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1、2017年广州市天河区中考一模英语试卷英语一、语法选择（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain1almost a month. The crops were dying. If we2see some rain soon, we would lose everything.I was making lunch in the kitchen when I saw my3son, Billy, walking towards the woods. He was w

2、alking with a great effort. trying to be as still as possible. Minutes later, he was once again walking towards the woods. I4stand it any longer. 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.

3、As I came closer, I saw5sight. Several large deer stood in front of him. Billy walked straight up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. But the deer6hurt him nor even moved as Billy got down. And then I saw a baby deer7on the ground, thirsty, lift its head to lap up(舔) the water in my boys

4、 hands. When the water was gone, Billy jumped 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”.8he stood up and began to turn back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes9with tears. Very quickly, he explained10he was not wast

5、ing water. The week before, he had made11same trouble with our horses,12caused him a lecture from his father about the importance of not wasting water.This time, I joined him, with a small pot of water from the kitchen. I let him13the baby deer alone , for it was14job. As the tears that rolled down

6、my face began to hit the ground, they15by other 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. inB. atC. forD. since（ ）2.A. didntB. doesntC. wasntD. isnt（ ）3.A. si

7、x years oldB. six-year-oldC. six-years-oldD. six-year-old（ ）4.A. cantB. couldntC. mustntD. wouldnt（ ）5.A surprising.B. most surprisingC. the most surprisedD. because（ ）6.A. eitherB. eitherC. bothD. none（ ）7.A. layB. to lieC. lyingD. lies（ ）8.A. WhenB. IfC. ThoughD. Because（ ）9.A. were fill withB. we

8、re filled withC. were filled ofD. were fill with（ ）10.A. whichB. whatC. whyD. that（ ）11.A. aB. anC. The D. /（ ）12.A. whichB. WhatC. whoD. whose（ ）13.A. take care ofB. takes care ofC. taking care ofD. to take care of（ ）14.A. screamB. to screamC. screamedD. screaming（ ）15.A. himselfB. itselfC. hisD. h

9、im二、完形填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，满分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 the16furniture to the garage（车库）. It was still in good condition. I thought it might be a chance for us to17someone in our community. I

10、started to search neighbors, anyone who18a bedroom set. Finally, my mom helped me call the local primary school. They told me about Jaila, the daughter of a poor single mother. I was given a telephone number and19, and I soon found myself at Jailas.The moment I went into Jailas room, I knew I had ta

11、ken on too big a task. When I pushed the old door open, it made a long high noise. But the door was nothing compared with the rest of the room. Some old paint was20the wall. One of thewindows was21. The bed was just a mattress（床垫）on the old carpet. It seemed that the room needed22furniture it cried

12、for a complete makeover（翻新）.That day I spent at least an hour looking around and23how 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 needed door to door in

13、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 running down her face.“Anna,”

14、 Jaila called my name24.“Yes？”“Welcome to my new room!”When we saw how happy Jaila and her mother were, our tiredness disappeared into thin air. We are really25to make a special experience of changing someones life.（ ）16.A. onlyB. oldC. newD. other（ ）17.A. thankB. praiseC. helpD. encourage（ ）18.A. m

15、adeB. orderedC. repairedD. needed（ ）19.A. an emailB. an addressC. the keyD. the work（ ）20.A. offB. withC. inD. on（ ）21.A. leftB. brokenC. openD. closed（ ）22.A. even moreB. rather thanC. more thanD. less than（ ）23.A. seeingB. guessingC. rememberingD. wondering（ ）24.A. excitedlyB. nervouslyC. bravelyD

16、. hopefully（ ）25.A. interestedB. pleasantC. wonderfulD. proud三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节：阅读理解。（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）AStudent Science FairFor Students in Grades 7-9Dates: October 30-31Location: Sunshine Secondary School GymExplore Your World Think Like a ScientistThe Student Science Fair offers a great way for yo

17、u 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（亮点）the wonderful world of science. The announcement o

18、f the winners will take place at the awards ceremony(典礼)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 developed to

19、 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 it too

20、 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 give a talk

21、 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 ProjectsOctober 28 - 29 10:00 A.M.- 3:00 P.M.Science Fair ViewingOctober 30 - 31 10:00 A.M. - 3:00 PMAwards Presentation October 31 1:00 PM() 26

22、. 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 students be in the gym at 1:00 p.m. on Friday afternoon?A. Modo will appear. B. Registration will take place.C. Th

23、e winners will be announced. D. Ray Allen will give an interview.() 28. What information can we tell fromMeet a Robot!A. Scientists are still developing Modo. 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 p

24、ut in the blank of“Our Own _”?A. Modo B. Robot C. William Shakespeare D. Thomas Edison() 30. Which of the following belongs to the empty box below?A. A School Science FairB. A Public AppearanceC. An Awards Ceremony.D. A Schedule of Events(B)In the United States, when one becomes rich, he wants peopl

25、e 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 called Arthur Momand. He t

26、old 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 riding every day. When he

27、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 no longer pay for their ne

28、w 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 Keeping up with the Joneses

29、” 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 to get tired of keeping up with

30、 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 because they.A. want to be as rich as their neighbors B

31、. 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 story that rich people like to.A. live outside New York CityB. live in New York CityC. live in apartmentsD. live with many neighbors()33

32、. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories 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 earn

33、ed a lot of money every week.B. Arthur Momand 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 th

34、e Joneses” ?A. It 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 dont all have the sa

35、me 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 friends. The co

36、ffee culture in the USA changed, whenStarbucks(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 shops business did well, and by 1981 there

37、were three Starbucks stores in Seattle.Things really began to change for the company in 1981. That year, Howard Schultz met the three men whoran Starbucks. Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment (设备) . He noticed that Starbucks ordered a large number of special coffee m

38、akers, which caused his great interest. Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did. In 1982, the original Starbucks owners hired Schultz as the companys head of marketing (市场营销).In 1983, Schultz traveled to Italy. The special environment of the espresso (浓咖啡) bars there caught his eyes. Back

39、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. Today, there are more than 16,000 Starbuc

40、ks 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 (竞争) for business in one small area. On the other hand, stores

41、 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. closedB. managedC. madeD. sold()37. According to the passage, which is the right order for the following sent

42、ences？a. This man helped to make Starbucks a huge coffee company.b. Starbucks began as a small coffee company 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

43、 D. dcab()38. Why did so many Starbucks close in small areas？A. Because the coffee 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

44、 us the story of Starbucks, the writer did the followingexcept.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()40. Whats the best title fo

45、r the passage？A. The History of StarbucksB. The Culture of StarbucksC. The Popularity of StarbucksD.The environment of Starbucks(D)Do you have a good sense of direction？If not, please take with you a compass. 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 where the family is. Never mind. The sun is shining and its still morning. If you dont kno