江苏省扬州市翠岗中学2015届中考二模试题(英语)
非选择题60分两部分。
一.单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
1. —Jim took ___ one-hour ride just now. What a short time he spent finishing such a long way! —He is ______ experienced rider.
A. an; the
B. a; an
C. a; the
D. an; a
2. ---________ it is from our own planet Earth to Mars!
--- Yes, it takes months to travel to Mars by spacecraft.
A. How soon
B. How far
C. How long
D. How often
3. Jerry is always so busy that he can hardly _________ a few minutes to talk with his child.
A. spare
B. share
C. spend
D. save
4. Driving in rush hour traffic ______ be very dangerous, so you _____ be too careful.
A. should; ought to
B. could; should
C. might; mustn’t
D. can; can’t
5. You can’t believe how terrible the fire is _______ you see it with your own eyes.
A. though
B. because
C. unless
D. since
6. About _______ of the workers in the factory were born in the ______.
A. two thirds; 1970
B. two thirds; 1970s
C. two third; 1970
D. two third; 1970s
7. Nowadays, many people prefer ______ to the countryside _______ the fresh air.
A. to move; to breathing
B. moving; to breathing
C. to move; to breathe
D. moving; to breathe
8. --- How was your job interview yesterday?
--- Oh, I couldn’t feel _______. I could hardly answer most of the questions they asked.
A. better
B. easier
C. worse
D. happier
9. --- Look! What a mess it is in your room!
--- Sorry. I’ll ______ my school things and tidy it right now.
A. put up
B. put away
C. put out
D. put off
10. ---Did you enjoy the match?
---Oh, no. When I got there，the match ______ for a quarter.
A. has been over
B. had ended
C. had been over
D. has ended
11.Would you please tell me________________ ?
A. when did he come home B .where he would play football
C. if he ha d seen the film
D. why he didn’t watch the game
12. Elvis Presley was famous _______ the king of rock and roll while Bruce Lee was famous _______ his kung
fu.
A. for; for
B. as; as
C. for; as
D. as; for
13. The time he has devoted in the past years _______ the disabled is now considered to be _______ great value
_______ him.
A. to help; of; for
B. to helping; /; to
C. to help; in; of
D. to helping; of; to
14. ---Mike, do you enjoy your present job?
--- . I just do it for a li ving.
A. Of course
B. Not really
C. Not likely
D. Not a little
15. —I did badly in my English exam. How unlucky I am!
—. Cheer up! Everything will be OK.
A. Congratulations
B. That’s great
C. Sorry to hear that
D. Well done
二.完型填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）
A wise man was walking from one town to another with a few of his followers, and they happened to pass a lake. So they stopped there to 16 for a while, and the wise man said to one of his followers, ―I am
very 17 . Could you please 18 me some water from the lake?‖
The follower walked to the lake 19 the wise man requested. Some people were washing clothes in the water, and right at that moment, several carts (手推车) started crossing the lake. 20 , the water became very muddy. Then he went back and told the wise man that the water was very muddy and not 21 to drink. After they had rested for about half an hour, t he wise man again asked the 22 follower to go back to the lake a nd get him some water to drink. As requested, the follower went to the lake. This time he found that all the mud
had 23 to the bottom. The water was very 24 and looked fit to drink. So he 25 his water bottle and took it to the wise man.
The wi se man took the water bottle and drank, then looked up at the follower. ―See what you
did 26 the water clean?‖ he said. ―You let it be for a while and the mud settled down on its
own, 27 you could get some clear drinking water. Your mind can also be like that lake when it
is 28 by something. If you just let it be and give it a little time, it will most likely settle down on its
own 29 putting in any effort at all to 30 it.‖
16. A. rest B. look C. watch D.see
17. A. hungry B. thirsty C. happy D.sad
18. A. get B. give C. take D.bring
19. A. while B. before C. as D.until
20. A. However B. Instead C. In addition D.As a result
21. A. fit B. able C. important D.interesting
22. A. different B same C. other D.left
23. A. top B. beach C. bottom D.surface
24. A. dirty B. clear C. fresh D.sweet
25. A. got B. finished C. reached D.filled
26. A. how B. what C. when D.where
27. A. so that B. in order to C. because D.when
28. A. woken B. left C. disturbed D.given
29. A. without B. with C. after D.like
30.A.prevent B. calm C. protec t D. fix
三. 阅读理解（共15题，每小题2分，计30分）
(A)
The following is a travel advertisement.
