1、2012届江苏省泰兴市黄桥区初三中考一模英语试题（带解析） 其他 缺词填空（根据短文内容及首字母提示，填入所缺单词）（共 10空，每空1分，满分 10分） Many books have been written about “the art of giving”. But what about the art of r 1 Sometimes, receiving a gift can be difficult, especially when someone buys you a gift you dont want! “I remember when I was about twelve
2、 years old, my parents b 2 me a purple purse,” laughs Guo Xiaojing. “It really made me feel embarrassed(尴尬 ), because I thought the purse was really ugly！ Still, I pretended (假装 )that I liked it b 3 I knew it would make my parents happy!” Han Ling agrees. “That sounds like my grandparents！ A few yea
3、rs ago, my grandparents gave me an orange sweater f 4 my birthday. I used to wear it every time I visited them, but when I left their house, I took it off! Of course, this made me feel g 5 . It was a very nice thought, but my grandparents have different taste from me! I think its hard to buy clothes
4、 or other personal things for people.” To make things easier, some people would rather just give money. In some cultures, h 6 , receiving money can make people uncomfortable. “When someone gives me money, it j 7 makes me think theyre being lazy,” says John Wilson. “In England, we have a saying: Its
5、the thought that counts. When s 8 gives me money, I feel they dont think at all. I prefer to receive a gift that has some thought behind it. I dont mind if its something I dont need. If someone has thought about a g 9 for me, it always makes me happy.” Different people have very different thoughts o
6、n this subject! So maybe the art of receiving is e 10 more difficult than the art of giving! What do you think 答案： 【小题 1】 receiving 【小题 2】 bought 【小题 3】 because 【小题 4】 for 【小题 5】 guilty 【小题 6】 however 【小题 7】 just 【小题 8】 someone/somebody 【小题 9】 gift 【小题 10】 even 单项选择 * Lets play _football instead of
7、playing _ violin. Good idea. A the, the B a, the C / , the D the, / 答案： C If you have any trouble, be sure to call me. _. A I am glad to hear that B I will. Thank you very much C I have no trouble D I will think it over 答案： B Xiao Yang _ Xiao Wang in 2005. They _ for 7 years. A married with; have ma
8、rried B married; have married C got married to; have been married D married with; have been married 答案： C “They have a lot to eat and drink.” It is a structure of _. A S+V+P B S+V+IO+DO C S+V+DO+CO D S+V+DO 答案： C Lots of people are wondering _. A how long does it take to rebuild the destroyed areas
9、B that China will win the first place in the next Olympic Games C when a Chinese woman can walk in space D how soon Taiwan will return back to motherland 答案： C The population of China is _ than that of _ country in the world. A more, any other B larger, any C more, any D larger, any other 答案： D _int
10、eresting the work is ! A What a B What an C How D How an 答案： C _ _ a week does Tom go to the club Once a week. A How often B How soon C How many times D How long 答案： C I met Jim yesterday, we _ each other since _ from the university. A havent seen, graduated B havent seen, graduating C hadnt seen, g
11、raduating D hadnt seen , graduated 答案： C When he got home, he would find his house _ and he didnt know_ to do with the robot. A in a mess, how B in a mess, what C in mess, what D at a mess, how 答案： B The plane is a flying eye hospital that belongs to a medical charity called _. A Oxfam B World Visio
12、n C ORBIS D UNICEF 答案： C Three _ the students visited the museum yesterday. A hundreds of B hundred C hundred of D hundreds 答案： C - Does your brother like going hiking on Sundays - No, hed rather _ books at home than _ hiking. A read; go B reading; going C reading; go D to read; to go 答案： A Look, Th
13、eres _ sheep on the hill and there are _ children, too. A a few; a few B a ; a few C a few; a little D a little; a little 答案： B Hes seldom asked to speak at the meeting, _ _he_ _ _, many times. A hasnt; Yes B has; Yes C is, No D is; Yes 答案： D 完型填空 Many years ago, a man (16)_Wu taught King Wang how t
14、o ride horses and how to drive a chariot (马拉战车 ). (17)_ some time the king started to race against Wu. But no matter how many (18)_ the king raced against Wu, Wu always won. The king was (19)_ and said to Wu, “You have taught me how to ride and how to drive a chariot. But I dont think you have taugh
15、t me everything about (20)_.” “I have taught you (21)_ I know,” (22)_ Wu. “But you have not learned everything. The (23)_ thing about driving a chariot is to think of the horses. The driver of the chariot and the horse should work together. You can then go very (24)_ and drive for long distance, but
