2020年泰州地区中考模拟考试英语试卷(4)含答案

1、中考模拟考试英语测试题4第部分选择题（共60 分）一、选择填空（共15小题，每小题1分 , 计 15分）1. Emmanuel Macron (马克龙 ) was chosen to be _ President of France early this month. He has become France s _ youngestpresident in history.A. a; theB. the; theC. /; /D. /; a2. _ April 26 was an exciting day. China put its homemade aircraft carrier (国

2、产航空母舰)in the water in Dalian, Liaoning province _ the first time.A. On; forB. /; forC. On; atD. /; at3. Wu Yishu, the winner of Chinese Poetry Competition(中国诗词大会 ) always wore traditional Han clothing on this TV show. And many viewers were _ by her classical looks.A. expressedB. explainedC. impresse

3、dD. complained4. How was your exam the day before yesterday? Oh, I couldn t feel. I made few mistakes in it.A. betterB. bestC. worseD. worst5. The Xiong anNew Area was set up in North China to _ the development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.A. go forB. care forC. look forD. push for6. Many fan

4、s expect the 22 -year-old singer Dimash, who has an amazing voice, _ the champion( 冠军 ) in the TV program Singer 2020.A. beB. to beC. has beenD. being7. - What shall we buy for Linda as a birthday present?- Let s buy her a new computer. Her computer breaks down from time to time _.A. above allB. aft

5、er allC. at allD. in all8. About _ of the students in my class prefer to watch a _ programme calledReadersat weekends.A. three -fourth; 70 -minuteB. three-quarters; 70 minutesC. third -fours; 70 -minutesD. three-fourths; 70 -minute9. Father s Day is coming. I want to buy a fine watch for him, but _

6、is fit for him in the shops nearby.10. -Shanghai Disneyland has attracted millions of people since it _ last year.-So it has. And I ll go to visit it this summer holiday.A. is openedB. was openingC. openedD. has opened11. -It is said another Yangtze River Bridge will be built to connect Jingjiang an

7、d Jiangyin.-_ exciting news! I simply can t wait to see it.A. WhatB. HowC. What aD. What an12. Too much homework has made me tired these days, Mrs. Gao. That s true. But a small tree won t grow into a big one _ it experiences lots of windsand rains.A. ifB. becauseC. whenD. unless13. -I ve made littl

8、e progress in English during this term.-Don t worry. _.A. It s never too old to learn.B. Rome was not built in a day.C. Well begun is half done.D. The early bird catches the worm.14. -How could I thank you enough?-_. Any other man would have done that.A. It s kind of you.B. With pleasure.C. Don t me

9、ntion it.D. That s not the case15. Peter, is there anything else you want to know about Taizhou? Yes, I am still wondering.A. how does Taizhou food tasteB. how many gardens are there in TaizhouC. what Meilanfang Park looks likeD. where is the Yangzhou Taizhou International Airport二、完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题1

10、 分 , 计 15 分）When I was in the third grade, I wanted to be just like Mrs Abshere. She always had a16for her students. She made us feel both special and wanted. I truly felt that Mrs Abshere17me. Her patience and kindness helped me18many hard times.One day, after I got home, the police suddenly came a

11、nd arrested my parents. I was19to death! I held on to my brother and sister as we were20to a children s home.21my parents waited for their sentence(判刑 ), my brother, my sister and I waited inthe children s home. Soon days22weeks. When I was told that they would be in prison forsix months, I23on my b

12、ed and cried for hours.Mrs Abshere came to the children s home to see me. She held her arms out to me.“ Honknow24is betterthan your mom, but I love you, too! ”I hugged(拥抱 ) her and25thanked God for bringing this angel to see me.As Mrs Abshere and I walked around the grounds, I began to feel26again.

13、I was soexcited to show her27to all my new friends. Later, I moved to live in another city with mygrandparents.Sixteen years later, I28Mrs Abshere so that I could tell her how thankful I was. WhenI found her, we had the most wonderful conversation. I felt so much29telling her that I wasonly a year a

14、way from becoming a teacher myself.“ Oh! That s great. You can teach students inmy room! ” So, perhaps I will30Mrs Abshere s classroom soon, only this time as a peer(同行) and a very thankful friend.16.A. messageB. gameC. smileD. secret17.A. cared aboutB. thought highly of C. was strict withD. wondere

15、d at18.A. withB. throughC. outD. for19.A. lonelyB. boredC. scaredD. sorry20.A. invitedB. leftC. foundD. driven21.A. BeforeB. AfterC. UntilD. As22.A. got intoB. looked intoC. went intoD. turned into23.A. ranB. fellC. spreadD. slept24.A. nobodyB. somebodyC. anybodyD. everybody25.A. carefullyB. funnily

16、C. nervouslyD. silently26.A. wonderfulB. hopefulC. interestedD. relaxed27.A. upB. offC. byD. in28.A. searched forB. rang upC. called onD. ran into29.A. patienceB. shameC. prideD. sadness30.A. sit inB. look atC. wait forD. return to三、阅读理解（共15 小题，每小题2分计30分）(A)31. We can t find Alice Miller s _ in the

