2011年广东省河源市中考英语试卷

An old man has spent all his life in a small village which is far from the city. One day, someone told him some interesting things about the city. He was so amazed at it that he decided to visit it. Everything was new and strange to him. The old man got excited and visited a lot of interesting places. Then he went into a large tall building and saw a lift. He didn’t know what it was used for. As he was watching it, an old woman got into the lift and the door closed behind her. After a few minutes, the door opened and a very beautiful young girl came out. The old man was very surprised. “What an interesting little room!” he said to himself, “Terrific, it can change an old woman into a young girl. I will be here with my wife next time.”
Fill in each blank according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.
From the passage, we know that the old man went to the city for the __________ time. He was very excited and surprised at what he saw. He didn’t know what the lift __________. One day, he saw that an old woman __________ the lift, then after a while a very beautiful girl came out, he decided to __________ his wife here and __________ her beautiful and young the next time.

Many famous people had dreams when they were young. They often worked hard to make their dreams come true.
When I was only 13 years old, I first thought about what I should do in the future. I used to dream about being a basketball player, a soccer player, or a baseball player. However, I gave up these dreams because I was too short. Then I thought about going into music, so I bought a guitar. But I couldn’t play it very well. Then I had to give up my dream again. After that I thought about being a reporter and I worked really hard at it. At the age of 25, my dream came true and I became a reporter.
Finally, I learned the truth about making dreams come true. I should never give up and I must work hard.
Answer the questions according to the passage.
How old was the writer when he first had a dream?
Why did he give up being a basketball player?
How many dreams did he give up?
Did his dream come true at last?
What can you learn from this passage?

今天是2011年6月5日，你是九年级（6）班的林浩，在学校操场拾到了一个钱包，里面有100元现金和一部手机。请根据以上提示，用英语写一则招领启事。
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话题作文：2011年3月11日，日本发生了里氏9.0级地震，整个日本东北部地区受灾严重。假如你是一名叫李刚的学生，请给日本的中学生写一封信，表示对他们的关心，并鼓励他们要勇于战胜困难，树立信心，努力学习，迎接更加美好的明天。

图示作文：这是刘明上周日在公园发生的事情，请根据图片内容写一篇文章。

提示词： run after a goat ;  get lost
作文要求：1、话题作文或图示作文任选其一。
2、要求字迹工整，语法正确，意思连贯，合乎逻辑，可适当发挥。
3、话题作文字数要求为80----100 词；图示作文字数要求为80词左右。
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Boys and gills, feeling peaceful is the first step to become      in the exam. So please take a deep breath and calm down.
A. runners  B. winners  C. players

— The CCTV reported that Premier Wen Jiahao played basketball with some students on Children' Day.
—           ! And Premier Wen always encourages us to study hard and do more sports.
A. What amazing news      B. How amazing news          C. What an amazing news

Take time lo relax by listening to music, reading a book or just spending some time alone.
Relaxing allows you            to your students with more energy.
A. return               B. to return       C. returning

Li Na has won the championship in France Tennis Open. All the Asians        her challenging sprint and excellent English.
A. are proud of B. take care of   C. get along with

I Believe I Can Fly is a nice song by R. Kelly. This song tells us that believing in          is very important.
A. themselves  B. ourselves     C. itself

—I called you at 6 o'clock yesterday evening, but nobody answered.
— I'm sorry. I          my friend download the movie Kung Fu PandaⅡwhen the telephone rang,
A. would help     B. helped    C. was helping

Each of us has __    _life goals, which will guide us to a bridge future. Without life goals, we may waste our lifetime.
A. a little B. few  C. a few

In order to speak English better, we   _   be afraid of losing face. Because the most important thing is to practice. Remember, practice makes perfect.
A. should   B. shouldn't   C. have to

"Get new knowledge by reviewing the old" is a famous saying by Confucius(孔子). He was a great thinker        words still have a great effect on millions of people around the world today.
A. who  B. who's   C. whose

— Excuse me, I want to go to the 21st National Book Expo (世博会). Could you tell me______?
— Sure. It is at No. 3 Changjiang Road in Harbin.
A. where it is B. where it was C. where is it

As we all know, planting trees is good for the environment. Our class will go to the Sun Island tomorrow. As soon as we      there, we’ll begin to plant trees.
A. arrived  B. arrive   C. will arrive

English people can't give up hamburgers or fried chicken because they’re delicious. However, the French are changing. They aren't interested in          food like before.
A. fast B. healthy  C. natural

New Rules and Behavior Standards(行为规范) for middle school students has come out.
As a student, you’re supposed to ________ according to it.
①tell the truth
②fight against your classmates often
③be open to new idea
④protect yourself
⑤cheat in the exam
A. ①②④   B. ①③⑤    C. ①③④

David and James are going to watch the basketball game. Between HOUSTON ROCKETS and PHOENIX SUNS. They just have＄25. From the poster, we know they can buy two      tickets.

