安徽省合肥市瑶海区中考二模英语试题.docx

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安徽省合肥市瑶海区中考二模英语试题

2020年安徽省合肥市瑶海区中考二模英语试题

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1．—Shallwesitinthecornerorbythewindow?

—___________.Idon’tmind.

A．NoneB．BothC．NeitherD．Either

2．Wouldyoumindturningonthelight?

It’sgetting_____inhere.

A．coldB．crowdedC．darkD．black

3．—Whydidn’tyouanswerwhenIphonedyou?

—I______mylunch.

A．cookB．cookedC．havecookedD．wascooking

4．—Iliketotaketheunderground.It’squickandcheap.

—Well,I______taketheunderground.TheplacesIgotoareallveryclosetome.

A．hardlyB．simplyC．almostD．usually

5．Lifeisverymuchlikea________:

ifyousmileuponit,itwillsmilebackuponyou.

A．candleB．movieC．mirrorD．tour

6．—Emma,whatdoyouwanttobeinthefuture?

—Iwanttobeadoctor.Thishasbeenmydream_______Iwasakid.

A．sinceB．whenC．untilD．before

7．—HowdoyouandJoe_________?

—We’regreatfriends.

A．comealongB．getonC．giveupD．setoff

8．—Whatkindofhousedoyouwanttobuy?

—Well,it’s_______bebig—that’snotsoimportant.

A．shouldB．mustC．needn’tD．can’t

9．—Whydidn’tyouflytoMoscow?

—Becausealltheflights________

A．arecanceledB．werecanceledC．willbecanceledD．havebeencanceled

10．—Itwasnicetalkingtoyou.Theplaneistakingoff,soIhavetogo.

—______OK.Iwillmissyoualot.

A．whynot?

B．Goodpoint.C．Howcome?

D．Takecare

Abankerwasonholiday.Hewaswalkingonabeautifulbeachnearasmallvillage.Hesawafishermaninhis11withafewfishinit.

“Greatfish!

”hesaid.“12didittakeyoutocatchthem?

”

“Notverylong”,answeredthefisherman.

"Whydidn'tyoustayatsealongertocatchsomemore?

askedthebanker.

"Therearejustenoughfishhereto13myfamily,answeredthefisherman.

Thenthebankerasked,Butwhatdoyoudotherestofthetime?

"Isleeplate,Iplaywithmykids,14Irelax.Intheevening,Igotoseemyfriendsinthevillage.Wedrinkwineandplaytheguitar.I’m15thanyouthink.Lifehereisn’tas...”

“IhaveanMBAfromHarvardUniversity,thebanker16."AndIcanhelpyou.You'renotfishingasmuchasyoucan.Ifyoustartfishingforlongerperiodsoftime,you’llgetenoughmoneyfromsellingthefishtobuyabiggerboat.Thenwiththe17you'llgetfromcatchingandsellingmorefish,youcouldbuyasecondboat,andthenathirdone,andsoon.Then18sellingyourfishtoshops,youcouldsellthemdirectlytoafishfactory,oreven19yourownfactory.”

“Andthen?

"askedthefisherman.

"Thenyou'llbeabletoleaveyourlittlevillageforthebigcity,whereyoucoulddirectthecompanyandyouwill20millions.”

"Millions?

Butthenwhat?

"Thenyoucanretire（退休）,liveinasmallvillagebythesea,gotothebeach,sleeplate,playwithyourkid...”

11．A．houseB．kitchenC．boatD．sea

12．A．HowlongB．WhenC．HowmuchD．How

13．A．serveB．costC．treatD．feed

14．A．thoughB．soC．andD．but

15．A．lazierB．busierC．clevererD．kinder

16．A．turnedupB．criedoutC．ranawayD．brokenin

17．A．moneyB．successC．timeD．interest

18．A．insteadofB．thankstoC．exceptforD．becauseof

19．A．saveB．findC．openD．sell

20．A．dreamB．makeC．loseD．spend

DoesanybodysitdownandwatchTVtheseday?

