湖南省長(zhǎng)沙市

2021年中考一模英語(yǔ)試題分類(lèi)匯編

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2021年湖南省長(zhǎng)沙市初中學(xué)業(yè)水平考試適應(yīng)性測(cè)試英語(yǔ)試題（一）

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21.Whatisthisposterabout?

A.Amovieclub.B.Astudyplan.C.AnEnglishcomer.

22.Whatdoweknowfromtheposter?

A.StudentscangotoRoom203toattendtheactivity.

B.Studentsdon'tneedtotakeanythingtotheactivity.

C.Studentsareexpectedtoarriveat3:25p.m.toattendtheactivityonThursday.

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23.What'sthebookfestivalfbr?

A.Invitingpeopletoexchangebookswitheachother.

B.Knowingwhatkindsofbooksarethemostpopular.

C.Sellingsecond-handbookswithoutanypagesmissing.

24.Sophiaisbusypackingsomebooksforthebookfestival.Whichismostlikelyoneofthem?

A.Amathworkbook.Amedicaldictionary.AnEnglishstorybook.

25.Lookatthecalendar（日歷）.IfSamhasabookfestivalcard,whencanheprobablyuseit?

A.June12.B.June21.C.June26.

C

EveryyearonOctober31,peoplecelebrateWorldThrift

Day（世界勤儉日）.Ourworldisrunningoutofmanyofits

naturalresources（資源）.ThepurposeofWorldThriftDayisto

callonpeopletopracticefrugality（節(jié)儉）sothatoursocietycan

continuetodevelopinahealthymanner.

Foodisoneofthemostimportantresourcesthathumanbeingsneed.Everybodyneedsfood

togoonwithhisorherjourneyinlife.However,overthepast10years,thelivingconditionsof

manypeoplehaveimprovedgreatly.Aspeoplehavebecomewealthier,thewastingoffoodhas

becomemoreandmoreserious.

Inourschool,wehavebuffets（自助餐）forlunch.Studentscandecideforthemselveswhat

toeatandhowmuchtoeat.Thishashelpedtoreducefoodwastegreatly.Ourteachershave

suggestedthatweshouldkeepabalanceddietandthatweshouldneverordermorethanwecan

eat.Andtherearestudentsinourcanteensupervising（監(jiān)督）foodwaste.The"observer”ofeach

classcheckstheplatesofhisorherclassmatesandkeepsarecord.Theschoolwillgiveareward

（獎(jiǎng)賞）totheclassthatwastestheleastamountoffood.Therewardissmall,butitdoesremindus

oftheimportanceofsavingfood.Byemptyingourplates,weareshowingourrespect（尊重）for

thefarmersandfoodscientistswhohaveworkedsohardtofeedallofus.

IthinkmyclassmatesandIhavebeendoingagoodjobbysavingfood.Weshouldstickto

thisgoodhabitandlearnhowtotreasurealloftheothervaluableresourcesweneedinourlives.

26.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytalkabout?

A.Ourworldisshortofnaturalresources.

B.WhypeoplecelebrateWorldThriftDay.

C.Howpeoplepracticefrugalityintheirlife.

27.WhatistheuseofParagraph2?

A.Goingsmoothlyontothenextparagraph.

B.IntroducingthepurposeofWorldThriftDay.

C.Explainingwhythelivingconditionshaveimproved.

28.Theunderlinedword“observer“meansaperson.

A.whosupervisesothers.B.whoordersmorefood.

C.whowasteshisorherfood.

29.Whichofthefollowingshowsthepracticeoffrugalityinthewriter'sschool?

①getsmallrewards②orderlessfood③keeparecord④gettheplateschecked

A.①@?④B.②④③①C.②③④①

30.Whatwillprobablyhappeninthewriter'sschool?

A.Moreresourceswillbesaved.B.Morestudentswillbeobservers.

C.Biggerrewardswillbepresented.

