2023年江苏省常州市常州外国语学校中考二模英语试题（含答案）

2023年江苏省常州市常州外国语学校中考二模英语试题

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．— Aerial China is ________ documentary I’ve introduced to you several times.

— It’s great. I’ve never watched ________ more attractive one.

A．the; the B．the; / C．a; the D．the; a

2．Many people ________ this cultural TV program can make the public interested in ancient Chinese poems.

A．warn B．expect C．advise D．imagine

3．— Jenny, we ________ buy Mom presents. We can clean the house from top to bottom.

— Good idea! It’s a special present for Mother’s Day.

A．can’t B．mustn’t C．shouldn’t D．needn’t

4．Children’s Day is on the way. Many shops have ________ huge posters with the word “sales”.

A．put on B．put up C．put away D．put off

5．Draw a mind map of the information you get when you go over your lessons. ________, you are sure to forget some of it easily.

A．However B．Anyway C．Otherwise D．Therefore

6．— Do you know how many hamburgers and sandwiches there are in the fridge?

— ________. You can have some pancakes instead.

A．Nothing B．None C．No one D．Little

7．—Have you heard of the singer called Zhou Shen?

—Yes. His beautiful music has brought ________ to people all over China.

A．difficulty B．weather C．pleasure D．danger

8．It is said that robots can do many things ________ humans can’t do ________ the control of computers.

A．what; under B．that; with C．that; under D．what; with

9．— OK, what do you want to know?

— I’m unsure _________.

A．which is the way to the Palace Museum

B．how many colors were there in a rainbow

C．that the couple have been married for a long time

D．what he has devoted himself to improving his study

10．— I’m too nervous to give a talk before so many people.

— ________, Maria. You can do it．

A．Take care B．Of course

C．Take it easy D．Help yourself

二、完形填空

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。

George’s mother was very poor. Instead of having bright blazing fires in winter, she had ___11___ to burn. George had to pick up dry ___12___ from under the trees.

One ___13___ day in July, she sent George to the woods. He was to stay there all day to get as much wood as he could. He worked very hard so by the time the sun was high, he was hot, and wished for a ___14___ place where he might rest for a while and eat his dinner.

While he hunted around the bank of the stream, he saw among the moss (苔藓) some fine wild ___15___, which were a bright red with ripeness.

“How good these will be with my bread and butter!” thought George. Lining (垫在……里) his little cap with leaves, he set to work eagerly (急切地) to gather all he could find. He felt happy and thought how much his mother would like to see him there, and to be there herself instead of in her dark ___16___.

George thought of all this and just as he was lifting the first strawberry to his mouth, he said to himself, “How much Mum would like these!” He stopped and ___17___ the strawberry again.

“Shall I save them for her?” said George, thinking how much they would refresh her, yet ___18___ looking at them with a longing eye. “I will eat half and take the other half to her,” said he at last and he ___19___ them into two piles. But each pile looked so small that he put them together again.

“I will keep them all for Mum,” said he and he covered them up nicely till he should go home.

When the sun was beginning to sink, George set out for home. How happy he felt then, that he had all his strawberries for his ____20____ mother. The nearer he came to his home, the ____21____ he wished to taste them.

Just as he had thrown down his wood, he heard his mother’s weak voice from her bedroom. “I am thirsty and want some tea.”

George ran in to her and joyfully offered the strawberries. “You ____22____ them for me, did you?” said Mum, laying her hand gently on his head, while tears stood in her eyes.

Could the eating of the strawberries have given George half the happiness he felt at the moment?

11．A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing

12．A．paper B．coal C．wood D．cloth

13．A．fine B．rainy C．grey D．cold

14．A．cool B．tidy C．quiet D．smooth

15．A．apples B．strawberries C．tomatoes D．carrots

16．A．kitchen B．study C．yard D．bedroom

17．A．ate up B．gave away C．put back D．turned over

18．A．never B．also C．hardly D．still

19．A．divided B．threw C．turned D．cut

20．A．serious B．strong C．sick D．silly

21．A．more B．less C．later D．sooner

22．A．bought B．saved C．borrowed D．stole

三、阅读单选

Plants need certain things to live, grow and stay healthy. The following pictures will show you what they need to survive.

