四、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分)
阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。
A
“Hi，Mommy，what are you doing?”asked Susie.
“I’m making a dinner for Mrs Smith next door，”said her mother.
“Why?”asked Susie, who was only six years old.“Because Mrs Smith lost her daughter and she has a broken heart. We need to take care of her for a little while.”
“Why，Mommy?”
“You see，Susie，when someone is sad， they have trouble doing little thing like making dinner. Because Mrs Smith won’t ever be able to talk with her daughter or hug her or do a11.those wonderful things that mommies and daughters do together. Maybe you’11 think about some ways to help take care of Mrs Smith.”
Susie thought seriously about how she could do her part in caring for Mrs Smith. A few minutes later，Susie knocked on her door. Mrs Smith answered the knock with“Hi，Susie.”Mrs Smith looked as if she might have been crying.“What can I do for you，Susie?” asked Mrs Smith.“My mommy says that you lost your daughter and you’re very very sad with a broken heart.”Susie held her hand out. In it was a Band—Aid(创可贴).“This is for your broken heart，”Mrs Smith stopped her tears. She hugged Susie. Through her tears she said，“Thank you，darling girl，this will help a lot.”
Mrs Smith accepted Susie’s kindness. She bought a small key ring with a picture flame(相框).She put Susie’s Band—Aid in the frame to remind herself to heal(康复) a little every time she sees it.
阅读文章，选择正确答案。
( )46.Mrs Smith is .
A. Susie’s neighbor B. Susie’s aunt
C. Susie mother’s friend D. Susie’s mother’s workmate
( )47.The reason why Mrs Smith has a broken heart is that .
A. she is in poor health B. she is in trouble
C. she lost her daughter D. her husband died in a traffic accident.
( )48.Susie’s mother .
A. often plays with Mrs Smith together B. is busy with her work every day
C. is good at cooking D. is kind to others
( )49.From Susie’s sending Mrs Smith a Band—Aid，we can see .
A. Susie knows the real meaning“a broken heart”
B. Susie doesn’t know what“a broken heart”means
C. Susie often uses a Band—Aid can do anything
D. Susie thinks Band—Aid in her daily life
( )50.The best title for this passage is .
A. Fixing her broken heart B.A beautiful girl
C. Susie and her mother D.A neighbor
B
The year of the tiger has gone and we have rabbit，dragon，horse，pig…year. What words can we think of for pigs?
Some bad words maybe，like silly，dirty，greedy(贪婪)…But are these true?
When we see pigs，they are usually in dirty water behind dirty fences. But pigs also want to be clean if they can. Pigs have no sweat glands(汗腺)，so they have to get cool in water when they feel hot.
If people are greedy，we say they are“pig out”.Yes，pigs love eating a lot. But they are useful to people. People not only eat their meat but also use other parts of pigs. Pig skin is used for glue and shoes. The hair can be used to make brushes. Sometimes，pigs are even used to make medicine.
“He is as silly as a pig!" This expression is wrong. Pigs are very smart animals. Among all animals，they are the third cleverest—monkeys，dolphins and pigs. Scientists think the training of pigs is easier than the training of dogs and cats. Pigs have a very good sense of smell. They can find things nearby or faraway. They can also help the police to sniff out drugs(毒品)at an airport or at a train station.
请根据材料内容，选择最佳答案。
( )51.Pigs usually like to stay in water in hot weather because they can there.
A. get cool B. drink water C. wash face D. clean themselves
( )52.The underlined phrase“sniff out”probably means to something by nose.
A. feel B. touch C. hear D. discover
( )53.The training of pigs is easier because .
A. they can do everything easily
B. they are smarter than dogs and cats
C. they like eating very much
D. they have a very good sense of smell
( )54.In this passage the writer mainly wants to tell us that .
A. pigs can be very clean
B. pigs are as clever as monkeys and dolphins
C. pigs are always very silly，dirty and greedy
D. people’s ideas about pigs are not always correct
( )55.Which of the following is TRUE?
A.A pig is as clever as a monkey.
B.A pig is much cleverer than a monkey.
C.A dolphin is cleverer than a pig.
D. Dolphins are as clever as pigs.
C
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
( )56.In the Friendship Restaurant you can eat food.
A. Chinese B. Japanese C. English D. French
( )57.Sarah wants to do some volunteer work. She can call to get some ideas.
A.8—3 809 B.3 l 2—9997 C.822—3331 D.822—5566
( )58.Red Bird Club is closed on .
A. Tuesday B. Monday C. Saturday D. Thursday
( )59.According to the ads，you call see in the Underwater World.
A. volunteers B. excellent dancers
C. sea animals D. waiters and waitresses
( )60.If you want to practice English with native speakers，you can join .
A. the Red Club B. the Volunteer Project
C. the Dream Comer D. the Underwater World
D
阅读下面5段语言材料，请找出与它们相对应的段落大意，并将其标号填入下列方框内。(其中有两个多余选项)
61.Do you think you have a poor memory? The following suggestions may help you improve. You may be able to get better grades !
62.Be interested. Tell yourself that you want to learn what
you need to remember. If you keep thinking about how bad your memory is，your brain will not be active. Think about
something hopeful.
63.Go over information often.. Review what you’ve learned the same day. Look back on it from time to time. The more
often you study the information，the easier it will be for you
to recall it.
.If you’re trying to understand something that’s especially difficult，try to get an overview;don’t think too
much about the details. If you’re able to explain it tq
someone else in your own words，it shows you know it.
