1 / 422016 年中考英语牛津模拟试题五满分I.单项选择1. What was Mark doing when his mother got home yesterday?He was playing _ guitar.A. the B. aC. an D. /2. This dictionary isAlans, but where is _?Its on the desk.A. I B. meC. my D. mine3. Lin Fang, did you enjoy _ last Sunday?Of course. I had a nice weekend.A. herself B. yourselfC. himself D. myself4. I dont like this kind of TV shows because theyre _.A. boring B. wonderfulC. interesting D. beautiful5. Why did you all go swimming _ Tom?2 / 42Because he was ill at home.A. with B. besidesC. beside D. except6. Why not buy a new car? The new cars are too expensive. Im afraid I cant _ one.A. pay B. spendC. cost D. afford7. Look! Two beautiful kites are flying in the sky.Yes, but I like _ one.A. high B. higherC. the higher D. the highest8. What did he say?He told us _ computer games any more.A. to play B. not playC. dont play D. not to play9. _ your English, you must get up early and read it aloud every morning.3 / 42I see, but I just cant make it.A. Improve B. To improveC. Improving D. Improved10. Jane didnt go on the picnic with her parents yesterday, did she?_. She had a good time then.A. Yes, she didB. No, she didntC. Yes, she didntD. Sorry, I dont know11. _ I ask a few more questions, Miss White?Sure, go ahead.A. Must B. MayC. Shouldnt D. Mustnt12. Could you pass me the eraser, Linda? Sorry, I didnt hear you. I _ about the difficult chemistry problem.A. thought B. am thinkingC. was thinking D. think4 / 4213. The old man is badly ill. He can _ remember the friends and things _ he has known for years.Im sorry to hear that.A. sure; who B. sure; thatC. hardly; that D. hardly; who14. _ will you leave for Fuzhou?In a few days.A. How many B. How soonC. How often D. How long15. Our village has changed a lot._.A. So theirs has B. So has theirsC. So they are D. So is theirsII.完形填空。My parents took me to Japan when I was young. I lived there for five years. 16 I came back, my Japanese was very good. “Can I do something useful with my Japanese?” I asked myself.Then, one day, I got a good opportunity5 / 42Everyone was afraid of SARS, so I stayed at home with 17 to do.My father brought me a Japanese book. “Why dont you translate it into Chinese? It will be better than 18 computer games all day.”I promised to translate 2,000 words each day. But 19 I found it was hard to keep the promise.One day in May, the weather was beautiful. But I couldnt go out. Those 2,000 words were still 20 me.After translating only three pages, I already lost interest in the book.I looked at it for a long time. But I couldnt make myself turn the pages. How I 21 I could just go outside and play football with my friends！I counted the words again and again. I just wanted to give up.I felt as if there were two people fighting22 my mind. One said, “Dont give up！Kee p working hard，and youll do it well!” But then the other said, “Go and play！ It will be more 23 than 6 / 42translating. Do your work tomorrow.”I stood up and was going to 24 the computer. But then I remembered 25 my parents had told me, “Whatever you do, dont stop half way.” So I sat down and went on with it.16. A. Because B. UntilC. Since D. When17. A. nothing B. somethingC. everything D. anything18. A. be played B. playingC. played D. plays19. A. just then B. right nowC. soon D. suddenly20. A. talking to B. looking atC. smiling at D. waiting for21. A. thought B. feltC. wished D. decided22. A. in B. with C. about D. for23. A. fun B. important 7 / 42C. useful D. dangerous24. A. turn on B. turn off C. open D. close25. A. how B. where C. which D. whatIII.阅读理解AVan Gogh was born in Holland in 1853. He enjoyed drawing as a child. His first connection with paintings came in 1869. He worked for an art dealer in London and Paris for four years, before he became a teacher in England for a short time. He moved back to France in 1877 and soon began to paint. He didnt stay long in Paris. He was attracted by the colours of the countryside and, in1888, he moved to Ales, a small town in the south of France. There, he painted his most famous paintings.He enjoyed painting people, farms, flowers, and other natural things. Some of his most famous paintings are The Potato Eaters, The Starry Night, and several different Sunflower paintings. The Starry Night 8 / 42is now kept in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. There is a quiet village and a tall black tree under an angry sky. Some people say that it shows a war in Van Goghs mind between peace and