四川省成都市2013年中考英语训练4

1、四川省成都市2013年中考英语训练4单项选择()1. It is _useful book. I borrowed it from _school library. A. an; a B. a; an C. a; the D. an; the()2. Who's your English teacher? Miss Gao. She teaches _ English very well. A. our B. us C. ours D. we()3. Must I finish the work in two days, Mrs. White? _.A. Yes, you need B

2、. No, you mustntC. No, you neednt D. Certainly not()4. Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest post office is? The nearest post office? You will have to walk _. A. 500-metres away B. 500 metre far C. 500 metres farther D. 500-metre far ()5. Mary, what about going boating if it _ tomorrow? Goo

3、d idea! A. not rain B. will rain C. doesn't rain D. won't rain ()6. She is planning on driving. Let's help her _ some good ideas. A. come out B. come up C. catch up with D. come up with ()7. Yesterday, some doctors _ a _ boy. A. had saved, dying B. saved, dead C. has saved, dead D. saved

4、, dying ()8. I_ in this small mountain village when I was a child. A. use to live B. used to living C. used to live D. used to life ()9. We can do the work better with _ money and _ people. A. less, fewer B. fewer, less C. less, less D. fewer, fewer ()10. Shall we play football now? Sorry, I cant. B

5、ecause my mother is ill, I have to _ her at home.A. look for B. look at C. look after D. look like ()11. While I_ with my friend, she came in. A. am talking B. was talking C. talked D. am going to talk ()12. All of us enjoy playing computer games, _ we can't spend too much time on it. A. and B.

6、or C. but D. so ()13. Mike is only 15 years old. He is not _ to get a drivers license.A. old enough B. enough old C. young enough D. enough young ()14. We can use MSN to talk with each other on the Internet. Really? Will you please show me _ it? A. what to use B. how to use C. how can I use D. what

7、can I use ()15. The students got_ when they watched the interesting film.A. excited B. bored C. sad D. upset ()16. The food is very delicious. Im very full.Why dont you _ a walk with me?A. takeB. to take C. takes D. took()17. Miss Wang has been afraid of _ alone since she was young.A. being B. be C.

8、 to be D. is()18. “Do you know _ ? Im going to see him. ” “Sorry, I dont know. ”A. where does Mr. Li live B. where did Mr. Li live C. where Mr. Li livesD. where Mr. Li lived ()19. John is hungry. He wants to_ eat.A. something         B. anything  

9、60;   C. nothing     D everything()20. Could you help me write the report? _. I havent got time at the moment.A. No problem B. No, sorryC. Yes, please D. All right15 CBCCC 610 DDAAC 1115 BCABA 1620 AACAB完形填空My father was my hero, all throughout my _31_. The father _32_e

10、ight children, he knew his great duty. When I was very little, he _33_to be so large. In my eyes he could do _34_, we all knew he was in charge. He was a man of great strength both physically and in _35_, but in him there was a gentleness, he found _36_to be outgoing and kind. Many _37_of childhood

11、were greeted with a kiss, and songs to me as I awoke, those days I surely miss. He made me _38_ so special, "Miss America" he would sing. I knew I had my _39_ love. It gave me courage to do almost anything. He loved her and his children, so much he gave up years of his life ,caring for thi

12、s woman, his wife. Day and night he fought hard for years with her _40_.From _41_I learned to stand up tall, to be _42_ of who I am. Strength and decisions were the qualities of this fine man. As the years of his life reduced day by day, that strength kept him _43_. Twenty days later his own time wa

13、s at an end. I lost my hero, my father, a man _44_ was my friend. For I am my father's daughter, one day we will meet again. But until then I will remember, and the love will _45_end. 31.A workB lifeC studyD time32.A inB fromC ofD for33.A appearedB wantedC usedD liked34.A thingsB somethingC noth

14、ingD anything35.A mindB headC bodyD arms36.A resultB routesC waysD steps37.A minutesB daysC yearsD months38.A lookB soundC realizeD feel39.A mothersB fathersC friendsD brothers40.A illnessB businessC sadnessD tiredness41.A heB herC himselfD him42.A proudB prideC greatD nice43.A livingB livelyC liveD

