2020年英语中考模拟四校联考（一）A卷.doc

2020年英语中考模拟四校联考（一）A卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共40分)1. （10分）根据短文内容，判断正误。Gift giving is different from culture to culture and person to person.When giving gifts, sometimes color is important. For example, for many Chinese people around the world, red is a lucky color, and people often like to pack gifts in this color. However, did you know that in Korea, red is a color of death? That is why you should not pack gifts in this color if you are giving a gift to a Korean person.What about western countries? In western countries, the color of packing paper is not really important. But color does matter when giving flowers, especially roses. You should not give red roses to a western person you dont know very well because they are a symbol of love. You could give yellow roses instead as these are a symbol of friendship. You could also send pink roses as gifts to say thank you.What other things should you remember when giving gifts to someone from a different culture? Well, one thing you should keep in mind is the persons religion. When choosing a gift for a Muslim or Jewish friend, you should never get good food including pork or things made from pigskin. Another thing that you shouldnt get for a Muslim person is alcohol.（1）Red is a lucky color all over the world.（2）Yellow roses are a symbol of love.（3）When you give gifts to a foreigner, you should remember his religion.（4）Three kinds of color are mentioned in this passage.（5）We can give a Muslim friend a bottle of alcohol as a gift.2. （10分）阅读理解 Imagine one day, the water taps (水龙头) in your house stop running. You have to buy water from shops. And still there isnt enough for everyone. Your mother has to save the familys shower water to do other things. Would you be able to stand that kind of life?Probably not. But thats what kids in Yemen are experiencing. Experts said Yemen is going to be the first country in the world to run out of water. According to a report, the capital, Sana, will run out of drinking water as early as 2025.Because of the shortage, the government often cuts the water supply(供应). Hannan, an 18-year-old from Lahej, told Times, In a good week well have a water supply all week. But then the following week there will be water only for a day or two.Hannan said only rich people have enough water to use. They can buy water from the shops or from the water trucks. Private companies own the trucks. They travel around the city every day to sell waterat very high prices. A lot of people cant afford it, she said.The average(平均) person in Yemen uses 100 to 200 cubic(立方) meters of water per year. That is far below the international water poverty(贫困) line of 1,000 cubic meters.The government is thinking of making use of seawater. But it will cost a lot and it may not happen soon enough to help the people of Yemen.（1） is the name of the capital city of Yemen. A . SanaB . LahejC . HannanD . Times（2）A report shows that Sana will have as early as 2025. A . enough drinking water to useB . no drinking water to useC . no private companiesD . more water pollution（3）What does the underlined word shortage in the third paragraph mean in Chinese? A . 充足B . 短缺C . 干旱D . 需求（4）We can infer(推断) from the passage that . A . the poor dont have to worry about the water supplyB . the 18-year-old boy is from a poor familyC . private companies make a lot of moneyD . Lahej is a beautiful place（5）Which of the following do you think is the best title for this passage? A . How to Save WaterB . How to Make Use of SeawaterC . How People Use Water FullyD . Yemen Is Facing Serious Water Shortage3. （10分）根据短文内容的理解，选择正确答案。In films, spies(间谍) are lucky people. They are smart and adventurous. But a real spys life is not that exciting. They must live a life of lies. Their work is dangerous and they may have to pay for it with their lives. American spy Nathan Hale (1755-1776) was one of these people.Why does someone want to be a spy? Some do it for their country. Some for money. Some just love it. Nathan Hale became a spy for the first reason. He lived during the American Revolution (革命). He and his people fought the British army.In 1774, Hale joined the American army. Before that, he was a school teacher. Two years later, he chose to be a spy. He had to get information from the British army. He went to the city where the British army was staying. He told them that he was a school teacher and wanted to find a new job. As a young spy, Hale didnt have enough experience. He had told his secret to somebody else. But that person sold him out to the British army. He tried to get information for the American army. Hale finally got something important and decided to go back. He hid some papers in his boots. He went to the river bank and waited for a boat to pick him up. However, British soldiers caught Hale at the river bank and found the papers in his boots.Hale died on Sept 22, 1776. His final words were: I only regret(后悔) I have but one life to lose for my country. He died at the age of 21.（1）Why did Nathan Hale become a spy? A . For fun.B . For money.C . For himself.D . For his country.（2）What does the underlined word adventurous in Paragraph 1 mean? A . 爱撒谎的B . 爱冒险的C . 爱冲动的D . 爱幻想的（3）According to the article, which of the following is TRUE? A . Nathan Hale was a spy for the British army.B . Nathan Hale joined the army at the age of 19 years old.C . Nathan Hale worked as a teacher for 2 years.D . Nathan Hale had rich experience as a spy.