江苏省淮安市八校联考2023年中考联考英语试题含答案

2023年中考英语模拟试卷

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2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。

Ⅰ. 单项选择

1、— Do you know our new manager?

—Y es. He _______ to be a friend of my brother’s.

A．turns up B．turns on

C．turns off D．turns out

2、—Mr. Hu, can you tell us how to learn swimming well?

—Sure. But remember we can learn nothing well _______ hard work.

A．with B．after C．without D．at

3、He has a sweet and often spends money on chocolates and candies.

A．mouth B．tooth C．stomach D．neck

4、Sam is doing some ________ about the ancient Silk Road.

A．research B．operations C．exercise D．experiments

5、– May I have another cake?

-- You’d better not. You shouldn’t go swimming on a _______ stomach.

A．hot B．fat C．hungry D．full

6、Jim, your vegetables, because balanced diet is important.

A．eat up B．drink up C．clear up

7、—Mum, may I draw some flowers on the wall?

—Oh, no, dear, you _______. Why not draw your beautiful flowers on the paper?

A．needn’t B．can’t

C．won’t D．couldn’t

8、- Would you like some ________________?

- No, thanks. I'm not hungry at all.

A．water B．soup C．orange D．bread

9、---It seems that your daughter shows an interest ______ playing the guitar.

---Exactly. Her teacher says she has a gift _______ music.

A．in, of B．in, for C．for, of D．for. In

10、Y our father is sleeping. Please _______ the radio a bit.

A．turn down B．turn off C．turn on

Ⅱ. 完形填空

11、"It is never too late or too old to start something new." said Ellen Rema. She began to learn 1 at the age of fifty. In just a few years，she has made a lot of progress.

2 no evening classes were offered in the area Ellen lived in，she

3 to study online. She took an English course on the Internet.

Ellen began with easy courses and studied hard."My son always said，'Mom，you are a bit 4 .'He couldn't understand why I spent so many hours 5 ，but I love it，”she said，"Maybe I wanted to do too much in a short time.

I 6 all my courses after two years，but I found I still had difficulties with grammar."

Instead of 7 ，she chose to continue. After another two years，she's still studying in the online classroom.

“Studying online is sometimes boring，so you need self—discipline(自律)，"said Ellen，“If you8 want to learn，never give up when you face difficulties and when you think you haven't made any 9 ."

Ellen said studying English wasn't all about hard work."It was fun. I have learned so much 10 other cultures and traditions，"she said.

1．A．painting B．English C．dancing D．computer

2．A．Although B．Before C．Because D．Until

3．A．chose B．volunteered C．advised D．refused

4．A．lazy B．careless C．nervous D．crazy

5．A．discussing B．studying C．traveling D．preparing

6．A．started B．forgot C．finished D．remembered

7．A．giving up B．putting up C．taking up D．cheering up

8．A．hardly B．suddenly C．finally D．really

9．A．reasons B．progress C．business D．decisions

10．A．without B．for C．about D．in

Ⅲ. 语法填空

12、Joe’s grandchildren visited him during the holidays. Before the vacation time, Joe cleaned the ho use. Unluckily, he lost his favorite watch.

When Joe’s grandchildren arrived, they asked him 1．he was so upset. Joe said, “I lost the most valuable watch that was 2．(give) by your grandma.” His grandchildren promised him that they would find the watch fo r him.

One of Joe’s 3．(granddaughter) asked, “Grandpa, do you remember when you last saw the watch before it was missing?”

Joe replied, “Maybe when I was cleaning the barn(仓房).”

The children went to the barn, which was full 4．old books, broken furniture, and so on. They searched for more than