1、2023年江苏省扬州市广陵区中考二模英语试题一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）1. As we all know, Shenzhou-13 landed successfully _ April 16, 2022.A. onB. inC. atD. of2. Nobody taught my grandpa how to use Wechat. He learned it all by _.A. herB. herselfC. himD. himself3. Im really worried about the giant panda Ya Ya. _ is she going
2、 now?Things are changing for the better. She has returned to China.A. WhatB. HowC. WhyD. Where4. Sherry looks upset. Whats wrong with him?Well, everyone has one of those days when _ goes right.A. everythingB. nothingC. somethingD. anything5. Mum, what time is it now? Its 6:20. Get up, _ youll be lat
3、e for school.A. soB. andC. orD. but6. Listen! Is Tim talking on the phone in the hallway?It _ be him. But Im not sure.A. canB. mustC. mightD. would7. Jack, I havent seen your sister for a long time.She _ Hong Kong on business for a few days.A. went toB. has gone toC. has been toD. has been in8. Gu A
4、iling and Su Yiming really have a gift for skiing!Exactly. But if you learn more about them, they _ to be hard-working people.A. run outB. put outC. turn outD. stay out9. Learning English in a classroom is important, while using English in real _ will improve your English skills greatly.A. positions
5、B. situationsC. eventsD. experiences10. How long can this mobile phone last?If you use it _, it may work for you for quite a few years.A smoothlyB. completelyC. widelyD. properly11. You are always so lazy! Ive never seen _ room before.Sorry! I will clean it right away.A. an untidyB. an untidierC. th
6、e untidiestD. the untidier12. What a heavy rain! When did it start?It started at about six thirty this morning. I _ on the way to my office then.A. droveB. will driveC. have drivenD. was driving13. A train crash happened in Ohio several days ago.That was really bad news. People all wondered _.A. tha
7、t why it happenedB. how did the government helpC. what caused the terrible accidentD. how many people are killed in the crash14. Shall I give you a ride since its snowing heavily? _.A. It couldnt be betterB. Got itC. I cant agree moreD. Dont mention it15. Which of the following sentence can explain
8、the importance of being careful?A. A miss is as good as a mile.B. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. Burn the candle at both ends.D. Pride goes before, and shame comes after.二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。When I was 13, I climbed my first mountain near my home. I was over
9、weight then and _16_ when I reached the top. But I loved the _17_ .Two years ago, my friend Mel Olsen and I drove to Oregon to climb 11,240-foot Mount Hood.As we went higher, the trail（山路） grew _18_ and steeper. At around 9 a.m., we reached an ice step. Confident I was safe, I put my full _19_ on it
10、. Suddenly, I heard a crack, and the ice broke off the step, right _20_ my foot.In a second, I fell backward. Soon, I came to a stop on a flat slope（坡）. I _21_ my whole body, feeling _22_ that I was fine, except that I was feeling a sharp pain in my left _23_ and couldnt move.I _24_ for help, and im
11、mediately Mel and other climbers came to help me and called Mountain Rescue. Then I was loaded into an ambulance and taken to a _25_ , where I stayed for four days. The doctors told me it would be a year before I could _26_ again, but I was back on the trails within _27_ .The fall has made me more _
12、28_ . One slip（滑倒） on a mountain can change everything. But the experience also made me _29_ as a person. Since the accident, Ive climbed another 60 mountains. Im not going to let one fall _30_ me from doing my favorite thing.16. A. out of dangerB. out of troubleC. out of balanceD. out of breath17.
