外研社英语中考试卷。

一、单项选择（20分）

( ) 1. Do you often go to the library?

I it, but I have no time now.

A. use to do

B. used to doing

C. am used to do

D. used to do ( ) 2. Have you ever heard of a wonder Empire State Building?

A. called

B. calling

C. to call

D. calls ( ) 3. There are so many kinds of shoes in the shop. I can’t decide .

A. what to buy

B. which to buy

C. when to buy

D. how to buy ( ) 4. The old woman has two houses, but _______ of them is big enough.

A. both

B. all

C. neither

D. none

( ) 5. Today Chinese by more and more people around the world.

A. was spoken

B. is spoken

C. spoken

D. speaks ( ) 6. The teacher will punish you the window.

A. break

B. for breaking

C. for break

D. to brak ( ) 7. The hero’s story in Youth Daily.

A. was reported

B. was reporting

C. reports

D. reported ( ) 8. The old men and the children must _____ in our country.

A. take good care

B. be taken good care

C. take care of

D. be taken good care of

( ) 9. When the meeting was over, they to stay and have some tea.

A. asked

B. was asked

C. had asked

D. were asked ( ) 10. All my favourite story books by my mother before my last exams.

A. hid

B. have hidden

C. were hiding

D. were hidden ( ) 11. This work is so difficult, can you tell me it.

A. what to do

B. what doing

C. how to do

D. where to do ( ) 12. David is from Canada, he can speak Chinese very well.

A. Although, but

B. Although, /

C. Although, so

D. because, /

( ) 13. I can’t go because I have to go home at once.

A. else anywhere

B. anywhere else

C. else nowhere

D. somewhere else ( ) 14. This kind of cloth is made silk and it is made China.

A. in; of

B. of; on

C. of; in

D. from; with ( ) 15. The red suitcase is expensive it’s made of leather.

A. .when

B. if

C. because

D. though ( ) 16. —Have you ______ your father recently?

—No. He doesn’t often write to me.

A. heard about

B. heard of

C. heard from

D. got from

( ) 17. —How long have you been away from your hometown?

—______two years ago.

A. Since

B. For

C. In

D. From

( ) 18. —My parents have been to the United States.

—Really? When _______there?

A. will they go

B. did they go

C. had they gone

D. have they gone. ( ) 19. —____ the Internet _____ in your school?

—Yes , but the computer in our office has often broken down.

A. Is, used

B. Is, using

C. Does, use

D. Has, used

( ) 20. We are not allowed ______ in this room.

A. smoking

B. to smoke

C. people smoking

D. people to smoking

( ) 21. How many times _______ you _______ to Beijing this year?

A. have, been

B. had, been

C. have, gone

D. had, gone

( ) 22. You will be able to get good grades_______.

A. until you follow your teachers’ advice

B. if you do some revision every day

C. before you begin to study hard

D. while you are doing your homework by yourself ( ) 23. I want to write to Tom, but I don’t know ________.

A. where is his e-mail address

B. where his e-mail address is

C. what his e-mail address is

D. what is his e-mail address

( ) 24. —I wonder if your wife will go to the party.

—If your wife . So .

A. does, does she

B. will, will mine

C. does, will mine

D. will, will I

( ) 25. I don’t know he will come tomorrow . he comes ,I’ll tell you .

A. if; Whether

B. whether; Whether

C. if; That

D. if; If

( ) 26. They didn’t start the work their teacher came back .

A. until

B. while

C. as soon as

D. if

( ) 27. He should stop , she has a headache because she too long.

A. to work, was reading

B. to work, has read

C. working, has read

D. working, read

( )2 8. —_______ the shirt _______ cotton? —Yes, it is.

A. Is, made of

B. Is, made in

C. Does, make of

D. Does, made of

( ) 29. He could _______ neither French nor German. So I ______ with him in English.

A. speak; talked

B. talk; told

C. say; spoke

D. tell; talked

( ) 30. This is the doctor _______ saved the boy’s life.

A. who

B. whom

C. whose

D. which

( ) 31. She used to _______ late. But now she is used to _______ early.

A. getting up, get up

B. getting up, getting up

C. get up, getting up

D. get up, get up ( ) 32. Not only I but also Tom and Jack ______ interested in English because it _______ useful.

A. is, is

B. is, are

C. are, is

D. are, are

( ) 33. It _______ us five hours to work out the problem.

A. cost

B. spent

C. paid

D. took

( )34. ______ does it take you to get to your school?

A. How far

B. How often

C. How much

D. How long

( ) 35. He’s worked there since the shop opened in 1998, ______?

A. isn’t he

B. hasn’t he

C. doesn’t he

D. wasn’t he

( ) 36. The books, _____ the dictionaries, must be put back where they _____.

