2004年江苏省扬州市中考试题英语试卷

2004 年江苏省扬州市中考试题英语试卷 一 . 听力部分（略） 二、单项选择（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，计 20 分） 在下列各题 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。 1. -Excuse me. Is there _ park nearby? 1. -Excuse me. Is there _ park nearby? -Yes. ”s over there next to _ post office. s over there next to _ post office. A. a, / B. a, the C. /, the D. the, a 2. -If you _ a new idea, please call me as soon as possible. D. the, a 2. -If you _ a new idea, please call me as soon as possible. -Sure, I will. A. keep up with B. catch up with C. feed up with D. come up with 3. -_ did Mr. Wang leave in a hurry? -Perhaps to meet ariend. Who knows? iend. Who knows? A. How B. Where C. For what D. With whom 4. -Is Jim at home by himself? -No. The”s another boy _ with him. s another boy _ with him. A. playing B. play C. plays D. to play 5. -Zhou Jielun is so cool. I”m his fan. m his fan. -_. A. So do I B. So I do C. So am I D. So I am 6. -Could you tell me _ the Bamboo Garden? -The day after tomorrow, I think. A. when will you visit B. when you will visit B. when you will visit C. when would you visit D. when you would visit 7. -Where is the scientist _ gave us the talk yesterday? -He has gone back to Qinghua University. A. whom B. who whose whose D. which 8. -”s been a wonderful evening. Thank you very much. s been a wonderful evening. Thank you very much. -_. A. My pleasure B. No, thanks C. ”s OK s OK D.”m glad to hear that 9. -Did you notice him come in? m glad to hear that 9. -Did you notice him come in? -No. I _ a footballame. ame. A. have watched B. had watched C. am watching D. was watching 10. -Now, we come to this sentenc“ You”ll make it if you try .” -Excuse me, sir. What does “ you”ll make it ” mean? mean? -Good question! It means y”ll _. ll _. A. be successful A. be successful B. be patient C. make money D. make trouble 11. -Jacky, look at that Japanese sumois 相扑手 ). ). -Wow. _! A. How a fat man B. What a fat man C. How fat man D. What fat man 12. -How do y go to school every day? go to school every day? -By bike. But I take a taxi when it _. A. rains B. rained C. will rain D. is raining 13. -Mum, maths is too hard for me. -Honey, work hard, _ y”ll find it easy. ll find it easy. A. but B. or B. or C. and D. so 14. -The headteacher is always saying my hair is too long. -”s right. I think you”d better _ it cut. d better _ it cut. A. make B. have C. to make D. to have5. -_ are you going to be in the future? 5. -_ are you going to be in the future? -I want to be a person _ Yang Liwei. A. How, like B. How, as C. What, like D. What, as 16. -Are these cars made in Japan? -Yes. And th”re much cheaper than _ _ made in America. an _ made in America. A. that B. those C. it D. ones 17. -Help me hold the tree, please. -OK! Is it straight? -_. A. Now and then B. More and more C. Up and down D. Moror less 18. -What does this sign mean? -Let me see. It means _. A. FRAGILE A. FRAGILE B. GO UPSTAIRS C. THIS SIDE UP D. EX 19. -_ will the concert begin? -_ seven o”clock. clock. A. How long, Not until B. How long, Until C. How soon, Not until D. How soon, Unti 20. -I”m taking my computer test tomorrow. m taking my computer test tomorrow. -_! A. Come on B. Congratulations C. Well done D. Good luc 三、阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，计 40 分） A. 根据对话内容，从方框内所给的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 Victor: Excuse me, madam. Could you please tell me the way to the Slender West Lake? Woman: Sorry, Victor: Excuse me, madam. Could you please tell me the way to the Slender West Lake? Woman: Sorry, 1 I”m new here. m new here. 2 Victor: Excuse me, sir. How can I get to the Slender West Lake? Man: Go on and take the third turning on the left. Go across a bridge. And you”ll be in front of the gate of the Slender West Lake Park. Victor: ll be in front of the gate of the Slender West Lake Park. Victor: 3 Man: Yes, you can. Victor: Man: Yes, you can. Victor: 4 Man: You can take a No.4 bus. Victor: Thank you very much. Man: Man: You can take a No.4 bus. Victor: Thank you very much. Man: 5 5 A. You”re welcome. B. Which bus shall I take? C. I don”t know. D. Is it far from here? E. Can I take a bus to get there? F. Please ask that man over there. G. Don”t thank goodness! B. 阅读下列内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。 (1) (1) Mr. Smith had a parrot. It could say only one sentence “ There is no doubt(疑问 ) about it.” The parrot repeated the same words all day long and said this answer to every question. The parrot repeated the same words all day long and said this answer to every question. A day came when Mr. Smith neededoney and he took the parrot to the market to sell it. “ Who will buy my parrot?” he cried, “ Twenty pounds for my parrot!” A man in the crowd heard him and was surprised that he was asking for so much money. Instead of asking Mr. Smith why he wanted so much, he decided to speak to the parrot. uch, he decided to speak to the parrot. “ Are you worth twenty pounds?” he asked. “ There is no doubt about it,” answered the parrot. answered the parrot. The man liked the parr”s answer so much that he bought it and carried it home. But very soon he learnt that the parrot could say nothing else. And he was sorry he had bought it. He stood in front of the parrot and said, “ How foolish(愚蠢的 ) I was to throw so much money away!” “ There is no doubt about it,” cried the parrot. 