2023年广东省汕头潮南区四校联考中考英语对点突破模拟测试卷（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。2．试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分必须用2B铅笔作答；第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。3．考试结束后，考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上，待监考员收回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、TomwantstostudyatuniversityinEurope,buthasn’tdecidedwhichonetogotoyet.A．a B．an C．the D．/2、—Daniel,I’mstillnotsure.—Whynot?Nooneisbetterthanyouinourclass.A．howIcanprepareforthecompetitionB．whetherIshouldtakepartinthecompetitionC．whoIcanaskformoreinformationaboutthecompetitionD．whenIcanenterthecompetition3、________excellentvolleyballplayerZhuTingis!Ireallylovethistalentedgirl.A．How B．What C．Whatan4、Nowadays,somerobotsareveryhumanlike.Theyevendance.A．can B．must C．need D．haveto5、____IwasintheUS,ImadealotofAmericanfriends.A．While B．Although C．Unless D．Until6、—Juliashinesateveryturninthecompany.Andherbosspaysherwell.--Yeah.Ihearshemakesa________$90000everyyear.A．extra B．clear C．clean D．mean7、—Ifyouhaveanytrouble,pleasecallme.—.ButIcanmanageit.A．I’msorrytohearthat B．It’sverykindofyouC．Ihavenotrouble D．Iwillthinkitover8、---Wouldyoumindshowingmehowtoopenmicro-blog?---Sure.It’sapieceofcake.Doit.A．inthewayB．inthiswayC．bythewayD．ontheway9、Suepractises______theviolinhardandoftengiveswonderfulperformances.A．playB．playedC．toplayD．playing10、Thisis_______filmIhaveeverseen.IalmostfellasleepwhenIwaswatchingit.A．interestingB．boringC．moreinterestingD．themostboringⅡ.完形填空11、Whenyougetagift,makesureyouplantothankthepersoninwriting.You’dbetteruseacard1athank-younote.Anditshouldbebigenoughtowriteafewwords.Therearesomanylovelycardstoday.Finda2thatyoulike.Thenotecardsdonotneedtoincludethewords“thankyou”.Yoursownwrittenwordsonitwilltellthat3.Butyoushouldsendathank-younotesoon.Ifyouwaittoolong,itisnot4You’dbetterwriteby5.Butifyouwritetooterribly,youcanusethecomputer.1．A．toshowB．toknowC．towrite2．A．giftB．styleC．place3．A．meaningB．dreamC．suggestions4．A．rightB．helpfulC．polite5．A．youB．yourselfC．yourⅢ.语法填空12、语法填空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.阅读理解A13、ASCHOOLREPORTName:EdwardScott

School:KelvinGroveStateHighSchool

Grade:9

Termending:24,January

AnEnglishboy

Subjects

Assessment(评价)

Mathematics

Heisalittleweakinthis,buthehastriedhisbesttocatchupwithothers.

Science

Hecanworkoutmanydifficulties.Welldone!

English

Heisthebestintheclass.Keepitup.

French

Hisreadingisverygood,hecanremembermanywords.

History

Heisnotsogoodatthis,buthasdonebetterthanbefore.

Geography

Heisfamiliarwiththenamesofmanyplacesintheworld.

Music

Hedoesn'tlikepopsongs,thoughsingsverywell.

Remarks(评语):Edwardhastheabilitytodoalotbetter.Moreworkisneedednextterm.

