哈尔滨市2008年中考英语模拟试题（三）

哈尔滨市 2008 年中考英语模拟试题（三） 第卷 一、听力测试（本题共 30 分）听录音，每题读两遍（略） 二、单项选择（本题共 15 分，每小题 1 分） 选择最佳答案 ( ) 21. How are you going to return to your hometown? By train. It is much _ and far _ than traveling by air. A. more cheaper, more enjoyable B. cheaper, enjoyable C. cheaper, more enjoyable ( ) 22. Is there anything serious with me, doctor? Dont worry, you will feel _ after three days_. A. well, off B. good, holiday C. well, sick leave ( ) 23. Though he lives _, but he never feels _. A. alone, lonely B. lonely, alone C. lonely, lonely ( ) 24. The worlds pollution is getting worse and worse, so officials will have to _ new ways to solve the serious problem. A. catch up with B. keep up with C. come up with ( ) 25. What about going skiing this weekend? The idea _ great. A. Sounds B. listens to C. hears ( ) 26. What a nice MP4! How much did it _? I _ it for about 100 dollars. A. spend, paid B. cost, paid C. cost, bought ( ) 27. What are the children dong? They are busy _ the Christmas decorations. A. to put up B. putting up C. putting on ( ) 28. What did the teacher tell you? She asked me if I knew _. A. whose pen is it B. whose pen it was C. whose pen it is ( ) 29. You are _ careless to bring your homework here. Sorry, _. A. so, so am I B. too, so am I C. too, so I am ( ) 30. The tall man _ a book in her hand must be Mr. Wang. No. it _. Mr. Wang has gone to London _ business. A. With, cant. on B. has, neednt, for C. on, cant, on ( ) 31. We should obey the public rules to show our politeness. Yes, I agree. For example, _ smoking _ drinking is allowed in the concert. A. both, and B. neither, nor C. either, or ( ) 32. The day _ I shall never forget is the one _ I joined the League. A. that, where B. when, in which C. which, when ( ) 33. Which of the following do you disagree according to the life truth? A. You will never too old to learn. B. It is duty of every man to work. The life of a lazy man is of on use to himself and to others. C. You get success, as long as you wait for someone to bring to you. ( ) 34. Different students have different ways to go to school. From the following chart we know that the number of students who choose to go to school _ is the largest. A. by bus B. by bike C. on foot ( ) 35. Which stress of the following words is different? A. without B. southwest C. garbage 三、完形填空（本题共 10 分，每小题 1 分） 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 A group of graduates got together to 36 their old university professor （大学教授） . They talked 37 their trouble in work and life . After professor had offered his guests a drink he went into the kitchen and returned with a large pot the (壶 ) of coffee and some cups porcelain (瓷的 ), plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking(外表平常的 ), some beautiful, some expensive. The professor told them to help themselves to the coffee. When all his students had a cup in hand, he said: “I dont know if you noticed, but when all the nice-looking expensive cups were taken up, the plain and cheap ones were 38 , While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 39 of your problems and stress(压力 ).” “What all of you really wanted 40 coffee, not the cup, but you went for the best cups and were eyeing each others cups to see 41 they were better.” “But think about this: Life is the coffee, and jobs, money and title are the 42 . They are just tools to hold and contain(容纳 ) life, and do not change the quality of life. 43 , by paying the only attention on the cup, we fail 44 the coffee. So, dont let the cups drive you . enjoy the coffee 45 .” ( ) 36. A. travel B. visit C. go to ( ) 37. A. with B. to C. about ( ) 38. A. left behind B. fell behind C. forgotten ( ) 39. A. reason B. cause C. key ( ) 40. A. are B. were C. was ( ) 41. A. if B. why C. that ( ) 42. A. spoons B. plates C. cups ( ) 43. A. Some time B. Sometimes C. Sometime ( ) 44. A. to enjoy B. enjoy C. enjoyed ( ) 45. A. though B. so C. instead 四、阅读理解（本题共 20 分，每小题 1 分） (A) Most people may not think that there are any problems With watermelons(西瓜 ), but some Japanese sellers do. There is often wasted space when they store watermelons, because round watermelons do not sit nicely on shelves. So some clever farmers have solved the watermelon problem. They maketheir watermelons grow in square glass boxes so the watermelons become square. The only problem now is the price. The square watermelons cost about 80 dollars each. Many people know the saying “Roses are red, violets are blue, sugar is sweet and so are you.” Well, today the poem needs to change to “Roses are red, roses are blue”! Australian scientists have just recently discovered that when they put a chemical from a blue flower into a rose, they can create(生产 ) a nearly 100% blue rose. Some of sciences inventions are beautiful, not just useful! Since the