江苏省无锡市东绛2023年中考英语模拟预测题含答案及点睛

2023学年中考英语模拟试卷

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I.单项选择

1、Thebravesoldierwentonfighting,hewaswounded.

A.thoughB.ifC.becauseD.since

2、一Howisyourheadteacher?

—Ourheadteacheriswithusandweusuallyfeelnervousinhislesson.

A.kindB.pleasedC.strictD.good

3、一Dideitherofyourparentscometoseeyouyesterday?

-No.ofthemcametoseeme.

A.AnyB.EitherC.NeitherD.None

4、…Whoisthemanundertree?

•-Heispersonwhohasdevotedhimselftodoingalotofresearchonhybridrice.

A.the,theB.an,/C.a,/D.a,the

5、Jennyinthekitchenwhenyoucalledherat5o*clockthisafternoon.

A.iscookingB.wascookingC.cooksD.cooked

6、Heishonestandhard-workingboy.Soheshouldbegivensecondchance.

A.a;aB.the;theC.an;theD.an;a

7、meachanceandVWbringyouasurprise.

A.GiveB.GivingC.GivesD.Togive

8、一He'sneverbeenlateforschool.

A.SohaveIB.SoamIC.NeitherhaveID.NoramI

9、一Goodnews!Wewillhaveaholiday.

—Fveheardofit.Butit'scomingin・

A.threedays;threedays'timeB.threedays9;threedays'

C.three-day;threedaysD.threedays;three-daytime

10、一HowisGeorgenow?

—Ihearthatthemanagerhimagoodjob,butherefusedit.

A.showedB.providedC.passedD.offered

n.完形填空

11>TheWaterCityofVenice

In1980s,IwenttoItalyforbusiness.Oneday,Isatwithmyfriendinawell-knowncoffeeshopinneighboringtown

ofVenice（威尼斯），Italy,thecityoflightsand1

Asweenjoyedourcoffee,ayoungman2glassesenteredandsatatanemptytablebesideus.Hecalledthe

waiterandplacedhisordersaying,“Twocupsofcoffee,oneofthemthere3thewall.”

Weheardthisorderwithinterestandfoundthathe4withonecupofcoffeebuthepaidfortwo.

Whenheleft,thewaiter5apieceofpaperonthewallsaying“ACupofCoffee".

Whilewewerestillthere.6middleagedmenenteredandorderedthreecupsofcoffee,twoonthetableand

oneonthewall.Theyhadtwocupsofcoffeebut7threeandleft.Thistimealso,thewaiterdidthesame.Heputa

pieceofpaperonthewallsaying,WACupofCoffee.”

Itwas8andperplexing（困惑）forus.Wefinishedourcoffee,paidthebillandleft.

Afterafewdays,wehadachance9thiscoffeeshopagain.Whilewewereenjoyingourcoffee,aman_

10dressesentered.Asheseatshimself,he11thewallandsaid,uOnecupofcoffeefromthewall.”

Thewaiterservedcoffeetothismanwiththecustomary（惯常的）respect.Themanhadhiscoffeeandleft12

paying.

Wewereamazedtowatchallthis,asthewaiter13apieceofpaperfromthewallandthrowitintothe

rubbishbin.

Nowitwasno14forus—thematterwasveryclear.Theinhabitants（居民）ofthistownshowedgreatrespect

forthepoor,thenit15oureyeswellupintears.

Manyyearslater,whenIwenttoVeniceforbusinessagain,Ididthesamethingasmyappreciationtothisbeautiful

world.

1.A.foodB.noodlesC.waterD.coffee

2.A.wearingB.puttingonC.woreD.puton

3.A.inB.besidesC.nexttoD.on

4.A.servedB.wasservedC.wasservingD.wouldserve

5.A.putB.tookC.gotD.saw

6.A.twoanotherB.othertwoC.moretwoD.twoother

7.A.didn'tspendB.spentC.didn'tpayforD.paidfor

8.

