2011年湖南省怀化市中考英语试卷（解析版）

A desert is a very dry land where there is hardly any rain. In the day, it can be so hot that you could fry an egg on the ground. But during the night it is sometimes so could that water would turn into ice.






Many desserts are covered in sand. But some have mountains, rocks, or lakes that have dried up in the heat. The Great American Dessert has cliffs(悬崖) that have been made into amazing and beautiful shapes by the wind. The Sahara Desert in Africa is mostly sand. The Australian Desert has red sand.
Sometimes it does not rain for a whole year in the desert. But there is water deep under the ground and some plants have roots that go very deep to find it. Other plants have roots that spread out(延伸) a long way so they can suck up the rain as soon as it falls.
One desert plant is the cactus, which has long, spreading roots. The cactus stores water inside its hard skin. This skin protects it from heat and cold.
Camels are a bit like cactus plants! They store water too—inside their bodies. They have special fur which protects them from the sun during the day and keeps them warm at night.
Some other animals live in deserts, too. They have to be very good at seeing and hearing because most of them only come out at night. This is why many desert animals have extra big eyes or ears.
A desert fox has bigger ears than a normal for. A gerbil has huge eye, so that it can see at night. It stays cool in the day by staying underground, like most desert animals.
Some people live in the desert but they always make their homes near an oasis. An oasis is where water comes from an underground river. Near an oasis, people can grow lots of plants and keep animals.
Life is hard in the desert, for people, animals and plants. But desert people like to live there.
A desert is very dry because__________.

What does the underlined phrase"suck up"in paragraph 3 mean_________?

Some desert animals have extra big eyes or ears because__________.

Most desert animals stay cool in the day by_________.

Which of the following is true?

阅读短文，根据短文内容简要回答问题。（每小题2分）请根据答案填写到第7页答题区内指定位置。

Do you think that French fries are really French? French fries are called "pommes frites" in France and they are not from France. French fries come from Belgium(比利时) originally. French fries are made of potatoes, and they are cut and fried. The fried potatoes are called French fries because they were fist seen by Americans in Belgium, but they were fried in the French way. The French way is to fry potatoes twice with a small pause in the middle.
During World War I, there were a lot of hungry American soldiers in Northern France and Belgium. They ate French fries in Belgium. After the war was over, the soldiers went back home to America. However, they missed French fries so much that they made French fries at home. That's how French fries were fist introduced to America.
French fries were called Belgian fries once, but the name was finally changed to French fries. Sometimes French fries are just called fries.
French fries are one of the most popular potato foods in America. American fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King have French fries on their menus. French fries are freshly fried, and usually served with hamburgers.
If you visit any fast food restaurant in America and order a hamburger, you will probably hear "You want fries with that?"Why don't you think about the history of French fries a little while, and say "Yes, please. Thank you."
What are French fries made of?
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Where do French fries originally come from?
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Why are the fried potatoes called French fries?
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Who first introduced French fries to America?
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What does the underlined "that" in the last paragraph refer to?
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根据句意和音标提示以适当形式填写单词。
Excuse me, what's the ________/prais/ of this alarm clock?
My brother always__________// his teeth after meals.
He knows a lot about __________//culture.
Do you know what you said has great__________//on me?
I wish to __________//a wonderful cartoon character for the children.
Many art __________//will be on display in this exhibition.

用括号里所给动词的适当形式填空
Robot Vogel is a police officer in New York. One Morning, he was drinking coffee in a restaurant. Suddenly a man ran in and shouted, "Officer! A car is going down the street, and a little kid ______(drive) it!"
Officer Vogel ran out of the restaurant and saw a car_______(go) slowly at about 25 miles an hour. He jumped into his police car and followed it. When he was behind it, he turned on his red light and siren(警笛), The car moved to the side of the road and stopped.
Officer Vogel got out of his police car and looked inside. The driver was a little boy. His name was Rocco, and he was five years old. In the back seat was his little sister who was only two year old. Both children ________(cry).
"I want my mommy!" Rocco cried. "But she can't get here, I have the car." Then he had an idea "Just a minute," he told Officer Vogel. "I can drive. I________(go) to get her."
"No!" Officer Vogel said. “You stay with me."
Officer Vogel______(drive) Rocco and his sister o the police station. Then he called their mother. Rocco told Officer Vogel and his mother that he got the car key from the refrigerator while his father was at work and his mother was sleeping.
Newspapers and TV station heard about Rocco, and a lot of reporters went to his house. One reporter asked Rocco, "What do you want to be when you______(grow) up?"
Rocco smiled, "I want to be a truck driver," he said.

