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四川省绵阳市英语中考试题及参考答案
绵阳市2021年高中阶段学校招生暨初中学业水平考试
英语
本试卷分试题卷和答题卡两部分。
试题卷共8页,答题卡共2页。
满分120分,考试时间100分钟。
注意事项:
1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用0.5毫米的黑色墨迹签字笔填写在答题卡上,并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号、考点、考场号。
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第I卷(选择题,共70分)
第一节:
阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
It'shalfpastsevenonMondaymorning:
timetogetreadyforschool.JayStonerolledoutofbed.Hedidacoupleofquickwake-upexercisesandthenhewentovertoamirrorandlookedathimself.
“Notbad,Stone,notbad,”hesaidtohimselfandsmiled.Maybehewasn'treadyforHollywood,butwithhisdarkbroadeyesandhisthickbrownhair,hehadthelooksthatturnedgirls’heads.Hemovedinclosertothemirrorandsmiled,checkinghisteeth.
“Perfect,”hethought,“Goodenoughforatoothpastead.”
Ashiseyesmoveddowntohisstrongarmsandchesthesmiledagain.Thehourshespentontheplaygroundanddoingsit-upshavepaidoff!
Butsuddenly,thesmilefroze(僵住)onhislips.Hiseyesmovedfromtheupperpartofhisbodydowntohislegs.Hislegswereshort.Notjustshort,butfartooshortforhisbody.Hehadtheupperbodyofasixfeetboy,butbecauseofhislegs,hewasmuchlessthansixfeet.Sitting,hewasastallasalmostanyoneinhisclass.Standing,hehadtolookupatmostoftheboysandevenmanyofthegirls.
Whydidn'thislegsgrowwiththerestofhisbody?
Atfivefeetsixinches(英寸),hewasoneoftheshortestboysinhisclass.Hewastheshortestinhisownfamily,andhewasevenshorterthanhislittlesister—bythreeinches!
Wheredidhislegscomefrom?
Hecertainlydidn'tgetthemfromhisparents.Theywerebothquitetall.Lookingthrougholdphotosinthefamilyalbum,hefoundtheanswer.Itwashisgrandfatheronhismother'sside.HisshortlegswereagiftfromGrandpaTuttle.Thanksalot,Grandpa!
1.HowdidJayStonefeelabouthisupperbody?
A.Disappointed.B.Interested.C.Proud.D.Uneasy.
2.HowtallwasJay'slittlesister?
A.Sixfeet.B.Fivefeetsixinches.
C.Fivefeetnineinches.D.Fivefeetthreeinches.
3.WhydidJay'ssmiledisappearsuddenly?
A.Becausehedislikedhisarms.
B.Becausehewasupsetthathislegswereshort.
C.Becausehefoundsomethingwrongwithhisface.
D.Becausehethoughthewastedalotoftimeexercising.
4.Whatistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Jay'sparentshadshortlegs.
B.AlltheotherstudentsweretallerthanJay.
C.MostboysinJay'sclasslookeduptohim.
D.Jaywasshorterthananyothermemberinhisfamily.
5.WhatcanwelearnaboutJay'sgrandfather?
A.Hismotherwasshort.B.HehadshortlegsasJaydid.
C.Hewascrazyabouttakingphotos.D.Heleftgiftsforhisfamilymembers.
B
NOTICE1
June11, 2021
CALLFORCREATIVEWRITINGS!
Thisistoinformallthestudentsthatour schoolisgoingtopublishits yearly magazinenextmonth.Allthosewhowish tohaveagocanmailtheirarticlesto xysmagazine@gmail.com.Students’ works willbeacceptedlatestbyJune30,2021till11:
59pm.Youcantakeanytopicofyourchoice.Formoreinformation,getintouchwithyourownclassteachers.
Asma/Ashish
HeadGirl/HeadBoy
NOTICE2
June11, 2021
INTER-SCHOOLSINGINGCOMPETTTION!
OurschoolisgoingtoholdanInter-school SingingCompetitiononJune29, 2021, Tuesday at2pmintheschoolhall.Morethan20schools fromalloverthecitywill takepartinit. Interestedstudentsmaycallusat66882021latestbyJune18, 2021.
Alice/Albert
HeadGirl/HeadBoy
NOTICE3
June11,2021
FOUND!
Thisistoinformallthestudentsthatabackpackhasbeenfoundintheschoolplayground. Thereareafewtextbooksandsomemoneyinit. Thebackpackismedium-sizedandredin colour. ItwasfoundonJune9,ataround6pminacornernearthemaingate.Theownerof thebagshallseemeintheSchoolOfficewithyourIDcard. Thankyou.
Amar/Amrita
HeadGirl/HeadBoy
6.WhatdoesNOTICE1tellitsreaders?
A.ThemagazinewillcomeoutattheendofJune.
B.Theschoolisgoingtopublishitsfirstmagazine.
C.Theteacherschoosewhattobeputinthemagazine.
D.Thestudentshaveachancetobecomepublishedwriters.
7.Whoshouldyouturntoifyouwanttotakepartinthesingingcompetition?
A.Asma.B.Amrita.C.Albert.D.Amar
8.WhydoesNOTICE3describethebackpack?
A.Toshowitsdifference.B.Totellthevalueofit.
C.Tointerestthestudents.D.Tohelpfindtheowner.
9.Howcanyougetbackthebackpack?
A.Tocall66882021.B.TogototheSchoolOffice.
C.Tovisitxysmagazine@gmail.com.D.Tosearchtheschoolplayground.
10.Wheredoyoumostprobablyseethesenotices?
