2012苏州市英语中考卷

2012苏州市英语中考卷
一、选择填空
A)单项选择
1. --Everyone is playing outside.Can I join them,Mom?
--____Not until you have finished practising the piano.
A.Why not?
B.Will you?
C.I hope so.
D.I'm afraid not.
2.If you don't work _____ enough,I don't think your dream will come_____.
A.hardly;truly
B.hardly;true
C.hard;true
D.hard;truly
3.--______will your father be back?
--In two months.
A.How long
B.How soon
C.How often
D.How many
4.I spend much more time playing basketball than I _____for my class.
A.spend to prepare
B.do preparing
C.do to prepare
D.spend prepare
5.--I'm sorry I went out for a smoke.I was very tired.
--There's no ____ for this while you are at work.
A.cause
B.excuse
C.some
D.that
6.Many volunteers ____ food and water to the local people in Japan after the tsunami.
A.gave out
B.cut out
C.put out
D.found out
7.There's a lot of to do. We can't ____to waste any time.
A.wait
B.afford
C.want
D.have
8.Don't try to do everything at once. Take it a bit____.
A.at times
B.at that time
C.at all time
D.at a time
9.--My recorder is broken. Could I use yours?
--_____,but you have to return it tomorrow.
A.I'm not sure
B.No problem
C.I'm sorry
D.I hope so
10.Peter tried on three jackets, but ____ of them fitted him.
A.all
B.both
C.none
D.neither
11.--Shall we meet at the station at 8 am?
--In fact we____. The train____ until 10 am.
A.must not;doesn't have
B.must not;leaves
C.need not;won't leave
D.need not;will leave
12.--There is no salt left.Jim, would you like to get ____? --OK,Mum!
A.it
B.one
C.some
D.any
13.The factory ____ its waste into the river,but now it deals with the waste in a new way.
ed to dump
B.is used to dump
ed to dumping
D.is used to dumping
14.--Must we leave now? -- No,we ____. We still have two more hours.
A.can't
B.must not
C.need not
D.shouldn't
15.--Dirty water shouldn't be poured into river. -- ____.It will cause pollution.
A.Don't say like this
B.Never mind
C.I agree with you
D.The same to you.
B)完形填空
Mental health is about the way you think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs. Even though you are mentally healthy, it doesn‟t __11__ that you don‟t have a menta1 health problem.
Mental health is everyone‟s business. We all have tim es when we feel down or __12___. Most of the time those feelings pass，__13___ sometimes they develop into a more serious problem. It
seems that our mental health doesn‟t always stay the same. It can change as the environment changes and as you move __14___ different stages(阶段)of your life.
Here are four practical __15___ to look after your mental health. Making simple changes to how you live doesn‟t cost much or take up lots of time. Anyone can __16___ them.
·Talk about your feelings. It can help you stay i n good mental health. It isn‟t a sign of __17___, but part of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy.
·Eat well. What you eat and how you feel are __18___ connected. A proper diet can have a good effect on your mental health.
·Keep in touch. Friends and family members can offer __19___suggestions which may help you keep active and solve practical problems.
·Take a break. It could be a weekend __20___ new places to enjoy the nature, or even a ten-minute break from doing your homework. A few minutes can be enough to relax you.
16．A.agree B.mean C.doubt D.notice
17．A.excited B.satisfied C.surprised D stressed
18．A.but B.and C.so D.as
19．A.away B.inside C.through D.against
20．A.answer B.replies C.ways D.chances
21．A.follow B.find C.advise D.count
22．A.weakness ziness C.happiness D.richness
23．A.easily B.closely C.equally D.hardly
24．A.difficult B.terrible C.strange D.various
25．A.protecting B.exploring C.providing D.imagining
二、阅读理解
A
A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.
The air hostess was kept so busy that she forgot to give him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up(延误) to take his medicine. Thirty minutes later, when the passenger‟s ring for service sounded, she hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused.
In the following hours on the plane, each time the air hostess passed by the passenger, she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never answered a word..
When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess to hand him the passenger‟s booklet. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and smiled, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I needed help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse you twelve sincere sm iles?”
That‟s right! Who can refuse twelve sincere smiles from a person?
26.Ten minutes later, the passenger didn‟t get the water, because _______.
A. the plane didn‟t take off.
B. the air hostess was kept busy and forgot it.
C. it‟s not allowed to take me dicine during the flight.
D. there aren‟t enough water on the plane.
27.The underlined word “it” in Paragrouph 4 refers to the _______.
A. medicine
B. water
C. cup
D. booklet
28.At the end of the story, we knew the passenger was _______ with the air hostess.
A. satisfied
B. unhappy
C. angry
D. Bored
B
There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.
When the man came home from work one night, he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn‟t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So, looking around his study, he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours, he thought.
After about thirty minutes, the boy came to the man and said, “Okay, it‟s finished, Dad. Can we play now?”
The man was surprised, saying, “That‟s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said, “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together, the whole world appeared completely.”
29. Why couldn‟t the man play with his son that night?
A. He had to read a magazine.
B. He had some extra work to do.
C. He had to learn something about a map.
D. He had to stay at his office for extra work.
30. What did the man ask his son to do?
