1、2023年江苏省盐城市滨海县中考一模英语试题一、单项选择（共10小题, 每小题1分, 计10分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。1. Mr Wu is always_ first to come to school in our class to get everything ready for us. A. a B. an C. the D. /2. My mother often tells me its not good to hit an empty bowl_ chopsticks. A. in B. on C. with D. from3. In
2、 American English, _” has the same meaning as biscuit” in British English.A. store B. cookie C. movie D. eraser4. The tie doesnt match my shirt well. Would you please show me_ one? A. other B. others C. others D. another5. _ our dream, we should work hard and never give up. A. Achieve B. Achieved C.
3、 Achieving D. To achieve6. Scissors_ be dangerous. You shouldnt play with them when you do DIY jobs. A. can B. must C. should D. need7. Smiling is the best way to greet others. People will smile back_ you smile at them. A. when B. though C. before D. whether8. You should be even_ to your grandpa bec
4、ause he is getting older and older. A. patient B. more patient C. patiently D. most patiently9. How far is it from your school to your home? My school is not far from my home. Its only_.A. 8 minute walk B. 8 minutes walkC. 8 minutes walk D. 8-minutes walk10. What will you do for the coming May Day h
5、oliday? Pardon? Im sorry. I_ about something else. A. think B. thought C. am thinking D. was thinking二、补全对话（共5小题,每小题1分,计5分）根据对话内容, 从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 其中有一个为多余选项。A. What will you do in the evening? B. I need to be very fit to fly in space. C. No, thanks. D. Youre very hard-working, Joe! E. Whats your
6、 plan for the future? F. Shall we go to the cinema? A: Hi, Joe. Its Saturday today. 11 B: Sorry, Mary. I dont have time for a movie today. And I really need to rest now. A: Rest? Its two o clock in the afternoon. What did you do this morning? B: I got up at six o clock and exercised for 40 minutes.
7、A: You got up at six on Saturday! Why did you exercise for 40 minutes? B: Mary, you know I want to be an astronaut! 12 I exercise every day. This morning, I also went to the library and read books about space till noon. A: 13 B: I need to rest for an hour before playing basketball in the afternoon,
8、which is the best way to develop cooperation skills. Then at five, Ill study Russian. A: 14 Shall we go out for dinner? Id like to have a hamburger. B: No, I dont eat fast food any more! Mum is preparing a special healthy meal. You can come and eat with us. Then we can watch a programme about life o
9、n Mars together. A: 15 Ill phone Cathy. I hope she hasnt decided to become an astronaut! 三、完形填空（共15小题, 每小题1分, 计15分）阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。A teacher decided to let her class play a game. She told each child in the class to bring along a plastic bag with a few big 16 . Each potato was gi
10、ven the name of a person that the child 17 . So the number of potatoes that a child put in his or her plastic bag 18 on the number of people he or she hated. When the day came, every child brought some potatoes 19 the names of the people he or she hated. Some had two potatoes, some three 20 some had
11、 up to five potatoes. The teacher then told the children to carry the potatoes in the plastic bag with them 21 they went. Days after days passed, and the children started to let out their frustrations（沮丧）because of the 22 smell let out by the rotten（腐烂的）potatoes. Besides, those having as many as fiv
12、e potatoes also had to carry 23 bags. After weeks, the children were relieved（如释重负的）because the game 24 ended. The teacher asked, 25 did you feel while carrying the potatoes with you these days? The children started 26 the trouble they had to go through having to carry the heavy and smelly potatoes.
13、 Then the teacher told them the hidden 27 behind the game. This is exactly the situation when you carry your hatred for 28 inside your heart. The bad smell of hatred will 29 your heart and you will carry it with you everywhere you go. If you 30 stand the smell of rotten potatoes for just a short per
14、iod of time, can you imagine what it is like to have hatred in your heart for your lifetime?Forgive others and move on with our life. Thats our best choice. 16. A. games B. potatoes C. bags D. tomatoes17. A: loved B. hated C. admired D. trusted18. A. lived B. kept C. depended D. carried19. A. with B
15、. by C. through D. without20. A. while B. since C. unless D. until21. A. however B. whatever C. whenever D. wherever22. A. unimportant B. unnecessary C. uninteresting D. unpleasant23. A. bigger B. better C. heavier D. cheaper24. A. never B. seldom C. finally D. specially25. A. How B. Why C. What D.
