2011年北京市高级中等学校招生考试
英语试卷
学校姓名准考证号
考生须知1.本试卷共12页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。
2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称、姓名和准考证号。
3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
4.在答题卡上，选择题用用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。
5、考试结束，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
听力理解（共24分）
一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。（共4分，每小题1分）
二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的ABCD三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。（共12分，每小题1分）
二、请听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。（共12分每小题1分）
请听第一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。
5、Who …s Mary?
A.Peter?s classmate
B.Peter?s sister
C.Peter?s neighbor.
6.What dose Mary?s brother teach?
A. Japanese
B. English
C. Chinese
请听一段对话，完成第7至8小题。
7.Where dose the boy want to go?
A. The museum
B. The cinema
C. The shop
8.What time will the boy meet his friends?
A.At7:30
B.At5:30
C.At 3:30
请听一段对话，完成第9至第10小题。
9.Why does the boy look unhappy?
A. He has to write a paper.
B. He has to take a history class.
C. He has to repair his computer.
10.What?s the most important invention for the girl?
A. Clocks
B. Computers
C. Chocolate.
请听一段话，完成第11至第13小题。
11.When did the girl come back home?
A. On Saturday
B. On Friday
C. On Wednesday
12.What?s the dialogue mainly about?
A.The girl?s vacation
B. The girl?s parents
C. The girl?s interest
13.What can you infer from the dialogue?
A. The boy liked staying at home.
B. The girl liked the boat tour most.
C. The girl?s parents liked paintings.
请听一段独白，完成第14至16小题。
14.What can you learn from the talk?
A. San Francisco is about dancing.
B. A Man?s Best Friend is about a cat.
C. You and Me Alone is about space travel.
15.Which is Mark?s opinion?
A. You and Me Alone is very funny.
B. Beyond the Moon is worth seeing.
C. A Man?s Best Friend is the best one.
16.What?s Mark doing?
A. Introducing this week?s new films.
B. Predicting the best films of the year.
C. Making an advertisement for the films.
三、听对话，根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，记录关键信息。对话读两遍。请分局所听到的对话内容和卡片上的提示词语，讲所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置上。（共8分，每小题2分）
知识运用（共27分）
四、单项填空（共15分，每小题1分）
从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处得最佳选项。
21.I?m talking to you ,Jack. Please listen to carefully.
A.me
B.mine
C.you
D.yours
22.Both parents were born 1970.
A.at
B.in
C. on
D.to
23. Hurry up, you will miss the plane.
A. and
B. but
C. so
D. or
24.----- do you play football?
-----Once a week.
A .How much B. How long C. How often D. How far
25.We have a lovely room. It?s one of in the hotel.
A. nice
B. nicer
C. nicest
D. the nicest
26.-----Can you ride a horse?
-----No,I
A. needn?t
B. may not
C. can?t
D. m ustn?t
27.I knocked on the door but answered.
A. somebody
B. nobody
C. anybody
D. everybody
28. Paul and tennis yesterday. He did much better than I.
. A. play B. will play C. played D. are playing
29.Where?s Tom ?His mother him now.
A.is looking for
B. will look for
C. has looked for
D. looks for
30.----Excuse me, could you tell me how to Beijing Zoo?
-----Well, you may take Bus No.27.
A. get
B. gets
C. getting
D.to get
31. My aunt is a writer. She more than ten books since 1980.
A. writes
B. wrote
C. has written
D. will write
32.----What were you doing this time yesterday?
-----I on the grass and drawing a picture.
A. sit
B. sat
C. am sitting
D. was sitting
33.I will send you an e-mail as soon as I in Canada.
A, arrive B. arrived C.am arriving D. will arrive
34. Many accidents by careless drivers last year.
A. are caused
B. were caused
C. have caused
D. will cause
35.-----Do you know tomorrow?
------At 8 o?clock.
A. when did she come
B. when she came
C. when will she come
D. when she will come
五、完形填空（共12分，每小题1分）
“I can't believe what I'm hearing !”I thought to m yself. Jeff was the last candidate(候选人)for president of Student Council .My best friend Tony come to me and said, “I'm sorry ,Mike.”I really thought you should be 36 ."
Later that day , I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a 37 “congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise , Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I'm ,er-I'm just wondering if you would…consider coming to work on my team ,”he said 38 .“You are really smart ,and you would be a great manager.”
“I don't think so,”I replied ,feeling unsure.
“Well , if you change your mind ,we are meeting tomorrow ,” he said before moving to another table.
ALL that night ,I thought about the 39 from Jeff .Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give 40 a chance to make important changes at our school .I decided to join them.
My fist goal was to 41 a catchy advertisement. Within a few
days, we designed a poster with Jeff's pictures showing him in a
number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway 42
passing Jeff's smiling face.
My next step was to 43 which new activities students would
like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a
volleyball team.
With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the
headmaster .The headmaster 44 to add these activities to our
school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well 45 at school.
An eighth grader said ,“It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president. ”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with 46 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference , I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff's team .He became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his 47 .The face that it has made a difference in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
36. A. heard B. chosen C. invited D. followed
37. A. polite B. loud C. warm D. cheerful
38. A. proudly B. quickly C. nervously D. regretfully
39. A. advice B. chance C. message D. offer
40. A. them B. him C. me D. us
41. A. print B. invent C. create D. send
42. A. for B. from C. with D. without
43. A. carry out B.try out C. work out D. find out
44. A. agreed B. wanted C. expected D. asked
45 A. allowed B. received C. introduced D. required
46. A. pride B. surprise C. patience D. hope
47. A. luck B. spirit C. life D. success
阅读理解(共44分）
六、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。（共26分，每小题2分）
A
Susan, the US
My best friend is Fanny. She is clever and interesting. We always look after each other. The first week we met, I got sick and she looked after me every day.
Betty, England
My best friends Ana. She is honest and serious. We were born in the same city in England. Then I moved to America with my family. I thought I would never see Ana again. When I went to college in New York,, Ana and I shared the same room!
Ken, Japan
I love to spend time with Daisuke because he is funny and smart. We enjoy talking about the funny things we did when we were children , and tell the same stupid jokes over and over again. Lily , Australia
Linda is very confident girl and she is really kind. Some people may wonder why Linda and I are best friends because we are totally different, but I think this is why we are such good friends.
48. Who is Susan?s best friend?
A. Ana
B. Fanny
C. Linda
D. Daisuke
49. Where is Ken from?
A. Australia
B. The US
C. England
D. Japan
50. What is Linda like?
A. Confident and kind
B. Funny and smart
C. Honest and serious
D. Clever and interesting
B
Dereck Joubert and his wife ,Beverly, have made many films about wild animals in Africa. Their films and photographs are very popular and one of the photographs has been on the front cover of a National Geofraphic magazine.
A working day for Dereck and Beverly starts very early—at 4:30 in the morning ! That?s when they get up and start filming.And it?s a long day—they often work until 8:30 in the evening .In the winter it?s very cold and in the summer it can be 40℃.Dereck always does the filming—Beverly never does that, and she doesn?t write. But Dereck never takes photographs or records the sound. They work very well as a team, and they both believe we should shoot animals with cameras—not with funs!
When they have finished filming and taking photographs for the day, they have dinner and Dereck usually writes while Beverly looks at her photographs. At night they usually sleep in a small tent, but they sometimes sleep in the Land Cruiser—when you?re very close t o wild animals, it?s sometimes safer to sleep in the car!
Dereck and Beverly have also travelled around the world and given talks about their work. Dereck says that the animals are not just something to look at—they play an important role. Beverly thinks the wild animals can teach us a lot about ourselves.
51. Dereck and Beverly start working
A.at 4:30 in the morning
B.at 4:30 in the afternoon
C.at 8:30 in the morning
D.at 8:30 in the evening
52. Dereck and Beverly usually sleep at night.
A.in a car
B.in a tent
C.in a house
D.in a hotel
53.Beverly thinks the wild animals
A. are something to look at
B. are very popular
C. play an unimportant role
D.can teach us a lot
C
What do you do if you?re stranded （处于困境的）on a lonely island？Surely you need to find a way to get in touch with the outside world. Your best chance of Body signals（信号）.
Pilots from different countries understand body signals if they have the correct training. When you wave your arms up and down in a straight line，it means “yes”. When you point downwards and swing your arm from side to side ，it means“no”. If you want the pilot to know that it?s safe to land，push your hands out in front of you and bend（弯曲）your knees. If you want t o say that it?s not safe to land ，put your arms in the air and move them to one side. Smoke signals
The smoke from a fire can be seen from far away ，so it?s a good way to draw attention .If the weather is 为dry，it isn?t hard to start a fire. Remember ，however，that fires can be very dangerous if they get out of control. Never light a fire unless you?re sure that it can?t spread .If the ground is dark，light smoke can be seen more easily .Green grass and leaves produce light smoke.
Ground-to-air signals
It?s a good idea to build some signals，too. Use large pieces of wood to make the symbols（标记）.If you can?t find any wood，use earth. Some useful symbols are：
F“I need food and water”.
II“I need medicine”.
I “I am badly hurt”.
X“I am unable to move from here.”
Pilots’ replies
If the pilot lowers the plane?s wings from side to side ，this means“message received and understood”（At night，the pilot flashes the plane?s green lights.）If the pilot flies the plane in a clockwise circle ，this means“message received but not understood”.（At night ，the pilot flashes the plane?s red lights.）
However ，there is no signal which means “message not received”. Why not？
54、Which picture means“it?s not safe to land”？
55、What can we learn from the passage？
A、Swinging your a rm from side to side means“yes”.
B、If the ground is dark，light smoke can?t be seen.
C、If you need some medicine ，make a symbol “II”.
D、The pilots make replies with a blue light at night.
56、What is the passage mainly about？
A、The explanation of building signals on an island .
B、The importance of building signals on an island.
C、Ways of sending out signals on a lonely island.
D、Ways of receiving signals from a lonely island.
D
My summer hols wr CWOT. B4, WE USED 2go 2 NY 2C my bro, his GF & thr 3 :-@ KIDS FTF. ILNY, its gr8.
Can you understand this sentence? If you can?t, don?t feel too bad: neither could the middle school teacher in England who received this as homework. This is Netspeak: the language of computerized communication found on Internet or cellphones. To newcomers, it can look like a completely foreign language. So, what is the “translation” of the sentence above? My summer holidays were a complete waste of time. Before, we used to go to New York to see my brother, his girlfriend, and the ir three screaming kids face to face. I love New York; it’s great.
Schoolteachers and parents say this new form of writing is harming(破坏) the English language. Increasing spelling and grammatical mistakes can be seen in students? writing. They fear the language could become corrupted(面目全非的).
Everyone should just relax, say linguists(语言学家). They believe Netspeak is in fact more of a good thing. David Crystal, from the University of Wales, argues that Netspeak and Internet create a new language use and the almost lost art of diary writing has been picked up again. Geoffrey Nunberg, from Stanford University, agrees. “People get better at writing by writing,” he says. “Kids who are now doing text messaging, e-mail, and instant messages will write at least as well as, and possibly better than, their parents.”
Linguist James Milroy says, for centuries, it is believed without exception that young people are harming the language. And you can bet your bottom dollar that when today?s teenagers become tomorrow?s parents, they too will think this way. Milroy argues that languages do not and cannot become “corrupted”; they simply change to meet the new needs.
However, Netspeakers do agree that it is important to teach young people how to speak and write Standar d English. Cynthia McVey says, “I can understand Netspeak worries teachers and it?s important that they get across to their pupils that text messaging is for fun, but that learning to write proper English is a must for their future.”
Perhaps, we should give teenagers a little more trust anyway. Erin, age 12, says, “I wouldn?t use text language in my homework. Text is just for fun.”
57. What is the main purpose of the first paragraph?
A. To give an example of foreign paragraph.
B. To show an example of creative method.
C. To express worries about using Netspeak.
D. To lead in the topic of Netspeak.
58. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Cynthia McVry points out teenagers can deal with Netspeak properly.
