2023中考試題集錦江蘇常州中考英語試題及答案

2023江蘇常州中考英語試題及答案常州市二O二三年初中學(xué)業(yè)水平考試英語試題注意事項：1.本試卷共8頁，全卷滿分為90分?？荚嚂r間為100分鐘?？忌殞⒋鸢笗鴮懺诖痤}卡上，寫在試卷上的一律無效。2.答題前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、考試號填寫在試卷上，并填寫答題卡上的考生信息?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。一、單項選擇（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。1.We_______onthecountrysideroadwhenasuddenstormhit,sowemadeourwayback.A.jogged

B.werejogging

C.havejogged

D.willjog2.MyfathergoesbacktoNanjingfortheSpringFestivaleveryyear_______lastyearbecausehewasbusywithhisworkinChangzhou.A.including

B.since

C.except

D.till3.Asweliveinarapidlydevelopingworld,wewillbeleftbehind_______wekeeplearning.A.unless

B.if

C.after

D.though4.Whenyouhavefixedthistypeoflock,you________takeakeywithyou.Youcanopenthe

doorwithyourfingerprint.A.shouldn't

B.needn't

C.mustn't

D.can't5.I'vevisitedNewYorkandLosAngeles,butIdon'tlike________ofthemverymuch.A.either

B.any

C.neither

D.none6.AftershewasbroughtbacktoChina,thesickgiantpandaYaYareceivedgood________in

hernewhomeandgotbetter.A.education

B.communication

C.entertainment

D.treatment7.—Canyou________thesignforthecommunityparty?—Sure,whereshouldIhangit?A.keepup

B.takeup

C.giveup

D.putup8.—Let'sinvitesomemorepeopletohelpwiththeprojectonairpollutioninthisarea.—Goodidea!_________.A.ManyhandsmakelightworkB.TheearlybirdcatchesthewormC.ThegrassisalwaysgreenerontheothersideD.WheninRome,doastheRomansdo9.CouldyoutellmesomethingaboutQuQiubai?Ineedtoknowabout_______.A.howmanybooksdidhepublish

B.thathestudiedandworkedinRussiaC.whichpartofChangzhoudidhelivein

D.whatforeignlanguageshecouldspeak10.—ShallwebevolunteersinChangzhouMuseumduringthesummerholiday?—________.I'mlookingforwardtothat.A.Don'tmentionit

B.That'snotthecase

C.Itcouldn'tbebetter

D.I'mafraidnot二、完形填空（共12小題；每小題1分，滿分12分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。Lastyearinearlysummer,IwaswalkingupthehilltomyhousewhenIsawtwobirds,eachabout60centimetrestall,standingonthepath.Theydidn'tseemto

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meuntilIwasrightinfrontofthemandthentheyatoncemovedquicklyintothebushes.Iwasquiteexcitedbytheideaoftwobirdsmakinganest(巢)inmyfrontyard,

althoughIdidn'treallyexpectthemto

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wildbirdsdon'tusuallynestsoclose.Afewweekslater,thebirds

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again.Ifoundthemcrouchingbesideatreeofftothesideofthepath.AsImovednearertothem,I

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thattheywouldrunawaylike

theydidlasttime.Butinsteadtheystuckouttheirheadsandmadeathreatening(威脅的)croaking(呱呱叫)sound.

Itseemedtowarnmenottogoany

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.Ididn'tknowwhytheywerecroakingatmeuntilashorttimelaterImadeanamazing

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:theyhadtwosmallbabybirds.AsImovedquietlytowardsthebirds,

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nottomakeanysuddenmovements,theystartedtheircroakingagain.Theystraightenedtheirnecksforwardsotheyseemed

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andmorethreatening.Themothercarefullycroucheddownoverthechicks,and

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her

babieswellinherfeathers.Iwaswatchingthemwith

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whenIsuddenlytrippedandfelltotheground.Thebirdstookthisasathreatandthefatherracedtowardsme,

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hiswingstoprotectthemotherandthechickswhilemakinghimselfappearlarger.Iwas

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tohavesurprisedthemandleftquickly.Iwasamazedbytheirfearlessactions.Theirparentalnaturalabilitykickedinandmadethemsocourageous.Itishardnot

torespectnature.11.A.notice

B.welcome

C.follow

D.believe12.A.when

B.until

C.because

D.while13.A.fought

B.flew

C.screamed

D.appeared14.A.explained

B.imagined

C.confirmed

D.remembered15.A.nearer

B.faster

C.earlier

D.deeper16.A.discovery

B.contribution

C.achievement

D.agreement17.A.patient

B.curious

C.careful

D.polite18.A.wider

B.longer

C.weaker

D.smaller19.A.pulled

B.shook

C.touched

D.hid20.A.trust

B.courage

C.confidence

D.respect21.A.shutting

B.spreading

C.controlling

D.breaking22.A.angry

B.happy

C.sorry

D.proud三、閱讀理解（共14小題；每小題2分，滿分28分）閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ACAPTIONCOMPETITIONComeupwiththefunniestcaption

