包头中考英语真题

1、2015 包头市高中招生考试（英语卷）听力（略）单选题：1. - Honey! Let ' s go out for supper!- . I don t have to cook.A. That s great! B. Why? C. Forget it! D. Never mind!2. Encourage your children to try new things, but try not to them too hard.A. draw B. cry C. pass D. push3. In order to find better living environment,

2、he decided to move to the west ofthe country.A. an B. a C. / D. the4. - I m not finished with my dinner yet.- But our friends for us.A. wait B. waited C. are waiting D. were waiting5. The large grassland, reaching out far away, looks extremely beautiful the blueand clean sky.A. against B. above C. t

3、hrough D. past6. If you can speak English well, you will have a great over others while lookingfor a job.A. activity B. article C. agreement D. advantage7. To get more information about the topic today, use the internet or go to the library, or .A. neither B. both C. some D. all8. - I didn ' t d

4、o well in the last English exam. How about you?A. I ll do better next time B. Me tooC. Even worseD. I like English, though9. When you get home, please call me to let us know that you safetly.A. would arrive B. have arrived C. had arrived D. will arrive10. It's very to feel nervous when you go to

5、 a new school.A. natural B. dangerous C. soft D. cool11. You have to be fairly good speaker to listeners interest for over an hour.A. hold B. make C. improve D. receive12. We had to wait half an hour we had already booked a table.A. or B. once C. although D. as13. - Is your homework done? -. I need

6、at least another two hours.A. Exactly B. Far from it C. Not a little D. No wonder14. Mike, can you go and how many flights there are from our city to London everyday?A. work out B. look out C. give out D. find out15. - It ' s said that the new highway has been completed.- Yes, but we don't k

7、now it s to be opened to traffic soon.A. which B. when C. whether D. since完形填空:Frank was a very talkative little boy. He never saw a new thing _1 asking a greatmany questions about it.His 2 was very patient and kind. When it was 3 to answer his questions, she would do so. Sometimes she would say, “Y

8、ou are not 4 enough to understand that, my son. When you are ten years old, you many ask me about it, and I will tell you.”The first time Frank saw an hourglass（沙漏）,he was very much interested, but he didnot know 54 was. His mother said, ' An hourglass is made in the6 of thefigure 8. The sand is

9、 put in at one end, and runs through a small hole in the 7. As much sand is put into the glass as will run through in an hour.When Frank watched the little stream of sand, he was impatient,8_it would not run faster.“Let me 9 it, mother, “ said Frank: "it is lazy, and will never get through.”“Oh

10、 yes, it will,my son,“ said his mother."The sand moves down littleby little,but it moves all the time."“When you look at the 10 of the clock, you think they go very slowly, and so they do; but they never 11”“While you are playing, the sand is running, grain（颗粒）by hands of the clock are mov

11、ing, second by second. At night, the sand in the hourglass has run through twelve times. The hour hand of the clock has movedall around its face. This is because they keep working every 12. They do not stop to think how much they have to do, or how long it will13 them to do it.Now Frank' s mothe

12、r wanted him to learn a little poem, but he said,“Mother, I can14 do it.His mother said, “ Study all the time. Never stop to ask how long it will take to learn it. You will be able to say it very soon.”Frank 15 his mother ' s advice. He studied line after line, very busily; and in one hour and h

13、alf he knew the poem perfectly.1. A. without2. A. fatherB. exceptB. brotherC. forC. motherD. aboutD. sister3. A. easyB. properC. impossible D. useless4. A. popularB. wiseC. friendlyD. old5. A. whatB. whyC. howD. who6. A. forB.shapeC. timeD. number7. A. middleB. backC. frontD. top8. A. soB. becauseC.

