中考英语试题

Families celebrate National Grandparents Day in many ways in our city. Every year at this time, we hear from our readers sharing their stories to give thanks and express love to their grandparents. Here is Cindy’s story.

My darling Grandfather,

I don’t think I could ever find the words to describe the positive ( 积极的 ) influence you have had on my life. I’m writing to tell you how important you are in my life.

Grandpa, I couldn’t imagine where I would be now without you and Grandma. Through all the difficulties, you two have been like a rock in my life and a peaceful island in a big lonely ocean. You have given me power in my life.

Seeing you two again was always like a homecoming. When I came to visit, your loving arms welcomed me and we had wonderful times together talking and walking.

You have shown me that there are men who are caring and good. I remember when I was a little girl, how you held me tightly ( 紧紧地 ) when I couldn’t sleep. You always spoke kindly to me.

You have shown me what a family man is—a man who gives what is best for his children. You always gave, even when it was not easy for you or when you were tired and unwell.

You have also shown me what a caring husband is—a man who loves his wife as much as he can. We know that no one is perfect, but in my whole life I never heard you raise your voice at Grandma or treat her disrespectfully ( 不尊重地 ).

Grandpa, you gave me hope to believe that I could also be a responsible person one day: Thank you for your ongoing love and example to me.

Your loving granddaughter,

Cindy

1 ． Cindy is writing the letter to ________.

A ． share stories with her grandparents

B ． tell her grandparents she will visit them

C ． let her grandpa know how important he is

D ． show her grandpa what kind of person she has become

2 ． What does Cindy mean by saying the underlined sentence in the passage? ________

A ． She can always depend on her grandparents

B ． She is always welcome in her grandparents’ home.

C ． Her grandparents give her too much pressure.

D ． Her grandparents are always kind to her.

3 ． What kind of person is Cindy’s grandpa? ________

A ． Kind and strict. B ． Caring and responsible.

C ． Serious and positive. D ． Loving and impatient.

4 ． Grandpa has influenced Cindy in a positive way by ________.

A ． taking her to a peaceful island B ． solving her difficulties in life

C ． speaking loudly to her D ． setting a good example for her

5 ． Where is the passage most likely from? ________

A ． A poem collection. B ． A geography magazine.

C ． A local newspaper. D ． A science-fiction novel.

—Good news! The Underground Line 1 in Nantong ________ to come into service soon.

—That’s great! Transport will become much easier for us.

A ． will be expected B ． is expected C ． expects D ． is expecting

— Do you know that China is one of countries in the world?

— Yes, I do. It’s much than the US.

A ． oldest; older B ． the oldest; the older

C ． the oldest; older D ． the older; older

假定你是李华，收到英国笔友 Harry 的邮件，获悉他在机器人制作比赛中获奖。请根据邮件内容给他回复。词数 80 左右。

To: Lihua 2019@163.com From: Harry@hotmail.com

参考词汇：congratulation

祝贺注意事项：

1. 回复邮件时可适当发挥，邮件格式已给出，不计入总词数；

2. 意思清楚，表达通顺，行文连贯，书写规范；

3. 请勿在文中使用真实的姓名、校名及地名。

Dear Harry,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

The Nile is the ________ river in the world.

—I’m afraid I can’t find the key to the car.

—______. I’ll wait for you. We have enough time.

A ． Hurry up B ． All right

C ． It is up to you D ． Hold your horses

—Hello, Jenny, I can’t find my math book ________ . Did you see it?

—Sorry, I didn’t.

A ． everywhere B ． anywhere C ． somewhere D ． nowhere

________ we always wait for another day, fruitlessly our life will pass away.

A ． Until B ． If C ． Although D ． Whether

I have some tickets for the football match. I called my friends to see___________.

A. where did they buy them B. why they liked to go there

C. when did we go together D. whether they’d like to go

【2019 •湖北省武汉市】She’s brought you some eggs. As you know, she ______chickens.

