1、2023年常州市溧阳市中考一模英语试题第一卷（共56分）一、单项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1Life is like_oceanOnly_strong-willed(意志坚强的)can reach the other sideAa；the Ban；the Cthe；a D/；a2Terry,_from your mobile phone when your father is talking to youOK,I willAlook around Blook out Clook down Dlook up3The_of
2、antibiotics(抗生素)in the20century has made a great difference to usAinvention Binstruction Cdiscovery Dmethod4I cant think of any other actress charming than Gao Ye who acts in the KnockoutExactly,her charm is_wordsAbeyond Bwithout Cover Dabove5Daniel,you_spread the books all over the floorIt is a rul
3、e Sorry,I wontAcouldnt Bneednt Cmustnt Dwouldnt6_the northwest of the river_twomountains,where few people liveAIn；stand BTo；stands COn；stands DTo；stand7The couple insist on living in a mountain village_they can get close to natureAso that Bunless Ceven though Duntil8Peter,is there anything else you
4、want to know about China?Yes,Im still wondering_Ahow is the Chinese paper cut madeBwhy the Chinese people eat rice dumplings at the Dragon Boat FestivalCthat the Chinese people like to play the dragon danceDwho the Great Wall was built in ancient times9We all know that the gravity on Mars is only ab
5、out_of_on EarthAthree-eighths；the one Bthree-eighth；the oneCthree-eighths；that Dthree-eighth；that10Would you mind my turning up the TV?The football match has just begun_Do as you likeAPlease dont BBetter not CIm afraid not DOf course not二、完形填空(共12小题;每小题1分，满分12分)阅读下面短文从短文后各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
6、黑XuYuanchongChinas most famous master translator,passed away in Beijing at the age of 100 inJune in 2021He was known for his translation of 11 Chinese poems into English and French that have gained worldwide recognition(认可)Xu put his effort into translation for more than 60 yearsTranslated 12 is“a b
7、eautiful art for thewhole world”for himHis academic(学术)career began during the college years when he studied at theNational Southwest Associated UniversityIn 1939,he 13 an English translation of a poem written bya Chinese poet Lin Huiyin,which is generally known as his 14 workXu spent some years in
8、France studying French literature in the late 1940sHe then went back to China after graduation and 15 himself to translation ever sinceXu was the first Chinese person to translate Chinese poetry into English and French in rhyme“The greatest joy of an individual(个人)is to be with the people you 16 and
9、 do what you like to doThe greatest joy on the earth is to introduce the 17 created by a person to the whole world,”Xu once saidXu was 18 with the Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation in 2010He was also the firstAsian 19 to win the Aurora Borealis Prize for Outstanding Translation of Fiction Li
10、terature-one of the highest 20 among international translatorsXus works have served as a 21 bridge linking the East to the WestEnglish-speaking and French-speaking readers are able to better understand Chinese literature 22 Xus translationsMeanwhile, Chinese readers can enjoy foreign works11Acommon
11、Bpresent Cancient Dpopular12Ahistory Bculture Cpicture Dliterature13Aread Bpublished Cwrote Dstudied14Aleast Bworst Cearliest Dlatest15Aenjoyed Bdevoted Ctaught Dimproved16Amind Bhate Cknow Dlike17Atechnology Bmagic Cbeauty Dtime18Aoffered Bintroduced Cpresented Dmarked19Atranslator Bwriter Cspeaker
12、 Dorganizer20Aclasses Bawards Ctops Dareas21Apractical Bstraight Ccultural Dtraditional22Aduring Bthrough Cwith Dbeyond三阅读理解(共14小题;每小题2分，满分28分)阅读下列短文，从短文后各所给的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。AYou probably like blueAnd you are not aloneA new study has found out that across the world,most people prefer
13、 to choose blue as their favorite colorThe BBC looked at how and why people like one color more than anotherThere were two main findings in the researchOne was that most people around the world like blue mostThe other finding was that people change the colors they like as they get olderThe researche
14、rs said our experiences in life change the way we feel about color“It tells us that our experiences with the world keep influencing the way we view color”Schloss,one of the researchers saidThe younger you are,forexample,the more likely you are to enjoy a brighter colorAs you get older,youre more lik
15、ely to take on darker colorsYounger women prefer to enjoy purples and reds,while younger men may prefer green or yellow greenThe BBC looked into studies from two universities in the USAThey said blue has been a favorite since research began on color in the 1800sThe researchers said most peoples expe
