2023年山东省潍坊市诸城市中考三模英语试题（含答案）

2023年初中学业水平考试复习自测（三） 英语试题 （时间：90分钟满分：110分） 一、阅读理解（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Length:about6,650km Location:Sudan, Egypt The Nile River is the longest river in the world. It’s knownfor being the lifeblood of Ancient Egypt and is still veryimportant to Egypt today. The Nile River is significant for agriculture (农业), transportation and drinking water. Length:about6,400km Location: Peru,Colombia,Brazil The Amazon River is the second-longest river in the world and it has the largest discharge (流量) of anyriver in the world, measuring (量度) up to 209,000 m3 /s (cubic meters per second)! The river with the second largest discharge, theCongo River, discharges one-fifth of that! The Amazon Riveris also well-known for having no bridges crossing it. Length:about 600 km Location:Australia You may not have ever heard of the Finke River in Australia. It’s not very long and it doesn’t even flow all the time. However, geologists have realised this as the oldest river in the world. That’s the reason why this river is well-known! Length:about2,511km Location:India Although it is not the largest river in Asia, the GangesRiver is still very important and well-known. This river has religious (宗教的) and cultural significance to Hindu people. Also, the river brings water for those in its basin(流域), providing millions of people with water needed for agriculture. 1. Which river has the second-largest discharge in the world A. The Finke River. B. The Amazon River. C. The Ganges River. D. The Congo River. 2. The Nile River is _____ longer than the Ganges River. A.6,400km B.3,889km C.4,139km D.2,511km 3. What rivers provide water needed for people and agriculture A. The Finke River and the Nile River. B. The Nile River and the Ganges River. C. The Finke River and the Amazon River. D. The Ganges River and the Amazon River. B A couple had a son eleven years after they married. They were a loving couple and the boy was the apple of their eye. When the boy was around four years old, one day the father was very tired after work, so he asked his wife to pick up their son. The mother, who was very busy in the kitchen, totally forgot about it. Later the boy lost his way on the street. When the son was found missing, the mother hurried to look for him, but she didn’t find him. The mother felt very sad and didn’t know how to face her husband. When the father went to the police station after hearing that his son was missing, he looked at his wife and said just four words. What do you think the four words were The husband just said“I love you, darling.” The son was missing. If she had picked him up earlier, this would not have happened.There is no point in blaming anyone. His wife had also lost her only child. What his wife needed at that moment was comfort and understanding from her husband. That is what the husband gave his wife. Several weeks later, with the hel ... ...