2015年淄博初中学业考试英语模拟试题（四）及答案
一、单项填空 （共10小题，计10分）
从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。
1. It’s noisy here. I can’t hear you . Could you please raise your voice?
A. loudly B. clearly C. hardly D. quickly
2. Tony lives far from school, he is never late for school.
A. Because B. If C. Unless D. Although
3. – Andy, look at your bedroom. It’s so untidy. Your books are all over the room.
– I’m sorry. I will all my books right now.
A. put out B. put off C. put away D. put down
4. I need an English-Chinese dictionary, but I don’t have .
A. one B. it C. them D. ones
5. – Do you know where the Smith’s office is?
– It’s on floor of the tall building across the street.
A. five B. the five C. the fifth D. fifth
6. He found it very interesting a horse on the farm
A. ride B. ridden C. riding D. to ride
7. – Reading is more important than speaking, I think.
– I disagree. Speaking is as as reading.
A. important B. more important
C. the most important D. much more important
8. – What do you think of the song Someone Like You?
– It beautiful.
A. smells B. looks C. tastes D. sounds
9. – Do you know the boy over there?
– Sure. I him for years.
A. knew B. have known C. will know D. know
10. There are so many foggy days these days. We all wonder .
A. how is the air polluted
B. what can we do to prevent the dad weather
C. why the air is polluted seriously
D. what are the real reasons
二、完形填空（共10小题，计10分）
阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。
There was a woman in America. She had two sons. She was worried about them, especially the younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class often played jokes on him because he seemed so 11 . The mother decided that she would help her sons to do 12 in school by herself. She told them to go to the library to 13 a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s class, the teacher held up a rock and asked 14 anyone knew it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 15 . “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his 16
wondered. “He never said anything. What could he possibly want to say?” To their surprise, Ben not only 17 the rock, but also said a lot about it. The teacher and the other students were surprised. Ben had learned this from doing one of his book 18 .
Later Ben became the 19 student of his class. When he finished high school. he went to Yale University and 20 became one of the best doctors in the United States.
11. A. clever B. difficult C. slow D. quick
12. A. well B. bad C. right D. good
13. A. see B. find C. read D. buy
14. A. that B. if C. how D. why
15. A. think B. leave C. ask D. answer
16. A. classmates B. students C. teachers D. friends
17. A. understood B. realized C. knew D. made
18. A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports
19. A. top B. slow C. low D. rich
20. A. at first B. at the end C. at last D. Now
三、阅读理解（共15小题，计24分）
阅读下列短文，并做每篇后面的题目，从各题A、B、C、D中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
One day, Anne Zhang went to Oxford by train from London. Suddenly, she heard loud noises on the train. A group of Chinese laughed loudly as they played cards. But at the same time, most people were resting while others were reading books or listening to music.
“I am usually very happy to meet people from my own country. But that day, I felt very sorry for them,” she said.
Now, more and more Chinese are travelling abroad. However, their bad manners give them a bad reputation (名声).
Some Chinese always talk loudly in places like cafes and museums. They also spit and litter as they want to, and jump queues, too. Some Chinese tourists also like to write or draw pictures on famous buildings. In Singapore, some Chinese tourists were fined because they didn’t smoke at the right places.
Some people may say that they can do everything they want to because they spend money in the country. In fact, this is not true. We should respect local customs and protect the environment while enjoying ourselves.
21. Why did the group of Chinese laugh loudly on the train?
A. Because they knew Anna was a Chinese.
B. Because they didn’t know some people were resting.
C. Because they were playing cards happily.
D. Because they paid for the tickets.
22. What does the underlined word “fined” mean in the passage?
A. 罚款 B. 奖励 C. 找到 D. 表扬
23. While traveling abroad, we can’t do everything we want to because we .
A. don’t pay enough money
B. don’t enjoy ourselves
C. have to pay for our bad manners
D. should respect local customs and protect the environment
24. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Chinese are always noisy when they are on the train.
B. Anne Zhang was happy to see those Chinese on the train.
C. Chinese tourists are worse than American tourists.
D. Some people like reading or listening to music on the train.
B
Buster Brown was a thief — and a good one, too, he thought. He had never been caught by the police because he was always well prepared. He stood outside by the house and read the sign on the front gate of the house. “Don’t worry about the dog — be careful of the owner!” Buster smiled and found his way in.
The house looked quite normal outside, but inside it was very unusual with beautiful and wonderful things. As he began putting them into his bag, a dog came into the room. It stopped when it saw Buster and then went over to him, licking (舔) his open hand. “Good boy,” Buster whispered. “What a great guard dog you are!”
Satisfiedly he’d made friends with the dog, Buster began to walk around the house, choosing things to put in his bag. His skilled eyes picked out only the best antiques (古董). His new friend, the dog, sat and watched.