6. When the man heard Mr. Smith”s cry, he thou ght _. thought _. A. the parrot was unusual B. Mr. Smith needed money badly C. the parrot was cheap D. Mr. Smith di”t want to sell the parrot 7. The man was sorry that _. 7. The man was sorry that _. A. he had met Mr. Smith B. he had been to the market B. he had been to the market C. he had bought the parrot D. he had spoken to the parro 8. At the end of the story, the man probably felt the parrot was _. 8. At the end of the story, the man probably felt the parrot was _. A. sorry for him B. afraid of him C. laughing at him D. tryg to surprise him (2) The following is a travel advertisement. Yangzhou: China TRAVEL COMPANY Beijing is the place to be Best of Beijing 5 days From ￥ 799 2 nights Beijing Hotel Beijing Hotel: Close to Tian”anmen Square Prize-winning garden Departure Date ure Date Pri Jun. 8, 2004 Jun. 8, 2004 ￥ 899 Jul. 29, 2004 Jul. & 2 nights Changcheng Hotel Book online or Bars&French restaurant Swimming pool Changcheng Hotel: Gardens with mountain views Restaurants&Cafe Night club Buses to the downtown 29, 2004 ￥ 999 Aug. 30, 2004 Aug. 30, 2004 ￥ 799 Sept. 30, 2004 Sept. 30, 2004 ￥ 1299 To book, choose your preferred departure date Business Hours Weekdays: 24 hours Weekends: 8:00a.m. 6:00p.m. (departure 启程 ) 9. Which of the two hotels can we swim at? we swim at? A. Beijing Hotel. B. Changcheng Hotel. C. Neither. D. Both. 10. If we want to set off around National Da国庆节 ), which departure date should we choose? ), which departure date should we choose? A. June 8, 2004. B. July 29, 2004. C. August 30, 2004. DSeptember 30, 2004. 11. We cannot book by telephone at _. September 30, 2004. 11. We cannot book by telephone at _. A. 9:00 a.m., Monday B. 9:00 p.m., Thursday C. 9:00 a.m., Saturday D. 9:00 p.m., Sunday 12. According to the ad, which of the following is true? A. This ad is given by a Beijing tral company. company. B. Changcheng Hotel is in the center of Beijing. C. We can sav￥ 500 leaving in late August instead of late September. 500 leaving in late August instead of late September. D. We can stay in Beijing for four days and five nights (3) One foolish question I can”t stand( 忍受 ) is “How do you feel?”. Usually the question is asked of a man on the go - a man hurriedly walking along the street, or busily working at his desk. So what do you expect him to say? He”ll probably say, “Fine, I”m all right.” but you have put a bug(小虫 ) in his ear - maybe now he”s not sure. If you are a good friend, you may have seen something in his face or his walk that he didn”t notice that morning. It starts worrying him a little. First thing you know, he looks in a mirror(镜子 ) to see if everything is all right, while you go happily on your way asking someone else “How do you feel?”. Every question has its time and place. It”s quite all right, for ex ample, to ask “How do you feel?” if you”re visiting a close friend in hospital. But if he is walking on both legs, hurrying to take a train, or sitting at his desk working, do not ask him that foolish question. foolish question. When George Bernard Shaw, a famous writer of plays, was in his eighties, someone asked him“How do you feel?” Shaw said, “Young man, when you reach my age, either you feel all right or you”re dead.” 13. The underlined phrase “on the go” means _. means _. A. being busy B. being free C. having a go D. having a rest 14. The questio“How do you feel?” seems to be correct when asked of a man _. seems to be correct when asked of a man _. A. hurrdly walking along the street dly walking along the street B. being ill in hospital C. hurrying to take a train D. busily working at his desk 15. George Bernard Sh”s reply in the passage shows that he was _. s reply in the passage shows that he was _. A. proud B. sad C. polite D. humorous(幽默的 ) 16. Which do you think is the best title for this passage? ) 16. Which do you think is the best title for this passage? A. A Man On The Go B. A Right Greeting C. How Do You Feel? D. George Bernard Sha (4) Joanne Rowling was born in Bristol in England. Joanne always wanted to write and she wrote her first story when she was only five or six. At school her favorite subject was English and she used to make up stories with her friends. When she left school, she went to university and studied French. While there she studied in Paris for a year, and after leaving university, she had many different jobs. However, most of all, she wanted to write! One day, during a long train journey, she got the idea of writing about a boy who is a wizard(男巫 ), but doesn”t know it. In 1992, she left England to go to Portugal to teach English. While she was there she got married to a Portuguese journalist and she had a daughter, Jessica. The marriage ended in divorce and Joanne went back to live in Edinburgh in Scotland. She had very little money and she lived in a very small house, which was often cold. She could not afford the heating(供热 ). It was there that she finished her first book about Harry Potter, a young boy who is a wizard. At first, no one wanted to publish(出版 ) it. Then, one day, in 1997, she found a publisher. She was very excited and happy! Much to her surprise, her book was a great success! It sold in millions! It won many prizes! It made Joanne very rich and it made her very famous. Everybody wanted to read about Harry Potter. Adults and children now read her books. Her stories have been put into many languages, and they can now be read all over the world. Her first several novels have been made into films. Joanne Rowling has written more books about Harry Potter and all of them have sold millions of copies. Some of these later books are also being made into films. 