沪教版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（十八）（II ）卷

第 1 页 共 17 页 沪教版沪教版 2019 20202019 2020 年英语中考英语模拟试卷 十八 年英语中考英语模拟试卷 十八 IIII 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 4 4 题 共题 共 3434 分分 1 10 分 根据短文内容 选择正确答案 B A serious earthquake can be a terrible experience and it is easy to forget safety measures 措 施 in disorder 混乱 Fortunately most earthquake safety measures are common sense but if you forget everything else remember the following instructions drop cover and hold on Also most of earthquake deaths happen after the earthquake so remember that the danger does not end when the shaking does If you stay indoors during an earthquake move away from unsupported areas and windows Try to get under a doorway or another area of the building which is held up by strong beams 梁 Stay under a table or desk only if it is very strong Do not rush to lifts because it is far safer to stay where you are Cover your head with your arms around it and curl 蜷缩 into a ball and wait for the shaking to stop If you stay outdoors during an earthquake move to an area Which is as open as possible Don t move to buildings electric poles and other objects which may fall during an earthquake and injure you Protect your head and stay low to the ground till the shaking ends and it is safe to move After an earthquake many buildings are less strong although they appear safe If you stay indoors move people from the building quickly and help disabled or injured people Once outdoors move well away from the building so that if it falls down you will not be injured Wait till public safety officials announce that it is safe to stay indoors By planning ahead and keeping calm during an earthquake you can greatly increase your chances of survival 生存 without injury 1 The underlined word Fortunately in the first paragraph means A especially B gradually 第 2 页 共 17 页 C luckily D finally 2 We can learn from the passage that earthquake safety measures A are planned for children B help us to keep safe C are not necessary D are not easy to understand 3 According to the passage it isn t a good choice during an earthquake A to take a lift B to stay under a strong table C to get under a doorway D to cover the head with arms around it 4 If you stay outdoors during an earthquake you can do all the following except A trying to protect your head B moving to an open place C moving away from buildings D taking the disabled people into the room 5 The purpose of the passage is mainly to tell us how to A stay away from an earthquake B predict an earthquake C control an earthquake D keep safe during and after an earthquake 第 3 页 共 17 页 2 8 分 根据短文内容选择正确答案 C If you plan to take your pet on a trip prepare ahead of time 提前 At least two weeks before you leave take your pet to a vet See if he or she is fit for travel and ask if he or she should have any medicine before leaving The vet may suggest 建议 certain pills for sickness or for calming the pet Some states or foreign countries have health laws that say animals must have certain injections 注射 before they can be allowed 允许 to enter Your vet may have this information You can also get help on the United States and Canadian laws from a book published by the Department of Agriculture which some libraries have For information on foreign countries check with their consulates 领事馆 You can also ask the airlines on which you are travelling Find out if the places where you plan to stay allow pets because many do not If you are going by plane or train ask if pets are allowed If they are ask where they will be kept and who will care for them The big bus lines in this country do not allow pets Choose your pet s box carefully Plastic boxes are better than cardboard or wooden ones because they can t be chewed 嚼碎 If going by plane or train during warm weather try to go in the cooler early morning or evening hours Also try to avoid 避免 very cold winter weather because pets often suffer from cold Even in your own car be careful Do not leave the animal inside with the windows closed because the car may become too hot or too cold 1 The main idea of this passage is to A warn people to leave their pets at home B give general information about pet travel C tell people how to choose their pet boxes D tell people about foreign pet laws 2 When taking a pet on a trip a pet owner 第 4 页 共 17 页 A doesn t need to make any special plans B should stay at friends homes C should make plans before leaving home D should travel by bus instead of plane 3 From the passage we can learn that A it costs too much to take pets on trips B some pets may not be well enough to travel C all train lines treat pets exactly the same D pets are welcome everywhere 4 Which person would be the most interested in this passage A A vet B A pet owner C A bus driver D A pet shop owner 3 6 分 阅读理解 On July 20 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon The space suit Armstrong wore on his lunar mission has come to symbolize courage and human achievement In 1971 the Smithsonian s National Air and Space