Model Test 1
Oral test (15)
一、朗读(5分)
给你50秒钟时间准备朗读。当听到“开始录音”的信号后，立即在80秒钟内朗读短文一遍， 当听到要求“停止录音”的信号时，应立即中止朗读。
(操作说明：学生朗读的准备时间为50秒钟，录音时间为80秒钟。 当80秒钟过后，电脑播出录音中止信号，屏幕即显示第二大题的题目)
Your brain weighs about 1.4 kg. Inside your brain are billions of cells. Each cell is a thousand times more powerful than a computer! The active part of your brain is called the grey matter. This part stores information and gives instructions to the rest of your body.
Most scientists believe that we only use about 1 per cent of our grey matter. Certain areas of our brain are not active. The non-active part is called the white matter. It passes messages within the nervous system. Scientists think that some parts of our brains can grow stronger if we use them a lot. For example, they found that parts of a taxi driver’s brain got stronger because he had to memorize all the streets in a city!
However, if we do not use our memory regularly, our brains can also get weaker. We need to exercise our brains just like we need to exercise our bodies!
二、对话(5分) 答案请写在答题卷上
请你所提供的情景回答问题，每个情景播放两遍。当听到“开始录音”的信号后， 请在15秒钟内做出回应。当听到要求“停止录音”的信号时，应立即终止回答。
(操作说明：每个英语句子电脑录音连续播放两遍，只出现声音，英语单词不显示给学生。对话之间停顿15秒供考生思考和录音回答问题。这一大题考生的录音时间共为75秒钟。录音中止信号出现后，电脑屏幕即显示第三大题的题目)
1. A: I’m not good at English. What should I do?
2. A: The new CD in the shop sounds great. Why not go and have a look?
3. A: It’s necessary for us to take one hour’s exercise every day. Do you think so? 4. A: What can you do to make yourself stronger?.
5. A: How do you feel about going out for a walk after dinner?
三、简短说话(5分)
给你两分钟的时间准备。 当听到“开始录音”的信号时，请根据所给的提示用6句以上的英语句子在90秒钟内进行叙述。当你听到要求 “停止录音”的信号时，应立即终止叙述。
(操作说明：录音中止信号出现后，考试系统播放“2011年天河区初中英语口语模拟考试结束，请考生等待答案上传。”的声音，并在屏幕上显示相关的文字说明。)
在英语主题班会上，谈谈你对低碳生活(low-carbon)的看法。 主题：我的低碳生活
重要性：保护环境，从我做起 要求：1. 每天步行上学
2. 离开教室时，关灯、电扇、电视等
3. 不用水时，记得关水龙头(tap)，循环(reuse)使用水 4. 充分使用纸张
5. 不使用塑料袋(plastic bags)
Listening test (35)
I. Listen to a passage and choose the best answer.(2*15=30) Listen to passage 1 and answer question 1-3 1. What day is it today?
A. Monday B. Saturday C. Sunday 2. What was the weather like that day?
A. Sunny B. Rainy C. Windy 3. When did the author have breakfast?
A. 10 o’clock B. 12 o’clock C. 1 o’clock Listen to passage 2 and answer question 4-6 4. Where the author did not visit last summer?
A. Museums B. Public gardens C. Hospitals 5. What did the author borrow from the waiter?
A. Postcards B. A book C. A dictionary 6. How many post cards did the author write?
A. 0 B. 37 C. 17 Listen to passage 3 and answer question 7-9 7. Where did Scott buy his another garage?
A. Silbury B. Pinhurst C. Not mention 8. How many pigeons did Scott buy?
A. 12 B. 20 C. 3
9. It takes __________ minutes for the bird to finish its fly.
A. 12 B. 3 C. Not mention Listen to passage 4 and answer question 10-12 10. Who knocked at the author’s door?
A. A seller B. A waiter C. A bagger 11. What did the bagger do in return?
A. Sang songs B. A meal C. A piece of chess cake 12. What the bagger did not ask for?
A. A meal B. A glass of beer C. A piece of chess cake Listen to passage 5 and answer question 13-15 13. Who wins the competition every year?
A. Bill B. Joe C. The author’s. 14. Bill’s garden has __________.
A. Paths B. Bridge C. Flowers 15. Which garden is the worst?
A. The author’s B. Joe’s C. Bill’s II. Listen to a passage and fill in the blanks.（5） Name Where How long did he live there? Places he is ready to go Writing test
I．Multiple choices. ( 10*1=10)
They __________ where to meet tomorrow.
