江蘇省泰州市靖江外國語學(xué)校2023屆九年級中考第二次模擬考試英語試題（無答案）

江蘇省泰州市靖江外國語學(xué)校2023屆九年級中考第二次模擬考試英語試題〔無答案〕第頁靖江外國語學(xué)校九年級第二次模擬考試英語試卷(考試時間：120分鐘總分值：120分)第一局部選擇題一單項選擇(15分)1.Idon’tthinkitis_____uselesscompetition,becauseithasofferedus____valuableexperienceforthenextcompetition.A.the;a B.an;/ C.an;a D.a;/YangJiang,afamouswriterandtranslator,passedaway________theageof105,shetranslatedmanyfamousforeignnovels________Chineseduringherlife.A.at;in B.on;inC.at;into D.of;into3._______Sandy_______JeanspeaksgoodEnglish,sotheycancommunicatewiththeseAmericanstudentsverywell.A.Neither,nor B.Notonly,butalso C.Both,and D.Either,or4.—DoyouknowtheIndiangirlMalala?—Ofcourse,her___________makestheworldshocked(震驚的)andshebecomestheyoungestwinneroftheNobelPeacePrize.A.advantage B.progress C.achievement D.attention5.ManypeoplethisculturalTVprogramcangetthepublicinterestedinancientChinesepoems. A.expect B.invent C.manage D.devote6.Accordingtoarecentsurvey,________threefifthsofworkingmothersinChinadon’twanttohaveasecondchild.A.mostly B.especially C.specially D.nearly7.—Wherehaveyou______thesedays?—Ihave______toNanjingwithmyfriends.A.been;gone B.been;been C.gone;been D.gone;gone8.Lifeislikeclimbingamountain.youmayfeeltired,youwillenjoythebeautifulviewatthetopofthemountain.A.Since B.Unless C.Though D.Because9.Theopeningceremonyofthe2023BoaoForumforAsia(博鰲亞洲論壇開幕式)__________inHainanonApril8.Ithinkitisreallyagreat__________.A.wastakenplace;success B.washeld;success C.tookplace;successful D.washeld;successfully10.Doyouwanttoeathere?No.Justfishandchipsto_________,please.A.takeup B.takeon C.takeoff D.takeaway11. —crowdedQingliangEastRoadis! —Yes,becausethenumberofcarshaskeptgreatlysinceApril.A.Whata;rising B.How;raising C.How;rising D.What;raising12.—MayItakethismagazineoutofthereadingroom?—No,you___________.Youreadithere.A. mustn’t B. mightn’t C.needn’t D.won’t13.—Ifyou_______carefulenough,youmayhurtyourself.—Thanks.I’llbeas_______asIcan.A.don’t;careful B.aren’t;careful C.aren’t;carefullyD.don’t;carefully14.——Wouldyoumindlendingmeyourbike?——__________________.A.Ofcourse,hereyouare B.Yes,OKC.Yes.Mybikeisbroken D.Certainlynot,hereyouare 15.—WhynotgoonatriptoBeihaiParkbyMobikethisSunday?—Goodidea!ButIwonder.A.howcanIdownloadMobikeAppB.whetherit’sgoingtorainC.thatwecanmeetattheschoolgateD.howmuchshouldwepayfortheMobike二完型填空〔15分〕DadandIwerealwayspassionate〔熱情的〕aboutourfeelings,andwhenIreachedmyteenyears,our16reallyheatedup.Ourbiggestfightwasaboutmychosen17.“Peoplelikeusaren’twriters!〞Dadwouldshout.“Maybepeoplelikeyouaren’twriters,〞Iwouldshout18,“butpeoplelikemeare!〞Igrewupinanicehousewithalawnandlotsofrooms.AllIhadtodowasgetgoodgradesandstayoutoftrouble.Dadspenthisyouthlivinginanoldbuildingand19moneytosupporthisfamily.Buthedrewacurtain〔門簾，幕〕overhis20,neverspeakingofhisgrowing-updays.Nooneknewwhathehad21.ButnotknowingDad’spast,Icouldneverknowwhatdrovehimtowantsomuchsafetyforme.AsIinsistedonwriting,MomtoldmeDadreadandre-readeverythingIgotpublished,althoughhe22mentionedmyworktome.Instead,hecontinuallytriedtodrivemeintoacareerheconsidered23-nursingorteaching.Butinthelastdaysofhislife,Dad24.Itwasasifhesuddenlyrealizedthatheshouldmakethetruthknown.Hetalkedabouteverything—howitfelttocarryheavybasketsofcoalupstairsand25onebathroomwithfiveotherfamilies,andhowworriedhewasthathisfamilywouldn’thaveenoughwarmclothesforwinter.Dadtoldme26he’dwantedtoprotectmefrompoorlife,soI’dneverhavetogo27whathehad.Whenhesaidsorryfortryingtobreakoffmywings,Itoldhimthathewastheveryonewho’dgivenmethechanceto28.Dadsmiledandtriedtonod.Onthelastdayofhislife,asMomandIsatholdinghishands,hesignaled(示意)tothenursetocomeclose.“Youknowmydaughter,〞hesaidwithgreat29.“Ijustwantyoutoknow—she’sa30.〞Itwastheproudestmomentofmylife.16.A.discussions B.fights C.movements D.conversations17.A.school B.career C.subject D.topic18.A.out B.in C.around D.back19.A.saving B.raising C.wasting D.making20.A.future B.past C.present D.dream21.A.chosen B.provided C.experienced D.achieved22.A.sometimes B.never C.always D.often23.A.safe B.easy C.special D.challenging24.A.stayedup B.openedup C.putup D.pickedup25.A.deal B.clean C.share D.build26.A.what B.how C.when D.where27.A.over B.into C.for D.through28.A.read B.live C.fly D.change29.A.pains B.hope C.pride D.sadness30.A.nurse B.teacher C.writer D.doctor三閱讀理解〔30分〕AThesedays,picturenewsisverypopularwithyoungpeople.HerearesomephotoschosenbyJim.Readontofindoutwhichoneyoulikebest.China’sfirstHelloKittythemerestaurantwasopenedonDec23inthecapitalofChina.It’sallpinkandsweetinsidetherestaurant.Thetableclothispink,soare,thechairs,ceilingandfloor.Eventhelamplightshinessoftandrosy.DiningatHelloKittyDreamsRestaurantcostsabout160yuan($25)perperson.DustinandSarafromNorthGeorgia&StateUniversity(NGCSU)oftheUnitedStatesperform(表演)PekingOperaatLiaoChengUniversityinEastChina’sShandongProvince.EighteenstudentsfromNGCSUcametoChinatostudyChinesecultureduringthesummervacation.

