無錫市2013年中考英語試卷 本試題分兩卷。第I卷（客觀題）在第1至第6頁。第II卷（主觀題）在第7至第8頁 。 考試時間為100分鐘。試卷滿分90分。 注意事項： 1.答題前，考生務必用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在答題卡的相應位置上，并認真核對條形碼上的姓名、準考證號是否與本人的相符合。 2.答客觀題必須用2B鉛筆將答題卡上對應題目的正確選項涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。 3.答主觀題必須用0.5毫米黑色墨水簽字筆作答，答案寫在答題卡各題目指定區域內相應位置上。如需改動，先劃掉原來的答案，然后再寫上新的答案。不準使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案無效。 4.考試必須保持答題卡的整潔。考試結束后，將試題卷和答題卡一并交回。 第I卷（客觀題 共50分） 一、選擇 在A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（本大題共14小題，每小題1分，共14分） 1. Ice is not often seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays zero. A. upB. downC. aboveD. below 【答案】C 【2013江蘇無錫】2. — Look at the bird over there! It’s so beautiful! — Wow! It’s a rare crane. It appears in this area. A. alwaysB. usuallyC. seldomD. often 【答案】C 【2013江蘇無錫】3.Fishing with Dad was so for little Sam that he almost fell asleep. A. excitedB. excitingC. boredD. boring 【答案】D 【2013江蘇無錫】4. — Has Wendy handed in her application form? — Not sure. She told me that she wanted to check again and it in soon. A. will handB. would handC. has handedD. had handed 【答案】B 【2013江蘇無錫】5. I know this plan is far from perfect, but I just can’t think of one. A. a betterB. the betterC. a bestD. the best 【答案】A 【2013江蘇無錫】6. —What do you think of his new design? — It’s of even practical value than the old one. He’s just a bookworm! A. greaterB. greatC. lessD. little 【答案】C 【2013江蘇無錫】7. There was a fire in the hotel around midnight last Friday. Luckily, it was soon . A. turned onB. turned offC. put on D. put out 【答案】D 【2013江蘇無錫】8.—How long does it take to get to the airport? —Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today. I’m not sure the highway will closes soon. Let’s set off earlier. A. whetherB. whenC. howD. why 【答案】A 【2013江蘇無錫】9. Don’t throw away the waste paper. It needs so that it can be reused. A. to destroyB. destroyingC. to collectD. collecting 【答案】D 【2013江蘇無錫】10.— I believe this is the best movie of the year. — Well, . Anyway, the ending is OK. A. that’s a good ideaB. that may not be a good idea C. I’m not sure if you’re rightD. I think you’re right 【答案】C 【2013江蘇無錫】11. We arrived at the station too early and had to go, so we sat there and chatted with each other. A. somewhereB. anywhereC. everywhereD. nowhere 【答案】D 【2013江蘇無錫】12.—I think I’ve got a bad cold, Doctor, Shall I take some medicine? — No need. Your body itself is able to the virus. Just drink more water and rest. A. catchB. fightC. loseD. hide 【答案】B 【2013江蘇無錫】13. It’s really you to drive so fast on such a rainy day. Slow down! A. crazy for B. crazy ofC. wise for D. wise of 13.【答案】B 【2013江蘇無錫】14.— How are you going, buddy? — . A little busy, though. A. Not too badB. Can’t be worseC. On my ownD. By train 【答案】C 二．【2013江蘇無錫】完形：先通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小題所給的四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（本大題共10小題，每小題1分，共10分） My parents have always loved everything ab out India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian 16 very much. On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the 17 they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot 18 took over four hours. I was very 19 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs. I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?” Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 21 . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself 22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (淚水)in my eyes. I couldn’t 23 how spicy (辛辣的) it was! I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 24 in the world! 15.A. townB. cityC. countryD. restaurant 16.A. foodB. scenesC. peopleD. costumes 17.A. palaceB. hotelC. airportD. entrance 18 .A. sailB. walkC. driveD. ride 19. A. hun gryB. curiousC. cheerfulD. nervous 20.A.shockedB. surprisedC. boredD. tired 21.A. quietlyB. easilyC. quicklyD. gently 22.A. burningB. wateringC. cryingD. smiling 23.A. feelB. believeC. thinkD. know 24. A. dietB. luckC. timeD. money 15 ----19 C AB DA 20-----24 BCA A A 三．理解：下面的短文，然后根據短文內容，在每小題所給的四個選項中選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。（本大題共13小題，每小題2分，共26分） A 【2013江蘇無錫】（選擇型） My Year Abroad This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes. Mariko Okada ? Tokyo My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future. Carla Fonseca ? Rio de Janeiro I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home! Alvin Chen ? Hong Kong Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went! 25. All the three teenagers went abroad . A. to study EnglishB. to visit friendsC. to have a holidayD. to find a job 26. Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much? A. Mariko.B. Carla.C. Alvin.D. None of them. 27. Traveler s Corner is most probably . A. a sports club newsletterB. a science documentary C. a travel magazineD. a news website 【答案】25. A 26. B 27. C B 【2013江蘇無錫】（選擇型） The Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Frank’s completed test this week. Weekly Test 1. I prefer to spend my spare time ?