2007年苏州市初中毕业暨升学考试 英语试卷

2007 年苏州市初中毕业暨升学考试 英 语 本试卷分第卷 (选择题 )和第卷 (非选择题 )两部分。共 6 大题，满分 113 分 (不含口试 12分 )。考试时间 100 分钟。 第卷 (三大题，共 68 分 ) 一、听力选择 (满分 24 分 ) (请先用两分钟时间熟悉听力试题，然后再动笔答题。 ) A)回答问题 (共 6 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 6 分 ) 听下面 6 个问题，从每小题所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每个问题读两遍。 1. A. At school. B. In the evenings. C. In the library. 2. A. Its Thursday. B. The third, I think. C. Im 22 today. 3. A. About two months. B. Its quite long. C. Almost 30 kilometres. 4. A. Here you are. B. Thank you. C. I dont know. 5. A. I lost my wallet. B. I had no money. C. I paid 50 dollars. 6. A. My sister is. B. The windows is clean. C. She is singing. B)对话理解 (共 8 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 8 分 ) 听下面 8 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话读两遍。 7. When did the match start this week? A. 11:45. B. 12:15. C. 2:00. 8. What did Jane buy today? A. A coat. B. A skirt. C. A pair of boots. 9. How much should the man pay if he buys two shirts? A. Ten dollars. B. Twelve dollars. C. Six dollars. 10. Where is the theatre? A. Next to a bank. B. Next to a supermarket. C. Next to a school. 11.What is the man looking for? A. His shoes. B. His trousers. C. His sweater. 12. What gift is the man going to buy for his mothers birthday? A. A round box. B. Some flowers. C. A box of chocolates. 13. What is Susan going to do this afternoon? A. She is going to watch TV at home. B. She is going to do some shopping. C. She is going to learn English. 14. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A.Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Mother and son. C)短文理解 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分 ) 听下面的短文。短文后有 5 个小题，从题中所给的 A、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。短文读两遍。 15. Where did Rebecca live before she climbed Mount Qomolangma? A. She lived in a small flat in south London. B. She lived in a big house in Asia. C. She lived in a tall building in Canada. 16. Who did Rebecca go to Mount Qomolangma with? A. She went to Mount Qomolangma with her family. B. She went to Mount Qomolangma with a climbing group. C. She went to Mount Qomolangma without anyone. 17. Why didnt Rebecca wash on Mount Qom olangma? A. It was cold. B. She forgot to take a toothbrush. C. There was not enough water. 18.When did Rebecca reach the top of Mount Qomolangma? A. On 15th March 1991. B. On 16th April 1992. C. On 17th May 1993. 19. When did Rebecca become famous? A. She became famous when she got to the highest place in the world. B. She became famous when she wrote a book about her trip. C. She became famous when she was on a television programme. 二、选择填空 (共 24 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 24 分 ) A)单项填空从 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 20.-I knocked over my tea cup.It went right over _ keyboard. -You shouldnt put drinks near _ computer. A. the, / B. the, a C. a, / D. a, a 21.-Mr Johnson asked me to remind you of the meeting this afternoon.Dont forget it! -OK, I _. A. wont B. dont C. will D. do 22.It was a great day but we did not enjoy it _ the beginning. A. on B. for C. with D. at 23.-Millie, could you give me some advice? I dont know _. -Why dont you wear this red shirt? A. when to wear B. what to wear C. how to wear D. where to wear 24.We had a picnic last term and it was a lot of fun, so lets h ave _ one this month. A. the other B. some C. another D. other 25.-When will you come to see me, Dad? -I will go to see you when you _ the training course. A. finished B. finish C. are finishing D. will finish 26.-Is John coming by train? -He should , but he _ not. He likes driving his car. A. must B. can C. may D. need 27.“ You cant have this football back _ you promise not to kick it at my cat again.” thw old man said angrily. A. because B. since C. when D. until 28.Some of the stickers belong to me, while the rest are _. A. him and her B. his and her C. his and hers D. him and hers 29.-Did you enjoy yourself at the party? -Yes.Ive never been to _ one before. A. a more exciting B. the most excited C. a more excited D. the most exciting 30.I hear _ boys in your school like playing badminton after school. A. quite a lot B. quite a bit C. quite a little D. quite a few 31.The thing that _ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not. A. minds B. cares C. matters D. considers 32.