2023學(xué)年廣東省茂名市名校中考聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題（含答案解析）

2023中考英語(yǔ)模擬試卷考生請(qǐng)注意：1．答題前請(qǐng)將考場(chǎng)、試室號(hào)、座位號(hào)、考生號(hào)、姓名寫在試卷密封線內(nèi)，不得在試卷上作任何標(biāo)記。2．第一部分選擇題每小題選出答案后，需將答案寫在試卷指定的括號(hào)內(nèi)，第二部分非選擇題答案寫在試卷題目指定的位置上。3．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔。考試結(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。Ⅰ.單項(xiàng)選擇1、_____ofthemhasbeentoAustraliaseveraltimes,sotheyknowtheOperaHouseverywell.A．Both B．All C．None D．Each2、Mydeskmateisreally_____.Shelikestoattenddifferentactivitiesafterschool.A．a(chǎn)ctive B．quiet C．lazy D．honest3、Peopleoftenthinkpigsarestupid.But,theyarequitesmart.A．noproblem B．infact C．noway D．inall4、Getprepared_______youcansetoutimmediatelyifsomethinghappens.A．a(chǎn)fter B．since C．while D．sothat5、-ItriedtomakeAlice___________hermindbutIfounditdifficult.-Well,Isawyou__________thatwhenIwentpast.A．changed;do B．changes;doing C．change;todo D．change;doing6、Youaresuretofailtheexam________youstudyhard.A．if B．unless C．since D．that7、Thatphotomademethinkofmygoodfriend.Theunderlinedphrasemeans“”.A．built…outof B．filled…with C．reminded…of8、—Daisy,goandseewhatishappeningtothewindows.—Nothingserious.Theheavyrainisbeatingthem.A．a(chǎn)gainst B．a(chǎn)cross C．through D．a(chǎn)bove9、—Doyouknowwhoinvented________telephone?—________AmericanscientistcalledAlexanderGrahamBell.A．a(chǎn);An B．the;An C．the;A10、Don'twatchshortvideosonKuaiShou(快手）APPalltheday,itisfunnybut_______allyourvaluabletime.Don'tyouknowthatthefinalexamsaredrawingnear（臨近）?A．takesafter B．takesdown C．takesoff D．takesupⅡ.完形填空11、IhaveafriendnamedMontyRobertswhoownsahorseranch(牧場(chǎng)).Hehasletmeusehisranchtoraisemoneyforyouthatriskprograms.ThelasttimeIwastherehetoldmehisstory.Whenhewasyoung,hisfamilyistoo1tohaveahousetolivein.Whenhewasinhighschool,hewasaskedtowriteapaperabout2hewantedtobeanddowhenhegrewup.Thatnighthewroteasevenpaperdescribinghisgoalofsomeday3ahorseranch.Hewroteabouthisdreamingreat4andheevendrewapicturetoshowa4,000-square-foothousethatwouldsitona200-acredreamranch.Thenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhereceivedhispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwithanotethatread,"Seemeafterclass."Robertswenttoseetheteacherandasked,"WhydidIreceiveanF?"Histeachersaid,"Thisisa(an)5dreamforayoungboylikeyou.Havingahorseranchrequiresalotofmoney.There'snowayyoucouldeverdoit."Thentheteacheradded,"Ifyouwillrewritethispaperwithamorepossiblegoal,Iwillreconsideryour6."Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitfora7andhardtime.Heaskedhisfatherwhatheshoulddo.Hisfathersaid,"Look,son,youhaveto8yourownmindonthis."Finally,aftersittingwithitforaweek,theboyturnedinthesamepaper,makingno9atall.Hetoldhisteacher,"YoucouldkeeptheFandIwill10keepmydream."MontytellsmethisstorybecauseIamsittinginhis4,000-square-foothouseinthemiddleofhis200-acrehorseranch.Hesaidkids'dreamscanbestolen.Don'tletanyonestealyourdreams.Followyourheart,nomatterwhat.1．A．small B．busy C．poor D．lazy2．A．what B．which C．whom D．why3．A．renting B．donating C．owning D．raising4．A．difficulty B．detail C．dialogue D．doubt5．A．surprising B．wonderful C．terrible D．unrealistic6．A．a(chǎn)chievement B．grade C．family D．a(chǎn)bility7．A．happy B．long C．