1、2023年无锡市锡山区锡东片中考一模英语试题第I卷 （客观题 共50分）一、单项选择 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）1_ Wuxi you see today is quite _ different city from the one that it used to be.AThe; /B/; theCThe; aDA; a2This spring has come earlier than usual, more than 10 days and even 20 days earlier in p
2、rovinces _ Fujian, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan.AacrossBincludingCbeyondDthrough3Indias population is expected to pass Chinas for the first time in 2023The United Nations has reported that Indias population will reach about 1.7 billion by 2050 _ China will fall in the next few years.AsinceBafterCbefo
3、reDwhile4Gen Zers (people born from 1995 to 2009) are the most active group of people, who _ the past with the future.AconnectBcontactCcontrolDcomplete5With the local environmental protection, the salt lake in Yuncheng Shanxi has _ a perfect place for some rare wild birds.Aturned intoBturned outCtur
4、ned aroundDturned off6Although it is more than sixty years since the death of Lei Feng, the “Lei Feng spirit” is still _, encouraging a new generation (一代人) of Chinese people.AlivelyBliveClivingDalive7The “Wandering Earth” series and TV drama “ThreeBody” once again brought Liu Cixin, a famous scienc
5、e fiction writer, to the _ of Chinese people.AnoticeBinterestCattentionDattraction8Do Indian people speak English?Not exactly! They _ speak Hindi, but their second language is English.AspeciallyBsimplyCmainlyDmost9Great! My favourite athlete Xu Mengtao was chosen as one of the top ten people Touchin
6、g China in 2022. Her experience of winning the gold medal at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after 16 years of hard work tells us that _ is impossible and just do it.AeverythingBnothingCsomethingDanything10Shenzhou XV was successfully sent into space! Do you know _?Lets search on the Internet for i
7、t!Awhen did Shenzhou XV enter China Space StationBthat Deng Qingming will enter China Space StationChow soon will Deng Qingming enter the EarthDhow long Deng Qingming will stay in the space station this time11_ I take a mobile phone with me for our spring outing to Sunac Land?Unless youre allowed.AS
8、houldBMayCMustDWill12This years Dangkou Folk Music Festival will be covered live this weekend, attracting _ tourists.Aa huge army ofBa great deal ofCthe number ofDa plenty of13The saying “ _ ” tells us that you wont be a hero if you cant get over difficulties and achieve success.AHe who has never be
9、en to the Great Wall is not a true man.BNo pain, no gain.CPractice makes perfect.DA good miss is as good as a mile.14Would you like to own a home robot?_I consider the home robot a great help in my daily life.AWhat forBSo whatCWhy notDIt depends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。（本大
10、题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）Did you watch the popular TV series Meet yourself during your winter vacation? In the TV series, Xu Hongdou travels to a village in Yunnan province and volunteers at a local cafShe gets _15_ meals in returnBecause of this hot hit, _16_ travelsimilar to Xus type of workhas caught mo
11、re attention.In general, the _17_ of taking such a trip is to take part in a service chance to help others, according to Wise TourDuring the trip, volunteer travelers often provide services like teaching, cooking, animal caring, and cultural activitiesIn _18_ for their help, the volunteers may get f
12、ree accommodation (住宿), meals and laundry (洗衣), activities, or classes.It seems that only modern transport could make these long journeys _19_ in recent yearsHowever, volunteer travel started from the 1960s, when Alec Dickson and his wife Mora from the UK _20_ Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), an in
13、ternational volunteer organization.According to Sanlian Lifeweek magazine, volunteer projects in the _21_ are now attracting more visitors from the city to relax from the fast and stressful lifeYang Yan, a pioneer of a volunteer platform (平台), told the magazine that there has been a rapid _22_ in th
14、e number of tourists from the city to volunteer in village areas.People try volunteer travel for several reasonsBy working voluntarily while traveling, travelers may make a _23_ to the worldThe volunteers provide services through charities with lower costs for the communities they serveAnother _24_
15、of volunteer travel is that it helps tourists from the city to get a taste of country lifeIn this way, travelers can relax from their busy lives, while country communities also develop by receiving more customers for local tourism industries.15AfreeBdeliciousCbigDlight16AbusinessBvolunteerCgroupDnat
