09中考英语模拟练习练习八

09中考英语模拟练习练习八 第 I卷 一、 单项选择（共 20分，每小题 1分） 从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 ( )1. Miss Lin is very kind. We all like _. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself ( )2. There are some nice pictures _ the wall. A. at B. with C. to D. on ( )3. _ is my ball, mum? Its under the chair. A. How B. When C. Where D. Why ( )4. Is there _ wrong with your watch? Yes. It doesnt work well. Thats why I was late today. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything ( )5. Most of my classmates go to school by bus, _ I like riding a bike. A. but B. so C. or D. because ( )6. I am really_ today. May I have some more rice? Sure! Here you are. A. full B. hungry C. thirsty D. tired ( )7. May I try on the jeans? Of course you _. A. should B. need C. can D. must ( )8. We can go to the zoo by bus. Why not _ there for a change? A. walking B. to walk C. walk D. walked ( )9. What can I do for you, sir? Two _ please. A. cups of tea B. cups tea C. cup of tea D. cup tea ( )10. Youve left the light on, Nancy. Oh, sorry. Ill go and _ right now. A. turn it on B. turn it down C. turn it around D. turn it off ( )11. You look so happy. What happened? Oh, my father_ me to Hong Kong Disneyland next week. A. take B. took C. have taken D. will take ( )12. Youd better not _ your coat. Its a little cold today. A. take off B. to take off C. taking off D. takes off ( )13. We wanted _ here for Chinese New Year. A. stay B. to stay C. stayed D. staying ( )14. I _ the flowers when Jenny called me. A. am watering B. watered C. was watering D. water ( )15. Which city has _ history in the world, Beijing, New York or Tokyo? Beijing, of course. A. long B. longer C. longest D. the longest ( )16. A new supermarket _ in my hometown next month. A. built B. will be built C. built D. builds ( )17. Do you know _? Next Friday. A. when will we have the sports meeting B. when we will have the sports meeting C. when we had the sports meeting D. when did we have the sports meeting ( )18. Its hot today. How about going swimming after school? _! Lets ask Daniel to go with us. A. Good idea B. Best wishes C. Good luck D. Thats OK ( )19. Last night Mr. Crook didnt come back at the usual time. _, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight. A. Meanwhile B. However C. Instead D. Yet ( )20. Do you mind if I record your lecture? _. Go ahead. A. Never mind B. No way C. Not at all D. No, youd better not 二、 完型填空 (共 14分，每小题 1分 ) 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。 Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to speak. Now she was Portia, a strongwilled 21 in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice. The theater was filled with people. She was speaking with a power she had never before experienced, the words flowing smoothly from her. 22 , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition （选拔试演） . She 23 being in front of other people. She was very 24 at school. She had never thought she was good enough at anything to 25 much attention. She stayed mostly to herself, making 26 friends. She had excellent grades, 27 she always thought that something was missing. Two weeks before the audition, Robertas mother had heard about it and 28 her to join in. “I cant think of anyone else better suited to play the part. Remember all the plays you used to act out for us?” Roberta looked down. “I am not interested.” Her mother wouldnt let the 29 drop. “Youre just a little scared (害怕 ). Everyone gets scared. You know you can do it. The trick is to look past the fear to find the love of what youre doing. So Roberta had made an appointment (预约 ) with the head of the Drama Club. She had read the play and found herself excited by the 30 of speaking such rich words. In secret she practiced Portias part, 31 the lines by repeating them over and over. It wasnt hard； she 32 every minute of it. Every time she spoke the words, she had a new understanding of the lines, as if Shakespeare had written Portia on many levels. On the day of the audition, she 33 two of Portias famous speeches for the auditors. When she had finished, the head of the Drama Club announced the 34 was hers. ( )21. A. member B. actress C. player D. character ( )22. A. At first B. In fact C. After all D. In all ( )23. A. hated B. enjoyed C. appreciated D. regretted ( )24. A. honest B. shy C. polite D. patient ( )25. A. avoid B. focus C. pay D. attract ( )26. A. few B. a few C. several D. many ( )27. A. or B. so C. for D. but ( )28. A. hoped B. requested C. encouraged D. made ( )29. A. role B. matter C. interest D. grade ( )30. A. purpose B. way C. idea D. importance ( )31. A. memorizing B. organizing C. checking D. improving ( )32. A. disliked B. loved C. expected D. bore ( )33. A. practiced B. planned C. performed D. delivered ( )34. A. part B. play C. speech D. position 三、 阅读理解 （共 24分，每小题 2分） 阅读下面 A、 B、 C 三篇短文，然后从其后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。 