1、2023年江苏省无锡市中考一模英语试题一、单项选择（共14小题；每小题1分, 满分14分）1. The doctor who seemed professional said that there was _ wrong with me, but I didnt feel better at all.A. everythingB. anythingC. nothingD. something2. With a workout partner, you _ your training effort as there is a subtle(微妙) competition.A. have incr
2、easeB. increasedC. will increaseD. increase3. Youll actually _ if you know someone is waiting for you at the gym to exercise with you.A. show offB. show aroundC. show upD. show time4 The core（核心）of your _ is that you and your work partner will always be there to help each other in a team.A. friendsh
3、ipB. membershipC. relationshipD. leadership5. I _ and finally spotted David, who was standing by himself off to the side by a fence.A. looked backB. looked upC. looked aroundD. looked down6. “I was afraid that kids from other schools _ at him,” he explained uncomfortably.A. will laughB. laughC. woul
4、d laughD. laughing7. Mike fell asleep in class this morning.He _ be out late last night or maybe he worked at night.A. canB. needC. mustD. should8. _ a special education teacher at the school I was familiar with the challenges David faced and was proud of his strong determination.A. SoB. BecauseC. A
5、sD. When9. Excuse me, Im afraid Dr. Johnson isnt at his office now.All right, I _ him on his mobile phone instead.A. calledB. have calledC. will callD. is calling10. And then there is the story of Tobie the generous cat who would always _ her dinner with the hungry dog that lived next door.A. helpB.
6、 shareC. laughD. give11. In the spoken English of some areas in the US, the “r” sounds at the end of the words_.A. droppedB. are droppedC. dropD. dropping12. Ive never been to Disneyland, in Shanghai, Judy. _A. So have I.B. Neither have I.C. Neither am I.D. So I have13. Why do so many people like An
7、n? Because she is a girl _ always thinks more of others.A. whichB. whoC. whoseD. what14. You might think about posting _ on social media, but it probably wont result in a useful response.A. who you are looking forB. what you were looking forC. what you are looking forD. when you are looking for二、完形填
8、空 先通读下面的短文, 掌握其大意, 然后在每小题所给的四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共10小题；每小题1分, 满分10分）My husband, our children and I have had wonderful camping experiences over the past ten years. Some of our _15_ are funny, especially from the early years when our children were little. Once, we _16_ along Chalk Creek
9、. I was _17_ that our 15-month-old boy would fall into the creek (小溪). I tied a rope around his waist to keep him near to our spot. That lasted about ten minutes. He was _18_, and his crying let the whole camp ground know it. So instead of tying him up, I just kept a close eye on him. It _19_he didn
10、t end up in the creek. My three-year-old, however, did. Another time, we rented a boat in Vallecito Lake. The sky was clear when we _20_, but storms move in fast in the mountains, and this one quickly interrupted our peaceful morning trip. The wind picked up and thunder rolled. My husband stopped fi
11、shing to _21_ the motor. Nothing. He tried again. No luck. We were stuck in the middle of the lake with a dead motor. As we all sat there _22_, a fisherman pulled up, threw us a rope and towed (拖) us back. We were safe .Now, every year when my husband pulls our camper out of the garage, we are fille
12、d with a sense of _23_, wondering what camping fun and _24_ we will experience next.15. A. ideasB. jokesC. memoriesD. discoveries16. A. campedB. droveC. walkedD. cycled17. A. annoyedB. surprisedC. disappointedD. worried18. A. unhurtB. unfortunateC. uncomfortableD. unafraid19. A. workedB. happenedC.
