2008年上海市中考英语试题及答案

第1页，共10页 2008年上海市初中毕业生统一学业考试英语试卷（满分150分，考试时间100分钟）考生注意：本卷有10大题，共110小题。试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)

I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分)

A B C D E F G 1. ______ 2. ______ 3. ______ 4. ______ 5. ______ 6. ______

II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分) 7. A) Coffee. B) Milk. C) Tea. D) Water. 8. A) Sue. B) Lucy. C) Sue‘s cousin. D) Lucy‘s sister. 9. A) A fireman. B) A driver. C) A clerk. D) A pilot. 10. A) Beijing. B) Xi‘an. C) Guilin. D) Hainan Island. 11. A) For one day. B) For two days. C) For three days. D) For four days. 12. A) Have a picnic. B) Cook for his family. C) Go shopping. D) Have dinner with the woman. 13. A) In the classroom. B) In the library. C) In the language lab. D) In the computer room. 14. A) He didn‘t go to bed. B) He didn‘t sleep well. C) He has got a stomachache. D) He has worked too hard. 15. A) In the kitchen. B) In the bedroom. C) In the sitting room. D) In the garden. 16. A) Waitress and customer. B) Teacher and student. C) Wife and husband. D) Boss and clerk. III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): 第2页，共10页

(共7分) 17. Zhang Ping came to London two years ago. 18. She works in a hotel in London. 19. She thinks London is a very interesting city. 20. She likes the big parks and some of the buildings in London. 21. She is never lonely because she has many friends there. 22. A friend from Canada shares a room with her. 23. She likes London in some ways, but she still wants to work in shanghai.

IV. Listen to the dialogue and complete the table (听对话，完成下列表格，每空格限填一词): (共7分)

Personal Information Name: (24) Age: (25) Years living here: 55 years

********************************************************* Opinions on the Changes Good points: • More tall buildings, (26) roads • New hospitals, supermarkets and schools • Children get (27) education. • Many young people study (28) . • Old people have more time for fun. Weak points: • Fewer (29) fields for children 第3页，共10页

Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法) V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共20分) 31. Some girls get sick after they try so hard to lose ________ weight. A) a B) the C) / D) an 32. The plane will take off ________ an hour. Please check in right now. A) at B) in C) on D) to 33. Did Mary visit that old town by ________ last week? A) her B) she C) hers D) herself 34. After moving to their new house, the Lees bought some ________ in the mall nearby. A) furniture B) chair C) table D) shelf 35. ________ her great joy, her daughter was finally saved by the doctors. A) In B) To C) At D) For 36. ―Have ________ try, you are so close to the answer,‖ the teacher said to Eric. A) the other B) one another C) other D) another 37. Everyone likes Kevin because he talks to others ________. A) friendly B) lovely C) politely D) luckily 38. Jenny goes to school ________ than any other student in her class. A) early B) earlier C) earliest D) the earliest 39. Which one is heavier, the wooden ball ________ the iron ball? A) or B) and C) but D) so 40. Tim didn‘t have dinner ________ he finished watching the cartoon. A) while B) unless C) until D) since 41. Landing on the moon sounds ________. I hope I can go there one day. A) wonderful B) wonderfully C) terrible D) terribly 42. Soon you ________ a senior high school student. Isn‘t it exciting! A) become B) will become C) became D) have become 43. I ________ a copy of Yi Zhongtian‘s book yet. I might buy one tomorrow. A) hadn‘t bought B) don‘t buy C) won‘t buy D) haven‘t bought 44. You ________ write the poem down. Our teacher will give us a copy. A) can‘t B) shouldn‘t C) needn‘t D) mustn‘t 45. – Would you like to play table tennis with me? – I don‘t feel like it. I would rather ________ at home and watch TV. A) stay B) to stay C) staying D) stayed 46. After Donghai Bridge ________, it became a new tourist attraction. A) completed B) complete C) is completed D) was completed 47. How long can I ________ this magazine? A) borrow B) return C) buy D) keep 48. As soon as he ________ the bus, the poor man realized he had left his wallet on it. A) got on B) got off C) got to D) got in 49. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower is ________ all Shanghai citizens. A) famous for B) familiar to C) pleased with D) interested in 50. – I won the 100-meter race on our sports day. – ________ We are proud of you!

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2008年高考试题——英语(上海卷)(精品解析)

2008年全国高考上海卷英语科试题及答案第I卷(105分)I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.l. A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow. C. Next week. D. Next month.2. A. She doesn't play tennis well. B. She likes other sports as well.C. She is an enthusiastic tennis player.D. She is a professional athlete.3. A. At a paint store. B. At an oil marketC. At a science museum.D. At a gallery.4.A.Work in the yard. B. Buy some wood.C. Go to the bookstore.D. Take a walk.5. A. A taxi driver. B. A passenger.C. A car cleaner.D. A mechanic.6. A. Call a repairman. B. Get out the paper stuckC. Turn to her colleague for help.D. Restart the machine7. A. There are not enough gardens. B. Parking areas are full before 10:00.C. Parking areas are closed after 10:00.D. All classes begin at 10:00.8. A. The presentation will begin at noon. B. She'll present her work to the man.C. She'd like to invite the man for lunch.D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:00.9. A. The dormitory hours. B. The problem with the rules.C. The door number of the dormitory.D. The time to open the dormitory.10. A. The chairs didn't need to be painted. B. He doesn't like the color of the chairs.C. The park could have avoided the problem.D. The woman should have been more careful.Keys: CCDAA BBDACSection BDirections: In Section B. you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions II through 13 are based on the following passage11. A. Worried. B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Uninterested.12. A. It spoiled Juana's reputation. B. It copied her ideas without permission.C. It bought Juana's dishwashers.D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market.13. A. A successful business case. B. Juana's waterless laundry.C. A case against a global company.D. The worldwide dishwasher market.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following instructions.14. A. footprints. B. Food. C. Living insects. D. Orange seeds.15. A. Don't touch animals under any circumstances.B. Don't take away any natural objects from the park.C. Don't leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat.D. Don't transport animals from one island to another.16. A. To protect the guide's interest. B. To improve the unique environment.C. To ensure a trouble-free visit.D. To get rid of illegal behaviours.Keys: DBAABSection CDirections: In Section C, you will bear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Keys:17. India 18. Sweater 19.50 20. Ordinary 21. outstanding22. leave their countries 23. 17 million 24. career and familyII. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. The two sportsmen congratulated each other______winning the match by shaking hands.A. withB. onC. inD. to【解析】此题考查短语congratulate sb. on/ upon sth./ doing sth.意思是“为某事向某人祝贺”，所以，选择介词on。

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作业一．完成下面试卷（70分钟）Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分词汇和语法）V. Choose the best answer（选择最恰当的答案）( ) 31. Linda always takes ___ active part in sports after school.A. /B. aC. anD. the( ) 32. Betty, let's make a cake. ________ some flour, sugar, butter and milk.A. atB. ofC. inD. with( ) 33. David talked with a friend of ______ on the Internet for a long time yesterday.A. heB. hisC. himD. himself( ) 34. _______engineers and workers are helping to rebuild the damaged city.A. ManyB. MuchC. A littleD. A lot( ) 35. Steven and William are keen ________ playing computer games.A. toB. withC. onD. at( ) 36. I knocked on the door several times but _________answered, so I left.A. somebodyB. nobodyC. anybodyD. everybody( ) 37. Plastic bags have caused serious environmental pollution, ________?A. haven’t theyB. have theyC. don’t theyD. do they( ) 38. The snow storm which hit this area last night was _________ in recent years.A. heavyB. heavierC. heaviestD. the heaviest ( ) 39. We should leave early tomorrow morning, ______ we won't get there on time.A. soB. orC. butD. and( ) 40. Bill won’t make any progress ______ he studies harder than before.A. ifB. whenC. becauseD. unless( ) 41. George was frightened to see a snake in the grass. His face turned ___________.A. paleB. cleanC. sadlyD. happily ( ) 42. After a long journey, the eight pandas from Wolong safely _________ in Beijing.A. arrivedB. reachedC. gotD. came( ) 43. Look! Jane's grandmother ________ with some aged people in the park.A. dancesB. dancedC. is dancingD. was dancing ( ) 44. Kevin ________ to work in his hometown after he graduated from university.A. goesB. wentC. will goD. had gone ( ) 45. — Must I return the magazine to you right now, Sandy?— No, you _________. You may keep it until next Wednesday.A. needn’tB. can’tC. mustD. may( ) 46. Our headmaster asked us __________ a report on how to protect wild animals.A. writeB. writingC. to writeD. wrote( ) 47. The plane from Shanghai to Paris will _________ in an hour.A. take upB. take awayC. take outD. take off( ) 48. Our monitor has won the first prize in the competition. We’re very ____________ him.A. busy withB. famous forC. good atD. proud of( ) 49. Do you know ___________?A. when will the Beijing Olympic Games endB. when the Beijing Olympic Games will endC. when would the Beijing Olympic games endD. when the Beijing Olympic Games would end( ) 50. — Would you like me to bring you a cup of coffee?— ____________A. Yes, I’d like to.B. It ’s a pleasure.C. Yes, please.D. It doesn ’tmatter.VI. Choose the word or expression which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in eachsentence.（选择与下列各句中划线部分内容意思相近的单词或短语）：( ) 51. Please raise your hands if you agree to the summer holiday plan.( ) 52. Most people prefer sending messages by mobile to making phone calls.( ) 53. Although the officers met with a lot of difficulties, they found a solution finally.( ) 54. We all clapped our hands when Jin Jing, the brave Shanghai girl, entered the hall.( ) 55. Jerry hasn’t heard from Mary up till now. He is worried about her.( ) 56. I saw the young couple watering the flowers in the garden at the moment.( ) 57. Lucy got everything ready before going abroad for her further study in arts.( ) 58. Too much sweet food is bad for your health. You’d better have more vegetables andfruits.VII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms （用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子。

