二〇一四年英语中考模拟试题（一）

39. How many pieces of advice does Jack give to Mary? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 40. If you go to Envison, you can ________. A. look for blind friends B. find many blind children

C. learn to use assistant technology and Braille D. get the advice from the doctors

B

James had a terrible toothache, it kept him awake all night. His cheek was swollen (肿大的) and it was difficult for him to eat or drink. Anything very hot or cold made the toothache worse. If James ate anything sweet the pain was unbearable.

James did not want to take off from work, so he tried to bear the pain. He took a pain-killer every hour.

However the tooth hurt so much when he tried to eat his lunch that he knew he had to go to the dentist.

He asked his boss for time off. His boss could see that James was in great pain, and told him to take the rest of the day off to have a rest.

The dentist agreed to see James immediately.

“Open your mouth,” he said, “and let’s have a look.” James opened his mouth.

“Which tooth is giving you trouble?” the dentist asked next. James touched the tooth with his finger.

The dentist x-rayed the tooth, then he put the x-ray against bright light.

“Oh, yes.” He said, “I can see the problem. There is a cavity in the tooth. I’m afraid the hole is too big to fill. I must take the tooth out.”

“That’s all right.” James said, “Just stop the pain.”

The dentist gave James an injection and quickly pulled out the tooth. He dropped it into the garbage can.

“Don’t throw it away.” James said, “Let me have it please.” “Why do you want your old tooth?” the dentist asked.

“I’m going to take it home, put it in a bowl of hot honey and watch it suffer.” James said. 41. What in particular made James toothache hurt? A. His swollen cheek. B. The dentist. C. A pain-killer. D. Sweet things. 42. What did the dentist find wrong with James’ tooth? A. It was broken. B. It had a large hole in it. C. It ached. D. Nothing. 43. What did the dentist do to James’ tooth? He ________.

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A. injected it B. put it in honey C. pulled it out D. put a filling in the hole 44. How did the dentist find out what wrong with James’ tooth? A. He took it out. B. He x-rayed it. C. He injected it. D. James told him. 45. Why did James want to keep the tooth? A. To remember the pain. B. He wanted to punish it for hurting him. C. He did not like throwing things away. D. He thought he might need it again.

C

Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called “mall rats”. Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.

The largest mall in the United States is the Mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight night clubs, and a large park! There are parking spaces for 12,750 cars. About 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina, Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people come to do many things. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of “mall walking”. Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.

46. The passage is mainly about ______________in America. A. people B. food and sports C. advertisements D. malls 47. The first indoor mall in the United States ____________. A. attracts 750,000 people every week B. has waterfalls and large green trees

C. was built nearly half a century ago D. has more than 300 stores in it

48. “Mall rats” refers to those ___________________.

A. who like sports very much B. who spend a lot of time at malls C. who always go sightseeing D. who look for free parking places 49. “Mall walking” became a new sport _____________________. A. after malls had appeared B. before the year 1965

C. before films were invented D. because there were no cars

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50. Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There are 12,750 parking places all across the U.S. B. It’s very convenient to do many things at malls. C. The largest malls in the U. S has eight night clubs. D. Americans like to go to malls very much.

D

We have no idea about when men first began to use salt. But we do know that it had been used in many different ways throughout the history.

For example, it is recorded in many history books that people who lived over three thousand years ago ate salted fish. Thousands of years ago in Egypt, salt was used to preserve (保存) the dead.

In some periods of history, a person who stole salt was thought to have broken the law. Take the eighteenth century for an example, if a person was caught stealing salt, he would be thrown into prison. History also records that only in English about ten thousand people were put into prison during that century for stealing salt! About one hundred and fifty years before, in the year 1553, if a man book more than his share of salt, he would be thought to have broken the law and would be seriously punished. The offender’s (违法者) ear was cut off.

Salt was an important item (项目) on the dinner table of a king. It was always placed in front of the king when he sat down to eat. Important guests at the king’s table were seated near the salt. Less important guests were given seats farther away from it. 51. Thousands of years ago in Egypt salt was used _______. A. to punish people who had broken the law B. to keep dead bodies from decay (腐烂) C. to keep fish alive D. to make chemical

52. During the 18th century about ten thousand people were thrown into prison in England because they ________.

A. had been caught stealing salt B. had sold salted fish

C. had taken salt from the king’s table D. had used salt to preserve dead bodies

53. In the ______ century, if a man who took more than his share of salt, he would ________. A. nineteenth; lose all his salt

B. sixteenth; be thrown into prison C. nineteenth; lose an ear D. sixteenth; lose an ear

54. When a king had dinner, salt was placed _________. A. in front of important guests B. far away from the king

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C. in front of the king

D. nearer to the less important guests than to the important ones 55. The best title of his passage is ________. A. Nobody knows when salt began to be used B. The uses and importance of salt in history

C. Thousands of people were punished because of salt D. Salt was important in history

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