1、2023年山东省淄博市临淄区中考一模英语试题一、完形填空 (共10小题，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，从各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。“We regret to inform (告知) you” Every writer knows these words well. When they receive an e-mail from a publisher, they cant wait to open and read it. They feel 1 when they reach that final sentence. They 2 spend years
2、 writing their lifes work. Yet still this is often not enough. Everyone knows that success seldom happens overnight. But perhaps not 3 know that a lot of highly successful writers have faced rejection (拒绝). Take J.K. Rowling for example. When she received her first rejection letter, she thought that
3、 she had something in 4 with her favorite writers. She stuck it on her kitchen wall. Rowling had spent all her time writing. When she finally finished her first book, she received comments (评论) from publishers along the lines of “too difficult for children”, “too long”, “Children would not be intere
4、sted 5 it”. However, she held on to it. “I was not going to give up until every publisher turned me down, but I often 6 that would happen,” she later said. After a total of twelve rejections, one publisher finally agreed to print five hundred copies of 7 first book. As we know, Harry Potter became a
5、 global success. Over four hundred million books have been sold and 8 into more than seventy different languages. So it seems that talent 9 isnt enough to become successful. Although a lot of work and a touch of luck play a part, perseverance (毅力) is the most important. Keep trying 10 finally you wi
6、ll read the words “We are happy to inform you.”1. A. happyB. energeticC. disappointedD. excited2. A. needntB. cantC. couldD. might3. A. someB. muchC. manyD. little4. A. differenceB. commonC. similarityD. importance5. A. inB. onC. atD. about6. A. decidedB. fearedC. forgotD. dreamed7. A. sheB. herself
7、C. hersD. her8. A. spreadB. writtenC. translatedD. brought9. A. aloneB. lonelyC. alongD. only10. A. asB. orC. butD. and二、阅读理解 (共16小题，满分32分) 阅读短文A、B并做每篇后面的题目，从每小题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。AThe Internet has made peoples life more convenient, and many peoples lives have been changed by online
8、 communities. Jan Tchamani, an English teacher in Birmingham, UK, suddenly developed a serious illness and had to quit (离开) her job. At the age of 50, she had to stay at home with only her computer. She discovered that surfing (浏览) the Internet made her feel less lonely. She could listen to music, w
9、atch films and explore the world. She also joined an online group, so that she could talk about her problems and get support and advice from them. She started an IT club to teach old people to use computers. A 59-year-old man learnt how to apply for (申请) work online and found a job. Now he works and
10、 can take care of himself, and his daughter has time to study at university. A 61-year-old woman who was living alone has started a small online company. She no longer feels lonely, and her company has become successful. Jan has started taking online classes to learn more about how to use the Intern
11、et. She hopes everyone knows how to use new technology. Her next goal is to start a charity website to raise money for children in poor countries. Jans life has been greatly improved by the Internet. “When you go through tough times, you meet others who are facing similar challenges,” Jan says. “Thi
12、nking about other peoples situations inspired (鼓舞) me to offer help.”11. What can we learn from the passage? A. Jan had to quit her job at the age of 59 because of her illness. B. Jan got a lot of help from the people in an online group. C. Jan started the IT club to help old people find jobs. D. Ja
13、n hopes to raise money for old people in poor countries. 12. What can we know from Jans words in the last paragraph? A. Helping others by the Internet is a challenge for her. B. Thinking about other peoples life makes her tired. C. She will keep offering help to other people. D. Jans life has been g
14、reatly changed by the Internet. 13. Which of the following can best describe Jan? A. Creative and helpful. B. Lucky and serious. C. Quiet and friendly. D. Polite and careful. BLast year, hundreds of people spent good money on climbing Qomolangma. It included crowds and danger. Many became sick and a
15、 few even lost their lives. For these people, climbing Qomolangma is an experience which makes some weak and others powerful. British climber George Mallory once wrote, “What we get from this adventure is just joy. we do not live to eat and make money. We eat and make money to enjoy life.” Sadly, Ma
16、llory died on the mountain in 1942. We dont know if he succeeded in reaching the top of Qomolangma before it took his life. In 2011, similar words were spoken by American climber Alan Arnette. He climbed Qomolangma in that year and was going to climb other high mountains around the world. “There is
