上海版牛津英语中考模拟试题.doc

上海版牛津英语中考模拟试题 第一部分 选择题 （三大题；共65 分）得分评卷人一 基础知识与运用 （共20 小题，每小题1 分； 满分20 分）a） 单项填空 从a、b、c、d 中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将其字母序号填入题前的括号内。( ) 1. how can i learn english well? - better read an english newspaper, _ 21st century teens. a. like b. as c. from d. with( ) 2. my friend drove very fast and i really _ my life was in danger. a. agreed b. forgot c. wanted d. felt( ) 3. we were working in the fields _ it began to rain. a. while b. if c. when d. though( ) 4. tony doesnt like classical music, does he? - _, he prefers rock music. a. yes b. no c. perhaps d. sure( ) 5. now children there can go to school with the _ of project hope. a. need b. use c. group d. help ( ) 6. disneyland hong kong is the third international theme park after tokyo and paris. about ten _ people will visit it each year. a. million b. millions c. million of d. millions of( ) 7. the astronauts _ to the the space station. they havent returned yet. a. have been b. have gone c. came d. went( ) 8. i have known natalie, one of _, since we were four years old. a. my best friend b. my better friend c. my best friends d. my better friends( ) 9. johann strauss _ in vienna, the capital of austria. a. is born b. born c. has born d. was born( ) 10. mmm that smells delicious. what _ you _? - a pizza with tomatoes and onions. a. are ; making b. do; make c. will; make d. have; made( ) 11. - _ does your dad look like? - hes tall and handsmoe. a. how b. why c. what d. who( ) 12. my hometown is developing much _ than ever before. a. faster b. more fast c. fastest d. fast( ) 13. - theres a new clothing store _ today, at the shopping center. - really? lets go shopping there. a. to open b. opening c. open d. opened( ) 14. i didnt expect to do well in _ maths or geography, but in the end, i got good grades in _ subjects. a. neither; any b. neither; each c. either; both d. either; all( ) 15. how was your trip to beijing? - the train was full and i _ stand for six hours. a. could b. must c. wanted to d. had tob）从a-g 中选出可以填入对话空白处（16-20 ）的最佳选项，并将其字母序号填入题前方框的括号内。选项中有两项为多余选项。a: does california have a great number of people in the us?( ) 16. b: 16 there are nearly 34 million people living there.a. why is that?b. where is california?c. and it has many parks.d. whats the weather like?e. it doesnt matter.f. is it the largest state in area?g. oh, yes.( ) 17. a: 17 b: no. its only the third largest.( ) 18. a: 18 b: its fine. and its economy (经济 ) is the fifth largest in the world. ( ) 19. a: how wonderful it is! 19 ( ) 20. b: there are many reasons. it is well-known for its industry and agriculture (工农业). 20 a: it sounds like a great place to visit.得分评卷人 二完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）阅读短文，掌握其大意，然后从a、b、c、d中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并将其字母序号填入题前的括号内。some families live quite far from each other in the uk. visiting them can _21_be an adventure (奇异的旅程) or a chore. it depends on how much family _22_ like each other.if all goes well, _23_ have an exciting time. your relatives will plan different fun activities and make you _24_. taking you to visit relatives gives your parents a chance to _25_. it gives older relatives a good chance to relive (重新体验) the time _26_ they had kids. if they do not have children of _27_ own, they get to play parent for a while.i _28_ that blackpool pleasure beach was the place i liked to go _29_ my grandparents. it is an amusement park on the northwest coast (海岸). it is packed with roller coasters (过山车) and candy stalls. you can race small _30_ on a lake or scare yourself to death riding the ghost train.i have good memories of my time there. i _31_ remember my grandparents and i not smiling.as you get older, you _32_ become the one who must help your relatives with their kids. i have four second cousins _33_ between 1 and 11. they are fantastic and i really _34_ seeing them. however, it is very tiring, as they get so _35_ and have so much energy. but i fall asleep hoping they will remember those good times when they get older.( ) 21. a. both b. all c. neither d. either( ) 22. a. members b. trees c. fans d. players( ) 23. a. boys b. girls c. kids d. adults ( ) 24. a. alone b. happy c. tired d. angry( ) 25. a. rest b. work c. help d. think ( ) 26. a. as b. while c. when d. before( ) 27. a. my b. our c. your d. their( ) 28. a. find b. decide c. remember d. forget( ) 29. a. for b. with c. from d. without( ) 30. a. cars b. bicycles c. balls d. boats( ) 31. a. cannot b. mustnt c. wont d. shouldnt( ) 32. a. usually b. never c. suddenly d. really( ) 33. a. named b. seen c. used d. aged( ) 34. a. practise b. finish c. enjoy d. start( ) 35. a. excited b. interested c. exciting d. interesting得分评卷人 三阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，然后根据其内容从a、b、c、d中选出最佳选项。 并将其字母序号填入题前的括号内。 