2023届湖北省宜昌市天问校中考英语考前最后一卷（含答案解析）

2023中考英语模拟试卷注意事项1．考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回．2．答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0．5毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置．3．请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符．4．作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案．作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效．5．如需作图，须用2B铅笔绘、写清楚，线条、符号等须加黑、加粗．Ⅰ.单项选择1、—What’syourfavoritefruit?—Ilike______best.A．applesB．broccoliC．potatoesD．cabbages2、Inmanycountries,it’simpolitetoshowupatsomeone’shouseforthefirsttimewithemptyhands.Youshouldalways_______.A．callthehostaheadoftimeB．payavisitwithouttakinganythingC．bringasmallgift3、ourparents,weshouldletthembehealthyandhappywhenwegrowup.A．Return B．Toreturn C．Returning D．Returned4、Ileftamessagetomyparentsyesterday,but________ofthemcalledmeback.A．both B．all C．neither D．none5、—Manycitypeopletheirbikestoworkeveryday.—Ithinkit’sagoodidea.A．rideB．rodeC．willride6、—_____excellentworkyouhavedone!—It’sverykindofyoutosayso.A．How B．Howan C．Whatan D．What7、—Couldyoupleasetellme________tomorrow?—At8:00inthemorning.A．howshedrivestoworkB．whenshewillleaveforBeijingC．howlongshewaitedforusD．whatshewilldonext8、Mygrandfatherlives______ina(an)_______villagebutheneverfeels_________.A．lonely,alone,lonely B．alone,lonely,lonely C．alone,alone,lonely D．lonely,lonely,alone9、---Mom,whatwouldyoulike,coffeeortea?---_________.Justwater,please.A．Either B．Both C．Neither D．None10、﹣Drivingless，walkingmoreisgoodforourhealth．﹣SoI'drather________anhour'swalktoworkthan________drivingacar．A．take；consider B．take；toconsiderC．totake；toconsider D．taking；consideringⅡ.完形填空11、Joewasafarmer.Hisfarmlandwassopoorthathehadn’tgoodharvestforyears.“IfGodletmecontrolthe1,theneverythingwillgetbetter,”hecomplained,“IknowbetterthanGoddoesbecauseIamacleverfarmer.”Godheardhiswords.“Well,Iwillgiveyouoneyear,”Godreplied.“Youwillbeinchargeoftheweather.Let’sseewhatyourcropsgrowlike.”Onhearingthis,Joewasso2thathecouldn’tbelievewhatheheard.Buthestillwantedtohaveatry.Heshouted,“Sunny!”Suddenlythecloudswentaway.“Unbelievable!”Hethoughttohimselfandtriedagain,“rain!”Theskybecamecloudyrightawayandheavyrainpoureddown.Inthefollowingyear,hechangedtheweatherbetweensunnyand3.Watchinghiscropsgrowingbiggerandbigger,hefeltsatisfied.Whentheharvestseasoncame,hewenttothefield,lookingforwardtoabigharvest.Buthisheartsanktothebottomwhenhefoundhisstrongcropshadnotgrownanygrain（谷粒）atall.Puzzledand4,hestartedcrying.Onceagain,God5him.“Don’tyouhaveyourwishtocontroltheweather?”Godaskedagain.“Yes,butIjustcan’tunderstandit.Ihavegiventhemwhatthey6.Howcoulditbe?”Joe7.“That’sbecauseyou8askedforwind,rainstorm,snoworanythingthatcouldmaketherootsstronger.Withoutstrongroots,ofcoursetheywon’tgrowanyfruit.”Afterherealizedthis,JoeaskedGodto9thepower.Itturnedoutthatonlythroughlife’schallenges,wewouldsucceedinharvestthe10oflife.Ittakesbothupsanddownstogetsatisfactoryresults.1．A．timeB．worldC．weatherD．way2．A．surprisedB．sorryC．angryD．worried3．A．windyB．rainyC．cloudyD．snowy4．A．excitedB．embarrassedC．