广东省广州市2019年英语中考模拟试卷

1、广州九年级英语模拟试题6一、语法选择（共15空格，每个空格1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，然后从115各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Coffeehaslongbeenoneofthemostpopular1intheworld.In9thcenturyArabia，itwasfirstrecorded2peopledrankcoffee.Plantingofcoffeefirst3inYemen,intheMiddleEast,inthe15thcentury,andit_4_totakecoffeeplantsoutofthecountry.Howeve

2、r,plantswereeventuallysmuggledtoIndiaand5theretoEurope.ThefirstcoffeehouseinLondon_6_inthe1680s,andsoontheywerehundredsalloverthecity.Coffeehouseswereknownaspennyuniversities7youcouldbuyacupofcoffeeforonlyapennyandlearnmoreatthecoffeehousethaninclass!In1690,theDutchintroducedcoffeefarmingtotheircolo

3、niesinIndonesia.Coffee8SouthAmericaseveraldecadeslater,whentheFrenchbroughtacoffeeplanttotheislandofMartinique.WhenarareplantdiseasedestroyedthecoffeeplantationsofSoutheastAsia9themid-19thcentury,Brazilemergedastheworlds10coffeeproducer,whichit11istoday.Thefirstautomaticcoffee12machinewasproducedinF

4、rancein1822andinstantcoffeewasfirstmarketedin1909.Togiveyou13ideaofthepopularityofcoffee,StarbuckCoffeeopeneditsfirststorein1971andtodayhasover5,000locationsinmorethan20countries.Whyiscoffeesopopular?Peoplebelievethatcoffeegivesyouenergysoit14youconcentrateonwork.Italsotastes15,andeveryonehashisorhe

5、rfavouritetypeofcoffee:cappuccino,espresso,iced,mocha.1.A.drinkB.drinksC.drunksD.drinking2.A.whichB.howC.whatD.that3.A.startB.wasstartingC.startedD.starts4.A.forbidB.wasforbiddenC.wereforbiddenD.forbids5.A.fromB.inC.toD.for6.A.openB.opensC.wasopeningD.opened7.A.whileB.howeverC.becauseD.although8.A.a

6、rrivesinB.arrivedinC.arrivedfromD.arrivesat9.A.inB.forC.byD.with10.A.bigB.biggerC.muchbiggerD.biggest11.A.alsoB.stillC.evenD.almost12.A.tomakeB.makeC.makingD.made13.A.aB.anC.theD./14.A.helpsB.helpedC.helpD.helping15.A.goodB.wellC.betterD.best二、完形填空（共10个空格，每个空格1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1630各题所给的A、B、

7、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。LastsummerIwasavolunteeratashelterforthehomeless,aplaceforhomelesspeopletosleepatnight.Iwasntworkingthatsummerandwas16onlytwoclassesinsummerschool,soIhadsomefreetime.Threenightsaweek,Ihelpedinthekitchenoftheshelteralongwithotherfourvolunteers.Weplannedand17hotmealsofvegetabl

8、es,chicken,fishandfruitfor45people.Thehomelesspeopleneededthisgoodfoodbecausemanyofthemusuallydonteatwell.Theywereverygrateful.L18thisvolunteerworkverymuchandmade19withthefourvolunteersinthekitchen.Onewasaveryniceelderlyhousewife,oneamovieactor,anotherayoungteacher,andtheotheracollegestudent,likeme.

9、Italkedtoalotofthehomelesspeopleattheshelter.Theirlifestoriesfilledmewithsympathy.Someofthemhad20withalcoholordrugswhileothersonlyhadbadluck.Onewomanworkedforalmost30yearsforasmallcompany,andthenshelosther21.Shelookedforanewjob,butcouldntfindone,asshewastoo22.Shecoulddonothingbutsellherfurnituresofa

10、s,chairs,andtablessothatshecouldpayforher23.Thewomanwentonjobhunting,butshestillcouldntfindone.Shehadnomoneyforher24andhadtosleepinhercar.Thenshehadtosellhercar.Alone,25,andhomeless,shefinallycametotheshelter.16.A.studyingB.planningC.holdingD.taking17.A.orderedB.boughtC.cookedD.finished18.A.wantedB.

