1、2023年江苏省无锡市惠山区中考二模英语试卷一、单项选择（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）1. _ that Tony missed the concert he had looked forward to!A. What shameB. What a shameC. How shameD. How a shame2. You can never expect a 3-year-old kid to sit _ the chat show.A. onB. tillC. betweenD. through3. Lets discuss _ teenagers born in the 20
2、10s are different from their parents.A. howB. whereC. whatD. when4. We tried to calm down the couple without hurting the feeling of _, but failed.A. everyB. eitherC. bothD. neither5. The president promised he himself _ the opening ceremony.A. attendedB. had attendedC. would attendD. will attend6. Lo
3、ok! Theres an island over there. Yes. Its too far away from the land. I think it must be _ visited by ships.A. oftenB. usuallyC. seldomD. always7. How is your tour around the lake? Is it beautiful?It _ be, but it is now seriously polluted.A. shouldB. mightC. mustD. can8. I stayed up to finish my rep
4、ort last night and I feel very tired. Take a break. _.A. Better late than neverB. Dont put all the eggs in one basketC. Dont burn the candle at both endsD. The early bird catches the worm9. It is never _ prepare for a wonderful life in senior high.A. too late toB. late enough toC. too early toD. ear
5、ly enough to10. If you miss this chance, it must be years _ you get another one.A. sinceB. afterC. untilD. before11. Its said that the electric cars will make a valuable _ to the environment.A. directionB. contributionC. situationD. condition12. The police did not arrest the surgeon because they nev
6、er doubted _ the case.A. that he had nothing to do withB. whether he had nothing to do withC. that he had anything to do withD. if he had anything to do with13. Give me the name of one of your relatives who can be _ if you want to join us.A. confirmedB. contactedC. communicatedD. connected14. Sir, w
7、ould you please spare me a few minutes? I have some questions about the survey._.A. Sure, go aheadB. Never mindC. Its a pleasureD. Help yourself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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）After ten years in the same company, I found my job was no longer fun.
8、However, I didnt have the confidence to look for new jobs because of lack of experience. I felt _15_. A friend suggested another path _16_. I had toyed with the idea of studying for a masters degree but _17_ stood in my way. Yet I found a course at London College of Communication, gave up my job and
9、 entered my college.During the 18 months that followed, I began to flourish. Not only had I found the courage to take my _18_ forward in a new, exciting direction, _19_ the self-doubt that had followed me around like a shadow began to disappear gradually. My classmates and I treated each other as eq
10、uals. Younger students thought my experience and knowledge were of great value when it came to group work. I made new friends and joined committees.I also decided to move out of home. Living in student halls was a(n) _20_. The hall life added to my sense of independence and, with it, confidence. I w
11、as _21_ new things every day. Even making myself a meal or _22_ my small living space felt rewarding.Soon after completing my masters, I made my way back through the university gates this time to _23_. I am now a professor of the same course that I took. I look back on the person I was before and sm
12、ile she didnt yet know her _24_.15. A. stuckB. guiltyC. curiousD. drunk16. A. vocationB. nominationC. educationD. location17. A. self-doubtB. familyC. jobD. experience18. A. knowledgeB. interestC. beliefD. life19. A. soB. butC. andD. as20. A. problemB. experienceC. messD. failure21. A. copyingB. mis
13、singC. learningD. ordering22. A. keepingB. imaginingC. growingD. managing23. A. visitB. teachC. exerciseD. interview24. A. worthB. decisionC. dutyD. career三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，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）A25. The picture above is a(n) _.A instructionB. suggestionC. noticeD
14、. advertisement26. How many caplets can a 12-year-old boy take one day if he doesnt ask a doctor?A. 2.B. 4.C. 6.D. 8.27. What can be learned about the drug?A. We must put it in the fridge.B. We can not use it to treat backache.C. We can use it without asking a doctor if we have liver disease.D. We m
15、ust stop using it and ask a doctor if fever lasts over three days.BIf youre like many teens, you probably spend a great deal of your money on clothes. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, clothing sales fell. Now holiday sales might tempt you with deals on the latest styles. Yet many of these bargain
