2009年沈阳中考试题

2009年辽宁省沈阳市中考英语试题

试卷满分150分考试时间120分钟

一、基础知识与运用(共20小题，每小题1分；满分20分)

A)单项填空从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( )1．It’s hot today，why don’t we go swimming? _____ __

A．That’s a good idea B．It doesn’t matter

C．I don’t，either D．You are welcome

( )2．Peter is a reporter，the tape recorder is___________

A．yours B．hers C．his D．mine

( )3．you don’t go to bed earlier，you will feel tired in the morning.

A．Unless B．If C．Though D．Until

( )4．The air in mountain areas is _________ that in big cities

A．as fresh as B．fresher than C．as dirty as D．dirtier than

( )5．What do you know about Walt Disney?

He ____________ cartoons for newspapers

A．sent B．wrote C．read D．drew

( )6．It’s common knowledge that black tea___________ in China more than 600 years ago.

A．is invented B．was invented

C．invents D．invented

( )7．What’s in the cupboard?

A few_____________．but little_______________.

A．apples; coffee B．coffee；apples

C．apple；coffees D．coffees；apple

( )8．____________many students in China ever______________ to a westerner before? A．Are；speaking B．Do：speak

C．Did；speak D．Have；spoken

( )9．It’s ___________ rather cold．I shall put my jacket on

A．starting B．looking C．getting D．feeling

( )10．Does Alice often work until 2 am?

NO，she____________ does

A．nearly B．certainly C．seldom D．always

( )11．You____________ jump onto a bus while it is moving too dangerous

A．may not B．mustn’t C．may D．must

( )12．I want to go to Paris where I can learn ___________French language

A．(不填) B．a C．an D．the

( )13．I paid￥25____________ the beef，and I only got a little.

A．for B．on C．in D．to

( )14．My sister is 1.9 metre s tall. It’s very ___________to find clothes big enough for her

A．important B．easy C．difficult D．interesting

( )1 5．What a funny person__________ ! We all like talking with him．

A．is it B．is he C．it is D he is

B)从方框A—G中选出可以填入对话空白处(16—2 0)的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A：2890 6521

B：Hello，Rita．_16_

A：Hi．May．What can I do for you?

B：I think I copied down a homework problem wrongly. l7

A：Sure．Which one?

B：18 is it 0.92 multiplied by 18.18?

A：19 It should be multiplied by 18.16

B：Thanks，Rita．See you tomorrow．Bye

A：20 May

二、完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分；满分15分)

阅读短文，然后根据内容从A、B、C、D中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On 26th December，2004，a young girl called Tilly Smith was on holiday with her family in Phuket，Thailand．No one 21 what was about to happen—a tsunami(海啸)that would kill about 200，000 people．Tilly had studied tsunami in her 22 class and had seen a video of tsunami．“My mum 23 realize what was happening，”said Tilly．But Tilly did．“24 saw this bubbling(冒泡)on the water which looked as if it was being heated up，and was making a 25 noise．The water was coming in，but it wasn’t going out 26．It was coming in，and in，towards the hotel．”

She 27 to her mother and sister and told them that it was a tsunami．28 they did not believe her．She was only 10 years old．Maybe she was just hoping to see a tsunami 29 she had Studied it? Tilly’s father went back to the hotel 30 her sister．They told the people who worked in the hotel what Tilly had said．Tilly ran out to the beach，to warn the people 31．The hotel workers

believed Tilly．They began to get people off the beach．32 a few minutes later，a huge wave swept over the beach．This beach was 33 of the few beaches in Phuket where no one was 34 or seriously hurt．This was all because of 10-year-old Tilly Smith．She and all her 35 escaped(撤离)

