沪教版2020年中考英语一模试卷C卷

沪教版2020年中考英语一模试卷C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共2题；共12分)1. （6分）完形填空When my daughter, Sophie, was admitted to a college we were very happy, but a little worried about becoming empty nesters(空巢老人). I knew I had to do something, starting with the summer before she was away from home.Sophie had a pack of colourful blouses. I knew she wouldnt wear them anymore, so I decided to make a quilt(被子) out of them. I tried to work on the quilt when Sophie 1 which turned out to be often. She was very busy with her friends. Even when she was at home, her door was shut more than usual. This made me feel a bit hurt.2we didnt have much time together before she went to college.When we arrived at the college, a wave of emotion flooded me. Sophie saw it in my face. She took a beautiful 3from her bag. “I made this for you, Mom,” she said. Then I knew why she had been staying behind a 4door that summer. It was an album of photographs recording the life of our family over the last 17 years.I broke into tears. Some of it was sadness at having to let her go, but some of it was 5I knew that our connection was more 6than ever as we would always be connected by the strongest link, the love that went into every stitch(针脚) of her quilt and every photo in my album.In Sophies dormitory room I unfolded the quilt on her bed. For a moment she was speechless. Then she threw her arms around me. “Mom, I love you,” she said. One of her new friends was calling her outside. Sophie turned, and I let her go.（1）A . felt tired B . went out C . had time D . fell asleep （2）A . By the way B . Whats more C . For example D . After all （3）A . model B . dress C . book D . card （4）A . heavy B . broken C . closed D . narrow （5）A . joy B . surprise C . desire D . fear （6）A . important B . powerful C . serious D . difficult 2. （6分）选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文Former Presidents (前任总统) in the United States continue to receive special government services and money after their presidential term (总统 任期) ends. Each former president receives retirement pay, money to pay travelling expenses and money to pay the people who continue to work for them. They also get security 1for the rest of their lives.Some former presidents seem to have 2from public life. But others continue to make contributions (做贡献) to the society.Former President Jimmy Carter is well known for his earnest devotion (热诚的奉献) since he left office. He helps build homes for poor Americans and helps settle international disagreement. And he has written several books. Many people have called Carter an example of a successful former president. Some experts note that public approval (公众的赞许) of Carter increased several years after his defeat in the presidential election (总统大选) of 1980.3the opposite happened to former president Ronald Reagan. His popularity fell after he left office. Many people criticized him for4an offer from a wealthy Japanese publisher to visit Japan. There he was paid about two million dollars just to make a few appearances. In 1994, Reagan began to suffering from Alzheimers disease (老年痴呆症) and died ten years later.Former President George Bush has made few 5appearances since leaving office. Recently, however, he and former President Bill Clinton have traveled together to places in need of aid following natural disasters.Bill Clinton is one of the most active former presidents. He makes speeches around the world. He wrote a best-selling book about his life. And he has set up a foundation that offers various 6to people in need, including providing low cost medicines for people with AIDS around the world.（1）A . assistance B . warning C . defence D . protection （2）A . disappeared B . kept C . avoided D . stayed （3）A . Then B . Just C . How D . Very （4）A . receiving B . accepting C . getting D . taking （5）A . personal B . secret C . private D . public （6）A . suggestions B . plans C . supports D . programs 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共48分)3. （20分）Tony: These days, the word “clone” has appeared very often in the newspapers. Do you know its meaning?Lana: I read a report. It said that Dr. Ian Wilmut successfully cloned a lamb* named Dolly from a grown-up sheep. So people call him the “father” of Dolly.Tony: In fact, the word “clone” means to produce the “same” animal by taking cells* from agrown-up one. I think, if we know how to do cloning, we need only to keep a small numberof sheep, cows or horses.Lana: Whats more, these days some people even want to clone humans. They have asked: Can weclone ourselves?Tony: It seems interesting. But do you think it possible to do that?Lana: No, impossible! First, I think we cannot clone a dead person, because the cells in his body are dead already.Tony: Then can we clone a living person?Lana: Again no! You might clone yourself one after another, but it is only a copy, not a real you. It is only something, not a “human”.Tony: Well, you mean that it is not a real human.Lana: True enough! I think Dr. Wilmut would most like to make better animals, and it has nothing to do with human cloning.（1）The word “clone” means_.A . 复制B . 克隆C . 抄袭D . 制造（2）The word “clone” means_.A . 