2020广州大学附属中学花都校区中考一模英语

2020 年广附花都九年级英语综合测试模拟卷

英语

一、语法选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1-15各题所给的A、 B、C

和D项中选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Women are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers (1) it's all down to the hormone oxytocin(荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, (2) it differently affects the sexes." Women are often social in (3) behavior. They often share with others. But men are often competitive. They are trying (4) their social status," said Professor Ryan.

Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and our body creates (5) it during positive social interactions( 互动) such as falling in love or giving birth. But in (6) former experiment Professor Ryan has found that the hormone is (7) let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy. (8) research shows that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship.

Professor Ryan's recent experiment used 62 men and women (9) 20 to 37. Half of them received oxytocin. (10) half received placebo(安慰剂). After a week, the two groups received the opposite. They went through the same process with the other material.

Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they (11) _ to examine the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship (12) competition. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.

The results showed that, after treatment with oxytocin, (13) ability to recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better.

Professor Ryan thus concluded: "Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin (14) raise people's ability to recognize different social interactions. And the differences between men and women are caused by biological influences (15) are mainly hormonal."

(1)A. have found B. found C. has found D. finds

(2)A. but B. / C. however D. so

(3)A. theirs B. them C. their D. they

(4)A. improve B. improved C. improving D. to improve

(5)A. the number of B. a large number of C. a large amount of D. the amount of

(6)A. a B. an C. with D. /

(7)A. as well B. too C. either D. also

(8)A. Further B. Farther C. far D. farer

(9)A. age B. age C. ages D. aged

(10)A. the other B. other C. another D. the others

(11)A. asked B. ask C. has asked D. were asked

(12)A. to B. about C. of D. from

(13)A. men B. man C. men’s D. man’s

(14)A. must B. can C. should D. ought to

(15)A. what B. who C. how D. that

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

Set your imagination free. Children’s imagination is amazing. They can always create things that surprise everyone. To 16 children’s imagination, New York City will hold an activity called the Inventgenuity Festival for children.

The Inventgenuity Festival is all about thinking and 17 things. It is held for children aged from seven to sixteen. Parents are also able to 18 the festival. There will be many different kinds of workshops in the festival. Children are 19 to create things in those workshops. For example, they can make things 20 funny hand-made T-shirts or cartoon toy dolls. No one will tell them 21 to make these things. They create everything with their imagination. Besides making things, children can see a wonderful movie called A trip to the Sun in a 22 during the festival.

In the festival, children are asked to do most of the work by themselves . 23 , if the work is too difficult for them, they can ask their children for 24 .To take part in the festival, children need to register first, and then 25 the workshops they like on the website. One child can take part in two workshops at a time.

16. A. develop B. use C. catch D. leave

17.A. watching B. finding C. buying D. making

18. A. come over B. take part in C. hear about D. stay away from

19. A. free B. busy C. exhausted D. scared

20. A. by B. like C. except D. for

21. A. where B. when C. why D. how

22. A. theater B. station C. restaurant D. shop

23. A.Whatever B. Whenever C. Wherever D. However

24. A. help B. money C. time D. trouble

25. A. describe B. build C. choose D. close

三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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