2012年江苏省镇江市中考英语试题及答案.doc

镇江市2012年初中毕业升学考试英语试卷
一、单项选择 (共15小题；每小题l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. The 2012 London Olympic Games will start ________ the coming July.
A, on B. in C. at D. to
2. Helen has ________ lovely pet dog. ________ dog is clever enough to bring her newspapers every evening.
A. a: A B. the; The C. a: The D. the: A
3. --- I'm afraid I need a pair of glasses. I ________ hardly see the words on the blackboard.
---That's terrible. You may have got poor eyesight.
A. can B. must C. may D. need
4. ---Shall we have a cup of coffee?
---________.
A. Good idea B. Thank you C. That's OK D. Me too
5. ---You were not in when I went to see you yesterday.
---Oh, I ________ for a friend from England at the airport at that moment.
A. had waited B. was waiting C. am waiting D. have waited
6. We will go to the square to watch the raising of the national flag ________ it rains tomorrow.
A. when B. if C since D. unless
7. ---Excuse me, how can I get to Nanshan Mountain?
---Oh, ________ of these two buses will take you there. You must go and take No.3 bus.
A, neither B, all C. none D. both
8. The new Apple's product (产品) "iPhone 4S" is ________ among the young people.
A. meaningful B. traditional C. popular D special
9. Some parents prefer ________ the wall blue for their children ________ them a feeling of harmony。
A. to paint: to give B. painting; giving
C. to paint; giving D. painting; to give
10. ---Mr Li was sent to teach Chinese in an American high school last year.
---Yes, I know. He told me he would never forget his pleasant ________ while working there.
A. experiments B. expressions C. experiences D. explorations
11. Alice in Wonderland ________ for 15 days and many of us like the film very much.
A. begins B. has begun C. began D has been on
12. He speaks French well, but of course not ________ a person born in France.
A. as clear as B, clearer than C. as clearly as D. the more clearly
13. ---Thanks for the delicious food.
---________.
A. No, thanks B. That's right C. All right D. My pleasure
14. Some word puzzles in this book are ________ difficult that ________ students can solve them.
A. such; few B. such; little C. so: few D. so; little
15. I wonder ________.
A. if Dr Ma still works on the ORBIS plane
B. how much does the tallest man in the world weigh
C. when Audrey Hepburn had entered the film industry
D. that Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon
二、完形填空 (共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 16 . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 17 them.
One picture was of a 18 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture 19 it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had 20 , too. But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare (光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall This did not look peaceful 21 . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush 22 in the crack (裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest (鸟窝). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.
After the king compared the two pictures 23 , he chose the second picture 24 explained, "Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your 25 . That is the real meaning of peace."
16. A. argued B. invited C. tried D. invented
17. A. between B. except C. within D. through
18. A. calm B. round C. small D. deep
19, A. announced B. thought C. doubted D. promised
20. A. lakes B. clouds C. mirrors D. mountains
21. A. at all B. at last C. at once D. at present
22. A. lying B. growing C. dying D. moving
23. A. actively B. carefully C. angrily D. widely
24. A. so B. but C. or D. and
25. A. voice B. world C. heart D. view
三、阅读理解(共10小题：每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳选项。
There is an old saying that all of us are born with two bags hung on our necks. A small bag in front of our chest is filled up with other people's faults (缺点), while the big one at the back is full of our own shortcomings (短处).
So it’s easy to find other people's faults, but it's hard for us to see our faults behind us.
There was a boy, Tommy, who always opened the front bag to check what was in it. He saw other people's faults very quickly. When Simon was impatient with him, he said to Simon, "It's so easy for you to get angry. It is hard to be friends with you."
He told his mother about Jack's dishonesty. "Jack takes my things without asking. He also forgets to return them." Tommy himself did not like sharing his things with anyone.
When Johnny was too tired to play with him, he said, "'You are such a rude person."
He thought Harry was too proud of his rich parents. But Tommy was as proud of himself because he could not see any of his own shortcomings! He could not understand why he did not get on well with others.
If only Tommy would switch the bags around, he would discover his own impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity (虚荣), which were no better than that of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.
26. Tommy thought it was hard to be friends with Simon because Simon was _________.
A. impatient B. a rude person
C. dishonest D. too proud of his rich parents
27. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A, Tommy was a person liked by others.
B, Tommy liked sharing his things with others.
C. Tommy always discovered his own shortcoming.
D. Maybe Tommy was no better than Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.
28. In this passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us ________.
A. to be more patient
B. not to be a person with vanity
C. not to take others' things without asking
D. to pay more attention to our own shortcomings
B
Do you know that it is your immune system (免疫系统) working against the virus that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune system—and the virus is strong enough too—you will possibly get terrible cold symptoms (症状) such as having a headache, having a high fever, sneezing or coughing,
Vitamin C won't stop a cold. It is said that Vitamin C works by increasing white blood cells.
However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only reduces the time of symptoms.
Staying indoors won't protect you. One of the most likely sources (根源) of cold viruses is your computer mouse or desk. A study of the cold virus in offices found that 46 per cent of computer mice and 45 per cent of telephones had cold viruses on them.
Wearing warm clothes won't protect you. Colds are more common in autumn and winter. That's because the cool, wet and cold weather drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to the next. And the distinct peak (高峰期) in colds is in September and February, which likely because of the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter holidays.
