广东省广州市2018年中考英语学科模拟题(六)2

2018年九年级英语模拟试题一、语法选择（共15空格，每个空格1分，满分15分）阅读下边短文，而后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。Coffeehaslongbeenoneofthemostpopular1intheworld.In9thcenturyArabia，itwasfirstrecorded2peopledrankcoffee.Plantingofcoffeefirst3inYemen,intheMiddleEast,inthe15thcentury,andittotakecoffeeplantsoutofthecountry.However,plantswereeventuallysmuggledtoIndiaand5theretoEurope.ThefirstcoffeehouseinLondon6inthe1680s,andsoontheywerehundredsalloverthecity.Coffeehouseswereknownas‘pennyuniversities’7youcouldbuyacupofcoffeeforonlyapennyandlearnmoreatthecoffeehousethaninclass!In1690,theDutchintroducedcoffeefarmingtotheircoloniesinIndonesia.Coffee8SouthAmericaseveraldecadeslater,whentheFrenchbroughtacoffeeplanttotheislandofMartinique.WhenarareplantdiseasedestroyedthecoffeeplantationsofSoutheastAsia9themid-19thcentury,Brazilemergedastheworld’s10coffeeproducer,whichit11istoday.Thefirstautomaticcoffee12machinewasproducedinFrancein1822andinstantcoffeewasfirstmarketedin1909.Togiveyou13ideaofthepopularityofcoffee,StarbuckCoffeeopeneditsfirststorein1971andtodayhasover5,000locationsinmorethan20countries.Whyiscoffeesopopular?Peoplebelievethatcoffeegivesyouenergysoit14youconcentrateonwork.Italsotastes,andeveryonehashisorherfavouritetypeofcoffee: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.for16.A.openB.opensC.wasopeningD.opened7.A.whileB.howeverC.becauseD.although8.A.arrivesinB.arrivedin9.A.inB.forC.byD.withB.biggerC.muchbiggerD.biggestB.stillC.evenD.almostB.makeC.makingD.madeB.anC.theD./B.helpedC.helpD.helpingB.wellC.betterD.best二、完形填空（共10个空格，每个空格1.5分，满分15分）阅读下边短文，掌握其粗心，而后从16～30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。LastsummerIwasavolunteeratashelterforthehomeless,aplaceforhomelesspeopletosleepatnight.Iwasn’tworkingthatsummerandwas16onlytwoclassesinsummerschool,soIhadsomefreetime.Threenightsaweek,Ihelpedinthekitchenoftheshelteralongwithotherfourvolunteers.Weplannedand17hotmealsofvegetables,chicken,fishandfruitfor45people.Thehomelesspeopleneededthisgoodfoodbecausemanyofthemusuallydon’teatwell.Theywereverygrateful.18thisvolunteerworkverymuchandmade19withthefourvolunteersinthekitchen.Onewasaveryniceelderlyhousewife,oneamovieactor,anotherayoungteacher,andtheotheracollegestudent,likeme.Italkedtoalotofthehomelesspeopleattheshelter.Theirlifestoriesfilledmewithsympathy.Someofthemhad20withalcoholordrugswhileothersonlyhadbadluck.Onewomanworkedforalmost30yearsforasmallcompany,andthenshelosther21.Shelookedforanewjob,butcouldn’tfindone,asshewastoo22.Shecoulddonothingbutsellherfurniture—sofas,chairs,andtablessothatshecouldpayforher23.Thewomanwentonjobhunting,butshestillcouldn’tfindone.Shehad2nomoneyforher24andhadtosleepinhercar.Thenshehadtosellhercar.Alone,25,andhomeless,shefinallycametotheshelter.16.A.studyingB.planningC.holdingD.taking17.A.orderedB.boughtC.cookedD.finished18.A.wantedB.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；每题2分，满分40分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。