2008_宁夏中考_英语试题

1、宁夏回族自治区2008年初中毕业暨高中阶段招生英 语 试 题注意事项： 1考试时间120分钟，全卷总分120分。 2答题前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。 3答卷一律使用黑、蓝钢笔或圆珠笔。 4凡使用答题卡的考生，答卷前务必将答题卡上的有关项目填写清楚。选择题的每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。不使用答题卡的考生，将答案直接写在试卷上。总分一二三四五六七八九复核人 选择题（共80分）一、听力（共25小题，计分25分；其中有5个小题为非选择题，计分5分，答题位置在非选择题第五题听力题内。）I. 听对话选出正确的图画。（每小题1分，共5分

2、）( ) 1. A. B. C( ) 2. A. B. C.( ) 3. A. B. C.( ) 4. A. B. C.( ) 5. A. B. C.II.听句子选择恰当的答语。（每小题1分，共5分）( ) 6. A. Yeah, Id love to. B. Yes, I would. C. I think so.( ) 7. A. Hes new. B. He started last week. C. He seems OK.( ) 8. A. Youre welcome. B. Thats OK. C. Sure, no problem. ( ) 9. A. I will. B. Th

3、anks. C. Its so fresh. ( ) 10. A. No, who are you? B. Im not 80653267. C. Sorry, you have the wrong number. .听对话及对话后的问题，然后选择正确答案。（每小题1分，共5分）( ) 11. A. June 14th. B. June 15th. C. June 16th.( ) 12. A. Shes Jenneys sister. B. Shes the mans sister. C. Shes Jennys mother.( ) 13. A. He thought the woman

4、is very kind. B. He thanked the woman for opening the window. C. He asked the woman to open the window.( ) 14. A. Problems in listening. B. Problems in spelling. C. Problems in reading.( ) 15. A. Stop playing the music. B. Play the nusic more loudly. C. Play with his friends. 听对话选择正确答案。（每小题1分，共5分）(

5、)16. Where did Sue spend the nights in the country? A. In a farm house. B. In the open. C. At a hotel.( )17. What was the weather like in the country? A. It snowed a lot. B. It rained nearly every day. C. There was a lot of sunshine.( )18. What did Sue think of the people in the country? A. They wer

6、e tall. B. They were strange. C. They were friendly.( )19. How long did it take Sue to get back? A. Four hours. B. Five hours. C. Nine hours.( )20. Why did the man stay at home instead of going out for the weekend? A. Because he felt terrible. B. Because the weather was bad. C. Because he had to do

7、much work at home.二、单项填空（共20小题，计分20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。( ) 21. Though my answer is different from _, I still think _ is right. A. their, my B. their, mine C. theirs, mine D. theirs, my( ) 22. _ of them is a teacher. They are both students. A. Neither B. Either C. All D. Both( ) 23. A perso

8、n with good manners never laughs _ people when they are _ trouble. A. on, in B. in, at C. on, at D. at, in( ) 24. What do you think of Yao Ming?He is great. No one does _ in playing basketball than him in China.A. good B. well C. better D. best ( ) 25. Western people never use Mr. or Mrs. before the

9、ir given names. A. always B. often C. sometimes D. never( ) 26. Can you tell me _ lives on this floor? A. whom B. who C. whose D. which( ) 27. These two boys _ twins. They look the same. A. can be B. may be C. must be D. would be ( ) 28. Aunt Wang is not here now. He has _ to Shanghai and will stay

10、there for several months. A. got B. come C. been D. gone( ) 29. Mr. Green with his wife _ sitting there when I came in. A. is B. was C. are D. were( ) 30. Can you tell me _ the machine without any help? A. what did he repair B. what he repairedC. how did he repair D. how he repaired( ) 31. When _ yo

11、u _ the new car? _ Well, I _ it for a week. A. did, have; have had B. did, buy; have had C. did, buy; have bought D. did, have; have bought( ) 32. They told us _ any further, there was danger ahead. A. not go B. dont go C. not to go D. cant go( ) 33. - _ does this MP3 cost? - Its230. A. How often B.

12、 How much C. How many D. How long( ) 34. I _ to you as soon as I get there. A. will write B. wrote C. have written D. write( ) 35. I really cannot agree _ you because I dont think your plan is good. A. for B. with C. to D. as( ) 36. Hurry up. The bus is coming. - Oh, no. We mustnt cross the street _

13、 the traffic lights are green. A. after B. while C. since D. until( ) 37. The book _ was written by Yu Dan sells well. A. who B. which C. how D. what( ) 38. The watch I lost yesterday _ in the desk. A. has found B. found C. has been found D. is found( ) 39. They have to _ the sports meeting till nex

