2011年北京市平谷区中考英语一模试卷

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

Tom is a kind boy.  ____ is always ready to help others.

    A. He       B. His      C. Him       D. Himself

2. 难度：中等

Lily gets up  ____ 7 o’clock.

   A. in        B. on      C. at         D. to

3. 难度：中等

There ____ many places of interest in Beijing.

A. has       B. have      C. is         D. are

4. 难度：中等

--- ______ helped the poor cat find its home?

--- My best friend, Mary.

A. What     B. Who      C. Whose     D. Which

5. 难度：中等

The price of the bus ticket is much ____ than before.

   A. cheap     B. cheapest   C. cheaper    D. the cheapest

6. 难度：中等

My mother has two brothers. One is a doctor, ____ is a lawyer.

    A. other       B. another    C. others      D. the other

7. 难度：中等

--- ______ you give your seat to this old man?

    --- Of course.

   A. Can         B. Shall       C. Need       D. Must

8. 难度：中等

It’s very late at night,  ____ our teacher is still working .

    A. and         B. but        C. or         D. so

9. 难度：中等

--- Where is your grandpa now?

    --- He ______ newspaper in the living room.

A. read        B. is reading   C. was reading   D. reads

10. 难度：中等

If you’re strict with yourself, you_____ great progress.

A. make       B. made       C. will make     D. have made

11. 难度：中等

Parents always ask their children ___ all kinds of difficulties bravely.

A. face        B. facing      C. to face        D. faced

12. 难度：中等

--- What did Lucy do yesterday afternoon?

   --- She ____ her parents do the housework.

 A. help       B. helped      C. will help      D. is helping

13. 难度：中等

Students in Beijing _____away many books to the Hope Schools since 2009.

A. have given     B. give        C. will give      D. gave

14. 难度：中等

The 29^th Olympic Games _____ in Beijing in 2008.

    A. is held        B. was held    C. holds        D. held

15. 难度：中等

–-- Can you tell me ____________ in the future?

   --- Sure.  It must be much better.

A. what will our life be like          B. what our life will be like

C. what is our life like               D. what our life is like

二、完型填空

16. 难度：中等

Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach, “Let me try.” She was already on the swim team, but this was different. One of the divers had not arrived, and Kitty needed much help. Her coach looked  36   at her. She had been practicing dives, but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides, 37   was completely deaf. Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well. However, Kitty 38  , and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area.

Kitty began diving with Dr. Sammy Lee, a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion. The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was  39   work, and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way. However, she was able to 40   practicing. While she was diving , Kitty won many gold medals, but she wanted 41  . Perhaps she learned something from her 42  . Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life, Kitty’s mother went to college to 43   about teaching people who are deaf. Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf.

Kitty’s life was 44  but normal, and as an athlete, Kitty was much bettter than others. When she gave up diving, she wanted danger and adventure. She raced cars, boats, and motorcycles. Many of these 45  usually require at least some hearing. For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine. Kitty did it by  46 .

In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television. Soon she became one of the   47  women in Hollywood. In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour.

1.A. up      B. down     C. carefully          D. closely

2.A. she      B. he      C. I           D. it

3.A. worked      B. did    C. practiced    D.  came

4.A. easy      B. usual     C. pleasant     D. hard

5.A. like       B. finish     C. keep     D. begin

6.A. fewer        B. more     C.some      D. many

7.A. father      B. mother    C. coach      D. teacher

8.A. learn      B. read      C. write      D.listen

9.A. something   B. anything   C. nothing   D. everything

10.A. classes     B. meetings    C. activities   D. parties

11.A. listening    B. learning    C. speaking   D. feeling

12.A. latest       B. fastest      C. prettiest   D. busiest

三、阅读理解

17. 难度：中等

1.How long will you travel if you go to Cayman Islands?

   A. Two weeks.       B. Ten days.      C. One day.         D. Three days. 

2.Where is Betsy travelling?

   A. From Ensenada to Hawaii.        B. On Cayman Islands.

   C. On beach.                      D. At a shop.

3.Who is having a vacation on Cayman Island?

   A. Betsy.          B. Betsy’s parents.      C. Larry.       D. Robby.

18. 难度：中等

A strong earthquake has hit the town of Galta 200 kilometres north of Madras. The earthquake hit the town at 7:15 yesterday evening. The earthquake measured(量出) 7.2 on the Richter scale(里克特震级), the strongest for five years.

