2023年河南省南阳市中考二模英语试题（含答案）

2023年河南省南阳市中考二模英语试题

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

一、阅读单选

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根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1．Which of the following attractions has a hotel inside?

A．Marina Bay Sands. B．The Merlion.

C．Gardens by the Bay. D．The Helix Bridge.

2．What does the fish body of the Merlion stand for?

A．The well-developed fishing industry in Singapore.

B．The fishing villages of Singapore’s past.

C．The achievement the government.

D．The best wish of a good future for the country.

3．Why were the Gardens by the Bay built?

A．To create a new city. B．To work for light show.

C．To make the environment better. D．To attract visitors.

4．What are the relationship between the Helix Bridge and DNA?

①The bridge shares a similar shape with a double helix DNA．

②The letters people can find on the bridge stand for the bases of DNA．

③The bridge was built to memorize (纪念) the finding of DNA．

④The symbolic meaning of the bridge is similar to DNA．

A．①②③ B．①②④ C．①③④ D．②③④

5．Where is the text most probably from?

A．A science report. B．A movie poster. C．A health website. D．A tour guidebook.

Spider-Man is often thought of as one of the best superheroes of all time. But did you know that he almost wasn’t created?

Stan Lee came up with the idea for Spider-Man in 1962. He was a different kind of superhero from what had come before. He was a teenager who had everyday problems. In those days, superheroes were strong grown men who saved people. Teenagers were helpers. The heroes didn’t have to worry about real-life problems like paying bills and caring for an old relative. They flew in the sky and fought aliens (外星人). Stan Lee wanted to change that.

When Stan told his boss about Spider-Man, his boss said it was “the worst idea” he’d ever heard, reported the Vintage News. For a time, it seemed like that was the end for Stan’s friendly neighborhood hero. But then, Stan had an idea. One of Marvel Comics’ books was getting canceled. According to Stan Lee, “Nobody cared what you put inside a book that was going to be killed.” So, Stan Lee teamed up with artist Steve Ditko, who made Spider-Man’s iconic (标志性的) look. Together, they put Spider-Man on to the 15th and last issue (期) of the comic book Amazing Fantasy. Spider-Man was a huge hit. The issue, showing the superhero on its cover, was a bestseller. And so, spider-Man was given his own comic book, The Amazing Spider-Man. He has become one of the most beloved fictional (虚构的) heroes of all time.

So, if you have an idea that you think is great, don’t give up!

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

6．What made Spider-Man different from other superheroes at the time?

A．He was a teenager with daily problems. B．He was a grown man who saved people.

C．He never worried about real life problems. D．He fought aliens from outer space.

7．Why did Stan Lee almost give up the idea of Spider-Man?

A．Because his boss didn’t like the idea.

B．Because no artist wanted to work with him.

C．Because he ran out of ideas for Spider-Man.

D．Because his book was going to be canceled.

8．What does the underlined phrase “a huge hit” mean?

A．Stan Lee got hurt because of his failure.

B．Stan Lee didn’t get support from his boss.

C．Spider-Man was popular and successful.

D．Spider-Man became the worst idea as was thought.

9．What is the correct order of the following events?

a. Stan worked together with the artist, Steve Ditko.

b. Spider-Man was given his own comic book.

c. Spider-Man was put on to the comic book Amazing Fantasy.

d. The boss disagreed with Stan’s idea about Spider-Man.

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

10．What does the writer want to tell us?

A．Superheroes are far away from us. B．Sometimes we need to stick to our ideas.

C．Giving up does not mean failure. D．Being creative is all you need.

We’ve all been there — looking at mountains of books, hoping that what we study will stick in our mind. Many of us have probably asked if there’s any way that we can get better at remembering things. So, why don’t we look at what memory (记忆) experts say about this?

Every student who has made flashcards (抽认卡) knows that it can be helpful to go back over what they’ve studied before. According to The Learning Scientists, we can learn things better if we wait for some time before trying to study them again. They say that trying to retrieve (找回) something from your memory after you have had some time to forget it will make it easier to remember in future.

Similarly, the studies by David Robson, writing for BBC Future, shows that taking some time to just do nothing after studying might mean that you can remember things better afterwards. We don’t know exactly why this happens, but it has been suggested that it’s to do with the relationship between long-term and short-term memory.

