7、2016年西安高新一中初中毕业升学考试模拟（二）试题
笔试部分
Ⅲ. 单项选择。（共10小题，计10分）
本题共有10个小题，请从每个小题的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。 （）21. The boy called Tim was born a cold winter morning. A. in B. on C.at D. from
（）22. We'll do what we can you with your English from now on. A. to help B. help C.helping D. helpful （）23. — pencil is this?—It must be .
A. Whose; Kate's B. Who's; Kate C.Whose; Kate D. Who's; Kate's （）24. It took my father to finish the novel.
A. two and a half year; writing B. two and a half years; write C.two year and a half; write D. two years and a half; writing
（）25. Helen these days because she can't decide next for her further study. A. is worried; what to do B. is worried; how to do C.worried; how to do D. is worry; what to do （）26. This pair of shoes hand and it very comfortable. A. are made from; is felt B. are made of; feels C.is made by; feels D. is made with; is felt
（）27. —I although I had lunch half an hour ago.—Maybe you can have apples. A. hungry; two more B. am hungry; two more C.am hungry; two another D. hungry; more two （）28. Paul's wife is not only her children but also her work. A. strict in; strict with B. strict in; strict in C.strict with; strict in D. strict with; strict with
（）29.—Marry, do you know if Jennyto our party this Saturday?—I think she will come if she free. A. will come; will be B. will come; isC.comes; is D. comes; will be
（）30. —Dad, what the sea like?—Well, it's large and full of water. It covers about of the earth. A. does; one third B. is; three quarter C.do; three-fourth D. is; three quarters Ⅳ. 完形填空（共10小题，计10分）
阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。
Have you ever showed your love to your beloved ones by speaking out “I love you.”? Do it right now, otherwise one day you may regret not 31.so.
Our 20-year-old son was killed in a fire on Friday night. That day, how I 32. I had told him: “Jim, I love you, and I'm so proud of you.” I would have taken time to appreciate（欣赏） his beautiful smile, the 33. of his laughter and his true love for people.
Every time you 34. his good paints, you forget about the radio that was always too loud, the haircut that wasn't to our liking（合我们的意）, the 35. socks under the bed. It really doesn't matter much now. I won't get 36. chance to tell my son all I would have wanted him to hear, but you have.
If you knew it would be your last talk, tell your family and friends 37. you would want them to hear. The last time I talked to Jim was the day he died. He called me to say: “Hi, Mom! I just called to say I love you. Got to go to work. Bye.” He gave me 38. to treasure（珍视） forever. If there is any purpose to Jim's 39., maybe it is to make others appreciate more of life and to have people, especially families, take the time to let each other know just how 40 .they care.
Don't wait till the last moment. Do it today!
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（）31. A. did B. to do C.doing D. does （）32. A. hope B. want C.wish D. expect （）33. A. noise B. sound C.voice D. look
（）34. A. make of B. think of C.tell of D. hear of （）35. A. clean B. thick C.long D. dirty
（）36. A. other B. another C.the other D. others （）37. A. that B. who C.which D. what
（）38. A. something B. somebody C.nothing D. nobody （）39. A. death B. die C.dead D. dying （）40. A. well B. far C.hard D. much Ⅴ. 阅读理解（共15小题，计20分）
第一节：阅读下面一篇短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容，符合的用“A”表示，不符合的用“B”表示。（共5小题，计5分）
A
He has again proven that he is the “king of comedy”. Stephen Chow, the Hong Kong actor and director, has returned with his latest comedy The Mermaid（美人鱼）. The movie has earned 3 billion yuan at the box office since it came out on Feb 8.
Most mermaid films tell a story of love between humans and mermaids, besides this one. The Mermaid tells a story about a rich playboy Liu Xuan and the mermaid Shanshan, Liu's company needs to use a lot of sonar（声响） technology, so it brings danger to sea animals. Beautiful mermaid Shanshan is sent to stop Liu, but they fall in love with each other at last.
Some said that the story was just “an old?fashioned, Cinderella?style love story”, according to the website Douban. But many fans of Chow quickly explained The Mermaid is a success because of its interesting story and his usual humor. What makes The Mermaid stand out from the rest of this Lunar New Year's films is that it also shows environmental meanings. With Shanshan's moving monologue（独白）, Stephen Chow asks us to consider this：“When there is no longer a single drop of clean water, or a breath of unpolluted air, what is the point of having all the money in the world?” Through this film Chow calls on us to think about how our behaviors have destroyed our environment as well as the lives of many animals in our world.
（）41. When The Mermaid came out on Feb 8, it had earned 3 billion yuan at the box office.
（）42. Most mermaid movies tell a love story between humans and mermaids, so does The Mermaid. （）43. According to the passage, we know that people all like this movie very much. （）44. This movie cares about the environment, so it's better than other New Year's films. （）45. Chow wants to tell us that we just need to protect our environment and sea animals.
