2022年北京市海淀区中考英语二模试卷（附答案详解）

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2022ᓅὃᔁஹᓫ⌱⚪ᜧ⚪ᐳ12⚪ᐳ6.0ᑖ1.Iwillvisitmyunclenextmonth.Ican'twaittosee___.()A.himB.herC.meD.them2.Mr.Johnsonoftenplayschesswithhisfriends___Saturdayafternoon.()A.atB.inC.onD.for3.•—___areyoulateagain,Bob?-Sorry,MissLee.Myalarmclockdidn'tgooffandIoverslept.()A.WhyB.WhereC.WhenD.What4.Stopeatingjunkfood,___youwillputonmuchweight.()A.butB.soC.andD.or5.Toprotecttheartpieces,we__followthemuseumrules.()A.canB.mustC.mightD.may6.TheDragonBoatFestivalisoneof___traditionalfestivalsinChina.()A.oldB.olderC.oldestD.theoldest7.Turndownthemusic,David.Yourlittlebrother__now.Sorry,Mom.Ididn'tknowthat.()A.issleepingB.wassleepingC.sleepsD.slept8.I___computergamessinceMarch.NowIhavemoretimetoexercise.()A.don'tplayB.won'tplayC.haven'tplayedD.didn'tplay9.Myclass___theSummerPalacenextSunday.()A.visitB.visitedC.havevisitedD.aregoingtovisit10.Nancy___attheoldpeople'shomewithherclassmateslastsummer.()A.volunteersB.volunteeredC.willvolunteerD.isvolunteering11.Thegraduationceremony___inourschoolhalleveryyear.lthasbecomeatradition.()A.holdsB.willholdC.isheldD.willbeheld

112.—Doyouknow___at3p.m.yesterday?Yes.Wewerereadinginthelibrarytogether.()A.whatwasAmydoingB.whatAmywasdoingC.whatisAmydoingD.whatAmyisdoingஹ(ᜧ⚪ᐳ8⚪ᐳ8.0ᑖ)TheRaceoftheRobotsTheroboticscompetitionwastakingplace.LilyandTobyfollowedtheirtwootherteammates,DavidandMarcus,intothebighall.Theylaidoutalltheirequipmentonthetablebecausetherulessaidtherobotcouldnotbeassembled()beforethecompetition.Theyneededtobuildandprogramarobotthatcouldmakeitswayaroundanobstacle(!")course.ltwassaidthatjudgesoftengaveasurprise(13)changethatwouldrequirethestudentstochangetheirroboticdesignatthelastminute."Teams,itisnowtimeforthenewrule,"thehostannounced."Somerockswillbeplacedonthecourse.Youwillhavetomakeyourrobotremovethemfromthecourse.""Wecanbuildanarmtopickuptherocksand(14)themontheside,"saidDavidrightaway.“Butthatwouldtaketoomuchtime,"Marcusreplied.Theteamstoodin(15),eachtryingtothinkupnewideas.Tobythoughthardaboutthedesigntheyhadalreadyplannedout.Thenherealizedsomethingspecialabouttheirdesign-thesecretbox.“Howaboutwecreateadoorinthefrontofthe(16)spaceinthecenteroftherobot?Wecanaddasensor(#$ᘤ)tothedoor.Sowhenourrobotgoesalongandcomesacrossthoserocks,itwillopenthedoorandpickthemup,"heexplained.Theteamthoughtaboutit".Actually,thatmightwork.Thefactthattherobotis(17)thesethingsratherthanjustmovingthemmightgiveusextrapoints,nLilysaid.Thefoursettowork,(18)butquicklyassemblingtheirpre-designedrobot,thenaddingthedoorwiththeextrapartstheyhadbrought.ltwashard,andtimewasrunningout.Asthebuzzer(&'ᘤ)rang,Tobyplacedthelastpartontherobot.ItwastimeforToby'steamtocompete.Theysettheirrobotonthecourseandwatcheditmakeitswayandmeetthefirstrock.ltstoppedforasecond,andthemembersoftheteam(19)theirbreath.Thenthemachineopeneditsdoorandslid(7())acrossthesmallrock.Whenitpassedovertherock,therockdisappeared(20)intherobot'ssecretbox.Theteamcheered,knowingtheywereonestepclosertothechampionship.*2⚓ᐳ20⚓

