2021年南京市鼓楼区中考英语一模

2021年南京市鼓楼区中考英语一模

九年级（下）期中试卷

英语2021.04

注意事项

1．本试卷共10页。全卷满分为90分。考试时间90分钟。试题包含选择题和非

选择题。考生答题全部在答题卡上，答在本试卷上无效。

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选择题（共40分）

一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在

答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.―It’ssoamazingthatbabypandasweighonlyabout140grams―Wow,

it’shardtobelievethat.A.on

B.in

C.at

C.quietlyC.who

D.slowly

theyare?

D.whoseD.with

2.―Dad,wouldyoupleasewalkalittlemore―Sorry.Ithoughtyoucould

followme.A.closelyA.what4.―A.What

B.quicklyB.which

greatfunitistobewithher!

B.Whata

C.How

D.Howa

.

3.Ifoundaringofkeysontheplaygroundjustnow.Couldyouplease

tellmebirth.

―That’strue.Sheisafriendlypersonwithagreatsenseofhumour.

5.―Whydidyourfamilybuyasecond-handcar?

―Wecouldn’taffordanewone,butevenanoldoneisbetterthanA.no

B.none

C.either

D.neither

1

6.―TherewillbenowinnerinthetradewarbetweenChinaandthe

US.―Iagree.Ifwecan’tavoidit,thesituationwillgetA.bad

7.―Ididn’thavetheB.badly

C.worse

astimegoeson.

D.worst

togooutaloneatnightwhenIwasalittlechild.―SodidI.Butnow

I’mbraveenough.A.courage

B.power

C.ability

D.chance

helosthimselfinplaying

8.Mikeusedtobeatopstudent,buthehasfallenbehindcomputergames.

A.after9.Mycousinyear.A.studied

B.hasstudied

C.studies

B.since

C.when

D.until

inanAmericanhighschoolasanexchangestudentfortwomonthslast

D.wasstudying

10.―AreyougoingtoHainanaftertheexamination?

―I’mnotsure.ItA.trieson

myparents’time.B.turnson

C.carrieson

D.dependson

11.―MyfatherworksinPukou.Hespendsmuchtimedrivinghomeeveryday.

―Don’tworryaboutthat.It’llbeeasierwhentheYangtzeRiverBridge

A.repairs

B.willrepair

C.isrepaired

.D.willberepaired

.

12.Thesuitisinexpensivebutwell-made.Inthewordinexpensive,the

in-meansA.very

B.more

C.not

D.less

alot.

13.Withthewideuseofe-business,thewayofshoppingwewereusedtoA.

change

B.changing

C.changed

D.haschanged

14.―Ourschooldramacompetitioniscomingnextmonth.

―.Iwilltryoutforitthistime.

B.Soundsgreat

C.It’sapleasure

D.Cheerup

A.Ihopeso

15.―It’sraininghard.Wouldyoupleaselendmeyourumbrella?

―.I’velentittoPeter.

D.Ihaven’tdecidedyet

A.I’mafraidIcan’tB.Ican’tagreemoreC.Idon’tthinkso

英语试卷第2页（共10页）

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下列短文，从

短文后各题

所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Inalltheworld’scultures,peoplesing,playinstruments,andcelebrate

withmusic.Itplayssuchanimportantroleinourlivesthatpeopledevote

muchtimetoitsstudy.Experts(专家)arefindingthat

becauseofthe16ourbrainsdealwithmusic,learningtoplayan

instrumentorjustlisteningtomusiccanhavealargenumberofbenefits

(益处).

Musiceducationhas17alotofattention.Learningtoplayaninstrument

canhelpchildrenimproveMaths,science,andlanguage18.Onestudyin

Canadafollowedchildren’sIQscoresforninemonths,19thatchildrenwho

studiedmusichadthebiggesttestscoreimprovements.Thesecretmayliein

thewayreadingmusicandplayingnotes(音符)usesseveralpartsofthe

20,raisingourabilitytolearnschoolsubjects.

Musicisalsousedfor21purposes,suchasthetreatmentofdiseases

whichinfluencememory.Thesecretliesinthewaythebraindealswithmusic.

That’s22anoldsongcanremindyouofsomethingthathappenedyearsago.

ForpatientssufferingfromdiseaseslikeAlzheimer’s,listeningtomusiccan

helpwakeuphiddenmemoriesbybuildingupmusicalpathwaystomemories.

