2006年沈阳市中等学校招生统一考试题（课改实验区使用）*考试时间120分钟，试题满分150分第一部分英语知识与运用（共两大题；共25分）一、单项填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）( )1.Hold on to your dreams, ______they will come true one day.A. butB. andC. orD. so( )2.------Must I wait for you here now ?-----No, you_______, You may be back in half an hour .A. don’t have toB. mustn’tC. can’tD. shouldn’t( )3.Peter hardly had time for concerts at that time,________?A. wasn’t heB. was heC. didn’t heD. did he( )4.------ Here is a present for you, Jack .------Wow! It looks ________ nice.A. trulyB. nearlyC. reallyD. hardly( )5.I usually sleep with the window open _____ it’s very cold .A. untilB. unlessC. asD. if( )6.______ lovely weather ! Let’s goon a picnic .A. WhatB. What aC. HowD. How a( )7.I want to write to John, but I don’t know________ .A. what his e-mail address wasB. what is his e-mail addressC. what his e-mail address isD. what was his e-mail address ( )8.------ Mum, why not _____ having hamburgers instead of dumplings ?------ Good idea. I’ll get for you .( )9. British people eat______ a lot, and they are cooked in different ways .A. potatoB. potatoesC. beefD. chicken( )10.-------The coffee is good. ________ ?-------Certainly. I am very glad you love it .A. Could I have another cupB. What about something elseC. Why not have a tasteD. Where did you buy it ( )11. Personal computers_______ in 1976. It has changed the whole world .A. have been inventedB. are inventedC. were invented C. invented( )12. -------- Do you believe_______ you read in ads ?--------- No, only some of them .A. somethingB. anythingC. nothingD. everything( )13. After having breakfast, he______ to the bus stop this morning .A. ran offB. put offC. took offD. turned off( )14.During the entrance(升学)exams, there are______ parents waiting for their children outside their test center.A. thousand ofB. thousands ofC. thousandD. thousands( )15.------ _______have you been away from your hometown ?----- For about 13 years .A. How soonB. How farC. How longD. How often( )16. He_______ every Sunday volunteering in an old people’s home.A. spendsB. givesC. usesD. takes( )17.I don’t like eating chocolate. The taste is too_______.A. hotB. deliciousC. niceD. sweet( )18.You can imagine how different the table manners here are from______.A. usB. oursC. ourselvesD. our( )19. _______the morning of March 31, she made an important decision in her life .A. SinceB. InC. FromD. On( )20. The movie Batman and Joker is ______one that I’ve ever seen.A. more excitingB. more excitedC. the most excitingD. the most excited二、完成对话（共5小题，每小题1分；满分5分）从方框A-----G中选出可以填入对话空白处（21----25）的最佳选项，并将其字母序号填( )21. B: 21 What would you like to know ?A: Well, what’s a good time to visit ?( )22. B: 22 The weather is always nice .( )23. A: Oh, good ! 23B: Well, you should visit the National Museum and go to the Palace of the Fine Arts. ( )24. A: 24( )25. B: Oh, you shouldn’t miss the Pyramid of the Sun. 25A: It all sounds really exciting.第二部分语篇阅读与写作（五大题；共125分）三、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分；满分20分）Text 1New Kowloon Primary School is going to hold a charity fair(慈善活动) next Sunday. They want to 26 money to buy clothes for poor people. The tickets to the fair are $30 27 . They have already sold 1,000 tickets.The programme of the fair is good. 28 , the pupil team will have a basketball match 29 the teacher team. Then, two singers, Kitty Li and Betty Fong, will 30 at the fair. There will also be a magic show and Chinese dances. After the shows, there will be a 31 . The teachers and parents have donated many things-----books, toys and food.At the 32 of the charity fair there will be a lucky draw(抽奖). Mr. Wong, the headmaster, has donated a tape-recorder as the grand prize, and there will be ten 33 prizes.( )26. A. waste B. save C. spend D. raise( )27.A. one B. both C. each D. either( )28.A. Second B. First C. Later D. Now( )29.A. with B. for C. from D. on( )30.A.speak B. host C. call D. sing( )31A. sale B. film C. party D. meeting( )32.A. time B. end C. back D. beginning( )33.A. others B. another C. more D. fewerText 2Shirley Yeats is certainly a very brave woman ! At the age of sixty-seven, she 34 to take a trip round the coast(海岸) of Malaysia. Everything was fine 35 one day, as she was going back to her room on the 36 , she saw smoke coming out of another room. She 37 the captain from her room at once and told him about the fire. Then she went up on deck(甲板) to see 38 she could do to help. The fire spread(蔓延) very quickly and soon39 was completely out of control. The captain decided to get all the passengers out as40 as possible.Many of the other passengers were 41 , but Shirley remained calm(镇静的). She even helped the other passengers to 42 the lifeboats.All 1,000 passengers were in the lifeboats and not one passenger 43 in the fire. Shirley was one of the last people to leave. Later, she told reporters, “ I was very afraid, 44 I always knew what I had to do. I 45 all my years as a teacher helped----all that time telling people what