2023年江苏省宿迁市宿城区中考二模英语试题

2023年中考模拟考试（二）

英语

答题注意事项

1.本试卷满分100分，考试时间120分钟。

2.答案全部写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

3.答选择题用2B铅笔填涂答题卡上对应的选项，答非选择题用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔在答题卡上对应题号

的答题区域书写答案，注意不要答错位置，也不要超界。

第一卷（选择题，共85分）

一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

1.Davidisgoodatplayingpianoalthoughheisonly5yearsold.

A.aB.anC.theD./

2.MyfamilywillgooutfordinnerFridaynight.

A.onB.inC.atD.to

3.MybrotherandIlikesports.oftenplaybasketballafterschool.

A.WeB.IC.TheyD.You

4.—Hi,Mike!Wouldyouliketoflykiteswithme?

—rdliketo,Ihavetofinishmyquestionsurveyfirst.

A.soB.andC.butD.or

5.—doyouhelpyourparentswiththehousework,David?

一Onceaweek.

A.HowmuchB.HowoftenC.HowlongD.Howfar

6.—Itidymyroomnow,Mum?

——No,youneedn't.Youcandoitintheafternoon.

A.MustB.MayC.CanD.Should

7.Therestillsomeapplejuiceinthefridge.It*snotnecessaryforustogotothesupermarketnow.

A.wasB.wereC.isD.are

8.Ithinkit*sagoodideatoearlyinthemorningandreadEnglishaloud.

A.getoffB.getupC.getonD.getin

9.一Mom,Idon'tknowhowtobuildthemodelplane.

—Well,ifyoureadthesecarefully,you'llsurelyfinishityourself.

A.instructionsB.inventionsC.invitationsD.instruments

10.一Amy,whatwereyoudoingatsixyesterdayevening?

一Imymotherpreparethedinner.

A.helpB.helpedC.washelpingD.willhelp

11.MrWangoftenencouragesusclosetonatureandenjoyitsbeauty.

A.getB.gettingC.togetD.gets

12.—________nicemusic!Itmakesmefeelrelaxed.

——Yes.Listeningtosoftmusiccanmakeyoufeelbetter.

A.WhatB.WhataC.HowD.Howa

13.—Howistheoldmanwhowashurtinyesterday'scaraccident?

—ThankstoDr.Li'sexcellentskills,theoldmanisoutofdangernow.

A.musicalB.medicalC.classicalD.chemical

14.SometimesDanielneedssomeonetosharehisworrieswith,buthedoesn'tknow.

A.whatshouldhetalktoB.whoheshouldtalkto

C.whereshouldhetalktoD.whenheshouldtalkto

15.—I'mnervousaboutthecomingspeechcompetition.WhatcanIdo?

-andyoucanmakeit.

A.HelpyourselfB.Makeyoufeelathome

C.SeeingisbelievingD.Believeinyourself

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

Everyschoolhasrulesforstudentstofollow.However,somestudentsmayseethe16asawaythat

teacherscontrolthem.Sometimes,they'reunhappyandevenfeel17.Well,ifyouthinkyourlifeishard,you

mightthinkaboutthe18inancienttimes.Forsomeofthem,lifewasreally19.

Intheolddays,peoplebelievedthatteachershadtobevery20andhadtherighttopunishthestudents.

Parentsdidn'tmindifteacherspunishedtheirchildrenwhentheirchildrendidn'tdowhattheywere21todo.

Often,thestricterateacherwas,22parentsthoughtheorshewasagoodteacher.

Infact,followingschoolrulescanbevery23.Forexample,runninginthehallwayscouldcauseastudent

to24.Itmayhurthimselforanotherperson.Followingtherules

canalsohelpthestudentsintheclassroomtolearn25difficulty.Inclass,ateachermayaskstudentsto

raisetheirhands26theyspeak.Ifsomeonespeaksoutofturn,otherstudentsmightnotbeabletohearthe

teacher27.Schoolrulescanhelpstudents28theirownfuturesaswell.Whenthey29andgoout

ontheirown,theyllsoonfindthattheystillneedtofollowrules.

Rulesmaketheworldmuchbetter.Iftherearenorules,lifewillbemeaninglessandoutof30.

