2013年英语中考模拟试题(一)

1、2013年英语中考模拟试题（一）笔试部分. 单项选择 (本题共15分，每小题1分)从各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入题前括号内。（ ）1. I have three cousins. Jim is in university, Tony is a middle school student. Mary is only 10. She is _ of all. A. oldest B. the oldest C. youngest D. the youngest ( ) 2. -Why dont you buy this piano? It looks so nice. -Y

2、eah, but there isnt enough_. You know I live with my mother and my grandparents in a small house. A. seats B. room C. place D. toys ( ) 3. Thats the Science Museum_ we visited last year. A. where B. which C. to which D. in which ( ) 4. -Itll be May Day. Do you still want to stay at home?-No, I'l

3、l go to _ a film instead of _ a book in bed. A. read; look B. see; read C. see; reading D. watch; look at ( ) 5. -Look at this handbag. How nice! -But I dont like it. Its _animals fur. A. make of B. made by C. make with D. made of( ) 6. He goes to sleep with the bedroom light _ because he is afraid

4、of the dark. A. off B. on C. over D. up( ) 7. I have something important to tell Peter. Could you tell me _? A. where does he live B. where he livesC. where he does live D. where he live( ) 8. - Have you ever _ Xiamen? -No, never. But I'm going there this summer. A. been in    

5、60; B. gone in               C. been to            D. gone to ( ) 9. They all volunteered all their money _ new books for the kids from the village. A. bought B. to buy C. buy

6、 D. buying( ) 10. Mr. Brown has _ this dictionary for two years.         A. had        B. lent          C. borrowed      D. bought ( ) 11. Miss Li, would you tr

7、y to stop the boys _ noise, please?         A. to make     B. made      C. make    D. from making( ) 12. -I saw a thief in my room when I came back.-What_ when you came in?A. is the thief doing B. was

8、 the thief doing C. did the thief do D. does the thief do( ) 13. -What do you think of chemistry? -Its interesting, but_ to learn A. I find it hard B. its easy C. that is boring D. I dont like it ( ) 14. I bought a new pen last Saturday, _ I can't find it now. A. or     

9、         B. for                 C. but             D. so ( ) 15. -What will you do this weekend? -I _ swimming with my son when he_ his

10、 homework.A. will go; will  finish       B. will go; finishes    C. go; finishes           D. go; will finish. 补全对话(本题共10分, 每空1分)(A)根据对话内容，从方框中选择恰当的句子完成对话, 将其字母标号填在方框下的空白处。(Mr. Black and his wife are

11、talking about shopping.) W: 16_ M: Shopping is always boring. W: Yes. But without you I cant decide what to buy. 17_ I need your help. M: Last Sunday we spent a whole day shopping, but came back with nothing. W: Sorry. 18_ M: Im really afraid to hear you say, “ 19_ ” W: Dont laugh at me, please. M:

12、I think youd go by yourself this time. 20_  A.      I prefer to watch TV at home. B.      Im sorry Ive changed my mind. C.      I really dont know where to buy. D.     Sometimes I really dont know wha

13、t to buy. E.      Would you please go shopping with me? F.      Could you buy a skirt for your daughter? G.     Theres always many things to choose from. 16_ 17_ 18_ 19_ 20_ （B）在对话空白处填入适当的话语（话语可能是一个句子，也可能是一个短语或一个词），使对话完整并正确。Mary :

14、 Help yourself to the chocolate, Chen. Li brought them from Shanghai. Chen Hui: 21 _ ! I cant touch anything sweet. Its my teethMary: Im sorry to hear that. 22 _ ?Chen Hui: I did. He told me that I have to have one tooth out two filled. But I cant find time for it.Mary:23 _ . A sound mind lives in a

15、 sound body（身心要健康。）.Chen Hui: Yes, I think Ill go next week.Mary: Im afraid youd better go right now. The sooner you do something about it, the better.Chen Hui: 24 _ . Can you please tell our head that Ill be back by lunchtime?Mary: 25_ . Chen Hui: Thank you very much. See you this afternoon.Mary: S

16、ee you. .句子翻译（共15分） (A) 根据所给中文完成句子翻译。（共11分，局部翻译每小题1分，整句翻译每小题2分）26. 要下雨了，你最好带上伞。 Its going to rain. _.27. 我今天太忙了，不能陪你去商店 I m too busy _with you today.28.他告诉我他想去无锡。 He told me that_.29.我们上星期去动物园了。 We_ last week.30.他告诉我这个电影他已看过好几遍了。 He tells me that_.31. 你下个周日要做什么？ _?32.我们几个都不喜欢数学。_.33.请尽快告诉我。 _. (B) 将

17、下列画线部分翻译成汉语。（共4分，每小题2分）Mrs Carol Johnson is the director of Adult Day Care Centre. She says, “We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great value. 34 Patients have the chance to get out of their houses. Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest. 35 Most impo

18、rtant of all, families are able to stay together.”34._ 35._. 完形填空。(本题共20分，每小题1分)（A） 根据短文内容，从A B C D四个选项中选择一个最佳答案。（共10分）Many people think that Americans 36 _ their cars almost more than anything else. When 37 _ people are fourteen years old, they want to have their 38_ cars. They dont ask for a car f

