2012年兰州市中考英语试题1

1、.2012年兰州市中考英语试题第一卷（客观题，共 50分）一、单项填空在a 、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14分，每小题 1分）1. -why not take _ umbrella with the sign“ made in china ” ? it s _ useful one.- what _ good advice.a. an; an; ab. an; a; c. a; an; ad . ; an; a2. -when shall we meet again next week?- _ day is possible. it

2、s no problem with me.a. eitherb. neitherc. everyd. any3. remember to spend some time _ your loved ones because they are not going to be around forever.a. fromb. withc. ind. on4. -tommy, do you know if frank _ to the theatre with us this sunday if it_?-sorry, i have no idea.a. will go, is going to be

3、 fineb. goes, is finec. will go, is fined. goes, will be fine5.-hello, sandy. this is jack. what are you doing?- i m watching a match. it started at 7:00 p.m. and _ on for another an hour.a. has beenb. wasc. had beend. will be6.when we hurried to the meeting room, the meeting _.a. had begunb. had be

4、en onc. has begund. has been on7.don t wait for people to be friendly, showthem _ a friendly person you are.a. whatb. howc. whend. where8.if you don t work _ enough, i don t think your dream will come _.a. hardly; trulyb. hardly; truec. hard; trued. hard; truly9.-we must act now because time is _.;.

5、-yes. let s start.a. coming outb. giving outc. cutting outd. running out10. in the uk, a woman usually doesn t like to be asked _.a. whether she had been marriedb. what is her agec. how much she weighsd. where she comes from11. -mr lee， could you give me some advice on how to write an application le

6、tter?-with pleasure. remember the letter should be written in the formal _.a. valueb. stylec. effectd. mood12. -fifty dollars for such a t-shirt! you _ be joking!- i m seriousit s made of silk.a. mustb. needc. mayd. can13. he was just falling asleep _ there was a loud knock on the door.a. whileb. wh

7、enc. thend. until14. -will you join us to play basketball on saturday afternoon?-_, but i promised to go swimming with eric.a. never mindb. many thanksc. take it easyd. with pleasure二、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在a 、b、c、 d四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 （本大题共 10分，每小题 1分）mental health is about the way yo

8、u think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs. even though you are mentally healthy,it doesn t 15 that you don t have amental health problem.mental health is everyone s business. we all have times when we feel down16 or.most of the time those feelings pass, 17sometimes they develop in

9、to a more seriousproblem. it seems that our mental health doesn t always stay the same. it can change asthe environment changes and as you move18different stages(阶段 ) of your life.here are four practical19to look after your mental health. making simple changes tohow you live doesn t cost much or tak

10、e up lots of time. anyone20canthem. talk about your feelings. it can help you stay in good mental health. isnit t a sign of;.21 , but part of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy. eat well. what you eat and how you feel are 22 connected. a proper diet can have agood effect on your mental

11、health. keep in touch. friends and family members can ferof 23 suggestions which may help you keep active and solve practical problems. take a break. it could be a weekend24 new places to enjoy the nature, or even aten-minute break from doing your homework. a few minutes can be enough to relax you.1

12、5.a. agreeb. meanc. doubtd. notice16.a. excitedb. satisfiedc. surprisedd. stressed17.a. butb. andc. sod. as18.a. awayb. insidec. throughd. against19.a. answersb. repliesc. waysd. chances20.a. followb. findc. advised. count21.a. weaknessb. lazinessc . happiness d. richness22.a. easilyb. closelyc. equ

13、allyd. hardly23.a. difficultb. terriblec. stranged. various24.a. protectingb. exploringc. providingd. imagining三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容在 a 、b、c、d四个选项中选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 26分，每小题 2分）ain germany there are different kinds of high schools. some prepare students forworkers, others prepare them for co

14、llege. all schools are great places for making friendsand learning german.short daysmost high schools in germany begin at about 8:00 a.m. and end at about 3:30 p.m. this means your morning will be busy with classes. you will have time to do homework and take part in private(私人的 ) clubs after school.

