初中英语中考试题

英语试题

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一．选择题（每小题1分，共30分）

( )1. Yesterday _____ 8-year-old boy fell into the river. _____ boy was saved by _____ policeman.

A. an, A, a

B. an, The, a

C. a, The, the

( )2. His home-made cookies look good but taste _______.

A. sweet

B. well

C. terrible

( )3. —Do you know what the word “cool” means?

—Of course. It by young people so often these years.

A. uses

B. is used

C. was used

D. is using

( )4. Supermarkets are necessary. People usually spend______ time finding things they want, but they usually spend______ money than they want.

A. less; less

B. fewer; less

C. less; more

( )5. Mr. White ______ China for two years.

A. has come

B. has been in

C. came to

( )6. The beautiful music made the kids __.They began to dance to it.

A. boring

B. bored

C. excited

( )7. —____ is your school from Xiu Shan Park?

—Not very far. It’s about twenty minutes’ riding.

A. How long

B. How often

C. How far

( )8. Today the forests have almost gone. People must _____down too many trees.

A.be stopped from cutting

B. stop from cutting

C. be stopped to cut

( )9. To be honest, I won’t tell him unless he _________ me.

A. asked

B. asks

C. will ask

( )10. My sister would rather ____at home reading books than _____ on National Day.

A. to stay; to travel

B. stay; travel

C. stay; traveling

( )11. —May we leave the classroom now?

—No, you ______. You _______ to leave until the bell rings.

A. need n’t; aren’t allowed

B. can’t; aren’t supposed

C. mustn’t; are allowed

( )12.I find ___ impossible to master a language without much practice.

A. this

B. that

C. it

( )13. You can_____ the new words in the dictionary if you have problems.

A. look for

B. look over

C. look up

( )14. —Did you see him yesterday?

—No, when I got to the airport, he a taxi for home.

A. has taken

B. had taken

C. will take

( )15. You look too tired. Why not ______ a rest?

A. stop to have

B. to stop having

C. stop having

( )16.This story talks about a king ____ is called Arthur.

A. what

B. that

C. he

( )17. My grandfather used to__ in the country, so he isn’t used to__ in the city.

A. living, live

B. living, living

C. live, living

( )18. Bob asked his sister ______ .

A. where did she put his ticket

B. where she put his ticket

C.where she puts his ticket

( )19. —I couldn’t get any tickets for the baske tball game. —__________.

A. What a pity!

B. That’s all right.

C. All right.

( )20. This interesting book only __ me ten yuan and I __ ten month reading it.

A. cost, spent

B. spent, costs

C. cost, spend

( )21.He knows little about the city as if he _______ there so far.

A. isn't

B. weren't C . hadn't been

( )22.If you want to get good scores, you should pay attention your teacher in class.

A. to

B. of

C. on

( )23.The boy kept asking silly questions until my patience finally_______and turned a

deaf ear to him.

A. ran over

B. ran away

C. ran out

( )24._____other good students, the teacher thinks, Hank is _____ student.

A. Compared with, a most satisfied

B. Compared to, the most satisfied

C. Compared with, a more satisfying

( )25. —Did you find your watch yesterday?

—No, I didn't find _________, but I've bought _________.

A. it, it

B. one, one

C. it, one

( )26._______ the boy failed many times, he’ll try aga in.

A. As if

B. Because

C. When

D. Even though

( )12.A.leave B.stay C.hear D.walk

( )13.A.sadly B.hard C.alone D.noisily

( )14.A.visit B.beat C.hide D.receive

( )15.A.dangerous B.happy C.beautiful D.clever

There are popular16 about the work of the police on TV.People like them because they are 17 and useful.

In London there is a TV programme 18 “Police Five”. It talks five minutes a week. A TV 19 talks about crimes(犯罪) in London. He asks people for help,because the police station needs their 20 .

The TV reporter shows pictures of lost paintings,lost cars and other lost things 21 the week. Sometimes he shows the picture of the car that the thieves drove away. When people see the pictures of such things on TV,they may remember something 22 they may tell the police where or when they saw them.23. their help the police may catch more thieves.

Sometimes the police find a car or something expensive that has ever been 24 ,

the TV reporter shows 25 on TV. Then the owners may see them and they can get them back.

四．阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）

Mr Johnson worked in a hospital. Three years ago,when he was sixty-eight,he retired(退休).But a lot of people come to ask him to look them over.He’s very busy in the daytime and he wants to have a good rest at night.

Half a year ago a young man moved in the room uptairs.At first he was quiet.The old man was satisfied with(对……满意)him.But now he has several friends.They often came to see him in the evening.They talked loudly,sang and danced. Mr Johnson was unhappy,but he didn’t say anything.

It was the young man’s birthday yesterday. All his friends came at seven in the evening.They drank too much and made a lot of noise. The old man couldn’t fall asleep the whole night.This morning,as soon as he got up,he went upstairs and began to knock at the door.The young man opened for him and asked him to come in.

“Did you hear me beat the celling(天花板) last night,young man?”asked Johnson.

