上海版2020年中考英语一模试卷（II ）卷.doc

上海版2020年中考英语一模试卷（II ）卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 完形填空 (共2题；共20分)1. （10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。 Do you think doing housework is a hard task for you? Have you ever thought of inventing something to make it 1? A boy named Sam Houghton did and he 2a two-head broom (扫帚).Sam was just three years old when he came up with his 3. He saw his father sweep up (打扫) garden leaves and 4brooms while trying to gather large leaves and litter.Now he is the poster boy for a new show at the British Library in London called Inventing the 21st Century. To celebrate 5and encourage new inventors, the famous 6is telling the story of the most special inventions coming out of Britain in the past 10 years. Sams broom is produced by big companies, and the brooms are very7in England.Young Sam Houghton is now eight years old and has another invention. He has made a balloon popping machine (气球爆破装置) for play centers. He said, We dont want children to cry because of 8bangs (爆炸声) of balloons. I used a box to 9the bangs so that they cant scare (惊吓) the children.Have you ever wanted to be a great inventor? Watch 10, think it over and work hard. Maybe you will be an inventor. Do you think so?（1）A . easier B . harder C . funnier （2）A . bought B . invented C . saw （3）A . idea B . way C . information （4）A . pick B . change C . control （5）A . inventions B . birthdays C . festivals （6）A . school B . hotel C . library （7）A . popular B . interesting C . necessary （8）A . quiet B . loud C . harmful （9）A . turn on B . turn off C . take away （10）A . quickly B . successfully C . carefully 2. （10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。More than 3,000 languages are spoken in the world. Of all these languages, English is the most widely used. When English is used, it has also 1many new words from other languages. For example, Americans borrowed “cookbook” from German. They 2borrowed “tofu” and “kowtow” from Chinese.As we all know, there are 3between western culture and Chinese culture. We can learn about those words by comparing how certain words are used. 4, “you are a lucky dog” means you are a lucky person. To describe a person who is 5, they say, “sick as a dog”. On the other hand, Chinese people love cats very much. But in western culture, “cat” is sometimes used 6a woman that is cruel. The rose is considered as a symbol of love in both China and some western countries. People think the rose stands for 7and attraction.China, a country with the largest population in the world, has 8more people to learn English. By the 1990s, English learning has been very 9with Chinese people. Many of them have done quite well in English.Now students are required to learn English and people think the study of English is a very important industry in China 10in the rest of the world. The English language has played an important part in our lives.（1）A . taken back B . taken out C . taken off D . taken in （2）A . even B . also C . perhaps D . probably （3）A . advantages B . records C . effects D . differences （4）A . In fact B . In some ways C . For example D . As a result （5）A . ill B . lazy C . afraid D . selfish （6）A . describe B . describing C . to describe D . described （7）A . loving B . love C . to love D . loves （8）A . ordered B . encouraged C . told D . taught （9）A . interested B . tired C . popular D . enjoyed （10）A . as far as B . as well as C . as much as D . as long as 二、 阅读理解 (共4题；共36分)3. （8分） Can you imagine a classroom without one thing that has long been considered a necessary part? No notebooks, no textbooks, no test papers. Nor are there any pencils or pens, which always seem to run out of ink at the critical moment.A “Paperless classroom” is what more and more schools are trying to realize. Students dont do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use hand-sized or specially-designed computers. The teacher downloads texts from Internet libraries and sends them to every students personal computer.Having computers also means that students can use the Web. They can look up information on any subject theyre studying, from maths to social science.A high school teacher, Judy Herrel in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web. “Using a book thats three or four years old is impossible,” she said.A paperless classroom is a big step towards reducing the waste of paper.“Think about the money and trees we could save with the computers,” she said.But, with all this technology, theres always a risk that the machines will break down. So, in case of a power failure or a technical problem, paper textbooks should still be widely available (可得到的) for these students.