2010-2011昌平英语一模.doc

2011北京市市昌平区中考英语模拟试题
第二部分 笔试（53分）
二、单项填空（每小题1分，共15分）
25. My mother is a science teacher. __________ works in a high school.
A. She B. Her C. Hers D. She’s
26. There __________ many flowers in our school yard. They look very nice.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
27. --- Why do you go to school __________ Saturdays this year?
--- Because we’ll have the summer vocation earlier.
A. in B. at C. on D. from
28. We __________ Mangshan National Forest Park last Sunday. We had a wonderful time.
A. visit B. visits C. will visit D. visited
29. --- Can you play the guitar?
--- Sorry, I can’t. __________ I can sing some English songs.
A. And B. But C. Or D. For
30. --- __________ camera is this, do you know? --- It’s Lingling’s.
A. Whose B. Where C. Why D. How
31. Put up your hands __________ you have any questions.
A. if B. because C. after D. so
32. Our hometown is much __________ than before.
A. beautiful B. more beautiful C. most beautiful D. the most beautiful
33. Excuse me. I’m Tony, a news reporter. May I ask you __________ questions?
A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
34. Could you stop talking? I __________ my homework. I’ll have a test tomorrow.
A. am doing B. have done C. would do D. was doing
35. We __________ about 1,600 English words since we began to learn the language.
A. learn B. learned C. will learn D. have learned
36. Please tell him __________ me when he arrives.
A. call B. calls C. calling D. to call
37. We __________ dinner when she came in.
A. are having B. were having C. will have D. came
38. Thousands of Japanese people __________ during the earthquake and tsunami last month.
A. killed B. are killed C. were killed D. were killing
39. Please tell me __________. I will send something to his house.
A. where he lives B. where does he live C. where he lived D. where did he live
三、完形填空（每小题1分，共12分）
“We make a living with what we get, but we make a life with what we give.”
--- Winston Churchill
I believe this saying. I have been __40__ at the Boston Children’s Hospital every year since I was thirteen. At the beginning, I only wanted to go __41__ I would make fun with children at the hospital. After giving my time for 40 months, my life has been changed __42__.
When I first __43__ into the waiting room on the ground floor, I was very __44__ that I would be spending my whole summer with kids. As I got used to showing up every day at 8 a.m., many kids began to __45__ me. To my surprise, I began looking forward to seeing their happy faces as well. They were always excited about __46__. My heart warmed every time I heard their excited voices asking me for a story or an answer to a question. I felt __47__ and no one could take my place. I look back, I see the influence that these special children have had on me. It is because of them that I have __48__ a strong wish to become a psychologist, a person who studies the science of children’s mind. Recently, I have been asked to help out on many different floors __49__ the waiting room where I started. The kids on the floors above are usually there for a longer time. With their worries and wishes to get better and go home, they always offer me a __50__ smile. I feel all the tiredness has gone after spending a day with them because I realize that there is much more to __51__ than money. It is much more important to love and to be loved.
40. A. living B. studying C. staying D. volunteering
41. A. unless B. until C. because D. so
42. A. seriously B. probably C. immediately D. completely
43. A. looked B. stepped C. turned D. ran
44. A. worried B. exited C. nervous D. pleased
45. A. notice B. like C. protect D. prevent
46. A. smiling B. sleeping C. learning D. playing
47. A. independent B. surprised C. moved D. valued
48. A. developed B. remembered C. worked D. improved
49. A. in B. with C. besides D. before
50. A. sick B. bright C. sad D. pitiful
51. A. life B. work C. love D. family
四、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（每小题2分，共26分）
A Free Activities This Weekend

An Open-air Craft（工艺）Market
In Front of the City Hall
Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Need to buy a present? Find bamboo toys, paper flowers, paper umbrellas, model cars and more! Food from around the world, too!
City Museum
Travel Movies
Meeting Room
Sat. & Sun. at 2:30 p.m.
Do you want to travel but don’t have enough money? See movies on Japan, Italy, America, England, Russia, and Australia. There are only 80 seats, so come early.
Autumn Fashion Show
Golden Shopping Center Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
Men’s and women’s autumn clothes. See 25 handsome and pretty models show the latest fashions. All clothing will be on sale after the show for under ￥100.