11、hadC.ownedD.enjoyed19.A.decisionsB.wishesC.friendsD.changes20.A.habitsB.worriesC.fearsD.problems21.A.bagB.jobC.homeD.money22.A.oldB.poorC.sickD.dull23.A.companyB.friendsC.foodD.furniture24.A.blockB.cottageC.buildingD.flat25.A.afraidB.shyC.shockedD.mad三、阅读（共两节；满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从

12、每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项O（A）Itwasmeanttobetheholidayofalifetimemyfirsttripabroadalone,withoutmyparents.IhadorganisedeverythingmyselfandIwouldshowthemhowindependentIcouldbe.IhadarrangedtostayinafarmhouseoutsideavillageinsouthernItaly.MyschedulesaidthattheplanewouldarrivedinItalyatfiveoclockint

13、heafternoonanditwasathirty-minutedrivefromtheairporttothevillage.Iwantedtogettomydestinationbeforeitgotdark,soIcouldhaveadrink,watchthesunsetandenjoyaneveningmeal.Theproblemsbeganattheairport.Myplanewasthreehourslatetakingoff.Iwalkedaroundtheairport,lookedintheshops,anddrankcoffeeinthecafes.Ididntea

14、tanything.Thatwasamistake!Whentheplanefinallytookoff,theygavemeacold,tastelessmealwhichIcouldnoteat.WearrivedinItalyintheearlyeveningandIwasfeelinglightheadedfromthelackoffood.ThesunwassettingasIwascollectingmybags!Imisseditcompletely!IwenttothedesktofindmyhirecarandthatwaswhenIdiscoveredthenextprob

15、lem.Thereceptionistcouldntfindmynameinthecomputerandtherewerenomorecars.Therewerenobusesortrainstothevillage,andthetaxiswereinstrike.Thereceptionistfeltsorryforme.Shephonedherbrother,Alessandro,whoagreedtotakemetothevillage.IwaitedforAlessandroatthefrontgateandhearriveddrivingaveryoldcarwithsmokepou

16、ringoutoftheengine.Wesetoff.Fifteenminuteslaterwebrokedown.Iwastiredanddepressed,andvery,veryhungry.Ibegantothinkmyparentswereright.MaybeIwastooyoungtotravelonmyown.Luckily,Alessandrowasamechanic.Afteranhour,hefixedthecarandwestarteddrivingagain.Itwasnearlymidnightwhenwearrivedatthefarmhouse.Amanope

17、nedthedoorandsmiled.“Comein,”hesaid.“Wehavebeenwaitingforyou.”IsatwithagroupofthefriendliestpeopleIveevermetandhadamealthatwasabsolutelywonderful.AndImgladtosaythattherestofmytripturnedouttobeexactlythesame.Whattimedidtheplanefinallyarrive?5pm.B.5:30pm.C.8pm.D.8:30pm.Howdidthewriterfeelwhenhelandedi

18、nItaly？Hungrybecausehehadnteatenformanyhours.Tiredbecausehehadntsleptontheplane.Angrybecausetheplanewassolate.Confusedbecausenoonewastheretomeethim.Whydidthewritermissthesunset?Hewasbusygettinghisbags.Theplanearrivedlateinthenight.Theplaneswindowwasclosed.Hedidntrealisethetime.WhichofthefollowingisN

19、OTaproblemdescribedbythewriter?Hisplanewaslate.B.Helosthisluggage.C.Therewerenotaxis.D.Hiscarbrokedown.WhatwasthewritersimpressionofItalianpeople?Theywerekindandfriendly.Theywereformalandcold.Theywerenicebutunorganised.Theywerecasualandcareless.（B）Whicharethebestcitiestoshopin?WriterEllieClare,hasbe

20、entofivecitiesaroundtheworldtofindout.ThisweekshewritesaboutParis.IwenttoParisinJune.Itsalovelycityforsightseeingatthattimeofyear,butitsalsoagreatplacetofindhigh-qualityfashion.Istartedinthespecialitystoresandvisitedallthetopnames,includingCartier,ChanelandChristianDior.Iveneverseensuchbeautifulthin

21、gs,buttheyare,ofcourse,veryexpensive.IboughtsomeperfumeandmovedontothehugedepartmentstoresinParis.TwoofthemostfamousarePrimtempsandGalleriesLafayetteandtheyaredefinitelygoodplacestovisit.OneplaceIfounddisappointingwastheChamp-Elysees,themostfamousstreetinParis.Intheolddays,itwasagreatplaceforfashion

22、,butnowtherearetoomanyfast-foodrestaurants,banks,airlineoffices,shoppingcentresandcinemasaimedattourists.Dontwasteyourtimethere!AftertheshopsItriedthemarkets.OneofthemostfamousplacestofindtreasuresinParisisthefleamarket.Therearethreemainfleamarketseachsellinganunbelievablerangeofoldandsecondhandgood

23、s.Theyarelocatedaroundtheoldgatestothecity.IspenthourswalkingaroundthesefascinatingplacesandwhileIwasthereIdiscoveredthemeaningofthenamefleamarket.Hundredsofyearsago,theroyalfamilygaveawaytheiroldclothes,whichwerethensoldbypeopleatthesemarkets.Buttheclotheswerefulloflittleinsectsfleasofcourse!Oneoft

