初三英语中考模拟试卷

初三美语中考练习试卷（一）

词汇

A.根据所给首字母或中文提示填入所缺单词。

l.Theword"d"isanotherwayofsayingexpensive.

2.1fyouwanttobethinnerandhealthier,you'dbetternoteatmorefoodbuttakemoree.

3.1thinkswimmingis1exitingthansurfing.

4.HisfmaneisJimAllanGreen.

5.Thursdayisthefdayoftheweek.

6.ThePLAwasfoundedon(八月)1",1927.

7.The(风景)intheWestLakeisverybeautiful.

8.MrsBrownlooksyoungerwhensheis(穿着)intheredcoat.

9.WhenIgottothecheckout,realizedIhad(忘)mypurseathome.

10.Stampsareusedfor(寄)letters.

B.同义句

l.Johnwrotealettertoafactorytoaskthemtostoppouringthewastewaterintotherivernearby.

Alettertoafactorytoaskthemtostoppouringthewastewaterintotherivernearby.

2.Youcanonlychooseoneoutofthetwo.=Pleasetakethisonethatone

3.TherearemorepeopleinChinathaninCanada.=TheofChinaisthanthatofCanada.

4.Themanhasbeendeadfortenyears.=It'stenyearstheman.

5.Thisbookissointerestingthatweallwanttoreadit.

Itisinterestingbookthatweallwanttoreadit.

一、单项选择

()1.Hetoldmeshewasthirteenhermotherwasbadlyill.

A.whenthatB./C.thatwhenD.that

()2.Thereawonderfulfilm"Hero"inthecinemanextSunday.

A.putsonB.willhaveC.isgoingtohaveD.isgoingtobe

()3.ThiskeybePeter's.Hisisstillinthelock.

A.maynotB.can'tC.musln'tD.needn't

()4.MissGreenaskedFredhewasgoingtospeakatthemeetingandhesaid"No".

A.whyB.howC.whetherD.when

()5.Whatdoyoumean"take-away”，please?

A.withB.ofC.forD.by

()6.Tom'sparentsarebusysomecakesandreadyforthepartytonight.

A.buy,makeB.buying,gettingC.toget,haveD.buying,tobe

()7.Finally4heyhavebuiltinthecenterofthecity.

A.atwenty-floors-buildingB.antwenty-floors-building

C.atwenty-floor-buildingD.antwenty-floor-building

()8.Ifyourhomework,youmaywatchTVforhalfanhour.

A.isfinishedB.willbefinishedC.finishesD.willfinish

()9.Wemusttrytorememberwordandlearnhowtousethem.

A.eachB.everyC.allD.both

()10.一What'sinyourhand?—Akey.

A.theotherB.anotherC.othersD.other

()11.thetrees,ourenvironmentcanbewellprotected,somoretreesmustbeplanted.

A.ThanksB.ThanksforC.ThankstoD.Thanksof

()12.—Doyouneedpaper?—Yes,couldyougiveme,please?

A.any,somemoreB.some,anymoreC.somemore,someD.moresome,some

()13.Wehaveinthecityforalongtime.

A.comeB.beenC.gottoD.arrived

()14.Thereis"f'and"u"intheword"fun”.

A.an,aB.a,anC.a,aD.an,an

()15.—Couldyoulookaftermybabyformewhileweareaway?—

A.No,thanksB.WithpleasureC.It'sapleasureD.Tmsureyouwill

()16.Weoftenfindourheadteacherthestudents.Hisseatinhisofficeis___MissChenandMrDong.

A.among,amongB.between,betweenC.between,amongD.among,between

()17.—DoyouoftenhearJohninhisroom?—Yes,listen!Nowwecanhearhiminhisroom.

A.sing,tosingB.singing,singC.sing,singingD.tosing,sing

()18.—Don'tyouusuallygotoworkbybike?_,ButsometimesIwalktotheoffice.

A.Yes,IdoB.Yes,Idon'tC.No,Idon'tD.No,Ido.

()19.—Couldyoutellme?—Yes.TheytoNewYorkforbusiness.

