2012年盐城市中考英语试题及答案

1、2012年盐城市中考英语试题及答案第一部分；听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题：每小题15分，满分7. 5分） 听下面5段对话每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个迭项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，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仅读一遍。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。1.why does the man refuse to go and look at the dress?a. hes too busy. b.hes not interested. c.he doesnt wa

2、nt to.2.what does the speakers talking about?a.exam results. b.change of class hours. c.time for the exam.3.where is the woman from?a.america. b.france. c.russia.4.how does the woman feel?a.sad. b.tired. c.happy.5.how will the man be paid?a.by the hour. b.by the week. c.by the month.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5

3、分，满分22.5分）ks*5u.c#o% 听下面5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题6.what are the speakers doing?a.talking about weather.b.waiting for their guests. c.making preparations for going out.7.what will the weather be li

4、ke in the afternoon?a.cloudy. b.rainy. c.windy.8.what did nancy do just now?a.she brought a bottle of wine to the man.b.she said she would come to see the man.c.she telephoned the man.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9.where does the conversation probably take place?a.in a schoolroom. b.in a workshop. c.in an office

5、.10.how long has the woman worked as a nurse?a.for five years. b.foe six years. c.for seven years.11.when did the woman come to london?a.last september. b.last november. c.last december.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12.where are the two speakers now?a.at the womans home. b.at a conference.( 会议) c.at a party.13.w

6、here does paul work?a.in london. b.in los angeles. c.in oxford.14.what will probably happen next?a.the woman will meet some new people.b.the woman will sit beside kathy.c.the woman will make a speech.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15.who is probably the man?a.a writer. b.a reporter. c.an actor.16.what do we know

7、about the woman?a.she acts a young lady. b.she directs the play. c.she writes the play.17.what does the woman want to be after this play?a.a singer. b.a director. c.a film star.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.what caused the traffic to stop?a.the big storm. b.the snow. c.the wind.19.what is the season now?a.wi

8、nter. b.summer. c.spring.20.what is the weather like for sunday?a.dry and clear. b.cloud and windy. c.cool and cloudy.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分)第一节 单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）从所给a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，井在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21.by around 900 ad,there were many places in northern europe_the vikings chose to live.a.

9、in whichb.whenc.whichd.at which22.leif followed biarns directions and sailed to _is believed to be the coast of present-day canada.a.which b.what c.where d.that23._the wind and waves we were going in the direction of the whirlpool,and nothing could save us.a.by b.at c.to d.with24.marco found the wal

10、ls of the summer palace were covered_gold and silver and the hall was so large it could easily_6,000 people for dinner.a.with,seatedb.in,seatedc.in,seatd.with,be seated25.marco_his tales though few people at that time believed it to be true.a.stood up b.stood by c.stood on d.stood to26.camp xtreme i

11、s the biggest adventure camp in scotland and has 15_staff.a.good training b.good trained c.well trained d.well training27._a bicycle to use,you have to insert a special card.a.taking b.to take c.for taking. d.taken.28.indeed,thanks to the good ideas of lots of people,like the cycling fans in the 196

12、0s,many people around the world_the city centre streets without cars for many years.a.have enjoyed b.enjoyed c.have been enjoying d.have been enjoyed29.-how can you_them_the solar cars? -solar cars are getting better all the time.a.persuade,to use b.persuade,into using c.persuade,in using d.persuade

13、,for using30.there are many more advantages of buses_cars.a.for b.to c.over d.with31. tom will be here to attend a meeting tomorrow. oh, ihe today.a. think, was comingb. think, is comingc. thought, was coming d. thought, is coming32._in bed, heto me:“the hen hasan egg.”a. laying, lied, layb. laying,

14、 laid, lainc. lying, lied, laidd. lying, lay, lain33.as we all know, the advantage _ is good for students self-improvement. a. they take of the library b. they take the library c. they take to the library d. they take the library of34. where is the hospital? its about 500 meters _ the school.a. nort

15、h of b. in the north of c. the north of d. in north of35.our meeting room is _ theirs.a. three times as bigger as b. bigger than three timesc. three times as the size of d. three times the size of第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑have you heard

16、 of “green hotels”? 36 you stay at a green hotel, you help reduce the unfriendly 37 that hotel has on the environment.“green hotels” include any hotels, motels, and inns that use energy and other resources 38 environmentally (环境) responsible ways. these green hotels take advantage of (利用) 39 resourc

17、es when possible, make effective 40 of resources that cant be reused, and 41 that many byproducts(副产品)are reused or recycled._42 2.6 million hotel rooms are rented in the united states daily. 43 , an astonishing number of hotel 44 need clothes washed, meals prepared, fresh water for showers and toil

