1、试卷第 1 页，共 10 页 20232023 年江苏省常州市正衡中学中考一模英语试题年江苏省常州市正衡中学中考一模英语试题 学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_ 一、单项选择一、单项选择 1_ Changzhou you see today is quite _ different city from the one that it used to be.AThe;/B/;the CThe;a DA;a 2Junior high school days are over and its hard to _ our dear teachers and friends.Aseparate from
2、Bdeal with Cbelieve in Ddepend on 3What do you think of Helen?Indeed she has a serious face,but she is very _ at heart.Aselfish Bpatient Chumorous Dgenerous 4It is a good idea to experience life _ the school by volunteering.Take an active part in it,and you will make a difference to the world.Aabove
3、 Bbeyond Cover Dagainst 5 A robot served us dinner last night.Dont you think we are living in amazing times?I cant agree more.The _ makes our lives easier and happier.Ainformation Btechnology Cdiscovery Dcompetition 6 How do you find your classmates?Most are kind,but _ of them is good to me as Cathy
4、.Anone Bno one Csomeone Deveryone 7Do you like the movie _ is called The Battle at Lake Changjin?Sure.I think no movie is _ than it.Athat;more touching Bwhat;less touching Cthat;more touched Dwhich;less touched 8Fathers Day is coming.Im thinking about _.Awhat present I gave my father Bif I planned a
5、 party for my father Chow I can give my father a surprise Dwhere will my father and I have a big meal 9Harvey,I hear that Nick came first again in the exam.Its not surprise._.He learns most carefully in our class.试卷第 2 页，共 10 页 ANo pain,no gain BEvery dog has its day CMany hands make light work DAct
6、ions speak louder than word 10I honestly dont think Im going to be accepted by the league.Well,_!You may have made a better impression than you think.Ayou never know BI told you Cnot a chance Dwhat a pity 二、完形填空二、完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。Youre at your new school.It is lunch time,but
7、you dont have anyone to sit with.You want to join someone at their table,but you are not sure if they are friendly.What do you do?Natalies _11_ of solving the problem was to create an app.She knows what it feels like to be alone at a new school.She found it difficult to make new friends and had to _
8、12_ a new table at lunch every day.If she sat by herself,she felt _13_.But if she asked to join someone and was _14_,she felt embarrassed(尴尬的).She created a lunch-planning app to help students like her find people to have lunch with.The appcalled Sit with Usis _15_.If a student is having lunch,he or
9、 she can create an invitation.Other students can open the app and _16_ that invitation.They can then use the app to decide when and where to _17_.This allows students to make _18_ online instead of face-to-face.This is the reason why it works so well:_19_ the risk of being refused,and the embarrassm
10、ent that goes along with it.Natalie is happy to see that people are replying to her app actively_20_ those who suffer from bullying(遭受欺凌).Soon after she made her app available to the public,she won a prize for it.She also appeared in many news stories.Natalie was even asked to speak at a university.
11、In her _21_,Natalie wanted people to know that you dont have to do something _22_ to change lives.Sometimes,a small thinglike having a friend to enjoy lunch withcan make all the difference.11Ahabit Bcourse Cmethod Dquestion 12Asearch for Bfix up Cgive out Dget away from 13Astressed Bnervous Clonely
12、Dpleasant 14Acalled Brefused Cdiscussed Dbelieved 15Acheap Bsimple Cprivate Dnoisy 试卷第 3 页，共 10 页 16Amiss Bmake Csend Daccept 17Astop Bstudy Cmeet Dexercise 18Aplans Btrouble Creports Ddinner 19Aincreases Bavoids Cadds Dtakes 20Aprobably Bexactly Cespecially Dmainly 21Abook Btalk Cschool Dpicture 22
13、Abig Bnew Csimilar Denjoyable 三、阅读单选三、阅读单选 The book festival is coming!Do you have any books you dont want?Your old love may be someones new favorite.Bring one book to the Town Library&exchange（交换）a book with each other!When&How:March 2March 14 Bring one book for one book festival card.March 16M
14、arch 31 Bring one card for one book you like to read.What books:All kinds of books EXCEPT school books,comic books（连环画）,and dictionaries.Notice:Your book must be in good shape,without any pages missing.Your book must be clean,and nothing is written on it.Follow us on https:/Town L for more.23Why is
15、the book festival held?ATo sell second-hand books.BTo know what books are popular.CTo exchange books with others.DTo tell people how to choose books.24Amy is preparing books for the book festival.Which might be a right choice?AA comic book.BA Chinese storybook.CA school book.DAn English dictionary.2
16、5Where does the text probably come from?试卷第 4 页，共 10 页 AA diary.BA storybook.CA guidebook.DA website.About 50 percent of food in the US is wasted.Wasted food produces gas that will cause global warming,and brings other problems like energy emergency.To reduce food waste,people in the food packaging
17、industry are working to develop products for longer shelf life.Jonathan Deutsch,a professor of food science,says,“All food packaging is designed to explain the contents,protect the quality,and make sure the safety of the product.”When packaging keeps food safe and fresh for a longer time,less waste
