常州市2013-2014年中考英语模拟试题

常州市2013-2014学年初中毕业、升学模拟调研测试2014.4英 语 试 题注意事项：1本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。试卷满分为110分，考试时间为120分钟。2请将答案全部填写在答题纸上，在本试卷上答题无效第卷（选择题共68分）一、 听力（每小题1分，共20分）A）听下面10段对话，每段对话或独白后有1个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中 选出最佳选项，听每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话读两遍。1. How did the man go to work today?A. B. C. 2. What does the mans cousin do ？A. B. C. 3. Where are they talking?A. B. C. 4. What is useful for an astronaut on Mars?A. B. C. 5How long does Mary spend on her hobbies now? w W w .X k b 1. c O mA. About two hours B. About an hour C. About half an hour 6When was Jane born?A. In 1992 B. In 1991 C. In 19937. How is the weather now? A. Rainy B. Windy C. Sunny8What does the man mean?AHe sat in front of the TV and watched the match.BHe didnt watch the match.CHe didnt like the match.9What subject does the woman like better?Amath Bscience Cboth math and science10. How much did Ann pay for her skirt?A. 300B. 150C. 100B）听下面3段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前你都有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的答题时间。每段对话读两遍。听第一段材料，回答第11-12小题。11. What are they going to do this afternoon?A. See a drama. B. See a film. C. Watch TV.12. What award did Ang Lee win?A. An Oscar for Best Actor.B. An Oscar for Best Actress.C. An Oscar for Best Director. 听第2段材料，回答第1315小题。请根据短文内容，选择正确答案，完成信息记录表。An interesting experimentSteps of the experiment Result First pour water into the glass until it is half fullThen put about 13 spoons of salt into the water.Pour in 14 until the glass is nearly full.Put the egg into water. X|k | B| 1 . c|O |mBecause salty water is heavier than drinking water, the egg 15 . 13. A. fourB. five C. six 14. A. waterB. salty waterC. drinking water15. A. falls down to the bottom of the glass. B. stays in the middle of the glass.C. stays on the top of the glass. 听第3段材料，回答第1620小题16. Which floor does Jack live on?A. The twelfth floor.B. The tenth floor. C. The second floor.17. Who has a cat?A. Jack B. KittyC. Mary18. When did the story happen?A. Last Tuesday morningB. Last Thursday eveningC. Last Saturday afternoon19. What happened to the robber at last? A. He was caught by the police.B. He was caught by Jack.C. He was caught by the neighbours.20. What can we learn from the story?A. Mary lives with Jack.B. Jack should keep a cat, too. C. Its necessary for Mary to keep a cat as a pet.二、单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. The astronauts were so interested in beauty of nature that they took lots of pictures in space. A. the ; /B. the; the C. /; the D. /;/22. -Id like to book a room for tonight. -Sorry, sir, but we dont have any rooms right now. A. able B. comfortable C. available D. suitable23. Its an either-or situation. You can watch TV or play games, but you cant do . A. others B. either C. another D. both24. When the star fell the darkness quickly at night, all the people felt it amazing.A. downB. offC. behindD. through25. The research group 15 members has made great achievements in recent years. A. is made up of B. makes up C. made up of D. making up of 26. -Shanghai Pudong Airport please! I must get there by 7. http:/w ww.xk b1. com - , but Ill try my bestA. No problemB. All rightC. I cant promiseD. I cant do that27. Theres no way of knowing why the man fails, he is always hard-working and wise.A. whenB. althoughC. ifD. unless 28. -Millie hardly did the housework after she bought the robot, ? - . She could relax and have time for her hobbies.A. did she; Yes B. didnt she; No C. didnt she; Yes D. did she; No29. -Could you tell me ?-By speaking more.A. what I could do to improve my English B. how I can improve my English C. how can I deal with my English D. whats wrong with my English30. Icanstillrememberthesitting-room mymotherandI intheevening. A.which; used to sitB.that; used to sitting inC./; used to sit inD./; are used to sitting三、完形填空（共12小题；每小题1分，满分12分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。When I was 15, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books. All the students nearly fell out of their chairs, laughing at me. “Dont be 31 . Only geniuses (天才) can become writers,” the English teacher said sarcastically（讽刺地）. “And you are getting a D this term.” I was hurt deeply and I cried sadly.That night I wrote a short, sad poem about 32 dreams and mailed it to the Cappers Weekly newspaper. To my surprise, they published it, and sent me two dollars. I was a（an） 33 writer! I showed my teacher and my classmates. They laughed again. “Just plain dumb luck,（纯属侥幸）” the teacher said. However, Id tasted 34 . Id sold the first thing Id ever written. By the time I graduated from high school（with a C-minus average）, I had scrapbooks filled with my published 35 . I never talked about my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers, and if people must choose between their friends and their dreams, they must always choose their dreams.Later, I wrote a book about what I understood and 36 about life. It took me nine months, just like a（an） 37 . I chose a publisher and wrote a letter, which read: “I wrote this book myself, I hope you like it. Chapters(章节) 6 and 12 are my 38 . Thank you.” I mailed it without an envelope.A month later, I received a letter, and a request to start working on 39 book. Crying Wind became a bestseller, and was translated into 15 languages. People ask what college I attended, what degrees I have, and what qualities I have to be a writer. The answer is 40 . I just write. Im not a genius, and