（含15套模拟卷）吉林省长春朝阳区六校联考2018-2019学年英语中考模拟试卷汇总

（含15套模拟卷）吉林省长春朝阳区六校联考2018-2019学年英语中考模拟试卷汇总
英语中考模拟试卷
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考⽣先将⾃⼰的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考⽣信息条形码粘贴区。

2．选择题必须使⽤2B铅笔填涂；⾮选择题必须使⽤0.5毫⽶⿊⾊字迹的签字笔书写，字体⼯整、笔迹清楚。

3．请按照题号顺序在各题⽬的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案⽆效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题⽆效。

4．保持卡⾯清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使⽤涂改液、修正带、刮纸⼑。

⼆、完形填空(本题有15⼩题，每⼩题1分；共计15分)
阅读下⾯短⽂，掌握⼤意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出⼀个最佳选项。

When I was 19 years old, I worked in a doctor’s office as a medical assistant. I was shy and didn’t 16 myself, so I 17 talked with others. I was uncertain about my future.
I met a doctor there and became good friends with him. He 18 me to believe in myself and asked me to learn to communicate with others. He helped me accept 19 , and then he encouraged me to 20 one or two college classes. I did as what he told me and did very well.
One day, he asked me where I wanted to go ten years later and 21 I wanted my life to be like.
I hadn’t thought about this before that day. That night, I 22 thought about the two questions.
It was he that made me 23 a different world.
Later, I went to college and realized my 24 was to be accepted into a physician assistant training program. Unluckily, it was very 25 and I couldn’t afford it. I wanted to 26 . When my dream was about to slip away, this wonderful man took me out one evening into a bar, bought me
a bottle of beer, and offered to help me pay for my college education. He did it 27 asking for anything in return.
A few years later, I asked him why he helped me.
He said, “ 28 I knew you could be more than what you were, and because once, when I wasn’t sure whether I could succeed and didn’t have the money for school, 29 helped me.”
love to others!”
阅读下⾯材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A
31.The complex house is made of ___ _.
A. tree
B. soil
C. brick
D. wood
32.Some people in ___ _live on the water.
A. Finland
B. Philippines
C. Germany
D. Malaysia
33.Which of the following is WRONG ?
A. In Philippines, people lived in the tree houses but they couldn’t get the cooler and drier air.
B. In Germany, people use the bricks for wall and paint over the bricks.
C. Sami people live in transferable houses, they can move.
D. In Philippines, people live in the tree houses could find the snakes and wild animals easily.
34.We can read this passage in ___ _.
A. World Geography
B. Life and Health
C. Fashion Times
D. Chinese Culture
B
Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp. He ate a few and placed the rest under his bed. After lunch, he found the box was gone. He went to tell his camp coach about it.
The next day, the coach saw a boy eating Tom’s biscuits behind a tree. He came up with an idea to solve the problem. He found Tom and said to him,“I know who took away your biscuits. Will you help me to teach him a lesson?”
“Well, yes… are you going to punish him , sir?” Tom asked. “No, I am not,” the coach explained patiently. “That would only mak e him hate you. I want you to write to your mother and ask for more gifts.”
Tom received another box of biscuits by mailing from his mother a few days later.“Now,”said the coach,“go and share them with the boy who stole your biscuits.”Tom didn’t understand the coach’s intention(意图), but he still followed his suggestion.
Half an hour later the coach saw the two boys come up the hill, arm in arm. The boy was trying to ask Tom to accept his toy robot in payment for(赔偿)the stolen biscuits. And Tom was refusing the gift from his new friend. He said that a few biscuits were not so important.
In some situations, forgiveness(原谅)is better than punishment.
35.Why did the coach ask Tom to ask for more gifts?
A. The coach wanted to teach the boy a lesson.
B. The coach wanted to get more biscuits from Tom.
C. The coach wanted to make friends with Tom.
D. The coach wanted to make Tom hate the boy.
36. In which order did these things happen?
①Tom brought a box of biscuits to a summer camp, but soon it was stolen.
②Tom refused the gift from his new friend.
③Tom received another box of biscuits and shared them with his partner.
④Tom forgave the boy.
A.①②③④
B. ①③④②
C. ②①③④
D. ④①②③
37. From the story, we learn___ _.
A. the coach punished the boy at last
B. the coach wrote to Tom’s mother and asked for more gifts
C. Tom accepted the boy’s toy robot in payment for the stolen biscuits
D. forgiveness is sometimes better than punishment
C
Chinese is your first language, you r “mother tongue(⾆头)”. For most of you, English is your second language, but in the college entrance exam, English is considered just as important as Chinese—each language is worth 150 points. Some educators think this is unrealistic and unfair.
