江苏省无锡市新吴区市级名校2023年中考二模英语试题含答案及点睛

2023学年中考英语模拟试卷

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、-Dearwriter,howsoonwillyoucomeoutyournewbook?We*relookingforwardtoreadingit.

-amonth.

A.InB.OnC.AtD.For

2、--Mary,thispairofglovesforyou.

--------------------nicesurprise!

A.is;WhataB.are;whataC.is;HowD.are;How

3、Mymotherasksmecomputergamesbeforefinishingmyhomework.

A.nottoplayB.notplayC.tonotplayD.notplaying

4、Cars,bikesandpeoplestopwhenthetrafficlightsarered.

A.canB.can'tC.mustD.mustn't

5^Weallknowanotherbuildingherenextyear.

A.willbuildB.builtC.wasbuiltD.willbebuilt

6、Wearecoveringthesegirls9wonderfulperformances.

A.lively;liveB.lively;aliveC.alive;liveD.alive;living

7、MaYunisoneof____personsintheworld.

A.richB.richerC.therichest

8、Inthefollowingwords,whichunderlinedletterhasadifferentsoundfromothers?

A.wolfB.honeyC.ton

9、Cindy,didyouwatchtheAirshow（航展）2018onTV?

YoumeantheonethatinZhuhai?OfcourseIdid!

A.heldB.isheldC.washeld

10、ThepopulationofChinaover1.5billionandChinahaspopulationintheworld.

A.is,thebiggerB.are,thebiggestC.is,thebiggestD.are,thebigger

n.完形填空

ii、通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

i*

Throughouthistory,humanshavealwaysrun.Thousandsofyearsago,theyrantohuntfood.Inthe1800s,school

sportbecameanimportantpartofchildren's1AfterthemodernOlympicsbeganlaterthatcentury,athletes

becomefamous.Peopleadmiredthemandwantedtobelikethem.2untilaboutfortyyearsago,watching

runningraceswasmorepopularthanrunning.Nowthishaschanged.Moreandmorepeoplearestartingtoknowthe

healthbenefits（好处）ofexercise,andare3theirrunningshoes!

Itisawell-knownfactthatexerciseisgoodforyou.Studieshaveshownthatitcanhelppreventmanytypesof

illnessincludingheartdiseaseandcancer.Itwillalsohelpyoulive4Studiesshowthatexercisecanaddupto5

yearstoyourlife.

Ofcourse,therearemany5toexercise.Runningisjustoneofthem.Ifyoufindyoufeelbetterafter

exercise,there'sagood6forit.Runningmakesyourbodyrelease（释放）feel-goodchemicals（化合物）called

endocannabinoids.7nomatterhowbadyoufeel,runningwillcheeryouup.Infact,a2012studyfoundthat

just30minutesofrunningperweekforthreeweekshelpedpeoplesleepbetterand8theirmood.

Ifyou'reinterestedintakinguprunning,it'simportanttodoit9,andthesetipswillhelp.Keepyourhead

up.Lookstraightforward,notdownatyourfeet.Relaxyourneckandshoulders,holdyourbodytallandliftyourchest,

asthiswillhelpyou10moreeasily.Ifyoulean（倾斜）forward,youwillhurtyourlowerback,Shortdistance

runnerslifttheirkneestorun,butfordistancerunning,keepthemlow,oryouwilluseupallyourenergy:

1.A.educationB.lifeC.gameD.interest

2.A.AnywayB.MoreoverC.HoweverD.Instead

3.A.pickingupB.dressingupC.tryingonD.puttingon

4.A.betterB.longerC.laterD.wider

5.A.chancesB.waysC.formsD.needs

6.A.reasonB.exampleC.orderD.plan

7.A.AboveallB.AsaresultC.IngeneralD.Insomeways

8.A.changedB.increasedC.improvedD.controlled

9.A.carefullyB.smoothlyC.slowlyD.properly

10.A.breatheB.runC.actD.leap

m.语法填空

12、阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

IfyoutakethesubwayinBeijing,youmayseethere'snobodyinthedriver*sseat.Butdon*tbeafraid—itjustmeans

youareonthenewdriverlessline.1.September4,adriverlesssubwayline2^_(name)theYanfangLinestartedtotry

runninginBeijing.Thelinewasopentopassengersat3,endof4.Thetrainsonthenewlinearethe

