2018年长沙中考英语模拟卷（三）

　　People throw big parties for their mums, filled with fun ACTivities –such as cooking competitions and kebaya –wearing competitions! (A kebaya is a traditional blouse and skirt.)

　　31. Why do people celebrate Mother’s Day according to the passage?

　　A. To bake fruitcakes for their mums. B. To wear red and pink carnations.

　　C. To take parit in wearing competitions. D. To celebrate the importance of mums.

　　32. Celebrating Mother’s Day has something to do with food in the following countries EXCEPT ______.

　　A. Mexico B. South Africa C. United Kingdom D. Indonesia

　　33. The underlined word “throw” in the last paragraph means ______.

　　A. organize B. send C. ask D. move

　　B

　　Since May 12, a computer virus named WannaCry has infected(感染)more than 300,000 computers in over 150 countries, according to Reuters.

　　WannaCry is spread by using a weakness in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Once the virus gets into the computer, it locks all the papers and asks the user for money to unlock them. At first, it asks for $300, but if the user doesn’t send the money in 72 hours, the price doubled, Papers are locked forever if the user doesn’t pay in seven days.

　　The virus has brought had results. For example, in the UK, the virus left the country’s National Health Service in a mess. Some hospitals had to cancel patient appointments(预约), reported The Telegraph. In China, the virus has hit thousands of computers, according to Qihoo 360. One of the most hard-hit groups in Qiu were university users. Many students’ graduation papers were locked. They felt nervous and frightened. Also many gas stations were seriously hit, and the payment system didn’t work.

　　WanaCry is the latest example of the cyber security(网络安全)problem. Matthew Hickey(who set up the security company Hacker House) said, “The attack is not surprising. It shows that many organizations do not use updates(更新)fast enough.” According to a survey, nearly half of the people said, “ We are not SATisfied with the way software updates work.”

　　As China Daily wrote, “We can’t completely protect our computers against these kinds of viruses, as this cat and mouse game will continue forever. The best choice for most users is to take care online and always install(安装)software updates.”

　　34. If your papers are locked by WannaCry, how much do you need to pay to unlock them at first?

　　A. $ 150. B. $ 300. C. $ 450. D. $ 600.

　　35. According to the passage, the writer shows the bad results by ______.

　　A. giving reasons B. giving examples

　　C. comparing computers D. comparing number

　　36. From the last two paragraphs, we can know that _____.

　　A. Matthew Hickey thinks the attack on computers is very surprising

　　B. all the people are pleased with the way software update work

　　C. the computers can be completely protected against these viruses

　　D. we should take care online and update software fast enough

　　C

　　Emily and Anne did know, of course. They had known about Charlotte’s book for a long time. Jane Eyre was not the first book that Charlotte had sent to a publisher. Over a year ago she had written another book, The Professor, and sent it to one publisher after another. Each publisher had sent it back, in a packet addressed to Currer Bell. And then Charlotte had sent it, in the same old packet, to another publisher, and then another, and got it back again.

　　“Why didn’t you change the paper on the packet, my dear?” I asked.

　　Charlotte smiled. “I didn’t think of it, papa. The worst day was when we were Manchester, going to the eye doctor. Do you remember? The packet came back then. That was the day before I started writing Jane Eyre.”

　　“Do you mean that you started writing Jane Eyre while I was lying in the dark room in Manchester?”

　　“That’s right, papa.”