2014年中考英语模拟试题（六）

江苏葛连干一、单项选择（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

1.Life is journey and love can make it valuable.

A. /B. a

C. anD. the

2. —Did Peter take the Chinese exam？

—No， he was going to take but he changed his mind.

A. itB. this

C. thatD. one

3.Kate takes a lot of exercise every day and she is always full of .

A. changeB. energy

C. knowledgeD. courage

4.—Daniel， can I use your EnglishChinese dictionary？

—Sure. But you return it before lunch.

A. canB. may

C. mustD. would

5.Yao Mings achievements have gone playing basketball.

A. behindB. beside

C. betweenD. beyond

6. I know him well—probably than anybody else.

A. earlierB. later

C. betterD. less

7.—I havent finished my homework yet.

—Hurry up！Peter for us in the playground.

A. waitsB. is waiting

C. will waitD. has waited

8. Philip has read a lot of books on history， so it is for him to answer these questions.

A. easyB. hard

C. impossibleD. serious

9.Not only I but also Father fond of the cartoon the pleasant sheep and big wolves last year.

A. amB. is

C. wasD. were

10. —Would you like to join us in the game？

—. I have to finish my homework first.

A. Im afraid notB. Id love to

C. Its my pleasureD. Thats a good idea

二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

There was a young couple who lived a very happy life together. The only thing that they worried about was whether their happiness would 11 forever.

One day， they heard that a wise old man could solve all kinds of problems. So the couple visited the wise old man. He told them， “Travel around the 12 and look for a man and a woman who are perfectly happy as a couple. When you find such a couple， ask them for a piece of cloth from the mans 13， then keep that piece of cloth with you， and you will 14 remain happy.”

The young couple began their15. In one place they heard that the governor and his wife were the happiest， so they went to ask them， “Are you the happiest couple？” The 16 couple replied， “Yes， we are happy in every way except for one thing — we dont have any children.” Well that didnt 17 the governor and his wife the happiest couple. They visited many countries， cities， towns and villages asking the same question， 18 they didnt find what they were looking for.

One day the young couple 19 a farmer and his wife and asked them the same question. The farmer and his wife replied， “Nobody is 20 than us.” The young couple immediately realized that they were the happiest couple and asked them for a piece of the farmers shirt. The farmer 21 them because he owned just one shirt. The young couple at once understood that it was very 22 to find perfect happiness anywhere in the world.

When they returned to their country， the wise old man23 and said， “Is your journey useless or have you learned something from it？” The young man replied， “After this trip I have learned that in this world， 24 is perfectly happy.” The wise man said， “Indeed the 25 of happiness is in ones heart. If ones lifetime is spent wisely， he will enjoy his life.”

11. A. changeB. last

C. takeD. wait

12. A. cityB. town

C. countryD. world

13. A. capB. shirt

C. trousersD. shoes

14. A. reallyB. hardly

C. immediatelyD. always

15. A. workB. talk

C. journeyD. study

16. A. localB. selfish

C. strangeD. perfect

17. A. nameB. make

C. giveD. show

18. A. andB. or

C. soD. but

19. A. invitedB. phoned

C. metD. dressed

20. A. luckierB. richer

C. clevererD. happier

21. A. acceptedB. refused

C. promisedD. thanked

22. A. easyB. boring

C. difficultD. interesting

23. A. laughedB. agreed

C. shoutedD. complained

24. A. anybodyB. somebody

C. everybodyD. nobody

25. A. signB. arrival

C. advantageD. shelter

三、阅读理解 （共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

Everybody has his birthday. Many children in the US have a birthday cake， gifts， and sometimes a birthday party for friends. Friends and family gather around a table with a birthday cake on it. They sing “Happy birthday to you” and put lighted candles on the cake， one candle for each year of their life. The birthday child makes a wish and then blows out all the candles. If he blows out the candles in one breath， the wish will come true.

In Denmark parents put gifts around their childs bed when the child is sleeping at night. When the child wakes up in the morning， the gifts will be the first thing the child sees. In Sweden and also in Finland， the birthday child gets breakfast in bed！ In Holland， the birthday child gets a much more important gift on their birthday. The family also decorate the childs chair at the dining table with flowers， paper and balloons.

