2023年广东省广州市越秀区广州市第二中学中考二模英语试题(含答案)

2023年广东省广州市越秀区广州市第二中学中考二模英语试题

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

一、语法选择

Kids are kids, no matter where they live. On fine spring days, you find them outside looking for games to play. It’s the nature of being young.

   1    the game of marbles (弹珠) for example. From villages in deepest Africa to towns along the China Sea, youngsters have been playing a version of this traditional game for    2    years.

There are many reasons    3    make the game of marbles so popular. It’s easy to play and requires no equipment. Both the rich and the poor have    4    equal chance of winning.    5    you have at least one marble, you can get into a game.

Perhaps most important of all, the rules are flexible. It means    6    the rules can be changed by the players. That’s why there are no written rules for marbles. You and your friends    7    get a game going and, as long as you all agree, those are the rules for the game in your neighbourhood.

However, the goal is always the same. Players put their marbles on the ground. They try to win their opponents’ marbles by hitting the marbles or by knocking them out of a circle.    8    the end of a game, one player goes home with a bag full of marbles.    9    go home with bags that are far     10     than when they arrived.

The first marbles were small round stones. Later, clay marbles     11    . Even later, marbles started being made from glass. The prettiest glass marbles are always the most valuable. Marble players often trade marbles, trying to get the most colourful and beautiful ones for     12    .

Today, there is an International Marble Championship.     13     as any youngster knows, the best game of marbles     14     in the schoolyard. The days are warm, the marbles roll     15    , and friends gather around to see who will have the best luck that day.

1．A．Take B．To take C．Taking D．Took

2．A．two thousands B．thousand of C．thousands of D．two thousand of

3．A．which B．why C．how D．what

4．A．a B．an C．the D．/

5．A．While B．Unless C．If D．Since

6．A．what B．why C．which D．that

7．A．should B．can C．must D．need

8．A．In B．On C．By D．At

9．A．Another B．The other C．Other D．The others

10．A．light B．more light C．lighter D．lightest

11．A．are appeared B．have appeared C．were appeared D．appeared

12．A．them B．they C．themselves D．their

13．A．But B．And C．Or D．So

14．A．are played B．play C．has played D．is played

15．A．more easily B．easy C．easily D．most easily

二、完形填空

There was a businessman who was deep in debt (债务) and could see no way out. He sat on a park bench, head in his hands.

Suddenly, an old man stood before him. “I can see that something is     16     you,” he said. After listening to the businessman’s story, the old man wrote out a     17    , and put it in his hand, saying, “Take it and pay me back here exactly one year from today.” Then he turned and disappeared as quickly as he had come.

The businessman saw in his hand a check for $500,000, signed by John D．Rockefeller, one of the richest men in the world!

“I can     18     my debts in a second!” he realized. But     19    , the businessman decided to put the check in his safe. Just knowing it was there might give him the     20     to save his business, he thought.

He went back and worked hard to make his business     21    . Within several months, he was out of debt and making money once again.

Exactly one year later, he returned to the park with the check. At the agreed-upon time, he saw the old man come with a nurse. The nurse spoke to the businessman and said that the old man was     22     ill and was always telling people that he was John D．Rockefeller.

The businessman was     23     to hear this. All year long he’d been buying and selling, believing that he had half a million dollars behind him. Suddenly, he     24     that it wasn’t the money, real or imagined, that had turned his life around. It was his newfound self-confidence that had helped him     25     anything he went after.

16．A．surprising B．beating C．troubling D．attacking

17．A．note B．ticket C．bill D．check

18．A．take off B．clean up C．cut down D．pay off

19．A．doubtfully B．instead C．unluckily D．meanwhile

20．A．excuse B．chance C．power D．imagination

21．A．successful B．unusual C．personal D．independent

22．A．finally B．mentally C．possibly D．physically

23．A．shocked B．worried C．sad D．moved

24．A．believed B．heard C．realized D．noticed

25．A．achieve B．capture C．complete D．follow

三、阅读单选

There was a young prince who had a pet lion. The lion was his friend, but unfortunately, the lion was never let out of his cage. This made the lion feel sad because he thought that if he was considered a friend, then why was he not allowed out of the cage?

