2021年廣東省廣州市天河區(qū)中考英語二模試卷

2021年廣東省廣州市天河區(qū)中考英語二模試卷

1.(問答題,15分)IwasinGrade5andabouttotakeasciencetest.Simplesciencewaseasy

formeatfirstandIalwaysdidwellontests.Whenitcametofifth-gradescience,(1)一，I

havegreatdifficultywithit.Ifailed(2)_iteventhoughItriedmybest.Ibecame(3)一

worriedbeforethetest.

Myparentshadalwaysbeensoproudofmygrade,andIdidn'twanttoletthemdown.Sojust

beforethetestIhadwritten(4)_notesfromthetextbookonmydeskinpencil.Thewriting

wassolightthatitcouldhardly(5)—.1satnervouslywhentheteacherstartedtohandout

thepapers.Ididn'twanttogetcaught,butIdidn'twanttoendupwithalowmark,(6)—.

Whiletheteacher(7)—myrow,suddenlythefirealarmwentoff.ltwas(8)_

unscheduledfiredrill(消防演習(xí)).Weallrushedoutofthedoor.Thenwekeptstanding

together(9)—wecouldgobackintothebuilding.

AsIstoodoutside(10)—thehotsunshine,!realized1wassuchafool.Myparentswould

stilllovemeevenIgotalowmark.Andtheycaredmoreabout(11)—Iwashonestornot.As

soonaswecameintotheclassroom,!walkedtomydeskandcleanedthenotesaway.Ihadbeen

given(12)—chance,andIwasn'tgoingtowasteit.Itookthetest,didmybestandfelt(13)

_，Idon'tremembermyscore,butwhathappenedonthatday(14)—inmyheartand

mindeversince.

Sometimeslifeisfullofsecondchances.Everydaywhenyouwakeup,thereissecondchance

alllife.Sotreasureit(15)—!

(1)A.soB.becauseC.howeverD.but

(2)A.understandB.tounderstandC.understandingD.understood

(3)A.seriousB.seriouslyC.seriousnessD.moreserious

(4)A.afewB.fewC.alittleD.little

(5)A.seeB.beseenC.sawD.wasseen

(6)A.alsoB.tooC.eitherD.aswell

(7)A.walksdownB.walkeddownC.iswalkingdownD.waswalkingdown

(8)A.anB.aC.theD./

(9)A.afterB.orC.untilD.during

(10)A.inB.underC.fromD.with

(11)A.ifB.thatC.whatD.whether

(12)A.otherB.othersC.anotherD.theother

(13)A.peaceB.peacefulC.peacefullyD.morepeacefully

(14)A.staysB.stayedC.willstayD.hasstayed

(15)A.youB.yourC.yoursD.yourself

2.(填空題，10分)Iusuallyfindaseatandstartreadingortextingmyfriends.Likeeveryone

else,!trynottolookatortalktoanypeopleonthetrain.Then,twentyminuteslater,1(1)

—.Totellthetruth,myhomejourneyis(2)—special.

ButlastTuesdaywasquitedifferent!washappilylookingoutofthewindowwhenthetrain

suddenly(3)_.Afterfiveminutes,!noticedpeoplestartingtogetabitupset.Fifteenminutes

later,peoplestartedgettingmoreupset.Thenthe(4)-came,"Dearpassengers,wearesorry

wehavetowaitfortwomorehours.Atrainhasbrokendowninfrontofus."

Therewasaloudsighthroughoutthecarriage,butsoonsomething(5)—happened：all

strangersstartedtalkingtoeachother.Atfirst,everyonejustcomplainedaboutthetrains.Then

peoplestartedtalkingaboutrealthings.(6)_,Istartedchattingtoacoupleofyoung

touristsaboutwork,andIeventalkedtoabusinessmanlater.AfterthatIdecidedtowalkdown

thetrain,!metawomanwhohadbeenastudentlearningmedicalcareatmyschoolbefore.

Ayoungwomantookherguitarandsoonthecrowdwere(7)—along.Whenenjoyingthe

music,weheardasickboycryingforhelp.andthewomanfrommyschooljumpedinto

action.Wefoundshewasa(8)—andwhencomingback,shewaswelcomedasahero.

Thereaftertwohours,westartedmovingagain."Hooray!.."Everyone(9)—,laughedand

someevenhugged.

