江苏省扬州市2023届九年级中考第一次模拟考试英语试卷

第第页江苏省扬州市2023届九年级中考第一次模拟考试英语试卷Hehas_____i-phoneandnowheisreading_____usefule-bookonit.

A.a；aB.the；aC.an；aD.an；the

Hegivesmetwopiecesofadvice,but________ofthemisvaluabletome.

A.bothB.neitherC.noneD.all

TheIndiangirlMalalahasshownbyexamplethatchildrenandyoungpeople,too,canmake____toimprovingtheirownsituations.

A.decisionsB.contributionsC.agreementsD.conclusions

Sheboughtadigitalcameraonline________shecouldsavealotoftime.

A.sothatB.inordertoC.becauseofD.assoonas

Toathletes,themostimportantthingisnottowinagoldorsilver,butto_______.

A.takenoticeB.takeplace

C.takecareD.takepart

—Tom,________youplayfootballwithmethisweekend

—Sure,butI________finishmyhomeworkfirst．

A.can,mustn’tB.may,can’tC.may,couldD.can,haveto

Notonlyhisunclebutalsohiscousin________France,andtheyknowthecountryverywell.

A.havegonetoB.hasbeeninC.havecometoD.hasbeento

—WhendidthesnowstormhitBeijing

—LastFriday,whilewe________aGeographylesson.

A.havehadB.arehavingC.werehavingD.willhave

—Ihearthemurdererwasarrestedlastweek.

—Anyone________thelawshouldbepunished.

A.againstB.overC.forD.above

Mr.Black’smemoryisgetting.Asaresult,heoftenleaveshiskeysathome.

A.olderB.poorerC.greaterD.better

—Couldyoupleasetellme________thisyear

—Letmecheckitforyou.Oh,it’sonJune7th.

A.whentheDragonBoatFestivalisB.howtheDragonBoatFestivalis

C.whenwastheDragonBoatFestivalD.howistheDragonBoatFestival

—Whydidn’tyoucometoJenny’sbirthdaypartyyesterday

—BecauseI________.

A.didn’tinviteB.wasn’tinvitedC.isn’tinvitedD.haven’tinvited

—Whoistheman________isinterestedinreadingBeautifulYangzhou

—It’sMr.Baker,ourEnglishteacher.

A.thatB./C.whomD.which

—IlovetheInternet.I’vecometoknowlotsoffriendsonline.

—________.Fewofthemwouldbecomeyourrealfriends.

A.That’sforsure.B.Icouldn’tagreemore.

C.That’snotthecase.D.I’mpleasedtoknowthat.

________HereweareinIndia.SowhynottryontheSaris,dear

A.Manyhandsmakelightwork.B.Onetreecan’tmakeaforest.

C.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.D.Betterlatethannever.

二、完型填空

Webeganourhuntforthetreasure.Atthetopofthehill,wesatdowntorest.Suddenly,a_______fromtreesstartedsinging:“Fifteenmenonthedeadman’schest—Yo-ho-ho,andabottleofrum!”

Thepirateswere_______.Theirfacesturnedwhite,andsomeofthemjumpedup.

“It’sFlint!”criedone.

“Someoneisplayingthe_______onus,”saidSilver.

Themenstartedtofeelbetteratthesewords._______thevoicecalledoutagain.

“DarbyMcGraw,”itcalledoutseveraltimes.“Fetchtherum,Darby!”

Thepirates_______wheretheywere,lookingaroundinfear.

“ThosewereFlint’slastwordsbeforehedied,”whisperedone.

“_______hereexceptusknowsaboutDarby,”saidSilver.“I’mheretogetthetreasure.IwasneverafraidofFlintwhenhewas_______,andI’mnotafraidofhimnow.There’s700,000poundsaquarterofamilefromhere.I’mnotgoingto_______.”

“You’reright,John,”saidoneofthepirates.“Andthatvoice_______likeFlint’svoice.Itwasmorelike…”

“BenGunn!!”shoutedSilver.

“Yes!”criedanother________.“ItwasBenGunn!AndnobodyisafraidofBenGunn,deadoralive.”

