1、 茂名市 2012 年初中毕业生学业考试与高不阶段学校招生考试 英语试卷 第 I 卷 一、听力 （选择题 共三节，满分 30 分） 第一节 听句子（共 5 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 5 分） 听下面 5 个句子，每个句子后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每 个句子后，你都有 10 分秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 听第一个句子，回答第 1 小题。 1. What colour does Tina like best? A. Green B. Blue C. Brown 听第二个句子，回答第 2 小题。 2. Where are J
2、ohn and his friends going this afternoon? A. The library B. The bookshop C, The post office 听第三个句子，回答第 3 小题。 3. How do jackies parents go to work? A. By train B. By car C. On foot 听第四个句子，回答第 4 小题。 4. When did Mr. White open a theatre company? A. Last year B. Last week C. Last month 听第五个句子，回答第 5 小题。
3、5. Why did they stay in the hotel yesterday morning? A. Because it was hot outside B. Because it was raining C. Because it was snowing 第二节 听对话 （共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 听下面 7 段对话，每段对话后有若干小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每 段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 分钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对 话读两遍。 听第一段对话，回答第 6 小题。 6. How w
4、as Jakes journey? A. Comfortable but boring B. Enjoyable and exciting C. Comfortable and interesting 听第二段对话，回答第 7、8 小题。 7. Whats wrong with the boy? A. He has a cold B. He has a headache C. His feet hurt 8. Where will they go first? A. The hospital B. School C. The drugstore 听第三段对话，回答第 9、10 小题。 9. W
5、ho are the two speakers? A. Teacher and student B. Mother and son C. Brother and sister 10. Whom was Mrs. Green angry with this morning? A. The boy B. The mother C. The boy and his classmates 听第四段对话，回答第 11、12 小题。 11. How are they talking? A. Face to face B. On the phone C. By e-mail 12. Who has just
6、 been to New York? A. Paul B. David C. Jane 听第五段对话，回答第 13、14 小题。 13. When will the man go to the magic show? A. On Saturday afternoon B. On Saturday evening C. On Sunday evening 14. How much does the man need to pay? A. 80 yuan B. 160 yuan C. 200 yuan 听第六段对话，回答第 15-17 小题。 15. What does Mary want to
7、be when she grows up? A. A doctor B. A scientist C. A teacher 16. What subject does Mary like? A. Chinese B. Math C. English 17. What does Mr. black think if math? A. Easy B. Fascinating C. Important 听第七段对话，回答第 18-20 小题。 18. Which place does the man want to go to? A. The zoo B. The bank C. The park
8、19. How long does it take to go there on foot? A. About 10 minutes B. About 20 minutes C. About 30 minutes 20. How will the man get there? A. On foot B. By taxi C. By bus 第三节听短文（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 听下面一篇短文，短文后有 15 小小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听短文前， 你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。短文读两遍
9、。 21. What did the farmer need? A. A worker B. A cook C. A little man 22. Why did many people not like to work for the farmer? A. They hated the farmer B. They were afraid of the strong winds C. There was not a farm house 23. How did the farmer like the little mans work? A. He was very angry at it B
10、. He was very disappointed with it C. He was very pleased with it 24. What did the little man mean by “Well, I can sleep when a strong wind is rushing outside.”? A. He knew what to do before a strong wind B. He was afraid of a strong wind C. He was tired and sleepy every day 25. Which of the followi
11、ng is true with the story? A. The farmer was very clever B. The little man very lazy C. The little man was a good worker 二、单项选择（共 15 分） 根据句子意思，从 A、B、C 三个选项中，选出一个可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该 项涂墨。 【2012 广东茂名】26. Miss Li often helps _ with our English studies. A. us B. our C. ours 【答案】A 【解析】选 A。考查人称代词用法。help
12、是动词，动词之后用宾格；help sb. with sth. 意为“在方面帮 助某人”。句意：李小姐经常在英语学习方面帮助我们。 【2012 广东茂名】27. _ school is quite near the bus station. A. Ted and Toms B. Teds and Toms C. Ted and Tom 【答案】A 【解析】选 A。考查名词所有格。句意：特德和汤姆的学校非常靠近公共汽车站。表示某物属于两人共同 所有时，第二个人名的后加s；表示某些物属于两人分别所有时，需在两人名之后分别加上s。 【2012 广东茂名】28. As classmates, we _
13、show our love to her. A. should B. has to C. have 【答案】A 【解析】选 A。考查情态动词用法。句意：作为同学，我们应该对她表示我们的爱。should“应该，应当”。 【2012 广东茂名】29. Place your dictionary _ you can pick it up easily A. when B. where C. what 【答案】B 【解析】选 B。 【2012 广东茂名】30. Whats your plan, Mike? Anyway, please let me know _ youll leave or not.
