◎ 2008年牛津版江苏省扬州市中考英语试题的第一部分试题
  • Work hard, ______ you'll pass the English exam this time.

    [     ]

    A. or
    B. but
    C. because
    D. and
  • Some children are arguing about what TV programmes _____.

    [     ]

    A. watching
    B. for watching
    C. to watch
    D. will watch
  • — How much money did you pay for the drink?
    — None. It was ______.

    [     ]

    A. easy
    B. free
    C. cheap
    D. expensive
  • — Did you watch the basketball match last weekend?
    — Yes, I did. It was covered ______, and I think it was wonderful.

    [     ]

    A. live
    B. alive
    C. living
    D. lively
  • — Listen! Is Rose singing in the next room?
    — No. It ______ be Rose. She has gone to Shanghai.

    [     ]

    A. may not
    B. can't
    C mustn't
    D. needn't
  • _____ weather it is! Let's go out for a picnic.

    [     ]

    A. What good
    B. What bad
    C. How good
    D. How bad
  • It's exciting to be a chairperson, but I'm _____ my ability to do all the extra work.

    [     ]

    A. looking about
    B. learning about
    C. quarrelling about
    D. worrying about
◎ 2008年牛津版江苏省扬州市中考英语试题的第二部分试题
  • — Would you please ______ this old man?
    — Sure. Take my seat, please.

    [     ]

    A. prepare a room for
    B. make room for
    C. give a room to
    D. take up room for
  • _____ is said that _____ tourists visit Geyuan Garden every day.

    [     ]

    A. That; thousands of
    B. It; five thousand of
    C. It; thousands of
    D. This; three thousand
  • — It's raining hard outside. You'd better _____.
    — OK.

    [     ]

    A. to go out
    B. going out
    C. not to go out
    D. not go out
  • — Could you take care of our dog while we are away?
    — _____.

    [     ]

    A. With pleasure
    B. It's my pleasure
    C. Never mind
    D. That's all right
  • — Could you come back home at three o'clock?
    — _____. I'll be at a meeting at that time.

    [     ]

    A. I think so
    B. Yes, I hope so
    C. I'm afraid not
    D. I'm afraid so
  • —I've got a new job in New York.
    —Oh, ______, but I'll miss you.

    [     ]

    A. that's too bad
    B. that's a problem
    C. that's OK
    D. that's great
  • - _____ did your uncle leave his hometown?
    - He _____ for nearly twenty years.

    [     ]