16、riences of blue are positive(积极的)Many things in nature that we love are blue，especially a blue sky，the sea and many flowersA blue sky is enough to make many people very happyThe researchers said one of the only negative associations(负面联系)with blue was in the English language，In English，people say th
17、ey“have the blues”orare“feeling blue”，meaning they are sadOne factor in choosing a favorite color was a sports team or a collegeThe more they valued their team or college,the more they favored the specific color,whether the blue from the University of California or the red specific to Stanford Unive
18、rsity23What can we know from the study?AMen like blue more than women BBlue is the most popular among the oldCExperiences influence our point of view to life DColor preferences (偏爱)can change as time goes by24Which might make blue a favorite color?AMany famous sports players prefer blue BPeople easi
19、ly feel sad in their lifeCBlues in nature can offer joy DMost college buildings are blue25Where is the text most likely from?AA textbook BA magazine CA novel DA guide bookBWhy is the sea Long before we found scientific ways of thinking about it, and we explained it in a storyEven though the answer i
20、snt scientific,it holds some other truth in it-especially about the human heartLong ago,a poor old coupe lived on the One day，an old storyteller came to their villageThe old couple gave him mealIn return，he gave them a coffee mill(磨粉机)and said，“SayMill，please grind(磨粉)，and itll make whatever you wan
21、tTo stop itsay Millplease cease(停止)grinding”Soon the old coupe had a much better lifeTheyd been happy people,and they didnt need much moreBut the young couple next door were never satisfiedWhen they saw the old coupe wearing good clothes and buying good food,they burnt with envy(羡慕)So one day,the yo
22、ung husband went to the old coups house secretly and heard,Mill,please grind hot chocolate!He was surprised to see it coming outThen the young couple stole the mill from the old coupleWith it，they rode a horse and set off down the coast，where no one would know themAlong the way，the husband showed pr
23、oudly and asked，“What do you make?”“Oh，I dont knowWhy not salt?the wife said“Mil，please grind salt!he saidIt works!the wife shoutedBut then they noticed the salt went everywhereMake it stopthe wife saidBut the husband didnt know howMill，please stop grinding!Pleaseno more!His words didnt workThe mill
24、 kept grindingFinally the young husband threw the mill into the sea asfar as he couldAnd for hundreds of years theres been endlessly grinding saltThats why the sea is salty26The passage is probably_Aa folk story Ban instruction Ca science fiction Da science report27What does the word“truth”in Paragr
25、aph l imply(暗指)？ABeing patient BWorking properly CBeing satisfied DListening carefully28What does the underlined word “it”in Paragraph 4 refer to?AThe coffee BThe horse CThe mill DThe chocolate29How did the young husbands feelings change?ASorry-sad-excited BThirsty-excited-afraidCHappy-nervous-proud
26、 DSurprised-thankful-happyCEthiopia Airlines flight ET343 was traveling from Khartoum to Addis Ababaon Monday when the terrible incident(事件)happenedTwo pilots fell asleep on the job during one of the most important parts of their flightThe pair were in charge of a Boeing 737The airliner was at its h
27、eight of 37,000 feet(about 11,278meters)and was ready to begin its flying down to Addis Ababa Bole AirportThe Air traffic controllers at the airport were scared when their flight radar(雷达)showed the plane had flown away from its final landing placeThey tried to get hold of the pair but was unsuccess
28、fulFinally the pilots woke up after the alarm(警报)soundedThey quickly did a turning in the sky above the airport and successfully landed the planeNone of the crew or passengers on board were hurtAn airline spokesperson made a statement about the incidentShe said,“We have received a report which shows
29、 the Ethiopian flight suddenly lost communication with air traffic The flight later landed safely after communication started again”The airline said the pilots “have been stopped working from operation pending(在等待时期further investigation”It added，“Proper action will be taken based on the result inves