A. To read the magazine to find the map.
B. To tear the map of the world up into pieces.
C. To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.
D. To clean the dining room first, and then read the map of the world.
31. How long did it take the boy to finish the work?
A. A few hours.
B. About an hour.
C. About half an hour.
D. The whole night.
32. Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
A. It‟s a report about a father‟s extra work.
B. It‟s a story between a father and his clever son.
C. It‟s an advertisement for the map of the world.
D. It‟s a poster about how to deal with parents‟ problems.
C
I love it at night. It‟s peaceful. And when it cools down I sometimes do some ironing. I don‟t really care for it. I work full-time and I am too busy for most housework. I remember the old woman who taught me to iron. I was about 15 and I had to get a job taking care of a woman to make a living. She had been an able-bodied, healthy woman until the accident that caused her to be paralyzed.
The woman sat in an electric wheelchair all day. She could only move her head and arms. She would tell me how to do things. She would teach me in great detail on the correct ways to do things. Her home was perfect and beautiful. She would follow me around in her electric wheelchair to make sure I did everything exactly right. I‟m sure she had been a perfect homemaker. She would have me fold(折叠) everything, including socks. I would complain silently and wish terrible things on her. She taught me the right way to make the bed. I know sometimes she‟d get frustrated(沮丧) and impatient with me. I knew she wanted to do it herself. But she never shouted or scolded. She only insisted I do it right. I didn‟t like it much, but I did it.
Today I can iron pretty well. I know where to start on a shirt and the right way to do the trousers. Now when I think about it, I don‟t think she is an old lady. I think she might have been about my age now. Anyway, when I iron, I think of her and silently thank her for all the things I learned.
33. The writer used to take care of the lady because ________.
A. she wanted to learn to do housework
B. she was a friend of the lady‟s
C. she had to earn some money
D. she couldn‟t find a room to live in
34. The underlined word …paralyzed‟ in the first paragraph may mean …______‟.
A. destroyed
B. deaf
C. seriously ill
D. unable to walk
35. The little girl was ______ when the lady taught her how to do housework.
A. encouraged to learn
B. unwilling to learn
C. delighted to learn
D. recommended to learn
36. Now the writer ______.
A. is still afraid of the lady
B. hates the strict lady
C. admires the disabled lady
D. is very grateful to the lady
D
After spending years searching for a planet with life, scientists may have found one. In September 2010, a team of US scientists discovered an Earth-sized planet called Gliese 581g. It has a surface temperature neither too hot nor too cold for liquid（液态）water. Scientists think there is a chance that the planet could have life.
The planet Gliese 581g goes around a star called Gliese 581, which is about 20 light-years from Earth. That is about 194 trillion（万亿）kilometres －500 million times farther away from us than the moon.
A spacecraft traveling at a one-tenth of the speed of light would reach Gliese 581g within a bout 220 years. A human can‟t live that long, but robotic explorers could make the job easier. However, our fastest spacecraft don‟t come anywhere near that one-tenth light-speed mark.
At present, scientists don‟t know what the surface might be like on G liese 581g. What they know is that the planet is at the sight distance from its star to have liquid water. It‟s also at the right distance to have an atmosphere that could protect the water if it is on the surface.
Although spacecraft won‟t be getting th ere anytime soon, one way to look for life on Gliese 581g is to turn our radio telescopes（望远镜）towards the planet and search for radiation （放射）. By studying the radiation, scientists would find out about the chemicals（化学物质）around the planet and discover it Gliese 581g has an atmosphere. If it has one, studying the atmosphere would give us a good idea if the planet has life or not. But it‟ll probably be many years before we can do this properly.
People have been arguing about whether there is alien life on Gliese 581g. Any discussion about alien life is just guessing at this point, according to its discoverers.
37. What did scientists find in September 2010?
A. A planet with water.
B. A planet similar to the earth.
C. A planet without life.
D. A planet near the earth.
38. According to the article, Gliese 581g ________.
A. is at the right distance from its star
B. moves around the earth
C. is as far away from us as the moon
D. can be reached in about 220 years
39. Paragraph 5 is mainly about ______.
A. the possibility of living on Gliese 581g
B. the kinds of chemicals around Gliese 581g
C. the way of looking for life on Gliese 581g
D. the aim of studying the radiation on Gliese 581g
40. Which of the following is the best title for the passage above?
A. Gliese 581g, a Likely Living Planet
B. Gliese 581, a Likely Living Planet
C. Gliese 581g and Its Star
D. Gliese 581g and Radiation
三、单词拼写
41.Harry keeps exercising every morning.As a result,he's a few ____(轻的)than he used to be.
42.August is the _____(最热的)month in Suzhou,isn't it?
43.This book is of great ____(价值)to beginners.
44.For some ____(未知的)reason,Sam moved to Japan.
45.I'd love to join you in the camping,but I ____(允诺)to go cycling with John yesterday.
46.There was ____(沉默)for a moment and then someone made a useful suggestion.
47.Sorry,I didn't follow you.Would you please speak more _____(清楚地)?
48.Have you ever ____(骑)a horse?
49.--You are late.What's the matter?
--My bike broken down.I had to have it _____.It took some time.
50.--Have you found your wallet?
--Not yet,though I have searched for it _____.
四．翻译句子
51.我们别无选择，只能放弃旅行计划。

