldhaveapointandhelptotellwhatkindofpersonyouaretalkingto.Andtofindout,youreallyhavetolistencarefullyandattentively.Reallisteningatleastmeanssomethings.Firstitmeansnottochangethetopicofconversation.Ifsomeoneinsistsononetopic,itmeanshe'sreallyinterestedinit.Reallisteningalsomeansnotjustlisteningtowords,buttothevoice.Ifthevoicesoundsbored,then,it'stimeforyoutochangethetopic.Finally,goodtalkersknowwellhowtodealwiththemomentofsayinggood-bye.Ifyou'resayingit,youmaygivehimahandshakeandsay,"I'vereallyenjoyedmeetingyou."Ifyouwanttoseethatpersonagain,don'tkeepitasecret.Letpeopleknowyourthoughts.1．Askingquestionsmightbeaquitegoodandsuitableway________.A．foryoutomakemoreandmorenewfriendsB．tobeginyourbusinesstalksC．togetthingsgoingD．foryoutomakeadeepandlastingimpressiononothers2．Afteraskingsomebodyaquestion,it'llbepoliteofyouto________.A．agreewithwhatotherssayallthetimeB．listentohisreplyattentivelyC．waitimpatientlyforhisanswerD．goonaskinghimmorequestions3．Generallyspeaking,goodtalkersarepersonswho________.A．arenotgoodatmakinganytopicinterestingB．nevertalktoomuchortoolittleC．alwaysspeakinagentlewayD．knowwhentheyshouldchangethetopicofthetalk4．Ifyoureallywanttomeetsomeoneagain,________.A．youmaytakehimasyourlifelongtruefriendB．itseemsnecessaryforyoutolethimknowitC．it'sproperforyoutogivehimasecondhandshakeD．it'llbehelpfulforyoutohavefurtherunderstandingofhimF18、OnemorningFanXingdiscoveredthatherclassroomhadchanged.The13-year-oldsawthatthedeskswerenolongerinrows(排),butpushedtogethertomakesixbiggerdesks.Thenewarrangement(排列)waspartofareform(改革)atFan'sschool,ChangshaDaotianMiddleSchoolinHunan.Aboutfiveweeksago,morethan2,000juniorstudentsattheschoolbeganstudyinginthisway,withsixtoeightstudentssittingingroups."Thisreformisdesignedtoprovidestudentswitheasierwaystostudyandmorechancesfordiscussion,"saidLiuXu,aschoolheadteacher."Ourschoolhopesitcanimprovestudents'abilities(能力)forself-studyaswellasteamwork."Thenewarrangementtooksometimeforstudentstogetusedto."Iwastoocurious(好奇)aboutitforthefirsttwodays,"saidFan.Butsoonsheandherclassmatesgotusedtoit."Nowourclassisquieterbecausewecanstoploudstudentswithsomesimplegestures(手勢),"saidFan."What'smore,wecanexpressourownideasandlearnothers'throughdiscussion.It'sabetterwaytostudy."FengYulikesthisnewclassroomarrangementverymuchandhasmadesomeprogressstudying.The14-year-oldsaid,"Groupmembersfirstdiscuss,andthenexplainthesolutionsoranswerstodifficultquestionsinfrontofthewholeclass.""Thediscussiongivesusmoreconfidencetomakespeeches,"saidFeng."Wecanalsoimproveourfriendships."Thereformhasaskedformorefromteachers.Theyhavenomorethan15minutestoteachinclass."Itisabigchallengetoteachinsuchshorttimethelessonswhichshouldbetaughtin45minutes,"EnglishteacherWangJingsaid."Wehavetoimprovemethodstoteachbetter.Wemustpreparesomeinterestingtopicsandexercisesbeforeclasssothatstudentscandiscussthem."Wangsaidthatsomestudentsalwaystalk.Theteachershavetomovecontinuouslyintheclassroomtokeepthemquietandgetthemtoconcentrateonclass."Itdemandsmore,butIbelieveitwillpayoff,"Wangadded.1．Thepurposeofthenewclassroomarrangementisto________.A．makethestudentsfeelfreshandinterested B．dividebigclassesintosmallclassesC．makemoreroomfornewstudents D．providestudentswithmorechancesforteamwork2．Howdidthenewclassroomarrangementhelpthestudents'studyaccordingtothepassage?A．Bystoppingloudstudentsusingsimplegestures.B．Bygivingstudentsmorechancestoworkingroups.C．Bymakingstudentsexplaindifficultquestionsafterschool.D．Bygivingstudentsmoreconfidencetoimprovefriendship.3．Whatisthebigchallengefortheteachersinclassroomteachinginther