16.A.rulesB.excusesC.factsD.examples

17.A.tiredB.angryC.excitedD.good

18.A.doctorsB.parentsC.teachersD.students

19.A.hardB.easyC.luckyD.hopeless

20.A.kindB.cleverC.strictD.careful

21.A.toldB.heardC.invitedD.watched

22.A.themoreB.thefewerC.moreD.fewer

23.A.difficultB.importantC.popularD.suitable

24.A.comeoutB.falldownC.moveonD.passby

25.A.aboutB.fromC.exceptD.without

26.A.becauseB.thoughC.beforeD.unless

27.A.clearlyB.luckilyC.quicklyD.politely

28.A.dependonB.relytoC.prepareforD.turnout

29.A.hurryupB.lookupC.growupD.dressup

30.A.orderB.dateC.breathD.danger

三、阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

InvitationtoaGoing-awayParty

DearJoyandMary,

Youareinvitedtoafarewell（告别）forthenGREENFAMILY'SVISITTOAFRICA11

Departure（启程）date:29thMay

Thebestpartofourbigadventure（冒险）toAfricawillbewhenwecomeface-to-facewithelephants,lions,

crocodilesandotherAfricanwildlife.Wehavealwayswantedtodothis.

Partygivenby:MrandMrsGreen,TomandJohn

Date:Saturday,27thMay2023

Time:5:00p.m.to10:00p.m.Place:29KingStreet,NewTown,Sydney

Replyby:Thursday,25thMay2023

Phone:6458515

Foodanddrinkswillbepreparedattheparty.

P.S.ThiseventisNOTtobemissed!Wehopetoseeyouthere!

31.Whoistheinvitationsentto?

A.MrandMrsGreen.B.JoyandMary.C.TomandJohn.D.Wedon'tknow

32.Thepartywilltakeplaceon.

A.23ndMayB.25thMayC.27thMayD.29thMay

33.TheGreenswillgotoAfricato.

A.seesomeoldfriendsB.haveaGoing-awayParty

C.seesomeAfricanwildlifeD.haveafurtherstudy

B

Oneday,alittlegirlfoundabutterflycocoon（蝴蝶茧）.Shecouldtellthatabutterflywasgoingtobeborn.She

decidedtowaitforthebutterflytocomeoutofthecocoon.Shewatcheditforhours,butthenthebutterflystopped

moving——itseemedthatitcouldn'tcomeout.

Thegirlwantedtohelpthebutterflygetout.Shewenthomeandgotapairofscissors.Asshecutopenthe

cocoon,thebutterflytheneasilycameout.However,itsbodywasswollenanditswingswereverysmall.

Thegirlstillthoughtthatshehelpedthebutterfly.Shesatthereforanotherfewhoursandwaitedforitswingsto

grow.However,itdidn'thappen.Thebutterflywasn'tabletofly,andfortherestofitslife,itcouldonlymovearound

withalargebodyandlittlewings.

Thegirlthoughtshewashelping,butinfact,shewashurtingit.Whenthebutterflybrokefreeofitscocoonby

itself,itwastimeforitsbodytogetsmalleranditswingstogetstronger.Soitcouldflysoon.

It*strue——struggling（挣寸L）willmakeyoustronger.

34.Whatdidthegirldotothebutterfly?

A.Shecutthecocoontohelpthebutterflycomeout.

B.Shecutthebutterfly'sbodyandmadeitswollen.

C.Shecutoffthebutterfly'swingswithscissors.

D.Sheusedscissorstocutthebutterfly'sbody.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"swollen"inParagraph2probablymeaninChinese?

A.坚强的B.褶皱的C.瘦小的D.肿大的

36.Whathappenedtothebutterflyintheend?

A.Itflewfaraway.B.Itwasneverabletofly.

C.Thegirltookithome.D.Itthankedthegirlalot.

37.Whatlessondoesthestoryteachus?

A.Don'thelpothersbyyourself.B.Trytodoeverythingbyyourself.

C.Difficultiescanmakeyoustronger.D.Don'twaitforotherstohelpout.

C

Youmusthaveheardofthelegend（传说）ofYuGong,whotriedtomovetwomountains.TheTaihangMountain

wasoneofthetwomountains.

TheTaihangMountainpassesthroughtheareasofHebei,Shanxi,HenanandBeijing.Itisabout400kilometers

long.ItisalargemountainrangeinNorthChina,anditwascalled"thebackbone（脊梁）ofChina**inancienttimes.

Manyofthelegendsabouttheverybeginningofhumancivilization（文明）comefromtheTaihangarea.For

example,Nvwausedstonestorepairtheskytomakesurethathumanswouldhaveabetterfuture;Houyiprotected

everyonebyshootingthesuns;Yandi,oneoftheearliestChineseemperors,triedlargenumbersofherbs（草药）and

taughtpeoplehowtousethemtotreatdiseases.

