1、 2008 年无锡市 考试 英 语 试 题 说 明： 1. 本试题分两卷，第一卷（选择题）在第 1 至第 6 页，第二卷（非选择题）在第 7 至第 10 页。 2. 本试题满分 120 分，考试时间 120 分钟。 3. 考试结束时，试题卷和答题卡一并收回。 第 一 卷 （ 选 择 题，共 75 分） 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用 2B 铅笔涂写在答题卡上。 2. 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，再选涂其他答案标号。答案写在试卷上，一律不给分。 一、 听力测试 （ 本大题共 20 分，每小题 1 分
2、） 第一节 （共 10 小题） 听下面 10 段短对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。 听第 1 至 10 段材料，回答第 1 至 10 题。 1. Who is the least humotous of the three? A. Jim. B. Sam. C.Nick. 2. How often does Mrs Mrs Brown take the medicine? A. Three times a day. B. Twice a day C Once tw
3、o days. 3. What can we know about the pork? A. Its price has risen. B. Its as expensive as fish. C. Its cheaper at other supermarkets. 4. Why did Mrs Liu say “sorry” to the man? A. At 7:45. B. At 8:15. C. At 8:45. 5. How does the boy feel about the next Maths exam? A. She knew her English was rather
4、 poor. B. She didnt know she was speaking too fast. C. She didnt know she was speaking too slowly . 6. What does the woman mean? A. She isnt fond of Japanese food. B. She doesnt want to go to the restaurant with the man . C. She wants to pay this time. 7. Whats the probable relationship between the
5、two speakers? A. Husband and wife B. Doctor and patient C. Teacher and student 8. How much money does the man still need to buy the Walkman? A. 10 yuan. B. 20 yuan. C. 80 yuan. 9. How does the man feel about his job? 初 中 毕 业 高级中等学校招生 A. He doesnt like it very much. B. He cares much about it. C. He h
6、ates working overtime (超时 ). 10. What time will the train arrive in Dalian? A. At 7 p.m. B. At 8 p.m. C. At 9 p.m. 第二节 （共 10 小题） 听下面 3 段长对话和短文，每段对话和短文后有几个小题，从题中 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话和短文前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 6 秒钟，听完后，每小题将给出 6 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话和短文读两遍。 听第 11 段材料， 回答第 11、 12 题。 11. Who is going to the concer
7、t? A. Millie. B. Dick. C. Both Millie and Dick. 12. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. A well-known singer B. A pop song. C. A programme of Roberts music. 听第 12 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。 13. How many persons are going to see Betty off at the airport? A. Only one. B. Two. C. Three. 14. Where
8、 will Betty stay in Guangzhou? A. In a hotel. B. In her brothers home. C. In her friends home. 15. How will Peter go to Xian with his parents? A. By train. B. By plane. C. By coach. 听第 13 段材料，回答第 16 至 20 题。 16. Where is Hao Yue studying now? A. In Beijing University（大学） . B. In Beijing Union Univers
9、ity. C. In Beijing Foreign Languages University. 17. Wheh did Hao Yue begin to teach sign language? A. About two years ago. B. Less than five years ago. C. More than five years ago. 18. What does the special “bridge” mean? A. Sign language. B. More Language. C. More love. 19. Why was Hao Yue honoure
10、d with the title of “One of the top 10 volunteers in Beijing? A. Because of her unuaual way of thinking. B. Because of her perfect language skill. C. Because of her excellent voluntary services. 20. What does Hao Yue hope to do for the Beijing Olympic Games? A. To give good service to disabled visit
11、ors. B. To get better test results. C. To plan a sign language learning program. 二、单项填空 在 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中 , 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 (本大题共15 分，每小题 1 分 ) 21. I hear therell be _ talk on teenage problems next Monday. Do you mean _ talk our teacher asked us to lisiten to? A. a; the B. a; a C. the; the D. the;
12、a 22. _ is too difficult if you put your effort into it. A. Anything B. Something C. Nothing D. Everything 23. This morning Jack came to school _ than _ student in his class. A. much late; any B. much late; any other C. much later; any D. much later; any other 24. - Will you go to the museum with me
13、 this afternoon? - Sorry, _. My aunt is coming to see me A. I dont B. I cant C. I neednt D. I mustnt 25. About _ of the workers in the factory were born in the _ . A. two-thirds; 1970 B. two-thirds; 1970s C. two-third; 1970 D. two-third; 1970 26. The old man got sick last April and _ in bed since th
14、en. A. was B. had been C. has been D. would be 27. It was _ weather that they decided to go out for a picnic A. such fine B. such a fine C. so fine D. so fine a 28. _ generous _ the little girl to share her toys with the other kids? A. Its; of B.Thats; of C. Its; for D. Thats; for 29. - Mr Gao went
