2019年广东省广州市中考英语试卷

The first astronauts

    Since the earliest times， people have looked up at the stars， the moon and the planets． Today people use modern machines   （1）　　   at the sky． This is very different from the situation   （2）　　 years ago when people could only use their eyes． Perhaps they dreamed of （3）　　 the universe．

When did humans first go into space？ The story began not so very long ago，

（4）　　 the first astronauts were not people﹣they were animals．

    Scientists wanted to make travelling to space as （5）　　   as possible for humans． So they decided to experiment with animals and test （6）　 in spaceflights． Insects， mice， frogs， dogs and monkeys were some of the animals （7）　　 first went into space． Many of them   （8）　　 ， but they helped to make space travel safer for humans． For their great service， we （9）　　 forget these animals．

    Albert Ⅱ was the first monkey to go into space in 1949．Sadly he died （10）　　   his spaceship landed back on Earth．

    （11）　　 the result was different for Ham the Monkey． His story ended happily when he return to earth （12）　C　 very good health．

Scientists wanted to know the answer to the important question：could（13）　　   animal like Ham do the same things in space as he could do on Earth？ The answer came when Ham （14）　　   into space in 1961． Yes， he did everything well and lived for （15）　　 16 years．

John suddenly jumped off the swing without even slowing down． He called out nervously，"Mom， where's Charlie？ "He had just （1）　　 he hadn't seen his new puppy for over an hour．

    John looked around the garden， behind the bushes， and under the picnic table． No dog! His mother heard （2）　　 in his voice as he called her a second time． " Mom， I can't find Charlie!"

    She came outside （3）　　． "Let's look around the garden first． Don't worry． I'm sure he's close by．

    Both son and mother were （4）　　 now， but still no Charlie． Their calls were not completely wasted， though． Joe， the next﹣door neighbor， and his two daughters Tania and Julie， immediately agreed to help them （5）　　 the lost dog．

    But even with five people now searching the town's streets， they had no luck． Charlie was still （6）　　．

    Tania suggested they make posters with Charlie's （7）　　．She had done this when her own cat was lost a year earlier， she told John， and the cat was found the next day．

    John agreed． When they got home， he made a poster with a photo of Charlie， Then John heard a （8）　　 and opened his bedroom door． It was Charlie． John was greeted with a big wet kiss．Charlie had been （9）　　 in the bedroom this whole time， sleeping． John had never been so （10）　　 in his life!

An elephant and a crocodile were once standing beside river． They were disputing which was the better animal．

    "Look at my strength， "said the elephant． "I can pull up a tree， roots and all， with my trunk．"

    "Ah! But your skin is not nearly so thick as mine， "replied the crocodile． "No knife or tooth can cut through it．"

    Just as they were coming to blows， a lion happened to pass．

    "My dear friends !" said the King of all animals， going up to them． "Let me know the cause of your disagreement．"

    "Will you kindly tell us which is the better animal？ "cried both at once．

    "Certainly， "said the lion， pointing across the river． "Do you see the soldiers metal hat on that wall？"

    "Yes! "replied the beasts．

    "Well， then， "continued the lion， " go and get it， and bring it to me， and I shall be able then to decide between you．"

    Upon hearing this， off they started．The crocodile， being used to the water， reached the opposite side of the river first， and was soon standing beside the wall．

    Here he waited till the elephant came up． The elephant， seeing that the crocodile had no way of reaching their goal， raised his long trunk， and took down the hat quite easily．

    They then made their way together back again across the river． The elephant was trying to keep up with the fast﹣moving crocodile in the water and became careless． When he was forced to turn sharply to avoid a floating tree branch， the elephant dropped the hat and it fell to the river bottom． The crocodile noticed the accident， so down he dived， and brought it up in his huge mouth． They then returned， and the crocodile laid the metal hat at the lion's feet． The King took it up， and turning to the elephant， said："You， because of your size and trunk， were able to reach the hat on the wall but， having lost it，you were unable to get it back． And you， said the lion to the crocodile， "although unable to reach the hat， were able to dive for it and save it． You are both wise and able in your own ways． One is no better than the other．"

