黄冈市2011年初中升学模拟考试

英 语 试 题

第一部分 选择题(共80分)

一、听力(共二节，计25分)

第一节(共9小题;第小题1分，满分9分)

听下面9段对话。每段对话后面有一个小题，从题后所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. A. The man worked hard. B. The party didn’t end until midnight.

C. The man didn’t sleep long.

2. A. At 6:00. B. At 6:30. C. At 7:00.

3. A. Boring. B. Interesting. C. Useful.

4. A. The woman should buy her new shoes. B. The woman should buy a third pair.

C. The woman shouldn’t buy two pairs of shoes.

5. A. It was a poor game. B. The Chinese players were pretty good.

C. The man had no time to watch the game.

6. A. Mom’s. B. Tim’s. C. Tom’s.

7. A. By bike. B. By car. C. On foot.

8. A. Grade Seven. B. Grade Eight. C. Grade Nine.

9. A. About four blocks. B. About five blocks. C. About six blocks.

第二节(共16小题;每小题1分，满分16分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各题将给出5秒钟的答题时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第10段材料，回答第10—11小题。

10. What does Helen want to be ?

A. A policeman B. A soldier C. An athlete.

11. How old is Helen?

A. 14 B. 15 C. 16

听第11段材料，回答第12—14小题。

12. Why does the girl want to change her coat?

A.Because the coat doesn’t fit her. B.Because the coat is too expensive.

C.Because she doesn’t like the colour.

13. Who bought the coat for the girl?

A. Her brother. B.Her sister. C. Her mother.

14. Which coat will the girl probably take?

A.A red one，Size 11. B.A yellow one，Size 9. C.A blue one，Size 1

听第12段材料，回答第15—17小题。

15. Which city is the man leaving for?

A.MOSCOW. B.London. C. New York.

16. When did the last train leave?

A.At 9:50. B.At 9:55. C.At 10：30.

17. Where can the man buy the ticket?

A.On the train. B.Near the bus station. C.At the ticket window

听第13段材料，回答第18—21小题。

18. Why does Jane want to get a job?

A. She wants to give her father money. B. Her friends all have jobs.

C. She needs more money for herself .

19. What is Jane’s father worried about?

A. She won’t have enough time for her homework.

B. She is so lazy that she can do nothing well. C. She’ll come home late at night.

20. How often will Jane work?

A. Twice a week. B. Every day after school. C. Once a week.

21. What doesn’t Jane want to do?

A. Work at her father’s shop B. Clean the toilets C. Get paid by hour

听第14段材料，回答第22—25小题。

22. How many persons were there in the room when someone was knocking at the door?

A. One person. B. Two persons. C. Three persons.

23. What did the young man wear?

A. A white shirt. B. A pair of glasses. C. Long trousers.

24. Who was the young man?

A. He was a friend of the writer’s. B. He was a friend of the writer’s brother’s.

C. He was a strang e man to them.

25. What was probably the end of the story?

A. The young man was taken away by the police.

B. The young man became their friend. C. The young man ran away.

二、语言知识运用(共两节，计35分)

第一节 单项选择(共20小题，每小题1分)

A)从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出与所给句子划线部分意义相同或相近并能代替的那一项。

( )26. Only a few old city walls remain now.

A. keep B. are left C. recover D. are rebuilt

( )27. What he said moves me a lot.

A. What did he said B. The thing C. His words D. He spoke

( )28. Don’t make fun of the poor old man.

A. mistake for B. make a joke on C. be fond of D. be excited about

( )29. —What is on show in the museum?

—The pictures which were taken by Yang Li Wei.

A. to take B. taking C. were taken D. taken

( )30. —I t’s raining these days. I won’t ride my bike to school tomorrow.

—I won’t, either.

A. So won’t I　 　B. So I won’t C. Neither will I D. Neither I will

B)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( )31. —We’ll visit the Summer Palace _______ there is a heavy rain tomorrow.