“Well, boy,” Buster whispered finally, “And I won’t be able to carry it! ” He moved the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on. He covered his eyes with his hand.
“You are a very silly person,” the man in the doorway said. As the man got closer, Buster could see he was well dressed. His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn’t remember where he had seen him before.
“You should have taken more notice of the sign outside,” the man shouted. “I knew about this attempted robbery (抢劫未遂) last week and I also know you will end up behind bars for twenty years. How can you try to rob the house of a world famous fortuneteller (算命者)!”
25. Buster was so confident because .
A. he was not afraid of dogs at all
B. he knew there was only one person in the house
C. he had never been caught by the police
D. the house had no security alarm (防盗报警)
26. The underlined words “whispered” means “ ”.
A. shouted angrily B. said in a loud voice
C. cried sadly D. said in a low voice
27. Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?
① Buster began to steal the antiques. ② Buster was caught by the man.
③The dog licked Buster’s hand. ④The man knew that Buster would rob the house.
A. ①②③④ B. ④③①② C. ④①③② D. ①④②③
28. What does the man mean by saying “ you will end up behind bars for twenty years”?
A. You will have to stay in prison (监狱) for twenty years.
B. You will have to work in my bar for twenty years.
C. You should have stopped stealing twenty years ago.
D. I’ve been following and waiting for you for twenty years.
C
Sometimes people think they have to choose between exercise and fun. For many people, it is more fun to watch television than to run five miles. But if you don’t exercise, your body will get unhealthy and out of shape. You will move more slowly. You may even think more slowly. But why do something that isn’t fun? Well, there are many ways to exercise and have fun at the same time.
One family solved their exercise problem by using their TV. They put an exercise bike next to the television. Anybody who wanted to watch TV had to ride the bike.
Think of the times when you are with your friends. you go outside and play ball, ride bikes, and so on. Soon you are all laughing and having a good time. Many group activities can make you exercise and have fun.
Maybe there aren’t enough kids around after school for group games. Perhaps you are by yourself. Then what? You can get lots of exercise just by yourself. In the morning, walk the long way to the bus. Ride your bike to and from school. Practice the newest dance by yourself. Before you know it, you ‘ll be the fittest dancer of all your friends.
29. Which of the flowing is NOT true according to Paragraph 1?
A. If you don’t exercise, you’ll be unhealthy.
B. If you don’t exercise, you’ll be unhappy.
C. If you don’t exercise, you’ll move more slowly.
D. If you don’t exercise, you’ll think more slowly.
30. In Paragraph 2, we learn that the family can watch TV .
A. on weekends B. in the evening
C. when riding a bike D. when having meals
31. Paragraph 3 mainly tells us .
A. how to get along with others
B. what to do when friends get together
C. having friends is very important to us
D. doing group activities is a way to exercise and have fun
32. Which is the best title of the passage?
A. How to make exercise fun
B. How to organize group games
C. Have fun with your family
D. Exercise to keep fit
D
John and Bobby joined a wholesale (批发) company together just after graduation from college the same year. After several years, however, the boss chose Bobby to the manager but John remained a worker. John couldn’t stand it any more. He wrote a resignation (辞职信) letter to the boss and complained that the boss did not know who worked harder and better.
The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, “Thank you for your criticism (批评), but I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you’ll change your decision and take back your resignation letter.”
John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelon in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelon. The boss asked the price. John didn’t know and went back to the market and returned to tell the boss $ 1.2 per kilo.
Then the boss called Bobby to come to his office. He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelon in the market. Bobby went, returned and said to the boss, “Only one person selling watermelon, $ 1.2 per kilo, $ 10 for 10 kg, he has 340 melons. Each melon is about 2 kg. Bought from the South two days ago, they are fresh and red, good quality.”
John was very surprised and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to resign but to learn from Bobby.
33. After Bobby was chosen to be the manager, John decided to .
A. criticize Bobby B. give up his job
C. work even harder D. learn from Bobby
34. How did John know the watermelon price?
A. He asked Bobby. B. He asked the boss.
C. He bought a watermelon. D. He asked the watermelon seller.
35. The boss asked John to do one more thing for his company hoping that .
A. he would resign
B. he would be a manager
C. he would remain to work there
D. he would change his attitude towards Bobby.
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四、单词拼写（共5小题，计5分）
根据句义完成句中已给出首字母的单词。
36. Century park is very large. And it’s the second l park in the city.
37. Jane hasn’t seen her cat for two days and she is very w about it.
38. – What’s the matter with me, Dr Smith?
– N serious. Just a cold
39. I’m looking forward to r your letter soon.
40. Yao Ming is one of the most popular basketball p in the world.