2009年江苏省盐城市中考英语试题及答案.doc

2009年江苏省盐城市中考英语试题
本次考试时间为100分钟，卷面总分为120分。
第I卷（选择题，共60分）
一、单项选择（共15题，每题1分，计15分）
1. ―Have you heard the good ？
―Yes ！ The radio says China will send an explorer to Mars soon.
A. information B. news C. message D. idea
2. ―Who is the boy standing over there?
―Well ， if you know ， his name is Peter.
A. must B. may C. can D. shall
3. ―It's nice to see you again. Have you changed jobs? ―No, my cousin here.
A. I'm going to visit B. I'm visiting C. I visited D. I had visited
4. I'm his best friend. I know him well―probably than anyone else.
A. less B. wider C. better D. deeper
5. ―What about this red T-shirt? ,please.
―Thank you. But it's a little too large.
A. Put it up B. Take it off C. Hand it in D. Try it on
6. Love will last if we love the whole fine things around us.
A. seldom B. always C. never D. sometimes
7. ―Did you watch the movie Nanjing ！ Nanjing \ in the school hall last night?
―Yes, though it hard all the time.
A. is raining B. was raining C. has rained D. had rained
8. ―What an amazing performance！ It's the most interesting magic show I've ever seen.
―But I'm afraid it won't interest .
A. somebody B. anybody C. nobody D. everybody
9. Zhong Nanshan, the famous medical scientist, has devoted most of his life useful
ways in treating cough diseases.
A. to finding B. find C. to find D. finding
10. ―I'm sorry I can't lend you the e-dictionary. ― ？ Didn't you promise me?
A. What B. How C. When D. Which
11. It that our government has taken action to control the spread of Influenza A (H1N1).
A. reports B. has reported C. is reported D. was reported
12. ―I'm thinking of the CCTV English Competition next week. I'm afraid I can't do very well. ― . I'm sure you'll make it.
A. All right B. Good luck C. Well done D. Cheer up
13. I have the book and was moved by the main character's love for his country.
A. seen B. bought C. read D. borrowed
14. our hometown is only a small city, the number of foreigners living and working here is growing fast.
A. Since B. If C. Although D. Because
15. 一Paul works very hard and has won the Best Student Award again.
一Well ， it proves that .
A. many hands make light work B. too many cooks spoil the broth
C. the grass is always greener on the other side D. the early bird catches the worm
二、完形填空（共15题，每题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。
At the age of 61 , Daddy Bruce opened his restaurant in a poor area of Denver. There is doubt about whether his 16 was the best in town but there is no doubt about the man himself. He was a 17 man, and he started a rare and fine tradition to feed people―not just his customers (顾客)， 18 the poor and the homeless.
Every Thanksgiving, Daddy and his son began cooking for the 19 He wanted them to have a great 20 on this important day of their country.
In the early years he 21 for everything by himself. But as 22 went on ， the crowds grew and the costs rose. That's when Daddy's supporters joined 23 in his project. From then on, more and more people began to step in to help.
They donated trukeys and potatoes. And they 24 their time to stand behind and beside the old man and offer to cook and serve. 25 seemed that there was an endless supply of food to feed the poor. No one ever walked away 26 from Daddy Bruce. Daddy started the whole thing and he didn't stop it until a few years ago 27 he aged towards ninety and had become too old to work on.
He was one of the few people who 28 to see a city street named in his honor. In 1991 ,one of the streets in his hometown was named"Daddy Bruce". A few years later,he died.
When he was asked why he 29 to feed the thousands of poor and hungry people for over twenty-five years,his reply was simple. "You can't beat love. 30 beats love. If you give just one thing, you get three things back. That's why I do it. " And he did it well.