-Could you tell me _ tomorrow morning? -Well, it will start at 9 clock. A. when the film will start B. where will the film starts C. when will the film start D. where the film will start 33.-Where did you put the keys? -Oh, I _ I put them on the chair because the phone rang as I _ in. A. remembered, come B. remembered, was coming C. remember, come D. remember, was coming B)完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项 中选出最佳选项。 Many objects that people use each day started with a simple idea.These objects have often changed the way we 34 .Some help us to do a job more 35 .Others fill a need or solve a problem. In 1858 H.L.Lipman had such an 36 .He took out a pencil, a piece of paper, 37 an eraser.Then he began to write.Sometimes he needed to 38 a word.Each time he had to search under his books and papers to 39 the eraser.“ I wish my eraser would stay in one 40 !” he said. Then Lipman had his simple idea.He 41 a groove(凹槽 ) in one end of the pencil.He glued(粘牢 ) the eraser into the groove.Lipman had solved his problem.Later he thought that others might like to have such a pencil.So he sold his 42 .Some pencils with erasers were 43 .His design earned him $100,000. 34.A. study B. live C. sleep D. walk 35.A. easily B. correctly C. carefully D. normally 36.A. article B. aim C. idea D. action 37.A. so B. and C. but D. as 38.A.spell B. read C. write D. change 39.A.look B. see C. watch D. find 40.A. place B. desk C. book D. hand 41.A. marked B. prepared C. cut D. invented 42.A. books B. pencil C. design D. eraser 43.A.wonderful B. expensive C. colourful D. common 三、阅读理解 (共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分 ) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、 B、 C、 D)中，选出最佳选项。 A DENVER, COLORADO-What does it take to be a hero?In the case of live Denver children, it only takes a cry for help.Heres the story of these five heroes as Gary Lewis,the man they helped, tells it. “ I like to work on my old car.Its my hobby.I wanted to put a new transmission(传动装置 ) in the car.I put the car up on blocks(大块木头 ) because I wanted to get under it.I was trying to get the old transmission out when suddenly the car moved forward and fell off the blocks.It came down on my chest.I couldnt breathe.” “ I tried to shout for help for about five minutes, but I almost could not breathe.Could anyone hear me?Was I going to die? Then all of a sudden I heard some little children from the neighbourhood.They were running to the car and saying, What happened , sir?” “ Get help,please.I can t breathe, I told them.One of the children ran to his house and told his mom to call 911.Then ,before I knew what was happening, all of the children were around the car.They used every muscle(肌肉 ) in their bodies to lift(抬起 ) the car, and I was able to get out from under it.” Lewis got out from under the car with just a few cuts.He didnt even have to go to the hospital.“ These children are my heroes,” he says.“ Idont know how they did it,but I am licky to be alive.” Raymond Brown, father of two of the children, is very proud of them.“ We try to teach them to do the right thing. This shows were doing it the right way, I guess, ”he says. 44.The car fell off the blocks because _. A. the children pushed it B. it moved forward by itself C. Gary Lewis moved the blocks D. it was driven by someone. 45.Gary Lewis couldnt breathe because _. A. there was a heavy car on top of him B. he was running very fast C. he had a bad cold D. he was working too hard 46.Lewis was able to get out from under the car when _. A. the children worked together to lift it up a little bit B. Raymond Brown came and pulled him out C. he pushed the car forward D. the police came to his help B Life, Be in it, for Longer Our changing life expectancy in years 1980-1982 1985-1987 1990-1992 Age Male years Female years Male years Female years Male years Female years 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 25.1 30.7 26.3 31.4 27.5 32.3 21.0 26.3 22.0 27.0 23.1 27.8 17.2 22.0 18.1 22.7 19.1 23.4 13.8 18.0 14.6 18.6 15.4 19.3 10.8 14.3 11.5 14.8 12.1 15.4 8.3 10.9 8.8 11.4 9.3 11.9 6.3 8.0 6.6 8.4 7.0 8.9 Female-女性 47.The phrase life expe ctancy refers to _. A. the changing life, in years B. the ages of people born after 1980 