2023年江苏省南通市启东市中考二模英语试题（含答案）

2023年江苏省南通市启东市中考二模英语试题

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

一、单项选择

1．There is ________ useful robot in the restaurant near my home. It can serve food to customers.

A．an B．the C．a D．/

2．Online short video apps like Douyin make ________ more convenient to learn about the world at home.

A．it B．this C．one D．that

3．—Jimmy used to have a sweet tooth, but now he likes hot food.

—Oh, his taste has been ________ changed since he came to Sichuan.

A．completely B．hardly C．properly D．nearly

4．Please follow the ________ and you will use the new type of sweeping robot.

A．invention B．information C．introduction D．instruction

5．—Oh, my God! I have ________ 5 pounds!

—No worries. It’s normal for a growing teenager.

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

6．— Can Jimmy help us with the problem?

— Yes, his promise is ________ gold. Trust him!

A．as long as B．as good as C．as well as D．as much as

7．What a pity that we lost the chance to enter the final. ________, let’s forget about it and move on.

A．Anyway B．Otherwise C．Instead D．Moreover

8．—Mary, you said my name wasn’t ________in the article.

—Forget about what I said. Look! Your name is here.

A．called B．created C．mentioned D．controlled

9．—What do you think of the film Full River Red?

—Wonderful. It was the best movie I ________ during the winter holiday.

A．have watched B．watched C．watch D．was watching

10．—The Knockout (《狂飙》) has become one of the hottest TV series recently.

—Yeah, it attracts several ________ viewers every day.

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

11．The old couple insist on living in a small village among the mountains __________ they can get closer to nature.

A．until B．unless C．even though D．so that

12．—Terry, ________ from your mobile phone when your father is talking to you.

—OK, I will.

A．look around B．look out C．look down D．look up

13．-- _______ fast China is developing!

-- Yes, we are so lucky to live in such a great country.

A．What

B．What a

C．How

D．How a

14．Shenzhou XIII returned to Earth safely and successfully on April 16, 2022. I wonder ________.

A．how the three astronauts worked in the aircraft

B．that the three astronauts has finished their work

C．whether were the three astronauts happy in the aircraft

D．what did the three astronauts do in the aircraft

15．—Would you mind my turning up the TV? The football match has just begun.

—__________. Do as you like.

A．Please don't B．Better not C．I'm afraid not D．Of course not

二、完形填空

I got on the bus, dirty, tired and hot after a day’s hard working. I ____16____ that place every day, looking like a coal mine(煤矿) worker. ____17____ I still felt a bit proud of myself for holding this tiring job for 3 months. Taking my seat on the bus, I decided my hard life would not lower my spirits today.

I was dreaming about a better and new life when I was stopped by our new passenger, a middle-aged woman with worn-out clothes and messy hair. She ____18____ pushed her way into a front seat, and then turned her anger on whoever dared to look her way.

All I could feel for this woman was ____19____ and the familiar sense of being faceless and nameless. Suddenly, she loudly yelled to me, “Why are you so ____20____, man?”

With a smile I said, “I just returned from ____21____.” She then asked me if I came from a coal mine and broke out into laughter, so I also laughed with her and told her that I knew I really looked funny. Then I asked for her name as I ____22____ why I was so dirty. Her name was Karen.

In front of all nice passengers on the bus that day, the power of ____23____ showed its beauty. In front of all of us this woman changed. Her language, her posture, and her voice, even the wave she tilted (倾斜) her head when I spoke to her as a ____24____ changed.

As Karen was getting off the bus, she touched me ____25____ on the arm. With tear-filled eyes, she asked whether I’d be riding the bus the next day. I ____26____ I would. We waved to each other and then I got what my life had needed all along: affirmation(认可).

An old woman on the bus spoke to me, “Sir, you just changed that woman with your heart. She will never forget how you ____27____ her. You are great.” Other passengers gave me thumbs-up signs showing their ____28____.

That day was the first time when I realized I was ____29____. People say I gave Karen something that day, but actually I ____30____ even much more.

16．A．left B．found C．visited D．reached

17．A．Besides B．However C．Therefore D．Otherwise

18．A．gently B．quietly C．slowly D．rudely

19．A．pity B．satisfaction C．excitement D．amazement

20．A．sad B．dirty C．nervous D．crazy

21．A．studying B．traveling C．shopping D．working

22．A．examined B．asked C．explained D．regretted

23．A．teamwork B．patience C．humor D．kindness

24．A．family B．stranger C．friend D．teacher

25．A．softly B．hopelessly C．patiently D．unwillingly

26．A．checked B．promised C．refused D．suggested

27．A．missed B．understood C．treated D．remembered

28．A．surprise B．praise C．confidence D．politeness

29．A．helped B．invited C．admired D．recommended

30．A．offered B．paid C．borrowed D．got

三、阅读单选

A strange siphon

A siphon（虹吸管）is a simple tool for moving water from one place to another and it’s usually made with a hose（软管）of some kind.

