2023年苏州市姑苏区中考一模英语试题（含答案与解析）

2023年苏州市姑苏区中考一模英语试题

注意事项:

1．本试卷满分100分,考试时间100分钟;

2．答题前,考生务必将自己的学校、姓名、班级、考场号、考试号、座位号填写在答题卡和答题卷的相应位置上;

3．答选择题时必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;答非选择题必须用0．5毫米黑色签字笔写在答题纸指定的位置上,不在答题区域内的答案一律无效,不得用其他笔答题;

4．考生答题必须答在答题卡和答题纸上,答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。

第一部分 完形填空（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

On Monday morning, a teacher named Celine cheerfully asked her students what their weekends were like． A boy said that he had spent a ____1____ weekend—he had his teeth ____2____ out and they still hurt． “Why do you always seem to be so happy?” he asked．

Hearing the question, Celine answered with a smile, “Every morning, you have a ____3____ about how you will treat your whole day． I choose to be cheerful．”

“And today is my ____4____ day．” she added．

“____5____?” the whole class were curious．

“This morning, I ____6____ a public e-bike and rode to school as usual． Suddenly, the e-bike didn’t work, so I had to go another kilometer down the road．”

“The e-bike is broken and it’s your lucky day?” The students were ____7____．

“What do you mean, Celine?” one girl asked．

“It broke ____8____ a quarter before class, so I left it a proper place and walked across the road． You know, it’s spring now． The beautiful flowers, green trees and sweet bird songs were greeting chance to enjoy them． It ____9____ me ten minutes to arrive and I was still able to teach my class on time．”

The students’ eyes opened wide, and then they smiled． Celine smiled back． In some way, her story touched them． She was happy and satisfied that they had a perfect chance to _____10_____ luck in a new way．

1． A． busy                   B． satisfying                    C． terrible                       D． meaningful

2． A． pulled                 B． pushed                        C． washed                       D． cleaned

3． A． dream                 B． look                           C． choice                        D． decision

4． A． sad                     B． lucky                          C． amazing                     D． unlucky

5． A． Who                   B． Why                           C． When                         D． How

6． A． made                  B． bought                        C． lent                            D． unlocked

7． A． surprised             B． bored                         C． patient                        D． nervous

8． A． through               B． down                          C． up                              D． out

9． A． paid                    B． spent                          C． cost                            D． took

10． A． think                 B． feel                            C． consider                     D． wish

第二部分 阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分）

请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

11． What’s the purpose of this book?

A． To be used as a history textbook．

B． To tell about the Yongle Emperor．

C． To teach English to Chinese students．

D． To help foreigners learn about China．

12． Where can you find the page on the right?

A． Between Pages 1～2．                                         B． Between Pages 3～7．

C． Between Pages 8～14．                                        D． Between Pages 15～18．

13． Which of the following is TRUE?

A． The Ming Dynasty had 3 emperors in all．

B． Yongle became emperor at the age of 22．

C． Nanjing was the capital of Ming Dynasty before Yongle．

D． Yongle built the Forbidden City for tourists to visit．

B

Have you ever dreamt about taking a great American travel adventure（冒险）? Most of us keep dreaming; others ________

Gregg Bleakney’s dream was to travel the Americas from top to bottom．

He got the idea after he finished a 1, 600-kilometer bike ride． Gregg’s friend, Brooks Allen, was also a cyclist． The two friends talked and decided their goal: they would travel from Alaska（阿拉斯加）to Argentina（阿根廷）—by bike．

To pay for the journey, Gregg and Brooks worked and saved money for years． Once they were on the road, they often camped outdoors or stayed in rest houses． In many places along their journey, local people opened their homes to the two friends and gave them food．

During their tip, Gregg and Brooks cycled through deserts, rainforests, and mountains． Two years, twelve countries, and over 30,500 km later—At last, Gregg reached Ushuaia, Argentina, at the end of South America． （Near Guatemala（危地马拉）, Brooks had to return to the U．S． and Gregg continued without him．）

Gregg and Brooks kept a record of their adventures in an online blog． The trip taught both men a lot about travelling． Here is some of Gregg’s advice:

Travel light． The fewer things you have, the less you’ll worry about．

Be flexible． Don’t plan everything, then you’ll be more relaxed and happy．

Be polite． As one traveller told Gregg, “Always remember that nobody wants to fight, cheat, or rob a nice guy．”

14． From which country did Gregg and Brooks start their trip?