31. Which of the two hotels can we swim at?
A. Beijing Hotel.
B. Green Hotel.
C. Both.
D. Neither.
32. If we want to set off around National Day, which departure date should we choose?
A. June 8, 2015.
B. July 29, 2015.
C. August 30, 2015.
D. September 30, 2015.
33. We can’t book by telephone at __________.
A. 9:00 a.m., Monday
B. 9:00 p.m., Thursday
C. 9:00 a.m., Saturday
D. 9:00 p.m., Sunday
34. When can we save money to visit Beijing?
A. In June.
B. In July.
C. In August.
D. In September.
35. According to the ad, which of the following is true?
A. This ad is given by a Beijing travel company.
B. Green Hotel is in the center of Beijing.
C. We can save ￥500 leaving in late August instead of late September.
D. We can stay in Beijing for four days and five nights.
(B)
Time flies. Your time in junior high school will come to an end in a few months. Let’s look back over the last three years. What were the highs and lows?
For Zhang Xiaomeng, a senior high school girl from Jiangsu, meeting her best friend Hua Xuan was the best part of her time at junior high school. They went to class together, had lunch together, and even went to the washroom together. Having one or two best friends is important, said Xu Zheng, a teacher from Jiangsu. ―Students have secrets. They d on’t want to tell their parents,‖Xu added. However, being too rebellious (叛逆的) in junior high is the biggest regret for Liu Anqing, a senior high school student from Fujian. ―I didn’t listen to my parents. I quarreled with my mother every week,‖ said Liu. ―I wish I could go back to that time and get on well with them.‖ Time also needs to be taken care of. Zhang Zihua, 15, from Shanxi, thought he had plenty of time to prepare for the big exam at the end of Junior 3. Then one day, he was told: ―The exam is in100 days.‖ ―We need a strong knowledge base to pass the exam. But I didn’t care about it,‖ said Zhang. Gu Xiaoli, a teacher from Jiangsu, said that it’s never too late to catch up. ―No matter your regrets about wasted time, you can always pick things up f rom now,‖ said Gu.
36. How many students shared their ideas in the passage?
A. Three.
B. Four.
C. Five.
D. Six.
37. The underlined word ―regret‖ in Paragraph 2 most probably means a feeling of ______.
A. happiness
B. surprise
C. anger
D. sadne ss
38. Which of the following is true about Liu Anqing?
A. She quarreled with her parents every day when she was a little girl.
B. Her parents didn’t like her at all.
C. She didn’t do well in her study at junior high school.
D. She did n’t get on well with her parents when she was in junior high school.
39. What’s wrong with Zhang Zihua?
A. He didn’t pass the exam.
B. He had no good friends.
C. He didn’t get ready for the exam.
D. He didn’t get on well with his parents and teachers.
(C)
We don’t know how different our future will be in the future. We can only try to imagine it.
At first we think about human relationship. In the year 2050, we will use computers almost every day we will be making new friends through the Internet—even our husbands or wives will be met in this way. It will be much faster and easier for us. On the other hand, our relationships with people won’t be as important as they are today—we will feel a littl e lonely.
Computers will also help us in many other activities in 2050. For example, they will be used by the children at school to make their learning easier. In addition, there will be much more other machines which will play a similar role as computers, like robots which will do the homework for us.
Spending holidays will also be completely different. Traveling to other planets or to the moon will be available for everyone. Means(方式) of transport will, of course, change, too. We will be using solar-powered cars, which will be much cleaner.
We could expect that the faster tech nological progress would lead to a more polluted environment. But it isn’t true. We will pay more attention to protecting the environment. And, scientists will probably find cures for many dangerous diseases, like cancer or AIDS. Therefore, our surroundings as well as hea lth will be in better condition.
Although we can’t predict(预测) the exact changes which will be made in the world, we often think about them. We worry about our and our children’s future; we have expectations, hopes as well as fears. But I think we should be rather sanguine(乐观的) about our future. We should be happy and believe good things will happen.
