2023年中考押题预测卷01（浙江温州卷）-英语（考试版）A3

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2023年中考押题预测卷01（浙江温州卷）

英语

注意事项：

1.全卷满分90分。考试时间为90分钟。试题包含选择题和非选择题。考生答题全部答在答题卡上, 答在本试卷上无效。

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一、完形填空（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

The Swimming Meet was three days away, and I was so ready for the backstroke race.

“Jamie Evans, breaststroke*.”

Oh no! How I wished Coach Cafferty had NOT say ____1____ name! I couldn’t swim breaststroke! Laughter came from the seats which Callie and her friends sat on. I felt quite ____2____.

After Coach finished the list of names, I rushed to her and cried out, “Breaststroke is my worst, and I’m always last in practice. I’ll ____3____ our team’s score.”

“Jamie, you’re a strong swimmer. I think you can do ____4____ strokes.” Coach said, “I want you to push yourself outside of your comfort zone.”

“But... I will lose and be a ____5____ in front of everyone.” Patting my shoulder, Coach smiled, “Don’t care about others. Just race ____6____ yourself.”

The next day, my practice was awful. I had to stop to catch my breath several times. Callie made fun of me. Coach silenced her and ____7____ me, “You did well. Just count your strokes.”

I nodded, ____8____ I wished there would be a miracle that the meet would be canceled.

The miracle didn’t come; the meet did. I arrived at the pool hall and found all the seats were taken. The hall was ____9____.

My knees shook as my event got closer.

“I don’t think I can do this.” I turned to Coach ____10____.

“You’ll be fine,” She said, hugging me. “I will be right here ____11____. Remember, just swim your race.”

Then my event started.

Pull. Breathe. Kick. I kept ____12____ my line in front, ignoring swimmers on either side. I made my turn. My legs burnt, and I wondered ____13____ I could finish this race. I knew I had to keep kicking and counting strokes.

Pull. Breathe. Kick. Just one length to go. I kicked, but felt like moving through cement*, I pushed myself forward. The wall came into sight. I touched it with the little ____14____ I had left.

I had finished last.

Coach handed me a towel. “You did it! I’m so proud of you!”

I bit my lip*. “Yeah. I guess I’m the ____15____ of my own race. I had given my best.”

1．A．my B．her C．his D．your

2．A．tired B．bored C．upset D．lonely

3．A．keep B．check C．forget D．influence

4．A．more B．better C．prettier D．cooler

5．A．dream B．joke C．memory D．lesson

6．A．to B．along C．past D．against

7．A．called B．corrected C．encouraged D．interviewed

8．A．so B．or C．and D．but

9．A．big B．full C．warm D．bright

10．A．seriously B．excitedly C．curiously D．nervously

11．A．resting B．watching C．enjoying D．exercising

12．A．focusing on B．pointing at C．searching for D．worrying about

13．A．how B．why C．when D．where

14．A．talent B．energy C．value D．interest

15．A．helper B．creator C．winner D．leader

二、阅读理解（本题有15小题。第16-18小题，每小题1分；第19-29小题，每小题2分；第30小题5分。共30分）

阅读下面短文，第16-29小题从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，第40小题在横线上作答。

A

Run-away Pepper*

Do you like tricks? Try the following steps and show a clever trick!

You’ll need:

A glass of water

Dishwashing soap(not hand soap)

Pepper

Follow the steps:

The key to the trick:There’s a skin of pepper on the water. But dishwashing soap will break it and push the peppery skin away, so the pepper seems to escape from your finger.

16．The passage is mainly about ________.

A．a trick B．a finger C．the pepper D．the soap

17．Which is the right step according to the text?

A．Touch the water with your soapy finger. B．Wash your hands with the hand soap.

C．Add some pepper on your friend’s finger. D．Put much dishwashing soap on your finger.

18．Which part of a website is the passage from?

A．Health. B．Culture. C．Science. D．Environment.

B

A tiny forest is a small area of closely planted, fast growing local trees. It is created to copy a natural forest, bringing all its benefits, but for a small space in cities. The first tiny forest was planted by a Japanese plant expert. Dr. Akira Miyawaki in the 1970s. It was so great that it grew quickly in countries such as Denmark, Britain, Germany, Ireland and Spain.

As the name suggests, the place doesn’t have to be big. An area the size of about 200㎡ is perfect. 600 trees, with as many as 40 different kinds, can be planted in the place. With 2 to 7 trees every square metre, the trees are planted much more closely than the ones in normal forests. But there’s still room for the trees to grow naturally without the use of fertilizers.

