2023学年江苏省淮安市八校联考中考英语模拟试题（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、––TheLegoBatmanMovieissopopularthesedays.Doyouknow______?––Oh,it’sabout105minutes.A．whatkindofmovieitis B．whereisitproduced C．howlongitlasts2、––Where’smypen?Ican’tfindit.MayIuse_________?––Sure,hereyouare.A．youB．yoursC．your3、－Iusedtospendlotsoftimeplayingcomputergames.Ifellbehindmyclassmates.－Yousurechange.Timeshouldbemadegooduseofyourlessonswell.A．learningB．learnedC．tolearnD．learns4、---OMG!Howcouldthishappen?---What?---Thestrawberries________foratleastaweek.Theystilllooksofresh!A．havebought B．havebeenbought C．havekept D．havebeenkept5、Thisisthemostbeautifulpicture__________Ihaveeverseen.A．that B．which C．what D．who6、AuntJudy________eatsoutwithherfriends,aboutonceortwiceaweek.A．alwaysB．sometimesC．hardlyeverD．never7、—Excuseme!Doyouknow?—It’stwokilometersawayfromhere.A．whereisthesupermarket B．whendoesthesupermarketopenC．wherethesupermarketis D．whenthesupermarketopens8、Foreveryone’ssafety，we_______alwaysrememberthelawagainstdrivingafterdrinking.A．could B．should C．might D．would9、Teenagerswouldrather______phonecallswhilebusinessmenprefer_____e-mailstocommunicatewitheachother.A．make;towrite B．making;writing C．tomake;towrite D．make;writing10、IthinkJourneytotheWestis______ofalltheChinesenovels.A．interestingB．moreinterestingC．mostinterestingD．themostinterestingⅡ.完形填空11、LittleSpiderEncouragesKingMorethan700yearsago,ScotlandwasfightingwithEngland.ThekingofEnglandwantedto1Scotland.Hehadastrongarmysoitwas2forScotlandarmytofight.Scotland3manytimes.LaterKingRobertofScotlandwascaughtbutluckilyheranawayfromtheEnglish4.Onerainyday,KingRoberthidinacave(洞穴).Hethoughtthathewasnotgoodenoughtobetheking.Hewasso5thathedidn'tevenseeaspidernearhim.Helookedupwhenhesawthespider6;itwastryingtoclimbuptoitsweb(网)atthetopofthecave7itfelldown.”How8!”thoughtKingRobert,"Thespideris9me.It'snotstrongenough.’’Hewatchedwhilethespidertriedagain.Itfelldowna10time.”Becareful,littlespider,"hesaid.”Lifeissohard.You'llnevergetbacktoyour11.’’Butthespidertriedagainandagain.KingRobertwatchedwhile12slowlyclimbedbacktoitsweb.Afteranhour,thespiderreachedtheweb.”Youarereallygreat,"thekingsaid.¨Ifyoucankeeptrying,Icantoo.I13carryonfighting.¨Thentheking'sarmygrewstrongerand14stoppedtheEnglisharmy.Nobodyknows15thisisatruestory.Manyparentstellittotheirchildrenbecausetheywanttheirchildrentolearnalesson.1．A．helpB．controlC．promiseD．refuse2．A．easyB．safeC．difficultD．popular3．A．lostB．wonC．cheatedD．explained4．A．armyB．kingC．peopleD．spiders5．A．happyB．wonderfulC．excitedD．worried6．A．runningB．jumpingC．climbingD．walking7．A．andB．butC．soD．or8．A．greatB．niceC．sadD．proud9．A．withB．asC．forD．like10．A．firstB．secondC．thirdD．fourth11．A．webB．countryC．caveD．stone12．A．thisB．thatC．oneD．it13．A．mustB．mayC．dareD．can14．A．carefullyB．finallyC．slowlyD．seriously15．A．whatB．thatC．ifD．whichⅢ.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、Asmall,whiteenvelopestuckamongthebranchesofourChristmastreeandithasbeenthereforthepasttenyearsorso.ItallbeganbecausemyhusbandJustinhatedChristmas—oh,notthetruemeaningofChristmas.Overspendingwasonething,butcomparedtothedifficultexperienceofchoosinggifts—runningaroundatthelastminutetogetatieforUncleHarryandapairofglovesforGrandma…,spendingmoneyisnothing.Ifelttootiredtothinkofanyspecialgifts.KnowingJustinfeltthesameway,Idecidedoneyearnottobuytheusualshirts,sweaters,tiesandsoon.IreachedforsomethingspecialjustforJustin.Theinspirationcameinanunusualway.OursonKevin,whowas12thatyear,waswrestling（摔跤）atthejuniorlevelattheschoolheattended;andshortlybeforeChristmas,therewasamatchagainstateamsponsored(赞助)byaninner-citychurch.Theseyoungsters,dressedinsuchworn-outshoesthatshoestringsseemedtobetheonlythingholdingthemtogether,whileourboyswereintheirblueandgolduniformsandnewwrestlingshoes.Asthematchbegan,Iwasshockedtoseethattheotherteamwerewrestlingwithoutwearinghelmets(头盔)toprotecttheirears.Well,ourboysendedupdefeatingthem.Wetookeveryweightclass.Justin,seatedbesideme,shookhisheadsadly,“Iwishjustoneofthemcouldhavewon,”hesaid.