TheTaihangMountainisnotonlywheretheancientstorieshappened,butalsoaplacewheretensofthousandsof

fossils（化石）werefound.Thesefossilsshowhowtheearthhaschangedovertime.Atthesametime,wecanalso

learnabouthowancienthumanslivedfromthediscoveriesaroundthearea.

Nowadays,therearenaturalforestsaroundtheareawithbeautifulcolorsinfourseasons.Itishometomany

animalsandplantsaswell.

Ifyouneedatripthathelpsyoulearndifferentthingsabouthistory,cultureandotherimportantknowledge,you

cangototheTaihangMountain.

38.WhatwastheTaihangMountainoncecalled?

A.TheroofofChina.B.Theroofoftheworld.

C.ThebackboneChinaD.Thebackboneoftheworld.

39.Howmanylegendsarementionedinthepassage?

A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.

40.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutTaihangMountain?

A.ItisthelargestmountainrangeinChina.

B.Itisonlyknownfortensofthousandsoffossilsthatwerefoundthere.

C.Wecanalsolearnabouthowancienthumanslivedfromthediscoveriesaroundthearea.

D.OneofthelegendstellsthatHouyitaughtpeoplehowtouseherbstotreatdiseases.

41.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Agreatoldman-YuGong

B.TaihangMountain-agreattreasureinChina

C.AncientstoriesaboutTaihangMountain

D.ThenaturalbeautyinTaihangMountain

D

"HesaidImurderedhim,"thecaptainsaidtoHolroyd."Someonehadtogoonboard.Icouldn't.I'mthecaptain.

Whatarewesupposedtodo?Runawayfromtheantswheneverweseethem?"

Holroydsaidnothing.Hewasthinkingofthelieutenants（中尉）blackdeadbody-full,hewassure,ofpoison.

"We'llhavetosinkthatboat,"thecaptainsaidafteralongsilence.

"Andthenwhatdowedo?"

"Idon'tknow.Yes,Iknow.Wellbumeveryantonthatboat.^^

Heorderedthecrew（船员）tosoakrags（浸泡抹布）withkerosene（煤油）.Then,theythrewtheragsontothe

smallboat.Therewasaflashandaroar,almostimmediatelytheboatwasonfire.

“Let'sgoon,“thecaptainsaid.Hegavetheorder,andthegunboat（炮艇）continueduprivertowardsBadama.

Theyarrivedatthevillagelaterthatday.Therewasnoonetobeseen.Thevillagewasdeserted（遗弃）.

"Allthepeoplehavegone,"thecaptainsaid."Butjustincase...^^

Hegaveanorder,andacrewmanblewtheship'swhistle.Noonecame.

Thegunboatwasnownearthejetty（码头）.Holroydstudieditthroughthebinoculars.

HIcanseeants,"hesaid."Andthere*sahumanskeleton（骨骼）onthejetty."

"Whereareallthevillagers?"thecaptainasked."Havetheyrunaway?Iftheyhave,wemustfindthem,andget

themtocomeontotheboat.Welltakethemawayfromhere."

Holroydsaidnothing.

Thecaptainsaid,"ButhowcanIsendmenonshore.Theywillbeattackedbytheants.Theywillbepoisoned.

Theywilldie,blaming

"Thenwhatcanwedo?"Holroydasked.

Thecaptainthoughtaboutthis.Thenhesaid,"Ishallfireourbiggun.”

Theyshotthebiggunagainandagain.Itdestroyedthevillage,buttheantswerestillthere.Thejettywasfullof

them.

"It'snogood,"thecaptainsaidtoHolroyd."There'snothingIcando.Wemustgobackandaskforinstructions."

ThecaptainreturnedtoEnglandandtoldthisstory.Fromtimetotime,therewasnewsabouttheants.Theywere

movingslowlytowardsthecoast,takingovertownsandvillages.Thereseemedtobenowayofstoppingthem.Soon

theywillcontrolallofSouthAmerica.Andthen?Howlongbeforetheytakeovertheplanet?

42.Whydidthecaptainorderthecrewmantosinkthesmallboat?

A.Toburythedeadmen.B.Toobeyanorder.

C.TosendsignaltoBadama.D.Tokilltheantsonboard.

43.AtBadama,whydidthecrewmanblowtheboat'swhistler?

A.Tofrightentheants.B.Toseeifanyonerespond.

C.Tosignalthattheyneededhelp.D.Todestroythevillage.

44.WhatdidthecaptainandHolroydseeonthejerry?

