2017年广州市广雅中学中考二模英语试题

2016学年第二学期二模质量检测九年级

英语试题问卷

(时间:120分钟,满分:110分，请在答卷上作答)

试卷说明：本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分为110分。考试时间为120分钟。

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一．语法选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

The expresion “down to earth” means being open and honest. It is easy to get on _1_ someone being down to earth. A down-to-earth person is the opposite of someone_2_acts important or proud.

Down-to-earth people could be important members of society. But they do not consider themselves_3_ better than others who are less important. A person who is filled with _4_ own importance and pride is said to have “his nose _5_ the air”.

Americans use_6_expresion that is similar to “down to earth” _7_some ways. The expresion is “_8_ feet on the ground”. Someone like this is a person with a good understanding of reality. He may have dreams, but he does not allow them to have influence

on his understanding of _9_ is real.

The opposite kind of person is one who has his “head in the clouds”. _10_ with his head in the clouds is a person whose mind is not on what _11_ in real life. Such a person _12_ be called a day-dreamer.

When we have both our feet on the ground, _13_ when we are down to earth, we do not have our noses in the air. We act honestly and _14_ to others. Our lives are _15_ the ground below up–solid and strong.

1. A. for B. in C. about D. with

2. A. that B. which C. whom D. what

3. A. be B. are C. to be D. being

4. A. himself B. his C. him D. he

5. A. across B. over C. in D. below

6. A. the other B. another C. other D. other’s

7. A. to B. with C. in D. of

8. A. either B. all C. neither D. both

9. A. which B. what C. that D. whom

10. A. Someone B. Anyone C. No one D. Everyone

11. A. happened B. are happening C. is happening D. happen

12. A. must B. may C. have to D. could

13. A. but B. so C. and D. also

14. A. open B. opened C. opening D. openly

15. A. on B. under C. as D. like

二．完形填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）

Did you hear of the supercomputer? _16_, China’s Tianhe-1 was ranked as the world’s fastest supercomputer, according to a new list of world’s top 500 supercomputers.

It took 200 Chinese _17_ two years to build the fastest supercomputer. It can do 2507 trillion calculations in a _18_! That means it will take a personal computer 600 years to finish the work that a computer does in 24 hours!

The US now leads the world in the area of supercomputers. It is _19_ to more than half of the world’s top supercomputers. Japan also has advanced technology. China is developing its supercomputer technology quickly. But experts say it will take years _20_ China’s total computing power can catch up with that of the US.

Supercomputers can work on many _21_ things. They can solve problems in areas like national defense（国防），energy and science. In business, you can also use super computers. Oil companies use them to find oil and gas. _22_ use them for quick trades. Food companies even use supercomputers to make sure that they put potato chips into _23_ without breaking them.

To make a supercomputer, scientists first need to _24_ thousands of small computers together. Then they use software to turn them into one supercomputer. In fact, any person with enough _25_ about computers can make a supercomputer. But you need the top technology to make a supercomputer run fast.

16. A. Nowadays B. Actually C. Recently D. Luckily

17. A. engineers B. scientists C. teachers D. managers

18. A. day B. month C. second D. minute

19. A. house B. home C. school D. family

20. A. after B. before C. while D. when

21. A. interesting B. exciting C. different D. powerful

22. A. Companies B. Factories C. Banks D. Museums