◎ 2009年北京市西城区中考英语二模试卷的第一部分试题
  • 听对话,选择与对话内容相符的图片。
    (     )1.
    (     )2.
    (     )3.
    (     )4.
  • 听对话,回答问题。
    1. How long did the woman spend cooking the dinner?
    A. The whole day.
    B. A few hours.
    C. Only an hour
  • 听对话,回答问题。
    1. What is the woman going to do on Saturday?
    A. Have lunch with the man.
    B. Go to see her friend
    C. Have a meeting.
  • 听对话,回答问题。
    1. What does the man mean?
    A. He is practising English.
    B. He didn't understand her.
    C. He doesn't want to help her.
  • 听短文,回答问题。
    1. What do we learn about Susan?
    A. She likes Yellow Stone Park.
    B. She likes postcards very much.
    C. She likes traveling all over the world.
  • 听短文,回答问题。
    1. Why can't the man borrow the video tape?
    A. Because he is not allowed to borrow it.
    B. Because David has borrowed it.
    C. Because it isn't on the shelf.
    2. Where are the two speakers?
    A. In a library.
    B. In a bookshop.
    C. In a hospital.
  • 听对话,回答问题。
    1. When did the match start?
    A. At 2:00.
    B. At 5:00.
    C. At 4:30.
    2. Who won the match?
    A. The boys.
    B. The girls.
    C. They don't know.
  • 听对话,回答问题。
    1. Where is the store?
    A. Next to the restaurant.
    B. Near Main Street.
    C. In an art school.
    2. Who is going to use the paint brushes?
    A. The woman.
    B. The woman's son.
    C. The man.
    3. What does the woman like?
    A. Painting.
    B. Photography.
    C. Cooking.
  • 听短文,回答问题。
    1. What was the speaker doing that Sunday aftenoon?
    A. Watering the flowers.
    B. Preparing for a big party.
    C. Reading a newspaper.
    2. Who arrived unexpectedly?
    A. Her neighbors.
    B. Her husband's guests.
    C. Some elderly ladies.
    3. What do we know from the story?
    A. The visitors were in the wrong place.
    B. The husband made a terrible mistake.
    C. The speaker was a very impolite woman.
  • There is no doubt that Yao Ming is _______ favourite star.

    [     ]

    A. us
    B. we
    C. our
    D. ours
  • The story which moved us a lot happened ________ May 12th, 2008. 
    [     ]
    A. in   
    B. on    
    C. at    
    D. by
◎ 2009年北京市西城区中考英语二模试卷的第二部分试题
  • There was no food in the house, _______ we rang out for a pizza.

    [     ]

    A. because
    B. or
    C. but
    D. so
  • —Hello, _______ is Mary speaking. Is John there, please?
    —Hold on, please.

    [     ]

    A. she
    B. that
    C. this
    D. one
  • —Who is the young man in the air force uniform in the picture?
    —My brother. He has _______ the army for two years.
    [     ]
    A. joined
    B. left
    C. been in
    D. come to
  • If I can run as _______ as Tom, both of us will be chosen to take part in the sports meeting.
    [     ]
    A. fast
    B. faster
    C. fastest
    D. the fastest
  • My mother often cooks ______ in many different ways because I like them very much.
    [     ]
    A. chicken
    B. fish
    C. beef
    D. potatoes
  • —_______ do you go to Beijing Happy Valley?
    —Once a year.

    [     ]

    A. How long
    B. How often
    C. How far
    D. How soon
  • —I really enjoy _______ the TV play in which Sun Honglei played the hero.
    —So do I.
    [     ]
    A. watch
    B. watches
    C. watching
    D. watched
  • My sister has worked as an engineer since she ________ back from the United States.

    [     ]

    A. came
    B. had come
    C. comes
    D. has come
  • We like traveling from one place to _______ to learn about different cultures around the world.
    [     ]
    A. other
    B. another
    C. others
    D. the others
  • —Do you like the magic show by Liu Qian?
    —Yeah. I think that was ______  performance at CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

    [     ]

    A. less amazing
    B. more amazed
    C. the least amazed
    D. the most amazing
  • People here are very _______. They're always happy to help you.

