2010年安徽省初中毕业升学考试英语卷

―Must I report the situation of the new company to the manager now?
―No, you         . You are tired and you can do it after you have a good rest.

Bob did everything     than the other three students. Our teacher chose him to be our monitor.

She           her sick dog for two whole days, and she found it in the animal center at last.

We can raise more money for the disaster area Yu Shu if the clothes here            well.

The old lady is       seriously ill        we can’t tell her about the death of his son.

The little girl preferred       hours solving the problem to      others’ answer.

The woman always says a bad word about others.        her workmates       her child dislikes to make friends with her.

―          is the nearest theme park from here?
―It will take us half an hour to get there by bike.

―Look, Linda’s been back from the teacher’s office.
―She looks sad. Please don’t ask her anything           she tells you about it.

The policeman supposed             .

“Wanted: Violin. Can’t pay much. Call…”
That advertisement in the newspaper made me remember my childhood. I, too, had wanted a violin, but we didn’t have the money. Even though times were   16  , I couldn’t wait any longer to ask. “Daddy, may I have a violin of   17  ?” Daddy’s face looked   18  . But a few weeks later, Daddy went home, with a case in his hand,   19  ,“Mary, I found this secondhand violin for seven dollars.”
The day when I carried my violin to school for my first lesson , no one could know how   20   I was. I practiced, joined the school orchestra(管弦乐队), gave performances……Several years seemed to run even quickly and I found myself in the first violin chair. More years   21  , and my violin made every move with me, until one day, I carefully   22   it away.
Now here   23   this want advertisement, I discovered the case deep in my closet（储藏室）. I put it on the table. Then I picked up the   24  , walked to the telephone and called by the   25 .
Later in the day, a man of about 30 knocked at the door. “I’ve been expecting someone would  26  my advertisement. My daughter wants a violin so  27 ,”he said, examining my violin. “How much are you asking?”
I said, “Seven dollars.” “Are you sure?” he asked,   28   he did not believe his ears. “Seven dollars.” I   29   and then added,” I hope your little girl will enjoy it   30   I did.”
I smiled, but I found my tears(眼泪) rolling down my face.

A．easy B．hard C．late D．long

A．my B．mine C．myself D．me

A．angry B．happy C．sad D．funny

A．answering B．saying C．asking D．telling

A．surprised B．excited C．interested D．embarrassed

A．past B．was passed C．passing D．passed

A．carried B．put C．took D．threw

A．about B．by C．in D．for

A．advertisement B．violin C．case D．newspaper

A．date B．name C．number D．address

A．offer B．answer C．receive D．find

A．badly B．easily C．quickly D．luckily

A．though B．when C．as if D．until

A．repeated B．continued C．reminded D．suggested

A．which B．when C．what D．as

Once, a circle lost a piece of its own. The circle wanted to be whole, so it went around looking for its missing piece. But it was incomplete, so it could only roll very slowly. It enjoyed the flowers and the sunshine along the way. It talked with worms. It found lots of different pieces, but none of them fit. So it left them all by the side of the road and kept on looking for the missing piece.
Then one day the circle found a piece that fit perfectly. The circle put the missing piece into itself. It could be whole with nothing missing. It was so happy and began to roll. Now that it was a perfect circle, it could roll very fast, too fast to see flowers or talk to worms. It realized how different the world was when it rolled so quickly. It felt so sad that it stopped, left its found piece by the side of the road and rolled away slowly.
Sometimes we are perfect when we lose something. A man who has everything is a poor man in some ways. He will never have hopes, dreams or something better. He will never know someone loves him or someone is giving him something he has always wanted or never had.
We couldn’t be perfect, but we must be brave enough to love, strong enough to forgive, kind enough to share happiness with others and clever enough to know there is enough love around us and then we can always live a wonderful time in our lives.

The circle rolled very slowly because it       .

Why did the circle stop when it rolled quickly? Because it       .

The story mainly tells us that       .

