中考英语模拟测试卷I. 单项填空1. --- Do you know____ new student in my class, Jenny?--- Y es, of course. She is from ____ Asian country.A. a; anB. the; an C．a; the D．the; 不填2. ______ school is much bigger than ______.A. Our; theirB. Ours; theirsC. Theirs; ourD. Their; ours3. --- I wonder ______ Mr. White will come to visit our city tomorrow.--- I think he certainly will.A. whetherB. whenC. howD. where4. The plane____ take off at 11: 50, but I’m not quite sure. I’ll find it out for you.A. mustB. needC. shouldD. may5. --- Sorry! The price of this camera is too_______. I can’t afford it.--- It doesn’t matter. Y ou can buy a cheaper one.A. expensiveB. cheapC. lowD. high6. I will go to see the film tonight, ______ I have seen it twice.A. becauseB. thoughC. ifD. after7. Peter is too fat. So the doctor often asks him ______ too much meat.A. not eatB. no t eatingC. not to eatD. doesn’t eat8. --- Do you know the man _____ helped us in the car accident?--- No, but I know he is a kind-hearted person.A. whichB. whatC. whomD. who.9. --- Which skirt would you like to buy, the red one or the blue one?--- ______. One for myself and one for my sister.A. BothB. EitherC. AllD. Neither10. --- How much ______ the shoes?--- Five dollars ______ enough.A. is; isB. are; isC. are; areD. is; are11. My father finds ____ great fun to learn to drive a car.A. thisB. itC. thatD. what12. The students will ___ their English plays in the school hall next Friday afternoon.A. put upB. put downC. put onD. put away13. Chinese is the language spoken by the ____ number of people in the world, butit’s not as _____ as English.A. largest; wide speakingB. large; wide spokenC. largest; widely spokenD. larger; widely speaking14. --- Who ______ that violin?--- My brother, when he ______time.A. plays; hasB. is playing; has hadC. plays; is havingD. is playing; has15. --- Let’s enjoy the song ―Y esterday Once More‖.--- It sounds ________ . As you know, most people like it very much.A. wellB. badC. badlyD. nice16. --- Mr. Johnson doesn’t like living in the city.--- .A．So do I B．So am I C．Neither do I D．Neither am I17. --- How old is your son?--- _______. We had a special party for his ______ birthday last Sunday.A. Nine; nineB. Nine; ninthC. Ninth; ninthD. Ninth; nine18. --- Hi, Mr. Li. I’m glad to hear that Hong Kong has be en back to our motherland __ten years.--- Yes. And it is eight years since Macao ______in 1999.A. since; returnedB. since; has been backC. for; returnedD. for; was returned19. --- Doctor, how can my son have enough energy?--- He needs ________ each night.A. eight-hours sleepB. eight-hour sleepC. eight hour’s sleepD. eight hours’ sleep20. --- I’ll be away on holiday. Would you mind looking after my dog?--- Not at all. __________.A. I have no timeB. I’d rather notC. Y ou can leaveD. I’d be happy toII. 完形填空(A)Jackie Lee，a l3-year-old Chinese boy，has too many activities．His father 21 him away from school four afternoons a week and drives him across town to practice．―I do most of my 22 in the car when we are 23 to practice，and I have to do the rest when I get home．I am too tried, and I just want to sleep.‖ He said.―More and more kids become unhappy24 they have too many activities to do.‖ said Mr. Y ang，an expert(专家)of child development．―4l％of the children aged 9-13 said they felt 25 most of the time，and more than 75％0f them said that they wished they had more 26 to play.‖ ―Over-scheduling (过量的课程安排) is a growing problem for Chinese families.‖ said Mr. Y ang．It is not good for both kids and their parents. More families eat dinner 27 or often eat fast food 28 their way to football practice or music lessons. We all know it is important for kids to learn how to relax. If they don’t learn that now, it will be more difficult to learn when they get 29 . Kids need time to relax. Parents should 30 about what is right for kids.21. A. take B. takes C. took D. has taken22. A. sports B. business C. homework D. housework23. A. riding B. flying C. walking D. driving24. A. but B. or C. because D. so25. A. excited B. interested C. worried D. dangerous26. A. great time B. full time C. right time D. free time27. A. slowly B. quickly C. quietly D. happily28. A. on B. by C. in D. across29. A. taller B. stronger C. older D. better30. A. hear B. think C. look D. tell(B)Christopher and Jeff had known each other since childhood. One day, Jeff told his friend that he’d fallen in love and planned to get31 the next month. He asked Christopher to lend him ＄32 for the wedding party, and 33 to pay him back a month later 34 he started his new job. Christopher knew that Jeff was not good with money, but he 35 