13、A. challengeB. memoryC. chanceD. mountain18. A. widerB. fartherC. narrowerD. nearer19. A. bodyB. strengthC. footD. weight20. A. aboveB. underC. outD. in21. A. calmedB. lookedC. testedD. checked22 A. luckyB. satisfiedC. organizedD. confident23. A. armB. shoulderC. legD. eye24. A. shoutedB. wentC. tri
14、edD. looked25. A. mountainB. hospitalC. stepD. slope26. A. jumpB. moveC. driveD. climb27. A. free daysB. six monthsC. two yearsD. three years28. A. activeB. frightenedC. carefulD. worried29. A. growB. developC. feelD. act30. A. protectB. saveC. borrowD. keep三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项
15、中选出一个最佳答案。ASix months ago，Jack came to China to study. He has heard that Yangzhou is famous for its gardens. And he plans to visit some gardens in July, so he has collected information about them online as follows:The Slender West Lake. named National AAAAA Tourist Area in 2010, includes the Great R
16、ainbow Bridge, the White Pagoda, Five-pavilion Bridge, the Twenty-four Bridge, the Small Golden Hill and so on. The best time to tour the Slender West Lake is in March. During the visit to the park, the boat travels on the water and visitors travel in the picture.Ticket: Mar. - May. 150; Other month
17、s 90 Time: 8:30 - 17:00 Bus: No. 4, 5, 6, 17, 61 busesTel: 0514-87357803; 0514-87370091 Website: Ge Garden, one of the four lop famous Chinese gardens, got its name from bamboo. The bamboo in the garden forms the green scenery. The centre of the garden is well known for man-like hills. Four seasons
18、can be experienced here at a time.Ticket: Mar. - May. 10; Other months 30 Time: Mar. - May. 7:15 - 18:00; Other months 7:15 - 17:30 Bus: No. 8, 30, 61 buses Tel: 0514-87935285 Website: http:/www.gy-He garden, the most famous garden in the late Qing Dynasty, is known for its long double-way corridor(
19、走廊), which is regarded as the earliest footbridge.Ticket: Mar. - May. 40; Other months 30 Time: 7:30 - 17:15 Bus: No. 19, 61 busesTe: 0514-87900345; 0514-87222353 Website: http:/www.he-31. How much will a ticket cost Jack if he visits the Slender West lake?A. 30 yuan.B. 40 yuan.C. 90 yuan.D. 150 yua
20、n.32. Whats He Garden famous for?A. The long corridor.B. The green bamboo.C. The man-made hills.D. The boat travelling.33. Which of the following can Jack do?A. He can take a NO. 19 bus to Ge Garden.B. He can visit the Slender West Lake at 8:00.C. He can call 0514-87935285 for further information of
21、 He Garden.D. He can go to www.he- to know more about He Garden.BPublished in 1877, Black Beauty is one of the literatures best-loved classics and is the only book Anna Sewell ever wrote.In the book, Black Beauty, a horse, tells the story of his life in his own words. It is a story of how he was tre
22、ated with kindness and love when he was young, but now his treatment changed at the hands of different owners. Black Beauty spent his young life with his mother on Farmer Greys farm. Farmer Grey is a good, kind man and the horses had a good life. His mother told him to be good and work hard. Black B
23、eauty tried to follow this advice all his life.First, he goes to live with Mr. Gordon and his family, who treat their horses well. He is cared for by a kind groom（马夫）called John, who never uses a whip（鞭子）. Black Beauty saves Mrs. Gordons life when he runs fast to bring the doctor to her. The Gordons
24、 move abroad and Black Beauty was sold to Lord Westland. Things became totally different. Lady Westland made the horses wear reins（缰绳）so that they hold their heads up high. One day, a groom called Smith is left to look after the horses. He is drunk and rides Black Beauty very hard and uses a whip. B
25、lack Beauty loses a shoe and in the end falls. Smith is killed in the accident and Black Beauty stays alive but his legs are left a bad scar（伤疤）and Lord Westland decides to sell him.Black Beautys next home is with a London cab driver Jerry Barker. Jerry and his family treat Black Beauty very well, b
26、ut the work is hard and the hours are long. Jerry becomes ill and has to sell Black Beauty to a farmer. The farmer takes him to some women at Rose Hall. There, Black Beauty comes together again with a young groom who used to look after him at Mr. Gordons home. The women want to keep Black Beauty, so
27、 once again he has a kind and happy home.34. According to the passage, we can know _.A. the book Black Beauty is the only best-loved classicB. the writer Anna Sewell wrote Black Beauty in her wordsC. Black Beauty lived a happy life on Farmer Greys farmD. the groom called Smith was kind and patient t
28、o Black Beauty35. What might be the correct order of what happened in the story?a. Black beauty met the young groom who used to look after him.b. A doctor was brought to save Mrs. Gordons life in time.c. Farmer Grey treated Black Beauty and his mum with kindness and love.d. Black Beauty worked for l
29、ong hours for Jerry.A. a-b-c-dB. c-a-c-dC. a-d-c-bD. c-b-d-a36. What does the underlined word they refer to（指代）?A. Lady Westlands groomsB. Lady Westlands horsesC. Black Beauty and his motherD. Black Beautys owners37. The passage is probably taken from _.A. a sports magazineB. a book reviewC. a scien
