中考英语模拟试卷 题号IIIIIIIV总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）ALanguage students often think they have memory problemsThey worry because they cant remember wordsIn fact，the problem usually isnt with their memoryThe problem is with how they study To remember words better，you need to understand how memory worksThere are two kinds of memory：short-term and long-termWhen you see，hear，or read something，it goes first into short-term memoryBut short-term memory lasts for only a few secondsYou will only remember something longer if it goes into long-term memoryY our long-term memory is like a very big library with many，many booksAnd like a library，its organized （有条理的）When you put away a book-or memory-you cant just leave it anywhereYou have to choose a place where you can find it againHow can you do this with vocabulary？The answer is to work with the word and think about the word in new waysYou can do this by writing new sentences that include itEven better，you can invent a little story about the word，with people or places that you knowAnother way is to make a picture in your mind with the wordFor example，if the word is height，you can think of the tallest person you know and try to guess his or her heightAll of these activities are good ways to think about wordsThey make the meaning of words stronger in your long-term memoryAnd they give a way to find a word when you need it1. In the writers opinion，students cant remember words because _ A. they have memory problemsB. they are too worriedC. they dont use a proper wayD. they dont like to study2. Which is TRUE about memory according to the passage？ _ A. Short-term memory is seldom usedB. What we see goes into long-term memory firstC. We will forget a word soon if it goes into short-term memoryD. We will never forget a word if it goes into long-term memory3. The underlined （划线的） part in Paragraph 2means long-term memory _ A. keeps many books like a large libraryB. works like a well-organized libraryC. provides any book you wantD. leaves memory anywhere4. Which is one example ofthinking about the word in new waysin Paragraph 3？ _ A. Making sentences with the wordB. Listening to some familiar storiesC. Talking with people that you knowD. Drawing pictures of the word on paper5. This passage mainly tells us about _ A. language studentsproblems in studyB. how to make the meaning of words strongerC. short-term and long-term memoryD. how to improve ways to remember wordsBHow quickly can you count from one to ten？ Do you use ten different words to do it？ Can you do it in English， or do you have to use your first language？ Do you count on your fingers？ Many people think that numbers and math are the same all over the world But scientists have discovered that it is not true People in different parts of the world use different ways to count on their fingers In the United States， people begin counting with their first finger， which they extend or stick out They then extend the rest of their fingers and finally the thumb to count to five Then they repeat this with the other hand to get to ten In China， people count by using different finger positions In this way， a Chinese person can easily count to ten on only one hand Besides ways of finger counting， scientists have found that cultures and languages are also different when it comes to numbers Some languages have only a few words for numbers， and others have no words for numbers A group of scientists studied aboriginal（土著的） people in Australia These people dont have hand movements to stand for numbers They dont even have words for numbers However， they are still able to understand different ideas about numbers In a similar study， researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discovered that people of the Piraha tribe（部落） in northwestern Brazil dont have words for numbers such as one or three They are not able to say five trees or ten trees but can say some trees， more trees or many trees Professor Edward Gibson said that most people believe that everyone knows how to count， But here is a group that does not count They could learn， but its not useful in their culture， so theyve never picked it up Although all humans are able to understand quantities（数量）， not all languages have numbers and not all people use counting Number words in a certain language are a result of people needing numbers in their daily lives Now we know that people have different ideas about numbers and math， too6. The writer begins with the four questions in order to _ A. make a surveyB. interest readersC. tell a storyD. solve math problems7. What do we learn from the difference in finger counting between the US and China？ _ A. People from China count much faster than people from the USB. People from China need two hands to count from