18、happens.Making food last longer is not easy because different foods need different packaging.Fats,for example,change when meeting air and light.Thats why fatty foods,like potato chips,are always kept in packages which light cant get through.And cookies are afraid of getting wet.Keeping those snacks
19、in a fully closed package will help them stay fresh and tasty longer.Packaging can extend shelf life by keeping out gases in the air,like oxygen.Oxygen causes problems for many different foods.So many food packages are designed to solve the air problem.Vacuum-sealed(真空封闭的)packaging takes off any oxy
20、gen between the food and packaging,which can increase shelf life from a few days to a few weeks.Modified atmosphere packaging(气调包装)is another solution.Unlike vacuum-sealed packaging which takes off as much air as possible,this packaging replaces the air with a right mixture of gases.Red meat needs s
21、ome oxygen to keep its colour,but too much oxygen can make it go bad.This kind of packaging can extend shelf life while keeping the products colour.While packaging can help reduce food waste,people also need to consider the environmental influence of the packaging itself.Scientists are working to de
22、velop more proper materials.And more people get to know the importance of reducing food waste.“Unlike many of the challenges we face right now on our planet,”said Shukla from Food&Wine magazine,“Food waste is something that every single person can do something about.”26In Paragraph 3,the writer
23、mentioned potato chips and cookies to _.Aexplain food must be kept without light Bexplain packaging depends on the food type Cshow wasted food is bad for the environment.Dshow food goes bad quickly when getting wet 试卷第 5 页，共 10 页 27What can we learn from the passage?APackages are designed to keep ox
24、ygen inside.BVacuum-sealed packaging is used to package red meat.CThe materials of packages are friendly to the environment.DModified atmosphere packaging mixes air properly in packages.28Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?AHow to Package Food BCreative Packaging Designs CF
25、ood Waste:Causes and Solutions DPackaging:A Way to Fight Food Waste Sweden is Northern Europes largest country.Known for its natural beauty,Sweden is also home to Stockholm,the capital city made up of 14 islands.Here are several interesting facts about this Land of the Midnight Sun.People in Sweden
26、can enjoy only a few hours of light in winter.Or if people live above the Arctic Circle,none at all.To keep safe in the dark,Swedes have different ways of seeing and being seen.Many places are lighted with high-powered spotlights,and kids wear reflectors sewn onto their clothes.Drivers keep their ey
27、es open because they know children will be outside in the dark.Being close to the Arctic Circle also means months of ice.Ice is especially good for sparking,which is both a form of transportation and a fun choice for walking.“Spark”means“kick”in Swedish,which is what a person does-kicks the spark al
28、ong the ice while holding onto the back of the little seat and standing on one blade.When it comes to waste management,Sweden is ahead of its time.Swedes recycle nearly 50%of what they throw away.What about the other half?This is what makes Sweden different from the rest of the world:the waste goes
29、to a power station where it is burned and changed into energy.In 2016,Sweden even began bringing waste from other countries.In this way,Sweden gets 100 million dollars every year.Want to know more?Head over to http:/www.go-to-.29How many aspects does the writer tell us about Sweden?试卷第 6 页，共 10 页 AO
30、ne.BThree.CFive.DSeven.30According to the passage,which of the following may be“sparking”?A B C D 31Which information about Sweden is TRUE?AThe Land of Midnight Sun is Stockholm.BPeople enjoy the sunshine the whole year.CSweden benefits from waste management.DDrivers wear special clothes to be seen
31、well.32The main purpose of this passage is to _.Aencourage people to visit Sweden Btell Swedish ways of recycling waste Cshow the writers love for Sweden Dshare something special about Swede In Paris,one freezing winter evening,I was having dinner with my friend,Mr.Dupin,the famous detective.We had
32、just finished our meal,when there was a loud knocking at the door.Dupin opened it.There stood Mr.Germain,the chief of the Paris Police.We welcomed him warmly,for he was an old acquaintance(熟人)whom we hadnt seen for a great time.“I need your assistance,”said Germain.“I met a case(案件)that has been giv
33、ing me a great deal of trouble.It is very simple but very strange.”“Also,please keep this secret.If anyone found out that I told you this.I would certainly lose my job.”“Well,then,”said the Chief,“I have learned that a very important letter has been stolen from the king.We are sure who stole it and
34、that the letter is in his house.”“But who would dare do such a thing”I cried.“The thief,”said Germain softly,“Hes a man who dares do many dangerous things.He is one of the most powerful and important ministers in the government.He is Minister Danton.”“Have you searched his house?”“A lot of times.Whi
35、le Minister Danton was out,a lot of well-trained police officers carefully searched the entire house,room by room.In fact,we examined everything in the 试卷第 7 页，共 10 页 house but found nothing.”A month later,Dupin asked Germain and me to his house.There he took out a letter and handed it to the Chief.
