2021年廣東省廣州市花都區(qū)中考英語一模試卷

2021年廣東省廣州市花都區(qū)中考英語一模試卷

1.(問答題,15分)Whatisthemostbeautifulpictureinyoureyes?Doyouthinkthereare

perfectpaintingsintheworld?Therewasonceapainterwhosegoalwastopaintthe(1)—

paintingintheworld.Dayandnighthepainted(2)—hisgreatestwork.Hepaintedmany

paintings,buteverytime,hewouldthrowawaypaintings(3)—hethoughtwerelessthan

perfect.

Atthesametime,anotherpainterwhoworkedinthesamestudio(4)—paintedmany

paintings.Hetriedhisbesttopaintandhardly(5)_anypaintingsaway.Thefirstpainter

wouldsometimes(6)—byjookingatthesecondpainter'sfinishedworks,andlaughatthem.

"Thesepaintingsareworthless(7)—noonewilleverbuythem!"hewouldsay.

Thesecondpainterwouldalwaysanswer,"We'llsee.'1Andintime,thesecondpaintersold

nearlyallof(8)—works.Eveniftheywerelessthanperfect,peoplewerehappy(9)—

them.

Thefirstpainterneverachieved(10)—hewantedandfinallygaveuponhisdreamof

perfection.Hewenthome^penniless^havingneversold(11)—ofhispaintings.

Thereisasaying-"Practicemakesperfect."It(12)—tosaythatpeoplebecomebetterat

somethingiftheydoitoften.Forexample,(13)—youwanttobeagoodwriteryoushould

writeeveryday.Butinfact,(14)—sayingisnotalwaystrue.Nooneisperfect,and(15)—

forperfectionoftenendsinfailure.Butifwesimplydoourbestandworkhard,wecanusually

succeedinlife.

(1)A.goodB.betterC.bestD.well

(2)A.makingB.tomakeC.makesD.made

(3)A.whereB.whenC.whoD.that

(4)A.alsoB.tooC.eitherD.then

(5)A.throwB.threwC.wasthrowingD.throws

(6)A.walksB.walkingC.walkedD.walk

(7)A.butB.orC.andD.as

(8)A.hisB.himC.himselfD.he

(9)A.forB.ofC.withD.in

(10)A.whatB.whyC.howD.whom

(11)A.someB.anyC.manyD.much

(12)A.usedB.usesC.isusedD.wasused

(13)A.beforeB.ifC.thoughD.unless

(14)A.aB.anC./D.the

(15)A.lookingB.tolookC.looksD.looked

2.(填空題，10分)Arichmanlivedinasmalltown.Hewasvery(1)—,buthissonhad

startedhangingoutwithabadcrowd.Thefathertriedto(2)_hissonaboutthis,buthisson

wouldn'tlisten.

Oneday,anoldwisemancametothetown.Thefatherwenttothewisemantoaskfor(3)

—.Afterthinkingforawhile,thewisemanreplied,"Sendyoursontometomorrowmorning.I

willtalktohim."

Thenextmorning,thefathersenthissonover.Thewisemanaskedthesonto(4)_arose

fromhisgardenandsaid,"Smellitandfeelitsfragrance(芬芳).**Theboydidso.Thenthe

wisemanshowedthesonasackofwheat(一袋小麥)andsaid,“Putthe(5)_nexttothe

sack."Theboyfollowedtheseinstructions.

Afteranhour,thewisemanaskedtheboytosmelltheroseagain,"Howdoesitsmellnow?"

thewisemanaskedtheboy.Theboysmelledtheroseandsaid,“Itsmellsjustas(6)—as

before.11Thenthewisemansaid,"HmmiNowputtherosenexttothissackofsugar."Theboy

did(7)—astheoldmantoldhim.

Afteranhour,thewisemanaskedtheboytosmelltheroseagain."Doesitsmellany(8)_

"thewisemanaskedtheboy,"Nojtsmellsasfreshasbefore,"theboyreplied.

Thenthewisemansaid,"Youshouldbelikethisrose—be,fragrant1toeveryoneyou

meet.Don11let4badsmells'affecthowyou(9)—

Theboyunderstoodtheoldman's(10)_.Fromthatdayon,hewashonestandkindjust

likehisfather.