When Christie Andrews was born, she weighed less that half of one kilogram. Her heart was the size of a large coin. Her mother said Christie was so small that she could hold her in the palm of one hand.
Christie couldn’t breathe without a machine to give her oxygen. If she had been born 20 years earlier, she would probably have died at once. She needed two operations, but she survived without serious damage.
Twenty years ago , 90% of all premature(早产) babies died. Today, doctors manage to save four out of every five, because they have better machines for breathing and better ways to feed the babies.
But saving Christie’s life cost more than $ 400,000. In some cases, doctors spend 1 million dollars saving a single child. The parents usually don’t have enough money to pay. The government, an insurance company or the hospital picks up the bill. Even after a baby goes home from the hospital, it may require medical care.
Some people think it makes more sense to spend money saving 10 adults who have cancer or other diseases than saving one small baby. But nobody wants to be the doctor who has to tell parents to their faces, “Sorry, I won’t save your new child.”
Parents don’t pay their babies’ hospital bills because        .

The true cost of saving a baby may be even more than 1 million because        .

From the story we know that saving a cancer patient        .

The main idea of the article is        .

Scientists are placing robotic dogs in the homes of lonely old people to test whether they can improve the quality of life for humans. Alan Beck, an expert(专家) in human-animal relationship, and Nancy Edwards, a professor of nursing, are leading the animal-assisted study on the effect of robotic dogs on old people’s depression (沮丧) , physical activity, and life satisfaction.
In the study, the robot, called AIBO, is placed for six weeks in the houses of some old people who live alone. Before placing AIBO in the home, scientists will collect baseline data(数据) for six weeks. These old people will keep a diary to note their feelings and activity before and after AIBO. Then, the scientists will review the data to test if it has produced any changes in the life of its owner.
“I talk to him all the time, and he responds to my voice,” says a seventy-year-old lady. “When I’m watching TV, he’ll stay in my arms until he wants down. He has his own mind.”
The AIBOs respond to certain orders. The scientists say they have some advantages over live dogs, especially for old people. Often the elderly are disabled and cannot care for an animal by walking it or playing with it. A robotic dog removes exercise and feeding concerns.
“At the beginning, it was believed that no one would relate(与……相关) to the robotic dog, because it was metal and not furry.” Beck says. “Hopefully, down the road, these robotic pets could become a more-valuable health helper. They will record their masters’ blood pressure, oxygen levels or heart rhythms(心律). AIBOs may even one day have games that can help stimulate(刺激) older people’s minds.”
The purpose of Beck and Edwards’ study is to _____________.

In the research, the old people are asked to _____________.

What does the underlined word “removes” mean?

What is the better point of AIBO than live dogs?

The writer seems to suggest that the future robotic dogs may__________.

根据题中空格后的中文提示，英文释义或句意，写出句中所缺单词，使句子通顺
1. Have you seen the beautiful             (架子)？They were made in China.
2. The soldier didn’t dare to walk          (穿过) the thick forest alone at the very beginning.
3. －Where is my lazy cat?－Look! It’s sleeping             (舒适地) in the sun.
4. Scientists are trying to            (grow and improve) some special plants on the earth.
5. ―Mum, there’s nothing in the fridge. ―Do you mean the fridge is       ? －Yes, right.

请根据句意从方框中选出合适的词，并用其适当形式填空，使句子通顺
…important    culture    active    thirty-three    necessary…
1. The principal gave us a talk on the            of protecting the environment yesterday.
2. All of us are grateful to him because he always            helps us solve problems.
3. It’s             to tell him the details of the trip. He won’t go with us tomorrow.
4. There are many history and              differences between China and England.
5. ―Who is the              President of the USA?  
―Harry S. Truman.

请根据句意从方框中选出合适的动词，并用其适当时态填空，使句子通顺
…teach       lie       write      fly        put…
1. Mr. Wang                 the poor students in western areas for two months in 2009.
2. ―I didn’t see you at yesterday’s farewell party.
―Oh, I                   an article for today’s report at that time.
3. The Whites                  to Japan for a trip, so no one answers the doorbell today.
4. ―Why don’t you make the bed, Peter?
―Mum feels very sleepy and she                    in it.
5. The naughty boy             his school bag on the table and rushed out to play football.

1. We often see Daniel practice speaking English in the English corner. (改成被动语态)
　 Daniel is often                     practice speaking English in the English corner.
2. My grandpa offered me good advice. (改为感叹句)
                    advice my grandpa offered me!
3. I didn’t get to the cinema in time because I lost my way. (保持句意基本不变)
I didn’t get to the cinema in time                    the loss of my way.
4. That girl with a smile is clever and polite.(对划线部分提问)
         is the girl with a smile            ?
5. He’s already been late for school so many times. (改为一般疑问句)
        he been late for school so many times         ?

