2019年天河区初中毕业班综合测试

1、2019 年天河区初中毕业班综合测试英语一、语法选择(共 15 小题，每题 1 分，满分 15 分)It was one of the hottest days of the dry seas on. We had not see n rain 1 almost a mon th. Thecrops were dyin g. If we 2 see some rain soon, we would lose everyth ing.I was making lunch in the kitchen when I saw my 3 son, Billy, walking towards the

2、woods. He waswalking with a great effort. trying to be as still as possible. Minutes later, he was once aga in walk ingtowards the woods. I 4 sta nd it any Ion ger. I went out of the house and followed him.He was cupp ing both hands in front of him as he walked, being very careful not to spill ( 溢 出

3、) thewater he carried.As I came closer, I saw 5 sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked straight up tothem. I almost screamed for him to get away. But the deer6 hurt him noreven moved as Billy got dow n. And the n I saw a baby deer 7 on the gro und, thirsty, lift its head to la

4、pup(舔)the water in my boy s han ds. When the water was gone, Billy jumped up to run back to thehouse. I followed him back to a tap. Billy opened it and let the drip slowly fill up his cup .8 he stood up and began to turn back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes 9 with tears. Veryquickly, h

5、e explained 10 he was not wasting water. The week before, he had made 11 same trouble withour horses, 12 caused him a lecture from his father about the importa nee of not wasti ng water.This time, I jo ined him, with a small pot of water from the kitche n. I let him13 thebaby deer alone , for it was

6、 14 job. As the tears that rolled dow n my face bega n to hit the gro und, they15 by other drops. more drops. and more. I looked up at the sky. All I cansay is that the rain came that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy saved the littledeer.()1.A. inB. atC. forD. since()2.A.

7、didntB. doesntC. was ntD. is nt()3.A. six years oldB. six-year-oldC. six-years-oldD. six-year-old()4.A. can tB. couldntC. mustntD. wouldnt()5.A. surpris ingB. most surpris ingC.the most surprisedD. because()6. A. eitherB. eitherC. bothD. none()7. A. layB. to lieC. lyi ngD. lies()8. A. WhenB. IfC. Th

8、oughD. Because()9. A. were fill withB. were filled withC. were filled ofD. were fill with()10.A. whichB. whatC. whyD. that()11.A. aB. anC. TheD. /()12.A. whichB. WhatC. whoD. whose()13.A. take care ofB. takes care ofC. taking care ofD. to take care of()14. A. screamB. to screamC. screamedD. screamin

9、g()15. A. himselfB. itselfC. hisD. him、完形填空 （共 10 小题，每题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）Last winter vacation, my brother got a set of bedroom furniture for his thirteenth birthday. When itarrived, I helped my parents moved the 16 furniture to the garage (车库) . It was still in good condition.I thought it might be a ch

10、ance for us to 17 someone in our community. I started to search neighbors,anyone who18 a bedroom set. Finally, my momhelped me call the local primary school. They told me about Jaila, the daughter of a poor single mother.I was given a telephone number and19 , and I soon found myself at Jailas.The mo

11、ment I went into Jaila roosm, I knew I had taken on too big a task. When I pushed the olddoor open, it made a long high noise. But the door was nothing compared with the rest of the room.Some old paint was 20 the wall. One of the windows was21 . The bed wasjust a mattress (床垫) on the old carpet. It

12、seemed that the room needed22 furniture it cried for a complete makeover (翻新) .That day I spent at least an hour looking around and 23 how I could possibly fixed the room. I hadnever painted a wall, let alone fixed a floor. The second day, I returned with a large group of helpersmy close friends. We

13、 went to collect everything needed door to door in our community. We replaced andrepainted Jaila roosm. We sweated in Jaila housse for more than ten hours every day that week.The moment we finished, we called Jaila into the room. She jumped, laughed and hugged each ofus. I turned to Jaila mosther, a