Whenmyparentsweregrowingup,theyonlyhadafewchannelstochoosefrom.Ifyou21yourfavoriteprogram,itwasjustbadluck--youdidn’thavea22ofseeingitagainunlessyouhadavideorecorder.TheTVwasthecenterofthehouse.23plannedwhatshowtheywantedtoseeandcookedtheirdinnerssothattheycouldfinisheatingintimetowatchit.Atschool,children24theshowstheywatchedthenightbeforeandbecausethereweren’tmanyprogramsforkids,theyallwatchedthe25thing.

WhenIgrewup,theTVwasbiggerandalotthinnerthantheTVsofmyparents’time.TVhadbettersoundandaremotecontrolto26betweenthemanychannels.ButtheTVwas27animportantpieceofelectricalequipmentinthehouseandweallsat28itonaSaturdaynighttowatchsomethingasafamily.

Thesedays,TVjustdoesn'ttseemtobeso29.Peopledon'tevenneedaTV.Theycanwatchthemonphones30andwherevertheylike.AndinmanyhousestheTVsetsitsforgotteninthecornerofthelivingroom,waitingforthedaywhenthefamilysitsdowntogetheragainandturnsiton.

21．A．missedB．watchedC．avoidedD．recorded

22．A．listB．habitC．wayD．chance

23．A．ClassmatesB．FamiliesC．ChildrenD．Friend

24．A．putoffB．agreedwithC．tookupD．talkedabout

25．A．boringB．singC．sameD．right

26．A．coverB．changeC．matchD．stay

27．A．yetB．neverC．stillD．even

28．A．aroundB．inC．aboveD．along

29．A．uselessB．expensiveC．importantD．ancient

30．A．wheneverB．howeverC．whateverD．whoever

A:

Hello?

B:

Hi.31．

A:

No,sorry.Sandra'snotinatthemoment.

B:

Oh.Doyouknowwhenshe"llbeback?

A:

32．

B:

OK.Well,couldIleaveamessageforher?

A:

33．

B:

Couldyouaskhertogivemeacallthisevening?

A:

Sure.34．

B:

Bella,I'macolleague（同事）fromwork.35．

A:

Allright.I'lltellher.

A．No,I'venoidea.

B．She'sgotmyphonenumber

C．Yes,ofcourse.

D．Who'sansweringthephone?

E.CouldIhaveyourname,please.

F.IsthatSandra?

G.I'llcalllater.

1-800-555-7700

Foryournextvacation,bookawonderfultripwithus.

BigSky.HT

SpendaweekattheBigSkyFarmwhereyouwilllearntoridehorses,campunderthestars,andmilkcowsbyhand.Nowthatsoundslikefun.

89pernight

Orlando.FL

MeetMickeyMouseandplaysomesports.Spendyourdaysatthethemeparksyou’reyournightsattheshow.Restaurants,beaches,fireworks—wehavegotitall.

185pernight

LakeTahoe.CA

SeethemostbeautifullakeinAmerica!

Climbmountains,enjoywonderfulsightsandwildlife,andgomountainbiking.Itisanexperienceyouwillneverforget.

199pernight

NewYork.NY

SeetheEmpireStateBuildingandEllisIsland.WatchaBroadwayshowandtakeacarriageridethroughCentralPark.Youwillhavethetimeofyourlife.

209pernight

36．IfyougotoBigSky,youwill_____________.

A．seeabaseballgameB．playsportsC．seeaBroadwayshowD．ridehorses

37．__________focuson（关注）natureanddoingthingsoutsides.

A．BigSkyandOrlandoB．OrlandoandLakeTahoe

C．LakeTahoeandBigSkyD．LakeTahoeandNewYork

38．BobandMikewanttobookthetriptotheplacewheretheycanwatchaBroadwayshow,andtheywanttospendtwonightsthere.Theyshouldpay___________intotal.

