2023学年中考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。. 单项选择1、Italy is famous for _.AThe Eiffel Tower BThe Little MermaidCThe leaning Tower of Pisa DThe Thames Rivers2、_ those cotton shirts _ will take much more time.AWash; by hand BTo wash; by handsCWash; with hands DWashing; by hand3、We can buy a lot of things with money, but it doesnt always /br/ happiness.AbrightBbrainCbelongDbring4、When Tom saw his mother _ for him on a cold winter night, he couldnt keep back his tears.AwaitBwaitedCto waitDwaiting5、Do you know which city Mr Zhang has gone to part in the celebrations? Sure. He went to Shanghai with his secretary.Atake Bto take Ctaking Dwill take6、I didnt see you at the party yesterday. Why? Because I _ for an important person at that time.Awas waiting Bis waiting Cwill wait7、Sally used to be ，but now she enjoys meeting and talking to new friends.Ahonest Bshy Ccreative Dlively8、They tried to find a table for two, but they were all _.Agiven awayBkept awayCused upDtaken up9、_ you to get good marks in the English exam.AWishBWishesCHopeDHopes10、Did anyone call me when I was out?Yes. A man who called Tom.AhimselfByourselfCmyself. 完形填空11、完形填空阅读下面短文，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。When Dave was 18， he bought an secondhand car for200 so that he could travel to work more 1 than by bus. It worked quite well for years， but then it got so old， and it cost him 2 much in repairs that he decided that he had better 3 it.He asked all his friends to see if anyone wanted to buy a cheap car， but they all knew that it was falling to pieces， so 4 of them wanted to buy it. Daves friend Sam saw that he was worried one evening， and said， “Whats 5 ， Dave?”Dave told him， and Sam answered， “Well， what about advertising it in the paper? You may 6 more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sams 7 was right， he put an advertisement in an evening paper， which read “For sale： small car， 8 very little oil， only two owners. Bargain (成交) at50.”For two days after the advertisement first appeared， there was no 9 But then on Saturday evening a man rang up and said he would like to see the car. Dave felt very happy. He asked the man whether ten oclock the next morning would be 10 or not. “Fine，” the man said， “and Ill 11 my wife. We want to go for a ride in it to 12 it.”The next morning， at a quarter to ten， Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door， waiting there for the people who had answered his advertisement. Even Dave had to admit(承认) that the car really 13 like a wreck(残骸).Then， soon after he had got the car as clean 14 it could be， a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Daves car and then said， “Have you reported this 15 to us yet， sir?”1AdirectlyBsafelyCproperlyDeasily2AsoBsuchCveryDtoo3AkeepBrepairCsellDthrow4AsomeBneitherCnoneDmost5AonBupCitDthat6AlearnBmissCgetDfind7AmessageBadviceCrequest（要求）Ddescription8AusesBlosesChasDspends9AdoubtBhelpCtroubleDanswer10AexactBsuitableCearlyDlate11AfollowBmeetCbringDintroduce12ApraiseBgetCadmireDtest13AlookedBsmelledCtastedDsounded14AasBthatCsoDsuch15AbargainBsaleCaccidentDresult. 语法填空12、阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个恰当的或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案写在答题卡的相应位置。People in different countries have different _ （way） of doing things. Something that is polite in one country may be quite _ (polite) in another. In Britain, you mustnt lift your bowl to your mouth when you are _ (have) some soup. But its different in China. And in Japan you even neednt worry _ making noises when you have it. It shows that you are enjoying it. But it is regarded as bad manners in Britain. If you are a _ (visit) in Mongolia, what manners do they expect you to have? They expect you to have a loud“burp”(打嗝)after you finish _ (eat). Burping shows that you liked the food.In Britain, you should try not to put your hands on the table when youre having a meal. In Mexico, however, guests are _ (expect) to keep their hands on the table during a meal. But in Arab countries you must _ (be) very careful with the hands. You mustnt eat with left hand. Arabs consider it very bad manners eating with the left hand. So, what should you do _ you are on a visit in another country? You can ask the native people to help you or just watch _ (careful) and follow them. 阅读理解A13、 If music makes you smart and exercise helps you to think, su