江苏中考牛津英语试题精选二.docx

1、江苏中考牛津英语试题精选二中考试题精选(二)一.单项选择: 1. China has _ area of about 9,600,000 square kilometers. A. a B. an C. the D. / 2. _ will you finish doing the work In a few weeks. A. How long B. How far C. How soon D. How often 3. We find _ impossible for us to learn a foreign language well in a short time. A. that

2、B. this C. one D. it 4. You will fall behind others _ you work hard. A. if B. unless C. though D. since 5. Cao Wenxuans new book has just _. Lets go and buy one. A. come over B. come down C. come on D. come out 6. _ children Simon and Jim are! They help Mrs. Li clean the house every day. A. How nice

3、 B. How brave C. What nice D. What brave 7. The reporter said that the UFO _ east to west when he saw it. A. travels B. traveled C. was traveling D. has traveled 8.Is Tom in the next room Well, its hard to say. But I heard him _ loudly when I passed by just now. A. speak B. to speak C. spoken D. spe

4、aking 9. In the past few years, thousands of films _ all over the world. A. have produced B. have been produced C. are producing D. are being produced 10.Are you going to take part in the speech competition _. Its too good a chance to miss. A. No problem B. Thanks a lot C. Never mind D. Thats for su

5、re11. I think _ can make Andy change his mind. He is such a person who never gives up easily.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything12.I saw Mr. Smith in the office at ten yesterday morning.Thats impossible. He _ an English party with us then.A. has B. had C. was having D. has had13.How is

6、 Susan Oh，she lives abroad，so I _ ever see her.A. hardly B. greatly C. clearly D. nearly 14.My mother says that we wont go on a trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. I just cant understand. were looking forward to it.A. Never mind. B. Enjoy yourselves！ C. What a pity！ D. Dont worry about it15.What a heavy r

7、ain！ Will it last long _ .Were getting into the rainy season now.A. Of course not m afraid so C. Thats impossible D. Im afraid not(更多精品试卷请登录我的网站 二.完形填空:When I was eleven years old, God gave me a gift of happiness. One day, on my way home from school, a truck ran over me and cut off my 16 . As I lay

8、there bleeding, I realized that I might have to live the rest of my life 17 legs. How depressing （令人沮丧的）! 18 then I realized that depression wont get my legs back. So I decided not to 19 my life feeling depressed. When my parents arrived at the 20 , they were shocked and sad. I told them, “Ive alrea

9、dy 21 the fact. Now you also have to get used to this.” Ever since then, I often see my friends getting 22 about little things: their bus comes late; they get a bad grade on a test. But I just 23 life. I was lucky to realize that it is a waste of energy to focus on what you have 24 , and that the ke

10、y to happiness is to take pleasure in what you have. Sounds simple, doesnt it So 25 are many people unhappy People often think happiness is based on what you 26 . “My whole life would improve if I had a new car.” But when you get the 27 and what happens For a whole week you are walking on air. Then

11、you go right back to being 28 .Happiness is not a happening; its a state of 29 .You can have whatever there is in the world and still be uncomfortable. Or you can have relatively 30 and feel full of joy. Happiness comes from mastering the art of appreciating and consciously taking pleasure in what y

12、ou already have. 16. A. arms B. legs C. feet D. fingers 17. A. without B. by C. on D. with 18. A. So B. Or C. But D. Once 19. A. spare B. devote C. influence D. waste 20. A. hotel B. hospital C. station D. school 21. A. believed B. accepted C. refused D. received 22. A. worried B. guilty C. excited

13、D. curious 23. A. hate B. enjoy C. save D. dislike 24. A. struggled B. supported C. lost D. completed 25. A. how B. why C. when D. whether 26. A. achieve B. promise C. donate D. admire 27. A. car B. life C. job D. grade 28. A. wise B. silly C. friendly D. unhappy 29. A. pain B. appearance C. anger D

14、. mind 30. A. much B. many C. little D. all 三.阅读理解:During the 1800s, African Americans worked long days in the fields of the American South. They sang songs that they had brought from Africa while working. One person sang a line. Then a group of workers repeated it. The songs words told of the hards