65.Do you stay-up late? Do you take exercise? Good life
habits help your memory. Exercise brings you enough
oxygen(氧气)and makes your brain more active. A. Having interest in what you learn.
B. Give you some
suggestions.
C. Reviewing is very
important.
D. Have a good sleep.
E. Having a good life
habit is helpful.
F. Understanding is necessary.
G. Eat well.
61. 62. 63. . 65.
答案：
46—50 ACDBA 51—55 ADDDC 56—60 BDACC 61—65 BACFE
(2011年河南省初中学业水平暨高级中等学校招生考试模拟试卷(一))
四. 阅读理解(每小题2分，计40分)
A
Mr. Smith had a hotel near the biggest train station in London. A lot of
foreigners stayed there for the night. Mr. Smith only knew English, so he found it not easy for him to understand the people from other countries such as Russia, France and Japan. He thought Russian was boring but Japanese was interesting. So he asked a friend of his who knew Japanese to teach him. He studied hard and happily. At first he learned some, but soon he found that it wasn’t easy to remember Japanese words. His friend asked him to write down the useful words on his notebook so that he could use them. He did as he was told. He found it helpful for him to do so.
One evening, there were a lot of people in the dinning room of his hotel. They
were all busy eating something, but a Japanese was walking up and down there.
He seemed to be waiting for someone. Mr. Smith thought to himself, “ Maybe the man is hungry and wants to eat something, but he doesn’t know any English. I’ll try to help him.”
Because Mr. Smith knew only a little Japanese, he had to take out his notebook
and showed the sentence “ I am very hungry” to the Japanese.
To his surprise, the Japanese took a look at it and gave him two dollars, and
then left the hotel.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( )46.In this passage, Mr. Smith learned ______ from one of his friends.
A. Russian B. French C. English D. Japanese
( )47.After a few days, Mr. Smith found it ______ to learn Japanese.
A. interesting B. difficult C. boring D. easy
( )48.Mr. Smith decided to help the man because he ______.
A. thought the man was hungry B. found the man was really upset
C. could practice Japanese with the man D. knew who the man was waiting for
( )49.If Mr. Smith knew more about the Japanese language, the Japanese
would ______
A. go to walking up and down B. teach him more useful words
C. stay in the dinning room for dinner D. help him serve other foreigners
( )50.Which of the following is WRONG?
A. Mr. Smith knew three foreign languages.
B. The Japanese thought Mr. Smith was a man asking for money.
C. The Japanese might be waiting for someone to have supper together.
D. The Japanese might be worried because nobody could understand him.
B
Enjoying a better life at school, with shorter class hours, greater privacy(隐私)and more rights is all you dream of, right?
For students in Shanghai, they are no longer just dreams. This week experts(行
家)and law-makers in Shanghai had a meeting to talk about a new law(法律). It is called the “Shanghai Underage Protection Law(上海未成年人保)”.
The law says students’ diaries and letters are their secrets and “Nobody can read them if they don’t agree.”
Do your teachers sometimes say something bad to you? Maybe they send you
out of the classroom because you fail to finish doing your homework. If this happens in Shanghai, you can stand up and say “No”.
Shanghai students may have less homework because of the law. Class hours may become
shorter for juniors next year, down from 45 minutes to 40 minutes in some schools.
The law also talks about students’ health. According to the rules,“Smoking in
these places full of kids is not allowed.”That means you can ask your teacher to
stop if he smokes in a classroom.
The law makes schools safer for students. “No dancing halls, Internet bars or computer game
bars are allowed within(在……以内)200 meters of a school gate.” the law says.The law is great, right? Many students like it.
“My mom reads my diaries sometimes. I think she will be afraid if I tell her she is doing
something against the law.” said Luo Jia, 13, at Shanghai Fuxing Junior School.
If you want to know more about the law, go to “www.spcsc.sh.cn”.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
( )51.The students’ diaries and letters are their secrets and_______.
A. only their parents can read them
B. only their teacher can read them
C. Nobody can read them
D. Their teacher can read them
( )52.Shanghai students may have _____homework, because of the law.
A. less B. more C. many D much more
( )53.If your teacher smokes in a classroom, you can _____.
A. stop her B. agree her C. leave D. smile
( )54. Internet bars or computer game bars _______within 200 meters of a school gate.
A. are allowed B. are important C. aren’t allowed D. are necessary
( )55.According to the passage, we know the new law is ___for the students.
A. good B. wrong C. not useful D. impossible
C
Many smokers started smoking in their teens. Some did so earlier, as young as ten years old. When asked what made them start, the majority(多数人)said their friends did it so they followed to “fit in”.
Sitting in front of a computer screen for hours has become a daily outine(惯例)for many school children. Looking at one thing for long can do harm to your eyes and lead to a short-sightedness. You can stop this by taking breaks away from the computer every half an hour. You can also exercise your eyes by looking out of a window at something far away for about five minutes.
A powerful earthquake has hit Parkistan, sending aftershocks(余震)through northern Parkistan, India and Afghanistan. An apartment building in Parkistan’a capital has fallen down and more than a hundred people are trapped underneath(被困下面It is believed that over 18,000 people have lost their lives and over 40,000 have been injured. The search continues for those still alive.
We can recycle to reduce(减少)the litter we throw away and save natural resources such as trees, oil (石油)and metals(金属). We can buy environmental products(环境产物) and we can turn to as much solar energy(太阳能) as possible.
