2023年中考英語模擬試卷考生請注意：1．答題前請將考場、試室號、座位號、考生號、姓名寫在試卷密封線內，不得在試卷上作任何標記。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內，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。考試結束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項選擇1、Wehave_______homeworktodoeverydaysowecan’tplay______computergames.A．toomany;toomanyB．toomuch;toomanyC．toomany;toomuchD．toomuch;toomuch2、Theorganizationisconsidering_________somemoneytovictimsofthenaturaldisaster.A．donate B．donating C．todonate D．todonating3、--TodayisLinda’sbirthday.Haveyouboughtheragift?--Oh,mygod!I__________forgotherbirthday.A．probably B．completely C．hardly4、Whileshe______TV,she______asoundoutsidetheroom.A．waswatching,washearingB．watched,washearingC．watched,heardD．waswatching,heard5、Theshoppingmall________gothroughfirecontrolsafetycheck,oritcan’tstartbusiness.A．can B．may C．need D．must6、Ithinktherewillbemore______/p?'lu??n/inbigcities.A．population B．policeman C．preparation D．pollution7、一Whichwouldyouprefer,orangejuiceorcoffee?一EitherOK,butIprefercoffeemilk.A．are;to B．is;to C．are;with D．is;with8、—Doyoubelievethatpaperismade_____wood?—Yes,Ido.Andyoucanseethatbooksaremade______paper.A．from;from B．from;of C．of;from D．of;of9、Themaindifferencebetweenourbrainsandthoseofmonkeysisthat_____arebigger.A．we B．ours C．our D．us10、Wastepapershouldn’t________everywhere.It’sourdutytokeepourcityclean.A．throw B．bethrown C．isthrown D．arethrownⅡ.完形填空11、Manybookshavebeenwrittenabout“theartofgiving”.Andwealsoknowthatit’shardtogivepeopleagift,1apersonalone.Ifwewanttomakeitbetter,weshouldunderstandwhoyouwillgivethegifttoandtheirlikesand2.Asisoftenthecase,somelittlekidsthinktheydon’tgetenoughgifts3someoldpeoplethinktheygettoomanygifts.Differentpeoplelikedifferentkindsofgifts.Somepresentsarenevertoo4.Forexample,whenalittlechildjustgiveshisorhermotheraleaffromatree,itisenoughtomakehervery5.Giftgivingisdifferentindifferent6.Herearesomeoftheirlikes.InJapan,peoplesometimesgivespecialgifts.Buttheyarenotopened.Later,thesamegiftmaybegivenawaytosomeone7,becausemanypeoplehaveenoughthingsanddon’twant8giftsthemselves.InCanada,atreecanhelpremember9.IntheUSA,somepeopleasktheirfamiliesandfriendstogivemoneytocharityratherthanbuyingthemgifts.InSweden,doingsomethingforsomeoneisthebestgift.Peopledon’tneedto10toomuchmoney.Instead,makingamealforhimorherisenough.Tomakethings11,somepeoplewouldratherjustgivemoney.Insomecultures,however,12moneycanmakepeopleuncomfortable.“Whensomeonegivesmemoney,itjustmakesmethinkthey’rebeinglazy,”saysJohnWilson.“InEngland,wehaveasaying:It’sthethoughtthat13.Whensomeonegivesmemoney,Ifeeltheydon’tthinkitaboutatall.Iprefertoreceiveagift14hassomethoughtbehindit.”Differentpeoplehaveverydifferentthoughts15thissubject!Somaybetheartofgivingisdifficult!Whatdoyouthink?1．A．usually B．especially C．commonly D．generally2．A．dislikes B．unlike C．disadvantages D．disagreements3．A．whether B．when C．if D．while4．A．same B．similar C．small D．big5．A．lonely B．happy C．angry D．good6．A．cities B．towns C．counties D．countries7．A．else B．other C．else’s D．another8．A．manytoo B．muchtoo C．toomany D．toomuch9．A．achild B．aperson C．aguide D．ateacher10．A．spend B．take C．cost D．have11．A．moredifficult B．easily C．easier D．moreeasily12．A．using B．giving C．receiving D．lending13．A．counts B．invents C．finds D．knows14．A．who B．what C．it D．that15．A．in B．on C．before D．afterⅢ.語法填空12、閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的單詞，或括號內單詞的正確形式。Moneycanmakeyouhappyonlyifyouspenditinacleverway.Tostartwith,1．