2008年黄冈市初中毕业生升学考试
英语试卷
第一部分 选择题（共80分）
一、听力（共两节，计25分）
1．A．English． B．Chinese． C．English and Chinese．
2．A．In a school． B．In a government． C．In a company．
3．A．Bow． B．Kiss． C．Shake hands．
4．A．She has a cough． B．She has a cold． C．She has a toothache．
5．A．10 years old． B．15 years old． C．5 years old．
6．A．3 yuan． B．6 yuan． C．9 yuan．
7．A．Kangkang． B．Jenny． C．Mike．
8．A．To see a doctor． B．To see a movie． C．To listen to music．
10．Where did Maria spend her whole holiday?
A．At home．
B．At a disabled children's home．
A．At school．
11．What has Maria done there?
A．She has fed the children．
B．She has cleaned their rooms．
C．She has been at home．
听第11段材料，回答第12～14小题。
12．Whose birthday party did the boy go to?
A．Tom's． B．Kangkang's． C．Sally's．
13．What did Tom do?
A．He danced． B．He sang a song．
C．He performed magic tricks．
14．How did Kangkang feel?
A．Excited． B．Tired． C．Bored．
听第12段材料，回答第15～17小题。
15．How many days will the woman stay at Huangzhou Linghu Hotel?
A．2． B．3． C．4．
16．What kind of rooms does she want?
A．One single room． B．Two single rooms． C．Two double rooms．
17．How much should she pay for a night?
A．120 yuan． B．240 yuan． C．360 yuan．
听第13段材料，回答第18～21小题。
18．What does the woman want to do?
A．She wants to look for information about tours．
B．She wants to look for information about the Great Wall．
C．She wants to look for information on the Internet．
19．Where will they go on the first day?
A．Tian'anmen Square and the Summer Palace．
B．The Forbidden City and the Palace Museum．
C．Tian'anmen Square and the Forbidden City．
20．When will they visit the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs?
A．On the first day． B．On the second day． C．On the third day．
21．Which of these places isn't mentioned in the dialogue?
A．The Bird's Nest（鸟巢）． B．The Summer Palace． C．Mazu Temple．
听第14段材料，回答第21～25小题。
22．When do western kids start to do housework to get pocket money（零花钱）?
A．At ten． B．At seven． C．At five．
23．Why don’t the school students do housework in the weekdays?
A．Because they are too young．
B．Because they have to have tests very often．
C．Because they have to study．
24．Which of the following is easy work for young kids?
A．Cooking dinner． B．Feeding pets．
C．Washing the family car．
25．How can the older kids buy some more expensive things?
A．By working outside． B．By walking the dog．
C．By borrowing money from parents．
第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
A）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出与所给句子画线部分意义相同或相近并能代替的那一项。
二、语言知识运用（共两节，计35分）
26．--Would you like a cup of coffee?
--Sorry．I'll have a cold drink rather than coffee．
A．would than B．would rather C．instead D．instead of
27．--Is this Mr. Chen's car?
--I don't think so．He can't afford to pay for this kind of car．
A．is too poor to B．is able to C．is rich enough to D．doesn't want to
28．--I'm afraid I can't follow you，Sir．Can you speak more slowly?
--Of course．
A．find B．run after C．understand D．keep
29．--Could you tell me when Confucius began to teach?
--Sure．He began to teach when he was in his thirties．
A．at thirty B．more than thirty
C．thirty D．at the age of thirty
30．--English is the most widely used language in the world．
--Yeah．Nowadays，the study of English is considered as a very important industry in China as well as in the rest of the world．
A．is regarded as B．is looked as C．takes as D．treats as
B）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。
31．--Is the novel Journey to the West book?
--No，it's Helen's．I left at home．
A．your；my B．yours；mine C．you；it D．your；mine
32．--What's the matter，Kangkang?
--Oh，I feel sorry to hear more than people lost their lives in the earthquake（地震）in Sichuan．
A．sixty thousands of B．sixty thousand
C．sixty thousand of D．thousand of
33．--Do you like chatting with your friends on the telephone or mobile phone?
-- ．I would rather QQ．
A．Either；use B．Neither；use C．Both；to use D．Neither；to use
34．--How do you feel when you watch the national flag go up?
--It makes me very proud．
A．felt B．to feel C．feeling D．feel
35．--Do you want to see the film Harry Potter Ⅱ?
--The film Harry Potter Ⅱ? I it．It's really wonderful．
A．see B．have seen C．was seeing D．has seen
36．--Do you believe there are aliens?
--I'm afraid not．I don't think aliens in space．
A．can find B．can be found C．can be founded D．can't be found
37．--I'm going to spend my summer vacation with my parents in Hainan Island．
-- And remember to send me a post card．
A．That sounds bad． B．Have a nice time．
C．It's a pleasure． D．That's all right．
38．--Granny，you look so weak．What's wrong with you?
