江蘇省揚(yáng)州市竹西中學(xué)2013屆中考英語模擬試題 人教新目標(biāo)版

1、江蘇省揚(yáng)州市竹西中學(xué)2013屆中考英語模擬試題 人教新目標(biāo)版（滿分：120分；考試時(shí)間：100分鐘）一、單項(xiàng)選擇（共15小題；每小題l分，計(jì)15分）在下列各題A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選擇一個(gè)能填入題干空白處的最佳答案。( ) 1. Late in the afternoon，they arrived at _ small village _ north of the West Hill. Athe；the Ba；/ Ca；the Dthe；a( ) 2. Do you think John will help me move the piano? Youd better not ask him

2、. He _ a composition. A. was writing B. writes C. is writing D. wrote ( ) 3. Bill, be careful with those coffee cups. Don't worry I break them Acan't Bwon't Cshouldn't Dneedn't ( ) 4. What a good _ youve offered me! Thanks a lot! A. informationB. newsC. suggestionD. advice( ) 5.E

3、xcuse me, how can I get to the theatre? Walk _ the white tall building, turn right and youll see it. A. pastB. alongC. acrossD. through( ) 6. Of the four students, Sandy made the _ mistakes in this exam. So he got the highest mark.A. fewest B. least C. fewer D. less( ) 7. Your father will go to Shan

4、ghai for a meeting. _ will he be away? For three days. A. How soon B. How long C. How far D. How often ( ) 8. My printer doesnt work now.Oh, it works only if it _ the computer properly. A. connects to B. is connected to C. connectsD. is connected( ) 9. _ your mum to prepare such cool orange juice fo

5、r us after playing basketball. A. It is clever forB. This is generous forC. This is kind ofD. It is thoughtful of ( ) 10. Jims parents are animal lovers. So he _ with several little animals at home and he knows well how to take care of pets.A. grew upB. woke upC. looked upD. got up ( ) 11. In such a

6、 frightening situation she had no one to , so she felt very hopeless .A. turn over B. turn down C. turn off D. turn to ( ) 12.Jay Chou didnt use to sing the words , so lots of people couldnt catch him. A. enough clear B. clear enough C. enough clearly D. clearly enough ( )13. How long have you _ thi

7、s book? For a week. I often read it before going to bed.A. borrowed B. gotC. keptD. bought ( )14. If it tomorrow, well stay at home. It would be boring. A. rains B. rained C. will rain D. is raining ( )15. I love the Internet. Ive made many friends on the Net. _. Few of them are your real friends. A

8、. Thats for sure B. Im pleased to know thatC. I couldnt agree more D. Thats not the case 二、完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，計(jì)15分）閱讀下列短文，從文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案 。 It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves 16 on the cool wind. In such a season, I liked walking alone in the leaves, listening to the 17 of t

9、hem. Autumn is a harvest season and life is uninteresting. The free days always get me 18 . But one day, the sound of a violin 19 into my ears like water flowing in the mountains. I was so surprised that I jumped to see what it was. A young girl, standing in the wind, was 20 in playing her violin. L

10、ost in the music, I didn't know that I had been standing there for so long 21 my existence (存在) did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day she played the violin in the corner of the building 22 I went downstairs to watch her performance. I was the only audience. The autumn

11、 seemed no longer lonely and life became 23 . Though we didnt know each other, I thought we were 24 good friends. I believed she also liked me. Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening devotedly, the sound suddenly 25 . To my surprise, the girl came over to me. “You must like violin,” s

12、he said. “Yes. And you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.Suddenly, a 26 expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.“I came here to see my grandmother, but now I must leave. I once played very badly. It was your listening every day that 27 me, ” she said. “In fact, it

13、 was your playing 28 gave me a meaningful autumn.” I answered.“Let us be friends.”The girl smiled and I smiled too. I never heard her play again in my life. I no longer went downstairs to listen like before. Only thick leaves were left behind. She is like a shooting 29 which gives off much light, ma

14、king the autumn beautiful. I shall always recall (回憶) the autumn and the girl with the 30 . ( )16AshakingBhangingCfallingDfloating( )17. AscreamBvoiceCnoiseDsound ( )18. A. up B. off C. down D. over( )19AflowedBgrewCenteredDran ( )20AactiveBlostCbusyDinterested ( )21. A. but B. however C. even D. th

15、ough( )22. A. because B. so C. when D. but ( )23A . interestingBmovingCencouragingDexciting( )24. A. once B. never C. often D. already( )25. A. began B. stopped C. gone D. changed ( )26AhappyBsadCstrangeDsurprised座位號( )27AsurprisedBexcitedCencouragedDinterested( )28AthatBwhichCitDwho ( )29AsongBdrea

