2023学年中考英语模拟试卷考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。. 单项选择1、- I was told that Tom was charged with stealing the jewelry from the shop.- It is just a misunderstanding. _, he had nothing to do with the case.AIn factBAs a resultCHoweverDMoreover2、Im worried about the dancing competition. I cant do it well. _. Keep dancing, and you will make it.AWhat a pity!BNo way.CNo problemDPractice makes perfect.3、There are fewer and fewer tigers in India. The situation will continue _ humans stop hunting them for their fur and bones.AifBunlessCbecauseDsince4、 Peter likes music. _? I like it, too.AHow are youBWhat about youCCan I help youDWhats your name5、Who is your favorite singer, Mike?TF Boys. They are very _ boys and girls.Aproud ofBpopular withCstrict withDworried about6、Do you have Jays CDs?Sorry, they are . But well get some more next week because they .Asold well; are on sale Bsold out ; sell well Cselling well; sell well7、Because of too much homework, neither you nor James _ to the cinema to enjoy the fantastic movie named Ready Player One.AgoesBdoesnt goCdont goDgo8、You wont want to visit any other mountain if you have seen wu yue, but you wont wish to see even wu yue_you return from Mount Huangshan.Athough Bunless Cuntil Dafter9、I still remember my first teacher_we havent seen each other for many years.AforBbecauseCsinceDthough10、Why not _ your teacher for help when you cant finish _ it by yourself?Aask; writeBto ask; writingCask; writingDasking; write. 完形填空11、Here is some news from our school newspaper. Lets read together!NewsdeskBEIJING had the APEC (亚太经合组织) meeting from Nov 5 to 11. APEC is a big 1 of countries and regions (地区). Now it has 21 members. The leaders (领导人) of APEC members 2 every year. They talk about plans for the future and exchange (交换) ideas in it. Windows of KnowledgeTODAY there are more and more cars. They use lots of energy (能源) and make the air 3 . People are trying to change this. Can kids make a difference? In the picture, a boy wears a light bulb costume (灯泡服). He and some other people are trying to ask people to 4 their engines (引擎) for five minutes. 5 LAST week, 35 students and teachers from Germany came to visit our school. They tried to make dumplings, play tai chi, do paper-cuts and learn Chinese painting. They learnt a lot about China.1AfamilyBcapitalCparkDexhibition2Atake photosBhave a meetingCspend holidaysDinterview people3AfresherBcleanerCdirtierDcolder4Aturn offBfind outClook forDpick up5ASports NewsBBusiness HourCFilm LandDSchool Time. 语法填空12、语法填空阅读下面短文，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。Taking public transportation in the United States, you can often see people reading books on 1 way to school or work. But in China, I hardly see people reading 2 their free time.Are peoples attitudes toward reading 3 (difference) here? Not really. Data (数据) released by Amazon China show that Chinese people still read a lot. They 4 (simple) prefer e-books over regular books.However, other data show that reading is still 5 (popular) in the US than in China. Is there a reason for this difference? Im not sure. What I do know is that China has a rich history of literature (文学). From classic novels like Romance of the Three Kingdoms to the modern science-fiction epic The Three-Body Problem, Chinese authors 6 (create) many fantastic works so far.Perhaps the difference starts from childhood. Reading textbooks and doing homework can make you feel quite tired. By the time you finish it, you might not feel like reading for 7. Chinese students surely have to read more and do more homework 8 American students. So its no wonder that they might not want to read much in their spare time.9 learning to love reading can be great. Reading can open doors to places, people and ideas that you cannot imagine. Even just a single book has the power to change your own 10 (person) beliefs and attitudes. Where will your next book take you?. 阅读理解A13、Hi, my name is Murray Wenzel. But my friends call me Muz, Muzza, Wenz or even Moon. Yes, I have lots of nicknames. But in Australia, where I am from, thats quite common.In fact most men in Australia call their friends something other than their real name. It is part of our culture to shorten or make up names for those we know and love. For example, one of my friends names is Alex, but we call him Al. Another is named Jayson, but everyone knows him as Jase. In Australia most men called William are known as Bill, while Jeremy is Jez, James is Jim and Joseph is Joey.Someti