15、 formal settingin germany, teachers and students relationship is more formal than you might be used to. teachers are respected and students must use the formal （德语，您） “”siewhentalking to teachers.;.getting to schoolmost students take public transport to school or ride a bicycle. some areas have scho

16、ol buses. it is not common for parents to drive students to school. private clubsin many countries, schools offer official sports and after-school activities. this is less common in germany. after-school activities are usually organized through private clubs. there are clubs for things like soccer,

17、dance, choir, theatre and almost everything else.once you are in germany, ask around at school and talk to other students to find out what private clubs are in your area and meet your interests. different states, different schoolseach of germany s 16 states has its own slightly different school syst

18、ems. the school system in brandenburg will be a little different from the system in bavaria for example. where you live, your knowledge level and your age will decide what school you can attend.25. for high school students in germany, which is not the common transport to school?a. school buses.b. pa

19、rents cars.c. public transport.d. students bicycles.26.in paragraph 3,the underlined word“ respected ” can be best translated into_.a.受人尊敬的b.令人害怕的c.高收入的d.有权势的27. from the passage, we can learn that in germany _.a. all kinds of high schools are for collegeb. age is not important for attending schools

20、c. students can take part in after-school activities from 8:00 a. m .to 3:30 p.m.d. students can join private clubs to meet their interests by themselvesbevery time you turn on the television or take a ride in a car ,you could be adding to aproblem called acid rain(酸雨 ). in this article, you ll lear

21、n how acid i s created, and howit affects us, and more importantly, what we all can do to prevent it.how isacid rain created?when people use fuels(燃料 ), such as coal and gasoline, poisonous gases are given off.;.when these gases mix with rain, acid rain forms. many power stations burn fuels in order

22、 to create the electricity(电) that we use in our homes and offices every day. cars and trucks also send these gases into the air when they burn gasoline .when rain mixes with these gases, harmful things called acids form. this is acid rain. how does acid rain affect us?acid rain damages(毁坏 )everythi

23、ng that it touches . it poisons our rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans along with all the life in them. it pollutes our soil and crops, harms trees, and can even kill fish and plants. acid rain also eats away at buildings. how can we prevent acid rain?we need to cut down on the pollution that gets int

24、o our air. turn off lights, television, and other electrical appliances if you are not using them, walk or take a bike whenever possible. if you are travelling a long distance, take a bus or train to save fuel.as research shows, acid rain harms our environment. but people everywhere can take small s

25、teps now to help protect our environment for future generations.28. when power stations burn fuel, _.a. acid rain formb. air pollution is causedc. noise pollution is causedd. acid rain gets heavier29. what advice does the article give us?a. go to school on foot or by bike if we can.b. go to bed earl

26、ier in order to use less electricity.c. travel by bus to prevent acid rain.d. turn off the television on rainy days.30. what is the best title of the article?a. preventing acid rainb. forming of acid rainc. acid rain, heavy raind. acid rain, killer rainclook carefully at the back of a california sta

27、te quarter. a man with a walking stick is pictured there. a bird called a california condor(大秃鹫 )is flying overhead. who is this man, and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位 )on the back of a coin? the man on this quarter is j ohn muir. even as a child, muir loved watching nature. as a

28、 young man, he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness. he walked;.more than a thousand miles across the country, through fields and woods. john muir liked writing about the places he visited, describing their beauty.muir also wrote about problems. in order to create more farml

29、and for sheep and cattle, many trees were being cut down. this made muir unhappy and worried, because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in themmuir believed that nature should be conserved(保护 )instead of being changed by human beings. he wrote articles in mag

30、azines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests. soon, others began to listen.muir wrote letters to important people, such as president theodore roosevelt. thepresident admired muir s love for nature. when roosevelt came to visit muir in california. muir convinced( 说服 )the presiden

31、t to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation. later, president roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立 )five national parks. national parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. th

32、is means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. one of these parks is yosemite national park, the area that is featured on the back of the california quarter.though it has been almost one hundred years since john muir died, people continue his work today. his work as a conse rvationist

33、helped us to see the beauty of our natural world. john muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources-then, now, and for the future.31. why did president theodore roosevelt visit john muir? a. because roosevelt loved watching nature.b. because roosevelt received let

34、ters from john muir.c. because roosevelt admired john muir s love for nature.d. because roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland.32. why is john muir featured on the back of a california state quarter? a. because he walked over a thousand miles across the country.b. because he helped peopl

35、e understand the importance of protecting the natural world. c. because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests.d. because he once wrote several letters to president theodore roosevelt.33. what is the writer s purpose of writing this article?;.a. to advise readers to become act

36、ive conservationists.b. to make us interested in the story about a great man.c. to tell us something about an important person in history.d. to give information about how to conserve the environment.dafter spending years searching for a planet with life, scientists may have found one. in september 2

