2023年江苏省南京市秦淮区中考英语一模试卷.pdf

第 1 页（共 16 页）2023 年江苏省南京市秦淮区中考英语一模试卷年江苏省南京市秦淮区中考英语一模试卷一、选择题（共一、选择题（共 40 分）一、单项填空（共分）一、单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分）从分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1（1 分）Many famous Chinese athletes will take part in the 19th Asian Games _ September 2023.（）AonBinCofDat2（1 分）Local farmers pick tea leaves in a special activity every spring to _ the first harvest of the year.（）AmindBmissCmarkDmatch3（1 分）In the directors eyes，the film _ is a world and a way to communicate with people from different countries and cultures.（）AitBitselfCthemDthemselves4（1 分）Which word is formed in the same way as weekend？（）AunableBinventionChelplessDnoticeboard5（1 分）China has achieved great _ in managing water resource over the past 10 years.（）AprideBperiodCpioneerDprogress6（1 分）The government has made _ a rule to clean up the rubbish on Qinhuai River to prevent water pollution.（）AitBthisCthatDone7（1 分）Kunqu opera is one of the oldest Chinese opera forms.，fewer young people want to learn or enjoy it.（）ASadlyBSimplyCSpeciallyDCertainly8（1 分）Why didnt you answer my phone，Dad？I in the kitchen then.I didnt hear the sound.（）AcookedBhave cookedCam cookingDwas cooking第 2 页（共 16 页）9（1 分）The school library seems to be full of readers.Let me check if there are _ seats.（）AspareBabsentCsuddenDprivate10（1 分）You wont know how the beauty of this classical work _ unless you read it again and again.（）AexpressBexpressedCis expressedDhas expressed11（1 分）If you keep on studying customs，you will behave in _ way when travelling to foreign countries.（）Aa more properBthe most properCa less properDthe least proper12（1 分）Tom，why are you always putting your clothes everywhere？Mum，please _ the mess.Ill tidy up my bedroom later.（）AbeatBagreeCexcuseDcancel13（1 分）What is the main point of the message on the right？France is preparing for the return of Chinese tourists in many ways.More flights have been put into service.Also，France will give travel workers new training programs.It will offer different experiences for travelers.（）AMore flights have been put into service.BIt will offer different experiences for travelers.CFrance will give travel workers training programs.DFrance is preparing for the return of Chinese tourists.14（1 分）Which of the following sentences has an object clause？（）AWe often wonder how many gifts the natural world gives us.BIt is only from space that we can truly understand our home.CWe meet many climate changes that we have never seen before.DHumans can change the future of our planet if we work together.15（1 分）Eric，you seem very excited.第 3 页（共 16 页）？I won the first prize in the singing competition.（）AWhats upBWho caresCGuess whatDPardon me二、完形填空（满分二、完形填空（满分 10 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C 和和和和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16（10 分）I used to think the whole purpose of life was looking for happiness.What truly makes people happy？What I discovered changed my life.Looking for happiness may make people stressed and（1）.Even though life is getting better by nearly every standard，more people feel hopeless，sad and alone.According to the research，what causes this is not a lack（缺乏）of happiness but a lack of having（2）in life.Many psychologists（心理学家）think of happiness as feeling comfortable or good in the moment.Meaning，though，is deeper.The famous psychologist Marin Seligman says meaning comes from belonging（归属感），achieving something beyond yourself and（3）from the best inside you.Belonging，purpose，transcendence（超越），telling storiesthese are the four parts of meaning.We need to build them inside our families and organizations to help people（4）an excellent person.But living a meaningful life takes work.Theres a long way to go.As each day goes by，were creating our lives，（5）to our story.I remember a powerful experience I had with my father.Several months after I graduated from college，my dad had a（6）heart attack.He survived，and when I asked him what was going through his mind as he faced death，he said all he could think about was needing to live，（7）he could be there for my brother and me，and this gave him the courage to fight for life.When doctors were giving him an operation，he didnt feel afraid.（8），he repeated our names.He wanted our names to be the last words he spoke on earth if he died.My dad lives a common，but a good life.Lying there facing death，he had a（9）to live：love.His sense of belonging inside his family，his purpose as a dad，his unusual thinking，repeating our namesthese are why he survived.Thats the story he tells himself.Thats the（10）of meaning.Happiness comes and goes.But whether life is good or bad，having meaning gives you something to hold on to.第 4 页（共 16 页）（1）AamazedBcheerfulCunhappyDcomfortable（2）AabilityBmeaningCprogressDdirection（3）AhidingBacceptingCpromisingDdeveloping（4）AdoBmakeCinventDsucceed（5）AaddingBchangingCattendingDcontinuing（6）AcrazyBgentleCunknownDserious（7）AsoBbutCthoughDwhether（8）AHoweverBInsteadCPerhapsDOtherwise（9）AchanceBreasonCattentionDbeginning（10）ApowerBsymbolCsecretDmethod三、阅读理解（共三、阅读理解（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 15 分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（分）阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和和 和和 D）中，选出最佳选项。）