浙江省宁波市2020中考仿真模拟英语考试试题（二）.docVIP

宁波市中考仿真冲刺卷(二) 英语 一、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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A daughter complained to her father.She thought that she was __1__ in her life.It seemed that just as one problem was solved，another one soon __2__．She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. Her father took her to the __3__．He filled three pots with water and placed each over the __4__．When the water began to boil，he placed potatoes in one pot，eggs in the second pot，and ground coffee beans in the __5__ pot.He then left them boiling for a while without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter __6__ impatiently in the kitchen.She really wanted to know what her father was doing.After twenty minutes，he __7__ the burners.He took the potatoes and eggs out of the pots，and placed them in different bowls.Then he poured the __8__ into a cup.Turning to her，he asked，“What do you see？” “Potatoes，eggs and coffee，” she quickly replied.“Look __9__，” he said，“and touch the potatoes.” She did，and noted that they became __10__．Then he asked her to take an egg and break it.After removing the shell(壳)，she noted the inside of the egg became hard.__11__，he asked her to taste the coffee.Its pleasant smell brought a smile to her face. After that，the father explained that the three things all __12__ the same boiling water.However，they changed in __13__ ways.The strong potatoes became soft.The weak eggs became hard.The ground coffee beans changed the water and __14__ something new. “Which one are you？” the father asked his daughter.“Are you a potato，an egg，or a coffee bean？” In __15__，things happen around us，but what really matters is what happens within us.So，which one are you? 【主旨大意】　女儿向父亲抱怨生活的艰难，父亲听完将她带到厨房，通过用三只大小相同的锅，一样多的水分别煮土豆、鸡蛋和咖啡豆所得到的不同结果告诉她一个道理：面对艰难的生活，你需要将自己变成一名强者，或是去改变生活。生活的好坏取决于我们自身。 (　C　)1.A.unfriendly B．unusual C．unhappy D．uncrowded [解析：考查形容词。根据后面两句可知，此处应表示“她认为自己的生活很不幸”，故选C。] (　A　)2.A.followed B．ended C．failed D．forgot [解析：考查动词。句意：似乎一个问题解决了，另一个问题接踵而至。此处表示问题接连出现，故选A。] (　D　)3.A.bedr