15、hips(艰苦) that people suffered. They clapped their hands and stomped(跺) their feet to the music.In the 1860s, the music changed greatly. African American music took new forms. It was also influenced by dance music, which had great rhythm(节奏). Banjos(班卓琴) became popular. A blues singer usually sang a

16、line and then played the banjo in reply. By the early 1900s, the guitar had taken the place of the banjo in the blues music.The blues music has many obvious characteristics. One of them is that the musical notes() are often “bent”. That is, they are changed slightly to give a song more strength.Lyri

17、cs are the words of a song. Blues lyrics describe everyday life. The lyrics are often about the relationships between men and women. They tell about sadness and overwork. They tell about finding and losing love, having money or being poor, being happy or sad and lonely. They almost always use the rh

18、ythms of everyday speech. A group of blues lyrics usually has three lines. The second line repeats the first line. The third line has different words.By the 1940s, large numbers of African Americans moved to Chicago. There, a new kind of “Chicago” blues began. The new music was excellent dance music

19、. Chicago blues led to the birth of a new music style rock and roll.34. This passage is mainly about _.A. the blues music B. the life of African AmericansC. the blues lyrics D. the rhythms of different music35. What information does the passage NOT provideA. How the blues music developed as time wen

20、t by.B. What the blues lyrics are mostly about.C. When African Americans moved to the American South.D. How long the banjo was popular in the blues history.36. Which of the following is the most likely taken from a blues songA. You have to help me. Ill die if you dont. You have to help me.B. You hav

21、e to help me. You have to help me. Ill die if you dont.C. Ill die if you dont help me. You have to help me. You have to help me.D. Ill die if you dont help me. You have to help me. Please help me.37. What fact does the passage lead you to believeA. African Americans sang songs after a long days work

22、 to relax in the 1800s.B. The blues singers in the 1860s usually played the guitar while singing songs.C. It is not difficult to tell the blues music from others from its musical notes.D. Rock and roll was the most popular blues music in Chicago in the 1950s.四.词汇运用:1. Audrey Hepburn was _(活跃的) in th

23、e film industry for nearly 40 years.2. Follow me, guys! Close your eyes, open your arms and _(breath) deeply.3. Sometimes it requires courage to tell the _(true).4. Seeing these old ladies get on the bus, _ (几个) students offered them their seats. 5. The traffic lights are _ (控制) by a central compute

24、r. 6. The _ (develop) of science has changed our world a lot. cannot _(许诺) you anything at this moment, but I will try my bestl.8. The boy is more than 2 metres in _ (high) and he is good at playing basketball. 9. There were thirty people in the classroom, _ (include) the teacher. 10. The final resu

25、lt can _ (find) on our website by the end of this week.五.任务型阅读 AIn common with many countries, Britain has serious environmental problems. In 1952, more than 4,000 people died in London because of the smog. The government introduced new laws to stop smog from coal fires and factories and the situati

26、on improved a lot. Today, London is much cleaner but there is a new problem: smog from cars. In December 1991, there was very little wind in London and pollution increased a lot. As a result, about 160 people died from pollution in just four days. Part of the problem is the new out of town shopping

27、centres. In the past, people often walked to shops near their home or went by bus. Now, many people drive to the new shopping centres. As a result, the small shops have disappeared and more people have to travel to do their shopping. Critics say that Britain needs better and cheaper public transport

28、. Transport in Britain is very expensive. An early morning train trip from Glasgow to London (about 600km) can cost about 100, for example. A short 15-minute bus trip can cost over . Many people are trying to reduce the use of cars in Britain. Some cities now have special bicycle paths and many peop

29、le cycle to work. Some people also travel to work together in one car to reduce the pollution and the cost. BIn the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears. This animal is the fennec fox. Fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. Th

30、ats big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. Their ears help shed（去除）body heat. And, as you may have guessed, they also provide great hearing. Its also interesting to think about the hair of fennec foxes. Why would a fox that lives in the desert need a thick, fur coat Actually, the deser

31、t isnt always warm. During the nighttime, a desert can be terribly cold! A fennec foxs fur keeps them warm during those desert nights. They also have long bushy tails that they use as a blanket. And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime. Fennec foxes live in small communities of dens（兽穴）.They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun. Then, when night comes, they come out in search of food. In addition to their great hearing,