中考英语模拟拔高性题目+答案

初中英语中考模拟拔高性题目

(时间：90分钟，分数：80分)

一.单选题（本题共15小题，每题1分;共15分）

1. —Would you like to watch the basketball match with me this evening?

—__________. I like basketball very much.

A. I’d love to

B. Not really

C. I wouldn’t go

D. Thank you all the same

2. My sister met him at the cinema yesterday afternoon, so he__________your lecture.

A. couldn’t have attended

B. needn’t have attended

C. mustn’t have attended

D. shouldn’t have attended

3.—Have you heard the story of “The Merchant of Venice”?

—No. When and where does the story__________?

A. take up

B. take on

C. take place

D. take off

4. —Why is Mr. Li so happy this morning?

—Because he was honoured with a(n)__________for excellence in teaching.

A. present

B. gift

C. award

D. reward

5. —Who__________it be that is knocking at the door?

—It__________be Father, but I’m not sure.

A. can; must

B. can; may

C. must; can

D. may; must

6. As you can see，the number of cars on roads__________rising these days.

A.was keeping

B.keep

C.keeps

D.were keeping

7. When we were young, every evening my brother and I__________stay at home waiting for our mother.

A. would

B. might

C. should

D. could

8. I am looking forward to__________your answer as soon as possible.

A. receiving

B. being received

C. receive

D. be received

9. The company was named Gates Hall__________ a man named James Gates.

A. in need of

B. in search of

C. with the help of

D. in memory of

10.__________matters most in learning English is enough practice.

A. What

B. Why

C. Where

D. Which

11. The manager sounded__________on the phone. He offered to show us around the company.

A.softly

B.friendly

C.gently

D.seriously

12. After Jack had sent some e-mails, he__________working on his project.

A. had started

B. has started

C. started

D. starts

13.—Linda didn’t invite us to the party.

—__________? I don’t care.

A. For what

B. So what

C. What’s on

D. What’s up 14. Don't make__________same mistake for the second time in__________day.

A. a; the

B. a; a

C. the; the

D. the; a

15.—Brad was Jane’s brother!

—__________he reminded me so much of Jane!

A. No doubt

B. Above all

C. No wonder

D. Of course

二．完形填空（本题共20小题，每题1分;共20分）

One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried 16 for hours as the farmer tried to figure out 17 to do. Finally he decided the animal was 18 and the well needed to be 19 up anyway, so it just wasn’t 20 to rescue the donkey.

He invited all his 21 to come over and help him. They all grabbed（握起）a shovel (铁铲) and began to shovel 22 into the well. At first, the donkey 23 what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s

24 , he was quiet.

A few shovel loads later, the farmer looked 25 the well and was 26 at what he saw. With every shovel of dirt that 27 his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would 28 it off and take a step up. As the farmer’s neighbors 29 to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take another 30 up. Pretty soon, everyone was surprised as the donkey stepped up over the 31 of the well and ran off.

Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The best way of 32 out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our 33 is a stepping-stone. We can get out of the deepest 34 just by not stopping, never 35 ! Shake it off and take a step upward!

16. A. sadly B. confidently C. frequently D. gradually

17. A. how B. what C. that D. which

18. A. strong B. old C. stubborn D. powerful

19. A. dug B. flowed C. covered D. emptied

20. A. important B. possible C. necessary D. worth

21. A. neighbors B. relatives C. partners D. friends

22. A. dust B. pain C. stone D. dirt

23. A. determined B. recognized C. realized D. allowed

24. A. relief B. surprise C. fear D. joy

25. A. down B. around C. for D. after

26. A. annoyed B. delighted C. surprised D. disappointed

27. A. attacked B. packed C. recovered D. hit

28. A. shake B. blow C. take D. wash

29. A. decided B. continued C. pretended D. volunteered

30. A. base B. stage C. step D. breath

31. A. bottom B. track C. appearance D. entrance

32. A. holding B. getting C. sorting D. sticking