Withthis,themen’sspiritreturned.Theypickeduptheirthingsandwecarried________walking.

Wewerenowclosetothetalltrees.IwasworriedaboutSilver.Iwassurehecouldeasilykilleveryonetokeepthetreasurefor________.

“Hooray!”shoutedoneofthepiratesandtheyallstartedrunning.Suddenlytheystopped.WhenSilverandIreachedthemwesaw________.

Infrontofustherewasaverybighole.Atthe________oftheholetherewasabrokenwoodenbox.OnoneofthesidesIsawthewordWalrus—the________ofFlint’sship.

Itwasclearthatthetreasurewasnotthere.

1.A.womanB.voiceC.birdD.child

2.A.angryB.frightenedC.happyD.excited

3.A.jokeB.musicC.pianoD.toy

4.A.IfB.OrC.AndD.But

5.A.remainedB.receivedC.restedD.relaxed

6.A.NobodyB.SomebodyC.AnybodyD.Everybody

7.A.deadB.youngC.aliveD.live

8.A.pickitupB.giveitupC.putitupD.openitup

9.A.wasB.soundedC.wasn’tD.didn’t

10.A.softlyB.sadlyC.quietlyD.loudly

11.A.outB.withC.onD.to

12.A.himselfB.myselfC.themselvesD.ourselves

13.A.whatB.whyC.whereD.which

14.A.endB.frontC.topD.bottom

15.A.weightB.colourC.nameD.size

三、阅读单项选择

Hasanyonetoldyouthatit’sfuntoplaywithEnglishwordsForalongtimethese“wordswithinwords”inEnglishhavebeenusedtosurpriseandeducateus…andtheyoftenmakeuslaughtoo.Nowwegotolearnaboutthem.

Riddles(谜语)

HowdidtheanimalsopenthezoodoorTheyusedamonkey!What’sthelongestwordinEnglishSmiles—there’sa“mile”betweenthefirstandlastletters!Thesejokes—aquestionfollowedbyasurprisinganswer—areknownas“riddles”.Buttheonesaboveareexamplesofaspecialkindofriddle,ariddlewhichisfunnybecauseawordishiddenwithinanotherword.ManyEnglishspeakersarecrazyaboutthiskindofwordswithdoublemeaning.AnditcanbefoundintextswritteninEnglishaverylongtimeago.Butriddlesarenottheonlyexampleof“wordswithinwords”.

Hiddenwords

DuringVictoriantimes(1837—1901),thegameofhidingwordswithinawholesentencebecamepopular.Lookcarefullyatthissentence—Thekingeatshislunchinafinepalace.Canyouseethatthecountries“China”and“Nepal”arehiddeninitTheVictoriansevenusedhiddenwordstoteachchildrenhistoryandgeographyatschool.Todaywestillseehiddenwordgamesinbooksandmagazines,butwealsousehiddenwordsinjokes.

Palindromes(回文词)

Palindromesarewordsandphraseswhichcanbereadthesameforwardsandbackwards.Thepopgroup“Abba”,forexample,isapalindrome.Thesentence“WasitacaroracatIsaw”isalsoapalindrome.Wefindtheminteresting,buttheycanalsobefunny:Ikeptreceivingemailsaboutreadingmapsbackwards,butthenIrealizeditwasjustspam(垃圾邮件)!

1.Whichofthefollowingisariddle

A.step—pets,part—trapB.hidingwordswithinawholesentence

C.silent—listen,theeyes—theyseeD.WhichletterisaquestionY(Why).

2.Byreadingthearticlewecanknow“___________”.

A.Riddlesaretheonlyexampleof“wordswithinwords”.

B.Victoriansevenusedriddlestoteachkidshistoryatschool.

C.“WasitacaroracatIsaw”isapalindromeaswell.

D.These“wordswithinwords”inEnglishoftenmakeuscry.

3.Thebesttitleofthepassageis________.

