上海市南汇区2009年中考英语学科模拟试题printed新

南汇区二00八学年度第二学期模拟测试Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分词汇和语法）V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示): (共26分)31. This is _______ empty bottle. Could you show me another one?A) an B) a C) the D) /32. Wangfujing is the place _______ hundreds of long history.A) on B) about C) with D) from33. Learning English will help _______ to chat with people from other countries easily.A) your B) yours C) you D) yourself34. I have bought many oranges. You can take_______if you like to.A) little B) a little C) a few D) few35. These days I am busy _______ the lessons we’ve learned this term.A) with B) to C) on D) for36. I was told all of us lost in the competition. _______ won.A) Somebody B) Anybody C) Everybody D) Nobody37. A number of people were _______ in the earthquake in Sichuan.A) injure B) injures C)injuring D) injured38. Sally is sure that eating _______ vegetables and less meat will help her keep fit.A) more B) less C) fewer D) least39. He can hardly wait to hear the good news, _______ ?A) can’t he B) can he C) does he D) doesn’t40. In China traffic _______keep to the right.A) can B) must C) may D) will41. I’m thinking of _______some noodles with tomato sauce in the kitchen.A) shopping B) cleaning C) washing D) cooking42. Alice didn’t watch TV last night, her brother didn’t watch TV, _______.A) also B) too C) either D) neither43. Nanhui District will provide five_______square metres of cheaper houses.A) millions of B) millions C) million D) million of44. Most of the students will go to visit the exhibition if it _______fine tomorrow.A) is B) was C) will be D) are45. The fire_______out by firemen in that building an hour ago.A) was put B) puts C) is putting D) is put46. Goods were _______ sent to the people from the earthquake.A) much quick B) quicker C) quick D) quickly47. A: I like playing football best. It’s my favorite outdoor activity. B. _______A) So am I. B) Neither am I. C) So do I. D) Neither do I.48. _______ fun it is to surf on a windy day!A) How a B) What a C) What D) How49. _______ did the old woman come here just now?A)Where B) When C) What D)Why50. We w on’t know the news _______ they tell us about it.A) when B) until C) after D) though51. I _______ the shop assistant 130 dollars for the mobile phone.A) paid B) spent C) cost D) took52. Could you tell me _______ ?A) whe re is Tim’s father B) whe re was Tim’s fatherC) whe re Tim’s father was D) whe re Tim’s father is53. The picture was painted by a famous young man. What do you think of modern art?The underlined part means _______.A) old B) new C) ancient D) elder54. He spoke for a long time but his meaning could not come across.The underlined part means _______.A) be understood B) come here C) cross the road D) speak55. A: I couldn’t sleep well last night, I worried about the score.B: _______A) Neither could I. B) So could I.C) Hard to say. D) Why not?56. A: I’m afraid English is too hard for me.B: _______.You can do it!A) I’m sorry to hear that B) So am IC) It’s terrible D) Don’t give it upVI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms ( 用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)：(共8分)57. The world now has a big economic problem. Some people even lost their_______.( job)58. There are already eleven in the list. You are the _______. (twelve)59. China hosted _______ first Olympic Games from August 8 to 24. (it)60. There are a lot of British words not _______used in the United States. (wide)61. The _______of the computer marked the beginning of a new era. (invent)62. I _______ this is their house but I'm not sure. ( thought)63. Obama's honesty and _______ have made him president of the United States. (wise)64. You shouldn’t depend on your parents any more. You must be _______.(depend)VII. Rewrite the sentences as required（按要求改写句子，每空格限填一词）：（共12分）65. He has already stored the food in his cupboard. （改为一般疑问句）_______ he stored the food in his cupboard_______?66. Chinese are very proud to see the success of Shenzhou 7 mission.（改为感叹句）_______ _______Chinese are to see the success of Shenzhou 7 mission!67. Mei Lanfang started learning Peking Opera at 7 in Beijing.（对划线部分提问）_______ _______Mei Lanfang start learning Peking Opera at 7?68. The British government controlled the island at that time. （改为被动语态)The island _______ _______ by the British government at that time.69. To climb such a high mountain is impossible for me. （保持句意不变）_______ _______ impossible for me to climb such a high mountain.70. I won't go to the party unless I'm invited. (保持句意不变)I _______ go to the party _______ I’m invited.Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分读写)VIII. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）：（共58分）A. True or false (判断下列句子是否符合短文，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示):（7分）Most teenage girls want to be fitter and lose weight, but fewer thanhalf do any weekly exercise, according to research.A study found that fewer than half of all young people eat fresh fruitdaily. They want to exercise to improve their beauty, but many do notbecause they do not like the way they look while exercising.Helen Haste, a professor at university and the author of the report, My Body, My Self, to be published this month, said: “We have done some work on young people’s behavior (行为) in relation to health, but we were interested in their attitudes（态度）to health, fitness and exercise. We can’t ask young people to change their behavior just by telling them what’s good for them, but need to tell them what is important to them.”“Talkin g about being healthy in itself is not the right way to them, but being fitter andmore attractive is.”Prof Haste said fewer than half her sample(样本) exercised once a week, apart from walking. Asked why they did not exercise, 49 per cent of girls said that they did not feel comfortable exercising in front of other people, 35 per cent said they did not have time, 34 per cent said they did not look good in exercise clothes, 33 per cent said they did not want to look too muscular and 30 per cent said they were not good at sports. Almost half the girls said they would rather dance or do yoga than take part in traditional sports.71. Most teenage girls want to be happy.72. According to Helen Haste, we need to tell young people what is important to them.73. Most teenage girls do not take exercise because they are already healthy.74. 30% of teenage girls do not take exercise because they were not good at sports.75. Fresh fruit is eaten by more than 50% of all teenage girls every day.76. “My Body, My Self” is t he name of a new film.77. Nearly 50% of the girls said that they would take yoga or dance.B. Choose the best answer（根据短文，选择最恰当的答案）：（7分）A Good ReasonA man was sitting in the park watching the ducks on the pond, when a woman wentto him. She had a white dog. She sat down on a bench, took out amagazine and began to read. The dog was sitting between her andthe man. After it had been sitting quietly for about ten minutes, thedog turned and looked up at the man.“Excuse me,” the dog said, “but you look like a kind man.Please buy me from this terrible woman.”The man could hardly believe his ears. A dog said to him in English!“She is so mean to me, ” the dog continued, “She never pets me or plays with me. She doesn’t feed me properly and she o f ten beats when she’s in a bad mood, which is most of the time.”The man was amazed to hear the dog say all this, he was even more surprised when the dog added, “And I’m really a very good dog. I’m quite famous, too. I won a medal in the last war and was twice wounded in action. I’ve saved three children--- two from drowning and one from a fire.”The man decided that he would try to buy the dog from the woman. He would pay a lot of money if necessary. The dog would soon earn tens of thousands of dollars on television. It c ould be the world’s first talking dog.“Excuse me,” he said to the woman, “but I love your little dog. Will you sell him to me? ”“I’ll be glad to sell him,” the woman said.”You can have him for ten dollars.”“Ten dollars!” the man said. “Only ten dollars? Why so little?” “Because, ” the woman said, “he always tells a lie.”78. The dog _______.A) sat on the pond B) could read the magazineC) was helping the woman D) belonged to the woman79. The dog spoke_______A) until the man talked to him. B) ten minutes after sitting on the bench.C) when the man was reading D) before he was asked to80. The man was _______to hear it speakA) surprised B) frightened C) interested D) sad81. The dog explained that it had ______.A) stopped a fireman from saving three children. B) never been in the war.C) acted bravely in dangerous situations D) refused a medal in the last war.82. The man would like to pay _______to buy the dog.A) ten dollars B) only a little C) a lot of money D) nothing83. The woman was _______A) happy to sell her dog B) not to sell her dogC) hoping her dog would earn much money D) selling her dog on TV84. From the story we know that _______A) the man and the woman didn’t like each otherB) the woman loved money more than her pet.C) the dog was a hero D) the dog always told lies.C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文）：（14分）The school was cross the street from our home and I wouldoften watch the kids when they played. She seemed so smallwhen she pushed her way ___85___ the crowd of boys on theplayground. She would practice dribbling(运球) and shootingalone over and over again. One day I asked her ___86__ shepracticed so much. She said without hesitation, “I want to go tocollege. I am going to play college basketball to get a scholarship(奖学金). I want to be better. My dad told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”But one day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head buried in her arms. I walked toward her and asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing. I am just too ___87___.” The coach told her that at her height she should probably never get to play for a topteam, so she __88___stop dreaming about college.She was heartbroken and I sensed（感觉）her ___89___. I asked her if she had talked to her dad. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not believe the power of a dream. He told her if she really wanted to play for a good college, ____90___ could stop her except one thing---her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.”The next year, as she and her team went to a game, she was seen by a college recruiter（招聘人员）. She was indeed offered a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had __91__ and worked toward it for all those years.85. A) through B) across C) over D) into86. A) how B) when C) why D) what87. A) tall B) thin C) fat D) short88. A) should B) can C) need D) may89. A) disappointment B) enjoyment C) excitement D) agreement90. A) anything B) nothing C) something D) everything91. A) got rid of B) heard of C) known of D) dreamed ofD. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14分）Everyday Millan puts on his running shoes and takes afour-hour walk with 40 dogs---large and small, y 92 andold. Most of those dogs belong to him. The rest are at theheart of his work, they are troublesome dogs sent to Millanto learn good manners.Millan, star of the TV show Dog Whisperer and author of the best-selling book Cesar’s Way, has a special gift for working with these animals.Growing up on a farm, Millan knew he wanted to work with dogs. His first job, at the age 15, was helping a veterinarian(兽医). He was so good at letting dogs quiet and handling all kinds of situations. People started to c 93 him “the dog boy”. Since then, he has built a rewarding job around his favorite animal.“My grandfather taught me at an early age n94 to work aga inst nature,” he explains. In nature, dogs like to stay in a group and follow one leader. Millan’s specialty is teaching people to be leaders for their dogs.Studying dogs on the farm where he grew up, Millan realized they need lots of exercise to stay quiet. He explains his way: “Exercise and rules f 95 , and then love!” he says that a lot of people get it backwards because they don’t realize whatdogs r 96 need. Therefore, while he trains dogs, he teaches owners to understand that their pets need rules.To find the right job, Millan e 97 kids to do what they enjoy. “A lot of people don’t re alize I’ve work ed with dogs for more than 20 years---long before my TV show or book. Success followed me because I was following my d 98 of being the best dog trainer in the world.”E. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题,）：（14分）Jackson was a mailman. Five days a week he rode his bicycle from village to village delivering letters. He knew everybody and everybody knew him.“Here comes Jackson,” the children called, and their parents came to the doors of their houses. Everybody liked Jackson, and of course everyone especially liked getting letters.“Something for you today,” Jackson would call and he would get of his bicycle and take a letter or a package out of the bag. Or he would say, “Sor ry, nothing for you today,” and r ode on.Even the dogs knew and liked Jackson, and although they barked(叫)at strangers, they never barked at him. Except for one dog. Its owner, Mrs. Lin, had not lived in the village for many weeks, and every time the dog saw Jackson, it started barking. When he came to Mrs. Lin’s house, Jackson rode his bicycle faster. There were never any letters for her so he did not have to stop. Then one day, there was a letter for her. Jackson stopped his bicycle some way from Mrs.Lin’s house. The dog started barking. Mrs. Lin came to the door.“A letter for you!” Jackson shouted.“Why can’t you bring it to me?” Mrs Lin shouted back.“What about your dog?” Jackson said. “I don’t want it to bite me.”Mrs Lin laughed. “Don’t be frightened,” she said. “Everyone knows the old saying: a barking dog never bites.”“You know the old saying and I know it,” Jackson said, “but how do you know that your dog knows it?”99. How did Jackson deliver letters?100. How many days a week did he work?101. Where did he keep the letters?102. Whose dog barked at Jackson when it saw him?103. Why did n’t Jackson bring the letter to her one day?104. Jackson didn’t know the old saying, did he?105. Do you believe the old saying “a barking dog never bites.”? Please translate（翻译）it into Chinese.IX. Writing (写话): （共18分）106.Write at least 60 words according to the given topic “My trouble”(以“我的烦恼”为题写话，词数不少于60个，标点符号不占格。