A.strangesomethingB.somethingstrange

C.funnysomethingD.somethingfunny

9.A.toarriveB.reachedC.togotoD.gotto

10.A.richlyB.seriouslyC.poorlyD.pretty

11.A.lookedthroughB.lookedatC.lookedoverD.lookedup

12.A.withB.forC.withoutD.by

13.A.tookoffB.tookonC.tookafterD.tookback

14.A.choiceB.surpriseC.excitementD.sadness

15.A.hurtB.gotC.madeD.stood

m.语法填空

12、While1.(travel)abroad,Mr.JacksonFrankspentalmostallthemoneyhetookwithhim.Sohewrotetohis

brothertosendhim$5000bybanktransfer(汇款)totheFischerBank.

Afteraweekhe22_(begin)callingattheFischerBank.Heshowedhispassport.^Nothinghascomeforyou,"he3^_told.

Thiswentonfortwoweeks,andMr.Frankgotvery4,(worry).Hesentanemailtohisbrother,buttherewasnoreply.

InthefourthweekMr.Frankwasarrested(拘留)fornot5.(be)abletopayhishotelbill(账单).Hetriedtoexplainthe

problem,butnoonebelievedhim.Hestayedinprison(监狱)6.sixtydays.

Whenhecameout,hewentimmediatelytotheFischerBank.Theclerkhespoke7,wasanewman.uHaveyou

received$5000forme?”heasked.“MynameisJacksonFrank.”

Theclerkcheckedhisbooks."Yes,Mr.Jackson,it'shere.Itcamebybanktransfermorethantwomonthsago.We

wonderedwhereyouwere.”HeshowedMr.Franktheorder(汇票).

Theorderread,“PayMr.FrankJacksonthesumof$5000...

“ButmynameisJacksonFrank,notFrankJackson.”“Oh,that'sallright,sir.Itwasinourbooksundertheletter

butifsyourmoney.wTheclerklaughed.WAhumanmistake,sir!We'reallhumanbeings,aren'twe?Andsoweall

makemistakes.AfamilynamelikeFrank8.(sound)strangetome.”

Mr.Frankwasin9.(silent).Hereallywantedtohitsomebody.Atlasthesaid,"Ahumanmistakeisthatwhatyoucall

it?Ithinksomehumansneed10.(kick).”

IV.阅读理解

A

13、AshortChinesemanisoneofthebiggestmenintheworldrightnow.HeisJackMa(MaYun),theChairman(董事

局主席)ofAlibabaGroup.OnSept.19,2014,Alibabawentpublic(上市)andraised$25billion.Ma,aformerEnglish

teacher,hasbecometherichestmaninChina.

Bornin1964inHangzhou,Zhejiang,Magrewupasahappykid.Whenhewasateenager,hewantedtolearnEnglish.

Everymorning,hegotupat5a.m.,rodehisbikefor40minutestoahotelneartheWestLakeandtalkedwithforeign

touristsinEnglish.Hediditfornineyears,rainorshine.

TheexperiencemadehimanexcellentEnglishspeakerandalsoopenedhiseyestotheoutsideworld.In1994,MaYun

heardabouttheInternetforthefirsttime.Andona1995triptotheUS,MawasshowntheInternetforthefirsttime.

Hesearchedtheword“beer"onYahoo,andfoundthattherewasnothingthereaboutChina.Seeingthechance,Ma

returnedtoChinaandsetupawebsitecalledChinaPageswithoutevenknowingmuchaboutcomputers.

Fouryearslater,Ma,hiswifeandhisfriendssetupAlibabainHangzhou.HebelievedintheInternetbusiness

potential潜力）whenfewotherChinesedid.15yearslater,Alibabahasdevelopedintotheworld'slargeste-commerce

company（电子商务公司）,owningpopularshoppingwebsiteslikeTaobaoandTmall.

1.Theunderlineword“it”inthesecondparagraphrefersto.

A.ridingabike

B.teachingEnglish

C.playingoncomputers

D.practicingEnglishwithforeigners

2.In1995,MaYunwasshown___forthefirsttimeintheUS.

