2020中考英语小卷速测01完形+阅读B+D试题

PAGEPAGE7小卷速测(一)完形+阅读B+D(限时:30分钟)Ⅰ.[2019·北京改编]完形填空RunforClassPresidentTwomonthsago,whenourclasselection(选举)started,Idecidedtorunforclasspresident.I1speakinginpublicandgotalongwellwithpeople,soIfeltiteasytowin.ButIwas2thatpeoplewouldfeelbadformeifIlost.

Iwasbusypreparinginthefollowingweek.Myplanwasn'ttomakepromisestodothingsIcouldn't3buttoshowmyclasswhyIwantedtobepresident.Iputupmypostersinhallwaysandintheclassroom.Ialsospentthreehours4myspeech,sayingthatIwastheonetheycouldturn5whenevertheyhadaproblem.SinceIwas6prepared,Ifeltthatmychancesofwinningwerestrong.

7,whenIgavemyspeechonElectionDay,theresponse(反应)wasn'twhatIhad8.Fewpeopleactuallylistened.Whenitwasmyopponent's(对手的)turn,everyonewasscreaminghisname.Hisspeechwasshort,butalltothepoint.Bythen,IrealizedIshouldhavemade9shorterandclearer.

Itwasobviouswhowould10.11therestoftheday,Ifeltlikeitwasover.Iwantedtojustgohomeandcry,butI12itthrough.

My13wasright:Ididn'twin.

Thenextday,peoplewerestilltalkingabouttheelection.Ijustpretended(假装)nottohear.Butlater,thingsgotbetter.People14abouttheelectionandtalkedtomejustastheydidbefore.

Idon'tregretputtingtimeandenergyintotheelectionbecauseI'velearnedthatthingsaren'talwaysgoingthewayIexpect.Andmomentsoffailurelikethisbuild15—sincethenI'velearnedtofacedisappointmentandgrownstronger.

()1.A.hated B.enjoyed C.remembered D.finished()2.A.bored B.afraid C.excited D.hopeful()3.A.compare B.control C.manage D.repeat()4.A.making B.giving C.writing D.delivering()5.A.around B.on C.to D.up()6.A.fully B.quickly C.freshly D.physically()7.A.Though B.However C.Then D.Also()8.A.feared B.faced C.mentioned D.expected()9.A.his B.hers C.ours D.mine()10.A.insist B.return C.wait D.win()11.A.In B.For C.At D.To()12.A.made B.looked C.went D.read()13.A.suggestion B.prediction C.direction D.introduction()14.A.forgot B.wrote C.cared D.discussed()15.A.trust B.pride C.character D.supportⅡ.[2019·南京改编]阅读理解Passage1Doyouknowthatthe“HappyBirthdaytoYou”songisthefirstsongsunginouterspace?ApolloIXastronautssangitonMarch8,1969.ItisoneofthemostpopularEnglishsongsofalltime.Here'sthestorybehindit.ThesongwaswrittenbytwosistersfromKentucky,MildredandPattySmithHill.Itwasfirstpublishedunderthetitleof“GoodMorningtoAll”in1893.Teacherssangiteachdaytowelcometheirstudentstotheclassroom.Thecomposer,MildredHill,wasaconcertpianist.HersisterPattySmithHillwrotetheoriginallyricsforthesongwhileshewasateacherinakindergarteninLouisville,Kentucky,whereMildredalsotaught.TheHillsisterscopyrightedtheirsongonOctober16,1893.However,itappearedwithouttheiragreementinRobertH.Coleman'ssongbookonMarch4,1924.Colemanchangedpartofthelyricstosay,“HappyBirthdaytoYou”,althoughthesongstillhaditsoriginaltitle.Thesongwasthenpublishedseveraltimesoverthenexttenyears,oftenwithsmallchangesinthelyrics.In1934,whenthesongwassungeverynightinaBroadwayMusical,anotherHillsister,Jessica,wenttocourtoverthecopyrightproblemofthesong.Shewasangryaboutthetheftofthesongandthefailuretopaytohersisters.Shewonhercase.TheHillfamilyownedtherightstothemelodyandhadtobepaideverytimethesongwaspartofacommercialproduction.TheHillsisters,whodevotedtheirlivestoeducatingchildren,couldneverimaginethatthesimplelittlesongwouldcontinuetoearnabout$2millioneveryyear.1.What'sthe“HappyBirthdaytoYou”songwrittenforatfirst? ()A.Celebratingaperson'sbirthday.B.Welcomingstudentstotheclassroom.C.Greetingfriendswhentheymeet.D.Playinginapartytowelcomesomeone.2.Accordingtothepassage,whichistherightorder? ()①Jessicawenttocourtandwonthecase.②TheHillsisterscopyrightedthesong.③ApolloIXastronautssangthesong.④ThesongappearedinRobertH.Coleman'ssongbook.A.②④①③ B.③④②①C.②③④① D.②④③①3.What'sthemeaningoftheword“copyright”inParagraph4? ()A.Therighttobetheonlyproducerorsellerofasong.B.Ownedtherighttocopyasong.C.Notallowedtobecopiedwithoutpermission.D.Copytherightpartofasong.4.Thepassagemainlytellsus. ()

