【10套打包】上海XX中学中考第一次模拟考试英语试题

【10套打包】上海民办迅行中学中考第一次模拟考试英语试题中考英语第一次模拟测试试卷一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15请认真阅读下列各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。—Boysandcouldsomethingaboutthenewofushaseverwatchedeither B.none C.both D.neitherThe“ch”theword“ ”pronouncedfromtheotherthree.coach B.teach C.D.stomachreportedthatBeijing2022Games?Andwecan’twaitbevolunteersforhold B.enter C.deal D.becomeThemaybecancelledbecausewearenotsure theparkbeclosedbecauseonestormastheweatherreportwhy B.what C.which D.whethermakesourmucheasiertodaythanbefore.—Iagree!Thatwhyso peoplepreferusefew B.C.much D.many—ArethealmosttenI myButnothingmuchB.C.D.finished—IfeelstressedatbutIknow aboutcancomemewheneverneed.whomB.whenC.whoD.whenthefootballmatchbecoveredonfindabit unlessareasportsfan.boring B.bored C.interesting D.interested—IhearhasbeenchosenbeavolunteerfortheBeijingExpo2019.true!Nobodyelsecanspeakhimamongus.asbeautifulas B.asbadlyas C.worsethan D.betterthanshouldthatbeingcarefulandhard-workingcanhelp quitealotofproblemsputout B.turnout C.workout D.carryoutGoodnews!canhigh-speedtrainsfromGaochunMountHuangnexthaveanew forholidaysbythen.charm B.choice C.practice D.researchInthewordsanduseless,the“-less”means ?not B.C.without D.full—Iguesshemaybeworkingtheclassroom.—No,he betheclassroom,heathomeB.C.D.troubleyou,butIreallywonder ?shouldspeakasoftenaspossibleorafterclass.howIcanimproveB.whocanhelpmeC.whyIshouldreadD.wrongjoinedthesingingatlastButIknowdowell— .IdidjustshowthatIambravedosomethingI’mnotgoodat.Notreally B.notthepointC.Iagreemore D.Itsoundsa二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10认阅下短文短后题给的ABCD个项中出佳项。AsIwaspassingtheelephants,Isuddenlystopped.Iwasconfused(困惑的)bythefactthatthesehugeanimalswerebeingheldbynothing16 asmallrope.Theropewastheirfrontnochains(锁链),nocages.Theelephantscould17 awayfromtheropesatanyButforreason,theydidnot.Isawatrainernearbyandasked18theseelephantsjuststoodthereandmadenoattempt(尝试)hesaid,“whentheyareweuseropesofthe19 Atthatage,holdAsthey 20,theseelephantsarealreadyused21thattheycannotescape(逃脱).TheythinktheropecanholdsotheyneverIwasamazed.Theseanimalscouldatanybreakfreefromtheirbonds,butbecausetheybelievedtheywouldthey22haveanytheelephants,howmanyofusthroughhangingontoabeliefthatwecannotdobecausewe23dooncebefore?Howmanyofusarebeingheldback24oldandoutdatedbeliefs?Howmanyofushaveavoidedtryingsomething25becauseofanoldbelief?worse,howmanyofusarebeingheldbackbysomeoneoldbeliefs?A.or B.and C.but D.A.receive B.hold C.carry D.breakA.how B.when C.why D.whetherA.B.size C.height D.A.up B.turnup C.showup D.upA.doubting B.wondering C.believing D.A.accepted B.practised C.refused D.hopedA.managed B.succeeded C.D.failedA.B.for C.at D.byA.old B.new C.useless D.hopeless三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15认阅下材材后题给的ABCD个项中出佳项。