2023
年山西省运城市中考英语二模试卷
一、完形填空：本大题共
8
小题，共
8
分。
I was in fifth grade and there was a science test.Since first grade
，
I had been good at school.Science was
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for me and I always did well on tests.When it came to fifth-grade science
，
however
，
I couldn't seem to
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it.And I felt so worried.
My parents had always been so
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of my grades
，
and I didn't want to let them down.So just before the test
，
I wrote some notes on my desk in pencil.The writing was so light that it could be
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seen.I sat nervously as the teacher started to hand out the test paper.
When the teacher was coming to me
，
suddenly the fire alarm went off.We all rushed out of the door and waited outside.
As I stood in the warm sunshine
，
I realized how stupid I was.I knew my mom and dad would still love me
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5
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I didn't get good grades.When we came into the classroom
，
I walked to my desk and
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the notes on it.I had a second chance
，
and I was not going to lose it.Then I took the test peacefully.I don't remember what my grade was
，
but what happened that day has stayed in my
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.
Life is full of second chances
，
but you have to be willing to take
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.Every day when you wake up
，
you are given a second chance at life.Use it wisely!
1
.
A.
easy
B.
difficult
C.
boring
2
.
A.
feel
B.
dislike
C.
understand
3
.
A.
proud
B.
angry
C.
surprised
4
.
A.
easily
B.
hardly
C.
clearly
5
.
A.
so
B.
because
C.
though
6
.
A.
wrote down
B.
cleaned up
C.
found out
7
.
A.
hope
B.
mind
C.
plan
8
.
A.
it
B.
him
C.
them
二、补全对话
-
填空：本大题共
2
小题，共
15
分。
9
.
A.Sounds great!
B.You are welcome!
C.They will be happy for that.
D.I think it's too difficult for me.
E.We can do something meaningful.
F.So what can we do for our teachers
？
G.Would you like to make some plans with me
？
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(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
10
.
It is true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs.In other words
，
they have more chances to choose a good job.
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It seems that the purpose of education is to make people get jobs.But this isn't accepted by all people.
Some people may think that a person should spend the best years of his life getting education only for a way of living.
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Actually
，
if education is just a way of making a living
，
people don't need to spend so much time in school.People can get education for a living in a short time.
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3
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Even language and math need not be taught in detail
，
either.Here it is clear that education is much more than teaching a man to get a way of living.
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It is not only to teach him to speak
，
read and write
，
but also to develop his creative thinking and other abilities.After that
，
it is to make him a wise man and thankfully enjoy the achievements of human.
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5
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Educated people are expected to be able to listen to good music
，
read good books
，
watch plays and most of them take an interest in the world.
So making a good living is an important reason for education
，
but certainly not the most important or the main reason.
A.It is also to make a person enjoy a better life.
B.But people with little or no education don't.
C.This was probably one of the earliest reasons of education.
D.Education plays a role in making people be someone famous.
E.They don't have to learn the subjects like history and geography.
F.Actually
，
education is mainly for improving a person in different ways.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
三、阅读理解：本大题共
10
小题，共
20
分。
A
Create Your Own Story Competition
If you love to write
，
draw and create stories.Come and join in the Create Your Own Story Competition!
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9 July
，
2023
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1st place
1 dictionary and 20 books
2nd place