LocatedinMiyunCounty,north-eastofBeijing,FulingMountainisanational-levelforestreserve.Asthemountainiscloudyandfoggyalltheyearround,FulingMountainthenbegantobecalledWulingMountain.ItisregardedastheYellowMountaininNorthChina.

BillGates,chairpersonofMicrosoft,theworld’slargestpersonal-computersoftwarecompany,attendedananti-smokingeventaheadofthe25thWorldNo-TobaccoDay,inBeijingonMay29,2023.SomeChinesefamouspeoplealsoattendedtheevent.WorldNo-TobaccoDayfallsonMay31everyyear.31.IfyoueatatHelloKittyDreamsRestaurant,.A.youshouldliveinthecapitalofChinaB.youhavetowearyourpinkclothesC.youmustfeelexcitedabouttheshininglightsD.youwillprobablyspendabout160yuaneachtime32.WhatdidDustinandSaradoinChina?A.TheyclimbedFulingMountaininBeijing.B.TheyvisitedaHelloKittyDreamsRestaurant.C.TheyperformedPekingOperainShandong.D.Theyattendedananti-smokingevent.33.FulingMountainiscalledWulingMountainbecause.A.it’sinthenortheastofBeijing.B.itisalwayscloudyandfoggy.C.itisanational-levelforestreserve.D.it’stheYellowMountaininNorthChina.34.WhichistrueaboutBillGates?A.Heismanagerofacomputersoftwarecompany.B.Headvisedpeopletostopsmoking.C.HewasinvitedtoBeijingbyChinesefamouspeople.D.HesetupWorldNo-TobaccoDayonMay31.35.Thephotosmaycomefrom______________.A.theInternetnewsB.adoctor’sdiaryC.anadvertisementD.asciencemagazineBWhat’sinaname?Well,probablymorethanyouthink.Ifyou’veeverlookedatsomeoneandthought,“youreallylooklikeyou’dbeaJessica〞orsomethingofthekind,you’renotalone—andthere’sascientificreasonforwhysomeone’sfacematchestheirname.Accordingtoresearch,therecouldactuallybesometruthtotheideathataperson“l(fā)ookslike〞theirname.Fortheirexperiment〔實驗〕,ateamofresearcherspulleddata〔數(shù)據(jù)〕fromeightdifferentstudies,Inoneexperiment,researchersfoundthatwhenpeopleareshownastranger’sfaceandgivenaselection〔選擇〕offivenames,theypicktherightnameabout35%ofthetime.Theteamranseveralmoreexperimentsofasimilarnaturewithdifferentconditionsandfoundthatpeoplestilldidaprettygoodjobofmatchingstrangerstotheirrealnames.Inanotherexperiment,researchersalsotrainedacomputertofindsimilarities〔相似點〕inthousandsoffacesofpeoplewiththesamename,andtheyfoundthatpeoplewiththesamenameoftenhavesimilaritiesaroundtheireyes,oratthecornersoftheirmouths.Zwebnerconcluded〔做出……結(jié)論〕thatpeoplecouldactuallybeusingtheirfacial〔面部的〕muscles〔肌肉〕tochangetheirappearanceinawaymatchesthecharacteristicsoftheirname.Take,forexample,someonewiththename“Joy〞,“Themomentshe’sborn,herparentsandsocietytreatherinawaythatbefitsthatname,〞shesaid.“Theysay,‘youreallyaresojoyful,smilingjustlikeyourname.’Shedevelopsacertainlookmaybebecausesheissmilingmorebecauseofallthepositive〔積極的〕feedback〔反響〕shegetswhenshesmiles.