ANowadays,stresseverywhereourdailyMen,womenandyoungpeopleallfromstress.Therearemanycauses,suchasdeath,marriage,house,changingjobs,endingrelationshipsandsoon.howdoknowfromstress?FinishtheDoDoyouseldomsleepheadachesoften?findfindputyourheartsomething?angrywhenwrong?needalcohol(酒精)orkeepsleepingNohavemorethanamongthesequestions,mustbefromstress.whatcandoaboutDoingchewingandworrybeadsareallcommonofrelievingstress.doctorsnowsaythattherearesimplerTheysaythatpeopleshouldandoften.Whenandyourbodyrelaxes.Theyalsosaythatpeople,especiallymenshouldcrybecausethenaturalwayofrelievingstress.mayfromstress.neverdependonalcoholorcigarettes. B.cansleepwithoutsleepingC.oftencommunicateanyoneelse. D.angryeasilywhenwrong.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat .manysocialproblemscancausestress.doingtheusefulwayrelievestress.youngpeoplefromstressthantheold.arefromstressonlyalltheanswersareWhichofthefollowingNOTawaystress?DoingB.Laughingandcrying.C.sleepingD.Playingworrybeads.BGamesandHobbiesTherearewebsitesfornearlyeveryandhobbyoutthere.bookenjoyThewebsitefeaturesreviewsofnewandpopularbooksforteenagers,alongsurveys,contestsandplacesdiscussbooks.Fansofentertainmentchannelfindinformationonthelatestshows,aswellasgames,videosandquizzes.theupdatesonshows,alsofeaturesstoriesjustforteens,suggestionsonhowschools.TheInSitedesignedforteenswhohaveaninterestimprovingtheworld.canlearnaboutsocialjustice(公正),andhowbuildaandhowhelptheearth.Theycanalsodiscusshowmaketheworldabetterplace.acomputerwebsite.cangamesontheorplaygamesdesignedbyotherandteens.Theycansharetheirgamesfriendsorpartgame-buildingcontests.TherealsoachatroomandaforumwhereuserscandiscussgamesWherecanwefindinformationonthelatestteenagerbooks?OnB.OnC.OnTheInSite. 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D.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaccordingthearticle?canpublishyourownwritingonmainlyaplacediscussschoolproblems.TheInSitehelpsmakeabetterandabetterworld.canfindinformationaboutgamesonallthesewebsites.CAsweallrubbishabigproblemonEarth.Whatmanypeopledonotknowthatjunkhasbecomeaproblemouterspacetoo.AccordingBBCNews,therearemorethan22,000piecesofspacejunkfloatingaroundtheearth.Andthesearejustthethatwecanseefromthesurfaceoftheearthbytelescopes.Therearealsomillionsofsmallerpiecesofjunkthatwecan'tsee.Objects,ofoldspacerocketsorsatellites,aroundtheplanetatspeedsfastthatevenasmallpiececanbreakimportantsatellitesorbecomedangerousastronauts.Ifthepieceofjunkcrashedaspaceship,thevehicle.makethingsworse,whenobjectsspacecrash,theybreakintomanysmallerpieces.Forexample,whenasatellitehitanoldRussianrocket2009,brokethan2,000pieces,increasingtheamountofspacereduceadditionalspacecountrieshaveagreedthatallnewspacetoolscanonlystayspacefor25yearsatEachtoolmustbebuiltfallsafelytheatmosphereafterthatIntheupperpartsoftheatmosphere,burnup.ManyalsocleanupspaceInEnglandareametalnetthatcanbefiredspaceThenetcatchesthejunkandthenpullstheatmosphereburnup.TheGermansarebuildingrobotsthatcancollectpiecesofspacejunkandbringthembackbesafelydestroyed.