On Oct. 22, 2013 Beijing Municipal Commission of Education(北京市教育委员会) announced that, from 2016, the English scores in the senior high school entrance exam will be reduced from 120 to 100. Of the 100 points, the listening ability scores will add to 50. They also want to allow students to take the English test more than once so that students have a better chance to get higher scores.
Why such a change? It places the importance on Chinese in our study, and cuts students’ pressure, said Li Yi, spokesman of the commission.
“The change will also push us to pay attention to the practical usage of English, ” said Li. “Students will be encouraged to learn to understand English menus and read English news on mobile phones.”
There is no news that other cities will have the same change. But several places are making changes to English tests in the college entrance exams.
For example, Shandong is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its gaokao.
But , “Being tested for less points doesn’t mean the subject can be taken lightly, ”Bai Ping wrote in China Daily.
Wang Jiaming said he understood the change. “Chinese, not English, is our mother tongue, ”he said. “But still, I think English
is both interesting and useful.”
38.In the Beijing senior high school entrance exam of 2016, ___ _.
A. the English scores will be cut down to 100
B. the English listening ability scores will be lowered
C. the points for Chinese will be cut by 20 points
D. the points for English will be added by 20 points
39. What does Bai Ping think of the reforms?
A. They make students spend less time on English.
B. They make it harder to get a high score.
C. Studying English is still important for the students.
D. English is both interesting and useful.
40.From the passage, we know___ _.
A. from 2016, the English scores will be reduced from 120 to100 in China
B. reducing the English scores will cut students’ pressure and help them learn English better
C. the change allow students to take English tests more than once
D. Shanghai is considering taking out the listening part of the English exam in its gaokao
41.What is the main purpose of the change?
A. To encourage students to learn how to order meals in English.
B. To make students learn to read English news on mobile phones.
C. To ask students to prepare for the college entrance exam.
D. To make students pay more attention to learning Chinese.
D
Love camping? Love your iPhone? I have got something to show you.
We have developed a great invention called CampStove(野营炉). It can charge your phone while you cook. The CampStove has two parts: a furnace that burns sticks and wood, plus a generator(发电机) with a fan and a USB port. The CampStove doesn’t use gas to light your fires. It only uses the sticks you put into it. The excess(额外的，附加的) energy from the fire’s heat can be used to charge small electronics, like an iPhone or LED lights. For users with an iPhone 4S, 20 minutes of charging through the BioLite(红外线放散器) equals 60 minutes of talktime on your phone ( though, depending on the strength of your fire, charging time can vary).
Users in the U.S. thought the CampStove was really effective during Hurricane Sandy(飓风桑迪) when over six million people lost electricity. Some people were able to carry on cooking and make electronics charged by using the CampStove. The CampStove has become such a success.
We have spent years developing the technology so that outdoor travelers will never have to carry fuel(燃料) again. It is exciting to finally bring this product to market and we have been very glad about the positive(积极的) responses from our users.
The CampStove is a convenient and green choice. It can bring clean and safe energy access(进⼊) to families across the world. It is a great way to mix nature and technology. For more information, you can contact us by calling at 567-987873.
43. In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “responses” means ___ _.
A. 批评
B. 回应
C. 投诉
D. 赞助
44. The last three paragraphs mainly tell us ___ _.
A. the users have given the positive responses
B. when and how to use the CampStove
C. the CampStove has accessed to families all over the world.
D. the advantages of the CampStove
45. If you are outdoor travelers, you can’t use the CampStove for ___ _.
A. cooking
B. getting electricity
C. lighting your fires
D. charging an iPhone4s
卷⼆
说明：本卷共四⼤题，32⼩题，满分50分
四、词汇运⽤（本题有15⼩题，每⼩题1分；共计15分）
A
46.Our teachers have given us a lot of 46 on studying Chinese.
47.The door was 47 by the strong wind.
48.Jim pointed to the new book on the desk and said : “ Look! It’s 48 .”
49. More and more students 49 an interest in playing computer games.
50. Westerners eat with 50 and knives while Chinese eat with chopsticks.
B．根据短⽂内容和所给中⽂提⽰，在空⽩处写出单词的正确形式。