2008年高考英语试题及参考答案上海卷

2008年高考英语试题及参考答案上海卷2008年高考英语试题及参考答案<上海卷）第I卷 (105分>I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.l.A.This afternoon. B.Tomorrow. C.Nextweek. D.Next month.2. A. She doesn't play tennis well. B. She likes other sports as well.C. She is an enthusiastic tennis player.D. She is a professional athlete.3. A. At a paint store. B. At an oil marketC. At a science museum.D. At a gallery.4.A.Workintheyard. B. Buy some wood.C. Go to the bookstore.D.Takeawalk.5. A. A taxi driver. B. A passenger.C. A car cleaner.D. A mechanic.6. A. Call a repairman. B. Get out the paper stuckC. Turn to her colleague for help.D. Restart the machine7. A. There are not enough gardens. B. Parking areas are full before 10:00.C. Parking areas are closed after 10:00.D. All classes begin at 10:00.8. A. The presentation will begin at noon.B. She'll present her work to the man.C. She'd like to invite the man for lunch.D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:00.9. A. The dormitory hours. B. The problem with the rules.C. The door number of the dormitory.D. The time to open the dormitory.10. A. The chairs didn't need to be painted.B. He doesn't like the color of the chairs.C. The park could have avoided the problem.D. The woman should have been more careful.Keys: CCDAA BBDACSection BDirections: In Section B. you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions II through 13 are based on the following passage11. A. Worried.B. Surprised. C. Satisfied. D. Uninterested.12. A. It spoiled Juana's reputation. B. It copied her ideas without permission.C. It bought Juana's dishwashers.D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market.13. A. A successful business case. B. Juana's waterless laundry.C. A case against a global company.D. The worldwide dishwasher market.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following instructions.14. A. footprints.B. Food. C. Living insects.D. Orange seeds.15. A. Don't touch animals under any circumstances.B. Don't take away any natural objects from the park.。

上海市2008学年第一学期徐汇区初三年级英语学科

2008学年第一学期徐汇区初三年级英语学科期末学习能力诊断卷2009.1.（考试时间: 100分钟，满分150分）考生注意：本卷有9大题，共106小题。

试题均采用连续编号，所有答案务必按照规定在答题纸上完成，做在试卷上不给分。

Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力)I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分)AB CD E F GII. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分)7. A) At 10:00. B) At 10:30. C) At 11:00. D) At 11:30.8. A) At the post office. B) At the supermarket. C) In the library. D) In the museum.9. A) Because she wants to see a play. B) Because she’s going to see her aunt off.C) Because she wants to visit the museum. D) Because she’s going to visit her aunt.10. A) Maths. B) Physics. C) English. D) Chemistry.11. A) Twenty-seven. B) Twenty-five. C) Twenty-three. D) Twenty-two.12. A) The school. B) The sky. C) The picture. D) The hills.13. A) On foot. B) By underground. C) By bus. D) By taxi.14. A) Do shopping in Hong Kong. B) Do shopping in Beijing.C) Pay a visit to the Great Wall. D) Go sightseeing in Shanghai.15. A) Doctor and patient. B) Husband and wife.C) Teacher and student. D) Shop assistant and customer.16. A) 50 minutes. B) 40 minutes. C) 15 minutes. D) 5 minutes.III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示):(共7分)17. Many people keep animals as pets because they like animals.18. When their pets get ill, they usually take them to a hospital for men.19. Sometimes animals are ill or hurt so badly that people can’t carrythem.20. Doctor Val has a travelling hospital on a van.21. Doctor Val has worked in his travelling hospital for about eight years.22. Doctor Val is very busy saving animal pets.23. Few travelling hospitals are needed by pet keepers.IV. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks (根据你听到的内容，完成下列短文，每空格限填一词): (共7分)In a big city, everyone is in a hurry in the early morning. Some people only drink a cup of coffee. By eight thirty, shops open one after another for (24)____________. People work busily all day. At (25)____________ o’clock in the evening, people hurry home after work.(26)____________ of the offices are closed, but some shops are still open.Tonight, bright lights are shining from the windows of the (27)____________ buildings. In newspaper offices, reporters are working (28)____________. In hospitals night nurses are making their usual rounds. All the evening, taxis and buses take people (29)____________ the city. Day and night you can (30)____________ people working and playing in a big city. A big city never sleeps.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar (第二部分词汇和语法) V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案): (共26分)31. Tom’s new flat is near ______ underground station, so it’s easy for him to go out.A) a B) an C) the D) /32. Joyce began to play the violin ______ October last year.A) in B) at C) on D) of33. We should look after______ when our parents aren’t at home.A) we B) our C) ours D) ourselves34. The waiter wasn’t careful enough to make so ______ mistakes in adding up the bills.A) much B) many C) a little D) a lot35. My grandma ______ not remember my telephone number when I told her about it.A) must B) may C) could D) should36. Gong Yangling from Harbin in China can remember more than 15 ______ telephone numbers.A) thousand B) thousands C) thousand of D) thousands of37. We’d better ______ more trees in our school garden to make it more beautiful.A) plant B) to plant C) planting D) to planting38. Damin’s grandson is not interested ______ learning the fishing skill.A) at B) in C) of D) with39. It’s ________ colder and colder. Would you take more clothes with you?A) looking B) getting C) feeling D) growing40. Amy and Frank went to the concert, but ______ of them enjoyed the performance.A) neither B) none C) both D) all41. Please put on your coat, Cathy, ______ you’ll be cold.A) so B) or C) and D) but42. The three astronauts in Shenzhou VII Spacecraft landed ______ in Inner Mongolia.A) safely B) loudly C) clearly D) suddenly43. ______ amazing the stories about memory are!A) What B) What a C) What an D) How44. We know that Mount Everest is ______ mountain in the world.A) high B) higher C) highest D) the highest45. The television set ______ properly since the elderly man moved to this flat.A) doesn’t work B) hasn’t worked C) didn’t work D) isn’t working46. Would you please tell us ______ we will have a class meeting tomorrow?A) what B) who C) where D) which47. Ben’s father ______ a lot, but now he has given it up.A) is used to drink B) is used to drinking C) used to drink D) used to drinking48. Red lanterns ______ under the roof before the door on New Year’s Day in China.A) hanged B) hung C) are hanged D) are hung49. Perhaps Jimmy ______ a famous painter if he ______ practicing drawing.A) is… will keep B) is… keeps C) will be… keeps D) will be… will keep50. Listen! Mike and his classmates ______ the football match in the classroom.A) are discussing B) were discussing C) discussed D) has discussed51. Many students were having a lesson in schools when the big earthquake ______ in Sichuan.A) took up B) took place C) took hold of D) took the place of52. Linda doesn’t do much exercise, so she is not fit at all. The underlined part means ______.A) clever B) pleasant C) healthy D) pretty53. If you study harder, you can learn your English better. The underlined part means ______.A) explain B) change C) achieve D) improve54. My English teacher asked me ______.A) why Jane hasn’t watched the game B) why hasn’t Jane watched the gameC) why Jane hadn’t watched the game D) why hadn’t Jane watched the game55. A: I am terribly sorry, but I’ve broken your Walkman.B: ______A) You’re welcome. B) That’s all right.C) Of course not. D) It’s my pleasure.56. A: I think computers may be able to do most things than a human brain can do.B: ______A) All right. B) Be careful!C) I think so, too. D) Have a good time.VI. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms（用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子): (共8分)57. It’s difficult for ____________ to draw a nice picture. (she)58. China has become the ____________ country to send its astronauts into space. (three)59. Look! A ____________ is fishing happily on the lake. (fish)60. As we all know, computers are ____________ used in our daily life. (wide)61. It’s ____________ for all living things to live without water. (possible)62. Our physics teacher is of average ____________. (high)63. Make a picture in your mind if you want to ____________ something. (memory)64. My grandparents become ___________ when they are getting old. (forget)VII. Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。

