08北京中考英语模拟完型及阅读.docx

1、08北京中考英语模拟完型及阅读完形填空（共12分，每小题1分，08西城一模）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。I was living in New York when my father called. He was working in the city and. suggested we meet for dinner. But more pleasing and surprising to me was the way we had the dinner. For this time he didnt spend the whole time g

2、iving advice I didnt 33 . He talked with me.I walked him to the bus station. While we were waiting, he stood against the wall. My father had 34 been a strong and heavy man. Now I saw how thin and weak he was. He then told me something that surprised me. He said he still 35 , inside his head, like a

3、young man, and couldnt believe hed passed sixty.“You dont know, at your age, how fast time goes,” he said. “If I never really talked with you boys as much as Id have liked to, it was because there was so little time and so much I had to teach you. I just didnt want you to make all the mistakes I had

4、 made. I wanted to 36 you from some of the troubles I had.”I wanted to say, “Thank you, Dad, for telling me that.” I knew at last I was a 37 to my father. We could talk with each other. But I was too 38 by the evening to say how I was feeling.It was the last 39 we ever had.I was in Florida on a busi

5、ness trip when I 40 home. Dad had a stroke（中风）last night, after coming home from work. Hed always said he wanted to work till the day he died. He got his wish. My wish, for another talk with my father, would go unfulfilled（未完成的）.I now know things I didnt know 41 my father was alive. Time does go rea

6、lly fast. There is so much to teach my boy and so little time: Ive 42 him change from baby to child to boy in less time certainly than I took. I know the temptation（引诱） always to be telling him things, the things hell 43 to survive（生存）, to be a good person.But I remember my fathers final lesson. My

7、boy will learn by what I am and what I do far more than by what I tell him.When Eric, aged eight, says, “Dad, can we talk?” I 44 my book and say, “Sure.” I think for a second he wants my advice about something, but then I remember. He doesnt want advice. He just wants to talk.33Awant Bfollow Cunders

8、tand Dknow34Aonce Bjust Coften Dsometimes35Athought Blooked Cwished Dfelt36Aavoid Bsave Chelp Dpull37Aman Bboy Cson Dfriend38Anervous Bexcited Cthankful Dfrightened39Achance Bword Cconversation Ddinner40Aarrived Bwent Ccalled Dmissed41Awhen Bwhat Cthough Dbecause42Anoticed Bseen Cmade Dwatched43Ahav

9、e Bneed Cget Dtry44Alook at Bhold up Cput down Dtake out阅读理解（共22分，每小题2分）阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，然后从其后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。（A）DayFromToFlightDepartureArrival1-7BeijingParisAF 12909：4514：201-7ParisBeijingAF 12815：5507：45+1*1，2，4，5，7ShanghaiParisAF 11111：1017：0536ShanghaiParisAF 11510：3016：301，3，4，6，7ParisShanghaiAF

10、 11216：5009：00+l*2，5ParisShanghaiAF 11418：1512：20+1*1-7Hong KongParisAF 18523：3506：30+1*1-7ParisHong KongAF 18623：1517：05+1*+1*: the following day AF: Air France45When will Flight AF 114 leave?A12:20+1*. B10:30. C16:30. D18:15.46Which flight flies only two days a week?AAF 129. BAF 111. CAF 115. DAF

11、185.47How many flights arrive the following day?A3. B4. C5. D6.（B）Have you ever crossed the road to avoid talking to someone you meet? Would you love to go to a party and talk confidently（自信地）to every guest？ And are you nervous about the idea of being at a social situation in another country? Dont w

12、orrywe can help you!You neednt worry about situations like these if you have good social skills. And they are easy to learn. Here are a few ideas to help you.Learn how to do small talkSmall talk is very important and prepares for more serious conversations. Be prepared! Have some low-risk（低风险） conve

13、rsation openers ready. For example:think of a recent news storynot too serious, e. g. a story about a film star or sports starthink of “safe” things you can ask peoples opinions aboutmusic, sport, films, etc.think of topics that you would avoid if you were talking to strangersand avoid talking about

14、 them! That way, you dont damage your confidence!Develop your listening skillsListening is a skill which most people dont have, but communication is a two-way process （过程）it includes speaking and listening. Always rememberyou wont impress（留下印象） people if you talk too much. Here are some ideas to mak

