1、2023年江苏省无锡市锡山区中考三模英语试卷一、单项选择：（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）1. With parks all around, Jiangyin is a wonderful place to live, and the names of the parks often have interesting connection _ the local landscape.A. onB. toC. atD. in2 _ did it take you to go to Zibo for its iconic barbecue during this May Day holi
2、day?Ten hours by car. There were so many people there.A. How longB. How farC. How soonD. How much3. Jogging is _ sport than many other onesto start, just get some comfortable sports clothes and good running shoes.A. the cheaperB. a cheaperC. a cheapestD. the cheapest4. Andy is in a blue mood in rece
3、nt days. Whats happened to him?Well, everyone has one of those days when _ goes right.A. everythingB. somethingC. nothingD. anything5. I missed the TV programme Everlasting Classics last night!You _ care. You can watch it online later.A. mustntB. cantC. may notD. neednt6. Wow, the meat _ so deliciou
4、s. Thanks, would you like to try some?A. smellsB. tastesC. feelsD. sounds7. Do you still remember what the Trip Code (行程码) was used for?Of course. It was used to show where you _ in the last 14 days.A. wereB. will beC. have beenD. had been8. Some scientists are checking the rocket a fifth time befor
5、e it is sent up. They must be very careful. You know, _.A. all is well that ends wellB. seeing is believingC. little leaks sink the shipD. practice makes perfect9. You wont be allowed to enter the school _ your temperature is higher than normal.A. ifB. untilC. thoughD. unless10. I wonder _. Im not s
6、ure. Maybe yes.A. what do you call the animalB. how long he has written the main pointsC. if Dave has got his drivers licenseD. whether Mr. Li has come back or is still there11. May you have the _ to move forward and the calmness to step back.A. courageB. abilityC. skillD. method12. The sudden snows
7、torm left us no choice but to _ the travel plan.What a pity! Well let the children down again.A. put upB. take upC. make upD. give up13. Im afraid I am not strong enough to take on this task, Mr. Lin.Come on, Linda, _ your weakness and focus on your strength, Im sure youll make it.A. adviseB. accept
8、C. allowD. agree14. Are you going to have a picnic with your children tomorrow?_. I might have to work.A. Good ideaB. Have funC. It dependsD. With pleasure完形填空：先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。On my 56th birthday, my daughter Annie gave me two beautiful wooden butterflies. I
9、hung them on my wall so that I could admire them throughout the day. They carried our _15_.My mom passed away when I was only 25 years old, and Annie was just a baby. She never _16_ to meet her grandma, which made it hard for me to keep my moms memory _17_ for Annie. One day when Annie was 7, we wer
10、e playing outside, and she _18_ said how much she missed her grandma, seeing other happy kids with grandmas.I told her that her grandma loved her very much and that she was watching over her from Heaven. I even said that maybe she was even taking a _19_ on the back of a butterfly to get a closer loo
11、k. At that very moment, a butterfly just appeared out of nowhere, flew around Annies face and then flew away. We both laughed with our hearts full of love and joy.Since then, both Annie and I have seemed to _20_ butterflies like flowers. _21_ we stay outside, they would fly down, circle around us, t
12、ake a good look and fly away. It feels like my moms love is still watching over us through the _22_. Even in winter, I can take comfort in looking at the wooden butterflies that Annie gave me and be _23_ of my moms love.The wooden butterflies have become a symbol of our bond (情感纽带). They remind us o
13、f the moment when a butterfly brought us together and filled our hearts with happiness. And even now, they continue to bring us closer to the _24_ who holds a special place in our hearts.15. A. interestsB. memoriesC. changesD. dreams16. A. cameB. triedC. gotD. failed17. A. livelyB. livingC. liveD. a
14、live18. A. suddenlyB. carefullyC. angrilyD. excitedly19. A. rideB. driveC. photoD. walk20. A. attackB. attractC. admireD. avoid21. A. WhateverB. WhereverC. WheneverD. However22. A. windowB. heavenC. flowersD. butterflies23. A. toldB. remindedC. thoughtD. warned24. A. familyB. motherC. daughterD. wom
15、an三、阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）ABumblebees (大黄蜂) have four wings, the two wings in the black are smaller and usually attached to the forewings.25. The tongues of bumblebees are as long as _.A. human earsB. strawberry flowersC. their own furD. their own
16、bodies26. How long can a queen bumblebee live?A. One year.B. Two years.C. Three years.D. Three to four years.27. What might happen to bumblebees when they visit certain flowers?A. They change into a colour that is hard to see.B. They might travel 6 km in a day.C. They fly around the globe 10 times g
17、et to the shops.D. They move their wings very quickly.BBefore you bite into one pretzel, take a closer look. Why are pretzels made in that crisscrossed knotted shape, and where does the name “pretzel” come from anyway? Many said that the pretzel was invented around 610 by an Italian monk (修道士). He g
