中考冲刺2023年江苏省扬州市中考模拟英语试卷 （附答案）

1、2023年江苏省扬州市中考模拟英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号： 一、单项选择Teenagers often find necessary to communicate, but dont know who to talkto.A. thatB. itC. themD. thisHow are the two college students getting on with their project work?-Pretty well. of them enjoys working with the local students.A. BothB. AllC. EachD. AnyThanks

2、 for looking after me my illness, Millie.Dont mention it. Thats what friends are for.A.withB.againstC.throughD. acrossTom kept working the whole day, he was ill last Monday.A.sinceB.thoughC.butD. soIs it true that most of the students dont believe John?一Yes. Its very unkind of him to stories about o

3、thers.A. make upB. set upC. put upD. give upMy father took some actions to lose weight. For example, he ate small buthealthy meals and took exercise every day.A. powerfulB. peacefulC. pleasantD. practicalIn the past 63 years, Wu Mengchao had saved thousands and thousands of lives. We praise him too

4、much.A. mustB. mustntC. canD. cantThis April, the weather in Yangzhou was changeable. People still remember they four seasons in a week.A. experienced B. explainedC. describedD. designed（2017 上海中考）The museum next month to celebrate the Science &Technology Festival.A. is decorated B. will decorate C.

5、 is decorating D. will be decoratedCome on, John! You are too slow! Look, the parade for fifteen minutes!A. startedhas startedhas been onhas been openA. startedhas startedhas been onhas been open your meeting is!” He offered them his sincere congratulations.A. How a great successB. What a great succ

6、essC. How great successD. What great successThe Birdwatching Society goes to Zhalong Nature Reserve the birds every year.A. to countB. countingC. countD. countsI think its beyond my ability to write the book report in two days. I really dont know 一Sure, you can. Plan your time properly, and you can

7、make it soon.A. whether I can finish itB. when I will finish itC. that I can finish itD. how can I finish it! The floor is completely wet.一Thank you. I will be careful.A. Well doneB. How terrible C. Congratulations D. Watch out一 I promise Ill work harder for the final exam.一Well,. You should act rig

8、ht now.Many hands make light workPut all your eggs in one basketActions speak louder than wordsThe grass is always greener than the other side 二、完形填空阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。The best body language in the world may be the smile. A smile can open doors and tear down walls among 16.I organized and

9、reorganized an appoinlmenl （约会）with the dentist for months. I also17 it twice and called the day before to make sure all the paperwork would be ready for the X-rays. Then I arrived. It wasnt 18 at all. The lady with a confused look there even wasnt 19 what I was talking about. I instantly felt my bl

10、ood boil. I was getting so 20.1 didnt shout at her but the 21 I was talking to her was not nice. I spoketo her as if she were a child. It was not a good moment. But the whole time she smiled and was 22 to me.Only when everything was finally 23 did I calm myself down. I sat down in the waiting area a

11、nd 24 it all. How could I make it better? How could I make up for my impolite behavior a moment ago? I couldnt. I could 25 her a chocolate bar I had on me, but this needed more than that. It needed an honest apology. And that was 26 exactly I gave.I said sorry for my rudeness and told her I didnt me

12、an it. She 27. again with a smile. Iwas given a chance to know and learn from the woman. She 28 and forgave so easily, brightening patients life. 29 the girl, I dont get it right every time. I can be rude and when I am, I almost 30 myself for it. I am not a person like her, yet I have confidence in

13、myself. I continue to grow and learn to be like her, because its true that smiles can take away my anger and open a door to understanding.16. A. friendsB. patientsC. strangersD. relatives17. A. confirmedB. operatedC. discussedD. admired18. A. crowdedB. openC. readyD. busy19. A. aware ofB. afraid ofC

14、. sorry forD. fit for20. A. curiousB. sadC. humorousD. mad21. A. habitB. wayC. wordD. sound22. A. generousB. rudeC. friendlyD. peaceful23. A. producedB. completedC. madeD. added24. A. thought aboutB. worked atC. handed inD. went over25. A. payB. pushC. buyD. offer26. A. howB. whyC. whatD. when27. A.

