2019年中考英语模拟试卷及答案解析9-4

2019年中考英语模拟试卷一、单项选择（本大题共14分，每小题1分）在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑1（1分）Try not to depend on your parents often， for they cant do _ for you in your lifetime（）AsomethingBanythingCeverythingDnothing2（1分）Please read _ the whole passage quickly and try to get a general idea of it（）AacrossBthroughCoverDabout3（1分）Parents should be educated _ important education is to their childrens future（）AsoBsuchChowDwhat4（1分）He was unhappy when he sold his guitar _， he had had it for a long time（）AAfter allBIn allCAbove allDFirst of all5（1分）China has the worlds largest population of university graduates， so providing them with jobsis really a _ for the Chinese government（）AchallengeBcompetitionCpurposeDsituation6（1分）Whats the advantage of shopping online？I think buyers spend a lot of time going to shops（）AshouldntBmustntCcantDneednt7（1分） Judy， whats on your mind？ Well， Im considering _ I am going to put our new furniture（）AwhatBwhereCwhichDwho8（1分）The teacher said that it _ difficult to make progress if I didnt work hard（）AisBwasCwill beDwould be9（1分） It took me ten years to build up my business， and it almost killed me WellYou know what they say _（）APractice makes perfectBNo pains， no gainsCEvery dog has its dayDThe early bird catches the worm10（1分）The student was happy to find that all her homework was _ than she used to get in herold school（）Aless heavyBless heavierCmore heavyDmuch heavier11（1分）_ bad weather stops him， my grandfather takes exercise outdoors every morning（）AIfBSinceCUnlessDThough12（1分）Scientific research shows that if proper exercise is _ regularly， it can improve ourhealth（）Acarried awayBcarried outCcarried onDcarried off13（1分） What did the foreigner say to you just now？ He asked me _（）Aif I have ever heard of Beijing OperaBwhether did I like Beijing OperaCthat Beijing Opera had strong local colourDif Beijing Opera had a lasting value14（1分） Are you going to take part in the speech competition？_ Its too good a chance to miss（）ANo problemBMy pleasureCI cant agree moreDThats for sure二、完形填空（本大题共10分，每小题10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑15（10分）People always have communication with each other In the past when they couldnt write， they used simple symbols to send their messages Some groups of North American Indians were good at （1） messages For example， a small stone on top of a large one meant This is the way If there was another small stone on the right， it meant Turn right Some grass with a knot meant Danger! and so onIn forests of Africa， it was （2） to travel between villages But drum could be heard from many kilometers away So， some groups of Africans made their drums （3） like peopleThe Incas of South America used to send messages by tying knots with ropes Messages have been found， but （4） can understand what they mean And the Egyptians used pictures as a kind of （5） ， but only a few people were （6） to understand themToday， we also use a lot of symbols When we are in a car and we see a red light， we stop the car When a mother says to her child， Eat your cake! the child eats the cake Sometimes the red light and the words of the mother are symbols And the （7） ， of course， is that the （8） way of communication between people is soundThere are more than 3，000languages in the world today And about 13of them are spoken by large groups of people Languages of the world are both similar and different They are similar because we can talk and write about the same things They are different because we talk and write about these things with different （9） There is no （10） that we learn a second language in order to communicate with people who do not speak our language1 A sendingB spreadingC publishingD giving2 A difficultB easyC interestingD boring3 A sayB speakC tellD whisper4 A anybodyB somebodyC everybodyD nobody5 A hearingB thinkingC writingD reading6 A learnedB taughtC madeD told7 A matterB factC realityD situation8 A importantB necessaryC basicD first9 A symbolsB signsC expressionsD words10 A doubtB discussionC chanceD choice三、阅读理解（本大题共26分，每小题6分）阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑16（6分）Its over! Thank goodness!School was over and I was tired I sat in the front of the school busJanie， the driver， always tries to break the uncomfortable atmosphere （气氛） by talking I try to listen politely， but usually Im busy thinking about my day On this day， however， her talk was worth listening toMy fathers ill， she said I could see worry in her eyes I had never seen her like this before She always meets students with a smileWith a sudden feeling of interest， I asked， Whats wrong with him？With her eyes wet and her voice unusual， she answered， Heart trouble Her eyes lowered as she continued， Ive already lost my mum， so I dont think I can stand losing him I couldnt answer My heart ached for herI sat on the seat thinking of the great pain my own mother was thrown into when her father diedI saw how hard it was， and still is， for her I wouldnt want anyone to go through thatSuddenly I realized Janie wasnt only a bus driver， which was just her job She had a whole world of family and cares tooI shouldnt have been so selfish I paid no attention to Janie because she was a bus driver I had judged （判断） her by her job and considered her as an unimportant personUnderstanding people is an art（1）After she learned about Janies story， the writer thought of A her fathers deathB her mothers painC the ache of her own heartD the pain of Janies parents（2）The writer found herself selfish because she had