江苏省南通市2011中考英语冲刺模拟试卷一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）1. My friend John insisted that he had seen _ alien the day before. A. a B. an C. some D. any2. It is hard to imagine what life _ in 100 years. A. will like B. will be like C. likes D. might like3. The gravity on Mars is only about _ of that on Earth. A. 1/2 B. 2/3 C. 1/8 D. 3/84. We are wondering _ we can prevent people from polluting the earth. A. who B. that C. whether D. what5. _ provides many hours of air for astronauts in space. A. An air tank B. A power pack C. A helmet D. A space sleeping bag6. After half a days hard work, we made our classroom look as _ as new. A. well B. better C. best D. good7. Computers have made a great difference _ our everyday life. A. with B. of C. to D. for8. Mr Chen _ his mobile phone to the shop because it cant work at all. A. need to return B. needs return C. need returning D. needs to return9. _ do I have to change the robots batteries? Every two months. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How many10. The Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is still very strong, _ it is almost 43 years old. A. although B. but C. so D. because11. On the night of February 14th, 2011, all the Chinese _ by Guo Mingyi, a very common worker who _ more than 180 poor children since 1994. A. are moved, helps B. moved, helped C. were moved, has helped D. moved, have been helped12. _ made kung fu popular in the west. He is my hero. A. Christopher Columbus B. Bruce Lee C. Pel D. Elvis Presley13. All the children like the teachers _ can understand them. A. what B. which C. who D. whose14. I think that keeping a pet is just _ trouble. I dislike pets at all. A. too much B. too many C. too few d. too little15. _ means “What we do not have always seems better than what we have.” A. When the cats away, the mice will play. B. Dont put all your eggs in one basket. C. Too many cooks spoil the broth. D. The grass is always greener on the other side.三、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。While I was waiting to enter university, I saw in a newspaper a teaching job wanted at a school about ten miles from where I 16 . Because I was in great need of 17 and wanted to do something useful, I applied（申请）.Three days later, a letter 18 . It asked me to see the 19 at Croydon. It proved to be an 20 journeya train to Croydon station, a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at 21 a quarter of a mile. It was clearly that the headmaster himself opened the door. He was 22 and round.“The school” he said, “has a group of twenty-four boys 23 seven and thirteen.” I should have to teach all the 24 except art, 45 he taught himself. I should have to divide the class into 26 groups and teach them at three different 27 , and I was not 28 at the thought of teaching mathsa subject which I didnt do very well in at school. It was 29 that I had to teach them on Saturday afternoon because most of my friends would be 30 themselves at that time.Before I had time to ask about my salary（薪水）, he got up to his feet. “ Now,” he said. “ youd better meet my wife. She is the one who really runs this school.16. A. livedB. playedC. studiedD. worked17. A. helpB. moneyC. restD. force18. A. arrivedB. receivedC. returnedD. wrote19. A. editorB. teacherC. headmasterD. student20. A. comfortableB. difficultC. unpleasantD. short21. A. firstB. lastC. leastD. most22. A. badB. gladC. shortD. smiling23. A. betweenB. fromC. byD. under24. A. peopleB. subjectsC. boysD. knowledge25. A. whoB. whereC. whatD. which26. A. twoB. threeC. fourD. five27. A. subjectsB. lessonsC. levelsD. regions28. A. gladB. surprisedC. angryD. sad29. A. betterC. more excitingC. worseD. nicer30. A. enjoyingB. helpingC. studyingD. managing四、阅读理解A阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）AThe population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth. We need it!The Earth gives us a lot of things. We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good.In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants. However, animals cant get food from many of the things that we give the Earth. Animals and plants cant eat metal, plastic and glass. These things will stay in the ground for many, many years.Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put