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上海市2003年中考英语试题Part 2I．选择最恰当的答案-用A、B、C或D表示(共15分)1.—What's behind_______ iron door? I can't open it.—Let me see. Oh, there's a chair.A. aB. anC. theD./2. His son suddenly returned________ a cold rainy night.A. onB. atC. inD. for3. Mr. Green has lived in the_______ hotel since he came to China.A. five-starB. five-starsC. five star'sD. five stars4. There is_______ milk in the fridge. Please go and buy some, Tom.A. fewB. a fewC. littleD. a little5. You'd better _____ football in the street,A. not playingB. not to play C, don't play D. not play6. —Could I borrow your dictionary?—Yes, of course, you_______.A. mustB. needC. canD. will7. —The exam was very easy, wasn't it?—Yes, but I don't think________ could pass it.A. somebodyB. anybodyC. nobodyD. everybody8._______of them knew about the accident because it was kept a secret.A. EachB. No oneC.A11D. None9. Mr. White didn't teach ______ English last term. Their English teacher was Miss Brown.A. theirB. themC. themselvesD. theirs10. A computer can only do_______ you have told it to do.A. howB. whatC. afterD. when11. —My CD is seven yuan .What about yours?—Only five yuan. It's_____ than yours.A. lessB. cheaperC. lowerD. smaller12. I wonder _______ they will come here with tomorrow.A. whetherB. whenC. whoD. how13. The food not only looks nice but also smells_____ .A. goodB. wellC. lovelyD. delicious14. Her grandparents are still in good health________ they are over eighty.A. thoughB. as soon asC. untilD. because15._______important information he's given us!A. SoB. HowC. What anD. WhatⅡ．从方框内选出单词。

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上海市静安区九年级英语学科期中试卷2008.4考生注意：1. 本卷总分150分，考试时间共100分钟。

2. 本卷有10大题，共110小题。

试题均采用连续编号，所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上不给分。

Part 1 Listening(第一部分听力)I. Listen and choose the right picture (根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片): (共6分)A BCD E F G1. ______2. ______3. _______4. ______5. ______6._______II. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear (根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案): (共10分)7.A) On the road. B) In a hotel. C) In a school. D) In a shop.8.A) Germany. B) England. C) America. D) Japan.9.A) Mark. B) Alice. C) Alice’s parents.D) Mike’s parents.10.A) On foot. B) By bike. C) By bus. D) By motorcycle.11.A) At 7:50. B) At 8:00. C) At 10:08. D) At 8:10.12.A) For one month. B) For two weeks. C) For three weeks. D) Forfive weeks.13.A) Sausages. B) Milk. C) Some ham. D) Tomato sauce.14.A) Because they have no fruit. B) Because their friends are hungry.C) Because Mum is busy. D) Because there isn’t enough food at home.15.A) Forty-two kilograms. B) Forty-four kilograms.C) Forty-six kilograms. D) Forty-eight kilograms.16.A) The boy is too busy to go on a trip. B) They will have a trip together.C) The boy doesn’t like the trip. D) Neither of them will go on the trip.III. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容, 符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): (共7分)17.The farmer lived near a quiet road where no cars passed by.18.Near the farm gate, there was a large hole full of water in the road.19.The drivers didn’t know the hole was very deep.20.The farmer was very kind and helpful.21.The farmer helped to pull the car out and asked for some money.22.It took the farmer almost two hours filling the hole with sand.23.The farmer was satisfied with himself for helping others once again.IV. Listen to the messages and complete the form（听信息完成下列表格, 每空格限填一词）：David’s five messages on the 24Message One Sarah She needs to 25 for her trip to Australia.Message Two Bob He’ll not be free until 26 evening.Message Three Annie She was asked to draw several cartoons for a 27 .Message Four Joe He has to attend a class. He will be 28 .Message Five Kim He’s got the 29 and he 30 to come.Part 2 Vocabulary and Grammar（第二部分词汇和语法）V. Choose the best answer (选择最恰当的答案，用A、B、C或D表示): (共20分)31.Attention, please! There is _________ “h” in the word “exhibition”.A) a B) an C) the D) /32.Many people like to visit Yu Garden _________ the evening of the Lantern Festival.A) in B) of C) at D) on33.I’m afraid you have made _________ mistakes in the test. Please be c areful next time.A) a few B) much C) a little D) few34.Mary’s cousin loves eating steamed fish. _________ likes eating fish, too.A) My B) Mine C) I D) Me35.Hainan Island is the second _________ island of China.A) large B) larger C) the largest D) largest36.The Whites went for sightseeing during the _________ holiday.A) three days B) three-days C) three-day D) three day37._________ great the year 2010 will be! The Expo will be held in Shanghai.A) What B) How C) What a D) How a38.Human brain is more powerful than a computer, _________?A) is it B) does it C) isn’t it D) doesn’t it39.Since you are very tired, you _______ finish the work today.A) don’t need B) needn’t to C) not need D) needn’t40.--- Your friend’s already visited many interesting places in Bangkok.--- _________.A) So have I B) Neither have I C) So am I D) Neither am I41.The fish has got burnt. It tastes too _________ to eat.A) badly B) bad C) good D) well42.Oh, it’s going to rain. Why not _________ an umbrella with you?A) take B) to take C) taking D) takes43.Cars and buses _________ stop when the traffic lights are red at the crossing road.A) can B) need C) must D) may44.At the time the robbery happened, Susan and I _________ near the shop.A) are playing B) played C) were playing D) had played45.When we got to the Shanghai Concert Hall（上海音乐厅）, the concert _________ for tenminutes.A) has begun B) had begun C) has been on D) had been onually children _________ good care of by their parents when they are at home.A) take B) are taking C) have taken D) are takenst night the firemen _________ a big fire in that building within 30 minutes.A) put out B) put down C) put up D) put off48.My dad was in such a hurry this morning that he ______ his glasses at home.A) forgot B) put C) found D) left49.I want to know _________.A) when will he come home B) why you didn’t do your homeworkC) if you had seen the film D) that he will go to the park50.--- Let’s be volunteers（志愿者）of World Expo 2010, shall we?--- _________A) That’s all right. B) Never mind. C) That’s a good idea. D) So will I.VI. Choose a word or an expression in the boxes which is the closest in meaning to the8分）51.Mr. Brown works as a waiter at a restaurant for the time being.52.If you want to improve your writing, you must work harder.53.I am frightened to look down from the top of the tall building.54.55.Their job at the moment is to run an English speaking competition.56.He made up his mind to join the army and help protect our great country.57.As I have plenty of information on this subject, I am able to help her a lot.58.Having a barbecue with friends yesterday afternoon brought us a lot of pleasure.VII. Complete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms ( 用括号中所给单词的适当形式完成下列句子，每空格限填一词)：(共8分)59.There used to be many nice _________ for children in that shop. (toy)60.We know that her flat is on the _________ floor of that building. (five)61.Although the lady is over 70, she is still very _________ in dancing. (act)62.Don’t worry. I am sure she can work out the problem _________. (she)63.How many times has Peter been to Paris, the capital city of _________? (French)64.It was reported that two students were _________ hurt in the accident. (serious)65.The work is very difficult. It’s _________ for him to finish it without others’ help. (possible)66.I _________ my lessons carefully last night in order to do well in the exam. (revision)VIII. Rewrite the sentences as required（按要求改写句子，每空格限填一词）：（共10分）67.Mary wrote some letters to him last month. (改为否定句)Mary _________ _________ any letters to him last month.68.Mike goes to read in the city library once a week. (对划线部分提问)_________ _________does Mike go to read in the city library?69. China will send Shenzhou VII into space in the autumn of 2008. (改为被动语态)Shenzhou VII will _________ _________ into space in the autumn of 2008.70. Nobody in his class can speak English as fluently as he. (保持原句意思)He _________ English _________ fluently in his class.71. The milk will go bad, so you’d better put it into the fridge.(保持原句意思)The milk will go bad ________ you ________ put it into the fridge.Part 3 Reading and Writing(第三部分读写)IX. Reading comprehension（阅读理解）：（共58分）A. Complete the following dialogue with proper sentences in the box（选出适当的句子，完成下列对话）：（6分）A) How long have you been here?C) It's a very beautiful city.E) Thank you.G) I'd like to get a map of Beijing.B) I’ve lost my way here.D) Have a nice day! F) There's a store there.(One day before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.)Waiter: Good morning. Can I help you, sir?Foreigner: Yes. 72 .Waiter: Oh, sorry, we haven’t got any. You can go to the Centre Hall. 73 . Foreigner: OK, I’ll go there to buy on e. Thanks for your help. Your English is quite good. Waiter: 74 . By the way, are you working here in Beijing?Foreigner: No, I'm not. I've come for the Olympics.Waiter: Oh, so you are an athlete (运动员). Welcome to Beijing. What sport...? Foreigner: Oh, no, no. I'm not an athlete. I'm just a football fan (迷). Football matches are an important part in my life.Waiter: I like to watch football matches, too! 75 .Foreigner: Two weeks. I've visited some interesting places in Beijing, such as the Palace Museum, the Summer Palace, the Great Wall and so on.Waiter: What do you think of Beijing?Foreigner: 76 . Green ground, blue sky and... Oh, I forgot. My friend is waiting for me there. I must go. Goodbye.Waiter: Goodbye. 77 .B. True or false (判断下列句子是否符合短文，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示): （6分）Booker Washington was a famous American educator. He was born in Africa. And he looked just like an African. One day, he was walking inthe town when a rich white woman stopped him. She didn’t know thefamous man. She asked if he would like to get a few dollars by cutting down trees for her.Professor Washington smiled and agreed with what she had said. He went to the woman’s garden with her. He rolled up his sleeves (袖子) and started to cut down the tree. When he had finished, he carried the wood into the house and put it by the fire.At that time, the woman’s daughter came home. The young girl had listened to a speech given by Washington. She shouted when she saw the great man in her garden. The next morning, the w oman and her daughter went to visit Washington in his office and said sorry. “That’s all right, Madam,” he replied. “It’s always my pleasure to do something for a friend.” The woman shook Washington’s hands excitedly and told him that she was deeply moved by his action.Not long after that, she and her friends gave thousands of dollars to the university where Washington worked.78. Booker Washington was born in America.79. The rich white woman didn’t know the man was a famous educator.80. Washington cut down the tree in the woman’s garden unhappily.81. The woman’s daughter recognized (认出) the great man when she got home.82. The next morning, the woman and her daughter went to visit Washington to pay the money.83. The university where Washington worked received a lot of money from the woman and her friends later.A) Bumping B) Littering C) Queue jumping D) A traffic problem79.The writer thinks we Chinese people shouldn’t ______.A) park our cars at right places B) wait our turn in public placesC) throw rubbish into rubbish bins D) hurry onto buses before others80.On a bus in North America, people will say ______ if they knock into someone.A) “Excuse me” B) “Sorry”C) “Excuse me” and “Sorry”D) “Excuse me” or “Sorry”81.The writer doesn’t feel _______ with those kinds of problems in the passage.A) pleased B) sad C) excited D) angry82.When the writer says "Get ready, China", he means that _______.A) China is going to be a fast-growing countryB) it is time for the Chinese to change their bad behaviors (行为)C) most Chinese people are as unhappy with these problems as heD) the Chinese will go to visit some other countries soon83. We can know from the last paragraph (段落) that ________.A) there will be more and more traffic problems in BeijingB) fewer and fewer foreigners will visit our countryC) things will get better and better in ChinaD) fewer and fewer Chinese people will throw rubbishD. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文）：（14分）Guide dogs are trained to lead and protecttheir blind masters (主人). Training of guidedogs began in Germany to help 90 whobecame blind in fighting during World WarⅠ.Now there are guide dogs schools everywherearound the world.When dogs become old enough to start training, the schools will hold a physical exam to see if they are 91 for working as guide dogs. If they pass the test, they will start training and learn to help a person move around 92 . Guide dogs may be 93 other skills, like finding items back for their masters. The master usually spends about a month at the school with the trained dog 94 having it.Although guide dogs, also called seeing-eye dogs, can learn fast, they are color-blind. They can not tell the 95 between street signs. So guide dogs have to receive a lot of training, such as to learn when to cross streets.Most animals are not allowed to 96 restaurants and other public places, but guide dogs are an exception (例外) in many countries – they may go anywhere with their masters.90.A) firemen B) students C) babies D) soldiers91.A) bad B) fit C) interested D) happy92.A) quietly B) gently C) safely D) angrily93.A) taught B) given C) sent D) taken94.A) after B) before C) while D) when95.A) story B) surface C) difference D) change96.A) build B) have C) leave D) enterE. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给）：（14分）People in Shanghai feel happy and excited when it snows. They rush out to let the snow fall on their faces. They make snowmen and take lots of photos. They know that the snow will soon d 97 and become just a memory.Yes, for many people in Shanghai, snow is a good thing. At least it was good u 98 this Spring Festival. This year it snowed and snowed and snowed. And then ... it snowed some more! It had the most snow and was the c 99 weather that Shanghai had had in fifty years. People were not ready. They didn’t know how to deal with so much snow. Police said there were many car accidents b 100 of slippery (滑的) roads. Hospitals reported many people fell on sidewalks. In the other places of China, the snow caused even bigger problems, including many d 101 .This year, the beautiful snow was changed into a t 102 disaster (灾难). I think that’s true for mo st things that we like and enjoy. We can’t have too much of a good thing. We like to eat sweets, but too many will make us sick. We like to eat fast food, but too much fast food will make us unhealthy. We like to play computer games, but too much time in front of the computer screen will c 103 hurt your studies and your health.F. Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题,）：（12分）Studying AbroadEvery year, thousands of students travel to foreign countries to study. Morethan 30 percent of these students go to the United States. Around 15 percent go toItaly, and 10 percent to both England and Germany. A little less than 10 percent goto Australia, and around 5 percent go to Canada.No matter where a student chooses to study, there are some thingsuniversities around the world need. First, all students must graduate (毕业) fromhigh school before they can apply (申请) to a university. Most universities alsoneed some kind of test for students to enter the university. Universities in the United States, Australia, and Canada usually need some kind of standardized exam, such as the SAT in the United States. Students who do not come from English-speaking countries also must take a test such as the TOEFL in the United States and Canada to show they know enough English to study in English. England and Australia require students to take the IELTS.In most countries, students must apply to each university they hope to go to. However, students applying to universities in England can use one form to apply to six universities at one time through the British Council (英国文化学会). Many students like this because it can save them a lot of time and money. For universities in other countries, students must fill out different forms for each university and pay a fee with each application (申请).104.Which country is the most popular place for foreign students to travel to?105.What must all these students do first before they can apply to a university?106.Foreign students need to take the SAT before they enter a university in the U.S., don’t they? 107.If you do not come from an English-speaking country and you want to study in an Australian university, what test must you take?108.How many universities can students apply to in England at one time?109.What do you think of the way of application in England?X. Writing (写话): （共16分）110.Write at least 60 words according to the given topic “Exams in my eyes”. (以“Exams in my eyes”为题写话，词数不少于60个，标点符号不占格。

