2008年江苏省常州市中考英语试题
第1卷(四部分。共70分)
一、听力(共24小题；每小题1分，满分24分)(略)
二、单项选择(共1 6小题；每小题1分，满分1 6分)
从A．B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
25. I bought a pink dress and a red one for my sister, but she liked________of them.
A. neither B. all C. none D. both
26. -What's that noise? -Jane and her sister________TV.
A. have watched B. are watching C. watched D. will watch
27. -Mum, I've finished my homework. ________I go out and play for a while?
- No, I'm afraid not. I have some other exercises for you.
A. Must B. May C Would D.Will
28. We asked the policeman the way and he told us to walk straight on _________
we reached the restaurant.
A. whenever B. however C. until D. while
29. -Dad, where is my key? -________I Mum is very angry for waiting for us so long.
A. Take your time B. Never mind C. Look for it slowly D. Come on
30. To keep healthy, you'd better________exercise right after you have a meal.
A. don't take B. not take C. not to take D. not taking
31. -________ you________breakfast? -Yes. I had it at 6:30.
A. Had; had B. Have; had C. Are; having D. Were; having
32. The shoes are neither cheap nor comfortable. I can't understand________
women like buying them.
A. why B. when C. whether D. how
33. The soldier rushed into the room________the baby in the fire.
A. to save B. saving C. and save D. saved
34. The necklace that I had showed to my friends________. It made me very sad.
A. was lost B. gets lost C. were missing D. was missed
35. He speaks English________an American, so we all believe that he has stayed
in America for many years.
A. as good as B. worse than C. as badly as D. as well as
36. Most of the people________ lost their lives in the attacks are Americans.
A. when B. who C. how D. which
37. How long have you________your hometown?
A. been away from B. left C. arrived in D. come to
38. I have got a new computer. My father________as a birthday present.
A. gave them to me B. gave it to me C. gave one to me D. gave me one
39. Many people welcome the Harm-free Internet, but what do many school students________ it?
A. hear of B. think of C. look over D. talk about
40. Mary, do you know what was________?
A. happened to him B. he doing at that time C. Mr Li's father D. his favourite sport
三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分1 0分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从4 l～5 O各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
Shyness (害羞) means feeling frightened when you're around other people. Some children are 41 shy. Some become shy later because of their life experience. 42 , everybody gets a little shy sometimes. It's just how much they feel shy.
Most people have red faces and talk in 43 sentences (句子) when they are shy. But some become 44 shy that they won't go to a restaurant because they are too nervous to 45 and pay for their food. Some are afraid of meeting
46 people, so they seldom (很少) go outside. This kind of shyness can be
47 for a person.
If shyness doesn't stop you from doing something you want to do, being shy isn't a big 48 . Some experts say shy people are good at working because they think more and 49 less.
But remember not to let good opportunities (机会) pass you by just because of it. If you have to sing a song at a birthday party or give some performances in front of others, just do it. There's 50 to be afraid of.
41. A. shown B. born C. thought D. seen
42. A. Sooner or later B. in fact C. So far D. First of all
43. A. broken B. strange C. different D. boring
44. A. very B. too C. quite D. so
45. A. pack B. order C. cook D. serve
46. A. new B. foreign C. old D. friendly
47. A. good B. helpful C. bad D. usual
48. A. question B. example C. excuse D. problem
49. A. do B. talk C. get D. sleep
50. A. something B. everything C. much &nb