A.beeronYahooB.Chinesepages

C.theInternetD.e-commerce

3.Alibabawassetupintheyear.

A.1994B.1995C.1999D.2004

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThefirstwebsiteMaYunsetupwasTaobao.

B.Alibabaraisedalotofmoneyafteritwentpublic.

C.MaYunbegantolearnEnglishwhenhewasateenager.

D.MaYunbelievedtheInternetbusinesswouldhaveabrightfuture.

5.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytellus?

A.HowMaYunmadehistory.

B.ThehistoryofAlibabaGroup

C.HowMaYunlearnedEnglish.

D.Thedevelopmentofe-commerceinchina.

B

14、阅读下面的图表，做两个小题。

CanadaHostsBloomsExhibitioninToronto

AsCanada'slai'gestflowerandgardenfestivalthe10-dayeventopeningon

March14thisexpectedtoattractmorethan200,000visitors.（Xinhua/ZouZheng）

1.Onwhichdaydoesthiseventend?

A.March14th.

B.March23rd.

C.March24th.

2.Thiseventisabout・

A.plantingmoretreesandflowers

B.makingtheworldgreenandclean

C.flowerandgardenart

C

15、Sincethe1970s,scientistshavebeensearchingforwaystoconnectthebrainwithcomputers.Braincomputer

interface（BCI）technologycouldhelppeoplewithdisabilitiessendcommandstomachines.

Recently,twoscientists,JoseMillanandMicheleTavellafromtheFederalPolytehnicSchoolinLausanne,Switzerland,

showasmallroboticwheelchairdirectedbyaperson'sthoughts.

Inthelaboratory,Tavellaoperatedthewheelchairjustbythinkingaboutmovinghisleftorrighthand.Hecouldeven

talkashewatchedthevehicleandguideditwithhisthoughts.

“Ourbrainhasbillionsofbodycells（细胞）.Thesesendsignalsthroughthespinalcord（脊髓）tothebodyparttogiveus

theabilitytomove.Butspinalcordinjuries（脊柱受伤）orotherconditionscanpreventtheseweakelectricalsignalsfrom

reachingthebodypart."Tavellasays."Oursystemallowsdisabledpeopletocommunicatewithouterworldandalsoto

controlmachines.”

Thescientistsdesignedaspecialcapfortheuser.Thisheadcoverpicksupthesignalsfromthescalp（头皮）andsends

themtoacomputer.Thecomputerfindsmeaningsofthesignalsandcommandsthewheelchairwithanengine.The

wheelchairalsohastwocamerasthattellobjectsinitspath.Theyhelpthecomputerreacttocommandsfromthebrain.

Prof.Millan,theteamleader,saysscientistskeepimprovingthecomputersoftwarethatfindsmeaningsofbrain

signalsandturnsthemintosimplecommands."ThepracticalpossibilitiesthatBCItechnologyofferstodisabledpeople

canbegroupedintwokinds:communication,andcontrollingobjects.Oneexampleisthiswheelchair.^^

Hesayshisteamhassettwogoals.Oneistestingwithrealpatients,soastoprovethatthisisatechnologytheycanget

advantagesfrom.Andtheotherissurethattheycanusethetechnologyforlong.

1.BCIisatechnologythatcan.

A.helptomakecomputersystemsmoremodern

B・connectthehumanbrainwithcomputers

C.helpthedisabledtobehealthier

D.controlaperson'sthoughts

2.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepathofthesignalsdescribedinParagraph5?

A,scalp—computer—>cap—wheelchair

B,computer—cap一scalp一wheelchair

C.scalp一cap—computer一wheelchair

D.cap—>computer—>scalp^wheelchair

3.Theteamwilltestwithrealpatientsto.