B. Geoffrey Nunberg believes Netspeakers can write Standard English.
C. David Crystal thinks Netspeak helps develop the habit of writing.
D. James Milroy says that language is changing and improving.
59. The expression “bet your bottom dollar” in paragrap5 means_.
A. be fairly sure
B. be greatly surprised
C. think it a pity
D. find it interesting
60. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Netspeak: A Widely-Used Language on Internet
B. Is Netspeak Harming the English Language?
C. Is Netspeak Helpful in Language Learning?
D. Netspeak: Advantages and Disadvantages
七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有一项为多余选项.（共8分，每小题2分）
Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey live in Iowa. They have a big family . Mikayla is the oldest child in the family .She is six years old. The other children are Brandon，Joel，Kelsey ，Kenny，Natalie，Alexis and Nathan. They are all five years old. Why are they all the same age？
61 .They are septuplets！
It is hard work to look after seven babies at the same time. 62 .In the beginning ，many people helped them. They helped to feed，clean，and dress the babies .Every week，the septuplets used about 170 diapers（尿布）！63 .
Now the children are older. The septuplets started school this year. But they go to school at home，like their big sister，Mikayla. When Mikayla was ready for school ，Kenny and Bobbi decided to teach her at home.
64 .Now Bobbi is the teacher for all eight of her children.
A. They drank a lot of milk ，too.
B. Because they were born together.
C. Last year，Bobbi was Mikayla?s teacher.
D. Kenny and Bobbi are interested in cooking.
E. But Kenny and Bobbi didn?t look after them alone.
八．阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题。（共10分，每小题2分）
We need to be responsible for our environment. Being a frugal consumer(节俭的消费者) is one way to help. Bet, what exactly does that mean?
Use It Up
You can use things up instead of wasting them. Squeeze that last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. Use the last title piece of soap. Don?t throw away any bits of the biscuit at the bottom of the box.
Wear It Out
You do not always need to have new things. Suppose your sneakers have broken laces, but they still fit you. Repair them and wear them longer. You don?t have to have the latest iPhone until the old one doesn?t work any more. They you can get a new one. Think twice before replacin g something that still work.
Make It Do
When something you want is not on hand, look for something else that you already have to take its place. Suppose you are packing your lunch for tomorrow and want a butter sandwich. You are out of butter. Have a cheese sandwich instead so you can use all of the cheese. Learn to fix broken toys instead of just throwing them away. With a little thought, you can make something do, instead of buying something new.
Do Without
Think about all those things that you would like to have. Do you really need them? How long will you really play with that new toy you saw on TV? Making the things that we want uses up our world?s resources (资源). And, getting rid of the things we don?t want any more takes up even
more resources and space.
65. Do we need to be responsible for our environment?
66. How do we deal with the last little piece of soap?
67. When do we need to get a new iphone?
68. What should we do when something we want is not on hand?
69. What does the writer want to tell us?
书面表达(25分)
九、完成句子（共10分，每小题2分）
根据中文意思完成句子。
70.我喜欢北京的秋天，你呢？
I like the autumn Beijing. you?
71.多吃蔬菜水果对健康有好处。
your health to eat more vegetables and fruit.
72.你愿意参观我们的新学校吗？
to visit our new school?
73. 哥哥花了一个星期教我弹吉他。
to play the guitar.
74.妈妈常常告诉我，既不要炫耀自己，也不要轻视别人。
Mom often
十、文段表达（15分）
根据中文和英文提示，写一封意思连贯、符合逻辑、不少于60词的回信。信的开头和结为
已给出，其词数不计入所完成的回信内。请不要写出你的校名和姓名。
文段表达
75. 成长中每个人都要面对烦恼，并解决问题。假设你叫刘明，是美国中学生爱丽丝的朋友。你收到了她的电子邮件，请给她回复，回答她的问题，提出你的建议，并就此事谈谈你的看法。
Hi! Liu Ming,
I?m so sad. Angela is a close friend of mine. This morning she wanted to borrow some money from m e. If I lend her the money, I?m afraid she won?t pay me back. I don?t know what to do. Do you have the same problem? I need your help.
I?m looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Alice
2011年北京市高级中等学校招生考试
英语试卷参考答案
听力理解
一、听对话选图。
1．C 2．C 3．B 4．A
二、听对话或独白选择答案。
5．A 6．C 7．B 8．B 9．A 10．C 11．A 12．A 13．C 14．B 15．B 16．A
三、听对话记录关键信息。
17．Sunday 18．lunch 19．two hours 20．watch TV
知识运用
四、单项填空
21．A 22．B 23．D 24．C 25．D 26．C 27．B 28．C 29．A 30．D 31．C 32．D 33．A 34．B 35．D
五、完形填空
36．B 37．A 38．C 39．D 40．C 41．C 42．D 43．D 44．A 45．B 46．A 47．D
阅读理解
六、阅读短文，选择最佳选项。
48．B 49．D 50．A 51．A 52．B 53．D 54．D 55．C 56．C 57．D 58．C 59．A 60．B
七、阅读短文，还原句子。
61．B 62．E 63．A 64．C
八、阅读短文，回答问题。
65．Yes，we do．
66．Use it up．
67．Until the old one doesn't work any more．
68．Look for something else．
69．Why and how to be a responsible consumer．
书面表达
九、完成句子
70．What about 71．It's good for 72．Would you like
73．It took my brother a week to teach me／My brother spent a week teaching me 74．tells me neither to show myself off，nor to look down upon others
十、文段表达
75．One possible version：
Hi！Alice ,
I'm glad to hear from you．
Yes，I sometimes have the same problem．
I think if she really needs the money，you'd better lend it to her．You don't need to worry too much．She'll probably pay you back when she has money．If you don't lend her the money，I'm afraid you may lose the friend．
I think everyone may have trouble in life and we should help each other．So when my friends need money，I will try my best to help them．Maybe I'll get it back，or maybe I won't．
I hope what I said can help you．
Yours，
Liu Ming
听力录音材料：
1．M：Where do you work，Jenny?
