2008年广州中考英语试题与答案

2008年广州中考英语试题与答案

2008年广东省广州市中考英语试题

(满分l 35分，考试时间l 20分钟) 第l卷(共105分)

一、听力(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 听力理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

第二节 听取信息(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)

二、语言知识及运用(共两节，满分20分)

第一节 单项选择(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)

从16-～25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选

项。

16. —I hear we'll have a new foreign teacher soon. Do you know when_________?

—Sorry, I have no idea.

A. he will come

B. will he come

C. is he coming

D. he was coming

17. This is just between you and me. You_________tell anyone about this.

A. mustn't

B. can

C. should

D. have

not to

18. Last summer I went to Lu Xun's hometown and visited the house_________he was born.

A. that

B. there

C. which

D. where

19. I'm sorry. I started eating before you got here_________J

was terribly hungry.

A. so

B. since then

C. because

D. so

that

20. Miss Green didn't talk much to other people. There was always_________a little sad about her.

A. everything

B. anything

C. nothing

D. something

21. My younger brother couldn't work out the answer and

A. so could I

B. nor could I

C. so can I

D. nor I could

22. Though the player is over thirty, he can still run________ some younger players.

A. as fast as

B. so fast as

C. much fast

than D. more faster than

23. At the meeting Mr. King didn't say a word from beginning

to end, _____ ?

A. didn't Mr. King

B. did he

C. did Mr. King

D.

didn't he

24. From that time on Mary practised_________the piano every day.

A. plays

B. playing

C. played

D. to

play

25. Hi Mr. Smith. I didn't know you were in New York. How

long_________here?

A. have you come

B. were you

C. have you been

D. will you come

第二节 语法选择(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分) 阅读下面短

文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26---35各题所给

的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

Annie was excited. Her mother 26 to Beijing today and would be staying with her 27 two weeks. She cleaned her home and

thought about 28 some flowers, but there wasn't time. She got

in her car, turned on the radio and was heading off when the

radio reported that all planes to Beijing would be two or more hours late because it was raining 29 . With great disappointment Annie went back inside.

Two hours later, Annie arrived at the airport and was 30 to

see her mother waiting outside! She had decided to take an earlier plane 31 she could get to Beijing on time. She didn't

think it was necessary to phone Annie as the earlier plane would arrive at the airport at the time her daughter expected.

32 mistake! Annie could have come earlier, but didn't. Her mother could have phoned from the plane, but didn't. They were

33 hungry and tired. Annie was going to take her mother to

34 American restaurant, but her mother just 35 to get

home to rest.

26. A. was flying B. flies C. has flown D.

fly

27. A. after B. since C. in D. for