2017年广州市第三中学中考英语一模

1/62017年广州市第三中学中考一模英语卷满分110分时间：120分钟一、语法选择（共15小题，每题1分，满分15分）Oneday1out-of-workclownwasvisitingthezooandtriedtoearnsomemoneyasastreetartist.Whenhestartedtoattractacrowd,azookeeperappearedanddraggedhimintohisoffice.Heexplainedtotheclownthatagorilla2wasthezoo’smostpopularanimalhaddiedsuddenlyandhefearedthatthenumberofvisitorswouldfalloff.Thenheaskedtheclown3upasthegorillauntiltheycouldget4one.Theclownaccepted.Thenextmorning,theclownputonthegorillasuitandenteredthecagebeforethecrowdscame.Hediscoveredthatitwasagreatjob5hecouldsleep,playandmakefunofpeopleandbiggercrowds6thanhehadeverdidasaclown.However,graduallyhegottiredofjust7onwires.Meanwhile,hebeginstonotice8thepeoplewerepayingmoreattentiontothelioninthecagenexttohis.Notwantingtolosehisaudience,heclimbedtothetopofhiscage,9acrossthebarrier,anddangledfromthetopofthelion’scage.Ofcourse,thismadethelionveryfurious,butthecrowdlovedit.10theendoftheday,thezookeepercameandgavetheclownarewardforbeingsuchagoodattraction.Well,thiswentonforsometime,thecrowdsgrew11thanbeforeandhegotmoremoney.Thenoneterribledaywhenhewasdanglingoverthefuriouslion,heslipped12andfelldowntothelion’scage.Theclownwas13scaredthathebegantorunroundandroundinthecagewiththelionclosebehind.Finally,theclowncouldn’thelp14andyelling,Helpme!Helpme!,butthelionwasquickandpounced.Theclownsoonfound15flatonhisback,lookingupattheangrylion,andthelionsaid,Shutup,youidiot!Doyouwanttomakeusbothfired?()1.A.aB.anC.theD./()2.A.whereB.whoC.whichD.what()3.A.todressB.dressC.dressingD.dressed()4.A.otherB.othersC.theotherD.another()5.A.whetherB.soC.butD.because()6.A.attractedB.isattractedC.wereattractedD.areattracted()7.A.swingB.swingingC.swungD.toswing()8.A.thatB.whatC.whichD.if()9.A.walkB.waswalkingC.walkedD.haswalked()10.A.InB.AtC.ByD.To()11.A.largeB.largestC.largerD.thelargest()12.A.carelessB.carelesslyC.carefulD.carefully()13.A.soB.suchC.suchaD.too()14.A.screamB.toscreamC.screamedD.screaming()15.A.himselfB.itselfC.hisD.him二、完形填空（共10小题，每题1.5分，满分15分）Myparentsalwayswantedmetobe“ontop”,sofromearlyonIhadthe16tobethebestineverything,fromgettingthehighestscoreonaspellingtesttorunningfastestinarace.Inmiddleschool，Irealizedhowmanyothersmarterandfasterpeopletherewere.Itbecame17thatIwasnotthebestanymore,butmyparentsstillheldontotheirhopeandforcedmetotryhard.Totheirdisappointment,Ibecamelessconfidentanddidn’twanttoworkharderbecause,tome,therewasnopointinmakinganymore18ifIwasunabletobenumberone.Mygradesbegantofall;Ineverpracticedthepiano;I19painting.Itwasallbecausemotivationtodoanythinghaddroppedmuch.Whenhighschoolstarted,Iwasatanewschoolinanewcity.I20togetbackmymotivationandstartover.SoIpickedupmyeverfavoritehobbyagainandenrolledmyselfintheartcourse.21,ourartteacher,Mr.Grady,gaveusmorefreedomwithourartprojects.Hewouldalwaysencourageustorealizeourpotential(潜力).Myfirstpaintingwassimplyabeesittingonasunflower,Imadeeveryeffor,butstillfoundithardtofeelsatisfiedwithit.Iknewitwasnot22andcouldhardlygetagoodgrade.ButIshowedittoMr.Grady.Hedidn’t23itinarush.Instead,hegavemeadvicewhichonlymotivatedmetoworkharderonit.ForthefirsttimeIwashappywiththe24ofmypaintingratherthandisappointedaboutitsimperfection.Ifinishedalltheotherprojectswithhighergrades,butIhung2/6thefirstpaintinginmyroomattheendoftheterm.Myparentsthought25metobenumberonewouldmotivateme.Instead,itdiscouragedmemuchwhenIwasnotnumberone,forIhadgonetoschoolonlytogetagrade,notknowledge,letaloneprogress.Actually,itisokaynottobethebestateverythingaslongasyoucontinuetotryyourbest.()16.A.abilityB.chanceC.goalD.way()17.AstrangeB.obviousC.acceptableD.impossible()18.A.effortsB.choicesC.promisesD.wishes()19.A.regrettedB.consideredC.continuedD.stopped()20.A.failedB.refusedC.decidedD.waited()21.A.NaturallyB.SimilarlyC.NormallyD.Luckily()22.A.famousB.modernC.perfectD.special()23.A.nameB.gradeC.hangD.finish()24.A.progressB.meaningC.styleD.title()25.A.instructingB.helpingC.encouragingD.pushing三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节：阅读理解。（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）(A)Fromchildren’sbirthdaystothatlong-awaitedfamilyholiday,weallwanttorememberthoseimportantmomentswithaphotograph.Butifyou’reoneofthosepeoplewhocan’tstopsnappingphotosatanimportantevent,beware-youcouldendupforgettingitallinaflash.Expertshavewarnedthattheaddictiontorecordingeverymomentofourlivescouldbehavinganadverseeffectonourmemories.MaryanneGarry,aNewZealandpsychologyprofessor,hasbeenstudyinghowthefrequenttakingofphotosmightchangechildhoodmemories.“Ithinktheproblemisthatpeopleareforgettingtoexperiencethemoment,”shesays.Parentsattheparktakingonephotoafteranotheroftheirchildren,forexample,areactuallypayinglessattentiontowhatishappeningaroundthem.Thepictureonlycapturesasmallpartyofthetotalexperience.Andbecauseparentsrememberlessabouttheseimportantevents,theybecomelesseffectiveintheirroleasthekeypeoplewhohelpchildrenlearnhowtotalkabouttheirexperiences.Asaresult,children’sownchildhoodmemoriesarereduced.TheideathatweareexperiencinglessaswerecordmoregotpsychologistLindaHenkelthinking.Shewantedtoexplorehowphotographsshapeourmemories.Henkel,whoresearcheshumanmemoryatFairfieldUn