2018年广州黄冈中学中考二模英语卷
英语
一、语法选择
If you warn to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a practical reason, such as your job or your studies? Or perhaps you’re 1 in the literature, films or music of 2different country and you know how much it will help to have a good knowledge of the language.
Most people learn best using _3_ways, but traditional classes arc an ideal start for many people. They provide an environment where you can practice under the guidance of someone 4 is good at the language. We all lead busy lives and it truly5_time to learn a language. You6more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a routine. It doesn't matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes a lot less.
Many people start learning a language and soon give up. They may think they’re so old 7 they can't learn it Yes, children do learn language 8 than adults,__9 some research has shown that you can learn language at any age. And learning is good for the health of your brain，10 .I've also heard people 11 about the mistakes they make when learning. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes and you're much less likely to make them again.
_ 12 a new language is never easy. But if there 13 some hard work you put in it, you’ll make progress. And you’ll 14 positive reaction of some people en you say just a few words 15 their own language. Good luck! 1. A. interest B. interesting C. interested D. interestingly 2. A. a B. an C, the D. / 3.A. hundred of B. hundreds of C. a hundred of D. a hundreds 4.A. which B. what C. where D. who 5.A. spends B. pays C. costs D. takes 6.A. had B. have C. arc having D. will have 7.A. which B. that C. when D. what 8.A. quick B. quicker C. quickly D. more quickly 9. A. and B. but C. so D. because 10.A. also B. too C. either D. neither 11 A. worry B. to worry C. worrying D. worried 12. A. Learn B. Learning C. Learned D. To learning 13.A. has B. have C. is D. are 14. A. amaze B. to amaze C. be amazing D. be amazed 15. A. at B. with C.in D. for
二、完形填空
Parents affect their children a lot They can be a good example for their children in the daily life.
A man always stands out on different comers of our city 16 . I often don’t have much extra to help him. 17 many times when my mom is with me，she always hands him some money, which makes me feel embarrassed
Last night, I was on my way to the store to get 18 when I saw the man. My daughter and her friend were in the car. We all felt 19 that, this man was standing out in the cold，wet weather.
Many people think that he should be able to work. Anyway, 1 don’t fed it is my place to20 I decided to help this man, because I wanted to show the girls the21of helping others, instead of worrying whether they were really struggling or not. Since he is standing out on different comers all day and night, no matter what the weather is, he must really 22the help. So we left our car and gave him some money. The girls and I were still concerned that he would be cold, standing out in this bad weather. So we got him a hot coffee. Me was very 23to us for our help. All of us left with smiles, especially me! Because, as we were driving away, the girls were planning ways they could 24money to help him and others like him. It was the 25trip I have ever made to get bread! 16.A. playing B. singing C. begging D. snailing 17.A. Therefore B. However C. Anyway D. Besides 18.A. chocolate B, hamburger C. bread D. milk 19.A. sorry B. poor C. doubtful D. strange 20.A. explain B. judge C. consider D. worry 21.A. guidance B. difficulty C. importance D. difference 22.A.need B. doubt C. refuse D. remember 23.A. patient B. grateful C. kind D. polite 24.A. receive B. spend C. raise D. pay 25.A. best B. busiest C. fastest D. shortest 三、阅读
(A)
It was two months before Christmas when 9-year-old Rose told her father and me that she really wanted a new bike. Her Snow White bike was just too old to ride, and it needed repairing as well.
As Christmas came closer, her dream for a bike seemed to disappear, for she didn’t mention it again. We were busy buying some interesting storybooks, a doll house, a
holiday party dress and toys. Then much to our surprise, on the evening of 24 December, she said she really wanted a bike more than anything else.
Then we didn’t know what to do. It was just too late for us to make her dream come true. We were busy preparing Christmas dinner and packing children's presents, parents，presents and friends’ presents till midnight. So there was no time to buy the “right bike” for our little girl. Thinking that we were parents who would make their child unhappy, we felt ashamed and sad.
Suddenly my husband came up with an idea. “What if I make a little bike out of clay（粘
土）and write a note that she can trade in the model bike for a real one?”“Perfect!” I shouted. So he spent the next five hours carefully working with clay to make a small bike. On Christmas morning, we were so excited to wait for our daughter to open the little box with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. She opened and. read the note loudly. She looked at me and her father, and said, “So, does it mean I can trade in this bike for a real one?” Smiling, I said,“Yes.” Rose had tears in her eyes when she replied, “What a wonderful surprise I have! I will never trade in this beautiful bike that Daddy made me. I prefer to keep it rather than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved the God to buy her every bike on Earth.