On Nov.18th, 1908, three men went up in a balloon. They started early in London. The headman was Auguste Gaudron, and the other two men were Tannar and Maitland. They had a big balloon and they were ready for a long way.
Soon they heard the sea. They were carrying the usual rope, and it was hanging down from the basket of the balloon. At the end of the rope they had tied a metal box. This could hold water, or it could be empty. So they were able to use the box to change the weight of the balloon. The three people were also carrying some bags of sand.
After the sun rose, the balloon went higher. It went up to 3,000 metres, and the air was very cold. The water in the balloon became ice. Snow fell past the men’s basket, and they could see more snow on the ground. The men tried to throw out some more sand; but it was hard. They tried to break the icy sand with their knives, but it was not easy. The work was slow and they were still falling, so they had to drop some whole bags of sand. One of them fell on an icy lake and made a black hole in the ice.
　　At last they pulled the box into the basket. It was still snowing; so they climbed to get away from the snow. They rose to 5,100 metres! Everything became icy. They were very cold and  they decided to land. They came down in Poland　heavily but safely. They had travelled 1,797 kilometres from London!
Where did they start their travel on Nov.18th, 1908?
                                                                            
What was the metal box used for?
                                                                            
Why did they have to drop some whole bags of sand during the travel?
                                                                            
How long did they travel in the end?
                                                                            

What do you think of the three people and their travel? (请自拟一句话作答)
                                                                            

为了交流经验，提高学习效率，《中学生英文报》正在举办以“How to be a good learner?”为题的征文比赛，请你踊跃投稿。内容提示如下：

 
注意：
1. 对所给要点，逐一陈述，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
2. 词数90左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
How to be a good learner?
As a good learner, we should                                                
I hope all these will be helpful to you.

改错
The boy isonly one years old.                           (　　)   
A  B           C

短语翻译
1.1.擅长数学　　
2.2.来自北京
3.打篮球
4.一个11岁的男孩
5.去游泳
6.带上狗去散步
7.走回家
8.观看足球赛
9.放学后
10.去跑半小时步                      

改错
It’s time for me for have supper.                     (　　)   
A              B         C

On the shelf there is _________  fancy teddy bear.

—Wow,  your   new   bicycle   looks   the   same as_________.
—Really?

Our school sports meeting will start _________ the morning of next Saturday.

—May I try on the jeans?
—Yes, you        

—Where’s your mother, Helen?
—She_________ the flowers in the garden.

—So far, how  long  _________   you  _________China?
—For one year.

-- I need something for cutting the paper.
-- Oh, you want a knife? OK, I’ll get ______ for you.

It’s nice of you to ______ so much time showing me around your school.

-- What time do you expect me back, Mum?
-- Say, ______half an hour.

-- Did you find the small village yesterday?
-- Yes, without any difficulty, for it has ______ changed over years.

Bob promises to join in the football match ______ he has to help his parents on the farm.

-- I hope you don’t mind my opening the window.
-- ______ It’s much too hot in here.

-- How can I ______ well with my lessons, Dad?
-- Practice makes perfect.

There are so many kinds of computers in the shop. I really don’t know ______ to choose.

-- Could you tell me something about the boy who helped you just now?
-- Sorry, I know nothing about him. We are______.

-- Do you often watch Man and Nature on TV?
--Sometimes. It’s an interesting program, but I______ Sports News.

-- Have you ever been to Shanghai, Mary?
-- Yes. I _______ there for three clays with my parents last month.

-- Please bring little Tom next time you come to Anhui.
--______, thank you.

-- What will the weather be like tomorrow?
-- It ______ be rainy, cloudy or sunny. Who knows?

-- Are you going to the party?
-- No, because I ______.

The teacher asked the boy many questions, but he only answered ______ of them.

-- It seems that Alice never wants to do anything except draw pictures.
-- Right. That’s what she likes to do ______.

-- Why didn’t you go to the cinema with us this afternoon?
-- I ______ at the station for my uncle from Beijing.

-- Dad, it’s such a long way from our home to the park!
-- You mean it’s ______ to take a taxi?

-- Excuse me. May I use your eraser, please?
-- Sure. ______

I couldn’t get through the door because there was a big box ______.

