河南省周口市西华县中考二模英语试题.docx

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河南省周口市西华县中考二模英语试题

2021年河南省周口市西华县中考二模英语试题

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一、阅读单选

WorldMeteorologicalDay

TheWorldMeteorologicalDaywassetupin1960.Itiscelebratedeveryyearon23March.ThemainpurposeoftheWorldMeteorologicalDayistoenablepeopletounderstandandsupporttheactivitiesoftheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization,raisetheattentionandloveofmeteorologicalworkandpromotetheapplicationofmeteorologyinsomehumanactivities.

ActivitiesandThemes

Manydifferentactivitiesandeventsareorganizedforthisfestival.Everyyear,thereisaspecialthemeforpeopletothinkaboutandtakeactiontomakeadifference.Thefollowingarethethemesofthelatestyears.

◆2019.TheSun,theEarthandtheWeather

◆2018:

Weather-Ready,Climate-Smart

◆2017:

UnderstandingClouds

◆2016:

Hotter,Drier.Wetter.FacetheFuture

EventsforChildrenThisYear

Tocallontheyoungpeople,especiallythechildrentopaymoreattentiontotheclimatechangesandlearnmoreabouttheinfluencesthattheclimatehasonhumanbeings,differenteventsareheldforthekidsandparentsthisyear.

◆Childrenandparentscanhavediscussionswithsomeexpertsfromallovertheworld.

◆ChildrencanactastheSecretaryGeneraltomakeaspeechanddrawweatherpictureswiththeirbrushes.

◆Childrenandparentscanalsoexperiencedifferentman-madeweatherinthelabs.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

1．TheWorldMeteorologicalDaywasstarted________.

A．in1980B．in1970C．in1960D．in1950

2．Themainpurposeoftheeventsforchildrenis________.

A．tofindchildrenwhoaregoodatdrawingpicture

B．tomakechildrenknowmoreabouttheclimatechanges

C．tooffermorechancestochildrentohavefuntogether

D．toencouragechildrentocommunicatewiththeirparents

3．TheeventsforchildrenthisyearincludethefollowingEXCEPT________.

A．holdingaspeechcompetitionB．drawingpictureswithbrushes

C．havingdiscussionswithtopexpertsD．experiencingman-madeweatherinthelabs

4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A．Atwo-year-oldboywillnotbeallowedtocelebratethefestival.

B．TheWorldMeteorologicalDaywassetuplessthan50yearsago.

C．Thethemesofthefestivalaredifferentfromeachothereveryyear.

D．TheWorldMeteorologicalDayiscelebratedeveryyearon24March.

5．Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A．AstorybookB．Aguidebook

C．AwebsiteD．Acookbook

On Jan 26, people around the world wereshocked to hear of the sudden passing of KobeBryant, one of the NBA's most legendary （传奇性的） players. The 41-year-old, his 13-year-olddaughter Gianna Bryant and seven others diedwhen their helicopter crashed in California, US.

Peoplefromallwalksoflifehavepaidtribute（敬意）tothelatebasketball superstar - not justfor his achievements on the court, but for hisgenuine （真诚的）personalityandtheinspirationheprovidedtosomanypeople.

In the basketball world, Bryant ranks amongthe top players of all time. Fans remember himastheplayerwhohelpedtheLosAngelesLakerswinfiveNBAchampionshipsduringhis20-year-longcareer.Hestartedout asabasketball prodigy （神童） who skipped collegeand took his talents directly to the NBA． Hisdeadly agility （敏捷） and aggressive tactics （进攻性的策略） earned him the nickname BlackMamba（进攻性极强的一种非洲毒蛇）. That's why hiscompetitive philosophy （哲学） is known as theMamba Mentality". 

“Mamba Mentalityisyou’regoing,you’recompeting,you’reworriedabouttheendresult,”Bryantsaid.“It’sallaboutfocusingontheprocessandtrustinginthehardworkwhenitmattersmost.”

Offthecourt,hewasknownasasuccessfulbusinessman,buyingstakes（股份）inseveralcompanies,includingAlibabaandDell.Healsoleftfootprintsinthemovieindustry,winninganOscarin2018withhisstoryfilmDearBasketball.

Hewasalsoknownasaproudfamilyman.Hisfriend,baseballstarDerekJeter,rememberedhimassuchinanessay:

“Throughoutourfriendship,themostmeaningfulconversationswehad-theywerealwaysaboutfamily.”

AstheLosAngelesTimesnoted,Bryant’sgreatnesswascemented（强化）byhisskill,hardworkandtirelesspursuitofvictory.Hislegacywillliveonlongafterhisdeath.

6．Whatdoweknowaboutthecrash?

A．Ninepeoplewerekilled.B．ThehelicoptercrashedinFlorida.

C．ThecrashhappenedonJan.25.D．Bryantwasthepilotofthehelicopter.

7．ToplaybasketballintheNBA,whatdidBryantdo?

A．Hechoose“BlackMamba”ashisnickname.

B．Hecompetedwithfiveotherplayers.

C．Hetrainedwithatalentedcoach.

D．Hehadtogiveuponcollege.

8．AccordingtoByrant,“Mamba Mentality”means_________?

A．caringaboutthefinalresult

B．workinghardinthemoment

C．trustingyourteammatesasthetime

D．focusingonschool

9．InJeter’seyes,Byrantwasamanwho_________.

