2016年中考英语考前模拟试题及答案(2)

　　B

　　Do you think there is a ghost(鬼)in the world? More than 20 years ago, a student jumped from the top of the clock tower in the University of Birmingham. He did this only because he failed his final exam.

　　After his death, a superstition(迷信)began: Anyone who walks under the clock tower will have bad luck in his exam. Years later, students there still remembered the story of the tower. Although Birmingham is the second largest city in Britain, the university is green and quiet. The grass around the tower has been worn away by the feet of students who refuse to pass underneath the tower.

　　The university had to pave(铺)extra paths, so students could w alk to their classrooms without passing under the most terrible area. But, one day just before an important exam, a top student in the university walked under the clock tower because he was lost in thought. However, he got high marks in the exam the next day. Quickly students all knew about it. Then they realized that the most important thing is working hard.

　　Whenever I go under the clock tower, I will tell myself, “Working hard is the key to success. ”

　　6. Why did the stude nt jump from the top of the tower?

　　A. Because he saw a ghost there.

　　B. Because he was very careless.

　　C. Because he didn’t pass his f inal exam.

　　D. Because there was no risk.

　　7. The University of Birmingham lies in　　　.

　　A. the largest country

　　B. the middle of America

　　C. the largest city in B ritain

　　D. the second largest city in Britain

　　8. The grass around the tower has been worn away by the students who　　　.

　　A. think the grass is really beautiful and like to walk on it

　　B. think they will fail exams if they walk under the tower

　　C. believe anyone who walks under the tower will die

　　D. know there is a ghost in the tower and are afraid of it

　　9. What did the university do with the problem?

　　A. It paved other roads for the students.

　　B. It ordered students to walk under the tower.

　　C. It moved the clock tower away at last.

　　D. It didn’t do anything for the students.

　　10. What’s the writer’s opinion in the passage?

　　A. He thinks it’s dangerous to risk walking under the clock tower.

　　B. He doesn’t believe the story is true.

　　C. He thinks the story is interesting.

　　D. Working hard is important to success.

　　第Ⅱ卷(共40分)

　　Ⅴ. 词汇运用(10分)

　　根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词。

　　1. —What’s your p　　　　　to study hard?

　　—To get good grades, of course.

　　2. When you go on a p　　　　　, you should pay attention to fire.

　　3. The police have been trying to　　　　　(阻止)them carrying weapons(武器).

　　4. I want to　　　　　(表达)my thanks to him.

　　5. Young people usually have more　　　　　(精力)than the old.

　　Ⅵ. 完成句子(10分)

　　1. 那辆黄色的电动车是王林的。

　　The yellow e-bike　　　　　 　　　　　Wang Lin.

　　2. 我的爷爷以前是个老师。

　　My grandfather　　　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　a teacher.

　　3. 这个箱子太小了, 装不下这么多书。

　　The box is　　　　　small　　　　　hold so many books.

　　4. 你妈妈一定正在厨房里做饭。

　　Your mother　　　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　in the kitchen.

　　5. 我不知道他是否会来。

　　I　　　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　if he will come.

　　Ⅶ. 补全对话(10分)

　　选择方框内合适的句子补全对话, 有两项多余。

　　A. We must be dreaming, aren’t we?

　　B. The white woman must be a policewoman.

　　C. Maybe we should call the police.

　　D. What a big helicopter!

　　E. What an interesting movie!

　　F. Yes, she could be a reporter.

　　G. Look, the UFO is landing now.

　　W: Look, Mark! There is a big helicopter flying high up in the sky!

　　M: Wow! 　1　Oh, no, it can’t be a helicopter. It’s too big. It must be a UFO.

　　W: A UFO? What’s going on there?

　　M: 　2

　　W: And there are some strange creatures getting out of it. They must be aliens.

　　M: And the aliens are running after a white woman! 　3

　　W: No! 　4　Hey, wait a minute. What’s that, Mark?

　　M: Isn’t that a black woman with a camera?

　　W: 　5

　　M: No, look at all those other black people not far from the UFO. They are actors. They must be making a movie about UFO. Ha-ha. .

　　Ⅷ. 短文填空(10分)

　　Reading newspapers has becoming an important part of our everyday life. Many people read newspapers a　1　the first thing to do in the morning. O　2　read newspapers as soon as they are free during the day so that they can learn what is h　3　in the world.

　　Sometimes, however, we do not have e　4　time to read all the news carefully, so we just take a quick look at the front page, at other times, we may be in such a h　5　that we only have a few minutes to look at the names of the passages.

　　Newspapers can be found everywhere in the world. We can get many different kinds of newspapers in the big cities, of course, but in some of the mountain v　6　we can see few newspapers.

　　Some newspapers are published o　7　a week, but most of the newspapers are published once a day with many pages, some even published twice a day! As you know different people e　8　reading different newspapers, some like sports news, some like economic news and others prefer short stories. They just choose what they are i　9　in.

　　Today newspapers in English have the l　10　number of readers in the world.

　　Ⅸ. 书面表达(20分)

　　你在半夜时突然听到敲门声, 请根据下面表格中的信息判断敲门者是谁, 并写出理由, 约60～80个词。

　　提示词: knock n. &v. 敲; 击

　　Making inferences Reasons

　　not be parents at home

　　not be a thief not knock at the door

　　might be neighbors want some help

　　probably or certainly be aunt like knocking at the door

　　Who could it be?

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