    A. When; has left
    B. When; has been away
    C. How long; has left
    D. How long; has been away
◎ 2008年牛津版江苏省扬州市中考英语试题的第三部分试题
  • 完形填空。
         One day, a teacher was speaking to a group of students about how to   1   their time. He gave an example
    those students would never forget.
         He pulled out a wide jar (罐子) and put it on the table. He also took out several rocks and carefully put them
    into the jar one at a time. When no more rocks would   2   inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?"
         Everyone in the class shouted, "Yes." The teacher replied, "Really?" He pulled out a box of small stones. He
    dumped some in and   3   the jar. The stones went down into the spaces   4   the big rocks. He then asked the
    group once more, "Is this jar full?"
         "Probably not," one of them answered. "Good!" he replied. He brought out a glass of sand and dumped the
    sand into the jar and it went into all of the spaces   5  . Once more he asked the question,"Is this jar full?"
         "No!" the class started. Once again he said, "Good!" Then he poured a cup of water in   6   the jar was full.
    Then he asked, "What is the key point here?" One student put up his hand and said, "The key point here is that
    even if you are busy, you can   7   plan everything well if you try really hard!"
         "No," the speaker replied, "that's not the point. The point is if you don't put the big rocks in   8  , you'll never
    get them in. What are the 'big rocks' in your   9  ? Time with your loved ones, your education, or your dreams?
    Remember to put these big rocks in first, or you'll never get them in  10 ."
    (     )1. A. spend     
    (     )2. A. drop      
    (     )3. A. threw     
    (     )4. A. between   
    (     )5. A. added     
    (     )6. A. before    
    (     )7. A. only      
    (     )8. A. first     
    (     )9. A. study     
    (     )10. A. at least      
    B. take      
    B. fall         
    B. broke      
    B. in         
    B. made        
    B. until      
    B. even        
    B. later      
    B. family         
    B. at all     
    C. kill           
    C. fit            
    C. shook          
    C. among        
    C. offered       
    C. after          
    C. also           
    C. immediately    
    C. education          
    C. at once
    D. arrange         
    D. set             
    D. hit             
    D. under        
    D. left             
    D. when            
    D. still          
    D. finally         
    D. life             
    D. at first                   
  • 阅读理解。
    British Study Tours
    Using the wonderful railway system we offer
    an unusual holiday, sport and study programme.
    Your hotel is a train; eat and sleep on the train
    and spend each day in a different part of Britain.
    Summer School in France
    We offer summer schools for students
    between the ages of 12 and 16. Live with
    a French family and choose from different
    activities including horse-riding, football,
    swimming and skiing.
    Summer in Australia
    We will arrange a programme for your students.
    All our courses take place at the college in Sydney.
    Morning classes are held in Chinese; evening classes
    on Australian history are in English. We offer an
    exciting programme of evening activities including
    music, dance and theatre.
    Holiday
    Programmes in Germany We offer morning
    classes in German at all levels from beginners
    upwards. In the afternoon you are free to join
    in our mountain walks or to go shopping in the
    nearby town. In the evening we organize a full
    programme for fun. All ages welcome.
    1. If you like travelling by train, you can go to ______.
    A. Summer School in France
    B. Summer in Australia
    C. Holiday Programmes in Germany
    D. British Study Tours
    2. If you want to improve your English, which programmes will you choose?
    A. Holiday Programmes in Germany and British Study Tours.
    B. Summer in Australia and Summer School in France.
    C. British Study Tours and Summer in Australia.
    D. Summer School in France and Holiday Programmes in Germany.
    3. "Summer School in France" is different from the others in that _____.
    A. You can go at any time of the year
    B. You can stay with a local family
    C. You can go at any age
    D. You can do sports
    4. This passage was written to _____.
    A. encourage people to have a holiday
    B. introduce some beautiful places
    C. ask people to study foreign languages
    D. attract people to take part in their programmes
  • 阅读理解。
    Thursday, April 24th
         We got to the clean, lovely city of Yangzhou early in the morning. This is our first trip to China. All the
    different smells attract our attention to the local food. We are going to try something special for dinner tonight.
    The hotel we are staying in is not expensive but very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some
    places in the city, and then travel to the Great Wall in the north.
    Sunday, April 27th
         We visited the famous Slender West Lake which was crowded with visitors from all over the world, and
    bought a lot of toys for our friends outside the gate of the park. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken
    hundreds of photos already! Later today we will do the famous foot massage (按摩) and then leave for the
    Great Wall. We will take the night train north, stay in Beijing for two days, and then catch a bus to the Great
    Wall.
    Wednesday, April 30th.
         Our trip to the Great Wall was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village
    people here love the quiet life. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say "Hello".
    Ralph and I can only speak a few words of Chinese, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness.
    1. From the passage we can see that the writer had a ______ stay in Yangzhou.
    A. four-day
    B. five-day
    C. six-day
    D. seven-day
    2. The writer didn't _____ in Yangzhou.
    A. taste delicious food
    B. visit places of interest
    C. do foot massage
    D. climb mountains
    3. Which of the following is NOT true?
    A. It took them a long time to get to the Great Wall from Beijing.
    B. The writer left Yangzhou for Beijing by train at night.
    C. People in the village live a quiet but happy life.
    D. The writer was travelling alone but happily.
    4. What is the best tide for the passage?
    A. My First Visit to Yangzhou
    B. My Travelling in China
    C. Delicious Food and Beautiful Places
    D. A Trip to the Great Wall
  • 阅读理解。
        I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. "What is
    it?" I wondered. I turned it over. There, in faded ink, was a hand-written address. Immediately my mind
    traveled many years back. 
        I was nine years old, walking down the cold and wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on
    my shoulder. That day, I came to the company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there
    to ask his workers if they wanted any magazines.
         Shaking off the rain like a wet dog, I went into Mr Rader's office. After a quick look he took me over to
    the fireplace. Noticing the hole in the top of my shoe, he said, "Come with me!" and pulled me into his car.
    We stopped in front of a shoe store. Inside, a salesman fitted me with the finest pair of shoes I had ever seen.
    I felt about 10 feet tall when I got up in them. "We'd like a pair of new socks, too." Mr Rader said.
         Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a card, wrote something on it and handed it to me. With tearful
    eyes, I read, "Do to others as you would have them do to you." He said kindly, "Jimmy, I want you to know
    I love you."
         I said good-bye, and for the first time I sensed a piece of hope that things would be better. With people
    like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope, kindness and love, and that would always make a difference.
    1. The writer went to Queen City Casket Company to ______.

    [     ]

    A. borrow some money
    B. ask Mr Rader for help
    C. sell magazines
    D. find a job there
    2. From the passage we can see the writer was ______ to Mr Rader.

    [     ]

    A. helpful
    B. grateful
    C. polite
    D. kind
    3. Mr Rader helped the writer so much mainly because ______.

    [     ]

    A. he wanted to set a good example to his workers
    B. he wanted to show kindness to the boy
    C. the writer needed his help
    D. he wanted others to return his help
    4. What does the underlined sentence mean?

