52. When can you see the film Voldemort?

A. Tuesday, October, 4pm. B. Tuesday, October, 10pm.

C. Thursday, September, 8pm. D. Friday, September, 4am.

53. How much will it cost for a family with two children (one is 5 and the other is 8) to see a film?

A. $ 22. B. $ 30. C. $ 44. D. $ 48.

54. When can people book tickets?

A. The day before the film. B. Anytime before the film.

C. An hour before the film. D. No later than half an hour before the film.

55. What can you do in the cinema?

A. Eat some food. B. Have some drinks.

C. Make a phone call. D. Smoke in the area provided.

B

Our village carpenter, John Hill, came one day and made a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for the work.

My wife told me, quietly, “That’s his ninth cup o tea today.” But she said, loudly, “It’s a beautiful table, dear, isn’t it?”

“I’ll decide about that when I see the bill.” I said. John laughed and gave me his bill for the work. I read:

One dining table Nov. 10

Cost of wood $ 17.00

Paint $1.50

Work 8 hours $ 8.00

Total(合计) $ 36.50

When I was looking at the bill, John said, “It’s been a fine day, hasn’t it? Quite sunny.”

“Yes,” I said. “I’m glad it’s only the 10th of November.”

“Me, too,” said John. “You wait … It’ll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”

“Yes, colder … and more expensive! Dining table will be $ 20 more expensive on November 30th, won’t they, John?”

John looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? I gave his bill back to him.

“If it isn’t too much trouble, John,” I said, “please add it up again. You can forget the date.”

I paid him $ 26.50 and he was happy to get it.

56. Why did John talk about the weather when the write was looking at the bill?

A. Because he didn’t want the writer to read the bill carefully.

B. Because it was really a fine day.

C. Because John thought the writer was interested in the weather.

D. Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.

57. The writer thought John would ask for ______ if he made a dining table on the last day of

November.

A. $ 20.00 B. $ 46.50 C. $ 56.50 D. $ 26.50

58. The underlined words “add … up” means “______” in Chinese.

A. 修理 B. 合计 C. 考虑 D. 返工

59. When the writer gave him the money, John was happy because ______.

A. he got much more money for his work B. he got what he should get for his work

C. he got the money easily D. he didn’t have to add up

60. Which of the following sentences in NOT RIGHT?

A. The writer’s wife will put the dining table between the two windows.

B. John will ask for more money for the dining table at the end of the month.

C. The dining table costs the writer $ 36.50.

D. The weather is quite fine all that day.

C

Have you ever heard about Chaplin? He was one of the greatest and funniest actors in the history of the cinema. During his lifetime, Chaplin acted in 13 films, and wrote, directed(导演) and acted in 69 other films.

Chaplin was born in London in 1889. He began to act by chance when he was five years old. Chaplin’s other was a singer. One day she lost her voice during the performance and had to leave the stage. The five-year old Chaplin went on and sang a famous song. In fact he sang so well that all the audience threw money onto the stage. Chaplin stopped singing and told the audience he would pick up the money first and then finish the song. The audience laughed. At the age of eight, Chaplin joined a group of child dancers.

In 1912 Chaplin went to the USA for a second time and he got his first film part there. In his film, Chaplin wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache(胡子) and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked. As soon as the part that Chaplin acted appeared in the film, the audience couldn’t help laughing. OF all his film, City Lights, Modern Times and The Gold Rush are the most well-known.

Chaplin lived the last years of his life in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977.

61. Chaplin acted ______ films all his life.

A. 13 B. 69 C. 82 D. 56

62. Chaplin was born in London and he spent most of his life in ______ and he died in ______.

A. London, the USA B. The USA, Switzerland

C. Washington, Switzerland D. Switzerland, Switzerland

63. The second paragraph in this passage mainly tells us that Chaplin was born with a sense of

______.

A. humor B. confidence C. loving money D. dance

64. According to this passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE?

A. Chaplin became a famous actor when he was only five.

B. Chaplin died at the age of 86.

C. In 1912, Chaplin went to the USA for the first time.

D. The parts that Chaplin played make people laugh.

65. The best title of this passage is ______.

A. Chaplin and his mother B. Charlie Chaplin

C. A famous actor D. Chaplin and his film

答案：

51-55 AADDB 56-60 ACBBC 61-65 CBADB

六、阅读表达(共5小题，计5分)

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成下列各题。

The Great Lakes between the US and Canada are the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. For a long time, people lived happily beside the Lakes until the countries began to build factories along the shores. (A)Pollution was killing the Lakes. Pretty soon, the Lakes’ ecosystem was not right any more. Scientists knew something had to be done. So did the government. They learnt it was important to keep the ecosystem of the Lakes healthy and strong. If the Lakes (B)____________, the whole world would feel it. (C)Many areas would become deserts and many animals would lose their homes and maybe die out. As a result, they set up a lab called the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (D)解决问题.

1. 将划线部分(A)改写成 The Lakes was ______ ______ pollution.

