2008年苏州市初中毕业暨升学考试英语试卷.pdf

1、英语作文常用谚语、俗语 1、A liar is not believed when he speaks the truth. 说谎者即使讲真话也没人相信。 2、A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. 一知半解，自欺欺人。 3、All rivers run into sea. 海纳百川。 4、All roads lead to Rome. 条条大路通罗马。 5、All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。 6、A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

2、 不善始者不善终。 7、Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 8、A faithful friend is hard to find. 知音难觅。 9、A friend in need is a friend indeed. 患难见真情。 10、A friend is easier lost than found. 得朋友难，失朋友易。 11、A good beginning is half done. 良好的开端是成功的一半。 12、A good beginning makes a good ending. 善始者善终。 13、A good boo

3、k is a good friend. 好书如挚友。 14、A good medicine tastes bitter. 良药苦口。 15、A mothers love never changes. 母爱永恒。 16、An apple a day keeps the doctor away. 一天一苹果，不用请医生。 17、A single flower does not make a spring. 一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。 18、A years plan starts with spring. 一年之计在于春。 19、A young idler, an old beggar. 少壮

4、不努力，老大徒伤悲。 20、Better late than never. 不怕慢，单怕站。 21、By reading we enrich the mind.读书使人充实， 22、Care and diligence bring luck. 谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。 23、Confidence in yourself is the first step on the road to success. 自信是走向成功的第一步。 24、Custom is a second nature. 习惯是后天养成的。 25、Custom makes all things easy. 有个好习惯，事事皆不难

5、。 26、Doing is better than saying. 与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。 27、Do nothing by halves. 凡事不可半途而废。 28、Dont put off till tomorrow what should be done today. 今日事，今日毕。 29、Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you. 不要自找麻烦。 30、Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 早睡早起身体好。 31、Eas

6、ier said than done. 说得容易，做得难。 32、Easy come, easy go. 来也匆匆，去也匆匆。 33、Eat to live, but not live to eat. 人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。 34、Every man has his faults. 金无足赤，人无完人。 35、Every man is the architect of his own fortune. 自己的命运自己掌握。 36、Every minute counts. 分秒必争。 37、Each coin has two sides. 38、Fact speak louder

7、 than words. 事实胜于雄辩。 39、Failure is the mother of success. 失败是成功之母。 40、God helps those who help themselves. 自助者天助。 41、Health is better than wealth. 健康胜过财富。 42、Honesty is the best policy. 做人诚信为本。 43、Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. 抱最好的愿望，做最坏的打算。 44、It is never too old to learn. 活到老，学到老。

8、45、Knowledge is power. 知识就是力量 46、Like mother, like daughter. 有其母必有其女。 47、No pain， no gain.（不劳无获。） 48、You never know till you have tried. 不尝试，不知晓。 49、An idle youth, a needy age.少壮不努力，老大徒伤悲。 50、Diligence is the mother of success.勤奋是成功之母。 51、Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, 52、Experien

9、ce is the best teacher.经验是最好的教师。 53、Nothing in the world is difficult if you set 54、Where theres a will, theres a way. 有志者事竟成。 55、Practice makes perfect （熟能生巧。） 56、Pride goes before a fall（骄傲必败。） Superstar and I Its common that many students are crazy about those singers and actors. However, liyundi

10、, a pianist, is the superstar in my heart. He is a man of few words and he even looks like the greatest pianistChopin. When listening to his music , I can get rid of everything noisy around. Whats more, I can feel his strong love for music. Rome wasnt built in one day. He achieved the great success

11、through huge effort. I can learn from him that we should never give up to realize our dreams. Superstar and I Her name first appeared as a joke then like a wonder. She is Susan Boyle, the superstar in my heart. Although shes not beautiful, her voice and spirit moved all the audience, including me. T

12、he song I dreamed a dream that she sang touched everyones heart who had a dream and wanted to realize it. She taught me how to go on my dreams as well as never to give up. She is like a sunshine that gives me hope. Where there is a will, there is a way. 2008年苏州市初中毕业暨升学考试试卷 本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。共6

13、大题，满分118分(不含口试12分)。考试时间100分钟。 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考点名称、考场号、座位号用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡相对应的位置上，并认真核对条形码上的准考号、姓名是否与本人相符合； 2. 达选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题卡上相对应题，目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答非选择题必须用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔写在答题卡指定的位置上，不在答题区域内的答案一律无效，不得用其他笔答题； 3. 考生答题必须答在答题卡上，答在试卷和草稿纸上一律无效。 第卷(选择题，共70分) 一、听力选择(满分25分) (请先用两分钟时间熟悉

14、听力试题，然后再动笔答题。做题时，请先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。) A) 对话理解(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 听下面15段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 1. What is Tom doing? A. He is going to go to bed. B.He is doing his homework. C. He is helping his mother. 2. How many people were at the meeting? A.About 30.