Chinese^_(one)domesticaHy(国内地)madedriverlesssubwaycars.Theline6.(build)betweenBeijing'sYanshanand

Fangshanareaswith960seatsandatopspeedof807.(kilometer)perhour.Thetrainsare82_(complete)self-driven.The

generaldesignersaysthedriverlesstrainsactuallyrunina9.(safe)waythanregularsubwaytrains.Andofcourse,the

"drivers0ofthenewtrainscan'tbecomeilllO.tired.Sofar,twelvecitiesinChinail,(begin)tobuildsuchdriverless

subwaylines.

IV.阅读理解

A

13、Itwasalready8:30inthemorning.LinTao,a14-year-oldschoolboy,stilldidn'tshowupatschool.Hewasoftenlate

forschool!Theteachercalledhisfatherandgottoknowheplayedcomputergamesonlinelatethenightbeforeand

couldn'tgetupthatmorning.Infact,hehadplayedonlinegamessincetheageof11.Healmostdroppedoutofschool

lastyean

LinTaoisnotalone.InformationfromChinaInternetCentershowsthatthenumberofteenageInternetuserinChina

hadbeenabout170millionbytheendofDecember,2017.Manyofthem,likeLinTao,spendtoomuchtimeplaying

computergamesonline.

Todealwiththisproblem,theChinesegovernmentworkedoutadraftregulation(法规草案)inJanuarythisyear.

Accordingtotheregulation,playersneedtousetheirownIDcardstoplayonlinegames.Gamecompanieswillcontrol

teenagers*onlinegametime.Theywillnotbeabletoplayonlinegamesbetween12:00atnightand8:00inthemorning.

Iftheyarestillplayingduringthetime,thegamecompanieswilllockthemout.

ManypeoplethinkthattheregulationcansurelybetterprotectChineseyounggameplayersonline,whileothersdoubt

whetheritcansuccessfullystopthemfromplayinggamestoomuch.nMoreandmorepeoplecometoknowthatplaying

onlinegamestoomuchnotonlybringsteenagershealthyandstudyproblems,butalsomakesthemdepressed(沮丧

的)andlonely,11TongXiaojun,directorfromauniversity,toldCCTV.nWeneedsupportfromthewholesocietytosolve

theproblem."

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutLinTao?

A.Hehadafightwithhisfather.B.Hedroppedoutofschool.

C.Heoftenarrivelaterforschool.D.Hestartedplayinggamesat14.

2.Undertheregulation,playersneedtoiftheywanttoplayonlinegames.

A.talkwiththeirparent.B.payforthem

C.callthegamecompaniesD.usetheirownIDcard

3.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat.

A.notmanyyoungpeoplehavethesameproblemasLinTaoinChina

B.itisimpossibletocontrolteenagers*onlinegametime

C.thegamecontpanieswillofferteenagersprizesiftheyplaywell

D.everyoneshouldplayapartincontrollingteenagers*onlinegametime

B

14^Herearetwoamazingshopsfromtheworld.

OneofthemostfamousdepartmentstoresinNewYorkCityisMacy's.Thereareover850Macy'sstoresallovertheUS,

buttheflagshipstoreisinHeraldSquare,Manhattan・・■justaroundthecornerfromtheEmpireStateBuilding.

Interestingly,RowlandMacy,thecompanyfounder（创始人），openedhisfirstshopsbetween1843and1855,butthey

weren'tsuccessful.However;Macylearnedfromhismistakes,andin1858hemovedtoNewYork.Heopenedhisfirst

NewYorkstoreonOctober18,1858andwasimmediatelysuccessful.Macy'sisespeciallyfamousforitsThanksgiving

DayParade,whichmarksthebeginningoftheChristmasseason.

