英语试题模拟卷
一、单项选择。(每题 1 分,共 10 分)
(
) 1. --- What should I buy for Peter’s birthday? --- How about A. a
(
iPhone? He loves taking photos. B. an
C. the
D. /
) 2. As we know, Shanghai is
is
the east of China.
B. in; on
the east of China and Japan
A. in; to C. on; to D. on;
in ( ) 3. I don’t know
A. how
(
to wear for the party.
C. what
D. when
B. where
) 4. The bank is far away from here indeed; it’s about walk.
A. three hours B. a three hours C. a three-hours D. a three-hour
( ) 5. I’m too busy
A. to do; to
my homework walk my dog every day.
D. doing;
B. doing; to C. to do; /
/ ( ) 6. --- I can’t find Dad. Where is he?
--- I’m not sure. He A. must
(
) 7. We planted
B. may
be in the study.
C. can
D. will
of them are in the park.
trees last year. Two
A. thousands of; hundred C. thousands of; hundreds
(
B. thousand of; hundred D. thousand of; hundreds
) 8. There was a big fire last night. But the local firemen at last.
A. put it up
B. put it down C. put it out D. put it away
the truck cannot get past you.
D.
( ) 9. You have to move out of the way,
A. so
B. or
C. and
but (
---
) 10. --- Have a nice trip!
A. That’s all right. C. You’re welcome.
B. Thank you. D. Yes, please.
二.完形填空。(每题 2 分,共 20 分)
Who designed the first helicopter? Who 11
in the world? Who knew more about the human body than most
the most famous picture 12 ? There is an
answer
Leonardo de Vinci.
13 all the questions ---
Leonardo may have been the greatest genius 14 have ever known. He lived in Italy around the year 1500, but many of his inventions seem modern to us today. For example, one of his notebooks had drawings of a helicopter. Of course, he couldn’t 15 a helicopter with the things he had. But scientists say his idea would have worked.
But Leonardo 16 an inventor. He was one of the greatest artists of his day. By the time he was twenty years old, he was called a master painter, and as he got older he became 17 more famous. Sometimes he drew a hand ten different ways 18 he was ready to paint.
Many of Leonardo’s wonderful paintings are still with 19 today. You may know one of his most famous works -- the 20 woman known as the Mona Lisa. ( ( (
) 11. A. took ) 12. A. artists ) 13. A. to
B. made B. doctors B. of
B. the artists B. paint B. wasn’t just B. no B. after B. us B. crying
C. painted C. painters C. for C. the world C. work C. wasn’t C. even C. because C. them C. smiling
D. invented D. people D. from D. people D. build D. was no longer D. very D. when D. you D. surprising
( ) 14. A. the scientists ( ( ( ( ( (
) 15. A. draw ) 16. A. was just ) 17. A. less ) 18. A. before ) 19. A. him ) 20. A. interesting
三.阅读理解。(每题 2 分,共 20 分)
A
In 1884, the clock tower in London was burned down. People planned to build a new clock which could be the biggest and the best in the world. So the clock had to be big and keep very good time. 21 The people put the big clock in the tower, and made it ring out for the first time on July 11. 1859.
In order to give the big clock a good name, people held a meeting. Someone wanted to call it the Queen of Bells, and someone thought Victoria was good. At last, a man named Benjamin Hall stood up. He was a big man. Before he started to speak, someone shouted, “Why not call it Big Ben?” 22
From then on, Big Ben became its name. And it also became a famous building of London. People all over the world write to Big Ben. 23 Big Ben is not only a clock but also a dear friend of people.
Put these sentences in the right order. 21.
22.
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