53. The English are well known for _____.

　　A. forming an orderly queue B. being rude and loud

　　C. traveling on subways D. spending more time waiting in a queue

　　54. When the girl jumped the queue, how did the writer feel?

　　A. annoyed → calm B. calm → angry

　　C. surprised → interested D. shocked → angry

　　55. The purpose of the article is to _____.

　　A. call on people in China to queue more

　　B. compare queuing in two different countries

　　C. praise the English for following good manners

　　D. explain why people rush in some situations

　　56. In which part of a newspaper would you most probably read this article?

　　A. Sports. B. News. C. Culture. D. Business.

　　D

　　Do you know of anyone who uses the truth to cheat? When someone tells you something that is true, but leaves out (略去) important information that should be inside, he can give you a false picture.

　　For example, someone might say, “I just won a hundred dollars on the lottery(彩票). It was great. I took that dollar ticket back to the store and turned it in for one hundred dollars!”

　　This guy is a winner, right? Maybe, maybe not. We then discover that he bought $ 200 worth of tickets, and only one was a winner. He’s really a big loser!

　　He didn’t say anything that was false, but he left out important information on purpose. That’s called a half-truth. Half truths are not technically lies, but they are just as dishonest.

　　Some politicians (政客) often use this trick. Let’s say that during Governor Smith’s last term, her state lost one million jobs and got three million jobs. Then she tries to get another term. One of her opponents (竞争对手) says, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state lost one million jobs!” That’s true. However, an honest statement would have been, “During Governor Smith’s term, the state had increased two million jobs.’’

　　Advertisers will sometimes use half–truths. It’s against the law to make false statements so they try to mislead you with the truth. An advertisement might say, “Nine out of ten doctors advised their patients to take Yucky Pills to cure toothache.” It fails to say that they only asked ten doctors and nine of them work for the Yucky Company.

　　This kind of cheating happens too often. It’s a sad fact of life: Lies are lies, and sometimes the truth can lie as well.

　　57. We may infer that the author believes people should ________.

　　A. buy lottery tickets if possible B. make use of half–truths

　　C. be careful about what they are told D. not trust the Yucky Company

　　58. How many examples does the writer give to show how the truth is used to cheat?

　　A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

　　59. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A. Using half truths is against the law.

　　B. Technically, half truths are in fact lies.

　　C. Yucky Pills is a very good medicine for toothache.

　　D. Governor Smith did a good job during her last term.

　　60. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage?

　　A. He’s really a big loser!

　　B. Sometimes the truth can lie as well.

　　C. Advertisers will sometimes use half truths.

　　D. It’s against the law to make false statements.

　　卷Ⅱ

　　五、词汇运用(共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)

　　A.用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，每词限用一次。

　　61. –When is Tree Planting Day? –It’s on the of March.

　　62. LinTao’s father cooks meals very well, he’s really a good .

　　63. Their basketball team is stronger than .

　　64. She sent an email to the company last week, but they haven’t ______ to it.

　　65. Children should speak to old people .

　　B. 根据短文内容和所给汉语提示，写出短文空白处各单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。

　　When many people from 66 (另外) countries come to America for the first time, they meet many 67 (困难). They can't speak much English, and they don't know 68 (多)about America. Sometimes, they make mistakes.

　　Sally came to America from Korea 69 (年) ago. Because her English 70 (不)good, she was afraid to ask the 71 (路). So she usually couldn’t find the places in America. Then she hoped she could see something that she knew, but she couldn' t. Then she began to cry and miss her 72 (自己) country because she never had this kind of problems in Korea. She could find the places 73 (轻松) in Korea.

　　Little Henry came to America from Thailand with many people , 74 (包括)her parents.He didn' t know how to put the money into an American bank at first. When he grew older and knew more English, he finally 75 (成功)in putting the money into an American bank .

　　六、任务型阅读(共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分)

　　阅读76-80题的任务信息，然后从A、B、C、D和E中，选出符合他们要求的最佳选项，并将答案写在对应题号的横线上。

　　______76. Jeff likes sports and travel. He would like something that help him spend boring time on his journey.

　　______77. Mrs Scott doesn’t like to exercise, but she likes cooking and reading books about foreign places.

　　______78. Mr Dean wants to improve his garden during summer, so he would like something that could help him to do that.

　　______79. Lisa, a 22-year-old girl, worries about her weight. She is wondering how to lose weight.

　　______80. Sophin likes to look smart. When she is free, she enjoys listening to music. Now she plans to learn something about music.

