2023年浙江省温州市三校联考中考二模英语试题

2023年温州市初中学业水平考试三校联盟模拟卷

英语试卷

满分: 90分    考试时间: 90分钟

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1. 全卷共8页, 有五大题, 56小题。

2. 打*的单词可以在小词典里查找词义。

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完形填空（本题有15小题, 每小题1分, 共15分）

阅读下面短文， 掌握大意， 然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Once upon a time, there lived a water carrier who had two large pots. Each pot was hung on each end of a pole. Every day, the carrier filled the pots with water by the stream and carried them to his master’s house.

One of the pots was ___1___ and always full of water at the end of the long walk from the stream, while the other pot had a crack in it and arrived ___2___ half full.

This went on daily. The good pot was proud of its work. But the cracked pot felt ___3___ about its own weakness. After two years of failure, it apologized one day by the stream.

The carrier was surprised, “ ___4___ do you say so? What are you ashamed of?”

“For two years, you just get half of the water in my pot, ___5___ the crack in my pot makes water leak out all the way back. You have to do all hard work, but you don’t get full value from your ___6___.” The pot said.

The water carrier said, “As we return to the house, I want you to pay attention to all of the beautiful ___7___ along the path.” Indeed, as they went up the hill, the cracked pot ___8___ the sun was warming the beautiful flowers on the side of the path. This ___9___ the cracked pot a little. However, it still felt bad because it leaked half of the water in the end.

The carrier said, “Why are there flowers just on this side of the path, but not on the other pot’s side? I have always ___10___ your weakness, and I make use of it. I planted flower seeds on ___11___ side of the path, and every day while we walk back from the stream, you have watered them. I have been able to ___12___ those beautiful flowers on the path to make my master’s room beautiful for two years. ___13___ you, he would not have this beauty in his room.”

 ___14___ has weaknesses. We’re all cracked pots in some way. But if we make use of our weaknesses, they can be ___15___. Don’t be afraid. Get to know your weaknesses and you can also be successful.

1. A. old B. fine C. small D. light

2. A. even B. still C. only D. ever

3. A. tired B. calm C. pleased D. sorry

4. A. When B. How C. Why D. Where

5. A. but B. because C. unless D. or

6. A. hopes. B. efforts C. promises D. skills

7. A. flowers B. houses C. trees D. streams

8 A. remembered B. believed C. noticed D. understood

9. A. made up B. lifted up C. dressed up D. cheered up

10. A. read B. heard C. told D. known

11. A. my B. your C. his D. their

12. A. pick B. order C. store D. accept

13. A. From B. Against C. For D. Without

14. A. Everybody B. Nobody C. Somebody D. Anybody

15. A. polite B. natural C. helpful D. simple

二、阅读理解（本题有15小题, 其中第16-18小题为1分; 第30小题为主观题, 5分; 其余每小题2分, 共30分）

阅读下面短文, 第16-29小题请从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项, 第30小题请在答题卡规定区域作答。

A

If people around you get a fever these days, it may not be COVID-19. If fact, Influenza A is sweeping across China, which causes people most likely to suffer a high temperature.

In the past three years, people have done a lot to prevent COVID-19. It also prevented the spreading of Influenza A. But these two are different viruses. Getting COVID-19 does not protect you from getting Influenza A.

●How to deal with it?

Most people don’t need to take medicine. The disease can go away after 3 to 7 days. But if the temperature doesn’t go down after three days, go and see a doctor.

●How does it spread?

Through coughs or sneezes. The viruses go into the air. If people nearby breathe them in, they could get sick.

16. The most common sign of Influenza A is _________.

A. cough B. high fever C. headache D. sore throat

17. If a student gets Influenza A he must _________.

A. pay attention to his fever B. stay at home for 48 hours

C. go to the hospital at once D. take medicine immediately

18. Which of the following is NOT true about Influenza A?

A. It can possibly be prevented. B. It’s different from COVID-19.

C. Its viruses can’t live in the air. D. It breaks out in China recently.

B

How do we know about things that happened thousands of years ago, when there were no videos or photos? One answer is written records. The earliest written records of Chinese culture and history are known as oracle bone inscriptions (甲骨文).

More than 3,000 years ago, people in the Shang Dynasty（c. 16th—11th century BC）liked to ask fortune tellers (占卜师 ) about the future. For example, what will the weather be like next week? Where should I go to make money? Will my wife give birth to a boy or a girl? From work to love, people asked questions about many topics. The fortune teller would write the question on an oracle bone, heat it up, and then read the cracks (裂纹) in it to find an answer. That’s how oracle bone inscriptions started.

Tens of thousands of oracle bones have been found so far. They can tell us a great deal about how people lived during the Shang Dynasty. “They help us understand the origins of Chinese philosophy and thought, and find out where our culture comes from,” Song Zhenhao, a leading oracle bone expert, told China Daily.

