2009年四川省阿坝州初中毕业暨高中阶段学校招生考试
英语试卷
说明：本试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
A卷（满分100分）
第一部分 语言知识运用（共两节；满分45分）
第一节 单项选择（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
从A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
1．--What would you like to drink? --_________，please．
A．Rice B．Water C．Meat
2．--How many workers are there in your factory? --There are about two _________．
A．hundreds B．hundred C．hundreds of
3．--What are you doing for this vacation? --I'm _________ my uncle．
A．visits B．visited C．visiting
4．I don't like eating chocolate．The taste is too _________．
A．sweet B．delicious C．crispy
5．Linda didn't do her work as _________ as you did．
A．well B．better C．best
6．--I'm going to spend my summer holiday in Hawaii． -- _________
A．Good luck! B．Good idea! C．Have a good time!
7．--When did you come back from
A．At B．In C．On
8．--You watched the fashion show last night，didn’t you?
--Yes，_________ I missed the beginning．
A．so B．and C．but
9．--Who _________the souvenir? --Maria did．
A．buys B．bought C．is going to buy
10．--This is _________ film I've told you about several times．
--It's great．I've never seen a more moving one．
A．the B．a C．不填
11．Now telephones are very popular and they are much _________ than before．
A．cheap B．cheaper C．cheapest
12．All the students have gone out．There is _________ in the classroom．
A．somebody B．nobody C．anybody
13．The little boy asked his mother _________ him alone．
A．not to leave B．not leave C．do not leave
14．-- _________．May I ask a question? --Yes．What is it?
A．Sorry B．Hold on C．Excuse me
15．--Shall I tell Mike about it? --No，you _________．He's already been told．
A．mustn't B．can't C．needn't
16．The computers _________ in the classroom next month．
A．are going to use B．will be used C．have used
17．--Does the child need any help? --No．He is old enough to _________ himself．
A．dress B．put on C．wear
18．--Will you please show me how to operate the new machine?
--Sure．Now let me tell you _________ to do first．
A．which B．how C．what
19．We have been friends for nearly twenty years．Nothing can break off our _________．
A．friendship B．mind C．decision
20．--Why don't you take the T-shirt，Linda? --I have only $10．I can't _________ it．
A．borrow B．afford C．bring
第二节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
先通读下列短文，弄懂大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
A
Hello，I'm
from Jamaica．I'm in
Grade Two in a middle school．Let me tell you something about my school ___21___．My school day usually begins at 8：
21．A．1ife B．work C．friends
22．A．at B．on C．until
23．A．our B．their C．your
24．A．sports B．parties C．performances
25．A．activities B．chances C．vacations
B
John doesn't like vegetables．Every day when he has his meal，he plays with his ___26___ in his bowl．He doesn't eat them，but Just throw ___27___ here and there on the table．
One day at ___28___ John's mother says，“Vegetables are ___29___ for your body and it's not easy ___30___ good vegetables．”After lunch，John and his mother go to visit ___31___．For the whole afternoon，John ___32___ Grandma grow vegetables in the garden．They pull wild grass ___33___，water the cabbage，dig potatoes out of the earth，and even catch worms on the vegetables．At dinner，John says，“It's ___34___ hard to grow vegetables．I get so ___35___ today! I'll not play with my vegetables any more．” His grandma and mother smile when they hear that．
26．A．rice B．vegetables C．chopsticks
27．A．it B．them C．those
28．A．1unch B．breakfast C．dinner
29．A．fit B．good C．better
30．A．to buy B．to find C．to grow
31．A．his grandma B．his grandpa C．his old friend
32．A．taught B．watched C．helped
33．A．down B．out C．in
34．A．really B．strangely C．usually
35．A．worried B．upset C．tired
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；满分35分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容判断文后句子的正误。在正确的句子前面括号内填写T，错误的填写F。
A
As a Chinese middle school student，everyone has different feelings about middle school life．How is it to be an American middle school student?
A few American middle schools came to Beijing several months ago．They wanted to enroll（招生）some students to go to America．They held a big enrollment meeting．
There were a lot of parents and children at the meeting．They were very interested in studying in America．A l2-year-old boy said，“I hear activities after school in America are very rich，so I want to open my eyes there．”
In America，kids can choose the school they like．Most middle schools are two years．And most high schools are four years．One school year needs about 40000 dollars for a Chinese student．It's still a lot for most Chinese families．
（ ）36．Many American middle schools came to Beijing not long ago．
（ ）37．The American schools came to enroll Chinese students to study in the US．
（ ）38．A l2-year-old boy said he wanted to go to the rich after-school activities in America．
（ ）39．Like schools in China，both middle schools and high schools in the US have three grades．
（ ）40．The cost of studying in America is not high for most Chinese families．
第二节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，从各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
B
UK parents hope their kids can grow into successful people so they make their kids learn all kinds of subjects after school．Though some kids are very young，they still take part in a lot of after class activities．
In UK，20% of parents spend yearly 600 p6unds on different classes for their kids．For example，young kids have to learn French，swimming，painting and so on to follow their parents' ideas．75% of parents think that early learning is good for kids．Most kids who go to after-class activities are under 6 years old．
The famous educator Lisa Houghton says，“Although learning different kinds of subjects is important to kids，it's more important to make them have a happy childhood．Parents should spend more time having fun with their kids，not just making them stay in the classrooms．”
41．UK parents make their kids learn a lot because they hope their kids can ________．
A．become successful people B．enjoy their life
C．be famous
42．Young kids go to learn a lot after class because they want to ________．
A．enjoy themselves by studying B．do what their parents tell them
C．be better than others
43．The idea “Early learning is good for kids．” is supported by ________ of the UK parents．
A．20% B．60% C．75%
44．The famous educator Lisa Houghton thinks ________ is the most important for parents．
A．spending more time having fun with their kids
B．providing their kids with a happy classroom life
C．helping their kids learn more subjects
45．How old are most of the kids who go to after-class activities?
