2012年初中英语中考模拟试题（外研版）1、考试时间：90分钟2、全卷共Ⅴ道大题，总分100分。

第一部分：语言知识运用（共计50分）Ⅰ.Multiple choice (本题共15分，每小题1分)Choose the best answer from A、B or C according to the meaning of the sentence.1. There a football match next Saturday.A. is going to beB. willC. is going to haveD. will have2. Professor Yi Zhang to the talk show on CCTV-1 last weekend.A. invites A. invited C. was invited D. is invited3. If you go to the park tomorrow morning, .A. So will heB. so he willC. so he doesD. so does he4. I don’t know when he . When he , I will let you know.A. Will arrive; will arriveB. arrives ；arrivesC. will arrive ；arrives D. arrives ；will arrive5. I saw Lisa in the str eet yesterday, but she didn’t see me. She theother way.A. was lookingB. is lookingC. lookedD. has looked6. I told you not to be late again, John, I?A. doB. didC. don’tD. didn’t7. -- Did you have breakfast this morning?-- No, I got up late and went to school breakfast.A .for B. in C. without D. after8. He is so careless that he always his school things at home.A. forgetsB. forgotC. leavesD. left9. We got to the cinema late because of the traffic.A. largeB. light C .heavy D. big10.--Which of these two sweaters will you take?--I’ll take . They look nearly the same, and I just need one.A. bothB. eitherC. noneD. all11. Before using a digital camera, you should read the for it carefully.A. informationB. instructionsC. messageD. news12.--Let’s go to the concert tonight , Michael!--Sorry, I . I have to help my mother with the house work.A. mustn’tB. may notC. needn’tD. can’t13. My parents usually buy me some simple clothes can last along time.A. whoB. thatC. whomD. whose14. --we have worked for a long time, s o let’s a rest.--Sounds good!A. stopped to haveB. stopped havingC. stop havingD. stopto have15. I prefer sitting there quietly with Li Ming.A. to talkB. than talkC. to talkingD. than talking Ⅱ.Cloze test (本题共15分，每小题1分)Choose the correct answers to complete the passage.Do you know who invented tea? In fact , tea, the most popular drink in the world(after water), was invented byaccident(偶然). According to an ancient Chinese legend(传说),the emperor. Shen Nong 16 tea when he was boiling drinkingwater over an open fire. Some leaves from a nearly bush(灌木丛)fell into the water and remained there for 17 . Theemperor noticed that the leaves in the water produced a 18smell. Later he decided 19 the hot mixture(混合物). It wasquite delicious. And 20 , one of the world’s favorite drinkswas invented.China is the home of tea, 21 has more that 4,000 years of history. People throughout China drink tea daily. 22 thethree major drinks ----tea, coffee and cocoa, tea is drunk by23 people in the world. Tea from China, along 24 silk andporcelain, began to be known by the world over a thousand yearsago and has been an important Chinese export 25 .Tea leaves 26 mainly in the area south of the Yangtze River, in the provinces of Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Fujian, because of themild 27 and rich soil there. Longjing, Wulong, Pu’er andTieguanyin are all 28 kinds of tea.Over the past centuries, Chinese people 29 their unique tea culture, which includes tea planting, tea-leaf picking, tea making, tea drinking and so on. Tea is 30 a popular topic which is often mentioned in dances, songs, poems and novels.16. A. invented B. found out C. discovered D. tried out17. A. sometimes B. some time C. some times D. some days18. A. pleasant B. pleased C. bad D. terrible19. A. not to taste B. to taste C. tasting D. taste20. A. by the way B. on the way C. on its way D. in this way21. A. who B. which C. where D. when22. A. In B. For C. Of D. By23. A. the number of B. a number of C. a largenumber of D. the largest number of24. A. between B. with C. except D. besides25. A. at that time B. from now on C. since thenD. since now26. A. produce B. are produced C. make D.are made27. A. climate B. weather C. condition D.environment28. A. interesting B. important C. famous D.normal29. A. had developed B. have developed C.developed D. are developing30. A. too B. as well C. either D. alsoⅢ.Communication(本题共20分，每小题2分)（A）Choose the best response from A to F according to the sentences given. Each choice should be used only once.1.Dave: What’s the problem?Ricky: Oh, just my parents. (31)Dave: What about?Ricky: The TV. My mom and dad can’t agree.(32)Dave: So does your dad like sports programmes?Ricky: Yes, he does. (33) She loves movies.Dave: (34)Ricky: No. He thinks they are boring.Dave: (35)Ricky: Yes, they do.Dave: What?Ricky: Fighting!A. DO they both like anything?B. What does your mom like?C. They’re always fighting.D. But my mom hates sports programmes?E.They both like movies.F.They like different things.G.Does your dad like movies?