1、2023年江苏省扬州市仪征市中考一模英语试题一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）1. Chinese President Xi Jinping paid _ visit to _ Russia last month.A. /; aB. a; theC. a; /D. the; /2. Would you mind lending me your book Alice in Wonderland?Sorry. I havent finished _.A. oneB. itC. thoseD. this3. Can you hand in your writing tomorrow?
2、I can make it if I _ one more day.A. am givenB. giveC. will giveD. will be given4. When Mike swims in winter, his body tries to _ heat itself to keep him warm.A. reduceB. produceC. refuseD. present5. The Chinese idiom dongru tuotu praises people _ are active like a rabbit.A. whichB. whomC. whoD. who
3、se6. Have you ever heard of the two pandas called Ruyi and Dingding?Yes. They _ the stars of the Moscow Zoo for four years.A. becameB. will beC. have becomeD. have been7. _ do people like making the eggs stand on the Spring Equinox (春分)? Because they want to have good luck in the future.A. WhenB. Wh
4、yC. WhereD. What8. Id like a pet, but I am busy all day.Goldfish are a good choice. You _ feed them every day.A. mustntB. cantC. shouldntD. neednt9. What _ news for football lovers! More than 50,000 football schools will be built in our country by the end of 2025.A. boredB. boringC. excitedD. exciti
5、ng10. Do you think Yuan Longping was a great scientist? Yes. Because he made a _ to increasing rice production.A. populationB. situationC. contributionD. introduction11. What place will you suggest if I travel to your hometown?The best-known Mount Huangshan comes _ as the first choice.A. hardlyB. pa
6、tientlyC. strangelyD. naturally12. How do you like the film Avatar: The Way of Water?Wonderful. I have watched it twice _.A. above allB. in allC. first of allD. at all13. Do you know the sentence structure of “They painted the walls blue”? Yes, it is _.A. S+V+DO+OCB. S+V+PC. S+V+IO+DOD. S+V+O14. Our
7、 graduation party will be on June 28.Thats wonderful! Could you tell me _?A. if all of our teachers joined usB. where will it be heldC. who will give the performancesD. that we should wear school uniforms15. How can I improve my spoken English? _. If you keep practising speaking English every day, y
8、oull be better at it.A. Practice makes perfectB. Every dog has its dayC. Put all your eggs in one basketD. There is no smoke without fire二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）A Leap to HonorLeaping on a narrow balance beam (平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnastics (体操) player, is good at it. To
9、 perfect her skills, Lola _16_ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls, _17_ she often sees double and cant tell how far away things are.When she was little, her mom _18_ that even though she couldnt see well, she was fearless
10、. So her mom took her to take part in gymnastics when she was three. She loved the _19_ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.Learning gymnastics has been more _20_ for her than for some of her teammates, but she has never given up. She doesnt let her _21_ stop her from doing what she wants
11、to. To her, the biggest _22_ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to _23_ your mind that itll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.To be a top-level gymnastics pla
12、yer, one must be _24_. Everyone is afraid of the beam because its four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didnt fall _25_ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10her highest score yet. Lola doesnt want to be _26_ differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judg
13、es dont know about her _27_ problem. She doesnt tell them, because she doesnt think they need to know.Lola never thinks about giving up. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her _28_ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down wha
14、t shes learned to other kids _29_ she grows up. Lola is _30_ of all her hard work and success. Her advice for others is “just believe yourself”.16. A. runsB. teachesC. trainsD. dances17. A. thoughB. unlessC. afterD. since18. A. suggestedB. rememberedC. imaginedD. noticed19. A. taskB. sportC. eventD.
15、 show20. A. difficultB. pleasantC. boringD. satisfied21. A. talentB. problemC. qualityD. interest22 A. doubtB. advantageC. challengeD. progress23. A. changeB. expressC. createD. trust24. A. braveB. helpfulC. generousD. humorous25. A. toB. onC. offD. against26. A. greetedB. treatedC. savedD. paid27.
