宁夏回族自治区2021年中考英语模拟试题及答案(一)

宁夏回族自治区2021年初中学业水平暨高中阶段招生考试

英语模拟试卷(一)

二、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

Once my mother told me a story about the antelope (羚羊) and the lion in Africa.When an antelope wakes up every morning，the first thing it thinks about is，“I must be able to run__16__than the fastest lion，or I will be killed.”At the same time，a lion wakes from its dream.The first thing it thinks about is，“I must be able to __17__ the slowest antelope，or I will be hungry.”So，almost at the same time，the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the rising sun.

This is life: full of__18__．Whether you are an antelope or a lion，you must go ahead when the sun rises.For students，it is just the same.If we don't study hard，we will fall behind the other students.__19__，I did not know what the w ord “exam”ter，I knew an exam was a kind of competition.In competitions，there were__20__ winners and losers.As I grew up，I began to understand what competition is about.In one's life，there must be competitions，so people can __21__．

Each time I saw little children playing games，and heard their__22__，I wished I were that age again.However，I remembered my parents' words，“You must work very hard in order to have a good future.”So I picked up my__23__ and began to study hard again.

However，I was still not sure what competition really meant.One

day，I took part in an English-speaking competition.When I went on the stage ( 舞台)，I saw other students __24___me kindly.I suddenly knew that competition was not always as cruel as my teachers and parents told me.Sometimes it could be __25__．I learned a lot from realizing this fact.Now I understand more about competition.

（B）16.A.slower B．faster C．farther D．nearer

（C）17.A.tell B．leave C．catch D．help

（D）18.A.hope B．love C．surprises D．competitions （A）19.A.At first B．For example C．In fact D．So far （C）20.A.hardly B．even C．always D．seldom （B）21.A.practise B．improve C．dream D．understand （C）22.A.songs B．news C．laughter D．questions （A）23.A.pen B．key C．camera D．phone

（B）24.A.shouting at B．looking at C．thinking about D．worrying about

（A）25.A.kind B．serious C．interesting D．boring 三、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

A(2020·玉林)

German Visit

Dave visited his sister in Germany.He found that many Germans spoke

only German，including the man who checked tickets on the train. The man checked Dave's ticket，then said something.Dave simply nodded from time to time to show him that he understood.

When the man had gone，an English woman came and asked Dave if he spoke German. “No，\”Dave answered.“No wonder you didn't seem to be worried when he told you that you were on the wrong train，\”said the woman.

The Best Present

Sam thanked his grandmother for the set of drums she bought him

forhisbirthday.“They're the best present，Grandma！\”he said.“They've already helped me make some money.\”

“Wow！\”said his grandmother.“You must have learned to play them really well！\”“Not really，\”said the boy.“But Mom gives me $5 asking me not to play them during the day，and Dad gives me $5 asking me not to play them in the evening.\”

A Lady's Complaining

A lady named Linda went to the post office and started complaining that

she'd got home to find a note from the postman.It said，“I've tried to send a

package(包裹)but nobody was in.\”

“My husband was home all day！\” she said unhappily.

When she got the package，she opened it right away.“Oh，I'm so excited! It's my husband's

new hearing aid(辅助设备)！\”