2023屆江蘇省無錫市厚橋中學(xué)中考英語模試卷（含解析）

1、2023屆中考英語模擬試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。. 單項(xiàng)選擇1、I was very tired last night, _ I went to sleep earlier.AbutBorCsoDfor2、Can you guess _ the new schoolbag yesterday?Ahow much did he pay forB

2、how much he spentChow much he paid forDhow much did he spend3、They havent seen their daughter for about a year, they miss her very much and they hope _ her as soon as possible.AseeBsawCseeingDto see4、Winning or losing is only half the game, _half is learning how to communicate with your teammates an

3、d learning from your mistakes.AanotherBotherCthe other5、How much she looked without her glasses!AwellBgoodCbestDbetter6、- _ _. - Quite good.AWhat kind of books do you like best?BWhat do you think of this suggestion?CHow do you do?DWhy do you come back late these days?7、Jolin, how long have you been

4、a teacher as a pop star?_ the end of last month, after Jolins English Diary Book came out.ASinceBInCByDAt8、- Learning a foreign language is not easy. It takes time.- I agree. _. Theres no short cut.AAll roads lead to Rome.BRome wasnt built in a day.CPractice makes perfect.DBetter late than never.9、I

5、s this restaurant a good place to eat at?_.AI hope notBThats all rightCI hope soDNever mind10、Do you know who America，Andy?Sorry，I have no idea.AinventedBcreatedCdiscoveredDnoted. 完形填空11、 Charlie Chaplins parents separated a year after his birth in 1889. He lived with his mother and elder brother in

6、 a flat in London.Mrs. Chaplin managed to 1 her children, her own with the money she made as a singer. 2 , their economic(經(jīng)濟(jì)的) situation changed when she became ill with laryngitis(喉炎) in 1894. Instead of resting her 3 until it got better, Mrs. Chaplin kept on singing. Her voice got weaker and weake

7、r and she began to find it 4 to find well-paid work.One evening Charlie happened to be in the theatre 5 his mother singing onstage. Suddenly, her voice 6 . She tried to finish the song, but the audience (觀眾) began to whistle and got angry. Mrs. Chaplin could not continue any longer and walked 7 the

8、stage crying.The stage manager knew he had to do something quickly 8 the embarrassing situation. He remembered Charlie once sang at a party. He 9 took Charlie by the hand to the stage. After a brief introduction, he left Charlie to please the audience.Charlie began to sing and dance in front of hund

9、reds of people. The audience enjoyed the 10 very much and began to throw money 11 Charlie saw this, he immediately stopped singing and announced to the audience that first he would 12 the money and then he would finish the song. The audience found this announcement especially 13 and started to throw

10、 even more money onto the stage.Charlie felt perfectly at home on stage. He did not feel 14 at all and danced and sang more songs to the audience. To his amazement, there was more 15 and more money throwing. That night was Charlies first public performance on the stage and his mothers last.1Asupport

11、BleaveCaskDface2AAlthoughBSoCHoweverDBesides3AsightBvoiceCsmellDhearing4AeasyBdifficultCinterestingDboring5AfeelingBkeepingCrealizingDwatching6ArestedBdroppedCbrokeDraised7AontoBoffCtowardsDaround8AcreateBsaveCcontinueDexplain9AslowlyBpatientlyCquicklyDcoldly10AthoughtBdescriptionCspeechDperformance

12、11AIfBTillCWhenDBefore12Atake outBthrow awayCput downDpick up13AfunnyBluckyChelpfulDpainful14AshyBsadCsatisfiedDexcited15AtroubleBangerCsilenceDlaughter. 語法填空12、A long time ago, there was an emperor. He had a beautiful garden. In the garden, there was a little nightingale(夜鶯) singing very1(beauty).O

13、ne day the emperor heard about this little birds beautiful voice. He asked his guards to bring her to him. As soon as the emperor heard the nightingales voice, he said, Put her in a golden cage, 2she can stay and sing for me whenever I want to hear her. The little bird was so3(happy) about being kep

14、t in the cage that she4(stop) singing one day. The emperor was very angry. He ordered the scientists in his palace to make a robot bird 5 him. The bird could sing very beautifully,6. The emperor was pleased.Soon the robot bird became old. It no longer sang beautiful songs. Just at that time, the emp

15、eror became very weak. One morning, while7(lie) in bed, the emperor wanted it to sing once again.8the robot bird couldnt sing any more. Suddenly the nightingale landed on the window. She began to sing her9beautiful song. The emperor was very happy! He became better and better each day.After the empe

16、ror was well，he changed a lot and became kind to his people. From then on, all his people cherished(愛戴) him for his love and10 (kind). 閱讀理解A13、 Andrew Carnegiethe King of Steel（鋼鐵）,was born in 1835, in Scotland. In 1848, his family moved to America to look for a better chance for making money. Andre