16、A. heartB. earC. legD. eye28 A. prizeB. classC. examD. goal29. A. untilB. unlessC. whenD. before30. A. proudB. worriedC. carefulD. sad三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）A DeltaMathDeltaMath is an online math website designed to help students solve math problems for exams and practice tests. It also helps teach
17、ers. The website includes over 1,200 different topics. Each topic includes hundreds of problems that are from different levels. SpatulattaSpatulatta is a cooking website designed to introduce children to the cooking arts. The website aims to teach children basic cooking skills. You can find every me
18、al of the day. And of course, you can find childrens all-time favorite desserts and drinks. GoNoodleGoNoodle is an online website designed to encourage physical activity among children. The website offers videos, games, and activities to get children moving inside or outside the classroom. The video
19、s last for five to ten minutes. Young Ocean ExplorersYoung Ocean Explorers is an online website about environmental education. The website provides high-quality videos that teach children about different kinds of sea life. The website also describes serious environmental problems like water pollutio
20、n, overfishing.31. Which website is helpful to teachers as well as students?A. DeltaMath.B. Spatulatta.C. GoNoodle.D. Young Ocean Explorers.32. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. GoNoodle encourages children how to have a PE lesson.B. The four websites are designed to help ch
21、ildren to learn a lot.C. Young Ocean Explorers teaches children about different wildlife.D. Spatulatta only teaches children how to cook their favourite food.33. Where can this passage be found?A. A story book.B. A travel magazine.C. A health report.D. A guide book.BA loud noise wakes Jan up suddenl
22、y. What time is it? She looks at the alarm clock beside the bed. Its five oclock. Then she hears the noise again. Its thunder. Then she hears a different noise. Its the sound of something hitting the window. She gets up and goes to the window. She can see Tom standing outside in the thunderstorm. He
23、s shouting at Jan, telling her to come outside.Jan gets dressed, puts on her anorak and goes downstairs quietly. She meets Tom outside.“What are you doing, Tom?”“The storm,” he says. “Its the same storm as Thursday night. Lets go to the tree. Maybe you can go home!”Jan follows Tom down the road then
24、 she remembers something.“The time capsule!”Tom shows her the biscuit tin under his jacket. “Ive got it.”They walk quickly back down the road past Jamies house and Paulys house. It seems so long since she arrived here in the past. And now maybe theres the possibility she can return to the future. Th
25、ey run up the path through the trees and arrive at the piece of land with the apple tree.“Now what do we do?” asks Jan.“I put the time capsule back where I found it and.”“And I go home.”“Yes.”Tom uses his hands to dig a hole by the tree. He buries the time capsule and then stands up.Jan suddenly rea
26、lizes something.“Tom! I wanted to give you something from the time capsule.” “No, its OK. I dont want anything and its more important for you to go home.”Jan feels disappointed that Tom doesnt want something to remember her. But hes right. The important thing is to get home.“Im never going to forget
27、 you, Tom. Thanks. Youre a real friend.”“Bye, Jan. Look for me in the future. Promise?”“I promise.”Then he turns and runs back to the trees. Jan watches his shadow disappear into the trees. A sudden flash of lightning lights up the scene followed by a loud crash of thunder. Jan looks round and sees
28、her house. Shes back in the garden of her house in Hampton Street.Taken from The Time Capsule34. Jan woke up suddenly because _.A. Tom was shouting at herB. there was thunder outsideC. something was hitting the windowD. the sound of the alarm clock was too big35. What does the underlined sentence me
29、an in the passage?A. Tom refused Jan to make her forget him.B. Tom didnt want anything to remember Jan.C. Tom wanted Jan to take the chance to go home.D. Tom advised Jan to take him to her home in the future.36. If Jan wants to go home, which of the following is necessary?a. the thunderstorm b. the
30、time capsule c. the apple tree d. the anorakA. abcB. abdC. acdD. bcd37. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Tom and Jan were real friends for ever.B. Tom told Jan to go home on a sunny day.C. Jan promised to look for Tom in the future.D. Jan left Tom and went back home in the future.CDo you l
31、ike travelling? Have you heard of volunteer travel? Do you know what volunteer travel means?The main purpose of volunteer travel is to take part in service opportunity to help others. During the trip, volunteer travelers often provide services like teaching, cooking, animal caring, and cultural acti
