江苏省南通市中考英语试题(Word版-含答案).doc

南通市2017年初中毕业、升学考试试卷
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第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共60分）
一、单项选择（本题共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．Jack is eight-year-old boy and he goes to school on foot every day．
A．an；the B．a；不填 C．an；不填 D．a；the
2．Dr．Ma has helped a lot of patients see again in the of his life．
A．form B．way C．direction D．course
3．The desk is in a mess．Would you please your books?
A．take up B．take away C．take on D．take off
4．It is known to all that the day becomes shorter and shorter winter comes．
A．before B．when C．until D．since
5．—Hiking and swimming are good ways to relax．
— are OK，I think，but I like jogging best．
A．Neither B．Both C．All D．None
6．Mr．Brown passed his company to his daughter and she is it at present．
A．choosing B．doubting C．managing D．practising
7．When I walked the south side of the square，I happened to meet our English teacher．
A．across B．around C．through D．along
8．—The experiment seems difficult．Would you mind doing it for me?
—Why not do it by yourself? I show you how to do it if necessary．
A．can B．needn’t C．must D．shouldn’t
9．Sandy， for some information about the topic．Then share it with us，please．
A．is searching B．searches C．search D．will search
10．After working hard bit by bit for a long time，Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize in her seventies．
A．successfully B．widely C．especially D．rapidly
11．Make sure you have prepared everything well before you the plan．
A．try on B．break down C．think of D．carry out
12．I failed to catch the last bus on that cold winter night．I couldn’t feel then．
A．more excited B．more terrible C．the most excited D．the most terrible
13．—The film Dangal in our city last month and won high praise．
—Exactly．I have seen it twice．
A．was shown B．will show C．is shown D．has shown
14．—There will be a concert this evening．But I don’t know ．
—By underground．It takes less time．
A．where it will be held B．how can I go
C．where will it be held D．how I can go
15．—Look! There are dark clouds in the sky．You’d better take your raincoat．
— ．Thank you．
A．Good idea B．It doesn’t matter C．I’m afraid not D．With pleasure
二、完型填空（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的ABCD四个选项，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
George’s mother was very poor．Instead of having bright blazing（熊熊燃烧的） fires in winter，she had 16 to burn．George had to pick up dry 17 from under the trees．
One 18 day in July，she sent George to the woods．He was to stay there all day to get as much wood as he could．He worked very hard so that by the time the sun was high，he was hot，and wished for a 19 place where he might reat for a while and eat his dinner．
While he hunted around the bank of the atream，he saw among the moss（苔藓）some fine wild 20 ，which were a bright red with ripeness（成熟）．
“How good these will be with my bread and butter!”thought George．Lining（垫在……里）his little cap with 21 ，he set to work eagerly（急切地）to gather all he could find．He felt happy and thought how much his mother would like to see him there，and to be there herself instead of in her dark 22 ．
George thought of all this and just as he was lifting the first strawberry to his mouth，he said to himself，“How much Mom would like these!” He stopped and 23 the atrawberry again．
“Shall I save them for her?”said George，thinking how much they would refresh her，yet 24 looking at them with a longing eye．“I will eat half and take the other half to her，”said he at last and he 25 them into two piles．But each pile looked so small that he put them together again．
“I will keep them all for Mom，”said he and he 26 them up nicely till he should go home．
When the sun was beginning to sink．George set out for home．How happy he felt then，that he had all his strawberries for his 27 mother．The nearer he came to his home，the 28 he wished to taste them．
Just as he had thrown down his wood，he heard his mother’s weak voice from her bedroom．“I am 29 ，and longing for some tea．”
George ran in to her and joyfully offered the strawberries．“You 30 them for me，did you? ” said Mom，laying her hand gently on his head，while tears stood in her eyes．
Could the eating of the strawberries have given George half the happiness he felt at the moment?
