1、A组 20152019年江苏中考题组,Cloze 1(2019南京),Do you know that the “Happy Birthday to You”song is the first song sung in outer space? Apollo IX astro- nauts 1 it on March 8,1969. It is one of the most popular English songs of all time. Heres the story behind it.,The song was written by two sisters from Kentuck
2、y, Mildred and Patty Smith Hill. It was first published under the 2 of “Good Morning to All”in 1893. It was used as a classroom 3 . Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students to the classroom. The composer, Mildred Hill, was a concert pianist. Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original(
3、最初的)lyrics,(歌词)for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky, where Mildred also 4 . The Hill sisters copyrighted(取得版权)their song on October 16,1893. However, it appeared 5 their agree- ment in Robert H. Colemans songbook on March 4,1924. Coleman changed part of the
4、lyrics to say, “Happy Birthday to You”, 6 the song still had its original title. The song was then published several times over the next ten years, often with small 7 in the lyrics. In 1934, when the song was sung every night in a Broadway Musical, another Hill sister, Jessica, went to court(法院)over
5、 the copyright problem of the song. She was 8 about the theft of the song and the failure to pay to her sisters. She 9 her case. The Hill family owned the rights to the melody and had to be 10 every time the song was part of a commercial(商业的)production.,The Hill sisters, who devoted their lives to e
6、ducating children, could never imagine that the simple little song would continue to earn about $2 million every year. 1.A.saved B.wrote C.invented D.sang,2.A.notice B.order C.title D.law 3.A.party B.greeting C.discussion D.test 4.A.taught B.searched C.sold D.prepared 5.A.as B.under C.for D.without
7、6.A.although B.until C.because D.after 7.A.chances B.tasks C.changes D.signs 8.A.satisfied B.glad C.curious D.angry 9.A.lost B.won C.heard D.dropped 10.A.paid B.praised C.invited D.warned,答案 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。生日快乐这首歌家喻户晓,还曾在外太空响起。然而,它的背后却有 一段曲折的故事。 1.D 生日快乐这首歌是第一首在外太空响起的歌曲。阿波罗九号的宇航员曾于1969年3月8日在太 空唱起了这首歌
8、。save解救;write写作;invent发明;sing唱歌。根据前句中的the first song sung in outer space 可知,此处是说明第一次唱这首歌的人物和时间。故选D项。 2.C 句意:这首歌是在1893年以“Good Morning to All”的标题首次发行的。notice通告;order顺序;title标 题;law法律。“Good Morning to All”是一首歌的名称,under the title of在的标题下。故选C项。 3.B 根据后句Teachers sang it each day to welcome their students
9、to the classroom.可知,唱这首歌是老师对 学生的一种欢迎的方式,是一种打招呼的方式。party派对;greeting致意,招呼;discussion讨论;test测试。故选 B项。 4.A 创作这首歌的两姐妹都曾在同一所幼儿园教书。teach教授;search搜寻;sell卖;prepare准备。根据前 面的while she was a teacher in a kindergarten可知,Patty创作这首歌的歌词时是幼儿园的老师,空格前的also,表明Mildred与她一样也曾是幼儿园老师。故选A项。 5.D 这对姐妹在1893年取得了这首歌的版权。然而,1924年3月
10、4日,在一个名叫Coleman的人的歌本里出 现了这首歌。他并没有取得她们的同意。as像;under在下面;for为了;without没有。故选D项。 6.A 句意:Coleman将一部分歌词改为“祝你生日快乐”,尽管歌曲还是用最初的标题。although尽管;until 直到;because因为;after在之后。故选A项。 7.C 句意:接下来的10年间,这首歌多次被发行出版,歌词总有小的改动。chance机会;task任务;change改变; sign标记。故选C项。 8.D 由上文可知,在1934年,当这首歌每晚都在百老汇一个音乐剧里被唱起的时候,Hill家的另一个姐妹 Jessica