A. red  B. green   C. blue

Which word of the following doesn't have the same stress as the others?
A. Spanish     B. Accept    C. Repeat

Have you ever complained (抱怨) why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes  36 dark to you? Are your lessons sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and  37  all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiling to you.
On a sunny morning, you plan to have a walk to relax yourself. Just before you go out, it   38 starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start to complain about the weather. But dear friends, why  39  sit down and listen to the free concert that the nature brings you? And with the timely rain, crops(庄稼) in the fields will grow better and farmers will have a good harvest (收成).
  40   everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, life isn’t a bed of roses. It’s very common to meet difficulties on the way to success.  41   difficulty isn't terrible. The real terrible thing is that we are afraid of it. Difficulty is 42  a spring (弹簧). If you are   43   , it will be strong. So when you meet difficulties, don't give up. Instead, you should face them with a smile.
Attitude   44   everything. With an optimistic (乐观的) attitude, life is easy and 45 _. If you want to be happy, try to remember these five easy rules. Free your heart from hate; Free your mind from worries; Live an easy life; Give more; Expect less. The quickest way to receive happiness is to smile, the fastest way to lose it is to complain.
A. seem    B. seems  C. seemed
A. cry   B. smile   C. complain
A. suddenly    B. finally   C. hardly
A. don't   B. not   C. didn’t
A. But B. For    C. Although
A. In fact    B. From early on   C. For example
A. unlike B. likes    C. like
A. powerful   B. weak   C. confident
A. decides   B. deciding   C. to decide
A. please  B. pleased     C. pleasant

Venice is an attractive city in Italy. Tourists throughout the world love traveling to Venice. But sometimes you’ll have such strange experiences. One moment you walk across the Rialto Bridge, and there’s nothing special. Unfortunately, when you come back to the bridge an hour later, it’s underwater and everyone’s wearing rain boots.
That’s just the way it has always been, which may be considered seriously by Italian government. Before the sea comes to Venice, the government has decided to build the MOSE gates. Actually(实际上), there were many kinds of gates that were built to stop the floods, but all the gates were just built on the ground. Besides, the flooding was becoming worse. Industrial(工业的)factories built nearby on the mainland also made the condition get worse, causing the city to sink about 0.75 feet in the 20th century.
So the Italian government asked some of Italy’s biggest construction and engineering companies to build the MOST project, which was planned to be built under the sea water to stop floods. Now the government are using 3 000 people and expect to spend nearly five billion euros(欧元) on it. The MOSE gates are being built at the inlets(海湾).Each MOST gate is 197 feet long ,28.5 to 37 feel tall, and weight up to 22 tons. It’s nearly the size of a 20-story building. Before the gates are in use, under the sea full of water. When the flood comes, the water in the gates will be poured out, and then the gates will be filled with air. So the gates can go up with the sea water. Once they’re in the right place, they will stop the sea water pouring into Venice. These gates will be able to deal with floods up to 10feet,and as long as the sea level(平面)rises no more than two feet in the next 100 years, the MOSE will work as expected.
The MOSE project is now two-thirds done. The head engineer, Giovanni Cecconi, said, “This is a war. During the war, it’s not important that you win. It’s important that you’re alive. We’ve alive.” Anyway, this project is saving Venice from falling.
根据短文内容选择最佳答案。
The underlined word “construction” in the passage means “_______”in Chinese.
A.建筑  B. 农业  C. 交通
Before building the MOSE gates, the Italian government _______ to stop the floods.
A. never built gates on the ground
B. built many kinds of gates on the ground
C. built some gates which were under the ground
When the flood comes, _______ can describe the working steps of the MOSE gates.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The Italian government ate using 3000 people and expect to spend nearly five billion dollars on the MOSE.
B. The MOSE project is half done now.
C. Each MOSE gate is 197 feet long, 28.5 to 37 feet tall, and weighs up to 22 tons.
The best title for this passage should be _______.
A. The Journey to Venice
B. The MOSE Project in Venice
C. Several Kinds of Floods in Venice

根据表格所提供的信息选择最佳答案。
As one of the largest museums in the world, British Museum is in _______.
A. Beijing  B. London  C. New York
New York Museum is America’s largest museum on American _______.
A. buildings  B. collections  C. history
The Palace Museum, which is in the center of Beijing, is also called “Forbidden City(紫禁城)”in China. It lies in _______.
A. Chang’an Street  B. New Oxford Street  C. Chestnut Street
According to the form, if you want to see ancient Chinese collections, you can visit _______ at most.
A. one museum  B. two museums  C. three museums
Which of the following is TRUE according to the information above?
A. Each ticket for the Palace Museum costs the same in the whole year.
B. You don’t have to pay for tickets if you visit New York Museum on Monday.
C. British Museum lies in Chestnut Street, London.

