贵阳市2015中考英语试卷真题及解析.doc

贵州省贵阳市2015中考英语试卷

一、单选题（共15小题）
1．_______ a zoo near my neigh borhood, so I like to spend time there．

A．There is
B．There was
C．There’ll be
2．Bob hurt _______ in the basketball match at school yesterday afternoon．

A．myself
B．himself
C．herself
3．“I’m sorry, Mr．Smith．I got up late．” “__ next time．”

A．Don’t be late
B．Keep quiet
C．No eating
4．New Year is coming, we should make resolutions _______ the beginning of the year．

A．in
B．on
C．at
5．The Monkey King can make the stick so _______ that he can put it into his car．

A．short
B．small
C．long
6．“Alex, I think two hour of TV is enough for you．” “Could I at least finish _______ this show?”

A．watching
B．to watch
C．watch
7．Hou Yi Shoots the Suns _______ one of the most traditional stories in China．

A．was
B．is
C．are
8．The book Harry Potter _______ Mary because J．K．Rowling is her favorite writer．

A．must belong to
B．can’t belong to
C．may be
9．The telephone _______ by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876．

A．is invented
B．was invented
C．were invented
10．Tina doesn’t like the restaurant because the music there makes her _______．

A．sleeping
B．slept
C．sleepy
11．When Bob is upset or tired, he prefers comedies that can _______．

A．look it up
B．clean them up
C．cheer him up
12．The kids may not go to school in the future．They _______ at home on computers．

A．have studied
B．will study
C．studied
13．“Excuse me, could you tell me _______?” “Ok．It’s on Main Street．”

A．where was the supermarket
B．where is the supermarket
C．where the supermarket is
14．“Look! _______ sunny day it is! How about going hiking?” “That’s a good idea．”

A．What a B．How a C．What
15．In order to protect the environment, we shouldn’t _______ any trees．

A．turn down B．put down C．cut down
二、信息匹配（共3小题）

16. 从右栏选项中找出左栏各句的恰当回答。
1．Hello, Jenny speaking． A．I like music that I can dance to．
2．How often does Jeff go to the library? B．It’s 876-9548．
3．What’s your telephone number? C．They’re pretty good．
4．What do you think of the cartoons? D．Hi, Jenny．It’s Steve．
5．What kind of music do you like? E．Hi, I’m Jack．
F．Once a week．

17.补全对话 根据对话内容，选择恰当的句子完成对话。
A: Hi, Molly．Where’s your brother Larry? I thought he was joining us．
B: Hi, Kathy．I’m sorry．___1___ He is working late tonight．
A: Oh, Larry’s working late again?
B: Yeah, he is．
A: I see… I really don’t think sixteen-year-olds should be allowed to work at night．___2___
B: Oh, I disagree with you．Teenage boys never get tired．
A: Well, maybe．3___
B: That’s true．He needs time to do homework．
A: And you know．Molly… he should really cut his hair．
B: Oh, I don’t know．___4___
A: Yes, I do．It doesn’t look clean．And I think he should stop wearing that silly earring．
B: Hmm… I disagree．I kind of like it．It look cool!
A: You know another thing that worries me? ___5___
B: Yeah, I know．I think he shouldn’t work on weekends．
A: That’s right．He needs to spend time with friends．

18.阅读短文，根据短文内容，从所给选项中选择五个句子完成短文，使其文理通顺。
Body language is one of the most powerful means of communication．__1__ People around the world show all kinds of feelings, wishes and attitudes that they might never speak aloud．
The most universal facial expression is the smile．People usually smile to show happiness and make people feel comfortable．But sometimes it does not always mean that we are truly happy, however．Smiles around the world can be false, hiding other feelings like anger, fear or worry．__2__ However, the general purpose of smiling is to show good feelings．
From the time we are babies, we show unhappiness or anger by frowning．__3__ Making a fist and shaking it almost always means that someone is angry and threatening another person．
There are many ways around the world to show agreement, but nodding the head up and down is used for agreement almost worldwide．__4__．
How about showing that I am bored? Looking away from people will make me appear to be uninterested．However, if I turn toward and look at someone or something, people from almost every culture will think that I am interested．If I roll my eyes and turn my head away, I most likely do not believe what I am hearing or do not like it．
Being respectful to people is subjective, based on each culture, but in general it is probably not a good idea to give a hug to a boss or teacher．__5__ With so many cultural differences between people, it is great to have some similarities in body language．We can often be wrong about each other, so it is an amazing thing that we understand each other as well as we do!

