人教版英语中考模拟试题及答案

2012年人教版英语中考模拟试题

一、单项选择（共20小题，计20分）

从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

16. We Chinese people are very _______ our long history.

A. famous for

B. good at

C. proud of

D. worried about

17. Jack started to work at _______ early age because his family was very poor.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. /

18. —Bob! Is this your dictionary?

—No, it isn’t. Ask Sally. She is looking for_______.

A. his

B. hers

C. mine

D. yours

19. Look at the flowers! They are in different _______: red, yellow, pink…

A. colors

B. sizes

C. prices

D. names

20. —Have you ________ read the poem If?

—Yes. I really enjoy it.

A. still

B. ever

C. yet

D. never

21. When I returned to my hometown, I was nearly lost. Almost_______ had changed.

A. nothing

B. anything

C. something

D. everything

22. The world is becoming smaller and smaller because the Internet gets us _______.

A. less

B. more

C. closer

D. farther

23. Lin Lin often practices English _______ chatting with her American friend.

A. in

B. by

C. for

D. with

24. —_______ will it take you from your school to the library?

—About half an hour. So I’ll be there by 9 o’clock.

A. How far

B. How soon

C. How long

D. How many

25. —How is your friend coming?

—I’m not sure. He _______ drive here.

A. may

B. can

C. must

D. will

26. _______ hamburgers are junk food, many children like them.

A. If

B. Unless

C. Because

D. Although

27. Linda can’t see the blackboard because the boy who sits her is very big and tall.

A. behind

B. beside

C. in front of

D. in the front of

28. —The 11th National Games will be held in Shandong in October, 2009.

—________ exciting news!

A. How

B. What

C. How an

D. What an

29. —Dear, what time is the flight to Beijing on Saturday?

—Wait a minute. Let me _______ in the schedule (时刻表).

A. look at it

B. look for it

C. look after it

D. look it up

30. —You aren’t a professional athlete, are you?

—________ . I am just a football fan.

A. Yes, I am

B. No, I’m not

C. Of course

D. Sometimes

31. This is the novel________ is written by Guo Jingming.

A. who

B. what

C. that

D. /

32. —What a beautiful watch! Is it new?

—No, I have _______ it for 2 years.

A. had

B. sold

C. borrowed

D. bought

33. —You are always talking about your pet dog. What’s it like?

—________.

A. It likes meat

B. It’s three years old

C. It’s small and white

D. It likes playing with me

34. —Sorry, what did you say just now?

—I asked ________.

A. when did he leave

B. where you have been

C. whom will you go with

D. how I could get to the station

35. —My parents never stop going on about (唠叨) how I should study hard.

—________.

A. So my parents do

B. Nor my parents do

C. Nor do my parents

D. So do my parents

二、阅读理解（共20小题，计30分）

阅读下列短文，然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

A

Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed a boy ahead of him. He had tripped (绊倒) and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with some clothes, a baseball bat and a glove.

Mark knelt (跪) down and helped the boy pick up the things. Since they were going the same way, he offered to carry some things for the boy.

As they walked, Mark discovered the boy’s name was Bill. He loved video games, baseball and history, but he was having trouble with some of his subjects.

They arrived at Bill’s home first. Mark was invited in for a Coke and to watch some television. The afternoon passed pleasantly with some laughs and talk. Then Mark went home.

They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice, then both graduated from junior school.

Three days before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.

Bill reminded (提醒) Mark of the day years ago when they had first met. “Did you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things home that day?” asked Bill.

“You see, I took away all my things from school. I had stored away some of my mother’s