2019年河北中考英语能力提升模拟试卷（1）
Ⅰ.单项选择(10小题，每题1分，共15分)
1. Her name is Lily. There is a letter of ______ in the office.
A. his B. hers C. yours D. theirs
2. There are few ______ in the fridge. Let’s go and buy some peas, carrots and cabbages.
A. vegetables B. fruit C. meat D. eggs
3. Steven managed to work out a difficult problem by himself. What a ______ boy!
A. friendly B. healthy C. honest D. clever
4. Nobody brings you anything ______ you pay the price.
A. because B. unless C. until D. if
5. Everyone is studying in the library. You ______ talk loudly here.
A. needn’t B. may C. can’t D. must
6. Would you please move away these desks? They ______ too much room.
A. take up B. take off C. take away D. take down
7. I talked to a foreigner on the bus. My heart ______ rapidly.
A. beats B. will beat C. is beating D. was beating
8. I ______ my best in the competition. And I get the first place.
A. try B. tried C. will try D. have tried
9. A school bus ______ to take children to and from school.
A. uses B. used C. is used D. was used
10. I’m looking for a supermarket. Could you tell me ______?
A. where it is B. when it is C. what it does D. how it does
II.完型填空 ( 共10小题，每小题1分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I have been interested in biology since my childhood. Part of the reason is my biology teacher. Whenever I recall my school life, I __11__ think of my biology teacher in my middle school. I still cannot forget one of the lessons he has given us.
One day, my biology teacher asked us a question in the class, “What __12__ are the leaves?”
“Green,” my __13__ and I answered together.
“What do they _14__?” the teacher asked again.
“They are oval (椭圆形的),” answered some of my classmates.
However, the teacher said nothing. Instead, he led us to the small __15__ in our school. There we were asked to __16__ all kinds of leaves.
When all the leaves were put on the desks, he asked us to __17__ his question again. Then all of us found the leaves have 18 colors and shapes.
The biology class was over. __19_ I learned not only some knowledge but also a truth about life. If we want to know something completely, we should study it in practice __20__ following others. Nothing in the world is as simple as saying a leaf is green.
11. A. sometimes B. seldom C. never D. always
12. A. color B. time C. size D. shape
13. A. teachers B. sisters C. classmates D. friends
14. A. cut off B. feel like C. get off D. look like
15. A. park B. garden C. zoo D. library
16. A. make B. buy C. collect D. produce
17. A. guess B. imagine C. decide D. answer
18. A. different B. interesting C. same D. boring
19. A. So B. Or C. But D. For
20. A. instead of B. thanks to C. because of D. such as
