2023年江苏省泰州市泰兴市黄桥初级中学中考英语最后一模试卷（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号和座位号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型（B）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码粘贴在答题卡右上角"条形码粘贴处"。2．作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。4．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。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Musichelpsus_______/rɪ'læks/alotwhenwefeeltired.A．read B．red C．rest D．relax2、TheHollywoodblockbusterAStarIsBornstarredbyLadyGagahasreceivedmanypraisesaroundtheworld.Andthemusicisfantastic,too.themovieis!A．Whatwonderful B．Howwonderful C．Howawonderful D．Whatawonderful3、You________yourworkinsuchahurry.Youcanhavearest.A．needn'ttofinish B．don'tneedtofinishC．needfinish D．don'tneedfinish4、Hemingway(海明威)isoneofthemostfamouswriterswithmanywonderfulworks____wasborninAmerica.A．who B．which C．what5、________it’sSundaytomorrow,wehavetogotoschool.A．Though B．Since C．As D．Because6、Sheeatsice-creamalot,________itisn'tgoodforher.A．after B．until C．because D．although7、Almosteveryschoolnowhasawebsitewhichallowsusto______theinformationaboutit.A．lookat B．lookafter C．lookaround D．lookthrough8、—Icalledyoulastnightbutyoudidn’tanswerthephone.—About8:00?Oh,IwithmyfamilyatWal-Martatthattime.A．shopB．shoppedC．wasshoppingD．haveshopped9、-Mybikeisbroken.Canyouhelpme_____it?-Sure.A．repairB．recycleC．storeD．invent10、Peteristheman________gavemealotofhelpinAmerica.A．which B．what C．who D．whomⅡ.完形填空11、InAmerica,wherelabor（劳工）costsaresohigh,“do-it-your-self”isawayoflife.Manypeople1theirowncars,buildtheirowngarages,andevenrebuildtheirownhouses.2manyofthemwillalsowritetheirownbooks.InHollywoodthereisa3thatpublishes（出版）children’sbookswiththehelpofcomputers.4otherbookcompaniesalsopublishthatway,thiscompanyisnotliketheothers.It5thereadertobecomethemaincharacterwiththehelpofcomputers.Hereis6theydoit.LetussupposeachildisnamedHody.Thecomputerusesthisinformationtomakeupastory7pictures.Thestoryisthenprintedup.“Thisbookisaboutme,”achildwho8suchabookmightsay.Sothecompanyiscalledthe“Me-BooksPublishingCompany”.9likeme-booksbecausetheyliketoseeinprinttheirownnames,theirpictures,andthenamesoftheirfriendsandtheirpets.Butmore10,inthisway,readersaremuchmoreinterestedinreadingthestories.Me-booksarehelpingchildrentolearnhowtoread.1．（小题1）A．makeB．buildC．buyD．repair2．（小题2）A．OtherwiseB．OnlyC．OnceD．Soon3．（小题3）A．directorB．personC．companyD．computer4．（小题4）A．HoweverB．AlthoughC．ThatD．Unless5．（小题5）A．allowsB．hatesC．hiresD．pays6．（小题6）A．whatB．howC．whyD．where7．（小题7）A．withB．aboutC．forD．except8．（小题8）A．printsB．borrowsC．sellsD．receives9．（小题9）A．WritersB．ChildrenC．CompaniesD．Friends10．（小题10）A．impossibleB．imaginativeC．importantD．inactiveⅢ.语法填空12、用所给动词的正确形式填空。Everyyearanimalsallaroundtheworldtakepartinsomewonderfuljourneys.Here1．