2023年天津市河东区中考一模英语试卷一、单项选择 1. In Texas and ________ southeast, it is usually very hot and sunny compared to other places. There are storms from time to time in ________ summer and autumn. A．a , theB．a, /C．the, /D．/, the 2. The Three Gorges Dam（ 三峡大坝）produces ________ for millions of people in China. A．electricityB．energyC．environmentD．pollution 3. Teahouse has three acts and shows the lives of common people in China from the end of ________ century to the middle of ________ century. A．the nineteenth, twentiethB．the nineteenth, the twentiethC．nineteen, twentyD．nineteenth, the twentieth 4. It’s a pity that we lost the match because we were sometimes ________ when passing the ball, we practice ________this year. A．careless, carelesslyB．careless, more carefullyC．careful, carefullyD．careful, more carefully 5. To ________ the heavy traffic, you’d better go early. A．avoidB．meetC．leaveD．discover 6. Among the ways to travel, flying is the fastest and the second cheapest, but you ________ to wait for hours at the airport because of bad weather. A．canB．mayC．mustD．need 7. It rained so heavily that they had to ________ the football match. A．hear ofB．set upC．call offD．search for 8. While Alice ________, she ________ her cat, Dinah. Suddenly she landed on some dry leaves. A．was falling, was thinking aboutB．fell, was thinking aboutC．fell, thought aboutD．was falling, was thinking 9. After training for six months, we ________ won the first prize for the competition. A．actuallyB．finallyC．usuallyD．hardly 10. We’re sure that the environment in our city ________ greatly through our work in the near future. A．improvedB．was improvedC．will improveD．will be improved 11. ________ finishing school in 1918, he became a head teacher of a primary school. A．WhileB．WhenC．BeforeD．After 12. Let’s find out what else we can do ________ as many animals as possible. A．saveB．to saveC．savesD．saved 13. — What are you reading? — Tom Sawyer, ________ the famous American writer, Mark Twain. I’m writing about him ________ my English project. A．by, inB．by, forC．for, forD．in, in 14. —Tomorrow is my mother’s birthday. I don’t know ________. —In my opinion, you can do some housework for her. A．what did I buy for herB．what I bought for herC．what will I buy for herD．what I will buy for her 15. —Hey, Daming! How was your weekend? —________! I went to Shenzhen, a magical city. A．Pretty goodB．That’s too badC．Not really goodD．Come on 二、完形填空 16. Run for Class President Two months ago, when our class election (选举)started, I decided to run for class president. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win. But I was ______ that people would feel bad for me if I lost. I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn’t to make promises to do things I couldn’t ______ but to show my class why I wanted to be the president. I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech, saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was ______ prepared, I felt that my chances of winning were strong. However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response (反应) wasn’t what I had ______ . Few people actually listened. When it was my opponent’s(对手的) turn, everyone was screaming (尖叫) his name. His speech was short, ______ all to the point. By then, I realized I should have made ______ shorter and clearer. It was obvious (明显的) who would ______ . For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over. I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it through. My prediction was right: I didn’t win. The next day, people were still talking about the ______ . I just pretended (假装) not to hear. But later, things got better. People ______ about the election and talked to me just as they did before. I don’t regret putting time and energy ______ the election because I’ve learned that things aren’t always going the way I expect. And moments of failure like this build character —since then I’ve learned to face disappointment and grown stronger. 1.A．boredB．afraidC．excitedD．hopeful2.A．compareB．rememberC．manageD．repeat3.A．fullyB．quicklyC．freshlyD．slowly4.A．fearedB．facedC．mentionedD．pictured5.A．soB．orC．andD．but6.A．myB．myselfC．mineD．me7.A．replyB．returnC．waitD．win8.A．discussionB．electionC．decisionD．invitation9.A．forgotB．wroteC．caredD．discussed10.A．forB．intoC．atD．on三、阅读单选 17. There is a king in the palace. Every year, he fixes his palace to make it look better than before. One day, the king says, “This year, I must make the 。