23．Which of the following environments is suitable for plants to grow?

A．A planet without any water. B．A room in complete darkness.

C．A box free of carbon dioxide. D．A farm with proper temperature.

24．What can plants use air for?

A．To get food from the soil. B．To save energy from food.

C．To control their temperature. D．To produce the food they need.

25．Which part of a magazine is the passage probably from?

A．History Discovery. B．Language Learning. C．Biology Research. D．Science Contributions.

Today, by carefully choosing dog parents, humans have created many different kinds of dogs. Each kind has its own look and talents, and its own role within human society. Here are three examples of “a dog’s life” in the human world.

Today, many hospitals let specially trained dogs in to bring love and cheer to patients. Shaynee is a therapy dog. She visits children who are in hospital. Dogs like Shaynee help patients feel calm and at peace, which can be hard in a busy hospital. They help both children and adults stay strong during long hospital stays, and even help them get better.

Today, some beagles (小猎犬) work in airports for the government. They are part of the program called the Beagle Brigade. A beagle is good for the work because of its powerful nose, and ability to follow smells. The Beagle Brigade’s job is to smell everything that comes into the country. They make officers notice illegal (非法的) fruits, vegetables and other foods in luggage or in mail. The beagles do the job far better than any human could.

While some dogs are working hard, others are free to spend their days resting and playing. Across the world, many pet dogs are treated like children. Many have their own rooms and all the things a dog could want. Some even have their own clothes. Many of these pets spend their days playing, learning to follow, or even going to classes. Their owners give them the best, and enjoy doing so.

Whether as workers or objects of affection (钟情), dogs have become helpful to humans in many ways. There are plenty of advantages for the dog, too. Many kinds of wild dogs have nearly disappeared from the Earth. However, the domestic dog’s special place as “man’s best friend” has allowed it to survive in a human world.

26．What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?

A．Dogs can take care of patients. B．Patients need love in the hospital.

C．Hospitals need many special dogs. D．Doctors are too busy to see patients.

27．What’s the purpose of the passage?

A．To ask people to treat dogs as their own children.

B．To explain why humans need beagles in their work.

C．To tell people about the history of dogs’ development.

D．To show a good relationship between dogs and humans.

28．Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage?

A． B． C． D．

Benjamin sat on the porch(门廊) of the old family house, thinking about his father. After Ethan passed away, Benjamin was the only person in the house. They once lived happily together in the house. But one night, Ethan and Benjamin had a fight. Benjamin walked out of the room angrily, he said no more to his father that night. For days, neither man talked to the other when they came back from work, and they did not even eat together any more. Days became months, the heavy silence between the two men continued. They still lived under the same roof(屋檐), but they did not talk, or even look at each other.

Eight more years passed, still they had nothing to say to each other. Ethan was getting very old. One night, Benjamin looked at his father for the first time in weeks. Father looked tired and lonely in his armchair. He said to himself, “We are together, even though we do not talk. I am lucky to have someone here with me. Without father this could be a cold and lonely house. Thanks for being here with me.” Another winter came, father lying sick in bed. Benjamin drove him to the hospital. After waiting in the hall for hours, Benjamin went in and saw the old man asleep.

“He might die soon,” said the doctor, “You should talk to him now. It will be your last chance.”

Suddenly the old man opened his eyes and looked at his son. He smiled weakly at Benjamin, and Benjamin smiled back. Then Ethan opened his mouth, trying to talk. Benjamin quickly put his hand over his father’s mouth. The old man did not try to talk anymore. His eyes closed again and passed away in peace.