每空限填⼀词。

Have you ever heard of Ruth Simmons, the president of a famous American college for women?
In 1945,Ruth was 51 (出⽣) in a poor family in Grapeland, Texas. Her parents were 52 (农民) and she was the youngest of
their twelve children. Their family was so poor that Ruth never had any toys. Even for Christmas, she didn’t 53 (得到) any presents at all 54 (除…外) a shoebox with an apple, an orange, and some nuts. Then the family moved into the city, Huston. In the city, their 55 (⽇常的) life was much harder. And at that time, life was dangerous for African Americans, 56 (尤其) in the South.
At the age of five, Ruth entered a school and she was lucky to have some 57 (优秀的) teachers. After she graduated, she began to work as a college teacher and administrator. Soon people began to 58 (注意) her and look up to her abilities. Ruth believes every learner can 59 (经历)the same thing.
Now the women in her country are 60 (感到⾃豪) of her.
五、语法填空（本题有10⼩题，每⼩题1分；共计10分）
阅读下⾯短⽂，在空⽩处填⼊⼀个适当的词，或填⼊括号中所给单词的正确形式（每空不多于3个单词）。

Our life becomes better and better. So many people have 61 (beauty) houses with large gardens and swimming pools, and some people have a lot of money and more than 62 car. 63 , you don't need to care about (在乎) these people. Why? Because people who have big houses may often feel 64 (alone) and people who have cars may want 65 (walk)on the country roads in their free time.
In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you get success, your friends will say congratulations 66 you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you 67 (correct)it.
Happiness is not the same 68 money. It's a 69 (feel)of your heart. Money is not everything. You have something that money
70 buy．
六、任务型阅读（本题有5⼩题，每⼩题1分;共5分）
阅读下⾯⽂章，然后从⽂后所给的A —D 五个选项中选择正确的⼩标题，将其序号填⼊71-75⼩题。

71
If you are easily angry or too tired, maybe you need better sleep. Many reasons can influence
a good night’s sleep, such as relationship or illness. Start with these sim ple sleep tips. Of course, if you often have trouble sleeping, see your doctors. He may help you get the better sleep. 72 Go to bed and get up at the same time every day, even on weekends and holidays. If you don't
fall asleep in 15 minutes, get up and do something relaxing. Go back to bed when you ’re tired.
caffeine(咖啡因) and alcohol(⼄醇，酒精); it can influence the quality of sleep.
74 Do the same things each night to tell your body it ’s time to calm down. You can take a
warm shower, read a book or listen to relaxing music. Don ’t use the TV set or other electronic devices (电⼦设备) as part of your bedtime habit.
75 If you have some naps during the day, you will be active and can ’t fall asleep quickly
in the evening. Limit the naps in the daytime.
七、书⾯表达（本题有2⼩题，其中76⼩题5分，77⼩题15分；共计20分）
76. 在“⼗佳美丽校园”评选活动中同学们对校园⾥的⼀些不⽂明现象提出了严厉的批评。

若你看到下⾯的现象会怎么说？请在英语宣传栏中写下来，并补充⼀条。

Tips : 龙头，阀门: tap 垃圾箱：dustbin （1）Don't walk on the .
（2）Please
（3）We ’d better
（4）
（5）
77.有些同学常因作弊⽽被通报批评，请针对这种不良⾏为结合下⾯图⽚内容，⽤英语写⼀篇短⽂，在英语课上注意：（1）⽂章必须包括图⽚中的信息，可适当增加细节。

