2020届初中学业水平模拟考试英语试卷B卷.doc

2020届初中学业水平模拟考试英语试卷B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解（共20小题，计50分） (共4题；共50分)1. （12.5分）阅读理解 Americans think much about time. From childhood, they learn to value (珍视)time. They are taught to be on time to go to school, to work and to do everything in America. For example, when they are having a good time, they say that time goes easily .When a person is dying, they say he is living on a borrowed time.For Americans, time is money. Time is also knowledge(知识) .Time is everything in America. A working American has to work for eight hours a day or forty hours a week. This is the working time. In his free time, he also works hard for more money. Even on Saturday and Sunday he also works hard as usual. In the street you can hardly see a man walking slowly. They walk very fast. In fact, they are running.They love time because time can bring them money and lots of things. But sometimes, they also hate time, because they feel they have become servants of the time.（1）What do the Americans mean by Time is money? A . Its not easy to make money.B . It takes quite a lot of time to make money.C . Working hard can bring people health.D . If someone has time and works hard, he can make much money.（2）Americans think it wrong_. A . to work hardB . to get up earlyC . to be late for schoolD . to be on time to do everything（3）This passage says that a dying person_. A . is having a good time.B . is living on a borrowed time.C . thinks time goes easily.D . is saving time.（4）The best title of this passage should be _. A . Americans Ideas About TimeB . Never Waste TimeC . Time is MoneyD . Learn to Be on Time2. （12.5分）阅读理解 Ali, who was working a long way from his home, wanted to send a letter to his wife, but he could neither read nor write, and he had to work all day, so he could only look for somebody to write his letter late at night. At last he found the house of a letter writer whose name was Nasreddin.Nasreddin was already in bed. It is late, he said. What do you want? I want you to write a letter to my wife, said Ali. Nasreddin was not pleased. He thought for a few seconds and then said, Has the letter got to go far? What does that matter? answered Ali.Well. My writing is so strange that only I can read it, and if I have to travel a long way to read your letter to your wife, it will cost you a lot of money. Ali went away quickly.（1）Ali wanted to to his wife. A . get somethingB . have a letter writtenC . bring a flowerD . say good-bye（2）At last he found the house of . A . a buyerB . a sellerC . an old manD . a letter writer（3）When Ali told Nasreddin what he wanted to do, Nasreddin was A . not pleasedB . pleasedC . excitedD . angry（4）Nasreddin said that his writing was .A . easy for anyone to readB . strange for anyone to readC . too strange for anyone to writeD . difficult for anyone to read3. （12.5分）阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Stress is everywhere in our everyday life. Not only men have it, but also women and young people.The most important reasons of stress are: death, illness, exams, making money, changing jobs, ending friendships and so on.How do you know whether you have stress? Could you give your answers to the 8-question note?YesNoDo you easily get angry?Do you often sleep badly?Do you get headaches a lot?Do you take sleeping pills?Do you find it difficult to relax?Do you usually hide your feelings?Do you smoke and drink a lot to keep quiet?Do you find it difficult to put your heart into something?If you answer Yes to more than two of those questions, you are one of those people with stress. So what can you do about it?Doing relaxing exercise, talking with friends and listening to light music are all usual ways to relieve stress. However, doctors now say that there are easier wayspeople should laugh and smile more often. When you laugh and smile, your body relaxes. They also say that people, especially men, should cry more often, because crying is the natural (自然的) way of relieving stress.（1）If you have over _ problems listed in the table, you are the person with stress. A . oneB . twoC . threeD . eight（2）Which of the followings is NOT the reason of stress? A . Taking exams.B . Doing relaxing exercise.C . Making money.D . Having a bad illness.（3）The underlined word relieve means _ in Chinese. A . 增加B . 减轻C . 导致D . 承受（4）Whats the easier way to relax your body according to the doctors? A . Talking with friends.B . Doing relaxing exercises.C . Laughing, smiling and crying.D . Listening to light music.（5）The main idea of the passage is _. A . that everyone has stress and we can answer the 8 questionsB . that there are many reasons for having stressC . that laughing and smiling more can help relieve your stressD . about stress and how to relieve your stress4. （12.5分） In one way, it may be thought that failure（失败）is a part of life. In another, failure may be regarded as a step towards success.The spider-story is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider(蜘蛛) making a web. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb(电灯泡) , made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spirit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time?Second, is the goal(目标) you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question: If I am successful in this, where will it get me? This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldnt be doing anyway.The third thing to remember about failure is that its a part of life. Learn to live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, You cant win them all. “（1）Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that .A . people who fail are not lonelyB . animals can help people sometimesC . nature will help us if we are hard-workingD . confidence is important for one to be successful（2）Edisons example shows us that .A . he liked to do other kinds of workB . he invented many kinds of light bulbsC . failure may be a way towards successD . he was a man of many important inventions（3）If you are not sure about what success will get you, youd better .A . change your goalB . go on with your goalC . not care for thatD . work even harder on your goal（4）It can be learned from the passage that .A . one should try not to failB . ones failure is anothers successC . one should take failures seriouslyD . one should learn lessons from failures（5）This passage is mainly about .A . two great menB . two sides of failureC . ways to keep away from failureD . the right attitude(态度) towards failure二、 任务型阅读（共10分，每题2分） (共1题；共10分)5. （10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的五个选项中选出能填入短文空白处的最佳选项，使短文通顺、连贯，意思完整。（E）Americans spend their weekends in different ways. But usually they choose the same aim(目的)to rest, to enjoy beautiful places and to enjoy the time with their family and friendsSome Americans hold parties on Saturday night. _Then they wont get up until 9,10 or even 11:oclock next morningAs soon as they get up they will go to the nearest corner shop to buy the daily newspaper(日报). _It will help them to decide what to do on Sunday afternoon.Before going out on Sunday, they will have a meal, which is called brunchbr from breakfast and unch from lunch. _After brunch some Americans may have a picnic with their family or friends.They will take many things with them, such as fresh vegetables, sea food,drinks,table cloth(桌布)and so on. Usually they drive to a beautiful park, a lake or the seaside._It is the biggest meal of the week and all family members try to present(出席).Weekends are to be welcome everywhere. _.A. They will make it at home or go to a restaurant nearbyB. They will dance,sing and drink together till mid-nightC. Sunday dinner is the most important meal of the weekD. Most people look forward to the coming weekendsE. They can get news about films,plays, shows and sports in the paper.三、 综合填空（共20空，每空1.5分，计30分） (共2题；共30分)6. （15分）用方框内的单词完成下列句子。 seem, litter, notice, shame, clean-up（1）We shouldnt _on the campus. （2）You should help your mother _the house. （3）The _on the wall said Quite. （4）I have a piano class tomorrow, so I cant come to your party. Its really a _. （5）It _that its easier than I thought. 7. （15分）阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的单词填空。（每词限用一次）hot on fruits so itIt was a _ day during the summer holiday. My mother and I got on the bus to my grandmas village. It was _ dry that I was really thirsty. I began to think of the sweet watermelons and other _ in Grandmas house. I could hardly wait to arrive there._ took us two hours to get there . Grandma brought out a big watermelon and cut it. It was nice to eat the watermelon _ such a hot day.四、 任务型阅读(共5小题，计10分) (共1题；共10分)8. （10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 My name is John. Im twelve years old. I have many friends. _Some are older than me and some are younger.My best friend is Jim. Hes also twelve years old. He comes from the countryside. We are in the same class. _Jim is good at science and he often helps me with my science. I often help him with his Chinese. He is poor in Chinese, because he never studied Chinese before.Jim is 1.70 meters tall. He is taller than me. _We both have brown hair, but Jims hair is longer than mine.Jim is a little thin, but I am heavy. I dont like sports, so I dont get much exercise. But Jim likes sports very much. _After school, Jim and I play ping-pong for half an hour on the playground. _We help and learn from each other. We are good friends.A. He often asks me to play sports with himB. Most of them are as old as me.C. I am only 1.65 meters tall.D. I am much healthier than before.E. I am 1.75 meters tall.F. They are all older than me.G. He sits behind me.五、 书面表达。(20分 ) (共1题；共20分)9. （20分）请你根据下列提示，写一篇80词左右的英语小短文，向大家介绍一下这位极其优秀的民间艺术家(artist)姜全娣。 要求：必须包括提示的所有信息，可适当发挥。提示：1）出生年月：1948年10月；2）出生地点：江苏无锡；3）主要经历：1968年，学习剪纸技艺；作品放哨(Sentry)获得2012年全国大赛一等奖；退休后，成了社区里的“义务职工”；4）自我评价及希望：想做一个简单、乐于助人的人，并且希望将来能在电视上教授剪纸技艺。Jiang Quandi is an excellent Chinese paper cutting artist.第 11 页 共 11 页参考答案一、 阅读理解（共20小题，计50分） (共4题；共50分)1-1、1-2、1-3、1-4、2-1、2-2、2-3、2-4、3-1、3-2、3-3、3-4、3-5、4-1、4-2、4-3、4-4、4-5、二、 任务型阅读（共10分，每题2分） (共1题；共10分)5-1、三、 综合填空（共20空，每空1.5分，计30分） (共2题；共30分)6-1、6-2、6-3、6-4、6-5、7-1、四、 任务型阅读(共5小题，计10分) (共1题；共10分)8-1、五、 书面表达。(20分 ) (共1题；共20分)9-1、