16. A. breakfast B. lunch C. supper D. food
17. A. selfish B. kind C. serious D. stubborn
18. A. and B. so C. but D. or
19. A. homeless B. elderly C. public D. disabled
20. A. rest B. dinner C. break D. bath
21. A. looked B. cared C. sent D. paid
22. A. life B. time C. history D. plan
23. A. actively B. quietly C. wildly D. carefully
24. A. spared B. spent C. wasted D. killed
25. A. What B. There C. It D. This
26. A. satisfied B. thirsty C. hungry D. happy
27. A. when B. which C. that D. while
28. A. came B. lived C. wanted D. wished
29. A. happened B. had C. volunteered D. refused
30. A. Everything B. Anything C. Something D. Nothing
三、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题，每题2 分，计30分）
A
Sally and her family are in Prague, in the Czech Republic. Here's postcard from them.

Hi everyone! Here we are in Prague,the capital city of the Czech Republic. It is a beautiful city in Central Europe. I'm between Simon and Daniel ， our Czech friend. In this photo, we are at a cafe next to the Charles Bridge. Millie is trying to hide ； she is camera shy ！ And right across from the cafe is a souvenir shop. Prague is very popular during the summer and many tourists come here to visit. The couple next to us is from Italy. They love Prague, too ！

31. Where is Prague?
A. Ifs near a souvenir shop. B. It's next to the Charles Bridge.
C. It's in Central Asia. D. It's in the Czech Republic.
32. When is the best time for people to visit Prague?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In autumn. D. In winter.
33. Who wrote the postcard?
A. Simon. B. Daniel. C. Sally. D. Millie.
B
The roadrunner lives in the desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is a bird, but it can only fly about as much as a chicken can. People gave it its name because they usually see it running across a road ， but ， of course ， it spends more time among the plants of the desert than it does on roads.
The roadrunner is quite a large bird―about 45 cm long and 25 high. People laugh when it runs because it looks so funny. It takes long steps and can run 30 kilometers an hour.
It eats many different kinds of food. Although it eats plants once in a while, it is mostly a meat eater. Most of its diet is insects, but it also catches birds, mice and other small animals. It is brave that it even dare catch snakes and black spiders.
In the spring, a male roadrunner begins looking for a female as a mate. When he finds one, he gives her presents一a snake to eat or a branch to use in building a nest. Then they build their nest, the female lays eggs ， and they raise their young.
In cold winter the roadrunner has an unusual way of keeping warm. In the early morning, the roadrunner stands with its back to the sun. It holds out its wings and lifts the feathers on its upper back. There is a small dark round area on the skin under these feathers and it collects heat from the sun and warms its body. Unlike most birds,it doesn't need to use a lot of energy to keep warm.
Some people in Mexican villages use roadrunner meat as medicine. They believe that because roadrunners can eat poisonous animals and not die, their meat should be good for human sickness.
34. The roadrunner gets its name because .
A. it is too large for a bird
B. it runs in the desert looking for snakes
C. it can hardly fly, yet it can run fast
D. it spends more time on roads than in the desert
35. When a male roadrunner looks for a female, it usually gives her .
A. wings B. nests C. feathers D. gifts
36. Some people in Mexican villages .
A. kill roadmnners to use their meat for sickness
B. learn to keep warm the way roadmnners do
C. stay away from poisonous roadrunners
D. become very friendly with roadrunners
37. From the passage we know that .
A. roadrunners eat all kinds of food, mostly plants
B. roadrunners fit into the environment very well
C. roadrunners live in the desert all over the world
D. roadrunners use a lot of energy keeping warm in winter
C
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38. What does this advertisment advise people to buy?
A. CD-ROMs. B. Radios. C. TV sets. D. Headphones.
39. Which of the following is True about the headphones?
A. The headset doesn't weigh very much.
B. You have to take the sender wherever you go.
C. You can't use the headphone in a room away from where you are.
D. If you want to turn the music up ， you need to go back where the CD or TV is.
40. What does the underlined word "cordless" most probably mean in Chinese?
A.相连的 B.无线的 C.时尚的 D.灵敏的
41. When can you ring the hotline if you want to buy one?
A. At weekends. B. Right at the moment.
C. During weekdays. D. At any time of the day and night.
D
Tom woke up unhappy on Monday morning. He always woke up unhappy on Monday mornings. It was the idea of a whole week of school ； he almost wished there were no weekends because that made it even more difficult to go back into classrooms.
