2008贵阳市中考模拟试卷（五）

英    语

1．听力测试(本大题共30分，每小题1分)

A．听句子，选择与所听句子意思相符的图画。(有一幅多余)(读一遍)

(    )6．A．I will give it to charities．

        B．1 would give it to charities．

        C．I give it to charities．

(    )7．A．If I were you，I’d go and ask teachers for help．

        B．I’m sorry to hear that．

        C．Don’t be so stressed．

(    )8．A．It mustn’t be John’s．He is playing soccer now．

        B．It can’t be John’s．He can’t play soccer．

        C．It can be John’s．He can’t play soccer．

(    )9．A．He might have a bad cold．

        B．He might be very hot．

        C．He should be catching a clod．

(    )10．A．Yes，he is．    B．No，he isn’t．    C．I don’t think so．

(    )11．A．No，I don’t like．     B．Yes，I’d love to．        C．Yes，I’m glad．

(    )12．A．Thank you for your help.     B．You’re welcome． C．That’s all right．

C．听对话和和问题，根据所听内容选择正确的答案。(读两遍)

(    )13．A．Yesterday．

B．Yesterday evening．

         C．The day before yesterday．

(    )14．A．March．                  B．January．    C．April．

(    )15．A．Yes，they are．

         B．No．they aren’t．

         C．They are going to see a play．

(    )16．A．Because it is called Heart strings．

         B．Because she loves the singer who writes her own songs．

         C．Because she Call write her own lyrics(歌词)．

(    )17．A．Wearing cool clothes．

         B．Singing．

         C．Wearing cool clothes and singing well．

(    )18．A．Because he doesn’t want to move in a new house．

         B．Because neither his wife nor he wants to move away．

         C．Because his wife doesn’t agree with it．

(    )19．A．Beijing．                 B．Shanghai．          C．Both．

D．听短文，选择正确的答案回答问题。(读两遍)

(    )20．A．France，Italy and England．

         B．Italy，Germany and China．

         C．Germany，Italy and France．

(    )21．A．She takes them to the hotel．

         B．She describes tile scenery．

         C．She looks after a sick tourist．

(    )22．A．One language．        B．Two languages．  C．At least two languages．

(    )23．A．you may hear a lot of complaints．

         B．You can travel a lot．

         C．You can meet a lot of people．

(    )24．Being a tour guide．       B．Travel．       C．How to be a tour guide．

E．听短文填单词，将所听空缺单词填入答题表。(读三遍)

    25  is an international language．The songs that are sung or played by instruments are beautiful to people everywhere．  26  music in America is what every student likes．Students  27  small radios with earphones and listen to the music before class，after class．and at lunch．Students with cars buy large speakers and play music 28  as they drive on the street．Pop music singers make a lot of money．They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in every state．Once the pop singer is  29 throughout the country，young people buy his or her tapes．Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer．Wherever the singer goes，all the singer goes，all the young people want to  30 him or her because the singer has become a national star．

Ⅱ．基础知识运用(本大题共l0分，每小题1分)

A．根据句意，从所给词中选出适当的词完成句子。

31．I’ve ________ to Bering twice．(went，gone，been)

32．June 1 st is ________ Day．(Child’s，Children’s，Childrens’)

33．Tom is a good friend of ________．(my，me，mine)

34．“Why didn’t you rum off the lights when you left your room?” mother said ________ to Tina． (angry，angrily，angrier)

35．Rice is ________ in the south．(grown，grows，grow)

B．根据句意和语境，用所给单词的适当形式填空。

36．They like ________ (take)a walk after supper．

37．They like to do some ________ (read)after supper．

38．May is the ________ (five)month of a year．

39．Who is the ________ (win)of the match?

40．It’s ________ (sun)today．We can go swimming．

Ⅲ．单项选择(本大题共l5分，每小题1分)

根据句意或语境，选择可填入句子的最佳选项。

(   )41．I want to explain，but he didn’t give me any ________．

        A．chance                 B．way              C．choice

(   )42．The dress fits me well，________ I don’t want to buy it because it’s too expensive．

         A．so                     B．and              C．but

(   )43．Teenagers have all kinds of dreams．________，some would like to go to the moon some day．

        A．After all              B．In fact                 C．For example

(    )44．I have ________ chores to do today that I can’t go out with you．

         A．so much             B．such many           C．so many

(    )45．________ the water was cold，Tom jumped into it to save others．

         A．Although                  B．If                 C．Because

(    )46．What ________ you do if there were a fire in tile building?