( )56.Why are our eyes short-sighted according to the passage above?
A.Because we smoke.
B.Because we read a lot.
C.Because most of us watch TV for too long.
D.Because we look at a thing for hours.
( )57.When did most smokers start smoking?
A.They did it in their teens.
B.They started in their twenties.
C.They began at the age of 10.
D.They did it after middle school.
( )58.What can we do to protect our environment according to the passage?
A.Not to smoke.
B.Not to play computer games for too long.
C.To study hard.
D.To recycle the waste things.
( )59.How many people died during the earthquake in Parkistan?
A. About 58,000. B.Less than 18,000.
C.More than 18,000. D.Over 40,000.
( )60.Where can we get the passage above?
A.In a newspaper. B.In a postcard.
C.In a storybook. D.All of A, B, C.
D
(A) Some things about Emily Dickinson’s life were strange and mysterious(神秘的). She was born in 1830, in a rich and well-known family in Amherst, Massachusetts. She had a brother and a sister. Emily was shy and quiet, but she had friends. She went to parties like other young girls of her age and met young men. But she did not fall in love with any of them and never married.
(B) Dickinson died at the age of 55. Her sister found her poems, and they were finally published. Sadly, Emily Dickinson did not live to enjoy her great success.
(C)For a long time, Emily Dickinson did not want to see her friends. She stayed at home, read, worked in the garden and wrote poems. Emily wrote her poems everywhere. She wrote them on bits of newspapers or anything that was near. Later, she wrote them out carefully. When she was 28, something happened. Emily was very upset. No one knows why. Some people said she loved a married man. Others said she was unhappy because nobody wanted to publish her poems. She kept on writing anyway.
(D) Emily Dickinson was a very famous American poet. She wrote about 2,000 poems, but only four were published in her lifetime. No one wanted to publish her works because it was different from what other poets wrote. After Dickinson died, her poems were finally published. Then she became famous.
(E) As she got older, Emily often wanted to be alone. When someone came to her house, she ran upstairs to hide. For the last 16 years of her life, she never left her home. The curtains were always closed. She dressed only in white. One day Emily became ill, but she did not let the doctor go to her room. He could only see her from the doorway.
请阅读上面A、B、C、D 、E 五段话，然后给五段话排列顺序，使文章通顺，意思连贯。
61._ _ 62.__ 63.__ ._ 65.__
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五.短文填空(10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
阅读短文，用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文意思通顺、完整。请将答案写在短文后相应题号的横线上。注意：1、每个单词只能用一次;2、每空限填一词，有些词需要做相应的变化;3、其中有两个多余选项。
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Do you use your right hands more or left hands more? Very__66____of us use both of our hands well. Most people use right hands. Only about five people of a hundred use left hands. New-born babies can take things with__67___of their hands,__68____in about two years, they like to use__69___right hands. Scientists don’t know why this happens. They’ve studied it. They think our animal ancestors used their right hands, this may not be true. Monkeys are our___70__relatives(亲戚)in the animal world. Scientists have found that monkeys like to use one of their hands more than the other----but it can be either hand. There are as many right-handed monkeys as the left-handed__71___. Next time you visit the zoo and do watch the monkeys___72____. You’ll see that some of them will use their right hands and others will use their left hands. But men use their right hands better and this __73____life difficult for the left-handed ones. We live in a right-handed world.
Some scientists have found out that more of ___74___people are left-handed, but they don’t know why. But they are ___75___hard to discover the secret.
66._________ 67. _________ 68. _________ 69. _________ 70. _________
71._________ 72. _________ 73. _________ 74. _________ 75. ________
答案：
四、阅读理解)46-50 DBACA 51-55 CAACA 56-60 DADCA 61-65 DACEB
五.短文填空 66.few 67.either 68.but 69.their 70.closest
71.ones 72.carefully 73.makes 74.successful 75.working
(2011年项店一中九年级模拟考试)
四、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分)
阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。
A
I had a very special teacher in high school many years ago.Her 40-year-old husband died of a heart disease.About a week after his death，she shared some of her thoughts with us.
The class was nearly over.She said，“Before class is over，1 would like to share with all of you an important thought.”
“Each of us is put here on Earth to learn，share，love and give of ourselves.We must make the most out of every single day.”Her eyes began to water，“So from now on，on your way to school，or on your way home，find something beautiful to notice.It doesn’t have to be something you see-it could be a pleasant smell of bread，or it could be the sound of the breeze(微风).Please look for these things，and cherish(珍惜)them.For，although it may sound trite(老一套的)，these things are different kinds of life.They are the little things we are put here on Earth to enjoy.It’s very important for us to notice them，for at any time they can all be taken away.”
The class was completely quiet.We picked up our books and went out of the room silently. That afternoon，I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had the whole year.
Every time I think of that teacher，1 will try to enjoy all of those things that sometimes we overlook(忽视).Take notice of something special you see from now on.For as we get older，it is not the things we did that we regret(遗憾)，but the things we didn’t do.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
46.What happened to the teacher?
A.She had a heart disease.
B.Her husband died young.
C.She left her students because of illness.
D.She couldn’t live alone after her husband’s death.
47.What did the teacher ask her students to do?
A.To take notice of everything in their life.
B.To look for the pleasant smell of bread.
C.Never to make any mistakes.
D. To be more silent
48.What does the underlined word “water" in Paragraph 3 mean in Chinese?
A.浇水 B.喝水 C.流泪 D.流汗
49.Why did we all go out of the room in silence after the class?
