上海英语各区中考英语首字母填空专项

上海英语各区中考英语首字母填空专项

虹口区2010年英语学科中考练习题 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage ‎ ‎ Sim Jae-duck is 74 years old and the founder(创始人) of the World Toilet Association(厕所协会). He was born in a restroom. “My mother followed advice from my grandmother that people born in restrooms will ___85___ long lives,” Sim said. Now he plans to live and die in a toilet-shaped house. The large glass building was built in Suweon, a Korean city. There are two bedrooms and two guest rooms ___86___ the rooms. The house, of course, has three expensive toilets. “There is a display bathroom behind glass for all to see. The other toilets have water saving features,” Sim said. “My family has ___87___ agreed to keep this house as a symbol（象征）of South Korea’s new toilet ____88___ after my death. The house will be remembered as an example of saving people from diseases and protecting the environment.” The main bathroom has a machine that produces a mist(液体喷雾) ___89___others can’t see the people in the bathroom. That can make users feel ____90____.The toilet seat will be raised as people enter and music will play. ‎ ‎ Sim’s advice has changed public toilets into clean and beautiful resting places. Now the public toilets in Suweon are ____91____ paintings, fresh flowers or even small gardens. They are places that protect human health. ‎ ‎85. A. take B. enjoy C. welcome D. show ‎ ‎86. A. besides B. behind C. among D. ahead ‎ ‎87. A. nearly B. already C. almost D. yet ‎ ‎88. A. process B. gift C. culture D. manner ‎ ‎89. A. so that B. because C. unless D. although ‎ ‎90. A. excited B. terrible C. tired D. safe ‎91. A. covered with B. made of C. used to D. decorated with ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words The government employs（雇佣） many people to help take care of our society. However, they cannot help out every one just by themselves. They need our help! Consider Volunteering! What Is Volunteering? Volunteering is when we regularly go and do nice things for other people. There are many t__92__ of volunteers. Volunteers may help out in local retirement homes, or in hospitals. Some volunteers work with poor people and other volunteers help teach orphaned children to read. Volunteering Teaches Mature(成熟) Thinking Volunteering is something that really helps us. It gives us a chance to stop complaining about our own lives, and realized e__93__ how lucky we are. We are able to see the people who really need help. Volunteering also teaches us more a__94__ responsibility, patience, empathy(同情心), and above all, compassion(爱心). Ways to Start Volunteering There are many places that you can go to try to start volunteering. Here are just a few places you can go and what you can do at each place. Hospital－ask if you can go and visit people who are really s__95__. Sometimes all they need is just someone who will t___96___ with them, or someone to give them hope. Orphanage(孤儿院) －the children living here really need someone to p__97__ with them. Whatever you decide to do, just do the b__98__you can.‎ 答案 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage ‎85.B 86. C 87.B 88. C 89. A 90. D 91. D ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ 92. types 93. exactly 94. about 95. sick 96. talk 97. play 98. Best ‎2012年上海市中考英语模拟试题及答案 B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文): (12分) ‎ When the young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from discipline (纪律) of school and parents; but at the same time he is forced to be 50 , he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to 51 if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go 52 . And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, 53 trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady progress in his job and of building up for himself his own position in society. Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. Old age should come with 54 and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the 55 of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their 56 growing up around them; and, perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue to fight. ‎ ‎50. A. responsible B. helpful C. useful D. careful ‎ ‎51. A. play B. study C. work D. learn ‎ 52. A. wrong B. hungry C. bad D. full ‎ ‎53. A. gives away B. keeps off C. runs away D. turns on ‎ ‎54. A. wisdom B. sadness C. chance D. carefulness ‎ ‎55. A. joy B. right C. success D. reason ‎ ‎56. A. sons B. daughters C. grandchildren D. relatives ‎ C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (在短文的空格内填入适当的词使其内容通顺每空格限填一词首字母已给): (14分)‎ ‎ Americans think that travel is good for people. Some even think it can help one of the country‟s worst problem—crime. (犯罪) Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the n 57 of crimes goes up and up. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all. There are problems with drugs. (毒品) There are many young criminals (罪犯) in prison. But prison doesn‟t change them--60 to 70 percent will go b 58 to crime when they come out of prison. One man, Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a hard life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them to grow into m 59 . So Bob started “Vision Quest” (幻想探究). He takes young criminals on a long, long j 60 with horses and wagons (马车) 3,000 miles through 7 states. They are on the road for more than one year. The young people on Vision Quest all have bad problems. Most of them have already s 61 time in prison. This is their last chance. It‟s hard work on the road. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and the girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before, b 62 they ‎ can love their horses. That love can help them to start a new life. Not all young people in Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. 30 or 40 percent will one day be in prison a 63 . But that’s a lot better than 60 or 70 percent. Bob is right. Travel can be good for them.‎ ‎ ‎ 答案：‎ ‎50~56 ACBBAAC ‎ ‎57. number 58. back 59. men 60. journey 61. spent 62. but 63. Again 中考英语定位模拟卷 C Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage ‎ A young polar bear came into his den and asked his mother, “Mommy, am I a real polar bear?” “ 85 you are/” his mother 86 . The young polar bear asked his father, “Dad, am I a real polar bear?” “Yes, you are a real polar bear.” A week 87 and the young polar bear asked his parents 88 , “Are grandma and grandpa real polar bears?” “Yes.” Said his parents. ___89 week passed and the young polar bear asked his parents,“Are all my 90 real polar bears?” “Yes, they are all polar bears.” Said his parents. “Why do you ask?” wondered his mother. “Because.” Said the young polar bear. “because I’m 91 .” ‎ ‎( ) 85 A Sure B Of course C I’m afraid D Perhaps ‎ ( ) 86 A repeated B satisfied C hesitated D replied ‎ ( ) 87 A later B passed C after D left ‎ ‎( ) 88 A repeat B against C again D more ‎ ‎( ) 89 A Other B Again C Another D One else ‎ ‎( ) 90 A servants B cheerleaders C blacksmiths D relatives ‎ ( ) 91 A hesitated B happy C freezing D frozen ‎ D Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ George and his wife Marge go to the State Fair every year. Every year George would say, “Marge, I’d like to ride that airplane.” And every year Marge would say, “I know,, George, but that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.” This year George and Marge to to the fair, and George says, “Marge, I’m 71 years old. If I don’t ride that airplane this year, I may never get a 92 chance.” Marge replies, “George, that airplane ride costs ten dollars, and ten dollars is ten dollars.” The pilot, tired or h 93 the annual argument, says, “Folks, I’ll make you a deal. I’ll take you both up for a ride. If you s 94 quiet for the entire ride and not say one word, I won’t charge you, but if you say one word, it’s ten dollars.” George and Marge a 95 and up they go. The pilot does all kinds of twists and turns, rolls and dives, but not a word is heard. He does all his tricks over again, but s 96 not a word. They land and the pilot t 97 to George, “By golly, I did everything I could think of to get you to yell out, but you didn’t.” George replies, “Well, I was gonna say something when Marge f 98 out of the plane, but ten dollars is ten dollars.” 92______ 93 ______ 94 ______ 95 ______ 96 ______ 97 ______ 98 _____‎ 答案：‎ ‎85 BDBCCDC ‎ ‎ 92 another; hearing; stay; agree; still; turns; fell 上海中考英语模拟题（2）‎ C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage ‎ I had to wait a long time for a bus yesterday. I was the fourth in the line. Usually the buses come every five minutes， 85__ yesterday something went wrong. Half an hour passed and the bus didn't 86 __.1 waited and waited and just then a very 87 ___bus stopped. Since there was space for only three people，I said to myself，“If I have to wait for 88 __30 minutes, I'll be 89 ___to catch the train. ” I left the bus-stop and began to walk 90 ___towards the railway station. A few minutes after I left the bus-stop, I suddenly heard a noise 91 ___me. What a pity! I found it was a bus! ‎ ‎( )85. A . but B. because C. so D. and ‎ ‎( )86. A . stop B. go C. appear D. wait ‎ ‎( )87. A . crowded B. big C. beautiful D. large ‎ ‎( )88. A . any B. other C. another D. others ‎ ‎ ( )89. A . glad B. able C. late D. busy ‎ ‎ ( )90. A . slowly B. quickly C. lonely D. quietly ‎ ‎( )91. A . before B. below C. behind D. in front of ‎ D. Read the passage and fil l in the blanks with proper words Energy and the environment We are beginning to understand that w e must take care of our environment. We need energy to run our cars, keep our houses w 92______ in winter and to make machines w 93 _____. But when we produce energy, w e usually produce waste and this pollutes the air. We create a lot of air pollution by burning o 94_______ for our cars or by using coal to make electricity. This ai r pollution damages trees, and also makes the world m 95 ______hotter. Some other ways of making energy do not produce waste. W e can use rivers to make power；we can t 96 _____the light from the sun into electricity and we can make use of the wind by building windmills(风车）.F 97____ the time being, most of these sources of energy only produce a small part of the electricity w e need. Many countries now have nuclear power (核能）stations. These can produce large amounts of power, h 98 ，they create dangerous waste. There have also been some very serious accidents. ‎ ‎ 92.____________ 93._______________ 94.________________ 95._______________ 96._______________ 97._____________ 98. _________‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. A 86. C 87. A 88. C 89. C 90. B 91. C ‎ ‎ 92. war m 93. work 94. oil 95. much 96. turn 97. For 98. However 上海中考英语模拟题（1）‎ C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文):（14分） ‎ Anne White studied at Colorado University. She first had a problem taking tests when she began college. “I was always well prepared for my tests. Sometimes I studied for weeks 85 a test. Yet I would go in to take the test, only to find I could not answer the questions correctly. I ‎ was unable to think properly because of nervousness and fear. I couldn’t think of the answer. My low grades on the test did not show what I know to the teacher.” Another student had the same 86 . He said, “My first chemistry test was very difficult. Then, on the second test, I sat down to take it, and I was so nervous that I was 87 . My hands were moving up and down so quickly that it was hard to hold my pencil. I knew the material and I knew the answers. Yet I couldn’t write them down.” These two young students were experiencing something called test anxiety (焦虑). Because a student worries and is uneasy about a test, his or her mind does not work as well as it 88 does. The student cannot write or think clearly because of nervousness. Although poor grades are often a result of poor study habits, sometimes test anxiety causes the low grades. At present, test anxiety has been known as a real problem, not just an excuse or false explanation of lazy students. Experts are trying to help those students by teaching them how to manage test anxiety. At some university, students take tests to measure (测量) their anxiety. If the tests show their anxiety is 89 , the students can take short courses to help them deal with their nervousness. These courses teach students how to 90 their bodies. Students are trained to become calm. By controlling their nervousness, they can let their minds work 91 . Learned information then comes out without difficulty on a test. ‎ ‎85．