213.A.speedB.teamC.timeD.rule14.A.designB.changeC.placeD.break15.A.silenceB.disbeliefC.angerD.loneliness16.A.emptyB.naturalC.brightD.common17.A.pushingB.jumpingC.collectingD.searching18.A.directlyB.carefullyC.bravelyD.freely19.A.stoleB.savedC.gotD.held20.A.separatedB.hiddenC.droppedD.cleanedஹ▅ᳮᜧ⚪ᐳ13⚪ᐳ26.
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3TakeaTripWhynotgoonavirtualtripwithyourfriendsandtheguestofhonoron,.Woyagoforavirtualgoing-awayparty?ItmightbeanexcitingtriptoItaly,arelaxingtriptoFrance,oraspecialholidaytoSpain.WoyagodoesMattitall.Whatfun!WouldYouRatherIt'sagreatideatoplanagameofWouldYouRatheronlinewithyourtfriendsattheparty.Theideaistochoosebetweentwochoicesandseehowmanyofyourfriendsendupchoosingthesamething.YoucanJoannapreparemoreinterestingquestionstodoublethefun.MagicShowsIt'stimeforsomemagic!Foryourvirtualgoing-awayparty,trysomethingdifferent.Themagicshowisagoodchoice.ltisaliveandhighlyinteractive./0Ḅ2.Intheshow,themagicianperformsaseriesCindyofmagictrickswiththeactiveparticipationofyourguests.MarcoExperiencesMarcoExperiencesprovidesgreatservices.Forexample,itwilltakeyouonthejourneyofhowAlec'sIceCreamismadeandhowtoenjoyit.Thebestpartisawalkthroughoftheproductionline,learningthestorybehindthebrandandactuallytastingtheicecream.Yup!TheywillBilldeliversomeicecreamrighttoyourhome.21.Whoistalkingaboutplanninganonlinegameforavirtualgoing-awayparty?A.Matt.B.Joanna.C.Cindy.D.Bill.22.Cindythinksthemagicshowatavirtualgoing-awaypartyis.A.aliveandinteractiveB.specialandrelaxingC.easyandunforgettableD.funandeducational23.Whichofthefollowingcanhelpicecreamloverslearnhowicecreamismade?A.AWoyagotrip.B.WouldYouRather.C.Amagicshow.D.MarcoExperiences.*4⚓ᐳ20⚓

4Onthefinaldayofthesummercamp,AdaandLydiastoodbelowTheBearCrawl,thecamp'shighest,hardestropecourse.Lydiavolunteeredtogofirst.Handsbeforefeet,Lydiabeganhercrawlladder.32acrosstheropeladder.rung"Go,Lydia,go!You'reachampion.You'vegotthis!"Adacheeredfrombelow.WhenLydiamadeitallthewayacross,completingthechallenge,Adafeltrelievedforherfriendbutalsonervous4itwasherturnnow.Adareachedherarmsouttothefirstrungontheropeladder.Herarmsfeltshakyasshefelttheladdersway.᤯᤮2alittleunderherweight.Shecarefullywalkedherhandsforwardtothenextrung.AbouthalfwayacrosstheBearCrawl,Adawasstartingtofeelalittlemoreconfident.Witheveryrung,shewasgettingclosertotheoppositeplatform.Shecoulddothis!Adareachedoutforthenextrung,justasastrongwindmadetheropeladdersway.Ada'shanddidnotgraspthewoodrung.Instead,herhandhitonlyairandcontinueddownward,followedbyherarm,hershoulderandtherestofherbody!Almostimmediately,theharness.7892caughther.AsAdawasloweredtothegroundslowly,shecouldseealltheotherkidsstaringupather.Ada'sfaceburnedfromembarrassment.Whenshefinallyreachedtheground,shelookedathershoesandtheground."CanItryagain?”Adawhispered,holdingbacktears.Thecoachlookedatherwatch,"I'msorry,Ada.Wedon'thavelime."Onthebushome,Adarestedherheadagainstthewindow.Besideher,Lydiasatsilentandthoughtful."Hey,Ada?"Lydiasaid.'௃couldn'thavemadeitacrosstheladderwithoutyou.Igotsoterrifiedinthemiddle,butthenyoushoutedmynameandIkeptgoing.',nYougotscared?nAdaasked.Lydianodded,hereyeswidening."Superscared,I'msurprisedIdidn'tthrowuponeverybodybelow.nAdasmiledalittle".Youwerejustunluckythatsuchabigwindcameup,''continuedLydia.Rightthatmoment,sheknewherfriendwastryingtocheerherup.Suddenlyfallingofftheladderdidnotseemsoimportantanymore.24.Whenabigwindcameup,Ada.A.fellofftheropeladderB.feltembarrassedC.keptcrawlingconfidentlyD.criedoutforhelp25.HowdidLydiacheerAdaup?