short D．hurry8．A．takeup B．openup C．makeup D．giveup9．A．decisions B．reasons C．excuses D．changes10．A．never B．still C．ever D．evenⅢ.語(yǔ)法填空12、Agoodfriendislikeamirror.Everyone1．(need)friends.Wecansharesecrets2．ourfriendsandturntothemforh3．whenweareintrouble.Butdoyouknowhowtomakefriends?First,learntosmile.Asmilealwaysmakestheotherslikeyou,Smileatsomeoneandyouaresuretogetasmilebackfrom4．(he).Second,trytoremembernames.Itmakesyournewfriendsf5．happywhenyoucallthembytheirnameb6．youdon'tforgetthem.Third,learntodiscussinsteadofarguingwhenyouhave7．(difference)ideas.Ifyoudon’t8．(同意)withotherpeople,youshouldstillbefriendly.Teenagers(青少年)needtohaveoneoragroupofgoodfriendsbecausefriendscandiscussthingswhicharetoodifficulttosaytotheirfamily9．(member).Allinall,agoodfriendwillhelptobringoutthe10．(good)inyou.Onceyoufindsuchagoodfriend,dotreasurehim.Ⅳ.閱讀理解A13、MariaKeller—TeenagerWantsEveryKidtoReadIndeed!Bookshavehugepower.Betweentheirpages,readerscanbetransportedtoanywhereimaginableandbecomejustaboutanyone…oranything.Unluckily,manychildrenallovertheworlddon’thavechancestoreadbooks!Forseveralyearsnow,MariaKeller,ateenagerfromAmerica,hasbeenchangingthatfact.Whenshewas8yearsold,Mariaalreadylovedreading.Shealsonoticedthatsomeofherclassmatesdidn’treadasmuchasshedid.Whensheaskedhermotherwhythatcouldbe,hermothersaidthattheymighthavenomoneytobuybooks.Mariahadneverthoughtofthis.Shecouldnotbelievethatsomechildrenmightnothavebedtimestoriesreadtothem.Shedecidedtochangethis.Withhermother’shelp,MariasetupReadIndeed.ReadIndeedisanon-profit(非營(yíng)利的)organizationthatistocollectandsharebookstochildreninneed.DuringtheearlystagesofReadIndeed,Mariasetthegoaltocollectandshare1millionbooksbythetimeshewas18.Itdidn’ttakelongtoreachthatgoal!Sofar,shehascollectedover2.4millionbooksandhassentthemtomanystatesandcountrieslikeIndia,China…Shesays,“Icannotlivewithoutbooks.AsIcontinuemytask,Ihavelearnedthatthenumberofkidswhohavenobooksareinthehundredsofmillions.SoIjustcan’tgiveup,evenafterreachingmygoalof1millionbooks.”Sherecentlysetanewgoal:togivedonations(捐贈(zèng))tokidsinneedineverystateintheUnitedStates,andeverycountryintheworld.Shealwayspaysattentiontoherprogressonalargemapatthewarehouse(倉(cāng)庫(kù))wheretheystoreandsortbooks.1．WheredoesMariaKellercomefrom?A．America.B．India.C．China.D．TheUK.2．Withhermother’shelp,Mariasetup_____tocollectandsharebooks.A．a(chǎn)bookstoreB．a(chǎn)schoolC．a(chǎn)warehouseD．a(chǎn)norganization3．Afterreachinghergoalof1millionbooks,shewill_____.A．stopgivingbooksB．goonwithherstudyC．readbedtimestoriesD．goondonatingbooksB14、Ifcarshadwings,theycouldflyandthatjustmighthappen,beginningin2011.ThecompanyTerrafugia,basedinWoburn,Massachusetts,saysitplanstomakesuchacar-planecalled“Transition”,tocustomers(顧客)bytheendof2012.“It’sthenext‘wow’vehicle,”saidTerrafugiavicepresidentRichardGersh.