(北京卷)2021年中考英语第二次模拟考试(A4考试版)

绝密★启用前|2021年中考英语第二次模拟考试【北京卷】英语听力理解(共30分)一、听对话，选择与对话内容相符的图片。（共5分，每题1分）1．A． B． C．2．A． B． C．3．A． B． C．4．A． B． C．5．A． B． C．1、______2、______3、______4、______5、______二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，选择最佳选项。（共15分，每题1.5分）

请听一段对话，完成第6至第7小题

6．Whatdoesthewomanwanttodrink?A．Tea. B．Milk. C．Juice.7．Howmuchdoesthewomanpay?A．$7. B．$8. C．$9.请听一段对话，完成第8至第9小题。

8．Wherearethespeakersgoingtohaveapicnic?A．Inthepark. B．Onthehill. C．Attheseaside.9．Whowilljointhespeakersforthepicnic?A．Theboy’sdad. B．Theboy’sgrandpa. C．Theboy’sgrandma.请听一段对话，完成第10至第11小题。

10．Howdidtheboygotothewildanimalpark?A．Bytrain. B．Bycar. C．Bybus.11．Whatdidtheboydointhewildanimalpark?A．Hedrewapicture. B．Hefedanelephant. C．Hesawabirdshow.请听一段对话，完成第12至第13小题。

12．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Differentreadingskills.B．Somebenefitsofreading.C．Theman’sreadinghabits.13．Whatdoesthemanthinkofreading?A．Hebelievesitisenjoyable.B．Hefindsitalittledifficult.C．Hethinksittakestoomuchtime.请听一段独白，完成第14至第15小题。14．Whatcanweknowaboutthespeaker?A．Shelivesnearherschool.B．Shelikestravelingabroad.C．ShewantstoimproveherEnglish.15．Whydoesthespeakersendthismessage?A．TodescribehertripinLondon.B．Totellthewaytoherhouse.C．Tointroduceherhometown.四、听句子或对话填写表格（共10分，每题2分）

