2008年北京市中考英语试题（解析版）.doc

2008年北京市高级中等学校招生统一考试
英语试卷
单项选择（每题1分，共18分）
1. I’m going skating. Would you like to go with ___?
A. me B. I C. my D. mine
2. Peter usually gets up early ___ the morning.
A. on B. in C. at D. of
3. Lucy and Lily ___ sisters. They study at the same school.
A. be B. am C. is D. are
4. It’s a nice house ___ it hasn’t got a garden.
A. and B. or C. but D. so
5. — ___ you speak Japanese?
— No, I can’t.
A. Can B. Must C. May D. Should
6. I’m hungry. I want ___ to eat.
A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
7. — ___ did you buy for your mom for Mother’s Day?
— Some flowers.
A. How B. Where C. When D. What
8. I think real cards are ____ than e-cards.
A. nice B. nicer C. nicest D. the nicest
9. — My brother’s ill in hospital.
— I’m sorry ____ that.
A. hear B. hearing C. heard D. to hear
10. Don’t turn on the TV. Grandma ____ now.
A. is sleeping B. will sleep C. slept D. sleeps
11. We were in Qingdao last week and ____ great fun there.
A. will have B. have had C. had D. have
12. — Linda, when shall we take a walk?
— After I finish ____ the dishes.
A. wash B. washed C. to wash D. washing
13. — Hello! Can I speak to Alice?
— Sorry. She isn’t here right now. She ____ to the shop.
A. goes B. will go C. has gone D. was going
14. Betty likes ___ very much. She draws pictures every day.
A. art B. music C. sport D. science
15. He’ll send us a message as soon as he ____ in Sichuan.
A. is arriving B. will arrive C. arrived D. arrives
16. — Who’s the little baby in the photo, Susan?
— It’s me. This photo ____ ten years ago.
A. takes B. is taken C. took D. was taken
17. — Do you know ______ for Shanghai last night?
— At 9:00.
A. what time he leaves B. what time does he leave
C. what time he left D. what time did he leave
18. — Shall we go to the sea animal show tomorrow?
— ______
A. Thank you. B. Good idea. C. It doesn’t matter. D. It’s very kind of you.

完形填空（每题1分，共12分）

Gilbert joined the Science Club last summer. One day he was handed a piece of paper, a block of wood and four wheels; he was told to go home and 1 them all to “dad”. However, Gilbert’s mom knew that his dad wasn’t good at making things and decided that she would read the 2 and let Gilbert do the work. A few days later the block of wood was turning into a car that Gilbert 3 named “Blue Lightning”. Then he and his mother went to a car race together. But when they 4 there, Gilbert found that his car was the only one that had not been made by a “father-son” partnership (合作).
The race began. One by one the cars were knocked out until it 5 to the final between Gilbert and Jimmy. Just before the race, Gilbert asked 6 they could stop for a minute so that he could make a wish. After a long minute, Gilbert said that he was 7 .
People cheered as the race began. Jimmy stood with his father and watched their car racing down the road while Gilbert was surprised at the great 8 of his car as it rushed over the finishing line less than a second 9 Jimmy’s. Gilbert jumped up and down with 10 .
Soon the club manager came over and asked him, “So, Gilbert, your wish was to 11 , right?” “Oh no, sir,” he replied. “I just wished that I wouldn’t cry if I lost.”
Children sometimes 12 adults with unexpected ideas. When Gilbert first saw the other cars, he didn’t cry out, “Not fair! Other children had their fathers’ help!” Gilbert didn’t wish for victory in the race; instead he wished for courage.

1. A. send B. return C. lend D. give
2. A. instructions B. passage C. message D. explanations
3. A. easily B. carefully C. proudly D. kindly
4. A. lived B. got C. met D. passed
5. A. ran B. moved C. came D. rushed
6. A. whether B. why C. when D. where
7. A. sure B. ready C. tired D. sorry
8. A. effort B. energy C. speed D. value
9. A. past B. over C. after D. before
10. A. excitement B. enjoyment C. agreement D. achievement
11. A. change B. break C. leave D. win
12. A. satisfy B. surprise C. please D. encourage

阅读理解（每题2分，共22分）
A
What does the sign (标识) say?

