2023年中考押题预测卷01（苏州卷）-英语（考试版）A4

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2023年中考押题预测卷01【苏州卷】

英语

注意事项：

1. 本试卷共七大题，满分100分（不含听力口语30分）、考试用时100分钟；

2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡和对应的位置上，并认真校对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人相符合；

3. 答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动、请用橡皮擦干净后、再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题；

4. 考生答题必须答在答题卡上、答在试卷和草稿低上一律无效。

第一部分 完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

“We have visitors this morning.” Ms. Myers told Class 5. “A journalist and a photographer from the newspaper are doing an article about our new school ___1___. And some of you will be in the photo.”

The kids were excited, except for Brad. He knew he wouldn’t be in the photo. Brad was small. Kids were always making jokes about how ___2___ he was.

“They won’t put Brad in the photo,” John said. “ You’d need a magnifying glass (放大镜) to see him.”  The other kids laughed. Brad grinned ( smiled widely ), even though John’s words were rude. He ___3___ smiled when people made jokes like that.

The visitors arrived. The journalist was called Tegan and the photographer was a short guy named Rick. Tegan talked to the class about how a journalist had to ___4___ clear sentences and Rick told them about some amazing photos he’d taken. Rick also said, “Once I had to photograph a mother duck that was looking after a baby duck. She thought I was trying to ___5___ the baby duck, so she started hitting me with her wings. Picking on a little guy like me !”.

Class 5 laughed again, and Brad grinned, too. It’s OK when you make jokes about _____6_____, he thought. It was jokes from other people that could hurt.

Time to take photos. Rick said,“ I’Il have them.” pointing to 6 kids, Brad ___7___. Brad could hardly believe it.

In the hall,  Rick put them in front of the new library’s big painting of stars and planets and books. he said. “We’ll get you guys to ___8___ in front of it, so it looks even bigger .”

“Is that why you picked Brad ?” called one of the Class 5 kids. “So it looks really big?” Some people laughed. Brad started to grin as he usually did. ___9___ Rick shook his head.

“ No way,” he said. “I picked him because he’s got a smile two miles long.”

He looked at Brad ,“ Plus, this guy is ___10___ inside where it matters. Right, mate ?” This time, Brad spoke before he could think. “ Inside, I’m three miles long.”

Class 5 laughed again. But Brad knew that they were laughing with him, not at him.

1．A．playground B．dinning room C．library D．classroom building

2．A．shy B．silent C．black D．short

3．A．usually B．sometimes C．seldom D．never

4．A．recite B．read C．write D．copy

5．A．eat B．attack C．touch D．feed

6．A．itself B．herself C．himself D．yourself

7．A．advised B．noticed C．included D．followed

8．A．stand B．sit C．jump D．sing

9．A．But B．So C．Or D．For

10．A．simple B．soft C．warm D．big

第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

11．What is the correct order of the experiment according to the form?

a. Use a light bulb to heat the paper.     

b. Put a cotton swab into the mixture.

c. Mix lemon juice and water.        

d. Write some words on a piece of white paper with the wet cotton swab.

e. Dry the paper.

A．a-d-c-b-e B．c-b-a-e-d C．c-b-d-e-a D．a-e-b-c-d

12．What does the text mainly talk about?

A．It tells us how we can make good use of fruit juice.

B．It explains why water is very important in our daily life.

C．It tells how we can make a mixture of water and lemon juice.

D．It shows how we can use lemon juice and water to write a secret message.

13．Where is the text probably taken from?

A．A storybook. B．A cookbook. C．A science magazine.       D．A travel guidebook.

                                      B  

Last year, nearly one in seven Americans took part in Dry January, a big task to keep away from wine for a month. The idea is to reduce something harmful from drinking too much and start the new year in a healthier way. The 31-day exercise began as a public health event in the UK about eight years ago and has been growing ever since.

Dry January is a way to improve your relationship with wine, says Keith Heinzerling, a medicine researcher in California. “Taking time away from drinking for a short period of time is easier for many people than going straight to a full control,” he says. “Even just a few weeks give you a fresh attitude about health and the chance to break bad habits you may have with wine.”

