2011年广西省桂林市中考英语试卷（解析版）

It’s too late to invite any more people. ______, you know how Tim hates parties.

I have to well prepare for the math test tomorrow because it ______ 30% of the final exam.

Franklin told them all ______ to be in Britain again.

She had to sell the house even though it was ______ her own wishes.

Monty was the son of a horse trainer. When he was in his ninth grade, he was asked to write a __31__ about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
That night he wrote a seven-page paper saying that someday he’d __32__ a horse ranch (牧场). He wrote about his dream in great detail and he __33__ drew a picture of a 200-acre ranch with all the buildings.
He put a great deal of his __34__ into the project and the next day he handed it in __35__ his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __36__ that read, “See me after class.”
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, “__37__ did I receive an F?”
The teacher said, “This is an __38__ dream for a young boy like you. You come from a poor family. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of __39__. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for other things. There is no__40__ you could ever do it.” Then the teacher added, “__41__ you rewrite this paper with a more realisticgoal, I will reconsider your grade.”
The boy went home and thought about __42__ long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, “Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important __43__ for you.”
Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the __44__ paper, making no changes at all. He said to the teacher, “You can keep the F and I’ll keep my   45  .”

A．speech B．paper C．notice D．diary

A．paint B．win C．own D．sell

A．just B．almost C．ever D．even

A．heart B．life C．advice D．trust

A．to B．with C．from D．for

A．word B．letter C．note D．post

A．How B．Why C．When D．Where

A．unusual B．unforgettable C．unimportant D．unrealistic

A．money B．time C．space D．effort

A．wonder B．way C．problem D．matter

A．Though B．since C．Until D．If

A．himself B．him C．it D．itself

A．change B．gift C．message D．decision

A．long B．thick C．same D．correct

A．grade B．dream C．duty D．secret

When I was a kid in Minnesota, watermelon was expensive. One of my father’s friends, Bernie, was a rich businessman, who owned a large store in St. Paul.
Every summer, when the first watermelons arrived, Bernie would call. Dad and I would go to Bernie’s place. We’ d sit on the edge of the dock（码头）, feet dangling（摇晃）, and got ready for a big meal.
Bernie would take his knife, cut our first watermelon, hand us both a big piece and sit down next to us. Then we’d bury our faces in watermelon, eating only the heart—the reddest, juiciest, firmest, sweetest, most seed-free part—and throw away the rest.
Bernie was my father’s idea of a rich man. I always thought it was because he was such a successful businessman. Years later, I realized that it was not Bernie’s wealth itself but his way of dealing with it that my father liked. Bernie knew how to stop working, get together with friends and eat only the heart of the watermelon.
What I learned from Bernie is that being rich is a state of mind. Some of us, no matter how much money we have, will never be free enough to eat only the heart of the watermelon. If you don’t take the time to dangle your feet over the dock and enjoy life’s small pleasure, your work is probably hurting your life.
For many years, I forgot that lesson I’d learned as a kid on the loading dock. I was too busy making all the money I could.
Well, I’ve relearned it. I hope I have time left to enjoy the success of others and to take pleasure in the day. That’s the heart of the watermelon. I have learned again to throw the rest away.
We learned from the second paragraph that the writer and his father were feeling ______.

How did the writer and his father eat the watermelon?

In the eyes of the writer’s father, Bernie ______.

The underlined part “the heart of the watermelon” in the last paragraph refers to ______.

It can be learned from the passage that ______.