Next to the lion’s cage was a hyena. He hated the lion. One day, the hyena said to the lion, “if you are the friend of the prince, why does he keep you in a cage?”

The prince was about to answer, when the hyena cut him off and said, “The reason, Lion, is because of your big teeth.” The prince laughed at this and said, “No, it’s not because of his teeth!”

“Then it’s because of your claws. They could kill the prince with one swipe!” the hyena said to the lion. The prince laughed again, “No, it’s not because of his claws. I trust the lion will not hurt me. The reason he’s in the cage is because I’m afraid that if I were to let him out, he’d see how wonderful it is to be free, and he would leave me. I couldn’t stand that.”

The hyena said, “Oh, but you’re wrong, young prince! We love our cages. We’d never leave. Open my cage and I’ll show you.” The innocent young prince opened the cage and the hyena immediately jumped on the prince to eat him.

Suddenly, the lion jumped out of his cage and grabbed the hyena in his powerful claws. The hyena escaped and ran off, never to be seen again.

The young prince was surprised and asked, “Lion, how did you get out?” The lion replied, “My prince, my cage was never locked. I have always stayed here because we are friends.”

From that day on, the lion’s cage door was taken off.

26．Why didn’t the prince let the lion out of his cage?

A．He didn’t really like the lion. B．He was afraid of being attacked by the lion.

C．He was worried that the lion might run off. D．The lion always tried to escape from his cage.

27．What did we know about the hyena?

A．He jumped on the prince and ate him. B．He broke the cage and escaped.

C．He was killed by the lion. D．He ran away at last.

28．What lesson did the prince probably learn that day?

A．A friendship without trust is not a real friendship. B．A life without a friend is one without the sun.

C．Keep a certain distance between friends. D．A friend is easier lost than found.

29．What is the best title of this passage?

A．Lion—the Best Pet B．A Silly Prince C．The Lion and the Prince D．A Dangerous Hyena

Learning to play a musical instrument can be a bit tricky. For one thing, you have to have an instrument first in order to learn it. It can be a bit expensive. Besides, what if you find out that you don’t really like the instrument after you start learning it?

Meng Qi, a 35-year-old Beijinger, is an electronic musician. He wasn’t satisfied with the instruments that he saw on the market. His interest in musical experiments led him to design and build his own electronic instruments.

His most well-known instrument is perhaps the Wing Pinger. It uses melody and noise to create special sounds that can’t be made with regular instruments.

“I build for myself first, mostly for experimenting with an instrumental idea. Then when I get bored with the instrument, I might sell it,” he said. He added that his creations are not just musical instruments, but also represent his way of life and his idea of beauty.

Meng starts building his instruments on a computer. He uses Arduino, a software for electronic prototyping (原型设计), to design his creations. They look very different from regular musical instruments. They’re made out of electronic parts that are connected together—kind of like how a computer is built.

“First it can be a prototype in software, testing out ideas, as well as getting to know the range of the sound. Then it can be testing of the technical stuff, like the circuits to use. After that there will be selection of electronic parts till everything feels right. Then production can begin,” he said.

However, it takes more than technical knowledge to design an electronic instrument. Meng’s experience as a musician allows him to create instruments that are still playable and musical.

“Playing a lot of instruments can help you both understand and feel the process of playing music,” he said.

30．What does the underlined word tricky in the first paragraph probably mean?

A．too expensive to afford B．difficult to deal with

C．too heavy to carry with D．impossible to learn

31．Why does Meng build his own instruments?

A．Because regular instruments are too expensive.

B．Because he wants to make something he could sell.

C．Because he wants to do experiments with his musical ideas.

D．Because he wants to learn how to play a musical instrument.

32．What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?

