2023年江苏省常州市中考英语模拟试卷III第一卷（选择题共56分）一、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。1．（1分）﹣Howfarisitfromourcountryto_____Europeancountrycalled？Turkey﹣Itisatleast_____8﹣hourflightfromShanghaiAirport，（）A．a；aB．the；aC．a；anD．a；the2．（1分）Quiteafewstudentsshowedtheirpoetry_____ontheCCTVChinesePoetryConference.（）A．abilityB．competitionC．talentD．suggestion3．（1分）一Look!It_____beourbiologyteacherontheplayground.一It_____behim.Isawhimentertheclassroom（just）now.A．must；can'tB．may；mustn'tC．can；shouldn'tD．may；needn't4．（1分）Ihaveread_____ofbooksthismonth.The_____arethemostinteresting.（）A．three﹣fourths；leftB．two﹣thirds；restC．aquarter；leftD．four﹣ninth；rest5．（1分）FewBritishpeopleliketobeclosetoeachother，_____therephysicallyisaspecialreason.（）A．ifB．unlessC．whenD．until6．（1分）Itissaidthattheimportantbusinessmeetingmaybe_____becauseoftheterribledisaster（）A．putupB．putdownC．putoffD．putaway7．（1分）﹣Theathleteinourteamisgettingmuchbetterthanexpected.﹣Buthisdoctor_____heshouldn'tbeinahurrytoreturn（to）training.A．imaginesB．considersC．wondersD．warns8．（1分）Thisyear'sDangkouFolkMusicFestivalwillbecoveredlive，thisattractingweekend______tourists.（）A．ahugearmyofB．agreatdealofC．thenumberofD．aplentyof9．（1分）﹣TheUNisstilluncertainabout_____.﹣Thatdependsontherelationshipbetweenthetwo（countries.）A．whatmadethewarlastingsolongB．whichcountrydidthewarbreakoutinC．whyhastheUSAprovidedsomanydollarsD．whetherthewarcanbestoppedintime10．（1分）﹣Ican'tgotothemoviewithyoutoday.I'mbabysittingmysister.﹣_____.Maybenexttime.（）A．ItisapityB．MypleasureC．WithpleasureD．Don'tmentionit二、完形填空（满分12分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。11．（12分）EversinceIwasaboyIhavebeenapennypicker.I（1）wouldthemonside﹣walks，inplaygrounds，inthegrass（2）tofindtwo，thenyoucouldbuyabigpieceofbubblegum（泡泡糖）andonceyougatherahandfulyoucouldgetasmallbagofchips.Eachpennybackthenwasafortune.ItwasonlylaterthatIbeardthesayingthatpenniesarealsoremindersfromHeaventhatyou（3are）fromabove.I