复制B . 克隆C . 抄袭D . 制造（3）Dolly was the name of _.A . the father of a sheepB . a famous scientistC . a grown-up sheepD . a sheep that was cloned（4）Dolly was the name of _.A . the father of a sheepB . a famous scientistC . a grown-up sheepD . a sheep that was cloned（5）Lana says Dr. Ian Wilmut is the “father” of Dolly. Here, she means _.A . Dr. Ian Wilmut was the first man to clone a sheep in his labB . Dr. Ian Wilmut gave Dolly a new lifeC . Dr. Ian Wilmut took care of Dolly like a fatherD . Dr. Ian Wilmut has a daughter whose name is Dolly（6）Lana says Dr. Ian Wilmut is the “father” of Dolly. Here, she means _.A . Dr. Ian Wilmut was the first man to clone a sheep in his labB . Dr. Ian Wilmut gave Dolly a new lifeC . Dr. Ian Wilmut took care of Dolly like a fatherD . Dr. Ian Wilmut has a daughter whose name is Dolly（7）From the conversation,may be clone in our life.A . a treeB . a personC . an elephantD . an orange（8）From the conversation,may be clone in our life.A . a treeB . a personC . an elephantD . an orange（9）According to the conversation, we know about.A . Scientists have successfully cloned humans.B . Dr. Wilmut likes to do human cloning.C . Cloned animals are better than humans.D . Lana doesnt think humans shouldnt be cloned.（10）According to the conversation, we know about.A . Scientists have successfully cloned humans.B . Dr. Wilmut likes to do human cloning.C . Cloned animals are better than humans.D . Lana doesnt think humans shouldnt be cloned.4. （8分）阅读理解BIn Singapore, many school students spend a lot of time on their studies. People always think that good schooling(学业) is the key to success. So, many of these students try their best to get good grades in their tests. They have a lot of homework every day and tests are usually a big problem to them. Sometimes, a few students even have to go to evening classes after school because of the pressure(压力) of the tests.Students have many after-school activities to do at school, such as sports games, dance groups, swimming and rock-climbing. On weekends, they have enough time to do what they like. Most students like to listen to pop music. Hollywood films, Hong Kong and Singapore films are very popular, too. Some of them also spend free time surfing the Internet, e-mailing their friends, playing computer games. They sometimes go to cafes, fast food restaurants, shopping centers and big bookstores. They also join in community service(社区服务).So life for students in Singapore is not easy but rich and colorful.（1）Many students think that good schooling can help them . A . enjoy their free timeB . have less homeworkC . be good at playing gamesD . be successful in the future.（2）A few students go to evening classes after school because . A . they cant learn anything at schoolB . they have many tests at schoolC . they have nothing to do after schoolD . they want to get good grades in their tests.（3）Which of the following is the after-school activity at school for the students in Singapore? A . Surfing the InternetB . Watching moviesC . DancingD . Listening to pop music（4）Which of the following is the best title of the passage ?. A . Life of students in SingaporeB . School rules in SingaporeC . Tests in SingaporeD . Students problems in Singapore.5. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。Baron Pierre de Coubertin was a Frenchman. At his time sports were not taught in French schools. De Coubertin believed that sports should go hand in hand with studies. He had an idea. His idea was to begin the Olympics all over again.Sports teachers of other countries liked De Coubertin ideas. So in 1896, the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Since then the Olympics have been held once every four years, except three times, when there were wars.The modern Olympic games have many foot races and field sports programs. The longest race in the games is called marathon（马拉松）.Before the start of the Olympic Games, runners carry lighted torch(火炬) through many nations towards the stadium（体育场 ）where the games will be held. These sportsmen are from different countries. Yet they work together to carry the Olympic torch. It is passed from runner to runner, When the last runner enters the stadium, he or she places the torch in a special basin filled with oil. It catches fire. It is then, only then, that the Olympic Games can begin.The Olympic flame（火焰）burns throughout the games. It is the flame of peace.（1）Before 1896 French schools didnt teach _. A . matchB . historyC . sportsD . physics（2）Baron Pierre de Coubertin _. A . was the first man to start the OlympicsB . helped start the modern OlympicsC . believed that sports were less important than studiesD . failed to began the modern Olympics（3）According to this passage, the third modern Olympics should have been held_. A . 1914B . 1904C . 1896D . 