南京市溧水区2013年中考二模英语试题及答案.doc

2013学年度第二学期初三第二次调研测试
英 语 试 卷
注意：1.本试卷共96分，考试时间120分钟；
2.请将所有答案都写在答题纸上。
选择题（共45分）
一、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
1. recent report says that all sea water will be polluted by year 2040.
A. The; a B. A; a C. A; the D. The;／
2. I used to go to school ____ my father’s car, but today I have to go to school by bike my own.
A. in, on B. by, by C. on, of D. in, by
3. ―What would you like to eat?
―I don’t mind. , whatever you have got.
A. Something B. Everything C. Anything D. Nothing
4. Mo Yan is the first Chinese person to win the Nobel Prize for .
A. Physics B. Chinese C. Medicine D. Literature
5. None of us knew what had happened they told us about it.
A. when B. until C. after D. though
6. ―Zongzi to students for free in our dining hall on Dragon Boat Festival.
―Really? That sounds cool!
A. offer B. have offered C. are offered D. will be offered
7. ―How much is this colorful printer ？
―I’m not sure. Maybe it is very expensive.
A. spent B. taken C. cost D. worth
8.—Linda, together with her parents, up the mess in the park at the moment.
—It’s meaningful to be a volunteer. Let’s join them.
A. is cleaning B. are cleaning C. has cleaned D. have cleaned
9. ―Mr. Smith must have been to your home this morning.
―No, he , because he didn’t know my address.
A. couldn’t B. can’t C. mustn’t D. may not
10. Which of the following words has the stress in the second syllable(音节)?
A. capital B. return C. theatre D. ladder
11. He talked happily about the men and books interested him greatly in the school.
A. which B. that C. it D. who
12. －We must act now because time is _______.
－Yes. Let’s start.
A. coming out B. giving out C. cutting out D. running out
13.－The light in his office is still on. Do you know ?
－In order to prepare for tomorrow’s meeting.
A. if he works hard B. why he stays up so late
C. why is he so busy D. when he will stop working
14. —The math exam is coming. I’m very nervous.
—Just . I’m sure you’ll do well in it.
A. make progress B. pay attention C. take it easy D. look out
15. －Hello, Jack. How are you going?
－ .
A. Reading a magazine B. OK C. That’s all right D. It’s nice
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处最佳选项。
Several years ago a young priest(牧师) moved to London. He often took the bus from his home to the downtown area. One day, he went home by bus as usual. When he sat down, he discovered that the driver had given him twenty pence too much change(零钱)．As he 16 what to do, he thought to himself, "You'd better give the twenty pence back. It would be 17 to keep it." Then he thought, "Oh forget it, it's only twenty pence. Who would worry about this little 18 ? Anyway, the bus company already gets too much money; they will never miss it. 19 it as a gift from God, and keep quiet."
When his stop came, the priest stopped at the door for a moment, then he handed the twenty
pence back to the driver and said, "Here, you gave me too much change."
The driver with a smile replied, "Aren't you the new priest in this area? I'm thinking about going to your 20 . I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change."
When the young priest got 21 the bus. his knees(膝) became weak and soft. He had to hold the nearest tree for 22 , and looked up to the sky and said loudly, "Oh, God. I almost 23 myself for twenty pence!"
We may never see what influence our 24 have on people... What we need to provide is an example for others to see. Be careful of how you behave, and be 25 always: you never know who is watching your actions.
16. A. considered
B. knew
C. learned
D. understood
17. A. right
B. useful
C. useless
D. wrong
18. A. time
B. amount
C. value
D. treasure
19. A. Buy
B. Get
C. Accept
D. Find
20. A. church
B. home
C. school
D. company
21. A. on
B. up
C. off
D. through
22. A. shelter
B. support
C. strength
D. struggle
23. A. paid
B. blamed
C. devoted
D. sold
24. A. thoughts
B. suggestions
C. actions
D. words
25. A. brave
B. polite
C. generous
D. honest
三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A

Saturday, 17th March
Today I got my dream job in New York! However, it’s far away from my home town and I’ve never visited New York before. Yesterday I took the train here and one of my workmates met me at the railway station. Then he showed me to the company. There they had a welcome party for me. Great!
