2020年英语中考模拟四校联考（一）B卷.doc

2020年英语中考模拟四校联考（一）B卷姓名:_ 班级:_ 成绩:_一、 阅读理解 (共4题；共31分)1. （6分）Could you be a genius like Einstein? A genius needs to learn and think. Reading is a good idea, but it is not enough. Einsteins advice is to use your brain more. Here are some tips:lAsk. When you look at new things, ask why they are new or different. Ask more questions. Ask yourself and others. Keep thinking until you find the answers.lDraw. Einstein thought in pictures. Sometimes, it helps to draw problems and ideas.lRead. Try to read new things. Read books from different parts of the library. After you read, think about the ideas you have learned. Are they different from what you thought?lRelax. Many ideas come when you are relaxed. Take some time to relax yourself in the ways like taking a walk in a park, going to a concert or a museum.lWrite. Keep a diary. Write down your questions and ideas. Write down new ideas after you read.lShare. Einstein used to talk to his friends and explain his ideas. Sometimes, a friend can help you find the answer to a problem.lBe brave. Do not let other people say your ideas are silly. Explain yourself. Let other people explain why they think you are wrong. Then decide.（1）What can we do to relax ourselves according to the passage?A . Keeping a diary.B . Asking questions.C . Taking a walk.D . Reading mew things.（2）The author suggested we shouldif other people say our ideas are silly.A . discuss the ideas with othersB . draw problems and ideasC . go to a museum with othersD . write down your ideas（3）Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?A . A genius needs to learn and think.B . We should find the answers all by ourselves.C . Einsteins advice is to use our brain more.D . Einstein liked to talk to his friends and explain his ideas.2. （10分）根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。(B)Plants are very important. This is because plants can make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals and man cannot make food from air, water and sunlight. Animals can get their food by eating plants and other animals. Man gets his food by eating plants and animals, too. So animals and man need plants in order to live. This is why there are so many plants around us.There are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Almost all the trees around us are flowering plants. You can know some trees from their flowers and fruit. Non-flowering plants do not grow flowers. You cannot see many non-flowering plants around you.If you look carefully at the plants around you, you will find that there are many kinds of plants. Some plants are large and some are small. Most of them are green. Thanks to the plants around us we can live on earth.（1）We need many plants around us because _.A . plants can grow easilyB . plants are greenC . we can get what we need from plantsD . we like all kinds of plants（2）There are so many plants around us because _.A . man doesnt need any plantsB . most animals dont eat plantsC . man and animals need plants to liveD . the earth will become more beautiful（3）There are _ non-flowering plants than flowering plants around us.A . much fewerB . much moreC . much largerD . much better（4）Which of the following does NOT come from a plant?A . Basket.B . Bread.C . Cabbage.D . Stone forest.（5）Which is the best title(题目) of this passage?A . Plants around usB . Man and Animals C . Live on EarthD . Food and Plants3. （5分） Barry Parker was a very successful businessman. He lived in a large house and drove a car. He wore expensive clothes and ate his meals in famous restaurants. His name was often in the newspaper. One day a newspaper reporter asked him, “What is the secret of your success(成功)?”Barry thought for a few moments and said, “I eat a special kind of fish.” “You eat a special kind of fish! What does that do?” “It makes my brain work better.” Barry said. “What kind of fish is it?” the reporter asked. “Give me fifty dollars and come back tomorrow. Ill have some for you.”The reporter gave Barry fifty dollars and returned the next day. “Have you got any special fish?” “Yes. Come into the house. Its in the refrigerator.”Barry took the reporter into his kitchen. He opened the refrigerator and took out a very small fish. “Here you are. Have this for dinner.”The next day the reporter called on Barry again. “Did you eat the fish?” Barry asked her. “Yes, I fried it.” “Good, do you feel different today?” “No, I dont. And I think that fifty dollars was a lot to pay for such a small fish.” “Well done !” Barry said. “You see, the fish is working. Youre using your brain now.”A.pay 50 dollars for a fish.B.because he was very successful.C.but she didnt feel any different.D.because she wanted to find out Barrys secret.E.the secret of Barry Parkers success.（1）The reporter went to see Barry Parker _.（2）The reporter wanted to know _.（3）Barry Parker made the reporter _.（4）The reporter bought the fish _.（5）The reporter ate the fish_.4. （10分）阅读下面材料，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。