( )21．A．forgot

B．thought

C．found

D．knew

( )22．A．physics B．history C．geography D．chemistry

( )23．A．won’t B．didn’t C．doesn’t D．wouldn’t

( )24．A．I B．They

C．You

D．She

( )25．A．good B．common C．strange D．peaceful

( )26．A．more B．again

C．then

D．soon

( )27．A．turned B．came

C．went D．ran

( )28．A．At once B．Ac last

C．In fact

D．At first

( )29．A．before B．when C．though D．because

( )30．A．from B．for

C．with

D．of

( )31．A．there B．inside C．here D．outside

( )32．A．Next

B．Only

C．After

D．Ouite

( )33．A．one

B．all

C．some

D．none

( )34．A．1eft

B．saved

C．discovered

D．killed

( )35．A．group

B．friends

C．famiIy

D．team

三、阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2分；满分30分)

阅读下列短文，然后根据其内容从A、B、C、D中选出最佳选项。

A

When it rains，do your shoes get wet? Of course they do! But you Can buy these pretty red and white “Umbrellas for Shoes”．They keep the rain off feet．

Who sweeps the floor at your home? Do you do it yourself? Perhaps your mother does it．Well，now you just need a cat．Get a cat and buy these four “Dusters (抹布) for Cats”．

You talk too long on the phone , don’t you? Most teenagers do! Save time-buy the” Tele phone Dumb—bell(哑铃)”!It weighs five kilos．Then,／our calls will be less than five minutes．

Do your friends sometimes come up behind you and make you jump? Do cars come around the corner when you try to cross the road? Well，you can solve that problem with these modern” Forward-backward Glasses”．Look forward with the right eye and back with the left．

( )36．Which of the following pictures is the right order to match the text?

A．d：a：b：c B．b：a：c：d

C．d：a：c：b D．b：d：a：c

( )37．From the text，we know that cats can help mother

A．do some housework B．keep the rain off

C．speak on the phone D．look for something

( )38．The text seems to tell us that we can solve some problems with the four

A．drawings B．inventions

C．animals D．shoes

B

Daddy just didn’t know how to show love．It was Mom who held the family together．

Once when I stole a candy of a shop，he made me take it back．But it was Mom who understood 1 was just a kid．

I broke my leg one day on the playground and it was Mom who held me in her arms all the way to the hospital．Dad pulled the car right up to the door of the emergency room(急诊室)．

At mV birthday parties，Dad seemed to be busy blowing up balloons，setting up tables and taking some photos all the time．It was Mom who brought the cake with the candles on it for me to blowout．

I remember when Mom told him to teach me how to ride a bicycle．I told him not to let go，but he said it was time．I fell and Mom ran to pick me up，but he waved her off．1 was so mad I showed him．I got right back on that bike and rode it myself．He didn’t even feel embarrassed．Just smiled．

When 1 went to college，Mom did all the writing．He just sent bills and a little note about how great his lawn(草坪)looked n ow but 1 wasn’t playing football on it．

Whenever I called home，he acted like he wanted to talk，but he always said，' I’ II get your mother． All my life he said，“Where are you going? What time are you coming home? No，you can’t go．'

Daddy just doe sn’t know how to show love．Is it possible he showed it and I didn’t realize it?

( )39．The text mainly tells US about ．

A．a boy’s childhood B．a mother’s love C．a father’s love D．a happy family

( )40．What happened to the writer one day on the Playground?

A．His leg was hurt．B．He ran his way．

C．He broke his arm．D．He pulled his car．

( )41．At the birthday parties，father did many things except

A．blowing up balloons B．setting up tables

C．taking some photos D．teaching how to ride

( )42．The underlined word “embarrassed” in the text means“ ____________”．

A．sad B．angry C．pleased D．surprised

C

Many British people like to go bird-watching in their free time．That’s why there are many English sayings about birds．Read the following to learn about them．

He eats like a bird．

This doesn’t mean he eats worms and seeds! A mother might be worried if her son or daughter eats like a bird．It means that the boy or girl eats very little and is very fussy(挑剔)about food．

Birds of a feather flock(群集)together．

You never see a peacock with a crow(孔雀和乌鸦在一起)，or a goose with an eagle．These birds are very different．They like to be with other birds of the same kind．People are like this，too．We always make friends with people who have things in common with US．

His chickens have come home to roost(栖息)．

This means that he has problems now because of bad things he did before．If you play computer games and sleep all afternoon when you should be studying for your exams，you will fail your exams．Then your friends can say that your chickens have come home to roost．

( )43．How many English sayings have you learned in the text?

