2020北京西城初三二模英语含答案

2020北京西城初三二模

英语 2020.6

考生须知1.本试卷共9页，共五道大题，39道小题。满分60分。考试时间90分钟。

2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校、班级、姓名和学号。试题答案一律填写

3.在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。

4.在答题卡上，选择题用2B铅笔将选中项涂黑涂满，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。

5.考试结束时，将本试卷、答题卡一并交回。

知识运用（共14 分）

一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5 分）

从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1.—May I use your phone, Sally? I left at home.

—Sure, here you are.

A.yours

B. his

C. hers

D. mine

2.—Peter, where’s Mom?

—She’s the kitchen.

A.for

B. in

C. of

D. on

3.I enjoy movies online at home on rainy days.

A.watch

B. to watch

C. watching

D. watched

4.How confident she looks! She be ready for the competition.

A.need

B. must

C. can

D. would

5.Hurry up, we will miss the best part of the show.

A.or

B. and

C. but

D. although

6.One of challenges for people is to believe in themselves.

A.big

B. bigger

C. biggest

D. the biggest

7.—Mary, leave today’s newspaper on the table, please. I it yet.

—OK, Dad.

A.won’t read

B. am not reading

C. haven’t read

D. was not reading

8.If the lake continues to be protected, more fish in it over the next several years.

A.there are

B. there will be

C. there were

D. there have been

9.Tony and I table tennis once a week. He plays better than I do.

A.play

B. will play

C. played

D. have played

10.—Excuse me, can we check in now?

—Just a moment please. I a problem of our computer.

A.fix

B. fixed

C. am fixing

D. have fixed

11.Since a new road two years ago, this village has developed very fast.

A.builds

B. built

C. is built

D. was built

12.—Could you tell me ?

—At six o’clock tomorrow afternoon.

A.when we will start training

B. when will we start training

C. where we will start training

D. where will we start training

二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D

四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

When a Man Made Fun of His Seatmate

Soon after Savannah Phillips, a 33-year-old mother, sat down in her window seat on a United Airlines flight this past May, she glanced（瞥见）over at her seatmate. He was busy 13 . His phone was not far from her face and the letters were unusually 14 , making it easy for Phillips to read the message on it: “Hey Babe, I’m sitting next to a smelly fatty.”

Tears streamed down the poor woman’s face as she tried to hide herself to the corner, trying to make herself as 15 as possible.

“It awoke all the unpleasant things I think about myself. I always preferred to sit alone on flights because of my 16 , fearing others next to me would feel uncomfortable. ” Phillips wrote in a Facebook post after the flight.

Sitting a row behind them was Chase Irwin, a 35-year-old bar manager. He could see Phillips crying—and then he oversaw the ma n’s texts.“I could not have this guy，who’s making fun of her，sit next to her this whole flight,” he said in an interview later.

17 , Irwin unlocked his seat belt and went over to the texter. “Hey, I need to talk to you,”Irwin said. “We’re

switching（交换）seats—now.” When the texter asked why, he said, “Y ou’re texting about her, and I’m not putting up with that.”

The texter quickly 18 . Irwin took his place next to Phillips and was soon cheering up his new seatmate. “He19 me not to let that guy get to me and that everything was going to be fine,” Phillips wrote. They spent the rest of the flight chatting like friends.

With her trust in humanity restored, Phillips wrote this on Facebook: “I was so grateful（感激的）

he was there. What he did set such a good 20 for others to follow, that is, sticking up for people when they need help.”

13.A. texting B. talking C. playing D. working

14.A. beautiful B. large C. discouraging D. surprising

15.A. warm B. brave C. small D. light

16.A. build B. face C. manner D. character

17.A. Probably B. Fortunately C. Successfully D. Immediately

18.A. promised B. remained C. agreed D. insisted

19.A. encouraged B. ordered C. warned D. trained

20.A. goal B. example C. task D. time

阅读理解（共36 分）

（共26 分，每三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

小题2分）

A

Cool Places to Visit In the World

21. The world’s highest bridge is in .

A. China

B. Sweden

C. Canada

D. Denmark

22. Which of the four places is a power plant? A. Icehotel.

B. Beipanjiang Bridge.

C. CopenHill.

D. Canada’s Wonderland.

23. What makes Canada’s Wonderland a cool place to visit? A. A 1,300-foot man-made ski slope. B. Works of art made of ice and snow. C. A wonderful view of Beipanjiang Canyon. D. The world’s fastest and longest dive coaster.

B Luisa’s Letter

Luisa checked the mailbox. An eggshell-white envelope lay on top of all the letters. It was still there, thank goodness. She picked it and put it into her bag.

