2013年5月中考二模英语试题
说明：
1.本试卷共8页，包含选择题（第1题～第45题，共45题）、非选择题（第46题～第81题，共36题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）
在下列各题A、B、C、D四个选项中选择一个能填入题干空白处的最佳答案。
1. ---Did you enjoy yourself last night?
---Yes. As you know, ________ show went on in ________very pleasant atmosphere.
A. a; a B. the; / C. the; a D. a; the
2. When my best friend began looking for a job after college, she found that she couldn't get
________ without work experience.
A. it B. this C. that D. one
3. E-mail, as well as telephones, _______an important part in daily communication.
A. have played B. is playing C. are playing D. play
4. ---Did you watch the programme I Am a Singer on Friday night? It was wonderful.
---I wish I had, but I _______for the mid-term examination.
A. prepared B. was preparing C. had prepared D. would prepare
5. ---What did you go to Tom’s home for last night ?
---To celebrate his ________birthday.
A. forty-nine B. the forty-ninth C. forty-ninth D. a forty-ninth
6. Life is like riding a bicycle. _______ your balance, you must keep moving.
A. Keeping B. To keep C. Keep D. Having kept
7. I ________ be a little bit slow, but at least I don’t make foolish mistakes.
A. should B. may C. must D. need
8. The English-Chinese dictionary _______ my father bought for me many years ago is still of great value.
A. who B. that C. whose D. when
9. ---What do you think of the film So Young ?
---________, but someone thinks it's_________
A. Good enough; bored B. Enough good; boring
C. Good enough; boring D. Enough good; bored.
10. ---Why didn’t Tom dance at the concert last night?
---He said that his legs hurt, but that was only a(n) ________. I saw him play soccer just now.
A. matter B. excuse C. result D. expression
11. ---I’m still working on my project.
---Oh, you’ll miss the deadline. Time is________.
A. running out B. going out C. giving up D. losing out
12. ---I seem to be lost. Could you tell me ________?
---Sure. You can take the No. 5 bus to get there.
A. where is the nearest supermarket
B. how long it will take me to the Yangzhou-Taizhou Airport
C. how I can get to the Slender West Lake
D. how far is my trip to China Potted Landscape Mu seum at Yangzhou
13. ---Lily! You disagree with our new traveling plan, ________?
---Yes, I’m ______it because I think some details should be changed.
A. do you; against B. don’t you; for
C. don’t you; against D. did you; beyond
14. ---Although the woman is nearly 80, she can still remember everything well.
---_________ good memory she has!
A. What B. What a C. How D. How a
15. ---Sandy, it’s really grateful for your help with my physics.
---My pleasure. ___________.
A. Many hands make light work B. It was better to be safe than sorry
C. The early bird catches the worm D. That’s what friends are for
二、完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）
阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案 。
Children all around the world are familiar with fairy tales such as “The Little Merma id”(美人鱼), “The Princess and the Pea” and “The Emperor’s new clothes”.
The colorful characters from the stories made us laugh and 16 throughout our childhood.
The stories are the 17 of Danish wr iter Hans Christian Anderson. He was born into a 18
family in Odense, Denmark, on April 2, 1805. His early life was not easy. His father was a shoemaker and his mother a washerwoman. He 19 very little education. As a child he was very emotional and was 20 at for being feminine(女性化) and tall.
In 1816 his father died and Anderson was 21 to go out to work, first in a tailor’s shop and 22 at a tobacco factory. At the age of 14 Anderson moved to Copenhagen to start a
23 as a singer and actor. He struggled for three years 24 he had to leave the theater when his voice broke in 1822.
25 , Anderson went to a grammar school. Having done well, he was 26 to Copenhagen University in 1828. He began to publish his fairy tales in1835. They came out in small volumes（量）until his death.
Although Anderson lived a 27 life, he tried to make people laugh in all his stories. He wrote because he didn’t want children to have a 28 childhood as he did. The works 29
Anderson world fame, but he remained a lonely man. He never married and his friends were the people who paid for his work. Anderson 30 on August 4, 1875 at the age of 70. His home in Odense is now a museum a nd thousands of people visit it every year.
