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1、2009年武汉外校初升高资格考试英语真题试卷第一部分 听力测试 共三节 满分20分第一节 共五小题 每小题一分 共计五分 每个句子只读一遍1. A .The word are easy for Lisa, but the test wasnt.B. The test only had 20 questions.C. Lisa probably failed the test.D. Lisa had a vocabulary test today.2. A. They are of the same length.B. They are of the same size.C. The green

2、 one is longer.D. The yellow one is longer.3. A. I dont think Mr. Smith has a wife or a daughter.B. I dont think Mr. Smith will get the necklaces for his wife and daughter.C. I think Mr. Smith already bought the necklaces.D. I dont think I can buy the necklaces.4. A. Paul wrote Mike after he wrote h

3、is cousin.B. Paul wrote Mike before he wrote Susan.C. Paul wrote The bank before he wrote to Susan.D. Paul wrote Susan before he wrote the bank.5. A. We saw the girl at the game.B. The girl saw us at the game.C. We saw the girl and her mother at the game.D. The artist attended the game with us.第二节 共

4、10小题 计10分 每组对话和问题均读两遍。6. A. In a jewelry store.B. In a post office.C. In an office supply storeD. In a clothing shop7. A. The man was fired from a job he liked.B. The man is unhappy with his job and is not going to look for a new one.C. The man has stopped his work and is going to move.D. The man ha

5、s a lot of things to take.8. A. A dinner list.B. A dinner partyC. A shopping listD. A cooking school9 .A. Shes reading for pleasureB. Shes reading for a vacation shes planningC. Shes researching for a vacation shes planningD. Shes revising her schedule10. A. Shes taking her timeB. Shes going to get

6、stuck in trafficC. Shes going to be on timeD. Shes going to meet MaryDialogue One11 .What does the women want to know?A. How to make a millionB. How to study designC. How to get a jobD. How to travel to the USA12 .What did his friends decide to do?A. Have a motorcycleB. Fight against the bad manC. D

7、rive up to the USAD. Drive down to Mexico13. How long was it before peter got away from the bad men?A. One yearB. Two yearsC. Three yearsD. Four yearsDialogue Two14. According to the conversation, what kind of weather is usual for march?A. Very coldB. Very hotC. Drier than the weather on the day of

8、this conversationD. Cooler than the weather on the day of the conversation15.Where does this conversation take place?A. FloridaB. New YorkC. CaliforniaD. IndianaDialogue three16. At what age do children start school, according to the women?A. Generally fiveB. Generally sixC. Generally sevenD. Genera

9、lly eight17. When they finish high school, they getA. a diplomaB. a licenseC. Their head teachers praisesD. Their headmasters signature第三节 共5小题 计5分 每篇短文读两遍18. The gentleman usually sits down andA. looks at the dictionaryB. plays a few tunes of MozartC. looks at the fireplaceD. looks at his tie19. Wh

10、y did the visitor become angry with the gentleman?A. Because she got no reply when greeting the gentlemanB. Because the gentleman took the place of the gardenerC. Because the gentleman wanted to be the owner of the houseD. Because she hadnt seen the gentleman before20. What is Mrs. Martindales theor

11、y about the gentleman?A. He has a lot of French friendsB. He has a liking for the hostessC. He used to live hereD. He didnt like to live here第三部分 单项选择 共15小题 每小题1分 满分15分41. When you come here for your holiday next time, dont go to hotel; I can find you bed in my flat.A. the , a B. the , / C. a, the D

12、. a, /42. The box is too heavy, give me a hand?A. would you mind B. will you like to C. will you please D. will you please to43. Over the last hundred years, some changes in English grammar.A. were taken place B. took place C. have taken place D. have been taken place44. -I dont know what heaven is

13、really like-A. so do I B. neither I do C. so dont I D. neither do I45. The faster the type the documents, spelling mistakes you may makeA. the more B. many more C. much more D. more46. Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested at the next town.A. to stop B. stopping C. to be stopped D. stop47.