14、t Sunday because of the bad weather. A. put up B. put on C. put off D. put out( ) 40. I usually have milk and bread for breakfast. - _.A. So do I B. So have I C. So I do D. So I have 三、完形填空（共10小题，计分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-50各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 She could have lived an easy, comfortable life. But 41 sh

15、e chose to work hard and care for the 42 . Florence Nightingale was one of the 43 great nurses. Every year on her birthday, May 12, people celebrate International Nurses Day to remember the love and help that she give to so many people. Nightingale was born into a rich family in 1820 in Italy. When

16、she was 24, she told her parents she wanted to be a nurse. But they 44 that idea. The family had a lot of money, so they thought it would be better 45 she didnt work. But Nightingale went on with her 46 . She went to Germany to learn to be a nurse. During the war in 1854, Nightingale and a team of 3

17、8 nurses from England went to 47 soldiers near Turkey. She made the hospital much cleaner there. 48 , she would look after the soldiers. She carried a lamp with her, and the soldiers began to call her “ The Lady with the Lamp”. In 1860, after the war, Nightingale 49 the first nursing school. She als

18、o worked to make the hospitals better and make 50 for nurses. She died in 1910 in London, at age of 90. Nightingales birthday became International Nurses Day in 1974.( ) 41. A. finally B. instead C. in the end D. immediately( ) 42. A. sick B. poor C. rich D. children( ) 43. A. citys B. hospitals C.

19、countrys D. worlds( ) 44. A. liked B. didnt like C. had D. didnt have( ) 45. A. if B. that C. when D. where( ) 46. A. study B. work C. dream D. trip( ) 47. A. look for B. wait for C. ask for D. care for( ) 48. A. At night B. At noon C. In the day D. In the afternoon( ) 49. A. went to B. closed C. op

20、ened D. broke( ) 50. A. plans B. suggestions C. decision D. rules 四、阅读理解（共15小题，计分30分）A Tom walked into a shop . It had a sign outside : "Second-hand (旧的) clothes bought and sold . "He was carrying an old pair of trousers and asked the owner of the shop, "How much will you give me for

21、these?" The man looked at them and then said: "Two dollars.""What !" said Tom. "I had guessed they were worth at least five dollars.""No," said the man, "they aren't worth a cent more than two dollars.""Well," said Tom, taking two

22、dollars out of his pocket. "Here's your money. These trousers were hanging outside your shop. The list price (标价)of them was six dollars and a half. But I thought that was too much money, so I wanted to find out how much they were really worth."Then he walked out of the shop with the p

23、air of trousers and disappeared before the shop owner could think of anything to say .( )51. At first the owner of the shop thought that Tom _ . A. wanted to steal the trousers B. wanted to sell the trousers C. wanted to fool him D. wanted to buy the trousers( )52. The owner of the shop_for the old

24、trousers . A. would give Tom two dollars B. would pay three dollars C. would pay five dollars D. would give Tom six dollars and a half( )53. The shop owner insisted that the trousers were worth only two dollars because _ .A. he wanted to sell them cheaplyB. he wanted to buy them cheaplyC. he didn

25、9;t like the trousersD. they were old and dirty( )54. In fact, the trousers _. A. were hanging inside the shop B. were stolen by Tom from the shop C. had been the shop owner's D. had been Tom's( )55. From the story we know that _ cheaper than the list price. A. the owner sold the trousers tw

26、o dollars B. Tom sold the trousers one dollar and a half C. the owner bought the trousers three dollars D. Tom bought the trousers four dollars and a half BThe customs（风俗）in different countries are rather different. If I have a dinner with a Chinese host, he always puts more food onto my plate as so

27、on as I have emptied it. That often discomforts me greatly. I have to eat the food even if I do not want to because it is considered bad manners in the West to leave ones food on the plate. I have also noticed that when a Chinese sits at an Americans dinner party, he often refuses the offer of food

28、or drink though hes in fact still hungry or thirsty. This might be good manners in China but is not in the West at all. In the United States, it is impolite to keep asking someone again and again or insist on his accepting something. Americans have a direct way of speaking. If they want something, t

29、hey will ask for it. If not, they will say, “ No, thanks.” When an American is served with beer by the host, for example, he might say, “ No，thanks. Ill take some orange juice if you have it.” That is what an American will do. So when you go to the United States, youd better remember the famous sayi

30、ng: “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”( ) 56. From this passage we can see that the writer is _. A. Chinese B. Roman C. American D. European( ) 57. When a Chinese host kept putting more food onto the plate, the writer felt _. A. very happy B. sad C. angry D. uncomfortable( ) 58. In the West, peopl

31、e consider it bad manners _. A. to refuse an offer B. to keep ask someone to accept somethingC. to eat much at a dinner party D. to ask for something directly( ) 59. A guest at an Americans dinner party should show his politeness by _.A. not eating up all the food offered B. putting more food onto h

