中考英语试题

Some Fun and Interesting Facts

◆ Do you think what color oranges are? The common answer to this question is “Orange”. However, the first oranges from Southeast Asia were actually green. Up to now, oranges in warmer areas like Vienam and Tailand still stay green when they are fully grown.

◆ There was a man named John Chapman who planted thousands of apple trees. But the apples on those trees were much more bitter(哭的) than the ones you’d find in the suppermarket today. John didn’t expect apples to be eaten whole, but rather made hard apple cider(苹果酒).

◆Like most four-legged animals, cats have five toes on the front paws, but their back paws only have four toes. Scientists think they four-toe back paws might help them run faster. Do you know any other fun fact about cats?

◆Walt Disney might have been the firs it gloves on his characters，as the star Mickey Mouse in 1929's The Opry House（《奥普里之屋》）.Besides being easier to interest, there's another reason why Disney did so:”We didn't want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human. "Disney once said.

41. What does the underlined word "they” refer to?

A. Warmer areas B. Oranges in warmer areas

C. The first oranges D. People from Vietnam and Thailand

42. John expected his apples to be

A. known by more people B. sold in the supermarket

C. eaten only by himself D. made into hard apple cider

43. How many toes does a normal cat have in total?

A. Fourteen B. Sixteen

C. Eighteen. D. Twenty

44. Disney put gloves on Mickey Mouse in order to ___________

A. make him look more human B. protect his hands

C. help him to run faster D. make him feel more comfortable

45. Which is NOT a fact according to the information above?

A. The first oranges weren’t orange.

B. John’s apples weren’t sweet enough.

C. Walt Disney put gloves on his characters to interest people.

D. Cats have fewer toes on their front paws than then ones on their back paws.

—________ great progress you’ve made! Congratulations!

—Thank you.

A. What B. What a C. How D. How a

阅读下面短文，在空白处写出各单词的正确形式，单词的第一个字母已给出。

Confucius is the greatest teacher in Chinese history. He was born on S___51___28th. 511B.C. in the Kingdom of Lu. in today’s Shandong Province. When he was young, he and his mother had a hard l____52____. At the age of fifteen, he began to learn music, and he did well in it. Then he went on l___53___other subjects. When he was thirty, he b___54___a teacher. He started his own school. He believed everyone should have a chance to get education whether they were r___55___or poor. He had about, 3,000 s___56___and many of them became famous.

Chinese see Confucius as the greatest thinker w___57___had many wise ideas about human nature and behavior. And he is also regarded a___58___the greatest teacher. His most important ideas are about kindness and g___59___manners. He said young people should t____60____care of the old. People should not only always think of themselves, but work for others. His ideas are around in people’s everyday life. Today people can still hear the ideas, and they even go far into east and south Asia.

用方框中所给词语的适当形式填空，每词仅用一次．

bottle； repeat； silent； yourself； instead of

（1）Sam， did you really fix the computer by　　？

（2）This city recycles nearly 85% of its used plastic　　．

（3）I think you should ride your bike to work　　going by car．

（4）He spoke no English and was completely　　during the visit．

（5）My grandfather often　　 that he wants to go back and live in the countryside．

The Communist Party of China was founded________ July 1 ^st , 1921.

A ． in B ． on C ． at D ． /

根据对话内容，从选项中选出 5 个最佳选项补全对话。其中有一选项为多余选项。

A: Hi, my name’s Li Lei. It’s my first day at our school.

B: Hi, Li Lei. I’m Daming. This is a great school, but there are a lot of rules.

A: 1 ．

B: First, we have to wear the school uniform every day. 2 ．

A: I see. 3 ．

B: Yes, you can, but you can’t listen to music in the classroom or hallways,

A: 4 ．

B: You’d better not. If you do so, you must hand it in to your headteacher.

A: What else?

B: 5 ． But we can eat in the dining hall.

A: Thank you, Daming.

A ． We can’t eat in the classroom.

