沪教版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（二十四）A卷
姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________
一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)
1. （10分） Some people believe that classes, teachers and school buildings will no longer be necessary in the near future because of the Internet and other new technology. Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can't imagine how our society will be. In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new kind of school connected to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Technological companies should create learning programs for schools. Scientists could give talks through the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programs about things students are studying in school. Labs could set up websites to show new technology, so students could see it on the Internet.
Is this a dream? No. There have been many cities where this is beginning to happen. Here the whole city is connected to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office. Businesses provide programs for the schools and the society. The schools provide computer labs for people without their own computers at home. Because everyone can go on the Internet, older people use it as much as younger ones, and everyone can visit faraway libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones. How will this new thing of school change the usual way of learning? It is a little early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well; and we will learn something from the Internet.
（1）Who thinks that students won't have to go to school? A . Everyone. B . The writer. C . Some people D . The teachers.
（2）What does \ A . A school with many new computers. B . A school with many new students. C . A school with many new teachers. D . A school connected to the Internet. （3）What the writer thinks is that____________. A . schools are still necessary B . more schools should be built C . there should be fewer schools D . more computers are needed in schools
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（4）Why do people think learning can take place at home, at school, and in the office? A . Because whole city is connected to the Internet. B . Because everyone can go on the Internet. C . Because getting online is very easy
D . Because Scientists could give talks through the Internet. （5）What fact does the passage NOT provide? A . Technology will change our way of learning
B . If you are a student, you can set up websites to show new technology. C . The schools provide computer labs for those who have no personal computers
D . On the Internet, you can visit another city's libraries as easily as the people there. 2. （8分）阅读下列材料，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。 D
One year, a college in the United States announced that it would offer a lot of money for the pure white marigold(金盏花). The high reward attracted so many people, but in the nature, besides golden, the marigold is brown, and it is not easy to get the white one. So after they were excited for a time, many people had forgotten the announcement.
One normal day after 20 years, the college received a letter and 100 seeds of pure white marigold. It was an old woman of over 70 years old. Some experts in the college doubted it, but in order not to let her down, those seeds finally took root (根）in the earth. The miracle appeared after one year; the field was covered by pure white marigold.
Therefore, the old woman who was always unknown to the public became a new focus.
The old woman was a flower-lover. When she read the announcement 20 years ago, she got very excited like others. But her eight children were totally against her decision. After all, a woman who never knew the seed genetics(遗传学) couldn't complete what the experts could never do, so her thought was only a day dream.
Still, the old woman didn't change her mind and went on working. She planted some of the most common seeds and took good care of them. A year later, when the marigold came out, she chose one faintest(最暗淡的) from those golden and brown flowers and got the best seed. The next year, she again grew them and chose ...Day after day, year after year, through many seasons, the old woman's husband died, her children flew far, a lot of things happened in her life, but only the wish to grow the pure white marigold took root in her heart.
Finally, after 20 years on the day we all know, in the garden she saw a marigold, which was nearly white, but as white as silver or snow.
A problem even experts couldn't deal with was solved by an old woman who didn't understand genetics. Was it a miracle (奇迹）?
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To take root in the heart, even the most common seed, can grow into a miracle! （1）According to the passage, _____ marigold is unusual. A . white B . purple C . brown D . golden
（2）It can be learned from the passage that ______. A . the children didn't agree on their mother's decision B . the woman needed the great reward for her big family C . the experts also succeeded in growing the white marigold D . the woman took good care of the flowers instead of her family
（3）The woman successfully grew the white marigold at last because she______. A . was luckier than experts B . put her heart into flowers C . got support from her family D . studied the seed genetics well （4）The passage mainly talks about_______.
A . the difficulties of getting the white marigold B . the possibility of going beyond experts C . the unforgettable development of marigold D . the importance of holding on to dreams
3. （10分） When it was getting dark, a wolf was walking along the road. Then he was surprised to see his huge shadow(影子) under his feet.
“Wow, I didn't know I was so big!” The wolf was happy to know it.
As time went by, the sun was going down and his shadow grew bigger and bigger, so it looked like a giant.
“Oh, look at my shadow. I'm so big!” The wolf thought that he was as big as his shadow. “I'm huge and excellent. I don't need to be afraid of the lion.”
From then the wolf walked with his shoulders open. He thought of himself as the king of the forest. “Why should I fear the lion? Lion! Come out! Here is your match（对手）.”It made the lion very
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沪教版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷(二十四)A卷
