1、2023年江苏省镇江市句容市二校联考中考一模英语试卷一、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题l分，满分15分)1. Their performance was _ great success. The audience couldnt help clapping their hands.A. /B. aC. anD. the2. - Mr. Mu, when did the earthquake in Yaan. Sichuan happen?-_8：02 _ the morning of April 20th. 2013.A. On; inB. At; onC. At; inD. On; or3.
2、 After quarreling, she said nothing and ran away in the _ direction.A. oppositeB. rightC. leftD. front4. - I called you several times this morning, but you didnt answer.- Sorry. I tennis the whole morning.A. playedB. is playingC. would playD. was playing5. _ fresh vegetables! I myself grow them. Go
3、to the balcony, and you can see more.A. HowB. WhatC. How aD. What a6. (2012镇江市)I hear that kindergarten(幼儿园) is searching for a man teacher, especially _ with creation and imagination.A. thisB. thatC. oneD. those7. Helen is a thoughtful girl. Yes. I think she is_plan everything well.A. too talented
4、toB. talented enough toC. so talented thatD. such a talented girl that8. Shenzhou X was _ into space about ten days ago. It has been one of the hot topics recently.A. given upB. turned upC. sent upD. set up9. We need to book two double rooms for the first week in November.一 _ . The hotel is not busy
5、 then.A. Never mindB. My pleasureC. It doesnt matterD. No problem10. You have joined the Singing Club, havent you? _. I like singing, but I dont have any time.A. Yes, I doB. No, I dontC. Yes, I haveD. No, I havent11. _ a football fan, John is looking forward to _ the coming World Cup.A. As; watchB.
6、For; watchC. As; watchingD. For; watching12. He _ dinner at restaurants last year, but now he usually comes back home after work and cooks supper for his family.A. used to haveB. is used to haveC. was used to haveD. is used to having13. Do you know the pregnant woman (孕妇) in Zhenjiang who caught H7N
7、9 has got well? Yes. The virus H7N9 doesnt seem so serious. But I _ chicken for over two months.A. didnt eatB. hadnt eatenC. havent eatenD. dont eat14. How is your pet dog?He is lovely. But if he _ at home all day, he _ at me angrily.A. keeps; barksB. is kept; will barkC. is kept; barkD. keeps; will
8、 bark15. Daddy and Mummy, you are back from the supermarket. Can you tell me ?A. how you go thereB. how many pieces of bread you buyC. how much milk did you buyD. if you bought my favourite ice cream二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)As a kid, I used to spend my summers with my grandparents on their farm i
9、n Texas. I helped them with farming at times. Luckily, they _16_ a caravan, a kind of car designed for people to live in while travelling. Every few summers, wed travel together around the US and Canada.On one trip, I was about 10 years old. I was playing around in the back of the car _17_ my grandf
10、ather was driving. My grandmother had the passenger seat. She smoked through the trip, and I hated the _18_, which made me cough a lot. I read about smoking in an article. It says that every puff (吸) of a cigarette takes two minutes off your life. I _19_ the number of cigarettes per day and the puff
11、s per cigarette. When I came up with a reasonable (合理的) number, I was _20_. Then I moved my head into the front of the car and proudly _21_, “So far, youve taken nine years off your life!” Hearing this, my grandmother began to cry and it was not what I _22_. I did not know what to do. My grandfather
12、, who had been driving _23_, stopped the car, got out of it and opened my door. He looked at me calmly, and said _24_, “See, grandmother is crying! One day, youll understand that its harder to be kind than clever.”As I grow up, I realize that cleverness is a gift and kindness is a choice. Gifts are
13、easy they are given _25_. Choices can be hard, so it seems more difficult to be kind.16. A. producedB. ownedC. requiredD. returned17. A. asB. whenC. whileD. though18. A. dustB. tasteC. noiseD. smell19. A. guessedB. countedC. collectedD. received20. A. afraidB. relaxedC. satisfiedD. worried21. A. rep
14、liedB. explainedC. presentedD. announced22. A. dreamedB. enjoyedC. supportedD. expected23. A. in fearB. in silenceC. with prideD. with sadness24. A. gentlyB. loudlyC. powerfullyD. confidently25. A. in allB. after allC. above allD. first of all三、阅读理解（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）ADo you know that it is your immu
15、ne system (免疫系统) working against the virus (病毒) that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune systemand the virus is strong enough tooyou will possibly get terrible cold symptoms (症状) such as having a headache, having a high fever, s
16、neezing or coughing.Vitamin C wont stop a cold. It is said that Vitamin C works by increasing white blood cells (细胞). However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only reduces the time of symptoms.Staying indoors wont protect you. One of the most likely sources (根源) of
17、cold viruses is your computer mouse or desk. A study of the cold virus in offices found that 46 percent of computer mice and 45 percent of telephones had cold viruses on them.Wearing warm clothes wont protect you. Colds are more common in autumn and winter. Thats because the cool, wet and cold weath
18、er drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to the next. And the distinct peak (高峰期) in colds is in September and February, which is likely because of the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter holidays.Old wives are right about chicke
19、n soup. Grandmothers chicken soup is an old cure for colds for a long time. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold, so many wives usually cook chicken soup for their family members in cold winters.26. According to the passage, when your immune system is working against the vir
20、us, you dont have cold symptoms like _.A. headacheB. stomachacheC. sneezeD. cough27. Which of the following ways can really help cure colds?A. Staying indoors.B. Wearing more clothes.C. Drinking some chicken soup.D. Eating some fruit with Vitamin C.28. Why are colds more common in autumn and winter?
21、A. Because students return to school.B. Because the weather is cool, wet and cold.C. Because people dont drink chicken soup.D. Because people use computers or telephones more often.BAt noon the rush hour had passed. There were few guests (顾客) in the snack bar. It was not crowded. When the boss was a
22、bout to take a break to read a newspaper, in came an old lady and a little boy.“How much money is a bowl of beef soup?” the grandma sat down, counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup. The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy, who swallowed (吞咽) his saliva (口水), looking at
23、his grandma and saying, “Grandma, did you really have lunch?” “Of course.” His grandma chewed (咀嚼) a piece of radish (萝卜泡菜) slowly. Very quickly, the little boy ate up the meal.Seeing this, the boss went over to them and said, “Old lady, congratulations, you are lucky to have the free food, for you
24、are our 100th guest.”Afterwards, over a month or more, one day, the small boy squatted (蹲) across the snack bar, where he seemed to be counting something, which shocked the boss when he happened to look out office window.When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar, he would put a small st
25、one into the circle he drew, but the lunch time had almost passed, the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50.The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests. The guests started coming one after another. “81, 82, 83” the small boy counted faster and faster. At last, when the
26、99th small stone was put into the circle, the little boy hurried to pull his grandmas hand and went into the snack bar. “Grandma, this time its on me,” the little boy said proudly. The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson. As his grandma as befor
27、e, the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth.29. Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup because _.A. Grandma only liked radishB. Grandma didnt like beef soupC. Grandma loved her grandson more than herselfD. There was only one bowl of beef soup left in the snack bar at that time30. Wha
28、t do you think of the boss of the snack bar?A. Impatient.B. Warm-hearted.C. Very rich.D. Hard-working.31. Why did the boy put the small stones into the circle he drew?A. He played games with his friends.B. He was asked to count the guests for the boss.C. He wanted to get the free beef soup for his g
29、randma.D. He only wanted to know the number of the small stones.32. Which can be the best title of the passage?A. The 100th guestB. A snack barC. A boy counting stonesD. A poor grandma四、词汇运用，每空一词。 (共11小题；每小题1分，满分11分)33. This moment is so valuable that it is worth _ (record).34. Superman, Spiderman a
30、nd Iron Man are all _ (hero) in the hearts of teenagers.35. There is an old saying: _ (cloud) mornings give way to clear evenings.36. After working hard for many years, Jim became the CEO of a company in his _ (fifty).37. Have you _ (hear) that Margaret Thatcher(撒切尔夫人) passed away in April, 2013? Ye
31、s. I think its a great loss.38. Not all the _ (信息) on the Internet is useful to us.39. I have been to the village three times to enjoy the _ (自然的) beauty there.40. Sam hardly has any good friends because he always _（拒绝）to help other people.41. You dont live _ (健康地), it will be necessary for you to c
32、hange your lifestyle.42. Mr. Bean _ (进入) our classroom and told us a lot of jokes in my dream last night.43. My friend Lucy will not have a holiday unless she_ (finish) the job next week.五、任务型阅读，每空一词。（共10小题，每空1.5分，共15分）AIts common to see coffee art when drinking coffee, but few people know the same
