2007年苏州市中考英语试卷

1、2007年江苏省苏州市初中毕业暨升学考试英语试卷本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。共6大题，满分113分（不含口试12分）。考试时间100分钟。第卷（三大题，共68分）一、听力选择（满分24分）（请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题。）A）回答问题（共6小题；每小题1分，满分6分）听下面6个问题，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每个问题读两遍。1AAt school. BIn the evenings. CIn the library.2AIts Thursday. BThe third， I think. CIm 22 today.3AAbout two

2、 months. BIts quite long. CAlmost 30 kilometres.4AHere you are. BThank you. CI dont know.5AI lost my wallet. BI had no money. CI paid 50 dollars.6AMy sister is. BThe windows is clean. CShe is singing.B）对话理解（共8小题；每小题1分，满分8分）听下面8段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。7When did the match start t

3、his week?A11:45. B12:15. C2:00.8What did Jane buy today?AA coat. BA skirt. CA pair of boots.9How much should the man pay if he buys two shirts?ATen dollars. BTwelve dollars. CSix dollars.10Where is the theatre?ANext to a bank. BNext to a supermarket. CNext to a school.11What is the man looking for?A

4、His shoes. BHis trousers. CHis sweater.12What gift is the man going to buy for his mothers birthday?AA round box. BSome flowers. CA box of chocolates.13What is Susan going to do this afternoon?AShe is going to watch TV at home.BShe is going to do some shopping.CShe is going to learn English.14What i

5、s the probable relationship between the two speakers?ATeacher and student. BClassmates. CMother and son.C）短文理解（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）听下面的短文。短文后有5个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。15Where did Rebecca live before she climbed Mount Qomolangma?AShe lived in a small flat in south London.BShe lived in a big hou

6、se in Asia.CShe lived in a tall building in Canada.16Who did Rebecca go to Mount Qomolangma with?AShe went to Mount Qomolangma with her family.BShe went to Mount Qomolangma with a climbing group.CShe went to Mount Qomolangma without anyone.17Why didnt Rebecca wash on Mount Qomolangma?AIt was cold. B

7、She forgot to take a toothbrush.CThere was not enough water.18When did Rebecca reach the top of Mount Qomolangma?AOn 15th March 1991. BOn 16th April 1992.COn 17th May 1993.19When did Rebecca become famous?AShe became famous when she got to the highest place in the world.BShe became famous when she w

8、rote a book about her trip.CShe became famous when she was on a television programme.二、选择填空（共24小题；每小题1分，满分24分）A）单项填空从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。20-I knocked over my tea cup.It went right over _ keyboard.-You shouldnt put drinks near _ computer.Athe， / Bthe， a Ca， / Da， a21-Mr Johnson asked me to re

9、mind you of the meeting this afternoon.Dont forget it!-OK， I _.Awont Bdont Cwill Ddo22It was a great day but we did not enjoy it _ the beginning.Aon Bfor Cwith Dat23-Millie， could you give me some advice? I dont know _.-Why dont you wear this red shirt?Awhen to wear Bwhat to wear Chow to wear Dwhere

10、 to wear24We had a picnic last term and it was a lot of fun， so lets have _ one this month.Athe other Bsome Canother Dother25-When will you come to see me， Dad?-I will go to see you when you _ the training course.Afinished Bfinish Care finishing Dwill finish26-Is John coming by train?-He should ， bu

11、t he _ not. He likes driving his car.Amust Bcan Cmay Dneed27“You cant have this football back _ you promise not to kick it at my cat again.”thw old man said angrily.Abecause Bsince Cwhen Duntil28Some of the stickers belong to me， while the rest are _.Ahim and her Bhis and her Chis and hers Dhim and

12、hers29-Did you enjoy yourself at the party?-Yes.Ive never been to _ one before.Aa more exciting B. the most excitedCa more excited Dthe most exciting30I hear _ boys in your school like playing badminton after school.Aquite a lot Bquite a bit Cquite a little Dquite a few31The thing that _ is not whet