Museum NASM in Washington D C acquired 获得 Armstrong s suit It stood proudly on display for visitors to admire until there were changes in the suit s appearance Over time the suit started to show signs of deterioration Lisa Young said Young is an objects conservator 文物修复员 at NASM It is her job to preserve 维护 historical and cultural objects Plastics are tricky to conserve Young says They tend to degrade 降解 over time Neoprene is one type of plastic in Armstrong s suit The material can turn brittle and break into tiny 第 5 页 共 17 页 pieces This would ruin the space suit NASM seeking ways to preserve this historical treasure removed it from display in 2006 What causes plastic to degrade in the first place Many things Odile Madden says Madden is a scientist in California She explains that sunlight water humidity and dust can cause plastics to degrade Some plastics will break down no matter what we do Madden says Yet history can still be saved Scientists have found that storing plastics in cooler temperatures with lower humidity levels can slow degradation Young says Armstrong s suit is currently in storage at a temperature of 63 F and a lower relative humidity of 30 These conditions will be maintained when Armstrong s suit returns to a museum display case in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon landing Plastic degradation affects art too Artist Claes Oldenburg created False Food Selection in 1966 It consists of plastic food displayed in a wooden box The plastic food used to look real Now some of it has flattened and yellowed Georgina Rayner is a conservation scientist at Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge She says the artwork s wooden box produces an acidic 酸的 gas that eats away at the plastic This speeds up the degradation process But Rayner is motivated to conserve this artwork and others like it Plastics are a part of our history she says It s important to preserve them so that future generations can understand the journey we ve taken 1 Neil Armstrong s space suit A is in storage at a higher relative humidity B is considered as a symbol of plastic art C was protected at Harvard Art Museums D was removed from display in 2006 2 The word deterioration in Paragraph 1 probably means A becoming worse B losing attention C getting stronger 第 6 页 共 17 页 D being valuable 3 What can we infer from the passage A Plastic artworks help future generations learn more about history B We can do nothing to prevent plastic objects from breaking down C The acidic gas is a necessity in the preservation of plastic objects D People are advised to use fewer plastic objects in their daily life 4 10 分 阅读理解 You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years One of the biggest changes is that cars will drive themselves We certainly have the technology for it now says Andrew Poliak of automotive 机动车辆的 technology supplier QNX We expect self driving cars to be a mainstream 主流 thing between 2020 and 2025 The American company Google has been working on self driving cars for years These cars are already on the roads in the United States and are truly self driving Last week the police ordered one of Google s cars to stop for driving too slowly on a public road The car was not breaking any law so no one was punished Another American company Tesla added an Autopilot feature 特点 to its cars last month With the Autopilot turned on the vehicle drives itself The car will speed up slow down brake 刹 车 and drive by itself You can take control of driving any time by turning the steering wheel or touching a pedal The car uses sensors 感应器 to know when driveway changing is safe and whether it should speed up or slow down Tesla Autopilot is made for cross country driving It keeps you in the driveway and helps you avoid hitting other cars It does not work well on local roads for it will not stop at a red light or stop sign Reporter Carolyn Nicander Mohr tried the Autopilot feature 特点 of a Tesla earlier this month She had a hard time trusting the car to do what it should do She thought about canceling the 第 7 页 共 17 页 Autopilot feature many times during her trip She wanted to take control at every corner in the road and hit the brake when the car in front of her slowed down However the car drove perfectly itself Other companies like Marcedes Benz Audi BMW Volvo and Toyota are all working on self driving cars too 1 What do Andrew Poliak s words probably mean A It is too difficult for people to make self driving cars now B Self driving cars will be first put on the market in 2020 C There will be more self driving cars in use in the near future D Nobody loves to use self driving cars at the moment 2 Which of the following is true according to the passage A One of the Google cars was fined for breaking the law last week B The Tesla s car with Autopilot feature can sense traffic lights in front of it C Tesla Autopilot car worked much better than Reporter Carolyn expected D Tesla Autopilot is made for cross country driving as well as local road driving 3 Which word