Here’s one that’s made of nothing but paper:

You’ll need

·Toilet paper

·Two drinking glasses

1. Tear off（撕掉）five squares of toilet paper and gently roll them into a tong cylinder（圆柱形）.

2. Fill one of the glasses with water, stand it next to the empty glass and lay the paper into as shown in the picture.

3. Leave the glasses and check them a day later.

What happened?

Some of the water—as much as half of the water if your siphon works well—will have moved from the full glass to the empty glass.

Water is made up of tiny particles（粒子）. and a piece of paper contains tiny spaces between the paper fibers（纤维）that hold onto water particles.

Those tiny spaces null water along with a force called capillary action（毛细管作用）”, In your siphon, they pulled the water particles over into the empty glass.

31．What is the siphon made of in this experiment?

A．Hose. B．Paper. C．Water. D．Plastic.

32．How much toilet paper do we use to make a siphon?

A．4 square meters. B．5 square meters. C．4 squares. D．5 squares.

33．What makes the water move from one glass into the other?

A．Paper fibers. B．Tiny particles. C．Capillary action. D．Water particles.

The Wentian space lab is expected to advance(发展) space science, technology and research. Wentian lab module(问天实验舱) will serve as a space life science research lab. And it will make use of the micro-gravity(微重力) in space to do many experiments that would be impossible on the ground. It will also be used for some basic researches on human’s journey from Earth into the space.

The world’s first space station was launched(发射) in 1971 and the International Space Station has scientists to do experiments there. These experiments were related to life science research in space, including research on treatment for many diseases as well as the effects on the human body of living in space.

There was a time when China had few chances to do such research, but now China can.

With a weight of 23 tons and a length of 17. 9 meters, Wentian is the world’s longest spacecraft. Besides, Wentian provides one more exit one more kitchen, as well as three sleeping zones for the astronauts. So they have enough space for living and working.

A review at the past 10 years will find a clear path for China’s space industry. The Shenzhou series of spaceships have progressed from IX to XTV. And the space station is finally coming into service. The Chinese are adding more footprints in space, for the common good.

On Monday, it was reported that Shenzhou XTIV had already entered the Wentian lab module. It heralds the start of a series of experiments that astronauts are to carry out in space.

They will also talk with school children by video. It is hoped that they will encourage more students to carry forward China’s space studies in the future.

34．How is the space station research in China?

A．More young people like it. B．It has made much progress.

C．It is helpful to everyday life. D．Many students have joined in it.

35．What does Paragraph 2 mainly tell us?

A．Space life in the past years. B．Space stations in the future.

C．Some experiments in space. D．Famous astronauts in the past.

36．What does the underlined word “heralds” in the last paragraph mean?

A．shows B．discovers C．chooses D．changes

37．From the passage, we can know that ________.

A．Scientists can do some experiments which cannot be done on the ground.

B．The International Space Station has been headed by the United States and Russia.

C．China always take the lead in the development of space studies.

D．The astronauts have enough living space because Wentian is over 20 metres long.

Today's teens have grown up online. They make friends online. They do homework online. And surely they get their news online. But because they are so comfortable with the Internet, they seldom question the news stories online and pass along to their friends.

Now William Colglazier, a history teacher at a high school in America, is teaching his students how to think critically(批判性地) about online information and recognize(识别) a fake(假的) news story.

His idea came from a study on people's online reasoning(推理) at Stanford University. The study found that young people lack(缺少) ability to reason about the information on the Internet Most middle school students in the study could not tell the difference between an advertisement and a news story, and high school and college students fully trusted the websites ending in ".org".

The good news is that，according to Colglazier, once teens realize they've been cheated, they have strong will to tell truth from lies. "But they need some advice on how to find evidence(证据) and how to recognize when others use poor argumentation(论据)," he said. Some of the advice that Colglazier offers his students include moving off the site to find more information about the site, the writer's motivations(动机) and the organization behind the news story.

Colglazier shared some of his course with other teens in Teen Vogue, a famous magazine. He hopes more kids would take away some knowledge about thinking critically when they read news online. "The Internet is both beautiful and ugly," he said. "If people cannot tell real news from fake news, the results can be frightening."

38．Colglazier suggests students should __________.

A．trust the websites ending in ".org" B．pass online information along to friends

C．make more friends by using the Internet D．find background information about a news story

39．The underlined part in the last paragraph means __________.

A．fake news may cause terrible results B．people should never trust online news

C．going online too often is bad for teens D．we should make good use of the Internet

40．The structure of the passage may be __________.

（①=para.1  ②=para.2  ③=para.3   ④=para.4  ⑤=para.5）

A．①; ②③; ④⑤ B．①; ②③④; ⑤ C．①②; ③④; ⑤ D．①②; ③；④⑤

41．The title of this article could be __________.

