初中英语练习试题(一).doc

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2007—2008年度中考模拟试卷
英语试卷（一）
考生注意：本试卷分卷Ⅰ和卷Ⅱ两部分；卷Ⅰ为选择题，卷Ⅱ为非选择题．
本试卷考试时间为120分钟.满分为120分.
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卷I（选择题，共95分）
听力部分（第一节）
I. 听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
（ ）1. A. smiles B. sells C. smells
（ ）2. A. took a trip B. took a ship C. made a cake
（ ）3. A. We’ll stay up tonight. B. We’ll have a test tomorrow. C. We used to stay up late.
（ ）4. A. He doesn’t have enough money to buy the sweater. B. He doesn’t like the sweater.
C. He doesn’t want to buy the expensive sweater.
（ ）5. A. He had an accident. B. He was careless. C. He was ill.
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II. 听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
（ ）6. A. I’m glad to hear that. B. I’m glad you enjoyed it! C. I need to do better.
（ ）7. A. With pleasure. B. Thank you all the same. C. I’m afraid not.
（ ）8. A. That’s a good idea. B. That’s right. C. That’s all right.
（ ）9. A. For two years. B. No, I won’t. C. No, never.
（ ）10. A. Longer? I’m busy. B. I’m afraid not, but I have to go. C. No, thank you.
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III. 听对话和问题，选择适当的选项。（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
（ ）11. What will the girl probably do?
A. Walk to the zoo. B. Get on the bus. C. Cross the street to wait for the bus.
（ ）12. How does the boy feel?
A. He feels worried. B. He feels happy. C. He feels confident.
（ ）13. What does the girl suggest?
A. Taking summer classes. B. Finding a summer job. C. Working and studying.
（ ）14. What will Peter buy?

A B C
（ ）15. What did the boy do in the afternoon?