15、to Shanghai for the air exhibition last week. - Is that _ he had two days off? A. what B. when C. why D. where 30. My parents will go there by taxi because it is raining_. A. badly B. hardly C. probably D. heavily 31. This photo reminds me _ the days when I worked _ the farm with my classmates A.abo
16、ut; in B. about; on C. of; in D. of; on 32. Its rather cold in most of south China _ in spring. A. on time B. at a time C. at times D. all the time 33. - How long have Mr and Mrs _? - For more than twenty years. A. married B. had married C. got married D. been married 34. Could you tell me if the pl
17、an includes _ the Summer Palace? A. the visit B. visiting C. for us to visit D. for our visiting 35. - Im sorry I broke your mirror. - Oh, really? _ . A. It doesnt matter B. Dont be sorry C. Not at all D. Its OK with me 三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意 , 然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。 (本大题共 10 分，每小题 1 分） Jody was
18、 ten years old when he decided he needed a job. He thought it might be 36 to raise (养 ) worms. He could sell them to farmers and people who fished. So in 37 , he bought many worms. But that winter the cold weather killed all the worms because he had not 38 them in a warm place. The next spring Jody
19、39 again. He bought more worms, which he took good care of. When winter came, he took them inside 40 they would stay warm. Many people bought his worms. One day when Jody was twelve, he got a letter. It was frome state (州 ) of New York. The letter said, “ Everyone who 41 things has to pay taxs (税 )!
20、” Jody made only one dollar selling worms. But he still 42 to pay part of that money to the state. He told many people in his town what had 43 . Soon some people from a television station 44 with Jody. Many people saw it and they began to write letters to the state. The letters now said that the law
21、 was 45 . Finally the law was changed. Children like Jody can now sell things without paying money to the state. 四、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共 30 分，每小题 2 分） A We are often asked to make a speech in life. Most of us are afraid of it and dont do a good job. Here are some simple steps to make you
22、r speech a successful one. First of all, find out everything you can about your subject and at the same time find out as much as you can about your audience. Who are they? What do they know about your subject? Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.Then try to arrenge your material s
23、o that your speech is clear and easy to follow. Use as many examples as possible. Never forget your audience. Dont talk over their headsor talk down to them. When you are giving your speech, speak slowly and clearly, look at your audience and pause for a few seconds from time to time to give your au
24、dience chances to think over what youve said. Just remember: be prepared, know your subject and your audience, say what you have to say and be yourself so that your ideas will bring you and your audience together. 46. “Put yourself in their shoes as you prepare your speech.” means that while prepari
25、ng your speech , you must _. A. put your shoes away and put on theirs B. try on their shoes to see if they fit you C. wear the shoes in the same size as theirs D. He wondered if he was in good health. 47. When he is giving his speech, the speaker should _. A. let his eyes rest on the subject B. foll
26、ow the audience step by step C. face the audience in a natural way D. look up and sown from time to time 36. A. boring B.lucky C. fun D. impossible 37. A. autumn B. spring C. winter D. summer 38. A. caught B. found C. hidden D. put 39. A. tried B. waited C. failed D. practised 40. A. before B. until
27、 C. though D. so 41. A. buys B. sells C. keeps D. presents 42. A. hoped B. wanted C. had D. remembered 43. A. followed B. appeared C. happened D. continued 44. A. talk B.visit C. quarrel D. work 45. A. common B. unfair C. different D. useless 48. During the course of a speech, it is not right for a
28、speaker to _. A. think nothing of the audience B. speak in a clear voice C. take a short stop at times D. give a lot of examples 49. What does the underlined word “pause” mean in the passage? A. listen B. stop C. chjoose D. search 50. Which title best gives the main idea of the passage? A. How to Re
29、member the Audience B. How to Pick out the Topic for a Speech C. How to Prepare the Material for a Speech D. How to Iprove Your Speech B Yesterday the police were joined by more Yesterday the police were joined by more than 20 volunteers in the continuing search for the two missing teenagers, Vicky