My company offered no living place, so I had to find somewhere to live. I stayed in a hotel while I looked for a new home.
Sunday, 1st April
I’ve found the perfect flat! It’s small but very nice. It’s near my office, so I can walk to work. The only problem is that it’s $1,000 a month. That’s too much for a young man like me!
I’ve soon got used to the life here. I love it! There’s a supermarket nearby and some restaurants I can go to when I do not want to cook. My workmates and new neighbours are friendly. It’s April Fool’s Day today and I even played a trick on my neighbour next door. Cool!
26. How did Daniel get to New York?

27.What is Daniel’s flat like?
A. It’s far away from his office.
B. It’s quite cheap.
C. It’s very big.
D. It’s very nice.
28.What does Daniel NOT tell us?
A. Whether he has visited New York before.
B. Where he stayed before he found a flat.
C. Why he had a party on April Fool’s Day.
D. What his workmates and new neighbours are like.
B
Having returned from her round trip(往返旅程), the angry woman stood outside the ticket office of the station. “The railway owes(应给予) me￡12,” she said to Harry Jenks, the young man working at the office, “you sold me a ticket for May 22nd, but there was no ship from Jersey that night. So my daughter and I had to stay in a hotel. It cost me ￡12.”
Harry was worried. He remembered selling the woman a return ticket. “Come into the office, madam,” he said politely, “I’ll just check the Jersey timetable for May 22nd.”
The woman and her little girl followed him inside. She was quite right, as Harry soon discovered. There was no sailing on May 22nd. How could he have made such a careless mistake? He shouldn’t have sold her a ticket for that day. Wondering what to do, he smiled at the child. “You look sunburnt,” he said to her. “Did you have a nice holiday in Jersey?”
“Yes,” She answered, shyly. “The beach was lovely. And I can swim too!”
“That’s fine,” said Harry. “My little girl can’t swim a bit yet. Of course, she’s only three…”
“I’m four,” the child said proudly. “I’ll be four and a half.” Harry turned to the mother. “I remember your ticket, madam,” he said. “But you didn’t get one for your daughter, did you?”
“Err, well…” the woman looked at the child. “I mean… she hasn’t started school yet. She’s only four.”
“A four-year-old child must have a ticket, madam. A child’s return ticket to Jersey costs… let me see…￡13.50. So if the railway pays your hotel, you will owe ￡1.50. The law is the law, but since the fault was mine…”
The woman stood up, took the child’s hand and left the office.
29. The woman was angry because .
A. she couldn’t use the ticket for her round trip
B. she had to return home a day earlier than she had planned
C. she spent more money than she had expected
D. Harry had sold her a ticket to Jersey where there was no sailing
30. Harry started talking to the little girl .
A. because he was in difficulty and did not know what to do
B. because he had a little girl about the same age as this girl
C. because he wanted to be friendly to the little girl who looked so nice
D. when he suddenly realized that he could find a way out from the little girl
31. The woman left the office without saying anything because .
A. she wanted to go home and get money for the child’s ticket
B. she was so angry that she didn’t want to have anything more to do with the young man
C. she was moved by Harry’s kindness
D. she knew she would have to pay the railway if she insisted
C
The webs that spiders(蜘蛛) build to catch insects seem weak. However, the strength of spider thread is greater than steel. Webs can even stand up to very strong storms.
In each spider web, some threads are sticky(粘的), but some are not. When a spider is moving on the web, it will not step on the sticky threads. After a time the silk will lose its stickiness and become unable to catch insects. Then, spiders usually eat their own web.
Now a team of scientists has worked out why the spider web is so strong. It is not just the strength of the thread, but the clever design of the web. The key to a web’s success is its ability to keep its shape and strength even after some of the threads break, say scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The scientists found the thread itself has the ability to become softer or harder. So it can hold different types of heavy things.
In tests, scientists used three other strong materials(材料) made into the same webs. The spider thread was six times stronger than any other material. More surprisingly, when the scientists took away up to 10 percent of the threads from different places, the web didn’t become any weaker. Actually, it became up to 10 percent stronger.
