2008年中考英语试卷.doc

2008年中考英语试卷

（考试时间：100分钟 满分：140分）

第一部分 选择题（共90分）

一、听力（20分）
A）听对话，从所给选项中选出最佳答案回答问题，每段对话听两遍。
听下面5段对话，回答第1—5题。
1．When is Jack’s birthday?
A．December 24． B．December 25． C．December 26．
2．Who enjoyed the film according to the dialogue7
A．The man． B．The woman． C．The woman’s sister．
3．Where does the dialogue probably take place?
A．At the man’s house． B．In the kitchen． C．At a restaurant
4．What are they talking about?
A．A new dress． B．A beautiful woman C．A husband．
5．What sports does the woman like in summer?
A．Swimming． B．Playing tennis． C．Skiing．

听下面一段对话，回答第6—7题。
6．Where will they go first?
A．Sun Park． B．Bird Island． C．The town
7．What will they do on the island?
A．Plant trees． B．See some birds． C．Pick some flowers．

听下面一段对话，回答第8—9题。
8．How did the woman feel this morning?
A．She felt as bad as last night．
B．She felt better than last night．
C．She felt worse than last night．
9．What is the woman’s temperature?
A．It iS a little high． B．It iS all right． C．It iS a 1ittle low．

听下面一段对话，回答第10—12题。
10．What is the problem with the woman?
A．She doesn’t know what kind of shoes to buy
B．She doesn’t know what color to choose．
C．She can’t decide what size shoes to buy．
1l．How do you like the man?
A．He is careless． B．He is helpful． C．He is clever．
12．How much are the shoes?
A．8 Yuan． B．18 Yuan． C．80 Yuan．

听下面一段对话，回答第13—15题。
13．Who is going to Australia?
A．The man． B．The woman． C．Maggie．
14．Why wouldn’t the woman like to live in Australia7
A．Because she will miss her family．
B．Because she doesn’t like the D1ace
C．Because she has no friends there．
15．What will the man worry about if he moves to Australia?
A．His friends． B．The language． C．His family．

B）听短文，从所给选项中选出最佳答案。听两遍。
16．The speaker got up at in the morning．
A．5：00 B．6：00 C．7：00
17．Early every morning the speaker had to ．
A．go to school B．feed the chickens C．go to church
18．The speaker and his sister did not go to school by bus because ．
A．there was no bus there
B．their family was poor
C．their parents thought walking was good for them
19．On Sundays the speaker used to ．
A．play in the street
B．stay at home all day
C．go to church three times
20．The speaker thinks
A．the streets are safer now
B．children are happier now
C．children were happier in the past

二、单项选择（15分）
从下列每题所给的选项中，选择一个最佳答案。
21．—I’m sorry I’m late，because the traffic is bad．
— ，but tomorrow，please be on time．
A．It’s a pleasure B．You’re welcome C．It doesn’t matter D. That’s right
22．It rained heavily this morning，but of my classmates were away from school.
A．neither B．none C．all D．both
23．—An earthquake hit Indonesia（印尼）yesterday. —— terrible news!
A．How a B．What a C．How D．What
24．—Where’s Sam? ——H e for France．
A．had left B．has left C．1eft D．will leave
25．Please be quiet．We are not allowed much noise in the reading room．
A．to make B．make C．making D．to making
26．Let’s stop ．I know a good restaurant near here．
A．to have a meal B．to have a rest C．having a rest D．having a meal
27．—Never touch my computer while I’m away．—— .
A．I shouldn’t B．I mustn’t C．I won’t D. I don’t
28．—What about the pen you bought yesterday?
—It well．I like it very much．
A．was written B．is written C．wrote D．writes
29．—Dad，look at the building．It is on fire.
—Call 119 mobile phone right now．
A. in B．by C．on D．with
30． people in the world are sending and receiving e—mails every day．
A．Million of B．Many millions of
C．Several million of D．Several millions
31．—Thank God．It’s Friday again．A nice weekend．
— .
A. Me too B．Yes，I’ll be free then
C．That’s all right D．The same to you
32．Usually，Betty in colorful T—shirts in summer．
A．wears B．is dressed C．is wearing D．dresses
33． the word in the dictionary，and you’ll get the meaning by yourselves．
A．Look at B．Look up C．Look for D．Look over
34．—Don’t you think Hong Zhanhui is the boy who moves China?
— ．We must 1earn from him．
A．Yes，I do B．No，I don’t
C．Yes，I hope so D．No，I’m not sure
35．—Could you tell me to go to Hainan by air?
—Just a minute，please．I have to check my computer．
A．how much does it cost B．how much did it cost
C．how much it cost D．how much it costs

