2007年宁夏中考英语试题(满分l 20分，考试时间l 20分钟)第I卷(选择题)二、单项填空(共20小题，计分20分)从A、B、c、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. —When is your mother's birthday? —It's________May 8.A. inB. onC. atD. by22. Sunglasses are used________protecting your eyes in sunny days.A. forB. toC. withD. in23. Tom, with his friends playing football on playground now.A. isB. areC. wasD. were24. The number of students in my class is the same as in________.A. she'sB. sheC. herD. hers25.--- Look! The man at school gate be our headmaster, because he is always there every morning.----No, it be him, he is having a meeting in the office now.A. must; can’t B can’t; can’t C. must, must’t D, can’t; must26. Don't worry. Peter will call you as soon as he________London.A. will get toB. gets toC. get toD. got to27. All the workers were very tired, but________of them would take a rest.A. allB. neitherC. anyD. none28. Simon's father is ill. So he has to stay at home to________his father.A. look forB. look upC. look afterD. look at29. In the exam, the more careful you are, ________mistakes you will make.A. the fewerB. the fewestC. the lessD. the least30. The boy called Li Lei________home for two days. No one knows where he is now.A. has leftB. leftC. leavesD. has been away from31.Hurry up we can catch the bus in time.A. orB. andC. thoughD.until32. I thought______very important to take exercise every day.A. itsB. itC. thatD. this33. This is the boy legs were lost during a earthquake last year.A.whoB. whoseC. whichD. whom34. Jim was made by his friends and began to laugh .A.stop cryingB. to stop cryingC. to stop to cryD. stop to cry35. A big supermarket________in our city last year.A. is builtB. builtC. were builtD. was built36. —Can you guess the new T-shirt last week?—Sorry, I don’t know.A.how much did she pay forB. .how much doee pay forC. how much she paid forD. how much she pay for37. —Meimei could read books when she was only three years old.—A. So did JoeB. So could JoeC. So Joe didD. So Joe could38. My cousin has difficult English, so his mother is very worried.A. to learnB. learnC. learingD. learns39. —________do they like to study?—They like to study in groups.A. WhenB. WhyC. HowD. Where40. Yang Liwei is the first Chinese astronaut________went up into space.A. whoB. whomC. whichD. he三、完形填空(共10小题，计分10分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41---50各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳选项。

What’s a typical（典型的）day like in Buenos Aires（布宜诺斯艾利斯）? For Diego, who lives with his parents in a house in Buenos Aires, a school day starts 41 . If his mother doesn’t wake him up at 6:00 a.m., his dog Luna will. Diego 42 himself quickly and takes Luna for a walk.Then it’s time to get ready for school. Diego puts on his school clothes and eats a quick 43 . He slings（抛）his heavy schoolbag over his shoulder and gets onto the city bus for the 25 minutes’44 to school.Diego is in the seventh year of primary school. Classes start at 8:00 a.m. with math, followed45 history and music. At 1:00 p.m., Diego and his friends have their lunch. After lunch, Diego heads to English class. This is one of his favorites, 46 the students practise English by writing e-mails to students in 47 countries.When the 48 class ends, Diego and his friends 49 the bus to a city park to play football. Then he’s back home to start on homework. If he finishes in time, Diego will cook dinner. His parents come home from work at about 8:00 p.m., and 50 they sit down to dinner. After dinner, Diego does some reading or watches TV before getting ready for bed!（）41. A. quickly B. early C. late D. slowly（）42. A. dress B. dressed C. dressing D. dresses（）43. A. lunch B. breakfast C. supper D. dinner（）44. A. walk B. way C. ride D. road（）45. A. at B. for C. by D. about（）46. A. because B. if C. since D. unless（）47. A. other B. others C. another D. the others（）48. A. first B. second C. third D. last（）49. A. fetch B. carry C. take D. bring（）50. A. only B. just C. also D. then四、阅读理解(共15小题，计分30分)阅读下面短文，并做每篇后面的题目。