(a) with my family ? (b) with my friends ? (c) on my own. 2 [f] have a problem, I would rather ? (a) talk to my parents than to my friends. ? (b) talk to my friends than to my family. ? (c) solve it on my own. 3. I prefer to study ? (a) at home with my family around. ? (b) with my friends. ? (c) on my own. 4. For my birthday I would prefer to ? (a) be with my family ? (b)have a party with lots of friends. ? (c) go out with just my best friend. ?You get 1 point for each(c), 2 for each(b), and 3 for each(c) ?Go and find out what your score means on the right!Scores and their meanings: 4-6: Your family is very important to you. You enjoy being with friends but your family comes first. You are kind and always think more of others. 7-9: You have lots of friends and like to have fun. You are close to your family but your friends are quite important to you, too. You are easy-going and generous. 10-12: You probably have one or two close friends, but you’d rather relax with a good book than go to a party. You are confident and like to do things for yourself. ?You can e-mail us at and tell us whether your result has described a REAL you. 28. How many points did Frank get in the week’s test? A.8B.9C.10D. 11 29. From Frank’s result, we may know that . A. he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with them B. his family comes first although he loves being with friends C. both his family and his friends are of great importance to him D. he is a confident young student with only a few close friends 30. By taking this test a student is supposed to find out . A. how to solve teenage problems B. how to make good friends C. what his lifestyle is like D. what kind of person he is 【答案】28. B 29. C 30. D C【2013江蘇無錫】 Aunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence (柵欄)in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon, his friend Ben Rogers appeared, eating an apple. Tom pretended (假裝) not to see him. “Tom!” Ben said. “Why are you working?” “Oh, it’s you, Ben,”Tom said, “I didn’t notice you.” “I’m gong for a swim,” Ben said, “but you don’t’ want to come. You want to work, don’t you? It’s much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What do you call work?” “Isn’t that work?” Ben asked. “Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity t o paint a fence every day? You’ve never painted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!’ “Pleas, Tom. Let me do a little,” said Ben. “No, Ben. If you do, you’ll do it wrong. You can’t paint very well. If it was the back fence wouldn’t mind, but it isn’t.” “I won’t do it wrong. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad, His trick had worked.x*kb*1.c*om After Ben got tired and left, other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon, the whole fence was painted white, but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they can’t have or want to do what they shouldn’t do. 31. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on this passage? A. RewardB. Interest.C. Abilit y.D. Chance. 32. Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben? A. Because he wanted Ben to believe that the was enjoying the work. B. Because he would like to try his best to attract Ben’s attention. C. Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work. D. Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him. 33. What can we infer (推斷) from the story? A. Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he had done. B. Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the troth. C. Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal wit h different people. D. Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened. 【答案】31. D 32. A 33. C D【2013江蘇無錫】 Everything that humans hear is in the form of waves (波).Just as the eye sees light wares in the form of colors, the cat and the eye Curs these different waves into signals that the brain (大腦) can make sense of. The ears and brain have an Amazing amities to recognize（識別）particular sounds. For example, a mother often can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her baby’s cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance. The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives information about sounds from day to day, it stores the information in its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is why certain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that person. After hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. One ear is usually closer to the source (來源) of a sound than the other ear is. Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses th em to decide the location of the source of the sound. 34. Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying? a. The ears receive the sound waves. b. The mother recognizes her baby’s cry. c. The cars turn the sound waves into signals. d. The baby’s cry ravels in the form of sound waves e. The brain connects the signals to the information in me memory. A. d-a-c-b-eB. d-a-c-e-bC. a-d-c-b-eD. a-d-c-e-b 35. Certain words or songs can change tarpon’s moods mainly because of his . A. lifestyle B. personalityC. experiences D. hobbies 36. According to the fast paragraph, It will be the most difficult for a person who has lost the bearing in one car to tell . A. where the source of a sound isB. how loud a sound is C. when a sound starts to appearD. what makes a sound 37. What is the best title for this passage? A. Human Brain’s Amazing Facts B. Human Hearing Characteristics C. How to improve Hearing D. How Do Humans Hear 【答案】34. B 35. C 36. A 37. D 第II卷 （主觀題 共40分） 四．詞匯運用（本大題共8小題，每小題1分，共8分） （A）【2013江蘇無錫】根據句意和漢語注釋，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出單詞的正確 形式。 【2013江蘇無錫】1. Linda is suck a (耐心的) person that the never gets angry easily. 【2013江蘇無錫】2. These Fruits are not grown here. They are (進口)from Thailand. 【2013江蘇無錫】3. What a (雜亂) you’re mode! You’d better clear it up before Mum gets home. 【2013江蘇無錫】4.The climbers tried their best and reached the top of the mountain ______ (成功地) at last. 【答案】5. silence 6. hopefully 7. disappear 8. stricter (B) 【2013江蘇無錫】根據句意，在答題卡標有題號的橫線上，寫出括號內所給單詞的適當形式。 【2013江蘇無錫】5. We felt strange about his ( silent) at the party as he used to be very outgoing. 【2013江蘇無錫】6. “Will it be possible to get me another ticket?” he asked (hopeful). 【2013江蘇無錫】7. Rub this oil into your skin and your headache will soon, (appear)! Have a try! 【2013江蘇無錫】8. It’s said that Chinese parents are (strict) with their children than American parents. 【答案】1. patient 2. imported 3. mess 4. successfully 五、【2013江蘇無錫】動詞填空：用括號內所給動詞的適當形式填空，并將答案寫在答題卡標有題號的橫線處（本大題共8小題，每小題1分，共8分） 【2013江蘇無錫】1.Many people like to add some sugar while (drink) black tea. 【2013江蘇無錫】2. Mo Yan, a Chinese writer (honor) with the Nobel Prize last year. 【2013江蘇無錫】3.— Will you some and pick me up tomorrow morning? — Yes, I (promise). 【2013江蘇無錫】4.If you need our her programme list, I’ll be happy (send) you one. Please leave your e-mail address here. 【2013江蘇無錫】5.—Why did the policeman stop your car? —I (make) a call at that moment . What a bad day! 【2013江蘇無錫】6. The 2014 Youth Olympic Games (hold) in Nanjing from August 16th to 28th. 【2013江蘇無錫】7. I didn’t realize I (leave) the key at home until I got to my car. So I had to go back. 【2013江蘇無錫】8.— The newspaper says all the mecums will be open confect soon. Do you know that? — Yes. But the local government (not confirm) it yet. Let’s just wait and see. 【答案】五、1. drinking 2. was honored 3. have promised 4. to send 5. was making 6. will be held 7. had left 8. hasn’t confirm 六．【2013江蘇無錫】短文填空：先通讀下面的短文，然后根據短文內容和所給首字母，在空格內填入一個適當的單詞。使短文完整。所填單詞必須在答題卡標有題號的橫線上完整寫出。（本大題共10空，每空0.5分，共5分） On Thanksgiving Day. About 88 percent of Americans car turkey. But one l (1) turkey not only survives but also becomes famous! Every year, turkey farmers p (2) a turkey to the U.S. president. However the president does not e (3) this turkey. But gives in a “pardon”. The turkey is s (4) to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the r (5) of its life. Turkeys come from North America and have been part of American culture for c (6). Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey, i (7) of the bald eagle, to be Ame rica’s icon. Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. But w (8) turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a s (9) up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometers per hour. Turkeys don’t have ears. They h (10) with a snood (肉垂) above their beaks. But their hearing is five times better than human’s. 【答案】六、1. lucky 2. pick 3. eat 4. sent 5. rest 6. centuries 7. instead 8. wild 9. speed 10. hear 七．【2013江蘇無錫】完成句子：按所給的漢語，用英語完成下列句子，并將答案寫在答題卡標有題號的橫線上。（本大題共6小題，每小題1.5分，共9分） 【2013江蘇無錫】1.湯米氣喘吁吁地趕到了，他乘錯了車。 Tommy _ ——he had taken the wrong bus. 【2013江蘇無錫】2.電視機已經開了幾個小時了。請把它關掉，好嗎？ The TV set . Would you please turn it off? 【2013江蘇無錫】3.當那位歌手被問及婚姻問題時，她拒絕回應。 When the singer was asked about her marriage, she to it. 【2013江蘇無錫】4.時間所乘無幾，恐怕我們得盡快作出決定了。 There’s little time left. I’m afraid we have to . 【2013江蘇無錫】5.他的新作在上周的書展上并未得到任何關注。 his new book at the book show last week. 【2013江蘇無錫】6.這項調查是要了解青少年目前承受著多少壓力。 The survey is make to find out at present. 【答案】七、1. arrived out of breath 2. has been on for several hours 3. refused to reply 4. make a decision as soon as possible 5 . No attention was paid to 6. how much pressure teenagers are suffering 八．【2013江蘇無錫】書面表達（本大題共10分） 假設學校戲劇俱樂部正在舉辦“奧斯卡影片欣賞月”活動，上周播放的影片是《少年派》。請據此在答題卡 指定的位置上寫一篇80詞左右的英文觀后感。內容提示如下： 1.影片由李安（Ang Lee）執導， 他因此片獲最佳導演獎。 2.影片講述了一個名叫派（Pi）的年輕人的故事，他獨自乘小船出行； 3. 他要應付惡劣的天氣，還要找到足夠的食物，最終安全返回。 4.觀后感想。 注意： 1.觀后感須包括所給的內容要點，要求語句通順、意思連貫。 2. 第4要點的內容須用2-3句話展開合理想象，作適當發揮。 3.觀后感的開頭已在答題卡上給出，不計入總詞數。 【答案】One possible version: Our school Drama Club is holding a film activity. We saw Life of Pi last week. It is directed by Ang Lee. And he gets the Best Director Award for it. The film is about the story of a young man called Pi. He takes a boat trip alone. He not only has to deal with difficult weather conditions but also needs to find enough food for himself. And at last he comes back home safely.
