2008年广东省广州市中考英语试卷
(满分l 35分，考试时间l 20分钟)第l卷(共105分)
一、听力(共两节，满分35分)
第一节听力理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
第二节听取信息(共5小题；每小题l分，满分5分)
二、语言知识及运用(共两节，满分20分)
第一节单项选择(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
从16-～25各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
16. —I hear we'll have a new foreign teacher soon. Do you know when_________?
—Sorry, I have no idea.
A. he will come
B. will he come
C. is he coming
D. he was coming
17. This is just between you and me. You_________tell anyone about this.
A. mustn't
B. can
C. should
D. have not to
18. Last summer I went to Lu Xun's hometown and visited the house_________hewas born.
A. that
B. there
C. which
D. where
19. I'm sorry. I started eating before you got here_________J was terribly hungry.
A. so
B. since then
C. because
D. so that
20. Miss Green didn't talk much to other people. There was always_________a littlesad about her.
A. everything
B. anything
C. nothing
D. something
21. My younger brother couldn't work out the answer and
A. so could I
B. nor could I
C. so can I
D. nor I could
22. Though the player is over thirty, he can still run________ some younger players.
A. as fast as
B. so fast as
C. much fast than
D. more faster than
23. At the meeting Mr. King didn't say a word from beginning to end, _____ ?
A. didn't Mr. King
B. did he
C. did Mr. King
D. didn't he
24. From that time on Mary practised_________the piano every day.
A. plays
B. playing
C. played
D. to play
25. Hi Mr. Smith. I didn't know you were in New York. How long_________here?
A. have you come
B. were you
C. have you been
D. will you come
第二节语法选择(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，从26---35各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。
turned on the radio and was heading off when the radio reported that all planes to Beijing would be two or more hours late because it was raining 29 . With great disappointment Annie went back inside.
Two hours later, Annie arrived at the airport and was 30 to see her mother waiting outside! She had decided to take an earlier plane 31 she could get to Beijing on time. She didn't think it was necessary to phone Annie as the earlier plane would arrive at the airport at the time her daughter expected.
32 mistake! Annie could have come earlier, but didn't. Her mother could have phoned from the plane, but didn't. They were 33 hungry and tired. Annie was going to take her mother to 34 American restaurant, but her mother just 35 to get home to rest.
26. A. was flyingB. fliesC. has flownD. fly
27. A. afterB. sinceC. inD. for
28. A. buyB. to buyC. boughtD. buying
29. A. heavilyB. much heavier C. heavyD. more heavier
30. A. surprisesB. surprisingC. surprisedD. surprise
31. A. butB. althoughC. whenD. so
32. A. HowB. What aC. WhatD. How a
33. A. allB. eitherC. bothD. neither
34. A. aB. anC. theD. 不填
35. A. wantedB. wantsC. wantingD. want
三、完形填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l 0分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36～45各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
