2018年广州市中考英语模拟试题(一).docx

2018年广州市中考九年级英语科模拟题（一） 笔试部分（共110分，120分钟） 一、语法选择（共15小题;?每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When Regis and the other villagers moved to a new place in southeastern Zimbabwe, Africa, they were happy to find a lake nearby. Now, they would ___1___ have to walk long distances looking for water. At last they had a source of water what they call __2____ own. But several days later, two young boys saw ___3____ they had never seen before--- a huge animal standing at the edge of the lake, eating grass. When the animal saw the boys, __4___ walked into the lake and disappeared beneath the water. Regis looked into the big creature ___5____ disappeared into the lake. “When I took a closer look at the dung (粪便), I realized that it was from a hippo(河马),” he said. Twelve hippos were living in the lake. The villagers were ___6____. In the country of Zimbabwe, hippos attack people more often than lions do. The hippos would often stay on the village side of the lake all day. This meant that the villagers could not go near the lake ____7____ the hippos got out. It was a too long wait for the villagers, because they needed the water from the river ___8____ . “This is __9__ only source of fresh water in the village,” said a villager. “There is no way we can avoid this lake.” So the women ____10____ moving in groups whenever they went to fetch water from the lake. Before collecting water, they made sure ____11____ no hippos were nearby. The men began fishing in pairs, ____12____??one man always looking out for hippos. It ___13___ time, but these days, the hippos and humans live side by side. The villagers say that when the hippos see people coming, they swim slowly to ___14____??side of the lake and mind their own business. The villagers do not go into the part of the lake where the hippos usually stay. They have learned to share the lake they __15___ need to survive. 1. A. no longer????? B. not longer????? C. not any longer?????? D. no long 2. A. them?????