完成句子（共5小题，计15小分）根据所给汉语句子完成英语句子，词数不限。
去年我在长城上遇见了她。
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我有一些有趣的事情要告诉你。
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他离开的时候把电话号码留给了我。
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刘翔是世界上最受欢迎的体育明星之一。
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你妈妈想知道你是否已经安全到校。
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根据短文内容，选择适当的单词或短语填空，使短文意思完整，每个选项至多使用一次，有两项多余。

Linda and Betty were both nineteen years old. In June, after a school year was over, they decided to take a vacation________. They went to several towns and villages, visited some places of interest, saw and heard a lot of interesting things. They_______very much.
One afternoon, they were going to stay overnight in a small town. It was too______to walk further and they wished they could find a river and swim in the cool water. They were driving their car________while they were looking around. Suddenly Linda saw a lake not far away. They drove there fast and _______by the lake. They looked around and found a woman sitting on the stone and fishing there. After they______and were going to jump into the water, the woman came up to them and shouted, "Sorry, Madams. Swimming ________in the lake!"
"Why didn't you tell us about it________we took off our clothes?" Betty said angrily. "But it isn't forbidden to take off clothes by the lake," said the woman.

计算机在我们的工作、生活中的作用越来越大， 你知道计算机的起源于发展吗？请就计算机的发明时间（1946年)、大小、用途等方面，谈一下它的发展变化，并说明你对未来计算机的畅想。
要求：1.意见连贯，语句通顺；
2.词数不少于80词；短文的开头已给出（不计入总词数）。
Computers are becoming more and more important in our daily life. Do you know the history and the changes of computers?                                                
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                              

As young adults, it is our_____ to try our best to deal with each challenge in our education with the help of our teacher.

On April 12, 1961，_____27—year—old Yuri Gagarin(尤里.加加林)became the first human to go into_____ space.

—Which city is your favorite?
—Hangzhou, of course. It’s the _____place that I want to visit. 

Sometimes most of us probably are angry______our friends, parents or teachers.

Mary is tired of learning because she is_____ to do better than she can, both at school and at home.

_____of the two story books are very interesting, so I can’t decide which one to choose.

Stephen Hawking can’t walk or even speak，_____he has become very successful.

This morning I had hardly got to my school when it_____ to rain.

_____you do, don’t miss this exhibition, for it’s so hard for me to get the tickets.

Last year was a hard time to my friend Jim, but he didn’t_____ hope.

I’ ll never forget the day_____ the great scientist came to our school and gave us a speech.

We can easily become unhappy_____ we work out our problems in our daily life.

—Why didn’t you go to play football with us yesterday afternoon?
—I _____my mother with the housework then.

Ge You is ______ interesting actor. He has lots of fans.
A. a          B. 不填           C. an

—Who taught ______ English last year?
—Nobody. She taught herself.
A. him        B. her           C. you

Many of my classmates think Wang Han is ______ host in Hunan TV Station.
A. popular     B. more popular      C. the most popular

At night, we can see colorful lights on both ______ of the streets.
A. sides       B. side         C. side’s

July 1st of this year is ______ birthday of CPC (中国共产党).
A. ninety      B. the ninety           C. the ninetieth

Listen, our teachers ______ Red Songs in the next room.
A. sang       B. are singing       C. sings

This dictionary______ Tom's. It has Ann's name on it
A. might be    B. may he       C. can't be

—May I speak to Lin Tao?
—Sorry, he is not in. He ______ to Changsha.
A. has been    B. has gone     C. went

—Don’t forget ______ your homework. John.
—Ok. I'll do it right now.
A. doing       B. do           C. to do

Could you tell me ______?
A. what is your job  B. what your job is    C. your job is what

Which part is the most important?

