1、2023年无锡市宜兴市中考一模英语试题本试卷考试时间为100分钟。试卷满分为100分。注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必用05毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡的相应位置上；并认真核对姓名、考号是否与本人的相符合。2答选择题必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的选项涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。3答非选择题必须用05毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。第I卷 (客观题共50分) 一、单项填空在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并
2、在答题卡上将该项涂黑。(本大题共14分，每小题1分，共14分) 1Did you hear the sound of the rain beating _ the window heavily just now?AacrossBaboveCaroundDagainst2Tommy, take it easy! You need a perfect place to let your _ outI couldnt agree more I have been through hard time this yearAsecretBsenseCstressDspirit3Not until we l
3、ose it, will we realize _ health matters to usAhow soonBhow muchChow oftenDhow many4I have _ but praise for the doctors and nursesYes, theyre well worth praising because of their great work during the hard timeAeverythingBnothingCanythingDsomething5Susan is an excellent swimmer Im sure shell get a g
4、ood place _ she takes part in the competitionAbeforeBthoughCunlessDif6I havent seen you for a long time, Mr WuYes I _ as a volunteer in Xinjiang for half a year I came back yesterdayAworkedBwould workCwill workDhave worked7Can I smoke here? Better not If you _, please go to the open space thereAmayB
5、canCmustDwill8The traditional Chinese lunar calendar _ a year _ 24 solar termsAdivides; intoBmixes; withCcovers; withDconnects; to9Wu Jing, both a well-known actor and a famous director, catches lots of attention _ he goesAwhateverBwhereverCwheneverDwhoever10How do you like this cup of Scientist Cof
6、fee? It _ really great Id like another cupAlooksBfeelsCtastesDsmells11We will take graduation photos this Friday afternoon Could you tell me _? Of course, they willAwhat time we will take photosBhow many photos we can takeCwhere we will meet on that dayDwhether our teachers will join us12What place
7、will you suggest if I travel to Yixing? The best-known Shanjuan Cave comes _ as the first choiceAhardlyBpatientlyCsilentlyDnaturally13Look at the notice on the right It says _Athe pool is not open to the publicBkids under 12 cant go to the pool aloneCpeople cant swim without a shower hereDpeople can
8、t use the shower without paying14Do you know about classic Chinese poems? _ Ask John He is crazy about it, especially the poems of Bai JuyiANo ideaBNo wonderCNo wayDNo problem二、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。On a stormy nighty, you drive your car through a stop where three people a
9、re waiting for a bus: a dying old man, a young doctor who once saved your life so that you want to _15_ back, a woman or a man who is your dream girl or your dream boy and likely disappears from your life once you miss the chance Unfortunately, there is room just for one person in the _16_ Which one
10、 would you _17_ up? Then give your reasonsThink it over _18_ looking at the following textThis used to be an interview question at a company, and each interviewee had his own reason for answering it _19_ The poor old man should be first helped; however, his final destination (终点) is _20_ Its reasona
11、ble for you to choose the doctor firstit is a good chance to express thanks for _21_ he did for you Meanwhile, some people think it available to pay the doctor back someday in the future And _22_ you miss the chance, you will never meet such an attractive personOnly one of two hundred people was acc
12、epted He wrote his answer without providing his reason: “Give the key of my car to the _23_, and let him take the old man to the hospital And I wait at the stop for the bus with my dreamboat together”Everyone I know regarded it as the best answer but _24_ (including me) realized it at firstIs it cau
13、sed by our idea of not giving up the advantage (the car key) we have had? Sometimes, if we give up some of our selfishness, advantages, and intransigence, we can get more15 ArewardBgiveCcallDfeed16 AbusBcarCstopDstreet17 AgiveBpickCputDmake18 AwhileBafterCbeforeDwhen19 AeitherBindeedCinsteadDanyway2
14、0 AfaithBhealthCwealthDdeath21 AwhatBwhenCwhyDhow22 AunlessBthoughCsoDif23 AdriverBdoctorCold manDdream lover24 AsomebodyBanybodyCnobodyDeverybody三、阅读理解下面的短文，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) A25The pictures above are _Aa news reportBa comic stripCa posterDa notice26In pi
15、ctures 3, the monks most probably talk about _Awho to carry waterBhow to put out the fireCwho to harvest cropsDhow to climb up the hill27What can we learn from the pictures?AIt never rains but it poursBOut of sight, out of mindCAll for one and one for allDMany hands make light workBWhile using tradi
