1、 2008年甘肃省兰州市中考英语试题 (满分 l 50 分，考试时间 l 20 分钟 ) 第 1 卷 (选择题，共 80 分 ) 一、听力理解 (共三节，共 20 小题；每小题 l 分，满分 20 分 ) 第一节 听下面录音中提出的四个问题。从 A、 B、 C、 D 中选择出能回答这四个问题的答案。每个问题仅读一遍。现在你有 10 秒钟的时间阅读这些选项。 1. A. Its on September 9th B. Its on September 10th C. Its on October 9th D. Its on October 10th 2. 3. A. 112 B. 110 C.
2、119 D. 120 4. A.The Changjiang River B. The Huanghe River C. The Zhujiang River D. The Lancangjiang River 第二节 昕下面四段小对话，从 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选择能回答所给问题的正确答案。每段对话读两遍。现在你有 10 秒钟的时间阅读这些问题和选项。 5. What does Mr. Liu do? A. A doctor B. A policeman C. A teacher D. A student 6. Where did the woman get the news? 7
3、. What time will the football match begin? A. At 1:30 B. At 1:45 C. At l:15 D. At 1:05 8. What day is it today? A. Friday B. Saturday C. Thursday D. Tuesday 第三节 听对话或短文并回答问题。每段对话或短文及所提问题都读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 9 至第 ll 小题，现在你有 15 秒钟的时间阅读这些选项。 9. A. On a bus B. In a garden C. By the sea 10. A. Hes feeling l
4、azy. B. Hes feeling happy. C. Hes feeling sad. 11. A. One of them may fall ill. B. They are going to do different things. C. They will go for a walk together. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 12 至第 l 4 小题，现在你有 15 秒钟的时间阅读这些选项。 12. A. To do some shopping. B. To bring him some sugar and rice: C. To tell him how to get to
5、the nearest store. 13. A. A teacher and a student B. A mother and a son C. A father and a daughter 14. A. The womans friend. B. The mans friend. C. The womans brother. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 15 至第 l 7 小题，现在你有 15 秒钟的时间阅读这些选项。 15. A. She throws it away. B. She makes things out of it. C. She keeps them for clean
6、ing. 16. A.To use a bike. B. To make things out of rubbish. C. To protect our world. 17. A. She turns off the lights. B. She turns off the TV. C. She closes the door. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 18 至第 20 小题，现在你有 25 秒钟的时间阅读这些选项。 18. A. Some flowers. B. Some drinks. C. Either flowers or drinks. 19. A. A little earli
7、er. B. A little later. C. Quite late. 20. A. Watch others. B. Ask the host. C. Ask for chopsticks. 二、单项选择题 (共 20 小题；每小题 l 分，满分 20 分 ) 阅读下列各题，从后面 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选顼中选择一个最佳答案。 21. 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is on the way. Do you know its slogan (口号 )? Of course. Its_. A. Welcome home B. One world, one dr
8、eam C. Share the spirit D. Hominy and progress 22. As students, we should always be ready to help_whenever they are in trouble. A. others B. the other C. the others D. the other student 23. Tim has tried twice, and his father asks him to have_third try. A. the B. a C. another D. / 24. _ English teac
9、her is not only strict with the students but also with A. His, themself B. Mine, himself C. Her, himself D. My, myself 25. She is looking after a_. A. five-month-old baby B. five month old baby C. five-months-old baby D. five-years-old baby 26. Mum, I think Im_to go back to school. Not really, my de
10、ar. Youd better stay at home for another day or two. A. so well B. so good C. well enough D. good enough 27. She is going to get married _ John on New Years Day. They are_their twenties. A. to; in B. with; in C. to; at D. with; at 28.If a=3, b = 4, whats the answer to the question a+2ab+1l= ? A. Twe
11、nty-eighth B. Twenty-eight C. Thirteen D. Eighteen 29. Of the two shirts, I chose_one. A. expensive B. more expensive C. the more expensive D. the most expensive 30. Which of the four pictures shows that the space flight has come to a successful end? 31. We all like the teachers_class is interesting
12、 and creative (有创造性的 ). A. which B. whose C. who D. that 32. Sorry. I_your letter. Never mind. I will do it myself after school. A. didnt post B. dont post C. hadnt posted D. havent posted 33. My mother always asks me_on the Internet, though most mothers can. A. how she can use QQ B. how can she use
13、 QQ C. when can she use QQ D. when she can use QQ 34. China is a great country with 56 peoples, _is the Han. A. the largest population of it B. the most population of it C. the most population of them D. the largest population of which 35. Nowadays the old should_in our society. A. be taken good car
14、e B. be taken good care of C. be taken well care D. take good care of 36. I still dont know what_while I was away from home. A. had happened B. was happened C. has happened D. happened 37. Do you say Yes or No to the discipline (纪律 ) that students are not allowed _at school? A. to smoke B. smoking C
15、. to smoking D. smoke 38. Mary was looking forward to _._to Kates birthday party. A. inviting B. being invited C. invite D. be invited 39._of the girls in this school are fans of Li Yuchun. A. Two fifths B. Two fifth C. One thirds D. Fifths two 40. Beef noodles in Lanzhou taste the best in China and
