英语中考模拟题

1、中考冲刺模拟练习卷一 . Multiple choice.1. How is the _ there, Cathy?It s a sunny day.A. weatherB. vacationC. serviceD. survey2.Ben likes robots best. He often says to me that _ is more interesting than robots.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything3.More and more foreign students come to China to learn

2、 _ Chinese.A. aB. theC. /D. an4.In the picture, the _ one from the left is Huanhuan.A. firstB. thirdC. fifthD. fourth5. Lily used to learn English _ watching American movies. She thought it really helped.A. byB. toC. ofD. with6. _ have you been collecting coins?Since I was a little child.A. How ofte

3、nB. How soonC. How longD. When7.I was very _ to see what happened that day. I couldn t believe it at all.A. relaxedB. surprisedC. tiredD. thrilled8.It s a nice restaurant, and the food is delicious. _ it s too crowded and noisy.A. AndB. SoC. ButD. Therefore9.Look at Mary, she keeps walking here and

4、there before talking in front of class. She _ be very nervous.A. can tB. mustC. needD. should10. My clock doesn t _. Can you tell me what time it is now?A. workB. walkC. useD. run11. Yeah, our team _ the match.Well done! Congratulations!A. beatB. failedC. wonD. win12. How many times have you been to

5、 the Great Wall?Only once. I _ there last year.A. wentB. have goneC. have beenD. had been13. We ll go camping if it _ this Sunday.A. won t rainB. doesn t rainC. isn t rainingD. rains14. Alice, you _ on the phone.I m coming. Thanks.A. wantB. are wantingC. are wantedD. are asked15.What are you _?My ex

6、ercise book. Have you seen it anywhere?A. looking forB. reading forC. caring forD. asking for16.After discussing, they _ a good idea to work on the project.A. mixed up withB. came up withC. caught up withD get along with17.We re going on a school trip next week. Do you know _ get there?By bus.A. if

7、we willB. how we willC. why we willD. when we will18. At school, you should do the things _ are allowed by teachers. A. that B. when C. whatD. which19. Don t make any noise in the library!_.A. OK, I willB. Yes, I doC. No, I won tD. Yes, I won t.20. Do you mind my taking this seat?_. It s for Mr. Bro

8、wn.A. Not at allB. Yes, please C. Better notD. Feel free to do so .Cloze.Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg, a distance of about 80 miles. It was late, I was late,and I was driving 21_.At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was 22_ on th

9、eroad by now, but as I came near the light, it turned 23_, and I braked to a stop. I looked left, right, andbehindme. Nothing. Not a car, no suggestion of headlights,24_ there I sat, waiting for the lightto25_, the only human being, for at least a mile in any 236_.I started wondering why I 27_ to ru

10、n the light. I was not afraid of being caught, because there was28_ no policeman anywhere around and there certainlywould have been no 29_ in goingthrough it.Much later that 30_, afterI dmet witha group inLewisburgand had climbed into bed nearmidnight, the question of why I d stopped for31that light

11、me. I think I stopped 3 2_ it s partof a contract( 契约 ) we all have with each other. It s not only the law, but it s an agreement we have, and we trusteach other to follow 3 3_: we don t go through red lights.We do 34_ we say we ll do. We show up when we say we ll show up.I was so 35_ of myself for

12、stopping for that red light. And as no one would ever have known whata good person I was on the road from Harrisburg to Lewisburg,I had to tell s someone.21()A. fastB. slowlyC. carefullyD. hard22()A. lateB. aloneC. worriedD. afraid23()A. greenB. yellowC. redD. dark24()A. andB. orC. soD. but25()A. re

13、turnB. changeC. startD. continue26()A. attentionB. backgroundC. directionD. information27()A. refusedB. decidedC. preparedD. forgot28()A. hardlyB. luckilyC. usuallyD. clearly29()A. dangerB. excuseC. spaceD. energy30()A. momentB. nightC. afternoonD. morning31()A. depended onB. looked forward toC. sta

14、yed away fromD. came back to32()A. thoughB. unlessC. becauseD. until33()A. meB. itC. himD. us34()A. whatB. howC. whyD. that35()A. tiredB. readyC. proudD. sorry .Reading comprehension.AGo to any Irish city or townon 17th March and you ll see a strange sight: people dressed in green, wearingthe shamro

15、ck on their clothes and marching in parades (游行 ). What s it all about? It s St Patrick s Day, of c(庆祝 )St PatrickDays and big parades take place in New York,Irish people all over the world celebrateChicago and Boston in the USA because lots of Irish people live there.Green is the main color on St P