15、B. About 35. C. About 40. 3. What is Jack going to read? A. A magazine. B. A letter. C. A book. 4.What is David going to buy? A.A skirt. B. A blouse. C. A pair of boots. 5. What does the man want to drink? A. Something cold. B. Coffee. C. Tea. 6. What time is it? A. Its 2.10. B. Its 2.20. C. Its 2.3

16、0. 7. What is the man going to do tonight? A. Go to the cinema. B. Have a meeting. C. Watch TV at home. 8. How old is the mans bicycle? A. Five years old. B. Six years old. C. Four years old. 9. Where is Mr. Baker now? A. In the library. B. At home. C. At his office. 10. When is the school trip? A.

17、On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. 11.Where is the supermarket? A. Its over there on the left. B. Its over there on the right. C. Its over there at the corner. 12. What does the man mean? A. He will try to grow vegetables himself. B. He is going to live on a farm. C. He will go to he farme

18、rs market. 13. How much will the woman pay for two ties? A. Sixteen dollars. B. Thirty dollars. C. Thirty-two dollars. 14. Which table does the man prefer? A. A round table with three legs. B. A round table with four legs. C. A square table with four legs. 15. What do we learn about Mary? A. Mary is

19、 going to Canada. B. Mary likes postcards. C. Mary has traveled all over the world. B)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。 16. What was Alain Robert afraid of when he was a child? A.He was afraid of his parents. B. He was afraid of heights. C. He was afraid of dogs. 1

20、7. How long did it take Alain Robert to enter his house one day when he was 12? A.5 minutes. B. 10 minutes. C. 15 minutes. 18.When did Alain Robert climb Taipei 101? A. In 2003. B. In 2004. C. In 2005. 19. What does Alain Robert climb for? A. For charity and for fun. B. For charity and for his job.

21、C. For fun and for his health. 20.What does the story mainly tell us? A. Climbing buildings is easy. B. If something bad happens, then stop. C. You can control your fears. 二、选择填空(共25小题；每小题1分，满分25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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21.Chinese climbers carried the Olympic Flame(奥运圣火) to

22、 the top of the worlds highest mountain _8thMay 2008. A. on B. at C. in D. from 22.Have you heard the good news? No, what _? A. is it B. is there C. are they D. are those 23.Dont forget to put the book back on the shelf,_? A. do you B. dont you C. will you D.wont you 24.I looked under_ table and fou

23、nd _pen I lost yesterday. A. the; a B. the; the C. /; the D. the;/ 25.She has written a lot of books, but_ good ones. A. any B. some C. few D. many 26.It is difficult for us to learn a lesson in life_ weve actually had that lesson. A. when B. after C. since D. until 27.Did you wash your clothes? No,

24、 I was going to wash my clothes but I _ visitors. A. have had B. have C. had D. will have 27.The young man came riding full speed down the road on his bicycle._ it was! A. How dangerous the scene B. What dangerous a scene C. How a dangerous scene D. What a dangerous scene 29. Im going to take my dri

25、ving test tomorrow. _! A. Good luck B. Cheers C. Come on D. Congratulations 30.Look ! Shes skiing so fast! Hard to_ her legs were once broken. A. know B. realize C. imagine D. find 31. Did you see a girl in red pass by just now? No ,sir. I _ a newspaper A. read B. am reading C. would read D. was rea

26、ding 32.We hope that as many people as possible _ join us for the charity show tomorrow. A. need B. can C. must D. should 33. I wonder_. A. how much cost these shoes B. how much these shoes cost C. how much do these shoes cost D. how much are these shoes cost 34. I bought a pet yesterday, but I do n

27、ot know how to _ it. A. look after B. look up C. look for D. look out 35. Daniel is a careful driver, but he drives _ of my friends. A. more carefully B. the most carefully C. less carefully D. the least carefully B)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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Each morning, I walked pa

28、st a security guard(保安)。He 36 everyone that walked by him. I 37 how he knew so many people by their first names.The first few times I saw him. I didnt say hello back to him 38 he greeted me. I was lost in my own world. On Monday he asked, “How was your 39 ?” I told him about my visit to my sick, eld

29、erly mother. He told me how 40 he was for my mothers sickness. As I walked away, I realized I did not even know his 41. The following day, I asked, “Whats your name?” He answered , “Gary.” I said, “Im Deborah.” After that, we talked a couple of times a week. We 42 stories about our weekends , our dr

30、eams, and our families. Gary got offered a new job and moved 43 . It has been years since I last spoke to him, yet the memory feels like yesterday. I look back at what became a friendship of sharing stories from the heart. When you say 44 to a stranger(陌生人) you become a pebble(鹅卵石)thrown into a lake