11、由于歌曲版权问题去法院起诉。她对这首歌被盗取并被免费使用感到很愤怒。satisfied满意的;glad 高兴的;curious好奇的;angry生气的。故选D项。 9.B 句意:她(Jessica)打赢了官司。lose丢失;win赢得;hear听到;drop掉落。根据后文中的The Hill family owned the rights to the melody可知,官司打赢了,故选B项。 10.A 由于Hill姐妹持有这首歌的版权,所以每当这首歌被用于商业制作时,都必须付费给Hill姐妹。pay支 付;praise表扬;invite邀请;warn警告。这里用了被动语态,表示原创者是被付钱
12、的。故选A项。,长难句 Her sister Patty Smith Hill wrote the original lyrics for the song while she was a teacher in a kindergarten in Louisville, Kentucky, where Mildred also taught.她妹妹Patty Smith Hill在肯塔基州路易斯维尔的一所幼儿园 当老师时,写下了最初的歌词。Mildred也曾在这所幼儿园任教。 本句为主从复合句。while引导时间状语从句,where引导非限制性定语从句。 重点词汇 publish v.出版,发
13、行 greeting n.问候,招呼 right n.版权 词汇积累 theft n.盗窃,Cloze 2(2019宿迁) At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids. One weekend morning, Einstein carried a fishing net and prepared to go fishing with those 1 . His father stopped him and said to him calmly,“Ei
14、nstein, you were spending too much time 2 , so you failed in the exams. Im 3 about your future with your mother.” “What are you worrying about? Jack and Robert also 4 in the exams, but they went fishing as usual.” “My boy, you cant think so.” Looking at Einstein, his father said lovingly, “There is
15、a 5 in our home- town. I hope you can listen to it carefully.” “There were two cats playing on the roof. 6 , they fell into the chimney (烟囱). When they climbed out of the chimney, one cats face was dirty 7 the others face was clean. Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean- faced one thought its own fa
16、ce was also dirty, so it quickly ran to the riverside and washed its 8 . The dirty- faced cat saw the clean-faced one, thinking its own face was clean as well, so it walked happily in the street.” “Einstein, 9 can be your mirror (镜子). Only you are your own mirror. Some of the kids are not strict wit
17、h,themselves. If you take them to be your mirror, even a 10 person may become stupid.” Hearing this, Ein- steins face turned red. He put down his fishing net and returned to his small room. After that, Einstein often took himself as a mirror to be 11 with himself and kept telling himself, “I am spec
18、ial, so I neednt be as common as others.” This was why Einstein 12 in his career. 1,000 people have 1,000 kinds of wishes in life. Different wishes will produce different 13 about life. You can learn from other people, but you can 14 follow others completely. You must see yourself clearly, and know
19、what you want to get. Your future doesnt 15 how others act, but on what you are going to act. 1.A.adults B.kids C.teachers D.artists 2.A.playing B.working C.reading D.studying 3.A.excited B.curious C.worried D.crazy 4.A.checked B.passed C.dreamed D.failed,5.A.song B.story C.speech D.saying 6.A.Lucki
20、ly B.Hopefully C.Suddenly D.Naturally 7.A.while B.or C.so D.for 8.A.mouth B.tail C.nose D.face 9.A.somebody B.nobody C.anybody D.everybody 10.A.poor B.rich C.lazy D.clever 11.A.tired B.angry C.strict D.satisfied 12.A.regretted B.graduated C.succeeded D.survived 13.A.ideas B.reasons C.mistakes D.secr
