1、2023年湖南省长沙市雨花区中考一模英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题，每段对话读两遍。 1. Who showed Mary around his school?A. Bob. B. Brown. C. Bill.2. How many bottles did Dan collect?A. 11. B. 20. C. 30.3. What does the woman think of ridi
2、ng a bike?A. Enjoyable. B. Dangerous. C. Tiring.4. When is Henry going to New York?A. Next weekend B. Next month. C.Next year.5. Why couldnt Molly fall asleep?A. Because she had too much work to do.B. Because she read too many books.C. Because she had a headache.第二节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面6段对话或独白。每段对
3、话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is David going to do at the Childrens House?A. Clean the house.B. Babysit the kids.C. Read story books for the kids.7. How often does David go there?A. Twice a month. B. Once a week. C
4、. Once a month.听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where is the food?A. On the table. B.In the basket. C. In the bag.9 How soon will Jacks dad come back?A. In 14 minutes. B. In 40 minutes. C. In 40 seconds.听第八段材料，回答第10、11题。10. When is Nicks piano lesson?A. On Sunday morning.B. On Saturday morning.C. On Saturday after
5、noon.11. What does Nicks mom do?A. A teacher. B. A nurse. C. A doctor.听第九段材料，回答第12至14题。12. How does John like the book?A. Its boring. B. Its tiring. C. Its great.13. Why did John stay up late last night?A. Because he had a book to read.B. Because he had to make a plan.C. Because he worked for two or
6、ganizations.14. What was mentioned in the plan?A. Use both side of the paper.B. Use more paper cups.C. Throw the cups away.听第十段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What can the woman do on Orange Island?A. Take pictures. B. Go shopping. C. Try local foods.16. When will they go to Yuelu Mountain?A. One the afternoon of
7、the 1st day.B. In the evening of the 1st day.C. On the second day.17. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a school office.B. At a train station.C. On the telephone.听第十一段材料，回答第18至20题。18. When do students in England have their spring break?A. In April. B. In March. C. In May.19. Wher
8、e did students in England do paper-cuts?A. At Chengdu High School.B. At Huaxia High School.C. At Sichuan High School.20. How many students come to study in China each year?A. Almost 800.B. Over 80,000.C. More than 8,000.第二部分 阅读 （共三节，满分50分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中, 选择最佳选项。A1. Ho
9、w long is each swim lesson for a group of three?A. 30 minutes.B. 40 minutes.C. One hour.2. Who can take the swim lessons?A. Tom, a 3-year-old boy.B. Sally, a 24-year-old college student.C. Gina, a 16-year-old high school student.BWindsor Castle is the worlds largest and oldest castle. Its used for s
10、tate occasions, and its a royal（王室的） home. The Queen uses it as a private home where she usually spends the weekend there and its also a working palace. Roman Baths were designed for bathing and relaxing, including many different rooms with different temperatures. Today, more than a million visitors
11、 come to see its historic finds, pools and imaginative displays every year.Westminster Abbey is a royal church. Theres something for all, like special services, concerts, lectures, events for families and more. Many of the events are free and open to anyone. Its considered the finest example of Earl
12、y English Gothic（哥特式）with a long history.*Please note: Entry is timed and ticketsmust be booked online in advance. For more information, you can visit our website .3. What is the largest and oldest castle in the world?A. Windsor Castle.B. Roman Baths.C. Royal Castle.4. How popular are Roman Baths to
13、day?A. People like to spend the weekend there.B. People dont have to buy tickets to go there.C. There are over a million visitors there every year .5. Which of the following is true?A. Visitors can book the tickets online.B. Visitors can enter the three places any time they want.C. All concerts in W
14、estminster Abbey are free to everyone.C“Oh, woe is me, to have seen what I have seen, see what I see.” says Hamlet in Shakespeares play. “Woe” means “unhappiness”, Hamlet was a very unhappy man. Even when he was given a chance for happiness with the lovely Ophelia, he turned it down. He just liked b
15、eing unhappy.Today we may say the unhappy prince had an attitude（态度）problem. Most people in the world want to be happy. An international study has found that happiness is what most people desire（渴望）. But what is happiness? How can we get it? It turns out that happiness can be many different things.