36、We were both very surprised.Dupin explained,“I know Minister Danton very well.He could not hide the letter in any of the usual hiding places.I realized that he might have left the letter out in the open,right under everyones nose,where no one would search for it.”“Then I visited him with my dark gla
37、sses on to help me observe(观察)better.While we were chatting,a dirty,torn letter in the letter holder suddenly caught my eyesunusual for the Minister,who is careful and neat.”“I was sure it was the letter.”“Then I purposely left my gloves behind so I could come back again.”“The next morning,I hired a
38、 man to fire a gun on the street,while the Minister went to see what happened,I stole the letter by replacing it with a similar one.”On it Dupin wrote these words:Your plan was good,but mine was better.As you can see,I took the letter.Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe 33The underlined word“assista
39、nce”in the third paragraph probably means _.Ahobby Bhelp Chabit Dholiday 34Who is the best at solving difficult cases according to the passage?AThe writer.BMr.Germain.CMr.Dupin.DMinister Danton.35Dupin did all the following things to help get the letter back EXCEPT _.Awearing his dark glasses when v
40、isiting Dantons house Bleaving his gloves purposely behind in Dantons house Chiring a man to fire a gun on the street the next morning Dwriting some words on the letter he put into the letter holder 36From the passage we can infer that _.ADupin and Danton also know each other well BDupin and the wri
41、ter are both detectives CDanton and the writer are new friends DGermain and Danton are dangerous enemies 试卷第 8 页，共 10 页 四、阅读还原四、阅读还原 5 5 选选 4 4 阅读短文，从所给的六个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。（有两项为多余选项）Almost everyone in the middle school hopes to go to a senior high school._37_.In order to help you better adapt(适应)to
42、 the high school life,you need to make some preparations in advance(事先).Being one step ahead can help you a lot._38_.Of course,you can also go to a summer school.There you will not only learn the lessons ahead of time but also get used to the teaching methods of senior high school teachers._39_.In j
43、unior middle school,most students are more dependable on teachers while in high school most students are more likely to learn independently,eagerly and actively.Besides,there is more knowledge to gain and it becomes more difficult.As a result,some top students in junior middle school may feel discou
44、raged(气馁的)in high school.If you know the difficulty ahead,you will find it easier to adapt yourself to the high school life.Get some learning experience from high school students.If you happen to know some high school students in your neighborhood,try to make friends with them._40_.Of course,if you
45、know which school you will be in,you can go and have a look around the school.To experience the school culture is a good way for you to get ready.AIf you learn all the subjects before going to school BBut high school life can be challenging CYou can also be active in different activities DBorrow som
46、e textbooks and learn by yourself ELearn about senior high school life FTheir experience is good for you to face the challenges youll meet in high school 五、语法填空五、语法填空 There are many kinds of art forms in China.And each different part of China has its own special forms of _41_(tradition)art.These usu
47、ally try to represent the things that are important in life such as love,beauty and family.The most common things,from paper to clay to bamboo,_42_(turn)into objects of beauty.试卷第 9 页，共 10 页 Paper cutting _43_(be)around for more than 1,500 years.Paper cutting sounds very easy _44_ it can be difficul
48、t to do.The paper,usually red,is folded before it is cut with scissors.The most common pictures are flowers,fish,animals,and things about Chinese history.During the Spring Festival,they are put on windows,doors and walls as _45_(symbol)of wishes for good luck and _46_ happy new year.Chinese clay art
49、 is famous because the clay pieces are so small that they look very real.The pieces are _47_(careful)shaped by hand from a very special kind of clay and then allowed to air-dry.After drying,they are fired at a very high heat.They are then polished and painted.Finally,materials such as wood or paper
50、are added _48_(make)different things._49_ takes several weeks to complete everything.These small pieces of clay art show the love that all Chinese people have _50_ life and beauty.六、完成句子六、完成句子 51这个女孩对自已如此严格，她一直处于领先地位。The girl is so _.52虽然他的成就经常受到高度评价，但他从不炫耀。Although his achievements _,he _.53我想知道这个问