A group of frogs were traveling through the forests, but unluckily two of them fell into a hole. The other frogs tried to help them. When they saw how 51 the hole was, they cried to the two frogs that they could not be saved. The two frogs didn’t 52 and tried their best to jump up out of the hole. The other frogs 53 saying that they were sure to die. 54, one of the two frogs, who heard what the other frogs were saying, 55 . Then he fell down and died.
The other frog, however, 56 to jump as hard as he could, and at last made it out. When he 57 , the other frogs asked, "Didn’t you hear us?" The frog, who had a poor 58, explained, "I thought you were encouraging me all the timid."
The story teaches us a 59 : There is power(力量) of life and death in the tongue. An 60  word to those who are down can help them out while a discouraging word can kill them.

A．small B．deep C．big D．wide

A．care B．refuse C．insist D．think

A．kept B．finished C．practiced D．stopped

A．Luckily B．Finally C．Suddenly D．Happily

A．went on B．ran away C．jumped out D．gave up

A．happened B．continued C．planned D．wanted

A．got out B．ran away C．got off D．woke up

A．smelling B．eyesight C．hearing D．looking

A．way B．skill C．sentence D．lesson

A．interesting B．exciting C．excellent D．encouraging

Everybody dreams. Some people think dreams can tell us about the future. Other people think dreams tell us about ourselves. It’s like our 61 is talking to us. Why are dreams 62 strange and hard to understand? Some people think our brain uses 63 to talk to us. When
we fly, swim, or fall down in our dreams, it has a 64 meaning. Lots of doctors help people 65   their dreams. They find that dreams tell us about our 66 and fears.
These days, many scientists 67 that dreams are very important. During the day, we have many 68, and our brain receives a lot of information. When we dream, our brain 69 information that is not important, and puts the most important information into our 70. As we learn more about the brain, we may find answers to our questions about dreams.

A．body B．spirit C．brain D．heart

A．never B．seldom C．ever D．often

A．symbols B．examples C．numbers D．pictures

A．special B．serious C．similar D．great

A．finish B．forget C．understand D．continue

A．hopes B．rights C．positions D．abilities

A．reply B．believe C．doubt D．worry

A．experiences B．dreams C．mistakes D．inventions

A．passes on B．looks into C．throws away D．asks for

A．feelings B．stories C．lives D．memories

根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A: What’s the date today?
B: It’s June 16.                          
A:    Then it’s Dragon Boat Festival today, isn’t it?
B: Yes.     
A: Did you have rice dumplings this morning?
B: Sure.   
A: I didn’t.
B: What a pity! But I happen to have got some with me.   
A: I’d love to. By the way, why do you call it Dragon Boat, Festival?     
B: Because in China, people race dragon boats this day every year.
A: Oh, I see.  
B: You are welcome.

Living in a foreign culture can be exciting, but it can also be confusing (令人迷惑的). A group of Americans who taught English in other countries recently discussed their experiences. They decided that miscommunications were always possible, even over something as simple as "yes" and "no".

On her first day in Micronesia, an island in the Pacific, Lisa thought people weren’t paying any attention to her. The day was hot. She went into a store and asked, “Do you have cold drinks. The woman there didn’t say anything. Lisa repeated the question. Still the Woman said nothing. She later learned that the woman had answered her:  She had raised her eyebrows (眉毛), which in Micronesia means "yes".
Jan remembered an experience she had in Bulgaria, a country in Europe. She went to a restaurant that was known for its cabbage. She asked the waiter, "Do, you have cabbage today?" He nodded his head. Jan waited, but the cabbage never came. In that country, a nod means no.
Tom had a similar problem when he arrived in India. After explaining something in class, he asked his students if they understood. They answered with many different nods and shakes of the head. He thought some people had not understood, so he explained again. When he asked again, they did the same thing~ He soon found out that his students did understand. In India, people nod and shake their heads in different ways depending on where they come from. You have to know where a person is from to understand whether they mean "yes" or "no".
These Americans teaching English in other countries found that they ______.

People in Micronesia show "yes" by ____.

Tom misunderstood his class at first because

Which of the following is TRUE according to(根据) this passage?

The passage is mainly about _____.

