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拱墅区中考二模

2018年中考模拟

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Amazinganimals

Allanimalsarefascinating,andsomearetrulyamazing!

Forexample,didyouknowthatsharks’teethareashardassteel,orthatkangarooratshaveabilitytolivelongerwithoutwaterthancamels?

Studytheformbelowtolearnmoreaboutseveralamazinganimals.

Animals

WhereItLives

VertebrateorInvertebrate

FascinatingFact

albatross

nearmostoceans

vertebrate

cansleepwhileflying

caterpillar

allovertheworld

invertebrate

hasthreetimesasmanymusclesashumans

chameleon

forestsinAfricaandMadagascar

vertebrate

canmoveitseyesintwodifferentdirectionsatthesametime

cockroach

allovertheworld

invertebrate

canliveforuptoaweekwithoutahead

crocodile

hottestparsoftheworld

vertebrate

eatsonlyabout50mealsayear

giantsquid

oceansthroughouttheworld

invertebrate

haseyesbiggerthanahumanhead

giraffe

grasslandinAfrica

vertebrate

tallestofanimals;hasonlysevenneckbones

penguin

Inthesouthernhalfoftheworldwithcoldoceanwaters

vertebrate

eggskeptwarmbymaleuntiltheirbabiescomeoutoftheeggs

octopus

Oceansthroughouttheworld

invertebrate

hasthreehearts

shark

Oceansthroughouttheworld

vertebrate

neverrunsoutofteeth

snail

Almosteverywhereforests,deserts,rivers

invertebrate

cansleepforalmostthreeyearswithoutwakingup

spermwhale

Oceansthroughouttheworld

vertebrate

canholditsbreathforupto60minutes

16.Whichanimalsliveintheocean?

①albatross②penguin③octopus④shark⑤spermwhale⑥giantsquid

A.①④B.①⑤C.②⑤D.③⑥

17.Whatdoestheword“vertebrate”intheformprobablymeaninChinese?

A.甲壳动物B.软体动物C.脊椎动物D.无脊椎动物

18.Whatdothegiantsquidandthechameleonhaveincommon?

A.TheybothhavebackbonesB.Theireyesarespecialandinteresting

C.Theycanliveinbothforestsandoceans

D.Theycanmoveintwodirectionsatthesametime.

19.Theauthorwrotethisarticleto________.

A.helpustolookforstrangeanimalsB.askustoprotectenvironment

C.tellusthedifferencesbetweenanimalsD.showussomeunusualanimals

B

Hey,Jina!

I’msogladyou’recomingtostay!

Letmegiveyousomedirectionsfromtheairport.YoucanalsodownloadanundergroundmapfromtheLondonUnderground’swebsite（www.tfl.gov.uk）.Anyway,Ihopeyouwillunderstandmyinstructions!

FromHeathrow,getontheunderground–there’sonlythePiccadillyLinethere.You’llpassalotofstations,butyouneedtogetoffandchangeatPiccadillyCircus.Fromthere,youshouldtaketheBakerlooLinetoOxfordCircus.It’sonlyonestop,sodon’tmissit!

AtOxfordCircus,youhavetochangeagain.YouneedtheredCentralLine.It’sabitcomplicated,somakesureyougettherightplatform.HeadtoMarbleArch.It’sjusttwostopsaway–theoneafterBondStreet.MyhouseisreallyclosetoMarbleArchStation–it’sreallyconvenient.JustgivemeacallwhenyouarriveandI’llcometomeetyou!

It’snottheshortestroutehere,butIthinkit’sthesimplest.Ifyouhaveanyproblems,justasktheotherpassengers.Theundergroundstaffwillalwayshelpyou,too.

Lookingforwardtoseeingyousoon!

Love,

Sally

20.What’sthenameoftheairport?

A.CircusB.OxfordC.HeathrowD.Bakerloo

21.WhichstationshouldJanechangeatfirst?

A.PiccadillyCircusB.OxfordCircusC.MarbleArchD.BondStreet

22.WhichofthefollowingisTUREaccordingtoSally’sinstructions?

A.MarbleArchStationisontheRedCentralLine.

B.JaneneedstobuyamapofLondonattheairport.

C.It’sthenearestandthemostconvenientwaytogettoSally’shome.

D.TogettoSally’shome,Janehastochangefourdifferentsubwaylinesfromtheairport.

C

Coldweatherhasagreateffect,onhowourmindsandourbodieswork.Maybethatiswhytherearesomanyexpressionsthatusetheword"cold".

Forexample,Peoplewhoshownohumanemotionsorfeelings,forexample,aresaidtobecold-blooded.Coldcanaffectotherpartsofthebody,Buttheexpression“getcoldfeet”hasnothingtodowithcoldoryourfeet.Theexpressionmeansbeingafraidtodosomethingyouhaddecidedtodo.Forexample,youagreetobeCEOofacompany.Butthenyoulearnthatalltheotherofficershaveresigned（辞职）andalltheworkofthecompanywillbeyourresponsibility.YouarelikelytogetcoldfeetaboutbeingCEOwhenyouunderstandthesituation.

Theexpression"givesomeonethecoldshoulder"probablycomesfromthephysicalactofturningyourbacktowardsomeone,insteadofspeakingtohimface-to-face.Youmaygiveacoldshouldertoafriendwhohasnotkeptapromisehemadetoyou,ortosomeonewhohasliedaboutyoutoothers.

