2013-2014学年中考模拟英语试题(二)

2013-2014学年中考模拟英语试题（二）一、选择填空(共20小题，每小题1分，共20分)( )1. Tom is _______ university student in ________ English-speaking country.A. an, aB. a, anC. a, theD. an, the( )2. The boy is _______ young _______ look after himself .A. too; toB. enough; toC. too; not toD. so; that ( )3. Danny, what do you usually do ______ Sunday evenings?A. onB. inC. atD. of( )4. John likes playing _____ basketball , but Tom likes playing _____ piano .A. / , theB. / , /C. the , /D. the , the ( )5.There are four _______ in a year, spring, summer, autumn and winter.A. monthsB. weeksC. weekendsD. seasons ( )6. Tom _______ up early. But now he gets up very late.A. is used to getB. used to getC. was used to getD. is used to getting( )7. —I’ll go to the beach with my sister tomorrow.—_______A.Have a good day.B. It doesn’t matter.C.Thank you.D. My pleasure.( )8.The English-Chinese dictionary _______ my father bought for me many years ago is still helpful for me.A. whoseB. whenC. whoD. that( )9. You won’t pass the test _____ you study hard .A. ifB. whenC. unlessD. because ( )10. _____ the English club is the best way to improve speaking skills .A. JoinB. JoinedC. JoinsD. Joining ( )11.My son likes reading stories. Now he can tell a story as ______ as his sister.A. betterB. bestC. goodD. well( )12. —Have you moved into your new flat, Mr. Smith?—Yes, the rooms _______ last month.A. are paintedB. were paintedC. paintedD. will be painted ( )13. —Helen, I called you yesterday evening, but nobody answered the phone.—Oh, I _______ a walk with my sister at that time.A. takeB. tookC. am takingD. was taking ( )14.The woman couldn’t see her son _______. She’s very worried.A. anywhereB. somewhereC. nowhereD. where ( )15._______ excited the mother was when she heard her son’s voice from the space station !A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. What an( )16. If you don’t know the word, you can _____ in your dictionary .A. look up itB. look for itC. look it downD. look it up ( )17. —Could you tell me _______ for Guangzhou? —In half an hour.A. When will the train leaveB. when the train will leaveC. when would the train leaveD. when the train would leave ( )18. Mary keeps talking about the party. She had a very good time, ________?A. hadn’t sheB. had sheC. didn’t sheD. did she( )19.What will you do if it _______ tomorrow?A. is rainingB. rainsC. will rainD. rain( )20. —I think the city gets bigger and bigger.—Yes, and there are _______ trees and _______ pollution.A. fewer, lessB. less, fewerC. more, lessD. fewer, more二、完形填空：（10分）Yesterday was March 8th. It was 21 Day. Jack wanted to do something 22 his mother . So after school he left school quickly and went to the supermarket. He 23 some food and fruits, and then went home. When he 24 home, he began to do the 25 for his mother . At first he cleaned the house. Then he did some washing for his mother . 26 he finished his housework, he sat down to wait for his mother . Ten minutes 27 , his mother went home after work. . When she arrived home, Jack said to her, “ 28 Women’s Day ! Mum .” His mother felt 29 and she was very impressed . She said to his son , “ Thank you very much . You are a good 30 .” So they began to have supper happily .( )21. A. Woman’s B. Women’s C. Woman D. W omen( )22. A. for B. to C. by D. on( )23. A. buy B. buys C. buyed D. bought( )24. A. arrived B. arrived in C. arrived at D. got to( )25. A. homework B. housework C. cooking D. cleaning( )26. A. Before B. If C. After D. Unless( )27. A. later B. late C. after D. in( )28. A. Good B. Happy C. happily D. Well( )29. A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprises( )30. A. girl B. boy C. children D. people四、阅读理解；（30分）( ) 31. Sydney Tower is _____ in Sydney, Australia.A. the busiest streetB. the biggest stationC. the most beautiful parkD. the highest point( ) 32. If you want to book a ticket to Sydney Tower, you can not _____ .A. email sydneytower@ hotmail. comB. fax 02-9333-9203C. search www.sydney tower. com. cnD. call 02-9333-9222( )33. Mrs Green wants to go to Sydney Tower with her two children , she will pay _____.A. $60B. $90C. $120D. $150 ( )34. Last Saturday , Johnson went to visit Sydney Tower . he had to get down the tower _____ .A. after 11:30 pmB. before 11:30 pmC. at 10:30 pmD. by 10:30 pm( )35. The passage above is probably _____ .A. a piece of newsB. a conversationC. a storyD. an advertisement（广告）BLife is like the four seasons. Now I am very old, but when I was young, it was the spring of my life. I was born, I played a lot, and then I started school. I learned many new things. Like a flower, I grew bigger every day. There were happy days and sorrowful days: some days the sun shone(闪耀), and some days it didn’t.In my twenties, I had a good job. I was strong and happy. Then I married and had a child. In those days, I didn’t have much time to think. Every day I was busy and worked very hard. And so, I started to get some white hairs. The summer of my life passed quickly.Then the days got shorter. Leaves fell from the trees. My child was a university student, and then an engineer. My home was much quieter. I started walking slowly. One day I stopped working. I had more time. I understood this was my autumn, a beautiful time when the trees change color and give us delicious fruits.But the days kept getting shorter and colder. Winter has come, I am older and weaker. I know I do not have many days left. I will enjoy them to the end.( )36. The writer was very busy in the ______ of his life.A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winter( )37. According to the passage, which of the following ages is during the autumn of his life?A. 15B. 33C. 62D. 87( )38. What does the word “sorrowful” mean in this passage?A. sadB. excitingC. wonderfulD. pleasant( )39. Which of the following statements is true?A. The writer was an engineer.B. The writer had a garden with flowers.C. The writer was always happy as a child.D. The writer now is old and weak, but still he enjoys his life.( )40. The best title for the passage would be _____A. Four seasonsB. My life and the four seasonsC. Four seasons in a yearD. Enjoy my lifeC五、看图短文填空；（20分）Mary Shelley is a famous writer. Her most famous novelis Franken. Mary Shelley was born (46) August 30 ,1797 in London. She was the second daughter of the family. Her(47) was Mary Wollstonecraft and her father wasWilliam Godwin. Her father was a (48) , too. Her motherdied soon after she was born. Then some time later, herfather married a woman(49) Mary Jane. Shelley's life wasnot good because Mary Jane was not kind to (50) , so shespent most of her time in Scotland with friends of the family. She liked reading and read a lot of (51) . She started to write Frankenstein (52) __________ she was 18 years old. When she was 21 years old, (53) novel came out. The idea of the novel came from a conversation (54) her husband Percy Shelley and George Byron. When the novel came out, it soon became one of the best-selling works by a woman writer. Still today, many people like (55) __________ the novel.六、读写综合（20分）A) 信息归纳。