Once there was a piano player in a bar(酒吧). People came just to hear him play. But one night, a lady asked him to sing a song.
"I don’t sing," said the man.
But the lady told the waiter, "I’m tired of listening to the piano. I want the player to sing!
The waiter shouted across the room, "Hey, friend! If you want to get paid, sing a song!’
So he did. He had never sung in public before. Now he was singing for the very first time! Nobody had ever heard the song Mona Lisa sung so beautifully!
He had talent(天赋) he was sitting on! He may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. But once he found, by accident, that he could sing well, he went on working hard and became one of the best-known singers in the US. His name was Nat King Cole.
You, too, have skills and abilities. You may not feel that your talent is great, but it may be better than you think. With hard work, most skills can be improved. Besides, you may have no success at all if you just sit on your talent.
The lady asked the player to sing a song because _____.

Nat King Cole succeeded because _____.

The words "sit on" in the passage probably mean"

From the story we know if you have some talent, you should _____.

Which could be the best title (标题) for the passage?

                               Questionnaire
Read the questions and answer YES or NO, then you will find out how good you are.
1. When you don t understand something, you ask questions.                  
2. You like listening to older people talk about the post.                       
3. You think that you con learn something interesting from everyone around you.  
4. You ore brave enough when you have to talk to people you don’t know.         
5. You enjoy reading books about famous people.                            
6. You always see and talk to different people.                                
7. You are interested in learning new ways of doing things.                     
8. You enjoy shying experiences with friends and learning from people of all ages.  
9.You talk o lot about yourself.                                            
10. Even if you ore often wrong, you make your own decisions.                   
11.You hate teaching what you are good at: sports, technology, whatever.            
12.Your parents don’t understand you, so you don’t talk to them much.              
SCORE NOW!
Score 2 points if you answer YES to each of tile first 8 questions, and 0 if you choose NO.
Score 2 points if you answer NO to each of the last 4 questions, and 0 if you choose YES.
                                                                         
18--24. You are friendly and open-minded. You make people feel important by listening to what they have to say. You’ll probably succeed in learning al1 kinds of interesting things. Good for you!
10--16 Remember that every single person you know can teach you something. You will greatly make your life rich and colorful.
0- 8 About 400 years ago, a famous writer wrote, "No man is an island." This is still mm today. Try to be more open and interested in people around you.
If you say "YES" to all these questions, you’ll get ____ points.

When you score 22 points, you are _____.

The writer thinks you should _____.

"No man is an island." in the text probably means that _____.

The questions are used to test whether you are willing to __

Doctor Seuss was born in 1904. By the middle 1950s, he had become one of the best-loved and most successful children’s book writers in the world. His books are very popular with young readers. They enjoy the invented words and the pictures of unusual funny animals and plants.

In 1954, life magazine published(刊登) a report about school children who could not read. The report said many children’s books were not interesting. Doctor Seuss strongly hoped to help children and decided to write books that were interesting and easy to read. He used words with the same ending sound, like fish and wish. He did not receive training in art. Yet, he drew the pictures for most of his books.
In 1957, Dr. Seuss wrote The Cat in the Hat. He used less than 230 words to write the book and even a six-year-old should be able to read it. It was a fun story and easy to read. Children loved it. Their parents loved it, too. Today it is still one of the stories they like best. The success of The Cat in the Hat made him want to write more books for children. In 1960, he wrote a book using less than fifty words. The book is called Green Eggs and Ham.
In 1984, Doctor Seuss won a Pulitzer Prize (普利策奖). He was honored for the education and enjoyment his books provided American children and their parents.
He died at the age of 87, but his influence remains. Millions of his books have been sold worldwide. People say his books helped change the way American children learned to read. Yet, his books are loved by people of all ages. Doctor Seuss once said, "I do not write for children. I write for people.
Doctor Seuss learned from the magazine that _______.

People like his books because the books ______.

He wrote the book The Cat in the Hat at the age of _____.

Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

From the text we know that Doctor Seuss __________.

根据首字母及汉语提示，完成下列单词的拼写，使句意通顺。
Do you think this kind of water is s_____(安全) for drinking?
He is writing on the blackboard with a piece of c_____ (粉笔).
Our teachers are all very s_____ (严格) with us students.
Tom i_____ (邀请) all his best friends to his birthday party last Sunday.
We have to d_____ (携带) a lot of books in our school bags every day.

假定你叫张华，最近从报纸上得知美国某公司将在你的家乡建一座工厂，请给该公司写封电子邮件。要点如下：
●表示欢迎：有利于家乡发展等；
●感到担忧：造成环境污染等；
●希望了解有关环保措施及更多信息。
注意：1．词数80—100；
2．请不要逐句翻译，可适当发挥以使行文连贯；
3．邮件的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。