2023中考英语话题复习Topic 8 Nature课时精练第一课时（教师版+学生版）

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2023中考英语话题复习Topic 8 Nature课时精练第一课时（教师版）
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两大题，满分20分）
I.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1.【2022贵州黔东南州】1. Judy read ________ unusual report from Kaili Evening on June 10. ________ report was about the doctors and nurses assisting（援助）Shanghai in the fight against COVID-19.
A. a; A B. an; The C. a; The D. an; An
【答案】B
【解析】考查冠词辨析。句意：6月10日，朱迪读了《凯里晚报》一篇不同寻常的报道。 该报道是关于医生和护士协助上海抗击新冠肺炎疫情的。a不定冠词，表泛指，用于辅音音素开头的单词或字母前；an不定冠词，表泛指，用于元音音素开头的单词或字母前；the定冠词，表特指。第一空表示“一篇不同寻常的报道”，表泛指，且unusual是以元音音素开头的，故第一空填an。第二空特指前文提到的report，故第二空应填冠词the，故选B。
2.【2022辽宁本溪模拟测试卷（三）】4. In fact, humans can’t be in control of ________ in front of nature.
A. anybody B. everybody C. anything D. everything
【答案】D
【解析】考查代词辨析。句意：事实上，人类不可能在大自然面前控制一切。anybody任何人；everybody每个人；anything任何事；everything每件事。根据“humans can’t be in control of...in front of nature.”和常识可知，在大自然面前，人不可能控制一切事。故选D。
3. 【2022江西省南昌市中考英语二调】7. —Can you believe a mountain grow every year
—Of course. According to a recent survey, Qomolangma has risen ________ .
A. low B. lower C. high D. higher
【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词比较级。句意：——你能相信山每年都在生长吗？ ——当然。根据最近的一项调查，珠穆朗玛峰上升得更高了。根据“According to a recent survey, Qomolangma has risen... .”可知，语境暗含着现在和过去比较，应用比较级，结合“grow every year”可知，是更高了。 故选D。
4. 【安徽省“C20”教育联盟2022年中考“最后典题卷”】4. There are a lot of ways to protect the environment. ________, we can change what we eat or choose public transport.
A. By the way B. In general C. For example D. To our surprise
【答案】C
【解析】考查介词短语。句意：有很多方法可以保护环境。例如，我们可以改变我们的饮食或选择公共交通。By the way顺便说一下；In general总的来说；For example例如；To our surprise令我们惊讶的是。根据“we can change what we eat or choose public transport.”可知改变我们的饮食或选择公共交通，这是保护环境的例子，故选C。
5.【2022届丹东市模拟一】33. —Could you please ________ my pet dog while I’m away
—Sure. I’m glad to.
A. take after B. take off C. take out D. take care of
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词短语。句意：——当我不在的时候，你能帮我照顾一下宠物狗吗？——当然。我很乐意。take after长得像；take off脱掉；take out取出；take care of照顾。根据“my pet dog while I’m away”可知不在家的时候，应该帮忙照顾狗狗。故选D。
6. 【2022安徽黄山市二模】28. — Let’s go cycling if it ________ fine this Sunday.
— Sounds great. But nobody knows if it ________.
A. is; rains B. is; will rain C. will be; rains D. will be; will rain
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词时态。句意：——如果这个星期天天气好的话，我们去骑自行车吧。——听起来不错。但是没人知道会不会下雨。第一空所在句子是状语从句，根据“this Sunday”可知，遵循主将从现的原则，主句应该是一般将来时，从句是一般现在时，主语是it，所以空处应该填写is；第二空是所在句是宾语从句，同样根据“this Sunday”，主句是一般现在时，从句是一般将来时，故选B。
7. 【2022江西吉安市吉州区一模】8. —Mum, could I help you take out the rubbish
—Sure. But it ________ into different kinds for recycling first.
A. separates B. should separate
C. was separated D. should be separated
【答案】D
【解析】考查时态和语态辨析。句意：——妈妈，我能帮你把垃圾拿出去吗？——确定。但是首先应该把它们分成不同的种类进行回收。主语“it”与动词separate之间是动宾关系，用被动语态；结合常识可知此处讲垃圾应该先被分类，用含情态动词should的的被动语态，其结构为should be done。故选D。
8.【2022年四川凉山州中考诊断性联考(一)】13. The Wetland Park in Xichang is such a beautiful place that it is well worth ________.
A. visiting B. to be visited C. visit D. to visit
【答案】A
【解析】考查动名词。句意：西昌湿地公园是个非常美丽的地方，值得一游。
be worth doing为固定搭配，意为“值得做某事”。此处选择visiting，以主动形式表达被动含义。故选A。
9.【2022云南省初中学业水平考试训练卷（七）】15. Our Geography teacher asked us________.
A. why the earth went around the sun B. why did the earth go around the sun
C. why does the earth go around the sun D. why the earth goes around the sun
【答案】D
【解析】考查宾语从句。句意：地理老师问我们为什么地球绕着太阳转。宾语从句要用陈述语序，排除B、C项；地球绕着太阳转是客观真理，应用一般现在时，故选D。
10.【2022辽宁鞍山铁东区中考三模】10. —I think climbing is great fun.
—________ More importantly, we can get close to nature.
A. I hope so. B. I hope not. C. I agree. D. I disagree.
【答案】C
【解析】考查情景交际。句意：——我认为爬山很有趣。——我同意。更重要的是，我们可以接近大自然。I hope so希望如此；I hope not希望不是这样；I agree我同意；I disagree我不同意。根据“More importantly, we can get close to nature.”可知，同意对方关于爬山的观点。故选C。
II.完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
【2022辽宁省锦州市学年度九年级阶段测试】
You must know the singer Li Jian’s popular song Lake Baikal(《贝加尔湖畔》).Then what do you ____11____ about Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the world’s most ____12____ lakes. It has a history of 25-30 million years. It’s also the world’s deepest freshwater lake. It’s up to 1630 meters deep. ___13___, it’s not only a lake but also the world’s future fifth ocean with nearly 20% of the planet’s unfrozen (未结冰的) fresh water. The water is ____14____ clean that people can drink it directly(直接地).
Lake Baikal is in the ____15____ of the banana and people also think it looks like a crescent(新月形的) moon. Lake Baikal is beautiful and a lot of ____16____ come to visit it every year. They usually come in summer. It is not cold then. They can ____17____ the blue water and the green mountains. However, some visitors prefer to come in winter. ____18____ it is freezing, they can have fun on the ice. The ice can be up to 60cm ____19____.They feel free to do whatever they like, without worrying about ____20____ into the water.
