江苏省南京市鼓楼区2019-2021年三年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编：阅读填空

江苏省南京市鼓楼区

2019-2021年三年中考二模英语试卷分类汇编

阅读填空

2021年江苏省南京市鼓楼区中考英语二模试卷

五、阅读短文（共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分）

A）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后第71-80小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的

单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

Bridgesarebuiltoverroads,rivers,orrailways.Theyappearedalongtimeago.Backthen,

theywerebuiltwithstones,ropes,logs,andvines.Somewereverysimple,likeafootbridgemade

outofabigtree.Buttoday,bridgesarebigger,stronger,andmoremodern.Thisisbecausewe

havebettertechnologytodayBridgesareamixofmaths,physics,design,andarchitecture.They

aredesignedbyskilledengineersandtheytakeyearstobuild.

Bridgesmustbestrongenoughtosupportnotonlytheirownweight,butalsothe

weightofthepeopleandvehicles（交通工具）.Theymustlastalongtimeandbebuiltina

waythatprotectsthemfromearthquakes,strongwinds,andfreezing.

Thethreemaintypesofbridgesarearch,beamandsuspension.Letstakeacloserlookat

eachone.

Arch（拱）bridgeswereinventedalongtimeagobytheRomans.Theywerebuiltoutofstone

orbrick,andstoodonsupportstructuresintheshapeofarches.Beambridgesarehorizontal（水平

的）beamssupportedbycolumns.Thecolumnstaketheweightofthepeopleandvehiclespassing

onthebeam.Thesebridgesareveryoldaswell,andpeopleusedstoneandtreestobuildthem.

Suspensionbridgeshaveatower（索塔）oneitherside.Thetowersareconnectedbycables.

Theyaremoremodern,withthefirstonesbeingbuiltintheearly19thcentury.

TheoldestbridgeintheworldistheZhaozhouBridgeinChina.It'sanarchbridgemadeout

ofstonethatwasbuiltin605A.D.Butifyou'relookingforoneofthemostbeautifulandfamous

bridges,itwouldbetheGoldenGateBridgeinSanFrancisco.It'sasuspensionbridgebuiltin

1937.Ithasalengthof2.78kilometres.Ifyouthinkthat'slong,youshouldseethe

Danyang-kunshanGrandBridgeinChina.It'sover164.85kilometreslong!It'stheworld's

longestbridge.

Bridges

文Bridgeshavealong56.

次Peopleuseddifferent57tobuildbridges

Briefintroduction

爽Thescienceandtechnologyofbuildingabridge58

maths,physicsdesign,andarchitecture.

Basicelements/Thebridgesmustbestrongenoughtosupportthepeople,vehiclesand_

（要素）59_.

★Theyarebuiltinawaythatprotectsthemfromnatural60.

次Archbridgesare61_aftertheshapeofarches.

次Beambridgesare62bycolumns.

Maintypes

於Suspensionbridgeshavebeenin63sincetheearly

19thcentury.

Fun64爽TheZhaozhouBridgeis65astheoldestarchbridge.

B）请根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写到答题卡标号为66-75的

相应位置上。

Musichasbeenaroundforthousandsofyears—perhapsaslongas30,000years.

Archaeologists-scientistswhos66objectsfromlongago-havefoundmusical

instrumentsthatdatebackthislong.Infact,itispossiblethatmakingmusicmayevenhave

developedbeforepeoplelearnedtotalk.Nowpeopleb67thatearlymusicwasused

forreligious（宗教的）purposes,aswellasforentertainment,dance,andtellingstories.Most

cultureshavedevelopedmusicalinstrumentsandtheirownmusicaltraditionsands68.

InEurope,thefirstsongswerereallysimplechants（祷文）.Smallroundmaskswere

writtendown,aboveorbelowaline,toremindthesingerw69thenextnote（音符）was

higherorlower.Itwasnotu70the1700sthatthetraditionofwritingmusicnotesonlined

paperwasdeveloped.

InChina,writingsthatmentionmusicalperformanceshavebeenfounddatingbackover

2500years.Infact,muchofthemusicinsomeculturesisthesametodayasitwasc71ago.

TheJapanesegagakuofthe8thcenturyisastylethatisstillalivetoday.TheChineseguenzhenof

the16thcenturyisanotherstylethatcanstillbeh72todayinitsearlyform.Infact,muchof

themusicthatwelistentotodayhaveseveralpartspickedupfromclassicalpiecesofcenturies

before.

ThemanyculturesofAfricaalsohavear73musicalhistory.

