1、2014年厦门市初中毕业及高中阶段各类学校招生考试英 语(试卷满分:150分 考试时间:120分钟)准考证号_ 姓名_ 座位号_注意事项:本试卷分为两大部分,第一部分(1-61小题)为选择题,请考生将答案用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡上;第二部分为非选择题,请考生将答案用0.5毫米的黑色签字笔书写在答题卡上。第一部分(选择题)(一)听力测试(每小题1.5分,共30分)I. Listen and choose the right pictures.(听音,选择符合内容情景的图片。听两遍) 1. A BC 2. A BC 3. A BC 4. A B CII. Listen to some short d
2、ialogues and choose the right answers to the questions you hear. (听简短对话,然后挑选最佳答案回答所听到的问题。听两遍)5.A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife.C. Doctor and patient.6. A. At the police station.B. In the street.C. Near a park.7.A. A computer programmer.B. A basketball player.C. A reporter.8.A. How to cel
3、ebrate Fathers Day.B. How to buy gifts.C. How to camp.9.A. Kitty.B. Linda.C. Henry.10.A. Tea.B. Juice.C. Milk.III. Listen to a long dialogue and a passage, then choose the right answers to questions 11-16. (听一篇较长对话和一篇短文,然后选择正确答案作答11-16小题。听两遍)Text A11. John wants to spend his summer vacation _. A. do
4、ing part-time jobsB. traveling abroadC. studying at home12. John feels _ these days. A. excitedB. relaxedC. tired 13. The woman finally advises John to go to _. A. CanadaB. FranceC. HawaiiText B14. _ was a taxi driver. A. PeterB. Mike C. Charles15. Annas husband arrived home _ that afternoon. A. at
5、4:15B. at 4:50C. at 5:00 16. Anna and her friends couldnt have the meat for dinner because _. A. the meat her husband bought went badB. her husband didnt help prepare itC. her husband forgot to buy it.注意:请将该题的答案书写在答题卡的第二部分IV. Listen to a passage, then fill in the blanks with the right words. (听一篇短文,
6、用恰当的单词填空完成62-65小题,每空一词。听三遍)CitiesWeatherLowest temperature(C)Highest temperature(C)62._Foggy and humid2531Hong KongDry and windy63._28TokyoCloudy and rainy 2364. _Singapore来源:Zxxk.Com65. _2933.(二)基础知识与运用(每小题1.5分,共30分)V. 选择填空:从A、B、C中,选出一个最佳答案完成句子。17. Hello, Jeff speaking. May I speak to Mr. Gordon? _
7、. He is on business. A. Sorry, he isnt inB. Thank you for callingC. Not at all18. Is _ here? No. Kate is ill in hospital. A. someoneB. anyoneC. everyone19. Look! The passenger in front of you _ games with his HTC One M8. A. is playingB. are playingC. were playing20. How do you like the 2014 FIFA Wor
8、ld Cup Brazil? Its very _ . Im loving it. A. boringB. disappointingC. exciting21. What are you going to do this weekend, Laura? I _ go to see the movie Coming Home, but Im not sure. A. mustB. needC. might22. _ does it take from our school to the farm by bus? About one hour and a half. A. How farB. H
9、ow longC. How often23. Whos going to _ the baby while her mother is away? A. look atB. look afterC. look like24. Hi, Kimmy. Do you know Jam Hsiao? Sure. He is a popular singer _ comes from Taiwan. A. whoB. whichC. whom25. I love Xiamen, _ the weather here. It is neither too hot nor too cold all the
10、year round. A. usuallyB. specially C. especially26. This June is a special month for me. Im wondering _ the beautiful days in middle school. 来源:Zxxk.Com A. what will remind me ofB. what will I remind ofC. what I will remind of27. Jimmy_ in Shanghai for seven years. Now he lives abroad with his fathe
11、r. A. studiesB. studiedC. has studied28. It shouldnt take long to clear up after the get-together if we all volunteer to help. I quite agree with you. _. A. Practice makes perfect B. Many hands make light work C. Better late than neverVI. 完形填空:从A、B、C中,选择一个最佳答案,使短文意思完整。In a great hotel, Tony got up e
12、arly and was enjoying the first day of his holiday. After breakfast he was walking downstairs to the lobby(大厅) 29 suddenly he heard a loud, high cry. A woman named Cathy rushed 30 the lobby and shouted “Help!”.She said she had just woken up in her room and heard someone knock at the door. “I went to
13、 31 the door with a glass full of juice in my hand,” said Cathy. “But then someone at the 32 hit me suddenly and I passed out(昏倒). When I finally 33 I found my handbag had been stolen.”Tony looked at Cathy. Her face was bruised(淤青的). He 34 Cathy to her room and found that the door was wide open. He
14、35 saw a glass full of juice. At the time, Tony turned to Cathy and said, “I dont know how you broke your face but Im pretty sure that youre 36 ! ”Why does Tony think that?29. A. whenB. whileC. before30. A. outsideB. aroundC. into31. A. force B. openC. close32. A. windowB. kitchenC. door33. A. woke
15、upB. went outC. came over34. A. ledB. followedC. showed35. A. stillB. onlyC. also36. A. playingB. lyingC. fighting(三)阅读理解(每小题2分,共50分)VII. 阅读下面五篇短文,根据文章的内容选择最佳答案作答37-61小题。ABen goes to a flight school and asks to have helicopter flying lessons. The owner agrees and asks an instructor to show him how t