agreed. As they were old friends, they didn’t put anything in writing.A month later, Chr istopher hadn’t heard from Jeff or received any money, so he phoned him. Jeff was very 36 and said he would surely pay him back within a month. Six months later, Christopher tried to phone Jeff and found he had 37 and left no link address. By this time, he was angry.Then one month later, to his surprise, Christopher received a cheque ( 支票) for＄100 from Jeff and a letter giving his new address. He explained that he’d been having 38 problem, and wouldn’t be able to pay back the remaining＄900 for some time. Christopher wrote back telling Jeff to 39 the rest of the money and never to 40 him again by message or telephone.31. A.paid B.annoyed C.prepared D.married32. A.1,100 B.1,900 C.1,000 D.90033. A.promised B.pretended C.provided D.expected34. A.before B.while C.when D.so35. A.still B.never C.certainly D.even36. A.apologetic B.energetic C.anxious D.exhausted37. A.run B.moved C.escaped D.lost38. A.honesty B.money C.friendship D.family39. A.remember B.pay C.return D.forget40. A.e-mail B.call C.reach D.realizeIII. 阅读理解((A)If you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called Discover Brisbane free．Here is something about banks on page 49:ANZ Banking GroupCnr．Greek & Queen Sts ……………………………………………238 3228Bank of New Zealand410 Queen Street ……………………………………………………221 0411Bank of Queensland229 Elizabeth Street ………………………………………………… 229 3122Commonwealth Banking Group240 Queen Street …………………………………………………… 237 3111National Australia Bank Ltd.225 Adelaide Street ………………………………………………… 221 6422Westpac Banking Corp.260 Queen Street …………………………………………………… 227 2666Banking hours are Mon.-Thu．9:30 am to 4 pm．Fri．9:30 am to 5 pm．All banks close Sat．Sun．& Public Holidays.41. You can find ANZ Banking Group on ________________.A. Queen StreetB. Elizabeth StreetC. the corner of Greek Street and Queen StreetD. the corner of Queen Street and Elizabeth Street42. _____________ seems to be the most important street in Brisbane.A．Queen Street B．Elizabeth Street C．Greek Street D．Adelaide Street 43. On Saturdays, you can go to ______ to put your money in or take your money out.A．ANZ Banking Group B．Bank of QueenslandC．National Australia Bank Ltd D．none of the banks44. In Australia, the banks have their longest service hours on _____________.A．public holidays B．Fridays C．Saturdays D．Sundays(B)Family EducationIn recent years parents, hoping their children will have a bright future, are ready to spend heavy money on their children's development. Li Y an attended a violin class at the age of five. When she was in the fourth grade, her mother enrolled her in a foreign language class as well. Li Y an also spent half a day each week studying writing. But things went contrary (相反) to her parents' wishes.After a few years Li Y an's mother realized their demands on Li Y an were unfavorable to her growing up. So her parents changed their way of doing things.The change in education methods by Li Yan's mother is because of the Beijing Chaoyang Family Education School where the students are all parents of pupils. They pay five yuan for eight lectures a year. Over 50,000 parent students have attended Chaoyang Family Education School since it was founded five years ago .The parents learn how to help their children with their study.Family education has caught the attention of people in all walks of life. Parents' schools have become very popular in Beijing. There are now 2,000 students. They make use of school classrooms when school doesn't give lectures.45. Today parents spend a lot of money on their children because_______.A. they have much moneyB. their children need moneyC. they wish their children to become useful persons.D. they want their children to go abroad46. Li Y an’s parents changed their education methods because______.A. they learned a lot from the parents’ school.B. Li Yan came to know how to study well.C. they themselves helped Li Y an with her studyD. they thought that Li Y an was hopeless.47. What’s the purpose to set up the Family Education School?A. To let the parents and their children to go to school together.B. Teach the parents how to teach their children at homeC. To stop the parents from expecting too muchD. To let the parents learn how to help their children with their study.48. Which of the following is TRUE?A. Parents’ schools in Beijing were founded five years ago.B. More and more people pay attention to family education.C. In Beijing fifty thousand parents have attended the parents’ schools.D. The parents have their lectures every day.