14、nd saw she had tears running down her face.Anna,”Jaila called my nameYes？Welcome to my new room!When we saw how happy Jaila and her mother were, our tiredness disappeared into thin air.to make a special experience of changing someoneslife.C. new D. other()17. A. thank B. praise C. help D. encourage(

15、)18. A. made B. ordered C. repaired D. needed()19. A. an email B. an address C. the key D. the work()20. A. off B. with C. in D. on ( )21. A. left B. broken C. open D. closed()22. A. even more B. rather than C. more than D. less than()23. A. seeing B. guessing C. remembering D. wondering( )24. A. ex

16、citedly B. nervously C. bravely D. hopefully( )25. A. interested B. pleasant C. wonderful D. proud三、阅读（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节：阅读理解。 （共 20 小题，每题 2 分，满分 40 分）ft9Sunshine Secondary7School Science FairSUNSHINE SECONDARY S（ HOOL PRESENTS24We are really 25( )16. A. only B. oldStudent Science FairFor Students in

17、Grades 7-9Dates：October 30-31Location:Sunshine Secondary School GymExplore Your World Think_ike a ScientistThe Student Science Fair offers a great way for you to put your science knowledge to use!Science Fair EventsThere is plenty to do during the science fair. Of course, you will want to take a loo

18、k at all of the students projects.There will be other exciting things too. These events will highlight（亮点）the wonderful world of science. Theannouncement of the winners will take place at the awards ceremony（典礼）on Friday afternoon. Several of the otherevents are listed below.Meet a Robot!Can people

19、and robots work together? The answer is“YesScientists will be at the fair on Thursday October 30,with Modo. Modo is a robot helper being developed to help people with jobs they do. Letearn how Modoslarge blueeyes are able to“seethings. Watch Modo take and hold objects and move them from side to side

20、. Then see how Modoputs the objects on a shelf. Touch Modo on the arm. Watch what happens! It will respond to your touch. If you push it toohard, it will say,“Ouch!Our Own !As is known to all, William Shakespeare is well-known to almost all writers while Thomas Edison is familiar to theinventors. He

21、re comes our local Thomas Edison. Make sure yourie the gym at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Thatwhen localgenius Ray Allen will give a talk about his life as an inventor. He will also show what his inventions can do.SCIENCE FAIR SCHEDULE（日程表）Registration October 27 7:30 A.M.- 5：00 PMSet-up of Projects Octob

22、er 28 - 29 10：00 A.M.- 3:00 PM.Science Fair Viewing October 30 - 31 10：00 A.M. - 3：00 PMAwards Presentation October 31 1:00 PM（）26. When will the Sun shi ne Seco ndary School Scie nee Fair be held?A. From October 27 to 28. B. From October 28 to 29.C. From October 29 to 30. D. From October 30 to 31.(

23、) 27. Why will many students be in the gym at 1：00 p.m. on Friday afternoon?A. Modo will appear. B. Registration will take place.C. The winners will be announced. D. Ray Allen will give an interview. () 28. What information canwe tell from Meet a Robot!A. Scientists are still developing Modo. B. Mod

24、o falls over easily.C. Scientists will be at the fair on Friday. D. Modo robots will be for sale. (_) 29. Which of thefollowing can be put in the blank of“OuOr wn _”?A. ModoB. Robot C. William ShakespeareD. Thomas Edison() 30. Which of the following belongs to the empty box below?A. A School Science

25、 FairB. A Public AppearanceC. An Awards Ceremony. D. A Schedule of Events( B )In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does notbecome very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what“keepingup with the Joneses”isabout. It is the story of som

26、eone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.The express0ion was first used in 1913 by a young American called Arthur Momand. He told thisstory about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in thosedays. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wea

27、lthy neighborhood outside New York City.When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback riding every day. When he sawthat rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for theirnew neighbors.It was like a race, but one could never finish his

28、race because one was always trying to keep up.The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could no longer pay for their new way of life. Theymoved back to an apartment in New York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with richlifestyle of their ne