“Theyhavealotpotential(潜力),butlosinglikethiscouldtaketheheartoutofthem.”Justinlovedkids—allkids,andheknewthem,havingcoachedlittleleaguefootballandbaseball.That’swhentheideaforhispresentcame.Thatafternoon,Iwenttoalocalsportinggoodsstoreandboughtdifferentkindsofwrestlinghelmetsandshoes.Isentthemtoinner-citychurchwithoutleavingmyname.OnChristmasEve,Iplacedtheenvelopeonthetree,thenoteinsidetellingJustinwhatIhaddoneandthatwashisgiftfromme.HissmilewasthebrightestthingaboutChristmasthatyearandsincethentheenvelopehasbecomethehighlightofourChristmas.1．JustinhatedChristmasbecause_____.A．hedidn’tenjoyreceivinggiftsB．hehadahardtimechoosinggiftsC．hespenttoomuchmoneybuyinggiftsD．hedislikedputtinggiftsundertheChristmastree2．Weknowfromthepassagethattheteamsponsoredbyinner-citychurch_____.A．werewelldressedB．paidnoattentiontosafetyC．fearedKevin’steamD．couldn’taffordahelmet3．HowdidJustinfeelabouttheteam’sfailure?A．UpsetB．AngryC．HopelessD．Shameful4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．TheChurchGiftB．ASpecialNoteC．TheWhiteEnvelopeD．AChristmasCardB14、My10-year-oldDonnasaid,"Mom,Imadeanewfriendatschooltoday.Canshecomeovertomorrow?"DonnawasashygirlandIwantedhertomakesomefriends_______________"Sure,honey,thatsoundsgreat."Isaid,thinkingbacktomyownbestfriend,Lillian.WelivedacrossthestreetfromeachotherinWashingtonHeights,NewYork.Wemetattheageof10,too.Likemydaughter,Iwasshy,butLilliandrewmeout.Shewasoneofthefriendliestpeopleinschool,withshinyblackhairandamile-widesmile.Inseniorhighschool,LillianwentonatriptoFlorida.Thiswasthefirsttimewehadtobeawayfromeachotherforafewdays."I'llbebacksoon."shetoldme.Butthreedayslater,Lillian'ssistertoldmethatshehadfallenintoariverandhadn'tcomeoutanymore.Soon,myfamilymovedtoNewJersey.WheneverIthoughtofher,tearscameintomyeyes.ThenextdayDonnabroughthernewfriendhome."Hi,Mrs.Loggia."thelittlegirlsaid.Herhairwassoshinyandblackandsheshotmeabigsmile."MynameisLaura."Mydaughter'snewfriendwassomuchlikeLillian.Iwasstillpuzzled(迷惑)whenLaura'smomcametopickheruplaterthatafternoon.Iopenedthedoortoletherin."Judy!"shecried."It'sme,Lillian'ssister,fromWashingtonHeights."Yes,mydaughter'sfriendlookedfamiliar.ShewasLillian'sniece(侄女).1．Theunderlinedwordsinthefirstparagraph"tobringheroutofhershell"mean______.A．tohelpherbecomelessshyB．tohelpherbecomesmartC．tohelpherlivehappilyD．tohelpherwalkoutofherhouse2．Lauralookedfamiliartothewriterbecauseshe________.A．wasLillian'snieceB．wasasoldasherdaughterC．wasfromWashingtonHeightsD．hadshinyblackhairandabigsmile,too3．Whydidthewriterloseherbestfriend?Because________.A．shemovedtoNewJerseyB．theyweredifferentfromeachotherC．herbestfriendtravelledtoFloridaD．herbestfriendlostherlifeonatrip4．"Iknewwewouldbebestfriendsforever."isasentencefromthepassageandshouldbeputattheendof_______.A．Paragraph2B．Paragraph3C．Paragraph4D．Paragraph55．Wecaninfer(推断)fromthepassagethat________.A．LauraisoutgoingB．LaurahelpsDonnaalotC．LauraandDonnaareofthesameageD．JudymovedtoNewJerseybecauseofLillian'sdeathC15、Choosethebestanswer

