1、2023年山东省济南市钢城区中考英语二模试卷I used to have little passion（激情） in my life.But what happened the other day changed my mind.It was then that I learned how （1） _ it is to have a passion in life. That day I went home in Moms car.When Mom （2） _ at a red light，someone on the side of the road caught my eye.It was
2、 a man dressed （3） _ old clothes.He was homeless.That didnt interest me，because I had seen（4） _ like him before.Those people usually looked unhappy and hopeless. But this man was（5） _ in some way.He was not sitting down with a（6） _ expression.Instead，he had a （7） _ in his hand and was dancing happil
3、y to the music.The radio seemed to be the most valuable thing he had. Mom，why does that man have a radio（8） _ hes homeless？I asked. He（9） _ it， she replied. But why doesnt he use the money to buy food or clothes？He （10） _ for something that he didnt need. That man must care so much about （11） _ that
4、 he bought a radio instead of food or clothes.I soon realized that （12） _ is the key to life.Well，Sarah，sometimes food and clothes arent the most important. Since then I am always thinking of （13） _ is truly important in life.A home，a meal，clothes-these things are （14） _ part of the life.What we oft
5、en forget is that we all need a joy，a light in a（15） _ day.We all need a passion which gives a person the happiness they need to keep going.1. A. strangeB. importantC. dangerousD. difficult2. A. stoppedB. walkedC. stoodD. exercised3. A. inB. onC. atD. of4. A. noneB. fewC. allD. many5. A. commonB. di
6、fferentC. politeD. rude6. A. sadB. nervousC. madD. happy7. A. hatB. phoneC. scarfD. radio8. A. thoughB. becauseC. untilD. unless9. A. borrowedB. madeC. fixedD. bought10. A. askedB. waitedC. paidD. looked11. A. storiesB. musicC. newsD. languages12. A. knowledgeB. healthC. happinessD. friendship13. A.
7、 whoB. whatC. whereD. when （4）A.only B.all C.also D.never （5）A.warm B.hot C.dark D.relaxing14. Mike：Hello，Tom! Tom：Mike!（1） _ Where have you been？ Mike：Ive been to the countryside. Tom：（2） _ Mike：For a week. Tom：For what？ Mike：For thehand-in-handactivity.We gave some money and school things to the c
8、hildren there to help them go to school. Tom：（ 3） _ What else did you do？ Mike：We lived together with the children in their homes and made friends with them. Tom：Great!（4） _ Mike：Though they live a hard life，they study very hard.By the way，（ 5） _ Tom：We just had our mid-term exams in our school，and
9、I have passed it. Mike：Congratulations! Tom：Thank you.(1) A.I havent heard from your mother. B.I have never been to a museum. C.I havent seen you for a long time. D.I have read the book.(2) A.How far is it from the city to New York？ B.How long does it take you to get there？ C.How many times have you
10、 been there？ D.How long have you been there？(3) A.Congratulations! B.Have a good time! C.Good luck! D.Good job!(4) A.What do you think of their life and study？ B.Why dont you talk with them？ C.Whats the matter with you？ D.How much did you pay for the trip？(5) A.Where is your new school？ B.Whats goin
11、g on in your school？ C.Does your school have many rules？ D.Could you please clean the classroom？CAnna Brown was an artist who believed that it was important to help others.When she heard of a summer camp for children with serious illnesses ，she came up with an idea.It cost money for these kids to go
12、 to camp，so Anna decided to see what she could do to help.It was impossible for her to donate （捐赠） a lot of money，so she had to think of another way. She wanted to take advantage of her love of art.So she started making and selling beautiful cards to raise money for these kids.Because these cards we
13、re all handmade，it would take her a long time to make a lot of them.So Anna had another idea.She stated inviting friends to her house to help her make the cards.At first her friends were hesitant.Many said that they were not artistic and didnt know how to make cards.But once they saw the beautiful m
14、aterials that she had in her workroom，her friends feel more comfortable doing things such as drawing and cutting in order to make a new card. But the materials were expensive.To make money without spending money，Anna asked for and got donations of paper，glue，scissors，and other things from nearby sto
15、res.She sold her cards for three dollars each in different art markets during the year.Anna raised more than 30，000 in her 10 years making cards.15. What was Anna？ _ A. An artist.B. A doctor.C. A worker.D. A teacher.16. What did Anna invite her friends to do？ _ A. Sell cards.B. Make cards.C. Buy mat
16、erials.D. Donate materials.17. What does the underlined word hesitant in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese？ _ A. 坐立不安的B. 犹豫不决的C. 兴高采烈的D. 心甘情愿的18. Where did Anna sell her handmade cards？ _ A. In her house.B. In her workroom.C. In nearby storeD. In art markets.19. Which of the following can best describe An
