1、2023年中考第一次模拟考试英语试卷（分值：120 分，时长：120 分）第卷选择题（85分）一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。1Who is the boy in a purple coat over there? Hes my cousin JudyHe can play _ guitar well.AtheBanCaD/2China launched the Shenzhou-16 manned spaceship _ May 30, 2023, sending three astronauts to its s
2、pace station.AinBatConD/3Id like to know more about the history of Suqian CityWhy not search for _ on the Internet?AsuggestionsBinformationCadviceDdocumentaries4 Mum, why do I have to wash hands so many times a day? For your health, you _ be too careful.AcantBshouldntCmustntDneednt5_ of the land in
3、that area is covered with trees and grass.ASecond fifthBSecond fiveCTwo fifthsDTwo fifth6After senior high school entrance examination, my family plan to go _ to relax.Ainteresting somewhereBsomewhere interestingCanywhere interestingDinteresting anywhere7If we dont take action right now, natural res
4、ources will _ sooner or later.Arun outBturn outCtake outDput out8Sandy is _ clever that she has worked out such difficult maths problems.AtooBveryCsoDsuch9Steve, did you try Beijing Duck during your visit to Beijing? Sure_ delicious food!AWhat aBHow aCWhatDHow10 Mum, where is Dad? He _ to Chengdu on
5、 business and hell be back next week.Ahas goneBis goingCwentDgoes11I won t make the same mistake if I _ a second chance.Awill be givenBam givenCwill giveDwas given12The boy tried out for the school football team _ because he was interested in it.AhardlyBnearlyCsimplyDspecially13The final exam is com
6、ingIm a little worried about itBelieve in yourself_!ANever mindBHave a good timeCWish you good luckDTake care14Giant Panda Yaya has come back to Beijing from the USADo you know _?In 2003.Ahow long has she stayed in the USABhow long she has stayed in the USACwhen was she sent to the USADwhen she was
7、sent to the USA15We must work together, or we wont finish the work in timeYes, just as the saying goes, _.Apractice makes perfectBa friend in need is a friend indeedCmany hands make light workDevery dog has its day二、完形填空（共15小题; 每小题1分, 满分15分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A few years a
8、go, my husband and I were on an island for a long weekend with our two daughtersAs we were thinking about what to do 16 , our girls jumped in and told us what they wanted to do“ 17 want to go to the butterfly museum.” said Emily and HannaAs soon as we 18 into the main area of the museum, we saw thou
9、sands of 19 butterflies, all flapping their colorful wingsMy girls were 20 up and down, and I knew we had made the right 21 to come to the museumThey were having so much funI 22 to our museum tour guide because I was curious, and asked, “ 23 do butterflies live?”She said, “About ten days.”“What can
10、butterflies do 24 ten days?” I askedThe guide stopped, looked at me, and said, “They make the world 25 more beautiful place.”“Wow!” I said, “I never thought about butterflies like thatThank you.”After we said goodbye, I couldnt 26 thinking about what the guide had saidShe was rightWe all have 27 to
11、give the world with the time we have 28 we focus our gifts on taking care of each other every day, we can make a 29 .How thankful it is that you can have the influence on your family, friends and neighboursLike a butterfly, you have your own way of making the world a little 30 for everyone.16AnowBne
12、xtConceDagain17AWeBYouCIDThey18AdroveBwalkedClookedDbrought19AfreeBlonelyCbeautifulDcommon20AcomingBmovingCshowingDjumping21AwayBtimeCdecisionDadvice22AgotBcomplainedCturnedDsaid23AHow soonBHow longCHow muchDHow often24AonBforCoverDin25AaBanCtheD/26AstopBpractiseCkeepDenjoy27AnothingBanythingCsometh
13、ingDeverything28AWhenBSinceCUntilDThough29AnoteBchanceClessonDdifference30AbetterBfasterClargerDslower三、阅读理解第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AYoung students are experts in learning new things onlineAccording to our national survey, as many as 889 percent of young people often
14、 use the Internet to studyThey see the Internet as a sea of knowledgeHow are todays teenagers making good use of online resources(资源)? Heres the reportZhang Enqi, a 14-year-old from TianjinI love using DuolingoIt is an App where users can learn foreign languages in a fun wayThe teachers are cute car
15、toon characters, which makes the learning process interestingThere are also ranking lists that encourage me to learn and compete with friends, just like playing a gameNow Im using it to learn Spanish.Li Shuhe, a 14-year-old from ShanxiI often use wikiHowThere are over 160, 000 articles that teach yo