A.It’sfuntoplaywithwordsB.“Wordswithinwords”educateus

C.Riddles&HiddenwordsD.Thepopgroup“Abba”

Gettingahighgradeinanexamdependspartlyonhowmuchyoucanremember.So,improvingmemoryisimportanttosuccessinstudying.ButisthereanythingthatwecandoaboutitOnewaymightbewalkingbackwards.Accordingtoanewstudy,walkingbackwards,whetherdoingitreallyorjustimaginingit,canimprovethememoryintheshortterm.

Inthestudy,114volunteerswereaskedtowatchavideo.Inthevideoawomanhadherbagstolen.Thentheyanswered20questionsaboutthedetailsshowninthevideo.Tenminuteslater,thevolunteersweredividedintothreegroups.Thefirsttwogroupsweretoldtomoveforwardsorbackwards10meterswhilethethirdgroupwasaskedtostaystillonthesamepoint.Theresearchersfoundthatthebackwards-walkinggroupgottwomorecorrectanswersonaverage(平均)thantheothertwogroups.

Thissuggeststhatarelationshipbetweentimeandspaceisbasictothewayourmindsformmemories.Whenwewalkbackwards,everythingwelearnbecomesstrangetous.“Thisforcesthebraintothinkinadifferentway—thebrainneedstomatchallthethingsagainandchangesthefocus(关注点),”theresearcherChristineWebersaid.Italmostalwaysmeansthatourbrainneedstobemoreactiveintheshorttime.Naturally,ourshort-termmemorywillbeimproved.

Backwardwalkingalsoplaysanimportantroleinphysicalhealth,especiallyfitness.AstudypublishedinJournalofBiomechanicsin20xxfoundthatthereislesspainintheknees.

Moreover,backwardwalking,comparedtoforwardwalking,ismorechallenging.Itrequiresyoutousemuscles(肌肉)andmovementsthatyouprobablyseldomuse,makingitaperfectwaytochangeyourexercisehabitforgreaterfitnessgains.Atthesametime,bymakingpeopleputinextraeffort,itnaturallyburnsmorefatandcalories.

1.Backwardwalkingcan________accordingtothepassage.

A.improvethememoryinthelongtermB.improvethememoryintheshortterm

C.causemuchmorepaininourkneesD.forcethebraintothinkinthesameway

2.Whichoneisthecorrectorderofthefollowingaccordingtothepassage

①Thebackwards-walkinggroupgottwomorecorrectanswersonaverage.

②Thevolunteersanswered20questionsaboutthedetailsshowninthevideo.

③Thevolunteersweredividedinto3groupsand1groupmovedbackward10meters.

④Thevolunteerswatchedavideoinwhichawoman’sbagwasstolen.

A.④②③①B.④③①②C.④②①③D.③④②①

3.WhatdoestheunderlineswordItinParagraph5referto__________

A.Short-termmemoryB.Physicalhealth

C.ForwardwalkingD.Backwardwalking

4.Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanwereadthispassage

A.YouthVoiceB.StarStoriesC.OurWorldD.ScienceStudy

ChinaandWesterncountriesmayhavedifferentculturalbeliefsaboutcertainanimals,butwhenitcomestopigs,wehavesomehowreachedanagreement—thatpigsareugly,lazy,stupidandshameless.

Justlookattheidiomsandphrasesinourlanguages.InChinese,wehavethelikesof“Boilingadeadpig”and“Apiglookinginthemirrorisstillapig”.AndinEnglish,thereareexpressionssuchas“eatinglikeapig”and“sweatinglikeapig”.Noneofthemareexactlypraise.

Buttruthisthatpigsdohavesomefinequalities.Andmaybethere’snobettertimetocleartheirnamesthannow,withthearrivalofYearofthePigonChineseSpringFestival.

Forstarters,sciencehadprovedthatpigsaren’tstupidatall.AccordingtoapaperpublishedlastyearintheInternationalJournalofComparativePsychology,pigsare“mentallyandsociallysimilartodogsandchimpanzees(黑猩猩)”.Bytraining,pigscanlearnsomeskills,suchasdancingandswimming.Theyliketoplay.Theyhavegoodlong-termmemories.Andtheycantellbetweenwhotreatthemwellandthosewhodon’t.

Therearepopularpigcharactersincartoonstoo.IntheUKcartoonseriesPeppaPig,thefourmembersofthecartoon’spigfamilyteachchildrenfromallovertheworldaboutlove,friendship,andthevalueoffamily.AndinChina,theadventuresofMcDull,apigletwhoworkshardtowardhisdreamseventhoughhekeepsfailing,havebeenrecountedinfilmssince20xx.“Peoplecaretoomuchabouttheimmediateresults,butMcDullisslowandpatient,andnotafraidofrepeatingfailure,”saidMcDull’screatorBrainTse.“Hehasaheartofgold.”

PerhapsthesearethequalitiesofpigstokeepinheartwhenwecelebratetheNewYear—theirwisdom,cuteness,patienceandbravery.

1.ThewritermentionedsomeidiomsandphrasesinParagraph2mainlytoshow________.

A.alloftheidiomsandphrasesareexactlypraise

B.peopleallagreepigsareugly,lazy,stupidandshameless

C.thetruththatpigsdohavesomefinequalities

D.there’remanyidiomsandphrasesaboutpigsinourlanguages

2.Theunderlinedword“immediate”inParagraph5maymean“__________”.

A.马上的B.长远的C.缓慢的D.间接的

3.WhatdoParagraph4andParagraph5mainlytalkabout

A.Pigsaren’tstupidatall.B.Pigsareslowandpatient.

C.Pigshavesomegoodqualities.D.Wehavesomecutecartoonpigs.

4.Whatdoesthewriterwritethisarticlefor

A.Clearingthepigs’names.B.CelebratingtheNewYear.

C.Introducinglanguagesaboutpigs.D.Showingdifferentculturalbeliefs.

ThebookIwouldliketotalkaboutisTheMerchantofVenice.ThebookisadramaticworkbyShakespear,anEnglishfamouswriterinthe16thcentury.IttalksaboutsomethinghappeningbetweenmerchantsinVenice.ThemaincharactersareBassanio,Portia,ShylockandAntonio.

ThedramabeginswithAntonio,whohelpsBassanioborrowmoneyfromShylock,andthenbringsoutotherstories.Bassanioisapoormerchant.HeneedsmoneytofollowhisdreamtomarryPortia—averybeautifulandrichlady.HefirstwantstoborrowmoneyfromhisfriendAntonio,alsoamerchantinVenice.AntonioborrowsthemoneyfromaJewishrichmerchantShylock.AntoniodoesmuchharmtoShylockbeforebecauseAntonioreallyhatesJewish.Shylockisalittlemeanandlovesmoneyverymuch.Healwaysgetsinterestfromthepeoplewhoborrowmoneyfromhim.Antoniopromiseshewillpaythemoneybackinthreemonths,orShylockwillbeallowedtocutout1poundoffleshoutofAntonio’sbody.

BassaniosuccessfullywinstheloveofPortiabutsoonrealizeshisfriendcannotpaythemoneybacktoShylockontime.BassanioreturnstoVeniceasfastashecanandattendsatrial(审讯).ThereasonwhyAntonioisn’tabletopayisbecausehisshipsarecaughtinstorm.Portia,dressingupasayounglawyer,claims(声称)thatthewords“1poundofflesh”not“1poundoffleshandblood”.ShesaysthatShylockisonlyallowedtoremoveflesh,butnotanyblood,whichisimpossible.Thus,shehelpsmakeAntoniosafeandmakeShylockfail.Atthesametime,Shylocklosesmostofhismoney.Attheend,.

1.Thedramahas________maincharactersmentionedinthispassage.

A.twoB.threeC.fourD.five

2.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue

A.ThestoryhappensbetweenmerchantsinEnglandinthe17thcentury.

B.Antoniocan’treturnthemoneybecausehisshipsarecaughtinstorm.

C.ShylockisaJewishrichmerchantandheisgeneroustoeveryone.

D.PortiaisareallawyerandsheiscleverenoughtosaveAntonio’slife.

