广州市第三中学2018年中考一模英语试卷考试共分四大题，七小节，满分110分。
考试时间是120分钟。
一、语法选择（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15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。
The back door of the ambulance was suddenly shut and the driver ran to the front, jumped into the seat and__1__the engine. Inside were the worried parents, Mr. and Mrs. Green. The mother was holding__2__baby daughter, Ellen. The little girl had__3__food stuck in her throat(卡住喉咙） and__4__hardly breathe.The driver, Mr. White, turned__5__his siren (警笛) and flashing light, and started speeding towards the__6__hospital.The cars ahead of him pulled out of the way as he drove through the busy traffic. From the back of the ambulance, the parents were shouting__7__him to hurry, since Ellen had almost stopped breathing. Mr. White knew he had no time to lose,__8__he drove straight past the traffic lights.Coming towards him from his right was a taxi. The drive__9__was listening to his radio did not hear the ambulance. The lights were green, and he drove straight on into the path of ambulance.Mr. White tried __10__his ambulance, but it was too late. It hit__11__taxi.Everyone was shaken,__12__no one was hurt. Mr. White back to see__13__little Ellen was.“Look!”cried Mrs.Green. “She__14__again.”“It must have been the crash,”said her husband__15__. “It knocked the food out of her throat. The accident turned out to be a blessing.”( ) 1. A. start B.started C.has started D.starts( ) 2. A.their B.theirs C.they D.them( ) 3. A.any B.no C.some D.each( ) 4. A. would B.might C.should D.could( ) 5. A. on B.off C.out D.into( ) 6. A.near B.nearly C.nearer D.nearest( ) 7. A.with B.by C.at D.for( ) 8. A. because B.although C.so D.after( ) 9. A. which B.why C.while D.who( ) 10. A. stop B.to stop C.stops D.stopped( ) 11. A. the B.a C.an D./( ) 12. A. and B.or C.but D.before( ) 13. A. where B.how C.when D.what( ) 14. A. is breathing B.breathed C.was breathing D.will breathe( ) 15. A.happy B.happily C.unhappy D.happiness二、完型填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-25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。
We were going to play against a team from a country school. They didn’t come until the game time arrived. They looked__16__than we had though. They were wearing dirty blue jeans and looked like farm boys. We even thought that they had never seen a basketball before. We all sat down. We felt that we d idn’t__17__any practice against a team like that.It was already so late that no__18__could be given to them for a warm up. The game began. One of our boys __19__the ball and he shot a long pass to our forward. From out of nowhere a boy in a dirty T-shirt__20__the pass and with a beautiful form he shot and got two points.They__21__us.Then they got another__22__of points in a minute. Soon it was all over. The country team __23__us.We certainly learned that even though a team is good, there is usually another__24__a little better. But the important lesson learned was: One can’t tell a man, or a team, by the __25__.( ) 16. A.strong B.younger C.worse D. weaker( ) 17. A.get B.have C.ask D.need( ) 18. A.basketball B.place C.a ball D.time( ) 19. A.got B.played C.were given D.carried( ) 20. A.caught B.changed C.got D.stopped( ) 21. A.surprised B.beat C.broke D.hit( ) 22. A.two B.pair C.group D.double( ) 23. A.won B.knocked down C.beat D.hit( ) 24. A.just B.already C.about D.almost( ) 25. A.behavior B.clothes C.appearance D.points三、阅读（共两节，满分45分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（A)Alicia Keys was born in 1981 and grew up in New York. She had music and dance classes when she was a child and she first appeared on TV in The Cosby Show at the age of four. She started piano lessons when she was seven and learned classical music before she began to write her own songs at the age of 14.Alicia signed a contract with J Records in 1999. She recorded several songs for films before her first album, Songs in A Minor, came out in 2001. This was a fantastic success. It entered the charts at number one, sold 236,000 copies in its first week, and went on to sell over 12 million copies worldwide. Alicia won five big awards, including top single, which was a number one hit for six weeks.Since then, Alicia has sold over 30 million albums. She has also become an actress and a record producer with her own studio. She plays the piano as well as singing on all her albums and she has written some great songs for other artists. She has performed in TV programmes and she made her first film, Smoking’ Aces, in 2007. Her other films include The Nanny Diaries (2007) and The Secret Life of Bees (2008).( ) 26. Which of following statements is NOT true when Alicia Keys was a child?A. She lived in New York.B. She took classical music lessons.C. She learned dancing and singing.D. She often appeared on television.( ) 27. When did Alicia start writing songs?A. In 1995.B. In 1999.C. At The Cosby Show.D. At the age of seven. ( ) 28. The underlined words Song of the Year for Fallin’ in the second paragraph refers to ?A. A number one album in 2001.B. The top sale album copies in a week.C. The name of a hero in Songs in A Minor.D. The song which was at the top of the charts for weeks.( ) 29.What has Alicia done since 2001?A. She has opened her own studio.B. She has started playing the piano.C. She has recorded all her songs herself.D. She made her first film The Nanny Diaries. ( ) 30. Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to Alicia?a. made the film Smokin’ Acesb. signed a contract with J Recordsc. appeared on TV in The Cosby Showd. Songs in A Minor sold 236,000 copiese. become an actress and a record producerA. B.C. D.