广州市广雅中学中考二模英语卷

1、2017年广州市广雅中学中考二模英语卷一语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）The expresion “down to earth” means being open and honest. It is easy to get on _1_ someone being down to earth. A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone_2_acts important or proud.Down-to-earth people could be important members of society. But they

2、 do not consider themselves_3_ better than others who are less important. A person who is filled with _4_ own importance and pride is said to have “his nose _5_ the air”.Americans use_6_expresion that is similar to “down to earth” _7_some ways. The expresion is “_8_ feet on the ground”. Someone like

3、 this is a person with a good understanding of reality. He may have dreams, but he does not allow them to have influence on his understanding of _9_ is real.The opposite kind of person is one who has his “head in the clouds”. _10_ with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what _11

4、_ in real life. Such a person _12_ be called a day-dreamer.When we have both our feet on the ground, _13_ when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in the air. We act honestly and _14_ to others. Our lives are _15_ the ground below upsolid and strong.1. A. forB. inC. aboutD. with2. A. that

5、B. whichC. whomD. what3. A. beB. areC. to beD. being4. A. himselfB. hisC. himD. he5. A. acrossB. overC. inD. below6. A. the otherB. anotherC. otherD. others7. A. toB. withC. inD. of8. A. eitherB. allC. neitherD. both9. A. whichB. whatC. thatD. whom10. A. SomeoneB. AnyoneC. No oneD. Everyone11. A. ha

6、ppenedB. are happeningC. is happeningD. happen12. A. mustB. mayC. have toD. could13. A. butB. soC. andD. also14. A. openB. openedC. openingD. openly15. A. onB. underC. asD. like二完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Did you hear of the supercomputer? _16_, Chinas Tianhe-1 was ranked as the worlds fastest superco

7、mputer, according to a new list of worlds top 500 supercomputers.It took 200 Chinese _17_ two years to build the fastest supercomputer. It can do 2507 trillion calculations in a _18_! That means it will take a personal computer 600 years to finish the work that a computer does in 24 hours!The US now

8、 leads the world in the area of supercomputers. It is _19_ to more than half of the worlds top supercomputers. Japan also has advanced technology. China is developing its supercomputer technology quickly. But experts say it will take years _20_ Chinas total computing power can catch up with that of

9、the US.Supercomputers can work on many _21_ things. They can solve problems in areas like national defense（国防），energy and science. In business, you can also use super computers. Oil companies use them to find oil and gas. _22_ use them for quick trades. Food companies even use supercomputers to make

10、 sure that they put potato chips into _23_ without breaking them.To make a supercomputer, scientists first need to _24_ thousands of small computers together. Then they use software to turn them into one supercomputer. In fact, any person with enough _25_ about computers can make a supercomputer. Bu

11、t you need the top technology to make a supercomputer run fast.16.A. NowadaysB. ActuallyC. RecentlyD. Luckily17.A. engineersB. scientistsC. teachersD. managers18.A. dayB. monthC. secondD. minute19.A. houseB. homeC. schoolD. family20.A. afterB. beforeC. whileD. when21.A. interestingB. excitingC. diff

12、erentD. powerful22.A. CompaniesB. FactoriesC. BanksD. Museums23.A. bottlesB. cansC. housesD. bowls24.A. joinB. communicateC. linkD. stick25.A. knowledgeB. moneyC. energyD. love三阅读（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，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。AMy little brother sat in the corner of the living room, w

13、ith a pen in one hand and my fathers book in the other. As my father walked into the room, my brother knew that he did something wrong. And I just watched my brother scribble in the book. Now, he and I were both sure that my father would be very angry and we both waited for our fathers punishment.My

14、 father picked up his book and looked at it carefully. I thought my father would hit my brother or at least shouted to us loudly. However, he was not angry and didnt punish us, but took the pen and wrote in the book: Johns work, 1986, age 2. Then my father thanked my brother for scribbling in his bo

15、ok. He said my brother made the book special and meaningful. We were both surprised. But at that time we were too young to understand it.The years came and went. We came to know what my father meant by doing so. From time to time we would open the book, look at the scribbles and read my fathers expr

16、esion of love. My father taught us about what is really important in life; people are important, not the things you have. My father loved us, so he thought of the scribbles as artwork that made the book special. He taught me how to cherish and be good to everyone around us.Now Im a father, too. Unli

