2008年贵阳市中考模拟试卷(四)

英    语

Ⅰ.听力测试(本大题共30分。每小题1分)

A.听句子,选择与之相应的图画。(读一遍)

B.听句子,选出与所听内容意思相同或相近的选项。(读一遍)

(   )6.A.I’ll help clean up the city park.

       B.I’ll help find some ideas.

       C.I’ll help set up a food bank.

(   )7.A.He works in an animal hospital every Sunday morning.

       B.He spends every Sunday morning cheering up the sick children.

       C.He spends every Sunday morning fixing some bicycles.

(   )8.A.By the time she got up,her brother had gone to school.

       B.By the time she got up,it was already seven o’clock.

       C.When she got up.she found her clock didn’t go off.

(   )9.A.The customer said they weren’t salty enough.

       B.The customer was satisfied in the end.

       C.The customer wasn’t satisfied in the end.

(   )10.A.Excuse me.Can you please tell me where I can get a dictionary?

       B.Excuse me.Can you tell me how I can go to the bookstore?

       C.Excuse me.Can you tell me how to buy a dictionary?

C.听对话,选择问题的正确答案。(读两遍)

(   )11.A.Say sorry to her friend.

        B.Go and ask her friend.

        C.Got angry with her friend,too.

(   )12.A.Running to catch a bus.

        B.Running for exercise.

        C.Running after a thief.

(   )13.A.Fashionable.    B.Comfortable.       C.Original.

(   )14.A.Because Dennis has a Spanish pen pal.

        B.Because Dennis is studying Spanish.

        C.Because Dennis help his Mend study Spanish.

(   )15.A.Because the musicians wrote lyrics by themselves.

        B.Because the singers are wonderful.

        C.Because the groups are wonderful.

D.听短文及问题,选择最佳答案。(读两遍)

(   )16.A.A teacher    B.A worker      C.A writer

(   )17.A.Listening to the radio at home.

        B.Walking along the river at night.

        C.Reading newspaper and books.

(   )18.A.Only a little.       B.Nothing.              C.Too much.

(   )19.A.1,700 yuan.        B.170yuan.           C.700yuan.

(   )20.A.Books.      B.His children.        C.Poor students.

E.听短文,填入所缺单词。(读两遍)

    Every day we eat a lot of food.But different people in different  2l  eat different kinds of food.My friend Robert comes from America and he  22 me a lot about food in America.We 23 people eat a lot of pork.But beef is more 24 in America.It’s very 25 for people in China to have  26  or noodles at every meal.But Americans may 27 hamburgers and apple pies are more delicious.Chinese children like to eat ice cream in 28 .But Americans love ice creams in the  29 nearly every meal.Today Americans eat more than two 30 ice creams a year.

Ⅱ.基础知识运用(本大题共l0分。每小题1分)

A.根据句意和语境,用所给单词的适当形式填空。

31.Rosa eats ________ (1ittle)food than her sister.

32.There are many tall ________ (build)in Shanghai.

33.Paris is one of the ________ (lively)cities in Europe.

34.My brother is a stamp fan.He enjoys ________ (collect)stamps.

35.Most people like easy jobs and don’t like to do the ________ (pleasant)work.

B.根据句意和语境,在句子空白处填入恰当的词。

36.In China people shake ________ when they meet for the first time.

37.“How much did you ________ for the pen?” “Five yuan.”

38. ________ Lucy nor Lily likes playing basketball.

39.“Do you agree ________ him?” asked Wei Hua.

40.My sister likes eating meat.________ do I.

Ⅲ.单项选择(本大题共l5分,每小题1分)

根据句意或语境,选择可填人句子的最佳选项。

(    )41.You may feel________ after hearing the________ news.

    A.surprised;surprised      B.surprising;surprised     C.surprised;surprising

(    )42.They would rather________ on with the house building than________ it up.

    A.to go;to give      B.go;give             C.to go;give

(    )43.The population of China is larger than________ of Japan.

    A.one              B.that                     C.those

(    )44.Neither he nor I ________ young.

    A.age              B.am                      C.is

(    )45.Mary likes to play ________ guitar,but she doesn’t like to play________ chess and________ football.