D

AsthefightagainsttheCOVID-19continues,traditional

Chinesemedicine（TCM,中醫(yī)）hasbeenwidelyusedtotreat

COVID-19patientsinChina.Itisbecomingmoreandmore

populararoundtheworld.

Withahistoryofmorethan3000years,Traditional

ChineseMedicinehasformeditsownsystemtotreatillness.BasedonChinesephilosophy（哲

學(xué)），TCMlooksateverythingintwoparts:yinandyang.Itregardshumansandnatureasaunity

（統(tǒng)一體）.Sotokeephealthy,weshouldfollowthelawsofnature.Forexample,itistimeto

sleepat11p.m.,becauseyinpowerstartstoregain（恢復(fù)）bythen.Ifyouoftenstayuplate,your

bodywilllosebalanceandcatchillnesses.

Quitespecially,forsomehealthproblems,TCMdoctorsmaygiveyouafoodplanandright

waystoeat.Theywilllookatyouroverallhealthandhelpyouregainyourbalance.Forexample,

itiscommontoeatonthewaytoschool,atourdesk,orinfrontoftheTV.ButTCMthinksit's

wrong.Herearethecorrectways:sitdowntoeat.Whileeating,turnofftheTVandgetaway

fromtheworkdesk.Donotmissanyofthethreemeals.Also,getyourbodymovingoften,just

asthesayinggoes,“Runningwaterisneverstale.”

Westerndoctorscheckthecharacteristics（特征）ofyourbodies,includingbloodpressure

andbodytemperatureandsoon.Theylookforspecificindicators（指標(biāo)）ofdiseaseandgive

treatment.Westernmedicinefocuseson“curing”,whileTCMfocuseson"conditioning”.

LiShizhen,oneofthemostfamousdoctorsinChinesehistory,spent27yearscompleting

hisgreatworkBencaoGangmu.Hisbookisoneofthegreatestcontributions（貢獻(xiàn)）ofthe

Chinesepeopletothemedicalscienceoftheworld.

31.WhatcanweknowaboutTraditionalChineseMedicinefromthepassage?

A.TraditionalChineseMedicinehasahistoryofabout3,000years.

B.TraditionalChineseMedicineisbasedonChinesePhilosophyofyinandyang.

C.TraditionalChineseMedicinehasthesametreatmentasthatoftheWesternmedicine.

32.AccordingtoChinesePhilosophyofyinandyang,whichexampleisWRONG?

A.NightandDayB.WomenandMenC.WaterandWood

33.Ifyoudon'tfeelwell,adoctorofTCMwill.

A.lookforspecificindicatorsofdisease

B.giveyouafoodplanandrightwaystoeat

C.checkbloodpressureandbodytemperature

34.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3means""inChinese.

A.水到渠成B.流水不腐C.柔情似水

35.AboutBencaoGangmu,whichisthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Itisabouttherelationshipbetweenmanandnature.

B.ItwasaneasytaskforLiShizhentowriteBencaoGangmu.

C.ItisconsideredoneofthegreatestachievementsofmedicalscienceinChina.

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A

FrequentlyAskedQuestionsaftergettingtheCOVID-19Vaccine（新冠疫苗）

▲Arethereanysideeffects（副J作用）tothevaccine（s）?

FeverHeadachePain,rednessatshotareaMuscle（肌肉）pain

▲WhatshouldIdoifIexperiencesideeffects?

窗?Applyaclean,cool,wetwashclothovertheshotarea,andexerciseyourarm.

?Drinkplentyofwateranddresslightlytoreducefeverdiscomfort.

Q?Callyourdoctoriftherednessattheshotareaincreasesafter24hours.

▲Whendoesthevaccinestartworking?

Ittakesafewweeksforthebodytobuildimmunity（免疫力），soifspossibleapersoncould

getsickwithCOVID-19justbeforeorjustaftervaccination.

▲Howlongdoesprotectionfromthevaccineslast?