Another study tip from The Learning Scientists is to change between different topics as you study. They say this can help you build links between different ideas. Now, linking ideas to each other or to images are often suggested as good ways to remember something. World memory champion (冠军) Jonathan Hancock says how picturing’ pieces of information in different physical locations or linking them to memorable (难忘的) images makes them easier to remember. Linking new information to things that are easier to remember is a technique that many people use.

There are also more general things that we can do to improve our memory. Hancock says that being generally organized makes things easier for your brain, while many other experts also suggested avoiding stress, alcohol (酒) and smoking, and that we should get a lot of rest and exercise. So, the good news to take from this is that while it may be hard, improving our memory is something we can control.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

11．Which paragraphs give opinions of the Learning Scientists?

A．②④ B．③④ C．③⑤ D．④⑤

12．Who suggests that taking time to do nothing can improve people’s memory?

A．The Learning Scientists. B．David Robson.

C．Jonathan Hancock. D．Hancock.

13．The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refers to ________.

A．pictures B．pieces of information

C．physical locations D．memorable images

14．What lifestyle changes are NOT suggested as ways to improve memory in the text?

A．Avoiding stress. B．Avoiding alcohol and smoking.

C．Avoiding too much rich food. D．Getting a lot of rest and exercise.

15．What can be the best tile for the text?

A．Can we improve our memory?

B．Is there anyway can we get better?

C．Why don’t were member the scientists’ ideas?

D．How many memory scientists do we know?

二、阅读还原5选5

A person comes towards you and says “hi”. But you have no idea who he or she is. ___16___.

A new study showed that face blindness (脸盲) might be more common than we thought. One in 33 people (3.08 percent) may have it. Some have serious problems. They cannot even recognize (认识) friends or families. But some just have smaller problems. ___17___. People could be born with face blindness, or develop it if they hurt their brain.

___18___. But according to Joseph DeGutis, the writer of the study, people with it may have a bad social life. “Recognizing someone is a social signal. It means you are important to me,” DeGutis told Harvard Medicine News. ___19___. Worry about recognizing faces may also make people stay away from social life.

___20___ The studies on face blindness only began in the 1990s. Today, more scientists and organizations are working to tell more people about face blindness and its influence on our social life.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺，内容完整。

A．They spend a long time remembering faces.

B．In the past, people paid little attention to this.

C．Face blindness sounds like just a small problem.

D．If you often experience this, you may have face blindness.

E．Not recognizing others may lead to misunderstanding, and then fewer friends.

三、完形填空

先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

On August:14, Greta Thunberg set sail for the United States.

The 16-year-old girl is traveling across the Atlantic Ocean on a sailboat. She is ___21___ New York City. She will ___22___ a United Nations climate-change summit (联合国气候变化大会) there in September.

Greta lives in Sweden. She ___23___ to fly because airplanes produce carbon emissions (排放) that harm the planet. Big ships are also big polluters.

In July, the team behind the Malizia II ___24___ to bring Greta to the United States.

The Malizia is a high-tech racing sailboat. It produces ___25___ using solar panels (太阳能板) and underwater turbines (涡轮). Greta hopes to ___26___ zero carbon emissions on her journey across the Atlantic.

The 60-foot boat was designed ___27___ ocean races. It’s not comfortable. It has no toilet or shower. ___28___ will eat freeze-dried food. The trip is ___29___ to last two weeks.

“It’s not very comfortable,” Greta says. “It’s not very fancy, ___30___ I don’t need that. I need only a bed and just the ___31___ things.”

Greta will be joined by her father and by a filmmaker, who will record the ___32___. Two members of the boat’s team, Boris Herrmann and Pierre Casiraghi, will  ___33___ be on the boat.

Greta has become famous for promoting climate awareness (意识). Months ago, Greta was nominated (提名) for the Nobel Peace Prize (诺贝尔和平奖). The ___34___ won’t known until October. If Greta wins, she will become the ___35___ winner ever of the prize.

21．A．standing for B．looking for C．heading for D．fighting for

22．A．prepare B．producer C．afford D．attend

23．A．decides B．chooses C．refuses D．stops

24．A．began B．offered C．realized D．happened

25．A．energy B．waste C．carbon D．air

26．A．avoid B．create C．discover D．invent

27．A．like B．with C．for D．of

28．A．Patients B．Customers C．Guests D．Passengers

29．A．trusted B．expected C．controlled D．guided

30．A．so B．but C．if D．though

31．A．exact B．special C．cheap D．basic

32．A．weather B．food C．members D．trip

33．A．also B．even C．just D．still

34．A．fact B．story C．result D．report

35．A．youngest B．least C．best D．most

四、短文选词填空

阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次.

