2019年北京市朝阳区初三一模英语试卷2019.05知识运用 (共14分)一、单项填空 (共6分，每小题0.5分)从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1.- Hi, Mike, is this _ story book?- Oh, yes. Its a birthday gift from my uncle.A. myB. yourC. hisD. her2. Peters father works _ a big hospital. And he is a good doctor.A. inB. on C. fromD. of3.Nancy is a good student. She studies hard _ she likes to help others.A. orB. soC. butD. and4.- _ have you worked in this factory?- For about 5 years.A. How oftenB. How muchC. How longD. How many5.Beijing, the capital of China, is one of _ cities in the world.A. modernB. more modernC. most modernD. the most modern6.Jack will send you an e-mail as soon as he _ in London.A. arrivesB. arrivedC. is arrivingD. will arrive7.Mum _ the window in the kitchen when I got home yesterday.A. cleansB. will cleanC. was cleaningD. is cleaning8.I _ Mr. Smith since he moved to Shanghai.A. didnt hear fromB. dont hear fromC. wont hear fromD. havent heard from9.President Xi _ three European countries from March 21 to 26, 2019. A. visitsB. visitedC. will visitD. is visiting10.Please dont make so much noise. The baby _ now.A. sleepsB. sleptC. will sleepD. is sleeping11.More and more airports _ all over the world in the future.A. builtB. will buildC. were builtD. will be built12.- Can you tell me _ the prize, Tom?- Last year.A. when you gotB. when did you getC. when will you getD. when you will get二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。A Special TestOne day a teacher entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a test. They waited at their desks for the test to begin. The teacher handed out the question papers with the text facing down as usual. When he handed them all out, he asked his students to _ (13) over the paper and begin.To everyones surprise, there were no questions, just a black dot (圆点) in the center of the _ (14). Seeing the expression on everyones face, the teacher said, “I want you to write what you see there.”The _ (15) students got started on the inexplicable (费解的) task. At the end of the class, the teacher took all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them with no exceptions _ (16) the black dot, trying to explain its position (位置) in the middle of the paper.After all had been read, the classroom was silent. The teacher began to explain _ (17), “I am not going to _ (18) you on this. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone focused on (聚焦于) the black dot and the same happens in our lives. We have the white paper to observe (观察) and enjoy, but we always focus on the dark dots.”“Our life is a journey with love and care. We always have _ (19) to celebrate: nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us. However, we insist on focusing only on the dark dots: the health problems, the relationship with parents. The dark dots are very small compared to everything we have in our lives, but they are the ones that _ (20) our minds. Take your eyes away from the black dots in your life. Be happy and enjoy every moment!”13. A. turnB. takeC. getD. go14. A. deskB. paperC. floorD. classroom15.A. movedB. tiredC. excitedD. confused16. A. picturedB. describedC. predictedD circled17. A. cheerfullyB. angrilyC. hurriedlyD. patiently18. A. gradeB. respectC. forceD. require19. A. problemsB. lessonsC. reasonsD. choices20. A. controlB. enrichC. polluteD. change阅读理解（共36分）三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）AA New World of Transportation (交通)Cars and airplanes changed life in the 20th century. New changes in transportation are making life very different in the 21st century, too. Trains and planes will be faster and more comfortable. Planes will also be bigger.New large airplanes Today the biggest planes carry about 400 passengers. Soon aircraft companies will build larger planes. These new large planes will carry 600800 passengers.High-speed planesNow high-speed planes travel from London to New York in 3 hours. They carry only 100 passengers. New high-speed planes will be bigger and faster.High-speed trains Many people will take new, high-speed trains instead of planes. Today most trains can go 80 miles per hour (130km/h). Chinas high-speed trains can go 180 mph (280km/h). New high-speed trains will go more than 300 mph (480km/h). Germany, China and Japan will be the first countries to use these new high-speed trains.How will life change with these faster planes and trains? People will be able to live in one city and work in another city. Fas