（A）Itwasmeanttobetheholidayofalifetime—myfirsttripabroadalone,withoutmyparents.IhadorganisedeverythingmyselfandIwouldshowthemhowindependentIcouldbe.IhadarrangedtostayinafarmhouseoutsideavillageinsouthernItaly.MyschedulesaidthattheplanewouldarrivedinItalyatfiveo'clockintheafternoonanditwasathirty-minutedrivefromtheairporttothevillage.Iwantedtogettomydestinationbeforeitgotdark,soIcouldhaveadrink,watchthesunsetandenjoyaneveningmeal.Theproblemsbeganattheairport.Myplanewasthreehourslatetakingoff.Iwalkedaroundtheairport,lookedintheshops,anddrankcoffeeinthecafes.Ididn'teatanything.Thatwasamistake!Whentheplanefinallytookoff,theygavemeacold,tastelessmealwhichIcouldnoteat.WearrivedinItalyintheearlyeveningandIwasfeelinglightheadedfrom3thelackoffood.ThesunwassettingasIwascollectingmybags!Imisseditcompletely!IwenttothedesktofindmyhirecarandthatwaswhenIdiscoveredthenextproblem.Thereceptionistcouldn'tfindmynameinthecomputerandtherewerenomorecars.Therewerenobusesortrainstothevillage,andthetaxiswereinstrike.Thereceptionistfeltsorryforme.Shephonedherbrother,Alessandro,whoagreedtotakemetothevillage.IwaitedforAlessandroatthefrontgateandhearriveddrivingaveryoldcarwithsmokepouringoutoftheengine.Wesetoff.Fifteenminuteslaterwebrokedown.Iwastiredanddepressed,andvery,veryhungry.Ibegantothinkmyparentswereright.MaybeIwastooyoungtotravelonmyown.Luckily,Alessandrowasamechanic.Afteranhour,hefixedthecarandwestarteddrivingagain.Itwasnearlymidnightwhenwearrivedatthefarmhouse.Amanopenedthedoorandsmiled.“Comein,”hesaid.“Wehavebeenwaitingforyou.”IsatwithagroupofthefriendliestpeopleI'veevermetandhadamealthatwasabsolutelywonderful.AndI'mgladtosaythattherestofmytripturnedouttobeexactlythesame.26.Whattimedidtheplanefinallyarrive?A.5pm.B.5:30pm.C.8pm.D.8:30pm.27.HowdidthewriterfeelwhenhelandedinItaly？A.Hungrybecausehehadn'teatenformanyhours.B.Tiredbecausehehadn'tsleptontheplane.C.Angrybecausetheplanewassolate.D.Confusedbecausenoonewastheretomeethim.Whydidthewritermissthesunset?Hewasbusygettinghisbags.Theplanearrivedlateinthenight.Theplane’swindowwasclosed.Hedidn'trealisethetime.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaproblemdescribedbythewriter?A.Hisplanewaslate.B.Helosthisluggage.4C.Therewerenotaxis.D.Hiscarbrokedown.Whatwasthewriter’simpressionofItalianpeople?Theywerekindandfriendly.Theywereformalandcold.Theywerenicebutunorganised.D.Theywerecasualandcareless.（B）Whicharethebestcitiestoshopin?WriterEllieClare,hasbeentofivecitiesaroundtheworldtofindout.ThisweekshewritesaboutParis.IwenttoParisinJune.It'salovelycityforsightseeingatthattimeofyear,butit'salsoagreatplacetofindhigh-qualityfashion.Istartedinthespecialitystoresandvisitedallthetopnames,includingCartier,ChanelandChristianDior.I'veneverseensuchbeautifulthings,buttheyare,ofcourse,veryexpensive.IboughtsomeperfumeandmovedontothehugedepartmentstoresinParis.TwoofthemostfamousarePrimtempsandGalleriesLafayetteandtheyaredefinitelygoodplacestovisit.OneplaceIfounddisappointingwastheChamp-Elysees,themostfamousstreetinParis.Intheolddays,itwasagreatplaceforfashion,butnowtherearetoomanyfast-foodrestaurants,banks,airlineoffices,shoppingcentresandcinemasaimedattourists.Don'twasteyourtimethere!eachsellinganunbelievablerangeofoldandsecondhandgoods.Theyarelocatedaroundtheoldgatestothecity.IspenthourswalkingaroundthesefascinatingplacesandwhileIwasthereIdiscoveredthemeaningofthename'fleamarket'.Hundredsofyearsago,theroyalfamilygaveawaytheiroldclothes,whichwerethensoldbypeopleatthesemarkets.Buttheclotheswerefulloflittleinsects---fleasofcourse!Oneofthestallsellerstoldmethatthebesttimetofindtreasuresatthemarketwasbeforethecrowdsarrived,usuallybetween5amand6am.Butthatwasabitearlyforme.IwasenjoyingtheParisnightlifetoomuch!Therearealsoopen-airmarketsall5aroundthecitywhereyoucanbuyflowers,clothes,pets,foodandmanyotherthings.Andifyouwanttobuyabook,visittherowsofbookstallsalongtheRiverSeine.Youcanfindsomegreatbargainsthere,oryoucanspendhoursjustlooking.IfyouwanttobuyhalfofParisorifyoujustwanttowalkaroundandlook