In addition to telling us about ancient Chinese culture, the oracle bones are also key to understanding the growth and development of the written form of the Chinese language. Many of the characters we use today are similar to those used 3,000 years ago. “The oracle bone inscriptions, as the earliest-known mature (成熟的）form of Chinese characters, show the beauty of a language that has been passed down years after years,” said Chen Nan, a professor at Tsinghua University.

In 2017 UNESCO added oracle bone inscriptions to its Memory of the World Register. They are indeed a valuable memory of ancient China.

19. According to Paragraph 1, one way to study ancient China is through _________.

A. videos B. photos C. characters D. experts

20. What does the underlined word “origins” mean in Paragraph 3?

A. births B. interests C. results D. goals

21. What can we learn from the oracle bones?

a. culture of the ancient Chinese           b. future life told by fortune tellers

c. beauty of the Chinese language         d. changes of the Chinese language

A. abc B. abd C. acd D. bcd

22. From the passage, we learn that oracle bone inscriptions _________.

A. are difficult to find at the moment B. cost experts a lot of money to study

C. first came out during the Shang Dynasty D. are totally different from the characters today

C

As the days are getting colder, you might wish you could magically turn into a bear and spend the winter sleeping. In fact, scientists are looking for ways to let humans hibernate, too!

During hibernation, an animal’s heart rate and breathing slow down. They can save energy when there is little food in the winter months.

Japanese researchers have found the secret behind hibernation—the “Q neurons”. These neurons in animals’ brains can put them into a hibernation state. The researchers also did operations on mice after turning on the mice’s “Q neurons”. It turned out that during hibernation, the operations do less harm to the mice.

According to the team, humans’ “O neurons”cannot be turned on and off as easily as the mice’s. But they are confident in copying the mice’s hibernation in humans. That means we could let people “hibernate”when having operations, causing less damage to their bodies.

In recent years, more scientists are getting to realize the benefits of hibernation. US scientist Katherine Grabek found that when the thirteen-lined ground squirrel hibernates, it cleans out harmful brain plaques that are related to Alzheimer’s in humans. They hope to design some medicine for humans based on this finding. Besides, some studies in bats show that, during hibernation, their bodies age more slowly. This also provides new ideas for making humans live longer in the future, according to New Scientist magazine.

At the same time, scientists have found a lot of fun facts on animals. For example, a bat’s heart rate drops to 25 beats per minute during hibernation—down from 400 when it’s awake. Its breathing slows so much that it might not take a breath for up to an hour! Also, a black bear can go without eating, drinking or going to the bathroom for 100 days. During hibernation, their wounds even heal perfectly.

23. Paragraph 2 introduces _________.

A. what is needed for hibernation B. where animals usually hibernate

C. what kind of animals hibernate D. what happens during hibernation

24. What have Japanese researchers found?

A. Humans don’t have “Q neurons” as mice do.

B. It’s difficult to turn on the mice’s “Q neurons”.

C. It’s impossible for humans to copy the hibernation.

D. Doing operations in the hibernation state is less harmful.

25. What will happen in the future based on the scientists’ findings?

A. People can hibernate whenever they like.

B. People may hibernate to slow down aging.

C. People may use animals to create new medicine.

D. People can go without eating or drinking for 100 days.

26. The passage is written to _________.

A. share some findings on hibernation B. introduce fun facts on hibernation

C. show the achievements in operations D. present a new way of doing operations

D

Johnny Town-mouse was born in a cupboard while Timmy Willie was born in a garden in the country. One day, Timmy Willie went to town by mistake in a big basket with vegetables. There he met Johnny Town-mouse.

Johnny Town-Mouse offered Timmy Willie a most comfortable sofa pillow to sleep. The sofa pillow had a hole in it. Johnny Town-Mouse quite honestly called it the best bed. Excellent meals were also provided.

Although Timmy Willie knew Johnny Town-Mouse and his other new friends here had tried their best to entertain him, he still wanted to be at his peaceful home. The food here disagreed with him and the noise prevented him from sleeping. So he said goodbye to them and hid in a big basket with a small piece of cake and a vegetable leaf.

After a long journey, he was set down safely in his own garden.

Sometimes on Saturdays he went to look at the big basket lying by the gate, but he knew he had better not get in again. And nobody got out, though Johnny Town-Mouse had promised him a visit.

The winter passed and the sun came out again. Timmy Willie, warming his little fur coat and smelling the flowers and spring grass, had nearly forgotten his visit to town. Suddenly, Johnny Town-Mouse came up the sandy path with a brown leather bag!

Timmy Willie received him with open arms. “You have come at the best time of the year. We will have sweet pudding and sit in the sun.”

“Hmm, it is a little wet,” sighed Johnny Town-Mouse who loved cleanness. He was carrying his tail under his arm, out of the mud.