Chopsticks, or kuaizi in Chinese, are a pair of small equal-length sticks, usually made of wood, used for eating food. It is believed the first chopsticks were ___36___ over 5,000 years ago in China.Chopsticks play an important role in Chinese food culture. ___37___ Chinese chopsticks are usually 9 to 10 inches (寸) long. They are round on the eating end which stands for heaven (天), and the other end is ___38___ which stands for earth. This is ___39___ food supply is the most important thing between heaven and earth.

Today, chopsticks ___40___ many other functions (功能). For example, you can buy a pair of beautiful chopsticks ___41___ a gift for your friends and relatives. In Chinese, “chopsticks” reads “kuaizi”, which means to have sons soon, so a newly-married couple will be very happy to accept chopsticks for ___42___ wedding (婚礼). Skillful craftsmen (工匠) paint beautiful pictures on chopsticks to make them like fine artwork. Many people love to collect these beautiful chopsticks.

It has been said that using chopsticks improves one’s memory, increases dexterity (灵巧) of ___43___. Many ___44___ believe that if you find an uneven (不平滑的) pair of chopsticks at your table setting, you will miss the next train, boat or plane you are trying to catch. Also, ___45___ your chopsticks will bring you bad luck.

五、短文语境提示填空

阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。

It was 2019. I ___46___ slowly recovering (恢复) from a dark period in my life. I found ___47___ app called Slowly. The app promised to make us slow down and wait for…letters! I had no idea what to expect. But I decided to give it a try.

Surprisingly, after I sent my letters, I received replies and got to know many pen pals. They ___48___ taught me so much about life. No matter how far we live from each other or where we come from, words written with love and honesty (诚实) connected us.

I have made not only pen pals, but also friends ___49___ I have talked to on the phone for hours. They listened to me patiently ___50___ I shared my worries and joys. The biggest lesson I learned is that amazing things happen when you open up your heart to others. You are never alone.

六、填写适当的句子补全对话

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意思连贯、完整。

A: Hi, Leo! What club are you in this term?

B: The English reading club. You know I always prefer to read when I am free.

A: _________51_________?

B: We usually read together and talk about the books in English.

A: Sounds great. _________52_________?

B: An English novel by a famous American writer.

A: _________53_________?

B: Seven English novels so far.

A: Wow! That’s why you are so good at English!

B: Yes, that’s true. _________54_________.

A: I agree with you. I’ll join you, OK?

B: Sure, you’re welcome anytime.

A: Thank you. _________55_________?

B: Next Tuesday afternoon. I’ll call you then.

A: OK. See you!

七、材料作文

56．每个人的生活中都会遇到各种各样的困难，当面对困难时，我们需要想办法克服。请以“How to get over difficulties”为题目，谈谈作为中学生的我们该如何克服困难。

写作要求：

1）文中必须包含上图提示的所有信息，可适当发挥；

2）文中不得出现考生的真实姓名和学校名称；

3）词数100左右。

How to get over difficulties

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参考答案：

1．A    2．B    3．C    4．B    5．D

6．A    7．A    8．C    9．D    10．B

11．A    12．B    13．B    14．C    15．A

16．D    17．A    18．C    19．E    20．B

21．C    22．D    23．C    24．B    25．A    26．B    27．C    28．D    29．B    30．B    31．D    32．D    33．A    34．C    35．A

36．developed    37．Generally    38．square    39．because    40．serve    41．as    42．their    43．fingers    44．Asians    45．dropping

46．was    47．an    48．have    49．who/whom/that    50．when

51．What do you usually do in the club/when you meet    52．What book are you reading/What book do you read (and talk about)    53．How many novels have you read (so far)    54．Reading more is the best way to learn English/Reading is good for learning English/It helps build my vocabulary/Reading helps me a lot

    55．When will you meet next time

56．例文

How to get over difficulties

Everyone has difficulties in life. When facing difficulties, what shall we do? Let me give you some advice about how to get over them.

First of all, be confident and believe we can make it. We should realize that sometimes it isn’t the case that we can’t do it, but we aren’t brave and confident enough. Secondly, take our study more seriously and carefully. Study hard and knowledge can give us power. Thirdly, always remember to open heart to our parents, teachers and friends. They are sure to give us valuable advice and help us get over difficulties. Last but not least, keep calm while facing difficulties and it can help us think about things wisely.

Overall, where there is a will, there is a way. Get over the difficulties, and they will become a treasure in our life.