1、2012年初中毕业升学考试（江苏苏州卷）英语（带解析） 单项选择 * She has gone abroad ， _ No. She is still teaching us English at our school now. A is she B isnt she C has she D hasnt she 答案： D The film made by _ Walt Disney all over the world. A is used to show B is used to showing C used to show D used to be shown 答案： D Maggie
2、wanted an evening job that would allow her to _ her son during the day. A look at B look around C look after D look out 答案： C We havent discussed _ yet . A where we are going to put our new table B where are we going to put our new table C what we are going to put our new table D what are we going t
3、o put our new table 答案： A Some of my friends eat with their eyes. They prefer to order what _ nice. A feels B smells C looks D tastes 答案： C I had to call a taxi because the box was _ than Id expected. A heavy B heavier C the heavier D the heaviest 答案： B 一 What would you do if it _ tomorrow 一 We have
4、 to carry it on, since weve got everything ready. A. is raining B. rains C. will rain D, rain 答案： B You dont know _ I want to see you again. Its a year since I last saw you. A how soon B how long C how often D how much 答案： D The chairperson received about three _ applications to join the Bird watchi
5、ng Club. A hundred B hundreds of C hundred of D hundreds 答案： A I hear youve got a new iPhone 4S. _ I have a look Yes, certainly. A May B Do C Shall D Should 答案： A It was _ lovely weather _ we decided to spend the day on the beach. A such a； that B such； that C such； as D so； that 答案： B Yesterday I d
6、ownloaded a new program _ the Internet. Now I can watch TV and movies _ my computer. A. from； on B. with； in C, in； with D. on； from 答案： A Could we see each other at 9 oclock tomorrow morning Sorry, lets make it _ time. A others B the other C another D other 答案： C In order to find _ better job, she
7、planned to learn _ second foreign language. A the； a B a； a C the； the D a； the 答案： B Congratulations! Your speech is excellent. _. A Oh, no B It doesnt matter C Thats a good idea D Many thanks 答案： D 完型填空 Is the art of conversation dying The other day, my wife 1 two teenage children did something we
8、 havent 2 for ages. It didnt require the Internet, a TV screen, batteries or anything else for that matter. But we all 3 it so much were thinking of doing it again sometime. We had a conversation. The kind of real, live conversation that was 4 when I was growing up, but which seems all too rare thes
9、e days. Today we have chat rooms, text messages, e-mails but we seem to be losing the 5 of communicating face-to-face. We all know 6 young people are out on a date(约会） these days, they spend most of that time 7 their mobile phones. And teenagers nowadays seem to 8 communicating with their friends by
10、 sending text messages rather than actually 9 to them. If we carry on like this， in the future, well lose the use of our 10 . What do you think E-mail me, and who knows Maybe we could even have a real conversation about it! 【小题1】 A and B or C but D after A made B known C done D seen A acted B blamed
11、 C decided D enjoyed A common B careful C extra D enough A name B art C attention D aim A because B how C when D unless A buying B collccting C repairing D answering A dislike B prefer C admire D believe A writing B introducing C speaking D hurrying A eyes B voiccs C mouths D hands 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题
12、2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 B 【小题 1】考查连接词，本空用的是连词 and， wife ， children是并列成分，所以用 and。 【小题 2】本题考查动词，由上文 did可知本题答案：为 done 意为做的意思。 【小题 3】本题考查动词， A是扮演， B是责怪， C是决定， D是享受，喜欢。根据题意我们都喜欢。只有 D符合。 【小题 4】本题考查形容词， A是普通的、常见的， B是小心的，在意的。 C是额外的， D是足够的，题意为普通的常见的生活对话，只有
13、A对得上。 【小题 5】考查语义重复，由文章第一段，第一句，可以答案：选 art 失去面对面谈话的艺术。 【小题 6】考查连接词， A表原因， D是除非， C是当什么时候时，根据题意，当年轻人 约会时，他们花更多的时间在电话上。 【小题 7】考查动词， A是买， B是收集， C是修理 ,题意是回电话，复电话，answering phone，选 D符合题意。 【小题 8】考查动词， A是不喜欢，偏离题意， B是更喜欢，符合题意。 C是佩服，仰慕，对象通常指认， D是认为，相信，不合题意。 【小题 9】考查搭配， speak to sb ，与某人说话，交谈。 【小题 10】考查名词， A是眼睛，
14、B是声音， C是口 ,D是手，根据题意，失去我们的声音的使用，指的就是少对话，不能先 C，太抽象了。 阅读理解 You may not have heard the words “freshman fifteen” before, but they are very important for students who are entering university. A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” refers to fifteen poundsthe fifteen pounds added to a studen