In China， friends and family usually go out for lunch to wish the birthday child a long life and eat noodles！

26. People in the US celebrate their birthday by .

A. having a cake and blowing out candles

B. getting an important gift

C. putting the gifts around the bed

D. having breakfast in bed

27. What does the underlined word “decorate” probably mean in Chinese？

A. 移动B. 装饰

C. 粉刷D. 安放

28. Why do people in China eat noodles when they celebrate their birthday？

A. Because they dont like birthday cakes.

B. Because they like noodles best.

C. Because they want to wish a long life.

D. Because they have no birthday cake.

B

What can you do with that old puzzle your aunt gave you？ The students in Mrs. Johnsons class have turned their old puzzles into a class project. They use paint， glue， and creativity to make many different pieces of necklaces， earrings， hair bows and other things. Then they sell the jewellery and use the money to help others.

“Most people have old puzzles at home，” Mrs. Johnson said. “Those puzzles are usually useless. We can use them again in a new way，” Mrs. Johnson said. “It is a way of turning rubbish into treasure. The business we have started helps the students a lot.”

“It is really a good way for students to learn how to run a business，” Mrs. Johnson said. “The students came up with the name Puzzle Jewellery for their company. They did the work， set the prices， and took the orders.”

But dont think this project is all work and no fun. “It was really pleasant to start with one thing and turn it into something totally different，” said a student called Carlos， “I even got to make a necklace for my mom.”

The students have planned a special Puzzle Jewellery sale for this Saturday. The sale will begin at 8 am at 773 Willow Street.

Everyone should stop by. You will help both Mrs. Johnsons class and children in need.

29. What do the students do with the money they make？

A. Buy new puzzles.

B. Run a business.

C. Help children in need.

D. Start a project.

30. What does Carlos think of the class project？

A. It is boring.B. It is interesting.

C. It is useless.D. It is expensive.

31. When will the Puzzle Jewellery sale

begin？

A. At 8 am Saturday.B. At 8 am Sunday.

C. At 8 pm Saturday.D. At 8 pm Sunday.

32. Which of the following might be the best title of the article？

A. Learning to run a company.

B. Making life totally different.

C. Planning a Puzzle Jewellery sale.

D. Turning rubbish into jewellery.

C

Have you ever been to the South Pole？ What do you know about it？ I was so lucky that I had a chance to join a trip to the South Pole last year. Thanks to my habit of keeping diaries， I can always remember my trip to the South Pole. It may be the most unforgettable experience during my life.

December 19

This is going to be a long day. In fact， Im going to have several very long days. In order to begin my visit to the South Pole， I have a long way to go. First， I have to get to McMurdo Station in Antarctica from the US. I left the house at five oclock this morning and I wont get to Antarctica for at least three days. Its over nine thousand miles away！

December 22

Well， Im finally here. We arrived at McMurdo Station at nine oclock last night. Its windy and rather cold and there is so much snow on the ground. I dont know what the temperature is and I dont want to know. The people with me are a very international group — North Americans， Europeans， and South Americans. Tomorrow we are leaving to go to the South Pole！

December 24

Here I am at the South Pole！ The weather is unbelievably cold. Its eleven oclock in the morning. There is daylight here for 24 hours a day at this time of year. Can you believe I just met a group of skiers？ Theyre from Australia and theyre spending nine days skiing around Antarctica， finishing at the South Pole. I thought my trip was unusual…

December 27

Im finally back at McMurdo Station. Thank goodness！Coming back from the South Pole wasnt as easy as getting there. The weather was bad and the wind was blowing really hard. It made getting back to the station very difficult. There were problems， but I have had a lovely time here. Right now， however， Im so cold！ My warm bed is going to be a great ending to a wonderful few days…

33. When did the writer begin the trip to the South Pole？

A. December 19.B. December 22.

C. December 24.D. December 27.

34. Where did the writer arrive on the night of December 21？

A. At the South Pole.

B. At McMurdo Station.

C. In the US.

D. In Australia.

35. Which of the following is true according to the diary？

A. The writer spent five days at the South Pole.

B. It wasnt so cold as the writer had thought.

C. Coming back from the South Pole was as easy as getting there.

D. There is daylight for 24 hours a day at

the South Pole in December.

