中考英语（第01期）大题狂做系列09（含解析）(1).doc

2014年中考英语（第01期）大题狂做系列09（含解析）1【2013天津】dubai is a city of big business, expensive hotels, skyscrapers (摩天楼), and shopping malls. in the early 20th century, dubai was a successful trading port. people from the world stopped in dubai to do business. but it was still a small city, and most people lived as fishermen and businessmen. then in 1966, oil was discovered. this brought a lot of money into the area, and soon dubai began to change. today dubai is one of the worlds most important business centers. in fact, each year the city gels its money mainly from business, not oil. recently dubai has attracted more and more visitors from abroad. they come to relax on its beaches, and every year, millions visit just to go shopping! dubai is also one of the worlds fastest growing cities. many tall buildings are built in months. the city also has many man-made islands. one of these, the palm jumeirah, is like a palm tree (棕桐树) and is very beautiful. the city is still an amazing mix (混合体) of people from different countries. the people from 150 countries live and work in dubai, and foreigners now outnumber dubai natives ( 本地人) by eight to one! many people welcome the citys growth. but an increasing number of dubai natives worry about the speed of change. as a dubai native says, “we must always remember where we came from. our kids must know we worked very, very hard to get where we are now, and theres a lot more work to do.”61. why did people stop in dubai in the early 20th century? a. to relax b. to buy oil. c. to go shopping. d. to do business.62. which of the following is not true? a. dubai has created many man-made islands. b. there are many foreigners working in dubai. c many international visitors come to dubai every year d. dubai now gets money mainly from selling oil.63. what does the underlined word “outnumber” mean? a. to be smaller in size than another group. b. to be more in number than another group. c. to be bigger in area than another group. d. to be smaller in area than another group.64. in the last paragraph, what does the underlined part mean? a. we should always visit dubai, b. we should learn from foreigners. c. we must always remember our past. d. we must only think about the future.65. whats the main idea of the passage? a. dubai is growing very fast. b. dubai was a big city before 1966. c. many tall buildings are built in months. d. many tourists come to relax on dubais beaches.2【2013四川雅安】sunshine for allthe beijing sunshine secondary school students are holding a charity show at the school hall of beijing sunshine secondary school, sunny street, sunshine town.date: 29 apriltime: 7:30 p. m.一9:00 p. m.we hope to raise money to help poor children go to school.ticket price: $20donations are welcome.programme: 7:30 p. m. introduction 7:40 p. m. songs 8:00 p. m. break 8:15 p. m. speech 8:30 p. m. drama 9:00 p. m. end of the showproject hope is an organization that raises money to build schools and buy books for poor students.we would like to thank the following for their help and support:? the teachers at beijing sunshine secondary school? the star shopping mall for the costumes? sunshine advertisement company for the posters41. where will the charity show be held?a. in the classroom.b. in the meeting room.c. in the shopping mall.d. at the school hall.42. when will the charity show be held?a. 7:30 p. m.一9:00 p. m., 29 april.b. 7:30 a. m.一9: 00 a. m., 29 april.c. 7:30 a. m.一9: 00 p. m. 29 may.d. 7:30 p. m.一9: 00 p. m. 29 may.43. why do they want to raise money? a. to build schools. b. to help poor children go to school. c. to buy books for poor students. d. to hold the charity show44. what can you do at 8:00 p. m.? a. watch a drama. b. enjoy songs. c. have a rest. d. listen to a speech.45. whom do the students want to thank? a. sunshine advertisement company for the posters. b. the star shopping mall for the costumes. c. the teacher at beijing sunshine secondary school. d. all of the above.3. 【2013陕西】dear liz， my stay in thailand has certainly been the experience of my life life is busy and excitingbangkok is just like any other big city with a population of 10 million and heavy trafficim very lucky because my host family is in a nice quiet area outside the citythere are mr. and mrs. phairat, their son sanan, who is 18, the daughter chinda, who is 16, and grandpa and grandma i go to an international school with sanan and chindathe school teaches about 70 percent in english，and 30 percent in thai. ive learned some spoken language，but thai writing is very difficultthe cooking lesson is my favouriteim learning all about thai food and culture people dont use chopsticks here，but spoons and forkswhen i come back，im going to cook you a real thai meal last weekend we visited some templeswe also drove to pattaya beach near bangkoki thought it was great，but sanan and chinda say that next month theyre taking me to phuket island，where the beaches are even more beautifulthe month after next，were going to travel to mrphairat，s hometown in the north of thailandthe phairats own land there，and they have two elephantsim going to ride those elephants and even wash themsanan and chinda say its really fun im amazed by everything in this country，especially by the elephantselephants are an important pan of thai culture and way of lifethey have been a traditional symbol(象征)of thailand for many years in times of war and peacein the seventh century，a thai king trained 20，000 elephants for battleill tell you all about my thai boxing(拳击)lessons next time i writelove,mandy74how many family members are there in mandys host family?a)4 b)5 c)6d)775mandy writes in her email that the_ lesson is her favourite