荆门市 2006 年中考英语试题
第 I 卷（选择题，三部分，共 75 分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 20 分）
第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选
项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅
读下一题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What was the weather like yesterday?
A. Sunny.
B. Windy.
C. Rainy.
2. Where is the girl’s mother now?
A. In Yunnan.
B. In Shanghai.
C. In Wuhan.
3. Why is it a good time for the students to plant trees?
A. Because they have no classes.
B. Because they like to plant trees in the afternoon.
C. Because the soil is easily to be dug after rain.
4. Who wants to leave the window open, Jim or Kate?
A. Kate.
B. Jim.
C. Both Jim and Kate.
5. What’s the relationship (关系) between the two speakers?
A. Mother and son.
B. Father and daughter.
C. Customer and assistant.
第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项
中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间读各个小题，每
小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。
6. What’s wrong with the woman?
A. She has a pain in her neck. B. She has a headache. C. Her hand was hurt by a stone.
7. What did the doctor ask the woman to do?
A. Have a good rest. B. Take more exercise at home. C. Take medicine three times a day.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. When did Kitty move into a new house?
A. Not long ago.
B. Last Friday.
C. Many days ago.
9. How will George and Alice get to their friend’s home?
A. By bike.
B. By car.
C. On foot.
10. What time will the party start?
A. At 6:30.
B. At 7:30.
C. At 8:30.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What does the woman want to know?
A. The flight to Canada.
B. The information about Ottawa.
C. The price for the air ticket to Ottawa.
12. How much does it cost to fly to Ottawa in July?
A. ＄480.
B. ＄418.
C. ＄525.
13. Which of the following is true according to the dialogue?
A. It costs more in March and May.
B. It costs less in April than in July.
C. The woman wants to go to Ottawa in July.
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听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
14. How far is the bookshop from here?
A. About an hour on foot.
B. About half an hour by bus. C. We don’t know.
15. Why does the man take the bus?
A. Because it is ￥1 cheaper than taking a taxi.
B. Because it is ￥14 cheaper than taking a taxi.
C. Because it is ￥15 cheaper than taking a taxi.
16. How does the man get to the bus stop?
A. Walk across the road and turn left.
B. Walk over the footbridge and turn right.
C. Cross the road at the traffic lights.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Who went to dance last Saturday?
A. John and Brown. B. Marry Brown and John Brown. C. Mary Smith and John Brown.
18. What happened to them after the dance?
A. John took Mary to his house. B. John took Mary home. C. Mary went to John’s home.
19. Who talked about the dance?
A. John and Marry.
B. John, Mary and John’s mother.
C. John, Mary and Mary’s mother.
20. When did they go to bed?
A. After the midnight.
B. At 10:00 am.
C. At 12:00 pm.
第二部分 英语知识运用（满分 35 分）
第一节 单项选择（共 20 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 20 分）
从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。
21. Linda, I’ve bought many ________. Now let’s make the birthday cake.
A. fresh eggs
B. chocolate
C. frozen food
D. candies
22. ---Who taught _______ French?
---Nobody, he learned all by _______.
A. himself; his
B. he; himself
C. him; himself
D. your; mine
23. Each of us has to write a _______ report every three weeks.
A. two-thousand-words
B. two-thousand-word
C. two-thousands-word
D. two-thousands-words
24. He came _______ a new method for improving our English study.
A. on
B. out
C. up with
D. down
25. The spaceship _______ will be launched (发射) in 2008 will be called Shenzhou VII.
A. who
B. that
C. what
D. when
26. ---Tom is the ______ one I want to work with. He is always complaining.
---Be more patient. He is still a good boy.
A. best
B. last
C. what
D. when
27. ---_______ will the dinner be ready? I’m angry now.
---Just wait a moment.
A. How soon
B. How long
C. How much
D. How often
28. ---Could I take this seat, sir?
---Yes, you _______.
A. could
B. must
C. need
D. may
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29. I enjoy playing computers, but I can’t _______ much time _______it.
A. spend; on
B. pay; in
C. take; in
D. cost; on
30. There’s no difference between the two words. I really don’t know _______.
A. what to choose
B. which to choose
C. to choose which
D. to choose what
31. We must do something to stop people from _______.
A. to throw litter about
B. to throw litter into
C. throwing litter about
D. throwing litter into
32. ---You’ve never seen dinosaur eggs, have you?
---_______. How I wish to visit the Dinosaur World!