15、 refusedB. agreedC. complainedD. accepted28. A. hopedB. smiledC. doubtedD. believed29. A. Compared withD. Worried aboutB. Satisfied withC. Crazy about30. A. teach三、阅读单选B. forceC. seeD. hateLets take a look at some popular childrens books from USA TODAYS Best-Selling Books list.The GivingThe Giving T

16、ree is an American childrens picture book. It was firstTreepublished in 1964, and has become one of Silversteins best-known-titles.By ShelSilversteinThe tree in the book keeps giving the boy what he wants. So, if youre looking for a childrens book that teaches kids not to be mean, The Giving Tree is

17、 a good choice.Where theWild ThingsAreBy MauriceSendakWhere the Wild Things Are follows the adventures of a young boy named Max. Max enters the world of the Wild Things, and some strange and big animals gradually turn the young boy into their king. The book was first published in 1963. It won the Ca

18、ldecott Medal. In 2009, the book was turned into a film.The PolarExpressBy ChrisVan AllsburgA young boy, lying awake on Christmas Eve, is invited to take a trip to the North Pole. Through dark forests, over tall mountains, and across a large area of ice, the Polar Express makes its way to the city,

19、where the boy will make his Christmas wish. The author won the Caldecott Medal for this 1985 book. In the 1990s, the book was turned into a successful movie.Love YouForeverBy RobertMunschThe mother sings to her sleeping baby: Ill love you forever /Pll love you for always/ As long as Im living/ My ba

20、by youH be. She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into a stubborn 2-year-old, a lazy 9-year-old, and then a strong-minded teen. Since publication in 1986 the story has touched the hearts of millions worldwide.What can The Giving Tree teach kids?A. To be honest.B. To be brave.C. To b

21、e generous. D. To be strong-minded.What do Where the Wild Things Are and The Polar Express have in common?They were both made into films.They are both about Christmas trips.The films made from them both won prizes.They both have a history of more than 60 years.Whose book deals with a mothers love?A.

22、 Shel Silversteins.B. Maurice Sendaks.C. Chris Van Allsburgs.D. C. Chris Van Allsburgs.D. Robert Munschs.When I was growing up, my mother had a ring she never took off. It was the only ring I ever saw her wear during my childhood. She didnt really have any other jewelry, and, in fact,remember my fat

23、her saying that he didnt even buy her a ring when they were married.The years passed. My father, who had come from Mexico in the 1920s to try to earn a living, worked long, long hours at the service station he ran. And my mother worked at home, keeping house for her husband and eight children. With

24、his hard work and her thriftiness （节 俭），they sent their first son off to college, then another child and then another. The older children helped with the school fees of the younger ones.Just as the last two children were graduating from college, my father died suddenly of a heart attack, but my moth

25、er lived on for another twenty-three years. Their children had become lawyers, businessmen and teachers. In the last years of her life my mother was finally able to buy some jewelry that she really loved.A few years before she died, she told me that she wanted her jewelry to go to her granddaughters

26、. And when she died, it was done. A diamond ring to this one, a pearl ring to that one, and so it went.Then I discovered it: her first ring. It had been worn so long that it became so thin and would probably break at any minute. I took the ring, polished it with a cloth and carried it to the bank to

27、 place in a safety box. To me, it was a treasure that showed the devotion my mother had made fbr us and the values that she lived.The rest of my family doesnt quite understand this, but when I look at that ring, I see the priceless jewel of my mother5s strength and the deep love that she showed us e

28、very day of her life.Why did the mother only have a ring in her early years?She didnt want anything else.She saved money for her children.Her husband refused to buy her other jewels.Her husband was too poor to afford other jewels.What do we know about the children?They worked hard to earn their own

