2023年江苏省常州市金坛区中考一模英语试题.pdf

2023年江苏省常州市金坛区中考一模英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单项选择1．—YuanLongpingspentallhislifeontheresearchanddevelopmentofbetterriceplants.—That’strue.We________praisehimtoomuch.A．mustB．mustn’tC．canD．can’t2．—________doyouknowaboutColumbus?—Oh,heisagreatmanwhodiscoveredAmerica.A．WhatB．WhoC．HowD．Which3．Manyyoungpeopleoftenfind________necessarytocommunicate,butdon’tknowwhototalkto.A．thatB．itC．themD．this4．—Whydosomanycompanieshopehecanworkforthem?—BecausehecanspeakbothChineseandFrench.It’scertainlyhis________.A．decisionB．conditionC．advantageD．disadvantage5．—Itseemsthatyouruncleknowsthesmalltownverywell.Sandy.—Right!He________hereasapolicemanforfiveyearsinthe2010s.A．worksB．workedC．hasworkedD．isworking6．—I’msobusythesedays.Icanonlyspareaverylittletimetoexercise.—You’vedoneverywell.______,tenminutesofexerciseisbetterthannothing.A．IngeneralB．AfterallC．FirstofallD．Forexample7．—Haveyousentyourgrandparentsane-mailtotellthemyou’vepassedtheexam?—No.Icalledtheminstead.________ofthemcanuseacomputer.A．NoneB．BothC．NeitherD．All8．—Whichhobbydoyouthink________lesstime,paintingorreading?—It'shardtosay.Itdepends.A．takesoffB．takesupC．takesoutD．takesin9．Icamebacklatelastnight.Myfatheraskedme________.A．ifIhavehadsupperB．whereIwaswithmyfriendsC．whomwasIwithD．whydidIcomebacksolate10．—Wefailedinthedancingcompetition.试卷，—________.Bettertimesarewaitingforyou.A．GoodluckB．Don’tmentionitC．CheerupD．Noproblem二、完形填空Therearemanystoriesandlegends（传说）aboutthehistoryofChineseNewYear.Thefirstandmost____11____isthelegendofNian.Therearetwoversions（版本）ofit.Asthestorygoes,therewasamonsterinancienttimeswithabodyofabull,aheadofalion,andahornofaunicorn（麒麟）.Itwasadangerousanimalthatlivedinthemountainsandbuntedfora____12____.Towardstheendofwinter,whentherewasnothingtoeat,Nianwouldvisitthevillagesandattackandcatwhateveritsaw,____13____thevillagerstoliveinfear.OnenightwhenNiancamedownthemountain,somevillagersstartedfires,putupboardspaintedbright____14____,andstayedupallnightlongtomakeallki