2008年甘肃省兰州市中考英语试题二、单项选择题(共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分)阅读下列各题，从后面A、B、C、D四个选顼中选择一个最佳答案。21.—2008BeijingOlympicGamesisontheway.Doyouknowitsslogan(口号)?—Ofcourse.'It's_________.A.WelcomehomeB.Oneworld,onedreamC.SharethespiritD.Hominyandprogress22.Asstudents,weshouldalwaysbereadytohelp_________whenevertheyareintrouble.A.othersB.theotherC.theothersD.theotherstudent23.Timhastriedtwice,andhisfatheraskshimtohave_________thirdtry.A.theB.aC.anotherD./24._________EnglishteacherisnotonlystrictwiththestudentsbutalsowithA.His,themselfB.Mine,himselfC.Her,himselfD.My,myself25.Sheislookingaftera_________.A.five-month-oldbabyB.fivemontholdbabyC.five-months-oldbabyD.five-years-oldbaby26.—Mum,IthinkI'm_________togobacktoschool.—Notreally,mydear.You'dbetterstayathomeforanotherdayortwo.A.sowellB.sogoodC.wellenoughD.goodenough27.Sheisgoingtogetmarried_________JohnonNewYear'sDay.Theyare_________theirtwenties.A.to;inB.with;inC.to;atD.with;at28.—Ifa==3,b=4,what'stheanswertothequestiona+2ab+1l=?A.Twenty-eighthB.Twenty-eightC.ThirteenD.Eighteen29.Ofthetwoshirts,Ichose_________one.A.expensiveB.moreexpensiveC.themoreexpensiveD.themostexpensive30.Whichofthefourpicturesshowsthatthespaceflighthascometoasuccessfulend?31.Weallliketheteachers_________classisinterestingandcreative(有创造性的).A.whichB.whoseC.whoD.that32.—Sorry.I_________yourletter.—Nevermind.Iwilldoitmyselfafterschool.A.didn'tpostB.don'tpostC.hadn'tpostedD.haven'tposted33.Mymotheralwaysasksme_________ontheInternet,thoughmostmotherscan.A.howshecanuseQQB.howcansheuseQQC.whencansheuseQQD.whenshecanuseQQ34.Chinaisagreatcountrywith56peoples,_________istheHan.A.thelargestpopulationofitB.themostpopulationofitC.themostpopulationofthemD.thelargestpopulationofwhich35.Nowadaystheoldshould_________inoursociety.A.betakengoodcareB.betakengoodcareofC.betakenwellcareD.takegoodcareof36.Istilldon'tknowwhat_________whileIwasawayfromhome.A.hadhappenedB.washappenedC.hashappenedD.happened37.DoyousayYesorNotothediscipline(纪律)thatstudentsarenotallowed_________atschool?A.tosmokeB.smokingC.tosmokingD.smoke38.Marywaslookingforwardto_._______toKate'sbirthdayparty.A.invitingB.beinginvitedC.inviteD.beinvited39._________ofthegirlsinthisschoolarefansofLiYuchun.A.TwofifthsB.TwofifthC.OnethirdsD.Fifthstwo40.BeefnoodlesinLanzhoutastethebestinChinaand_________.A.aresoldwellB.sellwellC.sellgoodD.aresoldgood三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)．通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填人相应空白处的最佳选项。Coffeehasbeenapartofpeople'slivesfor41years,anditisstillafavoritedrinkintheworld.Hereisastoryofcoffeeand42itwasdiscovered.Thestory43uscoffeewasdiscoveredinAfricalong44.Onedayafarmer45hisgoats,andhesawthem46berries(种子)fromaplant.Thegoatsbecame47aftertheyatetheberries.Themanoftenfelttired,48hedecidedtotrytheberries,too.49,hedidn'tfeeltiredanymore.Coffeeplantswerethusdiscovered.Thecoffee50fromAfricatoothercountriesinEuropeandAmerica.Afterthatthefarmersstartedtogrowtheplantsthere,especiallyinSouthAmerica.41.A.thousandofB.thousandsC.thousandsofD.athousandof42.A.howB.whyC.whatD.who43.A.saysB.speaksC.talksD.tells44.A.timeagoB.timesagoC.timebeforeD.timelater45.A.watchB.watchesC.waswatchingD.iswatching46.A.eatB.eatsC.ateD.haseaten47.A.verytiredB.veryactiveC.badlyillD.fastasleep48.A.butB.orC.becauseD.so49.A.ForhisgreatsurpriseB.WithhisgreatsurpriseC.TohisgreatsurpriseD.Onhisgreatsurprise50.A.weretakenB.werebroughtC.wastakenD.brought四、阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)仔细阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，根据短文内容和要求，从题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。ABasketballstarsbecomehip-hopsingers.It'strue.IntheNBA,hip-hopmusicisverypopular.Manyoftheplayers,likeO'NealoftheLosAngelesLakers,writeraprhymeswhentheytravelonplanesfromonecitytoanother.Someofthemevenhasrapradioshowsandothersperforminmusicvideo.Whentheyplaybasketball,someoftheyoungerstarseventrytolooklikehip-hopsingers.Hip-hopisjustpartoftheirculture,saysoneplayer.Allofusgrewuplisteningtorapandplayingbasketball,andrappersgrewupdoingthesamething.MasterP.isafamousrapstarwhowantstobecomeabasketballplayer.TwoNBAteamshaveinvitedhimtojointhem.Theyenjoylisteningtohismusic.AnNBAplayerhasbecomearapper.Hehasmadefoursuccessfulrapalbums.TheNBAhasacloserconnection(联系)tohip-hopthananyothersportsleague.51.ManybasketballplayersinNBAlike______.A.hip-hopmusic,B.countrymusicC.AmericansingersD.dancing52.ManyNBAplayers_________raprhymeswhentheytravelonplanesfromonecitytoanother.A.learnB.writeC.singD.dance53._______isjustpartoftheNBAplayers'culture.A.MusicB.RapperC.Hip-hopD.Basketball54.MasterP.wasinvitedtojointheNBAteamsjustbecause______A.hiship-hopwaspopularB.hisdancingwaspopularC.theylikehisfaceandhairD.theylikelisteningtohismusic.55.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?A.ManyNBAplayershavebecomehip-hoprappers.B.Somerapperhip-hopsingershavebecomeNBAbasketballplayers.C.PlayersinNBAdon'tlikehip-hopmusicatall.D.NBAbasketballteamshavecloserconnectiontohip-hopmusic.BLightandshadowarefriends.Theyusuallygotogether.Wereceivelighteveryday.Atthesametime,weproduceshadow.Lightcannotshinethrdughyou.Yourbodystopsitfrompassing.Thereisadarkspotonthegroundnexttoyou.Thelightcannotreachthedarkspot.This