The earthquake happened as most people were having their evening meal at home. There were very few people outside in the streets. Buildings fell down and many fires started. The electricity and water were cut off.

As it was dark, the emergency services had a lot of problems. There was no electricity for lights, and there was no water to put out the fires. Early this morning, planes flew over the town to see the damage.

The emergency services are now trying to reach the town. The nearest airport is at Bandel, about 100 kilometers away. The railway station at Galta is closed, because four bridges fell down in the earth. The nearest train station is 32 kilometres away at Solan. We shall have more reports for you during the day. 

1.What were the most people doing when the earthquake hit the town?

   A. Sitting outside.                        B. Cutting off the electricity.

   C. Staying at home.                       D. Starting fires.

2.Why didn’t the emergency services reach the town?

   A. Because it was dark.                    B. Because planes flew over.

   C. Because there was no water.              D. Because four bridges fell down

3. How far is the nearest airport from the town?

   A. About 100 kilometers away.              B. 32 kilometres away.

   C. About 72 kilometers away.               D. 200 kilometres north of Madras.

19. 难度：中等

All over the world, the global diet includes fast food—prepared items from inexpensive restaurants, snack bars, or food stands. Some examples of American fast food are hamburgers, hot dogs, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. Some types of international fast foods might be German sausage and Schnitzel, Italian pizza, Japanese sushi and tempura, Chinese eggrolls and noodles and the like. The variety of fast foods all over the world is growing. Even so, this kind of style is becoming worldwide. Fast-food places usually prepare and serve the items quickly. Many are part of fast-food chains (eating places with the same name and company owner). For example, the biggest and most famous American fast-food chain serves hamburgers in nearly every part of the world.

   For several reasons, many people choose fast food. First, it is quick and convenient. Second, it is cheaper than special home-cooked meals or formal restaurant dinners. And third, it is easy to find every eating place with the same company name. The atmosphere and style of most fast-food places is casual, comfortable, and familiar.

Why do other eaters stay away from this fast, easy kind of nourishment? The main reason is its low nutritional value. Fast food doesn’t have large amounts of fiber, vitamins, minerals, and the like-elements necessary for good nutrition and health. In contrast (相反), most types of fast food have a lot of fat, sugar, or salt in them. Possibly, these things can cause or increase health disorders, like heart disease, and some kinds of cancer. Recently, these quick and easy kinds of world wide nourishment are generally getting better and more healthful. For example, many fast-food restaurants now have put vegetable items on their menus.

   Of course, human beings around the world don’t always eat in fast-food places.The variety of food choices is large now and is probably going to increase. The number of food preparation methods is growing too. Cooking customs, eating habits, and food preferences all over the world are becoming more healthful. In these and other ways, the global diet is changing.  

1.From Paragragh 1,we can know that __________________.

A. America serves four kinds of fast food

B. we used to have more types of fast food

C. different countries have different types of fast food

D. America serves fewer fast food than other countries

2.The underlined phrase “stay away from” means __________.

    A. move away from   B. disorder   C. get out of    D. dislike

3.The passage is mainly about ___________.

A. the changing global diet    

B. the increasing types of diet

C. the reason why people choose fast food

D. the reason why people dislike fast food

20. 难度：中等

People cannot reach an agreement on the use of science and technology. For example, will radiation from electronic equipment destroy the environment? Should medical scientists change gene structures to prevent genetic disease or to create “more perfect” human beings? While people are arguing about these and others, technology continues to influence our everyday lives—the home, health and education, entertainment and communication, and so on.

   Some people carry on active social lives with computers —their own or the ones in public places like cafes, social centers, libraries, and so on. Communicating with others in chat rooms,  computer users can get to know people they might never meet in traditional ways. With live online video connections, two people with cameras in their computers can see and talk to each other from separate places.

   With modern telephone technology, most people stopped writing lettters—especially personal letters and notes. But now, writing to communicate has returned in electronic form, or e-mail, which is a way of sending messages from one computer to another. For some computer users, the wish to communicate intelligently or creatively with others makes them want to write better.

   Computer technology has also made it possible to run a house electronically. From turning lights on and off to starting the coffee and cooking the hot meal, computers are taking care of people at home. Many modern machines have computer chips that allow their owners to program them. For instance, you can “instruct” a microwave oven how to cook a dish. Most entertainment equipment operates with computer technology too. Computers can even start cars automatically so that on cold winter mornings you can get into a warmed-up vehicle and drive off.

