（广东湛江市）2019中考英语模拟试题(2)本试卷共四大题，7页，满分110分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必在答题卡上用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写自己的考生号、姓名、试室号、座位号，再用2B铅笔把对应这两个号码的标号涂黑。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。

不能答在试卷上。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域的相应位置上；如需要改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案，改动的答案也不能超出指定的区域；不准使用铅笔、圆珠笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

一、语法选择（共15小题; 每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an 1 girl. And now she 2 a very rich woman already.When she was a child, she was poor. Once her friend Joan 3 her to a birthday party. She was very 4 but sad because she had not enough money 5 presents for her.“The party is coming soon. Now I have 6 money.” tears ran down her face.Late that night, she was in bed, thinking about the presents when the door opened and came in her grandma. “What happened?” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t 7 . I think I can help you. How about 8 a song together? Happy birthday to …” 9 beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly, she woke up. 10 it was a dream, she decided to write it down at once and sang it to 11 friend at the party.When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends 12 attendedthe party were very happy. “How 13 she sings! We have never heard such a song before. Thank you 14 giving me the special present,” said Joan. And they learntto sing 15 song together. Later, the girl became well known in America.( ) 1. A. America’s B. American’s C. America D. American( ) 2. A. has become B. becomes C. became D. become( ) 3. A. invite B. invites C. invited D. will invite ( ) 4. A. the most pleased B. most pleased C. more pleased D. pleased( ) 5. A. buy B. buying C. to buy D. bought( ) 6. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few( ) 7. A. worried B. worry C. to worry D. worrying( ) 8. A. sing B. to sing C. singing D. be singing ( ) 9. A. How B. What C. What a D. How a( ) 10. A. So B. Though C. Because D. For( ) 11. A. she B. hers C. herself D. her( ) 12. A. which B. whom C. who D. whose( ) 13. A. wonderful B. wonderfully C. wonder D. more wonderful ( ) 14. A. for B. to C. of D. with( ) 15. A. / B. a C. an D. the二、完形填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~25各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It was already the middle of April but there was not a raindrop in sight. Dannystood in his backyard alone looking at the 16 landscape(园林) in front of him.He could see nothing but sand and clear blue sky. “Even the cactus(仙人掌) is starting to 17 ,” said Danny to himself as he bent down to take a good 18 .All of a sudden, when he was walking back to his house, he heard the sound ofthunder(打雷). He stopped and looked up 19 . He was wild with joy to see that the 20 rain had finally come. Danny quickly ran towards the cabin next to his house, where he stored his rain barrels(桶). He was going to capture every single drop of rain to 21 the vegetable garden in his backyard. In the desert, rain is as 22 as gold. It had rained for almost seven days. The cactus looked much 23 than before. Snakes popped their heads from out of their holes and birds sang happily in the 24 .Living in deserts can be very 25 , especially when there is no source of water. However, life went on for Danny and all the desert creatures for another season, thanks to the spring rains.( ) 16. A. dry B. deep C. large D. beautiful ( ) 17. A. grow B. breathe C. drink D. die( ) 18. A. smell B. look C. taste D. sound( ) 19. A. sadly B. disappointedly C. excitedly D. anxiously ( ) 20. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter ( ) 21. A. feed B. meet C. catch D. grow( ) 22. A. amazing B. useful C. popular D. valuable ( ) 23. A. weaker B. greener C. healthier D. darker ( ) 24. A. sea B. sky C. house D. lake( ) 25. A. funny B. easy C. hard D. hopeful三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）26~45题AI sat down to read under an old tree in the park. I felt my life was hopeless, I didn’t take an interest in anything. I thought that my whole world was dark.A young boy ran up to me, out of breath. He stood right before me with his headdown and said excitedly, “Look what I found!” in his hand was a flower, and what a poor sight! The flower was dry and dead. I gave him a small smile and then turned my eyes away so that he could take his dry flower and go off to play. I didn’t want to talk with him at all.However, he sat next to my side and placed the flower to his nose and said in surprise, “It smells sweet and it’s beautiful, too. That’s why I picked it. Here, it’s for you.” The flower before me was dead. But I knew I must accept it, or he might never leave. So I accepted the flower, and replied, “This is just what I want, thank you.” Just then, for the first time I noticed that the boy could not see --- he was blind.Tears came down my face as I thanked him for picking the best one. “You’re welcome.” he smiled, and then ran off to play. I sat there and wondered how he was able to learn about my pain.Through the eyes of a blind child, at last I could see the problem was not with the world; the problem was me. And for all those years I myself had been blind. In fact I never found there is always something beautiful around me in life. I decided to see the beauty of life, and enjoy every second of my life. And then I held that dry flower up to my nose and breathed in the smell of a beautiful rose.( ) 26. Where did the writer sit to read?A. Under an old tree.B. Near the flower.C. Behind the boy.D.Next to a lake.( ) 27. Why did the writer accept the flower?A. Because he liked the flower.B. Because he wanted the boy to leave.C. Because the flower was given by the boy.D. Because the flower was dead.( ) 28. What did the writer think about after the boy left?A.He wondered how the flower was dead.B.He wondered how the boy was able to learn about his pain.C.He wondered how the boy picked the flower.D.He wondered where the flower was picked( ) 29. What can be TRUE according to the article?A. The boy knew the flower was dead.B. The boy knew the writer.C. The boy knew the writer liked flowers.D. The boy didn’t know the flower was dead.