2019年扬州邗江区中考英语二模试卷及答案

nothing. “At nineo’clock,” continued Ned Land, “I will go to the stairwith Conseil. You will wait in the library for our signal（信号）. Ihave already put some food in the dinghy（小艇）. Everything is done!” “The sea is quite rough,” I said.

“Yes, but if we don’t go tonight, we will soon be too far from land!” I knew that he was right. I was also frightened. What would Captain Nemo do if he discovered our plan, or if we failed? I had notseen him for several days. Now, I did not want to see him. He might notice that I was nervous. I stayed in my room as the hours slowly passed. At seven o’clock, I had dinner in my room. Only twohours to go! I was so nervous that I felt sick. I had a headache. I walked up and down in my room. As I looked around, I saw that Captain Nemo’s bedroom door was open. The room was empty. It was eight o’clock, and I went to the dark library. As I waited, I felt a bump as the submarine（潜水艇） came to rest on the ocean floor.

The library door opened, and Captain Nemo entered. He told me that we were in Vigo Bay. A Spanish admiral（海军上将）had burned his own ships there in 1702 to prevent the British Navy from taking the huge amount of gold they were carrying. He took me to the window. The crew（船员）were gathering the gold from the sand andbringing it to the submarine. Now, I knew how CaptainNemo had become so rich. 38.What was NOT a reason Ned Land gave for wanting to escape that night? A. They were close to the Spanish coast.B. The sea was quite rough. C. They would not be found easily. D. The wind was good for them. 39. Why did Dr. Aronnax remain in his room?

A. He wanted to prepare well for the escape.B. He must have dinner in his room. C. He didn’t want to see Captain Nemo.D. He didn’t want to leave the submarine. 40. Which of the following shows the correct order？ a. Captain Nemo gathered gold from Vigo Bay. b. Ned asked Dr. Aronnax to escape. c. Ned put some food in the dinghy.

d. British Navy was prevented from taking the gold. e. I stayed in the library and waited.

A. d-c-b-e-a B. d-b-c-a-e C. e-c-b-a-d D. e-c-d-b-a 41. From the passage, we know Dr. Aronnax was _________ that night.

A. relaxed B. hopeful C. patient D. nervous

D

Parrots have been known to repeat words, but have you ever thought how they communicate? New research has found that wild parrots are actually given names by their parents.

According to a study led by Karl Berg of Cornell University in the US, nestlings (雏鸟) are given a special sound of their own, which stays with them through their lives. In the study, the team placed hidden cameras in the nests of 17 different wild parrots. After studying their sounds, the team

found the differences in the calls parents used to communicate with each baby parrot. And the baby birds seemed to know the calls. Sounds very similar to humans, doesn’t it?

The study also proved that these different calls are made socially not genetically (基因上地).To do this, scientistsswitched the eggs in nine of the 17 nests, so that half

of the parrots were raising nestlings that weren’t theirs. Using the recordings, the scientists are sure that the nestlings all used names similar to those the parents (whether biological or non-biological) called them for the first weeks of their lives.

Lucie McNeil, from National Geographic, said, “this would be the first proven example of a non-human species teaching acoustical (声学的) communication.”

Karl Berg told National Public Radio of the US, “Most people say all those calls are just noise, but I think they’re having conversations.”

Fox News also asked Berg what else the parrots might be saying. He replied, “They may decide where the food is or if they should go 3 km North-Northwest. These are sorts of arguing or discussing.”

You never know, if the science of animal translation keeps developing, we might one day be watching a reality show about parrots.

42.What did Karl Berg and his team find in their study? A. Parents use different sounds to call each baby parrot. B. Parrots can repeat what people say easily. C. Parrots are similar to humans in many ways. D. Each parrot has a special sound for birth.

43. What does the underlined word “switched” in Paragraph 4 mean? A.旋转 B.交换 C.打开 D. 选取

44. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. Parrots always raise nestlings that weren’t theirs.

B. Nestlings used names similar to biological parents only. C. Parrots can teach their babies acoustical communication. D. All those parrots’ calls are not arguments but noise. 45. The writer’s attitude towards the study is ________ .