A) after B) during C) before D) in ‎ ‎86．A) experiences B) tests C) things D) sayings ‎ ‎87．A) standing B) running C) shaking D) striking ‎ ‎88．A) usually B) always C) often D) sometimes ‎ 89．A) low B) enough C) average D) high ‎ 90．A) exercise B) relax C) protect D) rest ‎ ‎91．A) slowly B) easily C) difficultly D) openly ‎ D．Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14分）‎ ‎ Hi Mary, ‎ Thank you for writing to me and I will try to give you some ideas about improving your written English. The bad news, of course, is that there is no e 92 way to do this. It takes work. Improving your English, like getting better at anything else, means lots of practice. I think you already know enough words and grammar in English to make sentences and to understand English, and the problem you have is as the problem all Chinese students have when they learn English. You go to English class a couple of times a week and the r 93 of the time you speak Chinese. If you come to Canada, your English would improve very q 94 because you would use it all day, every day. It’s just practice. To improve your writing in English, you should do t 95 things. First, you should try to read English as much as possible. It doesn’t matter what you read, so pick something that interests you. Reading English will show you how English words are used together, how English speakers express themselves and so on, so you can learn a lot from that. Then you should practice writing. Ask your teacher if you can get extra assignments and write things like short stories. Your teacher can show you where you make mistakes and how to c 96 them. You can also write more letters to English speakers on the Internet (I will be happy to exchange letters with you if that will help). Don’t worry if you make mistakes b 97 that is how you learn. You say you can not obey your plans. In English we say, “Plan the work, work the plan.” You need a plan and then you need to follow your plan to improve. I hope these ideas are u 98 . I wish you luck, and if you want to wr ite to me I will be happy to try to help you. We can talk about China, about Canada or anything else you like. ‎ Best wishes,‎ ‎ Brad Flankin 答案：‎ ‎85C 86A 87C 88A 89D 90B 91B ‎ ‎92 easy 93 rest 94 quickly 95 two 96 correct 97because 98 useful 上海中考英语模拟题 Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage When I asked my daughter which one she would keep：the phone, the car, the cooker, the computer, the TV, or her boyfriend, she said “the phone”. As for me, I could do without the phone entirely (完全地），which makes me unusual. But in fact, telephone is 85 our lives more than any other piece of technology. Point 1 The telephone gives the need to communicate. Drivers make phone calls on the road. In the same way, more roads have traffic 86________. My daughter comes home from school at 4:00 p. m. and then spends an hour on the phone talking to the people she has been at school with all day. If the phone did not exist (存在），would she have anything to talk about? Point 2 The mobile phone means that we are 87__________ alone. “The mobile saved my life,” says Crystal Johnstone. She had an accident in her Volvo on the road between suburbs and city centers. Trapped (被困）inside, she tried to make the call that 88_______the ambulance (救护车）to her. Point 3 The mobile has our secret usages. It allows marketing manager of Haba Deutsche Carl Nicolaisen，to ring his sales staff all round the world at any 89 of day to ask where they are, where they are going, and 90 ______their last meeting went.‎ Point 4 The telephone allows us to reach out beyond our own lives. Today we can talk to several people (though they are 91 to you at the beginning) on chat ( 聊天）lines. My daughter enjoys talking while I don’t know what to talk about before we get to know each other. We can talk across the world. We can even talk to astronauts (if you know any) while they're space-walking. ‎ ‎( ) 85. A. making B. changing C. spending D. using.‎ ‎ ( ) 86. A. names B. lights C. signs D.accidents ‎ ( ) 87. A. never B. always C. often D. usually ‎ ‎( ) 88. A. fetched B. bought C. gave D. brought ‎ ‎( ) 89. A. place B. one C. time D. space ‎( ) 90. A. which B. how C. what D. who ‎ ‎( ) 91. A. angry B. foolish C. strange D. satisfied ‎ Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ Two furniture stores opened in the downtown. One was started by a rich man. He spent a lot of money on a big building. But he didn't know m 92 about furniture. The second store was owned by a carpenter. He had a lot of e 93 making tables, chairs, and other ‎ things. H 94 ,he didn't have a lot of money. His store was small. In the first, many people went to the rich man's store. He sold a lot of furniture. But soon, customers started c 95 . The furniture was badly made. The owner didn't c 96 . The first year was hard for the carpenter. He only had a few customers, but they loved his work. It was very well made. These people told their friends about the store. S 97 the business became more and more successful. What was the secret of the carpenter's success? Quality and good s 98 . Those two things are important for every business. ‎ ‎92.________ 93.__________ 94.____________ 95._____________ 96.________ 97.__________ 98.__________‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. B 86. D 87. A 88. D 89. C 90. B 91. C ‎ ‎92. much 93. experience 94. However 95. complaining 96. care 97. Slowly 98. Service ‎2010年上海市初三英语同步试卷 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage ‎ The smell of old, dusty books reminds me of my father. A good collector, he had many books, most of which went unread. He owned books on __85__ from medicine to several sets of encyclopedias (百科全书). When I enter one of his favorite bookshops, such as Pewell’s, I am __86__ back to a time when two of us were happy. I see him standing, looking through a magazine, or opening his wallet to pay for another book, yet knowing that Mom would lecture him on "__87__ money on books you never read!" Walking past rows and rows of books in our study, I remember how, after the cancer struck, he came less and less and read fewer and fewer books. They became just part of the furniture, collecting only dust and __88__. Perhaps knowing he would never read them all, he gave almost all of the books away, keeping only a few. He treated them well, as if any damage would destroy them totally. Gone was the man who would draw coffee mark, replaced by one who would fly into anger. I have read a few now, after he died, and each time it causes a __89__. But I suppose it is a kind of joy, because if I can take on his desire for __90__, cheerful smile, and willingness to help others, then like a match in the darkness, I will bring a little light into the world. And if that light touches others, maybe it will spread far and __91__, to light up the heavens. I think he'd like that.‎ ‎ 85. A. something B. all C. nothing D. everything ‎ ‎86. A. carried B. went C. made D. guided ‎ ‎87. A. spending B. taking C. wasting D. using ‎ ‎88. A. memories B. belongings C. joy D. sorrow ‎ 89. A. hurt B. damage C. mind D. cure ‎ ‎90. A. power B. dreams C. money D. knowledge ‎ ‎91. A. wide B. great C. deeply D. near D. ‎ Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ It’s important to learn how we can protect the environment. Here are 5R rules for us. Reduce(减少) If you want to reduce waste, you should use things more cleverly. A large number of trees are being c__92__ down to make paper. If everyone uses paper carelessly, soon we would not have any trees left. Other things are also being wasted, and people don’t know what to do with the waste in big cities. So it is n__93__ to reduce the amount(数量) of waste we ‎ produce. Reuse You should always think of reusing things before throwing them out. For example, give the clothes you do not use or the ones that are too small to the poor. In a family, you may pass on such clothes to younger b__94__or sisters. Recycle Bottles, cans (罐头) and paper can easily be recycled. By doing so we s__95__ lots of time and money. For example, coke cans are sent to a factory, where they are smashed (压碎) flat and melted. The metal can be used to make new coke cans. Recover When you buy a box of apples, there may be a few rotten(腐烂的) ones. You have two choices: one is to throw the apples away; the second is to throw the rotten ones and k__96__ the good ones. In this way, you are recovering the eatable parts of food. Repair If one of the legs of your table is broken, you should repair it. If you want to buy s__97__newer and better, it is better for you to sell the old thing, or give it to people who can use it after repairing it. Learn the rules to protect our environment. Let’s try our best to make the earth c__98__and more beautiful.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. D 86.A 87.C 88.A 89.A 90.D 91.A ‎ ‎92. cut 93. necessary 94. brothers 95. save 96. keep 97. something 98. Cleaner ‎2009年上海市宝山区中考英语模拟测试卷 C) Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage ‎ Canada is one of the few ____85______ in the world to have two official languages: English and French. There are 10 provinces (省) in the country but only one of these —— Quebec( 魁北克 ) is known as “French Canada”. This is because it was founded by French explorers while British adventurers discovered and governed the rest. Canada left the British empire in 1867 to become an independent country, and English and French have been recognized as the official language ever since.‎ Most people speak English as their first language and the two ___86______ television networks broadcast in English throughout the country. Apart from in Quebec and a few places on the east coast, French television is very rare. The same goes ____87____ traffic signs and menus, for example, Outside of Quebec, there are only a few places ____88_____ you’ll see traffic signs in French. And in restaurants, it’s ____89___ impossible to find French on the menu unless you are in the heartland of French Canada. However, all products sold in Canada must, ____90____ law, have labels and instructions in both languages. In Canada’s English-speaking provinces, official bilingualism (双语) means that students can _____91___ to complete a special French course. Under this program, they are taught most of their subjects in French. ‎ ‎85. A) nations B) country C) land D) place ‎ ‎86. A) local B) individual C) private D) national ‎ ‎87. A) to B) on C) for D) at ‎ ‎88. A) that B) which C) where D) when ‎ 89. A) almost B) mostly C) hardly D) really ‎ ‎90. A) in B) to C) for D) by ‎ ‎91. A) choose B) be able to C) like D) want ‎ D) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ We all like getting into gossip（闲聊）.Studies s__92___ that gossiping releases（释放）our ‎ emotions and reduce tension（紧张）. Research has proved that in the USA, gossiping can make people more democratic(民主，平等). It is a way of free expression. While gossiping, people communicate with a free mind. Gossiping h__93____ us shift（转移）our interest to others. When we gossip, we seldom discuss our own problems. We generally discuss another person who is not present. Doing so, we laugh away our own cares. Sometimes we feel sorry for a person involved in a particular problem. And we also come up with solutions to his problems. More happiness flows into our lives when we help and guide a person we are t__94___ about. But, be aware of the dangerous side of gossiping! Gossiping can be harmful if you h__95___ others on purpose. When you start speaking i__96____ of someone, you start criticizing others for nothing. When you gossip with an ill-will, it makes you tense. Tension naturally comes to you when you try to make others tense. Why do people talk badly about each other? People pass bad remarks about others simply out of hatred﹙憎恨), fear, envy（妒忌）, and greed. The person making insulting（侮辱性的） remarks thinks his listener will keep the talk a s__97____, but gossiping travels faster than the wind! And still faster when the gossiping is bad! We all gossip at one time or another. After gossiping, people feel l__98____ and relaxed. But purely bad gossiping makes us tense and envious of others.