ItookthetrainagainonWednesday,butnoneofmynew"friends"werethere.Although

peoplewerepolite,theyweren'tnearlyas(10)—asthepeoplethedaybefore.I'llnever

forgetthespecialexperiencethatday.

(1)A.getonB.getoffC.getbackD.getup

(2)A.somethingB.anythingC.nothing□.everything

(3)A.stoppedB.movedC.passed□.arrived

(4)A.agreementB.commentC.announcement0.decision

(5)A.uncomfortableB.unfairC.untrueD.unexpected

(6)A.SeparatelyB.SurprisinglyC.PossiblyD.Awfully

(7)A.readingB.singingC.playingD.walking

(8)A.patientB.teacherC.studentD.nurse

(9)A.cheeredB.quarreledC.spoke0.explained

(10)A.busyB.friendlyC.helpful0.positive

3.(填空題，6分)

FREEWIFINetwork:SAMESUN-VBPassword：?vb9O291(2)

WELCOMETOSAMESUNHOTEL

WeworkhardtocreateacleanandsafeenvironmenttohelpyouhavealotoffuniHereare

thingstomakeyourstaymoreenjoyable.

FREEBREAKFASTisfrom7：30hekitchennexttothereception.Breakfast

includesChinesedimsum,toast,bread,milk,noodlesandsoon.

FREEACTIVITIESrundaily,suchasswimmingandballgames.Seetheactivityboardbesidethe

frontdeskorspeaktoastaffmembertogetmoredetails.

RECEPTION&HOUSEKEEPING-Foryourcomfortandsafety,there'salwaysastaffmemberon

duty.Askhim/herwhenyouhavequestions.Ourhousekeepingteamcleansthehoteldailyfrom

IIa.m.to4p.m.

LUGGAGESTORAGE-WeprovideFREEstorageforluggageduringyourstayhere.Wealsooffer

long-termstoragefor$3adayafteryoucheckout.

CHECKOUTTIMEisbefore12a.m.Ifyouwishtoextendyourstay,pleasetellthefrontdesk

before12a.m.

Nooutsideguestsinyourroom.Ifyouhavefriendsvisiting,theyarewelcomeinSurfside,ourbar

downstairs.

Quiettimeisfrom11p.m.to7a.m.Pleasekeepsilentduringthesehours.

Nosmokinginsidethebuildingatanytime.

Nodrugsinthebuildingatanytime.

ShowyourroomkeydownstairsatSURFSIDEtoreceiveVIPprices：

$8-$10SNACKS

$5-$7COCKTAILS/BEER/WINE

LIVEMUSIC/SPORTS/I2TVS/WEEKLYSPECIALS

(1)IfyoustayinSAMESUNHOTEL,whichofthefollowingservicesisnotfree?

A.Drinkingbeer.

B.Keepingluggage.

C.Playingtabletennis.

D.Surfingthenet.

(2)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttobeputintheblack▲?―

A.HOTELGUIDE.

B.HOTELSERVICES

C.HOTELRULES

D.HOTELACTIVITIES

（3）Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?—

A.Tohelphotelstafforganizeactivities.

B.Togiveintroductionofdifferenthotels.

C.Toprovideinformationtochooseahotel.

D.Toofferinformationforcheckinginatahotel.

4.（填空題,8分）Food^andthewayweeatitjsalwayschanging.Associetydevelops,welearn

newwaysofgrowing,processingandcookingfood.Whatweate200yearsagowasvery

differentfromwhatweeattoday.Also,whenpeoplemovetoforeigncountries,theytaketheir

knowledgeofcookingwiththem.Andfoodmustfitmodernlifestylesandlocaltastes,too.One

foodthathasdonethissuccessfullyispizza.

ThepizzawerecognizetodayfirstappearedinItalyin1889.AfamousbakerfromNaples

madeapizzafortheItalianroyal（皇室的）family.Hewasveryworriedtheywouldn'tlike

it,buttheydid.QueenMargheritalovedthedishsomuch,andthebakernameditafterher.Since

then,thissimplemealofbread,cheeseandtomatohasbegunitsjourneyintheworld,andithas

adapted（適應(yīng)）tolocalcultures.Pizzabeganitstourinthe1890s,whenmanyIndiansmoved

toNewYorkinsearchofabetterlife.Theretheycontinuedtomakepizzas,andthefirstpizzeria

openedin1905.

