北京西城初三二模英语试题及答案版

北京市西城区2018年九年级模拟测试英语试卷2018.5知识运用(共14分)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｡—Jane，isthisyourbag?—No.bagispink.IB.MyC.MeD.MineLifethe1900swasverydifferentfromwhatitisnow.inB.onC.fromD.byThehorseistoooldtorunasasitdid.fastB.fasterC.fastestD.thefastestHurryup，we'llhavetowaitanothertwohoursforthenexttrain.andB.butC.orD.so—Jim，doyougotothegym?Youlookfit.—Twiceaweek.howoftenB.howfarC.howmuchD.howlong—Sam，Icalledyouyesterday，butyouwerenotathome.—Oh，Iatmyaunt's.amB.wasC.havebeenD.willbe—Tomorrowmydadabigdinnerformybirthdayparty.—Soundsgreat!Haveagoodtime.cooksB.wascookingC.cookedD.willcook—Whydidn'tyouopenthedoorformejustnow?—Sorry，Iabath.willtakeB.amtakingC.wastakingD.take—HaveyouseenthefilmMonkeyKing?—Yes.Iitthreetimes.Itissointeresting.sawB.haveseenC.willseeD.amseeingIfyoutoomuchice-cream，youwillgetsick.willeatB.wereeatingC.ateD.eat—Doyouknowthat1,000,000,000peopleareusingWeChat?—Yes.Itbymoreandmorepeoplearoundtheworld.acceptB.acceptedC.isacceptedD.wasaccepted—Dad，couldyoutellmenextSunday?—Nothingspecial.whatyoudidB.whatareyougoingtodoC.whatdidyoudoD.whatyouaregoingtodo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｡Throughouthistory，peoplehaveusedjewelry(珠宝)tomaketheirclotheslookmorespecial.Jewelrywas，andstillis，infashionallovertheworld.Throughtheyears，peoplehavewornjewelryfordifferent13:tomakethemselveslookbeautiful，toprotectthemfrombadthings，andto14howmuchmoneytheyhave.InSouthAfrica，menintheNdebeletribe(部落)oftengavetheir15jewelrymadeofsilverorgoldrings.Ndebelewomenworenecklacesaroundtheirnecksandbraceletsaroundtheirarms.Ringswere16wornontheirlegs.Theringsshowedwealth.Awomanwithmanyringshada(n)17husband.Inthepast，womenonlytooktheringsoffwhentheirhusbandsdied.TodayNdebelewomenstillweartherings，butnotallofthetime.PeopleinIndiahavebeenwearingjewelryformorethan5,000years.Inthepast，bothmenandwomenworealotofjewelry.Womenworeasmanyas50braceletsatatime!Overtime，men18wearingsomuchjewelry，butforwomenjewelrycontinuestobeveryimportant.InIndia，jewelrymeanssafety.Ifafamilyhastroublewithmoney，theycanalways19theirjewelry.And，aswiththeNdebeletribe，jewelrymeanswealth.Indianwomencanexpecttoreceivejewelryasgiftsforeachimportantlifeevent，suchasbirth，marriage，andbecomingamother.InancientChina，peopleworejewelrynotjusttoshowwealthbutalsofor20.Theybelievedthatthejade(玉石)usedintheirjewelrywasaliveandthatitcouldkeepbadthingsaway.ManyChinesepeopletodaystillbelievethis，andsomepeopleonlywearthebraceletsontheirleftarms.A.reasonsB.clothesC.placesD.problemsA.askB.showC.guessD.explainA.daughtersB.mothersC.wivesD.friendsA.stillB.neverC.justD.evenA.olderB.richerC.smarterD.strongerA.keptB.hatedC.stoppedD.suggestedA.sellB.wearC.hideD.designA.funB.beautyC.friendshipD.protection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)AThinkingoutsidetheBoxIfyouthinkyoungpeoplecan'thaveaninfluenceontheworld，thinkagain.Overtheyears，teenshaveinventedexcellentthingsthatsolveproblemsandhavechangedthewayspeopledothings.Takefourteen-year-oldEliottSarreyforexample.HeinventedBot2Karot，agardeningrobotthatcantakecareofasmallvegetablegarden.Therobotiscontrolledbyanapponasmartphone.Ithelpspeoplegrowandtakecareofvegetables.