中考英语模拟试卷（二）
第I卷(选择题共60分)
二、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
（冠词）21. Yesterday ______ 8-year-old boy fell into the river. ______ boy was saved by ______ policeman.
A. an, A, a
B. an, The, a
C. a, The, the
D. a, An, the
（代词）22. --- Did the actor live alone in his house?
--- Yes. He has a wife and two children. But _______ of them live with him.
A. none
B. all
C. both
D. no one
（连词）23. Red represents power ______ it is also the colour of heat and strong feelings.
A. so
B. or
C. but
D. and
（时态）24. They were too late. When they got to the fashion show, it ________.
A. was over
B. had been over
C. has been over
D. will be over.
（情态动词）25. Millie is free this weekend. She _______ watch the game show on TV on Sunday.
A. ought to
B. need
C. might
D. has to
（形容词词义）26. The line of cars in the street was endless. It seemed to be to walk across the street.
A. hopeful
B. hopeless
C. helpful
D. helpless
（交际用语）27. --- Good luck with your new diet, Ricky.
---
A. Thanks, Millie.
B. You’re welcome.
C. My pleasure .
D. Oh, really？
（宾语从句）28. --- What did he say?
--- He asked .
A. if did your uncle catch the “bird flu”virus
B. who has been sent up into space in “Shenzhou-VI”
C. when Zhalong Nature Reserve became one of the world’s important wetlands
D. that the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Beijing
（句型结构）29. I think ______ is necessary ______ us to do something to protect birds.
A. this, for
B. it, of
C. this, of
D. it, for
（词形与词义辨别）30. He got good marks in exams because he put all his ______ into his study.
A. affect
B. effect
C. effort
D. offer
（动词词义）31. I out of the window and the police after the suspect.
A. looked, watched, run
B. looked, saw, running
C. watched, saw, run
D. saw, watched, running
（用法比较）32. Dr Ma _______ in a hospital, but now he works for ORBIS on the plane.
A. used to work
B. used to working
C. was used to working
D. was used to work
（同级比较）33. I like skiing better than climbing because I think climbing is ____________skiing.
A. not as exciting as
B. not as more exciting as
C. not as most exciting as
D. more exciting than
（状语和名词的数）34. The traffic ______ very bad ______ the snowstorm.
A. was, because
B. was, because of
C. were, because
D. were, because of
（交际用语）35. Which of the following is not used for giving advice?
A. You had better not watch a horror film since you get scared easily.
B. You mustn’t give your goldfish too much food.
C. The swimming pool isn’t open today. I don’t know where to go
swimming.
D. Perhaps you should buy some souvenirs for your parents.
三、完型填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）（有关乡村音乐）
Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain. It is a mixture of __36__ from all of these places.
In the west of America, cowboys had to take care of the cattle (牛). They had to watch them all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and ___37___ ran away. A cowboy’s life was ___38__ and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to __39___ awake (清醒的) at night.
He also sang songs to the cattle to make them quiet. He sang about the stars and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle ___40____the cowboy and went to sleep. They would not run away __41__ he sang beautiful and peaceful songs.