14、 beforeD. until9. A. kickB. touchC. dropD. shake.facesB. timeC. handsD. surface.stopB. worryC. walkD. talk.yearB. minuteC. dayD. month.bringB. leaveC. takeD. offer.finallyB. easilyC. carefullyD.hardly.refusedB. allowedC. followedD. forgot阅读理解AWould you like to hear me tell a story? I will tell you w

15、here I live, what I do, and what I see.Mylittle house is up in a tree. It has no doors or windows. I do not go up any stairs（ 楼 梯）to get to my house. I fly into it when I have been out.I always go home early, and never sit up late at night. That is not good for me any more than it is good for boys a

16、nd girls.I go out very early in the morning to look for something to eat. That is the besttime to find worms（虫子）,which I like very much. Now andthen I find some food which some kind little boy or girl has put out for me. As I fly about, I see all kinds of things and people. I see horses, cows, sheep

17、 and rabbits in the fields. I see people going to work,and children going to school. You like to go out for a walk,but I go out for a fly. How nice it would be if you could fly home from school! I would like to meet you up in the air. But I know I can' t, for you have no wings. I can fly over th

18、e houses, over the trees, and over the hills and far away. I can not stay to tell you anymore now, I must fly to my sweet home.1. Who is "I " in the passage?A. A bird B. A boy C. A girl D. A worm2. How do "I" go home after going out?A. Take a lift B. Walk upstairs C. Fly home D.

19、Swim home3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Horses B. Rabbits C. SheepD. Ducks4. What does the underlined sentece mean?A. Boys and girls should go out and look for something to eat.B. Boys and girls can fly home from school every day.C. Boys and girls should go home early a

20、nd never stay up late.D. Boys and girls can build a house up in the tree too.B.Onepleasant New-year morning, Edward got up and dressed himself in a hurry. He wanted to be the first to wish a happy New Year.He looked in every room, and shouted “ Happy New Year” to every one of his family.Then he ran

21、into the street, to repeat them to those he met. Whenhe came back, his father gave him two bright, new silver dollars. His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buysome nice books.As he ran down the street with a light heart to the bookstore, he saw a poor German family,

22、the father, mother and three children walking in the cold wind.“ I wish you a happy New Year. ” said Edward, as he was happily passing on. The man shook his head. “ You do not belong to this country? ” asked Edward. The man again shook his head, for he could not understand or speak English. But he p

23、ointed to his mouth, andto the children, as if to say, “ These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time. ” Edward quicky understood that these people were poor and in trouble.He took out hisdollars and gave one to the man, and other to his wife. They said something in their language, whic

24、h doubtlessly meant, “ Wethank you a thousand times, and will rememberyou forever. ” When Edward came home, his father asked what book he had bought. He hung his heada moment, but quickly looked up. “ I have bought no books, ” said he, “ I gave my money to some poor people, who seemed to be very hun

25、gry and tired. I think I can wait for mybooks until next NewYear. Oh, if only you had seen howglad they were to receive the money!” “ My dear boy, ” said his father, “ here are some books. I give them to you, more as a reward for your godness of heart than as a New-year gift.”“ Always be ready to he

26、lp people around you and every year of your life will be a HAPPY NEW YEA” R!1. What words can we use to describe Edward?A. smart and hard-working B. kund and warm-heartedC. honest and easy-going D. rich and helpful2. We can infer from the passage that .A. Edward s father was in favor of what he had

27、done.B. the German father was too ill to support his family.C. Edward often gave money to help others in trouble.D. giving money to others will make people become poor.3. After reading this passage, we know that A. knowledge can change people s lifeB. all people are happy on New Year s DayC. true ha

28、ppiness lies in helping othersD. only poor people move to foreign countries4. Which of the following is the best title for the story?A. A Poor FamilyB. Father and SonC. Some Nice Books D. Two Silver DollarsIn English, people use manyexpressions with the word dog. People in Britain and America love t

29、heir dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for walks, let them play outside and give them good food and medical care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression,to lead a dog s life , means living anunhappy life.Some people say we live in a d

30、og-eat-dog world . That means many people are competing for the same thing, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work very hard; to put it in another way, he has towork like a dog . Such work can make peopledog tired . And the situation will be even worse if they becomesic

31、k as a dog .Sometimes we would let a sleeping dog lie , which meanswe'd better not trouble a person whois likely to cause problems. And if someonesays you are a lucky dog, he is just saying you're very lucky.Very often, people say every dog has its day . This means that every person enjoys a

32、 successful period during his or her life. To achieve one s goal, people often have tolearn new skills. Yet some people say that you can neverteach an old dog new tricks .They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change they way they do things.Dog expressions are al

33、so used to describe the weather.The dog days of summer arethe hottest days of the year. A rainstorm may cool the weather. But we do not want it to rain too hard. In other words, we do not want it torain cats and dogs.1. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. How to live with dogs B. Expressions

