四、阅读理解(本大题共10题，每小题2分共20分)

阅读下面的短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C和D选项中选出一个最佳选项。

A

Every year thousands of people get hurt or die when they are crossing the road. Most of these people are old people and children. Old people often get hurt or die because they can't see or hear very well. Children usually meet with accidents because of their carelessness. They forgot to look and listen before they cross the road.

How can we lessen(减少) traffic accidents? All of us must obey the traffic rules. For the drivers, they shouldn't drive too fast. If they drive too fast, it will be very difficult to stop the cars in a very short time. For the pedestrians(行人), it's very important to be careful when they are walking on the road. Therefore, when we walk across the road, we must try to walk along the pavements. We must stop and look both ways before crossing the road. Look left first, next look right, then look left again. Only when we are sure that the road is clear, we can cross it. The right way to cross the road is to walk quickly. It's not safe to run. If people run across the road, they may fall down. Teens should try to help children, old people or blind people to cross the road, and never play in the street.

56. Which of the following is NOT the right way to cross the road?

A. Stop and look both ways.    B. Run quickly.

C. Make sure that the road is clear  D. Walk quickly.

57. Why do most old people often get hurt or die when they are crossing the road?

A. Because they are not careful.

B. Because they forget to look and listen.

C. Because they can't see or hear very well.

D. Because they often run across the road.

58. The best title for this article may be         .

A. How to lessen traffic accidents?   B. How to cross the road?

C. Please obey the traffic rules.   D. Meeting with traffic accidents.

59. As a student, you can         to try to lessen traffic accidents.

A. let drivers drive slowly     B. play in the street carefully

C. run across the road quickly    D. help children to cross the road

B

Visions of the city

Jo is 15 and lives in Parkville. When Jo's grandparents first came to Parkville 50 years ago, it was a quiet country village in the centre of the country. At that time, they had a small house on the edge of town, with some fields and the hills in the distance .

But Parkville was close to a big city, Arnwick with about 200,000 people. People from the countryside began to arrive in Arnwick to find jobs and have a better life. And of course they needed somewhere to live. However, it was expensive to live in the centre of Arnwick, so the city government decided to build flats around the edge of the city. And soon, Parkville became a suburb of Arnwick. It now has over a million people. Jo's family live in one of those new flats—there's no room for small houses any more.

The small local school in Parkville closed down five years ago. Jo goes to a school close to the Arnwick, with 2,000 pupils. No one knows all their names.

It takes Jo an hour to get to school, and this adds to the traffic and pollution. But it's not her fault. She liked her old school.

Arnwick needs larger hospitals and more doctors, better public transport and fewer private cars. There need to be more shops and offices. It also needs clean water and no rubbish in the streets. It's difficult to run a big city, and to protect people from crime. So it also needs more laws and more police, and taxes to pay for everything.

Well, what do you think of all this? Do you like the things which are happening in Parkville? In fact, “Visions of the city” is just a story. But does your town have the same problems as Arnwick?

60. The writer wants to         .

A. show the disadvantages of how cities have grown over the years

B. show that life in the city can be enjoyable

C. describe the dangers of city life

D. explain what cities need to give the people who live there

61. “But it's not her fault” means Jo         .

A. is unhappy about adding to the problems

B. doesn't want to add to the traffic and pollution

C. doesn't choose to go to a school so far away

D. feels bad about the traffic and pollution

62. The writer has written a story probably because          .

A. he's not interested in facts

B. it's more interesting

C. it's too dangerous to talk about a real city

D. it's clearer than if he describes a real city

C

One thing that British and Chinese cultures share is a love for fine tea. Today, when we think of Western tea culture, we often think of the English and beautiful china tea cups.

Afternoon tea.

People believe that an English lady, Anna, first introduced the idea of afternoon tea. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the English ate only two meals each day ─ breakfast and a heavy supper that would last for several hours in the evening, so people often got very hungry during the long wait between these two meals. To solve this problem, Anna came up with the clever idea of inviting some friends to join her for an afternoon meal between four and five o'clock. This meal included cakes and sandwiches, and tea was served to wash down the food. In order to make this afternoon meal important, fine china cups and plates, and silver teapots, knives, forks and spoons were used. Soon, afternoon tea parties became popular social occasions. Today, afternoon tea parties continue to play an important part in the social life in modern Britain.

Will you come for coffee?

Coffee also has an important role in British culture. People often use the words “Will you come for coffee?” to mean “Would you like to come to my home for a chat?” Normally, several different drinks such as tea, hot chocolate or a soft drink like orange juice will be served as well as coffee, and you'll be asked what you would like. However, you will not normally be offered wine at a “coffee” party.

