广东省清远市2025年中考真题（2）英语试卷（含答案，2025）

1、— Hey, the washing up has been done!

— That ______ Cynthia．She’s always helpful.

A．need have been   B．could have been

C．should have been D．must have been

2、The number of smokers,_______ is reported, has dropped by 17 percent in just one year.

A．it

B．which

C．what

D．as

3、I was surprised to find the snack shops around the school empty; the students everything!

A.had been buying B.had bought

C.have bought D.have been buying

4、He only talked about it in ________ terms and didn’t go into details.

A．usual

B．necessary

C．clear

D．common

E．general

5、Many parents______their kids’ actions on social media for fear that they are misled by some false information.

A．guarantee

B．monitor

C．declare

D．stimulate

6、Tom returned after the war, only _______ that his wife had left him.

A．told

B．telling

C．to be told

D．being told

7、I’m sorry I’m busy now. If I __________ time, I would certainly go to the theatre with you.

A. have   B. had

C. have had   D. had had

8、It is believed that when Fu is put________, happiness arrives.

A．inside out

B．up and down

C．upside down

D．in and out

9、—May I have the bill, please?

—Wait a minute please, sir. Well, that’s 100 yuan ________.

A．in addition

B．in total

C．in short

D．in turn

10、The boy wanted to ride his bicycle in the street, but his mother told him_____.

A. not to do B. not to C. not did it D. don’t do it

11、This dictionary ________ me. It cost me twenty dollars.

A. is belonged to B. is belonging to C. belongs to D. belonged to

12、If you miss this chance, it may be years _____ you get another one.

A. before   B. as

C. since   D. after

13、Parents are always ________ our safety wherever we are.

A.concerning about B.concerned with

C.concerning with D.concerned about

14、Pollution will long remain a worldwide problem________ much has been done to solve it.

A．since

B．as

C．though

D．if

15、It’s reported that many a house ________ by the typhoon, which struck the city last week.

A．was damaged

B．were damaged

C．has damaged

D．have damaged

16、Football is a game _____ is very cheap to play.

A.that B.when C.where D.why

17、There are many “forced riders”，who are suffering from the climate impacts_____ having scarcely contributed to the problem.

A.when B.though C.despite D.as

18、You can’t imagine what great trouble they will have _________ the problem _________at the moment.

A．to solve... discussed

B．solved... to be discussed

C．unless solving... discussed

D．solving... being discussed

19、________ Wang Fen looked after the old woman a whole year moved us all.

A．That

B．What

C．When

D．Why

20、Studies show that   historical barriers on women acceptance in organizational environments, the development of the company would already be way ahead.

A.were it not for B.if there being no

C.hadn't it been for D.if it is not for

21、   Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball, I stopped silently to watch them. I really envied them. But as a girl, I once thought that I could never play basketball.

I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it. I’ve had a basketball since I was a child. At first, I could play freely because no one cared when I was just a kid. But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

At school, it was always the boys who played basketball during P.E. classes. The girls were only allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

My parents did not let me play basketball at home. “Basketball is not for girls,” they said. Even when I went to play basketball with my friends, boys stared at me on the court as if I were an alien.

I was feeling down and had hope of playing basketball. Unexpectedly, something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball. They encouraged me to get back on the court.

One of them told me with a smile, “Go your own way, let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about basketball with me almost every day.

I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion (激情) returned to my heart. I am ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can, and for me, even the sky is boundless.

Basketball has become an important part of my life. I am interested in it. I watch and play almost every day. Through basketball, not only do I feel happy and confident, but also learn a lot.

I have heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say “Nothing is impossible.” It is from an advertisement on TV. I have come to realize that life is just like playing basketball. You should have an aim. After that, just be confident and keep going. Never give up and you will make it sooner or later.

I love the motto of the NBA. It can express my strong feelings for basketball, “I love this game!”

【1】The writer often stopped to watch the boys playing basketball because

A.she envied them.

B.the boys were top players.

C.the boys were her classmates.

D.she liked to play basketball.

【2】It can be inferred from the text that

A.P.E. teachers think girls are good at playing volleyball and badminton.

B.parents and teachers think basketball is not suitable for girls.

C.parents and teachers think girls hate basketball.

D.parents and teachers think only basketball is suitable for boys.

【3】In paragraph 9, the words “make it” probably mean

A.succeed B.produce it

C.make a fortune D.make a NBA player

22、At present, there are over 36,000 McDonald’s restaurants around the world, but it started out as a small one. The McDonald brothers, Dick and Mac, opened the first McDonald’s in San Bernardino, California in 1948. The menu included hamburgers, soft drinks, pie, French fries, milk, coffee and milkshakes. Ray Kroc, a travel salesman, visited the store and became interested in it. The brothers said that they wanted to open stores in the whole country, and then Kroc became their first franchise agent (特许经销商) in 1954. Kroc opened up a restaurant for McDonald’s on April 15, 1955. That store came with a lot of difficulties in the beginning.

