2004年江苏省南通市中考试题

. 听力测试(略)

. 词汇(每小题1分,共15分)

A)根据汉语或句意,写出句中所缺单词。(每小题1分,共5分)

1. The new term usually starts in ________(九月).

2. If you are very ______ (疲劳), you will fall asleep in no time.

3. There is a tall statue ______ (在……之间)the two buildings.

4. Paul, did you ______ (收到)your mother”s letter this morning?

5. Thirty minutes is half an hour and fifteen minutes is a _______.

B)用所给单词的适当形式填空。(每小题1分,共5分)

6. The man goes to the doctor to clean his _______ every two months. tooth

7. Is this your dictionary? No. ______ is over there. I

8. They are singing and dancing ______ on the playground. happy

9. Today is perhaps the ______ day of these days. hot

10. What present shall we give Grandma for her _______ birthday? ninety

C)用所给动词的适当时态填空。(每小题1分,共5分)

11. ______ your little cat _______catchmice?

No, she doesn”t.

12. It was Sandy”s first trip in a balloon. She _______feelvery nervous.

13. When his mother got home, Jimmy _______putthe toys together busily.

14. We _______havea geography class this Friday, shan”t we?

15. _______you _______hearabout any exciting news recently?

. 单项填空(每小题1分,共15分)

1. Jane”s mother was ill yesterday, so she had to look _______ her.

A. at B. for

C. after D. out of

2. Last weekend, an English short play was _______ in the school hall.

A. put in B. put down

C. put on D. put up

3. The cartoon Mulanis _____ interesting film and _____ story happened in China.

A. a, the B. an, the

C. the, a D. an, a

4. You should make a good plan ______ you do anything important.

A. before B. after

C. though D. until

5. We are now short ______ fresh water. Something must be done to stop people ______ polluting it.

A. for, to B. for, from

C. of, to D. of, from

6. The meat smells _______. You”d better throw it away.

A. wonderful B. wonderfully

C. badly D. bad

7. Do you mind me smoking here?

_____. Look at the sign. It says, No smoking.

A. It doesn”t matter

B. No, I don”t

C. You”d better not

D. Never mind

8. She wondered _______.

A. how much he cost the computer

B. how much he paid for the computer

C. how much the computer will cost him

D. how much did he spend on the computer

9. Is chemistry more difficult than physics?

No, chemistry isn”t as _______ as physics.

A. easy B. difficult

C. easier D. more difficult

10. There was an important meeting last night. Mr Smith _______ to it.

A. was invited B. invited

C. is invited D. invites

11. The little girl saw the gorilla in the park ______ with a toy bear.

A. to play B. playing

C. is playing D. plays

12. Few people knew how to use the Internet in the past, _______?

A. did they B. didn”t they

C. did he D. didn”t he

13. Not only his parents but also his brother _______ to the Summer Palace. They haven”t been back.

A. have been B. have gone

C. has been D. has gone

14. The light in the office is off. The teacher _______ be there now.

A. may B. can”t

C. mustn”t D. must

15. There are many big shops on ______ side of the street.

A. all B. both

C. any D. either

. 完形填空(每小题1分,共15分)

Sarah Winchester lived in California. She was a very 1 woman. She didn”t buy many jewels (珠宝)or 2 clothes. 3 , she spent millions of dollars in 4 a house. She began to do it at the age of 45. The strange thing about Sarah”s 5 was that it seemed never finished. The work on the house went on for 38 6 because Sarah was afraid to 7 building it.

Sarah”s house was near San Jose. Every day, a lot of 8 arrived there to work for her. Sarah wanted more rooms and more doors and more windows, 9 the workers kept on building them. The house was seven floors high and had 160 rooms. There were 200 doors and 1,000 10 . There were also three lifts, nine kitchens, and 47 fireplaces.

Why did Sarah want a house that kept getting 11 ? It was because Sarah was afraid of 12 . She thought she would die when the house was finished, so she didn”t want her house to be finished.

Sarah Winchester”s 13 seemed to have worked (奏效) 14 she lived to be 83 years old. But 15 , her house was finished.

