2012年中招英语模拟试题(二)一 单项选择。（15分）( ) 01. In order to make it clear, I must go up to _ second floor and ask him _ second time. A. the; a B. a; the C. the; the D. /; a( ) 02. There are quite a few old books on the shelf, but _ of them is useful to him. A. both B. all C. neither D. none( ) 03. There are two _ in the city. A. cars factory B. cars factories C. factories of cars D. car factories( ) 04. The doctor worked for _ after twelve oclock. A. two more hours B. another two hour C. two another hour D. more two hours( ) 05. - Peter, how old is your father this year? - _. And we just had a party for his _ birthday last weekend. A. Fortieth; forty B. Forty; forty C. Forty; fortieth D. Fortieth; fortieth( ) 06. We will never forget what happened _ the afternoon of May 12, 2008. A. at B. in C. to D. on( ) 07. Do you know the young lady _ your mother is talking? A. who B. whom C. with whom D. with who( ) 08. The dish is delicious! - Well, at least its _ the one I cocked yesterday. A. as good as B. worse than C. as well as D. as bad as( ) 09. Have you bought that digital camera? - No, I cant afford it. The price is a bit too _, I think. A. low B. high C. cheap D. expensive( ) 10. Though he has studied _at Russian for ten months, he can still _speak the language. A. hard; hard B. hard; hardly C. hardly; hard D. hardly; hardly( ) 11. They had to _ the 800-meter-race because of the bad weather. A. put on B. put off C. put away D. put down( ) 12. Sorry, but your address again, please. I _ catch it. - Its 18 Hongxing Road. A. didnt B. dont C. wont D. wouldnt( ) 13. Do you know when Dr. White _ for dinner this evening? - No, but I think he _ when he is free. A. will come; comes B. will come; will come C. comes; comes D. comes; will come( ) 14. The young man was often seen _ by the lake. A. to draw B. to drawing C. draw D. drew( ) 15. Did Mrs. King leave a message? - Yes. She wanted to know _ this Sunday. A. who you would go shopping B. if you would go shopping with her C. that you will go shopping D. when will you go shopping with her 二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） Lofton(洛夫顿) is a little village not far from Manchester(曼彻斯特)。 Like many 16_ village near towns or cities, it is clean and quiet. Not many families 17_ there, so the people all know _18_. Most of them are friendly and helpful._19_ their homes are in Lofton, many people have jobs in Manchester. Some work in the big factories. 20_ work in shops or offices. Most of these people go to work by train. It usually takes them about _21_ to get from Lofton to Manchester.In the evening a lot of people like 22_ TV. If they want to see a film or listen to a concert, they _23_ go to Manchester. There are no cinemas in Lofton.Life in Lofton may not be so exciting as life in the _24_ cities, but it can be just as _25_ as there. That is why people in Lofton love their little village.( ) 16. A. any B. others C. the other D. other( ) 17. A. lives B. have lived C. live D. lived( ) 18. A. each another B. each other C. other one D. the other( ) 19. A. Though B. But C. So D. Because( ) 20. A. Little B. A little C. Few D. A few( ) 21. A. a half hour B. half hour C. half an hour D. half a hour( ) 22. A. to watching B. watch C. to be watched D. watching( ) 23. A. have to B. had to C. need D. ought( ) 24. A. more larger B. larger C. larger than other D. larger than( ) 25. A. interested B. more interested C. interesting D. more interesting三 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Have you ever noticed an advertisement which says “Learn a foreign language in six weeks, or your money back! From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send” and so on? Of course, it never happens quite like that. Anyone who learns a foreign language would think that it is not true.The only language that is easy to learn is the mother tongue. What is the mother tongue? It is the first and main language that you learnt when you were a child. And think how much practice that a child gets! Before the Second World War, people usually learned a foreign language in order to read the literary（文学的）works of the country. Nowadays, speaking the foreign language is what most people want. Every year many millions of people start learning one. How do they do it?Some people try at home, with books and tapes; some use radio or television programs; others go to evening classes. If