16、o fly the helicopter. After a couple of hours, the instructor says, “OK, you can go now. Have fun!”So Ben starts up the motor and takes off. He goes up to about 500 metres and then radios in. “Im doing great! I love it! Lots of beautiful sights.”At about 1,000 metres, Ben radios in again. “This is e
17、asy!” Then the instructor watches as he climbs over 1,500 metres. And now shes beginning to worry because Ben hasnt radioed in. A few minutes later, the instructor watches with fear as Ben crashes(飞机失事) about half a kilometer away. The instructor runs over and pulls Ben from the wreckage(残骸). “What
18、happened?” the instructor asks. “I dont know.” Ben replies. “Everything was going fine, but as I got higher, I was starting to get cold, so I turned off the big fan thing and then.”37. Ben takes his helicopter flying lessons _.A. at homeB. at a radio stationC. at a flight school38. The underlined pa
19、rt “radios in” is closest in meaning to “_”.A. communicates with someone by radioB. puts the radio inside C. turns on the radio39. At a height of about _ metres, the instructor is starting to worry about Ben.A. 500 B. 1,000 C. 1,500 40. According to the passage, we know that Ben _.A. was killed in t
20、he crash about half a kilometer away B. was doing fine with the flying at different heightsC. was feeling cold on the helicopter before the crash41. The possible reason for the crash is that Ben _.A. shut off the big fan thing on the helicopterB. refused to talk with the instructorC. kept radioing i
21、n on the helicopterBOne day a farmers donkey fell into an unwanted well. The animal cried for hours as the farmer tried to find out what to do. Finally, he decided it just wasnt worth saving because the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway. He invited all his neighbors to c
22、ome over and help him. They each held a shovel(铁铲) and began to shovel dirt(泥土) into the well. At first the donkey cried loudly when he realized what was happening. Then, a few shovel-fulls later, he quieted down completely. The farmer looked down into the well, and was greatly surprised by what he
23、saw. With every shovel-full of dirt that hit his back, the donkey would shake it off and take a step up on the new layer of dirt.As the farmers neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, to the great surprise of everyone, the donke
24、y stepped up over the edge of the well and walked off fast. Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The good way of getting out of the well is to stop crying, and not to let the dirt bury(埋葬) you, but to shake it off and take a step up. Each one of our troubles is a stepping-stone. W
25、e can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.42. The farmers donkey _ one day.A. fell on the roadB. fell into a wellC. lost its way43. From the underlined sentence, we may know the farmer decided to _ the donkey.A. buryB. saveC. look for44
26、. After the farmer looked down into the well, he felt _.A. terribleB. shockedC. angry45. The correct order of the following is _.a. The donkey at first cried loudly when he realized what was happening. b. The farmers neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal.c. The donkey stepped up ov
27、er the edge of the well and walked off fast. d. The farmer and his neighbors began to shovel the dirt into the well.A. d, a, b, cB. d, b, a, cC. a, d, b, c 46. The best title for the passage would be_.A. An Unlucky Donkey B. Never Stopping, Never Giving Up C. A Crazy Farmer And His NeighborsCPop-ups
28、 are shops, restaurants or art galleries that open for a few days, weeks, or months, then close again. They are often advertised through Facebook and Twitter, or by word-of-mouth. Pop-ups can appear in all kinds of places: the street, the park, train stations, hotel lobbies, department stores, city
29、squares. Theyre popular in the UK, Australia, Canada and the United States, and many other countries.There are several types of pop-up shops. The Swedish menswear brand Brothers hasThe Suitcase Store. This is a large, old-fashioned suitcase with built-in shelves for the companys suits, ties, and shi
30、rts. Its touring most big Swedish cities. In 2008,Reebok opened a one-month store called FLASH in New York Citys CVZ modernart gallery; and WIRED magazine opens an electronic shop every winter in New YorkCity with a big launch party full of famous people.Pop-up restaurants often use clever marketing