A. Yes, I have B. No, I haven’t
C. Certainly, I have
D. Of course, I haven’t
33. ---Can I get you a drink?
---_______. But I have already got one.
A. That’s very nice of you B. No, you don’t have to C. Yes, please D. With pleasure
34. I’m new here. Could you tell me __________, please?
A. when the first bus arrive
B. when did the first bus arrive
C. when will the first bus arrive
D. when the first bus arrives
35. ---How old is the temple?
---It _______ be over 400 years old.
A. believe
B. believed
C. is believed
D. has believed
36. You cannot catch up with a car _______ how fast you run.
A. however
B. no matter
C. although
D. whatever
37. I like wearing clothes made of cotton because cotton ______ nice and soft.
A. is felt
B. is feeling
C. feel
D. feels
38. ---What are Johnson’s family like?
---_______.
A. His family is just like mine
B. They all like sports and travel
C. Oh, it’s really a big one
D. They are all warm-hearted and helpful
39. The woman with two children ______ for nearly one and a half hours.
A. have left
B. has left
C. have been away
D. has been away
40. ---David has made great progress recently (近来).
---______, and _______.
A. So he has; so have you
B. So he has; so you have
C. So has he; so you have
D. So has he; so have you
第二节 完形填空（共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从 41～45 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一
个最佳答案。
People usually use their own special words to show their thoughts and feelings. Some of
these expressions are commonly (普遍地) used for 41 . Others are 42 for just a short time.
One such American expression is “Where is the beef?”. It’s used when something isn’t as 43_
as it’s said to be. In the early 1980s, “Where is the beef?” was one of the most popular expressions
in the United States. It seemed as if 44 was using it at the time.
Beef, of course, is the meat for a 45 , and no food is more popular in America than a
hamburger made from 46_. In the 1960s, a businessman named Ray Kroe began building small
_47 that sold hamburgers at a 48 price. Kroe called his restaurant “McDonald’s”. Ray Kroe
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became one of the 49 businessmen in America.
Other business people watched his success. Some of them opened their hamburger
restaurants. One company called Wendy’s said its hamburgers were 50 than those sold by
McDonald’s or anyone else. The Wendy’s company 51 to use the expression “Where is the
beef?” to make people know that Wendy’s 52 were the biggest. The Wendy’s television
advertisement 53 three old women eating hamburgers. The bread that covered the meat was
very big, but inside there was only a bit of meat. One of the women said she wouldn’t eat a
hamburger with 54 piece of beef. “Where is the beef?” she shouted in a 55 way. The
advertisement for Wendy’s hamburger restaurants was a success. As we said, it seemed everyone
began using the expression “Where us the beef?”.
41. A. a few years
B. many years
C. a few months
D. several years
42. A. popular
B. excellent
C. worth
D. lively
43. A. big
B. enjoyable
C. good
D. pretty
44. A. all
B. everyone
C. no one
D. little
45. A. sheep
B. fish
C. pig
D. cow
46. A. beef
B. pork
C. sugar
D. seafood
47. A. shops
B. palaces
C. restaurants
D. factories
48. A. cheap
B. dear
C. high
D. low
49. A. cleverest
B. richest
C. poorest
D. busiest
50. A. bigger
B. more famous
C. heavier
D. prettier
51. A. practiced
B. kept
C. stopped
D. began
52. A. dishes
B. chips
C. hamburgers
D. cakes
53. A. said
B. showed
C. explored
D. reviewed
54. A. such a little
B. such a big
C. so good a
D. so bad a
55. A. magical
B. angry
C. exciting
D. funny
第三部分 阅读理解（共 10 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）
阅读下列短文，从 56～65 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
One Friday night, a poor young man stood at a gate of the railway station, playing his violin.
Many people put money into the hat lying in front of him.
The next day, the young man came to the gate of the railway station again, and put his hat on
the ground. But different from what he always did in the past days, he took out a large piece of
paper and laid it on the ground. It said, “Last night, a gentleman named George Sang put an
important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come soon, Mr. Sang.”
After about half an hour, a middle-aged man ran to the young man in a hurry and said, “It’s
you! You do come here, I know that you’re an honest man and will certainly come here.” The
young man asked, “Are you Mr. George Sang? Did you lose anything?” “A lottery (奖券) ticket,”
answered the middle-aged man. The young man took out of a lottery ticket and gave it to the man.
