贵州贵阳2015中考英语试卷及答案(2)
三、完形填空(共2小题)
19.
通读全文,理解大意,从各题所给的选项中选择可填入短文的最佳选项。
Nowadays, millions of Chinese leave the countryside to search for work in the cities.They usually go back to ___1___ once or twice a year.Zhong Wei is one of them.
Zhong Wei has lived in Wenzhou for the last 13 years.With a hard job in a crayon factory, he is too busy to find ___2___ to visit his hometown.
Many people like Zhong Wei regard with great interest ___3___ their hometowns have changed.Perhaps large hospitals and new roads have appeared.In many places, the government has also built ___4___ and sent teachers from the cities to help.
Zhong Wei think such developments are very good, and these changes will take place in his hometown because some things need to change in order to become ___5___.
He also thinks, among all the changes, some things are ___6___ to change, such as the soft and sweet memories of the hometown in people’s hearts.That is why people try to find time to go back to visit their hometowns though they are very busy.
1.A.the beautiful B.their hometowns C.the big cities
2.A.much time B.much money C.much food
3.A.while B.which C.how
4.A.tall buildings B.new schools C.big factories
5.A.older B.better C.worse
6.A.difficult B.possible
C.necessary
20.
通读全文,理解大意,从各题所给的选项中选择可填入短文的最佳选项。
We had Sports Day at school on Saturday.I entered the 100 meters, 400 meters and high jump for older boys.
I didn’t win the 100 meters but I came in ___1___.My friend Peter came in first.I really thought I was going to beat him.But he managed to run just a little bit ___2___ than me over the last 20 meters and broke the tape a fraction of a second before me.Next year, I’ll beat him!
I won the 400 meters.I think I am probably a better ___3___ at the longer distances.Next year, I might enter the 1,000 meters.To win the short distance races, you need to get a very good start.With the longer distance races, however, you have time to ___4___ if you get off to a slow start.
Although I won the ___5___, it was a slow race compared with last year.I was 2 seconds behind my personal best.I know ___6___.I haven’t been doing enough training.Next year, I must get into training at least a month ___7___ Sports Day.I will run for half an hour every morning.
I thought I was going to win the high jump but I ___8___ the bar in my third jump.My left foot touched the bar just enough to knock it down.I need to ___9___ more if I am going to win this event next year.
1.A.first B.second C.third
2.A.faster B.slower C.happier
3.A.jumper B.runner C.walker
4.A.hand up B.show off C.catch up
5.A.400 meters B.100 meters C.high jump
6.A.what B.why C.how
7.A.during B.after C.before
8.A.knocked down B.broke down C.went down
9.A.study B.work C.practice
四、阅读理解(共2小题)
21.阅读下列材料,根据其内容选择最佳答案。
I Remember

1.According to the poem, we can guess the writer is probably ________ of the junior high school.
A.a coach
B.a teacher
C.a graduate
2.From one part of the poem, we know the writer used to be a ________ person at school.
A.shy
B.good
C.cute
3.The writer thinks English is a subject which is full of ________.
A.words
B.challenges
C.meanings
4.The underlined sentence “I’m trying to keep my cool” means ________ in Chinese.
A.我一定让自己很酷。
B.我保持清新的模样
C.我极力保持冷静
5.In the poem, the writer mentioned several beautiful memories of ________.
A.the school life
B.school sports day
C.the art festival
22.阅读下列短文,根据其内容选择最
佳答案。
When Susan Chen left high school, she wanted to go to university.Unfortunately, her father was quite poor, and a university education cost a lot of money.
“Take the entrance examination,” her father said, “and we’ll think of something if you pass.”
Susan took the examination.She did not score very high marks, but she scored enough, and was offered a place at the university.
“I’m very proud of you, Susan,” her father said, “I must find the money for a university education for you somehow.”
“But how, Dad?” Susan asked.
“Well, I can sell my car and work a lot of overtime.I can even work at two jobs if necessary, one during the day and one at night.”
“You’re a very generous father,” Susan said.
“Your future is worth the sacrifice,” he told her.
The next day he sold his car and asked his boss to give him three hours overtime every day.This meant walking to work and working 12 hours a day, seven days a week, but he did not complain.His daughter’s education was worth it.
A year passed.Susan took her first-year examination.
When the results were announced, she ran home to tell her father the news.
“Dad,” she said, “I’ve got my examination results.You’ll be so pleased.”
“You’ve passed!” he exclaimed.
“Guess what? I got the third place and won the scholarship.You can have your car back and stop working so hard.”
1.Susan Chen wanted to _____ when she graduated from high school.
A.make some money
B.go to university
C.go to work
2.She took the entrance examination and passed it with _____.
A.the highest marks
B.full marks
C.just enough marks
3.To pay for her university education, her father _____.
A.sold his car
B.bought a house
C.changed his job
4.At the end of her first year at university, Susan _____.
A.bought her father a car
B.failed the exam
C.passed the exam
5.According to the story, it is probably true that _____.
