2023年湖南省长沙市雨花区中考一模英语试题.docx

1、2023年湖南省长沙市雨花区中考一模英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读单选1How long is each swim lesson for a group of three?A30 minutes.B40 minutes.COne hour.2Who can take the swim lessons?ATom, a 3-year-old boy.BSally, a 24-year-old college student.CGina, a 16-year-old high school student.Windsor Castle is the worlds largest a

2、nd oldest castle. Its used for state occasions, and its a royal（王室的） home. The Queen uses it as a private home where she usually spends the weekend there and its also a working palace. Roman Baths were designed for bathing and relaxing, including many different rooms with different temperatures. Tod

3、ay, more than a million visitors come to see its historic finds, pools and imaginative displays every year.Westminster Abbey is a royal church. Theres something for all, like special services, concerts, lectures, events for families and more. Many of the events are free and open to anyone. Its consi

4、dered the finest example of Early English Gothic（哥特式）with a long history.*Please note: Entry is timed and tickets must be booked online in advance. For more information, you can visit our website .3What is the largest and oldest castle in the world?AWindsor Castle.BRoman Baths.CRoyal Castle.4How pop

5、ular are Roman Baths today?APeople like to spend the weekend there.BPeople dont have to buy tickets to go there.CThere are over a million visitors there every year .5Which of the following is true?AVisitors can book the tickets online.BVisitors can enter the three places any time they want.CAll conc

6、erts in Westminster Abbey are free to everyone.“Oh, woe is me, to have seen what I have seen, see what I see.” says Hamlet in Shakespeares play. “Woe” means “unhappiness”, Hamlet was a very unhappy man. Even when he was given a chance for happiness with the lovely Ophelia, he turned it down. He just

7、 liked being unhappy.Today we may say the unhappy prince had an attitude（态度）problem. Most people in the world want to be happy. An international study has found that happiness is what most people desire（渴望）. But what is happiness? How can we get it? It turns out that happiness can be many different

8、things. It depends on each different person as to what makes him or her happy. For some, happiness comes from success. For others, it is just having a positive attitude. Their glass is always half-full, rather than half-empty. When bad things happen, they dont fall into a state of “woe”.When I think

9、 of happiness, I think of children. They just enjoy the simple joys of being alive. Seeing them happy makes me happy. One of the secrets Ive found to being happy is to enjoy peoples happiness. Nothing makes me happier to see people find their own happiness, like going to a good college, getting good

10、 jobs, getting married, having children.We do live in a “world of woe”. We see war, poverty and sickness in the news every day. We have our own problems. But happiness is always there, even in our darkest moments. We can choose to be happy, with an open heart.6What does “woe” mean?AMe.BHamlet.CUnhap

11、piness.7What do most people desire according to the study?AMoney.BHappiness.CSuccess.8How may someone feel if he sees the glass as half full instead of half empty?ASad.BJoyful.CRegret.9What “woes” are mentioned in the passage? War in the news. Peoples sickness. World weather on TV.ABC10What is this

12、article mainly about?AShakespeares play.BHamlets problem.CHappiness.Tom set out for Sunday school, a place that Tom hated with his whole heart. The school hours were from nine to half past ten. The church would seat about three hundred persons. Tom talked a Sunday-dressed boy at the door then went o

13、n buying tickets of different colors. He entered the church, sat on his seat and started to quarrel (吵架) with the boy he talked to. The teacher was an elderly man. When he turned around, the two boys started to fight with each other. He got really angry when he heard a boy scream out of pain. The wh

14、ole class were restless, noisy and troublesome. When they came to recite their lessons, not one of them knew the verses (章节) perfectly. However, they still got their small blue tickets. Each blue ticket was for two verses of the recitation. Ten blue tickets equaled (等同于) a yellow one. The headmaster

15、 would gave a Bible to those who got ten yellow tickets. A German boy had won four or five. He once recited three thousand verses without stopping. The boy did a little better from that day. On many occasions, the headmaster had always made this boy come out and “spread himself”.Only the older pupil

