1、2023 年江苏省南通市中考英语真题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、单项选择1As a student in modern China,everybody should work hard to live _ meaningful life.AaBanCtheD不填2Shenzhou 16 was sent up into space _ the morning of May 30,2023.AinBonCatDfrom3Its neither too cold nor too hot all year round in Kunming,making _ a perfect place t
2、o live in or visit.Right.I went there last year.AthatBoneCthisDit4Our English teacher is very confident.And he is always ready to _ a challenge.So he is.We all like him.AtouchBchooseCdiscussDaccept5The first Nobel Prize was presented to a German scientist for the discovery of rays,which are _ used t
3、o look for problems inside our bodies.AquietBsuccessfullyChardlyDgently6_ you cant work out the problem,perhaps you need to ask your classmates for help.AUnlessBThoughCSinceDWhether7Life is like a road.It isnt always _.I cant agree more.So we should learn to deal with all kinds of difficulties.Asmoo
4、thBsilentCseriousDspecial8_ are easily made,but not easily kept.Thats true.Once you make one,be sure to keep it.ASpeechesBDecisionsCPromisesDSuggestions9The wind energy costs very little and will never _.Besides,it produces little pollution.Ablow outBrun outCput outDbreak out10Excuse me,_ is the Gen
5、gsu Theatre from this hotel?Its about ten minutes if you take a taxi.Ahow farBhow longChow soonDhow much11If a football team wants to enter the World Cup,it _ become a member of FIFA first.AmayBmustCcanDmight12_ healthy,weve got used to washing hands before meals and using public chopsticks.AKeeping
6、BKeepCTo keepDTo keeping13_ it was to see the main sights of the world in the World Park!AHow amazing dayBHow an amazing dayCWhat amazing dayDWhat an amazing day14Mike,your first Dragon Boat Festival in China is coming.Shall we celebrate it together?Id love to,but could you tell me _?Awhat is the me
7、aning of the festivalBwhere we would have the celebrationChow you usually celebrate the festivalDwhen is this years Dragon Boat Festival15Thinking creatively and trying bravely are very important to young people._.Theyre valuable qualities.AGreatBThats all rightCExactlyDYoud better not二、完形填空请认真阅读下面短
8、文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Jattos mother was doing housework while Jatto was reading a book aloud in English.Jatto didnt always like 16 to his mother.She spoke only Esan,one of the languages in Nigeria.Wasnt it a waste of time to read to someone who couldnt understand?His mother didnt even rea
9、lize when he made 17 .Still,she insisted he read aloud every day.“Lets bottle nuts when you finish reading,”she said in Esan.Jatto shook his head.He had so much homework to do.“Ill never finish reading.”Jatto said“never”in English because there was no word for never in Esan.“Whats never?”she asked.J
10、atto cleared his throat to 18 the English word.“It means I wont stop reading today,tomorrow,or 19 .”He drew circles in the air.“Nor the day after the day after tomorrow,the day after the day after,the day after”“Oh,OK!Thats forever,”his mother said.Jatto stared at the nuts.Each one looked delicious.
11、Now would be a 20 time to eat some.But he couldnt ask.He remembered the 21 hed drawn in the air.Jattos mother whistled.Tam-tam,their cow,came up to them.Jatto could 22 cow-milk air as his mother milked her.Tam-tams milk was the best hed ever tasted.Jatto needed to take his mind off the 23 .“Mama,why
12、 do you make me read to you even though you dont understand?”“I want you to practice speaking English often,”she said.“I can practice English in my head,”he said,not 24 .His mother smiled.“We share our stories aloud with others,not in our heads where 25 can hear them.”Jatto nodded.Hed learned about
13、that in school.She decided to tell him a story and handed him some nuts and milk.“You can eat 26 I talk.”He ate as she started.Soon,Jatto was singing the story with his mother.“You never tell me stories,”he said when they stopped 27 .She sighed.“I used to,but when you started school,I wanted you to
14、focus on English.”“I make a lot of mistakes when I read to you,”Jatto said.His mother 28 .“I guessed so.But I like hearing the sound of your voice while I work.”Jatto knew what she meant.He had enjoyed listening to her story as he bottled the nuts.It made the work seem 29 .“I have an idea,”he said.“
15、Next time,I will read a story to you in English,then I will tell you the same story in Esan.We can even make up songs together.”“Great!And I will tell you stories in Esan and you can say them back to me in English.Lets never stop 30 stories.”Jatto smiled.His mothers understanding of never was even b
16、etter than his own.16AtalkingBreadingCreplyingDlistening17AmistakesBjokesCeffortsDnoises18AspeakBpronounceCorganizeDexplain19Athe day before Bthe last dayCthe day afterDin the future20AgoodBfreeCbusyDbad21AnutsBbottlesCcirclesDcows22AseeBsmellCfeelDhear23AmilkBcowCstoryDfood24AaloneBaloudCkindlyDdir