37、010, a team of us scientists discovered an earth-sized planet called gliese 581g. it has a surface temperature neither too hot nor too cold for liquid（液态） water. scientists think there is a chance that the planet could have life.the planet gliese 581g goes around a star called gliese 581, which is a

38、bout 20 light-years from earth. that is about 194 trillion（万亿） kilometres 500 million times farther away from us than the moon.a spacecraft traveling at a one-tenth of the speed of light would reach gliese 581g within about 220 years. a human can e thatlivlong, but robotic explorers could make the j

39、obeasier. however, our fastest spacec raft don t come anywhere-tenthnear that onelight-speed mark.at present, scientists don t know what the surface might be like on gliese 581g. whatthey know is that the planet is at the right distance from its star to have liquid water. italso at the right distanc

40、e to have an atmosphere that could protect the water if it is on thesurface.although spacecraft won t be getting there anytime soon, one way tor looklifeonfogliese 581g is to turn our radio telescopes（望远镜） towards the planet and search for radiation（放射）. by studying the radiation, scientists would f

41、ind out about the chemicals （化学物质） around the planet and discover if gliese 581g has an atmosphere. if it has one, studying the atmosphere would give us a good idea whether the planet has life or not.but it ll probably be many years before we can do this properly.people have been arguing about wheth

42、er there is alien life on gliese 581g. any discussion about alien life is just guessing at this point, according to its discoverers.34. what did scientists find in september 2010?a. a planet with water.b. a planet similar to the earth.c. a planet without life.d. a planet near the earth.;.35. accordi

43、ng to the article, gliese 581g _.a. is at the right distance from its star b. moves around the earthc. is as far away from us as the moon d. can be reached in about 220 years36. paragraph 5 is mainly about _. a. the possibility of living on gliese 581gb. the kinds of chemicals around gliese 581g c.

44、the way of looking for life on gliese 581gd. the aim of studying the radiation on gliese 581g37. which of the following is the best title for the passage above?a. gliese 581g, a likely living planetb. gliese 581, a likely living planetc. gliese 581g and its stard. gliese 581g and radiation第二卷（主观题，共

45、40分）四、词汇运用（本大题共8分，每小题 1分）(a) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式：1.reading is a way to bring us much _ (please). books are many people sgood friends.2. we celebrated our grandmother s _ (ninety) birthday last weekend.3. the boys have their favourite sports, while the girls have _ (they).4. compared wit

46、h the new railway station, the old one seems even _ (ugly).(b) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式：5.my brother sleeps with the window open _ 除(非 ) it s really cold.6. we went back to the highway after the fog had _消(失 ).7. there are _ 各(种各样的 ) kinds of stationary for children to choose from.8. the pro

47、blems are still under _ 讨(论 ). please wait for the results.五、动词填空用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共 8分，每小题 1分）1. a new car _ (test) many times before it comes into the market.2. i didn t catch whatyousaid because i _ (read) the evening newspaper at that moment.;.3. as we know, regular exercise

48、_ (bring) us health.4. to do this would be _ (cut) the foot to fit the shoe.5. could you tell me how soon the visitors from the usa _ (arrive) here?6. - _ you _ (hand) in the report today?-yes, i put it on your desk shortly after lunch .7. it was a great pity that the plane _ (take) off when they go

49、t to the airport.8. -when shall we go to watch the basketball match in the sports centre?-not until the work _ (finish) tomorrow.六、短文填空先通读下面的短文， 掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词， 使短文意思完整。 所填单词在答题卷上必须完整写出，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共5分，每格 0.5分）everyone would like to be remembered. a few people e 1 try to

50、 do something that no one else in history has ever tried to do. these people sometimes have their names 2r in the guinness book of records.often it takes a group of people to do something unusual. one such team paddled a bathtub 145 kilometres for 24 hours. this group had 13 m 3 . they paddled their

51、 bathtub on a river near ashford, great britain on may 28th and 29th, 1983. a month l 4, a racing team of hospital bed pushers in avon, great britain, pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometres in j 5 minutes. however, the distance record for hospital bed pushing is still held by the men of bruntsfield bed

52、ding center. this team from edingburg pushed ahospital bed 5,203 kilometres in 1979. it took the team 35 days to c 6 the distance. another group of record makers held the h 7 dinner party in the world. nine people from sydney, australia, climbed mountain huascaran on june 28th , 1989. the climbers t 8 a dinner table, chairs, and a meal up the mountain. when they reached the top ofthe mountain, they had to c 9warm clothes to have dinner.people all over the world are trying hard to do something unusual to make a record. it should be unde