14、You are saying that everyone should go to university, and this is I disagreeA. why B. where C. what D. how48. From the top of the towerA. could the whole city be seen B. could see the whole cityC. could be seen the whole city D. could be the whole city seen49. After the first two hundred volunteers

15、started their work in the mountain area, came and joined themA. hundreds of B. more hundreds C. a hundred more D. a hundred of50. The proposal on the website a animal shouldnt be killed in front of other animals aroused a heated discussionA. where B. which C. whether D. that751. Tom that window beca

16、use he never came anywhere near here yesterdayA. mustnt B. might have broken C. shouldnt have been D. cant have broken52. Little about the statue of liberty before he came to New YorkA. did he know B. he did know C. he knew D. didnt he know53. through the field, the wild flowers provide a fascinatin

17、g view.A. While walking B. When one has walked C. As one walks D. Having walked54. the man often wore a heavy coat as he was not uses to in such a cold climateA. living B. live C. be living D. have lived55. In fact Mary would rather leave for Beijing in Wuhan.A. instead of staying B. than stay C. th

18、an stay D. than to stay第四部分 完型填空 共15小题 每小题1分 满分15分Talking rubbishReduce! Re-use! Recycle! The message hits Canadian customers through all the media. As newcomers from Sri Lanka, we compare the situation here with the one back home. We may not be the most environmentally 56 citizens in the word but,

19、compare with this , we do not have a rubbish problem yet.Like many shoppers in Colombo, my partner Shahid and I used to have a cane basket we 57 with us to the market every week. No environmentalist could have 58 about it. There are no supermarket 59 to push around. Most itemsrice, flour, vegetable,

20、 biscuitsare bought 60 or wrapped in newspaper. At 61 we would carry one plastic bag and a reusable plastic tray for eggs.When income 62 are low, people need to buy in small quantities. It is quite normal to ask for a 63 envelope, two eggs or 100 grams of sugar. The 64 is that most shoppers in Sri L

21、anka cannot afford the luxury of waste. They re-use whatever they can and dont want to discard bags, jars or boxes that can be 65 to other uses.But in recent years western-style supermarkets have begun to spring up in Colombo. They hold out the 66 of a clean, efficient service to customer. A 67 of i

22、mported goods dressed up in layers of attractive, colourful 68 beckons from the shelves. These are the 69 products that demand your attention on the TV advertisements. 70 with them, Sri Lanka, like so many other developing countries, may have imported a problem that once never existed.56. A. qualifi

23、ed B. concerned C. worried D. experience57. A. took over B. took away C. took along D. took up58. A. complained B. criticised C. disapproved D. accused59. A. wheelbarrows B. wagons C. trolleys D. carriages60. A. free B. in pieces C. bit by bit D. loose61. A. maximum B. most C. highest D. best62. A.

24、rates B. amounts C. sizes D. levels63. A. simple B. singular C. single D. sole64. A. point B. case C. example D. question65. A. made B. set C. given D. put66. A. promise B. advantage C. evidence D. sight67. A. set B. range C. store D. band68. A. packets B. packs C. packaging D. padding69. A. very B.

25、 just C. similar D. likely70. A.in addition B. as well C. among D. along第五部分 阅读理解 共10小题 每小题2分 满分20分AIn every school there is a top crowd that sets the pace, while the others follow their lead. Lets say the top crowd decides that it is smart to wear bright red sweaters. Pretty soon everybody is weari

26、ng is wearing a bright red sweater.There is nothing wrong with that, except the fact that on some people bright and sweater is extremely unbecoming. The situation can even become dangerous, if the top crowed decides that it is smart to drink or to drive cars at seventy miles an hour. Then the people

27、 who fellow the lead are endangering their lives. They are like the sheep being led to the butcher.Now, chances are that you have come across situations like these more than once in your life; chances are that one time or another you probably did something you knew to be wrong. You may have excused

28、yourself by saying, gee, the crow does it, well let the crowd do it, but dont do it yourself. Learn to say no.Develop you own standards and your own judgment. if you know the crowd is planning something you disagree to ,have the courage to bow out mannerly. Youll have the satisfaction of standing on

29、 your own two feet.71. Which is the best title for this passage?A. Follow the leadB. Top crowdC. Being yourselfD. Bright red72. The author doesnt think it good wearing red sweaters ifA. the crowd does itB. you cant afford themC. you dont look good in redD. the situation isnt safe73. According to the

30、 passage, people who follow the crowdA. something do things against their better judgmentB. make mistake blindlyC. are willing to put their lives in dangerD. will in the end become pace-settersBEducation is not an end, but a means to an end. In other words, we do not educate children only for the pu

