中考英语试题

﹣Tom， please have some fish．

﹣Thanks． It tastes________． I want more．（　　）

A．well                      B．awful                     C．good                     D．terribly

    Women walk in space

There will soon be a “giant leap” for womankind in space. If all goes according to plan, two female NASA astronauts will take a spacewalk on March 29. This will be the first all-female spacewalk in history.

Pilot Anne McClain, A US Army major(陆军少校), and electrical engineer Christina Koch will walk outside the International Space Station(ISS). Their mission is to replace batteries that were installed on the ISS last summer. NASA estimates (估计) that their walk will last about seven hours.

Working in space can be quite dangerous. It is typically believed that male astronauts are more suited to space missions. Women are more likely to work at ground control or do research.

According to NASA, fewer than 11 percent of the more than 500 people who have been into space have been female. During the 213 spacewalks that have taken place at the ISS since 1998. the astronaut teams doing the walks have either been all-male or male-female.

McClain and Koch’s spacewalk is definitely a big step for women. "It resonates(产生共鸣) with women around the agency that we are at this point, " NASA spokeswoman Stephanie Schierholz told the Guardian.

More women around the world are becoming astronauts. Women have certain advantages when it comes to working in space. They tend to be smaller, which means they take up less room and need less oxygen and food than men, Forbes said.

Also, woman are less likely to have heart attacks and are less sensitive to heat, cold, pain and noise. Studies have also shown that women deal with loneliness better than men, Forbes said.

Female astronauts making milestones(里程碑)

Valentina Tereshkova from the Soviet Union became the first woman to go into space in 1963——just two years after the first man.

In 1984, Svetlana Savitskaya from the Soviet Union was the first woman to walk in space

Liu Yang became the first female astronaut from China to go into space in 2012.

42．What does the "giant leap"in the first paragraph refer to?

A．NASA will send two female astronauts into space

B．A team of all-female astronauts will take a spacewalk

C．Female astronauts will replace batteries on the ISS

D．NASA astronauts will set a record of the longest spacewalk.

43．According to NASA, how many women have gone into space?

A．About 22               B．Around 55              C．About 213              D．More than 500

44．According to Forbes, women may be better able to work in space because  ________ .

A．they are more willing than men to become astronaut     B．they work well with others

C．they do not get sick easily                           D．they have certain physical advantages

45．What do we know from the story?

A．The two astronauts will arrive at the ISS on March 29

B．It is more dangerous for women to work in space

C．Female astronauts have taken spacewalks before.

D．Women started to take spacewalks in 1998

My mother cares about me. My father cares about me, too. ( 改为同义句 )

________ my mother and my father ________ about me.

I’ll never forget the place ________ we visited together last year.

A ． which B ． what C ． who D ． whom

Run for Class President

Two months ago, when our class election ( 选举 )started, I decided to run for class president. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win. But I was 1 that people would feel bad for me if I lost.

I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn’t to make promises to do things I couldn’t 2 but to show my class why I wanted to be the president. I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech, saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was 3 prepared, I felt that my chances of winning were strong.

However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response ( 反应 ) wasn’t what I had 4 . Few people actually listened. When it was my opponent’s( 对手的 ) turn, everyone was screaming ( 尖叫 ) his name. His speech was short, 5 all to the point. By then, I realized I should have made 6 shorter and clearer.

It was obvious ( 明显的 ) who would 7 . For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over. I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it through.

My prediction was right: I didn’t win.

The next day, people were still talking about the 8 . I just pretended ( 假装 ) not to hear.  But later, things got better. People 9 about the election and talked to me just as they did before.

I don’t regret putting time and energy 10 the election because I’ve learned that things aren’t always going the way I expect. And moments of failure like this build character —since then I’ve learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.

1 ． A ． bored B ． afraid C ． excited D ． hopeful

2 ． A ． compare B ． remember C ． manage D ． repeat

3 ． A ． fully B ． quickly C ． freshly D ． slowly

4 ． A ． feared B ． faced C ． mentioned D ． pictured

5 ． A ． so B ． or C ． and D ． but

6 ． A ． my B ． myself C ． mine D ． me

7 ． A ． reply B ． return C ． wait D ． win

8 ． A ． discussion B ． election C ． decision D ． invitation

9 ． A ． forgot B ． wrote C ． cared D ． discussed

10 ． A ． for B ． into C ． at D ． on

Eating Together, Separately

Separate dining is common in the western culture, while in China's dining culture, whether dining at home or eating out, a grouped dining system is used in most situations.

However, the coronavirus pandemic has challenged the deep-rooted Chinese dining tradition of sharing dishes together, which inspires the government, restaurants and citizens to rethink about eating customs.