A Computers have many uses today. Computers can solve difficult problems and control other machines. Many people use small computers called calculators(计算器 ) to solve simple math problems quickly. Scientists use large computers to solve many problems at the same time. You can play games with computers, and some computers can help you learn languages. The Kurzweil Reading Machine is a special kind of computer. It can read books for blind people. To use the Kurzweil machine, a blind person can simply open the book and put it down on the scanner(扫描器 ). The machine “reads” the words on the page. When one page is finished, the blind person turns the page and puts the book on the scanner again. The Kurzweil machine can read in a normal voice or in a special fast voice. It can read words with small letters and large letters. Blind people like the Kurzweil machine because they can “read” anything with it: newspapers, magazines, books, even typed letters. Many libraries now have Kurzweil machine for blind people to use. The Kurzweil machine can also help shortsighted children learn to read. ( ) 35. What can kurzweil Reading Machine do? A. Solve many problems at the same time. B. Play computer games with people. C. Help people learn language. D. Read the words on the paper. ( ) 36. The underlined word “it” (in paragraph 2) refers to _. A. the book B. the scanner C. the Kurzweil machine D. the blind ( ) 37. What is the main idea of the second paragraph? A. How computers work. B. How to use a Kurzwel machine. C. How to use the scanner. D. The Kurzwel machine can read in two voices. ( ) 38. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Computers can solve all the problems people cant do. B. Calculators are used for solving many problems at the same time. C. When using the Kurzweil machine, a blind man neednt do anything. D. The Kurzweil machine can help not only the blind people but also the shortsighted children. B When I was growing up, I had an old neighbor, Dr. Gibbs. He didnt look like any doctor Id ever known. He never invited us to play in his yard, but he was a very kind person. When Dr. Gibbs wasnt saving lives, he was planting trees. He owned a large field and wanted to make it a forest. The good doctor had some interesting ideas about planting trees. He never watered his new trees. Once I asked why. He said that watering plants spoiled them, and that if you watered them, each baby tree would grow weaker and weaker, so you had to make things difficult for them and pick out the weaker trees early on. He talked about how watering trees made for shallow roots, and how trees that werent watered had to grow deep roots in search of water under the earth by themselves. Deep roots were very important. So he never watered his trees. Hed planted an oak and, instead of watering it every morning, he beat it with a rolled-up newspaper. I asked him why he did that, and he said it was to get the trees attention. Dr. Gibbs died several years after I left home. Every now and then, I walked by his house and looked at the trees that I watched him plant about twenty-five years ago. Theyre very big and strong now. I planted some trees a few years back and carried water to them for a whole summer. After two years of caring too much, whenever a cold wind blows in, they shake a lot. Every night before I go to bed, I check on my two sons. Mostly I pray (祈祷 ) that their lives will be easy. But lately Ive been thinking that its time to change my prayer. I know my children are going to face difficulties. Theres always a cold wind blowing somewhere, so what we need to do is to pray for roots that reach deep into the brave heart, so when the rains fall and the winds blow, they could face it strongly and wont be beaten down. ( )39. What does the underlined word “shallow” in the fourth paragraph probably mean? A. Near to the surface of the earth. B. Short. C. Thin. D. Weak. ( )40. The writers trees shake a lot whenever a cold wind blows because _. A. he has never beaten his trees with a rolled-up newspaper B. he didnt often water his trees C. his trees are younger than Dr. Gibbs D. he has done too many things for his trees ( )41. The writer wants to change his prayer, hoping that his sons will _. A. not catch a cold in the rain easily B. be strong enough in the cold wind in winter C. be better at planting trees D. be stronger in their lives ( )42. Which can be the best title of the passage? A. Watering Trees B. Growing Roots C. How to Be a Father D. How to Plant Trees C Our “Mommy and Me” time began two years ago. My next-door neighbor and fellow mother, Christie, and I were out in our front yards, watching seven children of age 6 and under ride their bikes up and down. “I wish I could take one of my children out alone,” said Christie. Then we worked out a plan: When Christie takes one of her children out, Ill watch her