沪教版2020年中考英语模拟试卷（八）D卷.doc

沪教版2020年中考英语模拟试卷（八）D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共36分)1. （8分）根据短文理解，选择正确答案。7 January, 2014A new report says more and more international students are attending colleges and universities in the United States. It also notes a large increase in the number of international students from China.These findings are from the latest Open Doors Report. The report documents the record number of international students in the United States during 2012, 2013 school year. It says more than seven hundred sixty-four thousand four-hundred such students were attending American colleges and universities during the last two years. That represents an increase of almost six percent than one year earlier. On the other hand, the number of Americans studying overseas(海外) increased by one percent, which reached nineteen thousand this year.The report says one hundred ninety-four thousand students at American colleges and universities were from China .That is an increase of more than twenty-three percent over the year before. Peggy Blumenthal, an expert（专家）of international education, described the effect of the increase in Chinesestudents.Now they have been coming for some time. But this year was the highest level ever. She says many Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their children. The children mainly choose to study in America.We know many of them have enough income to be able to afford to send them anywhere in the world if they want to go. And for the most part, looking around the world, Chinese students still prefer to come to the United States as their choice.Chinese students are not the only ones who want to attend American colleges and universities. After China, India sends the second largest number of students to the United States for higher education. India has about one hundred thousand students in American schools. South Korea is third with about seventy-two thousand students.Why do so many foreign students study in the United States? Peggy Blumenthal provides one reason.The advantage America has is that we have a huge system (系统)and a very perfect system. So there are over four thousand universities and colleges in the United States. Among them are some top ones in the world, and what that tells us is there is still a lot of room to host international students.Foreign students represent less than four percent of the total student population in American higher education. And from Learning English, thats the VOA Special English Education Report. Im Bob Doughty. Thanks for listening.（1）Bob Doughty seems to be _.A . an exchange student from the USAB . an expert of international educationC . a viewer of VOAD . a reporter from VOA（2）Which country below has the fewest students studying overseas?A . South KoreaB . IndiaC . ChinaD . America（3）Which is NOT the reason why so many Chinese students go to the USA for further study?A . Lots of Chinese families are able to pay for the highest-quality education for their childrenB . The USA has a huge and a very perfect education systemC . There is a lot of room to host international students in the USAD . The USA has some top universities and colleges in the world（4）Which of the following statement is true?A . China has 122,000 more students than South Korea at American colleges and universities.B . The number of Americans studying overseas is becoming smaller and smaller.C . The number of Asian students has an increase of 6% over the past two years.D . Most of the international students in the United States are Chinese.2. （10分）阅读文章，选择最佳选项。AYinlong Shopping CenterOpen hours: 9:00a.m.-10:00p.m. (Mom.-Fri.) 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m. (Sat.-Sun.)Discount(折扣): 5% for shoppers with membership cards(会员卡) in every shop.Children Center can look after children for parents.Price: 30 every child （Children over 6 are free）Address: No.256, Shixin Road, across from Wangjiao Center, between Happy Restaurant and Shibei Park.Bus: No.5, No. 9, No.12（1）Yinlong Shopping Center is open for _ hours on Thursdays. A . 15B . 16C . 13D . 14（2）We can shop in Yinlong Shopping Center at 11:00pm on _. A . MondaysB . FridaysC . TuesdaysD . Sundays（3）A dress is 500 yuan, and Mrs White wants to buy it with a membership card. How much does she need to pay? A . 250 yuan.B . 495 yuan.C . 475yuan.D . 500 yuan.（4）Mrs. Smith takes her 5-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter to the Children Center. She should pay _. A . 30B . 35C . 60D . 45（5）Which of the following is NOT right? A . Happy Restaurant is next to Yinlong Shopping Center.B . Yinlong Shopping Center is at No.265, Shixin Road.C . Yinlong Shopping Center is open for 15 hours on Sundays.D . People can take the No.5 bus to get to Yinlong Shopping Center.3. （18分）阅读理解CHere is a story: A man sees a butterfly(蝴蝶). The butterfly tries to get out of its chrysalis(蛹). Feeling sorry for it, the man decides to help. He cuts the chrysalis and the butterfly comes out easily. Surprisingly enough, the butterfly is unable to fly. If the butterfly doesnt struggle(挣扎；奋斗) to leave the chrysalis, it cant fly! The struggle develops the energy in the butterfly which makes it fly. Similarly, the challenges of life bring out the best in young people and make the fly.When people are young, meeting and overcoming challenges will make them strong and ready to face life. When we look at successful people, we see that the most successful of them are people who have had to struggle. One famous businessman, who now owns many big supermarkets, used to carry clothes on his back and sell them from door to door when he was young. Another successful man is Dennis. His father died when he was only twenty. His fathers death forced him to mature fast. He had to bring up a family of nine people. He took up the challenges and overcame them. Today his brothers and sisters are leading successful lives.Sometimes challenges do not appear to us because we keep away from them. So some parents and teachers actively encourage young people to face challenges. They might organize some activities for young people which provide them with challenges, like rock-climbing, camping, volunteer work and so on. However, just passing exams will not prepare a person for life. We must meet and overcome challenges. The young people of today will become the leaders of tomorrow. For countries to continue to become successful, it is important that the young people learn to meet challenges and overcome them.