A principal decided to honor the teachers in his school to show his appreciation(感激)for their hard work. He told them how they made a difference in their jobs. Then he gave each of them a blue ribbon(缎带)that read, “Who I Am Makes a Difference.”
One of the teachers wanted to take this idea into her students. One day the teacher noticed that a boy in her class was unhappy. She went to him and asked him the reason. The boy told her that his father had been worrying about the job and often punished him for some little things. Hearing what he said, the teacher decided to give him the ribbon to cheer him up. She said, “Dear boy, what your father has done doesn’t mean the lack(缺少)of love for you. He needs your understanding. You’ve been a kind boy. Here’s a ribbon for you. Would you like to take this ribbon and pass it on? Let’s keep this ceremony going and find out how it affects people.”
That night the boy sat beside his father and said, “Dad, today my teacher gave me a blue ribbon for being kind and asked me to find somebody else to honor. I’d like to give the ribbon to you. I want to let you know how deeply I admire you and how much you mean to me. I love you!”
根据短文内容判断正、误。
（注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”）
All the teachers took the principal’s idea into their students.
The teacher gave the ribbon to the boy because she wanted to cheer him up.
With the teacher’s help, the boy showed his admiration and love for his father.
The father wasn’t surprised or moved at all when he received the ribbon from his son.
From the passage, we know only encouragement brought the father’s confidence back.

根据图示所提供的信息选择最佳答案：
The city of Miramichi is in the _______ part of New Brunswick.
A. eastern  B. southern   C. western
The map shows there are _______ cities that have both harbors and airports in New Brunswick.
A. three   B. six   C. nine
From the map, the  distance from Boston to Bathurst is _______ that from Boston to Saint John.
A. shorter than  B. longer than  C. as long as
New Brunswick is in _______ according to the information above.
A. the USA  B. Brazil  C. Canada
Which of the following is NOT true according to the map above?
A. There is only one transportation style in New Brunswick.
B. If you travel from Moncton to Edmundston, you can go there by plane.
C. Washington D. C. is to the south of Ottawa.

任务型阅读（本题共10分，每空1分）
先阅读（A）、（B ）两篇短文，然后根据题目要求及所给语境完成下列四项任务。
（A）

Do you often say the magical words “Thank you”? I certainly do in my daily life when I  66 with others. But some people aren’t  67 to saying “ Thank you” after they have got help from others. They think an easy “Thank you” doesn’t really matter. However, it’s very important. You may have many choices to express your grateful feelings. But  68  , you should learn to say “Thank you ” first. No matter how nicely we dress, how beautifully we decorate our homes, how exciting our dinner  69  are, we can’t be popular without good manners(礼貌). I think of them as a kind of hidden beauty secret. Haven’t you noticed that the kindest people keep  70  more beautiful? The habit of saying “Thank you” can make us feel good and become polite to everyone else around us.
(B)
An English dictionary is the most important thing when you learn English. Successful English learners always use their dictionaries in order to learn new words. In this way, they will know how to use a word after reading its English examples. By doing so, they can think in English. A dictionary plays an important part in both your English speaking and your English writing. Recently, e-dictionaries have become more and more popular. There are many advantages in using them. For example, they are easy to carry and quick to use. Also, there are a large number of words with real-voice pronunciation. Whenever you want to know a new word, take an e-dictionary out of your pocket, and then you’ll find a satisfying answer.
任务1：用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文章通顺、连贯、合理。（每空一词，每词限用一次）
_______ ______________ _______ _______
任务2：根据英文释义及首字母提示，拼写单词。
n _______ a word that shows how many
p _______ liked by many people
任务3：同义句转换，每空一词。
Successful English learners always use their dictionaries in order to learn new words.
Successful English learners always use their dictionaries ______________ they can learn new words.
任务4：根据短文内容简答问题。
What is the most important thing when you learn English?
________________________________________________.

交际应用
从A－G选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项补全对话。（选项中有两项是多余的）
A: Hello, Xiao Hong!

