【中考冲刺】2023年江苏省镇江市中考模拟英语试卷 (附答案)

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学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．Learning is a lifelong journey because it brings us ________ new every day.

A．something B．anything C．nothing D．everything

2．Russia announced a “special military operation (特别军事行动)” in Ukraine ________

Feb 24, 2022. This marked the beginning of a major conflict (冲突) between the two

countries.

A．by B．in C．on D．at

3．France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, won the 2022 run off election (选举) at last. He

will ________ many challenges in his next term.

A．take up B．take on C．take off D．take out

4．—Many cities in China are now ________ teenage girls free HPV vaccines (疫苗).

—Such great news!

A．inviting B．developing C．offering D．providing

5．In recent years, many young people, especially women, have become more ________

about their appearance because of higher standards of beauty.

A．afraid B．worried C．modest D．shy

6．The sudden accident in Changsha has caused great loss to people’s lives and wealth. We

must manage ________ things like that from happening.

A．to prevent B．prevent C．preventing D．prevented

7．In the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic ________ nearly 147 million children’s

schooling around the world.

A．influenced B．will influence C．is influencing D．has influenced

8．Bing Dwen Dwen, a panda in an ice cover, was ________ as the mascot (吉祥物) for the

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in 2019.

A．allowed B．chosen C．kept D．collected

9．—Liu Genghong with his wife is teaching millions of people to exercise at home on the

Internet.

—That’s ________ what we need. They can help us keep fit when we have to stay at home.

A．exactly B．mostly C．closely D．completely

10．A colorful balcony decorated with fresh vegetables and fruits may be ________ a 试卷第2页，共11页 common sight this year.

A．turning into B．breaking into C．falling into D．looking into

11．Many Chinese people are falling in love with camping ________ long-distance travel is

becoming more difficult.

A．until B．although C．unless D．since

12．—Can you show me how to use the floor-mopping robot?

—Why not read the ________ yourself? I’m busy now.

A．instructions B．advertisements C．information D．languages

13．Omicron is much more serious than we thought. We ________ go on carrying out “the

dynamic clearing policy”（清零政策）.

A．can B．must C．may D．could

14．—Shall we go to spend the weekend in Shanghai?

—_________. There is COVID-19 pandemic in Shanghai now.

A．I agree with you B．I’m afraid that’s not a good idea

C．Good idea D．Yes, I’d like to

15．—Excuse me, could you do please tell me ________? I forget about it.

—Only in ten minutes. You’d better hurry up.

A．when the train left B．when did the train leave

C．how soon will the train leave D．how soon the train will leave

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

A traveler was in a large desert, planning to walk across it in one month. Twenty more

days passed, the journey had been going on ___16___. “Soon I’ll be able to walk out of this

desert,” he thought gladly.

But the desert was never friendly to travelers. In a short time, there came a strong

sandstorm. He hurriedly ___17___ his head with the clothes, prostrate on the sand. After

about ten minutes, the sandstorm ___18___. He shook the clothes and stood up. At that

moment, he found himself in a hopeless situation—the backpack with food and water was

swept away by the ___19___.

As we know, it seems ___20___ to leave the desert without food and water. Luckily, he 试卷第3页，共11页 had a pear left. He held it in his hands tightly. “Not too bad, at least I have a pear. I believe I

can walk out of the desert.”

Days and nights went by quickly, but the desert still looked endless. Besides, hunger,

thirst and fear of ___21___ were always around him like ghosts, but each time he was close

to losing hope, he forced himself to stare at the pear that he had been ___22___. “Not too

bad, at least I have a pear.”

A small pear became the ___23___ for his survival. Three days later, ___24___ he saw a

village not far away, he laughed with excitement. He felt completely relaxed—the “pear”

brought him back to life. To keep hope is the best weapon(武器) for victory, so never tell you

“___25___” because only if you try to search, you can always find a “pear” to pull you out of

trouble.

16．A．well B．badly C．terribly D．heavily

17．A．played B．beat C．filled D．covered

18．A．began B．stopped C．hid D．continued

19．A．snow B．desert C．sandstorm D．smoke

20．A．right B．impossible C．safe D．important

21．A．death B．pain C．illness D．sand

22．A．smelling B．eating C．keeping D．imagining

23．A．hope B．rule C．question D．plan

24．A．unless B．until C．before D．when