2017年廣州市廣雅中學(xué)中考二模英語卷(1)

1、2017年廣州市廣雅中學(xué)中考二模英語卷.語法選擇（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）The expresion“down to earth “ means being open and honest. It is easy to get on _1_ someone beindown-to-earth person is the opposite of someone_2_acts important or proud.Down-to-earth people could be important members of society. But they do not consider th

2、emselves_3_ better others who are less important. A person who is filled with _4_ own importance and pride is said to have _ _ 力 airAmericans use_6_expresion that isarimo “down to earth " _7_some ways. The expresion is : ground ” . Someone like this is a person with a good understanding of real

3、ity. He may have dreams, but he does them to have influence on his understanding of _9_ is real.The opposite kind of person is one who has his“ head in the clouds ” . _10_ with his head inwhose mind is not on what _11_ in real life. Such a person _12_ be called a day-dreamer.When we have both our fe

4、et on the ground, _13_ when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in thact honestly and _14_to others. Our lives are _15_ the ground bolowand strong.1. A. forB. inC. aboutD. with2. A. thatB. whichC. whomD. what3. A. beB. areC. to beD. being4. A. himselfB. hisC. himD. he5. A. acrossB. overC.

5、 inD. below6. A. the otherB. anotherC. otherD. other '7. A. toB. withC. inD. of8. A. eitherB. allC. neitherD. both9. A. whichB. whatC. thatD. whom10. A. SomeoneB. AnyoneC. No oneD. Everyone11. A. happenedB. are happeningC. is happeningD. happen12. A. mustB. mayC. have toD. could13. A. butB. soC.

6、 andD. also14. A. openB. openedC. openingD. openly15. A. onB. underC. asD. like二.完形填空（共10小題，每小題1.5分，滿分15分）Did you hear of the supercomputer? _16_, China -1 was rankedanhthe world ' s fastest supercomputer,； to a new list of world ' s top 500 supercomputers.It took 200 Chinese _17_ two years

7、to build the fastest supercomputer. It can do 2507 trillion calculations in a _ means it will take a personal computer 600 years to finish the work that a computer does in 24 hours!The US now leads the world in the area of supercomputers. It is _19_ to more than half of the world supercomputers. Jap

8、an also has advanced technology. China is developing its supercomputer technology quickly experts say it will take years _20_ China' s total computing power can catch up with that of the US.Supercomputers can work on many _21_ things. They can solve problems in areas like nationatf de fensegy an

9、d science. In business, you can also use super computers. Oil companies use them to find oil and gas. _22_ usquick trades. Food companies even use supercomputers to make sure that they put potato chips into _23_ withou them.To make a supercomputer, scientists first need to _24_ thousands of small co

10、mputers together. Then they use : turn them into one supercomputer. In fact, any person with enough _25_ about computers can make a supercomi you need the top technology to make a supercomputer run fast.16.A. NowadaysB. ActuallyC. RecentlyD. Luckily17.A. engineersB. scientistsC. teachersD. managers1

11、8.A. dayB. monthC. secondD. minute19.A. houseB. homeC. schoolD. family20.A. afterB. beforeC. whileD. when21.A. interestingB. excitingC. differentD. powerful22.A. CompaniesB. FactoriesC. BanksD. Museums23.A. bottlesB. cansC. housesD. bowls24.A. joinB. communicateC. linkD. stick25.A. knowledgeB. money

12、C. energyD. love6 / 6.閱讀（滿分45分）第一節(jié)閱讀理解（共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項AMy little brother sat in the corner of the living room, with a pen in one hand and mbookthierthe other. As my father walked into the room, my brother knew that he did something wrong. And I just watched my brother

13、 s book. Now, he and I were both sure that my father would be very angry and we both waited for ouishathert.My father picked up his book and looked at it carefully. I thought my father would hit my brother or at leascribbkus loudly. However, he was not angry and didn't punish us, but took the pe

14、n and wrote in the bt shou ook: J2. Then my father thanked my brother for scribbling in his book. He said my brother made the book special andmeaningful. We were both surprised. But at that time we were too young to understand it.The years came and went. We came to know what my father meant by doing

15、 so. From time to time we would obook, look at the scribbles and read my father's expresion of love. My father taught us abouepeople are important, not the things you have. My father loved us, so he thought of the scribbles as artwork book special. He taught me how to cherish and be good to ever

