中考英語模擬測試卷（三）第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）

第一節（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

A

16.IfAmyworksasaguide,shecanget.

A.$500amonth

B.$12anhour

C.$35aweek

D.$185amonth

17.IfMrBlackwantstorentahouseforhisfamily,hecan.

A.call555-4140

B.call555-0698

C.call555-4863

D.e-mailguidehr@126.com

18.Wholostacat?

A.Lizie

B.John

C.Andrew

D.Peter

B

WorldPostDayiscelebratedonOctober9.Thisdayisthedatewhenthefirstpostalunion,theUniversalPostalUnion(UPU,萬國郵聯),wasstartedin1874inBern,Switzerland.

Postisoneoftheoldestwaysofcommunicating.Thepostalserviceispartofpeople’sdailylifeallovertheworld.Peoplesendorreceivelettersandparcels(包裹)throughthepostalservice.

DidyouknowthatChinawasoneofthefirstcountriestohaveapostalservice?Expertsdisagreeaboutthedate,butitislikelythattherewasasystemduringtheQinDynasty(221–207BC).

Infact,someexpertsthinkthattheremayhavebeenapostalsystembeforethen.IntheZhouDynasty(1122–256BC),Confucius(孔子)(551–479BC)said:“newsofdeedstravelsfasterthanthemail.”

ExpertsbelievethattheChinesePostalServicehasbeeninuseforthelongestamountoftimeintheworld.

Manystudentscollectstampsforahobby.This,accordingtoUPU,helpsyoungpeopletolearnabouttheworld.

“Thequickestwaytolearnaboutacountryisprobablythroughstampcollecting,”saysAnthonyAlverno,aUPUofficial.

Throughstampcollectingyoucangobackintimetohundredsofyearsagoorgointoouterspace.Youcanmeetfamouspeople,orlearnaboutplacesandanimalsfromaroundtheworld.

“Itdoesnotcostalotofmoneyandmostofallit’sfun,”saysAlverno.

WorldPostDayiscelebratedinmanyways.Postalservicesinmanycountriesusethisdaytohavestampexhibitionsandusespecialstamps.

19.China’spostalsystemprobablyexistedinasearlyas_____.

A.QinDynasty

B.ZhouDynasty

C.1874

D.256BC

20.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthe

followingstatementsisTRUE?

A.WorldPostDayiscelebratedinBern,

Switzerlandeveryyear.

B.Thereisaspecialstampexhibitionon

WorldPostDay.

C.Peopleusethepostalserviceto

communicatewitheachother.

D.TheChinesePostalServicehasexistedlongerthananyotherpostalservice.

21.Manystudentscollectstamps,because

they_____.

A.haveagreatinterestindoingthis

B.wanttoearnsomemoney

C.usethestampstosendletters

D.wanttolearnmoreaboutstamps

22.Theunderlinedphrase“gointoouter

space”inthestorymeans_____.

A.becomeanastronaut

B.sendyoutoouterspace

C.learnaboutthepast

D.getsomeknowledgeaboutouterspace

C

GordonBrownwasborninScotlandin1951.Hischildhoodwasabrilliantsuccessbecauseofhistalent.Hewasacceptedintomiddleschoolat10.At16hebecametheyoungeststudentatEdinburghUniversity.

“Atthattime,hewasaluckyboy,goodat

almosteverything,”saidhisoldfriendMurrayElder.

However,setbacks(挫折)fellontheoutstandingboy.Afterarugby(英式橄欖球)injury,hebecameblindinhislefteye.Beforelong,similarsymptoms(癥狀)developedinhisrighteye.“Ilayinthehospitalbedintotaldarkness,uncertainaboutmyfuture,”saidBrown.

Lookingbackintothepast,Browndidn’tcomplainabouthismisfortune.Heevensaid:“Onedoorcloses,youcan’tplayrugbyanymore,soyoufocusonotherthings.”

Brownwasinterestedinstudentpoliticsinuniversity,whichhelpedalotinhispoliticalcareerlaterinlife.

In1997,BrownwasmadeChancelloroftheExchequer(財政大臣).Hehassucceededingivingthecountryahighrateofemploymentandthelongestperiodofeconomicgrowthinitshistory.