    A.the;/;the       B./;the;/               C.the;/;/

(    )46.John was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes________.

    A.open            B.opening               C.to open

(    )47.Oh,the orange juice________ strange.Do you think it’s OK to drink?

    A.is tasted               B.tasted                         C.tastes

(    )48.I like sports and so ________ my twin sister.

    A.was              B.does                    C.is

(    )49.My mother asked me________ in the sun.

    A.not read               B.don’t read            C.not to read

(    )50.If it________ rain tomorrow,we’ll go on a picnic.

    A.isn’t             B.doesn’t                       C.won’t

(    )51.What’s one fourth and a half? It’s________.

    A.two sixths            B.three fourths               C.one three

(    )52.The mall who is talking with my mother is one friend of________.

    A.my uncle’s                  B.me               C.hers friend

(    )53.________ he is old,he still does a lot of work every day.

    A.Because               B.Though                C.For

(    )54.Is the woman________ yellow your teacher?

    A.in                       B.putting                C.wearing

(    )55.My husband________ a book from the library yesterday.

    A.has borrowed       B.borrowed       C.borrows

Ⅳ.情景交际(本大题共l0分。每小题1分)

A.补全对话:根据对话内容,选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。

(    )56.I haven’t seen you for ages. How are you        A.Sorry, I won't do it again.

         getting on?                             B.Quite well.Thank you.

(    )57.Happy New Year!                         C.The same to you.

(    )58.what do you think of the weather today?         D.It's fine, isn't it?

(    )59.would you please not play with my chalk?      E.Oh, you'd better hurry.

(    )60.Our school won the ping-pong game         F.Congratulations!

B.完成对话:从所给七个选项中,选择五个最佳选项完成对话。

    (At the restaurant)

    Waiter:Good evening,sir.Welcome to our restaurant.

    Mr. Black:Good evening.I booked a table for three this afternoon.I’m Mr. Black.

(    )Waiter:OK.61 

      (At the table)

(    )Waiter:Here is the menu.62 

(    )Mr. Black:Yes.  63 

     Lucy:I’d like dumplings with seafood.

     Mr. Black:What about you,Susan?

(    )Susan:Er,64 

     Waiter:Beijing Duck in our restaurant is very delicious.Would you like some?

(    )Mr. Black:OK.And some vegetables,too.  65

     Waiter:All right.Please wait a moment.

A.May I take your order now?

B.This way,please.

C.Is that all?

D.I’d like noodles with beef.

E.What would you like,dear?

F.I’d like a table by the window.

G.That’s all.

V.完形填空(本大题共l5分,每小题1分)

    通读短文,根据短文内容,选择可填入短文空白处的最佳选项。

A

    Today the roads which was full 66 cars are the most dangerous places in the world.Thousands of people are killed or hurt by them.Especially in the U.S.A.,67 people are killed at Christmas every year.

    Children always cross the roads  68  ,of  course,everything possible is done to prevent danger,parents and teachers tell them to keep away from the dangers,warn them to be careful.But little children and pupils easily forget what they are told and step off the pavement or start to cross the road  69 looking whether anything is coming.

    One of the best ways to prevent children and pupils from   70 their lives on roads is to help them form certain habits.

(    )66.A.with                        B.of                       C.in

(    )67.A.a large number of       B.the large number of       C.a lot

(    )68.A.carefully                  B.careless                       C.carelessly

(    )69.A.without             B.with                    C.after

(    )70.A.lose                         B.lost                     C.losing

B

    Mr. Green  71  from London  72  England.He 73 English in a middle school.He speaks  74  Chinese.He goes to Chinese classes every week.He likes 75 in China very much.He says the Chinese people ale very 76 .He  77 a son and a daughter.They 78 very hard.Now they can 79  some Chinese.They study in  80  same school.