17、na？ _ A. Kind-hearted.B. Polite.C. Brave.D. Humorous.DWe all know there is a problem with plastic pollution.Five trillion （万亿） plastic bags are used every year.One million plastic drinking bottles are bought every minute. What if we could use plastic waste to build roads？This is exactly what Toby Mc
18、Cartneys has done. In 2019，McCartneys UK-based company，MacRebur，built the worlds first plastic road in Elgin town，Scotland.The plastic waste was made into grains（颗粒）and then mixed with bitumen （沥青）.The road looks just like any other road，But it is more stretchy（有弹性的）thanks to the plastic. Our techno
19、logy can help solve the problem of plastic waste.It can also produce roads that deal better with changes in the weather，reducing potholes（坑洼）， McCartney told the BBC. McCartneys idea came from a trip to India. I saw people in India would put plastie waste into potholes and burn it.The plastic would
20、melt down（熔化）in the hole， said McCartney. I know there must be some similarities between the plastic and bitumen，which both come from oil.Thats how I started to think about mixing them， he said. After lots of testing，McCartney found the perfect idea.And now his company has built many plastic roads a
21、round the world，from Australia to Europe.A one-kilometer stretch of road uses about 684，000 plastic bottles or 1.8 million plastic bags.The road itself can be recycled at the end of its lifespan（寿命）.The materials can be reused to build new roads. We are just a small part of ending the plastic proble
22、ms，but it is nice to be part of it， McCartney said. I just dont want my daughters to live in a world where there are more plastics in our oceans than fish.20. Paragraph 1 is written to show that plastic pollution is _ .A. faster than imaginedB. better than other pollutionC. mostly unknownD. a seriou
23、s problem21. Compared with common roads，the plastic road _ .A. is easy to breakB. is afraid of hot weatherC. is more stretchyD. costs more money22. What inspired McCartney to build the plastic road？ _ A. Indian peoples way of repairing roads.B. Seeing cracks and potholes on roads one day.C. His wish
24、 of reducing plastic pollution.D. His knowledge of plastic and bitumen. （4） _ plastic bottles are needed to build a 10-kilometer stretch of plastic road. A.684，000 B.6.84 million C.1.8 million D.18 million23. What does McCartney mean in the last paragraph？ _ A. Children should also join to reduce pl
25、astic pollution.B. Plastic pollution will soon be solved with his help.C. Plastic pollution will become more and more serious.D. He is willing to offer help in reducing plastic pollution.ECounting the hairs on your head would be very difficult.Many have tried，but most people give up after losing cou
26、nt or getting bored!However，scientists say people have more than 100，000 hairs on their heads on average.Of course，this number is different from person to person.Some people have much more hair than others. What causes hair loss？There are many reasons，such as stress，illness and styling.It also runs
27、in families.Besides，many people simply lose hair as they grow older.To avoid losing hair，you should wash your hair correctly and condition （养护） your hair to help keep your hair healthy.Its also important to be gentle when brushing or combing hair. Hair loss is not the same as daily shedding（脱落）.Peop
28、le lose an average of 50 to 100 hairs a day.Its normal.If you are losing more hair than average，talk to the adults you trust.They can help you decide whether to ask a doctor for help. Why do humans have hair on their heads？Most other mammals （哺乳动物） have thick fur covering their whole bodies.While hu
29、mans grow small and fine hairs on much of their skin，its much thicker on the top of the head.Scientists say the answers come down to evolution.Humans probably evolved without fur because they have more sweat glands （汗腺） than other mammals.Humans walk upright on two legs.Therefore，the top of their he
30、ads needs protection from the sun.This is why people have more hair on their heads than on the rest of their bodies.The hair also helps keep heat in cold weather and keep a healthy body temperature.24. How many reasons for hair loss are mentioned in Paragraph 2？ _ A. 3.B. 4.C. 5.D. 6.25. You can tak
31、e the following measures to avoid losing hair except _ .A. wearing a hat all the timeB. washing your hair correctlyC. brushing or combing hair gentlyD. conditioning your hair26. Put the things about hair loss in correct order. _ a.Hair loss is different from daily shedding. b.Many people simply lose
32、 hair as they grow older. c.Hair loss also runs in families. d.Stress，illness and styling cause hair loss.A. b - d - a - cB. b - a - d - cC. d - a - c - bD. d - c - b - a27. What does the underlined word evolution mean in the last paragraph？ _ A. developmentB. abilityC. communicationD. education28.
