2019广州市白云区中考一模英语试题.doc

2019年白云区一模试题
一、语法选择 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers 1 a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled ( 奋斗) 2 the past fifty years. Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid ( 杂种的) rice. In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice 3 has a high output. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20%, more of the crop in 4 same fields. Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year 5 from this hybrid strain.
Born in 1930, Yuan Longping graduated 6 Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. 7 a young man, he saw the great need for 8 the rice output. At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. Yuan Longping 9 for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding ( 扩大) the area of the fields. In 1950, Chinese farmers 10 produce about fifty-six million tons of rice. In a recent harvest, however, 11 two hundred million tons of rice was produced. These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world's people 12 from just 7% of the farmland in the world. Yuan Longping is now spreading his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other 13 developed countries to increase their rice harvests. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid ( 摆脱) the world of 14 . Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as 15 as before.
1, A. he B. himself C. him D. his
2, A, for B, since C, in D, from
3, A, whom B, who C, what D, that
4, A, an B, a C, the D, /
5, A, was B, is C, are D, were
6, A, in B, at C, from D, on
7, A, Like B, As C, With D, By
8, A, to increase B, increases C, being increased D, increasing
9, A, searched B, searches C, has searched D, was searching
10, A, may B, need C, could D, should
11,A, nearly B, near C, nearest D, nearer
12,A, have fed B, were fed C, fed D, are fed
13 A, least B, most C, less D, more
14, A hunger B, hungry C, hungrily D, hungers
15, A, larger B, large C, largest D, the largest

二、完形填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
There was once a baby eagle. It lived in a nest which was located on a cliff(悬崖) overlooking a beautiful valley. The baby eagle like the nest very much, as it was warm and 16 . It was the only world he had ever known. And even better, he had all the food and attention that a great mother eagle could 17 . Each day, the mother would fly down from the sky and land in the nest to feed him delicious food. She was like a god to him. He had no idea where she came from or how she worked her magic. Gradually, the baby eagle grew strong and his vision grew very sharp.
One day, the mother eagle 18 at the top of the cliff with a big bowl of delicious food. She looked at her baby and said in a gentle voice, "Here is some tasty food. All you have to do is come and get it" "How can I get it!" said the baby 19 . He felt so hungry and soon burst out crying. However, the mother flew away, despite his tears.
A few days later, the mother flew down to the nest. "Eat this. It's the 20 meal I shall bring you. " The baby ate the meat and complained, " Why? You're really a terrible mother. " Suddenly, she pushed him out of the nest. The baby fell and picked up speed faster and faster. "I'm going to die! " he cried. The ground rushed towards him so quickly that he could clearly imagine his own 21
Just at this moment, something 22 happened. The air 23 his wings and then moved away from his body immediately, with a feel unlike anything he had ever experienced. He looked down and saw the valley. He wasn't moving towards the 24 anymore.
"What is going on here?" he asked. "You're flying," said his mother next to him with a big smile on her 25 "You are brave and I am really proud of you.

16. A. expensive B. important C. comfortable D, suitable
17. A, provide B. contain C. receive D. produce
18. A. turned B, appeared C. returned D. remained
19. A. angrily B. quietly C. happily D. patiently
20. A. favorite B. healthy C. great D, last
21. A. failure B. success C, death D. improvement
22. A. dangerous B. funny C. difficult D. strange
23 . A. made B, caught C ,fixed D. checked
24， A. sky B, nest C, ground D. mountain
25. A. head B, face C. heart D. body
三、阅读 （共两节，满分45分）
第一节 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
A
It is late at night, People in Cape Town, South Africa, line up to collect water from a spring (泉). One by one, they fill their plastic bottles. Each person can take up to 13 gallons (加仑). Policemen stand by to keep the rules. In a few months, that number will be cut in half.
Cape Town is a city of four million people. It is running out of water. For three years, the city has faced a drought. It is the worst in a century. Local reservoirs are mostly sand and dried earth. Officers are telling people to save water. Otherwise, the city will one day be forced to turn off the supply to homes and businesses. That day is being called Day Zero. At press time, Day Zero was expected to be June 4. But the date may change based on water levels in local reservoirs.
"There are a lot of people who have not realized the problem," said Shirley Curry. She waited at a spring to get her share of water. "Now they suddenly realize this is for real."
On Day Zero, each person's daily water supply will drop to about 6.5 gallons. (The average American uses 80 to 100 gallons of water per day.) Lines at the city's 200 water collection points will probably get even longer.
Some places will not be included in the cutoff. The water will keep running in hospitals and schools. It will stay on in poor areas, too. This is to prevent illness. Areas popular with tourists may also have water. More than 10 million people visit Cape Town each year. Tourism provides nearly 10% of South Africa's economy.
Across the city, people are making an effort to save water. They are taking 90-second showers. They are washing their clothes less often. Using tap water to wash cars or fill swimming pools is not allowed. Those caught using too much water are punished.
For some people, rationing ( 定量供应 ) now feels normal. Kelson da Cruz keeps one container of water near the shower. Another he uses for brushing his teeth and washing his face. He uses non-drinking water to flush the toilet.
26, How much water will each person in Cape Town get in a few months?
A, 13 gallons. B. 10 gallons. C. 9 gallons. D. 6.5 gallons.
27, What is the fourth paragraph mainly about?
A. What Day Zero is. B, What will happen on Day Zero
C, when Day Zero will start. D. When Day Zero will end.
28,Which of the following is NOT a way to save tap water?
A. Taking shorter showers. B. Washing more clothes one time.
C, Filling swimming pools. D. Avoiding washing cars with tap water.
29, What does the underlined word "flush" in the passage mean?
A,冲洗 B, 注满 C, 清洁 D, 排放
30. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The serious water shortage ( 短缺) in Cape Town.
B, The people in Cape Town didn't realize how serious their water problem was.
C. The things that have caused the water problem in Cape Town.
D, The help that the government is offering to people in Cape Town.

