发布时间 : 星期六 文章(含五套中考模拟卷)云南省昭通市2019届中考英语第一次练兵模拟试卷更新完毕开始阅读
him. Erik is a good team member. He does his share of the job, such as setting up tents and building snow walls.
Although he could not enjoy the view, Erik felt the excitement of being on the top of Everest. He hopes that his success will change how people think about the blind．“When people think about a blind person or blindness, now they will think about a person standing on top of the world.” 26．What was unusual about Erik’s wedding?
A．He got married on the top of Mount McKinley. B．He got married when climbing Mount Everest. C．His wedding was held after he prepared a lot. D．His wedding was held at 13,000 feet above sea level.
27．What is Erik’s special method for climbing a mountain?
A．He takes his girlfriend with him. C．He uses two long poles to help himself.
B．He does his share of the jobs. D．He keeps a good team around him.
28．Which of the following adjectives can NOT be used to describe Erik according to the passage?
A．brave
B．determined
C．inactive
D．optimistic
29．Which of the following is TURE?
A．Erik was blind when he was born.
B．Erik’s girlfriend was good at climbing mountains too.
C．Erik’s team member wears a bell to make music for the climbing. D．Erik and his team members help each other in their climbing.
30．What does the story mainly tell us about Erik?
A．He is a success in all kinds of sports.
B．He invented his own method for climbing mountains. C．Good chances and hard training lead to his success.
D．He is to change people’s idea about blind people.
（B）
One of the most famous buildings in the United States is Carnegie Hall, the home of classical and popular music concerts in New York. Carnegie Hall is known not just for its beauty and history, but also for its amazing sound. It has been said that the hall itself is an instrument. It takes the music and makes it larger than life.
Carnegie Hall is named after Andrew Carnegie, who paid for its construction. He was a wealthy man who also gave a lot of money to schools and public libraries. Construction on Carnegie Hall began in 1890 and the official opening night was on May 5, 1891.
The hall was owned by the Carnegie family until 1924 when it was sold to Robert E. Simon. The building became very old and in 1960, the new owner made plans to destroy it and build an office block. Isaac Stem led a group of people who fought to save Carnegie Hall and finally, the city of New York bought it for $5 million. It was then fixed up between 1983 and 1995.
In 1986, people realized that Carnegie Hall had never kept proper records of its history. Advertisements and stories in newspapers about how Carnegie Hall needed help to recover its history led people to send in old concert programmes and information from all over the world. Over 12,000 concert programmes were received and with these it was possible to make a proper record of Carnegie Hall’s concert history.
Because the best and most famous musicians of all time have played at Carnegie Hall, it is the dream of most musicians who want to be great to play there. This has led to a very old joke which is now part of Carnegie Hall’s history. Question: “How do I get to Carnegie Hall?” Answer: “Practise, practise, practise.”
31. What do music lovers expect in Carnegie Hall?
A. Musical concerts presented by first class performers. B. Exhibits and photographs of historical events. C. Musicians practicing for opportunities to play. D. People dancing merrily at parties.
32. What is the correct order of the following events? a. Robert E. Simon bought it in 1924. b. Carnegie Hall got its name.
c. Carnegie Hall recovered its history. d. New York City paid $5,000,000 for it.
e. Construction on Carnegie Hall began in 1890.
A. a; c; b; d; e; B. e; d; c; a; b C. e; b; a; d; c D. a; e; c; d; b 33. How long did it take Carnegie Hall to be fixed up?
A. 9 years. B. 10 years. C. 11 years. D. 12 years. 34. How did Carnegie Hall recover its concert history? A. Through newspaper reports.
B. Through old concert programmes. C. Through old photographs. D. Through old jokes.
35. Why is the Carnegie Hall joke funny?
A. Because you expect the answer to be directions and not advice. B. Because Carnegie Hall is a place where performers practice a lot. C. Because it is difficult to find your way to Carnegie Hall.
D. Because you don’t expect the same word to be repeated three times.
（C ）
There is an English saying that “Laughter is the best medicine.” Until recently, few people took the saying seriously. Now, however, doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body. They have found that laughter can really improve people’s health.