to do ! “( )34. A. stopped B. used C. had D. decided( )35.A. since B. after C. until D. before( )36.A. way B. ship C. land D. road( )37.A. phoned B. told C. asked D. ordered( )38.A. if B. how C. what D. where( )39.A. she B. he C. that D. it( )40.A. quickly B. much C. well D. usually( )41.A. sleepy B. terrified C. tired D. lazy( )42.A. get into B. get back to C. get off D. get up to( )43.A. lost B. killed C. hurt D. died( )44.A. and B. but C. so D. or( )45.A. need B. like C. think D. hate四、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分；满分30分）Text 3People all have problems. If we don’t deal with these problems, we can easily become unhappy. Worrying about our problems can affect how we do at school. It can also influence the way we behave with our families. So how do we deal with our problems ? There are many ways and here is one of them.Most of us have probably been angry with our friends, parents or teachers. Perhaps they said something you didn’t like, or you felt they were unfair. Sometimes people can stay angry for years about a small problem. Time goes by, and good friendship may be lost.When we are angry, however, we are usually the ones affected. Perhaps we have seen young children playing together. Sometimes they have disagreements, and decide not to talk to each other. However, this usually does not last for long. This is an important lesson for us to learn. ( )46. What do you think the main idea of the text is ?A. How to deal with problemB. How to do at school.C. How to behave with families.D. How to talk to each other.( )47. According to the text, what will happen if people stay angry for long ?A. They feel unfairB. They may get sickC. Good friendship may be lostD. They may miss each other.( )48. Children decide not to talk to each other probably because_______.A. they become unhappyB. they have different ideasC. they worry about a small problemD. they want disagreements( )49. From the text we know an important lessons for us is______.A. playing togetherB. learning to forgetC. staying angryD. feeling unfairText 4Singapore, July 12------Many people enjoy chewing gum, but in 1992 Singapore decided to make it against the law. The government said that people were not careful about throwing away used gum. Instead, they dropped it on sidewalks and on the street where it made a big mess.Chewing gum also got stuck （粘贴）in the doors of the underground trains so that the doors didn’t close properly. This meant the trains did not run on time. Singapore said that people had to give up chewing gum or pay a lot of money to the government. During the time without chewing gum, the streets and underground trains of Singapore were clean.Now the government of Singapore is changing the rules a little. Some dentists say that chewing sugarless gum can help take care of people’s teeth. Now the government says that people will be able to buy special kinds of gum at drugstores for health reasons. Other kinds of gum are still not allowed.( )50. The text is probably taken from_______.A. a story bookB. a newspaperC. a guide bookD. a letter( )51. What problem was Singapore facing before 1992 ?A. Chewing gum made the city dirtyB. People kept chewing gum.C.The underground train did not runD. People must pay a lot of money( )52. What happened in Singapore during the time without chewing gum ?A.The doors of underground trains didn’t close properly.B.People began stopping to throw away used gum.C.The streets and underground trains were clean.D.The government had to pay a lot of money for it .( )53. Where can people buy special kinds of gum for health reasons ?A. From underground trainsB. In the street nearbyC. At the dentist’sD. At drugstores.Text 5HOW AMERICANS LIVENew York is America’s largest city, however, it may also be the country’s loneliest city. People living alone make up forty-eight percent of all households(家庭) on the island of Manhattan.“I think it’s the best way to live,” James Conaboy, a 35-year-old New York musician said, “If you want to make a mess, you can make a mess. If you want to paint the walls a certain color, you can do it . “In the USA, there are more single-person households than classic nuclear families----a married couple and their natural children----according to a latest report. Other cities with high percentages(百分比) of single households are Washington DC, St. Louis, Denver and San Francisco.The high number of single households shows today’s values. People living alone, especially unmarried women used to have something to do with sadness. That feeling is no longer true. Self-esteem（自尊）isn’t based on having children and being married any more.( )54. New York may be the loneliest city of the USA because_______A. many people often feel lonely.B. most of the people there often live alone.C. there are nearly half of single-person households.D. people can do what they like by themselves.