２００８年中考英语模拟试题（一）

刘林云

一、听力理解(20分)(略)

二、单项选择(20分)

21. —Would you like to have a drink？

—Oh，yes，please. Id love____ .

A. a cup of tea B. it

C. any D. something

22. Hes quite____ maths，but he never gives it up.

A. good at B. weak in

C. interested in D. tired of

23. I like the silk dress made in South China，and it____ so soft and comfortable.

A. is feeling B. feels

C. has felt D. is felt

24. This is____ picture Ive told you about. Isnt it____ beautiful one？

A. the； the B. a； a

C. the； a D. a； the

25. —Will it be cold tomorrow？

—I hope____ . I wish to swim in the lake.

A. so B. not C. dont D. it

26. How long has Jim____ at this school？

A. arrived B. come C. been D. gone

27.____ you go，dont forget that you are from China.

A. Whatever B. However C. Wherever D. Whenever

28. Have your hair____ . Its too long.

A. cutted B. cutting C. cut D. to cut

29. Your teacher is not the only person____ can help you with your English. Reading books can also be helpful.

A. she B. whom C.which D.who

30. Standing on the tree，I can see a lot of____ down there，but hardly any____ .

A. sheep； people B. sheep； peoples

C. sheeps； peoples D. sheeps； people

31. —Why do you say its an interesting invention？

—The color changes____ the temperature rises.

A. before B. after C. during D. as

32. Picking apples in the hot weather isnt____ easy work，____ we like it.

A. a； and B. an； that

C. the； so D. ×； but

33. —Must we do these exercises outside now？

—No，you____ . You may do them at home.

A. cant B. neednt C. dont D. mustnt

34. —Great！ Youre just on time here.

—I am lucky. I____ missed the bus.

A. hardly B. clearly C. nearly D. mostly

35. —I wonder if your wife will go to the party.

—If your wife____ ，so____ .

A. will； will I B. will； will mine

C. does； does she D. does； will mine

36. I knew nothing about it____ my friend told me yesterday.

A. because B. since C. until D. so

37. She spent half an hour____ the river yesterday.

A. swimming cross B. swim to

C. swimming across D. swimming by

38. Remember，boys and girls.____ you work，____ result you will get.

A. The better； the harder B. The harder； the better

C. The hard； the better D. The harder； the good

39. —Who is Ren Changxia？

—A great policewoman. She always thought____ of others than herself.

A. more B. much C. less D. most

40. —Shall we go to Mount Tai next Sunday？

—I prefer____ at home rather than____ .

A. to stay； to go out B. to stay； go out

C. staying； go out D. staying； going out

三、完形填空(15小题，每小题1分，共15分)

There was a woman in Detroit，who had two sons. She was worried about them，especially the younger one，Ben，__41__he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class made jokes about him because he seemed so__42__.

The mother__43__that she would herself have to help her sons to do better in school.She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to read a__44__a week and write a report about it for her.

One day，in Bens__45__the teacher held up a rock and asked if anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him__46__. “Why did Ben raise his hand？” the other students wondered. “He__47__said anything； what could he possibly want to say？”

Well，Ben not only__48__the rock； he said a lot about it. He named other rocks in its group and even knew__49__the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were__50__. Ben had learned all this from writing one of his book__51__.

Ben later went on to the__52__of his class. When he finished high school，he went to Yale University and at last became one of the best doctors in the United States.

After Ben had grown up，he__53__something about his mother that he did not know as a__54__. She herself，had never learned how to__55__.

41. A. because B. so C. but D. though

42. A. clever B. hard C. silly D. quick

43. A. asked B. decided C. forgot D. heard

44. A. notice B. message C. book D. question

45. A. class B. room C. office D. lab

46. A. think B. leave C. stand D. speak

47. A. always B. hard C. nearly D. hardly

48. A. found B. played C. knew D. threw

49. A. whether B. when C. where D.why

50. A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy

51. A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports

52. A. top B. end C. back D. side

53. A. learnt B. remembered C. forgot D. guessed

54. A. doctor B. child C. student D. teacher

55. A. read B.work C. teach D. show

四、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分)

阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按要求做题。

(A)

One day，a farmer was walking along a road with his son，Thomas. The father said，“Look！ Theres a horseshoe. Pick it up and put it in your bag.” Thomas said，“It isnt worth the trouble.” His father said nothing and he picked it up himself. When they got to a nearby town，they had a rest. There the farmer sold the horseshoe and with the few pennies，he bought some cherries(樱桃).