16、ional17AcauseBresultCpurposeDway18AtimeBexchangeCpreparationDanswer19AimpossibleBhardCeasyDpossible20Aset upBopen upCput upDpick up21AmountainBdesertCcountrysideDcity22AchangeBdevelopmentCinfluenceDincrease23AdecisionBdifferenceCpromiseDplan24AadvantageBdisadvantageCreasonDtruth三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文
17、内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）AJane, a reporter, is collecting information for the local newspaperShe is interested in the following things introduced in a magazineSmart SchoolbagForget to pack the books you need into your schoolbag in the morning rush?A schoolboy aged 11 has invented a
18、 schoolbagIt tells you which books to packA small computer and a scanner (扫描装置) are fixed in the bagAs each book is put into the bag, it is checked by the scannerIf any book is missing, a message will be shown on the computer screen to remind youWeather SweetsCan you eat weather?A university makes t
19、hat happenIt uses a 3D printer to create sweets based on the weather information of a certain dayThe shapes of the sweets are influenced by wind speedThe colors of the sweets are decided by temperatureThe sweets act as a weather record of the day when they are madeSunrise BedIts hard for you to get
20、up in the morning, isnt it?To help you get up, a company has created a “tool” a sunrise bedIt wakes you up gently as a sunrise doesLights built into the bed turn on and start to get brighter and brighterWhen the lights are fully on, soft music will begin to playIt will be louder and louder until you
21、 turn it offThe company explains, “The gentle light tells your body that it is morning, soitstops producing a chemical that helps you sleep.”25The smart schoolbag has been invented by _.Aa reporterBa schoolboyCa universityDa company26_ influence(s) the shapes of the weather sweets.AColorsBTemperatur
22、eC3D printersDWind speed27Which of the following shows how a sunrise bed wakes you up?Alights on music on lights brighter music louderBmusic on music louder lights on lights brighterClights on lights brighter music on music louderDmusic on lights on music louder lights brighterBThe World of Orientee
23、ringImagine you are in a new cityYou ask someone how to get to a bookstoreThey tell you to go straight, turn left, and you will find it on your leftIn fact, you can also find your way with a phoneNow imagine you are in an outdoor gameYou only have a map and a compass, and instead of running down a c
24、ity road, you may need to run around in the woods, climb over rocks and go up and down hillsWelcome to orienteering!In the game of orienteering, players use a map and a compass to find stationsThese stations are called controlsA special flag, usually in bright colours, marks each controlControls are
25、 not easy to findThey may be in front of a big rock or behind a treeIn most of the games, youll have to find controls in numbered order, but in some games you can change the order.At each control, players mark a card they carry with them and the card will be marked in different ways (See Figure 1)Th
26、e cards are very important because players must find all the controls to winIf someone misses a control, they wont have that mark on their cardsThey might cross the finish line first, but the next person to finish with a full card will win the game.Culture Note: The first compass was invented by anc
27、ient Chinese peopleIt helps you find your way by always pointing to the North.28What will players carry in the game?AA compass, a map and a card.BA flag, a compass and a card.CA map, a compass and a flag.DA phone, a compass and a map.29Which of the following is a rule of the game?AYou cant miss any
28、of the controls to win.BYou have to find controls in numbered order.CYou dont need to mark the cards.DYou must be the first to pass the finish line to win.30How many controls has Anna finished in the game?A9.B10.C11.D12.CChatGPT, a powerful AI (artificial intelligence人工智能) chatbot tool, has swept th
29、e world in the past few monthsThe tool is an AI chatbot system that was created by OpenAI company in America and went public in November 2022ChatGPT can remember the topic of your conversation, answer your questions and write stories and any other written texts you can think ofIt gets its answers fr
30、om a great deal of information on the Internet.You can ask ChatGPT anything, like explaining physics, asking for birthday party ideas and getting programming (编程) helpPerhaps its not smart enough to complete everything humans can do yet, but it can be creative, and its answers can sound completely c
31、orrectA few days after its coming, more than 1 million people were trying out ChatGPTIt is reported that ChatGPT reached 100 million users in 2 months, while it took TikTok about 9 months to reach 100 million users and Instagram spend two and a half years reaching itChatGPT is free to use at the mom