Italsosaveswaterandenergy，andmakesgardeningeasyforpeoplewhoareverybusyorhavedifficultygettingaround.BrookeMartinisananimalloverwhomissedherdogwhenshewasaway.SosheinventediCPoochwhenshewasjusttwelveyearsold.TheiCPoochletspetownerscheckontheirpetsfromanywhereintheworldusingasmartphone.Italsoallowsownerstousetheirsmartphonecamerastovideochatwiththeirpets.Fourteen-year-oldinventorRobertSauntwastiredofbuyingorborrowingdifferentvideo-gamecontrollersforeachgameconsole(操控器).SoheinventedacontrollercalledGameBlox.Itcanbeusedwithfourofthemostpopulargameconsoles.Hisinventionwillsaveplayersalotofmoneyandspace，anditwillsave330millionkgofmaterialseveryyear.Kidsallovertheworldfindwaystosolveproblemseveryday.Whoknows?Maybethenexttimeyouhaveaproblem，you'llcomeupwiththenextamazingidea!Ifyouhavenotimetotakecareofyourvegetablegarden，canhelpyou.Bot2KarotB.iCPoochC.GameBloxD.SmartphoneCamerasBrookeMartininventediCPoochwhenshewas.4B.10C.12D.14Accordingtothepassage，RobertSaunt.isananimalloverB.wastiredofplayinggamesC.inventedacontrollerD.helpswithgardeningBParisianarchitect(建筑师)PaulAndreuhasdesignedsomanylandmarkbuildingsinChina.AmonghisbestknownaretheNationalGrandTheatreinBeijing，theJinanGrandTheatreandShanghaiPudongInternationalAirport.Andreuisnearly80andhecontinuestodevelopprojectsinChina.Theworldfamousarchitect，writerandpainterheldhisfirstartshowlastsummerinBeijingwherehesatdothisinterview.Howwasitthatyouwentfromarchitecturetowriting—andmorerecentlytopainting?Ihaveadesiretocreate，forcontinuousrenewal.WhileIcan'tsaythatIknoweverythingaboutarchitecture，Inolongerhavemuchtoproveordiscover.Forme，paintingisjustasimportant，creatively，butit'ssomethingyoudoaloneinyourworkshop，withapieceofpaperandapotofink—it'stotallyrefreshing.Whydidyouwaitsomanyyearstostartpainting?Itwasakindofneed.IwastiredoffinmyfieldandwantedtotrysomethingnewandItriedtoimprovethissituationbywriting.Butwritingisaverylongprocess—ittakesatleastayeartowriteabook.Paintingisfaster.Beingalonewithyourselfduringtheday，inthelight，andthenputtingyourselfinasituationwhereyouproducesomethingofwhichyouknownothingandforwhichnoonehasasked—it'sakindoffreedomyouseldomhaveinlife.WhatisyourprojectinChinarightnow?There'saprojectintheZhuhaiMacaoarea.TheChineseengineeringandbuildingcompanyZhuhaiDaHengQinaskedFrencharchitectThomasColdefytothinkabouttheproject，suggestingthatheworkwithanarchitectwho'salreadyknowninChina.HeaskedmeifI'dbewillingtodosomeofthework.We'llpresenttheprojectsometimebeforeDecember;theplannedcompletiondateisin2019.PaulAndreuhasgonefromarchitecturetopaintingbecause.helikespaperandinkB.hethinkspaintingisfasterC.hehasadesiretocreateD.hehastoprovethatheisgreatWhereisPaulAndreu'sprojectinChinanow?A.InBeijing.B.InJinan.C.InShanghaiPudong.D.IntheZhuhaiMacaoarea.WhatdoyouknowaboutPaulAndreufromthepassage?Hisachievements.B.Hischallenges.C.Hisworries.D.Hishabits.CAftertheholidayseason，ourguessisthatyouaretiredfromvisitingthestoreandbuyinggifts.Itiseasytogetstuck，bothspirituallyandphysicallybyhavingtoomuch.Thisiswhyminimalismandlivingsimplyshouldbeyourresolutionfor2018.Economicdevelopmentresultsinalotofconsumerism(消费):getagoodjob，getanicecar，andsettleintoabeautifulhouse.Butsomepeoplesaythatourlivescouldusealittlelighteningthedays:Weworkandworkandworktoonlybuyandbuyandbuy—butdoesallthatmaterialwealthreallyleadtoourhappiness?Arewefillingourtimewithunnecessarythings，whenweshouldbefillingourtimewithfriends，value，andservice?Anarticlefromthewebsite，BecomingMinimalist，pointsouttheproblemwiththiscycle(循环)inthebestway，“Nobodyreallybelieveshappinessisdirectlytiedtothenumberofthingsweown.Yetalmostallofuslivelikeit.Wegetstuckinit.Weworkmorehoursthaneverbefore，earnmoreincome，butsaveless.”Minimalismisn'tallaboutridding(摆脱)consumerismandproductsfromyourlife.Minimalismisaboutfindingyourownsenseofselfandfocusingonthethingsyoulove.Itisaboutcreatingalifestylethatisfocusedononlythosepeopleandthingsthatenrichyou.Thesedays，minimalisticlivingcancomeinmanyforms.Wethinkthemostpracticalformofminimalisticlivingforusistofollowourlist:HowYouCanLiveLighterin2018.PurgeYourCloset:Takeadayandclearoutallofyourdrawersandclosets.Ifsomethingdoesn'thavespecialmeaningoraddsnovaluetoyourlife—giveitaway.Haveonlywhatyouneedandwhatyoucansee.TestThoseLimits:Seehowlongyoucangowithoutshopping.Giveyourselfalimit，whetheritbetwoweeksorsixmonths，whetheritbeavoidingacertainmallorbuyingclothes.Thenputyourselfwilltothetest.Afteryourallowedtime，chancesareyouwillrealizeallthoseextrablousesweren'tworthitandyouwillsetyourselfupforfuturespendingcontrol.CuttheCord:Thissometimesmeansgivingupyourmoderntechnology:TV，cellphone，computer，etc.LimityourselftoonlyafewhoursofTVperweek，oronly30minutesofsocialmediaperday.You'llmakemoretimeforthethingsandpeoplethatyouloveandclearoutsomeunnecessarynoisefromyourlife.LivetoYourGoals:Findoutwhatyourlifegoalsandvaluesare.Then，seewhatmayhelpyouorstopyoufromachievingthisgoal.Cutoutthatwhichdoesn'tleadtoyourhappinessandsuccessandaddmoreofwhatdoes.Remember，apareddownlifestyledoesn'tmeanlesssuccessorlesshappiness.Itrepresentsyourfreedomtofocusonthethingsinlifethatreallymatter.Thecycle“peopleworkandworkonlytobuyandbuy”shows.peoplegetstuckphysicallyandspirituallypeopledon'tbelievewealthleadstohappinesspeopledon'twanttosavemorepeoplefallinlovewithbuyingTopractiseminimalisticliving，youshould.giveawayyourdrawersandclosetsgototheshoppingmalleverysixmonthshave30minutesofsocialmediaperdaydiscoveryourlifegoalsandvaluesThewords“pareddown”inthelastparagraphprobablymean“”.freeB.lightC.popularD.convenientWhichofthefollowingbestexplainsthewriter'sopinion?Itmighttakeyoualongtimetowaitforthe“right”thing.Clearouttheunnecessarysothatthenecessarymayspeak.Changeyourselfwiththedevelopmentofsociety.Freedomismoreimportantthansuccess.DAresearchstudyhaslookedintowhathappensinsideyourbrainwhileyoureadandlistentomusic.Youknowthatthrill(兴奋)yougetwhenlisteningtoyourfavoritemusic?Thatexcitingfeelingwhenyouhearyourfavoritesongs?Accordingtoarecentstudy，itseemsthesamethingcanhappenwhileyouarereading，butnotwitheverykindoftext.Thisopensupinterestingquestionsaroundhowmusic，readingandemotionsareconnectedinthebrain.Thestudy“Wedecidedwewoulddoacomparisonbetweenfourorfivedifferentkindsoftextstoseehowthebrainreacted，”explainsAdamZeman，ascientist.