上海版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（二十四）C卷.doc

上海版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（二十四）C卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)1. （10分）阅读理解Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012. Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmers family in Gaomi County in Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and he experienced hunger（饥饿）. These things have influenced Mo Yans later writings.60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the new President of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes the countrys first female head of state and her term will last five years from 2013. “I will become a president who puts peoples living before anything else,” she told the cheering Peopl in central Seoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my premises.”Barack Obama (born in Hopolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was elected the 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been elected again to a second term, fighting against Republican chllenger Mitt Romney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born in Wichits, Kansas.（1）When Mo Yan was young, his family might be . A . bigB . poorC . richD . small（2）When was Park Geun-hye born? A . In 1952.B . In 1955.C . In 1961.D . In 1987.（3）Where was Barack Obama born? A . In Kansas.B . In Kenya.C . In Columbia.D . In Hawaii.（4）Which of the following is NOT true about the passages? A . The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize.B . Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018.C . Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election.D . Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest.（5）The three passages may be from . A . an emailB . a letterC . newsD . an ad2. （8分）阅读理解 When you enter my home for the first time, you will always be impressed with a small and white envelope（信封）. No name, no address. It has hung on our Christmas tree for about 10 years.It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didnt hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial（商业的） way of it, spending too much on the usual Christmas gifts, such as rushing into a store to buy a tie for Uncle Harry.Knowing he felt this way, I decided not to buy the usual gifts, such as shirts and sweaters. I reached for something special for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.Our son Kevin, 12, was wrestling（摔跤） at the school. Before Christmas there was a match against a team helped by a city church, mostly poor kids. As the match began, I was surprised to see the other team wrestling only wearing the old clothes because they couldnt afford the wrestling uniforms, while our boys in their blue and gold uniforms. Of course, we ended up with beating them.Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly, I wish just one of them could have won. In fact, they could if they had worn the uniforms. They have talent for wrestling, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them.Mike loved kids-all kids and he knew them, having trained kids football and baseball. At that time, I thought of the idea for the gift.That afternoon, I went to a store and bought some wrestling uniforms and sent them to the city church for the kids without leaving my name.On Christmas Eve, I put the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and telling him that this was his gift from me. His smile was the greatest thing about Christmas that year and the next years.You see, we lost Mike now. But every Christmas Eve I would put an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, three more joined it. Each of our children had secretly put an envelope on the tree for their dad.Mikes spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.（1）Mike hated Christmas because he . A . disliked receiving the same gifts every yearB . didnt like people spending too much money on giftsC . didnt understand the true meaning of ChristmasD . hated rushing into a store to buy a tie for Uncle Harry（2）We can infer（推断） from the passage that the writer is a(n) . A . brave and outgoing manB . loving and patient manC . strict and serious womanD . understanding and kind woman（3）The sentence underlined in Paragraph 5 means . A . they didnt have talent because they lost the matchB . they wouldnt accept the result because of the old clothesC . they might lose heart after they were badly beaten in this wayD . they tried to cheer themselves up even if they failed in the match（4）It can be learnt from the passage that . A . the writer sends gifts to children every ChristmasB . the children now prefer new toys to the envelopeC . the white envelope was a gift from the poor kidsD . Mikes spirit will have a strong influence on his children forever3. （10分） Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “ the worlds best.”SAN JOSE, COSTARICA The city has comfortable weather all year round (15to 26). Housing is not very expensive in SAN JOSE. Also, many of the citys older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafes. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.Hong Kong, CHINA This lively city- once a small fishing village- is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. Theres also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! Thats why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.（1）Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?A . The weatherB . The mountainsC . The airD . The traffic（2）What makes Hong Kong the worlds best according to this passage?A . The lively city and the wonderful dishes.B . The large population and the traffic.C . The expensive housing.D . The beautiful temples.（3）What do the two cities have in common?A . They both have beautiful mountains.B . They both have a large population.C . Air pollution is a problem in both cities.D . They are both crowded.（4）The word “mix” here means _.A . 交点B . 融合C . 区别D . 中点（5）From the passage, we can know that_.A . San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the worlds best.B . Housing in San Jose is not very expensive.C . the weather in both cities is fine.D . San Jose used to be a small fishing village.二、 选词填空 (共2题；共10分)4. （5分）任务型阅读Courage is the ability to be brave in different situations in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you may look at someone in the eye who you have wronged (冤枉) and say “I am sorry”, you may keep smiling even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.How can we build up our courage?Believe you will be successful.Take chances and know that you have your own talents. Besides, your family and friends are always there for you.Exercise your courage.It can be compared to a muscle (肌肉). The more we use courage, the greater it gets.Know that giving up is not a choice.Its much easier to give up. But it takes courage to say or do what you think is right, even when other people think you are wrong.Read inspiring stories of brave people.Abraham Lincoln is one of the people who you may think of.阅读以上信息，用恰当的词完成下面的短文，每空一词。Courage is the ability to be brave in different situations. It is important to everyone. With courage, you will feel confident of your success; with courage, you wont be _of anything difficult or dangerous; with courage, you may look at someone you have wronged in the eye and say sorry to him or her; with courage, you may keep smiling even if you are seriously ill.Here are some useful _to build up our courage.First, believe that youll _. Take chances and know that you have your own talents.Second, exercise your courage. Its just like the muscle. The more we use courage, the _we will get.Third, dont _to give up although its much easier to do so, and you need courage to say or do what you think is right, even when others think you are wrong.Finally, read inspiring stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is such a kind of person.5. （5分）下周六将是你15岁生日，你准备晚上在家举办一场生日晚会，你想邀请你的朋友Jim参加。请根据内容提示，完成下面的邀请函，每空一词。Dear Jim,Im going to have my _birthday party at home next Saturday. Would you like to come? Im sure youll enjoy _at the party. By the way, I hope you can bring your friends to the party. A party is more _with more people. Im really looking _to it. You can 100._me an e-mail to let me know if you can come.Yours,Ann三、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)6. （10分）根据短文理解，从A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案填空。A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most1 day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we2? Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed? The young man asked.3. The most important day in our lives is today, the wise man replied calmly.Why? The young man felt more than4, Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?No. Nothing has happened today.Is it because of my visit?Even if nobody visited me today, today is5 very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is6 our control. The young man still wanted to ask something, while the .wise man7 him and said, When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have8 a lot of it.The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.Actually, today is the only9 we have. So, what we should do now is to10 yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!（1）A . important B . necessary C . comfortable （2）A . miss B . die C . grow （3）A . Nothing B . None C . No one （4）A . excited B . pleased C . surprised （5）A . yet B . already C . still （6）A . for B . under C . on （7）