( )55. Which of the following can best explain the chart(图表) on the left of the text ?A.There are more single-person households than classic unclear families.B.The high number of single households shows today’s values,C.People living alone make up 48% of all households in the world.D.Unmarried women used to have something to do with sadness.Text 6When my wife and I went to live in an Arab country, my friends told us to be prepared for a culture shock（文化差异）. Later, we realized that the advice given to us by our friends was correct.The culture shock started with the weather. Here, the burning sun can cook an egg in a minute ! The hot weather made us feel so tired that we were falling asleep at midday !.Another culture shock was the working week. We worked from Saturdays to Wednesdays, including Sundays. It was also strange to see people praying( 祷告) in a certain direction! They have strict rules for women. They do not let people see their faces in public. They do not let women drive cars, either. All dresses worn by women have to cover the body completely. They believe that women cannot be see in public.At the weekends, we went camping in the desert(沙漠). I will never forget watching the sun setting over the desert. We also enjoyed riding on the camels.In the end, we enjoyed living there, but their culture is very different from the American culture.( )57. The writer experienced( 体验) the culture shock_______.A. before going to the Arab countryB. after camping in the desertC. during stay in the Arab countryD. while watching the sunset( )58.People in the Arab country do not go to work_______.A. on Mondays and TuesdaysB. on Saturdays and SundaysC. on Wednesdays and ThursdaysD. on Thursdays and Fridays( )59. Which of the following is strict rules for women ?a. cover faces in publicb. not go outsidec. be dressed in whited. not drive carsA. a ; cB. a ; dC. b ; cD. b ; d( )60. What does the writer think of living in the Arab country ?A. He enjoyed living thereB. He enjoyed the culture there.C. He was interested in prayingD. He felt strange to see the weather五、回答问题 （共15小题，每小题2分；满分30分）Text 7Sunshine Middle SchoolGoes to the final !Our school basketball team needs support ! It is in the final of the basketball competition !The match takes place at South Hill School in Moonlight Town on Sunday, 16th July. Don ’tForget to bring your friends !·Cheer for our team !·Lunch at Star Restaurant·￥10---Bus fare(车费) and lunch·9 a.m.----2p.m. (Match starts at 10:30 a.m.)With your support, we will win !Buy your tickets now !61. Does Sunshine Middle School need support ?62. What time is the match going to start on that day ?63. Where is lunch going to be ?64.How much is bus fare and lunch ?65. What advice does the poster give us ?Text 8In January 1998 twp pigs escaped from west of London. The gigs were going to be killed for meat. For almost a week, they hid in the woods around the town of Malmesbury.When the local police began to look for the pigs, newspaper reporters from all over the country joined them. Soon people everywhere were reading about the adventures(历险记) ofButch and Sundance with great interest. The owner of the pigs said that if they were found, he would sell them to anyone who would give them a home. A number of newspapers tried to buy the pigs, and finally The daily Mail paid a lot of money for them.One rainy night, six days after the escape, a reporter from The Daily Mail and some people from the town found Butch in the woods. They caught her and put her in a cage. The next day, Sundance was caught, too.The pigs were sent to a zoo. They were no longer free, but they were alive !66.Why did the two pigs escape ?67. Where did the two pigs hide for almost a week ?68. Who joined the local police in looking for the pigs ?69. What’s the name of the two pigs ?70. What do you know The Daily Mail is ?Text 9Yellowstone is a huge park covering over 3,400 square miles in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. It can be reached by air to Cody or Jackson, 50 miles from the entrances(入口) . There is no train service nearby. Limited(有限的) bus service is used from some of the towns near it. Once in the area, a car is almost a must . The park has 5 entrances, which are open from May to October . It is a good idea to plan a trip during the good weather, but except big crowds and show traffic. Parts of the park are open in the winter for snow sports.Be sure to come prepared for different weather at any time of the year. Take enough of your clothing so you will be prepared for unexpected changes in temperature. Take good walking shoes and thick socks, if you are going to do any hiking. You can also see the park on horseback.If you want to learn about Yellowstone, the National Park Service has many talks, films and tours to help you to understand it .71. How large is Yellowstone National Park ?72. What is a must if you are in the area ?73. Why are parts of the park open in winter ?74. What do you need to take while going to do any hiking ?75. Where can you find more information about Yellowstone ?六、综合阅读（共15小题，A节每小题2分；B节每小题1分；满分25分）A)阅读短文，然后按要求完成76---86小题。
