2024年5月19日发(作者：艾群)
2020年常德市初中学业水平考试
英语模拟卷（八）
（满分：100分 时间：90分钟）
第I卷
第一部分阅读技能(共 20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面的材料,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句
子。
A
Easter is coming. Anna gets a music box for the big holiday from her grandmother. It looks
like a blue egg. When the music box plays, the door opens and there is a goose(鹅) dancing in it.
“Why is there a dancing goose in the blue egg?" asks Anna.
“There is an old story about this goose,” says her grandmother and she starts to tell the story.
An old woman lives far away from her family. She feels very lonely. Every night she plays her
music box. She loves the music, but she never dances to it. One day she sees a goose in the snow. It
is ill. So the woman takes the goose home to help it. Soon the goose gets well. It lays one blue egg
to thank the woman and then flies away. Days later, a baby goose comes out. The baby goose loves
the kind woman and always stays with her. Every night, the woman plays her music box. She and
the goose dance happily!
“That's my dancing goose!" says Anna. “I love that story!” And Anna dances around her
grandmother.
( )1. What does Anna get for Easter?
A. A goose. B. A storybook. C. A music box.
( )2. What does the old woman do every night before she has the goose at home?
A. She dances to the music.
B. She plays her music box.
C. She cooks food for her family.
( )3. What does the goose do to thank the old woman?
A. It lays an egg.
B. It dances for her.
C. It makes soup for her.
B
Peter was a driver. He drove a car for his friend John, a rich businessman. He worked hard. But
he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost lost his life in a traffic accident after
he got drunk. John got angry and worried. But he really wanted to help Peter. He was poor and he
had a big family to support. He promised to stop drinking at once. John told him to be careful next
time or he had to leave.
One Monday morning, Peter came into the office with two badly burned ears.
“What happened to your ears?” asked John. “Well,” said the man. “I went to watch a football
match yesterday while my wife was ironing(熨) clothes. She had put the iron near the telephone
before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it, Then I went into the
sitting room. The telephone rang and I answered the iron!” “And what happened to the other ear?”
“When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!”
( )4. Peter went to watch the football match on _______ .
A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Sunday
( )5. We can guess _______ .
A. Peter drank much after the match
B. Peter was angry with his team
C. Peter watched the match at home
( )6. What would happen to Peter?
A. John would send him away.
B. He would join his football team.
C. He would never watch any games.
C
Thirty workers at a Turkmenistan television network have been fired after a cockroach(蟑螂)
was seen crawling(爬行) across the newsreader’s desk during a live broadcast(现场直播) ,it has
been reported.
As the newsreader began the news program, Vatan, viewers across the Central Asian
country spotted something unusual crawling slowly across the studio table: a large brown cockroach.
The program, complete with(连同) cockroach, was aired again at that night.
The national station was bombarded(炮轰) with calls from a large number of viewers, who
said the cockroach's guest appearance had put them off their dinner.
It was only at the following day that horrified officials from Turkmenistan's Ministry of
Culture discovered the cockroach's guest appearance. And they immediately informed the country's
president, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedo.
The president was so horrified that he fired 30 workers from the station, the Guardian reported.
The fired workers included journalists, directors, camera operators, and technical staff.
( )7. The underlined word “spotted” can be replaced by _______ .
A. placed B. sent C. noticed
( )8. According to the text, the news program Vatan was broadcast
A. only once B. twice C. three times
( )9. The president heard about the cockroach's appearance on TV ________ .
A. by watching the news program Vatan
B. by visiting the main state TV station
C. from officials of the Ministry of Culture
D
People eat different things in different parts of the world.
In southern China we eat rice every day. Sometimes we eat it twice or three times a, for
breakfast, lunch and dinner. We usually eat fish, meat and vegetables.
The Japanese eat rice, too. They also eat a lot of fish. They sometimes eat raw(生的) fish in Africa
maize(玉米) is the most important food. People there make maize into flour(粉). From this flour
they make different kinds of bread and cakes. In western countries such as Britain, Australia and the
USA, the most important food is bread or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from
wheat flour. They cook potatoes in different ways. In England the most popular food is fish and
chips. Sometimes people cook this food at home, in their workplace, in the park or on the road.