    [     ]

    A. careful
    B. lonely
    C. successful
    D. friendly
◎ 2009年北京市西城区中考英语二模试卷的第三部分试题
  • —Excuse me, sir. Could you tell me _______?
    —At 2:00 p.m.
    [     ]
    A. where the meeting was held
    B. when the meeting will begin
    C. when did the meeting begin
    D. where will the meeting be held
  • —John, what was your sister doing while you ______ the piano?
    —Oh, she ______ with toys.

    [     ]

    A. played, played
    B. played, was playing
    C. were playing, played
    D. were playing, was playing
  • —Would you like some more rice?
    —________.

    [     ]

    A. Thank you, but I'm full
    B. Never mind
    C. Very well, thank you
    D. Help yourself
  • 完形填空。
         Bertha Ingram had been collecting them for more than 40 years. Every once in a while she would bring
    home a new book. She'd sit with it on her leg, looking at the meaningless black marks without moving the
    eyes and cry.
         She was not stupid. She simply had not had the  1  to learn to read. Her parents were sharecroppers in
    Florida in the 1920s. Sharecroppers did not own the  2  they farmed. Instead, they gave a part of their crops
    ( plants grown on farms for food ) to the owner.lt was quite a hard way to  3 , and both of Bertha's parents
    worked hard in the fields. Often Bertha had to leave school to help. Before she was a teenager, Bertha's
    schooling was  4 .
         Bertha Ingram didn't leam to read  5  her early married life, either. She wanted to, but she was always
    too busy. She worked all day. Bertha Ingram's mind was sharp (敏锐地). As a housekeeper for other people,
    she had to memorize telephone messages. She became a good cook too, but she had to  6  everything she did
    because there was no cookbook she could read, and she couldn't write down what she had done.
         In 1978 Bertha Ingram became very ill with a stroke (中风). This illness  7  her to lose the use of one arm
    and both legs. It also weakened her ability to speak.  8  she began to get better, she had a  9  thought - for the
    first time in her life. Because she couldn't work, she had the time to leam to read.
          In her town there was a special program that taught adults to read, but Bertha Ingram was quite nervous.
    Would people laugh at her? Would they  10   to teach her? It didn't happen that way. She had a teacher who
    worked very hard with her. After the first day Ingram could  11  wait to get to the library.
         As she leamed to read, Ingram got more and more confidence (信心) in herself. She became a reader at
    religious (宗教的) services, joined neighborhood groups, and  12  at meetings in city hall. Finally she wrote
    a book telling about her life. At age 63, Bertha Ingram proved that learning never comes too late.
    (     )1. A. idea     
    (     )2. A. ground   
    (     )3. A. make money
    (     )4. A. over     
    (     )5. A. during   
    (     )6. A. write    
    (     )7. A. brought  
    (     )8. A. If       
    (     )9. A. fair     
    (     )10. A. like    
    (     )11. A. hardly  
    (     )12. A. arrived 
    B. reason           
    B. garden           
    B. earn their living
    B. on               
    B. until            
    B. remember         
    B. made             
    B. As               
    B. right            
    B. refuse           
    B. never            
    B. rested           
    C. chance   
    C. farm     
    C. turn over
    C. dropped  
    C. from     
    C. know     
    C. caused   
    C. Before   
    C. magic    
    C. agree    
    C. just     
    C. appeared 
    D. choice     
    D. land       
    D. get them in
    D. needed     
    D. for        
    D. tell       
    D. asked      
    D. Till       
    D. wonderful  
    D. stop       
    D. only                                          
    D. looked                        
  • 阅读理解。
         A few years ago, an Englishman called Roy Jones went on holiday to a small town near the sea in the
    west of England. He was swimming in the sea one day. As he opened his mouth, his false (not real) teeth fell
    out and floated (漂) away. The following year, Mr. Jones retumed to the same town. When he was having
    dinner in a local cafe one evening, he mentioned the story of his lost teeth to the manager. The manager looked
    surprised. He explained that he had found a set of false teeth on the beach last month.Then he asked Roy
