中考英语第一次模拟调研复习题3.doc

2012年中考英语第一次模拟调研复习题3(总分96分，考试时间120分钟) 注意事项：1. 本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。满分为96分，考试时间120分钟。2. 请考生将所有答案写在答卷纸上。第i卷 选择题（共45分）一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. what do you want to be when you grow up, eric? i want to be university professor. thats my dream. a. a b. an c. the d. 2. neil armstrong was interested in flying a very young age. he received his student pilots license when he was 16. a. from b. in c. on d. at3. the foreign visitors asked lots of questions about chinese culture during the trip. a. us b. we c. ours d. ourselves4. its bright enough in the classroom, i think. youd better not leave the lights on in the daytime. sorry, ill now. a. put them away b. put them down c. turn them down d. turn them off5. look! ming city wall of nanjing is so wonderful! yeah, it almost 600 years ago. local people consider it as the pride of the city. a. was building b. was built c. has built d. is built6. dont you think fishing is ? imagine you just sit by the water and wait for hours. no, i really enjoy the fishing time. a. interesting b. boring c. bored d. interested7. did you mail the cards to your teachers? no, i want to check them again. i them after dinner. a. mailed b. mail c. will mail d. have mailed8. i usually take a camera on my trips because taking pictures is a good way for me to remember the . a. earthquake b. education c. experiment d. experience9. jim, how do you like the movie? interesting. it was just a waste of time. a. something b. anything c. nothing d. everything10. you cant borrow books from the school library you show your student card first. a. so b. if c. unless d. as11. i dont really like james at all. why did you invite him? dont worry. he come. he said he wasnt sure if he would come. a. must not b. need not c. should not d. may not12. ive just got a birthday card from my pen friend. let me have a look. wow. nice birthday card! a. what b. what a c. how d. how a 13. may day is coming soon. can you tell me your holiday? ok. i will go to beijing with my parents. a. when you are going to spend b. where you are going to spend c. when are you going to spend d. where are you going to spend14. you are confident about the job interview, arent you? . i feel ive got everything they need. a. i hope so b. its hard to say c. sure, i am d. well, maybe15. i cant get along with some of my classmates. i often feel lonely. but whats the reason? a. sorry to hear that. b. how about you? c. thats all right d. never give up二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，从各题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。some boys join the navy when they are young. they are then given a course of training as sailors(水手). it is a long course, both on land and at sea. during it, the boys study things 16 mathematics and science as well as learning to tie the knots(打结), fire guns and to 17 other practical things.one of the important things they are 18 is, of course, how to swim. in the old days, many sailors were unable to swim, 19 now it is hard to find one that cannot.at one school for sailors, the swimming coach(教练)was very good. he had 20 had a boy who he had failed to teach to swim when the course 21 . one year, however, there was one 22 boy on the training course who seemed quite unable to learn to swim. the coach tried giving him extra lessons, but he had no success at all, whatever he did. in the end, 23 the time came near for the training to end, he had to accept failure(失败).one day, he called the boy to him after the swimming lesson and said to him, “john, i have tried very hard to teach you to swim, but i have failed for the first time in my life. now i want to give you a piece of 24 . listen carefully.”“yes, sir.” answered the boy.“well,” the coach went on. “ if you are ever in a ship and it sink(下沉), just jump over the side into the sea, go right down to the bottom and 25 to the land as fast as you can. that is the only way you will save your life.”16. a. except b. like c. with d. for17. a. teach b. play c. do d. watch18. a. taught b. told c. made d. promised19. a. and b. because c. when d. but20. a. often b.never c. always d.once21. a. began b. gave c.ended d. took22. a. interesting b.particular c.clever d. unknown23. a. as b. while c. if d. why24. a. news b. music c. information d. advice25. a. run b. walk c. swim d. jump三、阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)anow more and more people like talking about something that they are interested in. here is a page from an internet forum(论坛). some people are discovering who is a better singer.internet forumwritertimetopic: whos a better singer, andy lau or jacky cheung?lucy1-17-20122:45 p.m. some people say jacky cheung is the best chinese singer. i dont think so! andy lau is the best. i went to his concert last year. it was so hard to believe, i almost cried! ok, i did cry. thats because andy lau is so handsome!anita1-17-20124:38 p.m. i dont agree at all. andy lau sounds like every other singer. his voice is nothing special. however, jacky cheungs is different from others, and his songs are so romantic!tom1-17-20128:55 p.m. i think they are about the same. but jacky cheung is really a better actor. ive seen almost all of his movies. remember the one that he played the lead role of an airplane pilot in, and his plane hit a hill. i love that movie!peter1-18-201210:17 a.m. i also think jacky cheung is a better singer, i prefer his cantonese(粤语)songs. maybe they sound better because cantonese is his first language.anita1-18-201212:47 p.m. i agree. jacky