11. A. worry B. dream C. care D. know
12. A. common B. ancient C. difficult D. dangerous
13. A. At first B. For example C. In fact D. At most
14. A. so B. such C. like D. as
15. A. shape B. place C. front D. control
16. A. volunteers B. climbers C. tourists D. keepers
17. A. enjoy B. repair C. copy D. develop
18. A. Because of B. Even though C. So that D. What’s more
19. A. long B. large C. wide D. thick
20. A. throwing B. cutting C. leading D. falling
【答案】11. D 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. D
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在贝加尔湖游玩的情况。
11.句意：那么你对贝加尔湖了解多少呢？worry担心；dream梦想；care关心；know知道。根据下段介绍贝加尔湖情况可知，此处作者问是否了解贝加尔湖。短语“know about”含义为“了解，知道”。故选D。
12.句意：俄罗斯的贝加尔湖是世界上最古老的湖之一。
common共同的；ancient古老的；difficult困难的；dangerous危险的。根据下句“It has a history of 25-30 million years. ”可知，贝加尔湖有2500—3000年的历史，因此是世界上最古老的湖之一。故选B。
13.句意：事实上，它不仅是一个湖泊，而且是世界未来的第五大洋，拥有地球近20%的未冻结淡水。At first首先；For example例如；In fact事实上；At most至多。根据前句“It’s also the world’s deepest freshwater lake. It’s up to 1630 meters deep. ”可知，它也是世界上最深的淡水湖，所以事实上它是世界未来的第五大洋。故选C。
14.句意：水如此的干净以至于人们可以直接喝。so如此；such如此；like像；as像。“so...that...”和“such...that...”都表示“如此……以至于……”，so后加形容词，副词，such后加名词。“clean”为形容词，所以用“so...that...”，故选A。
15.句意：贝加尔湖呈香蕉形状，人们也认为它看起来像一个新月。shape形状；place地方；front前面；control控制。根据空后“the banana”可知，应该是说像香蕉形状。故选A。
16.句意：贝加尔湖是美丽的，每年有很多游客来参观。volunteers志愿者；climbers攀登者；tourists游客；keepers饲养员。根据空后“come to visit it every year. ”可知，来参观的是游客。故选C。
17.句意：他们可以享受蓝色的水和绿色的山。enjoy享受；repair修理；copy复制；develop发展。根据“the blue water and the green mountains.”可知，是享受蓝色的水和绿色的山。故选A。
18.句意：即使天气很冷，他们也可以在冰上玩得开心。Because of因为；Even though即使；So that因此；What’s more而且。根据“it is freezing, they can have fun on the ice.”可知，“冷”和“玩得很开心”为转折，故选B。
19.句意：冰可达60厘米厚。long长；large巨大的；wide宽的；thick厚。根据空前“The ice can be up to 60cm”可知，冰用厚度衡量大小。故选D。
20.句意：他们可以随心所欲，不用担心掉进水里。throwing扔；cutting剪；leading带领；falling落下。根据空后“into the water.”可知，表达掉进水里。“falling into”含义为“掉入，陷入”。故选D。
第二部分 阅读理解（共两大题，满分45分）
III.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
【江西景德镇市2022届九年级第一次质量检测】
A: Hello, Li Ming! Where are you from
B: I’m from a small village of Jiangxi Province.
A: ____21____
B: I have been here for ten years.
A: ____22___
B: At first, I didn’t like living here. But now I have got used to the life here.
A: ____23____
B: It used to be very hard. But now great changes have taken place.
A: Can you tell me more
B: For example, traveling is much easier than before. There are new roads in every village.
A: ____24____
B: Oh, it is much fresher than that in cities.
A: ____25____
B: Yes, once a month. I go to visit my grandparents there.
A: Sounds great.
A. How is the life in your hometown
B．Do you often go back to your hometown
C. How’s the air
D. How long have you been here
E. I love nature.
F. What about the roads
G. Do you like living here
【答案】21. D 22. G 23. A 24. C 25. B
【文章大意】本文是A询问李明有关对方家乡的一则对话。
21.根据“I have been here for ten year”可知，此处是对一段时间进行提问，用how long提问，D选项“你在这多久了”符合，故选D。
22.根据“At first, I didn’t like living here. But now I have got used to the life here”可知，询问是否喜欢这，G选项“你喜欢住在这吗”符合，故选G。
23.根据“It used to be very hard. But now great changes have taken place”可知，询问对这生活的看法，A选项“你家乡的生活怎么样”符合，故选A。
24.根据“it is much fresher than that in cities”可知，询问空气情况，C选项“空气怎么样”符合，故选C。
25.根据“Yes, once a month”可知，此处是一个一般疑问句，且是询问是否经常回去，B选项“你经常回家乡吗”符合，故选B。
IV阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
【2022山东省滨州】A
How do you greet your friends People from different cultures have different answers; shaking hands, nodding, bowing, kissing on the face. But have you ever wondered how animals “say hello” to each other Here are some examples.
Everyone knows how similar chimpanzees (黑猩猩) are to humans. So it’s no surprise that their greetings are also close to ours. The most common ways of greeting between chimpanzees are hand touching and hugging. Sometimes they also kiss each other. Some chimpanzees can even learn simple sign language.
Giraffes seldom make loud sounds. Their necks can reach two meters in length, making them useful in greeting each other. When two giraffes meet, they may “shake” their necks and rub (摩擦) them against each other. This is to feel how strong and tall the other is.
Dolphins greet one another with whistles (哨声). They can hear other dolphins from many kilometers away. Every dolphin has a different whistle. When two groups of dolphins meet, they each choose a member to “talk” to the other group. The two groups can then travel together. Unlike most of the other animals, dolphins are smart enough to learn a new language by inventing and copying new sounds.
26. Chimpanzees usually greet each other by _________.
A. nodding and bowing B. kissing on the face
C. touching hands and hugging D. using a lot of sign language
27. Giraffes rub their necks when they meet in order to _________.
A. reach taller trees B. make loud sounds
C. know about each other D. fight with each other
28. According to the reading, dolphins are _________.
A. friendly and clever B. lazy and quiet
C. strong and playful D. caring and peaceful
29. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Giraffes are about two meters tall.
