2023中考试题集锦江苏常州中考英语试题及答案

2023江苏常州中考英语试题及答案常州市二O二三年初中学业水平考试英语试题注意事项：1.本试卷共8页，全卷满分为90分。考试时间为100分钟。考生须将答案书写在答题卡上，写在试卷上的一律无效。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号填写在试卷上，并填写答题卡上的考生信息。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1.We_______onthecountrysideroadwhenasuddenstormhit,sowemadeourwayback.A.jogged

B.werejogging

C.havejogged

D.willjog2.MyfathergoesbacktoNanjingfortheSpringFestivaleveryyear_______lastyearbecausehewasbusywithhisworkinChangzhou.A.including

B.since

C.except

D.till3.Asweliveinarapidlydevelopingworld,wewillbeleftbehind_______wekeeplearning.A.unless

B.if

C.after

D.though4.Whenyouhavefixedthistypeoflock,you________takeakeywithyou.Youcanopenthe

doorwithyourfingerprint.A.shouldn't

B.needn't

C.mustn't

D.can't5.I'vevisitedNewYorkandLosAngeles,butIdon'tlike________ofthemverymuch.A.either

B.any

C.neither

D.none6.AftershewasbroughtbacktoChina,thesickgiantpandaYaYareceivedgood________in

hernewhomeandgotbetter.A.education

B.communication

C.entertainment

D.treatment7.—Canyou________thesignforthecommunityparty?—Sure,whereshouldIhangit?A.keepup

B.takeup

C.giveup

D.putup8.—Let'sinvitesomemorepeopletohelpwiththeprojectonairpollutioninthisarea.—Goodidea!_________.A.ManyhandsmakelightworkB.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormC.ThegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideD.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo9.CouldyoutellmesomethingaboutQuQiubai?Ineedtoknowabout_______.A.howmanybooksdidhepublish

B.thathestudiedandworkedinRussiaC.whichpartofChangzhoudidhelivein

D.whatforeignlanguageshecouldspeak10.—ShallwebevolunteersinChangzhouMuseumduringthesummerholiday?—________.I'mlookingforwardtothat.A.Don'tmentionit

B.That'snotthecase

C.Itcouldn'tbebetter

D.I'mafraidnot二、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Lastyearinearlysummer,IwaswalkingupthehilltomyhousewhenIsawtwobirds,eachabout60centimetrestall,standingonthepath.Theydidn'tseemto

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meuntilIwasrightinfrontofthemandthentheyatoncemovedquicklyintothebushes.Iwasquiteexcitedbytheideaoftwobirdsmakinganest(巢)inmyfrontyard,

althoughIdidn'treallyexpectthemto

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wildbirdsdon'tusuallynestsoclose.Afewweekslater,thebirds

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again.Ifoundthemcrouchingbesideatreeofftothesideofthepath.AsImovednearertothem,I

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thattheywouldrunawaylike

theydidlasttime.Butinsteadtheystuckouttheirheadsandmadeathreatening(威胁的)croaking(呱呱叫)sound.

Itseemedtowarnmenottogoany

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.Ididn'tknowwhytheywerecroakingatmeuntilashorttimelaterImadeanamazing

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:theyhadtwosmallbabybirds.AsImovedquietlytowardsthebirds,

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nottomakeanysuddenmovements,theystartedtheircroakingagain.Theystraightenedtheirnecksforwardsotheyseemed

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andmorethreatening.Themothercarefullycroucheddownoverthechicks,and

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her

babieswellinherfeathers.Iwaswatchingthemwith

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whenIsuddenlytrippedandfelltotheground.Thebirdstookthisasathreatandthefatherracedtowardsme,

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hiswingstoprotectthemotherandthechickswhilemakinghimselfappearlarger.Iwas

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tohavesurprisedthemandleftquickly.Iwasamazedbytheirfearlessactions.Theirparentalnaturalabilitykickedinandmadethemsocourageous.Itishardnot

torespectnature.11.A.notice

B.welcome

C.follow

D.believe12.A.when

B.until

C.because

D.while13.A.fought

B.flew

C.screamed

D.appeared14.A.explained

B.imagined

C.confirmed

D.remembered15.A.nearer

B.faster

C.earlier

D.deeper16.A.discovery

B.contribution

C.achievement

D.agreement17.A.patient

B.curious

C.careful

D.polite18.A.wider

B.longer

C.weaker

D.smaller19.A.pulled

B.shook

C.touched

D.hid20.A.trust

B.courage

C.confidence

D.respect21.A.shutting

B.spreading

C.controlling

D.breaking22.A.angry

B.happy

C.sorry

D.proud三、阅读理解（共14小题；每小题2分，满分28分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACAPTIONCOMPETITIONComeupwiththefunniestcaption

