驳船费2020年杭州西湖区初三英语一模模拟试卷

2021年1月19日发(作者：等等用英语怎么说)
2020
年杭州西湖区初三英语一模试卷

第二部分

阅读理解（共两节，满分
40
分）

第一节（共
15
小题，每小题
2
分，满分
30
分）


阅读下列 短文，从每题所给的四个选项
(A
、
B
、
C
和
D)
中选出最佳选项。

A

On 18th October 2009, Australian schoolgirl Jessica Watson set off from Sydney Harbor on an
unusual journey. At just sixteen years old, she was trying to become one of the youngest people ever
to
sail(
航行
)
around
the
world
all
by
herself.
Her
journey
on
the
yacht
(
帆船
)

took
210
days
and
she
completed it without making any stops or receiving any help.

Jessica’s journey covered nearly 23,000 nautical miles
(
海里
)
. It wasn’t always smooth—passing
through the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, she had to deal with strong winds, heavy rain and big
waves, as well as loneliness and boredom. Sometimes her yacht got damaged and she had to make the
repairs herself.

When
Jessica
sailed
back
into
Sydney
Harbor,
she
was
greeted
by
her
family
and
a
crowd
of
about 75,000 people. Even the Prime Minister of Australia was there to welcome and congratulate her.

Jessica’s
achievement
has
won
her
the
admiration
of
many.
However,
when
questioned
by
reporters she said, “I don’t consider myself a hero. I’m an ordinary girl who believed in a dream.”

16. What can we learn about Jessica from Paragraph 1?



A. She was a 16
-
year
-
old American schoolgirl.


B. She travelled around the world alone.

C. She accepted lots of help from other people.


D. She spent one year on her unusual trip.

17. How does the writer show that Jessica challenged a lot in Paragraph 2?



A. By introducing how deep the oceans are.


B. By listing the problems she had to deal with.

C. By asking questions about the difficulties.

D. By showing some photos of winds and rain.

18. When did Jessica sail back to Sydney?


A. In December 2009.


B. In March 2010.

C. In May 2010.

D. In July 2010.

19. What does the underlined word “ordinary” probably mean in the last paragraph?

A. Common.


B. Popular.

D. Friendly


C. Talented.

































B





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-
18 :00 every day

◆Low Season (October to March): 9:00
-
17 :00 every day

TICKET PRICES

◆Line A ( ……→)
：
$$ 20 each person

◆Line B (
------
→)
：
$$ 18 each person

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

◆Buses for both lines leave every hour from Central Station.

◆Line A takes one hour. Line B takes 50 minutes.

◆If you are taking your pet with you, please buy a seat for it at half price.

◆Save 10% if you buy tickets on the Internet.

◆Save 10% if you buy tickets for both lines.

◆Go to
ghtbus. org
for more information.



20. Mr. and Mrs. Brown want to take Line A with their pet dog, how much do they have to pay if
they buy tickets online?

A. $$ 50.







$$ 36.

many places can people visit if they take Line B?

A. 4





B. 6


C. 8





D. 10

of the following is true?

A. Tickets are more expensive in the high season

B. Line A requires ten more minutes than Line B.



B. $$ 45.








C. $$ 40.








D.
C. There are seven buses for each line every day in December.

D. People can save 10% if they buy two tickets for the same line.

C

Over the years, the number of whales has dropped rapidly.
From 1946 to 1986, about 340,000
whales
were
killed.
People
worry
that
children
in
the
future
can
only
see
whales
in
pictures.
They
believe all kinds of whales hunting(
捕猎
) should be stopped before it is too late.

Some people are trying to stop whale hunting all over the world. But they fail to notice one
fact.

Whale hunting was going on for a long time before the number of whales went down and became a
problem.

Whale
hunting
started as
early
as
1,500
years
ago. This
was
how
tribes
people(
部落成员
)
fed
their families. They hunted whales for meat because almost nothing could grow on their land. They
also made whale fat into oil and used it to make candles or oil lamps. Over the years, whale hunting
became their way of living, and even part of who they are.

Tribe whale hunting is not the thing we should worry about. Of all the whales that were killed
over the past forty years, only 10% were hunted by tribes people. The other 90% died at the hands of
the money
-
making hunting business. When we try to stop all kinds of whale hunting, we should think
what
we
are
asking
tribes
people
to
give
up
and
whether
this
is
the
best
answer
to
the
problem
of
whale hunting.

23. What is the main idea of Paragraph 1?

A. The problem of whale hunting.

C. The process of whale hunting.











B. The reason of whale hunting.

D. The rule of whale hunting.

24. What does the underlined word “fact” refer to in Paragraph 2?

A. About 340,000 whales died from 1946 to 1986 because of whale hunting.

B. Some people worry that whales will die out and try to stop whale hunting.

C. Whale hunting started early before the number of whales dropped rapidly.

D. Whale hunting was always seen in newspapers before people noticed that.

25. Why did tribes people hunt whales according to the passage?

A. Because they believed whales could bring good luck.

B. Because they wanted to sell whale oil to make money.

C. Because whales often made tribes people seriously hurt.

D. Because there was almost nothing to eat on the land.

26. Which idea may the writer probably agree with?

A. We should stop all kinds of whale hunting right away.

B. There is no need to worry about the number of whales.

C. Tribes people’s way of living is as important as animal lives.

D. The whaling business can make tribes people’s lives better.



D

More and more people are using Successful Kickstarter
Projects
crowdfunding
to pay for their projects and create new products. Usually, the way to do this is
to use the Internet. Instead of trying to get a few people to give thousands of dollars, you get hundreds
of people, maybe thousands, to give a few dollars. But this is still not easy. You want people to see the
value of your idea. How will you get them to give the dollars they earn to you?

There are websites that make this possible. Kickerstarter and GoGetFunding are popular. What
you have to do is to create a short video to explain your project. Many people begin by explaining
what
the
product
is
and
then
telling
why
people
need
it.
For
example,
one
of
the
most
popular
crowdfunded products is a watch. The Pebble Watch connects with information on a smart phone that
will send information to the watch. More than 65,000 people gave money for this product. And finally,
Crowdfunding
raised
$$10.3
million
for
it.
However,
it’s
not
just
products
that
people
use
crowdfunding for. People use it for their music, film, art or writing projects.

Projects usually get from 25 to 40 percent of their money from crowdfunding sites. Who is giving
all the money? When people need money, they often ask their friends and family. Crowdfunding often
works
the
same
way,
but
once
you
create
your
video
and
message,
your
friends
share
it
with
their
friends. Why do these people give? First, there is the “feel good” factor. Giving money makes people
feel
good.
Second,
many
small
businesses
offer
rewards
to
people.
Third,
sometimes
the
reward
is
simply getting to use the product. And this is part of the success of crowdfunding. You could make a
difference.

27. What does the underlined word “crowdfunding” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. A suggestion on how to show the value of your idea on the Internet.

B. A test on how to use the Internet to create new products more quickly.

C. A survey on how to wisely spend thousands of dollars given by people.

D. A way on how to raise money from lots of people for a certain project.

28. What might be the secret of The Pebble Watch’s success according to Paragraph 2?

A. They sold the product at a low price.