(B)Complete the dialogue with proper words or sentences.补全对话（填词或句子）A: Hi, Yao Ming! I’m from lives of the Very Famous magazine.Thank you for talking to me today.B: Oh, 36 .It’s nice to meet you, Amy.A: Yao Ming, our readers want to know what famous people do for vacation. 37 you’re your next vacation?B: Well, I’m going to Australia.A: Oh, 38 there?B: It’s sunny and warm!A: Really? 39 there?B: Oh, going to the beach, maybe playing V olleyball. But I don’twant to play basketball there.A: Oh, anything else?B: Oh, yes, going sightseeing. I love traveling.A: And 40 ?B: Oh, only for two weeks. You know I have to go back to play basketball in the NBA.A: OK, I hope you’ll have a wonderful time in Australia.第二部分阅读理解（共35分）Ⅳ.Reading comprehension(本题共35分，A B C 每小题1分，D E 每小题2分)(A)( ) 41. One hundred years ago my grandmother started school. She was seven, and she went to twenty schools until she reached YearThree at age of go to school any longer.( ) 42. Grandmother usually walked to school, together with her brother and sister. Sometimes they walked about sevenkilometers from home to school, and the same distance backhome, in hot sun and in pouring rain. When they were at a schoolat Illford, there was a mountain between the school and theirhome in a railway workers’ camp, so to get to school they had toclimb the mountain first!( ) 43. The family was poor and the children usually did not wereshoes to school for most of the year, except on the coldest daysof the winter.( ) 44. Grandmother’s schools didn’t always run for five days a week.She went to the half-time school. A teacher shared his timebetween a small school and another small school not more than ahalf day’s ride away.( ) 45. The lunches my grandmother took to school were not much like your lunches. There wasn’t any juice or chips. There weren’teven any sandwiches. They took whatever could be soared fromhome. Sometimes this was a leftover potato, a piece ofhomemade bread or a piece of cold mutton.C hoose the best topic from A---F according to the passage.(B)Clouds are made of millions of very small drops of water. The drops move around all the time. When they hit each other, they join up. This is how they grow larger and heavier. When they are too heavy to stay in theair, they fall down as rain.If it is very cold, the very small drops of water changes into ice. The piece of ice freeze together. When they get too heavy, they fall down as snow.There are many different kinds of clouds. And they are different in shape. The thunderclouds are big and dark. Some clouds are like small white balls of cotton.根据上文内容，判断正(T)误（F）( ) 46. Clouds in the sky never move around.( ) 47. When drops of water join up, they grow larger and heavier.( ) 48. When clouds of water fall down, we get snow.( ) 49. The thunderclouds are one kind of clouds.( ) 50. Clouds in the sky are different in shape, size and colour.(C)( ) 51. According to the advertisement, you can dial to book a concert ticket.A. 82337625B. 86371698C. 89812344( ) 52. If you want to go to a musical, you should go to .A. Shenzhen Grand TheaterB. Shenzhen Sports CenterC. Shenzhen Poly Theater( ) 53. Xiao Shenyang will present .A. a musicalB. a concertC. a local folk dance ( ) 54. How much can you save if you buy two tickets to Liu Qian’s magic show online?A. 950 yuanB. 10 yuanC. 50 yuan( ) 55. You can go to in your summer holiday.A. Xiao Shenyang’s folk danceB. Rubina Ali’s musicalC. Susan Boyle’s concert(D)Sam woke up suddenly. Someone was moving around in the next room. “Maybe it’s grandma, getting a glass of water,” he told himself. But the next room was the living room. It wasn’t near the kitchen. Sam’s parents were away, and there was only grandma in the house with him. He looked at his watch-three thirty! Too early for grandma to get up!He got out of bed and opened the door very quietly. The window was open-wide open. Standing near it was a man, looking in the desk drawers. Grandma kept her money and papers there!He thought quickly. Yes, the radio! He turned in on and a man’s voice filled the room. Frightened, the thief dropped grandma’s papers. He jumped out onto the balcony(阳台). Then he jumped down two floors to the ground. He gave a shout. His leg was bent under his body.Grandma was awake and she phoned the police at once. The thief couldn’t get up, because his leg was broken.When the police came, they were very pleased. “well done, Sam,” said the police officer. “This is a well-known thief.” Th en he said to Sam’s grandma, “You should keep your money in a bank!”根据短文内容填空，每空一词。