To plant a tiny forest, one starts with testing the soil and choosing right kinds of trees. In cities, the soil is often in poor condition. It is important to create loose and rich soil. When the soil is prepared, the community will invite school children on a planting day. The forests need 2 to 3 years of care from children. Then the trees can become self-growing. It’s believed if children plant their own forest and spend a lot of time caring for it, they will grow up to be healthy adults with a sense of responsibility for the society.

Trees and forests aren’t special pieces of nature that should only exist in the countryside. They need to be a part of life in cities too.

19．The idea of a tiny forest came from a scientist in ________.

A．Britain B．Japan C．Germany D．Spain

20．What’s special about a tiny forest?

A．There are usually about 7 kinds of trees.

B．It usually covers an area of about 600㎡.

C．It grows quickly with the help of fertilizers.

D．Trees are planted closely in small places in cities.

21．Planting tiny forests can ________.

A．help children grow into responsible adults

B．tell children the way to test the soil condition

C．teach children knowledge about the community

D．let children experience the life in the countryside

22．What is the best title for the passage?

A．Save the World with a Tiny Forest B．Tiny Forest: Great Hope far Children

C．Learn to Grow Your Own Tiny Forest D．Tiny Forest: Super Tiny, Super Powerful

C

It’s well-known that sunshine influences people’s health. And new research shows it may also make people eat more—but only if they’re male*.

The finding is from Carmit Levy, a researcher who had been studying how sunlight affects the risk of skin diseases. She exposed* a group of mice to sunlight for a few weeks, and unexpectedly found that sunlight made male mice get heavier, but not females*. The males also worked harder to get food that was difficult to reach.

That interested her, so Levy and her team did further studies. They invited volunteers for two tests. Both showed that men and women were affected differently by sunlight. Then, they got data from almost 3,000 people. These data told that 1,330 men required about 2,188 daily calories* in summer months and only needed 1,875 calories in other months. The 1.661 women needed about 1,500 calories each day all year long.

Encouraged by this, the team ran more mouse experiments to test what might explain such findings. And the reason may be connected with these three things. The first is p53. Its levels will rise when the body is under stress. For animals that are usually active at night, such as mice, sunlight can be a cause of stress. The second key player is ghrelin. When the stomach is empty, it travels to the brain to send the message that the body needs food. The last is estrogen*. Its levels are much higher in females than males.

Here’s what may happen in male mice exposed to sunlight. First, the stress of sunlight makes p53 in the skin start to work. This p53 then tells the skin to create ghrelin. Therefore, the mice eat more. But in female mice, the estrogen seems to interfere the production of ghrelin. As a result,the female mice may not feel so hungry. That’s to say, estrogen provides females with a greater protection against various forms of stress.

The idea that sunlight may affect the need for food is interesting. But being sure the key players and how they work with each other will require much more research.

23．After exposing the male mice to sunlight for weeks. Levy found they ________.

A．gained some weight B．got food more easily

C．ate in a healthy way D．suffered from skin diseases

24．Levy’s team did further studies on humans to ________.

A．encourage more people to form new eating habits

B．compare the eating habit of people with that of the mice

C．see how many calories men and women need through a year

D．check if people are affected by sunlight in the same way as mice

25．What docs the underlined word “interfere” probably mean?

A．Waste. B．Reduce. C．Develop. D．Complete.

26．What can we infer from the passage?

A．The p53 in the skin of mice will rise when night falls.

B．The ghrelin could make mice’s stomachs empty more quickly.

C．The scientists have been able to control people’s need for food.

D．The estrogen may protect female mice from the stress of sunlight.

D

When I was little, I had the same frightening dreams. It began with a tortured face on fire without hair, covered in scarred skin. It was Grandpa’s face.

The dreams happened before Grandpa came. He lived far away alone, so we didn’t see more of him, every two years at most. Mother always warmed me that I mustn’t stare at him because it was rude. But I would look at him secretly, and soon that look became a stare. I was frightened but also attracted. I saw the suffering he went through, because I’d been told he was terribly hurt in the war.

My frightening dreams hadn’t gone until I went to stay with Grandpa by myself for my summer holiday when I was 12. He managed to support himself by fishing and lived simply. I still couldn’t help staring at him sometimes, but all my fear had gone. When our eyes met, I could smile at him.

One day, we went out fishing. Grandpa looked at me and said, “I know you often look at me. I’ve always wanted people to do that, but most people don’t. Your mother doesn’t. I once blamed* them.” He touched his face,“You always want to know it, right?”I nodded my head. I never knew any details about it.

He wiped his face. “On that day, torpedoes* hit my ship and set me on fire. My best friend died for saving my life. I lived on nothing but a dream of getting back to Annie, my wife.”