A. supportive B. unknown C. neutral(中立的) D. disagreeable

第二部分非选择题 (60分)

四、词汇运用（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

根据句意，用括号中所给的汉语提示或单词的适当形式填空，使句意完整，每空一词。

46. “Help ▲ to some chicken.”My mother said to my classmate Tom .(you) 47. In fact ,it’s his son who ▲left the door open all night . (care)

48. The boy is surprised to know that the camel has two ▲.（stomach） 49. Seven ▲of the students took part in the activity last weekend .(twelve) 50. The boy failed the exam, so he felt very ▲ . (happy)

51. We are strongly▲smoking because it’s bad for our health.(反对) 52. He spends half an hour▲ his little dog every day. (训练) 53. Who can make a list of the ▲ addresses for me? (顾客) 54. These traffic lights are ▲by the central computer.(控制)

55.Could you tell me how to make the tomato soup much ▲?(味道好的) 五、任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） 阅读下列短文，根据短文信息完成文后表格，每空一词。

Five Tricks to Improve Your Memory

Remembering things, like names, dates, and other fine details is a skill that you can

sharpen .Here are five memory tricks everyone can learn.

Imagine what you want to take before you get it

There’s something about walking into another room or passing through a doorway that changes our short-term memory and makes us forget what we went there for. If you imagine your purpose before you leave the present room, you’ll increase your chances of remembering what you want.

Learn the chunking technique(组块技术)

We can only store a limited number of things in our short-term memory—about four to seven different items, according to most estimates. The chunking technique can help us get past this limitation: Group several items into a larger whole.

Make good use of the power of music

We forget names and numbers so easily, except our favorite songs or nursery rhymes from childhood. Music helps us memorize things well. If you want to learn a foreign language, try training with music videos with words of this language. Generally speaking, singing can help improve our brain.

Create mnemonic pegs(助记符) to remember long lists

Even without the music background, you can use rhyme and rhythm to remember things like shopping lists or lists or all the US capitals. You can build a connection between the items and the things that rhyme.For example,1 is a gun (imagine the first item being fired from a gun), 2 is a shoe, imagine the second item inside a shoe, and so on.

Take care of your health and learn new skills

Sadly, our memory falls as we get older. Taking care of our basic health, though, can go a long way towards optimizing(优化) our health. That means reducing the stress in your life, exercising and staying fit, and keeping your brain healthy too by learning new skills.

Find a trick that works for you and keep using it. You can strengthen your memory.

How to 56 your memory Tricks Imagine what you want before 57 it Learn the chunking technique Make good use of the 60 of music Create mnemonic pegs to remember long lists Take care of your health and learn new skills Details ? We often forget 58 we went into a room while walking through a doorway. ? If we imagine our purpose, we can remember what we want. The chunking technique is 59 for us to remember a number of things. ? Music helps us memorize things well. ? In 61 ,singing helps improve our brain. To remember things like shopping list, we can use rhyme and rhythm to62 the items with the things that rhyme. ? When we get 63 ,we will get forgetful. ? To make our brain work 64, we can learn some new skills.

To make your memory65, you can try one of the tricks above and keep using it. 六、缺词填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分） 根据短文内容及首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整，每空一词。

I climbed to the deck safely. I soon saw t 66 pirates(海盗) lying on the deck at the back of the ship.One was dead .The other ,Israel Hands ,was w 67 and calling for rum（朗姆酒）.

I gave Hands the rum.As he drank it,the colour of red returned to his f 68 . “I am taking over this ship,Mr. Hands,” I said. “You will treat me as your captain.”He looked at me sourly(带有敌意的), but he could do nothing.

I took down the Jolly Roger flag and t69 it into the sea.Hands watched me slyly(诡诈地).

“If you give me some food and drink and find something to tie up my wound, I’ll tell you how to sail the ship.” I gave him all he asked. Soon the ship was sailing e70 with Hands’ help. After eating and drinking, Hands sat up and looked b 71 . We soon arrived at North Inlet. Hands was very good at guiding me in and I f 72 his instructions perfectly. We turned into the beach and came easily to rest without an anchor(锚).

I was so b73 bringing the shipin safelythat I forgot to watch Hands. When I turned around,Hands was standing b74 me with his knife ready. I jumped away and quickly climbed up the ropes and prepared both guns. Hands climbed slowly after me. Suddenly one of his hands went back and a knife flew through the air. I felt a sharp p75 and was fixed by the shoulder to the mast (桅杆). Both guns fired, and fell into the sea together with Israel Hands. 七、书面表达（计30分）

A．句子翻译（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。 76.我们每年进行两次学校旅行。

77.志愿者们乐于帮助人们解决各种困难。 78.当地政府已经下定决心保护那些古建筑。

79.在不久的将来，大部分危险的工作将由机器人完成。 80.无论你遇到什么困难，都不要轻易放弃。 B．写作（计20分）

81.近日，你受邀作为初三同学代表给学校英语俱乐部的学弟学妹们作一次题为“To be a good teenager”的英文演讲。请根据以下流程图提示完成一篇演讲稿。

To Be a Good Teenager