上海市中级口译笔试试题与详细答案解析(2008年春季+秋季)

08年春季上海外语口译考试中级口译笔译真题SECTION 1: LISTENING TESTPart A: Spot DictationDirection: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.How did the Olympic Games start? In anci ent Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong ________ (1). Originally the Festival was held in honour of .Zeus, the supreme god in Greek Mythology. Eventually the Olympian athletic festival had lost its ________ (2) and became an international event. No one knows exactly ________ (3) the Olympic Games go, but some scholars recorded date from 776 B.C.According to some scholars, at first the only Olympic event was ________ (4), called a stadium and that was the only event until 724 B.C. After that, other ________ (5) were added and sixteen years later in ________ (6) the pentathlon was added and wrestling became part of the games. This pentathlon was a five-event match which ________ (7) running, wrestling, leaping, throwing the discus, and hurling the javelin.The games were held ________ (8) and after an uninterrupted history of 1170 years, the games ________ (9) in A.D. 394, the Christian era, because of their pagan origin.It was over ________ (10) before there was another such international athletics gathering. In 1896, the first of the modern ________ (11) opened in Athens, Greece.Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries ________ (12). The host country provides vast facilities such as stadiums and ________ (13).Many more sports are represented, including the very celebrated event: ________ (14).The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, ________ (15) on Mount Olympus by the sun's rays. The torch is carried by ________ (16) to the stadium. The Olympic flame symbolizes the ________ (17) of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until ________ (18). The well-known Olympic flag, however, is ________ (19): the five interlocking rings symbolize the uniting of all five continents ________ (20).Part B: Listening Comprehension1. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short statements. These statements will be spoken ONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.1.(A) Diana is fond of outdoor activities.(B) Diana is well-paid for her hard work.(C) Diana dislikes her job because it is tough.(D) Diana considers her income to be mediocre.2.(A) I'm not sure if you are responsible.(B) I'm not content with the result of the meeting.(C) I know the delay is not your fault.(D) I think the flame of that fire is too high.3.(A) The refrigerator was repaired by an old man.(B) The refrigerator will be fixed if it is under warranty.(C) Mrs. Green had her refrigerator fixed for nothing.(D) Mrs. Green would have had the refrigerator repaired if she had warranty.4.(A) George always tells the truth.(B) George lives too far to visit us.(C) It is kind of George to assist me in the filling station.(D) It is worthwhile to make friends with George.5.(A) The company's budget must be reduced reasonably next year.(B) The company's production cost is expected to rise next year.(C) The company has to stabilize its production cost.(D) The company is likely to go bankrupt because of its limited budget.6.(A) Prompt delivery of the goods before Christmas is the most important.(B) Top priority should be given to the competitive and reasonable price of the goods(C) During Christmas, there will be a shopping craze for goods with good quality.(D) Nothing is more important than the quality and price of the goods for Christmas.7.(A) Let's continue the talk over dinner at 9 o'clock tonight.(B) We have to work something out before 9 o'clock tomorrow.(C) I propose a break until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.(D) I'm sure we'll all calm down before 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.8.(A) Our products cannot compete on the international market because of their higher prices.(B) Our products exhibit greater competitiveness even though they lack advanced technology.(C) Advanced technology will increase our expense to compete on the international market.(D) Advanced technology contributes to the excellence and competitiveness of our products.9 (A) Mr Parkinson never gives free investment consultations.(B) Don't consult Mr Parkinson if your problem is about finance or investment(C) The advice Mr Parkinson offers is often of great importance to our investment.(D) We should not invest in the company where Mr Parkinson is the CEO.10(A) Aging population is expected to double within decades.(B) By 2020, 45% of the people in the country will be over sixty-five.(C) Old people in this country can expect to live a longer life.(D) In less than 20 years, 23 million more people will have to retire.2. Talks and ConversationsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. After each of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk or conversation and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question read the four answer choices and choose the best answer to that question. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11-1411.(A) ?400.(B) ?450.(C) ?500.(D) ?600.12.(A) It is very near his working place.(B) It is a rather crowded residential area.(C) It is convenient for transportation and shopping.(D) It is the only good position he has in mind.13.(A) He has a big family.(B) He has to work at home.(C) His mother-in-law likes to have parties.(D) His children are rather naughty.14.(A) Its bedrooms are specious.(B) Its rent is quite reasonable.(C) It is located in a good position.(D) It is well furnished.Questions 15-1815.(A) The orange juice can help treat indigestion.(B) The orange in a supermarket is much cheaper.(C) The orange is more nutritious than any other fruits.(D) The orange is an essential part of a healthy diet16.(A) Orange.(B) Chocolate.(C) Vanilla.(D) Sugar.17.(A) It can keep your immune system strong.(B) It can assist in your effort to reduce weight.(C) It can easily replace the nutrition of a daily meal.(D) It can help control the rising blood sugar levels.18.(A) The fruit sugar in oranges.(B) The fibre in oranges.(C) Vitamin C in oranges.(D) Calcium in oranges.Questions 19-2219.(A) He is applying to a university in England.(B) He is consulting a female professor.(C) He is studying in a British university.(D) He is helping the woman cook some food.20.(A) It is awful.(B) It is one of his favorite kinds.(C) It is of a much greater variety.(D) It is better than he expected.21.(A) He is fond of English dishes.(B) He is tired of puddings and pies.(C) He enjoys English strawberry yogurt.(D) He seldom has breakfast at home.22.(A) Because it is properly cooked at home.(B) Because it is a kind of Yorkshire pudding.(C) Because he has never tasted it before.(D) Because he has made it all by himself. Questions 23-2623.(A) We should pay more attention to our history class.(B) We generally fail to remember anything that was said.(C) Sharks are necessary in the training of active listeners.(D) Good listening skills are essential in our life.24.(A) They tolerate distractions.(B) They often find themselves in hot water.(C) They are generally lazy.(D) They are critical to family life.25.(A) By taking notes.(B) By remembering what was said.(C) By getting up to shut the door.(D) By asking questions.26.(A) Seas.(B) Sharks.(C) Sponges.(D) Students.Questions 27-3027.(A) He writes comic stories.(B) He draws pictures for comic books.(C) He teaches painting in an art school.(D) He compiles comic books with other writers.28.(A) Give his drawings a more graphic look.(B) Add variations to his works.(C) Employ a chunky brush style.(D) Move along a linear way.29.(A) They are very popular.(B) They are of the same styl e.(C) They are fairly eclectic.(D) They are influenced by other artists.30.(A) It is a new one with only 2 editors.(B) It takes him on the permanent staff.(C) It controls the final look of his works.(D) It has a nurturing environment.Part C: Listening and TranslationI. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentence in English. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)II. Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take notes while you are listening.(1)(2)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLSDirections: In this section, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1-5Last month, upon hearing that a neighbor had been burgled, my husband voiced a desire to beef up our home security. I was largely unresponsive. The previous owners of our house installed a burglar alarm system, but we never got it switched on, because, quoting Ed, I apparently care more about the $29 monthly fee than I do about our home security. In the end, I gave in.The alarm company sent over a sales representative, a well-coiffed professional in a suit and heels. She recommended adding some infrared motion sensors. I was not wild about this. I like to keep things simple. My idea of home security is to hire cheap, disreputable painters who can be counted upon to paint the windows shut. "Besides, can't the motion sensors be set off by a pet?" I said.Ed leaned in close to the sales rep. "We don't have any pets," he whispered. "We don't have a pet now'' I said." But we might someday." I knew this to be a lie. Ed is a dog person, and I'm a cat person. We cancel each other out.I pointed out that every now and then, the neighbors' cat, Sprinkles, will sneak into the house when the back door is open. The alarm woman started talking about "pet resistance." This was a feature of the motion sensor whereby it was set to cover the room from the waist up only. "Though of course...," she hesitated, "the cat would have to stay on the ground at all times."We got the sensors, and we got the system switched on. We never got a pet, each of us practicing his or her own particular brand of pet resistance, but we did, after many years of cost-based bickering, get a housecleaner. Every other month, Natalia can be seen making her way through the filth and cobwebs. I gave her the alarm code but promised to leave the alarm off the day she came.Naturally, I forgot. Later that morning, my work phone rang. It was Natalia, yelling in harmony with the shrieking of the alarm. She couldn't find the code. On top of all this, my cell phone started ringing. This was the alarm company, responding to the alarm and calling me to get the secret password-which was different from the shutoff code-required for them to shut off the system and prevent the police from rushing over to arrest Natalia for breaking and entering. Some weeks back, Ed and I had spent 15 minutes arguing over the secret password for the alarm. Ed is a fan of the complicated, hacker-proof, identity-theft-foiling password, the kind that involves alternating capital and lowercase letters with obscure foreign accent marks, whereas I'lluse my name. I had no recollection of what we'd settled on. "Ummmm." The alarm, and Natalia, continued to go off. This went on for some time.Meanwhile, Natalia had dug through her bag, found the piece of paper I'd given her w ith the shutoff code and quieted the screaming alarm. I don't know how effective these alarms are against burglars, but Sprinkles hasn't been seen on the property in weeks.1.Why didn't the writer get the burglar alarm system switched on?(A) Because she didn't like its design.(B) Because the burglar alarm system had broken down.(C) Because she considered monthly fee unnecessary.(D) Because she thought their home security was not a problem.2.The family didn't have a pet because _______.(A) they didn't like pets(B) they didn't like each other's favorite animal(C) they took their neighbors' pet as their own.(D) it cost a lot to have a pet.3.According to the sales representative, the motion sensor _______.(A) is pet resistant(B) is set to cover the room floor(C) could be set off by a pet if it was near(D) could be set off by a pet if it jumped high enough4.The word "bickering" in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _______.(A) arguing(B) considering(C) persuading(D) consulting5.Ed preferred their password for the alarm to be _______.(A) complicated(B) interesting(C) easy to remember(D) his own nameQuestions 6-10An article published recently in the prestigious scientific journal Nature is shedding new light on an important, but hitherto little has been appreciated, aspect of human evolution. In this article, Professors Dennis Bramble and Daniel Lieberman suggest that the ability to run was a crucial factor in the development of our species. According to the two scientists, humans possess a number of anatomical features that make them surprisingly good runners. 