从每题所给的四个选项中，选出能完成所给句子的最佳选项。

AUnlike the other parts of the body, your ears don't ask for much. They don't need to be brushed once a day like your teeth. But they really need some special care, especially if you like listening to music with earphones.Maybe your mum or dad has told you, “Tur n that down before you go deaf!” Well, they are quite right. Loud noise may cause hearing problems for a short time or even for ever.Think that earphones are a good way to escape (避开) from your parents' eyes? Well, it may not be as good a way as you think. American doctors have studied a group of 4, 490 people who used earphones more than 15 hours every week. The doctors found that 3, 730 of them were getting hearing problems.If you use earphones too long, your ears may feel painful. You could also lose your hearing for the rest of your life.So don't wear your earphones too long. Use them less than one hour a day.What good hearing? Don't forget to do the following:●Try to stay away from places with too much noise, like a disco. If you have to go, wear earplugs.●W hen swimming, remember to put earplugs into your ears to keep water from getting ia●Never put anything sharp into your ears. If you think you have too much ear-wax(耳垢) ask your mum or dad to help you clean it out.Please remember these things! Then you won't be saying "What?" when you are older.51. Which of the following may hurt our ears?A. Always having earphones on.B. Putting earplugs into the ears when we swim.C. Staying away from loud sounds.D. Leaving a little earwax in the ears.52. ________of the people who used earphones over 15 hours a week got hearing problems. .A. FewB. SomeC. MostD. All53. From the passage we know that some people use earplugs to________.A. listen to music betterB. solve their hearing problemsC. swim easilyD. protect their ears54. What does the writer tell us to do if we have too much earwax?A. Go to the doctor.B. Ask our parents for help.C. Get it out by using something sharp.D. Leave it as it is.55. The passage mainly tells us________.A. how to use earphonesB. how to keep away loud noiseC. how to take care of earsD. how to solve hearing problemsBRain is a Korean pop star whose real name is Jung Ji-hoon(郑智董). He is loved in Asia for both his R &- B music and TV roles. He lost his mother to diabetes (糖犀病) six years ago. The huge sadness kept him away from drink, night life and girls. He concentrated on performing, as his mother gave up her medical care so he, could train professionally. "I am like the average 25-year-old boy who wants to hang out with friends, have a girlfriend. "Rain told the New York Daily News. "But when my mother passed away, I made up my mind that I would be the top star in the world to honor(给......增光) her. I don't feel sorry for this lifestyle. "Rain had been rejected 18 times by artistic management companies for the reason "he was too tall and too ugly. "But now he has performed in several Asian countries as well as the United States. Rain's music and dancing talents have been compared to Usher and Justin Timberlake. In April 2006,Time magazine named him the second most influential entertainer. The future for Rain is bright.56. From this passage we know that________.A. Rain looked very handsome when he was a small kidB. Rain works very hardC. Rain often hangs out with his friendsD. Rain has performed only in Asian countries57. Why did Rain's mother give up her medical care?A. Because she was seriously ill.B. Because she loved her son.C. Because she knew there was no need to do thatD. Because she wanted to save money so that her son could train professionally.58. When did Rain decide to be the top star in the world?A. After his mother died.B. Before his mother died.C. When he was very young.D. When he was 25 years old.59. In the second paragraph the underlined word "rejected" probably means________in English.A. interviewedB. refusedC. lovedD. visited60. Rain can________well.A. singB. danceC. actD. all of the aboveCLast summer I went to stay with my grandparents for two weeks. When I was younger, they had lived with us in Dallas. However, they moved back to Arizona (亚里桑那州) to live in the Hopi village because they missed their old home. Dad said to me, "Anthony, this trip will be a wonderful opportunity for you. It will be a good time for you to learn more about Native American ways. "I arrived there late in the evening. Grandma cooked dinner for me. After dinner I walked out with my grandparents. I met many Hopi people that evening. Almost everyone said how much I resembled my grandfather. "You have his eyes, "they told me, "and his wonderful smile."During my visit I helped Grandpa and the other men in the cornfields. When the sun made us hot, I rested with them. We drank cool water from the well.One day a man showed me how to make a bowl from red clay (黏土). He taught me to wet my hands before shaping it I let it dry in the sun. Then I painted red and blue flowers on it "Mom will like this, "I said to myself.Another afternoon a woman showed me how to weave (编织) a basket from grasses. I neverthought that grass could make anything so pretty. "This will be for Dad, ”I decided.When the children in the village had ball games and foot races, I joined them. An older boy told me that they didn't race to see who finished first. "We race so each person can do his or her best, "he explained.When it was time to go back to Dallas, part of me did not want to leave. Now I understood why my grandparents had left the big city and returned to their old home.61. The reader can tell that the bowl and the basket will be special gifts for Anthony's parentsbecause________.A. he made them himselfB. they are like the ones in DallasC. he bought them at the Hopi villageD. they are sold in stores in Arizona62. What does the underlined word "resembled" probably mean?A. lovedB. likedC. looked likeD. followed63. Anthony's grandparents returned to Arizona because________.A. they disliked their life in DallasB. they missed the Arizona weatherC. they could not find jobs in DallasD. they missed the Hopi way of life64. Why is it important that Anthony visits his grandparents at their Hopi village? A. He is able tolearn about Native American ways.B He wants to do a school report on the Hopi people.C. He does not like the tall buildings in Dallas.D. He has been on many field trips to the Hopi village.65. Which of these best describes the Hopi people during Anthony's visit?A. Funny.B. Forgetful.C. Welcoming.D. Unfriendly.第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共40分)六、单词拼写(共5小题，计分5分)根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，在句子空缺处写出各单词的正确形式(每空只写一词)。