2008年河北省初中毕业生升学考试
英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共95分）
听力部分（第一节）
Ⅰ．听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息。（共5小题，每题1分，共5分）
1．A．watching B．walking C．washing
2．A．$235 B．$
3．A．this September B．next September C．this December
4．A．a white shirt B．a black shirt C．a black skirt
5．A．I only like the last story． B．I don't like the last story at all．
C．I like the last story better than any other one．
Ⅱ．听句子，选出该句的最佳答语。（共5小题，每小题分，计5分）
6．A．She's a nurse． B．She's very busy． C．She's at work．
7．A．
C．You too．Thank you．
8．A．I guess so． B．I don't think so． C．I am happy for you．
9．A．Thanks．I'd love to． B．It doesn't matter． C．You'd better not．
10．A．Don't worry． B．You can't miss it．
C．Sorry，I'm new here．
Ⅲ．听对话和问题，选择正确的选项。（共5小题，每小1分，计5分）
11．How’s the weather outside?
A．It's rainy． B．It's nice． C．It's cloudy．
12．Who is answering the phone?
A．Mary． B．John． C．Betty．
13．What time does Bill get up these days?
A．At 6：00 B．At 7：
14 What’s Alan’s favorite ball game?
15．What does the man want to have for his meal?
Ⅳ．听对话、短文和问题，选择正确答案。（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）
16．What season do you think it is now?
A．It's summer． B．It's winter． C．It's spring．
17．Why do they go to the beach for their holiday?
A．Because they can swim there．
B．Because there are lots of hotels．
C．Because they can get relaxed there．
18．Where did Sky grow up?
A．In New York． B．In Chicago． C．In Washington．
19．What languages is Sky studying now?
A．Chinese and Russian． B．Chinese and Japanese．
C．Russian and Japanese．
20．What does Sky enjoy doing in the free time?
A．Riding，cooking and doing sports．
B．Reading，cooking and doing sports．
C．Fishing，reading and doing sports．
笔试部分
V．单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，计20分）
选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21．My father is engineer．He works very hard．
A．a B．an C．the D．不填
22．Look at the photo．The girl beside is Nancy．
A．I B．my C．me D．mine
23．You must ride your bike the right side of the road．
A．at B．on C．in D．for
24．Can you imagine what life will be like in time?
A．20 years' B．20 year's C．20-years' D．20-years
25．The air in the countryside is ．So many people from the city go there on weekends．
A．soft B．pretty C．fresh D．delicious
26．There a lot of rain in this area in August every year．
A．is B．was C．are D．were
27．The children a P.E. class on the playground when it suddenly began to rain．
A．have B．are having C．had D．were having
28．I tried several jackets on，but of them looked good．
A．both B．either C．none D．neither
29． wonderful movie! We like it very much．
A．What B．What a C．How D．How a
30．Susan will not arrive at the airport off time she hurries up．
A．once B．if C．when D．unless
31．David jumped in the long jump．He won the game!
A．longest B．farthest C．fastest D．highest
32．Nick a new camera．He has taken lots of pictures with it．
A．buys B．is buying C．bought D．will buy
33．--Please bring your homework to school tomorrow，Steven．
--OK．I ．
A．will B．won't C．do D．don't
34．Thomas，please be quiet．The others hear very well．
A．can't B．mustn't C．shouldn't D．needn't
35．Last year，Li Hua，a college student， to work for the Olympic Games．
A．is choosing B．is chosen C．was choosing D．was chosen
36．This is the dictionary Mum gave me for my birthday．
A．which B．what C．whose D．whom
37． those lights，please．Don't use so much energy．
A．Take off B．Put on C．Turn off D．Turn on
38．How's Annie? I her for a long time．
A．don't see B．won't see C．didn't see D．haven't seen
39．We are going for a picnic tomorrow．I'll call Wendy to make sure ．
A．why to start B．when to start C．what to start D．which to start
40．You are growing so fast．Can you tell me now?