(be)thestoriesoftwoamazinganimaltravelersHumpbackwhalespreferaSlowjourney.Thehumpbacks,whichtravelover10,000kilometersontheirjourneyfromAlaskatoHawaii,swimata2．(relax)speedofabout1.6kilometersanhour.Althoughthey3．(notswim)fast,humpbackWhalestravelfartherthananyotherkindsofwhale.EveryAugustafantasticsightcan4．(see)intheskiesaboveOntarioandMontreal--millionsofamazingMonarchbutterfliesbeginningtheir4,000-kilometerjourneyfromCanadatoCentralMexico.Infact,thejourney,which5．(take)about3months,islongerthantheaveragelifeofthebutterfly.Finallymanyofthebutterfliesreachingtheirfinalplacearethegreatgrandchildrenoreventhegreatgreatgrandchildrenofthebutterflieswho6．(begin)thejourneyinMexicotheyearbefore.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Adragonfly,onlyaninchandahalflong,appearstobeanimalworld'sbestlongdistancetravelerflyingthousandsofmilesoveroceansasitmovesfromcontinenttocontinent-----accordingtoanewlypublishedresearch.Biologistswholeadthestudysaytheevidenceisinthegenes.Theyfoundthatpopulationsofthisdragonfly,calledPantalaflavescens,inTexas,easternCanada,Japan,Korea,India,andSouthAmerica,havegenessosimilarthatthereisonlyonelikelyexplanation.Obviouslythesedragonfliesaretravelingdistancesthatarequitelongfortheirsmallsize,breedingwitheachother,andcreatingacommongenepool.Buthowdodragonfliesfromdifferentcontinentsmanagetomeetandbreed?Waresaysitappearstobethewaytheirbodieshaveevolved.Forexample,theyincreasedsurfaceareasontheirwingsthatenablethemtousethewindtocarrythem.Dragonflies,infact,havealreadybeenfoundcrossingtheIndianOceanfromAsiatoAfrica."Theyarefollowingtheweather,"saysDanielTroast."They'regoingfromIndiawhereit'sdryseasontoAfricawhereit'swetseason,andtheydoitonceayear.”WetnessisimportantforPantala,andthatiswhytheywouldtakesuchadangeroustrip.Thoughmanywilldieontheroute,aslongasenoughmakeit,thespeciessurvives.Forthemoment,thedetailsofthiswonderfulinsecttripareaneducatedbestguess.Muchmoreworkisneededtobedone.WareandTroasthopethatscientistscanworkonfiguringoutthoseroutes.1．WhatshowsPantalaflavescensaretheworld’slongest-distanceflyers?A．Scientistshaverecordedthedragonflyacrosstheworld.B．ThesamedragonflywasfoundbothinAsiaandAmerica.C．TherearemanyPantalaflavescensindifferentcontinents.D．Pantalafiavescensindifferentcontinentshavesimilargenes.2．WhatmayhelpPantalaflavescensflyoversolongdistance?A．Theirspecialbodyshape. B．Theirspecialandstrongwings.C．Theirsmallandlightbody. D．Theirstrongsenseofdirection.3．WhatisnecessaryforPantalaflavescenstobreed?A．Wetweather. B．Warmplaces. C．Dryenvironment. D．Enoughsunshine.4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Scientistshavefoundthedetailsofthetrip.B．DragonfliesleaveIndiabecauseofthedryseason.C．Dragonfliescanhardlysurviveaftersuchadangeroustrip.D．Thedragonflyisanimalworld'sbestshortdistancetraveler.B14、BWednesday23May

