中考英语试题

I have just eaten two tasty ________ with butter and jam. (sandwich)

It is hard for people to move forward with a strong wind ________ hard.

A ． blown B ． blowing C ． to blow

Stuart works in a police station. There is a lot of pressure at work and he is busy catching thieves nearly every day.

One day he felt stressed out and decided to take a long, hot bath to relax himself. He filled the bathtub with water and slowly laid down in it. A few minutes passed. Just as Stuart started feeling comfortable, the doorbell rang. He didn’t want to leave the bathtub. But he still got out, put on his slippers and robe(浴衣) and went to the door.

A salesman at the door wanted to know if he needed any shoes. He shouted “No” at the salesman and shut the door. He already had a good pair of shoes. Because of the salesman, he had to leave his comfortable bathtub!

When he returned to the bathroom, the doorbell rang again. Still in his slippers and robe, Stuart started for the door. He took one step, slipped on the wet floor, fell backward, and hit his back against the hard bathtub.

While in great pain, Stuart struggled into( 挣扎着穿上) his clothes and drove to the doctor. After examining him, the doctor said, “You know, you’re lucky. Nothing is broken. But you need to relax...Why don’t you go home and take a long, hot bath?”

31. What does Stuart do?

A. A doctor. B. A driver. C. A policeman D. A salesman.

32. How many times did the doorbell ring when Stuart took a bath’

A. Once. B. Twice. C. Three times. D. Four times.

33. What did Stuart do before the salesman came?

A. He laid down in the bathtub. B. He sold a pair of shoes .

C. He was examined carefully. D. He drove to the hospital.

34. What does the underlined word “slipped” mean?

A. A B. B C. C D. D

35. What might be the best title?

A. Go to the door again. B. Buy a good pair of shoes.

C. Drive to the doctor. D. Take a long, hot bath.

—Does your sister spend her money ________?

—Yes, of course. She knows what to buy and what not to buy.

A ． quickly B ． wisely C ． badly D ． simply

—I don' t know if Sam ___________．

—Don't worry．I will tell you as soon as he ___________．

A．will come；comes B．comes；will come

C．will come；will come D．comes；comes

Mr Jiang is pleased with the robot. It can ________ ( 满足 ) all his needs.

Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy, in 1564. His father taught music while his mother cared for kids at home. The family was not wealthy, but Galileo’s parents paid for him to go to school.

At first Galileo planned to become a doctor, but he changed his mind. He liked a different kind of science—physics. In Galileo's time, not much was known about how objects moved. Centuries earlier, a Greek （希腊人） named Aristotle had written down his ideas about movements, and everyone seemed to believe them. Galileo questioned those ideas and did experiments （实验） that showed how things really worked. For example, Aristotle thought that a heavier object would fall faster than a lighter one of the same size and shape. No one had ever really tested this idea. It just seemed to be true. Then Galileo came along, dropped two balls from a high tower, and discovered that they hit the ground at the same time!

In later years, Galileo became interested in how the stars and planets move. He watched the sky with a telescope （望远镜） he built himself. Once again, he saw things no one had ever seen before. For example, he saw that the moon was not smooth. Then he noticed that the sun had spots （斑点） that seemed to move. Galileo realized from his observations （观察） that the earth was moving around the sun. A Polish （波兰的） scientist named Copernicus had said this recently, but no one believed him. Galileo knew that Copernicus was right. Unluckily, Galileo's announcement got him into trouble with the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church said that the earth was at the center of the universe （宇宙） with the sun traveling around it. This was what people had long believed, but Galileo said it was untrue. So he was sent to prison （监狱） . He was soon set free, but for the rest of his life he had to stay in his house and yard.

Galileo died in 1642, but his work helped to change the world. He is sometimes called the father of modern science,because he showed us how important it is to look carefully at things and to test out ideas with experiments.

1 ． Both Galileo and Copernicus believed that ________.

