徐州市中考模拟试卷一、单项填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)。

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

( )1. --You look _______ today.--Yeah, tomorrow is my birthday and there will be no Maths exam tomorrow.A. worriedB. sadC. happyD. nervous( )2. He turned up the MP3, ___________ I still couldn't hear it.A. andB. butC. soD. or( )3. I'm going to the art gallery my ear.A. inB. byC. withD. about( )4. ________ sunny day it is! Let's go to the park, shall we?A. HowB. How aC. WhatD. What a( )5. Could you please tell me why ?A. they had been thereB. do they help youC. they bought the bikeD. did they leave there ( )6. -- do you go to the zoo?--Never. I hate the smell.A. How oftenB. How longC. How farD. How soon( )7. I_______ tell you who broke the window, but don't tell others about it.A. couldB. canC. shouldD. must( )8. -- I'm going to see Ann in hospital, but I don't know what to bring her.--___________ .A. Sorry to hear that.B. Sounds like a good idea.C. Why not?D. What about some flowers? ( )9. Who drives , your sister or your brother?A. the most carefullyB. more carefullyC. the most carefulD. more careful( )10. Your sweater is beautiful. Where it?A. did you getB. have you gotC. do you getD. will you get( )11. Look, Amy is wearing a big hat today.( )12. We will have a holiday next week. Shall we go climbing?A. two daysB. two-dayC. two-daysD. two-days'( )13. I don't know this word. I'll______ in the dictionary.A. look at itB. look for itC. look it upD. give it up( )14. On a clear night, people can see thousands of______ in the sky.A. planetsB. robotsC. UFOsD. stars( )15. --Nobody will become a hero without the help of others.--That's true.__________ .A. Practice makes perfect.B. Every dog has its day.C. Where there is a will, there is a way.D. One tree can't make a forest.二、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)。

根据短文内容，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Last month John 16 seventy-five college students to find out what they think of their hometowns. And this is 17 they said.Almost fifty people said 18 hometown is boring and inconvenient. Only 20％said that they have a 19 hometown. The others believe their hometown is OK, 20 nothing special. Most of the 21 told me that they don't want to live or work in their hometown after graduation. The most common reason was that they want to live in a 22 ，more exciting city. Many also said that they have lots of new friends at 23 , so theywant to live closer to these friends. But about 10X prefer 24 in the country, where there is clean air and lots of 25 around.Next. I asked them to describe the 26 in their hometowns. There 27 many different answers, but there were three typical comments. Twenty-four students told me their hometown is cold 28 winter and hot and wet in summer. Fourteen said their hometown is warm and often wet all 29 round. And ten have a hometown 30 a heavy rain season, with high winds and many storms.( )16. A. interviews B. interviewedC. were interviewingD. have interviewed( )17. A. what B. howC. whyD. which( )18. A. my B. yourC. hisD. their( )19. A. bad B. terribleC. greatD. uninteresting( )20. A. and B. butC. soD. or( )21. A. doctors B. teachersC. studentsD. cooks( )22. A. small B. smallerC. bigD. bigger( )23. A. college B. hometownC. workD. school( )24. A. lived B. to liveC. livingD. llve( )25. A. green B. redC. blackD. yellow( )26. A. weather B. buildingsC. peopleD. food( )27. A. is B. areC. wasD. were( )28. A. for B. inC. onD. at( )29. A. day B. monthC. seasonD. year( )30. A. about B. ofC. withD. around三、阅读理解(共12小题，每小题2分，满分24分)。