15、ts weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain (增力 n) weight; but its encouraging to know that freshmen dont have to add these harmful fifteen pounds. Mistakes choosing food University kitchens serve(供应） many kinds of food. Some students cho
16、ose unhealthy food， because now their parents are not nearby to help them choose. Some students visit the kitchen many times while studying. Late at night, some students get harmful fast food such as fish and chips with Coke to drink. Students also have less time for walking, running, and doing spor
17、ts because of their schoolwork. Eating right If you， re careful, you don， t have to add fifteen pounds. Here are some ideas： l Think more about what you eat. l Eat plenty of vegetables and healthy meats. l Dont eat desserts full of sugar； have fruit after dinner. l Try not to eat so much unhealthy f
18、ood while you study. l It， s all right to have a little fast food sometimesbut not often. l Write down the foods you eat. l Walk, run, do sportsmove and you will feel better! Remember that the “freshman fifteen” can happen to anyone. Talk to your friends about it. Together, try to eat healthy food a
19、nd not to eat unhealthy food. Walking, running, and playing sports is always more fun with friends. Help each other and you can have a healthy and happy freshman year. 【小题 1】 The “freshman fifteen” is _. A weight that high school students gain B weight that first-year university students can gain C
20、fifteen pounds of food that first-year students eat D fifteen students who eat unhealthy food 【小题 2】 The main idea of this reading is to _. A get students ready to gain fifteen pounds B sell healthy food to new students C help new university students not to gain fifteen pounds D show the mistakes st
21、udents make in studying 【小题 3】 Which of these mistakes students make choosing food is not mentioned in the reading A Choosing unhealthy food. B Visiting the kitchen while studying. C Getting fast food at night. D Eating too much chocolate. 【小题 4】 Which of these ideas would the writer of the reading
22、probably agree with A Youd better not eat unhealthy food. B Not eating unhealthy foods is easier with friends help. C Gaining fifteen pounds can help you study better. D Some students can eat anything they want. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 1】本题难度适中，考查词语意义题，要从文中查找依据，由 “Fifteen” refers
23、 to fifteen poundsthe fifteen pounds added to a students weight in his or her first year.可知答案：选 B。 【小题 2】本题难度适中，考查文章大意，可以采用排除法， A 中 get students ready to gain是错 误的， B中 sell，没有依据， Dstudying 没有提到，答案：选 C。 【小题 3】本题考查细节题，难度低，学生要注意逐个查找依据，依据在第二段都可以找到，答案：选 D。 【小题 4】本题考查大意，其实可以算是细节题， A明显是正确的， B中 with friends
24、 help不符合， C中 help you study better.不符合， D明显是错误的。 What would you do if you found a snake in your house Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA, one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers. The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes,
25、 even poisonous ones. Their newspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers： free snake removal(除去）一Please do not kill them Call us. ” The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, dont charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a hobby,” explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catch
26、ers. Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive. “One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇 ), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, and we dont want to see them killed, ” said Fred. Some of the snakes that they catch are kept
27、as pets; some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park. Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are fright
28、ened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!” According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Stev
29、e Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them. “The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.