When the Audet family turns on the lights at Blue Farm, they are using electricity that comes from cows—cow manure (粪肥), to be specific.
Cows produce a lot of wastes. One cow can create 30 gallons of wastes each day. Now imagine the output of over 1,000 cows at Blue Farm. That’s really a big amount.
When farmers clean their barns, they put the wastes in a big heap, and spread some of them on their fields for fertilizer(肥料). But now places like Blue Spruce Farm have a new way of using cow wastes. They use them to produce electricity.
Here’s how it works: A big machine moves back and forth cleaning the barn floor. “The cows aren’t bothered,” says Marie Audet. “They are animals of habit; they get used to it, and just lift one foot and then another to let it go by.”
The machine pushes the manure into a big 600-gallon tank like a small swimming pool. The tank is called a digester (化粪池) because what happens there is just like what happens inside a cow: Bacteria(细菌) get to work and continue to digest the manure.
Methane gas (甲烷、沼气)in the atmosphere is known as a “greenhouse” gas because it keeps heat just like a greenhouse does, causing our planet to warm up. That’s an environmental concern. But the digester has a good result. Its gas is kept and used to power electric generators (发电机).
At Blue Farm, the generators make enough electricity to power 400 homes. The Audet family sells the extra electricity they can’t use themselves.
We learn from the text that the Audet family is using cow wastes to ______.

How are the cow wastes collected into the digester at Blue Farm?

According to the passage, which of the following is changed into electricity?

The new way of using cow wastes at Blue Farm might be best described as ______.

What is the main purpose for writing the passage?

请仔细阅读题中各人的情况说明，从A—F六个套餐菜单中为各位选出符合要求的最佳选项，其中一项为多余选项。
Li Jing, a thin girl, likes French fries, fruits and ice-cream. She doesn’t like rice. She often feels tired and doctor suggests that she eat some more meat such as beef or pork.
Peng Tao, a heavy boy, likes hamburgers, hotdogs and pizzas very much. Chocolate is his favorite. But his parents don’t want him to eat too much, especially ice-cream.
Zhang Qi, a tall girl, likes running. Her favorite food is pizza. She exercises a lot and eats a lot. She likes coffee and she only drinks apple juice when she has to.
Bai Lei, a hungry boy, can’t live without rice and never eats seafood. He likes orange juice but not apple. He doesn’t want to spend more than 10 dollars for one meal.
Ding Yi is a 16-year-old girl. Her family don’t eat pork. She likes fish and potato chips. Her favorite drink is milkshake.

选词填空
(he,  the,  grow,  high,  until,  one,  fail,  loud,  speech,  when)
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. On May 29, 1953 he climbed and measured __________ highest mountain then known to man—29,000 feet straight up. He was spoken __________ of for his efforts when he came back. He even made advertisements for big companies. However, __________ we read his book, High Adventure, we don’t understand that Hillary had to grow into this success.
You see, in 1952 he tried to climb Mount Everest, but__________. A few weeks later a group in England asked him to give a __________ to its members. Hillary was given a warm welcome__________ walking on stage. People there thought him as a hero, but Edmund Hillary saw __________ as a failure. He moved away from the microphone and walked to the side of the stage.
He lifted one hand and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a__________voice, “Mount Everest, you beat me the __________ time, but I’ll beat you the next time because you’ve __________all you are going to grow, but I’m still growing!”

My mother is a teacher and she has t_______English in this school for 20 years.
The n__________ side of the building gets less sun than the south.
If the sky is c_______, there’s no rain or cloud and you can see very far.
Bella can speak two l__________, French and Chinese.
S__________ can be used for making food and drinks sweet.
Susan was born in a v__________ but she works in the city now.
Jack is the tallest a__________ the three students.
Please don’t make a n__________ because the baby is sleeping now.
It is reported that two men were killed in a car a______ early this morning.
My doctor advised me to take the medicine t______ a day, in the morning and evening.

一家英语杂志社正在调查不同国家孩子母亲节给妈妈送礼物的情况。假如你是林超，请根据表中的信息并结合自身看法，给杂志社写一封信。

 
注意： 1. 内容必须包括表格中的信息；
2. 开头已经为你写好，你只需接着写；
3. 词数：70个左右。开头和结尾部分的内容不计入总词汇。
Dear editor,
I am writing to tell you about how children from different countries choose gifts for their mothers on Mother’s Day. _______________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Lin Chao

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.

I found a story-book on the desk, it isn’t mine, it is ___,I think.

Many people have got the habit of buying flowers for their mothers on _______.

Last year, I visited a chemical factory in Baise, there are about _____ workers in it.

It’s raining heavily outside. Why don’t you _______ your raincoat?

The Smiths came to Shanghai in 2008,they ____ there for three years since then.