Im not gifted. I just write. To all those who dream of 41 , Im shouting at you, “Yes, you 42 ! Dont listen to them!” Writing is easy. Its fun, and anyone can do it.31. A. shyB. dishonestC. sillyD. proud32. A. strangeB. brokenC. beautifulD. unusual33. A. welcomedB. educatedC. honoredD. paid 34. A. luckB. failureC. successD. pain35. A. worksB. poemsC. lettersD. jokes36. A. didB. feltC. heardD. saw37. A. animalB. plantC. babyD. boy38. A. explanationsB. reasonsC. dreamsD. favorites39. A. othersB. anotherC. otherD. the other40. A. manyB. fewC. someD. none 41. A. writingB. being famousC. successD. being rich42. A. mustB. needC. canD. should四、阅读理解（共13小题；每小题2分，满分26分）http:/w ww.xk b1. com阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AImagine a classroom missing the one thing that has long been considered a necessary part to reading and writing? No paper, no books, no test paper. Nor are there any pencils or pens which always seem to run out of ink at the important moment.Apaperlessclassroomiswhatmoreandmoreschoolsaretryingtoachieve.Studentsdont do any handwriting in this class. Instead, they use hand-sized or specially-designed computers. TheteacherdownloadsinformationfromInternet libraries and sends them to every students personal computer.HavingcomputersalsomeansthatstudentscanusetheWeb.They can look up information on any subject theyre studying from math to social science. High school teacher Judy Herrell in Florida, US, described how her class used the Web to learn about whats going on in the world. “We could touch every side of the country through different sites from the forest to refugee(难民) camps” she said. “Using a book thats three or four years old is impossible.” And exams can go online too. At a high school in Tennessee, US, students take tests on their own computers. The teacher records the grades on the network for everyone to see and then copies them to his own grade book on the Internet.Apaperlessclassroomisabigsteptowardsreducingthewasteofpaper.HighschoolteacherStephanieSorrellinKentucky,US,saidsheusedtogiveabout900piecesofpapereach week to each student.Thinkaboutthemoneyandtreeswecouldsavewiththecomputers,shesaid.But,withallthistechnology,theresalwaystheriskthatthemachineswillbreakdown.So, paper books are still widely available for these hi-tech students. 43.Inapaperlessclassroom,whatisamust? A.Pens.B.Computers.C.Information.D.books. 44.Thehighschoolteacher,JudyHerrell,usedtheexampleofherclasstoshowthat .A.theWebcouldtakethemeverywhereB.theWebtaughtthemalot C.theWebcan help students have online exams. D.theWebcanhelp students getthelatestnews.45.Whichofthefollowingisnotthewritersopinion?A.Thepaperlessclassroomwillbegoodfortrees.B.Therearesomedifferencesbetweenthepaperlessstudiesandthoseintheusuallyway.C.Paperbooksarenolongeruseful.D.Paper-freestudiesarepopularwithmoreandmoreschools.BAfter the Spring Festival, I found some of my moms daily habits have changed.Her cooking way was different. Vegetables that had been cooked crisply(脆) became very tender and soft. Fish that had been fried(煎炸的) became soup. Her old shredded (切成细条的) potato turned into diced potato Feeling strange, dad and I asked Mom the reason for the change. But all she said was, “Just trying a different taste”. Then she was silent.But it wasnt just her cooking way. _. After dinner, instead of watching films on TV as usual, she would put on her newly-bought sports clothes and asked Dad to go out for a walk. After they came back home, mom would lose herself in magazines or newspapers about healthcare. Mom almost never gets sick. Why was she suddenly interested in medicine?I couldnt understand her “abnormal” behavior. Then one day I came across her micro blog(博客). “While visiting my parents during the Spring Festival, I suddenly realized that they are in their 70s now,” my mom had written. “They move slowly and it is hard for them to do the housework. I should visit them more often“Some cooking should be changed to keep them healthy. They like fish soup, diced potato, tender and soft vegetables“I must also keep fit by doing physical exercise. If my parents are too weak to move around, I can be strong enough to take care of them. When I am old, my son can also pay less attention to taking care of me”When I read this, I felt very sorry. I used to complain that Mom didnt understand me and couldnt give me everything I wanted. I always thought there was a wide gap(沟) between us. But now I completely understand her. How great she is! She always thinks of others before herself. Everything she does is to help the people she loves live better lives. How unselfish her love is!46. Which of the following can be put into the underlined part in line 6?A. Mom also changed other habits.B. Mom didnt want to do anything else.C. Mom began to take interest in sports.D. Mom complained she was very tired.47. Why did mom change her cooking way?A. Because she wanted to try a different taste.B. Because she wasnt interested in cooking any more.C. Because she was suddenly interested in medicine.D. Because she tried to find a cooking way suitable for her parents.48. The writer talks about the story mainly to show that . http:/w ww.xk b1. com A. mom has changed her daily habits B. moms love can be great and selflessC. a wide gap between mom and me D. the importance of moms cooking wayCWhat do you usually do when a flying insect lands on your arm? You may blow it away. But what if that insect is a ladybug (瓢虫)? It is possible that you would let it stay. What is it about ladybugs that we like?Farmers