2011年四川省绵阳市中考英语试卷（解析版）

My grandparents like to live in a house _______ is not very big but bright and comfortable.

—Mum, can we go to the art museum tomorrow?
—Sure. But first we should find out ________.

Mrs Smith has a cute baby. It often smiles at people ________.

—Didn’t you finish your homework last night?
—_______, though I wasn’t feeling well.

—Look at the sign!
—Oh, I see.We _______ waste water.

YoYo Ma was born in 1955 to Chinese parents living in Paris. He began to study the cello with his father at four. A year later, when he was     36   years old, he gave his first concert. The family soon moved to New York, America. Later he joined Julliard School, a school   37   gifted musicians. He went to Harvard University to study music and graduated in 1976.
YoYo soon became famous for his concerts. He always tries to play the cello with music from different countries like Brazil and China. He wrote   38   for the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. It sounds brilliant.
YoYo is sometimes forgetful. He once   39   his cello in a taxi in New York. He was really
  40   because it’s worth US $2,000,000.The taxi driver took it to a police station. YoYo was very thankful.

A．four B．five C．six D．seven

A．for B．as C．by D．with

A．a story B．an article C．music D．a poem

A．forgot B．remembered C．missed D．left

A．excited B．worried C．lonely D．bored

I heard a story about a famous scientist who had made several very important achievements.
What made him   41   from others?
He said it all came from   42   that happened when he was two years old. He tried to  43 
a bottle of milk away from the fridge, but the slippery(光滑的) bottle fell, spilling its milk all over the   44   floor.
When his mother came in,  45   shouting at him, she said, “Robert, what a great mess(一团糟) you have made! I have never seen such a big puddle(水坑) of milk. Would you like to get down and play in the milk for a few minutes   46   we clean it up?”
Indeed, he did. After a few minutes, his mother said, “Robert, when you make a mess like this, you have to clean it up at last. So,   47   would you like to do that? We would use a towel or a mop. Which do you prefer?” He chose the towel and together they cleaned up the milk.
His mother then said, “We had a failed   48  in how to carry a big milk bottle with two small hands in the kitchen. Let’s go out and fill the bottle with water and see if you can   49  a way to carry it without dropping it.” The little boy learned that if he held the bottle at the top near the lip(杯口) with both hands, he could carry it without dropping it.
This scientist then said that it was at that moment that he knew he didn’t need to be afraid to
  50  .So, what have you learnt from the story?

A．serious B．similar C．different D．important

A．an experience B．advice C．a promise D．an idea

A．pass B．bring C．drink D．take

A．kitchen B．bedroom C．bathroom D．living room

A．from B．with C．because of D．instead of

A．after B．before C．as soon as D．since

A．when B．what C．how D．why

A．experiment B．condition C．survey D．research

A．look B．discover C．recognize D．develop

A．clean the floor B．spill milk C．make mistakes D．realize mistakes

What is an e–reader? An e–reader is a small computer. It can hold thousands  of e–books. So people want to throw away heavy schoolbags and read with small, light e–readers. For example, a US high school has put its paper books away. Teachers and students are using e–readers now. “It’s so convenient. You can have so many books right at your fingertips.” said Meghan Chenausky,16. Chinese schoolchildren are also trying e–readers. Hanvon WISEreader is the most popular e–reader in China. It weighs about 260g and is as big as a regular textbook. It is a special e–reader. Students can make notes on it. They can use it to download textbooks from school computers. It can also send and receive homework. New e–readers are not just for reading. They have WI-FI(无线网络) and multimedia(多媒体).Parents think these may hurt children’s study habits. “I think WI-FI is not necessary for kids.” says Zeng Wenwen,43, Beijing.

   根据短文内容，判断下列句了正误。正确为“T”，错误为“F”。并在答题卡上把“T”或“F”涂黑。
An e–reader can keep thousands of e–books.
An e–reader can help to make schoolbags lighter than before.
In every US school, e–readers are used instead of paper textbooks.
The passage mainly introduces the size of an e–reader.
A different opinion is against the WI-FI and multimedia of e–readers.