13、her you fail or not， but whether you try or not.Aminds Bcares Cmatters Dconsiders32-Could you tell me _ tomorrow morning?-Well， it will start at 9 clock.Awhen the film will start Bwhere will the film startsCwhen will the film start Dwhere the film will start33-Where did you put the keys?-Oh， I _ I p

14、ut them on the chair because the phone rang as I _ in.Aremembered， come Bremembered， was comingCremember， come Dremember， was comingB）完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。Many objects that people use each day started with a simple idea.These objects have often changed the way we 34 .Some hel

15、p us to do a job more 35 .Others fill a need or solve a problem.In 1858 H.L.Lipman had such an 36 .He took out a pencil， a piece of paper， 37an eraser.Then he began to write.Sometimes he needed to 38 a word.Each time he had to search under his books and papers to 39 the eraser.“I wish my eraser woul

16、d stay in one40 !”he said.Then Lipman had his simple idea.He 41 a groove（凹槽） in one end of the pencil.He glued（粘牢） the eraser into the groove.Lipman had solved his problem.Later he thought that others might like to have such a pencil.So he sold his 42 .Some pencils with erasers were 43 .His design e

17、arned him $100，000.34Astudy Blive Csleep Dwalk35Aeasily Bcorrectly Ccarefully Dnormally36Aarticle Baim Cidea Daction37Aso Band Cbut Das38Aspell Bread Cwrite Dchange39Alook Bsee Cwatch Dfind40Aplace Bdesk Cbook Dhand41Amarked Bprepared Ccut Dinvented42Abooks Bpencil Cdesign Deraser43Awonderful Bexpen

18、sive Ccolourful Dcommon三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。ADENVER， COLORADO-What does it take to be a hero?In the case of live Denver children， it only takes a cry for help.Heres the story of these five heroes as Gary Lewis，the man they helped， tells it.“I like to work on my

19、 old car.Its my hobby.I wanted to put a new transmission（传动装置） in the car.I put the car up on blocks（大块木头） because I wanted to get under it.I was trying to get the old transmission out when suddenly the car moved forward and fell off the blocks.It came down on my chest.I couldnt breathe.”“I tried to

20、 shout for help for about five minutes， but I almost could not breathe.Could anyone hear me?Was I going to die? Then all of a sudden I heard some little children from the neighbourhood.They were running to the car and saying，What happened ， sir?”“Get help，please.I cant breathe，I told them.One of the

21、 children ran to his house and told his mom to call 911.Then ，before I knew what was happening， all of the children were around the car.They used every muscle（肌肉） in their bodies to lift（抬起） the car， and I was able to get out from under it.”Lewis got out from under the car with just a few cuts.He di

22、dnt even have to go to the hospital.“These children are my heroes，”he says.“Idont know how they did it，but I am licky to be alive.”Raymond Brown， father of two of the children， is very proud of them.“We try to teach them to do the right thing. This shows were doing it the right way， I guess， ”he say

23、s.44The car fell off the blocks because _.Athe children pushed it Bit moved forward by itselfCGary Lewis moved the blocks Dit was driven by someone.45Gary Lewis couldnt breathe because _.Athere was a heavy car on top of him Bhe was running very fastChe had a bad cold Dhe was working too hard46Lewis

24、was able to get out from under the car when _.Athe children worked together to lift it up a little bitBRaymond Brown came and pulled him outChe pushed the car forwardDthe police came to his helpBLife， Be in it， for LongerOur changing life expectancy in years1980-19821985-19871990-1992AgeMaleyearsFem

25、ale yearsMaleyearsFemale yearsMaleyearsFemale years5055606570758025.130.726.331.427.532.321.026.322.027.023.127.817.222.018.122.719.123.413.818.014.618.615.419.310.814.311.514.812.115.48.310.98.811.49.311.96.38.06.68.47.08.9Female-女性47The phrase life expectancy refers to _.Athe changing life， in yea

26、rsBthe ages of people born after 19801982Cthe difference in ages between men and womenDthe years a person can expect to live if there are no disasters48The table is intended（想要） to show that _.Alife expectancy is changing very littleBfemales can expect to live longer than malesCeveryone can expect t