A．will discuss B. are discussing C. discuss D. would discuss
2. Many young trees are planted on __________ sides of the street last year. A．each B. both C. every D. this
3. —What sort of hairstyle do you think me?
—I’m sure a long hairstyle will make you more beautiful.
A. suit; look B. suits; look C. to suit; to look D. suiting; looking 4. —Something is wrong with my car. —Don’t worry. I’ll have it __________ .
A. repaired B. mending C. to mend D. to repair
____________________ He is in ____________________ now ____________________ 1. Alice springs: in the __________ of the country 2. Darwin 3. Perth: go there by __________ 5. James liked fishing _____．
A．and hunting had been enjoyed by him B．and hunting was also enjoyed by him C．and hunting was also enjoyed D．and he also enjoyed hunting 6. He is not sure which restaurant _____．
A．for eating B．to eat C．to eat at D．eating at
7. I don’t allow _____ in my drawing room．I don’t allow my family _____ at all． A．smoking；to smoke B．to smoke；smoking C．to smoke；to smoke D．smoking；smoking 8. I __________ travel in the front of the car.
A .like B. enjoy C. prefer D. would rather 9. He came in __________ a cup of water in his hand. A. have B. with C. on D. for
10. I don’t know __________ it won't rain tomorrow. A. that B. whether C. if D. what
II. Grammar( 1*10=10)
The first Starbucks coffee shop ____11____ in 1971 in downtown Seattle，Washington，in the United States．It was a small coffee shop ____12____ roasted its own coffee beans．The coffee shop’s business did well，and ____13____ 1981 there were three more Starbucks stores in Seattle．
Things really began to change ____14____ the company in 1981．That year，Howard Schultz met the three men who ran(经营) Starbucks．Schultz worked in New York for a company that made kitchen equipment．He noticed that Starbucks ordered ____15____ special coffee makers．and he was curious about the company．Schultz went to Seattle to see what Starbucks did，and he liked ____16____ he saw．He wanted to become part of the company．In 1982，the original(原先的)Starbucks owners hired Schultz ____17____ the company’s head of marketing．
In 1983，Schultz travelled to Italy．The unique atmosphere of the coffee bars there caught his eye．To Schultz, it ____18____ that Italians spent their daily lives ____19____ three places：home，work，and coffee bars．His experience in Italy gave Schultz a new idea for Starbucks back in Seattle．
Schultz created an atmosphere for Starbucks coffee shops that was comfortable，and customers everywhere seemed to like it．Between 1987 and 1992，Starbucks opened 150 new stores—and that was only the beginning．In fact，by the year 2000，three new Starbucks stores opened somewhere around the world every day!
Today，Starbucks has thousands of stores, including stores in twenty-six countries．One thing that helps ____20____ Starbucks succeed in cities outside the United States is the way Starbucks works with local stores and restaurants．By working together with a store already in the city，Starbucks gets an understanding of customers in the city．This understanding helps Starbucks open stores in the right locations for their customers． 11. A. opens B. opened C. was opened D. had opened 12. A. what B. which C. that D. where 13. A. by B. to C. before D. at 14. A. to B. for C. with D. of
15. A. a great deal of B. a large amount of C. much D. a large number of 16. A. what B. where C. that D. when 17. A. like B. to C. as D. for 18. A. seems B. seemed C. like D. as 19. A. in B. on C. at D. of 20. A. making B. makes C. made D. make III. Cloze
I have become very interested in the importance of memory in our lives. Most people know that the ____21____ controls how the body works. The brain also controls what the mind thinks, how we feel, how we work on information, and how we understand things. I am interested in how people remember, what they remember, and how they use and improve their ____22____.
Memory plays an important role in learning and thinking. People have different abilities to remember. Stress, fatigue, emotional problems, and illness can decrease the ability to remember. General good health contributes to good memory. Practice also improves memory. People gather and remember information in different ways. Some people remember colors or smells or sounds. ____23____ people find it easier to remember spoken words. While still others remember printed words ____24____.
We have two kinds of memory — long-term memory and short-term memory. Long-term memory is the ability to remember events from the ____25____ past. Long-term memory is often the strongest and lasts throughout a person’s life. One kind of long-term memory is called “screen memory.” This means that many experiences we get are put together in the mind as one memory.
