1、2023年江苏省南京市中考英语押题预测试卷一、单项填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）请认真阅读下列各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1What caused the accident, sir?The car was travelling _ high speed.AonBatCbyDwith2Jessie, wherere you going this summer holiday?Yunnan. The weather is fine with temperatures in the _.AtwentyBtwentysCtwentie
2、sDtwentieth3Students should attend Labour Courses _ they can learn some life skills.AifBunlessCso thatDin order to4Try to be the master of your life. Life is a horse and _ you ride it _ it rides you.Aeither, orBneither, norCboth, andDnot only, but also5Have you watched China in Classics on CCTV-1 re
3、cently?Yes. It brings Chinese ancient books _ on screen.AliveBaliveClivingDlively6_ great surprise to see you here, Daniel!Yeah. We havent seen each other for quite a long time.AWhat aBWhatCHow aDHow7Life often _ to be stranger than we expect. We should be prepared for the worst.Aworks outBbreaks ou
4、tCturns outDruns out8We planted lots of trees on Tree Planting Day.Thats quite meaningful. If more trees _, well have a greener world.AplantBare plantedCwill plantDwill be planted9Chinas C919 aircraft _ over 1,000 orders from home and abroad.Great! More C919 aircraft will be in use soon.Ahas receive
5、dBwill receiveCreceivesDreceived10I havent decided _.We hope you can join us. It is a chance to learn history.Aif I will join the Reading ClubBthat I will join the Reading ClubCwhen will I visit Nanjing MuseumDwhether I will visit Nanjing Museum11Helen seems to be in a better shape.Thats true. She i
6、s trying to eat a healthier diet, with _ meat and sugar.AfewBfewerClittleDless12The sentence “The murderer was a fat man, with a square face, about six feet tall, ” describes a persons _.AweightBheightCappearanceDpersonality13Which sentence is the most suitable for the blank in the text on the right
7、?_ She goes cycling twice a week and often goes mountain climbing on Sundays. She learns baseball on Saturdays, and now she plays it very well.AAnn likes sports very much.BAnns favourite sport is cycling.CAnn is a good mountain climber.DAnn does well in playing baseball.14Mom, you look so tired. Ill
8、 wash the dishes._. Thank you, Jack.AIf you preferBIt all dependsCIf you dont careDIt couldnt be better15Good evening, sir. What can I do for you? We have some special noodles here.Mm, let me look at the menu. _AI want a bowl of beef noodles with one egg.BId like a bowl of beef noodles with one egg,
9、 please.CCan you bring me a bowl of beef noodles with one egg?DWill you bring me a bowl of beef noodles with one egg?二、完形填空（共10小题；毎小题1分,满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。What will the future be like? Good or bad? A lot of science-fiction writing _16_ a dark and scary world. Pl
10、anet of the Apes shows a miserable future for humankind. Theres a word to _17_ the kind of future world which often appears in science fiction: dystopia, an imagined unpleasant or bad place. The _18_ is utopia (乌托邦). But does tomorrows world have to be so disappointing?A new project wants to use the
11、 power of science fiction to show a better future. The aim of Project Hieroglyph is to _19_ writers, scientists, engineers and artists to create optimistic stories about a harmonious society in the next 50 years. Its _20_ to create a dystopia than write a feel-good story. Theres more conflict in a w
12、orld full of problems, and stories are interesting _21_ there are a lot of problems to solve. No _22_, no story! But the project produced a book with some promising plots. One of them is about environmentalists who fight to _23_ building the first hotel in the polar areas. But will these stories act
13、ually change anything or simply keep us entertained? A good science-fiction story can be mighty. It is clear to see that stories can inspire hundreds, thousands, millions of people to gather around something _24_ they want to do. The influence of science fiction has already been well evaluated in mo
14、dern research. Why are people working on invisibility clothes (隐形衣)? Well, its Harry Potter, right?Time will tell _25_ we can go. Lets dream big and think outside the box.16AachievesBcomplainsCimaginesDbelieves17AcancelBdescribeCremindDdevelop18AdifferenceBoppositeCsimilarityDpronunciation19Abring t
15、ogetherBmix upCtake awayDget along20AcheaperBworseCslowerDeasier21AwhenBalthoughCsoDuntil22AchallengeBexerciseCsurveyDdecision23AriskBdelayCstopDcontinue24AwhoBwhatCwhichDthat25Ahow longBhow farChow soonDhow much三、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分）请认真阅读下列材料, 从材料后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。ATaking
