2015 年广州广雅中学初三中考英语一模
二、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分 20 分）
第一节 单项选择（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
16. The government thought of useful way to help poor. A. an; a B. a; the C. /; the D. the; /
17. The bridge last month. Now it’s very convenient for the people nearby. A. build B. built C. was building D. was built 18. Can you tell me ? A. when did he come home B. where he would play football C. if he lives here D. why didn’t he watch the game 19. The firemen the fire at last. A. put on B. put away C. put up D. put out 20. -- Must I finish all the work now? -- No, you . You can have a rest now. A. needn't B. mustn't C. can't D. shouldn't 21. -- Have you ever been to Disneyland? -- Yes. I there last summer. A. will go B. went C. have gone D. was going 22. It's much to have a lovely small room than a cold big one. A. good B. well C. better D. best 23. -- Should I call you on Saturday or on Sunday? -- is OK. I will be free at the weekend. A. Both B. All C. Either D. Neither 24. At the meeting, we talked about the museum we visited last week. A. what B. who C. where D. which 25. -- Help yourself to some juice, Tom. -- . A. You’re welcome B. Well done C. I like coffee D. Thank you
第二节 语法选择（共 10 题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
Liu Xiang, the world champion hurdler, officially retired on April 7, 2015.
Liu, who 26 the 110m hurdles gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, said a pain in his foot stopped him from competing in both the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London games, and forced him 27 the fact that he won’t be able to race at the highest level again.
“I am officially retiring today to say goodbye to my tracks and hurdles,” Liu said on his personal blog 28 Tuesday afternoon. “It’s a well-considered decision but a difficult 29 to make. I’ve tried all my best to get well from the injury over the past two years since the 2012 London Olympics. I dreamed I could start over again, 30 my foot hurt over and over again. I knew 31 I couldn’t take any hard training and racing any more. I hate my foot as 32 as I love my track and my hurdles.”
From 2004 to 2007, he achieved the “triple crown” by winning at the Olympics, the world championships in 2007 and 33 a world record of 12.88 seconds in Lausanne in 2006. In those days, 34 in China was proud of him. However, Liu’s career dropped. In 2008 he had to withdraw
from the first-round heat of the 110m hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, leaving the 80,000 home crowd in the Bird’s Nest in shocked 35 . Since then, Liu’s career has been hampered by his injury, despite making a short comeback from 2009 to 2011 to win a series of international meets with world-level marks.
26. A. win 27. A. to accept 28. A. in 29. A. it 30. A. or 31. A. that 32. A. many 33. A. set
34. A. everyone 35. A. silent
B. wins B. accepting B. on B. its B. and B. what B. more B. setting B. anyone B. silently
C. winning C. accepted C. at C. ones C. but C. how C. much C. to set C. no one C. silencing
D. won D. accept D. of D. one D. so D. where D. most D. sets
D. someone D. silence
三、完形填空（共 10 题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
\afraid of speaking in public are suffering from “Stage Fright”. Stage fright makes a person 36 . In that 37 it can make one’s mind go blank and 38 what one ought to say, or to act. Actors, musicians, dancers, lawyers, even TV show hosts suffered from stage fright at one time or another. Diana Nichols is an expert in helping people free from stage fright at a medical center in New York City. She helps actors learn to 39 themselves. Miss Nichols says some people have always been 40 to perform before the audience. Others, she says, develop stage fright after a terrible experience.
She offers them advice to control the fear. One way is to smile before going onto the stage. Taking two deep breaths also helps. Deep breathing helps you get control of your body.
Miss Nichols asks her 41 to tell themselves that their speech or performance does not have to be 42 . It’s all right to make a mistake. She tells them they should not be too nervous while they are performing. It is important that they should continue to perform while she is helping them. After each performance, they discuss what happened and find out what 43 helped and what did not. As they perform more and more, they will 44 less and less. Miss Nichols says the aim is only to reduce stage fright, not to smooth it away 45 . This is because a little stage fright makes a person more careful, and improves the performance.
36. A. joyful 37. A. case 38. A. remember 39. A. cure 40. A. satisfied 41. A. patients
B. unhappy B. mood B. forget B. control B. happy B. children
C. nervous C. sense C. discuss C. hold C. afraid C. audience
D. hopeless D. condition D. show D. protect D. surprised D. actors
42. A. perfect 43. A. people 44. A. care 45. A. practically
B. fine B. advice B. enjoy B. partly
C. good C. words C. act C. completely
D. pleasant D. measures D. fear D. really
四、阅读理解（共 20 题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分） (A)
Some inventions are so useful, but seem so simple, that we wonder why no one thought of them long ago. Post- it Notes, the pieces of paper that you can fasten almost anywhere and then remove without leaving any sign that they were there, are an example of such an invention.
Post-it Notes were invented 20 years ago by Art Fry, a scientist at 3M Company. The idea came from a frustrating experience while singing. Fry used pieces of paper as bookmarks to mark the places in his book of songs, but these bookmarks were always falling out. He knew he needed a bookmark that would stay where he put it without damaging the pages.
Around that time, Fry heard that his workmate, Dr. Spence Silver had created a new adhesive (粘合剂) which was special because it was sticky, but not too sticky. It was strong enough to hold papers together, but weak enough to not tear the paper when it was removed. Fry saw that the new adhesive could help solve his bookmark problem. One morning, Fry put some of the adhesive on the top of a piece of paper. Just as he hoped, it made a perfect bookmark.
Later, Fry realized that his new invention can also be used as a great bookmark. He came to this idea when he wrote a note on one of his new “bookmarks” and attached it to a report he was going to give to a workmate. Soon, the workmate asked Fry for more samples of his invention so that they could use the new type of notes themselves.
When some salespeople at 3M went to offices and showed workers just how helpful the new type of notes could be, they immediately received many orders. As more and more people discovered how useful Post-it Notes could be, the product took off. 46. The invention of Post-it Notes showed that Art Fry . A. had a lot of knowledge B. was very hard-working C. was good at creative thinking D. loved his job in the church 47. In what way did Dr. Spence help Art Fry? A. They worked together and often discussed science.
B. His invention of a special adhesive made Art’s invention possible. C. He persuaded 3M Company to give away lots of Post-it Notes for trial use. D. He cooperated with Art by providing the new adhesive for Art. 48. Which of the following is a possible use of Post-it Notes? A. A note on a friend’s door B. An e-mail to a friend C. A postcard from abroad D. An ad in a newspaper 49. What does the underlined part mean?
A. The products started to leave the ground. B. The products disappeared from the market. C. The products had even more uses. D. The products became popular very quickly. 50. The biggest advantage of Post-it Notes is that . A. it can leave no sign when removed B. it is very cheap to use C. it is good to write notes on D. it is very thin and beautiful