'We are very confident that strong selection for running-which came at the expense of the historical ability to live in trees-was instrumental in the origin of the modern human body form,' says Bramble, a biology professor at the University of Utah.Traditional thinking up to now has been that the distinctive, upright body form of modern humans has come about as a result of the ability to walk, and that running is simply a by-product of walking. Furthermore, humans have usually been regarded as poor runners compared to such animals as dogs, horses or antelopes. However, this is only true if we consider fast running, or sprinting, over short distances. Even an Olympic athlete can hardly run as fast as a horse can gallop, and can only keep up a top speed for fifteen seconds or so. Horses, antelopes andgreyhounds, on the other hand, can run at top speed for several minutes, clearly outperforming us in this respect. But when it comes to long-distance running, humans do astonishingly well. They can maintain a steady pace for miles, and their overall speed compares favourably with that of horses or dogs.Bramble and Lieberman examined twenty-six anatomical features found in humans. One of the most interesting of these is the nuchal ligament, a band of tissue that extends from a ridge on the base of the skull to the spine. When we run, it is this ligament that prevents our head from pitching back and forth or from side to side. Therefore, we are able to run with steady heads, held high. The nuchal ligament is not found in any other surviving primates, although the fossil record shows that Homo erectus, an early human species that walked upright, much as we do, also had one. Then there are our Achilles tendons at the backs of our legs, which connect our calf muscles to our heel bones-and which have nothing to do with walking. When we run, these tendons behave like springs, helping to propel us forward. Furthermore, we have low, wide shoulders, virtually disconnected from our skulls, another anatomical adaptation which allows us to run more efficiently. Add to this our light forearms, which swing out of phase with the movement of our legs to assist balance, and one begins to appreciate the point that Bramble and Lieberman are trying to make.But what evolutionary advantage is gained from being good long-distance runners? One hypothesis is that this ability may have permitted early humans to obtain food more effectively. 'What these features and fossil facts appear to be telling us is that running evolved in order forour direct ancestors to compete with other carnivores for access to the protein needed to grow the big brains that we enjoy today,' says Lieberman.6.The human ability to run ______.(A) was only recently described in a scientific journal(B) played an important part in human evolution(C) is now regarded as more important than the ability to climb trees(D) is surprising when we consider evolutionary trends7.According to the passage, humans ______.(A) are better runners than most other animals(B) are not good at running short distances(C) compare unfavorably with horses and dogs(D) cannot run at top speed over long distances8.It appears that the nuchal ligament _______.(A) is found only in modern primates(B) enables us to run with steady heads(C) prevents the head from moving(D) is a unique anatomical feature among all species9.The passage suggests that _______.(A) we do not need calf muscles in order to walk(B) without shoulders we could not run very fast(C) the movement of our forearms is out of phase(D) our Achilles tendons are an adaptation for running10.According to the passage, early humans _______.(A) killed animals by exhausting them(B) may have evolved big brains for running(C) competed with other animals for food(D) could probably run before they could walkQuestions 11-15People value money desperately because they value one another desperately; thus the cause of panic in the stock-market plunge is not that people will lose their dollars but that they will lose their sense of community. For the past couple of weeks, the nation has watched itself roll toward ruin because people were losing their money in bales. If one were tasteless enough to ask a big loser what exactly he was losing, he would sputter, "What am I losing? My car! My beautiful home! My children's educations! My clothes! My dinner! My dollars!" They are all true. People have been mourning the passing of their money for all the things that money can do, and what money can do is impressive. Money can build cities, cure diseases, and win wars. The sudden acquisition of the stuff can toss our spirits into the air like a hat.Money can do considerably more. It offers power, an almost unique form of power, not simply because it allows us to acquire and possess things but because it is we who determine its worth; we who say a ruby costs more than an apple; we who decide that a tennis court is more valuable than a book. Paradoxically, money creates a deep sense of powerlessness as well, since technically we cannot provide money for ourselves; someone or something else must do that for us-our employers or, until recently, our stocks. All that, money can do: and when such essential, familiar functions are snatched from one's life, small wonder that people may grow wild, frantic, and even murderous.What money can do, however, is not the same as what money is. Let's return for a moment to the theory: people value money because they value one another. In other words, the usefulness of money is directly related to and established by continuous mutual need. People work for money to buy things that other people make or do, things that they cannot or will not make or do for themselves but that they deem necessary for some definition of self-improvement. Abstractly, money is one of the ways, indeed a universally accepted way, by which we make connections. Cash is cold. So the connections may feel cold, but real blood flows through them. These connections constitute one of the central means by which societies cohere; by which they sustain and characterize themselves.When the coin begins to wobble, as it has in the past weeks, a fear seizes the mind that is disorienting. The fear is not merely that of the loss of possessions but of self-possession, which in some sense is bought and sold from person to person in infinite daily bargains. To lose money is frightening. To lose touch with others is more frightening still. Losing touch may cause the panic of the times.11.This passage mainly discusses _______.(A) the functions of money(B) the stock-market plunge(C) a new theory of investment(D) a cold characteristic of cash12.According to the author, what can be a regular source of money provided for us?(A) Possessions.(B) Bargains.(C) Stocks.(D) Employers.13.According to the passage, money can do all the following EXCEPT _______.(A) build cities and cure diseases(B) enhance relationships among people(C) create a sense of powerlessness(D) prove the morality of people14.Under what circumstances are connections related to cash said to be cold in the passage?(A) When they are not established for societies to cohere.(B) When they are not compared to "real blood".(C) When their functions are snatched from people's life.(D) When their worth is hard to determine and not valued.15.It can be learned from the passage that ______.(A) people worry about the dollars they have more than the sense of community(B) money can lubricate the social machine but it cannot prove the value of people(C) in daily transactions one's self-possession is gained or lost(D) losing money is more frightening than losing touch with othersQuestions 16-20At first glance, why anyone would want to save California condors is not entirely clear. Unlike the closely related Andean condors with their white neck fluff or king vultures with their brilliant black-and-white colour, California condors are not much to see. Their dull black colour-even when contrasted with white underwings-featherless head and neck, oversized feet and blunt talons are hardly signs of beauty or strength. Their appeal begins to become evident when they take flights. California condors can soar almost effortlessly for hours, often coveringhundreds of miles a day-far more than other creatures of the air. Only occasionally do they need to flap their wings-to take off, change direction or find a band of warm air known as thermal to carry them higher.When it was discovered that the condor population was becoming dangerously small, scientists and zookeepers sought to increase condor numbers quickly to preserve as much of the species' genetic diversity as possible. From studying wild condors, they already knew that if a pair lost an egg, the birds would often produce another. So the first and sometimes second eggs laid by each female in captivity were removed, artificially incubated, and the chicks raised using hand-held puppets made to look like adult condors. Such techniques quickly proved effective.Despite these successes, the effort to save California condors continues to have problems, evoke criticisms and generate controversy. Captive-hatched condors released to the wild have died at what to some people are alarmingly high rates. Others have had to be recaptured after they acted foolishly or became ill. As a result, the scientists, zookeepers and conservationists who are concerned about condors have bickered among themselves over the best ways to rear and release the birds.Some of the odd behavior on the part of these re-released birds is hard to explain. At times they landed on people's houses and garages, walked across roads and airport runways, sauntered into park visitor centers and fast food restaurants, and took food offered by picnickers and fishermen. None are known to have died by doing so, though. Most recently, some of the first chicks hatched in the wild died after their parents fed them bottle caps, glass shards, pieces of plastic and other man-made objects that fatally perforated or blocked their intestines. These deaths maybe due to the chicks' parents mistaking man-made objects for bone chips eaten for their calcium content.Mike Wallace, a wildlife specialist at the San Diego Zoo, has suggested that some of the condors' problems represent natural behavior that helps them survive as carrion eaters. The real key to successful condor reintroduction, he believes, lies in properly socializing young condors as members of a group that follow and learn from older, preferably adult birds. That, he argues, was missing from earlier condor releases to the wild. Typically, condors hatched in the spring were released to the wild that autumn or winter, when they were still less than a year old. Now, condor chicks at several zoos are raised in cave-like nest boxes. The chicks can see older condors in a large flight pen outside their box but cannot interact with them until they are about five months old. Then the chicks are gradually released into the pen and the company of the social group. The group includes adult and older juvenile condors that act as mentors for younger ones.16.According to the passage, the most impressive feature of the California condor is _______.(A) its resemblance to Andean condor(B) its ability to glide(C) its colorful plumage(D) its blunt talons17.In the first stage of the conservation program _______.(A) eggs were removed from the nests of wild condors(B) female condors were captured and studied carefully(C) scientists and zookeepers tried to create genetic diversity(D) condors were induced to lay more than one egg18.Which of the following is true about the attempts to save these birds from extinction?(A) There is disagreement about the methods employed.(B) The majority of condors released into the wild became ill.(C) Attempts to breed condors in captivity have failed,(D) Condors reintroduced into the wild are unable to hunt.19.Some chicks hatched by re-released condors died because _______.(A) they fell into pools of water(B) they fell prey to other animals(C) they had odd drinking habits(D) they swallowed dangerous objects20.According to Mike Wallace, there will be fewer problems _______.(A) if young condors are taught not to eat so much carrion(B) if the chicks are kept in cave-like nest boxes for five months(C) if young condors can learn appropriate behavior from older birds(D) if the chicks can have older birds for company when they hatchQuestions 21-25We are not who we think we are.The American self-image is suffused with the golden glow of opportunity. We think of the United States as a land of unlimited possibility, not so much a classless society but as a place where class is mutable-a place where brains, energy and ambition are what counts, not the circumstances of one's birth.。

