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. What's the weather like?
A. It's cold. B. It's warm. C. It's 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 Hua's home. B. At Li Lei's home. C. At school.
4. What's wrong with Li Lei?
A. He can't find his pen.
B. He can't find Wei Hua's pen.
C. He can't find Wei Hua's 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
Place
California
Florida
Hawaii
Nickname(别名)

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Special deal（优惠项目）
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Special trip
Telephone number
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根据短文内容回答问题
6. Where is this passage from A. TV B. Radio C. Newspaper
7. 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 once
8. Forests and mountains are ____ beautiful beaches in California.
A. far from B. quite near to C. 200 kilometers away from
9. 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. 1-850-488-5607
10. 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. after
12.—This book is a bit difficult. ________read something easier? —All right.
A Why not to B. Why don't C. Why not D. Why not you
13.—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 worked
14. —Do you like Jane's new skirt? —Yes, very much. I'll ask mum to buy__ __for me.
A. one B. it C. the other D. a
15. The boys__________ light blue sports shirts are the fans of Greentown Team.
A. with B. in C. at D. from
16. This dictionary mustn't_________ from the library.
A. take away B. taken away C. are taken away D. be taken away
17. —Would you like to come to my birthday party next Saturday? —Oh, thanks a lot. ____.
A. Yes, please B. Yes, I would C. I'd love to D. I've no idea
18. English________ in many countries, but Chinese________ their own language.
A. is spoken, speaks B. speaks, is spoken
C. is spoken, speak D. is spoken, is spoken
19. Don't worry! I'm sure you'll________ 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 with
20. —How do you like this TV play? -- ________.
A. It's wonderful B. What about you? C. Yes, I like it D. No, I don't like it at all
21. —Your sister isn't a nurse, is she? —________. She teaches English in a middle school.
A. Yes, she is B. No, she isn't C. Yes, she isn't D. No, she is
22. —When shall we meet again, this afternoon or tonight? —I don't mind. ______time is OK.
A. Either B. Every C. Neither D. Both
23. —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 be
24- —Tom and Jack? I didn't believe they could do the work. —________, but they really did it well.
A. So did I B. So I didn't C. Neither did I D. Me too
25. 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 mustn't 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. of
27. A. raise B. rise C. lower D. cut
28. A. and B. while C. but D. so
29. A. TV B. MTV C. radio D. video
30. A. waste B. save C. spend D. cost
31. A. Just B. Even C. As D. So
32. A. hours B. weeks C. months D. years
33. A. But B. However C. While D. When
34. A. few B. a few C. some D. most
35. A. boys B. girls C. youngesters D. adults
36. A. out of B. into C. from D. in
37. A. carefully B. quickly C. hopelessly D. slowly
38. A. interesting B. new C. good D. helpful
39. A. traveled B. returned C. entered D. gone
40. A. question B. problem C. children D. adults
五、阅读理解（30%） A
Started 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 Harvard's 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. There's so much to learn that one kind of school can't offer it all.
41. The oldest university in the U. S. is__________.
A. Yale B. Harvard C. Princeton D. Columbia
42. From the second paragraph, we can see that in the early years, ___________.
A. those colleges and universities were the same
B people, young or old, might study in the colleges
C. students studied only some languages and science
D. when the students finished their school, they became lawyers or teachers
43. Modern languages the Harvard taught in 1825 were__________.
A. Latin and Greek B. Latin, Greek, French and German
C. American history and German D. French and German
44. As knowledge increased, colleges began to teach__________.
A. everything that was known B. law and something about medicine
C. many new subjects D. the subjects that interested students
45. On the whole, the passage is about__________.
A. how to start a university B. the world-famous colleges in America
C. how colleges have changed D. what kind of lesson each college teaches
B
It was Monday. Mrs. Smith's 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 he's going to give you your lunch today. "
Holding the piece of paper in its mouth, the dog ran to the butcher's. It gave the paper to the butcher. The butcher read it carefully, recognized that it was really the lady's 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 o'clock. And the same thing happened once again. To the butcher's more surprise, it came for the third time at six o'clock, 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. friendly
47. 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 good
C. would help the butcher D. was worth many pounds
48. The butcher did not give any meat to the dog_______
A. before he felt sure that the words were really written by Mrs. Smith
B. when he found that the words on the paper were not clear
C. because he had sold out all the meat in his shop
D. until he was paid enough by Mrs. Smith
49. From its experience, the dog found that__________.
A. only the paper with Mrs. Smiths words in it could bring it meat
B. the butcher would give the meat to it whenever he saw it
C. Mrs. Smith would pay for the meat it got from the butcher
D. a piece of paper could bring it half a pound of meat
50. At the end of the story, you'll find that__________.
A. the dog was clever enough to write on the paper
B. the dog dared not go to the butcher's any more
C. the butcher was told not to give any meat to the dog
D. the butcher found himself cheated by the clever animal
C
Mr. Shaw wrote a lot of nice novels and all the world know him. He didn't 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 man's 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 don't know one thing!"
"What?"
"We are all tired of you," Mr. Shaw said with a smile. "Just I know it!"
The young man's face turned red and didn't 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 people
C. all the world know him D. his novels were interesting
52. As__________, the important men hoped to know him.
A. Mr. Shaw often went to the parties B. Mr. Shaw wasn't afraid of the rich
C. Mr. Shaw was one of the most famous writers D. Mr. Shaw often helped the poor
53. All the people stood up when Mr. Shaw went in because_________
A. they all respected (尊敬) him B. they were all afraid of him
C. the singer made them do so D. they wouldn't listen to the young man
54. The people at the party wouldn't interrupt the young man because
A. he could tell them something interesting B. he was studying in the capital of France
C. he was cleverer than them all D. they wouldn't make the rich man's son angry
55. At last the young man stopped talking because_________.
A. he knew he was young B. nobody listened to him
C. 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 live
Daniel Boone was born in the United States in 1743. He didn't go to __56__ and couldn't 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 wasn't 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