‎ ‎2012年上海市中考英语模拟试题 B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage ‎ When the young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from discipline (纪律) of school and parents; but at the same time he is forced to be 50 , he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to 51 if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go 52 . And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, 53 trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady progress in his job and of building up for himself his own position in society. Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. Old age should come with 54 and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the 55 of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their 56 growing up around them; and, perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue to fight. ‎ ‎50. A. responsible B. helpful C. useful D. careful ‎ ‎51. A. play B. study C. work D. learn ‎ ‎52. A. wrong B. hungry C. bad D. full ‎ ‎53. A. gives away B. keeps off C. runs away D. turns on ‎ ‎54. A. wisdom B. sadness C. chance D. carefulness ‎ ‎55. A. joy B. right C. success D. reason ‎ ‎56. A. sons B. daughters C. grandchildren D. relatives ‎ C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ ‎ Americans think that travel is good for people. Some even think it can help one of the country’s worst problem—crime. (犯罪) Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the n 57 of crimes goes up and up. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents ‎ at all. There are problems with drugs. (毒品) There are many young criminals (罪犯) in prison. But prison doesn’t change them--60 to 70 percent will go b 58 to crime when they come out of prison. One man, Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a hard life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them to grow into m 59 . So Bob started “Vision Quest” (幻想探究). He takes young criminals on a long, long j 60 with horses and wagons (马车) 3,000 miles through 7 states. They are on the road for more than one year. The young people on Vision Quest all have bad problems. Most of them have already s 61 time in prison. This is their last chance. It’s hard work on the road. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and the girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before, b 62 they can love their horses. That love can help them to start a new life. Not all young people in Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. 30 or 40 percent will one day be in prison a 63 . But that’s a lot better than 60 or 70 percent. Bob is right. Travel can be good for them.‎ 答案：‎ ‎50~56 ACBBAAC ‎ 57. number 58. back 59. men 60. journey 61. spent 62. but 63. again 金山区2010年初三中考模拟考试 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage ‎ “Exams will be the death of me,” I can remember what I thought about exams in school. I was not a good student. Even when I 85 hard (which was not often enough), my marks never seemed to improve. The mid-term exams are over and 86 of you may also be thinking, “Exams will be the death of me.” You worked hard but... You may think that schoolwork is just too 87 , or even that you just aren’t smart.‎ But let me tell you: you are smart enough and schoolwork is also easy for you! How do I know that? Well, because you have already had a lot of 88 in school. To be a middle school student you have already passed many exams. And your English must be good because you are reading this article! The Chinese school system 89 that you sit and listen for long periods of time. But not everyone is good at sitting and listening. The Chinese system is only one “way” of learning. But there are 90 “ways” which may work better for you. And, remember many poor students have done better than good students in the “real world”: hey, Bill Gates was a university dropout（辍学学生）! 91 don’t feel bad if your mid-term results were poor. Mid-term exams are just the middle, not the end. You still have time to improve, and to make changes. ‎ ‎ 85. A) cared B) listened C) read D) studied ‎ ‎86. A) some B) any C) few D) none ‎ ‎87. A) interesting B) exciting C) hard D) easy ‎ ‎88. A) pleasure B) happiness C) sadness D) success ‎ ‎89. A) requires B) expects C) hopes D) wishes ‎ ‎90. A) another B) other C) serious D) happy ‎ ‎91. A) So B) But C) Or D) Though ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ When Chinese people find out that someone comes from London, they often say, "London is a foggy city, isn't it?" British people who visit China often have to say that London is not a foggy city at all! In fact, London u 92 to be a foggy city, but it isn't any more. In London, lots of its pollution came from factories, but a lot of it came from coal (煤) because people burned it in their houses to keep w 93 during the winter. By the 1950s, London's air pollution had become so bad that the government decided to do something to clean up the air. A new rule was made. It said that n 94 was allowed to burn coal in any British city. Just a few years later, the air became much cleaner. Now many Chinese cities meet the same kind of p 95 with air pollution that London met forty or fifty years ago. However, it is more d 96 for Chinese cities to solve it. First, more of the pollution comes from big factories than from coal that people use in their houses. If these factories are suddenly c 97 , lots of people will lose their jobs. Second, cleaner fuels are quite expensive. However, the air in many cities is already s 98 becoming cleaner, because the government and ordinary people are trying to make pollution less.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. D 86. A 87. C 88. D 89. A 90. B 91. A ‎ ‎92. used 93. warm 94. nobody 95. problem 96. difficult 97. closed 98. Slowly ‎2009上海市奉贤区中考模拟英语试卷(牛津版)‎ C．Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.‎ ‎ Some people think only school children do not agree with their parents, however, it is not true. Communication is a problem for parents and children of all ages. If it’s hard for you to communicate with your parents, don’t worry about it. Here is some ___85___ for you to bridge the generation gap(消除代沟). Don’t argue with your parents. Don’t get to your parents when you are __86____. Your parents probably won’t consider your idea if you are shouting at them. And you can’t express yourself well. Go someplace to cool off. Make sure you understand why you are unhappy. Then ___87___what you want to say to your parents. If you don’t think you can speak to them at the moment, try writing a letter. Try to reach a compromise(和解). Perhaps you and your parents disagree on___88___. You can keep your disagreement and try your best to accept each other. Michael’s mother didn’t agree with him about buying a motorcycle. They argued over it. But they finally came to a compromise. Michael bought the motorcycle, but only drove it on certain days. Of course, your parents might refuse to compromise. In these situations, it is especially important to express love and respect to them. ___89___ respect will keep your relationship strong. Talk about your values（价值观）. The values of your parents are probably ___90___ those of your own. Tell your parents __91___ you care about, and why. Understanding your values might help them see your purposes in life. A good relationship with your parents can make you a better and happier person. It is worth having a try!‎ ‎ 85. A) story B) suggestion C) advice D) tip ‎ ‎86. A) happy B) angry C) sick D) surprised ‎ 87. A) think about B) talk about C) worry about D) look about ‎ ‎88. A) everything B) something C) nothing D) anything ‎ ‎89. A) Giving B) Leaving C) Getting D) Showing ‎ ‎90. A) the same as B) different from C) familiar to D) interested in ‎ ‎ 91. A) if B) what C) which D) whether ‎ D． Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ Many teenagers have problems that worry them. Some do not learn their school subjects well. Some are good at learning and do well in exams, but they are doing so poorly in sports t___92____ their classmates call them ‘bookworms’. So many teenagers suffer from stress（压力）. The good news is that there are some simple ways to d____93___with stress. Firstly, eating a h____94____ diet, getting enough sleep and doing exercises are very important. How can we be happy if we are not fit? For school work, planning ahead can help. Making a l___95___ of the things they need to do and planning when to do them can help students organize their time. If you are weak in a subject, you should s___96___ more time on it and ask a teacher for help.‎ Students should pay no attention to people who laugh at them. I___97___, they should find the things they are good. Then students should also make enough time for their hobbies. Playing sports, reading and watching films help them r___98___. Finally, it is suitable for teenagers to share their problems with their friends and parents.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. C 86. B 87. A 88. B 89. D 90. B 91. B ‎ ‎92. that 93. deal/do 94. healthy 95. list 96. spend 97. Instead 98. Relax ‎2009上海市金山区中考模拟英语试卷(牛津版)‎ C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage ‎ It is well known that the English go out with an umbrella or a raincoat. Why? Because the weather in Britain often changes quickly. It is not very usual for the same kind of weather to 85 long. Spring can be rainy or windy, 86 the weather is getting warmer and you can hope for more sunny days. In fact, there can be as much sunshine in spring as in summer. Summer is 87 time for visitors to go to the seaside and other places of interest. The weather can be sunny and nice. People often go out to have a walk or swim. Autumn is a beautiful season with trees in the woods and parks changing colour. During autumn it is 88 nice to be outside, too. In winter, it gets colder. It might snow, 89 on high land and in the north. There are also very high winds in this season. January and February are the coldest 90 of the year, while the warmest are often July and August. The difference in temperature between winter and summer is not so 91 in Britain. The average temperature for winter is about 4.5℃, and for summer about 15.5℃. ‎ ‎85. A) make B) stay C) change D) take ‎ ‎86. A) but B) and C) or D) for ‎ ‎87. A) the earliest B) the latest C) the busiest D) the best ‎ ‎88. A) still B) already C) never D) only ‎ ‎89. A) suddenly B) luckily C) possibly D) especially ‎ ‎90. A) seasons B) weather C) months D) weeks ‎ ‎91. A) small B) big C) nice D) important ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words Let me tell you a story. One of my good friends lives with six hundred animals on the Greek Island of Kyklos. There is not enough water on the island, t 92 there is a lot all around it. Ever since he left school, he has travelled all over the world collecting animals for his o 93 zoo. He hoped to collect at least two examples of every sort of animals on his island. He writes books about his travels, and about his wonderful animals that he collects. The money from his books helps him to p 94 for all the food that these animals eat. My friend told me that when he was out looking for water last week , he found oil. He n 95 money for his travels, and for his zoo, and a little oil can buy enough water for a long time, but he knows that if he tells anybody else about it, it will be the e 96 of his zoo and his life’s work. So I think he will not tell anybody e 97 you and me about what he found — because oil and water can’t be put together . Oil may bring g 98 trouble to his animals than not having enough water . Do you think so?‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. B 86. A 87.D 88. A 89. D 90. C 91. B ‎ ‎92.though 93. own 94. pay 95. needs 96. end 97. except 98. Greater 南汇区2008－2009学年度第二学期模拟测试 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage The school was cross the street from our home and I would often watch the kids when they played. She seemed so small when she pushed her way ___85___ the crowd of boys on the playground. She would practice dribbling(运球) and shooting alone over and over again. One day I asked her ___86__ she practiced so much. She said without hesitation, “I want to go to college. I am going to play college basketball to get a scholarship(奖学金). I want to be better. My dad told me if the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” But one day, I saw her sitting in the grass, head buried in her arms. I walked toward her and asked what was the matter. “Oh, nothing. I am just too ___87___.” The coach told her that at her height she should probably never get to play for a top team, so she __88___stop dreaming about college. She was heartbroken and I sensed（感觉） her ___89___. I asked her if she had talked to her dad. She told me that her father said those coaches were wrong. They just did not believe the power of a dream. He told her if she really wanted to play for a good college, ____90___ could stop her except one thing---her own attitude. He told her again, “If the dream is big enough, the facts don’t count.” The next year, as she and her team went to a game, she was seen by a college recruiter（招聘人员）. She was indeed offered a scholarship. She was going to get the college education that she had __91__ and worked toward it for all those years. ‎ ‎85. A) through B) across C) over D) into ‎ ‎86. A) how B) when C) why D) what ‎ ‎87. A) tall B) thin C) fat D) short ‎ ‎88. A) should B) can C) need D) may ‎ ‎89. A) disappointment B) enjoyment C) excitement D) agreement ‎ ‎90. A) anything B) nothing C) something D) everything ‎ 91. A) got rid of B) heard of C) known of D) dreamed of ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words Everyday Millan puts on his running shoes and takes a four-hour walk with 40 dogs---large and small, y 92 and old. Most of those dogs belong to him. The rest are at the heart of his work, they are troublesome dogs sent to Millan to learn good manners. Millan, star of the TV show Dog Whisperer and author of the best-selling book Cesar’s Way, has a special gift for working with these animals. Growing up on a farm, Millan knew he wanted to work with dogs. His first job, at the age 15, was helping a veterinarian(兽医). He was so good at letting dogs quiet and handling all kinds of situations. People started to c 93 him “the dog boy”. Since then, he has built a rewarding job around his favorite animal. “My grandfather taught me at an early age n 94 to work against nature,” he explains. In nature, dogs like to stay in a group and follow one leader. Millan’s specialty is teaching people to be leaders for their dogs. Studying dogs on the farm where he grew up, Millan realized they need lots of exercise to stay quiet. He explains his way: “Exercise and rules f 95 , and then love!” he says that a lot of people get it backwards because they don’t realize what dogs r 96 need. Therefore, while he trains dogs, he teaches owners to understand that their pets need rules. To find the right job, Millan e 97 kids to do what they enjoy. “A lot of people don’t realize I’ve worked with dogs for more than 20 years---long before my TV show or book. Success followed me because I was following my d 98 of being the best dog trainer in the world.”‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. A 86. C 87. D 88. A 89. A 90. B 91. D ‎ ‎ 92. young 93. call 94. not 95. first 96. really 97. encourages 98. Dream 中考英语定位模拟卷 C Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage ‎ Once in England, an old lady lived 85 with her dog named Lucky. One day, she called her grandson, Peter, and asked him whether he could paint the wall for her. Peter was glad to do so 86 he was only a boy of 12. The following weekend, his father drove him to his grandmother’s and left him there with a 87 of yellow paint and a paint brush. Peter finished the work quite quickly. He was pleased with his work, and 88 back to look at the wall, but he kicked the can of paint all over the floor. The boy knew he would be in trouble. He didn’t know what to do. Just then he saw Lucky coming along and he had a good 89 at once. The boy dropped Lucky in the middle of the paint while shouting loudly, “Oh, no! You bad, bad dog!” The boy got 90 with the matter, but his grandmother was so angry with the dog that she didn’t give it anything to eat for three days. Now, every time Peter sees a dog, he still feels terribly sorry for what he did that day, though it is a thing of the 91 . ‎ ‎( ) 85 A along B alone C lonely D only ‎ ( ) 86 A that B as C though D because ‎ ‎( ) 87 A can B car C pair D piece ‎ ‎( ) 88 A returned B stepped C took D started ‎ ( ) 89 A time B look C rest D idea ‎ ( ) 90 A up B angry C away D back ‎ ( ) 91 A future B past C painting ‎ ‎ D grandmother D Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ President George W. Bush is visiting an elementary school today and he a 92 a discussion related to words and their meanings. The President asks the class for an e 93 of a “ tragedy（悲剧）”. One little boy stands up and offers, “If my best friend, who lives next door, is playing in the street and a car comes along and runs him o 94 , that would be a tragedy.” “No,” says Bush, “that would be an accident.” A little girl raises her hand, “If a school bus carrying 50 children drove off a cliff, killing everyone involved（有关的）, that would be a tragedy.” “I’m afraid not,” explains the President, “That’ what we would call a Great Loss.” The room goes s 95 . No other children are heard next. President Bush s 96 to room. “Isn’t there someone here who can give me an example of a tragedy?” Finally a boy n 97 Johnny raises his hand. In a quiet voice he says, “If Air Force One, carrying you and Mrs Bush, was stuck by a missile（导弹）, that would be a tragedy.” “Correct,” e 98 Bush, “that’s right. And can you tell me why that would be a tragedy?” “Well,” little Johnny says, “because, as you just told us, it wouldn’t be an accident, and it wouldn’t be a great loss, either.” 92______ 93 ______ 94 ______ 95 ______ 96 ______ 97 ______ 98 __‎ 答案：‎ ‎85 BCABD CB ‎ 92 attends; 93example; 94over;95 silent; 96searches; 97named; 98explains 上海市2010届初三年级英语中考模拟试卷(二)‎ C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage ‎ ‎ It’s never easy to admit you are in the wrong. We all __85__ to know the art of apology. Think how often you’ve done wrong. Then count how many times you’ve expressed clearly you were sorry. You can’t go to bed with an easy mind if you do __86__ about it. A doctor friend, Mr. Lied, told me about a man who came to him with different kinds of signs: headaches, heart trouble and insomnia (失眠症). __87__ some careful exams, Mr. Lied found nothing wrong with him and said, “If you don’t tell me what’s __88__ you, I can’t help you.” The man admitted he was cheating (骗取) his brother of his inheritance (遗产). Then and there the clever doctor made the man write to his brother and __89__ his money. As soon as the letter was put into the post box, the man suddenly cried, “Thank you.” he said to the doctor, “I think I’ve got well.” An apology can not only save a broken relationship, but also make it __90__. If you can think of someone who should be __91__ an apology from you, do something about it right now. 85. A. decide B. have C. need D. try ‎ ‎86. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything ‎ ‎87. A. Before B. After C. Till D. Since ‎ ‎88. A. hurting B. changing C. touching D. worrying ‎ ‎89. A. gave B. kept C. returned D. paid ‎ ‎90. A. newer B. worse C. harder D. stronger ‎ ‎91. A. received B. given C. known D. forgotten ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words You’re going to high school, aren’t you? Maybe you don’t know what to do. Well, here’s a list of the top s__92__ things to do when you’re in high school. These things will give you ‎ i__93__ of what your high school life could be like. Here you go! Find your passion (激情) and what kind of person you are: Whether it’s dance, basketball, or drawing, the i__94__ thing is that you have found something you are interested in. Talk to people you wouldn’t usually talk to: Meet new people, find new friends and e__95__ talk to the people you don’t like. It will show what a great person you are. You never know what will happen after high school. Take part in at least one contest: This will give you tears of laughter, happiness and m__96__. Get a job: This will help you see what it’s like to have responsibility (责任).It can also help you make a little money to spend on yourself. Take a t__97__ with your friends: It doesn’t matter where you go or what you do, the memories will happen on the way and go on till the final place. Do your best at school: Don’t ever get l__98__. Working hard now will help you in the future.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. C 86.C 87.B 88.A 89.C 90.D 91.B ‎ ‎92. six 93. ideas 94. important 95. even 96. memories 97. trip 98. Lazy ‎2009年上海闵行区中考英语模拟试题 C.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（14分） ‎ ‎ Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer. One day he was given a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels; he was told to go home and give them all to “dad”. 85 , Gilbert’s mum knew that Gilbert’s dad wasn’t good at making things and decided that she would read the 86 and let Gilbert do the work. A few days later, he and his mother went to a car race with their car. But when they got there, Gilbert found that his car was the only one that had not been made by a “father-son” partnership (合作) and all the fathers joined in the race except his father. The race began. One by one the cars were knocked out until it came to the final between Gilbert and Jimmy. Just before the race, Gilbert asked 87 they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish. After a long minute, Gilbert said that he was 88 . People cheered as the race began. Jimmy stood with 89 and watched their car racing down the road while Gilbert was surprised at the great speed of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second 90 Jimmy’s. Gilbert jumped up and down 91 . Soon the club manager came over and asked him, “So, Gilbert, your wish was to win, right?” “Oh no, sir,” he replied. “I just wished that I wouldn’t cry if I lost.” ‎ ‎85. A) However B) Usually C) Still D) Besides ‎ ‎86) A) menus B) programs C) projects D) instructions ‎ ‎87) A) when B) where C) whether D) what ‎ ‎88) A) ready B) satisfied C) surprised D) worried ‎89) A) his mother B) his father C) his teacher D) his friend ‎ ‎90) A) beside B) behind C) before D) opposite ‎ 91) A) in surprise B) with pleasure C) in return D) with great care ‎ ‎ D.Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（14分） ‎ ‎ Going to see a new movie is a good way to spend a night out on the town, and there are more and more to choose from. In a big city like London, New York or Beijing, it is p 92 to choose from more than 100 films every night of the week. Some of them cost more than 100 million dollars to make, and some of them were made for just a few hundred dollars. The movie industry ‎ is big business, b 93 things are not as good as they should be for movie makers. In addition to competition from other forms of entertainment-television, computer games, etc.-there is the problem of illegal download（下载）of films. The movie industry has started to consider the problem very s 94 . In a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, a 13-year-old boy named Ben Rangel recently downloaded four movies from the Internet. What he did was against the law. The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) took legal action, not against Ben, but against his 67-year-old grandfather, Fred Lawrence. Ben u 95 his grandfather’s computer to download the movies. The MPAA wrote a letter to Mr. Lawrence, but didn’t answer. They then asked for a payment of $600,000 and Mr. Lawrence was very worried. Finally, the MPAA and Ben’ family agreed about the best thing to do.