2023年江蘇省如東縣重點中學(xué)中考英語模擬精編試卷（含答案解析）

2023中考英語模擬試卷請考生注意：1．請用2B鉛筆將選擇題答案涂填在答題紙相應(yīng)位置上，請用0．5毫米及以上黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆將主觀題的答案寫在答題紙相應(yīng)的答題區(qū)內(nèi)。寫在試題卷、草稿紙上均無效。2．答題前，認真閱讀答題紙上的《注意事項》，按規(guī)定答題。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Boysandgirls,nomatterwhatdifficultiesyouface,pleasedon’tbedisappointed.andworkhard.Thisisthekeytosuccess.A．Cheerup B．Stayup C．Pickup2、—MissWhite,IamafraidIhavegotlowmarksintheexam.—_______,dear!Takeiteasy.Iamsureifyoutryyourbest,youwillpassiteasilynexttime.A．You’rewelcome B．Comeon C．Allright D．Welldone3、There’snotickerleftforLangLang’spianoconcert.youyoursistercangotoit.A．Both;and B．Notonly;butalsoC．Either;or D．Neither;nor4、—Couldyoutellmesomethingabouttheboywhohelpedyoujustnow?—Sorry,Iknownothingabouthim.Weare______.A．friendsB．neighborsC．classmatesD．strangers5、Momalwaystellsmethatnothingcanbelearned__________hardwork.A．with B．by C．for D．without6、Asastudent,gettingupearlyandbeingafraidofmissingthefirstschoolbellmaybecommon____foryou.Butthankstonewrules,youcanstayinbedlongerthanbefore.A．signs B．symbols C．experiences D．tasks7、Makesurethatallthewasteisandsafelydealtwith.A．a(chǎn)ctively B．closely C．properly D．simply8、George，it’sdangerousforyoutogooutforawalkintheforest________atnight.A．onbusiness B．bytheway C．onyourown D．outoftheway9、RecentlypeopleinChina____takemuchmoneyonshoppingbecausetheyoftenuseAlipay(支付寶)A．needn’t B．shouldn’t C．mustn’t D．can’t10、BritishEnglishisoneofthemostwell-knownkindsofEnglish.,evenintheUK,noteveryonespeaksEnglishthesame.A．Similarly B．Otherwise C．Especially D．HoweverⅡ.完形填空11、Ifyoumovetoaforeigncountry,therewillbeabigchangeinlifestyle.Takethe1forexample.IntheUnitedStates,itmaybe2thekindyouareusedto.IntheUnitedStates,mostpeopletakeashoweronceadayinthemorning.Theshowerheadisusually3onthewallandcannotbemoved.Thebathersimplystandsunderthewater,gets4,scrubswithsoapandoftenawashcloth,andthenrinsesoff.Childrenoftentakeabatheachnightand5playingwithsmalltoyssuchasboatsandrubberducks.Manyadults,6women,preferarelaxingbathtocleartheirmindsofstressatworkandgetagoodnight’ssleep.Itis7torememberthatwhenyoutakeashowerorbathintheUnitedStates,youshouldbecarefulto8thewaterinsidethebathtuborshower.Unlikebathroomsinmanyothercountries,thereisnodraininthefloor.Ifwatergetsonthefloor,itcannotgoanywhereandmustbe9atonce.Itcanalsocauseproblemsforthe10.Sobecareful.1．A．bedroom B．kitchen C．bathroom D．garden2．A．differentfrom B．proudof C．strictwith D．worriedabout3．A．checked B．fixed C．seen D．lent4．A．cold B．clean C．hurt D．wet5．A．finish B．continue C．enjoy D．practice6．A．luckily B．especially C．suddenly D．certainly7．A．impossible B．strange C．exciting D．important8．A．keep B．press C．touch D．a(chǎn)dd9．A．spokenup B．lookedup C．cleanedup D．pickedup10．A．brushes B．floor C．water D．toysⅢ.語法填空12、MelbourneisinAustralia.Itisabeautifulcity1．hugegardens,greatparksandmany2．(amaze)buildings.Manypeoplecametovisititeveryyear.Melbourneisalso3．a(chǎn)ncientcityinAustralia.Ithasaninterestinghistoryofmorethan170years.Thefirstpeoplecamein1835,andinthe1850s,gold4．(discover).Becauseofthis,Melbournebecameaveryrichcity.Manynewbuildingswerebuiltatthattime.Andtoday,Melbourneisoneoftheworld’s5．(great)cities.Itisknown6．its7．(beautiful)anditsfamousuniversities.ItisalsoAustralia’stopcityfor8．(sport).Manyofthemareverypopular.Forexample,youngpeoplearemad9．soccerhere.In1956,theOlympicGamescametothiscity,andforthefirsttimetheywereshowedliveonTVaroundtheworld.Melbourneisaniceplaceandyoucanalwayshavegreat10．here.