He lay in bed and wondered what he could invent this time. He listened to his body but could find nothing wrong. A little stomachache? No. Then he realized that one of his teeth was loose(dropping out). Good ！ He was just going to start shouting painfully when he thought that Aunt Polly would pull the tooth out and that would hurt. He looked for something else. Suddenly he remembered what the doctor had said about a certain problem with toes (five small front parts of a foot)―sometimes one had to stay in bed for one or even two weeks. He pulled his right foot out and looked at it. One of the toes was really hurting. Tom began to shout. Sid continued to sleep peacefully. Tom shouted more louldly. No result.
"Sid! Sid! "he shouted,shaking his brother. This worked. Sid slowly woke up.
"What's the matter,Tom?"
"Ouch! Don't touch me,Sid. You'll kill me."
" Oh,Tom ！ Why didn't you wake me?"
"I forgive you everything,Sid. When I'm gone..."
"You aren't dying,are you,Tom?"
Sid ran out of the bedroom and down the stairs.
"Aunt Polly ！ Come quickly ！ Tom's dying ！"
"Dying?"answered Aunt. "I don't believe it."
But she went running upstairs anyway.
"What's the matter with you?"she asked in surprise.
"Oh，Aunt!" cried Tom. "My toe hurts."
The old lady fell into a chair, laughing a little.
"Tom, you frightened me. Now stop crying at once and get out of bed." Tom felt a bit silly.
"But it did hurt so much that I forgot my tooth." "Tooth,eh? What's wrong with your tooth?" "One of them is loose and it aches terribly."
" No problem," answered Aunt Polly quickly. " Sid ， get the cotton from my sewing-box." "Please ！ Aunt ！ Don't pull it out. It's stopped hurting now. Please ！ I don't want to stay at home."
"Ah! So all this was because you wanted to cut class. Well,you'll have your tooth out and you'll go to school ！"
In fact, everything went quite well for Tom. On his way to school, the hole in his mouth was the envy of all the other boys ； no one could show off like he could ！
42. This passage is most probably taken from a .
A. notice B. report C. poster D. novel
43. Why did Tom always feel uncomfortable on Monday morning?
A. Because he was too tired to wake up.
B. Because he didn't have a good weekend.
C. Because he was afraid of the whole week of school.
D. Because he had to take his brother Sid to school.
44. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A. Sid was sure that Tom was badly ill.
B. Tom lied because he didn't want to go to school.
C. Aunt Polly pulled the loose tooth out for Tom.
D. Tom went to school and was laughed at by other boys.
45. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this passage?
A. Monday Sickness B. A Clever Boy
C. Aunt Polly D. An Unusual Day
第II卷（非选择题，共60分）
B.阅读下面短文，根据短文内容完成相关任务。（共5题，每题2分，计10分）
Oldest festivals!
Festivals and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere. The oldest festivals would celebrate the end of the cold weather, planting in spring and harvest (丰收)in autumn. Other celebrations were held when they had food. They thought these festivals would bring a year of plenty.
Festivals of the dead
Some festivals are held to honor or satisfy and please the dead. In Japan the festival is called Obon. They have lamps on and play music because they think this will help the dead back to Earth. In Mexcio they have the day of the dead in early November. On this important day, people might eat food in different shapes and offer food,flowers and gifts to the dead.
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Festivals can be held as an honour to famous people. One of these is the Dragon Boat Festival in China, which honours the famous poet, Qu Yuan. Another is Columbus Day in the USA, in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in America.
Harvest festivals
Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter. In European countries people usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and get together to have meals. In China and Japan there are mid-autumn festivals ,when people admire the moon and give gifts of mooncakes.
Spring festivals
The most energetic and important festiva