阅读下面三篇短文，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

ASchool ProgramsA. Hillbrook SchoolB. Emerson SchoolC. Monarch SchoolD. Almaden School ( )32. If you are interested in group classes in art, you can call______________A. 650-968 5957B. 650-903-0986C. 650-403 3575D. 650-720-1677( )33. Which program helps improve thinking skills?A. Sports ProgramB. Art ProgramC. Development ProgramD. Woodshop ProgramBA new study finds that plants communicate with one another to warn of danger.We often consider plants as the furniture of the natural world. They don't move, they don't make sounds, they don't seem to act on anything. But as is often the case, plants talk to each other all the time. And the language is chemical.Over the years, scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, give out chemicals into the air to help neighboring plants. These chemical warnings can spread information about one plant's disease or infestation (虫害), so other plants can protect themselves. But how plants receive and act on many of the information exactly is still mysterious.In this week's Science Magazine, researchers in Japan offered some explanations. They have found out one chemical message and traced it all the way from beginning to end.The scientists looked at tomato plants infested by a common pest (害虫). To start out, they grew plants in two separate plastic spaces connected by a tube (管子). One plant was infested and placed up-wind and the other was uninfested and placed downwind. The downwind plants were later exposed (暴露) to the pest. The results showed that plants near sick neighbors before were able to protect themselves better against the pest.They found one chemical appeared more often in the exposed plants. The chemical is called Hex Vic. The scientists discovered where Hex Vic come from, and put it over healthy plants. Those plants were then able to produce Hex Vic. Researchers made sure that uninfested plants could fight off bugs and diseases. How do they know when to protect themselves? They are warned first by their friendly plant neighbors.It is not a simple story, and it may be happening in more plant species than tomatoes. It may also be happening with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us. In a word, we know that plants not anlv communicate, but also look out for one another.( )34. The underlined "traced" in the fourth paragraph probably means _______ here.A. reportedB. followedC. doubtedD. developed( )35. For scientists, which are the right steps to watch tomato plants infested by a pest?①Place the infested plant upwind.②Place the uninfested plant downwind.③Expose the downwind plants to the pest.④Grow plants in two separate plastic spaces connected by a tube.A. ③①②④B. ①④③②C. ④①②③D. ④②①③( )36. You can put the sentence "The researches also studied leaves from exposed plants and unexposed plants." At the beginning ofA. Paragraph 3B. Paragraph 4C. Paragraph 5D. Paragraph 6( )37. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. Communicating Plants and Terrible DiseasesB. Talking Plants and Friendly WarningsC. Protecting Plants and Clear InformationD. Growing Plants and Mysterious ChemicalsCIn early November of 1503, during Christopher Columbus' fourth and final trip America, his ship was seriously damaged in a storm. Columbus and his men had to live on a small island for several months while they tried to repair their ship and return to Spain.At first, the local people on the island were very kind to the European visitors, giving them all the food and clothes they needed to survive. However, as the months passed, the local people became more and more unhappy with their guests, who were tricking and stealing from them. Finally the locals decided to stop helping. Without food or any way to leave the island, Columbus' group was soon in serious trouble.Luckily for Columbus, he had a book about the stars and planets on his ship. It described the movements of all the objects in the night sky. The book, written by a well-known German scientist, said there would be a total lunar eclipse (月食) on the evening of February 29, 1504 and how long it would last.Columbus worked out the difference in time between Germany and North America. He then had a meeting with the local leaders just before the eclipse would take place. In this meeting, Columbus told them his god was angry because the local people were no longer giving food. So his god would take away the moon to punish them. At the moment Columbus finished talking, just as he had planned, the moon began disappearing.The local leaders grew frightened and quickly agreed to provide Columbus with food and anything else he wanted. But first, Columbus' god had to return the moon. Columbus told them he would have to discuss the idea with his god on his ship. Knowing the moon would stay completely hidden for about 48 minutes, Columbus returned just before the moon began to reappear. From that day on, until they finally left, Columbus and his men no longer had any trouble getting the food they needed.( )38. At first, the local people helped Columbus and his men byA. giving them foodB. building a house for themC. repairing their shipD. providing them with a book ( )39. The local people became angry because the Europeans .A. looked very differentB. had nothing to tradeC. were cheats and thievesD. wanted to take their land( )40. Where did Columbus learn about the lunar eclipse?A. From a book.B. From the moon.C. From his group.D. From the locals.( )41. What did Columbus do after returning to his ship on the night of the meeting?A. He discussed the problem with his god.B. He waited for the eclipse to finish.C. He read about the stars and planets.D. He told his men what happened.( )42. What can we learn about the Europeans from the passage?A. They all believed in god.B. They never returned to Spain.C. They admired the local people.D. They caused their own problems.四、词语运用(共16小题，每小题1分，满分16分)。