北京市西城区中考二模英语试题.docx

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北京市西城区中考二模英语试题

2021年北京市西城区中考二模英语试题

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一、单选题

1．—MayIuseyourphone,Sally?

Ileft________athome.

—Sure,hereyouare.

A．yoursB．hisC．hersD．mine

2．—Peter,where’sMom?

—She’s________thekitchen.

A．forB．inC．ofD．on

3．Ienjoy________moviesonlineathomeonrainydays.

A．watchB．towatchC．watchingD．watched

4．Howconfidentshelooks!

She________bereadyforthecompetition.

A．needB．mustC．canD．would

5．Hurryup,________wewillmissthebestpartoftheshow.

A．orB．andC．butD．although

6．Oneof________challengesforpeopleistobelieveinthemselves.

A．bigB．biggerC．biggestD．thebiggest

7．—Mary,leavetoday’snewspaperonthetable,please.I________ityet.

—OK,Dad.

A．won’treadB．amnotreadingC．haven’treadD．wasnotreading

8．Ifthelakecontinuestobeprotected,________morefishinitoverthenextseveralyears.

A．thereareB．therewillbeC．therewereD．therehavebeen

9．TonyandI________tabletennisonceaweek.HeplaysbetterthanIdo.

A．playB．willplayC．playedD．haveplayed

10．—Excuseme,canwecheckinnow?

—Justamomentplease.I________aproblemofourcomputer.

A．fixB．fixedC．amfixingD．havefixed

11．Sinceanewroad________twoyearsago,thisvillagehasdevelopedveryfast.

A．buildsB．builtC．isbuiltD．wasbuilt

12．—Couldyoutellme________?

—Atsixo’clocktomorrowafternoon.

A．whenwewillstarttrainingB．whenwillwestarttraining

C．wherewewillstarttrainingD．wherewillwestarttraining

二、完型填空

WhenaManMadeFunofHisSeatmate

SoonafterSavannahPhillips,a33-year-oldmother,satdowninherwindowseatonaUnitedAirlinesflightthispastMay,sheglanced（瞥见）overatherseatmate.Hewasbusy13.Hisphonewasnotfarfromherfaceandtheletterswereunusually14,makingiteasyforPhillipstoreadthemessageonit:

“HeyBabe,I’msittingnexttoasmellyfatty.”

Tearsstreameddownthepoorwoman’sfaceasshetriedtohideherselftothecorner,tryingtomakeherselfas15aspossible.

“ItawokealltheunpleasantthingsIthinkaboutmyself.Ialwayspreferredtositaloneonflightsbecauseofmy16,fearingothersnexttomewouldfeeluncomfortable.”PhillipswroteinaFacebookpostaftertheflight.

SittingarowbehindthemwasChaseIrwin,a35-year-oldbarmanager.HecouldseePhillipscrying—andthenheoversawtheman’stexts.“Icouldnothavethisguy,who’smakingfunofher,sitnexttoherthiswholeflight,”hesaidinaninterviewlater.

17,Irwinunlockedhisseatbeltandwentovertothetexter.“Hey,Ineedtotalktoyou,”Irwinsaid.“We’reswitching（交换）seats—now.”Whenthetexteraskedwhy,hesaid,“You’retextingabouther,andI’mnotputtingupwiththat.”

Thetexterquickly18.IrwintookhisplacenexttoPhillipsandwassooncheeringuphisnewseatmate.

“He19menottoletthatguygettomeandthateverythingwasgoingtobefine,”Phillipswrote.Theyspenttherestoftheflightchattinglikefriends.

Withhertrustinhumanityrestored,PhillipswrotethisonFacebook:

“Iwassograteful（感激的）hewasthere.Whathedidsetsuchagood20forotherstofollow,thatis,stickingupforpeoplewhentheyneedhelp.”

13．A．textingB．talkingC．playingD．working

14．A．beautifulB．largeC．discouragingD．surprising

15．A．warmB．braveC．smallD．light

16．A．buildB．faceC．mannerD．character

17．A．ProbablyB．FortunatelyC．SuccessfullyD．Immediately

18．A．promisedB．remainedC．agreedD．insisted

19．A．encouragedB．orderedC．warnedD．trained

20．A．goalB．exampleC．taskD．time

三、阅读单选

CoolPlacestoVisitIntheWorld

BeipanjiangBridgeinChinais565metersaboveBeipanjiangCanyonanditisthehighestbridgeintheworld.ItlinksGuizhouandYunnan,anditreducestraveltimefromfivehourstoone.Onthebridge,visitorscanhaveawonderfulviewofthecanyon.

CopenHillisapowerplantinDenmark（丹麦）anditcreatesenergybyburningwaste.A1,300-footman-madeskislope（斜坡）ontheroofmakesitspecial.Theslopedoesn’tdependonmachine-madesnoworcoldtemperature.ThatmeansvisitorscanenjoyEarth-friendlyfunthroughoutthewholeyear.

arollercoaste

Canada’sWonderlandishometo17rollercoastersincludingtheworld’sfastestandlongestdive（潜水）coaster.Ridershangovera90-anunderwaterpassage.

IcehotelinSweden（瑞典）istheworld’sfirsthotelmadeofice.Everywinter,thismagicalplaceiscompletelyrebuiltbyartistsusingmorethan3,000tonsoficeandsnow.Theyaremadeintoworksofartthatmakeupeverypartofthehotel.

21．Theworld’shighestbridgeisin________.

A．ChinaB．SwedenC．CanadaD．Denmark

22．Whichofthefourplacesisapowerplant?

A．Icehotel.B．BeipanjiangBridge.

C．CopenHill.D．Canada’sWonderland.

