英语_2014年广东省梅州市中考英语试卷(含答案)

2014年广东省梅州市中考英语试卷四、选择填空1. Miss Zhang will go to__________America for__________important meeting next month．（）A an； anB /； anC /； aD an； the2. The customers are pleased with the_ _________of the restaurant．（）A balanceB experienceC surfaceD service3. The sinking accident in Korea happened____April 16，2014and_people lost their lives．（）A in； hundredsB on； many hundredsC on； hundreds ofD at； many hundred of4. __________play with fire__________with fire is dangerous．（）A Don't； PlayingB Not； PlayingC Don't； PlayD Not to； To play5. Some people ___feel sick when they read a book in a car or on a boat．（）A mustB shouldC mayD need6. I was watching TV__________my brother was writing an e﹣mail at home at this time last night．（）A as soon asB afterC untilD while7. ﹣﹣﹣________do you go shopping？﹣﹣﹣Sometimes．（）A How oftenB How longC How farD How much8. Paul looks forward to________his pen pal as soon as possible（）A meetsB meetC meetingD me9. We are so glad to see Meizhou is developing________ these years than it did before．（）A more quicklyB the more quicklyC most quicklyD the most quickly10. When you talk with a stranger, be ______ one thing: don't talk too much about yourself.A interested inB careful aboutC good atD frightened of11. ﹣Which would you like，tea or coffee？﹣Either ________ OK，but I prefer coffee ________ milk．（）A is； withB is； toC are； withD are； to12. I can't understand what the book is about because it __________ in English．（）A writesB will writeC will be writtenD is written13. ﹣Could you tell me ___________？﹣Yes，they _________to the library．（）A where are the twins； have beenB where were the twins； have beenC wherethe twins are； have gone D where the twins were； have gone14. A Wechat （微信） is an invention __________ can help people talk to friends，share photo，ideas and feelings freely．（）A whichB whoC whoseD /15. ﹣﹣﹣My new iPhone was stolen when I took a bus yesterday．﹣﹣﹣___________（）A I'm sorry to hear that．B It doesn't matter．C Don't be silly．D I'd love to．五、完形填空。

（本题共10分，每小题10分）阅读下面短文，然后根据短文内容，从各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

16. Life is not easy, so I'd like to say"When anything happens, believe in yourself．''When I was a young boy, I was （1）_______ shy to talk to anyone．My classmates often （2）_______me．I was sad but could do nothing．Later, （3）_______happened, and it changed my life．It was an English speech contest．My mother asked me to （4）_______it．What a terrible idea!It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school．"Come on, boy．Believe in yourself．You are sure to （5）_______the contest．"Then mother and I talked about many different topics．At last I chose the topic"Believe in yourself．"I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 （6）_______．With my mother's great love, I did （7）_______in the contest．I could hardly believe my ears when the news came that I had won the first place．I heard the cheers （8）_______the teachers and the students．Those classmates who once looked down on（看不起）me, now all said"（9）_______"to me．My mother hugged （拥抱） me and cried excitedly．Since then, everything has changed for me．When I do anything, I try to tell （10）_______to be sure and I will find myself．This is not only for a person but also for a country．（1）A tooB soC quiteD very（2）A made faces atB looked afterC caught up withD laughed at（3）A nothingB somethingC everythingD anything（4）A take part inB joinC getD make（5）A loseB winC passD beat（6）A wordsB topicsC timesD sentences（7）A wellB goodC badD weak（8）A forB atC fromD to（9）A Good luckB Best wishesC Thank youD Congratulations（10）A usB meC mineD myself六、阅读理解。

