《附21套中考模拟卷》合肥市瑶海区2019-2020学年中考英语模拟试卷含解析

5．Where is the material probably from? A．A piece of news C．An advertisement

B．A storybook D．A letter

B

14、Like many people, I have no clear idea about heroes. At some point, we all wonder if we need a hero and what a hero really is.

Although there are a lot of differences in cultures, heroes around the world generally share a number of characteristics (特点) which give us courage and make us want to learn from them.

A hero does something worth talking about. A hero has a special story to tell and people think highly of it. But a hero is not just the person with great fame (声誉) .

A hero has powers (力量) larger than himself. Some people want to live like a hero, and they have to experience life with new and further meaning. A sure test for would-be heroes is what or whom they serve. What do they want to live and die for? If the answer suggests they serve only their own fame, they may be famous persons but not heroes.

A hero has a vision from the mountaintop. He has the power to move people. He creates new possibilities. Without Gandhi, India might still be part of Britain. Without Martin Luther King, Jr., Americans might take different buses, eat in different restaurants, go for walks in different parks, and shop in different stores because of the different colors of their skin.

There might be changes in society without a hero, but the speed of change would be rather slow. Thanks to heroes in history, they make the society develop so rapidly.

1．According to this passage, a hero is a person who always . A．gives us courage C．shares great fame

B．thinks highly of others D．stands on the mountaintop

2．If you want to live like a hero, you should . A．experience a new and meaningful life

B．listen to something worth talking about

C．serve your own fame and try to be famous D．know where and how you want to live 3．The underlined word “vision” in the passage means “ ”. A．风景

B．想象

C．远见

D．形象

4．Black people in America used to before Martin Luther King, Jr. A．shop at the white’s stores C．take walks in the white’s parks 5．What can we learn from the passage?

A．We don’t need heroes anymore at some point now. B．Heroes are all the same though different in cultures.

B．take buses with the white

D．eat in restaurants without the white

C．People get power from heroes to move to a new place. D．Our society has developed faster because of heroes in history.

C

15、 Everyone likes living in a clean and comfortable environment．If the environment is bad，it will affect(影响)our bodies，and make us not feel well．Sometimes we may be terribly ill．At mat time we don’t want to work，and we have to stay in bed and rest at home．So the environment is very important to us．

It’s germs(微生物)that makes us ill．There are germs everywhere．They are very small and you can't find them with your own eyes．but you can see them with a microscope(显微镜)．They are very small and there may be hundreds of them on a very small thing，Germs can always be found in the dirty water．When we look at dirty water under the microscope．we shall see them in it．Germs can also be found in air and dust．If you cut your finger,some of the dust from the floor may go into it，and you will have much pain in it．Sometimes me germs will go into all of your body，and you will have pain everywhere．

To keep us healthy，we should try to our best to make our environment become cleaner and tidier．This needs us to act together．

1．The writer tell us that ． A．germs can’t live in the water

B．we should rest at home if the environment is bad C．we feel well when the environment is good D．germs like comfortable environment 2．Germs are ．

A．very small things that you can't see with your eyes B．just living in a clean and comfortable environment C．either big or small depending on where they are D．clean when they are found in clean water 3．Germs can be found in ． A．dirty water

B．air

C．dust

D．A，B and C

4．From the passage we know that ． A．Environment doesn’t affect our life B．germs may make us ill

C．we don’t need to improve our environment D．if the environment is better,germs will be more

D

16、Time zone:

Eastern Standard Time(EST): GMT+ 10 hours. There is no daylight saving time in Queensland. Legal drinking age:

18 years and older. Always keep your ID with you to prove your age. Alcohol (酒) shops & hotels are the only places where alcohol can be bought. Dangers:

Dial 000 from a fixed line or 112 from a mobile phone. Police, ambulance, fire. Electricity:

240/250 volts AC 50Hz Universal outlets for 110 volts (shavers only) standard in hotels, apartments, motels. Telephones:

Australian international code is 61. Road rules:

Left hand side driving. There is a 50kmh speed limit in most living areas and on open highways100-110kmh. Seat belts must be worn all the time. If you want to hire a car, take along your driver's license. No smoking:

Indoors: Indoor areas are no smoking.

Poker Machines: Poker machine areas are no smoking.

Outdoors: Non-enclosed eating and drinking areas are no smoking. Swimming Safety:

ALWAYS SWIM BETWEEN THE RED AND YELLOW FLAGS and pay attention to the life guards' advice. Gold Coast beaches are guarded by skilled life guards and volunteers at weekends. 1．The above information is most probably taken from a (an) _____. A．science magazine C．travel guidebook

B．education newspaper D．horror novel

2．We can learn from the above information that in Queensland _____. A．smoking is not allowed in lots of places B．people can buy alcohol anywhere with ID

C．people can swim beyond the red and yellow flags D．when a building is on fire, dial 112 from a fixed line 3．If Mr Black is having a holiday in Queensland, he can _____. A．drive on the right hand side B．hire a car with his driver's license C．drive at the speed of 120kmh on highways D．drive his car without wearing the seat belt

E

17、

Shadow puppet play(皮影戏), also called “shadow

play”, is a traditional Chinese art of storytelling. Dramas were played out in screen or walls for thousands of years to entertain(娱乐) and instruct. It was very popular in many parts of China during the Tang (618—907) and Song periods. Shadow puppets are made of hard leather(皮革). The leather is cut out in the shape of a person, an animal or an

object. Each puppet is painted in bright colors and put on a stick. Different colors are used to show good and bad of persons in the drama. Some puppets have movable arms and legs . They’re reflected(反射，映出) on the white screen through the light.

During a shadow puppet play, the players stand behind a white screen with lights behind it The audience sit in front of the screen. The players hold the puppets very close to the screen so the audience can see the puppets' shadows clearly. Then they move the puppets around and do the voices of the different roles.

Now with TV and films, shadow puppet plays are not as popular as before. But the basic principle(愿望) and ways of shadow performance played an important leading role in the invention of the modern movie and the development of the movies and cartoons. Nowadays, the Chinese shadow puppet plays have been collected by the museums of many countries in the world. It is the treasure in the world culture and art family. 1．Shadow puppet play was very popular _______.

A．through the Tang and Song periods C．after the Tang and Song periods

B．before the Tang and Song periods D．between the year 907 and the year 960

2．_______ do the voices of the different roles. A．The puppets

B．The inventors

C．The players

D．The screen

3．The underlined word “audience” might mean _______ in the passage. A．艺人

B．观众

C．木偶

D．皮影

4．According to the passage, which of the following in NOT true? A．Shadow play is an art of storytelling to entertain and instruct B．The colors of each shadow puppet don’t have any meaning C．Shadow play is important for the development of cartoons D．Shadow play is regarded as the development in the world culture 5．The best title for the passage may be _______. A．The Making of Shadow Puppets C．How to Put on a Shadow Play

B．History of Chinese Shadow Play

D．Shadow Play --- A Traditional Chinese Art

F

18、 Steve Jobs, who was as famous as Bill Gates in the world, was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of the computer company , “Apple”. He was also one of the greatest giants of the information age. The following are some of his greatest achievements.

Apple II The iMac Jobs and Steve Wozniak Under Jobs’ leadership. founded Apple Computers Inc. in 1976. A year Apple introduce the all-in-one iMac computer in 1998. Later the Apple II was invented. This The iMac became the first machine, which offered only production(产品) was the world’s first a CD-ROM slot. mass-market personal computer.