A.wherethetwinsare,havebeenB.wherethetwinsare,havegone

C.wherearethetwins,havebeenD.wherearethetwins,havegone

()20.——,sir?——I'mlookingforawritingbrush.

A.WhatareyoudoinghereB.WhyhaveyoucomehereC.WhatdoyouwantD.WhatcanIdoforyou

二、完形填空

Thefamousdirector(导演)ofbigandexpensivefilmdecidedtofilmabeautifulsunsetJ_thesea,sothat

peoplecouldseethemanandwomanplayersinfrontof_2_attheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeach

other.He3agroupofmenoutoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim.

Thenextmorninghesaidtothemen,“Haveyou4thesunsetforme?”

“No,sir,"onemananswered,"We'reonthe5coast(海岸线)here,andthesunsetsinthewest.Wecan

getyouasunrise,butnotasunset.”

“ButIwantasunset!”thedirectorsaid6."Gototheairport,takethenext7tothewestcoast,andget

one.”

Butthenoneofthemhadanidea.4<Whydon'twefilmasunriseandthenputit8theprojector(放映

^Dbackwards?Thenit'll9asunset.”

“That'sa10idea!”thedirectorsaid.Thenhe11totheothermenandsaid,“TomorrowmorningI

wantyoutogetmeabeautifulsunrise.”

Thegroupofmenwentoutearlythenextmorningandfilmedabrightsunrise.Thenatnineo'clockthey

12_ittothedirector."Hereitis,sir,"theysaid,andshowedittohim.Helikeditverymuch.

Theyallwentintothestudio(摄影棚).“AHright,“thedirectorsaid,“Nowourplayersaregoingtosay

goodbye.Runthefilmbackwardsthroughtheprojectorsothatwecan13the'sunset'behindthem.”

The“sunset“began,14afteraquarterofaminute,thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishandsand

shoutedtothementostop.

Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwards,andthewavesontheseawere15thebeach.

()1.A.fromB.inC.overD.off

()2.A.themB.itC.theseaD.thedirector

()3.A.calledB.foundC.toldD.sent

()4.A.broughtB.chosenc.gotD.made

()5.A.eastB.westC.southD.north

()6.A.worriedlyB.angrilyC.friendlyD.sadly

()7.A.trainB.taxiC.shipD.flight

()8.A.ontoB.insideC.throughD.under

()9.A.feellikeB.looklikeC.becomeD.change

()10.A.modemB.strangeC.commonD.wonderful

()11.A.listenedB.hurriedC.turnedD.rushed

()12.A.postedB.tookC.leftD.moved

()13.A.seeB.tryC.pushD.feel

()14.A.andB.butC.thenD.so

()15.A.cominguptoB.catchingupwithC.goingawayfromD.gettingcloseto

.*.、阅读理解

A

Apine(松树)treeinCaliforniawasregardedastheoldesttreeintheworld.Peoplethoughtitwasnearly

5,000yearsold,buttheycouldnotbetrue.Thensomeonecutthetreedownwithachainsaw(锯子).Killingthe

oldesttreedownwasasillythingtodo.Butwhenthetreewascutdown,everyoneknewitsage.Itwas4,900

yearsold.Howcanyoutelltheageofatree?Ifyoueverseeatreethathasjustbeencutdown,takealookatthe

cutpart.Youwillseerings.Therearelittleringsinthemiddle.Aroundeachringisalargerringisalargerring.

Theringnearthebark(书皮)isthebiggestoneofall.Cunttheserings.Atreegrowsoneringeachyear.A

1O-year-oldtreehas10rings.A60-year-oldtreehas60rings.Howmanyringsdoesa4,900-year-oldtreehave?

()l.Theoldesttreestoppedgrowing.

A.becauseitwastoooldtogrowB.afterpeopleclimbingit

C.becauseithadgrowntoohighD.whensomeonecutitdown

()2.Ifyouwanttoknowatree'sage,youmay.

A.countitsringsB.takeoffitsbarkC.cutitintopiecesD.measure(测量)howrounditis

()3.Atreewith4,900ringsmustbe.