--Terrible．The factory made noise．It was noisy that I couldn't sleep well last night．
A．too much；so B．much too；so C．too much；too D．many；much
39．--What’s the article about?
--It's in China．And the government has worked well controlling the population．
A．something important；from B．important something；on
C．something important；in D．anything important；in
40．--I don't know where Wenchuan County is．
--Let me a map of China for you．
A．take B．bring C．fetch D．carry
41．--Jim wants to take part in the torch relay（火炬接力）of the 2008 Olympic Games．
-- ．
A．So I do B．So do I C．Neither do I D．Nor do I
42．--Are you worried about the coming exam?
--No．I think the more you are， mistakes you'll make．
A．careful；the less B．carefully；the fewer
C．carefully；the least D．careful；the fewer
43．--Sorry，I don't know what the teacher said just now．
--He asked Maria ．
A．how long she usually spends on her homework
B．what she was doing these days
C．why didn't Mike come to the meeting yesterday
D．when the speech will begin
44．--Would you mind me ?
-- ．Do it as you like，please．
A．to play the piano；Good idea B．playing the piano；Of course not
C．playing the piano；Of course D．play the piano；All right
46．A．which B．who C．whom D．where
47．A．saw B．to see C．seeing D．look
48．A．Between B．Among C．In D．Beyond
49．A．long B．longer C．longest D．very long
50．A．China
culture B．
C．Chinese culture D．Chinese cultures
51．A．heard B．heard of C．hear about D．hear of
52．A．was taken place B．was happened C．happened to D．happened
53．A．lies B．lie C．lays D．is lying
54．A．visited B．to visit C．visit D．visiting
55．A．him B．them C．themselves D．himself
56．A．famous for B．famous as C．famous D．known as
57．A．as well B．as well as C．also D．but
58．A．wrote B．were written C．are written D．was written
59．A．Besides B．But C．And D．While
60．A．been B．been to C．gone to D．been in
第一节 综合知识（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）
根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择正确答案。
三、综合阅读（共三节，计34分）
四、写（共三节，计26分）
81．“One World，One Dream” expresses the best （愿望）of 1.3 billion Chinese people for a peaceful and better tomorrow．
82．Premier（总理）Wen Jiabao wrote “Much Distress Regenerates a Nation”（多难兴邦）on the blackboard in Beichuan Middle School to （鼓励）the students to study hard．
83．To my great （高兴），I have passed the final examination．
84．David is very clever．He spent only ten minutes （算出）out the difficult math problem．
85．If it （下雨），we'll not have a sports meet．
86．Hand-foot-mouth disease is terrible，but I believe that we Chinese can beat it （成功地）．
第二节 补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据语境，用恰当的语言完成对话。
（On June 21，2007，Lanlan's father booked tickets for the opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games．Now，Lanlan is talking to Kangkang．）
Lanlan=L Kangkang=K
K：Hi，Lanlan．You look so happy today．Why all the smiling faces?
L：I'm going to Beijing to watch the Olympic Games．Look．here's my ticket．
K：87．
When are you leaving for
L：Next week．
K：How long will you stay there?
L：About a month．
K：88．
L：I will watch the Games．visit interesting places and also become a volunteer．
K：89．
L：Because volunteers can improve my English and ability．Once I find people in need．I decide on suitable ways to help them from all over the world．90．
K：Yes，I'd love to．But I have no ticket and I plan to go to Sichuan to help the homeless children with my father．
L：91． I hope everything goes well．
K：Thanks．
第三节 书面表达（1题，满分10分）
背景设定：为了保护环境，节约能源，中国政府出台了一条禁令：从
下面是汪进峰同学的发言内容：
姓名
发言中心内容
Wang Jinfeng
1．禁令内容：禁止使用超薄塑料袋；阻止超市、商店向顾客提供免费塑料袋；如果提供，需要付费。2．个人认识：对我们有益；能帮助保护环境。原因：a．引起白色污染。b．污染土壤和水。C．生产塑料袋浪费能源。目的：贯彻执行该禁令，改善环境。3．今后做法：鼓励家人和朋友购物时自带布袋、竹篮；不乱丢垃圾，对塑料瓶、易拉罐进行回收……
请你根据Wang Jinfeng同学的发言内容，以他的名义写一篇书面发言材料。
要求：1．围绕汪进峰的观点和意愿进行表达，所表达的内容可以适当拓展；
2．所表达的内容必须包含上表中的3个要点；
3．词数80左右，开始语已给出（不计入词数）。
提示词汇：ban（禁令），provide，free（免费），protect，cause，pollute，soil（土壤）energy，carry out，improve，recycle，soft drink can（易拉罐）
Hello，everyone!
China has put a ban on the use of much thinner plastic bags starting on June 1，2008．
That's all for my speech．Thanks for listening!