上海版2020年中考英语模拟试卷（十五）C卷

上海版2020年中考英语模拟试卷（十五）C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共5题；共35分)1. （8分）阅读理解THREE CENTURIES OF HOAXES(骗局;恶作剧)!A THINKING MACHINEIn 1769, long before computers were invented, a man from Hungary(匈牙利)built a wonderful machine that could play chess very well. It made people all over Europe happy and beat nearly everyone it played against .including famous people like French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, and scientist and inventor Yenjamin Franklin. For years, many people believed that it was truly a thinking machine. There were people who said it was a hoax, but could not prove it or explain how it worked. About 85 years later, the secret was finally found. There was a man hiding inside the machine all the time. who was very good at playing chess!ZOO ESCAPE(逃脱)On November 9, 1874, New York newspaper, The Herald, ran a terrible story on its front page. It said that all the animals in the Central Park Zoo had escaped and were running around the city. It said the police were working to save people, but 27 people had already been killed, and 200 people hurt. It warned everyone to stay at home to avoid the danger. Many people in New York were terrified, and did as the paper said. If only they had read the final words of the article, which said; Not one word of it is true. Not a single act described has taken place. It was just a hoax. The story was made up by Thomas Connery, aneditor at The Herald, who wanted to draw attention to the poor condition of cages in the zoo.ROSIE THE RUNNERThe first woman to cross the finishing line of the 1980 Boston Marathon(马拉松)was 23-year-old Rosie Ruiz. However, as she climbed the stairs to receive her prize, people started to become suspicious(怀疑的).She didnt seem to be tired at all. Furthermore, none of the other runners remembered seeing her, and her picture never appeared in photos or TV broadcasts of the race. Later, several people said that they had seen her join the race only at the end. It turned out she had run only half a mile(about 805 meters) and taken the train for the rest of the race! Her prize was taken away, of course.（1）Which of the following is mentioned in the passage? A . The thinking machine used a computer to win games.B . 200 people were killed by zoo animals in 1874.C . Rosie Ruiz wasnt tired at the finishing line.D . Rosie Ruiz didnt appear in TV broadcasts of the race.（2）What is true about all the hoaxes in the passage? A . They made people scared.B . They fooled a lot of people.C . They made people suspicious.D . They made people happy.（3）The title of the passage shows us that the writer thinks that hoaxes . A . are not newB . are easily avoidedC . are always interestingD . are usually unbelievable2. （6分） Do you know the girl in a hat with flowers on it? Her name is Yingzi. She is a nice Japanese girl, my new friend. She is in our class, studying Chinese.I like Yingzi. I dont know Japanese, and Yingzi doesnt know Chinese. We know some English. We are the same age. And we have the same interests(兴趣). We like to sing Chinese, Japanese and English songs. I help her to ride a bike and fly a kite. She helps me to swim and jump. We like playing football, but we cant play at school because the playground is small.Yingzi and the other girls in our class will go to the swimming pool on Monday, and I want to go with them.（1）Yingzi _.A . is from EnglandB . comes from ChinaC . is from AmericaD . comes from Japan（2）The Japanese girl doesnt know _.A . ChineseB . EnglishC . JapaneseD . France（3）Yingzi and the other girls want _on Monday.A . to play gamesB . to play footballC . to go swimmingD . to fly kites3. （6分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。Each year, we celebrate many holidays here in America.On January 1, we welcome the coming of a new year like many people in other countries. And we have another, four holidays on the first day of a month: April Fools Day, May Day, Friendship Day ( Aug.1 ) and Grandparents Day ( Sept.1).The most important holiday for the young people comes in February. It is Valentines Day. Lots of boys give red roses to girls as a present.People celebrate some holidays for their family members. We say thanks to our mothers in May and celebrate Fathers Day in the following month. In November many people return home for Thanksgiving Day, so the whole family can stay together.There are also some interesting holidays for children. For example, Halloween comes at the end of October. Children often play with pumpkin lanterns (南瓜灯) and put on all kinds of masks (面具).Of course, the most important festival is Christmas. After a year of work and study, people can enjoy a long holiday, eat big meals, and visit family and friends.（1）How many holidays are there on the first day of a month in America?A . Four.B . Five.C . Seven.D . Ten.（2）What is the most important holiday for the young people in America?A . Thanksgiving Day.B . Christmas Day.C . Valentine s Day.D . New Years Day.