2023年江苏省无锡市锡山区天一中学中考英语四模试卷

一、单项选择： 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）

• 1．Giant panda Ya Ya returned to its home in Beijing Zoo early on Monday _______ spending 20 years in the US.（　　）

  A． until

  B． before

  C． after

  D． during
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• 2．— "Peter，when taking notes in class，we needn't keep _______ down."
  — "Exactly!Time never allows."（　　）

  A． nothing

  B． anything

  C． something

  D． everything
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• 3．— "A week off ？It ______ be true!"
  — " Too good to be true？In fact，it is from the manager himself.So get ready!"（　　）

  A． can

  B． can't

  C． must

  D． mustn't
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• 4．—"Great!The C919 has been in service.I wonder ___ the flight between Shanghai and Beijing is."
  —"About two hours and 25 minutes."（　　）

  A． how fast

  B． how long

  C． how soon

  D． how far
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• 5． ______ understanding of other civilizations （社会文明） can help us better review the characteristics of our own.（　　）

  A． A deeper	B． The deeper
  C． A deepest	D． The deepest
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• 6． Many people have donated that type of blood.________，the blood bank needs more.（　　）

  A． Instead

  B． However

  C． Moreover

  D． Otherwise
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• 7． Last Tuesday，China launched （发射） the Shenzhou XVI manned spaceship，_______ three astronauts to its space station.（　　）

  A． sends

  B． to send

  C． sending

  D． sent
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• 8．— Mary，why don't you join us in the camping？
  — What a kind _______，but I have to prepare for the important test.（　　）

  A．decision

  B． promise

  C． praise

  D．offer
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• 9．— Have you seen Slam Dunk recently？
  — Of course!_______ exciting the film is!（　　）

  A． How

  B． How an

  C． What

  D． What an
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• 10．— I fell off my bike yesterday.I will not ride to school any more.
  — I don't think that's a good idea.That's just _______.（　　）

  A． It never rains but pours

  B． out of sight，out of mind

  C． old habits die hard

  D． throwing the baby out with the bathwater
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• 11． Van Gogh succeeded in selling only one painting in his lifetime，and ________ was sold to his brother.（　　）

  A． some

  B． those

  C． that

  D． one
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• 12．— I won't ________ any more of your time.But would you give me a direct "yes" or "no"？
  — Calm down.Let me think it over.（　　）

  A．take up

  B． put up

  C． stay up

  D． set up
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• 13．—Could you tell me ________？
  —Certainly，and the earlier，the cheaper.（　　）

  A．how long it will take to get to Paris

  B．if I can book a direct flight to Paris online

  C．where I can buy a ticket for the direct flight to Paris

  D．when I can buy a ticket to Paris without my passport
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• 14．- There are a great number of historical and cultural treasures in the Palace Museum.
  - _______. I think we'd better hire an explainer so that we can learn more.（　　）

  A．It depends.

  B．I'm with you on that.

  C．In some ways.

  D．Don't mention it.
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七、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上。（共9分）

• 42．他仍然坚守山区，而和他同龄的老师已经回乡多年。
  He still remains in the mountain area，while teachers

  their hometown for many years.
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八、书面表达（本大题共20分）

• 43．为创造美好的生活，学习基本的生活技能（ swimming，cooking，fixing ...）在青少年的成长过程中十分必要。21世纪报为鼓励青少年争做积极的生活者，特举办"生活技能"英语征文活动。以下是你草拟的流程图，请你根据流程图的提示，以"Little Life Skills Are A Big Help"为题写一篇征文。
  

  Little Life Skills Are A Big Help	What life skill do you want to learn？
  	Why do you want to learn this skill？
  	How do you plan to learn this skill？

  注意事项：
  征文须自拟，要求观点明确、语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
  文章中不得出现真实姓名或校名等信息；
  词数在100个左右，短文已给出部分不计入总词数；
  短文必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。
  Little Life Skills Are A Big HelpLife skills are necessary for us teenagers.To live more healthily and happily，we are supposed to learn more new life skills.
  Little life skills are a big help.Let's take action now.
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