W：I work in a post office．
2．M：What did you do for your mom on her birthday，Lucy?
W：I bought her a birthday cake．
3．W：Are you going to fly kites tomorrow?
M：Yes，we are．
4．M：Excuse me．How much are the jeans?
W：Oh，they're only 79 yuan．
5．W：Hi，Peter．Who's that girl? M：Which one?
W：The girl next to the table - with long，dark hair．
M：Oh，that's Mary．She's my new classmate．And you should meet her brother．He teaches Chinese．You're studying Chinese，right?．
W：Yes，I am．That's him over there，with the glasses，right? M：Yeah! How did you know?
W：He's my Chinese teacher．
6．M：Mom，can you drive me to the cinema?
W：You don't need a ride，do you? Why don't you walk?
M：But it's raining!
W：Well，you can take a bus．
M：But I'm meeting my friends at five thirty．The bus will get me there too late．
W：No，it won't．There's a bus that comes in ten minutes，and that will get you to the cinema in plenty of ti:rpe．Have a good time，dear．
7．W：What’s wrong？You don’t look very happy．
M：Oh，I have to write a paper about the most important invention ever made．It’s for my history class．
W：That’s not too hard．
M：But I have to hand it in tomorrow．
W：Well，what invention are you going to write about？
M：Hmm，the computer，I guess．
W：Hmm，Isn’t everybody going to write about that？Maybe you should choose something older，like clocks．
M：No，I can’t．I don’t know anything about that？and I don’t have much time to do research．W：OK．Well，I’m sure you’ll come up with something good．
M：Hey！What do you think is the most important invention ever？
W：Me？Let’s see……Uh，chocolate！
8．M：S o，how was your vacation？You went to London，didn’t you？
W：Yeah，with my parents．We just got back on Saturday．It was wonderful！
M：What sights did you visit？
W：Well，we saw all the most famous places，Big Ben……London Eye……They were so interesting．
M：Did you take any tours？
W：Just one-a boat tour on the Thames．
M：Wow！That sounds wonderful．
W：Yeah．It was a great way to see the city．
M：Did you go to any of the famous art museums？
W：Yeah．My parents love art，so they spent hours in the museums．But for me，it was pretty boring．I’m just not very interested in paintings．
M：So，what else did you do？
W：Well，I guess my favorite thing to do was just to sit in the park and watch the people．It was really relaxing．
M：It sounds like a great vacation to me．
W：Oh，it was．But it’s good to be home．
9．Good evening and welcome to A Night at the Movies．I’m Mark．Tonight we are going to look
at this week’s new films．
Now starting with Beyond the Moon．What a movie！What a movie！It’s the story of a flight to space that gets into trouble．A team of robots save the astronauts and the snaceship．The movie is full of space travel and lots of special effects．Go see this movie．
Next，we have A Man’s Best Friend．This is the funniest movie you will see all year．It’s about a cat that can talk．The cat causes problems for his owner．If you like good jokes and silly situations，this is the movie for you．You’ll laugh the whole time．
And yet another movie is San Francisco．I Iiked it best．It’s about a girl who comes from a poor family．She works hard and becomes a famous singer．I don’t usually like this kind of movie，but this was different．The songs are great，and the dancing’s excellent．
Our last movie is called You and Me Alone．It’s the same old story．Two teenagers meet at school．At first，they don’t like each other．Then things change，and they fall in love．Her family doesn’t like him，so they have to meet secretly．I thought the acting was bad and the dialogue was even worse．
This was A Night at the Movies．See you next week．
10．W：Hello，Alex．Can you tell me about your free-time activities？
M：Sure．
W：Do you visit your parents on Sunday？
M：Yes，I visit my parents every Sunday．My mother likes to make a big dinner for me，and we talk about the week．I love my mother’s cooking，so I always visit my parents on
Sunday．
W：What do you do at noon？
M：I often go out for lunch．I like to eat lunch with my friends．
W：Do you ever play sports in the afternoon？
M：Me？I usually play sports for two hours during the week．I like playing all kinds of ball games．
W：What do you do at night？
M：At night？Will，I guess I always watch TV．I watch every night．I know I should study，but there’re so many programs I like．So，I have to say I watch TV a lot．More than I
should！
2014北京中考英语真题 四、单项填空(共13分,每小题1分) 从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项. 22. I have a big brother. __________name is Paul. A. His B. Her C. He D. Your 23. I sometimes help my mom with her housework____________ Saturdays. A. at B. in C. on D. to 24. I’d like to go with you, _____________I’m too busy. A. or B. and C. so D. but 25. —________people are there in your family? —Three. A. How often B. How long C. How many D. How much 26. —Which season do you like _________，winter or summer? —Summer. A. well B. better C. best D. the best 27. —Must I hand in my homework now，Mr.Smith? —No，you ________. A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. wouldn’t D. needn’t 28. —What do you often do at weekends? —I often _________ my grandparents. A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. will visit 29. My parents always tell me ______ more vegetables and fruit. A. eat B. eating C. eats D. to eat 30. — What were you doing when we were playing basketball yesterday afternoon? — I ______ the classroom. A. was cleaning B. have cleaned C. will clean D. clean 31. A. new hospital _______ in my town next year. A. builds B. built C. is built D. will be built 32. He _____ in this factory for 20 years already. A. will work B. works C. has worked D. is working 33. Look! The clock has stopped. M aybe there’s ________ wrong with it. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