Classteacher:IvyPrincipal:M.L.MartinSchoolreopens:16,February

1．Edward'sbestsubjectis.A．science B．French C．geography D．English2．Edwardisnotsogoodat.A．scienceandgeographyB．mathematicsandhistoryC．historyandFrenchD．musicandEnglish3．Accordingtotheform,whichofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE?A．Edwardcan'tsingsongsverywell.B．Edwarddoesn'tdowellinscience.C．EdwardlearnstwoforeignlanguagesinschoolD．Edwardcandobetterifheworksharderinschool.B14、Doyoulooklikeyourname?Scientistssaythere’sagoodchanceyoudo.Thiscomesfromanewstudypublishedinamagazine.ResearchersfromIsraelfoundthatourgivennamesmayhavesomethingtodowithourfacial(面部的)appearances.LeadwriterYonatZwebnerofauniversity,alongwithherteam,dideightdifferentexperiments(实验)inIsraelandFrance.Thedifferentexperimentsweresetuptoanswertwomainquestions:whetherpeoplecancorrectlyguessaperson’snamebasedonlyonaphotoofafaceandwhatisbehindthismatchingeffect.Duringtheexperiments,researchersaskedstudentstolookatphotosofpeople’sfacesandguesseachperson’snamefromalistoffourchoices.Theycorrectlyguessedtherightname38percentofthetime,whichwasbetterthanthe25percentofarandom(随机的)guess.What’smore,whenthefacesthestudentslookedatcamefromwithintheirowncountry,theywereabletobestmatchthefacestothenames.FrenchstudentswerebetteratmatchingonlyFrenchnamesandfaceswhileIsraelistudentswerebetteratmatchingonlyHebrewnamesandIsraelifaces.Researchersbelieveitispossiblethatpeoplechangetheirappearanceswithoutpayingattentiontoit,tomatchtheirnames.Onestudyespeciallybackedupthisidea,showingthatahairstyle,somethingthatcanbechangedbypeopleeasily,wasenoughtoguideothersincorrectlyguessingtheirnames.“Earlierresearchhasshownthereareculturalstereotypes(偏见)carriedbynames,includinghowsomeoneshouldlook.Forexample,peoplearemorelikelytoimagineapersonnamedBobtohavearounderfacethanapersonnamedTim.Webelievethesestereotypescan,overtime,influencepeople’sfacialappearances,”Zwebnersaid.Theresultsoftheexperimentsmayevenmakeparentsthinktwicewhenchoosinganamefortheirchildren.“Ifanamecaninfluenceappearance,itcaninfluencemanyotherthings.Thisresearchopensanimportantdirectionthatmaysuggesthowparentsshouldconsiderbetterthenamesfortheirchildren,”saidZwebner,whorecentlyhadababyherself.“Asparents,itwasreallydifficultforustonameour12-day-olddaughterasweknowthemeaningsofnames.”1．Oneofthepurposesoftheexperimentsisto_.A．givethestudentsachancetoknoweachotherB．explainwhatinfluencesourfacialappearancesC．findoutdifferentcharacteristicscarriedbydifferentnamesD．seeifpeoplecancorrectlyguessaperson’snamebasedonlyonaphotoofaface2．Peoplecouldmatchthefacestothenamesmoreeasily.A．whentheydidarandomguessB．whenthefacesarefromothercountriesC．whenthefacesarefromtheirowncountryD．whentheyhavemoreknowledgethemselves3．Theunderlinedpart“backedup”inParagraph6mostprobablymeans“”.A．supportedB．changedC．comparedD．cancelled4．Paragraph6andParagraph7aremainlytoshow.A．theresultsofchangingnamesB．nameshavesomethingtodowithappearancesC．theimportanceofculturalstereotypescarriedbynamesD．theimportanceofahairstyleinguessingdifferentlooks5．AccordingtoZwebner,weknowthat.A．facialappearancesmayinfluencenamesB．weshouldn’tthinkofothersjustaccordingtotheirnamesC．anamemayinfluencemanythingsandshouldbewellchosenD．