17、ectly25AnobodyBsomebodyCanybodyDeverybody26AbeforeBwhileCafterDuntil27AsayingBeatingCsingingDchatting28AshoutedBcriedCpraisedDlaughed29AeasierBslowerCheavierDshorter30ApracticingBtellingCsharingDwriting三、阅读单选There is nothing wrong with having an accent(口 音).In fact,most native English speakers wont
18、care if you do.You should feel confident about your accent!But as you improve your language abilities,losing your accent might be something youve started to think about.And,if youre entering the workforce in an English speaking environment,it is important to get your pronunciation to a level that na
19、tive speakers can understand without difficulty.So,here,were looking at some tips to help you sound like a native speaker.Speak slowly and clearlyPay close attention to getting your words out clearly and speaking slowly as you go.When your pronunciation gets better,you can speed up your speaking Lea
20、rn the schwa skillfullyThe schwa is a vowel which sounds like“uh”.English speakers pronounce many other vowel sounds as the schwa.Learning when to exchange them can make your English sound speed.more natural.Use“He”and“She”correctlyMake sure that you call men“he”and women“she”.If you mix them up,it
21、can be confusing(混淆的)for your listeners and it is a giveaway that you are not a native speaker.Fall tone and rise tone fluentlyIn English,the meaning of what you say can change based on the way you say it.Make sure to work on your falling and rising tones so that your meaning is communicated clearly
22、.Learning how to sound like a native speaker can be a hard task.But its something youll have to do on your language learning journey.If you want to improve your pronunciation,the tips above will be of great value to you.31What should you do to make your English sound more natural?ASpeak slowly and c
23、learly.BUse“He”and“She”correctly.CLearn the schwa skillfully.DFall and rise your tone fluently.32Whats the purpose of this passage?ATo suggest what a native English speaker should do.BTo suggest what you should do to sound like a native speaker.CTo explain why there is nothing wrong with having an a
24、ccent.DTo explain why your pronunciation is always of great importance.33Where can you probably read this passage?AIn a novel.BIn a storybook.CIn an advertisement.DIn a magazine.The Drama Festival will run in and outside China from June 20 to July 7.Sixty-five works will be put on both in theaters a
25、nd online.“The festival is all about imagination connecting drama with the latest technology,”says Liu Chang,manager of the festival,who is also a drama director.Technology has improved design,performances and so on.Artists like Liu arent sure if the new technology can take drama to the future.A Chi
26、nese play directed by Meng Jinghui,inspired(赋予灵感)by the two-part drama Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,will be on as the opening play of the festival.In the first half of the play,Meng introduces the story to 400 real audiences(观众)sitting in the Fengchao Theater in Beijing.The second half of the
27、 play will have more audiences,who use their cellphones,computers and headsets to be part of the play online.Zhang Zhouxiang is a director full of imagination.His work,inspired by Hieronymus Boschs painting The Garden of Earthly Delights,will be shown from June 30 to July 2.Supported by AI,audiences
28、 can explore the fictitious scene,similar to the feeling in the real world,as the painting describes.“The stage(舞台)design is done by AI,which is like an assistant realizing the ideas of me and my team,”says Liu,“Now I try to use the latest technology,such as ChatGPT,to write the script,and I am stil
29、l working on it because the language model is difficult to understand.”Now technology is playing a more and more important role.Many artists want to use it to improve drama.They are very interested in the relationship between people and the latest technology,especially when connected in dramaa scene
30、 to dream.34Which of the following is true according to this passage?ALiu doubts whether technology can greatly improve drama.BMengs two-part drama Faust will be on at the opening.CAudiences can explore the scene of Lius work by AI.DLiu has managed to write the script by ChatGPT.35What does the unde
31、rlined word“fictitious”mean in Paragraph 3?AcolorfulBunrealCfantasticDboring36What is the structure of this passage?(1=Paragraph 1,2-Paragraph 2)ABCD37What is the best title of this passage?AA drama festivalBHuman imaginationCDrama of the futureDAI-assisted technologyClimate change(气候变化)has brought
32、a serious warning to the living areas of the Siberian crane,increasing the need to better protect the birds and their migratory channels(迁徙路径),an expert said.The Siberian crane breeds(繁殖)in northeast Siberia in Russia and flies to Poyang Lake for the winter in East Chinas Jiangxi Province.About 95 p
