二零零四年中考英语模拟试卷.doc

二零零四年中考英语模拟试卷（上泗中学）March 25th, 2004听力部分（20%）一、听对话，回答问题(10%)听下面段对话，回答第1和第2两个小题。 1. Whats the weather like?A. Its cold. B. Its warm. C. Its snowing.2. Which season does Mary like?A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Winter.听下面一段对话，回答第3至第5三个小题 3. Where are they talking?A. At Wei Huas home. B. At Li Leis home. C. At school.4. Whats wrong with Li Lei?A. He cant find his pen.B. He cant find Wei Huas pen.C. He cant find Wei Huas pencil.5. What will Wei Hua do?A. She will buy an old pen.B. She will ask Li Lei to buy a new pen.C. She will say something else.二、听短文回答问题（10%）听短文填表格PlaceCaliforniaFloridaHawaiiNickname(别名)/Special deal（优惠项目）/Special tripTelephone number/根据短文内容回答问题6. Where is this passage from? A. TV B. Radio C. Newspaper7. If you want to got o Hawaii, you need to call the Travel Agency （旅行社）_. A. a few days later B. a month later C. at once8. Forests and mountains are _ beautiful beaches in California. A. far from B. quite near to C. 200 kilometers away from9. The travelers who want to know some information about Florida should call the Travel Agency by the number _. A. 1-800-441-6271 B. 1-805-448-5706 C. 1-850-488-560710. According to the speaker, if travelers want to save money, they can go to _. A. Florida B. California C. Hawaii笔试部分（100%）三、选择填空 （15%）11. The twin sisters have learned a lot_ they came to China.A. when B. as soon as C. since D. after12.This book is a bit difficult. _read something easier? All right.A. Why not to B. Why dont C. Why not D. Why not you13.I called you at about half past eight last night, but nobody answered.Oh, I_ in my office at that time.A. will work B. was working C. worked D. had worked14. Do you like Janes new skirt? Yes, very much. Ill ask mum to buy_ _for me.A. one B. it C. the other D. a15. The boys_ light blue sports shirts are the fans of Greentown Team.A. with B. in C. at D. from16. This dictionary mustnt_ from the library.A. take away B. taken away C. are taken away D. be taken away17. Would you like to come to my birthday party next Saturday? Oh, thanks a lot. _.A. Yes, please B. Yes, I would C. Id love to D. Ive no idea18. English_ in many countries, but Chinese_ their own language.A. is spoken, speaks B. speaks, is spokenC. is spoken, speak D. is spoken, is spoken19. Dont worry! Im sure youll_ your classmates if you are kind and friendly to them.A. catch up with B. get on well with C. agree with D. make friend with20. How do you like this TV play? - _.A. Its wonderful B. What about you? C. Yes, I like it D. No, I dont like it at all21. Your sister isnt a nurse, is she? _. She teaches English in a middle school.A. Yes, she is B. No, she isnt C. Yes, she isnt D. No, she is22. When shall we meet again, this afternoon or tonight? I dont mind. _time is OK.A. Either B. Every C. Neither D. Both23. Do you know if he_ to play basketball with us? I think he will come if he_ free tomorrow.A. comes, is B. comes, will be C. will come, is D. will come, will be24- Tom and Jack? I didnt believe they could do the work. _, but they really did it well.A. So did I B. So I didnt C. Neither did I D. Me too25. Cindy never got good grades on maths tests before, but she did today. Her teacher and classmates were very_.A. scared B. strange C. surprised D. strict四、完形填空 (15%)In some countries video games are fast becoming a big problem. They are banned (禁止) in the Philippines and Indonesia. In Japan, those who are 26 15 years old mustnt use the public machines at night. City elders across the United States are trying to_27 their numbers, _28_ Hong Kong is moving to license their operation. These _29_ games are making children _30_ their money on them. _31_ adults are lured (引诱) into spending working _32_ playing them.School children in their school clothes are not allowed into these amusement centers. _33 , one cannot help noticing that _34_of those who are often found in these places are _35_. Many of them are in fact school children who have changed _36_ their school clothes. Some play for the fun of it, others have turned into a form of gambling(赌博), and some are_37_ to free themselves from them.Hundreds of _38_ games are introduced each year. Now kids and adults alike can play these games in their homes. Video game sets have _39_ into most homes. The _40_ that must be asked is: Have they any educational value?26. A. above B. under C. at D. of27. A. raise B. rise C. lower D. cut28. A. and B. while C. but D. so29. A. TV B. MTV C. radio D. video30. A. waste B. save C. spend D. cost31. A. Just B. Even C. As D. So32. A. hours B. weeks C. months D. years33. A. But B. However C. While D. When34. A. few B. a few C. some D. most35. A. boys B. girls C. youngesters D. adults36. A. out of B. into C. from D. in37. A. carefully B. quickly C. hopelessly D. slowly38. A. interesting B. new C. good D. helpful39. A. traveled B. returned C. entered D. gone40. A. question B. problem C. children D. adults五、阅读理解（30%） AStarted in 1636, Harvard University is the oldest of all the many colleges and universities in the United States. Yale, Princeton, Columbia and Dartmouth were opened soon after Harvard.In the early years, these schools were much alike. Only young men went to college. All the students studies the same subjects, and everyone learned Latin, Greek and Hebrew. Little was known about science then, and one kind of school could teach everything that was known about the world. When the students graduated, most of them became ministers or teachers.In 1782, Harvard started a medical school for young men who wanted to become doctors. Later, lawyers could receive their training in Harvards law school. In 1825, besides Latin and Greek, Harvard began teaching modern languages, such as French and German. Soon it began teaching American history.As knowledge increased, Harvard and other colleges began to teach many new subjects. Students were allowed to choose the subjects that interested them.Today, there are many different kinds of colleges and universities. Most of them are made up of smaller schools that deal with （涉及） special fields of learning. Theres so much to learn that one kind of school cant offer it all.41. The oldest university in the U. S. is_.A. Yale B. Harvard C. Princeton D. Columbia42. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, _.A. those colleges and universities were the sameB people, young or old, might study in the collegesC. students studied only some languages and scienceD. when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers43. Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were_.A. Latin and Greek B. Latin, Greek, French and GermanC. American history and German D. French and German44. As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach_.A. everything that was known B. law and something about medicineC. many new subjects D. the subjects that interested students45. On the whole, the passage is about_.A. how to start a university B. the world-famous colleges in AmericaC. how colleges have changed D. what kind of lesson each college teachesBIt was Monday. Mrs. Smiths dog was hungry, but there was not any meat in the house.Considering that there was no better way. Mrs. Smith took a piece of paper, and wrote the following words on it, Give my dog half a pound of meat. Then she gave the paper to her dog and said gently, Take this to the butcher. And hes going to give you your lunch today. Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butchers. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the ladys handwriting and soon did it as he was asked to. The dog was very happy, and ate the meat up at once.At noon, the dog came to the shop again. It gave the butcher a piece of paper again. After reading it. he gave it half a pound of meat once more.The next day, the dog came again exactly at noon. And as usual, it brought a piece of paper in the mouth. This time, the butcher did not take a look at paper, and gave the dog its meat, for he had regarded the dog as one of his customers.But, the dog came again at four oclock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butchers more surprise, it came for the third time at six oclock, and brought with it a third piece of paper. The butcher felt a bit puzzled. He said to himself, This is a small dog. Why does Mrs. Smith give it so much meat to eat today?Looking at the piece of paper, he found that there were not any words on it!46. Mrs. Smith treated her little dog quite_.A. cruelly B. fairly C. kindly D. friendly47. It seemed that the dog knew well that the paper Mrs. Smith gave it_A. might do it much harm B. could do it much goodC. would help the butcher D. was worth many pounds48. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog_.A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. SmithB. when he found that the words on the paper were not clearC. because he had sold out all the meat in his shopD. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith49. From its experience, the dog found that_.A. only the paper with Mrs. Smiths words in it could bring it meatB. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw itC. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcherD. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat50. At the end of the story, youll find that_.A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paperB. the dog dared not go to the butchers any moreC. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dogD. the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animalCMr. Shaw wrote a lot of nice novels and all the world know him. He didnt like the arrogant(ftfctfl65) rich men and often laughed at them and the people liked him.Mr. Shaw was often asked to all kinds of parties. A lot of important men hoped to know him. One day a famous singer asked him to her party. When Mr. Shaw came in, all people stood up except a young man. The singer hurried to meet him and asked him to sit down next to her. The young mans father was one of the richest men in England and he was studying in Paris. He thought he knew much than any other guest in the sitting room. He talked a lot and tried to show he was a know-all. All the people politely listened to him and nobody would interrupt him. It made Mr. Shaw unhappy.Please listen to me, my friend, Mr. Shaw had to stop him. I think only we both know all the things in the world!Having heard this, the young man was happy and asked, Why?Maybe you know all, said Mr. Shaw. But you dont know one thing!What?We are all tired of you, Mr. Shaw said with a smile. Just I know it!The young mans face turned red and didnt say anything until he left.51. The people liked Mr. Shaw because_.A. he wrote a lot of novels B. he often laughed at the arrogant rich peopleC. all the world know him D. his novels were interesting52. As_, the important men hoped to know him.A. Mr. Shaw often went to the parties B. Mr. Shaw wasnt afraid of the richC. Mr. Shaw was one of the most famous writers D. Mr. Shaw often helped the poor53. All the people stood up when Mr. Shaw went in because_A. they all respected (尊敬) him B. they were all afraid of himC. the singer made them do so D. they wouldnt listen to the young man54. The people at the party wouldnt interrupt the young man becauseA. he could tell them something interesting B. he was studying in the capital of FranceC. he was cleverer than them all D. they wouldnt make the rich mans son angry55. At last the young man stopped talking because_.A. he knew he was young B. nobody listened to himC. Mr. Shaw made him get into trouble D. somebody told him it was Mr. Shaw六、选词填空 （15%）remember school like for he India who travel two grow known die all alone liveDaniel Boone was born in the United States in 1743. He didnt go to _56_ and couldnt read, although he learned _57_ about the forests, streams and about hunting. He could move quietly _58_ an Indian leaving no marks. He loved to live _59_ in the woods where nothing frightened him. When he _60_ up, he married and tried _61_ on a farm. However, he wasnt pleased and decided to go into the _62_ western lands, crossing the Appalachian Mountains. When he returned after _63_ years, he became famous _64_ his long journey. He brought back expensive animal skins and told stories about the _65 _. After this, he chose to keep _66_ to unknown places. Once he lost to the Indians in a battle (战役) and was taken away. The Indians liked him and became _67_ friends. Daniel Boone _68_ at the age of 86. He _69_ as an explorer and a pioneer _70_ lived an exciting life in the early years of the American nation.七、短文改错（15%）If you parking your car in the wrong place, a traffic 71. _policeman will soon find it. You will be very luck 72. _if he let you go without a ticket. However, this does 73. _not always happen. Traffic police are sometimes very