A．how fast are you B．how fast you are
C．how tall are you D．how tall you are
Ⅵ．完形填空（共l0小题，每小题1分，计10分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
These days，it is easier for us to travel to other countries than ever before．However，there is a big difficulty that most of us 41 when we meet people in other countries―we cannot communicate with them．There are 42 where English is still not spoken，though it is the most widely known language．So，wouldn't it be 43 if there was one language that could be understood by anyone anywhere in the world?
Esperanto that was created in 1887 may be the world's 44 truly international language．In fact，although 45
artificial（人造的）languages have been already
created，only Esperanto has had much success．Its
learners say that it is about four times 46 to learn than other languages．Spelling
and pronunciation are both easy，too．For
example，it does not have silent __47_ like the “h” in “honest”．If you
In short，Esperanto should be attractive（有吸引力的）as a language to learn， 50 there is a problem：how many people have met anyone who can really speak it? Anyway，we hope that some day one language can be mastered easily by anyone．
41．A．need B．miss C．face D．touch
42．A．offices B．schools C．cities D．places
43．A．safe B．nice C．funny D．difficult
44．A．first B．another C．last D．other
45．A．little B．a little C．few D．a few
46．A．better B．easier C．slower D．shorter
47．A．marks B．parts C．words D．letters
48．A．hear B．see C．watch D．notice
49．A．subjects B．sentences C．rules D．lessons
50．A．and B．but C．so D．because
Ⅶ．阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，计40分）
阅读A、B、C三篇材料，然后从各小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Jane Gooddall first made friends with a chimp（黑猩猩）when she was one year old．On her first birthday her mother carried her to the zoo near her home and bought her a toy chimp．She loved her furry（毛绒）friend very much．At age 7，Jane Gooddall read Dr．Doolittle，a book about a doctor who could talk to animals．She wanted to be able to talk to her favorite animal，too．She expected to go to Africa some day so that she could learn more about chimps．When Jane grew up，she still dreamed of going to Africa．She got her wish when she was 26 years old．She went to Gombe National Park where many chimps lived in the forests．
Jane watched the chimps closely day after day．She saw that they were a lot like people．They could think and make plans．They used tools．They showed their fear，pain，or pleasure．Sometimes，they fought．Often，they hugged（拥抱）and kissed．
Scientists were surprised by what Jane saw．They knew that the relation between chimps and humans was the closest．However, they did not know they acted so much like us．
Jane still has the toy chimp she was given as a child．She has studied her furry friends for over 30 years．Now，she speaks for them to groups around the world．She hopes that what she has to say will make others do something to protect chimps from being hurt．
51．When Jane was 7，she wanted ．
A．to read Dr．Doolittle again B．to talk to animals，too
C．to buy another toy chimp D．to meet a doctor at once
52．Jane went to Gombe National Park to ．
A．have a trip there B．train a baby chimp
C．learn more about chimps D．protect the chimps there
53．The scientists were surprised when they heard that ．
A．the chimps could act so much like humans
B．Jane had been in
C．Jane watched the chimps closely day after day
D．Jane still had the toy chimp she was given as a child
54．Jane speaks for chimps to groups around the world to ．
A．help the scientists learn more about chimps
B．study her furry friends in sonic other countries
C．make more people do something to protect chimps
D．let people know that chimps are lovely animals
55．From the passage，we can learn that ．
A．Jane found more about chimps than the scientists did
B．Jane dreamed of going to
C．Jane could talk to chimps with the help of the scientists
D．Jane knew nothing about
chimps before going to
B
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C
If you have failed in the past to try to make big changes in life，try again now，one tiny step at a time．
Every year it's the same．As December comes to an end，you think about the new year and all the ways you want to improve your life．But as you start to write down your hopes for the new year，you think about the last year．You excitedly write down all the changes you are going to make，but by the end of January those ideas get lost in your busy life．
Here's a suggestion：Forget the too big，hard-to-achieve goals and just think about the small ones．“We often think that we have to do everything in big steps, even though it's so hard for us to reach it．” said Robert Maurer，who recently wrote the book One Small Step Can Change Your Life．“What we try to do is to begin with such a small step that we can’t find any excuse not to do it．”
“Kaizen”，a Japanese word，is used to mean to change behavior and attitudes（态度）．During World War Il，American factory managers were able to increase productivity by trying small，continuous improvements instead of sudden changes．After the war，the idea was brought to a rebuilding（重建）Japan．It made Japan develop fast．The Japanese called it “kaizen”，which means “improvement”．
Maurer studied the idea and did some experiments with it．“Kaizen” could possibly help people succeed in doing everything．
61．At the end of December，people usually ．
A．fail to make big changes B．plan for the last year
C．think about the new year D．try to lose their ideas
62．Robert Maurer wrote a book to tell us ．
A．we should do everything in big steps
B．how to change one’s life with one small step
C．we should try a lot of sudden changes
D．how to find a small step without any excuse
63．The underlined part “increase productivity” in the passage means “ ”．
A．提高生产率 B．增加成本 C．增加出口量 D．提高待遇
64．The writer of the passage suggests we should ．
A．make changes at the end of the year B．do few experiments with “kaizen”
C．do things with hard-to-achieve goals D．take a tiny step to achieve big goals
65．Which of the following is TRUE from the passage?