A.oldenoughtobecutdownB.morethan5,000yearsold

C.4,900yearsoldD.smallertheringnearitsbarkis

()4.Theolderatreeis,the.

A.moreringsithasB.moreringsitgrowseachyear

C.fewerringsithasD.smallertheringnearitsbarkis

()5.Thisstorytellsushowto.

A.useachainsawB.telltheageofatreeC.findthebiggestringD.cutdownanoldpinetree

B

Theworldisnotonlyhungry,butitisalsothirstyforwater.Thismayseemstrangetoyou,sincenearly70%

oftheearth'ssurfaceiscoveredwithwater.Butabout97%ofthatisseawater,orsaltwater.Mancanonlydrink

andusetheother3%-thefreshwaterfromrivers,lakes,underground,andothersources(资源).Andwecannot

evenuseallofthat.Evenworse,someofithasbeenmadedirty.

However,asthingsstandtoday,thisfreshwaterisstillenoughforus.Butourneedforwaterisbecoming

largerandlargerquickly-almostdaybyday.Weshouldtakestepstodowiththisproblemnowandinthiswaywe

cangetawayfromaseriousworld-widewatershortage(缺少)lateron.

Weallhavetolearnhowtostopwastingourvaluablewater.Oneofthefirststepsistodevelopwaysof

reusingit.Todayinmostlargecities,waterisusedonlyonceandthensentoutintoasewersystem(下水

道).Fromthereitreturnstoseaorrunsintoundergroundplaces.

Butevenifeverylargecityreuseditswater,westillwouldnothaveenough.Allwe'dhavetodotomakeuse

ofseawaterintheworldistoremovethesalt.Ifwetakethesestepswe'llbeinnodangerofdryingup.

()1.Theworldisthirstyforwaterbecause.

A.manhasn'tgotenoughfoodtoeatB.wehaven'tgotenoughfreshwater

C.only70%oftheearth'ssurfaceiswaterD.morewaterissentintosewersystems

()2.Theunderlinedwordvaluablemeans.

A.muchandsaltyB.freshandenoughC.dearandusefulD.cleanandhelpful

()3.Whatshouldwedoifwewanttohaveenoughfreshwater?

z\

(a

\7Makefulluseoftheseawater.

/b

I

XCarrysaltwaterintoladesorrivers.

e

z\

lJ

\Z

dTrytosavethefreshwaterasmuchaspossible.

z

()

x-Doourbesttousethewateragain.

A.(c)and(e)B.(a)and(d)C.(a),(c)and(d)D.(b),(d)and(e)

()4.Thebestbutthemostdifficultwaytosolvethewaterproblemoftheworldisto.

A.removethesaltfromseawaterB.makethewaterincitiesclean

C.takewaterfromundergroundD.maketheneedforwatersmaller

()5.What,sthebesttitle(标题)forthispassage?

A.TheImportanceoftheWaterB.TheWorld'sWaterProblem

C.TheThirstyWorldD.FreshWaterandSeaWater

C

Henryworksinafactory.Hecomesfromapoorfamilyandwasinschoolforonlyforfouryears.Hehasto

dothehardwork,buthe'spaidless.Helikestowatchfootballmatchesverymuchandspendsmuchtimeonit.

Oneeveningtherewasabigfootballmatchonaplayground.Heborrowedsomemoneyfromhisfriendand

hurriedthere.Therewerealotofpeoplethere.Andalltheticketswaresoldout.Hewassorryforit.Hesawa

pole(电线杆)outsidetheplaygroundandclimbeditupquickly.Apolicemancameandsaid,"It'sdangerousto

stayonit!Comedown!”

“Wailaminute,please!”Henrysaidandjustatthatmomentthepolicemanheardcheers(欢呼声)inthe

playgroundandaskedinahurry,44Whichteamhaskickedagoal?”“Ours!”"Wonderful!Youcanstaythere.But

takecare!”thepolicemansaidhappilyandleft.Whenthematchwouldsoonbeover,hecamebackagainand

asked,"Who'swon?”"Theirs,3-2.”“Comedown,“thepolicemansaidangrily,“Suchamatchisn'tworth

watching!”