36. Which of the following is an opinion rather than a fact？

A. It may be the most unforgettable experience during the writers life.

B. The US is more than 9，000 miles away from McMurdo Station.

C. A group of skiers from Australia spent nine days skiing around Antarctica.

D. The writer got to the South Pole at 11 on the morning of December 24.

D

Two little boys were at play one day when a fairy suddenly appeared before them and said， “I have been sent to give you New Year presents.” She handed to each child a package， and was gone immediately.

Carl and Philip opened the packages and found in them two beautiful books， with pages as pure and white as the snow when it first falls.

Many months passed and the fairy came again to the boys. “I have brought you each a new book，” she said， “and will take the first ones back to Father Time who sent them to you.”

“May I keep mine a little longer？” asked Philip. “I have hardly thought about it lately. Id like to paint something on the last page.”

“No，” said the fairy， “I must take it just as it is.”

“I wish that I could look through mine just once，” said Carl， “I have only seen one page at a time. I can never open the book at more than one place each day.”

“You can look at your books，” said the fairy. She lit two little lamps for them and by the light they saw the pages as she turned them.

The boys were surprised. Were they the same books she had given them a year ago？ Where were the clean， white pages？On some of the pages there were ugly blots（斑点）. Others were decorated with beautiful flowers.

“Who did this？” they asked. “Every page was white as we opened it， yet now there is not a blank place in the whole book！”

“Let me explain some of the pictures to you，” said the fairy， “Each pretty thing in your books came on its page when you were good.”

“But what makes this blot？” asked Philip.

“All these blots that look so ugly were made when you were naughty.”

“Oh， if we could only have the books again！” said Carl and Philip.

“That is impossible，” said the fairy. “See！ They are dated for this year， and they must now go back into Father Times bookcase， but I have brought you each a new one. Perhaps you can make these more beautiful than the others.” Saying this， she disappeared， and the boys were left alone， but each held in his hand a new book open at the first page.

37. Why did Philip want to keep his first book a little longer？

A. Because he liked pure and white pages in it.

B. Because he wanted to look through it just once.

C. Because he needed to clean up the ugly blots in it.

D. Because he wanted to paint something on the last page.

38. What do you think of Father Time？

A. He is selfish.B. He is fair.

C. He is naughty.D. He is ugly.

39. What does the underlined sentence in the article probably mean？

A. The two boys were not good at drawing.

B. The two boys behavior was not good.

C. The two boys were not careful with their books.

D. The two boys made the books dirty by chance.

40. What can we learn from the article？

A. Every dog has its day.

B. Everything has two sides.

C. Time never goes back.

D. Better late than never.

四、任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。

The great pyramids of Egypt were built more than 4000 years ago. For thousands of years， the pyramids were the largest buildings in the world. Because the pyramids were so big， it took a lot of time and work to build them.

The first step in building a pyramid was to pick a place. Then architects（建筑学家）and engineers worked to design the pyramid and make sure that it would be strong and safe.

There was a lot of stone in Egypt. The workers often easily found the stone that they needed， but they had to dig the stones from the ground and cut them into large blocks using only hand tools.

It was not an easy job to move stones to the pyramid place because most stones weighed more than 2，000 kilograms. Each stone had to be pulled there by large groups of people， and sometimes， on boats along the nearby Nile River.

The stones for the base of the pyramid were placed straight onto the ground. It was too hard for the workers to lift the heavy stones higher， ramps（坡道）were built so that the stones could be pulled up from the base level. When this new level was finished， the size of the ramp was increased so that work could begin on the next level above. Sometimes， ramps were built between the levels as well. This process went on until the levels reached a peak at the top and the pyramid was finished.

Passages（通道）and special rooms called chambers were built inside. Chambers were made to put the mummies（木乃伊）and valuable goods. Passages allowed the workers to get in and out of the pyramid to work in the chambers.

