2022 年宁波市初中学业水平模拟考试英语试卷 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，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项。 The other day, I had to take an evening train to Bangalore, where I’d found a new job. That afternoon I took a 1 to the flat that I then shared with my friend Maria. I 2 a brown bag. There are several important documents including my train ticket inside. The driver was friendly and we began to chat. I told him 3 about the new job. When I arrived home, I saw several friends who had come to say goodbye waving from our flat’s balcony (阳台). I quickly 4 the driver and rushed out to meet them. A few hours later I realized I’d left my bag in the taxi. My documents were all now decided to catch the train anyway. 5 , besides the train ticket, but I The conductor ( 售票员 ) made me pay for a 6 ticket in the train. During the journey, I couldn’t stop thinking about my bag. When the train made a long 7 at a station, I got off and called Maria from a public telephone. “You won’t believe it!” Maria shouted. “Your driver came home with the bag. In fact, he even 8 it from getting stolen.” After 9 me off, the driver had picked up another 10 who started walking off with my bag. The driver remembered 11 that she didn’t have any bag when she got in. He stopped the woman, got my 12 back and returned to our apartment building the next day and searched for a young woman who was moving to Bangalore for a new job. A neighbor directed 13 to Maria. When Maria thanked him and 14 him some money as a reward, he refused. insisted he should take the fare to the flat and back, and he finally accepted that. 15 Maria We often talk about hard-nosed drivers who ruin ( 糟蹋) our day. But the good news is that there are many honest ones, too. 1. A. train 2. A. bought 3. A. excitedly 4. A. left 5. A. broken 6. A. cheap 7. A. trip 8. A. stored 9. A. throwing 10. A. driver B. taxi B. found B. carefully B. paid C. bus C. carried C. specially C. forgot D. quickly D. praised C. lost C. free D. stolen D. different B. thrown B. fresh B. end B. lost B. putting B. passenger D. subway D. borrowed C. start C. saved D. stop D. hid C. pushing C. conductor D. dropping D. thief 11. A. clearly 12. A. money B. wisely B. bag C. completely C. ticket 13. A. her 14. A. posted B. him B. raised C. me C. offered D. them D. passed 15. A. Because B. So C. Although D. But 1 D. successfully D. job 二、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 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A People often think that plants fight with each other for sunlight, water and soil . Now a new study tells us that this is not true. A group of researchers studied plants in southern Spain over three months this summer. The plants grew in very poor soil, with little nutrients (营养) or water. However, the researchers found that the plants helped each other deal with these difficulties. A study in the past showed that plants use fungus (真菌) in the soil as a way to “talk” to each other. It’s kind of like the Wi-Fi that we use. For example, if a tomato plant gets a leaf disease, it can tell nearby plants about the disease. Bigger plants would protect smaller ones from the sun. They would keep the soil moist ( 潮湿 的). Their fallen leaves gave nutrients to the smaller plants. This helped them grow. At the same time, the bigger plants grew more flowers than those that grew alone. The researchers said that if big and small plants grow together, more pollinators (传花粉) will come to them. They can also attract more animals like insects and birds. Both sides win! 16. According to the passage, plants use ______________ to “talk” to each other. A. the Wi-Fi B. the fallen leaves C. fungus in the soil D. nutrients or water 17. Bigger plants protect smaller plants by ______________. A. sharing sunlight with them B. having more flowers than other trees C. growing bigger and having more leaves D. giving them a moist environment and nutrients 18. The meaning of “both sides win” in the last paragraph is ______________. A. big plants will help small plants a lot B. plants will grow better by helping each other C. there will be one winner between the two sides D. more pollinators will come to them if plants fight B Small, independent bookstores in neighborhoods across the United States are places to discover new books and make friends. About 20 years ago, stores like these were closing in large numbers because of competition from large bookstores and online book sales. But about 10 years ago something unusual happe