上海新世纪版2020年中考英语模拟试卷（四）A卷

第 1 页 共 14 页 上海新世纪版上海新世纪版 20202020 年中考英语模拟试卷 四 年中考英语模拟试卷 四 A A 卷卷 姓名姓名 班级班级 成绩成绩 一 一 阅读理解阅读理解 共共 3 3 题 共题 共 2626 分分 1 8 分 阅读理解 When tea and coffee were first introduced to Europe in the 18th century people had different ideas about their use Some said that tea and coffee were harmful to humans and they could cause 引起 people to die In Sweden 瑞典 King Gustaf decided to find out whether or not this was true It happened that there were two brothers in prison at that time They were twins and were almost alike in every way They had both been sentenced to death 判处死刑 The King decided to let them live if one of the men agreed to drink several cups of tea each day and the other several cups of coffee Both brothers lived many years without problems of any kind At last the brother who had drunk tea every day died at the age of 83 the other died a few years later Because of the experiment 实验 tea and coffee got accepted 接受 and became popular as drink in Sweden and it is one of the many countries of the world where much tea and coffee is drunk today 1 Tea and coffee were first introducd to Europe in A the eighteenth century B the eighteen century C eighteenth centuries D eighteen centuries 2 What does the word harmful mean in Chinese It means A 有趣的 第 2 页 共 14 页 B 苦涩无味的 C 有害的 D 可口的 3 The brother who had drunk tea every day lived A until he was over 83 B until he was 83 C until the other had been dead for several years D until he had drunk tea for a few years 4 Today the Swedish drink A much more coffee than tea B much tea and coffee C little tea and coffee D much tea but little coffee 2 10 分 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 B What can little money do It s worth thinking it over A few weeks ago I got 120 from a friend in a Smile Group He asked me to do good things with the money Since then I have used the money to help strangers and raised a lot of smiles One day I was in a shop looking at the second hand books It happened that the book shelves 架子 were next to the toy shelf I noticed that a poorly dressed woman standing behind me A girl about 3 years old came over to the toy shelf At once her attention was caught by a toy dog She spoke to her mother and her mother asked the shop owner how much it cost The answer was 3 Then she said no The child said nothing Maybe no was not new for her but she couldn t keep the disappointment away from her face 第 3 页 共 14 页 I had a total of 5 I put the money in the mother s hand and said Buy her a book too I didn t wait to see the end I walked out of the shop The money the friend gave me was to help me find happiness in the world Was there any better way to get so much happiness with so little money 1 The writer got from his friend a few weeks ago A little help B some money C book shelves D a lot of smiles 2 The girl was interested in A a bookstore B a toy dog C toy shelves D second hand books 3 From Paragraph 段落 3 we can learn that the mother A couldn t afford the toy B disliked the toy C couldn t stand the girl D disliked the girl 4 We can infer 推断 the writer was after walking out of the shop A disappointed B sad C happy 第 4 页 共 14 页 D lonely 5 What s the main idea of this passage A Money is happiness B It s impossible to find happiness C Helping others can get happiness D We can t get happiness with little money 3 8 分 阅读理解 One day all the employees got to the office They saw a big sign on the door Yesterday the person who s been holding you back in this company died We invite you to join the funeral in the biggest meeting room In the beginning they all got sad for the death of this person But after a while they started wondering who the dead person was As more people started coming into the meeting room and getting closer to the coffin 棺材 the doubt grew Who is holding me back Well at least he died everyone was thinking One by one the employees got closer And when they looked inside it they suddenly became silent They stood there and couldn t say a word as if someone had touched the deepest part of their hearts There was a mirror inside the coffin everyone who looked inside it could see himself or herself There was also a sign next to the mirror that said There is only one person who can set limits to your growth it is YOU You are the only person that can change your life You are the only person that can make a difference to your happiness and your success You are the only person that can help yourself Your life does not change when your boss changes when your friends change when your partner changes or when your company changes Your life changes when YOU change when you go further than your limiting beliefs when you realize that you are the only one responsible for your life The most important relationship you can have is the one you have with yourself 1 According to the sign on the door the funeral was about a person that A always treated people nicely 第 5 页 共 14 页 B was strict with his workmates C had been holding someone back D made great contributions to the company 2 What do you learn from the