16、______17、______18、______19、______20、______第二部分知识运用(共25分)四、单项填空(共10分,每小题1分)从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项.21．They______eachothersinceLilyleftBeijinglastyear,buttheystayintouch.A．don’tsee B．didn’tsee C．won’tsee D．haven’tseen22．—DidyougotoBetty’sbirthdayparty?—No,I______atall.A．didn’tinvite B．haven’tinvited C．amnotinvited D．wasn’tinvited23．—MayIgoouttoplaybasketball,Dad?—No,you______.Youmustfinishyourhomeworkfirst.A．mustn’t B．maynot C．couldn’t D．needn’t24．—Wherearetheofficers?—Look!They______theelephantinthepalacenow.A．touched B．willtouch C．touch D．aretouching25．Forlanguagestructures,themoreyouusethem,______learningEnglishwillbe.A．easy B．easier C．easiest D．theeasier26．—Peter,pleasebequiet.Yourbrother______onthephone.—Noproblem.A．records B．recorded C．wasrecording D．isrecording27．一Doyouknow______tomorrow?一Inthechemistrylab.A．wherewewillhaveourchemistryclassB．wherewillwehaveourchemistryclassC．wheredidwehaveourchemistryclassD．wherewehadourchemistryclass28．Thisexerciseis______inthebook.Ican'tdoitatall.A．difficult B．moredifficult C．mostdifficult D．themostdifficult29．—Mum,mustIcomebackbeforefiveo'clock?—No,you______.Justgethomebeforedinner.A．mustn’t B．needn't C．shouldn't D．couldn't30．—______willyoucookdumplingsforus,Grandma?—ThisFriday.A．Where B．Why C．How D．When五、完形填空(共15分,每小题1.5分)阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项.Catherineissmartandinteresting.ButIavoidherbecauseshenever31complaining(抱怨)!Foryears,Ifoughtagainstmyfeelings,becauseIreallylikeandadmireher,butI’vefoundIjustcan’tbeherfriend.Herworldisfullof“buts…”.Thetripwasnice,butthedrivewastoolong.Thefoodwasgood,butthelightoftherestaurantwastoo32.Thehotelwastoohot,thebedhurtherbackandtheroomservicewastooslow.Hercomplaintswere33changingme.Monthsago,mybestfriendDaisywaslisteningtomecomplainingaboutCatherineuntilshejustbecamereallyangry.“34breakupwithher,orleavemealone.”Sheshoutedatme,“I’mtiredof35yourcomplaining.”Herhonesty(直言)surprisedme,andIbegantokeepmyselfawayfromCatherine.Later,Idid36her.NowItrytokeephappyandpositive(积极的)aboutlife,andfindfriendsofthesame.Ascientificstudyshowsthatpeoplewhofind37tobethankfulfortheirlifeareactuallyhappier,andIbelievethatistrue.Complainingseemstocontrolyourlifeifyouletitcomeintoyourbrain.Andtoomuchcomplainingwillactuallymakeyourlife38.Somepeopleholdthanksinhearteveryday,andthey39theirlifeinapositiveway.Bybeingthankful,youcanbeawayfromthetroubles,and40whatmakesyouhappy.Thenyouwillhaveabeautifullife.31．A．wants B．stops C．enjoys D．keeps32．A．noisy B．strong C．dirty D．clean33．A．hardly B．suddenly C．silently D．nearly34．A．Or B．Either C．Neither D．So35．A．leadingto B．pointingto C．connectingto D．listeningto36．A．choose B．help C．forget D．develop37．A．reasons B．excuses C．questions D．results38．A．busier B．longer C．worse D．happier39．A．takeoff B．dependon C．thinkabout D．giveaway40．A．against B．toward C．through D．for第三部分阅读理解(共50分)六、阅读下列短文,根据短文内容,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项.(共30分,每小题2分)ARecently,researchershavereportedonnewwaystobreakdowndifferentkindsofplastics.Thenewstudiescouldleadtoeasierhigh-quality(高质量的)recycling,andhelpdealwithtoxic(有毒的)plasticpollution.Theworldisbeingcoveredbyplastic,butonlyabout9%ofplasticproductsareeverrecycled.Everyyear,over7.72trillionkilogramsofplasticfindsitswayintotheworld’soceans.Butbacteria(细菌)mayhelprecycle,evenwhenhumansdon’t.Bacteriaaresmalllivingthings—sosmallthatweneedamicroscope(显微镜)toseethem.Bacteriafeedthemselvesinmanydifferentways.Somebacteriacan“eat”otherthingsbychangingthechemicals(化学物质)inthosethingsintosomethingthatwillhelpthebacteriagrow.Thesecrettothisisenzymes(酶).Bacteriauseenzymestocausechemicalchanges.Enzymescanworklikeapairofscissors,cuttingandbreakingapartothermaterials.MostpeopleknowPETplastic.Itisusedinwaterandsodabottles.About63.5billionkilogramsofPETplasticisproducedeveryyear.MostPETisthrownaway,butevenwhenitisrecycled,itcan'tbemadeintonewbottles.Usuallyit’sturnedintoproductslikecarpets(地毯).In2012,inthedecaying(腐烂的)leaves,scientistsdiscoveredanenzymecalledLCCthatslowlybreaksapartPETplastics.Yearslater,scientistsworkingattheFrenchcompanyCarbioschoseLCCfromnearly100,000enzymes.ItwasthebestatbreakingdownPET.ButthescientistswantedtoimproveLCC．TheystudiedtheenzymeandthewayitattackedthePET.Bytestingthousandsofsmallchangestotheenzyme,theycameupwithanewkindofLCC．ThenewkindcanbealiveathighertemperaturesandcaneatthroughPETveryquickly.TheprocessturnsthePETplasticbackintothematerialsthatitwasmadefrom.Thosematerialscanthenbeusedagaintomakenewbottlesorotherproducts.TheresearcherscomparedtheirnewLCCwiththeoldenzyme,andweresatisfiedwiththeresults.Whentheenvironmentwasjustright,thenewLCCwasabletobreakup90%ofthePETinjusttenhours.Theoldenzymetookabout20hoursandonlybrokeuphalfofthePET.41．