2009年河南省初中学业水平暨高级中等学校招生考试英语

2009年河南省初中学业水平暨高级中等学校招生考试

英语

一、听力理解（20小题，每小题1分，共20分）略

二、单项选择（15小题，每小题1分，共15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一份最佳答案。

21.—When is Henry’s birthday party, Lynn?

—The 18th , __ about there o’clock in the afternoon.

A. in

B. at

C. on

D. to

22.—What a nice MP5! Whose is it?

—It’s __ . My father bought it for me.

A. me

B. him

C. his

D. mine

23.I like __ a lot, and my mother usually cooks it in different ways.

A. fish

B. butter

C. potatoes

D. noodles

24.—Excuse me, where are we going to have our class meeting?

—I’m not sure. Ask our monitor, please. He __ know.

A. can

B. may

C. need

D. shall

25. The match was really fantastic, __ when Smith scored in the last minute.

A. probably

B. exactly

C. especially

D. mostly

26. Taiwan is part of China. We __ the same history and culture.

A. explain

B. express

C. connect

D. share

27.—Helen, can I wear jeans and a T-shirt to the evening party?

—OK. But a dress might be __ .

A. good

B. better

C. bad

D. worse

28.—Excuse me. When does Flight CZ3391 take off?

—One moment, please. I’ll __ it ________.

A. look; up

B. take; away

C. give; back

D. turn; down

29. It’s quite common in Britain to say “Thank you” to the drivers __ people get off the bus.

A. after

B. since

C. until

D. when

ually John __ to school in his father’s beautiful car.

A. has taken

B. is taking

C. is taken

D. has been taken

31.It’s time to say goodbye to my school. I’ll always remember the people __ have helped me.

A. who

B. what

C. which

D. where

32. The zoo keepers is worried because the number of visitors __ smaller and smaller.

A. become

B. became

C. is becoming

D. have become

33.—Have you made up your mind __ the sick kids?

—By singing songs.

A. what to tell

B. how to cheer up

C. when to help

D. where to look after

34.—Y ou have seen the film The Dead Reading, haven’t you?

—__ . How I wish to see it again!

A. No, what a pity

B. No, I haven’t

C. Y es, I like it

D. Y es, it’s boring

35.—What time will Mr Brown be back to China?

—Sorry. I don’t know______.

A. when did he go abroad

B. why he is going abroad

C. how soon will he be back

D. how long he will stay abroad

三、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10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。

I think I’ve always been interested in food. My grandparents lived on a farm in Lincolnshire and had a good

36 . She made fantastic English food; her roast beef was out of this world. I used to love going down to the 37 _ and watching her work, and I learned a lot from her. I realized that I wanted to be a cook when I was about 12. When other boys __ 38 to do sports after school, I helped with cooking at home. By the time I was 15, I had _39 to be a cook. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t allow me to be a cook. I had to tell them about it 40.

I told them that I wanted to do a cookery course for fun, and stayed for a month in a hotel in Torquay. I enjoyed it so much that I couldn’t put off telling my parents any longer, 41 I brought the subject up one night over dinner. 42 there was silence, and then my father asked me why. I explained that cooking was 43 painting a picture or writing a book. Every meal was a work of creation. I could see that my father disagreed, but he was not 44 . He just looked at me and smiled. My mother kissed me. And now I have my own restaurant, and it goes well. I can see they are 45 me. However, my grandfather thinks I’m mad to give up farming.

36. A. farmer B. painter C. cook D. nurse

37. A. restaurant B. hotel C. farm D. kitchen

38. A. chose B. refused C. hated D. failed

39. A. decided B. agreed C. managed D. turned

40. A. easily B. softly C. slowly D. quietly

41. A. but B. so C. or D. for

42.A. At first B. At last C. At least D. At times

43 A. with B. like C. about D. above

44. A. patient B. satisfied C. quiet D. angry

45. A. proud of B. sorry for C. friendly to D. strict with

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。

A

A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “Y ou have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.”“I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “I f you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”

The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do with only $10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.

One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?” The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes,