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题型：阅读选择题类：模拟题难易度：困难

牛津深圳版2019届中考英语模拟试卷（一）

阅读理解

Quince, a restaurant in San Francisco, is serving a dish called "A Dog in Search of Gold" on an Apple iPad that's playing a video of a dog hunting for truffles (松露). If you're wondering about the connection, the dish is composed of white truffle croquettes (油炸丸子).And in case you're not into truffles, Quince also serves frog legs on top of iPads playing videos of frogs in a pond.

"The idea is simply about taking the guest on a voyage," Michael Tusk, who runs the restaurant, told Inside Scoop SF. "Living in San Francisco for over twenty years, I have seen the technological development, and I want to combine (结合) food industry with technology and a Me bit of education." Local chef Richie Nakano attracted the attention of social media after showing a photo of the UA Dog in Search of Gold" that a friend had ordered. Some people complained about the high price of the dish, but most wondered whether it was healthy.

Tusk said, "We asked local wood worker Luke Bartels to create a housing (防护外壳) for the iPad — a glass cover that protects the screen. The food does not directly sit on top of the iPad. The cover is washed after every use."

Interestingly, Quince is reportedly the first U.S. restaurant to use iPads as plates, but definitely not the first in the world. The Daily Mail reports that restaurants in the UK have been using them for the last two years.

（1）、The underlined phrase "is composed of" means ____.

A、is known as B、is famous for C、is close to D、is made up of

（2）、Why did the writer write the second paragraph?

A、To introduce the owner of Quince to us. B、To tell us something about the food industry. C、To tell us why Michael Tusk came up with the idea. D、To tell us how Michael Tusk started the restaurant.

（3）、What did people think of the dish "A Dog in Search of Gold"？

A、It was expensive. B、It was unhealthy. C、It was funny. D、It was educational.

（4）、What's the best title for this passage?

A、A Dog in Search of Gold. B、A famous restaurant in the US. C、Serving food on iPads. D、Cooking food on iPads.

举一反三

     In the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for people to travel by air because it was expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men ,or “stewards” helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengers' luggage(行李)but they did not provide food and drinks. But then in 1930,a woman called Ellen Church invented the “stewardess”.
      Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didn't want to work on a farm or marry a farmer —she wanted a more adventurous(冒险的)life. Ellen studied to be a nurse at the University of Minnesota and then got a job in a hospital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital but also took flying lessons and got her pilot's license.
      Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man's world. Although women like Emelia Earheart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because. flying was still an unreliable(不可靠的) way to travel. There were often delays(延误),many crashes and the bad weathers made many passengers sick. Ellen thought nurses could take care of passengers during flights and B.A.T. agreed.
      The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurses became the first air stewardesses.
At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved the stewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early “stewardesses” had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not to get married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned ＄1 an hour.
     In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the 1970s, “stewardesses” have been called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in the past.

根据短文内容完成下列各题。

The Duanwu Festival in China, also called Dragon Boat Festival, is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month every year according to the Chinese lunar calendar. For thousands of years, this festival has been marked by people's eating Zongzi and racing dragon boats. (A) To hold the dragon boat races is in memory of Qu Yuan. He was one of the greatest poets in ancient China.

Qu Yuan was born in Zigui of Hubei Province over 2,200 years ago. Qu Yuan was an honest minister (大臣) of the State of Chu during the Warring States Period (475—22l BC) . He was upright, patriotic (爱国的) and wise. (B) 屈原想给自己的祖国带来和平并让它变得更强大。But the country was in the hands of bad officials, he could do nothing to change it. (C) He was very discouraged. At last, Qu Yuan ended his life by throwing himself into the Miluo River. It is said that people tried to save him by jumping into the river. But it was too late and all their efforts were in vain. Also, they were so sad and they threw rice into the water to feed Qu Yuan's spirit.

Now we read his poem Li Sao which is filled with deep love for his country. We can see the dragon boat races and have a kind of Chinese food named Zongzi to eat during the Dragon boat Festival.

阅读选择

阅读下列短文, 从下面每个小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A study conducted by the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom suggest that watching cute animals may lead to a reduction in stress and anxiety.

The study examined how watching images and videos of cute animals for 30 minutes affects blood pressure, heart rate(心率) and anxiety. In December 2019, 19 people, including 15 students, joined in the study.

"There were some kittens, there was puppies, there were baby gorillas, there were quokkas —cute creatures found in Western Australia, are often referred to as 'the world's most cheerful animals'." Dr. Andrea Utley, a professor at the University of Leeds told CNN. The study was timed during winter exams, a time when stress is at an especially high level for students, according to Utley.

The study recorded that the average blood pressure dropped from 136/88 to 115/71, which the study pointed out is "within ideal blood pressure range." Average(平均的) heart rates were lowered to 67.4 bpm, a reduction of 6.5%. Anxiety rates also went down by 35%.