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、From2016,ChildreninFinlandwouldnotbetaughtcursivehandwriting.Insteadoflearningthisskill,schoolswouldbegiventhechoicetoteachkeyboardtypinginitsplace.Thechangeshowstypingskillsarenowmorerelatedthanhandwriting,butexpertssaythemovecoulddoharmtoachild’sbraindevelopment.“Mostpeoplewouldagreethateveryoneshouldatleastbeabletopickupapenorapencilandwriteamessagethatotherscanread,”saidMistyAdoniou,alecturer.“Butbeyondlegibility（易讀性）,doesitmatterhowyouformyourletterswhenyouhandwrite?”Shecontinuedtherewasresearchconnectingfluent（流暢的）handwritingwithbetterwrittenarticles,“butthekeyisn’tthequality,formorstyleofthehandwriting,butrathertheautomaticity（自動性）ofthehandwriting.”Reportshavealsofoundthatbytheageofeight,childrencanalreadytypefasterthantheycanhandwrite.But,asMistyAdoniouagreed,handwritingcanplayanimportantpartinbraindevelopment.“Researchshowsthatlearningtowriteincursivefurtherimprovesstudents’motorandvisual（視覺的）skills,eye-to-handcoordination,handandfingerskills,andbraindevelopment.Thephysicalactofhandwritingalsohelpsthememoryofinformationandtheflow（流動）ofideas.”Forexample,inarecentstudy,researchersdidbrainscansonfive-year-oldsbeforeandafterreceivingdifferentletter-learningtasks.Inchildrenwhopracticedwritinglettersbyhand,theneural（神經(jīng)的）activitywasmoreimprovedand“aduit-like”thaninthosewhohadsimplylookedatletters.“Technologycanencourageandsupportplentyofchilddevelopmentandeducationalobjectives,suchasphysicalandhealth、”explainedDr.Leves,“Andthereisabodyofresearchsupportingtheideathatchildrenlearnbestwhenthey’rehavingfun.”ButasMsAdoniouconcluded:“Withsomanythingstodoinaschoolday,itishardtoseewhyhandwritinglessonscontinue.Nomatterhowstandardizedwetrytomakehandwriting,weallendupwithourownstyle.Perhapswe’ddojustallwelltoletchildrenfindtheirownstyle.”1．MsAdoniouprobablyagreesthatyouwillwritearticlesbetterwhen_____.A．youcarelessaboutyourhandwritingB．youhaveaspecialstyleofhandwritingC．youimprovethequalityofhandwritingD．youhavedifferentformsofhandwriting2．AccordingtoMsAdoniou,cursivehandwriting_____.A．improveschildren’seyesightB．makeschildren’shandsstrongC．makeschildrenhavefewerideasD．helpschildren’sbrainsdevelopbetter3．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout_____?A．Howtoteachkeyboardtyping.B．Thereasonswhystudentsdroppens.C．Someopinionsoncursivehandwriting.D．Howtoimproveyourownwritingstyle.B14、Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrials(嘗試)increasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.Themultiplicationtables(乘法口訣表)areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming(突擊學(xué)習(xí))foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.1．Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A．Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.B．Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.C．Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.D．Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.2．Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby_________.A．presentingresearchfindings B．settingdowngeneralrulesC．makingacomparison D．usingexamples3．Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis_______.A．a(chǎn)resultofoverlearning B．a(chǎn)specialcaseofcrammingC．a(chǎn)skilltodealwithmathproblems D．a(chǎn)basicsteptowardsadvancedstudies4．Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?A．Itleadstofailureincollegeexams. B．It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.C．It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory. D．Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.C15、Agiftcardisacardthatisissued(發(fā)行)byastore.Thesecardsarebigmoneymakersforstores.Onereasonisthatwhengift-cardholdersgotothestore,theyoftenseeotherthingstobuy,andtheyspendmoremoneythanthegiftcardisworth.Unusedcardsareanotherreason.Storesmakemillionsofdollarsbecauselargenumbersofpeopleneverusetheircards.Theyeitherlosethem,forgetaboutthem,ordecidethatit'snotworththeeffort.Giftcardarebecomingverypopularinmanycountriesaroundtheworld.IntheUS,theyareoneofthemostpopularkindsofgifts.Why?Peoplelovetheconvenience—giftcardsareeasytobuyandeasytouse,eitherinthestoreoronline.Therecipientcanchoosehisorherowngift,andthegiverdoesnothavetoworryaboutfindingjusttherightthing.Receivingagiftcard,however,isnotthesameasreceivingagift.Arealgiftisabetterreminderofthepersonwhogaveit.Themessageofarealgiftismorelikelytobe,"IspendsometimetryingtofindtherightgiftforyoubecauseIcareaboutyou."Oftenagiftcarddoesnotsendthesamemessageasarealgift.Itmayseemtosay,"Iwasinahurry.Ididn'thavetimetothinkaboutwhatyouwouldreallylike."Intoday'sworld,giftcardsarecertainlyconvenient.However,theycanmakeusforgettherealpurposeofgivinggifts,whichistobuildacloserconnectionbetweenthegift-giverandthegift-recipient.1．Whatdoestheunderlineword"recipient"meaninChinese?A．商家 B．顧客 C．發(fā)行者 D．接受者2．Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A．WhygiftcardsarepopularintheUS. B．Differentkindsofgiftcards.C．Wheretobuygiftcards. D．Howtousegiftcards.3．Whatmessagedoesagiftcardsendaccordingtothewriter?A．Icareaboutyou. B．Iknowyoulikethegiftcards.C．Icouldn’tfindtherightgiftforyou. D．Ididn’thavetimetobuyyouarealgift.4．Whichofthefollowingisthewriter'sopinion?A．It'seasyforpeopletolosegiftcards. B．Giftcardsarebetterthanrealgifts.C．Giftcardshelppeoplesavemoney. D．Realgiftscanbringpeoplecloser.D16、WilliamBlakedescribedtheeyesasthe“windowsofthesoul.”O(jiān)ureyesarethewindowsthroughwhichweseetheworldaroundus.Eitherway,there’snoquestionthatweplacegreatvalueonoureyesandoureyesight.Surveyshaveshownthatofthefivesenses,sightistheonethatpeoplefearlosingthemost.Thinkingabouttheimportantfunctionofoureyes,we’dgivethemthebestcarepossible,butsometimeswegettoobusyorforgettodoafewsimplethingsthatcankeepoureyeshealthy.Protectingyoureyesstartswiththefoodonyourplate.Rememberwhenyouwereakidandyourmomtoldyouthatcarrotswouldimproveyoureyesight.Well,shemightberight.Properfoodwillkeepyoureyesstrongandhealthy.Giveupyourdailyhabitsthatcouldseriouslyinjureyoureyes.Alwayswearsunglassesinasunnydaytoprotectyoureyesfromultravioletray（紫外線）.Restyoureyesevery20minutesfromthecomputerscreenbylooking20feetawayfor20seconds.Atleastevery2hours,getupandtakea15-minutebreakwhenworkingatacomputer.Makesureyoureyesdonotgetinjuredinthefirstplace.Youshouldtrytopreventeyeinjurieswhetheryou’replayingsportsordoinghousework.Youshouldalsoknowwhentowearsafetyglassesandwhatkindswillworkbestforyou.Lastbutnotleast,getyoureyesexaminedregularly.Eyeexamscanhelpfindsomeeyediseases.It’simportanttofindthesediseasesearlyon,whenthey’reeasiertotreat.1．Accordingtoasurvey,peoplefearlosing▲most.A．theirsights B．theirhearings C．theirsmells D．theirtastes2．Theunderlinedwordfunctionmightmean“▲”inChinese.A．差異 B．功能 C．優(yōu)勢 D．問題3．▲isNOTagoodwaytoprotectyoureyes.A．Eatingcarrots B．WearingsunglassesC．Workingatcomputers D．Usingsafetyglasses4．Findingeyediseasesearlyonthrougheyeexams▲.A．savesmuchworkforthedoctors B．ishelpfulforthetreatmentC．providesyouthebestcareofyoureyes D．wastesmuchofyourmoney5．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．GiveYourEyesSomeRestB．GoodHabitsBringHealthC．ProtecttheWindowsoftheSoulD．SimpleWayofEyeExamswastesmuchofyourmoneyE17、Couldsmellsaffectyourlifespan?Femalefruitflies(果蠅)withouttheabilitytosmellfoodlivelongerthanotherfruitflies．