and that's very sad. What's worse, they can't even let their sadness show – because it's impossible to cry in zero gravity.

Of course, astronauts can' still have tears. But crying is much more difficult in space. Without gravity, tears don't flow downward out of the eyes like they do on the earth. This means that when you cry in space, your tears have nowhere to go – they just stick to your eyes.

In May 2011, astronaut Andrew Feustel experienced this during one of his spacewalks. \he said, \fall off your eyes. They just stay there.\Besides making your vision (视力) unclear, this can also cause physical pain. Back on the earth, tears are supposed to bring comfort to the eyes. But that's not the same in space. The space environment dries out astronauts' eyes, and when tears suddenly wet the eyes, it can cause pain rather than comfort. \during the walk.

Since gravity doesn't work in space astronauts need some extra help to get rid of the tears.

Feustel chose to rub his eyes against his helmet (头盔) to wipe the tears away. Another choice is to just wait -- \Ron Parise said.

There are lots of small things - things like crying that we are so used to on the earth. We usually take them for granted (认为理所当然), until they become a problem in a completely different environment, like space. There, astronauts can't talk to each other directly. They can't eat or drink in normal ways; They can't even burp (打嗝) because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomachs. If they do burp, they just end up throwing up (呕吐) everything in their stomachs, according to the UK National Space Center.

Thus perhaps it's only space explorers who can honestly say: \

88. Is crying more difficult in space than on the earth?

_________________________________________________________________________ 89. What happens to tears when astronauts cry in space?

_________________________________________________________________________ 90. Who experienced that the tears in space caused pain rather than comfort? _________________________________________________________________________ 91. How do astronauts get rid of the tears in space?

_________________________________________________________________________ 92. Why can't astronauts burp in space?

_________________________________________________________________________ 93. In the last paragraph, the writer says: perhaps it's only space explorers who can honestly say: \

you're the best.\

_________________________________________________________________________

VII. Writing (作文): (20分)

94. Write at least 60 words about the topic \以某某给

我带来的变化”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文；标点符号不占格)

我们的生活总是被不同的人影响着、改变着，请选择你身边给你留下深刻印象的人，来写写她/他给你带来的变化。

注意：1. 请先把文章标题补充完整；如填上my father，a boy等，不要填写具体姓名。 2. 短文中不得出现考生的姓名、校名及其他相关信息，否则不事评分。

l. G 2. E 3. F 4. B 5. A 6. C

7. C 8. A 9. C 10. B 11. D 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. T 16. F 17. F 18. F 19. T 20. F

21. over 3000 22. easily find/find easily 23. used as 24. show respect 25. many diseases

26. D 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. C 36. C 37. D 38. D 39. C 40. D 41. B 42. A 43. B 44. B 45.A 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. E. 50. C 51. A 52. D 53. B 54. robberies 55. yourselves 56. second 57. basic

58. produce 59. arrival 60. recently 61. discover 62. Were you 63. shall we 64. How does 65. is recycled 66. if/whether; forgave 67. common knowledge

68. The famous professor gave us a lecture on Chinese culture last Sunday.

/Last Sunday the famous professor gave us a -lecture on Chinese culture.

69. B 70. A 71. D 72. D 73. C 74. C 75. C 76. B 77. B 78. A 79. D 80. A

81. quickly 82. enough 83. minutes 84. match/meet 85. rest 86. lose 87.beautiful/bright/big 88. Yes, it is.

89. They don't flow downward-out of the eyes. 90. Andrew Feustel.

91. By rubbing the eyes against the helmet to wipe-the tears away or by waiting until the tears get big

enough.

92. Because there is no gravity to hold the food down in their stomachs. 93. (Any reasonable answer is acceptable.)

中考英语模拟试卷含答案

注意事项：

1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2．选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3．请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。 4．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。

四、单项填空（共10分，每小题1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。

21．My sister is very lovely, _______ name is Mary.

A. his B. her C. its D. my 22. We usually get to school _______7:40 in the morning.

A. at B. in C. of D. on 23. –______ students are there in your class? – 30.

A. How long B. How much C. How many D. How often

24. I study English ___than Chinese.

A. good B. better C. best D. the best

25. – May I watch TV, mum?

– No, your Grandma _______ now. So please keep quiet.

A. slept B. sleeps C. will sleep D. is sleeping 26. My friend Tom is very friendly. He often ______ me with my homework. A. helps B. helped C. has helped D. will help 27. _____ I got home late and was very tired, I still finished doing my homework.

A. If B. When C. Though D. Because

28. Mrs. Wang is my English teacher and she __________ for 30 years.

A. works B. will work C. has worked D. was working 29. Beijing International Film Festival _____ in Huairou last month.

A. held B. will hold C.was held D. will be held 30. – Can you tell me ________? – Next week.

A. when you will visit the museum B. when will you visit the museum

C. when you visited the museum D. where did you visit the museum

五、完形填空（共15分，每小题1.5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。

Friends Forever

“Hey, Jenna, do you think we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two?” I asked my friend while we were playing in her backyard. It was clear she was wondering why I asked such a 31 . While I waited for Jenna to answer, I started imagining what life would be like without her. Losing Jenna would be like losing a very close sister. We played together. We gave each other advice.

“Of course, we’ll still be friends when we’re eighty-two,” Jenna replied loudly. We looked at each other and then 32 so hard that tears ran down my face.

The next year, in the fourth grade, we met Jamie. The three of us soon became best 33 . We played together almost every day. We laughed together, cried together and shared our biggest secrets. I thought even time couldn’t pull us apart（分开）.

The three of us started fighting a lot. Before Christmas, we had a really big fight, and Jamie and Jenna were against me, both saying I was bossy（霸道的）. They wouldn’t even talk to me at school. I felt helpless and lonely. I thought Christmas would be 34 ! Why is this happening to me? I thought. I was 35 when Jenna came to my house and gave me a Christmas card she had made for me. I was so sure that she was still disappointed with me, but now I was getting a really special card made by herself.

“Wow,” I said, 36 the silence as we stood on either side of my front door. “Thanks.” “Okay . . . well . . . I have to go,” she said 37 .

“Okay. See you later then. . . .” and I closed the door and 38 back to my mom’s bedroom to finish watching a movie.

“Who was that at the door?” my mom asked.

“It was Jenna,” I explained, showing her the card.

The 39 started with “Merry Christmas”, but then, it said, “Dear Miranda, I am so glad we’re friends. I am sorry about what I said when we were fighting. A fight won’t stop us from being friends. Besides, we said we were going to be friends even when we’re eighty-two.”

I stopped reading and started laughing. I couldn’t believe I had 40 what she said that day in her backyard. I realized that I was so selfish that I had forgotten about real friendship. 31. A. question B. idea C. meaning D. choice 32. A. thanked B. greeted C. insisted D. laughed 33. A. workmates B. friends C.cousins D. roommates 34. A. terrible B. normal C. interesting D. wonderful 35. A. pleased B. lucky C. sorry D. surprised 36. A. breaking B. keeping C. following D. spreading 37. A. quickly B. loudly C. softly D. cheerfully 38. A. headed B. looked C. called D. pushed

39. A. letter B. card C. toy D. present 40. A.hidden B. frozen C. forgotten D. lost

阅读理解（共50分）

六、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。（共30分，每小题2分）

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