(1)A.happyB.kindC.braveD.careful

(2)A.warnB.shareC.allowD.speak

(3)A.moneyB.foodC.workD.advice

(4)A.pickB.touchC.giveD.grow

(5)A.wheatB.riceC.roseD.sugar

(6)A.cuteB.goodC.redD.wise

(7)A.luckilyB.activelyC.exactly□.suddenly

(8)A.difficultB.deliciousC.dangerousD.different

(9)A.helpB.actC.keepD.teach

(10)A.meaningB.feelingC.sufferingD.thinking

3.(填空題,6分)Amywasadearlittlegirl,butshewastooapttowastetimeingettingready

todohertasksjnsteadofdoingthematonceassheought.

Inthevillageinwhichshelived^Mr.Thorntonkeptastorewherehesoldfruitofall

kinds,includingberriesintheirseason.OnedayhesaidtoAmywhoseparentswerequitepoor,

"Wouldyouliketoearnsomemoney?*'

“Oh,yes,”repliedshe,"forIwantsomenewshoes,andpapahasnomoneytobuythemwith."

"WeltAmy,"saidMr.Thornton,"Inoticedsomefine,ripeblackberriesinMr.Green*spasture

today,andhesaidthatanybodywaswelcometothem.Iwillpayyouthirteencentsaquartforall

youwillpickforme,butIwon'tpayyouanyifyoupicklessthanaquart."

Amywasdelightedatthethoughtofearningsomemoney；sosheranhometogeta

basketjntendingtogoimmediatelytopicktheberries.

Thenshethoughtshewouldliketoknowhowmuchmoneyshewouldgetifshepickedfive

quarts.Withthehelpofherslateandpencibshefoundoutthatshewouldgetsixty-fivecents.

"Butsupposing1shouldpickadozenquarts/'thoughtshe,"howmuchshouldIearnthen?"

"Dearme/'shesaid,afterfiguringawhile,“Ishouldearnadollarandfifty-sixcents."

AmythenfoundoutwhatMr.Thorntonwouldpayherforfifty,ahundred,andtwohundred

quarts.lttookhersometimetodothis,andthenitwassoneardinnertimethatshehadtostay

athomeuntilafternoon.

Assoonasdinnerwasover,shetookherbasketandhurriedtothepasture.Someboyshad

beentherebeforedinner,andalltheripeberrieswerepicked.Shecouldnotfindenoughtofilla

quartmeasure.

AsAmywenthome,shethoughtofwhatherteacherhadoftentoldher—"Doyourtaskatonce；

thenthinkaboutit,"for"onedoerisworthahundreddreamers."

(1)WhywasAmyhappytopicktheberries?—

A.Shelikedeatingberriesverymuch.

B.Shewouldhavemoneyfornewshoes.

C.Shealwaysgotalreadytohelpothers.

D.Shecoulddosomethingforherfamily.

(2)HowmuchmoneydidAmyearnatlast?—

A.Adollarandfifty-sixcents.

B.Sixty-fivecents.

C.Thirteencents.

D.Zerocents.

(3)Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?—

A.Practicemakesperfect.

B.Itisnevertoooldtolearn.

C.Neverputoffwhatyoucandountillater.

□.Whateverisworthdoingisworthdoingwell.

4.(填空題，8分)Theancientsilkroadwasaonceinalifetimejourney.ltwasoneofthemost

importantmilestonesoftradeandcultureinworldhistory,andthepioneer,ZhangQian,could

notbeeasilyforgottenbyhistory.Hewasanoutstandingdiplomat,travelerandexplorerinthe

HanDynastyofChina,honoredasthe"thefirstChinesetoopentheireyestoseetheworld"and

"theColumbusoftheeast".

In138BC,atthereignofEmperorWudi,ZhangQianwassenttothewestofChinaforan

alliancewiththeYue-chipeopletofightagainsttheXiongnu.HestartedhistripfromChang*an

(nowXi'aninShaanxiProvince)toLongxi(inGansuProvince).Alongtheway,nomatter

howdifficulttheenvironmentwas,hisfaithwasfirm.Butunfortunately,Zhangwascaughtbythe

XiongnupeoplejustasheleftHan,andwasheldprisonerfortenyears.