1908（4）Marathon in the passage is_. A . a foot raceB . a jumping contestC . a field sportD . a boxing match（5）Which of the following is NOT true? A . The Olympics do not begin until the basin of oil catches the fire.B . The torch is carried from runner to runner through many countries.C . Runners who carry the torch can be men or women .D . After the start of the Olympics, the Olympic flame is put out.6. （10分）阅读理解In the 13th century. Marco Polo the world known Italian travelled saw many wonderful things in China. One of the things he discovered was money made of paper. People in the West did not have such kind of money until the I5th century. However the Chinese began to use it in the 7th century.Paper was invented by a Chinese man called Cai Lun almost 2,000 years ago. But it was not made in Europe until the year I 100. Four hundred years later, a German discovered that he could make the best paper from trees. After that countries rich in forests, such as Canada Sweden. America. Finland became the most important ones in paper makingPaper can be used in many ways. The common uses include newspapers magazines and books. But do you know that paper can be used for keeping warm? In Finland, the farmers wear paper boots to keep their feet warm in the snow. And even houses can be insulated(使绝缘)from heat or cold with paper.However, we have to understand that paper still comes from trees now. If we keep on wasting so much paper, there will not be any trees left on the earth some day in the near future. Every day people throw away about 2, 800 tons of paper in our city. It takes 17 trees to make one ton of paper. This means that we are cutting down nearly 48.000 trees every day. The fact is that it takes more than 10 years for a tree to grow.So we must start saving paper right now. We can use both sides of every piece of paper. We can make useful things out of used paper. We can use china cups instead of paper ones. When shopping, we can use fewer paper bags and reuse them if we have someIn short, we should keep a balance (平衡)between using paper and protecting trees, and do it now before it is too late.（1）When did the Chinese begin to use paper money? A . In the 5th centumB . In the 6th centuryC . In the 7th centumD . In the 15th century（2）Why did Canada become an important country in paper making? A . Because it was a large countryB . Because it had lots of forestsC . Because it was a very rich countryD . Because the inventor was from Canada（3）In Finland, paper is used for_. A . making bedsB . reducing wasteC . making umbrellasD . keeping warm（4）According to the passage, how many trees are needed to make one ton of paper? A . 10B . 17.C . 2,800D . 48,000（5）Paragraph 5 mainly talks about_. A . how paper boots are madeB . how paper was inventedC . how we can save paperD . how we can make useful things三、 七选五 (共1题；共3分)7. （3分）阅读，回答问题Tom is my brother .He isnt tidy .He always asks me ,“Where is my English book ? Where are my rulers ? Wheres my notebook.?”Heres a picture of his room .You can see the clock ,English book , tape player ,bag ,ID card ,notebook and hat .The clock is on the desk and the English book is on the desk ,too . The yellow tape player is on the bed .The ID card is in the notebook .And the hat is on the chair .（1）Is Toms notebook on the bed ?_（2）Wheres his hat ?_（3）What color is his tape player ?_四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）根据短文内容和所给中文提示,用单词的正确形式完成以下短文。Charlies life dream was to become a soldier, but he would never be able to because of his leg condition he couldnt stand on his right leg. He was very _(伤心的) about it.One day, Harris, an army officer, _(听说)the story. After communicating with Charlies parents, Harris started to plan secretly to give the poor boy a big _(惊奇,惊喜).A month later, one day in _(八月) 2016, Harris appeared in Charlies classroom. In front of his classmates, Harris asked the boy, Would you _(介意) taking a ride with me?Charlie was taken to the army Reserve Center, where he _(真正的) dreamed to go. Harris said to Charlie, Today you will become a member of our team. Charlie was too _(激动的) to say a word. Charlie raised his right hand and repeated the oath _(大声地) , I volunteer to join the army and make all my efforts to protect the people and the _(国家).Charlies parents were so thankful. Harris said that it was simply part of his job, When I joined the army, I made a _(承诺) to protect the people, which also means protecting the dreams of a child.五、 翻译 (共1题；共7分)9. （7分）根据中文完成下列英文句子。（1）那个乒乓球拍一定是张伟的。The ping-pong bat _Zhang Wei.（2）我在上学的路上捡到了一串钥匙。I _a set of keys on the way to school.（3）这件外套太旧了不能穿了。The coat is _old _wear.（4）起初, 那个小女孩很害羞。_the little girl was too shy.（5）我不知道谁把我的包拿走了。I _who took away my bag.六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10. （5分）你校将召开一个新生接待会，为了让新生了解校刊主要栏目及内容，请你以Our School Magazine为题，根据以下提示写一篇演讲稿，并为校刊即将新增的栏目提出你的看法。 注意：参考词汇：栏目 column，介绍 introduce；词数80左右（文章开头已给出，不计入词数）；不得透露学校、姓名等任何个人信息，否则不予评分。Dear fellow students,Welcome to our school! I am glad to introduce our school magazine to you.I hope you will enjoy reading our school magazine. Thank you!第 19 页 共 19 页参考答案一、 完形填空 (共2题；共12分)1-1、2-1、二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共48分)3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、3-6、3-7、3-8、3-9、3-10、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、5-1、5-2、5-3、5-4、5-5、6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、6-5、三、 七选五 (共1题；共3分)7-1、7-2、7-3、四、 单词拼写 (共1题；共10分)8-1、五、 翻译 (共1题；共7分)9-1、9-2、9-3、9-4、9-5、六、 书面表达 (共1题；共5分)10-1、