　　A. Learn how to play the guitar. This popular video helps the beginner to become a guitar player in just 200 hours.

　　B. Road trips, a program loved by young people, especially those fat girls, join in it and make yourself become thin.

　　C. The new pocket MP4. The kind of MP4 fits right into your pocket. It lets you listen to your favorite artist, even when you’re on a journey.

　　D. Singapore. The story of a city. This book is about the history, the culture, and the favorite dishes of the small country.

　　E. Special scissors (剪刀). This kind of tool will make it easy to deal with flowers about tress. Anyone can learn to use it quickly.

　　七、书面表达(共2小题，第81题5分，第82题15分，满分20分)

　　81. Time is for businessmen;

　　Time is for doctors;

　　Time is so to everyone, it will never .

　　As for me, .

　　82.一首 “ Where is the time?” 又一次引发了人们对时间的感慨，作为即将参加中考的你，将怎样充分利用时间，为初中三年画上一个圆满的句号。请从以下几个方面，以“ Treasure every minute”为题，写一篇不少于100词的短文。(文章里不能出现真实校名和人名)

　　(1)时间的重要性 (2) 你身边浪费时间的现象

　　(3)你的时间去哪儿了 (4)你将怎样充分利用余下的时间?

　　Treasure every minute

　　英语听力材料及参考答案

　　第一节：听小对话，从A、B、 C三个选项中选出正确的选项，回答问题(共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

　　1.M: Hello, Jane. Why are you in a hurry?

　　W: The plane will take off in fifteen minutes. I’m going to Beijing.

　　2.W: What time will the concert start?

　　M: It will start 10 minutes later, at about 8:40..

　　3.M: What did you want to be when you were a child?

　　W: I wanted to be a doctor when I was young. But now I’m a policewoman

　　4.M: Lucy, we are so happy that you can come to my hometown for Spring Festival.

　　W: Me, too. I’ve never been to country for a holiday before. Look, there are so many sheep over there.

　　5.W: Sir, here’s your bill, please. Thirteen pounds all together.

　　M: Ok, here are fifteen pounds. Keep the change.

　　第二节：听长对话，回答问题(共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

　　听下面一段较长对话，回答6 、7 两个小题。

　　M: Mum, can I play the computer games?

　　W: Of course, you can. But you have to finish your homework. Work must come first, do you know?

　　M: OK. I will do it at once, and how long can I play?

　　W: What about half an hour?

　　M: Mm, maybe it’s too short. An hour, OK?

　　W: OK

　　听下面一段较长对话，回答8、9、10 三个小题。

　　W: Hi, Wang Lin.

　　M: Hi, Lucy. Are you free this afternoon?

　　W: I am afraid not.

　　M: Why?

　　W: Because I am going to buy some presents for Miss Zhao, our English teacher.

　　M: Oh, I see. The day after tomorrow will be Teachers’ Day. What will you buy?

　　W: I am going to buy a postcard or a pen for her.

　　M: But I know she likes flowers very much. Why not buy her some flowers?

　　W: That’s a good idea.

　　第三节：听读白，填表格。听下面一段独白，然后从A、B、C三个选项中选择正确的选项，完成下面信息记录表。独白读两遍(10分)

　　W: My name is Barbara and I’m eleven years old. I live in Alaska. Do you know where it is? It’s in the northwest of the US near Canada. We live in a small house near the sea because of my father’s job. He is a scientist. He studies whales and there are lots of whales in Alaska. My mother is a teacher in a school. I’ve got two sisters and no brothers.

　　My name is strange. I’m named after my great grandfather, my father’s grandfather. He was Indian and my mother’s great grandparents came from Russia. In Alaska it gets very cold in winter and it snows a lot, so I ski and skate. I am good at skating! In summer, it’s nice and not too hot. I often go boating with my father.

　　参考答案

　　听力：1—5 A B C C A 6--10 A C B C B 11--15 BCBCA

　　单选：16--20 D C D A D 21--25 B D A B B 26--30 D A C A C

　　完型：31-35 D C A D A 36-40 C B A D A 41-45 C A B D C

　　阅读：49---52 ADCA 53---56 ACBC 57---60 C C D B

　　词汇：61. twelfth 62. cook 63. ours 64. replied 65. politely

　　66. other 67. difficulties 68. much 69. years 70. wasn’t

　　71. ways 72. own 73. easily 74. including 75. succeeded

　　任务型阅读

　　76—80 C D E B A

　　书面表达

　　81. 言之有理即可。

　　82. 略