HowmuchPETplasticisproducedeveryyear?______A．About7.72trillionkilograms. B．About63.5billionkilograms.C．About100thousandkilograms. D．About2hundredkilograms.42．Whatdoyouknowaboutthebacteriafromthepassage?______A．Bacteriacanbeseenwithoureyes.B．Bacteriacanbreakdownothermaterialsdirectly.C．Bacteriauseenzymestocreatephysicalchangesinthings.D．Bacteriaaresmalllivingthingsthatfeedonunusualformsof“food”.43．Accordingtothepassage,whatistherelationshipbetweenPETplasticandLCC?______A．TheearliestLCCcouldn’tbreakdownPETplastic.B．LCCcanhelpstopPETplasticfrombreakingdown.C．PETplasticcannowberecycledfasterbecauseofanewkindofLCC．D．TheusedPETplasticwillbecomeanotherkindofpollutionbecauseofLCC．44．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?______A．Bacteria:GrowingbyeatingchemicalsB．Enzymes:WorkinglikeapairofscissorsC．PET:BeingwidelytomakewaterandsodabottlesD．LCC:Leadingtoeasierhigh-qualityPETplasticrecyclingBKidsgotoschooltolearnplentyofsubjects.Finally?educationprepareskidstohaveameaningfulcareer（职业）inafieldtheyenjoy.Sothinkingandlearningaboutcareerchoicesbeforehighschoolisalwaysagoodidea.Butwhenshouldkidsbegincareereducation?Whenyouwereakid,whatdidyouwanttobewhenyougrewup?Ateacher?Adoctor?Orabaseballplayer?Preschool-agedchildrennaturallythinkabouttheirfuturecareers.Byimagining,exploringandrole-playing,kidsarelikelytochoosecareersthatinterestthem.Encouragingthiscareerrole-playingishealthyandcanbequitetelling;kidsoftenclearlyprefereitherleft-brainedorright-brainedroles.Atsomepointbeyondtherole-playingstage,studentsshouldbeshowntoamoreseriouscareereducationcurriculum（课程）.Youmaythinkthatcareereducationisn'tallthatnecessaryuntilkidsfinishhighschool,becausethat'swhenthey'reusuallyexpectedtogetajoborchooseacourseofstudyincollege.Experts（专家）disagree.“Theinfluenceofearlyinvolvementcanhaveahugelygoodeffectonwideracademic（学术的）achievements,helpingbothchildrenandtheirfamiliestoseeafuturewhichisachievable."writesRobertHalfon,chairoftheEducationSelectCommitteeintheUK.Manyexpertsaccepttheideathatcareereducationshouldbeginatayoungage.Theysuggestcareereducationinschoolshouldprogressasfollows:•Kidsinprimaryschoolshouldlearnaboutwhypeoplework.•Kidsinearlymiddleschoolshouldlearnabouttheimportanceofacareerinearningmoney.•Kidsingradesseventhroughtenshouldbegintodiscussandthinkaboutdifferentjobs.•Kidsingradestenandbeyondshoulddiscovertheirstrengthsandinterests,recognizesuitablecareers,andbecomeinvolvedinspecificactivitiestohelpthemunderstandwhattheyneedtoworkontodotheirdreamcareer.Startingcareereducationearlypreparesstudentsfortherealworldbymakingtheconnectionbetweenwhatthey'relearninginschoolandwhythey’relearningit.Forexample,ifachildwantstobuildtallbuildingsandknowsthatmathskillsarenecessaryinsuchacareer,thechildwillbemorelikelytostudy,ratherthanhate,math.Careereducationopenskids'mindstoallthatispossible.And,attheendoftheday,isn'tthatwhatparentsandteacherswantfortheirkidsandstudents?45．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?______A．Kidsfeelconfidentaboutchoosingtheircareers.B．It'snaturalforkidstochangetheircareerchoices.C．Kidsdocareerrole-playingtodeveloptheirinterests.D．It'snormalforkidstothinkabouttheirfuturecareers.46．Expertssuggestthatcareereducationinschoolshould______.A．developindifferentgradesB．promisekidsacademicsuccessC．helpkidsknowtheirstrengthsfirstD．providekidswithrichjobexperience47．Whatdoestheexampleofthechildwhowantstobuildtallbuildingsshow?______A．Mathskillsarethemostimportantinschooleducation.B．Careereducationcanhelpchildrenfindoutwhattheywanttodo.C．Childrenwhowanttobuildtallbuildingsareusuallygoodatmath.D．Careereducationmakeschildrenmorewillingtostudyfortheirfuturejobs.48．Thewriterprobablyagreesthat______.A．careereducationshouldbeginearlierforkidsB．kidsdon'tneedtoworryabouttheirfuturecareersC．kidsshouldlearnallsubjectswellforfuturecareersD．careereducationinmiddleschoolisnotamustforkidsCThatSusanissofunny...Ineedtobringthecartothewashtomorrow...whyisthispersonsoloud...herecomesthesun,doo-doo-doo.Weoftenfindourselvesinanendlessthoughtloop（圈）.Andeverysooften,wetrytostopthisendlessflowofthoughtsbytellingourselvestojuststopthinking.Butdoweorcanweeverreallystopthinking?Itdependsonyourdefinition（定义）of"thinking",accordingtoMichaelHalassa,aresearcheratMIT,theUS.Webasicallygothrougheachdayinoneofthetwostates—weeitherrealizethatwe’rethinkingorwedon't.Ourbrainswon'tstopthinkingcompletelyuntilwedie."Thebrainneverstopsthinkinginasense.Mostthoughtsareactuallyinthebackgroundwithoutusnoticingthemandthere'snotreallyawaytoturnthesethings."Halassasaid.Youcancomparethistohowacomputerworks.Whenyouaren'tusingyourcomputerwhileit'sturnedon,itisstillrunningoperations"inthebackground".Yourcomputer,muchlikeyourbrain,isalways"thinking”,evenifyou'renotactivelyusingit.Ifyouseeafamiliarfaceinacrowdandthinkyouknowthem,youmightnotbeabletocomeupwithhowyouknowthemrightaway,"Halassasaid."Butmaybehourslater,you'llsuddenlyremember.That'saresultofyourbrainthinkinginthebackground."Weevenmakedecisionsmostlyunconsciouslyorwithoutrealizingthem.Forexample,someofthisbackground"thinking"resultsinwhatwecalla"gutfeeling（直觉）".Duringourbrain'sdecision-makingprocess,sometimeswecreateastorytoexplainthedecision—sometimesit'saccurate（精确的）,sometimesit’snot.Evensittingherereadingthis,thinkingabout"thinking"issendingmessagesacrossachainofneurons（神经元）inthebrain.Soifwesomehowmanagetostopourselvesfrom"thinking",thebrainwon'tsignoff.Itwillcontinuetohavethoughts—wejustwon'trealizethem.49．Whenyouareinanendlessthoughtloop,you______.A．canthinkaboutaproblemveryclearlyB．keepthinkingaboutonethingafteranotherC．cannotstopthinkingaboutthingsinthepastD．keepthinkingaboutonethingagainandagain50．WhatdoesParagraph5trytotellus?______A．Humanbrainsarethinkingallthetime.B．Acomputercanthinklikeahumanbrain.C．Humanbrainsworkfasterthancomputers.D．Acomputercandealwithplentyofinformation.51．Theword"unconsciously''inParagraph7probablymeans"______".A．carelessly B．unknowingly C．fearlessly D．undoubtly52．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?______A．WillWeContinuetoHaveThoughtsafterWeDie?B．HowDotheNeuronsintheBrainWork?C．WhatIstheDefinitionof"Thinking"?D．CanWeEverReallyStopThinking?DDoyougetupsetbecauseyoucan'tcompletewhatyouwantto?Forinstance,youmightwanttocleanoutyourclosetsorwritethatnovelyou'vebeenputtingoff.Maybeyoutrytofocus,butyoufeeloverwhelmed（难以应付的）.Findingcontrolcomesdowntoonesimplestrategy（策略）:developingahabitofbeingorganized.Thismeansyou'vegottothinkahead.Whenyoucangetorganized,keepthingsundercontrol,andliveatidylife,youcanworkfasterandthinkmorecreatively.Herearesometipsthatcanhelp:Ifit'sabouthousework,ittakesafewminuteseachdaytode-clutter（清除杂乱）.Usesmallbitsoftimetocleanoutadrawerorthrowoldclothesintoacardboardboxfordonation.Getinthehabitofbuyingorganizationaltools,likecontainers,forstoringsmallthings.Groupsimilartasks.Cleanouttherefrigeratorwhilearoastiscooking.Don'tjumpbackandforthfromroomtoroomorjumpfromonetasktoanunrelatedone.Also,youcanputsimilarthingstogether.Forexample,lookatyourbookshelfandtryputtingallthebooksabouteachtopicinagroup.Thenitwillbeeasierandfastertofindthebookyouneed.It'sagreatwaytomakeato-dolist.Useacalendartoplanoutwhatyouneedtodoeachmonth.Thenatthestartofeachworkday,writedownthreeimportanttasksyouwanttoachievethatdayquickly.Putabigstarnexttothemostimportantone.So,beforeyougointothebusywork,startontheimportanttaskandseeitthroughtotheend.Gettingorganizedshouldextendtoyouractivitiesoutsideyourhomeorofficeaswell.Puttingeverythinginorderleavesyouaclearcalendartoplanformoreactivitieswithfriends.Motivating（激励）yourselftogetorganizedshouldstartwiththerewardsyou'llexperience.It'smucheasiertostartahabitifyoucanimaginehowthechangeswillmakeyoufeel.53．Accordingtothepassage,ifyougetorganized,______.A．yourlifewillbecomebusierB．yourimaginationwillbelimitedC．youwillfinishtheworkmorequicklyD．youwillcontrolthethingsaroundyou54．Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyougetorganized?______A．Doingunrelatedtasksatthesametime.B．Spendingawholeweekenddoinghousework.C．Gettinginthehabitofbuyingmorebeautifulfurniture.D．Listingthethingsandbeginningwiththemostimportantone.55．Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?______A．Thewaysofdoinghousework. B．Thewaysofgettingorganized.C．Thebenefitsofgettingorganized. D．Theimportanceofmakingalist.七、阅读短文,根据短文内容,从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.每个选项只能用一次.(共10分,每小题2分)TipsforWritingBetterArticlesManyofusdon’tspendalotoftimeimprovingourwritingskills.Thiscanbeaproblemwhenwehandinourarticles.Goodwritingskillswillhelpusimproveourgradesandbenefituslaterinlife.56.Makegoodwordchoices.Whenwe’renotsurewhichwordistherightoneforasentence,lookitupinadictionary.Manyofuschoosewordsinahurryanddon’ttakethetimetodecideifthey’reproper.57.Checkfacts.Ifwewantpeopletobelievewhatwewrite,wemustmakesureourfactsaretrue.Weshouldusedependablefacts.Rewrite.Acommonproblemisthatwedon’tliketorewrite.Infactrewritingisthebestwaytofindoutandcorrectsomemistakes,likegrammarandspellingmistakes.58,thoughittakesmoretimeandmorework.Readaloud.Sometimesit’seasiertofindproblemwithspelling,wordusage,andgrammarwhenwereadaloud.Readingaloudhelpsusnotonlyfindoutourproblemsbutalsodevelopourwriting.59.Preparingalistisnecessaryforwritingagoodarticle.Suchalistincludes:Isthereapropertitle?Haveweexplainedeverypoint?Areallthepartsofthearticleincluded?Thiscanhelpustomakesurethatwehavecoveredeverything.60.Butwithafewsimplesteps,wecanimproveourwritingskillsandlearnhowtowritebetterarticles.A．Preparealist