apeople around the world have different ways of spending the holiday.celebrations are held around the nation. in sydney every year about 1 to 1.5 million people go to the worlds largest fireworks (焰火) display near the harbor (港口).new year is the most important holiday in japan. its a symbol (标志) of starting a new life. in december, all kinds of forget-the-year parties are held. at the party, people say goodbye to the problems of the past year and prepare for a new beginning. misunderstandings (误解) are forgotten and houses are cleaned. at midnight on december 31, temples (寺庙) play their gongs (锣) 108 times to drive 108 kinds of human weakness away.new years day is a day of joy and no work is done. children get small gifts with money inside. sending new years cards is a popular tradition. if the cards are postmarked (盖邮戳的), the japanese post office promise theyll send them all on january 1.in greece, there is a traditional dish for new years day. it is a kind of cake. a silver or gold coin is baked inside the cake. whoever finds the coin will be especially lucky in the coming year.( ) 36. the best title of the reading above is “_”. a. celebrations around the world b. new year s celebration c. new yeqars gift for children d. best wishes on new year( ) 37. the worlds largest fireworks display is in _. a. japan b. australia c. greece d. china( ) 38. when and where do temples play their gongs 108 times? a. on new years day in greece. b. at midnight in australia. c. on new years eve in japan. d. at midnight in china.( ) 39. a silver or gold coin is baked inside the cake in greece _.a. to find the lucky one b. for the lucky person to find c. to find a traditional fish d. for the new years day bhave you ever felt lonely and needed a friend? that is exactly how angus macmorrow feels in a new movie out in china on february 17.angus is a boy living in scotland during world war ii. he shares his home with british soldiers. they think the germans might use the lake, loch ness (尼斯湖), to attack britain. one day anguss life changes forever.angus finds a strange egg near the loch. he brings it home and the egg hatches (孵化). angus names the animal crusoe. crusoe has brought a lot of happiness to angus life. unable to find his new friend in a textbook, angus shows it to his sister, kirstie, and the houses new caretaker (管家), lewis. lewis explains that its a water horse. according to scottish legend, the water horse is a lonely animal that lays just one egg, then dies. angus can understand this. his father still hasnt returned from the war.crusoe grows larger every day. he eats lots of food from the kitchen. he seems happiest in the water. crusoe also starts to get into trouble around the house. he makes an enemy of the cooks dog. the two have a big fight.one day, crusoe grows so big that angus can no longer hide him in the house. with the help of lewis, angus secretly takes crusoe to the loch. now crusoe has room to live and play. but the war is still going on. the loch is a dangerous place. fighting soon breaks out. angus and crusoe must fight to save each other.if you want to find out what happens to the two, check out the water horse: legend of the deep (尼斯湖怪：深水传说).( ) 40. what do you think the reading above is mainly about?a. a scottish boy during world war two.b. a lonely boy named angus macmorrow.c. a happy life brought by crusoe.d. the real friendship between angus and crusoe.( ) 41. from the reading above, we know that angus life begins to change _. a. after he finds an egg near the loch b. when he stays with british soldiers c. before he feels lonely in his house d. as crusoe grows lager every day( ) 42. who do you think kirstie is in the reading? a. anguss caretaker. b. anguss friend. c. anguss sister. d. anguss cook.( ) 43. why does angus secretly takes crusoe to the loch with the help of lewis?a. there is no room for cusoe to live and play.b. crusoe grows too big to hide in the house.c. angus and crusoe might fight to save each other.d. the loch is a dangerous play to hide himself.( ) 44. the underlined part “the two” in the reading above refers to (指的是) _. a. kirstie and lewis. b. lewis and crusoe. c. angus and kirstie. d. angus and cruso. cyang nan, 17, was happy to move to her new home in a northern area of beijing. she was told that her neighborhood used to be farmland planted with vegetables, corn and wheat.but looking at the new road, beautiful park and supermarkets, yang couldnt see any sign that food was once grown there.yang is not alone. in recent years, many chinese people have moved into new houses in country areas. tall buildings have been built everywhere in the suburbs. the crops and fruit trees are no more. but these changes have caused problems too, warns gan zang chun, an official (官员) at the ministry of land and resources (国土资源部).chinese cities are growing fast. this has made the area for farmland much smaller. this is really bad for the countrys ability to grow food, not to mention the lives of farmers, said gan last monday.the country needs farmland to grow food for the people of china. but the recent rise in house prices has made selling land a good business. a lot of land has been used to build new houses for sale.pollution, which makes land useless, is another reason for the big drop in chinas farmland. about 2.67 million square kilometers of land in china have been polluted and turned into desert.the government wants china to have at least 120 million hectares (公顷) of farmland. but there are only about 121.8 million hectares left. it will be really difficult to reach the goal, gan said. he said that the government would fight illegal (非法的) land use and stop farmland from becoming desert.