14、 A. not B. which C. whether AAABC 【答案】C 【解析】 选 C。 考查宾语从句。 句意： 迈克， 你的计划是什么？无论如何， 请让我知道你是否将离开。 whether “是否”，常和 or not 连用，引导宾语从句。 【2012 广东茂名】31. The girl went to see the boy play the piano_ plane _ a rainy night. A. on; at B. by; on C. by; at 【答案】B 【解析】选 B。考查介词用法。by plane 乘飞机；具体指某天上午、下午、晚上介词应用 on。句意：那女
15、 孩在一个雨夜乘飞机去看那男孩弹钢琴。 【2012 广东茂名】32. _ the parents _ the son is enjoying the film. A. Both, and B. Neither, or C. Not only, buy also 【答案】C 【解析】选 C。考查连词用法。bothand 连接主语时，谓语动词用复数形式；neither 应和 nor 搭配； not only but also 连接主语时，谓语动词要和靠近它的主语保持一致。句意：不仅父母而且儿子正在欣 赏那部电影。 【2012 广东茂名】33. This is No. 9 Middle School
16、. Its door _ every day after school. A. was closed B. is closed C. close 【答案】B 【解析】选 B。考查形容词和时态。句意：这是第九中学，它的门每天放学后关闭。closed 用作形容词， 意为“关闭的”；be closed 意为“关门，关闭”；根据时间状语 every day after school 故用一般现在时，所以选 B。 【2012 广东茂名】34. Can you see the girl _ outside the classroom? She is Miss Lis daughter. A. stands
17、 B. standing C. stand 【答案】B 【解析】选 B。考查复合宾语结构。句意：你以看到站在教室外面的那个女孩吗？她是李小姐的女儿。see sb. doing sth. 意为“看见某人正在做某事”；see sb. do sth. 意为“看见某人做了某事”；根据句意选 B。 【2012 广东茂名】35. It was _ autumn evening when they met each other at last. A. a B. an C. 不填任何单词 【答案】B 【解析】选 B。考查冠词的用法。句意：那是一个秋天的夜晚，他们最后见了一次面。autumn 的读意是以 元音开
18、头的，故选 B。 【2012 广东茂名】36. Could you tell me _? A. when will he come here B. when is he coming here C. when he will come here 【答案】C 【解析】选 C。考查宾语从句。在宾语从句中要用陈述句的语序，故选 C。 【2012 广东茂名】37. The American teacher asked us whether we _ the USA. A. had been to B. have been to C. have gone to 【答案】A 【解析】选 A。 【2012
19、广东茂名】38. Either Ted or Bob _ good enough to be a member of the school team. A. is B. are C. become 【答案】A 【解析】选 A。考查主谓一致。eitheror意为“或者或者”，连接主语时，谓语动词应和靠近它 的主语保持一致。故选 A。 【2012 广东茂名】39. Your book must be interesting. Could I have a look at _? A. that B. this C. it 【答案】C 【解析】选 C。考查代词用法。句意：你的书一定很有趣，我可以看看吗
20、？it 可用来代替上文提到过的可 数名词单数，与前面的名词指同一件事物。故选 C。 【2012 广东茂名】40. - Have you seen Mike? - He _ football on the sports field. A. plays B. is playing C. will play 【答案】B 【解析】选 B。考查动词时态。句意：你见到迈克了吗？他正在操场上踢足球。根据句意本题应 用现在进行时，故答案为 B。 【2012 广东茂名】三、完形填空 （共 10 分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给出的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题 卡上涂墨。 It
21、was year 1867. Mark Twain was out of money. He walked in the streets, trying to find a way to make some money. At last he _41_ a hotel and sat down in the lobby. There came a lovely dog. Mark Twain put the dog in his lap. At this time an Amy General came along and he loved the dog. He said to Mark T
22、wain, “He is a _42_. Would you sell him?” Thinking of his _43_ stomach, Mark Twain thought it seemed to be a good thing and said, “Yes.” The General asked, “What do you ask for him?” “Three dollars.” The General was _44_ and said, “Only three dollars! Are you serious?” “Three dollars.” “Very well, s
23、ince you just want it,” said the General. He gave Mark Twain the _45_, led the dog away and disappeared upstairs. In about ten minutes a middle-aged gentleman came along and began to _46_. Mark Twain asked if he was looking for a dog. The mans face had been sad and _47_, but now it became bright and
24、 he answered, “Yes. Have you seen him?” “Yes. He was here a minute ago, and I saw him follow a gentleman _48_. I think I can find him for you, if you would like me to _49_.” The gentleman said he would pay for the trouble. He asked how much Mark Twain would _50_. “Three dollars.” “Dear me, it is not
25、hing. I will _51_.” “No. Three is the _52_.” Mark Twain got the Generals room number from the clerk. The door was _53_ and Mark Twain asked the General to give back the dog. “Why?” asked the General. “The dogs owner wants it back.” “Are you not the owner?” “No, I am not.” The General began to shout,
26、 but he was too tired to _54_ with Mark Twain. Finally, Mark Twain paid back the three dollars, and led the dog downstairs. He _55_ the dog to the owner and got three dollars for the job. 41. A. stopped B. entered C. built 42. A. neighbour B. wonder C. doctor 43. A. empty B. large C. comfortable 44.