30、ce fictionD. a travel reportCMothers Day was coming, and John usually went back home, but this year he was just too tired. When he walked by a flower shop, he said to himself, “Ill send Mom some roses.”He went into the small shop and saw a boy talking to the shopkeeper. “How many roses can I get for
31、 six dollars, madam?” the boy asked. The shopkeeper was trying to explain that roses were expensive. Maybe the boy would be happy with carnations.“No. I have to have roses,” he said, “because thats my mothers favorite.”Something inside of John was touched by the boys voice. The boy wanted to get tho
32、se roses so much. John looked at the shopkeeper and silently mouthed he would pay for the boys roses.The shopkeeper looked at the boy and said, “OK, I will give you twelve red roses for six dollars.” The boy took the flowers and ran from the store happily. It was worth the extra thirty-five dollars
33、just to see that kind of excitement.John ordered his own flowers and had the shopkeeper be sure that delivery (递送)would include a note telling his mother how much he loved her.As John left the shop, he saw the boy walking down the street. He watched him enter a cemetery (公墓). John followed the boy d
34、own the fence line. John was outside the cemetery fence, thirty or forty steps behind the boy, who walked inside the cemetery fence. The boy stopped by a small tomb and went on his knees. He carefully laid the roses on the tomb and began to cry.John heard the boy speak, “Mommy, Oh Mommy, why didnt I
35、 tell you how much I love you? Why didnt I tell you one more time? Mommy, I love you.”John turned, tears in his eyes, and walked back quickly to the flower shop and told the shopkeeper he would take the flowers personally. He wanted to tell his mother one more time just how much he loved her.38. The
36、 young boy actually spent _ getting the rose flowers.A. 6 dollarsB. 35 dollarsC. 41 dollarsD. more than 6 dollars39. The underlined word “carnations” in the second paragraph is probably _.A. a kind of treeB. a kind of flowerC. a wayD. a note40. From the passage, we can infer _.A. the boy would turn
37、back to thank JohnB. the boy knew John bought the roses for himC. John would go to see his mother with the flowersD. John asked the shopkeeper to send a note to his mother41. The best title for this passage may be _.A. Celebrate Mothers DayB. Buy flowersC. Deliver the rosesD. Tell Mum I love herDCha
38、tGPT is back in the headlines. Open AI, the company behind the popular chatbot has now introduced a powerful new language model: GPT-4.On March 14, GPT-4 showed the world how smarter it is than GPT-3.5. One of its best new features is that it can understand pictures. For example, if you show a pictu
39、re of a phone using the wrong charger（充电器）, GPT-4 can tell why the picture looks strange or funny.But GPT-4s developments dont stop there. The new language model can code（解码） classic games like Tetris（俄罗斯方块） in a matter of minutes, and produce the code and layout（布局） for a website based on a handmad
40、e drawing. It can also change the tone and style based on what you ask it to do. GPT-4 is much better than the older GPT at passing tests, which may worry teachers. According to CNN, GPT-4 did really well on a law school test, with a score in the top 10 percent of test takers. But GPT-3.5 only got a
41、 score in the bottom 10 percent._ For example, the language learning app Duolingo plans to use GPT-4 in their upcoming Duolingo Max function（功能）. Users can learn language by talking with AI. Another app Be My Eyes, will have a digital assistant to help blind people better understand the world around
42、 them. The government of Iceland also plans to use GPT-4 to protect the Icelandic language.There are still problems with the new language model however. GPT-4 still struggles to get completely correct answers, especially with newer information after September 2021. GPT-4 also sometimes “hallucinates
43、” and it will insist that wrong information is true.42. Which is TRUE according to the passage?A. GPT-3.5 can understand pictures as well as GPT-4.B. GPT-4 can code games like Tetris quickly and easily.C. The writer organized the passage by using many dialogues.D. Teachers are worried because GPT-4
44、does badly in passing tests43. Which of the following sentence should be put in “_” in the fourth paragraph?A. GPT-4 will develop much faster than other apps.B. GPT-4 will become the eyes of the blind people.C. GPT-4 will also see greater use as a tool to power other apps and services.D. GPT-4 will
45、also help to protect different kinds of languages around the world.44. What does GPT-4 also sometimes “hallucinates” mean in the last paragraph?A. It couldnt get correct answers before Sept 2021.B It couldnt tell the past from the present.C. It couldnt change the style based on it is asked to do.D.
46、It couldnt decide whether the information is true or not45. Which of the following is the best way to divide the passage into three parts?A. /B. /C. /D. /四、词汇运用（共10小题：每小题1分，计10分）根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）46. Lucy is one of the _（高）girls in our class.47. Last term, I _ a bicycle to school every day. （骑）48. Im strongly_smoking because it may cause cancer. （反对）49. In western culture, “Black _ ”（星期五）sometimes represents an unlucky day. 50. Rome was not _ in a day, so you should work hard to make progress.（建造）51. The books on the shelf are that _