精品解析：2023年山东省淄博市淄川区中考二模英语试题

初四英语试题 一、完形填空（共10小题, 满分10分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处最佳答案。 Some people are not content（满足）with normal hobbies such as collecting stamps or taking photos. They ____1____ doing things that most people would never do. My friend’s uncle has an unusual hobby like that. He enjoys ____2____ the oldest things. Several years ago, he went to see the oldest tree. Or at least, that was what he thought. The tree was in White Mountains, California and it was over 4,840 years old. You might ____3____ it to be a really big tree. But that was not the case at all. Actually, it was quite ____4____. It was only 15 meters high. Then why did it live so long? You might think that for a tree to live so long it would have perfect ____5____, such as plenty of water, a good climate（气候）and rich soil（土壤）. ____6____ just the opposite was true. The place was really cold and sometimes there was no water and the soil was quite poor. In fact, this tree’s ____7____life made it strong. Now, let me tell you something more interesting. When my friend’s uncle returned from his trip to see the tree, he read an article in a newspaper. It was ____8____ the world’s oldest tree, Old Tjikko. It was discovered in Sweden and it was over 9,550 years old. You couldn’t ____9____ how surprised he was! The next year, my friend’s uncle went to Sweden to see this tree. He said, “That’s the way ____10____ work. You set your goals, and you do what it takes to achieve them.” 1. A. are poor at B. are careful with C. are bored with D. are interested in 2. A. seeing B. making C. selling D. buying 3. A. record B. expect C. describe D. refuse 4. A. small B. weak C. heavy D. tall 5. A. methods B. instructions C. conditions D. experiences 6. A. So B. But C. And D. Because 7. A. difficult B. lonely C. happy D. busy 8. A. with B. from C. about D. over 9. A. remember B. imagine C. explain D. stand 10. A. ideas B. jobs C. messages D. hobbies 二、阅读理解（共16小题, 满分32分） 阅读短文A、B, 并做每篇后面的题目, 从每小题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能回答所提问题或完成所