16. A. tell B. speak C. smile D. cry
17. A. discoveries B. inventions C. creations D. feelings
18. A. poor B. musical C. big D. happy
19. A. bought B. found C. received D. lost
20. A. spoken B. talked C. smiled D. laughed
21. A. allowed B. forced C. willing D. used
22. A. then B. lately C. second D. finally
23. A. career B. hobby C. performance D. trip
24. A. since B. after C. until D. still
25. A. Even so B. Afterwards C. Since then D. Otherwise
26. A. traveled B. admitted（承认）C. entered D. welcome
27. A. hard B. interesting C. happy D. successful
28. A. sad B. happy C. busy D. strange
29. A. bought B. brought C. sold D. cost
30. A. ran away B. died C. took away D. gave away
三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all constructed boats and left. Except for Love. Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment. When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help. Richness was passing by love in a grand boat. Love said, "Richness, can you take me with you?" Richness answered, "No, I can't. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no place here for you." Love decided to ask Vanity who was also passing by in a beautiful vessel. "Vanity, please help me!" "I can't help you, Love. You are all wet and might damage my boat," Vanity answered. Sadness was close by so Love asked, "Sadness, let me go with you." "Oh . . . Love, I am so sad that I need to be by myself!" Happiness passed by Love, too, but she was so happy that she did not even hear when Love called her.
Suddenly, there was a voice, "Come, Love, I will take you." It was an elder. So blessed and overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they arrived at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, "Who Helped me?" "It was Time," Knowledge answered. "Time?" asked L ove. "But why did Time help me?" Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, "Because only Time is capable of understanding how valuable Love is."
31 Love was saved by _
A. Knowl edge B. Happiness C. Richness D. Time
32 What can we infer according to the passage?
A. It is Knowledge that helped Love at last.
B. There were six feelings living on the island.
C. Happiness was too happy to catch love.
D. Time and Knowledge were very young.
33 This passage is mostly likely to be found in
A. a science fiction B a story book C. a travel guide D. a geography magazine
B
April 20th is an ordinary day in 2013,it is in this day that shocking earthquake happened again in Sichuan province, China. The earthquake was terrible. We can't describe the scene what we saw with any words. Thousands of people were injured even died. And thousands of children became such unlucky ones who lost fathers or mothers. They longed to have families to continue their lives. I am sympathetic to their fate! But I believed that we can fight against the fate and change it. For example, there are many people keeping living without food or water for about 100 hours during the earthquake!
What an unbelievable thing it is! Their great spirits showed the powerful life vitality of humans! However, they must keep fighting against the death. Many schools were destroyed and there were many students and teachers who left us forever. Sadness, hopelessness and different kinds of danger spread out here and there!
But, fortunately, love is around us: the Communist Party helps us, the army helps us, the people all over the world help us. They offer us money, goods, love and so on !
With the help of such a large love, we will overcome the damage of the earthquake and face our beautiful future!
34. According to the passage , why can many people keeping living without food or water?
A .Because they were very strong.
B. Because they could fight against the fate and longed to live on.
C. Because they were not hurt.
D. Because they lost fathers and mothers.
35. What is the definition of fortunately ,in third paragraph?
A .Good B. Unbelievable C. Lucki ly D. Wonderful.
36. What does the underlined word “They” in the first paragraph refers to?
A the children who survived B the parents who survived
C the children who survived but lost parents D the parents who survived but lost children
37. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?
A. An Earthquake. B. Unbelievable thing.
C. Beautiful future. D. Love in disaster.
C
Pennsylvania—When Connie Beck and her husband awoke to strange noises last weekend, they thought high winds were rattling (使……发出响声) their home.
What they found was even more unexpected: A deer was taking a bubble (泡沫) bath in their bathtub.
“I wasn’t exactly dressed for company,” Mrs. Beck said. “We were just waking up.”
The deer burst through the front door early on Saturday, ran past the couple’s bedroom and into the bathroom.
Somehow he managed to turn on the water in the bathtub and knock over a bottle of bubble bath into the bathtub. He then got himself into the bubbly water.
“You could hear the water running over the kicking,” Beck said.
The Becks called State Game Commission officials, who arrived with tranquilizers (镇静剂) and a lot of laughter.
“A guy said, ‘There’s nothing wrong… he’s just in there taking a bubble bath,’” Mrs. Beck said.
The animal was soon brought under control, removed from the house and released.
“He was unharmed except for a little cut above the eye,” said Mrs. Beck. “We were also fortunate. There wasn’t much damage, except for the front door, some marks on the tub, and a few hoof (蹄) prints on the floor.”