Henryhadtocomedown.Butsoontheyheardcheersagain.Thepolicemansaidinahurry,“Climbup

quicklyandseewho'skickedagoal!”

根据短文内容判断下列句子的正误，正确的用，错误的用“F”

()1.Henryispaidlessbecausehedidn'tlearnmuchwhenhewasyoung.

()2.Henrystayedonthepolebecausehehopedtosavesomemoney.

()3.ThepolicemansoonchangedhismindatthefirsttimebecausehethoughtitwassafeforHenrytobeon

thepole.

()4.Thepolicemanbecameangrywhenheheardtheirteamhadlostthegame.

()5.BothHenryandthepolicemanarefootballfans.

D

JustbeforeChristmasin1971,aGermangirlcalledJulianawasflyingoverabigforestofAmerica.The

planewasflyinghighinthesky.

Suddenly,therewasaloudnoise.Julianafoundherselffallingthroughtheair.Sheclosedhereyes.Shewas

surethatshewasgoingtodie.

Shefell3000metres.Whensheopenedhereyesagain,shefoundthatshehadlandedinatreeinthemiddle

ofaforest.Shewasnotdead!Tohersurprise,shewasalive(活着).Shewasn'tevenbadlyhurt.Shewasstill

sittinginherseat.Shewasholdingabagofsweets.Shegotcutoftheseatandclimbeddownthetree.Butshe

couldseenobodyelse.Shewasaloneexceptforafewdeadbodieshereandthere.

Shebegantowalk.Atfirstshehadnothingtoeatexceptthesweets.Later,shefoundalittlefruit.Shehad

neverseenthiskindoffruitbefore.Shefoundthatthefruitwassafeaftershesawsomemonkeyseatingit.

Afterfourdays,shecametoadeeprivei:Shewalkedbythesideoftheriverforsixmoredaysandatlast

arrivedatanIndianvillage.Shewassafe!

()l.Theairaccidenthappenedin.

A.springB.summerC.autumnD.winter

()2.Theplanewasflyingabouthighinthesky.

A.threehundredmetresB.threehundredkilometersC.threekilometersD.threethousandkilometers

()3.Julianawasfrom.

A.AmericaB.GermanyC.EnglandD.India

()4.Thegirlwasn'tbadlyhurtbecause.

A.threewerealotoftreesB.shewasyoungandnotheavy

C.shewasluckyD.shehadlandedinateeandwasstillinherseat

()5.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Somemonkeyssawhereatingthefruit.

B.Shecouldnotseeanybodyelsealivearoundherintheforest.

C.AtlastshecametoavillageinIndia.

D.Ittookthegirl6daystowalktothevillagefromthemiddleoftheforest.

四、用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空

I1(finish)collegelastsummer.Itwasdifficultforme2(find)ajob.Withafriend'shelp,a

managerofahoteldecided3(hire)me.It'sfarfrommyhome.Asmyfamily4(be)verypoor,my

parents5(nothave)enoughmoney6(get)betterifIworkedhard.

Halfayearlater,Igotsomemoney.Iwenttoshopswhereallkindsofmotorbikes7(sell).Butthey

wereallsoexpensivethatIcouldn't8(buy)acheapone.Myfriendsaid,"You'dbetter9(go)tothe

second-handmarkets.Maybeyoucanbuyacheaperonethere.”Icomforted(安慰)myself.10(have)a

nicecaroneday!”

.5.

.10.

初三英■语中考模拟试卷（二）

WrittenbyXuJianjun

姓名：班级：

一、词汇

A.根据所给首字母或中文提示填入所缺单词。

l.Mostcountriesusesatellitestosendandrmessages.

ZHaven'tyouseenthes"NOPARKING^^here?

3.Thereisarivergoingtthesmallvillage.

4.WeareiinreadingthebooksbyMarkTwain.