‎ Ben said he was s 96 in front of 100 students from the seventh and eighth grade at his school, Maple Dale School in Racine. Ben warned students not to download movies or computer games w 97 paying for them. “My grandpa had much t 98 because of me,” said Ben. “I’m here to tell you that download is wrong, and we shouldn’t do it.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. A 86. D 87. C 88. A 89. B 90. C 91. B ‎ ‎92. possible 93. but 94. seriously 95. used 96. sorry 97. without 98. Trouble ‎2009年上海静安区中考英语模拟试题 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（14分） ‎ ‎ The Earth needs a helping hand We cut down and burn trees and send gases into the air with our cars and factories. And the Earth is getting warmer 85 many things people do. Can we do anything about it? Sure. We may not be leaders or scientists but we can play our part in protecting the planet. Here are two 86 . ‎ Bike to school ‎ Do you go to school by bus or by bike? If you bike, you are doing something for the Earth. Buses, cars, trains and planes 87 a lot of carbon dioxide. If you live near to your school, 88 don’t you bike there on warm spring mornings? Or you can simply walk to school to save energy. Wash the green way Do you help your mom and dad wash clothes? Then wash them in an energy-saving way. A recent study by Cambridge University 89 that 60 percent of the energy used on a piece of clothing is spent in washing and drying it. Over its lifetime, a T-shirt can send up to 4 kilograms of carbon dioxide into the air. If you wash your own clothes, wash them in cold or warm water to save energy, but not hot water. Wash your clothes when they fill up the 90 . Use the most energy-saving one you can find. Some new ones use as 91 as one-fourth of the energy of older ones. When they are clean, dry your clothes the natural way by hanging them on a line rather than putting them in a dryer（烘干机）. In all, you can cut the carbon dioxide used in washing by 90 percent. ‎ ‎85.A) in favour of B) because of C) in order to D) belong to ‎ 86.A) advice B) stories C) ideas D) inventions ‎ ‎87.A) produce B) require C)receive D) improve ‎ ‎88.A) How B) Which C) Why D) What ‎ ‎89.A) listened B) meant C) happened D) found ‎ ‎90.A) machine B) T-shirt C) pocket D) dryer ‎ ‎91.A) soon B) little C) often D) many ‎ ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（14分） ‎ Obamas’ $1 Allowance（零花钱）: How Much Do You Pay Your Kids? Many children in America try to find the jobs in their holidays to earn their pocket money, including President Obama’s daughters Sasha and Malia. Obama gives his seven and ten-year-old daughters just a dollar a week each for the jobs they do. They help to do housework such as setting the table, washing dishes, and c 92 their play areas and bedrooms. Some people question if it is r 93 to give children allowances in this way. But most of the American parents believe that everyone in the family should be responsible for the housework. The people who agree with this point say that kids shouldn’t just get allowances for n 94 , and that such payments can help kids learn it is not easy to get money -- this is the first l 95 of their money management skills. Most of the children in America are allowed to spend their allowances on the things they like. Many people think that kids can start receiving allowances around ages 4 or 5, when children start to understand how money w 96 in life. How much should the children get from their jobs is another problem, e 97 in these tough economic times (经济困难时期). One way here can help the parents to make the decision: write down how much you spend on your child daily for two weeks and set an a 98 based on (基于) the average daily expenses. Then you will get the answer.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. B 86. C 87. A 88. C 89. D 90. A 91. B ‎ ‎ 92. cleaning 93. right / reasonable 94. nothing 95. lesson 96. works 97. especially 98. amount (/ arrangement ‎2009上海市虹口区中考模拟英语试卷(牛津版)‎ C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage That day, I saw a dog named Belker. He was dying of cancer(癌). The dog’s owners, Ron, his wife, Lisa, and their little boy, Shane, were very ____85____. I told the family we couldn’t do ___86___ for Belker, and I told them that they could give the old dog the euthanasia procedure(安乐死) in their home. The next day, I felt a catch in my throat as Belker’s family was around him. Shane petted (爱抚) the old dog for the last time. In a few minutes, Belker died_____87_____. The little boy seemed to accept Belker’s death. We sat together for a while after Belker’s death, talking about why animal lives are shorter than human lives. Shane, who was listening quietly, said, “I know _____88_____.” “People are born so that they can learn how to live a good life—like loving everybody all the time and being nice, right?” Shane said, “Well, dogs already know how to do that, so they don’t have to stay as ___89__as human beings.” So remember, if a dog was the teacher, you would learn things like:  When loved ones come home, always run to meet them.  Run, ____90____, and play daily.  Let people touch you.  On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a big tree.  When you are happy, dance around.  Never pretend to be something you’re not.  When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle(轻触)them.  Love people and don’t remember the ‎ wrong things they do ____91____ you. ‎ ‎( )85. A)surprised B)worried C)excited D)pleased ‎ ‎( )86. A)everything B)nothing C)something D)anything ‎ ‎( )87. A)quietly B)heavily C)strangely D)hard ‎( )88. A)how B)what C)why D)who ‎ ‎( )89. A)hot B)good C)long D)nice ‎ ( )90. A)jump B)speak C)read D)think ‎( )91. A)in B)on C)with D)for ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words More and more Japanese teenagers read novels on mobile phones（手机）, n___92____ on the paper. The phone novels are usually written by first-time writers—usually in their tens or twenties. Several novels have been turned into real books. Love Sky, a story a____93____ a boy with cancer, has sold more than 1.3 million books and has been made into a f____94_____. Many of the phone novels are influenced by comic(漫画) books because comic books are very popular in Japan. So phone novels are heavy in dialogue and have r____95____ short paragraphs. Large empty spaces between sentences are used to mean that the characters are thinking. A mobile phone novel website, Maho i-Land which started several years ago, now has six million members and a million novels on the site. However, some t____96_____ writers are angry about phone novels. They c____97____ that phone novels are short of scene(缺少情景) and character development. Koichiro Tomioka, a professor at Kanto Gakuin University, said it was a new w____98____ for writers to become known. He said, “It’s interesting. The problem is: can this new type of writer keep on writing books as a professional write?”‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. B 86. D 87. A 88. C 89. C 90. A 91. B ‎ ‎ 92. not 93. about 94. film 95. really 96. traditional 97.complain 98. Way ‎2009年上海黄浦中考英语模拟试题 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（14分） ‎ When the young man starts to earn his own living, he becomes free from discipline (纪律) of school and parents; but at the same time he is forced to be 85 , he can no longer expect others to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room, but has to 86 if he wants to live comfortably. If he spends most of his time playing about in the way that he used to as a child, he will go 87 . And if he breaks the laws of society as he used to break laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, however, he works hard, 88 trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of seeing himself make steady progress in his job and of building up for himself his own position in society. Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be; but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy. Old age should come with 89 and the ability to help others with advice wisely given. The old can have the 90 of seeing their children making progress in life; they can watch their 91 growing up around them; and, perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving others to continue to fight. ‎ ‎85. A. responsible B. helpful C. useful D. careful ‎ ‎86. A. play B. study C. work D. learn ‎ ‎87. A. wrong B. hungry C. bad D. full ‎ 88. A. gives away B. keeps off C. runs away D. turns on ‎ 89. A. wisdom B. sadness C. chance D. carefulness ‎ ‎90. A. joy B. right C. success D. reason ‎ ‎91. A. sons B. daughters C. grandchildren D. relatives ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（14分） ‎ ‎ Americans think that travel is good for people. Some even think it can help one of the country’s worst problem-crime. (犯罪) Crime worries a lot of people. Every year, the n 92 of crimes goes up and up. They often come from sad homes, with only one parent or no parents at all. There are problems with drugs. (毒品) There are many young criminals (罪犯) in prison. But prison doesn’t change them--60 to 70 percent will go b 93 to crime when they come out of prison. One man, Bob Burton, thought of a new idea. In the old days, young men had to live a hard life on the road. They learned to be strong and brave, and to help their friends in time of danger. This helped them to grow into m 94 . So Bob started “Vision Quest” (幻想探究). He takes young criminals on a long, long j 95 with horses and wagons (马车) 3,000 miles through 7 states. They are on the road for more than one year. The young people on Vision Quest all have bad problems. Most of them have already s 96 time in prison. This is their last chance. It’s hard work on the road. The day starts before the sun comes up. The boys and the girls have to feed the horses. Some of them have never loved anyone before, b 97 they can love their horses. That love can help them to start a new life. Not all young people in Vision Quest will leave crime behind them. 30 or 40 percent will one day be in prison a 98 . But that’s a lot better than 60 or 70 percent. Bob is right. Travel can be good for them.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85~91 ACBBAAC ‎ ‎92. number 93. back 94. men 95. journey 96. spent 97. but 98. Again ‎2009年上海松江区中考英语模拟试题 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage (14分) ‎ ‎ Are you nervous? Maybe you should sit in a blue room. Are you always cold? Maybe you should sit in a room painted in a “warm color” such as soft orange. Are you often sad? Maybe you should sit in a yellow room. Some researchers believe that color has the 85 to influence (影响) our feelings. They believe that colors affect everyone in the same way. ‎ One study was in a workplace. The researchers 86 heavy boxes white and light boxes black. They wanted to see how color affected the workers’ feelings. Which boxes do you think were more difficult to lift? The heavy white ones? No. The white boxes were heavier but they looked light. The researchers think that this is because light colors seem 87 . Another study was 88 . Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, studied children with behavior problems in their classroom. When the walls were brown and yellow, the children’s heart rate 89 and they were over-active. 90 when the walls were light and dark blue, the children’s heart rate was slower and the children were much calmer. If this is ‎ true, we might think carefully 91 the colors around them - not just in our homes, but also in offices, in schools, in hospitals, in gyms, in museums, in restaurants and even in prisons.