中，选出最佳选项。17（3 分）Free eBook Library from Oxford Owl for HomeWelcome to our free eBooks collection，developed for children aged 315 years old.If you like to learn more about how to support childrens reading，visit our Reading pages.All our eBooks are easy to get.Just click the icon Log in and you can start reading.Learning to read with pronunciation？Click the for advice.Not reading to practise pronunciation？Are you a teacher？Find out about the Oxford Owl for School eBook Library.Are you looking for your class reading club？Look through the libraryDisplay all eBooks（1）The reading material above is .Aa story第 5 页（共 16 页）Ba web pageCa book reviewDa travel guide（2）If you want to quickly search for a book，you should .Aenter keywords and click the icon GOBjust click the icon for some adviceClook through Reading pages one by oneDpay some money to join the library first（3）The eBook library displays its ebooks according to different items EXCEPT .AagesBlevelsCpricesDseries18（3 分）Lillys grandmother used to leave gifts for the whalesa perfect shell or a beautiful stone when she was young.She told Lilly if whales liked you，they would take your gift and give you something in return.Lillys Uncle Frederick thought it was nothing but a silly old tale.He said whales were important for their meat，bones and blubber（鲸脂）.Lilly dreamt about whales.In her dreams she saw them，as large as mountains and bluer than the sky.In her dreams she heard them singing and their voices were like the wind.They jumped from the water and called her name.In the morning，Lilly walked to the sea.The water was calm.She took a yellow flower out of her pocket and dropped it in the water.This is for you，she called into the air.Lilly waited till it was dark when Uncle Frederick came down the hill after her.Enough of this stupid behavior，he said.You cant be dreaming your life away.That night，Lilly woke up suddenly.The room was bright with moonlight.She sat up and heard something in the distance，on the far side of the hill.She rushed outside and down to the sea.Her heart was beating fast as she reached the sea.In the sea were lots of whales.They jumped and turned around across the moon.Their singing filled up the night.Lilly saw her yellow flower dancing on the spray（浪花）.第 6 页（共 16 页）Minutes passed，or maybe hours，Suddenly，Lilly felt the wind blowing her dress and the cold biting her feet.After a while，the sea seemed to be calm again and the night dark and silent.（1）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？AGrandmother used to send food to whales.BLillys family all liked eating whales meat.CFrederick enjoyed the old tale about whales.DLilly would really like to see whales for herself.（2）What does Lilly think of whales？ASilly.BNoisy.CLovely.DLonely（3）What does the passage mainly tell us？AHumans should often send animals gifts.BWhales like singing and dancing at night.CWhales bodies are very useful for humans.DHumans should live with animals peacefully.19（4 分）Highly productive people have certain habits that other people dont.How are they getting so much done and achieving their purposes？We all want success，but what are we doing wrong？Here are a few habits you really need to avoid if you want to be highly productive.Not seeing the bigger pictureStarting with the end in mind can help you to imagine what you are trying to create.When you can see the bigger picture，you can begin to break the course down in steps，to see exactly how youre going to get there.Thinking of the end helps you keep your eye on the prize，第 7 页（共 16 页）especially when you get less confident.Working without priorities（优先事项）When deciding what steps to take to reach the end，highly productive people dont waste time on details that influence the course.Make your path simple.Pay attention to whats important.Procrastination（拖延症）Though it is true，it can be the hardest thing.If we wait for the right time，it may take us a very long time to finally feel confident to begin something.Many things can pull us away from starting our project.Working long hours without breaksYou cant do your best job if youre very tired.If you take care of yourself，you are better prepared to be in top form to do the job at hand.According to studies，the ability to give attention becomes weaker after about an hour，and then you will become less productive.So if youre tired，dont work harder.You need at least a 15minute break to give your brain a rest and be ready to do more of your best work.Listening to people who say noNever be limited by other people.Highly productive people are not prevented by difficulty and other peoples ideas about what theyre doing.They find a way to get started，and they find a way not to give up.（1）What does the underlined word productive in Paragraph 1 mean？A实际的B繁忙的C乐观的D高效的（2）To be productive，you should avoid .Astarting with the end in your mindBkeeping your eye on important thingsCwaiting for the right time to get startedDpaying no attention to what others think（3）Which can help do your best work when you are tired？