5.1foundawallet1ontheground,andtherewaslotsofmoneyinit.

6.1nChinaschoolsbeginin(九月)everyyear.

7.1thinkchemistryisoneofthemostpopular(科目)tous.

8.The(三十)lessonisthemostdifficultinbookIII.

9.Haikouisthe(省会)ofHainanProvince.

lO.Letmeteachyouhowtosearchthe(因特网).

B.同义句

l.Anordinarycameraisnotasexpensiveasadigitalcamera.

Adigitalcameraisexpensiveanordinarycamera.

2.ItseemsthatJimisangry.

Jimbeangry.

3.Miyokohaswornouthernewleathertennisshoes.

Miyoko'snewleathertennisshoesout.

4.Theheavysnowkeptthevisitorsstayingonthetopofthemountain.

Thevisitorswerestoppedthetopofthemountain.

5.Ittookmehalfanhourtomendmybike.

1halfanhourmybike.

二、单项选择

()l.FdlikeChineseteanothinginit.

A.withB.inC.onD.for

()2.MikeisAmericanboy.Hestudiesin____universityinNanjing.

A.the,aB.a,aC.an,aD.an,an

()3.Theyoueat,theyourhealthwillbe.

A.little,goodB.few,goodC.less,betterD.fewer,better

()4.Thewindowwasbroken.Trytowhohasbrokenit.

A.findB.lookC.findoutD.lookfor

()5.Beforebuyinganewhat,youshould.

A.tryonitB.tryitonC.putitonD.takeitoff

()6.Whenyouseethesign“EXIT”atthecinemayoucan.

A.gooutfromhereB.pushthedoorC.parkyourcarD.gointoitfromhere

()7.ofherparentsisreadingnewspapers.

A.AllB.BothC.NeitherD.None

()8.—isSydneyfromBeijing?—10,400kilometresaway.

A.HowlongB.HowsoonC.HowfarD.Howoften

()9.Theymore3,500treesbylastspring.Theysaidtheymorethenextyear.

A.haveplanted,willplantB.hadplanted,willplant

C.planted,wouldplantD.hadplanted,wouldplant

()10.HeprefersathomereadingratherthanoutshoppingonSundays.

A.tostay,goingB.tosay,goC.staying,goD.staying,togo

()11.Fmafraidthereisforallofusinthehall.

A.notmanyroomsB.noenoughroomC.noroomsD.notenoughroom

()12.1'msorry,Icanrememberyourtelephonenumber.

A.impossibleB.hardlyC.reallyD.surely

()13.Ourteachersseemedverywhatwehaddone.

A.pleasedwithB.pleasedatC.pleadedforD.pleasingwith

()14.Itwasbadweatherthatweallhadtostayathome.

A.suchB.soC.veryD.rather

()15.Hissheepwhilehewassleeping.Hedidn'tknowwhostolethem.

A.wasstolenB.isstolenC.stoleD.werestolen

()16.Willyoupleasetellme?

A.whereNancyisfromB.whatdoesNancydo

C.whereisNancyworkingD.whatdoesNancylikebest

()17.—Excuseme.MayIaskyouaquestion?—

A.Nevermind.B.Ofcourse.C.Notatall.D.Youmay.

()18.—Shallwegoskatingtomorrow?—

A.Youareallright.B.It'sverykindofyou.C.Youareright.D.That'sagoodidea.

()19.—Yourticket,please.—

A.Tilshowyou.B.It'swithme.C.Hereitis.D.Letmeshowyou.

()20.—Howdoyoulikethefilm?—.

A.No,Idon'tlikeit.B.Thepeopleandthemusic.C.Ilikeitverymuch.D.Yes,Ilikeit.

三、完形填空

About70,000,000Americansaretryingtoloseweight.Thatisalmostoneoutofeverythreepeopleinthe

UnitedStates.Somepeopleeat1foodandtheyhardlyhaveanyfatorsweets.Othersdorunning,exercise

withmachines,takemedicines,orevenhaveoperations.2youcanseelosingweightis3work,anditwill

alsocostalotofmoney.But4dosomanypeopleintheUnited?Stateswanttoloseweight?