16、atrickDays as that is the national color of Ireland. Thanks to the greatamount of rainfall, Ireland is a very green, rural country with some places seeing rain for225 days in a year.The traditionbegan by accident after a worker, who was using dye(染料 ) to testleaks(泄露 ) into the river, discovered his

17、 orange dye turned green when mixed with water.City officials decided to add dye to the river to celebrate St Patrick s Day.36.Many of Irish people _ on March 17.A. take part in paradesB. plant lots of treesC. travel to the USAD. was born37.We can learn from this passage that it s quite often _ in I

18、reland.A. snowyB. windyC. rainyD. sunny38.St Patrick s Day started by accident when a worker used the _ dyeis jobinhone time.A. greenB. orangeC. blueD. red39.The best title of this passage is“ _ ”.A. A green countryB. A green dyeC. A green holidayD. Green people40.Which of the following statements i

19、sTRUE according to the passage?A. St Patrick s Day is celebrated only in Ireland.B. The shamrock is St Patrick s favorite plant.C. The river turns green for the heavy pollution.D. People of world love St Patrick s Day.BPost your problems on the blog and get other bloggers advice!My problem is my par

20、ents. They never stop going on about how I should keep my room tidy, keep my hair tidy and wear smart clothes. They even make me do the washing-up after dinner every night! What should I do?Helen, USAMy best friend has suddenly become an ex-friend and I dont know why! Last week we phoned each other

21、every day and emailed too. But at school on Monday she didn tlook at me or speak to me. I don tknow what I ve done.Hi, Helen. I think you should do what your parents ask. You should respect them. It s their house you live in and their money you spend. Emily, New ZealandWhy do you think you re the on

22、ly one with parents like that? All parents are the same. They dont understand that fashions have changed in the last 30 years!Tom, CanadaGimbya, IndiaI feel sorry for you, Gimbya. My best friend did the same to me and I still don tknow the reason. Could you ask another friend to speak to her for you

23、?George, FranceHelen, why should your parents do all the chores? You should help around the house. I think it s OK for students to wear school uniforms. Teenagers should look like teenagers. Simon, ScotlandDon t worry about it so much! Phone your friend up as usual and she won tbe able to ignore (忽视

24、 ) you. Everything will be fine. Aisha, Nigeria41.There are _ pieces of advice in all in the table above.A. 3B. 5C. 7D. 642.Helen s problem is about her _.A. classmatesB. studyC. parentsD. friends43._ has the same problem as Gimbya.A. GeorgeB. AishaC. HelenD. No one44._ don t agree with Helen. They

25、think she should change her idea.A. Tom and EmilyB. Emily and SimonC. Simon and Tom D. Gimbya and Tom45. An ex-friend is a person who is _.A. no longer a good friend as beforeB. quite helpful when you have any problemC. ready for asking you for help all the timeD. a friend when you are doing outdoor

26、 activitiesCa) “After landing Kim is still excited. “In the air I am the happiest person alive ”, she explains. “Even after years of sky surfing experience its still the most amazing feeling on earth. ”b) “The beauty of free-running is that anybody can do it ”, says Michel. “There are no set rules t

27、o follow. All you need is a pair of trainers(跑鞋 /教练 ) and an open mind. The rest is up to you. ”c) Nick is a good learner. He looks like a character out of action movies. Michel usually does this faster and higher up, but today he is teaching the less experienced man some of his free-running skills.

28、d) “How much time will we have in freefall? ”skysurfer Kim Frisby asks her “cameraflyer ” David. “Less than forty seconds”, he answers. Kim and David show the thumbs (拇指 ) up to the pilot and jump together.e) “Follow me ”, says Michel Chamois. “And do what I say, not what I do. We have to make the s

29、afest run.”Nick, the strong young man, slowly climbs up the building and jumps from roof to roof.f) Kim moves her body up and down,left and right, backwards and forwards.Kim is dancing with the wind, as the air hits her body faster and faster.46. We ve got two texts in Passage D. The correct order o

30、f them should be _.A. Text1: d-c-aB. Text1: d-f-aC. Text1: d-a-bText2: e-f-bText2: e-c-bText2: e-c-f47._ can enjoy the view from the plane.A. MichelB. DavidC. NickD. Micheal48.According to the passage, Kim _ sky surfing.A. is good atB. starts to learnC. is afraid ofD. is excited about49.Michel does

