2009年上海.杨浦区中考英语模拟卷

2009年上海杨浦区中考英语模拟卷Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)略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): (共26分)31.Look at ______ teacher in blue. He helped and taught the children in Wenchuan last year.A) a B) an C) the D) /32.Jack, a friend of ______, keeps healthy by taking an active part in sports and recreation.A) me B) I C) my D) mine33. It‟s time ______ our English class now. Let‟s get everything ready.A) for B) by C) to D) in34.There is still ______ fish on the plate. Please finish it off.A) little B) a little C) few D) a few35. ______ people went to visit the 2009 Auto Shanghai last April.A) Thousand B) Thousands C) Thousands of D) Thousand of36.Mr. Lee is always strict ______ us in class, but friendly out of class.A) with B) among C) on D) at37.This problem is so easy that ______ student can work it out in a minute.A) none B) any C) anyone D) everyone38.Bill isn‟t feeling well as he had too much ______ this morning.A) potato B) noodle C) biscuit D) bread39. If you have ______ try, I‟m sure you‟ll get the right answer.A) other B) another C) one another D) the other40.The Shanghai World Financial Centre located in Pudong is now ______ in China.A) high B) higher C) highest D) the highest41.Thanks to Elaine. With her help, we finished the work an hour ______.A) early B) earlier C) earliest D) the earliest42.That piece of music sounded very ______. I enjoyed every minute of it.A) beautiful B) well C) wonderfully D) beautifully43.The firemen put out the serious fire before any real damage was caused, ______?A) did they B) was it C) didn‟t they D) wasn‟t it44.It is ten o‟clock, but Joseph ______ at his lessons.A) has worked B) works C) is working D) was working45.The radio is pretty loud. ______ you please turn it down a bit?A) May B) Could C) Must D) Should46.The headmaster‟s praise for our independent thinking made us all______ happily.A) smile B) to smile C) smiling D) smiled47.Our school newspaper ______ every Monday. The news of our life and study attracts us all.A) publishes B) published C) is published D) was published48.We have a class meeting on Friday, ______ there is nothing to discuss.A) unless B) until C) if D) because49.______ good time the children are having in the Century Park!A) How B) What C) What an D) What a50.I wonder ______ you go to school on foot in all kinds of weather.A) that B) whether C) how D) what51.After three years of work and life in Shanghai, John is now ______ the changeable weather.A) responsible for B) surprised at C) proud of D) used to52.My father ______ English in his thirties. Now he is ready to be a volunteer for the coming Expo.A) picked up B) got up C) took up D) looked up53.Would you mind my bike while I go into the shop? The underlined word means ______.A) remember B) take care of C) hate D) worry about54.“Take my advice, and you‟ll make progress in your English study,” the teacher said to Linda.The underlined word means ______.A) Accept B) Hear C) Receive D) Add55.-Someone stole my new ThinkPad last night.-______A) That‟s all right.B) I‟m afraid not.C) How awful! D) No problem.56.-Wou ld you like some more coffee? It‟s still early.-______A) It doesn‟t matter.B) Help yourself. C) No, you needn‟t.D) That‟s kind of you.Ⅵ. 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. Jack was glad he had got two ________ of chocolates from his parents. (box)58. Though he is an English boy of ________, he can speak very good Chinese. (fifth)59. Tom, what are you going to be in the future, a scientist or a ________? (write)60. Those miners (矿工) were ________ enough to be alive after the accident. (luck)61. Our ships sail ________ in the Indian Ocean with the help of the Chinese warships. (safe)62. Do you know ________ bike this is? It is in our way. (who)63. Mr Black has a large family to ________, so he works for two companies. (food)64. The century-old Waibaidu Bridge is again an ________ for visitors to Shanghai. (attract)Ⅶ. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。

每空格限填一词): (共12分)65. My uncle teaches Chinese in that school. (改为一般疑问句)________ your uncle ________ Chinese in that school?66. I paid two thousand yuan for this new iPod. (对划线部分提问)________ ________ did you pay for this new iPod?67. The world financial crisis (金融危机) is very serious. (改为感叹句)________ ________ the world financial crisis is!68. We always raise our national flag before morning exercises. (改为被动语态)Our national flag ________ always ________ before morning exercises.69. Tim is so young that h e can‟t go to school now. (保持句意基本不变)Tim is not ________ ________ to go to school now.70. How heavy is that piece of luggage? (保持句意基本不变)________ the ________ of that piece of luggage?Part 3 Reading and Writing (第三部分读写)Ⅷ. Reading comprehension (阅读理解): (共56分)A. True or False（判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): ( 7分)After the First World War, a small group of soldiers left the army and returned to their village in France. Most of them did very well, but one of them was poor. His name was Francois Labia.Once every year, they held a reunion (团圆) party in Grinding‟s house. Grinding was a rich man. At one party, Grinding showed his friends a large gold coin. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone there. At the same time they were talking and laughing. They soon forgot about the coin. After supper Grinding asked for the coin, but nobody knew where it was. It was lost. Finally, one of them said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned out their pockets. Only Labia refused.“I didn‟t steal the coin, and I will not be searched,” he said.Grinding got angry and left the room. From that day, villagers turned their heads from Labia when they met him. He got poorer and poorer.A few years later, Grinding had his house repaired. A workman found the coin under the floor. Grinding felt sorry and went to Labia to apologize.“But,” he asked, “You knew the coin was not in your pockets. Why did you refuse to be searched?”“Because my pockets were full of food,” Labia answered. “For weeks, my family and I had not had enough to eat. I took some food from the table to take home for my wife and children.”71. Francois Labia once served in the army in the First World War.72. Grinding held a dinner party for the returned soldiers every two years.73. The lost coin was not made of real gold and was in fact cheap.74.Everybody except Francois Labia agreed to turn out their pockets.75. Villagers thought Francois Labia was dishonest, so they kept distance from him.76. The coi n was found inside Grinding‟s own house a few years later.77.Francois Labia stole the coin to buy some food for his wife and children.B. Choose the best answer（根据短文内容，选择最恰当的答案): ( 7分)You must have seen TV advertisements about hair care products. The models have shining hair like jewels (宝石). But now to make hair shine is no longer the task of hair care products, because hair can be made into real jewels. Believe it or not, a company called LifeGem in the U.S. turns hair into jewels.The company is in the business of taking hair from dead people and making them into diamonds (钻石). The diamonds are for the families to remember the dead.Now the company plans to make three diamonds using Beethoven‟s hair to show their latest technology (技术). The work will take about 7 months and in the end, Beethoven‟s long hair will become 3 shining diamonds between 0.5 to 1 carat in size.Since the great musician died in 1827, you may wonder where they got Beethoven‟s hair. Actually, the hair was given by John R ezniloff, who holds the Guinness World Record for the largest and most valuable collection of celebrity (名人) hair. His collection also includes hair of Napoleon, Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. In total, the collection is worth over 5 million dollars.Though it sounds unbelievable, to have such diamonds made with hair may be a good way to show respect (尊敬) and love to those who died.78.What does the company of LifeGem do?A) It produces hair care product. B) It uses hair to make jewels.C) It is in the business of buying shining hair.D) It sells expensive diamonds to famous people.79.Where does Beethoven‟s hair come from to make the diamonds?A) His family members. B) A hair model.C) John Rezniloff. D) The manager of LifeGem.80.Why does the company decide to make diamonds out of Beethoven‟s hair?A) To show latest technology. B) To make the biggest diamond.C) To make the most shining diamond. D) To answer the need of family members.81. How long will the work take?A) Half a month. B) One month.C) Three months. D) Seven months.82.Which of the following about John Rezniloff is TRUE?A) He could turn human hair into jewels.B) He owns an expensive collection of hair from famous people.C) He was a great friend of famous people such as Napoleon and Albert Einstein.D) He started the company of LifeGem in the U.S.83.What does the word it in the last paragraph refer to (指)?A) The collection of celebrity hair. B) The Guinness World Record.C) The making of hair care product. D) To make diamonds with hair.84.How big are the three diamonds?A) All of them are 1 carat in size. B) They are different in size.C) One is 0.5 carat and the other two are 1 carat.D) One is 1 carat and the other two are 0.5 carat.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）Gloria is a famous hostess (女主持人) of a TV station. When she was 15, she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked if she‟d like a job. She needed to start 85 for college, so she said yes.Gloria worked after school and during summer holidays, and the job helped pay for her first year of college. During college she would do many other jobs: she served coffee in the student union, was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service. But 86 books was one of the most satisfying jobs.One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer (癌症). The woman seemed anxious. Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order. The woman left the store 87 , and Gloria has always remembered the pride (自豪) she felt in having helped her customers.Years later, as a television hostess, Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand. His family could not 88 an operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket all the time.Gloria persuaded (说服) her boss to agree to let her do the story. After the story was broadcast, some doctors called, offering to perform the operation 89 .Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation. The first thing he did was to 90 his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.” What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt!At Smith‟s bookstore, Gloria always realized she was working for the customers, not the store. Today it‟s the same. Th e TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes, helping them understand the 91 better.85.A) saving B) studying C) surveying D) making86.A) borrowing B) lending C) reading D) selling87.A) more excited B) less worried C) quite interested D) very surprised88.A) do B) offer C) afford D) give89.A) in return B) on business C) with pleasure D) for free90.A) hide B) raise C) wash D) check91.A) TV station B) hostesses C) world D) operationD. 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）The Amazon (亚马逊) rainforest is home to millions of different kinds of anim als, plants, and birds. Most of the world‟s fresh water is here and the forest plants clean the Earth‟s air every day.Chico was born near the Amazon town, Brazil (巴西), in 1944 and started working when he was very young. Like the r 92 of his family, the boy got the money by taking a little rubber (橡胶) from the trees in the forest. The forest and its people lived together comfortably and peacefully.But some people think too much about the p 93 and never think about the future. In 1980, the forest was burned to build roads, houses and factories. Chico was angry; he wanted to save the forest! He talked to the government workers, but they didn‟t listen to him. They were still clearing the rainforests tomake quick, easy money. “Many voices are s94 than one,” he thought, so Chico held group meetings. He discovered that hundreds of people agreed with him. His hope g 95 . More people came together to try to stop the work of the forest clearers. Large areas of the forest were saved. Later he traveled to many other countries for i 96 help. People soon became very much interested in this brave Brazilian. In the next few years Chico‟s name became famous all over the world. The government of Brazil started making plans to protect large areas of the Amazon rainforest.But as Chico‟s dreams started coming true, someone stopped him in the o 97 possible way. The famous forest fighter was murdered (谋杀) right outside his home on December 22, 1988. Chico‟s life was cut short, but his brave new ideas continued in other people. One manc 98 the world‟s ideas. After his death, people around the world sent money to help Chico‟s work.E. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题): ( 14分)Every Saturday morning, Helen Myers opens the door of the little library in Ellisville, Illinois. She raises the flag outside, sits down with a book and waits for people to come. “If I have two people come in, it‟s a big crowd,” says Myers, 77.The old lady has kept the library for more than 40 years in an old small building. It all began in June 1966, when Myers opened her library with 400 books from her home shelves. At that time, she took care of a boys‟ community (社区) service group. “One of the boys noticed that I had a lot of books, and he said, (I)sure wish we could have a library here in town.‟” Myers remembers. That‟s all she needed.Today, people don‟t read much. They watch TV and play video games. But that doesn‟t stop Myers from opening her library every Saturday to share her love of books. The library has always b een Myers‟ favorite project. In the 1970s, when the old building was too dangerous to stay in, she began saving money for a new building.She sells homemade cookies, and the money pays the bills for the library. As the news about the country‟s smallest l ibrary spreads, donations (捐赠) began coming in. With the donations and her own savings, Myers built Ellisville Library II, which opened in October 2003. The new library has 3500 donated books, new and used.Many times, Myers opens and closes the library and sees no one. “My daughter said, …Mom, why don‟t you give up?‟” Myers says, “I said, …No. Somebody, some day, may read. Who knows? A future president of the United States may come in and get a book.‟”99. How often does the library open?100. The li brary doesn‟t have a lot of readers, does it?101. How many books did the library have when it opened in 1966?102. What does Myers do in order to pay the bill for the library?103. Why did she need a new building for the library?104. When did the new library open?105. Where did the money for the new building come from?Ⅸ. Writing (作文): (共18分)106. Write a passage of at least 60 words on the topic “What Can I Do for the World Expo?”. (以“我能为世博会做什么？”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文，标点符号不占格。