17、only one reason to keep going. You have to focus on what is important to you. You must find out if you can really push yourself forward when you want to stop.”Is there a scientific reason behind this risk-taking? Recent studies show that risk-taking may be part of human nature. Some of us like to ta
18、ke risks than others. Psychologist Frank Farley has spent years studying people who jump out of planes and those who climb Qomolangma. He refers to the personalities (个性) of these people as “Type T”. T stands for “thrill (刺激)”. People with the “Type T” personalities think that they are experts. They
19、 dont want to die and they dont expect to die. With this in mind, are the benefits of climbing Qomolangma worth the risks? Its totally up to you. 14. Which of the following is NOT true according to paragraph 1? A. If you climb Qomolangma, you may lose your life. B. Climbing Qomolangma may be very da
20、ngerous. C. If you climb Qomolangma, you must become sick. D. Many people spent good money on climbing Qomolangma last year. 15. What does the underlined word “it” refer to? A. Alan Arnette. B. Frank Farley. C. The strong wind. D. Qomolangma. 16. Why do many people like to climb Qomolangma? A. They
21、dont love their lives. B. Risk-taking may be part of human nature. C. They are used to climbing high mountains. D. They want to have a “Type T” personality. 17. Whats the writers purpose? A. To encourage people to climb Qomolangma if fully prepared. B. To ask people to think about the benefits and r
22、isks before climbing Qomolangma. C. To suggest that people stop taking risks and climbing Qomolangma. D. To tell us the scientific reason for climbing Qomolangma. C阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后面的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。Where does the mermaid (美人鱼) in the story come from? Some people think it comes from a re
23、al sea animal, the dugong. Here are some facts about the dugong. It has a round head. It is large and two to three meters long. 18 It breathes out of the water by “standing” on its tail. 19 They can be found in warm coastal waters from East Africa to Australia. And now populations in East Africa hav
24、e fallen to fewer than 250 adults. The dugong used to live in the waters of southern China. However, there have been no records of their appearance in China since 2008. Dugongs mainly feed on sea-grass. 20 They do not eat all species of seagrass. They prefer seagrass of higher nitrogen (氦) and lower
25、 fibre (纤维) content. Due to their poor eyesight, dugongs often use smell to locate seagrass. They often travel long distances in search of food. What makes the animals number go down? They cant have enough seagrass to eat. If dugongs do not get enough to eat, they may produce fewer young. 21 People
26、put polluted water into the sea, which is bad for seagrass. Whats more, peopled activities, like sailing and catching fish, make seagrass stop growing. But dont worry too much. Now Chinese scientists are trying to protect the animal. They hope that we can see dugong five years later. A. Many reasons
27、 lead to the food shortage. B. Its tail is a little like a whales. C. They can eat forty to fifty kilograms of seagrass every day. D. Large numbers often move together from one area to another. E. Dugongs spend their entire lives in the sea. D阅读材料，按照要求与后面的五幅图片A-E进行匹配。Every artists wish is to create
28、something that expresses an idea. But where do artists get their ideas from? Who or what inspires them? Here we find out more about the influences behind the successes of different artists. 22. He is a Dutch artist. Childrens toys give him ideas for his animal sculptures, such as the famous Rubber D
29、uck. A more recent work of his is the huge Floating Fish. He was especially interested in the old story about a fish which jumped through the “Dragon Gate”. This story came to life for him when he visited Wuzhen and saw how people lived there. He saw the fish being fed by people. He also saw some fi
30、sh sculpted on the wall. These sights set his idea for Floating Fish in motion. 23. “There is no territory in the world of music,” he says. He is most widely known for composing music for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. To listen to his music is to experience a mix of Chinese musical tradit
31、ions and western influences. Since his first opera, Nine songs, he has been using a combination of Chinese music and sounds from all over the world to tell stories. As he once said, Chinese music should carry “universal expression” of the human spirit so as to be recognized by the whole world. 24. H
32、e is a Dutch artist. He mostly focused on the scenes of ordinary womens daily life. One of his most well-known works is the painting called Girl with a Pearl Earring. The painting is often called the “Mona Lisa of the North”. Nobody is sure of the identity of the girl in it. And there she was. The g
