2023学年湖北省枣阳五中学中考联考英语试题含答案解析

1、2023学年中考英语模拟测试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。. 单项选择1、Which pair of the words with the underlined letters has different sounds?Acorrect concertBalive prideCabsent, ancestor2、The Chinese are th

2、e ones who best understand the nature of tea. As we know, _ show us how to make a perfect cup of tea with beautiful tea sets.ATea art performanceBTea art projectsCTea art performances3、Could you please tell me ?Oh, Ill go there to attend a party.Awhen youll go to BeijingBhow youll go to BeijingCwhy

3、youll go to BeijingDwhether youll go to Beijing4、The speech contest, _ is “Man and Nature”, will be held in Room 10 from 2:00 to 5:00 _ the afternoon of May the tenth.Awhich topic; onBwhose topic; onCthat topic; inDthe topic of that; in5、We usually have lunch _ the dining hall _ half past twelve.Ain

4、; atBat; inCon; atDat; on6、Have you washed the clothes? Not yet. But I _ them in half an hour.Awashed Bhave washed Cwill wash Dwash7、-You dont know what great difficulty I had _ to get the two tickets.-But the film is really worth _ twice.Amanaging; seeing Bto manage; seeingCmanaging; being seen Dma

5、naged; to see8、Dont trouble your brother. He _ on a new computer program.AworksBwas workingCis workingDhas worked9、The earth is the only planet _ provides us with everything we need. Its our duty to protect it.Awho Bwhat Cthat10、All the people in Zhenjiang need to work together to make our city more

6、 beautiful. Thats it. .AMany hands make light workBPractice makes perfectCWhen in Rome, do as the Romans doDA friend in need is a friend indeed. 完形填空11、 One afternoon just before Christmas an old man was walking through the city center.The 1 were all filled with good things and crowded with 2 shoppe

7、rs. Suddenly he saw a dirty boy 3 on the ground crying sadly. When the kind old man asked him why he was crying, the little boy told him that he had 4 the ten-penny (便士) piece that his uncle had 5 him. At once the old man 6 out a handful of coins. He 7 out a shining new ten-penny piece and handed it

8、 to the poor child.Thank you very much, said the little boy, drying his 8 He cheered up at once. About an hour 9 , the old man was on his way back home by the same road. To his surprise he saw the dirty boy in the same place, crying sadly as before . He went up to the boy and asked him if he had los

9、t ten-penny piece he had just given him . The boy told him that he had not lost the second coin 10 he still couldnt find the first one. If I could find my own piece, he cried, I would have twenty pennies now.1AstreetsBhousesCshopsDparks2AangryBcheerfulCsurprisedDsad3AsitBsittingClieDsleep4AspentBlef

10、tCpaidDlost5AownedBfoundCgivenDlent6AtookBbroughtClentDborrowed7ApickedBmadeCgaveDleft8AhandsBclothesCeyesDnose9AbeforeBlaterCpastDago10AandBasCsoDbut. 语法填空12、Just like football, basketball is one of the 1(popular) sports in the world.The game of the basketball2(go) a long way since its first game o

11、n December 21, 1891. At the beginning the game wasnt played very 3(wide ),because students played 4 game inside when the weather outside became too cold for sports. Now basketball 5(play) in many different countries around the world. Fans of basketball love playing the games in all seasons-spring, s

12、ummer, fall, winter. 阅读理解A13、As Danny put his lunch tray onto the cafeteria table, milk spilled all over his sandwich. “This is the worst thing Ive ever done!” he said, “Its not that bad,” said his friend Elena, who was sitting across from him. “Just get another sandwich.”“Sandwich? What sandwich? I

13、 am talking about the talent contest（竞赛）. Its only two weeks away and I dont know what Im doing! Everybody will laugh at me. Theres no way to avoid it!”“Dont be sonegative, Danny,” said Elena as she rolled her eyes. “Youre going to be great. You have the skills to do just about anything.”Danny moved

14、 his lunch tray to the side and rested his head on the table.“Sit up Danny,” ordered Elena, “I have an idea. Lets brainstorm a list of things you could do. Well divide the list into categories or groups. Lets start with music. You play the piano, right?”“I stopped taking lessons in the third grade,”

