2023年江苏省连云港市中考英语真题

英语试题

一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

1. China is ________ country with a history of more than 5,000 years.

A. the B. a C. an D. /

2. Your school library looks as modern as ________. Can you show me around?

A. we B. us C. our D. ours

3. The instrument EyeHarp is specially designed ________ disabled people to play music with eyes.

A. in B. as C. for D. over

4. Earthquakes can be very dangerous. We ________ learn to protect ourselves.

A. might B. should C. could D. would

5. To make the environment much better, more trees ________ next year.

A. plant B. will plant C. are planted D. will be planted

6. —________ have you been a member of the Youth League?

—For three years.

A. How long B. How many C. How often D. How far

7. This kind of SmartWatch ________ Mr Li’s daily needs. He wears it all the time.

A. satisfies B. hides C. carries D. brings

8. —Sarah, do you know ________?

—It’s on April 23.

A. what is World Book Day B. what World Book Day is

C. when is World Book Day D. when World Book Day is

9. It won’t take long to clean the hall when we do it together. You know, ________.

A. the early bird catches the worm B. many hands make light work

C. a friend in need is a friend indeed D. actions speak louder than words

10. —Thanks for inviting me to the Garden Flower Expo.

—________!

A. That’s right B. I’m fine C. You’re welcome D. Great idea

二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Avery and I are good friends, but once something unpleasant happened when we both tried for roles in Alice in Wonderland.

Avery really ____11____ to be Alice and I was sure she could get the role. However, it ____12____ that I was picked to be Alice and Avery only got the part of the March Hare. “Do you want to practise together with me?” I asked. “Sorry, I’m busy this week,” said Avery, ____13____ looking at me. “And I will be always busy.”

That night at dinner, my parents noticed I was not that ____14____ about getting the lead role. They wondered what happened. “Well, Avery was not picked to be Alice, but I was. She was unhappy. Maybe she will throw away our ____15____.”

My father said, “Don’t worry about it. I think this is a ____16____ for you to be an extra-good friend.”

“Dad’s right,” said my mother. “Sometimes ____17____ our friends do well, we may have feelings of envy and don’t know how to act. Try giving ____18____ a little time, space and understanding, and she will change her mind soon.”

Over the next week, I tried my best to give Avery some ____19____. Then one day, on the way to our practice, I ____20____ her. “I just want to say, you’re such a great actor when acting as the March Hare.” I smiled. She seemed happy and ____21____ how she understood the role. When I asked her to help me with my role, she agreed and smiled, too. She ____22____ said sorry to me for acting that way at first. Later, we became ____23____ to each other.

I’ve learned that people often have a ____24____ time dealing with envy and disappointment (失望). If you have similar ____25____, you could try taking my parents’ advice. Give your friend a little time, space and understanding. This might be the perfect time to be an extra-good friend.

11. A. promised B. hoped C. forgot D. chose

12. A. turned out B. found out C. carried out D. tried out

13. A. till B. from C. like D. without

14. A. excited B. careful C. nervous D. worried

15. A. energy B. treasure C. friendship D. courage

16. A. game B. chance C. story D. dream

17. A. before B. whether C. unless D. when

18. A. them B. him C. her D. it

19. A. advice B. space C. fun D. trouble

20. A. met B. left C. answered D. thanked

21. A. faced B. missed C. explained D. supported

22. A. even B. never C. almost D. seldom

23. A. stricter B. quieter C. luckier D. closer

24. A. smart B. great C. careless D. difficult

25. A. activities B. mistakes C. experiences D. interests

三、阅读理解（共两节，20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节：阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

26. Which of the following students can take part in the competition?

A. Tom aged 6. B. Lucy aged 10.

C Ben aged 16. D. Amy aged 20.