A.makemoneyfromthem

B.provethetechnologyusefultothem

C.makethemlivelonger

D.learnabouttheirphysicalcondition

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Switzerland,theBCIresearchCenter

B.NewFindingsAboutHowtheHumanBrainWorks

C.BCICouldMeanMoreFreedomfortheDisabled

D.RoboticVehiclesCouldHelptoCureBrainSickness

D

16、TownLakeAnimalCenteristhelargestanimalshelterinCentralTexas,providingshelterformorethan23,000

animalseachyearandanimalcontrolservicesforallofAustinandTravisCounty.Intheshelter;noanimalwillbe

turnedaway.（拒绝）

Shelter

Monday-Friday,11:30a.m.to7:00p.m.

Saturday-Sunday,11:30a.m.to5:00p.m.

ClosedonCityHolidays

Homelessorunwantedanimalscanbesafelydroppedoffattheshelter.

AnimalProtectionandControl

Monday-Friday,7:00a.m.to6:00p.m.

Saturday-Sunday,7:00a.m.to5:00p.m.

CityHolidays,7:00a.m.to3:00p.m.

Officerson-callovernighttoreacttoemergencies

AdministrativeOffices

Monday-Friday,9:00a.m.to5:00p.m.

ClosedonCityHolidays

2W.CesarChavezSt,Austin,TX78703

3TownLakeAnimalCentre,POBox1088,Austin,TX78767

4

AnimalCruelty（虐待）PreventionClasses

Purpose:Toteachpeoplehowtorecognize（辨认）andreportanimalcruelty.

Who:Allcitizensareencouragedtotakethisclass.

Cause:Usuallyanimalcrueltyisrelationto（涉及至！J）familycruelty.Peoplewhohurtanimalsoftenmoveontohurt

humanbeings.Ifyou'reabletorecognizeandreportanimalcruelty,youcanhelppreventcrueltyfromspreading

throughoutyourarea.

1.WhatisTownLakeAnimalCenter?

A.ItisthelargestanimalshelterintheUSA.

B.Itoffersmanyservicestoanimals.

C.Itisaplacetokillhomelessanimals.

D.Itisaplacetoraiseanimalsforfood.

2.Ifyoumeetabadlyhurtpetdogatnight,whichisthebestchoiceaccordingtothepassage?

A.SendittoShelterimmediately.

B.SendittoAdministrativeOfficesatonce.

C.SendittoAnimalProtectionandControlatonce.

D.CallAnimalProtectionandControlquickly.

3.AnimalCrueltyPreventionClassesisheldto.

A.protectandsavemoreanimals

B.collectasmanyanimalsaspossible

C.earnmoneyforTownLakeAnimalCenter

D.attractmorevolunteerstoTownLakeAnimalCenter

E

17>MynameisLinda.Iwascute,activeandhappy—untilthatdaywhenIwastwoyearsold.Ihadabadfall

andhurtoneofmyeyes.Thedoctorsaidthatiftheeyewastakenout,myfacewouldlookworse,somyblindeyelives

onwithme.

Peopleoftenaskmeuncomfortablequestionsaboutmyeyeorevenplayjokesonme.Whenthekidsplayedgames,

Iwasalwaysthe"badguy”・Everyonelookeddownunme.YeteverytimemomnoticedIwasunhappy,shewouldsayto

me,“Holdyourheaduphighandfacetheworld."Ithelpedmemoveoninlife.

Asachild,Ithoughtmommeant:Becarefuloryouwillfalldownorknockintosomethingbecauseyouarenot

looking.AsateenagerIalwayslookeddowntohidemyshame,butIfoundthatpeoplelikedmewhenIheldmyheadup

high.InhighschoolIwasevenmademonitor.AllIreallywantedwastolooklikeeveryoneelse.Whenthingsgotreally

bad,Iwouldcrytomymomandshewouldlookatmewithlovingeyesandsay,“Holdyourheaduphighandfacethe

world.Letthemseethelovethatisinside.^^

Mom'slovegavemeconfidence.FinallyIwasabletolookpeopleintheeye.Ilearnednotonlytoappreciate（欣赏）

myselfbuttohavedeeploveforothers.