B
China has cloned (克隆) two monkeys using the same method that created Dolly the sheep in Scotland，leading the way for more exact animal testing for new drugs, scientists said on January 25th, 2018.
Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua, the primates （灵长动物），were created using the nuclear transfer Of somatic cells (体细胞核移植) at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Neuroscience.
"Cloning monkeys using somatic cells has been a world-class challenge because it is a primate that shares its genetic makeup ( 基因组合) with humans," said Pu Muming, the director of the neuroscience institute in Shanghai.
"By cloning monkeys using somatic cells, we can cultivate (培育) a large number of genetically identical offspring ( 后代) in a short amount of time, and we can even change their genes to suit our needs,
he said. "This can save time, cut down experiment costs and produce more exact results, leading to more effective medicine."
Sun Qiang, the director of the non-human primate research at the institute, said most of the drug experiments are done on laboratory mice. However. drugs that work on mice might not work or may even have negative effects on humans because the two species are so different.
"Monkeys and humans are both primates, so they are much more closely related, and testing on monkeys is supposed to be as effective as testing on humans," Sun said. This is especially useful in testing drugs for some neural disease (神经疾病) he added.
However, some fear that the technology used to clone monkeys has opened the door to copying humans.
While the technical barrier（ 障碍） of cloning humans has indeed been broken, "the reason we break this barrier is to produce animal models that are helpful for medical research and human health," said Pu.
"There is no purpose to apply this method to humans."
31 . The scientists used the same method that created Dolly the_______ to clone the two monkeys.
A. cat B. rat C sheep D. horse
32.Using somatic cells to clone monkeys can help with all of the following EXCEPT to________.
A. save time when cultivating genetically identical offspring. B, treat all neural diseases. C. reduce experiment costs D. produce effective drugs
33, What does the underlined sentence mean?
A, Different species should use different drugs.
B, Drugs that work on mice mustn't be used on humans.
C, If drugs work on humans, we can use them on mice.
D, Drugs work on species that are similar to humans, which can reduce the possibility of negative effects
on humans.
34,In which part of a newspaper may you read the passage?
A. Science B. Environment C. Culture. D. Fashion
35.What can we learn from the passage?
A, It will be more expensive to test cloned animals for new drugs.
B, The success in cloning monkeys will be helpful to clone humans.
C, Cloned monkeys will lead the way for medical research and human health.
D, It is easy to clone monkeys by using somatic cells because they are primates.

C
Pat McGee noticed her daughter hadn't returned to the dentist's waiting room just before her surgery(外科手术) was supposed to start.
She walked to the bathroom and found Jessica McDaniels, 32, in there, crying.
McGee took her daughter into her arms.
"We're going to say goodbye to the old Jessica," she said. "And hi to the new Jessica."
McDaniels, from St. Louis, US, had been wishing for this day since high school, when the bullying ( 欺凌) about her teeth started. Now that it was finally happening, she was nervous.
It was a social media ( 社交媒体) post two months ago that got her there. Someone posted a photo of McDaniels with a comment about her overbite ( 龅牙) — a serious problem that affects the teeth. The post was shared many times, with many people making mean remarks about her appearance.
The bullies didn't know the road McDaniels had traveled. She experienced nine operations (手术) on her ears from age 2 to 12 years old. She was almost deaf in her right ear. Her adult teeth didn't start coming in until she was 11 or 12, and doctors couldn't understand why they were pushed outward. It got worse as she got older.
McDaniels had been trying for years to get her teeth fixed, but it was always too expensive.
When her story got out, dentists wanted to help her. One of them, Maryann Udy, got in touch with McDaniels and offered her a new smile — free of charge.
McDaniels wasn't sure at first, so she called her mother.
She told McDaniels that Udy was her angel. "You need to do it," she told her daughter.
The surgery was long and complicated （复杂的）. It took weeks for the swelling(肿块) to go down, and several more months before McDaniels new smile was ready.
Later that year, she looked at her old photos online and smiled. "I loved her," she said.
"She's grateful to be in less pain, to be on the path to a new smile. Sometimes, though, it feels like something is missing from who she was."
Still, she loves taking selfies ( 自拍) and admiring her new appearance.
"I looked good before," she said. "I look even better now."
36，How did McDaniels feel before the surgery?
A, Grateful B. Anxious. C. Hopeful. D. Annoyed.
37，What does the underlined word " it" in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. The creation of her new smile. B. The comfort from her mother.
C. The bullying about her teeth. D. Finding out the cause of her disease.
38, What's the right order for the following events in the passage?
A dentist offered Jessica a free surgery.
Jessica had nine operations from age 2 to 12 years old.
Jessica loves taking selfies.
Jessica's photo was
Jessica was born overbite.
A , B, C, D,
39, We can infer from the last four paragraphs that McDaniels
A. couldn't wait to take selfies after the surgery B, became more confident about herself after the surgery
C, wasn't satisfied with her new appearance D. didn't want her photo on social media again
40, In the third to last paragraph(倒数第三段) McDaniels said "it feels like something is missing". What do you think is no longer in her life?
A, the sadness B. the sweet smile
C. the appearance of overbite

D. lack of confidence

D
If you don't know where to go with your kids when you have time in the UK, I think I can give you some help.

The Natural History Museum
Why go: This really is the grandfather of all London museums ------the beautiful building and the wonderful exhibits (展品) make it one of the country's best places for kids. They can easily spend