上海新世纪版2020年英语中考模拟试题(四)C卷姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________一、完形填空 (共2题；共20分)1. （10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Mr and Mrs Jackson lived in a round house. In fact, every room in the house was round. Some people thought this was 1, but Mr and Mrs Jackson liked their home.Many people in their town wanted to 2 the house. So Mr Jackson decided to hold a party to let everyone see it. But 3, just before the party, Mr Jackson was killed.Mrs Jackson had just returned home from work when she saw what had happened. Her husband had been murdered (谋杀) in their bedroom. She called the police to come and investigate (调查).When the police came, they found three suspects (嫌疑人): the Jackson family's 4, gardener and maid. They were the only ones in the house when the murder happened. The police questioned each suspect to 5 which one had murdered Mr Jackson.When they questioned the cook, he said that he had been busy 6 a meal for the party when Mr Jackson was murdered. The police saw that the 7 was dirty and that food had been ready, so they believed he was telling the truth.Next, they questioned the gardener. The gardener said he had been 8 when the murder happened. The police saw that the gardener's shoes were dirty. So again, they 9 him.Finally, they asked the maid. It was her first day at work. She said she had been 10 the corners of the house at that time because there was much dust. The police knew she told a lie.So the police said to Mrs Jackson, "We think we know who killed your husband."（1）A . commonB . excitingC . strange（2）A . visitB . buyC . burn（3）A . luckilyB . sadlyC . naturally （4）A . doctorB . teacherC . cook （5）A . think ofB . look upC . find out （6）A . washingB . preparingC . having （7）A . bedroomB . washroomC . kitchen （8）A . outsideB . insideC . upstairs （9）A . hatedB . lovedC . believed （10）A . watchingB . cleaningC . painting2. （10分）完形填空"Where is the university(大学)?"This is a question that many visitors to Cambridge(剑桥)ask. But no one can give them a1answer, for there is no wall to be found 2the university. The university is the city. You can find classroom buildings,3 museums and offices of the university all over the city. And most of its members are the students and4of the thirty-one colleges (学院).Cambridge was already a 5 town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago. It grew up by the river Granta, and the river was once6the Cam. A7was built over the river as early as 875. So the town got its name "Cambridge".In the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries more and more land was used for college buildings. The town grew much8in the nineteenth century after the opening of the railway in 1845. Cambridge became a9 in 1951 and now it has a population of over 100, 000. Many young students in other countries 10 to study at Cambridge. Thousands of people from all over the world come to visit the university town. It has become a famous place all around the world.（1）A . trueB . clearC . rightD . real（2）A . aroundB . inC . nearD . by（3）A . cinemasB . parksC . zoosD . libraries（4）A . parentsB . farmersC . workersD . teachers （5）A . interestingB . usualC . developingD . common （6）A . saidB . calledC . spokenD . talked （7）A . bridgeB . buildingC . stationD . house（8）A . smallerB . slowerC . fasterD . cleaner （9）A . cityB . collegeC . universityD . country （10）A . stopB . hateC . hopeD . need二、阅读理解 (共4题；共36分)3. （8分）阅读理解We are all busy talking about and using the Internet, but how many of us know the history of the Internet?Many people are surprised when they find that the Internet was set up in the 1960s. At that time, computers were large and expensive. Computer networks(网络)didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke down, then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was not working, information could be sent through another part. In this way computer network system would keep on working all the time.At first the Internet was only used by the government(政府), but in the early 1970s, universities(大学), hospitals and banks(银行) were allowed(允许)to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use. By the start of the 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made "surfing" the Internet more convenient(方便的).Today it is easy to get online and it is said that millions of people use the Internet every day. Sending email is more and more popular among students.The Internet has become one of the most important parts of people's life.（1）A new network system was set up to __________.A . make computers cheaperB . make itself keep on working all the timeC . stop the whole networkD . make computers large and expensive（2）At first the Internet was only used by __________.A . the governmentB . universitiesC . hospitals and banksD . schools（3）__________ made "surfing" the Internet more convenient.A . ComputersB . ScientistsC . SoftwareD . Information（4）Which of the following is TRUE?A . In the 1960s, computer networks worked well.B . In the early 1970s, the Internet was easy to use.C . Sending email is now more popular among students than before.D . Today it's still not easy to get online.4. （8分）阅读理解Do you often listen to music at loud volumes（音量）? You should know that this habit is bad for your hearing, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).Over 1 billion young people have problems in listening because they listen at loud volumes for a long time, WHO said. Listening to music or watching a TV show at loud volumes can harm your hearing.The United Nations has standards for safe listening. It is not safe to listen to sounds that are louder than 85 decibels (分贝) for eight hours or 100 dB for 15 minutes. The sound of a busy road is about 85 dB and the sound of a rock concert can be about 100 dB.Loud noise is harmful to the inner ear. Most of us are born with about 16,000 hair cells (听毛细胞) in our inner ears. These cells detect (探测) sounds. However, listening to loud noise for a long time can make these cells work too hard and make some of them die. This is why people have hearing loss.Some people might think that their music isn't all that loud. But this can depend on where you are. For example, if you are in a noisy place like the subway, you might turn up your music too loud without realizing it. Later, when you listen to it at the same volume in a quiet place, you might feel uncomfortable.WHO said the "safe level" for most sound is below 80 decibels for up to 40 hours a week. A level of 80 decibels is roughly equal to the noise of a subway.（1）According to the story, WHO suggests that it is NOT safe to _____.A . listen to music every dayB . watch TV for over an hourC . listen to loud sounds for longD . go to a rock concert（2）The sound level of a busy road is about _____.A . 80 dBB . 85 dBC . 100 dBD . 115 dB（3）Why can listening to loud music cause hearing problems?A . Because it puts our brains under great pressure.B . Because it can cause hair cells in the inner ear to die.C . Because it prevents our ears from resting.D . Because it allows people to get used to listening to loud sounds.（4）What can we get from the last paragraph?A . People love to listen to loud music.B . It's reasonable to listen to loud music in some places.C . People are likely to listen to music on the subway.D . People don't always realize how loud their music is5. （10分）阅读下列短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。