30、Gray and Tom Hunter, and their guide, Gavin Jones. The police said that they had disappeared during an adventure (冒险 ) tour of Cape York Peninsula. This was the second day of the search and the police were now very worried about the safety of the three missing people. The police said that the search
31、 had covered a wide area, but the rainforest was thick and their work was made harder by the recent rain. Later on Chief Inspector (警官 ) Roger Fleet said, “The travellers had a ridio with them. If they had been in trouble, they would have called us.” The three travellers left Cooktown very early on
32、Saturday morning in a Toyota car. They took a small dirt road that runs down to the Daintree River, a dangerous river full of crocodiles (鳄鱼 ). Chief Inspector Roger Fleet said the tourists wouldnt have got into trouble if they had stayed on the main road. A photo of Vicky and Tom was found by a pol
33、iceman under the “Be Careful about crocodiles” sign near the river. Why was the photo left behind? This is just one of the unanswered questions. Other questions are: Why was the photo left behind? Why was the Toyota parked and locked at the edge of the rainforest? The police said that the travellers
34、 had left a map of the area behind. Why? Why had someone drawn a cross on the point (地点 ) where the car is? Is this a sign? What does it mean? If anyone can give information or has seen these three young people, contact the local police in Cooktown. 51. This article is probably taken from _ A. a new
35、spaper B. a magazine C. a storybook D. a guidebook 52. Which word best describes the search of the three missing people? A. Helpless B. Hard C. Delightful D. Successful 53. Which of the following things wasnt found by the police? A. A touring map. B. A photo of the travellers. C. The travellers radi
36、o. D. The travellers car 54. All the following are unanswered questions except_. A. why they left a photo behind B. why they came to this area C. why their Toyota was parked in the place D. why a cross was drawn on the map 55. The article asks people to _. A. join the police in searching for the mis
37、sing people B. tell the police about the travellers ages and their appearance C. learn the lesson and stop taking adventure tours D. provide information about the missing people C Where in the world can you take an hours train ride, and pass a forest, a London street, a scene from the Wild West, and
38、 a burning building that never burns down? Theres only one place, and thats Hollywood, in California. The scenes you see from the tourist train are film sets（布景） in the Universal Studios, one of the oldest and largest movie companies(公司 ) in the USA. A visit to Universal Studios brings back memories
39、 of great days of Hollywood, the films and the stars. But they are only memories. Hollywood isnt quite the same as it used to be. Costs have gone up and confidence has gone down. Movie-makers are afraid to spend their money on expensive new ideas. Instead, they repeat old ones. The film industry is
40、changing fast. Teenagers still go out to the movies. The theatre is a good place to meet friends away from home. But older people mostly stay home to watch series, like Dynasty have become as important to Hollywood as expensive movies. These “soap opera”, as they are called, show rich, powerful fami
41、lies living in beautiful homes and wearing beautiful clothes. But the actors and actresses are nearly all middle-aged, like many of the people who watch them. Though it is soap opears that are keeping the film-makers of Hollywood in Business, big films are still being made in America. But more and m
42、ore of them are made outside Hollywood. New York is the most important new center, but there are many others as well. Movie-makers have realized that they dont need Hollywood any more. Modern cameras and real houses instead of expensively made copies in a studio. Other states, especially Florida and
43、 Texas, are working hard to take the film business away from California. They are offering better working conditions and lower cost. But Hollywood is fighting back. The state of California is trying hard to keep its best-known industry. 56. From the passage, we know Universao Studios is _. A. a very
44、 large park B. a busy London street C. a famous movie company D. an old Hollywood movie 57. The movie industry in California isnt as successful as before because _. A. young people dont go to movie theatres any more B. there is strong competition from other states C. its movie companies are in neeed of young stars D. the state hasnt put a development plan into action 58. Which of the following seems to be