〞Longstoryshort,ournamesmightactuallybeinfluencingusmorethanwethink,shapingwhowecometobebasedonwhatsocietyexpectsfromsomeonewithournames.36.Intheexperimentwhenpeopleareaskedtolookatastranger’sfaceandselect〔選擇〕fromfivenames,____________ofthetimetheychoosethewrongnames.A.20% B.35% C.45% D.65% 37.Wecanreadthispassagein_______________ .A.amusicalmagazine B.adetectivestoryC.asciencefiction D.asciencemagazine38.Theunderlinedword“befit〞inpara.7maymean“_____________〞inthepassage.A.find B.match C.expect D.change39.Whichsentenceistrueaccordingtothemessage?A.PeoplecanusetheirnosestochangetheirappearancetomatchtheirnamesB.Ifsomeonehasthename“Joy〞,heorshemaybereallyjoyful.C.Thereisnoscientificreasonforwhysomeone’sfacematchestheirnameD.Ournamesmightnotinfluenceusmorethanwethink.40.Inthispassagethewritermainlywantstotellus_____________________.A.people’snameshavenothingtodowiththeirappearanceB.peoplelikethosewhohavepositivenamesC.wecanuseournamestoinfluencepeoplearoundusD.ournamesareinfluencingusmorethanwethinkCDoyouhavetroubletryingtocreatethenextbigidea?Sometimestheanswerisn’ttojustforceanideaoutofyourmind.Instead,youmightwanttotrysittingback,relaxingandlettingyourmindwander〔走神〕.Yes,youheardthatcorrectly.Ifyouareinneedofanewidea,trydaydreaming.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,foundanassociation〔聯(lián)系〕betweendaydreamingandcreativeproblem-solving.Theirstudyincludeshavingparticipants〔參與者〕firstdoan“unusual-usetask〞.Theyhadtotrytocomeupwithasmanydifferentwaystouseanobjectastheycould.Then,theparticipantschosetodooneofthefollowingfourthingsbeforedoingthe“unusual-usetask〞again:Completeadifficulttask;completeaneasytask;takea12–minutebreak;orskip〔跳過〕12-minutebreakandmoverightontothetaskexerciseagain.Surprisingly,thegroupthatperformed(執(zhí)行)bestwastheonethatcompletedtheeasytask.Manyparticipantsreportedthattheyweredaydreamingwhileperformingtheeasytask.Sotheresearchersbelievedthatthisdaydreamingmighthavehelpedunlocktheircreativity.Buthowcoulddaydreaminghelpthebraincomeupwithcreativeways?Theanswerissomethingknownas“unconsciousthought〞.Evenwhenyouarenotactivelyworkingtosolveaproblem,itisstillinthebackofyourmind.Yourbrainisstillthinkingabouttheproblem,butinamuchmoresubtle〔不易覺察的〕way.Whenyoudaydream,yourmindisallowedtothinkinwaysitnormallywouldnot.Becauseitisfreeofcontrol,itcancreatecompletelynewandout-of-the-boxideas.Greatideasnevercomeeasily,butthatdoesnotmeanyoualwayshavetoworkhardtogetthem.Feelfreetodowhatyouwantandletyourmindwander.41.Whatcouldyoudotocreategreatideasaccordingtothepassage?A.Workhard. B.Letyourmindwander.C.Haveanicesleep. D.Readmorebooks.42.The“unusual-usetask〞includedhavingparticipants______________________ .A.completeaneasytask B.completeaverydifficulttaskC.takea12-minutebreak D.comeupwithdifferentwaystouseanobject43.Whydidtheparticipantswhocompletedtheeasytaskperformbest?A.Becausetheyweremorecreativethantheothers.B.BecausetheyweremoreknowledgeablethantheothersC.BecausetheywerebetteratsolvingproblemsthantheothersD.Becausetheyhadthetimetodaydream,whichmighthavehelpedunlocktheircreativity.44.