2003年河南中考英语真题(word版).doc

河南省2003年中考英语统一考试三、选择填空（每小题1分，共20分）( )21. That place is not interesting at all._of us wants to go there.A. Neither B, Both C. All D. Some ( )22. Swimming is good for our health, but_the same time the danger is everywhere. A. inB. At C. onD. for ( ) 23.My son is more eareful with his lessons than before and makes_ mistakes in his exercises.A. fewer B. more C. little D. much ( ) 24. Youd better not go out now. Its raining. It doesnt matter. My new coat can keep_rain.A. inB. Of C. with D. off ( )25. Tell the child not to play with the knife. He may hurt_A. himB. Himself C. yourself D. myself ( )26. She was horn in Wuhan, but Beijing has become her second_.A. home B. Family C. house D. country ( ) 27. I havent heard from Bill_he left Africa.A. when B. before C. since D. while （） 28. Li Lei often talks_but does_. So everyone says he is a good boy.A.little, many B.few, much C.more, less D.less, more( ) 29.lease write to me when you have time. Sure. But_is your email address?A. what B. where C. which D. how ) 30. What_we_if our car is broken on the way? A. do, do B. did, do C. are, doing D. shall, do ( ) 31, The river is too deep and too wide. I think_can cross it.A.some boys B.a boy C.a few boys D.few boys( )32. Im going for a field trip but I havent decided_.A.what to do B.to do what C.where to go D.to go where( )33. Even hot sun cannot make the place dry because green plants_there.A.are growing B.will grow C.grew D.grows( )34. Its not polite to _others when they are in troublA.get on well with B.play games with C.laugh at D.wait for( ) 35. The young man travelled all over the world_he had a man-made leg.A. because B. Though C. ifD. as( ) 36. How often do you have history lessons? . _,Monday, Wednesday and Friday.A.Every day B. Every other day C.Every three days D.Every few days( ) 37. His favourite sport is football, _he plays it very well.A. but B. and C.so D. or ( )38. Which is the smallest number of the four? _.A.Two-thirds B.A half C.A quarter D.Three-fourths( )39.The woman hasnt heard from his son for several months. It_her a lot.A, interests B. moves C. worries D. pleases ( ) 40. Can you tell me _? A. whats the thing with three legs B.what the thing with three legs isC.the thing with three legs is what D.what with three legs is the thing四、完形填空（每小题1分，共10分） 先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。Early one morning, an old woman was carrying a big basket of cabbages on her bead to the market. She hoped to_41_ them to the people from town.The mountain road was narrow（窄的）and the old woman was walking 42 , because she did not want to have 43 and lose her cabbages.Suddenly she 44 a loud bell, and a bicycle came round the corner. It passed her and went very fast 45 the hill. The old woman had to jump to one side of the 46 so quickly that the basket of cabbages nearly fell into the valley ( 山谷 ).The old woman began to shout, Come back, young man! You dropped something! When he heard this, the boy stopped the bicycle so suddenly that he 49 fell off. Then he turned and began to 50 the bicycle back up to the hill. What is it? he asked, What did I drop?Little boy, the old woman answered, you dropped your manners（礼貌）。”( ) 41. A. send B. give C. sell D. take ( ) 42. A. Clearly B.carefully C.politely D. hardly( ) 43, A. a match B.a rest C.an accident D.a talk( ) 44. A. hitB. made C. found D. heard ( 45. A. Down B. Up C. toD. over( ) 46. A. Road B.street C.town D.hill ) 47. A. Driving B.riding C.running D.walking ( ) 48. A. How B.where C.whether D. when( ) 49. A. usuallyB. Hardly C. easily D.nearly( ) 50. A. Carry B. Catch C. pushD. give10五、阅读理解（每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面四篇短文，根据短文内容选择最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内AA young man once went to town and bought himself a pair of trousers. When he got home, he went to his bedroom and tried them on. He found that they were about two inches longer.He went to the kitchen where his mother and his two sisters were washing up the tea things. This pair of trousers is too long, he said. It needs shortening（缩短）by about two inches. Would one of you mind doing tliis for me, please? His mother and his sisters were busy and none of them said anything. However , the mother shortened the trousers by two inches after she had finished washing, but she did not tell her daughters about it.Later on, after supper, the elder sister remembered her brothers trousers. She was a kind -hearted girl, so she did it again without saying anything to anyone. The young sister went to the cinema, but when she came back, she, too, remembered what her brother had said, so she took two inches off the legs of the new trousers.You can imagine the look on y the young mans face when he put the trousers on the next morning. ( )51. The trousers the young man hought were too long because_ .A.he was too tallB.he didnt try them on in the shopC.he liked longer trousersD.there were no short trousers in the shop( )52.His mother and sisters didnt answer him, because_.A. they didnt like himB.they thought he was not cleverC.they had no time to answer himD.thcy didnt hear what he said( )53,Who was the last one to shorten the young mans trousers?A.The young man himself B.His motherC.His elder sister D.His yonnger sister( )54.The trousers were shortened by_inches altogether (总计).A. two B. four C. six D. eight B. ( ) 55. The young man would be very _when he put on his new trousers the next morning. A. sad B. happy C. glad D . afraidBThere