2023学年天津市天津八中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．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。Ⅰ.单项选择1、Everyyear,morethan70millionsharks_____fortheirfins(鱼翅).A．werekilled B．havekilled C．arekilled D．willkill2、–TheplayersinSuperBraincanworkoutdifferentproblemsinaveryshorttime.–theyare!Theyhavesuperbrainsindeed.A．Howinteresting B．HowamazingC．Whatinteresting D．Whatamazing3、ItwasadifficulttimefortherelativesofMissingMH370Passengerswhentheyheardthebadnews,buttheydidn’t________hope.A．giveout B．giveoff C．givein D．giveup4、—Ihadaquarrelwithmyclassmatesthismorning.WhatshouldIdonow,Mum?—Youshouldthinkmoreofothersifyouwantto______________them.A．runoutB．showoffC．comeupwithD．getonwellwith5、—Doyouknowwhythemanwasinprison?—Yes.He________robbingthebank.A．wasaccusedof B．wasinterestedin C．wasgoodat6、—TheboysaretalkingaboutthematchesinthePyeongchangWinterOlympics________.—Yes.Theyhavesomanyfunthingstoshare.A．easily B．happily C．sadly7、—What’sthematterwithMike?Ihaven’tseenhimfortwodays.—Heisundertheweather.Let’sgotovisithiminthehospitalA．popular B．cold C．sick8、—Wouldyouliketotellme?—Sure.Practicemakesperfect.A．howcanIstudyEnglishwell. B．whydoIlearnEnglishwellC．howIcanstudyEnglishwell. D．whyIlearnEnglishwell9、-YesterdayIreceivedaletterfromJohn.-Youdid?IhearheisleavingforAmerica.A．twiceayear B．fortwoweeks C．nextyear D．lastmonth10、—Whatdoyouknowaboutbamboo?—Maybebamboohasmoreusesthan________intheworld.A．anyplant B．alltheplants C．anyotherplantⅡ.完形填空11、Longlongago,therewasaswan（天鹅）withgoldenfeathers（金羽毛）.Shelivedinalake.Awomanlivedinasmallhouse1thelakewithhertwodaughters.Theywereverypoor.Theyworkedhardallyearround,2still,theylivedahardlifeandsometimestheyevendidn'thaveenough3tobuyfood.Theswanwas4toseethat.Shesaidtoherself,"I'llgiveoneofmyfeatherstothemeachday,thentheycanliveahappylifewiththemoneysellingmyfeathers."Thatevening,she5tothepoorwoman'shouseandleftagoldenfeatheronthetablewithoutsaying6Fromthenon,theswamcameeverydayandgavethemafeather.Thewomanwasveryhappybecausetheirlifewasmuch7thanbefore.Butdayafterday,thewomanbecamegreedy（贪婪）.Shesaidtoher8.Theswanmayflyawayoneday.Ifso,wewillbepooragain.Weshouldtakeallherfeatherswhenshecomesnexttime.""Oh,no,Mom!"criedthedaughters,"Thiswill9theswan.Shehelpsusalot!"Butthemotherwouldn'tlisten.Whentheswancameasusual,themothercaughtherandtookallherfeathers.Butsuddenly,thegoldenfeatherschangedintochickenfeathers.Then,theGoldenSwansaid,"PoorMother,Icameto10you,butyouwantedtokillme.Now,Iamleavingandwillnevercomeback.Neverbegreedy!"Withthesewords,theswanflewaway.1．A．above B．over C．near2．A．and B．but C．so3．A．money B．time C．room4．A．happy B．sad C．surprised5．A．climbed B．ran C．flew6．A．something B．nothing C．anything7．A．better B．busier C．harder8．A．sons B．daughters C．sisters9．A．hurt B．save C．protect10．A．trouble B．help C．teachⅢ.语法填空12、用所给动词的正确形式填空HenryFordwasaboutsevenyearsoldwhenhisfatherdied.Hismotherfounditdifficult1．(support)thelargefamily.However,shetriedherbesttodoso.Also,she2．(send)Henry,theeldestson,toschool.Atonetime,Henryneededagrammarbookforhisstudy.Hisfamilywassopoorthathismothercouldnotaffordone.Onemorning,Henryfoundthatadeepsnowhadfallen,andthecoldwind3．(blow)."Ah,"hesaid,"it4．(be)anillwindthatblowsnobodygood."Withthesewords,herantothehouseofaneighbor,andofferedhisservicetomoveawaythesnowaroundit.Theoffer5．