北京市房山区2019年中考二模英语试题

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yellow corn, and our favorite

As I grew into a teenager, of. However,

— red tomatoes.

I didn ’t get so excited

about gardening with Dad. Instead of a fantastic land, the garden turned into a place I was tired

Dad’s love for gardening became stronger and stronger. After all the kids had grown

up and started families of their own, Dad put his whole heart into it. Even when he was badly ill,

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he still took care of his garden.

But then, bit by bit, his health went down. Too tired to weed( dying. The rows and rows of colorful vegetables were gone.

For the first few years after he died, I couldn

’t even

stand to look at anyone

’s garden , for

fear that the memorieswould hurt me. Three years ago, I decided to plant my own garden and started out with just a few tomatoes. That morning, while I was gardening, something caught the corner of my eye and I had to smile. It was my eight-year-old son Nathan, happily playing in the field. 23. When the writer was a child, heloved_____in the garden.

A. followinghis father around B. growing all kinds of things C. doing gardening work D. planting tomatoes 24.When all the kids started their own families, the writer

A. stopped his gardening

B. turned to other hobbies

’s father _____.

除草), he simply let them be. He

only planted tomatoes. As Dad became weaker and weaker, I had to take up his gardening work. Dad was

C. put his whole heart into gardeningD. plantedtheir favorite tomatoes 25. ________, the writer began to take up his work in the garden. A. When his father was badly ill B. When his father

’s health went down

C. When his father became weaker and weaker D. When his father talked about the gardening 26. The writer decided to _____ three years ago.

A. plant his father C. sell his father

’s garden

B. plant his own garden

’ gardens

’s gardenD. visit others

Fluency( 流 利 ) in another as important

as learning

C

language is a dream of a newcomer to another

and culture

country. learning

Besides,

understanding the culture and learning to communicate comfortably with people of that culture are

the rules of the language. Language learning

go together

and may take a long time.

Sometimes people feel that they understand a culture

after a few weeks or months. People do learn

习俗).

a lot when they first begin living in another culture, but this is only the first step of learning. It usually involves things like learning everyday activities and some basic customs(

To really understand another culture, people have to go beyond the first step. This is challenge because it is often difficult

to know what to learn.

Much of what we call “culture ” is hard to see.

Culture is like an iceberg( 冰山 ). Imagine in your mind a huge iceberg in the ocean. The only part of the iceberg that you see is the tip. You don

’t see the rest of the iceberg because it is hidden

from sight in the water. It is easy to forget that it is there. Most of the iceberg is deep in the ocean, just as much of a culture is deep within its people.

When you meet someone from another culture, certain culture differences are obvious: You hear another language or you hear your own language spoken with an accent(

口音). You see different foods,

clothes and sometimes physical characteristics of people. You watch new customs or habits, such as the use of chopsticks, and, bowing or kissing on both cheeks as a greeting. These differences are interesting and important, but they are usually not too difficult to understand. They can be seen easily and quickly.

The part of culture that is like the underwater part of the iceberg consists ofassumptions( 想), communication styles, influences much of a person her verbal (

values, and beliefs

’s way of thinking and communicating. It is the meaning behind his or

设

about what is right and wrong. The hidden part of culture

言语的 ) and nonverbal language. Learning to communicate well with people from another

culture involves understanding the hidden part of culture.

27. To really understand another culture, people should ________________. A. learn the rules of language B. learn the hidden culture

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C. visit some local peopleD. live with some local people 28.The underlined phrase consist ofmeans ______.

A. lies inB. is made up of C. agrees with D. is different from 29. Which of the following does the writer agree?

A. Communication styles can be easily seen and learned. B. Language learning is more important than culture learning. C. Learning about culture is not easy and may take a long time. D. People usually learn a culture after a few weeks or months. 30.The passage is mainly about_____.

A. learning about cultureB. learning about people

C. the hidden part of the iceberg D. fluency in another language

D

Does your teen spend all of his or her free time playing video games, talking out with friends that don you for money? Perhaps it

’t really meet with your agreement? Is your son or d

”

’s time to tell your teen to get a job. You might disagree by asking

on the phone or going aughter always asking

“But

he’s still in school and if he gets a job, his schoolwork might suffer. phone bill? If you are, that

’s your choice, but

Does he have a cell phone or want one? Are you going to buy it? Are you going to pay the monthly

it might not be the best way to teach your teen for them is the first

step in creating

a dependent

”

responsibility. Helping kids out on the path to adulthood is teaching them to be independent, but buying them whatever they want and paying the bills adult. This process is often referred to as enabling. You might ask, them to be self-supporting is the best choice.