1.Whathappenedtothewriterwhenshewastwoyearsold?

A.Shecouldn,tseeanything.B.Shebrokeherleg.

C.Shehurtoneofhereyes.D.Shefelloffherbike.

2.Howdidthewriterfeelbeforeshehadabadfall?

A.Sad.B.Happy.C.Lucky.D.Nervous

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordlookeddownonmeaninthepassage?

A.鼓励B.轻视C.欣赏D.培养

4.WhichofthefollowingaboutLindaisTRUE?

A.Shewasnotamonitorinhighschool.

B.Sheheldherheaduphighallthetime.

C.Sheoftenplayedgameswithherfriendsandwasalwaysthe“goodguy”.

D.Hermomgaveherconfidenceandfinallyshecouldlookotherpeopleintheeye.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Weshouldloveourparents.

B.Wemayfeelsorryforwhatwedid.

C.Weshouldlearntoacceptandappreciateourselves.

D.Wealwayshaveagoodtimewhenweplaywithourfriends.

F

18、ManypeoplethoughtthatU.S.PresidentCalvinCoolidgealwayslivedintheWhiteHouse.However,he

sometimeslivedinthenearbyWillardHotel.

Once,inthemiddleofanight,thePresidentwokeuptoseeathiefsearchinghisclothes.Coolidgecalmlyspokeup

fromthedarkness,**Iwishyouwouldn'ttakethatwatch.

"Why?"askedtheshockedman.

Coolidgeanswered,Takeitnearthewindowandreadwhatisengraved（雕刻）onthebackofit.M

Themanread,"PresentedtoCalvinCoolidge,SpeakeroftheHouse,bytheMassachusettsGeneralCourt.HHe

wasverysurprised!

"AreyouPresidentCoolidge?'*heasked.Hehadneverthoughthewouldfindthepresidentsleepinginahotel!

"Yes,Iam.'*Coolidgesaid.Thenheasked,"Whyareyoudoingthis,Son?”

TheyoungmanexplainedthatheandtwofriendstraveledtoWashingtonduringtheircollegevacation.Theyspent

alloftheirmoneyandhadnomoneytopaythehotelbillandthetrainticketsbacktoschool.

Coolidgeaddedupthecost.Itcameto$32.Thatmaynotsoundlikemuchnow,butitwasabignumberthen.*'

I'llgiveyouthe$32asaloan（借款）,”thePresidentsaid,"AndIexpectyoutopaymeback.n

Theyoungmanthankedhim.Coolidgelefthimwiththiswarning:"Son,youareaniceboy,youarebetterthan

youareacting.Youarestartingdownthewrongroad.Justrememberwhoyouare.n

Itwasn'tuntilafterthedeathofMr.Coolidgethatthisstorywasallowedtocomeout.Itwasfirstpublishedinthe

newspaperLosAngelesTimes.AndthemostinterestingofallisthatthePresidenfsnotesshowthattheyoungmanwas

indeedbetterthanhewasacting.Herepaidthe$32loaninfull.

1.Howdidtheyoungmangettoknowthepresident?

A.Bylookingatthebackofthewatch.B.Bylookingattheloan.

C.Thebossofthehoteltoldtheyoungmanaboutit.D.Thepresidenfswifetoldtheyoungmanaboutit.

2.HowdidtheyoungmantraveltoWashingtonwithhisfriend?

A.Byair.B.Bybus.C.Bytrain.D.Onfoot.

3.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?・

A.Theyoungman'sfamilywasalwayspoor

B.Thehotelcostwasratherexpensiveatthattime

C.Theyoungmanneverkeptintouchwiththepresidentagain

D.Theyoungmanlearnedalessonfromhisexperiencewiththepresident

4.Howdidpeoplefirstgettoknowthestoryofthepresidentwiththeyoungman?

A.Fromthepresidenthimself.B.Fromanewspaper.

C.Fromtheyoungman'snotes.D.Fromtheyoungmanhimself.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Moneycanbegivenupwhennecessary.

B.Peopleshou