2023学年中考英语模拟试卷注意事项：1 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。2选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用05毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。4保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。. 单项选择1、Not _that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.AeverythingBanythingCsomethingDnothing2、My mom _ breakfast when the morning post came.Awas havingBis havingChasDhad3、 do you visit your grandparents?Once a month.AHow farBHow oftenCHow long4、The dumplings _ so good that I cant wait to eat them.Me, too.AtasteBfeelCsoundDsmell5、Cheer up! If you want to go up high, then _ your own legs.Ato useBuseCusingDused6、Sun Li is a kind girl. She often _ the people in trouble.Awill helpBhelpsCis helpingDhas helped7、一I went someone to write the report for me.一No! As a student, you depend on yourself.AwillBcanCshallDmay8、Our parents wont allow us _ in the river alone.AswimBto swimCswimmingDswam9、Thank you very much for giving me some advice on how to deal with stress._AThats trueBDont mention itCOK. Ill tryDI dont think so10、Kate is only child in her family.AaBanCthe. 完形填空11、 A few days ago, I ran into a stranger as he passed by. I said sorry to him. And we were very polite. Then we went 1 our way after saying goodbye.Later in the kitchen at home, as I cooked our meal, my daughter Betty walked up to me. When I turned around, I nearly knocked her down. “Get out of the way!” I shouted angrily. She ran away, 2 .That night, when I lay in bed, my husband said to me, “You were so impolite to Betty. Go and look around on the kitchen floor, and youll find some 3 there. Betty brought those for you. She 4 them herself pink, yellow, and your favorite blue.”When I heard this, I thought deeply. “While meeting with a 5 , I was peaceful and polite, but with my daughter, I was not 6 .” I felt sad and tears (眼泪) began to fall.I walked quietly to Bettys bed, “Wake up, my dear,” I said, “Are these flowers you picked 7 me?” She smiled, “I found them by the tree. I knew you liked them, especially the blue.” I said, “I am so soriy that I 8 you that way today.” And she whispered (悄声说), “Mommy, thats okay. I still love you anyway.” I kissed her and said, “I love you too and I do love the flowers.”That day Betty gave me a 9 on how to get along with each other in the family. I spent much time on work and didn t realize how 10 family life was. I decided to do better in the future.1AonBthroughCbyDafter2AlaughingBsingingCcryingDdancing3AbooksBflowersCcardsDvegetables4AboughtBplantedCpickedDborrowed5AstrangerBrelativeCclassmateDteacher6AangryBpatientCstrictDhumorous7AwithBaroundCforDbehind8AwelcomedBcalledCtreatedDbeat9AsmileBsuggestionCsurpriseDlesson10AdifficultBboringCimportantDprivate. 语法填空12、用所给动词的正确形式填空Henry Ford was about seven years old when his father died. His mother found it difficult 1 (support) the large family. However, she tried her best to do so. Also, she 2 (send) Henry,the eldest son, to school.At one time, Henry needed a grammar book for his study. His family was so poor that his mother could not afford one.One morning, Henry found that a deep snow had fallen, and the cold wind 3 (blow). Ah,he said, it 4 (be) an ill wind that blows nobody good. With these words, he ran to the house of a neighbor, and offered his service to move away the snow around it. The offer5(accept).When he finished the work, he received his pay. Then he went to another place for the same purpose, and then to anther, until he6 (earn) enough tobuy a grammar book. From that time, Henry was always the first in all his classes. He knew no such word as fail, and he succeeded in all he tried to do. Having the will, he always found the way. 阅读理解A13、Elephants losing tusksPeople killing elephants for their tusks has long been a problem worldwide. Although laws have been introduced to ban the selling of tusks, they have not been enough to save the elephants.But the giant animals have now “developed” their own solution to stay safe from hunters-by not growing tusks at all.Scientists found that among female African elephants, as many as 98 percent of them now have no tusks, reported The Independent newspaper. The number was 15 percent in 1998 and only 1 percent in 1930, according to the BBCBut this solution has less been developed by elephants themselves, and more by evolution.Evolution is all about natural selection（选择）. When an environment changes, for example, animals and plants that can deal with the change will stay alive while others wont. And for elephants, the change came when hunters started killing