（3）From the reading, we know that Fathers Day comes _.A . in MayB . in AprilC . in JuneD . in July（4）Halloween is one of the interesting holidays for _.A . childrenB . mothersC . girlsD . students（5）Many people return home in November because they want to _.A . enjoy a long holidayB . visit their friendsC . eat big mealsD . spend Thanksgiving Day4. （10分）阅读理解 Australia is the largest island in the world. It is a little smaller than China. It is in the south of the earth. Australia is big, but its population is small. The population of Australia is nearly as large as that of Shanghai.Enough laws（法律） have been made to fight against pollution. The cities in Australia have got little air or water pollution. The sky is blue and the water is clean. You can clearly see fish swimming in the rivers. Plants grow very well.Last month we visited Perth, the biggest city in western Australia and went to a wild flowers exhibition.There we saw a large number of wild flowers we had never seen before. We had a wonderful time. Perth is famous for its beautiful wild flowers. In spring every year, Perth has the wild flowers exhibition. After visiting Perth, we spent a day in the countryside. We sat down and had a rest near a path at the foot of a hill. It was quiet and we enjoyed ourselves. Suddenly we heard bells ringing at the top of the hill. What we saw made us pick up all our things and run back to the car as quickly as we could. There were about three hundred sheep coming towards us down the path.Australia is famous for its sheep and kangaroos. After a short drive from any town, you will find yourself in the middle of white sheep.（1）Australia is . A . the largest country in the worldB . larger than ChinaC . as large as ShanghaiD . not so large as China（2）In Perth, you may visit a wild flowers exhibition in . A . OctoberB . JanuaryC . MayD . July（3）Which of the following sentences is TRUE? A . All the big cities in Australia are seriously polluted.B . Australia is famous for its sheep, kangaroos and large population.C . We ran back to the car because we were in the middle of the white sheep.D . If you go to the countryside in Australia, you will see a large number of white sheep.5. （5分）补全对话, 其中有两个多余选项。A: Hi, Betty. What are you going to do?B: Hi, Lingling! _A: Oh, Ive just come from there.B. _A: Yes. There will be an English speaking competition next Friday.B: _A: Life in the Future.B: Thats a good topic. _A: Yes, Id like to. I think I can practise my spoken English. What about you?B: Oh, you know, I am shy. I am afraid I cant speak in public.A: _If you keep on practising, you will be successful.B: I will think about it. Thank you very much.A. Dont worry.B. I am going to look at the board.C. I entered a photo competition.D. Is there anything new?E. Would you like to take part in it?F. What do you want to do?G. What is the topic?二、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）I _(buy) a lovely dog yesterday.三、 完型填空 (共1题；共15分)7. （15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。Mr. Brown, a teacher in a primary school, often fell asleep in class, but he didnt want his1to know and do that. One day he again fell asleep2.When he woke up, one of the3, Tom, asked him, “Why did you fall asleep in class just now, dear sir?”Mr. Browns face turned4. “IIThe Sungod (太阳神) asked me to visit him in my dream.” he said.Tom wanted to say something,5he said nothing. The next day, Tom also6in class. When the teacher saw him, he7Tom up and asked him, “Why did you fall asleep in class and not8me, Tom?”Tom answered with a smile on his9,“The Sungod asked me to visit him, too. ” The teacher became10when he heard this and asked, “What did he say to you, then?” “He told me he didnt see you yesterday.” Tom said.（1）A . teachers B . students C . parents D . workers （2）A . at table B . in class C . in hospital D . in bed （3）A . boys B . girls C . men D . women （4）A . black B . red C . yellow D . green （5）A . but B . and C . or D . so （6）A . went to bed B . got up C . fell asleep D . went to work （7）A . woke B . put C . made D . gave （8）A . hear from B . hear of C . listen to D . look at （9）A . head B . nose C . face D . ear （10）A . angry B . happy C . sad D . pleased 四、 根据下列句子及所给的首字母, 在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正 (共10题；共10分)8. （1分）将下列单词或短语填入空格，每个单词或短语只能填一次。 A. Another B. show C. several D. activity E. onlyPeople who have _close friends often live happier and healthier lives. _secret to living a happy life is to be active, and have hobbies by which you can forget your problems and time. Many people experience this by dancing, or playing a sport, such as swimming. You can forget about your problems, and only think about the _. Finally, many people find happiness in helping others. Studies _that people feel good when they spend their time helping others. If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone. You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for all elder persons, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes. 9. （1分）根据短文内容从方框中选择恰当的单词填空，使短文完整、通顺，有的需要变换形式。 (短文由Unit 2的课文改写而来)good，bad，meat，remember，healthyWhats_food and drink for children?A lot of ice creamhamburgers and cola and too much_and sugarThey are_for childrenWhats healthy food and drink for children?Carrots，eggs，sweet potatoes，milk，cheese，fish and chicken soup are_for childrenSo_to eat well and stay healthy10. （1分）根据语境从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，有的需要变换形式keep clear of, jump out of, have no idea, in short, falling rock（1）There are some_in the middle of the road. （2）_， my sister is interested in all kinds of movies. （3）When the man saw the police, he_the bus and ran away. （4）Ask the students_the fiver. Its dangerous. （5）Where is the supermarket?Sorry, I_11. （1分）根据句意从方框中选择合适的动词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺。 