3.WhichonecanbeusedtodescribeBassanio

①Atruefriend②Aromanticlover③Apoormerchant④AmeanJewish

A.①②④B.②③④C.①③④D.①②③

4.Wecanput___________intheblank“”inParagraph3.

A.AntoniotakespityonShylock

B.BassanioandPortiahaveahappyending

C.everyoneincludingShylocklivesahappylife

D.everyoneincludingShylocklivesasadlife

四、填空

阅读以下短文，依据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。〔每空一词〕

Sometimes,itseemsthatwithallthehomeworkandstress,beingastudentcanbetheworstthing.Forpeoplewhoarebeingbullied(欺凌),however,havingtoomuchworktodoistheleastoftheirworries.

Bullyingcomesinmanydifferentforms.Itcouldbesomeonehittingyou,someonesendingyouterriblemessagesonsocialmedia,orsomeonesayingbadwordstoyou.Nomatterhowithappens,beingbulliedisneveraniceexperience.

Beingbulliedcandogreatharmtoachild’spersonaldevelopment.Itishardforbullyingvictimstotrustothers.Theyoftenfeelangry,novaluable,helplessandlost.Andthesefeelingswillfurtherundermine(破坏)theirabilitytocontroltheirownlife.

Soifyouorsomeoneyouknowisbeingbullied,howshouldyoudealwithit

Well,youneedtofindoutwhythebullyisactingthisway.Thereasonsbehindschoolbullyingarevarious.Childrenarenowmoreeasilyinfluencedbyviolenceinbothreallifeandonline.Theywanttogainpowerbybullyingotherstudents.Usually,theypickonthenicestormostwellbehavedperson.Becausethiskindofpersonsseldomfightback.Someleft-behindchildrenbecomebulliesbecausetheylack(缺失)familyeducation.

Whateverthereasonis,therearemanydifferentwaystodealwithabully.Theclearestwayistoshareyourproblemwithsomeoneelse.Allbullyingiswrong.Itisimportantthatyoutalkabouttheproblemwithsomeoneyoucantrust.Usuallythebestwaytoendyourproblemistotalktoyourteacherorparents.Or,insomecases,standinguptothebulliesmaychangetheirbehavior.Iftheyknowthattheirbullyingdoesn’tworkonyouanymore,theymaystop.What’smore,parentsandschoolsshoulddevotemoretimeandeffortstothetroubledchildren.

Mostimportantly,rememberthis:Ifyou’rebeingbullied,it’snotyourfault.There’salwayssomeonetohelpyou—youjustneedtoaskfirst.

Bullyingatschool

Differentformsofbullying

Someonehitsyou.

Someone1.youterriblemessages.

Someonesaysbadwordstoyou.

Beingbulliedisneveraniceexperience.

Greatharmtothebullyingvictims

Bullyingvictimswillfind2.hardtotrustothers.Bullyingvictimsoftenfeelangry,novaluable,helpless,andlost.

Thesefeelingswillhaveabad3.ondevelopingtheirabilitytocontroltheirownlife.

The4.ofbecomingthebullies

Childrenarenowmore5.influencedbyviolence.

Someleft-behindchildrenbecomebulliesbecausetheirparentscan6.littleaboutthem.

7.todealwithabully

It’s8.totryandfindoutthereason.

Talkabouttheproblemwithsomeonethatyoucantrust.

Standuptothebulliesandyoucan9.stopthem.

Parentsandschoolsshoulddevotemoretimeandeffortstothetroubledchildren.

Remember:Ifyou’rebeingbullied,it’snotyourfault.Allyouneedistoasksomeoneforhelp10..

五、单词填空

依据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的.词使短文完好。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，完好地写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。〔每空一词〕

Thebook20,000LeaguesUndertheSeaisaclassicsciencefictionadventurenovelbyFrenchwriterJulesVerne.Verneisasonofalawyer.However,hedecidestobeawriteri1.ofalawyer.Helikessailingandthesea.Helikesexploringtheworld.Heandhiswifes2.muchtimesailingonhisship.Theysailtomanyplacesandhaveadventures.Lohisbooks.Thebook20,000LeaguesUndertheSeaisaboutCaptainNemoandhissubmarine—akindof