The farmer and the son continued their way. The sun was well up in the sky，and there wasnt a house or even a tree where they could have a rest. Thomas felt too thirsty to walk on. At this time，his father dropped a cherry on the ground and Thomas picked it up quickly and ate it. After a while，his father dropped another cherry and once again，his son lost no time in picking it up and putting it in his mouth.

And so they went on. The old farmer dropped the cherries and the son picked them up. When Thomas had eaten up all the cherries，his father said to him，“My dear son，if you had bent(弯腰) down early to pick up that horseshoe，it would not have been necessary for you to bend so many times for the cherries. Always remember the lesson that he who does not want to do little things will find that he cannot do the great things.”

56. Who picked up the horseshoe at last？

A. The son. B. The father.

C. Both the father and the son. D. Neither the father nor the son.

57. The farmer bought____ with the money after he sold the horseshoe.

A. some bread B. some water

C. some cherries D. some pennies

58. When the son refused to pick up the horseshoe，the father____ .

A. beat the son B. said nothing

C. felt very happy D. became very angry

59. The father dropped the cherries one by one，because____ .

A. he wanted to teach his son a lesson

B. he wanted his son to eat them all

C. he wanted his son to do more exercise

D. he wanted to laugh at his son

60. From the story，we can learn that____ .

A. cherries are so delicious that most of us like to eat them

B. a horseshoe is so expensive that it can bring us a lot of money

C. if we want to eat cherries，we must pick up a horseshoe

D. if we do not take the trouble to do little things，we cannot do the great things

(B)

It is well-known that it began to take travelers only 48 hours by train to go from Beijing to Lhasa，the capital of west Chinas Tibet on July 1st，2006. Now travelers can enjoy the beautiful views during the 48-hour train ride.

The new railway line has been controlled by the Beijing West Railway Station since July 1st，2006. The most important part of the line，the Qinghai-Tibet Railway，has already been completed.

The Qinghai-Tibet Railway is the worlds highest railway. About 960 kilometers of the train tracks are 4，000 meters above sea level. The highest parts reach 5，072 meters.

The railway is the worlds longest plateau railway which is 1，956 kilometers long from Qinghais captital Xining to Lhasa in Tibet.The Golmud-Lhasa part is 1，142 kilometers long and goes across the Kunlun and Tanggula Mountain ranges.

The trains running on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway have very good conditions. If the passengers feel it hard to breathe，they will be provided with oxygen masks，because all of the trains have oxygen-supplying equipments.

61. It began to take 48 hours for people to travel by train to go to Lhasa from Beijing____ .

A. from now onB. next July 1st

C. on July 1st，2006D. from July 1st，2005

62. When we talk about the Qinghai-Tibet Railway，we say____ in the world.

A. the railway is well-knownB. the railway is the highest

C. it is easy to operateD. it was completed easily

63. The highest parts of Qinghai-Tibet Railway reach____ meters.

A. 960 B. 4，000 C. 5，072 D. 1，956

64. In the last paragraph，the phrase “Oxygen masks” means “____” in Chinese.

A. 氧气面罩 B. 望远镜 C. 热水瓶D. 药品

65. The best title of the passage is “____”.

A. Travel from Beijing to LhasaB. Qinghai-Tibet Railway

C. Train with Best ConditionsD. Well-Known Railway

(C)

The workers who brought the girl to the orphanage(孤儿院) knew little about her. The street where they found her had been her home for many years. Her parents were unknown. They left her long ago. At the orphanage，the girl，like all the children there，was taught to read and write. While she was studying at the orphanage，she learned something else——to be independent(独立). At twenty-one，she left the orphanage and began to work as a secretary. And then，in 1975，while she was still working as an ordinary secretary，something special happened. She entered the Miss Hong Kong Competition and won it. This was the turning point in her life. Now her name，Mary Cheung，was known to everybody.

Mary entered the competition because she wanted to show that orphanage girls could be something. Winning the competition gave her the chance to start a new life. This led her first into television and then into business as a manager. When she was working as a manager，she had trouble with her reports. “My English just wasnt good enough，” she said. Luckily，she had a boyfriend (who later became her husband) to help her.

Mary studied management(管理) at Hong Kong Polytechnic and graduated in 1980. She started her own business in 1985. But she did not stop developing herself. She then studied at the University of Hong Kong. Since 1987，she has spent a lot of time on photography(摄影). She has held several exhibitions(展览) of her works in many places——China，New Zealand and France. She still found time，however，to work on TV，write for newspapers and bring up her family.