16、tional cooking methods and authentic flavors, Chinese pastry chefs（糕点师）of all ages are becoming creative in developing new connections of traditional Chinese culture and the modern world to attract young peopleZang Chaiyuan, 26, pastry chef started to create different rabbit-shaped huabobo, a flower
17、like steamed bun, with a history dating back more than 300 years“Rabbits are cute, and I can create many products inspired by rabbits,” she says, “People like this skill that combines（兼具）traditional Chinese culture Since December, the number of online orders has doubled, and some want to learn to ma
18、ke them for their loved ones So I host online and on-site pastry courses to show how to make them”Wu Yang, 35, a pastry chef, is popular because of his creativity in making the 3D lion-head puff pastryIt involves six steps and each step includes a very complex process If one tiny mistake is made in
19、any step, then the final product fails To achieve the vivid effect of the hair on the lion head after deep-frying, Wu has to cut 160 times on the tiny dough（生面团） without cutting it throughBy combining traditional Chinese culture with his works, Wu hopes that he can attract more young people to find
20、interest in Chinese pastryWang Zhiqiang, 74, master chef known as the “king of pastry, is constantly creating new productsIn 1972, Wang designed a dish for a state banquet（国宴） Over the next 10 years, he created and perfected mianguo, or flour-based fruits When cooking mianguo, he chooses to steam, i
21、nstead of deep-frying or baking, as steaming is a traditional Chinese cooking method and a healthier choiceHe is planning to make small, cute versions of traditional Beijing snacks “I want young people to try around 20 snacks without feeling full, and also to learn about the stories behind each snac
22、k,” he said28Which part of a newspaper is the passage most probably taken from?ACultureBHealthCSportsDBusiness29The passage mainly shows us _Ahow to improve the cooking skillsBwhy the chefs are bridges of old and newChow to create rabbit-shaped productsDwhy the 3D lion-head puff pastry is popular30W
23、hat can we learn about Chinese pastry?AChinese pastry is usually simple and in cute shapesBChinese pastry involves six steps with a complex processCChefs can learn all the methods of making Chinese pastry from online coursesDChefs should keep learning to make traditional Chinese pastry to attract yo
24、ung peopleCThe country is India A large dinner party is being given by an official and his wife The guests are local famous people and an American scientistAt one side of the long table a young girl and a colonel (上校) have a heated discussion The girl insists women have made great progress and they
25、are not as timid as before The colonel says women always scream loudly and cant control their deeds when theres something dangerous The other men at the table agree with himThe American scientist doesnt join in the argument but sits and watches the faces of the other guests Suddenly he sees a strang
26、e expression come over the face of the hostess She is staring straight ahead, the muscles of her face contracting (收缩) slightly With a small gesture she calls the native boy standing behind and whispers to him The boys eyes widen He turns quickly and leaves the room No one else except the American s
27、ees thisThe American doesnt realize there is a snake in the room until the boy puts a bowl of milk outside the glass door Where is the snake? He looks around and finds out there is only one placeunder the tableHe wants to jump back and warns the others, but he knows such actions will frighten the sn
28、ake and it will strike He speaks quickly, “I want to know what control everyone at this table has I will count three hundred and not one of you is to move”The 20 people sit like stone images while he counts In the process of counting he sees the snake make for the bowl of milk It is a cobra (眼镜蛇) Fo
29、ur or five screams ring out as he jumps to shut the door“You certainly were right, Colonel!” the host says aloudA man has just shown us an example of real control”“Just a minute,” the American says, turning to the hostess, “theres one thing Id like to know Mrs Wynnes, how did you know that cobra was
30、 in the room?”A faint smile lights up the womans face as she replies, “Because it was lying across my foot”31Why does a strange expression come over MrsWynnes face?ABecause she isnt interested in the discussionBBecause she is surprised by something terribleCBecause she is tired of such a noisy dinne
31、r partyDBecause she doesnt agree with what the colonel says32What can we infer from the passage about the American scientist?AHe is curious and easily frightenedBHe is a wise person with a sharp mindCHe is shy and doesnt care about othersDHe is a rude person with poor knowledge33Which is the best ti
