2015年呼和浩特市中考英语模拟题（2）
说明：
1．本试卷分第一卷和第二卷两部分。第一卷为选择题，第二卷为非选择题； 2．试题满分为120分；
3．请将第一卷上的所有试题答案填在后面的答题卡上； (满分120分)
第一卷 (选择题：共85分)
英语知识运用
一、单项选择(共15小题，每小题1分，满分为15分) ( )1. There are a lot of people __________ outside.
A. wait B. waited C. to wait D. waiting. ( )2. A: Would you join us tonight?
B :Oh, I_____ ,but I still have some homework to do. A. would love to do B. would love C. would love it D. would love to
( )3. _______ much time she spent on the difficult problem!
A. What a B. What C. How D. How a ( )4. The song _____ often _____ by students.
A. is; sang B. will; sing C. are; sung D. is; sung
( )5. --I'm afraid I've lost the book. I borrowed it from the library. --________.
A. Good B. It's very kind of you to say so C. What a pity D. That's all right
( )6. The Second World War _____ in September 1939.
A. was broken out B. broke out C. was broken D. was happened ( ) 7. They didn't do_________ you did.
A. as work as B. as more work as C. as much work as D. so many work as
( )8. --When is your birthday?--_______________________.
A. It's winter B. October 1st C. Wonderful D. Happy birthday
( )9.-When are you going to give a talk about 18th century oil painting?
--I______ on that already.
A. speak B. spoken C. have spoken D. had spoken ( )10. I've lost my pen . I'd like to buy ___________
A. another one B. other one C. it D. new one
( ) 11. When you meet English people, they often talk about one thing ____ So when you meet
someone in England, you can say,\
A .the weather B. the health C. the sports D. the shopping ( )12. There is ____ ink in the bottle. Could you give me some?
A. not B. no C. none D. nor ( ) 13. I felt that I was not yet_________ to travel.
A. strong enough B. enough strong C. so strong D. such strong ( ) 14. It is necessary ______ newspapers _____.
A. to see; everyday B. to read; every day C. to read; everyday D. to see; every day ( )15. It is about _______ walk from here to the bus stop .
A. ten minutes’ B. ten minutes C. ten minute’s D. ten minutes’s
二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题重分，满分为20分) （A）
Water is very important 16 living things. Without water there can be 17 life on earth. All animals and plants need water. Man needs water, too. We need water to drink, to cook our food and to clean 18 . Water 19 almost everywhere. Even in the 20 part of the world there is some water in the air. You can not see it 21 feel it when it is part of the air. The water 22 seas, rivers is a liquid（液体）. The water in the air is not a liquid 23 a gas（气体）. Clouds are made of water. They may 24 made of very small drops（滴）of water. Water, you have 25 , is very useful, so we must save water.
16. A. to B. of C. with D. by 17. A. not B. any C. none D. no 18. A. our B. ourselves C. ourself D. ours
19. A. can find B. finds C. is found D. are found 20. A. dry B. drier C. driest D. most dry 21. A. nor B. and C. or D. then 22. A. in B. on C. of D. to 23. A. but B. and C. then D. also 24. A. am B. is C. be D. are
25. A. found B. found out C. looked for D. found
（B）
The most difficult thing for the university student Shaun Rogers is to open the classroom door by himself. Shaun can’t do this without 26 because he is only six years old. He’s the 27 person ever to study at Rochester University in New York. Shaun began 28 at two and by the age of the five he had read many books and was able to finish writing his first book. “I love learning,” says Shaun. “My hero is the scientist Albert Einstein. He never combed（梳）his hair or 29 socks.”
Shaun’s mother first 30 that her son was different when he kept crying at playschool because he was 31 with the children’s games. She started teaching him at home after finding that local schools were not prepared for children who 32 at Shaun’s speed. Now Shaun is studying geography at the 33 and using the Internet to finish his high school studies. However, some scientists warn that too much study can stop a child from developing normally. “I don’t care how clever the kid is. Six-year-olds have to 34 with their friends,” says Dr. Brian Wood. Mrs. Rogers disagreed that all her son’s time was taken up by school-work.” He loves playing the violin and has many outdoor interests, such as camping, fishing and swimming, just like 35 boys of his age.”
26. A. help B. interest C. knowledge D. progress 27. A. happiest B. shyest C. laziest D. youngest 28. A. swimming B. reading C. speaking D. walking 29. A. carried B. sold C. wore D. made
30. A. realized B. received C. published D. represented 31. A. interested B. bored C. surprised D. excited 32. A. learnt B. drank C. drove D. spoke 33. A. cinema B. hospital C. university D. hotel 34. A. sleep B. play C. laugh D. study 35. A. all B. another C. other D. both
三、阅读理解(共25小题；每小题2分，满分为50分) （A） Ladies First
In America, just as in Europe, men usually open doors for women, and women always walk ahead of men into a room or a restaurant, unless（除非）the men have to be ahead of the ladies to choose the table, to open the door of a car or do some other things like the above（如上文说说）. On the street, men almost always walk or cross the street on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic. But if a man walks with two ladies, he should walk between them. Then if the host (主人) or hostess（女主人）or both of them come in a car to get their guest for dinner, the guest should sit at the front seat and leave the back seat though（尽管）there are no people sitting on it. 36. In America, men usually________.