16、u how to solve all kinds of problems, from solving a Rubiks Cube to fixing a toiletIt even teaches you how to have fun by yourself, which I find quite creative.Zhou Cai, a 15-year-old from ShandongThough Douyin is often seen as a time waster, the short video App helps me a lotIve been following a Do
17、uyin account, which summarizes all the important points of our biology lessonsI watched livestreams(直播) of classes and before exams I spent some time reviewing the notesI got the best grade in my class in the recent biology exam!31Who love(s) using an App to learn foreign languages?AZhang Enqi.BLi S
18、huhe.CZhou Cai.DZhang Enqi and Zhou Cai.32Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AWikiHow can teach you how to make things.BThe short video App is always a time waste.COnly a few young students use the Internet to study.DThe three teenagers all think that online resources are useful
19、.33Whats the purpose of the report?ATo tell how young people use the Internet to learn.BTo tell how young people use the Internet to relax themselves.CTo tell how schools keep students away from the Internet.DTo tell how parents teach teenagers to make use of the Internet.BThe traditional Chinese lu
20、nar calendar divides a year into 24 solar terms（节气）In the ancient days, they were important instructions for the farming production as well as peoples daily livesHere are four solar terms and some details about themSpring Equinox（春分）It starts around March 21stDuring this time, swallows fly back to t
21、he northIt is also a good time for people to fly kites and eat spring vegetablesIt is believed that if someone can make the egg stand, he will have good luck in the futureSome believe that the Spring Equinox is the best time to practice this game because on this day the axis of the earth is relative
22、ly balanced against the orbital plane of the earths rotation around the sun, which makes it easier to erect an eggSummer Solstice（夏至）It begins around June 21stTo celebrate Summer Solstice, people often give colored fans to each other because fans can help them cool downAt this time, much of the nort
23、hern hemisphere receives the most hours of daylight, but it does not bring the hottest temperatures which will come only 20 to 30 days laterPeople in different areas of Shandong province eat chilled noodles on this dayOther people around China, including those in Beijing, also have a tradition of ea
24、ting noodles.Autumn EquinoxIt starts around September 23rdFrom Autumn Equinox, most of the areas in China will enter the cool autumnIt is a season for people to eat crabs and enjoy chrysanthemumsWhen the cold air southward meets the declining warm and wet air, precipitation（降雨）is the resultThe tempe
25、rature also drops oftenWinter SolsticeIt begins around December 22ndIt marks the arrival of the coldest season in a yearPeople usually make and eat dumplings with their family membersDuring Winter Solstice in North China, eating dumplings is essential to the festivalThere is a saying that goes “Have
26、 dumplings on the day of Winter Solstice and noodles on the day of Summer Solstice.”34To celebrate Summer Solstice, people _.Aeat spring vegetablesBgive each other colored fansCenjoy chrysanthemumsDmake and eat dumplings35The underlined word “chrysanthemums” may mean _.A桃花B菊花C荷花D梅花36_ marks the arri
27、val of the coldest season in the year.ASpring EquinoxBSummer SolsticeCAutumn EquinoxDWinter SolsticeCIn the Three-Body Problem books, Trisolarans(三体人), a type of alien can dehydrate(脱水) their bodiesThey can then ride out terrible environments and come back to life again hundreds of years laterIs it
28、possible that humans could be like that as well? Scientists have now found some clues by studying water bearsThese microscopic organisms(微生物) can live without water for years, according to University of Tokyo biologist Takekazu KuniedaWhen water bears find themselves somewhere without water, they go
29、 into a form called a tunIn this form, there are no signs of life, and they can survive pretty much anythingDeep freezing, volcanic fire, the dark space these tiny water bears just sleep it off and wake up once its safe again, said Science AlertBut how do these little eight-legged water bears live w
30、ithout water? Scientists may be onto the answer now.“Its thought that as water leaves a cell some kind of protein(蛋白质) must help the cell keep its strength to avoid breaking apart” said KuniedaNow scientists have found proteins special to water bearsThe proteins protect their cells against dehydrati
31、on(脱水)Scientists also put those proteins into human cellsThey found these proteins can strengthen the human cell so that it wont shrink(缩小) when losing water, said Science AlertWith experiments using human cells showing successful results, Trisolarans might one day come to be a reality.37What can Tr
