2020年宁波市中考模拟测试英语试卷(含答案)

1、 2020年宁波市普通高中保送生模拟测试英语试卷一、完形填空（每小题 1分，满分15分）I was sitting in the surgical waiting area at the hospital waiting for word of my wifes operation. The small room was filled with other families and friends who were 1 waiting to hear how their loved ones were doing.There was a young boy sitting quietly in

2、 the 2 . He held a small box of crayons in one hand and a tablet （写字板）in the other. Every so often hed place the tablet on his lap and draw something. As the hours passed I began to see the room almost 3 . And there was a strange silence.Daddy, when is Mommy going home? ” asked the young boy. Tomorr

3、ow, his father replied.I 4 him as he moved his feet back and forth, looking up at the ceiling and then toward the sunshine-filled window. Whens 5 , Daddy?” he asked. His father 6 him over to sit by him.7 his things, the little boy walked slowly to his fathers side from the corner.The man 8 out and h

4、eld his son by his shoulders. There are three days in life. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. One is over and done, one we live in, the other we 9 .We cant live in yesterday, but if we are happy enough today, we will be even happier tomorrow, he said in an attempt to 10 the boy.The little boy looked at

5、 him for a moment and said, f Mommy is going home tomorrow, Ill be 11. So, I want it to be tomorrow already, Daddy. Now hanging on every word of thisconversation, I leaned forward to hear his response. It was 12 . Son, the one great thing about today is once it 13 , it is already almost tomorrow.”I

6、thought about how 14 it was. Even in my adult life, I still live waiting for what tomorrowmay 15 . Now I know that it is alreadyalmost tomorrow .1.A. patientlyB. happilyC. peacefullyD. eagerly2.A. chairB. distanceC. cornerD. shadow3.A. darkB. emptyC. fullD. clean4.A. followedB. foundC. caughtD. watc

7、hed5.A. todayB. yesterdayC. tomorrowD. future6.A. knockedB. orderedC. pulledD. called7.A. savingB. forgettingC. gatheringD. choosing8.A. reachedB. tookC. setD. got9.A. spendB. wasteC. expectD. kill10.A. frightenB. warnC. persuadeD. satisfy11.A. betterB. calmerC. smarterD. happier12.A. perfectB. sill

8、yC. activeD. humorous13.A. endsB. passesC. startsD. lasts14.A. sincereB. importantC. interestingD. meaningful15.A. happenB. comeC. needD. bring二、阅读理解（每小题2 分，满分30 分）(A)Whenever my dog, Barney, comes into the house after having been for a ride in the car, he runs to the pen ( 围栏 ) we have set up for h

9、im by the back door. Its not something we intentionally trained him to do. The habit came simply because my husband tended to put him in his pen whenever they came in. After doing it a few times, Barney just figures thats what you do when you come inside after a car ride.Its the same with your think

10、ing. You get into the habit of thinking a certain way and then youll rarely question it after that.This is especially true when you were growing up. You developed habits that just made things easier for you. You probably didn t even think about them. Thats just the way it was and thats what you did.

11、 Just like Barney thinks he has to go into his pen, you do things automatically as well.For example, when you were a kid, you may have been told not to“talk back ” and to justkeep quiet about things that were bothering you. These are habits that might have worked to keep you safe and out of trouble

12、when you were young.Now that youre grown up, you may be finding that these previous strategies are actually causing you problems. In a relationship, not communicating isnt going to work as your partner cant read your mind. What works when youre a child may not work when you become an adult.When you

13、decide you need to change your thoughts, your brain may at first feel that its not a safe thing to do. Lots of practice and years of experience says its not. Also, you dont know to question the thought. It s a truth for you. The trick is to look at your results and see if your thoughts are the cause

14、. Be willing to question your thinking and ask yourself if there are thoughts that are hindering ( 妨碍 ) you. As you are now in a different phase of your life, different strategies may be needed. TOC o 1-5 h z . The writer gives the example of her dog in Paragraph1 in order to ?A. introduce the follo

15、wing passageB. show us her dog is cleverC. realize the importance of habitsD. tell us how to train a dog. As with the dog Barney, people .A. think in a habitual wayB. enjoy having a car rideC. usually behave in a friendly wayD. have a good memory. According to the passage, as a child, one may .A. be

16、have in a friendly wayB. have a very good memoryC. enjoy having a car rideD. follow what was told to do. In the writer s opinion, adults should .A. be able to express themselvesB. be afraid to make mistakesC. treasure their habits in childhoodD. avoid causing any problems. We can conclude from the p

17、assage that .the writer s husband must be good at training dogschildhood is the best time for developing good habitsone can change his/her life by changing his/her thoughtswe should change all our childhood habits when we grow up(B)If youre in a hard time, a tiny thing may be the greatest help for y

18、ou. That s touch. Touch is one of the most important of our five senses. It is one of the first senses we develop. One of the most commonly accepted forms of touch among people is also one of the first experiences we have in the worldA hug!There is no better way to understand the importance of hugs