13、matteredD. changed20. A. signed upB. calmed downC. checked outD. headed off21. A. findB. hideC. startD. fix22. A. patientlyB. tirelesslyC. doubtfullyD. helplessly23. A. reliefB. dutyC. prideD. excitement24. A. failureB. adventureC. performanceD. conflict三、阅读理解阅读下面的短文, 然后根据短文内容, 在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项, 并
14、在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共13小题；每小题2分, 满分26分）AGrading Rules for Introduction to LiteratureGrading Scale90-100, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; Below 60, E. Essays（60%）Your four major essays will combine to form the main part of the grade for this course: Essay 1 =10%; Essay 2=15%; Essay 3=15%; Essay 4=20%Group A
15、ssignments（30%）Students will work in groups to complete four assignments（作业）during the course. All the assignments will be submitted by the assigned date through Blackboard, our online learning and course management system. Daily Work/In-Class Writings and Tests/Group Work/Homework（10%）Class activit
16、ies will vary from day to day, but students must be ready to complete short in-class writings or tests drawn directly from assigned readings or notes from the previous class lecture/discussion, so it is important to take careful notes during class. Additionally, from time to time I will assign group
17、 work to be completed in class or short assignments to be completed at home, both of which will be graded. Late WorkAn essay not submitted in class on the due date will lose a letter grade for each class period it is late. If it is not turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zero
18、. Daily assignments not completed during class will get a zero. Short writings missed as a result of an excused absence will be accepted.25. Where is this text probably taken from?A. A textbook.B. An exam paper.C. A course plan.D. A science article.26. How many parts is a students final grade made u
19、p of?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.27. What will happen if you submit an essay one week after the due date?A. You will receive a zero.B. You will lose a letter grade.C. You will be given a test.D. You will have to rewrite it.BLike most of us, I try to be mindful of food that goes to waste. The aru
20、gula（芝麻菜）was to make a nice green salad, rounding out a roast chicken dinner. But I ended up working late. Then friends called with a dinner invitation. I stuck the chicken in the freezer. But as days passed, the arugula went bad. Even worse, I had unthinkingly bought way too much; I could have made
21、 six salads with what I threw out. In a world where nearly 800 million people a year go hungry, “food waste goes against the moral grain,” as Elizabeth Royte writes in this months cover story. Its jaw-dropping how much perfectly good food is thrown awayfrom “ugly”（but quite eatable）vegetables reject
22、ed by grocers to large amounts of uneaten dishes thrown into restaurant garbage cans. Producing food that no one eats wastes the water, fuel, and other resources used to grow it. That makes food waste an environmental problem. In fact, Royte writes, “if food waste were a country, it would be the thi
23、rd largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world.”If thats hard to understand, lets keep it as simple as the arugula at the back of my refrigerator. Mike Curtin sees my arugula story all the timebut for him, its more like 12 bones of donated strawberries nearing their last days. Curtin is CEO of
24、 DC Central Kitchen in Washington, D.C., which recovers food and turns it into healthy meals. Last year it recovered more than 807,500 pounds of food by taking donations and collecting blemished（有瑕疵的）produce that otherwise would have rotted in fields. And the strawberries? Volunteers will wash, cut,
25、 and freeze or dry them for use in meals down the road. Such methods seem obvious, yet so often we just dont think. “Everyone can play a part in reducing waste, whether by not purchasing more food than necessary in your weekly shopping or by asking restaurants to not include the side dish you wont e
26、at,” Curtin says.28. What does the author want to show by telling the arugula story?A. We pay little attention to food waste.B. We waste food carelessly at times.C. We waste more vegetables than meat.D. We have good reasons for wasting food.29. What is a result of food waste according to the text?A.
27、 Moral decline.B. Environmental harm.C. Energy shortage.D. Worldwide hunger.30. What does Curtin suggest people do?A. Buy only what is needed.B. Reduce food product.C. Go shopping once a week.D. Eat in restaurants less often.CThe elderly residents(居民) in care homes in London are being given hens to
28、look after to stop them feeling lonely The project was dreamed up by a local charity(慈善组织) to reduce loneliness and improve elderly peoples well-being. It is also being used to help patients suffering dementia, a serious illness of the mind. Staff in care homes have reported a reduction in the use o
29、f medicine where hens are in use. Among those taking part in the project is 80-year-old Ruth Xavier. She said, “I used to keep hens when I was younger and had to prepare their breakfast each morning before I went to school.”“I like the project a lot. I am down there in my wheelchair in the morning l
30、etting the hens out and down there again at night to see theyve gone to bed.” “Its good to have a different focus. People have been bringing their children in to see the hens and residents come and sit outside to watch them. Im enjoying the creative activities, and it feels great to have done someth
