2023年广东省深圳市红岭中学中考三模英语试题

红岭中学石厦初中部2022—2023学年度第二学期 初三年级中考模拟考试 英语试卷 （说明：本试卷考试时间为70分钟，满分为75分） 命题人：初三英语备课组 审题人：初三英语备课组 第一部分 选择题（50分） I、完型填空（10分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能够填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。 Molai grew up in a tiny village in India. The village lay near some wetlands which became his second home. He learned the value and beauty of ____1____ there from a very young age. When he was 16, Molai began to notice something ____2____ happening around his home. A flood had hit the area earlier that year and the ____3____ it caused had driven away a number of birds. ____4____, the number of snakes had declined as well. He ____5____ that it was because there weren’t enough trees to protect them from the ____6____. The solution, of course, was to plant trees so the animals could seek ____7____ during the daytime. He turned to the forest department for help, but was told that nothing would grow there. However, Molai went looking on his own and ____8____ a nearby island where he began to plant trees. Watering young plants in the dry season was tough for the boy. Molai built at the ____9____ of each sapling(幼树) a bamboo platform, where he placed earthen pots with small holes to ____10____ rainwater. The water would then drip on the plants below. Molai continued to plant trees for the next 37 years. His efforts have resulted in 1360 acres of naturally-grown land that has become home to many plants and animals. 1. A. nature B. youth C. culture D. knowledge 2. A. precious B. interesting C. unfortunate D. awkward 3. A. waste B. pressure C. pain D. damage 4. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Otherwise 5. A. agreed B. realized C. remembered D. predicted 6. A. noise B. heat C. disease D. dust 7. A. directions B. partners C. help D. shelter 8 A. rebuilt B. discovered C. left D. managed 9. A. back B. top C. foot D. side 10. A. cool down B. keep off C. take D. collect Ⅱ.阅读理解（40分） 第一节 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将相应的字母编号涂黑。（共15小题，每题1.5分） A ChatGPT was released late last year by co