29、school fees.They lived a poor and hard life when they grew up.The first son helped support his younger brothers and sisters.The last two children failed to finish college because of the father death.Why did the author place the ring in the bank?The ring was worth large amounts of money.The rest of h

30、er family didnt want to see the ring.She was afraid the ring might be broken by her kids.She hoped to remember her mothers selflessness forever.According to the passage, what does the ring stand for?A. he mother devotion to kids.B. The mothers difficulties in life.C. The kids deep love for the mothe

31、r*.D. The kids memories of the hard life.My father and I were both angry. Never set foot in this house again!” shouted my father. With tears in my eyes, I rushed out to the street.I walked aimlessly. A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me. I seemed to see my childhood from anothe

32、r space: happy.But now. I dont know whether it is because I have grown up or because my dad is getting old. We have different ways of thinking. He always puts his opinions on me. We are just like two people coming from two different worlds. It feels like there is an iron door between us that can nev

33、er be opened.I walked in the streets. My heart was cold on this hot summer night. As I walked on, there were fewer and fewer people in the streets, until I had only the street lights with me. When I finally reached the building where I lived, I saw that the light was still on.I thought to myself: Is

34、 my father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”In fact, it was nothing. Perhaps, my dad was throwing away some of his old stamps. Perhaps he thought they were useless. I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps. All the lights were ofF except my father.Dad was alway

35、s like this. Maybe he didnt know how to express himself. After shouting at me, he never showed any moments of regret. However, after an argument he has the habit of tucking me underneath the covers （掖被子）while I am sleeping.This was how he always was. He has been a leader for so long that telling eve

36、ryone else what to do has become his second nature.The light was still on. Am I wrong?” I whispered, maybe . With the key in my hand, 1 was as nervous as I had ever been. At last, I decided to open the door. As soon as I opened the door, tears ran down my cheeks. I suddenly realized that there wasnt

37、 the iron door that I had imagined between us at all. Love ifs second to none.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?The father didnt like his sons stamp collecting.The son and his father needed communication.The father opened the door for the son when he came back.The bo

38、y fully understood why he and his father had different thinking.Which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage?I opened the door and entered the house.Sadly I ran out into the street.I reached the place where I lived and saw my home still brightly lit.I thought of

39、 my father kindness towards me.I walked about in the street without any aim.A. b, e, c, d, a B. b, e, d, c, a C. b, e, a, c, d D. b, e, c, a, dWhat conclusion can you come to after reading the passage?The father treats his son in an unfair way.The father is neither kind nor rude to his son.The fathe

40、r loves his son very much in fact.The father is always finding his son wrong.This passage is mainly about.A. where the boy wentB. why the boy left homeC. what made a father angryD. how the boy understood his fathersloveFor years weve accepted that a forgetful brain is as much a part of aging as wrin

41、kles（皱 纹）and gray hair. But now a new book suggests that weve got it all wrong.According to The Secret Life of the Grown-up Brain, by science writer Barbara Strauch, when it comes to the important things, our brains actually get better with age. In fact, she argues that some studies have found that

42、our brain is the best between our 40s and 60s.Besides, rather than losing many brain cells（细胞）as we age, we keep them, and even produce new ones well into middle age. For years its been believed that brain, much like the body, declines（衰退）with age. But the longest, largest study into what happens to

43、 people as they age suggests different findings.This continuing research has followed 6,000 people since 1956, testing them every seven years. It has found that on average, people performed better on cognitive （认知的）tests intheir 40s and 50s than they had done in their 20s. Specifically, older people

44、 did better on tests of vocabulary, and problem solving. They were weaker in number ability and perceptual speed - how fast you can push a button when you are ordered. However, with more complex tasks such as problem-solving and language, we are at our best at middle age and beyond. In short, resear