30、” Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina. 【小题 1】 The Snake Catchers catch snakes because _. A they want to kill the snakes B they like trying to catch snakes C they dont want people to hurt snakes D they like eating snakes 【小题 2】 When a man asked
31、 them to kill a python, the Snake Catchers _. A made some boots from the skin B were very happy C gave him some old boots D did not agree 【小题 3】 The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free _. A in a national park B in a university C in a garden D in their own houses 【小题 4】 According to Fred, _. A
32、 snakes are very dangerous B people should attack snakes C snakes are not usually dangerous D people should run away if they see a snake 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 1】本题难度适中，考查细节题，由第四段 the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive可知 C为答案：， A中 kill是错误的， B他们是 snake 爱好者，而不是 like trying to c
33、atch snakes， D中 eat是错误的。 【小题 2】本题难度适中，根据文意，他们事 nakes lovers 自然是不同意了。答案：选 D。 【小题 3】本题难度低，是细节题。由第五段 Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.可知答案：，选 A。 【小题 4】本题难度适中，考查文章大意， A不是文章主要讲述的，不是最佳答案：， B中 people should attack snakes不是文章意思， D答案： run away，是不合文章意思
34、的，文章是要找那些爱好者把他们带到 part去，从而保护它们的安全，答案：选 C。 In 1901, the citizens of Colorado Springs in the USA decided to collect everyday items and to seal (封住） them in a special box. The box was marked “To be opened after midnight, December 31st, AD 2000”， and was kept in the Colorado College Library. One hundred
35、 years later, on the appointed (约定） day, 300 people gathered to watch the opening of the box. Many in the crowd were the descendants (后代） of people who had placed things inside the box. When the box was opened after midnight, the things inside the box were in very good condition. There were newspape
36、rs, photos, diaries, name cards, family trees, books and lots of letters, including one written by Theodore Roosevelt, who became the President of the USA later that year. One of Roosevelts friends lived in Colorado Springs at that time. Many of the letters were written to their descendants. They de
37、scribe the hopes that the people of 1901 had for the people of the next century. At that time, Colorado Springs had just a few thousand people. Now nearly half a million people live there. Colorado College Library has scanned the materials and put them on a website. Cecil Muller, whose grandfather h
38、ad placed a collection of postcards in the box, said that the time capsule was a great treasure. “This is a wonderful educational resource(资源） . We can learn so much about our history,”he said. “I never knew my grandfather, but now I feel very close to him. ” 【小题 1】 According to the passage, “time c
39、apsule” means _. A a collection of clocks and watches B a machine for travelling through time C a collection of items for people to look at in the future D a collection of unwanted items 【小题 2】 Many of the letters in the time capsule talked about . A the history of the town B the people who lived in
40、 the town C the politics of the USA D peoples hopes for the future 【小题 3】 Cecil Muller says that the time capsule _. A helps him to get to know his grandfather B is worth a lot of money C brings back his memories of his grandfather D helps him to remember his younger day 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】
41、 A 【小题 1】本题难度适中，考查词语意义，一定要根据上下文作答，阅读文章时，尤其注意首尾段，个各段的首尾句，结合文章，可知记录每天的事情给他们将来看，注意红色字体，可知答案：是 C，同时可以从最后一段入手。 【小题 2】本题难度适中，属于细节题。由文章倒数第二段第一句可知， Many of the letters were written to their descendants 。其中 descendants为后代的意思，因此，答案：选 C。 【小题 3】本题考查细节题，难度低，由文章最后一段可找到答案：，做这类题，要找好题目限定词。 Cecil Muller这个人就是限定词，通过对比原
42、文， I never knew my grandfather, but now I feel very close to him 答案：就选 A。 TOKYO, JAPAN-What do you do when you see a cockroach (蟑螂）？ Do you hit it with a newspaper Do you step on it When researchers at Tokyo University see a cockroach, they take the remote control and make the cockroach turn around,
43、 run left or right, or go forward. These scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots. Each cockroach has a very small pack that has in it a microprocessor(微处理器） .Then researchers can send signals from the remote control to the pack. The signals control the movements of the cockroaches. Why d
44、oes anyone want to control a cockroach “Insects can do many things that people cant,” says Isao Shimoyama, head of robot research at Tokyo University. In a few years, he says, these robot insects will carry very small cameras. They will be able to move through earthquake rubble(瓦砾） to look for peopl
45、e or move under doors to find information about someone. This may seem strange, but the Japanese government thinks the research is very important. The government is giving the scientists $ 5 million for this research. First, the researchers breed (培育 )hundreds of cockroaches. They use only the Ameri
46、can cockroach because it is bigger and stronger than other cockroaches. Then they choose the best cockroaches and remove their wings and antennae(触须） . They put small packs where the antennae were. The packs weigh about three grams, or about two times the weight of the cockroaches themselves. “Cockr
47、oaches are very strong,” says Ralph Holzer, who is a researcher at Tokyo University. “They can lift 20 times their own weight. ” With a remote control, the scientists send signals to the packs. When a cockroach gets the signal, it moves. The problem is that the cockroaches dont always move in the ri
48、ght direction. 【小题 1】 The scientists are changing the cockroaches into robots because _. A they want cockroaches to do things people cant in the future B they want to control the movements of the cockroaches C they want cockroaches to take photos of the earthquakes D they want to send signals to the packs on the cockroaches 【小题 2】 What can cockroaches do to help people A They can lift 20 times their own weight. B They can help people to carry very small cameras. C They c