A．You can achieve your goals if you are not too busy．
B．Robert Maurer studied “kaizen” and found it helpful．
C．You can't find any excuse not to reach a big goal．
D．“Kaizen” was brought to Japan during World WarⅡ．
D
阅读下面短文，把A～D四个句子填入文中空缺处（66~69），使短文内容完整正确，然后完成第70题。
We often hear that children wish they were grown-ups，and that old people wish they were young． 66 The happiest people enjoy what each age gives them without wasting their time in useless regrets．
Childhood（童年）is a time when there are few duties．A child is fed，looked after and loved by all grown-ups like parents or grandparents． 67 However，for older people they often lose their interest in those things．
On the other hand（另一方面），a child may also have some pains with him． 68 He is often told not to do something．He will certainly be shouted at for doing something wrong．
When a child grows up，he can no longer expect others to pay for his food，clothes，room and many other things． 69 If he still spends most of his time playing as he used to in childhood，he will go hungry．If，however，he works hard and has no trouble，he can build up his own position in society with great happiness．
A．What's more，life is always giving new things to him．
B．And he has to work if he wants to live comfortably．
C．He is not so free to do what he wishes to do．
D．Each age has its own pleasures and its own pains．
70．What is the best title of the passage?
A．Childhood Is a Happy Time B．No Pains at Any Age
C．Happy Position in Society D．Enjoy Your Whole Life
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共25分）
听力部分（第二节）
Ⅷ．听短文填空（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
Information Sheet
71．Dr. Wang will give a talk on how to ．
72．There will be parts in Dr. Wang’s talk．
73．The second part is about what is helpful to us．
74．The students are asked to take while listening to the talk．
75．What the students write should include points．
笔试部分
Ⅸ．词语运用（共5小题，每小题1分，共计5分）
根据下列句子的意思及所给的汉语提示，写出空缺处单词、固定短语或固定搭配的正确形式。
76．I'll show my collection of （邮票）to the class．
77．We practised （唱）English songs for one and a half hours today．
78．Which country is （大）in population，the U.S. or
79．Xu Li，with his friends， （拾起）waste paper in the park every Sunday．
80．Do you know this table （由……制成）bamboo?
X．基础写作（包括A、B两部分，A部分5分，B部分10分，共计15分）
A）连词成旬（共5小题，每小题1分，计5分）
将所给单词连成完整、正确的句子。（单词不得重复使用，标点已给出）
81．schoolbag，is，your，it
82．pets，have，Henry，how，does，many
83．e-mail，tomorrow，will，all，send，Jim，I
84．helped，night，he，maths，me，last，with，my
85．cross，traffic，red，are，the．when，don't，street，the，lights
B）书面表达（共计10分）
86．假如你要接受一家英文报社的采访，记者提出的问题是“How can you be a good child?”请你根据下面所给提示及要求，准备一段应答稿。（文稿的开头已给出，不计入总词数）
提示：（1）What should you do at school?
（2）What can you do to give help at home?
（3）How do you show your love to your parents（or grandparents…）?
要求：（1）文稿须包括所有提示内容，可适当发挥。
（2）文稿中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。
（3）词数：60～80。
Well，to be a good child，I