    Jones if he wanted to try them on. "OK," said Mr. Jones. "I suppose it won't do any harm." When the
    manager brought him the teeth, Mr. Jones put them into the mouth, and laughed and laughed. They were his!
         In 1987, an American couple called Jane and Robert Bentley went for a picnic on a beach in California.
    When they returned home, Mrs. Bentley realized that she had lost her wedding ring (结婚戒指). It wasn't
    expensive but it was valuable to Jane. The Bentleys drove back to the beach and searched for the ring for
    three hours, but couldn't find it. A few months later, Mr. Bentley went fishing off the same beach. As he
    pulled a large crab (螃蟹) out of the sea, he noticed that there was something on one of its claws (爪). It
    was his wife's wedding ring!
    1. Mr. Jones was _______ when he lost his false teeth.
    A. having dinner
    B. laughing on the beach
    C. talking to someone
    D. swimming in the sea
    2. Jones' teeth were found _______.
    A. in the sea
    B. in a local shop
    C. by the manager of a cafe
    D. by Mr. Jones himself
    3. Jane Bentley found something missing when _______.
    A. she got home
    B. her husband was fishing
    C. she was having a picnic
    D. she drove back to the beach
    4. What did Mrs. Bendey lose on the beach?
  • 阅读理解。
         While it is expected that students come to university with the ability to take a good set of notes, this is
    not always the case (情形). High school may not have asked for it, so good listening and note-taking skills
    may need to be developed.
    TRY      Being a possible, active listener.
    HOW?      Sit down in front and do not read or talk. Pay special attention during the second 20 minutes
    (when you probably lose it) and to the last minutes when a summary (总结) might be given.
    TRY Being a confident, active leamer.
    HOW?      Come to class with an interest in the material (材料) and with questions to be answered. You
    can develop these by thinking about and preparing for the lesson arid by pre-reading the text (This
    is especially helpful if you find yourself havirig difficulties keeping up with the material).
    TRY      Getting correct notes, with special attention to the main ideas.
    HOW?      There may be an overhead projector (投影仪); if so, get that material down. Besides, look for
    important points-from the teacher's verbal (文字) language, or careful reading of his notes. If you
    still feel you're missing the main points, try showing your notes to classmates or to the teacher.
    TRY      Leaving lots of space between ideas.
    WHY?      Because you'want to continue to add notes in your own words; this will help you leam the
    material on a deeper level by integrating (整合) it with what you already know. Also, more space
    will make it easier for you to find material when you are studying.
    TRY        Going over new notes-10 minutes for each class-within 24 hours.
    WHY?      Because you lose 50% -80% of the material if you don't.
    TRY      Setting your notes up so you can study effectively (有效地) from them.
    HOW?      Leave wide left space at the side of page; here you will write questions from which to study
    your notes. Leave the back of the page empty, so you can fold (折) the page, cover the notes
    and answer the questions when studying.
    1. During a listening lesson, _______.
    A. students prefer to talk to each other
    B. most students might be absent-minded
    C. the students might lose interest after 20 minutes
    D. students don't have to pay attention to the last part of the lesson
    2. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
    A. You should learn to go over your lessons often.
    B. Taking notes in class can help you master the main idea better.
    C. Pre-reading what you read might help you understand the material better.
    D. The writer is not quite satisfied with high school education.
    3. The article is probably written for _______.
    A. high school students
    B. English teachers
    C. university students
    D. grown-ups
    4. The best topic of the passage should be _______.
    A. How to Learn English Well
    B. How to Be a Confident Learner
    C. Being an Active Listener
    D. Listening and Note-taking
  • 阅读理解。
         Imagine that you are the first person ever to see Hawaii. What would be the first thing you would set
