1、2017年廣州市天河區(qū)中考一模英語試卷英語一、語法選擇  （共15小題，每題1分，滿分15分）It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain   1   almost a month. The crops were dying. If we   2   see some rain soon, we would lose everything.I was makin

2、g lunch in the kitchen when I saw my   3   son, Billy, walking towards the woods. He was walking with a great effort. trying to be as still as possible. Minutes later, he was once again walking towards the woods. I   4   stand it any longer

3、. I went out of the house and followed him.He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked, being very careful not to spill (溢出）the water he carried.As I came closer, I saw   5   sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked straight up to them. I

4、 almost screamed for him to get away. But the deer   6   hurt him nor even moved as Billy got down. And then I saw a baby deer  7   on the ground, thirsty, lift its head to lap up(舔) the water in my boys hands. When the water was gone, Billy jum

5、ped up to run back to the house. I followed him back to a tap. Billy opened it and let the drip slowly fill up his “cup”.   8   he stood up and began to turn back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes   9   with tears. Very quickly,

6、 he explained   10   he was not wasting water. The week before, he had made   11   same trouble with our horses,   12   caused him a lecture from his father about the importance of not wasting water.This time,

7、I joined him, with a small pot of water from the kitchen. I let him   13   the baby deer alone , for it was    14   job. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, they   15   by other

8、drops. more drops. and more. I looked up at the sky. All I can say is that the rain came that day saved our farm, just like the actions of one little boy saved the little deer.（ ）1.A. in   B. at   C. for  D. since（ ）2.A. didntB. doesnt C. wasnt D. is

9、nt（ ）3.A. six years oldB. six-year-oldC. six-years-old D. six-year-old（ ）4.A. cant    B. couldnt   C. mustnt  D. wouldnt（ ）5.A surprising.B. most surprising  C. the most surprised  D. because（ ）6.A. either   B. eith

10、er  C. both D. none（ ）7.A. lay B. to lie C. lyingD. lies（ ）8.A. When B. If    C. Though D. Because（ ）9.A. were fill withB. were filled withC. were filled of  D. were fill with（ ）10.A. whichB. what C. whyD. that（ ）11.A. a B. a

11、n   C. The  D. /（ ）12.A. whichB. What  C. whoD. whose（ ）13.A. take care of  B. takes care of   C. taking care of  D. to take care of（ ）14.A. scream  B. to screamC. screamed  D. screaming（ ）15.A. himself  B

12、. itself C. his D. him 二、完形填空 （共10小題，每題1.5分，滿分15分）Last winter vacation, my brother got a set of bedroom furniture for his thirteenth birthday. When it arrived, I helped my parents moved the   16   furniture to the garage（車庫）. It was still in good con

13、dition. I thought it might be a chance for us to   17   someone in our community. I started to search neighbors, anyone who   18   a bedroom set. Finally, my mom helped me call the local primary school. They told me about Jaila, the daughte

14、r of a poor single mother. I was given a telephone number and   19   , and I soon found myself at Jailas.The moment I went into Jailas room, I knew I had taken on too big a task. When I pushed the old door open, it made a long high noise. But the door was nothing compar

15、ed with the rest of the room. Some old paint was   20   the wall. One of thewindows was   21  . The bed was just a mattress（床墊）on the old carpet. It seemed that the room needed   22   furniture it cried for a comple

16、te makeover（翻新）.That day I spent at least an hour looking around and   23   how I could possibly fixed the room. I had never painted a wall, let alone fixed a floor. The second day, I returned with a large group of helpers my close friends. We went to collect everything

17、 needed door to door in our community. We replaced and repainted Jailas room. We sweated in Jailas house for more than ten hours every day that week.The moment we finished, we called Jaila into the room. She jumped, laughed andhugged each of us. I turned to Jailas mother, and saw she had tears runni

18、ng down her face.“Anna,” Jaila called my name   24  .“Yes？”“Welcome to my new room!”When we saw how happy Jaila and her mother were, our tiredness disappeared into thin air. We are really   25   to make a special experience of changing someones

19、life.（ ）16.A. only  B. old C. newD. other（ ）17.A. thank  B. praise C. helpD. encourage（ ）18.A. made  B. orderedC. repairedD. needed（ ）19.A. an emailB. an addressC. the key  D. the work（ ）20.A. offB. withC. in D. on（ ）21.A. leftB. brokenC. openD.