52.我希望将来当一名像她一样的老师。

53.他宁可住在乡下，也不愿意在城市里谋生。

54.你有足够的耐心教我发电子邮件吗？
55.刚才没有人注意他所说的话。

五、书面表达。

请以“Saving Tigers”为题，为某中学生英文报《习作园地》
专栏写一篇80词左右的征文稿，内容要点如下：
1. 老虎是人们在动物园里最喜欢观看的动物之一；
2. 现在世界上仅存大约3,200只老虎，数目日趋减少；
3. 老虎处境危险的原因；
4. 保护老虎的建议。

注意：
1. 征文稿须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2. 第3、第4要点的内容须用5至6句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；
3. 征文稿的标题已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数。

参考答案
一、选择填空A）单项选择DCBBB ABDBC CCACC
B)完形填空BAACC AABDB
二、阅读理解A) BDC B)BCCB C) CDBD D)AACA
三、单词拼写41. lighter 42.hottest 43.value 44.unknown 45.promised
46.silence 47.clearly 48.ridden 49.repaired 50.everywhere
四、翻译句子
51. We have to give up the trip plan because of having no other choice.
52. I hope to be a teacher like her in the future.
53. He'd rather live in the countryside than make a living in the city.
54. Are you patient enough to teach me how to send e-mail?
55. Just now no one paid attention to what he said.
五、书面表达
One possible version：
Saving Tigers
Have you visited zoos? Have you seen tigers in the zoos? I think a tiger is one of the most favorite animals in the zoo. But now there are about 3200 tigers in the world, and the amount of them is reducing. What caused them to reduce? Because many forests are cut down and they have no place to live in. In order to protect them we must build many natural reserves. And we must stop people from hunting.。