mid-1990s, many Chinese farmers have had amazing rice harvests. For many years Chinese scientists have been working on developing new kinds of stronger rice and now they have produced a new kind, called super rice. Super rice not only can protect itself against insects(昆虫 ) and diseases, but it also produces more than any other kind of rice, Today farmers can grow almost one and a half times more rice than they could grow in the past. Doctors might be able to use vegetables to fight cancer now. US scientists have discovered a way to put a chemical into tomato plants while they are growing. When cancer patients eat the tomatoes, the tomatoes will fight the cancer in their bodies. These cancer-fighting vegetables are not yet for sale, because scientists have not finished testing them. If study finds no problems with the tomatoes, then patients can begin to use this easy and delicious new treatment. 根据短文内容选择最佳答案。 ( ) 46. The square watermelons look like _. ( ) 47. _ find a way to make blue roses. A. Chinese scientists B. Australian scientists C. American scientists ( ) 48. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “super”? A.晚餐 B. 超级的 C. 伟大的 ( ) 49. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Super rice can keep itself from insects. B. Blue roses are more beautiful than red ones. C. The tomatoes can fight many kinds of diseases. ( ) 50. The main idea of this passage is _. A. how scientists discover new plants B. how science makes plants produce more C. how science has changed plants and peoples lives (B) SOME BIG EVENTS IN THE FUTURE 注： the organizing committee 组委会 World Expo 世博会 version 版本 根据表格所提供的信 息选择最佳答案。 ( ) 51. The World Expo will last for _ months. A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 ( ) 52. According to the above, _ is not sure now. A. the theme song for the 24th Winter Universiade B. the number of the volunteers for Beijing Olympics C. the online version for the expo ( ) 53. You will see the _ in September. A. 24th Winter Universiade B. World Expo C. 29th Olympic Games ( ) 54. Beijing will need _ volunteers to _. A. four million, help organize the event B. I00 thousand, help visitors C. 0.4 million, help visitors ( ) 55. Which of the following is TRUE? A. The 29th Olympic Games will last for more than a half month. B. We cant see the World Expo from the Internet in 2010. C. World Universiade will not have a theme song. (C) A special call A man in Florida, in his 80s, called his son in New York one day. The father said to the son, “I hate to tell you, but weve got some trouble here in the house. Your mother and I cant stand each other any more, and were getting a divorce(离婚 ). Ive had it ! I want to live out the rest of my years in peace. Im telling you now, so you and your sister dont go into shock later when I move out.” He hung up, and the son immediately called his sister in Hampton and told her the news. The sister said, “Ill handle(处理 ) this.” She called Florida and said to her father, “Dont do anything till we get there! Well be there Wednesday night!” The father agreed, “All right.” The old man hung up the phone and yelled to his wife, “OK, theyre coming for Thanksgiving. Now, what are we going to tell them for Christmas?” 根据短文内容判断句子正误。正确的涂“ A”，错误的涂“ B”。 ( ) 56. The story happened in December. ( ) 57. The old man has a son and a daughter who both live in other cities. ( ) 58. The old man and woman can live in one family no longer. ( ) 59. The old man is no more than 80 years old. ( ) 60. From the passage we know, to be children, we should always come back home to see our parents though we are busy with our work, because our parents need the love from us. 注： percentage 百分比 per capita GDP 人均国内生产总值 expenditure 支出 根据图示所提供的信息选择最佳答案。 ( ) 61. According to the chart above, the students in _ spend the least money studying in universities. A. China B. Iceland C. Finland ( ) 62. _countries expend 6.1% of GDP on education. A. Five B. Four C. Three ( ) 63. _ has the highest percentage for university tuition and lowest expenditures for education. A. China B. Iceland C. Finland ( ) 64. Which of the following is the correct order (from high to low) according to the percentage of per capita GDP for university tuition? A. Japan, Canada, Italy B. New Zealand, Japan, France C. Norway, Britain , Australia ( ) 65. From the chart we know that _. A. Both people and government in most European countries think highly of education. B. Both the expenditures for education and for the yearly university tuition are the lowest in China. C. Seven countries in all are mentioned in both of the two charts above. 第卷 五、任务性阅读（本题共 10 分，每空 1 分） 先阅读 (A)、 (B)两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。 (A) leaf begin become possible different What do you think when you read the words “the Forbidden City” and “tea”? You 66 think that they are all important aspects(方面 ) of traditional Chinese culture. They are also things that most Chinese people take pride in. Tea-making is an art 67 in ancient China. People believe that the water used makes a big 68 to the taste. The tea 69 are important in making the drink. So is the water, People have used spring water, rainwater and the water from the snow on flowers to make tea. Therere many places in China where good tea is produced. The Chinese way of making tea is different from the English one. The Chinese do not add milk and sugar. The art has 70 simpler today. But tea is still an important part of the Chinese way of life. The Chinese serve tea to guests and give tea as a gift to friends. (B) Gold-medal winning hurdler Liu Xiang is ready on the starting line. His fans are holding their breath. Olympic banners(旗帜 ) are dancing in the summer wind. Its just like in a movie； the only thing missing is the music. Luckily, musicians across the world have been working hard to produce music for the Beijing Olympic Games. Over 50 000 pieces of music have been collected over the past five years. But the final choices will come out before 100 days before the opening ceremony. Many stars have been busy improving their music to get on the list. 任务 1：用方框里所给单词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理（每词限用一次）。 66. _ 67. _ 68. _ 69. _ 70. _ 任务 2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。 71. c_ to bring or gather together 72. b_ air taken into or out of the lungs(肺 ) 任务 3：同义句转换，每空一词。 The final choices will come out before 100 days before the opening ceremony. The final choices 73 come out 74 100 days before the opening ceremony. 任务 4：根据短文内容简答问题。 75. How many thousand pieces of music have been collected over the past five years for the Beijing Olympic Games? _ 六、交际应用（本题共 10 分，每空 1 分） （ A）从 AG 选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的） A: Would you like to go to a concert tonight? B: Id like to. 76 A: Yes, Ive got two tickets for rock music. B: Rock music? 77 A: Im crazy about it. It makes me very excited. B: 78 A: It cant be expressed by words. B: 79 A: Then what about going to listen to Beethoven concert? B: Wonderful. 80 Id love to go. A: Lets make it at 7 oclock at the entrance of the Grand Theater. And try to get there on time, will you? B: Dont worry. See you then. 76._ 77. _ 78._ 79._ 80._ A. But I am really sick of it. B. Why do you look so excited? C. Have you got any tickets for it? D. It makes me happy. E. Youre not going to let me down, are you? F. It really leaves me cold. G. Not at all. (B)填入一个适当的词补全对话，每空一词。 A: Morning, sir. Can I help you? B: Yes. Would you please tell me 81 I can send these books to France? A: Two ways: by airmail or by seamail. B: But which is better? A: It takes 82 time for a package(包裹 ) to reach France by airmail than by seamail, but costs much 83 . B: How long will it take to send them by seamail? A: Usually about a 84 ,29 days. B: Well, Id like to send them by seamail. A: OK. Let me 85 them for you. Er, its 2 kilos, 100 yuan. B: Heres the right money. A: Well, heres your receipt(收据 ). 81._ 82._ 83._ 84._ 85._ 七、阅读表达（本题共 10 分） （ A）阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。（共 5 分，每空 1 分） Korean Famous Star Song Hye Kyo (宋慧乔 ) Song Hye Kyo, born on February 26, 1982 in South Korea, is a famous model(模特 ) and actress, Song Hye Kyo was voted by the Chinese Internet users as the most beautiful Korean actress in 2005. Though she also has unusual acting talent, she owes her fame and success to her image(形象 ) as the “beauty from a small family”. She likes playing with her nose whenever she feels shy or embarrassed. Her career(事业 ) started after she took part in the famous MTM (Model Talent Management) competition in getting her arts degree at Sejong University, Song had made her acting in Wedding Dress in 1997. In 1998 she was honored with the Most Popular Artist at the SBS award ceremony and became known by audience because she acted in the drama Soon Pong Clinic. Song became really famous overnight, because she acted in the KBS drama Autumn Fairy Tale in 2000, which helped her gain high popularity in Korea and even all over Asia. Later her roles she also played in the dramas like All In and Hotelier caught the hearts of audience deeply time and again. In 2004 she acted together with the popular R&B singer Rain in the KBS drama Full House, The drama is mostly set in a beachfront house, Where there are open waters and postcard perfect scenery. It was also a great success, and was hugely popular not only in Korea, but also in China, Japan and HongKong as well as other Asian countries and regions. Since then, Songs acting fees have risen quickly to a higher level. However, since Full House, Song has not accepted any television roles, and is