20、 closed（ ）22.A. even moreB. rather thanC. more thanD. less than（ ）23.A. seeingB. guessingC. rememberingD. wondering（ ）24.A. excitedlyB. nervouslyC. bravely  D. hopefully（ ）25.A. interested B. pleasantC. wonderful D. proud 三、閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)：閱讀理解。（共20小題，每題2分，滿分40分）A 

21、0;                 Student Science FairFor Students in Grades 7-9Dates: October 30-31Location: Sunshine Secondary School Gym Explore Your World Think Like a ScientistThe Student Science Fair offers a great way

22、for you to put your science knowledge to use!Science Fair EventsThere is plenty to do during the science fair. Of course, you will want to take a look at all of the students projects. There will be other exciting things too. These events will highlight（亮點）the wonderful world of science. The announce

23、ment of the winners will take place at the awards ceremony(典禮)on Friday afternoon. Several of the other events are listed below.Meet a Robot!Can people and robots work together? The answer is “Yes”. Scientists will be at the fair on Thursday October 30, with Modo. Modo is a robot helper being develo

24、ped to help people with jobs they do. Lets learn how Modos large blue eyes are able to “see” things. Watch Modo take and hold objects and move them from side to side. Then see how Modo puts the objects on a shelf. Touch Modo on the arm. Watch what happens! It will respond to your touch. If you push

25、it too hard, it will say, “Ouch”! Our Own !As is known to all, William Shakespeare is well-known to almost all writers while Thomas Edison is familiar to the inventors. Here comes our local Thomas Edison. Make sure youre in the gym at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Thats when local genius Ray Allen will

26、 give a talk about his life as an inventor. He will also show what his inventions can do. SCIENCE FAIR SCHEDULE（ （ 日程表 ）Registration October 27 7:30 A.M.- 5:00 P.MSet-up of Projects  October 28 - 29 10:00 A.M.- 3:00 P.M.Science Fair Viewing  October 30 - 31 10

27、:00 A.M. - 3:00 PMAwards Presentation October 31 1:00 PM (    ) 26. When will the Sunshine Secondary School Science Fair be held?A. From October 27 to 28. B. From October 28 to 29.C. From October 29 to 30. D. From October 30 to 31.(    ) 27. Why will many

28、 students be in the gym at 1:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon?A. Modo will appear. B. Registration will take place.C. The winners will be announced. D. Ray Allen will give an interview.(    ) 28. What information can we tell from Meet a Robot!A. Scientists are still developing Mo

29、do. B. Modo falls over easily.C. Scientists will be at the fair on Friday. D. Modo robots will be for sale.(    ) 29. Which of the following can be put in the blank of “Our Own _” ?A. Modo B. Robot C. William Shakespeare D. Thomas Edison(    ) 30. Wh

30、ich of the following belongs to the empty box below?A. A School Science Fair              B. A Public AppearanceC. An Awards Ceremony.              D. A Schedul

31、e of Events                                                &

32、#160;                                      (  B  )In the United States, when one becomes r

33、ich, he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he wants people to think that he is. That is what “keeping up with the Joneses” is about. It is the story of someone who tried to look as rich as his neighbors.The express0ion was first used in 1913 by a young American c

34、alled Arthur Momand. He told this story about himself. He began earning $ 125 a week at the age of 23. That was a lot of money in those days. He got married and moved with his wife to a very wealthy neighborhood outside New York City. When he saw that rich people rode horses, Momand went horseback r

35、iding every day. When he saw that rich people had servants, Momand and his wife also hired a servant and gave big parties for their new neighbors.It was like a race, but one could never finish his race because one was always trying to keep up. The race ended for Momand and his wife when they could n

36、o longer pay for their new way of life. They moved back to an apartment in New York City.Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things just to keep up with rich lifestyle of their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it &q

37、uot;Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States.“Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momands series appeared in different newspapers throughout the country for over 28 years. People never seem

38、to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what onedoes, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.(    )31. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses

39、because they         .A. want to be as rich as their neighbors B. want others to know or to think that they are richC. dont want others to know they are rich D. want to look like their neighbors(    )32. It can be inferred from the sto

40、ry that rich people like to         .A. live outside New York City  B. live in New York CityC. live in apartments  D. live with many neighbors(    )33. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stor

41、ies because at that time “Jones” is in the United States. A. an important name B. a popular name C. his neighbors name D. not a good name(    )34. According to Arthur Momands story, which of the following is Not True ?A. Arthur Momand earned a lot of money every week.B. Arthur Mo

42、mand hired a servant and gave big parties.C. Arthur Momand moved back to a flat in New York City.D. Arthur Momand married a wealthy wife in the neighborhood.(    )35. According to the last sentence underlined, whats the writers attitude towards“keeping up with the Joneses” ?A. It

43、 is very common to keep up with the Joneses.B. It is very easy to keep up with the Joneses.C. It is difficult to always keep up with the Joneses.D. It is never too tired to keep up with the Joneses.(  C  )Although people everywhere seem to enjoy drinking coffee，they don't all

44、 have the same coffee culture. In Europe for example, coffee shops are common places for people to meet friends while they drink coffee. On the other hand, places like this were not as common in North America in the past. Instead, people in North America liked to drink coffee in their homes with fri

45、ends. The coffee culture in the USA changed, when Starbucks (星巴克) coffee shops spread throughout the countryThe first Starbucks coffee shop opened in 1971 in downtown Seattle, Washington，in the USA. It was a small coffee shop that cooked its own coffee beans. The coffee shop's business

46、 did well, and by 1981 there were three Starbucks stores in Seattle.Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men who ran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment (設(shè)備) . He noticed that Starbucks ordered