45、chers prove that we get wiser with age.Scientists are also finding that we are happier with aging. A recent US study found older people were much better at controlling and balancing their emotions. It is thought that when were younger we need to focus more on the unhappy things of life in order to l

46、earn about the possible dangers in the world, but as we get older weve learned our lessons and are aware that we have less time left in life: therefore, it becomes more important for us to be happy.Barbara Strauch probably agrees that.the young are better at dealing with important thingswrinkles and

47、 gray hair are the only symbols of agingaging leads to the decline of the function of the brainpeoples brains work best between their 40s and 60sThe continuing research has found older people perform better on.A. vocabulary testsC. perceptual speedPeople are happier with aging becauseA. vocabulary t

48、estsC. perceptual speedPeople are happier with aging becauseA. they know how to share feelingsC. they cannot focus on unhappy thingsWhat is the main idea of the passage?People get weaker with age.C. People get wiser with age.number abilityD. body balanceB. they learn to value the time leftD. they do

49、 not realize the possible dangersB. People get more forgetful with age.D. People get more confident with age.四、根据汉语提示填空There is a supermarket（在对面）our school.Which country would you like to travel to?（欧洲的）It is amazing to know that the cows have three more（胃）than humans.Just now the dog a hole to hid

50、e a bone in as quickly as possible.（挖出；掘出）All Chinese people think of Zhong Nanshan because of his achievements.（高度地）五、用所给单词的正确形式填空He is the man we have ever seen, (ugly)If you are about what to do next, click here, please, (sure)It is of great(valuable) for humans to learn the law of nature.The tax

51、i driver found a foreign(visit) passport and returned it to him at once.China is into a stage of aging society, which means aging problems should betaken into serious consideration, (step) 六、阅读回答问题阅读短文，回答下面5个问题。(每题答案不超过10个词)It was last January, when rd just finished a charity and was on the train ba

52、ck home, that I put down my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had helped.When I got off the train, I felt amazingly good. The next day, I wrote more thank-you notes and the same feeling of happiness hit me again. I suddenly had the idea: Why not keep on doing this for every day

53、 of the year?To keep on task, I decided to pick out a different theme for each month. January was charity. February would be neighbors. And I thought of a number of names right away: the owner of our local bookstore, who let me and my little son in before the store opened and offered to play his fav

54、orite songs; our babysitter, who dropped off a bag of old board games for our kids to play .While writing the notes, I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone moving from app to app paying attention to other peoples lives. Writing thank-you notes allowed me to admire my own life.In the f

55、ollowing months, I wrote to my friends, doctors, teachers. In July, my “fbod” month, 1 wrote to Julie, who used to cook at my favorite restaurant. It went like this:Dear Julie,Pve been finding myself missing you lately. Thank you fbr hosting me and cooking beautiful and thoughtful food. Jake and I w

56、ill never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the number VI for our sixth anniversary (周年名己念日).We talk about it every yea匚Thank you. We miss you.GinaI was happy to receive a note back from her. Julie replied. dont think Ive ever received such a touching letter before. Tm going through a ha

57、rd time right now, and this helps.On December 31,1 wrote my last card-to Jake, my husband, and our two kids. And I took a picture of us, so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me.What does the underlined word “this in Paragraph 2 refer to?How many thank-you notes did Gina write at least i

58、n February according to the passage?How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina?What was the theme of the December notes according to the passage?What do you think of “writing thank-you notes? Why do you think so?七、短文首字母填空根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有 题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确

59、形式。（每空一词）The Emperor and I often spoke to each other but n 61 of us understood a single word. I tried words from many languages. No one could understand my words, not even the c 62 of the Emperors followers.After about two hours the Emperor left. His wife, children and their servants went also. Ther

60、e were strong guards a 63 me. This was to stop the crowd of people from hurting me.An officer told the guards to hold six men who made me angry. These men were g 64 to me and 1 had to choose their punishment. I put five of them in my pocket. Then I pretended （假装）to eat the s 65 man.The poor man scre