Zhangfinallymanagedtoescapewithsomeofhismenandcontinuedtotravelwestwithout

anydryfoodordrinkingwater.Duetotheexcellentskillofshootingarrows,theysurvivedby

eatingsomebirdsandotheranimalsalongtheway.WhenZhangatlastreachedtheYue-chiin

NorthernIndia,hewasdisappointedtofindthattheydidn'twanttofightagainsttheXiongnu

people.Onthereturnjourney,ZhangQianandhismenwereagaincaught.ltwasnotuntil125BC

thattheyreturnedtoChang'an.

ThoughZhanghadn'tfinishedhismission,hebroughtbackfirst-handinformationonthe

geography,ethnography,andsocietiesofCentralAsia.ThepathsZhangQianexploredlater

servedasthehighwaysconnectingEurope,theMiddleEast,Mesopotamia,CentralAsia,andEast

Asia.Commodities,crops,animals,religions,ideas,music,technology,andartifactshavebeen

transportedbydiplomats,merchantsandsoldiersalongthisnetworkofhighways,which

have,sincethe19thcenturybeenknownasthe"SilkRoad".ZhangQianhasbeenrememberedas

thegreatexplorerthatopenedupaneweraofculturalexchangebetweenEastandWestwith

long-lastingtreasurewellobservabletoday.

(1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?—

A.ZhangQianandYue-chipeople.

B.TheimportanceoftheSilkRoad.

C.ThepathsZhangQianexplored.

D.ZhangQianandtheSilkRoad.

(2)Theword"alliance"inParagraph2hasthesimilarmeaningto

A.decision

B.exploration

C.agreement

0.excitement

(3)Accordingtothepassage,whatistrueabouttheSilkRoad?_

A.Columbussetthefootprintsontheancientsilkroad.

B.TheSilkRoadwasahighwaytoEuropeinHanDynasty.

C.ZhangQianwasapioneeropeninguptheSilkRoad.

D.TheSilkRoadhasthegreatestvalueinChinesehistory.

(4)WhichwordsbestdescribeZhangQian?—

A.Braveandstrong-minded.

B.Carefulandconfident.

C.Proudandopen-minded.

D.Honestandexcellent.

5.(填空題，8分)Somepeoplelikethefreedomofdrivingtheirowncars.Butothersfind

drivingtobeinconvenientorevendangerous.Fortunately,thedriverlesscarswe'veseenin

moviesandTVshowsareonthewayhere.

ThefirstdriverlesscartohitthescreenwasHerbie,acutetalkingcarfromthe1968comedy

TheLoveBug.Herbiecoulddrivebyhimselfandeventalktohishumanfriends.Hedidn'thave

anyadvancedtechnology—justmagic.

KITTwasanotherdriverlesscarthatappearedonthe1980sTVshowKnightRider.KITTused

advancedAItodriveitselfandhelpitsriderMichaelKnightcatchcriminals.

Whilethedriverlesscarsoftodaycan'ttalktous,theydohavemanysimilaritiestotheones

we'veseenonscreen.Nearlyeverymajorcarcompanyisworkingontheirown

autonomous,vehicle(AV).Teslajorexample,hasdevelopedadriver-assistancesystemforits

carscalledTeslaAutopilot

TeslaAutopilotcancompletemanyofthetaskshathumandriversusuallydo.Itcanmakesure

thatyourcariscenteredinthecorrectlane,aswellasparkitselfandstopifitthinksthatacrash

mighthappen.However,itisnotfullyself-driving.

Google'ssistercompanyWaymoseemstobeleadingthewayintheAVarea.Itsself-driving

carsarealreadybeingusedfortaxiservicesintheUScityofPhoenix.ltistheonlyself-driving

carservicethatoperateswithouthumanbackupdrivers.Itusescommoncamerasaswellas

laserradartodeterminedistance,whichallowsthecarstogetaroundwithoutriskofcrashing.

AlthoughcompaniesaremakinggreatprogressindevelopingAV.thereisstillalotofworkto

bedone.Yearafteryear,companiespromisethatfullyself-drivingcarswillbecomewidely

available.Butnearlyallofthesepromiseshavefallenthrough.

