沪教版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（三十七）A卷
姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________
一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共34分)
1. （8分）When he was 16, his father seriously said to him, “I’ll give you whatever you want before you are 18. But after that, I won’t care much about you, and you should give me whatever I want.” When his 18th birthday was coming, the young man began thinking about looking for a job. So he sent resumes(简历) to many companies he liked on the Internet. But, most got no reply, he said, “Maybe they were surprised about my primary school education.”
By chance, one of his friends was looking for someone, who could work as an egg porter(搬运工) in the supermarket, for 0.5 Yuan a box. Facing lots of difficulties in getting a job, he said, “I’ll take this job. At least I can make some money for my petrol(汽油).” Then every day, he drove his car, his 18th birthday gift, to work in the supermarket. He did that for three months.
Later, he heard that a newspaper was looking for a network technician(网络技术员), so he asked for it. But they were also worried about his school education. He practiced his skill right in front of the computer, and showed the managers web pages he had designed. He started to work the next day, and became the director of network department in less than a year.
And now, the 23-year-old man is a boss. In January 2005, he started a magazine for children, with himself as the editor in chief（主编）. And the only writer was his father.
（1）It was difficult for the young man to get a job because _______. A . he was only 18 years old
B . his father cared too much about him. C . he had an expensive car
D . he didn’t have enough school education （2）What did the 18th birthday mean to the young man? A . He could get a car as a gift.
B . He had to make a living all by himself. C . He had to leave his parents. D . He had to work in a supermarket. （3）The young man’s father might be_______. A . a well-know and rich writer B . a computer programmer C . a very old and kind man D . a manager of a big company
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（4）The magazine the young man started was perhaps______. A . about network technicians B . about working for newspapers C . made of many funny stories D . sold only in supermarkets
2. （10分）根据材料内容，选择正确答案。
A few minutes ago, walking back from lunch, I started to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. As I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning, too. The sound of a coin dropping on the ground is an attention-getter. Whatever the coin is, no one ignores(忽视) the sound of it. It got me thinking about sounds again.
We are circled by so many sounds that attract the most attention. People in New York City seldom turn to look when a police car comes ringing along the street.
When I'm in New York, I'm a New Yorker. I don't turn either.
At home in my little town in Connecticut(康涅狄格州), it's different. The distant ringing of a police car brings me to my feet if I'm in bed.
It's the quietest sounds that the most effect on us, not the loudest. In the middle of the night, I can hear a dripping tap a hundred yards away though three closed doors. How come I never hear the sounds in the daytime?
I'm quite clear in my mind what the good sounds are and what the bad sounds are.
I've turned against whistling(吹口哨), for instance. I used to think of it as the mark of a happy worker. But lately, I've been connecting the whistler with a nervous person making noise.
The tapping(轻敲) of my typewriter as the keys hit the paper is a lovely sound tome. I often like the sound of what l write better than the looks of it. But whatever sounds there will be, and whether we love them or not, we can't break away from them in our life.
（1）The sound of a coin dropping makes people . A . think of getting rich B . look at each other C . pay attention to it D . stop crossing the street
（2）People in New York .
A . don't pay attention to the ringing of a police Car B . sleep early at night
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C . are attracted by sounds D . don't hear loud noises
（3）The writer doesn't like whistling because . A . he is tired of it B . he used to be happier
C . it lets him think of a nervous man making noises D . he doesn't like workers （4）The writer . A . sleeps next to the window
B . comes from a small town in Connecticut C . is interested in the ringing of a police car D . 1ikes to try find dropped coins
（5）How does the writer feel about sounds in general? A . They make him feel at home. B . He thinks they should be ignored. C . He doesn't like any sound.
D . He believes they are part of our life.
3. （8分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。
Scientists have always believed that snails are not able to find their way home. But Briton Ruth Brooks, a retired teacher, has found that it is not true.
Brooks began an experiment on snails after she got mad with the snails in her garden.
The snails had eaten her vegetables. She didn't want to kill them, so she took them to another place. But she found they always seemed to come back.
Brooks did an experiment. She marked the snails in her garden with nail polish(指甲油). She placed the snails in the area around her home and made notes of their movements.
She found that snails have a strong homing instinct (本能); the longest returning snail traveled back 90 meters. Brooks has been named Britain's best amateur (业余的) scientist after her work won the BBC Radio 4 project, So You Want To Be A Scientist.
She said, \I move them, and if they do, what is their homing distance?
\证据) that it would be safe to take your snails away beyond 100m
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or even further. If you put them somewhere nice with some food, you can be almost certain that they won't come back.\
（1）Why did Brooks take the snails to another place? A . She wanted to kill them there. B . She wanted to know about their growth. C . She is retired and has a lot of free time. D . The snails ate her vegetables.
（2）She marked the snails to find out _____. A . which one ate her vegetables B . whether they could come back C . which one is the strongest
D . how many snails there were in her garden
（3）According to Brooks, which of the following is TRUE? A . Snails are good at finding their way home. B . The snails only eat vegetables.
C . It's impossible to stop snails from coming home. D . Snails can travel anywhere and come back.
（4）What might Brooks' advice be for keeping snails away? A . You'd better kill them. B . Take them to scientists. C . Mark them with nail polish.
D . Move them to a nice place with food.
4. （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。 (B)
Barry is a middle-aged man who is going through a very difficult time in his life. His wife died a few days ago. Barry was so say that he even closed his company.
Barry sat around all day. His friends and family tried to encourage him to start doing new things and enjoy life, but they couldn't. One day, Barry's neighbor, a very old woman named Gertrude, saw him from her yard. She asked him to come closer and said, \篱笆). I only built it two years ago, but it is falling apart. You are free now. would you like to fix it for me?\was angry. She knew the situation he was in. he was the one who agreed. When he finished, she was very
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thankful. Barry smiled for the first time in months.
\for more help. But because he respected(尊重)her so much, he agreed.
Over the next few weeks, Gertrude kept giving Barry jobs, he repaired her door and even made some wooden furniture(家具) for her. All the neighbors passed and told Barry what a beautiful job he had done. Barry no longer felt that life was hopeless. He felt happy with his work. He thanked Gertrude. He realized that she was really wise. She knew that sadness could be eased by simply getting busy with something.
（1）Barry smiled for the first time because he ________. A . closed his company B . stayed at home all day C . fixed the fence for the woman D . got other people's help
（2）Gertrude made Barry do something so that he could ________. A . be used to his new job B . make more money
C . become her good neighbor D . get away from sadness early
（3）We can infer(推断) from the passage that Barry ________. A . loved his wife very much B . had a serious illness C . had a very hard life D . got married with Gertrude
（4）The passage is mainly about __________. A . the way to go through a different time B . the cause of changing a new job C . some advice on finding a new job
D . the idea of helping others with housework
二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)
5. （10分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart. She must have been 6 years old. It was raining
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沪教版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷(三十七)A卷
