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2007中考模拟测试(1)一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）1. She sent her friend a postcard_ a birthday present. A. on B. as C. for D. of2. If you set your mind to do it, everything is_. A. possible B. hard C. difficult D. impossible3. How are you going to improve _ this term? Work harder than last term. A. ourselves B. myself C. himself D. yourself4. We were very excited to see many _ places of interest in Beijing. A. boring B. same C. different D. bright5. Would you please carry the big box for me? _ A. No problem. B. What a pity! C. Not at all. D. Thank you.6. She_ the factory on the comer and told me she worked there. A. thought of B. looked for C. pointed to D. got off7. Do you know_ ? At 8:00 a.m. A. who to talk with B. when to have a meeting C. what to do next D. where to go swimming8. Eating _ and doing more sports are good ways to keep SARS away from us. A. early B. quickly C. healthily D. hardly9. _ , sir? Size 41, I think. A. What size do you need B. What can I do for you C. How do you like this shirt D. Whats the matter with you10. We want to play basketball after school. Would you like to _ us? A. invite B. play C. get D. join11. The _ of an air ticket from Dalian to Guangzhou is about 1,800 yuan? A. price B. money C. pay D. use12. Im sure Ive seen him _, but I cant remember the right place. A. anywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. everywhere13. Hello! Is that Mr Johnson speaking? _. He isnt there at the moment. A. Im sorry B. Excuse me C. Bad luck D. hold on, please14. More and more foreigners want to _their companies in Dalian. A. clean up B. look up C. pick up D. open up15. I enjoy learning English _ it takes me a lot of time. A. unless B. thoughC. because D. for16. Does Liu Hua ever guess the meanings of English words? He_ guesses the meanings of new words. He uses his dictionary all the time.A. usually B. alwaysC. never D. sometimes17. The meeting will be held in half in an hour, but they havent got everything ready_. A. ever B. already C. yet D. still18.How many more oranges can I have? You can have one more, _ are for Tom. A. The other B. Another C. Others D. The other19. My sister usually thinks_ her own language first. Then she turns her words into English. A. by B. in C. with D. through20._ ! Its the music of Mozart. Be quiet. A. Hear B. Sound C. Sing D. Listen二、完形填空。 （每空1分，共 10 分） Food is very important. Everyone needs to 21 well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is 22 . We begin to get knowledge even 23 we are very young. Small children are 24 in everything around them. They learn 25 while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, they begin to 26 story books, science books anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and 27 _ to find out answers. What is the best 28 to get knowledge? If we learn by ourselves, we will get 29 knowledge. If we are _ 30 getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand better.21. A. sleep B. red C. drink D. eat22. A. sport B. exercise C. knowledge D. meat23. A. until B. when C. after D. so24. A. interested B. interesting C. weak D. better25. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything26. A. lend B. read C. learn D. write27. A. try B. have C. refuse D. wait28. A. place B. school C. way D. road29. A. little B. few C. many D. the most30. A. often B. alwaysC. never D. usually三、阅读理解。（每小题 2分，共 40分）A The idea of daylight saving time started with an American named Benjamin Franklin ( 1706 - 1790). He explained(解释) how a lot of money spent on candies used for light (this was before electricity) could be saved if everyone woke up earlier and went to bed earlier. Even though Franklins idea had a clear meaning, most people didnt want to get up earlier than they had to. Who would? It was not until 1907 that an Englishman named William Willet came up with a way to “make” the sun set(落下) later. His idea was to turn clocks forward (向前) by 20 minutes on each of the four Sundays in April, for a total(总计) of 80 minutes. Williams idea was laughed at, at first. But when World War I started in 1914, many countries decided they had to save energy(能源) for the war. Daylight saving time has other uses. The more time you spend outside playing, the less time you are spending in front of the computer or the TV. These things also use energy. Also, daylight saving time sometimes causes problems. For example, China used it in 1986-but stopped it in 1991. That was because the temperatures are quite different from North to South and time from East to West. If the people from northwest part of China use daylight saving time, sometimes they have to get up to work when it is not very bright outside. That will cause some trouble for them.Still, most parts of the world do have daylight saving time, and most people look forward to the extra(额外的) hour of evening light. 