A．William Colglazier's Course Online B．Teen Vogue—A Famous Magazine

C．How to Think Critically About Online News D．What Today's Teens Usually Do on the Internet

I love snakes. My mom definitely does not. When she was a kid, snakes used to hide in warm spots under the furniture. So she grew up afraid she’d step on a snake. I grew up hoping I’d see one outside! In fact, lots of people who are afraid of snakes have never even seen one. So where does our fear come from?

Scientists wonder about this, too. Their experiments with adults, kids and even babies show that it’s complicated. People may not be born afraid of snakes, but we are born able to see them quickly. In tests with pictures, people picked out snakes faster than they could find flowers, frogs, and caterpillars. It wasn’t just snakes, though. People also found spiders and angry faces faster than “safe” things like flowers. It seems like we find things that might be dangerous to us faster than things that aren’t.

People also learn to fear snakes faster than we learn to fear many other things. We take our hints (提示) from other people’s scared voices and faces. Some scientists think we have evolved this way—faster to see snakes and faster to learn to fear them. After all, if we had to be bitten by a snake to learn that it’s dangerous, we might learn our lesson too late.

So why does it matter whether we’re afraid of snakes? It may not matter much to us, but it matters a lot to snakes. People protect animals they like, not animals they fear. Snakes may not be as cute as dolphins, but they’re just as important to the environment. Snakes eat insects that are pests to humans. Snakes are also food for other animals, so when we kill snakes, we’re hurting other creatures, too.

How do we overcome our fear to give snakes a chance? Scientists did a study recently where students of your age went on a field trip. Guides helped them find and capture snakes in the forest. Everyone could safely touch and hold the snake. It turns out that snakes aren’t so bad when you get to know them. Most people who were afraid of snakes before the field trip weren’t afraid afterward. In fact, snakes even became some students’ favorite animal. Hmm, maybe I should take my mom on the next field trip.

Remember: Always respect snakes, whether you’re afraid of them or not.

42．We learn from Paragraph 1 that her mom’s fear of snakes is ________.

A．unreasonable B．questionable C．acceptable D．doubtful

43．According to Paragraph 3, people’s fear comes from ________.

A．school education B．others’ influence C．self-experience D．scientific researches

44．Which paragraph shows people how to get past their fear of snakes?

A．Paragraph 2. B．Paragraph 3. C．Paragraph4. D．Paragraph5.

45．Which of the following will the author agree with?

A．Snakes are not dangerous at all. B．Humans are born afraid of snakes.

C．Snakes have been well protected by humans. D．People should learn to make peace with snakes.

四、根据汉语提示填空

46．The ________ (政府) was satisfied with us for carrying out this plan in such a short time.

47．Sorry, Mr. Black. Hamburgers in our shop have been sold out. Could you ________ (取消) your order?

五、根据英文解释填空

48．The hotel has been famous for providing a high level of service for ________ (someone who pays for goods or services).

49．Over 4, 000 years ago, ________ (in old times) Egyptians used dried leaves to treat pain.

六、根据句意填空

50．Chinese National Day comes on ________ 1st every year and we always have a party to celebrate it.

七、多句选词填空

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。

51．With their help, we found the maths problems ________ to solve than before.

52．Both the drivers’ ________ and the bad condition of the road that day led to the accident.

53．It was thought ________ to hold such a wonderful opening ceremony, but we made it at last!

54．Grain Buds, one of the 24 solar terms, marks the ________ of summer harvest.

55．Tom, look! The ________ boy in the list has recorded the new song in the studio. Let’s listen to it now.

请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。

56．Keep on going! The dream you are looking forward to ________ true later in your life.

57．The Chinese Community Party ________ for the lasting development of Chinese society over the past hundred years.

58．—Simon, have you worked here for 2 years since you graduated from a medical college?

—Yes. I ________ there for seven years.

59．If we ________ our lives without any problems, we will never learn to grow. We won’t be as strong as we can and we will never grow up.

60．My husband and I ________ a walk in a nearby parking lot when we saw a man breaking something with a rock.

八、短文首字母填空

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整、正确的形式，使短文通顺。

During the Tang Dynasty (618-907), Emperor Taizong asked the prime minister Feng Deyi to recommend talented people. However, several months p___61___ and Feng didn’t recommend anyone. “I tried my best, but there are not unusual and well-rounded people at all,” Feng said.

“People are like utensils (器皿). What we n___62___ to do is to make good use of their strengths. You cannot excuse yourself for not noticing talented people. How could you say that there are no talented people in our country?” said the emperor.

That’s t___63___. Each utensil or tool has its use. A knife is made to cut things w___64___ chopsticks are made to pick up food. We can’t use a knife as a chopstick like a utensil, each person has a special strength. Nobody is perfect. We can’t e___65___ a person to be good at everything.