Pop Concert at Yunhai Square
Saturday from 9:00 p.m. to midnight
Five groups of college students are going to play the guitar and sing pop songs. Bring your own food and drink.
Library
Lecture
City Library Hall
Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
How to find the job that you want! Two-hour lecture. Advice on choosing and getting the right job for you. Coke and sandwiches are sold.
52. Are you a movie fan? Then you can go to __________.
A. Autumn Fashion Show B. City Museum
C. City Library Hall D. Yunhai Square
53. People can buy presents __________.
A. at Yunhai Square B. in City Library Hall
C. in City Museum D. at Open-air Craft Market
54. If people want to get some information about getting jobs, they can __________.
A. see the movies B. go to the pop concert
C. see the fashion show D. go to the library lecture
55. Pop concert at Yunhai Square will begin __________.
A. 9:00 p.m., Saturday B. 2:30 a.m., Saturday and Sunday
C. 10:00 a.m., Sunday D. 8:30 a.m., Sunday
B
How hard we have all wished to grow up quickly, and looked forward to the happy days of being a grown-up and enjoying the many interests that a youth should have!
At last, you have grown up. At least you are no longer a child. They call you “young lady”. You then enjoy the pleasure of being a young lady. You are proud of being a grown-up teenager. People welcome you—this young lady—heartily. You are glad that your wish has been answered.
But there is always something that troubles you a lot. You say, “Papa and Mama, give me some money please. My pocket money is all gone already.”
“No”, they say, “Your age is a dangerous age. If you have too much money to spend, it won’t do you any good.” Then you have to stay at home because you dare not go out with an empty pocket.
Another time you tell your grandma, “Grandma, see, I am a grown-up now.”
“Good, now, you can sit here and knit（编织）this for me while I go and have a rest.” To show that you are no more a child, you have to sit there the whole afternoon doing the work, which only a grown-up can do. After an hour, you find it hard to do, and give the knitting basket back to your grandma. Your grandma criticizes（批评）your work. You hear what she says, “Such a big girl can’t do such easy work.” You wish then you were a child again.
But the fact is, you are growing up, and you can’t help it. That’s the way it goes!
56. How does the girl know her wish has been answered?
A. People think that she is a young lady. B. She doesn’t need to play with kids now.
C. People begin to call her teenager. D. She can join women in all kinds of activities.
57. From what her parents say, we know__________.
A. the girl always has much money in her pocket B. it's dangerous for a girl to spend money
C. they love her more than before D. they still regard her as a child
58. Why does she promise to help her grandma do some knitting?
A. Because she likes doing knitting for her grandma.
B. Because she wants to show that she has grown up.
C. Because she has much more free time at that time.
D. Because her grandma is knitting long and tired.
C
Do you want to watch a hot movie while chatting with your friend on the phone, or shop with your mobile phone while, on a train? The ongoing technology development has made these things come to our daily life.
It is said that China has had the right to use the third generation telecommunication technology (3G) since 2009. The u-called 3G technology allows mobile phone users enjoy high-speed Internet-based services. It helps increase mobility in many areas of our lives.
Nowadays, many mobile phones allow you to send e-mails or read the latest stories on the Internet, but the speed is not pleasing, which is only 10 kilobytes (KB) per second. But 3G goes on the Interact with a speed of up to 2 megabytes (MB) per second. If recent mobile technology is like riding bikes on a country mad, then 3G will make you fly on the information highway. For example, a mobile phone with 3G technology can help download a three-minute MP3 song within two minutes while it will take you up to an hour to do this with your common mobile phone.
In the UK and many other European countries where 3G services have around since 2003, 3G has already become a part of modem business life. Nowadays, office workers are able to spend some of their working hours at home. The new technology allows the first aid services to provide a video link with a hospital or doctor for patients who need special care.
59. From the passage we can know that __________
A. we can’t enjoy Internet-based services how at the moment in China
B. it is possible for us to enjoy MP3 music with our common mobile phones
C. doctors can examine patients by using 3G mobile phones in the UK
D. thanks to 3G phones, many office workers needn't travel to work any more
60. The writer probably regards a 3G mobile phone as __________
A. a fast communication tool B. a flying tool on the highway
C. a video link to the hospital D. a chatting friend on the train
61. What's the main idea of this passage?
A. You have to buy a new mobile phone if you want to enjoy 3G.
B. 3G mobile technology makes our life richer and more convenient.
C. In the future, you can enjoy high-quality music using your phone.
D. 3G movies on mobile phones are coming to us in the nearby future.
D
Can you imagine the very first modem Olympics in 1896 with no landing mats (海绵垫), no stopwatches and no photo finishes? In fact, cameras and stopwatches were not used until the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA. Thanks for technology, Olympics have been developing at an unbelievable speed.
Today-technology has completely changed sports. Take sports equipment for example. Electronic eyes hanging at the starting lines, together with digital cameras, could catch correct race time and also help to catch runners who “jump the gun”. As runners cross the finishing fine, special digital cameras can also easily decide the winner. The days of “dead heats” we gone.
Technological developments are also good for athletes. New sports suits, which get less wind effects, can help cut up to one-tenth of a second from runners’ race time. Top athletes, like Liu Xiang, are even provided with hand-made sports shoes. These shoes are made to fit the athlete exactly-and there are some more changes in the shoes that meet each runner’s personal needs.
Technology has also changed the way of many sports. Take one example-the pole vault. The landing mat makes a big difference to the vaulting style as athletes no longer need to worry about hurting themselves as they fan. Without these worries, athletes could jump higher. New swimming pools have been scientists have worked out a new swimming style to improve the speed.
The increasing technological developments have led many sportsmen to suggest that the “Olympic spirit” is being lost in a rash to break records and win medals. Many developing countries say that technology has become too important in sport and that athletes from developing countries are disadvantaged. There are no easy answers but one thing is sure-we cannot turn hack times. Technology cannot go backwards.
62. The underlined phrase “dead heats” means .
A. sports equipment which was out of date B. runners who jumped the gun while running
C. diseases which killed runners in hot weather D. races in which runners finished at the same time
63. What infers from the fourth paragraph?
A. Scientists can measure the speed of swimming. B. The pole vault was not quite safe in the past.
C. Pole vaulters jump lower with landing mats. D. New pools have changed the style of swimming.
64. The purpose of the writer in writing this article is .
A. to suggest we should keep up with the times
B. to suggest we reduce technology in Olympics
C. to suggest we train better athletes like Liu Xiang
D. to suggest we care more about developing countries

