2009年江苏省淮安市初中毕业升学考试
英语试卷
说明：本试题满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共50分）
Ⅰ．单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的正确答案。
1．Millie saw _______ exciting film last night．She was very excited．
A．a B．an C．the D．/
2．Lily is _______ hard-working than any other student in her class．
A．much B．more C．most D．the most
3．Grandma, you must feel _______ after cleaning the house．Let's take a rest．
A．tired B．well C．good D．angry
4．The teacher did not leave the school，_______ all the students had gone home．
A．while B．so C．until D．as
5．Susan always takes good care of _______ when her parents are out．
A．him B．her C．himself D．herself
6．My father often tells me _______ to get along with my classmates．
A．who B．where C．how D．what
7．Simon _______ some voluntary work in the home for the elderly next Saturday．
A．will do B．did C．do D．does
8．-- _______ I borrow your MP4，Daniel? --Sure．Here you are．
A．Must B．May C．Would D．Should
9．Ben _______ his keys everywhere，but he didn't find them．
A．looked for B．looked at C．looked after D．looked up
10．The Chinese government has paid much attention to _______ rights and interests．
A．farmer B．farmers C．farmer's D．farmers'
11．A number of trees _______ in my home town every spring．
A．plant B．planted C．are planted D．were planted
12．Without friendship，one won't be happy _______ he is very rich．
A．if B．though C．even D．however
13．The old dictionary _______ my uncle bought for me is still of great value．
A．that B．when C．whose D．where
14．How hard the noise made it for us _______!
A．fell asleep B．fall asleep C．to fall asleep D．falling asleep
15．Mr. Smith is searching the Internet to find out _______．
A．where will the next Expo（世博会）be held
B．when will the next Expo start
C．what will the next Expo be held for
D．how many countries will take part in the next Expo
Ⅱ．完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
Sally will attend a dinner party．Now，she is buying a cake for her friends in a bakery（糕点房）．
Waiter：Do you want to make a special order?
Sally：Yes，I ___16___．
Waiter：OK．First，you should choose a cake you like and ___17___ tell us what you want to write on it．
Sally：All my friends like cream and fruit．
Waiter：OK．I'll make a cake ___18___ cream and fruit．Do you like cherries（樱桃）or strawberries（草莓）?
Sally：Both are fine to me，___19___ I don't know if my friends will like them．
Waiter：Don't worry．Everyone ___20___ strawberries，I think．
Sally：OK．Then make a cake with strawberries for me．
Waiter：All right．By the way，is it for a party?
Sally：Yeah，it's for a big party．Thank you．
Waiter：You're welcome．
16．A．will B．am C．do D．can
17．A．then B．ever C．still D．even
18．A．without B．with C．in D．on
19．A．so B．but C．for D．or
20．A．brings B．gets C．dislikes D．likes
B
Tess，a little girl，entered Rexall's Drug Store with one dollar and eleven cents．She waited patiently for the pharmacist（药剂师）to give her some attention．But he was too busy at that moment．
“And what do you want?” the pharmacist asked while he was ___21___ his brother from Chicago．
“Well，I want to talk to you about my ___22___，Andrew，” Tess answered．“He's really，really sick．．．and I want to buy a miracle（奇迹）．”
“I beg your pardon?” said the pharmacist．
“He has ___23___ growing inside his head，and my Daddy says only a miracle can save him now．So ___24___ does a miracle cost?’’
“We don’t sell miracles here，little girl．So I ___25___ help you．” the pharmacist said，softening a little．
“What kind of miracle does your brother ___26___?” asked the pharmacist’s brother，a well dressed man．
“I don’t know．I just know he's really sick，and Mommy says he needs an ___27___．But my Daddy can't pay for it，So I want to use ___28___ money．”
“How much do you have?” asked the man．
“Only one dollar and eleven cents．”
“What a coincidence（巧合）!” smiled the man．“That's just the ___29___ of a miracle for the little boy．”
It wasn't long ___30___ Andrew was home again and doing well．That man was a surgeon（外科医生）．He performed a successful operation on the little boy for free and he did give the family a real miracle．
21．A．calling B．talking to C．writing to D．waiting for
22．A．father B．mother C．brother D．sister
23．A．something good B．something bad C．anything good D．nothing bad
24．A．how much B．how often C．how many D．how soon
25．A．don't B．can C．can't D．shouldn't
26．A．like B．use C．have D．need
27．A．orange B．apple C．operation D．award
28．A．your B．my C．their D．his
29．A．price B．form C．type D．way
30．A．after B．since C．until D．before
Ⅲ．阅读理解（共15小题；A篇每小题2分，B、C两篇每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
A group of frogs were travelling through the woods．Two of them，Nick and Jack，fell into a deep pit（坑）．All the other frogs gathered around the pit．When they saw how deep the pit was，they told Nick and Jack that they were as good as dead．
Nick and Jack ignored（不理睬）what the other frogs said and tried to jump up out of the pit with all of their strength．The other frogs Went On telling them to Stop，and that they were as good as dead．Nick listened to them and gave up．Finally，he fell down and died．
Jack continued to j ump as hard as he could．Once again，the flogs around the pit shouted at him to stop the pain（痛苦）and just die．He jumped even harder and finally got out．When he was out，the other frogs asked，“Did you not hear us?’’ Jack explained to them that he was deaf．He thought they were encouraging him all the time．
31．Nick and Jack fell into a pit when they were ________．
A．holding a meeting B．taking exercise
C．travelling through the woods D．sleeping in the woods
32．The other frogs told Nick and Jack to stop because they thought the pit was too ________．
A．big B．strange C．small D．deep