2018年北京市中考英语试题、答案 本试卷共五道大题，39道小题，满分60分。考试时间90分钟。 知识运用（共14分） 一、单项填空（共6分，每小题分） 从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 1. My brother and I like football. play it together once a week. A. I B. They C. We D. You 2. Happy birthday, Peter! Here’s a gift you. A. for B. in C. with D. from 3. —— do you usually go to school, Mary? ——By bike. A. When B. How C. Where D. Why 4. Many people like pandas they are cute. A. though B. if C. while D. because 5. I go now, or I'll miss my train. A. can B. might C. must D. could 6. Tony is of the three boys, but he is the tallest. A. young B. younger C. youngest D. the youngest 7. Bill likes reading. He picture books with his dad every evening. A. read B. reads C. is reading D. has read 8. ——Paul, what were you doing at nine Last night? ——I a movie in the cinema with my friends. A. was watching B. watch C. have watched D. will watch 9. David a tennis player,He to play tennis when he was six years o1d. A. begins B. will begin C. began D. has begun 10. ——Lucy, is your uncle a teacher? ——Yes,he history for nearly 20 years. A. teaches B. has taught C. is teaching D. will teach 11. A new international airport in the city next year. A. completes B. is completed C. will complete D. will be completed 12. ——Alice, could you tell me London? ——Sure. Last Sunday A.when left B. when wi11 leave C. when did leave D. when will leave 二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分） 阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。 Real Solutions（解决方法） to Problems Thirty engineers were working as a team in a company. They were young and eager to learn. The management
初中课程网络辅导: https://www.doczj.com/doc/3214025743.html,/kcnet1280/ 七、阅读短文，根据短文内容，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有一项为多余选项。(共8分，每小题2分) Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey live in Iowa. They have a big family. Mikayla is the oldest child in the family. She is six years old. The other children are Brandon, Joe, Kelsey, Kenney, Natalie, Alexis and Nathan. They are all five years old. Why are they all the same age? ______ (61). They are septuplets! It is hard work to look after seven babies at the same time. ______ (62). In the beginning, many people helped them. They helped to feed, clean, and dress the babies. Every week , the septuplets used about 170 diapers(尿布)！______ (63)。 Now the children are older. The septuplets started school this year. But they go to school at home, like their big sister, Mikayla. When Mikayla was ready for school, Kenny and Bobbi decided to teach her at home.______ (64).Now Bobbi is the teacher for all eight of her children。 A. They drank a lot of milk, too。 B. Because they were born together。 C. Last year, Bobbi was Mikayla’s teacher。 D. Kenny and Bobbi are interested in cooking。 E. But Kenny and Bobbi didn’t look after them alone。 61. 正确答案B. 我们发现有关键词“Born”与age、five years old相呼应。再看空格的前两句内容提到They are all five years old. Why are they all the same age? 结合常理我们能够得到他们应该是同时出生的。分析五个选项，排除不符合前后文意思内容的选项。再通过后文说They are septuplets!(七胞胎)第二个选项明显符合先后文的因果关系，故选B。 62. 正确答案E。先看单词，look after复现。看空的前后，前文说同时照顾七个宝宝是个艰辛的工作，后文说起初有很多人帮助他们。前后逻辑是相反的，所以中间应该有转折。再看选项，把各个选项实在带入只有E符合前后行文顺序其它的内容均与该空无关，故选E。 63. 正确答案A. 首先注意关键词they 的指代，前文说到他们每天需要大量的尿布，而把所有选项带入后发现只有A选项与原文空格位置逻辑顺序相符。故选A。其他选项与前文所描述内容不能有效联系，所以不选。 64. 正确答案C。关键词复现：Bobbi和关键词替换原文中的teach与选项中的teacher,从逻辑看，带入C，去年Bobbi 是 Mikayla的老师，与下文现在她是所有孩子的老师成顺承关系。同时注意空格后一句的内容。把选项C带入前后文所描述的内容一致。故选C。其它选项与本题前后内容描述不一致逻辑不一致，故不选。
2013年北京市高级中等学校招生考试 英语试卷 学校_____________姓名__________准考证号____________ 听力理解（共26分） 一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话你将听两遍。（共4分，每小题1分） 二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A. B.C三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。（共12分，每小题1分） 请听一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。 5. What are the speakers going to do? A. To have lunch. B. To go shopping. C. To do sports. 6. When will they be back to school? A. By 11:30. B. By 12:00. C. By 12:30. 请听一段对话，完成第7至第8小题。 7. How does the woman feel? A.A little nervous. B.A little sad. C.A little worried. 8. Where is the woman going? A. England. B. America. C. Canada. 请听一段对话，完成第9至第10小题。
9. How is the man going to the City Hall? A. By bike. B. By car. C. By bus. 10. Where is the City Hall? A. On Park Road. B. At King Square. C.In Long Street. 请听一段对话，完成第11至第13小题。 11. Why is the woman going to learn Chinese? A. She wants to meet new students. B. She wants to get better grades. C. She wants to go to China. 12. What do you know about the man? A. He is good at Japanese. B. He has to work hard this year. C. He will join the International Club. 13. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. School life. B. Personal interests. C. Weekend activities. 请听一段独白，完成第14至第16小题。 14. How many parts are there in the race? A. Two. B. Three C. Six. 15.What does the speaker think of the players in the race? A. Brave and serious. B. Strong and skillful. C. Friendly and helpful. 16. What is the speech mainly about? A. Who can enter the race. B. Why people go to the race. C. What players do in the race. 三、听对话，记录关键信息。对话你将听两遍。（共10分，每小题2分）请根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，将所缺 知识运用（共25分） 四、单项填空（共13分，每小题1分）从下面各题所给的A. B. C.D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 22.I can't find my pen. Could you help____________ find it? A. me B. her C. him D. them 23. Lucy lived in Beijing from 2008____________ 2012. A. on B. to C. at D. of 24. --- Which do you prefer, tea____________ coffee? ---Tea, please. A. but B. so C. or D. and
英语试卷 姓名准考证号考场号座位号 知识运用(共1 4分) 一、单项填空(共6分，每小题0.5分) 从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 答案：1—5 BCADC 1. Mr. Wang is coming to our school. I can’t wait to see . A. her B. him C. it D. them 解析：Mr. Wang表示“王先生”，指男性，故用him。 2. We planted some flowers the garden yesterday. A. on B. to C. in D. of 解析：指在花园里，介词用in。 3. — Excuse me, is this T-shirt? — It’s 88 yuan. A. how much B. how many C. how long D. how old 解析：：由答句可知，问句问的是价钱，故用how much。how many询问数量，修饰可数名词复数；how long询问长度；how old询问年龄。 4. — Lily, _____ you finish the letter in ten minutes? — Yes, I can.
