2008年四川省绵阳市中考英语试题及答案

1、绵阳市2008年高级中等教育学校招生统一考试英语试卷本试卷分为第卷和第卷两部分，第卷1至8页，第卷9至11页。满分150分。考试时间100分钟。第卷（选择题，共95分）注意事项：1 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目准确涂写在答题卡上。考试结束，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试题卷上。第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1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最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. T

2、omatoes, broccoli and _ are vegetables. A. bananas B. potatoes C. noodles D. eggs2. When taking the final exam he kept saying to _, “Be careful.” A. his B. him C. himself D. herself 3. His little sister was ill so he had to _ her at home. A. look for B. look at C. look like D. look after4. At first

3、I was not sure what happened on May 12th, _ I have never experienced such a big shake before.A. because B. when C. after D. while5. All the people have learned _ knowledge about earthquake after the Wenchuan Earthquake. A. much more B. more much C. many more D. more many6. - Do you like the song “th

4、e Olympic Wind”? -Yes, it _ really beautiful. A. hears B. feels C. sounds D. listens7. Last night there _ only one bed and two tables left in the room. A. were B was C. had D. have8. _ you ever _to Singapore, a wonderful place to take a holiday?A. Have, been B. Have, gone C. Did, go D. Do, go9.- Did

5、 you know how the most popular drink in the world, tea, _ 3000 years ago? -By accident. A. invented B. has invented C. was invented D. is invented10. Everything _be OK with the help of the people throughout the country though we have suffered a lot from the May 12 earthquake.A. can B. must C. may D.

6、 will11. -Thank you for helping me. - _.A. Thats all right. B. Its a pleasure. C. Thank you all the same. D. Please dont thank me.12.- _ were you doing when the May 12 earthquake happened? - We were having our English lessons in the classroom. A. When B. How C. Where D. What13. Would you like to sho

7、w me the place _you lived before? A. where B. when C. which D. where14. The teacher said she _some books to the class in the afternoon. A. would bring B. will bring C. bring D. brought15 - Do you know there? - No. Lets go and have a look. Maybe we can help. A. what has happened B. has what happened

8、C. what are they happened D. what they are happened 第二节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMr. King works in a restaurant. He goes to work in the morning and gets home very late. He can 16 well. There are three great specials in the restaurant-chicken,

9、tomato noodles and dumplings with beef and carrots. Mr. King is very 17 to everyone there. Every day a lot of people come to 18 in the restaurant. When he sees them, he usually asks them, “What kind of food do you like?” He has 19 in the restaurant at twelve oclock. He usually goes home for dinner.

10、He is a bit tired 20 he is happy. Mr. King likes his work. “Im happy when people enjoy my food.” he says.16.A. singB. danceC. writeD. cook17.A. friendlyB. coldC. impoliteD. fair18.A. watchB. helpC. eat D. play19.A. supperB. lunchC. breakfast D. tea20A. soB. becauseC. andD. butBJake Booth is not a ha

11、rd-working student. Once, there was an important chemistry exam at the end of term. The exam had a hundred questions. Beside each question the 21 had to write “True” or “False”. while the other students were studying before the exam, Jake was watching television. He looked very 22 . “There are a hun

12、dred questions and I can get sixty questions correct to 23 the exam. I havent studied chemistry for months. But it doesnt matter. Ill 24 the questions by throwing a coin. If the coin comes down on my hand with the right side up, I will write True. If it 25 with the other side up, I will write False.

13、 In this way, Im sure Ill get sixty questions right,” he told the others about his idea.The next day Jake came 26 into the classroom. He sat to throw a coin for half an hour, and then handed in his paper one hour earlier than the other students. Two days later, he saw the chemistry teacher in the co

14、rridor. “Oh, good,” he said. “Have you got the 27 of the exam? What mark did I get?” The teacher looked at him and 28 . “Ah, its you, Jake. Wait a moment.” Then he 29 into his pocket and took out a coin. He threw it in the air, caught it in his hand and looked up. “Im very sorry, Jake,” he said, “Yo

15、u 30 .”21.A. girlsB. studentsC. teachersD. boys22.A. scaredB. happyC. anxiousD. calm23.A. passB. reachC. takeD. end24.A. writeB. readC. answerD. understand25.A. standsB. liesC. fallsD. jumps26.A. happilyB. sadlyC. carefullyD. fearfully27.A. questionsB. keysC. resultsD. news28.A. criticizedB. laughed

16、C. complainedD. said29.A. reachedB. putC. wentD. escaped30.A. wonB. failedC. succeededD. fooled第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2。5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给出的(A、B、C、D)四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ACelias hobby is collecting sharpeners（卷笔刀）. She spends a lot of time on it after school. She has been collecting more than one

17、 hundred sharpeners from different countries. They are all different in color and size.Celia likes sharpeners with animals and birds on them. In this way, she learns the names of many animals and birds. She also borrows books on animals and birds from her school library. She learns a lot about them

18、from books.Sometimes Celia has many sharpeners of the same kind. She gives them to her friends. Then they give her other different sharpeners in return.Celia has many penpals in many countries. She sends them sharpeners of her country. In return for them, they give her sharpeners of their countries.