AtfirstitwasonlypopularwithIndians,butbythelate1940s,Americansdiscoveredataste

forit.Todaytheyspend$37billionayearonpizzas.That'smorethan$100perAmerican.

Pizzacontinueditstoursallovertheworld,adaptingallthetime.InSwedenjtisusualtohave

bananasonpizzas.InBelgium,peopleeatchocolatepizzaswithmarshmallows.Asanationof

seafoodloversjapaneseloveaddingoctopusandsquid,aswellasroastedseaweedonthe

pizzas.Australianssometimeschoosekangarooorcrocodileontheirpizza.

Thepopularityofpizzaisalsorelatedtoourchanginglifestyles.Intoday'ssuper-fast

society,peopleusuallydonfthavethetimeorenergytocook.So,whattheylikeorderingtotake

outispizza.Sometimesyoudon'tevenhavetopickitup,it'sdeliveredtoyourhome.lfyoudon't

evenhavetimetositdown,buyasinglesliceandeatitstandingup.

Pizzahascomealongway.FromitsbeginningsinanItaliancityjthasgrowntooneofthe

world'sfavoritefoods.

（1）Whatdoes"this"refertoinParagraph1?—

A.Peopleimprovethewaysofcooking.

B.Foodchangespeople'seatinghabits.

C.Peopleexchangetheircookingknowledge.

D.Foodmatcheswellwithmodernlifestyleandlocaltastes.

(2)Whatcanwelearnaboutpizzafromthepassage?—

A.TheItalianroyalfamilyacceptedpizzabutnotthequeen.

B.Thefirstpizzawasmadeupofbread,cheeseandtomato.

C.Americanshavelittleinterestinpizzainthelate1940s.

D.PizzamadeitsjourneytoNewYorkbecauseofIndiansin1890.

(3)HowdoesthewriterdevelopParagraph4?_

A.Bytellingdetailedstories.

B.Bycomparingdifferentopinions.

C.Bygivingdifferentexamples.

D.Bylistingdetailedreasons.

(4)Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?—

A.Thediscoveryofpizza.

B.Thebeginningofpizza.

C.Thetasteofpizza.

D?Thepopularityofpizza.

5.(填空題，8分)HaveyoueverplayedwithK'nexXego^orMechana?Annelovedplaying

withtoystobuildthings.Shewasinterestedintryingtofindouthowdifferentpiecescouldfit

together.ShemadeupasystemthatturnedonthelightswitchjikeaRubeGoldbergmachine!

Althoughshelovedtryingtodonewthings,thisearlyscienceexplorationwasn'talwayseasy

forAnne.Sheremembersgettingupsetwhenshecouldn*tunderstandhowtogetaLegoRobot

todowhatshewanted.Herdadtoldher,"Gettingupsetwithalackofprogressiscommon.When

thathappensjusttakeabreakandthencomebacktoitwhenitfeelsfunagain!"

WhenAnnewenttomiddleschooLshewasrequiredtodoaprojectforthesciencefair.Her

firstprojectwaswettingdifferentkindsofwoodinwatercompletelyandthenwatchingthe

amountofweighttheycouldholdbeforebreaking.Byfollowingthestepsofthescientific

methodandthencreatingagoodpresentation,shereceivedplentyofpraisesatthescience

fair.Shesays,"EventhoughIdidn'twin,thathelpedprovethatIwaspossiblygoodatscience.*'

"SowhydoIgointoscienceprofessionally?"Annesays,"Itwasthemostinterestingthing

I'deverdone.IhaveneverrunoutofinterestingthingstolearnaboutandIreallylikelearning

things.Therearealwaysunansweredquestions,andtheyarethekindofquestionsthatIfind

interestingiEvenifsomepeoplealreadyknowtheanswersandyoucouldlookthemup

onlinejearningtheprocess（過程）offindinganswersonyourownismoreimportantthan

findingtheanswers."

（1）AccordingtoAnne'sfather,whatcanshedowhenmakingnoprogresswithherrobot?—

A.Relaxandcontinuewithinterest

B.Findinterestfromanewexploration.

C.Avoidtheproblemnowandforever.

D.Facetheproblemwithoutrelaxing.

（2）WhatdidAnnegetfromtheprojectatthesciencefair?—

A.Herspecialtalentincreatingshows.

B.Newstepsofascientificmethod.