‎ ‎ 85. A) power B) charge C) energy D) force ‎ 86. A) drew B) gave C) painted D) put ‎ 87. A) light B) heavy C) beautiful D) ugly ‎ ‎88. A) in a restaurant B) in a museum C) in a prison D) at a school ‎ ‎89. A) went on B) went over C) went up D) went out ‎ ‎90. A) So B) However C) Because D) Though ‎ ‎91. A) for B) about C) to D) with ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words (14分) ‎ ‎ Two American scientists told the people in industrial nations that they would be much healthier if they ate more of the same kind of foods eaten by humans living more than 10,000 years ago. The scientists say that the human body has changed very l 92 since human first appeared on earth, but the way we live has changed greatly. Our body has not been able to deal with these changes in life style and this has led to new kinds of d 93 . These new sicknesses were not known in ancient times. So they are called “diseases of civilization（文明）”. Many cancers and diseases of the blood system, including heart attacks and strokes（中风）are examples of such diseases. Scientists noted that early stone-age people used very little alcohol（酒精）or tobacco (烟草), probably none. Ancient people also got a great deal of physical e 94 , but a change in food is one of the main differences b 95 life in ancient times and life today. Stone-age people hunted wild animals for their meat, which had much less fat than farm animals. They also ate a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits. They did not use m 96 and other dairy products, and they made very little use of grains. But today, we eat a lot of dairy products and grain foods. We eat six times more salt than stone-age people. We eat more sugar. We eat twice as much fat but much l 97 vitamin C. People today probably do not w 98 to live as people thousands of years ago did, but scientists say that we would be much healthier if we ate as those ancient people did, cutting the amount of fatty, salty and sweet foods.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. A 86. C 87. A 88. D 89. C 90. B 91. B ‎ ‎92. little 93. diseases 94. exercise 95. between 96. milk 97. less 98. Want ‎2010年上海市青浦区中考英语第二次模拟试题 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage ‎ ‎ It’s six o’clock on a cold Saturday morning. Zhang Hong doesn’t want to 85 the warm bed. She has three classes awaiting-----Chinese, maths and English. “I wish I could sleep more,” says Zhang. The 12-year-old seventh grader from Beijing Guangqumen Secondary School must take an-hour-ride to get to the school for the extra courses（额外的课程） that spend her whole Saturday morning. On Sunday afternoon, she has music lessons from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. During weekdays, Zhang 86 get up around five in the morning, and leave home by six. “My teacher suggests us eat an apple in the morning 87 we won’t feel ‎ sleepy,” she says. Chinese children face increasing pressures(压力) on study. Most Chinese parents believe high academic credentials (学历证书）mean a better school and a brighter future. So they 88 their children to extra classes like music, English and maths to develop a special talent(才能), which later might be a stepping stone to a good school. Some parents make their children study 89 . First graders start to take classes for second grades, and so on. Therefore they can get an advantage in exams. According to China’s Law on Compulsory Education(义务教育法), public primary and secondary schools do not require entrance exams. Students can enter the schools near their homes. However, a student can go to another desired school, if the student is 90 maths or English, or has special talent in music and sports. Studies made by the China Youth and Children Research Center 91 that more than half of Chinese secondary school students study overtime and they do not get enough sleep. And more than 70 percent of primary and middle school students take tutoring classes(补习课), a heavy burden on the students. ‎ ‎85. A) sit on B) stay in C) get out of D) lie in ‎ ‎86. A) likes to B) has to C) used to D) ready to ‎ ‎87. A) as B) if C) because D) so that ‎ ‎88. A) send B) invent C) find D) make ‎ ‎89. A) again B) ahead C) alone D) along ‎ ‎90. A) poor at B) good at C) tired of D) bad for ‎ ‎91. A) give B) call C) show D) talk ‎ ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ ‎ Several years ago, a famous TV series named Struggle (奋斗) made a beautiful girl famous in China. She is Wang Luodan, who played the role(扮演) of Mi Lan in this TV series. Then she r___92___ a lot of applause(掌声) and praise. When Wang Luodan first went to Secondary Normal School （师范中专）, she began to show her ability in art and literature(文学). She was the o 93 one in her school who could play the drums, besides playing the piano and dancing well. “I felt that I was very cool at that time.” Wang said. In 2001, Wang Luodan entered the Beijing Film Academy(学院), learning performance. She worked hard as a c 94 student and had great patience. When her classmates became famous, she was not w 95 or disappointed. Her first TV series was Butterfly in the Air. Because of her sweet appearance, she was chosen for the role of Shan Juan in the TV series Sun Shining like Blossom. In order to play the role well, Wang cut her long h 96 and missed the chance to appear in the movie Qinghong. Last year, The TV series My youthfulness was very p 97 . Wang Luodan played Qian Xiaoyang, a confident, lovely and garrulous（喋喋不休的）country girl. Now many of Qian Xiaoyang’s classic(经典的) words are very popular on the Internet such as “The time is too slim as well as the slot of fingers is too broad. (时间太瘦，指缝太宽。)” Wang Luodan is an ambitious a 98 , she will achieve more in the future.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85.C 86.B 87.D 88.A 89.B 90.B 91.C ‎ ‎92.received 93.only 94.college/common 95.worried 96.hair 97.popular 98.actress ‎2009年上海青浦区中考英语模拟试题 C Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage( 14分）‎ ‎ Tourists in space Man has been traveling into space for more than 40 years. Even today though, very few people get the chance to be an astronaut, about 30 per year. This is mainly because of the expense. It costs millions of yuan to train and send astronauts into space. Very few countries can (85) this. This is why American businessman Dennis Tito paid 20,000,000 US dollars to the Russian space agency to go into space. He visited the International Space Station. His (86) , making him the first ever space tourist, took eight days altogether. He spent most of his time taking photos, looking at the Earth and listening to music on his once-in –a –lifetime trip. After landing (87) back on earth, Mr. Tito thought the trip was worth the money. The only difficulty he had was walking but this is normal(正常) for anyone who’s been in zero gravity(重力). Some people, especially in the American space agency, think that you must be (88) to go into space. They worry about the safety of other astronauts. However, Mr. Tito received training before he left. He also helped to prepare food for the others while in space. They told him what to do and where he was (89) to go. A survey showed that 75% of Americans supported space tourism. Some people are bored of all the places on earth. They are looking for a new (90) trip and space is the place. The money Mr. Tigo gave the Russians equaled 20% of their annual budget (年度预算). If we want to see men on Mars and other planets, we may need rich people (91) Mr. Tito to help us pay for it. The Russians have more rich people who want to become space tourists. They should take them. ‎ ‎ 85. A) give B) afford C) receive D) prove ‎ ‎ 86. A) plan B) money C) trip D) time ‎ ‎ 87. A) heavily B) easily C) safely D) hardly ‎ ‎88. A) international B) traditional C) special D) professional ‎ 89. A) allowed B) made C) noticed D) invited ‎ ‎90. A) developing B) surprising C) boring D) exciting ‎ ‎91. A) except B) like C) with D) from ‎ ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（14分）‎ ‎ Shanghaihua (上海话)：use it or lose it There are about 6.000 languages in the world and some experts say that as many as half of these languages will disappear in the next one hundred years. Will Shanghaihua be one of t (92) ? It’s a question that more people are asking. In China, Putonghua is the official language. That m (93) it’s the language of government, business and the media（媒体）. And it’s also the language that is used in schools. Shanghai is a special city. It is modern, fashionable and sophisticated (老练的). And Shanghaihua shows that by being modern, fashionable and sophisticated.“I love riding on the b (94) and listening to people speaking Shanghaihua.” Miss Evans, an American reporter said. “ I don’t understand a word they are saying but I like the sound of the language. It sounds smoother than Putonghua. And Shanghainese like things “renao”（热闹）so even a discussion about the weather can sound like an argument or a party. My bus rides are a (95) interesting.” Young people still speak Shanghaihua but not as well as their parents and grandparents. They are under more and more pressure（压力）to speak Putonghua. So the language is being used l (96) often in everyday life. Some people want to keep the language from disappearing completely by building museums and having cultural festivals to save it. But a language isn’t a painting or a book. It’s a living thing and you e (97) use it or lose it. If people stop using it in their d (98) lives, a museum or a festival will not help. It will be lost forever , like the Yangtze River dolphin.‎ ‎ ‎ 答案：‎ ‎85-91. B C C D A D B ‎ ‎92.them 93. means 94. bus 95. always 96. less 97. either 98. daily ‎ ‎2009上海市杨浦区中考模拟英语试卷 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage Gloria is a famous hostess (女主持人) of a TV station. When she was 15, she happened to walk into a bookstore in her hometown and began looking at the books on the shelves. The man behind the counter, John Smith, asked if she’d like a job. She needed to start 85 for college, so she said yes. Gloria worked after school and during summer holidays, and the job helped pay for her first year of college. During college she would do many other jobs: she served coffee in the student union, was a hotel cleaner and even made maps for the Forest Service. But 86 books was one of the most satisfying jobs. One day a woman came into the bookstore and asked Gloria for books on cancer (癌症). The woman seemed anxious. Gloria showed her practically everything they had and found other books they could order. The woman left the store 87 , and Gloria has always remembered the pride (自豪) she felt in having helped her customers. Years later, as a television hostess, Gloria heard about a child who was born with problems with his fingers and hand. His family could not 88 an operation, and the boy lived in shame, hiding his hand in his pocket all the time. Gloria persuaded (说服her boss to agree to let her do the story. After the story was broadcast, some doctors called, offering to perform the operation 89 . Gloria visited the boy in the hospital after the operation. The first thing he did was to 90 his repaired hand and say, “Thank you.” What a sweet sense of satisfaction Gloria felt! At Smith’s bookstore, Gloria always realized she was working for the customers, not the store. Today it’s the same. The TV station pays her, but she feels that she should work for the people who watch the programmes, helping them understand the 91 better. ‎ ‎85. A) saving B) studying C) surveying D) making ‎ ‎86. A) borrowing B) lending C) reading D) selling ‎ ‎87. A) more excited B) less worried C) quite interested D) very surprised ‎ 88. A) do B) offer C) afford D) give ‎ ‎89. A) in return B) on business C) with pleasure D) for free ‎ 90. A) hide B) raise C) wash D) check ‎ ‎91. A) TV station B) hostesses C) world D) operation ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ The Amazon (亚马逊) rainforest is home to millions of different kinds of animals, plants, and birds. Most of the world’s fresh water is here and the forest plants clean the Earth’s air every day. Chico was born near the Amazon town, Brazil (巴西), in 1944 and started working when he was very young. Like the r 92 of his family, the boy got the money by taking a little rubber (橡胶) from the trees in the forest. The forest and its people lived together comfortably and peacefully. But some people think too much about the p 93 and never think about the future. In 1980, the forest was burned to build roads, houses and factories. Chico was angry; he wanted to save the forest! He talked to the government workers, but they didn’t listen to him. They were still clearing the rainforests to make quick, easy money. “Many voices are s 94 ‎ ‎ than one,” he thought, so Chico held group meetings. He discovered that hundreds of people agreed with him. His hope g 95 . More people came together to try to stop the work of the forest clearers. Large areas of the forest were saved. Later he traveled to many other countries for i 96 help. People soon became very much interested in this brave Brazilian. In the next few years Chico’s name became famous all over the world. The government of Brazil started making plans to protect large areas of the Amazon rainforest. But as Chico’s dreams started coming true, someone stopped him in the o 97 possible way. The famous forest fighter was murdered (谋杀) right outside his home on December 22, 1988. Chico’s life was cut short, but his brave new ideas continued in other people. One man c 98 the world’s ideas. After his death, people around the world sent money to help Chico’s work.