People call it “takeaway” food
( )10 Who sometimes eat fish when it isn’t cooked?
A. People in Japan. B. People in Africa. C. People in Britain.
( )11. Which of the following countries is called “a western country”?
A. One of the counties in Africa.
B. Japan.
C. Australia.
( )12. People eat “takeaway” food
A. on their way to school B. in their offices
E
What if there is a fire where you live? Now we' re talking about escape(逃离) plans and escape
routes.
The idea is to get outside quickly and safely. Smoke from a fire can make it hard to see where
things are, so it's important to learn and remember the different ways out of your home.
If you're in a room with the door closed when the fire breaks out, you need to take a few steps:
★Check to see if there s heat or smoke coming around the door.
★If you see smoke coming under the door ,don't open the door!
★If you don't see smoke and the door isn't hot, use your fingers to lightly touch the
doorknob(门把手). If the doorknob is very warm, don't open the door!
★If the doorknob feels cool, you can open the door carefully and slowly.
If fire or smoke is blocking an escape route, you'll shout for help. You can do this from an open
window or call 119 if you have a phone with you, Even if scared, never hide under the bed or in a
closet. Then, firefighters will have, a hard time finding you. The sooner they find you, the sooner
you can get out.
( )13. Why is it hard to see where things are in a burning house?
A. Because there's lots of smoke.
C. both A and B
B. Because people are very scared.
C. Because there are different ways to get out.
( )14. You mustn't open the door when _______ .
① smoke is coming under the door
③the doorknob feels cool
A.①②③
②the door is very hot
④the doorknob is very hot
C.①②④ B.①③④
( )15. You shouldn't hide under the bed because _______ .
A. you can't shout for help
B. it's difficult for firefighters to find you
C. it's difficult for you to call 119
( )16. What does the underlined part mean?
A. Fire or smoke is stopping you from going out.
B. Fire or smoke is spreading slowly.
C. You have found an escape route.
F
I’m writing this article in China, far away from my home in the United States. You might
wonder what I do to remember my mom on Mother's Day. Well, I certainly call her to say “Happy
Mother's Day” and promise that I will visit home soon.
I still remember the first time I forgot Mother' s Day, When I finally figured it out, I asked,
“Why does mom get a special holiday? Why isn't there a Children's Day for us?”
My mom explained, in that way that only moms seem to be able to explain, “Because every
day is Children's Day!"
I knew that I had messed up. I thought about all the time and love my mom had given me, I
thought about the food she had made, the toys she had bought and the long hours she had spent with
me. There might not be a perfect mom, but there is mom's love, which can fix anything. After that
day, for 364 days, I was looking forward to the next Mother's Day.
That was the first year I forgot Mother’s Day. It was also the last year I forgot.
Are you struggling to consider what to do for your mom on Mother's Day? Common things are
to write a message that thanks for the love she has given you, send her a card or buy her a gift. But
the most important thing is-DON'T FORGET!
( )17. How does the writer celebrate Mother 's Day this year?
A. He calls his mom.
B. He sends his mom a card.
C. He visits home to see his mom.
( )18. What might the underlined phrase “figured it out" mean?
A.弄清楚 B.预料到 C.归纳出
( )19. Why did the writer begin to expect Mother s Day?
A. Because he missed his mom far in the United States.
B. Because he wanted to spend more time with his mom.
C. Because he realized he had got much care from his mom.
( )20. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To explain why there isn't a Children's Day.
B. To advise us not to forget to keep our own promises.
C. To remind us to remember the love mom has given us.
第二部分 知识运用(共两节 ,满分30分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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三个选项中,选出可以
填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day, my little daughter Annie came to me with a difficult problem. “Helen hates me!” she
cried. “She wants me only to be her 21 . You tell Helen that I want to be her friend, but I can
have other friends, too!”
Oh! I looked at her for a few 22 ,wondering what to do, when suddenly an idea came to
me.