15、 said Danny.“What about singing a song?” suggested Elena.Danny shook his head no. “Lets move on to another category.”“What about performing magic tricks?” asked Elena, as she twisted thin strands of hair around her finger.“I dont know how to play magic tricks!” Danny almost shouted.“Stop being so” E

16、lena paused, “Thats it, DRAMATIC!” Elena shouted excitedly. “You could do a dramatic reading. You definitely have the talent for it. Mrs. Pace always calls on you to read aloud in class. You could read a play aloud. Maybe you could even get extra credit from Mrs. Pace. She rewards students with poin

17、ts for doing extra reading work.”Danny thought for a minute. Then he smiled. “Elena,” Danny said, “You are a great friend!”Elena smiled back. “I just want to make sure you are a bright, shiny star when you step out on stage.”1Elena and Danny were talking _.Ain the cafeteria Bin the classroomCin a th

18、eatre Dat home2Danny was unhappy because of _.Athe spilled milkBher friend ElenaCthe talent contestDthe milk-soaked bread3What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 mean?Arude BboredCinactive Dunfriendly4With the help of Elena, Danny finally decided to _.Aplay the piano Bsing a songCperform magic

19、tricks Ddo a dramatic readingB14、Once upon a time there was a baby eagle（鹰） living in a nest on a cliff（悬崖）. The baby eagle liked the nest. It was the only world he had ever known. It was warm and comfortable. Many times each day the mother wouldswoopdown from the sky and land in the nest and feed t

20、he baby eagle delicious food. She was like a god to him he had no idea where she came from or how she worked her magic.The baby eagle was hungry all the time, but the mother eagle would always come just in time with the food. The baby eagle grew strong. The mother wanted him to try flying and gettin

21、g the food out of the nest. But the baby eagle was afraid to do it. The mother eagle flew away and stopped coming to the nest. The baby eagle cried and cried. But there was no one there to hear him. Two days later, the mother eagle appeared at the top of the mountain cliff with a big bowl of delicio

22、us food and she looked down at her baby.The mother said, “Here is some very delicious food, all you have to do is come to get it.”“Come to get it!” said the baby, with much anger. “How?”The mother pushed him out of the nest. The ground rushed closer, faster and faster. Something strange happens. He

23、looked down and saw the sky. He wasnt moving towards the ground anymore, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.“Hug?” he said. “Whats going on here!”“ Youre flying,” his mother said.“This is fun!” laughed the baby eagle.1What does the underline word “swoop” mean?A俯冲 B攫取 C抓起 D飞标2Every day the mother ea

24、gle _ when the baby is young.Aflew away Basked him to flyCworked her magic Dtook food to the nest3The mother eagle stopped coming to the nest because _Ashe was too old to do things for her baby.Bshe didnt love her baby anymore.Cshe had a long way to find some food for her baby.Dshe wants her baby to

25、 get the food by itself.4The mother eagle taught her baby to fly by _.Atelling him how to doBpushing him out of the nestCflying around himDasking his father to teach him5What does the writer want to tell us?AThe baby eagle can not live without food.BThe baby eagle can not fly without his mother.CDon

26、t be overcome by the fear in your heart.DDont try to do the things you have never done.C15、Not long ago, people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life.Scientists note t

27、hat babies are strongly influenced by their environment. They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregivers. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human being

28、s.One study shows that babies can learn before they are born. The researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant woman. Then, they played a recording of a short story. On the day the baby was born, the researchers attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while i

29、n his mother. They did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn baby.The baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one way. If the baby moved his mouth the other way, he would hear a different story. The researchers say the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was born.