16、It depends on each different person as to what makes him or her happy. For some, happiness comes from success. For others, it is just having a positive attitude. Their glass is always half-full, rather than half-empty. When bad things happen, they dont fall into a state of “woe”.When I think of happ
17、iness, I think of children. They just enjoy the simple joys of being alive. Seeing them happy makes me happy. One of the secrets Ive found to being happy is to enjoy peoples happiness. Nothing makes me happier to see people find their own happiness, like going to a good college, getting good jobs, g
18、etting married, having children.We do live in a “world of woe”. We see war, poverty and sickness in the news every day. We have our own problems. But happiness is always there, even in our darkest moments. We can choose to be happy, with an open heart.6. What does “woe” mean?A. Me.B. Hamlet.C. Unhap
19、piness.7 What do most people desire according to the study?A. Money.B. Happiness.C. Success.8. How may someone feel if he sees the glass as half full instead of half empty?A. Sad.B. Joyful.C. Regret.9. What “woes” are mentioned in the passage? War in the news. Peoples sickness. World weather on TV.A
20、. B. C. 10. What is this article mainly about?A. Shakespeares play.B. Hamlets problem.C. Happiness.DTom set out for Sunday school, a place that Tom hated with his whole heart. The school hours were from nine to half past ten. The church would seat about three hundred persons. Tom talked a Sunday-dre
21、ssed boy at the door then went on buying tickets of different colors. He entered the church, sat on his seat and started to quarrel (吵架) with the boy he talked to. The teacher was an elderly man. When he turned around, the two boys started to fight with each other. He got really angry when he heard
22、a boy scream out of pain. The whole class were restless, noisy and troublesome. When they came to recite their lessons, not one of them knew the verses (章节) perfectly. However, they still got their small blue tickets. Each blue ticket was for two verses of the recitation. Ten blue tickets equaled (等
23、同于) a yellow one. The headmaster would gave a Bible to those who got ten yellow tickets. A German boy had won four or five. He once recited three thousand verses without stopping. The boy did a little better from that day. On many occasions, the headmaster had always made this boy come out and “spre
24、ad himself”.Only the older pupils managed to stick to their hard work long enough to get a Bible. And so, it was not often for someone to win the prize. Tom had never really hungered for those prizes, but unquestionably he had long dreamed for the glory (荣誉) that came with it.11. When did Toms Sunda
25、y school start?A. At 10:10.B. At 10:30.C. At 9:00.12. Where did Tom meet the Sunday-dressed boy firstly?A. At the door.B. By his seat.C. Outside the church.13. What does the underlined word “restless” probably mean?A. 休克的B. 不安的C. 无空闲的14. How many blue tickets should they have get a Bible?A. 10.B. 20
26、.C. 100.15. According to the text, why did Tom want to buy the tickets?A. Because he was rich enough to do so.B. Because he didnt want to work hard for the prize.C. Because he was asked to do that to get the Bible.第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。There is a sad truth when
27、 you bring home some beautiful flowers. _16_. Luckily, this can be sort of avoided by pressing them completely flat. This is what Anna Zarova has been doing for years. The Russian artist fell in love with nature when she was a little girl. _17_. When she graduated from college, she started a career
28、as a journalist(记者). However, her dream of becoming an artist has always been there.Seven years ago, Anna began growing flowers in her garden. She also began looking for ways to make their color and beauty last. After trying several different ways, the artist decided to press them. Flower pressing a
29、ctually was a popular hobby during Victorian era (18371901). Today, _18_. She carefully presses each flower in a flower press. And she makes sure each and every one of its petal (花瓣) kept is in its original shape.Once the flowers are dry, the artist put them on white or black paper. _19_. They can b
30、e hung on a wall or be used to decorate a table. The flowers and leaves will stay protected forever and the beauty of springtime can be enjoyed all year around._20_ and also brings people closer to nature. It gives people the joy of being able to communicate with nature and to create beauty.A. Soon,
31、 theyll dry up and dieB. Anna is helping to keep this tradition aliveC. She also enjoyed drawing about its beautyD. Flower pressing helps people discover the beautyE. The finished works are then placed inside of glass frames第三节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文,根据短文内容回答问题。The Malaysian（马来西亚的） actress Michell