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$250foreachwinnerDoyouhaveanencouragingstorytotell?Articlesmustbetrue,unpublishedand800-1000words.23.Whichcaptionoflastmonth'swasconsideredthefunniest?A.Whatashark-ingsight!B.Justoutforaquickbite.C.Ithinkthatredcarmightbelost.Itjustkeepscircling.D.Carpooling!24.Whichofthefollowingwillwinthemostmoneyifitischosen?A.Afunnycaption.

B.Areal-lifelaughorjoke.C.Anarticleaboutsmartpetsorwildlife.

D.Atrueandencouragingstory.25.Wherecanwereadthetext?A.Onabusinesswebsite.

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D.Inatravelguide.BSendingastronautstoMarsisabigchallenge.Astronautswillhavetotakeeverythingtheyneed,includingfood,airandwater.Theroominsidethespaceshipistoolimitedtoholdmanythings.So

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isahugechallengeforatriptoMars.Sixastronautsonaneight-monthtriptoMarswillneedatleast18,000kilogramsofwaterfordrinkingandwashing.They'llalsoneedwatertoprotectthemselvesfromspace

rayswhichcanpassrightthroughspaceshipwallsandharmastronauts'livingcells.Butalayerofwaterplacedaroundtheshipcanstoptheharm.That'salotofwater.Andsendingwaterintospaceistooexpensive.Itcosts$33,000tosendonecupofwatertoMars.Themoreyoutake,themoreitcosts.WehavethetechnologytogettoMars,buttheproblemisthatit'stooexpensive.ButFlynn,anengineeratNASA,thinkshehasawayofsolvingtheproblem.Instead

ofbuildingaheavyspaceshipandpackingitfullofstuff(物料),

whynotusethestuffaspart

ofthespaceship?Imagineaspaceshipthatblowsuplikeaballoon.Inside,thewallshavepocketslikea

bighoneycomb(蜂巢).Theseholdlotsofplasticbagsfilledwithwater,driedfoodandalgae(水藻).Allthesemakehardwallsandgreatradiation(輻射)protection.And

stoppingradiationdoesn'tinfluencethefoodorwateritself-it'ssafetoeatanddrink.Andwhatifthesamewatercouldbereusedagainandagain?Flynnandhisteamcalltheirpacked-pocketideaWaterWalls.MakingoxygenandtakingawayCO2—thewastegasyoubreatheout—isanotherprobleminspace.“WaterWallswilltakeawayCO2

thesamewayit'sdonehereonourEarth—withlivingplants,”Flynnsays.LivingplantstakeinCO2

tomaketheirfood,andgiveoffoxygen.“Plantsarehardtogrowinaspacecraft,soweusealgae,”hesays.Algaearetinyplantsthatliveinwater.Thealgaewillliveinbagsinthewallstoo,fedbyhumanwasteandsunlight,eatingupCO2andmakingoxygenfortheastronautstobreathe.Flynnthinkshisonboardrecyclingsystemhasmanyadvantages.Hehopesitwillhelp

makeflyingtoMarsarealityverysoon.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“packingaspaceship”inparagraph1mostprobablymean?A.repairingthingsinaspaceship

B.recyclingthingsinaspaceshipC.checkingthingsinaspaceship

D.puttingthingsintoaspaceship27.WhatistheadvantageofFlynn'ssystem?A.Costissaved.

B.Travellingtimeissaved.C.Plasticbagsaresaved.

D.Foodissaved.28.WhatisonepurposeofFlynn'sideaofWaterWalls?A.Topreventspaceraysduringthespacetrip.

B.Tomakethewholespaceshipstronger.C.Tocontrolthetemperatureinthespaceship.

D.Toproducewaterinthespaceship.29.Whyarealgaeputintheplasticbags?A.Topreventwaterfrombeingpolluted.

B.Toserveasfoodforastronauts.C.Toprovideoxygenforastronauts.

