2021年廣東省廣州市花都區中考英語二模試卷

1.(問答題，15分)"Youhavesavedmyhorse/'QueenOliviatoldtheyoungboystanding

beforeher.HNowyoushallhaveaprize!1'Peter(1)—ranhisfingersthroughhisbrown

hair.Thefrightenedhorseranpasthim(2)_heworkedinthefieldthatmorning.Without

thinking,herushedoutandcontrolledit.Heneverexpectedtogetaprizebecausehewouldhelp

thehorse(3)—itbelongedtothequeenornot.

Twoofthequeen*spages(侍從)appeared.Onecarriedasmallpillow(4)—amirror

sittingontop.Redjewelswereshinningonthetopof(5)_mirror^silverframe(鏡框).

(6)—pagecarriedawoodcageandtherewasaclucking(咯咯叫)chickeninsideit.

"Onlyoneprizecanbe(7)—,"Thequeensaid."Choosewisely.""That'seasy/1Petersaid.

"I(8)_thechicken."Someofthepeopleinthecourtlaughed.ltwasclearthattheythought

hehadmadeafoolishchoice.

"Andwhydidyouchoosethechicken?”thequeenasked,"Well,!don'tknowmuchabout

jewelsandthings/1Peteranswered."(9)—Idoknowaboutchickens.Thechickenwill

provideeggsforfamilyforalongwhile.11

QueenOliviasmiled."Thenyoudidmakeawisechoice/'shesaid."Thatmirror(10)一

lookbeautiful.Butthejewels(11)—youseeareonlycoloredglass^andtheframe(12)—

silver.Thechickenismuch(13)—Petertookthechicken.Thenhesaid."Thankyou."

"Youareasmartchild/'thequeensaid."Icoulduseasmartboy(14)_takecareofmy

horses.Wouldyoulikeajob?"Petersmiled."Thankyouverymuch!”hesaidexcitedly.Ajobfor

thequeenpaidwell.

Allbecausehewaskindtohelpothersandsmartenoughtomaketheright(15)—nowhis

familywouldn'tworryabouttheirfoodanymore.

(1)A.nervouslyB.nervousC.morenervousD.morenervously

(2)A.sinceB.asC.beforeD.after

(3)A.thatB.howC.whyD.whether

(4)A.inB.onC.withD.about

(5)A.aB.theC.anD./

(6)A.OtherB.OthersC.TheotherD.Theothers

(7)A.yoursB.yourC.youD.yourself

(8)A.takeB.tookC.takesD.willtake

(9)A.ThoughB.AndC.ButD.So

(10)A.canB.mayC.shouldD.must

(11)A.whatB.whichC.whoD.whom

(12)A.ispaintedB.arepaintedC.willpaintD.ispainting

(13)A.usefulB.moreusefulC.mostusefulD.usefully

(14)A.helpsB.helpingC.tohelpD.help

(15)A.chooseB.choiceC.choicesD.chose

2.(填空題，10分)WhenitcomestoNovember11,theyounggenerationswillconsideritas

theSingles'DayaswellastheonlineshoppingCarnival(狂歡節).

Onlineshoppinghasbeenmuchmore(1)—especiallyafterJackMa,theCEOofTmalland

Taobao^adthe(2)—of"DoubleEleven".Theadvantagesofonlineshoppingincludecheaper

pieces,fastsearching,comparingbetweenproducts,andsaving(3)—.Beforetheshoppers

maketheirdecisions,theycancheckrequirementsandrecommendationsabouttheproducts

fromotherbuyers.ltistrulyglobalsopeoplecanbuythebestproductsfromalloverthe

world.Distanceisnolongera(4)—becausemostsellersprovideanexpressservice(快遞

月艮務)andgoodswillbesentstraighttothedoor(5)—.Youdon'tevenneedto(6)_out

ofyourhouseorgototheshops.Youcanstayathomewithanicecupofteaandjustclickyour

mousetochoosethearticleyoulike.

Onlineshoppingisvery(7)—,butthereisalwaysatrap.Shopperswhobuyproducts

onlineare(8)—thattheproductsmaybedifferentfromwhattheyhaveexpected.Online

shoppinghasprovedtobe(9)—enough.Onlineshoppershavetofillintheirpersonal

informationandcreditcardinformation,whichcanbestolenandusedbyskillfulhackers.ltwill

increasetheriskoflosingmoney.

Soweshouldbe(10)—enoughtoavoidtheseproblemswhenweenjoyonlineshopping.