33、thing with tea. Han Zheming has managed to perfect the skill, creating tea art in cups, or Dian Cha in Chinese. He thinks its like adding some decorations to tea and giving people a stronger sense of occasion (仪式). Besides the tea art, Dian Cha in modern ways also makes the taste better. It is somet
34、hing like the foam (泡沫) on top of a cup of coffee.Before, tea was served for the people in the Palace in China. Common people didnt have the chance to enjoy it. Then tea culture started to become popular during the Song Dynasty, when tea had become a necessity for almost everyone. During that time,
35、the most fashionable way of having tea was through Dian Cha. The process begins with hot water being poured over fine powdered (粉状) tea, and then more hot water is slowly added as the tea is hit by hand with a bamboo stick. It is believed that this method was later learned in other parts of the worl
36、d, where you can see matcha (抹茶) made like that today.This action of pouring hot water is called Dian, which was listed as an intangible cultural heritage (非物质文化遗产) of Runzhou district, Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu Province, in 2019.In order to let more people know this art, Han put the process of making
37、 Dian Cha on social media platforms, including Little Red Book, Bilibili and Douyin. He has more than 20,000 followers on Little Red Book, and some of his videos have received more than 300,000 views. The results are much better than he expected. Out of his love of Dian Cha, he will go on making mor
38、e people know it and love it. He is certain that Chinese people will enjoy it just as Western people do with coffee in the near future.阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的短文，每空一词。Dian Cha was listed as an intangible cultural heritage of Runzhou district, Zhenjiang city, Jiangsu Province in 2019. Tea used to be _44_ s
39、erved for the people in the Palace. But in the Song Dynasty, it was popular with almost everyone. Meanwhile, Dian Cha became famous because of its unusual method _45_ hot water with the powdered tea and then keep hitting by hand with a bamboo stick. Matcha most people like today is also made in a _4
40、6_ way. Han Zheming, one of the inheritors (传承人), has made great contributions. He thinks people surely prefer the tea with more charm and a stronger sense of occasion to the common one. So he has introduced it to the _47_ through social media platforms these years. Now, more people know Dian Cha an
41、d their reactions are beyond what he expected. With his love of Dian Cha, he will _48_ to work on the spread of this special art. And he is confident of its bright future.BOn April 16th, three astronauts of the Shenzhou XIII came back safely after perfectly undertaking (从事) their task in the Tiangon
42、g Space Station for six months. Lots of people watched this exciting moment. The next day, China announced it would send its next spaceflight team to the Tiangong Space Station in June.The Shenzhou XIV team will be made up of three astronauts and they will take off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch
43、(发射) Center in northwestern China in June to the Tiangong and work there for six months, the same time as Shenzhou XIII did. Before the task, the Tianzhou-4 spaceship will be launched in May to transport the things astronauts will use like experimental materials to the Tiangong station.In July, the
44、space stations first lab called Wentian, will be sent up and the second lab named Mengtian, in October. Once they are connected with the Tiangong, the station will become complete. Then the Tiangong will have three partsa main module (舱) with two large space labs. Afterwards, the Tianzhou-5 spaceshi
45、p and the Shenzhou XV team will get there as planned.By now Tianzhou-4 are being finally tested in the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province. At the same time, the Shenzhou XIV and XV teams are in “very good condition” and have had a lot of training. Both will stay in space for six months
46、and have spacewalks.China hopes to launch a large space telescope named Xuntian next year to fly alongside the Tiangong station. Furthermore, Chinese researchers are developing a new spacecraft much better than the Shenzhou series because it will be able to carry seven astronauts and more goods. Chi
47、nas space station will become a big family and play a more important role in the study of the space.阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的表格，每空一词。TitleChinas space stationPast achievementsThe astronauts of the Shenzhou XIII did a very good job after _49_ at the Tiangong station.Preparationsfor the next steps* Tianzhou-4 will be sent to the Tiangong station in May after the final test.* Wentian and Mengtian will be sent up one after another.* Tiangong Space station