Oneoftheproblemsisthatdesigningaself-drivingcarthatissafeandeasytouseismuch

harderthanpeoplerealize.Self-drivingcarshavetoanalyzemillionsofdata-pointsinorderto

preventaccidentsandchoosethecorrectroute.Humansareusedtodoingthis—butdesigning

anAlthatcanworklikehumanmindtomakeadecisionquicklyisverydifficult.

However,asnewtechnologieslike5Gdevelopjullyself-drivingcarswillcomeclosertoreality.

(1)WhatwereHerbieandKITT?—

A.TheywereinterestingTVshows.

B.Theyweredriverlesscarsonscreen.

C.TheywerecarsusingadvancedAI.

D.Theywereownersofdriverlesscars.

(2)TeslaAutopilotcan—.

A.talktohishumanfriendsclearly

B.stoptoavoidacrashhappening

C.doallthetasksashumandrivers

D.flyforashortwhileifnecessary

(3)Whatdoes"It*'inParagraph6referto?—

A.ThecompanyofGoogle.

B.TheUScityofPhoenix.

C.Theself-drivingcarservice

D.Acarwithbackupdrivers.

(4)Howmightthefutureofthefullyself-drivingcarsbeaccordingtothepassage?—

A.Itwillbetoohardtodesignaself-drivingcarthatissafeandeasytouse.

B.DesigninganAlthatcanmakeadecisionlikehumanmindisimpossible.

C.Fullyself-drivingcarsthatarewidelyusedmustcometorealityyearslater.

D.Newtechnologieswillspeedupthedevelopmentoffullyself-drivingcars.

6.（填空題，8分）

RBSSTUDENT

EXCHANGEPROGRAM

RosieBridgeSchool(RBS)welcomesstudentstotakepartintheRBSStudentExchange

Program.ThisprogramoffersonetotwomonthsexchangeatlocalhighschoolsinEnglish

speakingcountries,wherestudentscanlivewithhostfamiliesuponrequest.Bylivingwitha

nativehostfamily,RBSstudentswillhaveagoodunderstandingofthewayoflifeandcultureof

thenewcountry.Eachstudenthasalocalcoordinator(協(xié)調(diào)員)whoprovidessupport24

hoursaday,7daysaweek.

REQUIREMENTSHOWTOAPPLY?

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knowbeautifulpeoplefromdifferentcultures.ThankstoRBS.',//.

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①Awelcomepartytomeet

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(1)WhatdoweknowabouttheRBSStudentExchangeProgramfromtheposter?_

A.Itlastsformorethan90days.

B.Studentsmuststaywithhostfamilies.

C.Alocalcoordinatorwonftofferhelpatweekends.

D.Ithelpsstudentsknowpeoplefromdifferentcultures.

(2)Whomaysucceedinapplyingfortheexchangeprogram?—

A.A14-year-oldboywhoisinterestedinEnglish.

B.An18-year-oldgirlwhospeaksEnglishfluently.

C.A15-year-oldgirlwhorefusestoacceptnewthings.

D.A17-year-oldboywhofailedthepersonalinterview.

(3)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?—

A.Awelcomepartyisforstudentswhosuccessfullyapply.

B.Studentscandiaogetmoreinformation.

C.Theapplicationformsshouldbehandedtotheteachers.

D.Studentswillentertheprogramon30thMarch,2021.

(4)Inwhichpartofthewebsitecanwereadtheposter?—

A.Education.

B.Localnews.

C.History.

□.Entertainment.

7.(問答題,5分)Weareoftentoldtopayattentiontowhatourmotherstellus.Comparedto

otherpeople'svoices,mostofusenjoylisteningtoourmothersspeak.(1)一

ScientistsatStanfordUniversity,US,recentlystudiedthisandfoundthatit'strue.They

scannedchildren'sbrainswhiletheywerelisteningtodifferentsoundsjncludingtheirmothers*

voices.Theyfoundthat97percentofthetime,childrencouldrecognizetheirmothers1voicesat

once.

Hearingtheirmothers*voicesmakeschildren'sbrainsmoreactive.(2)—Butwhenwe

hearourmothers*voices,manypartsofthebrainjncludingthoseinchargeofrewardand

emotion,starttoworkaswell.

(3)_Itstartsevenbeforewe'reborn.Whenchildrenarestillinthewomb(子宮)or

havejustbeenborn,theyheartheirmotherstalki