ManypeopleintheUnitedStatesworryabouttheirlooks.Formanypeople,lookingnicealsomeanstobe

5_.Otherpeopleworryabouttheirhealthasmanydoctors6overweightisnotgood.

Mostpeoplewanttofindafasterand7waytotakeofffat,andbooksofthiskindareverypopular.These

bookstellpeoplehowtoloseweight.Eachyearalotofnewbooksliketheseare8.Eachonesaysitcan

easilyhelppeopletakefataway.

Losingweightcanbe9.Someoverweightpeoplegotohealthcenters,likeLacCostainCalifornia.Men

andwomen10severalhundreddollarsadayatthesehealthcenters.Peoplelivethereforoneweekortwo,

11_exercise,eatingdifferentfoods.Mealstheremaybejustalittle.Allthisworksforlosingweight.

12_4daysontheprogramme,onewomancalledMrsWarrenlost5pounds.At$400aday,shespent$320

toloseeachpound.Butshesaidshewasstill13todoso.

Healthcenters,books,medicines,operations,runningandexercisemachinesall14alotofmoney.Soin

theUnitedStates,losingweightmaymeanlosing15,too.

)1.A.lessB.moreC.niceD.fast

)2.A.ForB.SoC.OrD.And

)3.A.goodB.usefulC.hardD.easy

)4.A.whyB.whatC.howD.when

)5.A.highB.shortC.thinD.fat

)6.A.talkB.sayC.speakD.tell

)7.A.dearerB.harderC.shorterD.easier

)8.A.takenB.givenC.writtenD.copied

)9.A.cheapB.expensiveC.easyD.safe

)10.A.payB.costC.takeD.have

)11.A.makingB.takingC.playingD.using

)12.A.BeforeB.InC.AfterD.At

()13.A.sorryB.angryC.sadD.glad

()14.A.needB.haveC.useD.get

()15.A.healthB.timeC.foodD.money

四、阅读理解

A

Andywasalittlecountryboy.Helivedinthehouseonthesideofahill.Therewasarailroadtrackbelowthe

houseandAndyoftenwatchedthetrainasitpassedby.

Oneday,asAndywascrossingthetrack,hesawthattherewassomethingwrongwithit.Oneoftherails

seemedtobeoutofitsplace.Justthenheheardanoise.Dear,dear!Thetrainwascoming!Itwouldsoonbethere!

Hemusttrytostopitinsomeway.

Andydienotthinkofanydangertohimself,butheranandstoodinthemiddleofthetrack,notfarfromthe

placewheretherailwasbroken,andthenheheldouthisarmsandwaited.

Onandoncamethetrain.Theengineersawtheboyonthetrackandwhistledfbrhimtogetoutoftheway.

ButAndystoodstillanddidnotmove.

Theengineerhadtostopthetrain.Hewasveryangryashecriedouttotheboyandaskedhimwhyhestood

ontrack.

ButwhenAndypointedtothebrokenrailthemanunderstoodeverything.Andysavedthetrainandthelives

ofallthepeopleonit.

()l.WhenAndywasyoung,.

A.heoftenlikedplayingatthefootofthehill

B.heoftenenjoyedlisteningtotheclickofrails

C.heoftenranonthetrackupanddown

D.heoftenwatchedthetrainpassby

()2.Oneday,asAndywentacrossthetrack,.

A.hethoughttherewassomethingwrongwithitB.hesawthetrainwascoming

C.hefoundoneoftherailswasbrokenD.heheardanoise

()3.Whenthetrainwascoming,.

A.AndyrantothetraintostopitB.Andystoodonthetracktoholdouthisarms

C.AndyranoutofthetrackquicklyD.Andycriedouttotheengineer

()4.Assoonastheengineersawtheboyonthetrack,.

A.heaskedAndywhyhestoodthereB.heshoutedatAndy

C.heaskedAndytogetoutofthewayD.hewhistledforAndytoleavethetrack

()5.WhenAndypointedtothebrokenrail,.