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. A 86. D 87. B 88. C 89. D 90. B 91. C ‎ ‎92. rest 93. present 94. stronger 95. grew 96. international 97. only 98. Changed ‎2009年上海普陀区中考英语模拟卷 ‎( C ) The person we are talking about today is known around the world. He is often described as the man who has saved more lives than any other person in history. Norman Borlaug is considered the father of what has been called the Green Revolution（革命）. His ideas _85_ hunger in many nations. Norman Borlaug was born ninety-four years ago on a farm in America. In the middle of the twentieth century, world _86_ was growing faster than food production. Scientists said many people in developing countries would face the problem of running out of food. _87_ people would starve (挨饿) to death. Norman Borlaug was working on the improvement of wheat for the government. He developed _88_ of growing wheat that highly increased the amount harvested (收获). _89_ he repeated this success in India, Pakistan and Africa. His work saved millions of people who would have starved to death. Norman Borlaug was given the Nobel Peace Prize for what he had done in nineteen seventy. Mister Borlaug is still thinking about the needs of people around the world. His latest worry is a disease in wheat called UG ninety-nine. He says it has the _90_ to destroy most of the wheat being grown around the world. Mister Borlaug's granddaughter Julie works at the center named for him at a university. She says Norman Borlaug thinks it is our responsibility as human beings to _91_ each other. He believes that hunger is not acceptable. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.‎ ‎ 85. A) ended B) reported C) missed D) explained ‎ ‎ 86. A) housing B) economy C) population D) education ‎ ‎ 87. A) Several B) A few C) All D) More ‎ ‎88. A) habits B) methods C) problems D) subjects ‎ ‎ 89. A) And B) But C) Because D) So ‎ ‎90. A) interest B) ambition C) power D) hobby ‎ ‎91. A) teach B) invite C) like D) feed ‎ ‎ (D) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. （本篇每题2分） ‎ ‎ One day last June I was walking along the beach of a small seaside town where I live. I was looking at the ships in the harbour. Though the weather was sunny, it was a very cold day, and I ‎ ‎ could h__92__ feel the sunshine on the beach. I planned to have a swim when I left home, but now I changed my mind. Just when I was hesitating w__93__ I should go back home, I came to a shelter made of glass. I decided to sit for a while. When I entered, I found that I was so w__94__ to have made such a decision. The shelter protected me from the cold wind and I could enjoy the sunshine. But soon after I sat down, a large friendly dog suddenly appeared and lay down at my feet. No matter how hard I tried to get rid of him, he r__95__ to leave. It seemed that he had decided to go home with me. He was wearing a collar (颈圈)but there was no name or a__96___ on it. Finally I had to ring the local police station and explained what had happened. I promised to keep the dog until they found the owner. Several days later a lady appeared at my house to say the dog was h_97___. She said he jumped on a bus and rode away while she was talking to a friend at the bus stop. He sat and listened quietly. When she finished and called him in a soft voice, he got up and f_98___ her away happily. I was quite upset to have to give back such a friendly animal.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. A 86. C 87. D 88. B 89. A 90. C 91. D ‎ ‎92. hardly 93 whether 94. wise 95. refused 96. address 97. hers 98. Followed ‎2010年上海市杨浦区中考英语第二次模拟试题 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文): (14分)‎ ‎ If you get pocket money by babysitting or doing yard work for a neighbor, then you probably know a thing or two about managing money. 85 , when you’ve worked that hard, you don’t want to spend it all on candy. Using your money in the right way or 86 some for the future is important. Once you grow up, your success might 87 how well you manage your money. It’s easier to start these good 88 when you’re young. Meghan Coyle is a 12-year-old business girl. She has made more than $320 in two years by walking dogs after school. “I’ve been a dog-walker for two years and it’s been a lot of 89 . I really enjoyed it. My mom never gave me pocket money, so I had to make money in some other way. Lots of kids don’t realize how hard it can be to have a job. It can be hard to keep customers happy. There are some days when it’s raining and I would rather be somewhere else, but I still go out with a dog,” Coyle said. “Start a business that interests you. First, you have to advertise. The 90 and safest way is to talk with neighbors and family friends. After you have the customers, keep your customers happy! Send cards that you make by yourself to them on holidays. That always surprises them. Always be willing to do more than they ask. On holidays, give your customers coupons (优惠券) 91 they will keep coming back to you for your service or products.” Is it a good idea to do some work to make pocket money? Now think about it and start your own business! ‎ ‎ 85. A) After all B) For example C) In return D) At most ‎ ‎86. A) wasting B) saving C) borrowing D) spending ‎ 87. A) take up B) depend on C) turn into D) lead to ‎ ‎88. A) activities B) hobbies C) exercises D) habits ‎ ‎89. A) pain B) fun C) surprise D) trouble ‎ ‎90. A) luckiest B) loudest C) easiest D) latest ‎ ‎91. A) as soon as B) so that C) now that D) unless ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给): （14分）‎ ‎ I was in New York and rode with a friend in a taxi. When we got out, my friend said to the driver, “Thank you. You did a good job of driving.” The driver was surprised for a second. “I admire the way you keep cool in h 92 traffic,” my friend said. “Thank you,” the driver said and drove off. “What was that all about?” I asked. “I am trying to bring l 93 back to New York,” he said. “I believe it can save the city.” “How can one man save New York?” “It’s not one man. S 94 the driver has 20 passengers. He’s going to be nice to those 20 people because someone was nice to him. Those people in turn will be kinder to their employees (雇员), or shopkeepers, or waiters, or their own families. At last the goodwill could s 95 to at least 1,000 people. If I can make three people happy, then finally I can change the attitudes (态度) of 3,000 people.” “It sounds good,” I said, “but I’m not sure whether it would work in practice.” “Nothing is lost if it doesn’t. It didn’t take a 96 of my time or money to tell that man he was doing a good job. I have made a study of this. The thing that seems to be lacking (缺乏) for the postal employees is that no one tells the people who work for the post office what a good job they’re doing,” he said. “B 97 they’re not doing a good job,” I said. “They’re not doing a good job because they feel nobody cares whether they do a good job or not. Why not say a kind word to them? When those people hear my words, they will feel better. The city will benefit from their h 98 . If more people join me, the city will become a better place,” he said. ‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. A 86. B 87. B 88 . D 89. B 90. C 91. B ‎ ‎92. heavy 93. love 94. Suppose 95. spread 96. any 97. But 98. Happiness ‎2009年上海市长宁中考英语模拟 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage Here is a story about an eagle (鹰) named Ted. He had to make a choice, and he made the right one. High up on a mountaintop was a nest full of an eagle's eggs. One day a strong wind shook the nest and one of the eggs dropped out! It ___85___ rolled (滚动) down the mountainside and at last came to rest in a farm where many chickens lived. The chickens there were very surprised to see this big egg. They decided to ___86___ it, so an old hen sat on it for a while. It was very uncomfortable for the hen --- it was a big egg --- ___87___ her care and the heat from her body worked. The egg finally hatched (孵化) and an eagle came out of it. They called him Ted. It was unfortunate for Ted because the chickens raised him the ___88___ way they knew --- as a chicken. He grew to be a funny-looking 'chicken'. And the saddest part of all was that he ___89___ he was only a chicken. However, sometimes Ted looked up to the sky and saw eagles flying high above. How he wished he could fly like them! One day, a big eagle flew ___90___ the farm and shouted to Ted, 'What are you doing down there in the farmyard? Why are you not flying up high with us?' 'I'm a chicken,' said Ted, 'I can't fly.' 'Of course you can fly. You are an eagle, not a chicken! Look at your wings. They are ___91___ mine!' 'But I can't fly,' ‎ said Ted. 'Yes, you can. Do as I do.' Ted hesitated (犹豫) , then spread his huge wings for the first time. To his surprise, he soon found himself flying high in the sky. ‎ ‎85. A. heavily B. gently C. carelessly D. politely ‎ ‎86. A. depend on B. live on C. take care of D. get rid of ‎ ‎87. A. so B. but C. because D. although ‎ ‎88. A. only B. best C. first D. last ‎ ‎89. A. understood B. didn't understand C. believed D. didn't believe ‎ ‎90. A. over B. on C. through D. from ‎ ‎91. A. connected with B. familiar to C. different from D. the same as ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words We love to be fashionable. So we buy clothes from time to time to make us look p___92___ or cooler. But a problem appears: how to deal with those old clothes? Don't just throw them out. You can do s___93___ different! Donate your old clothes to charities. Some organizations c___94___ old clothes for those who need them in local areas or send them to foreign countries. Keep them. Fashion is a thing that goes a___95___ in cycles. So an out-of-date coat may be the hottest thing on the market next year. Do it yourself. It’s not too hard. But you have to think it over b___96___ you do. It’s easy to find some tips online. If you are good at fashion designing, you could even s___97___ your creation to make some money. Recycle them. Some clothes l___98___ those made of denim牛仔布 can be recycled. Denim can be used again, for example, to build houses for people who are made homeless by natural disasters. Keep clothes out of landfills (垃圾填埋场) ! You can do it!‎ ‎2010年上海市卢湾区中考英语第二次模拟试题 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage ‎ Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢) , who was the best hopper(跳跃者) in the world. She taught other grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, 85 she felt very proud. Then one day an eagle showed up. She immediately 86 to teach the eagle how to hop, as she was sure that hopping was the key to happiness, but every time she advised the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need. You are 87 with hopping, but I can fly.” “Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is 88 in your imagination.” The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It 89 our teacher’s orders. ” “Hopping is useful, but when you can fly, it is no longer 90 .” said the eagle. “Tell us more,” said the grasshoppers. The eagle began telling them what the world beyond（超过）the grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans. Then the eagle took one brave grasshopper in his powerful talon(鹰爪) to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle had 91 . After the eagle landed, he saw a spark (闪光)in the grasshopper’s eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky. ‎ ‎ 85. A) but B) since C) because D) so ‎ ‎86. A) forgot B) decided C) failed D) refused ‎ 87. A) patient B) strict C) satisfied D) careful ‎ 88. A) just B) even C) hardly D) ever ‎ ‎89. A) turns down B) puts off C) goes against D) works out ‎ ‎90. A) harmless B) necessary C) safe D) dangerous ‎ ‎91. A) imagined B) created C) changed D) described ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words Eyes Can Speak Much meaning can be carried clearly, with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of e 92 ? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he f 93 that he is being looked at, he may feel uncomfortable. The same is in the daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at y 94 up and down, to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward the person who is looking at you that way. Eyes do speak, right? Looking too long at someone may seem to be r 95 . But sometimes things are different. If a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds, it may mean that he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he loves her. W 96 two people are in a conversation, the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what he or she is speaking. Lovers will enjoy looking at each other or being looked at for a long time, to show something that w 97 cannot express. Clearly, eye contact should be done according to the relationship b 98 two people and the place where you stay.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. D 86. B 87. C 88. A 89. C 90. B 91. D ‎ ‎ 92. experience 93. finds 94. yourself 95. rude 96. When 97. words 98. Between ‎2010年上海市奉贤区中考英语第二次模拟试题 C．Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.‎ ‎ Paul’s brother bought him a new car as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve, Paul saw a boy walking ___85___ the new car, admiring（欣赏）it. “Is this your car, Sir?” he asked. Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was amazed. “You mean your brother just gave it to you? Boy, I wish…” Paul knew ___86__ he was going to wish for—a brother who would buy him a car. But the boy’s answer made Paul ___87___. “ I wish that I could be a brother like that.” he said. Astonished（震惊的）, Paul invited the boy to go for a ride in the new car. After a short ride, the boy said,“ Would you mind driving in front of my house?” Paul thought the boy wanted to show the car to his___88___. But Paul was wrong again. The boy ran up the steps of his house. ___89___ he came back carrying his crippled(残废的) little brother. He pointed to the car. “ Look!” he said to the little boy. “His brother gave him that car for Christmas. Some day I’m going to give you one just like it!” Paul ___90___ and lifted the little boy into his car. The older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them went on a ___91___ holiday ride. That Christmas Eve, Paul learned how good it felt to give. ‎ ‎ 85. A) around B) in front of C) behind D) along ‎ ‎86. A) what B) how C) why D) which ‎ ‎87. A) interested B) excited C) pleased D) surprised ‎ ‎88. A) friends B) relatives C) neighbors D) children ‎ ‎89. A) Suddenly B) Soon C) Sadly D) Fast ‎ ‎90. A) took off B) turned up C) got out D) came into ‎ ‎91. A) awful B) unhappy C) wonderful D) quiet ‎ D．Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words The Winter Olympics in Vancouver(温哥华) ended last month. It was a big success. Many people worked very hard to make it a big success: the sportsmen and the sportswomen, the Olympic organizers and, of course, t___92___ of people who came to Vancouver to work as volunteers. There were 18,5000 volunteers at this Olympics. Most came from countries far away, including China. They helped the visitors by showing them directions and giving them i___93___. They also worked as ushers(引座员) at events to make sure ticket holders got to their proper seats. Some volunteers worked as drivers to make sure VIPs l__94____ judges got to events on time. Many of the volunteers took time off from their jobs to come to Vancouver. They chose to work ten hours a day at the Olympics, for f__95____. They didn’t receive any money or get any special gifts for their work. They did, h___96___, get a great feeling: the feeling of helping out and of being a part of something big. One man said he volunteered because it was,“a chance to be part of one of the biggest events in the world. I didn’t want to miss out.” It’s a great feeling to know that you have p___97____ a part, even a small part, in making a big event a success. At the Shanghai World Expo, you have a chance to know that feeling. Even if you can’t be an official volunteer, you can s___98____ be friendly and helpful to foreign visitors. It will be a chance for you to be a part of something big and make Expo a big success.‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. A 86.A 87. D 88. C 89. B 90.C 91.C ‎ ‎92. thousands 93. information 94. like 95. free 96.however 97.played 98. Still 卢湾区2010学年第二学期九年级期中考试 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage My mother often asked me, "What is the most important part of the body?" Through the years I would guess at what I thought was the correct answer. When I was younger, I thought light was very important to us as humans, so I said, "My ___85___, Mommy." She said, "No, many people are blind. But you ____86_____ thinking about it and I will ask you again soon." Then last year, my grandpa ___87_____. Everybody was hurt. Everybody was crying. My mom looked at me when it was our turn to say our final goodbye to Grandpa. She asked me, "Do you know the most important body part yet, my dear?" I was shocked ___88____ she asked me this at that time. I always thought this was a game between her and me. She saw the confusion on my face and told me, "this question is very important. It shows that you have ___89____ lived your life. " I saw her eyes well up with tears. She said, "My dear, the most important body part is your shoulder(肩膀)." I asked, "Is it because it hold up your head?" She replied. "No, it is because it can holed the head of a friend or loved one when they ___90______. Everyone needs a shoulder to cry on sometimes in life, my dear. I only hope that you have enough love and ____91____ that you will have a shoulder to cry on when you need it." ‎ ‎85. A. ears B. eyes C. head D. body ‎ ‎86. A. feel B. stop C. forget D. keep ‎ 87. A. came B. worried C. died D. disappointed ‎ 88. A. if B. when C. before D. unless ‎ ‎89. A. really B. easily C. carefully D. escapecially ‎ ‎90. A. sleep B. think C. laugh D. cry ‎ ‎91. A. visitor B. classmates C. friends D. teachers ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words Americans love cars. They go e 92 in them. 85% of people in the US go to and from work by car. And most adults have driving licenses. Why does this car culture exist（存在）？ How it started America's love of cars started after the war when soldiers returned home from World War II to rebuild their lives. They borrowed money from the government to buy houses and cars. They became the s 93 of importance. The more money they had, the bigger their cars were. Making of roads During the war, President Eisenhower noticed what good roads Germany had. He decided to build new fou-lane roads in America. He said if something happened suddenly, the two-lane roads wouldn't allow all the cars to l 94 the places quickly. Car and oil companies liked his idea and building started. Car lovers Not just teenagers are c 95 about cars. Some Americans love their cars so much that they paint their cars b 96 . These are called Art Cars. Every April there is an activity in Houston, Texas, where they show their cars. Pollution Cars have polluted the environment. American President Bush refused a worldwide law that is a 97 pollution. Many countries were angry about it. Bush said he had to think of the American economy（经济）and all the American people that make money from cars. People in factories say they want to make cars that pollute less. But o 98 say making cars that pollute less will never be as good as having fewer cars. ‎ 答案:‎ BDCBADC everywhere sign leave beautifully against others ‎ ‎2009上海市徐汇区中考模拟英语试卷 C. Choose the words or expressions and complete the letter ‎ From: judith102@mail.net ‎ To: tands@message. com ‎ Subject: Remember me? ‎ Date: June 18 ‎ Hi Sarah and Tom! ‎ Do you remember me? I’m Judith. I used to live in number fifteen Dortling Street, just 85 the corner from you. Just before I left, you gave me your e-mail address but I haven’t mailed you before now. When I first left, I went to live with my mother because she was very ill and needed 86 to look after her. She has a sleeping disorder and if she gets up at night, she 87 forgets where she is. It was very difficult to look after her. She often had to go to the doctor. My sister is looking after her now. ‎ I was very fortunate to get a job in London, and that’s where I’m living now. It’s very interesting 88 it has been very cold this winter. I have a job in an insurance（保险） company, working at the help desk. The people have been very friendly to me and helped me to feel at home here. Of course I have visited all main tourist 89 like Westminster Abbey, London Bridge and Buckingham Palace. It’s wonderful to see all the places that we 90 to read about and see on television. I’ve also been to Paris, which is not far away, and seen all the beautiful places like the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. It’s very 91 to have a cup of coffee ‎ in a café in Paris. You have to pay just to sit down. That’s enough about me. What are you doing? Are you still working at the same places? Are you still living in the same house? I plan to come back for a vacation next month and hope that I can see you then. Please e-mail me and let me know if that is all right with you.‎ ‎ Love, Judith ‎ ‎ 85. A) in B) of C) around D) under ‎ 86. A) nobody B) somebody C) anybody D) everybody ‎ ‎ 87. A) finally B) mainly C) never D) sometimes ‎ 88. A) although B) because C) unless D) when ‎ 89. A) museums B) environments C) attractions D) exhibitions ‎ ‎ 90. A) encouraged B) helped C) tried D) used ‎ ‎ 91. A) confident B) expensive C) thankful D) beautiful ‎ D. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words ‎ Uncle Henry and Aunt May went on holidays to Alaska. Mom, Dad and I went to visit them when they got back, and they showed us the video they made there. This is my review. The video tells the story of how they left home and f 92 to the west coast. The video shows us lots of clouds that can see out of the window of the plane. When they got to the coast, they traveled by train to a place where they could get on a big ship. They didn’t know the name of the place. It wasn’t mentioned（提到）o 93 the video. Uncle Henry and Aunt May couldn’t remember it when I asked them. When they got on the big ship, they sailed up the coast of Canada to Alaska. The video has many pictures of Aunt May with ice and snow, Aunt May with water, Aunt May at the front of the ship, and Aunt May with other people. We didn’t know any of the people, but we had to hear their life s 94 . Aunt May insisted on pausing（暂停）the video and telling us. The most e 95 part was when they came close to a river that turned into a kind of waterfall into the sea. They came up r 96 close and one of the tour operators leaned over the front of the ship and tried to catch some of the water in a cup. We all wanted to know whether she would fall into the ocean b 97 she got the water. She didn’t. Other surprising parts were when they saw a seal（海豹） sleeping on an iceberg, and when Aunt May tripped over a piece of rope and a 98 fell over. Uncle Henry kept saying, “Are you all right, dear?” I think this is an interesting video and I like it very much.‎ ‎ 答案：‎ ‎85. C 86. B 87. D 88. A 89. C 90. D 91. B ‎ 92. flew 93. on 94. stories 95. exciting/enjoyable 96. really/rather 97. before 98. almost