Upstairs, she handed the remaining letters to her mother. “How was school, Luisa?”

Beipanjiang Bridge in China is 565 meters above Beipanjiang Canyon and it is the highest bridge in the world. It links Guizhou and Y unnan, and it reduces travel time from five hours to one. On the bridge, visitors can have a wonderful view of the canyon.

CopenHill is a power plant in Denmark （丹麦）and it creates energy by burning waste. A 1,300-foot man-made ski slope （斜坡） on the roof makes it special. The slope doesn’t depend on machine- made snow or cold temperature. That means visitors can enjoy Earth- friendly fun throughout the whole year.

Canada’s Wonderland is home to 17 roller coasters including the world ’s

fastest and longest dive coaster . Riders hang over a 90-

an underwater passage.

Icehotel in Sweden （瑞典）is the world’s first hotel made of ice. Every winter, this magical place is completely rebuilt by artists using more than 3,000 tons of ice and snow. They are made into works of

a roller coaster

Mom asked.

“It was fine,” said Luisa, giving her mother a quick hug.

In her room Luisa tried to focus on her English homework, but the letter called to her. It had traveled more places than she had. All her life, Luisa had lived in Seville, an ancient city in the southwest of Spain. Luisa loved her hometown, but she wanted to see the world.

A year abroad! What an attractive possibility! But Luisa couldn’t bring herself to raise the subject with her parents because her parents just wanted her to stay in Seville, get married, give them grandchildren. Last spring, on her own, she applied for(申请) a year of high school in England. Now,this envelope held her answer.

Luisa went to the kitchen to help with dinner. She asked, “Mom, do you ever think about traveling?

I mean, I want to. And maybe someday…live somewhere else.”

Luisa’s heart beat harder as she waited for her mother’s reaction. But Mom nodded. “Luisa, of course you’d like to travel. I want that for you and—”

Just then Dad arrived. When they sat down at the table to eat, Dad said, “Seville is the best, yes,my Luisa?”Luisa’s heart sank(为之一沉). Dad continued, “Why would people want to leave Seville?”Mom smiled, “When Luisa is old enough, we can discuss with her what’s best for her future.”

Dad raised an eyebrow but didn’t argue.

Luisa couldn’t wait any longer, but her parents’e asy chatter(聊天)was the sound of her childhood.She sank deeper into her chair and listened. Home would always be here. But when the time was right,she’d leave. And she wanted it to be with her parents’ support.

“Something came in the letter,” she said at last. “I want you to see.” She took out the letter. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you,” her voice was shaking. “I wanted this more than anything.” Luisa waved at the unopened envelope. “But only if you say it’s okay.”

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/885578694.html,st spring, Luisa .

A.traveled abroad with her parents

B.got married and started a family

C.discussed her future plan with her mother

D.applied for a year of high school in England

25.How did Luisa feel as she waited for her mother’s reaction in the kitchen?

A.Excited.

B. Nervous.

C. Proud.

D. Regretful.

26.Luisa decided to tell her parents about the letter because .

A.she wanted her parents’ support

B.she had already known the answer

C.her parents asked her for the letter

D.her parents were unwilling to wait

C

Bacteria(细菌)play an important role in our lives. They can keep us alive as well as make us sick. It wasn’t until fairly recently that we learned bacteria can communicate with one another.

In the 1960s, researchers found that a kind of bacteria called Vibrio fischeri（费氏弧菌） produced no light when they were alone, but that they exhibited great amount of light as the bacterial population grew to a certain number. How did this happen? How can Vibrio fischeri tell the difference between times when they’re alone and times when they’re in a community, and then all do something together?

Researchers found they talk to each other with a chemical language—signal molecules(信号分子). Vibrio fischeri makes signal molecules, and it also has a receptor on its surface that fits like a lock and key with a signal molecule. As the bacteria increase, more and more signal molecules are sent into the environment. When signal molecules increase to a certain amount, they lock down into those receptors and information comes into the bacteria, which tells them how many neighbors there are. As soon as they realize the population has hit the certain number, all of the bacteria behave as a group, making light together. In the past ten years

researchers have found all

bacteria have systems like this: they make and recognize chemical

words, determine(判断)the size of the community, and carry out tasks that

would be unsuccessful if a single one were to act alone. This process is

called quorum sensing.

Most of the time, bacteria live with thousands of other species

(种类)of bacteria. There has to be a language of interspecies communication. In fact, bacteria have another kind of signal molecule, which is the common language used by all species. Moreover, this kind of molecule has its own receptor. In this way, bacteria are able to count different populations, and then they decide what task to carry out depending on which species has the greatest population.