31、the free-running more slowly than before because he works as _ this time.A. an actorB. a pilotC. a trainerD. a teacher50.This passage is mainly talking about _.A. extreme sportsB. action moviesC. space travelD. how to learn a skillDMy summer hols wr CWOT. B4, we used 2 go 2 NY2C my bro, his GF&t

32、hr 3 :- kids FTF. ILNY, its gr8.Can you understand this sentence? If you can t, don t feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher inEngland who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication foundonInternet of cellphones. Tonewcomers, it canlook lik

33、e a completelyforeign language. So, what is the“ translation” of the sentence above?Mysummer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go toNew York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and their three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; its great.Schoolteachers and parents

34、say this new form of writing is harming(破坏 ) the English language. Increasingspelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students writing.They fear the language could becomecorrupted( 面目全非的 ).Everyone should just relax, say linguists. They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David

35、Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees.get better at writingby writing,” he says.“ Kids who are now doing text messaging,-

36、mail,ande instant messageswill write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents.Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming thelanguage. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today s teenagers become tomorrow s pa

37、rents, they toowill thing this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become“ corrupted” ; they simmeet the new needs.However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write StandardEnglish. Cynthia McVey says,“ I can understand Netspeak worries t

38、eachers and it s important that thto their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future.Perhaps we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says,“ I wouldnin my homework. Texting is just for fun.”51. What is the ma

39、in purpose of the first paragraph?A. To give an example of a foreign language.B. To show an example of creative methods.C. To express worries about using Netspeak.D. To lead in the topic of Netspeak.52. What is David Crystal s opinion of Netspeak?A. It is in fact more of a good thing.B. is in fact m

40、ore of a bad thing.C. People will lose the power of language because of using it.D. No one can tell if it s good or bad.53. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Cynthia McVey points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.B. Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write

41、 Standard English.C. David Crystal things Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.D. James Milroy says that language is changing and improving.54. The expression bet your“ bottom dollar ” in Paragraph 5 means _.A. Be fairly sureB. be greatly surprisedC. think it a pityD. find it interesting55. W

42、hat can be the best title fro the passage?A. Netspeak: A Widely-Used Language on InternetB. Is Netspeak Harming the English Language?C. Is Netspeak Helpful in the English Language?D. Netspeak: Advantages and DisadvantagesEIn the 1920s and 30s the airlines were just beginning. It was unusual for peop

43、le to travel by air because itwas expensive and dangerous. In those days, there were no flight attendants to look after the passengers. Young men ,or “stewards”helped the passengers onto the airplane and carried the passengersluggage(行李 )but they didnot provide food and drinks. But then in 1930,a wo

44、man called Ellen Church invented the“stewardess”.Ellen Church was born in 1904 on a farm in Iowa. She was a different child. She didntwant to work on afarm or marry a farmer she wanted a more adventurous(冒险的 )life.Ellen studie d to be a nurse at theUniversity of Minnesota and then got a job in a hos

45、pital. For the next few years she stayed at the hospital butalsotook flying lessons and got her pilot s license.Ellen was twenty-five years old when she first got in touch with Boeing Air Transport. She loved flying but she understood that airlines were a man s world. Although women like Emelia Earh

46、eart were becoming famous, she realized it was impossible for a woman to have a career as a pilot .But she had another idea. Most people were frightened of flying because. flying was still an unr eliable( 不可靠的 ) way to travel. There were often delays( 延误The young woman from Iowa and seven other nurs

47、es became the first air stewardesses.At first pilots were unhappy because they did not want stewardesses on airplanes, but passengers loved thestewardesses. In 1940 there were around 1000 of them working for different airlines. The early“stewardesses”had to be under twenty-five-year-old, single and

48、slim. When a woman joined an airline, she had to promise not toget married or have children. It was hard job and not well paid. They worked long hours and earned1 an hour.In the 1970s, stewardesses were unhappy in their job and airlines had to make some changes. Since the1970s, “stewardesses”have be

49、en called flight attendants. They are well paid and work fewer hours than in thepast.56. ()The last sentence of the first paragraph suggests that _.A. the word “stewardess”was ma de up by Ellen ChurchB. Ellen Church was the first woman who flew a planeC. Ellen Church was the first woman who worked on a planeD. Ellen Church was the first woman passenger on a plane57. ()From the second paragraph, we learn that _.A. Ellen did not behave in the same way as mo