2008年浙江省湖州市中考英语试题
一、听力(本题有15小题，共20分。其中1—10小题每题l分，11—15小题每题2分) 第一节：听小对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择符合对话内容的图片。对话仅读一遍。
1. When did the man begin to collect old coins?
2. Which snow globe is Kathy's favorite?
3. Who is sleeping now?
4. What will they do next time?
5. Which is the right picture?
第二节：听小对话，请从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项。对话仅读一遍。 6. What was Lucy doing when the accident happened?
A. Having a lesson. B. Riding the motorbike. C. Walking near the park. 7. What does Scott want to be when he grows up? A. An athlete. B. A teacher. C. A policeman. 8. What will the woman do if the bar opens?
A. Stay at home. B. Go to her aunt's farm. C. Drink in the bar. 9. How long has Mary been surfing on the net?
A. 2 hours. B. 4 hours. C. 6 hours. 10. What color does the woman like now? A. Red. B. Yellow. C. Green.
第三节：听独白，请根据独白的内容，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出正确的选项，完成下面的信息记录表。独白读两遍。
一．Information Form 二．Weather; 11 三．Place I went to; 12 四．Friend I met; 13 五．Job of my friend; 14 六．Thing I did; 15 11. A. Rainy B. Cloudy C. Sunny 12. A. A town B. A city C. A farm 13. A. Gina B. Sandra C. Susan
14. A. A tour guide B. An English teacher C. A sales girl 15. A. Fishing B. Shopping C. Hiking 二、单项填空(本题有10小题，每小题l分，共10分)
请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空格的最佳选项。 16. —Hello! ________? — My name's Alice.
A. How do you do B. How are you C. What's your name D. How old are you 17. — Excuse me, young man. Where is the park, please? — It's across_________the supermarket. A. in B. on C. from D. at
18. — Why do you like English, Alan? — Because it's_________.
A. boring B. interesting C. difficult D. cute 19. — Look! There's a food shop. — Yes, we can buy some_________in it.
A. bread B. baseballs C. clothes D. books 20. — I argued with my mother, she was very sad. What should I do? A. Have a rest, please B. You can join the English club
C. You may listen to some music D. You should say \21. — Would you mind closing the window? It's so cold here.
A. No, not at all B. I like it C. Thank you D. Yes, I do 22. — I hope the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games will be_________of all. — Me, too. It sure will be! A. exciting B. better
C. more important D. the most successful
23. The football match_________I watched yesterday is fantastic! A. when B. that C. what D. who 24. —__________you_________the pet dog yet, Jackie? — Not yet, Mom. Oh, it may be hungry now.
A. Have; fed B. Are; watering C. Did; pack D. Will; walk
25. More than thousands of people _________ after the powerful earthquake happened in Wenchuan on May 12th.
A. die B. dead G. were saved D. are saving 三、完形填空(本题有15小题，每小题l分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，理解其大意，然后从26一40各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A long time ago in India, there was a young king and a wise man who was the king's friend. This king was a good man, 26 he talked too much. In fact, sometimes the king could not stop talking. The wise man thought, \ 27 the king talk less. But how?\There was a lake not 28 from the palace. A tortoise and two birds lived near the lake, and they were 29 good friends. One day, the birds said to the tortoise, \mountain tomorrow. 31 you like to come with us?\
The tortoise answered, \ 32 can I go with you? I can't fly. \
\can take you,\the birds said. \a stick in your mouth, and we'll carry the stick between us. \
On the road, some people pointed at the man and said, \the boy ride the donkey?\rode and the man walked.
A few minutes later, they passed some other people. The people pointed and said, \that boy! How can he ride while his old father walks?\boy.
Then they passed some other people, who said, \That poor little donkey can't carry two people. They're much too heavy. \
They walked through a village, and people laughed at them, saying, \Why do they walk when they have a donkey?\
The man thought and then said, \We've tried walking and we've tried riding. Let's try carrying it. \\\\\
Finally, they put the donkey down, and the man said to his son, \son. In this life, you can never please(使......满意) everyone. \41. At first the father told his son to_________. A. walk behind him B. ride the donkey C. run quickly D. carry the donkey
42. The first group of people thought that the boy_________. A. was mad B. should ride C. was lazy D. should walk
43. When the father and the son both walked with the donkey, the people thought they were A. fools B. clever C. tired D. heavy 44. The father wanted to show that_________can please everyone. A. donkeys B. he C. nobody D. his son 45. This story__________.
A. is about a boy and a donkey B. makes people sad C. is new D. teaches us a lesson
B
The price of rice changes during the year.
It is useful for rice farmers to know how the price changes, then they can sell their rice when the price is high.
Last year, the price of rice was very low in November. This was a bad time for farmers to sell their rice. November, December, and January were all bad months.
The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was April. July and August were also good times to sell rice.
Between August and November, the price of rice went down every month. During other parts of the year, the price went up and down.
It was hard for farmers to guess how the price would change from month to month.
46. The underlined word \in Paragraph 2 means_________. A. becomes smaller B. gets more C. goes up and down D. stays the same 47. The price of rice was the lowest in_________last year.
A. January B. April C. July D. November 48. In which months did the price of rice stay the same last year? _________. A. April and May B. July and August
C. February and December D. March and September
49. When could farmers probably guess the change in price during the year?_________. A. Spring B. Summer C. Fall D. Winter 50. Which is the best title of the reading?_________.
2008年浙江省湖州市中考英语试题
