2016年中考英语仿真模拟.docx

2016年中考英语仿真模拟I. 词汇运用（共15小题，每小题1分）i. 根据句意，选择与划线部分意思最接近的选项。( ) 1. I found the watch a bit expensive. A. much more B. a little C. too ( ) 2. Children under 16 are not allowed by law to work in factories. A. unnecessary B. impolite C. illegal ( ) 3. His family members are against his plan. A. support B. disagree withC. understand ( ) 4. Mary refused Toms invitation to his birthday party. It made unhappy. A. said “thanks” to B. said “no” to C. said “yes” to ( ) 5. The concert will take place in the downtown area. A. take steps B. be cancelled C. be held( ) 6. As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings need repairing.A. Because B. Because of C.As a matter of fact( ) 7. How much she earns is none of your business.A. gets you into troubleB. is dependent on youC. has nothing to do with you( ) 8. Nina was like a cat on hot bricks before English test. She needed to do more practice. A. nervous B. confident C. impatient ii. 选择恰当的词汇或短语完成句子。( ) 9. Bill is ill. Do you know whats wrong with him? Poor boy. His illness is the _ of eating unhealthy food. A. result B. cause C. reason( ) 10. If something is _, it does not happen very often or you do not see it or hear it very often.A. unusual B. boring C. common ( ) 11. Do you think our football team will win the match?Yes. We have better players. So I _ them to win.A. ask B. help C. expect ( ) 12. Has he gone to Paris _ business or for pleasure?A. in B. at C. on ( ) 13. Be quick! The game will begin _.A. immediately B. recently C. luckily ( ) 14. Lucys mother hates waiting in long lines. I think shes just not very _.A. patient B. popular C. powerful ( ) 15. We _ in repairing the machine, and now it works very well.A. finished B. failed C. succeededII. 语法填空（10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Dreams“Dreams may be more important than 16. _ (asleep). We all need to dream,” some scientists say.Dreams take up about one quarter 17. _ our sleeping time. People have several dreams each night. Dreams are like short films. They are 18. _ (usual) in colour. Some dreams are like old films. They come to us over and over again. That may be because the dreamer is worrying about something. Dreaming may be a way of 19. _ (try) to find an answer.Some people get new ideas about 20. _ (they) work from dreams. They may have been thinking about their work all day. 21. _ (this) thoughts can carry over (延至) into dreams.Sometimes we wake up with a good feeling from a dream. But often we cant remember the dream. Dreams can 22. _ (disappearance) quickly from memory.Too much dreaming can be 23. _ (harm). The more we sleep, the 24. _ (long) we dream. The mind is hard at work when we dream. That is 25. _ we may have a long sleep and still wake up tired.III. 完形填空（15分）In a great hotel, Tony got up early and was enjoying the first day of his holiday. After breakfast he was walking downstairs to the lobby (大厅) when suddenly he heard a 26, high cry. A woman named Cathy rushed into the lobby and shouted “27!”She said she had just woken up in her room and heard someone 28 at the door, “I went to 29 the door with a glass full of juice in my hand.” said Cathy. “But then someone at the 30 hit me suddenly and I passed out. When I 31 woke up, I found my handbag had been stolen.Tony looked at Cathy. Her face was bruised (淤青的). He 32 Cathy to her room and found that the door was wide 33. He also 34 a glass full of juice. At the time, Tony turned to Cathy and said, “I dont know how you broke you face but Im pretty sure that youre 35!”Why does Tony think that?26. A. beautifulB. loudC. weak27. A. HelpB. WaitC. Thanks28. A. standB. lookC. knock29. A. forceB. openC. close30. A. windowB. kitchenC. door31. A. happilyB. luckilyC. finally32. A. ledB. followedC. showed33. A. openB. farC. large34. A. drankB. boughtC. saw35. A. playingB. lyingC. fightingIV. 阅读理解（20分） 阅读下列短文，从下面每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共20小题，每小题1分）A One of the most famous scientists to study adaptation was Charles Darwin. He was born in England in 1809. He wasnt the best student in his school. Darwin liked spending time outdoors observing nature more than attending medical classes. He dropped out without graduating. Next, Darwins father sent him to school to become a minister (牧师). This time he made it to graduation. But he didnt want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science. After graduation, Darwin was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist. He wasnt the first choice, but he was the lucky one to go. The Beagle was to travel to South America and then around the world. The crews task was to make maps of the places they visited. On December 27th, 1831, Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle. The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five. During this time, he saw many amazing things. He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study. Twenty-three years later, Darwin published an important scientific paper with another man named Wallace. Darwin described how some animals have adaptation that helps them survive (生存). It is passed on to offspring (后代). Darwins ideas about adaptation are still very important to the study of living things. ( ) 36. Darwin was very interested in _. A. attending medical classesB. the work of a minister C. sailing around the worldD. science ( ) 37. The Beagle was a(n) _. A. shipB. planeC. plantD. animal ( ) 38. When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was _ years old. A. twenty-threeB. twenty-twoC. forty-fiveD. fifty ( ) 39. The underlined word “It” in the last Paragraph refers to _. A. adaptationB. a scientific paperC. animalD. Darwins idea ( ) 40. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Darwin graduated from a medical school. B. Some animals have adaptation so that they can survive. C. Darwin published a scientific paper by himself. D. Darwin was first chosen to sail on the Beagle. B Almost every child likes sweet things, such as candies, chocolate, ice cream and desserts. But do you know there is a holiday called Sweetest Day in the USA? Does it mean people can eat lots of sweets on that day? Sweetest Day is a popular holiday for Americans. People celebrate it on the third Saturday in October. On that day, people show their love to the elderly, children, their good friends or anyone else they want to help. Orphans (孤儿) and patients can also enjoy peoples greetings. In fact, anyone may get a gift on that day. It is just a day that offers people a chance to show their love and care to others. How did the holiday originate (起源)? Here is a story. In 1922, a very kind man in Cleveland, a city in Ohio of America, thought that many poor people in the city needed care from others. He wanted them to be happy and he hoped they would find people always remembered them and cared about them. So he gave them boxes of sweets or small gifts to show his love. He also asked his friends and neighbours to help him do these things. Many people thought it was a great idea. After that more and more people in Cleveland began to do things like him every year. Gradually (逐渐地) it became a popular holiday for lots of Americans. ( ) 41. The underlined word “desserts” n Paragraph 1 probably means _. A. eggsB. salty foodC. beefD. sweet food ( ) 42. Oct. 4 is the first Saturday in October this year, so Sweetest Day will be celebrated on _. A. Oct. 4B. Oct. 11C. Oct. 18D. Oct. 25 ( ) 43. Paragraph 2 mainly talks about _. A. what the Americans do to make friendsB. how Americans celebrate Sweetest Day C. why the elderly and children are helped D. where orphans and patients are greeted ( ) 44. Sweetest Day has a history of about _ years. A. 82B. 92C. 102D. 112 ( ) 45. More and more people did things like the kind man because _. A. they agreed with the kind man and followed his example B. they thought they would also be cared about if they did so C. they thought they could be remembered by the poor people D. they were asked by the kind man to try their best to help others CJune 8th is World Ocean Day. About 80 percent of life on Earth depends on the ocean and coasts, and more than a third of humans live in coastal areas or on small islands. The ocean provides mankind (人类) with more than $21 trillion (万亿) every year in food, energy, transportation (交通运输) and fun.But the ocean is increasingly in danger. There is pollution, overfishing (过渡捕捞), destruction (破坏) of habitats (栖息地) and the effect (影响) of increasing CO2. Here are some tips to preserve the ocean.1. Dont use plastic as possible as you can. Plastic waste forms large floating (漂浮的) islands in the middle of the ocean. It is bad for seawater and can kill sea life. Use reusable shopping bags instead of using plastic ones.2. Choose environmentally friendly household cleaners (家用清洁剂)! They are safer for the environment and better for your own health.3. Do background research before going on a beach holiday. Before you stay in a hotel on the coast, ask the manager what happens to their waste water and swimming pool water.4. Keep your beach travel clean. When you visit the beach, take your beach bags with you and leave plants, birds and wildlife alone so everyone can enjoy them.5. Celebrate World Ocean Day. Take part in the activities. Support the organizations of protecting the ocean. Also you can ask people around you to join you in protecting the ocean.( ) 46. We can learn from the first paragraph that _.A. the ocean is important to humansB. all living things on Earth depend on the ocean and coastsC. half of humans live in coastal areas or on small islandsD. the ocean can only provide mankind with food( ) 47. The underlined word “preserve” in Paragraph 2 means “_”.A. faceB. coverC. cleanD. protect( ) 48. According to the passage, the ocean is increasingly in danger because of _.A. fishingB. pollutionC. cleanersD. plants( ) 49. Which of the following tips to protects the ocean is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Get rid of waste water carefully.B. Reduce the use of plastic.C. Take your beach bags with you when you visit the beach.D. Take part in the activities about protecting the ocean.( ) 50. In which part of a magazine would you most probably read the passage?A. Ocean lifeB. Beach travelC. Ocean businessD. Environmental protectionDMr. King worked in a factory. He liked playing soccer and spent much time on it, so he was sometimes late for work. His boss was so angry that he fired Mr. King. Mr. King couldnt find another job. Finally he got into trouble and lived a difficult life.One of his friends felt sorry for him and introduced him to a headmaster, whose school was just in need of swimming coaches. Mr. King began to teach the school children to swim. He wasnt a good coach. Two months later, the children learned nothing. Few of them could swim.It was a hot Saturday. The children wouldnt stay in the classroom and wanted to swim in the river. Mr. King failed to stop them. Before they started, he drew a red line below the knee of each child. He said to them, “Come out of the river at once if the water reaches the line.”( ) 51. Why did the boss fire Mr. King?A. Because Mr. King didnt like his job.B. Because Mr. King was ill.C. Because Mr. King talked too much.D. Because Mr. King was sometimes late for work.( ) 52. Mr. King couldnt find another job and his life was _.A. happyB. hardC. relaxingD. free( ) 53. Who helped Mr. King find a job in a school?A. The boss of the factoryB. His friendC. The school childrenD. Nobody( ) 54. Two months later, the children learned nothing because _.A. Mr. King taught them to play soccerB. they didnt like swimming at allC. they were afraid of wate