“Theparticipants(参与者)layinanMRIscannerreadingthetexts，andthenwecomparedbrainactivityforthosefivetexts.”Thetextsranged(涉及)fromdeadlyboringonestohighlyexcitingones，includingtheHighwayCode，partsfromnovels，andpoems.Sowhathappenedintheparticipantsbrainswhiletheywerereading?EmotionalreactionAstheresearchersobserved，participantsfoundsometextsmoreemotionalthanothers.Whenreadingtheseemotionaltexts，therewashigheractivityinbrainareasrelatedtopleasureandreward—thesameareasrelatedtothethrillwegetwhenwelistentomusic.AsZemansays，“itperfectlyshowsthattheemotionalreactiontoliter文学)andtomusichasquiteabitinture(common.Soitdoesn'tseemtomatterwhetheryouarelisteningorreadingifyougetathrill.Thatwasonequitestrongfinding.”Introspection(内省)Thereweremoreinterestingfindings.Readingpoetryisoftenconsideredanactivitythatrequiresustousethebrain，butdidthestudyfindanytruthofthis?Whentheparticipantswerereadingpoems，theteamfoundtherewasmoreactivityinaparticulargroupofbrainareascalledtheDefaultNetwork.“Theseareasseemtoberelatedtothingswedowithourmindswhenweareresting，likethinkingaboutwhat'shappenedtousrecently，thinkingaboutwhat'sgoingtohappeninthenearfuture，aboutotherpeople，andthatnetworkseemstobemorestronglyrelatedtopoetrythanwithothertexts，”explainsZeman.Thisconnectionbetweenpoetryandintrospectioncouldbethesubjectoffurtherresearch.ConclusionsThestudyshowsthatthedifferenttextsactivatedifferentareasofourbrainswhenweread.Zemansays，“thestudydidsupportwhatwethought:reactionewasgoingtobeabitliketoliteraturtheonetomusicintermsofemotion.Wefeltthatweendedupwithagreatdealofunansweredquestionswhichwehopesomebodywillcontinuetoask.”31.Whatdidtheresearchtrytofindout?Howmusichelpsusreaddifferentkindsoftexts.Whatkindoftextsmostpeoplelikewhilelisteningtomusic.Whyreadingdifferenttextscausesdifferentreactionsinemotion.Whetherreadingcancausesimilaremotionalreactionlikemusicdoes.Whatdidtheparticipantsdointhestudy?Theylistenedtomusic.B.Theyreaddifferenttexts.C.Theyansweredmanyquestions.D.Theycomparedbrainactivities.Whatcanwelearnfromthestudy?Theemotionaltextsworkbetterfortheresearch.PoetryreadingcanactivatetheDefaultNetwork.Musichelpstobringpleasureandreward.D.Peoplethinkaboutthepastwhenresting.四､阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题｡(共10分，每小题2分)Mom'sRecipeforLifeIhavealotofMom'srecipesinablueboxwhereallmyspecialoneswereput，likethepumpkinpieshemadeduringmygrowingupyears.Evenso，therecipeItreasuremostisnotonanyindexcard，nordidshesendittomeinaletter.Instead，shelivedthisrecipeallofherlife.MymothergrewupinasmallcoalminingtowninsouthwestIowa.Mygrandfatheroncetoldmethatsheknewnostranger;sheconsideredeveryoneinthatcommunityherfriend.Thatattitudecontinuedwherevershelivedfortherestofherlife.Asateen，Iwasembarrassed(尴尬的)everytimemymothertalkedtostrangersandofferedasmiletoeveryoneinthestoreoronthecitybus.Almostallofthemresponded(回应)withabrightsmileoftheirown.Somespoke，othersnoddedtheirheadsatthiselderlywomanwhobroughtalittlelightintotheirday.WhatreallysoldmeonMom'sapproachtolifewasherexperienceontheseniorbus.TheweeksIcouldnotbethere，sheusedthislowcosttransportationtothegrocerystore.Afterherfirsttrip，Iaskedherhowitwent.“Ha!”shesaid，“IgotonthatbusandwhatdidIsee?Thirteenlittleoldladiesandoneoldman，andnotonewordwasspoken.”Iwonderedhowlongitwouldbeuntilthesilen