荆门市2006年中考英语试题

第I卷（选择题，三部分，共75分）

第二部分  英语知识运用（满分35分）

第一节  单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。

21. Linda, I’ve bought many ________. Now let’s make the birthday cake.

   A. fresh eggs     B. chocolate     C. frozen food      D. candies

22. ---Who taught _______ French?

   ---Nobody, he learned all by _______.

   A. himself; his    B. he; himself     C. him; himself     D. your; mine

23. Each of us has to write a _______ report every three weeks.

   A. two-thousand-words     B. two-thousand-word

   C. two-thousands-word     D. two-thousands-words

24. He came _______ a new method for improving our English study.

   A. on      B. out      C. up with      D. down

25. The spaceship _______ will be launched (发射) in 2008 will be called Shenzhou VII.

   A. who    B. that      C. what     D. when

26. ---Tom is the ______ one I want to work with. He is always complaining.

   ---Be more patient. He is still a good boy.

   A. best    B. last     C. what      D. when

27. ---_______ will the dinner be ready? I’m angry now.

   ---Just wait a moment.

   A. How soon    B. How long    C. How much     D. How often

28. ---Could I take this seat, sir?

   ---Yes, you _______.

   A. could      B. must       C. need      D. may

29. I enjoy playing computers, but I can’t _______ much time _______it.

   A. spend; on    B. pay; in     C. take; in     D. cost; on

30. There’s no difference between the two words. I really don’t know _______.

   A. what to choose    B. which to choose    C. to choose which    D. to choose what

31. We must do something to stop people from _______.

   A. to throw litter about       B. to throw litter into

   C. throwing litter about      D. throwing litter into

32. ---You’ve never seen dinosaur eggs, have you?

   ---_______. How I wish to visit the Dinosaur World!

   A. Yes, I have   B. No, I haven’t    C. Certainly, I have     D. Of course, I haven’t

33. ---Can I get you a drink?

   ---_______. But I have already got one.

   A. That’s very nice of you   B. No, you don’t have to   C. Yes, please   D. With pleasure

34. I’m new here. Could you tell me __________, please?

   A. when the first bus arrive        B. when did the first bus arrive

   C. when will the first bus arrive    D. when the first bus arrives

35. ---How old is the temple?

   ---It _______ be over 400 years old.

   A. believe     B. believed     C. is believed     D. has believed

36. You cannot catch up with a car _______ how fast you run.

   A. however     B. no matter     C. although     D. whatever

37. I like wearing clothes made of cotton because cotton ______ nice and soft.

   A. is felt    B. is feeling    C. feel     D. feels

38. ---What are Johnson’s family like?

   ---_______.

   A. His family is just like mine      B. They all like sports and travel

   C. Oh, it’s really a big one         D. They are all warm-hearted and helpful

39. The woman with two children ______ for nearly one and a half hours.

   A. have left     B. has left     C. have been away    D. has been away

40. ---David has made great progress recently (近来).

   ---______, and _______.

   A. So he has; so have you          B. So he has; so you have

   C. So has he; so you have          D. So has he; so have you

第二节  完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从41～45各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

People usually use their own special words to show their thoughts and feelings. Some of these expressions are commonly (普遍地) used for  41 . Others are  42  for just a short time. One such American expression is “Where is the beef?”. It’s used when something isn’t as  43_  as it’s said to be. In the early 1980s, “Where is the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions in the United States. It seemed as if  44  was using it at the time.

Beef, of course, is the meat for a  45 , and no food is more popular in America than a hamburger made from  46_. In the 1960s, a businessman named Ray Kroe began building small  _47  that sold hamburgers at a  48  price. Kroe called his restaurant “McDonald’s”. Ray Kroe became one of the  49  businessmen in America.

Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their hamburger restaurants. One company called Wendy’s said its hamburgers were  50  than those sold by McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s company  51  to use the expression “Where is the beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s  52  were the biggest. The Wendy’s television advertisement  53  three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she wouldn’t eat a hamburger with  54  piece of beef. “Where is the beef?” she shouted in a  55  way. The advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we said, it seemed everyone began using the expression “Where us the beef?”.

41. A. a few years B. many years C. a few months D. several years

42. A. popular B. excellent C. worth D. lively

43. A. big B. enjoyable C. good D. pretty

44. A. all B. everyone C. no one D. little

45. A. sheep B. fish C. pig D. cow

46. A. beef B. pork C. sugar D. seafood

47. A. shops B. palaces C. restaurants D. factories

48. A. cheap B. dear C. high D. low

49. A. cleverest B. richest C. poorest D. busiest

50. A. bigger B. more famous C. heavier D. prettier

51. A. practiced B. kept C. stopped D. began

52. A. dishes B. chips C. hamburgers D. cakes

53. A. said B. showed C. explored D. reviewed

54. A. such a little B. such a big  C. so good a  D. so bad a

55. A. magical B. angry C. exciting D. funny

第三部分  阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从56～65各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

One Friday night, a poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station, playing his violin. Many people put money into the hat lying in front of him.

The next day, the young man came to the gate of the railway station again, and put his hat on the ground. But different from what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Sang.”

After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran to the young man in a hurry and said, “It’s you! You do come here, I know that you’re an honest man and will certainly come here.” The young man asked, “Are you Mr. George Sang? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery (奖券) ticket,” answered the middle-aged man. The young man took out of a lottery ticket and gave it to the man.

The prize of the lottery ticket was ＄500,000. Yesterday when the middle-aged man knew he won, he was very happy. He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket was also thrown in.

Later, someone asked the young man, “You play the violin in the railway station every day to make money. Why didn’t you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” The young man said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy forever.”

56. One Friday night, _________.

   A. a poor young man was playing his violin at a gate of the railway station

   B. someone took away some money un the hat lying in front of the young man

   C. people didn’t want to put money into the hat because they didn’t like his music

   D. people saw a poor young man standing at the railway station

57. A middle-aged man ran to the young man in a hurry because ________.

   A. he was an honest man and would certainly come

   B. he wanted to look for his lost lottery ticket

   C. he was too sad to find his lottery ticket

   D. he got 50 dollars ready to put into the hat

58. The middle-aged man ________.

   A. won the prize of the lottery ticket

   B. won ＄5,000,000 with the tottery ticket

   C. had a lot of money to help the poor young man

   D. gave 50 dollars to the young man because of his honesty

59. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?

   A. Though the young man didn’t have much money, he lived happily.

   B. The young man thought that if he lost honesty, he wouldn’t be happy forever.

   C. Someone asked the young man why he didn’t take the prize of the lottery ticket.

   D. People thought the young man shouldn’t give the man the lottery ticket so that he could live

     a better life. 

60. The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.

   A. if you lose money, you’ll lose honesty

   B. a poor young man made a living by playing his violin

   C. Mr. George Sang found his lost lottery ticket

   D. honesty is the most important thing in our life

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