2012中考英语模拟试题五

彭楼中学2012中考英语模拟试题（五）

一. 单选

21. Y ou digital camera is quite nice. Where did you buy _________? I want to buy _________,too.

A. one, one

B. it; it

C. it; one

D. one; it

22. ----Thanks _________the engineer, they couldn't succeed _________ his help.

----To show their appreciation, they gave the engineer a big bunch of flowers.

A. for; without

B. for; with

C. to; without

D. to; with

23. All children should be grateful to their parents, who ________them _________food and clothes.

A. provide; with

B. provide; for

C. offer; to

D. give ; to

24. ----Mr. Jackson never thought his daughter could make such great progress, _________?

---- _________, because she had never got such good scores before.

A. could she; Y es, she could

B. did he; Y es, he did

C. couldn't she; No, she couldn't

D. did he; No, he didn't.

25. She was so angry at all _________ I was doing _________ she walked out without saying anything.

A. /, that

B. what; that

C. which; what

D. what; /

26. ---Will you give me a hand? I have some trouble _________ the science job.

---Great. I _________ it was Mary's _________ birthday this weekend.

A. solving; in five minutes

B. to solve; in five-minute

C. to solve; after five minutes

D. solving; after five-minutes

27. All of us preferred _________ to _________ there by bus.

A. walking; go

B. to walk; go

C. to walk; going

D. walking; going

28. ----Good news! There is _________ a birthday party this weekend.

----Great. I _________ it was Mary's _________ birthday this weekend.

A. going to have; am told, fifteen

B. going to be; was telling; seventeen

C. going to be, told; eighteenth

D. going to be; was told; thirteenth

29. ---Look! That man looks like Mr. Brown.

----It _________be him, for he _________American.

A. can't; has gone to

B. may not; has gone

C. mustn't; has been to

D. can't; has been to

30. ----Could you tell me _________?

A. how many people have been out of hospital.

B. when is Thanksgiving Day.

C. which animal does he like best.

D. what time will the dolphin show start.

二、完型填空：

On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain. Excited as usual, I stopped ______31______ the rhythm(节奏）of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn‟t 32 listening to it and thinking of the yard 33 I spent my childhood in my hometown. When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house _____34____ a big yard in the countryside. The yard was full of flowers and trees, with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I 35 to sit in the corridor, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the falling raindrops.

When small drops of rain fall from the heaven in a row, they from a curtain made up of silver pearls; when the raindrops reach the ground, a lot of small sprays(水花）will splash and then disappear slowly.

I have been always interested in watching such a scene. Just as Indian poet Tagore wrote in his 36 , “The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered, …We are the homesick childre n, Mother; come back to you from the heaven.‟”

Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel calm and _____37____ in my heart. This feeling of peace make me _____38____ a lot about life. We are the children of the earth, and one day we will embrace(拥抱) our earth and stay with her forever. Life is 39 and we should treasure it.

Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the 40 of life.

31. A. hearing of B. listening to C. to listen to D. to hear

32. A. stand B. help C. bear D. tolerate

33. A. in which B. from which C. behind which D. on which

34. A. of B. has C. there is D. with

35. A. happened B. wanted C. wished D. used

36. A. novel B. poem C. play D. work

37. A. peaceful B. careful C. helpful D. wonderful

38. A. thought B. to think C. thinking D. think

39. A. happy B. valuable C. exciting D. short

40. A. danger B. meaning C. difference D. quality

三、阅读理解：

A

When my wife and I were talking in a nursing home,my friend Miriam came and asked if we had a few minutes to talk.

“I've always thought I need three things to be happy:someone to love,something to do and something to look forward to,”she said.”I have people to love,and the activities keep me as busy as I want.but I don’t have anything that I am looking forward to.Do y ou have any ideas?”

“What do you like to do most?”we asked.

“Oh,I used to love to laugh with others,”Miriam said.

“What did you laugh about?”we asked.

“Everything I could see,hear,feel,taste or smell,”she said with a smile.

At that moment,we got the ideas to start ort project.We began looking for humor,and we used all of our senses.

We started with a poster that said:Life is too important to be taken seriously.We found a button that read:Enjoy life tea bag…only in hot water you realize how strong you are.

We continued searching and found many things filled with humor.People brought us illustrations,book,games,comic strips and magazines.We put together humor baskets with books,tapes,greeting cards and toys for children of all ages.

Miriam told us that the highlight of her day was sharing what was inside of her basket with others. Someone said what she was doing was searching for a smile and sharing it so,that's what we called our project,”Search for