B. Dolphins can hear each other from far away.
C. Most animals have the ability to learn a new language.
D. Chimpanzees are surprised at humans’ way of greeting.
30. The passage is probably from __________.
A. a guidebook B. a notice board C. a news report D. a nature magazine
【答案】26. C 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D
【文章大意】本文介绍了三种动物表达问候的方式。
26.考查细节理解题。根据“The most common ways of greeting between chimpanzees are hand touching and hugging”可知，黑猩猩之间最常见的问候方式是握手和拥抱，故选C。
27.考查细节理解题。根据“This is to feel how strong and tall the other is”可知，这是为了感受对方的强壮和高大，也就是对彼此有个了解，故选C。
28.考查推理判断题。根据“The two groups can then travel together. Unlike most of the other animals, dolphins are smart enough to learn a new language by inventing and copying new sounds”可知，海豚互相“问候”之后就一起旅行，海豚足够聪明，可以通过发明和复制新的声音来学习一种新的语言，由此可推断它们很友好很聪明，故选A。
29.考查细节理解题。根据“They can hear other dolphins from many kilometers away”可知，它们可以听到许多公里外其他海豚的声音，故选B。
30.考查推理判断题。本文介绍了三种动物表达问候的方式，与自然有关，故选D。
【2022年江苏省南京市中考英语模拟】B
For at least 3，000 years，there have been many Chinese stories and poems about giant pandas. It’s said that emperors kept these bears as a sign of wealth. A giant panda's skull（头盖骨）was found in the tomb of a wife of an emperor who lived over 2，000 years ago. Skins and bones of pandas have been discovered in older tombs as well. Today pandas are China's national symbol of peace and friendship.
All the forests of southern and eastern China were once the home of pandas. Now they live in the south﹣central mountains of Sichuan，Shanxi，and Gansu Provinces. The Chinese government has set up nature reserves in these mountains to protect pandas and other species of plants and animals.
Giant pandas have been known to spend up to 16 hours a day eating. They eat 30 to 40 pounds of food in one day! The reason why pandas eat so much is that bamboo doesn't have many nutrients（营养物）.Bamboo is also hard to digest（消化）and pass through their bodies very quickly.
Pandas in the wild might live for 20 years. Pandas live longer in zoos. Hsing Hsing，a panda lived in an American zoo，died at the age of 28.In China，pandas in zoos have lived to be even longer.
31.In ancient China，what did pandas stand for？
A. health B. peace C. wealth D. friendship
32.Where can we find pandas now？
A. In Sichuan and Gansu Provinces.
B. In Shanxi and Guangdong Provinces.
C. In the mountains of south﹣central China.
D. In all the forests in southern and eastern China.
33.What does "nature reserves" mean in paragraph 2？
A. Mountainous areas where bamboo grows well.
B. Tombs where ancient emperors and empresses are buried.
C .Public zoos where people can see and feed animals.
D. Areas of land where animals and plants are protected by law.
34.What do we know about pandas from paragraph 3？
A. Pandas live on bamboo. B. Pandas in zoos live longer.
C. Bamboo is full of nutrients for pandas. D. Pandas spend most of their time sleeping.
35.Where can we probably read the article？
A. In an advertisement. B. In a science magazine.
C. In a storybook. D. In a novel.
【答案】31. C 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. A
【文章大意】本文主要讲述了大熊猫的相关情况。
31.考查细节理解题。根据文中第一段It's said that emperors kept these bears as a sign of wealth.（据说皇帝把这些熊猫作为财富的象征。）可知，在中国古代，熊猫代表财富。故选C。
32.考查细节理解题。根据文中第二段Now they live in the south﹣central mountains of Sichuan，Shanxi，and Gansu Provinces.（现在他们生活在四川、山西和甘肃省的中南部山区。）可知，在四川和甘肃省可以找到熊猫。故选A。
33.考查短语理解题。根据文中第二段The Chinese government has set up nature reserves in these mountains to protect pandas and other species of plants and animals.（中国政府在这些山区建立了自然保护区，以保护大熊猫和其他动植物物种。）由此可知，nature reserves是用来保护大熊猫和其他动植物物种的，所以nature reserves是指动物和植物受法律保护的土地区域。故选D。
34.考查推理判断题。根据文中第三段The reason why pandas eat so much is that bamboo doesn't have many nutrients（营养物）.Bamboo is also hard to digest（消化）and pass through their bodies very quickly.（熊猫吃这么多的原因是竹子没有多少营养。竹子也很难消化，很快就会通过它们的身体。）可推知，大熊猫以竹子为生。故选A。
35.考查文章来源题。根据文中第一段For at least 3，000 years，there have been many Chinese stories and poems about giant pandas.（至少3000年来，中国有许多关于大熊猫的故事和诗歌。）结合下文，主要讲述了大熊猫的象征、分布、习性以及寿命等可知，本文来源于一本科学杂志上。故选B。
【2022年辽宁省朝阳地区中考模拟】C
It was a cold, rainy day. My mother and I drove to the mountains. It was dangerous to make the two-hour journey along the highway in such weather. I didn’t want to take the risk. But my mother advised that we go to see something at the top of the mountain.
After ten minutes’ driving, we stopped the car and got out. Walking along a path, we turned at a corner. Gradually, the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. From the top of the mountain, I saw several fields full of flowers, shining like a carpet(地毯) before us. It looked as if the sun spilled(播撒) gold down the mountain.
A lot of questions came to my mind. Who created such beauty Why How
As we moved on, we saw a sign that read, “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.”
The first answer was, “One Woman—Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was. “One at a Time.” The third, “Started in 1971.”
On our way home, I was so shocked by what we had seen. “She changed the world. One bulb(一株) at a time. She started almost 50 years ago. It was probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.” I said, “Imagine, if I had a dream and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have achieved ”
My mother looked at me, smiling. “Start tomorrow.” She said, “Better yet, start today.”
