厦门中考英语试题及其参考答案.doc

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）
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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 B C

2. A B C

3. A B C

4. A B C
II. Listen to some short dialogues 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 celebrate Father’s 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 A
11. John wants to spend his summer vacation ______.
A. doing part-time jobs B. traveling abroad C. studying at home
12. John feels ______ these days.
A. excited B. relaxed C. tired
13. The woman finally advises John to go to ______.
A. Canada B. France C. Hawaii
Text B
14. ______ was a taxi driver.
A. Peter B. Mike C. Charles
15. Anna’s husband arrived home ______ that afternoon.
A. at 4:15 B. at 4:50 C. at 5:00
16. Anna and her friends couldn’t have the meat for dinner because ______.
A. the meat her husband bought went bad

B. her husband didn’t help prepare it
C. 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，用恰当的单词填空完成62-65小题，每空一词。听三遍)
Cities
Weather
Lowest temperature（°C）
Highest temperature（°C）
62.___________
Foggy and humid
25
31
Hong Kong
Dry and windy
63.___________
28
Tokyo
Cloudy and rainy
23
64. ___________
Singapore
65. ___________
29
33

………………………………………………………………………………………………………...
（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?
– ______. He is on business.
A. Sorry, he isn’t in B. Thank you for calling C. Not at all
18. – Is ______ here?
– No. Kate is ill in hospital.
A. someone B. anyone C. everyone
19. Look! The passenger in front of you ______ games with his HTC One M8.
A. is playing B. are playing C. were playing
20. – How do you like the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil?
– It’s very ______ . I’m loving it.
A. boring B. disappointing C. exciting
21. – What are you going to do this weekend, Laura?
– I go to see the movie Coming Home, but I’m not sure.
A. must B. need C. might
22. – ______ does it take from our school to the farm by bus?
– About one hour and a half.
A. How far B. How long C. How often
23. Who’s going to ______ the baby while her mother is away?
A. look at B. look after C. look like
24. – Hi, Kimmy. Do you know Jam Hsiao?
– Sure. He is a popular singer ______ comes from Taiwan.
A. who B. which C. whom
25. I love Xiamen, ______ the weather here. It is neither too hot nor too cold all the year round.
A. usually B. specially C. especially
26. This June is a special month for me. I’m wondering ______ the beautiful days in middle school.
A. what will remind me of B. what will I remind of C. what I will remind of
27. Jimmy______ in Shanghai for seven years. Now he lives abroad with his father.
A. studies B. studied C. has studied
28. – It shouldn’t 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 never
VI. 完形填空：从A、BC中，选择一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。
In a great hotel, Tony got up early 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 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 35 saw a glass full of juice. At the time, Tony turned to Cathy and said, “I don’t know how you broke your face but I’m pretty sure that you’re 36 ! ”
Why does Tony think that?
29. A. when B. while C. before
30. A. outside B. around C. into
31. A. force B. open C. close
32. A. window B. kitchen C. door
33. A. woke up B. went out C. came over
34. A. led B. followed C. showed
35. A. still B. only C. also
36. A. playing B. lying C. 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。
A
Ben goes to a flight school and asks to have helicopter flying lessons.
The owner agrees and asks an instructor to show him how to 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. “I’m doing great! I love it! Lots of beautiful sights.”
At about 1,000 metres, Ben radios in again. “This is easy!” Then the instructor watches as he climbs over 1,500 metres. And now she’s beginning to worry because Ben hasn’t 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 happened?” the instructor asks.
“I don’t 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 home B. at a radio station C. at a flight school

38. The underlined part “radios in” is closest in meaning to “______”.
A. communicates with someone by radio
B. puts the radio inside
C. turns on the radio
39. 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 the crash about half a kilometer away
B. was doing fine with the flying at different heights
C. was feeling cold on the helicopter before the crash
41. The possible reason for the crash is that Ben ______.
A. shut off the big fan thing on the helicopter
B. refused to talk with the instructor
C. kept radioing in on the helicopter
B
One day a farmer’s 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 wasn’t worth saving because the animal was too old and the well needed to be covered up anyway.
He invited all his neighbors to come 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 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 farmer’s 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 donkey 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. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
42. The farmer’s donkey ______ one day.
A. fell on the road B. fell into a well C. lost its way
43. From the underlined sentence, we may know the farmer decided to ______ the donkey.
A. bury B. save C. look for
44. After the farmer looked down into the well, he felt ______.
A. terrible B. shocked C. angry
45. The correct order of the following is ______.
a. The donkey at first cried loudly when he realized what was happening.
b. The farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal.
c. The donkey stepped up over 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, c B. d, b, a, c C. 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 Neighbors
C
Pop-ups 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 squares.... They’re 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 has
The Suitcase Store. This is a large, old-fashioned suitcase with built-in shelves for
the company’s suits, ties, and shirts. It’s touring most big Swedish cities. In 2008,
Reebok opened a one-month store called FLASH in New York City’s CVZ modern
art gallery; and WIRED magazine opens an electronic shop every winter in New York
City with a big launch party full of famous people.
Pop-up restaurants often use clever marketing tricks(计谋) to attract customers. People
don’t know where The Disappearing Dining Club is until it’s fully-booked. One of
their events was made up of a five-course dinner with welcome cocktails and canapés
for £55. They also had DJs and live music.
The 180 Restaurant and Bar in Paris opens for 180 days 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. It’s advertised
by word-of-mouth.
Fancy (想要) going to a pop-up?
47. Pop-ups are often advertised ______.
A. in the same place B. through textbook and Twitter C. by word-of-mouth
48. ______ types of pop-up shops are mentioned in the text.
A. Three B. Four C. Six
49. ______ had DJs and live music.
A. The WIRED magazine B. The Disappearing Dining Club C. The Suitcase Store
50. ______ opens for about half a year.
A. The 180 Restaurant and Bar in Paris
B. The Pullman Hotel
C. FLASH
51. The text is mainly about ______.
A. the development of pop-up shops
B. the marketing tricks of some pop-up restaurants
C. the introduction of a new way to shop and eat – pop-ups
D
When Greg Hoffman opened his Christmas present from his mother, he was deeply impressed with the 18-point contract(合约) he had to sign, which says how he is to use his new iPhone.
“I just couldn’t 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 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’ 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. Please 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 you 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 iPhone B. The reporter’s interview C. The 18-point contract
53. According to the rules, ______ is the owner of the iPhone.
A. Greg Hoffman B. Janell Hoffman C. the reporter
54. 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 public
C. isn’t allowed to keep his iPhone’s password secret
55. We can learn from the text that Janell Hoffman ______.
A. is good at teaching her child
B. doesn’t think her son is a good boy
C. believes it’s bad for her son to follow the fashions
56. The purpose of Janell’s signing the contract with her son is to ______.
A. help other teenagers to break habits of using their mobile phones
B. share more text messages with her son in the days to come
C. teach her son how to use the iPhone properly
E
It 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 able 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 stones 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”! And the fact that we have 10