A．836B．740C．418D．209

39．Whatdoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A．AhealthymagazineB．Atravelguide

C．AnEnglishnovelD．Asciencebook

Toysandgamesarefun,butinventingthemisseriousbusiness.Bigtoycompaniestreatitevenmoreserious,becausethemoretoystheysell,themoremoneytheymake.Theyhaveadultswhodonothingbutthinkupnewtoys.Sometimestheyevenworkinlockedroomssonoonecanstealtheirideas!

Butnoteverynewtoyisinventedthatway.Someofthebestinventionsaremadebykids.

Thirteen-yearoldCaseyGoldenlovedtoplaygolf（高尔夫）.Heinventedawaytomakethegamemorefun.HeInventedanewgolftee（球座）.ItiscalledtheBioteesMostgolfteesaremadefromwood,butCasey’steeismadeoutofrecycledpaper.Itdoesnotharmtheenvironment.Caseystartedhisowncompanytomakehisnewtee.He’salreadyhadordersformillionsofthem.

JessicaPeachinventedatoywhenshewasonlyeight.Jessicalikestojumprope.Shejumpsaloneandshejumpswithfriends.Tojumpalone,youneedashortrope.Withfriends,youneedalongrope.SoJessicainventedanewkindofjumprope.ThelengthofJessicasjumpropecanbemodified.Itcanbemadelongtojumpwithfriends.Oritcanbemadeshorttojumpalone.Whenyouaredonejumping,youcaneventurnthejumpropeintoabelt（带子）,NowJessicahasabusinesstosellherjumpropes.

Doyouhaveagreatideaforanewinvention?

Giveyourideaatry.ItmaybecomethenextBioteeorlatestjumpropes.

40．Inbigtoycompanies,___________isseriousbusiness.

A．playinggamesB．inventingtoysC．lockingroomsD．stealingideas

41．TheBiotee______________.

A．wasinventedbya13-year-oldgirlB．isharmfultotheenvironment

C．isnotdifferentfrommostgolfteesD．ismadeoutofrecycledpaper

42．Paragraph4ismainlyabout______________.

A．thebestinventionsmadebykidsB．JessicaPeach'sfavoriteactivity

C．JessicaPeachandthelatestjumpropeD．CaseyGoldenandthenewgolftee

43．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"modified"inParagraph4mean?

A．调整B．忽略C．估计D．确定

Theyplaymanydifferentkindsofmusic-fromtraditionalThaisongstomusicbyBeethoven.Bothchildrenandadultslovethisgroup.Whatmakesthemsopopular?

Isittheirmusic?

Theirlooks?

Yes,itsbothofthesethings,butit'salsosomethingelse:

they’reelephants.

ThesemusicalelephantsarefromtheThaiElephantConservationCenter（TECC）inLampang.TheTECCprotectselephants.Itteachespeopletounderstandandcareforthesehuge,butgentle（温顺的）animals,Andlikemanyzoosaroundtheworld,theTECCencourageselephantstopaint.

RichardLairworkswithTECC．Heknewthatelephantshearbetterthantheysee.Sohehadanidea:

ifelephantsareintelligentandtheyhavegoodhearing,maybetheycanplaymusic.Totesthisidea,LairandafriendstartedtheThaiElephantOrchestra（管弦乐队）.Duringashowelephantsplaydifferentkindsofinstruments,includingthedrums.Theanimalsalsousetheirvoicesandtrunks（象鼻）tomakesounds.

Butcanelephantsreally,makemusicproperly?

Yes,saysLair.They’reverycreative.Humansmayencouragetheanimalstoplayinstruments,buttheelephantsmaketheirownsongs;theydon’tjustcopytheirtrainersorotherpeople.TherearenowCDSofthegroup'smusic,whichmakemoneyfortheTECC．Andthemusicthesearticlescreateis