2014年江苏省南通市市区中考英语一模试卷及答案

2013-2014学年初三中考第一次模拟测试

英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共60分）

一、单项选择（本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. If you buy ________ MP4 player in our store, you can get a watch for ________ free.

A. a; /

B. an; the

C. an; /

D. the; the

2. We know ______ about the new teacher except that she just came back from the US. We hope

to know her better.

A. everything

B. nothing

C. something

D. anything

3. —I always forget what I want to buy when I go to the market.

—Well, you can make a ______ of things you want to buy.

A. habit

B. wish

C. list

D. pack

4. —Lily, can you help me ______? —Sure. Where‟s the brush?

A. paint the door

B. move the boxes

C. mail the letters

D. turn off the light

5. We live right here. Look! The house on the other side of the street is my uncle‟s. His house is

______ ours.

A. in front of

B. next to

C. behind

D. opposite

6. My daughter is much ______ now. The trousers she wore last year are already too short for her.

A. higher

B. longer

C. taller

D. older

7. Few of them hurt themselves in the accident last night,______?

A. do they

B. did they

C. don‟t they

D. didn‟t they

8. —Can you understand what I said, Ben?

—No problem, I can _______ follow you.

A. seldom

B. easily

C. hardly

D. not

9. Peter was so excited _______ he received the invitation to the important meeting.

A. that

B. though

C. when

D. before

10. —Sometimes, Jim feels stressed, but he doesn‟t know _______ about it.

—He can get help from his teachers.

A. who to talk

B. when to talk

C. who to talk to

D. when to talk to

11. Melody has a great interest in planting flowers, but her sister ______. She can‟t even stay in

the garden for one minute.

A. can‟t

B. hasn‟t

C. doesn‟t

D. isn‟t

12. —I don‟t care what the teacher thinks. —But I think you _______.

A. can

B. may

C. should

D. must

13. Not only he but also his friends_______ eager to help those who lost their homes in the

earthquake.

A. was

B. were

C. is

D. are

14. —Could you please tell me_______?

—Sorry, you can turn to Mr. Lee for help.

A. how long can man live without water

B. how long could man live without water

C. how long man can live without water

D. how long man could live without water

15. —It is reported that it will rain hard next Sunday.

—_______. We' re planning to go boating that day.

A. I don't think so

B. I hope so

C. I‟m afraid not

D. I hope not

二、完形填空(本题共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to 16 Grade Six. At that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.

One day after class, she noticed that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a 17 conversation. After that day, she gave me particular attention and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that 18 believed me, and my 19 started to improve in her subject.

Months later, she moved into a house near my 20 . We would walk home together after school. Her constant support helped me, especially in my studies, as I knew she would 21 my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally 22 second in my class.

Then, after Grade Six, she started to slowly drift away（疏远）, 23 still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in Grade Seven, we 24 spoke, but by then I had become the 25 in my class. When I left my school, I was out of touch with her, as she never answered the 26 when I called her.

Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths crossed again. I met her at a wedding. I could not 27 asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?" "You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree standing on your 28 roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel 29 of you. You are your inspiration(启发灵感的人) and do not need to 30 a shoulder." she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. I'll always thank her .