40. Why will people probably feel a little lonely in 2050?
A. Because the number of people will become much smaller．
B. Because there will be less face-to-face communication
C. Because peo ple won’t like making friends with each other
D. Because people won’t communicate with each other much ofte n．
41. According to the passage, which of the following will happen in 2050?
A. The relationship between people will be more important than today.
B. The way of spending holidays will be the same as that of today.
C. It won’t be difficult for people to travel to other planets.
D. Our environment will be much more polluted with a growing number of cars.
42. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How people will communicate in the year 2050.
B. What our life will be like in the year 2050.
C. How people will travel and spend their holidays in the year 2050.
D. What high technology will appear in the year 2050.
(D)
You are probably familiar with the saying：An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A recent research carried out by the Chinese University of Hong Kong may change the saying:
An apple a day may keep aging away.
The research chose fruit flies(果蝇), as they share many genes(基因)with humans. The fruit flies were either fed normally or had an apple extract(浓缩物) added to their diet.
It turned out that those fruit flies that were given apple extract lived about 55 days—five days longer than the flies that were normally fed. The research group also found it easier for the flies to walk，climb and move about as they aged.
According to the result, the researchers believed that the antioxidants(抗氧化剂) in the apple extract helped clean up dangerous chemicals(化学物质) that cause illnesses，as well as aging.
In another study，researchers examined diets of thousands of women. They discovered that those who regularly ate apples were 20 percent less likely to suffer heart illnesses and stroke.
The apples’ genetic code(遗传密码) was discovered recently. It allows scientists to develop nicer and healthier fruits. Researchers are already using the information to grow a kind of apples full of antioxidants that can keep eyes and joints healthy and protect humans against heart illnesses and cancer.
Apples that kill the desire(欲望) to eat could also be produced, with the first ―extra-healthy’’ apples on
supermarket shelves within just four or five years.
The team that keeps studying apple DNA includes 100 scientists from five countries. Their research also suggests that around 65 million years ago, when dinosaurs began to die off the plant，which would finally become today’s apple tree, experienced a great genetic change. The number of many of its genes doubled. The extra genes allowed the apple to get used to worse conditions and go through a different development from peaches，strawberries and other related fruits.
43．Why were fruit flies used for the research?
A. Because they have a similar diet to humans.
B. Because they have a history as long as apples.
C. Because they share a lot of genes with humans.
D. Because they feed on nothing but apple extract.
44．What result did the researchers find out?
A. Apples produce chemicals that can change human genes.
B. Apples have antioxidants that kill chemicals that cause aging.
C. App les are rich in vitamins that are needed in humans’ bodies.
D. Apples produce chemicals that make apples taste more delicious.
45．What can we infer(推断)from the passage?
A. Eating apples may bring us more advantages than we might believe before.
B. People w ho have the habit of eating apples don’t need to see a doctor.
C. Apples that kill the desire to eat are already available in supermarkets now.
D. People will eat apples instead of peaches and strawberries from now on.
第二卷（非选择题共60分）
四、单词拼写(共10小题,每小题1分,计10分)
根据句子意思,用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空. (每空一词)
46.Edison was one of the most famous __________(科学家) in the world.
47. Expo 2010 Shanghai is the ________(骄傲) of the whole world.
48. Ye sterday Uncle Wang fell off his motorbike, but _________ (幸运地) he wasn’t badly hurt.
49. It’s twenty ________(分钟) ride from m y school to my home.
50. We can see _________ (千) of stars in the sky on a summer night.
51. I don’t think he is the murderer. It’s __________(possible).
52. Do you have any difficulty in __________(solve) the problem?
53. She devoted all her lifetime to _______ (care) for the poor.
54. Tomorrow is Lucy’s _________ (twenty) birthday. Let’s buy some presents for her.
55 There is less air _______(pollute) in this village than in the other areas of Beijing.
五. 任务型阅读。（共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
Summer is coming soon. When is the best time for swimming in the day in summer?
If you would like to swim indoors, a good time in the day is the early hours – the body has the most energy to use because the body has woken up and will be ready for all kinds of different activities of the day. The body is going to work with enough energy and therefore a person will feel more comfortable if he swims during the early hours of the day.