16、s managed to stick to their hard work long enough to get a Bible. And so, it was not often for someone to win the prize. Tom had never really hungered for those prizes, but unquestionably he had long dreamed for the glory (荣誉) that came with it.11When did Toms Sunday school start?AAt 10:10.BAt 10:30

17、.CAt 9:00.12Where did Tom meet the Sunday-dressed boy firstly?AAt the door.BBy his seat.COutside the church.13What does the underlined word “restless” probably mean?A休克的B不安的C无空闲的14How many blue tickets should they have get a Bible?A10.B20.C100.15According to the text, why did Tom want to buy the tic

18、kets?ABecause he was rich enough to do so.BBecause he didnt want to work hard for the prize.CBecause he was asked to do that to get the Bible.二、阅读还原5选5阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项仅使用一次。There is a sad truth when you bring home some beautiful flowers. _16_. Luckily, this can be sort of avoided by

19、 pressing them completely flat. This is what Anna Zarova has been doing for years. The Russian artist fell in love with nature when she was a little girl. _17_. When she graduated from college, she started a career as a journalist(记者). However, her dream of becoming an artist has always been there.S

20、even years ago, Anna began growing flowers in her garden. She also began looking for ways to make their color and beauty last. After trying several different ways, the artist decided to press them. Flower pressing actually was a popular hobby during Victorian era (18371901). Today, _18_. She careful

21、ly presses each flower in a flower press. And she makes sure each and every one of its petal (花瓣) kept is in its original shape.Once the flowers are dry, the artist put them on white or black paper. _19_. They can be hung on a wall or be used to decorate a table. The flowers and leaves will stay pro

22、tected forever and the beauty of springtime can be enjoyed all year around._20_ and also brings people closer to nature. It gives people the joy of being able to communicate with nature and to create beauty.ASoon, theyll dry up and dieBAnna is helping to keep this tradition aliveCShe also enjoyed dr

23、awing about its beautyDFlower pressing helps people discover the beautyEThe finished works are then placed inside of glass frames三、阅读回答问题阅读下面的短文,根据短文内容回答问题。The Malaysian（马来西亚的） actress Michelle Yeoh is already in her sixties. However, you might see her differently once you read about her story.Yeoh

24、entered show business in the 1980s. After winning Miss Malaysia, she started to do movies with Jack Chen and Jet Li. At that time, most female characters in movies were women who needed protection. Yeoh wanted to do what men did, like jumping off the motorbike onto speedy trains. The martial arts（武术

25、）moves were difficult, but Yeoh managed to pick them up. Slowly, she became a pioneering female action star.After gaining popularity in Asia, Yeoh got calls from Hollywood. She called it a “dream come true”. However, people in Hollywood cared little about the world beyond. “Minority”（少数民族）actors and

26、 actress were unfairly treated. Yeoh tried to make a difference. Her first Hollywood movie was Tomorrow Never Dies, of the James Bond series. The actress completely changed the image（形象） of what a “Bond Girl” could be. In the movie, her character saved 007s life, instead of waiting to be saved. The

27、man and woman were seen as equals.In Everything Everywhere All at Once（瞬息全宇宙）, Yeoh was finally given the best role. In fact, the role was written for a man. But the movie creator rewrote it for Yeoh. The actress has been highly praised for her performance in the movie. After bagging many other rewa

28、rds, Yeoh won this years Oscar for Best Actress on March 13. It is the first time that an Asian actress had received this major reward. The actress spent forty years fighting her ways to the peak（巅峰）of her career. Now she is being “seen” by the whole world, finally.21Where is Yeoh from?_22When did Y

29、eoh start her career in show business?_23Did Yeoh ever want to go to Hollywood?_24How did Yeohs character completely change the image of a “Bond Girl”?_25What can you learn from the actress Michelle Yeoh?_四、完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Once there was a poor village. People there of

30、ten locked their doors and windows tight and kept the food they had to themselves.A stranger came one day. He was really tired and hungry. He stopped at the first _26_ to ask for some food. “There is hardly any food here!” the woman inside the house said and closed the door. But the traveler was not

31、 ready to _27_. He picked up a large, round _28_ and knocked once more. The lady opened the door only half way. “Since you are poor like me, perhaps you would like to have some of my _29_ stone soup.” said the traveler. Though the woman felt it was impossible, she was hungry too, so she invited him