第二节：阅读B、C、D三部分内容，从各小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的一个最佳答案。（共10小题，计15分）
B
A cactus(仙人掌)stood all alone in the desert. It sighed: “I can't offer shade or juicy fruit to any passing travelers. I can't see that I have any use for others. I wish I could do something useful.”
In the day, birds circled high over its head. “What can I do for you?” the cactus called. The birds flew away. At night, the moon moved in the sky, looking at it coldly.
A lizard(蜥蜴) passed by, leaving a little trail(痕迹) in the sand with its tail. “What can I do for you?” the cactus called. “You?” the Lizard laughed. “You can't do anything! The birds circle overhead, leaving beautiful forms for us all to admire. The moon hangs high like a lantern at night, so we can see our way home. Even I have something to do. I decorate the desert with these beautiful trails as I pull my tail along. But you can do nothing.”
As time went on, the cactus grew old, and it knew that its time was short. It cried out: “Forgive me! I have
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tried, but I failed to find something to do.”
But just then, a beautiful flower opened from the cactus' head like a crown.
The desert had never seen such a flower before. It brought happiness to all those who passed by. The butterflies stopped to admire its beauty, and that night even the moon smiled when it rose to find such a beautiful flower.
In the desert, a voice was saying: “I finally found something to do.” （）46. What was the cactus' wish?
A. It wished not to do anything. B. It wished to fly high.
C.It wished to do something useful.D. It wished to leave beautiful forms. （）47. opened from the cactus' head.
A. A flower that the desert had never seen B. Something ugly and old C.A flower that the desert had ever seen before D. Nothing （）48. Who laughed at the cactus?
A. The birds. B. The moon. C.The lizard. D. The butterflies. （）49. Why does the writer write this passage?
A. To teach young people to learn from the lizard to be unfriendly to others. B. To tell us to learn from the cactus to be worried all day. C.To let us learn from the birds not to care about others.
D. To have a heart that finds good things to do and never gives up.
C
China announced the end of its one-child policy last October. Now, all couples in the country can have more than one child. The purpose of the change of the policy was to balance population development and dealing with the challenge of an aging population.
However, instead of welcoming the news, many couples have said that one is enough.
They think it is too expensive to raise a child. And they cannot afford to raise two or even more children. According to a survey by Sina.com, among the 166,000 people it intervened, only 29 percent said they wanted to have a second child. Around 71 percent of the respondents（调查对象） listed economic pressure at the main reason for their decision.
Most parents would offer the best toys, milk powder, clothes and education for their children. Some parents even spend all their savings buying an apartment in the area of a good school for their children. As a result, raising a child usually means an expense of hundreds of thousands of yuan. A report by Sina.com shows all the average cost of raising a child in a big city is around 2.4 to 2.7million yuan. But there are also some people who are happy about the chance to have a second baby.
The one-child policy was first introduced in 1979. The policy effectively prevented the over-population of China, but it also caused a number of social problems. These include a decreasing labor forces（减少劳动力） and an aging population.
（）50. The one-child policy first appeared in China .
A. one year ago B. over ten years ago C.over twenty years ago D. over thirty years ago （）51. Chinese government wanted to stop one-child policy to .
A. have larger population B. deal with an aging population C.prevent over-population D. increase the cost on education
（）52. According to the passage, why won't some people have a second child? A. Because now most milk powder is not good enough. B. Because they think it is very dear to raise a child. C.Because they are too busy to look after more children. D. Because they don't love children.
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D
A long time ago, there lived a wise man named Zun-Nun in Egypt. A young man came to visit him and asked: “Teacher, why do you dress so simply? Nowadays, it is necessary to dress neatly（整洁地）. isn't it? Or how will people know you are really a special and wise man?”
The man smiled, took the ring from his finger and said：“Young friend, I will answer your question, but first do one thing for me. Take this ring to the market. Can you sell this for one chip（片） of gold?”
When he looked at Zun-Nun's dirty ring, the young man thought to himself: “How will I sell it at that price?” He offered the ring to the vegetable, meat and fish traders and others in the market. But nobody was willing to pay a chip of gold.
He told this to Zun-Nun, and Zun-Nun said ：“Now go to the gold shop and show the ring to the owner. Don't give a price, just listen to how much he will pay.”
One hour later, the young man was back. “Teacher, people at the market really didn't how the value of this ring. The gold trader offered me 1,000 chips of gold.”
Zun-Nun smiled. “That is the answer to your questions, my friend. Someone cannot be valued only from his dress. That ring was a gift from the emperor.” he said.
（）53. How did the young man think people nowadays know others were special?
A. By their neat dresses. B. By their knowledge.C.By their thoughts. D. By their position. （）54. Neither the meat nor the fish traders paid one chip of gold, because .
A. it was cheap B. it was expensive C.it was too dirty D. it was broken （）55. What did Zun-Nun want to tell the young man?