(1)A.importantB.friendlyC.beautiful□.popular

(2)A.methodB.wayC.ideaD.means

(3)A.moneyB.timeC.waterD.space

(4)A.mistakeB.troubleC.questionD.problem

(5)A.quicklyB.slowlyC.freely□.suddenly

(6)A.standB.stepC.lookD.sit

(7)A.convenientB.difficultC.dangerous□.expensive

(8)A.boredB.worriedC.excitedD.pleased

(9)A.unsafeB.unusualC.untrueD.unhappy

(10)A.cheerfulB.usefulC.helpfulD.careful

3.(填空題，8分)TwoyearsagojwatchedthefilmEverestjnwhichadventurersgetstuckon

themountainduringasnowstorm.IimmediatelyknewIhadtostartclimbing.It'snotthe

reactionmostpeoplehavetothatfilm；maybeIjustneededmoreadventureinmylife.Andsix

monthslater,!climbedmyfirstmountain,MountWhitneyjnCalifornia—NorthAmerica's

highestpeak.

Inthesummerof2017,IdecidedtoclimbthehighestpeakineveryEuropeancountry.

GrowingupinSweden,!wasencouragedbymyfathertobeoutdoorsallthetime,butIwasn't

aseriousadventurer.Iwantedtoseeifsomeoneordinarylikemecouldclimbmountains.

1didn'tdoanypreparationforthefirstmountain,whichwasMountElbrusinRussia.ltwas

exhausting,butIthoughtIwouldgetfitclimbingtherest,andIdid.

Climbingmountainsisanexperiencethatishardtoputintowords.Youareinabeautiful

environmentand,whenyoureachthetop,youfeelincredible(不可思議的).Butyoualsohave

toclimbdown,whichiswhenmostaccidentshappen.Idon'tclimbmountainsthatIamnot

readyfor.buteachoneIclimbtakesmetothenextstep.

Iwantedtoendtheprojectathome,onSweden'shighestpeak(2,097m),Ithastwo

peaks：thenorthisrocky,andthesouthisicy.Soalongsidemycameraassistant,!climbedboth

whilewearingasuperherosuit.ltdidn'tfeelasspecialasI'dhopedwhenIreachedthetop,but

whenIpostedonInstagram,peoplestartedcongratulatingme.Ifeltproud.

Intotal,!spentabout€50,000(378,240yuan),whichisdoublewhatIhad

planned,butIeventuallyclimbed61mountainsinEurope.

Youhavetoworkonyourweaksideswhileclimbing.Idon*tlikenotbeingincontrotbutyou

cannotcontrolanythingonamountain.It'smademeabetterperson.Whenyou'reonamountain

forhoursalonewithyourthoughts,it'slikemeditation(冥想).Itmakesyousomuch

stronger,physically,andmentally.

Mygoalnowisalwaystohaveamountaininmycalendar.OnedayIwillclimbMount

Qomolangma(knownasEverestbytheWest)whenI'mreadyforit.

(1)WhatwasthepossiblereasontheauthorstartedclimbingafterwatchingthefilmEverest?

A.Togetfitthroughclimbing.

B.Tohavesomechangesinlife.

C.Tohelpadventurersintrouble.

D.Toenjoythebeautyofmountains.

(2)Howdidtheauthorfeelafterherfirstclimbofher2017project?—

A.Climbingwastoohardforordinarypeople.

B.Shewantedtogiveupbecauseittiredherout.

C.Shefoundthebenefitofmountainclimbing.

D.Itwasnotnecessarytodopreparationforclimbing.

（3）Whafsthecorrectorderforthefollowingeventsfromtheauthor'slife?—

a.Shesuccessfullyclimbedthehighestpeakinhercountry.

b.SheclimbedthehighestpeakinNorthAmerica.

c.ShedecidedtoclimballofthehighestpeaksinEurope.

d.SheclimbedMountElbruswithoutanypreparation.

e.Shewasencouragedbyherfathertobeoutdoors.

A.c-b-e-d-a

B.e-b-c-d-a

C.e-c-b-a-d

D.c-e-b-a-d

（4）Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?—

A.Itwasveryexpensivefortheauthortoclimbmountains.

B?Itwashardanddangerousfortheauthortoclimbmountains.

C.Theauthorsucceededinclimbing61mountainsintheworld.

D.Theauthormadeherselfabetterpersonbyclimbingmountains.

4.（填空題,8分）YouarevisitingthepyramidsinEgyptbutthenextsecondyouarein

France.Then,suddenlyyoumayseedinosaurs.animalsthatnolongerexist.Butyouarenotina

wonderland.Thisiswhatmighthappeninthenearfuture,withthehelpofvirtualreality（VR,

虛擬現實）technology.