5A.BylisteningtoAdacarefully.B.Bysharingherownfeelings.C.ByencouragingAdatotryagain.D.ByshowingAdahowtoclimb.26.Adafinallyrealizedshedidn'tneedtocaretoomuchabout.A.effortB.successC.courageD.friendshipcKeepingyourfamilytraditionsaliveisawonderfulwaytocreatememories——andhere'swhytheyareofgreatvalue.FamilyissomethingspeciaLKeepingyourownfamilyculturedevelopingandaliveisoftentheresultofhavingfamilytraditions.Traditionsareoneofthethingsthatmakeyourfamilyunlikeanyother—somethingtobepassedfromgenerationtogeneration.Ibetyoucanthinkofonetraditionyouandyourfamilyhavealwaysdonetogetherandawholelotofwonderfulmemoriesaboutit.Memoriesofmomentsspenttogetherwiththepeopleyoulovearealwaysahottopicofconversationwheneveryoureconnect.Thosememoriesespeciallytheonesinvolvingfamilytraditionscanlastalifetime.Whenyouhavefamilytraditionssetinstone,whethertheyfallonaholiday,oronanimportantdayforyourfamilyduringtheyear,youalwayshavesomethinggreattolongfor.Whetherit'sbakingcookiestogether,goingonanoutinginspring,orputtinguppapercutsduringtheSpringFestival,traditionsmakeanyoccasionspecial.Andtheycanaddalittleexcitementtoyourlifewhenyouneedtotakeabreatherfromtheboringandtiringdailywork.Familytraditionsprovideconsistency.;<ឋ2.Lifeisalwayschanging.Sometimesitfeelslikewhenyoucatchupandgetusedtothenewthings,somethingelsecomesoutofnowhereandthrowsyouoffbalanceagain,again.Familytraditionsbind.>?2youalltogetherinawaythatnothingelsecan.Nothingbringsyouandyourlovedonescloserthangettingtogethertocelebratetraditionsandenjoyeachother'scompany.Traditionsremindyouabouteverythingyourfamilyiswhereyoucamefrom,whereyou'regoing,andhowfaryou'vecometogether.Oftentimes,it'snotjustthemostwonderfultraditionsthathavethebiggestinfluence.Evensomethingassimpleaseatingabowlofnoodlesonyourbirthdaycanstrengthentheties*6⚓ᐳ20⚓