________, according to Dr. Heinzerling. “Within just few days of not drinking, your blood pressure and heart beat will be lower, and you’ll have improved blood sugar level, better sleep, and fewer worries,” he says.

Another point is that quitting wine often makes other good habits—exercise and healthy eating, for example—easier to start and keep on, which in turn leads to more good effects.

For those who are worrying they might not be able to control themselves not to drink, Dr. Heinzerling says, “An important sign is how you feel when you wake up in the morning. For example, Johnson, a drinker lover, who wakes up with coughing or a strong need for a drink, should not do Dry January without medical help,” he says.

For everyone—social drinkers and possible problem drinkers—one key to a positive Dry January is to see it not as a month of biting your teeth and getting through it until you can drink again, but rather the start of a healthier lifestyle overall.

14．According to the passage, Dry January is to ________.

A．advise people to drink more wine in January

B．describe the harm of drinking too much wine

C．help people to drink less and start a healthier year

D．introduce the proper ways to keep away from wine

15．Which can best fill in the blank in Paragraph 3?

A．People will see doctors more often

B．It’s a sign of increasing the amount of sleep

C．There are still many mental problems at present

D．It doesn’t take long to start to see active changes

16．The underlined word “quitting” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to ________.

A．trying out B．giving up C．depending on D．picking up

17．What’s the writer’s attitude towards Dry January?

A．Supportive. B．Doubtful.

C．Careful. D．Objective.

                                   C

Have you ever paid for educational podcasts (播客)or live videos? Ask some people and most of them will say yes. "Pay-for-knowledge" has been more and more fashionable these years. The contents of these "pay-for-knowledge" products are from language learning to gardening or baby-caring. Everything you think of can be found online at this moment. "Pay-for-knowledge" is on the rise(兴起).

Why is "pay-for-knowledge" industry developing so rapidly? First, its development is based on the Internet. With a fast network and a smartphone, anyone who has passed the identity(身份) check can be an online teacher, and anyone with an online account can buy "pay-for-knowledge" products that he or she wants at an affordable price. Second, people are afraid to miss any information. On one hand, people hope for more useful information.            

On the other hand, such information is usually at the hands of experts (专家) who serve well-known companies and universities. Moreover, the need to learn new skills in today's job market also pushes people to learn on such educational podcasts.

The industry of "pay-for-knowledge" has proved to be lucrative. It promises possibilities of turning information into money. It is good for the development of our country and it can help sellers make lots of money. Besides, buyers can enjoy self-growth from it. What's more, this is a reflection(反映)of respect for knowledge and talents.

However, the rapid development of "pay-for-knowledge" has a few problems. For one thing, the market is full of eye-catching words such as "How to be an Industry's Expert in 5 Hours" and "15 Classes to Be a Master of Appreciating (欣赏) Classical Music", which sound like if you pay for it, you are sure to succeed. For another, a large number of customers buy them just for showing off. In fact, those who have really had self-growth after buying online courses may be the kind of people who need them least. In other words, with or without these courses, they can make it anyway, because they are those who have the ability to learn by themselves.

In general, the best is the one that suits you most. "Pay-for-knowledge" may be used as a good start for self-growth. Be careful! Otherwise, your dream of success may not come true.

18．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．"Pay-for-knowledge" products can help all the people succeed.

B．"Pay-for-knowledge" products can offer people different kinds of courses.

C．People who can teach themselves need "pay-for-knowledge" products most.

D．People must learn from experts who serve famous companies and universities.

19．What can we learn about "pay-for-knowledge" industry from Paragraph 2?

A．The history of its development. B．The problems of its products.

C．The advantages of its products. D．The causes of its rise.

20．The underlined phrase "be lucrative" in Paragraph 3 means "_____________".

A．produce lots of money B．get much information

C．win great respect D．enjoy self-growth

21．The main purpose of this passage is to___________.