I picked up two 23 from the living room. I put the small basket inside the big one and
2024年5月19日发(作者：艾群)
2020年常德市初中学业水平考试
英语模拟卷（八）
（满分：100分 时间：90分钟）
第I卷
第一部分阅读技能(共 20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
阅读下面的材料,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句
子。
A
Easter is coming. Anna gets a music box for the big holiday from her grandmother. It looks
like a blue egg. When the music box plays, the door opens and there is a goose(鹅) dancing in it.
“Why is there a dancing goose in the blue egg?" asks Anna.
“There is an old story about this goose,” says her grandmother and she starts to tell the story.
An old woman lives far away from her family. She feels very lonely. Every night she plays her
music box. She loves the music, but she never dances to it. One day she sees a goose in the snow. It
is ill. So the woman takes the goose home to help it. Soon the goose gets well. It lays one blue egg
to thank the woman and then flies away. Days later, a baby goose comes out. The baby goose loves
the kind woman and always stays with her. Every night, the woman plays her music box. She and
the goose dance happily!
“That's my dancing goose!" says Anna. “I love that story!” And Anna dances around her
grandmother.
( )1. What does Anna get for Easter?
A. A goose. B. A storybook. C. A music box.
( )2. What does the old woman do every night before she has the goose at home?
A. She dances to the music.
B. She plays her music box.
C. She cooks food for her family.
( )3. What does the goose do to thank the old woman?
A. It lays an egg.
B. It dances for her.
C. It makes soup for her.
B
Peter was a driver. He drove a car for his friend John, a rich businessman. He worked hard. But
he couldn't work when he drank too much. And once he almost lost his life in a traffic accident after
he got drunk. John got angry and worried. But he really wanted to help Peter. He was poor and he
had a big family to support. He promised to stop drinking at once. John told him to be careful next
time or he had to leave.
One Monday morning, Peter came into the office with two badly burned ears.
“What happened to your ears?” asked John. “Well,” said the man. “I went to watch a football
match yesterday while my wife was ironing(熨) clothes. She had put the iron near the telephone
before she went to cook supper. Our team lost the game and I felt sorry for it, Then I went into the
sitting room. The telephone rang and I answered the iron!” “And what happened to the other ear?”
“When I put the iron down on the table, the telephone rang again!”
( )4. Peter went to watch the football match on _______ .
A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Sunday
( )5. We can guess _______ .
A. Peter drank much after the match
B. Peter was angry with his team
C. Peter watched the match at home
( )6. What would happen to Peter?
A. John would send him away.
B. He would join his football team.
C. He would never watch any games.
C
Thirty workers at a Turkmenistan television network have been fired after a cockroach(蟑螂)
was seen crawling(爬行) across the newsreader’s desk during a live broadcast(现场直播) ,it has
been reported.
As the newsreader began the news program, Vatan, viewers across the Central Asian
country spotted something unusual crawling slowly across the studio table: a large brown cockroach.
The program, complete with(连同) cockroach, was aired again at that night.
The national station was bombarded(炮轰) with calls from a large number of viewers, who
said the cockroach's guest appearance had put them off their dinner.
It was only at the following day that horrified officials from Turkmenistan's Ministry of
Culture discovered the cockroach's guest appearance. And they immediately informed the country's
president, Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedo.
The president was so horrified that he fired 30 workers from the station, the Guardian reported.
The fired workers included journalists, directors, camera operators, and technical staff.
( )7. The underlined word “spotted” can be replaced by _______ .
A. placed B. sent C. noticed
( )8. According to the text, the news program Vatan was broadcast
A. only once B. twice C. three times
( )9. The president heard about the cockroach's appearance on TV ________ .
A. by watching the news program Vatan
B. by visiting the main state TV station
C. from officials of the Ministry of Culture
D
People eat different things in different parts of the world.
In southern China we eat rice every day. Sometimes we eat it twice or three times a, for
breakfast, lunch and dinner. We usually eat fish, meat and vegetables.
The Japanese eat rice, too. They also eat a lot of fish. They sometimes eat raw(生的) fish in Africa
maize(玉米) is the most important food. People there make maize into flour(粉). From this flour
they make different kinds of bread and cakes. In western countries such as Britain, Australia and the
USA, the most important food is bread or potatoes. People there usually make their bread from
wheat flour. They cook potatoes in different ways. In England the most popular food is fish and
chips. Sometimes people cook this food at home, in their workplace, in the park or on the road.