A. keeps B. will keep

C. has kept D. kept

Look! The students ________ (answer) the questions carefully.

仔细阅读下面五个句子，然后用下面方框中所给单词或短语填空，使每个句子在结构、句义和逻辑上正确。（提示：有一个单词或短语是多余的。）

stay up favorite prefer beautiful show up love

46. Mark Twain is Linda’s ________ author.

47. I _________ classical music to pop music.

48. The Fine Arts Museum is both ________ and interesting.

49. I _________ eating ice cream on a hot day. There’s nothing better.

50. Do you know where John is? He was going to meet me earlier but he didn’t _____.

—Where did you go on vacation?

—I went to a countryside in Guangxi. There was no noisy traffic so the environment there is

A. dangerous B. quiet C. messy

—Amy had so many phone calls today.

—Yes. As soon as one call was over, another call ________.

A ． took up B ． showed off C ． handed out D ． came in

﹣﹣﹣When are we going to see the movie Zoo Topia， this afternoon or tonight？

﹣﹣﹣________ is OK． I'm free today．（　　）

A．Either B．Both C．Neither

We ________ each other since I came to Beijing, but we send emails very often.

A．don't see B．didn't see C．won't see D．haven't seen

【2019 • 山东莱芜】一Are you willing to live on Mars one day?

一__________. It sounds interesting, but it still worries me.

A. I'm not sure B. Sure, I will C. That's all right D. I hope so

—Are you looking forward to the picnic tomorrow? I’m wondering ________.

—Let’s make it at half past 6.

A ． where will we have a picnic

B ． what we will do and see

C ． how will we climb up the mountain

D ． when we will meet at the school gate

Firstly, you’d better skim the article to get the c________ thought when reading.

【2019 • 浙江金华、义乌、丽水】

On March 19，2019， eight-year-old Tani won the New York Championship(纽约象棋冠军赛) of his age group. But the boy, who was homeless at the time, began learning the game less than a year ago.

Tani and his family arrived in New York City from Africa in 2017. A church helped him enter the primary school, P. S. 116. Here the gifted boy was first introduced to chess by a part-time teacher Makofsky, owner of a chess club. Interested in the game, the seven-year-old asked his mother to allow him to join the club. Not able to afford the chess classes, she emailed Makofsky. To her surprise and joy, Makofsky agreed that Tani could learn it for free.

Though the chess club helps, it’s largely believed that Tani’s success lies in hard work. Theboy practices the game for many hours a day on the floor with his board. Every Saturday, Tani goes to a free 3-hour class to improve his game skills.

Not surprisingly, Tani’s story, first reported by The New York Times, has brought him great support from the public. Soon after the young boy won the New York Championship, Makofsky began a GoFundMe activity for Tani and his family so that he could continued his chess journey. It raised $200,000 in just ten days, far more than they expected. And the money keeps coming. But the family donates(捐赠) most of the money to the church and to those poor family!

Tani has also received offers from three famous private schools in New York. However, the family have politely refused all of them and chosen to continue Tani’s education at P. S. 116.

While excited about his new life, Tani is ready to meet great challenges(挑战). He is busy preparing for the 2019 National Primary Championships. Winning the competition will bring the chess player closer to his dream of becoming the world’s youngest chess grandmaster(大师). The record has been 17 years by the Russian chess player Karjakin, who won the title at the age of 12.

12. Tani began to learn chess at the age of ____.

A. seven B. eight C. nine D. twelve

13. Paragraph 3 is mainly about ____.

A. where Tani practices chess B. how hard Tani works at chess

C. what Tani’s mother does for him D. how much the chess club helps

14. After winning the New York Championship, Tani ____.

A. hoped to see Bill Clinton B. went to a famous private school

C. became the richest boy in New York D. got much support from society

15. The writer mentions the Russian chess player Karjakin to ____.

A. call on young people to learn chess

B. introduce his great achievements in chess

C. show it’s a big challenge for Tani to realize his dream

D. tell people Tani has been the world’s best chess player