16、 part in colourful activities is an important part of school life! Which activity has impressed you most during the past three years? What will students in Mount Rose Middle School do? Please read the following article! Mount Rose Middle SchoolNew York Choir ConcertDear parents,Students in Mount Ros
17、e Middle School will go to a concert by the New York Choir at City Hall on Saturday, August 6th. Please note the following:1. TicketsTickets cost $50 per pupil. Please send a cheque（支票）to the school. 2. Meeting time and placeThe concert will start at 8:00 p.m. We will meet at the main entrance of Ci
18、ty Hall at 7:45 p. m. Please be on time.3. BehaviorThere is no need to wear school uniforms. However, all pupils should dress neatly. Pupils should not take photographs or record any part of the performance.Please fill in the reply slip below and return it to the class teacher no later than June 29t
19、h.Thank you.Cecilia Chen Music TeacherReply SlipMy child, Harry Lin, will go to the New York Choir concert. Thank you.Parents name: Helen LinParents signature: Helen Lin Date: June 9th26The concert will be held on _.AJune 6thBJune 9thCJune 29thDAugust 6th27From the passage, we know that _.AHarry wil
20、l go to the concertBCecilia will meet her students at 7:45 a.m.CHelen can take some photos of the concertDstudents should wear school uniforms to the concert28The passage is a _.AreportBspeechCsurveyDnoticeBSnow forests make up about 30% of the worlds total forest areas. These wonderful woodlands ar
21、e not as famous as the Amazon or other rainforests but they are very important for Earths health.Snow forests are found in the far north of the world, in areas that are quite cold and usually have a lot of snowfall. They run for thousands of miles and cover about 17% of Earths total land area.Snow f
22、orests have very cold winters that can last up to six months but even so, they are home to many kinds of animals, including foxes, hares, mice, moose, reindeer and wolves.These woodlands have an important jobhelping to absorb (吸收) carbon-based gases, which can cause climate change. However, snow for
23、ests are facing several dangers. Trees are being cut down faster and faster for their wood, which can be used for building. Some forests are being cleared to make space for new roads and houses, or to allow coal mining and oil and gas industries to grow. This leads to less and less living space for
24、wildlife. As the world gets warmer and weather changes, the risk of fires in snow forests rises. In recent years, Canada and Russia have seen very dangerous fires.Environmental and wildlife groups around the world are working hard to make snow forests protected areas. This means that logging is not
25、allowed or controlled in some areas and the forests are seen as areas of special scientific interest. When wood is needed, tree replanting and careful forest management help to reduce the bad influence. Hopefully this means that the forest is managed in a way that it can survive and regrow.29Accordi
26、ng to this passage, what do we know about snow forests?AThey are at the southern end of the earth.BThey cover about 30% of Earths land area.CThey are not as important as the rainforests.DThey provide living areas for many wild animals.30Which is NOT the danger that snow forests are facing?AThe trees
27、 are being cut down.BSome forests are being cleared.CThe winters are colder than before.DThe risk of fires is rising greatly.31What does logging in the last paragraph most probably mean?ACutting down trees.BBurning the forest.CBuilding roads and houses.DHunting wild animals.C“Did you see that?” Joe
28、said to his friend Bill.“Youre a great shooter!”Bill caught the basketball and bounced it before throwing it again. The ball flew into the net.“Bill, you never miss!” Joe said admiringly.“Unless Im in a real game,” Bill complained. “Then I miss all the time.”Joe knew that Bill was right. Bill perfor
29、med much better when he was having fun with Joe in the school yard than he did when he was playing for the school team in front of a large crowd.“Maybe you just need to practice more,” Joe suggested.“But I practice all the time with you!” Bill disagreed. He shook his head, “I just cant play well whe
30、n people are watching me.”“You play well when Im watching,” Joe pointed out.“Thats because Ive known you since we were five years old,” Bill said with a smile. “Im just not comfortable playing when other people are around.”Joe nodded and understood, but he also had an idea.The next day Joe and Bill
31、met in the school yard again to practice. After a few minutes, Joe excused himself.“Practice without me,” Joe said to his friend. “Ill be back in a minute.”Joe hurried through the school building, gathering together whomever he could findtwo students, a maths teacher, two secretaries, and a janitor.
