1、 - 1 - 2015 年广东省梅州市中考真题英语 四、选择填空。（本题共 15 分，每小题 1 分） 31. World Reading Day is _ April 23. Its _special day that was founded in 1995 by the UN. A. on; a B. In; a C. on; an D. in; / 解析： On+星期 /具体的某一天 /几月几号； a special day:一个特殊的日子。 答案： A 32. -I am going to take this summer holiday in Taiwan. -Oh, really?
2、 Taiwan is _ a beautiful island that _ people in Guangdong go to visit it every year. A. so; thousands B. so; thousands of C. such; many thousand D. such; thousands of 解析： So that;如此以至于； such that：如此以至于； so 后面跟形容词 /副词； such 后跟名词短语；数词 +hundred/million/thousand 答案： D 33. Though he often made his littl
3、e sister _, today he was made _ by his little sister. A. cry; to cry B. crying; crying C. cry; cry D. to cry; cry 解析： Make sb. do sth.:使某人做某事； sb. be made to do sth.:某人被使得做某事； - 2 - 答案： A 34 I hate people _ laugh at others when they are in trouble. A. who B. whom C. which D. they 解析： Who 这个关系代词指代 pe
4、ople，在定语 从句中做主语。 答案： A 35. -I dont think sixteen-year-olds _ to drive. -I agree. They arent serious enough at that age. A. can allow B. need be allowed C. should allow D. should be allowed 解析： sixteen-year-olds 作主语，用被动语态。 A、 C 都是主动语态，错了。带有情态动词的被动语态，由情态动词 +be+及物动词的过去分词构成。 B need be allowed, 需要被允许； D
5、should be allowed 应该被允许，根据句义，正确选 D。 答案： D 36. I was very exciting _ I heard the news that the high-speed rail would be built from Guangzhou to Xiamen. A. after B. when C. until D. while 解析： A after：在之后 B when：当时 C until：直到 D while：当时；根据语境得知选 B 答案： B - 3 - 37. - _is it the Qmolongma? -Its 8,848 meter
6、s. Its very hard to climb the mountain. A. How deep B. How long C. How far D. How high 解析： A How deep:多么深 B How long：多长时间 C How far：多远 D How high：多高； 答 案： D 38. Jane was shy. She would not invite her classmates _ A. practice B. practices C. practicing D. to practice 解析： Invite sb to do sth:邀请某人做某事。
7、答案： D 39. Shu-How Lin is now one of_ basketball players in the NBA. A. popular B. less popular C. more popular D. the most popular 解析：句意：林书豪是现在 NBA 中最受欢迎的篮球运动员之一。是 NBA 中最受欢迎的，用最高级。故选 D 答案： D 40. -The TV program Voice of Youth is really great -I think so It _ the hearts of lots of fans since it start
8、ed - 4 - A. lose and touch B. won and touched C. has won and touched D. has lost and hit 解析： A lose and touch:失去和感动 B won and touched：赢得和感动 C has won and touched：赢得和感动 D has lost and hit：失去和撞击；句中有 since it started 得知选 C 答案： C 41. I dont think the newly-directed film by Zhao Wei is as interesting as
9、people say, _? A. do you B. dont you C. is it D. isnt it 解析：反义疑问句遵循前肯后否，前否后肯的原则。陈述部分为 think believe suppose+宾语从句时，疑问部分语从句保持一致。注意否定的转移。故选 C 答案： C 42. The 31th Olympic Games _ in Rio de Janeiro of Brazil in 2016. A. is held B. will hold C. will be held D. is going to hold 解析： The 31th Olympic Games 在句
10、中作主语，用被动语态。 2016 年将要发生的动作，用一般将来时态。故选 C。 答案： C 43. - Show me the map, please. I wonder _. - Look, its here, in the east of China, near Taiwan Province. A. where is Diaoyu Island B. where Diaoyu Island is C. what is Diaoyu Island like D. when Diaoyu Island is 解析：根据宾语从句要用陈述句语序。又根据答语可知选 B - 5 - 答案： B 44
11、. Is there anything _to you? A. that is belong B. that belong C. that belongs D. which belongs 解析：定语从句的先行词是不定代词时只能用 that。 Sth belongs to sb 固定搭配 . 答案： C 45. -Tomorrow my parents will take me to Hongkong Disneyland. - _ A. Best wishes to you! B. Its a good idea. C. Have a good day! D. Good luck to yo
12、u! 解析： A Best wishes to you!：衷心的祝福你 B Its a good idea 好主意 C Have a good day!祝你度过愉快地一天 D Good luck to you!祝你好运；根据生活习惯选 C 答案： C 五、完形填空。（本题共 10 分，每小题 1 分） 阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 The weather is closely related(联系 ) to our life It is all around us all the time It is an important part of ou