The girl from the street has come a long way，but her journey has not finished yet.

66. Before Mary Cheung was brought to the orphanage，____ .

A. she had lived with her parents

B. she had lived in the street for many years

C. the workers knew her well

D. she had learned to write and read by herself

67. The sentence “orphanage girls could be something” means that orphanage girls could be____ .

A. popular and successful B. understood by others

C. Miss Hong Kong D. known to everybody

68. When did her life change completely？

A. In 1987. B. In 1985.

C. In 1980. D. In 1975.

69. This passage is probably taken from____ .

A. a newspaper B. a science magazine

C. a history textbook D. a novel

70. According to the passage，which of the following statements is true？

A. All the children at the orphanage liked Mary.

B. Mary was not happy when working as a secretary.

C. Marys boyfriend was good at English.

D. Marys life in the orphanage was in danger.

(D)

Emily Dickinson was a very famous American poet. She wrote about 2，000 poems，but only four were published in her lifetime. No one wanted to publish her works because it was different from what other poets wrote. After Dickinson died，her poems were finally published. Then she became famous.

Some things about Emily Dickinsons life were strange and mysterious(神秘的). She was born in 1830，in a rich and well-known family in Amherst，Massachusetts. She had a brother and a sister. Emily was shy and quiet，but she had a lot of friends. She went to parties like other young girls of her age and met young men. But she did not fall in love with any of them and never married.

For a long time，Emily Dickinson did not want to see her friends. She stayed at home，reading，writing poems and working in the garden. Emily wrote her poems everywhere. She wrote them on bits of newspapers or anything that was near. Later，she wrote them out carefully. When she was 28，something happened. Emily was very upset. No one knew why. Some people said she loved a married man. Others said she was unhappy because nobody wanted to publish her poems. She kept on writing anyway.

As she got older，Emily often wanted to be alone. When someone came to her house，she ran upstairs to hide. For the last 16 years of her life，she never left her home. The curtains were always closed. She dressed only in white. One day Emily became ill，but she did not let the doctor go to her room. He could only see her from the doorway.

Dickinson died at the age of 55. Her sister found her poems，and the poems were finally published. Sadly，Emily Dickinson did not live to enjoy her great success.

根据短文内容，回答下列问题。

71. When did Emily Dickinson become famous in the world？

72. How many of Emilys poems were published during her lifetime？

73. Why didnt anyone want to publish her poems？

74. Why did Emily often go into her garden？

75. What do you think of Emily？

五、补全对话(5个句子，每句2分共10分)

根据下面的对话情景，在每个空白处填上一个适当的句子，使对话的意义连贯、完整。

A：You look tired.__76__？

B：Ive been to the department store.

A：Ive heard that a lot of things are on sale at this season.__77__？

B：No，I bought nothing.

A：Why？

B：It was too crowded in the store. I couldnt see anything clearly and the air was bad. I felt sick soon after I went in.

A：__78__. How are you feeling now？

B：A little better. I wont be led by the ads any more.

A：__79__？

B：I mean too many people like me were led to the stores by the ads in the newspapers. But can you guess whats on sale？Most of the goods on sale are of poor quality. I wont believe this kind of ads any more. What about you？

A：__80__. I thought I would go and have a look，but now I wont.

六、书面表达(15分)

根据下表提示，以“The Changes in My Hometown”为题，写一篇80个词左右的短文。

Key：

21-25 ABBCB 26-30 CCCDA 31-35 DDBCD 36-40 CCBAB

41-45 ACBCA 46-50 DDCCB 51-55 DAABA 56-60 BCBAD

61-65 CBCAB 66-70 BADAC

71. After she died. /After her poems were published. /After she died and her poems were published.

72. Four.

73. Because her poem style was quite different from others！

74. Because she wanted to collect the materials for her poems.

75. She was mysterious and strange.

76. Where have you been

77. Did you buy anything

78. Thats too bad/Im sorry to hear that

79. What do you mean

80. Neither will I

书面表达(One possible version)：

The Changes in My Hometown

In the past，my hometown was very small. People lived a poor life. The houses were old and small. Pollution was very serious，and there was rubbish everywhere. The traffic was not convenient，so few visitors came here.

Now great changes have taken place in my hometown. The environment has become more beautiful. The mountains have turned greener. The rivers are clearer and the sky is bluer. There are trees，flowers and grasses everywhere. People here live a better life. Their houses are large and bright. Many people have their own cars. Every year，thousands of people from all over the world come to visit my hometown.

Im sure my hometown will become better and better as time passes by.