第 8 页（共 16 页）ATry the hardest project.BSpend a quarter resting.CWork harder than before.DSpend more time on details.（4）The sentence The secret of success is getting started.most probably comes from .ABCD20（5 分）Recently Google has announced a series of new artificial intelligence（Al）（人工智能）tools designed to help users in organizing emails and creating business writings and meetings.These tools display important AI development progress in recent years.The tools are built by putting a great deal of data（数据）into machine learning computer systems.The data trains the AI systems to develop skills and produce humanlike results.The technology received wide attention last year after a company called OpenAI announced a free writing tool called ChatGPT.That tool can quickly produce humanquality writings.Experts（专家）say such systems may bring great changes to many different industries and jobs.Now some companies are able to test Googles new tools in their development and business activities.Like ChatGPT，Googles AI tools are designed to create completely written texts for many different purposes.For example，an office worker could enter some keywords of a kind of text they want.The tools could then create a full marketing email，training materials or a business plan in a while.Google sees the system being able to offer an AI Helper to help human workers in real time.Google wants to have its AI change the work of lawyers，scientists，teachers and more.However，Google says it keeps developing AI products of high quality.That is why the company is inviting groups of trusted testers to use its AI tools rather than widely selling its new products.Googles new AI tools are the companys latest move to fight for business.Companies like Microsoft and Meta are also working on products about AI.Technology experts have warned that while the new AI tools can produce humanlike writings，the systems can also make mistakes.第 9 页（共 16 页）Last month，Bard，Googles new AI tool designed to give a better online search，made a mistake and caused a 100 billion drop.Microsoft users said the companys new AI tools produced unfriendly and rude results.（1）Which company offers an AI tool producing humanquality writings for free？AMeta.BGoogle.CMicrosoft.DOpenAI.（2）Googles new AI tools can help users .Adevelop skills and produce humanlike robotsBcreate a complete business plan in a very short timeCput a lot of data into any companys computer systemDsend and receive emails at different business meetings（3）Google keeps developing AI products of high quality by .Aasking experts from all industries for helpBworking together with Microsoft and MetaCallowing trusted testers to use new products firstDwidely selling its new products as soon as possible（4）What is the relationship between the last two paragraphs？AParagraph 6 gives an example to support Paragraph 5.BThe two paragraphs have different ideas about AI tools.CParagraph 5 gives a good example to support Paragraph 6.DParagraph 5 is the purpose of what happens in Paragraph 6.（5）From the passage，we know .AAI Helper cannot change scientists workBGoogles AI tools display recent AI developmentCfew companies can test Googles new tools in businessDGoogle will stop fighting for business with new AI tools非选择题（共非选择题（共 50 分）四、填空（共分）四、填空（共 4 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 4 分）分）A）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。）根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。第 10 页（共 16 页）21（1 分）Fu Bao，the first panda born in South Korea，（重）197 g at birth.22（1 分）Traditional Chinese medicine is welcomed in China and （在国外）.23（1 分）The film The Wandering Earth received high （赞扬）from many people24（1 分）Our path in life will not always be （平坦的），so we should learn to deal with all kinds of difficulties.25（1 分）Teng Fei，called the （第二）Yuan Longping，surprised the world by growing rice in the poorest land successfully.B）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。）根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。26（1 分）Li Jun was （lucky）because his car broke down yesterday.27（1 分）He was looking forward to （work）with the new team.28（1 分）With binoculars，watchers can watch the moon more （clear）.29（1 分）He would rather （stay）at home to look after his sick grandfather.30（1 分）It is about 20 （minute）walk from my home to school.So I dont need to take a bus every day.C）根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确。）根据短文内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文内容完整正确。31（5 分）only，indeed，enemies，awful，at a timeHere are some interesting seahorse facts to surprise you!Though they look nothing like fish，they are fish（1）.They live in water and breathe like fish.But unlike other fish，they have a tail and a neck.They are（2）swimmers.In fact，they are the slowest moving fish in the ocean and swim about 5 feet per hour.Seahorses hide from（3）by changing colours to look like the things around them.They can do this because they have special cells in their skin that allow them to change colours.第 11 页（共 16 页）Male seahorses are the（4）male animals that can