第II卷（非机读卷 共43分）
五、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。（每小题2分，共8分）
Last Sunday Li Lei did his lessons almost the whole day. He wanted to relax himself and he went downtown. He walked on and on along the streets. He was pleased to see that people were very happy. When he was enjoying himself, he was stopped by a foreigner.
“(65) ?”
“Yes, but I …” Li Lei was very nervous, and his face turned red. He is a junior middle school student and now is in Grade Three, but he didn’t spend much time on English in the past and is not good at it.
“I don’t know Chinese,” the foreigner went on. “Would you please tell me something about the town?”
“Yes, but I …” (66) . His heart beat fast. “I was born here,” he said, “This is my hometown. I like my hometown. I … My … My hometown is beautiful …” He wanted to say more but he couldn’t. (67) . “I’m sorry, I can’t tell you more. I’m not good at English,” Li Lei had to say.
The foreigner smiled to him kindly and said, “OK, OK. Thank you all the same. Goodbye.”
On his way home Li Lei thought to himself, “If I studied English harder, I could speak more English. If I could speak more English, I would tell the foreigner more about my hometown.” How sorry he felt!
(68) . As soon as he reached home, he took out his English book and began to read. He decided to study English more carefully than before. He decided to practice speaking English every day from then on.
A. He understood what he said, but didn’t know how to answer it
B. Li Lei went home with heavy steps
C. The foreigner smiled and went away
D. Excuse me, can you speak English
E. He looked up and found the foreigner was listening to him carefully

六、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（每小题2分，共10分）
The computer makes doing schoolwork easier for me than it was for my morn and dad. For example, when writing book reports and stories, I use Microsoft Word instead of a pen and paper. That way, after my teacher cheeks my work, I can go back and make revisions without having to rewrite the whole thing