Traditionally,Africanmusichasbeenconnectedwithdrums,butithasalsoincludeddifferent

kindsofinstruments,suchasb74,rattles,gongs,andevenxylophones.Aguitar-like

instrument,calledthelamellaphone,or“thumbpiano“ismadeupofm75orbamboo

strips.Thestripsareplucked（拨）withthefingers.TheseinstrumentsgiveAfricanmusicasound

ofitsown.

答案：

任务型阅读

56.history

57.materials

58.includes

59.themselves

60.disasters

61.taken

62.supported

63.use

64.facts

65.considered

首字母填空

66.study

67.believe

68.styles

69.whether

70.until

71.centuries

72.held

73.recorded

74.bass

75.metal

2020年江苏省南京市鼓楼区中考英语二模试卷

A）请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词，并将答案填写在答题卡的横线上。

CharlesRichardDrewwasanimportantAfricanAmericandoctor.Helivedduringthefirsthalf

ofthe1900s.Thiswasatimewhenblacksfacedwidespreaddiscrimination（歧视）.ButinDrew's

wholelife,discriminationdidn'tstophimfromachievinghisgoals（目标）.Hefollowedwhathis

fatherhadtoldhim,"Alwaysdothingsyoubelievein.”

DrewwasborninWashington,D.C.,onJune3,1904.Inhighschool,hewasagoodathlete.He

alsostudiedhardandwastopinhisclass.Aftergraduating,Drewmadeuphismindtogotocollege.

Fewcollegesacceptedblacks,butDrewfoundonethatdid.

DrewwenttoAmherstCollegeinMassachusettsin1922.Itwasoneofthefewcollegesthat

acceptedblacks.Drewdidwellinsportsandcouldhavebeenaprofessional（职业的）athlete.But

hisdreamwastobecomeadoctor.

In1928,DrewstartedmedicalschoolatCanada'sMcGillUniversity.Drewstudiedwaysto

storebloodforemergencies（紧急情况）.Hewasanexcellentstudentandearnedadoctor（博士）

ofmedicinedegree（学位）.Drewspenttimeteachingmedicalstudentsanddoingoperations.

DrewwenttoColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkin1938.Heandotherdoctorsstudiedblood

plasma（血浆）.Theydiscoveredthatifwaterisremovedfromplasma,driedplasmacanbestored

foruptoayear.Drewearnedadoctordegreeinscience.

In1939,WorldWarIIstarted.Bloodandplasmawereneededforwoundedsoldiers.Drewwas

directorofseveralbloodbanks.Hequicklydevelopedwaystoshipplasmaoverseastothesoldiers,

whichsavedmillionsoflives.

In1941,DrewbecameaprofessorofsurgeryatHowardUniversityandchiefsurgeon（夕卜科

医生）atFreedman'sHospital.Heremainedatthehospitaluntilthisdeathin1950.

Drewfollowedhisfather'sadviceanddevotedhiswholelifetosavingothers.

Alwaysdowhat

youbelievein

Dateof

CharlesRichardDrewwasbornonJune3,1904.

56

HighschoolThoughDrewwasatopstudent,hewasstill57bymanycolleges.

•Drew58AmherstCollegeinMassachusettsin1922.

•Drewcouldbecomeaprofessionalathlete,buthe59of

beingadoctor.

College&

•Drewbecameastudentofa60schoolin1928.

University

•Afterearningadegree,Drewworkedasateacherand61.

•InColumbiaUniversity,Drewdid62onbloodplasma.

•Drewdiscoveredanew63tostorebloodplasma.

•Drewsavedmillionsofsoldiersbyshippingplasmaoverseas.

WorldWarll

•Drewspentthe64ofhislifeworkingatFreedman'sHospital.

Drewachievedhisgoalsbecausehewasstrongly_____65byhisfather'sadvice.

答案:

56.birth57.refused58.attended/entered59.dreamed/dreamt

60.medical61.doctor62.research63.way64.rest65.influenced/affected

B）根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在答题卡的相应

位置上。

There'sapopularideathatartistsarenotthoughttobein

sport,butmountainbikingisahugepartofmylife.Itgets

meo66ofmystudio,andintothecountryside.But

importantly,racingalongasfastasyoucanleavesyounotimeto

worryabouta67that'sgoingoninyourlife.You'retoo

busykeepingyourmindonnotcrashing.Theonlythingsyoupayattentiontoarethepaininyour

legsandtherocksonthepathinfrontofyou.

I'minmys68now,butIstartedcyclingwhenIwasakid.Inthesummermyfriends

andIwouldrideourbikesintothewoodsandseewhowasb69enoughtogodownsteep

（陡峭的）hills,ordobigjumps.Thebikeswehadthenweren'tbuiltforthat,andoftenb70

soIusedtodrawpicturesofbikeswithbigthicktyres（轮胎）thatwouldbestrongenoughforwhat

weweredoing.Theylookedjustlikemodernmountainbikes.However,itwasn't

ii71manyyearslaterthatsomeoneactuallyinventedone.Bythe1980s,theywere

everywhere.

