上海市2018年中考英语二模汇编（五选四篇）.docx

2018年宝山（嘉定区）二模. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）A. In the end B. thankful C. reduce D. uncomfortable E. HoweverFew of us have heard of Nils Bohlin, but whenever we take a car journey, his invention is important to us. Found in almost every modern car, the three-point seat belt can _1_ our chances of death or injury by at least 50%. While feeling _2_ to this engineer from Volvo, you may also wonder how he came up with such a great idea.Having worked as a plane designer before, Nils knew clearly that the pilots were willing to put on anything to keep them safe in an accident, but to his surprise, most people in the cars didnt want to be _3_ for even a minute.To improve the safety for people in the car, he decided to find a perfect system which should be simple, effective and convenient. _4_, he invented the three-point seat belt, which has been considered as one of the greatest inventions in history.A. produce B. importance C. slow down D. protect E. suddenly Seat belts prevent people in the cars from serious injury in the following ways:To keep people inside. People who are thrown out from a car are four times more likely to be killed than those who stay inside.To _5_ the strongest parts of the body. Seat belts are designed to fix your body at its strongest parts. For an older child and adult, these parts are the hips（臀部）and shoulders.To spread out the force in an accident. Seat belts spread the force of the accident over a wide area of the body. Seat belts also help keep your upper body away from the hard parts of the car if you stop _6_, or are hit by another car.To help the body to avoid a fast and deadly hit. With the help of the seat belts, your body can have more time to _7_, the speed in an accident. Therefore, its of great _8_ to help both the drivers and the passengers. It takes only a few seconds to buckle up（系好）once you get in the car, but this simple action could save your life. Why wouldnt you?Keys:2018年宝山（嘉定区）二模：1-4 CBDA 5-8 DECB2018年闵行区二模III. Complete the following passages with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used onceA. managed to B. showed off C. products D. death E. researchWhat can you do with nuts? A scientist named George Washington Carver answered that question, over and over again. We should say thanks to him for more than 300 _1_.When Carver was born in 1864, he was a slave(奴隶) on a farm in Missouri. Later, he got freedom. As a teenager, he worked on a farm and _2_ finish high school. At the age of 30, he became the first black student at the college in lowa. Several years later, he took a job at a college in Alabama, where he worked until his _3_ in 1943.Carver studied agriculture, the science of farming. His _4_ made huge improvements in farming in the southern United States.A. remained B. embarrassed C. similar D. material E. gainedCarver studied peanuts. He knew that the south couldnt grow just cotton. Planting cotton year after year wore out the soil and made it useless. Carver learned that if farmers planted cotton one year and peanuts the next, the soil _5_ healthy.To encourage this practice, Carver thought of new uses for the peanut. Would you like to try peanut and raisin ice cream? How about using peanuts as a kind of _6_ to make shampoo? Perhaps you would prefer to make paint from peanuts, or maybe you would like to bake with peanut flour. Glue? Paper? Rubber? The list goes on and on. He also thought of _7_ uses for pecans(山核桃) and other nuts.Carver _8_ little from most of his inventions. He didnt feel that it was right to sell his ideas. He gave them freely to help farmers and fellow scientists. Carvers life is one that we could all use as an example.Keys:2018年闵行区二模：1-8 CADEADCE2018年浦东新区二模III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can be used only once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)A)rings B)safety C)smaller D)earliest E)latestLocks help protect our homes and the things inside them from thieves. Keys that open thoselocks are really Important to home _1_!Some of the_2_keys, dating back to 700 b.c., were large and made of wood. Theyopened palace gates and looked like glant toothbrushes.Hundreds of years later, the Romans made _3_,metal keys. In fact, rich Romans woresome of them as _4_. They locked boxes that contained valuables with these keys.A)existB)dropC)designD)traditionalE)electronicKey styles became more artistic in the 14th century. Some European locksmiths became famous for making beautiful keys. Kings invited them to _5_ their castle keys.As European cities grew in the 18th century, so did the number of thieves. The locks and keys became better at preventing thieves from breaking in.Today, office workers and hotel guests open doors using _6_ keycards, cards that are used as keys. There are even smartphone apps for gaining entry to ones home without a key.Though _7_ metal keys may one day disappear, the need for security will _8_.Do you take keys with you every day?Keys:2018年浦东新区二模：1-8 BDCACEDA2018年崇明区二模III. Complete the following passages with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共8分）A. on the wayB. record C. works D. as long as E. attractsBerk Armagan is a 22-year-old artist and traveler. He has visited many countries and keeps a 1 of something special by drawing on paper coffee cups. Although it is not always easy to take paper cups around, he tries to travel with some in his bag so that he can draw whenever theres something that 2 him.Berk usually knows what to draw before he gets to his destination. But sometimes, he is inspired by road scenes (景色) or unusual buildings 3 and stops to draw on his