27. The winners will produce and share their reports with the help of ________.

A. the winners’ parents B. BBC programme makers

C the winners’ teachers D. BBC interview directors

28. If you want to go for the competition, you need to ________.

A. write songs about “Me and My World” B. prepare a finished report on your own

C. read news reports on the BBC website D. provide your story idea before June 30

B

The next day, Peter held up a notice as The Green Dragon came out of the tunnel towards the cottage (a small house in the country). The notice said, “LOOK OUT AT THIS STATION.”

The old gentleman saw the notice. He looked out at the station as the train came in. He saw a little girl—it was Phyllis—running towards his carriage. He stood up and leaned out of the window of his carriage.

“Please read this,” Phyllis said, and put a letter into his hand.

The train left the station. The old gentleman sat down and read the letter. It was from Peter. The letter said:

Dear Mr. We do not know your name.

Mother is ill, and the doctor says we must give her some special things. But Mother can’t afford them. We do not know anyone here because Father is away, and we do not know where he lives.

Father will pay you, or if he has lost all his money, I will pay you when I am a man. I promise you. Please get all the things on this list, and give them to the station master tomorrow.

The letter was signed by Peter, Roberta, and Phyllis.

The old gentleman read the letter and smiled. Then he put it in his pocket and started to read his newspaper again.

That night there was a knock on the door of the cottage. The porter from the railway station was there.

“An old gentleman gave this parcel (包裹) to the station master,” he said. “It’s for you.”

The parcel was full of everything on the list of special things to make Mother well again. There was a letter from the old gentleman. It said:

Dear Peter, Roberta, and Phyllis,

Here are the things on your list. I am very happy to give them to you, and I hope your mother is soon better. When she asks where the things come from, tell her they are from a friend. When she is well, you can tell her the truth. She may say that you were wrong to ask a stranger for these things.

I think you were right.

The letter was signed “G.P.” and something that the children could not read.

“I think we were right to ask the old gentleman for his help,” Peter said. “The important thing is for Mother to feel better.”

29. When Mother was ill, Peter, Roberta, and Phyllis tried to get help by ________.

A. meeting the station master B. looking for a greater doctor

C. waiting for Father at the station D. writing a letter to the old gentleman

30. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 6 refer to?

A. The notice. B. The letter. C. The money. D. The newspaper.

31 Which is the right order of the following events?

a. The old gentleman read the letter from Peter.

b. Phyllis put a letter into the old gentleman’s hand.

c. The old gentleman gave a parcel to the station master.

d. The porter gave the parcel to Peter, Roberta, and Phyllis.

e. Peter, Roberta, and Phyllis read the letter from the old gentleman.

A. a-b-d-e-c B. a-e-d-b-c C. b-a-c-d-e D. b-c-d-a-e

32. Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?

A. Helpful. B. Funny. C. Brave. D. Clever.

C

Seiichi Sano, an 89-year-old Japanese man, rides a wave at Katase Nishihama Beach, Thursday, March 30, 2023. He has been recognized as the oldest male to surf（冲浪）by the Guinness World Records.

But maybe he will just keep surfing. “I think it would be interesting to try to surf until I’m 100,” Sano said. “I think I take better care of myself when I have dreams like this. Even now, I take better care of myself than I did before.”

Sano said he got the idea to try surfing from a worker at his local bank. The man’s skin was always dark and he did not look like a usual worker. His secret to keep healthy and energetic, he said, was surfing. So, Sano found a teacher.

Sano gets out most weekends on the black-sand beach. “I don’t consider myself an old man,” he said in his wet suit, board standing next to him. “I have never thought of myself as an old person. I always feel that I can still move forward. I can still do it. I can still enjoy it.”

Several young students who also work with Sano’s surf teacher talked about Sano.

“I think age doesn’t matter in surfing,” a 12-year-old surfer said.

“He is so amazing,” added his younger brother.

“To be honest, I was surprised by his age,” said Sano’s surfing teacher. “I was worried that he would get hurt. I did not know how fit he was.”