A. walk ahead of women B. eat in a restaurant C. walk behind women D. drive a car to work 37. In the street, men__________.
A. cross the street B. walk on the right of the ladies C. walk near the ladies
D. walk on the closer side of the ladies to the traffic 38. If a man walks with two ladies, he should__________.
A. walk between them B. run before them C. follow them D. go away
39. If a man asks you to speak at a meeting, first you should say, “________”.
A. How are you? B. Is everyone here? C. ladies and gentlemen D. How do you do?
40. If Mrs. Green invites you to her house in a car, you should_____.
A. jump into the car B. sit at the front seat C. sit at the back seat D. drive the car
( B )
Thousands of years ago, the ancient people of Babylon and Egypt studied the stars in the sky and created the zodiac（黄道十二宫图）. It was first used to count time. Later, many people used
the stars to describe a person’s character （性格）and to foretell（预言）what would happen in the future.
A person’s zodiacal sign is connected to his or her birth date. Some believe this sign can tell us about a person’s character. For example, some think that a person born under the sign of Cancer (between June 22 and July 23) is kind and home-loving. In many countries in Asia, people believe the Chinese horoscope can describe character and foretell future events. In the Chinese horoscope, there are future events. In the Chinese horoscope（ 占星术）, there are twelve animals. A person’s animal sign is connected to his or her birth year. Each animal has a different type of character. People born in the Year of the Rat are friendly, but careful. Those born in the Year of the Monkey are smart and good at making money.
In Asia, a person’s blood type is also used to describe character. People with the blood type A are calm and serious, but they may be selfish. People with the blood B are independent（独立的）but may be lazy. People with the blood type AB are honest, and people with the blood type O are talkative.（健谈的）
Not everyone believes that star signs or blood types can be describe character. But reading the horoscope can still be a lot of fun.
41. The ancient people first used the zodiacal signs to___________. A. count time
B. describe a person’s character C. count numbers
D. to foretell what would happen to a person in the future
42. Your zodiacal sign is connected to________ and can describe______. A. your birth date, your appearance B. your birth year, your character C. your birth year, your appearance D. your birth date, your character 43. What does the underlined word “ home-loving” mean in Chinese? A. 想家的 B. 爱家的 C. 离家的 D. 无家可归的
44. According to the passage, if Simon was born in the Year of the Monkey, he may be___________.
A. foolish and often does everything carelessly B. friendly and often does everything carefully C. smart but not good at making money
D. clever and can have many ways to make money
45. According to the passage, reading your horoscope can be_________. A. difficult B. dangerous C. interesting D. boring
( C ) Sleeping Problem
How much sleep do we need? We are all different. Some people need only three hours of sleep a night. Others need ten hours of sleep a night. Most Americans sleep an average（平均值）of seven to eight hours a night. After the age of fifty, the average sleep time goes down to 6.5 hours a night.
Most people have a night off when they cannot sleep. About one in three Americans has a problem with sleep. Many of these people cannot fall sleep. This problem is called insomnia.
This is not a new problem. Many famous people in history have insomnia. Some of these people had special ideas to make them sleep. Benjamin Franklin, the famous statement（政治家）
and inventor, had four beds. The King Louis XIV of France had 413 beds and hoped he could fall asleep in one of them. Mark Twain, the famous American writer, had a different way. He lay on his side across the end of the bed!
46. Most people need ________hours of sleep a night. A. 3 B. 10 C. 7-8 D. 5-6 47. People need ________sleep as they got older.
A. more B. less C. no D. little
48. The name of this problem is insomnia. Here insomnia means____ A. going to sleep easily B. sleeping at daytime
C. the ways of sleep D. not being able to go to sleep
49. Mark Twain lay on his side across the end of the bed because he_______. A. was an old man B. thought it was easy to go to sleep C. was a famous writer D. didn’t have much room to sleep in 50. The passage is mainly talking about___________. A. sleep B. insomnia
C. how to get to sleep D. the famous person’s beds
( C )
Baseball is one of the favorite sports in the USA . Children play basketball in sports fields or parks.
In summer picnics, there is often an informal（非正式的）baseball game. Boys and girls, young and old take turns to bat. Each team has nine players.
The baseball season goes from April to September . During this time, baseball matches are shown on TV and members of the important baseball teams become America’s heroes. At the end of the season, the two top teams play against each other. Many baseball fans watch the game. Millions listen to the radio and watch television. People seem to talk only about the result and the players. The football season begins when the baseball season ends. People are also interested in football. When there is an important game, thousands of people sit beside the radio or in front of the television set waiting for the result.
46. According to the short passage , which of the following is WRONG? A. Boys and girls like baseball very much B. Baseball is played in the open air C. A baseball match has nine players
D. Children sometimes play baseball in parks
47. American people play baseball most___________. A. from April to September B. before April C. after September
D. from September to April
48. What happens at the end of the baseball season? A. People talk only about football games.