Thesenseofsmellmaybeconnectedtothecellularageing(細胞老化)processinmanyotherlivingthingsevenpeople．Suchconnectionhasrecentlybeenfoundinbothwormsandflies．Forexample,scientistsfoundthatremovingfruitflies'abilitytosmellmadethemlivenearly10percentlongerthanflieswithasenseofsmell．Theyconfirmedthatfoodsmellsweretheonesmostlikelytoaffectageing,asnutrition(營養(yǎng))andlifespanareknowntobeconnectedinmanylivingthings．Totesttheideathatfoodsmellsaffectlifespan,theyremovedflies'abilitytosmellcarbondioxide,whichisproducedbysomeflyfoods．Theylefttherestofthesmellingsystem．Thisactionhadnoeffectonmaleflies,butthefemaleslived30percentlongerthannormal．RemovingtheabilitytosmellCO1maystopfliesgettinginformationaboutfoodavailability．Thiscouldmeanthatfoodisnotenough,causingprocessesthatencouragefliestosurvive．Scientistsfoundthatthefemalefliesfromstoredextrafatandthatbothmalesandfemalesimmune(免疫)toCO1werestrongeragainstthestressthannormalflies．ItissuggestedthatfemalesmaysimplybeeasilyinfluencedbythesmellsofCO1．Scientistspointoutthatpeopledon'tknowwhetherageingandsmellareconnectedinanimalsandhumans．Buttheyclearlyexperiencephysicalchangesaftersmellingfood．2．Fromthepassage,welearnthatwhatscientistsfoundisto________．A．showthereisthebestwaytomakelifespanlongerB．tellusweshouldremoveoursmellabilitytolivelongC．showthesenseofsmellcanaffectthecellularageingprocessD．explainfruitflieswithoutabilitytosmellcanlivelonger3．ScientistsdosomeresearchtoproveA．theimmunesystemoffliestoCO1B．theconnectionsbetweennutritionandlifespanC．theimportanceoffoodsmellstoourhumansD．theconnectionsbetweenfoodsmellsandlifespan4．Accordingtoscientists'opinion,wecanseethat________．A．flieswithoutabilitytosmellisencouragedtostoreextraenergyB．malefliesingeneralcanlivelongerthanfemaleonesC．bothmaleandfemalefliescanlivelongerwithouttheabilitytosmellD．flieswithoutabilitytosmellcanalsogetinformationaboutfoodavailability5．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthepassageasawhole?A．CO1hasfeweffectsonfemaleflies．B．Thesenseofsmellmighthaveaneffectonlivingthings．C．Thesenseofsmellisnecessarytohumans'health．D．Femalefruitfliescanalwayslivelongerthanmaleflies．F18、Mostofusprobablylivewithoutvegetables,butaworldwithoutchocolate?Nowthatwouldbehard!Accordingtochocolatemakersitcouldhappenifwedon’tactsoon.Therearetwomaincausesofthechocolateshortage---chocolate’sgrowingpopularityandlessproductionofcocoa,theplantfromwhichchocolateismade.WithmoreandmorepeopleinIndiaandChinalovingchocolate,notmuchcanbedoneaboutthefirstcause.Therefore,theonlythingwecandoistoincreasecocoaproduction.However,newplantdiseasesandlittleraininIvoryCoastandGhana,theworld’slargestproducers,havereducedcocoaproductionby40percentinthepast10years.What’sworse,manycocoafarmersinAfricaandothercocoa-producingcountrieslikeIndonesiaandVenezuelaarechangingtoeasier-to-growcropssuchascornorrubber.Thisway,thefarmerscanmakemoremoney.Topreventmorefarmersfromchanging,researchersatthenewlyopenedInternationalCocoaControlCentre,intheUK,aretryingtocreatenewcocoaplantsthatarestrongerandfastergrowing.Butfirsttheymustmakesurethenewplantsaresafetogrow.Thistakesalongtime.First,eachnewplantisstoredattheControlCentreforsixmonthstomakesureitishealthy.ItisthenplantedintheCentre’sfields,studiedandtestedforanothertwoyears.Onlyafterscientistsarecertainthatthey’redisease-free,willtheplantsbesenttofarmersinWestAfricaorwhereverelsetheyareneeded.Tocreatenewstrongertypesofcocoa,scientistsattheCentrearecombiningthebestpartsfromdifferentcocoaplants.Thoughtheworldisfacingaseriouschocolateshortage,thereisnowhope