2. 在(B)的空白处填入一个适当的词语 ____________

3. 将划线部分(C)译成汉语 ____________

4. 将划线部分(D)译成英语 ____________

5. 在正文中找出能说明主题的短语 ____________

答案：

1. killed by 2. dried u3. 许多区域将变成沙漠，而许多动物将失去家园并可能灭绝。 4. to solve the problem 5. something had to be done

(2011年山东省中考英语模拟试题(2))

四、阅读理解(共15小题，计15分)

阅读下列短文并做每篇后面的题目。从各题A、B、C、D中选出能正确回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。

A

 Two-year-old hero Ye Chengfeng saved most of his family from a deadly gas leak(泄漏). As his grandfather lay dead, the child woke up his grandmother and saved five other family members from death.

 More and more British school kids use their mobile phones to cheat(作弊)in exams. They use them to send messages to get the answers. So far this year, 1,013 students were caught cheating with mobile phones. Teachers are now teaching themselves so they can find the cheats. They also ask the students to hand the phones in before exams.

 A new study shows that girl chimps(黑猩猩) are faster to use tools than boys! Experts found that girl chimps in East Africa use sticks to dig in the soil two years earlier than boys do. But they don’t know why. Girls watched their moms work, but the boys climbed trees. Yes, human girls always learn to write and draw first, but boys often run and play balls earlier than girls.

 In Germany, doctors have three ways to help kids who are addicted(上瘾的) to the Internet. First, learning art — Kids learn painting or singing; Second, doing sports — Kids do swimming or horse riding. The last one is to go into nature — Kids plant flowers and grow vegetables. Doctors want kids to find other ways to have fun rather than surf the Internet.

51. How many family members did 2-year-old Ye Chengfeng save?

A. Six. B. Five. C. Three. D. Four.

52. The British teachers are teaching themselves to ______.

A. send messages to each other

B. find their students’ cheats in exams

C. stop the students from using their mobile phones

D. ask the students to hand in their phones before exams

53. According to the third piece of news, we know ______.

A. chimps are cleverer than monkeys

B. only chimps in East Africa can use tools

C. human boys always learn to write and draw earlier than girls

D. experts don’t know why girl chimps use tools faster than boys

54. The German doctors help kids addicted to the Internet so that they can ______.

A. go into nature B. enjoy their school life better

C. become famous painters and singers D. find some other ways to enjoy themselves

55. Choose the best title for each piece of news above from the following six ones:

① Girls learn faster than boys? ② Phone cheats ③ Little hero

④ No cheating! ⑤ Internet cure ⑥ Go into nature

A. ① ⑤ ④ ⑥ B. ③ ④ ⑥ ⑤

C. ③ ② ① ⑤ D. ② ③ ① ⑤

B

We use the Internet for many things: business, shopping, writing letters, talking to people, finding information and so on. In recent years, a new kind of English has grown on the Internet. There’s no real word for it yet, so we’ll call it e-talk.

People don’t like typing too much. To save time, they turn phrases into a few letters (called acronyms). Acronyms are often used in chat rooms(聊天室). Some of them are:

BTW (by the way) BRB (be right back)

LOL (laughing out loud) IMO (in my opinion)

People also use many abbreviations. They are shortened forms of words. Some common abbreviations are:

info (information) puter (computer)

pic (picture) sec (second)

We usually don’t see people when we communicate(交流) on the Net, so people have new ways to show feelings. Most people use their keyboards to draw “feelings”, such as:

:-) (happy) ;-) (joking) :-( (sad) :-O (surprised)

These days, many forums(论坛)have picture feelings. For example:

(happy) (sad) (angry) (cool)

There are even whole new words, like “newbies”(someone who is new on a chat board or forum). When you write something bad about someone else, it’s called “flaming” the person.

It takes time for people to get used to(适应) e-talk. Also, different groups on the Net have their own special ways of communicating. Newbies sometimes have to ask other people what they mean. As the Internet grows, e-talk will continue to grow and change.

56. Why do people type acronyms?

A. To show their feelings. B. To make jokes.

C. Because people can type them quickly. D. In this way newbies won’t understand them.

57. What does, BTW, my puter is not working well. :-( mean?

A. The person is happy about getting a new computer.

B. The person has to go away from their computer.

C. The person is angry at somebody.

D. The person is sad that his computer is having problems.

58. If someone is angry, what may he type?

A. B. C. LOL. D. BRB.

59. E-talk will probably .

A. keep changing B. stay the same

C. be used by people on the telephone D. be easy for newbies to understand

60. The best title for this passage is .

A. E-talk B. Picture Feelings

C. How to Use Abbreviations D. The Changing Internet

C

In one way, it may be thought that failure is a part of life. In another, failure may be regarded as a step towards success.

The “spider-story” is often told as an example of this. Robert Bruce, leader of the Scots in the 13th century, was hiding in a hole on a hill from the English. He watched a spider(蜘蛛) making a web. Bruce is said to have got confidence from this and to have gone on to beat the English. Edison, too, the inventor of the light bulb(电灯泡), made hundreds of models that failed before he found the right way to make one.

So what? First, always think about your failure. What caused it? Were you in high spirit then? What can you change so that things will go right the next time?

Second, is the goal(目标) you are trying to reach the right one? Try to do some thinking about what your real goals may be. Think about this question: “If I am successful in this, where will it get me?” This may help to prevent failure in the things you shouldn’t be doing anyway.

The third thing to remember about failure is that it’s a part of life. Learn to “live with yourself” even though you may have failed. Remember, “You can’t win them all.”