Part One
China’s worst drought in fifty years is doing harm to most of the country’s south. Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui and Jiangsu provinces have suffered the most because of little rain.35 million people have been affected by the big thirst, according to China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs.4 million of them cannot get safe drinking water.
Dongting Lake in Hunan has now become smaller by two thirds. Gao Yibing, fisherman, said, “No eggs were produced, so there’s no young fish. We would not be able to fish anything in autumn and winter.”
Part Two
Medecims Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders, is a group that helps people in need. In 1971,some French doctors and journalists formed MSF. In 1999,MSF won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Doctors of MSF go to different countries to help poor people for free. These people are sick and hurt. They do not have enough money, food or water. MSF work in more than 70 countries including Iraq and Sudan. There are wars, disasters or diseases in these countries.
MSF doctors treat these sick people and speak out for them. They try to tell the world about what they see in the poor countries. This makes the world pay more attention to these places.
Part Three

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
The best title for Part One may be _______.

Part One may be from ____.

A．a newspaper

B．a letter

C．an advertisement

D．a notice

Which of the following is NOT TRUE about MSF?

Part Three gives us information about ________.

By booking two tickets for 2011 China Music Valley,you can save ________.

Gordon Williams’s hobby may seem strange to people when they meet it for the first time. But it is a traditional craft(手艺).He builds model ships inside old bottles.
Gordon has always loved ships, especially sailing ships from the old days. His interest in this hobby began many years ago when he visited a museum in Ottawa, Canada, where there was a display of model ships in bottles. Gordon thought the display was wonderful. But he wondered how the craftsman got the ship through the thin neck of the bottle. Gordon decided to find it out.
He found an old master craftsman who was willing to teach him the necessary skills. First, Gordon takes an old bottle. Then he puts in a layer of putty(一层油灰),carefully shaped and painted it look like the sea. Next he builds the ship. To get the ship through the neck of the bottle, Gordon holds down the masts(桅杆).Once the ship is inside the bottle, he takes a long, thin tool to raise the masts.
Gordon has completed well over one hundred models. His wish is to build bigger model ships, such as aircraft carriers. This will be more challenging, as he will have to build the ship actually inside the bottle. His hobby certainly needs time, patience and a steady hand.
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
What’s their opinion when people first meet Gordon’s hobby?

How did Gordon become interested in this hobby?

For Gordon, the most difficult step that he wanted to learn was _______.

Which of the following pictures shows the last step of Gordon’s work?

Gordon’s new plan is more challenging because he will _______.
A. build a bigger model ship inside the bottle
B. build more than one hundred ships
C. put a bigger model ship inside the bottle
D. make an aircraft carrier

In Chicago, a computerized system has been developed that controls(管理)traffic on the city’s 235 miles of seven expressways. Now one—a controller—can follow the movement of Chicago’s traffic by looking at a set of lights. The system uses electric sensors(感应器) that are built into each expressway, every half a mile. Several times a second, the computer receives information from each sensor and translates it into green, yellow or red lights on a map in the control room. A green light means traffic is moving forty-five miles an hour, yellow means thirty to forty-five miles an hour, and red means heavy traffic—cars standing still or moving less than thirty miles an hour.
“See that red light near Austin Avenue?”the controller asked a visitor.“That’s a repair truck fixing the road, and the traffic has to go around it.”At the Roosevelt Road entrance to the expressway, the light kept changing from green to red and back to green again.“A lot of trucks get on the expressway there,”the controller explained.“They can’t speed up as fast as cars.”The sensors show immediately where an accident or a stopped car is blocking the traffic, and a truck is sent by radio to clear the road. The system has lowered the number of accidents by 18 percent. There are now 1.4 deaths on Chicago’s expressway for each one hundred million miles traveled, while in other parts of the county there are 2.6.
Traffic experts say that the Chicago system is the “coming thing”.Systems like Chicago’s are already in use on some expressways in Los Angeles and Houston.“Chicago has taken the lead,”said New York City’s traffic director and he added,“Chicago’s a good example.”
根据短文内容，选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上按要求作答。
The passage is mainly about ________ on expressways in Chicago.