(accept).Whenhefinishedthework,hereceivedhispay.Thenhewenttoanotherplaceforthesamepurpose,andthentoanther,untilhe6．(earn)enoughtobuyagrammarbook.Fromthattime,Henrywasalwaysthefirstinallhisclasses.Heknewnosuchwordas"fail",andhesucceededinallhetriedtodo.Havingthewill,healwaysfoundtheway.Ⅳ.阅读理解A13、Oneoftheeasiestandcheapestwaystohelpyourhealthisjusttosleepeighthoursormoreeverynight,butmoreandmorepeopleintheworldarenotsleepingenough.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,overhalfthepeopleintheworldmaybesleep-deprived.Theresultofthisisnotjustalotoftiredpeople;intheUnitedStatesalone,sleepydriverscauseatleast100,000caraccidents,and1,500deathsayear.Problemswithsleepcanalsocausemental（心理的）problems,aswellasmedicalproblemssuchashighbloodpressureandheartproblems.Americanculturevaluesworkandoftendoesn’tvaluesleep.Infact,peoplewhosleepalotareoftencalled“lazy”.Manyfamousmensayproudly,“Ionlyhavetimetosleepfourorfivehoursanight.”Students,especiallycollegestudents,oftensleeponlyafewhoursanight.Theyoftensay,“I’musedtosleepingonlyalittle.”Butaccordingtoexperts,sleepislikemoney.Ifyousleeponlyfivehoursaday,youdon’t“getusedtoit”,butinstead,buildupa“sleepdeficit（亏损）”.“It’slikeacreditcard（acardusedtobuythingsorservices）,”saysDr.JamesMaas,“Youareonlyborrowingtime.Youalwayshavetopayitback.”Themorehoursyoudon’tsleep,themorehoursyoushouldsleepto“payback”thehoursonyour“sleepcreditcard”.Forexample,ifyousleepfourhoursonMondayandthensleepeighthoursonTuesday,onWednesdayyouwillstillhavea“sleepdeficit”offourhours.Thisdeficitcancontinueformonthsorevenyears.Peoplewitha“sleepdeficit”aresleep-deprived.Drivingandmakingdecisionscanbedangerousforthesepeople.Anotherresearchshowspeopleshouldsleepnineortenhourseverynight.Morethanhalfthepeopleintheworldmayberunninga“sleepdeficit”.Youdidn’tdoyourhomeworklastnight?Maybeyoucantellyourteacherthatyouwereworkinghardonyoursleepdeficit.“Don’tthinkyouwillbedoinglessworkbecauseyousleepduringtheday.That’safoolishideawhichisheldbypeoplewhohavenoimagination.Youwillbeabletodomore,”saidWinstonChurchill.1．Howmanyhoursdoweneedtosleepeverydayifwewanttokeephealthy?A．7.B．6.C．11.D．8.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sleep-deprived”mean?A．Easilysleepy.B．Havingdifficultiesfallingasleep.C．Shortofsleep.D．Afraidofsleeping.3．Fromthepassageweknowsleep-deprivedpeople________.A．areeasilytiredB．mostlikelycausetrafficaccidentsC．canhavebothmentalandmedicalproblemsD．havealltheaboveproblems4．WhatWinstonChurchillsaidmeans________.A．sleepmoreduringtheday,workmoreatnightB．sleepduringthedayinfluencesyourworkC．peoplewhosleepduringthedayhavenoimaginationD．sleepduringthedayishelpfultoyourwork5．Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?A．SleepandHealthB．TheLessSleep,theMoreDangerC．WorkLess,SleepMoreD．