2018中考模拟测试题(二)
第一卷选择题 (60分) I.词汇测试(15分)
i.从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出可以替换划线部分的最佳选项。(共8小题，每小题1分)
()1. — I feel bad. I argued with my mum just now. —You had better apologize to her right now. A. say hello B. say sorry C. say thanks
()2. — The head teacher gave us a lot of suggestions on improving our English. —Do you think they are useful?
A. information B. advice C. courage
()3. — The poor girl is seriously ill. She needs some help. — Let’s hold a book fair to raise some money for her. A. save B. collect C. spend
()4. — Can you sing any English songs?
—Of course. I can sing more than 20 English songs. A. over B. about C. at most
()5. — My grandma has cared for my family for 10 years. —You should be grateful to her.
A. looked like B. looked for C. looked after
()6 .— You promised to come to my birthday party. But you didn’t come along. —I am really sorry. I was ill in bed. A. finish B. lie C. appear
()7. — What leads to the traffic jam? We have stayed here for more than an hour. —There is an accident. The police are dealing with it. A. causes B. produces C. helps ()8. — Cars can’t fly in the sky at present. —I believe that cars will fly in the sky in a short time. A. now B. later C. before
ii.根据句子意思，从下面每小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出恰当的词语完成句子。(共7小题，每小题1分）
()9. If a person is ________, he or she is healthy and strong. A. fat B. fit C. friendly
()10. If someone is ________, it means no one- knows where he or she is. A. missing B. happy C. gentle
()11. — The little boy always stares at others for a long time. — It is not________ of him to do that. A. clever B. rude C. polite
()12. — What’s the baby boy’s________? —He is only 2 kilograms.
A. ability B. weight C. height ()13. — Jim is really a nice boy.
—I agree with you. He never________ others.
A. keeps in touch with B. takes care of C. makes fun of ()14. — What should we do to save electricity?
—We should________ the light when we leave the room. A. put on B. switch off C. take off
()15. — Will your father have a picnic with us this Saturday? —He would love to, but he has to work________. A. on weekends B. on weekdays C. in the daytime II.完形填空（15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25 各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。 (共10小题，每小题1.5分）
People were visiting a museum in the Netherlands. Suddenly, all the lights inside the museum 16. A moment later, the lights turned back on.
At the same time, a basket flew out of the window. There was a 17, in the basket! It was the Girl a Pearl Earh7ig. It’s a famous painting by Johannes Vermeer. But a painting that 18 the same was still on the wall of the museum. The museum manager checked the painting 19 the wall and said, \小偷) changed the painting! Let’s call file 21.”
A detective (侦探) came. He called the guards in the museum together and asked, “Do you have an alarm here?”
“Yes. And it rings 22 people move the picture, one guard said. “Only our manager can move it. He has the key.”
But the alarm didn’t ring. “Does the alarm need electricity?” asked the detective. “Yes,” said the guard.
The detective touched the Me (假的) painting 23. His hands got some paint on them. Then he 24 all the guards，clothes. A guard’s clothes had some paint on them. “He is the 25,” the detective said. People around were all surprised.
()16. A. put on B. went out C. went over ()17. A. painting B. girl C. light ()18. A. looked B. watched C. saw ()19. A. above B. in C. on ()20. A. true B. real C. alive
()21. A. police B. manager C. owner ()22. A. before B. when C. until ()23. A. carefully B. happily C. quickly ()24. A. bought B. checked C. smelt . ()25. A. player B. consumer C. thief III.阅读理解 (30分)
阅读下列短文，从下面每题的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。(共20小题，每小题1.5分） A
Katie had lived in Woodstock since she was three. The idea of moving to California started with Katie’s mom. She thought it was good for Katie to learn art if they moved there.
When her mom suggested moving, Katie had many questions and things to care about. She wondered if she would have any friends in California. She thought it was a pretty big thing, because kids at this age started to make friends that they were probably going to have for the rest
of their lives.
Another big question was her cat because the sign on her new house said “No Pets”. After much arguing, Katie finally gave up keeping her!
It took Katie some time to get used to the new school after she moved. At first, she didn’t know where anything was and she was often late for class. The worst was that she didn’t know anybody. However, Katie tried to do well in school, and she took part in many activities to make friends. Katie’s big move wasn’t always easy, but she thought it was worth it. She was very happy with the new school, because it offered many programs that her old one didn’t have. And she got on well with her friends. Katie was living a happy life in California.
Although there will be lots of difficulties and troubles along the road, we can get through them as long as we’re patient, and have a positive attitude (态度). ()26. What did Katie think of moving at first? A. Surprised. B. Worried. C. Excited. D. Angry.