21、ets 14.A.sometimes B.often C.always D.never 15.A.try on B.depend on C.live on D.insist on,答案 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了爱因斯坦16岁时经常跟坏孩子一起玩,导致了好几门考试不 及格。爱因斯坦的爸爸用了一个故事教育了他,使得爱因斯坦以己为镜,严格要求自己,终于成功。 1.B 根据上文At the age of 16, Einstein failed in several exams because he often played with some bad kids.可 知,这里表示爱因斯坦准
22、备拿着渔网和那些坏孩子一起去钓鱼。adult成人;kid孩子;teacher老师;artist艺术 家。故选B项。 2.A 根据后面的so you failed in the exams可知,爱因斯坦考试不及格是因为花太多的时间玩了。play玩; work工作;read读书;study学习。故选A项。 3.C 上文提到爱因斯坦因为和坏孩子一起玩,导致好几门考试不及格,所以他的爸爸妈妈很担心他的未 来。excited兴奋的;curious好奇的;worried担心的;crazy疯狂的。故选C项。 4.D 根据but they went fishing as usual可知,爱因斯坦认为Jack
23、和 Robert考试也不及格,但是他们还是像往 常一样去钓鱼。check检查;pass通过,及格;dream做梦,梦想;fail失败,不及格。故选D项。 5.B 根据下一段爱因斯坦的爸爸的叙述可知,这是关于两只猫的故事,因此爸爸希望他认真听的是一个故 事。song歌曲;story故事;speech演讲;saying谚语。故选B项。,6.C 根据下文的they fell into the chimney可知,两只猫是在玩耍的时候突然掉进了烟囱。luckily幸运地; hopefully满怀希望地;suddenly突然地;naturally自然地,天生地。故选C项。 7.A 根据描述可知,一只猫的
24、脸是脏的,另一只猫的脸是干净的,即设空处前后是对比关系,可用while表对 比。故选A项。 8.D 根据Seeing the dirty-faced cat, the clean-faced one thought its own face was also dirty可知,这只脸干净 的猫看到了脏脸的猫,以为自己的脸也是脏的,就去河边洗脸。mouth嘴;tail尾巴;nose鼻子;face脸。故选D 项。 9.B 根据下句Only you are your own mirror.可知,没有人是你的镜子,只有自己才是自己的镜子。some- body有人,某人;nobody没有人;anybody
25、任何人;everybody每个人,人人。故选B项。 10.D 根据后面的stupid可知,空格处应是其反义词,即“聪明的”。poor穷的,可怜的;rich富有的;lazy懒惰 的;clever聪明的。故选D项。 11.C 因为以前爱因斯坦对自己要求不严格,所以听了这个故事后,他以自己为镜,并对自己严格要求。 tired劳累的;angry生气的;strict严格的;satisfied满意的。故选C项。,12.C 根据上文爱因斯坦说的话I am special, so I neednt be as common as others.可知,他做出了改变,这也 是他事业成功的原因。regret后悔,遗
26、憾;graduate毕业;succeed成功;survive幸存。故选C项。 13.A 根据文章所述,不同的人对生活会有不同的愿望,而不同的愿望也会产生对生活的不同的想法。idea 想法;reason原因;mistake错误;secret秘密。故选A项。 14.D 根据本句话中的but和completely可知,空格处应填否定词。sometimes有时;often经常;always总是; never从未,永不。故选D项。 15.B 根据but on what you are going to act可知,你的未来不取决于他人的做法,而是取决于你自己要做什 么。try on试穿;depend o
27、n依靠,取决于;live on以为生;insist on坚持。故选B项。,Cloze 3(2019扬州) I always think my daughter Kendall is the bestthats just what parents do. When she was only three, she 1 for the people, like a little angel. When Kendall was five, we noticed that she 2 had a tic (面部抽搐). When the problem got worse, we took her fr
28、om doctor to doctor. 3 the treatment, Kendall continued to sing. Surprisingly, her tics disappeared when she sang. When Kendall was sixteen, we thought she would be cured soon. However, a(n) 4 thing happened. At a party, Kendall jumped on a friend for a piggyback ride. He bent lower than she expecte
29、d, and she jumped 5 than he expected. Kendall flew over his back and 6 on the flooron her neck. She was rushed to hospital, paralyzed (瘫痪) from the neck down. She couldnt 7 . But her biggest 8 wasnt whether she would walk again, but was whether she could try out for a show called American Idol. As t
30、he days went on, feeling on her left side 9 , but she was still paralyzed on the right. We werent sure how much of her 10 would come back. A friend brought a microphone and put it on her bed. Every day,Kendall tried hard to pick it up. It was more 11 for her to pick up that microphone than a spoon o