27、 A. angry B. patient C. surprised 45. A. money B. answer C. freedom 46. A. look after B. look around C. find out 47. A. relaxed B. disappointing C. troubled 48. A. downstairs B. upstairs C. everywhere 49. A. follow B. finish C. try 50. A. ask over B. ask about C. ask for 51. A. pay more B. pay up C.
28、 pay off 52. A. price B. answer C. question 53. A. opened B. shut C. broken 54. A. discuss B. argue C. discover 55. A. returned B. sold C. brought 【答案】 41-45. BBACA 46-50. BCBCC 51-55. AAABA 【主旨大意】本文是记叙文，叙述了马克 吐温 1867 年的一天，身上没有钱，在街上行走时想办法要挣一 些钱。最后走进一家旅馆，将一条他人的狗买给了一位将军获得了三美元，尔后狗的主人要找狗，马克 吐 温答应帮狗主人找到它
29、只要三美元，他找到了将军要回狗并将之还给了主人从而挣得了三美元。 41. 【解析】选 B。语境理解。enter a hotel 意为“进入旅馆”。 42. 【解析】选 B。语境理解。句意“他（指狗）是一个奇异的东西，你愿意卖他吗？”wonder 名词，意为 “奇异的东西”。 43. 【解析】选 A。语境理解与逻辑推理。根据上文：马克 吐温身上没有钱，可以推知：他没有钱买东西 吃，他的肚子是空的。故选 A。 44. 【解析】选 C。语境理解。根据下文“Only three dollars! Are you serious?”可知这位将很惊讶。故选 C。 45. 【解析】选 A。语境理解。句意：他
30、给了马克 吐温这些钱。 46. 【解析】选 B。语境理解。句意：大约十分钟后，一个中年绅士进来了开始四处寻找，马克 吐温问他 是不是在寻找一条狗。根据下文：if he was looking for a dog.所以此处应用 look around。 47. 【解析】选 C。语境理解。根据上文的 sad 的暗示，所以此处选 troubled 意为“为难的，不安的”。 48. 【解析】选 B。语境理解。根据上文led the dog away and disappeared upstairs.的暗示。 49. 【解析】选 C。语境理解。句意：如果你让我试试的话，我想我能为你找到他。 50. 【解
31、析】选 C。语境理解。句意：他问马克 吐温要多少钱。ask for “要求，要”。 51. 【解析】选 A。语境理解。因为上文有 It is nothing. “这没什么”，可以付更多的钱。pay more 意为“付 更多的钱”。 52. 【解析】选 A。语境理解。句意：三美元就是这个价格。 53. 【解析】选 A。语境理解。句意：门打开了，马克 吐温要求那位将军送回那条狗。was opened 一般过 去时的被动语态，意为“被打开”。 54. 【解析】选 B。语境理解。句意：那位将军开始大声叫喊，便他太累了不能再跟马克 吐温争论了。argue with sb. 意为“与某人吵”。 55. 【
32、解析】选 A。语境理解。句意：他将狗还给了它的主人，并因此得到了三美元。 四、阅读理解 （共 25 分 阅读下面文章，根据文章内容，从每小题所给出的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出是最佳答案。并在答 题卡上将该项涂墨。 【2012 广东茂名】A Mike was kind of guy you love to hate. He was always happy and always had something interesting to say. If someone asked him how he was doing, he would reply, “Couldnt be better
33、!” He was really a care-free young man and never felt tired. Mike used to say, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, Mike, you have two choices (选择) today. You can choose to be happy or you can choose to be upset. I choose to be happy. Each time something happens, I am always ready to learn a g
34、ood lesson. I choose to learn from life.” I tried to understand what he said. Indeed life is all about choices. Every situation is a choice. The bottom line is: Youre living your life and you make it either happy or sad. Several years later I had a car accident and my legs were seriously injured. Wh
35、en I was lying on the ground, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to live or choose to die. I chose to live. People like to say, “Choose the one you live and love the one you choose.” Why not choose the one we love and live happily? 56. What kind of man was Mike? A. A happy young man
36、 B. A hard-working man C. An ugly bad boy D. A kind young man. 57. What does “Couldnt be better!” mean? A. Its bad. B. Its very good. C. It isnt bad. D. It isnt very good. 58. Which of the following is NOT true? A. Mike tried to be happy every day. B. Mike chose to learn from life C. The writer lear
37、ned from Mike. D. The writer was unhappy every day. 59. When the writer got hurt in a car accident, _ A. he loved the one people chose B. people loved the one he chose C. he chose to live D. he chose to die 60. Which can be the best title for the passage? A. Life Is Difficult B. Life Is Different C.
