1、中考模拟考英语试卷 第 1 页 共 8 页广州市育才中学 2017 学年第二学期初三级中考模拟考英语试卷（201804）本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题） ，总分 110 分，考试时间 120 分钟。第 I 卷（选择题，共 75 分）一、语法选择（每小题 1 分，共 15 分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从 1-15 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。In much of Asia, especially the so-called “rice bowl” _1_ of China, Japan, Korea, _2_ Viet
2、nam, food is usually eaten with chopsticks.Chopsticks are usually two long, thin pieces of wood or bamboo. They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal. Sometimes chopsticks are quite _3_. Truly elegant chopsticks might be made of gold and silver _4_ Chinese characters. _5_ workers also co
3、mbine various hard woods and metal _6_ special designs.The Chinese _7_ chopsticks for five thousand years. People probably cooked their food in large pots, _8_ twigs(树枝) to remove it. Over time, _9_ the population grew, people began cutting food into small pieces so it would cook more quickly. Food
4、in small pieces _10_ with twigs which gradually turned into chopsticks.Some people think that the great Chinese scholar Confucius, _11_ live from roughly 551 to 497 B.C., influenced the _12_ of chopsticks. Confucius believed knives would remind people of killing and _13_ too violent for use at the t
5、able.Chopsticks are not used _14_ in Asia. In India, for example, most people traditionally eat _15_ their hands.1. A. cultural B. culturals C. cultured D. cultures2. A. and B. or C. but D. /3. A. art B. artistic C. artist D. article中考模拟考英语试卷 第 2 页 共 8 页4. A. by B. from C. in D. with5. A. skills B.
6、skilled C. skilling D. skill6. A. to create B. creating C. creative D. created7. A. had used B. used C. have used D. have been used8. A. to use B. used C. using D. had used9. A. as B. as soon as C. before D. after10. A. can be eaten more easily B. should be eaten easier C. must be eaten easier D. co
7、uld be eaten easily11. A. / B. that C. which D. who12. A. develop B. development C. developing D. developed13. A. were B. are C. was D. had been14. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. everywhere D. nowhere15. A. by B. on C. in D. with二、完型填空（每题 1.5 分，共 15 分） 阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。阅读下面短文，掌握
8、其大意，然后从 3645 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I had the meanest（最刻薄的） mother in the whole worldWhile other kids ate candy for breakfast, I had to have cereal, eggs or toastWhen others had cokes and candy for 16 , I had to eat a sandwichAs you can guess, my supper was 17 from the other kids also
9、But at least, I wasnt 18 in my sufferingsMy sister and two brothers had the same mean mother as I did中考模拟考英语试卷 第 3 页 共 8 页My mother insisted upon knowing where we were at all times. She had to know 19 our friends were and where we were goingWe had to 20 clean clothes and take a bath every day.The wo
10、rst is yet to comeWe had to be in bed by nine each night and up at eight the next morningWe couldnt sleep till noon like our friendsSo while they slept - my mother 21 dare to break the Child Labor Law, she made us workWe had to wash dishes, make beds, learn to cook and all sorts of cruel things. I b
11、elieve she lay awake at night 22 of mean things to do to us.My mother was a complete failure as a mother. All of us received higher education and 23 of us have ever been arrested or divorced. She forced us to 24 into educated and honest adult. I am now trying to raise my three children in this way.