 
B: Hello!
A: You look a little upset.   76   .
B: Yes. It’s just my mom. She always nags(唠叨)me.
A: Really? What does your mother nag you about?
B:  77  “ Get up now... Everything must be in place... Don’t forget your piano lesson...”
A: Well, all the mothers like saying these words to their children.
B: Also, I’m fond of pop music.  78 We don’t have the same interest in many things.
A:  79  But I should say she nags you because she cares about you. You’re lucky to have such a good mother.
B: I agree with you.   80  .
A: That’s right. Understanding is important. If your mom knows that everything is fine, she will never nag.
_______ _______ _______ ______________

Miss Liu wants to lose weight.She just has _______ cup of milk for ________ breakfast every day.

—Has Mary been back?
—Not yet.She will come back ________ the evening of June _______.

_______ Tom _______ Peter are fond of watching TV.

—Excuse me.Could you please tell me __________?
—Sure.There’s a bookstore on River Road.

He _______ all his money _______ to charity after he died.

—Mom,Bill is coming to dinner this evening.
—OK.Let’s give him ________ to eat.
A.anything different                   B.different anything
C.something different                  C.different something

I hate those ________ don’t help others when they are in trouble.

By the time I got to the cinema,the movie _______ for ten minutes.

The boss made him work 14 hours a day.That means,he _______ work 14 hours a day.

—Would you mind opening the window?
—________.It’s very hot and wet in the room.

Let’s go to the cinema to see a film,__________?

—Peter,_______ do you visit your grandparents?
—Twice a month.

—________ I watch TV now,Mom?
—No.It’s too late ,and you ______ go to bed.

The number of teachers in our school _______ greatly increased last term.A number of teachers in this school ______from the countryside.

—_______ delicious beef!
—Well.You can eat more if you like it.

Remember ________ the book to the library when you finish _______ it.
A.to return;to read               B.returning;reading
C.to return;reading              C.returning;to read

You can see _______ if you go out at night.

—Why are you in such a hurry,Mike?
—There _______ an NBA basketball game in ten minutes.

_______ there were only five soldiers left at the front,______ they went on fighting.

—My mother likes reading.
—__________.

When I was young,I liked to play jokes on people I knew,especially on my parents and friedns.One day my mother was   46   and I was playing with my younger brother Tony.
Suddenly I ran to my mother and said,“Tony fell from the open window!”She was very   47   and ran out of the kitchen.Then I said,“Don’t worry,I’m just   48  .”And my mother shouted at me,“If you do it   49  ,I’ll hit you.”
One day I went swimming with my   50  in the sea.I wanted to play a joke on them.In the beginning,I went swimming   51  ,and I called out,“Help!”All my friends came to help me,only to   52   that I was joking.But the next time I wasn’t joking.I was so   53   that I swam in deep water. I tried my best to call my frineds for help,but this time nobody came to help me.
  54  ,They found I was telling the truth.They came and saved my life.They took me to the hospital.This is the best   55  in my life.From then on,I haven’t joked on anyone.

A．writing B．sleeping C．cooking D．running

A．angry B．worried C．sorry D．excited

A．smiling B．saying C．playing D．joking

A．now B．then C．again D．once

A．friends B．classmates C．brothers D．parents

A．fast B．slowly C．well D．alone

A．find B．understand C．say D．think

A．careful B．careless C．fast D．slow

A．In the end B．At first C．Since then D．At that time

A．time B．sport C．lesson D．day

The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of September 2,1666.In four days it destroyed more than three quarters of the old city,where most of those houses were built out of wood and close together.One hundred thousand people became homeless but only few lost their lives.The fire started on Sunday moring.By eight o’clock three hundred houses were on fire.On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames.Tuesday was the worst day.The fire destroyed many well–known buildings.
The fire stopped only when the king finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path(路线) of the fire.With nothing left to burn,the fire became weak and finally died out.
What day die the Great Fire happen in London?

The Great Fire of London destroyed more than ________ of the old city.

What were most of the houses made of?

Finally,the fire was out because there wasn’t ________ left to burn it ________.

How long did the fire last?

Emma and Hannah are 13–year–old school girls from Minnesota,USA.They are good at making new thing s and both of them are also good at sales.They are selling charms(小装饰物) made out of bottle caps.
The girls came up with the idea last summer when they saw charms were popular with kids.
They talked with their parents about the idea.Since then they have sold enough charms to buy a bike for Hannah.
The girls collect bottle caps and then clean them.They find some interesting pictures on the Internet or on paper,and then glue them onto the inside of the caps.There are different kinds of pictures,“Peace signs are popular with girls,and single–letter charms are popular with boys whose names start with those letters,”Emma and Hannah said.
Now,charms can be found everywhere at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan.“Students put charms on purses,backpacks ,and their lunchboxes,”said Emma.Emma and Hannah also have a shop on the Internet.They hope they can sell their charms to more kids.They’re thinking about selling their charms at the Eagan Market Festival next summer.
Their business is not only for getting money.At their Valentine’s sale,20%of the income( 收入) went to charity.
What are Emma and Hannah?