The prize of the lottery ticket was ＄500,000. Yesterday when the middle-aged man knew he
won, he was very happy. He took out 50 dollars and put it in the hat. However, the lottery ticket
was also thrown in.
Later, someone asked the young man, “You play the violin in the railway station every day to
make money. Why didn’t you just take the prize of the lottery ticket for yourself?” The young man
said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily. But if I lose honesty, I won’t be happy
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forever.”
56. One Friday night, _________.
A. a poor young man was playing his violin at a gate of the railway station
B. someone took away some money un the hat lying in front of the young man
C. people didn’t want to put money into the hat because they didn’t like his music
D. people saw a poor young man standing at the railway station
57. A middle-aged man ran to the young man in a hurry because ________.
A. he was an honest man and would certainly come
B. he wanted to look for his lost lottery ticket
C. he was too sad to find his lottery ticket
D. he got 50 dollars ready to put into the hat
58. The middle-aged man ________.
A. won the prize of the lottery ticket
B. won ＄5,000,000 with the tottery ticket
C. had a lot of money to help the poor young man
D. gave 50 dollars to the young man because of his honesty
59. Which of the following is NOT TRUE?
A. Though the young man didn’t have much money, he lived happily.
B. The young man thought that if he lost honesty, he wouldn’t be happy forever.
C. Someone asked the young man why he didn’t take the prize of the lottery ticket.
D. People thought the young man shouldn’t give the man the lottery ticket so that he could live
a better life.
60. The writer mainly wants to tell us ________.
A. if you lose money, you’ll lose honesty
B. a poor young man made a living by playing his violin
C. Mr. George Sang found his lost lottery ticket
D. honesty is the most important thing in our life
B
“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Donne’s Devotion, written more than
three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him. No one can live a completely
isolated life. Without other people, life became empty and sad. We all need friends.
For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, feeling shy, we may not want to make
the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends we already have.
There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends and
Influence (影响) People, written in 1936, is the most famous. This “how to” book about getting
along with other people became a best-seller. It was later put into 28 languages.
Dale Carnegie’s advice (劝告) seems to be simple, but can his advice help you? Do you need
to change the way you act? Here is the list of advice from his book.
1. Be friendly and polite.
Always greet with a smile. Begin with “excuse me” or “would you please”, when you want to
ask somebody. Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.
2. Go out of your way to be nice.
Find some time to do special things for other people. Making some soup for a sick neighbour
may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbour feel a lot better.
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3. Remember names.
They say that the sweetest music to a person’s ears is the sound of his or her own name.
4. Be open-minded.
Try to understand other people’s ways and ideas and learn something from them.
5. Listen patiently.
When someone is talking to you, look at him or her, listen carefully and say something when
necessary.
61. The underlined sentence “No one can live a completely isolated life” means “______” in this
passage.
A. No one can live a hard life
B. No one can live without difficulty
C. No one can live alone
D. No one can live on an island
62. Some of us feel it not easy to make friends because ________.
A. we are afraid to make bad friends
B. we are too shy to take the first action
C. we feel worried that we won’t be able to keep our friends
D. we feel sure that we already have enough friends
63. We can learn from this passage that ________.
A. John Donne learned something from Dale Carnegie
B. friends are always friends
C. few people bought Carnegie’s book
D. the writer of this passage agrees with John Donne and Dale Carnegie
64. Which of the following is NOT mentioned (提及) in Carnegie’s book?
A. Say “excuse me” before you ask.
B. Don’t visit your neighbour too often.
C. Think more about others.
D. People enjoy hearing their own names.
65. The best possible title for this passage should be “________”.
A. How to Make Friends
B. A Famous Book
C. About Friendship
D. John Donne and Dale Carnegie
第 II 卷（非选择题，四节，共 45 分）
第一节 单词拼写（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）
根据句意及首字母或括号里的汉语提示，把所缺的单词填在句中的空白处，并注意其变化形
式。
66. There are few v________ in the fridge. Let’s go and buy some peas, carrots and potatoes.
67. Now more and more people r_______ their pets as members of their families.
68. Father’s Day is on the t_______ Sunday in June.
69. You’re clever, but you must study harder, or you may fall b______ others.
70. The apples are too g______ to pick.
71. She is very ill, but _______(幸运) she is now out of danger.
72. He _______(借) the novel The da Vinci Code to his friend last Monday.
73. Have you ever seen a ________(侦探) film before?
74. I think the weather in July is the ________(最坏的). It’s too hot and wet.
75. If ten is ________ (乘) by four, the answer will be forty.
第二节 改写句子（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）
根据 A 句的意思完成 B 句，每空限填一词，并保证句子的意思不变。
76. A. “Did you have a good sleep last night?” Tom asked Jim.
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B. Tom asked Jim ______ he _______ well last night.