16、s (便宜货) have hidden costs for the environmentand your wallet. “Fast fashion” refers to how the clothing industry quickly produces lots of cheap clothes and gets them to stores every few weeks. The practice lets shoppers buy new styles all the time. And clothes prices are low. But many of these cloth
17、es quickly wear out or go out of style. Their price tags also dont include all of the clothes environmental costs. “The problem starts with how we think about fashion,” says Kirsi Niinimaki. Shes a fashion, textile and design researcher. “Everyone nowadays owns too many clothes. And we use them a re
18、ally short time and then dispose of them,” she says. Even if something stays in your closet for years, you might only end up wearing it some 40 times.Kirsi was part of a team that looked at many studies on the environmental costs of the fashion industry. They found that this industry caused 8 to 10
19、percent of the global emissions of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas. The industry is also responsible (有责任的) for about one-fifth of the worlds industrial water pollution. And people produce more than 92 million metric tons of textile and clothing waste each year, the team found. Its report appeared
20、in the April issue of Nature Reviews.Fashion is a global industry, as Pietra Rivoli learned. Shes an economist at Georgetown University. Rivoli bought a cotton T-shirt in Florida. The tag said it was made in China. But, she learned, the factory had gotten most of its cotton from Texas. Used or unwan
21、ted T-shirts are often popular in Africa. There, people sold them for reuse. She wrote about her findings in The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy.The journey of your own clothes from fiber to finished products comes with environmental costs. Scientists and engineers have been working on wa
22、ys to limit some of these influences.28. The underlined phrase “dispose of” means “_”.A. ownB. wearC. reuseD. throw away29. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The fashion industry wastes resources and increases the greenhouse effects.B. The fashion industry has caused about 50% of the worl
23、ds industrial water pollution.C. The fashion industry isnt responsible for the global emissions of a greenhouse gas.D. People produce less than 92 million metric tons of unwanted or used clothes each year.30. What may be discussed in the following paragraph?A. Reasons why the fashion industry causes
24、 great harm to the environment.B. The importance of reducing the environmental costs of the fashion industry.C. Methods of reducing the environmental costs of the fashion industry.D. Pietra Rivolis new findings in The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy.CBucks first day in the frozen Northlan
25、d was terrible. Every hour there was filled with shock and frightening surprise. Here was neither peace, nor rest, nor a moments safetyonly endless noise and movement. At every moment life itself was in danger, because these dogs and men were not town dogs and men. They knew only the law of club and
26、 tooth.Buck had never seen dogs fight like these dogs: they were like wolves. He learnt this from his friend, Curly. She tried to make friends with a big dog. But without warning, the dog jumped on Curly. Curlys face was torn open from eye to mouth. And the fight did not finish then. More dogs ran u
27、p and made a circle around the fight, watching silently. Curly tried to attack the dog who had bitten her. He bit her a second time, and jumped away. When Curly tried to attack again, he knocked her backwards. And she fell on the ground. Curly never stood up, and this was what the other dogs were wa
28、iting for. In a moment, she was under a crowd of dogs. Then Francois and other men with clubs jumped in among the dogs. Soon the dogs were chased away. But Curly lay dead in the snow, her body torn almost to pieces. Curlys death often came back to Buck in his dreams. He understood that once a dog wa
29、s down on the ground, he was dead. That night Buck discovered a problem. Where was he going to sleep? He found Francois was in the tent. Buck followed him quietly. But when he went in and wanted to sleep in the corner, Francois shouted angrily and beat him with a club. Buck ran out and walked around
30、 the tent, very, very cold, wondering what to do. Suddenly, the snow under his feet fell in, and he felt something move. He jumped back, waiting for the attack, but heard only a friendly bark. There, in a warm hole under the snow, was Billee. So he knew what he could do. . He slept well, although hi
31、s dreams were bad. In the north, Buck was learning the law of club and tooth. He learnt to eat any foodanything that he could get his teeth into. He learnt to break the ice on water holes with his feet when he wanted to drink. He learnt to travel through the forest and kill for meat with wild dogs.