33、irl is looking over her shoulder. Her eyes are wide and her mouth is parted, just as if she was about to speak. Everybody would love to know what she was going to say. 25. His paintings is known for using traditional Chinese oils and ink. As an artist, his goal was to combine western rules of art wi
34、th Chinese spirit, and he wants to seek a point at which the two could meet. To him, the important value of an artwork was to reflect the art within the life of Chinese people, and to express love of and responsibility to his motherland. He remained interested in exploring ways of expression, with h
35、is style changing and developing. His lifes work is now inspiring artists not only in China but across the world. 26. He is a Spanish artist. He is considered to be the greatest western artist of the 20th century. He and another painter, George Braque, started Cubism (立体主义). Cubism is one of the mos
36、t important of all modern art movements. Cubist artists painted objects and people, with different aspects of the object or person showing at the same time. One of his works, Guernica, is a large black-and-white oil painting. The painting shows the horror (恐怖) of the bombing (轰炸) of the town of Guer
37、nica during the Spanish Civil War. 第II卷 (非选择题，共48分)三、选词填空 (共10小题，满分10分) 根据短文内容，选择适当的单词填空，使短文意思完整。每个选项只用一次，有两项剩余。请务必将27-36小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置！engineerbrightotherhimselfwonhonorcopiedbuthandspoetfirstanotherOn September 9, 2022, Chinese origami (折纸) artist Pei Haozheng set the Guinness World Record for hi
38、s work The Deer with 100 Flowers. “I was inspired by the poem To the Oak by Chinese 27 Shu Ting,” said Pei. Pei and his team made the origami deer with 100 roses on its antlers (鹿角). The Deer with 100 Flowers, or huasheng manlu, stands for 28 and perfection. He hoped that Chinese youth can build the
39、 Belt and Road together and finally conic into a 29 future. Born in 1996 in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, Pei started folding (折) paper when he was in kindergarten, because paper was cheap and easy to get. At 30 , he learned folding from friends and parents, and later he 31 the patterns (式样) from books
40、. From cranes to planes, he was attracted by the “magic world by paper”. Every day, he spent hours folding paper. With no one to turn to help, Pei taught 32 through origami books. His efforts paid off and then Pei began to create special designs. In the skilled 33 of Pei Haozheng, paper is turned in
41、to models of different shapes and designs. He 34 the International Origami Internet Olympiad in 2017. Apart from interest, 35 reason for Peis efforts is to help Chinese culture go global. “For me, origami is not only a craft, 36 an art that can spread culture and last forever,” Pei says. 四、语法填空 (共10
42、小题，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。请务必将37-46小题的答案写在答题卡的相应位置！Dear Xiao Li,My time here in China is going 37 (good). I love my new school and classmates. Over the Labor Day holiday, my parents and I plan to go to Xian to see the Terracotta Army. Ive heard that it is an 38 (amaze) sight.
43、To me, the story of the Terracotta Army is unbelievable. More than 8,000 statues 39 (make) in the third century BC to guard the tomb (坟墓) of the Chinese Emperor Qinshihuang! Each statue (雕像) has a different face, and researchers believe that each one is a copy of a real soldier. The statues fill onl
44、y one part of the emperors huge tomb, which still has not been 40 (complete) dug up. More than 700,000 people worked for nearly 40 years to build this tomb. 41 , no one in modern times knew about the tomb until 1974. Some farmers discovered the tomb by accident while they were digging a well! We pla
45、n to visit several other 42 (place) in Xian. My dad and I are both looking forward 43 going to the Shaanxi History Museum, because my dad loves history and this museum is known 44 a “Chinese treasure house!” Were also going to the Xian City Wall and a few other famous sights. Were taking the train,
46、leaving the day before the October holiday 45 (begin). We are arriving at 9:30 p.m. and will start sightseeing right away, so I hope we will sleep well on the train! Do you have any plans for the coming holiday? Hope to hear from 46 (your) soon. Yours,Richard五、阅读表达 (共5小题，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。The
47、 earthquake that hit San Francisco on April 18, 1906 shook down hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of walls and chimneys (烟囱). But the following fire burned up hundreds of millions of dollars worth of buildings and homes. Never before in history has a city been so completely destroyed. San Franc
48、isco is gone. The factories, the great stores and newspaper buildings, the hotels, and the great houses of the rich are all gone. On Wednesday morning at a quarter past five came the earthquake. A moment later, the disaster was a fact. South of Market Street, in the working-class neighbourhoods and in the factories, fires started. Within an hour of the first quake, the smoke could be seen 100 miles away. The sun was red in the dark sky.