Knowing how bacteria communicate could influence how we fight disease. What if bacteria can’t talk or hear? They won’t recognize when there are enough bacteria and when to exhibit the group behavior

to make us sick. Researchers are developing a method—to make molecules that look like the real ones and then they lock into the receptors to jam recognition of the real situation.

On the other hand, researchers also improve the conversation of the beneficial bacteria, so they can do things that we want them to do better than they would do on their own.

27.According to the passage, what can we learn about quorum sensing?

A.Quorum sensing may happen when there is only one Vibrio fischeri.

B.Signal molecules are kept away from receptors during quorum sensing.

C.Most bacteria have similar systems to make light during quorum sensing.

D.Bacteria carry out a group task when their population hit a certain number.

28.What can we learn from the passage?

A.The more species there are, the more group actions bacteria will take.

B.In different environments, bacteria have different interspecies languages.

C.Beneficial bacteria communicate better by themselves than harmful ones.

D.To fight disease, researchers try to turn off the communication between harmful bacteria.

29.The passage is mainly about .

A.why bacterial population grows

B. how bacteria communicate with each other

C. which bacteria help fight disease

D. what scientists do to find quorum sensing

D

Everybody hates that feeling when you spend three weeks reading a book, and a month later somebody asks you about it and you can’t remember a thing you read. It makes you wonder why you wasted a couple of hours on the words that didn’t stick.

There are some effective ways to learn. And when I say “to learn effectively”, what I mean is to not just build up knowledge, but to be able to apply(应用)that knowledge effectively at some point in the future. By this definition, most of the courses people spend money on is not learning. Something is not truly learned until it changes you in some way.

1.Memory is based on relevance (相关性)

One of my favorite online book clubs is Mentor Box. What’s cool about the club is not only do they send you books to read, but they send you study materials related to them. The study materials,instead of being like school,

where it asks you to repeat information in the book to help memorize it, are designed to help you apply the lessons to various areas of your life.

That’s because memory works based on relevance. W e only remember what our brain has considered important to our own lives. If you don’t find a way to make it relevant to you and your well-being in some way, your brain will conveniently forget it.

Y ou can do this on your own. When you come across something interesting in a book, write down its application or relevance to something in your life—how you can use the idea, how it explains something in your past, how it can help with your problems, etc.

2.Reading does not have to be linear

People believe they have to read everything, line by line, one after another. This is not only not true, but it’s often a waste of time and energy.

When you buy a book, you’re not buying the words, you’re buying the useful ideas. The point of a book is to gather the information that is relevant and important to you, not to finish it or to understand every word. What matters is the principle or key idea. Once you’ve received that principle or idea,there’s no reason to feel obligated to sit there and read the rest.

3.Think critically and ask the right questions

Everything you read should be questioned. Y ou should question the writer’s biases(偏见), whether they’re explaining information correctly, whether they’re overlooking something. When reading something I agree with, I’ll ask myself, “Is it possible that this could be wrong?” Everything should be taken with a grain of salt, for the simple reason that almost everything is largely uncertain. And it’s the ability to manage those uncertainties effectively that will determine the depth of your knowledge and understanding, not the ability to memorize a lot of facts and numbers.

30.According to the writer, effective learning .

A.is a practical method to have good feelings

B.helps you explain and remember difficult words

C.happens when knowledge changes you in some way

D.is the main goal of the courses people spend money on

31.What does the writer suggest when we learn something new?

A.Read line by line to receive useful ideas.

B.Repeat and rethink information to deepen our memory.

C.Build connections between books and our personal life.

D.Keep asking questions to understand the writer’s opinions.

32.The underlined word “obligated” probably means “_”.

A.worried

B. forced

C. relaxed

D. interested

33.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A.How to Become A Better Learner

B.How to Memorize Things Effectively

C.Ways of Building Relevance in Y our Life

D.The importance of Asking the Right Questions

（共10 分，每小题2分）

四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

If you live in Europe or the A mericas, you likely pick up a fork every day and give no thought to it. Using it probably seems as natural as breathing. Y et compared with the knife and the spoon, which appeared very early, the fork is a latecomer to the table.

Researches show that the fork was first used in Ancient Egypt, China and

Greece. Since the 4th century BC, the fork managed to become common on

the tables of upper society in Eastern Europe and by the 9th century, it

travelled to the Middle East and started being used by the upper class under the

name “barjyn”. This enabled the fork to slowly become popular in these

areas.