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“unconsciousthought〞inParagraph5mean?A.Yourbrainisthinkingaboutaproblemoutsideofyourawareness〔意識〕B.Yourbrainknowswhatyou’rethinkinganddoing.C.Yourbrainhasapurposeofitsownthatcannotbeknown.D.Yourbrainrefusestoreceiveanyinformationfromtheoutsideworld.45.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Brainstormingisimportanttocreativeideas.B.Themoreweexerciseourbrains,themoreideaswewillhave.C.Daydreamingisawaytoimprovecreativity.D.Problem-solvingskillsareimportantinourlives.第二局部 非選擇題〔共60分〕四任務(wù)型閱讀〔10分〕IfyouwanttoknowwhichsocialappChineseyoungpeopleusealotnow,youhadbetternotmiss“shortvideos〞.SomeusersuseappslikeTikTok(抖音)andKuaishoubecausetheythinkitisfuntoshareshortvideosabouttheirlives,whileothershavedifferentpurposesaswell.A12-year-oldusernamedElsahasupto2.7millionfollowersonTikTok.ThegirlhassharedvideosaboutherdancingstudiessincelastJuly.Oneofthevideoswonheraboutonemillionfans.“Ifeelreallyhappytogoonsharinghappinesswithotherpeoplebyshortvideos,〞saidElsa.Assomevideosareaboutthelatestnews,agroupofusersdependonthemtogetinformation.Tosomeotherusers,theyhaveadifferentpurpose.“BecauseIcan’tspendmanyhourswatchingacompletevideoandIamaveryimpatientperson.Idon’tlikewaitingforaprogramtoend.IprefertowatchshortvideosofwonderfulpartsinaconcertoraTVseries,〞saidWangZhihao.However,someyoungChinesefeelboredwithsomeshortvideos.“Killingtimeisthemainreasonformetowatchtheshortvideos,butmanyarealmostthesame,soIthinkitisawasteoftime.Moreover,Ireallydon’tlikethevideoswhichshowstrangeevendangerousthings,〞saidWenNan,anothercollegestudent.Recently,somethingelsehashappened.Somevideosaretellingpeoplewhatproductsareworthbuying.Someusersbuytheproductsafterwatching,buttheyshouldthinktwice.Iftheydon’tthinkcarefully,theymayregretsoon.Someshortvideosevensellfake(假)products,butthesesellerswon’tletyoureturnthemtogetyourmoneyback,ordealwithyourtrouble.Shortvideosin46)__________Anintroductiontoshortvideos★Shortvideos,includingTikTok(抖音)andKuaishou,arevery47)__________now.★Someusersshareshortvideosfor48)________,whileothersshareforotherpurposes.Reasonsforshortvideos★Elsafeelshappyto49)_________sharingvideoswithothers.★Agroupofuserslikeusingshortvideostoget50)__________aboutthelatestnews.★Touserswhoarenot51)____________enough,ittakeslesstimetowatchshortvideos.Reasons52)______shortvideos★WenNanthinksthatwatchingtheshortvideosisa53)________oftimeasmanyofthemarealmostthesame.★Someuserseasilybuyproductswhichareintroducedinthevideos54)_________thinkingcarefully,andtheymayregretsoon.★Someshortvideossellfakeproducts,buttheydon’tofferbuyersany55)__________afterselling.五閱讀表達(dá)(10分)閱讀下面的短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容答復(fù)以下問題。Somepeopleseemtohaveextraordinary(非凡的)memories.ZhengAiqiang,a“memoryathlete〞onTVshowSuperBrain(?最強大腦?),canremember2,660numbersinjustonehour!

