1、河南省中考英语试题2012年河南省中考英语试题英 语注意事项：1.本试卷共10页，七个大题，满分120分，考试时间100分钟。请用蓝、黑色水笔或圆珠笔直接答在试卷上。2.答卷前将密封线内的项目填写清楚。题号一二三四五六七总分分数二、单项选择(15小题，每小题1分，共15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。（ ）21.Would you like _red dress as a birthday present , Mary? Sorry, mom. I prefer _ orange one. A. an; an B. a; a C. an; a D. a
2、; an( )22. How was your trip in Chengdu? Not so good. I stayed there for two days. But it rained on _of the days. A. none B. neither C. both D. all( )23. Jennifer takes a lot of exercise every day and she is always full of _. A. knowledge B. energy C. change D. courage( )24. Can you answer the door,
3、 Jim? I _ the dishes. Im coming, dad. A. do B. did C. have done D. am doing( )25. Yao Ming is _Chinese basketball player that ever played in NBA. A. tall B. taller C. tallest D. the tallest( )26. The Internet is so closely connected with our daily life. Can you _a life without it? A. understand B. i
4、magine C. consider D. expect( )27. What smells terrible, Ted? Im sorry. Ill _my shoes and wash them at once. A. take away B. put away C. move away D. get away( )28. I left my keys in the room yesterday. I had to get in _ the window. Its dangerous to do that. A. in B. through C. over D. to( )29. Do y
5、ou have any plans for this weekend? Im not sure. I_ go climbing Mount Yuntai. A. must B. need C. may D. can( )30. Have you heard of Earth Day? Yes. The first Earth Day _ in 1970 to educate us to protect our planet. A. celebrates B. celebrated C. is celebrated D. was celebrated( )31. We should give t
6、he boy another chance _he has made some mistakes. A. though B. when C. unless D. because( )32. Id like to introduce my best friend to you, peter. Thank you, Lucy. But we _ already. A. meet B. met C. will meet D. have met( )33. Success will belong to those _never say “impossible”. A. whom B. what C.
7、who D. which（ ）34._out your love. The world will become a nicer place to live in. A:speak B:To speak C: speak D:speaking( )35.My pen pal from America is coming to visit me. Im thinking about_. A:what present did give her B:how I will give her a surprise C: where will we have a big meal D:whether I p
8、lanned a trip for her三、完形填空（10小题，每小题1分，共10分）先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。 A young man was interested in jade(玉)stones. So he went to Mr Smith, a gemologist(玉石家)，to learn from him. Mr Smith refused because he feared that the young man not have 36 to learn. The young man
9、asked for a chance again and again. 37 Mr Smith agreed and told him “Be here tomorrow”The nest morning the young man came. Mr Smith put jade stone in the young mans hand and told him to 38 it. He then went about his work. The young man sat quietly and waited.The following morning, -Mr Smith again 39
10、 a jade stone in the yong mans hand and told him to hold it.On the third, fourh, and 40 day, Mr Smith did the same thing and repeated his 41 .On the sixth day, the young man held the jade stone, 42 he could no longer stand the silence.”When am I going to learn something?”asked the young man.“You wil
11、l learn,” said Mr Smith and went about his work.Several more days went by and young man felt very 43 .One morning he was asked to do it once more. As soon as he held it, the young man shouted 44 looking at his hand,” This is not the same jade stone!”“You have begun to 45 ,”said Mr Smith.( )36.A.chan
12、ce B. ability C. patience D. time( )37.Slowly B. Sliently C. Quickly D. Finally( )38.cut B. hold C. touch D. watch( )39.placed B. took C. gave D. sent( )40.third B. fourth C. fifth D. sixth( )41.instrustions B. suggestions C. promise D. decisions( )42.and B. but C. or D. so( )43.unhappy B. excited C
13、. surprised D. pleased( )44.at B. on C. without D. by( )45.refuse B. follow C. accept D. learn四、阅读理解（20小题，每小题2分，共40分）阅读下面四篇语言材料， 然后按文后要求做题。AOne day a man found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly in the forest. He sat there for several hours and watched the butterfly. Suddenly a small opening appeared, and
14、the butterfly made its great effort to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go no further.So the man decided to help the butterfly. He cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon so that the b
15、utterfly could come our easily. But to his surprise, the butterfly got a heavy body and very small wings when it came out of the cocoon.The man continued to watch the butterfly because he expected that the body would grow smaller at any moment and the wings would become larger and be able to fly. Bu
16、t neither happened! In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a heavy body and small wings. It was never bale to fly.The man was in his kindness, but he did not understand the nature rules. Before the butterfly came out of the cocoon, fluid (流体) from its body must be
