内蒙古自治区呼和浩特市2021年中考英语试题.doc

2021年呼和浩特市中考试卷
英语
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第一卷(选择题,共计85分)
I. 单项选择:(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
1. We often have three meals_______day. And we usually have________breakfast
at 8:00 every morning
A. a ; the B. a; a C. a; / D. /; the
【答案】C
2. In Chinese culture, the young won’t start dinner ________ the elders take their seats.
A. after B. when C. until D. although
【答案】C
3. —Listen! Amy, who ________ next door?
—Well, it’s Cindy. Her voice always sounds ________ just like a bird.
A. sings; sweetly B. is singing; sweet C. sings; sweet D. is singing; sweetly
【答案】B
4. —Have you told Dr. Greenall our latest achievement in the vaccine research?
—Not yet. When I ________, he ________ a speech, so we had no time for a few words.
A. arrives; will give B. arrived; was giving
C. arrives; is giving D. arrived; has given
【答案】B
5. Because of COVID-19, the government advised us ________ to the public places less.
A. going B. to go C. not to go D. go
【答案】B
6. ________ to use sunglasses to stop the sun from shining directly in your eyes.
A. Remembering B. To remember C. Remember D. Not remember
【答案】C
7. The number of giant pandas is getting ______ because their living areas are becoming farmlands.
A. less and less B. larger and larger
C smaller and smaller D. fewer and fewer
【答案】C
8. Poor sleep has an ________ on our memory and learning.
A. influence B. introduction C. instruction D. information
【答案】A
9. In the year of 2020, each of us ________ by the people like Zhong Nanshan and Li Lanjuan who taught us how to fight against the difficulties in life with a strong will.
A. were greatly encouraged B. greatly encourages
C. greatly encouraged D. was greatly encouraged
【答案】D
10. —We are planning a National Fire Prevention Day this weekend. Do you have any advice?
—You’d better ________ signs around the school to tell all the students about that.
A. make up B. put up C. set up D. show up
【答案】B
11. After you take the medicine, you will be ________ to go to work.
A. enough well B. enough actively C. actively enough D. well enough
【答案】D
12. On April 29, China successfully launched the Tianhe at the Wenchang Space Launch Centre in Hainan. ________ exciting news!
A. How an B. What an C. How D. What
【答案】D
13. —The 2022 Winter Olympic Games will be held in China. Do you know ________?
—Yes. In Beijing and Zhangjiakou.
A. when it was held B. when was it held
C. what cities it will be held in D. what cities will it be held in
【答案】C
14. —In China, driving after drinking ________.
—You are right. That’s ________ the law.
A. is not allowed; against B. was not allowed; with
C. are not allowed; for D. were not allowed; along
【答案】A
15. —When shall we be volunteers to collect litter in the park, Saturday or Sunday?
—Either is OK, for I will be quite glad to do something meaningful for our community. ________.
A. I’m afraid not B. It’s up to you
C. Never mind D. Don’t mention it
【答案】B
II. 完型填空:(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
A
Do you often use plastic straws (塑料吸管)? You probably use them to drink lots of things, such as soybean milk, cola or milk tea. Plastic straws are small ____16____ they are a big problem. They are made in 10 minutes, used in 20 ____17____ and normally remain on the earth for over 100 years since they are hard to be ____18____.
But how do plastic straws get into the ocean? Through human mistakes, they are often thrown away everywhere and all gutters (排水沟) in some areas lead to our ocean. ____19____, plastic straws kill ocean life. Once a ____20____ was found bleeding because a 12-centimeter-long plastic straw was pushed into ____21____ nose. How terrible!
In fact, around 500 million plastic straws are used every day in the US alone. If we didn't act now, there would be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050.
Luckily, more and more people around the world have realized this problem. They begin to think about ____22____ plastic straws are necessary or not when drinking drinks.
So what can we do right now to reduce plastic pollution? The simplest way is to say “____23____” to single-use plastic, like straws. For example, next time if you go to a restaurant, make sure you order your drink without a straw. There are reusable straws instead.
Coffee house chain Starbucks has started to ____24____ strawless cups and paper straws instead of plastic straws in almost 1, 000 stores in Shanghai and Shenzhen. And McDonald’s has ____25____ taken action to reduce the use of the plastic straws. It is hoped that more businesses and customers will work together to protect our environment.