Mountainbikingseemedquiteagoodwaytokeepfit.Imadealotoffriends,andtookpartin

racing,whichgavemear72totrainhard.IwantedtofindoutjusthowfitandfastIcould

get,whichprovedtoberatherquick.Ie73wonacoupleoflocalraces.

IntheendIstoppedracing,mainlybecauseIknewwhatitcouldm74tomyartcareer

ifIhadabadcrash.ButIstillliketodoathree-hourmountainbikerideeveryweek.AndifIseea

riderinfrontofme,Ihavetobeathimtothet75AsIgopasthim,Iimaginehow

surprisedhewouldbeifheknewhowoldIam.

答案：

66.out67.anything68.sixties/seventies69.brave70,broke

71.until72.reason73.even74.mean75.top

江苏省南京市鼓楼区2019届中考二模英语试题

五、阅读填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A）阅读下面短文，根据所读内容，在文章后第56-65小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单

词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。

Themaincharacteristicofabirdisfeathers.Nootheranimal

hasfeathers.Otherimportantfeaturesforbirdsarewingsandhollow

bones.

Birdsflybyflappingtheirwingsandusingairpressure（压力）tocreateliftundertheirwings.

Justlikeairplanesdo.Theperegrinefalconisoneofthefastestbirds.Itcanreachspeedsofover

100milesperhourwhendiving.Feathersareimportanttobirdsbecausetheykeepthemwarm,

helpthemtofly,andprovidecamouflage（伪装）.Hollowbonesalsohelpinflyingbecausethey

helpmakethebirdlightenoughtofly.

Althoughanimportantcharacteristicoffrostbirdsisflying.notallbirdsfly.Somebirdsthat

don'tflyarepenguins,kiwisandostriches.Penguinsactuallyspendmuchtimeinthewaterwhere

theyareswimmers.Ostrichesontheotherhandareveryfastrunners.Anostrichcanoutruna

horse!

Thereareallsizesofbirds.Hummingbirdsaresomeofthesmallestbirds,whileostrichesare

someofthebiggest.Differenttypesofbirdseatdifferentthings.Somebirdsfeedonplants,some

birdseatinsects,andstillotherseatother,animalslikefish,snakes,miceorrats.Birdsarealso

knownfortheirmigrating(迁徙)patternstolargegroups.Somebirdswilltraveltonginstances

eachseasontostayinaclimatethatisgoodfortheirsurvival.Birdsaresometimeskeptaspets.

Themostpopularbirdsforpetsaretropical(热带的)birdslikeparrots.Birdsalsohaveahistory

ofhelpingouthumansindifferenttasks.Theycancarrymessages(homingpigeons)andhelphunt

(falcons).

Readmoreaboutbirds.

AAnostrichcanrunasfastas43milesperhourandgrowastallas9feet.

>Bluebirdscan'tseethecolourblue.

>Thehummingbirdcanflybackwards,butitcan'twalk.

>Theeggofakiwicanweighasmuch,as20%ofthemother'sbodyweight.

Birds

>Whatmakesbirds56fromotheranimalsisfeathers,wingsand

Featuresofbirds

hollowbones.

>Birdsflaptheirwingsand57airpressuretofly.

Howbirdsfly

>Birdsarelightenoughtofly58ofhollowbones.

APenguins,aregoodat59.

Notallbirdsfly

AOstrichesarefastrunners.

>Hummingbirdsareverysmallwhileostrichesareverybig.

>Differentbirdseatdifferentthings.Plants,insectsandotheranimalscan

60ofbirdsbeonthe61ofbirds'food.

ASomebirdstravel62tofindabetterplacetostay.

>Somebirdsarekeptas63andsomearetrainedashelpers.

Fun64AAnostrichStanrunata65of43milesperhour.

aboutbirdsABluebirdscan'tseeblueandhummingbirdscan'twalk.

答案：

A）56.different57.use58.because59.swimmin6O.Types/Kinds

61.list62.far63.pets64.facts/things/information65.speed

B）根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。

WilliamShakespearewasbomin1564inatowncalled

Stratford-upon-Avon.Attheageofsixorseven.Shakespearebegan

school,studyingLatin,Greek,literatureandothers66.Butseven

yearslater,whenhisratherfailedinbusiness,Shakespearedroppedoutof

schooltohelphisfather,inthe1560sand70shesawplaysbythe

trave