2015年广东省茂名市中考模拟英语试题7
二、语言知识及运用
第一节 单项选择 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
26. There is_______ sugar in the bottle. Would you please go to buy _______now? A. a little; any B. little; some
minutes.
A. who B. it
C. she
D. that D. have kept D. may not D. more early
28. You _______this book for two weeks. You should return it soon. A. borrowed B. have borrowed C. kept A. mustn’t B. needn’t A. early
B. earlier
29. According to the traffic laws, drivers ______ drive cars after drinking wine.
C. ought to C. more earlier
30. If you finish your work a little _______, you can go shopping with me. 31. ------- Which cup do you like better?
------- It is hard to say. Mm, I prefer _______ one with _____“u” on it.
A. the ,a B. the, an
------- I _______ my homework, Mom.
A. have finished B. will finish
C. am finishing
D. finish
33. -------- The light in his room is still on. Do you know ________? -------- To prepare for the coming exam, I think.
A. if he works hard B. why he stays up so late C .Why is he so busy D. when he will stop working 34. It is very hot here. Why not ______ your coat?
A. have on B. put off C. take off D. put on
35. I have some problems with my English writing. Can you give me some________? A. messages B. decisions C. information D. Advice 三、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
You feel tired and you have no energy. You can’t breathe out of your nose and your throat hurts. Don’t be afraid you have probably just got a 36 . Every year, many kids experience this sick feeling. Some kids have up to eight colds every year. So, what 37 is a cold? Well, a cold is an infection (传染病). It affects (影响) 38 nose, ears and throat and makes you feel sick and weak. It’s very 39 to catch a cold. When someone sneezes or coughs near you, bacteria（细菌） travel through the air and 40 your body and then make you sick. Also, if you touch your nose or eyes after touching something that has bacteria on it, 41 a door or your desk at school, you can get a sick. Some of the symptoms（癌症）of a cold 42 a fever, a sore throat and a C. a, an
D. a, the
32. ------- How can you start playing games so soon, Tom?
C. a little; some
D. little; any
27. Kelly was not on the bus ______ arrived just now. I will have to wait for another five
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cough. If you sneeze, or if your nose is runny and your 43 are watery, you’ve probably got a cold. Most people who have got a cold feel very tired and don’t have much 44 to do anything. A cold is not a pleasant thing to 45 .However, there are some things you can do to feel 46 .You should have hot drinks 47 you’ve got a sore throat and cough. You should eat healthy foods and get a lot of rest so your body can be strong enough to 48 your sold. If you’ve got a fever, or if you aren’t feeling better within a few days, you should visit your 49 and take some medicine. A cold can be
frustrating 50 just remember that there are many things you can do to feel better and get stronger. Take care of your body and stay healthy.
36. A. cough B. headache C. fever D. cold 37. A. exactly B. nearly C. clearly D. firstly 38. A. my B. your C. its D. their 39. A. difficult B. necessary C. easy D. helpful 40. A. build B. find C. feel D. enter 41 A. like B. on C. behind D. with 42. A. take B. catch C. turn D. include 43. A. legs B. arms C. eyes D. ears 44. A. energy B. money C. time D. air
45 A. do B. make C. pass D. experience 46. A. worse B. better C. colder D. hotter 47. A. until B. so C. if D. unless 48. A. fight B. keep C. have D. get 49. A. parent B. doctor C. friend D. teacher 50. A. but B. then C. and D. or 四、阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
(A)
What is your zodiac（生肖） animal? According to the Chinese lunar calendar（农历）, 12 animals mark 12 different years. It is the basis of the Chinese zodiac. Nowadays, Chinese zodiac animals have worldwide fame and are increasingly popular among western people.
The zodiac is an important part of Chinese culture. People believe that the characteristics of a zodiac animal influence the personality of every person born in that year. For example, people born in the Year of the Tiger are considered powerful and brave.
Zodiac animals also have some social functions. When people think it is not proper to ask: “How old are you”, they may change their question to “What is your zodiac animal?” With this question, you can figure out roughly which year someone was born and the person’s age. Zodiac animals are not special to China. Many countries share a similar zodiac culture with China. For example, in the Japanese Zodiac, a wild boar（野猪） takes the place of a pig and the Vietnamese（越南的） zodiac has a cat instead of a rabbit.