(buy)anewcarmakesyouhappy.However,you’ll“lose”thishappyfeelingwhenthecar2．(get)old.Butifyouaremadetospendaweektraveling,it’smorepossiblethatyou’llhavethegreatexperiencesandthegoodfeelingforalongtime.Anewstudyhas3．(find)thatspendingmoneyonexperiencesratherthanmaterialthingsmakespeoplehappier.Formaterialthings,it’spossiblethatyoudon’tleave4．anylittlething.Ifyoubuyanicepen,andsomeoneelsebuysonewithlessmoney,it’spossiblethatyoumaybeunhappythatyouspendsomuchmoney.Itletsyoudownalot.Oppositely,whenitcomestoexperienceslike5．(go)onatrip,youwon’tthinklikethat.Ifthetripcanbenice,you’llhappilypayforiteventhough6．(it)pricemaybeveryhigh.Andthemoreofenyougoontrips,the7．(happy)you’llbe.Materialthingscanbecomparedmoreeasily.IfyoubuyanIpadandthenseeamoresuitableone.youmayregretbuyingthefirstone.And8．willdriveyoumadaswell,9．,ifyoujusthaveadinneratagoodrestaurantandthenlearnaboutabetterone,you’llnotregretthefirstmeal.It’snormalthatmaterialthingscancausejealousy(嫉妒).Forexample,youbuyanewtoyandfindthatyourfriendhasabetterone,itmaymakeyoufeel10．(comfortable).Instead,ifyoujusttraveltoabeautifulplace,nomatterwhereyourfriendshavegone,itwon’tmakethememoryofyourtriplesspleasant.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、KatiehadlivedinWoodstocksinceshewasthree.TheideaofmovingtoCaliforniastartedwithKatie’smom.ShethoughtitwasgoodforKatietolearnartiftheymovedthere.Whenhermomsuggestedmoving,Katiehadmanyquestionsandthingstocareabout.ShewonderedifshewouldhaveanyfriendsinCalifornia.Shethoughtitwasaprettybigthing,becausekidsatthisagestartedtomakefriendsthattheywereprobablygoingtohavefortherestoftheirlives.Anotherbigquestionwashercatbecausethesignonhernewhousesaid“NoPets”.Aftermucharguing,Katiefinallygaveupkeepingher!IttookKatiesometimetogetusedtothenewschoolaftershemoved.Atfirst,shedidn’tknowwhereanythingwasandshewasoftenlateforclass.Theworstwasthatshedidn’tknowanybody.However,Katietriedtodowellinschool,andshetookpartinmanyactivitiestomakefriends.Katie’sbigmovewasn’talwayseasy,butshethoughtitwasworthit.Shewasveryhappywiththenewschool,becauseitofferedmanyprogramsthatheroldonedidn’thave.Andshegotonwellwithherfriends.KatiewaslivingahappylifeinCalifornia.Althoughtherewillbelotsofdifficultiesandtroublesalongtheroad,wecangetthroughthemaslongaswe’repatient,andhaveapositiveattitude(態度).1．WhatdidKatiethinkofmovingatfirst?A．Surprised. B．Worried. C．Excited. D．Angry.2．WhydidKatietakepartintheactivities?A．Becauseshewasgoodattheactivities. B．Becauseshewantedtoreadmorebooks.C．Becauseshehopedtoknowmorepeople. D．Becauseshewantedtodowellinschool.3．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．KatiemovedtoCaliforniawhenshewasthree.B．Katiedidn’tbelievethatthefriendshipshehadmightlastforever.C．Katieusedtobelatebecausehernewhousewasfarawayfromschool.D．Katiefeltgoodinthenewschoolbecauseithadmanyprograms.4．WhatcanwelearnfromthestoryofKatie?A．Therearelotsoftroublesinourlife. B．Bepositivewhenwemeetdifficulties.C．Peopleshouldtrytoliveahappylife. D．