A.We were thinking about what the teacher had said.
B.We got bored with the teacher’s words.
C. The teacher’s speech made us embarrassed.
D.We were all worried about our future.
50.What is the best title for the passage?
A.Cherish the time. B.Stay away from disease.
C.Enjoy more of your life. D.Learn to share love
B
In Japan，where there are lots of earthquakes，disaster prevention(灾难预防)training：
takes place every year in schools. offices and all Over the country.
It is known to nearly every Japanese that the best thing to do will be different.In a
very strong earthquake at Magnitude(震幅)6 Lower，it is difficult，to stay on your feet，
most unfixed furniture will move greatly，and window glass may break into pieces at just a
second.At this moment，the best thing you can do is to stay where you are，keep low，
and cover your head.In a smaller earthquake at Magnitude 5 Upper，on the other hand，
things start to fall off the shelves，but it is still possible to walk as long as you hold on to
something.
When an earthquake reaches Magnitude 5 Upper or less，you should move to a safe
place close by.If you are in a school or a building that is well-protected against earthquakes, it is a good idea to stay under a nearby desk to protect your head.If you are in a building that is not as safe，you should run off the building，keeping your hands covering your head at all times.
Training programs are supposed to be serious，yet they are usually run in fun in Japan.One activity is making up disaster safety maps.Students find out local safe areas
and dangerous places，and then create maps.Computer games is another popular way.
Children can also practice a shooting game using fire-beaters(灭火器).These training exercises help kids to imagine what things might be like in a real disaster and what the best act would be.In this way, bad results can be made the 1east serious.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
5 1.What is the best thing to do in the earthquake at Magnitude 6 Lower?
52.What will happen when the earthquake reaches Magnitude 5 Upper?
A.You can’t stand on your feet.
B.Window glass may break into pieces.
C.Things start to fall off the shelves.
D.The unfixed furniture will move greatly.
53.How many fun ways of training are mentioned in Paragraph 4?
A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.
54.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A.Only students take part in the training every year.
B.Computer games can train kids’ best act in earthquakes.
C.Buildings in Japan are usually strong enough in earthquakes.
D.Training programs are very serious in Japan.
55.Why do you think Japan can have the least serious results in earthquakes?
A.The earthquakes are not serious enough in Japan.
B.People in Japan are trained to prevent disasters every year.
C.People in Japan are good at using fire-beaters.
D. Buildings in Japan are the best in the world.
C
Best 5-year Cell Phone Plans with the Warmest Service
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
56.What makes Special Plan different from the others?
A.Its long-distance call service. B. Its local service.
C. Its voice-mall service. D. Its monthly free talk time service
57.What do these ads tell us?
A.How to get a cool phone. B.How to have a better call quality.
C.How to get the warmest service. D.How to spend the least on making calls。
58.Tony is a Special Plan user and his local call time is 400 minutes this month. How much
should he pay?
A.$12. B.$15. C.$27 D. $72.
59.Which Plan costs the least monthly payment?
A.Basic Plan. B.500 Plan. C.Special Plan.D.Cell phone Plan.
60.Which of the following is NOT true according to these ads?
A.Anyone can be a 500 Plan user.
B.You can get a free phone as a 500 Plan user.
C.Basic Plan offers the least monthly free talk time.
D.Special Plan requires payment for long-distance calls.
D
Five Ways to Fight Germs(细菌)
61.
Always wash your hands with warm water and soap before you eat，after you use the bathroom and after you sneeze or blow your nose.The germs won’t stand a chance.
62.
If you have a cold or flu，why pass it on to someone else? Just use a tissue every time you sneeze or cough.Put used tissues in the rubbish bin straight away.
63.
When you go food shopping，buy all the things for the fridge last，and put them away as soon as you get home.Always prepare food with clean hands.
.
You should always buy pets from a good pet shop and take them to the animal doctor regularly.Keep pets as clean as possible and always wash your hands after you do with them.
65.
Stations，hospitals，supermarkets are places filled with germs that make people sick.When people cough or sneeze the germs spread widely，landing here and there.Unless it's necessary，go out less often
根据短文内容，从下列句子中选出每段的标题，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A.Use a tissue!
B.Use a fridge!
C.Keep off public places!
D.Wash your hands often!
E.Keep pets clean and healthy!
答案：
46-50 BACAC 51-55 ACCBB 56-60 CDCCA 61-65 DABEC
(2011年河南省郑州市九年级第二次质量预测)
四、阅读理解(20小题，每小题2分，共40分)
阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题。
A
A young traveler was going hiking through the Alps. He came to a large area of land without anything growing. It was the kind of place you hurry away from.
Then, suddenly, the young traveler stopped. In the middle of this large wasteland was an old man who was bending down. On his back was a bag of acorn(橡树粒).In his hand was a four-foot length of iron pipe(铁管).
The old man was using the iron pipe to punch holes in the ground. Then from the bag he would take an acorn and put it tin the hole. Later the old man told the traveler, “I’ve planted 100,000 acorns. Perhaps only tenth of them will grow.” The old man’s wife and son had died, and this was how he chose to spend his final years. “I want to do something useful,” he said.
Twenty-five years later the traveler who was getting old returned to the same place. What he saw surprised him. He could not believe his own eyes. The land was covered with a beautiful forest two miles wide and five miles long. Birds were singing, animals were playing, and wild flowers perfumed the air.
The traveler stood there thinking about the poor land that once was; a beautiful oak forest stood there now—all because someone cared.