17、w Carnegie had a few years schooling. He worked from an early age.In the early 1870s, Carnegie built his first steel company with others. Over the next few years, he built his own steel industry in the US, and became one of thewealthiestmen in America.Carnegie believed that people should win success

18、 through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the rich should use their money for the improvement and development of the society. He didnt agree to always provide help for the poor. He thought it was important to provide educational chances to allow the poor to help themselves.His more contribu

19、tions（貢獻(xiàn)）to society include the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh. It has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history. He also built a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University. Other contributions to society are the Carnegie Endowment for Internationa

20、l Peace to develop understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to provide money for scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts.Few Americans have been left not touched by Andrew Carnegies kindness. His contributions of more than five million dolla

21、rs built 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the public library system that we all enjoy today.1Which of the following is the correct order about Andrew Carnegie?He built his own steel industry in the US.His family moved to America.He built his first steel company

22、with others.He built part of Carnegie-Mellon University.ABCD2What does the underlined word “wealthiest” in Paragraph 2 mean?Amost popularBmost famousCrichestDgreatest3What was Carnegies idea about helping others?AHelping others as much as possible.BProviding what the poor needed.CGiving money was th

23、e most convenient way to help the poor.DProviding educational chances for the poor.4What do the last two paragraphs tell us?AWhat Carnegie did for society.BCarnegies success.CThe ways to help the poor.DHow Carnegie carried out his idea.5Why did the writer write about the passage?ATo tell us Carnegie

24、s life.BTo tell us Carnegies contributions.CTo let us learn about Carnegie well.DTo tell how great Carnegie is.B14、Most of us probably live without vegetables, but a world without chocolate? Now that would be hard! According to chocolate makers it could happen if we dont act soon.There are two main

25、causes of the chocolate shortage - chocolates growing popularity and less production of cocoa, the plant from which chocolate is made. With more and more people in India and China loving chocolate, not much can be done about the first cause.Therefore, the only thing we can do is to increase cocoa pr

26、oduction. However, new plant diseases and little rain in Ivory Coast and Ghana, the worlds largest producers, have reduced cocoa production by 40 percent in the past 10 years. Whats worse, many cocoa farmers in Africa and other cocoa-producing countries like Indonesia and Venezuela are changing to e

27、asier-to-grow crops such as corn or rubber. This way, the farmers can make more money.To prevent more farmers from changing, researchers at the newly opened International Cocoa Control Centre, in the UK, are trying to create new cocoa plants that are stronger and faster growing. But first they must

28、make sure the new plants are safe to grow. This takes a long time.First, each new plant is stored at the Control Centre for six months to make sure it is healthy. It is then planted in the Centres fields, studied and tested for another two years. Only after scientists are certain that theyre disease

29、-free, will the plants be sent to farmers in West Africa or wherever else they are needed.To create new stronger types of cocoa, scientists at the Centre are combining the best parts from different cocoa plants. Though the world is facing a serious chocolate shortage, there is now hope!1The first pa

30、ragraph tells us that_.Achocolate is healthier than vegetablesBthe world could soon be without chocolateCpeople love vegetables more than chocolateDits not necessary to eat so much chocolate2In which countries has chocolate become more popular in recent years?AVenezuela and Indonesia. BIvory Coast a

31、nd Ghana.CIndonesia and China. DChina and India.3Cocoa farmers are choosing to grow rubber and corn because these crops_.Acan make them more moneyBneed less rain to growCcan be planted more times each yearDare not damaged by plant diseases4How long does it take scientists at the Centre to make sure

32、a cocoa plant is safe to grow?A6 months. B12 months. C24 months. D30 months.5What is one of the purposes of the Cocoa Control Centre?ATo introduce cocoa production to more countries.BTo provide more chocolate for British people.CTo produce stronger types of cocoa plants.DTo make sure that cocoa is h

33、ealthy to eat.C15、Emma Waston, 26, brings her childhood Disney hero to life. The British actress played the beautiful girl Belle in Disneys new live-action movie Beauty and the Beast. She also sang for the role, the first time she has done so in her career.The movie came out on March 17, 2017. It te

34、lls how a cursed (被詛咒的) man-beast is changed into a handsome prince by the love of Belle.To star in the role, Waston turned down the offer of La La Land, which won six awards including the Best Actress at this years Oscars. However, she does not regret it. She told Vanity Fair that she believes the

35、movie says something that is important for people to hear.This is not her first time being invited to play a Disney princess. She refused to offer to play Cinderella. But she happily took on Belle because she saw her as a better role model. Belle doesnt mind Beasts ugly appearance and sees his good

