1、2023年江苏省无锡市锡东片中考一模英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单项选择1_ Wuxi you see today is quite _ different city from the one that it used to be.AThe; /B/; theCThe; aDA; a2This spring has come earlier than usual, more than 10 days and even 20 days earlier in provinces _ Fujian, Jiangxi, Guizhou and Yunnan.AacrossBinclud
2、ingCbeyondDthrough3Indias population is expected to pass Chinas for the first time in 2023. The United Nations has reported that Indias population will reach about 1.7 billion by 2050 _ China will fall in the next few years.AsinceBafterCbeforeDwhile4Gen Zers (people born from 1995 to 2009) are the m
3、ost active group of people, who _ the past with the future.AconnectBcontactCcontrolDcomplete5With the local environmental protection, the salt lake in Yuncheng Shanxi has _ a perfect place for some rare wild birds.Aturned intoBturned outCturned aroundDturned off6Although it is more than sixty years
4、since the death of Lei Feng, the “Lei Feng spirit” is still _, encouraging a new generation (一代人) of Chinese people.AlivelyBliveClivingDalive7The “Wandering Earth” series and TV drama “ThreeBody” once again brought Liu Cixin, a famous science fiction writer, to the _ of Chinese people.AnoticeBintere
5、stCattentionDattraction8Do Indian people speak English?Not exactly! They _ speak Hindi, but their second language is English.AspeciallyBsimplyCmainlyDmost9Great! My favourite athlete Xu Mengtao was chosen as one of the top ten people Touching China in 2022. Her experience of winning the gold medal a
6、t the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after 16 years of hard work tells us that _ is impossible and just do it.AeverythingBnothingCsomethingDanything10Shenzhou XV was successfully sent into space! Do you know _?Lets search on the Internet for it!Awhen did Shenzhou XV enter China Space StationBthat Deng
7、 Qingming will enter China Space StationChow soon will Deng Qingming enter the EarthDhow long Deng Qingming will stay in the space station this time11_ I take a mobile phone with me for our spring outing to Sunac Land?Unless youre allowed.AShouldBMayCMustDWill12This years Dangkou Folk Music Festival
8、 will be covered live this weekend, attracting _ tourists.Aa huge army ofBa great deal ofCthe number ofDa plenty of13The saying “ _ ” tells us that you wont be a hero if you cant get over difficulties and achieve success.AHe who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.BNo pain, no gain.CP
9、ractice makes perfect.DA good miss is as good as a mile.14Would you like to own a home robot?_. I consider the home robot a great help in my daily life.AWhat forBSo whatCWhy notDIt depends二、完形填空Did you watch the popular TV series Meet yourself during your winter vacation? In the TV series, Xu Hongdo
10、u travels to a village in Yunnan province and volunteers at a local caf. She gets _15_ meals in return. Because of this hot hit, _16_ travelsimilar to Xus type of workhas caught more attention.In general, the _17_ of taking such a trip is to take part in a service chance to help others, according to
11、 Wise Tour. During the trip, volunteer travelers often provide services like teaching, cooking, animal caring, and cultural activities. In _18_ for their help, the volunteers may get free accommodation (住宿), meals and laundry (洗衣), activities, or classes.It seems that only modern transport could mak
12、e these long journeys _19_ in recent years. However, volunteer travel started from the 1960s, when Alec Dickson and his wife Mora from the UK _20_ Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), an international volunteer organization.According to Sanlian Lifeweek magazine, volunteer projects in the _21_ are now
13、attracting more visitors from the city to relax from the fast and stressful life. Yang Yan, a pioneer of a volunteer platform (平台), told the magazine that there has been a rapid _22_ in the number of tourists from the city to volunteer in village areas.People try volunteer travel for several reasons
14、. By working voluntarily while traveling, travelers may make a _23_ to the world. The volunteers provide services through charities with lower costs for the communities they serve. Another _24_ of volunteer travel is that it helps tourists from the city to get a taste of country life. In this way, t
15、ravelers can relax from their busy lives, while country communities also develop by receiving more customers for local tourism industries.15AfreeBdeliciousCbigDlight16AbusinessBvolunteerCgroupDnational17AcauseBresultCpurposeDway18AtimeBexchangeCpreparationDanswer19AimpossibleBhardCeasyDpossible20Ase