1. A. poor B. rich C. useful D. brave

2. A. cheap B. expensive C. simple D. old

3. A. Still B. Usually C. Instead D. Even

4. A. building B. buying C. selling D. setting

5. A. door B. window C. kitchen D. house

6. A. years B. months C. weeks D. days

7. A. keep B. enjoy C. stop D. help

8. A. drivers B. workers C. farmers D. visitors

9. A. but B. until C. since D. so

10. A. floors B. kitchens C. windows D. rooms

11. A. bigger B. smaller C. stronger D. cleaner

12. A. working B. dying C. living D. growing

13. A. age B. family C. plan D. husband

14. A. or B. because C. neither D. nor

15. A. hardly B. useful C. carefully D. finally

. 阅读理解(每小题2分,共30分)

A

One day, I happened to meet an Englishman in the street and soon we began to talk. As I was talking about how I was studying English, the foreigner seemed to be very surprised, gently shaking his head and saying, You don”t say! You don”t say! I was puzzled (困惑的), and I thought, Perhaps this is not a right thing to talk about. So I said to him, Well, shall we talk about the Great Wall? Have you ever been there?

Certainly, everyone back home will laugh at me if I leave here without seeing it. The Great Wall is wonderful! ”“Yes, it is one of the wonders in the world. And people of many countries have come to visit it. As I went on telling him more about it, he stopped me again, You don”t say!

I couldn”t help asking, Why do you ask me not to talk about it?

Well, I didn”t ask you to do so, he answered, greatly surprised.

Didn”t you say “you don”t say!”?I asked again.

Hearing this, the foreigner laughed loudly. He began to explain, “You don”t say! “means “Really? “. Perhaps you know little about English idioms(惯用语).

Wow! How foolish I was! Since then I have been careful with English idioms.

1. The writer was puzzled because _______.

A. the foreigner knew the Great Wall so well

B. the foreigner had some trouble in understanding him

C. the writer himself didn”t understand the meaning of You don”t say!

D. the foreigner was not polite

2. What made the foreigner laugh?

A. The wonder of the world.

B. The English idiom.

C. The writer”s talking about the Great Wall.

D. The writer”s question.

3. When the foreigner used the idiom You don”t say! , he meant ______.

A. Shut up!

B. Really?

C. Stop talking!

D. Look out!

4. The story probably (可能)happened in ______.

A. China

B. America

C. England

D. Australia

B

China wants to build its own space station over the next 15 years,” said Wang Yongzhi, one of the famous scientists working on the manned (载人的)space programme. Wang said this while he was speaking to some 100 high school students from Beijing, Hong Kong and Macao on Sunday. That was reported by Monday”s Beijing News.

China has spent 18 billion (十亿)yuan on its manned space programme in the past 11 years and has made great progress(进步). Last October, Yang Liwei, an astronaut(宇航员),flew around the earth 14 times, which is well-known all over the world. Wang said, Because China doesn”t have enough money now, it does not plan to send an astronaut to the moon, but to send up a satellite that moves around the moon.

Wang, who is now 72 years old, is an important member of China”s manned space programme since 1992.

5. What happened last October according to (根据)the passage?

A. China built its own space station.

B. A Chinese astronaut flew around the earth.

C. A Chinese astronaut landed on the moon.

D. China sent up a satellite to the moon.

6. What can we learn about Wang Yongzhi?

A. He is also an astronaut.

B. He is a college teacher.

C. He is a scientist working on computers.

D. He has worked on the manned space programme for about 12 years.

7. Why doesn”t China plan to send an astronaut to the moon new?

A. Because it isn”t important to do so.

B. Because China doesn”t have such astronauts.

C. Because there is no need for that.

D. Because China isn”t so rich now.

C

Qiao is a sixth-grader at Yuhui Primary School. He is only 12 years old but has been smoking for three years.

Liu, 15, is a Junior 2 student at Chicheng No 2 Middle School. He began smoking four years ago. Smoking is part of my life, Liu said.

Qiao and Liu are not those boys” real names. But their problem, smoking, is a very real problem. In many countries, smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people. Most smokers start in their teensyears of a person”s age from 13 to 19or earlier.

A study (研究)of 8,000 Beijing students last May told us that smoking is a problem for many Chinese kids. More than 21% of middle school students and 6% of primary school pupils said they smoked.

If young people start smoking early, they will probably get addicted (上瘾)to nicotine(尼古丁). And it will be very hard to give up later on. said a professor.

Every year, about four million people die because of smoking. And if people keep smoking, that number will go up to about 10 million a year by 2030, the World Health OrganizationWHO,世界卫生组织)says. So we have to learn and tell others about the dangers of smoking.