26. What Christmas present did the daughter want most?
A. A new bike. B. A doll howse.
C. An interesting storybook. D. A hoiiday party dress. 27. Why did the parents feel ashamed and sad before Christmas? A.Because they didn’t buy a present for their daughter.
B.Because they couldn't buy the “right bike” for their daughter. C.Because they had spent a lot of money buying presents.
D. Because they were busy preparing Christmas dinner and forgot their daughter. 28. What did the Either do when the parents realized they would make their
daughter ,unhappy?
A. He went out to buy the present she wanted at once. B.He bought some other kinds of presents.
C. He started working with clay to make a small bike. D. He telt ashamed and 3ad but did nothing.
29. Which word do you think is the best to describe the parents according to the passage?
A. Patient. B. Responsible. C. Careless. D. Polite. 30. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. An unforgettable Christmas B. A new surprise C. A special Christmas present D. My daughter and I
(B)
Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline, tor the Gist 16 years of his life. Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries.
An the early 1970s, Tony met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. They took a year long trip from England, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited placeslike Iran, India, and so on. When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a book called Across Asia on the Cheap. The book told people about different countries' weather, customs, and places to see. But unlike other travel books then, Tony Wheeler's book also talk about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual thing to see and do. The book was very popular.
Tony and Maureen started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote books for each place they visited. Today, 800 people work tor Lonely Planet.
The company has over 650 books. Tony Wheeler, the great traveller, still writes about travels to many places and will bring us more surprises.
31. Tony Wheeler and his wife ended the year-long trip in_
A. England B. Iran C. India D. Australia
32. How was the book Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel books -t&cn? A.It was longer and more popular.
B.It was the first travel book in the world.
C.It talked about places most tourists did not go. D.It talked about a country’s weather and customs. 33. In what order did the following events take place? a. The company has made a success,
b. People asked a lot of questions about their trip. c. Tony’s father worked for an airline.
d. After Tony married Maureen, they went travelling. e. The couple set up Lonely Planet.
A. c-d-e-b-a B. c-d-b-e-a C. d -c-e-b-a D. d-c-b-e-a
34. Which of the following is TRUE about Tony Wheeler's company? A. His father started it. B. It is an airline company.
C.Hundreds of people work for it D. It has no books about travelling. 35. The passage mainly talks about _____ .
A. a great traveller and his story B. a tour of different countries C. a great writer and his family D. different kinds of companies
(c)
Don’t be too surprised if you see a car going down the road without a driver in Beijing these days，It might be one of Baidu’s self-driving cars. Last month, Baidu was granted a license to test its self-driving cars on open roads in Beijing, China Daily reported.
Self-driving cars have been in development since 201G, when Google announced that it was making such cars. Since then, companies like Tesla, Uber and Baidu have been working to produce and test their own self-driving cars.
Self-driving cars are expected to revolutionize (革命)the way we get around. They are safer and more environmentally friendly than regular cars. They can remove the stress of driving and allow disabled or blind people to get around more easily.
But self-driving cars have their own flaws as well. In one vest, researchers -pointed a laser pointer (激光棒）at the car’s sensors (传感器）while it was moving. The car mistakenly thought that the laser beam was in its way and slowed down or changed direction. Flaws like this could be used by people to trick self-driving cars, according to the Guardian.
The software that is used to direct the cars may not be safe enough, reported Live Science. It may crash. When we use our computers or smart phones, they sometimes crash without any reason. But if this happened to u self-driving car, the results could be deadly. Improvements to the software could be a solution to this problem.
36. Which company was the first to develop self-driving cars?
A. Google. B. Tesla. C. Uber. D. Baidu. 37. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
A. Solutions for disabled people. B. Tips for riding in self-driving cars. C, Advantages of self-driving cars. D. Reasons for testing sell-driving cars. 38. What’s the meaning of the underlined word “flaws” ?. A.优点 B.缺陷 C.轮胎 D.方向盘
39. When sensing an obstacle in the road, self-driving cars will ? . A. attack it with a laser beam；； B. slow down or change direction C. crash into it to get past it. D. stop and move around it. 40. What can we infer from the story?
A. Self-driving cars will be used as taxis in Beijing.
B. Traveling in self-driving cars can prevent traffic accidents. C. Self-driving cars free people from the stress of driving.
D. Researchers have found solutions to the problems self-driving cars have.