Old wives are right about chicken soup. Grandmothers' chicken soup is an old cure for colds for a long 6me. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold, so many wives usually cook chicken soup for their family members in cold winters.
29. According to the passage, when your immune system is working against the virus, you don't have cold symptoms like ________.
A. headache B. stomachache C. sneeze D. cough
30. Which of the following ways can really help cure colds?
A. Staying indoors.
B. Wearing more clothes.
C. Drinking some chicken soup.
D. Eating some fruit with Vitamin C.
31. Why are colds more common in autumn and winter?
A. Because students return to school.
B. Because the weather is cool, wet and cold.
C. Because people don't drink chicken soup.
D. Because people use computers or telephones more often.
C
At noon the rush hour had passed. There were few guests (顾客) in the snack bar. It was not crowded. When the boss was about to take a break to read a newspaper, in came an old lady and a little boy.
“How much money is a bowl of beef soup?” the grandma sat down, counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup. The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy, who swallowed (吞咽) his saliva (口水), looking at his grandma and saying, "Grandma, did you really have lunch?" "Of course." His grandma chewed (咀嚼) a piece of radish (萝卜泡菜) slowly. Very quickly, the little boy ate up the meal.
Seeing this. the boss went over to them and said, "Old lady, congratulations, you are lucky to have the free food, for you are our 100th guest."
Afterwards, over a month or more, one day, the small boy squatted (蹲) across the snack bar, where he seemed to be counting something, which shocked the boss when he happened to look out office window.
When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar, he would put a small stone into the circle he drew, but the lunch time had almost passed, the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50.
The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests. The guests started coming one after another.
"81, 82, 83… " the small boy counted faster and faster. At last, when the 99th small stone was put into the circle, the little boy hurried to pull his grandma's hand and went into the snack bar.
"Grandma, this time it's on me," the little boy said proudly. The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson. As his grandma as before, the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth.
32. Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup because ________.
A. Grandma only liked radish
B. Grandma didn't like beef soup
C. Grandma loved her grandson more than herself
D. There was only one bowl of beef soup left in the snack bar at that time
33. What do you think of the boss of the snack bar'?
A. Impatient. B. Warm hearted. C. Very rich. D. Hard-working.
34. Why did the boy put the small stones into the circle he drew?
A. He played games with his friends.
B. He was asked to count the guests for the boss.
C. He wanted to get the free beef soup for his grandma.
D. He only wanted to know the number of the small stones.
35. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. The 100th guest B. A snack bar
C. A boy counting stones D. A poor grandma
四、词汇运用 (共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
A) 根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。
36. ---It's very good that the girls' survey has been handed in. How about the ________ (boy)?
---I'm not sure. I'11 go and ask them to do it quickly.
37. Last week, she ________ (select) a teddy bear as a birthday present for her daughter.
38. Well done! You have worked out all these physics problems ________ (correct).
39. This city is ________ (build) a new library for the blind now.
40. Young couples like to search the Internet for some ________ (suggest) on how to name their babies.
B) 根据句意及汉语提示，写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。
41. ---What's the ________ (高度，身高) of Jeremy Shu-How?
--- I don't know. Maybe he is shorter than Yao Ming.
42. Do you know Father's Day is on the third Sunday of ________ (六月) every year?
43. We all agree that the driver who drives after drinking wine should be ________ (惩罚).
44. Some famous doctors provided ________ (有用的) treatment for "The Most Beautiful Woman Teacher"—Zhang Lili.
45. Donations are welcome ________ ( 在……期间) the charity show that will be held in our school.
五、短文填空(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在答题卷对应题号的横线上。
A tobacconist (烟草商) left the snowy streets of Chicago for a holiday in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and wanted to m 46 him there the next day. When he reached his hotel and checked in the room that he booked three days a 47 , he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. But he forgot to keep her e-mail a 48 in his computer. He looked at the keyboard and made an effort to type it in from m 49 . Unluckily, he missed one l 50 and his e-mail was sent instead to an elderly farmer's wife. Her h 51 had passed away only the day before. When the sad wife t 52 on the computer to check her e-mail, she took one look at the screen, let out a scream, felt so f 53 and fell to the floor in a dead faint (不省人事). At the sound, her family rushed into the room i 54 and saw this note on the screen: Dearest wife, I’ve just got checked in. E 55 is prepared for your arrival tomorrow. I'm looking forward to seeing you down here.
六、任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题l分，满分l0分)
A

·City tour

Travelling around the city by coach is a cheap way of trip. It also takes less time Sitting in a park or visiting landmarks with friends is a great pleasure.

·Camping

Camping is one of the most popular trip activities for young people. In the wild, there are no comfortable beds. But being with each other without any worries is the most important thing.

·Cycling tour

Cycling tour may be the cheapest way, but it is a more demanding (费力的) way of travel. Make Sure everyone is fit enough to make the trip before travelling.

·Group travel with an agency(旅行社)

This is the best way to organize a trip for a large group of people You don’t have to worry about mapping out routs, finding hotels and restaurants or buying tickets. According to www.C, people go to Xiamen, Hainan and Guilin. But such trips cost more money.

阅读以上信息，完成下面的句子，每空一词。
56. Traveling around the city by coach does not need much money or ________.
57. Young peo