17. Joanne studied in Paris _. ied in Paris _. A. after leaving university B. while she was at university C. after she got married D. while doing many different jobs 18. When Joanne lived in Edinburgh, her house was small and cold becau _. _. A. she was poor B. she coul”t pay for the heating t pay for the heating C. the weather was cold there D. she went back to Scotland 19. When she finished her first book about Harry Potter, _. A. it was put into manlanguages languages B. nobody would publish it C. she di”t want to publish it t want to publish it D. a publisher agreed to publish it at once 20. It is clear from the passage that _. A. all of her books have been made into films B. only childrelike reading her books like reading her books C. her books about Harry Potter are very popular D. A, B and C are all right 四、完形填空（计 22 分） A. 阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案。（共 12 小题；每小题 1 分，计 12 分） I was born and grew up in the small town of Peneville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years I was born and grew up in the small town of Peneville, which I left at the age of sixteen. Twenty years1 I found myself back on a visit. I went to see my old friend Tom Clark, who, I found myself back on a visit. I went to see my old friend Tom Clark, who,2 as ever, was head of a readers” club. He was busy getting ready to welcome a famous writer, who had been club. He was busy getting ready to welcome a famous writer, who had been3 to come to give a talk on novels at the public library that very evening. Since I happened to have read a book or two by this famous writer, when Tom asked me to go with him, I om asked me to go with him, I4 accepted(接受 ). Tom was going to introduce(介绍 ) the writer to the audience. So we went to the library a little earlier to welcome him. ) the writer to the audience. So we went to the library a little earlier to welcome him.5 the writer hadn”t arrived yet, I left Tom and went into the reading room. A large number of people had already been there. I was sorry to find that I didn”t know a single person. So I found a t know a single person. So I found 6 in the corner and sat quietly waiting. in the corner and sat quietly waiting. When it was just about time for the talk to begin, I saw Tom standing at the door making a sign for7 to come out. He looked worried about something, so I got up right away and went to him. He said that he had just had a telephone call from the writer. He had d about something, so I got up right away and went to him. He said that he had just had a telephone call from the writer. He had8 his flight and would not be arriving! his flight and would not be arriving!9 we were thinking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me if I we were thinking about the problem, Tom suddenly asked me if I10 1 mind giving a talk instead of the writer. I talk instead of the writer. I11 had time to think about it when all at once I found I was being pushed back into the reading room to had time to think about it when all at once I found I was being pushed back into the reading room to12 to the waiting audience! 1. A. ago to the waiting audience! 1. A. ago B. later C. earlier D. before 2. A. acve ve B. lucky C. serious D. careful 3. A. told B. made C. invited D. allowed 4. A. suddenly B. gladly C. neatly D. strongly 5. A. After B. As C. If C. If D. When 6. A. room B. table C. friend D. seat 7. A. us B. everybody C. me D. them 8. A. taken B. caught C. lost D. missed 9. A. During 9. A. During B. Although C. While D. Because 10. A. could B. would C. can D. will 11. A. hardly B. almost C. never D. only 12. A. greet B. speak C. say C. say D. rea B. 在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。（每空一词）（共 10 空；每空 1 分，计 10 分） I worked as a waiter at a cafe a few months ago. One night, just before I worked as a waiter at a cafe a few months ago. One night, just before 13 , I found a large wallet on the floor near one of the tables. I was very 14 at the time, so I di”t have time to check it for the owner”s identification(身份 ). ). 15 , I thought if there was anything important in it, the owner would be 16 . Sure enough, an hour later a man came into the cafe and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I asked him to describehe he 17 wallet, and after he had described it 18 , I gave him the wallet. He seemed very pleased and asked if I had opened the wallet, and when I told hi“No”, he opened it at once and showed that it had nearly $800. I took a short and quick breath as he took out a $20 bill and handed it to me. “A reward for your honesty( 诚实 ),” he said and then turned and walked away. Thinking about it later, I he said and then turned and walked away. Thinking about it later, I 19 wondering whether I would have been so honest if I had known 20 was in the wallet! But the fact was that I had saved someo”s Christmas plans s Christmas plans 2 finding and returning the wallet. The nice finding and returning the wallet. The nice 22 that it gave me was worth much more than anything money could buy 五、单词拼写（共 8