People call it “takeaway” food
( )10 Who sometimes eat fish when it isn’t cooked?
A. People in Japan. B. People in Africa. C. People in Britain.
( )11. Which of the following countries is called “a western country”?
A. One of the counties in Africa.
B. Japan.
C. Australia.
( )12. People eat “takeaway” food
A. on their way to school B. in their offices
E
What if there is a fire where you live? Now we' re talking about escape(逃离) plans and escape
routes.
The idea is to get outside quickly and safely. Smoke from a fire can make it hard to see where
things are, so it's important to learn and remember the different ways out of your home.
If you're in a room with the door closed when the fire breaks out, you need to take a few steps:
★Check to see if there s heat or smoke coming around the door.
★If you see smoke coming under the door ,don't open the door!
★If you don't see smoke and the door isn't hot, use your fingers to lightly touch the
doorknob(门把手). If the doorknob is very warm, don't open the door!
★If the doorknob feels cool, you can open the door carefully and slowly.
If fire or smoke is blocking an escape route, you'll shout for help. You can do this from an open
window or call 119 if you have a phone with you, Even if scared, never hide under the bed or in a
closet. Then, firefighters will have, a hard time finding you. The sooner they find you, the sooner
you can get out.
( )13. Why is it hard to see where things are in a burning house?
A. Because there's lots of smoke.
C. both A and B
B. Because people are very scared.
C. Because there are different ways to get out.
( )14. You mustn't open the door when _______ .
① smoke is coming under the door
③the doorknob feels cool
A.①②③
②the door is very hot
④the doorknob is very hot
C.①②④ B.①③④
( )15. You shouldn't hide under the bed because _______ .
A. you can't shout for help
B. it's difficult for firefighters to find you
C. it's difficult for you to call 119
( )16. What does the underlined part mean?
A. Fire or smoke is stopping you from going out.
B. Fire or smoke is spreading slowly.
C. You have found an escape route.
F
I’m writing this article in China, far away from my home in the United States. You might
wonder what I do to remember my mom on Mother's Day. Well, I certainly call her to say “Happy
Mother's Day” and promise that I will visit home soon.
I still remember the first time I forgot Mother' s Day, When I finally figured it out, I asked,
“Why does mom get a special holiday? Why isn't there a Children's Day for us?”
My mom explained, in that way that only moms seem to be able to explain, “Because every
day is Children's Day!"
I knew that I had messed up. I thought about all the time and love my mom had given me, I
thought about the food she had made, the toys she had bought and the long hours she had spent with
me. There might not be a perfect mom, but there is mom's love, which can fix anything. After that
day, for 364 days, I was looking forward to the next Mother's Day.
That was the first year I forgot Mother’s Day. It was also the last year I forgot.
Are you struggling to consider what to do for your mom on Mother's Day? Common things are
to write a message that thanks for the love she has given you, send her a card or buy her a gift. But
the most important thing is-DON'T FORGET!
( )17. How does the writer celebrate Mother 's Day this year?
A. He calls his mom.
B. He sends his mom a card.
C. He visits home to see his mom.
( )18. What might the underlined phrase “figured it out" mean?
A.弄清楚 B.预料到 C.归纳出
( )19. Why did the writer begin to expect Mother s Day?
A. Because he missed his mom far in the United States.
B. Because he wanted to spend more time with his mom.
C. Because he realized he had got much care from his mom.
( )20. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To explain why there isn't a Children's Day.
B. To advise us not to forget to keep our own promises.
C. To remind us to remember the love mom has given us.
第二部分 知识运用(共两节 ,满分30分)
第一节完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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三个选项中,选出可以
填入空白处的最佳选项。
One day, my little daughter Annie came to me with a difficult problem. “Helen hates me!” she
cried. “She wants me only to be her 21 . You tell Helen that I want to be her friend, but I can
have other friends, too!”
Oh! I looked at her for a few 22 ,wondering what to do, when suddenly an idea came to
me.
I picked up two 23 from the living room. I put the small basket inside the big one and