31、ing useful.”There are now 700 elderly people looking after hens in 20 care homes in the North East, and the charity has been given financial support to roll it out countrywide. Wendy Wilson, extra care manager at 60 Penfold Street, one of the first to embark on the project, said, “Residents really w
32、elcome the idea of the project and the creative sessions. We are looking forward to the benefits and fun the project can bring to people here.”Lynn Lewis, director of Notting Hill Pathways, said, “We are happy to be taking part in the project. It will really help connect our residents through a shar
33、ed interest and creative activities.”31. What is the purpose of the project?A. To ensure harmony in care homes.B. To provide part-time jobs for the aged.C. To raise money for medical research.D. To give the elderly a sense of success.32. What do the underlined words “embark on” mean in paragraph 7?A
34、 Improve.B. Oppose.C. Begin.D. Review.33. What can we learn about the project from the last two paragraphs?A. It is well received.B. It needs to be more creative.C. It is highly profitable.D. It takes ages to see the results.DHuman speech contains more than 2,000 different sounds, from the common “m
35、” and “a” to the rare clicks of some southern African languages. But why are certain sounds more common than others? A ground-breaking, five-year study shows that diet-related changes in human bite led to new speech sounds that are now found in half the worlds languages. More than 30 years ago, the
36、scholar Charles Hockett noted that speech sounds called labiodentals, such as “f” and “v”, were more common in the languages of societies that ate softer foods. Now a team of researchers led by Damin Blasi at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, has found how and why this trend arose. They discove
37、red that the upper and lower front teeth of ancient human adults were aligned(对齐), making it hard to produce labiodentals, which are formed by touching the lower lip to the upper teeth. Later, our jaws changed to an overbite structure(结构), making it easier to produce such sounds. The team showed tha
38、t this change in bite was connected with the development of agriculture in the Neolithic period. Food became easier to chew at this point. The jawbone didnt have to do as much work and so didnt grow to be so large. Analyses of a language database also confirmed that there was a global change in the
39、sound of world languages after the Neolithic age, with the use of “f” and “v” increasing remarkably during the last few thousand years. These sounds are still not found in the languages of many hunter-gatherer people today. This research overturns the popular view that all human speech sounds were p
40、resent when human beings evolved around 300,000 years ago. “The set of speech sounds we use has not necessarily remained stable since the appearance of human beings, but rather the huge variety of speech sounds that we find today is the product of a complex interplay of things like biological change
41、 and cultural evolution,” said Steven Moran, a member of the research team.34. Which aspect of the human speech sound does Damin Blasis research focus on?A. Its variety.B. Its distribution.C. Its quantity.D. Its development.35. Why was it difficult for ancient human adults to produce labiodentals?A.
42、 They had fewer upper teeth than lower teeth.B. They could not open and close their lips easily.C. Their jaws were not conveniently structured.D. Their lower front teeth were not large enough.36. What is paragraph 5 mainly about?A. Supporting evidence for the research results.B. Potential applicatio
43、n of the research findings.C. A further explanation of the research methods.D. A reasonable doubt about the research process.37. What does Steven Moran say about the set of human speech sounds?A. It is key to effective communication.B. It contributes much to cultural diversity.C. It is a complex and
44、 dynamic system.D. It drives the evolution of human beings.第卷（主观题）四、词汇运用（共8小题；每小题1分, 满分8分）（A）根据句意和汉语注释, 在答题卡对应题号的横线上, 写出单词的正确形式。38. Nancy wants to know whether yellow was once the color of the rulers in _ (古代的) China or not.39. My elder brother will _ (服役) as an officer in the army for four years wh
45、en he graduates.40. The citizens in Wuxi are having a higher and higher _ (标准) of living at present.41. Your English speeches are so poor, please correct your _ (发音).（B）根据句意, 在答题卡对应题号的横线上, 写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。42. My grandfather _ (prefer) jogging to walking, but now he doesnt.43. Our teacher once told us
46、 that the early bird _ (catch) the worm.44. After hearing the news, Jim suggested _ (discuss) the problem in the meeting room.45. Winter Olympic Games which all of us are looking forward to _ (success) took place in Beijing.五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空, 并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（共8小题；每小题1分, 满分8分）46. If it is not
47、 turned in by the fourth day after the due date, you _（receive）a zero .47. Like most of us, I try to be mindful of food that _ (go) to waste.48. It was jaw-dropping how much perfectly good food _(throw) awayfrom “ugly” (but quite eatable) vegetables to a number of uneaten dishes.49. _ (produce) food which no one eats wastes the water, fuel（燃料）and other resources used to grow it.50. The Chinese government recently _ (make) a plan to set up Giant Panda National Park.51. It was the time for students to go home, and