My mother used to ask me what the most important part of the body is. When I was 31  .1 thought music and talking were the most important things, so I said: “My 32 Mommy.”
She said; "No. many people are deaf and can’t hear anything but they live normal lives. But you 33  thinking about my questions and I will ask you again soon. "
Several years passed before she asked me again. This time I told her_:“Mommy.  34 is very important to   35  , so it must be our eyes. "
She looked at me and told me: "You are learning fast, but your  36  is not right because there are many people who are blind and who arc happy and healthy all the same.”
Then, last year, my grandpa   37 .
Everybody was crying. My mom asked me: “Do you know the most important body
pan now, my dear? The most important body part is your  38 .”
“Is it because it holds up (支撑)my head?”I asked.
"No, it is because it can hold a head of a friend or a loved one when they 39 ."
she answered. “ Everybody needs a shoulder to cry on sometime in life. I only hope that you have enough love and friends in your life. So, you will  40 have a shoulder to cry on when you need it."
A. older           B. younger              C. cleverer
A. ears                B. eyes                 C. mouth
A. stop                B. begin                    C. keep
A. mind                B. heart                    C. sight
A. everybody           B. somebody         C. nobody
A. question            B. problem              C. answer
A. came                B. died                 C. arrived
A. shoulder            B. foot                 C. hand
A. laugh               B. dance                    C. cry
A. never               B. always               C. seldom

阅读短文，判断下列句子是否符合短文内容。符合的写“A”，不符合的写“B”。（共5小题，每小题2分）

Water is the most important in our lives. Not Many people understand this but it’s quite true. The human body can go without food for a long time. We’ve got many examples for this. Yet two or three dayswithout water can usually make people die. Man can’t live without water.
Many people don’t understand how much water the human body needs to work well, and many people, especially young people, do not drink enough water, even in very hot weather. About two thirds of our body is water. When we do sports, some of the water will get away from our body. If we don’t drink some water, our body won’t have enough water. And if we don’t have enough water, we’ll feel tired and many of us will get ill. So you know how important water is to us.
But at present we face water crisis(危机). Water is becoming less and less. So， we should protect water resources(资源) and try our best to save water in our daily life. Here are some tips for saving water:
1. Turn off the tap(水龙头) in lime.
2. Take shorter showers.
3. Don’t let water run while washing your face and reuse the water after we finish washing.
4. Encourage your friends and neighbors to join in the action of saving water.
Nobody can live without water.
About one third of our body is water
If one doesn't have enough water, he’ll feel tired and may get ill.
We’d better take longer showers and let water run while washing.
It’s our duty to protect water resources and save water.

One day a red rose blossomed(开花)in a forest. A pine tree not far away said: "What a beautiful flower. I wish I could he that lovely.
The rose said: "I am the mostbeautiful plant in this forest. "
Then the rose looked at a cactus（仙人掌）and said_: " Look at that ugly plant. It is full of thorns (刺)"
The pine tree said： "Red rose, you have thorns, too. " Sometimes, the rose would look at the cactus and say _: "This plant is useless. How sorry I am tobe his neighbor. "
Summer came and the plants and animals needed water, but no rain fell. One day the rose saw birds stick(刺) their beaks(鸟嘴)into the cactus and then fly away. The roseasked what the birds were doing. The pine tree explained thatthe birds got water from the cactus. The pine tree told the rose_: "You can also drink from it. The birds can bring water to you if you ask the cactus for help. "
The rose fell ashamed(羞愧的), but asked the cactus for help. The cactus kindly
agreed and the birds filled their beaks with water for the rose’s roots(根).
So the rose learned：never judge(判断) anyone by appearance(外表).
At the beginning of the story the rose thought that the cactus was    .
A. ugly   B. lovely  C. beautiful
Both the rose and the cactus have_______.
a .thorns  B. leaves  C. fruit
The underlined word "useless" in this passage means "____ " in Chinese
A. 无营养的 B. 不友好的 C. 无用的
Which of the following is True according to the story?
A. The birds could get water from the pine tree.
B. The rose got water from the cactus at last.
C .The pine tree wanted to get water from the rose.
What’s the best title (标题) for the passage?
A. Plants and birds
B. Ways of growing roses
C. Appearance isn't everything.