三、完形填空（共2小题）
19. 通读全文，理解大意，从各题所给的选项中选择可填入短文的最佳选项。

Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities．They usually go back to ___1___ once or twice a year．Zhong Wei is one of them．
Zhong Wei has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years．With a hard job in a crayon factory, he is too busy to find ___2 to visit his hometown．
Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest ___3___ their hometowns have changed．Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared．In many places, the government has also built ___4___ and sent teachers from the cities to help．
Zhong Wei think such developments are very good, and these changes will take place in his hometown because some things need to change in order to become ___5___．
He also thinks, among all the changes, some things are ___6___ to change, such as the soft and sweet memories of the hometown in people’s hearts．That is why people try to find time to go back to visit their hometowns though they are very busy．
1．A．the beautiful B．their hometowns C．the big cities
2．A．much time B．much money C．much food
3．A．while B．which C．how
4．A．tall buildings B．new schools C．big factories
5．A．older B．better C．worse
6．A．difficult B．possible C．necessary

20. 通读全文，理解大意，从各题所给的选项中选择可填入短文的最佳选项。

We had Sports Day at school on Saturday．I entered the 100 meters, 400 meters and high jump for older boys．
I didn’t win the 100 meters but I came in ___1___．My friend Peter came in first．I really thought I was going to beat him．But he managed to run just a little bit ___2___ than me over the last 20 meters and broke the tape a fraction of a second before me．Next year, I’ll beat him!
I won the 400 meters．I think I am probably a better ___3___ at the longer distances．Next year, I might enter the 1,000 meters．To win the short distance races, you need to get a very good start．With the longer distance races, however, you have time to ___4___ if you get off to a slow start．
Although I won the ___5___, it was a slow race compared with last year．I was 2 seconds behind my personal best．I know ___6___．I haven’t been doing enough training．Next year, I must get into training at least a month ___7___ Sports Day．I will run for half an hour every morning．
I thought I was going to win the high jump but I ___8___ the bar in my third jump．My left foot touched the bar just enough to knock it down．I need to ___9___ more if I am going to win this event next year．
1．A．first B．second C．third
2．A．faster B．slower C．happier
3．A．jumper B．runner C．walker
4．A．hand up B．show off C．catch up
5．A．400 meters B．100 meters C．high jump
6．A．what B．why C．how
7．A．during B．after C．before
8．A．knocked down B．broke down C．went down
9．A．study B．work C．practice

四、阅读理解（共2小题）
21.阅读下列材料，根据其内容选择最佳答案。

I Remember

1．According to the poem, we can guess the writer is probably ________ of the junior high school．
A．a coach B．a teacher C．a graduate
2．From one part of the poem, we know the writer used to be a ________ person at school．
A．shy B．good C．cute
3．The writer thinks English is a subject which is full of ________．
A．words B．challenges C．meanings
4．The underlined sentence “I’m trying to keep my cool” means ________ in Chinese．
A．我一定让自己很酷。 B．我保持清新的模样 C．我极力保持冷静
5．In the poem, the writer mentioned several beautiful memories of ________．
A．the school life B．school sports day C．the art festival

22.阅读下列短文，根据其内容选择最 佳答案。
When Susan Chen left high school, she wanted to go to university．Unfortunately, her father was quite poor, and a university education cost a lot of money．
“Take the entrance examination,” her father said, “and we’ll think of something if you pass．”
Susan took the examination．She did not score very high marks, but she scored enough, and was offered a place at the university．
“I’m very proud of you, Susan,” her father said, “I must find the money for a university education for you somehow．”
“But how, Dad?” Susan asked．
“Well, I can sell my car and work a lot of overtime．I can even work at two jobs if necessary, one during the day and one at night．”
“You’re a very generous father,” Susan said．
“Your future is worth the sacrifice,” he told her．
The next day he sold his car and asked his boss to give him three hours overtime every day．This meant walking to work and working 12 hours a day, seven days a week, but he did not complain．His daughter’s education was worth it．
A year passed．Susan took her first-year examination．
When the results were announced, she ran home to tell her father the news．
“Dad,” she said, “I’ve got my examination results．You’ll be so pleased．”
“You’ve passed!” he exclaimed．
“Guess what? I got the third place and won the scholarship．You can have your car back and stop working so hard．”
1．Susan Chen wanted to _____ when she graduated from high school．
A．make some money B．go to university C．go to work
2．She took the entrance examination and passed it with _____．
A．the highest marks B．full marks C．just enough marks
3．To pay for her university education, her father _____．
A．sold his car B．bought a house C．changed his job
4．At the end of her first year at university, Susan _____．
A．bought her father a car B．failed the exam C．passed the exam
5．According to the story, it is probably true that _____．
A．Susan didn’t do well in her subjects
B．Mr．Chen was pleased to hear the news
C．Susan found a job to have her father’s car back