往年上海市中考英语真题及答案

D) Maths. D) A sandwich. D) Frightened. 往年年上海市中考英语真题及答案(满分150分,考试时间100分钟)考生注意：本卷有7大题,共94小题。

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Part 1 Listening (第一部分听力）I. Listening Comprehension. (听力理解) (共30分)A. Listen and choose the right picture （根据你听到的内容,选出相应的图片）（6分）E 7. A) Chemistry. B) History.C) English. 8. A) A hamburger. B) A fruit salad. C) A hot-dog.9. A) Tired. B) Surprised. C) Excited. 10. A) Watch TV. B) Play football. C) Go to the cinema. D) Read a book.11. A) Fifteen minutes ’walk.B) Fifteen minutes ’ bus ride. C) Fifty minutes ’ walk. D) Fifty minutes ’ bus ride.12. A) Thursday. B) Friday. C) Saturday.D) Sunday. 13. A) Trips. B) Computers. C) Parents. D) Jobs.14. A) At the beach. B) At the airport.C) In the theatre.D) In the hotel.C. Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true o r false (判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容,符合的用“T ”表示,不符合的用“F ”表示)（6分）15. My aunt and uncle sent me a bottle of honey as a birthday present last year.16. The smell of my hair attracted lots of bees when I went outside.17. I jumped into my neighbour ’s swimming pool to stay away from the bees.18. When I climbed out of the pool, the bees were still flying around.19. My aunt and uncle wrote me a letter and apologized to me.20. This is a story about my unforgettable birthday present.D A GD. Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences（听短文,完成下列内容。

