英语试题模拟卷一、单项选择。

（每题 1 分，共 10 分）( ) 1. --- What should I buy for Peter’s birthday?--- How about iPhone? He loves taking photos.A. aB. anC. theD. /( ) 2. As we know, Shanghai is the east of China and Japanisthe east of China.A. in; toB. in; onC. on; toD. on;in ( ) 3. I don’t know to wear for the party.A. howB. whereC. whatD. when( ) 4. The bank is far away from here indeed; it’s about walk.A. three hoursB. a three hoursC. a three-hoursD. a three-hour( ) 5. I’m too busy my homework walk my dog every day.A. to do; toB. doing; toC. to do; /D. doing;/ ( ) 6. --- I can’t find Dad. Where is he?--- I’m not sure. He be in the study.A. mustB. mayC. canD. will( ) 7. We planted trees last year. Two of them are in the park.A. thousands of; hundredB. thousand of; hundredC. thousands of; hundredsD. thousand of; hundreds( ) 8. There was a big fire last night. But the local firemen at last.A. put it upB. put it downC. put it outD. put it away( ) 9. You have to move out of the way, the truck cannot get past you.A. soB. orC. andD.but ( ) 10. --- Have a nice trip!---A. That’s all right.B. Thank you.C. You’re welcome.D. Yes, please.二．完形填空。

（每题 2 分，共 20 分）Who designed the first helicopter? Who 11 the most famous picture in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most 12 ? There is ananswer 13 all the questions ---Leonardo de Vinci.Leonardo may have been the greatest genius 14 have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks had drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t 15 a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.But Leonardo 16 an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master painter, and as he got older he became 17 more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways 18 he was ready to paint.Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with 19 today. You may know one of his most famous works -- the 20 woman known as the Mona Lisa.( ) 11. A. took ( ) 12. A. artists B. madeB. doctorsC. paintedC. paintersD. inventedD. people( ) 13. A. to B. of C. for D. from( ) 14. A. thescientistsB. the artistsC. the worldD. people( ) 15. A. draw B. paint C. work D. build( ) 16. A. was just B. wasn’t just C. wasn’t D. was nolonger( ) 17. A. less B. no C. even D. very( ) 18. A. before B. after C. because D. when( ) 19. A. him B. us C. them D. you( ) 20. A. interesting B. crying C. smiling D. surprising三．阅读理解。

（每题 2 分，共 20 分）AIn 1884, the clock tower in London was burned down. People planned to build a new clock which could be the biggest and the best in the world. So the clock had to be big and keep very good time. 21 The people put the big clock in the tower, and made it ring out for the first time on July 11. 1859.In order to give the big clock a good name, people held a meeting. Someone wanted to call it the Queen of Bells, and someone thought Victoria was good. At last, a man named Benjamin Hall stood up. He was a big man. Before he started to speak, someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben?” 22From then on, Big Ben became its name. And it also became a famous building of London. People all over the world write to Big Ben. 23 Big Ben is not only a clock but also a dear friend of people.Put these sentences in the right order.21. 22. 23.A. They even send bottles of oil to help keep Big Ben running.B. Several years later the tower was finished.C. Everybody laughed and agreed with him.BBirthdays are celebrated all over the world. Some ways to celebrate birthdays are rather similar from country to country: candles, cakes and birthday wishes. But there are also different ways to celebrate birthdays. Here are a few:DenmarkA flag is flown outside a window to show that people in that house are having a birthday. Presents are placed around the child's bed while he is sleeping so he will see them at once when he wakes up.IndiaUsually Indian children wear white to school. However, on their birthday, children wear colored clothes to school and give out chocolates to everyone in the class. Their best friend helps them to do this. JapanThe birthday child wears new clothes to mark the special time. Certain birthdays are more important than others. These are the third and seventh birthdays for girls and the fifth for boys.HollandThe birthday child receives an especially large present. The family also put flowers on the birthday child's chair to make it beautiful.( ) 24. In , flowers are put on the chair of the birthday child.A. JapanB. DenmarkC. IndiaD.Holland ( ) 25. The birthday is more important for boys whenthey are in Japan.A. 15B. 7C. 5D. 3( ) 26. The passage is mainly about . .A. similar ways of celebrating birthdays in some countriesB. different ways of celebrating birthdays in some countriesC. children's birthdays in western countriesD. the importance of children's birthdaysCA man ca m e ho me f r om wor k la te , t i r e d and un ha pp y, to f i n d his 5 - y ea r - o l d so n waiting for him at the door. “Daddy, how much do you make each hour?”“If you must know, I make $20 each hour.”“Oh,” the little boy answered, with his head down. He thought for a moment, looked up and said, “Daddy, could you lend me $10?”The father was furious, “If you asked for the money to buy a toy or some other rubbish, then go straight to your room and think about why you are so selfish!”The little boy went to his room with no words and shut the door. After a short while, the father calmeddown, and started to think, “Maybe he really needs to buy something and he didn’t really ask for money very often.” So he went to the little boy’s room.“Sorry！Maybe I was too hard on you just now,” said the man, “Here's the $10.”“Oh, thank you, Daddy!” he said happily. T hen the boy took out some coins. When the father found that the boy already had money, he got angry again.“Why do you want more money since already have some?” the father shouted angrily.“Because I didn’t have enough, but now I do.” The little boy replie d, "Daddy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you."( ) 27. In this passage, the underlined word “furious” means .A. very angryB. quite happyC. too excitedD. a littlenervous ( ) 28. At first, the father refused to lend the boy anymoney because .A. he thought the boy wanted to keep the money for himselfB. he didn’t have enough money at that momentC. he thought the boy would buy something of no useD. the boy always borrowed money from him( ) 29. The boy wanted to buy with twenty dollars.A. a new book for himselfB. a nice present for his fatherC. two hours of his father's timeD. one hour of hisfather’s time () 30. From the passage, wecan infer that the boy's father .A. often played with his sonB. spent little time with his sonC. didn’t love his son at allD. often came back home early四、词汇检测。