33．From the story we know ________ died in the end．
A．Nick B．Jack C．Nick and Jack D．all the frogs
34．When the other frogs shouted at Jack to stop the pain and just die，he ________．
A．stopped jumping B．jumped harder
C．fell down and died D．gave up trying
35．Jack finally got out because ________．
A．the pit wasn't deep B．he thought the others encouraged him
C．he climbed a ladder D．his friends pulled him out
B
Teenagers were enjoying exercise with their jumping shoes at the People's Square of Guiyang，on Dec．8，2008．The jumping shoes became popular among teenagers after they were used in the performance of the Beijing Olympic closing ceremony．
An eatable Christmas card，which is made from potato starch（淀粉）paper and printed with food coloring instead of ink，has been designed by a British company to try to be as “green” as possible．The cards came out quite well last Christmas Day．They're not very tasty but the company will do flavored ones this year．
Li Tongzhu，a 64-year-old retired（退休的）man，finished his paper-cut work of “Riverside Scenes at the Qingming Festival” in Zaozhuang City，Shandong Province in December，2008．Li had spent 7 months finishing the 3.10-metre-long paper-cut work．
Alison Spooner，a 27-year-old write woman，and her husband Dean' Durant，a 33-year-old black man，are a mixed-race British couple．They had their second black and white twins in November，2008．Their first black and white twins were born in 2001．
36．The jumping shoes became popular among ________．
A．retired people B．teenagers
C．British people D．mixed-race couples
37．“Riverside Scenes at the Qingming Festival” by Li Tongzhu is a ________．
A．book B．photo C．paper-cut work D．card
38．The eatable card shows that there are many ways to make a difference to ________．
A．lifestyles B．festivals C．the environment D．meals
39．How many black and white twins does the mixed-race couple have?
A．One． B．Two． C．Three． D．Four．
40．Li Tongzhu began his paper cut work of “Riverside Scenes at the Qingming Festival” ________．
A．in December，2008 B．in July，2008
C．in November，2008 D．in May，2008
C
Does handwriting have a practical use today? Do we really need it? Many educators say yes．
Handwriting is important because research shows that when children are taught how to do it，they are also being taught how to learn and how to express themselves．Students with fluent（流畅的）handwriting produce better homework and get higher grades，a new study by Professor Steve Graham shows．
Handwriting is a basic skill of learning，expert Emily Knapton says．She believes，“When kids have trouble with handwriting，it affects all their subjects．Spelling becomes a problem；maths becomes a problem，too．Both of the subjects will be much easier for these kids to learn if their handwriting is improved．”
Fluency and speed of handwriting are very important．Graham's study has also shown that from kindergarten（幼儿园）through the fourth grade，kids think and write at the same time．If they have to struggle to remember how to spell the words，their ability to express themselves will suffer．Stephen Pevely，a professor of education says，“From the writing speed of primary school students，we can know the quality and quantity of their writing in middle school．”
Predictions of handwriting's end didn't begin with the computer；they date back to the introduction of the Remington typewriter in 1873．But for at least a generation（一代人），handwriting has seemed much less important．Now，supported by new research，educators are trying to bring back its special importance into the classroom．
41．Many educators agree that handwriting ________ today．
A．is not necessary B．is unimportant
C．has a practical use D．is useless
42．Graham's study shows that students with fluent handwriting probably have ________．
A．lower grades B．worse homework and grades
C．good reading skills D．better homework and grades
43．When a student has good handwriting，his spelling and maths will be ________．
A．much easier B．much harder C．great fun D．a problem
44．The underlined word "suffer" in the passage means “________”．
A．be strongly influenced B．be deeply moved
C．be badly affected D．be seriously hurt
45．Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A．Kids' handwriting has a good effect on their learning．
B．Handwriting helps improve kids' performance in all their subjects．
C．Students should try to improve the fluency of their handwriting．
D．Handwriting came to an end after the typewriter appeared．
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题 共70分）
Ⅳ．词汇运用（共16小题；每小题l分，满分16分）
A）根据句子意思，从方框中选用恰当的单词或短语填空。
take action，comes from，on the left，its，recently，
fresh，shopping，is grateful to，beyond
46．We must _________ to protect wild animals．
47．I like the style of the T-shirt but I don't like _________ color．
48．More and more young people are crazy about _________ online．
49．In this supermarket，_________ fruit and vegetables are available all year round．
50．Walk along this road and take the first turning _________．
51．Where have you been _________? I haven't seen you for a long time．
52．The woman _________ the soldiers who saved her after the earthquake．
53．The pretty girl _________ Australia．She dances well．
B）根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空。
54．Paul dreams to be a famous basketball _________（play）like Kobe．
55．It often rains here．You'd better _________（take）an umbrella with you．
56．Learning Chinese is very popular among foreigners now．I'm sure it will be used _________（Wide）in the world．
57．Eating too much fast food is not _________（health）．
58．The monitor divided the students into four _________（team）．
59．Why does he keep _________（forget）what he should remember?