“However, after I left hospital, I noticed right away Annie didn’t look at me the same as before. She tried her best, but I frightened her too much. She finally left, taking my little girl—your mother away. I bated her. She wouldn’t let me see my little girl. I lived with that hate most of my life. _______ No one wants half a man, and that’s what I was and what I still am.”

I finally knew the whole story. “Annie wasn’t right.” I said.

“Maybe,” he replied. “Your mother came to see me for the first time after she’d left school. She’s been kind to me ever since. But she still blames Annie for taking her away from me. I think it’s time to forgive and forget.”

Grandpa died a year later. I took Grandma to the funeral. She held hands with my mother and me, all of us together. I knew this, was what Grandpa had wanted.

But I didn’t have a chance to tell Grandpa that he wasn’t half a man.

27．According to the passage, what can we know about Grandpa?

A．He suffered burns during the war. B．He usually dreamed of his own face.

C．He often visited the writer’s family. D．He wasn’t able to look after himself.

28．How did Grandpa feel when the writer looked at him?

A．Angry. B．Cheerful. C．Proud. D．Disappointed.

29．Which of the following can be put in ________ .

A．I don’t know why she can’t look at me just like you do.

B．But now I don’t think she should be responsible for that.

C．I started to realise that I should stop feeling sorry for myself.

D．And I’ll never forgive her for stopping me seeing my daughter.

30．Why didn’t the writer think Grandpa was half a man? （请用约40 词回答）

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三、词汇运用（本题有15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

A.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空。每词限用一次。

31．Speak ________, please. I can’t hear you clearly.

32．Bob ________ because he drove after drinking last night.

33．Lying in the sun in winter is really ________, which can relax and warm ourselves.

34．Jack is good at playing different kinds of instruments and he wants to be a ________.

35．Americans usually celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the ________ Thursday in November.

B.根据短文内容和所给中文提示，用单词的正确形式完成以下短文。

The World Cup is an international football competition that takes place every four years. In 2022, the World Cup took place in Qatar, a small country in the Middle East.

The World Cup usually begins in summer. To avoid the heat, this World Cup 2022 lasted from ___36___ (十一月) to December. There were 32 national teams and 64 matches ____37____ (在……期间) 28 days of World Cup.

Another attraction of the 2022 World Cup is that Chinese elements are ____38____ (到处) in Qatar. The Lusail Stadium was designed by China Railway Construction in Corporation. Besides the stadium, ___39___ (几乎) 70 percents of the World Cup’s souvenirs are made in Yiwu, China.

This 2022 World Cup has produced many football ____40____ (英雄). It’s no doubt Lionel Messi is the first player to come to our mind. Lionel is ___41___ (矮的) than most of the other player at 5 feet 7 inches, but he showed his talent for football at an early age. It helped him ___42___ (成长) into what he is now. He once said to ___43___ (他自己) , “Since I started playing football, I ___44___ (经历) a lot of thing. Some are positive, and some are very difficult.”

Canada, Mexico and America _____45_____ (举办) the 2026 World Cup. Let wait and see!

四、语法填空（本题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。

What Jobs Are We Going to Need?

People have to work. They need jobs. What fields have jobs? The most important thing is that we need to know what jobs will ____46____ (need) in the future?

The medical field is going to need ____47____ (work). In 2010, there were 524 million people over the age of 65 in the world. In 2050, the number of older people will be three times ____48____ (big) than before. We need nurses and other medical workers to care for them. We also need family doctors. Family doctors have to work for many ____49____ (hour). Because of this, not very many medical students study to be family doctors. In addition, there are jobs for medical researchers. They do research and develop new medicine and technology ____50____ (help) people. Businesses want to sell this medicine and technology to people ____51____ need them.

Another popular field is the computer field. It is a field with different kinds of jobs. Some people, like IT managers, help people in schools, hospitals, and companies ____52____ they have computer problems. Other people design and create new technology. For example, 20 percent of people in the world have ____53____ smartphone. This is a phone that can do the same things computers do. More and more people ____54____ (use) technology, so businesses are always designing newer computers and phones _____55_____ (quick).

What do these jobs have in common? People need the help of these workers. This is why these fields are growing. When there is a need, there is a job.

五、书面表达（本题有1小题，共20分）

56．端午节(Dragon Boat Festival)是中国的传统节日之一，蕴含着厚重的历史和美好的祝愿。假如你是Li Hua，你的外国朋友Steve想了解你和你的家人如何过这一节日，请你写一封邮件，向他介绍你们家的过节传统。(词数要求：约 110 词)

Dear Steve,

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Yours,

Li Hua