A． Argentina．               B． Ushuaia．                   C． Guatemala．               D． USA．

15 Which of the following is the best for        ?

A． give up easily                                                      B． make it happen

C． find it quite difficult                                             D． think it a great idea

16． What does Gregg mean by “Be flexible”?

A． Be ready for any possible change．                       B． Be ready for any possible danger．

C． Choose a cheap way to travel．                             D． Choose a green way to travel．

17． What can you learn about Gregg and Brooks’s trip?

A． They both cycled from Alaska to Argentina．

B． They had to go back to the U． S． near Guatemala．

C． They travelled more than 1, 600 kilometers by bike．

D． They saved money for the trip for quite a long time．

C

Do you often feel sad or upset (沮丧)? If so, remember not to watch a happy movie． A sad movie may be much better for you．

Some scientists at Ohio State University, the U．S, have found that sad movies can make people happier． They published their study in a magazine called Communication Research．

Scientists asked 361 college students to watch a sad movie called Atonement． The movie tells a story of two lovers who were separated． They died during World War II at the end of the movie． The 361 college students answered questions from the scientists before, after and three times during the movie to find out their different feelings, including sadness．

According to the result of the survey, scientists found out that people felt better after watching the sad movie． Scientists believed this was because the movie made them think about their own lives and relationships． Compared to those of the unlucky lovers in the movie, their lives were full of hope．

“I want to live my life to the fullest, and this movie has made me think a lot,” one student wrote．

Silvia Knobloch-Westerwick, the leader of the study, explained that bad moods would make people more thoughtful． “Good moods are generally a sign that everything is fine． You don’t have to worry, and you don’t have to think about problems in your life,” she said． “But bad emotions (情绪), like sadness, make you feel terrible about your situation． Therefore, seeing a sad movie may make you feel bad, but that will cause you to think more about your own close relationships and value them more．”

18． The scientists asked the college students to watch Atonement ________．

A． to help them make more friends                            B． to make them feel better about themselves

C． to find out how they felt after watching it               D． to encourage them to share their feelings

19． How many times did the students answer questions from the scientists?

A． Three times．             B． Four times．               C． Five times．               D． Six times．

20． What does the underlined word “those” in paragraph 4 refer to?

A． Stories．                    B． Feelings．                  C． Friends．                   D． Lives．

21． What is the best title for this passage?

A． Feeling Sad? Watch a Sad Movie                           B． Feeling Lonely? Find True Love

C． Feeling Bad? See a Happy Film                             D． Feeling Down? Think about Others

D

It was last January, when I’d just finished a charity activity and was on the train back home, that I put down my phone and started writing thank-you notes to people who had helped．

When I got off the train, I felt amazingly good． The next day, I wrote more thank-yous and felt good again． I suddenly had the idea: Why not keep on doing this for every day of the year?

