【3套试卷】临沂市中考第一次模拟考试英语精选

中考第一次模拟考试英语试卷含答案
（试卷分数：120分考试时间：120分钟考试形式：闭卷）
第I卷（共90分）
听力部分（一至五）略
笔试部分（六至十一题）
六、单项选择。

（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
请从下列每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将选定的答案标号涂黑
31.—Why not go to the party with us?
--________
A. Never mind.
B. Here you are.
C. Good idea!
D. You’re welcome
32. Mrs. King eat _______ apple for breakfast every morning.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. /
33. He gave ___________ some useful advice last week.
A. she
B. her
C. they
D. their
34. I’m very thirsty. I want to drink some ___________.
A. bread
B. rice
C. beef
D. water
35. In my opinion, swimming is _______than running.
A. popular
B. more popular
C. most popular
D. the most popular
36. Pleas wait in line _________ try to be a polite person.
A. but
B. as
C. until
D. and
37. Although the math problem is difficult, I won’t ______.
A. give it up
B. pick it up
C. put it up
D. clean it up
38. In Thailand, interesting activities _______ on National Elephant Day every year.
A. hold
B. held
C. were held
D. are held
39. —Excuse me, Sir. Could you tell me _______ from here to the airport?
—It’s about forty kilometers away.
A.how far is it
B. how far it is
C. how long is it
D. how long it is
40. —Have you got the information ________ you can use for your report?
—Not yet. I’ll search some on the Internet.
A.who
B. whose
C. which
D. whom
七、完形填空。

（共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将选定的答案标号涂黑
Billy’s favourite colour was blue. But he couldn’t see what blue looked like.
A month after he was born, his mother noticed that his eyes were __41____ from the other babies’. “Billy
would __42__ be able to see. He is blind,” the doctor said. Even so, with the hope to help Billy learn__43__ about the world around him, his mother kept describing everything she saw for him.
Not just through his mother’s words, Billy saw__44_ his ears and hands, too. He had perfect hearing. “In fact, he_45__ see something that people don’t notice.”
Though Billy lived in the _46__, he always believed a dream would light up his life. He found that he was__47__ in computer science. So he began learning it at the age of seven. As a young boy, he _48__ going to Stanford University some day. And for years of efforts, he finally achieved his dream.
People wanted to find out the secret of his _49_. Billy explained, “Just move forward! Don ’t let any difficulty _50_ your dream from coming true.”
You can’t choose what you are given, but you can choose how you make use of it.
41. A. different B. beautiful C. bright D. clear
42. A. no B. often C. never D. usually
43. A. all B. none C. few D. little
44.A. between B. for C. among D. with
45. A. need B. can C. must D. should
46. A. town B. dark C. forest D. mountain
47. A. bored B. worried C. surprised D. interested
48. A. looked through B. looked for C. looked forward to D. looked up
49. A. success B. smile C. trouble D. eyes
50. A. wake B. stop C. leave D. throw
八、阅读理解。

（共20小题，51-65每小题1分，66-70每小题2分，共35分）
A
A farmer saw an old man planting something on the other side of the river. The farmer called out to him, “What are you planting, grandpa?”
The old man didn't speak for a moment, then said, “Swim over and I’ll tell you.” The farmer didn't like the idea of swimming across the river. But he wanted to know what the old man was doing. He swam over. The old man said in a low voice in his ear, “I’m planting beans in my garden.”
"Why didn't you shout to me just now? I could hear you on that side,” said the farmer.
"Oh, no, I wouldn't do that. The birds could hear me and eat my beans,” the old man answered. 根据短文内容，判断下列句子正误，正确的在答题卡上将“T”涂黑，错误的在答题卡上
将“F”涂黑。