12、I am filled with 25 when my children call me mean. Why? Because now I thank God every day for giving me the meanest mother in the whole world.16. A. lunch B. supper C. breakfast D. food17. A. same B. difficult C. different D. similar18. A. lonely B. alone C. afraid D. upset19. A. why B. what C. when
13、 D. who20. A. wear B. dry C. bring D. wash21. A. closely B. hardly C. briefly D. actually22. A. putting B. cutting C. thinking D. looking23. A. some B. both C. neither D. none24. A. grow up B. set up C. put up D. dress up25. A. fear B. surprise C. sorry D. pride中考模拟考英语试卷 第 4 页 共 8 页三、阅读理解（共两节，满分 45
14、分）第一节阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下列短文，从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A This is News on the Hour, Ed Wilson reporting. The president and First Lady will visit Africa on a goodwill tour in May. They plan to visit eight African countries.Reports from China say the Chinese want closer ties between China
15、 and the U. S. and Western Europe. A group of top Chinese scientists starts its ten-nation tour next month.Here in Miami, the mayor is still meeting with the leaders of the teachers union to try to find a way to end the strike. City schools are still closed after two weeks.In news about health, scie
16、ntists in California report findings of a relationship between the drinking of coffee and the increase of heart disease among women. According to the report in the American Medical Journal, the five-year study shows this: Women who drink more than two cups of coffee a day have a greater chance of ha
17、ving heart disease than women who do not.In sports, the Chargers lost again last night. The BBs beat them 1 to nothing. The Wingers had better results. They beat the Rifles 7 to 3. It was their first win in their last five matches.Thats the news of the Hour. And now back to more easy listening with
18、Jan Singer.26. Who gave the news on the Hour?A. The mayor in Miami B. Ed Wilson C. Scientists in California D. Jan Singer.中考模拟考英语试卷 第 5 页 共 8 页27. To improve the ties between China and the U. S. and Western Europe, China _.A. will send a group of Chinese scientists to pay a visit to the U. S. and th
19、e Western Europe.B. will send some scientists to visit U. S. onlyC. has expressed its strong wishesD. has given many reports to improve the ties28. From the news in Miami we knew _.A. a peaceful way will soon be foundB. the teachers strike will last longC. students havent been to school for two week
20、sD. students cant go into the school because the classrooms are tightly locked29. The news about health tells us that _.A. no heart disease will be found if people dont drink coffeeB. no one should drink more than two cups of coffee a dayC. the more coffee people drink, the more chance theyll get to
21、 have heart diseaseD. womens heart disease has something to do with their drinking coffee30. From the last news we DO NOT know _.A. the results of the two matchesB. the number of the teams which played last nightC. how many wins the BBS has had altogetherD. the Wingers had four wins and one defeats中
22、考模拟考英语试卷 第 6 页 共 8 页BKuwait is a country which is quite small, but which is very rich. It has a population of a little more than a million and it is situated at the north end of the Persian Gulf, between Iraq on the north and Saudi Arabia on the south.This small desert country is one of the worlds l
23、eading oil producers and it has about 15 percent of the worlds known petroleum reserves since the discovery of oil in 1938.Kuwaits rulers have turned the country into a prosperous welfare state. It has free primary and secondary education, free health care and social services, and the Kuwaitis do no
24、t have to pay any personal income tax for those services. The rate of literacy is high and constantly growing. The University of Kuwait was opened in 1966, but many of the Kuwaiti students still study in colleges and universities abroad, at state expense. Kuwait is an Arab country, and about 99 perc
25、ent of the people who live there are Moslems. But fewer than half of these Moslems are actually citizen of Kuwait. This is because there are many Moslem immigrants(移民) living and working there. The other 1 percent of the population, in other words the non-Moslems, are recent immigrants who were attr
26、acted by the opportunities to work for the oil companies. There are several thousand Europeans and Americans in Kuwait. Many of them are employed by the oil companies.31. Why is Kuwait so rich?A. Because It has fewer people than any other country in the worldB. Because its education is highly develo
27、pedC. Because there are many immigrants who have brought it science and technology.D Because it is rich in oil. 32. How many years after oil was discovered in Kuwait was the University of Kuwait opened?A. 28 years B.29 years C. 30 years. D. None of the above33. What fraction (分数)of the worlds known
28、petroleum reserves does Kuwait have?A.1/3 B.1/4 C.1/10 D. 3/2034. How many people are there in Kuwait who are non-Moslems?中考模拟考英语试卷 第 7 页 共 8 页A. 10,000 or so B.100,000 C. More than 20, 000 D. Less than 100, 000.35. Which of the following maps gives the right position of Kuwait?(Saudi Arabia=S Kuwai
29、t=K the Persian Gulf=P ) C Mainland Chinas trade surplus(盈余) - or the difference between the total value of goods exported from China and goods imported into China - increased for the second straight month. This suggests the recent recall of Chinese toys from the United States for safety reasons has
30、 not affected the long term demand for Chinese products.Exports last month climbed to US$114.48 billion, an increase that was larger than 16.1 percent rise in imports, which climbed to US$88.56 billion, the custom bureau said yesterday. That brought the total trade surplus for the first nine months