A B C
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IV. 听对话、短文和问题，选择正确答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）
（ ）16. How does Jim go to Susan’s house?
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. On foot.
（ ）17. Where is Susan’s house?
A. It’s the seventh house from the corner on his right.
B. It’s the seventeenth house from the corner to his left.
C. It’s the seventeenth house from the corner on his right.
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（ ）18. What’s wrong with Bill?
A. He caught a bad cold. B. He had a traffic accident. C. He hurt his leg.
（ ）19. Why is Bill sad?
A. Because his team was weak. B. Because his team lost the game.
C. Because he can’t play for the team.
（ ）20. What will the writer send Andy?
A. His team’s football shirts. B. Some photos. C. A football.
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笔试部分
V. 单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分） 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
（ ）21. I like Chinatown. It’s ________ good place to do some shopping and dining.
A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
（ ）22. Kate has lost ________ keys. She asks ________ for help.
A. her; his B. hers; he C. she; me D. her; me
（ ）23. My home is ________ from our school. So I never ride my bike to school.
A. ten minute’s walk B. ten minutes’ walk C. ten minutes walk D. ten-minutes walk
（ ）24. Yesterday was my friend Bruce’s birthday. He invited me ________ his birthday party.
A. for B. to C. at D. on
（ ）25. Two weeks passed ________ I received my father’s letter.
A. before B. after C. until D. as soon as
（ ）26. We don’t have much homework now and our school bags are ________ they used to be.
A. as heavy as B. not as heavy as C. as heavily as D. not as heavily as
（ ）27. —Must I finish the work today? —Yes, but you ________ finish it now.
A. must B. need C. need to D. don’t have to
（ ）28. Many old buildings were ________ and new buildings are being built.
A. put down B. pulled down C. climbed down D. fell down
（ ）29. There are so many kinds of Mp3s in the shop. We can’t decide _______.
A. what to buy B. to buy what C. which to buy D. to buy which
（ ）30. More than two ________ years ago, people knew little about the universe.
A. thousands B. thousand C. thousand of D. thousands of
（ ）31. ________ interesting book it is! I want to read it again.
A. What an B. How an C. What D. How
（ ）32. He’s fed the dog and the cat, ________?
A. doesn’t he B. isn’t he C. wasn’t he D. hasn’t he
（ ）33. Wait a minute! He will go with you as soon as he ________ his work.
A. will finish B. shall finish C. finishes D. finished
（ ）34. I ________ my homework last night when I heard a loud knock on the door.
A. did B. was doing C. have done D. had done
（ ）35. —How often do you go to the old people’s house, Tom? —________.
A. Once a month B. In a month C. After a month D. For a month
（ ）36. When I got there, the concert ________ for ten minutes.
A. has been on B. has began C. has begun D. had been on
（ ）37. I think I’ll do it better if more time ________.
A. will give B. will be given C. are given D. is given
（ ）38. Working hard ________ success, so your dreams can come true.
A. bring B. brings C. to bring D. bringing
（ ）39. Mary found her bike ________ she lost a week ago.
A. who B. where C. what D. which
（ ）40. Could you tell me ________?
A. what the food is made of B. which the food is made
C. how is the food made D. who the food is made
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VI. 完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Earthquakes are common; thousands of them happen each day. But most are too week to feel. During a 41 earthquake, there is often a great noise first. Then the earth 42 terribly and many houses 43 down. Railway tracks break and trains go off lines; a great many factories are destroyed (毁坏); thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes. Besides the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake 44 , other accidents such as fires often 45 . More buildings are destroyed and more deaths caused.
It is well known of the 46 of an earthquake, and for centuries man has been making researches on earthquakes. More than 2,000 years ago, 47 , a Chinese scientist named Zhang Heng invented a machine which could 48 from which directions (方向) the seismic waves (地动波) had come, and this machine is still 49 by scientists today. Now we know much more about earthquakes and 50 they happen, but we still can’t tell exactly when and where an earthquake will happen, and cannot stop it from happening.
（ ）41. A. real B. weak C. big D. small
（ ）42. A. moves B. shakes C. jumps D. breaks
（ ）43. A. get B. put C. set D. fall
（ ）44. A. lonely B. later C. themselves D. itself
（ ）45. A. follow B. copy C. come D. enter
（ ）46. A. information B. questions C. dangers D. troubles
（ ）47. A. as a result B. in fact C. for example D. as well
（ ）48. A. find out B. think up C. point at D. look for
（ ）49. A. improved B. repaired C. protected D. used
（ ）50. A. where B. why C. what D. when
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VII. 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）
阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Everybody gets depressed (压抑的), or anxious sometimes. You feel that your parents or your friends hate you and you want to stay in your room and get away from them all. That can happen to anyone. However, the feelings usually pass in a few hours or a few days. Quite soon, you are back to yourself as usual.
Sometimes, some kids get bad feelings that do not go away easily. The sad or angry feelings go on for weeks or months. He or she may lose interest in friends and school. It can affect appetite. Even the one’s very favorite food seems tasteless.
A guide to dealing with depression, Kid Power, was written by an eleven-year-old boy who had depression himself. He describes the depressed kids as “Turtles” and “Dragons”. “Turtles” become very silent, lonely and slow down. “Dragons” show their depression with increased excitation and anger.
If your depressed feelings have been on for more than two weeks, if the depression is disturbing your life or if you start to wish you weren’t around, tell your parents, teachers or friends. Depression can be treated. You would be surprised how much better you will feel.
（ ）51. When somebody gets sad, ________.
A. the feelings can’t pass any longer B. he wants to stay alone in his room
C. he may like his friends more D. his parents get angry with his
（ ）52. Which of the following may happen when the depression of a kid goes on for weeks or months?
A. He likes eating at school. B. He likes staying with his friends.
C. He loses interest in his favourite food. D. He loses his money for food.
（ ）53. Kid Power is probably the name of a ________.
A. magazine B. newspaper C. dictionary D. book
（ ）54. An eleven-year-old boy who had depression himself divides depressed kids into ________ kinds.
A. two B. three C. four D. five
（ ）55. “You would be surprised how much better you will feel.” means “You would ________.”
A. be surprised because there are so many people having depression
B. be surprised if you feel much better
C. feel much better than can think
D. not be surprised if you can’t feel much better
B
Jean is a bright young woman who comes from a rich and famous family. She goes to a good university and has everything that money can buy. Well, almost everything. The problem is that the people in Jean’s family are so busy that they can hardly find time to be with her. In fact, Jean is quite lonely. So Jean spends a lot of time on her QQ. She likes being anonymous (匿名), talking to people who do not know about her famous family and her rich life. She uses the name Linda on QQ and has made a lot of friends who she keeps in touch with quite often.
Last year Jean made a very special friend on QQ. His name was David and lived in San Francisco. David was full of stories and jokes. He and Jean had a common interest in rock music and modern dance. So it always took them hours to talk happily on QQ and sometimes they even forgot their time. Of course, they wanted to know more about each other. David sent a picture of himself: He was a tall, good-looking young man with a big, happy smile. As time went by, they became good friends and often sent cards and small things to each other.
When Jean’s father told her that he was going on a business trip to San Francisco, she asked him to let her go with him so that she could give David a surprise for his birthday. She would take him the latest DVD of their favorite rock singer. But when she knocked on David’s door in San Francisco, she found that her special friend was a twelve-year-old boy named Jim!
（ ）56. Jean spends a lot of her time on QQ because she is  ________.
       A. rich                    B. young                      C. lonely D. a bad student
（ ）57. Jean thought “David” was special because he ________.
       A. made her quite happy on QQ  B. was from San Francisco
C. was tall and good-looking D. was rich
（ ）58. What are both Jean and Jim interested in?
        A. pop music and sports  B. music and science 
C. rock music and modern dance D. stories and jokes
（ ）59. When Jean and “David” met and introduced themselves to each other, who felt surprised?
        A. “David”.             B. Both “David” and Jean.   C. Jean. D. Jean’s father.
（ ）60. What’s the main idea of the passage?
A. Don’t believe those you get to know on QQ so easily.
B. People don’t use their real names on QQ so often.
C. Don’t go to meet those you get to know on QQ.
D. Don’t spend much time on QQ.
C
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Friendly family needs someone who has nursing experience to look after two 3-year-old children. Some light housework. Top pay. Live in our house.
Tel: Mrs. Green 650 834
Wanted
We are looking for a salesman who can works all over the world. You should have selling experience. Send a resume (履历) to Steve Reed, 9 Lenton Close, London. For further information call 397 658.