17、ke my father, I dont wait for my daughters to take books from my book-shelf and scribble in them. I take one down and give it to them to scribble. As I look at their artwork, I think about my father and the lesson he taught me.26. What did my brother do in my fathers book?A. He wrote a sentence.B. H

18、e drew a nice picture. C. He drew and wrote freely.D. He wrote an article.27. How did my father behave when he saw what my brother had done?A. He shouted to my brother.B. He hit my brother. C. He thanked my brother.D. He thanked me.28. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A.I hide

19、 all my books so that my daughters will not find them.B.I would open the book to enjoy what my brother scribbled.C.I understood what my father meant at first. D. My daughters artwork reminds me of my fathers lesson.29. How old was my brother when he scribbled in the book?A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. 5.30. What

20、s the main idea of this passage?A. Its good for kids to make mistakes. B. Children should learn to behave well.C. Parents shouldnt be strict with kids. D. People are more important than things.BA beautiful actress called Rudy Lin finally got married with Wallace Huo in 2016. Many of her fans felt ha

21、ppy for her.Born on January 1, 1976, Rudy grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. She is the eldest children of her family. She has one a year younger brother and the other one six years younger. Her father was a businessman, and her mother was a housewife. Her English name was from her mothers love of the jewel

22、. When Lin was seven years old, her parents broke their marriage. She lived with her mother. She graduated from Ri Xin Primary School and Zhong Dian High School. She planned to go to England to study after high school graduation.However, in her second year of high school, she first got involved in f

23、ilm and TV industry. So she went to have a try. She told herself that if her filming career didnt take off, she could still go back to school. When she received her first experience in front of the camera in 1995, acting as a minor role, she became interested in acting. After filming her first TV co

24、mmercial, Lin caught the attention of TV and film directors. In 1995, Lin received her first role in a film called School Day. The same year, she also acted as the supporting role in Taiwanese TV dramas. In 1996, Lin went to mainland China for the first time to film. She considered it as a valuable

25、experience and the time that she began to learn about acting. In 1997, Lin became popular as the beloved Princess Ziwei in the series called My Fair Princess.In 2000, she worked in Hong Kong TVBs production of The Duke of Mount Deer with Dicky Cheung, Shu Qi and other well-known performers. As Lin f

26、elt she had achieved all she could in television, she also appeared in three Hong Kong films in 2000. Since 2002, Lin has focused on her career in mainland China and became successful. In 2002, she appeared in the romantic TV series Boy and Girl which was broadcast throughout China by CCTV. With thi

27、s series, Lin was selected one of the Top 10 actresses of the year. Of those 10 actresses, she was the only one from Taiwan.From then on, she became more and more famous. Though her parents didnt agree her to be an actress at first, they finally accepted it for her success and passion.31. Lin receiv

28、ed her first role in a film called_ in 1995.A. Princess ZiweiB. The Duke of Mount Deer C. School DayD. Boy and Girl32. When did Lin start to learn about acting?A. When she worked in Hong Kong TVB for the first time.B. When she went to mainland China for the first time to film.C. When she worked as a

29、 minor role for the first time.D. When she studied in the Zhong Dian High School.33. Which of the following statement about Lin is NOT true?A. Lin didnt study in a college. B. Lin was the second actress from Taiwan who was selected as one of the Top 10.C. Lin has focused on her career in mainland Ch

30、ina since 2002.D. Lins parents allowed Lin to be an actress at last.34. Why did Lins parents finally allow her to be an actress?A. Because of her talent and hard work. B. Because of her passion and interest.C. Because her parents like her films. D. Because of her passion and success.35. In what orde

31、r did the following take place in Lins life?a. Lin appeared in three Hong Kong films. b. Lins parents broke their marriage.c. Lin acted as Princess Ziwei. d. Lin got married with Wallace Huoe. Lin was selected one of the Top 10 actresses.A. b-c-a-e-dB. c-a-b-e-dC. a-c-e-d-bD . d-b-e-a-cCPerhaps your

32、 childhood piano lessons made you never want to play the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too expensive for you to afford. Now, thanks to a program in Sydney called “Play me, Im yours”, people are able to play the piano in public places for free. They share beautiful music, and the program also helps

33、 them communicate with each other.Thirty pianos have been placed in different parts of the city, including in several parks, at a bus stop and on some streets. The pianos have the logo “Play me, Im yours” on them. People are invited to play music or sing songs with the pianos, no matter what level o