19、rom their 39 _. So many of them work in 40 _ time during their last year of high school to buy a car. Learning to 41 _ and getting a drivers license may be one of the most exciting things in a young persons life.Some people almost 42 _ _ go to a doctor when they are ill. But they will 43_ their cars

20、 to a garage as soon as they think there is a 44 _ . On Saturdays or Sundays some people may 45 _ most of their time washing and repairing their cars.( )36. A. preferB. loveC. driveD. play( )37. A. littleB. big C. old D. young( )38. A. newB. own C. expensive D. cheap( )39. A, friendsB. teachers C. p

21、arents D. brothers( )40. A. freeB. busyC. study D. good( )41. A. makeB. mendC. wash D. drive( )42. A. alwaysB. neverC. often D. usually( )43. A. takeB. carryC. pull D. lift( )44. A. questionB. wrongC. mistake D. problem ( )45. A. costB. getC. spend D. use(B) 根据短文内容，用方框中所给词的正确形式填空（共10分，每个词只能用一次）do ta

22、ke bring traveler when time she believe after is one speak A traveler was staying in an Egyptian village. One day, she held up 46_camera to take pictures of the children. Suddenly the young 47_began to shout at her. The 48_face turned red and she apologized（道歉）to the head for what she was 49_, and t

23、old him she had forgotten that people in some places 50_ that a person would lose his soul(灵魂) if his picture 51_taken. She explained to him for a long time. Several 52_ the head tried to say something, but he couldn't. 53_she believed that the head didn't fear any longer, the traveler then

24、let him 54_. With a smile, he said, "The children were trying to tell you that you forgot 55_off the lens(镜头) cap!". 阅读理解 (本题共40分)每小题1分)(A). 根据短文内容，从各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其字母标号填入题前括号内。(本题共20分, 每小题1分)Passage 1 Dr. Irene Pepperberg, a scientist at the University of Arizona, has worked wi

25、th Alex for nineteen years. Teaching Alex to speak and understand wasnt easy at first. He had to learn one word at a time. Irene and an assistant(助手) would teach Alex by showing him what a word meant. Irene would hold up an object , saying “Whats this?”Her assistant would give the word-“candy”, for

26、example - while Alex watched, Irene would praise(表扬) her assistant, then ask Alex the name for the object. When he got it right, Irene would praise him and give him the object to play with as a reward. It took Alex many weeks to learn his first word. After that, each new word became easier and easie

27、r for him.Why did Irene spend so much time getting a parrot to talk? Scientists like Irene are interested in discovering how intelligent(聪明) animals are and how their brains work. But studying animal intelligence has been difficult, partly because animals havent been able to communicate (交流) clearly

28、 with humans. Teaching Alex to speak words that he understands has let Irene talk to him directly. She can ask him questions, and he can answer them in English. In this way, Irene is finding out what kinds of things Alexs brain can do. She has found that parrots are much smarter than scientists used

29、 to think.( )56.According to the passage , how is Alex remarkable(不寻常的)? A. He can use the English language to answer questions. B. He uses words in English instead of bird calls to call other birds. C. He can copy the pronunciations of more than 100 English words. D. Alex has a brain that is much b

30、igger than those of other parrots.( )57.How did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understanding? A. She said the same word all day long so that Alex could repeat it. B. She taught Alex a special sign language. C.She gave Alex rewards if he would say what she said. D. She gave Alex a candy ever

31、y time he answered correctly.( )58.Why did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understanding? A. She wanted to prove it could be done. B. She wanted to provide a model for people who want talking birds. C.She wanted to find out how many words parrots could remember. D. She wanted to find out wha

32、t kinds of things his brain could do.( )59.According to the passage, Alex has proved that _. A. birds are not the only animals that can learn a language. B. parrots are much cleverer than scientists used to think. C. birds are just as intelligent as humans. D. teaching parrots to speak a human langu

33、age isnt very difficult.( )60.Which of the following is not true? A. Alex is a bland man. B. It took Irene a lot of time to teach Alex to speak. C. Animals cant communicate clearly with humans. D. Alex can speak something in English.Passage 2Have you ever stayed in a hotel? Most Chinese hotels often

34、 provide guests with things like disposable (一次性的) toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo and slippers. Many guests like the idea because they don't have to bring their own. But, if you travel to Beijing, remember to bring your own things. Starting from June, some hotels in Beijing will no longer pro

35、vide guests with these disposables. They want to ask people to use less disposable things.Many disposable things are made of plastic. People throw them away after only using them once. It is a waste of natural resources (资源) and is very bad for the environment. Do you know, one Chinese person makes

36、as much as 400kg of waste a year! Most of that waste comes from disposable things. In Beijing, people throw away about 19,000 tons of plastic bags and 1,320 tons of plastic lunch bowls every year! Plastic can take between 100 and 400 years to break down. So the less plastic we throw out, the better.