38. When did the story take place?
A. On the night of Friday. B. On the late night of Saturday.
C. On the early morning of Saturday. D. On Sunday evening.
39. When Mrs. Beck said, “I wasn’t exactly dressed for company,” (in paragraph 3) she ______.
A. was joking about the incident B. meant she never liked people to visit
C. explained she was about to go to work D. wished she could have new clothes
40. After the animal burst through the door and entered the bathroom, he _______.
A. managed to cover himself with bubbles B. kicked over the tub
C. began to swim in the tub D. happened to turn on the bath taps
41. When he was removed from the house, _______.
A. the deer was set free
B. the deer destroyed the tub and the floor
C. the officials made fun of the couple
D. the officials discovered the deer was badly injured in the eye
D
Food sometimes gets poisoned with harmful things. A person who eats such food can get an illness called food poisoning. Food poisoning is usually not serious, but some types are deadly, The symptoms of food poisoning usually begin within hours of eating the poisoned food. Fever is one of the most common symptoms.
Certain microorganisms (微生物) cause most types of food poisoning. Bacteria and other microorganisms can poison eggs, meat, vegetables, and many other foods. After entering the body, these tiny living things give out poisons that make people sick.
Some chemicals can also cause food poisoning. They are often added to food while it is being grown, processed, or prepaid. For example, many farmers spray(喷) chemicals on crops to kill weeds（杂草） and insects. Some people may have a bad reaction to those chemicals when they eat the crops.
Some plants and animals have natural poisons that are harmful to people. These include
certain kinds of seafood, grains, nuts, seeds, beans, and mushrooms.
When people deal with food properly, the risk of food poisoning is very small. Microorganisms mix up rapidly in dirty places and in warm temperatures. This means that people should never touch food with dirty hands or put food on unwashed surfaces. Food should be kept in a refrigerator to stop microorganisms from gnawing（侵蚀）. Meat needs to be cooked completely to kill any dangerous microorganisms. People should also wash food covered with chemicals before eating it. Finally, people should not eat wild mushrooms or other foods that grow in the wild. Some of these foods may have nat ural materials that are poisonous to humans. In addition, some types of fish can be poisonous.
Most people become well again from food poisoning after a few days of resting and drinking extra water. If people eat natural poisons, they must go to the hospital right away to have their stomachs emptied.
42. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Food when poisoned can make people sick. B. Food poisoning means death.
C. There are different kinds of food poisoning. D. Food poisoning can be serious.
43. Food poisoning can be caused by all the following EXCEPT .
A. some chemicals B. low temperatures
C. some tiny living things D. certain natural materials
44. From Paragraph 5, we can learn that _________.
A. mushrooms should not be eaten
B. vegetables are safer than meat and seafood
C. natural poisons are more dangerous than chemicals
D. different types of food should be dealt with differently
45. It can be inferred from the passage that _ ________.
A. natural materials are safe in food processing
B. chemicals are needed in food processing
C. food poisoning can be kept under control
D. food poisoning is out of control
四、词汇运用 (共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0分)
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。(每空一词)
46. In Yangzhou, __________ snacks made each morning a pleasant one. (各种各样的)
47. She was __________ those who survived in Ya’an earthquake. (在……当中)
48. The flat is already decorated. So you only need to buy some _________. (家具)
49. He ________ his hands and waved. (举起)
50. Now the price of chicken is now much __________ because of bird flu. (低)
51. Believe me, Susan. I’m __________ sorry. (true)
52. She thinks __________ a talented actress. (she)
53. December is the __________ month of a year. (twelve)
54. Mr. Li told us that Yangzhou __________ in the middle of Jiangsu. (lie)
55. It’s __________ to cry over the spilled milk. All you have to do is to clean it up. (use)
五、任务型阅读（共l0空；每空l分，计l0分）
阅读下列短文，根据短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处所填单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
Many Chinese who travel to the US find that though they have studied English for years, they have to “re-learn” it as soon as they arrive.
Words that we learned in English classes are not pronounced the same way here. To truly be part of the “melting pot”, fluency（流利）in English is not enough. You need an accent(口音) to stand out.
When I first came to the US for graduate school, 1 was a nervous foreigner．I felt so out of place that I wanted to hide everything about me that was “different”. To talk like an American became one of my goals.
