英语中考习题练16.doc

英语中考习题练16一选择1. The teacher told the students _ in class.A. not talk B. dont talk C. didnt talk D. not to talk2. “Mr Zhang, youd better _ too much meat. You are already over weight,” said the doctor. A. not to eat B. to eat C. not eat D. eat3. We saw him _ the building and go upstairs. A. to enter B. enter C. entering D. entered4. My mother often asks me _ early. A. get up B. got up C. getting up D. to get up5. “Dont always make Michacl _ this or that. He is already a big boy, dear.” Mr Bush said to his wife. A. do B. to do C. does D. did6. The young lady watched her daughter _ a yo-yo yesterday afternoon. A. to play with B. playing with C. to play D. plays 7. We are told _ everywhere. Its our duty to keep our school clean and tidy. A. not to make much noise B. to throw waste paperC. to draw D. not to spit 8. The boy was too busy _ his father last term.A. to hear from B. to write to C. hearing from D. write to 9. Look! How heavy the rain is! Youd better _.A. dont go now B. stay here when it stopsC. not leave until it stops D. not to leave at once10. There is no difference between in the two words. I really dont know _.A. what to choose B. which to choose C. to choose which D. to choose what11. The classroom is noisy . We cant work.A, quiet B. quietly C. not quiet12. There were many tall trees on either side of the road.A. both sides B. one side C. neither side13. Have you been to Shanghai twice ? Yes, I have.A. many times B. one time C. two times14. Could you please buy me a ruler ?A. buy a ruler for me B. buy a ruler to me C. buy a ruler with me二阅读This is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Years Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne(友谊地久天长) . It is the traditional music played during the New Years celebration. Auld Lang Syne is an old Scottish poem. It tells about the need to remember old friends.The words auld lang syne mean old long since. No one knows who wrote the poem first.However,a version by Scottish poet Robert Burns was published in 1796. The words and music we know today first appeared in a songbook three years later.The song is played in the United States mainly on New Years Eve. The version you are hearing today is by the Washington Saxophone Quartet. One of the 4 musicians in the group is VOAs Rich Kainfaite. As we end our program with Auld Lang Syne , I would like to wish all of our radio friends a very Happy New Year! This is Buddy Thomas.15. Whats Auld Lang Syneabout?A. Its about the history of Scotland.B. Its about an old Scottish poet.C. Its about the need to remember old friends.16. When did the words and music of Auld Lang Syne we know today first appear? A. In 1793. B. In 1796. C. In 1799.17. When is Auld Lang Syne mainly played in the USA according to the passage? A. On New Years Eve. B. On Christmas Eve. C. On weekends.18. Auld Lang Syne is an old_.A. English peom. B. Scottish poem C. American poem19. Where is this passage from?A. A magazine. B. A TV program C. A radio program.三阅读In 1605, a scientist took a willow branch(柳枝) and planted it. He didnt plant it in the ground, however. He planted it in a vase of soil(泥土). For the next five years, the scientist watered that willow carefully.The willow grew and grew. Where did it get the food for its growth? To most people, this was an easy question. The willow plant, of course, took the food from the soil.The scientist, however, wanted evidence(证据).If the willow took the food from the soil for its growth, then, as it grew and weighed more, the soil ought to weigh less. He weighed the willow branch before he planted it. It weighed five pounds. Then he weighed the soil. It weighed 200 pounds. After five years, he weighed the plant and the soil again. The willow tree weighed 169 pounds, but the soil weighed almost the same.The result(结果) was surprising. Where did the 164 pounds come from?After many investigations(调查), the scientist got the answer. He had given water to the willow, and the willow got its food from the water.He was right, in a way. Today we know more about the question.20. The scientist did the experiment in the sixteenth century.21. Most people thought the plant got the food from the soil for its growth.22. The soil in the vase weighed