32、tle for the story?AA Brave ManBAn Unexpected CobraCA Dinner PartyDAn Endless DiscussionDDo you know full confidence in your memory? Look at the two pictures and choose the one which you think is correct Then check with the answerAnswer: The one on the right is correct Pikachu never had a black tail
33、in any of its various versions Its yellow tail does have brown fur at its base, but there is no sign of black fur on its tailThere has been a discussion about whether it is shi or si in the sentence “Thus when Heaven is about to confer a great office on any man” (“故天将降大任于是/斯人也”)Most people voted si
34、as what they learned at school However, Peoples Education Press (PEP), a leading publisher of Chinese textbooks, claimed on Oct 26 that all its textbooks say shiSupporters of si feel shocked and say theyve experienced the “Mandela Effect”the situation in which a large number of people believe that a
35、n event happened when it didntMany people believed that former South African president Nelson Mandela died in the 1980s in prison However, Mandela was alive and well, eventually passing away in 2013 US researchers Fiona Broome created a website to detail her discovery of this public phenomenon, coin
36、ing the term (术语) which has been in use till nowSome often joke that our memories have been changed by a strange force In fact, psychologists have looked into the reasons for the Mandela Effect, as reported on the US-based website Verywell MindFor example, your mind may fill in gaps missing in your
37、memory to make more sense of it, which is called confabulation (虚构症) However, try not to feel badthis is not lying, but rather remembering details that never happenedThe internet may be another reason why we tend to have Mandela Effect events, as the news we read can be false from the beginning In 2
38、018, Science Journal published a study of over 100,000 news stories discussed across Twitter It showed that false news can spread faster and reach more people than the truth As a powerful way to spread information, the internet might be the main reason for falsehoods to enter our minds34Why does the
39、 writer mention the discussion about the sentence in Paragraph 3?ATo solve a mystery of Mandela EffectBTo raise readers interest in confabulationCTo introduce the topic of the Mandela EffectDTo discuss which word is the right one, si or shi35Which of the following words has the closest meaning to “c
40、oining” in Paragraph 6?AInventingBBorrowingCDescribingDCorrecting36How does the writer further explain the Mandela Effect?ABy showing picturesBBy giving examplesCBy listing numbersDBy drawing conclusions37What can we infer from the passage?AMost people know the former South African president Mandela
41、 wellBThe word si or shi both existed in Chinese textbooks published by the PEPCIf you can tell the right Pikachu, you will never suffer from the Mandela EffectDIf you remember details that never happened, you may experience the Mandela Effect第II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) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答
42、题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。38Little Jenny thinks her parents are too _ (严格) with her39I dont want to make friends with Tony He always _ (撒谎) to me40The little girl dropped some paint onto her T-shirt, leaving some colorful _ (污点)41The documentary which is covered _ (现场直播) brings elephants alive on screen(
43、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。42Dont eat too much in the evening, or you will feel _ (comfortable) when sleeping43A police drama series called The Knockout is _ (base) on real organized crime cases44China has made many great _ (achieve) in every field these years, which amazes all the world45M
44、um, you are _ (complete) wrong I am studying how to make up a program instead of playing computer games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) 46I know neither the twin sisters nor Jim _ (play) such exciting games before47This is not the way to the zoo Maybe we _ (go) the wrong w
45、ay at the last turning48This morning the Kings _ (clean) the house, but Im not sure if they have completed it49This kind of pen _ (write) so well that everyone in my class has each got one50Follow these small steps, and you _ (make) a big difference to the Earth51Sorry, potato chips in our shop have
46、 been sold out Do you mind _ (cancel) your order?52Will you go to Johnsons birthday party? Unless I _ (invite)53What do you mean by saying so? _ (make) the boss believe what we said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。House noises that scare you at night can actually be explained by scienceIts midnight and