31、r fork. Sometimes she had to bite a toothbrush to take her mind off the pain. We all cried because of the 12 we witnessed. But on the dayonly three months after her 13 we cried full of joy when she sang, 14 she didnt enter the Top 24 of American Idol. When she was a little girl, she asked me 15 it w
32、as she that had tics. My heart hurt, but I told her, “Kendall, you have a pure heart, a fantastic voice, and a strong mind. And you are a beautiful presence.” 1.A.danced B.sang C.jumped D.painted 2.A.never B.sometimes C.seldom D.always 3.A.During B.Before C.After D.Until 4.A.useful B.exciting C.mean
33、ingless D.terrible 5.A.farther B.nearer C.higher D.lower 6.A.lay B.sat C.stood D.landed,7.A.move B.sing C.eat D.think 8.A.problem B.worry C.dream D.plan 9.A.stopped B.remained C.returned D.disappeared 10.A.movement B.treatment C.achievement D.entertainment 11.A.interesting B.important C.helpless D.d
34、angerous 12.A.microphone B.toothbrush C.joy D.pain 13.A.failure B.show C.tic D.accident 14.A.though B.because C.if D.so 15.A.who B.when C.why D.what,答案 语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者的女儿Kendall小时候患有面部抽搐,但是热爱唱歌。后来经历 了一次事故后造成脖子以下瘫痪,但是她仍然坚持自己的梦想参加美国达人秀,完美诠释了自己的纯 洁的心和坚强的意志。 1.B 根据第二段第三、四句During the treatment, Kenda
35、ll continued to sing. Surprisingly, her tics disap- peared when she sang.可知,她喜欢唱歌,并经常像个小天使一样为人们唱歌。dance跳舞;sing唱歌;jump跳 跃;paint绘画。故选B项。 2.B 根据下文When the problem got worse可知,一开始Kendall的病不是很严重,只是有时面部抽搐。never 从未;sometimes有时;seldom很少;always总是。故选B项。 3.A 根据上文we took her from doctor to doctor可知,Kendall是在治疗期
36、间继续唱歌。during在期间; before在之前;after在之后;until直到。故选A项。 4.D 根据第四段描述的事故可知,一件可怕的事情发生了。useful有用的;exciting令人兴奋的;meaningless 无意义的;terrible可怕的。故选D项。,5.C 根据上文He bent lower than she expected可知,Kendall的朋友弯腰弯得比她预料的低;再根据下文 Kendall flew over his back可知,Kendall跳得比她的朋友预料的要高,所以才越过了他的后背,出了事故。far- ther更远;nearer更近;higher更高
37、;lower更低。故选C项。 6.D 根据上文Kendall flew over his back可知,Kendall越过他的后背,然后落在了地板上。lie躺;sit坐;stand 站;land跌落。故选D项。 7.A 根据上文paralyzed (瘫痪) from the neck down可知,她从脖子以下瘫痪了,所以她不能动了。move移 动;sing唱歌;eat吃;think思考。故选A项。 8.B 根据下文whether she would walk again, but was whether she could try out for a show called American
38、 I- dol可知,Kendall忧虑的事情不是能不能走路,而是能不能参加美国达人秀。problem问题;worry忧虑;dream 梦想;plan计划。故选B项。 9.C 根据下文but she was still paralyzed on the right可知,Kendall虽然左侧恢复了知觉,但是右侧仍然瘫 痪。stop停止;remain依然是,保持;return恢复;disappear消失。故选C项。 10.A 根据上文可知,Kendall的右侧仍然瘫痪,所以我们不确定她的运动能力有多少会恢复。movement运,动,活动;treatment治疗;achievement成就;ente
39、rtainment娱乐。故选A项。 11.B 因为Kendall喜欢唱歌,而且她的梦想是参加美国达人秀,所以能够拿起麦克风比拿起勺子或叉子更 加重要。interesting有趣的;important重要的;helpless无助的;dangerous危险的。故选B项。 12.D 根据上文Sometimes she had to bite a toothbrush to take her mind off the pain.可知,她的所有的康复锻 炼都是忍着巨大的疼痛,我们都哭了是因为我们目睹了这种痛。microphone麦克风;toothbrush牙刷;joy快 乐;pain疼痛。故选D项。 1