B ． What are the school rules?

C ． This is very important.

D ． Can I bring my smart phone to school?

E.Do we have to wear the school uniform?

F.Can I bring my music player to school?

Everyone knew that Stuti was the best speller in the whole class. She could spell difficult words like “encyclopedia” and “amendment” very 1 . She used to get perfect scores during each weekly spelling test.

Ms. Daisy, her English teacher, made a 2 for the spelling tests that any child who doesn’t get at least 60% correct spellings would have to correct each wrong word and copy three times for next week’s spelling test. Seema, who sat next to Stuti always struggled （挣扎） in spellings. Last Thursday, she received 56%, which meant she had to 3 the rest 44% words three times.

Stuti was so 4 in her spelling abilities that she decided not to study for her next spelling test. The test began. Ms. Daisy pronounced each word and then repeated it. Everything was OK until she spoke “Handkerchief”. Stuti scribbled （匆匆书写） h-a-n-d-k-e-h...now what? Her mind was blank.

Ms. Daisy started to move on to the next word. An idea came into Stuti’s mind that Seema 5 how to spell it! Seema had written this word three times.

There it was, spelled out in Seema’s handwriting. Her eyes went quickly back to her own paper and 6 the word with the letters “i-e-f”.

Stuti remained nervous as Ms. Daisy read the last spelling word. She had 7 just for the first time in her life. She thought, “Is this the way I want to keep my perfect record—by being a cheater?”

Finally, she erased what she had written earlier and replaced it with what she knew was the wrong answer. She wrote “e-i-f”. As her hands put down her pencil and passed the test up to the front, she sighed with relief （解脱） . She thought, “So what if my perfect scores are no longer being kept? At least my 8 is.”

1 ． A ． happily B ． easily C ． slowly D ． carefully

2 ． A ． plan B ． suggestion C ． guess D ． rule

3 ． A ． check B ． copy C ． read D ． pronounce

4 ． A ． special B ． unusual C ． confused D ． confident

5 ． A ． knew B ． proved C ． found D ． wondered

6 ． A ． changed B ． picked C ． finished D ． replaced

7 ． A ． cheated B ． asked C ． looked D ． remembered

8 ． A ． choice B ． courage C ． honesty D ． pride

The girl with glasses is Gina. ( 对线部分提问 )

________ girl ________ Gina?

In the past, people didn't know that the earth___________ the sun.

A ． moved around B ． moves around C ． is moving around D ． was moving around

—My grandma is sleeping. ________you please turn down your radio?

—Sorry, I’ll turn it down now.

A ． Could B ． Need C ． Must D ． Should

只有博览群书，我们才能增长知识、开阔眼界。

Only by ________ ________ can we gain more knowledge and broaden our horizons.

Please e-mail her ________ lisa@126.com.

A ． in B ． of C ． at

In a small village, there was a middle-aged postman, who just turned 20 years old and started delivering ( 投递 ) all kinds of happy or sad stories to each home day after day for 50 kilometers. 20 years flew by, and so many changes took place, but the road from the post office to the village always hadn’t had any trees and nothing but the flying dust ( 尘土 ) could be seen.

“How long shall I go along this lonely road?”

As soon as he thought he must spend his life riding the bike on the dusty road with no flowers or trees, he felt somewhat sorry.

One day, when he finished delivering the letters and was ready to return, he happened to pass by a flower shop.“Right, that’s it!” He walked into the shop, bought a handful of wild flower seeds ( 种子 ), and from the next day on put these seeds along the roadside. Thus, after one day, two days, one month, two months... he always kept putting the wild flower seeds along the roadside.

Before long, on the lonely road, where he had come and gone for 20 years, grew up a lot of little flowers, in all seasons endlessly.

For the villages, the flowers were more enjoyable than any mail the postman delivered in all his life.

On the road without dust but full of petals ( 花瓣 ), the postman rode his bike, losing himself in the sweet smell and not feeling lonely and anxious any more.