D_Brian was a funny student. He loved watching comedies（喜剧） best and hoped to become a comedy actor one day.When he heard about the talent show to be held at this school, Brian decided to take part in. He had never acted on stage（舞台） before, and he was very excited. But some students laughed at him. “You are not funny but silly,” Ken, one of his classmates, said to his face. “No one will like what you do,” another boy also said to him, loudly.Brian couldnt understand why they were so unkind to him. For a moment, he thought about giving up the show. But he remembered how much his friends liked his jokes, and also his teachers said he was very funny. So he decided to prepare for the show.Brian did a great job at the talent show. Everyone loved his performance, and he won the first prize! His teachers and friends were proud of him. Even so, Ken told Brian that he was not funny, and that he would never be successful. Brian didnt understand why Ken said so, but he realized that it had nothing to do with him. He confidently continued to work towards his goal.As the years went on, Brian met more people like Ken. “youll do a terrible job,” they said to him. Luckily, most people encouraged him and some helped him to become even funnier. He got a lot of opportunities to perform in movies. He was even invited to appear on television. His fans thanked him because his comedies made them feel good when they were unhappy.Now Brian is a big comedy star! He is doing what he loves best. He never feels stressed like those unkind people, and he laughs all day long!（1）What did Brian love best when he was a student?A . Going to school.B . Helping classmates.C . Watching comedies.D . Meeting new friends.（2）Brian decided to prepare for the show because _.A . his friends liked his jokesB . he was invited by a TV stationC . he wasnt busy acting in moviesD . Ken was expecting his performance（3）After winning the first prize, Brian _.A . began to understand KenB . became a teacher of actingC . encouraged others to join himD . continued to work towards his goal（4）Brians fans thanked him because his comedies brought them _.A . successB . happinessC . luckD . pride（5）Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A . From nobody to somebodyB . people like KenC . A funny studentD . the talent show二、 完形填空 (共1题；共10分)5. （10分）完形填空 When I was a junior high school student in 1980, God gave me a gift. It was happiness.One weekend, I went to visit my grandparents in the countryside. On my way home a car ran me over and cut off my arms because of its high speed.Several days later when I woke up in the hospital, I realized I had to spend the rest of my life1arms. How sad I felt at that time！Even I was full of fears.2slowly I knew I had to face the fact and got over it. I couldnt get my arms back even though I 3every day.However, its easier said than done. It took me nearly half a year to get out of the sadness4. I got so much from my past story. From then on, I could treat my life with a5mind. But in our daily life, I often see my classmates get6about little things: They get a bad grade on a test; their bus comes7; they dont have a mobile phone but 8have, and so on. But I only enjoy life. I was lucky to realize from an accident: It is a waste of our life to focus on what you have 9. We should always think of what we have. So why are so many people unhappy？Someone may say, My whole life would improve 10I have a new car. But when you get the car, what will happen？For a whole week you are walking on air. Then you go right back to being unhappy.Happiness depends on what we have！Its in our heart. Its a state of mind. Even though you own the whole world, you may still feel unhappy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating(感激)and taking pleasure in what you really have.（1）A . with B . without C . for （2）A . Or B . But C . So （3）A . cried B . laughed C . sat （4）A . strongly B . especially C . completely （5）A . crazy B . normal C . full （6）A . excited B . nervous C . worried （7）A . early B . first C . late （8）A . the other B . one another C . others （9）A . lost B . had C . found （10）A . because B . as C . if 三、 任务型阅读 (共1题；共8分)6. （8分）阅读短文,根据题目要求完成各小题。There was a man had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he sent them to go and look at a pear tree far away in turnsThe first son went in the winter, the second in the spring, the third in summer, and the youngest son in the fall they had all gone and come back, he called them together to describe they had seen. The first son said the tree was ugly. The second son said no-it was covered with green leaves and full of hope. The third son disagreed, he said there were many flowers that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful, it was the most wonderful thing he had ever seen. The last son disagreed with all of them, he said there was lots of fruit on the tree,full of life and harvest.The man then explained to his sons that they were all right, but they had each seen only one season in the trees life. He told them, You cannot judge a tree, or a person by only one season and its true nature-the pleasure, joy, and love that come from that life can only be measured (测量)at the end, when all the seasons are up.If you give up when its winter, you will miss the promise of your spring, the beauty of your summer, the harvest of your fall.Dont let the pain of one season kill the joy of all the rest.（1）Why did the man ask his sons to go and look at a pear tree in turns?_（2）根据短文内容,将what,when,that三个单词填到（1）（2）（3）（4）处。_（3）What did the man think of his sons answers？_（4）请将文中划线句子翻译成汉语。_（5）请给短文拟一个适当的英文题目。_四、 语法填空 (共1题；共10分)7. （10分）阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 Strangely enough, some inventions are lost _people cant imagine their _(valuable). A use may need to be invented along with the invention. An example is the fax machine. The technology for faxing _(invent) in the 1800s. It took more than one hundred years, however, for the fax to be seen as useful. In 1843 Alexander Bain invented a machine to _(electrical) transmit（传输） writing. At first, it was considered _(use) since few people thought there was _need for transmitting writing over _(wire). Eventually the value of the invention was realized, and it was improved _office use. By the 1980s, the fax machine became a piece of standard _(equip) in offices. The reason is _it can very quickly transmit written documents. Who knows how many other inventions just need to be recogn