House for Sale
Comfortable family home with a large garden, on north of town. Three bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, a dinning-room, two bathrooms. Offer over $180,000.
Add: 8 King Street Tel: 582797
Rent
Small rooms to rent in city centre flat above restaurant. Newly painted with modern furniture. Near main railway station. Low price. $50 a day, $280 a whole week, $900 a month.
Tel: David 506 958

（ ）61. If you want to get the job as a salesman, you should ________.
A. have nursing experience B. have selling experience
C. live near the work place D. like singing and dancing
（ ）62. Mrs. Green is looking for ________.
A. house B. a room C. a babysitter D. a salesman
（ ）63. If you want to rent a room near the railway station, you’d better call at ________.
A. 506 958 B. 650 834 C. 397 658 D. 582797
（ ）64. Peter rent a room in the centre flat for three weeks, he should pay ________.
A. $280 B. $560 C. $840 D. $900.
（ ）65. Which of the following is right?
A. The furniture in the room to rent was painted well. B. There is a house to sell in the city centre.
C. The house to sell is at 9 Lenton Close. D. The house to sell has three bedrooms.
D
阅读下面短文，把A—D四个句子填入文中空缺处(66—69)，使短文内容完整正确，然后完成第70题。
Time spent in a bookshop can be most pleasant, whether you are a book-lover or you are only there to buy a book as a present. You may have entered the shop just to hide from a sudden shower. Whatever the reason is, you can soon fall in love with some books. 66 This opportunity to escape the realities (现实) of everyday life is the main attraction of a bookshop.
There are not many places where it is possible to do this. 67 If it is a good shop, no assistant will bother you. You can just sit there enjoying your book. Of course you may want to find out where a particular section is. 68 But when he has led you there, the assistant should leave carefully and look as if he is not interested in selling a single book.
69 It is very easy to enter the shop looking for a book on ancient coins and to come out carrying a copy of the latest best-selling novel. This kind of thing can be very dangerous. Besides using up money, you can waste great deal of time.
A. You can walk round such places as long as you like.
B. You have to be care