Sano still works 9-to-5 at his job. Surfing helps make him less stressed. “People often say that surfing is life itself,” he said. “I think it is true.”

33. What does the underlined word “recognized” in paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. Led. B. Given. C. Accepted. D. Collected.

34. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us ________.

A. where Sano learnt to surf B. why Sano tried surfing

C. how Sano planned to surf D. when Sano went surfing

35. From the words of the young students and Sano’s surf teacher, we can infer ________.

A. they respect Sano very much B. Sano’s age influences his surfing

C. they’re worried about Sano’s work D. Sano is often hurt when practising

36. According to the passage, we know Sano ________.

A. is too old to start surfing B. gets bored with surfing

C. feels stressed after surfing D. enjoys a lot from surfing

D

Many of us have seen rainbows in the sky once the sun starts shining again after it rains. For us to see a rainbow, the conditions need to be just right. We need some water drops in the air, like rain or even fog, and we need the sun to be behind us and quite low to the ground. This is because a rainbow is created by light passing through water drops.

The light that comes from the sun seems white to us. But the white light we see is made up of a mix of different colors. When the light goes through a raindrop, these colors can separate out. Each of the colors in the rainbow has a different “wavelength” (波长). Raindrops look like little balls. When light hits one of these little balls of water, the light can change direction. We call this “refraction” (折射). Each of the different wavelengths is refracted differently. If the light hits the raindrop at the right place, the refraction separates the wavelengths out into their different colors.

We are taught there are seven colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. But this isn’t exactly true. Blue and green are next to each other in the rainbow, which is why we can see turquoise (a mix of blue and green). Brown is a mix of red and green. But they aren’t next to each other in the rainbow, so we don’t see them mix to make brown.

We would never see black and white in a rainbow. Black is what we see when there’s no light at all. On the other hand, white is a mix of all the colors together. When light is refracted by raindrops, it separates the white light out, meaning it is no longer white.

37. We can see a rainbow under the right conditions because ________.

A. the raindrops are like little balls B. the light goes through raindrops

C. the sunshine seems to be colorful D. the weather is foggy after it rains

38. According to the passage, what can we know about the colors in the rainbow?

A. They can become brown or black. B. There are only seven colors in all.

C. They mix to make the white light. D. Their own places can be changed.

39. Which part of a magazine may this passage be taken from?

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

40. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. How are the colors received in the rainbow?

B. When can the colors turn blue in the rainbow?

C. Which colors aren’t covered with light in the rainbow?

D. Why can’t we find white, black and brown in the rainbow?

第二节：阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺连贯，其中有两项是多余选项。

“I feel my heart beating, my eyes widen and almost automatically (自动地), I start to smile,” Prayitno Goenarto said. This is how he feels when he sees a new kind of bird.

Goenarto is a birdwatcher and wildlife photographer from Indonesia. He is now 31 years old. When he became sick in college, his doctor asked him to go out more often for sunlight, exercise and fresh air. ____41____

A birdwatcher needs to know a lot and be brave and strong. Goenarto spends most of his time working in the wild. He knows where and when to find different kinds of birds. Sometimes he has to go deep into the forest to find the shy birds. ____42____ He might get lost. He has to look out for snakes and some big animals. Once, Goenarto went to a faraway island to look for some rare birds. ____43____ He worked in wet clothes for the whole trip.

Goenarto loves his work. Birdwatching helps him stay healthy and he can make friends with other birdwatchers. ____44____ This helps more people learn about birds and take action to protect them. That’s the best part of the job!

____45____ They study and protect the rare birds. Terry Townshend is a British birdwatcher in China. He has studied Beijing swifts for over ten years. Xu Zhuo protects red-crowned cranes in Heilongjiang. Her father, aunt and grandparents also spent their lifetime looking after the birds. Now the young girl has the job.