Studiesofthemusicandbrainconnectionoftencentreonclassicalmusic,

23itactivates(激活)boththeleftandrightsidesofourbrains.Onestudy

observed(观察)people’sbrainactivityastheylistenedtomusicby24

WilliamBoyce.Itfoundthatthebrainactivitywashighestduringtheshort

breaks(中断)betweenthemovementsofapiece.Duringeachbreak,the

person’sbrainexpectedwhatwouldcomenext,whileorganizingwhatheorshe

hadjust25.Thisprocess(进程)issimilartothewayourbrainorganizes

information.Itmayexplainwhyclassicalmusiccanhelpimprovememory.16.A.

wayB.resultC.styleD.step17.A.keptB.givenC.receivedD.collected

18.A.marksB.skillsC.pointsD.talents19.A.believingB.consideringC.

explainingD.discovering20.A.bodyB.brainC.headD.heart21.A.medical

B.musicalC.personalD.practical22.A.howB.whenC.whyD.what23.A.

ifB.sinceC.thoughD.unless24.A.writerB.doctorC.teacherD.composer

25.A.heardB.sungC.saidD.done

英语试卷第3页（共10页）

三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下列材料，从

材料后各题

所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheLANLEYSCHOOLofEnglishDoyouneedtolearnEnglishforwork,study

orfun?

Speaking

-atmost10students-30-hourcourse-MondaytoFriday-nativeteachers

￡125.00

4courses

ReadingWriting

-atmost30students-20-hourcourse-Thursday&Friday

￡60.009a.m.―8p.m.10a.m.―5p.m.

-atmost20students-10-hourcourse-Saturdayonly

￡30.00

Listening

-atmost50students-50-hourcourse-everydayoftheweek

￡95.00

-experiencedteachers-experiencedteachers-experiencedteachers

OpeningTimesMonday―FridaySaturday―Sunday

Findus

122AGreatEasternStreetLanleygateLondonWA5CB

Contact

0204431566

.uk26.Howoftencanyoutakethe

writingcourseeveryweek?

A.Onlyonce.B.Twice.C.Fivetimes.D.Everyday.27.Howmuchwillyou

payifyoutakethereadingandlisteningcourses?

A.￡90.00.B.￡125.00.C.￡155.00.D.￡185.00.28.Ifyouarefreeon

Sundaymorning,whichcoursecanyoutake?A.Speaking.B.Reading.C.Writing.

D.Listening.

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B

Thesecuteseabirdshavewings,buttheycannotfly.Theywearablackor

blue-greyovercoat,andtheyhaveawhitebelly,apairofshortlegs,andtwo

wingsthatserveasflippers(脚蹼).Thereare18typesofthem.Wemustlook

attheirheadsandneckstotellonetypefromanother.Somehaveapairof

long,yelloweyebrows,somehavearockstarhairstyle,somehavelemon-yellow

andorangemarkingsontheircheeks(脸颊),andsomejusthavenospecial

markings

atall.Whentheseseabirdswalkonland,theylookclumsy.Yet,whenthey

diveintothewater,theybecomeexcellentswimmers!Mostofthemlivein

placescoveredbysnowandiceyear-roundintheSouthernHemisphere,butsome

arefoundinwarmerareasneartheequator.Whatarethey?Thesecuteseabirds

arepenguins!

Kingpenguinsandemperorpenguinsarethetwolargesttypesofpenguins.

Kingpenguinscanreachaheightof38inches,andemperorpenguinscanbe48

inchestall.ThesmallestpenguinisthelittlebluepenguinfromAustralia

andNewZealand―whenitstandsstraight,itisjustabout16inchestall.Big

penguinshavesomeadvantagesovertheirsmallerrelatives―bigpenguinscan

staywarmeasiersotheycanliveinacolderclimate;bigpenguinscandive

deeperandstayunderwaterlongersotheycancatchfoodfarbelowthewater

surface.29.Howcanwetellonetypeofpenguinfromanother?

A.Bylookingattheirlegsandwings.B.Bylookingattheirheadsand

necks.

C.Bylookingattheirflippersandcheeks.D.Bylookingattheir

eyebrowsandhairstyles.30.Whichofthefollowingsentencesaboutpenguins

isTRUE?

A.Therearesixteentypesofpenguins.B.Yellowpenguinsarethe

smallestpenguins.C.Theycanonlybefoundincoldplaces.D.Theylook

clumsybuttheyaregoodswimmers.31.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainly

about?

A.Ittellsustheheightoftwotypesofpenguins.B.Ittellsusthe

sizeandadvantagesofbigpenguins.C.Ittellsusthelivingareasofthe

smallestpenguins.

D.Ittellsusthelivingconditionsoftwotypesofpenguins.

C

Atfirstglance,thereislittleinHortontoattractpeople.Theother

nearbytownshavemuchmoretooffer:Bradfieldhasitsriverandhisto