2023年江苏省无锡市中考英语真题（原卷版）.docx

江苏省无锡市2023年初中学业水平考试英语
（满分100分，考试时间100分钟）
第Ⅰ卷（客观题 共50分）
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。（本大题共14小题，每小题1分，共14分）
1. ________ is your hometown? I can’t find it anywhere on the map.
A. What B. Which C. When D. Where
2. —Look at the boy on the right. What’s he doing?
—He’s ________.
A. doing some cleaning B. washing the dishes
C. doing some shopping D. washing the clothes
3. Think about it and ask ________: have you really done everything right?
A. you B. yourself C. me D. myself
4. A new bridge was built ________ the Yellow River last year.
A. around B. across C. against D. along
5. —Thank goodness! The virus is gone.
—Well, it’s ________ to say that. You’d better still wear a mask in public.
A. too late B. late enough C. too early D. early enough
6. Hey, Aunt Jenny! It’s you! I didn’t expect you ________ over. What a nice surprise!
A. had come B. have come C. would come D. will come
7. Dressing up as a ghost is ________ unusual in our culture. People think it will bring bad luck.
A. hardly B. hard C. highly D. high
8. —You’ve been so quiet today, Tom. Talk to me. Say something. ________!
—What am I supposed to say after all this? Just leave me alone!
A. Something B. Anything C. Everything D. Nothing
9. Oh, come on! ________ you doubt everything I say? I’m not a three-year-old!
A. Can’t B. Can C. Mustn’t D. Must
10. I will try my best to help you, ________ I don’t know what to start with yet.
A. whether B. since C. though D. until
11. Stop asking ________ questions. Everyone is laughing at you.
A. so wise B. such wise C. so silly D. such silly
12. —You know ________? In 12 hours!
— That’s crazy. How is it even possible?
A. how soon we must finish the task B. how often we must finish the task
C. how soon must we finish the task D. how often must we finish the task
13. —Let’s go and get something to eat. What do you ________?
—How about fish and chips?
A. suggest B. imagine C. suppose D. insist
14. —It looks as if we’re going to lose.
—________? We’ve never won a game. Not even once.
A. Who cares B. You sure C. Who knows D. You kidding
二、完形填空
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I knew Marty’s magic was fake (假的), but I just couldn’t prove it. One day I caught a lucky break. At lunch, Marty was going on about how he could make things ___15___. He had a ring in one hand and a pencil in the other.
That’s when I ___16___ it: a thin piece of fishing line around the end of the pencil and attached (连接) to Marty’s shirt! Sure enough, he made it by sliding (滑动) the ring over the pencil and hanging it from the line. No one else ___17___ the line, and soon the whole dining hall was cheering. When the crowds were gone, I walked over. It was time to ___18___ the Magic Marty show.
“I know how you did it,” I said, looking him right in the eye. “___19___,” Marty replied. “But the first law of magic is that…”
“It was the fishing line.”
Marty became ___20___. He looked a bit worried. Without all his confidence, he seemed more normal (平常). I suddenly felt bad.
“So are you going to tell other people?” he asked. I thought about it for a moment. If I did, I would ___21___ be able to prove that Marty’s magic was fake. But would that really make me feel happy? What about Marty? He might ___22___ his new friends. How would that make him feel?
“Nah,” I said. “It will be a ___23___ between you and me.”
Marty let out a relieved sigh, and I turned to walk away.
“Wait!” Marty jumped in front of me. “You’ve got a pretty good eye for magic. If you’ re ___24___, I have an idea.”
That’s how the Magic Marty and Mysterious Matt Lunch Show began.
15. A. disappear B. grow C. float D. change
16. A. saw B. heard C. felt D. smelt
17. A. confirmed B. noticed C. explained D. supported
18. A. watch B. praise C. create D. end
19. A. Indeed B. Maybe C. However D. Anyway
20. A. polite B. crazy C. silent D. curious
21. A. finally B. properly C. easily D. mainly
22. A. make B. leave C. greet D. lose
23. A. trick B. secret C. present D. reward
24. A. surprised B. impressed C. satisfied D. interested
三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。（本大题共13小题，每小题2分，共26分）
A

London Bridge
Michael Fiandaca
Age 7·Illinois
Best Friends
Best friends have magic,
not the kind you see.
If you want to see it,
love is the key.
Eddie Schiller
Age 9·New York

Singing
Irene Lu
Age 8·Shanghai
Home
Home, a place to go after a day of fun.
Home, a place to go after work is done.
Home, a place where family gathers.
Home, to be another place I would not rather.
Jack Stewart
Age 9·New Jersey

