浙江省台州市2021年中考英语试题（原卷版）.doc

2021年浙江省初中毕业升学考试（台州卷）
第二部分 笔试部分
二、完形填空（本题有15 小题, 每小题1 分, 共计 15 分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握大意, 然后从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。

The summer I turned 12, I wished to grow up more quickly.
Summer camp was coming. and I was so worried about my ___1___ that I’d gotten into a big argument with my mom.
“But I’ll ___2___ it!” I cried. I was certain that everyone would see me as nothing more than “the short girl”.
“You won’t know anything ___3___ you get there, ” calmed my mom. And I had to ___4___.
On Monday, my teacher Maggie told us about the climbing course, and my heart sank when I saw the wall I was the ___5___ one to try to climb that huge wall. It might have been ten floors high, and knew that I had no ___6___ to succeed. But I had to, after the other campers finished.
I asked for a “short person’s pass,” smiling ___7___ and walking around the wall.
“You know. Amy what the mind can believe, the heart can achieve. ” ___8___ Maggie. “I’d really like you to do your best to ___9___ the wall.”
I pretended（假装） to hurt my knee ___10___ I could avoid it.
“How’s the knee? Does it hurt a lot?” Maggie asked. She was so kind, which made me feel ___11___ because I didn’t like to lie.
Maggie was really patient, showing me ___12___ she climbed the wall. And some campers were there cheering for me.
I didn’t want to___13___ anymore, and I didn’t want to give up again. I could see how much everyone believed in me, and I wanted to show them how much I valued their ___14___, so I kept trying.
And then something ___15___ happened—I made it! “What the mind can believe, the heart can achieve,” Maggie reminded me. And this time I knew it was true.
1. A. hair B. build C. height D. weight
2. A. accept B. beat C. hate D. manage
3. A. if B. after C. when D. until
4. A. agree B. explain C. refuse D. complain
5. A. first B. last C. only D. right
6. A. risk B. chance C. time D. pressure
7. A. happily B. proudly C. warmly D. weakly
8. A. encouraged B. announced C. introduced D. repealed
9. A. build up B. pull down C. get over D. knock at
10. A. so B. or C. unless D. but
11. A. angry B. bored C. lonely D. bad
12. A. how B. when C. where D. why
13. A. try B. lie C. practice D. compete
14. A. dream B. decision C. support D. success
15. A. funny B. creative C. popular D. amazing
三、阅读理解（本题有 15 小题, 每小题 2 分, 共计 30 分）
阅读下面材料, 从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Bruce Kelley, a reporter interviewed people and asked, “What are some of the highlights (最精彩的部分) of your life so far?” Here are some of her answers.
Janie, 35, Canada: high school teacher
“Oh. I’ve been pretty lucky up until now. For one thing. I’ve traveled a lot. I lived in Italy a few years ago. Then after Italy, I went to Central America and worked with a team of volunteers. We were rebuilding homes after a major earthquake for two months. It was hard work but so worth doing. Life has been interesting so far.”
Marcos, 25, Brazil: college student
“Um, I’ve done some interesting things in the last few years. I started a band the year before last, though it didn’t last we broke up after six months. But it was fun. And I’ve been coaching a soccer team in a local primary school for the last two years. We’ve won most of our matches.”
Jing Wei, 25 and Sheng Yang, 27, China: designer and graduate student
“Well, Sheng Yang hasn’t really done anything except study over the last few years, we met when he was getting his master’s in college. Then Sheng started his PhD. Since then, he’s just been giving all his attention to school” “Jing Wei began working at a fashion company last year. That was a big thing for her. She’s been enjoying it so far.”

16. It seems to be a real highlight for ________ in volunteering according to the text.
A. Janie B. Jing Wei C. Marcos D. Sheng Yang
17. From the text above, we can know that ________.
A. Janie joined in rebuilding homes in Italy after an earthquake
B. Marcos has been learning to play soccer for two years
C. Sheng Yang has been working for a few years
D. Jing Wei got a job at a fashion company last year
18. The text is probably from the column (栏目) of ________ in a magazine.
A. Life B. Travel C. Science D. Sports
B

