D

As we know, it is not easy to build a satellite. Building a traditional satellite normally takes years. The costs can be as high as $ 250 million or more. Most members of the design teams have worked in the field for a long time. They hold advanced degrees in math, science, or engineering.

But things are changing. High costs, unusual educational requirements and long start-up times are no longer an obstacle to space exploration. The scientists at Stanford University have developed a new type of tiny, inexpensive earth-orbiting satellites that go from ideas to launch(发射) in a year.

So far, college students have built and launched several cube-shaped satellites, or Cubesats. At least 15 more are ready to go. Those already in orbit(轨道) take pictures, collect information and send it back to the earth, just as regular satellites do.

But you might not even have to wait until you get to college to start designing and building your own satellite. A new program called KatySat aims to get teenagers to take part. Once kids understand what satellites can do, says Ben Yuan, an engineer at Lockheed Martin in Menlo Park, Calif, the kinds of applications they’ll come up with may be countless.

“We’d like to put this technology(技术) in your hands,” he tells kids. “We’re going to teach you how to operate a satellite. Then we want to turn it over to you as a sandbox for you to play in. We want you to take the technology into new directions that we haven’t thought of yet.”

Education isn’t the only goal of CubeSats. Because these tiny, technology-filled boxes are relatively inexpensive to build and can be put together quickly, they’re perfect for testing new technologies that might one day be used on major space tasks.

The biggest challenge now is to find ways to bring the satellites back to the earth after a year or two. Otherwise, major highways of space junk could gradually increase as CubeSats become more common.

Nowdays challenge and high school students are getting a chance to learn what it takes to explore in space. Someday—perhaps a lot sooner than you imagine—you might get to design, build and launch your own satellite. If you do, you’re sure to have fun. And you might also get crazy about science for life.

58.Compared with the traditional ones, the new satellites ___________.

A. need long start-up times       B. are low-cost and small-sized

C. are very hard to operate       D. collect more information in orbit

59. What does the underlined word “obstacle” mean?

A. An aim to achieve in the near future.

B. An imagination that kids usually have.

C. Something dangerous to terrify people.

D. Something difficult that stands in the way.

60. According to the passage, which of the following is true?

A. CubeSats could possibly cause pollution in space.

B. A few kids will send applications for the project.

C. Scientists designed CubeSats for kids to play with.

D. Students can’t design satellites without college education.

61. What’s the purpose of the author writing the passage?

A. To show that high technology brings a big change in kids’ life.

B. To show that kids lead the space research into a new direction.

C. To tell us that satellite technology can also be learned by kids.

D. To tell us that kids must study hard to learn satellite technology.

五、听力填表(略)

六、单词拼写(共5小题，计5分)

根据句义完成句中已给出首字母的单词。将每个完整的单词写在各小题右边的横线上。

67. The f       horse can’t be controlled. What should I do?                  67.

68. I want to buy two b__________ of flowers.                              68.

69. Paul walked into the bedroom s_______ for his wife and baby were sleeping.   69.

70. This kind of skirt looks nice and s_________ well.                        70.

71. They lost t________ in the nice scenery and forgot everything.               71.

七、综合填空(共10空，计10分)

阅读短文，根据短文内容和已给出的首字母，在空白处填入适当的单词。将完整的单词写在短文后面的横线上。

Dogs are very good pets. They are very f  72   to people and very beautiful, too. Most dogs get on well with c  73  and their parents. Others are good watchdogs because they cry loudly when a s  74  person arrives.

When you buy a dog, an important thing to think about is its s  75  --buy a small dog if your home is small and a bigger one if y  76  is larger. Many people don’t know what to feed their dogs. Dogs eat a  77  anything! They like meat, rice and lots of other things. You can buy lots of food m  78  for dogs in shops. Don’t let your dog eat too much. Feed it only once a day. Always l  79  some clean water for your dog. It can get t  80  very quickly, especially in summer.

Remember that dogs need e  81  . You should take it for a walk every day. Don’t keep your dog inside all day.

72.             73.             74.             75.              76.

77.             78.             79.             80.              81.

八、阅读表达 (共5小题，计10分)

阅读短文，根据要求完成下面各小题。

In a classroom in any countries, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language. He or she teaches something behind—the culture(文化)of the country.

In a country such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they pay much attention to personal ideas. Teachers try to make each student special. Students do not have to remember a lot of information, instead, they work and find answers by themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom.

At an early age students learn to have their own ideas. Their education encourages personal thought(思想).

84The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not only to get the correct answer.

In most Asian countries, people have the same language, history and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the education there pays more attention to group goals than personal ideas. Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework. In the classroom, the ways of teaching are often very traditional. The teacher says, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students repeat(重复) rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind.

In many ways these differences come from different educational ideas. In Western countries teachers are taught to help students to learn. They make it easier for the students to learn by themselves. 85In some Asian countries, however, teachers often feel that their job is to pass knowledge to students.

(一)根据短文内容简要回答问题。

82. What does the education in the United States encourage?

83. Which does the education in some Asian countries pay more attention to, group goals or personal ideas?

(二) 将短文中划线的句子译成汉语。

84.__________________________________________________________________________

85.__________________________________________________________________________

(三)请给短文拟一个适当的标题。

86.__________________________________________________________________________

九、完成句子(共4小题，计6分)

根据汉语意思用英语完成句子，将答案写在横线上。

87. 在很多国家狗常常做向导。

Dogs are often _________ _________guides in many countries.

88. 同桌送我的礼物100多元。

The present _________my deskmate gave me _________ more _________ 100 yuan.

89. 林涛需要买一辆新自行车。

Lin Tao _________ _________ _________ a new bike.

90. 大声朗读是练习发音的好方法。

____________________________________________________________________.

十、书面表达(20分)

请你根据下面的提示，写一篇新闻报道。

时间：2006年8月8日            地点：青岛海滨

情景：9号台风，海上浪高达10米多，众多游客观海。

事件：一女子落水，男青年魏青刚三次跳入大海救人，历时40分钟将女子营救上岸。

参考词汇：Seashore, rough sea water, Typhoon No. 9

总结：以上就是中考英语模拟试题的全部内容，希望同学们在做题的过程中养成不断总结的好习惯，考试中避免出现技术性错误，在中考中取得最好的成绩!

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