外研社初中英语中考模拟考试题

.2012年初中英语中考模拟试题（外研版）1、 考试时间：90分钟2、 全卷共道大题，总分100分。第一部分：语言知识运用（共计50分）.Multiple choice (本题共15分，每小题1分)Choose the best answer from A、B or C according to the meaning of the sentence.1. There a football match next Saturday. A. is going to be B. will C. is going to have D. will have2. Professor Yi Zhang to the talk show on CCTV-1 last weekend. A. invites A. invited C. was invited D. is invited 3. If you go to the park tomorrow morning, . A. So will he B. so he will C. so he does D. so does he 4. I dont know when he . When he , I will let you know. A. Will arrive; will arrive B. arrives ；arrives C. will arrive ；arrives D. arrives ；will arrive5. I saw Lisa in the street yesterday, but she didnt see me. She the other way. A. was looking B. is looking C. looked D. has looked6. I told you not to be late again, John, I? A. do B. did C. dont D. didnt7. - Did you have breakfast this morning? - No, I got up late and went to school breakfast. A .for B. in C. without D. after 8. He is so careless that he always his school things at home. A. forgets B. forgot C. leaves D. left9. We got to the cinema late because of the traffic. A. large B. light C .heavy D. big10.-Which of these two sweaters will you take? -Ill take . They look nearly the same, and I just need one. A. both B. either C. none D. all11. Before using a digital camera, you should read the for it carefully. A. information B. instructions C. message D. news12.-Lets go to the concert tonight , Michael! -Sorry, I . I have to help my mother with the house work. A. mustnt B. may not C. neednt D. cant13. My parents usually buy me some simple clothes can last a long time.A. who B. that C. whom D. whose 14. -we have worked for a long time, so lets a rest.-Sounds good!A. stopped to have B. stopped having C. stop having D. stop to have 15. I prefer sitting there quietly with Li Ming.A. to talk B. than talk C. to talking D. than talking .Cloze test (本题共15分，每小题1分)Choose the correct answers to complete the passage. Do you know who invented tea? In fact , tea, the most popular drink in the world(after water), was invented by accident(偶然). According to an ancient Chinese legend(传说), the emperor. Shen Nong 16 tea when he was boiling drinking water over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearly bush(灌木丛)fell into the water and remained there for 17 . The emperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 18 smell. Later he decided 19 the hot mixture(混合物). It was quite delicious. And 20 , one of the worlds favorite drinks was invented. China is the home of tea, 21 has more that 4,000 years of history. People throughout China drink tea daily. 22 the three major drinks -tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by 23 people in the world. Tea from China, along 24 silk and porcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand years ago and has been an important Chinese export 25 . Tea leaves 26 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of the mild 27 and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Puer and Tieguanyin are all 28 kinds of tea. Over the past centuries, Chinese people 29 their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is 30 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels. 16. A. invented B. found out C. discovered D. tried out 17. A. sometimes B. some time C. some times D. some days 18. A. pleasant B. pleased C. bad D. terrible 19. A. not to taste B. to taste C. tasting D. taste 20. A. by the way B. on the way C. on its way D. in this way 21. A. who B. which C. where D. when 22. A. In B. For C. Of D. By 23. A. the number of B. a number of C. a large number of D. the largest number of 24. A. between B. with C. except D. besides 25. A. at that time B. from now on C. since then D. since now 26. A. produce B. are produced C. make D. are made 27. A. climate B. weather C. condition D. environment 28. A. interesting B. important C. famous D. normal 29. A. had developed B. have developed C. developed D. are developing 30. A. too B. as well C. either D. also .Communication(本题共20分，每小题2分)（A）Choose the best response from A to F according to the sentences given. Each choice should be used only once.1. Dave: Whats the problem?Ricky: Oh, just my parents. (31) Dave: What about?Ricky: The TV. My mom and dad cant agree. (32) Dave: So does your dad like sports programmes?Ricky: Yes, he does. (33) She loves movies.Dave: (34) Ricky: No. He thinks they are boring.Dave: (35) Ricky: Yes, they do.Dave: What?Ricky: Fighting!A. DO they both like anything?B. What does your mom like?C. Theyre always fighting.D. But my mom hates sports programmes?E. They both like movies.F. They like different things.G. Does your dad like movies?(B)Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.补全对话（填词或句子）A: Hi, Yao Ming! Im from lives of the Very Famous magazine. Thank you for talking to me today.B: Oh, 36 .Its nice to meet you, Amy.A: Yao Ming, our readers want to know what famous people do for vacation. 37 youre your next vacation? B: Well, Im going to Australia. A: Oh, 38 there? B: Its sunny and warm! A: Really? 39 there? B: Oh, going to the beach, maybe playing Volleyball. But I dont want to play basketball there. A: Oh, anything else? B: Oh, yes, going sightseeing. I love traveling. A: And 40 ? B: Oh, only for two weeks. You know I have to go back to play basketball in the NBA. A: OK, I hope youll have a wonderful time in Australia.第二部分 阅读理解 （共35分）.Reading comprehension(本题共35分，A B C 每小题1分，D E 每小题2分)(A)( ) 41. One hundred years ago my grandmother started school. She was seven, and she went to twenty schools until she reached Year Three at age of go to school any longer.