2010年厦门市中考英语真题及答案

厦门2010年初中毕业及高中阶段各类学校招生考试英 语 试 题（满分：150分；考试时间：120分钟）第一部分（选择题）（二）基础知识与运用（每小题1分，共30分）V选择填空：从A、B、C中，选出一个最佳答案完成句子。21. Well, a bowl of noodles with beef and tomato. OK, then what _ would you like, sir?A small bowl, please.A. priceB. timeC. size22. Thank you so much. I really like _ scarf you gave me yesterday. It looks very nice.A. aB. the C. /23. Who helped you repair the MP4?_. I repaired it all by myself.A. SomebodyB. AnybodyC. Nobody24. Mum, I got the best grade in the English test today.Well done, son. Im very _ of you.A. proudB. tiredC. afraid25. Do you know Jimmy?Sure. He is one of my best friends. I know him very _.A. littleB. wellC. alone26. The world is becoming smaller and smaller because the Internet gets us _.A. closerB. biggerC. farther27. How do you like the songs sung by Jay Chou?They are wonderful, _ I cant hear the words clearly sometimes.A. thoughB. becauseC. so28. Many kinds of animals are _. We must do something to save them.A. on holidayB. in dangerC. on show29. Why dont you take the computer, Nick? I know youre a computer fan.Its too expensive. I cant _ it.A. sellB. borrowC. afford30. He has no ideas of his own, so he always _ his friends about everything.A. plays withB. argues withC. agrees with31. Do you like the song You and Me?Of course. It _ great.A. soundsB. looksC. smells32. You neednt write letters to your cousin. You _ chat with her by QQ instead.A. mustB. have toC. can33. Jane, hurry up! Its time to leave.OK. _.A. I comeB. Ive comeC. Im coming34. Excuse me, sir. This is a non-smoking room.Oh, sorry. I _ the sign.A. dont seeB. didnt seeC. wont see35. _were you away from school last term?More than two weeks.A. How oftenB. How longC. How soon36. The Chinese mainland pandas, Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan, _ to Taiwan on Dec. 23, 2008.A. sentB. were sendingC. were sent37. What do you do?_.A. Im a reporterB. I like doing sportsC. I have to go now38. Could you tell me _? I must find her.Sorry. I dont know. But she was here just now.A. where Kitty wasB. where Kitty isC. where is Kitty39. I will take my driving test tomorrow._！A. CheersB. Good luckC. Congratulations40. I was terribly ill yesterday, so I missed the match._.A. Im sorry to hear thatB. I dont like the matchC. The match was greatVI. 完形填空：从A、B、C中，选择一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。The blog by Chinese star Xu Jinglei is now the most popular in the world. “I didnt 41 it to be so popular. I just wanted to do something that I liked, 42 so many clicks(点击) have encouraged me to keep 43 ,” said Xu, adding that her blog is mainly to introduce her 44 .Xu, who is a successful director now, 45 be an actress first. She became 46 overseas when she won the best director award for Letter From An Unknown Woman in 2004.She considers blog writing to be the most 47 and proper way of advertising her films. “Its really an easy way,” she said.She even put links(链接) in her blog to film clicks posted on the website of her film company.From last October, ten million people had 48 Xus blog at /m/xujinglei. Since then, she has updated her blog every other day. But if she feels well, she sometimes posts two or three articles in a day. Visitors leave thousands of 49 about each of her articles.A 50 by showed there were 16 million bloggers writing in Chinese last year, with a total of 36.82 million blogs. Xu Jinglei was the most popular.41. A. turnB. expectC. hold42. A. butB. orC. if43. A. watchingB. performingC. writing44. A. lifeB. filmsC. ideas45. A. used toB. had toC. refused to46. A. seriousB. beautifulC. famous47. A. convenientB. unfamiliarC. mysterious48. A. writtenB. visitedC. checked49. A. messagesB. programsC. presents50. A. lessonB. chanceC. survey（三）阅读理解（每小题2分，共50分）VII. 阅读下面五篇短文，根据文章的内容选择最佳答案作答51-75小题AA young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him round. Thinking nothing of it, he continued.Finally, he went to the check-out line, but the old lady got in front of him. “Excuse me,” she said, “Im sorry if my staring at(盯着看) you has made you feel uncomfortable, its just because you look like my son, whom I havent seen for a long time.”“What a pity,” replied the young man, “is there anything I can do for you?”“Yes,” she said, “as Im leaving, can you say Good bye, mother!? It would make me feel so much better.”