OneoftheoldestshopsinLondonisFortnum&Mason.

ItwasfoundedbyWilliamFortnumandHughMasonin

1707incentralLondon.Originally,theshoponlysoldfood,butthesedays,itsellsallkindsofotherthingsincluding

clothes,booksandgames.Ithasthe''Gentleman'sDepartment"onthetopfloor,afamousteashopandseveral

restaurants.Thebusinessstartedoutsmall,butin1761,WilliamFortnum9sgrandson,Charles,wenttoworkforQueen

Charlotte.Asaresult,theroyals（皇家）startedshoppingthereandcontinuestonow.Infact,QueenElizabeth

visitedFortnum^lastyear.Fortnum*sisreallyfamousforitshampers,whicharebasketsoffood.Therearepicnic

hampersandChristmashampersthatarefullofwinesandChristmasfood.Theyareextremelypopular,butalso

expensiveandcancostupto£25.000.

★mccys

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号涂在答题卡相应位置。

1.HowoldisthestoreMacy'swhichwasfirstopenedinNewYork?

60.B.158.C.155.D.160.

2.WhatmadeRowlandMacy*sshopssuccessful?

A.HemovedtoNewYork.

B・Heopenedaflagshipstore.

C.HebeganChristmasseason.

D.Helearnedfromhismistakes.

3.WhatdidFortnum&Masonusetosell?

A.Food.B.Books.

C.Games.D.Clothes.

4..WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Fortnum&Masonusedtobeasmallshop.

B・ThehampersfromFortnum&Masonarepopularbutexpensive.

C.Macy'sThanksgivingDayParademeansthebeginningofChristmasseason.

D.WilliamFortnumworkedforQueenElizabeth.

5.Whereisthispassagepossiblyfrom?

A.Amusicmagazine.B・Aclothesad.

C.Asportsposter.D.Afashionguidebook.

C

Astheoldsayinggoes,“Anewbroomsweepsclean.”DonaldTrump,the45thpresidentoftheUnitedStates,tookoffice

onJan20.Soonafterthat,thenewpresidentbeganusinghispowertomakechangestothecountrybysigningseveral

executiveorders（总统行政令）.Theordersincludethetravelban（禁令）onrefugees（难民）andpeoplefromseven

mainlyMuslimcountries,likeIraqandSyria.Trumpbelievesthishelpskeepterrorism（恐怖主义）outoftheUS.He

alsosignedanordertobuildawallalongthesouthernborder,aimingtostopsmugglers（走私者）andMexicansmoving

totheUSillegally（非法地）.

TrumppointedoutonhisFacebookthatthisisaboutkeepingtheUSsafe.However,manypeople,bothfromtheUSand

othercountries,areagainsttheorders.JudgesintheUSsaythatTrump'stravelbanisunconstitutional（违背宪法的）,

asitisakindofdiscrimination（歧视）againstMuslims.Andworldleaders,groupsandbusinessesincludingthosefrom

theUnitedNationsandEuropeanUnionarealsoagainstorhavecriticizedtheban.

Trumpalsosignedanothercontroversial（有争议的）orderabouttheeconomy.HedecidedtoquittheTrans-Pacific

Partnership（TPP,跨太平洋伙伴关系协定）.Itwasafreetradeagreementbetween12countriesaroundthePacific,

includingAustralia,SingaporeandJapan.TPPwastheproductofsevenyearsofworkunderformerUSPresident

BarackObama.Itaimstomaketradeeasieramongthe12countries.ButTrumpwantstodotradedealswithone

countryatatime,insteadofinabiggroupliketheTPP,accordingtoTheIndependent.

1.AccordingtoTrump,hesignedthetravelbanonrefugeesto,

A.solvetherefugeeproblemsB.fightagainstMuslims

C.keephiscountrysafeD.stopforeignersenteringtheUS

2.WhatdomanyUSpeoplethinkofTrump'sorders,accordingtothesecondparagraph?