16、mCstarDwind ( )30AsoundBsongCplayDviolin三、閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，計(jì)30分）閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從每小題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)最佳答案。 A Have you ever been to London? Here is some hotel information for you. Kingsway Hall HotelWe offer quality service in Kingsway Hall Hotel. This location puts guests in easy reach of many places, like

17、 the British Museum. Our hotel also has modern Western food, and offers a perfect dining environment. The lounge bar is a comfortable place to enjoy a drink while watching the tourists. There are hundreds of dining choices within walking distance. Non-smoking rooms are ready for guests. Hilton Dockl

18、ands Riverside Located on the bank of the Thames, our hotel is about two miles east of Tower Bridge and 36 miles from London Heathrow Airport. Our hotel has a beauty salon, a flower shop and a swimming pool. The hotel also offers laundry (洗衣店) services, babysitting, shining shoes, and local area tra

19、nsportation. Windermere Hotel Located in the center of London, our hotel puts guests within easy reach of Londons well-known buildings. Buckingham Palace and the Royal Parks are just a short walk away. Within 1.5 miles you can visit Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. The theatres and Ha

20、rrods shopping centre are only a short walk away or a taxi ride away. ( )31. What does Kingsway Hall Hotel provide for its guests? A. Hundreds of dining choices. B. A swimming pool. C. Smoking rooms. D. A comfortable drinking place. ( )32. What is special about Hilton Docklands Riverside? A. It offe

21、rs different kinds of service. B. It puts guests in easy reach of Buckingham Palace. C. It offers free laundry services. D. It has a perfect dining environment. ( )33. This passage is most likely to be found in _. A. a science fiction B. a story book C. a travel guide D. a geography magazine B One d

22、ay an old woman was traveling alone in the mountains. Suddenly she saw something shining in the stream. When she came close, she found it was a precious stone. She put the stone into her bag and went on with her trip. The next day the old woman met a young man, who was also a traveler in the mountai

23、ns. The young man looked very hungry, so the old woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked carefully, “The stone is beautiful. Would you like to give it to me?” “Sure. Why not?” the woman said, and handed the stone to him. The young man left happily

24、 with the stone. He knew it was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman. “Ive been thinking,” he said. “I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back and hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give m

25、e what you have within your bag.” The woman opened her bag. It was almost empty. She looked at the young man and smiled, “I have nothing special in my bag, but I do have something precious the joy of giving!” The young man felt ashamed and left silently.( )34. How did the young man find the precious

26、 stone? A. He found it in his food. B. He dug it out in a valley. C. He saw it in the womans bag. D. He noticed it shining in the stream.( )35. What does the underlined word “precious” in Paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Valuable. B. worthless. C. Useful. D. Helpful. ( )36. The man returned the stone t

27、o the woman because _.A. he found the stone was not precious B. he understood the real meaning of joyC. he felt sorry for taking away the stoneD. he wanted to get something even more precious( )37. Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A. A special stone B. The joy of giving

28、C. A woman and a young man D. An experience in the mountains C Parents should stop blaming themselves because theres not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will tur

29、n into a terrible animal.Ive seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling himsel

30、f (懶散地躺) on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance(一瞥) at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don't know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He's forgotten all the manners we taug

31、ht him.” He hasnt forgotten them. Hes just decided that hes not going to use them. She confessed (坦白) that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor.Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, star

32、e at me and say, “I don t like your dress; its ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents. ( )38.The underl

33、ined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to _. A. the advice that parents want their children to followB. the way that parents often blame themselvesC. the opinion that a child has of his parentsD. the change from good to bad thats seen in a child( )39. The boy on the sofa would most probably b

34、e described as _. A. busy B. rude C. unusual D. quiet ( )40. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters _.A. pay no attention to them B. are too busy to look after themC. have come to hate them D. feel helpless to do much about them( )41.What is the writers opinion ab

35、out the sudden change in teenage children?A. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.B. Parents should pay still more attention to the change.C. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.D. Parents are to blame for the change in their children. D YOU may have learned that tipping(

36、給小費(fèi)) is expected in some Western countries, but just how to do it correctly can be a bit confusing. In fact, incorrect tipping is the No 1 most common mistake travelers make. One well-known joke reflects this. The joke goes that four people were travelling together. They were sitting around a table

37、in a restaurant in US. How much do you think each of them tipped? The man from the UK asked, “It is customary to tip 10 percent in US, right? ” The woman from the France answered, “No way! Im not leaving10 percent! The service was so terrible. ”The man from China asked, “Whats a tip?” And the woman

38、from the US cried, “Whoa, I am planning to tip 20 percent!” Americans think it is the most natural thing in the world to pay for a service. Here are some comments on US tipping etiquette (禮節(jié)). Mark Styles, Ohio, US As the mother of a one-time server (who was paid $2.35/hr by the restaurant), I think

39、 tipping is just sharing a bit. Some of these servers are working their way through grad(畢業(yè))school. Others are trying to put food on the table for their kids. Dana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USAI felt strange in south-east Asia not tipping, it felt like saying to someone that I didn't really value