16、When26. A. connecting to B. complaining about C. carrying out D. comparing with27. A. praise B. condition C. method D. meaning28. A. anybody B. everybody C. somebody D. nobody29. A. clean B. pollute C. support D. protect30. A. neednt B. mustnt C. shouldnt D. cant四、阅读理解（共20小题, 每小题2分, 计40分）（一）阅读下列短文,
17、从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。AAmy is preparing for a school project these days. Here are her notes from a book. They discovered that bird wings changed shape in flight. And they began by building and flying gliders, light planes without engines. After many tests through the years, finally, on December
18、 17, 1903, they successfully flew the first airplane. It stayed in the air for only 12 seconds, but it was the first time a flying machine carried a person in the air. He made great progress in advanced mathematics and showed that light is made up of different colours. He also defined laws of gravit
19、y and motion（物体的运动）, which later became the basis of modern physics. Many people think he invented the first light bulb, but he actually created many things that people could use in their homes. He invented the first record player. He also started one of the first electric companies in 1880. 31. The
20、 underlined word It refers to_.A. a bird wing B. an engineC. the flying time D. the first airplane32. Which word can be put in the blank 32 ? A. Pilot B. Artist C. Musician D. Businessman33. Which book does Amy most probably get the notes from? A. 100 Great People in History B. Top 10 Classical Nove
21、lsC. Amazing Things around the World D. Ways to be a Successful ManBPity the farmerby Li Shen（772-846）The farmer hoes grain in the noonday sun,With sweat dripping onto the field.Who realizes that the food on their plateEvery graincomes from bitter（苦的）suffering?The rice farmerby Saoirse McCannThe Sun
22、 is setting low, the red sky a welcoming sight;The farmer stand silently in the fading light.The fields are watered and planted, the buffaloes（水牛）are fed;The only thing he thinks of now is finding home and bed.A gentle wind is whispering of hope and dreams of life;Every grain of rice requires such e
23、ffort and such strife.Remember, when you sit and eat with family or friends,All the many hours he works, as his fields he tends.34. In the first poem, what does the last sentence want to tell us? A. The grain tastes bitter. B. The farmer hates his difficult life. C. Everyone should learn how to hoe
24、grains. D. Food comes from farmers hard work. 35. In the second poem, why is the farmer now thinking only of home and bed? A. Because he is tired after the farm work. B. Because he feels cold when the gentle wind blows. C. Because the red sky shows that its going to rain soon. D. Because his family
25、and friends are waiting for him at home. 36. Which word can best describe both farmers in the poems? A. Kind-hearted. B. Good-looking.C. Hard-working. D. Open-minded. CVolunteering is a great way to bring positive（积极的）changes to people, communities and society in general. The word volunteering start
26、ed being used in the 18th century when people were willingly joining the military（军事）service. Today, the word is not so much connected with the military service, but with community serviceOfficial organized volunteering appeared in the 19t century and became more popular in the 20th century. And the
27、 biggest development in volunteering was brought by the Internet. Organizations can reach people more easily online. Helpful platforms were raised, and more volunteers became interested when they found out about different chances. We can learn a lot from volunteering. It connects us to others. It is
28、 a great way to meet new people with common interests. It also helps us make new friends, and improve our social skills. Volunteering brings fun in our life. It is a fun and easy way to explore our interests and passions. Many people volunteer in order to make time for hobbies outside of work. For e
29、xample, if a person has a desk job and want to spend time outdoors, he might consider volunteering to help plant a community garden, walk dogs for an animal shelter, or help out at a childrens camp. Volunteering can also be helpful for our careers. If we are considering a new career, volunteering ca
30、n help us get experience in other areas and meet people in the field. Also, many volunteer chances provide training, or can help us build upon skills we already have. Volunteering doesnt just feel good. Its good for us. 37. Nowadays volunteering is mainly connected with_.A. the military service B. t