（2）分析作弊的原因，谈谈你的看法，提出建议，⾄少两条。

（3）词数：80~100。

（4）短⽂⾸句仅供选择使⽤，不计⼊总词数。

短⽂⾸句：Nowadays some students were criticized because of cheat.
参考词汇：批评 criticize 作弊 cheat
英语试题卷
参考答案
⼀、听⼒
1 - 5 BBCAC 6 - 10 ABACA 11-15 CABAC
⼆、完型填空
16-20 CCACB 21-25 CADCC 26-30 BBADD
三、阅读理解
31-35 BDAAA 36-40 BDACC 41-45 DCBDC
四、词汇运⽤
46-50 advice, locked, mine, express, forks
51-55 born, farmers, receive / get, except, everyday / daily,
56-60 especially, good / excellent, notice, experience, proud
五、语法填空
61-65 beautiful, one, However, lonely, to walk,
66-70 to, to correct / correct, as, feeling, can’t
六、任务型阅读
71-75 BDCEA
七、书⾯表达
76.(1)Don't walk on the grass. .
(2)Please don’t leave the taps runni ng. / Please turn off the taps when you leave.
/ Please save the water. / …
(3)We’d better put the rubbish in the dustbin. / We’d better not throw litter everywhere. / …
(4)We can’t draw everywhere. / Don’t draw on the wall. / …
(5)Don’t spit everywhere. / Don’t be late for class. / Please keep quiet in library.
/ Please do your homework by yourself. / …
77. 评分标准：
共计15分，按5个档次给分。

第五档：（13 ~ 15分）包含所有要点，完全完成了试题规定的任务；有清晰的⽂本框架，较多的语法结构和词汇；有效地使⽤了语句间的连接成分，使全⽂结构紧凑,⾏⽂连贯，表达清楚；语⾔基
本⽆误。

第四档：（10 ~ 12分）基本包含所有要点，遗漏少量次要点，较全⾯地完成了试题规定的任务；有较清晰的⽂本框架，⽐较多样的语法结构和词汇；⾏⽂基本连贯，表达基本清楚；语⾔有少量错
误。

第三档：（7 ~ 9分）包含⼤多数要点，基本完成了试题规定的任务；少许语句不通顺，语⾔错误较多，但不影响整体理解。

第⼆档：（4 ~ 6 分）只包含少数要点，未恰当完成试题规定的任务；多数语句不完整，语法结构单调，词汇项⽬有限，语⾔有较多错误，影响理解。

第⼀档：（1 ~ 3 分）只包含个别要点，未完成试题规定的任务；多数语句不完整或意思不明，内容不连贯，错误很多。

0分：未能传达给读者任何信息；写的内容均与所要求内容⽆关或所写内容⽆法看清。

例⽂：Nowadays some students were criticized because of cheat. In the picture, we can see some students copying the answers from others while some are doing by themselves.
They do like that because they want to get good grades with no effort. Meanwhile, some are under great pressure, so they are afraid of failing in the exam.
We should realize that cheating in exams is bad for our study, and the future is full of sharp competition and any success achieved by cheating won't last long.
In my opinion, we should study hard to get good grades. In addition, we should be an honest person at any time.
英语中考模拟试卷
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考⽣先将⾃⼰的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考⽣信息条形码粘贴区。

2．选择题必须使⽤2B铅笔填涂；⾮选择题必须使⽤0.5毫⽶⿊⾊字迹的签字笔书写，字体⼯整、笔迹清楚。

3．请按照题号顺序在各题⽬的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案⽆效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题⽆效。

4．保持卡⾯清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使⽤涂改液、修正带、刮纸⼑。

四、单项填空（共10 分，每⼩题 1 分）
从下⾯各题所的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填⼊空⽩处的最佳选项。