16、yone around us.what that nmy beNow I ' m a father, too. Unlike my father, I don't wait for my daughters testaeleandbksrfbortethem. I take one down and give it to them to scribble. As I look at their artwork, I think about my father and the les's book?taught me.D. He wrote an articleD. He

17、 thanked me.26. What did my brother do in my fatherA. He wrote a sentence. B. He drew a nice picCjiHe drew and wrote freely.27. How did my father behave when he saw what my brother had done?A. He shouted to my brother. B. He hit my brother He thanked my brother.28. Which of the following is true acc

18、ording to the passage?A.I hide all my books so that my daughters will not find them.B.I would open the book to enjoy what my brother scribbled.C.I understood what my father meant at first.D. My daughter ' s artwork remindmyrfethfer ' s lesson. 29. How old was my brother when he scribbled in

19、the book?A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.D. 5.30. What s the main idea of this passage?A. It ' s good for kids to make mistakeB. Children should learn to behave well.C. Parents shouldn ' t be strict with kids). People are more important than things.BA beautiful actress called Rudy Lin finally got married wit

20、h Wallace Huo in 2016. Many of her fans felt happy fBorn on January 1, 1976, Rudy grew up in Taipei, Taiwan. She is the eldest children of her family. She has or younger brother and the other one six years younger. Her father was a businessman, and her mother was a hous English name was fronerhmothe

21、r ' s love of the jewel. When Lin was seven years old, her parents broke their m< She lived with her mother. She graduated from Ri Xin Primary School and Zhong Dian High School. She planned England to study after high school graduation.However, in her second year of high school, she first got

22、 involved in film and TV industry. So she went to have She told herself that if her filming career didn' t take off, she could still go back to school. Whenexperience in front of the camera in 1995, acting as a minor role, she became interested in acting. After filming he commercial, Lin caught

23、the attention of TV and film directors. In 1995, Lin received her first role in a film called Sc Day. The same year, she also acted as the supporting role in Taiwanese TV dramas. In 1996, Lin went to mainlar for the first time to film. She considered it as a valuable experience and the time that she

24、 began to learn about ad 1997, Lin became popular as the beloved Princess Ziwei in the series called My Fair Princess.In 2000, she worked in Hong Kong TVB's production of The Duke of Mount Deer with Dicky Cheung, Shu Qi a other well-known performers. As Lin felt she had achieved all she could in

25、 television, she also appeared in three 卜 Kong films in 2000. Since 2002, Lin has focused on her career in mainland China and became successful. In 200： appeared in the romantic TV series Boy and Girl which was broadcast throughout China by CCTV. With this serie was selected one of the Top 10 actres

26、ses of the year. Of those 10 actresses, she was the only one from Taiwan.From then on, she became more and more famous. Though her parents didn' t agree her to bfinally accepted it for her success and passion.31. Lin received her first role in a film called in 1995.A. Princess Ziwei B. The Duke

27、of Mount Deer C. School Day D. Boy and Girl 32. When did Lin start to learn about acting?A. When she worked in Hong Kong TVB for the first time.B. When she went to mainland China for the first time to film.C. When she worked as a minor role for the first time.D. When she studied in the Zhong Dian Hi

28、gh School.33. Which of the following statement about Lin is NOT true?A. Lin didn ' t study in a coBe gen was the second actress from Taiwan who was selected as one of the Top 1 C. Lin has focused on her career in mainland China since 2002.D. Lin ' s parents allowed Lin tacteess at last.34. W

29、hy did Lin ' s parents finally allow her to be an actress?A. Because of her talent and hard work.B. Because of her passion and interest.C. Because her parents like her films.D. Because of her passion and success.35. In what order did the following take place in Lin' s life?a. Lin appeared in

30、 three Hong Kong films. b. Lin ' s parents broke their marriage.c. Lin acted as Princess Ziwei. d. Lin got married with Wallace Huoe. Lin was selected one of the Top 10 actresses.A. b-c-a-e-d B. c-a-b-e-d C. a-c-e-d-b D . d-b-e-a-cCPerhaps your childhood piano lessons made you never want to play

31、 the piano again. Perhaps a piano is too ex youto afford. Now, thanks to a program in Sydney called“ Play me, I ' m yours ” , people areplaces for free. They share beautiful music, and the program also helps them communicate with each other.Thirty pianos have been placed in different parts of th

32、e city, including in several parks, at a bus stop and on son The pianos have the logo “ Play me, I ' m yours “ on them. People are invited to play music or sing sc matter what level of ability they have. Lots of people have been attracted to the program and stopped to watch or pianos.“ Play me,