32、in. She lit the fire to boil the water, and opened her windows to let out some heat. The traveler _30_ the stone inside the water until it boiled. He tasted a little, “Its almost done, but if you had just a little salt and butter, it would taste much better!” The lady did so.Just then the ladys husb

33、and returned with carrots and potatoes. “Impossible!” shouted the husband when he knew what happened. “Its almost finished but it would be even nicer if we added some carrots and potatoes.” the traveler assured. The husband _31_ and handed over the carrots and potatoes. Soon, the smell of the soup d

34、rifted (飘) out through the window and down the village. One neighbor followed the smell to the first house and watched from the window. The traveler said it could be better if some beans were added. “I have some!” shouted the neighbor. He couldnt wait to taste the soup so he _32_ returned with beans

35、, and poured them into the pot. The smell drifted even _33_ down the village.Word about a strange traveler making soup out of a single stone drew many villagers out of _34_ homes there. The traveler finally said, “Its done!” He served a bowl of stone soup for every villagers. From that day on, villa

36、gers still remembered the finest soup and they didnt locked their doors and windows tight any more, _35_ they finally understood the meaning of share.26AhouseBroadCwindow27Astand upBgive upCput up28AleafBmeatCstone29AtraditionalBmedicalCdelicious30AplacedBwashedCused31AagreedBexpectedCshouted32Asadl

37、yBlikelyCquickly33AfurtherBhigherClonger34AitsBhisCtheir35AandBbecauseCor五、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Life skills provide children with important tools for their development. Life skills education has became so important that government and education authorities in many _36_ （country）have i

38、ntroduced it as a needed part of the school curriculum（课程）.Teaching kids how _37_（take）care of themselves and others is so important for their development as healthy, productive humans. Life skills help them find _38_（happy）and success in school, work and life. Unlike technical skills, including mat

39、h, science and other subjects we learn in school, life skills are often not _39_（teach）in a traditional classroom setting. These skills are certainly important for children to be bale to meet challenges _40_ everyday life.Life skills education has become common today, _41_ many people do not know wh

40、at it means. Generally, life skills education is teaching essential life skills. These help young people learn the knowledge, attitudes, and values they need _42_（late）in life.This kind of education is not focused on teaching them to pass exams and go to university but rather prepares _43_（they）to l

41、ive a meaningful life. It gives children the confidence and ability to make _44_（well）decisions, manage their emotions, and build strong relationships.In a word, life skills education is _45_ best way to teach children to solve problems in their lives and recognize the opportunities that come their

42、way.六、语篇翻译阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或者中文。One day, Ammaar Reshi was playing around with a chatbot called ChatGPT. Its a computer program. It uses artificial intelligence (AI) to imitate thinking and writing. 1. He decided to make a childrens book with this program. The chatbot helped Reshi come up with a stor

43、y about a girl named Alice. Reshi created artwork（插图）using another AI program, Midjourney. It could translate words into images. The book, Alice and Sparkle, was done in just a couple of days. “Anyone can use these AI tools,” Reshi said. “Theyre there for people to use. And it is not hard to use.”2.

44、 但不是每个人满意. Some people praised him, as he was intelligent. But artists were critical. They said the artwork was poor. And actually in one drawing, hands look like claws. 3. The way that the artwork was made was a problem, too.Midjourney searches millions of images on the Internet. It uses algorithms

45、(算法) to find patterns in those images and create new ones. 4.Artists often post their work online to get attention. Midjourney could use their work without their permission（同意）.5. 许多艺术家和作家对未来感到有点紧张。 Will people pay for their work if it can be done cheaper using AI? Reshi says tech companies should protect artists and authors: “Its really important that the tech industry thats working on these tools involves artists in the process of creation.”46_47_48_49_50_七、材料作文51某英文报邀请你投稿啦！你珍藏了代表某段珍贵回忆的什么“宝物”呢。请你介绍你的一件“宝物”以及“宝物”包含的故事，并说说你从这个故事中收获了什么吧。下表中的信息仅供你参考。要求：（1）80词左右（开头已给出，不计入总词数）；