Thefriendshipisveryimportanttoeveryone.B14、Notlongago,peoplethoughtbabieswerenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheywerefiveorsixmonthsold.YetdoctorsintheUnitedStatessaybabiesbeginlearningontheirfirstdayoflife.Scientistsnotethatbabiesarestronglyinfluencedbytheirenvironment.Theysayababywillsmileifhermotherdoessomethingthebabylikes.Ababylearnstogetthebestcarepossiblebysmilingtopleasehermotherorothercaregivers.Thisishowbabieslearntoconnectandcommunicatewithotherhumanbeings.Onestudyshowsthatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.Theresearchersplacedataperecorderonthestomachofapregnantwoman.Then,theyplayedarecordingofashortstory.Onthedaythebabywasborn,theresearchersattemptedtofindifheknewthesoundsofthestoryrepeatedwhileinhismother.Theydidthisbyplacingadeviceinthemouthofthenewbornbaby.Thebabywouldhearthestoryifhemovedhismouthoneway.Ifthebabymovedhismouththeotherway,hewouldhearadifferentstory.Theresearcherssaythebabyclearlylikedthestoryheheardbeforehewasborn.Theysaythebabywouldmovehismouthsohecouldhearthestoryagainandagain.Anotherstudyshowshowmotherscanstronglyinfluencesocialdevelopmentandlanguageskillsintheirchildren.Researchersstudiedthechildrenfromtheageofonemonthtothreeyears.Theresearchersattemptedtomeasurethesensitivityofthemothers.Thewomenwereconsideredsensitiveiftheysupportedtheirchildren’sactivitiesanddidnotinterfere(干涉)unnecessarily.Theytestedthechildrenforthinkingandlanguagedevelopmentwhentheywerethreeyearsold.Also,theresearchersobservedthewomenforsignsofdepression(消沉).Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidnotdoaswellintestsasthechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.Thechildrenofdepressedwomendidpoorlyintestsoflanguageskillsandunderstandingwhattheyhear.Thesechildrenalsowerelesscooperativeandhadmoreproblemsdealingwithotherpeople.Theresearchersnotedthatthesensitivityofthemotherswasimportanttotheintelligencedevelopmentoftheirchildren.Childrendidbetterwhentheirmotherswerecaring,evenwhentheysufferedfromdepression.1．Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthefactorthatinfluencesintelligencedevelopmentinbabies?A．Theenvironment.B．Mother’ssensitivity.C．Educationbeforebirth.D．Theirpeers(同齡人)2．Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinwhichnewbornbabiesheardthestories?A．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnonthefirstdaytheyareborn.B．Toprovethatbabiescanlearnbeforetheyareborn.C．Toshowmotherscanstronglyinfluenceintelligencedevelopmentintheirbabies.D．Toindicateearlyeducationhasadeepeffectonthebabies’languageskills.3．Whichgroupofchildrendidtheworstintestsoflanguageskills?A．Thechildrenofwomenwhodidnotsufferfromdepression.B．Thechildrenofdepressedbutcaringmothers.C．Thechildrenofdepressedmotherswhocaredlittlefortheirchildren.D．Thechildrenwithhighcommunicationabilities.4．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Scientificfindingsabouthowintelligencedevelopsinbabies.B．Scientificfindingsabouthowtheenvironmenthasaneffectonbabies’intelligence.C．Astudyshowsbabiesarenotabletolearnthingsuntiltheyarefiveorsixmonthsold.D．Scientificfindingsabouthowbabiesdevelopbeforebirth.C15、ThemysterystoriesofSirArthurConanDoylearefamousallovertheworld.ThedetectiveinhisstoriesiscalledSherlockHolmes.Hesolvesmysteriesinamostsurprisingway.Hisassistant,DrWatson,watcheswithadmirationandthenwritesupthestoryofthemysteryafterwards.Thisisausefulstorywritingskill.BecauseWatsonisnotveryclever,thestoryremainsamysteryuntiltheend.Thereaderscansometimespickupsomecluesbeforehedoes!Then,tomakeWatsonunderstandthemystery,Holmeshastoexplainitall,stepbystep.Sowe,thereaders,gettoseeitstepbysteptoo.WatsonisalmostasgoodacharacterinthestoryasSherlockHolmes!Theveryfirsttimetheymeet,HolmesgreatlysurprisesWatson.Whentheyarefirstintroduced,HolmessaystoWatson,‘Howdoyoudo?IseeyouhavebeentoAfghanistan(阿富汗).’WatsonistooamazedbythistoaskHolmeshowheknowsthis.Watsonhas,indeed,beentoAfghanistan.Later,heasksHolmesaboutit.Holmesexplainsthatthereisnothingmagicalaboutwhathedoes.Hegetstoknowitallbyvery,verycarefulobservation(觀察).ObservationOneWatsonwasintroducedtoHolmesasadoctor.YetHolmesthoughtthatthewayhestoodandwalkedmadehimseemlikeasoldier.So,thismeanthewasprobablyanarmydoctor.ObservationTwoWatson'sfacewasquitedarkskinned.Buthiswristswerepale.Sohisdarkfacewasprobablysunburnt.Thismeantthathehadbeentoahot,sunnycountry.ObservationThreeAtthetime,theBritisharmyhadsoldiersatbasesinmanypartsoftheworld.Sotherewerestillalotofplacestochoosefrom.However,HolmessawthatWatsonlookedverytiredandhewasalwaysholdinghisleftarm,asifitwaspainful.So,hehadprobablybeenwiththearmytoaplacewheretheywerefighting.TherewasonlyoneplacewheretheBritisharmywasfightingatthattime:Afghanistan.1．Thewritermostprobablycreatedthecharacter,DrWatson,to______.A．giveHolmeshelpwhensolvingmysteriesB．showHolmes'carefulobservationC．helpreaderspickupsomecluesaboutthemysteryD．getreaderstoseethemysterystepbystep2．Thefirsttimetheymeet,______.A．HolmesexplainshowheknowsWatsonhasbeentoAfghanistanB．HolmessurprisesWatsonbytellingthathehasbeentoAfghanistanC．WatsontellsHolmeshehasbeentoAfghanistanD．WatsonasksHolmeshowheknowshehasbeentoAfghanistan3．FromthepassageweknowthattheBritisharmy______atthattime.A．onlyhadsoldiersinAfghanistanB．hadmanyarmydoctorsatbasesinmanypartsoftheworldC．wasfightingwithseveralcountriesD．wasfightingwithAfghanistanD16、Everybodylikestakingselfies(自拍照),fromyourbestfriendtoyourfavoritepopstar.SelfiesaretakingoverRenrenandSinaWeibo.Theword“selfie”wasevennamedWordoftheYearbyOxfordDictionariesin2013.Butwhydopeoplefeeltheneedtotakethem?Andaretheydoingusmoreharmthangood?AccordingtoDr.PamelaRutledge,directoroftheMediaPsychologyResearchCenterintheUS,postingaselfieshowsabiologicalneedforself-validation(自我驗證).Humanshaveanareaintheirbrainthatcontrolssocialactivity.Receivingpositivefeedback(反饋)onaselfieyouhavepostedcanbethesameassomeonestoppingyouinthestreetandpraisingyourappearance.Theactoftakingaselfiealsoputsyouinapositionofpower.Youarethedirectorandthesubjectofyourownworkofart.Ithelpspeoplefeelincontroloftheirself-imageandcanbeapowerfultool.Butcanitgotoofar?Theexpertswarnthattoomuchtimespentonselfiescanaffectpeople’sconfidence,particularlyinteenagers.Ifyouarespendingalotoftimechoosingtheperfectselfieoutfit(著裝)orfindingtherightangle(角度),thentherecouldbeaproblem.Likewise(同樣地),postingselfiescanharmyourpersonalrelationships.UKstudiesfoundthatmanypeoplefindithardtorelatetopeoplewhoareoftenpostingselfies.Sonexttimeyoucatchyoursmartphonetotakeaquickselfie,itmaybebettertodropitstraightbackintoyourpocket.1．WhatdoesRutledgethinkofpostingselfies?A．Ithelpspeoplegettoknoweachother.B．Ithelpspeopletakebetterpictures.C．Itjustletspeopleshowofftheirnewclothes.D．Itmeets(滿足)people’sneedforself-validation.2．FromParagraph2,welearnthefollowingEXCEPT.A．itneedssomearttotakegoodselfiesB．thebraincontrolspeople’ssocialactivityC．peoplewantgoodcomments(評論)ontheirselfiesD．takingselfieshelpspeoplefeelincontroloftheirself-image3．Theexpertsthinkspendingtoomuchtimetakingselfiescan.A．affectpeople’sconfidenceB．giveawaypeople’spersonalinformationC．makepeoplespendmoreonsmartphonesD．