24、hestallsellerstoldmethatthebesttimetofindtreasuresatthemarketwasbeforethecrowdsarrived,usuallybetween5amand6am.Butthatwasabitearlyforme.IwasenjoyingtheParisnightlifetoomuch!Therearealsoopen-airmarketsallaroundthecitywhereyoucanbuyflowers,clothes,pets,foodandmanyotherthings.Andifyouwanttobuyabook,vis

25、ittherowsofbookstallsalongtheRiverSeine.Youcanfindsomegreatbargainsthere,oryoucanspendhoursjustlooking.IfyouwanttobuyhalfofParisorifyoujustwanttowalkaroundandlook,youlllovetheexperience.Parisisagreatplacetoshop!Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?ToadvertisesomeofthefamousParisstores.Toinformreadersabo

26、utthebestplacestoshopinParis.TointroducesomeofthefamoustouristattractionsinParis.TocompareshoppinginParistoshoppinginotherFrenchcities.WhywasthewriterdisappointedwiththeChamp-Elysees?Thereweretoomanytourist-orientedbusinessesthere.Therewerenoclothesonsalethere.Thereweretoomanytouristsinthearea.D.The

27、storeskeptchangingtoooften.WhatissoldattheParisfleamarkets?Insects.B.Oldthings.C.Theclothesofkings.D.Expensivejewellery.Whydidntthewritergotothefleamarketatthebesttime?Itwastoocrowded.B.Itwastooearly.C.Shewastoobusy.D.Shewastooexcited.Whereisthebestplacetobuybooksaccordingtothewriter?Thebookshopsint

28、helargedepartmentstores.Theopenmarketsallaroundthecity.Thefleamarketsnearthecitygate.ThestallsalongtheRiverSeine.（C）Didyouknowthat7outof10studentshavecheatedatleastonceinthepastyear?Didyouknowthat50percentofthosestudentshavecheatedmorethantwice?Thisshockingdataisfromarecentsurveyof9,000U.S.highschoo

29、lstudents.Incredibly,teachersmayevenbeencouragingtheirstudentstocheat!LastyearataschoolinDetroit,someteacherswerefoundtohaveprovidedtheirstudentswithanswerstostatewidestandardtests.Studentsattheschooltoldpolicethattheywerepromisedpizzaandmoneyiftheycheatedonthetest.SimilarreportsatseveralschoolsinSa

30、nDiegocountyhavepromptedaninvestigationbytheEducationDepartment.Astudentatalocalhighschoolsayssheseesstudentscheatingonalmosteverytest,andtheteachersdontdoanythingaboutit.Inresponsetotheclaimsofschool-assistedcheating,theheadoftheNationalAssociationofSchoolPrincipalssaidthatwhilecheatingshouldneverb

31、eaccepted,itshowedthepressurethatschoolswereunder.“Becauseschoolfundingisnowdecidedbystudentstestperformance,thereisincrediblepressureonschooltoraisemarksinanywaytheycan.”Butschoolsarenotthemainproblem.Manystudentsclaimthattheyretemptedtocheatbecauseofpeerpressureandintensecompetitiontogettopgrades.

32、Manykidsalsosaythattheirparentsaresettingabadexamplebycheatingonincometaxes,lyingaboutagetopayloweradmissionprices,orcheatingtheirwayoutofspeedingtickets.Theyaresendingamessagetotheirkidsthatitisokaytocheatandlie.So,whatcanbedone?Inourschoolsmathclasses,eachstudenthasdifferentproblemsontheirtestpape

33、rs,soitisuselesstolookatsomeoneelsesanswers.Teacherscouldalsorandomlymixtheproblemsthroughoutthepage.Anothersolutionisforadultstolowertheirexpectations.Chancesarethatstudentsbelievecheatingistheonlywaytomeetunreasonablyhighexpectations.Perhapsitistimeforparentsandteacherstoseriouslyexaminewhetherhig

34、hertestresultsareimportantenoughtoencouragecheating.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofthelevelsofcheatinginAmericanschools?Itisanextremelyseriousproblem.Itisnoworsethanothercountries.Heexpressesnoclearopinion.Itismainlythefaultoflocalschool.WhichofthefollowingcausesofcheatingisNOTmentioned?Pressurefromothers.

