宁波市2019年初中学业水平考试
英语试题
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1.全卷分试题卷I、试题卷II和答题卷。 试题卷共8页,有6个大题,61个小题。满分为95 分,考试时间为90分钟。
2.请将姓名、准考证号分别填写在试题卷和答题卷的规定位置上。
3.答题时,把试题卷I的答案在答题卷I上对应的选项位置用2B铅笔涂黑、涂满。 将试题卷 II答案用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔书写,答案必须按照题号顺序在答题卷II各题目规定区域内作
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试题卷I
一、完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共计15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。 Charlie Chaplin's parents separated a year after his birth in lived with his mother and elder brother in a flat in London.
Mrs. Chaplin managed to_____1______her children on her own with the money she made as a singer. _____2______,their economic(经济的)situation changed when she became ill with laryngitis(喉炎)in 1894. Instead of resting her____3____until it got better, Mrs. Chaplin kept on singing. Her voice got weaker and weaker and she began to find it _____4____ to find well-paid work.
One evening Charlie happened to be in the theatre _____5______his mother singing on stage. Suddenly, her voice tried to finish the song, but the audience(观众)began to whistle and got angry. Mrs. Chaplin could not continue any longer and walked _____7_______the stage crying.
The stage manager knew he had to do something quickly to_____8______the
embarrassing situation. He remembered Charlie once sang at a party. He ____9____ took Charlie by the hand to the stage. After a brief introduction, he left Charlie to please the audience. Charlie began to sing and dance in front of hundreds of people. The audience enjoyed the_____10______very much and began to throw saw this, he immediately stopped singing and announced to the audience that first he would ____12______the money and then he would finish the song. The audience found this announcement especially _____13_____and started to throw even more money onto the stage.
Charlie felt perfectly at home on stage. He did not feel _____14______at all and danced and sang more songs to the audience. To his amazement, there was
more____15_____and more money throwing. That night was Charlie's first public performance on the stage and his mother's last.
B. leave C. ask D. face B. So C. However D. Besides
B. voice C. smell D. hearing B. difficult C. interesting D. boring ` B. keeping C. realizing D. watching B. dropped C. broke D. raised B. off C. towards D. around
B. save C. continue D. explain B. patiently C. quickly D. coldly B. description C. speech D. performance B. Till C. When D. Before out B. throw away C. put down D. pick up B. lucky C. helpful D. painful B. sad C. satisfied D. excited B. anger C. silence D. laughter 二、阅读理解(本题有15小题,每小题2分,共计30分)
阅读下面材料,从每题所给的A,BC,D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 (A)
Sing a Song of People by Lois Lenski'S Lrily
Sing a song of people People in tall buildings
Walking fast or slow; People in the city Up and down they go. And in stores below; Riding elevators 20 Up and down they go. People walking singly, People in a crowd; People saying nothing, People talking loud.
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People on the sidewalk, People on the bus; People passing, passing, In back and front of us. People on the subway 10 Underneath the ground. People riding taxis Round and round and round.
25 People laughing, smiling, Grumpy people too; People who just hurry And never look at you!
Sing a song of people 30 Who like to come and go; Sing of city people
You see but never______▼______!
People with their hats on, Going in the doors; 15 People with umbrellas When it rains and pours.
16. The poem is about a____________.
A. beautiful B. busy C. rainy 17. In Line 21, the word “singly\ means___________. A. alone B. fast C. slowly
D. small
D. quietly
18. According to the poem, the best word for the blank is___________ A. borrow B. throw C. know D. allow
(B)
Many people might think that if they had more money, then they would be happier in life. For
example, people might look at what others have, like expensive clothes or nice cars, and wish they could have the same. But the things that money can buy can not bring happiness to a person for long.
(1)But is that really true Studies have found that money can, in fact, make people happier.
( 2) Instead, it's giving money to others that makes people happy. (3) It could be buying a present for a friend or a family member. (4) It could be buying a homeless person food to eat. It could be giving money to a person in need. Just think about the last time you used your own money to do something for someone else. How did you feel Whether it is a small or large amount of money, people feel happier when they give. This is because making someone else happy makes the giver happy, too.
This idea of connecting your happiness to the happiness of others is described as ubuntu in an African language. There is even a story about a man visiting Africa who asked some kids to race to a nearby tree. The first child to touch the tree would get a sweet treat. Surprisingly, all the children held hands and ran together. They all touched the tree, at the same time. The man asked why they had done this. The children simply said they could only enjoy eating the treat if everyone had one.
