江苏省苏州市中考英语模拟试卷(4)牛津版(新).doc

Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date江苏省苏州市2016年中考英语模拟试卷(4)牛津版(新)江苏省苏州市2016年中考英语模拟试卷(4)牛津版(新)2016年苏州市中考英语模拟试卷(4)一、单项选择(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 从A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。( )1. If you buy MP5 player in our store, you can get a watch for free. A. a;/ B. an; the C. an;/ D. the; the( )2. Mr White, the principal(校长)，has made a great to the growth of the school. A. contribution B. progress C. invention D. protection( )3. How is your grandma? She's fine. She used to at home after dinner. But now she is used to with her friends in the small park. A. sit; dance B. sitting; dance C. sitting; dancing D. sit; dancing( )4. What do you think of the traffic in our city? It's than it used to be, but there's still a long way to go. A. worse B. worst C. better D. best( )5. Everyone knows Canada is the second largest country in the world. That is, it is larger than country in Asia. A. any B. any other C. other D. another( )6. jeans were invented over 100 years ago, they're still in fashion today. A. Because B. If C. Although D. Since( )7. Look! There is some fish left. It's a waste of food. We should . A. put it out B. sell it out C. drink it up D. eat it up( )8. When will Diana arrive? Oh, she . She is in the meeting room now. A. arrives B. is arriving C. arrived D. has arrived( )9. you leave now? You only arrived here an hour ago. Sorry, but so much homework is waiting for me. A. May B. Must C. Can D. Might( )10. the teachers in their school is about 200 and one-fourth of them are teachers. A. A number of; women B. A number of; woman C. The number of; women D. The number of; woman( )11. Look at the flowers I gave you last month. They are dying! do you water them? Sorry, I forgot to water them. A. How long B. How often C. How soon D. How much( )12. What are you looking for? I'm looking for the ring my husband bought me last year. A. which B. who C. what D. it( )13. Rick has learned a lot about Chinese culture he came to China. A. before B. when C. until D. since( )14. Remember to print on both sides of the paper. . A. Me too B. Well done C. Sure, I will D. That's all right( )15. You're really a big help! . Many people will feel kind of airsick on the plane. A. It doesn't matter B. You're really welcome C. Forget it D. With pleasure二、完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10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。 Recently, I felt like I reached a very low point in life. My relationships weren't good, I wasn't enjoying my classes, and I felt like I had nothing to 16 . My life seemed to be full of endless homework, tests and loneliness. Nothing anyone said seemed 17 to me. I wasn't sure what to do about myself. All I wanted was to be happy again, but I didn't know who or what would 18 that. During these days, I had trouble sleeping. I had to take sleeping pills but still woke up in the midnight. I had no 19 but to tell my dad. He 20 the book The Secret. I immediately bought the book online and read the whole thing that night. I'm 21 quite a stubborn person, but the effect on my mood after finishing the book was 22 . Suddenly, I felt like life was beautiful again. I had never felt such a deep and quick 23 in my life before. In fact, the book's message was very simple-think positively(积极地). The book had many success stories about how people were able to 24 money, soul mates(心灵伙伴)and old friends back into their lives. I started learning to thank everything in my life like them. Little by little, I realized that The Secret could only work 25 I believed these people's success stories. Now I'm sure I can bring myself happiness.( )16. A. take care of B. come up with C. look down on D. look forward to( )17. A. helpful B. colourful C. peaceful D. powerful( )18. A. serve B. offer C. answer D. prevent( )19. A. problem B. idea C. need D. doubt( )20. A. borrowed B. collected C. returned D. recommended( )21. A. normally B. mainly C. finally D. probably( )22. A. realistic B. common C. obvious D. serious( )23. A. breath B. notice C. surprise D. change( )24. A. attract B. control C. imagine D. mention( )25. A. until B. when C. unless D. before三、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。A How are you getting on with your study? Maybe you are the best in your class. But in the last few exams one or two even several classmates have got higher marks than you. How do you feel? Are you jealous of them? Are you grateful to them? Please think it over after reading the following text. You will probably learn a lot. Once a zoologist worked on antelopes(羚羊)which were living on both sides of a river in South Africa. He discovered that the antelopes on the east side multiplied(繁殖)more and ran faster than those on the west. The zoologist was puzzled(困惑的)after long thought about the differences. As the two groups of antelopes lived in the same environment and they fed on the same kind of grass. One year, with the help of the Animal Protecting Society, he caught ten antelopes on each side and exchanged them. A year later, the ten antelopes sent to the west bank multiplied by fourteen while only three remained of the ones sent to the east. Where were the other seven? They had been eaten by wolves! At last the zoologist understood why the antelopes on the east were stronger. That was because on the east side there were a group of wolves-their natural enemy! Now everything is plain sailing in your life. It is your opponents(对手)that are improving you indeed. So thanks must go to your opponents. It's true!( )26. The zoologist was puzzled when he found . A. the two groups of antelopes lived in the same environment B. the two groups of antelopes fed on the same kind of grass C. the antelopes on the east side ran faster than those on the west D. the antelopes on the west side multiplied more than those on the east( )27. What does the underlined word "jealous" mean in the passage? A.害怕的 B.嫉妒的 C.生气的 D.