30、They say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and again.Another study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children.Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. The researchers attempted to me

31、asure the sensitivity of the mothers. The women were considered sensitive if they supported their childrens activities and did not interfere (干涉) unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old. Also, the researchers observed the women for

32、 signs of depression (消沉).The children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hear.These children also were less cooperative and had

33、 more problems dealing with other people. The researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their children. Children did better when their mothers were caring, even when they suffered from depression.1According to the passage, which of the fol

34、lowing is NOT the factor that influences intelligence development in babies?AThe environment. BMothers sensitivity.CEducation before birth. DTheir peers (同龄人)2What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories?ATo prove that babies can learn on the first day they are bor

35、n.BTo prove that babies can learn before they are born.CTo show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies.DTo indicate early education has a deep effect on the babies language skills.3Which group of children did the worst in tests of language skills?AThe children of wom

36、en who did not suffer from depression.BThe children of depressed but caring mothers.CThe children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children.DThe children with high communication abilities.4What is the main idea of the passage?AScientific findings about how intelligence develops in bab

37、ies.BScientific findings about how the environment has an effect on babies intelligence.CA study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are five or six months old.DScientific findings about how babies develop before birth.D16、Once a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to

38、be whole, so it went around looking for itsmissing piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll (滚动) very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with worms(蠕虫). It found lots of different pieces， but none of themwas fit. So it left them all by the side

39、 of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly (完美). The circle put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole with nothing missing. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, toofast

40、 to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It feltso sad that it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled away slowly.A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something b

41、etter. He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.We couldnt be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive (原谅), kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around

42、 us, and then we canalways have a wonderful time in our lives.1In the beginning the circle rolled slowly because it_.Aspent much time talking to worms Bwanted to enjoy the flowers and sunshineCwas looking for its missing piece Dlost a piece of its own.2Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly?

43、 Because it_.Awanted to enjoy the world Bfound a different worldCwanted to look for another missing piece Dthought the world changed so quickly3Which of the following is TRUE about the circle?AAs it was a perfect circle, it couldnt roll very fast.BIt enjoyed the flowers and sunshine along the way.CA

44、s it was a perfect circle, it could see flowers and talk to worms.DIt didnt find any flowers , sunshine and worms.4If a man owns everything, hell be _ in some ways according to the story .Aperfect Bpoor Chappy Dstrong5The story mainly tells us that_.Anobody loves us if we give nothingBa man who has

45、everything is the happiestClosing something may not be a bad thing sometimesDwe are not whole when we lose somethingE17、Passage A1When was Asian Hockey Federation set up?AIn 1953 BIn 1963CIn 1946 DIn 19572Which organization has the most members?A B C D3In how many organizations can English be spoken

46、 as an official language?AOne BTwo CThree DFour4If you are from China, which sport can you probably take part in?ABaseball. BHockeyCVolleyball DFootball5. If you want to know something about volleyball, you can go to .A BC DF18、Stanley, as a son of a very poor farmer, left school early and went to w

47、ork in a factory, for education was for the rich then. So, the world became his school. With great interest, he read everything he could, listened to the town elders and learned about the world beyond his hometown. “Theres so much to learn,” hed say. “Though were born stupid, only the stupid remain

48、that way.” He decided that none of his children would be refused an education.Therefore, Stanley insisted that we should learn at least one new thing each day. Though, as children, we thought this was crazy, wed still dothat. And dinner time seemed perfect for sharing what we learned. We would talk

49、about the news of the day. Sometimes the news was unimportant, but it was always taken seriously. Stanley would listen carefully and discuss it with us.Then came the momentthe time to share the days new learning.“Felice,” hed say, “tell me what you learned today.”“I learned that the population of De

50、nmark is .”Silence.Stanley was thinking about what was said. “The population of Denmark. Hmm. Well” hed say. “Get the map; lets see where Denmark is.” And the whole family went on a search for Denmark.This same experience was repeated until each family member had a turn. Dinner ended only after we h

51、ad a clear understanding of at least half a dozen such facts.As children, we thought very little about these educational wonders. Our family, however, was growing together, sharing experiences and joining in one anothers education. And by looking at us, listening to us, respecting what we learned, c

52、onfirming our value, Stanley was surely our most influential teacher.Later during my training as a future teacher, I studied with some of the most famous educators. They were imparting(传授) what Stanley knew all alongthe value of continual learning. His skills have served me well all my life. Not a single day has been wasted, though I can never tell when knowing the population of Denmark might prove useful.1（小题1）What do we know from Paragraph 1?AThose born stupid could not change their life.BThe poor could hardly afford school education.CTh