根据材料内容选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
46. When the traveler first came to the land, he ______.
A. wanted to spend more time there
B. didn’t want to stay there any longer
C. loved the land immediately
D. decided to do something to make it beautiful
47.What does the underlined word “punch” mean in Chinese?
A.打孔 B.修补 C.埋藏 D.填满
48.What happened to the same land many years later?
A. It became a beautiful forest. B. It became a zoo.
C. It became a poorer land. D. It became wider and longer.
49.Why did the old man plant oaks?
A. To miss his family. B. To do something useful.
C. To pass the time quickly. D. To make the oak forest more beautiful.
50.What is the best title of the passage?
A.A lonely traveler B. An upset old man
C.A beautiful oak forest D.A bag of acorn
B
Artists in two languages
Zhang Ziyi
First movie in English: In 2001,Zhang had a small part in an American film Rush Hour 2 with Jackie Chan. The role was difficult because she didn’t speak English. Chan had to translate everything from Chinese into English for her.
How she learned English: After Rush Hour 2,Zhang studied English in New York City. She also watched television and listened to music in English. She liked watching TV commercials since the actors spoke slowly and clearly.
Biggest challenge: Playing the starring role in the film Memories of a Geisha. A friend told Zhang, “It will be difficult to express your feelings in English.” This made Zhang nervous, but she took the part and studied harder. As a result, her role in the movie was a big hit.
Shakira
First album in English: Laundry Service
How she learned English: Many people wanted to translate Shakira’s songs from Spanish to English. Shakira agreed, but she felt nervous about losing control of her music. So she decided to write her own songs in English.
Shakira studied grammar and common expressions. She also wanted to know how people use English to express their feelings. So she also read newspapers and poetry.
Biggest challenge: Writing her first songs in English. Sometimes, finding the right words was difficult. Today, Shakira writes and performs her music in Spanish and English for fans around the world.
根据材料内容选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
51.Where does Shakira come from?
A. England. B. Spain. C. China. D. Japan.
52.What does Shakira do?
A. She’s a singer. B. She’s and actress.
C. She’s a writer. D. She’s a language learner.
53.How did Zhang Ziyi learn English?
A. She studied grammar and common expressions.
B. She read newspaper and poetry.
C. She wrote songs in English.
D. She watched television and listened to music in English.
54.What was Shakira’s biggest challenge while learning English?
A. Feeling nervous about losing control of her music.
B. Writing her first English songs.
C. Expressing feelings in English.
D. Translating her songs into English.
55.What do Zhang Ziyi and Shakira have in common?
A. They are both artists.
B. They learn English in the same way.
C. Their movies are all popular all over the world.
D. They both became world-famous in 2001.
C
Toy shops are full of so many wonderful things to play with that it is impossible to decide what to buy. world. But have you ever thought about the story behind these toys? Who invented them? How did they get their names? Let’s find out about some of the world’s favorite toys.
The Barbie Doll
Rush Handler designed the Barbie doll in 1959.She named it after her daughter, Barbara, who gave Ruth the idea while playing with her friends. The first Barbie doll wore a black and white swimsuit, but these days she has a large variety of great clothes to choose from.
Rubik’s Cube
Emo Rubik invented his famous puzzle in 1974.It is a cube which has nine small squares(正方形) on each of its six different-colored sides. Players mix up the small colored squares, and they try to put them back in place again. It certainly keeps people busy!
Scrabble
In 1931,Alfred M Butts invented a board game called Criss-Cross, which was similar to a crossword puzzle. Butts couldn’t sell his game, but then in 1948 James Brunot improved the rules and the design of the game, and gave it a new name. Scrabble, whose name became a brand(商标) name in 1948,is now one of the most popular games in the world.
根据材料内容选择最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
56.Which of the following was invented earliest?
A. The Barbie Doll. B. Rubik’s Cube.
C. Scrabble. D. Criss-Cross.
57.How did the Barbie Doll get its name?
A. It was named after the inventor’s daughter.
B. It was named according to its shape.
C. It was named after a brand.
D. It was from the inventor’s friends.
58.What is a Rubik’s Cube like?
A. It has six sides with different colors.
B. It has nine squares with the same color.
C. It has nine sides with mixed colors.
D. It has six squares with mixed colors.
59.Which of the following descriptions is NOT true?
A. The Barbie Doll has more clothes now than it was first invented.
B. You need to think hard about how to put the colored squares in place.
C. Scrabble was made on the base of Criss-Cross.
D. The toys were only popular in the 20th century.
60.What can we learn from the article?
A. How we can play with the most popular toys.
B. Where we can buy the wonderful toys.
C. What the stories behind these fun toys are.
D. Why these great toys are so popular.
D
Can you imagine the day when you will no longer need to stop for fuel at petrol(汽油) stations? Or how about flying to work in your own car? Do you thing this is science fiction? Let’s see what Dr. Stephen Green. director of Cars of the Future International, has to say.
61.______________________
Well, our job is to design and test cars that won’t pollute the environment. Scientists from all over the world work for the company.
62. ______________________
These cars don’t run on petrol. Instead, they use alternative sources of energy(可替代性能源),such as solar power, electricity, natural gas or even water.
But will these cars really help to reduce air pollution?
Yes, I believe they will. There will be almost no car exhaust fumes(废气),or there won’t be any fumes at all! People will also save a lot of money on petrol.
63. ______________________
They will, of course, be expensive in the beginning. However, we’re going to find large companies to produce them at a lower cost.
