北京市海淀区2015年中考二模英语试题

海淀区九年级第二学期期末练习 英语2015.6 知识运用 (共 25 分) 四、单项填空。

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

21. - Who is that lovely girl? - ______ is my sister. A. She B. Her C. He D. His22. - Where is your Chinese teacher? - He’s ______ the meeting room. A. on B. of C. to D. in23. Something was wrong with my bike, ______ I was late for school. A. but B. so C. or D. for24. There isn’t ______ in the classroom. Let’s turn off the lights. A. everybody B. anybody C. somebody D. nobody25. We ______ a school trip next Wednesday if it is fine. A. will have B. have C. had D. have had26. Jack ______ books in the library at 4 p.m. pen yesterday afternoon. A. read B. reads C. was reading D. has read27. WeChat is growing fast and it is ______ than Skype in China. A. popular C. most popular B. more popular D. the most popular28. Henry ______ in a bank for four years since he left school. A. works B. worked C. has worked D. is working29. Last month, food and tents ______ to Nepal after the earthquake happened. A. send B. sent C. are sent D. were sent30. -Do you know ______ ? - It’s Lucy’s.1A. whose bag is it C. whose bag was itB. whose bag it is D. whose bag it was五、完形填空。

(共 15 分，每小题 1.5 分) 阅读下面的短文，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 择最佳选项。

Ever since I was very young, I have looked to my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers for guidance. I ask them for answers to everything. Afraid to make a ______ (31), I’ve asked countless times, “What should I do?” Maybe I was ______ (32) to take my first baby step on my own. I decided I only wanted to do things the “right” way, even if it meant not doing something. Sometime during my high school years, I ______ (33). Maybe it was when I decided to try for the lead in “Beauty and the Beast”. Never mind that I would have to memorize lines and movements, I would take the chance that I might fail. The day of tryouts my heart was beating fast. My hands were ______ (34) badly when I got up to sing. But something happened. When I opened my mouth to sing, the sound was loud, powerful and sweet. I reached for the high notes that sometimes were beyond my reach. With no break in my voice, I was trying to do my best even though I might ______ (35). But I didn’t. I realized that if I wanted to live life to the fullest, I had to take chances. Now, I do take these chances with baby steps every day, ______ (36) my opinions in class discussions or debates, performing in other school plays. I have finally learned to ______ (37) myself. I’m taking a tough science course right now. Some of my friends are talking about auditing (旁听) the class so a low grade won’t affect their opportunities for college. I’m taking the chance that if I try ______ (38) enough, I’ll get a good grade so that it won’t lower my strong grades in other subjects. I have come to realize that even though my parents and grandparents, friends and teachers don’t always have the ______ (39) to “What should I do?”, they will be there to support me when I try. “Life is learning to deal with Plan B,” my mother told me. But I now know that the Plan A2I make for my life will become easier with every ______ (40) I take. 31. A. wish 32. A. afraid 33. A. travelled 34. A. knocking 35. A. miss 36. A. hiding 37. A. comfort 38. A. fast 39. A. answer 40. A. break B. mistake B. ready B. regretted B. moving B. doubt B. voicing B. excuse B. hard B. plan B. minute C. noise C. happy C. changed C. aching C. turn C. choosing C. push C. early C. letter C. chance D. promise D. lazy D. waited D. shaking D. fail D. guessing D. enjoy D. well D. hope D. class阅读理解 (共 50 分) 六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选 项。

