2023
年河南省平顶山市中考英语二模试卷
一、完形填空：本大题共
15
小题，共
15
分。
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从
A
、
B
、
C
、
D
四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
One day a teacher went on a picnic with some of his students.While walking
（
1
）
______
reached a village.This village was very big.The teacher was tired and he was very
（
2
）
______
，
so he said to one of his students
，
"We will stay here for some time in this
（
3
）
______
.There is a pond
（池塘）
at some distance from here.Bring me water from there
，
please." When the student arrived at the pond
，
he saw the water in the pond was very dirty.
（
4
）
______
some time ago an elephant crossed the pond and made the water become dirty.
The student thought such dirty water was harmful to the teacher's health.So the student
（
5
）
______
without taking water and told the whole thing about the dirty water of the pond to the teacher.Then this teacher sent another student to bring
（
6
）
______
.After some time that student returned with water.
The teacher
（
7
）
______
this student if the water of the pond was dirty
，
then how did he bring this water
？
The student said
，
"The water was
（
8
）
______
dirty because an elephant crossed there some time ago.So I waited for a few more
（
9
）
______
and then the soil in the water settled
（沉淀）
on the bottom and the water became clear.After that I
（
10
）
______
water for you from that pond."
The teacher was very happy to hear this and taught a
（
n
）
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11
）
______
to all the students that our life is also like the water of this pond.Many times sadness or problems
（
12
）
______
life
，
then the water in the form of life seems dirty.But after some wait and
（
13
）
______
，
these sadness and problems get buried
（淹没）
under and the good times come up.
Some people get
（
14
）
______
after seeing sadness and problems like the first student and come back after seeing trouble.Such people can
（
15
）
______
move forward in life
，
on the other hand
，
some people who are patient wait that after some time the sadness and problems in the form of dirt will end and they become successful.
1
.
A.
he
B.
they
C.
she
D.
we
2
.
A.
thirsty
B.
hungry
C.
bored
D.
happy
3
.
A.
country
B.
city
C.
town
D.
village
4
.
A.
Though
B.
Whether
C.
Because
D.
Unless
5
.
A.
returned
B.
stayed
C.
stopped
D.
remained
6
.
A.
fruit
B.
food
C.
water
D.
soil
7
.
A.
advised
B.
told
C.
warned
D.
asked
8
.
A.
hardly
B.
really
C.
easily
D.
naturally
9
.
A.
minutes
B.
days
C.
weeks
D.
years
10
.
A.
drank
B.
cooked
C.
bought
D.
brought
11
.
A.
decision
B.
example
C.
lesson
D.
excuse
12
.
A.
come across
B.
come in
C.
come out
D.
come by
13
.
A.
trouble
B.
discussion
C.
attention
D.
patience
14
.
A.
excited
B.
afraid
C.
surprised
D.
moved
15
.
A.
never
B.
sometimes
C.
often
D.
always
二、补全对话
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填空：本大题共
2
小题，共
20
分。
16
.
Saving money can be really hard when you're a kid.It will be easier if you set a clear goal for yourself
，
make smart spending decisions and look for ways to make extra
（额外的）
money in your free time!
Making a savings plan
Set a clear goal for how much you want to spend.Saving your money will be a lot easier if you have a certain amount
（数量）
in mind.Setting a goal will help you stay on purpose
，
especially as you get closer to reaching that goal!
Keep your money somewhere safe like a piggy bank.
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1
）
______
Spending less money
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2
）
______
Whenever you get money
，
whether it's the money you made
，
or a special gift you should put it into your savings as soon as possible.
Find free things to do for fun.
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3
）
______
Instead of going to the movies or paying for snacks
，
try going to the park and playing flag football with your friends.
Making more money
It can be really hard to make money when you're a kid especially befo