VRisacomputertechnologythatcreatesanenvironmentandallowsuserstoseeandeven

interactwithit.JustwearapairofVRgoggles（護目鏡）connectedtoyourcomputerandyou

canexperiencealotofthingswithoutsteppingoutofyourroom.

"ThemostattractivepartofVRisthatitoffersanimmersive（身臨其境的）experience/1

saidWangBingjeaderoftheChineseentertainmentcompanyFunshow,"That'swhyVRmovies

arepopularamongusers.Youbecomeapartofthestory."AccordingtotheReportonChinese

VRUsers'Behaviorpublishedlastmonth,over960,000peopleinChinahaveboughtVR

productsand83.2percentofthemhavewatchedVRmovies..

TheuseofVRisnotonlylimitedtoentertainment.VRcanhelptrainpilotsandminersbefore

theyhavetoactuallyrisktheirlivesinhighlydangerousworkingenvironments.VRalsohelps

treatpatientswithacrophobiabymakingthemthinktheyarestandingontopofatallbuilding.

However,VRtechnologyisstillfarfromperfectUsersreportexperiencingmotion（移動）

sickness,headachesandfeelingsickwhilewearingVRgoggles.WangHui,the31-year-old

productdirectorofFusionTheVisionGoldenCoLtd,aVRresearchcompanyinBeijing,thinks

thatitcouldtakeawhileforVRtobewidelyaccepted.

"Wheneverynewtechnologyisfirstintroduced,thetechnologyitselfisthedrivingforce.But

forittoreallyblend(融入)intopeople'slives,meetingbasicandpracticalneedsshouldbe

themainaim,"saidWang.

(1)Whymayweseedinosaursaccordingtothepassage?—

A.Becauseweareinawonderland.

B,BecausetechnologyVRhelpsus.

C.Becausedinosaursactuallyexist.

D.Becauseweareinaforest.

(2)WhichofthefollowingisNottheuseofVRtechnology?_

A.Toofferanimmersiveexperienceinmovies.

B.Tohelptrainpilotsandminers.

C.Tohelptreatpatientswithacrophobia.

D.Tohelpcureheadaches.

(3)Theunderlinedword"acrophobia"inParagraph4is—.

A.akindofillness

B.akindofpictures

C.akindofmethod

D.akindoftechnology

(4)HowmightthefutureofVRtechnology?—

A.Itwillbesoonbeperfect.

B.Itwillbesoonwidelyaccepted.

C.Itwillbehardtouseit.

D.Itwillsoonmeetbasicandpracticalneeds.

5.(填空題，8分)In1882,buildersbeganworkonalargechurchin

Barcelona,Spain.Today,morethan130yearslaterjt'sstillnotfinishediButthatdoesn'tstoptwo

milliontouristsvisitingiteveryyear.

TheSagradaFamiliachurch,withitsmanyalltowersjsthemostfamousworkofthearchitect

AntoniGaudi.Bornin1852,GaudigrewupinCataloniainthenortheastofSpain.Whenhewas

ayoungman,helovedtorideortakelongwalksinthecountry.Whenhebecameanarchitect,he

usedthisloveofnaturetocreatesomeveryunusualbuildings.Manyofthemlookasiftheyhave

beenshapedbywindorwaterjikerocksinthenaturalworld.

ManyofGaudi'sbuildingsarebrownorgrey,liketheearth.Butheisalsofamousforhisbright

colors.Heoftenusedbrokenpiecesofglassortiletocreatebeautifulmosaics.Therearemany

examplesoftheseintheParkGuell,aparkhedesignedinBarcelona.There*salongseatinthe

shapeofaseasnakeandalargelizardfountain.Gaudialsocreatedtwohousesintheparkthat

looklikecakesiBarcelonahasmanyexamplesofGaudi'sstrangeandwonderfulbuildings,and

manypeoplevisitthecityjusttoseethem.

WhenGaudidiedin1926,onlyaquarterofthebuildingworkofSagradaFamiliawas

complete.Atthattime,therewaslittlemoneytocontinuebuilding.ThenSpainwenttowar.Work

beganagaininthe1950s.Buttheuniqueandcomplicateddesignofthebuildinghasmadethe

workslowandexpensive.In2013,itwasstillhalf-finished.Manypeoplehopethatitwillbe

completedin2026,ahundredyearsafterAntoniGaudi'sdeath.Butthere'sstillaverylongway

togo.

(1)Whatdoes"them"inParagraph2referto?_

A.Rocks.

B.Alltowers.

C.Longwalks.

D.Unusualbuildings.

(2)Accordingtothepassage,whatisTrueabouttheSagradaFamiliachurch?_

A.Ittookbuildersover130yearstocompleteit.