35、B.Toomuchwork.C.Strongcompetition.D.Schoolfunding.WhyaresomeschoolsignoringtheirstudentscheatinginAmerica,accordingtothepassage?Becauseschoolswillgetbetterstudents.Becauseteacherswillthenreceiveahighersalary.Becauseschoolswillgetmoregovernmentmoney.Becauseschoolsfearparentswillbeveryangry.Accordingt

36、othe3rdparagraph,howareparentsencouragingtheirchildrentocheat?A.Byputtingtoomuchpressureontheirchildrentosucceed.Bycriticisingtheirchildrentoomuchwhentheyfail.Byurgingthemdirectlytobedishonest.Byfailingtobehavehonestlythemselves.Inthelastparagraphthewriter.A.offerspossiblesolutionstotheproblemdescri

37、besthecausesoftheproblemoutlinestheresultsofthestudentcheatingD.suggestssomeofthereasonsforcheating（D）Youcouldsayitsthebudgettravellersultimateprize:knowingexactlywhentobookaflighttogetthecheapestfare.Butnowoneflightcomparisonwebsite,whichanalysed7.5billionairfaresonitstop100routesworldwide,believes

38、ithasfoundtheanswer.Accordingtotheresearchbymomondo.co.uk,theidealtimetobookaflightis53daysinadvance,amovethatmaysaveanaverageof33%onthenormalfare.Forexample,aflightfromLondontoLisbon,whenbooked52daysinadvance,costsonaverage209comparedtotheaveragepriceof287.Cheaperfaresalsodependonthetimeoftheflight

39、.Eveningdeparturesbetween6pmandmidnightaretypicallycheaper,whileTuesdayisgenerallythecheapestdaytofly.Asforthemostexpensive,faresareattheircostliestthreedaysbeforedeparture,whileFridayisnormallythemostexpensivedaytotaketotheair.Itisalsosuggestedthattravellersshouldavoidafternoonflightsiftheyarelooki

40、ngtosavemoney.“Ingeneral,itpaystobookflightstwomonthsinadvance,saysMomondospokesmanLasseSkoleHansen.“Wefoundthesetrendsconsistentacrosstheboard,sobargainhuntersshouldconsiderflyingatnightandonaTuesday,iftheywanttosavemoneyontheirtravels.Momondosresearchisconsistentwithpreviousstudiesintotheage-oldtr

41、avellersdilemmaofwhentobook.InJanuarySkyscannerpublishedtheresultsofathree-yearstudy,whichfoundthatonaveragefiveweeksinadvanceisthebesttimetofindthecheapestfares.However,Skyscanneralsofoundthisvariesaccordingtodestinations.ThecheapestflightstoGreece,forexample,werefoundtobeavailablejustthreeweeksahe

42、adofdeparture.Thenewstudybymomondo.co.ukcoincideswiththeirlaunchofaninteractivetool,FlightInsight,whichallowstravellerstoassessthebesttime,dayandseasontotravel.Theresearchmentionedinthearticlebaseditsinformationon.A.interviewswithtravellersdiscussionswithtravelagentsstudyingofticketpricelistsinspect

43、ionsofnationalairportsWhichofthefollowingisNOTdiscussedasafactoraffectingairplaneticketprices?A.Bookingtime.B.Flightday.C.Flighttime.D.Flightcompany.C.Flighttime.Accordingtotheinformationinthepassagewhichofthefollowingticketswouldbethemostexpensive?A.AticketbookedthreedaysinadvancedforaFridayafterno

44、onflight.AticketbookedonedayaheadforaFridayafternoonflight.Tuesdaymorningticketbookedtwomonthsinadvance.AticketforaFridayflightduringthesummerholiday.IftheadvertisedpriceforaplaneticketfromLondontoParistomorrowwas90pound,howmuchwouldthebuyerexpecttopayifhebookedtheticket52daysearlier?A.30pounds.B.60

45、pounds.C.90pounds.D.120pounds.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?A.Toexplainwhyflightpricevary.B.Toinformreadershowtotravelcheaply.Totellreaderswheretobuycheaptickets.Toidentifywhichairlinesofferthebestvaluetickets.第二节阅读填空（共5分；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Weallbelievewelistenwellandyetmanytimeswefe

46、elothersarenotlisteningtousHowever,listeninggoesinbothdirections-youmaybelieveyouarelisteningwell,buthowoftenhaveyoucompletelyforgottenwhatwassaidtoyou?46Makeeyecontact.47Whenpeopletalk,theyputoutvisualcluesthataddtotheconversationandmeaningoftheirword.Stoptalking.Youcantlisten,talkandatthesametimec

47、ompletelyreceivethemeaningoftheotherpersonswords.48Reactwithoutwords.Lettheotherpersonknowyouarelisteningthroughphysicalreactions,suchasheadnods,smiles,frownsandeyecontact.4950Behaveasaneffectivelistener.Themoreyoucontinuetobehaveasalistener,themoreyouwillbeaneffectivelistener.A.Actasalistener.B.Makeeyecontactwiththepersonwhoistalkingtoyou.Thereareafewwaystobecomeamoreeffectivelistener.Waityourturnandtakeinwhathasbeensaidtoyoubeforeyoumakeareply.Thesemayalsohelptoletthespeaker