Comparedwithhissuccessfulcareer,Brown’sfamilylifehasbeenfullofdowns.Helosthisfirstdaughtertendaysafterherbirth.His1-year-oldyoungestsonhasadisease.“Theseaccidentsmakemecherishmylifemore,”hesaid.

23.GordonBrownwassuccessfulinhis

childhoodbecausehe_____.

A.playedrugbyverywell

B.wenttomiddleschoolat10

C.wasverytalented

D.wenttoEdinburghUniversity

24.WhenGordonBrownlookedbackonthe

past,he_____.

A.wishedthathehadnotplayedrugby

B.stillhadhopeforthefuture

C.believedthathewouldhaveabetter

future

D.feltverysadabouthismisfortune

25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabout

GordonBrown?

A.Hedidn’tlikepoliticsinuniversity.

B.HebecameChancelloroftheExchequer

at48.

C.Hedidn’timprovethecountry’s

employment.

D.Hedidagoodjobofimprovingthenationaleconomy.

26.Fromthelastparagraph,weknowthatBrown’sfamilylife_____.

A.isfullofaccidents

B.isassuccessfulashiscareer

C.makeshimupsetabouthislife

D.isdestroyedbyhisenemies

D

IntheHollywoodmovieMeanGirls,threeprettyhighschoolgirlsalwayshangouttogether.Theymakefunofotherstudents.Theywon’tletyousitwiththematlunchifyoudon’twearthesamecoolclothesasthem.

IntheUS,agroupofgirlslikethisiscalledaclique(小圈子).Theylookdownonandlaughatotherpeople.

Somegirlssay“Oh,myGod!”“Wearen’tlikethat.Wedon’thavecliquesoranything.”

Butwedohavecliques.TheymaynotbeasextremeasthecliqueinMeanGirls,buttheyexist.It’sjustthatafewextremecasesmakethewholecliquethingseemamuchbiggerdealthanitreallyis.

It’susualforpeopletogettogetherwithotherswhosharetheirhobbies,andinmanycases,clothingstyles.There’sagroupforgirlswholiketoshop.There’sagroupforkidswholikemovies.Thesciencenerds(書呆子)hangoutwitheachother.Sportspeoplelikeeachother’scompany.

Youmightthinkthatthepopulargroupswouldmakefunofthenerdyones.Butthat’sactuallynottrue.Inmyexperience,peoplearetoocaughtupintheirownlives.Theydon’thavetimetomakefunofothers.

Thewayteenagersbehaveinschoolisreallynodifferentfromthewayadultsbehave.Afterall,adultsstillwanttohangoutwithpeopletheylikeandhavethingsincommonwith.

27.WhatarethethreegirlsinthemovieMean

Girlslike?

A.Theyaregoodateverysubject.

B.Theydressbeautifullyeveryday.

C.Theyarepopularwiththeirclassmates.

D.Theyareunfriendlytootherpeople.

28.AccordingtoParagraph5,whichkindsof

peoplemayliketogettogether?

A.Thosewhohavethesamehobbies.

B.Girlswholiketoshopandboyswholike

movies.

C.Sciencenerdsandsportspeople.

D.Thosewhoareinthesameclass.

29.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“caught

up”probablymean?

A.Tired.

B.Lazy.

C.Busy.

D.Happy.

30.Accordingtothelastparagraph,we

knowthat.

A.therearenogroupsforadults

B.adultsdon’tlikehowteenagersbehaveinschool

C.adultsliketomakefriendswithdifferent

people

D.adultsandteenagershavesimilarwaysofmakingfriends

第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

下面文章中有五處（第31-35題）需要添加首句。請從以下選項（A、B、C、D、E和F）中選出符合各段意思的首句。選項中有一項是多余選項。

A.DoyouknowallthethingsUSstudents

dowhentheygocamping?

B.Oneofthemostimportantthingsisa

light,brightly-coloredtent.

C.Theywilllookforasmanyfriendsasthey

cantogotogether.

D.Firstofall,theydecidewheretocamp.

E.Dependingonwhatkindofactivitiesare,

theybringdifferentclothes.

F.Safetyisthemostimportantthing.

Haveyoueverdreamedofenjoyingthebeautifulcountrysideandlisteningtothewindonacoldnight?Thenyouneedtogocamping.Butbeforeyougo,youreallyneedtoknowwheretostart.Let’sseewhatUSmiddleschoolstudentsdotoprepareforacampingtrip.