    foot on?
         The beach, naturally. There are hundreds of miles of beaches on the twenty islands of Hawaii. These
    islands cover l,600 miles and are about 2,300 miles west of California. Most of them are covered with fine
    white sand. They are thought to be among the finest beaches in the world.
         Another wonderful thing about the beaches of Hawaii is the water temperature. The year-round average
    (平均) temperature of the water at the famous Waikiki Beach is 23℃!
         The same is true of air temperature. In fact, there are no real seasons in Hawaii. There is a difference of
    only two or three degrees between the hottest day of summer and the coldest day of winter. That's why the
    Hawaiians don't have a word for weather in their language.
         Perhaps the nicest thing about Hawaiian beaches are the waves. The earliest settlers (定居者) in Hawaii,
    the Polynesians, quickly leamed how much fun it was to ride the waves. They developed a sport which is
    now very popular on the islands called body surfing. You go out into the ocean, wait for a big wave to come
    towards you, jump on it, and ride it all the way to the beach.
         Now imagine once again that you are the first person ever to set foot in Hawaii. What do you think would
    be the second beautiful thing you would notice? Would it be those strange triangles ( 三角形状物) rising out
    of the water hundreds and hundreds of meters high? What are those beautiful things? They are volcanoes (火山), of course. These volcanoes are not just a part of the islands. They made the islands at first. Because of
    them the islands are still growing.
         The most famous volcano on Hawaii is Mauna Loa. It is the world's most active volcano. It has been
    erupting (喷发) for thousands of years. Even when it isn't erupting, smoke comes out of the earth from a
    thousand little holes.
         In 1950 Mauna Loa erupted for twenty-three days. That erupting produced the greatest amount of lava (熔岩) in modem history. In 1960 it erupted again. That time it added a kilometer of beach to the island. Because
    Mauna Loa has erupted so often, it has become the biggest (but not the tallest) mountain in the world.
         These volcanoes could be dangerous to the population of Hawaii. In fact, hello, the second largest city in
    Hawaii, is built just under Mauna Loa. The volcano could erupt at any time. Most people believe that it will
    erupt sometime in the next twenty-five years. But the people of Hilo do not seem worried. They live with the
    danger as part of their lives.
    1. According to the passage, what are the two most beautiful things in Hawaii?
    A. Waves and cities.
    B. Beaches and language.
    C. Volcanoes and beaches.
    D. Volcanoes and people.
    2. Which is NOT the reason why the Hawaiians don't have a word for weather in their language?
    A. There are no real seasons in Hawaii.
    B. The temperature of the water at one of the beaches is always 23℃.
    C. The Hawaiians feel almost the same in the hottest day and coldest day.
    D. There is not much difference in air temperature all the year round in Hawaii.
    3. What should be the meaning of "body surfing"?
    A. Riding waves.
    B. Body-building.
    C. Sea bathing.
    D. Jumping into the sea.
    4. It can be inferred that _______ according to the passage.
    A. volcanoes are more active because the area of the island is enlarging
    B. the visitors to Hawaii can probably see more than one active volcano
    C. Mauna Loa is the tallest mountain in the world because it has erupted so often
    D. people in Hilo are sure that more visitors will come because of volcanoes
  • 听对话,填表。
    Name:  1. _______
    Room  Type:  2. _______
    Special Requirement: The fifth anniversary
    Transport: 3. _______
    Arrival Time: 4. _______ o'clock, Friday night
  • 完成句子。
    1. 很高兴我的英语取得了很大的进步。
       ________ I've made great progress in English.
    2. 请你在父亲节给爸爸最美好的祝福。
        Please ________ on Father's Day.
    3. 你的饮食习惯越好,你的身体就越健康。 
        ________ your diet is, ________ you will be.
    4. 为了保护环境,我们去超市购物时最好带上购物袋。
       We ________ the supermarket ________ the environment.
    5. 这个小镇过去污染很严重。人们既看不到蓝天也呼吸不到新鲜的空气。
       The pollution in this town used ________ people________.
  • 阅读短文,选词填空。
    jobs   map   look   useful   took   how   part
         What do you know about a robot? Robots are machines that can be made to do certain things. They are