19、 Celias father also gives her sharpeners. He often brings them home from his friends for her.Many of Celias friends collect other things. Some of them collect coins and others collect matchboxes or stamps. But, all of them say that Celias collection is the most interesting of all.31. Celia collects

20、sharpeners because _.A. she has to use pencils at schoolB. her teacher asks her to do soC. all her classmates are sharpener fansD. she enjoys doing it in her spare time32. Celia gets to know many things about animals and birds _.A. by reading a lot about themB. from pictures on her sharpenersC. from

21、 sharpeners of other countriesD. by keeping them at home as pets33. Celia gives some of her sharpeners to her friends _.A. to help them start their own collectionB. to increase the number of her collectionC. in exchange for other kinds of sharpeners D. because she has no place to keep them34. Celia

22、collects foreign sharpeners mainly by_.A. going abroad with her father B. exchanging collections with her penpals C. visiting her fathers friendsD. buying them from her school library35. From this passage we know that _.A. Celia collects sharpeners in different waysB. Celias father has no interest i

23、n her collectionC. Celias collection costs her a lot of moneyD. Celia never pays for her collection of sharpenersBDo you get angry when your friends sing loudly while you are trying to work or when your best friend does not wait for you after school?If you do, you need to take control(控制) of your fe

24、elings. Getting angry with others can cause you to lose friends.Gary Egeberg, an American high school teacher, has written My Feelings Are Like Wild Animals to help you control your feelings. It tells how to stay cool when bad things happen.The book says that getting angry only makes problems worse.

25、 It can never make them better.“Getting angry is not a natural way to act,” the book says. It is just a bad habit, like smoking.The book says you can control your anger easily-all you have to do is to tell yourself not to be angry.The book gives many tips to help you if you get angry easily. Here ar

26、e the top three.l Keep a record. Every time you get angry, write down why you are angry. Look at it later and you will see you get angry too easily.l Ask your friends to stop talking to you when you get angry. This will teach you not to be angry.l Do something different. When you get angry, walk awa

27、y from the problem and go somewhere else. Try to laugh.36. If you often get angry, _.A. nobody will wait for you after schoolB. you will do worse in your studyC. you will have less friendsD. smoking can be a good help37. Gary Egeberg is someone who _.A. knows how to control your feelingsB. makes a l

28、iving by writing booksC. is fond of keeping wild animalsD. gets angry easily with his students38.According to the book, one can put anger under control by _.A. staying away from other people B. reminding yourself not to get angryC. never talking with your friendsD. singing loudly to calm down yourse

29、lf39. From the 1st tip we can make the conclusion that _.A. writing helps to control ones feelingsB. ones anger is built upon ones experienceC. people think better when they are calmD. a good habit helps to take away a bad one40. We can safely say from this passage that _.A. there are more than thre

30、e tips in Garys bookB. Gary Egeberg never gets angry in his lifeC. getting angry easily cant be changed easilyD. school kids often get angry with each otherCHave you ever been to Taiwan, the biggest island of China? Do you want to visit there? Well show you the best Taiwan island.On a four-day tour.

31、Price Only 5000Including: Round-way plane tickets between Beijing and Taiwan.Bus service around Taiwan.Best tour guide service.PlacesSun and Moon LakeA beautiful lake. A small island. On one side of the island, the lake looks like the sun, on the other side it looks like the moon. That is why people

32、 call the lake the Sun and Moon Lake.Ali MountainThe nearest mountain around Sun and Moon Lake. A nice experience to have a party with Gaoshan people. A wonderful place to see a very beautiful sunrise.Peng LakeA great place for swimming, fishing, boating and eating delicious fruit and fresh fish.Gao

33、 XiongA full day to go shopping.Book(预定) nowOffice hourMonday-Friday: 9:00 am-7:00 pmSaturday: 9:00 am-4:00 pmTel: 6459-9561Sold out this monthBook by phone now for next month41. The writer of this passage wants to _.A. have more people to join the tourB. tell you something about TaiwanC. ask people

34、 not to trouble them on Sunday D. describe how beautiful Taiwan is42. If you join the tour on September 5th, you will be back on_.A. September 7th B. September 8th C. September 9th D. September 10th 43. You are going to visit _ main places if you take the tourA. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 644. If you want to vi

35、sit Taiwan this month, you have to _.A. visit their office on Saturday B. phone the number 6459-9561C. turn to some other travel agencies (旅游公司) D. pay more to cover the same tour45. If you are asked to add a sentence on top of this piece of writing, which of the following would be the most proper?A

36、. Taiwan is Part of China. B. Take the Time to Learn in Your HolidayC. The Biggest Island of China D. Come and Join Us for Your HolidayDMy interest in Chinese food started many years ago, when I had my first job. I was a young reporter for the Daily Journal in San Francisco. Our office wasnt far fro

37、m Chinatown. I usually managed to arrange my time so that I could go there at least two or three times a week for a good meal.The first time I ever ate Chinese food I loved it. And since then, it just tastes better and better to me. The first thing I noticed was the fresh tastes of the meat and vege

38、table. When I learned more about the food, I began to understand why it has this special feature.About 5000 years ago, China lost much of its wood because of over population and poor management of its forest. This loss was very bad for the country, of course, but it turned out to be very good for th

39、e food. Wood became very expensive and hard to get, so the Chinese had to learn how to use it better. In order to use less wood in cooking, they started to cut their meat and vegetables into small pieces before they put them in the hot oil. That way, the food cooked faster and they saved their fuel.