A.Ahumanskeleton.B.Cryingchildren.

C.Hundredsofvillagers.D.Alligators.

45.WhydidthecaptainwanttogobacktoEngland?

A.Hewantedfurtherinstructions.B.Heneededtoescapeanantattack.

C.Hewasafraidofhiscrew.D.Hehaddefeatedtheants.

第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余项。

Happinessisimportantforeveryone.Mostpeoplewanttobehappy.46.Money

andsuccessalonedonotbringlastinghappiness.Happinessdependsonourselves.47Hereareafewways

tohelpyoubehappier.

Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoythesimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtimethinking

aboutthefuture.48Therefore,wefailtoenjoythepresent.Youshouldenjoysimplepleasuresinlife,suchas

spendingtimewithclosefriends.

49Manypeopleexperiencethisbydancing,orplayingasport.Youcanforgetaboutyourproblems,and

justthinkabouttheactivity.

Finally,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.Accordingtostudies,peoplefeelgoodwhenthey

volunteertheirtimetodomanymeaningfulthingsforothers.50Youcanhelpyourclassmateswiththeirstudies,

goshoppingtogetfoodforanoldneighbor.Justtry!

A.Forexample,wewanttomakemoremoneyorgetabetterjob.

B.Happinessisinyourownhands.

C.Thesecondsecrettoleadingahappylifeistobeactive.

D.However,fewofthemknowhowtofindhappiness.

E.Everydayisanewday.Forgetunhappymoments.

F.Soifyouwanttofeelhappier,trytodosomethingmeaningfulforpeople.

G.Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.

四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

根据句意及所给中文、首字母或英文解释，写出句中所缺单词，每空限填一词。

51.-MyoldfriendJackiscomingtovisitSuqiannextweek.

-IthinkNiujiaowaninCaijiisagood（选择）forhim.

52.ManychildrenlikeHarryPotterseriesandmanyofthemhopetherewillbethe（第八）one.

53.Driversshould（停车）theircarsintherightplace,ortheywillbefined.

54.MosthotelsinSuqiancanprovideahigh（水平）ofservice.

55.MarieCuriepushedfortheuseofX-raymachines,whichare（广泛地）usedinhospitals.

56.Pleasecyourtestpapercarefullybeforeyouhanditin.

57.—Jerryoftencomplainsthathedoesn'thaveenoughtimeforhobbies.

——AsGrade9students,weshouldkeepabbetweenourhobbiesandschoolwork.

58.HeneverhastwithEnglishbecausehereallyworkshardonit.

59.MycousinAndrewwantedtolearnmoreaboutDIY,sohe(goto)DIYcourseslastmonth.

60.It*sgoodforustoknowthe(intheareawhereyoulive)customsbeforetravellingtoaplace.

五、短文填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，用括号内所给词的正确时态或形式填空，使短文完整。

Socialmedia(社交媒体)isaplatform(平台)wherepeoplefromallovertheworldcanconnectwitheachother.

Ithasbecomeoneofthe61(big)platformseverinhistory.It62(change)somanythingssinceitcame

toourlife.Studentsarealsousingsocialmediainanumberof63(way).Socialmediaprovidesaplatformfor

students64(learn)andcommunicate.Italsooffersstudentschancestoexpress65(them).

Manystudentsarenotsurewhat66(happen)iftheyexpressthemselves.Andsocialmediacanhelpthem

67(share)theirthoughtswithoutanyfear.Whenstudentstakepartinsocialmedia68(active),theymay

haveaglobalview.Forexample,somecourses69(give)byuniversitiesfromallaroundtheworld,andtheycan

improve70(student)knowledgeofforeigncultures.However,everycoinhastwosides.Studentsshouldn't

spendtoomuchtimeonit.

六、书面表达(满分15分)

作为学生，我们不仅要努力学习，还要掌握一定的生活技能。你校组织了题为“Learninglifeskills”的英语演讲活

动。假如你是李华，请根据下面的表格，用英语写一篇演讲稿，描述作为青少年，你们应具备哪些生活技能及如

何提高这些技能。

LearningLifeskills

解决问题与人合作，要勇敢地试着处理问题

管理时间计划好，把事情做得更快、更好

学做家务寻求父母的帮助

……（补充一点）……（如何提升）

要求:

1.词数90左右，短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2.短文应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥，使文章连贯；

3,短文中不得出现考生的真实姓名、校名等信息。

LearningLifeskills

Learninglifeskillsisnecessaryforus.Whatkindoflifeskillsshouldwelearn?And