25. This is probably a page taken from _________.
A. a magazine for children B. a magazine for adults
C. a comic book for children D. a comic book for adults
26. All the four children _________.
A are from the US B. write poems well C. are under age 10 D. draw pictures well
27. Who described a place of interest?
A. Michael Fiandaca. B. Eddie Schiller. C. Jack Stewart. D. Irene Lu.
B

28. This reading material mainly introduces _________.
A. a pet B. a book C. a club D. a writer
29. Pets and Their People is mainly about _________.
A. how to care for animals B. how to train your pet
C. how to protect animals D. how to feed your pet
30. To win a free copy of Pets and Their People, you must _________.
A. fill in a form online before June B. write to Jess French
C. get your parent’s permission D. join the book club
C

Sam and I walked along the main street, the small buildings giving us a break from the sun. Through the window of the candy shop I could see tubes of colorful jelly beans. A sign on the window’s glass read LOST: Gold and blue necklace. Verry special. If found, call Chrissy at 555-9924.
Chrissy had drawn a crayon version of the necklace at the bottom of the poster and a border made of orange exclamation points.
The necklace looked different from the one I clutched (紧握) in my pocket, I decided. Rounder, bluer. The poster appeared old and weathered. It must have been put up months ago.
“Hey,” Sam asked, “are you coming with me?”
We continued to walk, and I noticed four more posters. Someone must have returned that necklace by now, I thought.
Once home, I placed the necklace into my old yellow retainer box. I’d cleaned it out and made it my special place for special things. So far, it held twin miniature seashells, a pebble that looked exactly like a bird’s egg, and 11 half-burnt birthday candles.
I looked at the stone, so clean and polished. Could it be Chrissy’s? Was it her “very special” necklace?
“Uncle Coop,” I called, “would you take me to the store?”
We went into town together and stopped at Luann’s. Uncle Coop let me borrow his cell phone to call the number on the poster.
“Hello?” said a girl’s voice after one ring.
“Hi,” I said, ▲ . “Is this Chrissy?”
“Yes.”
“Um, my name is Ryan. I think I may have something that belongs to you.”
“My necklace?”
Fifteen minutes later, I was sitting at a table across from Chrissy. We were drinking milkshakes and sharing an order of sweet-potato fries while Uncle Coop and Chrissy’s dad drank coffee at the counter.

“It was a gift from my mom,” she said, “before she got sick.”
Chrissy looked down at the blue stone in her hand.
“I’m really sorry,” I said. “Holding on to it somehow makes things a little better,” she said. “Do you know what I mean?”
I thought about the mean kids at school and how holding on to beautiful things often made me feel better.
I nodded. “I think I do.”
31. Which word is the most suitable for ▲ ?
A. patient B. excited C. nervous D. relaxed
32. What can we infer from the passage about the necklace?
A Chrissy had lost it in the candy shop. B. Ryan and Sam found it together.
C. Chrissy’s mother bought it long ago. D. Ryan wanted to keep it at first.
33. Which is the best title for this story?
A. An Honest Girl B. Lost and Found C. An Important Gift D. Family and Love
D

Pet parrots that are allowed to make video calls to other birds show signs of feeling less isolated, according to scientists.
The study, which involved giving the birds a computer that they could use to make video calls, found that they began to engage in more social behaviors including preening, singing and playing. The birds were given a choice of which “friend” to call on a touchscreen computer and the study showed that the parrots that called other birds most often were the most popular choices.
Ilyena Hirskyj-Douglas, of the University of Glasgow and a co-author of the study, said that video calls had helped many people feel less isolated in the last few years. She added, “There are 20 million parrots living in people’s homes in the USA, and we wanted to explore whether those birds might benefit (受益) from video calling too. If we gave them the chance to call other parrots, would they choose to do so, and would the experience benefit the parrots and their caregivers?”
Their study of 18 pet parrots suggested that there were, indeed, benefits for the birds. In the wild, many species of parrots live in large groups, but as pets they are, kept alone or in a small group. Living alone can cause birds, to develop mental problems, which include rocking, walking back and forth, or self-harming behaviors such as feather-plucking.
The parrots first learned to ring a bell and then touch a photo of another bird on the screen of a computer to make a call to that bird, with the help of their owners. In total the birds made 147 calls to each other during the study, while owners took detailed notes on the birds’ behavior and the researchers later reviewed the video footage.
Jennifer Cunha of Northeastern University said that the parrots “seemed to know” that they were communicating with other birds. “All the bird owners in the study said they valued the experience, and would want to continue using the system with their parrots in the future,” she said.
“I was quite surprised at so many different behaviors,” said Hirskyj-Douglas. “Some would sing, some would play around and go upside down, others would want to show another bird their toys.”
34. The main purpose of the study is to find out _________.
A. if parrots can learn to make video calls B. if parrots can benefit from video calling
C. why parrots can have so many benefit D. why parrots can develop mental problems
35. What can we learn about the pet parrots?
A. Their way to communicate is singing. B. Most of them used to live in large groups.
C. The most popular ones made most calls. D. They can make video calls by themselves.
36. Which word has the closest meaning to “isolated”?
A. amazed B. calm C. scared D. lonely
37. The following paragraph can best go after ________.
Video calling could reproduce some of the social benefits of living in a group, according to Rébecca Kleinberger, of Northeastern University and first author of the study.
A. Paragraph 1 B. Paragraph 2 C. Paragraph 3 D. Paragraph 4
第Ⅱ卷（主观题 共50分）
四、词汇运用（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
根据句意和汉语注释，写出单词的正确形式。
38. Are you sure the new method will ________ (奏效)?
39. Please send me a __________ (答复) as soon as possible.
40. I won’t tell you my plan __________ (除非) you tell me yours.
41. The singer was almost ________ (不知名的) in this country until recently.
根据句意，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式。
42 The __________ (win) of this year’s Spelling Bee is… Daniel!
43. The Changjiang Delta is a very __________ (wealth) area in China.
44 Some people don’t like the fruit __________ (simple) because of smell.
45. Our planet is becoming more and more ________ (pollute). How can we start all over again?
五、动词填空
用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
46. The firemen had no choice but __________ (break) the window.
47. This T-shirt __________ (make) of silk and it feels very smooth.
48. What __________ you __________ (do) to my computer? It’s dead!
49. If this __________ (go) on, the wild animals will soon have nowhere to live.
50. Sorry, buddy. I __________ (drive) at the moment. Can I call you back later?
51. Go and have a good sleep, baby. Let me __________ (worry) about these things.
52. There ________ (be) at least six underground lines in Wuxi in five years’ time.
53. China’s Shenzhou-15 astronauts __________ (take) a 7-hour-long spacewalk in February, 2023.
六、阅读填空
先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。每个空格只能填一个单词。

