2023中考英语模拟试卷考生请注意：1答题前请将考场、试室号、座位号、考生号、姓名写在试卷密封线内，不得在试卷上作任何标记。2第一部分选择题每小题选出答案后，需将答案写在试卷指定的括号内，第二部分非选择题答案写在试卷题目指定的位置上。3考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。. 单项选择1、Susan _ her friends invitation, for she has an important meeting to take part in.Acut downBpulled downCturned downDwrote down2、I think this skirt is very nice.I agree. But its 500 yuan. I dont think I can it.Aafford Bfind Cput Dsee3、That photo made me think of my good friend. The underlined phrase means “ ”.Abuilt out ofBfilled withCreminded of4、Shanghai plans to control the of its population and to have no more than 23 million people by the year 2020.AsizeBstyleCspeedDshape5、I _ this book for two weeks. I have to return it now.AborrowedBhave borrowedCkeptDhave kept6、_ in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.AEverything BSomething CAnything DNothing7、The number of Tik Tok users（抖音用户）_ sharply since Tik Tok _ in 2016. Its really popular now.Ahas risen; appearedBhave been risen; appearedChave raised; was appearedDhas been raised; was appeared8、If you want to be _, you have to eat _ food and take _ exercise.Athin; few; less Bthinner; fewer; lessCthinner; less; more Dthinner; little; more9、Running man is a very relaxing TV program_is hot among the young people.AwhatBwhichCwhoDwhom10、-What took you so long?-I got lost. I have no _ of direction.AfeelingBabilityCknowledgeDsense. 完形填空11、I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice. As we 1 our coffee, a man came in and sat at a(n) 2 table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his 3 saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall”. We heard this order with rather interest and observed that he was 4 with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter 5 a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”. While we were still there, two other men entered and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but 6 for three and left. This time also, the waiter did the same; he put up a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A cup of coffee.” It seemed that this gesture was a 7 at this place. However , it was something unique and puzzling for us. Since we had 8 to do with the matter, we 9 our coffee, paid the bill and left. After a few days, we again had a(n) 10 to go to this coffee shop. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man walked in. The way this man was dressed did not match the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was 11 from the looks on his face. 12 he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the 13 .” The waiter served coffee to this man with 14 and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter 15 a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the dustbin.1AenjoyedBpreparedCpracticedDbought2AcrowdedBopenCemptyDbeautiful3AfoodBgoodsCtableDorder4AsatisfiedBservedCtreatedDawarded5Astuck outBhid awayCput upDtook out6ApaidBlookedCwaitedDasked7AdemandBsignalCcustomDduty8AnothingBsomethingCanythingDeverything9AwastedBfinishedCmissedDdonated10AinvitationBtimeCrewardDchance11AobviousBslightCseriousDstrong12ASoBAsCUnlessDSince13AwindowBfloorCwallDdoor14AcarelessnessBwisdomCinterestDrespect15Abrought downBtook offCkept awayDcut off. 语法填空12、Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词,使内容通顺, 每空格限填一词，首字母已给)More play and less work makes for more talented(有才能的) children. Some officials suggested that school hours for children aged 7 to 12 should be reduced, and that they should be1to spend at least an hour a day on team sports.All work and no play makes children depressed. Becky, an 8-year-old girl, used to be happy when she finished classes every day, but now, life has become unhappy. To make sure she has enough time for the lessons, she has to study until 11 at night to finish her homework.Some ideas are offered for helping cultivate(培养) kids talents. The ideas2cutting down classroom hours, introducing more team sports for children, getting parents to stop putting too much pressure on children and some other suggestions. It is believed that all these can help train young people to be confident.“I used to go to the park with my parents on weekends before because I like playing tennis with my dad and I can play well,” a boy said, “But now, I3have time to do that any more.”“I would like to try other things, such as drawing,” Nara said. She was interested in drawing, but her