21. Mr. Green teaches us English and we all love______.
A.him
B. his
C. he
D. Himself
22. —Where shall we meet?
—How about_______the bus stop?
A. over
B. to
C.at
D. under
23. —_______ is your favorite movie?
—X-Man ,of course.
A. How
B. Who
C.Whose
D.What
24. Robin is a great actor, ______ he is also a good father.
A. or
B. but
C.so
D.and
25. —______I have a taste,Mom?
—I’m afraid you can’t.It’s too hot.
A.Must
B.Can
C.Need
D.Should
26. He you the answer as soon as he works it out.
A. told
B. tells
C. will tell
D. was telling
27. —Who to clean the classroom yesterday?
—Li Ming.
A. helps
B. helped
C. is helping
D. will help
28.He painting for 5 years and he paints well.
A. learnt
B. was learning
C. has learnt
D. will learn
29.There was a strong wind last night and the clouds .
A. were blown away
B. will be blown away
C. blew away
D. blow away
30. —Jessica wants to know .
—Tell her we’ll be there before 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.
A. when did we arrive
B. when we arrived
C. when will we arrive
D. when we will arrive
五、完形填空（共15分，每⼩题1.5分）
阅读下⾯短⽂，掌握其⼤意，然后从短⽂后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

John and Mary had a nice home and two lovely children, a boy and a girl. Once John was asked to go on a business trip and Mary needed to go along too. They found a babysitter to care for the 31 and made the trip, returning home a little earlier than they had planned.
As they drove into their home town, they 32 smoke, and they went to see what it was. They found a home on fire. Mary said,“Oh, well, it isn’t our home. Let’s go.”
But John drove 33 and said, “The home belongs to Fred Jones who works at the factory. He wouldn’t be off work yet, maybe there’s something we would do.” “It has something to do with us,” said Mary.
But John drove up, stopped and found the whole house on fire. A woman in the street was crying, “The children! 34 the children!” John grabbed（抓）her by the shoulder saying, “Get a hold of yourself and tell us where the children are!” “In the 35, ”cried the woman, “down the hall and to the left.”
Although Mary didn’t agree, John wet his clothes and 36 for the bathroom which was full of smoke and heat. He found the door and grabbed two children, holding one under each arm. As he left he could hear some other sound like crying. He sent the two badly 37 and nearly suffocated（窒息）children into waiting arms. Then he was told two more children were still in there. Mary grabbed his arm and shouted, “John! Don’t go back! That house will fall down in any second!”
But he shook her off and went back by 38 his way down the smoke-filled hallway and into the room. It seemed a century had passed 39 he found both children and started back. They were coughing and he lowered his body trying to get some 40. As he walked up the endless steps, the thought went through his mind that there was something strangely familiar about the little bodies, and at last when they came out into the sunlight and fresh air, he found that he had just saved his own children.
The babysitter had left them at this home while she did some shopping.
31. A. children B. pet C. garden D. business
32. A. watched B. recognized C. noticed D. realized
33. A. farther B. off C. back D. closer
34. A. Find B. Get C. Move D. Hold
35. A. bathroom B. kitchen C. bedroom D. living room
36. A. looked B. cared C. headed D. reached
37. A. frightened B. surprised C. sad D. sick
38. A. following B. going C. pushing D. feeling
39. A. after B. before C. when D. until
40. A. water B. energy C. a ir D. light
六、阅读理解
A篇
41.When did Elizabeth start a medical school?
A.In 1857
B.In 1972
C.In 1981
D.in 1983
B.
42,When did Shirley do in 1972?
A.She moved to the United States.
B.She ran for President.
C.She began to work in New York.
D.She finished law school.
43.Who once taught physics in San Diego?
A.Elizabeth Blackwell
B.Shirley Chishlom
C.Sandra O’Connor
D.Sally Ride
B
The passenger pigeon(旅鸽) used to be one of the most common birds on the earth. A century ago, they became extinct（灭绝）. Scientist Ben Novak is working to bring the birds back. Here, he explains to us why we should bring passenger pigeons back from extinct.
The passenger pigeon is not the bird that you probably know. It's been gone from the world for100 years. It means that few living people have ever seen one flying in the sky.
The passenger pigeon lived differently from other birds in America---in flocks(群) made up millions of birds. They darkened the sky when they flew in the air. One reason to bring passenger pigeons back to life is that it would be wonderful to see a flock that big. It would also be cool to see an extinct animal.
But it's not just about doing something cool. Huge flocks of passenger pigeons played a key role in shaping forests. The weight of so many birds resting in the trees broke many branches（树枝）. This allowed more sunlight to reach the forest floor, which helped more plants grow.
The birds also ate a large number of plants. That influenced which trees grew in the forest. If we bring back the passenger pigeon, it would play an important role in shaping forest once again.
44. Scientists Ben Novak is working to________.
A . learn more about the forest.
B. find more birds in the forest.
C. bring back the passenger pigeon.
D. Work out the number of pigeons.
45. When did passenger pigeon become extinct?
A. 10 years ago.
B. 50 years ago.
C. 100 years ago.
D. 500 years ago.
46. How did the passenger pigeon live?
A. In flocks.
B. In paris.
C. By res ting in dark forests.
D. By resting in cool places.
47. How did the passenger pigeon help forests?
A. By helping more plants grow.
B. By keeping many birds away.
C. By staying on the forest floor.
D. By preventing sunlight.
C