33、I ' m yours “ is a part of the Sydney Festival. It is a project of the British artist, Luke Jerram. He people in the city connect with each other. He thinks that so many people are sitting in front of computers and bus their work all hours, and they almost have no chance to enjoy music. So the p

34、urpose of the project is to help them make new friends.The program “ Play mm yours “ has also reached England and Brazil. It was warmly welcomed there. But it success seems to come at the Sydney Festival."It ' s a chance for people to be creative, connect wsome fun. " Jerram said.36. A

35、ccording to the first sentence of the passage, your childhood piano lessons may be.A. boring B. valuable C. interesting D. meaningful37. Thirty pianos are placed in parts of the city except.A. in parks B. at a bus stop C. on streets D. in a school38. The aim of the project is to help people.A. sing

36、songs B. play the piano for free C. relax and make friendsD. enjoy beautiful music39. countries have had the program.A. Two B. Three C. Four D. Five40. Which can be the best title of the passage?A. Beautiful Music B. A British Artist, Luke JerCarThe Sydney Festival. A Program “ Play me, I ' m yo

37、ur D"The world's oceans are slowly getting more ,acidicay scientists. The researchers from California report that the change is taking place in response to higher levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.The lowering of the waters ' PHjvaiu etishreomoment but could cause a serious thr

38、eat to current ocean l it continues, they warn. Ken Caldeira and Michael Wickett, from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, rep their concerns in the journal Nature.Increasing use of oil fuels means more carbon dioxide is going into the air, and most of it will eventually be ab by sea water.

39、Once in the water, it reacts to form carbonic acid. Scientists believe that the oceans have already b slightly more acidic over the last century.These researchers have tried to predict what will happen in the future by combining what we know about the hi the oceans with computer models of climate ch

40、aThis level of acidity will get much more extreme in the future if we continue releasing CO2 into the atmosphere," said Dr Caldeira. "And we predict the amount of future acidity will e anything we have seen over the last several hundred million years, let alone perhaps after rare disasters

41、 such as impacts ”However, it is not absolutely clear what that means for oc eMndafeorganisms live near the surface, where the greatest PH change would be expected to occur, but deep-ocean life forms may be more sensitive to PH changes reefs 珊瑚礁）and other organisms whose shells contain calcium carbo

42、nate may be particularly affected if the wate acidity levels keep going up, the team predict. They could find it much more difficult to build these structures in wa a lower PH.In recent years some people have suggested storing carbon dioxide from power stations in the deep ocean as dealing with glob

43、al warming. But Dr Caldeira said that such a strategy should now be re-considered. "Previously, experts had looked at ocean absorption of carbon dioxide as a good thing-because in releasing CO2 into the atm（ warm the planet, and when CO2, is absorbed by the ocean, it reduces the amount of green

44、house warming.41. The ocean is becoming more acidic due to.A. the lower water PH valueB. the warming atmosphereC. the higher level of CO2 in the airD. the increasing use of oil fuels42. According to Dr Caldeira,.A. ocean absorption of carbon dioxide is a good thingB. more oil fuels will be used in t

45、he near future.C. scientists may predict climate changes with computer models.D. the future situation of the amount of acidity is extremely serious.43. If the water's acidity level keeps rising.A. ocean life whose structures contain calcium carbonate may be affected.B. the waters ' PH value

46、will become higher and higher.C. organisms living near the surface are more sensitive to PH changes.D. some disasters will occur more often than before.44. What does the undened word a ddic" probably mean?A.污染的峻的復(fù)雜的豳暖的45. The purpose of this passage is to.A. show people the findings of a resear

47、ch teamB. inform people of how acid the ocean is now.C. introduce Dr Caldeira and his team's research）. warn people of the higher acidity level in the sea.第二節(jié)閱讀填空（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）It feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about somet

48、hing as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. She about my lack of a bright future because I don' t plan to be a doctor. And much to her disappointmewhen I was pushed to say that I planned to major in English and communication, she nearly h

49、ad a heart attack.“Why can' t you be like -worker ' s son? ” she complains all the t-werkeer'ccs son received-yeaur scholarship. He is now earning 70,00arsca year as an engineer, _47_ I simply can -worker't besoke her c can' t be like him. I ' m the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write until the Sun goe of all, _48_not because of fame or salary._49_I ' ve seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the h around 6:30 a.m. and usually comes home around 5 p.m. or even 6 p.m. Howe