38、 Life Is Colorful D. Life Is Full of Choices 【答案】 56-60. ABDCD 【主旨大意】本文是说明文。本文通过一个年青乐观迈克的事例和自已所经历的一些事件，说明生活中充 满了选择，我们要选择我们所喜欢的东西并幸福地生活。 56. 【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据第一节中 He was always happy He was really a care-free young man. 可知答案。 57. 【解析】选 B。句意理解题。Couldnt be better. 意为“不可能更好了”，相当于 Its very good. 58. 【解析】选
39、 D。推理判断题。根据第二节迈克通常说，每天有两种选择：选择快乐还是不舒服，他选 择快乐。可知 A 是真实的；根据第二节最后一句“I choose to learn from life.” 可知 B 是真实的；根据第三节内容和第一句 I tried to understand what he said.可知作者是向迈克学习的。所 以 C 也是真实的。排除了 A、B 和 C，可知本题答案为 D。 59. 【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据第四节最后一句 I chose to live. 可知答案为 C。 60. 【解析】选 D。主旨大意题。根据短文大意和主题句 Why not choose the
40、 one we love and live happily? 可知答案为 D。 【2012 广东茂名】B Generally speaking, American food is not very thick in taste. Salads are much liked and are served all year round. Many Americans are trying to keep down their weight. This is shown in menus offering “low calorie (卡路 里)” or “weight watchers” meals
41、. In markets, one can find “No Cal” drinks (meaning without calories) such as cola. Many Americans drink coffee or tea with their meal. If a waiter in an American restaurant asks “Now or later?”, what he means is “Do you want coffee with your meal or later?” when eating out in the USA, we can ask fo
42、r tea, milk, beer, and so on, if we prefer these to coffee. American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do so. The main dish in American meals is usually meat, chicken or fish, but more than one of these is hardly served at the same meal. Most Americans eat qu
43、ickly during the daythat is, breakfast and lunchunless it is a social, business, or family situation. The evening meal, however, is usually a family time. Racing through daytime meals is part of the “American pace” of life, for working hours are considered important. The nationwide fast-food restaur
44、ants are suitable for the ways of American eating. The standard (标准的) products, of nearly the same price, are served quickly, and taste the same whether bought in New York City or in Los Angeles. McDonalds is a popular restaurant. It offers many choices of hamburgers, French fries and “cokes”. These
45、 foods are rich in fats, sugar and salt. Often, they are the major meal of the day of many young working people. 61. “Weight watchers” most probably means _ in Chinese. A. 减肥者 B. 观察者 C. 称重者 D. 参与者 62. In American restaurants which of the following is NOT true? A. Many American people like salads B.
46、Coffee can be served after a meal C. One can order tea if he doesnt like coffee D. All restaurants can sell beer and wine 63. At the same meal, American people usually _. A. have either meat or chicken or fish B. have either meat or chicken or fish C. drink a lot of beer, wine or liquor D. sit down
47、together around a table 64. Usually American people have breakfast and lunch quickly because _. A. the food doesnt have a thick taste B. they are all too busy to eat slowly C. they think work time is important D. they want to keep their weight down 65. In American restaurants, the standard foods _.
48、A. have different prices B. taste different from place to place C. are very expensive D. can be served quickly 66. This passage mainly talks about _. A. American restaurants and people B. American eating culture C. American working situation D. American food and price 【答案】61-66. ADBCDB 【主旨大意】本文介绍了美国人的饮食文化。 61. 【解析】 选 A。 词意猜测题。 根据上句 Many Americans are trying to keep down their weight.可猜出 Weight watchers 意为“减肥者”。 62. 【解析】选 D。细节理解题。根据第二节最后一句 American restaurants cannot serve beer, wine, or liquor unless they are licensed to do s