2008年上海高考英语真题及答案

2008年全国高考上海卷英语科试题及答案英语I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In Section A. you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.l. A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow. C. Next week. D. Next month.2. A. She doesn't play tennis well. B. She likes other sports as well.C. She is an enthusiastic tennis player.D. She is a professional athlete.3. A. At a paint store. B. At an oil marketC. At a science museum.D. At a gallery.4. A. Work in the yard. B. Buy some wood.C. Go to the bookstore.D. Take a walk.5. A. A. taxi driver. B. A passenger.C. A car cleaner.D. A mechanic.6. A. Call a repairman. B. Get out the paper stuckC. Turn to her colleague for help.D. Restart the machine7. A. There are not enough gardens. B. Parking areas are full before 10:00.C. Parking areas are closed after 10:00.D. All classes begin at 10:00.8. A. The presentation will begin at noon. B. She'll present her work to the man.C. She'd like to invite the man for lunch.D. She suggests working on the presentation at 12:00.9. A. The dormitory hours. B. The problem with the rules.C. The door number of the dormitory.D. The time to open the dormitory.10. A. The chairs didn't need to be painted. B. He doesn't like the color of the chairs.C. The park could have avoided the problem.D. The woman should have been more careful.Section BDirections: In Section B. you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions II through 13 are based on the following passage11. A. Worried. B. Surprised.C. Satisfied.D. Uninterested.12. A. It spoiled Juana's reputation. B. It copied her ideas without permission.C. It bought Juana's dishwashers.D. It wanted to share the dishwasher market.13. A. A successful business case. B. Juana's waterless laundry.C. A case against a global company.D. The worldwide dishwasher market. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following instructions.14. A. footprints. B. Food. C. Living insects. D. Orange seeds.15. A. Don't touch animals under any circumstances.B. Don't take away any natural objects from the park.C. Don't leave litter in the park or throw any off the boat.D. Don't transport animals from one island to another.16. A. To protect the guide's interest. B. To improve the unique environment.C. To ensure a trouble-free visit.D. To get rid of illegal behaviours.Section CDirections: In Section C, you will bear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B. C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. The two sportsmen congratulated each other______ winning the match by shaking hands.A. withB. onC. inD. to26. — Do you want tea or coffee? —______. I really don't mind.A. NoneB. NeitherC. EitherD. All27. In my view, London's not as expensive in price as Tokyo but Tokyo is______ in traffic.A. the most organizedB. more organizedC. so organized asD. as organized as28. — Do you know if Terry will go camping this weekend?—Terry? Never! She______ tents and fresh air!A. has hatedB. hatedC. will hateD. bates29. According to the air traffic rules, you______ switch off your mobile phone before bearding.A. mayB. canC. wouldD. should30. My sister, an inexperienced rider, was found sitting on the bicycle______ to balance it.A. having triedB. tryingC. to tryD. tried31. — Are you ready for Spain?— Yes. 1 want the girls to experience that______ they are young.A. whileB. untilC. ifD. before32. In recent years many football clubs______ as business to make a profit.A. have runB. have been runC. had been runD. will run33. If there's a lot of work______. I'm happy to just keep on until it is finished.A. to doB. to be doingC. doneD. doing34. As his best friend. I can make accurate guesses about______ he will do or think.A. whatB. whichC. whomD. that35. Something as simple as______ some cold water may clear your mind and relieve pressure.A. to drinkB. drinkingC. to be drinkingD. drunk36. It has been proved______ eating vegetables in childhood helps to protect you against serious illnesses in later life.A. ifB. becauseC. whenD. that37. Ideally______ for Broadway theatres and Firth Avenue, the AVw York Park hotel is a favorite with many guests.A. locatingB. being locatedC. having been locatedD. located38. We went through a period______ communications were very difficult in the rural areas.A. whichB. whoseC. in whichD. with which39. So much of interest______ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.A. offers BeijingB. Beijing offersC. does Beijing offerD. Beijing does offer40. ______well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.A. HoweverB. WhateverC. No matterD. AlthoughSection BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave in the movement that fought to end slavery in the United Stales. He became a 41 voice in the years before the Civil War.A few weeks ago, the National Park Service (NPS) 42 Douglass's birth and Black History Month with the reopening of his home at Cedar Hill, a _43 site in Washington. D.C. The two-story house, which contains many of Douglass's personal possessions, had undergone a three-year 44 (Thanks to the NTS website, however, you don't have to live in the nation's capital to visit it. Take a tour online.)He was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey to a slave mother and a white father he never knew. Douglass grew up to become the first black _45 to bold a government office — as US minister and consul general (总领事) to Haiti.As a youth, he never went to school. Educating slaves was illegal in the South, so be 46 taught himself to read and write. At 21 years old, he escaped from his slave owner to Massachusetts and changed his last name to Douglass, to hide his identity.In the 1850s, Douglass was involved with the Underground Railroad, the system 47 up by antislavery groups to bring runaway slaves to the North and Canada. His home in Rochester, N.Y. was near the Canadian border. It became an important station on the 48 , housing as many as 11 runaway slaves at a time.He died in 1895. In his lifetime, Douglass witnessed the end of slavery in 1865 and the adoption of the 15th Amendment to the US Constitution (美国宪法修正案), which 49 African-Americans the right to vote.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and playing with others. However, playing sports can have __50 effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 40,000,000 kids play sports in the US. Of these, 18,000,000 say they have been __51 at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad __52 of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main _53 of too much aggression ill children's sports. They believe children 54 aggressive adult behavior. This behavior is then further strengthened through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that__55 is everything. Manyparents go to children's sporting events and shout 56 at other players or cheer when their child behaves 57 As well, children arc even taught that hurting other players is 58 or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured 59 , the media makes violence seem exciting. Children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.As a society, we really need to 60_this problem and do something about it. Parents and coaches 61 should act as better examples for children. They also need to teach children better 62 They should not just cheer when children win or act aggressively. They should teach children to 63 , themselves whether they win or not. Besides, children should not be allowed to continue to play when they are injured. If adults allow children to play when injured, this gives the message that __64 is not as important as winning.50. A. restrictive B. negative C. active D. instructive51. A. knocked B. glanced C. smiled D. shouted52. A. impression B. concept C. taste D. expectation53. A. resource B. cause C. course D. consequence54. A. question B. understand C. copy D. neglect55. A. winning B. practicing C. fun D. sport56. A. praises B. orders C. remarks D. insults57. A. proudly B. ambitiously C. aggressively D. bravely58. A. acceptable B. impolite C. possible D. accessible59. A. By contrast B. In addition C. As a result D. After all60. A. look up to B. face up to C. make up for D. come up with61. A. in particular B. in all C. in return D. in advance62. A. techniques B. means C. values D. directions63. A. respect B. relax C. forgive D. enjoy64. A. body B. fame C. health D. spiritSection BDirections: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you havejust read.(A)ASK LASKASYOU’VE GOT QUESTIONS. SHE'S GOT ANSWERSMy children go to a primary school where they are notallowed to play football in the playground for fear that a childQmight be hurt. Besides, now the school says there must be no homework because the local secondary school can't keep up with the amount of homework given in the primary school. Can the school do this? Puzzled DadIt can't if enough parents do something about it. It is not just schools. We live in a society which wishes to get rid of risk. However, schools should have a little common sense and courage. Children need risk if they arc to grow up self-sufficient and confident. They need homework, too, if they are to fulfill their academic potential. Complain, loudly.I have a beautiful teenage daughter who spends an hour making up her face in frontof the mirror every day. I tell her to go easy. She just gets mad or bursts into tears. How can I make her understand she's beautiful the way she is. Plain MomYou can't. Your daughter is at the age when she's trying to look beautiful, trying on new masks. And if her friends all dress up as she docs, you're in for an extra hard time.Support her and tell her she's beautiful —even if she looks ridiculous for now. Then invite her to join you for a day at a spa(健康美容中心). Let her try various looks until she's comfortable in her own skin.65. Why are the children not allowed to play football in the playground?A. The school is afraid that children might be injured.B. The school is not sensible and confident.C. The children don't have enough time to do homework.D. The children may fail to fulfill their academic potential.66. What disturbs Plain Mom is that her daughter______.A. becomes madB. cries a lotC. spends much rime before the mirrorD. is not beautiful enough67. The solution to Plain Mom's problem is to______.A. make her daughter look less ridiculousB. let her daughter dress up like her friendsC. make her daughter go to a spa every weekD. let her daughter feel herself what beauty is(B)Zoe Chambers was a successful PR (Public Relations) consultant and life was going well —she had a great job, a beautiful flat and a busy social life in London. Then one evening in June last year, she received a text message telling her she was out of work. The first two weeks were the most difficult to live through." she said. "After everything I'd done for the company, they dismissed me by text! I was so angry and I just didn't feel like looking for another job. I hated everything about the city and my life."Then, Zoe received an invitation from an old school friend, Kathy, to come and stay. Kathy and her husband, Huw, had just bought a farm in north-west Wales. Zoe jumped at the chance to spend a weekend away from London, and now, ten months later, she is still on the farm."The moment I arrived at Kathy's farm, I loved it and I knew I wanted to stay." said Zoe. "Everything about my past life suddenly seemed meaningless."Zoe has been working on the farm since October of last year and says she has no regrets. "It's a hard life, physically very tiring." she says. "In London 1 was stressed and oftenmentallyexhausted. But this is a good, healthy tiredness. Here, all 1 need to put me in a good mood is a hot bath and one of Kathy's wonderful dinners."Zoe says she has never felt bored on the farm. Every day brings a new experience. Kathy has been leaching her how to ride a horse and she has learnt to drive a tractor. Since Christmas, she has been helping with the lambing — watching a lamb being born is unbelievable, she says, "It's one of the most moving experiences I've ever had. I could never go back to city life now."68. When working as a PR consultant in London, Zoe thought she lived a______ life.A. satisfyingB. toughC. meaninglessD. boring69. The most important reason why Zoe went to visit Kathy's farm is that______.A. Zoe lost her job as a PR consultantB. Kathy persuaded her to do soC. Zoe got tired of the city lifeD. Zoe loved Wales more than London70. How docs Zoe feel about the country life according to the passage?A. Tiresome and troublesome.B. Romantic and peacefulC. Mentally exhausting but healthyD. Physically tiring but rewarding.71. Which of the following is closest to the main idea of the passage?A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. A misfortune may turn out a blessing.D. Kill two birds with one stone.(C)A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of reports from NatWest that has started a five-year research project into teenagers and money, arc particularly worrying as this generation of young people is likely to be burdened with greater debts man any before.University tuition fees (学费)are currently capped at £3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous pressure to raise the ceiling.In the research, the teenagers were presented with die terms of four different loans but 76 per cent failed to identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted that they would be earning on average £31.000 by the age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just £ 17,815. The teenagers expected to be in debt when they finished university or training, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than £ 10000. Average debts for graduates are £ 12，363.Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns NatWest, said. "The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they arc to become responsible, forward-planning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively."Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of student loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15 from St Helens, said that she had benefited fromlessons on personal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn about money.72. Which of the following can be found from the five-year research project?A. Students understand personal finances differently.B. University tuition fees in England have been rising.C. Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings.D. The students' payback ability has become a major issue.73. The phrase "to raise the ceiling" in paragraph 2 probably means "______".A. to raise the student loansB. to improve the school facilitiesC. to increase the upper limit of the tuitionD. to lift the school building roofs74. According to Stephen Moir, students_______.A. are too young 10 be exposed 10 financial issuesB. should learn 10 manage their finances wellC- should maintain a positive attitude when facing loansD. benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance75. What can we learn from the passage?A. Many British teenagers do not know money matters wellB. Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with debts.C. Financial planning is a required course at college.D. Young people should become responsible adults.(D)The world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food crisis. Wheat, corn and rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. And oil prices have increased more than three times since the start of 2004. These food-price increases, combined with increasing energy costs, will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will even affect political stability. Practical solutions to these problems do exist, but we'll have to start thinking ahead and acting globally.Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis. The first is to promote the dramatic success of Malawi, a country in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high productivity. Malawi’s harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or S10 billion altogether.Second, the U.S. and Europe should abandon their policies of paying partly for the change of food into biofuels. The U.S. government gives farmers a taxpayer-financed payment of 51 cents per gallon of ethanol (乙醇) changed from corn. There may be a case for biofuels produced on lands that do not produce foods — tree crops, grasses and wood products — but there's no case forthe government to pay to put the world's dinner into the gas tank.Third, we urgently need to weather-proof die world's crops as soon and as effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as simple as a farm pond —which collects rainwater to be used in dry weather — can make the difference between a good harvest and a bad one. The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation hind to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health care but has not yet acted upon the promise.76. An international fund based on the Malawi model would______.A. cost each of the developed countries $10 billion per yearB. aim to double the harvest in southern African countries In a yearC. decrease the food prices as well as the energy pricesD. give poor farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds77. With the second step, the author expresses the idea that ______.A. it is not wise to change food crops into gasB. it is misleading to put tree crops into the gas tankC. we should get alternative forms of fuel in any wayD. biofuels should be developed on a large scale78. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. A rain-collecting pond is a simple safeguard against dry wealB. A Climate Adaptation Fund has been established to help poorC. The world has made a serious promise to build farm ponds.D. It makes a great difference whether we develop wood products or not.79. In the passage, the author calls on us to______.A. slow down but not to stop economic.B. develop tree crops, grasses and wood productsC. achieve economic growth and political stabilityD. act now so as to relieve the global food shortageSection CDirections: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each80.some cases. There may be psychological problems from early childhood or the present (such as school or family conflicts) that trigger the problem. Often, there is the double pressure to enjoy life through food and yet remain ultra-slim. Society all around us encourages eating and drinking as main ways to enjoy life- To be popular, you are supposed to eat, eat, eat.81.more weight They then find themselves in conflict with another dominant pressure in society — to stay slim and trim. Models in ads, even those shown earing fairy foods, are usually physically lit and quite thin. All of these pressures put teens in a terrible situation. The ".solution" that some teens choose is to deny themselves all the time so as to keep temptation away. Bui soon, hunger and food boredom lead to overeating. Over time they develop anorexia or ballerina.82. Once an earing disorder has become firmly established, there is no easy cure. Someone who's never suffered anorexia and never known an anorexic might be tempted to think. "It's simple — just tell them to eat more!" Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Even when anorexics have been brought into the hospital and arc receiving physical care, nutritional therapy, and psychiatric care, many don't improve much.83. Our society's obsession with thinness, together with a constant emphasis on the theme that rich food means pleasure, puts many teens in a difficult situation. Being drawn to overeating on the one hand and self-denial on the other can bring about anorexia or bulimia — or both. Anorexics seem to feel that no matter how much weight they lose, they are still too fat Therefore, it is important for each person in our society to try to maintain a healthy and realistic self-image. Don't compare yourself with the models and actors in the media. Set your sights more realistically by comparing yourself with family and friends, if anyone.84. Self-denial is the typical first step toward a caring disorder. Eventually, desires for what you've denied yourself become unbearable, and you react with either a binge or overly fierce self-control. The answer is not of course. 10 eat all the snacks and trace you fancy. But 10 avoid that first step that leads to overeating, strive for a good and healthy diet. Such a diet is based primarily on grain products, fruits, and vegetables, with moderate amounts of meat and dairy products and with small amounts of snacks and desserts. Research demonstrates that miss kind of diet leaves you more alert and energetic.TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 1. 我们打篮球的时间到了。

