2014南通海陵二模英语试卷及答案

海安县海陵中学2014年中考第二次模拟考试试卷

英语

（命题：周广美审卷：张萍）

第Ⅰ卷共45小题，答案请按要求填涂在答题卡上。

一、单项填空（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）

1. Shanghai Disneyland will cover _______ area of 1.5 square kilometres.

A. a

B. an

C. the

D. /

2. It is said that over 50 percent of China‟s population _________ working in the cities in 2013, so there are fewer and fewer people on the farm now.

A. are

B. is

C. was

D. were

3.—I hear that our boss left for Beijing this morning.

—Really? But he made no ________ of the trip at yesterday‟s meeting.

A. attention

B. information

C. mention

D. attraction

4.—Our head teacher says we should have more sleep these days.

—I don‟t agree with his idea __________ he might be right.

A. if

B. although

C. unless

D. because

5. Some people like iphone 6 _______ much that they want it to be on China‟s market as soon as possible.

A. very

B. quite

C. too

D. so

6. —What‟s your plan for the coming summer holiday?

—I‟ll devote as much time as I can ________ some voluntary work.

A. to do

B. doing

C. do

D. to doing

7. Mobile phones and electronic calculators _______ be brought in the test rooms at exam times.

A. couldn‟t

B. needn‟t

C. don‟t have to

D. mustn‟t

8. —Does the dish taste as _________ as it used to be?

—No, I don‟t think I have ever eaten a worse one.

A. badly

B. good

C. bad

D. well

9. If nobody breaks the traffic rule, the Chinese style of crossing the road _________.

A. disappears

B. will appear

C. will be disappeared

D. will disappear

10. —He‟s not married Laura, _________?

—__________. They will celebrate their one year of marriage this Sunday.

A. has he; Yes

B. is he; Yes

C. has he; No

D. is he; No

11. —When did the new Wenfeng Shopping Mall open?

—It ________ for nearly half a year.

A. has opened

B. has been open

C. was opened

D. had been open

12. —I‟m very tired these days because of walking to school every day.

—________ useful exercise you are taking! It can help you keep healthy.

A. What

B. How

C. What a

D. What an

13. —Please _______ the lions, children. Remember that it‟s dangerous to take photos with them.

—OK, we will.

A. take off

B. get off

C. keep off

D. turn off

14. —I'm a teenager's mother. Sometimes I don't know __________.

—Maybe he suffers from stress.

A. what does my son want to get

B. what my son needs most

C. why is my son often angry

D. why my son gets angry very oft en

15. —The music is too loud. Could you turn it down, please?

—_________

A. Really? Thank you for telling me.

B. Sorry, I didn‟t notice it.

C. Well, I‟m glad to hear that.

D. It‟s my pleasure.

二、完形填空(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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My husband kissed the baby's cheek, said goodbye to me and then rushed out of the door, into his busy day. With the cold of the morning fading, I fed my baby and it fell fast asleep. Usually I would place it in bed and quickly have the house somewhat in 16 .

This morning, however, I stayed seated, just 17 , with the baby in my arms. The thoughts ran into memories of the 18 with my husband, a father rushing out of the door to meet the obligations ﹙责任﹚of life. It was only a small jump to thoughts of my own 19 .

My mother passed away when I was ten, and as I looked 20 , I could see how much of a family man my dad was. He went to work every morning and returned to his family every evening. He provided food, clothing, warmth, and 21 . He was a faithful father.

Setting the baby down, I dialed the 22 number. I had just realized the 23 of the ordinary﹙普通的﹚daily life going on around us that we often took for granted(理所当然), and that it needed to be recognized（重新认识）.

“Hi, Dad.”I said, 24 back tears.

“Hey, Bud. How are you?”, 25 was in his voice.

“Fine, I'm just calling to say... thank you.”I got it out before my throat ﹙喉咙﹚26 too much for me to speak.

"What for?"

“For getting up and going to work every morning of my life. Now that I have my own child and I see my husband doing the same, I just wanted to thank you for being 27 ”

There was 28 for a moment as my dad calmed himself down, and with a small tremble ﹙颤抖﹚in his