()27. Why did Katie take part in the activities? A. Because she was good at the activities. B. Because she wanted to read more books. C. Because she hoped to know more people. D. Because she wanted to do well in school.
()28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Katie moved to California when she was three.
B. Katie didn’t believe that the friendship she had might last forever.
C. Katie used to be late because her new house was far away from school. D. Katie felt good in the new school because it had many programs. ()29. What can we learn from the story of Katie? A. There are lots of troubles in our life. B. Be positive when we meet difficulties. C. People should try to live a happy life.
D. The friendship is very important to everyone. B
The following phrases were quite popular in 2016. Let’s take a look at them and the stories behind them. Slouch (无精打采地坐) down like Ge You In July, a stage photo of Chinese actor Ge You became popular. It was from a TV show I love my family that Ge starred in. In the photo, he sat on a sofa, looking tired and lazy. It soon touched the people who were under great study and work pressure. Posting their own “Ge You slouch” photos online, they were able to reduce some of the pressure by laughing about the photos. Blue skinny mushroom The phrase often goes with a photo of a blue mushroom, even though it has nothing to do with the plant. The popular phrase was from a video made by a young man from Guangxi. He broke up with his girlfriend and cried out “nanshou, xiangku” in the video. His accent (口音) made it sound like “lanshou, xianggu”. People soon used this phrase as a funny way to express their sad feelings. Prehistoric power Chinese swimmer Fu Yuan-hui used this phrase at the Rio 2016 Olynpic Games. “I used up my prehistoric power,” she told a CCTV reporter after her race. It means the huge natural power at the beginning of the universe. The phrase, together with her facial expression, soon became popular. ()30. What does the underlined word “they” refer to? A. People who liked Ge You very much.
B. People who starred in the TV show / love my family. C. People who had much pressure of study and work. D. People who laughed at the photo of Ge You. ()31. “Blue skinny mushroom” is a __________. A. young man who likes eating mushrooms B. tasty dish that is made with mushrooms C. beautiful plant that is planted in Guangxi D. popular phrase that means someone is sad
()32. What does Fu Yuanhui mean by saying UI used up my prehistoric power”？ A. She had the huge natural power. B. She tried her best. C. She was tired and lazy.
D. She felt sad and wanted to cry.
()33. Where can you probably read the information? A. In a storybook. B. In a notice. C. In a guidebook. D. In a magazine. C
A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know what to do and wanted to give up.
Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a fire. Soon the pots of water began to boil. In the first pot he placed carrots, in the second he placed
eggs, and in the last he placed coffee beans.
About twenty minutes later he turned off the fire. He put the carrots and the eggs in two bowls and poured the coffee into a cup. He asked his daughter, “Darling，what do you see?” “Carrots， eggs, and coffee,”she replied.
He asked her to feel the carrots. The carrots were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. The inside of the egg became hard. Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma (香味).
He told his daughter that each of them was put into the boiling water, but each reacted (反应) differently. The carrots were hard and strong at first. But after being in the boiling water, they became soft and weak. The eggs had been easy to break. Their thin outer shells had protected their inside. But after staying in the boiling water, their inside became hard. The coffee beans were special. After they stayed in the boiling water for some time, they changed the water. “Which one would you like to be?'' he asked his daughter.
When difficulty knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or a coffee bean?
()34. Why did the father let his daughter taste the coffee? A. Because the daughter liked drinking coffee.
B. Because he wanted to show her the coffee beans changed the water. C. Because the coffee was delicious.
D. Because they both thought the coffee was like trouble. ()35. Which is the right order according to the passage? ①The father took the girl into the kitchen. ②The girl tasted the delicious coffee. ③The girl broke an egg.
④The girl felt things were hard for her. ⑤The father filled three pots with water. A. ④⑤①②③ B. ①④⑤③② C. ④①⑤③② D. ①⑤④②③
()36. What did the boiling water refer to according to the passage? A. Success. B. Failure. C. Happiness. D. Difficulty.
()37. If Tom can，t find a good job and he becomes lazier, we can say that he is like _________. A. the carrot B. the egg
C. the coffee bean D. the father D
Scientists have been trying to make soft and friendly robots, like Disney’s Baymax，for years. And they have finally made it.
Octobot is the world’s first soft robot. It is made of soft materials, and looks just like an octopus (章鱼). Octobot is aIso the first soft robot that controls itself without batteries or wires, according to its researchers at Harvard University in the US.
The hope is that one day, soft robots like this will help humans do difficult medical surgery (外科手术) and save lives in emergencies like earthquakes and storms.