2008年广东省广州市中考英语试题

项选择(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)

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。

ar we'll have a new foreign teacher soon. Do you know when_________?

have no idea.

come B. will he come C. is he coming D. he was coming

s just between you and me. You_________tell anyone about this.

B. can C. should D. have not to

ummer I went to Lu Xun's hometown and visited the house_________he was born.

B. there C. which D. where

rry. I started eating before you got here_________J was terribly hungry.

B. since then C. because D. so that

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

ing B. anything C. nothing D. something

nger brother couldn't work out the answer and

d I B. nor could I C. so can I D. nor I could

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

as B. so fast as C. much fast than D. more faster than

meeting Mr. King didn't say a word from beginning to end, _____ ?

Mr. King B. did he C. did Mr. King D. didn't he

hat time on Mary practised_________the piano every day.

B. playing C. played D. to play

Smith. I didn't know you were in New York. How long_________here?

u come B. were you C. have you been D. will you come

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

出最佳选项。

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

rs, but there wasn't time. She got in her car, turned on the radio and was heading off when the radio reported that

would be two or more hours late because it was raining 29 . With great disappointment Annie went back insi

later, Annie arrived at the airport and was 30 to see her mother waiting outside! She had decided to take an earlie

get to Beijing on time. She didn't think it was necessary to phone Annie as the earlier plane would arrive at the air

aughter expected.

ake! Annie could have come earlier, but didn't. Her mother could have phoned from the plane, but didn't. They were 33

Annie was going to take her mother to 34 American restaurant, but her mother just 35 to get home to

flying B. flies C. has flown D. fly

er B. since C. in D. for

B. to buy C. bought D. buying

vily B. much heavier C. heavy D. more heavier

prises B. surprising C. surprised D. surprise

B. although C. when D. so

B. What a C. What D. How a

B. either C. both D. neither

B. an C. the D. 不填

ted B. wants C. wanting D. want

空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l 0分)

面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

of years ago, human didn't live in towns. Sometimes they would live in caves or build camps (宿营地) in the forest

thirty people 36 in each camp. The men would go hunting while the women and children 37 food from the t

All the food was 38 between everyone in the group. Every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food

e, but people had to be 39 They had to make everything that they needed, and they had to know a lot about

ost people live in towns and cities, and they work in offices and factories. Life is 40 than in the old days. There

ere is less excitement. Some people go 42 excitement—sailing round the world, climbing mountains, or exploring caves.

rd to the 43 , a time when they can enjoy a change from their normal life. For some this means going camping. But cam

camping in the past. Gas cookers, ready-made food and air-beds mean people can camp much more 45 than they did in the

ed B. talked C. came D. danced

nted B. collected C. watched D. bought

nd B. used C. shared D. sold

ite B. kind C. careful D. clever

se B. faster C. easier D. harder

gers B. stories C. people D. animals

ting for B. looking for C. turning on D. putting on

ams B. gifts C. meals D. holidays

y B. different C. free D. far

wly B. terribly C. comfortably D. hopefully

解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。

A

I hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job. A broken wheel made him an hour late;

l down when he was painting the roof and now his old truck wouldn' t start. With each problem he shouted angrily, more

s things. As I drove him home, the man didn't say a word.

lking to the man to kill time. I managed to find out that he had come up from Blue Hills in Victoria with his family

d a job. This was his first job since moving here. I now knew why his price was lower than any other worker I could

paper. He really needed the job. His clothes told me as much.

g, much to my surprise, he invited me in to meet his family. As we walked through his front garden he suddenly stopped

laced his hands on it. Then, when he opened the door he completely changed. Instead of his troubled face, there was

s for his two children and a kiss for his wife.

ing day, I asked him about the tree.

trouble tree,\

t when I come home. Then in the morning I pick them up again. \

now what else?\

of the following things did NOT happen to the worker? A. His truck broke down. B. He was late for work. C. He

D. His ladder fell down.

id the worker first arrive in this town? A. Today. B. Last night.

ks ago. D. Six months ago.

did the writer find the worker?

a newspaper. B. Beside the trouble tree.

old house. D. In Blue Hills, Victoria.

d the worker touch the tree?

good luck, B. To leave his trouble outside.

good wishes to his family. D. To clean his hands.

an we learn from the passage?

for a job can make trouble.

mportant to get to work on time.

ur problems are worse than what we think.

family can make many problems go away.

B

that all dreams serve a purpose ( 目的). While there is no agreement among scientists about why we dream, there are

different kinds of dreams we have.

kind of dream is the repeating dream, in which the same story is repeated again and again, often for many months or e

ve these are a sign people have a problem in their life and once that problem is gone then the dream will stop. Others

to help people remember something very important.

ll-known kind of dream is the nightmare. The pictures and stories in such dreams make people very afraid and dreame

hem far more clearly than normal dreams. The cause of such dreams may be seeing something terrifying such as a car a

y snakes. Others think such dreams may be trying to make a person pay attention to something that is dangerous in t

happen during wake-time when we forget where we are or what we are doing and find ourselves in a made-up story or unre

aydream when we are doing something that is not interesting or exciting. They help us think about our future.

ms are the most fun. These happen when dreamers suddenly understand that they are dreaming. Instead of waking up, th

and are able to control what happens in the dream as if they are making a movie.

derlined word \

B. problems C. dreamers D. scientists

derlined word \

ning B. interesting C. disappointing D. amazing

ight a person daydream?

a very interesting movie. B. While playing at a fun park.

istening to an uninteresting talk. D. When making a movie.

we know if We are lucid dreaming?

remember the dream very clearly.

control what happens in the dream.

k that the dream is like a movie.

very nervous after we wake up.

s the best title of the passage?

ming of You B. Enjoy Your Dream

eams Mean D. Where Dreams Go

C

the Columbus of the East, was an amazing man.

n in 1371 and, 11 years later, was caught by the army of a rich young man called Zhu Di and made to work for him. Ov