2019（广东）中考英语模拟试题(二)
笔试部分（满分110分）
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。
Have you ever felt uncomfortable? Many of __1___ feel uneasy when someone stands too close __2__ us, talks to us too __3__ or makes eye contact with us for too long. But have you ever wondered why those things make you uncomfortable?
Its all about personal peace, which means not only __4__ imaginary space around the body, but also the space around all the ___5___. People feel that their space is being violated(侵
犯) when they meet with an unwelcome sound, smell or look. This is probably why a man on a
crowded bus shouting into his mobile phone or a woman next to you putting on strong perfume(香水) makes you feel __6___.
___7___ people have had a stronger wish to protect their personal space or not in recent times is hard to say. Yet studies of airlines show that people have a strong desire(渴
望) to have space to ___8___. In a survey by TripAdvisor, a travel website, people said that if they
___9___ pay more for some extra service, they would rather have larger seats than extra food.
Although people may need their personal space, some hardly realize it. For example, people on a bus who hold newspapers __10__their faces to read in fact keep a distance from strangers.
Go and watch a library table. You will notice __11__ one of the corner seats will usually __12__ first, because they are the farthest way. What if someone sits __13__ you? Maybe you will pile up books as if to make a wall.
Preference (偏好) for personal space are different from culture to culture. Scientists have found that Americans generally prefer more personal space than people from __14__ cultures. In Latin(拉丁人的) cultures, __15__, people are more comfortable standing near each other.
（ ） 1. A. we B. us C. our D. ours
（ ） 2. A. with B. in C. to D. at
（ ） 3. A. loudness B. louder C. loudly D. loudest
（ ） 4. A. a B. an C. the D. /
（ ） 5. A. sense B. senses C. sensing D. sensings
（ ） 6. A. anger B. angry C. angers D. angrily
（ ） 7. A. Whether B. What C. That D. Which
（ ） 8. A. them B. their C. themselves D. they
（ ） 9. A. has to B. have to C. had to D. having to
（ ） 10. A. in the front B. in front C. in the front of D. in front of
（ ） 11. A. that B. what C. where D. if
（ ） 12. A. be taken B. be taking C. take D. takes
（ ） 13. A. opposite with B. opposite to C. opposite at D. opposite for
（ ） 14. A. another B. others C. other D. the others
（ ） 15. A. but B. however C. either D. although
