2006年广州中考英语试题与答案（word版）(3)

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It was a great day for a picnic and a picnic was a great day to start the summer holiday. Fred brought his classmates John and Betty to a wonderful picnic place.

After lunch, John said they should play football. When the ball came to Fred, he locked it into some long grass. “I’ll get it.” he said and hurried off to find the ball. Moments later there was a shout and out came Fred holding his leg, “I’ve bitten by a snake!”

As the others rushed over to help. Fred began laughing. “Ha! I’m not really hurt.” But Betty didn’t laugh, “I can’t believe you did that, Fred. I was really frightened for you.”

The friends then decided to go for a swim. John and Betty jumped into the water. Fred was standing on a long rock by the riverbank and said, “Watch me jump.” They shouted excitedly as he went under the water, but as the seconds passed he didn’t come back to the top. The friends became worried. Suddenly they heard Fred’s laugh, “Won’t you ever learn? I swam behind this tree when I jumped.”

“Very funny, Fred?” said John angrily. “Anyway, I’m feeling tired and I’m going for a sleep.” Betty joined him.

Fred, however, moved to a narrow part of the river and jumped in. Although he was a good swimmer, the water there was moving much faster and Fred found himself dragged away. He managed to catch hold of a tree, but he was very tired now and with the water still moving very fast, couldn’t pull himself out.

Back at the picnic place, as Betty and John were preparing to sleep, they heard Fred’s cries for help, John looked at Betty and said, “Does he really think we’re so foolish? Wake me up in an hour. It’ll be time to go back home then.”  

46. What happened when Fred went to get the football?

   A. He was bitten by a snake.           B. He fell and cut himself.

   C. He called for the others to help him.  D. He let out a frightening shout.

47. At the end of the story, why didn’t John and Betty go to help Fred?

   A. They didn’t believe that Fred was really in trouble.

   B. They thought Fred was a good swimmer.

   C. They couldn’t hear his cries for help.

   D. They were too tired and needed to rest.

48. The underlined word “dragged” means “_______”.

   A. pulled      B. held       C. guided       D. gave

49. What can you learn from this story?

   A. It is important for a person to tell the truth.

   B. You should know how to swim if toy want to play in the river.

   C. You must watch out for snakes in the countryside.

   D. Picnics can often be dangerous for children.

B

50. If you want to buy breakfast on your way to school in the morning, where should you go?

   A. Italian Pizza Restaurant.    B. Sichuan Restaurant and Italian Pizza Restaurant.

   C. Harry’s Hamburger House.  D. Sichuan Restaurant and Harry’s Hamburger House.

51. You and your friend want to go out to a restaurant for dinner. It is Monday evening and you have a total of ＄50 to spend. Where will you go?

   A. Sichuan Restaurant or Harry’s Hamburger House.

   B. Sichuan Restaurant or Italian Pizza Restaurant.

   C. Italian Pizza Restaurant.

   D. Harry’s Hamburger House.

52. Which restaurants are open seven days a week?

   A. Sichuan Restaurant and Italian Pizza Restaurant.

   B. Italian Pizza Restaurant and Harry’s Hamburger House.

   C. Sichuan Restaurant and Harry’s Hamburger House.

   D. Sichuan Restaurant, Harry’s Hamburger House and Italian Pizza Restaurant.

53. Which of the following is true about Italian Pizza Restaurant?

   A. It has cheaper food than the other restaurants.

   B. It is open earlier than the other restaurants.

   C. It is the only restaurant that allows take-away.

   D. It is a great place for children to get together.

C

During his life Dr James Naismith worked as a doctor, taught P.E and wrote several books. While he never thought it very important, Dr Naismith is today best known for one thing. He was the inventor of basketball.

Dr James Naismith was born in Canada in 1861 and his first job was at a special sports school in the USA. One day the school principal told James he was having a problem with the students. Because of heavy snow, the students could not go outside. He told James that they needed a sport the boys could play indoors and gave the teacher two weeks to think of something.

It was on the very last day that James came up with his idea. The “birth of basketball” is said to be on December 21, 1891, when two teams from the school played the first game. It was quite different from the basketball games of today. It had 9 players on each team and footballs were used instead of basketballs. Soon after, the game changed to 5 players on each side, using special “basketballs” through nets.

Although Dr Naismith did not live to see basketball become the worldwide game it is today, in 1936, just three years before his death, basketball became an Olympic sport at the games in Berlin.

54. Which of the following things did Dr James Naismith NOT do?

   A. Teach P.E in school.       B. Write some books.

   C. Work at hospital.         D. Take part in the Olympic Games.

55. In which season did Dr Naismith invent basketball?

   A. Summer.     B. Winter.     C. Spring.     D. Autumn.

56. Why is December 21 thought to be the birthday of basketball?

   A. It was on this day that Dr Naismith came up with his idea for basketball.

   B. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was born.

C. It was the day on which Dr Naismith was asked by his boss to invent a new game.

D. It was on this day that the first game of basketball was played.

57. At the time of Dr Naismith’s death, which of the following was true?

   A. Basketball was already a worldwide game.

   B. Basketball was played with 9 players on each side.

   C. Basketball was an Olympic sport.

   D. Basketball was still played using footballs.

58. What would be the best title for this story?

   A. History of Basketball      B. How Basketball Has Changed

   C. Father of Basketball       D. Happy Birthday, Basketball

D

We have always been interested in the moon. 2000 years ago people already knew it moved around the earth and where it would be in the sky at different times of the year. At that time, everything about the moon was learned by watching it carefully in the sky.

When scientists could use telescopes to study the moon more closely, their ideas began to change. They could see the moon was made of rocks. Most scientists thought moon rocks would be different from those on Earth. This was because they believed the moon had once been a planet that had been caught in the earth’s gravity (引力) millions of years earlier.

In 1969 moon rocks were finally brought to the earth and studied. Much to their surprise, scientists found that, except for water, the moon and the earth were made of the same things. Once again new ideas were needed for this new information.

After years of study, most scientists now think that the moon was once part of Earth. They believe very early in its history, maybe 4 million years ago, something about the size of Mars hit Earth. This sent billions of rocks into space around our planet. These rocks slowly joined together and after many years became the moon.

In the future, even though our ideas about the moon may change again, we will still be interested in it.