In the 11th century, the fork came to Italy in the dowry of a princess (王妃的嫁妆) from the

Middle East who married an Italian official. After seeing the princess use the fork, the church strongly criticized her, saying that the fork disrespected the practice of using the fingers. Then the fork disappeared from the table for nearly 300 years. It began to get acceptance in Italy by the late 16th century, because the upper-class Italians expressed renewed interest in cleanliness. However, most European countries accepted the fork only by the 18th century and United States did n’t welcome it until the early 19th century.

During its life, the fork has changed in terms of appearance. In its early use, the fork had only two tines (齿). As the centuries went on, its design slowly started taking on a modern look. The fork that we know today, which has four tines, was introduced in the 18th century in Germany. By the early20th century, the invention of stainless steel(不锈

钢)enabled the fork to be made more easily. Since then, the fork hasn’t changed much in design.

34.Which is a latecomer to the table, the knife, the spoon or the fork?

35.In what countries was the fork first used?

36.When did most European countries accept the fork?

37.What enabled the fork to be made more easily?

38.What’s the passage mainly about?

书面表达（共10 分）

五、文段表达（10 分）

39. 从下面两个题目中任选一题，根据中文和英文提示，完成一篇不少于 50 词的文段写作。文中已给出

内容不计入总词数。所给提示词语仅供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

题目①

假如你是李华，在交换生 Peter 的帮助下，你们社团成功地举办了学校的英语才艺展示活动(English Show)。请你用英语给他写一封感谢信，简述感谢他的原因以及你从他身上学到了什么。

提示词语：activity, design, advice, creative, helpful, patience

提示问题：● What did Peter do to help?

●What have you learned from him?

Dear Peter,

I’m writing to thank you for your great help.

Thank you again for everything you have done for us.

Yours,

Li Hua

题目②

曾子曰：“吾日三省吾身。”自省（self-reflection）有助于解决自身的问题，也是自我完善和自我超越的必经之路。

某英文网站正在开展以“自省”为主题的征文活动。假如你是李华，请用英语写一篇短文投稿，谈谈为了提升自身的品德修养或学业素养，你平时是如何进行自我反省的，以及这样做给你带来的好处。

提示词语：think, improve, record, behavior, question, emotion

提示问题：●What do you do to be self-reflective?

●What benefits have you gained from doing so?

Self-reflection plays an important role in our life.

2020北京西城初三二模英语

参考答案

知识运用

一、单项填空

题号 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

答案 D B C B A D C B A C D A

二、完型填空

题号13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

答案 A B C A D C A B

阅读理解

三、阅读短文，选择最佳选项

题号21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

答案 A C D D B A D D B C C B A

四、阅读短文，回答问题。

34. The fork

35. In Ancient Egypt, China and Greece.

36. By the 18th century.

37. The invention of stainless steel.

38. The development/history of the fork.

书面表达

五、文段表达

39.参考范文:

题目①

I'm writing to thank you for everything you did for our club. You helped us design many amazing activities for the English Show, such as the talk show and the drama. It's no surprise that students were crazy about the talk show. Also, you offered valuable suggestions about the opening part of the show, which were quite helpful. Thanks to your creative

ideas, the show was a great success. What's more, I have learned a lot while working with you on the show, especially the importance of listening to team members and sharing ideas with them. You were always willing to share your thoughts, and at the same time, listen to different voices. This helped us work more effectively together. Thank you again for everything you have done for us.

题目②

Self-reflection is a process of thinking carefully about our own behavior and beliefs. Indeed, when we understand ourselves at a deeper level, we will then be able to see personal growth within ourselves.

To practice self-reflection, I usually find a quiet place and spend some time alone. I start by asking myself the questions on my mind. For example, "'what are my strengths and weaknesses?" and "how can I make better use of my time?". Also, I keep a diary of what's going on when I experience strong emotions. A mood journal allows me to not only record my feelings, but also deal with them. In this way, I manage to accept and then let go of negative emotions that I experience.

I've learned that everything in life is a lesson if you look at it the right way. Self-reflection has taught me how to learn from my past and be hopeful for the future.

文段表达评分标准:

第一档:(9~10分)

完全符合题目要求，观点正确，要点齐全。句式多样，词汇丰富。语言准确，语意连贯，表达清楚，具有逻辑性。

第二档:(6~8分)

基本符合题目要求，观点正确，要点齐全。语法结构和词汇基本满足文章需要。语言基本通顺，语

意基本连贯。表达基本清楚。虽然有少量语言错误，但不影响整体理解。

第三档:(3~5分)

部分内容符合题目要求，要点不齐全。语法结构和词汇错误较多，语言不通顺，表达不够清楚，影

响整体理解。

第四档:(0~2分)

与题目有关内容不多，只是简单拼凑提示词语,所写内容难以理解。

word下载地址

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