77. A. The Three Gorges Project will be finished completely (完全地) in 2009.
B. We ______ _______ the Three Gorges Project completely in 2009.
78. A. A girl called Liu Fangyan takes good care of her blind mother.
B. The girl who ______ _______ Liu Fangyan looks after her blind mother carefully.
79. A. Both of his parents have never been to any foreign country.
B. ______ of his parents has been ______.
80. A. His father used to like walking better than riding a bike.
B. His father ______ walking _______ riding a bike in the past.
第三节 填空题（共 15 小题；A 部分每小题 1 分，B 部分每小题 2 分，满分 20 分）
A．词语填空 选择适当的词（组）完成短文，每个词（组）只使用一次，其中有四个词（组）
是多余的。
“Do not get yourself hurt playing games.” This is what Yao Ming told a nine-year-old
American reporter in America last month.
The basketball star is using his own 81 to tell fans that injuries (负伤) can be really
annoying (烦恼). Since Yao Ming came to play in the NBA in 2002, he has got injured 12 times.
And his injuries have been 82 problems for him and his team from time to time. Yao has 83_
about 20 games just because of his injured left foot.
“My foot did give me a 84 time,” said Yao. He is getting better from a foot injury he got
on April 10.
If his left foot doesn’t get better, Yao may not be able to 85 the Men’s World Basketball
Tournament (锦标赛) in August.
While there is no sure way for Yao not to get injured, he can reduce (减少) his chances. So
can you. Always keep 86 in mind before any game and you will be less likely to get an injury.
_87_ sports shoes and protective pads (护垫) for your knees and wrists (手腕).
It’s not a good idea to just jump onto the field and start playing. First run slowly for a short
while to get ready to play. This helps with your blood flow (流动) and muscle (肌肉) temperature.
When your muscles are 88 to go, you are much less likely to get hurt in games.
Try to get a clear idea of the game’s rules. If you know how the game 89 , fewer injuries
will happen. You and the other players know what to expect from each other.
But most importantly of all, remember you play for fun and your health, not just to 90 . So
don’t risk (冒险) your safety just to hold, push or trip players on the other team.
B．阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容完成 91～95 题。
Country music is very old. It came from the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain.
It is a mixture (混合物) of music from all of these places.
In the west of America, cowboys had to take care of the cattle (牛). They had to watch them
all day and all night because the cattle were nervous and sometimes ran away. A cowboy’s life was
lonely and dangerous. When he was alone in the desert with the cattle, he drank strong coffee to
keep awake at night. He also sang songs to the cattle to make them quiet. He sang about the stars
and the moon, about his family and his friends. The cattle listened to the cowboy and went to sleep.
They would not run away if he sang beautiful and peaceful songs.
In the south of America, many people came from Ireland, Scotland and England. Other
people came from France and Canada. They enjoyed their own kind of music. They used guitars,
violins and other musical instruments (乐器), too. They also added instruments from their homes,
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like bottles and plates. When they visited their friends and families on holidays, they usually sang
and played country music.
91. Cowboys sang beautiful and peaceful songs to keep the cattle _______________.
92. The early country music formed (产生) in ________________.
93. The songs which cowboys sang were all about ________________.
94. many people in the south of America played country music with _______________.
95. The passage tells us mainly about ______________.
第三节 书面表达（共 1 小题，满分 10 分）
今年五月，我市组织了“爱心之旅”活动。八十多位老人参加。假如你是随行记者，请
根据以下要点给 English Weekly 写一篇简要报道。文章的开头已给出。注意不要逐字翻译，
字数在 100 词左右。
活动主题(topic)：热爱父母，关心老人
活动经过：乘大巴到武汉，坐火车赴桂林，乘游船逛漓江。参观了许多地方。历时五天，
老人们得到了很好的照顾。
活动感言：桂林山水甲天下，老人们无不被漂亮的山水所吸引；感谢子女们的孝心，希
望更多的老人能享受这份爱。
In May I joined in the Loving Travel which was organized by our city. …
荆门市 2006 年中考英语试题听力录音稿及答案
听力录音稿
第一节
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选
项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅
读下一题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. M: What’s the weather like today?