16. A. and B. but C. or D. so
17. A. seconds B. hours C. minutes D. days
18. A. cut down B. written down C. put down D. broken down
19. A. For example B. Such as C. Even worse D. For one thing
20. A. turtle B. monkey C. camel D. giraffe
21. A. their B. his C. her D. its
22. A. whether B. if C. why D. what
23. A. sorry B. yes C. no D. hello
24. A. replace B. afford C. offer D. give
25. A. still B. also C. ever D. just
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. D 19. C 20. A 21. D 22. A 23. C 24. C 25. B
B
For centuries, children in North China wore tiger-head shoes. The shoes are so named because the toecap (鞋头) looks like the head of a big tiger. The traditional shoes are much like the animal itself.
It was until about 30 years ago, the shoes began to ____26____. However, Hu Shuqing, 51, from Henan Province, has spent many years ____27____ more than 10, 000 pairs of the shoes. She will give most of them to public museums, so that the next generation and the one after can see them. Chinese people began making tiger-head shoes in ancient times. The ancient people believed images (图像) of the animals, which were thought of as the king of beasts, could protect their children. That's one ____28____ why the shoes can still be seen now. On the other hand, the shoes look nice and can keep warm. In the north of China, it is very cold in winter. The shoes are good for keeping babies’ feet warm.
Tiger-head shoes have many ____29____. Some people change the images of tiger heads into frogs or peacocks, while more designs ____30____ spiders, snakes and scorpions (蝎子).
Hu was born ____31____ a family of paper cutters. Both her mother and grandmother could also make tiger-head shoes. “My daughter wore the shoes her grandma made when she grew up,” she said.
But her hobby for collecting the shoes did not begin until 2000, when she found a ____32____ pair at a Spring Festival market. “The images of tigers on the ____33____ were embroidered (刺绣) according to paper-cutting patterns,” she said. From that day on, she has collected the shoes. She ____34____ collected in her home town, then in other provinces such as Hebei and Shandong.
Hu often goes collecting ____35____ September and December. “Kids wear tiger-head shoes in winter,” she said. “They are pretty and warm.”
26. A. die out B. come out C. go out D. take out
27. A. making B. designing C. collecting D. buying
28. A. chance B. process C. possibility D. reason
29. A. prices B. sizes C. materials D. shapes
30. A. show B. include C. share D. copy
31. A. into B. from C. of D. at
32. A. new B. large C. beautiful D. funny
33. A. feet B. paper C. shoes D. pictures
34. A. first B. often C. mainly D. hardly
35. A. in B. between C. from D. among
【答案】26. A 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. C 34. A 35. B
III. 阅读理解:(共25小题;每小题2分,满分50分)
A
Centre Place
This shopping centre has a number of shops selling outdoor goods. Don’t miss the shoe stores, where you can get expert advice. You can also find camping goods, such as lightweight chairs and tables, and fishing tools. Open until 10 pm on Friday and Saturday.
Smith’s
You can get all you want for sports fans at this 20,000 m2 of shopping centre. You simply choose what you want and pay at the automatic checkout(自动结账处). Weekly specials help you save more. Open till 10 pm every day.
Holly Corner
This area of small expensive gifts is a must for customers who love jewelry and handicrafts(珠宝和手工艺品). It will offer you a personal suggestion to help you decide on just the right gift. Free tea and cake are prepared. Open until 8 pm every day.
Newton Cross
A five-floor shopping centre, famous for their jewelry and clothes. Goods can be returned with no questions asked, although it can be more expensive than other shops in the area. Open 10 am-10 pm every day. Parking starts at $5 a day.
36. If you need some camping goods, you can go to ________.
A. Centre Place B. Smith's C. Holly Corner D. Newton Cross
37. What do we know about Smith’s?
A. Its size. B. Its parking price. C. Its sale dates. D. Its opening time.
38. At Holly Corner, customers can ________.
A. make handicrafts B. get free small gifts
C. return goods free D. enjoy free tea and cake
39. How long is Newton Cross open every day?
A. 8 hours. B. 10 hours. C. 12 hours. D. 14 hours.
40. Both Holly Corner and Newton Cross ________.
A. prepare free parking B. sell jewelry
C. have automatic checkouts D. close late at the weekend
【答案】36. A 37. A 38. D 39. C 40. B
B
There was once a very wise man who lived in ancient times. He was elderly and educated.
One day while on a walk, he realized that his shoes were starting to wear out. He knew he had to buy a new pair. But he didn’t want to buy the wrong shoes. He collected some books and spent a lot of time reading about how to know if a pair of shoes fit properly.