has the same meaning as autopilot A speed up B self drive C slow down D brake 4 According to the text how many companies mentioned 提到 are working on self driving cars A Three B Five 第 8 页 共 17 页 C Six D Seven 5 From the passage we can infer 推断 that A Self driving cars are popular nowadays B Self driving would be trusted by anyone C Self driving cars will be totally safe in the future D Self driving cars still need improving 二 二 为文章提取合适的标题为文章提取合适的标题 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 5 5 分 阅读短文 根据短文内容 从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 每个选项只能 用一次 Hemingway was one of the most famous writers He was born in America in 1899 His father was a doctor and loved sports very much and his mother taught music Among the six children in the family Hemingway had written many books in his life The Old Man and the Sea is one of the most famous and also my favorite The main character in the book is a fisherman People think he is a man with bad luck because he doesn t get a fish in eighty four days Every evening he comes home with his empty boat Then on the eighty fifth day the man takes a big fish the old man never gives up A He is an old man and fishes alone B Hemingway was the second oldest C It came out in 1952 第 9 页 共 17 页 D Although he meets a lot of trouble E But the old man believes himself 三 三 完形填空完形填空 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 1010 分分 6 10 分 先阅读短文 然后从文后每小题的四个选项中选出一个可以填入短文中相应空白处的最佳答案 Little Mix is a British girl group They became1after a British talent show They are the first and so far the only group to 2the competition The 3of Little Mix has a special meaning 意义 Little means they are young girls The oldest one was born 出生 in 1991 and the 4 was born in 1993 Mix means they are different 5 each other Little Mix has a lot of young fans The four girls think it s 6to give fans a positive 积极向上 message Students 7 have some troubles 苦恼 at school or at home Their music can help them feel 8 The four girls work very hard every day 9they feel great to sing on the stage 舞台 meet their fans and stay with each other They are more like sisters Now this group is really 10 Do you want them to come to China one day 1 A enough B crowded C famous D comfortable 2 A win B watch C play 第 10 页 共 17 页 D touch 3 A example B name C song D look 4 A newest B freshest C heaviest D youngest 5 A in B like C for D from 6 A necessary B poor C talented D worried 7 第 11 页 共 17 页 A should B may C need D could 8 A more B most C worse D better 9 A if B though C but D when 10 A successful B meaningless C unlucky D simple 四 四 单词拼写单词拼写 共共 1 1 题 共题 共 5 5 分分 7 5 分 请根据短文内容 判断下列句子正 T 误 F Mr Green lives in a small town but he works in a big city 第 12 页 共 17 页 One day Mr Green drives his car out and washes it When a friend comes and sees the car he says That s a nice car Is it yours Sometimes answers Mr Green The friend is surprised 惊讶的 Sometimes he asks What do you mean Mr Green answers slowly Well when there is a party in the town my daughter Jane drives it When there is a soccer game it is my son Joe s turn When it looks really nice and clean my wife Linda uses it And when it needs cleaning it s mine Mr Green lives in a big city Mr Green is Jane and Joe s brother Joe goes to watch soccer games in the car Mrs Green can t drive a car Only Mr Green washes the car 五 五 根据下列句子及所给的首字母 在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确根据下列句子及所给的首字母 在答题纸上按题号写出各单词的正确 共共 1010 题 共题 共 2323 分分 8 1 分 The young woman bring some toys for the children last Monday 9 1 分 一 Who is on duty today 一 my 10 10 分 根据短文内容及首字母提示 补全空格内单词 使短文完整 通顺 For a long time people thought that the floor of the ocean was a very quiet place Some thought that it was almost without any s at all Scientists were surprised when they put a microphone 麦克风 under water and heard all kinds of noises They heard grunts growls snarls and whistles The b of the sea sounded like a zoo The scientists were puzzled 迷惑的 when they found out these noises were c from fish Some fish make noise by grinding their teeth Others scrape their bones together Still others make noise with the sac of air in their bodies W fish make these sounds is somewhat a mystery 谜 Some scientists think that the fish use these noises to s to one another Most people believe the sounds have no meaning 第 13 页 共 17 页 Scientists have found out that the dolphin k the meaning of some sounds Tests show that it is one of the smartest a in the sea People say that they have been able to teach the dolphin many human words At Marineland of the Pacific it is said that dolphins have even been taught to sing They rise to the s of the water and sing for visitors At least it sounds somewhat like singing Who knows We may be able to talk with the dolphin and learn many secrets of the sea sometime soon Just think what the dolphin could tell us We could learn the location of treasure ships u the sea We could learn where to find great schools of fish We might e learn the location of submarines 潜艇 It could be an exciting moment when we first begin