中考英语模拟试卷2( ) 21. There is _____ “U” and ______”M” in the word “umbrella”.A. an; anB. a; anC. a; aD. a ; the( ) 22. ----I heard that your mum was ill. How is she now?---Thank you! She is much ______today.A. badB. wellC. betterD. luckier( ) 23.----Help ______ to some fish and make ________ at home, Tim and Jessie? ----Thanks very much.A. yourself, yourselfB. herself; himselfC. himself; yourselvesD. yourselves; yourselves( )24. –Which book do you like better?---- I prefer this one_____ that one.A. toB. thanC. atD. on( ) 25. ___ fast food is unhealthy, ___ many people like it very much.A. Because; soB. Though; /C. When; andD. Though; but ( ) 26---Why do your family feel so happy today?---- Because today is my grandma’s ________ birthday.A. eightyB. eightiethC. eightythD. the eightieth( ) 27. ---- The beautiful girl has _____ a bunch of beautiful roses and an invitation this morning.----- Really? So did she ______ the invitation to the party?A. received, received B .received, accepted C. accepted, receivedD. accepted, accepted( ) 28 .—Do you know_____the Shanghai EXPO this year will last?—184 days, from May 1st to October the 31st.A. how oftenB. how aboutC. how longD. how soon( ) 29. If you have any problems, you can ask your parents to give you ______.A. a adviceB. an adviceC. some adviceD. some advices ( ) 30. When I’m in blue, I will look for ______ to do.A. something excitingB. anything excitingC. exciting somethingD. exciting anything( ) 31. When I got home yesterday, my mother ______ in the kitchen.A. cookedB. was cookingC. would cookD. is cooking( ) 32. --- Mum, Must I finish my homework now?--- No, you _____. You may have a rest first and finish it later.A. mustn’tB. can’tC. may notD. nee dn’t( ) 33. Don’t forget to ______ the lights and the TV when you leave the room.A. turn downB. turn onC. turn offD. turn up( )34. --- Do you mind my smoking here?---______. Look at the sign. It says, “No smoking.”A. Of course notB. You’d better notC. No, I don’tD. Never mind( )35. ---I don’t know _______----Don’t mention it. He is too excited.A. what the matter with himB. what is the matter with himC. what matter with himD. what the matter is with him三．完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中选出最佳选项，把答案涂在答题卡上。

（共10小题，每小题1分）The best way of learning a language is always using it. The best way of learning spoken English is ___36___ in English as much as possible. Sometimes you‘ll get your words ___37___ up and people will not ___38___ you. Sometimes people will ___39___ things too quickly and you can’t understand them. But ___40___ you keep your sense of humor， you can always have a good laugh at the mistakes you___41__. Don‘t be unhappy if people seem to be laughing __42__ your mistakes. It’s ___43__ for people to laugh at your mistakes than to be angry with you， __44___ they don‘t understand what you are saying. The most important thing for learning English is：“Don’t be ___45___ of making mistakes because everyone makes mistakes.”36. A. listening B. talking C. reading D. writing37. A. mix B. mixing C. to mix D. mixed38. A. like B. know C. help D. understand39. A. say B. talk C. tell D. speak40. A. if B. when C. since D. although41. A. have B. make C. take D. product42. A. at B. on C. in D. for43. A. good B. better C. best D. well44. A. unless B. because C. as soon as D. as long as45. A. sad B. worry C. afraid D. unhappy四阅读理解（每小题1分，共35分）A.阅读下面短文，从下面每小题的 A,B,C,D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将答题卡上相应的字母编号涂黑。

（共20小题，每小题1分）ANews 1:TWO conjoined twin sisters were separated at a hospital in Hebei Saturday. The two 40-day-old Chinese girls had been joined at the chest and abdomen . Doctors still worry about the younger one, who also has heart disease. They say she will have another operation after she fully gets well.News 2:FIRE broke out on the second floor of the busy four-story Zhongbai Shopping Centre in Jilin city, Jilin, Sunday. As of Wednesday, more than 50 people were killed and over 70 injured. Officials said the fire started in one of the shopping centre's storehouses.News 3:THE Chinese Embassy in Iraq’s capital Baghdad reopened Monday. The embassy had been closed since the US-Iraq war began in March 2003. The last Chinese officer left Baghdad just three days before the war broke out.News 4:HOW old can an insect be? 400 million years! Last Wednesday, scientists found the world’s oldest insect fossil in Britain. The fossil shows that the body of the insect was as big as a grain of rice and had wings. In the past, people thought the earliest insect was 380 million years old.根据内容选择最佳答案。