A. must B. should C. need D. can 解析：由答句中的“I can”可知，此处是问你能在10分钟之内完成这封信吗，故用can。 5. This cap is nice, it doesn’t look good on me. A. for B. so C. but D. or 解析：句意：这个帽子很漂亮，但我戴着它不好看。空格前后内容之间存在转折关系，故用but。 答案：6—10 BADDA 6. Julie takes good care of the family dog. She is than her brother. A. patient B. more patient C. most patient D. the most patient 解析：由句子中的“than her brother”可推知，此处要用patient比较级。 7. Sam with his friends every weekend. A. skates B. is skating C. has skated D. was skating 解析：由时间状语“every weekend”可推知，句子要用一般现在时。 8. — Tom, what’s your dad doing? — He my bike. A. repairs B. will repair C. has repaired D. is repairing 解析：问句句意：汤姆，你爸爸正在做什么？由问句可知，答句要用现在进行时。 9. Our school life a lot since 2017. We have more activities now. A. changes B. changed C. will change D. has changed 解析：由句子中的时间状语“since 2017”可推知，句子要用现在完成时。 10. If you want to visit the Palace Museum, I tickets for you tomorrow. A. will book B. booked C. have booked D. was booking 解析：在if引导的条件句中，从句用一般现在时，主句用一般将来时。 答案：11—12 CB
2010年北京市高级中等学校招生考试 英语试卷 学校___________________ 姓名_______________ 听力理解(共24分) 一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选出与对话内容相符的图片。每段 对话读两遍。（共4分，每小题1分）
二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选 择最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。（共12分，每小题1分） 请听一段独白，完成第5至第6小题。 5. How’s Kate feeling now? A. Much better. B. Still sick. C. Even worse. 6. Which [age will Kate read? A. Page 15. B. Page 20. C. Page 25. 请听一段独白，完成第7至第8小题。 7. Where’re the speakers? A. In a school. B. In a hospital. C. In a shop. 8. What does the woman’s son like?
A. Books. B. Music. C. Clothes. 请听一段独白，完成第9至第10小题。 9. Who wants to be a doctor? A. Tom. B. Lisa. C. Sam. 10. What’re the speakers mainly talking about? A. Their jobs. B. Their families. C. Their friends. 请听一段独白，完成第11至第13小题。 11. What did the teacher do after Tim made trouble? A. They always punished him. B. They talked to his parents. C. They often laughed at him. 12. Why did Tim lie down with his bike on top of him? A. To get a new bike. B. To make his mother angry. C. To play a joke on his mother. 13. What’s the conversation mainly about? A. Tim’s behavior as a little boy. B. Tim’s feeling for his school life. C. Tim’s attitude toward his mother. 请听一段独白，完成第14至第16小题。 14. What can you learn from the speaker’s talk? A. Indian movies are the same as Western movies.
2011年北京市高级中等学校招生考试 英语试卷 学校姓名准考证号 考生须知1.本试卷共12页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。 2.在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称、姓名和准考证号。 3.试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 4.在答题卡上，选择题用用2B铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。 5、考试结束，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 听力理解（共24分） 一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三幅图片中选择与对话内容相符的图片。每段对话读两遍。（共4分，每小题1分） 二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的ABCD三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。（共12分，每小题1分）
二、请听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选择最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。（共12分每小题1分） 请听第一段对话，完成第5至第6小题。 5、Who ‘s Mary? A.Peter’s classmate B.Peter’s sister C.Peter’s neighbor. 6.What dose Mary’s brother teach? A. Japanese B. English C. Chinese 请听一段对话，完成第7至8小题。 7.Where dose the boy want to go? A. The museum B. The cinema C. The shop 8.What time will the boy meet his friends? A.At7:30 B.At5:30 C.At 3:30 请听一段对话，完成第9至第10小题。 9.Why does the boy look unhappy? A. He has to write a paper. B. He has to take a history class. C. He has to repair his computer. 10.What’s the most important invention for the girl? A. Clocks B. Computers C. Chocolate. 请听一段话，完成第11至第13小题。 11.When did the girl come back home? A. On Saturday B. On Friday C. On Wednesday 12.What’s the dialogue mainly about? A.The girl’s vacation B. The girl’s parents C. The girl’s interest 13.What can you infer from the dialogue? A. The boy liked staying at home. B. The girl liked the boat tour most. C. The girl’s parents liked paintings. 请听一段独白，完成第14至16小题。 14.What can you learn from the talk? A. San Francisco is about dancing. B. A Man’s Best Friend is about a cat. C. You and Me Alone is about space travel. 15.Which is Mark’s opinion? A. You and Me Alone is very funny. B. Beyond the Moon is worth seeing. C. A Man’s Best Friend is the best one. 16.What’s Mark doing? A. Introducing this week’s new films. B. Predicting the best films of the year. C. Making an advertisement for the films. 三、听对话，根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，记录关键信息。对话读两遍。请分局所听到的对话内容和卡片上的提示词语，讲所缺的关键信息填写在答题卡的相应位置上。（共8分，每小题2分）
中考英语真题附参考答案 四、单项填空(共13分,每小题1分) 从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项. 22. I have a big brother. __________name is Paul. A. His B. Her C. He D. Your 23. I sometimes help my mom with her housework____________ Saturdays. A. at B. in C. on D. to 24. I’d like to go with you, _____________I’m too busy. A. or B. and C. so D. but 25. —________people are there in your family? —Three. A. How often B. How long C. How many D. How much 26. —Which season do you like _________，winter or summer? —Summer. A. well B. better C. best D. the best 27. —Must I hand in my homework now，Mr.Smith? —No，you ________. A. can’t B. shouldn’t C. wouldn’t D. needn’t 28. —What do you often do at weekends? —I often _________ my grandparents. A. visit B. visited C. have visited D. will visit 29. My parents always tell me ______ more vegetables and fruit. A. eat B. eating C. eats D. to eat 30. — What were you doing when we were playing basketball yesterday afternoon? — I ______ the classroom. A. was cleaning B. have cleaned C. will clean D. clean 31. A. new hospital _______ in my town next year. A. builds B. built C. is built D. will be built 32. He _____ in this factory for 20 years already. A. will work B. works C. has worked D. is working 33. Look! The clock has stopped. Ma ybe there’s ________ wrong with it. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing 34. —Do you know _________ the meeting? —Tomorrow morning.
