1、2009年连云港英语中考试题 一、单项选择（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分） 从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 1. Eric, what would you like to be when you grow up?- _actor like Jackie chan. A:The B:A C:An D:/ 2.-Isnt this Mp4 yours,Ben?-No,ist Jims._is left at home. A:Mine B:Yours C:Hers D:His 3.-I hear your pen friend is visiting Lianyungang ag
2、ain.Is it the _time for him? -Yes, and he will come for a third time next spring. A:first B:second C:third D:fourth 4.Look,_dirty the water is! -Yes, we should really take some actions to deal with it. A:what a B:what C:how D:how a 5.Timmy tells me that you have read _on the Internet. A:something am
3、azing B:anything amazing C:amazed something D:amazed anything 6.Hi ,Tom,why so unhappy? -I missed the exciting match_the bad traffic. A:in order to B:since then C:as a result D:because of 7.On the 40thEarth Day, Dr Wang gave us a talk on the importance of _the earth. A:practicing B:preventing C:poll
4、uting D:protecting 8.Will his new novel_in September this year? -Yes,we are all looking forward to it. A:come over B: come back C:come out D:come from 9.-How do western people celebrate_? -They usually make special pumpkin lanterns. A:Christmas B: Thannksgiving Day C:Halloween D: New Years Day 10.-I
5、s Lindas home_away from school than Millies? -Yes, it is.Linda lives two miles away but Millie lives nearby. A:farther B:farthest C:further D:furthest 11.Is that your best friend Simon? -No, it _be him.He flew to Hong Kong yesterday. A:mustnt B:may not C:cant D:neednt 12.Whats the TV news_? -The Chi
6、nese Team won five gold medals at World Table Tennis Championshhips. A:at B:across C: above D: about 13.Im afriad Ill fail in this exam. -Come on,Philip. You must believe in _. Thats the secret of success. A:yourself B:himself C:herself D:myself 14.We are going to visit Huaguo Mountain this weekend.
7、-Really?_! A:Congratulations B: Thats all right C:Have a good time D:Thanks a lot 15.Can you tell me _for the 60thChina National Day? -A wonderful parade. A:what is going to be held B: who is going to be invited C:how much money will be raised D: how long will it last 二完型填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，
8、掌握其大意，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 In New York, on a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of a train station.He was playing his _16_.His music was so great that many people put money into his _17_. The next day ,the young artist came to the _18_place, and played the violin as usual. Differ
9、ent from the day before,he took out a piece of paper and put _19_on the ground.The paper read ,“Last night ,a man named George Sang put an important thing into my hat_20_.Please come to get it soon.” _21_about half an hour,a(an)_22_man there in a hurry, “Oh ,its you . You did come here.”The young vi
10、olinist asked_23_, “Are you Mr George Sang?” “Yes!Yes!”Then the violinist asked , “Did you lose something?” “Lottery(彩票).Its the most valuable lottery in my 70 years of life,”said the man. The violinist_24_a lottery ticket. George Sangs name was on it, so the violinist_25_it to him. Later someone as
11、ked the violinist, “Since you _26_play the violin every day to make your tuition (学费)in the university, why didnt you keep the lottery ticket for yourself?” The violinist said, “_27_I dont have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty, I wont be happy forever.” Through our lives , we can ge
12、t a lot and lose so _28_. But being _29_should always be with us. If we act in a dishonest way,we may _30_in a short period. However, from the long-term view, we will be a loser. 16.A:piano B:guitar C:violin D:sax（萨克斯） 17.A:bowl B:hat C:pocket D:hands 18.A:similar B:different C:strange D:same 19.A:i
13、t B:its C:they D:them 20.A:by then B:by mistake C:by the way D:by hand 21.A:After B:Before C:From D: When 22.A:young B:old C:small D:tall 23.A:coldly B:angrily C:calmly D:sadly 24.A:took out B:took off C:took back D:took away 25.A:sold B:bought C:gave D:lent 26.A:could B:had to C:should D:must 27.A:
14、Although B:Once C:If D:Unless 28.A:many B:much C:little D:few 29.A:kind B:rich C:honest D:poor 30.A:fail B:relax C:suffer D:succeed 三阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A There are many idioms (习语)in English that are about animals . Today lets chat a little about some of the idioms
15、 about dogs that make English language fun and colorful. We love dogs ; they are our best friends. When you first started to learn English , your teacher might teach you a number of phrases about dogs,such as : “you are a lucky dog,” “Im dog tired,” “every dog has its day,” or “ our team was the und
16、erdog but won the first place at last.” When I first got into high school, my English teacher used the idiom “dog-ear”, whichinterested me very much. This word can be used a noun, a verb, and an adjective as well. As a noun, it means a turned-down（折叠的）coner of a page as a bookmark（书签）.As a verb,it m
17、eans someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book.And , as an adjective, the word describes an old book with many brpken pages.Examples: John made a dog-ear(noun) of the pagehe was reading before closing the book. Jane was reading a book;when the telephone rang, she dog-
18、eared(verb) the page before answering the phone. In the old room, the children found some dog-eared(adjective)books left there formore than 30 years. The idiom “dog-ear”gives dont have curled ears; rather ,they have pointed (竖起来的)ears. 31.Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?