nervousD．disappointed5．A．refusedB．heardC．thankedD．punished6．A．knowB．haveC．offerD．need7．A．mentionedB．notedC．suggestedD．wondered8．A．almostB．neverC．alwaysD．just9．A．takebackB．takeoffC．giveupD．putout10．A．tasteB．moneyC．fruitD．discoverⅢ.语法填空12、C．根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。每空限一词。Ayoungpaintercompletedanicepicture.Togetpeople’st1．abouthisskills,heputitatacrossingonabusystreet.Andbelowitaboardread,“Gentlemen,Ihavepaintedthispiece.S2．I’mnew,Imightmakesomemistakesinit.Pleaseputacross(叉号)whereveryouseeamistake.”Whenhecamebackintheeveningtoc3．hispicture,hewasshockedtoseethatthewholepicturewasfilledwithcrosses.Andsomepeoplee4．wrotesomethingonhispicture.Sadly,herantohismasterandsaid,“Ifailed.AndifthisiswhatIhavelearned,I’mnotw5．teaching.”Themastersmiledandsuggested,“I’llletyouknowthatyou’reagreatartist.Nowgotopaintthesamepictureagainandgiveittome.”Thentheywenttothesamestreetthenextmorningandputthenewpictureexactlyatthesameplace.Nowthemastertookoutanotherb6．whichsaid,“Gentlemen,Ipaintedthispiece.Theremightbesomemistakesinit.Ihaveputaboxwithcolorsandbrushesjustbelow.Pleasegivemeah7．.Ifyouseeamistake,pickupthebrushandcorrectit.”Twodayslater,theycamebacktotheplace.Theyoungpainterwass8．toseethatactuallytherewasnotasinglecorrectiondone!It’seasytosaybutdifficulttodo.Ifyouwanttohelppeoplei9．theirbehavior,you’dbetterlearnhowtohelppeoplechangetheirattitudes(态度)orskills.Also,alwaysremembernottojudge(评判)y10．bysomeoneelse’swordsandfeelbadtwohomes.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、EnglishbookAnimalFarm(1945)tellsastoryaboutfarmanimals.Theyarefedupwith(受够了)MrJones,thefarmer.Hetreatsthembadly,sotheydecidetokickhimoffthefarmandrunthefarmthemselves.OnedayanoldpigcalledOldMajorgatherstheanimalsaroundhim.Hetellsthemthatallanimalsshouldstandtogether.Hesaystheyshouldtakeoverthefarm.Theysaythatallanimalsareequal.Aftertheygetridof(摆脱)MrJones,twopigsbecometheleadersofAnimalFarm.OnepigcalledSnowballisagreatspeaker.HehasbigideasforAnimalFarm.TheotherleaderisapigcalledNapoleon.Napoleonisacrafty(狡猾的)animal.Hebringstogethersupportersbyofferingthemadvantages.NapoleonmakesawaragainstSnowballandkickshimawayfromthefarm.HeturnsSnowballintoabigenemy.HesaysthatSnowballisworkingwithFarmerJonesandotherfarmerstodestroyAnimalFarm.ButasitturnsoutitisNapoleonwhoisworkingwiththeenemiesoftheanimals.Hejoinsupwiththeoldhumanenemiesoftheanimals.Buthetellstheanimalsthatheisworkingforthem.Meanwhiletheanimalsworkhard.ItseemsthatitisasbadtoliveunderNapoleonasitwasunderFarmerJones!Whyisthestorysoimportant?AnimalFarmisanexcellentchoiceforlearnersofEnglishbecauseit’sveryshort.Thelanguageisalsosimple.LikemanyfamousstoriesAnimalFarmisnotjustabook.ItwasplayedontheBBCradioin1947.Thebigmodernwayoftellingstoriesisinmoviesofcourse.Orwell’sbookhasbecomeafilmtwice.Perhapsitwon’tsurpriseyouthatthefirstone(1954)wasacartoon.In1984anotherfilmwasmade.Thiswasalive-action(真人版的)film.Thefamousbookhasalsobeenputoninthetheater.In1984aversionwasmadeandittouredanumberofBritishcities.1．