A．wholovedhisfamilyverymuch

B．wasgoodatdoingbusiness

C．inspiredmanypeople

D．hadmanygenuinefriends

10．Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A．HowByrant’shelicoptercrashed.

B．WhatByrant’sfansdidinmemoryofhim.

C．WhyByrantchosetobeabasketballplayer.

D．WhysomanypeoplefeltsadaboutByrant’sdeath.

Withoutourmoon,lifeonEarthwouldbetotallydifferent.Dayswouldbeshorter,forinstance.WithouttheMoonanditsgravitationalpullslowingdowntherotationoftheEarthourdaymightonlylastsixtoeighthoursinsteadof24hours!

Andforgetaboutautumnleaves—theseasonswouldn'texist.WithouttheMoon'spullonit.Earthmightcreate200-kmphwindsandstrongstormsoneday,withrelativelycalmweatherandtotallydifferenttemperaturesthenext.Also,itwouldbealmostextremelyblackeverynightoftheyear.

Humanmightnotevenexist.That'sbecausewithouttheMoon,mostcreatureswouldcalltheoceanhome.Lessthanhalfabillionyearsago,alllifeonEarthwaslivingintheseas.Strangeandcolorfulcreaturesswamfreelythroughthewaterormovedaroundtheoceanbed.Therewerenotrees—onlyplantsthatlivedinthesea.

SohowdidtheMoonhelpmorecreaturesmovetheirhometoland?

ThegravitationalpulloftheMooncreateshighandlowtidesintheocean.Duringlowtide,watermovesbackintotheocean,andtherearetidepools—shallowpoolsofsaltwateronbeachesandnearbyrocks—intheair.Millionsofyearsago,somelife-formsthatlivedintidepoolswentthroughsomechangesthathelpedthemsurvivethedifficultsituation.

Finallytheylefttheoceanstoliveonland.Theseearlylandexplorersthenbecameamphibians,dinosaurs,birds,insects,snakesandmammals.（HiHumans!

）ButwithouttheMoonlowtidewouldn'texist,andthesecreaturesmighthavestayedunderwaterforever.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

11．HowlongmayourdaylastwithouttheMoon?

A．6-8hoursB．7-8hoursC．12hoursD．24hours

12．Wheredidalllifeliveabouthalfabillionyearsago?

A．Ontheland.B．Intheair.C．Intheseas.D．Onthemoon.

13．Whatwillhappenifthere'snoMoon'sgravitationalpull?

A．Theremaybealotofstrongstorms.B．Peoplecanmakeaman-madeMoon.

C．TherewillbemorecreaturesontheEarth.D．Thecreaturesaresuretostayunderwaterforever.

14．Whatdoweknowaccordingtothetext?

A．ManyanimalsdiedoutbecauseoftheMoon.

B．Humanswillliveundertheseainmanyyears.

C．Ourdaytimewillbecomelessandlessinthefuture.

D．LowtideexistsbecauseoftheMoon'sgravitationalpull.

15．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．MorecreaturesB．LifewithouttheMoon

C．ThecreaturesontheMoonD．Humanswillstayunderthewater

二、补全短文5选5

Agoodmemoryisoftenseenassomethingthatcomesnaturally,whileabadmemoryassomethingthatcannotbechanged.16．Herearesometipsforyou.

◆17．

Weallrememberthethingsweareinterestedin,andalwaysforgettheonesthatboreus.Thisexplainsthereasonwhyschoolboysrememberfootballresultseasilybutstrugglewithdatesfromtheirhistorylessons!

Developanactiveinterestinwhatyouwanttoremember.Onewaytomakeyourselfmoreinterestedistoaskquestions-themore,thebetter.

◆Repeatingthingsinchunks.

Repeatingthingsinchunksisthebestwaytorememberthingsforashorttime.Forexamplerememberingaphonenumberforafewseconds.18．Thefollowingnumberswouldbeimpossibleformostofustoremember:

1692178919318683.Butlookatthemin"groups"or"chunks"repeatedly,anditbecomesmucheasier:

1692178919318683

◆Inventastory.

Torememberlonglists,tryinventingastorywhichincludesallthethingsyouwanttoremember.Inexperiments,peoplewereaskedtorememberupto120wordsusingthisway.Whentheyweretestedlater,theycouldrememberabout90%ofthem.19．

◆Takephysicalexercise.

Physicalexerciseisimportantforyourmemory,becauseitincreasesyourheartrateandsendsmoreoxygentoyourbrain,andthatmakesyourmemoryworkbetter.20．Asweknow,toomuchpressureisverybadforthememory.

根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使短文意思通顺、内容完整。

A．Takeaninterest.

B．Exercisealsolowersstress.

C．Thetestresultwasreallyamazing.

D．Infact,thereisalotthatyoucandotoimproveyourmemory.

E.Groupingnumbersmayhelpyoutorememberthem.

三、完型填空

Ihavejustreturnedfrom2116-daytourofAmerica.WhatIwanttosharemostwithothers,especiallyChineseparents,istheAmericanideasofeducatingtheyouth.

WhiletravellingaroundUtahandIdaho,Igotfamiliar22Caleb,thedriverofourtourbus.Calebisasecond-year23atalocaluniversity.Helivesinarentedapartmentwhich24$800permonth.DifferentfromthestudentsinChina.Calebmakesa25andpaysforhistuitionby26.

Knowingthatmostyoungpeopleofhisagestill27theirparentsforalmosteverything,Iaskedhimalotofquestions.Calebansweredmyquestions28Hebegantolivebyhimsel