(共 30 分，每小题 2 分) A What do you want to do later in life? Here are 4 teenagers talking about their hometowns and their dreams. Albert, age 11, Ontario I come from Ontario. I love how different each season go skiing with my family and cousins. I’ve played soccer since I was three. I’ve made great learned a lot of new skills. When I’m a professional soccer to work with kids, helping and encouraging them. friends and is. In winter, Iplayer, I want3Sara, age 12, Washington I live in Washington. It’s so pretty and green. I can go hunting, and we have the best rivers to fish in. I want to make a difference in the world. I’ve started change by leading my school’s Drug Abuse Prevent ion also helped raise money for children who live with wars. making Club. a I’ve camping andMadison, age 10, Maine I live in Maine. I like living in a small town because it’s outside with friends. I’m not sure what I am planning for my future, but I have I like to think outside of the box and experience new things, through life I’m sure I’ll have even more ideas! lots of ideas! so as I go easy to getBrittany, age 11, New Jersey I live in New Jersey. I love going to Six Flags Great and playing with my dad. I have been a member of a public speaking since I was seven. I really enjoy going to my speaking competing against other teams. My dream is to be a lawyer. organization classes and Adventure41. Who is going to be a soccer player? A. Albert. B. Sara. C. Madison. D. Brittany.42. How did Sara help the children who live with wars? A. By encouraging them. C. By planning for their future. B. By raising money. D. By giving speeches.43. Madison likes living in a small town in Maine because ______.4A. each season is different there B. he can go camping and hunting C. it’s easy to get outside with friends D. it’s fun to go to Six Flags Great AdventureB When I was four years old, I wanted nothing more in life than to play the piano. My best friend Betty had a piano. But Betty hardly played it at all. She would rather play hide-and-seek. It didn’t seem fair. One day my mother came to pick me up from Betty’s house. “Watch this!” I told her. Then I ran to play a song I had learned that morning. I was so proud of what I’d learned. “That’s nice, Jenny.” she said. “But we can’t afford a piano.” When I turned six my mother bought me a recorder (直笛). The problem was that I didn’t love the recorder. When I played the recorder, I didn’t feel anything special inside. I asked my mother if we could have a piano. “We still can’t afford one,” she said. “One day, I promise.” In the six grade, my mother traded in the recorder for a real clarinet ( 黑管). I like the clarinet more, but it still wasn’t a piano. It wasn’t the music that was inside of me. One day, when I was in the seventh grade, my mother cut an ad out of the newspaper. We drove to a stranger’s home in Providence, Rhode Islands. The woman had a beautiful, dark wood piano from Russia. It was called an upright piano because it was tall. It was so shiny that it looked like it was wet. “Well take it.” my mother said. “It has a nice sound.” After that, I played piano every single day. When I left for school in the morning, I would leave the sheet music open on the piano. When I got home, I would walk straight to the piano and sit down and start playing the sheet music. I even played if I stayed home sick. I had finally found the music inside of me. Do you struggle with music? Have you been given an instrument to play, but you just can’t play it? Maybe you think you’re just no good or that you don’t have any musical talent.5Don’t get discourage. It’s not true! We all have music inside of us, even if it’s just what we listen to. Now it’s up to you to find the right way to set that music free. 44. What did Jenny get when she was six? A. A clarinet. B. A recorder. C. A violin. D. A guitar.45. How did Jenny get her piano? A. Betty gave it to her. C. She got it from her uncle. B. She traded in the clarinet for it. D. Her mother bought it from a stranger.46. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Betty was more interested in playing the piano. B. An old woman sent Jenny a clarinet from Russia. C. Jenny enjoyed playing music with the right instrument. D. Jenny’s mother borrowed a recorder in her seventh grade. 47. What is the passage mainly about? A. How Jenny found the music inside of her. B. What benefits Jenny got from making music. C. How Jenny learned to play musical instrument. D. What trouble Jenny had taking up music as a hobby. C Being busy can become a way of life. Our lives are always filled with emails and text messages. They make us feel wanted and important, but in a tiring and empty way. Being busy has a dangerous allure (诱惑). If you are busy all the time, it’s hard to sit quietly with your thoughts or to really feel what you’re feeling. Why not let everything become a choice — how we spend time, who we reply to and how much or little we write? Many of us are busy because our self-worth goes up when people make demands (需 求) on our time. Why don’t we free ourselves from needing, or even wanting? Why don’t we make the best use of the time and space to be productive in a way that it best serves us? That may be consciously ( 主 动地 ) keeping ourselves not busy. In fact many great discoveries were made by people who built while space into their day.6Imagine asking “How are you?” to one of the most successful people you know like Warren Buffet. I’ve never heard anyone at that level answer “busy” though most people believe they are. What are they doing differently? First, they aim to