盐城中考英语试卷

盐城市二0一五年初中毕业与升学考试英语试卷注意事项:1. 本试卷包含第Ⅰ卷选择题(第1-45题) 、第Ⅱ卷非选择题(第46-80题及书面表达题) 两部分。

本次考试时间为100分钟，卷面总分为120分，考试形式为闭卷。

2. 本试卷共8页，在检查是否有漏印、重印或错印后再开始答题。

3. 所有试题必须作答在答题卡上规定的区域内，注意题号必须对应，否则不给分。

4. 答题前，务必将姓名，准考证号用0.5毫米黑色签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡上。

第Ⅰ卷 (选择题，共60分)一、单项选择 (共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)从A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。

1. TFBOYS' songs ____ sweet and many of us like listening to them.A. soundB. feelC. tasteD. look2. --Do you have any plans for this summer vacation?--I'm not sure. I ___ take a trip to Taiwan.A. mustB. needC. mayD. should3. Daniel, ___ play with the mobile phone while you're walking in the street.A. don'tB. doesn'tC. won'tD. can't4. This photo reminded the old man ___ the days when he was young.A. withB. forC. byD. of5. ___ great fun we had in YanduPark last Sunday!A. HowB. WhatC. What aD. How a6. The librarian told me that I could ___ these magazines for three days.A. borrowB. buyC. keepD. return7. Don't go out ___ the rain stops. Otherwise, you'll get wet!A. afterB. sinceC. whenD. until8. --Wow, so many new buildings! But it used to be a poor village.--Yes, ___ has changed in our hometown.A. NothingB. NobodyC. EverythingD. Everybody9. Audrey Hepburn, one of the greatest actresses, was ___ to take on challenges in her life.A. enough braveB. brave enoughC. stupid enoughD. enough stupid10. With the development of modern industry, there will be ___ living space for wild animals.A. fewer and fewerB. less and lessC. more and moreD. bigger and bigger11. Helen encouraged me to speak English as much as possible because practice ___ perfect.A. becomesB. becameC. will makeD. makes12. Sherlock Holmes asked the suspect what he ___ when the murder took place.A. was doingB. has doneC. is doingD. would do英语试题第1页（共8页）13. --Can Mr. King spare some time for the charity show?--If he ___, he will try his best tomake it.A. will be invitedB. is invitedC. invitesD. invited14. In the UK, a lady usually doesn't like to be asked ___.A. whether has she got marriedB. how old is sheC. where she comes fromD. how much she weighs15. --Jane, your new dress looks very nice you!--___. I like it very much.A. You are welcomeB. I don't think soC. Thanks a lotD. Don't say that二、完形填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，计15分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

An old carpenter(木匠) was ready to retire. His boss was 16 to see the good worker go. He asked the carpenter 17 he could build just one more house. The carpenter said yes, 18his mind was not on his work any more.He used poor materials and worked on the house 19. When the carpenter finished his work, the boss 20 the front-door key to him, "This is your house," he said, "A 21 for you."What a surprise! What a 22! If he had known he was building his 23house, he would have done it differently. Now he had to live in the house he had poorly built.24 it is with us. Sometimes we build our 25 carelessly. At important points we do not try our best. Then with a shame we look at the situation we have 26. We find that we are now living in the house we have poorly built. But we don't have a 27 to make it all over again.Think of 28 as the carpenter. Think about your life. Build it 29. It is the only life you will ever build because life is a do-it-yourself project.Your life today is the 30 of your attitudes and choices you made in the past. Your life tomorrow will be that of your attitudes and choices you make today.16. A. glad B. nervous C. ready D. sorry17. A. if B. when C. how D. why18. A. and B. but C. or D. so19. A. carefully B. completely C. carelessly D. successfully20. A. handed B. left C. sold D. threw21. A. gift B. promise C. choice D. question22. A. task B. wisdom C. shame D. stress23. A. real B. expensive C. old D. own24. A. Neither B. So C. Nor D. As25. A. studies B. lives C. jobs D. feelings26. A. created B. changed C. discussed D. affected27. A. plan B. chance C. method D. pleasure28. A. himself B. herself C. myself D. yourself29. A. wisely B. peacefully C. rapidly D. widely30. A. talent B. wealth C. result D. difference英语试题第2页（共8页）三、阅读理解A. 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