underlined sentence A They felt sorry for this person s death B They felt relieved 释然的 that this person had died C They used to love this person very much D They felt surprised about the bad news 3 From the sign next to the mirror we can see that can limit your growth A nobody B parents C workmates D you 4 What does the story want to tell us A Your future lies in your own hands B Getting along well with workmates matters C Change your life by being a nice person D Teamwork is important to get things done 二 二 下面文章中有下面文章中有 5 5 处需添加小标题 请从处需添加小标题 请从 A A B B C C D D E E 和和 F F 中选中选 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 4 5 分 根据短文内容 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 选项中有两项为多余选项 And why do we have them Scientists are learning to find the reasons but they still know very 第 6 页 共 14 页 little about why we dream Modern research can tell us some important facts about dreams For example we have most of our dreams during REM sleep At this time the brain is very active Another fact is that everyone dreams even if we cannot remember doing so when we re awaken What s more an unusual part of our brain has been found This part sometimes puts our thoughts and memories together in strange ways when we re asleep Some scientists believe that our dreams are associated with life experiences and things in the dreams have their own meanings For example telephones in dreams are thought to be about giving or receiving an important message A car in dreams often mean feelings about your own life Broken teeth show fear Scientists think that people in our dreams can tell us something about ourselves If the person in the dream was shouting out for example maybe you are angry If he or she was scared in the dream then maybe you re afraid of something in life There is still a lot that we do not understand but scientists are trying hard because the more we learn about our dreams the more we learn about ourselves A What re the meanings of the things in dreams B What can persons in dreams tell us C Why should we learn more about dreams D What facts do we know about dreams E What are dreams 三 三 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 第 7 页 共 14 页 5 10 分 请认真阅读下面短文 从短文后各题所给的 A B C D 四个选项中 选出最佳选项 I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch 牧场 He has let me use his ranch to raise money for youth at risk programs The last time I was there he told me his story When he was young his family is too 1 to have a house to live in When he was in high school he was asked to write a paper about 2 he wanted to be and do when he grew up That night he wrote a seven page paper describing his goal of someday 3 a horse ranch He wrote about his dream in great 4 and he even drew a picture to show a 4 000 square foot house that would sit on a 200 acre dream ranch The next day he handed it in to his teacher Two days later he received his paper back On the front page was a large red F with a note that read See me after class Roberts went to see the teacher and asked Why did I receive an F His teacher said This is a an 5 dream for a young boy like you Having a horse ranch requires a lot of money There s no way you could ever do it Then the teacher added If you will rewrite this paper with a more possible goal I will reconsider your 6 The boy went home and thought about it for a 7 and hard time He asked his father what he should do His father said Look son you have to 8 your own mind on this Finally after sitting with it for a week the boy turned in the same paper making no 9 at all He told his teacher You could keep the F and I will 10 keep my dream Monty tells me this story because I am sitting in his 4 000 square foot house in the middle of his 200 acre horse ranch He said kids dreams can be stolen Don t let anyone steal your dreams Follow your heart no matter what 1 A small B busy 第 8 页 共 14 页 C poor D lazy 2 A what B which C whom D why 3 A renting B donating C owning D raising 4 A difficulty B detail C dialogue D doubt 5 A surprising B wonderful C terrible D unrealistic 第 9 页 共 14 页 6 A achievement B grade C family D ability 7 A happy B long C short D hurry 8 A take up B open up C make up D give up 9 A decisions B reasons C excuses D changes 10 A never 第 10 页 共 14 页 B still C ever D even 四 四 选词填空选词填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 6 10 分 阅读下面材料 在空白处填入适当的内容 1 个单词 或括号内单词的正确形式 将答案填写在 答题纸的相应位置 Dave is my best friend His family is rich His parents always give him lots of money But Dave thinks his parents work very hard and it s not easy for them to make money he always tries his best to save money He has some good way to do it Dave likes read He has a lot of books He tells me he often buys books online because they re cheaper online in a shop And when he has free time he often goes to bookstores libraries to do some reading Dave likes riding a bike He usually goes to school bike instead of taking a bus Sometimes when it rains or snows he walks These two ways help Dave keep in good health and save some money I remembered that Dave bring a bottle of water