2012届中考英语总复习卷(四)

2012届中考英语总复习卷(四)

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No.1 Do you know what the longest race of the world is? It’s called Marathon. It is 42 kilometers long. To make the runner’s body work, harder trains quite necessary. A runner should start to prepare for a marathon at least three month before. Preparation may have race, many hours of running at different speeds and changes in diet(饮食)。During the training time, the runner must eat a fit diet. The diet should have lots of things needed in training the players.

In the early days of training, runners run 80 kilometers per hour. The running is increased every two or three weeks and at least two long runs per week are needed..

Two weeks before the marathon, the training programmer become less, from 100km per week down to 60km and then to 30km in the final week. On the last two days, they man not run at all.

Breakfast should be eaten at least three hours before the race. Easily digested(消化)food, such as cereal(麦片), toast, and scrambled(捣碎的)eggs is best, with as much fluid(液体) as possible. Runners should drink water about half an hour before the race to keep up the body fluid.

( ) 1. According to the passage, a marathon runner should begin his training ________ before the race.

A. a month B. a week C. three or four months D. a year ( ) 2. A player should have ____for his breakfast on the day of the race.

A. a light meal B. a big meal C. lots of meet D. oily food ( ) 3. The length of the modern marathon is______ kilometers.

A. one hundred B. sixty C. thirty D. forty-two ( ) 4.To run better in a marathon, runners must have________.

A. training at different speeds and changes in diet

B. much water C. lessons before the race D. many fruit ( ) 5. Hard training before a marathon can_________.

A. make the game easier B. keep the runners healthy

C. help the players to make more progress D. have more fans

No.2 Many people are afraid of quicksand(流沙). In the films, people fall into quicksand. They are pulled down and down. They disappear! No one see them again!

What is quicksand? Can it really pull things down? No, it can’t. Quicksand cannot pull things into it. Quicksand is really loose sand and a lot of water. The water makes the quicksand. It is different from the sand on the beach. A person can walk on the beach but they can’t walk on the quicksand.

Falling into quicksand does not hurt. It’s almost like falling into water! Your body will go down, but then it will come up. People can float(漂浮)in quicksand, but they must not fight the sand. That would make them go down. They should move slowly until they float.

Quicksand is found in many places. It is found near the mouth of large rivers. The mouth of a river is where the river meets the ocean or the sea. Quicksand is also found on the land. In some places the water stays on the land. It does not drain(排放) or dry up. If there is sand around, the sand gets very wet. Then it becomes quicksand.

Will you go down in quicksand? Yes, but not all the way. You will float. But you should float in clean water. Quicksand is too dirty.

( ) 1.If you fall into quicksand,______________.

A. you should move fast and try you best to get out B. you will go down and no one will see you again C. it is nothing serious and don’t be afraid D. you will be pulled down and down and then die quickly ( ) 2. A person can’t walk on quicksand because ___________.

A. it is dangerous B. it is too soft C. it will hurt him D. it’ll pull him down ( ) 3. You can find quicksand ______________.

A. in a river B. in the ocean C. in the sea D. at the ends of large rivers ( ) 4.It’s difficult to find quicksand in__________.

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A. dry countries B. China C. America D. western countries ( ) 5. People don’t like to float in quicksand because it’s_________.

A. hot B. cold C. dirty D. soft

No.3 There are over 6 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion. This is a lot of people to feed. We need more food.

One way to produce more food is by growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic material(遗传物质)。 Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified food（转基因食品or GM foods.

By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases: a kind of rice is being prepared, for example, which stops people from becoming blind.

Genetically modified plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are. Making GM foods is only one way to feed people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them because they are unnatural. They may feed people, then hurt them or their children later. However, all of the countries are very interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think about differently about them. ( ) 1.GM foods are made by _________.

A. farmers B. workers C. scientist D. plants ( ) 2. The good things about GM foods are _________.

A. They make plants strong against diseases B. they are unnatural C. they can help in human diseases D. both A and C ( ) 3.GM foods ________________.