A.Theythinktheordersarehelpful.

B.Theydon'tsupporttheorders.

C.Theythinktheordersfollowthelaw.

D.TheordersareagainsttherulesoftheUNandEU.

3.TrumpdecidedtoleavetheTPP,because.

A.hepreferredtotradewithonecountryatatimeratherthanagroup

B.hedidn'twanttomaketradedealswithAustraliaandJapan

C.hethoughttheTPPgroupwasnotbigenough

D.hedidn'tliketheformerUSpresident

4.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Trump9sneworders.B.Trump5stravelban.

C.TheTrans-PacificPartnership.D.DifferentleadershipstylesofUSpresidents.

D

16、Asweknow,itisnoteasytobuildasatellite（卫星）.Buildingatraditionalsatelliteusuallytakesyears.Thecostscan

beashighas$250millionormore.Mostmembersofthedesignteamshaveworkedinthefieldforalongtime.They

holdadvanceddegrees（学历）inmath,science,orengineering.

Butthingsarechanging.Highcosts,unusualeducationalneedsandlongstart-uptimesarenolongeranobstacle（障碍）

tospaceexploration.Thescientistshavedevelopedanewtypeoftiny,inexpensiveearth-orbiting（轨道）satellite.

Sofar,collegestudentshavebuiltandlaunched（发射）severalcube-shapedsatellites,orCubeSats.Atleast15moreare

readytogo.Thosealreadyinorbittakepictures,collectinformationandsenditbacktotheearth,justasregular

satellitesdo.

Butyoumightnotevenhavetowaituntilyougettocollegetostartdesigningandbuildingyourownsatellite.Anew

programcalledKatySataimstogetteenagerstotakepartin.Whenkidsunderstandwhatsatellitescando,thekindsof

ideasthey'llcomeupwithmaybe.

Educationisn'ttheonlyaimofCubeSatsbecausethesetiny,technology-filledboxesareinexpensivetobuildandcan

beputtogetherquickly,they'reperfectfortestingnewtechnologiesthatmightonedaybeusedonmajorspacetasks.

Thebiggestchallengenowistofindwaystobringthesatellitesbacktotheearthafterayearortwo.Orspacejunk

couldgraduallyincreasebecauseCubeSatsbecomemorepopular.

Nowadays,collegeandhighschoolstudentsaregettingachancetolearnwhatittakestoexploreinspace.

Someday—perhapsalotsoonerthatyouimaging—youmightgettodesign,buildandlaunchyourownsatellite.Ifyou

do,you'resuretohavefun.Andyoumightalsogetcrazyaboutscienceforlife.

1.Buildingatraditionalsatellite.

A.costs$250,000

B.needscollegestudents

C.takesquitealongtime

2.Comparedwiththetraditionalones,thenewsatellites.

A.needlongstart-uptimes

B.arecheapandsmall-sized

C.collectmorejunkinorbit

3.Theunderlinedword“countless”inParagraph4probablymeans“

A.无用的B.无价值的C.无数的

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.CubeSatscouldpossiblycausepollutioninspace.

B.ScientistsdesignedCubeSatsforkidstoplaywith.

C.Studentscan'tdesignsatelliteswithoutcollegeeducation.

5.Thepurposeoftheauthorwritingthepassageis.

A.totellusthatsatellitetechnologycanalsobelearnedbykids

B.toshowthathightechnologybringsabigchangeinkids9life

C.totellusthatkidsmuststudyhardtolearnsatellitetechnology

E

17、TomarrivedatthebusstationquiteearlyforParisbus.ThebusforPariswouldnotleaveuntilfivetotwelve.He

sawalotofpeoplewaitinginthestation.Somewerestandinginline（排队）,otherswerewalkingaround.Therewasa

groupofschoolgirls.Theirteacherwastryingtokeeptheminline.Tomlookedaroundbuttherewasnoplaceforhimto

sit.

Hewalkedintothestationcafe（咖啡馆）.Helookedupattheclockthere.Itwasonlytwentytotwelve.Hefoundaseat

andsatdownbeforealargemiiror（镜子）onthewall.Justthen,Mike,oneofTom'sworkmatescameinandsatwith

Tom.

“Whattimeisyourbus?”askedMike.

“There'splentyoftimeyet,“answeredTom.

“Well,I'llgetyousomemoreteathen,“saidMike.

Theytalkedwhiledrinking.ThenTomlookedattheclockagain."Oh!Ifsgoingbackward（倒行）!”hecried.6tAfew

minutesagoitwastwentytotwelveandnowit'shalfpasteleven/9

uYou9relookingattheclockinthemirror.^^saidMike.Tomwassosad（难过）.Thenextbuswasnottoleaveforanother

hour.SincethenTomhasneverlikedmirrors.

1.Tomwentintothestationcafebecause・

A.Mikeaskedhimtohaveacupoftea.

B.itwasquiteearlyandhecouldfindaseatthere.

C.hedidn9tliketostaywiththeschoolgirl.

D.hewantedtohaveadrinkwithhisworkmatethere.

2.WhattimewasitinfactwhenTomlookedattheclock?.

A.HalfpasttwelveB.Twentytotwelve

C.HalfpastelevenD.Halfpastone

3.Fromthestoryweknowthatwhenwelookataclockinamirror,wewillfind.

A.thetimeisrightB.ifsgoingslower

C.it'sgoingbackwardD.it'sgoingfaster

4.Whichofthefollowingistrue?.

A.TomarrivedinParisontime

B.Thenextbuswouldleaveinhalfanhour

C.AfterthatTomdidn'tlikeclocksanylonger

D.Tomlookedattheclockinthemirroronlyonce

5.Whichofthefollowingisthetitle（题目）ofthestory?

A.TheMirroroftheStation

B.NotACarefulMan

C.MissingABus

D.TheClockInTheMirror

F

18、Today,Iwanttotellyousomestoriesfrommylife.Thefirststoryisaboutconnectingthedots（小圆点）.

ReedCollege,thecollegeIattended,offeredperhapsthebestcalligraphy（书法）lessonsinthecountry.Calligraphywas

attractivetome,soIdecidedtotakeacalligraphyclasstolearnhowtodothis.Ididn'thopeforanyrealuseofthisin

mylife.Itwasjustahobby.Buttenyears,whenweweredesigningthefirstMacintoshcomputer,itallcamebacktome.

Youmightbeveryconfusedaboutthemeaningofwhatyouaredoingnow.Butyouhavetobelievethedotswill

somehowconnectinthefuture.Everyeffortyoumakeisworththeprice.Itwillpayoffintheend.Thisbeliefhasnever

letmedown,andithasmadeallthedifferencesinmylife.

Mysecondstoryisaboutloveandloss.WozandIstartedAppleinagaragewhenIwas20.Butlater,Igotfired（解

雇）.Howcanyougetfiredfromacompanyyoustarted?Well,itjusthappened.Whathadbeenthefocusofmyentire

adultlifewasgone,anditwassohardforme.

Butitturnedouttobethebestthingthatcouldhaveeverhappenedtome.Itfreedmetoenteroneofthemost

creativeperiodsofmylife.

I'mprettysureifIhadn'tbeenfiredfromApple,Iwouldn'tbecomewhoIamnow.Thelosscompletedme.

Sometimeslifehitsyouintheheadwithabrick.Don'tlosefaith.What'smore,youhavetofindoutwhatyoulove.The

onlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.Ifyouhaven'tfoundityet,keeplooking.You'llknowwhenyoufindit.

1.Jobstoldusstoriesinthepassage.

A.oneB.twoC.threeD.four

2.Inthefirstparagraph,vvecanfindEXCEPT“

A.WhenJobsdesignedthefirstcomputermanyyearslater,heusedhiscalligraphy.

B.Jobswasinterestedincalligraphywhenhewasatcollege.

C.ItwasjustahobbyforJobstolearnthecalligraphy.

D.Jobswantedtobea