A.Onaclassroomnoticeboard.B.Onaschoolnoticeboard.
C.Onthewallofabusstation.D.Onthewallofashoppingmall.
C
Habitsandfieldpaths(小径)areformedinthesameway:
byrepetition.Villagers,asarule,donotpurposefullymakeafootpathtothenextvillage.Theyjustgotheshortestoreasiestwayoverthefields.Dayafterdayapeoplegoandcomethesameway.Theirfeetbeattheearthhard.Bytheirrepeatedwalkinginthesamedirectionapathismade.Similarly,themoreoftenwedoanythinginthesamewayoratthesametime,themoreweshalldoitthatway.Atlastahabitisformed.
Usuallyitismucheasiertoformbadhabitsthangoodhabits.Thereasonissimple–wearejustlazy.Forexample,itiseasiertolieinbedonacoldmorningthantogetupearly.Itiseasiertoputofftoday'sdutiestotomorrowthantodothemattherighttime.
Badhabitsarenotformedinaday,anditisthesamewithgoodhabits.Theformingofgoodhabitsneedstimeandcallsforeffortandhardworkatfirst;buteverytimewedotherightthing,itmakesdoingthesamethingnexttimemucheasier.It'sreallyhardtogetupearlyonacoldwintermorningforthefirsttime.However,ifyoukeepdoingiteverydayforsometime,itwillbecome“apieceofcake”intheend.Atlast,weformthegoodhabit,whichwouldbehardtobreakevenifwewantedtobreakit.
Getintothehabitofearlyrising,andyouwillnotwanttolieinbedlikealazybone.Getintothehabitoftellingthetruth,andyouwillfinditreallyhardtotellalie.Getintothehabitofdoingtoday'sworktoday,andyouwillfeeluncomfortableifyouhavetoputanythingofftilltomorrow.
11.Whyisfoot-pathmakingmentionedrepeatedly?
A.Toleadinthetopic.
B.Todrawapictureofcountrylife.
C.Toaskpeopletogobacktonature.
D.Tocomparehabitswithfieldpaths.
12.WhatquestionisansweredinParagraph2?
A.Howarebadhabitsformed?
B.Whyaregoodhabitshardertoform?
C.Whyisiteasiertodevelopbadhabits?
D.Howarebadhabitsdifferentfromgoodones?
13.What'sthemostimportanttoformgoodhabits?
A.Gettingupearlyonacoldwintermorning.
B.Doingtherightthingandmakingiteasier.
C.Workinghardfirstandtakingiteasygradually.
D.Gettingstartedandkeepingdoingitforsometime.
14.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?
A.Formedgoodhabitsareheretostay.
B.Itisnotrightforanyonetotellalie.
C.Lazyboneshavenofutureintheirlives.
D.Neverputthingsoftodayofftotomorrow.
15.Whatwouldbeagoodtitleforthispassage?
A.HowHabitsAreFormed
B.HowHabitsShapePeople'sLife
C.ConnectionsBetweenHabitsandPaths
D.DifferencesBetweenGoodandBadHabits
D
Anewkindofseasponge(海绵)foundinNorfolk,England,hasbeennamedbyanine-year-oldgirlafteracompetitionforlocalschools.
Theuniquepurplesponge,whichhadneverbeenseeninotherpartsoftheworld,wasfirstdiscoveredbydivers(潜水者)offthenorthNorfolkcoast.Althoughfoundin2011,ithadbeenwithoutanameforalmosttenyears.InJanuarythisyear,theMarineConservationSociety(MCS)-agroupofpeoplewhoworktoprotecttheUK'sseasandcoast-askedlocalschoolchildrentocomeupwithsuggestions.
Nowthespongehasanametobeproudof:
parpaldumplin,assuggestedbynine-year-oldSylviefromLanghamVillageSchool.Sylviesaidshecameupwiththenamebecause“thespongeispurpleanditlookslikeadumpling”.Parpaldumplingis“purpledumpling”spokeninaNorfolkaccent(口音).ThejudgesallagreedthatSylvie'ssuggestionshouldbethesponge'snamebecause“thespellinggivesthespongeastrongconnectiontoNorfolk”.
Spongeswereoncethoughttobeplantsbuttheyareactuallysimpleseaanimals.Theyfeedontinythingsinseawaterandhelptokeepthewatercleanintheprocess.Spongeshaveavery“lazy”lifestyle,withnomeansofmovingthemselvesaround.Theyarefoundontheseabed,rocksorevenshells.Theycomeinallkindsofdifferentcolours,shapesandsizes.
ParpaldumplinwasfirstdiscoveredinaplacecalledtheCromerShoalChalkBedsaspartofaprojectcalledSeasearch.WhendiverDawnWatsonshowedspongeexpertClaireGoodwinwhatshefound,Goodwinwassurethatitwasakindofspongeunknowntoscience.Watson'sdiscoveryisaspecialsponge,whichtakestheshapeofwhateveritcovers.Parpaldumplinwillnowbecomeitscommonname,andwillbeuseduntilresearchershavelearnedenoughaboutittosuggestanofficialscientificone.
16.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“unique”probablymean?
A.strangeanduglyB.specialandunusual
C.softandbeautifulD.meaningfulandimportant
17.Whywasthenameparpaldumplinchosen?
A.Becauseitsoundsinteresting.
B.BecauseSylviewonthecompetition.
C.Becausethespongereallylookslikeapurpledumpling.
D.Becauseitsspellingisrelatedtotheplacewhereitwasfound.
18.WhatcanwelearnaboutspongesfromParagraph4?
A.The