During my first term as a teaching assistant(TA), my students complained they could not understand me. I learned later from a study that this complaint was common among US students with an international TA. It is called the “Oh, no!” syndrome (情绪、举动), “Oh, no! Not another international TA, and not that accent again!’’
So I imitated(模仿) the way native speakers talk over time, I made such good progress that American friends started to think highly of my English as having “almost no accent’’. I took this as a sign of my success. Ever since, people have often thought of me as someone from many places: the Midwest, the West Coast, China, Japan, South Korea. Most often, people think I am from California.
Suddenly, conformity (一致) was no longer a praise（表扬）: If I talk like an American，am I still Chinese? If I lose my Chinese accent，do I also lose my cultural identity(身份)? Am I denying（否认）my past by being lost in a new culture?
Now I realize that a person’s accent is a ever-lasting record of their past cultural experience and it is a mark of one’s experience.
As a fourth-year student in the US, I am no longer a nervous foreigner. My nervousness has been replaced by a wish to hold on to my cultural origins. Now I add some Chinese “accent” on purpose when I speak．I do not wish to speak “perfect” English because I am proud of who I am.
My Feeling of Speaking English in America
Time Supporting details
At the (56) _________ I have to relearn English (57) ________ arriving there, for my pronunciations of words are not the same as native (58)_________.
My students complained that I couldn’t make myself (59)_______.
During my (60)_________ I made great (61) ________ in spoken English by imitating the (62) ______ local speakers tal k.
People often (63) ______ me as someone from the Midwest，the West Coast，China, California and so on．
At present I think it necessary to keep my (64) ________ origins.
I often speak English, (65)_________ some Chinese “accent” because I am proud of being a Chinese.
六、缺词填空（共10空；每空l分，计l0分）
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式。（每空一词）
One day the employees（雇员）of a large company returned from their lunch b 66 and were greeted with a sign on the front door. The sign said, “Yesterday the person who has been stopping your growth in this company p 67 away. We invite you to join the funeral(葬礼) that has been p 68 in the gym(体育馆).”
At first everyone was sad to hear that one of their colleagues（同事）had died, but after a while they started getting curious about who this person might be. The excitement grew a 69
the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last respects. Everyone wondered, “Who is this person that was stopping my progress? Well, at least he’s no longer here!”
One by one the employees got c 70 to the coffin(棺材) and when then they looked inside it they suddenly became speechless. They stood over the coffin, shocked and in s 71 , as if someone had touch ed the deepest part of their soul(灵魂). There was a m 72 inside the coffin: everyone who looked inside it could see h 73 . There was also a sign next to the mirror that said, “There is only one that is able to set limits to your growth: it is YOU.”
You are the only person that can i 74 your happiness, your realization and your success. You are the only person that can help yourself. Your life does not change when your boss changes, when your friends change, when your company changes. Your life changes when YOU change, when you go b 75 your beliefs(信念), when you realize that you are the only one responsible(负责) for your life.
七、书面表达（计30分）
A、句子翻译(共5小题；每小题2分，计10分)
将下列句子译成英语，并将所译句子写在答题卡上标有题号的横线上。
76. 在古代，扬州被看做是最富有的城市之一。
77. 那对年轻夫妻正在吵架时，他们的儿子回来了。
78. 为了照顾孩子，很多父母选择住在学校附近。
79. 赵薇执导的那部电影很值得一看。
80. 今天早上我迟到了，因为我乘错了公交车。
B、写作（计20分）
Tom，来自英国的交流学生，在读了《美丽扬州》一书后， 他利用周末参观了扬州的一些景点，对扬州的美丽赞叹不已，期待毕业后到扬州生活工作。请根据下表提示， 用英语写一篇100词左右的短文。
注意：1、无需逐字翻译
2、用第一人称叙述
参观景点 概况
瘦西湖（The Slender West Lake） 1．面积123.6公顷（hectare）
2．沿湖建有许多园林
3. 景色宜人……
古运河（The Ancient Canal）
1．扬州的母亲河
2．长约30公里
3. 在扬州发展史上有着重要的地位
扬州博物馆 1.最初建于1951年，日益完善
2. 展出了许多名人字画和扬州风格的剪纸
感受 1. ……
2. ……
I’m Tom from England. After reading the book Beautiful Yangzhou, I’m attracted by the beauty of the old city. So I visited some tourist attractions at weekends.