33、ercent of the birds spend the season in Poyang.Qian Fawen,a research professor from the National Bird Banding Center of China,said that Poyangs water levels decide whether it is suitable for the birds to live there.However,climate change has made the levels change often.“In some years,the lake exper
34、iences floods;in others,it experiences droughts.Both of these situations create food shortages in the cranes living area,”he said.The Siberian crane is listed as seriously endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List.“We need to protect their living area,which is mainly
35、wetland,so that we can protect them,”Qian said.In the recently announced National Action Plan for the Protection of Bird Migration Channels(2021-35),1,140 places in China were considered as important breeding grounds,wintering grounds and staying stops,including Poyang and the Yellow River wetland i
36、n Ningxia.The plan said that the government should watch and count the number of migratory birds and pay farmers for losses caused by the birds.Since China joined the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in 1992,it has designated(指定)202,600 hectares of wetland as Wetlands of International Importance.They s
37、tore and clean water,keep all kinds of living things,help store floods and prevent droughts.According to a plan announced by the central government in October,by 2025,China will have protected 55 percent of its wetlands.After the Wetlands Protection Law,the nations first law to protect wetlands,was
38、introduced on June 1,2022,complete protection was strengthened.The law clearly explained what the government should do and introduced strict punishment for people who destroy wetland areas.It limits building at important national wetlands and it doesnt allow harmful activities,including using them a
39、s farmlands,leaving wastewater everywhere,harvesting and fishing too much.Key nature reserve management offices in China have reported more birds wintering in the nations wetlands,including some new rare kinds.38What can we learn from Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 4?AAbout 95 percent of the Siberian cran
40、es spend their winter in Poyang Lake.BClimate change has little influence on the Siberian cranes living area in Poyang.CThe Siberian cranes will live in Poyang all year round if the wetland is protected.DWater levels decide that Poyang Lake isnt suitable for the Siberian cranes to live.39Which of th
41、e following behaviors is right at important wetlands?building houses making farmlands limiting fishingleaving wastewater watching birdsABCD40What does this passage mainly tell us?AThe problem the Siberian cranes face and the ways people protect wetlands.BThe reason why the Siberian cranes migrate an
42、d the place they usually stay in.CThe importance of protecting the Siberian cranes and the result it will lead to.DThe loss of wetlands and the actions that have already been taken to help them.41What will the writer probably continue to write in“”in Paragraph 8?APeople have done something to protec
43、t wetlands.BThe number of the birds has increased in wetlands.CExperts will go on to do other research on wetlands.DThe government will make more laws to protect wetlands.Jordan had his eye on a scoring record.Jordan took a deep breath as he stood in the doorway,looking in at the basketball court.Ma
44、ybe today Ill make history,he thought.The citys youth basketball league was holding a celebration.Todays championship game marked 50 years since the leagues first title game(冠军争夺赛).Before the game,Jordan looked over a special program.It listed the winners of each championship game and the top scorer
45、s.Jordan stopped when he read the name of the top scorer from a game 30 years before.“Devin,look!”he said to his friend,“You see who has the all-time record?My dad!Twenty-four points.But he never told me that.”“Twenty-four points,”Devin said.“Thats great.”Jordans best was 19 points.He was the league
46、s top scorer.When his parents showed up at the gym,Jordan brought the program over to them.His dad laughed.“I had quite a game that day,”he said.“But look at the score.I prefer to trade all my points for a win.”Jordan hadnt noticed that his dads team had lost by one point.“That was great group of te
47、ammates,”Dad said.“Im still friends with a lot of them.”As game time came near,Jordan slapped hands with his teammate Tara and then started to warm up.The courts filled up quickly.Jordan felt strangely calm.Hed played so many games in this gym that it was like his own home.Jordan had led his team to
