2014年河南省初中学业水平暨高级中等学校招生考试试卷

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“It’s raining cats and dogs!”Grandpa shouted.

Little Richie came running to the window. He wanted to see the __36__falling from the sky. He looked out of the window, but is was __37__that there were no cats or dogs. He only saw small pools of water on the ground.

“Man, it’s really coming down out there!” Uncle Bob agreed__38__he looked out of the window, too. Richie scratched his head(挠头). What was coming down? First they talked about cats and dogs that __39__ be seen. Now someone said it “it”. What was going on with these __40__?

“Wow!” Aunt Susie shouted as she looked out of the window. “It’s raining really hard.”

Richie__41__his aunt. “It is raining hard,” he agreed, “but __42__are the cats and dogs?”

Grandpa laughed. “Richie, that just__43__it’s raining really hard.”

“So why didn’t you just say that?” Richie __44__. It was irritating (恼人的) when people like they were not speaking English at all.

“We did. You just didn’t understand these__45__.” Richie’s cousin said with a big smile.

“Well, now I do.” Richie said.

36. A. tigers and lions B. pigs and sheep C. cats and dogs   D. chickens and ducks
37. A. important B. possible      C. necessary      D. strange
38. A. unless B. after      C. till           D. though
39. A. couldn’t B. shouldn’t   C. needn’t       D. mustn’t
40. A. days B. animals     C. ideas        D. people
41. A. shouted at B. looked at     C. laughed at     D. pointed at
42. A. what B. how   C. where         D. who
43. A. explains B. proves    C. means        D. shows
44. A. ordered B. thought     C. repeated      D. asked
45. A. saying B. questions   C. objects        D. stories