Wehavenoideahowlongthevaccinewillprovideprotection.

▲DoIhavetowearamaskandavoidgroupsstillafterIgetit?

It'simportantforeveryonetocontinueusingallthetoolsavailabletostopthespread.Even

afteryouarefullyvaccinated,youshouldcontinuetowearamask,washyourhands,keep

yourdistance,andavoidgroups.

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）21.AftergettingtheCOVID-19vaccine,.

A.itisgoodforyoutoexerciseyourarmtoreducethesideeffect

B.youshouldwearwarmclothesandhavemuchwaterifyouhaveafever

C.callyourdoctortoaskforadviceatoncewhenthereisredattheshotarea

（）22.Accordingtothechart,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.PeoplemaygetsickwithCOVID-19aftervaccination.

B.Itremainsunknownthathowlongprotectionfromthevaccineslasts.

C.WearingmasksisunnecessaryforpeoplewhohavegottheCOVID-19vaccine.

B

Whatdoestakingthetrainmeantoyou?Perhapsit'sjustawayofgettingtoyourdestination

（目的地）.Infact,thetrainitselfcanbepartofthefun.Wherecanyougobytrain?Thereare

manybeautifultrainroutes（線路）aroundtheworld.Herearethreethatareworthtraveling.

?Panda-themedtouristtrain,China

China'sfirstpanda-themedtouristtrainleftChengdufbrZunyionMarch28,2021.Its

insideandoutsidearedecorated（裝飾）withcartoonpandapictures.Passengerscantrypanda-

shapedfood.Itisalsocalleda“mobilestarhotel“becauseithasabar,karaokeroom,dancehall,

andmahjongroom.Youcantakepartinallkindsofactivitiesbesidessimplywatchingthe

changingviewsoutside.Passengerscaneventakeshowersanduseits5Gnetwork.

?Kumamontrain,Japan

Japanisfamousforitswell-developedtraintravelindustry.Itstrainsoftenfeaturepopular

cartoon,gameormascot（吉祥物）characters.AgoodexampleistheKumamontrain.Ithasthe

faceofKumamon,themascotofKumamotoprefecture（熊本縣）,onitsfrontandback,youcan

seebeautifulviewsoftheoceanfromthistrain.YoucanalsobuyKumamonsouvenirs（紀(jì)念品）.

?RockyMountaineer,Canada

RunningthroughtheRockies（落基山脈），itoffersbeautifulmountainandriverview.

PassengerscanchoosetheGoldleafservice.Itincludesglass-dome（玻璃頂?shù)模ヽars.Thecars

havetwofloors.Passengerscangotothetopfloortoget360-degreeviewsoftheoutside.Dining

roomsaredownstairs.Thereisalsoanoutdoorviewingplatformwhereyoucangooutsideto

enjoyfreshair.

（）23.Onthepanda-themedtouristtrain,wecantakepartinallkindsofactivities

except.

A.playingmahjongandsingingkaraoke

B.enjoyingfreshaironanoutdoorviewingplatform

C.takingashowerandsurfingtheinternetwitha5Gnetwork

)24.OnRockyMountaineer,passengerswhochoosetheGoldleafservicecan.

A.enjoy360-degreeviewsonthetopfloor

B.haveanicemealinthediningroomsupstairs

C.enjoybeautifulmountainviewonly

)25.Whatismentionedineachofthetextabove?

A.Thetrainsaredecoratedwithpopularcartoons.

B.Passengerscanenjoythebeautifulviewsalongtheway.

C.Souvenirsandpanda-shapedfoodcanbefoundonthetrains.

Ifyouwalkthroughaparkinthemorning,youmight

&probablyseepeoplepracticingaseriesofbeautifulmovements

《performedinaslow,focusedmannerwithdeepbreathing.While

夕'■1thismaybeacommonsightformany,taijiquanwasrecently

/givenworldwideattention.OnDec17,2020China'staijiquan

]WIi(alsoknownastaichi)wasofficiallylistedontheUnitedNations

Educational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO)

ListofIntangibleCulturalHeritage(非物質(zhì)文化遺產(chǎn)).