once thought ladybugs were a good lucky sign. A ladybug in the field meant the crops would be successful and that the weather would be good. The farmers may have thought too highly of such a small bug, but in fact ladybugs do help out with the crops. They eat harmful insects.Actually, it is not the adult ladybug that eats other insects. Its the baby ladybug. When the baby ladybugs hatch (孵化), they are very hungry and will eat mites, aphids, mealy bugs, green flies, and other crop-destroyers. In the 1800s, ladybugs were brought all the way from Australia to California and set free among orange trees that were dying from being eaten by insects. They completely saved all the trees.Ladybugs go about their daily business without worrying much about anything. Very few birds or insects will eat a ladybug because it gives off a dangerous fluid (液体). Ladybugs also protect themselves by playing dead. They fall off leaves and never move until their attacker goes away.So the next time you see a ladybug, think about what it may be doing. Maybe it is off to save an orange tree. Maybe its next move will be to roll off a leaf and play dead or stand up to a bird about 100 times its size. Maybe its letting you know that the weather will be good tomorrow. Who knows? Ladybugs are special that way.49.Ladybugs were brought from Australia to California in the 1800s to .A. add more ladybugs to area B. report the weather for farmersC. act as a lucky sign of good crops D. save orange trees by eating insects50. From the passage we know that .A. its the adult ladybug that eats most of the harmful insectsB. ladybugs often roll off a leaf and play dead to attack the birdsC. ladybugs can give off a dangerous fluid to protect themselvesD. the baby ladybug mainly eats mites, aphids, mealybugs, and oranges51. The underlined phrase “stand up to” most probably means . xK b1.C omA. watch B. support C. save D. fightDFor a long time being happy was considered something that just happened, and there was nothing special about it. Now we know that getting along with other people is something that we can work at. It is possible to act in such a way that other people will like us better. One way is being unselfish, not wanting everything from our friends. Another way is to look for good points, not bad points in other people. It is surprising how successful this treasure hunt can be.You do not have to be spineless (优柔寡断的) in order to be popular. In fact, you will be liked or loved if you are not afraid to stand up for your rights (正当行为). But do it politely and pleasantly. Being friendly and polite to your group, to other people and to strangers and especially to those who do not look important or do not interest you is one way to develop a good character.You cannot expect to be perfect, and you must learn not to be unhappy when you make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, and no one is to be blamed if he does not refuse to learn from them. Many young people become discouraged (灰心丧气的) when they know in themselves qualities that they do not likeselfishness, laziness, and other unpleasant qualities. Just remember that we all have some of these faults (缺点) and have to fight against them.At the same time, it is important to remember that while you are probably no worse than others, the best way to be happy is to think yourself above other people. When something is wrong, it is good sense to try to make it right. Perhaps you do not like a teacher or a classmate. Try to see why, and look at yourself, too, to be sure that you are not doing anything to make that person dislike you. Some day, things may turn out all right when you have to learn to get along the best with the situation, without thinking too much about it. Worrying never helps in a situation you cannot change.52.One of the two ways the writer suggests for us to get along with others is to _.A. work hard at everything we do B. enjoy the best share of everythingC. look for treasure in order to be successfulD. pay more attention to their strong points53.If a person wants to be popular, he or she has to _.A. be polite and friendly B. give up some rights C. get away arguing with other peopleD. be ready to change his or her character54.There is no person but someone should be blamed if he or she _.A. is modest and generous B. does not draw a lesson from his or her own mistake C. is selfish and lazy D. is very happy with unpleasant quality55. The purpose for the writer to write the passage is to _.A. train you to be perfect B. show you the way to be happyC. tell you how to act when you dislike a personD. teach you how to be popular among your friends第卷：非选择题 （满分42分）五、阅读表达（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后的表格中填入恰当的单词，每空一词。Much meaning can be conveyed (传送) with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak. Do you have such kind of experience? In a bus you may look at a stranger, but not too long. And if he is sensing that he is being stared (盯) at, he may feel uncomfortable.The same is in daily life. If you are looked at for more than necessary, you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward others stare at you that way. Eyes do speak, right? 新 课 标 第 一 网Looking too long at someone may seem to be impolite and even rude. But things are different when it comes to stare at the opposite sex. If a man stares at a woman for more than 10 seconds and refuses to turn his eyes away from the woman, his purpose is obvious. That is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is admiring he