31、 tricks(计谋) to attract customers. People dont know where The Disappearing Dining Club is until its fully-booked. One of their events was made up of a five-course dinner with welcome cocktails and canaps for 55. They also had DJs and live music. The 180 Restaurant and Bar in Paris opens for 180 days
32、from 7th January to 7th July.It lies on the top floor of the Pullman Hotel, with fantastic views of the Eiffel Tower.One new item is added to the menu on the seventh day of each month. Its advertised by word-of-mouth.Fancy (想要) going to a pop-up?47. Pop-ups are often advertised _.A. in the same plac
33、e B. through textbook and TwitterC. by word-of-mouth 48. _ types of pop-up shops are mentioned in the text.A. ThreeB. FourC. Six49. _ had DJs and live music.A. The WIRED magazineB. The Disappearing Dining ClubC. The Suitcase Store50. _ opens for about half a year.A. The 180 Restaurant and Bar in Par
34、is B. The Pullman HotelC. FLASH51. The text is mainly about _.A. the development of pop-up shopsB. the marketing tricks of some pop-up restaurants C. the introduction of a new way to shop and eat pop-upsDWhen Greg Hoffman opened his Christmas present from his mother, he was deeply impressed with the
35、 18-point contract(合约) he had to sign, which says how he is to use his new iPhone.“I just couldnt understand. Why did mother really have to do this?” he told a reporter from Good morning America.Some of the rules made by Janell Hoffman are that she owns the phone and pays for it and she will always
36、know the password(密码) and the phone should be handed over each night. Greg should also get ready to receive the calls from his parents at any time if he wants to keep his new phone.“If it rings, answer it. Say hello and be polite. Do not ever pay no attention to a phone call if the screen reads Mom
37、or Dad. Not ever,” Rule 3 says.Failing to follow the above rules and other rules such as not taking it to school and turning it off in public will result in the 13-year-old boy losing his new phone.“You are a good boy and you should get this gift. But with acceptance of this present come rules. Plea
38、se read through the following contract. I hope that you understand it is my job to bring you up a well-rounded, healthy young man who can keep up with the changes of technology and not be ruled by it. Failing to obey the following list will result in losing your iPhone,” the contract says.“I love yo
39、u and look forward to sharing several million text messages with you in the days to come,” the contract adds.The rules are made to teach him to break the bad habits that many teens get into when using their mobile phones.52. _ impressed Greg Hoffman deeply.A. The new iPhoneB. The reporters interview
40、C. The 18-point contract53. According to the rules, _ is the owner of the iPhone.A. Greg HoffmanB. Janell Hoffman C. the reporter54. From the text, we know that Greg _.A. can leave the iPhone on all day and all night B. can take the iPhone to school and use it in publicC. isnt allowed to keep his iP
41、hones password secret55. We can learn from the text that Janell Hoffman _.A. is good at teaching her child B. doesnt think her son is a good boyC. believes its bad for her son to follow the fashions56. The purpose of Janells signing the contract with her son is to _.A. help other teenagers to break
42、habits of using their mobile phones B. share more text messages with her son in the days to comeC. teach her son how to use the iPhone properlyEIt seems very natural that if you have two dollars and add two dollars to them, you have four dollars. But do you know it took man millions of years to be a
43、ble to think this way? In fact, one of the most difficult things to teach children is the idea of numbers.In ancient times, when a man wanted to tell how many animals he owned, he had no system (体系) of numbers to use. He put a stone or pebble into a bag for each animal. The more animals, the more st
44、ones or pebbles he had. It may explain why the word “calculate” comes from the Latin word “calculus” which means “stone”.Later on, man used tally marks to count. People would just scratch(划下) a line or tally mark for each object they wanted to count, but they had no word to tell the number.The next step in the development of the number system was probably to use fingers. Again we have word that goes back to this. The word “digit” comes form the Latin word “digitus”. It means “finger”! An