____26____ memory is the ability to remember events in the recent past, ____27___, the name of someone you met at a party last night. Short-term memory is often challenged by stress, illness, and aging. Many of us have, or have had, grandparents who’re able to remember events from their childhood, but are unable to remember what happened yesterday. Most people can only remember seven items in order. This is why telephone numbers, for example, are ____28____ digits (digits: 0-9) long.
Not all memories are correct, but they all tell us something about the person who is doing the remembering. The memory may tell us what the rememberer likes or ____29____, what he or she wishes, and it may also tell us about his or her fears. The study of memory may also provide information about the health or illness of a person. This is a very exciting frontier in biological science. There is still a lot for us to ____30____.
21. A. heart B. brain C. eyes D. ear 22. A. memories B. thinking C. considering D. study 23. A. the other B. the others C. others D. other 24. A. difficultly B. easily C. efficiently D. slowly 25. A. short B. instant C. fast D. long
26. A. short-term B. long-term C. fast-term D. slow-term 27. A. however B. in addition C. for example D. such as 28. A. six B. seven C. eight D. nine 29. A. dislikes B. hobbies C. interests D. hate 30. A. study B. get C. have D. finish
IV. Reading Comprehension(2*20=40)
A
We are a bilingual（双语）school for children of 6---15. We want a cook, a library assistant（管理员）
a sports coach（教练）and a language teacher. Job Cook Library assistant Sports coach Language Teacher 31. We know_______ may not speak English in the bilingual school. A. the sports teacher C. the library assistant
B. the cook
D. the language teacher
20—40 30--45 Age 25—40 20—35 Skill Language Other Healthy and Careful terms（情况） Can cook Chinese Chinese and western food Has the knowledge Chinese on all kinds of books English Major（主修） in P.E Chinese English Major in English Chinese English and and Healthy, strong 32. The bilingual school wants a language teacher ________. A. aged between 25 and 40 C. who is careful and strong 33. The coach must major in________. A. Chinese
B. English
C. food
D. P.E
34. Who can’t go to the bilingual school? A. An eight-year-old kid. C. A fourteen-year-old boy. A. A P. E teacher.
B. An eleven-year-old boy.
D. A four-year-old child. B. A library assistant. D. An English teacher.
B
The final exams are here again. You can see students studying everywhere (到处) — in cafes (咖啡馆), in the park, even at the airport (机场), at all times of the day and night. They spend too much time on their study. It’s good to study hard for your exams, but how to study effectively(有效的)? Here are some pieces of advice for you. Before you have your exams, you should eat and sleep well. You shouldn’t study all day and all night, especially(尤其) without a rest. To do well in your exams, you need to be in good health. That’s why you should get some exercise every morning and evening. All work no play makes Jack a dull boy. Go and have a bit of fun with your friends, or read a different kind of books just for fun. If your body and your mind are relaxed, you will do better in your exams. ( ) 36. According to the passage, better grades come from________.
A. hard work C. a bit of fun
B. enough sleep D. the right ways to study
B. getting ready for the exams
B. who can speak English and Chinese D. who can cook western food
35. Who is not wanted by the bilingual school? C. A math teacher.
( ) 37. Students are busy________ here and there.
A. talking with each other C drinking coffee A. the beginning C. almost the end A. rest C. sleep
D. going to the airport
B. the trip time D. the mid term
B. studying for exams D. exercise
B. to play all the time D. to study day and night
C
Today Chinese people can enjoy longer and more holidays, such as the two“Gold Week Holidays” — the Spring Festival, National Day and Mid-autumn Festival and so on. They have more time to travel. Rising incomes(收入)also make it possible for ordinary(普通的) Chinese people to travel abroad .
Zhang Haitao, a middle school student in Shanghai will go to Japan with his parents during the Spring Festival. “Overseas(海外) touring has always been a dream of mine ,”Zhang Haitao said. “ How will you go to Japan, by air or by ship?” I asked him. “By ship. Traveling by ship is more enjoyable than a rushed trip by air.” “ But a plane is much faster than a ship. ”“Yes. but you can't see much during the flight while a sea trip will make you happier, because you can see waves(海浪), islands and even big fish.”
\费用) ?\
\three years. What's more , he has made a contribution（贡献）to protecting our environment.” ( ) 41. Now it is possible for the Chinese people to travel abroad because of _______
A. less time
B. more money
( ) 38. Perhaps now it is _________ of the school year.
( ) 39. We can get some advice on ________ from the passage.
( ) 40.According to the passage we know it’s good ________ before exams.
A. to have a bit of fun C. to go everywhere