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2008年四川省资阳市中考英语试题 全卷满分120分。考试时间共120分钟。 第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共80分） 第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. —Could I get you something to drink? —_______. I’m thirsty. A. Yes, please B. No, thanks C. You are welcome D. Here you are 2. Don’t talk to Tom like that. He is only _______ eleven-year-old boy. A. a B. an C. the D.不填 3. Betty arrived in London _______ the morning of May 25th. A. on B. at C. in D. for 4. _______ many children like sugar, I think they had better try not to eat it too often. A. Because B. When C. Although D. If 5. —How much does it cost to build the school library? —Four _______ yuan. A. million of B. millions of C. millions D. million 6. The house is too small for his family _______. A. to live in B. living in C. live in D. lives in 7. All the _______ teachers enjoyed themselves on March 8th, because it was their own holiday. A. man B. men C. woman D. women 8. “_______ exercise every day, my child. It’s good for your health,” Father said. A. Taking B. To take C. Take D. Takes 9. It’s so crowded here. Let’s make some _______ for the baby. A. ground B. room C. seats D. chairs 10. Most young people find _______ exciting to watch a football match. A. it B. this C. that D. one 11. China is the third _______ country in the world. A. large B. largest C. larger D. as large as 12. Try to guess its meaning when you meet a new word. Don’t _______ your dictionary all the time. A. work on B. try on C. keep on D. depend on 13. —_______ do you call your parents?
—Every day. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How far 14. They _______ for Shanghai on Friday. Shall we go to see them off at the train station? A. left B. were leaving C. have left D. are leaving 15. Schools _______ allow students at least one hour a day for sports. A. would B. might C. should D. could 16. —What about playing football this afternoon, Sam? —I would rather _______ at home than _______ football. It’s too hot outside. A. stay; playing B. stay; play C. to stay; to play D. to stay; playing 17. Would you mind _______ me how to remember English words? A. tell B. to tell C. telling D. told 18. —What did you say just now? —I asked _______. A. that I could open the door B. could I open the door C. how could I open the door D. how I could open the door 19. Many people learn English because it _______ widely _______ in the world. A. is; used B. was; used C. is; using D. was; using 20. —_______? —He’s a tall man with short hair. A. How is he B. What does he like C. What is he D. What does he look like 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A An old man lived alone in a town. He wanted to dig up his potato garden, but it was very 21 work. His only son, who always 22 him in the past, was then in prison（监狱）. So the old man wrote a letter to his son and said: Dear Son, I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won’t be able to 23 potatoes in my garden this year. I 24 to miss doing it, because your mother always loved planting time. I’ m just getting too old to dig up a garden. If you were here, all my 25 would be over. I know you would dig up the garden for me 26 you weren’t in prison. Love, Dad Soon the old man 27 a letter: “Dad, don’t dig up the garden! That’s where I buried（埋藏）the guns（枪）!” At 4 a.m. the next morning, some 28 came and dug up the whole garden without finding any guns. The old man was 29 and wrote another note to his son. He told him what had happened, and 30 him what to do next. His son’s reply was: “Go ahead and plant your potatoes, Dad. It’s the best I could do for you from here.” 21. A. hard B. interesting C. simple D. boring 22. A. taught B. helped C. changed D. stopped 23. A. cook B. dig C. plant D. put 24. A. hope B. forget C. hate D. decide 25. A. trouble B. illness C. danger D. fear 26. A. if B. unless C. because D. when 27. A. wrote B. received C. sent D. read 28. A. friends B. neighbours C. policemen D. prisoners 29. A. ill B. lucky C. surprised D. sorry 30. A. told B. called C. invited D. asked B It’s said that many years ago clothes were made of animal skins. People started to wear clothes 31 they could keep themselves safe from the sun, wind, rain and cold. Today, we can use 32 materials（材料）to make different kinds of clothes. But clothes do 33 than keep us warm in modern society, and they can also 34 about our culture, our life, our jobs, our hobbies and even our mood（情绪）. 35 , when we see a man in a uniform（制服）, we know his 36 from the uniform. When we see a woman in a kimono（日本和服）, we may think that she is 37 . If a man always wears sportswear, we may think he is 38 and likes doing exercise. If a person 39 wears yellow or red clothes, maybe he or she is lively and easy-going（随和的）. As the saying goes, “You are what you 40.” 31. A. as if B. so that C. even if D. although 32. A. different B. expensive C. strange D. perfect 33. A. better B. worse C. farther D. more 34. A. tell B. ask C. bring D. find 35. A. What’s more B. For example C. However D. In a word 36. A. hobby B. idea C. wish D. job 37. A. Japanese B. Chinese C. English D. Am