31、rpose of educating them. Our purpose is to fit them for life.In some modern countries it has for some time been fashionable to think that by free education for allone can solve all the problems of society and build a perfect nation. But we can see that free education for all is not enough; we find i

32、n such countries a far larger number of people with university degrees; they refuse to do what they think ”low” work; and in fact, work with hands is thought to be dirty and shameful in such countries. but we have only to think a moment to understand that the work of a completely uneducated farmer i

33、s far more important than that of a professor; we can live without education, but we die if we have no food .if no one cleaned our streets and took the rubbish away from our houses, we should get terrible diseases in our towns.In fact, when we say that all of us must be educated to fit us for life,

34、it means that we must be educated in such a way that, firstly, each of us can do whatever work suited to his brain and ability and, secondly, that we can realize that all jobs are necessary to society, and that is very bad to be ashamed of ones work. Only such a type of education can be considered v

35、aluable to society.74. The writer of the passage thinks thatA. education can settle most of the worlds problemsB. free education for all probably leads to a perfect worldC. free education wont help to solve problemsD. all the social problems cant be solved by education75. The purpose of education is

36、A. to choose officials for the countryB. to prepare children mainly for their future workC. to let everyone receive education fit for themD. to build a perfect world76. The passage tells us about of the educationA. the means B. the system C. the value D. the typeCLONDONLife for Cathy Hagner and her

37、three children is set to permanent fast-forward.Their full school day and her job as a lawyers assistant are busy enough .but hanger also has to take the two boys to soccer or basketball while dropping off her daughter at piano lessons or girl scout ClubOften, the exhausted family doesnt get home un

38、til 7 pm. Their is just time for a quick supper before homework. in todays world, middle-class American and British parents treat their children as if they are competitors racing for some finishing line.Parents take their children from activity in order to make their future bright .it seems that rai

39、sing a genius has become a more important goal than raising a happy and well-balanced child.“Doctors across the country are reporting a growing number of children suffering from stomachaches and headaches due to exhaustion and stress,” says child expert William Doherty of the University of Minnesota

40、.Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom. Its a very serious problem. many children attend after-school clubs by necessity. But the competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities.Teachers are dealing with exhausted kids in the classroom. its a very serious problem. Ma

41、ny children attend after-school clubs by necessity. But competitive pressures also create an explosion of activities. They include sports, language, Music and math classes for children as young as four.“There is a new parenting trend under way which says that you have to tap all you childs potential

42、 at a young age ; otherwise you will let him down” ,says terry Apter, a Cambridge-based child and adolescent psychiatrist .It isnt entirely new: there have always been pushy parents. But what was previously seen as stranger behavor is now well accepted.77. British parents, as the writer described in

43、 this passage .A. treat their children as sports playersB. pay no attention to their childrens lessonsC. bring up their children in a simple wayD. give their children little time to develop freely78. The writers opinion about after-school clubs is thatA. activities in the country are too competitive

44、B. children should attend four clubs at a timeC. some club result in competitive pressuresD. clubs should have more subjects for school children79. The underlined word tap in the passenger meansA. turn on the tapB. make as much use as possibleC. chooseD. hit80. The last paragraph tells us that in Br

45、itainA. parents used to take their children to every clubB. parents used to be wise on how to raise childrenC. parents have all benefited from childrens clubsD. parents have come to know the standard of education第六部分 语言运用 共20分一 短文改错 共10小替 每题1分 满分10分Last Sunday morning when I got up .to my great surp

46、rised, 81_I found that we had a big snowfall. I was very excited because 82_It was a long time that I havent seen such a snowfall. 83_So I decided to call my friends out and play snow together. 84_We made up some snowman and rolled some snowballs. 85_We enjoyed the fun of playing fighting games .jus

47、t then we 86_noticed that the buses and cars move very snow because 87_of the heavy snow. But we went to clean the snow as 88_to help the traffic to go safely . After the all mornings hard work 89_the snow on the road were cleaned and we went home happily. 90_二 填词 共10小题 每题1分 满分10分阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容在所给的空白处填出一个适当的词，每个词的首字母已给出。Many English people eat toast or cereal for breakfast. For lunch, most people have a sandwich and s 91 fruit. In the evening, for d 92 , most English people eat fish or eat fish and meat w 93 vegetables, salad, rice or pasta.English people enjoy I 94 how to cook food from oth