( C )Dear Mr. Perkins,We would like to introduce ourselves．Our company was organized only two years ago, but we are one of the largest boat companies in California．As you know, your son bought a boat from us recently, and I think you know how pleased he is with our product．Also, John Webb, one of your son's friends, has bought a boat from us and, we understand, is very happy with his boat．We are always happy to know that our customers are satisfied．We are writing to you now because, as you know, your son has decided to buy a larger boat, and we need your signatureon the loan (贷款) papers．The loan application (申请) has already been signed by Danny．As you will see, there is one form to fill out, and there are three contracts to sign．Danny's 26-foot boat was returned to our San Pedro Dock yesterday, and we are pleased to say that the new36-foot "Challenger" will be delivered two weeks from today．It is being inspected by our manager right now．The auto-pilot (自动领航仪) has already been set up by our mechanic(技师)．It looks as if everything will be ready in time for delivery．All we need are the signed contracts from you.Thank you.Tony Valention49. This is a letter Mr. Perkins received from______.A. Tony Valention in EnglandB. a boat company in CaliforniaC. Danny, a salesman in CaliforniaD. a bank manager in California50. Tony wrote to Mr. Perkins to ______.A. tell him to sign the contractsB. thank him for buying a new boatC. tell about something of his companyD. ask him to pay for his boat right away51. The underlined word ―contracts‖ means ―______‖.A. designs of a new productB. letters sent by the sellersC. application forms from the buyersD. formal agreements having the force of law52. From the letter we can see that the boat company ______.A. isn't an old oneB. is developing slowlyC. is a world-famous oneD. has to advise customers to buy its boats(D)The famous movie star Audrey Hepburn has been honored as the most beautiful woman ever．She has natural beauty, character and figure, but there is something about Hepbur n’s smile that is specially striking and beautiful．Audrey Hepburn was born on May 4, 1929 in Brussels, Belgium．After her parents divorced (离婚), Audrey went to London with her mother where she went to a private girl school．After the liberation, Audrey went to a ballet school in London and later began life as a model．She did well as a model until the film producers (制片人) came calling．Discovered by a producer, she was given a small part in a European film in 1948．Later, she went to America to try her luck there．Audrey became popular in the US with her role in Roman Holiday in 1953．This film turned out to be a success and she won an Oscar for Best Actress．The film was followed by another similarly wonderful performance in the 1957 Funny Face．In 1959, she received yetanother nomination(提名) for her role in Nun’s Story．Audrey reached the highest level when she played Holly Golightly in the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961．For this she received another nomination．One of Audrey’s most wonderful roles was in the f ine production of My Fair Lady in 1964．Her co-star Rex Harrison once was asked to name his favorite leading lady．Without hesitation, he replied, ―Audrey Hpburn in My Fair Lady‖．At the end of the sixties, Audrey decided to stop acting while she was on top．In 1988, Audrey became a special ambassador(大使) of UNICEF(联合国儿童基金会), helping children in Latin America and Africa, a position she kept until 1993．She was named in People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world．Her last film was Always in 1989．Audrey Hepburn died on January 20, 1993, in Switzerland．She had made a total of 31 high quality movies．Her style will always be remembered in the film history．53. What does the underlined word ―striking‖ in paragraph 1 mean?A．打击的B．显著的C．罢工的D．吸引人的54. How many film names are mentioned in this passage?A．four B．five C．six D．seven55. Hepburn used to be a _________.A．nurse B．model C. teacher D．writer56. Which is the corre ct order according to Hepburn’s experiences?a．decided to stop actingb．given a small part in a European filmc．her parents divorcedd．named in People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the worlde．went to a ballet school in LondonA．e-c-a-d-b B．c-e-b-a-dC．c-b-e-a-d D．c-e-a-b-d(E)Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are three different types of loneliness.The first kind of loneliness is temporary(暂时的). This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result or a particular situation – for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.The third kind of loneliness is the most severe(serious). Unlike the second type, chronic(长期的) loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others.Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.Psychologists(心理学家) agree that one important factor(因素) in loneliness is a person’s social contacts, e.g., friends, family members, co-workers(同事), etc. We depend on different kinds of people for different reasons. For example, our families give us emotional(情感) support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and activities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity.Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to socialize and there is a connection(联系) between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad, and sometimes dangerous condition.57. How would you treat temporary loneliness according to the passage?A. Talk to friends.B. Just forget it.C. Go to see a doctor.D. Ask your teachers for guidance.58. ―It‖ in the l ast sentence of the second paragraph means .A. temporary lonelinessB. situational lonelinessC. a new placeD. sleeplessness59. The topic of the 4th paragraph is that .A. one problem of lonel iness is a person’s social contactsB. we depend on different kinds of people for different reasonsC. lonely people don’t have many social problemsD. lonely people don’t have many friends60. Why do psychologists want to help chronically lonely people?A. Chronic loneliness can cause family problems.B. Chronic loneliness can cause serious illness.C. Chronic loneliness cannot be overcome.D. A, B, and C are all correct.61. What is the best title for the passage?A. Three Kinds of Loneliness.B. Loneliness and Diseases.C. Loneliness and Social Contacts.D. Chronic Loneliness.( F )Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for---its stadium and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii’s people. They don’t see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2,000 years.Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22,000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount V esuvius, a grass-covered volcano(火山). Mount V esuvius had not erupted for centuries, so the people ofPompeii felt safe. But they were not.In August of 79 AD, Mount V esuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded (爆发), and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried（埋）under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly, carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug (挖). The city was almost the same as it had looked in 79 AD. There were streets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20,000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue color in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread too; metal bread pans were in barkery. In one barkery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread too—a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today. Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder(化妆粉) tell us that women liked to wear eye-makeup.Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One-fourth has not been uncovered (揭开) yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.62. Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?A. To visit the volcano.B. To shop and eat there.C. To watch sports and plays.D. To see how Pompeii lived63. Why did so many Pompeiians live by volcanic Mount V esuvius?A. The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.B. The area produced the finest wine in Italy.C. Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.D. The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass.64.Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in 79AD?Because_________________.A. Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.B. the city was buried alive and remained untouched.C. scientists successfully rebiult the city with everyday objects.D. nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.65. What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2,000 years ago? They____________.A. lived almost the same as Italians now doB. liked women wearing all kinds of makeupC. enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eatingD. went back to Pompeii after the eruption in 79AD66. What time did the train start its trip to King’s Cross that morning?.67. What happened to Daniel because of the delay of the train?.68. Why did it get hotter and hotter in the train?.69. What did the bar on the train serve?____________________________________________.70. What do you think the company will do after they receive Daniel’s e-mail?I think they will .V. 阅读填空阅读短文，根据所读内容完成表格。
