2023年江苏省镇江市句容市第二中学中考二模英语试题(含答案)

2023年江苏省镇江市句容市第二中学中考二模英语试题

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

一、单项选择

1． His neighbour is _________ one-legged man. He lost one of his legs in the war when he served in the army.

A．/ B．the C．an D．a

2．The country life he is used to __________ a bit sooner or later.

A．change B．will change C．changes D．changing

3．Read the sentence. “I can tell her anything because she can keep a secret.”

The underlined word “because” is used to ________.

A．connect ideas B．create new words

C．show time D．give examples

4．—I heard that the local snack tastes spicy and sweet.  

—Well, ________ you are here, why not have a try?

A．since B．because C．though D．unless

5．John did badly in the sports meeting. And I did even ________.

A．worst B．bad C．badly D．worse

6．According to a survey, four out of five women do housework at home, but only ________ of men would do it.

A．four-fifth B．four-fifths C．two-fifth D．two-fifths

7．Though Tom _______ America for over two years, he misses his friends and relatives from time to time.

A．was away from B．left C．has been away from D．has left

8．— _______ are you going to the School Uniform Exhibition, Amy ?

— To learn about different styles of school uniform.

A．What B．Where C．Why D．Which

9．—Amy, your pronunciation is so beautiful now. How do you make it?

—Thanks. Just as the saying goes, “________.”

A．Each dog has its day B．Practice makes perfect

C．Many hands make light work D．The grass is always greener on the other side

10．When the new high-speed railway comes into operation, the time on the trip from Zhenjiang to Lianyungang will be much less than ________________ in the past.

A．that B．this C．one D．it

11．You shouldn’t eat so much chocolate _________ meals. Because it will affect your appetite.

A．except B．through C．between D．unless

12． Whenever he is late, he will __________ an excuse. So we wonder what excuse he will invent next time.

A．set up B．put up C．take up D．make up

13．– Do you like the weekly talk show The Readers on CCTV?

– Sure. It’s a great TV program   can develop the habit of reading.

A．who B．that C．what D．whose

14．—How would you like your black tea, sir?

—________.

A．No, thanks B．OK, it smells good

C．With some sugar, please D．It sounds like a good idea

15．— Did you notice . in her office?

— Yes. She was going over our writing.

A．what was Miss Lin doing B．what Miss Lin was doing

C．what does Miss Lin do D．what Miss Lin does

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

It’s getting colder outside, and you know what that means—it’s time for flu season. Why do people get more colds, flu and now COVID-19 when it’s very cold outside?

In a new study, scientists have found the answer. It     16     that the cold air itself damages (破坏) the immune response (免疫反应) in our noses.

The nose is an important part of our body’s immune system. When a virus goes into the nose, the nose finds it, and the cells (细胞) there begin to     17     billions of simple copies of themselves called extracellular vesicles (EVs).

“EVs can’t divide like cells can, but they are like little mini versions of cells     18     can kill the viruses,” Benjamin Bleier, the author of the study from Harvard Medical School, told CBS News. “They are like little arms that grab on to the viruses as you breathe them in.” Then, the viruses sticking to EVs will got out from our body in the     19     of snot (鼻涕).

However, when cold weather hits, the nose’s “superpower” becomes     20     powerful. The study found that when the temperature inside the nose drops by 5°C, nearly 50 percent of the billions of EVs will be taken out of the     21    . “Cold air makes people catch viruses more easily because you have lost half of your immunity”, said Bleier.

This is     22     we should wear masks in winter. “Wearing masks can not only     23     us from viruses, but it’s also like wearing a sweater on our nose.” Bleier said. The warmer you keep your nose, the better it works to fight against viruses.

In the future, Bleier expects to see the     24     of medicine that build upon this new finding. Scientists may find a way to “fool the nose into     25     it has just seen a virus”, Bleier said.

16．A．cuts out B．breaks out C．turns out D．puts out

17．A．create B．change C．clean D．control

18．A．who B．that C．what D．where

19．A．shape B．way C．centre D．form

20．A．more B．less C．very D．much

21．A．body B．illness C．trouble D．fight

22．A．why B．when C．where D．what

23．A．save B．keep C．protect D．help

24．A．importance B．introduction C．raising D．development

25．A．hoping B．thinking C．finding D．knowing

三、阅读单选

Schools help protect kids’ mental (心理的) health in many ways. Some states in the US let kids take mental health days. Should schools offer mental health days? Here’s what some students have to say.