When the cars move under 30 miles an hour, ________ on the map in the control room.

According to the passage, we may learn __________.

In Paragraph 2 the underlined word “it” refers to ___________.

The writer writes the article mainly by _________.

请根据对话内容，从下面方框中选出五个适当的句子补全对话，并在答题卡上按要求作答。其中有两项是多余的。
A: Welcome to I COOL, YOU COOL, madam. How can I help you?
B: ______
A: This way, please. These are the latest fashion._____
B: It looks cool. But I don’t like bright green.
A: We’ve got other colors: pink, grey ,dark red and yellow._______
B: Pink. Could you show me that light pink one?
A: _______ And it’s very thick.
B: I like it._______
A: It was 100 dollars and now it’s only 80 dollars.
B: That’s a great price. I’ll take it.

请根据所给句子的意思，从下面的方框中选出可以填入句子中的单词，并将其字母标号填在答题卡相应的位置。

There is a river ____  /____  the village.
My grandfather ____  /____  eats junk food, so he is in good health.
My brother John wants to be a ____  /____  when he grows up.
I went to Tibet last year and I won’t forget this ____  /____  journey.
We should ____  /____  English as much as possible.

请根据对话内容，在下面的空白处填入适当的词，使对话完整与正确，并将答案填在答题卡相应的横线上。每空一词。
David: Oh, the fridge is empty, so we have to go out for ___ tonight.
Susan: What ____ the French restaurant on Broadway Street?
David: Oh, no. Maybe it’s the best in town, but it’s too ___.Let’s go to a cheaper one.
Susan: There’s a new restaurant called Tortilla Flat.
David: Where is it?
Susan: It’s on Hope Street, just ____ to the post office.
David: We’d better hurry. It’s already 7 pm, and most restaurants stop serving food by 9 pm.
Susan: Don’t worry. We can __ the restaurant in 5 minutes.

请根据所给句子的内容，从下面的方框中选出适当的词，并用其正确的形式填在答题卡相应的横线上。每空一词，每词限用一次。

Betty ______ now much taller than she was last year.
After a long walk, the little boy got tired and fell ______ soon.
The boy is too young to look after ______.
I think the computer is one of the most important ______ in the world.
The weather report says it will be cloudy in some ______ cities in the coming days.
—Hi, Jack! What’s wrong with Peter?
—Hefell off his bike yesterday. Luckily, he was not ______ hurt.
My students find English ______ to learn and they like it very much.
Kate ______ a beautiful dress at her 18th birthday party yesterday.
—These tables are very nice. Which one would you like, madam?
—I’d like that brown one. It uses the ______ space.
We will arrive at that small village in about one and a half ______ time.

假定你是李华，正在参加英语夏令营。请你用英语写一篇发言稿，谈谈你在夏令营的活动及收获。
写作要点：
1.擅长运动，参加篮球队及比赛，学会与队友合作……
2.喜爱英语，参加“英语角”，结交新朋友；用英语交流，提高英语水平。
参考词汇：与队友合作work with the teammates;英语角the English corner
写作要求：
1.词数60-80；（开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数）
2.文中不能出现真实的校名和人名，否则不得分；
3.所给的要点必须都用上；紧扣主题，适当发挥。
Hello, everyone!
I am Li Hua. I have learnt a lot on the English Summer Camp.
_______________________________________________________________________________
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She learned to play     piano all by herself.

George reads the newspaper every morning. That's    habit.

A．he

B．him

C．his

D．himself

There     lots of people at the restaurant when 1 got there.

This school is different     others. It has many out-of-class activities.

Cici enjoys dancing. It's one of her    .

We'd better wait     more minutes. I think Jeff will come soon,

Whenever you have a chance    English, you should take it.

Tony is a quiet student,     he is active in class.

Of all the subjects, chemistry seems to be    for me.

Would you please     my baby brother while I'm cooking?

You    eat the soup if you don't like it.

This sentence    right. Please write it down.