36. The writer didn’t want to go to the mountains because ________.
A. she was tired of driving B. their car was running out of petrol(汽油)
C. it was getting dark D. it was not safe to drive in such weather
37. The underlined word “path” shares a similar meaning with ________.
A. beach B. road C. bank D. village
38. The person in Picture ________ probably grew the flowers in the mountain.
A. B. C. D.
39. The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A. beauty always lies on the top of the mountain
B. even common people have great wisdom(智慧)
C. sticking to a dream will bring a big change
D. we should enjoy every moment in life
40. The writer’s mother said which day is better to start.
A. tomorrow B. any day C. today D. another day
【答案】36. D 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. C
【文章大意】本文主要讲述了作者和母亲在一个下雨天去山顶上看风景，在到达山顶后，被眼前的美景所折服，由一个标牌而引发了作者的感慨，那就是坚持一个梦想会带来巨大的改变。
36.考查细节理解题。根据“It was dangerous to make the two-hour journey along the highway in such weather.”可知，在这种天气下，沿着高速公路行驶两个小时是很危险的，故选D。
37.考查词义猜测题。根据“Walking along a path, we turned at a corner.”和“From the top of the mountain”可知，划线单词应该是“山路、道路”，故选B。
38.考查推理判断题。根据“The first answer was, ‘One Woman—Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.’ The second was. ‘One at a Time.’ The third, ‘Started in 1971.’”可知，种花的是女性，并且起源于1971年，因此是成年人，故选D。
39.考查细节理解题。根据“Imagine, if I had a dream and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have achieved”可知，本文讲述了坚持梦想会带来很大的变化，故选C。
40.考查细节理解题。根据“start today”可知，作者的母亲认为今天就开始最好，故选C。
V．阅读理解七选五（5题，每小题2分，共计10分）
【2022届江西景德镇市第二次质检】We usually think that plants are quiet in the natural world. Grass doesn’t cry when you cut it; flowers don’t scream when they’re picked. But our human view of the world misses quite a lot. Plants talk to each other all the time. ____41____
Over the years, scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, release compounds（复合物）into the air to help neighboring plants. ____42____
Recently, a team led by Junji Takabayashi of Japan’s Kyoto University has offered some explanations, reported Time magazine.
To start out, they grew potato plants in two plastic boxes connected by a tube（管子）. One plant had been bitten by insects（害虫）. ____43____
They found that when insects bite leaves, the plant doesn’t sit quietly. It releases a chemical called Hex vic into the air. These chemicals carry an odor（气味）that neighboring plants can sense. ____44____ They begin to make more Hex vic to protect themselves.
____45____ The plants were able to kill nearly 50 percent of invaders（入侵者）, much more than their sick neighbors.
It was surprising that plants don’t release a chemical until they get a warning message from their infested neighbors, scientists said. These findings may help farmers with the control of insects which do harm to their plants.
A. But how plants receive and act on many of these signals（信号）is still mysterious.
B. Their language is chemical.
C. While the other plant wasn’t bitten.
D. Hexvic can help plants kill all the insects.
E. Later, the same scientists place insects on the plants that hadn’t been bitten.
F. What a mysterious nature we have!
G. This way, the neighboring plants understand the danger.
【答案】41. B 42. A 43. C 44. G 45. E
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了植物之间的谈话。
41．根据上文“We usually think that plants are quiet in the natural world. Grass doesn’t cry when you cut it; flowers don’t scream when they’re picked. But our human view of the world misses quite a lot. Plants talk to each other all the time.“可知，此处指植物一直在互相交谈。故选项B“它们的语言是化学物质。”符合题意，故选B。
42.根据上文“Over the years, scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, release compounds（复合物）into the air to help neighboring plants.”可知，不同类型的植物会向空气中释放化合物，以帮助邻近的植物。所以接下来是植物怎样接收这些化合物。选项A“但植物是如何接收和作用于这些信号的仍然是个谜。”符合题意，故选A。
43.根据上文“To start out, they grew potato plants in two plastic boxes connected by a tube（管子）. One plant had been bitten by insects（害虫）. ”可知，说的是一株植物被咬伤了，故接下来说另一株植物。选项C“而另一株植物没有被咬。”符合题意，故选C。
44.根据上文“They found that when insects bite leaves, the plant doesn’t sit quietly. It releases a chemical called Hex vic into the air. These chemicals carry an odor（气味）that neighboring plants can sense. ”可知，这些化学物质带有邻近植物能感觉到的气味，故此处应该指对邻近植物的影响。选项G“通过这种方式，相邻的植物了解危险。”符合题意，故选G。
45.上一段讲述了被昆虫咬过的植物其邻近植物的情况，结合下文“The plants were able to kill nearly 50 percent of invaders（入侵者）, much more than their sick neighbors.”可知，这里是另一种结果，所以空处应是介绍把昆虫放在没有被咬过的植物上。选项E“后来，同样的科学家将昆虫放在没有被咬过的植物上。”符合题意，故选E。
第三部分 知识运用（共两大题，满分20分）
VI．短文选词填空（10题，每小题1分，共计10分）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
【2022辽宁省锦州市学年度九年级阶段测试】
able, confident, hold, learn, little, possible, break, success, to, true
A man walking through an elephant camp was surprised to find that the elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by chains（链子）. All that was holding them back from running away from the camp was a small piece of rope— it was just tied ____46____ one of their legs.
As the man looked at the elephants, he couldn’t understand it. Why didn’t the elephants just use their power to break the rope and run away
Wanting to know the ____47____, he asked a trainer nearby why it was so.
“When they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size of rope to tie them, and at that age, it was enough ____48____ them. As they grew up, they still believed that they couldn’t break away. Even now, they believe the rope can still control them, so they have the ____49____ courage to try to break free, “the trainer answered.
The man was speechless（无语）. These animals were able ____50____ away from the rope（绳子） whenever they wanted, but it was only because over time, they believed that it was just ____51____.
How many of us go through life like the elephants -—believing that it was beyond(超越)our ____52____ to do something only because we failed once or some times before
Failure（失败） is part of ____53____. If we fail at something, we can still get something from it. Failure in the past doesn’t mean we can never ____54____ in the future. We should keep on trying with ____55____ ourselves even after we have experienced failures in life.