Bibi Tooren, 11

Schools should give kids days off for mental health, because mental health is an important part of overall (整体的) health. If you don’t feel well, it will have a big influence on your ability to focus. Kids get stressed with long school days. Plus, kids don’t have much experience dealing with mental health crises (危机).

Nugg Canales, 8

Kids should get mental health days off from school. Sometimes, we need to stay at home and play games to calm our minds. Some schools don’t allow music, and I need soft music to make me feel good about myself and the world. If you take a mental health day, you should not make up work because it adds stress to your life.

Hailey Young, 12

The weekend was created to give us time off, and we children need to learn to better manage our time. We hardly get our schoolwork done in the five schooldays we get. Plus, schools would need students to make up mental health days. They would probably do so during our real breaks: in summer vacation or winter vacation. Another thing is that, for some kids, school might be safe.

Johnny Cabel, 9

I don’t think schools should give students days off for their mental health. Having too many days off can have a bad influence on grades. And many students’ parents have to go to work. If students get too many days off, they might get left home too much. This could make some students’ mental health problems worse.

26．Who thinks kids might have low grades in exams if they get mental health days off?

A．Bibi Tooren. B．Nugg Canales. C．Hailey Young. D．Johnny Gabel.

27．What does the underlined word “so” in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Taking advantage of the weekend. B．Giving kids a safe place like their school.

C．Making up mental health days they have got. D．Finishing schoolwork in the five schooldays.

28．What is the passage mainly about?

A．The discussions about kids’ mental health crises.

B．The importance of offering kids mental health days.

C．Several suggestions for improving kids’ mental health.

D．Some opinions about whether kids should get mental health days off.

One plus one is two. There are 60 seconds in one minute. Sixty minutes equals one hour. There are 24 hours in one day. One year includes 365 days. These are all basic facts that we know by heart. But have you ever stopped to think how numbers form and how they developed?

It’s safe to say that our society would never developed without numbers. However, the development of numbers is still a puzzle to us. That’s because when ancient people developed simple ways of counting, they didn’t leave any records behind.

It’s not difficult to guess that numbers and counting began with the number “1” though ancient people probably didn’t call it “one”. They likely counted by ones and recorded by carving（刻）lines on a bone.

The earliest evidence of this is the Ishango Bone（伊尚戈骨）, which was found in 1960 in Africa. The bone is believed to be more than 20,000 years old. It has many lines on it. The lines look like what we would call “tally marks”（以5为单位的计数方法）today. Scientists think those lines show how ancient people used numbers.

29．According to the article, we still don’t know ________.

A．the basic facts of numbers B．where numbers come from

C．how to count with numbers D．the importance of numbers

30．Why is the development of numbers a puzzle?

A．Because people today are not smart enough to find it out.

B．Because people today are not interested in any way of counting.

C．Because ancient people didn’t want to develop a way of counting.

D．Because ancient people didn’t record their ways of counting.

31．What can we infer from the passage?

A．The Ishango Bone was found 2000 years ago.

B．There are many numbers on the Ishango Bone.

C．Numbers are important to a society’s development.

D．Ancient people carved lines on the stones as a way of counting.

The moment they are picked up from kindergarten each day, Tan Xinyan and her friends rushed into a playground with new swings, climbing frames and slides.

“I’m surprised that such a small change can bring the children so much joy,” says Tan’s mother Hu Yufeng while talking about the playground in her community.

The appearance in old neighborhoods of well-equipped children’s playgrounds shows that China is taking steps to create better conditions for raising a child.

The country with the largest population is preparing for the low fertility of rates(生育率), at a low level of 1.3 in 2020.

In 2015, China began to allow all couples to have a second child. In 2021, this was  ▲   to three children for each family. It was followed by a series of supportive actions. The country’s new population and family planning law was also made to build a more birth-friendly society.

Even so, most of the couples don’t want to a second or a third child mainly because of the heavy stress of bearing, raising and educating children. As a result, support from local government includes longer paternity leave(产假), extra parental leave and better public services.

Having grown up as the only child in her family, the 35-year-old mother always envied those who had siblings to play with and offer support. However, she doubted whether to have a second child in the beginning, worrying that her parents and parents-in-law are already in their late 60s, and she and her husband both have busy careers.