三、完形填空（15分）
阅读短文，从每题所给选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When 1 was 18，one morning，my father told me to drive him into a town， about 18 miles away．I had just learned to drive，so I 36 with pleasure．First we came to the town．Then I took the car to a nearby garage （汽车修理厂）to have it 37 and promised（答应）to pick Dad up at 4 P．m．Because I had a few 38 to spend，I decided to go to the 39 ．However。I became so interested in the films that I forgot the 40 ．When the last film finished，it was 6 o’clock．
I was afraid Dad would be 41 and never let me drive again，so I drove back 42 to meet Dad and made an excuse for my being late．I’11 never forget the 43 he gave me
“I’m disappointed（失望的）that you feel you 44 lie（说谎）to me，Jack．I’m angry，
not with you but with myself．I have failed 45 I’ve brought up（抚养）a son who can not even 4 6 the truth to his own father．I’m going to 47 home now and think seriously about where I have gone wrong all these years．”
Dad began walking along the road．I begged 48 ，telling him how drove 49 him for 18 miles，at a speed of 5 miles an hour．It was the most 50 lesson．I have never 1ied to him ever since．
36．A．said B．agreed C．answered D．replied
37．A．repaired B．stopped C．produced D．locked
38．A．weeks B．days C．hours D．vminutes
39．A．restaurant B．supermarket C．cinema D．bookshop
40．A．time B．car C．garage D．place
41．A．glad B．angry C．kind D．polite
42．A．slowly B．quietly C．easily D．quickly
43．A．the laugh B．the cry C．the look D．the smile
44．A．will B．have to C．would D．used to
45．A．though B．if C．because D．when
46．A．talk B．speak C．say D．tell
47．A．drive B．walk C．run D．ride
48．A．by the way B．all the way C．in the same way D．in a different way
49．A．behind B．before C．with D．in front of
50．A．difficult B．interesting C．forgetful D．successful

四、阅读理解（40分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
（A）
In Singapore，many middle school students spend a lot of their time on their studies． Good education is often regarded as a ticket to Success in their future．So，many of these students try their best to get a good mark in their examinations．They have a lot of homework every day and exams are a big headache．Sometimes，some of them are even made to go to remedial（补习的）classes after schoo1．
Schools run programmes outside school hours．The students can take part in sports and games，music and dance，hiking and rock—climbing，etc．They are also very active in community service（社区服务）．
In their spare time，most students like to listen to pop music．Hollywood blockbusters（大片），Hong Kong and Singapore movies are very popular among them．They understand IT very well．Some of them also spend their free time surfing the Internet，e—mailing their friends，playing computer and video games．
They sometimes go to cafes，fast—food restaurants，shopping centers and big bookstores．
So，it looks like life as a middle school student in Singapore is not easy but it is rich and colorful.
51．Many students want to get good education to be——in the future．
A．popular B．successful C．comfortable D．generous
52. go to remedial classes after school in Singapore
A．A11 of the students B．Few of the students
C．N0t all the students D．Most of the students
53．In the school，the students can’t outside school hours.
A．have sports B．dance C．go hiking D．go to a restaurant
54．According to the passage，most students in Singapore like ．
A．Hollywood blockbusters B．writing to their friends
C．talking to their friends D．having exams
55．The meaning of the underlined sentence in the passage is ．
A．the middle schoo1 students’ life in Singapore is easy
B．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is amazing
C．the middle school students’ life in Singapore is boring
D．the middle school students’ lire in Singapore is hard，but it’s interesting
（B）
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57．Many pictures in the book “Learning How to Learn” can .
A．make the book beautiful B．make the children draw beautifully
C．make the book sell well D．make the children understand the book easily
58．“ ”can tell you the meaning of the different marks in a dictionary．
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C．Basic Study Manual
D．How to Use a Dictionary Picture Book for Children
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60．The purpose（目的）of the passage is to ．
A．sell the three books to children B．help children learn English
C．help the children learn about nature D．use a dictionary to pronounce correctly