1. What time does the University Park open in March?
A. At 6:00 am. B. At 6:30 am. C. At 8:00 am. D. At 8:30 am.
2. Which sign tells you not to smoke?
A. Sign 2. B. Sign 4. C. Sign 6. D. Sign 8.
3. Where can you see Sign 9?
A. On the playground. B. At the school library.
C. Near the swimming pool. D. In the computer room.

B
Do you want to live a happier, less stressful (有压力的) life? Try laughing for no reason at all. That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world — and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the best ways to stay healthy.
The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr. Madan Kataria. “Young children laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr. Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at laughing — it’s the universal language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.
Many doctors are also interested in the effects (效果) of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLA School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health against illness by about 40%.
So, what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in South London to find out. I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest — I wasn’t interested in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid. Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other. However, our bodies can’t tell the difference between fake laughter and real laughter, so they still produce the same healthy effects.
Surprisingly, it works! After ten minutes everybody in the room was laughing for real — and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was surprised by how relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results!

4. In which country was the first Laughter Club started?
A. Britain. B. America. C. Australia. D. India.
5. How did the writer feel at the beginning of the class?
A. Surprised. B. Pleased. C. Nervous. D. Stressful.
6. When did the people in the club begin to laugh for real?
A. After a few minutes. B. After a few hours. C. After a few seconds. D. After a few days.
7. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Fake laughter and real laughter are both good for health.
B. 40% of the people in Laughter Clubs are good friends.
C. Adults laugh more often than children in a day. D. Laughing is the best way to prevent illness.

C
Each year Ben is glad when school is closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Ben knows that this day honors an important man, but Ben does not feel connected to him. However, the small-world theory (理论) connects Ben to Dr. King. Ben’s mom (0) has a close friend, Amy (1). Amy’s uncle, Mark (2), once met and spoke to John Carter (3), the son of President Jimmy Carter (4). Jimmy Carter knew Dr. King (5). In a way, Ben is only “five people away” from Martin Luther King Jr.
The small-world theory says that everyone in the world is connected through a short chain (链条) of people they know. Another name of this chain is degrees of separation. Each degree is a step that separates a person from someone he or she does not know. There are zero degrees of separation between a person and the people he or she knows directly. This means that there are zero degrees between Ben and his mom. There is one degree of separation when just one person separates someone from a person he or she does not know. Ben knows his mom, but he hasn’t met her close friend Amy. Therefore, Ben is one degree away from Amy. As the chain continues, Amy’s uncle, Mark, is two degrees. John Carter is three degrees, and his father is four degrees. Dr. King is five degrees away from Ben. The theory says that there are no more than six degrees of separation between any two people in the world.
The small-world theory has a lot to do with math. The theory assumes (假定) that each person knows 100 people. Each one of those 100 people knows 50 different people. Each of those 50 people knows another 50 people, and so on. When someone continues the calculation to six degrees, it is like this: 100 × 50 × 50 × 50 × 50 × 50 = 31.25 × 109. This number is greater than 31 billion (a billion = a thousand million). There are over 6 billion people in the world. These numbers show it is possible that six degrees of separation could include everyone in the world.
Does the small-world theory work? No one has ever proved it. Maybe the theory just invites people to think a little more about their places in the world.

8. Ben is two degrees away from __________.
A. Jimmy Carter B. John Carter C. Amy D. Mark
9. What is the meaning of “degrees of separation” in Paragraph 2?
A. The chain to connect people. B. The relations between people.
C. The steps of knowing strangers. D. The separation between strangers.
10. What is the small-world theory mainly about?
A. How far Ben is away from Dr. King. B. How many people one can get to know.
C. How people are connected in the world. D. How the degrees of separation are set up.
11. We can learn from the article that _____________.
A. the small-world theory works
B. more research is needed to prove the theory
C. six degrees are needed to know the strangers
D. the writer’s purpose is to help people find out their places
选词填空（每题1分，共7分）
family, too, do, five, and, farmer, like
( At an English corner )
A: Hello! I’m Peter.
B: Hello! I’m Liu Dong. Nice to meet you.
A: Nice to meet you, 1 .
B. I’m from China. Where’re you from?
A: I’m from America. How many people are there in your 2 ?
B: There’re 3 . They’re my grandpa, grandma, father, mother and I.
A: What do your parents 4 ?
B: My father’s a teacher 5 my mother works in a bookstore.
A: Does your father 6 his job?
B: Sure. He likes teaching very much. What about your parents?
A: Both of them are 7 . They have a big farm.