D.Tohelpotherplantsgrowinaspaceship.CWhenSingaporeanTongWeiqiangwatchedHongKongwuxiadramasmorethan10yearsago,hewasgreatlyimpressed.Hethenpioneeredalocalmovementtosupporthanfu,ortraditionalChineseclothes,andstartedtheHanCulturalSocietyofSingaporein2012toattractmorefans.“ManypeopleinourculturalsocietyfirstlearnedabouthanfufromtheseChinesewuxiadramas,”hetoldChinaDaily.Inrecentyears,withtheincreasedpopularityofChineseculturethroughdramasandonlineliterature,wuxia-relatedcontenthasstartedtoregainpopularitywithviewersallovertheworld,includingthoseinSoutheastAsia,AccordingtoChinaDaily,

Wuxiaworld,awebnovelsitestartedbyChinese-AmericanLaiJingpingin2014,attractsmillionsofpageviewsperdayfromusersinmorethan100countries.Onereasonforitspopularityisthatwuxiaworksbringthemfreshnewexperiences.

Theeconomies(經(jīng)濟(jì))ofmanySoutheastAsiancountriesarebasedonagriculture.AsChina

Dailymentioned,whatreallyintereststhemisthedifferentlifestylesofwuxiaheroesthey

haveneverexperienced.Newthoughtsandideasinwuxiaworksalsohelpitgoastepfurtherabroad.Unlike

traditionalwuxia,themodernformofwuxiawhichhasgainedpopularityinSoutheastAsiaisabroaderideathatincludesxianxiaandxuanhuan.Butthere’sonethingthatneverchanges-itscore(核心)spirit.MixingtheChinese

characters“wu”and“xia”,theseworksalwayskeepthespiritoftheChineseheroesfighting

againstsocialinjustice(不公正)andbeatingbadpeople,notedtheInteractKungfuwebsite.“AlthoughwuxiaisaspecialpartofChineseculture,thecorespiritofpursuing(追求)

freedomandjusticeisgenerallyacceptedbypeopleallovertheworld,”LilyLee,presidentofYou-Cloudwhichoperates

AppGrowing,toldChinaDaily.30.WhydoesthewritertellthestoryofTongWeiqiang?A.Toprovidethebackground.

B.Toraiseupthequestion.C.Toleadintothemaintopic.

D.Tointroducethemaincharacter.31.Whichofthefollowingisonereasonforwuxia'spopularity?A.People'swishestochangeothers'lifestyles.B.Theeconomicconditionsofdifferentcountries.C.Thedifferencesbetweenxianxiaandxuanhuan.D.Theacceptanceofwuxia'scorespiritacrosstheworld.32.Whatisthebesttitleofthisarticle?A.AWideWorldofWuxia.

B.ASpecialPartofWuxia.C.TheCoreSpiritofWuxia.

D.TheNewMeaningofWuxia.DScientistswhostudyhappinesshaveevidence(證據(jù))toshowthatbeingkindtoothers

canresultinhappiness.Actsassimpleasbuyingacupofcoffeeforsomeonecanliftaperson'smood,forexample.Everydaylifeisfullofchancesforsuchactions,yetpeopledo

notalwaysmakethemostofthem.Instudies,behavioralscientistNicholasEpleyandIexaminedapossibleexplanation:

peoplewhodokindactsunderestimate(低估)howmuchtheonesreceivingkindnessvalue

theirbehavior.Intheexperiments(實驗),about1,000peoplewereaskedtodosomeactionstomake

someoneelsefeelgood.Weaskedboththepersonperforming(執(zhí)行)thekindactandthe

onereceivingittoanswersomequestions.Theperformerswereaskedtoreporttheirownexperienceandtoguesshowthereceiversmightfeel.Wewantedtounderstandhowvaluable

peopleconsideredtheseactstobe,soboththeperformerandreceiverhadtorate(評分)

how“big”theactseemed.Inallcases,wecomparedtheperformer'sexpectationsofthe

receiver’smoodwiththereceiver’sactual(實際的)experience.Forone,bothperformersandreceiversexperiencedmorepositive(積極的)moods.For

another,thereceiversfeltmuchbetterthanthekindperformersexpected.Thereceiversalso

ratedtheseactsas“bigger”thanthepeopleperformingthemdid.Atfirst,westudiedactsofthekindnessdoneforfamiliarpeople,suchasfriends,classmatesorfamily.Butwefoundthatperformersunderestimatedtheirpositiveinfluences

onstrangersaswell.Inoneexperiment,performersinapublicparkgaveawayhotchocolateonacoldwinter'sdaytopeoplethatjusthappenedtobenearby.Again,thekindactbroughtmorehappinessthantheperformersexpected.Thesefindingssuggestthatwhatmightseemsmallcouldmatteragreatdealtothepersonwedoitfor.Consideringthesewarmactionscanimproveourownmoodandbrighten

thedayofanotherperson,whynotchoosekindnesswhenwecan?33.Whatdidthereceiversdointheexperiments?A.Theyshowedkindnesstoothers.B.Theyguessedtheperformers'feelings.C.Theyratedhowvaluabletheperformers'actofkindnesswas.D.Theycomparedtheperformers'expectationswiththeiractualresults.34.Whatisparagraph5mainlyabout?A.Differentpurposesoftheresearch.