   Although much of the technology in our everyday lives has good effects, there are some uses that raise questions. For example, are interactive media ( i.e., a combination of television, telephone, and computer) going to control minds, cause people to forget about family life and personal relationships? What effects will the genentic engineering of food have on people’s health? High-tech medical treatments can make a person live a much longer life, but can they improve the health and happiness of human beings? Only time will tell, but, in the meantime, science and technology will continue to move forward. 

1. What does the underlined word “ chips” mean?

A. thin pieces of potatoes  B. small holes    C. small pieces of wood   D. central parts

2.We can know from the passage that _________.

   A. technology never stops changing our everyday lives 

   B. with computers each of us can live a comfortable life

   C. people can do more activities with computers

   D. the more you use computers, the better you might write

3.What can we infer from the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A. The longer you live, the happier you are.

B. High-tech medical treatments can’t improve our health and happiness.  

C. High-tech medical treatments can’t help us with everything.

D.The writer questioned high-tech medical treatments somehow.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

   A. Science and New Technology        B. Computers Change Our Lives

   C. Everyday Uses of Technology        D. Only Time Will Tell

四、其他题

21. 难度：中等

阅读短文，根据上下文意思，将方框中的句子还原到短文中适当位置。其中有一个多余选项。

Liz was excited. She was going to Asia with her mom. Neither of them had ever travelled out of the United States before. They were going to fly to Hong Kong. 1. , they would travel to Shanghai and Beijing.

"Beijing is inland.   2.   . I forget the name of the port. Anyway, we're going to see the Great Wall, the Tiananmen Square, and the Forbidden City. It's going to be so cool!" she told her neighbor Jane.

From China,they would go to Japan. From Japan, they would catch a flight back to Los Angeles.

"  3.. It's only going to cost us $2,800 each, IF we don’t shop a lot," she laughed.

"I hope your trip is more fun than mine was," said Jane. "I travelled to the Bahamas on a large ship. 4.  . I stayed in bed for almost three days. "

"We've heard about those ," said Liz. "I’m sure Mom and I will have a happy holiday."

22. 难度：中等

阅读短文, 根据其内容回答问题。

A type of bird that is now extinct (消失) is the passenger pigeon. The passenger pigeon lived in the eastern part of North America. Scientists believe that in the year 1500 there were as many as five billion of these birds living from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. They flew at great speeds and would travel to many places to look for food. Passenger pigeons grew to be about 16 inches long.

Settlers who came to North America killed the passenger pigeon for food and for its feathers. The forests where they lived were cut down to clear the land for farming. Because the passenger pigeon laid only one egg at a time, their population did not grow quickly. The last passenger pigeon died at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens in 1914.

Another type of bird that has become extint is the dodo. The dodo lived on an island called Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. It had short, stubby legs and wings and a large curved beak. The dodo was about the size of a large turkey. It was acturally related to the pigeon, but it could not fly. Like the passenger pigeon it laid only one egg at a time. Dodos became extinct because they were eaten by sailors and animals, such as pigs and monkeys, that the sailors brought to the island. The dodo is believed to have died out in 1680.

Another flightless bird that has become extinct is the moa. The moa lived on the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Like the dodo, the moa’s legs were shorter, but some of these birds grew to be more than ten feet tall. And the causes of its extinction is the same as the dodo’s.   The moa is believed to have died out sometime during the 1700s.

1. Were there many passenger pigeon in the year 1500?

2.When did the last passenger pigeon die at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens ?

3.Where did the dodo live before it died out?

4. How many kinds of birds have died out in the passage?

5. Why have these birds died out?

五、补充句子

23. 难度：中等

根据中文意思完成句子。

1.该吃晚饭了。

___________________________________ supper.

2.春天来了，咱们去植树吧。

Spring is coming.  __________________to plant trees.

3.河水过去很脏，但是现在很干净。

    The river ______________ dirty. But it’s very clean now. 

4.父母和邻居都为他而自豪。

    _________________________________________ him.

5.学生们作业太多，用在体育锻炼上的时间很少。

The students have ____________________ physical exercises.

六、书面表达

24. 难度：中等

根据中文大意和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的短文，所给提示词语供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

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