23．WhatmakesCanada’sWonderlandacoolplacetovisit?

A．A1,300-footman-madeskislope.B．Worksofartmadeoficeandsnow.

C．AwonderfulviewofBeipanjiangCanyon.D．Theworld’sfastestandlongestdivecoaster.

Luisa’sLetter

Luisacheckedthemailbox.Aneggshell-whiteenvelopelayontopofalltheletters.Itwasstillthere,thankgoodness.Shepickeditandputitintoherbag.

Upstairs,shehandedtheremainingletterstohermother.“Howwasschool,Luisa?

”Momasked.

“Itwasfine,”saidLuisa,givinghermotheraquickhug.

InherroomLuisatriedtofocusonherEnglishhomework,butthelettercalledtoher.Ithadtraveledmoreplacesthanshehad.Allherlife,LuisahadlivedinSeville,anancientcityinthesouthwestofSpain.Luisalovedherhometown,butshewantedtoseetheworld.

Ayearabroad!

Whatanattractivepossibility!

ButLuisacouldn’tbringherselftoraisethesubjectwithherparentsbecauseherparentsjustwantedhertostayinSeville,getmarried,givethemgrandchildren.Lastspring,onherown,sheappliedfor（申请）ayearofhighschoolinEngland.Now,thisenvelopeheldheranswer.

Luisawenttothekitchentohelpwithdinner.Sheasked,“Mom,doyoueverthinkabouttraveling?

Imean,Iwantto.Andmaybesomeday…livesomewhereelse.”

Luisa’sheartbeatharderasshewaitedforhermother’sreaction.ButMomnodded.“Luisa,ofcourseyou’dliketotravel.Iwantthatforyouand…”

JustthenDadarrived.Whentheysatdownatthetabletoeat,Dadsaid,“Sevilleisthebest,yes,myLuisa?

”Luisa’sheartsank（为之一沉）.Dadcontinued,“WhywouldpeoplewanttoleaveSeville?

”Momsmiled,“WhenLuisaisoldenough,wecandiscusswithherwhat’sbestforherfuture.”

Dadraisedaneyebrowbutdidn’targue.

Luisacouldn’twaitanylonger,butherparents’easychatter（聊天）wasthesoundofherchildhood.Shesankdeeperintoherchairandlistened.Homewouldalwaysbehere.Butwhenthetimewasright,she’dleave.Andshewantedittobewithherparents’support.

“Somethingcameintheletter,”shesaidatlast.“Iwantyoutosee.”Shetookouttheletter.“I’msorryIdidn’ttellyou,”hervoicewasshaking.“Iwantedthismorethananything.”Luisawavedattheunopenedenvelope.“Butonlyifyousayit’sokay.”

24．Lastspring,Luisa________.

A．traveledabroadwithherparentsB．gotmarriedandstartedafamily

C．discussedherfutureplanwithhermotherD．appliedforayearofhighschoolinEngland

25．HowdidLuisafeelasshewaitedforhermother’sreactioninthekitchen?

A．Excited.B．Nervous.C．Proud.D．Regretful.

26．Luisadecidedtotellherparentsabouttheletterbecause________.

A．shewantedherparents’supportB．shehadalreadyknowntheanswer

C．herparentsaskedherfortheletterD．herparentswereunwillingtowait

BacterialQuorumSensing

Bacteria（细菌）playanimportantroleinourlives.Theycankeepusaliveaswellasmakeussick.Itwasn’tuntilfairlyrecentlythatwelearnedbacteriacancommunicatewithoneanother.

Inthe1960s,researchersfoundthatakindofbacteriacalledVibriofischeri（费氏弧菌）producednolightwhentheywerealone,butthattheyexhibitedgreatamountoflightasthebacterialpopulationgrewtoacertainnumber.Howdidthishappen?

HowcanVibriofischeritellthedifferencebetweentimeswhenthey’realoneandtimeswhenthey’reinacommunity,andthenalldosomethingtogether?

Researchersfoundtheytalktoeachotherwithachemicallanguage—signalmolecules（信号分子）.Vibriofischerimakessignalmolecules,anditalsohasareceptoronitssurfacethatfitslikealockandkeywithasignalmolecule.Asthebacteriaincrease,moreandmoresignalmoleculesaresentintotheenvironment.Whensignalmoleculesincreasetoacertainamount,theylockdownintothosereceptorsandinformationcomesintothebacteria,whichtellsthemhowmanyneighborsthereare.Assoonastheyrealizethepopulationhashitthecertainnumber,allofthebacteriabehaveasagroup,makinglighttogether.Inthepasttenyears,researchershavefoundallbacteriahavesystemslikethis:

theymakeandrecognizechemicalwords,determine（判断）thesizeofthecommunity,andcarryouttasksthatwouldbeunsuccessfulifasingleoneweretoactalone.Thisprocessiscalledquorumsensing.

Mostofthetime,bacterialivewiththousandsofotherspecies（种类）ofbacteria.Therehastobealanguageofinterspeciescommunication.Infact,bacteriahaveanotherkindofsignalmolecule,whichisthecommonlanguageusedbyallspecies.Moreover,thiskindofmoleculehasitsownreceptor.Inthisway,bacteriaareabletocountdifferentpopulations,andthentheydecidewhattasktocarryoutdependingonwhichspecieshasthegreatestpopulation.

Knowinghowbacteriacommunicatecouldinfluencehowwefightdisease.Whatifbacteriacan’ttalkorhear?

Theywon’trecognizewhenthereareenoughbacteriaandwhentoexhibitthegroupbehaviortomakeussick.Researchersaredevelopingamethod—tomakemoleculesthatlookliketherealonesandthen