13、r lives We cannot control it, but it often controls how and 46 we live, what we do, what we wear and what we eat Read this passage and learn 47 about the weather What is the weather The weather is just the state of the atmosphere 48 any time, such as temperature, wind, 49 , sun, etc What makes the w
14、eather change - 6 - As we know, not every place on the earth gets the same amount of sunlight Some places get 50 sunlight So its warmer in those places Some places get little 51 no sunlight in winter Then those places have colder temperatures These differences in temperature make the air and water 5
15、2 around the earth The movement helps to take the heat energy from the sun across the earth So the 53 changes Whats the difference between weather and climate? Climate is a places weather over a long time The weather changes from day to day and 54 from hour to hour It can be sunny in the morning, co
16、ld and wet in the afternoon But the climate changes very 55 over lots of years 46. A. where B. which C. what D. when 解析： A where 哪儿 B which 哪一个 C what 什么 D when 何时，根据 We cannot control it, but it often controls how 得知选 A 答案： A 47. A. anything B. nothing C. something D. everything 解析： A anything 任何东西
17、 B nothing 什么也没有 C something 一些东西 D everything 所有东西；根据句意：读这篇短文学会一些有关天气的知识。 答案： C 48. A. in B. for C. on D. at - 7 - 解析： at any time：在任何时候；句意：天气只是大气随时的状态。 答案： D 49. A. water B. rain C. plant D. animal 解析： A water 水 B rain 雨 C plant 植物 D animal 动物，与温度，风，太阳相并列的天气因素是 “雨 ”。 答案： B 50. A. much B. more C. l
18、ittle D. less 解析： A much 许多 B more 更多 C little 几乎没有 D less 更少；句意：更暖的地方，得到的阳关更多。 答案： B 51. A. and B. so C. or D. but 解析：根据句意 “然而，有些地方冬天得到很少或是得不到阳关 ”得知。 答案： C 52. A. move B. moves C. moved D. moving - 8 - 解析： make sb do sth:使某人做某事。 答案： A 53. A. sun B. earth C. weather D. sunlight 解析：根据 What makes the
19、weather change 得知填 weather。 答案： C 54. A. already B. almost C. ever D. even 解析： A already 已经 B almost 几乎；差不多 C ever 曾经 D even 甚至；根据句意 “天气一天天地变化甚至一小时一小时的变化。 答案： D 55. A. differently B. slowly C. carefully D. easily 解析： A differently 不同地； B slowly 慢慢地； C carefully 仔细地； D easily 容易地。后面有 “跨越许多年 ”可以推测出是变化
20、慢。故选 B。 答案： B 六、阅读理解。（本大题共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，共 30 分） 阅读 A、 B 两篇短文，从每 小题给的四个选项中，选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案 。 A - 9 - “Where there is a will, there is a way ” Perhaps not many students can understand this better than 22-year-old Michael Ha Because of his story of success, he has become an example to many young
21、 people Michael Ha was born in a very poor family His parents worked in Vietnam before they moved to Britain in 1980 They couldnt find work in Britain because they spoke little English The whole family had to live on benefits (救济金 ) and they lived in a small house in Hackney, a poor area in East Lon
22、don Growing up was not easy for Michael, but he never gave up At the age of 10, he set his heart on going to Cambridge University It was not easy, either Michael studied at a school, which used to be called “the worst school in Britain” However, young Michael made up his mind to try his best, no mat
23、ter what kind of school he was studying at The smart boy studied very hard and did well in every subject at school Once he made a bet (打赌 ) with his friend to learn further math As a result, after spending just four months teaching himself from a textbook, he got an A in AS-level further math Now Mi