（1）Denniss example shows that successful people should _.A . overcome the difficultiesB . take up business earlyC . become the leaders of tomorrowD . sell clothes from door to door（2）From the story we know that the butterfly cant fly because _.A . it gets out by itselfB . the man feels sorry for itC . it tries to challenge itselfD . the man helps it come out（3）Denniss example shows that successful people should _.A . overcome the difficultiesB . take up business earlyC . become the leaders of tomorrowD . sell clothes from door to door（4）The meaning of the underlined word mature in the passage is _.A . wake upB . give upC . grow upD . bring up（5）The meaning of the underlined word mature in the passage is _.A . wake upB . give upC . grow upD . bring up（6）What is the writer trying to do in this passage?A . Describe where a butterfly comes from.B . Encourage young people to face challenges.C . Suggest how to become a successful businessman.D . Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam（7）What is the writer trying to do in this passage?A . Describe where a butterfly comes from.B . Encourage young people to face challenges.C . Suggest how to become a successful businessman.D . Explain what will happen if a person fails the exam（8）What is the best title for this passage?A . Successful People Have a Sense of AchievementB . Young People Must Develop Their Energy ActivelyC . Countries Should Continue to Become SuccessfulD . Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People（9）What is the best title for this passage?A . Successful People Have a Sense of AchievementB . Young People Must Develop Their Energy ActivelyC . Countries Should Continue to Become SuccessfulD . Challenges of Life Bring Out the Best in Young People二、 选词填空 (共1题；共8分)4. （8分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。DKathy could still remember the night she had to leave her home in Hungary. It was the beginning of World War II and her family had to leave their country as soon as possible. She quickly filled a bag with a few pieces of clothing, her diary, and her treasurea beautiful silk scarf.Kathy and her best friend, Monica, had asked their parents to buy them matching scarves. They each would wear the scarves as a symbol of their friendship. Kathy had no idea that she was going to America that night and would not be returning.Kathy kept that special silk scarf for many years. One day she decided to give it to her granddaughter, Eliza, to wear to her first job interview for good luck. Kathy was afraid that Eliza would lose the scarf, but the granddaughter promised, “Dont worry, Grandma, nothings going to happen to your scarf. Youll see. It is going to bring both of us luck today.” And with that, Eliza kissed her grandmother and left for the interview.That afternoon Eliza left the interview, feeling sure that she had got the job. So she decided to celebrate by going to a restaurant. As she was sitting at her table, she felt someone looking at her. Sitting next to her was an old woman, who could not take her eyes away from her.“Im sorry, do I know you?” Eliza asked.“Im sorry, dear, but you make me think of someone I once knew,” the old woman replied. “My best friend looked like you and used to wear a scarf just like the one youre wearing around your neck.” Eliza listened carefully, with her eyes and mouth wide open. She had heard stories of her grandmothers best friend and knew the meaning of the scarf. Could this be Monica, her grandmothers childhood friend?Eliza introduced herself and waited to hear the name of the other woman.“My names Monica, dear. I lived in Hungary as a child, but my family had to leave when I was fourteen years old. Ive been living here in California ever since.” said the old woman.Eliza could not believe her ears （1）Kathy and her family left their country because .A . Kathy found a job in the USAB . Kathy would study in CaliforniaC . they had no friends in EuropeD . they wanted to get away from the war（2）From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6, we can infer(推断) that Eliza felt .A . surprisedB . thankfulC . sorryD . nervous（3）What would Eliza most probably do after the dinner?A . She gave the silk scarf to Monica.B . She went for another job interview.C . She showed Monica around California.D . She took Monica to meet her grandmother.（4）The best title for this passage can be .A . A Gift from ParentsB . A Scarf of LuckC . A Successful InterviewD . A Story in the War三、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)5. （10分）完形填空Walt Whitman was a famous American poet (诗人). He was born 1Mary 31, 1819, in Long Island. There were nine2in his family, and he was the second. 3he was four years old, his family moved to Brooklyn because his family was too poor. His childhood was restless (不安宁的) and unhappy.4the age of 11, he left school. Then he began to 5a job to help his family. As a young man, Whitman 6a school teacher, a printer and a newspaper reporter. He was 7years old when he published his first book of poetry (诗集) in 1855. He 8 itLeaves of Grass. It 9only twelve poems. The new form of his poetry 10many people. Whitman was poor and weak during the last years of his life. He died in 1892.（1）A . in B . at C . on D . for （2）A . persons B . childre