47、 a large number of special coffee makers, which caused his great interest. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the company's head of marketing (市場營銷).In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The special environment of the espresso

48、 (濃咖啡) bars there caught his eyes. Back in the USA, Schultz created an environment for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable and casual, and customers everywhere seemed to like it. Starbucks began opening more stores in the USA. Then the company opened coffee shopsin other countries as well. T

49、oday, there are more than 16,000 Starbucks coffee shops all over the world.However，that does not mean Starbucks has not had problems. In fact, many Starbucks stores have closed over the past few years. On the one hand, this is because there were too many coffee shops competing (競爭) for business in o

50、ne small area. On the other hand, stores in some countries closed because the coffee culture there did not match with the comfortable environment offered by Starbucks. (    )36. The underlined word "ran" in Paragraph 3 probably means .A. closed   

51、60; B. managed     C. made     D. sold(    )37. According to the passage, which is the right order for the following sentences？a. This man helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company.b. Starbucks began as a small coffee co

52、mpany in Seattle in the USA.c. He went to Seattle to learn about the company and later worked for it.d. Howard Schultz found Starbucks ordered lots of special coffee makers.A. abdc B. cabd C. bdca D. dcab(    )38. Why did so many Starbucks close in small areas？A. Because the coff

53、ee in these places was too expensiveB. Because the style of the coffee stores seems the sameC. Because people like to drink coffee at home with friendsD. Because there were too many coffee shops in one place(    )39. To tell us the story of Starbucks, the writer did the following

54、 except         .A. introducing how Starbucks became successfulB. showing what Schultz did to help Starbucks become successfulC. telling what difficulties Starbucks facesD. telling what Starbucks did to deal with his problems(    

55、)40. What's the best title for the passage？A. The History of Starbucks              B. The Culture of StarbucksC. The Popularity of Starbucks            D. The e

56、nvironment of Starbucks                                              &

57、#160;                                (  D  )Do you have a good sense of direction？If not, please take with you a compass

58、. But if you forget to take a compass, you can still find your way during the trip.Suppose you are hiking with your family somewhere in the mountain in Dan Xia Mountain, you need to find the direction of south to find your way back. But none of your family members can read the map and actually knows

59、 where the family is. Never mind. The sun is shining and its still morning. If you don't know the exact time，you can still find out where south is, but you'll need to be patient.Find a straight stick and put it in the ground in a place where you can mark its shadow.Try to put the stick as ve

60、rtically (垂直) as you can. You can check this by making a simple plumb line (鉛錘線) with a piece of string (繩子) and weight. You haven't got any string? Ok, use a thread from your clothes with a button tied at the end to act as a weight. After the stick is put vertically, you can see its shadow

61、 on the ground. Mark the end of the shadow. Wait about half an hour and mark the end of the shadow again. Keep doing this until you have made several marks. The mark nearest the stick will show the shortest shadow when it is midday，because at that time the sun is highest in the sky an

62、d pointing to the exact south. Pick a point in the distance along the line between the shortest shadow and the stick. That point is south of where you are. Now you can turn the map, like you did before, and find which way you should choose for traveling.(    )41. T

63、o find the direction, we ought to be patient probably because .A. it is not easy to find a proper stick B. it is not easy to put the stick verticallyC. it takes hours to make the marks D. it takes hours to make a plumb line.(    )42. The passage would probably be most helpful to

64、_.A. those who draw maps   B. those who get lostC. those who make compasses   D. those who likes making marks(    )43. According to the passage, which of the following are needed to find the direction of south? It is a fine day and the sun is shining brig

65、htly. You are travelling with your family. You have a straight stick, a piece of string and a button. You mark the shadow every half an hour . You check the marks on the stick.A.      B.      C.    &#

66、160; D.(    )44. The author tells us how to find the direction of south by .A. telling an interesting story        B. doing an experiment himselfC. testing an idea by reasoning       D. introducing a

67、useful method(    )45. In which of the following columns（欄目）can you find the article?A. Family Life                    B. National Geography C. Experience Sharing   

68、           D. Science Fiction 第二節(jié)  閱讀填空（共5小題，每題1分，滿分5分）閱讀短文及文后選項，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Learn to RefuseBelieve it or not, Ive always been a people pleaser. I often put others before myself because I want to make my friends happy. (46)

69、0;         .“Can you help me with my English?” Grace asked me on the first day after she became my desk mate. “Of course,” I replied without hesitation（猶豫）. Grace has been working really hard on her studies and needed my help although I didnt have much ti

70、me left for her.One day after school, while I was doing a huge amount of homework, Graces phone call came. (47)         , but I still felt bad about saying no. When Grace ended the call, the clock said it was 00:15 am. But I still had homework left and I

71、wanted to sleep. This was bad for a Junior 3 student who is going to take an important exam this June.Finally I burst into tears. I felt so tired and realized that the stress had an effect onmy health. I tried to get myself out. Studying is more important than other things, (48)         . Its now important for me to say no, no, no. “Can you do me a favor?” Grace asked last Monday. “Sorry I just have to review my biology