31、of this year to US$185.65 surpassing （超过）the US$177.5 billion for all of last year.The recovery in Chinas trading performance over the past three months has surprised some economists. “Earlier this year the picture didnt look so good“, said Bank of China official Li Hua. “The return of many Chinese
32、products from America due to safety issues had a negative impact （影响）on export levels. At the same time orders for new aeroplanes by Chinese airline companies boosted（提高） the import causing the lowest level of surplus in more 中考模拟考英语试卷 第 8 页 共 8 页than 3 years.But the decrease in exports to the USA t
33、hat followed the return of Chinese products was less than the increase in the demand for Chinese products from the European Union. European countries have bought 33.5% more Chinese goods in each of the past three months. Exports to Asia and Africa also increased, although by lesser amounts, over tha
34、t same period. Chinese exports to the USA have also started to recover.“The American toy company involved, Mattel, has admitted that most of the goods that they returned were due to design problem by the company, not because of poor manufacturing standards by the Chinese factories involved. As a res
35、ult China has not been required to carry the financial burden of this loss,” Mr. Li said.36. In which month did Chinese airline companies buy many new planes?A. January B. February C March D. April37. What was the total value of goods imported into China in September 2007?A US$88.56 billion B.US$114
36、.48 C.US$177.5. D.US$185.6538. Why were most of Chinese toys recalled from the United States earlier this year?A. They could not be sold because of low demandB. Because the toys were not well made by the factoriesC. Because the toys were not well designed by the toy company中考模拟考英语试卷 第 9 页 共 8 页D. Be
37、cause they were to be resold in Europe instead39. Which area has seen the greatest increase in demand for Chinese goods?A. America B. Asia C. Africa D. Europe40. By how much did the value of Chinese exports increase between August and September 2007?A. Less than16.1% B. More than 16.1% C. Exactly 33
38、.5% D. About 67%DWriter Caroline Knapp was 42 when she died, seven weeks after being diagnosed（诊断） with a seriousdisease in 2002. Shes best known for Drinking: A Love Story, her 1996 memoir about life. But she also wrote Pack of Two(1998) on why people, including herself, like their dogs so much. An
39、d it was dogs-not books-that connected Knapp with book critic Gail Caldwell, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for her reviews at The Boston Globe.Theirs is an old story: I had a friend and we shared everything, and then she died and so we shared that too, Caldwell writes in the opening sentence of L
40、ets Take the Long Way Home, a heartbreaker of a memoir.Caldwell, who was nine years older, writes of Knapp, “For years we had played the easy, daily catch. One ball, two gloves, equal joy in the throw and return. Now I was in the field without her: one glove, no game.”They first met at a party, but
41、became friends walking their dogs in Cambridge, Mass. They were close for less than ten years, but made up for lost time. “Finding Caroline was like placing a personal ad for an imaginary(假想的) friend, then having her show up at your door funnier and better than you had thought,” Caldwell writes.They
42、 both loved books. Each had stopped drinking at 33. But it was their passion(热情) for their dogs that builttheir common ground. On meeting Knapp, she writes, “I was more interested in her dog than her book sales. So was she.”With humor and sadness, the memoir celebrates relations between two strong-m
43、inded, single women. Caldwell is at her best not about herself but about Knapp and their dogs. I wonder the book will attract mostly women readers.“Men dont really understand womens friendships, do they?“ Caldwell once asked another friend. “Oh, no, “ the friend replied. “And we must never tell them
44、. “ But Caldwell does just that.中考模拟考英语试卷 第 10 页 共 8 页41. Why did Gail Caldwell get a Pulitzer prize in 2001?A. She wrote many books. B. She liked her dogs much.C. She did well at The Boston Globe. D. She was Caroline Knapps best friend.42. Which of the following was mainly about relations between d
45、ogs and people?A. Drinking: A Love Story. B. Pack of Two.C. Lets Take the Long Way Home. D. The Boston Globe.43. When did Caroline Knapp and Gail Caldwell become friends?A. When they met the first time. B .When they were at a part.C. When they walked their dogs. D. When they played games.44. The und
46、erlined sentence“ So was she.” in Paragraph 5 means_.A .Knapp liked Caldwells dog very muchB. Knapp didnt like Caldwells book salesC. Knapp preferred book sales to Caldwells dogD. Knapp was more interested in dogs than Caldwell45. After reading Lets Take the Long Way Home, men may _.A read Gail Cald
47、wells other books B. prefer to buy Gail Caldwells dogC. make friends with more women D understand womens friendships中考模拟考英语试卷 第 11 页 共 8 页第二节阅读填空（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满 分 5 分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项Long long ago, there was a man living in a village with his wife and two children. They had a hen. It laid
48、a golden egg every day. The man sold the golden egg and the family lived a rich and comfortable life._46_ he wanted to get all the golden eggs from his hen at a time. So, he thought hard every day about how to achieve it and he got a plan at last. _47_ He didnt want to tell his wife about the plan because he wanted to give her a big surprise. He was so excited about his great plan. _48_.The next day when the hen laid a golden egg, the man couldnt wait to take a knife and cut its body open. However, there was nothing but blood all around. There werent any eggs at all._