“Sure,” answered the young man. So, when the old woman was leaving, he called out, “Good bye, mother!”As she stepped up to the check-out counter(收银台), he saw that his total was $127.50. “How can that be?” he asked, “I only buy a few things!”The clerk replied, “Your mother said that you would pay for her.”51. The young man was _ that day.A. doing some shoppingB. having a walkC. visiting his mother52. The old lady stood _ the young man on the check-out line.A. besideB. behindC. before53. _ wasnt an honest person in this story.A. The clerkB. The old ladyC. The young man54. At last, what the young man had to pay was _ what he expected.A. more thanB. less thanC. as much as55. We know from the story that the old lady _.A. liked shoppingB. had a sonC. paid nothingBExpressions cover all parts of our life. They may be around your ears every day. You may know a lot of Chinese expressions that describe how you feel. Here are some English ones for your enjoyment.Have Your Heart in Your MouthThis expression means that youre really afraid or anxious about something. When your heart starts beating so much that you can feel a thumping(怦怦跳) in your throat, it may feel like you “have your heart in your mouth.”Have Butterflies in the StomachHow did butterflies get in your stomach? Well, those really arent butterflies in there. It is a way of describing those nervous feelings you might get before a test or a very important decision.These stomach flutters(跳动) are normal and happen to many people. Some people believe having a few butterflies might even help you perform better.Sick as a DogIf youve ever been very sick, you may have used this expression. Because dogs eat just about anything they find, they often get sick. So its all right to describe someone whos not feeling well as being “sick as a dog”.Under the WeatherWhen its rainy all day outside, how would you feel? This expression comes from the idea that bad weather might hurt a persons health and mood(心情).56. The expression “_” is most probably used while you are watching a thriller.A. have your heart in your mouthB. sick as a dog C. under the weather57. Someone believes _ if you “have butterflies in the stomach” before a test.A. youre sure to failB. you will forget everythingC. you might do better58. Its _ to say somebody is “sick as a dog” when he is not feeling well.A. impoliteB. suitableC. wrong59. When somebody says “under the weather”, he must feel _.A. upsetB. happyC. calm60. All expressions discussed in this passage are about _.A. healthB. habitsC. feelingsCRecently, Chinese netizens(网民) enjoy themselves on “growing and stealing crops” on the Internet. This is a game called “Happy Farms”. Now more and more people are joining in the game and getting addicted. Because of this game, some players have been fired(解雇), lovers have broken up, but none of them can stop Happy Farms from becoming more popular.Here we interviewed some young netizens and lets see what their opinions were.Nongmin: Playing Happy Farms at work, thats terrible! A clerk was fired because she was online playing it at work.King: I find that all the dreams of having houses and fields, which are very hard to get in real life, are very easy to be realized in the game. I think I know the reason why the game is so popular.Kaixin: We have to know how to control ourselves. We should keep our minds on study. Games are just games. I prefer to play sports with my classmates when I am free.Kitty: I like Happy Farms. My high-pressure work makes me feel like I cant breathe(呼吸). I wish I could have a real house and farm, but it seems so far away. I have to turn to virtual(虚拟) nature for my own house and farm.61. From this passage, we know that “Happy Farms” is a _ game.A. boringB. popularC. dull62. In the first paragraph, the underlined phrase “get addicted” means “_”.A. be sorry toB. be afraid ofC. be crazy about63. Nongmin told us a/an _ story about playing the game at work.A. shocking B. excitingC. relaxing64. From Kaixins words, we can guess that he is most probably a _.A. farmerB. workerC. student65. _ have the similar idea about the game.A. Nongmin and KingB. King and KittyC. Kaixin and KittyDTrains have long been an important form of transportation. Yet they have changed a lot since 1804, when the first train moved at 8 km/hr. Todays high speed trains can go 300 km/hr or faster. Besides their speed, they have many advantages over other transportation types.Japan built the worlds first high speed railway. In 1964, Japans “Shinkansen” trains started traveling between Osaka and Tokyo at 200 km/hr. Over time, more lines, as well as faster trains, were built.Korea, England, and the USA, now have their own high speed systems. Taiwan Provinces started running in 2007. Its trains are based on two types of Shinkansen trains. They can carry 989 people and travel from Taipei to Kaohsiuing in less than two hours.These systems are expensive to build, but they have many advantages. For example, they are good for the environment. Trains on the London to Paris line create 1/10 the pollution that planes create. High speed trains are also safer and cleaner than cars.Super fast trains can even help a countrys economy(经济). They make