16、 your problem is this: When you are behind me, you want to (25)_ with me. And when you are (26)_ me, you are afraid that I will catch up with you. (27)_ whether you are in front of me or behind me, you are thinking of me. You are not thinking of your (28)_. If you want to win, you must (29)_ thinkin
17、g of me, you (30)_ think only of your horse.” 【小题1】 A calls B names C called D name A In B After C Since D Before A times B days C weeks D months A happy B glad C pleased D unhappy A playing B racing C running D working A everything B something C anything D nothing A asked B told C answered D spoke
18、A dangerous B newer C beautiful D most important A slowly B soon C fast D slow A catch up B do C talk D help A beside B in front of C near D next to A So B But C Or D And A cows B dogs C pigs D horses A start B stop C keep D begin A mustnt B may C must D can 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【
19、小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 D 【小题 14】 B 【小题 15】 C 【小题 1】本题考查的是动词的过去分词短语作后置定语，故选答案：为 C. 【小题 2】根据下文的内容可知答案：为 B，表示在 之后的意思 . 【小题 3】本句 time为次数，表示多少次，故选答案：为 A. 【小题 4】根据后文的内容 But I dont think you have taught me everything about 可知答案：为不高兴，即答案：为 D. 【小题 5】
20、根据上文的内容 But no matter how many the king raced against Wu, Wu always won.可知答案：为 B. 【小题 6】根据上文的内容 But I dont think you have taught me everything about可知答案：为 A，表示一切东西，故选答案：为 A. 【小题 7】根据上下文 的内容，可知答案：为 回答，故只有 C符合题意 . 【小题 8】根据后文的论述 The driver of the chariot and the horse should work together.可知答案：为 D，表示最重
21、要的 . 【小题 9】根据文章内容 The driver of the chariot and the horse should work together.可知答案：为 C 【小题 10】根据前文内容 When you are behind me， catch up with sb表示赶上某人，故选答案： 为 A 【小题 11】根据后文内容 you are afraid that I will catch up with you.，可知答案：为 B 【小题 12】根据前后文的关系，可知答案：为 A，表示因此的意思。 【小题 13】根据上下文，文章内容可知答案：为 D，表示马的意思。 【小题
22、14】 stop doing sth，表示阻止某人做某件事，故选答案：为 B 【小题 15】根据上下文的内容，可知答案：为 C 阅读理解 Nowadays(如今 ) everyone has a practical goal for life. Do you have one Whats it Do you want to become a writer, singer or just become a rich person A recent survey shows that in modern society, most people pick up practical goals, s
23、uch as “earning money to buy a house and a car” , “to improve ones life quality, “finding a good job”. Wang You worked in a small firm (商行 ) in Nanjing. The job was good and he didnt have to work for extra hours. However he felt the work was not exciting at all and the life was boring. So he _ _his
24、job and went to Beijing in February, 2007. When he arrived in Beijing, he set his new goal as finding a good job. Nowadays more and more people want to live a better life. This fact shows that the society is making progress and peoples life goals have become more practical. One researcher says, “Eve
25、rybody has his/her own life goal, which will be surely different from people to people. If one is poor, ones life goal will be to earn more money; if one doesnt have a diploma(文凭 ), studying hard to get a diploma will become his life goal; and if one doesnt have love, his life goal will be to look f
26、or it. But if one has no life goal, he will idle away(虚度 ) his lifetime.” 【小题 1】回答下列问题： Why did Wang You go to Beijing though he had a good job in Nanjing _ 【小题 2】在 的空白处填入适当的单词使句意完整、上下文通顺：_ 【小题 3】将 处翻译成汉语_ 【小题 4】找出文中与下列句子意思相近的句子： He neednt work in his spare time because of his good job. _. 【小题 5】找出或
27、写出文中最能表达短文主题的句子 _ 答案： 【小题 1】 Because he felt the work was not exciting at all and the life was boring. 【小题 2】 gave up 【小题 3】但如果一个人没有生活目标，他将虚度一生。 【小题 4】 The job was good and he didnt have to work for extra hours. 【小题 5】 Nowadays(如今 ) everyone has a practical goal for life. Everybody hates rats. But i
28、n the earthquake places of the world Japan, Los Angeles, Turkey rats will soon be mans new best friends. What happens after an earthquake We send in rescue(救援 ) dogs. Why Because they can smell people. Dogs save lives. They help rescuers to find living people. But dogs are big and they cant get into
29、 small spaces. So now a new research project is using a smaller animal to save lives: the rat. How does it work First, the rat is trained to smell people. When this happens, the rats brain gives a signal. This is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When
30、 the rats brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled that person. Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. Christian Linster at Cornell University, New York, says, “ Robot noses dont work well when there are other smells around
31、. Rats are good at that.” Rats can also see in the dark. They are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they dont need electricity. The “ rat project” is not finished, but Julie Ryan of International Rescue Corps in Scotland says, “ It would be fantastic. A rat would get into sp