TaichicandatebacktoWenxiancountryinHenanprovinceinthemid-17thcentury.Nowit

hasspreadtomorethan150countriesandareas,attractingmorethan100millionpeopleto

practice.Taichicanbepracticedanytimeandanywherewithoutanytools.Itisapracticalwayfor

onetofurthercontrolandbalancethemovements.However,formany,itismorethanjustexercise.

“Taichiisnotjustasporttomakepeoplefit,butalsoincludesChinesecultureandphilosophy(哲

學(xué))thatcanmakepeoplepeaceful,“YanShuangjun,aresearcheroftaichi,toldXinhua.

MarleniCalcinafromPeruisanexampleofthemanypeoplewhohavegotalotfromTaichi.

Shehaspracticedtaichiformorethan10years.Forher,it'sawayoflife.Taichihastaughther

thevalueof“goingslowly”.Sheoncefeltgreatstressatworkandinherlife,butthatbeganto

changethankstotaichi,whichhelpedher“gainpeaceandinnerharmony(和諧)“，shetold

XinhuaNewsAgency."Formenow,practicingtaichiislikespeakingwithmysoul.^^

TaichishowsthetraditionalChinesephilosophyofYin-Yangcycle,theunityofheavenand

man.Thesuccessofapplying(申請(qǐng))fortheworldheritagewillmakemorepeopleunderstand,

loveandspreadTaichi,thatitcannotonlyservemorepeople'shealthandsocialharmonious

developmentbutalsostrengthenChinesepeople'sculturalconfidenceandtheinternational

culturalexchanges.

()26.Peopleneedtowhenpracticingtaichi.

A.holdtheirbreathB.stayinaspecialplaceC.focusonthemovements

()27.WhatdoesthewritermainlywanttotellusinParagraph2?

A.Thepopularityoftaichiandwhatkindofsportitis.

B.ThehistoryoftaichiinChinaandhowpeoplemasterit.

C.TaichicanbringusknowledgeaboutChinesecultureandphilosophy.

()28.TheexampleofMarleniCalcinaisusedto.

A.warnpeopletogoslowlyintheirdailylives

B.tellusthatmanypeopleintheworldliketaichi

C.introducetheadvantagesthatpracticingtaichicanbringus

()29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

A.Taichihasalonghistoryofmorethan400years.

B.Thesuccessofapplyingfortheworldheritagewillhelpspreadtaichi.

C.Taichinotonlykeepspeoplehealthybutalsomakesoursocietymoreharmonious.

()30.Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?

A.Aneducationmagazine.B.Aculturalwebsite.C.Aresearchreport.

D

Fivethousandyearsago,carrotsonlygrewinAfghanistan(阿富汗)andmostwerepurple.

Onlyafewwereorangeastheyaretoday!FarmersintheNetherlands(荷蘭)werelookingfora

fruitorvegetabletosymbolizetheirking.WilliamofOrange,andorangecarrotswerejustwhat

theywerelookingfor-theybecametheancestorsofallmoderncaiTots.

Manyplantsonlygrowincertainplacesontheearth,oftendeepinthejungle(叢林).The

homeofpotatoesisinthemountainsoftheAndesinSouthAmerica.BananascomefromPapua

NewGuineaandlemonsgrowwildinChina.Butoncepeoplerealizedthatmanyoftheseplants

weregoodtoeat,theytookthemfarfromtheplaceswheretheydifferentfruitsandvegetables

aroundtheworld,suchasoranges,whichtheytookfromAsiatoremotecountriessuchasSpain.

TheSpanishreturnedfromSouthAmericawithmanynewtypesoffood,includingchocolate,

pepperandcorn.

