2008年河南中考英语

2008年河南省高级中等学校招生学业考试试卷英语二、单项选择（20小题，每小题1分．共20分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内．( ) 21. —How do you like your holiday in Mount Yuntai?—We enjoyed it very much. — sight is very beautiful.A.AB.AnC.TheD. /( ) 22.. —I saw Tony at the party. But he didn‟t speak to me ______ evening.—Maybe he didn‟t see you.A.allB. everyC. eitherD. another( ) 23. —How far is it to the airport? 20 kilometers?—No, it‟s ______. About 30 kilometers.A. farB. fartherC. the fartherD. the farthest( ) 24. —Our class won the English speaking contest.—Congratulations! You — be very proud of it.A. canB. needC. wouldD. must( ) 25. Your dream won‟t come true ______ you know what your dream is.A. afterB. unlessC. whileD. since( ) 26. —Look! The light is still on in Mr Zhang‟s office.—I‟m afraid he -______ his work yet.A. doesn‟t finishB. didn‟t finishC. hasn‟t finishedD. won‟t finish( ) 27, We will never forget what happened ______ the afternoon of May 12, 2008.A. inB. byC. atD. on( ) 28. —Ms Lin is very popular among the students.—Yes. Her classes are ______ lively and interesting.A. alwaysB. sometimesC. hardlyD. never( ) 29. Amy, I‟ll be on holiday for a week. Could you help me ______ my dog? A.look for B. look at C. look after D. look over( ) 30. —What did the teacher say just now?—Sorry. I didn‟t catch it. I _______ something else,A. thinkB. will thinkC. was thinkingD. had thought( ) 31. When I hurriedly got to the airport. the lady at the window told me that there were no ______ left on that plane.A. placesB. seatsC. spaceD. room( ) 32. It seems that it is going to rain. You‟d better ______ the windows open when you leave the house.A. not leave B leave C. not to leave D. to leave( ) 33. Shaolin Temple ____ lies in the west of Zhengzhou welcomes the visitors both at home and abroad.A. whereB. whichC. whoD. what( ) 34. —May I come in? I‟m so rry I am late.—Come in, please. But could you please tell me ______?A. why you are late againB. what were you doing thenC. who you talked withD. how do you came to school( ) 35.—Look at the sign on the right.—Oh, parking _______ here.A. doesn‟t allowB. isn‟t allow edC. didn‟t allowD. wasn‟t allowed三、完形填空（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

When Liu Kaiqu was young he was poor in Shanghai, One day he 36 a picture ofa tiger and tried to sell it on the street. It caught the 37 of an American, who asked,“H ow much does it cost?” He said, “500 dollars.” The foreigner thought it was too 38 and asked again, “Can you make it cheaper?” He answered, “No.” Then he tore (撕) it to pieces. In great 39 the foreigner said, “Young man, are you angry?”“No, sir. I‟m not angry. I sold it 40 500 dollars because I thought it was worth the 41. But youwanted a lower price. It means 42 didn‟t think so and it is not good enough. I‟ll go on working 43 until my customers (顾客) are satisfied.” At that time, 44 Liu Kaiquwas not famous at all, he never 45 his dream, Now he is well-known all over the worldas a great artist.( ) 36.A. stole B. picked C. drewD. saw( ) 37. A. attention B. instruction C. decision D. discussion ( ) 38. A. terrible B. big C. old D. dear ( ) 39. A. fear B. difficulty C. surprise D. excitement ( ) 40. A. over B. for C. about D. among ( ) 41. A. size B. price C. weight D. position ( ) 42. A. we B. he C. you D. it ( ) 43. A. faster and faster B. better and better C. slower and slower D. harder and harder ( ) 44. A. though B. because C. whether D. until ( ) 45. A. broke off B. cut up C. gave up D. sent off 四、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分） 阅读下面四篇语言材料，然后按文后要求做题AOnce there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖). the baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft andcomfortable. And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, hismother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world eagle changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him.Two days later mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do th is to me ? I‟m hungry. Don‟t you know I will die if 1 have nothing to e at?”“Here is the Last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself,” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum ,” Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! H e wasn‟t moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.“You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。