17、form.A. educationB. addressC. ageD. experience32.Which of the following is NOT Alice Miller s strong point?A. Microsoft WordB. ExcelC. PowerPointD. Photoshop33.What was Alice Miller in April 2020?A. Sales associateB. Assistant managerC. ManagerD. Unemployed( 失业者 )34.Alice Miller is working at _ at t

18、he moment.A. NordstromB. MontblancC. RampooD. Charles Worth35.How long did Alice Miller work at Nordstrom?A. Two years.B. Three years.C. Five years.D. Half a year.（ B）In films, spies(间谍 ) are lucky people. They are smart and adventurous. But a real spy s lifenot that exciting. They must live a life

19、of lies. Their work is dangerous and they may have to payfor it with their lives. American spy Nathan Hale (1755-1776) was one of these people.Why does someone want to be a spy? Some do it for their country. Some for money. Some just love it. Nathan Hale became a spy for the first reason. He lived d

20、uring the American Revolution ( 革命 ). He and his people fought the British army.In 1774, Hale joined the American army. Before that, he was a schoolteacher. Two years later, he chose to be a spy. He had to get information from the British army. He went to the city where the British army was staying.

21、 He told them that he was a schoolteacher and wanted to find a new job. He tried to get information for the American army. Hale finally got something important and decided to go back. He hid some papers in his boots. He went to the riverbank and waited for a boat to pick him up. However, British sol

22、diers caught Hale at the riverbank and found the papersin his boots. It turned out that as a young spy, Hale didn t have enough experience. He had told his secret to somebody else. But that person sold him out to the British army. Hale died on Sept22, 1776. His final words were:“ I only regret I hav

23、e but one life to lose for my country.at the age of 21.36.Why did Nathan Hale become a spy?A. For fun.B. For money.C. For himself.D. For his country.37.What does the underlined word“ adventurous” in Paragraph 1mean?A. 爱撒谎的B. 爱冒险的C. 爱冲动的D. 爱幻想的38. According to the article, which of the following is T

24、RUE?A. Nathan Hale was a spy for the British army.B. Nathan Hale joined the army at the age of 19 years old.C. Nathan Hale worked as a teacher for 2 years.D. Nathan Hale had rich experience as a spy.39. What was the correct order in which these events happened? Hale joined the American army Hale got

25、 information for the American army British soldiers caught Hale Hale became a schoolteacher Hale told his secret to somebody elseA. B. C. D.40. What do Nathan Hale s final words mean?A. He regretted that he had to die for his country.B. He felt scared to die at such a young age.C. He wished to conti

26、nue working for his country.D. It s unfair that his country didn t bring him a reward.（ C）Do equations and historical( 历史的 ) facts give you a headache? A change in the school timetable (课程表 ) may be the cure.This suggestion is based on a recent study carried out by scientists from Royal Holloway, Un

27、iversity of London, the UK. They found that teenagers could get higher marks in math if theystudied in the mornings and better grades in history if they were taught in the afternoons.The researchers studied students grade reports, class timetables and absence缺席rates(率)at amiddle school in Bulgaria o

28、ver nine years. The results showed that when teenagers had math classes earlier in the day, they scored about 7 percent higher in tests than when taught in theafternoon. Lower-abilitystudents feel stressed most when they were studying math in theafternoon. In history, students taught in the afternoo

29、n scored about 6 percent higher than whenthey were taught in the morning. However, there was no sign that similar patterns(模式 ) work forother subjects such as languages or geography.Velichka Dimitrova, who did the study, said the findings show that we perform(表现 ) better atdifferent times of the day

30、.“ In the morning, our brains are better and fresher, so we are better atdoing something like problem solving, where we require more speed and attention” Dimitrovatold The Telegraph. “ In the afternoon, it seems that this process slows down. On the other hand, history is more suitable for the aftern

31、oon, when we are more creative and open to discussion, she said. Subjects such as foreign languages require both memory and creativity. This is perhapswhy the time of day had no influence on language learning.Time-of-day influences such as these are believed to have something to do with the body clo

32、ck. This is the system in our bodies that controls when we need to sleep. Some schools in the US and UK have tried later school starting times for teenagers, whose body clocks change as they growinto adults. Dimitrova believes schools should jump at this chance to improve their studentsperformance j

33、ust by changing their timetables.41. In which classes do you learn equations (Paragraph 1) according to the passage?A. MathsB. GeographyC. EnglishD. History42. According to the new study, _.A. afternoon classes lowered students performance in historyB. school timetables have an influence on every su

34、bjectC. it was better for students to learn math in the morningD. lower -ability students preferred to start school earlier43. What s the main idea of Paragraph 4?A. It shows the importance of studying different subjects at different times of the dayB. It introduces the best time to do things that r

35、equire memory and creativityC. It encourages students to change their study methods for better resultsD. It explains how school timetables affect people s study performance44. According to Dimitrova, _.A. rearranging( 重新安排 ) school timetables is the best way to improve students test scoresB. schools