16、t upBopen upCput upDpick up21AmountainBdesertCcountrysideDcity22AchangeBdevelopmentCinfluenceDincrease23AdecisionBdifferenceCpromiseDplan24AadvantageBdisadvantageCreasonDtruth三、阅读单选Jane, a reporter, is collecting information for the local newspaper. She is interested in the following things introduc
17、ed in a magazine.Smart SchoolbagForget to pack the books you need into your schoolbag in the morning rush?A schoolboy aged 11 has invented a schoolbag. It tells you which books to pack. A small computer and a scanner (扫描装置) are fixed in the bag. As each book is put into the bag, it is checked by the
18、 scanner. If any book is missing, a message will be shown on the computer screen to remind you.Weather SweetsCan you eat weather?A university makes that happen. It uses a 3D printer to create sweets based on the weather information of a certain day.The shapes of the sweets are influenced by wind spe
19、ed. The colors of the sweets are decided by temperature. The sweets act as a weather record of the day when they are made.Sunrise BedIts hard for you to get up in the morning, isnt it?To help you get up, a company has created a “tool” a sunrise bed.It wakes you up gently as a sunrise does. Lights bu
20、ilt into the bed turn on and start to get brighter and brighter. When the lights are fully on, soft music will begin to play. It will be louder and louder until you turn it off. The company explains, “The gentle light tells your body that it is morning, soitstops producing a chemical that helps you
21、sleep.”25The smart schoolbag has been invented by _.Aa reporterBa schoolboyCa universityDa company26_ influence(s) the shapes of the weather sweets.AColorsBTemperatureC3D printersDWind speed27Which of the following shows how a sunrise bed wakes you up?Alights on music on lights brighter music louder
22、Bmusic on music louder lights on lights brighterClights on lights brighter music on music louderDmusic on lights on music louder lights brighterThe World of OrienteeringImagine you are in a new city. You ask someone how to get to a bookstore. They tell you to go straight, turn left, and you will fin
23、d it on your left. In fact, you can also find your way with a phone. Now imagine you are in an outdoor game. You only have a map and a compass, and instead of running down a city road, you may need to run around in the woods, climb over rocks and go up and down hills. Welcome to orienteering!In the
24、game of orienteering, players use a map and a compass to find stations. These stations are called controls. A special flag, usually in bright colours, marks each control. Controls are not easy to find. They may be in front of a big rock or behind a tree. In most of the games, youll have to find cont
25、rols in numbered order, but in some games you can change the order.At each control, players mark a card they carry with them and the card will be marked in different ways (See Figure 1). The cards are very important because players must find all the controls to win. If someone misses a control, they
26、 wont have that mark on their cards. They might cross the finish line first, but the next person to finish with a full card will win the game.Culture Note: The first compass was invented by ancient Chinese people. It helps you find your way by always pointing to the North.28What will players carry i
27、n the game?AA compass, a map and a card.BA flag, a compass and a card.CA map, a compass and a flag.DA phone, a compass and a map.29Which of the following is a rule of the game?AYou cant miss any of the controls to win.BYou have to find controls in numbered order.CYou dont need to mark the cards.DYou
28、 must be the first to pass the finish line to win.30How many controls has Anna finished in the game?A9.B10.C11.D12.ChatGPT, a powerful AI (artificial intelligence人工智能) chatbot tool, has swept the world in the past few months. The tool is an AI chatbot system that was created by OpenAI company in Ame
29、rica and went public in November 2022. ChatGPT can remember the topic of your conversation, answer your questions and write stories and any other written texts you can think of. It gets its answers from a great deal of information on the Internet.You can ask ChatGPT anything, like explaining physics
30、, asking for birthday party ideas and getting programming (编程) help. Perhaps its not smart enough to complete everything humans can do yet, but it can be creative, and its answers can sound completely correct. A few days after its coming, more than 1 million people were trying out ChatGPT. It is rep
31、orted that ChatGPT reached 100 million users in 2 months, while it took TikTok about 9 months to reach 100 million users and Instagram spend two and a half years reaching it. ChatGPT is free to use at the moment because it is still in its research process (过程). But when too many people flood onto th