Peopleoftenhadproblemsdecidingwhattodowiththesenewfruitsandvegetables,orused

themfordifferentpurposesfromtoday.Carrotswereusednotasfoodbutasfoodbutasmedicine

toprotectpeoplefrompoison(毒藥)oreven(itwasbelieved)tomakepeoplefallinlove.The

firsttomatoesandpineapplesweregrownnotasfoodbuttomakethegardenlookpretty.And

manypeoplewereworriedaboutpotatoes-althoughtheyaregoodforus,theirleavesare

poisonous.InGermany,peopleonlybeganeatingpotatoeswhenthekingorderedthatpeoplewho

didnoteatthemwouldhavetheirearsandnosescutoff!

Today,wearesousedtoourdifferenttypesoffoodthatwedon'tthinkaboutwherethey

camefrom.Butforeachpineapple,potatoorcarrotweeat,thereisalonghistory!

()31.WhydidthefarmersintheNetherlandspreferorangecarrotsthanpurpleones?

A.Toservetheirkingahealthiervegetable.

B.Toremindpeopleoftheirking,WilliamofOrange.

C.Tohaveabetterharvestandliveabetterlife.

()32.Playedanimportantpartinspreadingfruitsaroundtheworld.

A.ThirstytravelersB.ArabtradersC.TheSpanishtraders

()33.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“remote“meaninthepassage?

A.Peopletodayareusedtoeatingcarrotstoprotectthemselvesfrompoison.

B.Peoplewouldratherusethefirsttomatoestodecoratetheirgardenthaneatthem.

C.PeopleinGermanydidn'tbegineatingpotatoesuntilthekinggaveanorder.

()34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Peopletodayareusedtoeatingcarrotstoprotectthemselvesfrompoison.

B.Peoplewouldratherusethefirsttomatoestodecoratetheirgardenthaneatthem.

C.PeopleinGermanydidn'tbegineatingpotatoesuntilthekinggaveanorder.

)35.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheHistoryofDifferentTypesofFood

B.TheChangesofPeople'sEatingHabits

C.DifferentOpinionsaboutFood

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Usually,mostjunior3studentswouldberunning,doingsit-upsorpush-upsonthe

playgroundattheendofApril.Theywouldbepreparingfortheirupcomingphysicaleducation

（PE）test.Thetestisimportantbecauseit'sworth40pointsontheseniorhighschoolentrance

exam（中考）.

Butduetothenovelcoronavirusoutbreak,manyplaceslikeShanghaiandZhejianghave

canceledthetestthisyear.Manystudentsandparentshavebeendiscussingthischange.

“IfeelsorelaxedthatIdon'tneedtorunorskiprope（跳繩）inhotweather,saidZhaoLi,

15,astudentfromShanghai.Sinceshehasbeenstuckathome,Zhao'smomhasbeenmaking

delicioussnacks.Andshe'salwayssittinginfrontofthecomputertakingheronlineclassesand

watchingTVonthesofa.""Honestly,Ihaven'trunevenonceandhavegainedsomeweight.It

woulddrivemecrazytoreviewmylessonsandspendtimeexercisingatthesametime,“Zhao

added.

ButforDengZirui,astudentfromHangzhou,Zhejiang,hiseffortsmightbewasted.Hehas

beenrunninginthemorninganddoing50push-upsathishomeeverydaytobuildhislegstrength.

"It'snotfairforstudentswhohavepreparedcarefullyforthePEtestwhenifscanceled.Myson

reallyworkedhardandwantedtogainsomeadvantagesinthecomingtest,^^Deng'sfathersaid.

ManystudentsarestillwaitingfortheMinistryofEducation'sspecific（具體的）instructions

aboutthePEtest."Thisyear,wecanmakesomechangestomeetdifferentneeds,suchas

cancelingrunningtokeepstudentssafe/5saidWangZongping,aprofessorattheNanjing

UniversityofScienceandTechnology.t€ButfbrChineseteenagers,thetestisareallygoodwayto

boost（增強(qiáng)）theirimmunity（免疫力）,buildtheirconfidenceandkeephealthyhabits.^^

26.Howmanysportsitems（項(xiàng)目）arementionedinthepassage?