34、about dogs.C. People s love for dogs. D. Ways to train dogs.2. According to what you have read above, working too hard can makepeople .A. let a sleeping dog lie.B. become a lucky dogC. live in a dog-eat-dog worldD. work like a dog3. What can we learn from the passage?A. It may be difficult for the y

35、oung to learn new skills.B. Dogs play an important part in language and culture.C. We can be successful if we learn from our own mistakes.D. Dogs like the hottest days in summer very much.4. If we say a person lives a dog s life, he might be A. a sudent who does quite well in English.B. a baby that

36、is well taken care of by its motherC. a person who has endless work to do.D. an old person who refuses to accept new things.If you are sitting down reading this report, stand up, move your legs and touch your feet if you can. Do anything but sit. If you cut down on the time you spend sitting, you mi

37、ght live longer. Newresearch shows that sitting less than three hours a day might make your life longer by two years.The humanbody is designed to move. But mordern lifestyles and office jobs don' t give us the chance to move around very often.Peter Katzmarzyk, a scientist at the University of Lo

38、uisiana in the southern United States, says that sitting is ubiquitous in our lives, meaning it is something we do all the time. We sit while we ' re eating, we sit in the car, we sit while we watch TV. And many of us sit for long hours at work. On average, Americans report that they sit between

39、 four and a half to five hours a day.Mr. Katzmarzyk says you may exercise often. But, he says even that does not mean you can sit for the rest of your waking hours."We can' t throw away physical activity. It 's extremely important, but moving is also important. Even if you exercise for

40、30 minutes a day, what goes on in the other hours a day is also very important. " He found that cutting television time to less than two hours a day could add years to life.Change is already coming to some offices, especially in the design of desks. A"standing desk " lets people stand

41、 while they work. Another new design is called the “treadmill desk." A treadmill is an exercise machine that lets you walk in one place.Even some schools are beginning to experiment with desks that are part bicycles to keep children moving.If you work in office job, and his team suggest a few s

42、imple changes: get up from your desk as often as you can take walks at lunch time instead of emailing colleagues（同事），walk to their offices and talk directly.All these activities may help you live longer.1. Where is the passage above probably taken from?A. A menue in the restaurant. B. A magazine on

43、healthC. A school textbookD. A story book2. The underlined word “ubiquitous " in the third paragraph is cloest in meaning to.A. common B. strangeC. painfulD. powerful3. We ' d better do the following EXCEPT.A. get up from our chairs and move from time to timeB. cut down on the time that we

44、spend watching TV.C. try to walk to work or school if possibleD. take less exercise since it is a waste of time4. What ' s the main idea of the passage?A. Sit less, live longer B. Exercise more for a healthier lifeC. Watching TV is harmful D. Never sit down.ETo do anything and get anywhere you &

45、#39; ve got to be a dreamer first. A long time ago I used to dream about being a real actor and now it' s come true.Several teachers at school in Liverpool had a special influence on me. I went to Hayworth Street School, where there was an English and art teacher called Mr. Jackson. He was quite

46、 strict, but if he went out of the room for a minute, he' d ask me to keepthe class in good order. I was only 12 but he ' d say,“Tommy, get up there and tell theclass a story. " And I did. And it was like nothing, it was easy.Then , at Venice Street, ther was an English teacher called M

47、r. Vurnette. He ran a theatre. He took us all down there once a year and I remembered looking at the stage and thinking, "Wow!That' s great! I love that. " So from an early age acting was calling me.I moved schools again and ended up going to Walton Technical College, and I stayed ther

48、e until I was 16. Elwyn Jones was another English teacher who encouraged me to write.So I guess it was these teachers who encouraged me and stopped me going wrong.The biggest influence on my life, without any doubt, was my mother, Feggy. At the age of 86, she ' s still a great driving force. She

49、 bought me my first banjo when I was 17.I started playing in the pubs and clubs and began to see myself as a performer, even though I got into the construction industry after graduation.So I learned a lot at school and at home, and I was able to take this on and use it positively.I ' m probably

50、learning more now at 62 than ever before. I would like to think there are still a few things I haven ' t done and that I will do in the short time I have left. I ' m still dreaming.1. What can we know about the author from the passage?A. He is working in the construction industry at present.B. He regarded as the greatest teacher in his life.C. He performed badly so he had to change schools frequently.D. He showed great interest in acting when he was young.2. The underlined word“banjo " in Paragraph 6 might