36、heart within. “She remains curious, compassionate (富有同情心的) and open-minded,” she told Total Film. “She is not easily changed by other peoples ideas.But to build her own version of Belle, Waston had a hand in shaping the character. She wanted Belle to be busy instead of just playing in the castle all

37、 day. So she had the idea of turning Belle into an inventor, like her father. And Belle even made a washing machine herself, though people broke it. She wanted it to free girls from housework and allow them to learn how to read. She told Entertainment Weekly that people breaking the washing machine

38、was symbolic of people breaking Belles spirit and pushing her to become the woman they wanted her to be.1According to the passage, Emma Waston _ .Ais a 26-year-old actress from America Bhas both good voice and performanceCsang for the role in La La Land Dplayed the role of Cinderella2Waston decided

39、to take on Belle because Waston _ .Arefused to play Cinderella Bremains open-mindedCis not easily changed by others Dregarded Belle as a model3The last paragraph mainly tells us about _.AWastons understanding of Belle BBelles inventionCWastons personal characteristics DBelles spirit4What is the best

40、 title of the passage?AA Disney film Beauty and the Beast BA famous director-Emma WastonCWaston, more than a beauty DA curious and compassionate girlD16、Height is just one of the thousands of features your genes decide. In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usua

41、lly lands somewhere between the height of each parent. If both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, too, but if you have questions about how tall youre going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find it out.But genes dont decide everything. For example, eating an u

42、nhealthy diet can keep you from growing to your full potential(潛力). Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.No doubt youre wondering how fast you should grow. It depends. Theres no perfect or right answer. Generally speaking, kids grow about 2 inches (6

43、centimeters) a year between age 3 and the time when they start puberty (when your body starts changing and becoming more grown up).Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years. Two centimeters here and 2 inches there are not nearly as important as the height youre at now, how

44、youve been growing up to this point, and what other changes your body may be going through.Dont be scared if you seem to have grown a lot in a very short time. Everyone has a growth spurt（高峰）during_The age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boys. But it can be earlier or lat

45、er -between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.Youll usually begin to notice that youre growing faster about a year or so after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.1. The Chinese for the word “puberty” is.A童年時(shí)期 B嬰幼兒時(shí)期 C習(xí)慣養(yǎng)成期 D生長(zhǎng)發(fā)育期2If you want to know how fast and how tall yo

46、u should grow, _.Ayou should have enough exercise Byou can ask doctors for helpCyou should save the environment DYou can record your growth during puberty3This passage is mainly about.Ahow the genes work in your body Bwhen is the time you grow fastCwhy you look like your parents Dhow you grow to a c

47、ertain height4After reading this passage, we can explain.Ahow good it is to be a doctor Bhow much sleep time we needCwhy genes cant decide everything Dwhat healthy diet is5Which is NOT mentioned in the passage?AYour height most probably depends on how high your parents are.BGirls age for starting pu

48、berty is usually earlier than that for boys.CThe time showing the first changes of puberty is never noticed.DYou may be scared sometimes when you grow too fast.E17、The Flying Hat By Shannon Blackman“The mostsidesplittingstory Ive ever read. I couldnt help laughing after I finished it. Be ready to la

49、ugh your heart out.” Willy King, Best Book winner“Its a story that makes you smile in your dreams. Blackmans excellent writing cheers you up.”The Tide, London“One of the best-selling books of the year. More than two million copies have been sold.”The Sunday Reader, New York“This book has become the

50、talk of the country. The story is making its way into movie theaters. I cant wait to see it!” Marian Miller, author of Ms. Lilly1Who is the writer of The Flying Hat?AMarian MillerBWilly KingCShannon BlackmanDMs. Lily2What doessidesplittingmean?ASimple.BFunny.CSerious.DDifficult.3Which is said about

51、The Flying Hat?AA movie about the story is coming out.BPeople can buy the book all over the world.CThe writer started the book because of a mistake.DThe story is about a boy with a magic book.F18、1If you want to make a Christmas plan together with your children, which book do you prefer?AFirst Festi

52、val: Christmas BThe Not- So- Wise ManCStar of Wonder DMy Very First Christmas Book2Which number would you dial if you want to order a book for your 2-year- old child?A020 -8874 566 B020- 8521 3745C020-478 366 D020- 8571 20083If your child wants to read stories of animals, whose book will be your choice?ABeth Webb BPat AlexanderCElizabeth Goudge DLois Rock4The book about a fairy story may cost you _.A￥18.99 B￥15.99 C￥12.99 D￥10.995Whats the main purpose of the poster?ATo introduce Jesus Christ.BTo tell children how to celebrate Christmas.CTo advertise the books.DTo raise money for children a