DearKim,

WearrivedatHolidayCoveonMondayandwearehavinglotsoffun.

Theflightwassoboring.Inearlyfellasleepbutatleasteverythingwent–notlikelasttime.

Whenwelandedwewentstraighttoourcamp.MycousinGemmaisstayingnexttous.

Iamexcitedbecausewearegoingtovisitthecrocodilefarmtomorrow.Peterisscaredandsayshewantstogototheaquariuminstead.

Tom

P.S.WeareleavingforRestHarbouronFriday.

KimAllen

4LansdowneParade

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1．Whoisthispostcardsentto?A．Peter. B．Gemma. C．Kim. D．Tom.2．Whichcountrydoesthispostcardcomefrom?A．Canada. B．China.C．England. D．Australia.3．HowdidTomgotoHolidayCove?A．Byplane. B．Byship. C．Bycar. D．Bytrain.4．WhydoesPeterwanttogototheaquariuminsteadofthecrocodilefarm?A．Becausehehasvisiteditbefore.B．Becauseheisafraidofcrocodiles.C．Becauseheisinterestedindolphins.D．Becausehehasnoticketstothecrocodilefarm.5．WhereisTomgoingonFriday?A．HolidayCove. B．RestHarbor.C．MillHill. D．GoldenBeach.C15、Forthepastoverfortyyears,BillyBarrhasbeenlivingaloneinGothic,Colorado,aUSghosttown(遗弃的城镇）.Hepassedthetimebyrecordingallkindsofdataaboutsnowfalls,suchasthetemperatureandthedepthofthesnow.Heneverimaginedthattheresultsofhishobbywouldonedayhelpscientistsbetterunderstandglobalwarmingandmakehimgetacoolsuperheroname-theSnowGuardian（守护者）.BurfirstcametoGothicin1972asauniversitystudentdoingwaterchemistryresearch.Helikedthequietlifeheresomuchthathebegantolivehereafterfinishinguniversity.Barnbeganthewinterof1974campinginatent.Itwasnotexactlyperfectinaplacewheresnowreaches7.6metresayear.Luckily,theownerofasmalloldhousewaskindenoughtoletBarrmovein.Itbecamehishomeandhestartedhisrecordsonsnowthere.Thehousewasburiedinthesnoweightyearsafterhemovedin,butthatdidn'tdrivehimaway.Hejustfoundanotherplacetostayandcontinuedhisresearch.Thoughhespendsmostofhistimealone,Barrdoesn'tconsiderhimselflonely.Hesays,"I'mokaywiththewaythingsare.Imean,ifIweren't,Iwouldleave.”1．BarniscalledtheSnowGuardianbecause.A．hehassolvedtheproblemofglobalwarmingB．helivesinGothicaloneanditsnowsallyearroundC．hehasrecordedsnowfallsinGothicforover40yearsD．hehasbecomeasuperheroinAmericanpeople'shearts2．HowlongdidBarsliveinthesmalloldhouse?A．Fortwoyears. B．Forfouryears.C．Foreightyears. D．Foroverfortyyears.3．Theunderlinedword"buried"means"________________"inChinese.A．推倒 B．燃烧 C．消失 D．概埋4．HowdoesBarrfeelabouthislifeinGothic?A．Satisfied. B．Bored. C．Worried. D．Disappointed.D16、Haveyoueverfeltastrongemotion(情绪),butnotbeenabletofindtherightwordtodescribeit?Maybethereisawordforit,butyoujustdon’tknowityet.Onemanistryingtohelpfixthisproblem.UniversityofEastLondonpsychologyresearcherTimLomasismakingalistofwordsfromdifferentlanguagesaroundtheworld.Thewordshavenoexactequivalent(对等的)wordsorphrasesintheEnglishlanguage.Perhapsthemostfamousexampleis“schadenfreude”,theGermanworddescribingpleasureatthebadluckofothers.Borrowingfromasmanylanguagesashecould,Lomassearchedfor“untranslatable”experiencesandpublishedtheminTheJournalofPositivePsychologylastyear.HisstudyiscalledthePositiveLexicographyProject.Lomashasfocusedmostlyonhappymoments.Hehopesthatlearningthesewordswillenrich(使丰富)people’slives.Sonow,thankstothePortuguese(葡萄牙语),whenyourunyourfingersthroughalovedone’shairyoucancallit“cafune”.OryoucanusetheSpanishword“estrenar”todescribethefeelingwhenyouwearorusesomethingforthefirsttime.TheGermansdescribethegoodmoodattheendofaworkingdayas“feierabend”,whiletheNorwegiansdescribethefeelingofsittingaroundawarmfireplaceas“peiskos”.“Thelimitsofourlanguagearesaidtodefinetheboundariesofourworld,”LomaswroteforTheConversation.“Ifwelack(缺乏)awordforaparticularpositiveemotion,wearefarlesslikelytoexperienceit.”1．WhatispsychologyresearcherTimLomasworkingon?A．Heisstudyingpeople’sstrongemotions.B．HeisimprovingtheoldEnglishdictionaries.C．Heismakingalistofwordstodescribepeople’semotions.D．Heistryingtoexplainthedifferencesbetweenlanguagesintheworld.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“schadenfreude”inthefirstparagraphmeaninChinese?A．乐极生悲B．幸灾乐祸C．苦尽甘来D．火上浇油3．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutLomas’study?A．Heborrowedfrommanylanguagesforhisstudy.B．Hisstudied“untranslatable”experiences.C．HisstudyiscalledthePositiveLexicographyProject.D．Hisstudyfocusedonsadmomentsinpeople’sdailylife.4．Theword“peiskos”describesthefeeling_____.A．whenyoupushyourfingersthroughalovedone’shairB．whenyouwearorusesomethingforthefirsttimeC．whenalongworkingdaycomestoanendD．whenyou’resittingaroundawarmfireplaceE17、LIFEWATERRhelpsbringbackaclearhead．LIFEWATERRismadefromspecialhigh-mountainflowers．YouneedLIFEWATERRwhenyoufeelthirstyafterexercise，workintheofficealongtime，orpartyallnight．Foronlyalittlemoney，youwillfeelgreatagain!GetLIFEWATERRatthestoresnearyourhouseNOW!*Ifyouaretakinganyspecialmedicationorhavestomachproblems，pleasecheckwiththedoctorbeforebuyingLIFEWATERR．1．（小题1）WhatisLIFEWATERRfor?A．Takingcareofthesickinthehospital．B．Makingpeoplefeelbetterandfresher．C．Helpingchildrengrowbetterandfaster．D．Keepingpeopleawayfromheartproblems．2．（小题2）WhichisTRUEaboutLIFEWATERR?A．It'snotexpensive．B．It'salsogoodforthestomach．C．Itcan'tbesoldwithoutadoctor．D．It'smadefromspringwaterinthemountains．F18、AFatherandaSonPassingthroughtheAtlantaairportonemorning,Icaughtoneofthoseshuttlesthattake