My sister wants a new dress. She    it to the party,

Look at the photo of the Smiths.    happy they are!

The young man plays      violin very well, but he plays      basketball badly.

    is a good idea to bring your camera because you may want to take photos of the autumn leaves.

If you don’t work hard for most of the year and then work hard for only a few days before the exam, you will probably     .

----    does the baby mouse weigh?
----About 20grams.

Bonnie looks very smart and is always      pink because pink is her favorite color.

----May I use your bicycle, Debby?
----    .

This girl is ready to help people any time. When she is on the bus, she always
    her seat to someone in need.

Mum, this t-shirt is too small. Would you buy me a      one?

In Japan, people sometimes give special gifts. But they are not open. Later, people may       the same gifts to someone else.

Making friends is not easy. Sometimes it can take years      you become true friends with someone.

The girl      with her grandparents for the moment because her parents are both very busy this month.

----Dad, the bread is not enough. I am still hungry.    I have something more?
----But there’s nothing in the fridge now.

---- Do you know      England?
----I’ve heard that he wants to go there for further study.

The girl      catches the flowers on a wedding will be the next to get married.

---- Drunken drive is dangerous, isn’t it?
---- Yeah. That why drunken drivers      to prison even without causing accidents.

The number of books in the bookshop is about 10,000 and a number of them
     about science.

My classmate lent me a(an)    so that I wouldn’t get wet in the rain.

our English teacher encourages us      part in all kinds of after-class activities.

---- Would you like to see the movies with me tonight? It’s said to be a science fiction film.
---    .

----You’re coughing badly. Have you gone to see a doctor?
---No, but I     .

Mr. White was holding a party at home to celebrate his sixtieth birthday. To make him happy, one of his women friends __21__ to sing a song for him. Now she was singing. One guest turned to a __22__ by his side and criticized the singer.
“What a __23__ voice!" he said. "Do you know __24__ she is?"
“Yes," was the answer, " She is my wife. "
“Oh, I beg your pardon,” the man said. "Of course her voice isn't bad, __25__ the song is very bad. I wondered who wrote that awful song?”
“I did," was the answer.

A．dreamed B．decided C．forgot D．remembered

A．woman B．girl C．man D．boy

A．terrible B．beautiful C．exciting D．sweet

A．what B．who C．where D．which

A．and B．or C．so D．but

Once, the famous scientist Einstein travelled to many places in America to give lectures. He travelled in a __26__, and soon made friends with his driver.
Each time Einstein gave the lecture, his driver __27__ sat in the front row and listened to him very carefully. The __28__ lecture was given so many times that the driver learned it well enough to give it himself.
One day, when Einstein was __29__ about it, he asked the driver to give the lecture for him in a small town.
That evening, both Einstein and the driver went into the lecture room. __30__ there had seen Einstein before. When the driver took his place, everybody applauded (鼓掌). Then he began the lecture. __31__ it was over, the people warmly applauded. The driver turned to look at Einstein. Einstein nodded with a smile on his face.
When they began to leave the lecture room, a man __32 __ them and asked the driver a very
__33__ question. The c river listened carefully, then he __34__ and said the question was interesting but really quite easy. To show how easy it is. I'll ask my __35__ to answer it," said the driver.

A．bus B．train C．plane D．car

A．always B．never C．sometimes D．hardly

A．Somebody B．Everybody C．Nobody D．Anybody

A．If B．Although C．However D．When

A．carried B．believed C．stopped D．pleased

A．difficult B．easy C．relaxing D．perfect

A．smiled B．cried C．refused D．jumped

A．student B．driver C．teacher D．uncle

Laura Brent is a manager in an important company. She has three children—the eldest is 10, and youngest is three. “My job was only possible because my husband David was prepared to take my place and become a house husband,” she says.
More and more couples are finding this arrangement suits them better in today’s world, where women are rising to the top of their careers faster and more easily than they did in the past. Many men, on the other hand, like the idea of staying at home and looking after the children. “My children see a lot more of me than I saw of my father when I was young, and I think it’s better for them, especially for the boys,” says David. “It works just as well for Laura.”
“Now I can come home from a hard day at work, and immediately relax with the children, instead of having to do the housework and the cooking,” she says.
Is there anything David misses about going out to work?
“Not really. I suppose the worst thing about looking after children and doing the housework is not having a lunch break! It’s a lot harder than most men think.”
How many people are there in Laura’s family?