32、e server (服务器), it is crowded with too many users and cant deal with your needs. It just means you should try visiting the website at a later time when fewer people are trying to enter it. If you wouldnt like to wait, there is a good choice for you. Up to February, 2023, OpenAI has another product,
33、ChatGPT Plus, which allows users to join the server quickly even during the rush hour of Network. This service does come at a cost of $20 per month.However, Google has an advantage over ChatGPT. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence robot that can solve your problems, while Google is a search engine
34、, and on it you can search for as much information as possible. ChatGPT has fixed knowledge because of its programming but Google has up-to-date knowledge every day.31Why does the writer list figures (列数字) in Paragraph 2?ATo show that ChatGPT is very popular.BTo show that ChatGPT is very expensive.C
35、To show that ChatGPT is very creative.DTo show that ChatGPT is very helpful.32What is ChatGPT Plus designed for?AGuiding users to experience free services.BAllowing users to visit the website later.CHelping users write their stories.DOffering users a chance to visit the website quickly.33What is the
36、 disadvantage of ChatGPT compared with Google?AIt works on fixed numbers.BIt takes more time to search for information.CIt doesnt have the latest knowledge.DIt may provide wrong answers to questions.There are millions of recipes(菜谱）hidden in the boxes and hearts of grandmother and parents. These fam
37、ily recipes are a special part of our family history. Some of them have been passed down from generation(一代人) to generation.“I realized I couldnt go home every weekend for my moms delicious dishes.” says Shreya, who is about to enter university. Shreya has recently started following her mother aroun
38、d the kitchen, taking notes on how to make her “masala chai” and tasty kachoris.“Those special tastes can immediately unlock a whole flood of emotions, memories and feelings of family, love and comfort.” says she.She adds, “I am looking to the day when my kids will come to know about their grandmoth
39、ers through the dishes they cooked.”But many of us find it difficult to keep the food connection with their busy life. Even if we have time, not many of us take the effort to collect and record the recipes from our grandmothers and parents. We often get a recipe on the phone and take it down quickly
40、 on a piece of paper. We just stick it onto the fridge for a week or two and forget about it as soon as the paper disappears from there.Actually, there are simple ways to keep family recipes. Scrapbooks(剪贴簿) are easily found in the market. You can even add photos to record every detail of your memor
41、ies about the recipe. With the help of some popular apps like Story Scans, recording family recipes has never been easier. What is needed is to scan(扫描) the recipes and record the story behind each of them. It can become the most meaningful work you have ever done with and for your family.Keeping fa
42、mily recipes is saving and honoring(尊重) our tradition so that future generations can continue to make family ties stronger. Every time you remember your loved ones, recreate one of the dishes from your collection and let the memories from the good old days comfort you. So why not gift your kids a fa
43、mily recipe book when they are starting a new life?34What does Shreya follow her mother around the kitchen?ATo clean up the kitchen.BTo note down recipes.CTo prepare family dinners.DTo talk about family rules.35What does the underlined word “gift” in the last paragraph mean?AbuyBshowCgiveDlend36What
44、 can we learn from the passage?AWays to record recipes can be easy.BMost people like writing recipe books.CRecipes have become popular with kids.DPeople often buy recipe books in the market.37Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AFamily Recipes: Secrets of CookingBFamily Re
45、cipes: Are at a CrossroadsCFamily Recipes: Connections to InterestsDFamily Recipes: Are More than Just Recipes四、根据汉语提示填空38Hanfu is an _ (古代的) clothing of the Han people who lived in China before the Qing Dynasty.39Childrens confidence should be developed in the path, theory(理论), system and _ (文化) of
46、 socialism(社会主义) with Chinese Characteristics.40Chinese-made products are _ (高度地) praised at the FIFA World Cup 2022.41Soft music is often played at some malls to _ (创造) a relaxing shopping environment.五、用所给单词的正确形式填空42Yang Ziqiong made history on March 13, 2023 by becoming the first _ (Asia) to win the Best Actress Award at the 95th Academy Awards.43Much is _ (know) about the new movie called How do you live, but the film based on Yoshino（宫崎骏）s novel is well worth expecting.44In my family, a decision will not be made until everyone is in _ (agree).45The cowboy had mu