To keep on task, I decided to pick out a different theme for each month． January was charity． February would be neighbors． And I thought of a number of names right away: the owner of our local bookstore, who let me and my little son in before the store opened; our babysitter, who took good care of our kids; …

While writing the notes, I realized how often I had spent my time on the phone appreciating（欣赏）other people’s lives． Writing thank-you notes allowed me to do something different, paying more attention to my own life．

In the following months, I wrote to my friends, doctors, teachers and parenting role models． In July, my “food” month, I wrote to Julie, who used to cook at my favorite restaurant． It went like this:

Dear Julie,

Thank you for hosting and cooking beautiful and thoughtful food． Jake and I never forget when you sent out biscuits shaped into the number VI for our sixth anniversary（周年纪念日）． We talk about it every year．

Thank you． We miss you．

Love,

Gina

I was happy to receive a note back from her． Julie replied, “I don’t think I’ve ever received such a touching letter before． I’m undergoing a hard life change right now, and this helps．”

On December 31, I wrote my last card to Jake, my husband, and our two kids． And I took a picture of us, so I could remember the feeling welling up inside me． Thankfulness．

22． What does the underlined word “undergoing” mean?

A． Go down．                B． Go through．              C． Go against．               D． Go beyond．

23． How did Julie most probably feel after reading the note from Gina?

A． Shy and surprised．                                            B． Pleased and relaxed．

C． Nervous and excited．                                          D． Moved and encouraged．

24． What might be the theme of the December notes?

A． Family．                   B． Photos．                    C． Holidays．                 D． Community．

25． What did Gina get by doing her task according to the passage?

A． Many thanks from her neighbors．                        B． More time to appreciate her own life．

C． More help from people around her．                     D． Happy moments to be with her friends．

第三部分 信息还原（共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

People need to develop different skills in order to live better in this fast-developing world． Some, like ICT（信息通讯技术）skills and knowledge of the digital world, are well taught in schools． But some other basic skills are not paid much attention to． These skills are also important because employers（雇主）may ask you questions about them in interviews． ____26____．

Imagination

In the age of technology that we are living in now, it is no longer enough to keep on making the same products． ____27____ They may ask you to think of an object you use every day． Can you use it in new ways or can you think of three improvements?

Problem solving

Employers need workers with abilities to see problems before they happen． More importantly, they should come up with creative solutions（解决办法）． Imagine you are organizing a social event．____28____ Can you think of the best ways to solve them?

Communication skills

Workers will have to be good communicators． They will have to be able to discuss key problems with other workers． ____29____ After all, people need to communicate with each other in quite different ways in the new world．

Critical analysis （批判性分析）

____30____ Imagine you are asked to use the Internet to find out some information about a famous person． Can you check the information by searching different websites?

Decision making

Workers need to have a growing amount of responsibility（责任）． It is important to make decisions on what to do and not to do in different situations．

A． Everything must be well prepared in the event．

B． Think of some problems that you could probably face．

C． It’s important to know how to get on with famous people．

D． Also, they need to write in a clear way without too many words．

E． Workers should be able to tell if some information is true or false．

F． So it’s a good idea to think about how good you are in these skills．

G． Employers need people who can come up with new ways and new ideas．

第四部分 词汇运用（共13小题;每小题1分,满分13分）

第一节 根据下列句子所给汉语注释或首字母,在答题卡标有题号的横线上,写出空缺处各单词的正确形式,每空限填一词。

31． People who do different jobs have ________ (测试) how ChatGPT would help with their work．

32． Do you know why Qatar hosted the 2022 World Cup in ________ (十一月)?

33． President Xi’s visit to Russia is a trip of friendship and ________ (和平)．

34． Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic, people are increasingly ________ (知道) of the fact that no country could completely separate itself from others today．

35． Planting trees is an ________ (容易) and more rewarding way to go green．

36． Kindness doesn’t c________ a thing, yet it’s the richest gift you can give．

37． We will find out w________ it turns out to be a good idea or not．

38． I like the famous saying by Fan Zhongyan: To be the first in the country to worry about the events of the state and the last in the country to enjoy o________．

第二节

请认真阅读下面短文，从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次。

Gardens are regarded as the treasure of Chinese ancient arch it e cure（建筑）and Suzhou gardens are the most famous among them． Now, over 60 gardens are kept ____39____, of which more than 10 are open to public．

The gardens first appeared in the Spring and Autumn Periods, and ____40____ in the Song and Yuan dynasties． By the late Qing dynasty, Suzhou had got as many as over 170 gardens．____41____, Suzhou has been known as the “The City of Gardens”．