2010年北京市高级中等学校招生考试 英 语 试 卷 学校___________________ 姓名_______________ 准考证号___________________ 听力理解(共24分) 一、听对话，从下面各题所给的A 、B 、C 三幅图片中选出与对话内容相符的图片。每段 对话读两遍。（共4分，每小题1分） 二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的A 、B 、C 三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。（共12分，每小题1分） 请听一段独白，完成第5至第6小题。 5. How ’s Kate feeling now? 考 生 须 知 1、本试卷共12页，满分120分，考试时间120分钟。 2、 在试卷和答题卡上准确填写学校名称、姓名和准考证号。 3、 试题答案一律填涂或书写在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效 4、 在答题卡上，选择题用2B 铅笔作答，其他试题用黑色字迹签字笔作答。 5、 考试结束，请将本试卷和答题卡一并将交回。
A. Much better. B. Still sick. C. Even worse. 6. Which [age will Kate read? A. Page 15. B. Page 20. C. Page 25. 请听一段独白，完成第7至第8小题。 7. Where’re the speakers? A. In a school. B. In a hospital. C. In a shop. 8. What does the woman’s son like? A. Books. B. Music. C. Clothes. 请听一段独白，完成第9至第10小题。 9. Who wants to be a doctor? A. Tom. B. Lisa. C. Sam. 10. What’re the speakers mainly talking about? A. Their jobs. B. Their families. C. Their friends. 请听一段独白，完成第11至第13小题。 11. What did the teacher do after Tim made trouble? A. They always punished him. B. They talked to his parents. C. They often laughed at him. 12. Why did Tim lie down with his bike on top of him? A. To get a new bike. B. To make his mother angry. C. To play a joke on his mother. 13. What’s the conversation mainly about? A. Tim’s behavior as a little boy. B. Tim’s feeling for his school life. C. Tim’s attitude toward his mother. 请听一段独白，完成第14至第16小题。 14. What can you learn from the speaker’s talk? A. Indian movies are the same as Western movies. B. Indian students like learning computer science. C. India has twenty-two different national languages. 15. What are mentioned about India? A. Movies, inventions and sports. B. Languages, food and invention. C. Weather, languages and movies. 16. What’s Mark doing? A. Giving some advice. B. Offering an invitation. C. Making an introduction. 三、听对话，根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，记录关键信息。对话读两遍。（共8分， 每小题2分）
2011年北京中考英语试卷考点： 一：结构分析 试卷总共有十道大题，四部分，共计120分，考试时间120分。 其一，听力理解一：看图听对话，4题，每题1分，共4分； （24分） 二：听对话或独白，5段对话，共12题，每题1分，共12分； 三：听对话填空，四空。每空2分，共8分。 其二，知识运用四：单项填空，15题，共15分； （27分）五：完形填空，12题，共12分。 其三，阅读理解六：四篇阅读，共13题，每题2分，共26分； （44分）七：阅读短文，五选四，每空2分，共8分； 八：根据短文回答问题，共5题，每题2分，共10分。 其四，书面表达九：完成句子，5题，共10分； （25分）十：文段表达，15分。 二：考点分析 第一部分听力理解 1-4 细节题CCBA 5 考查人物关系A 6 细节题C 7 细节题，地理方向B 8 考查时间B 9 细节题A 10 细节题C （最后一句话chocolate） 11 考查时间A（we just got back on Saturday。） 12 推断题A （整个话题都讲The girl’s vacation） 13 推断细节题C 14 细节题B 15 细节题B 16 推断题A （Mark 介绍了好几部电影） 17 Sunday 考查时间以及第一个字母要大写 18 lunch 细节题 19 two hours 细节题及名词单复数 20 watch TV 细节题 第二部分知识运用 单项填空 21 人称代词A该处作宾语应该使用宾格形式。 22 介词考查B在年代前面用介词in. 23 连词考查D前句的意思是“快点”，后句是“你将错过飞机的”，可以推出此处填or，
2013年北京英语中考作文 【篇一：2013年北京市中考英语作文预测及范文(13 篇)】 2013年北京市中考英语作文预测及范文（13篇） 13篇最新预测作文 一．如果你是英才国际学校校办英文杂志的学生编辑。你看了下面 这封信后，也想写 一篇关于该信的读后感，内容要点包括：你对此事件的看法；解释 你的理由并提出你的建议；向受害者表达尽快康复的祝愿。 二．毕业感想 初中生活马上就要结束了，三年的初中生活一定给你留下了很多挥 之不去的回忆。请你给大家讲一个最值得你回忆的故事。包括时间、人物、事情经过和事后你的感想（请不要写出真实的学校名称以及 真实姓名）。 提示词供参考。three years， memories， one of， one day，think， happy/ sorry 三．低碳生活 现在全世界都在倡导“低碳生活”（low-carbon life），即：降低二 氧化碳的排放，采取低能量、低消耗、低开支的生活方式。低碳生 活对我们大家都有好处，请你写一篇短文向一家英文报社投稿。内 容包括：你的具体做法、你的感受以及建议。 提示词语：be good for， everyone， ride a bike， think， make a difference， environment， suggest， reuse
四．现在越来越多的人在网上购物，网购已成为流行趋势，二网购的利弊也成为人们讨论的焦点，请参考下面的信息，并结合就的观 点些一短文，谈谈你的看法。 1. 方便，可以在家买东西，不受时间限制。 2. 有很大的商品信息，可以买到当地没有的商品。价格较便宜。 3. 买货容易退货难；实物和图片有差距。 4．网络支付不安全。 提示词：实物：materiai object 五．【网络交友】人们对于学生网上交友持不同意见。请你用英语写一篇关于学生网上交友的短文，介绍人们的不同观点，并表达自 己的看法。 【参考范文】should students make friends on line? some people say yes. the 六．目前，学生测试作弊现象严重，请围绕以下要点谈谈其中原因以及个人建议。 原因：1.测试太滥 2.自身勤奋不够 3.把大量时间用在上网和玩游戏上 4.为了骗取家长和老师高兴看法和建议：1、作弊有害；2、要做人诚实，学习发奋；3、学校应减少测试。 要求：1、字数80-100；2、围绕要点可适当发挥；3、文章开头已给出，不计入总字数。 参考作文： at present, a number of middle school students have picked up a badthere are three main reasons. first, schools have given
二、听对话或独白，根据对话或独白的内容，从下面各题所给的ＡＢＣ三个选项中选择最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。 请听一段独白，完成第5-6小题。 5. How‘s Kate feeling now? A. Much better. B. Still sick. C. Even worse. 6. Which [age will Kate read? A. Page 15. B. Page 20. C. Page 25. 请听一段独白，完成第7-8小题。