33、What can we learn from the passage？ _ A. In general，its easier for young people to lose hair than old people.B. The hair on human heads helps keep heat in cold weather.C. If you lose 50 to 100 hairs every day，you must ask a doctor for help.D. Mammals have thick fur covering their whole bodies becaus
34、e they have no sweat glands.FHow nice are you？Do you give money to homeless people？Do you offer your seat to someone in need on a bus？ Many people believe that confident people think more highly of themselves，while those who have low self-esteem（自尊）think less of their good qualities.However，a new st
35、udy says it might not be true，reported The Guardian. The study was done by Jonathan Freeman，a psychology professor from the University of London，UK.He found that 98 percent of British people consider themselves to be among the nicest 50 percent of the population.In the study，Freeman first asked some
36、 people to rate（评级）their own niceness.Then he got people to answer questions like Do you give directions to strangers？ and Have you ever donated blood？.The results showed that people are not as nice as they think they are.Two thirds of them seldom helped others carry heavy shopping bags，and only a q
37、uarter of them donated blood. In another study by psychologists from universities in Chicago and Virginia，US，some people were shown pictures of themselves.Some pictures had been more or less changed to make them appear more attractive.When asked to pick the unchanged pictures，people usually chose th
38、e more attractive ones. So，why do we think were nicer than we actually are？There are many theories（理论）.A popular one says we cheat ourselves unknowingly，so that we can get confidence without lying to ourselves knowingly. How can we solve it？Other studies show that there is a simple way：feedback （反馈）
39、.Compare others opinion toward yourself with your own and you will see a clearer picture. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案。29. What did the new study find？ _ A. Confident people have more good qualities.B. People with low self-esteem are mostly not nice.C. People are not as nice as they think they are.D. Confident peop
40、le dont like those with low-esteem.30. Which of the following is NOT true？ _ A. Freeman is a British psychology professor.B. About 98 percent of British people think theyre nice people.C. The people answered some questions about niceness.D. One fourth of the people helped others carry heavy bags.31.
41、 According to Para 4，people chose the more attractive pictures of themselves because _ .A. they were not happy with their looksB. it was hard to tell small differencesC. they lied to themselves without knowing itD. they wanted to learn to make up32. What does the story mainly talk about？ _ A. Dont l
42、ie to yourself.B. Peoples opinion of their own niceness.C. Lets help others more.D. Compare yourself with others.33. Where does the passage most probably come from？ _ A. A magazine.B. A grammar book.C. A dictionary.D. A story book.34. On November 29th，2022，the Shenzhou-15 spaceship took three astron
43、auts，Fei Junlong，Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu，into space to carry out the Shenzhou-15 space mission.The three astronauts will stay in space for about six（1） _ （month）. Deng Qingming is the last one of the countrys（2） _ （ one） group of 14 astronauts to go into space.He worked hard and never gave up his
44、 dream of going into space，and （3） _ （ final），he made it，at the age of 56. Deng was born in a farming family in Jiangxi.He has four（4） _ （ young） brothers and sisters.As a hard-working student，he（5） _ （ join） the PLA Air Force in June 1984 and started training（6） _ a pilot.In 1998，Deng became one of
45、 the 14 astronauts of our country. In the following years，Deng spent almost all of his time（7） _ （ train）.He tried hard to take every chance to fly into space.He was a backup crew member for the Shenzhou IX，X and XI missions. （ 8） _ the road to space flight was really difficult，Deng never thought of
46、 giving up.Now（9） _ （ he） dream came true.However，he said，The（10） _ （ successful） of the mission is more important than my dream.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)35. Shibanyan，a beautiful town in Henan Province，is a popular place for art lovers.Every summer，art students from all over the country come
47、here to practice painting. The town sits in the hills and forests.Streams run through it slowly. （1） _ They are used to the old-fashioned way of life，getting up with the chickens to do farm work and going to bed soon after sunset. Shibanyan leans on the Taihang Grand Canyon（倚靠太行大峡谷），so its easy to get rocks here.（2） _ In recent years，the rock houses have become the towns main feature.And many visitors come here to