W: It’s fine.
M: What about yesterday?
W: It was rainy.
2. M: How long have you been in Shanghai, Yu Yan?
W: Since last Monday.
M: I know you’ve come to see your mother. How is she?
W: She is just so-so. She’ll go to Yunnan next week.
3. M: This afternoon our class will go to the hill behind our school to plant some trees.
W: It rained last night and the soil is wet. It’s good time to plant trees.
4. M: Kate, would you mind my closing the window?
W: I’m afraid not, Jim. It’s not too hot inside the room.
5. M: Can I help you, Madam?
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W: I’m looking for a sweater for my daughter.
M: What size do you want?
W: Size eight.
第二节
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项
中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你有时间读各个小题，每
小题 5 秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。
M: You know… You don’t look well.
W: No, I don’t. My head hurts badly.
M: Oh, I’m sorry to hear that. Why not see a doctor?
W: I have. The doctor said there was nothing much wrong with me and a good rest will be OK.
M: I hope you’ll be fine soon.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
W: Could I speak to George, please?
M: Speaking. Who’s that?
W: Hi, George. This is Kitty. I’ve just moved into a new house. It’s in Rose Garden. I’m having a
party this Friday evening. Could you come?
M: I’d love to. Congratulations!
W: Thanks. Please drive Alice to my house together.
M: No problem. When will it start?
W: At half past eight.
M: OK. We’ll arrive there on time.
W: See you then.
M: See you.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
W: We’d like some information, please. We want to go to Canada.
M: OK, what do you want to know?
W: Well, first of all, we want to know the air price to Ottawa.
M: When do you want to go?
W: We don’t really know. June, or maybe in July.
M: In May and June the air price is $480. But it is less in March and April.
W: And what about July?
M: It is more in July.
W: More? How much is it then?
M: It’s $525.
W: We want to think about it. Thanks.
M: You’re welcome.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
M: Where can I buy some postcards?
W: Go to the bookshop in the shopping center at Sunshine Street. You’ll find a lot of postcards
there.
M: Is the shopping center far from here?
W: Yes. It takes about an hour to walk there.
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M: How much does it cost to go there by taxi?
W: It’s probably at least ￥15. I advise you to take a bus there. It’s only ￥1.
M: Which bus shall I take?
W: You can take No. 13 bus.
M: Where shall I take a bus?
W: Walk over this footbridge and turn right. You will see the bus stop.
M: Thank you very much.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
John Brown and Mary Smith went to a dance last Saturday. John and Mary had a very good
time. The dance was held at school. The school was crowded with people. John and Mary left the
dance at 10:00. Mary was tired and asked John to take her home early. Mrs. Smith was still up
when they arrived. Mrs. Smith, John and Mary started talking about the dance. Suddenly John
looked at his watch and saw it was midnight. Mary didn’t go to bed early at all.
答案
1---5. CBCAC
6---10. BAABC
11---15. CCBAB
16---20. BCBCA
21---25. ACBCB
26---30. BADAB
31---35. CBADC
36---40. BDDDA
41---45. BACBD
46---50. ACDBA
51---55. DCBAD
56---60. ABADD
61---65. CBDBA
66. vegetables
67. regard
68. third
69. behind
70. green
71. luckily
72. lent
73. detective
74. worst
75. multiplied
76. if/whether, slept
77. will finish/complete
78. is called/named
79. Neither; abroad
80. preferred; to
81. experiences
82. causing
83. missed
84. hard
85. take part in
86. safety
87. Wear
88. ready
89. works
90. win
91. quiet/not running away/from running away
92. the United States, Canada, Ireland and Great Britain, etc.
93. their everyday life/the stars and the moon, their family and their friends
94. guitars, violins and other musical instruments
95. country music
Writing (One possible version)
In May I joined in the Loving Travel which was organized by our city. The topic of the
activity is loving parents and taking good care of old people. About eighty old men and women
took part in it.
First we went to Wuhan by bus, and then went to Guilin by train. Giolin is famous for its
scenery. All the members were attracted by its beautiful mountains and river when we visited
Lijiang by boat. The travel lasted five days. The old men and women were looked after very well.
They are thankful to their sons and daughters for their love. They hope more old people could
get/enjoy such love.
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