Following the books’ instructions, the man took a stick and measured his feet with it. He then went to the market. However, he left the stick at home, which was far away from the shop.
By the time the man returned to the market, the shop was closed. And by that point, his shoes were completely worn out, so he had to return home barefoot.
The next morning, he walked back to the market with bare feet, but the shoes that he had chosen the day before had been sold. The wise man explained what had happened to the shopkeeper, who asked, “Why didn’t you buy the shoes yesterday?”
The wise man replied, “Because I left the stick that I had used to measure my feet at home. And you have to have the correct measurements of your feet before you can buy shoes. I didn’t want to buy the wrong size.”
Even more surprised, the shopkeeper asked, “But your feet are always with you. Why didn’t you just try the shoes on?”
The wise man said, “All the books say shoes must be bought with the exact measurements of the shoes you already own.”
Laughing, the shop owner replied, “You don’t need advice from books to buy shoes. You just need to have your feet, some money, and some common sense not to make things more difficult.”
41. How did the man prepare to buy shoes?
A. He read lots of books about making shoes.
B. He used a stick to measure his feet.
C. He measured his worn-out shoes.
D. He asked the shopkeeper for advice.
42. Why didn’t the man buy shoes the second time he went to the market?
A. Because he didn’t know his measurements.
B. Because the shoe store was already closed.
C. Because he forgot to take his stick along.
D. Because the shoes he wanted were sold out.
43. What was the man like?
A. He was old and humorous.
B. He was a real wise man.
C. He was educated and hard-working.
D. He had little life experience.
44. Which sentence is TRUE according to the story?
A. The man went to the market twice.
B. The man bought the shoes he wanted at last.
C. He returned home without shoes the second time.
D. People usually measured their feet before buying shoes in ancient times.
45. What does the story teach us?
A. Books tell you everything you need.
B. It’s necessary to get more education.
C. Common sense can serve you well.
D. Deal with difficult things in a simple way.
【答案】41. B 42. B 43. D 44. C 45. C
C
It’s long been a scientific dream: to give people a special vaccine before birth to prevent them from getting terrible illnesses. Gene editing (基因编辑) is one way in which we could do this. But this method has also created some discussion.
In an online video posted on Nov. 26, 2018, He Jiankui, a researcher at the Southern University of Science and Technology, said that he had helped to make the world’s first genetically edited babies.
The babies are twin girls who were born in November. Their father had HIV. The twins’ genes were edited in order to prevent them from suffering from the HIV virus.
He said he chose to do this because HIV is widespread in China. “I feel such a strong duty not only to be the first to do this, but also to set an example,” he told AP.
But his actions caused many questions. Although gene editing may help to prevent disease, many people are wondering if it is safe and ethical to use it on humans.
Some believe that gene editing could be useful to HIV patients. HIV is “a large and growing public health problem”, according to Harvard Medical School genetic professor George Church. Using gene editing for HIV is “a good idea”, Church told AP.
However, others think that gene editing is still in its experimental periods and could result in terrible changes. “It could cause genetic problems later in life, including the development of cancer,” Julian Savulescu from the University of Oxford told BBC News.
Others fear that people might use gene editing technology to make “designer (设计的) babies”. It would give parents the ability to choose everything from their baby’s eye colour to their IQ.
“You could find wealthy parents buying the latest ‘upgrades’ for their children, leading to even greater unfairness than we already live with,” Marcy Darnovsky, director of the San Francisco Center for Genetics told BBC News.
46. What do we know about He Jiankui?
A. He was the first person to edit genes.
B. He made the twins suffer from HIV when he edited their genes.
C. He made the world’s first genetically edited babies.
D. He was the first person whose genes were edited.
47. Who agreed that gene editing could be helpful to HIV patients?
A. George Church. B. Julian Savulescu.
C. Marcy Darnovsky. D. Chinese researchers.
48. The underlined word “ethical” in the passage probably means “________”.
A. 合乎常情 B. 道德的 C. 有价值的 D. 有效的
49. According to the story, we know that gene editing ________.
A. is supported by the writer B. is good for wealthy people
C. causes some heated argument D. has been used widely in the UK
50. What does “designer babies” mean in the passage?
A. Parents can change their baby’s eye colour.
B. Parents are able to choose their baby’s height.
C. Parents can give their baby everything that he or she likes.
D. Parents have a chance to prevent their baby from suffering from the virus.
【答案】46. C 47. A 48. B 49. C 50. B
D
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