( ) 45. the article seems to tell us that _. a. farmland is in danger b. countrysides are turned into towns c. farmland has been sold d. chinese cities are grown fast( ) 46. from what gan zangchun said, he is worrying about _. a. chinas development b. land and resources c. chinese peoples life d. illegal land use( ) 47. what size of the land have been polluted and turned into desert? a. 120 million hectares. b. 121.8 million hectares. c. 2.67 million square kilometres. d. millions of square kilometres. dbad teeth, a heavier body? and now, weaker bones (骨骼). last week, american scientists found another bad thing about cola: its bad for our bones, especially womens bones.well, if cola is bad for us, you may want other popular drinks, for example, energy drinks (功能饮料). energy drinks look cool. their makers say they give you energy and make you better at sports. so, many students drink them before exams to help them stay awake.but wait. to keep you awake, most energy drinks have a lot of caffeine (咖啡因). they are like a strong cup of coffee or tea. if you drink a lot of them, your heart will beat faster. you will feel nervous. you could also have sleeping problems and find it hard to live without them.amanda smith is a 16-year-old us junior high school student. she drinks one or more energy drinks every day. she started to do this a year ago before dance class. but now, smith says, i drink them whenever i feel weak or before a test. i cannot help drinking them.the energy you get from the drinks helps for only a short time. you may feel good for an hour or so, but then youll feel worse than before.( ) 48. what does the writer mainly try to tell us in the reading?a. energy drinks keep us awake.b. cola is bad for our bones.c. energy drinks can be very helpful.d. be careful of unhealthy drinks.( ) 49. how old did amanda smith begin to take energy drnks? a. sixteen. b. fifteen. c. fourteen. d. thirteen.( ) 50. though energy drinks make one feel good at first, it _. a. wont last for long b. looks very cool c. wont be bad for us d. gets worse than before第二卷 非选择题 （五大题，共85 分）得分评卷人 四 阅读与回答问题（共13小题，每小题2分，满分26分）阅读下列短文，然后根据其内容回答问题。 amost of us believe that babies are like a piece of blank paper. they cannot tell good from bad until they learn more about the world. scientists think this age is between 18 months and two years of age.but a recent study by us scientists had a surprising result: babies as young as six months can tell good from bad acts.scientists studied 16 10-month-old and 12 six-month babies. they made the babies watch a short game. in the game, someone tried to climb a hill. while he was climbing, some triangles (三角形) helped push him up, but squares (正方形) blocked his way.the scientists gave the babies triangles and squares to choose from. fourteen of the 16 10-month-olds and all 12 of the six-month-olds chose triangles.these scientists say the result shows that babies are born with ability to make moral judgments (道德判断). they do not just learn it from their parents.51. what do most of us think of babies between 18 months and two years of age?52. whose study had a surprising result about babies recently?53. how many babies do you think joined the experiement?54. what did the scientists ask the babies to do? bin most western countries schools are a really important part of the community.for example, in britain, schools are governed by boards of governors (理事会). such boards will include the school head teacher, teachers, parents of students and other people from the community.there are parents evenings. at a parents evening, parents go along to discuss their childs work with the teachers. in one-to-one talks teachers tell the parents how the kids are doing and ask for the parents own input (投入). if kids are not working hard, they may find themselves told off (被批评) after a parents evening! if a kid is trying hard, but has a problem, the parents and the teachers try to work out a way to help.there are other ways in which parents get involved (参与). schools put on plays, at christmas and on other festivals. moms and dads come along to watch their kids first steps in acting.schools also hold sports days. these are like miniature olympic games. parents go along to watch their kids competing in a number of games - some quite a lot more fun than those in the olympics. i remember taking part in a three-legged race (竞赛) when i was a kid!55. where do you think schools are really important part of the community?56. who govern schools in britain?57. what do the parents and teacehrs do if a kid is trying hard but has a problem?58. how do parents get involved at christmas and on other festivals?59. what are sports days like? cbooker washington was a famous african-american educator (教育家).one day, he was walking in town when a rich white woman stopped him. she didnt know the famous man. she asked if he would like to earn a few dollars by chopping (砍) wood for her.professor washington smiled, rolled up his sleeves, and started to chop wood. when he had finished, he carried the wood into the house and put it by the fireplace.a little girl recognized (认出) him and told the woman. the next morning the embarrassed woman went to see washington in his office and said sorry.its all right, madam, he replied. its always a delight to do something for a friend.she shook his hand warmly an