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body. People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts, blood pressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, makes the heart beat quicker and makes people breathe deeper; it also works on several groups of muscles in the face, the stomach, and even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be beneficial.
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effects of pain on the body. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs. The group that tolerated（忍耐）the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program. The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain.
As a result of these discoveries, some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics(诊所), in which they help to improve their patients’ condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter. 36．According to the passage, which of the following statements is WRONG?
A．Laughter is good for health
B．Laughter can make you become old quickly C．Laughter helps to reduce pain.
D．Laughter, just like physical exercise, is good for our body.
37．The underlined word “diminishes” in the third paragraph means “ ______”.
A．causes B．stops C．increases D．reduces 38．Why do some doctors hold laughter clinics?
A．Because they want to earn more money.
B．Because they think they will help the patients recover from illnesses quickly. C．Because they want to improve their patients’ condition. D．Because they want their patients to practice how to laugh 39．According to the author, we should.
A．laugh as much as possible B．watch more funny films
C．smile all the time D．spend more time in laughter clinics 40．What would be the best title for this passage?
A．Both laughter and physical exercise are good for health B．Laughter clinics help patients improve their condition C．Laughter can reduce the effects of pain
D．Laughter is the best medicine.
（D） ◆GONE WITH THE WIND Author: Margaret Mitchell ￥ 25（in bookstores）￥ 18(online) Gone With the Wind is a best seller, which tells a story that happened in the American Civil War(美国内战). Scarlett O’Hara is a woman in the story who is full of energy. She is strong and saves her family but is very selfish at the same time. ◆A LITTLE PRINCESS Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥18.3 (online) Motherless Sara Crewe was sent home from India to school at Miss Minchin’s. Her father was very rich and she lived a rich and comfortable life. Then her father died and Sara lost everything. She had to learn to do with her changed life. Her strong character made her able to fight successfully against her poverty (贫困) and the scom（嘲笑）of her fellows(伙伴). It’s an excellent book with 4 tapes(磁带) for children. ◆PETER PAN Author: J.M. Barrie ￥ 15（in bookstores）￥ 12(online) It is a children’s story full of imagination and adventures, which is about Wendy, John and Michael Darling’s adventures in Never-Never Land with Peter Pan, the boy who would not grow up. The children are happy and lovely. (with 2 tapes) ◆UNCLE TOM’S CABIN Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe ￥ 20（in bookstores） The most famous novel in American history, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, talked about the struggle between the free states and slave(奴隶) states during the American Civil War and is as powerful today as when it first came out 150 years ago. ◆THE SECRET GARDEN Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett ￥ 35（in bookstores）￥ 30(online) Mary Lennox, a sickly orphan(孤儿), finds herself in her uncle’s dark house. Why are so many rooms locked? Why is one of the gardens locked? And what is that crying she hears at night? Through the power of hope, friendship and the magic of nature, the brave girl brings the house and
41. All of the following books have children as their main characters except_____. A. PETER PAN B. GONE WITH THE WIND C. A LITTLE PRINCESS D. THE SECRET GARDEN 42. We can know from the passage that______. A. there are only three books with tapes
B. we can buy 5 kinds of the above books in bookstores C. two of the books are written by Frances Hodgson Burnett D. THE SECRET GARDEN is ￥ 5 cheaper in bookstores than online
43. If you buy THE SECRET GARDEN and PETER PAN online, you have to pay_____. A. ￥ 30 B. ￥ 12 C. ￥ 50 D. ￥ 42
44. Mary brings the house and a long-lost garden back to life with the help of_______. A. the power of hope B. friendship C. her uncle D. nature’s magic 45. The passage can best describe as a/an _____.
A. report B. instruction C. advertisement D. story
第二节 阅读填空（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读短文及文后A-E选项，选出可以填入46-50各题空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My name is Robbie. I was born on a farm with my brothers and sisters. One day, a man and two little boys came to the farm.
“Which dog do you want?” the man asked.
“We want that one!” the boys said. They chose me! They drove me to my new home in the city. ____46____
____47___ Then one day, they got a computer. After that, the boys played computer games all the time. They did not play with me or feed me any more.
____48____ He told the staff that his boys loved their computer more than me. The centre gave me lots of food and took good care of me. ____49____
a long-lost garden back to life.