After dealing with the difficulties, McDonald’s started to spread to all over the United States. The McDonald brothers wanted to show their Speed Service System-what we call fast food. Customers were served at large windows in the front of the building. The houses of the first restaurants were red and white with two golden arches(拱)on the side to make the roof look less flat.

The McDonald’s menu in 1977 shows how different its food choices are from today. What’s more, today McDonald’s have digital screens to show menus again and again.

In 1969 McDonald’s changed the style of restaurants. This change is found on the first McDonald’s in Moscow, Russia in 1990. Crowds line up outside to get their first taste of a Big Mac.

With billions of people served, McDonald’s has played an attractive role shaping international culture since its first restaurant opened.

【1】When was McDonald’s first set up?

A．In 1955.

B．In 1954.

C．In 1948.

D．In 1977.

【2】What led Ray Kroc to be McDonald’s first franchise agent?

A．The brothers’ wish.

B．His experience of running restaurants.

C．His interest in traveling.

D．One of the customers’ advice.

【3】Why did the first McDonald’s houses have two golden arches on the side?

A．The arches can show their difference in the USA.

B．Customers liked large windows.

C．Customers enjoyed arches.

D．The arches can make the roof look less flat.

【4】What can we learn from the McDonald’s menu of 1977?

A．It is very popular at that time.

B．It is different from today’s food choice.

C．The reason why it was popular.

D．The change of McDonald’s style.

23、When I was a boy, my father told me that he could do anything he wanted to. Dad said that he wanted to be the first to develop color prints in our city, and so he did.

When I was 16, Dad looked closely at the violin I played and announced that he wanted to make one. He read about violin making, and then became a violin maker at the age of 43. He bought the tools and materials, opened a small store and set Mom up as the shopkeeper, while he worked at a local company. He retired from the company 17 years later and continued to make violins and other instruments.

Dad often guessed why the Stradivarius violins sound so beautiful. Some experts claimed that it was the unique varnish (油漆) that gave those instruments their beautiful sound. Dad argued that chemists could analyze the varnish—if that were the answer.

One of Dad’s friends asked him once which kind of wood was used to make violins. When Dad explained that the top was made of spruce (云杉), his friend said that he had an old piece of spruce Dad might be interested in. He worked for the next 12 months making a violin from the wood that his friend had given him. It proved to be a superior violin and it would become Dad’s masterpiece. He was convinced that the secret of the Stradivarius sound was in the wood itself.

Later, the instrument was stolen. Dad’s spirit was broken by the robbery, and he stopped making instruments. But he kept the music shop until he was 80 years old, selling guitars and violins.

【1】Why did the author mention his father’s developing color prints?

A．To prove that his father could do anything he wanted to.

B．To give an example proving that his father was an inventor.

C．To show that his father’s real interest was not in making violins.

D．To describe the real thing that made the author believe his father.

【2】When did the author’s father start being a violin maker?

A．When he was a boy.

B．When he was 16 years old.

C．When he was 17 years old.

D．When he was 43 years old.

【3】In the father’s opinion, why did Stradivarius violins sound so beautiful?

A．Because of the unique varnish of the violins.

B．Because of the special wood of the violins.

C．Because of the special way of making them.

D．Because of the special way of playing them.

【4】What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．The author’s father liked the violin very much.

B．The author’s father died because the violin was stolen.

C．The author’s father got crazy after the violin was stolen.

D．The author’s father lost interest in instruments after the violin was stolen.

24、Household chores might seem a drag, but researchers have suggested tasks like dusting, scrubbing floors and washing the windows might help adults to stay healthy into old age.

Writing in the journal BMJ Open, a Singapore-based team of researchers said regular physical activity “improves physical and mental health, mitigates the risks and effects of chronic diseases, and reduces falls, immobility, dependency and mortality among older adults”.

The team randomly recruited adults from the town of Yishun in Singapore, and asked them to complete cognitive function tests as well as activities to assess their physical capabilities, such as standing up from a chair as quickly as they could. Participants were also quizzed on their levels of physical activity, including the amount of light housework (such as dusting) and heavy housework (such as floor-scrubbing) they did, and were assessed for their risk of having a fall based on measures such as knee extension strength.

The study involved 249 participants aged 21-64 and 240 participants aged 65-90. Most of those who reported doing high levels of heavy or light housework were women. After taking into account factors including age, sex, and the amount of light housework undertaken, the team found cognitive scores and attention scores were 8% and 14% higher respectively for older adults doing high amounts of heavy housework—on average 131 minutes a week—compared with low levels, which appeared to amount to none at all. Sit-to-stand times were lower for older adults reporting high amounts of heavy housework compared with low amounts, while they were also assessed as being at lower risk of having a fall.

The team also found cognitive scores were 5% higher for older adults who reported high levels of light housework—on average doing 902 minutes a week—and memory scores were also higher, compared with those undertaking low levels of such tasks, averaging 89 minutes a week.