“Theproblembecomingchallengingbecausewe’resendingmoreobjectsspacehelppeopleusetheirmobilephonesandcomputers,”MarcoCastronuovo,anspace“TheactThelongerwetheproblem,thebecome,”heHowdotheGermansplandealSpaceCatchnets. B.UsecollectC.Burntheatmosphere. D.Sendfurtherawayfromtheearth.Countrieswantfuturespacetoolsbeablefallbacktheatmospheresothat .thetoolscanbereusedB.thetoolsbecomespaceC.theatmospherecanstayclean. D.theofspacecanbestudied.WhySpacejunkconsideredaproblem?Itbunsupafterre-enterstheatmosphere.ItoftenstopstheoftelescopesonEarth.Itcouldforcenewspacetoolstravelatslowerspeed.Itmaycrashotherspacetoolscausingordeath.Inwhichsectionofthenewspaperwouldprobablyreadarticle?Education. B.LocalNews. C.Environment. D.Fashion.DWheredidduringthesummerholidays?SomeofhaveandPekinguniversities.Andalone.crowdsoftraveledthecampusesoftheseuniversities,reportedChinaopensthepublicat8:30manypeoplestartupatbecausepeoplewhocomeat6maybetooandcanonlyentertheafternoon,”aguardfact,notonlyChineseuniversitiesthatareovercrowdedCambridgeandtheUKalsofacetheproblem.AccordingTheGuardian,theroadfrontofCollege,CambridgeusuallyfilledincludingChineseschoolchildrenuniforms.UniversitiestheUnitedStatesarealsopopularamongChineseNineoutof10ChinesetheUSwantaaccordingasurveyfrom2014byUStourismcompanyAttractChina.whydoChinesehavesuchabigforfamousuniversities?Onereasonthatmanyparentshopetheirchildrenacceptedatopuniversitythefuture.Forexample,Chanyi,amotherfromHunanprovince,walkedhersonaroundthecampusesofandPekinguniversities“Ibroughthimhereseewhattopuniversitieslookandlethimcomparethemthoseofourhometown.Ihopehecanlearnsomethingandbereadycomeherestudythefuture,”sheChinaAndnotjuststudentsandparentsfindtouringcampuses.31,whocomesfromXi'an,famousUSuniversities2014.“AmericanuniversitiesaremuchopenthanChineseones.TherearenoheTheNew“Iwasexcited.Ifelthaveafreeexchangeofideassomeone.”WhydidfamousUSuniversities2014?BecauseAmericanuniversitieshavenoBecausehisparentshopedheshouldtopuniversities.Becausehehopedlearnsomethingandstudytherethefuture.Becausehefeltsuchatourcouldhelphaveafreeexchangeofideas.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”Paragraph7referto?parents. B.topuniversities.C.schoolchildren. 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中考英语第一次模拟测试试卷一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5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。1.Wealllike______Englishteacherbecausesheisverykindandhard-working.A.we B.our C.us D.ours2.MyparentsandIwillcelebrateourbirthdaystogether______October.A.at B.on C.of D.in3.—______isyourhomefromthesubwaystation?—Quitenear.It’sabout5minutes’walk.A.Howfar B.Howoften C.Howmuch D.Howmany4.—Wow!Whatabighouse!—Yes.It’stwice______thantheoldone.A.big B.bigger C.biggest D.thebiggest5.Mybrother______hislovelydogaftersuppereveryday.A.walks B.walked C.willwalk D.haswalked6.I______welllastnightbecauseIhadabadheadache.A.didn’tsleep B.don’tsleep C.haven’tslept D.won’tsleep7.Ourschooltrip______overtomorrowmorning,butI’llrememberitforever.A.is B.was C.willbe D.hasbeen8.—WhereisMissLi?—She______areportatthemeetingroomnow.A.gave B.gives C.isgiving D.willgive9.Thegirl______fivehousesforherdollssincelastmonth.A.makes B.made C.willmake D.hasmade10.IthinkthecountrysideinNewZealandisbeautiful______peaceful.A.but B.and C.or D.so11.Nohurry!You______plentyoftimetodecide.A. gave B.willgive C.aregiven D.willbegiven12.—Tom,couldyoutellme______?