32、ent because it is still in its research process (过程)But when too many people flood onto the server (服务器), it is crowded with too many users and cant deal with your needsIt just means you should try visiting the website at a later time when fewer people are trying to enter itIf you wouldnt like to wa
33、it, there is a good choice for youUp to February, 2023, OpenAI has another product, ChatGPT Plus, which allows users to join the server quickly even during the rush hour of NetworkThis service does come at a cost of $20 per month.However, Google has an advantage over ChatGPTChatGPT is an artificial
34、intelligence robot that can solve your problems, while Google is a search engine, and on it you can search for as much information as possibleChatGPT has fixed knowledge because of its programming but Google has up-to-date knowledge every day.31Why does the writer list figures (列数字) in Paragraph 2?A
35、To show that ChatGPT is very popular.BTo show that ChatGPT is very expensive.CTo show that ChatGPT is very creative.DTo show that ChatGPT is very helpful.32What is ChatGPT Plus designed for?AGuiding users to experience free services.BAllowing users to visit the website later.CHelping users write the
36、ir stories.DOffering users a chance to visit the website quickly.33What is the disadvantage of ChatGPT compared with Google?AIt works on fixed numbers.BIt takes more time to search for information.CIt doesnt have the latest knowledge.DIt may provide wrong answers to questions.DThere are millions of
37、recipes(菜谱）hidden in the boxes and hearts of grandmother and parentsThese family recipes are a special part of our family historySome of them have been passed down from generation(一代人) to generation.“I realized I couldnt go home every weekend for my moms delicious dishes.” says Shreya, who is about
38、to enter universityShreya has recently started following her mother around the kitchen, taking notes on how to make her “masala chai” and tasty kachoris.“Those special tastes can immediately unlock a whole flood of emotions, memories and feelings of family, love and comfort.” says she.She adds, “I a
39、m looking to the day when my kids will come to know about their grandmothers through the dishes they cooked.”But many of us find it difficult to keep the food connection with their busy lifeEven if we have time, not many of us take the effort to collect and record the recipes from our grandmothers a
40、nd parentsWe often get a recipe on the phone and take it down quickly on a piece of paperWe just stick it onto the fridge for a week or two and forget about it as soon as the paper disappears from there.Actually, there are simple ways to keep family recipesScrapbooks(剪贴簿) are easily found in the mar
41、ketYou can even add photos to record every detail of your memories about the recipeWith the help of some popular apps like Story Scans, recording family recipes has never been easierWhat is needed is to scan(扫描) the recipes and record the story behind each of themIt can become the most meaningful wo
42、rk you have ever done with and for your family.Keeping family recipes is saving and honoring(尊重) our tradition so that future generations can continue to make family ties strongerEvery time you remember your loved ones, recreate one of the dishes from your collection and let the memories from the go
43、od old days comfort youSo why not gift your kids a family recipe book when they are starting a new life?34What does Shreya follow her mother around the kitchen?ATo clean up the kitchen.BTo note down recipes.CTo prepare family dinners.DTo talk about family rules.35What does the underlined word “gift”
44、 in the last paragraph mean?AbuyBshowCgiveDlend36What can we learn from the passage?AWays to record recipes can be easy.BMost people like writing recipe books.CRecipes have become popular with kids.DPeople often buy recipe books in the market.37Which of the following would be the best title for the
45、passage?AFamily Recipes: Secrets of CookingBFamily Recipes: Are at a CrossroadsCFamily Recipes: Connections to InterestsDFamily Recipes: Are More than Just Recipes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，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式。38Hanfu is an _ (古代的) clothing of the Han people who lived in
46、 China before the Qing Dynasty.39Childrens confidence should be developed in the path, theory(理论), system and _ (文化) of socialism(社会主义) with Chinese Characteristics.40Chinese-made products are _ (高度地) praised at the FIFA World Cup 2022.41Soft music is often played at some malls to _ (创造) a relaxing shopping environment.(B) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。42Yang Ziqiong made history on March 13, 2023 by becoming the first _ (Asia) to win the Best Actress Award at the 95th Academy Awards.43Much is _ (know) about the new movie called How do you live, but t