五、单词拼写（共1小题）
23.根据语境或句意，用所给词的适当形式填空。
1．In China, it’s ______(polite) to stick your chopsticks into your food when you eat．
2．My teachers always encourage us ______(study) hard on different subjects．
3．Jenny brought two nice ______(picture) of her family to school yesterday．
4．The library is between the school and the hospital．You can find it ______(easy)．
5．While I ______(wait) for the bus at the bus station, it began to rain．

六、完成句子（共1小题）
24.根据语境或句意，选择恰当的短语完成句子。

1．I always ______ to school, and I think it’s a good way to keep healthy．
2．Students should find good methods to study ______ doing lots of exercises．
3．Mulan ______ like a boy and takes her father’s place to fight in the army．
4．The teacher advised the parents to talk with their son ______ yesterday．
5．My mother often told me not to ______ with my friends on school nights．

七、阅读填空（共2小题）
25.阅读短文，根据短文内容完成文后的句子。
The Silk Road
The routes
For centuries, the Silk Road was the most important line of communication connecting East and West．Although the Silk Road covered a huge distance linking modern day Xi’an with the Middle East and Europe, today one area in particular is associated most closely with the name of the Silk Road．This are is Xinjiang in Northwest China, through which two major routes of the Silk Road passed on the northern and southern side of the Taklamakan desert．
The name
The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century when a German geographer identified it as the route through which the Romans got their silk from China．However, silk wasn’t the only thing that passed along the Silk Road; anything that had buyers was traded along the road．Goods were traded from market to market passing through many hands before they reached their final destinations．
Buddhism
The Silk Road was not just the route through which goods were carried．It was also important for the exchange of ideas．Buddhism from India entered China along the Silk Road and had a huge influence on Chinese culture．Greek art styles were popular along the Silk Road and gave Buddhist statues in Northern India classical Western faces．These styles from Northern India were also found in Xinjiang．
The people
One of China’s famous monks, Xuan Zang, followed the Silk Road in the 6th century to collect Buddhist scriptures from India．Around 600 years later, one of Europe’s famous travelers, Marco Polo, entered China along the Silk Road．Both Xuan Zang and Marco Polo left detailed records of their journeys along the Silk Road．
The Silk Road today
Today, the Xinjiang Autonomous Region remains an international crossroad where traders from surrounding countries, and tourists from all over the world regularly meet．Trade in precious stones, food, drinks, crafts, art, and of course, silk, continues, too．
1．For centuries, the Silk Road was the most important line of communication which connected ______．
2．The Silk Road was named by ______ after he found the route that Romans got silk from China．
3．The Silk Road was not only the route for trade but also an important route for ______．
4．Xuan Zang and Marco Polo did a lot in ______ of their journeys along the Silk Road．
5．According to the passage, today ______ is still an important international crossroad on the Silk Road．

26.阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格内容。
Steve Jobs was famous for starting Apple Computers．In a speech to graduating students at Stanford University, Jobs told students about some of his life-changing experiences．Jobs believed these experiences helped him achieve success．
Jobs’ biological mother was a college students．As a young mother, she felt unable to bring Jobs up so she put him up for adoption．Jobs’ adopted parents were simple working-class people．When Jobs was 17, his parents used their saving to send him to college．
After six months of college, Jobs decided it was not for him．Around that time, he had read a quotation that went something like, “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right．” The quotation made him think about his life and his future．He started to question if he should stay in college．Was he doing what he really wanted to do? Eventually, he decided he had to change something; he decided to drop out of college．
Jobs was lucky because he knew what he loved