淮安市中考英语模拟试题9

1、江苏省淮安市中考模拟试卷（九）英语试题命题：辜从林本卷满分120分，考试时间120分钟第卷(选择题共55分)一、单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)( ) 1. _, everyone! I have something important to tell you. A. Listen to B. Look up C. Look outD. Listen up ( ) 2. What is the _ of the 2010 London Olympic Games?See the world, visit London. A. literature B. article C. la

2、nguage D. theme( ) 3. Mencius(孟子) is another great ancient _ in China.A. poet B. player C. thinkerD. artist( ) 4. Does Bai Yansongs new book sell well? Yes. It has received many good _. A. reviews B. views C. events D. interviews( ) 5. Dont worry. You _ plenty of time to decide. Thanks a lot. A. wil

3、l give B. have given C. are giving D. will be given( ) 6. Which team will the Chinese football team play _? The Korean team. A. in B. on C. against D. at ( ) 7. Expo of Shanghai _ Exposition of Shanghai.A. looks for   B. stands for    C. makes    D. spells( )

4、8. The earthquake in Sichuan destroyed many schools. But the government there has helped to _ many new ones so far. A. take up B. set up C. give up D. get up( ) 9. His words _ so I went outside at once without a word.A. gets to me    B. got to me    C. got to him &

5、#160;  D. gets to him( ) 10. Look! The trees are growing well. When _? A. were they planted B. do they plant C. will they be planted D. are they planted( ) 11. You should not put the glass the table. It may fall down and break!A. on the edge of B. in the middle of C. at the bottom of D. on the

6、top of( )12. Have you ever read Triple Door (三重门)? Of course. Its one of Han Hans most famous _. A. work B. job C. works D. jobs( ) 13. Xu Beihong is known _ a great Chinese painter. Yeah. He is famous _ his horse paintings. A. for; to B. to; for C. as; for D. for; as( ) 14. I want to be a doctor an

7、d work in Africa. Doctors _ greatly there, I think.A. need     B. are needed     C. are needing      D. will need( ) 15. _ Miss Wang can remember, she hasnt met the girl before.A. As well as B. As long as C. As good as D. As far as 二、完

8、形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。My mother is in poor health. Its 36 for her to fall asleep at night. A little 37 can wake her up. So she likes to live in the 38 place. Our family moved for several 39 but none of the places could satisfy (满意) her.One Saturday my friends and I

9、had a picnic 40 the city. We stopped at the foot of a hill, near a small village. There were only ten 41 there. It was only twenty kilometers from my office and I was 42 it. I told my mother about it when I got home. The next day we 43 the village and found a house there and we moved there that afte

10、rnoon. At first my mother was 44 because she could have a good sleep at night and she felt much 45 than before.But a month later a young man 46 in the room next to us. He was 47 and we all liked him. But he liked dogs and took one several days later. My mother also 48 it and said to the young man. “

11、Its a clever dog, isnt it?”“Yes, madam,” answered the young man, “If I 49 some sound at night and wake it up, itll bark for a long time!”And we had to 50 to another village before night fell!( )16A、difficult B、easyC、strangeD、clear( )17A、rain B、snowC、windD、noise( )18A、safe B、dangerousC、quietD、dry( )1

12、9A、time B、timesC、placeD、placing( )20A、on B、underC、outsideD、between( )21A、factories B、marketsC、playgroundsD、families( )22A、afraid of B、interested inC、angry with D、worried about( )23A、visited B、builtC、boughtD、looked( )24A、sorry B、sadC、happyD、unhappy( )25A、well B、betterC、badly D、worse( )26A、played B、ju

13、mpedC、satD、lived( )27A、polite B、lazyC、illD、able( )28A、hated B、likedC、hurtD、lifted( )29A、make B、findC、listen toD、hear( )30A、move B、travelC、runD、flow三、阅读理解(共15小题；A、B两篇每小题2分，C篇每小题1分，满分25分) 阅读下面短文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。（A）Lisa never had the chance to know her father. He and her mother divorced when she was

14、just a young child. Even though he didnt move far, he never came to visit his children.Lisa often wondered about her father. What did he looked like and what he was doing. All she knew was his name: Jeff White.After Lisa grew up, she became a nurse at a hospital, where she would help provide medicin

