◎ 2008年人教版浙江省湖州市中考英语试题的第一部分试题
  • 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?
  • 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。
    1. What was Lucy doing when the accident happened?
    A. Having a lesson.
    B. Riding the motorbike.
    C. Walking near the park.
    2. What does Scott want to be when he grows up?
    A. An athlete.
    B. A teacher.
    C. A policeman.
    3. 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.
    4. How long has Mary been surfing on the net?
    A. 2 hours.
    B. 4 hours.
    C. 6 hours.
    5. What color does the woman like now?
    A. Red.
    B. Yellow.
    C. Green.
  • 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。

         Information Form
         Weather: 1_______
         Place I went to: 2_______
          Friend I met: 3_______
         Job of my friend: 4_______
          Thing I did: 5_______

    (     )1. A. Rainy        
    (     )2. A. A town       
    (     )3. A. Gina         
    (     )4. A. A tour guide 
    (     )5. A. Fishing    
    B. Cloudy             
    B. A city             
    B. Sandra             
    B. An English teacher   
    B. Shopping           
    C. Sunny       
    C. A farm      
    C. Susan                                    
    C. A sales girl                                                     
    C. Hiking      

  • — Hello! _____?
    — My name's Alice.

    [     ]

    A. How do you do
    B. How are you
    C. What's your name
    D. How old are you
  • — Excuse me, young man. Where is the park, please? 
    — It's across _____ the supermarket.

    [     ]

    A. in
    B. on
    C. from
    D. at
  • — Why do you like English, Alan? 
    — Because it's _____.

    [     ]

    A. boring
    B. interesting
    C. difficult
    D. cute
◎ 2008年人教版浙江省湖州市中考英语试题的第二部分试题
  • — Look! There's a food shop. 
    — Yes, we can buy some _____ in it.

    [     ]

    A. bread
    B. baseballs
    C. clothes
    D. books
  • — 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 "sorry" to her
  • — 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
  • — 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
  • The football match _____ I watched yesterday is fantastic!

    [     ]

    A. when
    B. that
    C. what
    D. who
  • — _____ 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
◎ 2008年人教版浙江省湖州市中考英语试题的第三部分试题
  • More than thousands of people _____ after the powerful earthquake happened in Wenchuan on May 12th.

    [     ]

    A. die
    B. dead
    C. were saved
    D. are saving
  • 完形填空。
         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,   1   he talked too much. In fact, sometimes the king could not stop talking.
         The wise man thought, "I must   2   the king talk less. But how?"
         There was a lake not   3   from the palace. A tortoise and two birds lived near the lake, and they were   4   
    good friends. One day, the birds said to the tortoise, "  5   are going to a beautiful mountain tomorrow.   6   you
    like to come with us?"
         The tortoise answered, "  7   can I go with you? I can't fly."
         "We can take you," the birds said. "Hold a stick in your mouth, and we'll carry the stick between us."
         "Thank you. You're very   8  , "said the exited tortoise.
         "Bite on (咬住) the stick,and don't   9  . If you open your mouth, you'll fall," the birds said.
         The next day, the king and the wise man saw the two  10  in the sky. "Look!" said the king. "Those birds
    are carrying  11 ! What is it?"
         The tortoise heard this and wanted to say. "I'm a tortoise! I'm flying!" He opened his mouth to say it, and
     12  the ground.
         "It's a dead tortoise!" said the  13 . "Why did it fall from the sky?"
         The wise man answered, "This talkative tortoise couldn't hold onto the stick  14  it couldn't keep its mouth
    shut. Great King, this shows us how bad it is to talk  15 ."
         The king said, "I understand you, my friend." And after that he became a wiser and less talkative king.
    (     )1. A. but     
    (     )2. A. hear    
    (     )3. A. in front
    (     )4. A. either  
    (     )5. A. You     
    (     )6. A. Should  
    (     )7. A. How     
    (     )8. A. polite  
    (     )9. A. jump    
    (     )10. A. Indians
    (     )11. A. nothing
    (     )12. A. fell to
    (     )13. A. king   
    (     )14. A. so     
    (     )15. A. a little
    B. and      
    B. help     
    B. far away 
    B. both     
    B. They     
    B. Would    
    B. What     
    B. lucky    
    B. fly      
    B. tortoises
    B. anything 
    B. flew over
    B. wise man   
    B. because  
    B. too much 
    C. or       
    C. watch    
    C. near     
    C. all      
    C. People   
    C. Could    
    C. When     
    C. happy    
    C. talk     
    C. birds    
    C. something    
    C. ran away 
    C. tortoise 
    C. whether  
    C. too many 
    D. so        
    D. see       
    D. behind    
    D. neither   
    D. We        
    D. Might     
    D. Where     
    D. kind      
    D. climb     
    D. friends   
    D. everything           
    D. walked on 
    D. birds     
    D. though    
    D. a bit     
  • 阅读理解。
         This is a very old story, but it teaches us something that is still true today.
         One day, a father said to his young son, "Come with me and I will show you something." The father got
    onto his donkey (毛驴) and told his son to walk behind him.
         On the road, some people pointed at the man and said, "Look at that man! Why doesn't he let the boy ride
    the donkey?" The man and the boy heard this, and so they changed places. The boy rode and the man walked.
         A few minutes later, they passed some other people. The people pointed and said, "Look at that boy! How
    can he ride while his old father walks?" So the man got onto the donkey with the boy.
         Then they passed some other people, who said, "That poor little donkey can't carry two people. They're
    much too heavy." So they got off the donkey and they both walked.
         They walked through a village, and people laughed at them, saying, "Look at those two fools! 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." So they
    carried the donkey, and all the people in the village laughed at them, saying, "Look! They're carrying the donkey!
    They're mad."
         Finally, they put the donkey down, and the man said to his son, "This is a lesson for you, my son. In this
    life, you can never please (使......满意) everyone."
    1. At first the father told his son to _____.
    A. walk behind him
    B. ride the donkey
    C. run quickly
    D. carry the donkey
    2. The first group of people thought that the boy _____.
    A. was mad
    B. should ride
    C. was lazy
    D. should walk
    3. When the father and the son both walked with the donkey, the people thought they were _____.
    A. fools
    B. clever
    C. tired
    D. heavy
    4. The father wanted to show that _____ can please everyone.
    A. donkeys
    B. he
    C. nobody
    D. his son
    5. This story _____.
    A. is about a boy and a donkey
    B. makes people sad
    C. is new
    D. teaches us a lesson
  • 阅读理解。
         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.
    1. The underlined word "changes" in Paragraph 2 means _____.
    A. becomes smaller
    B. gets more
    C. goes up and down
    D. stays the same
    2. The price of rice was the lowest in _____ last year.
    A. January
    B. April
    C. July
    D. November
    3. 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 November
    4. When could farmers probably guess the change in price during the year?
    A. Spring
    B. Summer
    C. Fall
    D. Winter
    5. Which is the best title (题目) of the reading?
    A. Seasons
    B. Changing in Price of Rice
    C. Months
    D. Buying and Selling
  • 阅读理解。
         The sign on the bridge says, "Danger! Low bridge." But the driver of the van (货车) did not see the sign.
    So he drove the van under the bridge. There was a terrible noise, and the van suddenly stopped.
         The driver tried to go back, but he could not move the van. Some men tried to help him. They pushed and
    pushed, but they could not move the van back.
         The driver telephoned a garage. And a few minutes later, a truck arrived from the garage. The man from
    the truck tied the van to the truck. Then he tried to pull the van out. The truck pulled and the men pushed, but
    the van did not move.
         The men were tired and stopped pushing. Other people were angry because they could not move their cars.
    Nobody knew what to do. Then a little girl pulled the truck driver's arm and said something.
         The truck driver did not listen, but the girl pulled his arm again. This time the truck driver listened, and the
    little girl said something in his ear. The truck driver smiled. And two minutes later, the van was out. What did
    the little girl say?
                                                          