A.whythe“HappyBirthdaytoYou”songissunginouterspaceB.thestoryofthe“HappyBirthdaytoYou”songC.thewaythesistersgetbackthecopyrightD.thesistersmakemoneybywritingthesimplelittlesongPassage2[2020·原创]Bluewhaleslovetosing.Malessingtoattractmatesandtocommunicateacrosslongdistances.Peoplearecapableofhearingonlycertainpartsofawhalesong,soscientistsusespecialaudioequipmenttorecordandstudythesongsindetail.Overseveraldecades,they'venoticedthatthesongshavegottenlowerinpitch.Pitchdescribeshowhighorlowasoundis.EmmanuelleLeroyandateamofscientistsnowthinktheyknowwhy.They'vestudiedmorethanamillionsongsfromfivegroupsofwhales.Lastfall,theteam'sreportwaspublishedintheJournalofGeophysicalResearch:Oceans.Itshedslightonwhythepitchofwhalesongshasgottenlower:Whalesaren'tsingingasloudlyastheyusedto.Sowhyarewhalessingingmoresoftly?Leroy'sstudypresentstwohypotheses(假设).Thefirstisthattherearemorewhales.Beforethe1970s,commercialwhalehuntingbroughtwhalepopulationsnearextinction.Butstartingin1985,theInternationalWhalingCommissionbannedcommercialwhaling.Asthewhalepopulationhasincreased,whaleshavegenerallybeguntoliveclosertogether.Andifthewhalesareclosertogether,theydon'thavetosingasloudlytocommunicate.Thestudy'ssecondhypothesisisthatthepitchofwhalesongshasdroppedduetoclimatechange.Anincreaseofcarbondioxideintheatmospherehasmadeoceanwatermoreacidic,changingitsacoustics(传声效果).Nowthesongscanbeheardfromfartheraway,sothewhalesdon'thavetosingasloudly.Butfortheenvironment,waterthat'smoreacidiccouldbedamagingtosomemarinelife.Leroysaysthatconfirmingeitherhypothesiswouldrequiremoreresearch.“Wewouldneedtounderstandhowthebluewhalesemitthesong,”shesays.Butthatwouldmeanstudyingindividualwhaleswhichishardtodo.Scientistscontinuetostudywhalesongs.Eachstudyaddstoourunderstanding.“Maybeourhypotheseswillbeprovenin10years,”Leroysays.“Scienceisoftenajourney.”5.Whatdoscientistsfindaftertheystudythewhalesongs? ()A.Thepitchofthewhalesongshasbecomelower.B.Whalesaresingingasloudlytocommunicate.C.Whalesaren'tsingingmoresoftly.D.Thepitchofthewhalesdoesn'tchange.6.Accordingtothetwohypotheses,whichisnotright? ()A.Commercialwhalehuntingisthereasonfordecreaseinthenumberofwhales.B.Thewhalesliveclosersotheydon'thavetosingasloudly.C.Climatechangeleadstothelowerpitchofwhalesongs.D.Waterthat'smoreacidicisgoodfortheenvironmenttoo.7.Theunderlinedword“that”refersto. ()

