2008 年内蒙古包头市中考英语试题 ( 满分 l 20 分，考试时间 l 20 分钟) 二、选择题( 每小题 1 分，共 l5 分) 21. Many farmers have got lots of_______and got much money by selling the_______. A. cow; beaf B. cows; beaf C. cow; beafs D. cows; beafs 22. Each of the students is going to have________ examined before graduation. A. he B. him C. himself D. his 23. —In which event do Chinese teams look likely to win everything? 24.__________ of the money_________been spent recycling the rubbish. A. Three fourths; has B. Three fourths; have C. Three fourth; has D. Three fourth; have 25. There's_________sauce left in the bottle. Would you go to the corner market to get _________ ? A. a little; some B. a little; any C. little; some D. little; any 26. Hold on, please. I need a piece of paper to _________ A. write B. writing C. write with D. write on 27. Michael Jordan and Yao Ming are both_______ NBA players. But I prefer Yao Ming though Jordan became famous_________than him. A. successful; early B. successfully; earlier C. successful; earlier D. successful; more early 28. The Warlords is_________ most wonderful movie I have ever seen and I expect to see it for_________second time. A. the; a B. the; the C. a; the D. a; a 29. Henry won't deal with his problems_________he can regard them as challenges. A. after B. unless C. but D. even though 30. If you want to succeed, you_______give up working hard until your dream_________. A. will; comes true B. can't; come true C. won't; comes true D. won't; come true 31. You can_____ask the old man to move away because he has lived_________here for 10 years. A. hard; lonely B. hard, alone C. hardly; lonely D. hardly; alone 32. It's said that the Olympic Torch Relay will_________in July in Baotou. A. hold B. be held C. holding D. to hold 33. —How about surfing on the Internet this evening? —_________, but I'll be busy with tomorrow's exam. A. That's right B. I can't C. It sounds great D. No, I'm terribly sorry 34. —Look! It_________be the new woman manager. —It_________be her. She has just left for Shanghai. A. can; mustn't B. must; can't C. must; mustn't D. can't; must 35. —What did your father say? —He asked us_________. A. that we mended the recorder B. what to mend the recorder C. where did we mend the recorder D. how to mend the recorder 三、完形填空(A 篇 篇 8 分，8 篇 篇 7 分，共 15 分) A "Thank you" is widely used in a modern society. It is 36 very good manner. You should say "Thank you" 37 others help you or say something kind to you. For example, when someone passes the salt on the table to you, when someone 38 ahead of you opens the door for you, when someone says you have done your work well, when someone says you have bought a 39 thing, or your city is very beautiful, you should say "Thank you". "Thank you" is used not only between friends, but also between parents and children, brothers and sisters, husbands and wives. "Excuse me" is 40 short polite way. We use it the same as "Thank you". When you hear someone say so behind you, you've got to know that somebody 41 to walk past you without touching you. If you want to have 42 with one of them, please say "Excuse me" first, and then begin to talk. You should 43 do so when you want to cough or make any unpleasant noise before others. Let' s say " Thank you" and "Excuse me" on the right occasion. 36. A. the B. / C. an - . D. a 37. A. however B. whatever C. whenever D. wherever 38. A. walks B. passes C. walking D. passing 39. A. plastic B. nice C. gray D. bored 40. A. the other B. another C. other D. others 41. A. wanted B. will want C. wants D. wanting 42. A. a dinner B. a word C. a play D. a sign 43. A. also B. as well C. either D. too B On May 8, a team of Chinese climbers lit the Olympic flame on the top of Mount Qomolangma! It was a historic 44 for China. China has announced to the world to light the Olympic flame on the top of the world when applying to hold the Games. Now, the dream has come true! Five torchbearers ( 火炬手) finished the highest relay 45 Three of them are Tibetan athletes. They 46 the Olympic flag, the Beijing Games flag and the Chinese national flag on the top of Qomolangma. "Beijing welcomes you!" team members said when they lit the torch. "One world, one dream," yelled Nima Cering, 47 the top of his voice. The team set out at about 2 o'clock in the morning. It took them six hours to reach the 48 Himalayan peak. The Olympic flame reached the foot of Mt Qomolangma on April 26. But high wind and heavy snow 49 the task. The relay on the top of Qomolangma is the Olympic motto,"higher, 50 and stronger," in practice. Let's say together,"Come on! China!" 44. A. time B. times C. moment D. while 45. A. pleased B. satisfied C. wonderful D. wonderfully 46. A. rose B. shows C. showed D. rises 47. A. at B. on C. in D. with 48. A. 8,844-kilometer B. 8,844-meter C. 8,844 kilometers D. 8,844 meters 49. A. put away B. put down C. put off D. put out 50. A. farther B. faster C. better D. longer 四、阅读理解(A 、B 两篇每小题 1 分，C 、D 两篇每小题 2 分，共 30 分) A One day, after school Bill walked past the shop on the street corner as usual. He stopped to look at the front row of shoes, and he felt sorry for himself. He really wanted to have a new pair for his birthday. He sadly walked away and thought of what to tell his mother. He knew she would give him anything if she could. But he also knew she had little money. He decided not to go home at once, because he looked worried and he didn't want his mother to worry about it. So he went to the park and he sat on the grass. Then he saw a girl in a wheel chair. He found that the girl moved the wheels with her hands. Bill looked at her carefully and was surprised to see that the girl had no feet. He looked down at his own feet. "It was much better to be without shoes than without feet," he thought. It was not right for him to feel so sorry and sad. He went away and smiled, thinking he was luckier in life. 51. Bill was sorry that * A. he forgot to bring any money B. he couldn't get a new pair of shoes C. the shoes in the shop were too large D. he had to work every day