“AnybodycanbuyaFerrari,butaswesay,Ferrarisdon’tfly.”Thecar-planehaswingsthatunfoldforflying—aprocessthecompanysaystakesoneminute-andfoldbackupfordriving.Arunwayisstillneededtotakeoffandland.TheTransitionisbeingmarketedmoreasaplanethatdrivesthanacarthatflies,althoughitisboth.ThecompanyhasbeenworkingwithFAAtomeetaircraftregulations,andwiththeNationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAdministrationtomeetvehiclesafetyregulations.ThecompanyisaimingtoselltheTransitiontoprivatepilotsasaneasierandcheaperwaytofly.Theysayitsavesyouthetroublefromtryingtofindanothermodeoftransportationtogettoandfromairports:Youdrivethecartotheairportandthenyou’regoodtogo.Whenyouland,youfoldupthewingsandhittheroad.Therearenoexpensiveparkingfeesbecauseyoudon’thavetostoreitatanairport—youleaveitinthecarparkathome.Thecar-planeisdesignedtoflyunder10,000feet.Ithasamaximumtake-offweightof1,430pounds,includingfuelandpassengers.TheTransition’spricetag:$194,000,Buttheremaybesomethingelseyouneedtopay,likearadio,transponderorGPSandsoon.Sofar,thecompanyhasmorethan70orders.“We’reworkingverycloselywiththem,buttherearestillsomeremainingsteps,”Brownsaid.1．（小題1）Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat_________.A．car-planeswillbepopularin2012B．peoplemightdriveacar-planein2012C．bothTransitionandFerraricantakeoffandlandD．RichardGershisthevicepresidentofMassachusetts2．（小題2）Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A．Thecar-planeneedsarunwaytotakeoffandland.B．Acar-planewithradioandGPSwillcost$194,000C．Thecar-planemayflyat8,000feetD．Peoplecanparkthecar-planeinthecarparkattheirhome.3．（小題3）Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“unfold”onthispassage?A．startB．spreadC．coverD．travel4．（小題4）What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CarsWithWingsMaycometruesoonB．AFerrarioraCarPlaneC．AEasierandCheaperWaytoFlyD．CarsWithWingsCanFlyasFastasPlanesC15、EveryyearinearlyApril,thousandsofpeopleinChinavisitthetombs(墓)oftheirparents,grandparentsandancestors.ItisTombSweepingDay,thetraditionalChinesefestivaltorememberthedead.TombSweepingDayfallsonApril4thisyear.Ontheday,Chinesefamilieswillcleanawaythegrassaroundthetombs.Thentheyburnpapermoneyandputflowersandfruitinfrontofthetombs.Theyhopethedeadcanenjoythemandbringthefamilygoodluck.However,itisnotonlytheChinesewhorememberthedead,peopleinothercountriesalsohavefestivalsforthedead.InJapan,O-Bonfestivalisoneofthemostimportantfestivals.ItisheldfromAug.13to16.Itisalsoaholidayforafamilyreunion(團(tuán)圓).DuringO-bon,Japanesepeoplereturntotheirhometownandvisittheirancestors’tombs.Theyalsobelievetheirancestors’spiritsreturnhometobewiththeirfamily.Peopledancedadancetowelcomethespirits.OnthelastdayofO-bon,theyputpaperlanternsinarivertosaygoodbyetothespirits.InRussia,peopleremembertheirancestorsontheDayofRejoicing(欣喜).It’susuallyinlateAprilorearlyMay.Thenameofthisfestivalmeansbirthandhappiness.Russiansbelievethatpeopleshouldn’tfeelsadforthedeadbecausedeathmeansbirthinanotherworld.Ontheday,Russianpeopledrawbeautifulpicturesoneggsandputtheminfrontoftombs.Afterthattheyhaveapicnictogether.Theyhopeforagoodlifeforboththelivingandthedead.1．WhatdoweknowaboutTombSweepingDay?A．It’sadaytorememberthedead.B．ItfallsonApril4everyyear.C．Peoplegrowgrassbesidethebombsonthatday.D．It’ssaidthatpeoplecanseethedeadonthatday.2．WeknowthefollowingaboutO-BonfestivalEXCEPTthat___.A．itisaJapanesefestival.B．itlastsfourdaysinAugust.C．t’salsoafamilyreunionday.D．paperlanternsareusedtowelcomethespirits.3．WhatdoRussianpeoplethinkofdeath?A．It’sasadthing.B．Theyfeelhappyaboutit.C．Itmeansagoodlifeforthedead.D．Itmeansbirthinanotherworld.4．