32、is plate as soon as he emptied itC. refusing the offer of food or drink though he is still hungry or thirstyD. asking for things directly if he wants them( ) 60. “When in Rome, do as Romans do” means _.A. the Romans are people of good mannersB. Americans always do the same thins as the Romans doC. y

33、ou should get used to the local（当地的）customs wherever you goD. you should learn to do as Romans when in RomeCTo protect the environment, most supermarkets in China will stop providing free plastic bags. If you don't want to pay money to buy them, you'll have to bring your own shopping bag. Wh

34、at kind of bags will be the best to bring? Students in Kunming Xinying Middle School have some good ideas.Recently fifty-four students of the school held an activity in which they made their own environmentally-friendly shopping bags. Most students used old clothes to make their bags. They painted p

35、ictures like the Olympic rings on them. But Wang Shuncheng, a Junior 2 boy, chose a different material (材料). He made his bag with old newspaper. Is a newspaper bag strong enough to hold shopping? Wang says it is, "No problem. I put six bottles of water in the bag," he said. "It's

36、strong enough!"Chen Lisi, a girl, had a more traditional way to make her bag she wove (编织) a bamboo bag. It was not an easy job. With her grandfather's help, Chen spent a whole afternoon making it. She also wove wool (毛线) flowers on the bag. Making bags was not all the students did. They ha

37、d another job: to persuade their parents and relatives to use environmentally-friendly shopping bags instead of plastic ones. The school will show the bags so that shops and stores can get some ideas from the students' work.( ) 61. From the passage we know that _. A. plastic bags have not been u

38、sed in supermarkets for some time B. plastic bags cannot be bought from most supermarkets C. most supermarkets will stop providing free plastic bags D. people must bring their own bags when they do shopping in supermarkets.( ) 62. Besides the plastic bags, _ other kinds of bags are mentioned. A. two

39、 B. three C. four D. five( ) 63. The main purpose of the activity is _. A. to teach the students how to make more shopping bags B. to get the students to learn to do things by themselves C. to give the students an environmental protection lesson D. to get their parents and relatives to use environme

40、ntally-friendly shopping bags( ) 64. The underlined word “persuade” in the last paragraph probably means _. A.劝说 B.指导 C.命令 D.监督( ) 65. The school will show the bags in order to _. A. encourage the students B. make some money C. get some work for the students D. give some ideas to shops and stores 非选

41、择题（共40分）五、听力（共5小题，计分5分）请听一段独白，然后根据所听内容完成第66-70小题。在每小题句子空白处填写适当的词语，使句子意思与所听内容一致。66. Brihgton has a population of about _.67. The town of Brighton is not very far from _.68. It isnt easy to _ in Brighton.69. There are a lot of hotels in Brighton because there are many _.70. The speaker father wants to

42、 open a shop to _.六、单词拼写（共五小题，计分5分）71My favorite subject is _.（科学）72. Liu Xiang is well- know all over the world, he is one of the most _（成功的）players.73. The 29th Olympic Games will be held on _（八月）8th, 2008 in Beijing.74. Im _（担忧）about her health. She looks pale.75. While I was _（发送）an e-mail, I he

43、ard a strange noise.七、综合填空（共5小题，计分5分）从下面方框中选择适当的词填入短文中，使短文通顺正确（注意有些词要用适当的形式）。方框中有两个多余的词。 be, hand, go, face, well, take, sit Big Ben is not the name of a man. It is the name of a huge clock in London. London is the capital of England. This clock has four（76）_. So，no matter where you stand，you can re

44、ad the time on the face of Big Ben. Each face is the size of a double decker (层) bus. The hands (77) _ about four metres long. It is about the size of two people standing on top of each other. If you go to London，you will find Big Ben (78) _ at the top of the clock tower in the Houses of Parliament（

45、国会大厦）. Maybe you will hear it as (79) _ as see it. The huge clock makes such a loud noise. “Ding dong，ding dong，” it ( 80 ) _ every quarter of an hour.The clock was named after a big man. He was Sir Benjamin Hall. This man did much building work in London many years ago.八、任务型阅读（共5小题，计分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短

46、文内容，填写短文后81-85小题中所缺少的关键信息。 Many people keep small fish as pets. They keep them in a tank（容器）of water. The tank is made of clear glass. People can look through it. They can see inside the tank and watch the fish. The fish need room. They must not be crowded. Fish need oxygen（氧气）to breathe. Fish get i

47、t from water in the tank. There must be enough water for all fish. So the size of the tank is important. In the tank many people put small plants that are good for fish. They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. Fish can nibble（一点点地吃）on the plants. They hide among the plants and

48、 sleep, lay eggs there. The plants need light. Most fish need light, too. The tank may be put near a window. It will get light there. Another place might be better, though. A window may let cold air in. The water in the tank may get too cold. The fish may die because cold water can kill them. So can hot water. The temperature must be just right. The fish must be kept in water all the