29、ighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. Hecalled it Keeping up with the Joneses”because“Jonesis”a very common name in the United States.“Keepuipngwith the Joneses”came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you.Momandsseries appeared

30、in different newspapers throughout the country for over 28 years. Peoplenever seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are“Jonesesin”every city of theworld. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does,Mr. Jones always seems to be ah

31、ead.()31. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they.A. want to be as rich as their neighborsB. want others to know or to think that they are richC. donwtant others to know they are richD. want to look like their neighbors()32. It can be inferred from the story that rich people like t

32、o.A. live outside New York City B. live in New York CityC. live in apartments D. live with many neighbors ()33. Arthur Momand used the name“Jonesin”his series of short stories because atthat time“Jonesis”in the United States.A. an important nameB. a popular nameC. his neighbornasmeD. not a good name

33、( )34. According to Arthur Momandsstory, which of the following is Not True ?A. Arthur Momand earned a lot of money every week.B. Arthur Momand hired a servant and gave big parties.C. Arthur Momand moved back to a flat in New York City.D. Arthur Momand married a wealthy wife in the neighborhood.()35

34、. According to the last sentence underlined, whattshe writerattsitude towards“ keeping up with the Joneses”?A. It is very common to keep up with the Joneses.B. It is very easy to keep up with the Joneses.C. It is difficult to always keep up with the Joneses.D. It is never too tired to keep up with t

35、he Joneses.( C )Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee ， they dont all have the same coffeeculture. In Europe for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends while theydrink coffee. On the other hand, places like this were not as common in North America in th

36、e past.Instead, people in North America liked to drink coffee in their homes with friends. The coffee culture inthe USA changed, when Starbucks (星巴克 ) coffee shops spread throughout the country The first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington ， in the USA.It was a small

37、 coffee shop that cooked its own coffee beans. The coffee shops business did well, and by1981 there were three Starbucks stores in Seattle.Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the threemen who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company tha

38、t made kitchen equipment ( 设备 ) . He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee makers, which caused hisgreat interest. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks ownershired Schultz as the companys head of marketing ( 市场营销 ).In 1983, Schu

39、ltz traveled to Italy. The special environment of the espresso (浓咖啡 ) bars therecaught his eyes. Back in the USA, Schultz created an environment for Starbucks coffee shops that wascomfortable and casual, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Starbucks began opening morestores in the USA. Then

40、the company opened coffee shops in other countries as well. Today, there aremore than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops all over the world.However ， that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems. In fact, many Starbucks storeshave closed over the past few years. On the one hand, this is because ther

41、e were too many coffeeshops competing ( 竞争 ) for business in one small area. On the other hand, stores in some countriesclosed because the coffee culture there did not match with the comfortable environment offered byStarbucks.()36. The underlined word ran in Paragraph 3 probably means .A. closedB.

42、managed C. made D. sold()37. According to the passage, which is the right order for the following sentences ？a. This man helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company.b. Starbucks began as a small coffee company in Seattle in the USA.c. He went to Seattle to learn about the company and later worked

43、 for it.d. Howard Schultz found Starbucks ordered lots of special coffee makers.A. a b - d - c B. c a - b - d C. b d - c a D. d c a b()38. Why did so many Starbucks close in small areas ？A. Because the coffee in these places was too expensiveB. Because the style of the coffee stores seems the same C

44、. Because people like to drink coffee at home with friendsD. Because there were too many coffee shops in one place ()39. To tell us the story of Starbucks, the writer did the following except.A. introducing how Starbucks became successfulB. showing what Schultz did to help Starbucks become successfu

45、lC. telling what difficulties Starbucks facesD. telling what Starbucks did to deal with his problems()40. Whats the best title for the passage ？A. The History of StarbucksB. The Culture of StarbucksC. The Popularity of StarbucksD. The environment of Starbucks( D )Do you have a good sense of directio