But have you ever wondered how these 12 animals were chosen to represent each year? According to legend, the Jade Emperor（玉皇大帝） invited all the animals to join him for Chinese New Year. Only 12 animals went to see him. As a reward he named a year after each one in the order they arrived. The ox would have been the first to arrive, but the rat sat on his back and
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jumped off just before they arrived to come in first place.
51. The characteristics of a zodiac animal may influence the _____ of every person born in that
year.
A. appearance B. personality C. hobby D. education
52 “What is your zodiac animal?” is a question used to find out a person’s______. A. age B. name C. job D. weight 53 In the Japanese zodiac, we don’t see the zodiac animal:_______ A. wild boar B. rabbit C. dragon D. pig
54 According to the last paragraph, we know that ______ was the first animal to arrive. A. ox B. rat C. pig D. cat 55. The best title for this passage is _____. A. The story of the Chinese zodiac B. The story of zodiac animals C. The story of the Jade Emperor D. The story of people’s birthdays
（B)
Taking part in charity is not just for adult people. Kids can do it too! Melvin Sheppard, 14, an American student, has done charity work for eight years. He has also encouraged his classmates to join him.
Melvin studies at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia. Recently, he collected $1500 by himself and $487 from his classmates to donate（捐赠）to Cooper University Hospital.
Melvin was born nine weeks premature（早产的） in Cooper University Hospital, weighing 2.6 kg. His father told him how Cooper saved his life, so he feels thankful to the hospital.
Melvin’s classmates joined him once they found out about his kind behavior. Their teacher, Michael Berner, also held a class with them about helping others. “It wasn’t really about the money,” Berner said. “It was about the fact that they were doing something good.”
“It feels great, helping someone that I know,” said Jordan, Melvin’s classmate. Melvin’s neighbors also helped out.
Since Melvin was 8, he and his parents have given money to Cooper University Hospital every year. This year, Gary E. Stahl, the head of Cooper’s division of neonatology（新生儿科学部门）, went to Melvin’s school to accept the money.
The money goes to a part of the hospital that helps about 500 young patients every year. “When they leave, we call them graduates（毕业生）,” Stahl said. He said he and his co-workers are “pleased when our graduates and their families do well, like Melvin and his family.” 56. When did Melvin begin to do charity work? A. When he is 14 years old. B. When he was 8 years old. C. When he was 6 years old. D. From the moment he was born.
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57. According to the passage, we know Melvin_________. A. was born nine weeks earlier than expected B. donated lots of money to a boy named Cooper C. works at William Allen Middle School in Philadelphia D. is a patient at Cooper University Hospital
58. Recently, how much money did Melvin collect to donate to Cooper University Hospital ? A. $487 B. $1500 C. $1987 D.$1013 59 What do Melvin’s classmates think of his behavior? A. He pays too much attention to money. B. He is kind and does good things. C. He is wasting lots of money and energy. D. What he does is just a matter of money.
60. When Stahl says “We call them graduates”, “them” refers to _______. A. Melvin and his family B. Melvin and his classmates C. the hospital’s patients D. his co-workers
(C)
Christian Eijkman, a Dutch doctor, left the Netherlands for the island of Java. Many people on the island had a disease called beri-beri. He was going there to try and find a cure. At first, Eijkman thought some kind of germ (细菌) caused beri-beri. He raised some chickens. He didn’t eat them, but made experiments on them. The local people were quite surprised at that. One day he noticed that his chickens became sick when they were fed the food most Javanese ate — refined white rice . When he fed them with unrefined rice, also known as brown rice, they recovered. Eijkman realized that he had made an important discovery — that some things in food could prevent disease. These things were named vitamins . The Javanese were not getting enough vitamins because they had actually removed the part that contains vitamins. Later, other diseases were also found to be caused by the lack of vitamins in a person’s food.
Today many people know the importance of vitamins and they make sure they have enough 61. The underlined word “cure” in Paragraph 1 probably means ______.
A. a medical treatment B. a kind of vitamin C. a kind of germ A. spend his holiday
B. find ways to grow better crops
[来源学科网]vitamins from the food they eat. If they don’t, they can also take vitamin pills.
D. a kind of rice
62. Christian Eijkman went to the island of Java to ______.
C. do some research about the island D. help the Javanese with their illness
63. Why did Christian Eijkman raise some chickens?
A. To eat them.
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