special canvas (画布).Berk is not just drawing for fun. He sells his 4 online to fund his trips abroad. He also uses the money to provide food and shelter for homeless dogs and cats in Turkey.A. carefully B. incomes C. spend D. probable E. affectIt is strange to find that many people, who are frugal (节俭的) in daily lives, will spend a lot during festivals. What is the 5 reason behind this? The 2017 Nobel Prize in Economics winner Richard Thaler gives us the answer. Thaler points out that there is a mental account (心理账户) in peoples mind. People will put their expenses and 6 into different accounts. According to the mental accounting theory, people who are mentioned above might have two different accounts: “daily life”, where money should be used 7 in daily lives, and “festival”, where every purchase (所购之物) is reasonable for special days. Money which belongs to different accounts will not 8 each other. Thats why many people cannot stop shopping during festivals. Keys:2018年崇明区二模：1-8 BEACDBAE2018年奉贤区二模III.Complete the following passages with the words in the box. Each can be used only once (将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次): ( 8分 )A) calculate B) end C) equal D) throughout E) similar On March 14, maths and science lovers around the world celebrated a special day: Pi Day.Pi is 1 to 3.14, but the number goes on endlessly. It is sometimes written in Greek,.With the help of computers, mathematicians have been able to 2 pi out to over trillion （万亿）decimal places, but there is still no 3 to the number. This makes pi puzzling, even for the most famous scientists and mathematicians. Pi Day is celebrated around the world on March 14, since how we write this date, 3/14, looks just like the number pi. For some people, the appeal（吸引力）of Pi Day goes far beyond maths and science. Pi shows up 4 popular culture. You can see it in movies, comics, music and more. “In modern movies, any time the filmmaker wants to evoke（产生）a sense of mystery, often the symbol pi is used,” says David Blatner, Jewish American writer of The Joy of Pi. A) contests B) competing C) concerts D) falls E) recitingPeople also love trying to memorize the digits of pi and 5 against others to see who can remember the most. Many teachers hold class 6 to see how many numbers their students can memorize. The Guinness World Record for 7 the most digits of pi is held by Suresh Kumar Sharma of India, who successfully recited pi out to 70,030 decimal places. Above all, Pi is about having fun with the number. People celebrate Pi Day by eating or throwing pie and with pi-related games and activities. This year, Princeton, New Jersey, held a birthday party for Albert Einstein whose birthday also 8 on March 14. There was also a “Walk a Pi Event” where people walked 3.14 miles together. Just like the number itself, the possibilities for Pi Day are truly endless. 2018年奉贤区二模：1-8 CABDBAED2018年黄浦区二模. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词或词组只能填一次）:（共8分）A. sleepingB. nervousC.normalD. body E. problemIt happens every nightbedtime. But what if youre not sleepy? Should you still go to bed if you are just going to lie there with your eyes wide open?Its a 1 that has been around as long as there have been people trying to sleep.For many, thinking about 2 only keeps them awake. You might be excited by everything you did that day. Maybe you cant sleep because you dont like sleeping all alone in your room. Maybe you have a frightening dream that keeps coming back every time you close your eyes.All of these feelings are 3. One thing that can help is talking to a parent about what youre thinking about. If youre 4 about taking a test, or upset about being laughed at in school, it can really help to tell somebody. Knowing that somebody has heard you can help your thoughts rest so that you can too.A. calm down B. even C.also D. uncomfortable E. solutionTheres not just one reason why kids cant fall asleep, though, so theres also more than one 5 .If theres anything about your room that makes you feel 6 at night, like a picture that looks strange in the dark, or a noisy tap that leaks drop after drop, be sure to ask one of your parents if it can be moved or fixed.It may not 7 make sense why something bothers you, but if its keeping you from sleeping, it should be changed. Another idea could be getting ready for bed earlier than usual. Try to take more time to 8 by taking a warm bath, or listening to a bedtime story at least 30 minutes before you want to go to sleep.Keys:2018年黄浦区二模：1-8 EACBEDBA2018年金山区二模. Complete the following passage with the words in the box. Each can be used only once（将下列单词填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共8分）A. spreads B. drums C. electric D. destroyed E. immediatelyPeople in Mayilattumpara, a village in southwest India, could not sleep at night. Thats because wild elephants entered their village to look for food and they 1 crops and farmland. The villagers tried to keep the wild elephants out with 2 fences and deep holes. They even tried beating 3. Nothing worked! The repeated destruction of crops led some villagers to stop farming. However, the situationturned around last year. People there have finally found what keeps the elephants away: honey bees. A wire fence with beehive (蜂房) 4 around the village. When elephants try to pass the 2.5 kilometer wire fence, angry bees fly out in a large group and the elephants run away quickly. Protected by the bees, farmers have returned to growing their crops.A. examination B. technology C. tell D. affect E. rest Many of us use our digital devices (电子设备) to wake us up in the morning, listen to music, follow news, find bus schedules, play