"I was quite pleasantly surprised that during the session, every single measure for every single participant dropped some — heart rate reduced, blood pressure reduced," Utley said. "When they left, they filled the questionnaire(调查问卷) in again and showed that they were feeling less worried."

When questioning the participants, the study found that most preferred video clips over still images, particularly of animals interacting with humans.

A.Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words in the box.

Live be save help make eat lose protect feed

Pandas are in danger. There are only about 1,800 pandas in the wild today.Zoos and research centers are looking after more than 600 pandas. Pandas do not have many babies, and baby pandas often die. So scientists are doing a lot of studies {#blank#}1{#/blank#} pandas produce more babies and make baby pandas live.

Pandas live in the forests and mountains of Southwest China. Each panda needs {#blank#}2{#/blank#} a lot of bamboo every day. The bamboo forests are getting smaller, so pandas are losing their home.

{#blank#}3{#/blank#} pandas in the wild, the government is setting up nature parks and developing other plans. The nature parks will be big and there will be more bamboo {#blank#}4{#/blank#} pandas. Pandas born in zoos may go back {#blank#}5{#/blank#} in the nature parks.

The World Wildlife Fund(WWF) hopes {#blank#}6{#/blank#} all animals. And it chose the panda {#blank#}7{#/blank#} its symbol. We do not want {#blank#}8{#/blank#} tigers, elephants or any other animals, so WWF is working hard {#blank#}9{#/blank#} them.

B. Match the headings with the paragraphs and then answer the questions.

Paragraph 1	Nature parks for pandas
Paragraph 2	WWF and animals in danger
Paragraph 3	The panda's home
Paragraph 4	An animal in danger

How many pandas are there in the wild today?{#blank#}10{#/blank#}
Why are pandas losing their home?{#blank#}11{#/blank#}
What is the government doing to save pandas in the wild?{#blank#}12{#/blank#}

阅读下面短文，根据其内容填空和回答问题。(⑴-⑶至66题每题答案不超过3个单词， ⑸题须用完整句子回答。)

Over the past few years, cars have become smarter and smarter. Some of them can even drive themselves. Now, our roads have followed the steps. In the United Kingdom alone, there are around650 kilometers of" smart roads" in use. Across the world, many more are being built. Some new technologies are being put to use.

▲ Roads that recharge(给……充电)

Global warming has forced us to search for new energy sources. Why not look to the roads? Piezoelectric roads, a new kind of smart road, use vibrations(震动) from passing cars to produce electricity. In fact, Piezoelectricity was invented in

1880. However, it has never been widely used before now. The U. K.'s Lancaster University is going to improve it.

▲ Built- in brain

Roads of the future may be able to know how many people are on them, send drivers updates(最新的情况) on weather and traffic jams, and recharge electric cars while driving.

This seems impossible, but one American company has almost made it come true. By sensing the weight of a car, the smart roads can track the speed of each wheel. The smart roads are like large touchpads(触摸屏) so that they can collect data(数据) by looking for wheels. And then the roads will send it to the drivers.

▲ Roads that never freeze

It can be dangerous to drive in snowy weather. A tech company in Israel has developed the Snowless roads. When they find snow or ice on their surfaces, the roads will heat themselves up, melting(使融化) them away. The company has succeeded in testing this project on a few Canadian roads and in some of its car parks.

Smart Roads

Types

Roads that recharge

Built- in brain

Roads that never freeze

Features

The roads use vibrations from passing cars to {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

The data collected by smart roads is from {#blank#}2{#/blank#}.

The roads will melt {#blank#}3{#/blank#} away and never freeze.

Development

Nowadays, smart roads with new technologies are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} in some countries.

Your opinion

Is it possible that" smart roads" would be widely used in China? Why or why not?{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

阅读短文，回答问题

Now kids are so clever, and they always have their own(自己的) ideas. A group of seventh graders open a museum by themselves. It's at their school, West Middle School, in the US. This is not common(常见的) for them. Few students can open a museum!

Why do they have the idea? These students visited a museum last December. They loved it very much, so they wanted to open a museum by themselves. These students studied the things in the museum for a month. Then, they made some models of them like pyramids(金字塔) and bowls.

They opened the museum last month. Dawna Badie is a 12-year-old boy. He stood at the door and welcomed visitors. "We study hard and work a lot on the project (项目)," Badie says. "And it works well." Children like to work in the museum very much. After school and every weekend, they go there.

Both teachers and parents think they do a good job. "That's much better than sitting in the classroom and taking a test," says Emily Thompson. "The project makes them become better learners." Emily Thompson is a teacher of a middle school. She thinks the idea of the children is so wonderful.

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