（C）
On a Friday night，a poor young violinist was playing his violin at the entrance of the subway station．The music was so great that people slowed down to listen and put some money into his hat．
The next day，the violinist came to the entrance again．He put down his hat as usual． Beside the hat was a piece of paper with some words on it．It said，“A George Sang has put an important thing into my hat by mistake．Welcome to claim（认领）it．”Soon the people were all attracted by the words and wondered what it could be．After a while a man rushed through the crowd，took the violinist’s shoulders and said，“I knew you would certainly come here．”The violinist asked，“Did you lose something?” “Lottery（彩票） ”The violinist took out a lottery ticket with Sang’s name on it．Sang took it and danced happily．
Sang was an office worker．He bought the lottery and won a prize of$500，000．But when he gave$50 to the violinist for his wonderful music，the lottery ticket was thrown in， too．The violinist was a college student．That morning，he was going to fly to Vienna for high education．However，when he found the ticket，he cancelled the flight and returned to the entrance．
Later someone asked the violinist why he didn’t take the lottery ticket to pay the tuition fee（学费）．He said “Although I don’t have much money，I live happily．If I lose honesty（诚实），I won’t be happy forever．”
61．The young man played the violin for at the entrance．
A．pleasure B．money C．10ve D．friends
62．George Sang put into the violinist’s hat on a Friday night．
A. money B．10ttery C．money and lottery D．nothing
63.George Sang was very to see the young violinist the next day．
A. worried B．sorry C．sad D．happy
64．The underlined word “cancelled” means ．
A．取消 B．延误 C．预定 D．结束
65．What’s the best title（标题）for this passage?
A. The meaning of honesty B．An office worker and a lottery ticket
C．The importance of being honest D．A violinist and an office worker

（D）
On October 12，2005，China launched its second manned spaceship，Shenzhou VI，send— mg two spacemen into space．It was the second time that our country had sent up manned spaceship after Shenzhou V. China has become the third country to send people to space after Russia and the USA．
Shenzhou VI lifted off on a Long March 2F rocket from Jiuquan，Gansu Province．Two spacemen Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng traveled around the earth 80 times in 115 hours and thirty—two minutes and landed safely in the Inner Mongolian grasslands on October 17，2005．
The spaceship has three modules（飞船舱）：the orbital module where scientific experiments（实验）like testing space foods and drinks are done；the re—entry capsule where the spacemen spent most of their time。 and the service module，which has fuel（燃料），air and other technical equipment（技术设备）in it．
Unlike Yang Liwei’s space trip two years ago，Fei and Nie went up and down between the modules for scientific experiments. For the first time，they took off their space suits and moved around in the modules freely． From space，Fei and Nie could make long distance calls to their families at the launch centre．Nie’s daughter even sang“Happy Birthday”to her Dad during the phone call.
It 1s said that our country will launch Shenzhou VII in 2007．The plan for Shenzhou VII is to make China’s first space walk possible．Later，Shenzhou VIll will start to build China’s first space station．China also plans to land on the moon by 2010．
66．So far， have sent people into space．
A．China，UK and USA B．China，Russia and USA
C．China，USA and Japan D．China，Russia and UK
67．The spacemen Fei and Nie traveled around the earth for nearly days．
A．4 B．5 C．6 D．7
68．We can infer（推断）Fei and Nie had foods and drinks in in the spaceship.
A．the orbital module B．the service module
C．the re-entry capsule D．the launch centre
69．Which statement（陈述）is NOT RIGHT according to the passage?
A．Shenzhou V1 was sent up into space in G dnsu Province．
B．The re-entry capsule has ruel and air in it．
C．Nie Haisheng spent his birthday in the spaceship．
D．China will probably w