,you'lllovetheexperience.Parisisagreatplacetoshop!Whatisthemainpurposeofthearticle?ToadvertisesomeofthefamousParisstores.ToinformreadersaboutthebestplacestoshopinParis.TointroducesomeofthefamoustouristattractionsinParis.TocompareshoppinginParistoshoppinginotherFrenchcities.WhywasthewriterdisappointedwiththeChamp-Elysees?Thereweretoomanytourist-orientedbusinessesthere.Therewerenoclothesonsalethere.Thereweretoomanytouristsinthearea.Thestoreskeptchangingtoooften.WhatissoldattheParisfleamarkets?A.Insects.B.Oldthings.C.Theclothesofkings.D.Expensivejewellery.34.Whydidn'tthewritergotothefleamarketatthebesttime?A.Itwastoocrowded.B.Itwastooearly.C.Shewastoobusy.D.Shewastooexcited.Whereisthebestplacetobuybooksaccordingtothewriter?Thebookshopsinthelargedepartmentstores.Theopenmarketsallaroundthecity.Thefleamarketsnearthecitygate.ThestallsalongtheRiverSeine.C）6schoolstudents.Incredibly,teachersmayevenbeencouragingtheirstudentstocheat!LastyearataschoolinDetroit,someteacherswerefoundtohaveprovidedtheirstudentswithanswerstostatewidestandardtests.Studentsattheschooltoldpolicethattheywerepromisedpizzaandmoneyiftheycheatedonthetest.SimilarreportsatseveralschoolsinSanDiegocountyhavepromptedaninvestigationbytheEducationDepartment.Astudentatalocalhighschoolsayssheseesstudentscheatingonalmosteverytest,andtheteachersdon’tdoanythingaboutit.Inresponsetotheclaimsofschool-assistedcheating,theheadoftheNationalAssociationofSchoolPrincipalssaidthatwhilecheatingshouldneverbeaccepted,itshowedthepressurethatschoolswereunder.“Becauseschoolfundingisnowdecidedbystudents'testperformance,thereisincrediblepressureonschooltoraisemarksinanywaytheycan.”Butschoolsarenotthemainproblem.Manystudentsclaimthatthey’retemptedtocheatbecauseofpeerpressureandintensecompetitiontogettopgrades.Manykidsalsosaythattheirparentsaresettingabadexamplebycheatingonincometaxes,lyingaboutagetopayloweradmissionprices,orcheatingtheirwayoutofspeedingtickets.Theyaresendingamessagetotheirkidsthatitisokaytocheatandlie..So,whatcanbedone?Inourschool’smathclasses,eachstudenthasdifferentproblemsontheirtestpapers,soitisuselesstolookatsomeoneelse’thatstudentsbelievecheatingistheonlywaytomeetunreasonablyhighexpectations.Perhapsitistimeforparentsandteacherstoseriouslyexaminewhetherhighertestresultsareimportantenoughtoencouragecheating.WhatdoesthewriterthinkofthelevelsofcheatinginAmericanschools?Itisanextremelyseriousproblem.Itisnoworsethanothercountries.Heexpressesnoclearopinion.Itismainlythefaultoflocalschool.737.WhichofthefollowingcausesofcheatingisNOTmentioned?A.Pressurefromothers.B.Toomuchwork.C.Strongcompetition.D.Schoolfunding.WhyaresomeschoolsignoringtheirstudentscheatinginAmerica,accordingtothepassage?Becauseschoolswillgetbetterstudents.Becauseteacherswillthenreceiveahighersalary.Becauseschoolswillgetmoregovernmentmoney.Becauseschoolsfearparentswillbeveryangry.39.Accordingtothe3rdparagraph,howareparentsencouragingtheirchildrentocheat?A.Byputtingtoomuchpressureontheirchildrentosucceed.B.Bycriticisingtheirchildrentoomuchwhentheyfail.C.Byurgingthemdirectlytobedishonest.D.Byfailingtobehavehonestlythemselves.Inthelastparagraphthewriter_________.offerspossiblesolutionstotheproblemdescribesthecausesoftheproblemB.outlinestheresultsofthestudentcheatingD.suggestssomeofthereasonsforcheating（D）Youcouldsayit’sthebudgettraveller’sultimateprize:knowingexactlywhentobookaflighttogetthecheapestfare.Butnowoneflightcomparisonwebsite,whichanalysed7.5billionairfaresonitstop100routesworldwide,believesithasfoundtheanswer.Accordingtotheresearchby,theidealtimetobookaflightis53daysinadvance,amovethatmaysaveanaverageof33%onthenormalfare.Forexample,aflightfromLondontoLisbon,whenbooked52daysinadvance,costsonaverage￡209—comparedtotheaveragepriceof￡287.Cheaperfaresalsodependonthetimeoftheflight.Eveningdeparturesbetween6pmandmidnightaretypicallycheaper,whileTuesdayisgenerallythe8cheapestdaytofly.Asforthemostexpensive,faresareattheircostliestthreedaysbeforedeparture,whileFridayisnormallythemostexpensivedaytotaketotheair.Itisalsosuggestedthattravellersshouldavoidafternoonflightsiftheyarelookingtosavemoney.“Ingeneral,itpaystobookflightstwomonthsinadvance,”saysMomondospokesmanLasseSkoleHansen.“Wefoundthesetrendsconsistentacrosstheboard,sobargainhuntersshouldconsiderflyingatnightandonaTuesday,iftheywanttosavemoneyontheirtravels.”Momondo’sresearchisconsistentwithpreviousstudiesintotheage-oldtraveller’sdilemmaofwhentobook.InJanuarySkyscannerpublishedtheresultsofathree-yearstudy,whichfoundthatonaveragefiveweeksinadvanceisthebesttimetofindthecheapestfares.However,Skyscanneralsofoundthisvariesaccordingtodestinations.ThecheapestflightstoGreece,forexample,werefoundtobeavailablejustthreeweeksaheadofdeparture.Thenewstudybycoincideswiththeirlaunchofaninteractivetool,FlightInsight,whichallowstravellerstoassessthebesttime,dayandseasontotravel.B.discussionswithtravelagentsstudyingofticketpricelistsinspectionsofnationalairportsWhichofthefollowingisNOTdiscussedasafactoraffectingairplaneticketprices?A.Bookingtime.B.Flightday.C.Flighttime.D.Flightcompany.Accordingtotheinformationinthepassagewhichofthefollowingticketswouldbethemostexpensive?9A.AticketbookedthreedaysinadvancedforaFridayafternoonflight.10B.AticketbookedonedayaheadforaFridayafternoonflight.C.Tuesdaymorningticketbookedtwomonthsinadvance.D.AticketforaFridayflightduringthesummerholiday.IftheadvertisedpriceforaplaneticketfromLondontoParistomorrowwas90pound,howmuchwouldthebuyerexpecttopayifhebookedtheticket52daysearlier?A.30pounds.B.60pounds.C.90pounds.D.120pounds.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?Toexplainwhyflightpricevary.Toinformreadershowtotravelcheaply.Totellreaderswheretobuycheaptickets.Toidentifywhichairlinesofferthebestvaluetickets.第二节阅读填空（共5分；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正确选项。Weallbelievewelistenwellandyetmanytimeswefeelothersarenotlisteningtous.However,listeninggoesinbothdirections--youmaybelieveyouarelisteningwell,buthowoftenhaveyoucompletelyforgottenwhatwassaidtoyou?____46____Makeeyecontact.____47____Whenpeopletalk,theyputoutvisualcluesthataddtotheconversationandmeaningoftheirword.Stoptalking.Youcan’tlisten,talkandatthesametimecompletelyreceivethemeaningoftheotherperson’swords.____48____Reactwithoutwords.Lettheotherpersonknowyouarelisteningthroughphysicalreactions,suchasheadnods,smiles,frownsandeyecontact.____49________50____Behaveasaneffectivelistener.Themoreyoucontinuetobehaveasalistener,themoreyouwillbeaneffectivelistener.A.Actasalistener.B.Makeeyecontactwiththepersonwhoistalkingtoyou.C.Thereareafewwaystobecomeamoreeffectivelistener.D.Waityourturnandtakeinwhathasbeensaidtoyoubeforeyoumakeareply.E.Thesemayalsohelptoletthespeakerknowwhetheryouarefullyunderstandinghiswords.四、写作（共三节；满分35分）第一节单词拼写（共6小题，每题1分，满分6分）Itisap___________thattheweatherissobadtoday.Wecan'tgoonapicnic.52.Youshouldalwaysknockatthedoorbeforeyoue___________aroom.Closethewindoworthewindwillb___________everythingoffmydesk.Theyoungwomanisveryb___________.Sheis