杭州市十三中教育集团２０２０中考文化考试二模
英语试卷
阅读理解 第一节
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The London Pass offers not only great value and convenience, but also enables you to beat the queues at selected attractions. There are also special offers such as discounts at restaurants and theaters, where the attraction is normally free to the public. The London Pass also gives you great offers such as a free guided tour. So whether you prefer museums or cinemas, galleries or ice skating or zoos, with the London Pass there really is something for everyone.
You can buy Adult or Child passes for 2, 3 or 6 days. See all ticket prices below and choose what you need. Description London Pass 2 days Adult-Item E-036 London Pass 3 days Adult-Item E-037 London Pass 6 days Adult-Item E-038 London Pass 2 days Child (5-15 years) London Pass 3 days Child (5-15 years) London Pass 6 days Child (5-15 years) For contacting us: Please call 1-888-254-0637
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VIP reservations: Contact a Customer Service representative at 1-866-270-2849.
NOTE: If your reservation is made prior to Jan 15th, 2013, email sales@previewhotels.com. 16. According to Paragraph 1, you know that visitors ________ . A. won’t be allowed to travel alone
B. can eat meals for free at some restaurants
C. will be fined unless they wait in line D. won’t have to pay for a guided tour
17. How much should Mr. King pay for the London Pass 2 days if he goes with his wife and 7-year-old son?
A．$174 B．$224 C．$236 D．$270 18. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Children under 5 need no London Pass.
B. 16-year-old can enjoy the London Pass 2 days Child. C. The London Pass doesn’t have discounts for adults.
D. Visitors can only contact them by making calls.
B
People say Lionel Messi is from another planet. Messi hit 91 goals during 2012. He has been awarded the Ballon d’Or(金球奖) for a fourth year running.
The 25-year-old Argentine soccer player is only 169cm. But playing was never hard for Messi who is nicknamed “the Flea(跳蚤)” for both his speed and size. As former Barcelona sticker 1 / 7
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Thierry puts it, he is “able to dribble(带球) past people like they are not there”.
Many have compared Messi to the great Maradona. They’re both small with unbelievably brilliant left feet that can control the ball as if it were a hand, that can beat people, that can score goals, that can change games.
Off the field, Messi is rarely seen in the city’s bars and discos and doesn’t seem to be taken in by super models. Messi has ever talked about his low-key(低调的) lifestyle. “I’ve always been this way, ever since I was young. I’ve always really just liked soccer, and I’ve always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day.”
Messi’s relationship with soccer is just like that of a child with a toy. It is a relationship that brings happiness.
19. How many times has Messi been awarded the Ballon d’Or? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 20. Why is Messi given the nicknamed “the Flea”? A. Because playing was very hard for him. B. Because he plays with his left feet. C. Because he is small and run fast.
D. Because he brings us happiness in the field.
21. Off the field, Messi is . A. interested in disco music B. often seen in the city’s bars C. buy with housework D. a well-behaved young man 22. When he was young, Messi was . A. hardworking B. naughty C. successful D. outgoing
C
America is a mobile society. Friendship between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us develop more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.
Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.
Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is not usual in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine（常规）. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.
For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home! 2 / 7
23. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.
D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.
24. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be______. A. warmly welcomed at the airport B. offered a ride to his home
C. treated hospitably at his home D. treated to dinner in a restaurant
25. The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______. A. strict with time B. serious with time C. careful with time D. willing to spend time
26. A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”. A. Friendships between Chinese B. Friendships between Americans
C. Americans’ hospitality
D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendship
D
Mobile phones are an important business tool for farmers in rural areas. But they also put a valuable educational tool in their hands.
The University of Illinois in the United States has a project called SAWBO—Scientific Animations Without Borders. It produces educational videos that can be downloaded to cell phones. The goal is to help people in developing countries improve their lives.
One video shows farmers how to make a natural insecticide from neem seeds（种子） to prevent insect damage to crops. The process starts with sorting and drying the neem fruits. Then let the fruit dry in the sun for about three or four days, until they become brown. Using a mortar(碾槌) and stick, the fruits are slightly pounded to remove the shells from the fruits without breaking the seed inside.
The videos use computer animation(动画). Some of the animated characters are a little funny looking-like a farmer with a long nose. But the subjects are serious, including a health video on preventing cholera(霍乱). Team member Francisco Seufferheld says the information in the videos is meant to be quickly understood. He says, “In two minutes, we can explain a complicated idea.”
The researchers tested the seven-minute video on seven mobile phones. They wanted to see if people would share the video using Bluetooth wireless technology. With Bluetooth, files can be passed to a nearby phone even if neither phone is connected to the Internet. As a result, in one month, the video had spread to one hundred eighteen people in fifty different villages. “This is just unbelievable effect,” said Francisco Seufferheld.