16、_. A. are sold well B. sell well C. sell good D. are sold good 三、完形填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 l 分，满分 l0 分 ) 通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选 出能填人相应空白处的最佳选项。 Coffee has been a part of peoples lives for 41 years, and it is still a favorite drink in the world. Here is a story of coffee and 42 it was dis
17、covered. The story 43 us coffee was discovered in Africa long 44 . One day a farmer 45 his goats, and he saw them 46 berries (种子 ) from a plant. The goats became 47 after they ate the berries. The man often felt tired, 48 he decided to try the berries, too. 49 , he didnt feel tired any more. Coffee
18、plants were thus discovered. The coffee 50 from Africa to other countries in Europe and America. After that the farmers started to grow the plants there, especially in South America. 41. A. thousand of B. thousands C. thousands of D. a thousand of 42. A. how B. why C. what D. who 43. A. says B. spea
19、ks C. talks D. tells 44. A. time ago B. times ago C. time before D. time later 45. A. watch B. watches C. was watching D. is watching 46. A. eat B. eats C. ate D. has eaten 47. A. very tired B. very active C. badly ill D. fast asleep 48. A. but B. or C. because D. so 49. A. For his great surprise B.
20、 With his great surprise C. To his great surprise D. On his great surprise 50. A. were taken B. were brought C. was taken D. brought 四、阅读理解 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分 ) 仔细阅读下面 A、 B、 C 三篇短文，根据短文内容和要求，从题后所给的 A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。 A Basketball stars become hip-hop singers. Its true. In the NBA, hip-ho
21、p music is very popular. Many of the players, like ONeal of the Los Angeles Lakers, write rap rhymes when they travel on planes from one city to another. Some of them even has rap radio shows and others perform in music video. When they play basketball, some of the younger stars even try to look lik
22、e hip-hop singers. Hip-hop is just part of their culture, says one player. All of us grew up listening to rap and playing basketball, and rappers grew up doing the same thing. Master P. is a famous rap star who wants to become a basketball player. Two NBA teams have invited him to join them. They en
23、joy listening to his music. An NBA player has become a rapper. He has made four successful rap albums. The NBA has a closer connection (联系 ) to hip-hop than any other sports league. 51. Many basketball players in NBA like_ . A. hip-hop music , B. country music C. American singers D. dancing 52. Many
24、 NBA players_rap rhymes when they travel on planes from one city to another. A. learn B. write C. sing D. dance 53._ is just part of the NBA players culture. A. Music B. Rapper C. Hip-hop D. Basketball 54. Master P. was invited to join the NBA teams just because_ A. his hip-hop was popular B. his da
25、ncing was popular C. they like his face and hair D. they like listening to his music. 55. Which of the following is NOT right? A. Many NBA players have become hip-hop rappers. B. Some rapper hip-hop singers have become NBA basketball players. C. Players in NBA dont like hip-hop music at all. D. NBA
26、basketball teams have closer connection to hip-hop music. B Light and shadow are friends. They usually go together. We receive light every day. At the same time, we produce shadow. Light cannot shine thrdugh you. Your body stops it from passing. There is a dark spot on the ground next to you. The li
27、ght cannot reach the dark spot. This is your shadow. At noon the sun seines over your head. Your body stops very little light from reaching the ground. So your shadow is quite short. But in early morning or late afternoon the sun is low in the sky. Its light moves over more of your body. Then your s
28、hadow is quite long. Your body keeps a lot of light from reaching the ground. We love light, especially sunlight. Without sunlight, life on earth is impossible. Most of us like to stand in the shadow of a tree in summer. But some people are afraid of their own shadow at night. They do not want to wa
29、lk in a dark street. They do not want to see the shadow, either. But still light and shadow usually go together. 56. The sentence Light and shadow are friends means_. A. the shadow produce light B. the light usually follows the shadow C. they usually get on well with each other D. when we get light,
30、 we can get shadow. They are always together 57. Light cannot shine through you because_. A. it is too weak B. your body stops it from traveling on C. your body is tall and strong D. there is a dark spot on the ground next to you 58. Your bodys shadow is long because_. A. the sun is low in the sky i