34、f ability they have. Lots of people have been attracted to the program and stopped to watch or play the pianos.“Play me, Im yours” is a part of the Sydney Festival. It is a project of the British artist, Luke Jerram. He wants to help people in the city connect with each other. He thinks that so many

35、 people are sitting in front of computers and busy with their work all hours, and they almost have no chance to enjoy music. So the purpose of the project is to help them relax and make new friends.The program “Play me, Im yours” has also reached England and Brazil. It was warmly welcomed there. But

36、 its greatest success seems to come at the Sydney Festival. “Its a chance for people to be creative, connect with strangers and just have some fun.” Jerram said.36. According to the first sentence of the passage, your childhood piano lessons may be_.A. boringB. valuableC. interestingD. meaningful37.

37、 Thirty pianos are placed in parts of the city except_.A. in parksB. at a bus stopC. on streetsD. in a school38. The aim of the project is to help people_.A. sing songsB. play the piano for freeC. relax and make friendsD. enjoy beautiful music39. _ countries have had the program.A. TwoB. ThreeC. Fou

38、rD. Five40. Which can be the best title of the passage?A. Beautiful MusicB. A British Artist, Luke Jerram. C. The Sydney Festival.D. A Program “Play me, Im yours”DThe worlds oceans are slowly getting moreacidic,” say scientists. The researchers from California report that the change is taking place

39、in response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.The lowering of the waters PH value is not great at the moment but could cause a serious threat to current ocean life if it continues, they warn. Ken Caldeira and Michael Wickett, from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, report

40、 their concerns in the journal Nature.Increasing use of oil fuels means more carbon dioxide is going into the air, and most of it will eventually be absorbed by sea water. Once in the water, it reacts to form carbonic acid. Scientists believe that the oceans have already become slightly more acidic

41、over the last century.These researchers have tried to predict what will happen in the future by combining what we know about the history of the oceans with computer models of climate changeThis level of acidity will get much more extreme in the future if we continue releasing CO2 into the atmosphere

42、, said Dr Caldeira. And we predict the amount of future acidity will exceed anything we have seen over the last several hundred million years, let alone perhaps after rare disasters such as asteroid impacts”However, it is not absolutely clear what that means for ocean lifeMost organisms live near th

43、e surface, where the greatest PH change would be expected to occur, but deep-ocean life forms may be more sensitive to PH changes. Coral reefs(珊瑚礁) and other organisms whose shells contain calcium carbonate may be particularly affected if the waters acidity levels keep going up, the team predict. Th

44、ey could find it much more difficult to build these structures in water with a lower PH.In recent years some people have suggested storing carbon dioxide from power stations in the deep ocean as a way of dealing with global warming. But Dr Caldeira said that such a strategy should now be re-consider

45、ed. Previously, most experts had looked at ocean absorption of carbon dioxide as a good thing-because in releasing CO2 into the atmosphere we warm the planet, and when CO2, is absorbed by the ocean, it reduces the amount of greenhouse warming.”41. The ocean is becoming more acidic due to_.A. the low

46、er water PH value B. the warming atmosphereC. the higher level of CO2 in the air D. the increasing use of oil fuels42. According to Dr Caldeira,_ .A. ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is a good thing. B. more oil fuels will be used in the near future.C. scientists may predict climate changes with c

47、omputer models.D. the future situation of the amount of acidity is extremely serious.43. If the waters acidity level keeps rising_.A. ocean life whose structures contain calcium carbonate may be affected.B. the waters PH value will become higher and higher.C. organisms living near the surface are mo

48、re sensitive to PH changes.D. some disasters will occur more often than before.44. What does the underlined word “acidic” probably mean?A.污染的B.酸的C.复杂的D.温暖的45. The purpose of this passage is to_.A. show people the findings of a research team. B. inform people of how acid the ocean is now.C. introduce

49、 Dr Caldeira and his teams research. D. warn people of the higher acidity level in the sea.第二节阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the

50、 conversation into World War III. Shell talk about my lack of a bright future because I dont plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, _46_. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major in English and communication, she nearly had a heart attack.“Why can t you be like my co-w

51、orkers son?” she complains all the time. Her co-workers son received a four-year scholarship. He is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer, _47_ I simply cant be like her co-workers son. I cant be like him. Im the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the Sun goes down, and most of all, _48_not because of fame or salary._49_ Ive seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 a.m. and usually comes home around 5 p.m. or even 6 p.