project an image that things are under control. Second, they actually have things under control. They’ve had excellent staff, implemented ( 实施 ) thoughtful processes and they spend time only on critical tasks that require their attention. They make high-level strategic decisions with a large effect. It’s time to end the glory of being busy and spend time setting up processes that make sense, rather than simply working more hours. To do this, you need to change your way of thinking. It’s cool to say you’re busy, but it’s better to be busy helping someone carry a stroller up the subway stairs or busy finishing a book. How to free us from the trend of being busy? Start with small steps. For one day, be mindful of every daily activity. Consider each thing a choice and decide proactively ( 预先) if it’s necessary or simply a habit you can get rid of or do in half the time. Next, stop saying how busy you are. Then, figure out what you want to achieve with your day and begin doing it, Put your time and energy where you want to be. 48. What are many of us busy doing every day? A. Sitting quietly and think actively. B. Meeting people’s demands on our time. C. Making great discoveries. D. Taking high-level decisions. 49. W hy don’t successful people like Warren Buffet answer “busy”? A. Because they value working abilities and attitude. B. Because they focus on attracting excellent workers. C. Because they pay more attention to learning management. D. Because they think well and spend more time on critical tasks. 50. The writer probably agrees that we should ______. A. stop considering each thing a choice7B. work more hours to achieve our goals C. answer emails and messages as soon as possible D. be mindful where we want our time and energy to be 51. What is the writer’s purpose in writing the passage? A. To advise us to be freed from the trend of being busy. B. To warn us about the danger of leading a busy life. C. To show us ways to feel good about being busy D. To tell us how to fit into the busy modern life.D All the time you spent memorizing multiplication tables (乘法表) may have made you a better mathematician, according to a new study. A team of scientists from Stanford University, in California, have shown how the brain reorganizes itself as kids learn math. After a certain amount of time spent practicing math, put away the calculator (计算器). They don’t even need to their fingers. They simply know the answers to subtraction addition (+), and multiplication ( ) facts. The quicker kids can kids count can on (-), recallbasic math facts, the easier it is for them to solve more difficult math problems. The Stanford University researchers observed (观察) the brain activity of 28 students, ages 7 to 9, for the study. They took scans of the students’ brains as the students solved math calculations without the help of a calculator, pen or paper. A calculation — three plus four equals seven, for example — flashed on a screen. The students pushed a button to say if the answer was right or wrong. The scientists also recorded the response speed, and what parts of the brain became active as the kids pushed the button. These observations showed a process called fact retrieval. Rather than using their fingers to count, or scrawling out equations (列算式) on a piece of paper, the students pulled the answers from memory. It’s as if the answers to basic subtraction, addition, and multiplication problems are kept in a long-term storage part in the brain. The storage part was built from repetition. “Experience really does matter,” said Dr. Kathy Mann Koepeke of8the National Institutes of Health. Children make the change from counting to fact retrieval when they are 8 to 9 years old, the study says. This is the time when most students are learning basic addition and subtraction. When kids have basic math facts memorized, the brain has more free space to learn more difficult math. This process has benefits for the future. The study showed, as kids got older, their answers relied more on memory and became quicker and more correct. Less brain activity was involved in counting. Some children make this change quicker than others. Scientists hope to use this research to develop new strategies ( 策略) to help kids learn math at all levels. One strategy the study suggests is for students to test themselves in different orders — solving five times three before five times two, for example. Mixing up the order keeps the brain active. Keep these trainings up, and you may be a math whiz in no time. 52. In the study, kids put away calculators because they can ______. A. use calculators well C. recall basic math facts B. scrawl out equations D. count on their fingers53. The process of “fact retrieval” in Paragraph 4 probably means ______. A. picking out results by working together with their partners. B. trying out ways of dealing with problems by attending training. C. finding out answers based on practicing carefully and patiently. D. working out problems according to what they have remembered. 54. What can we know from the study? A. kids need to practice using calculators to keep their brains active. B. Math learners should change to counting practice at the age of 8 to 9. C. Training by mixing up the order of multiplication tables can help learn math better. D. less brain activity may be involved in solving difficult problems when kids get older. 55. What is the best title of the passage? A. Math from Memory. C. Brain Reorganization. B. Strategy Development. D. Training by Repetition.9七、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。