17、 forced into its wings, and then it would be ready for flying. It must have a hard struggle (拼搏) to get through the small opening to get its freedom from the cocoon.Sometimes struggles are exactly what we need in our life. If God allowed us to go through our life without any difficulties, it would m
18、ake us fail. We would not be as strong as we could have been; we could never fly. 根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。( ) 46. What was the butterfly doing at the beginning of the story？A. It was trying to make a cocoon for itself.B. It was struggling to get out of its cocoon.C. It was flying among the trees i
19、n the forest.D. It was crawling around quietly on the ground.( ) 47. The man cut off the remaining bit of the cocoon _. A. to take the butterfly home B. to help the butterfly come out easily C. to kill the butterfly D. to stop the butterfly growing bigger( ) 48. What do you think of the man? A. Pati
20、ent but cruel. B. Careful and wise. C. Kind but unwise. D. Brave and funny.( ) 49. What does the last paragraph (段落) tell us?A. Struggles are sometimes necessary in our life.B. Nothing is difficult if we put our heart into it.C. Every good deed will come back with good result.D. The greatest happine
21、ss in the world is to help others.( ) 50. What is the best title for the story? A. The Love for the Cocoon B. The Joy of Helping Each Other C. The Lesson of the Cocoon D. The Expectation for the ButterflyBAsk any student which subject he or she hates most. 9 out of 10 students will answer “math”. No
22、 matter which country you visit, no matter which grade you are in, you may not learn art, geography, chemistry or Chinese, but you always learn math. Why is this so? How come so many students hate math, and yet cannot avoid learning it in school?Jenny Sanders, a high school student in California, as
23、ks, “What good do we get from learning math? We can use computers to compute numbers, and we can use computers to store information. I think learning math at school is a waste of time.”However, there is much more to math than just learning to add and subtract (减) numbers. In fact, math is not so muc
24、h about calculation (计算) as it is about learning to think logically (逻辑地) and solving problems. Of course, Jenny was right that we can use computers to do calculations, but how would we even know how to use the computer if we cant think logically? In short, computers are only tools when solving prob
25、lems.For example, imagine you are a cook and must serve dinner to 100 guests. How should you divide your resources so that you can get the job done most efficiently (高效地)? In situations like this, the ability to think logically will get you to a reasonable answer and solve your problem.根据材料内容选择最佳答案，
26、并将其标号填入题前括号内。( ) 51. According to the passage, which subject do students always learn in different grades at school? A. Chinese. B. Math. C. Geography. D. Art.( ) 52. What does Jenny Sanders think of learning math? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Useless. D. Difficult.( ) 53. Which of the following is
27、 TURE according to the passage?A. 90of the students hate learning math. B. Students can learn math well with computers. C. Math can do calculations and store information. D. Math helps students learn all the other subjects well.( ) 54. What does the underlined word “resources” mean in the passage? A
28、. 科目 B. 效率 C. 信息 D. 资源( ) 55. What does the writer want to tell us?A. Math is just learning to add and subtract numbers.B. Math can be good for both our body and our mind.C. Math helps us think logically and solve problems.D. Math can help students find a good job in the future.C根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入
29、题前括号内。( ) 56. Which of the following saves th most money? A. Off the Beaten Cart Path. B. Parents. C. Beat Weekend Projects. D. Lucky.( ) 57. Who may be interested in the book Off the Bearten Cart Path?A. A young lady who likes going shopping. B. A patent who has just got a new-born baby.C. A husban
30、d who wants to get his home improved.D. A person who is interested in traveling in America.( ) 58. What makes Lucky special according to the passage?A. Its cheap and easy to find in the city.B. It has some fashion tips for the readers.C. It introduces some best products in the stores.D. It provides
31、the latest information for the shoppers.( ) 59. As to the book Best Weekend Projects, which of the following is NOT true? A. The projects are creative. B. The projects are easy to follow. C. The projects are practical. D. The projects are done on weekdays.( ) 60. What do you think the passage is? A. An advertisement. B. A notice. C. A story. D. A report.D You may feel comfortable with some people. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half a life. These people have something in common. And once we know what