31Theyoftenchooselakes,mountains,theforestortheseaside.CampinggroundsareallovertheUS.Whentheymaketheirdecision,theywilltelltheirparentswheretheywillgo.

32Iftheyaregoingtoaremotearea,theywilltakeabagincludingapocketknife,flashlight(手電筒),foodandwater.Agoodmapandcompass(指南針)arealsonecessary.

33Mosttentsareeasytoputup.Theycomewithagroundsheet,whichstopswaterfromgettingin,aswellasaflyscreen,sothatbugs(小蟲)don’tflyintothetentatnight.

34Forexample,iftheywanttogohiking,theywilltakeastrongpairofwalkingboots(靴子),somelightweighttrousersandawaterproof(防水的)coat.

35Summervacationisrightaroundthecorner.Whynotspenditcampingwithyourparentsorfriends?

第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分25分）

第一節:完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

通讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出一個最佳選項。

Roberthadjustmovedintotheneighborhood,andhehadastrangefeelingthathewasnotwanted.

Hethoughtmaybe36boysweretryingtogetanideaofwhathewaslike.Butthatdidn’tmakehimfeelanyless37.Hewasnew,andhehadtobe38.Still,provinghimselfwouldnotbeall39easy.Hedidnotwanttomakefriendswithbadboysordoanything40thelaw(法律)toprovethathewas41.No!Hemustshowwhathewasmadeofinagoodway.That’showhegothis42.

ThenextdaywasSaturday.He43thatmostoftheboyswouldgodowntotheplaygroundandchoosesidesforSaturday’s

44game.Robertknewhecouldplaybasketballwell,andthatmightbeenoughtoprovehewasstrong.Thentheboyswouldwanttobehisfriends.

He45earlyanddidhisstepexercises.Heshot(投擲)theballseveraltimesanddidsomeotherexercises,someof46wereverydifficultandlookedcool.

Thentheboyscame.Robert47whathehaddonebeforethegameand48whathecoulddo.Noonesaida49.Theboysjustlookedateachotherandthoughtaboutit.Whenitwasallover,thebiggestoneinthegroup50andshookhishand.Robertknewhehadmadeit.

36.A.anotherB.theothers

C.othersD.theother

37.A.lonelyB.friendly

C.happyD.uncertain

38.A.examinedB.checked

C.correctedD.tested

39.A.evenB.that

C.tooD.much

40.A.forB.against

C.onD.about

41.A.weakB.friendly

C.strongD.lovely

42.A.ideaB.lesson

C.prizeD.feeling

43.A.decidedB.considered

C.realizedD.knew

44.A.footballB.basketball

C.volleyballD.baseball

45.A.arrivedB.got

C.learnedD.showed

46.A.thatB.it

C.themD.which

47.A.lookedthroughB.wentthrough

C.livedthroughD.gotthrough

48.A.showedB.acted

C.playedD.gave

49.A.letterB.word

C.phraseD.sentence

50.A.criedB.left

C.smiledD.stayed

第Ⅱ卷

第二節（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（1個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。

ChinesekidsknowaboutmanyWesternfestivals,Christmasforexample.Buthaveyouever51._______ofEaster(復活節)?

EasterisoneofagroupofdaysonwhichChristians(基督徒)rememberthelifeofJesus.OnGoodFridaytheyrememberhis

52._______(dead).OnEastertheycelebrateJesus’risingfromthedead.It’saserious,butjoyfuldayforChristians.

It’saspecial,happytimeforkids,justlikeChristmas.Foronething,there53._______cuterabbitseverywhere.Thisis54._______formanycenturiesrabbitshavebeensymbolsoflife.Rabbitshavelotsofbabiesandsothey55._______(seem)rightforEaster.There’sevenan“EasterBunny(復活節兔子)”,anEasterversionofSantaClaus.

Eggsaresymbolsoflifetoo.Aneggcanbethestartofnewlife.AtEaster,kids

56._______uptofindtheirmomsanddadshavegiventhemchocolateeggswithcandyinside.Theyalsohavefunboilingand

57._______(paint)eggs.

Thebestthingisthe“Easteregghunt”.Thisiswhenparents,neighbors,sometimesthewholecommunity,hideeggsin

58._______places.Theyleav