2014年淮安市中考英语试卷及答案(Word版)

2014年淮安市初中毕业暨中等学校招生文化

统一考试英语试题

一．单项选择。

1．Beijing is one of ______ biggest cities in China.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. /

2. John is fond of swimming. His bobby is different from______.

A. I

B. me

C. my

D. mine

3. Mum likes making pictures and the pies she cooks always taste _______.

A. good

B. well

C. bad

D. badly

4. The old man can’t hear us well because there’s something wrong with his ______.

A. mouth

B. nose

C. ears

D. eyes.

5. Sam enjoyed collecting. He has collected over three _______stamps.

A. hundred

B. hundreds

C. hundred of

D. hundreds of

6. Now teenagers are very busy with their schoolwork and they have _____ time to do exercise.

A. few

B. little

C. a few

D. a little

7. You should _______ smoking. It’s really bad for your health.

A. look up

B. give up

C. get up

D. set up

8. --________ do you go to the supermarket, Amy? -- Once a week.

A. How many

B. How much

C. How far

D. How often

9. Andy, you’d better not eat meat only. You should know milk and fruit _______ good for you.

A. is

B. are

C. was

D. were.

10. Prince George is ________ lovely that many people like him very much.

A. very

B. such

C. as

D. so

11. Last March, many trees ________ along the streets to make our city more beautiful.

A. were planted

B. were planting

C. had planted

D. planted

12. The 18th Jiangsu Provincial Games will ______ in September. Many students want to be volunteers.

A. take place

B. take part

C. take action

D. take care

13. –Mr Wang, could you tell me how long _______ the magazines? –At most ten days.

A. I can borrow

B. can I borrow

C. I can keep

D. can I keep

14. The book Alice In Wonderland is very interesting. I ______ it twice already.

A. read

B. have read

C. am reading

D. will read

15. –What else should we pay attention to _______ building the bridge?

--The change of the weather, I think..

A. finish

B. finished

C. to finish

D. finishing

二．完形填空。

Years ago, while I lived in Engand, part of my college task was to help the children with special needs.I was chosen to 16 in a school with disabled children. The teacher

asked me to 17 Nancy, a ten-year-old girl. One of 18 hands could not move. At her school the teachers would think it was an achievement 19 she was able to put on her own coat. But I saw more in her. She had always wanted to put a string 20 the hole of a key.

For the 5 years Nancy was in the school, the teachers always 21 to help her, but always ended up doing all the work for her. I knew Nancy could do 22 , so I encouraged her to do something herself. At first Nancy often failed and got very 23 . Sometimes I wanted to give up too. 24 , after a week Nancy was able to do 25 she had wanted to alone for so many years. Her teachers cried 26 when they saw the thing she was able to do with just some encouragement.

Disabled people should 27 be told they can’t do this or that. With just some encouragement they can do it. The look 28 that girl’s face when she was able to do it herself meant 29 to me I hope everyone will encourage people to do all they want by themselves 30 telling them they can’t do it.

16. A. read B. study C. work D. visit

17. A. look after B. look for C. look at D. look over

18. A. his B. her C. my D. your

19. A.before B. through C.if D. until

20. A. through B. across C. over D. into

21. A. failed B. refused C. agreed D. tried

22. A. less B. more C. nothing D. anything

23. A. excited B. pleased C. unsafe D. unhappy

24. A. And B. However C. But D. So

25. A. which B. that C. what D. how

26. A. in danger B. in fear C. with care D. with joy

27. A. never B. always C. often D. sometimes

28. A. of B. in C. on D. at

29. A. the earth B. the sun C. the moon D. the world

30.A. instead of B. because C. together with D. more than

二．阅读理解（A、B两篇每小题2分，其他每小题1分）

A

An old man walked slowly into a restaurant with his cane(拐杖). His old jacket and shoes made him unusual that day.

A young waitress named Mary watched him move towards a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said with a smile, “Here, sir. Let me give you a hand.”

Without saying a word, he gave her a smile. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit down. Then she put his cane against the table so that he could reach it. In a soft, clear voice, he said, “Thank you, miss.”

“You’re welcome, sir,”she replied. “I’ll be back in a moment, and if you need anything, just wave at me!”

After he had finished a good meal. Mary brought him the change. She handed him his cane, and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, sir!”The old man turned around and smiled.

When Mary went to clean his table, she was shocked. Under the plate, she found a