(C)

When I was about 12, I had an enemy, a girl who liked to be point out my shortcomings(缺点). Sometimes she said I was thin. Sometimes she said I was lazy. Sometimes she said I wasn’t a good student. Sometimes she said I talked too much, and so on. I tried to put u p with(忍受) her as long as I could. At last, I became very angry. I ran to my father with tears in my eyes.

He listened to me quietly, and then he asked, “Are the things she said true or not? Mary, didn’t you ever wonder what you’re really like? Go and make a list of everything she said and mark the points that are true. Pay no attention to the other things she said.”

I did as he told me and to my surprise, I discovered that about half the things were true.

I brought the list back to my dad. He refused to take it. “That’s just for you,” he said. “You know better than anyone else the truth about yourself. When something said about you is true, you’ll find it will be helpful to you. Don’t shut your ears. Listen to them all, but hear the truth and do what you think is right.”

Many years have passed. The situation often appears in my mind. In our life we often meet with some trouble and we often go to someone and ask for advice. For some advice you will treasure(珍惜) all your life!

32. What did the writer’s father do after he heard her complaints(抱怨)?

A. He agreed with her “enemy”.

B. he let her continue to put up with her “enemy”.

C. He told her to write down all her “enemy” had said about her.

D. He told her not to pay attention to what her “enemy” had said.

33. The writer felt________ when she did the things as her father had told her.

A. surprised B. angry C. disappointed D. sad

34. Which of the following can we know f rom the passage?

A. The “enemy” thought the writer was pretty.

B. The “enemy” thought the writer studied hard.

C. The writer and her “enemy” became best friends at last.

D. The writer is grateful to her father.

35. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?

A. My Parents

B. A Serious Criticism(批评)

C. What People Say About You Is Always Right

D. The Best Advice I Ever Had

答案：

26—28 BBD 29—31 CBD 32—3 5 CADD

六.任务型阅读。根据短文内容填空，每空一词。(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

(A)

Is there a chocolate-powered racing car in the world? Hey!You have read too (A)________ children's books! But wait!Now，there is really such a racing car in the world.A team from a British university made it.

The chocolate-powered racing car's engine(发动机) uses waste from chocolate factories or vegetable oil as fuel (燃料).Its body (B)用土豆制成，its steering wheel is made from carrots，its seat is made of soybeans，(C)________its brake pads(刹车片)are made from nuts!Well，can this car run very fast? (D) Certainly!It can go from zero to 60 miles per hour in 2.5 seconds，and go as fast as 135 miles per hour.When the racing car is running，it cleans itself and lets out oxygen.

“It took us more than nine months to (E) complete the racing car，”said a team member.“The car is really green. You can find many of the car's parts at a farmer's market or even in a litter bin because most of the materials(材料) are waste in most people’s eyes.It’s fun.”

However，(F)this eco-friendly (环保的) car cannot be driven in the official(正式的)race because of the engine's unusual fue.

56.在文中(A)和(C)的空白处分别填入适当的词 ________ ________

57.将文中划线部分(B)译成英语：________

58.写出文中划线部分(D)和(E)的同义词语或近义词语：________ ________

59.将文中划线部分(F)改写为：the engine's unusualfuel makes it________ to________this eco-friendly car in the officiaI race

60.从文中找出能说明本文中心大意的短语：________

(B)

Amanda is an American filmmaker and actress. She came to China three years ago to study Performance at Beijing Film Academy. Last month, she moved to Japan to study Economics at the University of Tokyo. On June 10th, She returned to the USA. She chatted with her parents about the cultural differences between the two countries.

“The people in both countries are very friendly to foreigner. But they have different cultures. For example, when I spoke Chinese in China, the people there always showed surprise on their faces. But when I came to Japan, I found it was opposite. Most local people there hoped I could talk with them in Japanese, though I was not g ood at it,” she said.

Amanda thought this might have something to do with the fact that the western group in Japan is older than the one in China. They have stayed in Japan for a long time. And most of them speak Japanese well. But Westerners in China are still quite a new group. They’re usually treated as guests and tourists.

阅读短文，完成下面表格，每空一词。

In Japan In China

Time Amanda spent About one month About 61 years

Subjects Amanda 62　 Economics Performance

Different 63 The Japanese expected the Westerners to speak Japanese. The Chinese felt 64 when the Westerners spoke Chinese.

The reason of the cultural difference The western group in China is 65 than the one in Japan.