（1）The underlined word"disputing"in Paragraph 1 means　　．

A． playing

B． quarrelling

C． complaining

D． deciding

（2）What did the crocodile think was best about himself？　　

A． His big mouth

B． His strong skin

C． His swimming skill

D． His dangerous teeth

（3）How did the lion deal with the animals disagreement？　　

A． He ordered them to fight．

B． He made a quick decision．

C． He suggested a competition

D． He asked them to describe themselves

（4）What caused the elephant to drop the hat？　　

A． The hat got wet in the river．

B． He hit a floating tree．

C． He was trying to swim too fast

D． He wanted to fight the crocodile

（5）How were the elephant and the crocodile able to complete their task？　　

A． By working together

B． planning carefully

C． By sharing their ideas

D． By listening to the lion

They say that"travel is the best teacher"and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake （1587﹣1641）． His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake， not only encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people but provided important scientific information about the country's land and geography．

    Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family， Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel． When he was 18， however， Xu's father died and so， it seemed， did his travelling dreams． He now was responsible for the family farm and taking care of his 60﹣year﹣old mother as tradition required．

    But his mother had different ideas． Understanding her son's love of travel and valuing the knowledge he could get from such experiences， this modern﹣thinking woman refused to keep her son at home． She agreed that Xu could travel for three months every year， when there was less farm work．

    So at the age of twenty and with his mother's support， Xu set off for the first time， leaving behind not only his mother but his new wife as well． He would repeat this goodbye each year for most of the next 30 years． During this time， he travelled throughout the Ming kingdom， carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experiences and many discoveries in a diary This diary， which once had over 500，000 words， would eventually become The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake．

    Although rich， Xu avoided comfortable travel， preferring to go almost everywhere on foot． This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world． Many of his trips were to hard﹣to﹣reach mountain areas， and through wild forests where few people lived． His willingness to face hardships came at a cost however． Progress was slow and tiring and he was frequently sick， robbed and beaten during his journeys．

    Sadly Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey， a 4﹣year trip through the Southwest of China． He died in 1641， soon after returning to his hometown for the last time． When his diary was finally printed years after his death， much of it had been destroyed or lost． Although incomplete， it still made Xu a travelling legend around the world．

（1）What is the passage mainly about ？　　

A． The general details of Xu Xiake's life story

B． The difficulties Xu Xiake faced in his travels

C．The important discoveries made by Xu Xiake

D． The influence of Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake

（2）Which of the following best describes Xu's mother ？　　

A． Strict but interesting

B． Kind but uneducated

C．Helpful and hardworking

D． Supportive and open﹣minded

（3）Why did Xu prefer walking during his travels？　　

A． It gave him the chance to meet different kinds of people

B． It helped him to save money and travel for a longer time

C． It allowed him to see and study the environment in detail

D． It was the only way to reach the places he was interested in

（4）What is true about Xu's book The Travel Notes of Xu xiake ？　　

A． It was only made public after Xu died

B． It made Xu very famous during his lifetime

C． It was the first travel book ever written in China

D． It was mainly about the different people of China

（5）What is the correct order for the following events from Xu's lite ？　　

a． He went on his first journey．

b． His book was finally printed

c． He returned to his hometown for the last time

d． He developed an interest in books about other places

e． He started managing the family farm after his father died

A． a﹣e﹣d﹣c﹣b

B． d﹣e﹣a﹣c﹣b

C． d﹣e﹣a﹣b﹣c

D． e﹣d﹣a﹣b﹣c

（1）How many readers support the idea of free museums？　　

A．2

B． 3

C．4

D．5

（2）Who suggests museums should regularly hold special events to collect money？　　

A． Krista Chen．

B． Fred Smith

C． Rob Sanchez

D． Li Mishao

（3）Why does Fred Smith believe that free tickets should be given to high﹣achieving students？　　

A． Students will then study harder．

B． Museums will attract more visitors

C． Museums can make themselves more famous

D． These students can better appreciate museums

（4）Which of the following does Amber White agree with？　　

A． Businesses should offer museums more help

B． People should only pay what they can afford

C．Free entry doesn't encourage visitors to museums

D． Everybody should have a chance to visit museums

（5）What can we know about the website？　　

A． It's quite a new website

B． It was started in Australia

C． It's generally for young readers

D． It mainly discusses scientific topics

While the start of a new school year is always exciting， this year was even more so for some students at White Cloud Primary School． They became the world's first kids to be taught by an electronic teacher． This electronic teacher is not a human﹣like robot walking around the classroom Instead， he is a computer﹣created head that appears， when needed， on students computer or phone screens． His name is Bill．