Monday

8—10a.m

TECHNOLOGYInformationTechnology(IT)—UsingtheInternet

Inthislesson,studentslearnhowtosurftheinternetsafelyandeffectively.Therewillalsobeinformationaboutusingdifferentsearchengines.Finally,thislessonteachesstudentsaboutthebestwebsitestousetocontinuetheireducationonline.

10—12a.m

ARTS

10：00a.m

DRAMA

Studentslearntheplaythattheteachergavebeforeclass.Duringthislesson,studentswillhavethechancetoactoutroleswithotherstudents.

11：00a.m

PAINTINGWITHWATERCOLOURS

Formostofthisterm,studentslearnhowtousewatercoloursproperlytomakepictures.Iftheweatherisgood,thelessonmaytakeplaceoutdoors.

LUNCH

1—2p.m

SCIENCESBiology/Chemistry

Studentscanchoosewhichclasstoattend

Inbiologythisweek,thetopicisHumanBody.Studentswilllearnabouthowitworks.

Alternatively,studentscanstudychemistry.Thisclasstakesplaceinthesciencelab,andthisweekstudentslearnaboutH2andO2

2—4p.m

SPORTS

2：00p.m

SKILLS

Studentslearnabouttheskillsinacertainsport.Weusevideotoseerealactionfrompastgames.

3：00p.m

PRACTICE

Afterwehavepickedteams,studentswillplayashortmatchlasting45minutes.Thisweek,thesportsarefootball(forboys)andtennis(forgirls)

HOMEWORK

IT—theteacherwillgivestudentswebsitestolookupathome(about30minutes)

Drama–studentshavetolearnapartforthenextlesson(about40minutes)

Biology/Chemistry—studentshavetowriteashortreportofthelesson(about20minutes)