B.Itisoneofthemostwell-knownworksbyAntoniGaudi.

C.Theworkisslowanddearbecauseofitsspecialdesign.

D.Thechurchissuretobefinishedintheyearof2026.

(3)WhichwordsbestdescribeAntoniGaudi?—

A.Wiseandhumorous.

B.Talentedandcreative.

C.Skillfulandkind-hearted.

D.Confidentandfamous.

(4)Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?—

A.AntoniGaudi,agreatarchitect.

B.Barcelona,awonderfulcitytovisit.

C.TheSagradaFamiliachurch.

D.WonderfulbuildingsbyAntoniGaudi.

6.（填空題，6分）Pmavirus（病毒）forthecommoncold.Herearesomeofmydiaries

below.

Mondayjanuary21st

IthasbeenalongtimesinceIinfected（感染）humanslasttime.TodayItriedtoinfectaboy

inaprimaryschoolallday.

HisnameisSam.Iwaitedonhisdesktop,andwhenhetouchedthedeskjjumpedonhis

finger.Unluckily,Samdidn'ttouchhiseyes,mouthornose.Then,rightafterclass,hewashedhis

hands,NowI'mfullofsoapandsittinginasink!

Tuesdayjanuary22nd

ThismorningIjumpedintothenoseofSamrsbestfriend,BilLUnluckily,themucus（粘液）in

hisnosecaughtme.Ithoughtitwasoverforme,whensuddenlyBillsneezedwhilehewas

talkingtoSam.

1knewthatwouldsendmerightintoSam'sfaceiHowever^SamquicklygaveBillatissueand

BillsneezedintothatinsteadllnfectingpeopleisharderthanIimagined.

Wednesdayjanuary23rd

I'mfeelingveryunhappytoday.SomescientistscaughtmyfriendHarryandputhimundera

microscope.Harryisafluvirusandhe'sadangerouslittleguy.Besides,Samateallhisvegetables

today.He*sexercising,andhe'sgettingeighthoursofsleepeverynight.Hisbodyistoostrongfor

me!

Thursdayjanuary24th

ItriedtoinfectSamagaintoday,buthewashedhishandsfivetimesandnevertouchedhis

face!Healsogavetissuestoeverystudentinhisclasswhowassneezing.It*simpossibletogive

himacoldiSoIhavetogiveupandI'mmovingtoanotherschool.

（1）Accordingtothepassage,thecoldviruswantedtoinfect_studentsbutitfailedatlast.

A.1

B.2

C.3

D.4

(2)Thewriteristryingtotellusthat—.

A.virusesfeelhappy,sadandangryjustaspeopledo

B.weshouldbefriendlywhenotherpeoplearoundyouaresick

C.keepingvirusesawayfromusbyfollowingsomerules

D.manyvirusesaroundusliketoinfectboysinprimaryschools

(3)Accordingtothepassage,whichmethodbelowisusefultopreventthecoldvirus?—

A.Washyourhandsafterhavingmeals.

B.Touchyoureyes,mouthsornoseswithoutwashingyourhands.

C.DrinkmoreCoca-Cola.

D?Coveryourmouthwithtissuesbeforeyousneezed.

7.(I句答題,5分)HaveyoueverheardofafamouscharitycalledOperationSmile?Wehope

wecanhelpyouunderstandhowwearetryingtohelpchildrenallovertheworld.

(1)—In1982,togetherwithsomevolunteers,theywenttoPhilippinestohelpchildren

whohadholesintheirlipsorinsidetheirmouths.ltwasverydifficultforthemtoeatand

drink.Thesevolunteersworkedveryhard.(2)_TheywereshortofmoneyiSotheydecided

tostartacharitysothattheycouldhelptheseneedychildren.TheycalleditOperationSmile.

OperationSmileworksinmorethantwentydevelopingcountriesandhascuredover10,

000childrenwhohaveproblemswiththeirmouths.OperationSmilehaswonmanyprizesforits

workandin1999theyevenstartedaspecialeventcalled"TheWorldJourneyofHope".(3)

Ontheotherhand,OperationSmiletrainslocaldoctorsandnursesindevelopingcountries.

(4)—Astothechildrenwithmuchmoreseriousproblems,theywillsendthemtoAmerica

forfurthertreatment.

(5)—YoucansendyourdonationtoOperationSmileatlocalbanks.Manythanksfromthe

childrenwhocansmilenowwillcometoyou.

A.TheycancontinuetohelpchildrenwhenOperationSmilehasleft.

B.Soshowyourkindnessandgenerositytotheneedychildrennow.

C.Buttheyworriedthattheycouldnotcarryonwiththework.

D