    Created by technology company Smart Machines， Bill is able to show human﹣like behavior． He is designed to teach a special program about environmental﹣friendly power created by the sun and wind． This program， started in 2005， used to be taught by human teachers．

    Just like human teachers， Bill is able to immediately respond to the students' questions and opinions about the topic． Thanks to computer cameras， he is also able to see and react to students physical actions． For example， if a student smiles at Bill， he responds by smiling back． This two﹣way exchange helps get the students' attention． More importantly， it allows the program developers to improve Bills behavior and knowledge base when needed．

    The program has been a great success， according to Smart Machines spokesman Robert Frost Frost says， "What is interesting to me is the children's reaction to Bill． He really captures their attention． "Frost thinks kids don't find the experience of being taught by smart machines as strange as older people because they have grown up in a time of computers and smart phones．

    It is doubtful， however， that human educators will lose their jobs to Bill any time soon． For one，his talking head's knowledge base is not large． More importantly， even the smartest computer programs can't guess and react to all the unexpected situations that educators face daily． Bills future might be as a"personal tutor"， providing kids with one﹣on﹣one help for different subjects and topics．

（1）What is Bill？　　

A． A human﹣like robot

B． A kind of computer game

C． A computer recording tool

D， A computer﹣created talking head

（2）How does the two﹣way exchange help the program developers？　　

A． It lets them correct students'mistakes

B． It allows Bill to respond more quickly

C． It helps them know how to improve Bill

D． It helps them study students' body language

（3）The underlined word "they"in Paragraph 4 refers to　　．

A． kids

B． older people

C． smart machines

D． program developers

（4）What is Bill NOT good at doing？　　

A． Attracting students' attention

B．Understanding body language

C． Responding to students' questions

D． Dealing with unexpected situations

（5）How might Bill be used in the future according to the last paragraph？　　

A． To work as human classroom teachers

B． To encourage students' interest in computers

C． To give students personal help with different subjects

D．To watch over the behavior of the students in the classroom

Smoke alarms（报警器）

    House fires cause many deaths each year and a large number of these fires are unfortunately set by children． （1）　　 Kids must understand that they'd better not play with fire． You should keep matches and lighters out of their reach．

    （2）　　 The main job of such an alarm is to protect you while you're asleep． You should have a smoke alarm outside each bedroom and on each floor of your home． You ought to have two plans for getting out of your house if there is a fire and practise these plans in the dark with your family．

    A smoke alarm warns you of the danger． （3）　　 Take action immediately． When you come to a closed door， check it with the back of your hand． If it feels hot， there may be smoke or fire behind the door， so take care． Once you are out of your house， call the fire department from a neighbor's house． If a family member or a pet is caught inside， you shouldn't go back in． Firemen know how to perform rescues safely

    （4）　　 Change the batteries at least once a year． You should use the test button each month to see if the alarm and batteries are still working． A smoke alarm lasts about ten years． You ought to change it even if it seems to be working．

About two out of three fire deaths happen in homes with no working smoke alarms．（5）　　

A． Most of these deaths can be avoided

B． But when you hear it， you don't have much time

C． A smoke alarm is only good if it's working properly

D． So， it's important to teach them that fire is a tool， not a toy

E． A smoke alarm greatly reduces your chances of being hurt in a fire

﹣How o　　do you go to the library？

﹣At least once a week．

David studies hard． I am sure he can pass the English e　　．

When she first went to university， she felt very l　　because she knew no one there．

We can l　　a lot about pandas from different books and TV programs．

He likes all kinds of jokes because he has a great sense of h　　．

The boy fell behind， so he had to run to c　　up with his father．

他正在考虑是否能参加足球俱乐部．

He is thinking about　　join the football club．

我们还没有决定什么时候探望爷爷奶奶．

We haven't decided　　our grandparents．

我们离开课室的时候必须关灯．

Lights　　when we leave the classroom．

校长做的讲座多么精彩啊．

　　the head teacher's talk was!

迈克一放学回家就开始做饭．

Mike started cooking　　he got home from school．

孩子们总是盼望着春节．

Children always　　the Spring Festival．

在图书馆内，我们既不应该吃东西也不应该交谈．

We should　　talk in the library．

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