2012年盐城市中考英语预测试题

一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题１分，计15分）

在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。

( )1. —Do you know _________ man on TV? —Yes, he is _________ honest person.

A. a; an B. an; the C. the; an D. a; the

( )2. —You look so happy! —Jack says I am pretty. _________ has ever _________ me that before.

A. Somebody; told B. Anybody; talked C. Everybody; said D. Nobody; told

( )3. _________ you have offered her! She is out of trouble now.

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( A. What useful advice B. What a useful advice C. How a useful advice D. How useful advice )4. _________ has Simon visited the Great Wall when he stays in China? A. How often B. How many times C. How soon D. How long )5. —What he enjoys _________ great and interesting.—Yes, but it’s dangerous. A. sounds B. to sound C. sounding D. is sounded )6. —He hardly spent any time on his subjects, _________? —_________, so he does badly in his lessons. A .didn’t he; Yes B. did he; Yes C. didn’t he; No D. did he; No )7. Most boys _________ action films to cartoons, while most girls _________ watch cartoons

than action films.

A. would rather; prefer B. prefer; would rather C. would rather; would rather D. prefer; prefer

( )8. —Listen! Somebody is singing in the next room. Who _________ it be? Is it Amy?

—No. It _________ be her. She is at school now.

A. will; may not B. must; mustn’t C. can; can’t D. may; won’t

( )9. When I got home, my parents _________ for an hour.

A. has got back B. has gone back C. had back

( )10. The population of China is _________ than that in Australia.

A. far more B. much larger C. much smaller

( D. had been back D. far less )11. I _________ the brown T-shirt. Would you show me a _________ one?

A. am not like; nice B. don’t like; nicer C. dislike; the nicest D. am unlike; nicer

( )12. You can’t imagine _________ when they received these nice Christmas presents.

A. how excited they were B. how they were excited C. how excited were they D. they were how excited

( )13. —After the 2008 Olympic Games, more and more people in western countries begin to learnChinese ________ they can better

understand the culture of China.

—I’m sure they will. A. because of B. even though C. so that D. as if

( )14. We should try our best to ________ water and food ________ the poor children in need.

A. provide; for B. offer; for C. give; for D. protect; with

( )15. —Would you mind my sitting here, Sir? —_________. It’s for my wife.

A. Not at all B. Certainly not C. I’m afraid you can’t D. All right

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题１分，计10分）先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

Dear Sir /Madam,

Last Thursday I travelled on the 8:00 a.m. train from Glasgow to London King’s Cross and I was quite with your railway company.

The train didn’t come on time and it was forty minutes when it left Glasgow. A railway officer at the station said sorry to us, but he didn’t give us any for the delay （延误）. We then had further delays on the way and had to wait thirty minutes. As a result, I my air flight from London to Frankfurt.

What’s more, the on the train was not as good as it should be. The trip took more than five hours. Unluckily, we could not buy but soft drinks on the train. Worst of all, something was wrong with the air conditioner and it got in the train. Before we reached King’s Cross, the temperature inside was up to a terrible 40℃.

your poor service, I feel you should pay me money for my loss. I am looking forward to from you. My e-mail address is jacques @yahoo.com.

16. A. glad B. angry C. familiar D. kind 22. A. everythingB. anything C. something D. nothing

17. A. slow B. fast C. late D. early 23. A. better and better B. colder and colder

18. A. reason B. excuse C. attentionD. entertainment C. hotter and hotter D. fresher and fresher

19. A. the other B. other C. others D. another 24. A. Because B. As C. Because of D. Since

20. A. dropped B. missed C. caught D. lost 25. A. complaining B. learning C. ordering D. hearing

21. A. service B. use C. speed D. price

三、阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，计30分)

阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

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Fred liked playing tricks on others. One afternoon he went to a shop and bought some bread. On his way home he saw Johnson, an old man