40、3.D 根据下文可知,Kendall是在事故发生的三个月后参加了美国达人秀。failure失败;show表演;tic面部 抽搐;accident事故。故选D项。 14.A 根据上文we cried full of joy when she sang可知,尽管她没有进入美国达人秀的前24名,但是当她唱歌 的时候我们都高兴得哭了。though尽管,虽然;because因为;if如果;so因此。根据语境,空格处引导让步状语 从句,故选A项。 15.C Kendall在小的时候曾经问她妈妈为什么是她得了这个病。这表达了Kendall不理解为什么偏偏是自 己得了这个面部抽搐的病,应用why引导宾语从句。
41、故选C项。,长难句 When she was a little girl, she asked me why it was she that had tics.当她是个小女孩的时候,她问我为什么是 她得了面部抽搐病。 本句为主从复合句。when she was a little girl为时间状语从句,主句为she asked me why it was she that had tics。主句中包含了一个why引导的宾语从句,宾语从句中又有一个强调句式it was.that.。 重点词汇 continue v.继续;surprisingly adv.令人吃惊地;disappear v.消失
42、词汇积累 presence n.存在,出席,到场,Cloze 4(2019连云港),A zero-waste life is a lifestyle that hardly creates any rubbish. So, a zero-waste theme store is about 1 people with a number of everyday, practical and pleasant zero-waste products to help them start on a one-stop, zero-waste life journey.,“Zero waste”or “
43、danshari” was first 2 by a French woman Bea Johnson. “Live a life and try not to create any rubbish;use different methods to protect the earth.”she said. Yu Yuan, 27, is 3 attracted by this idea. She and her boyfriend have lived in Beijing for many years. And earlier she used to be a customer withou
44、t think- ing a lot 4 she saw a video about “zero waste”. The 5 is about a family of four, and the rubbish they produce every year is placed in a jar. After watching the video, Yu wanted to 6 this zero-waste lifestyle with her boyfriend. Yu says that a zero-waste life 7 the 6R principleRefuse, Reduce
45、, Reuse, Repair, Recycle and Rot(腐烂). Over AugustOctober when Yu followed the principle of zero waste 6R, she and her boyfriend Joe Harvey both 8 only two cans of rubbish. Now, the couple have opened a small 9 called The Bulk House in Nanluoguxiang, Beijing, to support a zero -waste life. At the sto
46、re they use environmentally friendly products. For example, they use wood products to replace 10,ones and prepare cloth bags printed with zero-waste logos for customers. Most of the products sold in the store can be reused, and a small number of 11 which are not recyclable can degrade(分解). The store
47、 12 has secondhand books and audio-visual CD/DVDs. For used toiletries(things like soap and toothpaste that are used for cleaning yourself)there is a company which accepts them, and the couple regularly mails their waste to it. Yu says that those who were once not 13 in the zero-waste lifestyle have
48、 gradually changed because of cu- riosity. The zero-waste lifestyle, she adds, is for everyone. “Its 14 us at our fingertips.”Yu expects some of her friends to 15 her on the road to zero waste. As the saying goes, many hands make light work. 1.A.offering B.providing C.giving D.affording 2.A.invented
49、 B.found C.discovered D.suggested 3.A.hardly B.luckily C.clearly D.deeply,4.A.unless B.until C.after D.when 5.A.video B.film C.article D.newspaper 6.A.experience B.change C.represent D.spend 7.A.accepts B.receives C.follows D.believes 8.A.saved B.produced C.kept D.wasted 9.A.shop B.factory C.hotel D.company 10.A.paper B.cloth C.silk D.plastic 11.A.it B.them C.their D.its 12.A.too B.either C.also D.only