         A．will            B．are               C．would

(    )47．I ________ go to the party if I  ________ him．

         A．would；were    B．would；was         C．will；were

(    )48．Nancy was so nervous that she didn’t know ________ to say．

         A．how                  B．what             C．who

(    )49．We’ll go for a picnic if it ________ this Sunday．

         A．won’t rain                B．doesn’t rain          C．don’t rain

(    )50．Whose dictionary is that? It could ________ ．

         A．belong to Lily’s  B．belong to Lily       C．Lily’s

(    )51．Peter ________ come with us tonight，but he isn’t very sure．

         A．must                  B．will              C．may

(    )52．Jack ________ his math test．He said that he would fail it．

         A．worry about       B．was worried about   C．is worried about

(    )53．My best friend prefers ________ to ________

         A．running；play soccer

         B．running；playing soccer

         C．run；playing soccer

(    )54．Jay is a famous pop singer ________ can write his own lyrics.

         A．who                  B．which                  C．whom

(    )55．The teacher ________ be in the office because the light is on．

         A．might                B．must             C．may

Ⅳ．情景交际(本大题共l0分。每小题1分.

从右栏中找出左栏各句相应的答语。

(    )56．What’s your favorite color?                  A．No，he’s cooking．

(    )57．When do you go to school?            B．White．

(    )58．Is John reading a book?                        C．They’re watching TV.

(    )59．What time is it now?                        D．Yes，I’d like an orange juice.

(    )60．Does Bill like to be a doctor?                E．I’m a reporter．

(    )61．What are Lily and Lucy doing?              F．Yes，he does．

(    )62．Do you know his name?                       G．It’s 5：00．

(    )63．What sports does he like?                      H．Yes，he’s Peter．

(    )64．What’s your job?                          I．Swimming．

(    )65．Can I help you?                            J．At 7 o’clock．

                                                     K．I like sports news．

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

    On April 2，1805，a boy Was born to a poor family in centl-a1 Denmark．The boy’s  66  was a shoemaker．The father would read his son a  67  every day．But story-time ended 68  the boy was just 11．His father died．

    At l4．the boy went to the capital city by 69 ．He tried to be a singer and an actor at first．Later he took up writing．He said he  70  because he didn’t want children to have a sad childhood like his．He made his words come true．

(    )66．A．father               B．mother                C．brother

(    )67．A．shoe                B．story            C．word

(    )68．A．when                B．after             C．before

(    )69．A．herself              B．himself                C．yourself

(    )70．A．read                         B．wrote                  C．spoke

B

    Charles Dickens，one of the great English writers，  71  born in l812，in one of the small  72  of England．

    When Dickens was nine years old，the family  73 to London，the capital of England．There were several young children in the family．Their life was hard，so Dickens could not  74 to school．

    Only until his father was  75  of prison(监狱)could Charles go to school．At that time he was already twelve years old．But he did not finish school．Two years later be began  76．The future(未来)writer often went to the library  77  books．He read  78 ．Then Dickens wrote lots of novels(小说)all his life．Dickens  79  over a hundred years ago，but people are still reading his books  80  great interest．

(    )71．A．is                     B．was              C．were

(    )72．A．town                 B．towns                  C．family

(    )73．A．moves               B．moved                 C．moving

(    )74．A．go                    B．to go             C．going

(    )75．A．out                   B．at                 C．off

(    )76．A．works                B．worked                C．to work

(    )77．A．read                         B．reading                C．to read

(    )78．A．a lot                        B．a lot of                C．very much

(    )79．A．died                         B．die               C．dying

(    )80．A．to                     B．in                 C．with

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)

    Our earth has a special day．It is much like your birthday．Earth Day is celebrated on April 22nd each year．We celebrate Earth Day to remind people to take care of our earth．We need to keep our rivers，lakes，and ponds clean for people to have good water to drink，We need to keep the environment clean so that our world will be beautiful．We can all help to keep our earth clean．Let’s start by cleaning up the trash in our schools，homes，and neighborhoods．Would you like to join our school volunteer project? We are going to clean up the park near our school on Saturday afternoon．

    Time：2：30 0n the afternoon of April 21st．

    Where to meet：At the school gate．

    What to bring：A large plastic bag．

(    )81．When is Earth Day?