51. An old man planted something by the river.
52. The farmer liked the idea of swimming across the river.
53. The farmer swam over to find out what the old man planted.
54. The old man said something to the farmer in a low voice.
55. The birds ate up the old man's beans at last.
B
Welcome to Jiulong Hotel! We'll do everything to make your stay enjoyable. We hope you will find the following useful to you.
Meal time
Breakfast 7:30 am —9:30 am
Lunch 11:00 am —2:00 pm
Afternoon 4:00 pm —5:30 pm
Dinner 7:00 pm —9:15 pm
Tea, coffee, cakes and sandwiches can be ordered and brought to your room from 10:00 am to 11:00 pm except the meal time listed above. Cold drinks in your room are free.
Room cleaning
The waiters will clean the room at any time between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm.
Valuables
Please put your valuables in our safe ,or we aren’t responsible(负责任的）for them.
Leaving time
If you want to leave, please tell us before 3:30 pm of the day, or you will have to pay for another day.
Attention
To make sure of other people’s rest, turn down the radio or TV after 11:00 pm
根据表格内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。

56. __________in your room are free.
A. Candies
B. Cold drinks
C. Coffee
D. Cakes
57. The underlined word “safe” means _________ in Chinese.
A. 抽屉
B. 衣柜
C. 壁橱
D. 保险柜
58. You will have to pay for another day if you leave after_____.
A. 4:00 pm
B. 2:00 pm
C. 7:30 am
D. 9:30 am
59. You should _________after 11:00 pm.
A. watch TV
B. clean your room
C. Turn down the TV
D. Turn on the radio
60. According to the information, we know______.
A. you can have lunch at 10:30 am
B. afternoon tea isn’t served in this hotel
C. your valuables won't be lost in this hotel
D. your room can be cleaned at 1:30 pm
C
People usually think volunteering is just for adults and it seems hard for students like us. But it is different in Canada. The government encourages people of any age to volunteer in public and work for the whole society. If students want to graduate from high school, thirty hours of volunteering is required.
If students want to get into a well-known university, it helps if they do a lot to society. Volunteering is an important factor( 因素) that universities will take into consideration.
Furthermore, there are volunteer chances everywhere. People can find information about how to volunteer posted in the library or on the Internet. It includes different jobs, such as taking care of small kids or doing some cleaning in a neighborhood. Students can choose what they want to do.
I got my first volunteering job in New Westminster Museum every Sunday from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. My job is to proofread(校对）the documents on a computer and correct mistakes. The museum is about the history of the Irving Family, a historically important family in New Westminster. At first, I was nervous to communicate with others. But as time passed, I became more open. During volunteering, I not only learned how to work with other volunteers, but also learned a lot of history about New Westminster. As a volunteer, I am proud of myself.
根据短文内容，选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑。

61. How many hours of volunteering is required for a student in a high school in Canada?
A. 13
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
62. Where can people find the information about volunteering? A. On the lnternet or on the radio.
B. In the library or in the newspaper
C. In the library or on the Internet.
D. On the Internet or in the magazines.
63. In which place did the writer work as a volunteer?
A. In a park.
B. In a zoo.
C. In a neighborhood.
D.in a museum.
64. How did the writer feel when she started her first volunteering job?
A. Excited.
B. Nervous.
C. Peaceful.
D. Hopeful.
65. What’s the best title of the passage?
A. What I did in Canada
B. Volunteering in Canada
C. Volunteering for adults
D. Being a volunteer in a museum
D
Capuchin monkeys usually make a lot of noise when they find food. They are letting their families know where the food is.
One day. a scientist named Dr. Marino Di Bitetti saw that a monkey kept quiet when it found food. The monkey d idn’t let the othe r monkeys know about the bananas. Dr. Di Bitetti wondered why. “It looked like she was trying to keep the bananas a secret from the other monkeys,” he said.
Some scientists used to think that animals couldn’t control the sounds coming fr om their mouths. This would mean that monkeys would make noise even if there was not enough food to share. Dr. Di Biictti had a different idea. Dr. Di Bitciti put some bananas on a platform (平台）in the trees where the monkeys lived. Sometimes he put a lot of bananas on the platform so that there would be enough for all of the monkeys to share. Sometimes he put only a few so that there would not be enough bananas for everyone.
Dr. Di Bitetti did this for a whole year. Each time Dr. Di Bitetti put bananas on the platform, he watched carefully.
He wanted to see if the monkeys sometimes kept quiet when they found bananas.
Dr. Di Biictti found three things that made monkeys remain silent. First, when monkeys found only a few bananas, they often didn’t tell the ir families. Second, in seasons when the forest provided only a little bit of food, monkeys kept quiet when they found bananas. Third, monkeys kept quiet when they had many friends nearby and would not have enough food for everyone.
Dr. Di Bitter’s banana, test showed that monkeys can control the sounds coming from their mouths. It seems that they know when to keep quiet and when to call their families.
根据短文内容，选择放仕选項，并在答题卡上将选定答案的字母标号涂黑.
66. Capuchin monkeys usually make noise to ______when they find food
A. show that they are very excited
B. show other monkeys their ability
C. let their families know where the food is
D. warn others who want to steal the food
67. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 5 means______.
A. eating bananas
B. talking to monkeys
C. looking for monkeys
D. putting bananas on the platform
68. Paragraph 6 is mainly about___________.
A. how the test was made
B. the result of the test
C. why the test was made
D. the influence of the test
69. According to Dr. Di Bitetti's test, monkeys ________.
A. always like eating bananas
B. sometimes like eating bananas
C. can’t control the sounds coming from their mouths
D. can control the sounds coming from their mouths
70. The passage mainly tell us ______.
A. where monkeys live
B. how monkeys find food
C. when monkeys keep quiet after they find food
D. how monkeys make sounds when they call their families
九、情景交际。