15、e you a better listener:Do.show that you are listening by using encouraging noises and gesturessmiling, nodding, saying “uh-huh” and “OK”, etc.keep good eye contact（交流）ask for more information to show your interestDont.look at your watchlook away from the person who is talking to youchange the subje

16、ctfinish other peoples sentences for themAlways remember: Talk to a man about himself and he will speak to you for hours!Learn the rulesIf you go to a social situation in another country, remember that social rules can be different. In some countries, for example, you have to arrive on time at a par

17、ty； in other countries, you dont need to. In most places, you dont have to take a gift to a partybut find out first!48We can encourage the speaker to go on talking by _.Asaying“ uh-huh” Bavoiding eye contactClooking at the watch Dchanging the subject49To develop our listening skills, wed better _.At

18、hink of a news story about a sports starBremember the social rules are differentClook away from the person talking to usDsmile from time to time to show our interest50What does the underlined sentence tell you about people？AMen like to show off through stories.BPeople are more interested in topics a

19、bout themselves.CMen are good at being good listeners.DPeople will speak if they know each other very well.51Where might you read a passage like this?AIn an English teaching book on how to help students talk.BIn a business course on how to make people happy.CIn a book which tells you what to do at s

20、ocial situations.DIn a book which helps you prepare for an opening talk.（C）Fashion always keeps at least one eye on the future. Now scientists are lending a hand, developing tomorrows super-powered（超能）clothing such as coats that can recharge（再充电） your MP3 player and make you stronger.For example, el

21、ectronics could get recharged in the future simply by plugging（插上插座） them into your outer wear, because Australian researchers are designing clothing that can collect energy from a person. The coats would include small things that change vibration energy（动能）from a persons movements into electricity.

22、 High-tech fabrics（纤维品）would carry this energy to batteries（电池）.“It will look like an ordinary（common）coat but have super energy,” said Adam Best, an Australian head research scientist. “This kind of technology has important uses for soldiers in the field and could mean they no longer need to carry

23、heavy batteries, Best added. “Above all, theyd be wearing the battery, not carrying it.” Besides helping soldiers, these coats could also have common uses for common people, such as powering radios, mobile phones, MP3 players or medical things. Solar-powered handbags could do the same thing.Thanks t

24、o self-cleaning fabrics developed by scientists working for the U. S. Air Force, underwear and sports clothing could go weeks without washing. The general idea of clothes that never get dirty can be found in the 1951 film The Man in the White Suit. The new technology helps keep off water, oil and ba

25、cteria（细菌）.High-tech fabrics could also help serve as protection. For example, future fabrics could lead to soft helmets（头盔）that turn hard in an accident.Not all the possible fabrics of tomorrow are necessarily high-tech. For example, chicken feathers（羽毛） and other things of the farming industry cou

26、ld get changed into wool-like fabrics or cotton-like ones, helping use fewer fabrics made from oil.Scientific development is also creating wool that doesnt become bigger or smaller after washing. And future clothing could help soldiers shoulder heavy bags and help people walk. But not all electronic

27、 coats have such usessome might serve as video game players with high technology and the latest fashion joined together perfectly.The world of fashion is set to be taken by high-tech clothing that works as you wear!52“This kind of technology” means “_”.Aclothing that makes you strongerBself-cleaning

28、 clothingCclothing that helps people walkDself-powered clothing53How can high-tech fabrics protect people from danger?AWe will no more get hurt because of heavy batteries.BHigh-tech fabrics serve as a kind of protection for soldiers.CA soft helmet will become strong when you hit into something.DFutu

29、re clothing keeps us away from dirty things and bacteria.54Which of the following is TRUE according to the article?AYou can get electronic energy from your clothes in the future.BSelf-cleaning coats are developed for American scientists.CWe will no longer use fabrics made from oil in the future.DThe

30、 future high-tech clothing will be used only for soldiers.55What would be the best title of the passage?AFashion Changes with TechnologyBTomorrows High-tech ClothingCNew Technologies Change the WorldDWhat We Will Wear in the Future完形填空（共12分，每小题1分，08西城二模）通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。Learning

31、experiences happen to us in our lives. Not long ago, I had one that l would like to share.I was going to Marblehead with my sailboat team. The team was racing down the highway 33 we realized we were hungry. Luckily, we saw a rest area ahead. I had a brand-new $ 20 bill. I was so 34 because I had never had that kind of cash before. But spending it on food seemed like throwing it away. We all rushed into the pizza line. 35 I got a pizza and