19、A:Idioms about colors B:Idioms about history C:Idioms about animals D:Idioms about dogs 32.How many idioms about dogs are mentioned(提及) in this passage? A:3 B:4 C:5 D:6 33.Which of the following statements is NOT true about the meaning of the idiom “dog-ear”? A:It means a turned-down corner of a pag
20、e as a bookmark B:It means someone makes a bookmark by turning down the corner of a page in the book. C:It means an old book with many broken pages. D:It means something is short and small ike a dogs ear. B A blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a bos by his feet. He held up a sign which re
21、ad, “I am blind, please help.” There were only a few coins in the box. The boy felt sad. A man walked by. He took a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the box.Then he took the sign, turned it around and wrote some wordds. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by would see the
22、 new words. Soon the box was full.A lot more people were giving mpney to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were.The boy recognized his footsteps（听出他的脚步声）and asked, “were you the one who changed my sign this morning?What did you write?” That man sai
23、d , “I only wrote the truth . I said what you said but in a different way.”What he had written was, “today is a beautiful day and I can not see it.” Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people they were so lucky that they were not blind
24、. Great men say, “In the journey of life, if you want to travel without fear, you must have the ticket of a good conscience（良心）.” Its a beautiful thing to see a people smiling!And its even more beautiful to know that you are the reason of a persons smiling! 34.When did the man pass by and change the
25、 blind boys sign? A:In the morning B:At noon C:In the afternoon D:At night 35.Why did the second sign have a better effect? A:It told the truth in a straight way B:It told the passing people a lie C:It told people to buy some tickets for the boy D:It told people to feel lucky for not being blind 36.
26、What do the first three paragraphs tell us? A:No pains, no gains B:Different ways, different results. C:The early bird cathches the worm D:When the cats away, the mice will play 37.According to the last paragraph, the most beautiful thing is _. A:to know the reason of a persons smiling B:to see a pe
27、rson smiling C:to be the reason of a persons smiling D:to be a person smiling C The Summit 2009 World leaders from about 20 countries met at the London Summit（峰会）2009 on April 2nd, Thursday and reached an agreement of $1,00,000million to fight against the worst economic crisis（经济危机）.They said they w
28、ould take more tight control of the financial rules （金融管制） to stop it happening again.Chairman Hu Jintao on behalf of （代表）the Chinese government attended the summit and played an important role in it. The Shanghai Tower The Shanghai Tower has some famous neighbours. Its next to the 1615-foot-tall Sh
29、anghai World Financial Center that is the second tallest completed skycraper（摩天大楼）in the world. So far, the first is Taiwans 1670-foot-tall Taipei101. The Tower is also next to the Jin Mao Buliding,which is the fifth tallest in the world at 1381 feet high.At 2073feet, the Shanghai Tower will top（超过）
30、all the three. The design work began in 1993 and it wil be finished in 2013. The Grand Hotel Beijing The Grand Hotel Beijing is a five-star hotel. It is within the red wall to the east of the Forbidden City and is near Tiananmen Square and Wangfujing shopping street. All of the guest rooms are made
31、in the traditional Chinese imperial style（中国传统的皇室风格）. Its the right place where you can experience Roylty（王族）and enjoy the honor that few people can do. Add:No.35East Changan Avenue,Beijing, P.R.China100006 Tel:86-10)65137788 Fax: (86-10)65130048 E-mail: sales Chinese delay US tour plans Chinese to
32、urists delayed （推迟） trips to the United States yesterday as the government warned on traveling to countries hit by H1N1 flu. Zhang wei ,manager of the China International Travel Services tourism office, said the agency （旅行社）had been full of fears of being infected （被传染）by such a flu. The flu may hav
33、e killed at least 83 people in Mexico. Confirmed or suspected cases have been reported first in the US , Brazil,Canada, Spain and New Zealand ,then in Janpan and seval provinces （省份）in China. 38.Where was the Summit 2009 held? A;in London B:in Beijing C:in New York D: in Paris 39.Which of the follow