The sign on the left tells us that _______ .
A. this is a place for us to swim
B. it’s safe to swim in this place
C. swimming is not allowed here

English is tested on_______ according to the time table
A. June 15              B. June 16          C. June 17
Which of the following exams takes the longest time ?
A．Chinese.             B. Physics.         C. Politics.

Xiang Jingyu was born in______
A. Xupu county  B. Huitong county   C. Chenxi county
Which of the following is True?
A. September 14 is Xiang Jingyu’s Birthday
B. Xiang Jingyu joined CPC in 1922.
C. She was killed at the age of thirty.

“Who did this？”asked Miss Green.
There were 30 children in the classroom and all were trying to think about not only what they did, but also what our teacher already knew.
“Who broke this window?” 
“Uh, Oh.”I thought. I was the one who broke the window with a football. I did not mean to do it. I would be in a lot of trouble. How could I pay for a big window like that? Ididn't want to put up my hand. But I had to tell the truth. So, I put up my hand and told the teacher I broke the window.
Miss Green went to the bookshelf and took down a book.
“I know how you like birds, Peter.”She said .“Here is a book about birds and the book is yours now. I will not punish you this time. But Peter, you should remember that I am rewarding （奖赏）you for your honesty（诚实）, not for breaking the window.”
I couldn't believe it! The teacher didn't punish me and I was getting my very favorite book. Now, I still use that book, and it always reminds me of (使我想起)the lesson my teacher taught me.
Honesty is always best.
Who broke the window?
How many children were in the classroom?
Where did Miss Green take down the book?  
What was the book about?
What can we learn from the story?

I had a very unusual experience on星期天。At around ten   o’clock in the morning, I was walking down the street when a UFO landed in f_____ of me. You can imagine how奇怪的it was! An alien got out and walked down the Center Street. I 跟随it to see where it was going, and I was very surprised when it went into a souvenir shop. While it was looking at the souvenirs, the assistant called the p_______.

阅读下面的短文，将划线部分的句子译成汉语或英语。（共5个小题，每小题2分）
My name is Bob. I live in Toronto, Canada.I want a pen pal in China.I think China is a very interesting country. I’m 14 years old and my birthday is in November. 我会说英语. I also know a little French. I have a brother. Paul, and a sister. Sarah. They have pen pals in the United Kingdom and Australia.I like going to the movies with my friends and playing sports. 我最喜欢的科目是体育.It’s fun. But I don’t like math. It’s too difficult!

人人都有朋友 初中三年同学之间结下深厚的友谊。假设你叫张华，你的笔友李敏在下面这封信中介绍了他的学友，请你写一封70 词左右的回信，说说你好友的基本情况和兴趣爱好。
注意：1、回信的开头和结尾已给出.但不计入总词教：
2、信中请勿使用朋友的真实校名和姓名
Dear Zhang Hua.
How are you? In this letter I’d like to say something about my best friend.
My best friend is Gao Jun. He is fifteen. He is tall with short hair. We are in the same class.
Gao Jun is smart and friendly in class, he listens to the teachers carefully At home, he often helps his mother with housework He does well in all his lessons. And he is always ready to help others. So, everyone in our class likes him
Gao Jun seems to have a special interest in writing. He wants to be a writer in the future.
Both of us like playing basketball .We usually play it after class. We feel happy when we are together. I think we will be good friends forever.
What about your best friend? Can you tell me something about him( her)?
Yours.
Li Min.
Dear Li Min.
Thank you for telling me so much about your best friend Gao Jun.
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Yours.
Zhang Hua