A．recommend the "pay-for-knowledge" products to people

B．advise everyone to learn knowledge by themselves online

C．remind people to choose "pay-for-knowledge" products wisely

D．teach parents how to buy some online courses for their children

                                         D

In the 1800s, there was a metal that was even more valuable than gold. It is aluminum. Rich ladies wore jewelry made of aluminum. Kings served their guests on aluminum plates.

However, aluminum is not rare. In fact, it’s the most common metal.

Only it was difficult to get it. For a long time, no one knew how to get it out of bauxite. As far back as the 1700s, scientists thought bauxite held metal. But they didn’t know what kind. They tried heating the rock to different temperatures. They also put into acids and salts. But no luck. Finally, in 1825 they managed to get a little aluminum. It took another 20 years to get the metal, although in a very small amount.

In 1884, an American named Charles Hall was in chemistry class when his teacher handed around a piece of aluminum. He told the students that they could change the world and get rich if they could invent a cheaper way to make it. Charles Hall did it.

The main challenge was how to separate the aluminum from oxygen. Aluminum really, really likes oxygen. Aluminum and oxygen will stick together even at very high heat. Hall’s way was to add electricity to knock oxygen and aluminum apart.

Meanwhile, in France, chemist Paul Heroult had exactly the same idea! They shared credit for the discovery. The Hall-Heroult Process is still used today. And Hall’s aluminum company became the largest in the world.

Soon there was cheap aluminum for all. Engineers loved it. Aluminum is light and strong. Mixing aluminum with other metals can make them lighter and stronger.

Today, aluminum is all around us, in cars, airplanes, buildings, bikes, computers, cooking pots, soda cans, and much more.

What’s more, ________. Getting new aluminum from old aluminum products uses 90% less energy. It’s much cheaper and creates less pollution. In fact, thanks to recycling, 75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in use! So the next time you see an old soda can, don’t think of it as trash. Think of it as one of Earth’s most valuable metals, even if it doesn’t cost as much as gold now.

22．According to the passage, aluminum ________ in the past.

A．was not liked by wealthy people B．was not a common metal on the earth

C．was not easy to get out of bauxite D．was not as valuable as gold in the 1800s

23．Different from others, Hall used ________ to get aluminum in a cheaper way.

A．salts B．ice C．heat D．electricity

24．Which of the following can be put into ________ in Paragraph 8?

A．aluminum is easy to make

B．aluminum is easy to recycle

C．aluminum products can be used for a long time

D．aluminum products don’t cost much money now

25．What is the best title for the passage?

A．The Common Rock — Bauxite B．The Great Chemist — Charles Hall

C．The Magical Metal — Aluminum D．The Helpful Idea — Hall-Heroult Process

第三部分 信息还原（共5小题：每小题1分，满分5分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

No one is perfect. It’s not always easy to get along with everyone.What should we do when we hurt someone’s feelings? ____26____

Why apologize(道歉)?

Saying you’re sorry is more than just words. You’re also saying that you care about his or her feelings. After apologizing, you will feel a little better. The other person probably will, too.

What does an apology sound like? ____27____ Here are some examples:

I’m sorry I lost your book.

I was crazy, but I shouldn’t have called you names.I’m sorry.

I’m really sorry I pushed you. That was wrong. I won’t do it anymore.

When should we apologize?

Here are some times when an apology can make the difference:

If you hurt someone, even if you didn’t mean it.

____28____

If you didn’t keep a promise.

____29____

Sometimes a heartfelt(诚挚的) “I’m sorry” fixes everything right away. At other times, it might take a long time for someone to get past feeling sad. ____30____

A．We should apologize.

B．Does apologizing fix everything?

C．Do you often hurt others?

D．If you told a lie or broke a rule.

E．You may need to give the other person some time.

F．There are many ways to apologize.

G．Can we refuse to apologize?

第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题；每小题1分，满分13分）

第一节 根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空限填一词。

31．Not all the ________ (信息) on the Internet is useful to us.

32．I have been to the village three times to enjoy the ________ (自然的) beauty there.

33．Sam hardly has any good friends because he always ________（拒绝）to help other people.