—On30thofJune,2014. A.whenwillyourpetcatbeborn B.whenwasyourpetcatbornC.whenyourpetcatwasborn D.whenyourpetcatwillbeborn二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1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。TheMuseumofFailureAround80examplesoffailedproducts,businessesandideasareshowedinthenewlyopenedmuseuminSweden.Itistocelebratemodernhistory’sworst13—fromCoca-ColaBlak,acoffee-inspireddrink,toBicpensmadejustforwomen.Besidesshowinglong-forgottenfailures,founderDr.SamuelWestisonatasktohelpuslearnfromour14.Samuelsetupthemuseumaftergrowingtiredofsuccessstories.Hesaidunderstandingbaddesigncouldbemore15thancopyinggooddesign.“Mostofallcreativeprojectsfail,andlearningistheonlywaytoturnfailureintosuccess,”saysthemuseum’swebsite.“Ihopethatvisitors16hometwomessages:thatfailureisconnectedwithsuccess,andthattheyshouldunderstandthe17oflearningfromfailure,”saidDr.West.“Thepurposeofthemuseumistoshowthatcreativityrequiresfailure,”Dr.Westsaidasheintroducedsomeoftheproductsinavideo.“Ifyouare18offailure,thenyoucan’tcreate.”Sotheworldwillnotignore(忽视)themandpretendtheyneverhappened.Manyofthemuseum’sitemscanbeseenonline.Westbelievedthatpoorly-designedproductshavelittleincommonwithoneanother.Oneoftheitems,forexample,isafrozenbeeflasagna(意式千层面)madebyColgate(Yes,thecompanythatmakestoothpaste).West19thisasaclassiccaseof“failureinproducinganimpropernewproductbyawell-knowncompany”.Acollectionofnineobjectsfromthemuseumisontour.ThetravelingcollectionoffailureswillthenvisitLosAngeles,NewYork,ShanghaiandTokyoin2019.Historymaybewrittenbythewinners,butweshouldnotignorethelosers.Atleast,that’swhattheMuseumofFailurewantsusto20.13.A.plan B.design C.problem D.message 14.A.technology B.dryness C.mistakes D.success15.A.difficult B.serious C.valuable D.popular16.A.take B.find C.leave D.send 17.A.possibility B.importance C.difference D.difficulty 18.A.proud B.tired C.short D.afraid19.A.forgot B.mistook C.imagined D.described 20.A.believe B.promise C.compare D.introduce阅读理解（共36分）三、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26分，每小题2分）ATherearemanyEnglishidioms(习语).Herearesomeinterestingonesandtheirorigins(起源).Pullsomeone’slegMeaning:Jokeorfoolwithsomeone.Origin:Topullsomeone’sleghadmuchmoreunpleasantmeaningwhenitfirstcameinuse.Itwasamethodusedbythievestocheatotherpeopleandthenforcethemtogivetheirmoneyorvaluablethingstothem.Luckily,thesedaysthesayingismuchfriendlier,thoughbeingontheendofajokemightnotalwaysbefun.MeetadeadlineMeaning:Tofinishsomethingbyapresettime.Origin:ThissayingcomesfromtheprisoncampsduringtheCivilWar.Inthecampsalinewasdrawntomarktheareasfortheprisoners.Thelinebecameknownasadeadlinebecauseanyprisonerwhotriedtocrossitwasshot.HattrickMeaning:Theachievementofthreesuccessesorwins.Origin:ItcamefromtheEnglishgameofcricket(曲棍球).Itreferstothreewicketstakenbyabowlerinthreecontinuousballs.Thiswasconsideredquiteanachievementandwastraditionallygivenahat.Thetermisnowusedforothersports,too.Apopularusetodayisthreegoalsbyasingleplayerinonegameofhockeyorsoccer.RuleofthumbMeaning:Abasicrulethatisusuallybutnotalwayscorrect.Origin:Itisbasedontheuseofone’sthumbasatooltoshowthelength.MostoldEnglishmeasures(测量)ofdistancewerebasedonthebodymeasurementsoftheking—thelengthofthefoot,inch(thumbtiptofirstknuckle指节),cubit(elbow肘-to-fingertip),andyard(nose-to-fingertip).21.Whichofthefollowingmeansjokingwithsomeone?A.Pullingsomeone’sleg. B.Meetingadeadline.C.Hattrick. D.Ruleofthumb.22.Theoriginof“Hattrick”hassomethingtodowith________.A.methodsusedbythieves