浙江省宁波市北仑区2020年初中学业水平模拟考试英语试题及答案.doc

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1、2020年北仑区初中毕业生学业考试英语模拟试题一、完形填空(本题有20小题；每小题1分，共计20分)阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。One day when I was young, our school was going to take us to pick berries. I was going out of the house with my basket when my father called me back. He said 1 to me, Harry, my boy, I want to tell you one thing. When

2、 you find a good 2 , dont leave it to try to find a better one. I know the other students may 3 , picking one or two berries here and then one or two there. If you do like them, you will come back with an almost 4 basket. Remember, if you want to get more berries, stick to your bush!When we were pic

3、king berries, I found things really went just 5 my father had said as soon as one of the boys found a good bush, he 6 to his friends excitedly and all the other boys would leave their places and run to 7 what he had found.But 8 my fathers words, I stuck to my bush. When I had done with one, I went t

4、o another and 9 that and then I took another. When night came, I returned with a basket full of 10 berries, more than all the others 11 together; and I was not half so 12 as they were.Sadly not long after that, my father got ill and died. I had to make my own 13 in the world. But I 14 forgot what th

5、at days berry picking taught me. When I had a good job and was getting on well, I didnt spend time 15 to find a better one. Sometimes I got invitations saying Come with us, and we will find you 16 better to do. But I never changed my mind. I just 17 politely and stuck to my bush.In fact, the 18 of s

6、ticking to my business led to my great success. Many young people asked me: 19 can you make such great achievements? I know I should thank my father 20 teaching me the important lesson: Stick to your bush.1. A. seriouslyB. happilyC. sadlyD. proudly2. A. friendB. basketC. bushD.job3. A. run intoB. ru

7、n aboutC. run outD. run away4. A. uselessB. oldC. brokenD. empty5. A. asB. afterC. beforeD. since6. A. calledB. listenedC. liedD. walked7. A. buyB. learnC. guessD. see8. A. hearingB. ignoringC. rememberingD. wondering9. A. acceptedB. finishedC. pickedD. changed10. A. smallB. badC. strangeD. nice11.

8、A. putB. gainedC. givenD. shared12. A. afraidB. tiredC. excitedD. angry13. A. styleB. ruleC. wayD. idea14. A. usuallyB. oftenC. alwaysD. never15. A. tryingB. pretendingC. promisingD. regretting16. A. nothingB. everythingC. somethingD. anything17. A. recoveredB. admittedC. refusedD. explained18. A. c

9、hanceB. habitC. dreamD. tradition19. A. WhatB. WhenC. WhyD. How20. A. toB. forC. ofD. on二、阅读理解(本题有20小題，每小题2分) 阅读下面材料，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。(A)We look at peoples physical appearance, such as eyes, hair, and height, all the time. When we meet someone we dont know, we create an idea of what that per

10、son is like in our mind. This is called a first impression.How do we create first impressions of people? Most of the time, we see what the person looks like. For example, we may think that a person wearing glasses looks smart.A writer, Malcolm Gladwell, wrote about how we make decisions using our fi

11、rst impressions. He did a survey of the leaders of big companies in the United States. He found that a lot of them were tall menabout 1.8 meters. Most men in the United States are about 1.75 meters tall. Gladwell says that we choose taller people to be our leaders without knowing it. This is because

12、 tall people feel like leaders to us. But not everyone agrees. We dont always make important decisions based on only our first impressions.Giving people a good first impression can be important, like in a job interview. But first impressions are not always true. We often change how we feel about peo

13、ple when we know them better.21.An impression is _.A. a personB. an ideaC. an objectD. a song22.We usually create first impressions based on peoples _.A. jobsB. namesC. physical appearanceD. changes23.We feel tall people like leaders because they look _.A. handsomeB. powerfulC. friendlyD. nice24.Acc

14、ording to the article, first impressions are sometimes _.A. difficultB. interestingC. incorrectD. dangerous(B)Basketball PlayerLuka Horvat writes about his early careerMy dad was a professional basketball player in Germany, and I went to watch many of his games when I was a kid. I loved telling my f

15、riends how good my dad was, of course especially when he won a game, but I used to take a book with me to read instead of watching.Starting secondary school, I was still two years away from being a teenager but was already two meters tall. Seeing my height, my sports teacher asked if Id be intereste