— OK! Boating on the lake must be great fun.

A. if B. as soon as C. unless D. since

( )32. It is kind _ ___ you _______ me with my English.

A. for, to help B. of, to help C. for, help D. of, helping

( )33. Some students in our class like reading, _____ like playing computer games.

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

( )34. Tony’s sister is ______ to take care of the little baby.

A. careful enough B. enough careful C. enough carefully D. carefully enough

( )35. When I came home, my father _____ an e-mail on the computer.

A. writes B. wrote C. is writing D. was writing

( )36. Brother Bob asked me_______ I heard a big noise from outside.

A. that B. why C. whether D. who

( )37. — ______ have you been skating?

— I’ve been skating since I was seven years old.

A. How long B. How often C. How many D. How much

( )38. I can’t go to the movie with you, because my mother asked me _____ housework.

A. does B. doing C. did D. to do

( )39. — I think that Germany will win the next World Cup.

— ____, I think that Brazil will win next time.

A. I don’t know B. Good idea C. I agree D. I disagree

( )40. Tomorrow is my ______ birthday.

A. twelve B. twelfth C. the twelfth D. the twelve

( )41. Don't forget to give the baby some food drinks, ______?

A. will you? B. shall we C. won't you D. do you

( )42. _____ great news it was!

A. What a B. What C. How D. How a

( )43. My shoes are worn out. They need __________.

A. to mend B. mend C. be mended D. to be mended

( )44.--- May I speak to John?

--- Sorry, he ____________Japan. But he _________in two days.

A. has been to, will come back B. has gone to, will be back

C. has been in, would come back D. has gone to, won't come back

( )45.— I'm sorry to trouble you, Miss White.

—________.

A. Fine, thank you. B. All right. C. It's very kind of you. D. It doesn't matter

第二节 完形填空(共15小题，满分15分)

从短文后所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Most parents, I suppose, have had the experience of reading a bedtime story __46__ their children. And they must have realized how difficult it is to write a __47__ children’s book. Either the author has aimed (定目标) too __48__, so that children can’t follow what is in his ( or more often, her ) story, __49__ the story seems to be talking to the readers.

The best children’s books are __50__ very difficult n or very simple, and satisfy(令人满意的) the __51__ who hears the story and the adult(成年人) who __52__ it. Unfortunately(不幸的是), there are in fact few books like this, __53__ the problem of finding the right bedtime story is not __54__ to solve. This may be why many of the books regarded as __55__ of children’s literature(文学) were in fact written for __56__ “Alice in Wonderland” is perhaps the most obvious(明显)of this.

Children, left for themselves, often __57__ the worst possible interest in literature. Just leave a child in a bookshop or a __58__ and he will more willingly choose the books written in an unimaginative (并非想象的 ) way, or have a look at the most children’s comics(连环图书), full of the stories and jokes which are the rejections of teachers and righting-thinking parents.

Perhaps we parents should stop __59__ to brainwash(洗脑)children into accepting(接受)our taste in literature. After all, children and adults are so __60__ that we parents should not expect that they will enjoy the same books. So I suppose we’ll just have to compromise(妥协)over the bedtime story.

( )46. A. to B. in C. with D. around

( )47. A. short B. long C. bad D. good

( )48. A. easy B. short C. high D. difficult

( )49. A. and B. but C. or D. so

( )50. A. both B. neither C. either D. very

( )51. A. child B. father C. mother D. teacher

( )52. A. hears B. buys C. understands D. reads

( )53. A. but B. however C. so D. because

( )54. A. hard B. easy C. enough D. fast

( )55.A. articles B. work C. arts D. works

( )56. A. grown-ups B. girls C. boys D. children

( )57. A. are B. show C. find D. add

( )58. A. school B. home C. office D. library

( )59. A. going B. liking C. trying D. preferring

( )60. A. same B. friendly C. different D. common

三、综合阅读(共三节，计34分)

第一节 综合知识(共6小题，每小题1分，满分6分)

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择正确答案。

( )61. China's first dynasty was the ________ dynasty.