A.3.B.4.C.5.

27.WhatcanyouknowaboutthePEtestfromthepassage?

A.Astudentcanget40scoresinthePEtestifheisreallygoodatsports.

B.ItissurethatthePEtestwillbecanceledinChina'severyprovince.

C.ThePEtestoftenmakesstudentsunsafesuchasthelong-distancerunning.

28.Whatcanweinfer（推斷）fromthepassage?

A.DengZirui'sfatherreallyagreesthatthePEtestiscanceled.

B.ThecancelingofthePEtestmakesstudentsrelaxedandhappy.

C.ZhaoLidoesn'tlikedoingsportsinhotweather.

29.WhichofthefollowingistheadvantageofthePEtest?

A.Buildingstudents?confidence.

B.Makingstudentstaller.

C.Helpingstudentstogetmorepointsontheseniorhighschoolentranceexam.

30.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.PeoplehavedifferentideasaboutthecancelingofthePEtest.

B.Mostofthestudentsdon'tlikethePEtest.

C.ThenovelcoronavirushasinfluencedthePEtest.

D

Humanshavemanyinstinctive（本能的）behaviors.Wecanyawn（打哈欠）andlaughfrom

birth.Why?Maybewecan'tanswerthequestionimmediately.Butweknowthateveryoneyawns

andlaughsinthesameway.

Wealsoknowthatyawningiscom飲ious.Whenyouseesomeoneyawn,youyawn,too.

Manypeoplesaythattheyyawnbecausetheyareboredortired.Someonebelievesthattheman

whoyawnsalotislazierthanotherpeople.Thismightbetrue.However,weknowthatpeople

alsoyawnwhentheyareexcitedornervous.Forexample,Olympicrunners,oftenyawnbeforea

race.Whyisthat?

Somescientistsbelievethatyawningmakesyoubeabletothinkornoticethingsquickly.

Whenyouyawn,youbreathemoredeeply.Youalsostretch（舒展）themuscles（肌肉）inyour

faceandneck.Maybethismakesyoubeawareofthethingaroundyou.

Whydopeoplelaugh?Scientistssaythatpeoplelaughabout17timesaday.Scientists

believethatlaughterisgoodforyou.Why?Foronething,laughterisgoodexercise.Whenyou

laugh,youexercisemanymusclesinyourbody.Scientistssaythatonehundredlaughsequalsten

minutesofrunning.Whenyoulaugh,youalsobreathedeeply.Thishelpsyourelax.That'sgood

foryou,too.

Whydowelaugh?Thatisahardquestiontoanswer.Weknowthatpeoplelaughmoreoften

inagroup.Theydon'tlaughveryoftenwhentheyarealone.Manyscientistsbelievethatweuse

laughtertoconnecttootherpeople.Laughterhelpsusbepartofagroupinashorttime.

InEnglish,somepeoplesaythatlaughteristhebestmedicine.Somethinkthatlaughterhelps

sickpeoplegetwell.Doyouagree?

31.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutyawning?

A.Peopleyawnonlywhentheyaretiredorbored.

B.Yawningmakespeoplelazier.

C.Peoplemayyawnbeforeabigtest.

32.Theunderlinedword"contagious"means.

A.akindofbehavior

B.somethingmysterious

C.somethingoradiseasespreadsquicklyfromonetoanother

33.Fromthepassage,weknow.

A.laughingcanhelppeoplethinkquickly

B.laughtercanmakesomeonejoinothersquickly

C.laughterequalsmedicine

34.Thesimilaritybetweenyawningandlaughingisthat.

A.wecandothemwithoutlearning

B.wedothem17timesaday

C.theycanhelppeoplecuresomeillnesses

35.Thewriterofthepassagewantstotellusthat.

A.howmanyinstinctivebehav