other three. And when she watches two of mine, Ill take someone out. The children were extremely quick to accept the idea of “Mommy and Me” time. Christies daughter, McKenzie, went first. When she returned, the other children showered her with tons of questions. McKenzie was smiling broadly. Christie looked refreshed and happy. “Shes like a different child when theres no one else around,” Christie shared with me quickly. With her mother all to herself, McKenzie didnt have to make an effort to gain attention. Just as Christie had noticed changes in McKenzie, I also discovered something different in each of my children during our alone times. For example, I am always surprised when my daughter, who is seldom close to me, holds my hand frequently. My stuttering（口吃的） son, Tom, doesnt stutter once during our activities since he doesnt have to struggle for a chance to speak. And the other son, Sam, whos always a follower when around other children, shines as a leader during our times together. The “Mommy and Me” time allows us to be simply alone and away with each child -talking, sharing, and laughing, which has been the biggest gain. Every child deserves（应得到） to be an only child at least once in a while. ( )43. What is the text mainly about? A. The experience of the only child being with mother. B. The advantage of spending time with one child at a time. C. The happy life of two families. D. The basic needs of children. ( )44. Right after McKenzie came back, the other children were _. A. happy B. curious C. regretful D. friendly ( )45. What is one of the changes the author finds in her children? A. The daughter acts like a leader. B. Sam holds her hand more often. C. The boys become better followers. D. Tom has less difficulty in speaking. ( )46. The author seems to believe that _. A. having brothers and sisters is fun B. its tiring to look after three children C. every child needs parents full attention D. parents should watch others children 第 II卷 一、词汇（共 7分，每空 1分） 根据对话内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。 report, so, parents, same, understand, child, that, much A generation gap (代沟 ) has become a serious problem. I read a 1. about it in the newspaper. Some children have killed themselves after quarries (争吵 ) with 2._. I think this is because they dont have a talk with each other. Parents now spend 3 time in the office, 4_ they dont have much time to stay with their children. As time passes, they both feel 5_they dont have the 6_ topics(话题 )to talk about. I want to tell parents to be more with our 7 , get to know them and understand them, and for children, show your feeling to your parents. They are the people who love you. So tell them your thoughts(想法 ). In this way, you can have a better understanding of each other. 二、完成句子：（共 10分，每小题 2分） 根据中文意思完成句子。 8. 放学后咱们一块走吧。 _ together after school. 9. 我一到北京就给你打电话。 Ill call you _ I arrive in Beijing. 10. 他每天花半小时读报。 _ read newspapers every day. 11. 汤姆昨天完成作业后才睡觉。 Tom _ he finished his homework yesterday. 12. 这音乐是如此的美妙，以至于学生们无法停止舞蹈。 The music _ the students _. 三、阅读与表达 （共 10分，每小题 2分） The World Future Society is a group of people from more than 80 countries who are interested in modern technology. The things that we will be able to do in the twenty-first century (since the year 2000) should help us in many ways, at home and at work, in our own country or around the world. The World Future Society wrote some articles. Here are just some of them: People may live for up to 120 years and use new technology to help when people cant hear, cant see, or have other problems. The number of people over a hundred years old could go from 135, 000 today to 2.2 million by 2050. By 2015 people think that 100 million workers will be able to work at home for a company in a different country by using the Internet. Worldwide e-business will become even more popular with online shops that sell special products for each person, which will be brought to their house the next day. The technology for making energy from wind and the sun is growing very quickly, In the future wind and Sun energy could become much cheaper and many more countries could use it. This would be very useful in poor countries. The air in big cities would also become much cleaner and healthier as a result. The Internet will help to create more worldwide friendship. Families may spend more time together as people will be able to do 24-hour online banking and shopping at home. The new science of “nanotechnology” (very small robots or machine) will make all kinds of products smaller and lighter. Very, very small machines could take away rubbish, make things in factories, and help inside the human body by taking away fat. By 2010 people will be able to wear these small machines that look like watches, which will give them lots of information about their body and keep them healthy. 13. Will technology help people live longer in th