32、e Yeoh is already in her sixties. However, you might see her differently once you read about her story.Yeoh entered show business in the 1980s. After winning Miss Malaysia, she started to do movies with Jack Chen and Jet Li. At that time, most female characters in movies were women who needed protec
33、tion. Yeoh wanted to do what men did, like jumping off the motorbike onto speedy trains. The martial arts（武术）moves were difficult, but Yeoh managed to pick them up. Slowly, she became a pioneering female action star.After gaining popularity in Asia, Yeoh got calls from Hollywood. She called it a “dr
34、eam come true”. However, people in Hollywood cared little about the world beyond. “Minority”（少数民族）actors and actress were unfairly treated. Yeoh tried to make a difference. Her first Hollywood movie was Tomorrow Never Dies, of the James Bond series. The actress completely changed the image（形象） of wh
35、at a “Bond Girl” could be. In the movie, her character saved 007s life, instead of waiting to be saved. The man and woman were seen as equals.In Everything Everywhere All at Once（瞬息全宇宙）, Yeoh was finally given the best role. In fact, the role was written for a man. But the movie creator rewrote it f
36、or Yeoh. The actress has been highly praised for her performance in the movie. After bagging many other rewards, Yeoh won this years Oscar for Best Actress on March 13. It is the first time that an Asian actress had received this major reward. The actress spent forty years fighting her ways to the p
37、eak（巅峰）of her career. Now she is being “seen” by the whole world, finally.21. Where is Yeoh from?_22. When did Yeoh start her career in show business?_23. Did Yeoh ever want to go to Hollywood?_24. How did Yeohs character completely change the image of a “Bond Girl”?_25. What can you learn from the
38、actress Michelle Yeoh?_第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分35分）第一节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Once there was a poor village. People there often locked their doors and windows tight and kept the food they had to themselves.A stranger came one day. He was really tired and hungry. He s
39、topped at the first _26_ to ask for some food. “There is hardly any food here!” the woman inside the house said and closed the door. But the traveler was not ready to _27_. He picked up a large, round _28_ and knocked once more. The lady opened the door only half way. “Since you are poor like me, pe
40、rhaps you would like to have some of my _29_ stone soup.” said the traveler. Though the woman felt it was impossible, she was hungry too, so she invited him in. She lit the fire to boil the water, and opened her windows to let out some heat. The traveler _30_ the stone inside the water until it boil
41、ed. He tasted a little, “Its almost done, but if you had just a little salt and butter, it would taste much better!” The lady did so.Just then the ladys husband returned with carrots and potatoes. “Impossible!” shouted the husband when he knew what happened. “Its almost finished but it would be even
42、 nicer if we added some carrots and potatoes.” the traveler assured. The husband _31_ and handed over the carrots and potatoes. Soon, the smell of the soup drifted (飘) out through the window and down the village. One neighbor followed the smell to the first house and watched from the window. The tra
43、veler said it could be better if some beans were added. “I have some!” shouted the neighbor. He couldnt wait to taste the soup so he _32_ returned with beans, and poured them into the pot. The smell drifted even _33_ down the village.Word about a strange traveler making soup out of a single stone dr
44、ew many villagers out of _34_ homes there. The traveler finally said “Its done!” He served a bowl of stone soup for every villagers. From that day on, villagers still remembered the finest soup and they didnt locked their doors and windows tight any more, _35_ they finally understood the meaning of
45、share.26. A. houseB. roadC. window27. A. stand upB. give upC. put up28. A. leafB. meatC. stone29. A. traditionalB. medicalC. delicious30. A. placedB. washedC. used31. A. agreedB. expectedC. shouted32. A. sadlyB. likelyC. quickly33. A. furtherB. higherC. longer34. A. itsB. hisC. their35. A. andB. bec
46、auseC. or第二节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Life skills provide children with important tools for their development. Life skills education has became so important that government and education authorities in many _36_ （country）have introduced it as a needed part of the school curriculum（课程）.Teaching kids how _37_（take）care of themselves and others is so important for their development as healthy, productive humans. Life skills help them find _38_（happy）and success in school, work and life. Unlike techni