憎恨的( )28. What is the passage mainly about? A. Antelopes should be raised on the same side of the river. B. Antelopes should be raised with wolves. C. We should be grateful to our opponents. D. We should learn from the zoologist.B With society developing fast, people's life standard has improved greatly. More and more people own their personal cars, thus causing many problems, such as air pollution, traffic jams(堵塞)and even traffic accidents. In big cities, traffic jams happen every now and then, especially in rush hours. Cars cannot move smoothly and people feel upset on the way to work or home. For this, they are often late for work and even lose their jobs. To solve these problems, the government has taken many measures(措施), such as broadening(拓宽)the roads, building more roads and subways, increasing buses, improving the price of oil and so on. The government has also suggested people taking public transports and using less personal cars.( )29. The passage mainly tells us . A. people's life has improved B. the influence of more cars causing and the measures taken by the government C. the government's measures D. more people own their personal cars( )30. What problems do more personal cars bring? A. Air pollution B. Traffic accidents. C. Traffic jams. D. All the above.( )31. What's the meaning of the underlined word "smoothly" in the passage? A.缓慢地 B.光滑地 C.快速地 D.流畅地( )32. Which is NOT true according to the passage? A. The government has broadened the roads. B. The government has built more and more subways. C. The government has improved the price of oil. D. The government encourages people to buy personal cars.C Many years ago, there lived an old man with his three sons, Dharma, Harrison and Keith, in a village. The man worked hard when he was young, so he had the largest farmyard and the most beautiful house in the village. However, his sons were all born to be lazy, which made him disappointed. He was worried that his sons would use up his money and starve to death. One day, the old man came up with a plan He called his sons and said to them, "Look, my dear sons, in the land we have at the farmyard, there is lots of hidden gold. If you work together, you may find it.” In a wish to find out the gold, his sons worked hard from the morning to the evening digging and digging all through the land. Three days had passed, but they didn't find what they were looking for. They got frustrated and angry. They decided to give up and returned to ask their father. "There is no gold in the land. We are cheated.” "Since the land has been dug soft. Why don't you plant some crops there?" was the reply of the father to the sons. Off went the sons. Soon the whole once-useless land was rich crops. "This is the real gold, my sons," said the now proud father.( )33. What do we know about the old man? A. He was the richest in his village. B. He was unable to feed his family. C. He loved daughters more than sons. D. He was quite successful as a farmer.( )34. Why did the old man ask his sons to dig the land? A. He was too old to do it himself. B. He didn't have money to pay workers. C. He decided to teach his sons an important lesson. D. He didn't want other people to set foot on his land.( )35. Why did his sons agree to dig the land? A. They wanted to help their father. B. They wanted to grow their own crops. C. They didn't want to be lazy any more. D. They wanted to find the hidden gold.( )36. What can we learn from the end of the story? A. The old man had achieved his goal. B. The three sons were still as lazy as before. C. The sons were quite angry with their father. D. The old man was still worried about his sons.D It seems that everybody tells lieswell，not big lies，but what we call“white lies”Telling“white lies”isnt really that badMost of the time，people do it because they want to protect a friendshipA survey shows that each person 1ies about seven times a dayThe only real questions are about when we lie and who we tell lies toHere are some reasons why people tell“white lies" Lying to hide something：People often lie because they want to hide something from someoneFor example，Paul doesnt tell his parents that hes going to play basketball because he doesnt think they will agreeHe tells a lie that he is going to the 1ibrary to study Lying to make someone feel good：Often we dont tell the truth to make someone feel goodFor example，your friend cooks dinner for you，but it tastes terribleDo you sayso? No!You probably say，“Mmm，this is delicious!" Giving false(错误的)excuses：Sometimes people lie because they dont want to do somethingFor example，someone invites you to a partyYou think it will be boring，So you say youre busy Lying to hide bad news：Sometimes we dont want to tell someone bad newsFor example，you have just had a very bad day at work，but you dont feel like talking about itSo if someone asks you about your day，you just say everything was fine37Why do people tell“white lies”most of the time?38Does Paul want to go to play basketball or study in the library?39What will you say to make people feel good although the dish tastes terrible?40How many ways of telling“white lies”are mentioned in the passage?四、词汇检测(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分) 根据下列句子及所给汉语注释或通过上下文，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。每空只写一词。41. With the invention of many things, the world needs technology (先锋)like Qian Xuesen and Mrs Curie to open up unknown fields.42. About five (九)of the world's red-crowned cranes choose to spend the winter in Yancheng Nature Reserve.43. Remember to knock at the door before (进入)someone's room.44. Linda is such an (不耐心的)person that she gets angry easily.45. It's said the game Angry Birds has been downloaded (百万)of times.46. What a (杂乱)you've made! You'd better clear it up before Mum gets home.47. In the shop, she tried on a few coats and (比较)them before buying one.48. I'm very worried. My daughter hasn't to my WeChat for long. Don't worry. Maybe she's just too busy these days.49. When will scientists succeed in crops that can grow on the sea? I've no idea, but I'm sure they will some day.50. Which works have you read so far? Conan Doyle's and Agatha Christie's detective stories.五、句子翻译(共5小题;每小题3分，满分15分) 将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在横线上。51.现在越来越多的外国人对中国文化感兴趣了。 52. 她宁愿严格要求自己也不愿放弃梦想。 53.我确信越来越多的人会因为健康而戒烟。 54.服用此药前，请仔细阅读说明。 55.我想知道你是怎样和汤姆保持联系的。 六、书面表达(满分20分)假设你班为促进学生素质的全面发展，最近以“当班干是否会影响自己的学习？”为题进行了一次讨论。许多同学认为当班干不会影响自己的学习，但也有一些同学认为当班干会影响自己的学习。请你根据以下表格中的内容要点提示，用英语写一篇短文。乐观者的观点1. 当班干不会影响学习;2. 学习好的关键因素:(自拟理由) 3. 当班干还会有利于你的学习提高:(自拟理由)担心者的观点1. 当班干会影响学习; 2. 当班干就不会有足够时间学习:(自拟理由)3. 学习会掉队。你自己的观点(自拟观点和理由) 要求:1.词数:100左右，开头已给出，不计入总词数; 2.所写内容必须包括表格中的所有的信息，并作适当的发挥