40、 The food prepared in this manner kept its fresh flavor(风味)and its this flavor that attracts people to the art of Chinese cooking.I often wonder if the Chinese appreciated their solution to that ancient energy problem as much as I do now whenever I eat Chinese food.46. This passage is mainly about _

41、.A. why Chinese food tastes freshB. what Chinese food tastes likeC. how Chinese food is cookedD. what makes Chinese food special47. The author got to know Chinese food _.A. when he worked as a reporter in ChinaB. from a news story in the Daily JournalC. after he got a taste of it in the Chinatown D.

42、 before he got his first job in San Francisco48. The author thought the Chinese chop their meat and vegetable into small pieces in order to _.A. keeping its fresh flavorB. saving their hard-to-get woodC. producing a different kind of foodD. attracting westerners to their food49. The word “fuel” in t

43、he 4th paragraph most probably means _A. fresh flavor B. meat and vegetableC. hot oil D. firewood 50. According to the passage, the special freshness of Chinese food is the result of _.A. the wood used to make the cooking fireB. the fast speed at which it is cookedC. the high quality of Chinese meat

44、 and vegetableD. the well-developed art of Chinese cooking四川省绵阳市2008年高中阶段学校招生统一考试英语试卷第卷（非选择题,共55分）注意事项：1第卷共4页，用蓝色钢笔或圆珠笔直接答在试题卷上。2答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。第四部分：写（共三节，满分55分）题 号第一节第二节第三节卷总分总分人总分复查人得 分第三部分：写（共三节，满分55分）得 分评卷人第一节：阅读填空（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全文后表格中所缺失的信息，每空限填数字或一个单词。Here are four famous p

45、layers from Brazils 2002 World Cup soccer team. They are all great soccer players, but each one is also different from the others.Marcos was chosen as Brazils goalkeeper at later age. He is not excellent, but is very good at stopping shots on goal. He is better than most of the Brazilian goal-keeper

46、s in the past. Now he is 28 years old and he has played 22 games. As a goal-keeper he is, of course Number 1 in the team.Roberto Carlos is famous for his free kicks, which he hits very hard. He usually plays at the left back on the playground. He got a very lucky number, number 6, but he is not luck

47、y enough when shooting for the goal. He has scored very few goals from his kicks. When he shoots for the goal the spectators are in more danger than the goalkeeper. He now is 29 years old, and he has played for 90 games. Ronaldo is 25 now but he played his first international game for Brazil when he

48、 was just seventeen. His number is 9 . He has played for several European clubs and played for 63 games, scoring in almost every game. He is a feared striker. Ronaldinho, the youngest player in the team is now 22 years old. He got the number 11, and he is one of the most exciting strikers in his 29

49、games. He can quickly cut through a teams defenses, who are too busy watching Ronaldo and Rivaldo. Four soccer players in the Brazil teamNamesAgesNumbersPositionsGames(51) _ 28 1(52)_22Roberto Carlos29(53) _Left back90Ronaldo(54) _9striker63Ronaldinho2211striker(55) _ 得 分评卷人第二节：短文填词 （共10小题，每小题2分，满分2

50、0分） 阅读下面短文，然后根据文中意思在短文下面对应题号的横线上写出各单词的完整，正确的形式，单词的第一个字母已在文中给出。I would like to tell you something about my school life in England. In England school is from Monday to F_56_. It usually begins at about nine oclock. First we go to our teacher for registration（登记）. Then we go to our lessons. Each lesson

51、 usually l_57_ for 45 minutes. There is a break of about twenty minutes in the m_58_. D_59_ the break we can buy food from school shop. A lot of students have l_ 60_ in the school restaurant and others bring their o_61 _ sandwiches or go home. Students must w_62_school uniforms and we also have spor

52、tswear for PE lessons. Lessons are o _63_ at about half past three in the afternoon and then there are usually a lot of different activities, for example, sports and music clubs. We can j_64_our favorite clubs. I know Chinese students usually have a lot of homework. We have homework, too, b_65_ not too much. I have a lot of friends here. I would like to introduce them to you if you like.56._57._58. _ 59. _ 60._61._62._63. _ 64. _ 65._得 分评卷人第三节：书面表达（共1题，满分25分）不久前你在九洲体育馆认识了美国志愿者David并与他成了好朋友。回国后他十分牵挂你和你的同学，并写信询问你们的现状。请你用英文回信，介绍你们目前的生活、学习情况。回信