（共5小题，每小题1分，共5分）
根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出适当的句子补全对话，并将其字母标号填在题后横线上。

A: Hi, Tony! What are you doing?
B: 71
A: What is the poster about?
B: 72
A: What do you make this poster for?
B: The Environmental Day is coming. 73
A: For example?
B: Plant more trees and save paper.
A: 74
B: You are right.
A: 75
B: Sure. Let's colour the poster.
A. it’s about saving the world.
B. Can I do something to help?
C. I’m busy making a poster.
D. And use cloth bags instead of plastic bags.
E. I'd like to tell people how to protect the earth.
第II卷（共30分）
十、综合填空。

（20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
（一）单词拼写：根据句子意思和所给中文提示完成句子，每空一词。

（5小题，每小题1分，共5分。

）
76. Betty has a cute pet________(狗)
77. He was so_______(累的) that he couldn't walk.
78.Amy learned Chinese by _____(她自己)last year.
79.It’s hard for me to finish the task________(没有)your help.
80.People often ______(摇动)hands with others when they meet for the first time.
（二）词形变化：根据句子意思和用所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。

（5小题，每小题1分，共5分。

）
81. The man named Leo is famous______ (act)
82. John_____ (lend) his bike to me yesterday.
83. Our new classroom is on the ______ (five) floor.
84. Some children love reading ______ (story) before their bedtime.
85. Printing spread ______ (quick) around the world aftr it was invented.
（三）选词填空：阅读下面材料，用方框中所给单词在空白处填空，每词限用一次。

（10小题，每题1分，共10分）
Have you ever heard of “baby shower”? In fact, it isn't a real shower. It’s about 86 a baby. A baby shower is a kind of party. It takes place when a woman is going to have a baby soon, 87 , a few weeks after she has given birth to a baby. A shower is a time for women to get together and 88 the coming of the new baby. Now it is common to invite men as well. In a baby shower, the guests bring 89 for the mother-to-be. These are things that she 90 need for the new baby. Mothers might receive gifts for themselves.
A baby shower is 91 planned by friends. It probably takes place _92 the home of the person planning it.
The mother-to-be is asked 93 she wants to invite. Most women just invite close family members and friends. The number of the guests is not very94 . There will be snacks and drinks at the party and it will 95 about two hours.
十一、书面表达（共10分）
不同的学生有不同的时间管理(time management)。

请根据以下表格信息的提示，用英文简要介绍Tom的
写作要求：
1. 要点齐全，内容完整，适当发挥；
2. 语句通顺，语法正确，书写规范：
3. 词数80词左右，开头己给出，不计入总词数；
4. 文中不得出现除Tom之外的人名，校名或者地名，否则不予评分。