B．Thefollowingtipscanbehelpful

C．Rewritingmakesourwritingbetter

D．Itisnoteasytobecomeabetterwriter

E.Goodwordchoicesarenecessaryforgoodwriting

八、阅读短文,根据短文内容回答问题.(共10分,每小题2分)Studyacalendar.Itlookssimpleandorderly.Butacalendarismoreofamathematicalpuzzlethanyoumightguess.Thecalendarweusetodayhasgonethroughcenturiesofchanges.Formillennia,peoplewatchedtheseasons,sun,moon,andstarstohelpthemkeeptrackoftimepassing.AncientpeopledidnotknowthatEarthorbits(沿轨道运行)thesunaboutevery365.25days.Theytriedtotracktheyearbycountingthefullmoons.Eachyearhad12fullmoons.Twelvemoons,ormonths,madeonelunaryear.CalendarsinBabylonusedalunaryear.Twelvemonthsaddeduptoonly354days.Thatmadethelunaryear11daystooshort.Asyearswentby,themonthsandtheseasonsnolongermatchedup.PeopleinancientEgyptcameupwithasolarcalendarof365days.TheyobservedthatSirius,theDogStar,appearedneartherisingsunevery365days.Soonafterthat,theNileRiverwouldrise.TheylookedforwardtothefloodingoftheNile,becauseitbroughtgoodthings.Therichsoilleftbyfloodwaterswasgoodforplanting.TheancientRomansusedacalendarof10months.BecauseaRomanyearwasonly304days,itseemedtoalwaysbeoutofstepwiththeseasons.Holidaysshowedupatthewrong