    in all shapes. For example, puppy (a young dog) robots  1  like real ones. They jump and bark (吠). Robots
    can do many  2  people can't do. Robots can go where people can't go and bring back important information.
    In 1997, scientists sent a robot to Mars. It  3  pictures of rocks and soil, which helped scientists understand  4  
    our own planet works. Scientists even used a robot to make a  5  of a volcano. So robots are very  6  
    machines. They play a very important  7  in our life. They help people understand the world we live in.
  • 阅读理解。
         Most people do not like to think about disasters (灾难) , so they do not prepare for them. This is a deadly
    mistake. Whether you can be alive or not is decided by preparation. Here are some tips that could save your
    life.
         1. Getting through the first hour 
          ● Choose an out-of-town person that each family member can call after the disaster if you become alone.
    Besides, choose two nearby places where family members know to meet. One shouid be close to your home.
    The other should be outside your neigh- bourhood. Keep your important papers at the bank or another safe
    place. 
         ● Leave a disaster-supply kit (一套装备) ( see Part 5) near the front door. Make sure you keep it filled with
    fresh food and water. 
         ● If you are advised to move to the safe place, leave the area right away.
         2. The disaster-ready home
         You may have some time to prepare before certain types of disasters. Take hurricanes (飓风) as an example. 
         ● Bring in anything that could fly around or blow away. 
         ● Prepare your car for leaving. ·Fill bottles with drinking water.
         ● Keep your radio on for weather information.
         3. The safest places 
         ● Hurricane: stay in an inside space with no windows. Class could break and hurt you. 
         ● Earthquake(地震) : get under the nearest heavy desk or table. This will protect you from falling things. 
         4. Preparing for the worst -do this now! 
         ● Hurricane:during the hurricane season, keep a two-week supply of drugs. Have wood and nails (钉子)
    ready to cover windows. 
         ● Earthquake: move beds away from windows, heavy pictures or mirrors. Place large and / or heavy
    objects on lower shelves. Learn how to shut off the electricity and water.
         5. Your disaster-supply kit 
        ● First-aid (急救用的) kit and drugs; spare clothes; a radio; car keys; important phone numbers.
    1. Should you leave when you are asked to move?
        ____________________________________________
    2. What do you know is a deadly mistake from the passage?
        ____________________________________________
    3. Why should you keep your radio on before certain types of disasters? 
        ____________________________________________
    4. Where can you stay to keep safe when hurricanes happen? 
        ____________________________________________
    5. What can you do to prepare for the earthquake according to the passage? ( At least 3 points) 
        ____________________________________________
  • 书面表达。
         根据中文提示和英文书信内容,写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的回信,信的开头和结
    尾已给出,其字数不计入所完成的回信内。
         假设你叫李阳,是英国中学生Mike的朋友,你收到了他的一封电子邮件。请根据他来信的内容
    写一封回信。针对他的困惑,谈谈你的看法,同时提出一些建议。 
    Dear Li Yang,
         How are you?
         I had a very good time with you and your family in Beijing last month. It impressed (留下深刻印象) me
    a lot that many students went to school by bike. Ilike cycling, and have a bike which my uncle bought me for
    my birthday. I want to ride to school too, but my parents don't agree. I'm 15 years old now, but they keep
    driving me to school and picking me up every day. These days, I am always angry with them because they
    just allow me to ride in the park on weekends. Last night I went out to ride my bike after they fell asleep. It
    was so cool!
         I'm thinking of riding to school in the morning before they get up. Do you think it's a good idea or not? 
                                                                                                                                          Yours,
                                                                                                                                            Mike
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