广州市2011年中考英语试卷

1、2011年广州市初中毕业生学业考试 英语一、 语言知识及运用 （共两节， 满分120分）第一节 单项选择 （共10题； 每小题1分， 满分10分）从16-25各题所给的A、B、C和D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。16. How dangerous! She was driving the car with one hand and holding an ice cream with _. A. the other B. another C. others D. other17. _ they are very tired, they feel happy beca

2、use theyve finally finished their project. A. So B. Although C. If D. But18. Yesterday evening, I _ along the street when I suddenly met my maths teacher. A. walk B. walked C. was walking D. am walking19. The story _ I read in the newspaper was about a common problem among teenagers. A. whose B. who

3、 C. that D. where20. May I have a rest? I have already finished _ the report. A. write B. writing C. to write D. written21. -Excuse me, can I smoke here? -No, _. A. you must. B. youd not better C. you can D. youd better not22. -I feel a bit hungry now. - Why not _ for dinner with us? A. go B. did yo

4、u go C. to go D. do you go23. The actress is already 50, but she looks _ than she really is. A. young B. more young C. more younger D. much younger 24. I hear the tall girl wearing glasses is your new classmate. Shes from America, _? A. has she B. isnt she C. hasnt she D. does she25. I cant remember

5、 _ I put the book, and I need it for my homework now. A. where B. how C. what D. why第二节 语法选择（共10小题； 每小题1分， 满分10分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性何上下文连贯的要求，从26-35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Jack worked in a shop that sold clocks. He was always telling Harry _26_ a new clock.But Harry, _27_ lived next door to J

6、ack, said he didnt need one.“_28_ needs a clock,” Jack said. “How do you know when its time to get up?”“My landlord Mr. Smith turns on his radio at seven oclock and listens _29_ the news,” Harry said. “Thats my morning call.”“Ok. But how do you know when to go to work?”“By the time I _30_ my breakfa

7、st, its eight oclock, time to leave for the office. Then I walk there. When I arrive at my office, its nine oclock. Thats _31_ time I start work.”“OK. But how do you know when its time to go home?”“The factory bell_32_,” Harry told him.“But how do you know when its time to go to bed?”“The television

8、 programs come to end.”By now Jack was really_33_. “OK,” he shouted. “Now tell me what would happen _34_ you woke up in the middle of the night and wanted to know the time.”“Thats easy,” Harry said, “I would knock heavily on _35_ wall. Then you would shout at me, What are you doing knocking on my wa

9、ll at three oclock in the morning?”26. A. to buy B. buying C. bought D. buy27. A. which B. whose C. that D. who28. A. No one B. Neither one C. Everyone D. Someone29. A. at B. to C. in D. on30. A. eats B. have eaten C. ate D. was eating31. A. a B. an C. the D. 不填32. A. ring B. rings C. was rung D. ri

10、nging33. A. anger B. angrily C. angry D. angering34. A. if B. that C. why D. how35. A. his B. their C. her D. your二、 完形填空 （共10小题； 每小题1分， 满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-4各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It was the last day of school and I planned to travel to my friends hometown. I hadnt seen him for year

11、s and this was a good _36_ to meet him again.I was busy at school so it was rather _37_ when I came back home. It was already 10 oclock at night. Time was running out. After a hurried meal I left. _38_ I found a taxi very soon. Asking the driver to drive me fast to the station, I relaxed for a while

12、, imagining what my friend looked like now. I was soon at the station and was sure that I would be able to _39_ the train. Unfortunately, I fell on the way and lost some time. To my complete _40_ , when I reached the platform, I saw that the train had just left! It was the last train so I had to _41

13、_ home.My mother was glad to see me back as she had a bad feeling about my trip. But I was unhappy. I tried to relax and went to bed but I had a _42_ sleep. The next morning I was very tired. As I was having breakfast the _43_ arrived. I read over the pages and was shocked to _44_ that the train I m

14、issed had had an accident. How _45_ I was that I missed the train!36. A. signB. chanceC. senseD. dream37. A. strangeB. coldC. lateD. quiet38. A. FinallyB. SuddenlyC. StrangelyD. Luckily39. A. stopB. seeC. catchD. miss40. A. satisfactionB. hopeC. surpriseD. joy41. A. callB. leaveC. reachD. return42.