A. included; were

B. to include; are

C. including; were

D. including; are ( ) 37.The window _______ ten minutes ago , and the room looks very bright now .

A. can be cleaned

B. is cleaned

C. was cleaned

D. will be cleaned

( ) 38. —____ good plan for the weekend!!

A. How a

B. What a

C. How

D. What

( ) 39. When he saw all his books here and there on the floor, he knew that something terrible

A. lying; must have happened

B. lie; must happen

C. lay; might have happened

D. had lain; could have happen

( ) 40. ____ will the meeting _____?---In about 20 minutes.

A. How long, last

B. When, last

C. How often, finish

D. How soon, end

A

Miss Richards was a teacher at a school for boys and girls. She 21__ chemistry and physics from the lowest to the highest classes in the __22 . Sometimes the new classes 23 rapidly, but sometimes they were very 24 , and then Miss Richards had to 25 things many times.

One year, the first class had been studying chemistry for several __26_ when Miss Richards suddenly asked, "What is water? Who knows? 27__ up?"

There was silence (沉默) for a few seconds, and Miss Richards felt sad, but then one boy 28 his hand.

"Yes, Dick?" said Miss Richards encouragingly (鼓励地). He was not one of the brightest children in the class, so she was 29 that he could answer.

"Water is a liquid which has no 30 until you wash your hands in it, Miss. Then it turns black," the boy replied with great confidence (信心).

( ) 21. A. teaches B. teaching C. taught D. teach

( ) 22. A. schooling B. school C. schools D. home

( ) 23. A. learned B. learning C. had been learned D. were learned

( ) 24. A. slow B. being slow C. slowly D. slowest

( ) 25. A. repeated B. repeating C. do D. repeat

( ) 26. A. years B. minutes C. weeks D. seconds

( ) 27. A. Put B. Hands C. Get D. Look

( ) 28. A. lows B. ride C. raised D. put

( ) 29. A. sad B. glad C. angry D. hungry

( ) 30. A. colour B. colourful C. colourless D. with colour

B

Many of you are studying English and you may be 31 why it is so difficult to learn. It's actually not too difficult to learn 32 you know some 33 about the language and culture that it reflects (反映). Perhaps the first thing you need to know about English is that it is made up of several other languages 34 French, German, Latin, Greek and Anglo-Saxon. In addition, there are words 35 Spanish in English and many American Indian words and names, even some Chinese and Japanese 36 can be found in the English language. This borrowing of words 37 other languages is 38 of the key reasons 39 some of the difficulties that people meet with 40 they are learning English.

( ) 31. A. knowing B. wondering C. earning D. hearing

( ) 32. A. but B. and C. if D. unless

( ) 33. A. news B. facts C. truth D. information

( ) 34. A. such as B. the same as C. so as D. for example

( ) 35. A. in B. off C. of D. from

( ) 36. A. words B. culture C. language D. letters ( ) 37. A. for B. to C. from D. out

( ) 38. A. that B. something C. one D. this

( ) 39. A. why B. if C. what D. for

( ) 40. A. when B. before C. after D. while

A

Once Napoleon stayed in a small inn. The next morning he went to thank the innkeeper. “You have served me well, innkeeper,” said Napoleon. “I wish to reward you. Tell me what you want.”“Sir, we want nothing,” said the innkeeper. “But will you tell us something?”“We have heard a story,” said the innkeeper. “Once during the war, the Russians rook control of a farmhouse. You were sleeping in it. You hid yourself in a pile of hay(干草)while they were looking for you. Will you tell us how you felt when they were searching for you?”

The innkeeper looked at Napoleon’s face. Napoleon looked very angry. Napoleon called two soldiers standing beside him. Then he pointed to the door. The soldiers took the innkeeper and his wife out into the yard. At the end of the yard was a wall. The innkeeper and his wife were led to the wall. The soldiers tired the innkeeper’s hands behind his back. Then his wife’s hands were tired too. Napoleon watched, saying nothing. “Please, please sir,” begged the innkeeper. “Don’t kill us! We meant nothing!”the soldiers moved back. The innkeeper saw them raising their guns. Then Napoleon spoke, “Ready!”He called, “Aim!”The innkeeper’s wife screamed. “Stop!”said Napoleon. He went to the innkeeper. “Now,” he said, “you know the answer to the question you asked me just now, don’t you?”

( ) 46. According to the passage, we know that Napoleon 。

A. was cruel to the innkeeper

B. was kind to the innkeeper

C. was brave before the Russians

D. was quite humorous while trying to answer the question

( ) 47. the innkeeper and his wife must have been .