31、n the morning or late afternoon B. the sun is over your head C. the sunlight is very strong at noon D. your body stops very little light reaching the ground 59. It is_ in the shadow of a tree in summer, so many people like to stay there. A. hot B. warm C. cool D. cold 60. Which of the following is n
32、ot true? A. There will be no shadow without light. B. Shadow is produced when something stops the light from passing. C. We produce light when we receive it. D. Man, animals and plants have to live on sunlight. C A professor told his students to go into the city slum (贫民窟 ) to study the life of 200
33、boys. He asked them to write reports about each boys life and future. Every one of the students wrote,He doesnt have any hope. Twenty-five years later, another professor read about the earlier study. He told his students to find out what had happened to these boys. Of the-200 boys, 20 had moved away
34、 or died. Nobody knew what had happened to them. They tried very hard and found the other 180 people. Among them 176 had become successful as doctors, teachers and scientists. The professor was very surprised and decided to study it further. Luckily, all the men were living near the place and he was
35、 able to ask each one,What made you successful? Each one answered with feeling,There was a teacher. The teacher was still living there, so the professor found her and asked the old woman what she had used to pull those out of the slums, and change them into successful people. The teachers eyes began
36、 to shine and she said with a sweet smile,Its really very easy. I loved those boys. 61. Why did the students go to the slums? A. To help the poor children. B. To look for a good teacher. C. To study the life of some young boys. D. To become successful people. 62. Of the 200 boys, how many were known
37、 to be not successful? A. 4 B. 20 C. 24 D. 176 63. What changed the boys life? A.The professors study B. The teachers love C. Their parents D. The slums 64. Why was the second professor surprised? A. Because some boys had died B. Because most of the boys lived a hard life C. Because a few boys didnt
38、 have hope D. Because the earlier reports were wrong 65. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Some of the boys became doctors. B. The second professor talked to the 180 people and their teacher C. The teacher still remembered the boys D. The boys didnt want to talk about their teacher 第卷 (非选择题，共 7
39、0 分 ) 五、任务型完形填空 (共 10 空，每空 l 分，满分 l0 分 ) 用下列所给词或词组的适当形式填空，每个词或词组只能使用一次。 house,sure,make,find,becauseof,stop,be,livein,dry,growTrees can be found all over the world. One tree can be the home to thousands of living things. It keeps them away from other animals and bad weather. It gives them food to ea
40、t and a place to make 66 , too. All of us know that birds like living in the forests. Some birds have long and pointed mouths. This kind of mouth can help them 67 insects (昆虫 ) in the tree. They are 68 that forests are the best place for them to live in. Over half of the worlds plants and animals 69
41、 the rainforests. But more and more trees in rainforests are cut down for wood and the rainforests have been turned into fields for 70 rice and vegetables. The rainforests in some parts of the world are gone. Today, too many trees are still being cut down. The rainforests are also being killed by ac
42、id rain (酸雨 ). This is 71 the smoke and dirty water from cars and some factories. The acid rain falls on the trees to make the leaves 72 and it 73 the trees from growing well. In a few years, there 74 . no forests at all. Some scientists say that one kind of animal is lost from the earth every half
43、an hour as these rainforests are gone. Many animals need the rainforests to live in. When the trees are cut down, they have no place to live in or to get food. Then many animals 75 to live near towns and cities to get food. As a result, a lot of animals are killed by people or cars each year. 六、任务型阅
44、读与表达 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 l0 分 ) 仔细阅读下列短文，根据短文内容将下面的课程表填充完整并按要求回答问题。 The new school term is coming. Now the school teachers are planning a new timetable for Class 6, Grade 9. There are six classes every day, four in the morning and two in the afternoon. The students have a math class every day. And th
45、ey have seven English classes in a week. Two of them are given by a foreign teacher and should be arranged together on Thursday morning. There are five Chinese classes in a week. Two of them should also be arranged (安排 ) one after the other for the students to write the compositions. They have two physics classes in a week but on different days. Besides these, theres an art class ever
