2008年江苏省无锡市英语中考试题
第一卷(选择题，共75分)
一、听力测试(本大题共20分，每小题1分)
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二、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(本大题共l5分，每小题1分)
( )21. The boy asked Mr Black for _________ advice on his further English studies.
A. a B. an C. some D. any
( )22. —It is reported that an earthquake hit Yunnan on June 3rd.
—_________terrible news!
A. How a B. What a C. How D. What
( )23. Alice _________ watches the news round-up, so she knows little about the world.
A. seldom B. usually C. sometimes D. always
( )24. —_________David be the new chairperson of the Students' Union?
—He _________ be, but I'm not sure.
A. Can; can't B. Can; may C. May; must D. May; mustn't
( )25. Not all the tourists from Japan_________ Western food to Chinese food.
A. like B. prefer C. enjoy D. love
( )26. —Please tell me how many times _________ to the Summer Palace.
—Only once.
A. have you gone B. you have gone C. have you been D. you have been
( )27. The students hurried to the classroom _________ the bell rang.
A. when B. so C. until D. although
( )28. —What do you think of Mr Read's speech?
—He _________ for nearly two hours but didn't _________ anything important.
A. spoke; speak B. said; say C. spoke; say D. said; speak
( )29. Simon is _________ to make us all_________.
A. enough funny; laugh B. funny enough; laugh
C. enough funny; to laugh D. funny enough; to laugh
( )30. _________of fans have voted online _________ their favourite singers.
A. Thousand; to B. Thousand; for C. Thousands; for D. Thousands; to
( )31. Xiao Li has _________homework and she really doesn't know ________ first.
A. much too; what to do B. too much; to do what
C. much too; to do what D. too much; what to do
( )32. The guide said that much attention must _________ these details.
A. pay B. be paid C. pay to D. be paid to
( )33. Jack and Susan _________ each other since they were children, so nobody was surprised to hear that they were married.
A. knew B. had known C. have known D. were known
( )34. Mr Smith told me that he wasn't used to _________ by plane and he used to _________ sick a lot.
A. travelling; feel B. travel; feeling C. travel; feel D. travelling; feeling
( )35. —I had a really good weekend at my uncle's.
A. It's a pleasure B. Yes, that's all right
C. Oh, I'm glad to hear that D. Oh, that's very nice of you
三、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填人相应空白处的最佳答案。 (本大题共l0分，每小题1分)
Collectors (收藏家) know just what to look for in a comic book. They always check the __36 first. They like to find the books that came out between 1938 and 1945. These years __37 the Golden Age of comic books. Now these books are very expensive. The first copy(册) of Marvel Comics cost a little money __38 it came out. Now it is worth more than $100, 000.
Collectors also look for the books in which a character __39 for the first time. The first Superman story tells how Superman came to Earth. This comic book might cost as much as $125, 000. __40 a character from one comic book turns up in another one. When Batman( 蝙蝠侠)is __41 in a Superman comic, the price of the book goes up. These books are called crossover books. They are worth more because there are not __42 of them.
Don't let the high prices __43 you from starting a collection of your own. Comic books that came out after the Golden Age don't cost so much. Today's comic books are even __44 . You can enjoy them now and __45 them for their future value (价值).
( )36. A. place B. date C. size D. price
( )37. A. followed B. reached C. marked D. divided
( )38. A. when B. if C. before D. but
( )39. A. appears B. travels C. acts D. fails
( )40. A. Suddenly B. Luckily C. Actually D. Sometimes
( )41. A. lost B. wanted C. shown D. protected
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