2021年北京市平谷區(qū)中考英語二模試卷

2021年北京市平谷區(qū)中考英語二模試卷

1.(單選題，0.5分)IisLucy.()

A.He

B.His

C.Her

D.She

2.(單選題，0.5分)AnnoftenhaspianolessonsSundays.()

A.in

B.at

C.on

D.for

3.(單選題，0.5分)Theshirtlooksgoodonme,it*salittleexpensive.()

A.but

B.and

C.or

D.so

4.(單選題，0.5分)一Alice,youmakedumplings?

一Yes,Ican.()

A.may

B.can

C.must

D.need

5.(單選題，0.5分)一doyouusuallygotoschool,James?

—Onfoot.()

A.Where

B.When

C.Why

D.How

6.(單選題，0.5分)Debbieisgrowingfast.Sheiseventhanhermother.()

A.tall

B.taller

C.tallest

D.thetallest

7.（單選題，0.5分）一Whatdidyoudolastweekend,Ann?

—ItotheNationalLibrary.（）

A.go

B.went

C.willgo

D.havegone

8.（單選題，0.5分）Lindaismybestfriend.Weeachothersinceshemovedhere.（）

A.know

B.knew

C.willknow

D.haveknown

9.（單選題，0.5分）Bequiet.Yourbrotherclassesonline.（）

A.has

B.ishaving

C.willhave

D.had

10.（單選題，0.5分）IaticketforyouifyouwanttogotoDisneyland.（）

A.willbuy

B.bought

C.ambuying

D.havebought

11.（單選題，0.5分）TheDaxingNationalAirporttwoyearsago.（）

A.completed

B.wascompleted

C.willcomplete

D.willbecompleted

12.（單選題，0.5分）一Canyoutellme?

一Sure.Itsnexttothepostoffice.（）

A.whereisthesupermarket

B.wherethesupermarketis

C.wherethesupermarketwas

D.wherewasthesupermarket

13.（填空題，8分）Ihavesevenchildren^soourhouseisasceneoflivelychaos（混舌L）.But

mygardenalwayshelpsmerelaxandbecomeenergeticagain.

Foralongtime,1（1）—thisplaceofpeaceandquiet.Whenthechildrenfollowedmeintothe

garden,!wouldhandoutchores."Here：youwatertheonions,youweedthebeansand”Soon

theywouldbehotortheirbackswouldhurtfrombendingover,andtheywould(2)—.Then

Iwouldenjoystayingalone.

Butduringarecentspring,!wastryingtopreparethesoil,andIhonestlywasn'tenjoyingmy

timeofpeaceandquiet.My13-year-oldsonjosiah,pickedupasparespadeandbegan

helping.Workingasateam,wehadthepeapatch(豌豆地)dugupsoon.lthanked

Josiah.realizingthatTdenjoyedhis(3)—.

Thesamethinghappenedwithpickinguprocksandplantingtheseeds—oneortwoofthe

childrenwouldappeartowatchandthen(4)_inthework.Eachtime,Iwouldfeelsurprised

tofindtheworkwaslighterfortheirhelp,andtheirlaughtermadetimepassfaster.So1beganto

sharemygardeningsecretswiththem.

Asspringbecamesummerandtherealworkbegan,!expectedthechildrentodisappear,but

no,theretheywere,watering,pullingweedsandcheckingforinsects(5)—.

OnedayIsnuckout(偷偷溜出去)bymyselftothegarden.Iwonderedwhetherthepeaswere

ripe(熟的),AsI(6)—alongtherow,alittlevoicecamebehind.nAreyoueating,

Mama?""Oh,yeah,wouldyoutastethem?"

“Mamajvegottopicksomepeas.Won'ttheotherslovethem?Ican'twaittoshare.nI

realizedhow(7)_Ihadbeen.rdtriedtokeepthejoysofgardeningtomyseltandherewas

achildwhocouldn'twaittosharewithherbrothersandsisters.Iblinkedbacktearsandsaid,

“Sure,honeyjet'spicksomeandI'llshowyouhowtopreparethem.We'llmakethemost

wonderfulsupper.Iwill(8)—allofthegarden'sbeautieswithallofyou."

(1)A.preparedB.knewC.guardedD.built

(2)A.leaveB.continueC.returnD.stop

(3)A.stayB.characterC.companyD.appearance

(4)A.failB.experienceC.succeedD.join

(5)A.carefullyB.exactlyC.carelesslyD.naturally

(6)A.collectedB.pickedC.tastedD.counted

(7)A.activeB.selfishC.greatD.hard

(8)A.matchB.compareC.connectD.share

14.(填空題，6分)Herearesomeofthemostinterestingproductsintroducedin2020.