【答案】46. to 47. truth 48. to hold 49. least 50. to break 51. impossible 52. ability/abilities 53. learning 54. succeed 55. confidence
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章通过讲述栓大象的绳子来告诉我们，面对失败，不要放弃，要坚持斗争；失败是生活中的一部分，应该不要放弃挣扎。
46.句意：它只是绑在它们的一条腿上。根据“ a small piece of rope”可知，一根小绳子绑在大象腿上。此处介词“to”表方向。故填to。
47.句意：想知道真相，所以他问附近的一个训象师为什么会这样。根据后面“he asked a trainer nearby why it was so”结合前句“Why didn't the elephants just use their power to break the rope and run away 可知，此处是说想知道“真相”，应该用true的名词形式truth。故填truth。
48.句意：在那个年龄，绳子已经足够拴住它们了。根据前面句子“When they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size of rope to tie them”结合本句意思可知，在大象小的时候，绳子足以拴住它们，本句句式是it is +形容词+to do sth，所以此处用hold的不定式形式to hold。故填to hold。
49.句意：所以他们没有勇气尝试挣脱。根据前句“Even now, they believe the rope can still control them”可知，即使现在，它们相信绳子仍然可以控制它们，此处是说没有勇气尝试挣脱；根据空前的the可知，空处应该用little的最高级形式least。故填least。
50.句意：这些动物可以随时挣脱绳索。固定短语：“be able to do”表示“能够做某事”；“break away from”表示“脱离”。故填to break。
51.句意：它们相信这是不可能的。根据前句“but it was only because over time,”可知事实与前面所说的“These animals were able to break away from the rope whenever they wanted,”相反，所以此处是说这不可能，空处用possible的反义词impossible。故填impossible。
52.句意：认为这超出了我们做某事能力，仅仅是因为我们以前失败过一次或几次？根据前面“How many of us go through life like the elephants”和“because we failed once or some times before”可知，此处是说超出了我们的“能力”，结合所提供单词可知此处应该用ability或复数形式abilities。故填ability/abilities。
53.句意：失败是学习的一部分。根据后面“If we fail at something, we can still get something from it”可知，此处应该是说失败是“学习”的一部分，所以应该用learn的动名词形式learning。故填learning。
54.句意：过去的失败并不意味着我们将来永远不能成功。根据空前“Failure in the past”可知，此处应该是表达“成功”，情态动词can后跟动词原形，success的动词形式succeed。故填succeed。
55.句意：即使我们经历了生活中的失败，我们自己要有信心地继续努力。根据下句“even after we have experienced failures in life.”，可知，即使我们经历了生活中的失败，故上句话应该为我们要有信心，“with confidence”意为“有信心”。故填confidence。
VII语法填空（10题，每小题1分，共计10分）阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
【2022江苏苏州】请认真阅读下面短文，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A hurricane(飓风) is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water. Hurricanes have winds that move in ___56___ circle. Hurricane winds are very ___57___ (power), and can move at speeds from 120 km/h to over 300 km/h.
The centre of hurricane winds is called the eye. Winds in the eye ___58___ (be) not very strong. Around the eye is an area called the eye wall. The wall is where winds are the ___59___ (strong) and rain is the heaviest.
Strong winds and heavy rain can do a lot of damage(破坏) when a hurricane moves over land.
Hurricane winds can be strong enough to break ___60___ (window) into pieces. The winds can even knock over tall trees, which might fall on buildings or cars. Strong winds can pick up objects and send ___61___ (they) into the air, causing damage.
Heavy rain from a hurricane can cause floods in areas that are not close ___62___ a coast. The floodwater can be very deep. It sometimes ___63___ (reach) almost up to the top of houses. Water goes into the houses ___64 __ (quick) and does a lot of damage. Wooden structures(结构) might not be safe after a flood.
___65___ there is no way to prevent a hurricane, you can get prepared for it.
【答案】56 a 57. powerful 58. are 59. strongest 60. windows 61. them 62. to 63. reaches 64. quickly 65. Although/Though
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，向我们介绍飓风的相关内容。
56.句意：飓风的风是绕圈运动的。此处泛指一个圈，“circle”首字母发辅音音素，故填a。
57.句意：飓风非常强大，风速可以从每小时120公里到每小时300公里以上。此处在句中作表语，用形容词powerful，故填powerful。
58.句意：风眼的风力不是很强。本句时态是一般现在时，主语“Winds”是复数，故填are。
59.句意：这堵墙是风最强、雨最大的地方。根据并列句“rain is the heaviest”可知，此处应使用最高级strongest，故填strongest。
60.句意：飓风的威力足以把窗户吹成碎片。此处表示复数含义，使用名词复数形式，故填windows。
61.句意：强风会把物体吹到空中，造成破坏。此处在动词后作宾语，用宾格them，故填them。
62.句意：飓风带来的暴雨会在不靠近海岸的地区引发洪水。be close to“靠近”，故填to。
63.句意：有时它几乎达到了房子顶部。本句时态是一般现在时，主语是“It”，动词用三单，故填reaches。
64.句意：水很快进入房屋，造成很大的破坏。此处在句中修饰动词，用副词quickly，故填quickly。
65.句意：虽然没有办法预防飓风，但你可以做好准备。前后两句构成让步关系，用although/though引导让步状语从句，句首需大写首字母。故填Although/Though。
第四部分 写（共两大题，满分35分）
VIII.单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A） 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
66.【2021年浙江省杭州市】55. According to the latest census（人口普查）, China has a p________ of 1, 411, 78 million.
【答案】(p)opulation
【解析】句意：根据最新的人口普查，中国有1411780万人口。由1, 411, 78 million及所给的首字母可知，此处的数字应该是人口数，population意为“人口”；空前面有冠词a，此处需用单数。故填population。
67.【2022四川自贡】52. Wild animals are our friends. It’s our duty to p________ them, for we can’t live without them.
【答案】(p)rotect
【解析】句意：野生动物是我们的朋友。 保护他们是我们的责任，因为我们不能没有他们。 根据“Wild animals are our friends. It’s our duty to … them”及首字母可知，要保护野生动物，protect“保护”，动词不定式符号to后接动词原形，故填(p)rotect。
68.【2022四川成都】48. Animal r_______ have discovered the number of endangered animals in Yunnan Province is increasing.
【答案】(r)esearchers
【解析】句意：动物研究人员发现，云南省濒危动物的数量正在增加。根据“the number of endangered animals in Yunnan Province is increasing”结合首字母r可推出这是动物研究人员发现的事实，researcher“研究人员”，结合“have”可知用复数。故填(r)esearchers。
69. Schools must meet the _____________ (挑战)of educational ideas in the new form.
【答案】challenge
【解析】句意：学校必须迎接新形式下的教育理念的挑战。根据汉语提示和“the +n.+ of”结构，需要名词形式，故填challenge。
70. In Chinese culture, red has always been a ____________(象征)symbol of happiness and good luck.
【答案】symbol
【解析】句意：在中国文化中，红色一向象征喜庆和好运。根据汉语提示，此处需用名词，a symbol of表示“……的象征”，故填symbol。
B） 根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
71. 【2022黑龙江龙东地区】41. ________ (tour) must show their health QR codes (健康码) and check their temperatures before they go into the museum.
【答案】Tourists
【解析】句意：游客进博物馆前必须出示健康码并测温。根据“...must show their health QR codes”可知，此处应该用名词，tourist“游客”，且需用名词复数形式。故填Tourists。
72.【甘肃省2022年初中毕业、高中招生考试模拟（一）】73. China has made great ________
(achieve) in many fields.