完成句子（每题2分，共10分）
1. 邮局离这儿有些远，你最好坐车去。
The post office is a bit far from here. ____________ take a bus.
2. 为什么不早点儿把这个好消息告诉他呢？
_______________ tell him the good news a little earlier?
3. 王芳还没来，她怎么了？
Wang Fang hasn’t come yet. _____________________ her?
4. 很多医护人员太忙了，顾不上吃饭。
Many doctors and nurses are _______________ to have their meals.
5. 战士们已连续工作了18个小时，有必要让他们停下来休息。
The soldiers have kept working for 18 hours, so _____________________________________________.

阅读与表达（每题2分，共10分）
The Amazon rainforest is home to millions of different kinds of animals, plants, and birds. Most of the world’s fresh water is here and the forest plants clean the Earth’s air every day.
Chico was born near the Amazon town, Brazil, in 1944 and started working when he was very young. Like the rest of his family, the boy got the money by taking a little rubber from the trees in the forest. (The trees are not hurt when the rubber is taken.) The forest and its people lived together comfortably and peacefully.
But some people think too much about themselves and never think about the future. In 1980, the forest was burned to build roads, houses and factories. Chico was angry; he wanted to save the forest! He talked to the government workers, but they didn’t listen to him. They were still clearing the rainforests to make quick, easy money. “Many voices are stronger than one,” he thought, so Chico held group meetings. He discovered that hundreds of people agreed with him. His hope grew. More people came together to try to stop the work of the forest clearers. Large areas of the forest were saved. Later he traveled to many other countries for international help. People soon became very much interested in this brave Brazilian. In the next few years Chico’s name became famous all over the world. The government of Brazil started making plans to protect large areas of the Amazon rainforest.
But as Chico’s dreams started coming true, someone stopped him in the only possible way. The famous forest fighter was murdered right outside his home on December 22, 1988. Chico’s life was cut short, but his brave new ideas continued in other people. One man changed the world’s ideas. After his death, people around the world sent money to help Chico’s work.

1. Was Chico born in Brazil?
___________________________________________________
2. How did young Chico get money?
___________________________________________________
3. How many things did Chico do after the forest was burned?
___________________________________________________
4. When was Chico murdered?
___________________________________________________
5. What did Chico achieve in his life?
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________

书面表达（15分）
根据中文大意和英文提示词语，写出意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的短文。所给英文提示词语供选用。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。

汶川地震 (Wenchuan Earthquake) 发生后，9岁学生林浩 (Lin Hao) 救了两名同学，然后步行7个小时到达安全地点。
请你就林浩同学的事迹，以 “Learn from the Hero” 为题，给你校英语专刊投稿。内容包括林浩同学的事迹简介，你对这件事的感受，以及你要向他学习什么。
提示词语：a student, nine years old, happen, save, walk, to safety,
be deeply moved, brave, give up

Learn from the Hero
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2008年北京市高级中等学校招生统一考试
英语试卷参考答案

单项选择
1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. A
6. B 7. D 8. B 9. D 10. A
11. C 12. D 13. C 14. A 15. D
16. D 17. C 18. B

完形填空
1. D 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C
6. A 7. B 8. C 9. D 10. A
11. D 12. B

阅读理解
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. C
6. A 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. C
11. B

选词填空
1. too 2. family 3. five 4. do 5. and 6. like 7. farmers

完成句子
1. You’d better 2. Why not 3. What’s wrong with
4. too busy to 5. it’s