24、chael is the star medical student at St Johns College, Cambridge and has just won an award (奖 ) for his excellent grades He hopes he will be an inspiration for other young people from disadvantaged backgrounds 56. When was Michael born? A. In 1994. B. In 1980. C. In 1990. D. In 1984. 解析：根据 Perhaps n
25、ot many students can understand this better than 22-year-old Michael Ha得知。 答案： A 57. Where did Michaels parents work before 1980? A. In Britain. B. In Vietnam. C. In Cambridge. D. In Hackney. 解析：根据 His parents worked in Vietnam before they moved to Britain in 1980得知。 - 10 - 答案： B 58. What does Micha
26、el learn about in Cambridge University? A. English. B. History. C. Geography. D. Medicine. 解析：根据 Now Michael is the star medical student at St Johns College 得知。 答案： D 59. Which of the following is TURE? A. Michaels parents couldnt find work in Britain because they had little work experience. B. Mich
27、ael had a dream of studying at Cambridge University when he was eleven years old. C. In order to get an A in AS-level further math, Michael spent four months teaching himself. D. Michael has won two awards for his excellent grades. 解析：根据 As a result, after spending just four months teaching himself
28、from a textbook, he got an A in AS-level further math得知。 答案： C 60. What is the best title of the passage? A. How to deal with the difficulties. B. How to become a good student. C. From a poor area to Cambridge. D. From “worst school” to Cambridge University. 解析：本文介绍了米迦勒哈出生在一个非常贫穷的家庭，然后他就读于最差的学校，最后升入
29、了剑桥大学的故事。故选 D 答案： D B Have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? You turned around and, sure enough, someone was looking right at you! Parapsychologists (灵学家 ) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them. To research whether such a “sixth s
30、ense” really exists, Robert Baker, a - 11 - psychologist (心理学家 ) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments. In the first one, Baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes. The subjects（受试者） were eating, drinking, reading, stud
31、ying, watching TV, or working at a computer. Baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. Later, when he questioned the subjects, almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them. For the second experiment, Baker told
32、the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind in a laboratory setting. The people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they werent. Baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they werent. Baker co
33、ncludes that people do not have the ability to sense when theyre being stared at. If people doubt the of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.” 61. Whats the aim of the two experiments for? A. Prove why humans have a sixth sense. B. Explain w
34、hen people can have a sixth sense. C. Show how people act while being watched in the lab. D. Study whether humans can sense when they are stared at. 解析：根据 To research whether such a “sixth sense” really exists, Robert Baker, a psychologist (心理学家 ) at the University of Kentucky, did two experiments得知
35、。 答案： D 62. What sense does Parapsychologists say that humans have to? A. A natural ability. B. A natural staring ability. C. A strange thinking. D. A looking feeling. 解析：根据 Parapsychologists (灵学家 ) say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them得知。 答案： A 63. The unde
36、rlined word “outcome” in the last paragraph most probably means _. - 12 - A. value B. result C. performance D. connection 解析：根据 If people doubt the of his two experiments, said Baker, “I suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves ”得知。 答案： B 64. In the second experiment, the subjects
