中考英语模拟试题10

Air pollution is still the most serious. It’s bad to all living things in the world. Water pollution kills our fish and pollutes our drinking water. Noise pollution makes us become angry more easily.

Many countries are making rules to fight pollution. They stop people from burning coal (煤) in houses and factories in the city.

The pollution of SO2 is now the most dangerous problem of air pollution. It is caused by heavy traffic. It is sure that if there are fewer people driving, there will be less air pollution.

61. Our world is becoming much smaller _______________.

    A. because the earth is being polluted day and night

    B. thanks to science development

    C. because of the rise in population

    D. because the earth is blown away by the wind every year

62. Thousands of years ago, life was _________it is today.

     A. much easier than    B. as easy as   C. as hard as   D. much harder than

63. Pollution comes in many ways. We can even hear it. Here “it” means______.

     A. Water pollution    B. air pollution   C. noise pollution     D. rubbish

64. Air pollution is the most serious kind of pollution because __________.

    A. it’s bad to all living things in the world

    B. it makes much noise

    C. it has made our rivers and lakes dirty

    D. it makes us become angry more easily

65. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?     

   A. Many countries are making rules to fight pollution.

   B. The pollution of the earth grows as fast as the world’s population does.

   C. From now on, maybe people should try to go to work by bus or bike instead of car or  
      motorbike. It is helpful to fight against the problem of SO2.

   D. The problem of pollution is not so serious because there are so many people

                               ( C )

Mr Ling lives in China. He worked in a factory and last year he retired(退休). His wife died five years ago and his son works in Japan. He always has sports and he is in good health.

One day his son called him and asked him to have a journey to Tokyo. He was very happy. He was afraid to travel by plane and took the ship.

On the first morning on the ship Mr Ling met an Englishman at table. The man said to him, “Good morning!”

He thought the Englishman told his name to him. So he stood up and said, “Ling Bing!”

And it was repeated a few mornings and Mr Ling told a teacher about it. Hearing him, the teacher began to laugh and said, “He says hello to you in the morning.”

The next morning, when Mr Ling met the Englishman, he said, “Good morning!”

And the Englishman stood up and said, “Ling Bing, sir.”

66. What does Mr Ling do?                    

    A. A sports lover.   B. A farmer.   C. A worker.  D. In good health.

67. The old man stays at home ______________.

    A. with his wife   B. with his son   C. with his daughter  D. by himself

68. Mr Ling went to Japan by ship because ______________.

    A. he thought it was safer              

    B. he wanted to have sports on the ship

    C. he had little money to take a plane

    D. he had enough time to do so

69. The old man told his name to the Englishman because ________.

    A. he hoped to make friends with him.        

    B. he wanted to say hello to him, too.  

    C. he wanted him to teach him English             

    D. he thought “Good morning” was his name   

70. Which of the following is right?

    A. Mr Ling began to study English on the ship.

    B. The Englishman thought “Ling Bing” meant “Good morning” in Chinese

    C. The Englishman learned much Chinese on the ship.

    D. The old woman began to teach Mr Ling English.

                                             ( D )

  Long March( 长征 ) exhibit

The Shenzhen History Museum is putting on an exhibition to mark the 61st anniversary (周年纪念) of the Long March. On show are more than 220 photos and some other things that show how the Red Army made the Long March from Jiangxi Province and to northern Shanxi Province in the mid-1930s.

Time: 10:00 am --- 4:00 pm

Address: 1368 Shennan Road

Admission: 8 yuan for Chinese / 15 yuan for foreigners

Thai elephants
Eight elephants from Thailand are entertaining visitors at the Window of the World by riding bicycles, playing basketball, balancing on a beam (梁), dancing and blowing a harmonica (口琴). People are encouraged to lie on the ground and have the elephants step over them. The elephants give three shows a day at 9:30am, 3:30pm and 8:00pm and there is an additional(另外的) show at 1:30pm at weekends.

     Address: West Huaqiaocheng

     Admission: 60 yuan

Dancing dolphins(海豚)

Dolphins leaping from the water to touch a ball, swaying (摇摆) their bodies to music, kissing people and doing maths by tapping their tails have made the dolphinarium(海豚水族馆) in Shenzhen Ocean Park an attraction for children. Seals and sea lions also perform. Hours: 10:30pm, 4:00am, and 7:30pm

      Admission: 40 yuan for adults and 20 yuan for children.

71. Mr Smith, who comes from Australia, wants to visit the Long March exhibit. You, a Chinese student, will go with him as an interpreter (翻译). How much will you pay altogether for the admission(允许进入)?

    A. 16 yuan      B. 23 yuan      C. 30 yuan       D. 20 yuan

72. At the exhibition, you’ll see _____________.

    A. many articles written by famous writers

    B. many things left by the