2013年广州市初中毕业生学业考试
英 语
二、语言知识及运用（共两节，满分20分）
第一节 单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
从16~25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
16. A: I enjoyed the performance very much.
B: Yes, it was really good. I think ________ boy in white was the best actor. A: a B: an C: the D: / 17. I always tell my students _________ on the road because it’s really dangerous.
A. not to play B. to play not C. not playing D. not play 18. The man called his professor for help because he couldn’t solve the problem by _________. A. herself B. himself C. yourself D. themselves 19. Could you say it again? I can’t understand __________ you are talking about.
A. how B. when C. what D. which 20. --- Must I finish my homework now?
--- No, you ________. You can go home now.
A. needn’t B. mustn’t C. shouldn’t D. can’t 21. There is _________ news about this movie star in the newspaper. Where can I get some? A. many B. a few C. a lot D. little 22. I couldn’t do it ________ your great help. Thanks a lot!
A. with B. without C. for D. to
23. Thanks for your invitation, but I’m so sorry I can’t go. I need to ________ my baby at home. A. take away B. take off C. take care of D. take out of 24. A: You look very nice in your new dress today. B: Oh, really? I _________ it when it was on sale.
A. buy B. bought C. have bought D. will buy 25. ---I feel really tired.
---___________________
A. Lucky you! C. You’d better work harder. C. Congratulation! D. Why not go and have a reat?
第二节 语法选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It’s very important that we all recycle (再利用). In nature, everything ___26___ again. For example, when an animal dies, it becomes ___27____ animal’s food. Nothing is wasted. But humans have created things like plastic bags ___28___ can’t be broken down by nature. Our rubbish kills animals and __29___ water and soil. ___30___ we continue making too much rubbish, the problem will only get worse. If nature can’t reuse the rubbish, we must recycle __31__. We should clean up the rubbish we’ve made because nature can’t.
Recycling is also the right thing to do for another reason. The earth is rich in natural materials like
water and trees, __32 __ these materials are not endless. We use up our natural materials much _ _33 __ than the earth is able to reproduce them. For example, each year we cut __34 __ more that 6,000 square miles of forest. But it takes an average of 25 years for a new tree __35__. Recycling can help us save the earth, so let’s take action right now.
26. A. use B. using C. is used D. used 27. A. another B. other C. others D. the other 28. A. who B. which C. how D. where 29. A. pollutes B. polluted C. polluting D. is polluted 30. A. When B. Whether C. Why D. If 31. A. then B. their C. it D. itself 32. A. but B. so C. and D. or 33. A. fastly B. fast C. faster D. fastest 34. A. out B. down C. in D. up 35. A. grows B. for growing C. growing D. to grow
三、完型填空（共10小题； 每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There once was a farmer who lost his watch in his barn (谷仓). The watch was only cheap but was very ____36 to him because it was a gift from his father.
After _ 37 __ the barn for a long time, he gave up and asked for __38 __ from a group of children playing nearby.
He __39 __ them that the person who found the watch would be rewarded. Hearing this, the children hurried inside the barn ___40 __. They searched everywhere but still could not find the __41 ___. Just when the farmer was going to give up, a little boy went up to him and asked to be given another ___42___.
The farmer looked at him and thought, “ Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”
So the farmer __43 _ the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out with the watch in his hand! The surprised farmer asked the boy how he ___44__ where the rest had failed. The boy replied, “ I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.” This shows us that sometimes a __45__ mind can think better than an excited one.”
36. A. important B. expensive C. useless D. interesting 37. A. finding B. searching C. watching D. studying 38. A. money B. danger C. work D. help
39. A. promised B. taught C. warned D. believed 40. A. angrily B. slowly C. immediately D. hardly 41. A. rule B. book C. child D. watch 42. A. way B. chance C. lesson D. smile 43. A. threw B. sent C. gave D. caught 44. A. came B. knew C. succeeded D. suggested 45. A. beautiful B. smart C. peaceful D. quick
四、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
(A)
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between the ticket office and us. This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money. Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children talked excitedly about the clowns. It was clearly a very important day out for them. The father and mother seemed happy as they could be. The tickets lady asked how many tickets the father wanted, he proudly answered, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adults’ tickets, so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady told him the price. The man’s wife lowered her head. There was no longer a smile on the man’s face. He quietly asked, “How much did you say?” The ticket lady again told him the price. The man obviously didn’t have enough money. But how could he tell his kids the bad news? Seeing what was happening, my dad took a $20 note from his pocket and dropped in on the ground. (We were not rich ourselves at all!) He then tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, you dropped this.” The man understood my father was helping him. He picked up the money, looked straight into my dad’s eyes, and in tears replied. “Thank you. This really means a lot to me and my family.” Although we did not go to the circus that night, we didn’t go without.
46. Why does the writer say “Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean” ( Paragraph 2)? A. To show the children were well looked after. B. To show cheap clothes could be popular. C. To show how hard the mother worked. D. To show how rich the family were.
47. Why was the poor man unhappy after he spoke with the ticket lady? A. He had lost his money. B. His children were noisy. C. The tickets were sold out. D. The tickets were too expensive.
48. Who did the $20 note belong to? A. The poor man . B. The writer’s father. C. The poor man’s wife. D. The ticket lady.
49. Why was the poor man in tears at the end of the story? A. He found the money he lost. B. He wanted others to help him. C. He made his children unhappy. D. He was thankful for the kindness.
50. Which of the following statements is probably true according to the passage? A. The poor mans saw the circus that night. B. The two families became close friends.