( ) 30. How was the writer in the end?A. He was happy again.B. He was still sad.C. He was sorry for the boy.D. He was blind.BFrom a plane we can see the fields, cities, mountains or seas below. If we go into space, we see more and more of the Earth. People and man-made satellites have been sent out into space to observe the Earth carefully and people have learnt mire about the Earth in the last few years.The sea looks very beautiful when the Sun is shining on it. But it can be very terrible when there is a strong wind.The sea is very huge. It nearly covers three quarters of the Earth. The sea is also very deep in some places. There is one place where the sea is about 11 kilometers in depth. The highest mountain is the world is about 9 kilometers high. If that mountain was put into the sea at that place, there would be still 2 kilometers of water above it!In most parts of the sea, there are many kinds of fishes and plants. Some live near the top of the sea. Others live deep down. There are also a lot of small living things, and quantities of fishes live by eating them.The sea can be very cold. When people go down, the sea becomes colder and colder. Only some men could go down into the deep sea at first. But in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.( ) 31. This passage is _____.A. a short storyB. for science readingC. a piece of newsD.a report( ) 32. The sea covers about _____ of the Earth.A. one thirdB. one fourthC. two quartersD. three fourths( ) 33. _____ are not mentioned in this passage.A. FishesB. PlantsC. IslandsD. Living things ( ) 34. Which of the following is NOT true?A.The sea is usually beautiful when the Sun is shining.B.The sea is always very terrible when the wind blows hard.C.The highest mountain is in the deepest place of the sea.D.The deeper people go into the sea, the colder they will feel.( ) 35. The last sentence “But in 1970, five women scientists lived in the deep sea for fourteen days.” meas that _____.A.women wanted to live in the deep sea for a long timeB.Women could go deeper into the sea than menC.Women like living in the deep sea better than manD.Women could do the same work as menCToday the word friendship has been used so often that it has lost its meaning. Someone even says that friends are made to be used. It makes me very sad.True friendship doesn’t mean that when you need your friend’s help, you will treat him to dinner, and when you have to protect yourself, you will put your friends in a difficult situation.In fact, true friendship is the communication and understanding of the hearts.True friendship is like water. Compared with decent wine, water is tasteless, but is of great help when we are thirsty. True friends don’t need to be with eachother every day, but are connected in heart every minute.True friendship is like medicine. Though it is bitter, it cures your illness. True friends give you some suggestions even if they know you would not take. They criticize you when others have a good word for you, not because of envy but worrying that you may lose your cool head.True friendship has nothing to do with fame, power or money. True friends would often watch you silently far away when you are influential, but come to you whenever you need their help. You’re not his stepping-stone to success, but are his crutch(依靠) to live through difficulties.True friends make you complete. Many persons go along with you through your life—your parents, your spouse(配偶), and your children, who take care of you and make your life happy. However, you still need someone who understands your thoughts and souls. Without them, you are likely to be unhealthy in spirit.True friends stay in your heart, rather than at your side; they know you more than yourself, and try to better you.( ) 36. What makes the writer sad?A.Someone doesn’t understand friendship.B. Someone makes wrongfriends.C. Someone doesn’t treasure friendship.D. Someone blames theirfriends.( ) 37. Why does the writer compare friendship with water?A. Because it has no taste.B. Because it is important to our life.C. Because it is easy to get.D. Because it stays with us every day. ( ) 38. The underline word “stepping-stone” in Paragraph 6 means “_____” in Chinese.A. 踏脚石B. 阻碍C. 支撑D. 对手( ) 39. What is true friendship related to(和···有关) according to the writer?A. Understanding of the hearts and fame.B. Power and fame.C. Communication of the hearts.D. Fame, power or money.( ) 40. According to the passage, true friends many help you _____.A. keep healthyB. achieve successC. understand them betterD. make yourself completeDThere are some great scientists whose research has changed the whole world. Here are some of them.Albert Einstein was born in Germany, on March 14, 1879. He grew upin Germany, Italy, and Switzerland. Einstein taught himself Geometry(几何) when he was 12 years old. He graduated from college in 1900. From1902 to 1907, Einstein worked as a clerk in the office in Switzerland.His job left him plenty of time to think.Isaac Newton was born in England, on December 25, 1642. He was nota good student. His mother took him out of school so that he could helpher with the family farm. Newton did not like farming. He liked to readand study on his own. A teacher knew that Newton was very smart and helpedhim go to the University of Cambridge.After Newton graduated. Newton went back to the family farm for twoyears. He came up with many of his greatest ideas from 1665 to 1667 whilehe was alone in the countryside.Marie Curie was born in Poland in 1867. Though Marie was very goodin school, no university in Poland at that time accepted female students.In 1891, Marie traveled to Paris, France. She attended the Sorbonne,a famous college in Paris. Marie studied Physics and Maths and graduatedat the top of her class! She also met a French chemist named Pierre Curie.They married in 1895.Galileo Galilei was born in Italy, on February 15, 1564. Afterattending the university, he taught Maths. He also observed how thingsmove. There is a story that he dropped two objects of different weightsat the same time from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. He found that light andheavy objects fell to the ground at the same time. The ancient GreekAristotle taught that heavier objects fell faster.( ) 41. Who did Einstein learn Geometry from when he was 12 years old?A. From his teacher.B. By himself.C. From Marie Curie.D. From his friend.( ) 42. What did Newton’s mother take him out of school for?A. Helping do some farm work.B. Reading and studying.C. Coming up with his greatest ideas.D. Keeping healthy.( ) 43. How old was she when Marie traveled to Paris?A. 24.B. 14.C. 34.D. 26.( ) 44. What was Marie Curie’s husband good at?A. Geometry.B. Maths.C. P.E.D. Chemistry( ) 45. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Newton was very clever.B. Marie Curie married a Frenchman.C. Heavier objects fell faster.D. Einstein had much time to think in Switzerland.第二节阅读填空阅读短文内容，从短文后的ABCDE五个选项中选出能填入空白处最佳选项。