Whichistherightorderofwhathappenedinthestory?a.NapoleonturnsSnowballintoabigenemy.b.AnimalsaretiredofMrJones.c.Snowballbecomesoneoftheleaders.d.NapoleonkicksSnowballoffthefarm.e.AnimalsgetridofMrJones.A．eabcdB．aebdcC．becadD．beacd2．Thepurposeofthepassageis.A．tomakeanadvertisementforanewbookB．tointroduceusafamousnovelC．todisplayaworldofanimalD．toattractustowatchafilm3．Whydoanimalsdecidetorunthefarmthemselves?A．Becausetheywanttobecometheowneroftheworld.B．Becausethefarmerdoesn’ttreatthemwell.C．BecauseSnowballandNapoleonaregoodleaders.D．Becausetheywanttocontrolthefarmer.4．WhatdoyouthinkofNapoleonaccordingtothepassage?A．Friendlyandkind.B．Politeandhelpful.C．Popularandhonest.D．Dishonestandunkind.5．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．GeorgeOrwellisthewriterofthebookAnimalFarm.B．AllthelearnersofEnglishshouldreadthisbook.C．Thebookbecameafilmin1947.D．SnowballandNapoleonleadthefarmintheend.B14、Whenthetrafficlightsturnred,wewillstopdrivingacarorcrossingastreet.Whyisredusedfortrafficlightsinsteadofothercolors?Asweknow,scattering(散射)happenswhenlightgoesthroughtheair.Forthesamemedia(媒介),ifthewavelengthislong,thescatteringwillbeshort.Ifthewavelengthisshort,thescatteringwillbelong.Ofalllightswecanseeredhasthelongestwavelength,sothescatteringistheweakest.Thatmeanstheredtravelsfar.Infact,ittravelsfasteronrainydays.Usingtheredlightcanhelpdriversinfartherareasseethelights.Ithelpsdriversslowdownorstopintime.Ifdriversdon’tseetheredlightuntiltheyareclose,theymaynotbeabletostopthecarintime.Anaccidentmayhappen.Redcanalsoexcitepeople.Wecanactmorequicklywhenweseethecolorred.Inaword,redlightshelpdriversstopintimeandhelppreventaccidents.1．Whenthetrafficlightsturn_______,wewillstopdrivingacar.A．red B．green C．yellow D．dark2．Accordingtothepassage,thescatteringoftheredlightisthe_______.A．longest B．weakest C．farthest D．strongest3．Theunderlinedword“wavelength”inParagraph2means_______inChinese.A．波浪 B．光波 C．波长 D．波幅4．Whatcantheredlighthelpdriversdo?A．Itcanhelpdriversinfartherareasseethelights.B．Ithelpsdriversslowdownorstopintime.C．Itcanmakethedriversactmorequickly.D．Alltheabove.5．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A．Whydoaccidentshappen? B．Howdoestheredlighttravel?C．Whydoweuseredtrafficlights? D．Whatisscattering?C15、Itwasnearlyseveno'clock,whenamanwalkedintoabar,orderedadrinkandturnedtowatchthetelevision.Theseveno'clocknewswasonanditwasshowingamanstandingontopofatallbuilding.Hewaslookingdownatthecrowdofpeoplebelow.Ontheground,apoliceofficerwithamegaphone(扩音器)wastryingtotellhimnottojump."Let'stalkaboutyourproblem,"thepoliceofficerwassaying."Perhapswecanhelpyou."Themanturnedtothebartender(酒吧侍者)andsaid,"Ibetyouahundreddollarshedoesn'tjump.Thebartenderlookedathim."You'reofferingmeahundreddollarsifhejumps?Isthatright?""Yes.Idon'tthinkhe'lljump."Thebartendersmiled."OK.You'vegotabet."ThemanturnedbacktotheTVandwatcheditcarefully.Thebartender,however,didnotseemtobeveryinterested.Hecontinuedwashingglassesandservingtheothercustomers.Then,afteraboutfiveminutes，themanonthebuildingthrewhimselfoffthebuildingandfelltotheground.Themaninthebarturnedtothebartender."Hejumped,"hesaid."Youwin."Heheldoutahundreddollarbilltothebartender,butthebartenderwouldnottakeit."Ican'ttakeyourmoney,"hesaid."IknewIcouldn'tlose.Thatstorywasonthesixo'clocknews.Isawhimjump.""Well,yes,sodidI,"themansaid,"butIdidn'tthinkhe'ddosuchastupidthingtwice."1．