【答案】achievements
【解析】句意： 中国在许多领域都取得了巨大的成就。此处在动词后作宾语，用名词，表示复数含义，使用名词复数形式，故填achievements。
73.【2022甘肃陇南市模拟】74. To our ________, our school team won the basketball match again this time!（excited）
【答案】excitement
【解析】句意：使我们兴奋的是，我们校队这次又赢得了篮球比赛。excited形容词；根据空前的“To our”可知，应该填的是excited的名词excitement“兴奋”，故填excitement。
74.【武威市2022中考模拟试题（五）】60. “We Chinese have a saying that honoring a promise carries the ________ (weigh) of gold,” said Xi Jinping.
【答案】weight
【解析】句意：“中国人历来讲求一诺千金，”习近平说。weigh“有……重，重，称重量”，动词。根据句子结构可知，此处考查名词短语the weight of“……的重量”。故填weight。
75. Rain forest habitats(栖息地) are home to thousands of ___________(danger) animals.
【答案】endangered
【解析】句意：雨林栖息地是成千上万种濒临灭绝的动物的家园。修饰名词animals 需用形容词，表示“濒临灭绝的”其对应的词endangered，故填endangered。
IⅩ. 完成句子。(共5小题；每空1分，共10分)根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。
76.我们必须在遇到危险的时候保持镇静。
We should keep a level head when we are___________ __________.
【答案】in danger
【解析】根据中文，此处缺少“在……危险中”，其英语表达为“be in danger”，故填in，danger。
77.尽管这次聚会上我谁也不认识，我也玩得挺痛快。
___________ __________ I didn’t know anybody at the party, I had a good time.
【答案】Even though
【解析】根据中文，此处缺少“尽管”，其英语表达为“even though”，引导让步状语从句，位于句首，第一个字母需大写。故填Even ，though。
78.人之初，性本善。
Man's nature ___________ __________ is good.
【答案】at birth
【解析】根据中文，此处缺少“出生时”，其英语表达为“at birth”，故填at， birth。
79.如果有任何问题，请随意提问。
If you have any questions at all, please ___________ __________ to ask me.
【答案】feel free
【解析】根据中文，此处缺少“随便做某事”，其英语表达为“feel free to do sth. ”，祈使句，谓语动词用原形，故填feel ，free。
80.消防队员冒着生命危险，搜救被困人员。
The firemen ___________ their ___________ to search and rescue the trapped people.
【答案】risked；lives
【解析】根据中文，此处缺少“冒着生命危险”，其英语表达为“risk one’s life”，时态为过去时，主语the firemen是复数，life用复数形式，故填risked；lives。
Ⅹ.书面表达（1题，共计15分）
【2022年广西贵港北区中考模拟】假如你是李明，分享你所了解的一种濒危动物，并分析这种动物濒危的原因。根据你所讨论的内容给WWF(世界野生生物基金会)写一封信请求他们帮助拯救该濒危动物。
注意:词数:100左右。
【参考范文】
Dear WWF,
My hometown is one of the few habitats of the golden monkey. I’m so sad that this lovely animal is endangered now. I hope that you can help the golden monkey.
First, I suggest that we should start a foundation for the golden monkey. Then people who would like to help protect the monkey can donate. Second, making educational programs would be a good idea for saving the golden monkey. As a very important organization, WWF should provide knowledge and information about the golden monkey for more people. Third, WWF should cooperate with local governments and schools. It is necessary to have some long-term projects, which would attract more volunteers and more funds.
I believe that with your help the golden monkey will live better. Please help them.
Yours sincerely,
Li Ming
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2023中考英语话题复习Topic 8 Nature课时精练第一课时（学生版）
第一部分 英语知识运用（共两大题，满分20分）
I.单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1.【2022贵州黔东南州】1. Judy read ________ unusual report from Kaili Evening on June 10. ________ report was about the doctors and nurses assisting（援助）Shanghai in the fight against COVID-19.
A. a; A B. an; The C. a; The D. an; An
2.【2022辽宁本溪模拟测试卷（三）】4. In fact, humans can’t be in control of ________ in front of nature.
A. anybody B. everybody C. anything D. everything
3. 【2022江西省南昌市中考英语二调】7. —Can you believe a mountain grow every year
—Of course. According to a recent survey, Qomolangma has risen ________ .
A. low B. lower C. high D. higher
4. 【安徽省“C20”教育联盟2022年中考“最后典题卷”】4. There are a lot of ways to protect the environment. ________, we can change what we eat or choose public transport.
A. By the way B. In general C. For example D. To our surprise
5.【2022届丹东市模拟一】33. —Could you please ________ my pet dog while I’m away
—Sure. I’m glad to.
A. take after B. take off C. take out D. take care of
6. 【2022安徽黄山市二模】28. — Let’s go cycling if it ________ fine this Sunday.
— Sounds great. But nobody knows if it ________.
A. is; rains B. is; will rain C. will be; rains D. will be; will rain
7. 【2022江西吉安市吉州区一模】8. —Mum, could I help you take out the rubbish
—Sure. But it ________ into different kinds for recycling first.
A. separates B. should separate
C. was separated D. should be separated
8.【2022年四川凉山州中考诊断性联考(一)】13. The Wetland Park in Xichang is such a beautiful place that it is well worth ________.
A. visiting B. to be visited C. visit D. to visit
9.【2022云南省初中学业水平考试训练卷（七）】15. Our Geography teacher asked us________.
A. why the earth went around the sun B. why did the earth go around the sun
C. why does the earth go around the sun D. why the earth goes around the sun
10.【2022辽宁鞍山铁东区中考三模】10. —I think climbing is great fun.
—________ More importantly, we can get close to nature.
A. I hope so. B. I hope not. C. I agree. D. I disagree.
II.完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
【2022辽宁省锦州市学年度九年级阶段测试】
You must know the singer Li Jian’s popular song Lake Baikal(《贝加尔湖畔》).Then what do you ____11____ about Lake Baikal
Lake Baikal in Russia is one of the world’s most ____12____ lakes. It has a history of 25-30 million years. It’s also the world’s deepest freshwater lake. It’s up to 1630 meters deep. ___13___, it’s not only a lake but also the world’s future fifth ocean with nearly 20% of the planet’s unfrozen (未结冰的) fresh water. The water is ____14____ clean that people can drink it directly(直接地).
Lake Baikal is in the ____15____ of the banana and people also think it looks like a crescent(新月形的) moon. Lake Baikal is beautiful and a lot of ____16____ come to visit it every year. They usually come in summer. It is not cold then. They can ____17____ the blue water and the green mountains. However, some visitors prefer to come in winter. ____18____ it is freezing, they can have fun on the ice. The ice can be up to 60cm ____19____.They feel free to do whatever they like, without worrying about ____20____ into the water.