The spider web’s clever design gives scientists many new ideas. The findings could help design safer buildings and even a new type of strong material. “It’s a really good chance,” said Markus Buehler, a professor at MIT. “It may give us some new ideas for engineering.”
32.According to the passage, the spider web is strong because .
a. the spider’s thread is sticky b. the thread has a lot of strength
c. the web has a clever design d. the web can keep the strength forever
A. ab B. ac C. bc D. bd
33.In paragraph 4, the scientists’ tests show that .
A. the spider’s thread is stronger than the other three materials
B. the spider’s thread is the strongest material in the world
C. the spider’s thread can be as soft or hard as it needs to be
D. taking away some spider thread makes the web weaker
34.From the last paragraph, we learn that .
A. people can use spider webs to build houses
B. the findings give people new ideas for buildings
C. there are many reasons why the spider web is so strong
D. Professor Buehler will make a new type of material
35.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. How spiders catch insects
B. How spiders design webs
C. Spiders are clever designers
D. Webs are stronger than steel
D
Many children use the Internet to get useful knowledge and information, and to relax in their free time. But some of them are not using in a good way. Here are some rules to make sure you are safe and have fun on the Internet.
Make rules for Internet use with your parents. For example, when you can go online, for how long and what activities you can go online.
Don’t give your password(密码) to anyone else, and never leak out the following information---your real name, home address, age, school, phone number or other personal information.
Check with your parents before giving out a credit(信用) card number.
Never send a photo of yourself to someone in e-mail unless your parents say it’s OK.
Check with your parents before going into a chat room. Different chat rooms have different rules and attract different kinds of people. You and your parents must make sure it’s a right place for you.
Never agree to meet someone you met on the Internet without your parent’s permission(允许). Never meet anyone you met on line alone.
Always remember that people online may not be who they say they are. Treat everyone online as strangers.
If something you see or read online makes you uncomfortable, leave the site. Tell a parent or teacher right away.
Treat other people as you’d like to be treated. Never use bad language.
Remember—not everything you read on the Internet is true.
36. If you want a true friend on the Internet, you can .
A. tell the people what your name is
B. meet the people on line alone
C. write an e-mail about yourself
D. get your parent’s permission
37. It’s good for children to on the Internet.
A. give password to others
B. get useful knowledge and information
C. give out a credit card number
D. go into a chat room as they’d like to
38. The underlined phrase “leak out” in the third paragraph may mean “ ” .
A.泄漏　 B.分发 C. 整理 D. 推迟
39. If your parents don’t agree, never .
A. read anything on the Internet B. relax in your free time
C. have a face-to-face meeting with anyone you met online
D. treat other people as you’d like to be treated
40. This passage is mainly about “ ”.
A. How to use Computers B. Surfing on the Internet
C. Information on the Internet D. Internet Safety Rules
E
BALTIMORE. MARYLAND—An old postcard changed the lives of an eleven-year-old boy and a very sick woman. The postcard had a picture of the steamship Titanic. The Titanic was the largest ocean ship in the world. It hit an iceberg(冰山) and sank on April 14. 1912. More than 1,500 of the 2,200 people on the ship were killed.
The postcard was passed from one person to another for more than 80 years. Then it appeared at a card show for people who liked to collect postcards. An eleven-year-old boy, Joey Russell, came to the show with his grandfather. His grandfather knew everything about the Titanic and its trip from England to New York. “Let’s buy that postcard.” he told Joey. “It will be important someday.”
Two years later, Joey’s grandfather took him on a special trip. They went on a trip to the North Atlantic Ocean to watch as workers pulled the Titanic up from the bottom of the ocean. Joey put his special postcard in his bag for the trip. On the ship, Joey met Edith Haisman. This woman was on the Titanic when it sank. She was one of the people who were rescued. Joey pulled the postcard out of his pocket. “Please sign this, Mrs. Haisman.” he said. She was happy to write her name on the back of the postcard.
When Joey got home, he put the postcard away and forgot about it, Then Kate Shelley, one of Joey’s friends, told him that her mother was very sick. She needed an operation, but there was a problem. The operation was very expensive, and the family needed $80, 000 to pay for it. Friends and relatives tried to help. Bu