Who does most of the housework in the family?

What does Laura usually do after coming back from work?

What does David think of his job at home?

One of the reasons why men choose to stay at home is that______.

	Railroad timetable
JANUARY-DECEMBER
Trains from Washington to New York
Train number     X500(D)    X501(R,D)   X502(D,W)   X503(D)    X504   X505(D)
Washington     8:30       9:00         9:30       10:00     10:30    11:30
BWI Airport    8:55        9:25        10:00       10:25    10:55      --:-- -
Baltimore      9:10        9:40        10:20       10:40    11: 10    12: 10
Philadelphia   10:10        10:40       11:20        11:40    12:20    13: 10
Princeton Junction *    11:00        11:30        12: 10       12:30    13: 10    14:00
Metropark *   11: 10        --:-- -        12:20        12:40    13:20    14: 10
Neward lnt'1 Airport         --:-- -      11:50        12:30         13:05    13:45    14:25
New York     11:40      12:10        12:50          13:25    14:05    14:45
R: Reservations (预订) required       D: Dining car       W: Weekdays only
For information about tickets and prices, please call (801) 555-1000 or visit our website at www. amrai12000. com.
Important notice; please note that Princeton Junction and Metropark are closed on Sunday. January 30 due to work on the line. There will be a special bus service between these stations. Call (801) 555-2345 for more information about buses. We apologize for any inconvenience.

When does the train X504 leave Washington?

If you have to get to New York before 12="00," you'd better take______.

Which of the following trains does not stop at BWI Airport?

If you want to go on weekends, you can NOT choose ______.

Which of the following is true according to the timetable?

A．You can have meals on most of the trains.

B．Most of the trains do not stop at Neward Int'l Airport.

C．You can't buy a ticket at the stations without reservation.

D．Nobody can get from Princeton Junction to Metropark on January 30.

The most enjoyable way to discover Liverpool is by boat．The first thing to do is to take a ferry across the River Mersey. It’s the best way to find out about this city’s long and interesting history. The Liverpool Ferry，which is the oldest ferry service in Europe，started more than 800 years ago．

In the l8th century Liverpool became an important city for international business across the Atlantic Ocean．Ships sailed from Liverpool to the United States and Africa．The place to learn more about Liverpool’s importance is the Maritime Museum．
Liverpool was important because of its industry and trade in the 18th century．In the 20th century it became famous for music．The boys in the rock group，the Beatles，all came from Liverpool．The city is very proud of them．It named its airport John Lennon International Airport。after one of the Beatles．Tourists can take a bus tour to visit some of the places the Beatles mention in their songs, 1ike Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields．They can also visit the Cavern Club—the group first played there in 1961．The Beatles Story is a museum and gallery．Here you can find out more about these world—famous musicians．
But there’s more to see and do in Liverpoo1．At the Walker Art Gallery you can see the best art in the North of England．If you like modern art，the place to visit is the Tate Gallery．But above all，it’s the friendly and welcoming people of Liverpool who make this a city you should visit when you come to Great Britain．
This passage is mainly for   ．

The word ferry in the first paragraph is most likely to be a kink of ________.

Liverpool first became famous for________.

For people who are interested in music，the place they want to visit most would be______

Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?

To most of us, school means classes, teachers, schedules, grades and tests. But for the children at Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, school is very different.