11. A. worry B. dream C. care D. know
12. A. common B. ancient C. difficult D. dangerous
13. A. At first B. For example C. In fact D. At most
14. A. so B. such C. like D. as
15. A. shape B. place C. front D. control
16. A. volunteers B. climbers C. tourists D. keepers
17. A. enjoy B. repair C. copy D. develop
18. A. Because of B. Even though C. So that D. What’s more
19. A. long B. large C. wide D. thick
20. A. throwing B. cutting C. leading D. falling
第二部分 阅读理解（共两大题，满分45分）
III.补全对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，其中有两个为多余选项。
【江西景德镇市2022届九年级第一次质量检测】
A: Hello, Li Ming! Where are you from
B: I’m from a small village of Jiangxi Province.
A: ____21____
B: I have been here for ten years.
A: ____22___
B: At first, I didn’t like living here. But now I have got used to the life here.
A: ____23____
B: It used to be very hard. But now great changes have taken place.
A: Can you tell me more
B: For example, traveling is much easier than before. There are new roads in every village.
A: ____24____
B: Oh, it is much fresher than that in cities.
A: ____25____
B: Yes, once a month. I go to visit my grandparents there.
A: Sounds great.
A. How is the life in your hometown
B．Do you often go back to your hometown
C. How’s the air
D. How long have you been here
E. I love nature.
F. What about the roads
G. Do you like living here
IV阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。
【2022山东省滨州】A
How do you greet your friends People from different cultures have different answers; shaking hands, nodding, bowing, kissing on the face. But have you ever wondered how animals “say hello” to each other Here are some examples.
Everyone knows how similar chimpanzees (黑猩猩) are to humans. So it’s no surprise that their greetings are also close to ours. The most common ways of greeting between chimpanzees are hand touching and hugging. Sometimes they also kiss each other. Some chimpanzees can even learn simple sign language.
Giraffes seldom make loud sounds. Their necks can reach two meters in length, making them useful in greeting each other. When two giraffes meet, they may “shake” their necks and rub (摩擦) them against each other. This is to feel how strong and tall the other is.
Dolphins greet one another with whistles (哨声). They can hear other dolphins from many kilometers away. Every dolphin has a different whistle. When two groups of dolphins meet, they each choose a member to “talk” to the other group. The two groups can then travel together. Unlike most of the other animals, dolphins are smart enough to learn a new language by inventing and copying new sounds.
26. Chimpanzees usually greet each other by _________.
A. nodding and bowing B. kissing on the face
C. touching hands and hugging D. using a lot of sign language
27. Giraffes rub their necks when they meet in order to _________.
A. reach taller trees B. make loud sounds
C. know about each other D. fight with each other
28. According to the reading, dolphins are _________.
A. friendly and clever B. lazy and quiet
C. strong and playful D. caring and peaceful
29. Which of the following is TRUE
A. Giraffes are about two meters tall.
B. Dolphins can hear each other from far away.
C. Most animals have the ability to learn a new language.
D. Chimpanzees are surprised at humans’ way of greeting.
30. The passage is probably from __________.
A. a guidebook B. a notice board C. a news report D. a nature magazine
【2022年江苏省南京市中考英语模拟】B
For at least 3，000 years，there have been many Chinese stories and poems about giant pandas. It’s said that emperors kept these bears as a sign of wealth. A giant panda's skull（头盖骨）was found in the tomb of a wife of an emperor who lived over 2，000 years ago. Skins and bones of pandas have been discovered in older tombs as well. Today pandas are China's national symbol of peace and friendship.
All the forests of southern and eastern China were once the home of pandas. Now they live in the south﹣central mountains of Sichuan，Shanxi，and Gansu Provinces. The Chinese government has set up nature reserves in these mountains to protect pandas and other species of plants and animals.
Giant pandas have been known to spend up to 16 hours a day eating. They eat 30 to 40 pounds of food in one day! The reason why pandas eat so much is that bamboo doesn't have many nutrients（营养物）.Bamboo is also hard to digest（消化）and pass through their bodies very quickly.
Pandas in the wild might live for 20 years. Pandas live longer in zoos. Hsing Hsing，a panda lived in an American zoo，died at the age of 28.In China，pandas in zoos have lived to be even longer.
31.In ancient China，what did pandas stand for？
A. health B. peace C. wealth D. friendship
32.Where can we find pandas now？
A. In Sichuan and Gansu Provinces.
B. In Shanxi and Guangdong Provinces.
C. In the mountains of south﹣central China.
D. In all the forests in southern and eastern China.
33.What does "nature reserves" mean in paragraph 2？
A. Mountainous areas where bamboo grows well.
B. Tombs where ancient emperors and empresses are buried.
C .Public zoos where people can see and feed animals.
D. Areas of land where animals and plants are protected by law.
34.What do we know about pandas from paragraph 3？
A. Pandas live on bamboo. B. Pandas in zoos live longer.
C. Bamboo is full of nutrients for pandas. D. Pandas spend most of their time sleeping.
35.Where can we probably read the article？
A. In an advertisement. B. In a science magazine.
C. In a storybook. D. In a novel.
【2022年辽宁省朝阳地区中考模拟】C
It was a cold, rainy day. My mother and I drove to the mountains. It was dangerous to make the two-hour journey along the highway in such weather. I didn’t want to take the risk. But my mother advised that we go to see something at the top of the mountain.
After ten minutes’ driving, we stopped the car and got out. Walking along a path, we turned at a corner. Gradually, the peace and silence of the place began to fill my mind. From the top of the mountain, I saw several fields full of flowers, shining like a carpet(地毯) before us. It looked as if the sun spilled(播撒) gold down the mountain.
A lot of questions came to my mind. Who created such beauty Why How
As we moved on, we saw a sign that read, “Answers to the Questions I Know You Are Asking.”
The first answer was, “One Woman—Two Hands, Two Feet, and Very Little Brain.” The second was. “One at a Time.” The third, “Started in 1971.”
On our way home, I was so shocked by what we had seen. “She changed the world. One bulb(一株) at a time. She started almost 50 years ago. It was probably just the beginning of an idea, but she kept at it.” I said, “Imagine, if I had a dream and worked at it, just a little bit every day, what might I have achieved ”
My mother looked at me, smiling. “Start tomorrow.” She said, “Better yet, start today.”