(    )71.A.coming             B.comes                         C.come

(    )72.A.of                     B.from                   C.at

(    )73.A.teaches              B.says                     C.speaks

(    )74.A.many                B.any                     C.some

(    )75.A.works               B.working               C.work

(    )76.A.friendly            B.cold                    C.lovely

(    )77.A.have                        B.has                      C.is

(    )78.A.study                B.studying              C.studies

(    )79.A.say                   B.talk                     C.speak

(    )80.A.a                      B.all                       C.the

Ⅵ.阅读理解(本大题共50分。每小题2分)

A.阅读短文,根据其内容选择最佳答案。

(A)

    When Mr. David retired (退休) ,he bought a small house in a village near the sea. He liked it and hoped to live a quiet life in it.

    But to his great surprise,many tourists(游客)came to see his house in summer holidays.for it was the most interesting building in the village,From morning to night there were tourists outside the house.They kept looking into the rooms through the windows and many of them even went into Mr. David’s garden.This Was too much for Mr. David. He decided to drive the visitors away.So he put a notice on the window.The notice said:“If you want to satisfy your curiosity(好奇心),came in and look round.Price(价格):twenty dollars.” Mr. David was sure that the visitors would stop coming,but he was wrong. More and more visitors come and Mr. David had to spend every day showing them around his house.“I came here to retire,not to work as a guide(导游).” he said angrily. In the end,he sold the house and moved away.

(  )81.Mr. David’s house was ________ that many tourists came to see it?

    A.so small        B.so quiet               C.so interesting   D. so big

(  )82.Mr. David put a notice on the window in order ________ ?

    A.to drive the visitors away

    B.to satisfy the visitor’s curiosity

    C.to let visitors come in and look round

    D.to get some money out of the visitors

(  )83.The notice made the visitors________.

    A.more interested in his house               B.lost interest in his house

    C.angry at the unfair price               D.feel happy about the price

(  )84.After Mr. David put up the notice ________.

    A.the visitors didn’t come any longer

    B.fewer and fewer visitors came to see his house

    C.more and more tourists came for a visit

    D.no tourist would pay the money for a visit

(  )85.At last he had to sell his house and move away because________.

    A.he did not like it at all

    B.he could not work as a guide

    C.he made enough money and wanted to buy a new expensive house

    D.he could not live a quiet life in it

(B)

    When you go to have dinner in a foreigner’s home.please remember the following things:

    At table,when the hostess picks up her napkin,you may pick up yours and put it on your legs.If a servant passes food around,he will pass the dish to you at your left hand so that you can easily serve yourself with your right hand.Never serve yourself when the dish is on your right;it is then the turn of your neighbor on the right.

    Do not reach across the table or in front of someone to get something-that is not polite.Ask him or her to pass it to you.

    There are things in the middle of the table,such as bread,butter and candies.You shouldn’t take any until the hostess tells the servant to pass them to you.

    Do not leave your seat without saying anything.If you need to leave the table to go to the washroom or to do something else,you should say,“Excuse me for a moment,please.”

(  )86.You may pick up your napkin and put it on your legs ________ the hostess picks up hers.

    A.before          B.after      C.and then          D.then

(  )87.Why does a servant pass the dish to you on your left hand?

    A.Because you can easily serve yourself with your left hand.

    B.Because you can easily serve yourself with your right hand.

    C.Because you can’t easily serve yourself with your right hand.

    D.Because a servant likes doing so.

(  )88.When the dish is on your right,you ________ serve yourself.

    A.should          B.can        C.may         D.shouldn’t

(  )89.Which of the following is NOT true?

    A.If the food isn’t near you,you shouldn’t stand up to reach for it.

    B.You may take any food at any time.

    C.When you have to leave your seat,you need to say,“Excuse me for a moment,please.”

    D.The dish is passed to you on your left.

(  )90.The article is mainly talking about________.

    A.the table manners               B.how to behave in public

    C.how to be a polite guest         D.when to serve yourself

(C)

   Do you know why different animals or pests(害虫)have different colors? The colors are mainly used to protect themselves.

  Some birds like eating locusts(蝗虫),but birds cannot easily catch them.Why? It is because locusts change their colors together with the change of the colors of the crops. When the crops are green,locusts look green.But as the harvest time comes,locus change to the same brown colors as the crops have.Some pests with different colors from the plants easily found and eaten by others.So they have to hide themselves,appearing only at night.

Some animals move quietly through forests.They cannot be easily seen by hunters(猎人).This is because they have the colors much like the trees’.