Marianne Carus, who started Cricket（蟋蟀）magazine in 1973 and served as Editor-in-Chief（总主编）until 2012, died on March 3 at the age of 92 this year.
Marianne believed that “only the best of the best is good enough for the young.” In Cricket, children would find wonderful stories with beautiful art, and be encouraged by ideas in the humanities and sciences. Marianne looked for stories from around the world to awaken admiration for different peoples and cultures. Most important, Cricket would never talk down to children.
Marianne knew that children were filled with fun, and she wanted Cricket to be, too —“humor from the heart that makes you laugh out loud. ” And so. she named her literary magazines after a funny group of bugs（虫子）, such as Lady bung and Spider.
Over the years. Cricket has been read by millions of children and given many writers and artists their start Marianne kept a special box of “love letters” to the magazine. She treasured these letters from Cricket readers, including long-ago readers. They told her that their interest in reading had begun with Cricket.
▲ She considered other names, such as Troubadour or Taliesin, the singers and storytellers of old who traveled from one place to another to share their songs and stories. Then one night, she was reading Isaac Bashevi Singer’s memoir（回忆录）A Day of Pleasure about his childhood in Warsaw. In it he wrote∶“There was a stove in Shosha’s apartment behind which there lived a cricket. It chirped the nights through all winter long I imagined the cricket was telling a story that would never end. ” That’s exactly what Marianne wanted her children’s magazine to do—to tell stories that would never end! So the name Cricker became her best choice.
Thank you for everything, Marianne. May the stories, and the laughter, never end!
19. Cricket is a magazine most probably for ________.
A. writer B. children C. artists D. teachers
20. According to the passage, Marianne ________.
A. made an effort to find the best stories
B. raised many bugs as her pets
C. replied to long-ago Cricket readers
D. started Cricket 39 years ago
21. Which of the following can be the best to fill in “ ▲ ” in Paragraph 5?
A. How was the life of crickets
B. When was the magazine Cricket born?
C. What did Marianne think of crickets?
D. Why did Marianne name her magazine Cricker?
22. The best title for the passage can probably be ________.
A. The Life of a Cricket B. Admiration for Different Cultures
C. Best Stories for the Young D. Achievements in Marianne’s Life
C
The Youth Climate Summit (气候峰会) a week-long festival of climate action for primary and middle schools in the UK, starts on 9 November. It aims to create a fairer, more environmental world and make promises that will help the planet. Climate change is the long-term changes in the world’s weather patterns that are mostly caused by human activity. “Unlike world leaders,” say the summit’s organizers, “young people are refusing to let it drop off the plan.”
Each day has a topic, which includes food and fashion, looking at how humans harm the environment and how to save the planet. Organizations are leading some on line activities. For example, the Marine Conservation Society is hosting meetings on protecting sea fish. Separately, the environmental organization Greenpeace is running a workshop on how to turn worn-out clothing into something new and wearable.
The summit will finish on 13 November, when youth ambassadors (大使) wants schools to stop paper waste. Max, another 16-year-old ambassador wants schools to organize more trips and activities that get students outside to experience the beauty of nature. As part of the summit, hundreds of schools across the country are signing up to the Let’s Go Zero activity, aiming to become carbon-zero (零碳) by 2030.
Carbon-zero schools are ones that promise to stop emitting carbon in seven areas, including where they get their food and how they use water and recycle their waste. The activity is run by Ashden, a charity working towards climate solutions. Ashden hopes that schools will be able to help each other by sharing ideas and methods. It is also calling on the Government to back the promise. Head over to transform-our-world.org where you can find out more.
23. The writer develops the first sentence in Paragraph 2 mainly by ________.
A telling stories B. comparing facts C. giving examples D. listing numbers
24. Max advises schools to ________.
A. recycle and reuse old clothes
B. prevent students from wasting paper
C. have meetings on saving endangered sea fish
D. provide more chances for students to enjoy the nature
25. The underlined word "emitting" in Paragraph 4 is the closest in meaning to “________”.
A. using up B. taking in C. sending out D. cutting down
26. The purpose of the passage is mainly to ________.
A. explain the problems with climate change
B. develop children’s ability to solve social problems
C. introduce the environmental organizations to schools
D. encourage young people to care more about climate change
D
If we want to grow as people, we can’t just depend on our own evaluation (评价) of how we’re doing. We also need to know what other people think about our performance. Receiving feedback (反馈) from others can help us see the larger picture and show us a way forward to success. However, someone has to give that feedback, and sometimes, that someone will be you. How should you deal with this?
First things first—if you notice a situation in which some feedback would be helpful, give it as soon as you can. If you wait until the matter disappears from the person’s mind, they might not understand what you’re trying to tell them. Take the person to a safe, comfortable place and offer your advice in private.
When you’re giving feedback, it’s important to keep in mind that no one likes to be told they’re doing a bad job. Make sure you give an equal (相等的) amount of good feedback to balance out (平衡) anything bad. Like the saying goes, “A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.”
All good feedback shares something in common. First, it should help achieve a goal. It’s less useful to tell your friends that their dish tastes “interesting” than it is to suggest adding a little salt. Feedback should also look toward the future. You can’t change what’s already happened, but you can prevent it from happening again. Tell your friends they should take more notes in class instead of talking about how they should have studied harder for the big history exam they failed.
Finally, don’t think your suggestion is the only correct way to deal with a situation. You might even end up with some feedback on your feedback. Don’t take it personally — it can only help you give better advice next time
27. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Seeing the picture. B. Giving feedback
C. Receiving feedback. D. Showing a way to success
28. Why is it important to give feedback in time according to Paragraph 2?
A. You might forget to tell the person later on.
B. Perhaps the person wants the feedback right away.
C. Maybe the person needs time to understand your advice.
D. If you wait too long, the person might forget what’s happened.
29 What can we infer (推断) from the underlined saying in Paragraph 3?
A. It’s helpful to keep on giving bad feedback.
B. It’s difficult to do a good job all the time.
C. It’s better to balance good and bad feedback.
D. It’s important to think twice before giving feedback.
30. The passage is mainly about ________.
A what characters good feedback includes
B. how people should give feedback properly
C. the differences between good and bad feedback
D. the importance of giving and receiving feedback
四、任务型阅读（本题有5 小题, 每小题1分;共计5 分）
下面是宇航员 Jose Hernandez的采访页面。阅读该页内容, 然后所给的A、B、C、D、E五个选项中选出符合各段内容的问题, 完成第 1～5小题。
5 Questions for Jose Hernandez