36、 should follow advice from the study and actively change their timetablesC. most schools don t have enough resources to support timetable changes45. What is the best title of this passage? A. Time to change the timetable.B. A survey carried out successfullyC. Secrets of learning math and history wel

37、lD. Body clocks influence grades第部分非选择题（共60 分）四、阅读表达( 共5 小题，每题2 分 计10 分)阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（每题答案不超过9 个单词）Tiangong II, China space lab that was sent up in September last year, is quietly circlingaround Earth. However, a few days ago, a guest paid it a visit, bringing along manyThe guest, Tianzhou 1,

38、is China s first goods spacecraft. It went into space on April 20 andsuccessfully docked with( 与 对接 ) the Tiangong II space lab two days later, reported XinhuaNews Agency.“ goodTianzhou 1, which can carry about 6.5 tons of goods, was sent to refuel( 加燃料 ) Tiangong II. Besides fuel, it also provided

39、important supplies( 供给 ) for astronauts, such as food and clothing, spacesuits and drinking water.Tianzhou 1 will stay in space for a five -month test, when it will dock with Tiangong II twice more. It will also refuel the space lab, which will take several days.If the mission( 任务 ) succeeds, China

40、will become the third country, after Russia and the US, to use its own technology to complete in -orbit refueling, reported China Daily.46. When did Tianzhou 1 first dock with the Tiangong II space lab?47. Why was Tianzhou 1 sent into space?48. How long will Tianzhou 1 stay in space?49. How many tim

41、es should Tianzhou 1 dock with Tiangong II during the mission?50. Which country has successfully used its own technology to complete in-orbit refueling?五、任务型阅读 （共 10 小题，每小题1分计 10分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填写表格。 ( 每空限填一词 )More than 95 percent of people in the world have phones today, according to the United Nati

42、ons. Phone calls and messages help us easily make contact with others. It means that we seldom write letters now. But a TV show, Letters Alive (见字如面 ), is bringing back this old habit.Letters Alive got its idea from a UK program with a similar name. Both shows invite famous actors and actresses, but

43、 there are no funny jokes or different competitions. Instead, itperson walking up to a microphone and reading a letter.The letters were written by people from different times in history. For example, in one episode (集 ) they read a letter written by famous writer Xiao Hong to her younger brother in

44、1941. The letter shows that Xiao Hong missed her brother so much and had great hopes for his future.“ Every letter opens another world for us,” according to Guan Zhengwen, the director of theTV show.“ It seems that we can experience the real lives and feelings of the writers.Since its first episode

45、on Dec 5, Letters Alive has been widely praised. Many audience(观众 )members said that it has offered a breath of fresh air to today s TV shows.”Besides Letters Alive, some other cultural TV shows have also been well received by Chinese audiences. They include Chinese Poetry Conference, a classical Ch

46、inese poetry competition, and Readers, a program that invites people to read poems and articles they like or wrote.“ This means that our audience are not only looking for entertainment like gossip(八卦 ) andeye-catching games,” reported China Youth Daily.“ Cultural values and true feelings are the key

47、sto winning praise.”Letters become51nowPresent situation52 95 percent of people in the world have phones. Phone calls and messages help people contact with each other53 . It is 54to a UK programme.It invites famous peopleto readletters from different times in history. In one episode, a letter writte

48、n by Xiao Hong was read. The letter showsthe writer55her brother and had great hopes for him.What“ Letters It seems that theaudience can56thereal lives and feelings ofAlive” doesthe writers on this show. It is widelypraised because ithas57a breath of fresh air fortoday s TV shows. People are58to wri

49、ting letters because of the show. Chinese Poetry Conference is a classical Chinese poetry competition.Some other Readers is a program thatinvitespeopleto read poems and articles59 TV showsthey like or wroteComments( 评 The audiencego 60lookingfor entertainment likegossip andeye-catching games.论 ) Cul

50、tural values and true feelings are the keys to winning praise.51._52._53._54.55._56._57._ 58._59._60._六、 词汇运用 ( 共 l0 小题，每小题l 分，计 l0分 )A、根据括号内所给中文提示填空（5 分）（ 每空限填一词 ）61. I believe the quality of the car made in China is up to the international _ (标准 ).62. As Chinese, we are strongly(反对 ) US-Korean THA

51、AD.63.The books on great people were organized on those _(架子 ) according to their names.You can find your book easily.64. John regretted not _ ( 出席 ) the important meeting the day before yesterday.65. “ The Belt and Road一带一”(路 ) _( 服务 ) to open up a market for China as well as other countries along.

52、B、用括号中所给词的适当形式填空（5 分）（每空不限词数）66. After 79 minutes of flying, China's homegrown passenger plane C919 landed _ (safe) at Shanghai Pudong International Airport.67. Yang Jie, the Chinese director of the popular TV series Journey to the West, passed away in her_(eighty) last month.68.Eternal Love(三生三世十里桃花), a popular Chinese web novel, _ (translate) intoEnglish and becomes popular among foreigners.69.Today is Children s Day. The children are enjoyi