2009年湖南省长沙市中考英语试题

2009年长沙市中考英语试题

Barack Obama, a black man, is the president of the United States now. He was born on August 4th,1961 in Hawaii (夏威夷)and has lived in many places. His mother was from Kansas(堪萨斯州)and his father was from Kenya(肯尼亚). Obama went to Columbia University in New York and got a law degree at Harvard University in Massachusetts. His wife is Michelle Obama. She also worked as a lawyer (律师)and later worked for the University of Chicago. They have two young daughters.

Obama wrote a book Dreams from my father. “I always live in the dream of my father and

American people,\of by his grandparents when he was young. He also lived and worked in Africa. Then he got good education in Harvard University. On November 4th, 2008, he became the new president of America for the next four years. 46. Where was Barack Obama born?

A. In Hawaii. B. In Kansas. C. In Massachusetts. 47. universities are mentioned in the passage. A. Three B. Four C. Five 48. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Obama’s father was from Kenya. B. Obama has a son and a daughter. C. Obama once worked in Africa.

49. Barack Obama became President at the age of . A. 37 B.47 C.57

50. Which is the best title(标题)of this passage?

A. Education of a president B. Dreams from my father C. Life of Barack Obama

B

A stamp tells a story about the country which it comes from. You can find stamps that show almost anything. Some stamps honor special events, places, or people. As people collected these pieces of paper, no one knows how valuable (有价值的)they would become. One stamp from 1893 that celebrates Christopher Columbus is worth thousands of dollars! Stamp collecting has become popular. You can join groups and have a look at others' stamps.

Who decides what is printed on a stamp? Many Americans come up with(提出)ideas of the pictures that go on stamps. They send their ideas to artists (艺术家),business people, and stamp collectors. They pick the best ideas and the Post master General(首席邮政局长）,the head of the Post Office, makes the final decision.

Today, stamps have different shapes, sizes, and colours. But they still get your mail where you want it to go, just like long ago. So when you send a letter, remember all the important

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2009年长沙市中考英语试题

things that make up that little stamp.

51. can show almost anything of a country. A. Stamps B. Places C. Colours 52. The stamp from 1893 is .

A. red B. expensive C. cheap 53. decides what is printed on a stamp.

A. An artist B. A stamp collector C. The Postmaster General 54. What does the underlined “make up\ A.构成 B.补偿 C.销售

55. From this passage, we can infer(推断)that . A. people don’t like stamps B. stamps aren't useful

C. stamps show important things

第三节阅读下列图表,从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中, 选出最佳选项回答问题或完成句子。（共5小题,计10分）

56. Where is Mary from according to the ID card on the right? A. Asia. B. Europe. C. Africa.

57. This picture is an introduction(介绍)of .

A. a question B. a CD C. a dictionary 58. This ad tells us .

A. the name of the shop B. the price of the goods(商品)

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2009年长沙市中考英语试题

C. the time of a basketball game

59. The Birds & Beasts Pet Shop is not open at .

A. 6:30 pm, Sunday B. 10:30 am, Monday C. 6:30 pm, Tuesday 60. Which of the following is NOT true about the shop of Walter Evans Painting?

A. Its phone number is 925 - 432 -2726. B. Perhaps it started in 1988. C. It sells a house for only $20.

第四节阅读下面的材料,然后根据材料内容回答所提问 题。（共5小题,计10分）

Paris is the capital of France. Its subway (地铁)is also very special. You can enjoy its culture when you are in this city. First you can see many people reading books in the sub way. Whenever they are in the subway or at the station, there is always a book in the hand.

The subway station in Paris is not big, but each of them has its special facts. Some stations look like ships. Some stations have clothes, caps and shoes. And every station has a big advertisement picture. But many of them are for selling clothes and cosmetics (化妆品).

You can meet some beggars (乞丐)in the subway. But the beggars in the Paris subway are also very special. They of ten play the violin or guitar in the train. They don't feel shy at all. Instead they think it is natural. After playing, they will go around the train and ask you to give them some money.

If you want to learn more about Paris, go to the subway and enjoy its culture by yourself. 61. Which city is the capital of France?

62. What do people usually do when they are in the subway? 63. Is the subway station very big in Paris?

64. What can you buy in some subway stations?

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65. How do the beggars get money from people in the subway? IV.写作技能（三部分,共11小题,计30分）

第一节完成对话通读下面的对话,根据上下文补全对 话内容。（共5小题,计10分） John ： Hello ！ Is that Mike speaking? Mike: 66 .

John ： Mike, do you enjoy your new school?

Mike ： Yes, very much. But things are quite different here. John: Really? 67 ？

Mike ： Yes. I go to school every day. But on Friday afternoon we do a lot of activities in the school clubs.

John: Sounds great！ 68 ？

Mike：Seven subjects. They are English, math, history, science, physics, art and P. E. John: 69 ？

Mike ： I like math best. My math teacher says I am doing well in it. John：Well done! Will you come back this summer? Mike：Sure！ See you then! John ： 70 ！

第二节翻译语篇阅读下面的短文,将画线部分译成英 文或中文。（共5小题,计10分）

Cindy found three baby birds on the grass in the yard. Near the babies, there was a bird 's nest (鸟窝)71.在地上. She also noticed two birds jumping up and down in a tall tree nearby. “You must be the mommy and daddy,\.” So she called her aunt for help.

72.午饭后,Aunt arrived and knew what had happened. \out of the tree,\.”73. She found an empty plastic basket, washed and dried it. Then Cindy put the bird’s nest in it and put the baby birds inside the nest. After these, they went outside with the nest and a ladder (梯子).Aunt climbed up the ladder and tied the new nest to the tree. 74, “Let’s watch the nest from the window in the house,\They waited and waited and finally the mommy and daddy birds jumped to the place where the nest hung. One of the birds put food into the babies' mouths. 75. Cindy smiled when she watched the babies eat their lunch. 71. 72. 73. 74. 75. 第三节作文(计10分）

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