When did the girls begin to sell the charms?

Which of the following may NOT be on the charms?

What do Emma and Hannah hope to do now?
A.They hope to become rich people.      B.They hope to give money to charity.
C.They hope to sell more charms.        C.They hope to sell charms in every school.
Which of th following is TRUE?

配对阅读。阅读左栏五则个人的相关信息，然后根据他们的需要在右栏A—G中找出与他们匹配的信息，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。(有两个多余项)

Kate likes to buy a house to live with her family in Guangming Road.Which message is she interested in? Michael wants to go to the hospital.Which information is he interested in? Ivy wants to have a pen pal in China.Which message will draw her attention? Molly wants to learn French.Which message will interest her? John loves animals.Which information will Draw his attention?

A．Do you like children?Can you help children with their homework?We need teachers here. Please call Allan at 020-88115278. B．Go down Renming Road.The hospital is on your right.It’s between the bank and the park. C．If you want to see our cars here,come at 10:00 on Monday morning.We are waiting for you. D．Do you like animals?We have all kinds of animals here.Come and see for yourself. E.Do you want to learn English?Do you want to learn Chinese?Do you want to learn Japanese?We have very good language teachers here.Come and have a look. F.Heool,my name is Chen Lina.I am Chinese.I want to have a pen pal. G.I need to go to the United States for my further study.Anyone who interested in my house in Guangming Road can call me at 13938705671.

阅读下面短文，并借助上下文和插图补充所缺信息。每个空格只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。请将答案填写在答题卡相应题目的答题位置上。

Last Sunday,my classmates and I went to Guishan Hill for a picnic.The______ was fine and all of us were excited and happy.We went there by _______ with fruit,eggs,meat,
vegetables,cookers and some other things.
About an hour later,we _______ at the foot of the hill.There was s big lake and many green trees.Birds were singing songs.How wonderful they were!At noon all of us were busy preparing _________ the picnic.Some of us were getting the water,some were cooking,and_________ were putting a big cloth on the grass.At one o’clock in the afternoon,the lunch was
________.
After lunch,we ________ a great time singing,dancing,drinking and talking._______ three 0’clock,we began to climb the hill.The hill was quite high,but we all tried to ________ to the top of it.On the ________ of the hill,we felt that we were much closer to the sky,and we saw the flying birds more clearly.

请阅读下面有关希望工程帮助失学儿童的报道，根据所提供的信息，完成信息卡。
Almost every child in cities has the chance to go to school,but not all children in the countryside are so luckly.
There is a girl called Xiao Juan.She is ten years old and lives in a small village.When she was seven,she wanted to go to school.But she could not,because her family was too poor to afford the school fees(学费) for her,so her parents had to keep her at home.Instead of studying,Xiao Juan
looked after her brother and worked in the fields every day.Then Hope Project heard about Xiao Juan.It agreed to help Xiao Juan to go to school.Her wish of study came true,and now she is studying in a school.
Unluckily,there are many thousands of children who can not go to school.You can join in Hope Project and help these chilren.You know all the good work needs money.Hope Project needs yor help.
If you give Hope Project ￥300 each year,it can pay for one child to go school for a whole year.With more money,Hope Project can build new schools,buy good desks,chairs,blackboards and books.Let’s help the children together and give them a chance to have a good start in life.
Information Card

The girl’s name	____________.
Her age	____________.
The place where she lives	In a____________.
The reason she couldn’t go to school	Her parents couldn’t afford ___________.
Who helped the girl to go to school?	____________.

从2006年起，我国政府(govemment)让所有儿童都有机会免费入学，但很多乡村的儿童学习条件还很艰苦。假设你叫Sam,请给你们学校的学生会(Student Union)写一封信，提一些建议。
要求语方通顺，建议合理，80词左右。（开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；卷面整洁，书写工整）内容包括：
1.       阅读短文后，谈谈你的感想；
2.       建议学生会组织同学们为当地一所乡村小学筹款，增添图书和教学设备；
3.       希望乡村的孩子们能受到很好的教育，长大后为乡村服务。
Dear Student Union,
I have just read an article on “Hope Project” in an English newspaper.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes!
Yours truly,
Sam