A．Technical knowledge is necessary in his designing. B．Being a musician is helpful to his inventions.

C．It is important to play a musical instrument. D．How difficult it is to make a musical instrument.

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

a. Test the circuits in software.

b. Use Arduino to design a prototype.

c. Select the proper electronic parts.

d. The musical instrument is made.

e. Get to know the range of the sound.

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

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Season tickets are available at the following prices:

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Under 12    £38. 00~£149. 00

·Prices change according to different seating areas.

34．How long is the season ticket valid?

A．About six months. B．About ten months C．About three months. D．About a year.

35．What benefit can the ticket holder get?

A．40 free tickets to home cup matches. B．Free AFC supporter bus tickets to away matches.

C．A discount for the AFC Club Shop with valid tickets. D．A discount on next season’s ticket.

36．Why are the ticket prices for each age group NOT a fixed number?

A．Because the price depends on the seating area.

B．Because the higher price includes two seats.

C．Because the higher price includes a club gift.

D．Because the price depends on when the ticket is bought.

In the Three-Body Problem books, Trisolarans, a type of alien, can dehydrate (脱水) their bodies. They can then ride out terrible environments and come back to life again hundreds of years later. Is it possible that humans could be like that as well?

Scientists have now made a new discovery by studying water bears. These microscopic organisms can live without water for decades, according to University of Tokyo biologist Takekazu Kunieda.

When water bears find themselves somewhere without water, they go into a form called a tun. In this form, there are no signs of life, and they can survive pretty much anything. Deep freezing, volcanic fire, the dark space… these tiny water bears just sleep it off and wake up once it’s safe again, said Science Alert.

But how do these little eight-legged water bears live without water? Scientists may be onto the answer now.

“It’s thought that as water leaves a cell (细胞), some kind of protein must help the cell keep its strength to avoid breaking apart,” said Kunieda. Now scientists have found proteins special to water bears. The proteins protect their cells against dehydration.

Scientists also put those proteins into human cells. They found these proteins can strengthen the human cell so that it won’t become smaller in size when losing water, said Science Alert.

With experiments using human cells showing successful results, Trisolarans might one day come to be a reality.

37．What can Trisolarans do in the Three-Body Problem books?

A．They can live in water for hundreds of years.

B．They can protect themselves from dehydration.

C．They can help other dead things come back to life.

D．They can dehydrate themselves and live in bad environments.

38．When there is no water, which of the following about water bears is TRUE?

A．They give up living. B．They become a tun.

C．They go to live near volcanic fire. D．They find a dark space to sleep in.

39．What is the key for water bears to live without water?

A．Their special cells. B．Their way of dehydrating.

C．The strength of their bodies. D．A kind of protein in their bodies.

40．What is the passage mainly about?

A．How humans can live underwater. B．What water bears can do for humans.

C．A scientific finding on water bears. D．The story of the Three-Body Problem books.

四、阅读还原5选5

阅读短文及文后A～E选项，选出可以填入1～5各题空白处的最佳选项。

If you walk through a park in the morning or in the evening, you might see a lot of people doing these slow and beautiful movements—Carry the tiger over the mountain and White crane spreads its wings.    41    

Taichi is an ancient martial art. It is a common kind of exercise in China. More than 100 million people in over 150 countries practise Taichi at present. Recently UNESCO has added Taichi to its Intangible Cultural Heritage List (非物质文化遗产名录).    42    “This will make Taichi more popular around the world.    43    ” said Chen Bin. He is a Taichi master from the village of Chenjiagou, Henan Province. This village is the birthplace of Chen-style Taichi.

   44    It can make us walk and move more freely, and it can also make us stronger. During slow movements, we can focus on our hands and feet. We can control them better. Slow movements also help us to take deep and long breaths.

Taichi also focuses on the balance between yin and yang. It shows how the ancient Chinese people saw the world. The world is full of yin and yang: dark and light, soft and hard, female and male. But they don’t go against each other completely. As we see in the picture, a white spot is in the black area and a black spot is in the white area. After a dark night, the sun will rise.    45    Everything keeps changing—that is how we should see the world.