Wheredidthemanseethenewsthesecondtime?A．Atthebartender'shouse. B．Inabar.C．Inacinema. D．Ontopofatallbuilding.2．Whydidn'tthebartenderwatchthereportcarefully?A．Becausehehadseenitearlier.B．Becausehedidn'tcarewhathappenedtotheman.C．Becausehisothercustomerswerewaiting.D．Becausehewasnotveryinterested.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Thebartenderknewthemanonthetopofthebuilding.B．Thebartenderwasadishonestman.C．Thecustomermadeabetwithhisfriend.D．Thecustomerdidn'tthinkthemanwouldjumpasecondtime.4．Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Tipsforbetting. B．Asafebet.C．Astupidthing. D．Jumpornotjump.D16、Mydadwasasonofapoorfarmerandhadtoleaveschoolearlyandworkedinafactory.Educationwasfortherichatthattime.SotheworldbecamehisschoolHereadeverythinghecouldget,listentothetowneldersandlearnedaboutthewordsoutsidehistinytown.Heusuallysaid."Thoughwerebornstupid,onlythestupidremainthatway."Hedecidedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldrefuseaneducation.SoDadaskedustolearnatleastonenewthingeachday.Though,aschildren,wethoughtthiswascrazy,weallfollowedtherequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.“Felecia,”he'dsay,"tellmewhatyoulearnedtoday."“IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis..."“ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm,well…"he'dsay.“Getthemapandlet’sseewhereNepalis."AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleastsixsuchfacts.Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however,wasgrowingtogetherandtakingpartinoneanother’seducation.Andbylisteningtousandgivingusasense(尊严),Dadnodoubtinfluencedusmost.Later,Istudiedwithsomefamouseducators.TheytaughtwhatIhadlearntfromDad---thevalueofcontinuallearning.Andthishasservedmewellallmylife.NotasingledayhasbeenwasthoughIcannevertellwhetherknowingthepopulationofNepalmightbereallyuseful.1．Thewriter’sfatherleftschoolearlybecause______.A．hefoundagoodjob B．hedidn'tliketogotoschoolC．hisfamilywastoopoor D．hehadtolookafterhissickmother2．Howdidthefatherlearnafterleavingschool?A．Bytravelingwithotherpeople B．Bygoingoutofhistinytown.C．Bylisteningtotheradio D．Bylearningfromtheworldaroundhim3．Whatisthegreatestvalueof"dinnertime”ofthewriter?A．Continuallearning B．Familyget-togetherC．Showingtalents D．Enjoyingdeliciousfood4．Whatdidthewriterthinkofhisfather?A．Hewastoostrictwithhisfamilymembers.B．Hehadagreatinfluenceonhiskids’education.C．HewasnotverycleverwhenhewasyoungD．Helikedtodocrazythingsverymuch5．Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______.A．thewriterregrettedaboutthosedaysasachildB．knowingthepopulationofNepalwasveryusefulC．everyonesharedwhattheyhadlearnedduringdinnertimeD．