“What is that fearful noise?” he shouted loudly.

“That?” said Timmy Willie. “That is only a cow. I will beg a little milk. The cows are quite harmless unless they happen to lie down upon you. How is everything going?”

_________. The family had gone to the seaside to celebrate Easter. The cook was doing spring cleaning in order to clear out the mice. There were four baby cats, and the cat had killed the pet bird. Therefore, he had to stay somewhere else for the moment.

“They say we did it, but I know better,” said Johnny Town-Mouse. “What is that frightening noise?”

“That is only the lawnmower.” I will go and bring back some of the grass clippings right now to make your bed. I am sure you had better settle in the country, Johnny. I am sure you will never want to live in town again.” said Timmy Willie.

But Johnny Town-Mouse did. He went back in the very next basket of vegetables.

27. According to the passage, Timmy Willie _________.

A. missed his friend Johnny a lot. B. enjoyed his life in the country.

C. killed the pet bird with Johnny. D. liked the food in town very much.

28. Which of the following can be put into_________ in Paragraph11?

A. Johnny told Timmy Willie how he arrived in the country.

B Johnny were sorry to mention what happened to the family.

C. Johnny explained why he was paying his visit in the season.

D. Johnny wondered if Timmy Willie could come back to town.

29. What does the writer mainly want to tell us?

A. No pains, no gains. B. Nothing is impossible.

C. What suits you most is the best. D. A friend in need is a friend indeed.

30. Did Johnny Town-Mouse like the life in the country? Why or Why not?

（请用约40词回答）

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三、词汇运用（本题有15小题, 每小题1分, 共15分）

A.

用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

Female Power at Beijing Winter Olympics

31. Chinese sportswomen _________ plenty of golds at Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

32. Xu Mengtao’s perfect performance showed the Chinese women’s fighting _________.

33. It was the _________ time for Wang Shiyue to take part in the Winter Olympics successfully.

34. Although Peng Oingyue was _________ of all the athletes, she trained hard as well.

35. _________ problems Zhang Kexin had, she never stopped practising.

B.

根据短文内容和所给中文提示，用单词的正确形式完成下列短文。

People Who Moved China—Deng Xiaolan

Deng Xiaolan volunteered to teach music in a village in Hebei province for 18 years. Because of her teaching and the  ____36____（能力）of her pupils, the kids from villages could sing the Olympic anthem at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on ____37____（二月）4th.

As she ____38____（影响）by her parents, she learned the violin and singing when she was young. She ____39____（加入）the school band after entering Tsinghua University.

In 2003, when Deng Xiaolan attended a ceremony in a village, she met a group of ____40____（当地的）kids. She wanted to sing a song together with the kids, but ____41____（没有一个）of them knew the well-known songs she named. “Music would make kids happier and ____42____（活跃的）.” Deng said. “So I thought if I had the chance, I must teach them to sing.”

Deng has travelled between Beijing and the village since 2004 to teach the kids music. She prepared many instruments for the kids, ____43____（包括）a violin and some keyboards. She also rebuilt the school houses, by ____44____（筹集）money. In 2006, she set up the Malan Band. ____45____（最终）, they got the chance to perform on the stage of Beijing Winter Olympics.

四、语法填空（本题有10小题, 每小题1分, 共10分）

根据上下文或括号内所给的英文词，用单词的正确形式完成下列短文。

Green Fingers Grow Dreams

A company in the United States said that it would offer a lot of money to anyone who could find a white flower—marigold. Most marigolds are either golden ____46____ brown. Therefore it is very hard ____47____ (find) a white one.

Twenty years later, the company received a letter ____48____ an old woman. She sent 100 white marigold seeds along with the letter. The woman was ____49____ fan of flowers. When she first heard the company’s offer 20 years ago, she got very ____50____ (excite). She thought she could grow white marigolds with her son and daughter, but her ____51____ (child) doubted her. However, she didn’t give up. She decided to reach her goal all by ____52____ (she). A year later, when the marigolds came out, she ____53____ (choose) one of the best flowers and took its seeds. She planted these seeds and waited another year for them to come out.

 ____54____ (lucky), one day she went out to her garden as usual and found a marigold that was not just white—it was as white as the snow. ____55____ lovely the flower is!

五、书面表达（本题有1小题, 共20分）

56. 假如你是李华，你的英国笔友Tony想了解中国诗词。请根据以下信息提示，用英语写一封电子邮件，邀请他暑假来参加你校举办的中国诗词节，告知他活动时间和内容并至少补充一项活动内容。

参考词汇：poet n. 诗人        recite v. 背诵

注意：1. 字数约110词；开头已给出，不计入总次数；

2. 文章中不得出现真实的个人信息。

Dear Tony,

I am glad that you’re interested in Chinese poems. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Looking forward to seeing you soon.

Yours,

Li Hua