A. It can be dangerous.

B. It rained heavily every day.

C. Most birds are active in the daytime.

D. That’s when he started watching birds.

E. If we do nothing, there may be none left soon.

F. Moreover, he catches wonderful moments of birds.

G. In China, there are lots of birdwatchers like Goenarto.

四、词汇运用（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

A. 根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。

46. Last week Suzy __________（借）the four great classical Chinese novels from Henry.

47. It is __________（有意义的）to do a survey on how to go green in the community.

48. About 100 ________ (百万) people used ChatGPT in the first two months.

49. In today’s DIY class, students made cards in different __________（形状）.

50. The __________ (努力) you practise the greater progress you will make.

B.短文填空

根据短文意思和首字母提示，写出一个完整正确的单词。

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar has 24 solar terms (节气) in a year. Ancient Chinese people created this system to m____51____ the change of time based on the sun’s position. In ancient times, this system guided farming activities. It t____52____ farmers what to do according to the changes in temperature. Today, 24 solar terms still play an important role in Chinese people’s e____53____ life. They remind people of the changes in s____54____ and to eat suitable food. This ancient time system has gained new charm now. In Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the director used a new countdown (倒计时) method, showing 24 solar terms instead of numbers. This creative method was greatly p____55____ by people around the world. They are amazed by the wisdom of Chinese people.

五、选词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空（每个词或短语只能用一次）。

56. Fresh water is important. Life on Earth __________ it.

57. The Yellow River is China’ s second __________ river after the Yangtze.

58. The exchange students from Australia will arrive __________ June.

59. Simon always stays up late. Doctor Ma advises him __________ his health.

60. These volunteers __________ the tent already. Let’ s say thanks to them.

61. —Sandy, where is Millie?

—She __________ new books in the classroom.

62. Tomorrow I’ll visit my grandparents. I __________ with my grandpa.

63. How great these Chinese astronauts are! They are __________ our country.

64. Professor Wang __________ on teenage problems to us at 2 yesterday afternoon.

65. Papermaking is one of the four great __________ from ancient China.

六、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题，每个题目的答案不超过5个单词。

One day, a young boy named Zhang Liang was walking along a bridge. He saw an old man sitting there. One of the old man’s shoes was left under the bridge.

“Go over there and get my shoe, young boy!” the old man ordered. Zhang Liang felt surprised, but he still picked it up for the old man. The old man said, “Five days later, please come to meet me at the bridge early in the morning.”

Five days later, Zhang Liang went there as promised. But the old man came there before him. The old man got angry about his lazy habit.

Zhang Liang was asked to come again. The next day, Zhang Liang arrived earlier than before. But the old man was still before him. The old man became much angrier and asked him to get there again the next morning.

This time, Zhang Liang arrived at the bridge late at night. He spent the whole night there. When the old man came the next early morning, he was happy to find Zhang Liang there earlier than him.

The old man nodded with a smile and gave Zhang Liang a valuable book. Zhang Liang read the book carefully day and night and learned many skills from it. Many years later, he became a wise general (将军) and made great achievements.

66. Where did Zhang Liang get one of the old man’s shoes?

______________________________________________________

67. Who came to the bridge first five days later?

______________________________________________________

68. Why was the old man angry with Zhang Liang?

______________________________________________________

69. What did the old man give Zhang Liang at last?

______________________________________________________

70 What can we learn from Zhang Liang?

______________________________________________________

七、书面表达（共1小题；满分25分）

71. 走进江苏，游历各地。众多外国友人暑期将参加“Go Jiangsu”旅游活动。假如你是李华，请你根据以下图片及文字提示，以“Welcome to Lianyungang”为题写一篇英语短文，邀请他们走进家乡连云港，品山海文化，游大圣故里。

注意：

（1）词数90左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数；

（2）文中应包括所给内容要点，可适当发挥，使文章连贯；

（3）文中不得出现考生的真实姓名、校名等信息。

Welcome to Lianyungang

I’m Li Hua from Lianyungang, Jiangsu. I’d like to recommend my hometown to you.

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