（本大题共4小题，每小题10分，共40分）阅读下面四篇短文，阅读后做每篇短文的题目。

从每小题给出的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

17. Some British and American people like to invite friends and colleagues（同事）for a meal at home．You should not be upset if your English friends don't invite you home．It doesn't mean they don't like you．Dinner parties usually start between 7 and 8 p．m, and end at about 11．Ask your hosts what time you should arrive．It's polite to bring flowers, chocolates or a bottle of wine as a present．Do you want to be extra （特别的） polite? Say how much you like the room, or the pictures on the wall．But remember﹣not to ask how much things cost．You'll probably start the meal with soup, or something small as a"starter"（开胃菜）, then you'll have meat or fish with vegetables, and then a dessert（甜点）, followed by coffee．It's polite to finish everything on your plate and to take more if you want it．Some people eat bread with their meal, but not everyone does．Before they take out their cigarettes after the meal, most people usually ask, "Do you mind if I smoke here? "Did you enjoy the evening? Call your hosts the next day, or write them a short"thank you"letter．Perhaps it seems funny to you, but British and American people say"thank you, thank you, and thank you"all the time．（1）．If you aren't invited to dinner at home by English or American friends，________．A it shows they don't like you ．B it shows they have no time to get together．C it shows they don't want to make friends with you ．D it doesn't show they don't like you．（2）．When your friend invites you to go to his or her home，________．A you shouldn't take anything with you．B you may take a small present with you．C you may take an expensive present with you ．D you may go at any time．（3）．In England and America，it's not polite to________．A ask the price of a thing ．B eat all the food on your plate．C talk to your hosts ．D eat bread with their meal．（4）．In the passage，the order of the serving of a meal is________．A In England or America，it usually takes more than three hours to have a dinner party at home．B If you are invited to go to a dinner party，you can't arrive early．C You mustn't smoke after a meal when you are with some American or English people．D If you enjoy the evening，you can write a short"thank you"letter to your hosts or call them．18. On September 2, 2013, swimmer Diana Nyad reached Key West, Florida．At age64, Nyad made history by becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without using a shark cage（防鲨笼）．It took her nearly 53 hours to complete the 103﹣mile swim． "You're never too old to achieve your dream", Nyad said after finishing the swim．"Never give up"．This was Nyad's fifth attempt to complete the swim．She first tried in 1978, then made three more attempts in 2011 and 2012．What finally helped her succeed? She had trainedfor years, sometimes swimming for days at a time．But even more important than that was her mind．Besides, she had a team that helped her along the way．Other swimmers had made the trip before, swimming inside shark cages whichprotected________as they moved through the dangerous waters．But Nyad did not want touse a cage．Although Nyad faced many challenges along the way, she thought it was all worth it to achieve a lifelong dream．She wrote on her blog, "I am so proud of my team, and…I am also proud of myself．"Many others are proud of Nyad too．Even President Barack Obama offered his congratulations．（1）．Diana Nyad swam 103 miles________．A from California to Florida ．B from Cuba to Mexico ．C from Cuba toFlorida ． D from Florida to Cuba．（2）．Diana Nyad had tried________times before she successfully completed the swim．A three ．B four ．C five ．D six．（3）．What made Diana Nyad succeed？________A Her mind．B Her team．C Hard training．D A，B and C．（4）．The underlined word"them"in Paragraph 4 refers to （指的是）________．A Diana Nyad's family ．B other swimmers ．C cages ．D sharks．（5）．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？________A Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida．B President Barack Obama congratulated Diana Nyad on her success．C Diana Nyad began trying to swim from Cuba to Florida in 1978．D Diana Nyad faced many challenges during the swim．19. Most people want to be happy, but few know how to find happiness．Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness．Happiness depends on ourselves．In other words, we make our own happiness．Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier．The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life．Too often, we spend so much time thinking about the future﹣﹣for example, getting into college or getting a goodjob that we fail to enjoy the present（现在）．You should enjoy life's simple pleasures, suchas reading a good book, listening to your favorite music, or spending time with close friends．People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives．Another secret of living a happy life is to be active, and hobbies make you forget yourproblems and time．Many people experience this by dancing, swimming or playing a sport．You can forget about your problems, and only think about the activity．Finally, many people find happiness in helping others．Studies show that people feel good when they spend their time helping others．If you want to feel happier, do good things for someone．You can help a friend with his or her studies, go shopping to buy food for an elderly person, or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes．（66）A．how to solve problemB．how to find happinessC．how to enjoy lifeD．how to succeed（67）A．the more friends you have, the happier you will beB．we shouldn't think about our futureC．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in lifeD．some people fail to help others（68）A．it's wrong to spend time on workB．everyone knows how to live a happier lifeC．hobbies take up too much timeD．doing good things for someone can make you happier（69）A．Reading a good book．B．Traveling to a foreign country．C．Playing a sport．D．Spending time with close friends．（70）A．The Secrets of HappinessB．Money Makes You HappyC．Helping Others Makes You HappyD．Good Friends Make You Happy．Most people want to be happy，but few know how to find happiness．Money and success alone do not bring lasting happiness．Happiness depends on ourselves．In other words，we make our own happiness．Here are a few suggestions to help you be happier．The first secret of happiness is to enjoy the simple things in life．Too often，we spend so much time thinking about the future﹣﹣for example，getting into college or getting a good job that we fail to enjoy the present（现在）．You should enjoy life's simple pleasures，such as reading a good book，listening to your favorite music，or spending time with close friends．People who have several close friends often live happier and healthier lives．Another secret of living a happy life is to be active，and hobbies make you forget your problems and time．Many people experience this by dancing，swimming or playing a sport．You can forget about your problems，and only think about the activity．Finally，many people find happiness in helping others．Studies show that people feel goodwhen they spend their time helping others．If you want to feel happier，do good things for someone．You can help a friend with his or her studies，go shopping to buy food for an elderly person，or simply help out around the house by washing the dishes．（66）A．how to solve problemB．how to find happinessC．how to enjoy lifeD．how to succeed（67）A．the more friends you have，the happier you will beB．we shouldn't think about our futureC．happiness is to enjoy the simple things in lifeD．some people fail to help others（68）A．it's wrong to spend time on workB．everyone knows how to live a happier lifeC．hobbies take up too much timeD．doing good things for someone can make you happier（69）A．Reading a good book．B．Traveling to a foreign country．C．Playing a sport．D．Spending time with close friends．（70）A．The Secrets of HappinessB．Money Makes You HappyC．Helping Others Makes You HappyD．Good Friends Make You Happy．20.配对阅读。