PayBackYourSleepHoursB14、Forsomestudents,gettingbettergradescanseemlikeanimpossibletasksometimes.Withthechallenges(挑战)ofschool,justpayingattentioninclassorstudyinghardisn’talwaysenough.Butwhatiftherewereotherwaysforstudentstoimprovetheirgrades?Forparentsandstudentswhohaveeverwonderedifthisispossible,nowyoucanresteasy.Researchsuggeststhatapersonwholikesdoingactivitiescanimprovetheirgrades.Scientiststhinkthatthosestudentswhoareactivearenotjustexercisingtheirbodies,butalsoexercisingtheirbrains(大脑).Inturn,theycanbeabletoimprovetheirgradesatschool.Inthemostrecentstudy,researchersfoundthatwhenchildrenplayedforhalfanhoureachday,theywerebetteratorganizing(组织)theirschoolworkaswellasdoingprojectworkandlearningtraditionally“difficult”subjects,suchasmaths.Whatdoesthismeanforchildrenwhoaren’tactive?Researchersthinkthatifkidsdon’tgetenoughactivities,theyaregoingtobeatadisadvantagewhenitcomestoschoolperformance.Intheresearchexperiment,agroupofchildrenskippedwithropes(跳绳),playedbasketballanddidanumberofothergamesorexercises.Anothergroupofchildrendidn’tdoanyactivities.Theytookpartintestingbothbeforeexperimentandaftertheexperiment.Testingwasmainlyformathsandreadingskills.Resultsshowedthatthechildrenintheactivitygroupdidbetterontheteststhanthosewhohadnoactivity.AllworkandnoplaywillnotonlymakeJackadull(迟钝的)boy,butwillalsonegatively(消极地)affecthisgradesinschool,accordingtoanewstudypublishedintheJournalofPediatrics.Parentscomplain(抱怨)childrentodayareactuallylessactiveandtheyalwaysworryabouttheirgrades.Dr.Belton,anexpert,said,“Ifyou’dliketoseeyourkidsdobetterinschool,havethemclosetheirbooks,setdowntheirpencilsandgooutsidetoplay.”1．Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“resteasy”inParagraph1mean?A．Stopworrying.B．Keepworking.C．Continuelearning.D．Studyhard.2．Whatkindofchildrenisbetteratorganizingtheirschoolworkinthemostrecentstudy?A．Theystudyallthetime.B．Theyplayforhalfanhoureveryday.C．Theyfinishtheirhomeworkontime.D．Theydosomereadingafterclasseveryday.3．InParagraph5,whatdoestheresearchexperimentwanttoshowus?A．Doingactivitiesisbadforthestudents.B．Doingmorehomeworkcangetbettermarks.C．Thechildrenintheactivitygroupdidbetteronthetests.D．Childrenwhodidn’tdoanyactivitiesdidbetteronthetests.4．Tohelpchildrengetbettergrades,parentsshould_____.A．asktheresearchersforhelpB．helpthemtoorganizetheirschoolworkC．encouragethemtodomoreactivitiesD．letthemsolveproblemsbythemselves5．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Studyinghard.B．Takingpartintesting.C．Doingactivitiesisinteresting.D．Beingactiveishelpfulforbettergrades.C15、Itisreportedthatsomedevelopedcountrieshaveshipped(运往)brokenpartsofcomputerstoChina.LastmonthHongKongofficersfound131,000kilogramsofbrokencomputers,TVsandphonessentfromJapan.Thingslikethesearecalledelectronicwaste,ore-waste.Dealingwiththemisnotaneasyjob.Everytimeanoldcomputerbreaksdown,itneedstobedealtwithsafely.Whatisworse,atpresent,brokencomputerpartsareusuallyburied.Itmaybehundredsofyearsbeforetheyarereallygoneintheearth.ManyplacesinChinaarepollutedbye-waste.GuiyuinGuangdongProvinceisoneofthem.Thistownisnamedas“thee-wastecapitaloftheworld”.Ithastodealwith1.5millionkilogramsofe-wasteeachyear,fromwhichitmakes75millionyuan.Butitcomesatacost.Manyofthepoisonsine-wastefindtheirwayintotheenvironment.Anenvironmentalgrouphasfoundtheair,theearthandtheriversinGuiyubadlypolluted.Luckily,theChinesegovernmentwantstochangethesituation(情况).Thisyear,Chinapassedanewenvironmentalprotectionlaw.ComputercompanieslikeLenovoandDellwillbeaskedtotakebacktheiroldcomputers.Hopefully,theproblemwithe-wastewillbesolvedinthenearfuture.1．Thee-wastefoundinHongKonglastmonthwasfrom_____.A．FranceB．JapanC．GermanyD．Australia2．Theunderlinedword“buried”probablymeans____inthepassage.A．焚烧B．降解C．回收D．掩埋3．ThetownofGuiyuinGuangdongProvince_____.A．isthee-capitaloftheworldB．hasseriouse-wastepollutionC．dealswiththee-wastesafelyD．spendsmuchmoneyone-waste4．Thisyear,theChinesegovernment_____.A．closedsomecomputercompaniesB．askedpeopletohandinoldcomputersC．madeanewenvironmentalprotectionlawD．triedtochangepeople’slife5．Thepassageismainlyabout_____.A．thee-wasteprobleminChinaB．thecostofburninge-wasteC．thewaystodealwithe-wasteD．theneedtopassalawagainste-wasteD16、Michelle,afamouslady,hasfoundthatmorethan25%studentsaretoofatinhercountry.Itisaveryseriousproblem.Soshestartsahealthprogramtodealwithit.Thehealthprogramistoreduce(减少)thenumberoffatstudentstodayandinthefuture.Theprogramwillgetfamilies,schools,newspapers,magazinesandTVstojointogetheranddealwiththestudents’obesitysothatstudentswillbeatahealthierweight.Theprogramincludes:Foodstoresshouldsellhealthierfoods;schoolsshouldservehealthiermealswithlessfatandshouldalsooffergymclasses.TheLadyistryingtofightthestudents’obesityalloverthecountrybecauseitcancauseillnessesandhigherhealthcost.Shewantsthestudentstoeatright,exercisemoreandcontroltheirweight.Shealsowantsthestudentstounderstanditisimportanttohavelesssweetfood,anddrinkwater,milkandfreshjuice,butnottochoosecokes.Atthesametimeshehasalsosetagoodexamplebyplantingavegetablegarden.Shehopesthatthegardenwillencouragemorepeopletoplantonetoo.Thehealthprogramisreallyhelpfultothestudentstodayandinthefuture.Asshesays,wecannotalwaysbuildthefutureforouryouth,butwecanbuildouryouthforthefuture.1．InMichelle’scountryover____________ofthestudentsaretoofat.A．75% B．aquarter C．ahalf D．15%2．Theword"obesity"inthesecondparagraphmeans"___________inChinese.A．厌食症 B．抑郁定 C．肥胖 D．强迫症3．Whatdoestheladywanttheshopstodo?A．Tooffergymclasses. B．Toplantavegetablegarden.C．Toservemealswithlessfat. D．Tosellhealthierfoods.4．What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Theladyintroduceshealthydrinks. B．Theladycaresaboutfoodcost.C．Theladyfightsobesityinstudents. D．TheladyfeelsworriedabouttheheightE17、Fortoomanypeople,theharmbeginsearlyinlife.FouroutoftenbabiesbornintheUnitedStatesdonotformastrongrelationshipwitheitherparent,andtheywillpayforthatintherestoftheirlives.NewresearchfromPrincetonUniversityconfirmswhatotherresearchershavealreadyfound:thenumberofbabieswhoarelackofthecloserelationshipisratherbig,whichpreventsthemhavingafairchanceofhavingasuccessfullife.Thatfindingissupportedbymanyotherresearchprojects,includingastudyfromtheUniversityofRochestershowingthatnearlyonethirdofUSparentsdon’tknowwhattoexpectfromtheirnewborns,orhowtohelpthemgrowandlearnandgetalongwithothers.Babies,asothershavepointedout,don’tcomewithanowner’sguidebook.Thebasicproblem,accordingtothePrinceton’sstudy,isthat40percentofbabiesintheUSliveinfearordistrustoftheirparents,andthatwillturnintoaggressiveness(侵犯),defiance(违抗)andhyperactivity(多动)astheygrowintoadults.Ofthatnumber,25percentdon’thaveacloserelationshipwiththeirparentsbecausetheparentsdon’tsatisfytheirneeds.And15percentfindtheirparentsaresotroublingthattheywillavoidthemwheneverpossible.Thatwillnotnecessarilyresultinalifetimeofviolence,butitwillmakelivingasuccessfullifemuchmoredifficult.“Theycanovercome(克服)it,”sociologistSophieMoullinofPrinceton,theleaderofthatstudy,saidinatelephoneinterview.“It’snotamake-or-breaksituation,buttheymightfindithardertocontroltheirbehaviour.”Moullin,along