19、than to lose them. For those who have experienced the loss of hugs, you will know how important they are to share.A recent research has shown that when people hug, the brain releases the chemical which increases our willingness to trust and reduces fear. It has also shown that hugs are great for you

20、r heart.In 1995, a pair of newly born twins was being cared for in hospital. While one of the twins seemed quite healthy, her sister was not. After trying different medical treatments, the nurse on duty, Gayle Kasparian, placed the twins in bed together. The twins immediately snuggled （ 依偎 ） up to e

21、ach other. As one placed her arm around the other, the weak baby became better gradually. How great the power of a hug is!The need for hugs doesn t disappear as we grow older, though it seems we are less willing to give them. Research on people of all ages has proven that a hug is necessary for phys

22、ical and emotional health.Without hugs we can become sad. A hug provides safety and gentleness. A hug provides us with social contact, a sense of health and a feeling of importance and belonging. TOC o 1-5 h z .The writer believe that .A. touch is the most important senseB. hug is one of human s fiv

23、e senseC. touch is the first developed senseD. hug is one of the forms of touch.A recent research has shown that .A. hug can release a kind of chemicalB. hug is good for people s heartC. hug increases people s fearD. hug reduces the feeling of trust.The story of the twins tells us .A. twins should b

24、e placed in bed togetherB. the power of a hug is greatC. the twins should be looked after togetherD. medical treatments are important.Which of the statements is TRUE according of the passage?A hug is the only form of touch among people.The loss of hugs can make them more important.Hugs can get peopl

25、e to trust each other moreWe don t need hugs when we grow older.The best title of the passage can be.A. The Great Importance of HugsB. The Different Ways of HugsC. The Traditional Cultures of HugsD. The Interesting Stories of Hugs(C)We desire to believe that we can get fit without effort. We invent

26、chocolate-chip cookie diets to make us thin while eating fat. We wish to get fit from doing absolutely nothing. We wish to lie in bed, think about going to the gym and then, get the body a Greek god.A new study from Brian Clark at Ohio University shows that sitting still, while just thinking about e

27、xercise, might make us stronger. Clark and colleagues recruited 29 volunteers and wrapped their wrists in surgical casts for an entire month. During this month, half of the volunteers thought about exercising their immobilized wrists. For 11 minutes a day, 5 days a week, they sat completely still an

28、d focused their entire mental effort on pretending to flex their muscles. When the casts were removed, the volunteers that did mental exercises had wrist muscles that were two times stronger than those who had done nothing at all.The idea behind the research is not a new concept just a concept thats

29、 often neglected in the field of neuroscience our bodies and our brains develop together. Even though we treat our mind and bodies as two separate things, they are finally and closely connected.Indeed, even before Brian Clark published his study, other researched had explained links between the brai

30、n and the muscles. The years ago, Buang Yue at the Cleveland Clinic reported that imaginary exercise increases the strength of finger muscles by up to 35%. Just five years ago, Kai Miller at the University of Washington, showed that imaginary exercise activates the same brain areas that are activate

31、d during real exercise. Brain Clarks research adds to this body of knowledge and provides compelling evidence about the role of neuromuscular pathways in strength training.Whats the purpose of chocolate-chip cookie diets?A. To keep strong.B. To grow thinner.C. To keep fat.D. To have muscles.The expe

32、riment proves that.A. wrapping their wrists may be quickB. showing their muscles needs effortsC. sitting still might make us strongerD. thinking about exercise is so useful.Which of the following concepts is often neglected according to the passage?A. Our mind and bodies are two separate things. B.

33、Our bodies and brains develop together.C. Our mind has a close relation to bodies.D. Our mind has little effect on our brains.What does the underlined word mean in the last paragraph?A. Make quick.B. Make slow.C. Make good.D. Make active.Whats the best title for the passage?How to grow stronger with

34、out lifting weights.How to carry out a muscle exercise program.How to prevent muscle from growing thinner.How to provide pathways in strength training.三、语法填空(每小题 1分，满分10分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入适当的词或使 用括号中词语的正确形式填空。The other day while 31 (drive) along a busy north London roadway I spotted

35、a shopping cart full of someone;s goods. 32 I saw next broke my heart; on the ground was a man, motionless, 33 (lie) beside his house”. I was far away and couldn t get near. Is this man okay, is he just sleeping or has he overdosed 34 (accidental)? I was unable to handle a moving vehicle and do some

36、 kind of physical assessment of the man. 35 , I did pray that someone would stop and help this person.I 36 (check) my side view mirror and noticed that a woman, dressed in black, was moving toward the man. My heart-felt burden turned to peace. I witnessed a random act of 37_(kind). I dont know the o

37、utcome of their experience but hoped that he might find a home. This led me to reach out to Unity Project, 38 is a shelter helping homeless young people. I met Sylvia, a woman on a mission to assist the 39 (home). They provide emergency shelter and transitional housing for youth and adults eighteen and 40 (old). To the woman who did sto