18、ets, and energy for lights, heating, and cooling. thus, there is a great _45 for green hotel practices(做法). ks*5u.c#o% 46 a guest of a green hotel, you will receive quality service 47 knowing you are helping the environment. hotels also realize cost savings when they 48 green hotel practices, which

19、they can then use to 49 guest services.some green hotels are already making a big 50 . for example;1. by switching to more energy-effective 51 , the waldorf-astoria in new york city has saved 1.2 million kilowatt hours per year.2. one hotel reduced water use by 2 million gallons per year when it 52

20、a chef (厨师)who was improperly defrosting(解冻)food by running water over it.3. the fairmont acapulco princess and fairmont pierre marques filter(过滤器) and treat 53 and reuse it to water their golf courses.these and other green hotels are 54 responsible steps, but many others have not yet accepted the g

21、reen hotel challenge. you can help by supporting green hotel practices every time you 55 .36. a. when b. before c. unless d. although37. a. pollutionb. costc. effectd. step38. a. withb. throughc. byd. in39. a. wastedb. reusedc. limitedd. lost40. a. timeb. spacec. used. usage41. a. make sureb. make u

22、pc. make fund. make room42. a. much moreb. overc. mored. above43. a. besides b. as a resultc. in the endd. as a matter of fact44. a. professorsb. waitersc. door-keepersd. guests45. a. needb. necessity c. require d. request46. a. withb. toc. asd. by47. a. beforeb. at c. in d. while48. a. get b. accep

23、tc. received. take49. a. changeb. improvec. maked. lift50. a. act b. facec. control d. difference51. a. lighting b. linec. actiond. management52. a. usedb. foundc. firedd. questioned53. a. wastewoodb. wastelandc. wastepaperd. wastewater54. a. making b. takingc. borrowingd. getting55. a. walkb. journ

24、eyc. playd. travel第三部分：阅读理解 （共20小题; 每小题2分,满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项ain a great many cities, hundreds of people ride bicycles to work every day. in new york, some bike riders have even formed a group called bike for a better city. they declare that if more people rode bicycles to work,

25、 there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown part of the city and so less dirty air from car engines.for several years this group has been trying to get the city government to help bicycle riders. for example, they want the city to draw special lanes（车道） for bicycles only on some of the main st

26、reets, because when bicycle riders must use the same lanes as cars, there are accidents. bike for a better city feels that if there were special lanes, more people would use bikes.but no bicycle lanes have been drawn. not everyone thinks it is a good ideathey say it will slow traffic. some store own

27、ers on the main streets dont like the ideathey say that if there is less traffic, they will have less business.the city government has not yet decided what to do. it wants to keep everyone happy. on weekends, central parkthe largest place of open ground in new yorkis closed to cars, and the roads ma

28、y be used by bicycles only.but bike for a better city says that this is not enough and keeps fighting to get bicycle lanes downtown. ks*5u.c#o%56. in new york , a group of bike riders_.a. are keeping practising for healthb. have no cars of their ownc. are complaining（埋怨） there are not enough busesd.

29、 are trying to settle the problem of air pollution57. the bike riders suggest that_.a. bicycles should be used instead of carsb. bicycle lanes should be drawnc. fewer buses or cars should be usedd. the number of special lanes should be increased58. the advantage of the special lanes is that_.a. they

30、 will make cars and buses run slowlyb. they will make it easier for bike riders to go to parksc. they will make the city more beautifuld. the lanes will prevent accidents59. the government has not decided whether special lanes should be drawn_.a. so that everyone is disappointedb. because there are

31、different opinionsc. because most people travel by traind. because bike for a better city is not strong enough bkoeler took special notice of the tall woman who was nicely dressed, but she was wearing ugly, thick-soled(厚底) shoes.now the woman was taken to a room for questioning. there it was found t

32、hat the soles of the shoes were hollow(中空的). they were opened. some diamonds fell out on the floor. their total weight was 3377 carats(克拉).the young woman broke down in tears. then she told her story. for years she had dreamed of coming to live in america, she said. at last she had managed to get th

33、e papers she needed to come to the u.s. then a strange man called on her. he said he would pay for her trip and give her one hundred dollars. all she had to do was to smuggle the diamonds past the u.s. customs. the man gave her the shoes and also bought her a plane ticket. just before she got on the

34、 plane, he gave her an envelope. he said that it was the hundred dollars he had promised. the weeping woman handed the envelope to koeler. he tore it open. there was only eighteen dollars. she was cheated. in the end the woman was trialed and sentenced to eighteen months in prison for her part in th

35、e smuggling.60. where did the story happen?a. at an airport. b. at a police station.c. at a railway station. d. in a custom office in china.61. the underlined word “smuggling ” in this passage most probably means_. a. 偷税 b. 盗窃 c. 走私d. 交换62. the woman had agreed to smuggle the diamonds_.a. in order t