Different students have different time management. Here is my friend Tom’s time management.___________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案：
31---40 CABDBDADBC
41----50ACADBBDCAB
51----55 TFTTF
56----60 BDACD
61----65 CCDBB
66----70 CDBDC
71---75 CAEDB
76 dog
77 tired
78 herself
79 without
80 shake
81 actor
82 lent
83 fifth
84 stories
85 quickly
86 washing
87 or
88 celebrate
89 gifts
90 will
91 usually
92 in
93 who
94 large
95 last
中考第一次模拟考试英语试卷
一．语法选择。

（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There once was a forest filled with happy animals. One day a raccoon(浣熊) __1 some socks. They 2 behind by picnickers and 3 raccoon decided to wear them. They fitted so well and felt comfortable 4 he kept them on. He spent his days 5 through the forest in his new socks.
__6 animals became envious of the raccoon's new look and followed his trend. First it was squirrels in shirts, then rabbits 7 hats on, and finally birds wearing underpants!
Doctor Bear, the forest physician, disagreed and tried 8 the clothes-wearers. He said, “You 9 not wear clothes.” But no one listened. Instead, they advised him to follow
the 10 trend too.
Soon, the problems started. The squirrel caught his shirt on a branch and fell to the ground. The rabbit wanted to enter his hole while wearing his hat and got stuck(卡住). Even the raccoon thanks to his brightly coloured socks, slipped into the river 11 almost died. 12 dangerous they are!
When the 13 animals came to see Doctor Bear, he told them, “Your clothes are killing you. You don’t need 14 ”
Those 15 listened to the doctor’s advice finally understood they didn’t need clothes. They’d only started wearing clothes to make others envy them.
1. A. would find B. found C. finds D. has found
2. A. were left B. left C. have left D. was left
3. A. a B. an C. the D. /
4. A. which B. because C. since D. that
5. A. to walk B. walking C. walked D. walk
6. A. The other B. Another C. Other D. Others
7. A. in B. with C. for D. at
8. A. warning B. to warn C. warn D. warned
9. A. will B. dare C. need D. could
10. A. late B. lately C. latest D. later
11. A. and B. but C. or D. so
12. A. What B. How C. What a D. How a
13. A. injured B. injuring C. injure D. injures
14. A. it B. them C. its D. theirs
15. A. who B. whom C. / D. where
二．完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

What’s the hottest news around the world recently? There is no doubt that it is the “Ice Bucket Challenge”.
You might have noticed a lot of 16 people including Bill Gates, Stephen King, Christiano Ronaldo, Lady Gaga and so on watering themselves with 17 ice water. It was created by the ALS Association, who are working to fight Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS肌肉萎缩性侧面硬化病). The ALS makes people's muscle become hard. It’s difficult for the p atients to 18 . This activity makes people know about the disease and the 19 that the patients suffer. According to the rules of “Ice Bucket Challenge”, people who are invited to take part in the activity should either accept the challenge 20 donate 100 U.S. dollars to ALS Association to help patients. Of course, they can also choose to do both. Ice bucket challenge is a great success, until now, a big donation has been received.
The participants（参与者）should finish the following steps 21 24 hours and what they’ve done must be filmed continuously. First, they should tell all the people that they accept the challenge, followed by putting ice 22 a bucket of water. Then they lift the bucket of ice water and pour it over their heads. After that, the participants can 23 another challenge to other people.
On August 20th 2014, the former U.S President George W. Bush took the “Ice Bucket Challenge” and asked Bill Clinton to do it next. “Yesterday was Bill’s birthday and my gift to him is a bucket of cold water.” Hong Kong’s popular 24 such as Andy Lau, Miriam Yeung and Eason Chan also took the “Ice Bucket Challenge”. They filmed the whole process (过程) of pouring and shared videos on their blogs and Facebook.
What do you 25 this activity? Do you want to have a try in such cold weather?
16. A. old B. famous C. lovely D. sick
17. A.. cups of B. kilos of C. buckets of D. bottles of
18. A. swim B. run C. play D. move
19. A. pain B. joy C. illness D. difficulty
20. A. and B. or C. but D. except
21. A. after B. before C. within D. without
22. A. into B. on C. away D. up
23. A. call for B. call on C. call in D. call out
24. A. stars B. businessmen C. actors D. waitress
25. A. think about B. think of C. think over D. think for
三．阅读理解。