6betweenyouandthelovedonesinyourlife.Themostimportantandvaluablememoriesofyourlifecouldbecreatedfromyourfamilytraditions,boththebigandthesmall.27.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?A.Bigeventsareneededtostrengthenfamilyties.B.Familyvaluesremindpeopleofwhattrulymatters.C.Memoriesinvolvingfamilytraditionslastalifetime.D.Familytraditionsgivepeoplesomethinggoodtoexpect.28.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5show.A.familymemoriesarehelpfultodealwithpainfulemotionsB.familytraditionshelppeoplefeelincontroloftheirlivesC.keepingupwithchangesmakespeoplefeelconfidentD.breakingfamilytraditionsthrowspeopleoffbalance29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.TheSecrettoKeepingFamilyTraditionsAliveB.ThePossibleBenefitsofValuingLifeMemoriesC.TheLastingPositiveInfluenceofFamilyTraditionsD.TheKeytoMakingFamilyLifeDifferentandSpecialDFriendlyandtrustworthypeoplearemorelikelytobepickedforteamsthanthoseknownforjusttheirskillcompetence@A
,accordingtonewresearch."Wewouldthinkpeoplearechosenbecauseoftheknowledgeandskillstheybringtothetable.However,theresearchsuggestspeoplemayoftengetpickedbecauseteammembersfeelcomfortablewiththem,"saidCynthiaMaupinfromBinghamtonUniversity'*.PeoplemaybewillingtosacrificeBᱨ
abitintermsofperformanceinordertohaveareallyenjoyableteamexperience."Maupin'steamfocusedonanumberofMBAstudentstocarryouttheirstudy.StudentswererandomlyDEᙢ
dividedintoteamstoworkonclassprojectswhenatermbegan.Towardtheendoftheterm,studentswereaskedtoformtheirownteamsandtalkaboutwhytheypickedeachmemberoftheirgroup'*.Wewantedtofindoutwhatpeopledidtoshowotherstheymightbeagoodteammate,"Maupinsaid.TheresearchersspecificallyᐹHᙢ2lookedathowstudentsshowedtheirhumancapital,theabilitytodotheirtaskswell,andtheirsocialcapitahthedegreetowhichtheywerefriendlyand

7trustworthy,tootherstudentsbystudyingtheiruseofchallengingorsupportivevoice4•Challengingvoice4Communicatinginawaythatchallengesthepresentsituationandfocusesonnewideas.•Supportivevoice4Communicatinginawaythatstrengthenssocialtiesandtrust.HAsmightbeexpected,anyonewhowasverystrongintermsofshowingboththeirhumanandsocialcapitalwereextremelywantedwhenitcametoformingteams.They'redoingalltherightthingstoshowtheyYebothtrustworthyandcompetent,nMaupinsaid.However,theresearchersfoundstudentswhoonlyshowedsocialcapitalthroughsupportivevoiceweremoreneededthanthoseonlyshowingtheircompetencethroughtheuseofchallengingvoice.Thesefindingscouldhavemajorimplicationfortheworkplace.Ifpeoplearelookingtojoinimportantteams,theyshouldusesupportivevoicetoshowotherstheycanbetrusted,especiallywhenthey'renewtoanorganization.Intimesofthepandemic.IJKL2,thefindingsareevenmoreusefulasmanyorganizationshaveafullylong-distanceormixedworkmodel."Youmayonlyseeyourcoworkersduringonlinemeetings,*'Maupinsaid.MWithfewerin-personinteractions,youreallyneedtomakeyourhumanandsocialcapitalnoticeablethroughtheuseofyourvoice,especiallyifyou'relookingforfutureteamopportunities."30.InthestudytheMBAstudentswereaskedto.A.explainwhytheypickedcertainteammembersB.gradehoweachteamperformedintheprojectsC.questiontheskillsandknowledgetheyhaveD.sharetheirexperienceoffittingintoateam31.Thethirdandfourthparagraphsaremainlyabout.A.whattheresearchfoundoutB.whotheresearchfocusedonC.whytheresearchwasimportantD.howtheresearchwascarriedout32.Duringthepandemic,tomakeyourhumanandsocialcapitalnoticeable,youneedtoA.designinterestingonlinemeetingsforyourteamB.speakupinbothchallengingandsupportiveways*8⚓ᐳ20⚓

