发布时间 : 星期六 文章广东省深圳市2018-2019中考英语模拟试卷二教学提纲更新完毕开始阅读be386206db38376baf1ffc4ffe4733687f21fc72
III.阅读理解 (30分)
阅读下列短文，从下面每题的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。(共20小题，每小题1.5分）
A
Katie had lived in Woodstock since she was three. The idea of moving to California started with Katie’s mom. She thought it was good for Katie to learn art if they moved there.
When her mom suggested moving, Katie had many questions and things to care about. She wondered if she would have any friends in California. She thought it was a pretty big thing, because kids at this age started to make friends that they were probably going to have for the rest of their lives.
Another big question was her cat because the sign on her new house said “No Pets”. After much arguing, Katie finally gave up keeping her!
It took Katie some time to get used to the new school after she moved. At first, she didn’t know where anything was and she was often late for class. The worst was that she didn’t know anybody. However, Katie tried to do well in school, and she took part in many activities to make friends.
Katie’s big move wasn’t always easy, but she thought it was worth it. She was very happy with the new school, because it offered many programs that her old one didn’t have. And she got on well with her friends. Katie was living a happy life in California.
Although there will be lots of difficulties and troubles along the road, we can get through them as long as we’re patient, and have a positive attitude (态度).
26. What did Katie think of moving at first? A.
Surprised. B. Worried.
C. Excited. D. Angry.
27. Why did Katie take part in the activities? A. B. C. D.
Because she was good at the activities. Because she wanted to read more books. Because she hoped to know more people. Because she wanted to do well in school.
28. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. B.
Katie moved to California when she was three.
Katie didn’t believe that the friendship she had might last
forever. C.
Katie used to be late because her new house was far away from
school. D.
Katie felt good in the new school because it had many programs.
29. What can we learn from the story of Katie? A. B. C. D.
There are lots of troubles in our life. Be positive when we meet difficulties. People should try to live a happy life. The friendship is very important to everyone.
B
The following phrases were quite popular in 2016. Let’s take a look at them and the stories behind them.
Slouch (无精打采地坐) down like Ge You In July, a stage photo of Chinese actor Ge You became popular. It was from a TV show I love my family that Ge starred in. In the photo, he sat on a sofa, looking tired and lazy. It soon touched the people who were under great study and work pressure. Posting their own “Ge You slouch” photos online, they were able to reduce some of the pressure by laughing about the photos. Blue skinny mushroom The phrase often goes with a photo of a blue mushroom, even though it has nothing to do with the plant. The popular phrase was from a video made by a young man from Guangxi. He broke up with his girlfriend and cried out “nanshou, xiangku” in the video. His accent (口音) made it sound like “lanshou, xianggu”. People soon used this phrase as a funny way to express their sad feelings. Prehistoric power Chinese swimmer Fu Yuan-hui used this phrase at the Rio 2016 Olynpic Games. “I used up my prehistoric power,” she told a CCTV reporter after her race. It means the huge natural power at the beginning of the universe. The phrase, together with her facial expression, soon became popular. 30. What does the underlined word “they” refer to? A. B. C. D.
People who liked Ge You very much.
People who starred in the TV show / love my family. People who had much pressure of study and work. People who laughed at the photo of Ge You.
31. “Blue skinny mushroom” is a __________. A. B. C. D.
young man who likes eating mushrooms tasty dish that is made with mushrooms beautiful plant that is planted in Guangxi popular phrase that means someone is sad
32. What does Fu Yuanhui mean by saying UI used up my prehistoric power”？ A. B. C. D.
She had the huge natural power. She tried her best. She was tired and lazy. She felt sad and wanted to cry.
33. Where can you probably read the information? A. B. C. D.
In a storybook. In a notice. In a guidebook. In a magazine.
C
A daughter complained to her father about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know what to do and wanted to give up.
Her father, a cook, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a fire. Soon the pots of water began to boil. In the first pot he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and in the last he placed coffee beans.
About twenty minutes later he turned off the fire. He put the carrots and the eggs in two bowls and poured the coffee into a cup. He asked his daughter, “Darling，what do you see?” “Carrots， eggs, and coffee,”she replied.
He asked her to feel the carrots. The carrots were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. The inside of the egg became hard. Finally, he asked her to taste the coffee. She smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma (香味).
He told his daughter that each of them was put into the boiling water, but each reacted (反应) differently. The carrots were hard and strong