32、isolarans do in the books?AThey can protect themselves from dehydration.BThey can live in water for hundreds of years.CThey can dehydrate themselves and live in bad environments.DThey can help other dead things come back to life.38When there is no water, a water bear _.Agives up livingBcannot surviv
33、eCgoes to live near volcanic fireDfinds a dark space to sleep in39What is the key for water bears to live without water?ATheir special cells.BA kind of protein in their bodies.CThe strength of their bodies.DTheir way of dehydrating.40What is the passage mainly about?AHow humans can live underwater.B
34、What water bears can do for humans.CA scientific finding on water bears.DThe story of the Three-Body Problem books.DMarie didnt like Evas friendship with Tom, so she told her husband that she didnt want any smell of horses in the houseSt Clare told Tom to stop working with the horsesEva told her fat
35、her she liked going for walks with TomSo Tom had orders to leave what he was doing when Eva needed himEva and Tom spent a lot of time togetherTom noticed that St Clare didnt look after his money and his house very well, and that he spent too much money on the wrong thingsHe started making some sugge
36、stions, and soon St Clare understood that Toms business advice was very goodAfter some time Tom started to look after the house expenses（费用）Tom also noticed that his master didnt take anything seriously and didnt live well, and this worried himOne night St Clare went to a party where he drank too mu
37、chHe came home very late, and Tom and another slave（奴隶）had to help him to get into bedTom went into his room and prayed（祈祷）for his masterThe morning after, St Clare gave Tom some money to do some business for himTom took the money but he didnt move“Well, Tom, what are you waiting for?” said St Clare
38、“Is everything alright?”“Im afraid not, Master,” said Tom“Whats the problem? You look very serious.”“I feel very bad, MasterI thought that Master was always going to be good to everybody.”“Well, Tom, am I not? Do you need anything?”“No, Master is always good to meBut there is someone that Master isn
39、t good to.”“What do you mean?”“I thought about it last nightMaster isnt good to himself.”St Clare felt his face become red, then he laughed“Oh, Tom!” said St Clare, with tears in his eyes“Well, youre rightNever again, Tom, I promise.”Adapted from Uncle Toms Cabin41Tom was asked to, leave what he was
40、 doing to _Awork with horsesBgo for walks with EvaCspend some time with St ClareDlook after money for St Clare42In Paragraph 3, the thing that worried Tom is _.ASt Clare asked Tom to look after his moneyBSt Clare drank too much every dayCSt Clare didnt look after himself well and didnt live wellDSt
41、Clare didnt look after Tom well43The underlined word “himself ” in Paragraph 12 is _.AMariaBSt ClareCEvaDTom44According to the passage, the correct order of the story is _.aMaria was unhappy with Evas friendship with Tom.bSt Clare felt moved and joyful when he laughed.cSt Clare gave Tom some money t
42、o do some business for him.dToms master spent too much money on the wrong things.AadcbBabcdCbadcDdabc45From the passage, we know that Tom was a _ person.Alazy but smartBkind but stupidCcaring and braveDlazy and stupid第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据短文内容，从短文后所给的选项中，选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。The Dragon Boat Festival is on
43、the 5th day of the 5th lunar monthChinese people celebrate it in memory of Qu YuanThere are many different traditions in different areas 46 Dragon boat racingAs the most popular activity during the festival, dragon boat racing shows the importance of team work and the spirit of competition 47 It is
44、said that the winning team will have good luck and a happy life in the coming year 48 A very popular dish during the Dragon Boat Festival is zongziThe tradition of zongzi is meant to feed the fish in Miluo River so that they would not eat Qu YuanIt is made of rice dumplings with meat, peanuts or oth
45、er delicious food in bamboo leaves 49 They are very deliciousTying five-color string（系五彩绳） 50 On the festival, parents usually put five-color string around their childrens neck or some other parts of the bodyThey believe it can protect their childrenChildren shouldnt speak while their parents tie th
46、e five-color string for them, nor can they untie（解开）it until a certain time.AEating zongziBHere are some of them.CYou can eat different kinds of zongzi.DEach racing team tries their best to win.EFive-color string has a special meaning in China.FChinese people love to see all kinds of dragon boats.GPeop