8C.haveasmanyin-personinteractionswithcoworkersaspossibleD.workoutnewwaysforamixedworkmodel33.Whatdoyouknowaboutpreferenceforteammatesfromthepassage?A.Peopleusingchallengingvoicearemorelikelytobeaccepted.B.Theabilitytocomeupwithnewideasplaysamoredecisiverole.C.Afriendlyattitudeoutweighstheabilitytodealwithdifficulttasks.D.Thedesiretogetothers*trustismorevaluedthantobuildsocialties.NஹOPQ▅S•UV.ᜧ⚪ᐳ1⚪ᐳ10.0ᑖ234.WhenmuchoftheworldshutdownduetoCOVID-19,afamilyoffourlivinginNewYork,decidedtobringhomesixbabychicks.Theplanwastoraisethemtoprovidethefamilywithfresheggs.Whattheyhadn*texpectedwasthebond.W$X9
thatwouldformbetweenthesechicksandtheirnine-year-olddaughter,Sophie.Sophiefellinlovewiththebabychicksthemomenttheycamehome.ShenamedthechicksTrixie,Bearty,SweetPea,Speedie,CaptainFlint,andAdrian.Shespentmuchofhertimeplayingwiththem,readingtothem,andevenmakingthemtheirowncardboardhouses.Shewasevenupsetwhenherparentswouldn'tallowthechickstosleepinherbedwithher.nThey'rereallycuteandwarm.Iliketohugthem,"saidSophie."Beartyismyfiavorite.Shelikestogoforawalkwithme."ThesixchicksservedasadistractionᑖYḄZᱥ
duringatimeoflonelinessanddisease,butastheworldbegantosettleintoitsnewnormalandthechicksgrewintofull-grownchickensjhebondcontinuedtogrow.Sophielikedtobringachickenwithherwhereverherparentswouldallow.SheevendressedasagiantchickenforHalloweenandbroughtTrixiealongfortrickortreat.ThechickenskeptSophiecompanyduringheronlineclasses,andevenjoinedinonthefamilyphoto.ThebondbetweenSophieandthesechickenswasunbreakable.However,thebelovedCaptainFlintdiedsuddenlybecauseofanaccident.Sophiewasheartbroken.Shemourned.\]2bypaintingCaptainFlintandwearinganecklacewithaphotoofthechicken."Herchickensareteachingheraboutlove,loss,andpain.Sophiehashandleditwell,"saidSophie'smom".Inafewshortmonths,thesechickenshavetaughtusto

9relax,acceptsituationswecan'tchange,andfindjoywherewecan.They'vebroughtuscomfortduringuncertainlimesandchangedourlives.Wearethankful."(1)Whydidthefamilybringhomethechicks?(2)WhendidSophiefallinlovewiththechicks?(3)WhatdidSophiedressasforHalloween?(4)HowdidSophiemournforCaptainFlint?(5)Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?^ஹ_☢⊤b(ᜧ⚪ᐳ2⚪ᐳ25.0ᑖ)35.Ꮇ᝞efghijklm▭e᪥pqrst&ᑜvwx⚪y“{|{}ᨵ”Ḅ〈஺eᵨḄ{{ᑏᑣ⌕eḄᳮᵫ¡¢஺£¤4busy,plan,exercise,support,makeprogress£¥⚪4•WhatdoyouthinkofyourlifeinGrade9?Why?•Whattipsdoyouhaveforthe8th-graders?Dear8th-graders,Wishyouallthebest.LiHua¦ᓽf¨(LessIsMore),,©vª«@¬®¯°)±²³´஺µᦻ·¸¹ᙠ»¼½“¦ᓽf¨”yx⚪Ḅ¾ᦻ0஺Ꮇ᝞efghᵨᑏ¿ÀᦻᢗÂeÃx⚪ḄᳮĽÅef᝞ÆÇÈÉÊḄ஺£¤4reduce,focus,simple,effective(ᨵᦔḄ)improve£¥⚪4,Whatisyourunderstandingof"LessIsMore'*?•Whatdoyouusuallydotoputitintopractice?It'simportanttounderstand"LessIsMore".*10⚓ᐳ20⚓

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