A.confirmingeitherhypothesisB.moreresearchC.understandinghowthebluewhalesemitthesongD.knowingthereasonsthewhalessingingmoresoftly8.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?()A.Scientistscanprovethetwohypothesesintenyears.B.Somestudiesareuselessbecausetheycan'tprovehypotheses.C.Nobodyknowswhetherthetwohypothesescanbeprovenornot.D.Scientistswillstudyindividualwhales.【参考答案】Ⅰ.[主旨大意]本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了“我”竞选班长,但是落选了的故事。一开始“我”信心满满,并做了充分的准备。但是结局却出人意料,“我”落选了。刚落选时,“我”无地自容。但是最后“我”从这件事中学到了如何面对失败和如何变得更加强大。1.B考查动词辨析。结合空格后“gotalongwellwithpeople,soIfeltiteasytowin.”可推知“我”喜欢在公共场合演讲,enjoyed符合文意。故选B。2.B考查形容词辨析。结合“peoplewouldfeelbadformeifIlost”可推知,此处指“我”害怕选举失败后,人们对“我”的感觉会不好。故选B。3.C考查动词辨析。结合空格前后的内容可推知,此处指“我”不会去承诺“我”不能完成的事。compare意为“比较”,control意为“控制”,manage意为“完成(困难的事)”,repeat意为“重复”。故选C。4.C考查动词辨析。结合下文“sayingthatIwastheonethey…”可知,此处是说“我”花了三个小时写演讲稿。making意为“做,制造”,giving意为“给”,writing意为“写,写作”,delivering意为“发表”。故选C。5.C考查介词辨析。由下文“whenevertheyhadaproblem”可推知此处意思是“我是他们可以寻求帮助的那个人”。turnaround意为“转身”,turnon意为“打开”,turnto意为“求助于,求教于”,turnup意为“调高”。故选C。6.A考查副词辨析。结合上文及“Ifeltthatmychancesofwinningwerestrong.”可推知,“我”为这次选举做了充分的准备。fully意为“充分地”,quickly意为“迅速地”,freshly意为“刚刚;新近”,physically意为“身体上地”。故选A。7.B考查副词。由上下文可知,这里表示转折用however。8.D考查动词辨析。结合第二段“我”的准备以及下文人们对“我”和“我”的对手演讲的不同表现可推知,(人们)的反应并不是“我”曾经期待的那样。fear意为“害怕”,face意为“面对”,mention意为“提到”,expect意为“期待”。故选D。9.D考查名词性物主代词。由上文“Hisspeechwasshort,butalltothepoint.”可推知这里是指“我本该把‘我’的演讲稿写得更加简洁明了”。故答案是D.mine。10.D考查动词辨析。结合第三段人们对“我”和“我”的对手演讲的不同表现可推知,此处指谁将会赢(得选举)是很明显的。11.B考查介词辨析。这里考查介词for的用法,for意为“达,计”,后跟一段时间表示动作或情况持续的时间。12.A考查动词辨析。makethrough意为“撑了过来”,lookthrough意为“逐一查看;阅读”,gothrough意为“经历”,readthrough意为“通读,浏览”。由上文“Iwantedtojustgohomeandcry”及转折词but可知这里指“我撑过来了”。故选A。13.B考查名词辨析。结合第四段内容以及下文“Ididn'twin”可推知,此处指“我”的预测是正确的,“我”没有赢。suggestion意为“建议”,prediction意为“预测”,direction意为“方向”,introduction意为“介绍”。故选B。14.A考查动词辨析。结合下文“talkedtomejustastheydidbefore”可推知,此处指人们似乎已经忘记了选举的事儿了。故选A。15.C考查名词辨析。结合下文“sincethenI'velearnedtofacedisappointmentandgrownstronger”可推知,此处指像这样的失败时刻培养了“我”的性格。trust意为“信任”,pride意为“骄傲”,character意为“性格”,support意为“支持”。故选C。Ⅱ.Passage1[主旨大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文中主要讲述了《生日快乐》歌背后的故事:希尔斯姐妹创作该歌曲的雏形是《大家早上好》,以此作为每天欢迎学生进入班级的歌曲。后来,几经改编成为流行歌曲。俩姐妹通过努力,最终获得该歌的商业版权,得到应有的报酬。1.B细节理解题。根据原文“Teacherssangiteachdaytowelcometheirstudentstotheclassroom.”可知,老师们每天唱这首歌来迎接到教室的学生。故选B。2.A细节理解题。根据原文中事件发生的时间可知。TheHillsisterscopyrightedtheirsongonOctober16,1893.Hill姐妹在1893年10月16日取得了这首歌的版权。…itappearedwithouttheiragreementinRobertH.Coleman'ssongbookonMarch4,1924.这首歌未经Hill姐妹的允许在1924年3月4日出现在了Coleman的歌集里。In1934,…anotherHillsister,Jessica,wenttocourtove