cheungs cantonese songs are better than his mandarin(普通话)songs though i still like all his songs.26. who likes andy lau the best? a. lucy b. anita c. tom d. peter27. why did lucy cry? a. she was sad at the concert. b. she was angry with andy lau. c. she thought andy lau sang badly. d. she thought andy lau was good-looking.28. what is toms opinion? a. andy lau is a better singer. b. jacky cheung is a better singer. c. andy lau sings as well as jacky cheung. d. jacky cheung doesnt act as well as andy lau.29. why does peter think jacky cheungs cantonese songs sound better? a. jacky cheungs mandarin songs are boring. b. cantonese is jacky cheungs first language. c. jacky cheung doesnt like singing mandarin songs. d. jacky cheung has no experience singing in mandarin.30. which of the following is true? a. nobody likes jacky cheungs movies. b. anita has the same opinion as peter. c. lucy has never seen an andy laus concert. d. anita thinks andy laus voice is more special than jack cheungs.bthe great fire of london started in the very early hours of september 2, 1666. in four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together. one hundred thousand people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.the fire started on sunday morning in the house of the kings baker(面包师)in pudding lane. the baker, with his wife and family, was able to get our through a window in the roof(屋顶). a strong wind blew the fire from the bakery(面包房)into a small hotel next door. then it spread quickly into thames street. that was the beginning.by eight oclock three hundred houses were on fire. on monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the river thames. tuesday was the worst day. the fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old st pauls and the guildhall among them.samuel pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire. people threw their things into the river. many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment. birds fell out of the air because of the heat.the fire stopped only when the king(国王)finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the paths of the fire. with nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.after the fire, christopher wren, an architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. in fact, the streets are still not wide, but he did build more than fifty churches(教堂), among them the new st pauls.the fire caused great pain and loss, but after it london was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.31. where did the fire begin first? a. a hotel. b. a palace. c. pudding lane. d. thames street.32. it seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that . a. people threw their things into the river b. many famous buildings were destroyed c. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire d. the kings bakery was burned down33. why did the writer mention samuel pepys? a. to give the readers a clearer picture of the fire. b. because pepys also wrote about the fire. c. because pepys was a famous writer. d. because pepys was among those people putting out the fire.34. how was the fire put out according to the text? a. the king and his soldiers came to help. b. all the houses in the city were destroyed. c. people managed to get enough water from the water. d. houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down.35. which was probably not the main reason for the fast spread of the big fire? a. there was a strong wind. b. the streets were not very wide. c. the houses were wooden. d. there was not enough water in the city.cpierre is a 25-year-old penguin(企鹅)at the california college of sciences. because of his old age, he was going bald, which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool. therefore, scientists at the college had created a wetsuit for this penguin to help him get back in the swimming pool.unlike other animals, which have a layer(层)of blubber(油脂) to keep them warm, penguins depend on(依靠)their feathers. without them, pierre was not willing to jump into the swimming pool and trembled on the side of the pool whilen another 19 penguins played in the water.“he was cold, he would shake,” said pam schaller, a scientist, schaller first tried a heat lamp to keep pierre warm. then she got another idea: if wetsuits keep humans warm in cold climates, why not make one for pierre? schaller designed the suit, which covered pierres body and had small openings for his feet.“i would wald behind him and see if the wetsuit would fit him well. if not, i would cut and refit until it was very suitable,” she said.one problem was that the other penguins would refuse pierre in his new suit, but in fact, they accepted his new look. he swam freely and got along with others well, although he was the only penguin with a black stomach.schaller couldt say surely whether the wetsuit allowed pierre to grow his fine feathers again, but certainly we were able to keep him comfortable during the special time.pierre will take off his suit after his new feathers grow back.36. pierre felt too cold to swim in the pool because of . a. not having a layer of blubber b. having few feathers because of old age c. having no wetsuit d. others penguins refusing him37. the idea of making a wetsuit for pierre came from . a. an invention b. feathers c. the use of a heat lamp d. the use of wetsuits on humans38. schaller followed pierre in order to see . a. if anywhere of the wetsuit needed to be cut and refitted b. whether other penguins would attack him c. if the wetsuit kept warm d. whether the wetsuit would keep the feathers from the growing39. what does the underlined word “trembled” in the second paragraph mean? a. feeling scared b. staying alone c. shaking with cold d. having a sleep40. what can be the best title for the text? a. beautiful look of pierre b. old penguin getting bald c. not willing to swim d. a wetsuit for an old penguindjames cleveland owens was the son of a farmer and the grandson of black slaves(奴隶). his family moved to cleveland when he was 9. there, a school teacher asked the youth his name.