48、 a victory over the Lions last season.Why shouldnt today be like that?Jordan grew even more confident when he hit the first 2 shots(投篮).The Lions called a break.Jordan ran to the bench and jumped up and down with excitement.“Great start,”Coach said.“But those guys are tough.Theyll come back on us.”H
49、e was right.By half time,the Lions had pulled ahead,27-24.Jordan looked up at his parents.His dad nodded and called,“Great work!”But Jordan didnt feel quite as confident as he had before.The teams traded baskets throughout the second half,with neither building a lead.Eleven seconds left.The scoreboa
50、rd was clear:LIONS 51.BADGERS 51.Coach told Jordan to bring the ball up the court.“Look for Devin inside,but take the shot if youre open,”he said.Jordan glanced at his dad again.His dad pointed to Jordan,then held up two fingers on one hand and three fingers on the other.“Me?”Jordan mouthed.Dad nodd
51、ed.Jordan had scored 23 points.Another basket would break the record.And it was the right time to do it!Jordan ran right,then left,but he was still a long way from the basket.The viewers started counting the seconds.“Four.three.two.”Jordan rose to shoot.As the Lions rushed toward him,he passed the b
52、all to Devinwide open near the basket.Devin turned and shot.The ball fell cleanly through the net for the winning points.“Yes!”Jordan shouted.After celebrating with his team,he ran to hug his parents.“You still have the record,”he told his dad.Dad smiled.“You have something more important.A champion
53、ship.And great teammates.Congratulations on your history!”42Which of the following is true according to the article?ADads team got the championship 30 years before.BA celebration was held to mark the leagues fiftieth title game.CJordan passed the ball to his teammate Devin to win the game.DJordan ce
54、lebrated with the team for his dads congratulations.43Which is the correct order of the things below?a.Jordan ran to hug his parents after the celebration.b.Jordans parents showed up at the gym.c.Jordan looked over a special program.d.Dad pointed to Jordan and held up his fingers.e.Jordan started to
55、 warm up for the game.Ac-b-d-e-aBc-b-e-d-aCb-c-e-d-aDb-c-d-e-a44From the passage we can see Jordan _.Astayed calm for the victory over the Lions last seasonBgrew more confident for his teammates first 2 shotsCbecame excited about the Lions calling a breakDfelt proud of his dads basketball career45Wh
56、ats the best title of this passage?ATeams celebrationBDads recordCFriends encouragementDJordans history四、根据汉语提示填空46After four years of college education,more and more young men return to Nantong to help with the (当地的)development.47My best friend May always exercises more to bring her weight under (控
57、制).五、用所给单词的正确形式填空48If you (need)more information about Zhalong Nature Reserve,you may search the Internet after class.六、根据英文解释填空49We were (at last)in agreement yesterday.So,well go to Xian for a study trip.七、根据句意填空50Our school library is open every day Sundays.In this way,the librarians can have a d
58、ay off per week.八、多句选词填空请根据句意从方框中选择合适的单词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。usual he visit three proper51David,an exchange student from England,is crazy about Chinese kung fu.He learns it all by in his spare time.52Though the boy has failed twice,wed better give him a chance to show his skills.53Some students lose mar
59、ks simply because they dont read questions .54Tan Dun,a world-famous composer,is a(an)man with great musical talent.55Zhangjian Museum by the side of Hao River attracts many from all over the world every year.请根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺。hold wait paint begin do56How heavy the rain is!It started
60、 at about seven this morning.I for the school bus then.57The children to talk about the project after the teacher divided them into groups.58I a survey on how to go green later this afternoon.I need your help.With pleasure.59He likes staying in the room because he the walls blue,a calm and peaceful
61、colour.60Hello,may I speak to Miss Zhang?Sorry.She a parents meeting in the school hall.九、短文首字母填空请认真阅读下面短文，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，写出一个合适的英语单词完整的、正确的形式，使短文通顺。Moving the strings(弦)of the nations heartWhen talking about the history of the guqin,Wu Wenguang,a famous performer of the ancient zither(古筝),likes to t
62、ell a folk story about the sincere friendship between a musician and his biggest fan.D 61 the Spring and Autumn period,there was a musician named Yu Boya.He lived alone in a forest where he often played the guqin.One day,a passing woodcutter,Zhong Ziqi,was attracted by the sounds of the ancient zith
63、er and stopped to l 62 .It was the best that he once heard.Yus playing created different p 63 in Zhongs mind,such as clouds flowing and waterfalls falling.They became good friends.After many years,when Zhong Ziqi passed away,Yu decided never to play the guqin again because he knew that he wouldnt ha