2008年中考英语完形填空3篇附解析

2008年中考英语完形填空3篇附解析No. 01One day a very rich family in Guangzhou went on a trip to the countryside.The father wanted to show his son how___1___ people lived, so they spent aday and a night ___2___ the farm of a very poor family. When they got backfrom their ___3___, the father asked his son, “My dear son, how was thetrip?”“Very good, Dad!”“Did you see how poor people lived?” the father asked.“Yeah!”“And ___4___ did you learn?”The son answered, “We have a dog at home, and they have four. We have apool that reaches to the middle of the garden and they have a creek thathas no end. We have very expensive ___5___ in the garden and they have thestars. Our patio reaches to the front yard, yet they have the wholehorizon.”___6___ the little boy finished, his father was speechless.His son added, “Thank you for ___7___ me how poor we are!”___8___ it true that it all depends ___9___ the way you look at things?___10___ you have love classmates, teachers, schools and a positiveattitude ___11___ life, you’ve got everything! You can’t buy any of thesethings, ___12___ still you can have all the material possessions you canimagine. But if you are poor of spirit, you have ___ 13 ___ !Attitude is ___ 14 ___ ! It’s very ___ 15 ___ to make a decision to have agood, positive and productive attitude every day!1. A. many B. much C. rich D. poor2. A. in B. on C. over D. around3. A. trip B. countryside C. Guangzhou D. poor family4. A. who B. how C. what D. which5. A. flowers B. lamps C. tables D. plants6. A. When B. While C. Before D. As soon as7. A. show B. showed C. showing D. to show8. A. Isn’t B. Don’t C. Won’t D.Shall n’t9. A. by B. in C. on D. with10. A. If B. When C. As D. Whether11. A. in B. on C. with D. towards12. A. and B. then C. but D. after13. A. everything B. nothing C. something D.anything14. A. everything B. nothing C. something D. anything15. A. important B. impossible C. interesting D. satisfied【答案与解析】1. D。

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