. ______________________
Right now, we’re testing a new solar car. We’re going to present our results at a conference in Tokyo next month.
65. ______________________
We are soon going to start work on a flying vehicle! Can you imagine that? No more traffic jams!
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根据短文内容，将下列问句还原到文中适当位置，使短文连贯完整，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A. Are you working on any special type of car at the moment?
B. Will these cars be cheaper that the ones we have now?
C. Why are your cars friendlier to the environment?
D. Do you have any other plans for the future?
E. What does your company do?
五、短文填空(10小题，每小题1分，共10分)
阅读短文，从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空，使短文通顺，意思完整。请将答案写在答题卡相应位置。每空限填一词，每词限用一次。方框中有两个词是多余的。
from, small, never, he, slow, when, but, understand, dog, cost, always, and
Puppies for ale
A farmer had some puppies he needed to sell.__66__he was putting up an ad outside his house, a little boy came up to him.
“Mister,” he said, “I want to buy one of your puppies.”
“Well,” said the farmer, “these puppies come from fine parents and __67__ a lot of money.”
The boy thought for a moment. Then he pulled out several coins __68__ his pocket and held them up to the farmer. “I’ve got thirty-nine cents. Is that enough to take a look?”
“Sure,” said the farmer.
He left out a whistle. Out of the doghouse came four little puppies. The boy was very excited __69__ touched them with his face one by one.
As the __70__ went back, the little boy noticed something else inside the doghouse. __71__ another little puppy appeared. This one was much __72__ and couldn’t walk as well as the others.
“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to it.
The farmer said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will __73__ be able to run and play with you like these dogs.”
With that the little boy stepped back and began rolling up one leg of __74__ trousers. It was a steel(钢) leg. Looking up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who __75__ .”
答案：
四、46-50 BAABC 51-55 BADBA 56-60 DAADC 61-65 ECBAD
五、66. When 67. cost 68. from 69. and 70. dogs 71. Slowly 72. smaller 73. never 74. his 75. understands
(2011河南省郑州市年九年级第一次质量预测)
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.In ___________, people don’t eat with their left hand.
A. Japan B. Brazil C. Muslim countries D. Indonesia
( )62.Mother’s Day is on the third Sunday in _____________.
A. April B. May C. June D. March
( )63. The Yellow River goes through nine provinces and joins the ___________.
A. Bohai Sea B. East China Sea C. Huanghai Sea D. South China Sea
( ). ___________ is a great invention of ancient China.
A. Compass B. Gun C. Tea-making D. Paper-making
( )65. When you have a headache, you should _______________.
A. drink coffee or tea in the evening B. drink lots of boiled water
C. lift heavy things D. stay in bed and have a good sleep
( )66. Qilin stands for _____________ .
A. good luck B. peace of the country
C. telling good from bad D. large area of the country
第二节 阅读理解：(共7小题，每小题2分，满分14分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的各题的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
(A)
One day, my mother and I went shopping at a Chinese supermarket. We found that the crucian carps(鲫鱼)in the seafood counter were very fresh, as a result we chose four crucian carps and handed them over to the seller. As it would take some time to clean the fish and dispose(处理)of their internal organs(内脏), we decided to look around the other places frist. When we came back to the seafood counter, I asked the seller for my fish. He raised one, which was being cleaned, to let me have a look and tell me he was still working on the fish. I hurriedly said, “Go ahead, Go ahead.” I meant for him to go on.
Unexpectedly, the seller stopped his work, looking at me with puzzled expression, and asked me in reply, “ Go ahead?” “Yes,” I said, “go ahead”. He pointed the fish in all seriousness, and repeated very seriously, “Head?” Paying no more attention to him, I turned back to chat with my mother. Suddenly, “Bang, bang, bang,” was heard from the counter. Quickly, the seller passed the four fish without heads to me.
I asked loudly, “Why did you cut all the heads off?” The seller was also very annoyed(颇为生气的)and said, “Didn’t you tell me to go ahead again and again?” On hearing what he said I felt funny as well as angry. It turned out that he considered “ go ahead” as “cut the head off”. No wonder he asked me several times about it!
Taking the headless fish home, I became frightened. Wouldn’t it be possible that the hairdresser would have cut my head off if I had gone to get my haircut?
( )67.Where did the story happen?
A. In China. B. On the beach
C. In a Chinese supermarket D. At the hairdresser’s
( )68.What does “Go ahead” mean in this passage?
A. Cut off the heads of the fish. B. Go on to clean the fish.
C. Continue to walk . D. Go around.
( )69.Why did the seller cut all the heads off?
A. Because I asked him to do so.
B. Because he wanted to cut off all the heads.
C. Because I told him to go ahead again and again.
D. Because he mistook what I said.
(B)
For 99% of human history, people took their food from the world around them. They ate all that they could find, and then moved on. Then around 10,000 years ago, about 1% of human history, people learned to farm the land.
The kind of food we eat depends on which part of the world we live in, or which part of our country we live in. For example, in the south of China they eat rice, but in the north they eat noodles. In European countries near the sea, people eat a lot of fish. In central Europe, away from the sea, people don’t eat so much fish, but they eat more meat. For example, in Germany and Poland, there are hundreds of different kinds of sausages.
In North America, Australia, and Europe, people eat with knives and forks. In China, people eat with chopsticks. In parts of India and the Middle East, people use their fingers to pick up food.