（ ）16. A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing
（ ）17. A．paper B．coal C．wood D．cloth
（ ）18. A．fine B．rainy C．grey D．cold
（ ）19. A．cool B．tidy C．quiet D．smooth
（ ）20. A．apples B．strawberries C．tomatoes D．carrots
（ ）21. A．scarves B．leaves C．coats D．sweaters
（ ）22. A．kitchen B．study C．yard D．bedroom
（ ）23. A．ate up B．gave away C．put back D．turned over
（ ）24. A．never B．also C．hardly D．still
（ ）25. A．divided B．threw C．turned D．cut
（ ）26. A．cleaned B．covered C．put D．lifted
（ ）27. A．serious B．strong C．sick D．silly
（ ）28. A．more B．less C．later D．sooner
（ ）29. A．thirsty B．hungry C．sleepy D．busy
（ ）30. A．bought B．saved C．borrowed D．stole
三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
There are some facts about sweet potatoes you probably don’t know．
First Found in American Countries
They’re in the family of plants that includes morning glories（牵牛花）and are in a different family than yams（山药）．Yams are from Africa and are more closely related to lilies（百合花）．
A 5000-Year-Old Food
When Christopher Columbus arrived in American countries in the 15th century，sweet potatoes were already a mian crop．He took some with him back to Spain and by the 16th century，gardens all over Europe were growing them．
A Healthy Choice
White potatoes may be cheaper than sweet potatoes but sweet potatoes have more nutritonal（营养的）value．Also，white potatoes can lead to blood sugar problem and some other health problems．

Health Facts
◆A Rich Source of Beta-Carotene（β-胡萝卜素）
This powerful Beta-Carotene gives sweet potatoes their yellow，gold，or orange coloring and changes to vitamin A in your body．It’s thought to reduce the risk of certain types of cancer and provide protection against heart disease．
◆High in Fiber（纤维），Low in Fat
Sweet potatoes are high in fiber which is great for health．Also，they contain very little fat．
31．What can we know about sweet potatoes from the passage?
A．Sweet potatoes were frist fould in Africa．
B．The family of sweet potatoes includes yams．
C．Sweet potatoes are from American countries．
D．Sweet potatoes are closely related to lilies．
32．From the passage we know that ．
A．sweet potatoes have a history of 5000 years
B．Columbus was the first to find sweet potatoes
C．white potatoes are cheaper but more valuable
D．sweet potatoes often cause health problems
33．Sweet potatoes are good to people because they are rich in ．
A．fat B．vitamin A C．sugar D．Beta-Carotene
B
In many organizations，perhaps the best way to complete certain new projects is to gather a group of people into a team．
Having a team of people attack a project offers several advantages．First of all，a group of people have more knowledge，more experience，and more skills in different fields than any single individual（个体）does．A group can work more quickly whenever the task is assigned．And a group can come up with highly creative solutions（解决办法）to problems because of the numbers of people who take part and greater resources they have．
Also，a group is more likely to make risky decisions which a single individual might not make．This is because the group spreads responsibility（责任）to all the members．And thus，if the decision turns out to be wrong，no single individual can be held accountable（负有责任的）．
Then，taking part in a group can be very rewarding for members of the team．Team members who have a voice in making a decision will no doubt feel better about doing the work than they might do what is imposed（把……强加于）on them by others．
Last but not least，the team member has a much better change to“shine”．This is because they get more chances to have his or her contributions and ideas not only recognized（认可），but recognized as highly important．This kind of high-recognition is because a team’s achievement or influence is much higher than the individual’s．A team can finish and achieve what the individual can’t do．And a team can reach a height which the individual can’t reach．
34．How many advantages of a team are mentioned in the passage?
A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five
35．The first paragraph mainly tells us that ．
A．many organizations gather people into teams
B．it is good to form a team to complete tasks
C．new projects are often sent to large groups
D．people would like to communicate in groups
36．Which of the following is true according to paragraphs 2&3?