A. frightened of Napoleon’s arrival

B. pleased with Napoleon’s answer

C. glad about Napoleon’s stay

D. angry at what napoleon had done ( ) 48. The two soldiers .

A. carried out napoleon’s order

B. knew why Napoleon wanted to kill them

C. were badly treated by the innkeeper

D. felt the innkeeper playing a joke on Napoleon

( ) 49. While the Russians were searching for him, Napoleon

A. ordered his men to fight back

B. was frightened to die

C. feared nothing

D. regretted (后悔) having hidden there

( ) 50. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Five persons are mentioned in this passage

B. In fact, Napoleon didn’t hide when the Russians were looking for him

C. Napoleon was thankful to the innkeeper for his good service

D. The husband and wife had thought they would be killed before Napoleon said “stop”

B

Young people can also have problems with their minds. Some students become worried because they have to study very hard. Others have trouble getting on well with people like their parents and classmates.

Liu Wei, a Junior 2 student from Hefei, could not understand his teacher and was doing badly in his lessons. He became so worried about it that he started to cut his finger with a knife..

Another student, 14-year-old Yan Fang from Guang zhou, was afraid of exams. She got very

worried, and when she looked at the exam paper. She couldn’t think of anything to write.

A recent report from Jiefang Daily says about 18% of Shanghai teenagers have mental(精神的)problems. Their troubles include being worried and very unhappy and having problems in learning and getting on with people. Many students who have problems won’t go for advice or help. Some think they will look foolish if they go to see a doctor. Others don’t want to talk about their secret.

Liang Yuezhu, an expert on teenagers from Beijing Anding Hospital has the following advice for teenagers:

*Talk to your parents or teachers often

* Take part in group activities and play sports

*Go to see a doctor if you feel unhappy or unwell

( ) 51. The students who often have trouble getting on with others may have .

A. mental problems

B. a headache

C. knives with them D .no parents

( ) 52.Liu Wei cut his finger with a knife because________.

A. he was afraid of his teacher

B. he wanted to frighten his parents

C. he was so worried about his studies

D. his finger was badly hurt

( ) 53.Yan Fang’s problems happened whenever________.

A. she studied very hard

B. she had exams

C. she talked with her parents C. she thought of something

( ) 54. Students who have problems won’t ask others for help b ecause________.

A. they won’t let others think they are foolish

B. t hey don’t think doctors can help them

C. they don’t want to tell their secret to others

D. both A and C

( ) 55.Liang Yuezhu’s advice tell us that________.

A. it’s better for t he students who have mental problems to communicate with others

B. it’s unnecessary for them to be with others

C. only group activities and sports can help them

D. teachers and parents can’t do anything about mental problems

词性转换

In warm water, there is a kind of sea animal_1_____ (call) dugongs. They live a comfortable life. They have no__2____( nature) enemies and never fight. Dugongs lived in the oceans during the age of dinosaurs. They have funny faces and no front_3_____ (tooth)! Their teeth grow only along the sides of their mouth. Some think they are ugly. Only their mothers may love them, but as we know, they are important and_4____( help)for us!

Dugongs only eat plants. They swim slowly so that they can eat the sea grass. They often dig down into the sand and eat sea-grass roots. Dugongs relax during the day. During most of the night, they eat. They eat__5__( noisy) and you can often hear the sounds of their chomping teeth.

Dugongs give birth to only one baby every three to five years. They take the newborn baby to the surface of the water so that the baby can take___6__ (it) first breath of air. It stays with its mother for two years and sometimes____7__ (rest) on its mother’s back. Dugongs feed their young with milk.

Dugongs can live for about 60 years, but every year more and more people move to near the warm coasts and rivers which are also the homes to dugongs. They have__8__ (few) places to live and feed.

___1___(do)homework not only can help children master the knowledge they have learned，but also can train their abilities of finishing the work alone，___2___(plan) the time and doing the ___3___(duty)．But some children don't like to complete the work．Why? There are some reasons．

Some children feel it is very difficult __4___( do) their homework，because they can't understand their teacher___5___( clear)，and cannot follow their teacher's teaching process（过程）．Maybe there is something wrong with their intelligence．But some children's intelligence is normal．They are even___6___( clever)．but they don't listen to the teacher___7___( careful)．It is hard for them___8___(sit) well and pay attention to anything．It needs to carry on the attention centralized（集中注意力）training ___9___( help) the children．

Some children love their teacher and then they like the subject．Their interest depends on the teacher who___10___( teach) them．So every teacher should be___11___( help) and kind．It can make children___12___(love) you and the subject you teach．So they can do their homework happily．

（七）

Once there was a piano player in a bar (酒吧). People came just to hear him

___1___(play). But one night, a lady asked him ___2___( sing) a song.

"I don't sing," said the man. But the lady told the waiter,"I'm tired of

___3___(listen) to the piano. I want the___4___( play) to sing!"

The waiter ___5___(shout) across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!" So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the ___6___(one) time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung

so___7___( beautiful)!

He had talent (天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of

___8___(he)life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on___9___( work) hard and became one of the best-known ___10___(sing) in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.

You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be ___11___(good)than you think. With hard work, most skills

can___12___(improve). Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit

on your talent.