Kids don’t have a voice. They have no way to share their ideas. TEDx Youth is a loc ally organized event, where live talks and recorded videos are shared with the community(社区). TEDx Youth is always held on Children’s Day every year. It brings together big ideas from, and for kids. More importantly, it encourages kids to
share their ideas wit h the world.
“Age is but a number. You’re not too young to change the world. Plannin g an event alongside young people makes you realize that kids have ideas that an adult might usually not think of,” said one TEDx Youth speaker. Another speaker said,“What I have come to realize is that no matter where you live or how old you are, everyon e is eager to be someone great.”Organizing a TEDx Youth event shows that kids are able to do much more than what’s expected. They truly take this event and make it even more than what everyone hopes it will be. “The fact that youth, just like me, had plan ned and run the event shocked me most,” said one volunteer. “I thought the event was surprising. I couldn’t believe that kids of my age made the event happen.”
There are several ways to take part in TEDx Youth. The easiest way is to become a speaker, if you think your idea is worth spreading. Another way is to attend an event. And lastly, you can become a TEDx Youth Reporter. Reporters take pictures from the event and post them on line, and send news about what is happening at event, interview some of the s peakers, and write articles about the event. “It was wonderful to see how youth team members were with the whole event and how thankful they were (and still are!) to be given such an unbelievable chance as being part of a TEDx event,” said an organizer.
TEDx Youth is welcoming kids from every culture who want to have a deeper understanding of the world. Those who get involved with it believe in the power of ideas, which can change attitudes, lives and the world.
48. What is the main purpose of holding a TEDx Youth event?
A.To give kids a chance to record videos.
B. To spread kids’ ideas all over the world
C. To raise money for the local community
D. To help kids with their schoolwork
49. What did a volunteer think of the event?
A.Quite typical
B. Pretty crazy
C. Rather difficult
D. Surprising good
50. One of a reporter’s jobs is to ____.
A.give a talk
B. do some interviews
C. plan an event
D. organize some activities
51. What is the best title of this passage?
A.When Is TEDx Youth Held?
B. Why can Kids Realize Their Dreams?
C. How Can Kids Share Big Ideas?
D. What Changes Can TEDx Youth Bring Us?
D
Kamal Meattle, in New Delhi, India, grows 400 plants in his office building’s greenhouse to help clean its indoor air.
On the roof of an office building in India’s capital, the world’s smoggest city, Kamal Meattle has a special way of cleaning the air: a greenhouse with 400 common plants. Meattle has 800 other plants spread throughout its lower six floors, greening each room and hallway. Their job: remove harmful things from the outdoor air.
Meattle uses rainwater to water the trees so that they can grow faster and take in more pollutants. He’s asking India’s new government to require rainwater farming and to paint roofs, and buses, white. And he’s pushing to build one of the world’s largest parks, complete with greenhouses.
As Meattle tells it, he really had no choice but to try something new. “My doctors told me to leave India in 1992,” he says, mentioning his breathing problem because of the city’s air pollution. He decided to stay, trying instead to solve a society-wide problem that’s become increasingly serious.
“Delhi’s unfit for living between October and March,” Meattle says, noting how often its air pollution becomes “very unhealthy”or even “dangerous”. In fact, New Delhi’s smog is now nearly three times worse than Beijing’s. The WHO found that the city had the world’s dirtiest air, and the cities from second to fourth are also in India. India’s indoor air pollution is even worse. The WHO says it’s India’s second biggest killer, after high blood pressure, and results in 1.3 million deaths every year.
But can plants really clean the air?
NASA published several studies in the 1980s showing indoor plants could clean the air. It later tested the value of the plants to both clean air and recycle waste in building known as the BioHome. Other studies have also
suggested that plants could help clean indoor air.
Wolverton, a NASA researcher, has been working in Japan, where plants have been used to make 50 to 60 “ecological gardens(⽣态花园)” in hospitals. He says there’s growing interest in South Korea and China.
Not everyone believes that. “I certainly would not count on plants to clean indoor air…” To get them to work, you’d need too many plants, ” sa ys John Girman. He says a 1,500-square-foot house would need 680 plants and the result would be “an indoor forest”.
“We have an air treatment plant,” Meattle says of his idea. The result, he adds, is fewer worker sick days, great productivity, and air as clean as that in Davos, Switzerland.
52. What did Meattle do after the doctors advised him to leave India?
A. He went abroad between October and March.
B. He raised money for growing pants in his office.
C. He tried to solve the indoor air pollution problem.
D. He called on people to care about the envi ronment problem.
53. According to the passage, the BioHome might be .
A. a place to test the plants’ role in cleaning the indoor air
B. a place to do experiments on the size of indoor forest
C. a project about how plants can grow well
D. a project about what plants are fit for offices
54.From the passage we know Meattle is .
A.honest and caring
B.emotional and wise
C.experienced and brave
D.creative and reponsible
55.The passage is mainly about .
A.a new practice of cleaning indoor air
B.plants to reduce indoor air pollution
C.the serious air polution problem
D.Meattle’s fight against polluted indoor air
七、阅读短⽂，根据短⽂内容，从短⽂后的五个选项中选出能填⼊空⽩处的最佳
选项。