A.Susan didn’t do well in her subjects
B.Mr.Chen was pleased to hear the news
C.Susan found a job to have her father’s car back
五、单词拼写(共1小题)
23.根据语境或句意,用所给词的适当形式填空。
1.In China, it’s ______(polite) to stick your chopsticks into your food when you eat.
2.My teachers always encourage us ______(study) hard on different subjects.
3.Jenny brought two nice ______(picture) of her family to school yesterday.
4.The library is between the school and the hospital.You can find it ______(easy).
5.While I ______(wait) for the bus at the bus station, it began to rain.
六、完成句子(共1小题)
24.根据语境或句意,选择恰当的短语完成句子。
1.I always ______ to school, and I think it’s a good way to keep healthy.
2.Students should find good methods to study ______ doing lots of exercises.
3.Mulan ______ like a boy and takes her father’s place to fight in the army.
4.The teacher advised the parents to talk with their son ______ yesterday.
5.My mother often told me not to ______ with my friends on school nights.
七、阅读填空(共2小题)
25.阅读短文,根据短文内容完成文后的句子。
The Silk Road
The routes
For centuries, the Silk Road was the most important line of communication connecting East and West.Although the Silk Road covered a huge distance linking modern day Xi’an with the Middle East and Europe, today one area in particular is associated most closely with the name of the Silk Road.This are is Xinjiang in Northwest China, through which two major routes of the Silk Road passed on the northern and southern side of the Taklamakan desert.
The name
The Silk Road got its name in the 19th century when a German geographer identified it as the route through which the Romans got their silk from China.However, silk wasn’t the only thing that passed along the Silk Road; anything that had buyers was traded along the road.Goods were traded from market to market passing through many hands before they reached their final destinations.
Buddhism
The Silk Road was not just the route through which
goods were carried.It was also important for the exchange of ideas.Buddhism from India entered China along the Silk Road and had a huge influence on Chinese culture.Greek art styles were popular along the Silk Road and gave Buddhist statues in Northern India classical Western faces.These styles from Northern India were also found in Xinjiang.
The people
One of China’s famous monks, Xuan Zang, followed the Silk Road in the 6th century to collect Buddhist scriptures from India.Around 600 years later, one of Europe’s famous travelers, Marco Polo, entered China along the Silk Road.Both Xuan Zang and Marco Polo left detailed records of their journeys along the Silk Road.
The Silk Road today
Today, the Xinjiang Autonomous Region remains an international crossroad where traders from surrounding countries, and tourists from all over the world regularly meet.Trade in precious stones, food, drinks, crafts, art, and of course, silk, continues, too.
1.For centuries, the Silk Road was the most important line of communication which connected ______.
2.The Silk Road was named by ______ after he found the route that Romans got silk from China.
3.The Silk Road was not only the route for trade but also an important route for ______.
4.Xuan Zang and Marco Polo did a lot in ______ of their journeys along the Silk Road.
5.According to the passage, today ______ is still an important international crossroad on the Silk Road.
26.阅读短文,根据短文内容完成表格内容。
Steve Jobs was famous for starting Apple Computers.In a speech to graduating students at Stanford University, Jobs told students about some of his life-changing experiences.Jobs believed these experiences helped him achieve success.
Jobs’ biological mother was a college students.As a young mother, she felt unable to bring Jobs up so she put him up for adoption.Jobs’ adopted parents were simple working-class people.When Jobs was 17, his parents used their saving to send him to college.
After six months of college, Jobs decided it was not for him.Around that time, he had read a quotation that went something like, “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” The quotation made him think about his life and his future.He started to question if he should stay in college.Was he doing what he really wanted to do? Eventually, he decided he had to change something; he decided to drop out of college.
Jobs was lucky because he knew what he loved to do.He started Apple Computers in his parents’ garage with a friend when he was 20.In just ten years, Apple grew into a $2 billion company.However in 1985, Jobs was fired from the company.
Jobs was shocked.He lost everything at once.He quickly realized that he still loved what he did, and over the next five years, he started two highly successful companies, NEXT and Pixar.Jobs also met his future wife, Laurene.Jobs was happily married with a family, working for Apple again and living every day as if it were his last.
八、书面表达(共1小题)
27.
你经常读书吗?最近,某英文报正在举办中学生读书征文活动。请根据你读书的情况,完成A、B两项写作任务。
A.用完整的句子回答下列问题:
1.What is the name of your favorite story book?
2.When did you begin to read the book?
3.Who is the main character in the story?
4.What did the main character do in the story?
5.Why do you like the story?
B.请以“My
Favo
rite Story Book”为题,用英语给该报写一篇征文,谈谈你的读后感。要点如下:
1.读后感应包含A部分的信息;
2.读这本书后的感想。
注意:1.读后感中的主人公必须与A部分的一致;
2.照抄试卷上的材料、文中出现考生姓名、学校等真实信息扣分;
