日照市二○二一年中考 英语试题 （满分 90 分，时间 100 分钟） 注意事项： 1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共 8 页。答题前，考生务必用 0. 5 毫米黑色签字笔将 自己的姓名、座号、准考证号等填写在答题卡规定的位置上。考试结束后，将本试卷和 答题卡一并交回。 2. 第 I 卷每题选出答案后，都必须用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需 改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试卷上答题无效。 3. 第Ⅰ卷必须用 0. 5 毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案须写在答题卡各题目指定的区域内，在试 卷上答题无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案。 第Ⅰ卷（选择题　共 45 分） 一、完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入 空白处的最佳选项。 Even before my father left us, my mother had to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, “Mom, I can't peel potatoes. I have only one ___1___ .” “Get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,”Mom said, without looking up. “And don't use that as a (n) ___2___ for anything again!” One day, our teacher had each of us race ___3___ the monkey bars (攀爬架), swinging from one rung (横杠) to the next. When it was my ___4___ , I shook my head. Some kids behind me ___5___ , and I went home crying. Hearing my story, Mom hugged me. The next afternoon, she took me ___6___ to school. At the empty playground, Mom looked carefully at the rungs. “Now, ___7___ up with your right hand,” she advised. She stood by as I tried hard to lift myself with my right hand ___8___ I could hook (勾住) the rung with my other elbow (肘). Day after day we practiced and she praised me for every rung I ___9___ . I'll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs, I looked _____10_____ at the kids standing there with their mouths _____11_____ . One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I _____12_____ myself into the bed, crying. I could hear Mom come in, “Mom,” I said sadly, “_____13_____ of the boys would dance with me.” It was a long _____14_____ before Mom said, “Oh, honey, someday you'll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was so _____15_____ that I could hardly get it. I could see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she had suffered (遭受) in bringing me up. She had never let me see her tears. . Mother's tears are always there in my heart I will beat any difficulty off with one hand. 1. A. foot B. hand C. arm D. leg 2. A. cause B. explanation C. excuse D. result 3. A. onto B. through C. over D. across 4. A. turn B. place C. order D. side 5. A. smiled B. nodded C. cheered D. laughed 6. A. away B. back C. off D. around 7. A. pull B. push C. raise D. jump 8. A. after B. since C. until D. unless 9. A. made B. touched C. reached D. put 10. A. up B. about C. out D. down 11. A. open B. closed C. full D. wide 12. A. relaxed B. threw C. lay D. set 13. A. all B. none C. neither D. some 14. A. break B. rest C. hour D. silence 15. A. weak B. clear C. lovely D. high 二、阅读理解（共 15 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） 阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳答案。 A Homestays are becoming more and more popular, and people around the world are offering their homes as hotels. Homestays offer cheap places to stay and the chance for guests to see the area like local people. " They are very popular with students who want to stay in another country and learn a language. We asked three families who run homestays to tell us about where they live. The Atal family Our family home is in the north of Nepal, in the Himalayan Mountains, in the village of Manang. The village is small and quiet. It is a very friendly place. The mountains are very beautiful.You can go for long walks and swim in the rivers, but there are no shops, cinemas or café. Kate and Julian Foxton Our two-bedroom house is by the sea in the southwest of England. It is 15 minutes' drive to the nearest village of Portreath. There are lots of beaches, rivers and forests, and it is very quiet. We spend a lot of time reading books, watching films and going for walks. Our area is great for sports like swimming and mountain biking. There are no buses or trains here, so it can be difficult to get around without a car. Chafic and Aline Halwany Our home is near the historic city center of Beirut, Lebanon, a large city in the Middle East. There are lots of cafe and restaurants, which are open late at night. We love it here because it's so friendly and you can always find what you need. Lots of people can come here to learn Arabic and French. There are also a lot of jobs and businesses here. However, it can be noisy at night and there is a lot of traffic during the day. The best thing about Beirut is the weather. It is nice all year round; it rains in the winter, but there is no snow. 16. Which of the following is TRUE about the Atal family? A