27、o live longer nowDold people dont have as long to live as younger people49An eighty-year-old female in 1990 can expect to live _.A0.5 years more than a male the same ageB1.9 years more than a male the same ageC7.0 years more than a male the same ageD8.9 years more than a male the same ageCDr. Irene

28、Pepperberg， a scientist at the University of Arizona， has worked with Alex for nineteen years.teaching Alex to speak and understand wasnt easy at first.He had to learn one word at a time.Irene and an assistant（助手） would teach Alex by showing him what a word meant.Irene would hold up an object ， sayi

29、ng “Whats this?”Her assistant would give the word-“candy”， for example - while Alex watched.Irene would praise（表扬） her assistant， then ask Alex the name for the object.When he got it right， Irene would praise him and give him the object to play with as a reward.It took Alex many weeks to learn his f

30、irst word.After that， each new word became easier and easier for him.Why did Irene spend so much time getting a parrot to talk? Scientists like Irene are interested in discovering how intelligent（聪明） animals are and how their brains（） work.But studying animal intelligence has been difficult， partly

31、because animals havent been able to communicate （交流） clearly with humans.Teaching Alex to speak words that he understands has let Irene talk to him directly.She can ask him questions， and he can answer them in English.In this way， Irene is finding out what kinds of things Alexs brain can do.She has

32、found that parrots are much smarter than scientists used to think.50According to the passage ， how is Alex remarkable（不寻常的）?AHe can use the English language to answer questions.BHe uses words in English instead of bird calls to call other birds.CHe can copy the pronunciations of more than 100 Englis

33、h words.DAlex has a brain that is much bigger than those of other parrots.51How did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understanding?AShe said the same word all day long so that Alex could repeat it.BShe taught Alex a special sign language.CShe gave Alex rewards if he would say what she said.DS

34、he gave Alex a candy every time he answered correctly.52Why did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understanding?AShe wanted to prove it could be done.BShe wanted to provide a model for people who want talking birds.CShe wanted to find out how many words parrots could remember.DShe wanted to fi

35、nd out what kinds of things his brain could do.53According to the passage， Alex has proved that _Abirds are not the only animals that can learn a languageBparrots are much cleverer than scientists used to thinkCbirds are just as intelligent as humansDteaching parrots to speak a human language isnt v

36、ery difficult.第卷（三大题，共45分）四、单词拼写 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）根据下列旬子所给的汉语注释及旬意，写出句子空缺处各单词的正确形式。空格限填一词。54Timmy really doesnt understand why his parents are so _（严格的）.55The vote was completed.The teacher _（宣布） the result.56This car costs too much.Dont you have something _（便宜）?57When spring comes， the snow _（消失）

37、.58We should learn those _（运动员） team spirit.59This film _（导演） was influenced by Bruce Lees early works.60They will try their best to protect these _（濒于灭绝的） tigers.61The worker showed us how to build the bridge _（安全地）.62Im thinking of _（邀请） them to spend the summer with me in Italy.63He is very kind

38、， _（耐心的） and friendly to his students.五、句子翻译 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）将下列句子译成英语。64她长大后想当一名歌手。_65我妈妈经常叫我花些时间练习游泳。_66汤姆被选为我们的班长。_67我们的城市正变得越来越美丽。_68你怎么会错过这则新闻呢？电视上已播放了一周了。_六、书面表达（共l题；满分20分）假设某英语杂志“奥运来了”栏目正在举办征文比赛。请你根据下面的“奥运会徽”和内容要点，用英语以“中国印-舞动的北京”为题写一篇短文，参加比赛。内容：1会徽设计成中国印，名为“中国印-舞动的北京”；2印中的“京”字代表北京，像个舞者，向世界展开双臂；3印是红色的，下面写有“北京2008”，红色代表好运；4“舞动的北京”使你想到（考生自拟，至少一点）。注意：1词数90字左右。短文的标题和开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；2短文须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。Chinese SealDancing BeijingThe Olympic emblem（奥运会徽） for the