( B )When my son, Mark, was in the third grade, he saved all his pocket money for over three months to buy holiday presents. The third Saturday in December Mark said he had made his list and had twenty dollars in his pocket.I drove him to a nearby supermarket. Mark picked up a hand basket and went in while I waited and watched in the car. It took Mark over 45 minutes to choose his presents. Finally he came to the checkout counter (交款处) and reached into his pocket for his money. It was not there! There was a hole in his pocket, but no money. Mark stood there holding his basket, tears falling down his face. Then a surprising thing happened. A woman came up to Mark and took him in her arms."You would help me a lot if you let me pay for you," said the woman."It would be the most wonderful gift you could give me. I only ask that one day you will pass it on. When you grow up, I would like you to find someone you can help. When you help others, I know you will feel as good about it as I do now."Mark took the money, dried his tears and ran back to the checkout counter as fast as he could. That year we all enjoyed our gifts almost as much as Mark enjoyed giving them to us.I would like to say "thank you" to that very kind woman, and tell her that four years later, Mark went house to house collecting blankets (毯子) and clothes for the homeless people in the fire. And I want to promise her that Mark will never forget to keep passing it on.( ) 31. When did the story probably happen?A. On Christmas Day.B. Before Christmas Day.C. On New Year's Day.D. After New Year's Day.( ) 32. When they got to the supermarket, Mark went in .A. by himselfB. with the writerC. with the womanD. with his friends ( ) 33. In paragraph 2, what may happen when Mark put his hand into the pocket?A. His gifts were stolen.B. His basket.C. He lost his money.D. He lost his way. ( ) 34. In the last paragraph, what does the underlined word “it” refer to?A. Collecting blankets and clothes for homeless peopleB. Helping others.C. Enjoying gifts.D. Saying thank you( ) 35. What's the best title for this passage?A. A broken pocketB. A kind womanC. A happy familyD. A wonderful gift( C )Old age may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older.Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with their life than they were when they were 18 years old.The findings came from a survey of more than 340,000 adults between the aged of 18 and 85 in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone. The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry an Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highest among adults between the ages of 22 and 25, but dropped sharply after people reach their fifties.Happiness was highest among the youngest adults and those in their early seventies. The people least likely to report negative(负面的）emotions were those in their seventies and eighties. The study also showed that men and women have similar emotional patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress and worry than men.Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their emotions. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.( ) 36. The underlined word emotions(in Paragraph 3)most probably means .A.experienceB.attitudeC.feelingD.pressure( ) 37.According to the passage, we can know the real happiest people are .A. those in their seventiesB. those in their fiftiesC. those at the age of 25D. teenagers( ) 38.The following statements are true EXCEPT .A. People are usually afraid of getting old.B. Men and Women share the same emotions.C. Fifty is a key period in people’s emotion changes.D. Researchers can’t explain why happiness increases as people get older( ) 39.The passage is written mainly for .A. doctors B .researchers C. people over 50 D. general readers( ) 40.What’s the best title for the passage?A. A New Great FindingB. The Old, Are you happy?C. The Older, the HappierD. Learn to Greeting Old( D )BostonIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum“Chairs”February 11-May 8, 2012Italian furniture expert Fausto Calderaiand Indian photographer Dayanita Singh present an exhibition of chairs from the museum’s collection and “chair photographs” from around the world presented in a Venetian-style hall housing world-famous masterpieces.For more information：www. gardnermuseum. orgNew YorkThe Noguchi Museum“Noguehi and Graham”December 1, 2011-May 1, 2012Noguchi’s long-term collaboration（协作） with dancer Martha Grahamis regarded by many as a high point in the history of both modern dance and art. The exhibition highlights nine of the sets created through this collaboration.For more information：www. noguchi. orgPhiladelphiaPennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts“In Full View：American Painting（1720—2012）”January 11--April 10, 2012Founded in 1805, the Pennsylvania Academy has been home to America’s artists for more than 200 years. The Academy collects and exhibits the works of famous American artists, and is well-known for training fine artists. 2012 at the Academy begins with the largest exhibition of Academy’s distinguished American collection in the institution’s history.For more information：www. pafa. orgSeattleSeattle Museum of Glass“Murano：Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection”Through November 7, 2011This exhibition includes over 200 pieces of beautiful glass from Murano, the island of glassblowers near Venice, Italy. Watch live glass-blowing shows in the Hot Shop and see other modern glass exhibitions.For more information：www. museumofglass. org( ) 41.Which of the following websites offers information about the furniture show?A．www. pafa. Org B．www. museumofglass. orgC．www. noguchi. Org D．www. gardnermuseum. org( ) 42.We learn from the text that Martha Grahamis ___________.A．a dancer B．a glassblower C．a painter D．a photographer( ) 43.If you want to know the history of American painting, you may visit ___________.A．the Noguchi Museum B．Seattle Museum of GlassC．Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum D．Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts ( ) 44.If you want to watch live glass-blowing shows, you can go to .A. PhiladelphiaB. Boston B. Seattle D. New York( ) 45.We can go to the museum of the 4 cities above except .A. February 15,2017B. May 10,2017C. December 10,2016D. April 8,2017第二节阅读填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）阅读短文及文后选项，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