have do chat fly not be（1）My cousin Helen with her parents _ kites at weekends. （2）Is it time for them _ morning exercises?. （3）What great fun Millie had _ with each other yesterday! （4）My uncle _ at home now. He is at work. （5）Look! Lily _ a beautiful flower in her hand. 12. （1分）Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each one can only be used once. A. Retired B. in fact C. charity D. messages E. arguedOne million copies of the seven comic strips describing Mandelas(曼德拉)life were published in South Africa. That was a part of events celebrating his 87th birthday on July 18. South Africas first black president Nelson Mandela became a comic strip hero at once. This project aims at encouraging young people to read, his_foundation(基金会)saidWe express the_and the values of Mr Mandela through comics, added John Samuel, chief executive(决策者)of the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Comics are a very useful way of bringing young people into reading, Comics_are a very powerful way to introduce literature(文学), various aspects of reading to young people. And this is our purpose here. he told a news conference. Some people_that Mr Mandela should not be a comic figure, It would take a lot more than comics to demean his stature(贬低他的声望), said Samuel.13. （1分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词跟用一次。每空只填一个单词。） university happy he will good with accept make work oldEducation helps to change his fate(命运)17-year-old Cui Qingtao lives with his family in a village of Yunnan. He is the familys _son. With a brother in a high school and a sister in Fourth Grade, Cui graduated from a high school this summer. To help his poor family _money. He worked on a construction site(工地)_his parents. On July 22,when he was working, Cui got the admission letter(录取通知书)from Peking University. He was _by the famous University. When the mailman arrived, Cui was too busy_to notice that there was a letter for him. Peking University is one of the top _in China. Cui Qingtao made his parents very _. His father cant read. When his mother read the admission letter to his father, a big smile broke out on _face. My son, you are amazing!Cui got 669 points in this years gaokao. Cui said he _come back after graduation and try his best to bring prosperity(繁荣)to his village. Getting an education is not only a way to change ones fate, but its the _way for people like me Cui said.14. （1分）选词填空I be he one you（1）Whats _ name?My name is Li Lei .（2）Nice to meet you. _ name is Lucy. （3）My name is Jim Green. Jim is my _ name. （4）Her last name _ Brown. （5）_ name is Tom. 15. （1分）baby car enoughleaveanythinguspoor rich remember surprised took wheneverOne a snowy evening, a rich lady was standing by the road. She was very worried. Her_had broken down. Just then a poor man named Robert came. He was on his way back home from work as usual.The lady thought, “Is the man going to help me? He looks very cold and hungry. ”But to her _, he stopped and said with a smile, “Whats wrong, madam?” The lady told him what was happening.After forty minutes, the car was at last fixed by Robert. The lady wanted to pay him.“No, thats _, madam.” he said, “I was just helping someone in need. If you really want to pay me back, I hope you _see someone in trouble, please give him a hand.” A few minutes later, the lady saw a shabby house by the road. She_Roberts words, so she stopped. The hostess warmly asked her in. The lady could see that was a _family and they needed help. When the hostess was making tea in the kitchen, the lady _500 dollars on the table and went away quietly. Robert came home later than before, thinking how hard their life was. Their _was to be born the next month but there wasnt _money. His wife went up to him, gave him a kiss and said softly, “Dont worry, dear! Everythings going to be all right. A stranger has helped us out. ”Lets always be ready to help others because helping others is helping_.16. （1分）用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次（每空一词）。Join newspaper four nine teach（1）There are _students in our class, twenty girls and twenty boys.（2）Simon will be back on Sunday, the _of July. （3）Do you want to _the club？ （4）We can read _to learn about the outside world. （5）Miss Yang_ math in our school. She is good with kids.17. （1分）选用方框内所给词的适当形式填空。每个词只能用一次。country her eleven love introduction（1）Pandas are so _that they are popular with many people.（2）Pandas are so _that they are popular with many people.（3）Mr. Wangs home is on the _floor of this building.（4）Mr. Wangs home is on the _floor of this building.（5）China is one of the biggest _in the world.（6）China is one of the biggest _in the world.（7）Welcome to our city! Let me _some places of interest to you.（8）Welcome to our city! Let me _some places of interest to you.（9）Is this new watch Anns? Yes, its _.（10）Is this new watch Anns? Yes, its _.五、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)18. （5分）看图写句子。根据图示和所给的词，各写一个完整的句子，（每幅图限写一句话，必须用上所给的词）school,by supermarket, see,on mobile phone, why, notYesterday useful1._2._3._4._5._第 20 页 共 20 页参考答案一、 阅读理解 (共5题；共35分)1-1、1-2、答案：略1-3、2-1、2-2、2-3、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、5-1、二、 选词填空 (共1题；共10分)6-1、三、 完型填空 (共1题；共15分)7-1、四、 根据下列句子及所给的首字母, 在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正 (共10题；共10分)8-1、9-1、10-1、10-2、10-3、10-4、10-5、11-1、11-2、11-3、11-4、11-5、12-1、13-1、14-1、14-2、14-3、14-4、14-5、15-1、16-1、16-2、16-3、16-4、16-5、17-1、17-2、17-3、17-4、17-5、17-6、17-7、17-8、17-9、17-10、五、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)18-1、