2023
年河南省南阳市卧龙区中考英语一模试卷
一、完形填空：本大题共
15
小题，共
15
分。
Tim was looking forward to this vacation.Then his parents told him his
（
1
）
______
would be visiting Grandma in Nevada.Tim was unhappy
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2
）
______
he wanted to be with his friends this summer.
"Grandma misses you and she wants to see you
，
" Mom said. "She can't wait to take you on a desert
（沙漠）
hike."
The next morning
，
Grandma met them at the airport.After a long
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3
）
______
，
they drove to the desert.As they hiked
，
Grandma
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4
）
______
that animals enjoy the open desert space
，
it
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5
）
______
them move from place to place freely.Tim learned that the animals find ways to adapt
（适应）
to the hot desert weather.He wondered if he could
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6
）
______
the desert climate.
"Wow
，
" Tim said
，
"look at that!The turtle
（乌龟）
carries its
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7
）
______
on its back!"
Grandma smiled at Tim's
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8
）
______
"In fact
，
" she said
，
"that is a desert tortoise.It looks for the shade made by the shadows
（背光处）
of rocks.That's
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9
）
______
it cools off.He digs holes underground to
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10
）
______
from the heat." The tortoise disappeared into its holes.
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11
）
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a large rabbit jumped by.Grandma told Tim that the jack rabbit's large
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12
）
______
help it keep cool.
"These animals are so
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13
）
______
the animals at home!" Tim said.He had forgotten about the desert heat. "Some animals stay cool by sleeping during the day.Then they hunt for food at nigh
，
" said Grandma.A great owl
（猫头鹰）
hooted
（鸣叫）
above them.Grandma said
，
"It will soon be time for the owl to hunt." "Which means it's time for
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14
）
______
to head back
，
" Dad added.
"Aw
，
this vacation is going by too fast
，
" Tim said.They asked Tim about the heat. "What heat
？
" Tim asked. "I feel as
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15
）
______
，
and cool as a new flower.I've adapted!" Everyone laughed.
1
.
A.
friends
B.
parents
C.
family
D.
father
2
.
A.
if
B.
though
C.
because
D.
so
3
.
A.
walk
B.
ride
C.
drive
D.
flight
4
.
A.
explained
B.
expressed
C.
repeated
D.
discussed
5
.
A.
accepts
B.
allows
C.
affords
D.
agrees
6
.
A.
get used to
B.
look forward to
C.
get in touch with
D.
catch up with
7
.
A.
body
B.
home
C.
head
D.
bag
8
.
A.
excitement
B.
encouragement
C.
disappointment
D.
sadness
9
.
A.
why
B.
what
C.
when
D.
how
10
.
A.
put away
B.
get away
C.
take away
D.
give away
11
.
A.
At once
B.
Right away
C.
Just now
D.
Just then
12
.
A.
eyes
B.
ears
C.
head
D.
nose
13
.
A.
similar to
B.
different from
C.
close to
D.
far from
14
.
A.
him
B.
it
C.
them
D.
us
15
.
A.
beautiful
B.
colorful
C.
fresh
D.
clean
二、补全对话
-
填空：本大题共
2
小题，共
20
分。
16
.
Should books always be kept in good condition
？
People have been sharing their opinions online about the question.
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1
）
______
Do you use a bookmark to avoid folding
（折叠）
a page
，
do you try to store your books carefully on a shelf
？
Or perhaps you pay less attention to their condition.You're happy to mark or take notes on a page.You take your stories with you wherever you go
，
even if that means they get a bit dog-eared
（卷角的）
and broken.Do you think they should always be kept in good condition
？
Yes.
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2
）
______
It is important to care for your books.This is true if the book costs a lot of money or was given to you as a present
，
if you don't look after the book well
，
people might not buy them for you in the future.They also won't last as long if they are broken.If a book is full of dirty pages
，
or has a broken cover
，
it is less likely that a friend will want to pick it up and read it
，
so you won't be able to share your favourite stories.If you give it away to a second-hand shop
，
it is less likely that someone will buy it.
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3
）
______
If you broke novels that you've borrowed from the library or a friend
，
you might
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