The doctor said, “He wanted to say something before he died. Why did you stop him?” Benjamin answered, “It was my father who first made the decision that we should not talk. I did not want to hear him say he was sorry. I did not want him to ever think he was wrong.”

When he entered the old quiet house that night, everything seemed strange. He said to himself, “This will be a lonely house now.”

29．How did Benjamin feel when seeing father sitting in the armchair in Paragraph 2?

A．Cheerful. B．Thankful. C．Regretful. D．Stressed.

30．What can be inferred from Benjamin’s words in Paragraph 5?

A．He loved and respected his father.

B．He was angry about what his father did.

C．He complained about his father’s decision.

D．He couldn’t believe his father passed away.

31．Which of the following is the correct order according to the passage?

①Ethan passed away peacefully.

②Benjamin and Ethan had a fight.

③Benjamin and Ethan had nothing to say to each other.

④Benjamin thought about his father on the porch.

A．④②①③ B．②③①④ C．④③②① D．③④②①

32．Which of the following can be the best title?

A．A silent father B．A lonely house

C．In the hospital bed D．Under the same roof

Recently, “college students going to Zibo for barbecue” and “taking a high-speed train to taste Zibo barbecue” have become hot topics on Chinese social platforms. Zibo barbecue offers a distinctive dining experience. On each table is a small stove. Customers can process skewers(肉串) themselves and then wrap them in a thin pancake, usually with a spring onion inside. The experience makes “Zibo barbecue” quite different from other kinds of barbecue.

Data(数据) from Meituan and Dazhong Dianping shows that booking volume(总量) for hotels in Zibo during the five-day May Day holiday is 800 percent higher than that in 2019. Local media in Zibo said the number of passengers arriving and leaving through Zibo railway station has reached 50,000 a day, setting a record in the past three years, with most of them being tourists who come to taste Zibo barbecue.

The local government has caught the chance brought by the sudden trend, to attract more tourists. As early as March 10, it has set up prizes for barbecue shops that are popular among tourists, set up a barbecue organization, and announced the opening of a barbecue festival during the May Day holiday. In order to encourage people to visit the city, Zibo set up a specially customized “barbecue map”, and added 21 new barbecue bus lines, so that tourists can “get on the bus to rest, get off to eat”.

“Barbecue and tourism may not have too much influence on stimulating the economy(刺激经济), but this is a chance for more people to get to know Zibo’s enthusiasm and business environment, which will attract more investment(投资) and create more jobs. This is what really matters,” Wang Dazhuang, a local Zibo citizen said. At present, the biggest problem is that the passenger flow is too big for this city so that many owners of barbecue restaurants are trying to expand(扩大) their barbecue business, according to an owner of a barbecue restaurant.

33．What does the underlined word “distinctive” mean?

A．delicious B．special C．great D．relaxing

34．What does the data show in Paragraph 2?

A．Zibo has a tourism boom(激增) because of Zibo barbecue.

B．Zibo is often crowded during the May Day holiday.

C．Not many people went to Zi bo until recently.

D．Barbecue has become the symbol of Zibo.

35．What does the third paragraph mainly tell us about?

A．Why Zibo becomes so popular on the Internet so quickly.

B．How Zibo has tried to develop the city tourism.

C．Where visitors can taste the most delicious barbecue in Zibo.

D．When is the best time to taste Zibo barbecue.

36．What is Wang Dazhuang’s attitude(态度) to the popularity of Zibo barbecue?

A．Worried. B．Neutral. C．Doubtful. D．Supportive.

四、阅读还原5选4

Everyone has got two personalities—the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows the real you. ___37___ The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.

If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people. So you never express your real feelings. ___38___

If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn, but you aren’t very ambitious. ___39___ This means that you enjoy having a good time.

If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. ___40___ You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.

A．You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.

B．You know your strengths and weaknesses.

C．Normally people seldom change their sleeping position.

D．Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up.

E．You usually live for today not for tomorrow.