Whatdoesthestorymainlytalkabout?A．HistoryofTombSweepingDay.B．Howtorememberthedead.C．Festivalsinsomecountriestorememberthedead.D．Meaningsofdeathindifferentcountries.D16、Whatdoesyourfacesay?Howmanydifferentemotionsdoyouthinkyoucancommunicatetopeoplewithyourface?Doyouhavethesamefacialexpressionsaspeoplefromdifferentcultures?Newresearchsuggeststhatthereareonlyfourbasicfacialexpressionsofemotion.However,howtheseexpressionsareunderstoodmightdependonwhereyouarefrom.ResearchbyscientistsfromtheUniversityofGlasgowhaschallengedthetraditionalviewofhowthefaceexpressesemotions.Untilnow,itwaswidelybelievedthatsixbasicemotions—happiness,sadness,fear,anger,surpriseanddisgust(厭惡),wereexpressedandrecognizedacrossdifferentcultures.However,theUniversityofGlasgow’sworknowsuggeststhatthehumanfaceonlyhasfourbasicexpressionsofemotion.Thisisbecausesomepairsofemotionsareimpossibletodistinguish,especiallywhentheyarefirstexpressingontheface.Fearandsurprise,forexample,bothsharewide-openeyes.Thefacialexpressionsforangeranddisgustalsolookthesame.Soifourfacesareonlyabletoexpressfourbasicemotions,howdowecommunicatemorecomplex(復(fù)雜的)feelings?Thestudyfoundthatthewayexpressionsareexplainedisdifferentindifferentcultures.LeadresearcherDrRachaelJackwasstudyingthisbecause“facialexpressionswereconsideredtobegeneral”,sheexplains.However,whilelookingathowpeoplefromtheEastandWestlookatdifferentpartsofthefaceduringfacialexpressionrecognition,theyfoundthatalthoughtherearesomecommoncharacteristicsacrosscultures,thesixbasicfacialexpressionsofemotionarenotrecognizedbyeveryone.“Wesaidwedon’tknowwhatadisgustfacelookslikeinChina,sothebestwaytogoaboutthatistomakeallcombinations(組合)offacialmovementsandshowtoChineseresearchersandaskthemtochoosetheonestheythinkaredisgustfaces.”Withthesoftwaretheydeveloped,theydiscoveredthatintheearlystagesofsignalingemotion,fearandsurprise,andangeranddisgust,wereoftenconfused.Jackexplainsthatthesefacialexpressionshavedevelopedbothfrombiologyandsocialevolution(進(jìn)化).Whatinterestspeopleaboutthecross-culturalaspectoftheresearch?“Thisworkleadstounderstandingwhichemotionsweshare,realizingourdifferencesandcallingattentiontoourmulticulturalexperiences.”Thisresearchcouldadvisenewwaysofsocialcommunicationthatimprovecross-culturalinteractions.1．Whatisthemainpurposeofthefirstparagraph?A．Toshowinterestindifferentcultures.B．Toexpresstheworriesaboutemotions.C．Toleadinthetopicoffacialexpressions.D．Togiveanexampleoffacialexpressions.2．Theword“distinguish”inParagraph3probablymeans______.A．expressB．explainC．differentiateD．develop3．Accordingtothepassage,DrRachaelagreesthat______.A．facialexpressionsareeasytounderstandinJapanB．thewayexpressionsareunderstoodisdifferentinChinaC．newwaysofsocialcommunicationcanimprovemovementsD．it’sdifficulttounderstandallthefacialexpressionsofemotion4．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Wecanexpressouremotionsinfourdifferentways.B．Facialexpressionsofemotioncanbediscoveredeasily.C．Facialexpressionsofemotionarefromdifferentcountries.D．