答案：

56.many;and 57.is made of/from potatoes 58.Of course/Surely：finish

59.impossible：drive 60.a chocolate-powered racing car

61three/3 62studied/learnt/learned 63 cultures 64 surprised/amazed 65 younger/newer

(2011年江苏省中考冲刺英语模拟试卷7)

三. 阅读理解(共10小题，每小题2分，计20分)

(A)

Mr Brown’s house was less than two miles from his office, so he could drive home every day for lunch. Every time he drove home at noon, he found many cars outside his house and there was no room for his own car. He had to drive somewhere else to park his car. Then he walked back home. This made him very angry.

He put up a board in the garden facing the road. The board said, “No Parking”. But nobody noticed it. People seemed to obey only a police notice with white letters on a blue board:

POLICE NOTICE

NO PARKING

Mrs Brown asked his husband to steal a police notice but he was afraid to do so. Then she asked him to make one just like a police notice. Mr Brown said he was not the police and couldn’t use the word “police”. Several days later, Mr Brown made a blue board with white letters.

POLICE NOTICE

NO PARKING

“Oh!” Mrs Brown said.“You told me you weren’t going to use the word ‘police’, but why do you use it now?” “Really?” he asked.

“Look again,” she started to laugh. “You are really clever”.

26. Mr Brown’s office was ______ his house.

A. next to B. not far from C. 2 hours’ drive from D. 5 miles from

27. Mr Brown was angry because ______.

A. he found no room to park his car outside his house

B. he had nothing to eat for lunch at home

C. he lost the way when he drove back home one day

D. he couldn’t make a police notice outside his house

28. Mr Brown made ______ notice board (s) altogether (总共)。

A. one B. two C. three D. no

(B)

One of the most famom scientists to study adaptations(适应能力)was Charles Darwin(达尔文).He was born in England in 1809.He wasn’t the best student in his school, but when he was 16,his father sent him to a medical school. Charles liked spending time outdoors observing(观察)nature more than attending medical calsses.He dropped out without graduating.

Next, Charles’father sent him to school to become a minister(牧师).This time he made it to graduation, But he didn’t want to do the work of a minister. His friends encouraged him to follow his interest in science.

After graduation, Charles was invited to sail on the Beagle as an unpaid scientist.He wasn’t the first choice.but he was the lucky one to go.The Beagle was to travel to Soulth America and then around the world.The crew’s task was to make maps of the places they visited.

On December 27th ,1831. Charles Darwin sailed from England on the Beagle。The trip was planned to last two years. In fact, it lasted five.During this time, he saw many amazing things.He collected lots of plants and animals and took them back to England to study.

Twenty-three years later , Darwin published an scientific paper with another man named Wallace.Darwin described how some animals have adaptations that help them survive. They are passed on to，offspring(后代).Darwin’s ideas about adaptations to the study of living things.

29.Darwin was very interested in____________

A.attending medical classes B. the work of a minister

C.sailing around the world D.science

30.The Beagle was a(an)___________.

A.ship B.plane C plant D-animal

31.When Darwin published the scientific paper, he was_____ years old.

A. twenty-three B.twenty-two C.forty-five D.fifty

(C)

I was in line waiting to pay. In line there were two people before me. A little boy was buying some rather strange clothes. He chatted with anyone who was interested in the clothes and soon we learnt that he was going to a kindergarten(幼儿园) party. He had done a great job of putting together interesting costumes.

I noticed that the little boy was paying mostly with change(零钱). It seemed that he had robbed his pig bank(猪形储蓄罐) to do this shopping. However, the cashier told him he was short after counting all the money. The boy thought for a moment and said, “Please keep the shirt and I will come back with more money. “

It was clear that he had already used all the money he had and he was $ 8.00 short. The lady in front of me said, “Well, I could pay half of that. “I told the boy that I could pay the other half. We dug into our handbags. However, both of us only had ten-dollar bills(纸币) and we needed the cashier to get the change for us. Other shoppers began digging into their pockets to find some change. It was amazing and touching as all these strangers seemed to react(反应) with the same mind. All wanted to be of help. Within minutes the cashier said, “I have too much money.” The cashier didn’t need our ten-dollar bills. Then the lady in front of me, who had been the first to offer help, said, “Wait! I didn’t even get a chance to give anything!”

I smiled at her and said, “You did your share, because it was your idea and you started all this. “ The little boy smiled and thanked us. We wished him the best and he left. I was left with a good feeling. I had seen the love and goodness of others all around me. The woman in front of me smiled and said, “It sure feels good to give, doesn’t it?” I smiled back and said, “Yes !”