Smartwastecan

<.AcompanycalledTOWNEWpresentedawastecandesignedforthehome

thatdoesalotofthedirtyworkonitsown.Whenthecanisfull,theuser

touchesabuttontoactivatethemachine'ssmartabilities.Thedevice

completelyseals(密封)thewastebaginsideandputsanewoneinplace.

1JThecanthenraisesitstopsotheusercanpickupandthrowawaythebag.

AsittingSegway

Segwaypeoplemovershavebeenaroundforyears,butthecompany

SegwayLLC.usedCEStodesignitsnewS-Podmodel.Thenewtransporting"

pod"lookslikeasmallchairwithwheels.Thecompanysaysitsnewmodelis

1usedinenclosedareassuchasairports,amusementparksandshoppingmalls.

4Snore(打鼾)stoppingpillow

Peoplewhosnorewhentheysleepmightbehelpedbythe"MotionPillow."

-ThissmartpillowisdesignedbythecompanyTenMinds.Itcollects

informationaboutthesleepefsheadpositionandbreathingduringthenight.

Thesystemthenusesthisdatatochangetheshapeofthepillow.

?Toiletpaperrobot

卻PersonalproductscompanyProcter&Gamblepresentedarobotthatcan

servepeopleastheyusethetoilet.Thecompanydescribedtherobotasa

nfirst-of-its-kindninvention.Thesmall,self-balancingrobotcanbecontrolled

byasmartphonetobringbathroomusersfreshpaperwithouteverhavingto

leavethetoiletseat.

(1)inventedtheS-Pod.—

A.TOWNEW

B.SegwayLLC

C.TenMinds

D.Procter&Gamble

(2)—canservepeoplewhentheyusethetoilet.

A.Smartwastecan

B.AsittingSegway

C.Snorestoppingpillow

D.Toiletpaperrobot

(3)Theuserneedsto_whenthewastecanisfull.

A.touchabutton

B.sealthewastebag

C.putanewbaginplace

D.raiseitstop

15.(填空題,6分)IwillneverforgettheyearIwasabouttwelveyearsold.Mymothertold

usthatwewouldnotreceiveChristmasgiftsbecausetherewasnotenoughmoney.Ifeltsadand

thought,"WhatwouldIsaywhentheotherkidsaskedwhatI'dgot?"JustwhenIstartedto

acceptthattherewouldnotbeaChristmasthatyear,threewomenturnedupatourhousewith

giftsforallofus.Formetheybroughtadoll.IfeltsorelaxedthatIwouldnolongerhavetobe

embarrassedwhenIreturnedtoschool.Iwasn'tforgotten.Somebodyhadthoughtenoughof

metobringmeagift.

Yearslater,whenIstoodinthekitchenofmynewhouse,thinkinghowIwantedtomakemy

firstChristmastherespecialandmemorable,Isuddenlyrememberedthewomen'svisit.I

decidedthatIwantedtocreatethatsamefeelingofimportanceforasmanychildrenasIcould

possiblyreach.

SoIcameupwithaplanandgatheredfortypeoplefrommycompanytohelp.Wegathered

about125orphans(孤兒)attheChristmasparty.Foreverychild,wewrappedcolorful

packagesfilledwithtoys,clothes,andschoolsupplies,eachwithachild'sname.Wewantedall

ofthemtoknowtheywerespecial.BeforeIcalledouttheirnamesandhandedthemtheirgifts,I

remindedthemthattheycouldn'topentheirpresentsuntileverychildhadcomeforward.

FinallythemomenttheywereexpectingcameasIcalledout,"One,two,three.Openyour

presents!'1Asthechildrenopenedtheirpackages,theirfacesbeamed(笑容滿面)andtheir

brightsmileslituptheroom.Thejoyintheroomwasobvious,anditwasn'tjustabouttoys.It

wasafeeling—thefeelingIknewfromthatChristmassolongagowhenthewomencameto

visit.Iwasn'tforgotten.Somebodythoughtofme.1matter.

(1)Whenthewriterwastwelveyearsold,theChristmasgiftwasfrom_.

A.thewriter'smother

B.otherkids

C.threewomen

D.anorphan

(2)HowdidthewritermakethefirstChristmasinthenewhousespecialandmemorable?

A.ByhavingaChristmaspartywithsomeorphans.

B.BydecoratingthenewhousewithChristmastreesandgifts.

C.BycelebratingChristmaswiththeneighbours.

D.Bysettingupacompanytoraisemoneyfortheorphans.

(3)Whyweretheorphanssohappy?—

A.Becausetheyfelttheywerenotforgotten.