A never thought of her mothers painB thought of Janie as nothing but a driverC thought of herself as an important personD never listened to others while they were sad（3）In this passage the writer tries to tell us that A losing parents makes people sad and helplessB understanding people around us takes timeC we should learn to understand people around usD its not right to judge people around us by their clothes or jobs17（6分）Put on your seat belt! Everyone gets sick of hearing that But its good advice People who wear seat belts are 45percent less likely to be killed while riding in the front seat of a carThe US government wants more seat belt laws It says children aged 4to 15are often killed in car accidents In 2005， there were 1，627children aged 4to 15killed in car accidents More than 1，000of those children were not wearing seat belts If they had been wearing seat belts， 500of those children could be alive todayThese children are too old to be in safety seats， but they often sit in the back seat Seat belt laws in many states， including Wisconsin， only require people in the front seat to wear seat belts Children who arent wearing seat belts can be thrown out of the car The risk of dying in an accident is three times greater if the person is thrown out of the carNew laws could require children aged 4to 8to be in booster seats （加强座椅） in the car Booster seats help seat belts fit children properly Right now， only 5percent of children aged 4to 8are seated in booster seatsWhile parents have the choice of whether to wear seat belts or not， children are too young to make that choice Even if you decide not to wear a seat belt， make sure your children are in seat belts and safety seats Its the law and it will save their lives（1）What does the sentence Everyone gets sick of hearing that in the first paragraph mean？ A No one likes to be ordered to wear seat beltsB All people may fall ill when they put on seat beltsC Many people dont care much about wearing seat beltsD None of the people knows it is a piece of good advice（2）Why were more than two thirds of 1，627children killed in car accidents in 2005？ A Because they werent using seat beltsB Because they were sitting in the front seats of carsC Because they were not old enough to sit in the carD Because they were too careless when walking on the road（3）Which of the following can be the best title of this passage？ A Traffic Laws to PassB Traffic Accidents PreventedC Seat Belts for Childrens SafetyD Parents Choices for Children18（6分）Imagine this situation： A mother writes a note to her children and then leaves home for the day The note says the children should prepare a meal for themselves There are eggs in the house Some are hardboiled （煮老的）， while the others are not Both kinds of eggs look the same How can the children know which is which， without breaking them？One fifth grader， Samadhi， says she had to try more than one idea to tell the difference between the eggs It was difficult， but it was fun too You get to do things yourself You get to try new things You dont have to do what the teacher tells you toSamadhi discovered that spinning the eggs solved the problem Raw （生的） eggs spin more slowly than hardboiled onesThis mystery is called The Eggcellent Idea It is one of 65mysteries in the series Each one takes about 90seconds to read and requires students to solve it using their math and science knowledgeKaren Rivera notes that the mystery series was the creation of Eric Yoder and his daughter Natalie When it was first written， the daughter was still a middle schooler， Rivera says So its not just written for children， but it was actually written in part by the child herself Every single mystery is written with characters who are children The children are facing real world problems they need to solve， using their background knowledge on math and scienceAccording to Rivera， the fact that the students are leaving the classroom， still talking about what they have done， tells her that they really made it real experience， something that they can work out and continue using in real life（1）What has Samadhi learned in solving the egg mystery？ A The ability of doing things by herselfB The spirit of teamwork in solving the mysteryC The importance of learning math and science wellD The difference in speed of spinning raw and hardboiled eggs（2）What do we know about the mystery series？ A 90seconds is limited to solve each mysteryB The mysteries are about middle school lifeC Natalie based the mysteries on her own lifeD Every mystery requires children to face and solve problems around them（3）What does Rivera think of the mysteries？ A DifficultB PracticalC InterestingD Amazing19（8分）Duke Ellington is known as one of the most important composers of his time， and his work has been enjoyed for more than 80years by music lovers all over the world During his lifetime Ellington turned musical sounds into many compositions， mostly in the style known as jazzThe Early YearsDuke Ellington was born in 1899in Washington DC It wasnt until Ellington was a teenager that his interest in music grew He taught himself to play the piano by listening to local piano players Sometime around 1916Ellington began playing the piano at high school parties Ellington realized that he enjoyed entertaining people with his music He soon became a very popular musician playing at parties and other events in the Washington area Young adults seemed especially to love the modern pieces he composedSuccess in New YorkIn 1923， when Ellington was almost 24years