“It doesn’t matter,sir,”said the young man, “I don’t mind it. It was very noisy in my room,too.”

根据短文内容从四个选项中选出正确的答案。

( )1.Mr Johnson is a .

A.teacher

B.policeman

C.doctor

D.gatekeeper

( )2.A lot of people come to ask Mr Johnson to look them over because .

A.he’s kind to them

B.he’s very polite

C.they don’t pay him for it

D.his medical skill is good.

( )3.Mr Johnson was last night.

A.angry

B.happy

C.sad

D.strange

( )4.The word“beat”in the story means .

A.赢

B.敲

C.搅拌

D.难倒

( )5.Which of the following is true?

A.The young man thought Mr Johnson came to say sorry to him.

B.Mr Johnson wanted to drink with the young man.

C.Mr Johnson hoped the young man to move in another house.

D.The young man was afraid to meet Mr Johnson.

Ruby Lin was born on 27th January 1976. She is an actress from Taiwan Province. She became very famous after performing in the highly successful Chinese TV play series Princess Huanzhu(《还珠格格》).Buby Lin worked on her filming career at an early age of 17 as a part-time advertisement model. After starring in a Chinese block-buster series Romance in the Rain(《情深深雨濛濛》),Ruby Lin was voted as the Top Ten Most Famous Asian Super Stars for two consecutive(连续的)years(2000&2001).

Nowadays Ruby Lin becomes one of the hottest actresses in China with excellent performance in the famous Taiwan drama. She is such a talented actress who can touch every audience’s heart.She is also a singer,and even though her singing skill needs some improvement,we are quite sure that she will be able to do it well soon!

We wish her great success in the future career.Carry on,Ruby Lin!We’re all supporting you!

根据短文内容，判断正(T)误(F)。

( )6.Ruby Lin succeed in performing in the TV play series Romance in the Rain.So she became famous then.

( )7.She began her career when she was seventeen years old.

( )8.Ruby Lin appeared as a main actress in TV play series Princess Huanzhu. ( )9.Ruby Lin was one of the Top Ten Most Famous Asian Super Stars for two consecutive years in 2000 and 2001.

( )10.Ruby Lin doesn’t sing as well as she performs in TV plays.

People from all over the world like to travel to the US. Millions of people visit it each year,and they spend billions of dollars. Tourism is actually one of the leading industries(首要产业)of this country. Many people like to visit famous US cities,such as New York,Washington,Miami,Chicago,Dallas,Los Angeles and San Francisco.Each of these cities has many tourist sites. For example,New York has Broadway plays(百老汇剧院),and it also has some of the tallest buildings in the world,such as the Empire State Building(帝国大厦) and the World Trade Centre.The World Trade Centre was 411 metres high and had 110 floors with a twin towers. It used to be an office building for 1200 companies from all over the world. Although it was destroyed several years ago,the tourists around the world still went to go there to mour(悼念)the dead people.In Washington,the capital of the US,there are many famous buildings,momuments(遗迹，遗址) and museums.Disneyland in California and Disney World in Florida are very popular places for tourists with children.

Some tourists come to watch sports games,but tickets can be expensive.It costs $100 just to get a back row seat to see a Chicago Bulls game.Two of the most popular places for tourists to visit are the Great Canyon(大峡谷) and Yellow stone National Park.At times in Yellowstone there are so many tourists that it seems to be a city. With the growing popularity of country music many people now visit Nashville. There most of the country music recordings are made and many stars have their own theatres.

根据短文内容回答问题：

11.What is actually one of the leading industries in the US?

12.Which city is Broadway plays in?

13.Which city is the capital of the US?

14.Is there Disney World in Florida?

15.What are the two of the most popular places for tourists to visit mentioned in the

passage?

One of the strangest jobs at the Oscars is that of a seat-filler(补座者).When one of the stars needs to go to the bathroom,a seat-filler sits in the star’s seat. That way,the TV cameras won’t show any empty seats.Kathy Miller talks about her night as a seat-filler.

(A)I was told to reach the theater in the middle of the day,wearing my dress for

the evening.There were about 200 of us seat-fillers,all very excited. We were told what we should and shouldn’t do(for example, “Don’t talk to the stars”),and then(B)我们一直等到五点钟.That’s when the stars started coming.

The show started at six o’clock.We had to stand outside the doors.Then,when someone came out to go to the bathroom or have a cigarette(香烟),we were told to go and sit in their seat.(C) The show was three hours long,and I only sat down five minutes. By the end,I was really tired,but I was happy because,during the evening,I sat behind Jim Carrey(he’s very tall!)and close to Denzel Washington,Nicole Kidman and Julia Roberts.It was an exciting night,but I think(D) year I’ll watch the Oscars on TV at home like everyone else!

16.将画线部分（A）改写成I was told to at the theater at .

17.将画线部分（B）译成英语.

18.将画线部分（C）译成汉语.

19.在（D）的空白处填入一个适当的词语.

20.从短文中找出两个描写心情的形容词、.

五．书面表达（10分）

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