40、their time or work. Then again, they probably all got paid enough to live on their wages alone. That simply is not true for a large part of service jobs in the US. Here are a few tips for tipping while you are travelling in the US. First, take a look at the chart below.Also, remember that your behav

41、ior is more important than your money. Always treat service providers with respect. （ ）42. “I walked away from dinner, paying for food and tipping 20%. The waitress ran after me, thinking I left the money by accident. ” This story probably happened in _. A. France B. America C. UK D. south-east Asia

42、n countries （ ）43. You stay in a hotel in America for five nights. How much should you tip the hotel housekeeper ? A . $ 8 at most B . $2.5 at least C . $ 25 is surely enough. D. Tipping is unnecessary. （ ）44 . Which of the following sentences about tipping in US is Wrong ? A. Mark from Ohio thinks

43、tipping means valuing the time or work of service providers. B. People working in service industries in US often get poorly paid. C. If you tip a waitress 10%, it shows that you are not pleased with her service. D. Waiters or waitresses and taxi drivers usually get larger tips than washroom attendan

44、ts. （ ）45. The best title for this passage is _. A. Are you Tipping Correctly and Properly? B. How Much to Tip ? C. Comments on US Tipping Etiquette D. Who gets a tip? 四、詞匯運(yùn)用 (共l0小題；每小題l分，計(jì)l0分)根據(jù)句子意思，用括號中所給漢語提示或英語單詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。(每空一詞)46. There are mornings when getting out of bed is the _(困難的) thing you

45、will do all day. 47. -Why not _ (邀請) Jane to the party?-No way! She is a wet blanket. 48. What is actually happening is _ (超過)our wildest guesses. 49. If you want to lose _(重量), youd better eat less meat and practice more. 50. He said he would spend 25 hours _ (準(zhǔn)備) each new lecture. 51. I have never

46、 met our new neighbors; I _（simple）know them by sight .52. My son likes taking some _ (energy) exercise at weekend. 53. The house stands by _(it) outside the village. 54. Armstrong _(succeed) brought the spacecraft down into the western Pacific Ocean. 55. A teacher should not be _ ( patient) with sl

47、ow learners. 五、任務(wù)型閱讀（共l0空；每空l分，計(jì)l0分） 閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文中的信息完成文后表格。在答題卡標(biāo)有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處所填單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）Yangzhou paper-cutting, with a history of over 2,500 years, can be dated back to the Sui Dynasty, making Yangzhou one of the places where paper-cutting first became popular. In the Sui Dynasty, the people of

48、 Yangzhou were used to cutting colorful paper or silks to celebrate festivals. The story goes that during the Sui Dynasty Emperor Yang came to Yangzhou three times. In winter, the flowers and trees in the garden withered. The Emperor ordered the young ladies to cut fine silks into flowers and leaves

49、 and use them to decorate(裝飾) the trees and pools. Since then, “colorful cutting” has been a popular decoration art in Yangzhou. In the Tang Dynasty, the paper-making industry was highly developed and a large amount of high-quality paper was made. This helped the development of the paper-cutting art

50、. At that time, the people of Yangzhou had the custom of welcoming spring with paper-cutting: on the day of Spring Beginning, people would cut paper into beautiful patterns of flowers, insects, coins and so on. In the Qing Dynasty, thanks to economic prosperity(經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮), the people of Yangzhou became i

51、nterested in wearing fine clothing, particularly embroidered(刺繡的) clothing. The embroidery patterns were based on paper-cutting. Many people made their living by the art of paper-cutting. After the founding of PRC, Chinese government realized the importance of paper-cutting. In 2007, China Paper-cut

52、s Museum opened to the public in Yangzhou, greatly improving Yangzhou paper-cutting industry. Yangzhou paper-cutting-its 56 and development Sui DynastyYangzhou paper-cutting first became popular. “ 57 cutting” turned popular decoration art in Yangzhou.It was a 58 practice to cut colorful paper or si

53、lks to celebrate festivals.Emperor Yang enjoyed having the trees and pools decorated with flowers and leaves made of fine 59 . Tang DynastyHigh-quality paper led to the 60 of the paper-cutting art. People in Yangzhou preferred to 61 spring with paper-cutting.Qing DynastyMany people 62 on the art of

54、paper-cutting because of the great 63 of embroidered clothing. Nowadays China Paper-cuts Museum has been 64 to the public in Yangzhou since 2007. Yangzhou paper-cutting industry is 65 greatly. 六、缺詞填空（共10空；每空l分，計(jì)l0分） 根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容和首字母提示，在下文空格處填入適當(dāng)?shù)脑~使短文完整。在答題卡標(biāo)有題號的橫線上，寫出空缺處各單詞的正確形式。（每空一詞）Dear Disney, Last weekend, the four members of my famil