Standards on individual ( 供一人用的 )dining, serving chopsticks ( 公筷 )and two pairs of chopsticks came out on March 18. Here are the main points.

l Individual diners' food should he served to customers in separate tableware.

l Each shared dish should be served with a separate pair of serving chopsticks.

l Each diner should have two pairs of differently colored chopsticks. One is to get food from shared dishes to place into individual howls, and the other is for eating from individual bowls.

The above new standards aim to protect the public health in a scientific and practical way. Over 200 companies have followed the guidelines. In order to encourage customers to follow the standards, some restaurants offer parking coupons ( 优惠券 )to those who use serving chopsticks.

According to a survey about separate dining by think tank Thinker, nearly 89% of 100,000 interviewees believe it's more hygienic ( 卫生的 )because it reduces the risk of infection via saliva ( 唾液传染） .

For Chinese, it is not easy to change their dining behavior, because they think the grouped dining system is a tradition. When they share the food, they are building up a close relationship among diners. Besides, it is difficult to divide Chinese dishes into separate parts.

Eating separately is a break from tradition, but it is helpful to prevent diseases and improve health. People can still sit at the same table, sharing the same food and the same culture in a new way. It also encourages advanced cooking skills, which means a chance of creating something new in Chinese food.

1 ． When did the standards on individual dining come out?

_______________________________________________________

2 ． What is the aim of the new standards?

_______________________________________________________

3 ． How do some restaurants encourage customers to use serving chopsticks?

_______________________________________________________

4 ． Why is it not easy to change Chinese dining behavior?

_______________________________________________________

5 ． According to the passage, what do you think of eating separately?

_______________________________________________________

The story reminds us that we have to decide between life and ________ （死） in a very dangerous situation.

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文．文中共有10处语言错误．每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改．

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧ ） ，并在其下面写出该加的词．

删除：把多余的词用斜线（ \）画掉．

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词．

注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分．

    My mother is the kind and nice woman． So she is very strict with me． One Sunday night， when I was watched the film Harry Potter ， my mother asked me to go to bed． I loved the film very much， so I didn't move． After a while ，I noticed that she didn't say something． Then she got angry and turned on the TV．I was very sad and entered into my room． I thought，"I have only two nights in a week watch TV．Shouldn't I enjoy it freely？"The next day， she cooked and talked with me as usually． I pretended not to hear ， but she didn't mind and tell me she wanted me to have a good rest． Then I understood hers． I love my mother．

—Suzy, your room is really in a mess.

—Sorry, Mum. I’ll ________ right now.

A ． tidy up B ． put up C ． look up D ． stay up

Which pair of the words with underlined letters has the same sound?

A ． dr i ver  p i lot B ． t ea m   gr ea t C ． coll e ge  s e nd

请根据语篇内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空，使短文通顺、连贯，并将答案写在答题卡相应的位置上。方框中有两个词为多余项。

till          smart         however  educate     except            requirement sense        have                  exact        accept        which              complete

Some students expect to be able to "relax" for their four years at university. Now, they are receiving an unpleasant "wake-up call". Lazy students at big universities such as Peking and Fudan are being "asked to quit"——to leave the university.

It’s a common belief in China that once you  70  by a university, you will be sure to graduate. Teachers and parents may even do many things  71  are helpful for you to study hard to pass zhongkao and then gaokao. Once you jumped these hurdles （难关）and crossed the finish line, you  72  no more pressure. University life will be a piece of cake.

This is  73  true. At university, there is not much homework. You aren’t required to do lots of exercises or take tests weekly. And there is no pressure to be "top of the class". But universities do require you  74  tasks, such as essays, on time. And you must pass mid-term and final exams. In the past, many universities were less strict about these  75  . Failed an exam? Don' t worry! An easier one is waiting for you to re-take.

Some universities,  76  , think such a life for students isn' t a good idea. If college education fails in making students  77  than when they first enter it, then it actually doesn’ t help them at all.

Gaining knowledge is the purpose of  78  at all levels, from primary school to university. And there is no "easy" way to get knowledge  79  through hard work. A lot of efforts are always needed.

How many of you ever dreamed of becoming an _________ (invent)?

Tea from China began to be sent abroad more than a thousand years ago and since then it ________ to the world.

A ． was known B ． is known C ． has been known D ． knows

﹣ Let's go to another restaurant instead．

﹣ It's not necessary． The food here is          than before．（　　）

A．delicious                                                  B．less delicious

C．much delicious                                          D．more delicious

【2019 • 山东日照】You ______ be very tired with the long drive. Let’s stop to have a rest.

A. must             B. can                 C. shall               D. need

Naomi was thinking about her vacation report. She visited her friend Grace and got some ideas.