37、_. A. could tell when they were stared at and when they werent. B. couldnt tell when they were stared at or when they werent. C. couldnt tell when they were stared at but could tell when they werent. D. could tell when they were stared at but couldnt tell when they werent. 解析：根据 Baker found that the
38、 subjects were no better at telling when they were stared at and when they werent得知。 答案： B 65. What can we learn from the passage? A. People are born with a sixth sense. B. The experiments support parapsychologists idea. C. The subjects do not have a sixth sense in the experiments. D. People have a
39、sixth sense in all places. 解析：这篇短文主要介绍了两个测试第六感的实验，通过实验告诉我们第六感并不存在。故选 C 答案： C C 配对阅读。左栏是五段电视节目内容的解说词，右栏是七个对应的节目名称。请根据左右 两栏的信息找出相匹配的一项。（有两个多余项） 第 6/8 页 - 13 - 解析： 66 解析：根据句意：人们每天想要了解国内国外的新闻。得知选 C 答案： C 67 解析：根据句意：家长经常在使孩子们远离电视，去做作业时有困难。得知选 G 答案： G 68 解析：根据句意：即使你可以买下真个世界，你也不能买到一个幸福的家，好的朋友和知识。 答案： A 69
40、解析：句意：魔怪世界是人们，特别是学生的一部令人振奋的电影。与电影相关的只有D。 答案： D 70 解析：句意：大约 50 年后，人们可能在海洋上种植物和蔬菜。 E 的意思是：未来的农场，一个关于未来科学的节目。故选 E。 答案： E 七、短文填空。（本题共 15 分，每小题 1.5 分） - 14 - 根据短文内容，选择方框中所给的单词填空，使文章完整通顺。注意： 1、不用改变形式； 2、每词限使用一次。 If you visit the animal shelter (收容所 ) in Salinas, California, youll see huge signs that have
41、a picture of a dog and a cat on them These (71) are put in front of the shelter to catch peoples attention The signs (72) people interested in the shelter and encourage them to visit it and maybe even take a cat or a dog into their homes Each year, the Salinas shelter accepts thousands of dogs and c
42、ats The animals are (73)_ lost ones or are left by people who cant take care of (74)_ Of all the animals, some of them are taken into new homes Some (75)_ are moved to other shelters And, unluckily, some cannot be saved because they are too sick or are thought to be dangerous Animal shelters (76)_ f
43、ood, medicine, and safe places for animals But they are not the(77)_ homes The animals stay in small cages (笼子 ) The people (78)_ work at shelters do their best to care for the animals, but the animals do not always get the attention or exercise they need To prevent animals from becoming homeless, p
44、et owners should take good care of their pets Most pet doctors also suggest people make (79)_ their pets have a special surgery ( 外科手术 ) It (80)_ animals from having more babies And that reduces（减少） the number of homeless animals 71 解析：根据 youll see huge signs that have a picture of a dog and a cat o
45、n them得知。 答案： signs 72 解析： make sb.+adj: 使某人 答案： make 73 解析： either or:或者或者 答案： either - 15 - 74 解析： them 代替前面的 animal在句中做宾语。 答案： them 75 解析：句意：一些被领到新家，另一些被送到其它收容所。 Some others 答案： others 76 解析： provide sth. for sb.:（固定搭配） 答案： provide 77 解析：句意：但是它们不是最好的家。故填 best. 答案： best 78 解析：先行词 people，关系代词用 who.
46、 答案： who 79 解析： make sure:确信；确保。 答案： sure 80 解析：句意：这可以防止宠物生下更多的小动物。减少流浪动物的数量。故用 prevent。 答案： prevents 八、读写综合（本题分为 A、 B 两部分，共 20 分） A. 信息归纳（共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，共 5 分） In classes, your teachers will talk about topic that you are studying. The information they provide will be important for you to know when
47、you take tests. So you must be able to take good written notes from what your teachers say. Here are the three stages(阶段 ) of taking notes and what you should do during each stage. 1. Before Class Review your notes you have taken before you come to class. This will be good for remembering what was covered. Get you ready to understand new information your teacher will - 16 - provide. 2. During Class Keep your attention on what your tea