weshouldpaylessattentiontothemeaningsofnamesandbeourselvesC15、TheAmericancompanyOtherlabhasbuiltanewdrone(无人机)whichthecompanycalls“SkyMachine”.Comparedwithotherunmannedaircraft(无人机),thedroneisverydifferent.Itismadealmostcompletelyoutofcardboard.Itcanbepackedwithmaterialsandsealed(密封)upwithtape.Thedronelookslikeabigpaperairplanethatweusedtomakeaskids.Butthislightflyerisnotatoy,itwasdesignedtobedroppedfromairplanes.Hundredsofdronescouldbelaunchedatonceandthentheyareguidedtowheretheyaresupposedtogotocompletedeliveries(递送)todifferentplacesoveranareacoveringhundredsofkilometers.Thecompanysaysitcantravelabout150kilometersatspeedsupto88kilometersanhour.Nowitcancarrymaterialsweighinguptoonekilogram,butfutureonesareexpectedtocarryheavierloads(负荷).Oneofthedrone’smainadvantagesisthatitdoesnothaveaheavymotororlargebattery.Thisprovidesmoreroomformaterialsandmakesthedronecostlesstobuildandwork.Thetechnologythatguidesthedronecanmakeitlandwithin10metersofitstarget,accordingtoOtherlab.Andoncethedronecompletesitsdelivery,▲andthecardboardmaterialwilldecompose(分解)withinafewmonths.Otherlabsaysthedronescanalsobereused.OtherlabhasreceivedmoneyfromtheU.S.DepartmentofDefensetocarryoutresearchonthedrones.TheU.S.militaryhasaneedfordeliverydrones.Butthedeliverydronestheyusuallyusecanbestolenandstudiedbyothersiffoundafteruse.Beforetheycantrulydisappear,theelectronicmaterialsinsidethedronesmustalsosomehowdisappear.Otherlab’sSkyMachineisanattempttofillthatneed.Researchersarestillworkingonwaystogetthetechnologyitselftoselfdestruct(自毁).1．Whatmakesthenewdroneverydifferentfromotherunmannedairplanes?A．Itwilldropthingswhileflying.B．Itcanbeplayedasatoy.C．Itsmainmaterialiscardboard.D．ItwasmadebyOtherlab.2．Havingnoheavymotororlargebatterycan_______.A．makethedroneflyfasterB．makeitdifficultforthedronetolandC．makethedronecostmoretobuildD．providemorespaceforcarryingmaterials3．Whichofthefollowingcanbeputin▲?A．itcanbethrownawayB．itwillgotothenextplaceC．itcanflybackwhereitlandsD．itwilllandwithin10metersofitstarget4．Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat_______.A．theU.S.militaryisusingOtherlab’sSkyMachinesB．thedeliverydronestheU.S.militaryusesarealwaysstolenC．theU.S.DepartmentofDefensesupportsOtherlab’sresearchD．theelectronicmaterialsinsideamilitarydronecandisappeareasilyD16、AsanEnglishperson,Icanspeakthreelanguages—English,GermanandFrench,sodoyouthinktheBritishpeopleareverygoodlanguagelearners?Thefactisthattheyaren’t.Somestatistics(数据)fromthesurveydonebytheEuropeanCommission(欧盟委员会)showedthat62%oftheBritishpeopleonlyspeakEnglish.38%speakatleastoneforeignlanguageand18%speaktwoormore.ComparedwiththeBritishpeople,56%ofthepeopleinotherEuropeancountriesspeakatleastoneforeignlanguageand28%speaktwoormore.FromthisyoucanseethattheBritishpeoplearefamousfornotspeakingforeignlanguagesandthattheyarenotgoodlanguagelearnersinEurope.AndthesurveyalsoshowedthatEnglishisthemostwidely-spokenforeignlanguage.ManyEuropeanpeoplecanhaveaconversationinEnglish.That’swhymanypeopledon’tthinkitisnecessarytolearnaforeignlanguage.InBritain,studentsaren’trequiredtolearnaforeignlanguage.Thatmeanslearningaforeignlanguageisonlyachoiceatschool.InBritishschoolsit’scommonforchildrentostartlearningaforeignlanguageat11andmanyofthemgiveitupat14.Sowhydon’tstudentscontinuelearningforeignlanguagesatschool?Becausetheythinkit’smoredifficulttogetgoodmarksinlanguagesthaninothersubjectssuchasscienceorhistory.Tosolvethissituation,theBritishgovernmentislookingfordifferentwaystoimprovelanguagelearningatschool.Onewayistostartlearningitatamuchyoungerage.Anotheroneistogiveschoolchildrenmorechoices.1．Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．ThepeopleinEnglandaregoodatlearninglanguages.B．MostofBritishpeopleonlyspeakEnglish.C．Britishpeopleareknownforspeakingforeignlanguages.D．MostofBritishpeoplewanttolearnmorethanonelanguage.2．