Nowadays it is possible to transport food easily from one part of the world to another. We can eat whatever we like, at any time of the year. In Britain, bananas come from Africa; rice comes from India or the U.S.A.; strawberries come from Chile or Spain. Food is a very big business. But people in poor countries are still hungry while people in rich countries eat too much.
( )70.10,000 years ago, people ______ .
A.learned to farm the land
B.cooked different kinds of food
C.couldn’t find food around them
D.transported food from one country to another
( )71.In North America, Australia, and Europe, people ______ .
A.eat with chopsticks B.eat with knives and forks
C.use their fingers to pick up food D.use bread to pick up food
( )72. ______ have many kinds of sausages.
A.Chile and Spain B.America and Australia
C.China and Japan D.Germany and Poland
( )73.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.What we eat depends on where we live.
B.Poor countries are still having food problems.
C.Rich countries don’t need food from others.
D.Nowadays we can eat whatever we like at any time of the year.
第三节 任务型阅读(共7小题，每小题2分，满分14分)
(C)
Dear readers,
Imagine a little girl who knows there will not be enough food for dinner, who can’t fill her stomach with water because it’s polluted, and who has watched lives slipped away (消失) from her father, little brother and sister ①because the family is too poor to see a doctor. She would gladly walk miles to school, but her mother needs her badly (非常) at home. What will her future be?
Is it hard to believe? For Maria Pestora, it is real life.
But with just 52 pennies a day, you can sponsor (资助) a child like Maria. Through“Save the Children”，you can help Maria’s mother get the tools and ways she needs to turn their poor food into a good dinner, and get the money she needs to buy clothes and school things for Maria.
To help Maria most, ②other sponsors(赞助商)put your money together. ③Building schools, hospitals, bringing in clean water is what“Save the Children”has been working on since 1932.
For you there are many rewards. You have the chance to write to or hear from the child you sponsored, to receive photos or progress reports, to know you are reaching out to another person, not with a handout (救济品), but a hand up. That’s how “Save the Children” works. But without you, it can’t work. Please take a moment now to fill in and post the form below to help a child like Maria.
It can make a difference in his/her life and yours.
For the children
David Li Guyer
74.根据①完成句子：
because the family isn’t _________ _________ to see a doctor.
75.根据②句完成句子：
your money _________ __________ together with that of other sponsors
76.翻译③句：
_____________________________________________________________________________
(D)
Expo’99 Kunming hosted by the Chinese Government between May 1, and October 31,1999 was the last of same kind of international expositions(博览会) in the 20th Century. The theme(主题) of the exposition was “Man and Nature—Marching into the 21th Century”.
Expo’99 Kunming contained mainly five halls, such as the Hall of Man and Nature, the Hall of Science and Technology, the International Hall, the Greenhouse Hall and the China Hall. There were also six gardens in the venue, including the Trees Garden, the Herbal Plants Garden, the Potted Landscaping Garden, the Vegetable and Fruits Garden, the Bamboo Garden and the Tea Garden.
Shanghai is hosting Expo 2010. It is from May 1 to October 31. It’s the 4th exposition in the 21th Century. The theme of the Expo 2010 is “Better City, Better Life.”
The site(位置) of Expo’10 Shanghai is along both sides of the Huangpu river, in the center of the city. It contains mainly six halls, such as Theme Pavilions(场馆), Urbanian Pavilions, Pavilion of Citybeing, Pavilion of Urban(城市的)Planet, Pavilion of Footprint, Pavilion of Future. We attract about 200 nations and international organisations to take part in the exhibition as well as 70 million visitors from home and abroad.
根据短文内容，找出相关信息，完成表格。
Expo’99 77._________ The theme is“Man and Nature—Marching into the 21th Century”. The 79.________
Exposition in the 20th Century. It contains mainly five halls.
Expo’10 In Shanghai. The theme is 78. _________
_______________________ The 4th exposition in the 21th Century. It contains mainly 80.
________ halls.
答案：
61-66 CBAADB 67-69 CBD 70-74 ABDC 74. rich enough 75. is put
76. “挽救孩子”(这一组织)自1932年致力于建学校、医院，引进干净的水。/
建学校、医院，引进干净的水是“挽救孩子”(这一组织)自1932年所做的事。
77. In Nanjing 78. Better City, Better Life. 79. last 80. six/6
(2011年湖北省黄冈市白莲中学中考英语模拟试题)
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)
根据相关的文化背景知识，选择正确答案。
61. There are 12 star signs in total. Your star sign depends on ___________.
A. your characteristics B. your birthday
C. your hobbies D. your star
62. ___________’s paintings are lively with bright blue skies and yellow flowers.
A. Gu Kaizhi B. Vincent van Gogh
C. Leonardo da Vinci D. Zhang Weiming
63. There are _________ other planets that go around the sun besides the earth.
A. six B. seven C. eight D. nine
. We know that __________ is one of the most popular sport shows in CCTV.
A. Soccer Night B. CCTV News C. Lucy 52 D. The Same Song
65. The modern Olympics started in _________ and now it is spreading the Olympic spirit all over the world.
A. Paris B. New York C. Beijing D. Athens
66. Which of the following is the right order to send an e-mail?
①Click on “Send”. ②Click on “Write a letter”. ③Click on “To”.
④Write your e-mail. ⑤Click on “Subject”.