Facialexpressionsareexplaineddifferentlyindifferentcultures.E17、Everybodyisafraidofsomething.That’swhatmorethan1,700kidstolduswhenweaskedthemaboutfearsandscarystuff.Wegavekidsalistof14scarythingsandaskedwhichonefrightenedthemmost.Herearethetop5answersfromoursurvey:①ScarymoviesandTVshows;②Scarydreams;③Thunderstorms,hurricanes,andotherterribleweather;④Warandterrorism*;⑤Soundsheardatnight.Itseemsthatnoteveryoneisafraidofthesamething.Whatmakesonepersonscaredcanbeofnobigdealforsomeoneelse.Plentyofkidssaidtheirbiggestfearwasn’tonourlist.Whatisfear?Fearisafeelingthateveryonehas—it’sprogrammedintoallofus—andthat’sagoodthingbecausefearistheretoprotectus.We’rebornwithasenseoffearsowecanreacttosomethingthatcouldbedangerous.Thebabycries,andtheirmomcomesovertocomforthimorher,helpingthebabyfeelsafeandOKagain.Realvs.PretendThebestwaytogetoverafearistogetmoreinformationaboutit.Askidsgetolder,theyunderstandmoreandstartseeingthedifferencebetweenwhatisrealandunreal.SowhenWilliam’simaginationleadshimtothinkofwitches,hecantellhimself,“Waitaminute.They’reonlypretendthings.Idon’tneedtoworryaboutthem.”Thesamegoesforthedark.Akid’simaginationcanstartplayingtrickswhenthelightsgoout.What’sundermybed?IsthatathiefIhear?Withthehelpofaparent,kidscangetmorecomfortableinthedark.Usinganightlightorshiningaflashlightunderthebedtoseethatthere’snothingtherecanhelpkidsfightthatfear.1．Whichofthefollowingcan’thelpakidfightthefearofdark?A．Usingimaginationstothinkofwitches.B．Theirparentscomingovertocomfortthem.C．Usinganightlighttoseethere’snothingunderthebed.D．Shiningaflashlighttoseethere’snothingunderthebed.2．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pretend”inparagraph4mean?A．Ugly.B．Usual.C．Unreal.D．Lovely3．Whatisthesecondparagraphofthepassagemainlyabout?A．Fourteenscarythingskidslist.B．Peopleareafraidofdifferentthings.C．Thebiggestfearforkidsarealwaysthesame.D．Thethingsfrightenpeoplearethesameasthesurvey.4．WhichisTRUEaboutthewriter’sopinion?A．Havingasenseoffearisnotabadthing.B．Nothingcanhelpkidstogetoverafear.C．Fearissomethingwegetwhenweareolder.D．Notallpeoplecanreacttodangerousthings.F18、"What!You,too?IthoughtIwastheonlyone."Haveyoueversaidthistosomeone?Ifso,youmayhaveendedupbecomingfriendswiththisperson.Itseemsthatsimilarityoftenhelpsfromfriendships.TheGreekphilosopher(哲學(xué)家)Aristotleoncesaid,"Somedefine(下定義)it(friendship)asamatterofsimilarity;theysaythatwelovethosewhoarelikeourselves."Now,thereissomesciencebehindthisidea.ScientistsfromUniversityofCaliforniasaidfriendshavesimilarbrains,ScientificAmericareported.Thescientistsinvited42universitystudentstotakepartinanexperiment.Eachstudentwatchedthesamesetofvideos,whichincludedacomedy,adebate(討論)andasoccermatch.Atthesametime,scientistsscanned(掃描)theirbrainsandrecordedtheirbrainactivity.Similarpartsoftheirbrainsbecameactivewhilewatchingthevideos,especiallypartsthatareconnectedwithmotivation(動(dòng)力),learningandmemory.Accordingtotheirscans,friendswhowatchedthesamevideospartsreactedinsimilarways.However,peoplewhoweren'tfriendshasdifferentreactionstothesamevideoparts.Havingclosefriendswhosebrainreactlikeoursmaybeusefulbecauseitmakesone'sownvalue,opinions,andinterestsstronger,leadscientistCarolynParkinsontoldBusinessInsider.Butbrainsimilarityisnottheonlythingthatcanresultinfriendship.ScientistsfromtheUniversityofLeipzig,Germany,foundthatfriendshipisalsobasedonhowphysicallycloseyouaretosomeone.Theydidanexperimentwithfirst-yearcollegestudentswhometinclassforthefirstti