15、A. deepB. badC. greatD. heavy43. A. newspaperB. ticketC. milkD. train44. A. findB. hearC. feelD. remember45. A. hopefulB. thankfulC. carfulD. painful四、阅读理解 （共20小题； 每小题2分， 满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （A）One day a man saw an old lady standing by her expensive car, clearly in need

16、of help. So he stopped his old truck and got out. Although he was smiling, the old lady was worried. Was he going to hurt her? He didnt look safe.The man could see that she was frightened, so in his friendliest voice he said, “Im here to help you, madam. Why dont you wait in the car where its warm?

17、By the way, my name is Bryan Anderson.” Bryan quickly fixed the car and the lady thanked him. Then she asked how much she should pay him.But Bryan wanted no money. H was just giving a hand to someone in trouble. This was normal for him. He said, “If you really want to repay me, next time you see som

18、eone in need, help them and think of me.”After saying goodbye, the lady continued down the road until she reached a small caf where she decided to stop for something to eat. As the pretty waitress took her order, the lady noticed she was nearly eight months pregnant(怀孕). Although the waitress looked

19、 tired she was very kind. As he lady was going to pay the $ 10 bill she remembered Bryans words.She paid with a hundred-dollar bill. But when the waitress returned with the change the lady was gone. On the table she saw a small note. There were tears in her eyes when she read it: “Somebody once help

20、ed me the way Im helping you. If you want to pay me back, continue being kind to others.” Under the note were nine more $ 100 bills.Was the old lady an angel? The waitress was so excited that she called her husband to tell him the news. “Bryan Bryan Anderson my dear youre not going to believe what j

21、ust happened”46. When the lady saw Bryan, she was worried because she thought _.A. he may hurt herB. he wasnt going to stopC. he couldnt help herD. she didnt have enough money47. What can we learn about the old lady from the story?A. She was never kind to others.B. She was usually quite careless.C.

22、She was probably very rich.D. She was not a very good driver.48. The underlined expression “giving a hand to” (Paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to “_”.A. questioningB. helpingC. hurtingD. calling49. The underlined word “it” (Paragraph 5) refers to “_”. A. the change B. the bill C. the note D. the

23、order lady lady50. Which of the following shows the relationship between the man, the lady and the waitress? A. B. strangers couple waitress man strangers waitress man friends couplestrangers lady ladyC. D. strangersstrangers waitress man strangers waitress man strangers strangerscouple (B) Frankens

24、tein is one of the worlds most famous horror stories. Its about a doctor who creates a new man from the body parts of dead people and brings it to life. But the experiment goes wrong and the monster(怪兽) kills the doctor and many others. The story has been read by millions since it was first publishe

25、d and in the last hundred years it has been made into dozens of movies. Many people are surprised to learn its writer was a 19-year-old woman, called Mary Shelley. Mary was born into a rich London family in August 1797. She was educated by her parents and when she was 13 she decided to become a writ

26、er. In 1812, she met the famous writer Percy Shelley and they soon got married. Sadly for Mary, their first child died soon after birth in Italy. In her diary, Mary wrote about a dream: “I dreamt that my little baby came to life again- that it had only been cold and that we rubbed it before the fire

27、 and it lived.” In 1816, Percy Shelley and 19-year-old Mary visited the poet Lord Byron at his home in Switzerland. Because of the bad weather they stayed indoors reading horror stories. One night, Byron asked everyone to write their own story. Mary thought of her dream and wrote the story Frankenst

28、ein. Frankenstein was published when Mary was 21, and became a huge success. Many people didnt think a 19-year-old woman could write so well and believed her husband was the real writer. Although famous, Shelleys life was full of sadness. Only one of her four children lived and in 1822 her husband d

29、ied in a swimming accident. Mary was broken-hearted and decided not to marry again. She devoted herself to her child and continued to write until her death in1851.51. What do we know about the story Frankenstein? A. It was really written by Mary Shelleys husband. B. It has been read by millions of p