32、aces we couldnt get to and a rat would get out if it wasnt safe.” Perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building ( but only after an earthquake, of course.) 【小题 1】 In the earthquake places, rats will become mans best friends because they can _. A take the plac
33、e of man in rescue jobs B find the positions of people alive who are trapped in buildings C serve as food for people alive who are trapped in buildings D send signals for the coming earthquake 【小题 2】 The underlined word “that” in Paragraph 4 refers to(所指 ) _ A treating wounded people. B helping resc
34、uers. C smelling people among different smells. D carry the wounded people to safety. 【小题 3】 From the third paragraph we know the rescuers can judge a person is alive by _. A the nose made by the rat B the rats unusual behavior C the signal sent by the radio on the rats back D the smell given off by
35、 the person 【小题 4】 In doing rescue jobs, _. A rats have better sense of smell than dogs. B dogs dont need to be trained to smell people. C robots sense of smell can be affected by other smells around. D rats can see in the dark and are smaller than robots. 【小题 5】 After reading the passage we can kno
36、w _. A rats have taken the place of dogs in search for people. B the “ rat project” has been completed C people are now happy to see a rat in a building D now people still use dogs and robots in performing rescue 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D 【小题 1】 Everybody hates rats. But in th
37、e earthquake places of the world Japan, Los Angeles, Turkey rats will soon be mans new best friends.可知答案：为 B 【小题 2】根据文章内容 Although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. Christian Linster at Cornell University, New York, says, “ Robot noses dont work well when there are oth
38、er smells around. Rats are good at that.”可知答案：为 C 【小题 3】根据文章内容 When this happens, the rats brain gives a signal. This is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. When the rats brain activity jumps, the rescuers know that someone is alive. The rat has smelled
39、 that person.可知答案：为 C 【小题 4】根据文章内容 “ Robot noses dont work well when there are other smells around. Rats are good at that.” Rats can also see in the dark.可知答案：为 C 【小题 5】根据文章内容可知答案：为 D Can I see my baby the happy new mother asked. When the baby was lying in her arms and she moved the cloth to look up
40、on his tiny face, she gasped(吃力地喘着气 ). The doctor turned quickly and looked out of the hospital window. The baby had been born without ears. Luckily, time proved that the babys hearing was perfect. Though the misfortune(不幸 )happened to him, he grew into a handsome boy. Yet he felt ashamed when he co
41、mmunicated with others. “You should get in touch with other young people,” his mother told him, with a kindness in her heart. The boys father talked with the family doctor about his ears. “Could nothing be done ” the father asked. “I believe I could give him a pair of outer ears, if they could be go
42、t,” the doctor replied. Two years went by. One day, his father said to the son, “You are going to the hospital, Son. Mother and I have someone who will donate the ears you need, but its a secret.” The operation is a big success. Later he married and entered the diplomatic(外交的 )service. One day, he a
43、sked his father, “Who gave the ears Who gave me so much I could never do enough for him or her.” “You could, my son,” said the father, “but the agreement was that you are not to knownot yet.” The years kept their secret, but one of the darkest days did come. He stood with his father over his mothers
44、 casket(棺材 ). Slowly, the father stretched forth(伸出 ) a hand and raised the thick, reddish brown hair to reveal the mother had no outer ears. Mother said she was glad she never let her hair be cut, his father whispered gently, and nobody ever thought mother less beautiful, did they 【 小题 1】 Why did M
45、other gasp when she saw her newborn baby A Because her son had a tiny face. B Because she saw her son crying. C Because her son was in her arms. D Because her son was born imperfect. 【小题 2】 Who gave the son the ears A His mother. B His father. C A doctor. D A stranger. 【小题 3】 The underlined word “re
46、veal” in the last but one paragraph means “_” A see B show C find D search 【小题 4】 The best title for the passage would be _. A Mothers hair B An unforgettable memory C Who gave me the ears D Who is my best respectable person 【小题 5】 The main purpose of the passage is to tell readers that _. A The secret was kept until the mother died. B Real love lies in what is done but not known. C The operation on the boy was a great success. D The boy entered the diplomatic service when he grew up. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 1】根据文章内容 Can I see my baby the happy new
