中考英语试题

﹣Where is Tom？

﹣He _____in his room． The light in his room is on．（　　）

A．mustn't be              B．can be                    C．can't be                 D．must be

On the way to success, no one can avoid ________ (make) mistakes. Learning from mistakes is a must.

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   In a small village, there lived a potter(陶工). He had a donkey. Every day his donkey would    1    soil from the field to his house. Since the field was quite far away, the potter would rest under a tree midway,   2       his donkey nearby.

One day, the potter forgot to take the    3   with which he tied the donkey every day. When he reached the tree, he thought, “How do I tie this donkey today? He might    4   if I sleep.” The potter decided to lie down   5   the donkey’s ears so that the donkey would not run away.

But    6   this way neither the donkey nor the potter was able to take a rest. A wise saint(圣人), who    7   to be passing by, saw the potter holding on to the donkey’s ears. Then the saint wanted to know what the problem of the potter was. When he was   8    what the problem was, the wise saint said, “Take the donkey to the place where you tie him every day. Pretend(假装) to tie him using a(n)   9    rope. I promise you that he won’t run away.” The potter did what the saint had said.

He left the donkey and went to take a rest. When he woke up, to his surprise, he found the donkey standing in the   10    place.

Soon the potter prepared to leave for home.    11   the donkey did not move. “What is wrong with this donkey?” shouted the potter in frustration.

   12  , the potter saw the wise saint again. He ran up to the saint and told him about the donkey’s   13   behavior. The saint said, “You tied up the donkey, but did you untie him? Go and pretend to untie the rope with which you had tied the donkey.”

The potter    14   the saint’s advice. Now the donkey was ready to leave for home. The potter understood that donkey was a bonded(被束缚的) donkey. The potter thanked the wise saint and went home happily with his donkey.

The donkey is stupid and    15   are those people who can’t get away from old habits. Sometimes, the unseen rope is more confining(束缚的) than the one that can be seen.

1. A. take                  B. buy                    C. carry                      D. bring

2. A. leading              B. training               C. feeding                   D. tying

3. A. stick                 B. rope                   C. cloth                       D. silk

4. A. run away          B. give up                C. run out                   D. turn around

5. A. hitting                B. holding               C. hiding                     D. helping

6. A. by                     B. in                       C. on                           D. with

7. A. seemed             B. appeared          C. meant                       D. happened

8. A. mentioned         B. told                    C. asked                      D. advised

9. A. safe                   B. soft                    C. imaginary                D. fixed

10. A. same                B. similar                C. special                    D. wrong

11. A. And                  B. But                   C. Or                          D. So

12. A. Happily           B. Personally         C. Luckily                    D. Unluckily

13. A. proper             B. funny                 C. proud                     D. strange

14. A. offered            B. followed             C. received                 D. refused

15. A. so                   B. neither                 C. also                       D. too

﹣Jim， I have ________ in finishing so much work．

﹣Don't worry． I can help you．（　　）

A．ability                   B．success                   C．experience             D．difficulty

 —I think washing hands every day is good_____________ our health.

—Yes, I agree___!

A. to; to                       B. with ;to                    C. for; with           D. at; with

Pandas are so cute. Most children like ________.

A ． they B ． them C ． their D ． themselves

 In our English class, Mrs. Zhou always organizes creative       to encourage us to use the

language.

A. parities

B. trips

C. activities

学习一门新的语言不是一件容易的事情，不过万事都有规律可循。请根据思维导图提示的语言学习经历和经验，以 “How can we become good language learners?” 为题，写一篇英语短文。

要求：

1. 应包含思维导图提示中所有要点，可适当进行拓展；

2. 词数： 80 词左右；

3. 书写工整规范；

4. 标题、首末段已给出，不计入总词数，无需抄写在答题卡书面表达作答区域；

5. 文中不得提及真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

How can we become good language learners?

What makes a good language learner? There are some things that good language learners do and some things they don’t do.

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Don’t forget that it’s never too late to become a good language learner.

On the ________ Ninth Festival this year, we’ll visit the old people’s home near our school.

—Can you join us playing basketball after school today?

—Sorry, I ________. I have to go home and finish my homework first.

A ． mustn’t B ． can’t C ． needn’t D ． couldn’t

Being a parent is without doubt among the most challenging jobs in the world. But no matter how 1 it is, some people voluntarily （主动地） take this role—even if they don’t have to. We know them as “foster （收养） parents”.

Katie Holstein is one such example. In 2017, though unmarried, she decided to become a mother. Eight months later, she got a license and was 2 to become a first ﹣ time mom to two babies. It was not an easy 3 for Katie. However, she made it. The babies were looked after very well.

Over the next three years, this 4 mom fostered 16 children. They were all under five years old because she wasn’t willing to take teenagers. However, her attitude changed when she met a teenage girl named Akyra.

Akyra’s foster family needed a break. Katie was asked to let Akyra 5 with her for a week. To Katie’s surprise, she and Akyra got on well. They had the same 6 such as watching movies and reading novels. As time went on, the pair grew 7 . Katie made up her mind to foster her for real. Akyra was 14 at that time and planned to live with Katie until she aged out of the system at 18 years old.

Now Katie’s story is 8 known. She hopes it will encourage other people to 9 their homes to foster kids. “Being a real family doesn’t always mean being connected by blood. Sometimes, it just means being connected by the 10 . I promise you there are children in your community right now who need a safe place to land. They need willing families, not perfect ones,” explained Katie.