18、ave the pretzel to children as a reward for remembering their prayers. The name may have come from the Latin word “pretiola”, meaning “little reward”. Then why did he choose the crisscrossed shape? Because it reminded him of the way children were taught to cross their arms when they prayed.Others be
19、lieved the pretzel got its start in France or Germany. In 1510, Ottoman Turkish armies were marching across Europe. They arrived at the city of Vienna, Austria. But they found that the city was protected on all sides by a high stone wall. So they decided to dig a tunnel under it. Little did they kno
20、w, Viennese pretzel bakers were busy at night, too. While baking their treats for the next morning, the bakers heard the suspicious sounds of digging. They quickly sounded the alarm to warn their people of the surprise attack. No one was more surprised than the Ottoman Turkish army when they found t
21、he Viennese army waiting for them at the other end of the tunnel! 28. This sentence “An event took place that set the pretzel to go famous.” can be put in _.A. B. C. D. 29. What does the underlined word “suspicious” mean in the passage?A. amazingB. doubtfulC. pleasantD. surprised30. Whats the best t
22、itle for the passage?A. Tale of the PretzelB. An Unforgettable CakeC. Clever BakersD. the Content of PretzelCHarry and Annie lived a mile from town, but they walked there to school every day. It was a pleasant walk around the pond (a small lake) on their way to school. In winter, when the ice was th
23、ick and firm, they went across the pond. But their mother did not like to have them do this unless someone was with them.“Dont go across the pond today, children,” she said, as she kissed them good-bye one morning. “It is beginning to thaw.”“All right, mother,” said Harry, not very impatiently, for
24、he was very fond of running and sliding on the ice.When they came to the pond, the ice looked hard and safe.“There,” said he to his sister, “I knew it hadnt thawed any. Mother is always afraid we shall be drowned (淹死). Come along, we will have a good time sliding. The school bell will not ring for a
25、n hour at least.”“But you promised mother,” said Annie.“No, I didnt. I only said All right, and it is all right.”“I didnt say anything, so I can do as I like,” said Annie.So they stepped on the ice, and started to go across the pond. They had not gone far before the ice gave way, and suddenly they f
26、ell into the water.A man who was at work near the pond heard the screams of the children and rushed into the water to save them. Harry managed to get to the bank without any help, but poor Annie was nearly drowned before the man could reach her.They went home almost frozen and remembered the lesson
27、learned that day as long as they lived.31. What thought led Annie to step on the ice as well?A. She had no promise to her mother.B. Her mother never stopped her from from sliding on the ice.C. She could always do anything she liked.D. The school bell will not ring for an hour at least.32. What happe
28、ned in the end?A. A man managed to save them both.B. Harry saved himself successfully.C. Annie was drowned in the water.D. They got punishment from their mother.33. What lesson might the two kids learn from this?A. Be calm in the face of danger.B. Never make promises easily.C. Turning a deaf ear has
29、 costs.D. One should follow his own mind.DType in “A cat wants to go to space” and ask ChatGPT to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, youll get the story of Max, who made his way past many difficulties to sing among the stars.Developed by US company OpenAI, ChatGPT has taken the Internet b
30、y storm, winning 100 million users since it came out in November 2022. People can ask the robot to write stories and emails, create recipes, translate languages and answer all kinds of questions. In its own words, it is “a language model trained in a large amount of Internet text to help users get h
31、uman-like text.”Compared with Siri or other chatbots, ChatGPT uses a much bigger database for training. It also uses stronger software and hardware to learn things by itself. For example, if it provides a wrong answer to your question, you can tell it the right one and it will make corrections. “Its
32、 a totally different product, ”computer scientist Liu Xiaoguang from Nankai University told Taijing Daily. “The knowledge level ChatGPT shows is equal to a college student. Thats why it shocked the world.”But one big problem with ChatGPT is that it makes mistakes or even gives false information. Whe
33、n Rezza, a 28-year-old from Indonesia, used the robot to write a paper, it “gave out nonexistent academic citations (不存在的学术引用)”, he told The Guardian. Since the robot is trained using words from the Internet, it can also pick up on the Internets personal views about certain groups. These are all thi
34、ngs that need to be dealt with.34. What is Paragraph 1 mainly about?A. What ChatGPT can do for a cat.B. How ChatGPT learns about space.C. The possibility for a cat to go to space.D. An example of a story created by ChatGPT.35. What makes ChatGPT an excellent chatbot?a. It can learn things by itself.
