61. Robert Bruce was mentioned in the passage to show that .

A. people who fail are not lonely

B. animals can help people sometimes

C. nature will help us if we are hard-working

D. confidence is important for one to be successful

62. Edison’s example shows us that .

A. he liked to do other kinds of work

B. he invented many kinds of light bulbs

C. failure may be a way towards success

D. he was a man of many important inventions

63. If you are not sure about what success will get you, you’d better .

A. change your goal B. go on with your goal

C. not care for that D. work even harder on your goal

64. It can be learned from the passage that .

A. one should try not to fail B. one’s failure is another’s success

C. one should take failure seriously D. one should learn lessons from failure

65. This passage is mainly about .

A. two great men B. two sides of failure

C. ways to keep away from failure D. the right attitude (态度) towards failure

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。

Millions of children now use the Internet, and millions more are coming online each year. Children get interested because they can make things happen with the Internet. Computers will change how children learn, communicate and play.

Some people believe that schools will no longer be necessary in the near future. They said that because of the Internet, there is no longer any need for school buildings, classes and teachers. Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can’t imagine how our society will be. In fact, we should learn how to use new technology to make schools better. We should invent a new kind of school that is connected to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies on the Internet. Companies should make learning programs for schools. Scientists or professors could give talks through the Internet. TV stations could develop learning programs for students. Labs could set up websites to show new technology so students could see it in the Internet.

How will this new kind school change the usual way of learning? It is too early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it. We are sure that technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well.

1. Why do children get interested in the Internet?

____________________

2. When will schools no longer be necessary according to some people?

____________________

3. How could scientists or professors give talks?

____________________

4. What could TV stations develop for students?

____________________

5. What’s your opinion about this new kind of school?

____________________

答案：

51-55 ABDDC 56-60 CDBAA 61-65 DCADD

1. Because they can make things happen with it.

2. In the near future.

3. Through/On the Internet.

4. Learning programs.

5. I like it very much. / (I think it’s)Good/Great/Wonderful或Impossible 等

(2011年山东省中考英语模拟试题(4))

四、阅读理解(共20小题，计20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

Life in the 21st century will be different from life in the 20th century, because many changes will take

place in the new century, but what will the changes be?

The population is growing fast. There will be more and more people in the world and most of them will live longer than before. Computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every home. And computer studies will be one of the important subjects in school.

People will work fewer hours than they did in the 20th century, and they will have more free time for spots, watching TV and travelling. Travelling will be much cheaper and easier, and many more people will go to other countries for holidays.

There will be changes in our food, too. More land will be used for building new towns and houses. Then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. Maybe no one will eat it every day. Instead they eat more vegetables and fruit. Maybe people will be healthier.

Work in the future will be different, too. Dangerous and hard work will be done by robots. Because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. This will be a problem.

51.People may not have as much ______ as they did in the 20th century.

A.fruit B.milk C.bread D.meat

52.In the 21st century people don’t have to ______.

A.travel B.work fast C.work long hours D.eat meat

53.Travelling will be ______ then.

A.less interesting B.more difficult C.more expensive D.much cheaper and easier

54.In the 21st century there will be ______.

A.more cows and sheep B.more people C.fewer people D.less buildings and houses

55.Every family will have at least one ______ in the 21st century.

A.computer B.TV set C.VCD D.robot

B

Babies love chocolate – and sometimes they also eat the paper around it. My cat enjoys a meal of good, thick paper, and letters, for example. She doesn’t like newspapers very much.

Of course, the paper comes from wood. Wood comes from trees, and trees are plants. Vegetables and fruit are plants too, and we eat a lot of them. So can we also eat wood and paper?

Scientists say: “All food comes in some way from plants.” Well, is that true? Animals eat grass and grow fat. Then we eat their meat. Little fish eat sea-plants, then bigger fish swim along and eat the … Chickens eat bits of grass and give us … Think for a minute. What food does not come from plants in some way?

Scientists can do wonderful things with plants. They can make food just like meat and cheese. And they can make it without the help of animals. It is very food too. Now they have begun to say: “We make our paper from wood. We can also make food from wood. The next thing is not very difficult.” What is the next thing? Perhaps it is – food from paper. Scientists say: “We can turn paper into food. It will be good, cheap food too; cheaper than meat or fish or eggs.”

So please keep your old books and letters. (Don’t feed them to your cat.) One day, soon, they will be on your plate. There is nothing like a good story for breakfast.

56.What does the best paper come from?

A.Vegetables. B.Food. C.Plant. D.Wood.

57.From the passage, we can infer that ______ do not come from plants in some way.

A.few kinds of food B.meat and fish C.cheese and chickens D.wood and paper

58.What’s the main idea of this passage?

A.All food comes from plants in some way.

B.It will not be long before food can made from paper.

C.Scientists can do wonderful things with plants.

D.Scientists can make food without the help of animals.

59.The writer asks us to keep our old books and letters because ______.

A.they are useful for reading B they may be used to feed cats

C.we can make food from them soon D.we can read them before meals

60.The best title for the passage is _______.

A.Food from Plants B.Plants, Animals and Food

C.Keep Your Books and Letters D.What Can We Make with Old Paper

C

Look at the instructions.

— Buses leave Changsha City from 6:00 a.m. and then every twenty minutes, until 7:20 p.m.

(7 days a week)

— Buses leave Xiangtan City 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 a.m. to 7:20 p.m.(7 days a week)

— Evening rush-hours (5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.): Buses leave Changsha City every 20 minutes.(Monday-Friday)

— Holidays: Buses leave every hour on the hour(正点).(Trip time:50 minutes each way

— All tickets must be bought at Window 4, Changsha Bus Station, or at Xiangtan Bus Station.

61.At which of the following times does a bus leave Changsha City for Xiangtan City on Wednesday?

A.8:30 a.m. B.7:45 a.m. C.9:40 a.m. D.11:30 a.m.

62.If you want to take a bus in evening rush-hours, you should take the bus on Tuesday.

A.6:40 p.m. B.4:50 p.m. C.7:10 p.m. D.5:45 p.m.

63.Where could a ticket be bought?

A. From the bus driver. B. On the bus.

C. The notice doesn’t tell us where to buy a ticket.

D. At a ticket window in Changsha Bus Station or Xiangtan Bus Station.

64.If you had to meet a friend in Changsha City at 11:40 am on a Thursday, you could take a bus from

Xiangtan City. Which is the latest bus?

A. The 10:00 a.m. bus B. The 11:00 a.m. bus

C. The 10:20 a.m. bus D. The 10:40 a.m. bus

65.What time does a bus leave Xiangtan City for Changsha City on Saturday?

A.6:10 a.m. B. 7:00 a.m. C. 6:30 a.m. D. 9:30 a.m.

D

The undersea world is very beautiful. Now more and more people want to dive in the water to find the secret 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 very dark inthe sea. Many fishes have no eyes. Some have big eyes. A few have eyes on one side.

Besides the cold and the 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 two big jobs. They need to find animals as food, and they have to try not to become other animals' meal.