（共10分，每⼩题2分）
Just in time！
“Come on，Sasha，”my father shouted. “Put the book down and get your clarinet（竖笛）.We have to leave now if you don’t want to miss class.”
Clarinet class? I thought to myself. 56 . Yes, I would like to miss class.
“Coming!” 57 . I got out of the bed and picked up my clarinet and rushed to the car.
My dad started the engine and we drove off. “Hope you have a wonderful class,” Dad said. “In my dreams,”
I spoke very quietly. “Not again.” Dad said angrily.
I looked out of the window. 58 “Car traffic, ” I said under my breath with a big smile. This is my lucky day because I am going to miss class.
While we were waiting for the cars to start driving again. I was sitting in my car seat,singing a song.
59 .What’s important is that I was going to miss class.Great!
“10 minutes passed, ” I said excitedly. My dad looked at me angrily. The car started to move.
“Finally,” my dad took a deep breath. We got there and I had only missed a few minutes of class.60 .
“Just in time, Sasha. I was thinking you might be getting worried that you were going to miss class, ” my teacher made a joke on me—knowing well that I hated Clarinet class!
⼋、阅读短⽂，根据短⽂回答问题（共10分，每⼩题两分）
Community activity is about doing in our community because we want to or we feel we should rather than because we have to.
There are lots of ways to take civic(公共的) responsibility and be active in your community:
Joining a local environmental or lean-up group ,helping with a primary school play.
What can teenagers get from being involved?It’s doesn’t matter what teenagers do.Any involv ement is good!
●Role models
By getting involved with community activities ,teenagers can get a chance to work with positive(积极的) adults role models besides their parents.Working with other adults encourages teenagers to see the world in different ways.
●Identity (⾝份) and connection。