old， he joined The Washingtonians， a fivepiece group of musicians in Washington， and became the groups leader in early 1924 In 1927Ellington and his orchestra （管弦乐队） won an engagement （雇佣期） at Harlems famous Cotton Club For the next three years， his orchestra played at the Cotton Club nearly every nightThe Influence of the Cotton ClubWorking at the Cotton Club encouraged Ellingtons creativity Since the shows changed every six months， he was challenged by the need to develop new material He had to compose lots of music for the Cotton Club showsBy 1928the club began to cover the shows live on the radio From the live shows， Ellington and his orchestra gained a national reputation （名声）On the RoadAs Ellingtons popularity increased， he realized that his orchestra could do well on concert tours They left the Cotton Club in 1931and toured America and Europe almost continually for the next 43years During his trip， Ellington made recordings and continued to compose musicDuke Ellington played the piano， composed music， and led his famous orchestra for more than 50years， until his death in 1974 Music lovers all over the world agree that his music will be enjoyed for many years to come（1）What do we know about Ellington from the first two paragraphs？ A He preferred young adults to elder audienceB He could sing as well as he played the pianoC He had a natural gift for composing musicD He learnt to play musical instruments from a very young age（2）Which of the following can show us Ellingtons leadership ability？ A Ellington was very popular at parties in the Washington areaB Ellington did live radio shows at the Cotton Club in WashingtonC Ellington made the orchestra popular and successful for a long timeD Ellington continually developed new material and composed more music（3）What can we infer （推断） from the passage？ A Ellington loved traveling around the worldB Ellington could compose a large number of songsC Ellingtons career became successful just in one nightD Ellington made a great difference to the world of music（4）Which of the following shows the order in which the events happened in the passage？ a Ellington joined a fivepiece group of musicians in Washingtonb Ellingtons orchestra played at the Cotton Clubc Ellingtons orchestra went on concert toursd Ellington began playing the piano at high school partiesA dabc B dcabC adbcD dbac四、词汇运用 （本大题共8分，每小题1分）20（1分）Can you see anything （不寻常的） in the sky？21（1分）Its interesting to （比较） American English with British English22（1分）I havent been to New York and （也不） has Jane23（1分）She made a great （发现） in her research， which earned her a good reputation24（1分）A true friend can help you get out of （sad） when youre unhappy25（1分）The Chinese engineers are still not （satisfy） with the progress they have made inhighspeed railway26（1分）Her novels are full of mysteries and they are （wide） read27（1分）When things arent going well， he always （encourage） me not to give up五、动词填空（本大题共8分，每小题1分）用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡对应题号的横线上28（1分）She met one of her old friends while she （travel） in London29（1分）Those books were ordered a week ago， and they （expect） to arrive any time now30（1分）You cant imagine how much difficulty the company had （offer） the graduates more jobs31（1分）I （tell） her the truth Im afraid she must be very sad now32（1分）A lot of flights and trains （cancel） because of the heavy snow last winter33（1分）He thinks it necessary （mention） his sister in his speech who has supported him in hisuniversity study34（1分）After the big fire， nothing （remain） except for the burned house and the poor boy35（1分）The Chinese government promises that they （provide） a higher level of medicalservice in the next few years六、阅读填空 （本大题共5分，每小题5分）先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在文章后表格的空白处填入一个最 恰当的单词所填单词必须写在答题卡对应题号的横线上每个空格只能填一个单词36（5分）Many people think dreams are full of messages that may not be clear to us common peopleBut if we think about what is going on in our lives， we can usually come up with an answer Lets look at some of the most common dreams What do these dreams mean？FallingYoure falling， falling， fallingand then you wake up This dream is said to mean you are afraid of something or worried about something There may be something in your life that is out of control and there is nothing you can do to stop it Another explanation is that you may experience failure in something Maybe youre not doing well in school or workTaking an examYou suddenly realize you have to take an exam at that very moment You might be running here and there to look for your classroom Experts say this dream may mean youre being tested about something or maybe you are facing a challengeFlyingDreaming that you are flying means you are on top of things You are in control of the things that matter to you It may also mean you have confidence in yourself and think no one or nothing can beat youTrying to run， but going nowhereYoure trying to run， but either of your legs wont move or you simply arent going anywhere Some experts think this dream means youre trying to do too many things at once and cant catch up or move forwardIn fact， unlike these dreams， there are also many strange dreams that experts may not be able to explainDescriptions of dreams（1） of dreamsFalling You have something to fear or worry about You fail in something（2） schooling or workTaking an exam Youre being tested about something or facing somethingchallengingFlying Youre able to control（3） matters to you You （4） yourself and think you can beat anyone or anyth