As a kid, he dreamed big dreams— then worked hard to make them come true.
____31____

We were farm workers. Until I was 12, my family moved around every two or three months, following the harvest （丰收） of crops in California. That helped define me: I always work hard.
____32____

It was December of 1972. I was 10, watching the final Apollo mission on a black-and-white TV. When I saw astronaut Gene Cernan walking on the Moon, I told myself, “I want to be an astronaut.”
____33____
NASA refused me not once, not twice, but eleven times! I finally got chosen the twelfth time. Five years later, I flew on my first mission to the International Space Station. Never give up!
____34____

Floating（漂浮）! You’re always floating.
My favorite food was a burrito with scrambled eggs. We take tortillas to space because bread creates tiny pieces. It’s really fun.
___35___
As we passed over North America, I could see Canada, the US, Mexico, and other parts of Latin America. It surprised me that I couldn’t tell where one country ended and the next started. Borders are human-made. From up there, we’re just one.

A. When did you decide to be an astronaut?
B. What did you love about space?
C. What was your life like as a kid?
D. What was it like to see the earth from space?
E. What challenges did you face?
五、词汇运用（本题有 15 小题, 每小题 1 分∶共计 15 分）
A. 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空, 每词仅用一次, 每空一词。
beside seldom produce lovely ten

36. Tom got a watch as a gift on his ________ birthday.
37. This kind of cotton ________ in Xinjiang. Many clothes are made from it.
38. Ann ________ watches soap operas in her free time.
39. What a ________ day! I’m sure we’ll have a good trip today.
40. I always keep a dictionary ________ me while learning English.
B. 根据短文内容和所给中文提示, 在空白处写出单词的正确形式, 每空限填一词。
At 7 am, we got on the state-of-the-art Fuxing Hao train at Shanghai Railway Station. We stored our ___41___ (背包) and found our seats. Unlike other trains which start with a shake and much ___42___ (噪音), this train felt so smooth that if you were not looking out of windows, you could ____43____ (几乎不) tell we were moving. Yet, within minutes, we were passing over the rails at speeds of more than 350 kilometers an hour.
Soon, the towns of ____44____ (东部的) China were rushing by. I saw my wife smiling and ____45____ (指向) to a coin she had balanced on the table. She took another coin and balanced it next to the first, and then another, until she had a ___46___ (行) of coins. They stood there on the table for more than 20 minutes before one finally fell over.
After that, we ____47____ (两个都) went back to reading and enjoying the beauty outside. We felt quite ___48___ (放松的). Then, before we knew it, we heard the announcement that we were arriving in Beijing. For 1,318 kilometers, we ____49____ (花费) only 4 hours and 38 minutes. Thanks to high speed trains, we can travel in