19. The writer says that buying things-
A. can make people worried B. can make people nervous C. may lead to sadness for long D. may lead to happiness for a short time 20. Where can we best put “But it's not having money that brings happiness.\ in Paragraph 2
A. (1) B. (2) C. (3) D. (4) does the writer quote(引用)a story in Paragraph 3 A. To explain Africans like sweets. B. To show examples are not enough. C. To make the writer's opinion clearer. D. To express happiness is from children.
22. What does the writer try to tell us
A. Buying new things can make people happy. B. The key to happiness is making others happy. C. If you want to be happy, you can visit Africa. D. People who have a lot of money might not be happy. (C)
The year was 1859. America and England had already fought two wars. Now, they were at peace. But one day a pig got hungry .And it nearly caused another war between the two countries. The pig was owned by a British man who lived on a small island. The island was just
off the western part of North America. Both England and the US said the island was theirs. Across the island from the British man lived some American farmers. Everyone on the island got along peacefully. But the peace ended the day the British man's pig decided to eat some of an American farmer's potatoes. One of the American farmers shot and killed the pig. Then the pig's owner wanted$100 from the
man who shot the animal. That was a lot of money, so the farmer refused to pay it. The British and
Americans began to argue, and the situation got worse. The farmers asked the governor over the island at that time for help. He sent a group of soldiers to protect the farmers. The British answered by sending 2,000 soldiers. The British were on one side of the island, and the Americans were on the other. The problem that began with the pig was about to become a shooting war. When news of the problem reached Washington and London, both leaders were surprised. Neither country wanted another war. They sent some men to try to fix the problem. After a discussion, it was decided that each country would keep a small group of soldiers on the island. They would stay there until the two countries could decide who owned the island. Then the others would have to leave.
Twelve years went by. Neither side wanted to give up the island, but they knew they had to do
something. They asked the leader of Germany to help decide. After nearly a year of discussion, a
decision was made. America would get the island. Finally, the Pig War was over and only one shot was fired. That was the shot that killed the pig!
caused the problem on the island according to the passage A. An American shot a British man. group of soldiers came to the island.
C. British men destroyed an American's farmland.
British man's pig ate some potatoes of an American farmer's. underlined word “they\ in Paragraph 4 refers to_
A. the farmers B. the leaders C. the soldiers D. the Germans
to the passage, the real purpose of the two countries was
A. to own an island B. to kill a pig C. to get more money D. to start a war
of the following might be the best title for the passage A. The Pig Island B. The Pig War C. The Pig on the Island D. The Island War (D)
Big data(数据)is a lot of sets of information that are put together so they can be used by a computer program. The computer program looks for different kinds of answers or patterns in the data. Big data can have different kinds of information from many sources, such as information that comes from schools, social media sites, companies,
and governments. One set of data can have people's names and addresses. Another set can have what they like, where they go to school, and how much time they spend on the computer.
Big data can be used in many ways. The government uses it to understand how many people travel on buses or trains. This information is then used to make bus or train systems better. Some schools use big data to understand which children may need extra help in class. The teacher can then give certain students more help or support so those students can succeed in school. Companies use big data, too. It helps them understand who buys their products. For example, one company uses weather data to see when people eat the most ice cream.
Big data can be used for good reasons. Some hospitals use big data to predict if a baby who is born too early will get sick. The hospital can then take extra steps to take care of that baby so he or she does not get sick. Big data can also be used for bad reasons. It can be used to predict which kinds of people are likely to break the law or hurt others, even if they have not done anything wrong.
How can big data be used for good and bad things It is because the computer programs used to look at big data and understand it are written by people. People think a certain way. Because they think a certain way, they build a model of those ideas. These ideas are then used to look at the data. Sometimes, these ideas are helpful for people or businesses. Other times, bad ideas can cause problems for certain groups of people. reading is about 11
A. what big data is and how it is used B. what schools and hospitals people like
C. where important data is collected and stored
D. how big data is controlled by governments and companies 28. One company uses weather information to_ A. help children in need
B .know when people will visit the hospital C. find out who rides the bus or train
D. understand when people will need ice cream 29. The main idea of Paragraph 3 is
A. big data can be used for good reasons B. we can use big data in a number of ways
C. big data can be used for both good and bad reasons
D. we can use big data to prevent babies from getting sick overall tone(总基调)of this reading is_
and personal B. personal and scientific C. informative but silly D. scientific and informative
三、任务型阅读(本题有5小题,每小题1分,共计5分) 阅读下面材料,将图片所示步骤(A----- D)与第31-34小题相应的文字匹配,并完成第35小题。 Some experts believe that burpee(立卧撑)is the best exercise in the world because this exercise is
one that anyone can do very easily and extremely cheaply.