32、 When Joe explained why he needed them, everyone was happy to help.Joe reminded the group to stay quiet as they all went toward the schools basketball court. As Joe had hoped, Bill was still practicing basketball. He made five baskets in a row without noticing the silent people standing behind him.“
33、Hey, Bill!” Joe called out finally.Bill turned. A look of surprise came over his face.“I just wanted to show you that you could play well with people watching you,” Joe said. “Now youll have nothing to worry about for the next game!”32What would be the best title for the story?ATwo Basketball Lovers
34、BPractice Makes PerfectCBill Wins the Big GameDBills Basketball Problem33Why is Bill unhappy?AHis team loses too many important games.BJoe watches him too closely when he plays.CThe school yard is not a good place to practice.DHe plays better in practice than he does during games.34Why does Joe deci
35、de to gather a group of people?ABecause he wants to show them his talent.BBecause he wants more players for his team.CBecause he wants to help Bill feel less nervous.DBecause he wants more people to see the next game.35Why does the group have to stay quiet?ABecause Bill likes to practice alone.BBeca
36、use Joe is telling Bill what to do.CBecause the group needs to listen to Joes instructions.DBecause they do not want Bill to know they were there.DOne of Americas best-known and most-loved authors is Louisa May Alcott. She wrote poems, plays, short stories, and books. For over a hundred years, her w
37、orks have been popular among both adults and children. How did Alcott become a famous writer?Born in 1832, Alcott grew up in Massachusetts with her three sisters. When she was very young, she loved to write. She would think up wonderful stories that she turned into plays. Alcott and her sisters acte
38、d out the dramas. Alcott always played the most exciting parts: ghost, bandits, and evil queens. She also loved playing and wandering outdoors. In fact, she was considered quite a “tomboy”. In those days, girls were expected to be ladylike, which meant mostly sitting around looking pretty. This was
39、not Alcotts way! She once said that no boy could be her friend until she had beaten him in a race. Girls had to climb trees and leap fences with her if they wanted to be her friends.Alcotts family was poor. At age fifteen, Alcott decided to help out. However, it was not easy for women to find work i
40、n the 19th century. Alcott worked at any job she could find. She took care of children, she taught, and she washed laundry for other people.Alcotts love of writing was always an important part of her. She wrote from her own life experiences and from her imagination. During the Civil War, Alcott volu
41、nteered to work as a nurse. She wrote about this work in her book Hospital Sketches. She also wrote thrillers (惊悚小说) that were full of suspense. When her publisher asked her to write a book for girl. Alcott turned to her own life.It was then, in 1868, that she wrote what was to become her most popul
42、ar book, Little Women. The novel is set in New England during the Civil War. It tells the story of four sisters growing up. The family is very similar to the Alcotts. The books main character, Jo, is based on Alcott herself. Like Alcott, Jo is a determined young woman with a mind of her own. The boo
43、k was an instant success. It is still popular today and has been made into a movie. Alcott also wrote childrens books with boys as the main characters. This was the case in two other Alcott books, Little Men and Jos Boys.Early in her career someone once told Alcott that she should give up writing an
44、d “stick to teaching”. It is lucky that Alcott paid no attention to this misguided person. She knew what she wanted to do with her life and she did it!36Which words in Paragraph 2 help readers know what the word dramas means?ATurned into plays.BLoved to write.CGrew up in Massachusetts.DWandering out
45、doors.37Which question does Paragraph 3 answer?AWhere did Alcott go to work?BHow did Alcott help her family?CWhat subject did Alcott teach at school?DWhy was it difficult for women to find work?38In Paragraph 5, why are the words Little Men and Jos Boys written like this?ATo make the words easier to
46、 read.BTo show that they are titles of books.CTo make them more interesting to readers.DTo show that they are different from other books.39What is the MOST likely the reason why the author included the last paragraph?ATo explain why some people should not give advice.BTo advise readers to read more about Louisa May Alcotts life.CTo show that Louisa May Alcott got what she wanted out of life.DTo encourage readers to write stories about their own experiences.40What would be a good online search for this question: How did Alcotts family influence her writing?AModern Women WritersBNovel