32、He was stronger, and could see and smell better than ever before. It was easy for him to learn to fight like a wolf, because it was in his blood.31. Curlys death made Buck realize _ in the north.how terrible the new life was the secret of winning a friendhow dangerous the men were the importance of
33、fighting like wolvesA. B. C. D. 32. Which of the following can be put in .A. Buck slept outside the tent silentlyB. Buck lay on the snow and finally fell asleepC. Buck ran into the tent secretly and rested in the cornerD. Buck dug himself a hole and soon was warm and asleep33. Whats the best title f
34、or the passage?A. The way to be wild.B. A cold world for dogs.C. The terrible days.D. A clever dog.DA Pathway (路径) to Meaning in LifeWhen it comes to a meaningful life, we might think of love, happiness and health. A life filled with meaning is what most of us want for ourselves. Then, what makes a
35、meaningful life?Many researchers agree that a meaningful life comes down to three factors (因素): having long-term goals, believing that ones life matters, and feeling that ones life fits together and “makes sense”.But we believe there is more to consider. Sometimes life enables us to experience small
36、 moments of beauty. When people are open to appreciating (欣赏) such experiences, these moments may improve how they see their own life. We call this experiential appreciation (EA). EA is about the person feeling connected to events and being able to appreciate the value within the connection. It show
37、s the discovery of and admiration for lifes beauty.We recently set out to better understand EA in studies. We were interested in whether EA was also tied to general judgment of meaning in life. If so, it could be a factor for meaningfulness.In the first study, we had people rate (评估) their support f
38、or different methods of reducing stress. We found that people who managed stress by focusing on their appreciation for lifes beauty also reported experiencing life as highly meaningful.In the next study, we asked people to rate the degree to which they agreed with various statements, such as “I appr
39、eciate the beauty of life” and “I appreciate little things in life,” as well as other statements that related to the three factors and a general sense of meaning in life. Our results showed that the more people reported that they were “appreciating life” and its many experiences, the more they felt
40、their life was valuable.In the following studies, we further looked at the connection between EA and meaningfulness. For example, we found that people who were asked to look back on the most meaningful event of the past week generally reported high EA in those moments.All the results proved our theo
41、ry (假设) true. But putting it into practice can be difficult. Our fast-paced lifestyles fill the day with goals. We try to get the highest output both at work and in spare time. This focus on future outcomes makes it all too easy to miss what is happening right now. We should slow down and let life s
42、urprise us.34. You were most probably in the EA condition when _.A. you made a travel plan for the coming holidayB. you hurried to serve the customers in the storeC. you practiced hard to become the best violinistD. you stopped to admire the roses by the roadside35. What can we learn from the studie
43、s mentioned in the passage?A. Thinking back to the past weakens our sense of meaning.B. Enjoying small things can influence our attitude toward life.C. Proper stress management is the key to living a satisfying life.D. Good judgment on beauty improves connections among people.36. What does the last
44、paragraph mainly tell us?A. It is easier for results-driven people to achieve success.B. We often turn a blind eye to the present moment.C. A fast-paced lifestyle helps us reach our goals.D. Future life will bring us many more surprises.37. What is the writers main purpose in writing this passage?A.
45、 To explain how to discover beauty in life.B. To discuss what the true meaning of life is.C. To introduce a new factor for a meaningful life.D. To compare different factors for meaningfulness.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，在答题卡对应题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。38. Nearly 10% of the Earths _
46、(表层) is covered by ice.39. To be honest Ive never found a diet that really _ (奏效).40. The world-famous group I like best will have a new song _ (录制).41. She was still only half _ (醒着的) when I brought her a cup of coffee.(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。42. Breathing _（heavy）, I stopped and sat d
47、own to rest.43. Ivan has a _ (live) mind in everything than his playmates.44. The free trade _ (agree) were finally reached during a meeting at the UN.45. Kids should be taught where to go into _ (hide) if an earthquake happens.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）46. Please pour me a cup of tea. Tea? I thought you _ (prefer) hot chocolate.47. Whats the noise? It nearly drives me mad.Oh, more than one engineer _ (test
