2009年中考英语模拟试卷（联合体）满分：96分 考试时间：120分钟（请将答案按序号填写在答卷纸上）第一卷 （共45分）一、单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Ive just seen _ rainbow in _ sky.Really? How many colours are there in a rainbow?A. a;aB. the; aC. the; theD. a; the2. _ is the population of our city? About seven million.A. How B. How many C. What D. How much3. I think it is necessary for you to train _ before the sports meet.A. yourB. yourselvesC. you D. yours 4. I wonder if it _ tomorrow. Dont worry. If it _, well stay at home. A. rains; rains B. will rain; rains C. rains; will rain D. will rain; will rain5. If you are creative and imaginative, you like to _ everything.A. dream aboutB. agree withC. give up D. worry about6. They just wanted to remind us that we should _ the environment by showing us the beauty of nature.A. produceB. protectC. presentD. promise7. Have all the students known that our class will visit the History Museum this afternoon? Yes. Every student _ about it. A. have told B. have been told C. has told D. has been told8. This matter is just a secret _. Please dont tell the others about it. A. from you to I B. between you and me C. between you and ID. from I to you9. Could you tell us to travel from Earth to Mars by spacecraft? It takes at least six months, I think.A. how far it takes B. how long it takesC. how long does it takeD. how soon does it take10. Would you _ turning down the music a little bit? Its too noisy. Of course not. Ill do it right away. A. preferB. stopC. like D. mind 11. The Great Wall was built a long time ago _ the northern border of the country could be protected. A. so thatB. unlessC. whetherD. though 12. When they got to the cinema last night, the film _ for ten minutes.A. was begunB. had been onC. had begunD. had been started 13. I heard a woman _ in another building nearby when I _ to bed last night. A. to shout; was going B. shouted; had gone C. shouting; went D. shout; went14. The maths teacher _ to explain _ some of the difficult problems again just now. A. was asked; to them B. asked; themC. was asking; them D. has asked; to them 15. The computers in this shop are _ but _ as those in the other shops. A. more expensive; not as better B. cheaper; as wellC. cheaper; not as goodD. more expensive; better二、完形填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Helen Keller was a very bright, beautiful girl. At the age of six months she could 16 say a few words. But unluckily, before she was two years old, she was badly 17 . After that, she could not see or hear, and soon she could not even talk. Since then Helen had to 18 for what she wanted. When she was six, her parents invited a teacher for her. With the help of the teacher, she began to see and hear the 19 around her through her hands. She learned to 20 the books for the blind. The teacher took Helen for long walks, and 21 her about all the beautiful sights. Helen touched flowers, climbed the trees and even smelled a rain storm 22 it came. She also learned how to swim and 23 a horse. After she grew up, she became a famous 24 in America. Her first and most famous book is The Story of My Life. Her story has brought new 25 to many blind and deaf people. It has given light to those in darkness and encouraged them to live and work.16. A. alreadyB. neverC. stillD. also17. A. deadB. illC. strongD. thin18. A. considerB. thinkC. lookD. fight19. A. town B. countryC. world D. city20. A. enjoy B. lookC. see D. read21. A. toldB. spokeC. asked D. said22. A. sinceB. whileC. beforeD. after23. A. driveB. serveC. play D. ride 24. A. doctorB. playerC. writerD. singer25. A. chanceB. hopeC. moneyD. job三、阅读理解（共20小题, 每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。ASaturday，March 24thWe have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand (泰国). All the different smells make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.Tuesday, March 27thBangkok is wonderful and surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colourful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the