16、d in training with the basketball team. I thought Id need to develop my skills before I took part in a real match, but the teacher had more confidence in me than I did. It took me a while to agree, but a few weeks later I found myself playing against a team from another school. Mum and Dad coming to

17、 watch didnt really helpit made me more nervous. But it was OK in the end!For the next four years, I practised every day and did really well, even joining an adult team before I moved abroad to a special sports academy in the USA when I was fifteen. The coach there trains Olympic basketball players,

18、 and it was fantastic to work with him. However, I cant say I enjoyed my first experience of living far from my parents. Life wasnt such a change for me because I was as busy as before, never being able to spend much time with my friends because of all the training. I got used to everything about my

19、 new life in the end, though, and my English improved quickly too!I turned professional at the age of eighteen - three years after arriving in the USA. Id been taller than most players in the professional league since I was fifteen, but I was too light for my height, so I had to get heavier first. M

20、y coach already knew a team that would take me while I was still at college, so I joined them and I have never regretted it.25.What does Luka say about his childhood?A. He had great interest in basketball.B. He enjoyed watching his father play basketball.C. He felt proud of his fathers success at ba

21、sketball.D. He knew he wanted to become basketball player.26.How did Luka feel before his first match at secondary school?A. He wasnt sure that he would do well.B. He was pleased that his parents would be there.C. He wasnt happy about his teachers attitude.D. He was glad to be part of the team.27.Lu

22、ka had to _ before he became a professional player.A. complete his studiesB. find a suitable teamC. reach a certain heightD. put on weight28.What would be a good way to introduce this article?(C)Youve probably heard of marketing, but have you ever heard of cause marketing? It usually refers to a par

23、tnership between a business and a charity. Instead of simply trying to sell more products and make more money, cause marketing also aims to do some good. Here are examples of some recent cause marketing campaigns(活动).Eatiply Eatiply is a hunger project5 with a simple concept: If you eat a meal, a ne

24、edy person will eat for free. Restaurants that are part of the Eatiply project have certain dishes or special meals they want to promote. If you order one of these dishes, the restaurant will donate a meal to someone in need. Often, this person might be homeless probably living in the same city. Thi

25、s means that the customer doesnt really need to do anything special or pay any more money. Just by ordering a certain dish, you can help out someone in need.Dont Buy This How often have you heard a company tell you not to buy its products? Yet thats exactly what a U.S. company did. Patagonia-a maker

26、 of outdoor clothing-started an advertising campaign telling people not to buy their products. Instead, the company promised certain things: If you bring your tom or worn-out clothing to them, theyll repair it. If you give them your old clothes, theyll find a way to pass them on to other people, or

27、to recycle them. The message is simplewe are all consuming too much, and need to find ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle.Pay It Forward The phrase pay it forward refers to the act of repaying a good deed to a new person. Many companies have picked up on this idea and started pay it forward campaigns

28、. For example, if you go to buy a coffee, you might choose to pay for two coffees. If a needy person then comes into the coffee shop, theyll get a free coffee. The people who buy the first coffee usually never meet those who are helped, but still feel theyve done a good deed.Many companies believe t

29、hat customers respond better to cause marketing campaigns. It gives people the chance to do some good while shopping or eating.29.One of the main aims of cause marketing is to _.A. do more charityB. start more businessC. make more productsD. find more partnership30.In the Eatiply project, if you wan

30、t to help a needy person you need to _.A. pay extra moneyB. sign up for the projectC. order a special dish or mealD. donate a meal to someone in need31.The underlined word them in Paragraph 3 refers to _.A. the productsB. the companiesC. the peopleD. the old clothes32.In the Pay It Forward campaign,

31、 _ pays for the free coffee.A. a customerB. a charityC. a company D. a coffee shop(D)Many scientists believe our love of sugar may be an addiction(瘾).When we eat or drink sugary food, the sugar enters our blood and influences parts of our brain that make us feel good. Then the good feeling goes away

32、, leaving us wanting more. All delicious food do this, but sugar has a specially strong effect.It seems like every time I study an illness and trace a path to the first cause, I find my way back to sugar, says scientist Richard Johnson. One-third of adults in the world have high blood pressure and u

