沪教版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（二十四）D卷.doc

沪教版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（二十四）D卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共3题；共22分)1. （6分）Like schools in China, American schools begin in September after a long summer vacation. The first term is from September to January and the second is from February to June. Usually American children begin to go to school when they are five years old. Most students are seventeen or eighteen years old when they finish high school.But unlike middle school students in China, high school students in America take only four or five subjects each term. They usually go to the same classes every day and have homework for every class. After class they do all kinds of interesting things.After high school, many students go to college. They may go to a small or a large one. They usually have to pay a lot for their higher education. So lots of students work after school to make money for their studies.（1）In America, summer vacation lasts（持续）_.A . one monthB . two monthsC . three monthsD . more than three months（2）The underlined（下划线的）word college means _ in Chinese.A . 大学B . 公司C . 研究院D . 高中（3）Many American students work after class, because they _.A . want to see interesting thingsB . have to help the other peopleC . want to make more friendsD . have to get money for their studies2. （6分） A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain (笔试).“You have no flying skills at all!”he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, thats beyond you. Lets have a flying competition. Ill show you what real flying is!”One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge (挑战). The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.Now it was the swans turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments (评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldnt see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.The swan pretended (假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick? “No,”said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “Im in trouble because of my pride (自大) ! If you dont help me, Ill lose my life.”The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.（1）Whats the correct order of the following events?a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.d. The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.A . a, d, b, cB . a, b, d, cC . d, a, c, bD . d, c, a, b（2）What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?A . Tired.B . Bored.C . Nervous.D . Frightened.（3）What do we learn from the passage?A . Practice makes perfect.B . The early bird catches the worm.C . No pains, no gains.D . Pride goes before a fall.3. （10分） More than anything else in the world, Lion liked being King of the jungle. He walked around, showing off his power and pride.Each day Lion took a long lazy sleep under the shade of his favourite tree. He always dreamed of weaker animals bowing(鞠躬) before him.One day Mouse ran through the jungle and tripped over Lions huge paws. Lion woke up with a start. “How dare you wake me up! ” he shouted angrily. Lion grabbed Mouse with one paw. “On the second thought, Im in the mood for the snack, and youll make a delicious meal.he said.Mouse cried out, “King Lion, please spare（饶恕） me! If you let me live, Ill always remember your kindness. And, some day, I might be able to help you.”“ How could such a powerless little mouse ever help me? That thought made Lion laugh so much that he decided to let Mouse go. A week later, Lion was walking through the jungle on the way to his favourite tree when he stepped onto a hunters net. The net scooped him up. No matter how he twisted and turned, he couldnt escape.When Mouse heard Lions frightened shouts, he raced to help. Mouse quickly chewed（咬）through the ropes to make a hole in the net. Soon, Lion moved out and was free. Lion looked down at the little mouse. “Thank you for saving my life,”said Lion, smiling his widest smile. “I was mistaken. You are not a powerless little mouse. You are a great friend!”（1）What did Lion do each day?A . He stepped onto a hunters net.B . He bowed before weaker animals.C . He showed kindness to animals in the jungleD . He had a good sleep under his favourite tree.（2）How did Mouse wake up Lion?A . He made a hole in the net.B . He shouted at Lion angrilyC . He tripped over Lions paws.D . He prepared a delicious meal for Lion.（3）Why did Lion let Mouse go?A . Because he was trapped in the net.B . Because he took Mouse as his good friend.C . Because he believed Mouse could save him.D . Because he doubted if Mouse could be of any help.（4）What do you think of Mouse?A . Clever and honestB . Silly and lazyC . Humorous and stubbornD . Proud and selfish.（5）What can we learn from the passage?A . Pride makes you lose what you have.B . Dont put all your eggs in one basket.C . Even the small can show great strengthD . When the cats away, the mice will play.二、 选词填空 (共2题；共11分)4. （6分）阅读短文，从所给的选项中找出与前四个题相对应的选项，然后完成最后一题。Once the colors of the world argued. All thought that they were the best and most important.Green said, Clearly I am the most important. I am the sign of life and hope. Im the color of grass, trees and leaves. Without me, all animals would die.Yellow laughed, You are all so serious. I bring happiness and warmth into the world. Every time people look at a yellow sunflower, they start to smile. Without me there would be no fun.Orange shouted, I am the color of health and strength. I have the most important vitamins. Think of carrots, vegetables and oranges. When I appear in the sky, everyone is shocked at my beauty and nobody gives another thought to any of you.Red couldnt stand it any longer. I am the color of danger and bravery. I bring fire into the blood.Their voices became louder and louder. The thunder got angry and the rain started to pour. When they became calm, the rain said, You foolish colors. Dont you know that each of you is special? If you dont agree, just follow me. They did as the rain told them and together made the most beautiful rainbow.（1）颜色配对。Green _ Yellow _ Orange _ Red _A. brings happiness and warmth into the world.B. is the sign of life and hopeC. is the color of danger and bravery.D. is the color of health and strength.（2）Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A . All the Colors are FoolishB . Getting United is ImportantC . Every Color is BeautifulD . All the Colors are Excellent5. （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） Umbrellas are common in our daily life. On rainy days, many people hold them to prevent the1, but its not easy to hold an umbrella if there is heavy rain and 2wind. And its harder to make a phone call or ride a bike3an umbrella in the hand. An American named Alan Kaufman and his company46 years inventing a hand-free umbrella. 5they made it.They called it umbrella. Just touch a button and the umbrella will open6. With the help of its “shoulder support”, the umbrella can rest on the users7. So the user neednt hold the umbrella any more. He can walk with hands8even in the strong wind.The hand-free umbrella is $59.94 each. People all around the world like it very much. Because of this smart9, they can use their phones to talk and send short messages in the rain now.10in the rain under an umbrella is really cool, isnt it?（1）A . snow B . rain C . sun D . wind （2）A . tall B . short C . strong D . big （3）A . by B . without C . with D . take （4）A . spent B . took C . paid D . cost （5）A . At first B . At last C . At most D . Almost （6）A . easily B . hardly C . nearly D . hard （7）A . feet B . legs C . shoulders D . knees （8）A . free B . busy C . difficult D . easy （9）A . invention B . magazine C . book D . story （10）A . Lying B . Flying C . Walking D . Running 四、 根据下列句子及所给的首字母，写出各单词的正确形式（每空一词） (共10题；共10分)7. （1分）He _(cross) the river to school every day.8. （1分）Im going to buy a house _ a small garden in front of it. 9. （1分）I have _(take) many photos of Mount Tai in Taian.10. （1分）I can see some _ (mountain