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histeammatesfromColumbiaUniversityandtheUniversityofBristolinEngland,studiedmorethan100researchprojects,toreachtheirconclusions.Manyreasonsleadtotheproblem,includingpoverty(贫穷),ignorance(无知),andstressamongparentswhoaresobusywiththeirownproblemsthatanewchildissometimesmorethantheycandealwith.Yetstrongrelationships,theresearcherssay,areamazinglysimpletoachieve.1．Accordingtothewritingstyleofthepassage,itmaybea___________.A．newsreport B．bookreport C．novel D．review2．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．About40%ofthenewbornsdonotformastrongrelationshipwitheitherparent.B．Someparentsaretoobusywiththeirownproblemstodealwithanewchild.C．Parents’failingtosatisfytheirbabies’needsmaycausefutureproblems.D．Babieswhofailtohavecloserelationshipswiththeirparentsaresuretohaveanunsuccessfullife.3．Whatmaybediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?A．Findingsofotherprojectssimilartothistopic.B．Examplesoftheresultsoflackingstrongrelationships.C．Simplewaysofachievingstrongrelationshipswithababy.D．Reasonsforfailinginbuildingupstrongrelationshipswithababy.4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．It’shardertocontrolchildren’sbehaviourB．WhatalittlelovemeanstoalittleoneC．TheproblemsoftheparentsintheUnitedStatesD．TheproblemsofthebabiesintheUnitedStatesF18、Onceuponatimetherewasababyeagle（鹰）livinginanestonacliff（悬崖）.Thebabyeaglelikedthenest.Itwastheonlyworldhehadeverknown.Itwaswarmandcomfortable.Manytimeseachdaythemotherwouldswoopdownfromtheskyandlandinthenestandfeedthebabyeagledeliciousfood.Shewaslikeagodtohimhehadnoideawhereshecamefromorhowsheworkedhermagic.Thebabyeaglewashungryallthetime,butthemothereaglewouldalwayscomejustintimewiththefood.Thebabyeaglegrewstrong.Themotherwantedhimtotryflyingandgettingthefoodoutofthenest.Butthebabyeaglewasafraidtodoit.Themothereagleflewawayandstoppedcomingtothenest.Thebabyeaglecriedandcried.Buttherewasnoonetheretohearhim.Twodayslater,themothereagleappearedatthetopofthemountaincliffwithabigbowlofdeliciousfoodandshelookeddownatherbaby.Themothersaid,“Hereissomeverydeliciousfood,allyouhavetodoiscometogetit.”“Cometogetit!”saidthebaby,withmuchanger.“How?”Themotherpushedhimoutofthenest.Thegroundrushedcloser,fasterandfaster.Somethingstrangehappens.Helookeddownandsawthesky.Hewasn’tmovingtowardsthegroundanymore,hiseyeswerepointedupatthesun.“Hug?”hesaid.“What’sgoingonhere!”“You’reflying,”hismothersaid.“Thisisfun!”laughedthebabyeagle.1．Whatdoestheunderlineword“swoop”mean?A．俯冲B．攫取C．抓起D．飞标2．Everydaythemothereagle____________whenthebabyisyoung.A．flewawayB．askedhimtoflyC．workedhermagicD．tookfoodtothenest3．Themothereaglestoppedcomingtothenestbecause_____A．shewastoooldtodothingsforherbaby.B．shedidn’tloveherbabyanymore.C．shehadalongwaytofindsomefoodforherbaby.D．shewantsherbabytogetthefoodbyitself.4．Themothereagletaughtherbabytoflyby______________.A．tellinghimhowtodoB．pushinghimoutofthenestC．flyingaroundhimD．askinghisfathertoteachhim5．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A．Thebabyeaglecannotlivewithoutfood.B．Thebabyeaglecannotfly