thewriter’sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamilyE17、Leonwasapostman.EverydayLeonwouldwakeupandfeedhis37cats.Leondidn’treallywant37cats,butonebyonetheyhadappearedonhisdoorstep,andLeonhadtakenthemin.Everyday,afterfeedingthecats,Leonwouldcollectthemailfromtheredpostboxesinthevillageandtakeithome.“IfonlyIhad37helpersinsteadof37cats,myjobwouldbesomucheasier,”Leonthought.Justthen,thecatsstartedmeowingfortheirdinner.ThatgaveLeonanidea.Thatnight,Leonworkedlatemaking37cat-sizedpostalbackpacks.Then,hewentaroundtoeachpostbox,puttingupsignsthatread:postboxclosed!Pleaseusethepostalcatservice.Thenextday,Leonputabackpackoneachcatanddroppedoffthecatsaroundthevillage.Leonknewthatthecatswouldbehappywalkingaroundallday.Healsoknewthattheywouldalwayscomehomefordinner.Leonspentthedayrelaxing,waitingforhishelperstoreturn.Leonwasright.Thecatsdidreturn,buttheydidnotbringhomemanyletters.Somegottheletterswet.Somebitoffthecornersoftheletters.Someevenlosttheirbackpacks.“Catsarejusttoounreliable(不可靠的),”Leonthought.Justthen,astrangesoundcamefromtheoutsideofLeon’sdoor.Adirtydogwaswaitingtobeinvitedinside.ThatgaveLeonanidea.1．InParagraph2,Leon_______thatnight.A．madepostalbackpacksB．putupasignoneachcatC．haddinnerwiththecatsD．collectedlettersinthevillage2．Whichofthefollowingisright?A．Leon’sjobwastoraisecatsanddogs.B．Leonaskedthecatstocollectthemailforhimeverymorning.C．Somecatsgottheletterswetandsomebitoffthecornersoftheletters.D．37catscamehomeandbroughthomemanyletterssuccessfully.3．Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecaninfer(推断)thatLeonwould_______.A．letthedogtakeashowerB．makethedogworkforhimC．invitethedogtodinnerD．walkthedogaroundthevillageF18、InEurope,smallcarshavealwaysbeenmorepopularthanlargecars.IntheUnitedStates,largecarsandmidsizecarsaremorepopularthansmallercars.Asaresult,EuropeanautomakersusedtomakedifferentkindsofsmallcarswhileAmericanautomakersusedtobuildbigger,heaviercars.However,thesedays,automakersinbothAmericaandEuropeproducecarsofdifferentsizes.Thisisbecausemostautomakersexporttheircarsallovertheworld.Thepriceofgasoline(汽油)isonereasonfordifferencesincarchoices.SincegasolineismoreexpensiveinEurope,manyEuropeanswantsmaller,lightercarsthatwilltravelalongwayonagallon（加仑）ofgasoline.Otherreasonsalsoenterintothebigorlittlecardecision.ManyEuropeancitieshavenarrow,winding（弯曲的）streets.Inthesecitiesasmallcariseasiertocontrolthanalargeone.Foralongtime,fewAmericansboughtsmallcars.Insteadtheychoselargecars,becausetheseroomycarsweremorecomfortableforlargefamiliesandlongtrips.Somepeoplealsolikedthepowerfulengines（发动机）thatlargecarshad.Sincegasolinewascheap,driversdidnotmindthatthelargecarsusedalotofgasoline.Butinthe1970s,thereweregasolineshortagesintheUnitedStates.Thepriceofgasolinewentup.Thoughlargecarswerestillmorepopularthansmallercars,salesofsmallcarsincreased.Somepeoplealsoboughtsmallcarsbecausethesecarscausedlessairpollutionthanlargercars.Today,Americans'carpreferencesarestillchanging.ThoughAmericansarestillbuyingmanysmallcars,thefastestgrowingsalesareforcertainkindsoflargecars.Thesetypesofcarsarecalledminivansandsportutilityvehicles(SUV).Theyareverypopulartoday.Butofcourse,thatcouldchangetomorrow.1．Inthe1970s,