“j.c.,” he replied.she thought he had said “jesse”, and he had a new name.owens ran his first race at the age of 13. after high school, he went to ohio state university. he had to work part time in order to pay for his education. as a second year student, in the big ten games in 1935, he set even more records than he would in the olympic games a year later.a week before the big ten games, owens fell down when he went downstairs. his back hurt so much that he could not exercise all week, and he was helped in and out of the car that drove him to the games. he refused to listen to the suggestions that he should give up and said he would try, event by event. he did try, and the results are in the record book.the stage was set for owens success at the olympic games in berlin(柏林) the next year, and his success would come to be considered as not only athletic but also political(政治的). hitler(希特勒) did not give congratulations to any of the black american winners.“it was all right with me,” he said years later. “i didnt go to berlin to shake hands with him, anyway.”after returning from berlin, he received no telephone calls from the president of his own country, either. in fact, he was not honored by the united states until 1976, four years before his death.owens olympic success made little difference to him. he earned his living by looking after a school playground, and racing against cars and dogs.“sure, it worried me,” he said later. “but at least it was an honest living. i had to eat.”in the end, however, his gold medals changed his life. “they have kept me alive over the years,” he once said. “time has stood still for me. that golden moment dies hard.”41. owens got his other name “jesse” when . a. he went to ohio state university b. his teacher laughed at him c. his teacher thought that he had said “jesse” d. he won gold medals in the big ten games42. in the big ten games, owens . a. hurt himself in the back b. was successful in setting many records c. tried every sports event but all failed d. had to give up all events43. we can infer(推测)from the text that owens was treated unfairly in the us at that time because . a. he was the grandson of black slaves b. he was the son of a poor farmer c. he didnt shake hands with hitler d. he didnt talk to the us president on the phone44. when owens says “they have kept me alive over the years”, he means that the medals . a. have been changed for money to help him live on b. have made him famous in the us c. have encouraged him to face difficulties in life d. have kept him busy with all kinds of jobs45. what can be the best title for the text? a. jesse owens a great american sportsman b. the big ten games c. making a living as a sportsman d. how to be a successful sportsman第ii卷 非选择题（共51分）四、填空（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）a）根据括号中所给的汉字写出单词，是句子意思完整正确。46. lin shuhao, a 24-year-old basketball player, tries his best to catch every (机会) to perform himself in nba court.47. dr. sun yat-sen mausoleum lies in the eastern part of nanjing and it attracts （百万）of tourists every year.48. philip is fond of sports now and plays basketball almost every day, so he is much (强壮的) than before.49. it is about ten (分钟) walk from the centre of the city to my school.50. these beautiful birds are fast (消失) because their living areas are becoming more and more farmlands.b) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。51. jack, how often do you play football with your friends? i play football with them (two) a week.52. some children like sharing secrets with close friends while others prefer to keep secrets to (they).53. as a young chinese soldier in the 1960s, lei feng was known for devoting most of his spare time and money to (help) others.54. we usually gather on the playground to watch the raising of (nation) flag on monday morning.55. if you can answer all the questions (correct), you will get two free film tickets.56. kitty thought her parents would do a lot (celebrate) her birthday, but they just gave her a birthday card.c) 根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或短语填空，使对话内容完整正确。sound like snow another even though for a long timea: whats your favorite christmas memory, ann?b: my favorite christmas was the one last year. my dad had been away for three months who worked in 57 city. mum and i were very sad, because he dad called and told us that he wouldnt come home for christmas. mum and i invited our grandparents and we had dinner together. in the evening, we called dad and talked 58 . i could hear that dad was very sad, too, though he tried to sound happy.a: that doesnt 59 a good christmas at all. why do you say that its your favorite christmas?b: well, because of what happened later. my dad returned in march. i was in school the day he arrived, and mum hadnt told me that he was coming. when i got home from school, our house was decorated(装饰)with christmas lights and even some 60 . i ran into the house and there was a big christmas tree in the living room. mum and dad were waiting for me and we had a great christmas party that evening. that was the be