Youwouldthinkpeoplelikethishavespecialbrains.ButaccordingtoarecentstudybyresearchersfromtheUnitedStatesandtheNetherlands(荷蘭),thebrainstructure(結(jié)構(gòu))ofordinary(普通的)peopleand23oftheworld’sleadingmemoryathletesshowsnodifference.

That’sbecausegoodmemoriescanbetrained.NewresearchinthejournalNeuron(?神經(jīng)元?)suggeststhatyoucanbecomeasupermemorizerwithjustsixweeksofhardtraining,reportedTheGuardian.

Researchersfoundthatatechnique(技巧)calledloci,inventedbytheancientGreeks,cangreatlyhelpimprovememory.

Byusingloci,youareusingyourimaginationtoimprovethebrain’smemorynetworks.Youcanlink(關(guān)聯(lián))somethingyouneedtorememberwithaplacethatyouknowverywell.Forexample,torememberalistofnumbers,imagineyourselfwalkingthroughyourhouse.Eachthingislinkedtoanumber.Forexample,zerocouldbethehandle(把手)onthedoorandfivecouldbethepaintingonthewall.

“Noteveryonecanbecomea(memory)champion.Buteveryoneusingthetechniquecanimprovealotfromthelevelthey’reat,〞saidBorisKonrad,oneoftheresearchersinthestudy.答復(fù)下面5個問題，每題答案不超過7個詞。56.HowmanynumberscanZhengAiqiangrememberinjustonehour?

57.Arethebrainstructureofordinarypeopleand23oftheworld’sleadingmemoryathletesdifferentorsimilar?58.Whenusinglocitoremembersomething,whatdoyoulinksomethingwith?59.Howlongdoesittakeanordinarypersontotrainhardtobeasupermemorizer?60.Whowaslociinventedby?六詞匯運用。(每題1分，共10分)(A)根據(jù)句意和漢語提示，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~?！裁靠障抟辉~〕61.Youshouldreadplentyof______________(評論)aboutthebookbeforewriting.62.Myfatheralways______________(咳嗽)becauseofsmoking.63.Nobodyisatthebusstop.Thebushas___________________(或許)left.64.pleasefordinnerthisThanksalot.ButeverydayisOK(除……以外)65.NextSaturdayisJim’smother’s(49)birthday.Theirfamilyaregoingtohaveapartytocelebrateit.(B)用括號內(nèi)所給動詞的適當(dāng)形式填空〔每空不限一詞〕66.Whatareyoutalkingabout?Themobilephonemymotherboughtforme_________________(steal)yesterdaymorning.xcuee．Coudyoupleaetllewherethetwinsar?Theyaretalkigtoafriendof (they)intheeetingroo．68.Withthehelpofthevolunteers,left-behindchildrenneverfeellonelyand__________(help)anymore.69.Thegirlsittingtomeontheplaneisverynervous,forshe________________(notfly)before.70.We_____________