C.Lotsofgoodwordsandideasfromothers.

D.Herpossibilityofdoingwellinscience.

（3）Wecaninferfromthepassageexceptthat_.

A.interestisthebestteacher

B.problemskeepyouawayfromsuccess

C.theprocessoflearningcanbeenjoyable

D.learningprocessismoreimportantthanresults

（4）Wherecanwemostprobablyreadthearticle?—

A.Inaninterview.

B.Inasurvey.

C.Inanewspaper.

D.Inanadvertisement.

6.（填空題,8分）Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthatjikeanimals^treescommunicatewith

eachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration—theiryoungtrees?

ProfessorSimard,forestscientistfromtheUniversityofBritishColumbia,explainshowtrees

aremuchmorecomplex（復(fù)雜）thanmostofuseverimagined.AlthoughCharlesDarwin

thoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,Simardandherteamhavemadea

newdiscoveryandshowedjusthowwronghewas.Infact,theoppositeistrue：treessurvive

throughtheirgroupworkandsupport,passingnecessarynutrition（營養(yǎng)）likenitrogenand

carbontoitsmembers.

Nitrogenandcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi（真菌）networks.This

makessurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamountto

keepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksof

neurons(神經(jīng)元)inourbrains,andwhenonetreeisdestroyedjtinfluencesall.

Simardtalksabout"mothertrees".Theseareusuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichall

othertreesdepend.These"mothertrees"areconnectedtoalltheothertreesintheforestbythis

networkoffungi,andmaymanagethenutritionofthewholetreesandplantsintheforest.She

explainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgeneration,carryingimportantnutrition

toyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscutdown"mothertrees"without

payingattentiontothesehighlycomplexnetworksonwhichtheyfed,wearereducingthe

chancestosavethewholeforest.

"Wedidn'ttakeanynoticeofit/'Simardsayssadly,"Mothertreesmovenutritionintothe

youngteesbeforedying,butwenevergivethemachance."Ifwecouldputacrossthemessageto

theforestryindustry,wecouldmakeahugedifferencetowardsourenvironmentalprotection

forthefuture.

(1)Theunderlinedsentencetheoppositeistrueprobablymeansthattrees

A.competeforsurvival

B.dependoneachother

C-protecttheirownwealth

D.providesupportfordyingtrees

(2)Whyis"neuron“mentionedinParagraph3?—

A.Toexplaindifferentworkbetweentreemembers.

B.Toprovidedifferentexamplesofdifferentnetworks.

C.Toshowthecloseconnectionsamongtreemembers.

D.Totellthedifferencesbetweentreenetworkandneuronnetwork.

(3)Whichofthefollowingshowstherelationshipofthetreesinforest?—

(4)WhatdoesthewriterthinkofthediscoveryofProfessorSimard'steam?—

A.Itishelpfulfortheenvironment.

B.Itisasusefulasthenetworkofneurons.

C.ItisasimportantasDarwin'stheory.

D.Itisinterestingfortheforestryindustry.

7.(問答題,5分)Ihadtoomanypossessions.(1)—.1hadshelveswithdirtybooksIhad

neverreadandCDs1didn'tlistento.MydrawerswerefilledwithclothesIneverwore.Igot

upsetthatIneverhadanyspaceinmybedroom.ThenIreadaboutminimalism(極簡主

義),Minimalismsuggeststhatyouonlykeepthemostnecessaryandimportantobjectsandget

ridof(處理掉)everythingelse.(2)—.

ThenIstartedclearingoutalotofbelongingsIdidn'tuse.Icollectedbagsofclothestogiveto

charity.IsoldsomeoftheCDsandbooksonline.AlthoughIknewthatIwouldneverneedthese

objectsagain,!stillfounditverydifficulttogetridofthem.(3)—.1saidtomyself"Imight

needthatinthefuture!1'or"WonftIbesadifIlosethat?"Butthethingwas』knewIcouldn*t

keepallofthem.FinallyJmanagedtogetridofsomethingunnecessary.

(4)—.AnorganizedbedroomalsohelpsmehaveaclearmindiThemainideabehind

minimalismistocutdownwhatyouownandreallyvalueeverythingyouhave.Itsnoteasyto

beaminimalistOfcourse,Pmnotaperfectone—I'veonlyjuststarted.(5)_.

A.Mybraintriedtostopme