1982 C. the difference in ages between men and women D. the years a person can expect to live if there are no disasters 48.The table is intended(想要 ) to show that _. A. life expectancy is changing very little B. females can expect to live longer than males C. everyone can expect to live longer now D. old people dont have as long to live as younger people 49.An eighty-year-old female in 1990 can expect to live _. A. 0.5 years more than a male the same age B. 1.9 years more than a male the same age C. 7.0 years more than a male the same age D. 8.9 years more than a male the same age C Dr. Irene Pepperberg, a scientist at the University of Arizona, has worked with Alex for nineteen years.teaching Alex to speak and understand wasnt easy at first.He had to learn one word at a time.Irene and an assistant(助手 ) would teach Alex by showing him what a word meant.Irene would hold up an object , saying “ Whats this?” Her assistant would give the word- “ candy” , for example - while Alex watched.Irene would praise(表扬 ) her assistant, then ask Alex the name for the object.When he got it right, Irene would praise him and give him the object to play with as a reward.It took Alex many weeks to learn his first word.After that, each new word became easier and easier for him. Why did Irene spend so much time getting a parrot to talk? Scientists like Irene are interested in discovering how intelligent(聪明 ) animals are and how their brains() work.But studying animal intelligence has been difficult, partly because animals havent been able to communicate ( 交流 ) clearly with humans.Teaching Alex to speak words that he understands has let Irene talk to him directly.She can ask him questions, and he can answer them in English.In this way, Irene is finding out what kinds of things Alexs brain can do.She has found that parrots are much smarter than scientists used to think. 50.According to the passage , how is Alex remarkable(不寻常的 )? A. He can use the English language to answer questions. B. He uses words in English instead of bird calls to call other birds. C. He can copy the pronunciations of more than 100 English words. D. Alex has a brain that is much bigger than those of other parrots. 51.How did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understanding? A. She said the same word all day long so that Alex could repeat it. B. She taught Alex a special sign language. C.She gave Alex rewards if he would say what she said. D. She gave Alex a candy every time he answered correctly. 52.Why did Dr. Pepperberg teach Alex to speak with understanding? A. She wanted to prove it could be done. B. She wanted to provide a model for people who want talking birds. C.She wanted to find out how many words parrots could remember. D. She wanted to find out what kinds of things his brain could do. 53.According to the passage, Alex has proved that _. A. birds are not the only animals that can learn a language. B. parrots are much cleverer than scientists used to think. C. birds are just as intelligent as humans. D. teaching parrots to speak a human language isnt very difficult. 第卷 (三大题，共 45 分 ) 四、单词拼写 (共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分 ) 根据下列旬子所给的汉语注释及旬意，写出句子空缺处各单词的正确形式。空格限填一词。 54.Timmy really doesnt understand why his parents are so _( 严格的 ). 55.The vote was completed.The teacher _(宣布 ) the result. 56.This car costs too much.Dont you have something _( 便宜 )? 57.When spring comes, the snow _(消失 ). 58.We should learn those _(运动员 ) team spirit. 59.This film _(导演 ) was influenced by Bruce Lees early works. 60.They will try their best to protect these _(濒于灭绝的 ) tigers. 61.The worker showed us how to build the bridge _(安全地 ). 62.Im thinking of _( 邀请 ) them to spend the summer with me in Italy. 63.He is very kind , _(耐心的 ) and friendly to his students. 五、句子翻译 (共 5 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 15 分 ) 将下列句子译成英语。 64. 她长大后想当一名歌手。 _ 65. 我妈妈经常叫我花些时间练习游泳。 _ 66. 汤姆被选为我们的班长 。 _ 67. 我们的城市正变得越来越美丽。 _ 68. 你怎么会错过这则新闻呢？电视上已播放了一周了。 _ 六、书面表达 (共 l 题；满分 20 分 ) 假设某英语杂志“奥运来了”栏目正在举办征文比赛。请你根据下面的“奥运会徽”和内容要点，用英语以“中国印 -舞动的北京”为题写一篇短文，参加比赛。 内容： 1 会徽设计成中国印，名为“中国印 -舞动的北京”； 2 印中的“京”字代表北京，像个舞者，向世界展开双臂； 3 印是红色的，下面写有“北京 2008”，红色代表好运； 4 “舞动的北京”使你想到 .( 考生自拟，至少一点 )。 注意： 1 词数 90 字左右。短文的标题和开头已为你写好，不计入总词数； 2 短文须包括所有内容要点，不要逐词翻译，可适当发挥，使短文连贯、通顺；文中不得出现真 实的人名、校名等相关信息。 Chine