A．A group of people are sure to be highly creative．
B．A team always finish more tasks than individuals．
C．It’s difficult for a team to make creative decisions．
D．The members of a group can share responsibility．
37．A team is worth taking part in because ．
A．individuals do not have rights to make decisions
B．team members have better changes to be excellent
C．team members are easily respected by other people
D．individuals can not achieve goals or reach a height
C
We spend about one-third of our lives asleep．This may sould like a lot of time，but it is not wasted．Our bodies need sleep to stay healthy．Not getting enough aleep can make us sick．
Sleep and our immune（免疫）system
The immune system protects the body from diseases and infections（传染）．Not getting enough sleep hurts this protective system．
The Mayo Clinic is a research hospital in the United States．Its website explains that when we sleep our bodies produce proteins（蛋白质）that support sleep and help us fight infections．They add that infection-fighting antibodies（抗体）are reduced during periods when you don’t get enough sleep．
A new study from the University of Washington in the U．S．seems to confirm this．Dr．Nathaniel Watson was the lead writer of the study．Watson says his study shows that the immune system works best when the body gets enough sleep．For the study，Watson and his team studied 11 pairs of twins．This is an important difference from other sleep studies．Other research did not study twins．Researchers found that the twin who slept less had a weaker immune system．
Watson says his study showed for the first time that a long-term lack（缺乏）of sleep shuts down parts of the immune system．He says parts that move white blood cells around the body are influenced．White blood cells fight infections in the body．
Watson’s study provides more evidence（证据）that sleep is important to“overall health”．And sleep is especially important to immune health．
The researchers published their findings in the magazine Sleep．
How much sleep is enough?
To stay in good health，experts at the Mayo Clinic say that adults should get 7 to 8 hours of sleep．Teenagers need 9 to 10 hours．And school-aged children may need more than 10 hours of sleep a night．
Experts say our sleep becomes poor in our 30s．By the time we reach our 50s，the average person has lost 50 percent of their ability to have a restful sleep．These people also have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep through the night．From middle age on，they say these problems only get worse，and they can influence our health．
Signs you may not be getting enough sleep
●You’re always hungry or you’ve gained weight．
●You have trouble making decisions．
●You have trouble remembering things．
●Your skin doesn’t look good．
●You are having trouble seeing．
38．From the first three paragraphs we know that ．
A．it is a waste to spend about one-third of our lives asleep
B．we’ll become seriously ill if we don’t have enough sleep
C．enough sleep does good to infection-fighting antibodies
D．immune system is protected when people begin to sleep
39．From Watson’s study，we know ．
A．enough sleep helps the immune system work well
B．the study of twins is a kind of common sleep study
C．twins need less sleep but have stronger immune system
D．sleeping for a long time is important to immune health
40．Which of the following is right according to the passage？
A．People don’t need 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night in their fifties．
B．The less you sleep every night，the more weight you’ll lose．
C．Teenagers should get more than 10 hours of sleep a night．
D．If your memory gets worse，you may not get enough sleep．
41．What will probably be written in the following part？
A．How to improve your sleep
B．How important enough sleep is!
C．How amazing if you look good!
D．How to avoid trouble of seeing
D
“Oh boys，boys，don’t throw stones at that poor bird，”said an old gray-headed man．
“Why，sir，”said a little boy，“she makes such a scream，that we can’t bear her．”“Yes，but she uses the voice which God gave her．And it is probably as pleasant to her friends as yours is to those who love you．Besides，I am afraid the stone will rebound（弹回），and hurt you as long as you live!”
“Rebound!We don’t understand you，sir!”“Well，come and I will tell you a story．”“Is it a true story?”“Yes．Every word is true．”
“Fifty years ago，I was a boy like you．I used to throw stones，and as I had no other boy very near me to play with，I threw them till I became very accurate（精确的）in my aim．
“One day I went to work for an aged couple named Hamilton．They were very kind to everybody and everything．Few people had so many swallows（燕子）making their nests（鸟巢）under houses．Few had so many pets that seemed to love the couple．
“For seven years a bird had come．After the long winter，the bird built her nest in the same place and raised her young ones there．She had just returned on the day that I went there to work．
“During the day，I thought I would try my skill upon her．She sat upon a stick near her nest，and looked at me trustfully．I found a nice stone and threw it with my best skill．
“It shot（击中）the bird on the head，and she dropped dead!
“I was sorry as soon as I saw her fall．But the deed was done．All day long her mate flew about，and was so sad that he made my heart ache．Why had I taken a life so innocen