A．One． B．Two． C．Three．D．Four

( )44．What do you think would probably make a mother worried?

A．Going about food

B．Eating worms and seeds

C．Going to watch a bird．

D．Eating like a bird

( )45．From the text，we know that people with the same idea always____________

A．have things in common

B．become good friends

C．go bird-watching

D．keep different ways

( )46．Which of the following can best explain the saying “your chickens have come home to roost’’?

A．You are SO tired after studying that you need a rest．

B．You are in trouble because you did bad things before．

C．You will fail your exams because they are difficult．

D．You should try your best to study hard from now on．

D

( )47．Which of the following can best describe the writer’s idea in “ My Town’’。

A．Though my town is busy，it’s pretty indeed．

B．My town is too busy to do lots of things．

C．Come and enjoy everything in my town．

D．I love not only my town but friendly people．

( )48．From the poem “ My Town” , we can see that the writer

A．lives a happy life

B．is proud of his town

C．is friendly to people

D．used to be busy

( )49．The writer in “ I Love Weekends’’ stays at school

A．for two whole days B．six days a week

C．five days a week D．for the whole week

( )50．What do you think the writer in “I Love Weekends”

A．A worker B．A teacher

C．A secretary D．A student

四、阅读与回答问题(共13小题，每小题2分：满分26分)

阅读下列短文，然后根据其内容回答问题。

A

51．How many helpers does the school library need during the summer holidays?

52．What languages are the helpers able to understand?

53．Is there any pay for the job?

54．Where can you get more information if you want the job?

55．When does Mrs. Pang give more information?

B

AUSTRALIA Gardeners in the state of Victoria know there is too little water．They also know they cannot use as much water as they like．But the law is telling water their plants-even vegetables for food people they

can-only twice a week between 6 and 8 in the morning．Gardeners say that is just too little.．Steven Potts，who works in the gardening industry，told The Age that the government has to understand that “for many people, it’s a health problem to grow and eat their own food” Gardening book writer Kevin Walsh agrees，saying that it’s silly for people to fill in swimming pools with water，yet you can’t use water to keep your plants alive

Although Victoria’s gardeners have started an online petition(网上请愿)，the government probably won’t change its mind The Water Officer Tim Holding says people should collect

rainwater．They can use this for their gardens during the times when they’re not allowed to take water from the city supply．

56．Which country do you think is short of water?

57．How often can the gardeners water their plants?

58．Who agrees with the gardeners?

59．What does Tim Holding tell gardeners to do?

C

60 When and where was Michael Jordan born?

61．What’s the name of Jordan’s team?

62．Why was Jordan called “Air”?

63．In which year was the Barcelona Olympics held?

五、短文填空(共14小题，每小题1分；满分14分)

A)阅读短文，然后从方框中选出可以填入文中空白处的单词。

In a fast food restaurant，there are no waiters or waitresses．You look at the menu(菜单)on the wall and 64 go to order your food．Usually the food is already prepared SO the waiting 65 is short．The food is served in paper or plastic 66．

Once you get your food，you either eat it in the restaurant or 67 it home．If you eat in the restaurant，you can either stand and eat or you can sit 68 the tables．You can eat fast food with your hands or use forks and knives．69 you have finished eating，you are expected to take all the paper and plastics and Put 70 in a large litter bin(箱)． Fast food is generally not considered 71，and the taste is usually the same each time you buy it．