With this idea in mind, Emperor Taizong d___66___ many talented people of different backgrounds. He offered them i___67___ positions, which helped them make the most of their talents. His talented people helped the society d ___68___ quickly and created a “golden age”.

A good e___69___ is Ma Zhou, who grew up in a poor family. Ma gave a lot of useful advice, so Emperor Taizong offered him a position and promoted him many times. Ma helped the emperor deal with many problems and became a well-known great person in h____70____.

九、阅读回答问题

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。

Paying for bus rides with plastic usually makes people think of plastic bus cards. But one Indonesian city has decided to accept plastic recyclable waste instead of money for city buses.

Surabaya, Indonesia’s second largest city, lying on the eastern end of the country’s main island Java, made this decision in April 2018. Now, locals can pay for their bus rides by putting plastic cups or bottles directly on the bus. A two-hour bus ride costs 10 plastic cups or 5 bottles.

Indonesia is the second largest ocean plastic polluter, producing up to 2.4 million tons of plastic waste into the oceans every year, according to a report. Only in Surabaya, nearly 400 tons of plastic waste is produced every day. The head of Surabaya’s transportation department (交通部门) said, “With this decision, we hope to raise public awareness about environment, especially people’s awareness about plastic waste.”

In Surabaya each city bus can collect up to 550 pounds of plastic bottles and cups every day. The collected bottles are sold to recycling companies and the money earned from it goes toward running the bus companies and providing money for green spaces in the city. This is certainly turning rubbish into a national treasure.

The decision is part of the city’s purpose to become plastic waste-free. In order to encourage local people to take buses, the city also added new Surabaya buses. The new buses are air-conditioned, comfortable and easy for elderly and disabled passengers to get on and off.

The program is well received. People in Surabaya said, “We can reduce waste so it doesn’t pile up at home because we can just bring it in and make good use of it. It is a win-win situation.”

This type of program can be a model for other worldwide cities and encourage citizens to recycle their plastic waste.

71．What can locals in Surabaya pay for bus rides instead of money now?

__________________________________________________________

72．How much plastic waste does a four-hour bus ride cost?

__________________________________________________________

73．How much plastic waste is produced in Surabaya every day?

__________________________________________________________

74．What is the money from the collected plastic waste in Surabaya used for?

__________________________________________________________

75．What do you think of the new program? (请自拟一句话作答)

__________________________________________________________

十、讲稿

76．生活就像一本书，有欢乐，有烦恼，这些烦恼也许会让我们沮丧或悲观。如果你将在初三年级学生大会上发言，请写一篇题为“Smile to the World”的发言稿，号召同学们学会控制情绪，积极乐观地面对困境。

内容包括：

1. 描述一次你的情绪控制经历。

2. 提出两点控制情绪的方法。

3. 号召同学们自我激励，乐观面对人生。

注意：

1. 词数90词左右，短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 内容需涵盖所有要点，可适当发挥；

3. 不能照抄原文，不得在文中出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。

Smile to the World

Dear classmates,

Life is full of ups and downs.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thanks for listening.

参考答案：

1．C

2．A

3．A

4．D

5．C

6．B

7．A

8．C

9．B

10．C

11．D

12．D

13．C

14．A

15．D

16．A    17．B    18．D    19．A    20．B    21．D    22．C    23．D    24．C    25．A    26．B    27．C    28．B    29．C    30．D

31．B    32．D    33．C

34．B    35．C    36．A    37．A

38．D    39．A    40．B    41．C

42．C    43．B    44．D    45．D

46．government

47．cancel

48．customers

49．ancient

50．October

51．easier    52．carelessness    53．impossible    54．beginning    55．twenty-third

56．will come    57．has pushed    58．studied    59．live    60．were taking

61．(p)assed    62．(n)eed    63．(t)rue    64．(w)hile    65．(e)xpect    66．(d)iscovered    67．(i)mportant    68．(d)evelop    69．(e)xample    70．(h)istory

71．Plastic recyclable waste.    72．20 plastic cups or 10 bottles.    73．Nearly 400 tons of plastic waste.    74．It goes toward running the bus companies and providing money for green spaces in the city.    75．I think it is a win-win situation.

76．例文

Smile to the World

Dear classmates,

Life is full of ups and downs. Last week I had a very bad time. Once, I cried because my poor grade in the math exam made me think I was terribly foolish. Later, I listened to some soft music to calm down. The next day, after asking the teacher for help, I felt happy again.

From this experience I understand something important. First, we should face different kinds of trouble bravely. Doing something to relax ourselves is helpful. For example, talk to friends, enjoy a book and ask our parents for help. Second, tell yourself that you have the ability to solve the problems. Then, take action.

Just smile to yourself and face the challenges. Then the world will smile back.

Thanks for listening.