          A．March lst．       B．April 22nd．         C．April lst．              D．May 3rd．

(    )82．Why do we celebrate Earth Day?

         A．To have a big party．

         B．To play outside．

         C．To remind people to take care of the earth．

         D．To color pictures．

(    )83．Why do we need to keep our rivers，lakes，and ponds clean?

         A．To have good food．                      B．To grow flowers．

         C．To have good water to drink．            D．To plant trees．

(    )84．Where can we clean up the trash?

         A．In our schools．                      B．In our homes．

         C．In our neighborhoods．               D．All of the above．

(    )85．When and where will you meet if you want to volunteer on Saturday afternoon?

         A．At 2：30 at the school gate．                 B．At 2：30 at the park gate．

         C．At 2：00 at the school gate．             D．At 2：00 at the park gate．

(B)

    Small children often laugh at the short ones or at someone who isn’t dressed as well as they are．But as they grow up，they learn not to hurt people’s feelings by laughing at their problems．They learn to laugh at other things．Most important，they learn to laugh at themselves．

    Suppose you’re playing a game．You make a mistake and lose．Do you become angry? Or can you laugh at yourself and hope to do better next time? Suppose you are at a special dinner．You at times spill(溅)some food．Why keep worrying about how clumsy (笨拙)you look? Why not laugh it off and enjoy yourself anyway? If you can，it’s a good sign that you’ve really grown up．

(    )86．This article is mostly about _________．

         A．why laughter is good for your body    B．what you should laugh at

         C．where you may laugh                 D．who you may laugh at

(    )87．The writer says small children laugh at people who__________．

          A．have problems                       B．aren’t worried

          C．dress well                         D．play games

(    )88．Next the writer shows how laughter could help you________．

         A．not to spill food                       B．not to be worried

         C．not to enjoy yourself                  D．to grow up

(    )89．The most important thing is to learn how to laugh at_______．

         A．jokes          B．pictures               C．children          D．yourself

(    )90．If you can laugh at yourself，_______．

         A．you will be unhappy all the time               B．you are stupid

         C．you will not be a child any more         D．you will not be clever

(C)

    In l620．about half of the USA was covered by forests．Today the forests have almost gone．A lot of good land has gone with them，leaving only sand．China doesn’t want to copy the USA’s example．We’re planting more and more trees．We’ve built the Great Green Wall of trees across northern part of our country．The Great Green Wall is 7，000 kilometers long，and between 400 and l，700 kilometers wide．It will stop the wind from blowing the earth away．It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south．More Great Green Walls are needed．Trees must be grown all over the world．Great Green Walls will make the world better．

(    )91. In l620 about the USA was covered by forests．

         A．a third of           B．half of          C．two thirds of   D．a fourth of

(    )92．A lot of good land has gone with _________．

         A．sand           B．water    C．wind               D．forests

(    )93．The Great Green Wall in China is _________ long．

         A．7．000 kilometers            B．1，700 kilometers

         C．7．000 meters                    D．400 kilometers

(    )94．Trees must be grown in________．

         A．China                       B．the USA

         C．some countries                    D．every part of the world

(    )95．________will make the world better．

         A．The Great Wall                 B．Tall buildings

         C．Great Green Walls               D．Flowers and grass

B．阅读短文，根据短文内容，选出正确的选项完成短文。

Gadgets for Work and Play

    It’s 7：45 in the morning，and 26-year-old Steve Clarkson is going to work．96．As he leaves the house．he turns on his MP3 player and puts on his headphone．He is ready to go．

    Today，for millions of people，gadgets(小机件)like Clarkson’s ale a normal part of life．“I’m a reporter for a magazine，and I’m usually not in the office．  97，” says Clarkson．Today many people can check e-mails，send messages，or surf the Web，using their mobile phones．

    Tina Fang is studying photography in New York City．“Some of these gadgets are expensive，but they can save your money in the long run，I have a digital camera．98 ．

    I listen to music on my MP3 player，and I Call download and read books on it，too．I use the camera and MP3 for both learning and fun．”

It’s now 9：45．99  She has a gadget that lets her send e-mails，play games，and take notes．She is in class right now．“ 100 ”，laughs Clarkson．“These gadgets are fun，but sometimes they can distract(分散注意力)people，too．”