46、n ？ If not, please take with you a compass. But if you forgetto take a compass, you can still find your way during the trip.Suppose you are hiking with your family somewhere in the mountain in Dan Xia Mountain, youneed to find the direction of south to find your way back. But none of your family mem

47、bers can read themap and actually knows where the family is. Never mind. The sun is shining and it s still morning. If youdont know the exact time ，you can still find out where south is, but youll need to be patient.1Find a straight stick and put it in the gro und in a place where you can mark its s

48、hadow.2Try to put the stick as vertically ( 垂直)as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line(铅锤线 ) with a piece of string (绳子 ) and weight. You havent got any string? Ok, use a thread fromyour clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight.3After the stick is put vertically,

49、 you can see its shadow on the ground. Mark the end of the shadow.4Wait about half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again.5Keep doing this until you have made several marks.6The mark nearest the stick will show the shortest shadow when it is midday ， because at that timethe sun is highest in t

50、he sky and pointing to the exact south.7Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick.8That point is south of where you are.9Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should choose for traveling.()41. To find the direction, we ought

51、 to be patient probably because .A. it is not easy to find a proper stickB. it is not easy to put the stick verticallyC. it takes hours to make the marksD. it takes hours to make a plumb line.()42. The passage would probably be most helpful to .A. those who draw maps B. those who get lostC. those wh

52、o make compasses D. those who likes making marks( )43. According to the passage, which of the following are needed to find the direction of south?1It is a fine day and the sun is shining brightly.2You are travelling with your family.3You have a straight stick, a piece of string and a button.4You mar

53、k the shadow every half an hour .5You check the marks on the stick.A.B.C.D.( )44. The author tells us how to find the direction of south by .A. telling an interesting storyB. doing an experiment himselfC. testing an idea by reasoningD. introducing a useful method( )45. In which of the following colu

54、mns (栏目) can you find the article?A. Family LifeB. National GeographyC. Experience SharingD. Science Fiction第二节 阅读填空(共 5 小题，每题 1 分，满分 5 分) 阅读短文及文后选项，选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。Learn to RefuseBelieve it or not, I vaelways been a people pleaser. I often put others before myself because Iwant to make my friends ha

55、ppy. (46) .“ Can you help me with my English? ” Grace asked me on the first day after she became mydesk mate. “Of course,” I replied without hesitation (犹豫). Grace has been working really hard onher studies and needed my help although I didn t have much time left for her. One day after school,while

56、I was doing a huge amount of homework,Gracepshone call came.(47) , but I still felt bad about saying no. When Grace ended the call, the clock said it was 00： 15 am.But I still had homework left and I wanted to sleep. This was bad for a Junior 3 student who is going totake an important exam this June

57、.Finally I burst into tears. I felt so tired and realized that the stress had an effect on my health. I triedto get myself out. Studying is more important than other things, (48) Itnosw important for me to say no,no, no.“Caynou do me a favor? G”race asked last Monday.“ Sorry I just have to review my

58、 biology notes, ”nswered. “ All right, it p to you, ”he said. I feltcompletely relaxed when I heard her reply. (49).To be honest, I have felt much happier since learning to refuse. I have more time to spend on mystudy at present. I still try my best to help others,(50).A. She complained a lot and it

59、 made me feel boredB. If anyone asks me for help, I always say, “yes! ”C. Anyway, it not so hard to say no at allD. but sometimes I say no because I know everyone has a limitE. so Grace has to come the second四、写作（共四小节，满分 35 分）第一节：单词拼写。 （共 12 小题，每题 0.5 分，满分 6 分）51. It is said that there will be a52.

60、Trees turn gree n whe n s53. We should eat more f54. Our car is mov ing snew bridge a the Pearl River. comes. We can see flowerseverywhere.fruit and vegetables to keep healthy. because there is heavytraffic on the road in rush hours.55. My frie nd went to the UK as an excha nge stude nt. He lived wi