15、 alive44.A whoseB whoC which.D whom45.A alwaysB everC neverD hardly3135 BCADA 36-40 CBDBA 41-45 DADBC阅读理解（A）A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvards outer office. The secretary could tell in a mo

16、ment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned. “We want to see the president,” the man said softly. “Hell be busy all day,” the secretary said coldly. “Well wait,” the lady replied.For hours, the secretary didnt talk to them, hoping that the couple would finally become tired

17、and go away. They didnt. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, theyll leave,” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance didnt have the time to spend with nobodies.The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady

18、 told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We cant put up a st

19、atue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died, this place would look like a cemetery.“Oh, no” the lady explained, “We dont want to build a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, “A b

20、uilding! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? The physical building at Harvard cost seven million and a half.”For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a univer

21、sity?” Her husband nodded(点头). Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name -a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about. You can easily judge(判断) others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or

22、 to them. 46. What did the old couple go to Harvard for? A. They wanted to see their son.B. They had an important meetingC. They went to Harvard just to see start a universityD. They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.47. Why didnt the president come out to meet the couple? A. He was really bus

23、y at that time.B. The secretary didnt allow the couple to meet the president. C. He was important and didnt have time for unimportant people.D. He had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.48. From the passage, we can know _.A. the old couple were in fact rich peopleB. the

24、secretary was afraid of the old couple C. the old couples son was killed in HarvardD. the president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. the old couple set up their own university. B. the old couple set up a memorial to their son C.

25、 the old couple gave a building to Harvard.D. Giving a building to Harvard was easy and cheap at that time.50. The best title of the passage is “_”. A. Never Judge a Book by Its Cover B. How the Stanford Was Built C.A Visit to Harvard University D. A Strange Old Couple（B）Sorry to say, our brains nat

26、urally start slowing down at the young age of 30. It used to be thought that this couldn't be helped, but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. "Your brain is a learning machine," says University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich. Gi

27、ven the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. All that's required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind. Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to speed up the process（过程） in which the brain deals w

28、ith information (). Since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy （准确性）.Over the course of training, the program starts asking you to tell sounds (between "dog" and "bog", for example

29、) at an increasingly faster speed. It's a bit like tennis instructor, says Merzenich, hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged. You may start out slow, but before long you're pretty quick. The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that the brain at a

30、ny age is highly plastic. If you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. And it may even speed up while in the process. To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you：playing table tennis or bridge, doing crossword puzzles, learning a la

31、nguage. "When it comes to preventing ageing, you really do 'use it or lose it'," says Barbara Sahakian, professor at Cambridge University. 51. According to the new studies, what will happen to our brains? A. They will not start slowing down until the age of 30 B. They will start wo

32、rking slowly after the age of 30 C. They can work as well as at a young age through certain exercises D. They can not be improved once they start to slow down 52. The writer mentioned many ways to speed up your brain, EXCEPT_ A. doing a million new activities B. sleeping as much as possible C. playi

33、ng some intelligent gamesD. playing table tennis 53. What can we learn from the text? A. Using right tools is important for brains work. B. Brain research deals with information from the Internet C. Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computer,D. Many activities can keep our brains young. 54. Which of t

34、he following agrees with the writers idea? A. The train methods work better for the old. B. People should train the brain to stop it from aging. C. The training of the brain should start at an early age. D. It is necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.55. Which one is TRUE accordin

35、g to the passage? A. If you are 71 years old, your brain is too old to train. B. You can eat the food to keep your brain young and plastic. C. Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to train brains. D. You will feel younger when you train your brain.46. _D_47. _C_48. _C_49. _A_ 50.

36、 _B_51. _C_52. _B_53. _D_54. _B_ 55. _C_（C）Everyone has got two personalities the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can control your behavior, but when youre asleep, your sleeping position shows th

37、e real you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.If you go to sleep on your back, youre a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You dont like to up

38、set people, so you never express your real feelings. Youre quite shy and you arent very confident.If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and youre always easily upset. Youre very stubborn (顽固的) ,but you arent very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.If you sleep on curled up, you are probably a