in the theatre when he was still a boy. In 1586, Shakespeare went to London, where he worked in a theatre for some years before he began to write his own plays. Shakespeare soon became well known in London. Every play he wrote was very good and new to the people of the capital. Queen Elizabeth liked Shakespeare?s plays. By the end of the 16th century, Shakespeare and his friends had enough money to build their own theatre. But we must think that Shakespeare had no difficulties in his life. Some writers were against him because their plays were worse than his. ( )1.Shakespears is ____in England.
A. a scientist B. an inventor C. a play writer D. a story writer ( )2.The writer thinks ____.
A. we don?t know Shakespeare?s boyhood at all B. we know Shakespeare?s childhood a little C. we know Shakespeare?s boyhood a lot D. we should know Shakespeare about his early life well ( )3.Shakespeare worked in the theatre ____.
A. when he started to write his plays B. after he left the Grammar School C. when he was twenty-two years old D. after he liked the theatre very much ( )4.Some writers were against Shakespeare because ____.
A. they hated him B. their plays were less famous than his C. they wrote fewer plays than he D. their money was less than his ( )5.Which of the following sentences is right?
A. Each play Shakespeare wrote was liked by Queen Elizabeth. B. Shakespeare and his friends built a theatre with the Queen?s money. C. Shakespeare had a happy time and no difficulties in his life. D. Shakespeare was very popular with the people in London.
B
In 1955, Walt Disney(迪斯尼) himself opened the first Disney Park in Los Angeles, USA. Later Disney world was opened in Florida in 1971. It cost between $500 and $600 million to build. Tokyo Disney Park opened in Japan in 1983, and Europe Disney opened in France in 1992.
Now Hong Kong is going to build a Disney Park and it will be open in 2005.
More than 80$ of Gong Kong?s population would like to visit the Disney Park when it is opened. But about half of them thought the adult admission fee(成人参观费), of between HS $250 To HK $ A300(US $32 to US $38), was too high. The children?s admission
fee is not known yet. But children may not mind paying any entrance fee. “If I start saving money now, I?ll have enough money to pay the entrance fee in five years? time,” said Chan Posang, a 12 years old girl. “I can?t take my son to the Disney Park in the USA,” Said Mrs Yu, mother of a small boy, “that?s thy I agree with the government?s plan (政府计划) to build one here. Then I?ll be able to take my son there. The admission fee of several hundred dollars is nothing compared with(与----相比) the price of an air ticket to the USA. ”
( )1.The first Disney Park was built it ____.
A. France B. Tokyo C. America D. Hong Kong
( )2.How many Disney Parks will there be in Asia(亚洲) by the year 2005?
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4
( )3.What do the Hong Kong people think about the plan?
A. Most of them agree with it B. Half of them don?t agree with it C. Few of them agree with it. D. Only children like it.
( )4.Do all the Hong Kong people care(关心) much about the entrance fee?
A. Yes, they all think that the fee is too high.
B. No, the children may not mind how much the fee will be. C. Yes, most of them feel that the fee is not high. D. The writer doesn?t tell us.
( )5.According to the passage, which of the following is true?
A. The adult admission fee is lower than the children admission fee. B. Since the fee is too high, few Hong Kong people want to visit the park. C. The children?s admission fee is about HK $ 250 to HK $ 300.
D. Disney Parks are getting more and more popular among children and adults.
C
Computers are very important to modern life. Many people think that in the future computers will be used in lots of everyday life. It is thought that we won?t have to go shopping because we will be able to get most things which are sold in shops on the Internet. There will be no more books because we will be able to get all texts(内容) from computers. The Internet will be used to play games, see films and buy food. Most telephone calls will be made by computers, too.
Some people are glad about these new ways of shopping and communicating(交际), Others do not think that computers will
replace our old ways. Let?s look at books, for example. Some people think that one day we will not read books made of paper. Instead, we will buy and read books using computers. We will read text on small pocket computers. The computers will keep many different books in them at the same time. We won?t need to turn lots of pages and paper will be saved. Computerized(计算机化) books will be used more and more.