30、eople. C. It was written to remember Shelleys husband. D. It is the most famous story in the world.52. Where was Mary Shelley when she wrote the story Frankenstein? A. In England. B. In Italy. C. In Switzerland. D. In France.53. In which order do the following take place? a. Bad weather made everyon

31、e stay indoors reading horror stories. b. The story Frankenstein was first published. c. Mary wrote about a dream in her diary. d. Mary met the famous writer Percy Shelley. e. Movies based on the story of Frankenstein were made. A. a, c, b, e, d B. d, c, a, b, e C. c, a, b, d, e D. b, a, d, c, e54.

32、How old was Mary Shelley when she died? A. 43. B. 48. C. 51. D. 54.55. What can we learn about Mary Shelley from this passage? A. She experienced a lot of sadness in her life. B. She wasnt considered a good writer during her life. C. She was educated at her local school. D. She became very rich beca

33、use of the story Frankenstein. (C) I am a professor of sports and exercise so I often deal with nervousness in my research with sports people. Actually, most people experience nervousness at some time or another. If you are feeling anxious, my advice is to first find the cause or causes. Make a list

34、 of those things that are making you nervous and work out which ones you can do something about. Focus all of your efforts on managing the causes that you can control. Most people cannot tell the difference between controllable (可控制的) and uncontrollable causes, so things they cant control become a b

35、ig reason for nervousness. Dealing with this is very important if people want to keep a healthy mind. Simply try to accept the uncontrollable causes of nervousness. You might be worried about the weather on a big day, an accident or an attack on the train, or perhaps just things that other people ar

36、e doing at work. The results may be very important but there is still no use worrying because you cant control any of these things. Accept that you cant control everything. Once you understand this, it becomes easier not to worry. If a situation, such as swimming, is causing you to be anxious, try t

37、o face it as often as possibly so that you can get used to it. It can often help to think about yourself doing the thing that makes you nervous- then close your eyes and imagine it going well. Imagine how the flight or job interview is going to happen so that you can get used to it. This will help y

38、ou understand that the thing you fear most is probably not going to happen.56. Who wrote this passage? A. A reporter. B. A sportsman. C. A patient. D. A professor.57. The writer thinks there is no use worrying about some causes of nervousness because _. A. most are not very important. B. they are no

39、t the real causes of the problem. C. they cannot be controlled by people. D. its better to deal with one cause at a time.58. If swimming makes you nervous, what should you do according to the writer? A. Go swimming often to get used to it. B. Avoid going to the swimming pool. C. Find a swimming teac

40、her. D. Imagine watching others swim.59. What is true about nervousness according to the passage? A. It usually has only one cause. B. It is usually caused by people. C. People can easily manage it. D. Most people suffer from it.60. What is the main purpose of this passage? A. To introduce the write

41、rs sports experience. B. To advise on how to deal with nervousness. C. To help people remember their fears. D. To explain the dangers of nervousness. (D) Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games! ArcheryArchery has a 10,000-year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war.Arche

42、ry first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972.Did you know?In the 14th century, archery was so important that an English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practise it.BadmintonThis sports was invented by Brit

43、ish soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived.It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best.Did you know?The best balls are said to be made from t

44、he feathers of the left wing of a goose.FootballThere are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for mens teams and one for womens.Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games ever since, except for Los Angeles 1932.Did you know?Hungary

45、has won three football gold medals-more than any other country. Taekwondo?This Korean sports name means “the way of the hand and foot”. The players get points by hitting each other with these two pars of the body only. The players mustnt lie on the floor and no equipment can be used. Taekwondo first

46、 appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games.Did you know?Over 60 million people from 190 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport. 61. Who invented the sport of badminton? A. Indians. B. British C. Chinese. D. Koreans. 62. Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics? A. Archery. B. Badminton. C. Taekwondo. D. Football. 63. Which sport was first named after a town? A. Badminton B. Football. C. Taekwondo. D. Archery. 64. Which of the following pictures shows the sport of “Taekwondo”? A. B. C. D. 6