36、o get the papers she neededb. in hope of selling themc. in return for some money and a free trip d. so as to share them with the man63. which is the right order of the events(事件)given in the passage?a. she wanted to live in the u.s.b. she arrived in the u.s.c. she was given an envelope.d. she was gi

37、ven a plane ticket.e. she was found out.f. she was put into prison.a. a, d, c, b, e, f b. a, b, c, e, f, dc. a, c, d, b, e, f d. a, b, d, c, e, fc if us software(软件) companies dont pay more attention to quality, they could kiss their business good-bye. both india and brazil are developing a world-cl

38、ass software industry. their weapon is quality and one of their jobs is to attract the top us quality specialists whose voices are not listened to in their country. already, of the worlds 12 software houses that have earned the highest position in the world, seven are in india. thats largely because

39、 they have used new methods american software specialists refused to use. for example, for years, quality specialists, w. edwards deming and j.m. juran had tried to persuade us software companies to change their attitudes to quality. but their quality call mainly fell on deaf ears in the us-but not

40、in japan. by the 1970s and 1980s, japan was taking its market share with better, cheaper products. they used demings and jurans ideas to bring down the cost of good quality to as little as 5% of total production costs. in us factories, the cost of quality then was 10 times as high: 50%. in software,

41、 it still is. watts s. humphrey spent 27 years at ibm heading up software production and then quality assurance(保证). but his advice was seldom paid attention to. he retired from ibm in 1986. in 1987, he worked out a system for assessing(评估) and improving software quality. it has proved its value tim

42、e and again. for example, in 1990 the cost of quality at raytheon electronics systems was almost 60 % of total software production costs. it fell to 15% in 1996 and has since further dropped to below 10 %. like deming and juran, humphrey seems to be winning more praises overseas than at home. the in

43、dian government and several companies have just founded the watts humphrey software quality institute at the software technology park in chennai, india. lets hope that us lead in software will not be eaten up by its quality problems.64. which country has the most first-class software companies in th

44、e world? a. germany. b. the usa. c. brazil. d. india.65. which of the following statements about humphrey is true? a. he is now still an ibm employer. b. he has worked for ibm for 37 years. c. the us pays much attention to his quality advice. d. india honors him highly.66. by what means did japan ta

45、ke its large market share by the 1970s and the 1980s? a. its products were cheaper in price and better in quality. b. its advertising was most successful. c. the us hardware industry was falling behind. d. japan hired a lot of indian software specialists.67. what is the writer worrying about? a. man

46、y us software specialists are working for japan. b. the quality problem has become a worldwide problem. c. the us will lose its lead in software in the world. d. india and japan are joining hands to compete with the us.dthere is no doubt that adults, and even highly educated adults, vary greatly in

47、the speed and efficiency of their reading. some proceed very lowly throughout; others dash along too quickly and then have to regress. poor readers in particular may lack the ability to vary their manner of reading according to the type of reading matter and to their intentions in reading it. a good

48、 reader can move at great speed through the text of a novel or similar light reading matter. he may be able to skim a page, picking up a word or two here and there, and gain a general idea of what the text is about without really reading it. in reading more difficult material, with the intention of

49、taking in the whole of it, he will proceed more slowly, but even then he will vary his pace, concentrating on the key words and passages, perhaps re-reading them several times and pass more quickly over the remainder. a less efficient reader tends to maintain the same speed whatever the material he

50、reads. consequently, even light reading matter gives him little pleasure because he reads so slowly. but this pace may be too fast for really difficult material which requires special concentration at difficult points.a type of reading which necessitates(需要) careful attention to detail is proofreadi

51、ng, in which the reader, in order to detect misprints in a sample print, has to notice not so much the meaning of what he reads as the exact shape and order of letters and words in the text. this is extremely difficult for most people, since they are accustomed to overlooking such details. in fact,

52、considerable practice is required to practise this task efficiently and it can be done only by reading very slowly, and by paying comparatively little attention to the general meaning of the text.68this article is mainly concerned with _.athe ability to read fastbdifference in the speed and efficien

53、cy of readingcdifferent reading skillsdthe reading speed of highly educated adults69according to the article, there is a difference in reading speed _.aamong adult readersbamong young educated peoplecamong readers who have different experiencesdbetween the poorly educated and the highly educated70th

54、e underlined word regress can be best replaced by _.aregretbstopcmove slowlydgo back71the author believes a good reader should _.aalways read at great speedbread carefully and catch every detailcalways review the text he has readdchange his speed according to the type of textethe kingdome in seattle

55、 was destroyed on march 26, 2000. it was taken down to make room for a new stadium. the blast(爆破) from the falling building caused the earth to shake as if an earthquake had happened.scientists placed more than 200 earthquake recorders in the earth to measure the movement. they found which parts of the city shook the most. this information helped them know which parts of the city would be dama