15、e and comfort for patients in their final days. A few weeks ago, she received a new patient whose name was Jeff White.When Jeff came into his room, Lisa asked him if he had any children. Jeff told her that he had two daughters, Lisa and Elly. Lisa couldnt hold her tears back. She told him, “ I am Li

16、sa, your daughter.”Jeff embraced her, saying that he was not a good father. And the daughter held his hand and kissed him. Then Jeff began to sing This Magic Moment.Jeff could have just weeks left to live, so Lisa wanted to make the most of the time she had with him. Lisa also brought her kids to th

17、e hospital to meet their grandfather. The kid made cards for him with the words, “ I love you.”Forgiveness is also a kind of love.( ) 31. what happened to Lisa when she was young?A. Her father lost his job.B. Her mother died.C. Her family moved to another country.D. Her father left the family.( ) 32

18、. What did Lisa know about her father?A. Her fathers looksB. Her fathers nameC. Her fathers hobby D. Her fathers job( ) 33.What does the underlined word “patient” mean in this passage? A. 医生 B. 病人 C. 家属 D. 手术( ) 34.From the passage we know that_A. Lisa has a brother.B. Lisa hates his father.C. Lisa

19、has a sister.D. Lisas father hates her daughter.( ) 35. This passage mainly tells us that _A. Kids should love their father.B. The father should love his kids.C. Forgiveness is also a kind of love.D. Fathers shouldnt leave their families.( B )New York is one of the last large American cities to have

20、 some of its policemen on horseback. The New York police have 170 horses working in certain parts of the city. The horses are expensive to feed, but it is even more expensive to look after them. Because the horses must walk on the streets, they need special horseshoes. In fact , they need more than

21、8,000 of them each year. Every police horse in New York gets new shoes every month. Keeping these shoes in good repair is the job of six blacksmiths. There are only about thirty-five of these blacksmiths in the whole United States.The cost of shoeing a horse is between twenty dollars and thirty-five

22、 dollars, and it takes a good blacksmith two or three hours to do the job.A blacksmiths job is not an easy one. He must be able to shape a shoe from a piece of metal and then fit it to the horses foot. The blacksmith must bend over all the time when he is fitting the shoe and must hold the weight of

23、 the horses leg while he works. Clearly, a blacksmith must be very strong. But even more important, he must be able to deal with horses-for before the blacksmith can begin his work, he has to get the horse to lift its leg. One of the blacksmiths in New York is James Corbin. He came to the country fr

24、om Ireland in 1948. He not only makes horseshoes for the police but also works for a group of horse owners near the city. Corbin became interested in blacksmith because his father did it, and, as he puts it, “Its a good way to make a living.” ( ) 36. According to the reading passage, a blacksmith mu

25、st be likely a_ man. A. clever B. rich C. strong D. lucky( ) 37. James Corbin became a blacksmith because he_. A. was interested in horses B. was needed by the policemen C. drew a picture of the horseshoe D. had to make a living( ) 38. In the reading passage “to shape a shoe” is to_.A. fit it on the

26、 horses foot B. use it for two or three hoursC. make the form of a horseshoe from a piece of metalD. draw a picture of the shoe( ) 39. The best title for the passage is “_”. A. Policemen on Horseback B. Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing C. James Corbin, a Blacksmith D. Horseshoeing is a Good Way to Make

27、a Living( ) 40. Which of the following is true?A. Only a few large American cities have some policemen on horseback. B. New York is the only city in America to have some policemen on horseback. C. Policemen on horseback enjoy travelling around the United States. D. Policemen on horseback are less ex

28、pensive than those in cars.( C )Sarah Williams went to a boarding school（寄宿学校）. Here is one of the letters she wrote to her parents from the school.Wentworth Girls SchoolBeachsideJuly 25thDear Mom and Dad,Im afraid I have some very bad news for you. I have been very naughty and the school principal

29、is very angry with me. She is going to write to you. You must come and take me away from here. She does not want me in the school any longer.The trouble started last night when I was smoking a cigarette in bed. This is against the rules, of course. We are not supposed to smoke at all. As I was smoki

30、ng, I heard footsteps coming towards the room. I did not want a teacher to catch me smoking, so I threw the cigarette away. Unfortunately, the cigarette fell into the waste-paper basket, which caught fire. There was a curtain near the waste paper-basket which caught fire, too. Soon the whole room wa

