2018年广东省广州市海珠区中考一模英语试题及答案

many stars look larger than others. You might see that some stars 29 look white are really red or blue.

But scientists believe there are some things in the sky that we 30 . We can’t see them with the biggest telescope in the world, even when it is the clearest night of the year. That’s 31 they’re invisible. They’re the mysterious dead stars called black holes. You might find 32 hard to imagine that stars die. After all, our Sun is a star. Year after year we see it up in the sky, burning brightly, giving us heat and light. The Sun certainly doesn’t seem 33 getting old or weak. But stars do burn out and die after billions of years. As a star’s gases burn, they give off light and heat. But when the gas runs 34 , the star stops burning and begins to die.

So the next time you stare up at the night sky, remember: there’s more in the sky than that meets the eye. 35 amazing space it is! 26. A. On

B. In

C. At

D. For

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27. A. see B. see

were C. can be seen C. most C. who C.

will

D. will be seen D. more D. where D.

had

28. A. much 29. A. what 30. A. never see

31. A. when 32. A. it 33. A. to be 34. A. around 35. A. How

B. many B. which B. never saw

B. how B. you B. being B. off B. What

never see C. because C. yourself C. been C. away C. What an

never seen D. so D. itself D. is D. out D. How an

三、完型填空（共10小题； 每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Jack was a big, fine figure of a policeman, and always had a lot of work to do.

One day, he was too busy to have enough lunch and had to

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keep on working. He walked up and down Market Street, keeping a 36 eye on things and getting hungrier and hungrier. He passed Tony’s 37 store. “Would you like to have a banana, Jack?” greeted Tony. But Jack 38 his head and said, “No, thank you.” He never ate when he was at 39 . Then he went past another shop that was full of cheeses, cold meats, potato chips, and so on. And when the shopkeeper offered him a pack of sausage, he 40 again. So it went, all day long. The 41 man went past the sweet store, the bakery, the peanut man and the toffee-apple man, saying, “No, thank you, not on duty.” He got much 42 . At last, his day ended, and he immediately ran back home. He went 43 the stairs and into the kitchen.

“You must be hungry, man!” cried his wife, who had prepared well for the dinner, “ Sit at the 44 and eat!” Jack sat down immediately and began to enjoy the meal. It seemed that it was the most delicious and biggest meal he had ever had. He said, “Thank you, my dear.” “It’s always a pleasure

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to 45 for you,” his wife replied. 36. A. lazy 37. A. shoe 38. A. shook 39. A. break 40. accepted 41. A. poor 42. hungrier 43. A. past 44. A. window 45. A. wait

B. in B. chair B. cook

C. on C. table C. wash

D. up D. floor D. smile

A. A.

B. lovely B. fruit B. nodded B. street B. received

B. lucky B. happier

C. smart C. ruder

D. worried D. sadder

C. patient C. toy C. relaxed C. school C. refused

D. sharp D. clothes D. hit D. work D. admitted

四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

( A )

Having returned from her round trip, the angry woman stood

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