四川省成都市中考英语拔高训练4

四川省成都市2013年中考英语拔高训练4单项选择( )1. It is ____useful book. I borrowed it from ____school library.A. an; aB. a; anC. a; theD. an; the ( )2. –Who's your English teacher?–Miss Gao. She teaches ____ English very well.A. ourB. usC. oursD. we( )3. —Must I finish the work in two days, Mrs. White?—______.A. Yes, you needB. No, you mustn’tC. No, you needn’tD. Certainly not( )4. –Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest post office is?–The nearest post office? You will have to walk ____.A. 500-metres awayB. 500 metre farC. 500 metres fartherD. 500-metre far( )5. –Mary, what about going boating if it ____ tomorrow?–Good idea!A. not rainB. will rainC. doesn't rainD. won't rain( )6. She is planning on driving. Let's help her ____ some good ideas.A. come outB. come upC. catch up withD. come up with ( )7. Yesterday, some doctors ____ a ____ boy.A. had saved, dyingB. saved, deadC. has saved, deadD. saved, dying( )8. I___ in this small mountain village when I was a child.A. use to liveB. used to livingC. used to liveD. used to life( )9. We can do the work better with _____ money and _____ people.A. less, fewerB. fewer, lessC. less, lessD. fewer, fewer( )10. — Shall we play football now?—Sorry, I can’t. Because my mother is ill, I have to ______ her at home.A. look forB. look atC. look afterD. look like ( )11. While I____ with my friend, she came in.A. am talkingB. was talkingC. talkedD. am going totalk()12. All of us enjoy playing computer games, ______ we can't spend too much time onit.A. andB. orC. butD. so( )13. Mike is only 15 years old. He is not ______ to get a driver’s license.A. old enoughB. enough oldC. young enoughD. enough young( )14. –We can use MSN to talk with each other on the Internet.–Really? Will you please show me ____ it?A. what to useB. how to useC. how can I useD. what can I use ( )15. The students got______ when they watched the interesting film.A. excitedB. boredC. sadD. upset( )16. —The food is ve ry delicious. I’m very full.—Why don’t you ______ a walk with me?A. takeB. to takeC. takesD. took( )17. Miss Wang has been afraid of ______ alone since she was young.A. beingB. beC. to beD. is( )18. —“Do you know ________ ? I’m going to see him. ”—“Sorry, I don’t know. ”A. where does Mr. Li liveB. where did Mr. Li liveC. where Mr. Li livesD. where Mr. Li lived( )19. John is hungry. He want s to________ eat.A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD everything( )20. — Could you help me write the report?—__________. I haven’t got time at the moment.A. No problemB. No, sorryC. Yes, pleaseD. All right1~5 CBCCC 6~10 DDAAC 11~15 BCABA 16~20 AACAB完形填空My father was my hero, all throughout my ___31____. The father ___32____eight children, he knew his great duty.When I was very little, he ___33____to be so large. In my eyes he could do ___34____, we all knew he was in charge. He was a man of great strength both physically and in ___35____, but in him there was a gentleness, he found ___36____to be outgoing and kind.Many ___37____of childhood were greeted with a kiss, and songs to me as I awoke, those days I surely miss. He made me ___38____ so special, "Miss America" he would sing. I knew I had my ___39____ love. It gave me courage to do almost anything. He loved her and his children, so much he gave up years of his life ,caring for this woman, his wife. Day and night he fought hard for years with her ___40____.From __41_____I learned to stand up tall, to be ___42____ of who I am. Strength and decisions were the qualities of this fine man. As the years of his life reduced day by day, that strength kept him __43_____.Twenty days later his own time was at an end. I lost my hero, my father, a man ___44____ was my friend. For I am my father's daughter, one day we will meet again. But until then I will remember, and the love will ___45____end.31.A work B life C study D time32.A in B from C of D for33.A appeared B wanted C used D liked34.A things B something C nothing D anything35.A mind B head C body D arms36.A result B routes C ways D steps37.A minutes B days C years D months38.A look B sound C realize D feel39.A mother’s B father’s C friend’s D brother’s40.A illness B business C sadness D tiredness41.A he B her C himself D him42.A proud B pride C great D nice43.A living B lively C live D alive44.A whose B who C which. D whom45.A always B ever C never D hardly31—35 BCADA 36---40 CBDBA 41---45 DADBC阅读理解（A）A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned. “We want to see the president,” the man said softly. “He’ll be busy all day,” the secretary said coldly. “We’ll wait,” the lady replied.For hours, the secretary didn’t talk t o them, hoping that the couple would finally become tired and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance didn’t have th e time to spend with nobodies.The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We can’t put up a statue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died, this place would look like a cemetery.“Oh, no” the lady explained, “We don’t want to b uild a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, “A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? The physical building at Harvard cost sev en million and a half.”For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a univer sity?” Her husband nodded(点头). Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name -------a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.You can easily judge(判断) others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.46. What did the old couple go to Harvard for?A. They wanted to see their son.B. They had an important meetingC. They went to Harvard just to see start a universityD. They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.47. Why didn’t the president come out to meet the couple?A. He was really busy at that time.B. The secretary didn’t allow the couple to meet the president.C. He was important and didn’t have time for unimportant people.D. He had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.48. From the passage, we can know ______.A. the old couple were in fact rich peopleB. the secretary was afraid of the old coupleC. the old couple’s son was killed in HarvardD. the president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. the old couple set up their own university.B. the old couple set up a memorial to their sonC. the old couple gave a building to Harvard.D. Giving a building to Harvard was easy and cheap at that time.50. The best title of the passage is “______”.A. Never Judge a Book by Its CoverB. How the Stanford Was BuiltC.A Visit to Harvard UniversityD. A Strange Old Couple（B）Sorry to say, our brains naturally start slowing down at the young age of 30. It used to be thought that this couldn't be helped, but new studies show that people of any age can train their brains to work faster. "Your brain is a learning machine," says University of California scientist Dr. Michael Merzenich. Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger. All that's required is the practice designed just for the purpose: a few exercises for the mind.Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to speed up the process（过程）in which the brain deals with information (). Since much of the data we receive comes through speech, the Brain Fitness Program works with language and hearing to better speed and accuracy （准确性）.Over the course of training, the program starts asking you to tell sounds (between "dog" and "bog", for example) at an increasingly faster speed. It's a bit like tennis instructor, says Merzenich, hitting balls at you faster and faster to keep you challenged. You may start out s low, but before long you're pretty quick.The biggest finding in brain research in the last ten years is that the brain at any age is highly plastic. If you ask your brain to learn, it will learn. And it may even speed up while in the process. To keep your brain young and plastic you can do one of a million new activities that challenge and excite you：playing table tennis or bridge, doing crossword puzzles, learning a language.... "When it comes to preventing ageing, you really do 'use it or lose it'," says Barbara Sahakian, professor at Cambridge University.51. According to the new studies, what will happen to our brains?A. They will not start slowing down until the age of 30B. They will start working slowly after the age of 30C. They can work as well as at a young age through certain exercisesD. They can not be improved once they start to slow down52. The writer mentioned many ways to speed up your brain, EXCEPT_____A. doing a million new activitiesB. sleeping as much as possibleC. playing some intelligent gamesD. playing table tennis53. What can we learn from the text?A. Using right tools is important for brains’ work.B. Brain research deals with information from the InternetC. Dr. Merzenich is a scientist in computer,D. Many activities can keep our brains young.54. Which of the following agrees with the writer’s idea?A. The train methods work better for the old.B. People should train the brain to stop it from aging.C. The training of the brain should start at an early age.D. It is necessary to take part in as many activities as possible.55. Which one is TRUE according to the passage?A. If you are 71 years old, your brain is too old to train.B. You can eat the food to keep your brain young and plastic.C. Merzenich has developed a computer-based training method to train brains.D. You will feel younger when you train your brain.46. ____D____47. ____C____48. ____C____49. ____A____50. ____B____51. ____C____52. ____B____53. ____D____54. ____B____55. ____C____（C）Everyone has got two personalities – the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don’t show your secret personality when you’re awake because you can control your behavior, but when you’re asleep, your sleeping position shows thereal you. In a normal night, of course, people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.If you go to sleep on your back, you’re a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don’t like to upset people, so you never express your real feelings. You’re quite shy and you aren’t very confident.If you sleep on your stomach, you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you’re always easily upset. You’re very stubborn (顽固的) ,but you aren’t very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time.If you sleep on curled up, you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you’re often defensive. You’re shy and you don’t normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You’re easily hurt.If you sleep on your side, you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weakness. You’re usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious, but you don’t often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people.56. According to the writer, you naturally show your secret and real personality _______. A．only in a normal nightB. only when you go to sleepC. only when you refuse to show yourself to the worldD. only when you change sleeping position57. Maybe you don’t want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. Why?A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you.B. He or she is rarely ready to help you.C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out.D. He or she woul dn’t like to get help from you.58. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because ____.A. he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident, but not stubbornC. he or she has more strengths than weaknessD. he or she often considers annoying people56-60BABCD。