are some places in the world where great cities once stood. There were gardens, trees and grass. But now these cities have gone and the places are like deserts. Scientists began to study this land to find out what happened. Many of them believed the land died when the trees were cut down.Trees help other plants grow and help hold the soil in place. They keep the soil from blowing away. The leaves of trees on the ground keep rainwater from running off. Trees near farms protect (保护) growing plants from strong winds.Once there were hundreds of farms in the Southwestern United States. Then the farms turned into fields of dry dust (尘土 ).Trees might have saved these farms. But few trees grow in the dry Southwest now.Now we try to save trees. In many places, when a tree is cut down, a newtree is planted in its place. We do not want the land to die. ( )56.Places where great cities oncestood are now like_.A. farms B, gardens C. deserts D. fields ( )57.What can trees do according to (根据) the passage?A.Treescan keep other plants green.B.Treescan help other plants grow.C.Treescan help the land grow.D.Treescan keep other plants in placc.( ) 58. Which of the following sentences is true?A.Trees let the rainwater run off.B.A11 the farms in the Unite States have turned into deserts.C.There arent any trees in the dry Southwest now.D.Land will die if there are no trees.( )59. The main idea of the passage is_,A.that farms are better than citiesB.how farms turned into desertsC.that trees are important to landD.how people save trees ( ) 60. From the passage we know that _.A.trees can blow soil awayB.man should protect the landC.trees grow only in desertsD.trees die easilyC.Do you live in a city? Do you know how cities began? Long long ago , the world had only a few thousand people. These people moved from place to place. They moved over the land, hunting animals for food.No one knows how or when those people learned about growing food. But when they did, their lives changcd. They did not have to look for food any more. They could stay in one place and grow it.People began to live near one another. And so the first villages grew. Many people came to work in the villages. These villages grew bigger and bigger.When people had machines, life in the village changed again. Factories were built. More and more people lived near the faCtOries. So the villages grew into cities. Some of them grew very big.Today, some people are moving back to small towns. Can you tell why?( ) 61. From the passage we knowthat people lived on (以.为食)_before cities began,A. animals B. grass C. crops D. fruits ( ) 62. Why could men stay in one place?A.Because they knew how to hunt animals.B.Because they built houses.C.Bccause they began grow-ing crops.D. Because they had machines.( ) 63. What happened when factories were built?A.Peoplebegan to live in the factories.B.More and more people lived near the factories.C.There were many machines in the factories.D.Machines were very useful.( ) 64. Which of the following is true?A.Peoplehad to move often before they began growing crops.B.Peopledidnt like to live in big cities.C.The villages were bigger than the cities.D.All the people like to move back to small towns today. ( ) 65. The main idea of the story is that_ .A.how people grew cropsB.how people built housesC.how villages grewD.how cities began to growDO, Henry, a famous American writer of short stories, was horn in North Carolina in 1X62. O. Henry was a pen name. His real name was William Sydney Porter. When he was a young boy, he did not go to school for long because of being born in a poor family, hut he tried to teach himself everything he needed to know.When he was about 20 years old, O.Henry went to Texas. There he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a hank. But he got himself into some trouhle. Some money went missing from the bank. O.Henry was believed to have stolen it. so he was sent to prison (监狱). During the three years in prison, he learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and went on writing.He wrote mostly about New . York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because almost all of them finished with a sudden change. This made the readers .surprised.( )66. _was the real name of the famous American writer of short stories.A.O. Henry B.William Sydney PorterC.Carolina D.Texas( )67.O.Henry was sent to prison because_.A.people thought he had stolen money from the newspaperB.people thought he had stolen money from the bankC.hewanted to write stories about prisonersD.hebroke the lawby not using his own name ) 68. Which of the following is true?A. O.Henrywas from a rich family,B. O.Henrywas in school for a long time.C. O.Henrylearned everything he needed by himself.D. O.Henry liked writing stories when he was a little boy.( )69.O. Henry got most materials(材料)for his stories from_.A. his happy fife as a boy B.the city and the poor of New YorkC the newspaperD his life in prison( ) 70.People enjoyed reading O. Henrys stories because_.A. theyhad surprising endingsB. theywere easy to understandC. they showed love for the poor D. they were about New York City六书面表达（20分）A 补全对话根据对话内容，在每个空白处填上一个适当的词，使对话意思完整，正确。A: Hello!B: Oh, good morning. Is 71 Mrs. Smith speaking? A: Yes. Whos that? B: This is Li Ming from No. 10 Middle School.A: 72 can I do for you?B: I want to 73 a book on football. Are there 74 in your library?A: Oh, you are lucky. Weve just got some new books on 75 . I think you will be 76 with them.B