31、s burning.The principal phoned for the fire department. The school is a long way from the town and by the time the fire department arrived, the whole school was in flames（火焰）. Many of the girls are in hospital. The principal says that the fire was all my fault and you must pay for the damage. She wi

32、ll send you a bill for about a million dollars.Im very sorry about this.Much love, SarahP.S.（附言） None of the above is true, but I have failed my exams. I just want you to know how bad things could have been!( ) 41. Why did Susan write home?A. To tell her parents about the fire. B. To ask for a milli

33、on dollars.C. To tell her parents she had failed her exams. D. To tell her parents she had to leave school.( ) 42. What kind of school did Susan go to?A. A boarding school . B. A school in a nearby town.C. A very expensive school. D. A school that burnt down.( ) 43. What did Susan say was the reason

34、 the principal was angry with her?A. She had failed her exams. B. She had been caught smoking in bed.C. It was her fault the school had caught fire.D. She had not phoned for the fire department in time.( ) 44. Why did Susan tell her parents about the fire？A. To warn（警告）them about what the principal

35、was going to do.B. To worry them.C. To make them less angry at her real news.D. To make them laugh.( ) 45. How true was the letter before P.S.?A. Partly true. B. All true.C. Completely untrue. D. The story doesnt really tell us.第卷(非选择题，共65分)四、词汇运用(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)A)根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。thinnest

36、; reading; first; healthy ; done; used; halves; without1. They left Guangzhou on the of June, 2010.2. This book is the lightest and of all the books.3. Something must be to build up a Great Green Wall.4. A lot of people find they cant get jobs experience.5. Early to go to bed and early to get up mak

37、e a person .6. Mr. George to take a walk after supper when he was in the countryside.7. Could you cut the pear into two ？8. When Mr. Li came in, he saw that all the students were busy English.B)根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。9. When the big fire happened the boy was carried to the_ _ (safe).10. This is my dic

38、tionary;_ _ is over there. (you)11. Joan spends the_ _ money on food but the most on clothes. (little)12. My grandfather has been_ _ for about 30 years. (die)13. There was something wrong with one of my_ _; I have to see a dentist. (tooth)14. The farmer was too tired so he_ _ down under a big tree t

39、o have a rest. (lie)15. It is_ _ for us to finish the work in time without your help. (possible)五、完成句子(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据中文意思完成下列各个句子。16.我们一到那儿就去了公园。We went to the park _ _we go there. 17.你介意我开灯吗? Do you _ the lights? 18.到目前为止你看了多少部英语电影了? How many English films_ so far? 19.上周他被指控闯入电脑系统。He _the comp

40、uter system last week. 20.不要嘲笑处于困境中的人。Dont _ the people_.六、任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。ALong 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 neede

41、d, so they started to trade with other families.23Later, 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 easie

42、r to carry than goods and lasted a long time. Later, countries began to make their own coins.The Chinese were the first to use paper money, probably as early as the 11th century. The Italian traveler Marco Polo saw the Chinese using money when he visited China in the 1200s. 24 However, European coun

43、tries did not start using paper money until 1600s.Today, we have many ways to pay for things. We do not use coins or paper money. Often, people prefer to pay for things by card. Paying with a card is easier and safer than carrying around a lot of “real” money.根据短文内容简要回答问题。21. Why did people start to

44、 trade? 22. When did people begin to use paper money? 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。23. 24. 请给短文拟一个适当的标题。25. BAt the moment, it may be difficult to imagine, but many people believe that, by the year 2100, we will live on the planet Mars. Our own planet, Earth, is becoming more and more crowded and polluted. Luckily

45、, we can start again and build a better world on Mars. Here is what life could be like. First of all, transport should be much better. At present, our spaceships are too slow to carry large numbers of people to Mars it takes months. However, by 2100, spaceship can travel at half the speed of light.

46、It might take us two or three days to get to Mars!Secondly, humans need food, water and air to live on. Scientists should be able to develop plants that can be grown on Mars. These plants will produce the food and air that we need. However, can these plants produce water for us? There is no answer now.There is a problem for us to live on Mars. Mars pulls us much less than the Earth does. This will be dangerous because we can easily jump too h