Suzhou gardens show us the lifestyle and social customs of ancient Chinese people in the south of the Yangtze River． They have special characteristics, which are ____42____ for living and worth visiting． Walking in the gardens, you will have a ____43____ of travelling through time and space, as if you were walking in a Chinese landscape painting．

第五部分 短文填空（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

We always feel that there are a lot of regrets in our lives． Many times, you have worked hard, but you still haven’t got the results you want．

Since then, it seems that you are already ____44____ (worry) about it before you start doing anything, feeling that you will not be able to do it well．

____45____, how do you know it won’t work if you don’t try it?

In fact, we can all do amazing things． It’s just a matter of time, just like different kinds ____46____ flowers． Although they have different blooming (开花) periods, they still show brightly in their own seasons．

We should all learn to encourage ____47____ (we)． No one is born ____48____ stupid child, and some only work hard and smart． Let’s not be ____49____ (hit) by the failure, you are also very handsome when you stand up again．

Learn to work hard to do everything well． Don’t kill what you want to do at the beginning． Please be brave to do it． The ____50____ (bad) result is failure and that doesn’t prevent you from ____51____ (start) all over again．

Don’t spend too much time on hard thinking because only ____52____ (act) leads you to success．

As long as you work hard, you will succeed ____53____ (final)． At least you have really worked hard．

第六部分  阅读表达（共3小题;54题2分,55题2分,56题3分,满分7分）

请认真阅读下面短文，用英语回答短文后的问题。

“Du Fu, China’s Greatest Poet” is a documentary made recently by the BBC． In order to shoot this documentary, producer Wood went to many places in China, such as Gongyi, the birthplace of Du Fu; Chang’an, the capital of the Tang dynasty(now Xi’an); and the Du Fu Thatched Cottage in Chengdu．

At the same time, Wood learned many stories about this poet through communication with local people along the way． Most of his poems show the pains of the people in war and hunger．

American sinologist（汉学家）Stephen Owen believes that Du Fu’s poems not only describe his life experience, but also become a part of Chinese culture． He believes that Du Fu is the China’s Shakespeare in his and many Chinese minds． Owen spent eight years translating 1400 poems by Du Fu into English．

54． How long did it take Owen to translate Du Fu’s poems into English?

____________________________________

55． How did Wood make the documentary?

____________________________________

56． Apart from（除了）Du Fu, which Chinese poet do you like best? Why?

____________________________________

第七部分  书面表达（共1题;满分25分）

57． 在我们成长的过程中，总离不开一些人、一些事，比如父母、老师、学习、爱好等。他们像雨露一样滋润着我们，帮助我们成长，丰富我们的生命。请你以________Help(s) Me Grow为题写一篇文章，谈谈自己成长中的变化，以及这个变化对你的意义。

内容包括：1．你过去的状态；

2．你发生的变化；

3．变化对你的意义。

注意：1．词数100左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；

2需先把标题补充完整，文章内容需涵盖所有要点，可适当发挥；

3．文中不得出现与考生相关的真实校名和姓名等信息。

________ Help(s) Me Grow

As we progress through life, a variety of things or people contribute to our personal growth and development．

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

…………

参考答案

1． C    2． A    3． C

【解析】

【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位老师向学生讲述了今天早上的经历，告诉学生，无论发生什么事，要积极地面对。

【1题详解】

句意：一个男孩说他度过了一个糟糕的周末。

busy忙碌的；satisfying令人满意的；terrible糟糕的；meaningful有意义的。根据“they still hurt”可知拔牙了，牙还疼，说明这个周末很糟糕，故选C。

【2题详解】

句意：他的牙齿被拔掉了，而且仍然很疼。

pulled拉，拔；pushed推；washed清洗；cleaned清理。根据“he had his teeth．．．out”可知是指拔牙，故选A。

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