32、vities. The volunteers may get free or discounted (打折) accommodation, meals and laundry, activities, or classes because of their help.It seems as if these long journeys could only be made possible in recent years by modern transport. However, volunteer travel dates back to the 1960s, when Alec Dicks
33、on and his wife Mora from the UK founded Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), an international volunteer organization.Traditionally, the volunteer activities take place in a foreign country. But now, more volunteer trips have taken place within the volunteers own countries in recent years. Volunteer pr
34、ojects in the countryside are now attracting more visitors living in the cities as a break from the fast and stressful city lives. By doing voluntary work while traveling, travelers may make a real, positive influence on the world. The services volunteers provide can reduce the costs for the communi
35、ties they serve. Another advantage of volunteer travel is that it helps people living in cities experience the life in the countryside. For those who are tired of city life but cant move to the countryside, volunteer travel can be a way. In this way, travelers can relax themselves from their busy li
36、ves, while the countryside can get a lot by receiving more customers for local tourism industries.38. Whats the writing purpose of Paragraph 1?A To explain the topic.B. To express the writers opinion.C. To raise some questions.D. To introduce the topic of the passage.39. Volunteer travel tells us _
37、in the passage.A. the aim of volunteer travel is to help othersB. volunteer travel only takes place in recent yearsC. the volunteer travelers can travel around for freeD. volunteer travelers prefer to go to a foreign country40. Which sentence should go in the empty box in Paragraph 5?A. People think
38、 volunteer travel is very interesting.B. There are lots of advantages in volunteer travel.C. Volunteer travel can make it easier to go travelling.D. People try volunteer travel in many different ways.41. Whats the best title for the passage?A. Travel and workB. Relax in your lifeC. Help while travel
39、lingD. Experience a new lifeDLichun, or Start of Spring, is the first of the traditional Twenty-Four Solar Terms (节气), representing the beginning of all things, rebirth and a new cycle.Lichun plays an important role in Chinas traditional culture. It is the first solar term that lasts so long (15 day
40、s) and has so many nicknames: yingchun (greeting spring), songchun (sending spring), dachun (beating spring), yaochun (biting spring), tachun (outing in spring) and taochun (begging for spring). The different verbs in front of the word chun all stand for the joy and eagerness for the arrival of spri
41、ng. “I have never seen a solar term with so many descriptions as lichun.” says folklore expert You Guoqing.Spring greeting ceremonies (仪式) started from the Western Zhou Dynasty. On the very day, the king personally led the whole officers to the east to welcome the spring, praying for a year of good
42、weather and a good harvest. During the Qing Dynasty, the ceremony became an important folk (民间) activity that everyone took part in. The forms of celebration were simple and interesting. The great Tang Dynasty poet Du Fu wrote, “Every time on lichun, families put green silky cut chives on white jade
43、 plates, and gave them to each other through their hands, so as to enjoy the festival.”With the development of the times, such activities are no longer as well found as they were in ancient times, but “biting spring” is a custom that has been followed to this day. The northerners enjoy eating spring
44、 pancakes and spring rolls on lichun. The paper-thin spring rolls, wrapped around fried vegetables and pork. Eating spring pancakes will make people work harder and live longer.As the head of the four seasons, lichun is a new starting point and a sign of the arrival of spring.42. Which of the custom
45、s of lichun is still popular today?A. Greeting spring.B. Sending spring.C. Biting spring.D. Beating spring.43. Paragraph 3 is mainly about _.A. the meaning of lichun in the ancient timesB. the history of the spring greeting ceremoniesC. the great poems by Tang Dynasty poet Du FuD. different forms of
46、 the spring greeting ceremonies44. How does the writer organize the article? (P= paragraph)A. B. C. D. 45. What can we infer (推断) from the passage?A. Lichun is the first day of the year in the traditional culture.B. The custom taochun (begging for spring) is the most important of all.C. Eating sprin
47、g pancakes will make people work harder and live longer.D. Not everyone could join in spring greeting ceremonies before the Qing Dynasty.四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，计10分；每空一词）46. Armstrong became the first man to walk on the Moon in his _. (thirty)47. My parents usually buy me a lot of presents but nothing for _ (they). 48. His cousin is crazy about _ things and decorating his house. (repair)49. Many people got _ hurt or eve