2019广州中考英语卷

2019年广州中学毕业生学业考试一、语法选择The first astronautSince the earliest times，people have looked up at the stars，The moon and the planets。today people use modern machines 1 at the sky。this is very different from the situation 2 years ago when people could only Use their eyes .perhaps they dreamed of 3 the university。When did humans first go into space？The story began not so very long ago，4 the first astront were not peoplethey were animals。scientists wanted to make traversing to space as 5 as possible for humans . so they decided to experiement with animals and test 6 in space flights . insesmany of them 8，But they heled to make space travel safer for humans。for their great service，web 9 forget these animals。Albert ii was the first monkey to go into space in 1949 . sadly he died 10 his space ship landed back on earth .11 the result was different for ham the monkey。his story ended happey when he returned to earth 12 very good health .scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question : could 13 animal like ham do the same things in space as he could do on earth？the answer came when ham 14 into space in 1961 . yes，he did everything well and lived for 15 16 years。1 . a . lookb . to lookc . looked . looked2 . a . thou sand b . thou sands c . thou sand of d . thou sands of3 . a . explore b . to explore c . exploded . exploring4.A. as B. or C. but D. so5 . a . safe b . safer c . safest d . the safest6.A. they B. them C. their D. theirs7.A. whom B. what C. that D. whose8.a.die b.died C. have died。will die9 . a . should nt b . may not c . dont have to d . need nt10.A. if B. because C. after D. since11.a. luck B. luckyc。luckier D. luckiy12.A. at B. on C. in D. for13.A. a B. an C. the D./14 . a . sends b . sent c . is sent d . was sent15 . a . another b . others c . others d . the other二、clozeJohn suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down .he called out nervously，“mom，wheres Charlie？”he had just 16 he hant seen his new puppy for over an hour。John lood around the garden，behind the bushes，and under the picnic table。no dog！his mother heard the 17 in his voice as he called her a second time。mom，I cant find Charlie！She came outside 18。lets look around the garden first . dont worry。“im sure hes close by .”Both son and mother were 19 now，but still no Charlie。their calls were not completed wated，though.joe，the next-door neighbour，And his two daughters Tania And Julie，immediately aggentbut even with five people now searching the towns streets，they had no luck .Charlie was still 21。Tania suggested they make posters with Charles 22。shehad done this when her own cat was lost a year earrier，she told John，and the cat was found the next day。John agreed。When they got home，He made a poster with a photo of Charlie。then John heard a 23 and opened his bedroom door .it was Charlie。John was greted with a big wet kis . char Liehad been 24 in the bedroom this whole time，sleping .John had never been so 25 in his life！16 . a . decided b . forgotten c . undersodd . realized17 . a . anger b . hope c . fear d . warning18 . a . actiwly b . quickly c . carelessly d . annoyingly19 . a . shouting b . talking c . fighting d . thinking20 . a . give up b . look for c . run after d . take care of21 . a . missing b . asleep c . taken d . quiet22 . a . address b . character c . name d . picture23 . a . message b . noise c . voiced . song24.a.shutdb.wokenc.tiedd.saved25 . a . afraid b . sillyc . happid . proud三、阅读第一节阅读理解aan elephant and a crocodile were once standing beside a river。they were disputiling which was the better animal。Lookat my strength， said the elephant . I can pull up a tree，roots and all，with my trunk。啊！but your skin is not nearly so thick as mine，replied the crocodileno knife or tooth can cut through it .Just as they were coming to blows，a lion happened to pass。迈丁普朗特！Said the king of all animals，going up to them . let me know the cause of your disagreement .会是you kindly tell us which is the better animal吗？Cried both at once。Cerainly，“said the lion，pointing across the river .”do you see the soldirs metal hat on that wall？是！Replied the beasts。Well，then， continued the lion， go and get it to me，and I shall be able then to decide between you .Upon hearing this，off they started。the crocodile，being used to the water，reached the opposite side of the river first，and was soon standing beside the wall。here he waited till the elephant came up。the elephan