B.achievementinsportsC.linesdrawnforprisoners D.bodymeasurementsoftheking23.Acubitmeansthedistance________.A.ofthelengthofthefoot B.fromthumbtiptofirstknuckleC.fromnosetofingertip D.fromelbowtofingertipBThe23rdAprilisWorldBookDay,butdoyouknowthatitisalsoShakespeareDay?EverybodyhasheardofShakespeare,butdoyouknowhowmanyplayshewrote?Haveyouheardofanyofhispoems?Shakespeare’splaysfitintothreekinds:tragedies(悲剧),comedies(喜剧)andhistories.PerhapshismostfamousplayisthetragicstoryofRomeoandJuliet.Itisabouttwoyoungloverswhocouldn’tgetmarriedbecauseoftheirparents.OthertragediesincludeHamlet,OthelloandMacbeth.Ifyou’veseenHarryPotterandthePrisonerofAzkaban,you’llrecognize“hubblebubbleboilandtrouble,fireburnandcauldronbubble”whichissungintheGreatHall.ThesewordsjustcomefromMacbeth!Shakespeare’scomediesincludeMuchAdoAboutNothing,AMidsummerNight’sDreamandTwelfthNight.InTwelfthNight,everybodyfallsinlovewiththewrongperson,butitisallmaderightintheend.Thehistoryplays,suchasAntonyandCleopatra,RichardIIIandHenryVarebasedonthelivesofrealhistoricalpeople.AntonyandCleopatraisastorythathappenedinancientEgypt.AnthonylovedCleopatrasomuch.BothofthemdiedaftertheEgyptarmywasbeateninthewar.Shakespeare’splayscanbeveryheavygoingsometimes.Someofthetopicstheydealwithareheavyandcomplex,sotheyalmostalwayshavealightersubplot(次要情节)withcharacterswhodon’thavecloserelationshipswiththecharactersinthemainplot.Theyareoftenusedintragediestolightenthemood(气氛)oftheplayandtokeepthereadersinterestedinthemainplot.24.WhichplayisoneofShakespeare’scomedies?A.Macbeth. B.HenryV. C.TwelfthNight.D.Hamlet.25.Shakespeareoftenused______tomakehistragediesfeelnotsoheavy.A.lovestories B.realhistoricalpeopleC.strangewords D.charactersinalightsubplot26.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.HistoryofShakespeareDay. B.InformationaboutShakespeare.C.TopicsofShakespeare’spoems. D.IntroductiontoShakespeare’splays.CBilingualismBeingthemotheroftwobilingualchildrenandtheteacherofFrenchandEnglishbilingualchildren,thesubjectofbilingualismisveryimportanttome.Whatisabilingualchild?Letmetaketheexampleofmydaughter.Attwoandahalfshehasalreadyhadtheconceptof“DaddyspeaksFrenchandMummyspeaksEnglish.”ThisiswhatmakesitpossibleforhertocommunicatewiththepeoplearoundhernomatterwhethertheyareFrenchorEnglish.InourcaseitisreasonablethatwithanEnglishmotherandFrenchfatherourchildrenshouldbeabletousebothlanguagestocommunicate,notonlywithusbutwiththeirgrandparentsandotherrelatives.Ontheotherhand,learningtwoormorelanguages,likeChineseandGermanhelpschildrentoacceptculturesotherthantheirown.Theremaybeadominant(支配的)languageandthiswillnormallydependonthecountryyouliveinorthelanguageyourchildusesmostatschool.However,itwillalsodependonwhatlanguageisspokeninthehome.WelivedinFranceandmostofthetimewespokeFrenchathomebutIalsospeaktomychildreninEnglish.TheyknowthattheirEnglishauntwillalwaysspeaktotheminEnglishandtheyshouldspeaktoherinEnglish,too.Ofcourseitcanbeverydifficultforpeoplearoundyoutosupportwhatyoudo.Grandparentscanbeupsetiftheydon’tunderstandwhatyou’resayingtotheirgrandchildandworrythattheywillneverbeabletocommunicatewiththem.Anotherproblemwehavefacedwaswhenourdaughterrefusedtolistentoeitherofus.Apsychologistadvisedusthatastherewasn’tacommonlanguageathomebetweentheparentsandchild,IshouldstopspeakingEnglishandspendtheweekendspeakingonlyinFrench.ThankfullyIdecidedtopaynoattentiontotheadviceandcontinuedtospeakEnglishathome!Ialsoknowofonechildwhohadproblemsatschoolbecausehisfriendsmadefunofhim.HisparentsfinallygaveupspeakingEnglishtohim.Unluckilychildrencanbeunfriendly,anddifferences,whatevertheymaybe,areoftenasourceofbullying(欺凌).Differencesneedtobevalued.27.TheunderlinedwordbilingualinParagraph2probablymeans“______”.A.usingtwolanguages B.livingintwocountriesC.knowingmorecultures D.speakingmotherlanguage28.AccordingtoParagraph3,thewritermayagreethatchildren______.A.acceptculturesmoreeasily B.cangetbenefitsfrombilingualismC.shouldlearnsomeskillsofcommunication D.shouldspeakwiththeirgrandparentsoften29.Thelastthreeparagraphsmainlytellusabout______.A.thedifficultiesinlanguageslearning B.thedifferencesamongbilingualchildrenC.someproblemsthebilingualchildrenmeet D.someadviceonhelpingbilingualchildrenDPsychologyprofessorVictorBenassiattheUniversityofNewHampshirehasbeenexperimentingwithwaystousedataanalytics(数据分析)tomaketechnologymoreeffectiveintheclassroom.Inonestudy,BenassiprovedthatPowerPointpresentationswithanimation(动画),colorfulbackgroundsandunrelatedphotographscandirectstudents’attentionawayfromthelessons.Toshowtheinfluencepresentationdesigncanhaveonstudentlearning,BenassicarriedoutastudyinwhichheaskedvolunteerstogivetheirPowerPointslidestohim.Hethenredesignedhalftheslidesinprofessors’presentationsbycuttinganythingextra,breakingmaterialsintosmallerpartsandaddingnecessarypicturesorgraphstoexplaintext.Theresult?Thepercentageofcorrectanswerstotestsattheendofeachclasswas14%higherforquestionsaboutmaterialpresentedintheredesignedslidescomparedwiththoseaboutmaterialspresentedintheoriginal(原始的)slides.Thechangesimprovedstudents’long-termretention,too,andbecauseoftheincreasedsharpmemories,inthemid-termexamstherewasa10-pointdifferencebetweenquestionsbasedonmaterialpresentedinredesignedversusoriginalslides.Usingdatatochecklearningandimproveteachingisespeciallyimportantaseducationfacescallsforgreateranswerablenessforstudentsuccess,saidLindaBaer,PhD,founderofahighereducationfirmcalledi4Solutions.Whenprofessorscollectandanalyzedataquiteoften,theycandecidewhenstudentsareatriskforfailure,andevencanhelpstudentsconsideringachangeinmajors,saidBaer.Ofcourse,therealthingiswhattodowiththeinformationyoufind,shesaid.“Theproblemisthatmanytimeswelookatthedatatoseehoweverybodydidattheendoftheterminsteadoflookingthroughoutthetermandunderstandinghowthingsaregoingearlyenoughtodosomethingaboutit,”shesaid.“Nomatterwhatlevelyouapplyanalyticsto”,