“If we could not offer the children the attention and care they need for a happy and healthy childhood, we wouldn’t have a second child” Hu says.

As it turns out, she found more happiness with two children. “What doubled is not the workload, but the joy and good memories they created,” Hu says.

With supportive actions being taken, more mothers-to-be aiming for two or three children are expected to feel the same way.

In general, children are the creators of our future, and it’s the job of us grown-ups to create an environment to make this come true.

32．What’s the purpose of the first three paragraphs?

A．To express opinions. B．To introduce the topic.

C．To show feelings. D．To draw a conclusion.

33．Which of the following words can be put in the blank  ▲ ?

A．Returned. B．Included. C．Reduced. D．Increased.

34．What’s the main reason why most couples don’t want a second or a third child?

A．Their parents and parents-in-law are already in their late 60s.

B．Most couples have busy careers and only care about themselves.

C．The stress of bearing, raising and educating children is heavy.

D．They can not offer the children the attention and care they need.

35．The underlined word “siblings” means ________.

A．relatives and friends B．father and mother

C．teachers and students D．brothers and sisters

四、用所给单词的正确形式填空

36．She thought it impossible to talk about poems without ________ (mention) Li Bai.

37．The letter “X” often represents an ________ (know) number in some Math exercises.

38．An eye finds more ________ (true) than two ears.

39．This must be the ________ (mad) idea I have ever heard.

40．Have the children ________ (eat) up everything on the table yet?

五、根据汉语提示填空

41．I think my parents should __________ (允许) me to decide for myself.

42．Come on! There are only a few ________（台阶）to the top.

43．—Who do you admire most, Jack?

—Dr. Zhong Nanshan. He’s already in his ________ (八十), but he still devotes himself to treating patients.

44．With the teacher’s help, Sandy ________ (解决) the problem successfully.

六、根据句意及音标填空

45．Science and ________ [tekˈnɒlədʒɪ] are part of the productive forces.

七、短文汉语提示填空

The young idol with positive energy

A fine example has endless power. As a pop star, he is q   46    popular in Asia with more than 70 million followers on Weibo. As a role model, he was chosen by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)（联合国环境规划署）as the UN Environment National Goodwill Ambassador(亲善大使) in April 2018.

The example m   47    above is the Chinese singer and actor Wang Junkai, or Karry Wang, the leader of TFBOYS. As UNEP’s y   48    ambassador, Wang attended a United Nations(UN) meeting in Kenya on March 14. He gave a speech in English on sustainable(可持续的) fashion.

In an i   49    after the meeting, Wang said that he would like to spread the concept(观念) of environmental protection a   50    the world, and to build a better sustainable future for humans and our planet.

In fact, it’s not the first time that Wang has contributed to h   51    people understand the importance of protecting the world. In 2016, Wang widely shared the wildlife activities, reaching 400 million viewers. A year later, he publicly spoke out on the urgent need to protect wildlife in d   52   . He named them “the superstars of the planet”.

Besides drawing attention to wildlife, he also called on his f   53    to pledge(许诺) to reduce e-waste. Within 24 hours, his post was s   54    1.67 million times, and more than 400, 000 followers signed the pledge.

According to Wang, young people are no l    55     onlookers when it comes to environmental action; nor should they be. “I will spare no effort to do everything I can to take care of our earth. And I invite everyone to join me,” he said.

八、阅读补全短文

Crew members of Shenzhou XIII mission gave a science lecture (讲座) 400 kilometers above Earth to millions of students on Thursday afternoon, December 9, 2021 in the Tiangong space station.

The three astronauts Zhai Zhigang, Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu greeted students, teachers and other viewers when the lecture started in the afternoon. They explained their life and work in the space station. They made scientific experiments (实验) to display interesting physical phenomena (现象) in space, such as “disappearing buoyancy” and a “water ball”. They also invited young viewers to do experiments along with them to see the differences between space and land environments to experience the fin of exploration. Besides, they answered questions from students during the lecture.

Tens of millions of teachers and students across China, including Hong Kong and Macao watched the hour-long televised event. They were excited that they could understand more about biology, physics and chemistry while watching.

Wang Yihan, a fifth-grade student, said, “The astronauts’ experiments really surprised me. It was the first time I had attended such a meaningful activity. I would like to take part in our country’s space exploration program in the future.”