HowmanywayswilltheBritishgovernmentusetoimprovelanguagelearning?A．One. B．Two. C．Three. D．Four.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．PeopleinotherEuropeancountriesspeakEnglishasmuchasBritishpeople.B．OneBritishstudentcan’tgiveuplearningaforeignlanguageuntil14.C．StudentsinBritainprefertolearnscienceorhistoryratherthanlearnaforeignlanguage.D．It’sunusualforBritishstudentsnottolearnaforeignlanguage.4．Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?A．YoungEnglishlearners. B．SchoolsintheUK.C．SpeakingEnglish. D．ForeignlanguagelearningintheUK.E17、WhenAbrahamLincolnwasyoung,heworkedinastore.Onedayawomancameintothestoreandboughtsomethings.Theyaddeduptotwodollarsandsixandaquartercents.Thebillwaspaid,andthewomanwassatisfied.Buttheyoungstorekeeper,notfeelingquitesureabouthiscalculations(计算),addedupthethingsagain.Tohissurprisehefoundthatitshouldhavebeenbuttwodollars.“I’vemadeherpaysixandaquartercentsmore,”saidyoungAbe,upset.Itwasanunimportantthing,andmanysalespersonswouldforgetit,butAbewastoocarefulforthat.“Themoneymustbepaidback,”hedecided.Atnight,heclosedthestoreandwalkedtothehomeofhiscustomer.Heexplainedthematter,paidoverthesixandaquartercents,andreturnedsatisfied.HereisanotherstoryofyoungLincoln’sstricthonesty.Awomanenteredthestoreandaskedforhalfapoundoftea.Theyoungmanweigheditout.Thiswasthelastsaleoftheday.Thenextmorning,whenbeginninghisduties,Abediscoveredafour-ounceweightonthescales(磅秤).Itflasheduponhimatoncethathehadusedthisinthesalelastnight,andso,ofcourse,givenhiscustomershortweight.Manypeoplewouldnothavebeenmuchworriedbythisdiscovery.ButAbeweighedoutthebalanceofthehalfpound,shutupthestore,andcarriedittothecustomer.Ithinkthatthename,sooftengiveninlatetimestoPresidentLincoln,of“HonestOldAbe”,waswelldeserved(应得的).1．（小题1）WhenyoungAbefoundhemadeawrongcalculation,he______.A．triedtoforgetitB．paidoverthemoneyC．feltitwasunimportantD．gavebacktheshortweight2．（小题2）WhathappenedtoAbeinthesecondstory?A．Heplayedajokewiththecustomer.B．Hewasn’tpaidtwodollarsandsixcents.C．Hedidn’tnoticeafour-ounceweightonthescales.D．Heexplainedthemattertothecustomerthatnight.3．（小题3）WecanknowfromthepassagethatAbewas______.A．easytogetworriedB．confidentbutcarelessC．honestandresponsibleD．funnybutwellbehavedF18、Areyoufeelingsad,tired,forgetfulorunhappytoday?Itmaybecausedbytheweather.Weatherhasagreateffectonpeople’shealth,intelligenceandfeelings.Differentweathermakespeoplefeeldifferent.InAugust,itisveryhotandwetinthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates.Thereareusuallymorepatientsinthehospitalsduringthismonth.Someofthemhavehearttroubleandotherkindsofhealthproblems.InFebruaryorMarch,itisveryhotsometimesandverycoldatothertimeinthenorthandthewest.Peopletherehavehearttroublemoreoften.Theweathercaninfluenceintelligence.Scientistshavediscoveredthatpeople’sIQmaychangeindifferentweather.Forexample,ina1983reportbyscientists,one’sIQmaybeveryhighwhenaverystrongwindcomes.Itmaybe10%belowafterthestrongwind.Thewindcouldimprovepeople’sintelligence.Ontheotherhand,hotweathermaymakeaperson’sIQlower.Forexample,studentsinmanyschoolsoftheUnitedStatesmaygetworsegradesinexamsduringthehotmonthsoftheyear.Weatheralsohasastronginfluenceonpeople’sfeelings.Wintermaybeabadtimeforthinpeople.Theymightfeelunhappyduringcoldweather.Butfatpeoplemayhaveahardtimeinhotsummer.Lowerairpressuremaymakepeopleforgetful.It’smorepossibleforpeopletoleavebagsonbusesorinshopsonlowairpressuredays.Ofcourse,thereis“goodweather”forworkandhealth.Peoplefeelbestatatemperatureofabout18°C．1．Thereportin1983toldustherelationbetween_________.A．weatherandIQB．wea