2023
年广东省东莞市中考英语三模试卷
一、完形填空：本大题共
20
小题，共
20
分。
Once upon a time
，
there was an old woman.Her son was really lazy and did nothing at all.The old woman became
（
1
）
______
about his future.One day
，
she said to her son
，
"I hope you can go to this island and find some treasure." After saying that
，
she gave
（
2
）
______
son a bag.It was her son's
（
3
）
______
time to go to a place so far away.So she prepared some food
，
some clothes
，
some money and a map in the bag.
The son started the long journey the next day.During the long journey
，
he had to cook meals for himself.
（
4
）
______
his way to the island
，
he met many people.Some of them helped him.Three months
（
5
）
______
，
he got to the island.
（
6
）
______
，
he could not find any treasure.He felt quite sad and began to return home.On his way back home
，
he could
（
7
）
______
look after himself.And surprisingly
，
he met those people
（
8
）
______
helped him before.This time he stayed with them for a few days and helped them with some farm work.
When he got home
，
he told his mother that he could not find any treasure.His mother smiled and said
，
"My son
，
to be honest
，
there is no treasure in
（
9
）
______
island.But I think you
（
10
）
______
the most valuable treasure in life already.This is something you can only learn through the course of life
。
"
1
.
A.
worry
B.
worries
C.
worried
2
.
A.
she
B.
her C hers
3
.
A.
the first
B.
one
C.
first
4
.
A.
On
B.
In
C.
At
5
.
A.
ago
B.
later
C.
after
6
.
A.
But
B.
However
C.
Because
7
.
A.
easily
B.
easy
C.
easier
8
.
A.
which
B.
who
C.
when
9
.
A.
a
B.
an
C.
the
10
.
A.
will find
B.
have found
C.
find
When I arrived in China
，
the first Chinese word I learned was about food.I learned the names of
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1
）
______
dishes
，
but still didn't know most of the things I saw on Chinese restaurant menus.Luckily
，
there were
（
2
）
______
to help me.
Nearly every restaurant menu in China has pictures
（
3
）
______
food in it.But many restaurants I've been to in the US don't.What is the
（
4
）
______
for the difference
？
One thing I've clearly
（
5
）
______
about China is that food is a bigger part of their culture than it is in the US.A common way to
（
6
）
______
someone in China is to ask them if they've eaten yet.
Food is just a
（
7
）
______
deal here
–
and having pictures of food in menus is part of that.Some menus are almost like works of
（
8
）
______
，
with fine photos.
Another factor is the names of the dishes.Chinese dishes sometimes have fanciful
（别出心裁的）
names like "palace guard chicken" or "three fresh things from the soil".These are interesting names
，
but they don't really tell you
（
9
）
______
the dishes are like.Therefore
，
it's helpful to have pictures so you can actually see what you're going to be
（
10
）
______
.
There's probably even more to it than that.All I know is that I was very grateful to have those picture menus when I first came here.
11
.
A.
a little
B.
much
C.
a few
D.
few
12
.
A.
pictures
B.
videos
C.
covers
D.
materials
13
.
A.
at
B.
with
C.
from
D.
of
14
.
A.
result
B.
reason
C.
choice
D.
list
15
.
A.
noticed
B.
thought
C.
reflected
D.
imagined
16
.
A.
please
B.
remember
C.
respect
D.
greet
17
.
A.
heavier
B.
smaller
C.
bigger
D.
worse
18
.
A.
god
B.
art
C.
peace
D.
paper
19
.
A.
what
B.
how
C.
why
D.
which
20
.
A.
watching
B.
eating
C.
reading
D.
hearing
二、阅读理解：本大题共
10
小题，共
20
分。
A
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympics used 25 stadiums.The National Ski Jumping Center in Zhangjiakou is the first one in China with ski jumping its main purpose.
Time
：
Feb.4
—
Feb.20
，
2022
Places
：
Beijing & Zhangjiakou
The Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games
（冬残奥会）
This China's Lunar New Year became special because of the Olympic