F．In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position.

五、语法填空

Parents are the most important people in our life. Our lives ___41___ (influence) by them in so many ways. They teach us almost everything about living, give us strength of character and make us who we are. It is because of them that we become able to do our duties. The things that we are able to do are actually their gifts to us. Right from ___42___ (take) care of us when we are young to guiding us whenever we need their advice, they are always there by our side.

All we can do for them is to give them love and ___43___ (happy) and try to make them feel proud of us. First of all, you need to follow all the good things they ___44___ (teach) you when you were very young. It could be about eating ___45___ (health) or exercising in a regular way, or it could be about helping anyone who needs help.

Not making complaints is also a good way. So don’t complain about what you don’t have. Learn to appreciate (感激) and love what your parents give you; you may not know the struggles they go through in order to give you that.

Thirdly, you also need to start making your own ___46___ (decide) wisely and confidently. In other words, take control of your life by deciding what will be good or bad for you. Let them see that you are able to do all kinds of things ___47___ asking others for help.

More ___48___ (important), you should try to be a good person. Be polite and respectful to your family and friends. When they give you advice or a suggestion, you’d better take their ideas into consideration. Try to work as ___49___ (hard) as you can and be modest with all of your ____50____ (achieve). Anyway, seeing you grow into a good person will surely make your parents proud.

六、完成句子

51．这部叫《灌篮高手》的电影成功使许多40多岁的人想起了他们的青春。

The film called Slum Dunk _____________ many people _______________ their youth.

52．她一到达教室，就迫不及待分发作业。

She couldn’t wait __________________________ she got to the classroom.

53．不断努力尝试使我们更容易在化学上取得进步。

Keeping trying hard makes __________________________________ .

54．你根据他们的能力为这些学生提供了不同的工作，你真善良啊!

How kind you are __________________________________ according to their abilities!

55．那些和你同龄的男孩们是如何复习他们所学的?

How ________________ what they’ve learned?

56．我不确定昨天这些孩子被分成几组来编故事的。

I am not sure how many groups ________________________ stories yesterday.

七、电子邮件

57．假如你叫Leo，你初二的表弟林涛犯了一些错误，写了一封邮件向你诉说。为帮助他排解困惑，请你根据他的邮件内容并结合自身经历，用英语回信开导他。

注意:

1. 文中不得出现你的真实姓名和学校名称；

2. 表达清楚，语句通顺，意思连贯、书写规范；

3. 词数不少于100。文章的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Lin Tao,

    I’m sorry to know that you are not happy these days. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Leo

参考答案：

1．D

2．B

3．D

4．B

5．C

6．B

7．C

8．C

9．A

10．C

11．D    12．C    13．A    14．A    15．B    16．D    17．C    18．D    19．A    20．C    21．B    22．B

23．D    24．D    25．C

26．B    27．D    28．C

29．B    30．A    31．B    32．B

33．B    34．A    35．B    36．D

37．F    38．A    39．E    40．B

41．are influenced    42．taking    43．happiness    44．taught    45．healthily    46．decisions    47．without    48．importantly    49．hard    50．achievements

51．     successfully reminded     in their forties of

52．to hand out the homework as soon as

53．it easier for us to make progress in chemistry

54．to provide these students with different jobs/ to provide different jobs for these students

55．do those boys of your age go over

56．these children were divided into to make up

57．例文：

Dear Lin Tao,

I’m sorry to know that you are not happy these days. You needn’t worry too much. It’s true that everyone makes mistakes.

Take me for example. One day, I spent so much time playing football with my friends that I forgot to do my homework. I said sorry to my teacher and finished it the next day. I found it important to achieve a balance between schoolwork and hobbies.

It doesn’t matter whether or not you make mistakes. What matters most is to correct and learn from them. In this way, others will understand you. Then you will feel much better.

I hope my experience can help you.

Best wishes.

                                                                                                                     Yours,

Leo