2012鸡西中考英语试题卷(5)

★Eating out  There are many kinds of food in New York and you shouldn’t eat at McDonalds every day. There are good restaurants in Little Italy and Chinatown, for example.

★Shopping  Shopping in New York is fun. There are big shops on 5^th Avenue. They are open seven days a week. But be careful when you look at the prices; you have to pay a special 8% tax（税）on everything you buy in New York.

★Places to see  Finally, there are a lot of places to see in New York—Times Square, the Statue of Liberty. And you shouldn’t go home without climbing the EmpireStateBuilding to enjoy the scenery of the city.

Judge the following sentences true ( T ) or false ( F ) according to the passage.

(    )66. You should buy ten subway tickets once when you take a subway in New York.

(    )67. People must travel by subway or taxi in New York.

(    )68. The Plaza is the best hotel on 5^th Avenue .

(    )69. If a camera is worth $300 inNew York, you should pay $276.

(    )70. The Empire State Building is a good place for enjoying the scenery of the city.

 ( C )

Choose the best choice from A、B or C according to what you read.

(    )71. If Mary wants to be an assistant, she can phone the number______.

         A. 2853527               B. 4323577                              C. 4332577

(    )72. You can get a 10% discount on any books if you______at the Book Store.

A. show this voucher             B. buy some tickets                   C. buy some gifts

(    )73. There are several kinds of books on sale except______.

         A. children’s books               B. travel guides                         C. magazines

(    )74. ______lost the white cat.

         A. Cathy                              B. The assistant                         C. Carrie

(    )75. The assistant has lunch at the restaurant, she should______.

         A. pay nothing            B. call 4323577                         C. work on Monday       

( D )

Potatoes are very popular today. But in the past this was not true. Potatoes grew in South America 5,000 years ago. But they only became popular in other places 200 years ago.

In the 16^th century, the Spanish took the potato from South America to Europe. But the people didn’t like this strange vegetable. Some people thought that their skins would look like the skin of the plant if they ate the potato. So they only ate the leaves. This made them sick because there is poison (毒药) in the leaves.

In the 1800s, people started to eat potatoes. Potatoes became the main food in Ireland. Then something unlucky happened. In 1845, a disease killed all the potatoes in Ireland. Two million people died of hunger.

Today each country has its potato dish. Germans eat potato salad, and the USA has the baked potato. Of course, the French invented French fries.

Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Only one word for each blank.

Potatoes were(76)______in South America 5,000 years ago. But they weren’t popular in other places(77)______200 years ago. In the 16^th century, the Spanish took them to Europe. They ate leaves (78)      of having potatoes. As a result, people were badly ill because of the poison in the leaves. In the 1800s, people started to eat potatoes. (79)______, there was something wrong with the potatoes. Two million people died because of the shortage (缺少) of potatoes in 1845. But now there are many (80)______of potato dishes in the world.