（本大题共25小题，满分45分）
第一节:阅读选择题（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）
(A)
The old man fished alone in a small boat and he had gone eighty-four days now without taking a fish. In the first forty days a boy had been with him. But after forty days without a fish the boy’s parents had told him that the old man was now bad luck, and ordered the boy to join another boat, which caught three good fish the first week. It made the boy sad to see the old man
come in each day with his boat empty and he always went down to help him carry in the fishing lines or take down the old, patched sail.
“Santiago,” the boy said to him as they pulled up the boat to the sand. “I could go with you again. I’ve made some money.” the old man had taught the boy to fish and the boy loved him. “No,” the old man said. “You’re with a lucky boat. Stay with them. You must obey your father.” “We can be lucky again too. Remember when we didn’t catch a fish for 10 days, then caught a big one each day for a month?” said the boy. “Can I offer you a beer on the balcony and then we’ll take the things home,” said the boy. “Why not?” the old man said.
“Santiago,” the boy said as they sat on the balcony, “If I cannot fish with you, I would like to serve in some way.” “You bought me a beer,” the old man said, lifting the bottle to his mouth. “Do you remember the first time I took you out to fish?” the old man asked. “I was five. I remember the tail of a huge fish slapping against the boat, the noise of you clubbing him and the sweet blood smell. I remember everything from when we first went together,” the boy said. The old man looked at him with his sun-burned, loving eyes.
“May I get some sardines（沙丁鱼）for tomorrow? Let me get four fresh ones,” said the boy. “One,” the old man said. His hope and his confidence had never gone. But now they were freshening like a sea breeze. “Two,” the boy said. “Thank you,” the old man said. He was too simple to wonder when he had got modesty. But he knew he had got it and he knew it was not disgraceful and it carried no loss of true pride. “Tomorrow is going to be a good day with this wind,” he said. “I will row far out before it is li ght. There is going to be a good day with this wind,” he said. “I will row far out before it is light. There will be a big fish?” asked the boy. “I think so. And I know many tricks.”
26. When did the boy stop working with the old man?
A. 40 days ago.
B. 44 days ago.
C. 80 days ago.
D. 84 days ago
27. Why was the boy forced to stop working for the old man?
A. It was too dangerous to continue fishing.
B. It was time for the boy to return to school.
C. The old man was thought to be a poor teacher.
D. The boy couldn’t earn enough money with the old man.
28. In paragraph 2, the boy probably mentioned their past fishing experiences in
order to __________.
A. make the old man believe that he should not retire
B. explain why he had to stop working for the old man
C. persuade the old man to let him return as his assistant
D. warn the old man about the danger of fishing in the deep sea
29. Which of the following did the boy NOT do for the old man?
A. Buy him a beer.
B. Repair the sail.
C. pull up the boat.
D. Take in the fishing equipment.
30. What can we learn about the old man from the last paragraph?
A. He remained confident about catching fish.
B. He was the most skillful fisherman in the village.
C. He would stay out longer than any other fisherman.
D. He would usually go out further than any other boat.
(B)
Hillary Clinton
“No matter the difficulties you face, work hard and never give up.” These words perfectly describe the life and career of one of the most successful women in the history of the United States, Hillary Clinton.
Hillary was born in 1947 and from an early age it was clear she was both diligent and very clever. She was accepted into one of America’s most famous universities, Yale, where she studied politics and law, something very unusual for a woman at that time. There, many of her male classmates and teachers looked down on her but they changed their minds when Hillary graduated near the top of her class. While studying at university she met and fell in love with a young man called Bill Clinton, whom she married in 1975. Twenty seven years later Bill would become the 42nd President of the United States.
Bill Clinton often said he valued Hillary’s advice more than anyone else’s and that she was in fact even cleverer than him. He put Hillary in charge of improving the hospital system in America, which made some of his opponents very angry.
In 2000, as Bill was leaving the Presidency, Hillary decided that if she wanted things to improve she would have to become a political leader herself. Once more, people doubted
