2008中考英语押题卷一　　

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共12页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。　　

注意事项：　　

1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型(A)填涂在答题卡上，并在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和 “座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号，将相应的试室号、座位号信息点涂黑。　　

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。　　

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。　　

4．考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。　　

第一卷(三部分，共115分)　　

第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分30分)　　

    做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有荫分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 　　

第一节(共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分)

    听下面6段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第1段材料，回答1-2题。

1. What is the woman doing?

    A. Asking for permission.    B. Offering an invitation.      C. Giving help.

2. What day have they agreed on?

    A. Friday.                B. Monday.              C. Wednesday.

听第2段材料，回答第3-4题。

3. What can visitors see every day during the festival?

    A. Plays.                 B. Films.                C. Paintings.

4. Where will the concerts of Irish music take place?

    A. At the exhibition.        B. In the Town Hall.       C. In the theatre.

听第3段材料，回答第5-7题。

5. What is the man doing?

    A. Planning how' to save money.    

    B. Working out how much he spends a month.

    C. Explaining why his money runs out quickly.

6. How much does the man pay' for books every month?

    A. About ~50.                B. About ~28.                C. About ~ 30.

7. What does tile man spend most of his money on?

    A. Transport.                  B. Books.                        C. Food.

听第4段材料，回答第8-9题。

8. Where does the pollution probably come from?

    A. The village.             B. The valley.                    C. The forest.

9. Where is the village?

    A. In the valley.                  B. Above the forest.           C. On top of the mountain.

听第5段材料，回答第10-12题。

10. What does Anna want her father to do?

      A. To collect her from the party.   

       B. To attend the party with her. 

       C. To drive her to the party.

11. Whose birthday party is it?

      A. Mary's.                       B. Jane's.                     C. Tom's.

12. What's Jane's father going to do?

      A. To arrange for the ride.  B. To see Jane at the party.   C. To bring Anna back home.

听第6段材料，回答第13-15题。

13. When can the children play the sports of their choices?

      A. In the afternoon.                                                  B. In the morning.         C. At noon.

14. What do we learn about the camp activities?

    A. Ten sports for the week.    

    B. T-shirts for most sports.    

    C. Lunch from 12:15 to 1:45.

15. Who might be the speaker?

    A. One of the group leaders.    

    B. The organizer d the camp.   

    C. The teacher of the students.

第二节(共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分)

    听下面1段独白。请根据题目要求，从所给的内容中获取必要的信息，填入答题卡标号为16—20的空格中。录音读两遍，你有90秒钟的作答时间。

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)　　

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

21. I can't           what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.

    A. draw out           B. look out            C. figure out          D. work out

22. — Yes, I have known it already!

    — I was conscious            his unfriendliness.

    A. for             B. with             C. at                                       D. of

23. — How was Robert's cooking?

    — Oh, pretty good. I was quite             .

    A. admired           B. interested        C. impressed       D. inspired

24.            more to be pitied than blamed.

    A. Uneducated are                                  B. Uneducated is    

    C. The uneducated are                             D. The uneducated is

25. — Tile cake is delicious.

    — Well, at least it's           the one I baked last week.

    A. as worse as                                   B. no worse than     

    C. no better than                                  D. not better as

26. Our holidays were mined by the weather;             have stayed at home!

    A. it may be as well                              B. it was just as well we

    C. we might just as well                           D. we might do as well as we

27. — Alice is visiting her mother today.

    — In that case,            you have dinner with us tonight?

    A. will                B. can              C. won't             D. can't

28. — Bob must be very wealthy.

    — Yes, he _______ more in one day than I do in a week.

    A. cams             B. had earned         C. has been earned  D. has earnings

29. It displeases my parents when Richard and I stay out late at night. My parents don't approve ____.

    A. of Richard and me staying out late at night   

    B. of me and Richard staying out late at night

    C. to Richard's and my staying out late at night  

    D. when Richard and nm stay out !ate at night

30. Be what you axe, give what you can, and the rest of the time

    A. you can mind your own business        B. please mind your own business

    C. you will mind your own business       D. mind your own business

31. — Shall we eat here?

    — No, I don't like to cat at this restaurant, for the waiter gave me _______.

    A. a rare cooking steak                            B. a steak rarely cooked

    C. a steak rarely cooking                          D. a rare-cooked steak

32. _______, where we can stay for a week.