1 ． A ． interesting B ． exciting C ． unhealthy D ． difficult

2 ． A ． forced B ． encouraged C ． allowed D ． asked

3 ． A ． task B ． question C ． exam D ． rule

4 ． A ． beautiful B ． powerful C ． careful D ． regretful

5 ． A ． stay B ． come C ． communicate D ． compete

6 ． A ． difficulties B ． ideas C ． interests D ． friends

7 ． A ． stranger B ． quicker C ． stronger D ． closer

8 ． A ． widely B ． clearly C ． nearly D ． directly

9 ． A ． build B ． open C ． clean D ． change

10 ． A ． brain B ． age C ． money D ． heart

Mary was in bed, feeling sleepy. She read the first few words of her book, “The dodo( 渡渡鸟 ) was a bird that couldn’t fly...”, and soon she fell fast asleep.

Whoosh! The window flew wide open. Mary sat up, and through the window she saw a dodo, an unusual dodo, right there in her yard!

“I lived over four hundred years ago,” the dodo said. “But then terrible things happened. People cut down the forests, so we had nothing to eat. We all died.” The dodo felt sad.

Suddenly, a mammoth ( 猛犸 ) rushed in. It said, “I’ve been looking for you, Dodo! I lived thousands of years ago, but not now.” It added, “Scientists think the weather changed, changing the environment where we lived. We ate grass, but as the weather grew warmer, forests spread and there was less grass to eat.”

Seconds later, an elephant bird came. It said proudly, “I’m the heaviest bird that’s ever lived. I weigh half a ton. But we lived on earth over a thousand years ago.”

The animals all looked sad. Before they had time to say another word, a tiger came in. “My friends,” said, showing its big teeth. “I hear what you are talking about. We tigers are lucky. Now there are some special places for us animals who are in danger. We are safe and no one can hurt us there.

“Sounds great!” thought Mary. “Animals should have more of this kind of places!”

The window blew shut, and Mary woke up with a start. There was no one and nothing to see, except the book in her hand.

1 ． Which of the animals lived thousands of years ago?

A ． Dodos. B ． Elephant birds. C ． Tigers. D ． Mammoths.

2 ． Why are tigers lucky?

A ． They have big teeth. B ． They live in safe places.

C ． The environment changed. D ． The weather grew warmer.

3 ． Which question could best help us find out the writer’s purpose?

A ． Did the writer want us to have fun? B ． Did the writer want us to raise animals?

C ． Did the writer want us to protect dodos? D ． Did the writer want to learn something?

In a digital age, we almost never write things by hand. However, many studies have shown that this act has many benefits （益处） .

New brain research, led by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, announces the same: choosing handwriting over using a keyboard results in better learning and memory.

“When you write your shopping list or notes by hand, you simply remember things better after some time,” said Audrey van der Meer, author of the study.

The study was done using equipment to track and record brain wave activity. 12 young adults and 12 children took part in the study. Each person was asked to write by hand and type on a keyboard while wearing a hood （风帽） with over 250 electrodes （电极） . The sensors （传感器） in the electrodes are very sensitive and catch the electrical activity that takes place in the brain. Each examination took 45 minutes per person.

The results show that the brain in both young adults and children is much more active when writing by hand than when typing on a keyboard. According to Van der Meer, plenty of senses are activated by pressing a pen on paper, seeing the letters written and hearing the sound made while writing. These sense experiences build connections between different parts of the brain, opening the brain up for learning.

Van der Meer believes that the results show the importance of children’s learning to draw and write at an early age, especially at school. “Learning to write by hand is a bit slower process, but it’s important for children to go through the tiring process of learning to write by hand,” she said.

The hand movements are good for us in many ways. “If you use a keyboard, you use the same movement for each letter. Writing by hand requires control of your skills and senses. It is important to put the brain in a learning state as often as possible,” Van der Meer added. “You might use a keyboard to write an article, but you should learn by hand during a class.”

1 ． What advantage does choosing handwriting have over using keyboard?

A ． It’s more challenging. B ． It’s better for learning and memory.

C ． It’s less likely to cause tiredness. D ． It’s more popular among students.

2 ． According to the passage, when you are writing by hand, ________.

A ． your brain is more active B ． your senses are hard to be activated

C ． you take more time to study D ． your hand uses the same movement

3 ． What do we know about the study?

A ． 12 people took part in the study. B ． The study focused on using a keyboard.

C ． The study was designed only for children. D ． The study was to tell the importance of handwriting.

4 ． What is the main idea of the text?

A ． Handwriting brings people many benefits.

B ． The interest in handwriting is growing nowadays.

C ． Learning environment is important for the young.

D ． Learning is controlled by the ways of memorizing.

Betty is so happy about having a baby brother. She wants to share every toy with ________.

A ． him B ． her C ． me D ． you

— Whose guitar is this?

— Susan plays the guitar. It must ________.

A ． belong to her B ． be her C ． belongs to her D ． is hers

 —Are those ___________ keys, Jack?

—No, they aren’ t. They’ re Uncle ___________.

A. yours；Sam’ s                      B. your；Sam 

C. your；Sam’ s                       D. yours；Sam

Don’t ________ （浪费） food, you should eat up the food on the plate.

—A celebration for the 100 ^th anniversary of the founding of the CPC( 中国 ) will be held ， and I’m wondering ________.

—Let’s have a discussion about it this afternoon.

A ． how will we get there B ． which clubs will take part

C ． what we could do for it D ． whether can we do something for it

Zhang Ruoxu, a Tang Dynasty poet, is widely _______ for his poem A Moonlit Night on the Spring River . (know)

My brother Bob is ________ hard-working than me, but I am ________ than him.

A ． most; funnier B ． most; funniest C ． more; fun D ． more; funnier