31. Why did Franklin give the idea of daylight saving time?A. To save the money.B. To save time.C. To wake up earlier.D. To go to bed earlier32. In what year was the idea of daylight saving time put in use?A. In 1907 B. In 1914C. In 1986 D. In 199133. If it is 6:00 now, which is Willets idea time? A. 5:40. B. 6:20. C. 6:40. D. 7:20.34. When daylight saving time is used, _. A. you can play outside B. you have more time watching TV C. you have more time spending in front of the computer D. you can save energy35. Why is daylight saving time not used in China now? A. People wouldnt like to get up earlier. B. The temperatures are quite different. C. The country is large.D. The time is quite different. B Today Newtown is a clean place. Many years ago there were millions of rats in Newtown. They attacked (袭击) the cats and dogs. Sometimes many of them knocked a man or woman at night. The rats were very large in size and they harmed (危害) many people. The city office ordered everyone to kill rats. Most people were lazy, so they did not kill many. Then the city office promised to pay some for each dead rat. That made the people very happy. They killed thousands of rats every day. A city official (官员) put all the dead rats together. Sometimes a man brought hundreds in one day. After two weeks there were not many rats in the city, but people still brought many rats to the city office. The city official thought that people were stealing dead rats. He ordered his man to dig a big hole and put the dead rats in it. Soon there were no more rats, and the city office did not pay any more money.36. Newtown _. A. was very clean B. is no longer dirty C. has been very clean D. will be very clean37. The rats in Newtown were_. A. as big as cats B. as dangerous as dogs C. big and many D. knocked down by the people there38. When the city office first ordered the people to kill rats, most people _. A. promised to pay some for each dead rat B. stole dead rats C. were too lazy to kill rats D. killed nearly all the tats very quickly39. The people killed the rats_. A. to get some money B. because the rats attacked them at night C. to help the city office to make the city clean D. to pay the city office as a tax(税)40. A big hole was dug because _. A. the rats could come out to attack people at night B. people could take many rats C. the rats could not escape(逃路) quickly D. nobody could steal ratsC Mr Jackson worked in a factory. There he drove a truck. He carried the machines that were made in their factory to the station. He drove well and got more money than his workmates. His wife took good care of him and did all housework at home. But the man had a shortcoming (缺点): he liked drinking. He often drank a little when he had supper. And after that he went to bed and soon fell asleep. It didnt hinder( 妨碍 ) his work and Mrs Jackson didnt mind it. One summer afternoon it was very hot. Mr Jackson felt tired and thirsty. He stopped by a bar( 酒吧) on the side of the road and had a rest. One of his friends saw his truck and asked him to drink. He agreed and they drank a lot. And he didnt wait at the crossing when the lights were red. A policeman tried to stop him, he was hardly sent away for it. He was sorry for it and promised(许诺) he wouldnt drink any longer when he was at work. One day, on his way home, he met an old friend of his and they were both happy and drank much. When he got home, his wife was angry but she didnt say anything and helped him to go to bed. The next morning she said, “You drank a lot again last night! “ “Who told you about that, “ Mr Jackson called out. “I didnt drink at all! “ “But you told me about it yourself! “ “Can you believe(相信) what a drunk said?” 41. Mr Jackson was paid more because _. A. he was a driver B. he worked hard C. he spent much in drinking D. he never had a rest 42. At first Mrs Jackson didnt stop her husband drinking because A. he didnt drink too much B. he went to work on time C. he never drank when he was at work D. he got more money than his workmates 43. _, so he was hardly sent away. A. Mr Jackson didnt stop when the lights were red B. Mr Jackson drove too fast when he was drunk C. Mr Jackson drank with his friend in the bar D. Mr Jackson didnt listen to the policeman 44. As _, Mr Jackson promised not to drink when he was at work. A. his wife was angry with him B. the policemen punished(惩罚) him C. his friends asked him not to do so D. he knew it was dangerous for him 45. Mrs Jackson didnt say anything that evening because _. A. she thought her husband poor B. she was sorry for her husband C. it was no use for a drunk D. her husband knew he was wrong DWhile visiting France, we decided to do some shopping. Not far from the hotel was a store with all kinds of clothing hanging up, and a notice offering 50 percent reduction(减价).When we entered the shop, a woman asked if she could help us, but we said we would like to look around on our own ,she looked at us rather strangely.Not finding anything suitable, we thanked the women and left. Suddenly my husband started to laugh and pointed to a small sign in English. It said: “DRY- CLEANING SHOP”.46. The shop they entered was _ A. a tailors shop B. a second-hand clothing store C. a clothing up D. none of the above47. According to the passage, the writer might be_. A. a Frenchman B. a Frenchwoman C. an Englishman D. an Englishwoman48. The woman in the shop looked at them strangely, because _.A. she saw foreigners for the first time B. they had a funny clothes C. she wondered why they had come into the shop D. they didnt give her any money 49. The man laughed suddenly when _.A. he found something he was afterB. he realized they had been to a wrong place C. he caught sight of a strange woman D. he saw a notice50. The story took place in _ . A. a country in Europe B. America C. a hotelD. a department四、词汇。 （每小题 1分，共10分）51. Dont be _ about your son. Hell be well soon.52. Ms Zhao works in our school library. She is one of the most popular _.53. _ care of yourself is looking after others.54. She _ singing to dancing. What about you?55. He keeps doing sports very often, so he is much s_ than before.56. v _the sound you make when you speak or sing57. b_ THE DATE ON WHICH YOU WERE BORN58. r_ to give something b