30、tigationSafety hasalways been and will continue to be our first duty”An aviation analyst(分析专家)said the incident might have been the result of pilot tirednessHe said，“Pilot tiredness is nothing newTrust me when I tell you it has happened beforeIt continues to bring one of the most significant threats
31、 (威胁)to air safety”“Hopefully both pilots will leave their workplaces and the aviation authorities will start an investigation on the crew of this airline!It was lucky that nothing bad happened”one person commentedSome described the incident as“mad”and“unprofessional and dangerous”but others were mo
32、re sympathetic(表同情的)，suggesting the pilots could have been“overworked30What made the air traffic controllers scared?AThe radar didnt work BThe pilots failed to fly the planeCThe alarm sounded suddenly DThe plane didnt land as planned31What happened to the pilots after the incident?AThey lost their j
33、obs forever BThey were stopped from working for a timeCThey were fined for carelessness DThey were educated on safety32How did the analyst sound when talking about the incident?AUnsurprised but worried BSympathetic but excitedCHappy and hopeful DHumorous and positive33What could be the best title fo
34、r the text?AA Successful Landing BA Narrow Escape CA Pair of Lucky Pilots DAn Air DisasterDWhen emojis(表情符号)were officially made a part of mobile phone keyboards in the early2010s，they very quickly became a part of languages across the worldBy 2018，it was found that six billion emojis were being sen
35、t every day，and three quarters of adults used emojis in messagesAs more and more emojis are added to the collection，they have developed their own meaning and formed their own languageHowever，some people dont like emojis，and believe they should not be a substitute(替代品)for wordsWhat do you think?Areem
36、ojis ruining(毁坏)language，or are they a good way to communicate?In a way,they make messaging easier and funEmojis provide a helpful way to show the facial expressions people might use in a real-life conversationThey also make the way that people communicate through messages so much better,allowing th
37、em to improve their wordsSilly emojis can make an exchange funnier whatever people are chatting aboutAlso,when people are not able to speak face to face,emojis can help people feel more connected with one anotherBut not everyone has the same brand (牌子)of phone or computerwhich means that emojis dont
38、 look exactly the same on all devices (设备)The meaning of an emoji sent from one person to another may become lost in translation if the image(图像)changes and doesnt look how the sender wanted it toThese little images have become a substitute for words and this has led to laziness when people communic
39、ate with others:Using a heart emoji instead of telling someone you love them shows a shortage of effortSo some think that people should keep using words when they send messages-no pictures necessary34What is the function of the two questions raised in Paragraph 1?ATo attract the readers attention BT
40、o question the opinions of othersCTo invite the readers to answer them DTo introduce the argument of the text35What can we learn about emojis from the text?AThey can help people to use words more often BThey can be the substitutes of words completely CThey have been welcomed by everyone DThey have b
41、ecome a certain language36Which might cause the loss of meaning of an emoji according to the last paragraph?ASending an emoji to different brands of phones BUsing silly emojis to communicate CExpressing ones feelings only with emojis DUsing a heart emoji to tell someone you love them四、还原句子（共4小题：每小题1
42、5分，满分6分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的六个选项中选出四个可以填入空白处的最佳选项“Early to bed and early to rise，makes a person healthywealthy and wise”These words of BenjaminFranklin have been backed by scienceIt has been proved that morning people are persistent and active It leads to better performance,greatersuccess,and higher stand
43、ards of livingRising up early also reduces stress because it gives you the time to squeeze in a workout before you get distracted(心烦意乱的)37 Recent research has found that late sleepers generally need about 248 more calories than those who rise earlyThey prefer to only eat half as much fruit and vegetables and twice as much fast food as those early risers38 You should limit the usage of smartphones at once before going to bed,which will help you become an early riserResearchers have also said that early morning is the best time to study and gain