A ． two objects fall at the same speed

B ． the moon is smooth

C ． the earth goes around the sun

D ． the earth is the center of the universe

2 ． We can infer from this passage that ________.

A ． Galileo's parents didn't value the education

B ． all of Aristotle's ideas were proved to be wrong

C ． Galileo knew Copernicus and exchanged letters with him

D ． the Catholic Church was very powerful in Galileo's time

3 ． While Galileo stayed at home in his later years, he most probably ________.

A ． learned to play music

B ． began to practice medicine

C ． continued with his science experiments

D ． wrote books on modern science

4 ． According to this passage, Galileo is called " the father of modem science " because he ________.

A ． was brave to fight against the church

B ． questioned other scientists1 ideas

C ． built a telescope to look at the stars and planets

D ． made careful observations and tested his ideas

5 ． Which would be a good title for this passage?

A ． Mysteries in the universe

B ． Galileo, father of modern science

C ． “Is it true?” —Different ideas in science

D ． Great minds saved the world

—What will you remember most after leaving junior high school?

—I will always remember___________________.

A. how my friends and teachers used to help me

B. when did my friends and teachers arrive

C. where could my friends and teachers meet

D. what did the teachers say to me

“Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are...” Jimmy was singing happily with his friends. He laughed and then started to tell stories to them.

1 , this would never happen in real life. My eight-year-old brother, Jimmy, is an autistic ( 自闭症的 ) child. He doesn’t know how to chat with others and can’t even 2 by himself. He also has difficulty following his teachers in class. These things make him feel 3 at school.

Mom took Jimmy to the hospital to get more treatment. But it 4 very well. Jimmy still doesn’t know how to behave at school. He can’t listen to the teacher and doesn’t understand what to do. He always forgets to bring his things home and even loses his books. My mom is always worried, but when she talks about Jimmy, she still 5 —it seems that she is still 6 her son.

7 Jimmy’s sister, I am also worried about him. I heard that some students encourage him to misbehave and then laugh at him. The boys even stole 8 pencils and hid them in Jimmy’s bag. Then they told the teacher that Jimmy stole them.

Every time I hear about these things, I am very 9 , but my mom asks me not to. She says that Jimmy doesn’t 1 0 it at all. He is always smiling, even though life is hard for him. I love him and I hope things will get better soon and he will grow up happily.

1 ． A ． Then B ． However C ． And D ． Although

2 ． A ． go to school B ． stay with others C ． do any things D ． do many things

3 ． A ． lonely B ． disappointed C ． worried D ． happy

4 ． A ． hasn’t done B ． hasn’t worked C ． got D ． did

5 ． A ． gets excited B ． gets mad C ． smiles D ． cries

6 ． A ． proud of B ． thankful to C ． hard on D ． responsible for

7 ． A ． With B ． To C ． For D ． As

8 ． A ． Jimmy’s B ． his C ． others’ D ． their

9 ． A ． upset B ． puzzled C ． strange D ． pleasant

1 0 ． A ． have a look at B ． care about C ． hide D ． hate

miss whatever after all never balance for free

43 .If you are lucky enough, you will get a concert ticket 43． .

44 .Mary, I shall44． our pleasant talks when you leave.

45 .As an old saying goes, “He who has 45． been to the Great Wall is not a true man.”

46 .When Tom was running after the dog, he lost his 46． and fell over.

47 .You can eat 47． you like, my dear.

A lot of animals travel from one place to another. We call this migration.

In Africa, large animals, like elephants and zebras, migrate to find food and water. They usually follow the same ways every year.

A lot of birds migrate to find food and better weather, too. They are usually birds that eat insects. They spend the summer in northern Europe, because there are lots of insects there. In the winter there aren't any insects, so the birds fly south to southern Europe and Africa.

Some insects migrate, too. In North America, millions of monarch butterflies fly south to spend the winter in Mexico, California and Florida, where it's warmer. They travel 50-65 km each day and they travel about 1, 125 km.