games and communicate with friends and family.But depending on 5 comes at a price. Studies have found that overuse of electronics can 6our sleep, the quality of our social communication, and our ability to focus on study and work.To help people take a 7from their always-on lifestyles, the US National Day of Unplugging (拔去插头) wascreated in 2010. It wants to 8 people to put away their electronics for 24 hours. It falls on the second Friday of March each year.Keys:2018年金山区二模：1-8 DCBABDEC2018年静安区二模III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)A) physical B) successfully C) survive D) exit E) existPlaying It Cool with Bullies(恃强凌弱)Have you ever met with bullies? They 1 in every school. Some use words, and others use 2 attack. No matter what method is used, the result is the same: bullies cause you to feel bad and make going to school a lot more difficult. Bullies can be a serious problem. However, if you act quickly, you can almost always keep them from bothering you. What can you do about them? Luckily, dealing with bullies is not as hard as you think. Just follow these simple steps, and there is a good chance you will 3 the bullies at your school.The first step to take when dealing with bullies is to understand them. Most bullies make others feel bad so they feel better about themselves. The best way to deal with this is to avoid them all together. Dont walk near them, change your seat in class, or if they come up to you, walk away. If you can 4 ignore a bully for a few days, you will probably be left alone.A) pretend B) present C) staff D) goal E) get in troubleWhen it is impossible to ignore the bully, you will have to take more powerful steps. Bullies tend to target kids who they think are weak and easy to attack. Their main 5 is to make you upset so they feel in control. The next time you see a bully, 6 to feel very brave and confident. If the bully says something to you, say “Stop it!” in a strong voice and walk away. If you see a bully picking on someone else, do the same. Bullies normally do not like confrontation(对抗).If the problem continues, the next step is to report the bully to a teacher. Then the bully will7. Bullies have been around for a long time, so experienced teachers will know how to deal with them and they can alarm school 8 to be on watch for future problem. Just remember to never get in a fight with a bully. Fighting will almost always make the situation worse. Be smart when dealing with bullies and you will be safe.Keys:2018年静安区二模：1-8 EACB DAEC2018年普陀区二模III. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once (将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次) (共8分)A. Even if B. familiarC. spare D. In fact EnervousYou may not know a lot of people when you start high school. This really makes you feel 1because you dont know who to talk to when you have problems. 2you know some freshmen(新生), you still feel worried that you dont know any elder students and teachers. How are you going to make friends with these unknown people? 3, most high schools hold a freshman training before school actuallystarts. These are helpful because you learn your way around the buildings. You also get to meet some of your teachers and other freshmen. That way, you may already recognize a few 4 faces when you go to school on your first day.A. supportB. clubs C. friendships D. expect E. awardsWhen you talk to people in the training camp, youll probably find that a lot of them are feeling just like you are. Theyre all new to the school and dont know what to 5. Talking about a common interest with your classmates can help you develop 6.The work in high school sometimes worries freshmen a lot. The work in high school gives you more knowledge of many subjects. So you may find its a bit more challenging. If you ever find your work too difficult, teachers can 7 you.High school also has more after-school activities, such as music and theatre groups, sports teams and 8. This is a good chance to learn how to be more independent. It is also a good time to develop your interests and try new things.Keys:2018年普陀区二模：1-8 EADBDCAB2018年青浦区二模. Complete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can only be used once（将下列单词或词组填入空格。每空格限填一词，每词只能填一次）（共8分）A. kindnessB. hurtC. a huge bag ofD. as well as E. on the first dayIn a small village, the parents of a little boy were very worried about him because of his bad temper (脾气). The boy used to get angry very easily and _1_ others with his words. While he forgot what he spoke in anger, his friends and neighbours avoided him. His mother and father tried many ways to make him give up his anger and develop _2_. Unfortunately, all their attempts failed. Finally, the boys father came up with an idea. One day, his father gave him _3_ nails, asking him to hammer one nail to the fence every time he lost his temper. The little boy found it funny and accepted what his father had said. His anger drove him to hammer 30 nails into the fence _4_! Over the next few days, the little boy found it very difficult to hammer the nails into the fence and decided to control his temper. A. pull out B. immediately C. when D. one of E. the sameGradually, the number of nails hammered into the fence was reduced and the day arrived _5_ he hammered none! Now, his father told him to remove the nails every day as he had controlled his anger. Several days passed and the boy was able to _6_ most of the nails from the fence. The father appreciated him and asked him pointing to _7_ the holes, “What do you see there?” The boy replied, “A hole in the fence!” He told the boy, “The nails were your bad temper and they were hammered into people. Y