B.Becausetheysawtheirnamesonthepackages.

C.Becausethethreewomen'svisitwarmedthem.

D.Becausetheywereinvitedintothewriter'snewhouse.

16.(填空題，6分)

Areweaddictedtotechnology?

Technologyhasbecomeamainpartofourlives.lthaschangedourlivesinmanyways.In

manyways,itmakeslifemoreconvenientforus：wecansendmessagesquicklybythe

internet,cookmealsinafewminutesinamicrowave,andbooktrainticketsonlineinsteadof

walkingtothestation.Howeverjnourincreasinglytechnology-drivenworld,havewebecome

addicted(上癮的)totechnology?

Nottoolongago,manychildrenenjoyedreadingagoodbookintheirspare

time.Nowadays^eensaremorelikelytobeseenplayingvideogamesorwatching

television.Somepeopleevensaytheycan'tgowithoutwatchingtheirfavouriteTV

programme—whichisabitextreme(偏激的)!

Similarly,sendinglettershasbecomeathingofthepast.lthasbeenreplacedbye-mailjnstant

messagingandsocialmedia.Ithinkthisisahugeshame；forme,there'snothingbetterthan

receivingaletterinthepost.ltshowssomeonehastakenthetimetositdownandwrite

something；thisismuchmorepersonalthanaconversationonline.Forsomepeople一

especiallytheoldergeneration—newmethodsofcommunicationaren'tsoeasytouse.I

regularlysendlettersandpostcardstomygrandmatokeepherupdatedwithmylifeinFrance；

Ialsosendthemtomyboyfriendandsister.

Thepresenceofsocialmediahas,insomerespects,turnedusintoanti-socialbeings.Insteadof

meetingupwithfriendsandseeingthemface-to-face,wenowspendalotoftime

communicatingonline.Althoughonlinecommunicationhasitsadvantages—notably,enablingus

tokeepintouchwithlovedonesindifferentcountries—weshouldn'tforgetthevalueofreal-

lifehumaninteraction.ltis,afteralljnournaturetosocialisewithothers!

Actually,!spendalotoftimeusingtechnology.!relyontheinternetandmylaptoptoplan

lessonsformyclasses.IuseWiFionmyphonetosendmessagesviaappssuchasViberand

Snapchat.Thatsaid,whenI'monholidayitisnicetoswitchitalloffandhaveabreak.Takinga

breakfromtechnologyisliberating.

(1)Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinwritingthesecondparagraph?—

A.Fewerchildrenenjoyreadingbooksnow.

B.Whatchangeschildren'sreadinghabit.

C.Howaddictedsometeensbecometotechnologynowadays.

D.Moreandmoreteenslikeamusingthemselvesbytechnology.

(2)Fromthepassagewecanknowthat_.

A.thewriterprefersletterstoe-mails

B.e-mailswilltakeplaceofletters

C.technologyhaslittleinfluenceonourlives

D.thewriterisnotreadytousetechnology

（3）Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthispassage?—

A.Toencourageustokeepintouchwithlovedonesface-to-face.

B.Tosuggestustocommunicateonlineaslittleaspossible.

C.Toadviseustofreeusfromtechnologysometimes.

D.Toexpectustointeractalotwithothersinsociety.

17.（填空題,8分）Asscientists,wewonderallthetime.Thatcuriosityiswhatkeepsus

excitedaboutourworkandaskingandtryingtofindoutdetailsabouttheworldaround

us.Often,inscience,therealanswerisusuallyfarfromobvious.Innovation（anewidea,method）

andinventionisoftendonewhenwelookdeepbelowthesurfaceandaskourselves"whydid

thishappen?"or"whyisn'tthistheresultIexpected?*'

Curiosityisoneofthegreateststrengthsweown.Allthebestscientistsintheworldsharethis

curiosityfortheworldaroundthem.Neveracceptingwhatseemsobvious,wecanalwayslook

deeperintoandmorethoroughlyataproblem.

Thatcuriosityallowsusopportunitiesthatwewouldn'thaveifwejustacceptedtheresults

andneverasked"why?".Whenwelookatthereasonsbehindaprocessandthinkaboutthe

waysinwhichwecouldapplythiselsewhere,webegintheprocessofdiscoveryand

invention.Thatsexactlyhowmanyofthemajorhistoricaldiscoveriesinsciencecameabout.

Oneofthecoolestexamplesofthisisinthecreationofpenicillin（青霉素）.In1928,

AlexanderFlemingdiscoveredpenicillinandshortlyafterproveditseffectsasanantibiotic

（抗生素）.Theproblemwas,itneededtobemass-producedinordertobeareliable

pharmaceutical（制藥的）product.Throughtheseriouscuriosityofscientistsjtwasfinally

discoveredthatthebesttypeofpenicillinforproductionwasonamoldycantaloupeinPeoria

Marketin1943.