A. are a quick way to produce food B. grow in the wild C. are safe D. are grown only in rich countries

( ) 4. Some people don’t like GM foods because they aren’t________.

A. useful B. helpful C. natural D. cheap ( ) 5.We know that ___________ from this passage.

A. GM foods will disappear some day B. GM foods won’t disappear in the future

C. people won’t be interested in GM foods D. people will have to stop using GM FOODS

No.4 The Internet has become a part of teenage life. There’s a report on 3,375 students aged from 10 to 18 in seven Chinese cities. It says that 38 percent of them believe they use the Internet often. While most of them get useful information and use the Internet to help in their studies, some A few even visit websites they should not look at. Bad things can happen if young people spend too much time on the Internet.

To help young people use the Internet in a good way, a textbook on good Internet behavior has started to be used in some middle school in Shanghai. It uses real examples to teach students all about good ways of using the Internet. It gives useful advice such as it’s good to read news or find useful information to study. Some students also make online friends. But if you are meeting a friend on line, let your parents know.

Teachers and parents all think the book is a very good idea. It will teach students how to be a good person in the online world. It will be a guide for teens using the Internet and keep students away from bad websites. ( ) 1.The underlined word “It” in the second paragraph means_______.

A. the book B. the report C. the Internet D. useful information

( ) 2. From the report, about ______ students between 10—18 years old in the seven cities use the Internet.

A. three thousand three hundred and seventy-five B. one thousand two hundred and eighty C. two thousand one hundred D. three thousand and seventy- five ( ) 3. Most of the students________ on the Internet.

A. make online friends B. play online games

C. get useful information to help in their studies D. visit websites they should not look at ( ) 4.The teachers and the parents think the book is a good idea because____.

A. it helps with the students’ studies B. it gives useful information for studies C. it is used in Shanghai middle schools

D. it teaches the students how to be a good person in the online world

( ) 5.The child should tell ______when he or she wants to meet the online friend.

A. the teachers B. the parents C. the grandparents D. the online friends

No.5 E—mail systems at thousands of companies and government offices around the world were attacked by a

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virus(病毒) called “Melissa” that disguises itself as an“ important massage” from a friend.

Even though there was a weekend warning, more than 50,000 companies at about 100places around the world have been attacked by it.

The virus began to show up last Friday and spread rapidly the next first workday by making computers send off dozens of e—mails containing the virus. Although the virus had no long—lasting damage to a computer, its effects were far—reaching.

The body of e—mail massage says, “Here is what you ask for….” Once a user opens it, the virus dig into the user’s address and sends out message to the first 50 address. The reason the virus spread so rapidly is that you’re getting it from people you know and trust. So anyone who gets an unexpected e—mail with the “Important Message” subject line is advised not to open it and delete it immediately. ( ) 1.The virus attacked thousands of computers on _______.

A. Monday B. Saturday C. Friday D. the first day of a month ( ) 2.The virus spread rapidly because________

A. it makes computers work without stop B. it carries a word “important message” C.people get it from those they know and trust D.it attacks military and government offices ( ) 3.The virus _______ when you open you computer.

A.comes out B. goes away C. dresses itself up D. digs into your address ( ) 4. The virus_________.

A. damages a computer forever B. effects forever

C. disappears soon D. effects your computer much ( ) 5.You mustn’t _________the e—mail with the “Important Message”.

A. write B. delete C. open D. send

No.6 If you don’t use your arms or your legs for a long time, they become weak. When you start to use them again, they slowly become strong again. Everybody knows that. Yet many people don’t seem to know that memory works in the same way.

When someone says that he has a good memory, he really means that he keeps his memory in practice by using it. When someone else says that his memory is poor, he really means that he does not give it enough chance to become strong.

If a friend says that his arms and legs are weak, we know that it is his own fault. But if he tells us that he has a poor memory, many of us think that his parents may be blamed(受责备) and few of us know that it is just his own fault.

Have you ever found that some people can’t read or write but usually they have good memories?