63. Anna introduced the idea of drinking afternoon tea because she _____.

A. enjoyed chatting with her friends at home

B. loved fine tea and beautiful china tea cups

C. wanted to share nice food with her friends

D. found people felt hungry during the long wait between the two meals

64. What does “social occasions” mean in Chinese?

A. 集体婚礼          B. 社交活动

C. 社区表演          D. 公共场合

65. If someone says to you “Will you come for coffee?”, you _____.

A. will be offered coffee only

B. are asked what you would like to drink

C. will be asked to have a chat with him or her

D. are invited to take part in an afternoon tea party

西青区2011年初中毕业生学业考试英语调查试卷(一)

座 位 号

(准考证号末两位) 第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题  共45分)?

注意事项：

1.答第Ⅱ卷前，考生务必将密封线内的项目和试卷第9页左上角的“座位号”填写清楚。

2.第Ⅱ卷共4页，用蓝、黑色墨水的钢笔(签字笔)或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。

题     号 五 六 七 八 九 总     分

分     数

得  分 评卷人 五、完成句子(本大题共5小题，每小题2分，共10分)

根据所给中文意思完成句子，每空限填一个词。

66. 他们太累了，很快就睡着了。

They were so tired that they                        soon.

67. 是什么让你对英语如此感兴趣?

What made you so                       English?

68. 你千万不要放弃英语，它很重要。

You mustn't                   your English. It's very important.

69. 看，她在炫耀自己的新衣服。

Look! She's                        her new clothes.

70. 要么他，要么他妻子打算去上海。

he            his wife is going to Shanghai.

得  分 评卷人 六、补全对话(本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

根据对话内容，在每小题的空白处填入适当的话语，使对话意思完整。

A: Hi, Mary. Are you going to visit Beihai Park tomorrow?

B: Yes. We'll start at 7:50.                                      (71)?

A: I'd love to. But do you think it's going to rain tomorrow?

B:                                  (72).  Look, there isn't any cloud in the sky.

A: I hope it will be fine tomorrow.                                   (73)?

B: Not far. It'll take us half an hour. It's only 5 bus stops.

A: You mean we'll go there by bus, is that right?

B: Yes.                                     (74).

A: But I'd like to go there by bike. At that time the streets are very

busy. Buses can't go faster than bikes.

B: I agree with you. Going by bike can save both time and money.

A: Yes.                                 (75).

B: OK. Goodbye.

A: Bye-bye.

得  分 评卷人 七、任务型阅读(本大题共5小题，每小题1分，共5分)

阅读短文，根据短文内容完成表格，每空词数不限。

I am a student at Washington University. I am very busy with my studies, but I always find time to write several letters every week. I like to receive mails, and I have to write letters if I want to hear from my friends.

I was quite sad this morning. A postman delivered(递送) the mail and I received five letters, a package and two postcards. But I didn't get the letter I was waiting for.

Later in the day, another postman delivered a special letter. I was very happy to receive it. I think you will understand why I want you to read the letter. This is the letter:

Dear Jim,

This is your first year at university and the first time you have been away from home on your birthday.

Your mother and I miss you very much. We often talk about how quickly you have grown up. We know you're very busy at university, but we're glad you write to us so often.

Both your mother and I are fine, and your younger brothers are in good health, too. They asked me to wish you a happy birthday for them.

I am sending some money as a gift for your birthday. You can buy whatever you want with it. Write to us whenever you can. We would like to see some photos of you and the university.

Love,

Dad

Jim He is very busy with (76)            .

The first postman He gave Jim five letters, a package and (77)          .

Another postman He brought Jim a special (78)            from his

(79)            later in the day.

Jim's parents They miss Jim very much and they feel happy because Jim

often (80)            .

得  分 评卷人 八、 综合填空(本大题共10小题，每小题1分，共10分)

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，使短文意思完整。

This is an old saying——When in Rome，do as Romans do. B          (81) you go to another country, it is helpful to know some of the c          (82) of the country.

In Britain, when people meet each other for the f          (83) time, they say “Hello” or “Nice to meet you”. Usually they don't shake hands when they just meet or say “Goodbye”. But they do that i          (84) they haven't seen each other for a long time or they will stay away from each o          (85) for a long time.

Last year, a g          (86) of Germany students went to England for a holiday. Their teacher t          (87) them the English people hardly shake hands. So when they met their English friends, they kept their hands b          (88) their backs. But the English students l          (89) that the Germans shake hands as often as possible. So they put their hands in front and got r          (90) to shake hands with them. It made both of them laugh.

得  分 评卷人

九、书面表达(本大题共15分)

假如你是李明，上周你班同学就“毕业前我们该为学校做些什么?”进行了讨论。请你根据下表提示，将同学们的建议用英语写一封信告诉你的笔友David，并谈谈你的想法及理由。

一些同学建议 全班筹钱，为校图书馆买书或其他东西

另外一些同学建议 无需花钱;好好学习，让学校以我们为荣

你的想法及理由

注意:

1. 词数不少于80，信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数;

2. 要点完整、层次清楚、语法正确、上下文连贯;

3. 信中不得使用真实的人名、校名。