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rayswhichcanpassrightthroughspaceshipwallsandharmastronauts'livingcells.Butalayerofwaterplacedaroundtheshipcanstoptheharm.That'salotofwater.Andsendingwaterintospaceistooexpensive.Itcosts$33,000tosendonecupofwatertoMars.Themoreyoutake,themoreitcosts.WehavethetechnologytogettoMars,buttheproblemisthatit'stooexpensive.ButFlynn,anengineeratNASA,thinkshehasawayofsolvingtheproblem.Instead

ofbuildingaheavyspaceshipandpackingitfullofstuff(物料),

whynotusethestuffaspart

ofthespaceship?Imagineaspaceshipthatblowsuplikeaballoon.Inside,thewallshavepocketslikea

bighoneycomb(蜂巢).Theseholdlotsofplasticbagsfilledwithwater,driedfoodandalgae(水藻).Allthesemakehardwallsandgreatradiation(辐射)protection.And

stoppingradiationdoesn'tinfluencethefoodorwateritself-it'ssafetoeatanddrink.Andwhatifthesamewatercouldbereusedagainandagain?Flynnandhisteamcalltheirpacked-pocketideaWaterWalls.MakingoxygenandtakingawayCO2—thewastegasyoubreatheout—isanotherprobleminspace.“WaterWallswilltakeawayCO2

thesamewayit'sdonehereonourEarth—withlivingplants,”Flynnsays.LivingplantstakeinCO2

tomaketheirfood,andgiveoffoxygen.“Plantsarehardtogrowinaspacecraft,soweusealgae,”hesays.Algaearetinyplantsthatliveinwater.Thealgaewillliveinbagsinthewallstoo,fedbyhumanwasteandsunlight,eatingupCO2andmakingoxygenfortheastronautstobreathe.Flynnthinkshisonboardrecyclingsystemhasmanyadvantages.Hehopesitwillhelp

makeflyingtoMarsarealityverysoon.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“packingaspaceship”inparagraph1mostprobablymean?A.repairingthingsinaspaceship

B.recyclingthingsinaspaceshipC.checkingthingsinaspaceship

D.puttingthingsintoaspaceship27.WhatistheadvantageofFlynn'ssystem?A.Costissaved.

B.Travellingtimeissaved.C.Plasticbagsaresaved.

D.Foodissaved.28.WhatisonepurposeofFlynn'sideaofWaterWalls?A.Topreventspaceraysduringthespacetrip.

B.Tomakethewholespaceshipstronger.C.Tocontrolthetemperatureinthespaceship.

D.Toproducewaterinthespaceship.29.Whyarealgaeputintheplasticbags?A.Topreventwaterfrombeingpolluted.

B.Toserveasfoodforastronauts.C.Toprovideoxygenforastronauts.

D.Tohelpotherplantsgrowinaspaceship.CWhenSingaporeanTongWeiqiangwatchedHongKongwuxiadramasmorethan10yearsago,hewasgreatlyimpressed.Hethenpioneeredalocalmovementtosupporthanfu,ortraditionalChineseclothes,andstartedtheHanCulturalSocietyofSingaporein2012toattractmorefans.“ManypeopleinourculturalsocietyfirstlearnedabouthanfufromtheseChinesewuxiadramas,”hetoldChinaDaily.Inrecentyears,withtheincreasedpopularityofChineseculturethroughdramasandonlineliterature,wuxia-relatedcontenthasstartedtoregainpopularitywithviewersallovertheworld,includingthoseinSoutheastAsia,AccordingtoChinaDaily,

Wuxiaworld,awebnovelsitestartedbyChinese-AmericanLaiJingpingin2014,attractsmillionsofpageviewsperdayfromusersinmorethan100countries.Onereasonforitspopularityisthatwuxiaworksbringthemfreshnewexperiences.

Theeconomies(经济)ofmanySoutheastAsiancountriesarebasedonagriculture.AsChina

Dailymentioned,whatreallyintereststhemisthedifferentlifestylesofwuxiaheroesthey

haveneverexperienced.Newthoughtsandideasinwuxiaworksalsohelpitgoastepfurtherabroad.Unlike

traditionalwuxia,themodernformofwuxiawhichhasgainedpopularityinSoutheastAsiaisabroaderideathatincludesxianxiaandxuanhuan.Butthere’sonethingthatneverchanges-itscore(核心)spirit.MixingtheChinese

characters“wu”and“xia”,theseworksalwayskeepthespiritoftheChineseheroesfighting

againstsocialinjustice(不公正)andbeatingbadpeople,notedtheInteractKungfuwebsite.“AlthoughwuxiaisaspecialpartofChineseculture,thecorespiritofpursuing(追求)

freedomandjusticeisgenerallyacceptedbypeopleallovertheworld,”LilyLee,presidentofYou-Cloudwhichoperates

AppGrowing,toldChinaDaily.30.WhydoesthewritertellthestoryofTongWeiqiang?A.Toprovidethebackground.

B.Toraiseupthequestion.C.Toleadintothemaintopic.

D.Tointroducethemaincharacter.31.Whichofthefollowingisonereasonforwuxia'spopularity?A.People'swishestochangeothers'lifestyles.B.Theeconomicconditionsofdifferentcountries.C.Thedifferencesbetweenxianxiaandxuanhuan.D.Theacceptanceofwuxia'scorespiritacrosstheworld.32.Whatisthebesttitleofthisarticle?A.AWideWorldofWuxia.

B.ASpecialPartofWuxia.C.TheCoreSpiritofWuxia.