( ) 42. Grandmother usually walked to school, together with her brother and sister. Sometimes they walked about seven kilometers from home to school, and the same distance back home, in hot sun and in pouring rain. When they were at a school at Illford, there was a mountain between the school and their home in a railway workers camp, so to get to school they had to climb the mountain first!( ) 43. The family was poor and the children usually did not were shoes to school for most of the year, except on the coldest days of the winter.( ) 44. Grandmothers schools didnt always run for five days a week. She went to the half-time school. A teacher shared his time between a small school and another small school not more than a half days ride away.( ) 45. The lunches my grandmother took to school were not much like your lunches. There wasnt any juice or chips. There werent even any sandwiches. They took whatever could be soared from home. Sometimes this was a leftover potato, a piece of homemade bread or a piece of cold mutton. Choose the best topic from A-F according to the passage.A. Walking BarefootB. Simple LunchC. My grandmothers Short SchoolingD. The Story of the SchoolsE. A Half-Time-SchoolF. A Hard Way to School(B)Clouds are made of millions of very small drops of water. The drops move around all the time. When they hit each other, they join up. This is how they grow larger and heavier. When they are too heavy to stay in the air, they fall down as rain.If it is very cold, the very small drops of water changes into ice. The piece of ice freeze together. When they get too heavy, they fall down as snow.There are many different kinds of clouds. And they are different in shape. The thunderclouds are big and dark. Some clouds are like small white balls of cotton.根据上文内容，判断正(T)误（F）( ) 46. Clouds in the sky never move around.( ) 47. When drops of water join up, they grow larger and heavier.( ) 48. When clouds of water fall down, we get snow.( ) 49. The thunderclouds are one kind of clouds.( ) 50. Clouds in the sky are different in shape, size and colour.(C)A: Xiao Shenyang will present a comedy in mid-May. Youll enjoy errenzhuan a local folk dance from Northeast China. Time: 8 p.m. May 10 Tickets:280-800yuanVenue: Shenzhen Sports Center Booking:11185B: Rubina Ali, the young actress who played Lakita in “Slumdog Millionaire”(贫民窟的百万富翁), is performing in a musical named” Sleeping Beauty”. Time:7:30 p.m. June 1 Tickets:280yuan Venue: Shenzhen Poly Theater Booking:86371698C: Liu Qian, a well-known magician(魔术师)from Taiwan, is performing wonderful magic tricks. Time:3 p.m. June 20 Tickets:500yuan(5% off it you buy online) Venue: Shenzhen Childrens Palace Booking:89812344D. Britains singing sensation Susan Boyle is coming! You may enjoy her angelic voice in her concert.Time: 8p.m. June 25 Tickets:380-700yuan Venue: Shenzhen Grand Theater Booking:82337625 ( ) 51. According to the advertisement, you can dial to book a concert ticket. A. 82337625 B. 86371698 C. 89812344 ( ) 52. If you want to go to a musical, you should go to . A. Shenzhen Grand Theater B. Shenzhen Sports Center C. Shenzhen Poly Theater ( ) 53. Xiao Shenyang will present . A. a musical B. a concert C. a local folk dance ( ) 54. How much can you save if you buy two tickets to Liu Qians magic show online? A. 950 yuan B. 10 yuan C. 50 yuan ( ) 55. You can go to in your summer holiday. A. Xiao Shenyangs folk dance B. Rubina Alis musical C. Susan Boyles concert(D) Sam woke up suddenly. Someone was moving around in the next room. “Maybe its grandma, getting a glass of water,” he told himself. But the next room was the living room. It wasnt near the kitchen. Sams parents were away, and there was only grandma in the house with him. He looked at his watch-three thirty! Too early for grandma to get up!He got out of bed and opened the door very quietly. The window was open-wide open. Standing near it was a man, looking in the desk drawers. Grandma kept her money and papers there!He thought quickly. Yes, the radio! He turned in on and a mans voice filled the room. Frightened, the thief dropped grandmas papers. He jumped out onto the balcony(阳台). Then he jumped down two floors to the ground. He gave a shout. His leg was bent under his body.Grandma was awake and she phoned the police at once. The thief couldnt get up, because his leg was broken.When the police came, they were very pleased. “well done, Sam,” said the police officer. “This is a well-known thief.” Then he said to Sams grandma, “You should keep your money in a bank!”根据短文内容填空，每空一词。There was grandmas 56 and 57 in the desk. drawers. Sam turned on the 58 to frighten the thief. The thief 59 his leg when he jumped off the balcony. The police were pleased because the thief was a 60 one.56. 57. 58. 59. 60. (E)Long ago, people did not need money. They lived on wild animals, fruits and other plants. As time passed, people learned to raise animals and crops. Sometimes, families produced more than they needed, so they started to trade with other families. 63 Later, people began to use money as a means of exchange. However, it was not the kind of money we use today. They used shells, rice, salt, large stones, etc. During the 600s B.C, people began using coins as money. They soon found that coins were easier to carry than goods and lasted a long time. Later, countries began to make their won coins. The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably as early as the 11th century. The Italian traveler Marco Polo sa