37、 So, wherever you travel, bring your own things and use them again and again.Back at home and school, you can also do something to make our world a better place. Try to do these things in your daily life: Use cloth shopping bags, not plastic ones. After using a plastic bag, wash it out and let it dr

38、y. Then you can use it over and over again. Do not use paper cups. At your school canteen（食堂）, use your own bowl and chopsticks instead of disposable ones. ( ) 61. Why do many hotels provide guests with some disposable things?A. Let their guests be convenient during their traveling.B. Hope their gue

39、sts use less disposable things.C. Wish their guests to save money.D. Want their guests to use more disposable things.( ) 62. Some Beijing hotels will no longer provide guests with _.A. cheap food and drink B. disposable things C. good service D. free TV programmes( ) 63. Which of the following is NO

40、T true?A. Many disposable things are made of plastic. B. Throwing disposable things away is a waste of natural resources.C. Plastic is very bad for the environment.D. Plastic breaks down easily. ( ) 64. What can we do to make our world a better place at home and school?A. Use shopping bags made of p

41、lastic. B. Do not throw away paper cups.C. Use disposable plates, bowls and chopsticks. D. Do not forget to reuse daily necessities（日用品）.( ) 65. We can tell from the story that _.A. people don't like disposable things at allB. we can't use paper or plastic bowls at schoolC. we should use les

42、s plastic things and protect our environmentD. hotels won't provide disposable things because they want to save moneyPassage 3Macao is only forty miles from Hong Kong and it is easy to reach. You can get there by sea. It is an interesting place and it has a long history. Macao is part of China a

43、nd most people living there are Chinese. The first Europeans to go to Macao came from Portugal. More than four hundred years ago the Portuguese went there to trade（做生意）with China. Some settled and made their homes there. They built strong forts（城堡）to guard the city and the harbor（港口）. They also buil

44、t churches, schools, hospitals and other places. Slowly the city grew. People from many countries came to live and work in Macao. Today many people visit Macao. Some only go there to watch dog-racing or motor-racing or to gamble with their money, whether they lose or win. But Macao is a quiet and pe

45、aceful place. It is pleasant just to walk around and look at the old buildings and forts. You feel you are back in the old days. Of course, some of the buildings are now in ruins（毁坏）. The Church of St. Paul has only the front wall with many steps leading up to it. But it is still interesting to see.

46、 When you are hot and tired, there are small cool gardens to rest in. When you are hungry, there are good restaurants with many kinds of food. Nearby are some islands, which are also nice to visit and are easy to get to. There is certainly a lot to see and to do in Macao.( )66. Which of the followin

47、g is NOT true? A. Portuguese were the first to go to Macao. B. Some Portuguese settled in Macao and made their homes nearly a century ago.C. The city Macao grew slowly. D. People there put up strong forts to defend the city.( )67. You feel in Macao you are back in the old days because _.A. some of t

48、he buildings are now in ruins B. you can watch dog-racing or motor-racing C. you go about and look at the old buildings and forts with pleasure D. it s a peaceful place( )68. The word “gamble” in the third paragraph is closest in meaning to “_”.A. watch dog-racing B. watch horse-racingC. watch motor

49、-racing D. play games of chance for money( )69. Where will you have a break when you feel tired?A. In good restaurants.B. In small cool gardens.C. On some islands.D. In beautiful parks.( )70. What does the writer most want to tell us?A. People from many countries came to live and work in Macao.B. Po

50、rtuguese were willing to do business in China.C. People in Macao serve good food. D. Macao is a quiet and peaceful place with a lot to see and to do.Passage 4 Is there a strange something high up in the worlds tallest mountains? If so, is it a big bear? Is it monkey? Or is it a kind of man?No one kn

51、ows. This mystery (谜) has puzzled (困惑) the world for years.In 1887, a mountain climber found large footprints (脚印) in the snow. They looked like the footprints of a very large man. But men dont walk without shoes in the snow!In 1906, another climber saw more than footprints. Far off saw a very large

52、 animal standing on two legs. As he watched, it ran very quickly.Fifteen years later, newspapers had new stories about the “something”. A mountain climber said he had seen the “snow man” walk slowly across the snow, far below him. He said it looked a very large man.From then on more and more stories

53、 to tell. But not until 1951 did a mountain climber bring back pictures of large footprints. The pictures showed clearly that the Snowman walked on two legs. So it was not a bear or a monkey growing. Someday we may find out just what it is that makes the large footprints.( )71. The passage is about

54、_.A. some mountain climbers B. some strange animalsC. some large footprints D. the mystery of snowman( )72. Why were people interested in the footprints. A They were footprints of a large bear B They looked like the footprints of a large man.C They were found in the snow.D They were found in the wor

55、lds tallest mountains.( ) 73. The pictures of large footprints were taken by a mountain climber in _.A. 1887 B. 1906 C. 1921 D. 1951( ) 74. Why did the mystery grow when a mountain climber brought back pictures of large footprints?A. They were footprints of an ape man. B. They were footprints of a s

56、now man.C. The pictures showed clearly how the Snowman walked. D. The pictures showed clearly how an ape man walked on two legs.( ) 75. Since a mountain climber first found the large footprints in the snow, the mystery of the Snowman has puzzled the world for _ years.A. more than one hundred B. ninety-five C. eigh