Your computer doesn’t work now, is there ________ with it?

—Miss Li, must we hand in our homework right now?
—No, you ____.You can hand it in tomorrow.

Since nuclear(核) pollution broke out in Japan, in March,2011,we are all _____ of it very much.

—Do you think _____ Xiao Ming can pass the high school entrance exam or not?
—Sorry, I’ve no idea.

A big party was held in NO.18 Middle School last night, the teacher with students _____ singing and dancing happily at the party.

Those toys for children look _______ and sell _______.

There _____ an English speaking contest(演讲比赛) for middle school students in our city in early July.

—Miss Gao, I am feeling bored. Would you mind my ________ here?
—You had better not, for smoking is forbidden in public now.

The policeman caught the thief ______ has stolen Mr. Li’s computer.

—Merry Christmas!
—_______.

One day, two friends were walking through the desert.__36__ the journey they had a quarrel, and one friend hit __37__ one in the face.
The one who was hit was hurt,__38__ he didn’t say anything. Instead, he wrote in the sand,“Today my best friend hit me in the face.”
They kept on __39__ until they found an oasis(绿洲).They decided to get some water. The one who had been hit fell into the mire(泥潭) and was in danger, but the friend __40__ him.
When he felt all right, he wrote on __41__.“Today my best friend saved my life.”
The one who had hit and saved his best friend asked him,“After I __42__ you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone.__43__”
The other friend replied,“When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness(宽恕) can blow __44__ away. Bt when someone does something __45__ for us, we must write it in stone where no wind can ever blow it away.”

A．After B．During C．For D．Before

A．some B．each C．another D．the other

A．and B．so C．but D．or

A．walking B．jumping C．singing D．running

A．hurt B．left C．hit D．saved

A．the desert B．a stone C．a tree D．the sand

A．killed B．helped C．hurt D．quarreled with

A．When B．What C．How D．Why

A．it B．these C．them D．this

A．interesting B．good C．dangerous D．harmful

Alan worked in an office in the city. He worked very hard and really looked forward to his holiday. He usually went to the seaside, but one year he saw an ad. in a newspaper “Enjoy country life. Spend a few weeks at William Farm. Good food, fresh air, horse riding, walking, fishing…”
“This sounds like a good idea.”he thought, I’ll spend a month at William Farm. I’ll go horse riding, walking and fishing. It’ll be different from the seaside.” Four days later, he returned home.
“What’s wrong with William Farm?”His friend Jack asked him.“Didn’t you enjoy country life?”
“Country life was fine,”Alan said.“But there was another problem.”
“Oh, what problem?”
“Well, the first day I was there, a sheep died, and we had roast(烤肉) mutton for dinner.”
“Fresh meat is the best.”
“I know, but on the second day a cow died, and we had roast beef for dinner.”
“Lucky you!”
“You don’t understand,”Alan said,“On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork for dinner.”
“A different roast every day.”Jack said.
“Let me finish.”Alan said,“On the fourth day a farmer died and I didn’t want to stay there for dinner.”
Alan saw ________ in a news paper.

Alan usually went to ________ on the vacation.

Alan spent _________ at William Farm.

Alan had roast _______ for dinner on the third day.

From the passage we know that ________.

News 1
Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world’s first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than regular ones.
News 2
Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would come out at the end of June.
News 3
People will see a new “star” in the sky soon. China plants to send a satellite into space by December 2006.It will stay in space for one year. It will go around the moon and take pictures. It must be very expensive, right? That’s for sure; 1.4 billion yuan!
News 4
Have you ever thought of being able to fly around the world in a few hours? One day, maybe you can. Last Saturday, the American X-43A airplane made its first flight. It reached a speed of 8,000 kilometers per hour. This makes it the fastest plane in the world.X-43A is only three to four meters long, but it’s very heavy. It weighs 1,270 kilograms.
The satellite sent by China will move around ________.

The speed of the fastest plane in the world is ______.

The checking of textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will __________.

Which of the following statements about the new star is NOT true?

Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because ___________.

