江苏省泰州市第二中学附属初中2014年中考二模英语试题

泰州市第二中学附属初中九年级第二次模拟考试

英 语 试 题

（考试时间：120分钟 满分：120分）

成绩__________

注意事项：

1.本试卷共分两部分，第Ⅰ卷为选择题，第Ⅱ卷为非选择题。

2.请将选择题的答案填写在答题卡上。

第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共70分）

一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

1. ―Excuse me, Jim. Do you have any books about Chinese history? ―Yes. ______ book above the shelf is _______ useful one. A. The, a B. A, the C. The, an D. An, the

2. The world paused to remember a cultural giant _______ April 17 after Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez died _______ the age of 87. A. on; at B. on; in C. at; at D. at; in

3. There are only ________ new words in the book, but I know _______ of them. A. a little, none B. few, all C. a few, none D. little, all

4. We all want to try something new, but finding the ________ to start is always the hardest part. A. success B. pride C. courage D. progress

5. ―Look at the lady there. ______ it be Mrs. Green?

―No, it _______ be her. She left for London this morning.

A. Must, can‘t

B. May, mustn‘t

C. Can, may not

D. Can, can‘t

6. Make a list of the things you want to buy before you go to the supermarkets. ______, you will certainly forget some of them.

A. Therefore

B. Anyway

C. However

D. Otherwise 7. ―Which would you like, a hamburger or a sandwich?

― _____ of them is OK. I think _______ of them are delicious.

A. Either, All

B. Neither, both

C. All, either

D. Either, Both 8. ―There is too much salt in the Chinese diet.

―Right. The WHO says only 1.5 grams of salt ______ for each man every day. A. is needed B. needs C. will need D. has needed 9. —We must act now because time is _______. —Yes. Let‘s start.

A. coming out

B. giving out

C. cutting out

D. running out 10. —My daughter has passed the exam. —Congratulations! She‘s really excellent. —____________.

A. No, no, she is nothing

B. Oh, thank you

C. Sometimes she is intelligent

D. You are right 11. —_______ do you like _______ the picture on the wall? —The colour.

A. What, about

B. How

C. How, of

D. What, of

12. When the sun ___ in the east, the little hero tried hard ___ the red flag to the top of the pole. A. rising… to rise B. rose… to raise C. rose… raising D. rising… raising 13. Frank often wears a mask _____ he can keep fit in the foggy and hazy （霾）weather. A. only if B. until C. so that D. even though

14. —Kitty, do you know ______? —Sure, about forty minutes. A. when did their class meeting begin. B. where their class meeting was held C. how often their class meeting is held D. how long their class meeting will last 15. —If I work hard at my lessons from now on, can I do well in them? —Sure. ___________. A. All rivers run into sea B. Every day is not Sunday C. Better late than never D. Practice makes perfect 二、完形填空（从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案填空）（共15题，每小题1分，

满分15分）

Tina was a seventeen-year-old girl who always wore a bright smile. She suffered from a disease and had to use a walker most of the time. People didn‘t speak to her very often. Maybe it was because she looked 16 and people didn‘t know how to come near to her. Tina usually broke the ice with people she met with a big ― 17 .‖

In one class, I gave the students an assignment （作业）to 18 a poem. I only made the assignment worth a very small part of their total grade since I knew most of my 19 would not do it anyway. In the class, one by one each student 20 to correctly recite （背诵）the poem. Finally, angry and half joking, I said that the next student who 21 recite the poem had to do three push-up （俯卧撑）. To my 22 , Tina was next. She used her walker to move to the front of the class. 23 she recited, she made a mistake. Before I could say a word, she 24 her walker and started doing push-ups. I wanted to say, ―Tina, I was just 25 !”But she 26 , continued the poem and she finished the rest perfectly.

When she finished, a student asked, ―Tina, why did you do that? It‘s not an important assignment!‖

―Because I want to be like you guys! To be 27 .‖ Tina said.

Silence fell on the whole room when another student cried out, ―Tina, we‘re not normal! We are teenagers! We get in 28 all the time.‖

―I know,‖ Tina said as a big 29 spread across her face. The rest of the students laughed, too. Tina got only a few 30 that day, but she got the love and respect of her classmates. To her, that was worth a lot more than a grade. 16. A. different B. strong C. short D. young 17. A. Sorry B. Bye C. Hi D. Thanks 18. A. recite B. copy C. find D. read 19. A. friends B. students C. teachers D. parents 20. A. started B. planned C. continued D. failed 21. A. shouldn‘t B. couldn‘t C. needn‘t D. wouldn‘t 22. A. surprise B. surprised C. excitement D. excited 23. A. Because B. When C. After

D. Though