广西河池市2019届中考英语5月质量监测试卷

一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

1. In order to keep fit, Simon goes for ▲ swim after ▲ work every day.

A. a; a

B. /; the

C. a; /

D. /; /

2. The western people usually have a good time with friends ▲ Christmas Day.

A. at B. in

C. for

D. on

3. —Mike, can I borrow your dictionary? I lost ▲ yesterday. —Sure. Here you are. A. mine

B. yours

C. it

D. one

4. Which way is ▲ , the way to the right or the one to the left? A. short

B. shorter

C. shortest

D. the shortest

5. We still do exercise every morning, ▲ it is very hot outside. A. so

B. but

C. although

D. because

6. —Is this Peter’s volleyball?

—It ▲ be his. He doesn’t like volleyball at all. A. mustn’t

B. can’t

C. should

D. may

7. All the seats in the library are empty now. You may take ▲ of them.

A. both

B. neither

C. any

D. none

8. —What do you think of his words? — What he said sounds ▲ .

A. friendly

B. nicely

C. pleasantly D. wonderfully

9. Look! Someone ▲ up the hall and we can just relax!【出处：21教育名师】

A. is cleaning

B. was cleaning

C. cleaned

D. has cleaned

10. Don’t make your son do too much homework. ▲ , he is only seven. A. First of all

B. Above all

C. After all

D. In all

11. —What did you save your money for?

— ▲ a Longman dictionary.

A. To buy B. Buy C. Buying D. Bought 12. —I’ve made little progress in English this term. —Don’t worry. ▲ .

A. It’s never too old to learn C. Well begun is half done

B. Rome wasn’t built in a day D. The early bird catches the worm

13. Do you know that the first basketball game in history ▲ in 1891? A. plays

B. played

C. is played

D. was played

14. —Could you tell me ▲ ?

—It’s next to the post office. You can walk there. A. when does the library open C. where is the library

B. when the library opens

D. where the library is

15. —I am afraid the work is too difficult for me to finish by myself.

— ▲ ! A. Well done

二、完形填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

My Dream

My parents always told me that I couldn’t dance, because it was a girl’s sport. But I never gave up my dream of becoming a dancing star. I practiced 16 , movies and shows. However, without my parents’ support, that to reach.

One summer, my little sister Mary was going to dance

lessons. I immediately learning from books, 17 seemed impossible

B. Don’t give it up

C. Have a good day

D. No problem21·世纪*教育

asked my parents whether I could take her to the lessons on my bike. What a good 18 to learn dancing!

One afternoon, I was practicing a new dance in my room when Mary walked in.

“What’s the matter, Mary?” I stopped 19 . “Denis, you are a great dancer! Can you help me?” “What is it?” I 20 .2·1·c·n·j·y

“There’ll be a dancing show in my school, but the boys think I’m slow, and none of them wants to be my partner. Could you dance with me for it?” She looked at me, 21 for my reply.

“You can be a good dancer!” I 22 her. “Let’s show those people that they have been wrong all along.”

In the following months, we practiced every evening, 23 from my parents. I was having a fantastic time and soon Mary improved a lot.

Finally came the big day. I became 24 when I heard my parents would come to watch the show. As the 25 began, I took a deep breath and tried to calm down. We moved perfectly, shining with 26 . From the cheering of the crowd, I was sure we had been 27 .

My heart was 28 wildly when I saw my father coming towards me. He put his hand on my shoulder. “Well done, son. Though it is hard for me to admit (承认) it, I have to say you are born to 29 . Go for it and make us proud.”

I’d been waiting for this moment for so long. I knew that the road ahead wasn’t going to be easy, but I wouldn’t give up. I wanted 30 more in life than to dance.

16. A. loudly 17. A. dream 18. A. result 19. A. reading

B. slowly

C. safely C. order C. wish

D. secretly D. subject D. message

B. life

B. chance

B. singing C. dancing

D. drawing

D. guessed

20. A. repeated 21. A. looking

B. imagined B. waiting

C. wondered

C. asking

D. caring

D. influenced D. hearing

22. A. encouraged 23. A. preventing 24. A. nervous 25. A. dancing

B. expected B. hiding

C. accepted C. learning

B. bored B. party

C. relaxed C. music

D. excited D. lesson

26. A. surprise 27. A. stupid

B. luck C. humour C. lively

D. pride

D. different

D. cheering

B. successful

B. jumping

28. A. singing 29. A. play 30. A. nothing

C. beating

B. fly C. travel C. anything

D. dance

B. something D. everything

三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。【：21·世纪·教育·】

A

Storybird is very useful to writers, readers, and artists of all ages. It encourages writers of any age to turn those images into fresh stories. Millions of members use Storybird for millions of things. Thinking of joining? Here’s how people use Storybird.

Ava is 13 and writes stories for her friends at school and on Storybird. She’s entered 11 competitions, and has 351 followers who love her funny stories. Kate’s son is five and loves poems while her 9-year-old daughter reads adventure and family stories. They use Storybird’s free library and follow their favorite writers. Marie teaches English in her school in Sweden. She uses Storybird’s free class tools to manage students and build a library of beautiful stories. Nidhi is an artist living in San Francisco. She sells her art on her website and is creating her own books and comics. Nidhi’s artwork is also on Storybird, where it has thousands of stories and earns her money by her artwork.

31. Kate’s children use Storybird’s free ▲ to read poems and stories. A. library

B. class

C. website

D. tools

32. Who earns her money by selling her work on Storybird?【版权所有：21教育】 A. Ava.

B. Kate.

C. Marie.

D. Nidhi.

33. Storybird may be ▲ . A. the name of a library C. the name of a website

B. the name of a book【：21cnj*y.co*m】 D. the name of a tool21-cn-jy

B

How can you change negative thoughts? Many people suggest changing your attitude (态度) by thinking of something bright and happy.

However, scientists from Queen’s University in Canada said that there might be another way: by walking like a happy person.

“It is not surprising that our mood and the way we feel affects (影响) how we walk, but we want to see whether the way we move also affects how we feel,” explained Nikolaus Troje, the lead scientist, to The Independent.

Scientists believed that the way we remember emotional (令人动情的) messages is affected by our mood. Those who suffer from depression (抑郁) remember negative information far more easily than positive messages, especially when the information is about them.

In order to prove this, Troje and his team used cameras to observe 47 people walking on the treadmill (跑步机). Half of the people were encouraged to mimic (模仿) a depressive walking style, while the other half moved like a happy person. Walking speed was kept equal for both groups.

During the time on the treadmill, the scientists read out a list of positive and negative words, asking