【1】What can we learn from the research?

A．The research involves participants of different ages worldwide.

B．Doing housework can protect old adults from suffering from diseases.

C．Old adults taking on more heavy housework tend to stand up faster than those doing less.

D．Women tend to do more household chores than men for health benefits.

【2】What does the underlined word “mitigates” in Paragraph 2 mean?

A．Lessens.

B．Strengthens.

C．Stimulates.

D．Shortens.

【3】How does the writer demonstrate his viewpoint?

A．By giving examples.

B．By showing statistics.

C．By presenting theories.

D．By stating causes and effects.

【4】What’s the purpose of the text?

A．To encourage old adults to take on some housework for health benefits.

B．To recommend some new ways to keep fit.

C．To clarify the connection between health and doing housework.

D．To introduce some benefits of doing housework for old adults.

25、   When my sisters and brother and I were little, we took naps. We did not have to sleep every time, but we were expected to go to our rooms and be________ for at least an hour.

The summer I was seven, I was________ to  take my naps in  a tree in  the orchard. Everybody knew I liked being outside better than________.

I had a favorite apple tree in the orchard, the place I went to when I wanted to be alone and________ . This tree became my “nap tree” even though I never________ fell asleep in it.

During my nap times, I________ to roost in the tree, the way a bird sits on a nest. I learned to keep still  enough that ________ visitors, such as sparrows and magpies, came to ________  in the tree the same way they   always had.

One afternoon I________ the tree as usual, grabbing branches and placing my feet carefully until I was comfortable. Then I searched the leaves for whatever creature might be ________  and was astonished to meet   the wide-eyed ________ of a great horned owl. The owl ________ for one second before it lifted its wings and   dropped away into space. I________ watched it go, praying it would return.

After that, I climbed into the tree every day hoping to see the owl. Several times it flew close, but________ when it saw me.

I began to spend more than my official nap hour in the tree. I imagined I would make myself so ________    to the tree that the owl would not take offense at my being there. I had a great desire to________ the owl that it was safe to come back.

One day the owl did return, and this time it ________. The owl landed on a thick ________  and held it with her claws. She pressed her ________  to her sides and settled down. We ________  the tree as if we had done so   all our lives.

A．still

B．quiet

C．calm

D．silent

A．allowed

B．requested

C．ordered

D．demanded

A．everything

B．something

C．anything

D．nothing

A．grateful

B．careful

C．delightful

D．peaceful

A．finally

B．immediately

C．actually

D．smoothly

A．decided

B．pretended

C．tried

D．tended

A．regular

B．enthusiastic

C．rare

D．normal

A．arrive

B．rest

C．settle

D．nest

A．protected

B．visited

C．reached

D．climbed

A．clumsy

B．obvious

C．present

D．asleep

A．look

B．attack

C．stare

D．arrival

A．wandered

B．stayed

C．waited

D．hesitated

A．just

B．already

C．ever

D．even

A．switched off

B．ran off

C．set off

D．flew off

A．common

B．natural

C．typical

D．friendly

A．remind

B．warn

C．convince

D．inform

A．stayed

B．lasted

C．escaped

D．continued

A．spot

B．leave

C．forest

D．branch

A．wings

B．feet

C．ears

D．claws

A．enjoyed

B．shared

C．survived

D．helped

26、阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。

When I was a child, I lived in a house with a beautiful garden full of all kinds of flowers, and roses were the most beautiful of them. There was nothing I enjoyed more than sitting in the garden with my mother, who read stories to me. When I was in primary school and old enough to read, I enjoyed reading stories aloud to her.

I will never forget one day when I was in the third grade. I had been picked to be the princess in the school play, and for weeks my mother had rehearsed my lines so hard with me. But no matter how easily I acted at home, as soon as I stepped, every word disappeared from my head. Finally, my teacher took me aside. She explained that she had written a narrator (叙述者)’s part to the play, and asked me to change my role. Her word, kindly expressed, still hurt, especially when I saw my part go to another girl.

I didn’t tell my mother what had happened when I went home after school that day. But she sensed my pain. Instead of suggesting we practice my lines, she asked if I wanted to take a walk in the garden.

It was May and roses were blossoming and, under the trees, we could also see yellow dandelions (蒲公英) in the grass, as if a painter had painted our garden with red, yellow and green. I watched my mother casually bend down by one dandelion. “I think I’m going to dig up all these weeds,” she said, pulling it up by its roots. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful—even dandelions.”

My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower is beautiful in its own way, isn’t it?” she asked thoughtfully. I nodded, pleased that I had won her over. “And that is true of people too,” she added. “Not everyone can be a princess, but there is no shame in that.” Realizing that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry as I told her what had happened. She listened and smiled reassuringly.

注意：

1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；

2. 至少使用五个短文中标有下划线的关键词语；

3. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；

4. 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。

Paragraph 1:

“But you can make a good narrator,” she said.

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Paragraph 2:

After the play, I took home the dandelion.

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