her. They said she would never win but that year she became the first woman to be elected into the US Senate from New York. She had proved her critics wrong again. In 2008 she competed against Barak Obama to become the Democratic Party candidate for US President. Although she lost to Barak it was a very close contest and more than 18 million people supported her. No woman has ever some so close to before.
And who knows, maybe one day she will become President, because Hillary Clinton never gives up.
31. What word best describes Hillary Clinton’s character?
A. Honest.
B. Friendly.
C. Determined.
D. Shy
32. You may find this passage in ____________.
A. an advertisement
B. an official announcement
C. a story book
D. a magazine
33. Why were Hillary Clinton’s classmates at Yale surprised by her?
A.No woman had ever studied at that University before.
B.She was much smarter than they thought she was.
C.She fell in love with Bill Clinton.
D.She came first in her class.
34. What is the writer’s attitude towards Hillary Clinton?
A. The writer admires Hillary.
B. The writer has no clear opinion.
C. The writer dislikes Hillary.
D. The writer thinks she is not popular.
35. In what order did the following things happen?
1.Hillary graduated from Yale University.
2.She tried to improve the hospital system.
3.Bill and Hillary Clinton first met.
4.Barak Obama defeated Hillary, but millions of people supported her.
5.Bill Clinton became the US President.
6. People said she wouldn’t win.
A.1, 3, 2, 5, 4 , 6
B. 3, 1, 5, 2, 6, 4
C.1, 2, 3, 6, 5, 4
D. 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6
(C)
I wish there would be a way to describe China in simple terms but that's impossible. For the most part Chinese people are friendly, easygoing and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and they are also the hardestworking people I have ever met.
In China, family is everything. In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. Many times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends. I teach many students a year, talking to them freely.
The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US. The city of Xiang Fan I live in isn't large and I live better. Nonimported foods are very cheap, so are clothing and articles of everyday use. The cost of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese value education. However, it is reported that many children can't afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor areas in China. But they organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. In my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance to the development of the rural education.
When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone through. While it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of China, but we also have the same problems.
When I am asked which country I consider better, China or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than each other, we are only different.”
36. What does the author think of Chinese people?
A. He thinks most Chinese people hardly work.
B. He thinks most Chinese people are proud.
C. He thinks highly of most Chinese people.
D. He thinks it’s easy to describe Chinese people.
37. What is the author doing in China?
A. He is visiting the places of interest.
B. He is teaching English in a school.
C. He is studying in a college.
D. He is on business.
38. What are NOT cheap in China in the author's opinion?
A. Clothes and shoes made in China.
B. Local foods.
C. Public transportation tickets.
D. Imported foods.
39. We can infer from the passage that the author thinks ________.
A. the westerners have got to know China well
B. China's economic miracles have appeared everywhere
C. the progress of China is seldom reported in the US
D. the education in rural areas is never cared about in China
40. The author thinks ________.
A. living in the US is better than in China
B. people in different countries enjoy their own lives
C. people in China live a happier life than those in the US
D. life in the US is the same as that in China
(D)
It is said that as the population of a city grows, so do its problems. Contamination,too many cars, and crowded streets are just a few of these difficulties. One way to help with these problems is city trains. Trains traveling to different parts of a city mean fewer cars and buses on our roads, cleaner air, and more open streets. In recent years, cities such as Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai have all built city train lines.
The first city train line in China was built in Beijing. The oldest part of the train line, from Beijing Zhan to Ping Guo Yuan was opened in 1969. Its length was 23.6 kilometres. As the city grew after 1980, so did the need for more trains. A newer train line was built to help move people around the city centre. The 16-kilometre-long “circle line” was finished in 1987. Since。