B.Moreevidencefortheresearchresults.C.Possibleinfluencesoftheresearchfindings.

D.Anotherexplanationoftheresearchmethods.35.

Whatisthewriter’sattitude

(態(tài)度)towardsshowingkindnesstoothers？A.Supportive.

B.Unclear.

C.Doubtful.

D.Uninterested.36.Whatisthemainideaofthisarticle?A.Beingkindcanreduceone'shappinessasexpected.B.Kindnesscanhaveunexpectedlypositiveinfluences.C.Choosingkindnessismoredifficultthanexpected.D.Showingkindnessismorevaluablethanreceivingit.四、還原信息（共4小題；每小題1.5分，滿分6分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的六個選項中選出四個可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Yearsago,Iinterviewedasuccessfuladvertisingman.

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Ineverbelievedhecouldmakeit.Abouttenyearslater,however,IwassurprisedtoseethemanonTV,holdinguphisnewbook.Hehaspublishedmorethan100bestsellers.Hisabilitytoseehimselfasawritershowsaconcept

(理念)

knownas

“possible

selves.”Itdescribeshowpeoplepicturetheirfuturelife:whattheymaybecome,orwanttobecome,orevenfeartobecome.38

Whatyouimaginecancometrueifyoubuildabridgefromyour“now”selftoyourpossibleself.Buthowdowebuildthatbridge?Hereareafewstepsyoucantry.Firstofall,justtakeaction.Ifyou'redreamingofacertainjob,attendacourse,followsomeonewhodoeswhatyouwanttodoandstartbytakingupthattypeofworkasahobby

orasidejob.Youshouldtellyourselfthatthesearethestepsyoucantaketoachievethat

goal

(目標(biāo)).Astudyofadultsagedbetween23and72foundthatmorethan70percentofthosewhosentweeklyprogresstoafriendcompletedtheirgoals,twicethepercentageofthosewhodidn'tsharewrittengoals.Sosecondly,whenyouhaveagoal,shareit.

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Thatfinding

heldtrueforallgoals.Finally,trylookingtowardpeopleyouknowonlybychanceforadvice,orthosewith

whomyouhaven'tspokeninyears.Alotofresearchhasfoundthatwhenyou'reaskingfor

valuableadvice,

peopleinyourlargernetworkaremorelikely(可能)tohelpyouthanthose

closesttoyou.

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A.Askyourbestfriendstosharetheirgoals.B.A.possibleselfcantakeyoubeyonddaydreams.C.Hetoldmethathedreamedofbeingawriterinfact.D.So,reachouttoyourweakconnectionsforitwhenneeded.E.Healwaysimaginedhimselfasthemostsuccessfulbusinessman.F.Morefriendsknowingaboutyourgoalmakesitmorelikelytobeachieved.五、綜合填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入一個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。DearMillie,YouaskedmeabouttheDragonBoatFestival.Nowletmetellyousomethingaboutit.TheDragonBoatFestivalisatraditionalChinesefestivalweChinese(41)__________

(celebrate)forover2,000years.It'soneofthethreemostimportantlunarfestivalsinChina,alongwiththeSpringFestivalandtheMid-AutumnFestival.TheDragonBoat

Festivaltakesplaceonthe(42)_________(twenty-two)ofJunethisyear.Throughouttheyears,manystorieshavebeentoldaboutthe(43)__________(begin)ofthisfestival.Amongthem,(44)__________(famous)oneisaboutQuYuan,awell-knownscholarinancientChina.Henotonly(45)____________(write)goodpoemsbutalsogavesuggestionstotheking.(46)____________hedevotedhimselftohiscountry,thekingdidn'tlike

him.

Thisgreatpersondrowned

(溺水)himselfintheMiluoRiveronthe5thdayofthe5th

ChineselunarmonthbecausehisChuStatefelltoQinState.Localpeopletriedtosavehimorfindhisbody,buttheydidn't(47)_________(success).QuYuanwaslaterconsideredas(48)_________nati