34、ing is NOT a news report? A:The Summit 2009 B:The Shanghai Tower C:The Grand Hotel Beijing D:Chinese delay US tour plans 40.According to passage 2, the tallest completed building in the world is_. A:the Shanghai Tower B:the Taipei 101 C:the Jin Mao Building D:the Shanghai World financial Center 41.A
35、ccording to the passage, the last continent（洲）theH1N1 flu spread to was_ A: America B:Africa C:Europe D:Asia D In choosing Steven Chu as his energy secretary（能源部长）,Barack Obama has chosen one of the most prominent U.S. scientists of using science to deal with global warming（全球变暖）. Steven Chu was bor
36、n in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1948. His father was a college teacher. At that time, they were only the third Chinese family to live there.In high school, Chu played tennis and was on the school club. He took his first physics class in his senior year at Garden City High school and became interested i
37、n it. Steven Chu got his first doctors degree in maths and physics in 1970 . Then he went to California for another doctors degree.In 1978, Chu worked in Bell Lab where he developed ways to cool and trap atoms using a laser（用激光冷却和俘获原子）.In 1997, he got the Nobel Prize for physics for this. He left St
38、anford in 2004,after he was made head of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in California. As the head of the national lab,Chu has tried to find scientific ways to climate c hange and soon become a member of the Climate Council working for a new global climate treaty（气候条约）for 2009. He also insists o
39、n the need to end the unnecessary waste of energy . “If I were King of the world, I would spend the next ten years on energy efficiency and conservation（节能和环保）.”he said last year. On December 11th, 2008, Barack Obama made him energy secretary. He would be the first Chinese-American to run the depart
40、ment of Energy and devote himself to sustainable（可持续发展的）energy. 42.Who is Steven Chu? A:He is a Nobel Prize winner for energy B:He is a visiting scientist in Amarica C:He is an American-Chinese D: He is a Chhinese-American 43.The underlined word “prominent” in the first paragraph means_. A:参与竞选的 B:遵
41、守承诺的 C:才能卓越的 D:出身显赫的 44.Which is the right order of the following events about Steven Chu? a:He was chosen by Barack Obama as US energy secretary b:He got the Nobel Prize for his excellent research work c:He studied in California for his second doctors degree d:He became a member of the Climate Coun
42、cil e:He acted as the head of the national lab in California A:bcdea B:cbeda C:dabce D:acbde 45.In the next part of this passage, the writer would most probably tell us the following EXCEPT_ A:Obamas reason of choosing Chu as the energy secretary B:Chus plan and work on energy efficiency and conserv
43、ation C:Obamas new plan to ChineseAmericans D:both Obama and Chus plans and ideas on sustainable energy 第II卷（非选择题，共60分） 四、词汇运用（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分） A.根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入适当的单词 46. -Will you take the trainers? -Of course. They are very_（舒服的）. 47. It often _（下雨）in summer in our hometown 48.With the help all
44、over the world, the children in Sichuan are living_（幸福的）. 49.Be careful with these _（小刀）.They are very sharp. 50.On April23rd, World Reading Day, Premier Wen Jiabao made a speech at the National Library in Beijing. He _（鼓励）Chinese people to read more. B. 根据对话意思和所给首字母，写出完整正确的单词 John:What are you talk
45、ing about, Alan? Alan:Were having a (51)d_about our new chairperson of the Students Union. John:Who do you think would be the (52)m_suitable one? Alan:Jill. He is hardworking. We all think he is a (53)h_boy because he is always ready to help others John:Who(54)e_do you think is suitable, Bobby? Bobb
46、y:I recommend Paul. He isclever, and he is easy to get (55)a _ with. We all like making friends with him. John:I think either Jill or Paul would be suitable. 五选词填空（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分） 从方框中选择恰当的词或短语并用其正确的形式填空。 Divide oneself into patient be good at live used to Be different from value in a mess build p
47、repare for 56.Theres something wrong with the robot. So everything is _. 57. A new sports center is being _in our city. It will be open to public next year. 58.Thanks for your suggestions. They will be of great _to us. 59.Ben_playing football,isnt he? -Yes,he is. He practicises it every Wednesday afternoon. 60.Bob_go to school on foot . But now he takes the school bus. 61.Miss Li is always_enough to help us solve English problems. 62.How long has Maggic_in Beijing?-Almost 5years. 63.School life Britain _school life