Firstly, there are no lessons. All the children, aged between 4 and 19, do whatever they want. There are no teachers, only “staff members”. The idea behind this is that you do not need to make children learn, because children want to learn anyway. “You do not need to say to a three-year-old, ‘Go explore your environment.’ You can’t stop them!”says Daniel Greenberg, a founder of the school. “But if you make children do what you want all day… they will lose all taste of learning.” At Sudbury Valley School, you will find children talking, reading, painting, cooking, working on computers, studying French, playing the piano, climbing trees, or just running around. Two boys spent three years just fishing!
The other way that Sudbury Valley School is different is that the children can decide the rules. Every week, there is a school meeting where both children and staff have one vote (投票)each—even the four-year-olds. They decide the school rules, how to spend the school money, and even which staff they want and do not want anymore.
When the school first opened in 1968, people said it would never work. But today, the school has 200 students, and 80% of its students go on to college. Even the two boys who went fishing all the time have successful careers today. One of them is a musician and the other is a computer scientist.
What's special about the school?

What do the students do in the school?

The school seems to believe that children________.

The last paragraph wants to tell us that_         .

A．the writer doesn't like the idea of the school

B．the school is quite successful in its work

C．most of the parents don't believe in the school

D．younger students learn better there than older ones

The underlined word career in the last paragraph most probably means_.
A. family   B. money    C. lifestyle   d. job

Girl; Do you want to go to a movie, Edward?
Boy;
Girl; What kind of movies do you like?
Boy: Well, I like comedies because they're funny. And I think thrillers are great.
Girl;
Boy; No, documentaries are boring.
Girl; I don't like documentaries, either. And I don't like thrillers—they're scary.
Boy_：
Girl; Well, I like action movies.
Boy;
Girl; Uh-huh. They're exciting. And I like Beijing Opera, too. It's very interesting. My father and I like it a lot.

阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容补全答题卡上对应表格中所缺失的信息，每空不超过2个词或数字。

True or false? Only old women knit.
Not anymore！Knitting has now become a fashionable hobby with women in their 20s and 30s. Young women can be seen knitting in coffee shops, hairdressers, bookstores, and bus stops, and Hollywood stars like Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Madonna, and Gwyneth Paltrow all knit. They are knitting scarves, hats, socks, and sweaters—even bikinis and wedding dresses!
Knitting is being called the "new yoga". It is very relaxing and is the perfect hobby for our busy, stressful, 21st-century lives. It slows down your heart and lowers your blood pressure. Lissy Blomster, a 25-year-old buyer from New York, says "I come home from work mad and stressed almost every day. But after 30 to 45 minutes of knitting, I'm totally relaxed. " Jenny Carter, a 32-year-old advertising executive from Seattle, always knits through her lunch break. "It helps me clear my head and start fresh," she says.
Even some men are taking up knitting. Dave White, a 33-year-old IT manager from San Francisco, started knitting six months ago, after a woman friend introduced him to it. " I like knitting because I can go into my own little world and forget about my problems," he says. But he has not told any of his men friends that he knits, and he never knits in public. Brian Duffey, however, a 26-year-old student from Chicago, said, "I knit anywhere, everywhere. I have never had a negative comment… in fact, I find it attracts women. "

阅读下面短文，根据文中意思，从方框中选词恰当的词，并在答题卡上对应题号后面的横线上写出各单词的完整、正确的形式，使短文文理通顺，意义完整。

 
Most of us have probably heard of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and manyfamous Disney characters. Perhaps we have even seen them in But have you ever been to Disneyland? In fact, there are now several different Disneyland amusement parks   the world.
Disneyland is an amusement park, but we can call it a theme park. It has all the normal attractions that you can find at an amusement park, but also has a theme. The theme, of course, is Disney movies and Disney characters. For , you can find a roller coaster in amusement parks, but in Disneyland, the theme of the roller coaster is Disney characters. This that you can find Disney characters all over the roller coaster. You can also watch Disney movies, in Disney restaurants, buy Disney gifts. And you can see Disney-characters walking around Disneyland all the time!

有两名国际交流生想加人你们学校的英语俱乐部。请你根据下面的日程表，用英语给他们介绍俱乐部每周的活动安排。
☆☆学校英语俱乐部活动日程表

注意：1.词数80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，但文中不能出现学校的真名；
3.开头已给出，不计人总词数。
Hello! Welcome to join in our English club. Let me tell you the calendar of our school English club.