7. Where‘re the speakers? A. In a school. B. In a hospital. C. In a shop. 8. What does the woman‘s son like? A. Books. B. Music. C. Clothes. 请听一段独白，完成第9-10小题。 9. Who wants to be a doctor? A. Tom. B. Lisa. C. Sam. 10. What‘re the speakers mainly talking about? A. Their jobs. B. Their families. C. Their friends. 请听一段独白，完成第11-13小题。 11. What did the teacher do after Tim made trouble? A. They always punished him. B. They talked to his parents. C. They often laughed at him. 12. Why did Tim lie down with his bike on top of him? A. To get a new bike. B. To make his mother angry. C. To play a joke on his mother. 13. What‘s the conversation mainly about? A. Tim‘s behavior as a little boy. B. Tim‘s feeling for his school life. C. Tim‘s attitude toward his mother. 请听一段独白，完成第14-16小题。 14. What can you learn from the speaker‘s talk? A. Indian movies are the same as Western movies. B. Indian students like learning computer science. C. India has twenty-two different national languages. 15. What are mentioned about India? A. Movies, inventions and sports. B. Languages, food and invention. C. Weather, languages and movies. 16. What‘s Mark doing? A. Giving some advice. B. Offering an invitation. C. Making an introduction. 三、听对话，根据所听到的对话内容和提示词语，记录关键信息。对话读两遍。
2013北京中考英语试题答案解析（仅供参考） 乐加乐英语倾情出品单项选择（解析老师——乐加乐英语孙晨皓） 22. A 考查人称代词 23. B 考查介词词组from to 24. C 考查连词or 25. B 考查比较级 26. A 考察情态动词can 27. D 考查不定代词anything用于否定 28. B 考查there be句型 29. C 考查特殊疑问词用法，how often表频率 30. D 考查时态，一般将来时 31. B 考查动词不定式，ask sb to do sth 32. C 考查时态，现在完成时 33. D 考查被动语态 34. A 考查宾语从句，陈述语序 完形填空：（分析老师——乐加乐英语张澄） 答案：35- 39 ACCDD 40 -44 BADBC 45-46 BD 完形文章出自美国德克萨斯周杂志The Staff，题目标题为“Her Name Was Mrs. Claussen - And She Cared by Dr. Lee Reeves”继续保持连续六年的出题风格——选材源于英美原版文章，对文化差异性的把控和理解要求较高 35. A 根据文章开头告知作者存在的问题“口吃”和第五段第一句话中的speech specialist 可知答案为speech 36. C 根据第二段可知，目前问题还没有解决，所以这种痛苦仍然困扰我 37. C 根据本段开头引号中的话可知，那是一段自我介绍
38. D 根据第五段对这个老师的描述“best”可知，作者认可了这个老师，所以语意一定是积极向上且赞扬的 39. D 根据上一句“not like those。。。”可知这个老师状况和其他老师不一样 40. B 根据前文and可知表顺承关系，根据上一句她一直问我不同的问题，然后听我回答 41. A 根据本段第一句后的“tenor（男高音）”和“singing group”可知答案为唱歌 42. D 根据前文“I could do it well”可知作者在唱歌这件事情上可以不口吃 43. B 根据本段前两句话可知，作者一开始说话还是不利索，甚至一度怀疑自己无法交流 44. C 根据本段最后一句话可知，最后作者的语言能力有了一个较大的提升，对比之前语法能力不好，可知我的语言老师告诉我是否我能改变语言能力完全取决于我 45. B 根据本空前后“as。。。as”短语和前文中这个老师对我所起的积极影响可知答案 46. D 根据全文可知，作者一直强调他的老师十分在意她教授的学生，可知填care 黑体为考试的时候要填的词, 也就是答案. 附原文：Her Name Was Mrs. Claussen - And She Cared by Dr. Lee Reeves As I walked down to the counselor's office, I thought to myself, "What will she be like" Will she be old or young? Pretty or ugly? Will she care?" Oh well, I figured it didn't really matter, anyway. I'd had so many speech therapists over the years I'd lost count. Another school, another therapist. I wondered why I even bothered to go. My stuttering seemed to be just as much of a problem now as it always was, and besides I hated to miss P.E. How did they find out that I stutter anyway? The last school must have sent my records. It was pretty hard to hide the way I talked. As I walked down the hallway, memories popped in my head of how painful being a kid who stutters had been. Memories of how the kids used to call me "Motor Mouth," and of the teacher who asked me if I had "lock-jaw." It still hurt. The pain welled up inside as I rounded the last corner toward the office. "Don't start getting weak knees now," I whispered to myself. I wondered why I didn't stutter when I whispered, or when I talked to myself. At any rate I was sixteen years old and a junior in high school - time to gut up. Time to meet the new one! "Hello! I'm Mrs. Claussen. I hear you're from Texas!" She must have thought I was a little off my rocker as I stood there gawking, with my mouth wide open and my face red as a beet. She was really pretty! And she was young, too! "Ye-Ye-Ye-Yes m-m-m-m-m-m-m-aam I am," I fumbled out. My heart felt like it was pounding through my chest, my palms were dripping wet, and I was tense all over. I really blew that