（4）What was the correct order in which these events happened?Hale joined the American army.Hale got information for the American army.British soldiers caught Hale.Hale became a school teacher.Hale told his secret to somebody else.A . B . C . D . （5）What do Nathan Hales final words mean? A . He regretted that he had to die for his country.B . He felt scared to die at such a young age.C . He wished to continue working for his country.D . Its unfair that his country didnt bring him a reward.4. （10分） Its Charlies birthday today, but he isnt feeling happy. No one wishes him a happy birthday. Mother says nothing about his birthday. She just tells Charlie to play outside. At lunchtime, his mother calls, Come in for lunch, Charlie! Charlie slowly walks into his house. But the living room looks different. Charlie sees a big Happy Birthdaybanner(横幅). Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons, presents, and all of his friends. Happy birthday! everyone shouts. Charlies face lights up. He is happy and surprised(吃惊). No one forgets his birthday after all!（1）What is this story about?A . Eating cake.B . Celebrating a special day.C . Forgetting a birthday.D . Having fun at a friends party（2）Why is Charlie not happy?A . He doesnt like his party.B . He doesnt like his presents.C . He wants to eat cake.D . He thinks people forgets his birthday.（3）Why does the living room look different?A . There are many decorations(装饰).B . The lights are on.C . There is a birthday cake.D . There are many presents.（4）What does the underlined（划线的） word light up properly mean(意思是) here?A . 点燃B . 容光焕发C . 抬起来D . 照亮（5）Which of the following（下面的） is not right?A . There are many lovely things in the living room.B . Charlies mother plays a trick on Charlie.C . Charlie is happy all day.D . No one forgets Charlies birthday.二、 完形填空 (共1题；共15分)5. （15分）（2016广州）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从下列小题所给的A、B、C、D项中选出最佳选项。In a far-away place, there was a village. The village was1in potatoes than anywhere else in the country. At the end of every growing season,2potatoes were dug out of the ground, and readied for market. In each home, men and women would 3divide the potatoes into three groups, large, medium and small.One year, there was a young man4received his share of the potatoes. As the other villagers 5 , he walked around the village laughing and talking. 6 villagers thought he was lazy, and they worried that this man would never get 7potatoes ready in time. When it was time for the villagers 8to market, they were greatly surprised to find that the mans potatoes 9perfectly into three groups.After 10the man how he did it, they understood he was not lazy, 11very clever. He had put all his potatoes in a cart and pulled it along the villages rough dirt road. As the cart moved up and down over the road, the potatoes moved 12. The small potatoes moved to the bottom, the larger potatoes rose to the top and the medium potatoes rested 13the middle.Life 14like this too. The rough roads we travel along can also 15us.（1）A . rich B . richer C . richest D . more rich （2）A . thousand with B . thousands with C . thousand of D . thousands of （3）A . busily B . busy C . more busily D . busier （4）A . who B . which C . what D . whose （5）A . work B . was working C . were working D . works （6）A . A B . An C . The D . / （7）A . he B . him C . himself D . his （8）A . go B . going C . to go D . went （9）A . are divided B . were divided C . are dividing D . divided （10）A . asking B . asked C . ask D . asks （11）A . so B . and C . or D . but （12）A . too B . also C . either D . neither （13）A . on B . in C . with D . by （14）A . has B . are C . were D . is （15）A . to help B . help C . helps D . helped 三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共30分)6. （30分）Answer the questions More than one million international students are studying in the United States. Many of them find it helpful to have a smart phone and an American credit card(信用卡).These things make it easy to pay for many kinds of goods and services. But getting a credit card as an international student is not a simple process. Normal US lenders ask for a social security number(社会保障号码). In addition, they ask to see a persons credit history. This helps the lenders fully believe that someone is responsible and make timely payments. These are the things most international students do not have.But one company is trying to make the process easier and fairer for them.Jack Guo is from China. He now studies at a university in California. He says having an American credit card makes it easier for students to get around town. And, he says, credit cards are important for international students who hope to live in the country in the future.Kalpesh Kapadia came from India to study at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He faced the same difficulties that many international students face when trying to get an American credit card. He decided to open SelfScore(万事达信用卡).Without asking for credit history and a social security number, SelfScore looks at materials such as passports，visas, and acceptance letters to American schools. The company also considers a students ability to pay.About 10, 000 international students from more than 66 countries now have credit cards through SelfScore. Kalpesh says less than one percent of SelfScores credit card holders are late for their payments because of different kinds of reasons.（1）Is it easy for an international student to get a credit card in the USA? （2）What do the things in the second paragraph refer to? （3）What can Jack Guo do in America if he has a credit card? （4）How did Kalpesh get rid of his difficulties in getting an American credit card? （5）How many SelfScores credit card holders pay on time according to Kapadia? （6）SelfScore considers a students ability to pay when he/she wants to get a credit card. Do you think it is important? Why or why not? 四、 语法填空 (共1题；共1分)7. （1分）Most students hope to go to a great university. Thats_(exact) what they want. 五、 根据首字母、中文提示填空（每空仅限一词） (共10题；共10分)8. （1分）Take off your w_ c