To support the employment (就业) of disabled people in Guangzhou, Starbucks has opened its first “Silent Café” in China where almost half the staff are hearing impaired.
Fourteen out of the thirty staff members have trouble hearing, and so Starbucks has created a café that doesn’t require customers to say anything—nor the staff to hear anything. “This might be the quietest Starbucks among the over 3800 shops on the Chinese mainland,” says Leo Tsoi, Chief Operating Officer of Starbucks, China.
The newly opened “Silent Café” has a special ordering system where all food and drinks are numbered, letting customers easily write down their order and allowing them to place orders without having to say a word.
Chen Siting, a staff member shares her thoughts about the idea. “We cannot hear you but would like to share a tasty coffee with you,” says Siting. “I believe more people like me could find a career they dream about in the future,” she continues.
Like Siting, Zhu Jieying, has been working at Starbucks for about seven years, making him its first hearing-impaired coffee master. He has hopes that Starbucks could open more opportunities (机遇) for those who are disabled, and encourage them to prove themselves and to explore more possibilities in life.
Title; Starbucks “Silent Café”
Basic information
The first one in China was ___54___ in Guangzhou.
Almost half its staff have hearing ___55___.
Its customers place their order without having to say anything by writing down certain ___56___.
Staff members’ thoughts
Chen Siting: More hearing-impaired people like me could find their ___57___ career in the future.
Zhu Jieying: Starbucks could ___58___ disabled people with more opportunities.

七、完成句子按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子。（本大题共6小题，每小题1. 5分，共9分）
59. 再加把劲！你要么领先，要么落后。
Work harder! You either _______________ or fall behind.
60. 你篮球打得这么好，为何不去参加校队的选拔？
You play basketball so well. Why not go and _______________ the school team?
61. 赫本被选中出演《罗马假日》中一位年轻公主的角色。
Hepburn was chosen to _______________ of a young princess in Roman Holiday.
62. 我的上司习惯打断别人说话，这挺不礼貌的。
My boss _______________ and it’s quite rude.
63. 南希从小就因对舞蹈有天赋而出名。
Nancy was _______________ when she was a child.
64. 没有人确切地知道这对老夫妇结婚多久了，但他们似乎一直相爱。
Nobody knows _______________, but they always seem to love each other very much.
八、书面表达（本大题共20分）
65. 青少年在成长过程中会遇到各种问题，为此《21世纪英文报》开设了Teens Talk专栏，倾听读者的心声，并由“少年之友”Sigmund Friend予以回复。假设你是李华，最近也遇上了些烦心事，请给该专栏发一封英文邮件，讲述你的烦恼并寻求建议。
注意事项：
（1）邮件内容须自拟，要求语句通顺、意思连贯、符合题意；
（2）词数在100左右，邮件开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数；
（3）邮件中不得使用真实的个人姓名或学校名称。
Dear Mr. Friend,
I’m writing to you about the problem I’m facing at the moment.
______________