    A kind of fish in the sea can send out a kind of black liquid(液体)when it faces danger.While the liquid spreads over,the fish’s enemies cannot find it.And it immediately swims away.So it has lived up to now though it is not strong at all.

(   )91.From the passage we can learn that locusts________.

    A.are small animals                       B.are easily found by birds

    C.are dangerous for their enemies            D.can’t be easily caught by birds

(   )92.How can pests with different colors from the plants keep out of danger?

    A.They run away quickly.

    B.They have the colors much like their enemies’.

    C.They hide themselves in the daytime and appear at night.

    D.They have to move quietly.

(   )93.Some animals Can keep safe in the forest because________.

    A.they have the colors much like the trees’

    B.they move quietly

    C.they like brown and grey colors

    D.they live in the forest

(   )94.Why can the kind offish in Paragraph4 live up to now(直到现在)?

    A.Because it is very large and strong.

    B.Because the liquid it sends out can help it escape when in danger.

    C.Because the liquid it sends out call kill its enemies.

    D.Because it swims very fast and Call escape very quickly.

(   )95.Which is the best title for this passage?

    A.The Change of Colors.

    B.Colors of Different Animals and Pests.

    C.The Main Use of Colors with Animals and Pests.

    D.Some Animals and Pests.

B.阅读短文,根据短文内容,选出正确的选项完成短文。

    Do you read the newspaper? Maybe you think that newspapers are boring and only for grown-ups.But that’s not true! There are lots of cool stories in the newspaper,you just need to know what you are looking at.“ 96 ,”said l 5-year-old Guo Binghua from Henan.“What interests me most are the things happening at school.”School news is just one part of a newspaper.There is also news from around the world――from international problems to pop stars.Let’s look at the different types of articles:News stories:some stories tell facts.  97  .The writers use pictures,numbers and interviews to convince people that the stories are true.Teens has lots of stories like these on the news page and front page.When you read these stories,you hear about the facts―not the writers’ ideas. Opinion writing:98 .The writers only puts in the facts that back up their view.It isn’t meant to be fair.  99  .It is usually this kind of story that gets people thinking.Go to “Speak Out” on The Week page for an example of opinion writing in Teens.Advertisement (广告):But you need to watch out for this type!  l00,not you! People usually have to pay to put advertisements on newspapers.

A.They are about events that happened in the world

B.I spend about half an hour reading newspapers every day

C.Those sweet words and lovely pictures are to help sellers

D.They are trying to persuade(说服) readers by telling their own ideas

E.The writers start with news but also include their own opinions

C.通读短文,根据短文内容,完成句子,将答案填写在各题横线上。

Mars

    Is there life on Mars? We don’t know.We’re sure that people like those on the earth don’t live on Mars.Earth people need oxygen to breathe.There is almost no oxygen on Mars.

    Living on Mars would he like living on a very high mountain.There would be little air. It might be 50 degrees above zero at noon and l00 degrees below zero at night.Many people think there may be plants on Mars.We know that Mars has carbon(碳).This is a kind of material found in all plants and animals on earth.Through a telescope,Mars looks red.In some places,it seems gray.At times the gray color turns gray―green,then gray again.The gray-green color may be a kind of plant life changing color with the seasons

  Will men go to Mars one day? If they do,they must take their own oxygen, food and clothing with them

101.Why can’t people live on Mars? (回答问题)_______________________________

102.Living on Mars would be like living on a very high mountain(改为同义句)

________________________________________________________________________

103.The gray.green color may be a kind of plant life changing color with the seasons.(翻译成汉语)这种灰绿色_________________________________________________---

104.They must take their own oxygen,food and clothing with them(改为被动语态)

     Their own oxygen,food,and clothing _________________________________with them.

105.The main idea of the story is that ________________________________on Mars(完成句子)

Ⅶ.书面表达(本大题共20分)

    当前,我们正在提倡创建“节约型社会”,请阅读并理解电视广告词“If we don’t save water.the last drop of water will be a teardrop.”结合下面提示写一篇80词左右的短文。

    内容提示:

    (1)生活离不开水;

    (2)饮用水(water suitable to drink)的数量在减少;

(3)水污染严重。

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