Swimming early in the day can also be good for anyone who plans to swim outdoors. The conditions outside will be excellent: the water will not be too cold or too hot, and the air will be just clean and fine. Everything is suitable.
Usually, it is not a good idea to swim later in the day because one’s body is tired after work for a whole day and also the weather conditions can be the worst in the later parts of the day.
However, there are still some exceptions. Different people feel different and one’s body acts differently at different times of the day. When a person is feeling active and is not tired at all after work, it may be a better time to swim for him than for others. If he is alert (警觉的) that time, he is safe in the water.
In a word, the best time can change for every person. The person’s bo dy condition decides when the best time for swimming is.
六. 缺词填空（共10分，每空1分，计10分）
根据短文内容和首字母提示，在下文空格处填入适当的词使短文完整。
Language is a way to communicate with each other. We started to l 66 language when we were born. However, people are used to speaking their native language, so immigrants (移民) are having many problems between the first generation (第一代) and the second generation because they don’t have the s67 native language. Also, the second generation is losing their identity (身份). Especially in America, there are many immigrants that came from different c 68 to succeed in the States. Because they suffer in lots of areas such as getting a j 69 and trying to speak English, they want their children to speak English, not only at school, but also at home in order to be more s 70 . Because of this situation, their children are losing their identity, and even more, they are ignoring (忽视) their p 71 who don’t speak good English.
I think most immigrants are trying to kee p their native language in their new country, but this doesn’t help very much in getting a good job. My aunt t 72 Korean to her children not to help them succeed in the US; she did so, h 73 , to help them get a Korean identity. Though the second generation is born in the new country, they often get confused about their identity because they look different from o 74 . My cousins told me that when they visited Korea a few years ago, they felt different from other Koreans.
We must realize that language is important and v 75 for many reasons. Immigrants should make an effort not to be ignored by their children and to make their children understand their background by teaching them the parents’ language.
七．书面表达(计30分)
A. 根据所给的汉语完成下列句子。(共5小题，每题2分，计10分)
76. 谢谢你给我提出了那么多宝贵的建议。
77. 到月底你们才能知道本次考试的结果。
78. 对他来说每天喝水是很重要的。
79. 周末我宁可待在家也不外出。
80. 你和你的新邻居相处得融洽吗？
B. 写作(计20分)
2015年4月19日，扬州鉴真国际半程马拉松赛暨全国半城马拉松锦标赛圆满结束，你有幸参与其中。请你以“2015 Yangzhou International Marathon”为题，写一篇100词左右的英文报道。内容提示如下：
注意：
1．文章必须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺，意思连贯。
2．最后要点的内容可展开合理想象，作适当发挥。
3．报道的开头已给出，不计入总词数。
2015 Yangzhou International Marathon
2015 Yangzhou International Marathon was a big success._____________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
答案
一、单项填空（本大题共15分，每小题1分）
1—5 BBADC 6—10 B C C B C 11—15 D D D BC
二、完形填空（本大题共15分，每小题1分）
16-20 A BACD 21—25 ABCBD 26-30 BACAB
三、阅读理解（本大题共30分，每小题2分）
31—35 ADDCC 36—39 ADDC 40—42 BCB 43-45 CBA
四、单词拼写（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
56 scientists 57 pride 58 luckily 59 minutes’ 60 thousands
61 impossible 62 solving 63 caring 64 twentieth 65 pollution
五、任务型阅读(本大题共10分，每格1分)
46.swim 47.waking 48.enough 49.outdoors 50.excellent
51.air 52.tired 53.worst 54.body 55.decided
六、首字母词填空（本大题共10分，每小题1分）
66. learn 67. same 68. countries 69. job 70. successful
71. parents 72. taught 73. however 74.others 75. valuable
七、句子翻译（本大题共10分，每小题2分）
76. Thanks for giving me so many valuable advice/ suggestions.
77. You won’t get the result of the exam until the end of th is month.
78. It’s important for him to drink water every day.
79. I prefer staying a t home to going out at the weekend.
80. Do you get along/ on well with your new neighbours?
八、书面表达（本大题共20分）