Taichi carries traditional Chinese philosophy, such as being in harmony with nature and using softness to beat hardness. It has become a symbol of Chinese culture.

A．Hopefully, more people will become healthier by practising it.

B．Leaves fall in autumn but grow in spring.

C．In fact, they are doing Taichi.

D．It is true that Taichi is good for our health.

E．Many Taichi fans were happy to hear of it.

五、短文首字母填空

阅读短文，根据上下文和所给的首字母写出所缺单词。注意使用正确的形式，每空限填一词。答卷时，要求写出完整的单词。

The world’s famous palace, the 600-year-old Forbidden City, receives more than 17 million v   46    every year. But if we were to travel back to the past, this huge palace would be a total mystery to us.

At that time, all buildings in Beijing were low except the Forbidden City. It was guarded by high walls. After getting a look at the golden roof from the outside, common people could only imagine what it looked like inside.

The Forbidden City which is in the heart of Beijing is one of the l   47    palaces on Earth. It c   48    more than 720, 000 square metres and has 1, 050 buildings and more than 8, 700 rooms. It was b   49    by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming Dynasty. After that, it served as the living and working place for fourteen emperors of the Ming Dynasty and ten emperors of the Qing Dynasty u   50    the last emperor Pu Yi left in 1924. The palace saw the highs and lows of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, as well as how Qing Dynasty finally came to an end in China.

六、完成句子

51．上周，一位著名足球运动员给我们上了一节特别的体育课。

A special PE lesson ________ ________ ________ ________ by a famous football player last week.

52．他教我们如何才能踢好足球。

He taught us ________ ________ ________ ________ football well.

53．除此以外，他跟我们分享了他的经历。

Besides, he ________ ________ ________ ________ us.

54．我们很感兴趣以致于听得很认真。

We were ________ interested in it ________ we all listened very carefully.

55．我们了解到要做好一件事，多练习十分重要。

We learned that ________ ________ very ________ ________ us to practice more if we wanted to do something well.

56．多么精彩的一节课啊！

________ ________ the class was!

七、材料作文

57．6月5日是环境保护日，为了让同学们意识到保护环境的重要性，学校将组织一场关于环保的英语演讲比赛，请你以“How to be a green student”为题写一篇演讲稿。请介绍以下思维导图的内容，并就图中的四个方面分别补充建议，倡导同学们从日常生活的细节做起，一起来保护环境。

注意：

1.字数：100词左右（短文的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数）。

2.不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。

Ladies and gentlemen, I’m glad to have the opportunity to give a speech about how to be a green student. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thanks for listening!

参考答案：

1．A    2．C    3．A    4．B    5．C    6．D    7．B    8．D    9．D    10．C    11．D    12．C    13．A    14．D    15．C

16．C    17．D    18．D    19．B    20．C    21．A    22．B    23．A    24．C    25．A

26．C    27．D    28．A    29．C

30．B    31．C    32．B    33．B

34．B    35．C    36．A

37．D    38．B    39．D    40．C

41．C    42．E    43．A    44．D    45．B

46．(v)isitors    47．(l)argest    48．(c)ontains    49．(b)uilt    50．(u)ntil

51．     was     given     to     us

52．     how     we     could     play

53．     shared     his     experience     with

54．     so     that

55．     it     was

     important     for

56．     How     wonderful

57．例文：

    Ladies and gentlemen, I’m glad to have the opportunity to give a speech about how to be a green student.

    First of all, when we are at home, we can take a shower instead of taking a bath to help save water. Second,when we are at school, remember to turn off the lights when you are not using them. It can help us use less energy. On the other hand, when we go shopping, we had better take a cloth bag with us. Last but not the least, when we go outside, we should ride bikes or take a bus. If we do all these above, I think our earth will get greener.

    Thanks for listening!