35、 b. It will give people false information.c. It has a huge database for training. d. Its cleverer than any college student. A abB. acC. bdD. abc36. According to the passage, which of the following is more suitable for ChatGPT to do?A. Make dishes.B. Create new languages.C. Write scientific papers.D.
36、 Translate texts.37. Why does ChatGPT make mistakes?A. It likes false information more.B. Some of the young users cannot use it correctly.C. It cant learn all the answers from the Internet.D. It cant tell right from wrong between the information online.第卷（主观题 共50分）四、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）（A）根据句意和汉语
37、注释，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。38. Try not to become a man of success, but rather become a man of _ (价值).39. What did you think of your last hiking?Not so bad. The last leg of our trip was the most _ (累人的).40. A zero-waste life is a lifestyle that _ (几乎不) creates any rubbish.41. Its said that many people
38、 are voting online for or _ (反对) the death penalty (死刑).（B）根据句意，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。42 She recently graduated from being a _ (dance) to having a small role in a movie.43. Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, _ (wealth) and wise.44. A city is like any product it has to be packa
39、ged _ (proper) to be attractive to the consumer (消费者).45. Last month our school invited Mr. Li, a traffic policeman, to give us a talk on road _ (safe).五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）46. Could you please make me a cup of tea.Tea? I thought you _ (prefer) black coffee.47.
40、 Hello, is that James speaking?Sorry, this is John. James _ (have) supper.48. A study suggests that our body _ (relax) when we laugh, even when its a fake smile.49. Sandy, what would you like to make for our picnic?Some delicious pies. In fact, I _ (finish) making them.50. Taking notes in class is a
41、 good way to avoid _ (forget) important knowledge, boys.51. Development in some areas of natural beauty _ (control) in the next few years.52. How are you doing with the job hunting?Im feeling uncertain whether to accept the position I _ (offer) at the job fair.53. You seemed busy just now. Have you
42、got a minute now, sir?Sure. I _ (reply) to an important e-mail. Its done. So, whats up?阅读填空：先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。每个空格只能填一个单词。We feel angry or guilty about the things we did or did not achieve, about the things we cannot have, and many other things. It seems that
43、 everyone carries their own bad emotions. But anger cant help us, guilt cant, either. Over time, they can be heavy weights on our shoulders.These bad emotions dont do anything good for us at all. So we might ask ourselvesis it possible to put down this heavy burden and give ourselves a break? Why do
44、 we carry them for so long instead of putting them down? Can we live without them?It is quite possible. Start by actually looking at our feelings. Think about our bad emotions, we can find healthy ways to deal with them. Unhealthy behaviors are not the way to do this. They provide no help. Instead,
45、there are better ways to deal with them. One of the best ways is forgiveness.Forgiveness is a powerful tool. We should forgive ourselves first. We shouldnt keep bad emotions to ourselves. We must also forgive others who have made us guilty or angry. This is not always easy. But when we learn to forg
46、ive ourselves, it becomes easier to forgive others as well.There is nothing good about carrying years of emotional burdens. By forgiving ourselves and others, we can put down our burdens and feel better about ourselves. The moment you do this, you will start to feel a lot lighter. Years of heaviness
47、 will be magically gone! Youll start to feel like you have more energy and you ll be much happier with your life.Problems of the emotionsIn our everyday life, we sometimes feel angry or guilty about many things. But guilt cant help us, _54_ can anger.We might ask ourselves if theres any _55_ to put down this heavy burden and have a rest._56_ for solving the problemsWed better start to look at our feelings.