60．The dish _________（cook）by Mrs. Wu is very delicious．
61．National Day is coming．We're going to celebrate the _________（sixty）birthday of the People's Republic of China．
V．完成句子（共7小题；每小题2分，满分14分）
根据所给中文意思，用英文完成下列各句。
62．我表哥是美术俱乐部的一名成员，他擅长绘画。
My cousin is _________ the Art Club and he _________ drawing．
63．我认为嘲笑别人是不礼貌的。
I think it's ___________________________．
64．昨天他花了10分钟乘公共汽车去动物园。
It ___________________________ yesterday．
65．这条连衣裙她已经买了两周了。
She ___________________________．
66．如果你来的话，我将带你参观淮安名胜。
I will ____________________ in Huai'an if you come．
67．桑迪别无选择，只能把所有努力倾注于工作之中。
Sandy ____________________ the work．
68．有些学生喜欢在课间唱歌来放松自己。
Some students ____________________ to relax themselves．
Ⅵ．任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，根据要求完成下列各题。
A
Do you know how old Mickey Mouse is? Can you believe that the cute mouse is already 80 years old? As the most famous mouse in the world，Mickey Mouse is likely to be the oldest mouse in the world．If we compare him to a man，Mickey Mouse is about the same age as a grandfather．
At Hong Kong Disneyland，Mickey Mouse's famous friends，including Donald Duck and Snow White，celebrated his birthday．Mickey Mouse's fans also traveled from all over the world and got together to celebrate his birthday．They were excited about the event．They wore costumes，colorful birthday hats and took photos to memorize the happy moment．
Mickey Mouse has already turned 80，but there is not a gray hair on his bead．His look has gone through very few changes over the years．He is still dressed in the same clothes as the time when he was created．Walt Disney created Mickey Mouse in the movie．Steamboat Willie．This was the first cartoon movie with sound．In this movie，Walt Disney provided the voice for Mickey Mouse．Now，Mickey Mouse's two black round ears have become a symbol of the Disney brand（品牌）．
根据上面的短文内容回答问题。
69．How old is Mickey Mouse?
70．Was there fl celebration for Mickey Mouse's birthday at Hong Kong Disneyland?
71．Who celebrated Mickey Mouse's birthday?
72．Is Steamboat Willie a cartoon movie or an action movie?
73．Why does the writer say there have been few changes to Mickey Mouse over the years?
B
There are different ways in which people try to deal with the problem of energy．One way is the greater production of common energy sources（能源），such as coal，oil and gas．The trouble with these sources，however，is that they are not renewable．Another way is energy conservation，which means using energy better．Thirdly，renewable energy sources are used even though they are often expensive to develop．One form of these is solar energy（太阳能）．
In Japan，there is a wonderful program of Solar City．The city is 80,000 meters northwest of Tokyo and one of Japan's sunniest places，covering about 410,000 square meters．Seventy-five percent of the homes there are covered by solar panels（太阳能电池板），which are able to provide more than enough energy for a normal family on sunny days．The government has paid much money to help people to make full use of solar energy．A lot of solar energy companies have also given money to help this program．
People living in Solar City think using solar panels is a good way to save money．However，saving money is not the only reason why people are moving into this city．“We moved here because of the panels．It was something we wanted．”said Mika Hiroshima，a newcomer to Solar City．
The Solar City program of Japan has brought hope to us．While we are making use of solar energy，we need to think about other renewable sources that can be used to help solve the energy problem．
根据上面的短文内容填空。
74．The ways to deal with the problem of energy are the greater production of _________ energy sources，energy conservation and the use of _________ energy sources．
75．Solar City is _________ meters away from Tokyo and _________ square kilometers．
76．When it is _________，a normal family in Solar City has _________ to use．
77．Not only _________ but also _________ have spent much money on the program of Solar City．
78．People enjoy living in Solar City because they can __________________．
Ⅶ．书面表达（满分20分）
79．近日，第五中学开展“献出一本书，传递你的爱”活动，倡议每位同学为四川震区某小学小朋友捐赠爱心图书。假如你是该校的学生李华，请以 “Donating Books” 为题，用英文写一段话，词数在80～100之间，内容必须包括以下提示中的三项要点：
1．简要介绍自己（不少于3句话）；
2．介绍你所捐赠的一本书（4～6句话，包括书名、作者名以及书的主要内容）；
3．表达你美好的祝愿。
注意：文中不得出现真实的人名、校名和地名。