A. To value everyone from their dresses. B. Not to sell the ring to anyone. C.Not to value a person only from his dress. D. To get a ring from the king. 第Ⅱ卷(共55分)
Ⅵ. 完成句子：根据所给的汉语意思，用单词或短语完成下列英文句子。（共5小题，计10分） 56. 莉莉和露西是双胞胎，但是她们之间仍有些不同之处。
Lily and Lucy are twins, but there are still some between them. 57. 很多交通事故都是由酒后驾驶引起的。 Many are caused by drunk driving.
58. 在父母的帮助下，麦克本学期取得了很大进步，并赶上了同学们。
His parents, Mike has made great progress and caught up with his classmates this term. 59. 杰克的妹妹弹钢琴比他弹得好。
Jack's sister does playing the piano than he does. 60. 你记得上学期谁教他们化学吗？ Do you remember who last semester?
Ⅶ. 短文填空：用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使短文完整正确。（每个单词限用一次，每空只填一个单词。）（共10小题，计10分）
celebrate, they, fall, sound, high, big, allow, salt, one, mean
Do you love seeing beautiful lanterns outside? The best time to do this is during the Lantern Festival, which 61. on the 15th day of the first lunar month. This year it is on Feb 22 that we celebrate the Lantern Festival.
Lanterns are a big part of the festival. Watching lanterns is a great event. You see lanterns in any sizes and shapes you can imagine, from animals to plants and flowers. In some places. people like sending out sky lanterns. When the bright lights fly 62. in the sky, people bless family members and make wishes. In old times, the Lantern Festival was also romantic.At that time, young girls were not 63. to go out very often except during certain festivals. Therefore, looking at lanterns gave 64. a chance to meet each other.
Besides watching lanterns. this traditional festival also 65. delicious food. And on this day, we eat yuanxiao, or
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sweet dumplings.
Sweet durmplings are sticky（粘的） rice balls with different fillings（馅料）. Chinese people eat the yummy snack to mark the last day of the lunar New Year 66. . Do you know why people in the north call the sweet dumplings yuanxiao? It's said that the 67. month of the lunar calendar is called the yuan month. A long time ago, “night” was called xiao in Chinese. So the day is called Yuanxiao Festival. However, in the south, people call the snack tangyuan. It
68. like “tuanyuan”, the Chinese characters for “family reunion”.
Yuanxiao are usually as 69. as ping?pong balls. They have sweet fillings like sweetened bean paste（豆沙） or black sesame（黑芝麻）. But people in some places of China make tangyuan with 70. fillings. Xingyi in Cuizhou is famous for tangyuan with chicken meat. In Yangjiang, Guangdong, people boil sticky rice balls with fish and sausage. Today, you can also find yuanxiao with some other fillings, such as chocolate, fruits and even no fillings at all. Do you want to have a try?
Ⅷ. 任务型阅读：阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，完成下列各题。（共5小题，计10分）
Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi province. The ancient Chinese city it best known for its Terracotta Warriors. But the local people are also proud of Xi'an's food. It is often said that Xi'an has the largest number of traditional snacks of all the cities in North China.
Now the Xi'an government is considering regulating（统一管理） the local food, but the popularity of Xi'an's food is rising. On its website, the government says it is considering setting some standards. The standards will cover five of the city's most popular snacks, including, “rou jia mo” and “yang rou pao mo”.
Yang Yihui, a government official, siad the standards wouldn't regulate styles or features（特点） of different cooks or restaurants. The main goal of the move is to set basic requirements, on ingredients and processes. The standards are intened to improve the national and even the international image of Xi'an's food.
The move has been well-received by some people. Zuo runs a restaurant in Xi'an. He thinks the standards will help all local restaurants serve well-made Xi'an's snacks. He believes the standards will help inexperienced chefs avoid harming the reputation of the local food. As traditional snacks are often regarded as the best calling cards of a city. Zuo adds that the standards will also help protect and improve the image of Xi'an.
However, there are also some people who think setting the standards is mearningless. They think different chefs should be encouraged to use different ingredients and processes. They fear if Xi'an's food is regulated, there will be no differences between a “rou jia mo” and a Big Mac. 71. What is Xi'an most famous for? It is most famous for .
72. Why do the local people in Xi'an take pride in Xi'an's food?
Because it's often said that Xi'an has traditional snacks of all the cities in North China. 73. What's the main goal of the move according to Yang Yihui? on ingredients and processes in the main goal of the move.
74. How many other popular Xi'an's snacks will be covered in the standards? Another besides “ron jia mo” and “yang rou pao mo.” 75. In Zuo's opinion, what will the standards bring to Xi'an?
The image of Xi'an will be and people can be served well-made Xi'an's snacks. Ⅸ. 补全对话（共10小题，计10分）
（A）根据对话内容，将方框内符合对话情景的句子抄写在对话空白处，使对话恢复完整，其中有两项是多余的。
A: Paul, you are from France, aren't you? B: Yes, I am.
A: Can I ask you some questions about table manners in France? B: Of course.
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