8. The sentenceSmoking is part of my life. probably means ______

A. I don”t smoke very often.

B. Smoking is very important to me.

C. I don”t smoke at all.

D. I”m going to give up smoking.

9. What will probably happen if a person starts smoking early?

A. He will surely die early.

B. He cannot stop smoking.

C. It will be difficult for him to give up smoking.

D. He will become lazy soon.

10. The main (主要的)idea of this passage is that ______.

A. smoking is becoming a bigger problem for young people

B. many people die because of smoking every year

C. WHO asks young people to give up smoking

D. nicotine makes people addicted

11. As middle school students, what should we do from now on?

A. We should start smoking after middle school.

B. We should ask others to smoke outside.

C. We should laugh at smokers.

D. We should say no to smoking.

D

Do you want to save money when you travel by train? Here are some ways.

Day Returns returns往返票)

This kind of ticket can save you 45% on the fare money for tickets. You have to travel before 8:00 a.m. and after 6:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, but you can travel at any time on Saturday or Sunday.

Big City Saverssavers优惠票)

You can save much money with these tickets on some trains. You have to buy them at the latest by 16:00 the day before you travel.

Weekend Returns

You can use Weekend Returns for most journeys over 60 miles. Go on Friday, Saturday or Sunday, and return the same weekend on Saturday or Sunday, and you can save 35% on the fare.

Monthly Returns

You can use these tickets for most journeys over 65 miles. Go any day and return within(在……之内)a month. Monthly Returns can save you 25% on the fare.

Family Returns

You can get a card of Family Returns for 20 and then when you buy tickets later, you need to pay only 3 for each of the other family members4 at most. You can travel as often as you like within two months.

12. Which kind of ticket are you going to choose if you want to go to a small town 75 miles away for four days?

A. Big City Savers.

B. Monthly returns.

C. Weekend Returns.

D. Family Returns.

13. If a man buys himself a ticket of 15 and three tickets for his family with a card of Family Returns, how much will he pay?

A. 47

B. 27

C. 24

D. 15

14. Which of the following is true?

A. A card of Family Returns can only be used for two months.

B. If you want to travel to London by air, you can use Big City Savers.

C. If you leave this Friday and return next Saturday, you can use Weekend Returns.

D. You can use Day Returns at any time on weekdays.

15. The passage is probably taken from a ______.

A. dictionary

B. textbook

C. newspaper

D. storybook

. 短文改错(每小题1分,共5分)

下面短文中,标有题号的每一行均有一个错误。若该行多一个词,把该词用斜线(\)划掉,在该行右边横线上写出该词,并也用斜线划掉;若该行缺一个词,在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在该行右边横线上写出该加的词;若该行错一个词,在错词下划一横线,并在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

In the evening of last Tuesday, my father was hurrying home 1. ____

by bike after work. It was dark outside. He doesn”t notice a tree 2. ____

in front of him. He was hit the tree and fell down to the ground. 3. ____

He was hurt badly to stand up himself. Just then, a young man 4. ____

passed there and took himself to the hospital. 5. ____

. 书面表达(共15分)

请按照下面6幅图和表格的提示,写一篇题为“Changes in Our Hometown”的英语短文。(词数:5080,不包括已经给出的单词)

内容要点:

过去

现在

旧房

高楼

河水肮脏

河水清澈

步行、骑自行车

乘公交车、小汽车

Changes in Our Hometown

Over the past ten years, great changes have taken place in our hometown. In the past, _____ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Keys:

. 听力测试(略)

. 词汇(每小题1分,共15分)

1. September 2. tired 3. between

4. receive/get 5. quarter 6. teeth

7. Mine 8. happily 9. hottest

10. ninetieth 11. Does, catch 12. felt

13. was putting 14. shall have 15. Have, heard

. 单项填空(每小题1分,共15分)

15 CCBAD 610 DCBBA 1115 BADBD

. 完形填空(每小题1分,共15分)

15 BBCAD 610 ACBDC 1115 ABCBD

. 阅读理解(每小题2分,共30分)

15 CDBAB 610 DDBCA 1115 DBCAC

. 短文改错(每小题1分,共5分)

1. In改为On 2. doesn”t改为didn”t

3. 去掉was 4. badly前面加too

5. himself改为him

. 书面表达(共15分)

One possible version:

Over the past ten years, great changes have taken place in our hometown.In the past, the houses in our hometown were very poor, but now many people have moved into tall buildings there are many tall buildings here and there. The water in the rivers was very dirty, but now the rivers are clean and people can swim in them. People used to walk or ride bikes, but now they can take buses or drive their own cars to go to work.

Another possible version:

Over the past ten years, great changes have taken place in our hometown. In the past, the houses in our hometown were very poor. The water in the rivers was very dirty. People used to walk or ride bicycles to go to work. But now, many people in our hometown have moved into tall buildings there are many tall buildings here and there. The rivers are clean and people can swim in them. People can take buses or drive their own cars to go to work.

 

 

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