Ifitwasn'tforaworldwidesearchandmanyinquisitivescientists,thatdiscoverymayhave

neverbeenmade.Becauseofthiscuriosity,countlessliveshavebeensavedbypenicillinandthe

antibioticsthathavesincefollowed.

Eveninyoureverydaylife,curiosityisapowerfultoolforeverydaylearningand

opportunity.TakethefolksbehindPark&Diamond/orexample.Theytooksomethingwecome

intocontacteveryday,bikehelmets,andaskedthemselves,nCanwemakeitfoldable（可折疊的）

andthereforemoreaccessible?"Thatledthemtocreateafoldablehelmet,atrulyinnovative

productthatcansavelives—dueinparttoaskingquestionsandseekingabetterway.

OurveryownAlanSentmansaid,HScienceasafieldiscompletelybasedoncuriosity.Science

atitsbasiccoreisaframeworkofprocessestoobserve'everything'withagoalof

understandinghowitworks,"Wethinkthatsumsitupprettywell.Anyexperimentor

measurementthatdoesnotgoasplannedisnotafailure；thatexperimentisanopportunityto

learnwhyitturnedoutthewayitdid.

HereatPolymerSolutions,innovationcomeswhenweareatourmostcurious.Without

curiosity,wemightbetemptedtojustacceptthingsonasurfacelevelandneverdigdeeper.But

thatdoesn'tdrivegreatscience.

Whenhascuriositypaidoffinyourworld?

(1)Whichofthefollowingquestionsmayleadtoanewideaaccordingtothepassage?—

A.Howmuchisyourcar?

B.Wheredidyouparkyourcar?

C.What'sontheroofofyourcar?

D.Howdoesthecar'senginework?

(2)Thewritertakespenicillinasanexampletoshow—.

A.whodiscoveredpenicillin

B.whenweshouldthinkdeeplyinscientificstudy

C.howdiscoveriesandinventionsinsciencecameabout

D.wherethebesttypeofpenicillinwasfoundforproduction

(3)Whatdoestheword"accessible"inparagraph6probablymean?—

A.Lighttotake.

B.Easytouse.

C.Difficulttoreach.

D.Beautifultolook.

(4)Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?—

A.WhatisScienceCompletelyBasedon?

B.WhyisCuriosityImportantforGreatScience?

C.WhatcanKeepUsCuriousinScientificStudy?

D.HowcanWeHaveMoreDiscoveriesandInventions?

amoldycantaloupe

18.(問答題，10分)

wardrobe

FashionablyEco-friendly

Theclothesyouweartellalotaboutyourpersonality.Theyprotectyoufromtheweatherand

giveyouawaytoexpressyourself.Butwhenyouaretiredofyouroldclothesandwant

somethingnew,don'tthrowyouroldclothesaway!Givethemtoacharityorasecond-hand

store.

Oneday,theycouldendupatarecyclingcompanysuchasSavannahRagsInternational!

AtSavannahRags,excess（過量的）clothingisgatheredandcanbedealtwithinseveral

stages.First,itiscollectedfromcharities,schoolsandlocalsecond-handstoresandbroughtto

thecompany.There,workerssortitbymaterial—cottonoverhere,polyesteroverthere,etc.

Theworkersalsosortoutitemsthatareinbadcondition.Theseareturnedintootherthings,

suchascleaningrags.ButtherestoftheclothingispackagedandshippedtoplacesinEurope

andAfrica.There,localmerchantsbuyitandresellitinstoresandmarkets.Thisisagreatway

tokeepoldclothesoutoflandfills.And,mostimportantly,ithelpsprotectnaturalresources!

Manufacturing（制作）clothingusesalotofnaturalresources.Takebluejeansforexample.

Jeansaremademostlyofcotton,whichisaverythirstycrop.Itcantakeover6,000litersof

watertogrowenoughcottontomakeonepairofjeans.Ittakesevenmorewatertodyethem

blue!Byrecycling,youcanhelpsavewater.Evenifyoudon'tbuyfromsecond-handstores,you

canmakeyourwardrobemoreeco-friendly.

①Washyourclotheslessoften.

Researchshowsthat60to80percentofagarment'senvironmentalimpactcomesfromhow

oftenitiswashed.Ifyoucan,wearyourclothestwotothreetimesbeforewashingthem.Then

usecoldwatertosaveenergy!

（2）Beabig-pictureshopper.

Beforeyoubuysomething,consider：Will1stillwanttowearthisayearfromn