Some fish migrate to breed (繁殖). Salmon (鲑鱼) can swim over 20, 000 km in their life. They are born in rivers in Ireland, Scotland and other places in northern Europe. The young fish swim down the river to the sea and into the Atlantic Ocean. They live in the ocean until they are adults. Then they return to the river where they were born. They lay their eggs in the river and then they usually die. Salmon do this, because their eggs are safer in the river. Other fish can't eat them.

Arctic terns (北极燕鸥) travel the furthest when they migrate. They spend the summer in the Arctic, but when winter comes they fly to the Antarctic, because it's summer there. The next year they fly back to the Arctic again. In one year these small birds travel 36, 000km from one end of the earth to the other and back again. Nobody knows how they do it.

23. According to the passage, monarch butterflies in North America migrate to___________.

A. find insects B. look for water C. find better weather D. produce young

24. Adult salmon swim back to the river because A. they won't be eaten by other big fish B. they want to lay eggs in a safer place C. they are getting ready to die there

D. they want to go where they grew up

25. Which of the following is true about animals' migration?

A. Elephants in Africa usually travel the same way each year.

B. Most birds fly to southern Europe and Africa in summer.

C. Some insects travel 1, 125 km each day.

D. Salmon swim 20, 000 km each year.

26. The example of Arctic terns in the last paragraph is used mainly to show _________.

A. the distance of migration B. the purpose of migration

C. the direction of migration D. the time of migration

你想询问 Jack 新买的模型飞机是什么颜色的，你可以这样问她：

________________________________________, Jack?

It’s one of the good table ________ （礼仪） in China to ask the old to eat first.

Our teachers remind us ________ strict ________ ourselves ________ everything.

A ． of being, with, on B ． to be, with, in C ． to be, in, with D ． of, on, with

Sam didn't jump so ________ as Jim in yesterday's sports meeting．（　　）

A．high B．higher C．highly

Misadventure in English

Last week, our forum ( 论坛 )asked if you had any funny or strange stories about using English. Here are some of our favourite posts.

Sophie

When I first visited New York, I went to a shopping centre. I asked a lady where the shoes were. She said they were on the first floor. I went upstairs. But I couldn’t find any. I thought she gave me the wrong information. Then, I realized that the first floor was the ground floor.

Yancy.

I went to a summer school in Manchester. One day, the head master told us that our English teacher Maggie couldn’t teach that day because she had a frog in her throat. Why did she eat a frog? Then I learned that it means someone’s throat is dry or blocked. How funny!

Julien

My British penfriend once told me that his grandfather was “wicked （邪恶的） ”. But when I met his grandfather, I liked him a lot. I found it very strange. Why did my friend use a bad word about such a nice man? Guess what? When speaking informally, “wicked” means “very nice”.

Zheng Xu

I was part of a student exchange programme between a school in England and one in China. I knew I had done a good job writing my first English paper. But my teacher gave me “Not bad!” Not bad? There weren’t any mistakes! Actually, British people use “not bad” when things are pretty good! I got a good comment!

1 ． Who posted the story about buying shoes?

A ． Sophie. B ． Yancy. C ． Julien. D ． Zheng Xu.

2 ． What happened to Maggie?

A ． She ate a frog. B ． She had a dry throat. C ． She lost her penfriend. D ． She got a bad comment.

3 ． What does Julien think of his penfriend’s grandfather?

A ． Strange. B ． Funny. C ． Strict. D ． Nice.

Every morning, my father a newspaper on his way to work.

A ． buys B ． bought C ． is buying D ． will buy

你认为骑自行车是很好的运动方式吗？

___________________________________________________________

单项选择

That is football . I like playing football very much.

A. a; the B. a; / C. a; a D. /; /

They were all pleased with _______ them.

A. what you said B. what did you say

C. what you had spoken D. what you had told