Shi Yi, a physics teacher in Beijing, said, “The space lecture was an eye-opening experience that would ignite students’ interest in science. Our students have learned some new things that we could not teach in a class on Earth.”

It was the first lecture of the Tiangong Class. Such activities will help common people know more about space and increase the love for science among young people.

阅读以上信息，用恰当的单词完成下面的短文，每空一词。

The first lecture of the Tiangong Class was given on Thursday afternoon, December 9, 2021. The three astronauts displayed interesting physical phenomena in space    56    scientific experiments. During the lecture, young viewers were    57    to do experiments along with them to see the differences between space and land environments. Tens of millions of teachers and students who watched the event were excited to have a    58    to learn more about biology, physics and chemistry.  A fifth-grade student named Wang Yihan said that    59    in such an activity was meaningful. What’s more, a physics teacher in Beijing spoke highly of it. In a word, it will help us improve the    60    of space.

九、阅读填表

先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只能填一个单词。

Superfast Writing Robot

Tech company has made a powerful robot that can write novels.

Type in “A cat wants to go to space” and ask the robot to write a bedtime story. Just one second later, you’ll get the story of Max, who struggled (奋斗) his way past many difficulties to sing among the stars.

This robot writer is real. It’s called ChatGPT. US company OpenAI developed it to create human-like texts. It can translate languages, communicate with people and write songs, poems and even jokes. It’s one of the most powerful AI of its kind, with the complete writing area of a real person!

People around the world have tried ChatGPT and posted their results on social media. Some used it to write history articles, some asked it to take notes of presentations, and some even formed advice on how to chat with people at a party, reported The Atlantic.

The power of ChatGPT lies in its speed and understanding of difficult matters. We may spend hours researching, understanding and writing an article in a special field. But ChatGPT can produce a well-written one in seconds. Another good thing about it is that if you ask dark, harmful questions, such as how to make gun, it will not give you an answer.

ChatGPT comes along at a time when AI is becoming increasingly able to do creative tasks. The materials they create are difficult to be different from those made by humans. This leads to many problems, such as the copyright and the definition (定义) of art. Since the system is largely trained using words from the Internet, it can also pick up those which are not suitable for certain groups. These are the things humans need to solve.

十、材料作文

66．随着生活条件的改善和汽车工作的发展，大多数家庭都普及了私家车。近年来，新能源汽车发展迅速，尤其是电动汽车(Electric cars)在中国不断兴起，你的父母也想更新一下自己的汽车，请你根据以下电动汽车和传统燃油汽车(Petrol cars)的对比信息，谈谈你希望你的父母买哪一种汽车及理由，并指出这种汽车的的不足之处。

要求：

1. 所写内容必须包括一种汽车所有信息；

2. 对你喜欢的汽车类型说明理由，并提出你认为的不足；

3. 文章不少于90词，开头已给出，不计入总词数；

4. 语意通顺，意思连贯，条理清楚，书写规范；

5. 文中不得出现真实的姓名、校名等信息。

With the improvement of our life and the development of car industry, most families have had their own cars. Electric cars are very popular in China and my parents are planning to buy a new car. I think ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

参考答案：

1．D

2．B

3．A

4．A

5．D

6．D

7．C

8．C

9．B

10．A

11．C

12．D

13．B

14．C

15．B

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

26．D    27．C    28．D

29．B    30．D    31．C

32．B    33．D    34．C    35．D

36．mentioning

37．unknown

38．truth

39．maddest

40．eaten

41．allow

42．steps

43．eighties

44．solved

45．technology

46．quite    47．mentioned    48．youngest    49．interview    50．around    51．helping    52．danger    53．fans    54．seen    55．longer

56．through    57．invited    58．chance    59．joining    60．knowledge

61．developed/created/invented    62．communication    63．Compared    64．protects    65．difficulty

66．范文

With the improvement of our life and the development of car industry, most families have had their own cars. Electric cars are very popular in China and my parents are planning to buy a new car. I think parents can buy an electric car. The reasons are as follows.

First of all, the cost of electric cars is very low, about 0.2 yuan per km. If parents buy one, they will save more money. Second, electric cars use clean energy, and there will be less air and noise pollution. Finally, electric cars can achieve sustainable development.

At the same time, electric cars also have their disadvantage. For example, electric cars can’t run as far as petrol cars. In addition, electric cars need fixed charging piles to charge.