2007中考英语真题（内江卷）1【3】

2007中考英语真题（内江卷）1【3】

第二节完形填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

China will be the host 36 the 2008 Olympics, so many Chinese people want 37 their English indifferent ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest by 38 popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very 39 and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers 40 able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers.

The singers really came from all age groups and from all over China. The winner of the men' s competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi'an, and the winner of the women' s competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest and said that they 41 they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei,the winner of the women' s competition,said 42 English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not 43 , so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more 44 in learning English.

This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. "Chinese people should try to speak English more. We should try to make progress before the Olympics. "said a spokesperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is

a good idea to have fun 45 English.

36. A. to B. for C. with

37. A. improve B. improving C. to improve

38. A. singing B. sing C. sings

39. A. clear B. clearly C. clearlier

40. A. was B. are C. were

41. A. don't think B. didn't think C. won't think

42. A. study B. studied C. studying

43. A. good enough B. enough good C. well enough

44. A. interest B. interesting C. interested

45. A. to learn B. learning C. learn

第三部分阅读理解(共20小题.每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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The old shoes had brought him so much trouble and Johnny decided to throw them away. He went to the rubbish pit(垃圾坑) outside the city and threw the old shoes into it," Now they can't bring me more trouble, "he said. He returned home, lay down on his bed and slept. But he had a dog, and the dog often went to the rubbish pit to look for food.

The dog saw the shoes in the rubbish pit and knew they were its master's. So the dog got the shoes back. When Johnny woke up, he saw the shoes by his bed and he was afraid. He drought, "The shoes can walk by themselves. They must be drown away. "Then he made a large fire in front of his house and put the shoes on it. Just then, a strong wind was blowing, and before long the fire made the house begin burning. His neighbor at once came but could do nothing. The house burned down, but the old shoes were saved by the dog again.

46. Did Johnny like the old shoes?

A. Yes, he did.

B. No, he didn't.

C. The shoes had brought him a lot of trouble.