    A. Next is another hotel to it                    B. Next to it another hotel is

    C. Next to it is another hotel             D. it is next to another hotel is

33. That was not the first time he ______ us. I think it's high time we _______ strong actions against him.

    A. betrayed (背叛), take                          B. had betrayed, took  

    C. has betrayed, took                               D. has betrayed, take

34. Once ______, the clock will a month and keep good time.

    A. start                B. started           C. to start           D. starting

35. － Does Alan like hamburgers?

    － Yes, very much _____ that he eats that almost every day.

    A. for              B. as                C. to                D. so

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)

    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

     What makes a child speak a language has long been a puzzle to linguists (语言学家).   36 speaking, there are two schools of linguists, both of  37   try to explain  　38   a　 child picks up a language so easily. The fact that a child picks up a language   39   is surprising: at one year old, a child is able to   40  "bye-bye"; at two, he is able to use fifty words; by three he begins to  41   tenses. The famous American linguist Noam Chomsky  42   that human beings have a sort of built-in system for language use, and that the  43   is only secondary. Children are not taught language  44   they are taught arithmetic. Other linguists,   45  , hold the view that a child learns  46   of his language from the hints in the environment.   47  , theorists of both schools   48   that there is a biological basis for language and language use. The   49   is which is more important, the inner ability or the environment. This is certainly a field  50   to be explored. Researchers from both schools are busy finding evidence to   51   their own theory, but   52   side is persuading the other. It seems that in order to   53   why a child learns a language so easily, we have to   54   the joint efforts of both schools. Some linguists, like De Villiers, have recognized the value of cooperation, and  55  linguists of both sides to work together.

36. A. Surprisingly        B. Personally         C. Properly        D. Roughly

37. A. them            B. who             C. whom          D. which

38. A. that             B. when            C why            D. how

39. A. independently       B. naturally          C. without help     D. with ease

40. A. speak            B. say                                             C. wave           D. respond

41. A. master                                           B. study           C. have             D. get

42. A. doubts            B. believes         C. realizes         D. criticizes

43. A. help              B. teacher           C. environment      D. hint

44. A. as                B. for              C. when                                    D. though

45. A. in particular        B. as a result       C. however        D. therefore

46. A. a little             B. some             C. nothing           D. most

47. A. Before            B. From now on    C. Just now                                 D. By now

48. A. suspect          B. disagree          C. agree           D. realize

49. A. case              B. quarrel           C. problem                                  D. question

50. A. waiting          B. planning          C. never                                    D. unlikely

51. A. provide          B. create            C. supply          D. support

52. A. not a            B. one                      C. neither             D. either

53. A. find out           B. rule put'         C. search for       D. look for

54. A. get rid of                                         B. trust in           C. rely on           D. persist in

55. A. ordered          B. criticized        C. challenged        D. urged

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

    阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A，B，C，D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The human body has developed its millions of nerves to be highly aware of what goes on both inside and outside of it. This helps us to adjust to the outside world. Without our nerves and our brain, which is a system of nerves, we couldn't know what's happening. But we pay for our sensitivity. We can feel pain when the slightest thing is wrong with any part of our body. The history of torture (折磨) is based on the human body being open to pain.

But there is a way to handle pain. kook at the Indian fakir (苦行僧) who sits on a bed of nails. Fakirs can put a needle right through an arm, and feel no pain. This ability that some humans have developed to handle pain should give us ideas about how the mind can deal with pain.

The big thing in withstanding pain is our attitude towards it. ff the dentist says, "This will hurt a little," it helps us to accept the pain. By staying relaxed, and by treating the pain as an interesting sensation, we can handle the pain without falling apart. After all, although pain is unpleasant sensation, it is still a sensation, and sensations are the stuff of life.

56. What does the writer mean by saying "we pay for our sensitivity'" in the first paragraph?

    A. We have to take care of our sense of' pain.     

    B. We suffer from our sense of feeling.

    C. We should try hard to resist pain.     

    D. We are hurt when we feel pain.

57. When the author mentions' file Indian fakir, he shows that _________.

    A. fakirs possess magic power                 

    B. Indians are not afraid of pain

    C. people can learn to cope with pain          

    D. some people are born without a sense of pain

58. What is essential for people to stand pain according to the writer?

    A. Their relaxation.                                  B. Their interest.     

    C. Their nerves.                                      D. Their attitude.

59. The author believes that _________.

    A. feeling pain is part of our life            B. pain should be avoided at all costs

    C. feeling pain can be an interesting thing  D. magic power is essential for reducing pain

B

The eight airlines of the Oneworld alliance (联盟) have joined forces to give world travelers a simple way to plan and book a round-the-world journey. It's called the Oneworld Explorer program.

Oneworld Explorer is the perfect solution for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday or an extended business trip. It's a great way for you to explore the four corners of the earth in the safe hands of the eight Oneworld airlines.

You can have hundreds of destinations to choose from, because the Oneworld network covers the globe. And as you travel around the world, you'll have the support of 260,000 people from all our airlines, who are devoted to the success of ),our journey, helping you make smooth transfers and offering support all along the way.

The Oneworld goal is to make global travel easier and more rewarding for every one of our travelers. We try our best to make you feel at home, no matter how far from home your journey may take you.

We can offer travelers benefits on a scale beyond the reach of our individual networks. You'll find more people and more information to guide you at every stage of your trip, making transfers smoother and global travel less of a challenge.

60. The Oneworld Explorer program is said to be most suitable for those who _____.

    A. have been to the four comers of the earth

    B. travel around the world on business

    C. want to explore the eight airlines           

    D. need support all along the way

61. The advantage of the alliance lies in ________.

    A. its detailed travel information              B. its unique booking system

    C. its longest business flights            D. its global service network

62. We can learn from the last paragraph that Oneworld __________.

    A. offers the lowest prices to its passengers

    B. keeps passengers better informed of its operations

    C. offers better services than any of its member airlines alone

    D. is intended to make round-the-world trips more challenging

63. The propose of the advertisement is to ___________.

    A. promote a special flight program        B. recommend a long business trip

    C. describe an alliance flight             D. introduce different airlines

C

I recently wrote an autobiography in which I recalled many old memories. One of them was from my school day's, when our ninth grade teacher, Miss Raber, would pick out words from the Reader's Digest to test our vocabulary.

Today, more than 45 years later, I always check out "It pays to Enrich your Word Power" first when the Digest comes each month. I am impressed with that idea, word power. Reader's Digest knows the power that words have to move people — to entertain, inform, and inspire. The Digest editors know that the big word isn't always the best word. Take just one example, a Quotable Quote from the February 1985 issue: "Time is a playful thing. It slips quickly and drinks the day like a bowl of milk."

Seventeen words, only two of them more than one syllable, yet how much they convey! That's usually how it is with Reader's Digest. Small and simple can be profound.

As chairman of a foundation to restore the Statue of Liberty, I've been making a lot of speeches lately. I try to keep them fairly short. I use small but vivid words: words like "hope", "guts", "faith", "dreams". Those am words that move people and say' so much about the spirit of 　　America　　.

    Don't get me wrong. I'm not against using big words, when it is right to do so, but I have also learned that a small word can work a small miracle — if it's the right word, in the right place, at the right time. It's a "secret" that I hope I never forget.

64. The passage is mainly about _______.

    A. one of the many old memories           B. using simple words to express profound ideas

    C. Reader's Digest and school speeches                                   D. how to make effective speeches

65. It seems that Reader's Digest is a magazine popular with _________.

    A. people of all ages                                B. teenagers     

    C. school teachers                                                                  D. elderly readers

66. The author's "secret" is _________.

    A. to avoid using big words at any time   

    B. to use words that have the power to move people

    C. to work a miracle by using a small word   

    D. to use small and simple words where possible

67. According to the author, well-chosen words can give people ________.

    A. hope, courage, and ideas              

    B. confidence, determination, and strength

    C. pleasure, knowledge, and encouragement     

    D. entertainment, information, and power

D

There are two kinds of memory: short-mm and long-term. Information in long-term memory can be remembered at a later time when it is needed. The information may be kept for days or weeks. However, information in short-term memory is kept for only a few seconds, usually by repeating the information over and over. The following experiment shows how short-term memory has been studied.

Henning studied how students who are learning English as a second language remember vocabulary. The subjects in his experiment were 75 college students. They represented all levels of ability in English: beginning, intermediate