1．At______,studentsarehavingapaintinglesson.A．9：30a.m B．11：35a.m C．1：30p.m D．2：15p.m2．Theunderlinedword“Alternatively”inclosestinmeaningto“______”.A．Asanotherchoice B．Forthisreason C．Atthesametime D．Inotherwords3．Studentsshouldprepareanewpartof_____aheadoftimeastheirhomework.A．Technology B．Drama C．Biology D．Chemistry4．Studentscanlearnhowto______accordingtotheinformationinthetable.A．makeavideo B．writeareportonDramaC．playbasketball D．surftheinternetsafely5．Anaveragestudentneedabout______minutestofinishhishomework.A．30 B．40 C．90 D．110D16、Scene1Onawildmountain,twogoatsmetonarockjustoverahighcliff(峭壁).Therockwassonarrowthattherewasneitherroomforthemtopasseachothernortoturnroundandgoback.Oneofthemwithgreatcarelaidhimselfdownonthenarrowrock,pressingasclosetotherockashecould.Thentheothergoatgentlyandsoftlysteppedoverhisfriend,till,safelypasthim,hecouldlightlygetaway.Thegoatthathadlaindownthendrewhimselfup,safeandfreetoleapagainfromrocktorock,andeatthesweetgrassonthehills.Scene2Twoothergoatsmetonthebanksofawild,rushingstream.Theyfoundtherewasatreeacrossthestream.Itformedabridgefromonesidetotheother.Theystoodforamomentwithonefootonthetree,eachthinkingthattheotherwoulddrawback.Butneitherofthemwouldgiveaway,andtheymetatlastonthemiddleofthenarrowbridge!Theythenbegantopushandfightwiththeirhorns(犄角),tillatlasttheirfeetslipped,andboththegoatsfellintothestream,andwerelostinthewaters!Bothmighthavebeensavedifeitherofthemhadknownhowtogivewaytoanotherattherighttime.1．（小题1）HowdidthetwogoatsinScene1managetogetawayfromtherock?A．Onegoatturnedaroundandwentback.B．Onegoatjumpedovertheotherandwalkedaway.C．Theystoodthereandpassedtherockcarefullytogether.D．Onegoatlaydownontherocksothattheothercouldfirstleave.2．（小题2）WhichofthefollowingshowstherightorderinScene2?a.Theirfeetslippedandfellintothestream.b.Theymetonthebankofarushingstream.c.Atreefellacrossastreamandformedabridge.d.Theypushedandfoughtwiththeirhorns.e.Theymetonthemiddleofthenarrowbridge.A．b-c-e-a-dB．b-c-e-d-aC．c-b-e-d-aD．c-e-b-d-a3．（小题3）Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Manyhandsmakelightwork.B．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C．Don’tputallyoureggsinonebasket.D．Beingkindtosomeoneisneverawaste.E17、HaveyoueverheardofStonehenge(巨石阵)?TheseancienthugestoneshavebeenstandingontheSalisburyPlains(索尔兹伯平原)inEnglandforthousandsofyears.WhobuildStonehenge?SomepeoplesaidthattheancientGreeksbuiltit.SomepeoplesaidthatitwasasitewhereUFOlanded.It’sstillamystery.However,itisclearthatthefirststonesarrivedatStonehengearoundthesametimeastheancientEgyptianswerebuildingthepyramids.ThesestonescanonlybefoundinSouthWales,nearly150milesaway.ItwasahugejobtomovethesestonesfarfromWalesbecauseoriginallytherewereabout80ofthemhereatStonehenge.Andeachofthestoneweighsaboutfortytons.Tomoveoneoftheseforty-tonstones,weneedatleast150people.However,buildingStonehengewasmuchmoredifficult.Itisnotjustsimplyonestonepiledontotopofanother,they’rejoinedtogether.Thoughmanyofthestoneshavefallen,Stonehengestillattractsnearlyfivethousandtouristseveryday.Andafternearly5000yearsStonehengeisstillstanding.ItissurethatStonehengehassomethingtodowiththesummerandwintersolstices(夏至日/冬至日).Naturemaywellknowalltheanswers,butsciencehasyettoproveitstheories.ItseemsStonehengeisn’treadytotellallitssecretsyet.1．Howdidancientpeoplemovethesehugestonestotheplain?A．Byair.B．Byship.C．BylaborD．Unknown2．Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．ThescientistshavealreadysolvedalltheproblemsaboutStonehenge.B．ItiseasiertobuildStonehengethantotransporttherehugestones.C．SomealiensbuildStonehengeasasitetolandtheirUFO.D．Stonehengeshowedthesummerandwintersolsticestoancientpeople.3．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AnEgyptianMystery.B．TheBuildingofStonehenge.C．AnswerofNature.D．Stonehenge—AnAncientSecret.F18、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）Notlongago,Iaskedlargemid-agedpersonsaquestion.Iasked,“Howmanyofyouhadahobbywhenyouwerechildren?”Nearlyeveryoneraisedahand.Ithenaskedthemtokeeptheirhandsintheairiftheyknewatleastoneoftheirchildrenhadahobby.Mostofthehandswentdown.Ifeltsad.It’sterribleifthechildrendon’thaveahobby.HowIwishalltheparentscancaretheirchildren’shobbies!Thirtyyearsago,almosteverychildinmyneighborhoodhadsomekindsofhobbies.Collectingandtradingbaseballcardswasapopularhobby.Others,likecoincollectingandstampcollecting,arealsopopular.Oneofmyfriendswascollectingphotos,anotherwascollectingradios.Infact,hobbiescanbenefitchildreninseveralways.Theyareexpressionsofpersonalsuccessandself-discovery(自我发现).Hobbiesalsohelpbuildself-respect(自尊).Hobbiesareeducationaltools,aswell.Forexample,achildwhobecomesinterestedinrocketry(火箭技术)—oneofthemostpopularhobbies,canexplorethoseskillsinmanyways.Byworkingonhobbies,childrenlearntosetgoals,makedecisions,andsolveallsortsofproblems.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。1．What’stheagethepersonsIquestioned?A．3—10.B．15—25.C．30—40.D．50—60.2．Whydidthewriterfeelsad?A．Becausetheperson’schildrendidn’thaveanyhobbies.B．Becausemostpersonsdidn’thavechildren.C．Becausethechildrenweren’tinterestedinhobbies.D．Becausetheparentsdidn’tpayenoughcarefortheirchildren’shobbies.3．Which