江苏省泰州地区2011中考英语模拟试题

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　　泰州地区2011中考英语模拟试题
　　（考试时间：100分钟   满分：120分）    得分         
　　一、选择填空 (15分)
　　(    )1. At the foot of the hill you could hear nothing but the ____ of the running water.
　　A. shout      B. noise      C. voice      D. sound
　　(    ) 2. How could you make him ______ crying?
　　A .stop         B .to stop      C .stopping     D .stops
　　(    ) 3. --Can I park my car here?
　　--Yes. You can park on _________side of the street.
　　A. either     B. both    C. all  C. neither
　　(    ) 4. --Mary was heard_______ just now. What happened?
　　--John was telling a joke.
　　A. cry          B. to cry       C. laugh        D. to laugh
　　(    ) 5.Mr. Smith, together with his two sons, _____ Shanghai for about five months.
　　A. has left B. has been away from
　　C. have left D. have been away from
　　(    ) 6. --Sorry, I haven’t told Dick to post the letter for you.
　　--__________. I’ll post it myself tomorrow.
　　A. All right.       B. Not at all.
　　C. Never mind.       D. That’s good.
　　(    ) 7. _________ beautiful weather we are having!
　　A.How　　　　B.How a　 　 C.What　 　 D.What a
　　(    ) 8.You have to go to wornday, _________?
　　A.haven't you　　　　　　　　　 　　　B.won't you
　　C.don't you　　　　　　　　　　 　　　D.mustn't you
　　(    ) 9. The books on the desk are ____, and ____ book is on the desk by the window.
　　A. my ... your 　 　B. mine ... your
　　C. mine ... yours 　D. mys ... yours
　　(    )10. The boy sitting at the back of the room runs _______ among the boys.
　　A. the fast B. fastest 　C. the faster D. faster
　　(    ) 11."Your answer is right," my teacher said _________ a smile.
　　A.with　　　　B.for　　　C.to　　　　 D.on
　　(    ) 12.Kate is _________ European and I am __________ American.
　　A.an ... a　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.a ... a
　　C.an ... an　　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.a ... an
　　(    ) 13.He always gives us ________ on how to learn physics.
　　A.some advices　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.any advice
　　C.many advice　　　　　　　　　　　　　D.much advice
　　(    ) 14. No one can be sure _________in a million years.
　　A. how man will look like      B. how will man look like
　　C. what man will look like  D. what will man look like
　　(    )15. The old scientist devoted most of his time ___________ the space science.
　　A. develop   B. to developing C. to develop   D. developing
　　二、完型填空（15分）
　　For several years, Americans have enjoyed teleshopping-watching TV and buying things by phone. Now teleshopping is starting in Europe. In some __1__ countries, people can turn on their __2__ and shop for clothes, jewelry, food, toys and __3__ things.
　　Teleshopping is becoming popular in Sweden. __4__, the biggest Swedish company sells different kinds of things on TV in fifteen European countries, and in one year, it makes $10 million. In France, there are two teleshopping channels, and the French __5__ about $ 20 million a year in buying things through those channels.
　　In Germany, __6__ last year teleshopping was only possible on one channel for one hour every day. Then the government allowed more teleshopping. Other channels can __7__ for telebusiness, including the largest American teleshopping company and a 24-hour teleshopping company. German __8__ are hoping these will help them sell more things.
　　Some people like teleshopping because it allows them to do their shopping without __9__. With all the traffic problems in cities, going shopping is not an easy thing. But at the same time, other Europeans __10__ like this new way of buying things. They call __11__ “junk on the air.” Many Europeans usually worry about the quality of the things __12__ on TV. They think high quality is the most important thing, and they don’t believe they can be sure about the quality of the things __13__.
　　The need of high quality means that European teleshopping companies will have to be __14__ the American companies. They will have to be more careful about __15__ of the things they sell. They will also have to work harder to sell things that the buyers cannot touch or see by themselves.
　　(   )1. A. European  B. Asian   C. American  D. African
　　(   )2. A. lights  B. switches  C. radios   D. TVs
　　(   )3. A. some else B. another many C. the other  D. many other
　　(   )4. A. Such as  B. For example C. For teleshopping D. It is like
　　(   )5. A. takes  B. cost   C. spends   D. spend
　　(   )6. A. to    B. until   C. unless   D. at
　　(   )7. A. begin  B. leave   C. open   D. turn on
　　(   )8. A. people  B. women  C. businessmen D. officials
　　(   )9. A. to go out  B. going out  C. to buy things D. buying things
　　(   )10. A. still  B. don’t  C. even   D. won’t
　　(   )11. A. teleshopping B. TV  C. radio   D. telephone
　　(   )12. A. appearing B. coming out C. on sale  D. to buy
　　(   )13. A. in the shop B. on TV  C. they bought  D. by this way
　　(   )14. A. the same with B. different from C. as big as D. larger than
　　(   )15. A. the number B. the quality C. the places  D. the buyers
　　三、阅读理解（40分）
　　A
　　Do you know what the White House is? Perhaps some of you do, while others don't.
　　The White House is a house in Washington. The president of the U.S.A. lives in it. It's really white. But do you know why the White House is white? The story happened in 1812. That year England was at war with America. The British army got to Washington and set the pr