"Acoldfish"isnotafish.Itifaperson.Butitisapersonwhoisunemotionalandshowsno

loveorwarmth.Acoldfishdoesnotoffermuchofhimselftoanyone.Someonewhoisacoldfishcouldbecold-hearted.Heorshewillneverfeelsorryforthoseinbadsituation.

"Outinthecold"meansnotgettingsomethingthateverybodyelsegot.Apersonmightsaythateverybodybuthimgotapayraise--hewasleftoutinthecold.Anditisnotapleasantplacetobe.

23.Ifyougetcoldfeet,thismeansthat_________.

A.youfeelbravetodosomethingB.youfeeltoonervoustodosomething

C.youfeeltoocoldtodosomethingD.youfeelveryangryaboutdoingsomething

24.HenrygoesthecoldshoulderwhenheaskedtohaveadatewithMary,thatmeans________.

A.HenrywastreatedpolitelywhenheaskedMarytohaveadate.

B.HenrywasafraidtoinviteMarytohaveanappointmentwithhim.

C.Marydidn’tcareaboutHenry’sinvitationanddidn’tplantodatewithhim.

D.Marybehavedunfriendlybecauseshedidn’tliketotalkwithHenryfacetoface.

25.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Opinionsaboutcoldweather.B.Expressionsconnectedwith“cold”

C.RelationbetweencoldandbodyD.Examplesofpeoplewhohaveacold

26.What’softhefollowingshowsthestructure（结构）ofthepassage?

（P=paragraph）

A.

P1B.p1C.P2P3P4P5D.P1

P2

P2P3P4P3P4

P5P2P3P4P5P1P5

D

Astheweathergetswarmer,therearefewthingsthatarebettertodothantravel.Buttravelingmightnotbethatfunforeveryone,especiallyforthosewhohavemotionsickness（晕动症）.

Motionsicknessisalsocalledtravelsickness.Itisacommonexperienceformanypeople.Dependingonhowyoutravel,itcanbecalledcarsicknessorseasickness.Peoplewithmotionsicknessfeelveryuncomfortablewhiletheyareinmotion.Theyfeelsickanddizzy,liketheroomaroundthemwon’tstopspinning.

Itisgenerallybelievedthatmotionsicknesshappenswhenyoursensesbecomecunfusedwitheachother,ScientificAmericanreported.

Weusedifferentpartsofourbodytosensemovement.Oureyestellusifwearemoving.Theinnerearscontainaspecialliquid（液体）thathelpsussenseourdirectionandbalance.Ourmusclesreacttomovement.

Whenyoumovearound,thesebodypartsworkwelltogether.Butwhenyouareinacaroranairplane,theygetconfused.Yourinnerearsignalsthatyou’vemoving,butyoureyessayyou’resittingstillbecauseyoucan’tseethatyou’vemoving.Thismismatchgivesusmotionsickness.

Butsomepeoplearelesssensitivetomotionsickness.Thismaybebecausetheyhavecertaingenes（基因）thatpreventmismatchingsenses,BethannHromatka,ageneticsexpertfromtheUS,toldtheAtlantic.

Althoughtherearemanywaystodealwithmotionsickness,scientistsbelievethatthekeyistosimplytrytoadapttoit.Forexample,someastronautsdospecialexercisesthatgivethemgentlemotionsickness.Afteraweekortwo,theastronautsbecomeusedtoitanddon’tfeeluncomfortableanymore,SamPuma,aNASAflightdoctor,toldtheBBC.

27.Whatdoweknowaboutmotionsickness?

A.Itcanmaketravelingmorefun.B.Itcausestheroomtospincontinuously.

C.Ithappenstoonlyasmallnumberofpeople.

D.Itiscalledcarsicknesswhenyoutravelbycar.

28.Howdopeoplefeeliftheyhavemotionsickness?

A.SickanddizzyB.TiredandsleepyC.WorriedandangryD.Hungryandthirsty

29.Whydosomepeoplehavemotionsickness?

A.Becausetheirsensestopworking.B.Becausetheireyescan’tseeproperly

C.Becausetheylosetheirsensesofdirection

D.Becausethereisamismatchamongtheirsenses

30.Theastronautsarementionedtoshowthat_________.

A.astronautscaneasilyadapttomotionsickness

B.motionsicknesshassomethingtodowithgenes

C.specialexercisescanhelpdealwithmotionsickness

D.itisimpossibleforotherstodealwithmotionsickness

第二节

下面文章中有五处（第31-35题）需要添加首句。

请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的首句。

选项中有一项是多余的选项。

Is there anything worse than that?

 You bravely raise your hand to answer a question, but 

yourteacher just point out that you’re wrong. What a shame!

 What could the teacher make you 

suffer （忍受） this?

31. ______. Your teacher isn’t calling you out to humiliate （使丢脸） you,but careyouandyoureducation.Having all your classmates come to know your weak pointscan be pretty hard, so how 

can you get past the shame and realize class participation as a learning opportunity?

32._______.Terrill Schumaker, a teacher, explains that “the more you speak out, the more you 

learn how to grow and build confidence. Thenyoucanliveanexcitinglife.”

33._______.it’snottheendoftheworld.People aren’t going to care all that much.“ If I’m wrong 

or make a stupid point, then people laugh at me, but life moves on” says Grade 12 Kristen 

Wesenberg. Besides, everybody makes mistakes, and you can’t be perfect all the time.

34._______.Ofcourseittakescourage（勇气）,butasWesenbergsays,—What’sthepointoflivinginfear?

Youwon’tlearnanythingifyouarenotbraveenough.

35._______.Wese