33、p to 347 million have too much sugar in their blood. Why? Sugar, we believe, is one of the culprits, if not the main culprit/ says Johnson.Early humans often had very little food, so our bodies learned to be very good at storing sugar as fat. In this way, we had energy stored for when there was no f

34、ood. But today, most people have more than enough. So the very thing that once saved us may now be killing us.So what is the solution? Ifs easy to see that we need to eat less sugar. The trouble is, in todays world, its very difficult to avoid. More and more foods are filled with it Some producers e

35、ven use sugar to replace taste in foods that are advertised as low in fat. This may make the food appear as healthier, but large amount of sugar are often added.But there are those who are fighting back against sugar. Many schools are replacing sugary desserts with healthier food like fruit. Other s

36、chools are growing their own food in gardens, or building places for students and others in the community to exercise. The battle has not yet been lost.33.What is this article mainly about ?A. Our addiction to sugar.B. Ways to avoid sugar.C. Illness caused by sugar.D. Good sugar vs. bad sugar.34.The

37、 underlined word culprits in Paragraph 2 is the closest in meaning to _.A. serious diseasesB. unknown thingsC. sweet foodsD. causes of the problems35.According to the passage, why is it so hard to avoid sugar?A. We like candy too much.B. It gives us needed energy.C. Its in so many foods and drinks.D

38、. We get used to eating it at school.36.In which page of a newspaper will this passage be found?A. Education.B. Sports.C. News. D. Health. (E)All eyes were on Jack Ma. The chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd stepped down on Teachers Day from leading the e-commerce giant he founded 20 years ago.T s

39、till have lots of dreams to go after, Ma wrote in an open letter last year to announce his parting. The world is big, and I am still young, so I want to try new things.The 55-year-old businessman showed that he was ready for new things by arriving at his farewell party dressed up like a rock star.In

40、 fact, his rags-to-riches story is a good example of doing something different. Visiting the United States in 1995, Ma saw the internet and had the idea of setting up his own trading website. In 1999, he founded Alibaba with a group of friends in a shared apartment, struggling for years to get it of

41、f the ground. With all the challenges, the company slowly brought e-commerce to China._ Although his success has inspired a number of Chinese tech businessmen, Ma pointed out that the key is having a dream. Its the dreams that keep us never afraid of setbacks, Ma said in a video posted on Sept 9._ N

42、ow the experienced businessman is looking to focus on education. What can he offer?_ Im not gonna teach English; Im not gonna teach business. But Im gonna teach young people how to face challenges, he told Bloomberg News._ As Ma said, “Today is cruel(残酷).Tomorrow is cruder. But the day after tomorro

43、w is beautiful. 37.When did Jack Ma have the idea of setting up his own trading website?A. At the age of 35. B. At the age of 31.C. At the age of 20.D. At the age of 55.38.The main idea of Paragraph 4 is _.A. how United States inspired Jack MaB. how the company Alibaba was set up C. how the Internet

44、 changed our lifeD. how e-commerce began in China39.Where can we best put the sentence Skilled sailors(水手)were never made on calm waters. ?A.B.C.D.40.Which might be the best title for this passage?A. Going on with new dreams B. Leaving with new thingsC. Struggling with more challengesD. Stepping dow

45、n with success三、任务型阅读(本题有5小题，每小題1分；共计5分)请仔细阅读41-45小题中不同人物对假期活动的陈述，从A, B, C, D, E中选出适合每 一个人的活动图片。Lucy, Tom, Cathy, Jack and Ben are planning their coming holidays. Read their statements carefully and match the pictures showing what they plan to do with proper persons.41._ Lucy: I really enjoy staying

46、 with animals. When running freely in an open grassland, I feel like flying. I know I can trust the horse I ride because we are friends.42._ Tom: I love adventures. It is a fantastic feeling to fly in the air. I feel like a superman. But its quite difficult to control the direction when I am flying. So I must be very careful.43. _Cathy: Animals, especially sea animals are my favorite. When I go deep into the water, I will be surrounded with colorful fishes. It really excites me. I love dancing with all of them.44. _ Jack: I always think it nice to get close to nature. It is no easy