    1. The van driver _____ before the van hit the bridge.
    A. drove on the bridge
    B. didn't see the sign
    C. made a terrible noise
    D. phoned the garage
    2. The truck and the men _____ the van.
    A. pushed
    B. could not move
    C. tried to drive
    D. pulled 
    3. People in cars _____ at that time.
    A. were tired
    B. thought of a new idea
    C. were angry
    D. stopped pushing
    4. The little girl's idea must be _____.
    A. helpful
    B. not good
    C. very funny
    D. not useful
    5. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
    A. The truck driver had a good idea
    B. The van wasn't out at last
    C. Children's ideas are always good
    D. It's important to find a good way to get out of trouble
  • 任务型阅读。用下面方框中的单词完成短文最后一段。请将所代表单词的字母A-E填入相应位置。

    A. and       B. wheels       C. air       D. easily       E. smiled

         The sign on the bridge says, "Danger! Low bridge." But the driver of the van (货车) did not see the sign.
    So he drove the van under the bridge. There was a terrible noise, and the van suddenly stopped.
         The driver tried to go back, but he could not move the van. Some men tried to help him. They pushed and
    pushed, but they could not move the van back.
         The driver telephoned a garage. And a few minutes later, a truck arrived from the garage. The man from
    the truck tied the van to the truck. Then he tried to pull the van out. The truck pulled and the men pushed, but
    the van did not move.
         The men were tired and stopped pushing. Other people were angry because they could not move their cars. Nobody knew what to do. Then a little girl pulled the truck driver's arm and said something.
         The truck driver did not listen, but the girl pulled his arm again. This time the truck driver listened, and the
    little girl said something in his ear. The truck driver smiled. And two minutes later, the van was out. What did
    the little girl say?
         The little girl said to the truck driver, "Let the air out of the 1______, then the van will be lower." The truck
    driver 2______. He went to the van 3______ pressed (压) the valves (气阀) on the van's wheels. The 4______
    came out, and the van came down. Then the driver drove the van out 5______.
  • 书面表达。
         第二十九届奥运会将于2008年8月8日在北京举行,假如你是一名奥运志愿者,
    请根据下表信息用英语完成一则海报,向外国朋友简要介绍北京(海报部分内容
    已给出,不记入词数)。
    An old city A new city
    Tian' an Men Square the National Stadium 国家体育场(鸟巢)
    the Great Wall the National Grand Theatre 国家大剧院
    Beijing Opera, Hutong   the National Aquatics Center 国家游泳中心 (水立方)
    …… ……
    注意:1. 词数:80左右;  
              2. 海报尽可能包括表中信息,但可以适当发挥。
                   Welcome to Beijing 
         An old city: Beijing is one of the world's oldest cities. ____________________________________________
    __________________________________________________________________________________________
         A new city: The city also has many new great buildings. __________________________________________
    ___________________________________________________________________________________________