The team has made a few videos so far. These are available in a total of eighty languages, dialects and accents. Professor Barry Pittendrigh says there are plans for more videos later this year.
27. What is the text mainly about?
A. A best-selling mobile phone. 3 / 7
B. A valuable educational project for farmers.
C. United States support for developing countries D. A new type of scientist –farmer relationship.
28. The SAWBO program is introduced in order to ____. A. raise farmers’ standard of living
B. do some research on mobile phones C. develop farmers’ practical skills
D. help farmers prevent insect damage to corps
29. The biggest advantage of the program is that it______. A. includes health video on preventing cholera B. can be passed to farmers using Bluetooth technology
C. can be used to sort and dry the neem fruits D. is easy for farmers to understand
30. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word “pound” in the 3rd paragraph?
A. moved B. beaten C. picked D. cut
第二节 A. Skills
B. Role model
C. Self-confidence, mental health and well-being D. Identity and connection E. Time management
F. Work experience
Community activity is about doing something in our community because we want to or we feel we should rather than because we have to.
There are lots of ways to take civic(公共的) responsibility and be active in your community: Joining a local environmental or lean-up group, helping with a primary school play.
What can teenagers get from being involved? 31. By getting involved with community activities, teenagers can get a chance to work with positive adult role models besides their parents. Working with other adults encourages teenagers to see the world in different ways.
32. Young people are busy working out who they are and where they fit in the world. Being involved in the community activities can give your child a positive way of understanding who he is. As a result ,be might come to see himself as helpful or just a “good” person .Being involved in the community activities can also help create a sense of being connected to the community.
33. Community activities gives teenagers the chance to use the skills they already have. For example, your child could use the cooking skills he’s learned at home at a community kitchen. This kind of experience gives him the chance to see how many skills he has and how valuable they can be. Voluntary work and community activities are great opportunities to develop skills to get a job.
34. Being able to balance free time, work and study is very important to kid’s future life. Being part of a community activity could help your children to get more organized and start to 4 / 7
manage their own time.
35. Finding a community activity can develop teenagers’ self-confidence. Your child can learn to deal with challenges, communicate with different types of people. This is good for teenager’s self-esteem(自尊).
It can be very positive for young people to have something that gets them involved, where others expect them to turn up and take part, and where they’re supported to achieve something as part of a group.
第三部分 英语知识运用 第一节：完形填空
My friend Heather mentioned that she had never seen an Angel. Then I remember the 36 I had with my sister Sandra earlier this week.
This will be Sandra’s first Christmas without her husband. This summer he died in her arms. On Thursday, she was in the store 37 for an ideal card for her two sons and daughter. Time passed by quickly as she 38 the many choices. She wanted a card that sent something special to each of them, 39 she knew they would have a(n) 40 place in their heart this holiday season.
Finally! She found the one that she needed. The words on it expressed the feelings that she wished to share. However, a sharp pain pierced her heart when she realized that the card was 41 “mom and dad.” She stood there, holding it close for a long time, unable to move from the spot. Tears began to run down her cheeks.
“Is there something I can do for you?” a 42 voice asked. She 43 to face a stranger, a woman, who was looking at her with 44 and concern. “Uh…oh...OH!” Sandra responded, “I can’t give this card to my children because…because my husband died and this is the 45 card.”
Hearing this, the stranger’s face softened with sympathy(同情) and love. She reached out and 46 my sister into her arms. She quietly held my sister until her calmness 47 . “Thank you for listening to me cry on,” was what my sister said when all was better. “You are welcome, and I am so sorry for your 48 .” the stranger answered and said goodbye to her.
During her telling of this event I was feeling angry that I hadn’t been there. My sister needed me and a stranger had to do my 49 . “You know,” she went on, “a friend suggested that it was like meeting with an Angel.” My 50 disappeared immediately. My sister required an Angel, and I think that is exactly what she got.
36. A. conversation B. difficulty C. accident D. quarrel 37. A. paying B. caring C. calling D. looking 38. A. left B. offered C. read D. discovered 39. A. although B. as C. when D. if
40. A. other B. empty C. safe D. different 41. A. for B. to C. from D. by 42. A. firm B. proud C. cold D. soft 43. A. walked B. turned C. decided D. woke 44. A. question B. shock C. regret D. upset 45. A. harmful B. special C. wrong D. right 46. A. pulled B. caught C. sent D. protected 5 / 7
2020年人教部编版杭州市上城区中考英语模拟试题及答案(二)