it easier to travel to faraway places. That helps businesses and land values in those areas. Its no wonder so many countries are building their own high speed railways.66. The worlds first high speed trains started traveling at _.A. 8 km/hrB. 200 km/hrC. 300 km/hr67. In Taiwan Province, the high speed trains are based on trains from _.A. JapanB. KoreaC. the USA68. According to the passage, high speed trains _ than planes.A. are safer and cleanerB. make traveling easierC. cause less pollution69. One of the disadvantages of high speed trains mentioned in this passage is that _.A. they are safer than some other transportation typesB. it costs a lot to build the whole high speed systemsC. theyre good for a countrys businesses and land values70. The main idea of this passage is that _.A. trains are the most popular form of transportation in the worldB. we should do everything that we can to help the environmentC. there are a lot of good reasons to build high speed railwaysEThe Chinese were the first to use fingerprints to identify(识别) people. They saw that fingerprints were different. When people signed(签名) important papers, they put their fingerprints on them.Skin is an organ. It is the largest organ of the body. There are some things about skin that are the same in everyone. Everyone has a dermis. This is the inner layer(内层) of skin. It is alive. Everyone has an epidermis. This is the part of the skin that you see. It is made up of dead cells. Everyone has pores in his or her skin. Pores are tiny openings in the skin. Leaving the body from pores, sweat(汗) helps to cool the body when the body becomes to hot.All people have differences in their skin, too. Look at the tip of your fingers. Can you see tiny lines? The lines form a pattern. That is your fingerprint. There are names for general patterns in fingerprints. But no two people have exactly the same pattern. Only you have the pattern on your finger.Imagine that a thief leaves fingerprints on a window. Later, the police find the fingerprints. They fingerprint the person they think is the thief. If the prints match, the police have their thief.71. _ shows us a picture of a fingerprint.A. C. B. 72. _ shows us the right names of different parts of the skin.C.A.B. 73. Sweat comes out of the _.A. dermisB. poreC. epidermis74. We learn from the passage that fingerprints are helpful to _ in their jobs.A. policemenB. doctorsC. teachers 75. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to this passage?A. You can often see fingerprints which are put on the daily newspaper.B. Fingerprints formed by different lines are the largest part of the body.C. All people have fingerprints which are different from one another.第二部分（非选择题）（四）情景交际运用（共20分）VIII. 根据对话情景，填入恰当的单词。（每空一词，每词1分，共6分）A: Whats the matter, Helen?B: I failed in the English final exam. Could you give me some 86. _?A: What problems do you really have?B: I cant catch the grammar. Its so 87. _.A: Why not buy a good grammar book? It might be 88. _.B: OK. And my reading skills are 89. _, too.A: Well, I think you can read some English newspapers.B: Ill try. But my vocabulary is not 90. _.A: When you meet a new word, write it down in your notebook. Then you can look it up in the 91. _.B: All right. Thanks a lot. I hope I can do better next time.IX. 根据情景提示，用恰当的短语或句子填空。（每空2分，共8分）* 你想知道Alice周末过得怎么样，你可以这样问她： 92. _, Alice?* 有人邀请你去参加他的生日晚会，但你那天刚好要去看医生，你可以这样谢绝说： 93. Id love to, _ that day.* 你想请Alan把音乐的音量调小点，你可以这样说： 94. Would you mind _, Alan?* 你觉得青少年应该帮忙做家务，你可以这样说： 95. Teenagers _.X. 根据语篇情景，用恰当的短语或句子填空，使之意思完整。（每空2分，共6分）The first day of April is commonly known as April Fools Day, and on this day people can play tricks (恶作剧) on their friends. For example, you can try to make one of your friends believe something that 96. _. If your friend falls into your trick, he or she is an April fool.“Rita, the head teacher wants you.” said one of her classmates on April 1.“All right,” she answered and ran to the office building. When she finally 97. _, the teacher told her that he didnt want her.When Rita came back, everyone around her 98. _, “April fool!” Rita laughed too, but felt so sorry for having been made a fool.（五）写作（共20分）XI. 看图写句。（每句2分， 共8分）根据图示和提示词，写出恰当的句子，每图一句。99. they, school100. yesterday, lunch102. go, see101. collect, for（要求：1. 使用全部的提示词；2. 写出完整的句式结构。）XII. 短文写作。（本题12分）每个人的成长都是一种蜕变的过程，从幼稚走向成熟，从逆境走向成功。请你用英语写一篇80词以上的短文，谈谈你在成长过程中所经历的最大的一次转变。内容要求：1. 变化前后分别是什么样子的？2. 促成你转变的主要原因是什么？3. 你为此变化付出了怎样的努力？注 意：短文中不允许出现与考生本人相关的真实姓名和校名等信息。_试题结束，请认真检查！厦门市2010年初中毕业及高中阶段各类学校招生考试英语参考答案（一）听力测试 1-20（略）76-85（略）（二）基础知识与运用21-25 CBCAB26-30 AABCC31-35 ACCBB36-40 CABBA41-45 BACBA46-50 CABAC（三）阅读理解51-55 ACBAC56-60 ACBAC61-65 BCACB66-70 BACBC71-75 CBBAC（四）情景交际运用86. advicesuggestionsideastips87. harddifficult88. helpfuluseful89. po