2006年广州市英语中考试题二、语言知识与运用 （共20小题，20分，每题1分）在下列各题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。16. -Hello. May I speak to Mrs White? -Sorry. She is out right now. Can I _ a message? A. carry B. take C. leave D. give17. If you dont _me by two oclock today, it means I wont be coming. A. hear B. hear of C. hear from D. hear about18. -How much did this CD _ you, Sally? -I got it for 5 dollars. A. use B. spend C. take D. cost 19. Sue got up very late this morning and that was _she was late for school. A. why B. what C. where D. whether20. -Would you mind _me a sweater? I feel a little cold. -Of course not. Ill go and get it right now. A. to get B. get C. getting D. will get21. Ive had _bad headache all day, so I think Ill go to _bed early. A. a; 不填 B. 不填; the C. 不填 ; 不填 D. a; the22. -Could you lend me your dictionary? I left _ at home. -Certainly. A. it B. yours C. one D. mine23. My aunt will arrive in Guangzhou _the morning of July 15. A. at B. on C. in D. till24. As usual, Meihua _at 6:30 this morning by her mother to get ready for school. A. has woken up B. woke up C. wakes up D. was woken up25. The bus _ suddenly when a group of students ran onto the road. A. stops B. stopped C. has stopped D. is stopping26. My uncle used _ a very good football player, but this was a long time ago. A. to being B. being C. be D. to be27. -My car has broken down. Could you please give me a ride tomorrow? -Im sorry I _. Im leaving for London tonight. A. cant B. mustnt C. couldnt D. shouldnt28. -Is _true that Americans eat hamburgers and hot dogs every day? -No, thats not true, but they are both very popular foods in America. A. this B. anything C. it D. something29. -I _to get to the South Mall. Could you tell me which bus I should take? -Just catch the No. 10 bus from here. Its the 4th stop. A. am trying B. would try C. tried D. have tried30. -How well did you do in the maths exam? -Better than before. I think it was _ difficult than the last one. A. more B. less C. much D. very31. _Mrs Wilson came into the classroom, all the children welcomed her. A. Whether B. As well as C. If D. As soon as32. Liz is kind to others and she has always found it easy to _ at school. A. make friend B. make friend with C. make friends D. make friends with33. _weather we had on our holiday! A. What a good B. How a good C. What good D. How good34. We didnt have enough chairs, _some of the students had to sit on the floor. A. but B. so C. or D. and 35. There was a fire in the street last night, but the firemen _within twenty minutes. A. took it out B. brought it out C. worked it out D. put it out三、完形填空（共10小题，10分，每小题1分）先通读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从每题的四个选项中选择可以相应空白处的最佳答案。I have always been interested in clowns (小丑). The earliest thing I can remember, as a child of three, is seeing a pair of clowns -one very fat, and the other very 36 .A traveling circus (马戏团) came to our town and my parents took me to see it. When we arrived at the circus, everyone was laughing at the clowns. I didnt understand why they were laughing, 37 I laughed too.While I was 38 , the fat clown came and sat down next to me. “Shall we dance?” he asked, then 39 me up and began dancing. I felt frightened and began to cry. 40 then I have been interested in clowns. They make me laugh a lot, although they still make me a bit 41 too.In life, we sometimes laugh at things that 42 us. We often laugh most at people who make us nervous. When we laugh, we relax and 43 ourselves. People who never laugh can become worried and ill. Laughter is like medicine and a clown is like a 44.There have always been, and there will always be clowns, because people need to laugh. Laughter is the best kind of 45 in life.36. A. happyB. thinC. kindD. lucky37.A. and B. so C. or D. but38.A. dancing B. eating C. laughing D. crying39.A. picked B. threw C. hung D. pushed40.A. Before B. Since C. By D. From41.A. tired B. silly C. afraid D. sick42.A. trouble B. surprise C. interest D. frighten43.A. play B. love C. enjoy D. understand44.A. doctor B. nurse C. friend D. teacher45.A. dream B. medicine C. care D. color四、阅读理解（共20小题，40分，每小题2分）阅读下面5篇短文，然后根据短文内容选择最佳答案。AIt was a great day for a picnic and a picnic was a great day to start the summer holiday. Fred brought his classmates Joh