上海版2019-2020年英语中考英语模拟试卷（二十四）C卷姓名:________ 班级:________ 成绩:________一、阅读理解 (共3题；共28分)1. （10分）阅读理解Chinese writer Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012.Mo, who was born in 1955 into a farmer's family in Gaomi Countyin Shandong Province, is the first Chinese national to win the NobelPrize in Literature. In his early years, life was not easy and heexperienced hunger（饥饿）. These things have influenced Mo Yan'slater writings.60-year-old Park Geun-hye(朴槿惠)was elected（选举）the newPresident of South Korea in December, 2012. She becomes thecountry's first female head of state and her term will last fiveyears from 2013. “I will become a president who puts people'sliving before anything else,” she told the cheering Peopl incentral S eoul as she accepted her win. “I will keep my premises.”Barack Obama (born in Hopolulu, Hawaii in 1961), who was electedthe 44th President of the United States in 2008, has been electedagain to a second term, fighting against Republican chllenger MittRomney. Obama is a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard LawSchool. His father was from Kenya. And his mother was born inWichits, Kansas.（1）When Mo Yan was young, his family might be .A . bigB . poorC . richD . small（2）When was Park Geun-hye born?A . In 1952.B . In 1955.C . In 1961.D . In 1987.（3）Where was Barack Obama born?A . In Kansas.B . In Kenya.C . In Columbia.D . In Hawaii.（4）Which of the following is NOT true about the passages?A . The writer Mo Yan lived in a big city before he got the prize.B . Park Geun-hye will lead South Korea till the year 2018.C . Obama fought against his challenger Mitt Romney in the election.D . Among the three persons, Park Geun-hye is the oldest.（5）The three passages may be from .A . an emailB . a letterC . newsD . an ad2. （8分）阅读理解When you enter my home for the first time, you will always be impressed with a small and white envelope（信封）. No name, no address. It has hung on our Christmas tree for about 10 years.It all began because my husband Mike hated Christmas. He didn't hate the true meaning of Christmas, but the commercial（商业的） way of it, spending too much on the usual Christmas gifts, such as rushing into a store to buy a tie for Uncle Harry.Knowing he felt this way, I decided not to buy the usual gifts, such as shirts and sweaters. I reached for something special for Mike. The idea came in an unusual way.Our son Kevin, 12, was wrestling（摔跤） at the school. Before Christmas there was a match against a team helped by a city church, mostly poor kids. As the match began, I was surprised to see the other team wrestling only wearing the old clothes because they couldn't afford the wrestling uniforms, while our boys in their blue and gold uniforms. Of course, we ended up with beating them.Mike, seated beside me, shook his head sadly," I wish just one of them could have won. In fact, they could if they had worn the uniforms. They have talent for wrestling, but losing like this could take the heart right out of them."Mike loved kids-all kids and he knew them, having trained kids football and baseball. At that time, I thought of the idea for the gift.That afternoon, I went to a store and bought some wrestling uniforms and sent them to the citychurch for the kids without leaving my name.On Christmas Eve, I put the envelope on the tree, the note inside telling Mike what I had done and telling him that this was his gift from me. His smile was the greatest thing about Christmas that year and the next years.You see, we lost Mike now. But every Christmas Eve I would put an envelope on the tree, and in the morning, three more joined it. Each of our children had secretly put an envelope on the tree for their dad.Mike's spirit, like the Christmas spirit, will always be with us.（1）Mike hated Christmas because he .A . disliked receiving the same gifts every yearB . didn't like people spending too much money on giftsC . didn't understand the true meaning of ChristmasD . hated rushing into a store to buy a tie for Uncle Harry（2）We can infer（推断） from the passage that the writer is a(n) .A . brave and outgoing manB . loving and patient manC . strict and serious womanD . understanding and kind woman（3）The sentence underlined in Paragraph 5 means .A . they didn't have talent because they lost the matchB . they wouldn't accept the result because of the old clothesC . they might lose heart after they were badly beaten in this wayD . they tried to cheer themselves up even if they failed in the match（4）It can be learnt from the passage that .A . the writer sends gifts to children every ChristmasB . the children now prefer new toys to the envelopeC . the white envelope was a gift from the poor kidsD . Mike's spirit will have a strong influence on his children forever3. （10分） Two magazines recently listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “ the world's best.”SAN JOSE, COSTARICA The city has comfortable weather all year round (15℃to 26℃). Housing is notvery expensive in SAN JOSE. Also, many of the city's older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels and cafes. Beautiful mountains are around the city. Lots of people go sightseeing there every year. But air pollution is a problem in the city center.Hong Kong, CHINA This lively city-- once a small fishing village-- is today an international business center. It is an interesting mix of East and West, old and new. Modern tall buildings are next to small temples (庙宇). Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy people fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing. Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes. There's also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. However, this small city has a large population of nearly seven million! That's why housing is often very expensive. Traffic and air pollution are also a problem.（1）Which of the following is NOT mentioned about San Jose?A . The weatherB . The mountainsC . The airD . The traffic（2）What makes Hong Kong the world's best according to this passage?A . The lively city and the wonderful dishes.B . The large population and the traffic.C . The expensive housing.D . The beautiful temples.（3）What do the two cities have in common?A . They both have beautiful mountains.B . They both have a large population.C . Air pollution is a problem in both cities.D . They are both crowded.（4）The word “mix” here means _________.A . 交点B . 融合C . 区别D . 中点（5）From the passage, we can know that_________.A . San Jose and Hong Kong are the only two cities of the world's best.B . Housing in San Jose is not very expensive.C . the weather in both cities is fine.D . San Jose used to be a small fishing village.二、选词填空 (共2题；共10分)4. （5分）任务型阅读Courage is the ability to be brave in different situations in our life. Here and there, now and then, everyone needs courage to do something well. Courage may make you confident of your success. If you have courage, you will not show fear in face of anything difficult or dangerous. With courage, you may look at someone in the eye who you have wronged (冤枉) and say “I am sorry”, you may keep smiling even if you are seriously ill and know you are at the end of your life.How can we build up our courage?Courage is the ability to be brave in different situations. It is important to everyone. With courage, you will feel confident of your success; with courage, you won't be ________ of anything difficult or dangerous; with courage, you may look at someone you have wronged in the eye and say sorry to him or her; with courage, you may keep smiling even if you are seriously ill.Here are some useful ________ to build up our courage.First, believe that you'll ________. Take chances and know that you have your own talents.Second, exercise your courage. It's just like the muscle. The more we use courage, the ________we will get.Third, don't ________ to give up although it's much easier to do so, and you need courage to say or do what you think is right, even when others think you are wrong.Finally, read inspiring stories of brave people. Abraham Lincoln is such a kind of person.5. （5分）下周六将是你15岁生日，你准备晚上在家举办一场生日晚会，你想邀请你的朋友Jim参加。