试卷类型 A
二0一二年东营市初中学生学业考试
二、单项选择 (共20小题,计20分)
从每小题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入句中空白处的最佳答案。
16. London will hold 30th Olympic Games in July, 2012.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
17. – Who is it?
-- . I took this photo when I was 4.
A. I B. Me C. Mine D. Myself
18. Mr. Jackson keeps lots of on his farm.
A. sheep B. chicken C. goose D. pandas
19. The fans were to know the death of their favorite singing star Whitney Huston.
A. glad B. angry C. excited D. surprised
20. After hard training for a long time, Liu Xiang the records again.
A. broke B. achieved C. invented D. completed
21. Don’t today’s work for tomorrow. Today’s work must be done today.
A. put up B. put out C. put off D. give up
22. If all business goes paperless, at least one million tons of paper will be a year.
A. used B. saved C. copied D. offered
23. The 3rd China’s Got Talent (中国达人秀) gives the child a chance to show his special .
A. ability B. behavior C. education D. background
24. No matter what happens, the fact that Huangyan Island belongs to China will change.
A. ever B. never C. still D. hardly
25. In order to eat safely, I think we make some food by ourselves instead of buying some.
A. used to B. prefer to C. had better D. are supposed to
26. Steve Jobs is one of the persons founded Apple Computer Company. His death marked the end of an era (时代).
A. who B. whom C. which D. /
27. – I’m planning to visit the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve(黄河三角洲国家级自然保护区). is it?
-- It’s natural and beautiful. I think tourists can enjoy wonderful views there.
A. How B. What C. When D. Where
28. – What’s on side of the hill, mum?
--A big lake.
A. other B. others C. another D. the other
29. The government is asked to improve school bus safety, ?
A. didn’t it B. hasn’t it C. isn’t it D. doesn’t it
30. It’s very convenient us to buy train tickets now because we can buy them either from the station or on the internet.
A. to B. of C. by D. for
31. the 632-meter Shanghai Tower is finished, it will be the second tallest building in the world.
A. When B. Since C. Before D. Unless
32. excellent basketball player Jeremy Lin (林书豪)is! I really love this talented guy.
A. How B. What C. How a D. What an
33. At present, blogs are traditional diaries (日记) among young people.
A. very popular B. as popular as C. not so popular as D. much more popular than
34. There a football match and a concert this weekend. Which one would you like to go?
A. is B. are C. will be D. will have
35. – Excuse me, can I interview Mr. Miller this afternoon?
-- A moment, please. Let me check .
A. if Mr. Miller will be free B. when will Mr. Miller have time
C. if Mr. Miller had an appointment D. when does Mr. Miller come back
三、阅读理解(共20小题,计30分)
阅读下列短文,然后从每小题A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。
A
If you go to Brisbane, Australia, you can easily get a small book called “Discover Brisbane” free. The book tells you almost everything in Brisbane: the restaurants, the shops, the cinemas, the streets, the buses, the trains, the banks, etc. Here is something about on page 49:
ANZ Banking Group
Corner of Greek & Queen Streets…………………………………228 3228
Bank of New Zealand
410 Queen Street…………………………………………………221 0411
Bank of Queensland
229 Elizabeth Street………………………………………………229 3122
Commonwealth Banking Group
240 Queen Street…………………………………………………237 3111
National Australia Bank Ltd.
225 Adelaide Street………………………………………………221 6422
Westpac Banking Corp.
260 Queen Street…………………………………………………227 2666
Banking Hours:
Mon.--Thurs. 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Fri.9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All banks close Sat. Sun. & Public Holidays.
36. From the material, we can know __________.
A. Brisbane is a city in Australia
B. “Discover Brisbane” is expensive
C. “Discover Brisbane” has about 49 pages
D. “Discover Brisbane” tells you everything in Brisbane
37. You can find Bank of Queensland on .
A. Queen Street B. Elizabeth Street
C. Adelaide Street D. the corner of Greek Street and Queen Street
38. seems to be the banking center in Brisbane.
A. Greek Street B. Elizabeth Street
C. Queen Street D. Adelaide Street
39. At 5:30 p.m., you can go to to put your money in or take your money out.
A. no banks B. ANZ Banking Group
C. National Australia Bank Ltd. D. Commonwealth Banking Group
40. In Australia, the banks have their longest service hours on .
A. Fridays B. Mondays and Thursdays C. weekends D. public holidays
B
Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass and the leaves on trees. It is the color of most growing plants, too.
Sometimes, the word green means young, fresh and growing. Sometimes, it describes something that is not yet finished or plants that are not ripe.
For example, a greenhorn is someone who has no experience, who is new to a situation. In the fifteenth century, a greenhorn was a young cow or ox whose horns had not yet developed. A century or so later, a greenhorn was a soldier who had not yet had any experience in war (战争). By the eighteenth century, a greenhorn had the meaning it has today--a person who is new in a job.
About one hundred years ago, greenhorn was a popular expression in the American west. Old-timers used it to describe a man who had just arrived from one of the big cities in the east. The greenhorn didn’t have the skills that he would need to live in the hard, rough country.
Someone who has the ability to grow plants well is said to have a green thumb. The expression comes from the early nineteen hundreds.
A person with a green thumb seems to have a magic touch that makes plants grow quickly and well. You might say that the woman next door has a green thumb if her garden continues to grow long after your plants have died.
The Green Revolution (革命) is the name which was given some years ago to the development of new kinds of rice and other grains. The new plants produced much larger crops. The Green Revolution was the result of hard work by agricultural (农业的) scientists who had green thu