    [     ]

    A. If you want somebody's help, you have to help him first.
    B. You should do the things that others want you to do.
    C. Before you do anything, think about what others do to you.
    D. If you want others to do kind things to you, you'd better be kind to them.
  • 根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
    1. The number of wild animals is getting smaller because of the ________ of their living areas. (丧失)
    2. Blue can represent ________. When you are feeling sad, you may say I'm feeling blue". ( 悲伤)
    3. He said to me, "Don't be nervous. Just stay ________, " (放松)
    4. Most people have seen the film ________ by the famous director Zhang Yimou. (导演)
    5. Mr Brown said he would call us as soon as he ________ in Beijing the next day. (到达)
    6. English is widely used by ________ all over the world. (travel)
    7. The gui is a top student in her school. Shell go abroad for ________ study next month. (far)
    8. The play ________ was not interesting, but the actors performed quite well. (it)
    9. — Do you want to learn how to cook healthy and ________ food?
        — Of course, (taste)
    10. His father was looking ________ at him because he had made a serious mistake. (angry)
    11. All the students know ________ in homework on time is necessary. (hand)
    12. — Has anyone been ________ to be the host of the charity show?
          — Sorry, I don't know, (choose)
  • 任务型阅读。阅读下列短文,根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。<每空一词)
         What is your favorite cartoon? It may be difficult for you to decide. But for pianist Lang Lang, Tom and
    Jerry is the best one.
         When Lang was two years old, he saw Tom playing the piano. This was his first time to enjoy western
    music and this experience encouraged him to learn to play the piano.
         His talent at the keyboard has taken him from Shenyang to the world.
         Lang became a good piano student at three. Ever since, the boy has been doing better and better. In 1997,
    the 15-ycar-old boy studied at a famous American music college.
         Lang's performances are energetic. He is well-known for making facial expressions and moving around
    while playing the piano.
         The road to success has never been easy. Lang's father stopped his job to look after him, while his mother
    stayed in Shenyang to make money. But Lang considers himself lucky and believes he should give something
    back. He has helped the children in poor areas a lot.
  • 根据短文内容和首字母提示,在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。(每空一词)
         Life gets noisier every day and very (1)f______ people can be free from noise of some kind or another.
    (2)W______ you live in the centre of a modem city or a village far away-the chances that you will be disturbed
    by planes, cars, radios, etc. are almost everywhere. We seem to be used to noise, too. Some people feel quite
    lonely (3)w______ background music while they are working.
         Tests have (4)s______ that total silence can be very frightening experiences. (5)H______, some people
    enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their ears. The noise level in some
    places is far (6)a______ the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
         One recent report about noise said that (7)a______ a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their attention,
    only a sudden (8)c______ in the level of noise really affects people's attention. It goes on to say that a
    background noise, which doesn't change too much (music, for example) may even help people to pay attention. 
         People are testing ways to make less noise. There are even laws (9)c______ noise. We cannot (10)r______
    to the "good old days" of peace and quiet. But we can make less noise-if we shout loudly enough about it.
  • 根据所给汉语完成下列句子,词数不限。
    1. 年轻人应该学会谦虚,不应该卖弄。
        Young people should ________ and never ________.
    2. 我的同学已经散发了许多宣传单号召人们为贫困地区的儿童筹款。
        My classmates ________ many leaflets to ask people to ________ the children in poor areas.
    3. 我们将竭尽全力地去帮助那些正在遭受大地震磨难的四川人民。
        We shall ________ to help the people in Sichuan who ________ the big earthquake.
    4. 当他听到这个好消息对,激动得无法入睡。
        When he heard the good news, he ________________________.
    5. 周末我宁愿看点书,也不愿上网聊天。
        I ______________________________________________ at weekends.
    6. 对你来说,如果想获得成功,不要轻易放弃是很重要的。
        __________________________________________ if you want to achieve success.
  • 写作。
         众所周知,奥运火炬于2008年5月26日经过扬州。你被推荐为扬州第一棒火炬手,兴奋不已。
    请根据所给信息,以第一人称写一篇短文,介绍你参加这次活动的有关情况并谈谈你的感想。
    被推荐原因 对我的影响 个人感想
    1.经常参加校运动会并且
         ......
    2.作为班长,成绩优秀,
         乐于助人......
    1.这次经历难以忘怀,
         将影响一生;
    2.将拍卖奥运火炬,并将所得钱款捐
         给四川地震灾区的儿童。
    1......
    2......
         要求:
         1) 表达清楚,语法正确,上下文连贯;
         2) 要点必须包括所有相关信息,并作适当发挥,但不得使用真实姓名和校名等;
         3) 词数:100词左右(开头已写好,不计入总词数);
         4) 个人感想不少于两点。
         5) 参考词汇:奥运会:the Olympics           奥运火炬手:the Olympic Torch carrier
                               拍卖:sell……by auction       地震灾区:quake-hit areas
         We all know that the famous Olympic Torch passed through Yangzhou on May 26, 2008. 
    ___________________________________________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________