34．You don’t live ________ (健康地), it will be necessary for you to change your lifestyle.

35．Mr. Bean ________ (进入) our classroom and told us a lot of jokes in my dream last night.

36．As we all know, family is the basic cell of ________ (社会) and the first school of our life.

37．My cousin Andy likes keeping goldfish as pets because they are not ________ (吵闹的) at all.

38．It is hardly possible for one man to achieve success u________ he works hard.

请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。

39．Peng Jingxuan, a Chinese girl in her ________, is known for playing the guzheng on the street of Paris.

40．Making telephone calls while driving is not ________ against the law. It’s a matter of life or death.

41．—Lily, why are you and Lucy so busy these days?

—A friend of ________ will come for a visit. So we are preparing something necessary.

42．Stephen has always dreamed of going horse riding on the ________ grassland in Inner Mongolia.

43．The ________ from Suzhou University spent much of their time developing a new type of solar panel.

第五部分 短文填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A sweet little girl was holding two apples in both hands.

Her mum came in, and with a smile, ____44___ (soft) asked her daughter: “Sweetie, could you give your mum one of those ____45____ (apple)?”

The girl looked up at her mum ____46____ a few seconds, then suddenly took a quick bite of one apple, and then a quick bite of ____47____ other.

The mum felt the smile on ____48____ (she) face disappeared. But she tried hard not to show she was sad.

Then the little girl handed one of her bitten-into apples to her mum, and ____49____ (say): “Here you are, Mummy. This one is much ____50____ (sweet).” The mother was so moved ____51____ she hugged her daughter tightly.

No matter who you are, ____52____ you have experienced, or how knowledgeable you think you are, don’t pass judgment without ____53___ (give) others the chance to explain themselves first. What you first see may not be the reality.

第六部分 阅读表达（共3小题；54题2分，55题2分，56题3分，满分7分）

请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。

Beatrix was a honeybee who lived with thousands of other bees. She loved being a bee. But there was one day a year when being a bee wasn’t so good: her birthday.

One birthday, when Beatrix was out looking for nectar, she noticed a mouse called Mallow having an amazing birthday party. She hid and watched the other mice dancing and singing “Happy Birthday” to Mallow.

Then Mallow saw Beatrix. “Oh, hello there!” he said. “Are you OK?”

“I’m sorry,” said Beatrix shyly. “I didn’t mean to spy. I just love watching your birthday parties. It’s... it’s my birthday as well.”

“Happy birthday!” cried Mallow. “Why don’t you join us? The more, the merrier!”

Beatrix spent the whole afternoon with the mice.

On the way home, an idea began to form in Beatrix’s mind. If mice could celebrate then why shouldn’t the bees? Beatrix packed up all the party things and hurried back to the nest before the other bees got home from work. When everything was ready, Beatrix waited near the nest.

“SURPRISE!” she shouted as all the bees flew past her.

Suddenly, thousands of bees gathered to listen.

“What’s going on?” asked Debbie.

“It’s a party for all the birthday bees!” said Beatrix.

“There are far too many of us with a birthday today,” said Rubee. “We can’t all have a party!”

“The more, the merrier!” said Beatrix, “Just because lots of us share a birthday, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t special. Every bee should get a birthday celebration!”

From then on, a daily party was held to celebrate all the bees born every day.

54．How did the mice celebrate Mallow’s birthday?

________________________________

55．What did the mice do after they found Beatrix?

________________________________

56．What may be a proper title for the story?

________________________________

第七部分 书面表达（共1题；满分25分）

57．劳动教育是青少年全面发展的重要组成部分。因此，青少年应该主动参加各类劳动，如社区服务、学校劳动和日常家务等。请你结合自身经历，以“Let’s take part in labor activities!”为题，写一篇英语短文。

要点：

（1）请列举2—3项你经常参加的劳动；

（2）谈谈你对参加劳动的看法和你参加劳动的收获。

要求：

（1）语言表达准确，短文连贯通顺，书写规范认真；

（2）文中不得出现真实人名与校名；

（3）100词左右。

 Let’s take part in labor activities!

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