A.theengineergotoffthetrainandrepairedit

B.theengineergotveryangry

C.theengineerunderstoodwhytheboytriedtostopthetrain

D.theengineercameouttoseewhatwasthematter

B

AccordingtoarecentreportfromtheUN,theworld'spopulationcontinuestogrow.Itcouldreach8.9billion

intheyearof2025.

Butduringthepast10yearsorso,alargerapiddropintheworld'sbirthrate(出生率)hastakenplace.

Familiesgenerally(通常地)aresmallernowthantheywereafewyearsago.Itishappeninginbothdeveloping

anddevelopedcountries.

Chinahasalreadycutitsrateofpopulationgrowthbyaboutonehalfsince1970.EachChinesefamilyis

allowedtohavenomorethanonechild.Andthehopeistoreachazeropopulationgrowthrateby2000.

SeveralcountriesinEuropealreadyhaveanegativegrowthrate.Expert(专家)saidthatthesecountries

wouldnothaveenoughworkersinthefuture.Andthepeoplewhoareworkingcouldfacemuchhighertaxes(税)

tosupportthegrowingretirees(退休人员).

()1.Inthepasttenyears,.

A.therearefewerandfewerpeople

B.theworld'spopulationhasnotbeengrowingasfastasitusedtobe

C.theworld'sbirthratehasrisen

D.thenumberofpeoplehasgrownup

()2.Inchinaeachfamilyisallowedtohaveonlyonechildsothat.

A.thebirthratecanbecutdown

B.halfofthenumberofpeoplehasbeencutdown

C.thenumberofpeoplehasdroppedby1/2

D.eachfamilyissmaller

()3.Anegativegrowthratemeans.

A.thebirthrateisunknownB.thedeathrateislargerthanthebirthrate

C.thebirthrateistolargeD.thebirthrateislargerthanthedeathrate

()4.InEuropeancountries.

A.notmanypeoplewouldliketowork

B.howtosupporttheretiredwouldbeabigproblem

C.thepeoplewhoareworkingwouldrefusetopaytaxes

D.theretireesliveontheirfamilies

()5.Theunderlinedword"cut”inthethirdparagraphmeansinChinese.

A.分割B.切C.伤害D.减少

C

Itseemscertainthatcitiesinthefuturewillhavetochange.Theycannotgoondevelopingastheyareat

present(目前).Becausetheworld'spopulationisincreasing,therewillbemorepeopleinthecitiesoftomorrow.It

maynotbepossibleforanyfamilytoliveinahousewithlandaroundit.Therewillnotbeenoughspaceforthis.

Ananswertothisproblemofspacemaybetheskyscrapercity.Aplanforacitylikethishasbeenmadebyan

engineercalledWilemFrischman.Hisideaistobuildgreatskyscrapers.Eachbuildingwouldbethreekilometers

high.Inthisskyscrapercityabout250,000peoplewouldlive.Theywouldworkandspendtheirfreetimeinit.

Theywouldnotneedtoleavethecityunlesstheywantedto.Theywouldbeabouttomoveaboutinthecitybya

transportsystem(运输系统)controlled(控制)bycomputers.Eachskyscrapercitywouldbejoinedtoother

skyscrapercitiesbyundergroundtunnels(通道)OneofthehighestbuildingsintheworldistheEmpireState

BuildinginNewYork.Itisabout450metershigh.Theskyscrapercitieswouldbeaboutseventimesashighasit.

()l.Sdyscrapercitymeans.

A.thecityintheskyB.thecitymadeupofskyhouses

C.thecitymadeupofbuildingD.theverytallbuildings

()2.WhatmakesWilemFrischmanplanhisskyscrapercities?

A.Peoplelivingincitieswanttolivemorecomfortably.

B.Peopleinthehousewillwantskyscrapercities.

C.Inthefuturetherewillnotbeenoughspaceforcitieslikethoseoftoday.

D.Thisisthemodernideaofbuilding.

()3.Eachskyscrapercityshouldhave.

A.about350,000peopleB.about