精品解析：2023年江苏省常州市外国语中学中考一模英语试题

2022-2023学年常州外国语中学九年级下学期一模测试试卷 2023.5.6 一、单项选择 1. We developed two new pills, but _______ of them proved to work well. A neither B. none C. both D. all 2. Stop playing the game! Don’t break your ________ to your parents. You must keep it. A protection B. practice C. promise D. position 3. According to the rules, we _______ pass the interview before getting the job. A. can B. may C. need D. must 4. Zhang Songwen’s acting skills in The Knockout are pretty good ______ all praise. A. against B. over C. beyond D. above 5. The manager was so strict that he always made his men _______ his order at once. A. work out B. carry out C. try out D. turn out 6. —Jim has made _______ great progress in the Physics exam that his teacher feels surprised. —It’s hard for him to get high marks _______ he works hard enough. A. so a; until B. such a; before C. so; while D. such; unless 7. —How are you getting on with your parents? —Very well. My mother always knows ________ how I am feeling. A. truly B. mainly C. exactly D. likely 8. —Could you tell me _________? —Just ten minutes’ walk. Let’s go there together. A. how we will go to the square B. when you will go to the square C. how far the square is from here D. how will we go to the square 9. —Could you tell me when you ________ the new smartphone? —Well, I _______ it for a month. A. have bought; have had B. bought; have bought C. have bought; have kept D. bought; have had 10. —Look at this mess! How much time do you think we need to clear it up? —It is a big job, but _______. Let’s all get started now. A. many hands make light work B. burn the candle at both ends C. the early bird catches the worm D. actions speak louder than words 二、完形填空 For a long time I saw happiness as a banner (横幅) across the finish line of a long race. I felt that only when I ___11___ certain things could I finally be happy in my life. Most of the time I felt like a tortoise (乌龟) believing that being slow would win the race. At other times I would ac