2008年广东省广州市中考英语试题 (满分l 35分，考试时间l 20分钟) 第l卷(共105分) 一、听力(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 听力理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 第二节 听取信息(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分) 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l分，满分l0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的最佳选项。 16. —I hear we'll have a new foreign teacher soon. Do you know when_________? —Sorry, I have no idea.
A. he will come B. will he come C. is he coming D. he was coming 17. This is just between you and me. You_________tell anyone about this. A. mustn't B. can C. should D. have not to
18. Last summer I went to Lu Xun's hometown and visited the house_________he was born. A. that B. there C. which D. where
19. I'm sorry. I started eating before you got here_________J was terribly hungry. A. so B. since then C. because D. so that
20. Miss Green didn't talk much to other people. There was always_________a little sad about her. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something 21. My younger brother couldn't work out the answer and
A. so could I B. nor could I C. so can I D. nor I could 22. Though the player is over thirty, he can still run________ some younger players. A. as fast as B. so fast as C. much fast than D. more faster than 23. At the meeting Mr. King didn't say a word from beginning to end, _____ ? A. didn't Mr. King B. did he C. did Mr. King D. didn't he 24. From that time on Mary practised_________the piano every day. A. plays B. playing C. played D. to play
25. Hi Mr. Smith. I didn't know you were in New York. How long_________here? A. have you come B. were you C. have you been D. will you come
第二节 语法选择(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各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
Annie was excited. Her mother 26 to Beijing today and would be staying with her 27 two weeks. She cleaned her home and thought about 28 some flowers, but there wasn't time. She got in her car, turned on the radio and was heading off when the radio reported that all planes to Beijing would be two or more hours late because it was raining 29 . With great disappointment Annie went back inside.
Two hours later, Annie arrived at the airport and was 30 to see her mother waiting outside! She had decided to take an earlier plane 31 she could get to Beijing on time. She didn't think it was necessary to phone Annie as the earlier plane would arrive at the airport at the time her daughter expected.
32 mistake! Annie could have come earlier, but didn't. Her mother could have phoned from the
plane, but didn't. They were 33 hungry and tired. Annie was going to take her mother to 34 American restaurant, but her mother just 35 to get home to rest. 26. A. was flying B. flies C. has flown D. fly 27. A. after B. since C. in D. for 28. A. buy B. to buy C. bought D. buying
29. A. heavily B. much heavier C. heavy D. more heavier 30. A. surprises B. surprising C. surprised D. surprise 31. A. but B. although C. when D. so 32. A. How B. What a C. What D. How a 33. A. all B. either C. both D. neither 34. A. a B. an C. the D. 不填
35. A. wanted B. wants C. wanting D. want 三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l 0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。
Thousands of years ago, human didn't live in towns. Sometimes they would live in caves or build camps (宿营地) in the forest.
Only about thirty people 36 in each camp. The men would go hunting while the women and children 37 food from the trees around the camp. All the food was 38 between everyone
in the group. Every few weeks they moved to another place to find more food. It was a simple life, but people had to be 39 They had to make everything that they needed, and they had to know a lot about plants and animals.
Nowadays most people live in towns and cities, and they work in offices and factories. Life is 40 than in the old days. There are fewer 41 , but there is less excitement. Some people go 42 excitement—sailing round the world, climbing mountains, or exploring caves. Most people look forward to the 43 , a time when they can enjoy a change from their normal life. For some this means going camping. But camping today is 44 from camping in the past. Gas cookers, ready-made food and air-beds mean people can camp much more 45 than they did in the old times. 36. A..lived B. talked C. came D. danced 37. A. planted B. collected C. watched D. bought 38. A. found B. used C. shared D. sold 39. A. polite B. kind C. careful D. clever 40. A. worse B. faster C. easier D. harder 41. A. dangers B. stories C. people D. animals 42. A. waiting for B. looking for C. turning on D. putting on 43. A. dreams B. gifts C. meals D. holidays 44. A. away B. different C. free D. far
45. A. slowly B. terribly C. comfortably D. hopefully 四、阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
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The worker I hired to repair my house had just finished a difficult first day on the job. A broken wheel made him an hour late; his ladder (梯子) fell down when he was painting the roof and