2023
年广东省中山纪念中学集团中考英语三模试卷
一、完形填空：本大题共
20
小题，共
20
分。
Some sports are now played across the world.So far
，
most people
（
1
）
______
of sports like football
，
basketball
，
and baseball.However
，
in most countries
，
people also play unusual sports with strange and interesting rules.
People go swimming in the Atlantic Ocean in the winter.The water temperature can drop to as
（
2
）
______
as 0
℃
.People believe
（
3
）
______
swimming in the cold water is good for their health.
In China
，
people enjoy watching the dragon boat race.A dragon boat is a traditional Chinese boat with a painted
（
4
）
______
head on one end.Dragon boat racing is also popular in Singapore
，
Malaysia and Indonesia.
The caber toss
（抛竿赛）
is
（
5
）
______
ancient Scottish sport.In this sport
，
people compete by throwing a large piece of wood which
（
6
）
______
a caber
（松木棒）
.The caber has no official size or shape but it is usually the size of a small tree.
Students in Indonesia play fireball
（
7
）
______
the month of Ramadan
（斋月）
.The ball is made
（
8
）
______
coconut shells
（椰壳）
.Before the game
，
players pour salt on
（
9
）
______
and then set the ball on fire.The players play fireball without wearing their shoes.
In Turkey
，
camel wrestling
（骆驼摔跤）
is a very old sport.The largest camel wrestling competition takes place in Ephesus every year and
（
10
）
______
people come to watch.However
，
sometimes this sport can be dangerous.
1
.
A.
will hear
B.
are hearing
C.
have heard
2
.
A.
low
B.
lower
C.
the lowest
3
.
A.
if
B.
that
C.
what
4
.
A.
dragons
B.
dragons'
C.
dragon's
5
.
A.
a
B.
an
C.
the
6
.
A.
calls
B.
was called
C.
is called
7
.
A.
to welcome
B.
welcoming
C.
welcome
8
.
A.
in
B.
from
C.
to
9
.
A.
they
B.
them
C.
themselves
10
.
A.
thousand
B.
thousands
C.
thousands of
Ben Underwood was a British teenage boy.He lived a
（
1
）
______
life like other kids.But in one way
，
Ben was different from most other teenagers
—
he was
（
2
）
______
.However
，
Ben had a special talent.He didn't have eyes but he could still 'see'.
Ben was born on 26 January 1992.For the first two years of his life
，
Ben was a happy and healthy baby.However
，
when Ben was two years old
，
his life
（
3
）
______
.In 1994
，
he was taken to the hospital because he had problems with his eyes.The doctors
（
4
）
______
his eyes and told his mother the bad news
—
Ben had cancer.The doctors had to remove
（去掉）
his eyes and Ben became blind.
When he was three
，
Ben learned how to see buildings with his
（
5
）
______
.He listened very
（
6
）
______
and he could hear noises bounce off
（反弹）
buildings.Then when Ben was seven
，
he learned to click.He made clicking
（
7
）
______
with his mouth and listened for the noises that bounced back from things.This is the same way dolphins see things underwater and bats see in the
（
8
）
______
.
Ben travelled to different countries and talked to people about his life.He taught people that anything is possible and we should
（
9
）
______
give up.Many people
（
10
）
______
him.They thought Ben inspired them and helped them feel strong.
11
.
A.
normal
B.
difficult
C.
smart
D.
different
12
.
A.
able
B.
deaf
C.
blind
D.
brave
13
.
A.
improved
B.
decided
C.
failed
D.
changed
14
.
A.
looked after
B.
looked over
C.
looked for
D.
looked up
15
.
A.
eyes
B.
ears
C.
mouth
D.
head
16
.
A.
suddenly
B.
quickly
C.
carefully
D.
easily
17
.
A.
efforts
B.
mistakes
C.
noises
D.
lives
18
.
A.
dark
B.
light
C.
garden
D.
dream
19
.
A.
seldom
B.
never
C.
ever
D.
hardly
20
.
A.
admired
B.
behaved
C.
bullied
D.
appeared
二、阅读理解：本大题共
10
小题，共
20
分。
A
Traditional Craft
（工艺）
Classes
Knotting
（结绳）
Class
9
：
00 a.m.
—
5
：
00 p.m.July 31
—
August 2
，
2023
Teacher
：
Karen Smaby Cost
：
2023年广东中山纪念中学集团中考英语三模试卷.docx