36. The writer didn’t want to go to the mountains because ________.
A. she was tired of driving B. their car was running out of petrol(汽油)
C. it was getting dark D. it was not safe to drive in such weather
37. The underlined word “path” shares a similar meaning with ________.
A. beach B. road C. bank D. village
38. The person in Picture ________ probably grew the flowers in the mountain.
A. B. C. D.
39. The passage mainly tells us that ________.
A. beauty always lies on the top of the mountain
B. even common people have great wisdom(智慧)
C. sticking to a dream will bring a big change
D. we should enjoy every moment in life
40. The writer’s mother said which day is better to start.
A. tomorrow B. any day C. today D. another day
V．阅读理解七选五（5题，每小题2分，共计10分）
【2022届江西景德镇市第二次质检】We usually think that plants are quiet in the natural world. Grass doesn’t cry when you cut it; flowers don’t scream when they’re picked. But our human view of the world misses quite a lot. Plants talk to each other all the time. ____41____
Over the years, scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, release compounds（复合物）into the air to help neighboring plants. ____42____
Recently, a team led by Junji Takabayashi of Japan’s Kyoto University has offered some explanations, reported Time magazine.
To start out, they grew potato plants in two plastic boxes connected by a tube（管子）. One plant had been bitten by insects（害虫）. ____43____
They found that when insects bite leaves, the plant doesn’t sit quietly. It releases a chemical called Hex vic into the air. These chemicals carry an odor（气味）that neighboring plants can sense. ____44____ They begin to make more Hex vic to protect themselves.
____45____ The plants were able to kill nearly 50 percent of invaders（入侵者）, much more than their sick neighbors.
It was surprising that plants don’t release a chemical until they get a warning message from their infested neighbors, scientists said. These findings may help farmers with the control of insects which do harm to their plants.
A. But how plants receive and act on many of these signals（信号）is still mysterious.
B. Their language is chemical.
C. While the other plant wasn’t bitten.
D. Hexvic can help plants kill all the insects.
E. Later, the same scientists place insects on the plants that hadn’t been bitten.
F. What a mysterious nature we have!
G. This way, the neighboring plants understand the danger.
第三部分 知识运用（共两大题，满分20分）
VI．短文选词填空（10题，每小题1分，共计10分）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。
【2022辽宁省锦州市学年度九年级阶段测试】
able, confident, hold, learn, little, possible, break, success, to, true
A man walking through an elephant camp was surprised to find that the elephants weren’t being kept in cages or held by chains（链子）. All that was holding them back from running away from the camp was a small piece of rope— it was just tied ____46____ one of their legs.
As the man looked at the elephants, he couldn’t understand it. Why didn’t the elephants just use their power to break the rope and run away
Wanting to know the ____47____, he asked a trainer nearby why it was so.
“When they were very young and much smaller, we used the same size of rope to tie them, and at that age, it was enough ____48____ them. As they grew up, they still believed that they couldn’t break away. Even now, they believe the rope can still control them, so they have the ____49____ courage to try to break free, “the trainer answered.
The man was speechless（无语）. These animals were able ____50____ away from the rope（绳子） whenever they wanted, but it was only because over time, they believed that it was just ____51____.
How many of us go through life like the elephants -—believing that it was beyond(超越)our ____52____ to do something only because we failed once or some times before
Failure（失败） is part of ____53____. If we fail at something, we can still get something from it. Failure in the past doesn’t mean we can never ____54____ in the future. We should keep on trying with ____55____ ourselves even after we have experienced failures in life.
VII语法填空（10题，每小题1分，共计10分）阅读短文，根据语篇要求填空，使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
【2022江苏苏州】请认真阅读下面短文，填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A hurricane(飓风) is a huge storm that forms over warm ocean water. Hurricanes have winds that move in ___56___ circle. Hurricane winds are very ___57___ (power), and can move at speeds from 120 km/h to over 300 km/h.
The centre of hurricane winds is called the eye. Winds in the eye ___58___ (be) not very strong. Around the eye is an area called the eye wall. The wall is where winds are the ___59___ (strong) and rain is the heaviest.
Strong winds and heavy rain can do a lot of damage(破坏) when a hurricane moves over land.
Hurricane winds can be strong enough to break ___60___ (window) into pieces. The winds can even knock over tall trees, which might fall on buildings or cars. Strong winds can pick up objects and send ___61___ (they) into the air, causing damage.
Heavy rain from a hurricane can cause floods in areas that are not close ___62___ a coast. The floodwater can be very deep. It sometimes ___63___ (reach) almost up to the top of houses. Water goes into the houses ___64 __ (quick) and does a lot of damage. Wooden structures(结构) might not be safe after a flood.
___65___ there is no way to prevent a hurricane, you can get prepared for it.
第四部分 写（共两大题，满分35分）
VIII.单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
A） 根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意明确，语言通顺。
66.【2021年浙江省杭州市】55. According to the latest census（人口普查）, China has a p________ of 1, 411, 78 million.
67.【2022四川自贡】52. Wild animals are our friends. It’s our duty to p________ them, for we can’t live without them.
68.【2022四川成都】48. Animal r_______ have discovered the number of endangered animals in Yunnan Province is increasing.
69. Schools must meet the _____________ (挑战)of educational ideas in the new form.
70. In Chinese culture, red has always been a ____________(象征)symbol of happiness and good luck.
B）根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。
71. 【2022黑龙江龙东地区】41. ________ (tour) must show their health QR codes (健康码) and check their temperatures before they go into the museum.
72.【甘肃省2022年初中毕业、高中招生考试模拟（一）】73. China has made great ________
(achieve) in many fields.
73.【2022甘肃陇南市模拟】74. To our ________, our school team won the basketball match again this time!（excited）
74.【武威市2022中考模拟试题（五）】60. “We Chinese have a saying that honoring a promise carries the ________ (weigh) of gold,” said Xi Jinping.
75. Rain forest habitats(栖息地) are home to thousands of ___________(danger) animals.
IⅩ. 完成句子。(共5小题；每空1分，共10分)根据所给提示，完成句子。每空一词，含缩略词。
76.我们必须在遇到危险的时候保持镇静。
We should keep a level head when we are___________ __________.
77.尽管这次聚会上我谁也不认识，我也玩得挺痛快。
___________ __________ I didn’t know anybody at the party, I had a good time.
78.人之初，性本善。
Man's nature ___________ __________ is good.
79.如果有任何问题，请随意提问。
If you have any questions at all, please ___________ __________ to ask me.
80.消防队员冒着生命危险，搜救被困人员。
The firemen ___________ their ___________ to search and rescue the trapped people.
Ⅹ.书面表达（1题，共计15分）
【2022年广西贵港北区中考模拟】假如你是李明，分享你所了解的一种濒危动物，并分析这种动物濒危的原因。根据你所讨论的内容给WWF(世界野生生物基金会)写一封信请求他们帮助拯救该濒危动物。
注意:词数:100左右。
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