2008年无锡市中考英语试题笔试部分二、单项填空在A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共15分，每小题1分)21.—Ihearthere’llbe_________talkonteenageproblemsnextMonday.—Doyoumean__________talkourteacheraskedustolisitento?A.a;theB.a;aC.the;theD.the;a22.__________istoodifficultifyouputyoureffortintoit..A.AnythingB.SomethingC.NothingD.Everything23.ThismorningJackcametoschool__________than________studentinhisclass.A.muchlate;anyB.muchlater;anyotherC.muchlater;anyD.muchlater;anyother24.---Willyougotothemuseumwithmethisafternoon?---Sorry,_____________.MyauntiscomingtoseemeA.Idon’tB.Ican’tC.Ineedn’tD.Imustn’t25.About_________oftheworkersinthefactorywereborninthe_________.A.two-thirds;1970B.two-thirds;1970sC.two-third;1970D.two-third;197026.TheoldmangotsicklastApriland_________inbedsincethen.A.wasB.hadbeenC.hasbeenD.wouldbe27.Itwas__________weatherthattheydecidedtogooutforapicnicA.suchfineB.suchafineC.sofineD.sofinea28.__________generous__________thelittlegirltosharehertoyswiththeotherkids?A.It’s;ofB.That’s;ofC.It’s;forD.That’s;for29.---MrGaowenttoShanghaifortheairexhibitionlastweek.---Isthat___________hehadtwodaysoff?A.whatB.whenC.whyD.where30.Myparentswillgotherebytaxibecauseitisraining____________.A.badlyB.hardlyC.probablyD.heavily31.Thisphotoremindsme________thedayswhenIworked_______thefarmwithmyclassmatesA.about;inB.about;onC.of;inD.of;on32.It’srathercoldinmostofsouthChina_________inspring.A.ontimeB.atatimeC.attimesD.allthetime33.---HowlonghaveMrandMrs___________?---Formorethantwentyyears.A.marriedB.hadmarriedC.gotmarriedD.beenmarried34.Couldyoutellmeiftheplanincludes____________theSummerPalace?A.thevisitB.visitingC.forustovisitD.forourvisiting35.---I’msorryIbrokeyourmirror.---Oh,really?_______.A.Itdoesn’tmatterB.Don’tbesorryC.NotatallD.It’sOKwithme三、完形填空先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意,然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。(本大题共10分，每小题1分）Jodywastenyearsoldwhenhedecidedheneededajob.Hethoughtitmightbe36toraise(养)worms.Hecouldsellthemtofarmersandpeoplewhofished.Soin37,heboughtmanyworms.Butthatwinterthecoldweatherkilledallthewormsbecausehehadnot38theminawarmplace.ThenextspringJody39again.Heboughtmoreworms,whichhetookgoodcareof.Whenwintercame,hetooktheminside40theywouldstaywarm.Manypeopleboughthisworms.OnedaywhenJodywastwelve,hegotaletter.Itwasfromestate(州)ofNewYork.Thelettersaid,“Everyonewho41thingshastopaytaxs(税)!”Jodymadeonlyonedollarsellingworms.Buthestill42topaypartofthatmoneytothestate.Hetoldmanypeopleinhistownwhathad43.Soonsomepeoplefromatelevisionstation44withJody.Manypeoplesawitandtheybegantowriteletterstothestate.Thelettersnowsaidthatthelawwas45.Finallythelawwaschanged.ChildrenlikeJodycannowsellthingswithoutpayingmoneytothestate.36.A.boringB.luckyC.funD.impossible37.A.autumnB.springC.winterD.summer38.A.caughtB.foundC.hiddenD.put39.A.triedB.waitedC.failedD.practised40.A.beforeB.untilC.thoughD.so41.A.buysB.sellsC.keepsD.presents42.A.hopedB.wantedC.hadD.remembered43.A.followedB.appearedC.happenedD.continued44.A.talkB.visitC.quarrelD.work45.A.commonB.unfairC.differentD.useless四、阅读理解阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。（本大题共30分，每小题2分）AWeareoftenaskedtomakeaspeechinlife.Mostofusareafraidofitanddon’tdoagoodjob.Herearesomesimplestepstomakeyourspeechasuccessfulone.Firstofall,findouteverythingyoucanaboutyoursubjectandatthesametimefindoutasmuchasyoucanaboutyouraudience.Whoarethey?Whatdotheyknowaboutyoursubject?Putyourselfintheirshoesasyouprepareyourspeech.Thentrytoarrengeyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible.Neverforgetyouraudience.Don’ttalkovertheirheadsortalkdowntothem.Whenyouaregivingyourspeech,speakslowlyandclearly,lookatyouraudienceandpauseforafewsecondsfromtimetotimetogiveyouraudiencechancestothinkoverwhatyou’vesaid.Justremember:beprepared,knowyoursubjectandyouraudience,saywhatyouhavetosayandbeyourselfsothatyourideaswillbringyouandyouraudiencetogether.46.“Putyourselfintheirshoesasyouprepareyourspeech.”meansthatwhilepreparingyourspeech,youmust________________.A.putyourshoesawayandputontheirsB.tryontheirshoestoseeiftheyfityouC.weartheshoesinthesamesizeastheirsD.Hewonderedifhewasingoodhealth.47.Whenheisgivinghisspeech,thespeakershould________________.A.lethiseyesrestonthesubjectB.followtheaudiencestepbystepC.facetheaudienceinanaturalwayD.lookupandsownfromtimetotime48.Duringthecourseofaspeech,itisnotrightforaspeakerto____________.A.thinknothingoftheaudienceB.speakinaclearvoiceC.takeashortstopattimesD.givealotofexamples49.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pause”meaninthepassage?A.listenB.stopC.chjooseD.search50.Whichtitlebestgivesthemainideaofthepassage?A.HowtoRemembertheAudienceB.HowtoPickouttheTopicforaSpeechC.HowtoPreparetheMaterialforaSpeechD.HowtoIproveYourSpeechBYesterdaythepolicewerejoinedbymoreYesterdaythepolicewerejoinedbymorethan20volunteersinthecontinuingsearchforthetwomissingteenagers,VickyGrayandTomHunter,andtheirguide,GavinJones.Thepolicesaidthattheyhaddisappearedduringanadventure(冒险)tourofCapeYorkPeninsula.Thiswastheseconddayofthesearchandthepolicewerenowveryworriedaboutthesafetyofthethree