Earthquake safety tips
On April 14,2010, a big earthquake hit Yushu,Qinghai.Over,2,000 people died. Many people were hurt. Why are there earthquakes?
The surface of the Earth has many pieces. These pieces are always moving. When two pieces move past each other, there is an earthquake.
Scientist are working hard to find out more about earthquakes. They try to predict(预测) them, but it’s very hard.
Do you    know how to get ready for an earthquake? Do you know what to do during an earthquake? Here are some things you should know.
What to do before an earthquake
Make sure you have two bottles of water, a packet of biscuits(饼干),a clean towel(毛巾),a few band-aids(创口贴),a radio and a flashlight(电筒) at home.
What to do during an earthquake
If you are inside:
★    Stay where you are. Quickly move under a strong desk, or along a wall. This will protect you from falling things.
★    Don’t stand near windows.
★    Turn off the lights.
★    Don’t get into a lift during an earthquake. If your are in a lift, get out as quickly as possible.
If you are outside:
★    Don’t stand near buildings. Things may fall on you.
★    Lie on the ground until the shaking stops.
An earthquake hit Yushu _______.

You need ________ at home before an earthquake.

You must protect yourself in an earthquake by ________.

The reason why an earthquake happens is that __________.

Which is TRUE according to the passage when you are outside in an earthquake?
A. You can play under a big tree.
B. You can’t stand near the buildings.
C. You can lie on the ground until the shaking stops.
D. Both B and C.

We all know the dangers of fires. It’s good and necessary for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions.

Put a smoke alarm(火警) in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.
Make escape(逃脱) plans. We should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire, everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.
Buy fire extinguishers(灭火器) in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.
Practise for a fire. We do fire practice because we teach children about fire safety. Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules:
★    Don’t open a hot door! The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door.
★    Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than fire. The best air is near the floor because smoke rises.
★    What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn? First, stop! Don’t run! The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop! Fall to the floor. Then roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket(毯子) around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you.
There are many possible causes for fires. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 119 for help.
When a smoke alarm rings at home, it means _________.

The writer advises us to do the following to prepare for a fire except that _________.

When a fire happens,____ if you open the hot door.

What are the right steps you should take when your hair or clothes catch fire?

What is the best title for this passage?

根据题意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示，写出单词的正确形式，每空只填一词。
Please help _______(你自己) to some fish, Tom. Don’t be so shy.
Man can’t live ________(没有) water, so we must make good use of it.
Please listen to the speaker _________(仔细地) when he (she) speaks.
She is such a pleasant and ___________(有帮助的)girl that we all like her.
The foreign teachers in our school are from Germany, they are ________(德国人).
December is the t_______ month of a year, New Year’s Eve is coming.
P_______ are lovely animals and they live mainly in Sichuan province.
My brother wants to i__________ all his friends to his birthday party next week.

The nurse does all the housework in my home every day.(改为一般疑问句)
________ the nurse __________ all the housework in your home every day?
We broke two teeth when playing football.(改为单数句)
________ broke a __________ when playing football.
Let’s go and help the old man to cross the road.(改为反意疑问句)
Let’s go and help the old man to cross the road,_________ ____________?
Jane will learn a new dance in the gym.(就划线部分提问)
___________ _________ Jane learn a new dance?
“Why do you stay at home?”my father asked.（把直接引语改为间接引语）
My father asked ________ I _______ at home.

此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断，如无错误，在该行右边横线上打个勾（√），如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列要求改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下面画一横线，在该行右边的横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：①原行没有错的不要改。②全部打“√”不得分[题目见答题卡]

父亲节即将来临，学校广播室正在开展有关“父子（女）亲情”的征文活动。假如你叫李华（Li Hua），下列三幅图片描述的是你和父亲之间发生的一件往事，请你根据图片及所给文字提示，展开合理想象，写一篇短文，并谈谈你现在对此事的感想。
要求：1.语句通顺，行文连贯，书写整洁；
2.字数约70-80词；
3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。
提示词：ask sb. for sth., tell sb. to do sth., net bar, think of, feel sorry

Father’s Day is coming. I’m going to tell a story between my father and me. One day
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Li Hua