31、he community serviceC. the society development D. the official organization38. How does the writer organize the idea in Paragraph 4? A. By giving examples. B. By comparing facts. C. By telling stories. D. By explaining rules. 39. If you are thinking about looking for a new job, what advantages can v
32、olunteering offer? having experience in other areas meeting people in the new fieldlearning to impress the boss with hard work improving skillsgetting to receive trainingA. B. C. D. 40. What is this article mainly about? A. The ways to do voluntary work. B. The future of volunteers. C. The history a
33、nd advantages of volunteering. D. The challenge of volunteering. DWhite cranes seen at Hengshui Lake in N Chinas Hebei（Peoples Daily Online）13:27, March 15, 2023White cranes, a bird species（种类）under first-class state protection in China, were recently spotted in Hengshui Lake inside a national natur
34、e reserve in north Chinas Hebei Province, the local resource protection bureau（局）said. The two birds were seen first flying over the lake and then one of them landed on the water, while the other flew away without stopping, said Huo Hengmao, a photographer who took photos of the rare birds at the re
35、serve on March 13. There are just over 5,000 white cranes in China and the appearance of the birds at the nature reserve pleasantly surprised the members of the nature reserve. Attracted by the ecological environment and plenty of food, white cranes, as migratory（迁徙的）birds, stop at the reserve en ro
36、ute（在途中）to the north, said Zhang Yuguang with the reserves resource protection bureau. Other endangered birds, including Baers pochard（青头潜鸭）, oriental white stork（东方白鹳）, and whooper swan, have also been spotted at the nature reserve since the spring migration season began this year. In Hengshui city
37、, Hebei, Hengshui Lake is the only nature reserve on the North China Plain with a complete wetland ecosystem. A total of 333 species of birds have been recorded here. 41. What does the underlined word spotted mean in English? A. hunted B. bought C. seen D. trapped42. Why do some of the rare birds st
38、op at Hengshui Lake? A. Because it is the largest nature reserve in China. B. Because it provides the good ecological environment and enough food. C. Because the members there can take good care of the birds. D. Because the birds cant fly any further on their way to the north. 43. What do Baers poch
39、ard, oriental white stork, and whooper swan have in common? dA. They are all endangered birds. B. The total number of each kind of birds is the same. C. They all live at the nature reserve all year round. D. All of them fly to the north at the same time together. 44. Which of the following is TRUE a
40、ccording to the article? A. The photo above was taken on March, 15. B. The two white birds both landed on Hengshui Lake. C. Hengshui Lake has a complete wetland ecosystem. D. There are over 5,000 species of birds in Hengshui Lake. 45. What kind of article is it? A. A tour guide. B. A book review. C.
41、 An animal protection law. D. A news report. （二）阅读下面短文, 从所给选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项, 使短文通顺, 结构完整, 其中有一项是多余选项。A long, long time ago, there was an old man called the Foolish Old Man, living in Jizhou, in northern China. In front of the old mans house were two high mountains, one called Taihang Mountain and
42、the other Wangwu Mountain. The two mountains blocked the way to both the nearest town and a major river to the south. 46 One day, the old man called a meeting of his whole family and announced a plan to remove the two mountains. In order to build a path to the southern area and create a direct way t
43、o the Hanshui River, we must remove these mountains, the old man said, Otherwise, well have to face the difficulty forever. 47 Day and night, rain or shine, they never stopped digging. Several days later, another gray-beard called Zhi Sou（the Wise Old Man）stopped by and asked the Foolish Old Man, Ar
44、ent you silly? 48 The Foolish Old Man replied, Why not? I may not live long enough to see the two mountains moved from here, but after I die, my sons will carry on the mission. After my sons die, my grandchildren will continue to dig up the mountains. 49 So as long as we keep digging, why cant the two mountains be cleared away someday?Hearing him, God was deeply moved and