31、. With each ripple（涟漪）you create, you spread 45 that continues to give. 36.A. watched B. believed C. thanked D. greeted 37.A.complained B. admired C. expected D. forgot 38.A. when B. until C. before D. and 39.A. visit B. weekend C. mother D. sickness 40.A.afraid B. glad C. sorry D. surprised 41.A.ag

32、e B. job C. name D. family 42.A. wrote B. heard C. read D. shared 43.A. away B. over C. on D. in 44.A.yes B. hello C. no D. goodbye 45.A.news B. virus C. love D. sadness 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Theyre best friends. They go to school together every

33、day. They often go to the shopping mall at weekends. Both of them have hair the colour of honey (蜂蜜)，but one has big blue eyes and the other deep brown eyes. One of the friends, Jenny Siegle, is in a wheelchair. The other, Augie, is an amazing dog who helps Jenny .Jenny, who is 14 years old, is a qu

34、adriplegic(四肢瘫痪者)，which means she cannot use her arms or legs.Augie is a Freedom Service dog who is Jennys arms and legs. How does Augie do this? In school, he picks up the pencil or notebook that Jenny drops. Jenny is also training Augie to pull off her jacket so Jenny doesnt have to ask anyone for

35、 help. At home, Augie brings her the newspapers. He even helps clean Jennys room. When Jenny asks him. Augie goes to get her parents or sister. Augie also carries his food dish back to Jenny so she can fill it with dog food. Then Augie puts it back neatly in its place. At the mall, Augie wears a pac

36、k that tells everyone he is a Freedom Service dog. When Jenny wants to buy things,Augie carries them to the counter (柜台). He gives the cashier Jennys wallet and waits for the change(找零)。 P. J. Roche, who started Freedom Service Dogs ,says , “These dogs are a social bridge, Kids who dont know Jenny c

37、ome up to talk to her because shes got a dog.” Augie is truly Jennys best friend and helper and her bridge to the world. 46.Augie is _. A. a girl in a wheelchair B.Roches friend C. a helpful dog D. a cashier 47.Augie helps Jenny do many kinds of things except _. A.helping her take off her clothes B.

38、 carrying things to Jenny at home C. paying money to the cashier at the mall D. helping Jenny learn all kinds of things at school 48. “Augie is Jennys bridge to the world” means that_. A. it helps Jenny a lot in her life B. it does everything it can for Jenny C. it picks up things Jenny drops at sch

39、ool D. children who dont know Jenny come to talk to her because of Augie B This is a chart of a cars fuel consumption during a certain day. Time of day Fuel consumption-燃料消耗 petrol- 汽油 litre-升 49.The above chart shows _. A. how much petrol was needed to fill the tank B.the speed the car was going C.

40、 which trip used the most petrol D. how far the car travelled 50.The driver bought petrol at _. A. 8 a.m. B. 9 a.m. C. 4 p.m. D. 6 p.m. 51.Throughout the day the car used_. A.45 litres of petrol B. 40 litres of petrol C. 35 litres of petrol D. 10 litres of petrol C There are many unusual hotels arou

41、nd the world. In Greenland, there is a hotel made out of ice , open between December and April every year. In Turkey, there is a cave hotel with a television, furniture, and a bathroom in each room. And in Bolivia, there is the Salt Palace Hotel. Thousands of years ago, the area around the Salt Pala

42、ce Hotel was a large lake. But over time, all the waiter disappeared. Today, the area has only two small lakes and two salt deserts. The larger of the two deserts, the Uyuni salt desert, is 12,000 square kilometres. During the day, the desert is bright white because of the salt. There are no roads a

43、cross the Uyuni desert, so local people must show guests the way to the hotel. In the early 1990s, a man named Juan Quesada built the hotel. He cut big blocks of salt from the desert and used the blocks to build it. Everything in the hotel is made out of salt: the walls, the roof(屋顶), the tables, th

44、e chairs, the beds, and the hotels bar. The sun heats（使变热） the walls and roof during the day. At night the desert is very cold, but the rooms stay warm. The hotel has twelve rooms. A single room costs40 a night, and a double room costs60. A sign on the hotels wall tells guests, “ Please dont lick（添）

45、the walls.” 52. What is unique about the Salt Palace Hotel? A. its long history. B. the price of the rooms. C. the guests that stay there. D. what it is made of. 53. Which sentence about the area around the Salt Palace Hotel is NOT true? A. It was a lake many years ago. B. It is white during the day. C. There are several roads to the hotel. D. It is more than 10,000 square kilometers. 54. Where did the salt used for the hotel come from? A. a salt factory B. the ground C. Turkey D. the walls of the hotel 55. What keeps the rooms warm at night? A.