travelersfromthemainterminals(航站楼)totheirboardinggates.Notmanypeopleconsiderthemfun,butonthisSaturdayIheardlaughter.Atthefrontofthefirstshuttlewereamanandhisson.Wehadjuststoppedtoletoff

passengers,andthedoorswereclosingagain.“Herewego!Holdontometight!”thefathersaid.Theboy,aboutfiveyearsold,madesoundsofhappiness.“Lookoutthere!”thefathersaidtohisson.“Seethatpilot?Ibethe’swalkingtohisplane.”Thesonturned

hisnecktolookforward.AsIwasearlyformyflight,Idecidedtogobacktotheterminal.WhereIwentbackagain,Isawthatthemanandhissonhadreturnedtoo.Irealizedthenthattheyhadn’tbeenheadingforaflight,buthadjustbeenridingtheshuttle.“Iwanttoridesomemore!”“More?”thefathersaid,mock-angrybutclearlypleased.“Youarenottired?”“Thisisfun!”hissonsaid.“

Allright.”thefatherreplied,whenadooropened,weallgoton.ThereareparentswhocanaffordtosendtheirchildrentoEuropeorDisneyland,andthereareparentswholiveinmillion-dollarhousesandgivetheirchildrencarsandswimmingpools,yetsomethinggoeswrong.“Whereareallthosepeoplegoing,Daddy?”thesonasked.“Allovertheworld,”camethereply.Theotherpeopleintheairportwereleavingforfardestinations(终点)orarrivingattheendsoftheirjourneys.Thefatherandson,though,werejustridingthisshuttletogether,makingitexciting,enjoyingbeingtogether.Somanytroublesinthiscountry.Somanyquestionsaboutwhattodo.HerewasafatherwhocaredaboutspendingthedaywithhissonandwhohadcomeupwiththisplanonaSaturdaymorning.Theanswerissosimple:parentswhocareenoughtospendtime,andtopayattentionandtotrytheirbest.Itdoesn’tcostacent,yetitisthemostvaluable

thingintheworld.Theshuttlepickedupspeed,andthefatherpointedsomethingout,andtheboylaughedagain.1．Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.A．thefatherandhissonwerewaitingfortheflightB．thefathergottiredwhenhissonwantedtoridetheshuttleagainC．thefathertoldhissonaboutthetroublesinthecountryD．thefatherspentthedaywithhissonandenjoyedit2．Theunderlinedwordmock-angrymeans______.A．feelingboredB．lookingexcitedC．notreallyangryD．nottrulysurprised3．F