Finally， the inside walls were usually painted with scenes. The passages were filled with huge stones， and the openings were closed off. The outside of the pyramids was covered in a kind of white stone.

Title： 41 of building the pyramids

OutlineDetailsIntroduction* Introducing 42 and how the great pyramids of Egypt were built. 43 a place* Making sure the pyramids would be 44 and safe.Building the pyramids* Digging the stones and cutting them into large blocks using only 45 tools.

* Moving the heavy stones to the pyramid place by groups of people or on boats.

* Putting the stones for the base 46 onto the ground.

* Pulling stones up level by level 47 the level reached a peak.

* Making chambers for placing the mummies and the valuable goods.

* Building passages for the workers to 48 in and out of the pyramids.Finishing off* Painting the inside 49 with scenes.

* Filling the passage 50 huge stones and closing off the openings.五、词汇（共25小题，每小题1分，计25分）

A.根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。每空一词。

51. We shall never know all the good that a simple （微笑） can do.

52. Our teacher often tells us that one today is （值得） two tomorrows.

53. It is a bad habit to go to school （没有） having breakfast.

54. Autumn is a （第二） spring when every leaf is a flower.

55. Try （另一个） road if you cannot get to the place by one.

B.根据句意用所给单词的适当形式填空。每空一词。

56. No matter how difficult the situation is， lets face it （brave）.

57. What a pity！ We missed the （begin） of the movie.

58. Doctors advise me to keep （health） by eating well and exercising regularly.

59. This story tells us a lesson—God helps those who help （them）.

60. There is a kind of feeling that we are born with， and it is the love of parents that is （end）.

C.根据句意用所给动词的适当形式填空。

61. We are all used to （work） as volunteers in our spare time.

62. I （keep） the book from the library since two weeks ago.

63. We all know that it （not allow） to drive after drinking.

64. Annie （watch） TV when the telephone suddenly rang.

65. Yesterday the teacher told us that light （travel） faster than sound.

D.根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

Vocabulary can be hard to learn， and if you do it right， learning a foreign language will seem easy. Here is how you can learn vocabulary q66 and keep it fresh in your mind. Select a word that youve learned and want to remember. Close your e67 and say the word slowly out in a loud voice.

If you are l68 the words for things in a dining room， sit in a dining room if p69. Look around you and try to name e70 in the room really fast. Think of things that should be in that place and name t71. If you are thinking of food， think about which foods you like b72 and what goes well with certain types of food. Think of meat and potatoes or mutton and cabbages.

Watch videos. They offer texts spoken b73 people from Englishspeaking countries. It is also a u74 way to learn unknown vocabulary because you can not only hear the sounds but also see the spelling of n75 words.

Listen to whatever you can find. It is especially good for people on the move. It works well while you are riding or on the plane， train or bus.

六、翻译句子（共5小题，每小题2分，计10分）

根据所给提示完成下列句子。

76. 我哥哥热衷于踢足球。

My brother .

77. 他和朋友多长时间去溜一次冰？

with his friends？

78. 这则笑话如此有趣，我们忍不住大笑起来。

This joke was .

79. 这些照片让我想起了自己的童年。

my own childhood.

80. 请注意我接下来要说的话。

Please pay attention to .

七、书面表达（共l题，计15分）

为推进英语课外阅读，你所在学校为各年级学生推荐了必读和选读书目，并提出了相关要求。以下是你班英语老师在答疑平台上的留言。假定你是江华，请根据老师的留言内容写一封回信。

Hello， boys and girls，

How are you getting along with your afterclass English reading？ I want to know what you expect most from me. I would be very thankful if you could answer the following questions：

How long do you spend on afterclass English reading every day？

How much do you like the selected books？

What do you find most helpful？

What do you find most difficult？

What suggestions do you have for afterclass English reading？

Yours，

Mr. Li

要求：

1. 文章必须包含所提供的主要信息，并作适当发挥；

2.文中不得出现真实的人名和校名；

3.词数：90左右（开头已写好，不计入总词数）。

Dear Mr. Li，

Im getting along well with my reading.

Yours，

Jiang Hua