A．Over 6 years old． B．Only 6 years old．
C．Under 6 years old．
C
The British Museum has a 250-year-old history．There are a lot of famous collections of world culture in the museum．Every year，a lot of people go to visit the British Museum．To let more people see the collections of China easily，the museum holds a touring exhibition called “China：Journey to the East”．It is the second touring exhibition after the ancient Greek collection exhibition．
The touring exhibition will help British kids aged between 7 and l 4 know more about Chinese culture，such as Chinese languages，arts，inventions，foods，traditional clothes and so on．
Jessica，an official of the museum，says，“The Chinese history is an important part of the world history．It influences（影响）many other countries，including Britain．Our kids should know more about China，not just chopsticks，pandas and the Beijing Olympics．”
46．The British Museum has collections from all over ________．
A．Europe B．the western countries
C．the world
47．The ancient Greek collection exhibition is the ________ touring exhibition of the British Museum．
A．first B．second C．third
48．The purpose of the British Museum’s touring exhibition “China：Journey to the East” is to ________．
A．make the museum more famous
B．let more people see the collection of
C．help every British kid to know more about Chinese culture
49．According to Jessica，Chine，se history is important to the world because ________．
A．it's long and colorful
B．
C．it influences many other countries
50．The things that British kids have known about China are ________．
A．chopsticks，pandas and the Beijing Olympics
B．Chinese languages，arts and inventions
C．Chinese foods and traditional clothes
D
Many people begin to use pencils from an early age．There are many kinds of pencils：some have erasers on top；some are colorful．You may have used many kinds of them for many years，but do you know the history of pencils?
Many years ago，people in Egypt used lead（铅）to write．Now，pencils are made from graphite（石墨）instead of lead．In l564，people found that graphite could leave black marks．In the beginning，the people used it to make marks on their sheep．Later they used the graphite to write．They thought it was lead．Graphite left a blacker mark than lead，but it was not strong enough so it needed something to hold it．
In 1565，Conrad Gesner first put graphite into something to hold it．Later，in the 1600s，German people mixed graphite with some other things and used them for writing．Later，France couldn't get pencils from both the English and the Germans，so Nicholas Jacques Conte began to make pencils．In France，there was little graphite，so he mixed graphite with clay（粘土）．
In 1812，William Munroe made the fist American wood pencils．Later，a man put a small eraser on top of a pencil．A new kind of pencil was born．
51．People began to write with lead first in ________．
A．Egypt B．England
C．
52．Graphite is ________ than lead．
A．blacker and softer B．blacker and harder C．softer and lighter
53．The first people to mix graphite with other materials are ________．
A．English B．German C．French
54．The first person to put graphite into something to hold is ________．
A．William Munroe B．Nicholas Jacques Conte
C．Conrad Gesner
55．The passage is mainly about the ________ of pencils．
A．kinds B．history C．materials
第三部分 综合语言运用（共两节；每节10分，满分20分）
第一节 补全对话（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据对话内容将下面方框中的选项填入对话中，使对话内容完整。
A．How did you move here?
B．You must be our new neighbor．
C．Oh．When did you move in?
D．Is there anything，I can do for you?
E．I'm Emily，living in the blue house across the street．
F．Is there a bank around here?
G．My pleasure．
--Oh，hi．____56____
--Yes，I am．
--Let me introduce myself．____57____
--Nice to meet you．My name is Harry．I'm studying at Cambridge University．
--____58____
--Three days ago．
--Well，if there's anything I can do for you，please feel free to let me know．
--I will．____59____
--Yes．There’s one small bank down the street．
--OK．Thank you．
--____60____
第二节 完成句子（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
用所给单词的适当形式填空，使句意完整、结构正确，每空一词。
61．In western countries，you should try not to be noisy when _________（eat）．
62．Nicky _________（like）to go swimming in the river on the farm．
63．The movie theatre has the _________（big）screens in our town．
64．Disneyland has all the normal ________（attraction）that you can find at an amusement park．
65．Most of us have _________（probable）been angry with our friends or parents．
B卷（满分50分）
2008年四川省成都市高中阶段教育学校统一招生考试
英语试卷
说明：本试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
A卷（共100分）
A卷Ⅰ（选择题，共90分）
第一部分 基础知识运用（共50小题，满分50分）