1 ． How old was the postman when he started his job?

A ． About thirty years old. B ． About twenty years old.

C ． Over forty years old. D ． Over fifty years old.

2 ． What was the road like before?

A ． Covered with flowers. B ． Covered with trees.

C ． Full of flying dust. D ． Full of seeds.

3 ． What did the postman buy at the flower shop?

A ． Wild flowers. B ． Bikes. C ． Wild flower seeds. D ． Petals.

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

A ． The villagers showed no interest in the flowers.

B ． The postman enjoyed the road full of flowers.

C ． The villagers helped buy the flower seeds.

D ． The postman still felt lonely in the end.

5 ． What does the writer want to express in this passage?

A ． Little things make a big difference.

B ． Failure is the mother of success.

C ． Practice makes perfect.

D ． Old habits die hard.

What will the world of tomorrow look like? Many people today believe that technology is going to help solve some of the most difficult problems we have on Earth today. New technology may solve old problems, and it may also create new ones. No technology is perfect. Each has advantages and disadvantages, as these three examples.

When we dream about the future, many of us think that we will be able to fly to the skies in our own personal flying car. We could fly at 480 km per hour, avoiding traffic lights and busy roads. However, if the cars become popular, there will be problems with traffic control.

3D printing is another new technology for the future. 3D printers are already used to make life-size models of car parts, and man-made body parts, such as ears. As we move into the future, 3D printing will change the way we make things and the way we treat sick people. The disadvantage is that such a machine is very expensive.

Finally, people are trying to build a robot suit( 套装 ). This is an electronic suit. It allows people to lift heavy objects and walk a long way. It might help people walk again after an illness or an accident. However, one disadvantage at the moment is cost.

Looking ahead, it is easy to imagine a future. We will be able to fly to work, print out a new pair of shoes or lift a car above our heads. Although there are some problems to solve before all of this is possible, we can certainly dream of a world. In this world, technology makes people’s life easier and safer. It can solve some of the most difficult problems we have today.

1 、 2 题完成句子； 3 题简略回答问题； 4 题找出并写下第三段的主题句； 5 题将文中画线句子译成汉语。

1 ． New technology may _________ and may also create new ones.

2 ． If the flying cars become popular, there will be problems with __________.

3 ． What might the robot suit help people do after an illness or an accident?

______________________________________________________

4 ． _______________________________________________

5 ． _______________________________________________

After ________ some complaints about the food, the manager decided to change the cooks.

A．receive B．receiving C．received D．to receive

We ________ to reach for our dreams in the graduation ceremony last week.

A ． encourage B ． are encouraged C ． encouraged D ． were encouraged

The English Speech Competition the best in her. As a result, she is more active now.

A. checked out B. tried out C. left out D. brought out

毕业典礼上 , 学生们在纪念册上写下了自己的名字。

Students ________ their names in the album on graduation ceremony.

Lots of students are too busy doing their homework to help out with housework. So, many parents want to know if they should give their children chores. Well, there’s no need to worry. 1 ．

First, doing chores helps children learn to be independent. Parents can’t stay by their children’s side all the time. 2 ． And these skills will help them be ready for the day when they go to college or take care of their own houses.

3 ． When children finish a chore, they will not only take pride in a job well done but also have confidence in their ability to do things well.

Third, doing chores makes it possible for children to develop good relationships with their family, friends and partners. Doing chores together with family can make children more caring for their family. And they begin to learn their responsibility in a family or a group. 4 ． They will know that if they work together as a team, things will be completed quicker and better.

5 ． Yes! And it should be on the top of the list. Now, my friends, are you ready to help?

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A ． Should children do chores?

B ． Chores are good for children.

C ． What chores should children do?

D ． That helps them build team spirit.

E.Children cannot do chores without their parents’ help.

F.Second, doing chores helps children build self-confidence.

G.Children need to learn the necessary life skills to be independent.

Jack enjoys _______ and sunbathing with his friends. （游泳）