A. Xia B. Shang C. Zhou D. Qin

( )62. The Yellow River goes through nine provinces and joins the ___________.

A. Bohai Sea B. East China Sea C. Huanghai Sea D. South China Sea

( )63. _________ is similar in both Britain and American, but ________ is quite different.

A. Spoken English; written Engl ish B. Written English; oral English

C. E-mail English; written English D. Spoken English; oral English

( )64. In western culture, ___________ is often used to describe a women who is cruel.

A. the dog B. the cat C. the tiger D. the lion

( )65. Children and some young people play tricks on their on ____

A.Holoween B.Easter C.April Fool’s Day D. Christmas

( )66. There are ________ letters and ________ phonetic symbols (音标)in English.

A. 26; 28 B. 20; 28 C.26; 20 D. 26; 48

第二节 阅读理解(共7小题，每小题2分，共14分)

(1)

The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive in

the water to find the secrets there. Scuba diving is a new sport today. It can take you

into a wonderful undersea world.

You will find many strange animals in the sea. Some are as large as a school bus.

Many sea animals give out light in the dark and some have sharp teeth.

During the day, there is enough light. Here, under the sea, everything is blue and

green. When fish swim nearby, you can catch them with your hands. When you have

bottles of air on your back, you can stay in deep water for a long time. However, you

can’t dive too deep. And you must be very careful when you dive in deep water.

The deep sea is not an easy place to live in. It’s cold, and it’s dark, too. The deeper

it is, the less sunlight there is. At about 3,000 feet, there is no light at all. It is dark in

the sea. Many fishes have no eyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side.

Besides (除了) the cold and darkness, deep-sea animals face a third danger ---

other animals.

Animals eat! They must find food to eat. Many animals eat plants. However, some

Animals eat meat. This means these sea animals have animals have two big jobs.They

need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals’ meal.

( )67. Why do people want to dive in the sea? Because ________.

A. they want to catch fish B. they want to find the secrets of the undersea world

C. the sea is deep D. there are all kinds of plants in the sea

( )68. In the daytime, when you dive in the sea, you _________.

A. can see everything green and blue B. can’t be in danger

C. can atch nothing D. can’t see anything clearly

( )69. When you do scuba diving, you can __________.

A. stay in deep water for a long time B. dive very, very deep

C. live in deep water easily D. dive freely without any dangers

(2)

John lived with her mother when he was young. He didn’t know who his father was. The woman did some washing for the rich and could buy only some bread for her son. So the boy was short and thin.

One cold morning there was much snow in the streets. A car knocked the woman down and the policemen took her to the hospital. She didn’t tell John that his father deserte d(遗弃) her before he was born until she died. She left her son the name and address of his father.

John found his father, Mr. Brown, in another city. He was one of the richest shopkeepers and he had to receive his son. From then on the boy lived a rich life. He ate all kinds of delicious food and wore beautiful clothes. But he didn’t go to school and could not read or write.

Once his father took him to a party. He saw a newspaper lying on the floor and picked it up while others were talking about a film. He had a look at it and found a car’s wheels were upward, he called out,“ Oh, dear! An accident happened!”

All the people were surprised and began to read the newspaper. But soon they all began to laugh. Do you know why?

( )70. John didn’t know his father because _________ .

A. the man was rich B. the man deserted his mother

C. his mother left the man D. the man didn’t like him

( )71. John was short and thin because _________ .

A. he didn’t like sports B. his parents were short too

C. he was often hungry when he was young D. his mother never gave him food

( )72. The woman told John who his father was _________ .

A. after she was knocked down by a car B. befo re her son left

C. before she was in hospital D. before she died

( )73. After John found his father, _________ .

A. he was angry with the man B. he started a rich life