causepeopletospendlesstimewiththeirfriendsE17、Ihadunpleasantexperiencesinasummerfiveyearsago.Myfatherdiedinacaraccident,leavingmymother,mytwoyoungerbrothersandIalone.Atthattime,Iwasaseniorhighschoolstudent.Aftermyfather’sfuneral,Ihadnochoicebuttodropoutofschoolandworkinafactory.Ireallywantedtoreturntoschoolandwantedtogotocollege,butIcouldn`t.Ionlyhopedtobringupmytwoyoungerbrothers.Lifewasnoteasyforme,forIcan’taffordtheirtuitionevenifIworkedfromdaytonightwithoutstopping.Withoutmyfather’sprotection,IthoughtIwasaslave(奴隸)tothefate.Lateron,somethingchangedmylife.Istillrememberthatitwasarainyday.Iputmyselfintherainandwalkedslowlyinthestreet.Suddenlytherainstopped!Iraisedmyheadandfound“thesky”wasinfactadarkblueumbrella.ThenInoticedamiddle-agedmanwithonelegoncrutchstandingbehindme.Hesaidtome,“Whynotrunwithoutanumbrella?Ifyoudidn`trun,youwouldgetdrenched.”Themantoldmethathewaspromoter.Heoncedreamedofbeingapoliceman,butanaccidentruinedhisdream.Thoughhispresentjobwasnotsuitableforhislegs,itwasawonderfulstarttohim.Hewasveryhappythathedidn`tloseheartandstill“ran”ontheroadoflife…Iwasencouragedbytheman’swords.IwenttoabigcityandIbecameanassurancerepresentative(擔保代表).Aftertwoyears’running,Ididwellandmyfamilyconditionturnedbetterlittlebylittle.LaterIreturnedtoschoolandsucceededinmyentrancetouniversity.Lifeislikethis.Whenyouareinrainydaysinyourlife,ifyoucouldn`tfindawaytopreventyoufrombeingwet,youwouldbeoverwhelmed.Butifyoudecidetogetridofit,you`lldiscoverthattherainydayslastnotsolongasyouimagine.1．Whathappenedtothewriteratthebeginningofthestory?A．Hisfatherdiedinacaraccidentsixyearsago.B．Hehadtodropoutofschooltolookafterhissickmother.C．Hecouldn`taffordhistwobrothers’tuitionevenifheworkedfromdaytonight.D．Hedidn`thavemoneytoholdthefuneralforhisfather.2．Aboutthemiddle-agedmanwithonelegoncrutch,whichofthefollowingisnottrue?A．Hehaddreamedofbeingapoliceman.B．Hewasapromoter.C．Helostoneleginanaccident.D．Hehadagoodjobwhichwassuitableforhimverywell.3．WhatdoestheunderlinedmeaninChinese?A．wetB．verydryC．quitenervousD．reallycomfortable4．What’sthemainideaofthesixthparagraph?A．Thewriterdidn`twanttolistentothemiddle-agedmanandleftwithoutanyword.B．Thewritermadefriendswiththemiddle-agedmanandtheygotonwellwitheachother.C．Thewriterhadtogiveuphisdreamandbecameapromoterasthemiddle-agedman.D．Thewriterlearnedfromthemiddle-agedmanandthesituationgotbetter.5．Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．RunoutoftheRainySeasonofYourLife.B．CarefortheDisabledPerson.C．TrytoBeIndependent.D．GettoKnowMoreAboutMiddle-agedPeople.F18、SPECIALEVENTS!LongMarchexhibitTheShanghaiHistoryMuseumisputtingonanexhibitiontoremembertheLongMarch(長征).Onshowaremorethan220photosand40otherthingsthatexplainwithpictureshowtheRedArmywentthroughallthedifficultiesinJiangxiProvinceandfoughtitswaytonorthernShanxiprovinceinthemid-1930s.TheshowwillendonNovember20.Time:10:00am—4:00pm.Address:1286HongqiaoRoadAdmission:20yuaneachandhalfpriceforstudentsThaielephantsEightelephantsfromThailandareentertainingvisitorsatChangfengParkbyridingbikes,playingbasketball,balancingonabeam,dancingandblowingamouth-organ.Peopleareencouragedtohaveatug-of-war(拔河)withtheanimalsorlieonthegroundandhavetheelephantswalkoverthem,Theelephantsgivethreeshowsadayat9:30am,3:30pmand8:00pmandthereisanadditionalshowatl:30pmatweekends.TheshowwillendonNovember15.Address:189DaduheRoadAdmission:10yuanDancingdolphinsDolphinsjumpingfromthewatertotouchaball,swayingtheirbodiestomusic,kissingpeopleanddoingmathsbytappingtheirtailshavemadethedolphinariuminPeaceParkanattractionforchildren.Sealsandsealionsalsoperform.Hours:10:30am,4:00pm,an