英语_2013年江苏省无锡市宜兴市官林学区中考英语一模试卷(含答案)

2013年江苏省无锡市宜兴市官林学区中考英语一模试卷

一、单项填空在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．（本大题共14分，每小题1分）

1. As we know，________ have lived on Earth for ________ years．（）

A human； millions

B human； millions of

C humans； millions

D humans； m illions of

2. ---________ is the bus stop？

---It's just around the corner．（）

A How soon

B How long

C How far

D How much

3. ---Put ________ waste bag into the dustbin，please．

---It's not ________ waste bag．It's my shopping bag．（）

A the； a

B a； the

C a； a

D 不填； the

4. Mr Black has just arrived，but I didn't know he _______ until yesterday．（）

A was coming

B will come

C comes

D had come

5. You use the word"________"when you are describing something smaller in size or amount t han something else．（）

A little

B few

C less

D fewer

6. ---________ do you ________ the TV programme？

---Not bad，I think．（）

A What； like

B How； like

C What； think

D How； think of

7. She had great difficulty ________ the suitable food on the menu in that restaurant．（）

A finding

B find

C found

D to find

8. ---Do you need to hand in your English written work tomorrow morning？

---No，I ________．（）

A can't

B mustn't

C don't need

D don't have to

9. Being not far ________ the sea，London is famous ________ its fog．（）

A from； with

B from； for

C away； with

D away； for

10. ---Didn't your brother ________ go to school by bike？

---Yes，he did．But he ________ walking to school now．（）

A used to； used to

B use to； used to

C used to； is used to

D use to； is used t o

11. I do not doubt ________ win in the race．（）

A whether he will

B whether will he

C that he will

D that will he

12. The purpose of new inventions is to make life easier，________ it more difficult．（）

A not make

B not making

C not to make

D do not make

13. The performance was very exciting and ________ the audience raised a shout of joy．（

）

A every time

B from time to time

C at all times

D at the same time

14. ---I'm sorry to have caused so much trouble．

---________．（）

A That's all right

B You're welcome

C You're too kind

D Please don't say no

二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以

填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑．（本大题共10分，每小题10分）15. John Brown was a shopkeeper．He sold and repaired watches in his small shop．One day his cousin, Mike, came to the shop and said to him, "I've lost my job．Do you （1）

________ if I work in your shop? ""Certainly not．I'll teach you everything I know about watch es, "John told Mike．For the first few weeks, Mike worked very hard．He was polite and hel pful to the customers （顾客）．He cleaned the shelves and （2）

________ where everything was in the shop．John was very pleased with him．While Mike loo ked （3）

________ the front of the shop, John was able to work and build up the repair business in the ba ck room．

After a month and a half, Mike asked, "Is there anything else you want to （4）

________ me? "

"Yes, Mike, there is, "John said．"It's time I taught you the secret of our （5）________．"

"I think I know that, "Mike said．"You buy watches at one price and sell them at a higher p rice．The （6）________ in price is our profit （利润）．"

"That's true, but it's not where we make most of our profit, "John said．He （7）

________ a watch from the counter （柜

台）．"Do you think this watch is a good one? "he asked Mike．"No, I don't think so．It's a ch eap one, "the young man answered．"We can't make much profit from selling those．Perhap s only a few dollars each．"

"That's where you are （8）

________, my boy, "John said．"Those watches make more profit than any other watch in the s hop．"

"Could you tell me （9）________ those cheap watches make more profit? "Mike asked．

"They are really cheap, but they are always （10）

________, "John told him．"We make our profit from repairing them．"

（1）

A worry

B mind

C know

D agree

（2）

A showed

B answered

C learned

D explained

（3）

A after

B for

C at

D towards

（4）

A give

B present

C test

D teach

（5）

A plan

B experience

C success

D message