D.TheNewMeaningofWuxia.DScientistswhostudyhappinesshaveevidence(证据)toshowthatbeingkindtoothers

canresultinhappiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanliftaperson'smood,forexample.Everydaylifeisfullofchancesforsuchactions,yetpeopledo

notalwaysmakethemostofthem.Instudies,behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation:

peoplewhodokindactsunderestimate(低估)howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvalue

theirbehavior.Intheexperiments(实验),about1,000peoplewereaskedtodosomeactionstomake

someoneelsefeelgood.Weaskedboththepersonperforming(执行)thekindactandthe

onereceivingittoanswersomequestions.Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceiversmightfeel.Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluable

peopleconsideredtheseactstobe,soboththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate(评分)

how“big”theactseemed.Inallcases,wecomparedtheperformer'sexpectationsofthe

receiver’smoodwiththereceiver’sactual(实际的)experience.Forone,bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorepositive(积极的)moods.For

another,thereceiversfeltmuchbetterthanthekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalso

ratedtheseactsas“bigger”thanthepeopleperformingthemdid.Atfirst,westudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople,suchasfriends,classmatesorfamily.Butwefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluences

onstrangersaswell.Inoneexperiment,performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter'sdaytopeoplethatjusthappenedtobenearby.Again,thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformersexpected.Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfor.Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrighten

thedayofanotherperson,whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan?33.Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments?A.Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.B.Theyguessedtheperformers'feelings.C.Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers'actofkindnesswas.D.Theycomparedtheperformers'expectationswiththeiractualresults.34.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A.Differentpurposesoftheresearch.

B.Moreevidencefortheresearchresults.C.Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings.

D.Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.35.

Whatisthewriter’sattitude

(态度)towardsshowingkindnesstoothers？A.Supportive.

B.Unclear.

C.Doubtful.

D.Uninterested.36.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?A.Beingkindcanreduceone'shappinessasexpected.B.Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.C.Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.D.Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.四、还原信息（共4小题；每小题1.5分，满分6分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Yearsago,Iinterviewedasuccessfuladvertisingman.

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Ineverbelievedhecouldmakeit.Abouttenyearslater,however,IwassurprisedtoseethemanonTV,holdinguphisnewbook.Hehaspublishedmorethan100bestsellers.Hisabilitytoseehimselfasawritershowsaconcept

(理念)

knownas

“possible

selves.”Itdescribeshowpeoplepicturetheirfuturelife:whattheymaybecome,orwanttobecome,orevenfeartobecome.38

Whatyouimaginecancometrueifyoubuildabridgefromyour“now”selftoyourpossibleself.Buthowdowebuildthatbridge?Hereareafewstepsyoucantry.Firstofall,justtakeaction.Ifyou'redreamingofacertainjob,attendacourse,followsomeonewhodoeswhatyouwanttodoandstartbytakingupthattypeofworkasahobby

orasidejob.Youshouldtellyourselfthatthesearethestepsyoucantaketoachievethat

goal

(目标).Astudyofadultsagedbetween23and72foundthatmorethan70percentofthosewhosentweeklyprogresstoafriendcompletedtheirgoals,twicethepercentageofthosewhodidn'tsharewrittengoals.Sosecondly,whenyouhaveagoal,shareit.

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Thatfinding

heldtrueforallgoals.Finally,trylookingtowardpeopleyouknowonlybychanceforadvice,orthosewith

whomyouhaven'tspokeninyears.Alotofresearchhasfoundthatwhenyou'reaskingfor

valuableadvice,

peopleinyourlargernetworkaremorelikely(可能)tohelpyouthanthose

closesttoyou.

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A.Askyourbestfriendstosharetheirgoals.B.A.possibleselfcantakeyoubeyonddaydreams.C.Hetoldmethathedreamedofbeingawriterinfact.D.So,reachouttoyourweakconnectionsforitwhenneeded.E.Healwaysimaginedhimselfasthemostsuccessfulbusinessman.F.Morefriendsknowingaboutyourgoalmakesitmorelikelytobeachieved.五、综合填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。DearMillie,YouaskedmeabouttheDragonBoatFestival.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutit.TheDragonBoatFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalweChinese(41)__________

(celebrate)forover2,000years.It'soneofthethreemostimportantlunarfestivalsinChina,alongwiththeSpringFestivalandtheMid-AutumnFestival.TheDragonBoat

Festivaltakesplaceonthe(42)_________(twenty-two)ofJunethisyear.Throughouttheyears,manystorieshavebeentoldaboutthe(43)__________(begin)ofthisfestival.Amongthem,(44)__________(famous)oneisaboutQuYuan,awell-knownscholarinancientChina.Henotonly(45)____________(write)goodpoemsbutalsogavesuggestionstotheking.(46)____________hedevotedhimselftohiscountry,thekingdidn'tlike

him.

Thisgreatpersondrowned

(溺水)himselfintheMiluoRiveronthe5thdayofthe5th

ChineselunarmonthbecausehisChuStatefelltoQinState.Localpeopletriedtosavehimorfindhisbody,buttheydidn't(47)_________(success).QuYuanwaslaterconsideredas(48)_________nati