(共15小题，每小题2分，计30分)AA plant is a living thing. It uses its many parts to grow from a small seed to a large plant. Each part helps the plant stay healthy. Plants also need sunlight to grow. They get light from the sun and minerals from the soil. These things help the plant stay alive and grow.31. Which word can be filled in the empty box? A. Leaves. B. Sticks. C. Bushes D. Grasses 32. Which part might grow around the seeds? A. The stem. B. The flower. C. 33. Which sentence is TRUE according to the passage?A. A plant grows flowers under the ground.B. Flowers can grow into new plants.C. Not all plants have fruit.D. The stem helps hold the roots up.34. What's the passage mainly about?A. Plant parts.B. Plant seeds.C. Plant leaves.D. Plant roots.35. In what subject might you learn this passage?A. Geography.B. Biology.C. Physics.D. Chemistry.BIt was another day to jump rope in gym class. Lynn and Mike turned the long rope in big, slow circles. The whole class hurried to get in line to wait for their turn to jump. Millie stood at the back of the line and frowned .Nick went first. He watched the rope and ran in at just the right time. Everyone counted. He made it all the way to 30 jumps. One after another, the kids watched the rope, ran in, and jumped. Then it was Millie ’s turn. She watched the rope go around and around, but she didn ’t move. She felt like everyone was looking at her.Millie ’s friends cheered. “Go, Millie, go!”Millie ’s face turned red. At last, she gave it a try, but she failed.The truth was that Millie had been jumping rope at home every day. With a short rope, she could jump 100 times without missing. She just didn ’t know how to run in and start jumping with a long rope. Since she was the only kid on her street, there was no one to help英语试题 第3页 （共8页）turn the long rope.Just then, Ms Miles, the gym teacher, brought out a bunch of short jump ropes."Let's see how long each one of you can jump without missing," she said as she gave each student a short rope, "Ready, set. Go!"Millie smiled for the first time ever in gym class. As she jumped, she sang rhymesquietly to herself.After a while, Millie realized that everyone was cheering, "Go, Millie, go!"They use sunlight, water and air to make a plant's food. Fruit Some plants have fruit. Thefruit grows around the seeds and keeps them safe. Flowers Flowers make seeds that can grow into new plants. Seeds Seeds can grow into new plants. Stem The stem helps hold the plant up. It moves the food and water from the roots to the other parts of the plant. Roots A plant grows roots under the ground. The roots hold the plant in place.She was the only one still jumping rope! The surprise almost made her miss a step, but she kept going. When at last she was too tired to go on, she stopped. The whole class cheered. Everyone was looking at her and smiling. Millie smiled back!36. Which word is the opposite of the underlined word frowned?A. Sat.B. Hid.C. SmiledD. Cried37. What problem did Millie have at the beginning of the story?A. She didn't have any friends in her class.B. She felt sad because Nick made fun of her.C. She didn't know the cheers that the other kids knew.D. She didn't know how to start jumping with a long rope.38. Why did Millie smile for the first time in gym class?A. She did something well at last.B. She knew the class would cheer for her.C. She thought that she was going to make a friend.D. She believed that she would be the winner of the contest.39. Which sentence can be put in the empty?A. The class decided to play baseball.B. Millie was the last one still jumping rope.C. Nick won the rope-jumping contest.D. Millie tried to hide in the backof the line.40. How might Millie feel when she stopped jumping at last?A. Proud.B. Bored.C. Mad.D. Silly.C"Listen carefully to what I say," the time traveler said, "I shall tell you something that you will not agree.""Why will we not agree?" I asked."Because the science and mathematics you know are not correct," he said. "You believe there are only three dimensions(三维空间)-length, breadth(宽) and thickness.""There is nothing to argue with that, " the youngest member of our little group said."Exactly!" the time traveler answered, "But there is also a fourth dimension - time.""We all know about time, " another member of the group said. "Time passed."英语试题第4页（共8页）"I do not agree," the time traveler said, "Length, breadth and thickness do not pass. They stay in the same place in space. We move about them. I can prove that time is the same. It does not pass. We move in time the same way that we move in breadth, length and thickness."None of us believed the time traveler, and we argued with him for many hours."If we could travel back in time," the scientist said, "We could do things to change the future.""If we could travel forward in time," the doctor(博士) said, "we could do things that change our present."The time traveler smiled, "It is clear," he said, "that there is only one way I can show you that I am right. We must do an experiment. Please wait here."He left the room and soon returned, carrying what looked like a clock."This is a model of a time machine. It took me two years to make it," the time traveler said. "I want all of you to understand that when I start the machine, it will immediately travelin time and disappear from the present."He turned to the youngest of all. "Give me your hand," he said.The young man put out his hand. The time traveler took it and placed it on the machine. Immediately, there was a sudden wind, and the little machine disappeared.I was certain this was not a trick, but the doctor was not so sure."Are you asking us to believe," he said, "that the machine is now in a different time?""Certainly! In my laboratory, a full-size machine is almost complete. As soon as it is complete, I shall send myself on a journey through time. Would you like to see my machine?""Are you serious about this?" the doctor asked."I have never been more serious about anything," the time traveler said, "Come."We followed him to his laboratory. There, we saw the actual machine, not quite complete, but large enough for a man to sit in.41. How many dimensions did the time traveler say there are?A. Two.B. Three.C. Four.D. Five.42. How long did it take the time traveler to make his model time machine?A. Two years.B. Two months.C. Twenty years.D. All his life.43. Which is the right order of what happened in the story?a. The model time machine disappeared with a wind.b. The time traveler came back to the room with a model time machine.c. The members of the group argued with the time traveler for many hours.d. The time traveler showed them a full-size time machine which was not quite complete.e. The youngest man's hand was placed on the model time machine.A. e c a d bB. b c e a dC. c e b a dD. c b e a d44. What can we infer(判断) from the passage about the time traveler?A. He believed that they could move in time.B. He was playing a trick on a group of people.C. He sent the young man to the future in the model time machine.英语试题第5页（共8页）D. He would possibly send himself on a journey through time.45. What kind of story do you think the passage is?A. A detective story.B. A science fiction.C. A romantic fiction.D. A horror story.第Ⅱ卷 (非选择题，共60分)B. 任务型阅读。