“What should I write about?” she thought again on her way home. Near a shrine （圣地） , she found a beautiful bird singing on a big stone. She looked at the stone and saw some letters on it. “What is this stone for?” she wondered. Naomi talked about the stone to her grandpa. “That is a stone monument which has a long history,” her grandpa said. Naomi also told her grandpa about her report. “I think it is a good idea to write about it. Go and visit my friend Sam,” said Naomi’s grandpa.

The next day, Naomi went to see Sam. “________ We have more stone monuments around here. The one you saw was built about two hundred years ago. People around here thought that trees had souls （灵魂） . But they had to cut and use the trees for their own lives. They made the stone monuments to thank the trees,” Sam said. “We should live with nature. However, we sometimes forget that important thing. When we see the stone monuments, we can remember            that,” Sam said.

“This is a part of our local culture, and young people like me have to learn about this.” Naomi thought.

The new term started. “Your report is great. You worked hard to write it,” Naomi’s teacher said. The teacher’s words made Naomi so happy. Passing the stone again, Naomi said to the bird, “Thank you for telling me.”

1 ． What was Naomi worrying about during the summer vacation?

A ． Her grandpa. B ． Her trip. C ． Her health. D ． Her report.

2 ． What does the underlined word “monument” mean in Chinese?

A ．时刻 B ．运动 C ．礼物 D ．纪念碑

3 ． Which of the following can be put in “________”?

A ． I’m sorry you don’t like the monument.

B ． I don’t think you want to know about it.

C ． I am glad you are interested in the monument.

D ． I’m sure you’ll invite me to dinner.

4 ． Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A ． People there thought that trees had souls.

B ． They made the monuments to thank the trees.

C ． They built the monuments for people to remember the trees.

D ． They built the monuments for the birds to sing on.

5 ． What does the story mainly tell us?

A ． It tells us how Naomi worked for her report.

B ． It tells us how Naomi found the monument.

C ． It tells us how Naomi visited Sam.

D ． It tells us how Naomi found the bird.

Experiencing China

Mike, Canada

I spent three months with my host family(接待家庭) in China. It was a lifetime experience. I was able to experience Chinese living and culture

from basic Tai Chi to Beijing Opera. I even visited a famous traditional Chinese medicine hospital. Now I have a better understanding of Chinese culture.

Joanna, Australia

I stayed with my host family for five months. My host mother is a Chinese teacher and she is really warm-hearted. With her help

my Chinese has improved a lot. And I have got used to a new culture. My favorite part of the experience was sharing my feelings in China with her.

Bill, America

My host mother is a wonderful cook! She makes me all kinds of traditional Chinese dishes. They are tasty and I like them very much. Just like me

my host parents love to learn about different cultures. They often ask me questions about life in America.

Cindy, Germany

Recently I took part in a program to study Chinese. I lived with a host family in China for six months. My host sister is a really hardworking student. It was amazing to see how she made progress in English. And a close relationship has developed between us.

21．Who visited a traditional Chinese medicine hospital?

A．Mike.                    B．Joanna.                  C．Bill.                       D．Cindy.

22．How long did Joanna stay with her host family in China?

A．Three months.                                           B．Four months.

C．Five months.                                             D．Six months.

23．Cindy thinks her host sister is     .

A．a wonderful cook                                       B．a responsible doctor

C．a warm-hearted teacher                               D．a hardworking student

阅读下面短文，在空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。

Most adults find it hard to remember the things happened while they were children. Now scientists have found exactly when these memories d___51___.

A new study has found that most three-year-old children can remember a lot of what happened to them a year e___52___,and these memories are still clear while they are 5 and 6, but by the time they are over 7, these memories become weaker r___53___.

Most children by the age of 8 or 9 can only remember 35% of their e___54___ from under the age of 3 according to the new studies.

The scientists say this is because at around this age the way we form(形成)memories begins to change. They say that before the age of 7 children do not have a s___55___of time and place in their memories. In older children, however, the early things they can remember become more adult-like in the way they are formed. Children also have a far faster speed of f ___56___ than adults. The discoveries also help to explain why children can often have clear memories of what they have done, b___57___ then forget them just several years later.

The children were organized to the laboratory for the first time at the age of 3 and discussed 6 impressed(印象深刻的)things from their past, such as the first relaxing trip with your family, the first d___58___ accident you met, and the first day of school. The children then returned for a second s___59___between the ages of 5 and 9 to discuss the same things. The scientists found that between the ages of 5 and 7,the amount（量）of memories that the children could remember r ___60___ between 63%-72%. However, between the ages of 8 to 9, the amount of memories that the children could remember fell to between 35%--36%.

—How does he look? —____________________.

A. He is 12 years old.  B. He is a worker. 

C. He looks strong.   D. He is my brother.

I ____ ____ it. ( 我必须找到它 )