Is Internet shopping such a pleasure as going to the shop? Many people say it is not. It is a pleasure to go into shops and look at things you want to buy. It is also unlikely(不大可能) that many people will want to read large texts in our computers. Because paper books well perhaps be more friendly. Maybe computers won?t change these two habits. ( )1.In paragraph 1 it is thought people will use computers or ____.
A. playing games, shopping and making telephone calls B. making telephone calls, having meals and seeing films C. seeing films, buying food, and going for holidays
D. playing games, making telephone calls and seeing the doctor ( )2.In the passage, the word “replace” means ____.
A. 放置 B. 地点 C. 还原 D. 代替
( )3.Which reason for using computerized books is NOT said in the passage?
A. Computerized books won?t be very expensive. B. Computers can keep many different books in them. C. We won?t have lots of pages. D. We won?t need any paper. ( )4.Paragraph 4 tells ____.
A. about the old and new ways of shopping and communicating B. about future uses of computers C. about computerized books
D. if the Internet will change our habits ( )5.The best title(题目) for this passage is ____.
A. Computers Will Replace Shops and Books B. Computers Are the Future
C. Computers Will Do Everything for Man D. How Computers Change Our Habits
D
Join Us in the Huangpu River Tour
The Huangpu River is a must-see for most tourists. You can enjoy the “Museum of international architecture(建筑) on the Bund” and the skyline of Lujiazui in Pudong. You can have a close look at the famous Shanghai Radio and TV Tower and the magnificent(宏伟的) Jinmao Building. You can also see videos, sing songs or watch wonderful performances on the boat. Tea and coffee are served during the trip. The tour guide will tell you something about Shanghai?s today and yesterday both in Chinese and in English. You are sure to have a good time on the boat.
We offer three different boat tours along the river every day.
One is 1.5-hour trip to see Yangpu bridge at the price of 25-35 yuan ($3-4.2). The second is the 2-hour trip to Gaoqiao at the price of 50-100 yuan ($6-12).
The third trip is the 3.5-hour trip to Wusongkou, the mouth of the Yangtze River where it runs into the East China Sea. This costs 50-100 yuan ($6-12).
Visitors can get on the boat at the ferry pier(轮渡码头) on the Bund on East Jinling Road. The booking office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
(Call 021-49543200/49543201 for more information) 根据短文内容判断正(T)误(F).
( )1.The Huangpu River is very popular place for tourists.
( )2.Itls not difficult for foreigners to learn something about Shanghai on the boat. ( )3.It takes two hours to travel to Yangpu Bridge.
( )4.The trip to Gaoqiao is the most expensive and it takes most time. ( )5.The tourists can get on the boat either on East Jinling Road or at Lujiazui. 五、用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空
One morning Li Da 1 (get) up a little later. He went out to the school gate in a hurry. A group of children 2 (wait) for him when he arrived there. They 3 (plant) trees outside the city. Suddenly he found that his watch 4 (lose). But he had no time 5 (think) of it.
Jim is one of Li Da?s foreign friends. On that day he wanted 6 (return) Li Da?s watch to him. He came to Li Da?s bedroom. He 7 (see) nobody in it. Just then he met Mike. Mike told him that Li Da 8 (plant) trees a second time with his group. Jim and Mike are deeply touched(感动) by Li Da?s spirit. They decided to plant trees together with his classmates the next week.
If everyone 9 (make) a contribution to 10 (protect) the environment, the world 11 (become) much more beautiful. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
初三英语中考模拟试卷（四） 姓名： 班级： 一、词汇
A.根据所给首字母或中文提示填入所缺单词。
1.The young man g______ from Tsinghua University a week ago. 2.Books give us k______, so please read more books. 3.Students should c______ their mistakes. 4.D______ a hole before you plant the tree.
5.My uncle is always on b______ these days. He is working for a company. 6.In a few ______(年) time, the hill will be a forest.
Written by Xu Jianjun