A. ①, ②, ③, ④, ⑤ B. ②, ③, ⑤, ④, ①
C. ②, ④, ③, ①, ⑤ D. ④, ③, ⑤, ②, ①,
第二节 阅读理解
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
(1)
Once a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But because it was not complete, it could only roll(滚动)very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece. Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly(完美).The circle put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole with nothing missing. It was so happy and began to roll. As it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad that it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled away slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better. He will never know someone is loving him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always live a wonderful time in our lives.
( )67.The circle rolled very slowly because it ___________ .
A. spent much time talking to worms B. wanted to enjoy the sunshine
C. was looking for its missing piece D. lost a piece of its own
( )68.Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly? Because it____________.
A. wanted to enjoy the world
B. found a different world
C. wanted to look for another missing piece
D. thought the world changed so quickly
( )69.The story mainly tells us that__________.
A. nobody loves us if we give nothing
B. a man who has everything is the happiest
C. losing something may not be a bad thing sometimes
D. we are not whole when we lose something
(2)
Orlando,Florida— Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes? Some students at Winter Park High School can quickly get up just in their clothes for sleeping and go to class in their own bedrooms. Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer.
This school, the state’ s only online school, has 250 students who are taking classes at home by computer.
“I feel a lot more comfortable at home,” says Luke Levesque, a 16-year-old student who is taking a computer class online. He thinks the school’s computer lad is so noisy that he can’t study well. “Home is much better,” he says.
When a student is ready to begin a class, he or she turns on the computer, reads the teacher’s instructions (指示)，and begins working on the lessons for the day. What happens if a student has a question for the teacher? Or the teacher wants to say something about the work a student is doing? The student and the teacher can talk to each other every day through e-mail or by telephone. For example, when Luke opened his daily e-mail from the teacher, it contained(包含)her instructions for the day’s computer lesson. When he finished, he sent his work back by e-mail to her for correcting.
Is it easy for students to cheat on tests when they’re working at home? The teachers have already thought about this. They make students take their final exams in person in the classroom.
If this first online program goes well, in three years Florida’s high school students will be able to take all their classes by computer. When that happens, students will be able to get their high school diplomas(文凭)without having to set foot in a classroom.
( )70. Winter Park High School is___________.
A. one of the online schools in Florida B. an ordinary high school in Florida
C. in fact Luke Levesque’s own bedroom D. the only online school in Florida
( )71. Luke likes taking classes at home because___________.
A. he feels more comfortable at home B. hisschool has not enough computers
C. he can learn what he likes at home D. he doesn’t need to face his teachers
( )72. Students can talk to each other and to the teacher____________.
A. face to face B. through e-mail or by telephone
C. only by telephone D. only through e-mail
( )73. What can we know from the passage?
A. In three years, all the school students in Florida can take their lessons by computer.
B. All the Florida’s high school students can get their diplomas without going to their classrooms.
C. Computers and the Internet will be used more and more widely in school.
D. No students will have to attend school.
第三节 任务型阅读(共7小题;每小题2分，满分14分)
In America, when people say“man’s best friend”, they don’t mean another person. Instead, they are talking about a lovely animal：a dog! These words show the friendship between people and animals. Dogs and other pets can give happiness to people’s life. ①Some people think of their pets as their children. A few even leave all their money to their pets when they die!
Animals can help people, too. ②People can teach dogs to become the“eyes”for a blind person or“ears”for a deaf person. Because of that, animals are brought into hospitals for“visits.”
Americans hold“Be kind to Animals Week”the fist week of May. Pet shows are held during the week. Even if you don’t live in America, you, too, can do this. How? First, think about how animals make your life richer. If you have a pet, take more time this week to play with it. Remember to give it delicious food. Also, be sure to keep your pet from those unwanted babies.
If you don’t have a pet, be kind to animals around you. For example, if you see a street dog, don’t kick it or throw things at it. Instead, just leave it alone, or better yet, make friends with it. If others around you do bad things to an animal, try to stop them. ③As people, we must protect animals who can’t speak for themselves.
74.根据①处完成下面的句子(每空一词)
Some people ________________ their pets ________________ their children.
75.根据②处完成下面的句子(每空一词)
Dogs can ________ ________ to become the“eyes”for a blind person or“ears”for a deaf person.
76.将③处的句子翻译成汉语。
_______________________________________________________________ (4)
Dear Ms White,
The office is looking for a student consultant(顾问)for the coming term. Could you help me
find a person for this position before February12, please?
The consultant’s job is to meet with students to discuss problems, opinions and suggestions on
school policies, present weekly spoken and written reports to the Student Affair Office, and attend
different school meetings as the student spokesperson(发言人). He should be a full-time student of our school and be skilled in report writing and oral communication. It will be better if the
applicant has worked as a student consultant before.
We will offer 2,000yuan a term for this position, and the time required for this job is 15hours
A week. The e-mail address is:SAO-hr@sina.com.
Thanks!
Mr. Green
Student Consultant of the Student Affair Office Wanted
Duties (77)____________________________
Present weekly spoken and written reports
(78)____________________________
Requirements (79)____________________________
(80)____________________________
Work experience as a student consultant perferred
Salary 2,000yuan a term.
If you are interested in this position, please send your resume(简历)to SAO-hr@sina.com before February 10.
答案：
61-66 BBBADB 67-69 DAC 70-73 DABC 74.regard/ consider, as 75.be taught
76.作为人类，我们必须保护不会说话的动物
77 Meet with students to discuss problems, Opinions and suggestions on school policies.
78 Attend school meetings 79 A full-time student of our school
80 Good report writing and oral communication skills下载本文