Parents may argue that it is their responsibility to support their children, and it is true that as parents it is our responsibility to meet the needs of our children until they reach legal 定 的 ）age ，but part

of responsible

parenting

is teaching

our children

to be responsible ，it gives them a sense

self-supporting as they move into adulthood. When teens get their own jobs

（法 and

“Enabling them to do what?

The answer is enabling them to depend on others throughout their lives rather than themselves. Teaching

of success. They are making their own money, which allows them to buy such as cell phones and pay the bill on their own rather than depending on their parents. Allowing them to pay their own bills also gives them a chance to get to know the world of adulthood.

All too often, teens only see that being an adult can drive and drink. But they fail to see that

being an adult means working, paying bills, saving money and managing costs responsibly. When your teen gets a job, you should encourage him or her to open a savings account in a bank at first, which can help your teen to spend money wisely.

Believe it or

not, it really

does make a difference

to them

when they ’re spending their own money rather than yours. 31. The purpose of the first paragraph is ________. A. to point out a serious problem

B. to complain about careless parents

“it ”

means ________.

’s phone bill

C. to raise the topic by asking questionsD.to tell what kids are prefer to do 32. In the second paragraph, the underlined word

A. teaching your teen to be independent C. buying a cell phone for your teen

B. meeting the needs of your teen D. paying your teen

33. From the passage, we can learn ____________.

A. buying teens whatever they want can create independent adults B. when teens get their own jobs, they still ask their parents for money C. teens understand being adult means managing everything responsibly D. teens can get to know the adult world by spending their own money 34.What is the best title of the passage?

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A. Helping teens to find good jobs B. Stepping into your teens world

C. Improving the relationship with your teens D. Training teens to be independent and responsible

七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一 次。（共 10 分，每小题 2 分）

Have you had a headache during a test? Have you ever been so worried about something that you have a headache or even can’t sleep at night? If so, then you know what stress is. in your mind can make your body feel bad. You may feel angry, sad, scared, or afraid can give you a stomachache or a headache.

However, there are different

kinds of stress. 57.

Good stress might happen when you’re called

example, you may do a better

to answer questions in class or when you have to give a speech. 58.For job on your test if the stress pushes you to prepare better before the test.

On the other hand, bad stress can happen if the stress lasts too long. You may not feel well if your parents are fighting, if a family member is sick, if you anything else makes you unhappy every day.

’re having problems at school, or if

’t going to help you.

59.

That kind of stress isn

56 .This

worry

—all of which

The best way to fight the stress is to have a balanced life. 60.If you get enough sleep and eat properly, and if you exercise and leave time for fun, you

A. And it can actually make you sick

B. Some kinds of stress are good and others are bad C. This kind of stress can help you to get things better done D. Stress is what you feel when you are worried about something E. Make sure you keep yourself in mind: Sleep, Exercise, and Food

八、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。 （共 10 分，每小题 2 分）

I t ’s not useful for you if you can’t remember what you read or study. You just waste your time. If you want to remember what you study or read well, you must have a special purpose or reason for reading. W hen you know why you ’re reading

Think why a salesgirl just looking around

, you can remember better.

“No, thank you. I ’m

if you

’t sure what you want. But

in a store goes away when your answer to her offer is

’ll probably feel less stressed.

”, because b oth you and she know that you aren

say , “Yes, thank you. I want a pair of sun glasses. ” instead ，She will say: “Right this way, please. ” And she will be very glad to lead you to what you want.

It ’s quite the same with your studying are almost sure to get something “to understand the reason for

or reading. If you choose a book, you only think

, “just

look ” but without any purpose, you are likely to get nothing. But if you know what you want, you

from it when you read or study. You want “to find out more about”,

reader has a clear purpose or reason for what he is doing.He either.

At least two importantprocesses(

过程) go on at thesame

”.A good

canconnectthe information to hisgoal and remember it better.

Reading is not one single activity, time.

As you read, you take in ideas quickly and correctly. But at the same time you express your own ideas to yourself that record was brok facts to be considered!

when you read. You have a kind of mental conversation

” Yes, I agree. That

en much earlier. I

’d better check those dates,

with the writer.

” or “

If you express Oh, I thought

your ideas, they may sound like this:

’s my opinion too.

” or “But there are some other

really do something else,

” You don ’t just sit there taking in ideas,you

and that something else is very important.

Another process of thinking about what you read includes judging it, connecting it to what you already know, and using it for your own goals. In other words, a good reader is a critical( reader. When you read you can judge sources( 35. Is it useful if you can

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批评的 )

结论).

，you can tell between facts and opinions. Another part of critical reading is 出处). Still another part is drawing right conclusions(

’t remember what you read or study?