64、ve anyone e 64 like Zhong to so truly understand his music.“With the power to e 65 the deepest feeling,the guqin becomes the connection between performing and listening,”says Wu.“Today when we talk about t 66 Chinese culture,the ancient zither,which was played by many famous people on literature,is
65、surely in the center of the ancient culture.”Indeed,the guqin,a p 67 musical instrument of ancient Chinas educated group,was also the favorite instrument of Confucius(孔子).In 2008,it was a 68 to the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.In April,when President Xi Jinping m 69
66、 with French President Emmanuel Macron,a classic guqin piece,High Mountain and Flowing Water,was played to celebrate the friendship between the two c 70 .The instrument not only shows the past greatness of Chinese civilization(文明),but also continues to shine today.十、阅读回答问题请认真阅读下面短文，并根据短文内容回答问题。Karls
67、son,a Swedish teacher at Beijing Union University(BUU),has lived in China for over 15 years.The seeds(种子)of his China journey were sown when he joined in a program for East Asian studies at Lund University in Sweden in 1997.Back then,cellphones and the Internet hadnt yet come into wide use.Learning
68、Chinese meant using textbooks,heavy dictionaries and audio tapes.He would read the dictionary carefully for hours to understand a one-page Chinese article.“In those days,it was a real challenge,”he said.In 2006,with a high score in the official Chinese language test,he won a scholarship for a five-w
69、eek summer program at Beijing Language and Culture University.After finishing the study program,Karlsson was offered a Beijing-based job as a market researcher.In 2008,the year Beijing succeeded in hosting the Summer Olympic Games,he got married.In the next year,he started to teach business at BUU.L
70、ife in Beijing has been a wonderful adventure(异乎寻常的经历),especially as a witness to the great achievements China has made.It has offered him many chances for personal growth.Today,thanks to high-speed broadband and 5G,he can connect with students at BUUs partner universities in Russia,Montenegro or Me
71、xico while riding on the Beijing subway.“When you open your eyes to these great projects,it is impossible not to want to be part of them or at least support them somehow,”he said.Although he was busy on teaching days,Karlsson applied for a full-time scholarship at the University of International Bus
72、iness and Economics in Beijing.In 2022,at 44 years old,he got his Ph.Din economics.“I am quite interested in blockchain technology,and I know that China is quickly becoming the leader in blockchain applications outside the cryptocurrency space.So,I always write my articles in this area,”he said.“The
73、re is always time to follow your dreams unless you decide to give up,”he said.“Taking on seemingly impossible challenges and also helping those around you are what makes life worth living.”请将答案写在答题卡上71Who is Karlsson in this passage?72How did Karlsson learn Chinese in Sweden?73When did Karlsson star
74、t to teach business at BUU?74What has offered Karlsson many chances for personal growth?75What can you learn from Karlssons experiences?(请自拟一句话作答)十一、材料作文76热心公益，积极为社会作力所能及的贡献是新时代初中生责任意识的表现。请你从以下社会行为中选择一种或另选一种相关活动，用英语写一篇关于今年暑假准备做的一次社会实践活动的短文。要求表达清楚“做什么、为何做、怎样做”。注意：1.词数 90 左右，短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。2.表达中请勿提及真实
75、校名及姓名。参考词汇：responsibility n.责任；义务The summer holiday is coming.In order to develop my sense of responsibility,I plan to have a social practice activity._参考答案：1A2B3D4D5B6C7A8C9B10A11B12C13D14C15C16B 17A 18D 19C 20A 21C 22B 23D 24B 25A 26B 27C 28D 29A 30C31C 32B 33D34A 35B 36A 37D38A 39C 40A 41B42C 43B
76、 44A 45D46local47control48need49finally50except51himself 52third 53properly 54unusual 55visitors56was waiting 57began 58will do/am going to do 59paints 60is holding61(D)uring 62(l)isten 63(p)ictures 64(e)lse 65(e)xpress 66(t)raditional 67(p)opular 68(a)dded 69(m)et 70(c)ountries71A Swedish teacher a
77、t Beijing Union University.72By using textbooks,heavy dictionaries and audio tapes.73In 2009.74Life in Beijing has been a wonderful adventure,especially as a witness to the great achievements China has made.75Any reasonable answer is OK.Possible answer:Challenges can help us grow.76例文：The summer hol
78、iday is coming.In order to develop my sense of responsibility,I plan to have a social practice activity.Im going to take part in a voluntary activity in Old Peoples Home.First,I can talk to the old about something interesting or take a walk with them.Then,I may give them a great performance.Finally,I can do whatever I can such as cleaning the bedrooms or folding clothes for the old.I believe these activities will not only make the old happy but also help me learn a lot.Isnt it meaningful?