This is because they can’t read or write and they have to remember things. They can’t write them down in a notebook. They have to remember days, names, songs, and stories, so their memories is the whole time being exercised.

So if you want to have a good memory, learn from the people: practice remembering. ( ) 1.The main reason for one’s poor memory is that_________.

A. one of his parents may have a poor memory B. he doesn’t use his arms or legs for some time

C. his memory is not often used D. he can’t read or write ( ) 2. If you don’t use your arms or legs for some time__________.

A. you can’t use them any more B. they will become stronger C. they become week and won’t become strong until you use them again D. they become weak but they slowly become strong again.

( ) 3. Some people can’t read or write, but they usually have better memories, because_______.

A. they have saved much trouble B. they have saved much time to remember things C. they can’t write everything in a notebook D. they have to use their memories all the time ( ) 4. ________ is a good way to have a good memory.

A. Doing much reading B. Practicing remembering as often as possible C. Listening as much as possible D. Writing as much as possible ( ) 5. From the passage, we know_________.

A. adults have the same memories as the children

B. our memories works in the same way as our legs and arms

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No7. Different countries have different manners. In many Asia countries, it is good manner to take off your hat before you go into a house. In European countries, even if they have become very dirty, this is not done. A visitor in a Chinese house usually does not finish a drink. He often leaves a little to show that he has had enough. But in England, a visitor always finishes a drink to show he likes it. We must know the customs of other countries, so that they will not think us ill-mannered. People all over the world agree that a well-mannered person should be kind and polite to others. If you remember this, at least you will not go very far wrong. Everyone likes a person with good manners, but no one likes a person with bad manners. Mind your manners. 1. Different countries have the same manners, don’t they?

_____________________________________________________________ 2.What do people do before they go into a house in Asia?

______________________________________________________________ 3. How does a visitor show he likes a drink in England?

____________________________________________________________ 4.Why must we know the customs of other countries?

_____________________________________________________________ 5. What kind of person do people don’t like?

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No8. In many big cities in the world, the overuse of cars is thought to be one of the major cause of air pollution. What will cars be like in the future?

Some experts think that today’s cars in trouble because they use too much petrol(汽油). They say the car of the future will be much, much smaller. The car of tomorrow will be made without a motor or air conditioning. It will have no radio or light. It needn’t have a pollution control system, because it won’t use petrol. In fact, the new car will be started by the drivers feet. Very few people will be killed in accidents because the top speed will be five miles per hour. However, we are also warned not to ask for pretty colors because the cars will come in grey only.

Other car experts do not hold the same ideas. They are sure that the future will be happier. They think that all our problems will soon be solved by car companies with the pollution of Super car. Tomorrow’s car will be bigger, faster and safer than before.

1. What is one of the major cause of air pollution in many big cities?

______________________________________________________________ 2.What do some experts think the cars of tomorrow will be made?

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3. Why do the experts think very few people will be killed in accidents in the future? ____________________________________________________________ 4. How do some other car experts think our life will be in the future?

_____________________________________________________________ 5. Do you want to own a car? What would it be like?

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No9. There are fifty states in the United State. The largest in population is California, the largest in area is Alaska. Alaska is the smallest in population and Rhode Island is the smallest in size. The oldest states are the ones along the Atlantic coast. The newest states are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is also the coldest state. California and Florida are the warmer. Henry and his family live in Seattle, a big city, on the Pacific coast. But Los Angeles and San Francisco, also on the Pacific coast, are larger than Seattle. Henry’s cousin, Susan, lives in New York. It is the largest city in the United States. Thousands of people visit New York each year. The most important city in the United States is Washington, D. C. It is the capital, but it is much smaller than New York.

1. How many states are there in the U.S.A?_____________________________________________ 2. Which one is the largest in area?____________________________________________________ 3. Where do the oldest states located?__________________________________________________ 4. Who lives in New York?__________________________________________________________ 5. What is the capital city of the U.S.A? _______________________________________________

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