B)阅读短文，然后用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。

Our first trips into space were very short．They were in the 1960s．There 72 (be)a “space race” between Russia and America．They both wanted to put a man on the moon first．And the Americans won．Russia built the Mir space station in 1986．Astronauts and scientists lived on Mir for many 73(month)．The Russians allowed other countries，including the USA，to send astronauts to live and work on Mir．Mike and Jerry both worked on Mir

Mike：When I was 74 (fifth)，I practised by jumping off chairs and trying to f ly! I’m very lucky to be an astronaut．Hundreds of people try，and only a few are 75(success)．

Jerry: Well，at first you may get sick for a few days．Your body gets weaker，SO you have to do exercise every day．The food is not very interesting．On 76 (me)last flight，we ran out of chocolate，and 77(real)wanted some!

六、综合阅读(共10小题，每小题2分：满分20分)

阅读短文，然后按要求完成第78—87小题。

A

Operation Smile was started by a doctor and his wife，a nurse．In 1982 they (A)_________ to the Philippines，with a group of volunteers(志愿者)to help children who had problems with their faces．These children had holes in their lips or inside their mouths．It was very (B)difficult for these children to eat．They helped many children in the Philippines，but they were sad，because (C)他们没有足够的钱to help all the children . They decided to start a charity(慈善机构)SO that they could help them．They called it Operation Smile．

Now Operation Smile helps children in ( D )more than twenty developing countries and has cured(治

愈)about ten thousand children．Operation Smile has won many prizes for its work and in 1999，another special activity was started，which was called “The World Journey of Hope”．During this activity，more than five thousand children with holes in their mouths and lips were cured in eighteen different countries around the world．Operation Smile also trains doctors in developing countries SO that they can continue to help children

even(E)_______________ the Operation Smile team has left the country．Children with serious problems are brought to the USA for treatment(治疗)．(F)All of this costs a lot，so please give as much as possible．Many thanks from the children who can now smile

78．在(A)和(E)的空白处分别填入适当的单词：

_________________ ___________________

79．分别写出划线部分(B)和(D)处的同义词或近义词

_________________ ___________________

80．将划线部分(C)译成英语

_________________ ___________________

81．将划线句子(F)改写为

AI J of this_________________ ___________________

82．找出能说明本文中心大意的主题短语

_________________ ___________________

B

Babies do it for up to eighteen hours a day．Mrs. Thatcher and Napoleon both said they only needed to do it three or four hours a night．Sleep．No one can live(A)___________ it．But how much do we really need?

Research by the National Sleep Foundation in Washington says that we all need eight hours’ sleep every night．Scientists have found that people who sleep for less than six and a half hours a night are(B)________often ill than people who sleep for eight hours．Going without sleep also increases the chance of(C)serious illness．“Workaholics(工作狂)”who sleep for less than fi ve hours often die young，and do less well at work． The scientists found that，on average，adults sleep for seven hours a night，with 32％sleeping less than six hours

It also says that the idea that we need less sleep as we get older is completely untrue(D)‘‘People have no idea how important sleep is to their lives，”Dr Thomas Roth，director of the Foundation says．“Good health needs good sleep’’

“But not too much of(E)it，”says Professor Jim Home of Loughborough University．“Sleep is like food and drink，’’he believes，“you would always like to have a little bit more，but that doesn’t mean you(F)need

it．”Professor Home studied a group of people who could spend as many hours as they wanted in bed；after ten hours they didn’t find it any easier to (G)早上起床．And people who sleep for more than nine hours a night die younger than people who usually sleep for seven or eight!

83．在(A)和(B)的空白处分别填入适当的词

_________________ ___________________

84．分别写出划线部分(C)和(F)的同义词或近义词：

_________________ ___________________

85．将划线句子(D)改写为

People_________________ ___________________how important sleep is to their

86．划线部分(E)在文中指代的是

_________________ ___________________

87．将划线部分(G)译成英语

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