（1）The underlined word “critical” in the first paragraph probably has the same meaning as _.A . worryingB . dangerousC . happyD . important（2）You are sure to find _ in a paperless classroom.A . pensB . computersC . test papersD . notebooks（3）According to Judy Herrel, _.A . the Web can talk the students everywhereB . the Web can take the place of teachersC . the Web is a better tool for informationD . the Web is for downloading information（4）The paper textbooks should still be widely available because _.A . students wont have trouble with their pensB . computers may break down sometimesC . students may not get all information from the InternetD . paper textbooks may give students more information4. （10分） Jeff Green can not look after(照看) his things. Look, this is his room. He doesnt put his things away（收好） every day. Look at his desk. Many things are on it. They are notebooks, CDs, video tapes, pens, pencils. He doesnt put his pens and pencils in his pencil case. Look, some of his sports collections are on the desk and chairs.Its eight oclock in the morning, and Jeff is in bed. Its Sunday. He doesnt go to school. Oh, whats under the bed? A football. He likes playing football. He can not play volleyball well. His backpack is under the bed. Why is his backpack under the bed? We dont know. Whats that under the sofa? It is one of his socks. Where is the other（另外的） one? Sorry, we can not see it. Jeff needs to ask his parents to find it, I think.（1）Where is Jeffs backpack?A . It is on his desk.B . It is under his school things.C . It is under his bed.D . Its on the sofa.（2）What sport does Jeff like?A . Football.B . Basketball.C . VolleyballD . Baseball.（3）Where are Jeffs socks?A . They are on his sofa.B . They are under his bed.C . One of his socks is under the sofa, but we can not see the other one.D . They are under the desk.（4）What time is it now?A . Its 8 am.B . Its 8 pm.C . Its time for bed.D . Its time for breakfast.（5）Does Jeff put his things away every day?A . No, he doesnt.B . Yes, he does.C . Sorry, I dont know.D . He puts his school things away.5. （8分）阅读理解Public holidays in the United StatesDatesOfficial NamesRemarksJanuary 1New Years DayIt celebrates the beginning of the year. Festivities include counting down to midnight on the preceding night, New Years Eve, even with fire-work display and party.Last MondayMemorial DayIt honors the nations war dead from the Civil War onwards, and marks the beginning of the summer season.July 4Independence DayIt celebrates the signing of the Declaration of Independence（独立宣言） from British rule, also called the Fourth Day of July. Firework celebrations are held in many cities throughout the nation.First Monday in SeptemberLabor DayIt celebrates the achievementsof workers and the labor movement；marks the unofficial（非官方的） end of the summer season.Second Monday in OctoberColumbus DayIt honors Columbus, traditional discoverer of the Americas. In some areas it is Second, also a celebration of Italian culture.（Traditionally October 12）.In some states, it is celebrated asIndigenous（土生土长的）Peoples Dayas a celebration of the Native Americans, not Columbus.Fourth Thursday in NovemberThanks-giving DayTraditionally it celebrates the giving of thanks for the autumn harvest. raditionally it includes the sharing of a turkey dinner. Traditional start of the Christmas and holiday season.（1）Memorial Day is . A . on May 30B . to honor the Givil WarC . on last Monday in MayD . at the end of the summer season（2）Which day is to honor the discoverer of the Americas? A . Labor Day.B . Columbus Day.C . Thanksgiving Day.D . Independence Day.（3）Traditionally Thanksgiving Day is a day of thanking for . A . parentsB . godC . the autumnD . the autumn harvest（4）Which holiday is in September? A . Memorial Day.B . Columbus Day.C . Labor Day.D . Independence Day.6. （10分）根据短文内容, 选择正确答案。(A)In Thailand, the Water Festival is a very big festival. It is a very special festival for all their people. It is the beginning of their New Year. It is usually at the end of March or the beginning of April. Before the Water Festival, people clean their houses and cook nice food. When the Water Festival begins, people splash (泼) water over each other. Everyone gets very wet（湿的）, but they are very happy.（1）In Thailand, the _ is very special for all people.A . New YearB . Water FestivalC . Water DayD . Big Festival（2）The Water Festival in Thailand is like _ in China.A . the Spring FestivalB . the Lantern FestivalC . the Dragon Boat FestivalD . the Mid-autumn Festival（3）When is the festival in Thailand?A . At the end of April.B . At the beginning of March.C . At the end of March or the beginning of April.D . From March to April.（4）What do people do before the festival?A . They splash water over each other.B . They clean their houses.C . They cook nice food.D . B and C.（5）What do they think of being wet?A . They are angry (生气的).B . They are not happy.C . They are very happy.D . We dont know.三、 七选五 (共1题；共5分)7. （5分）摘录，阅读短文，然后完成内容摘要。每空不超过三个单词 Stories and Art of Chinese FansYou may think you cannot live through summer without air conditioners. But in ancient China, hand fans were almost the only ones to help people keep cool.Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2,000 years ago. The fans came in different shapes, such as round and square. They were also made from a11 kinds of materials. Palm leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather fans(羽毛扇) showed the owners high status. Sandalwood(檀香)fans could send out a sweet smell.Later, hand fans became far more than just something that could cool you down. They developed into art works, in which tuanshan (round fans)and zheshan(folded fans)were the most common. In the shape of a full moon, tuanshan was usually made of silk. They had beautiful birds and flowers on them. Women especially those in the imperial palace(皇宫),liked to use them. Meanwhile, men, especially the literati(文人), used zheshan. The literati liked them because zheshan