2012年镇江市中考英语试卷

镇江市2012年初中毕业升学考试英语试卷本试卷共8页，满分90分。

考试用时100分钟。

班级_____________ 姓名_____________ 成绩_______________一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

( )1. The 2012 London Olympic Games will start the coming July.A. onB. inC. atD. to( )2. Helen has lovely pet dog. dog is clever enough to bring her newspapers every eveningA. a; AB. the; TheC. a; TheD. the; A( )3. —I’m afraid I need a pair of glasses. I hardly see the words on the blackboard.—That’s terrible. You may have got poor eyesight.A. canB. mustC. mayD. need( )4. —Shall we have a cup of coffee?— .A. Good ideaB. Thank youC. That’s OKD. Me too( )5. —You were not in when I went to see you yesterday.—Oh, I for a friend from England at the airport at that moment.A. had waitedB. was waitingC. am waitingD. have waited( )6. We will go to the square to watch the raising of the national flag it rains tomorrow.A. whenB. ifC. sinceD. unless( )7. —Excuse me, how can I get to Nanshan Mountain?—Oh, of these two buses will take you there. You must go and take No.3 bus.A. neitherB. allC. noneD. both( )8. The new Apple’s product(产品) “iPhone 4S” is among the young people.A. meaningfulB. traditionalC. popularD. special( )9. Some parents prefer the wall blue for their children them a feeling of harmony.A. to paint; to giveB. painting: givingC to paint; giving D. painting; to give( )10. —Mr Li was sent to teach Chinese in an American high school last year.—Yes, I know. He told me he would never forget his pleasant whileworking there.A. experimentsB. expressionsC. experiencesD. explorations( )11. Alice Wonderland for 15 days and many of us like the film very much.A. beginsB. has begunC. beganD. has been on( )12. He speaks French well, but of course not a person born in France.A. as clear asB. clearer thanC. as clearly asD. the more clearly( )13. —Thanks for the delicious food.— .A. No, thanksB. That’s rightC. All rightD. My pleasure( )14. Some word puzzles in this book are difficult that students can solve them.A. such; fewB. such; littleC. so; fewD. so; little( )15. I wonder .A. if Dr Ma still works on the ORBIS planeB. how much does the tallest man in the world weighC. when Audrey Hepburn had entered the film industryD. that Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon二、完形填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists 16 . The king looked at all the pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose 17 them.One picture was of a 18 lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture 19 it was a perfect picture of peace.The other picture had 20 ,too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful 21 . But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush 22 in the crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had built her nest(鸟窝). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.After the king compared the two pictures 23 , he chose the second picture24 explained. “Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means when facing unhappy situations, you can still he calm in your 25 . That is the real meaning of peace.”( )16. A. argued B. invited C. tried D. invented( )17. A between B. except C. within D. through( )18. A calm B. round C. small D. deep( )19. A. announced B. thought C. doubted D. promised( )20. A. lakes B. clouds C. mirrors D. mountains( )21. A. at all B. at last C. at once D. at present( )22. A. lying B. growing C. dying D. moving( )23. A. actively B. carefully C. angrily D. widely( )24. A. so B. but C. or D. and( )25. A. voice B. world C. heart D. view三、阅读理解（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下而的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。

AThere is an old saying that all of us are born with two bags hung on our necks. A small bag in front of our chest is filled up with other people’s faults(缺点), while the big one at the back is full of our own shortcomings(短处).So it’s easy to find other people’s faults, but it’s hard for us to see our faults behind us.There was a boy, Tommy, who always opened the front bag to check what was in it. He saw other people’s faults very quickly. When Simon was impatient with him, he said to Simon. “It’s so easy for you to get angry. It is hard to be friends with you.”He told his mother about Jack’s dishonesty, “Jack takes my things without asking. He also forgets to return them.” Tommy himself did not like sharing his things with anyone.When Johnny was too tired to play with him, he said, “You are such a rude person.”He thought Harry was too proud of his rich parents. But Tommy was as proud of himself because he could not see any of his own shortcomings! He could not understand why he did not get on well with others.If only Tommy would switch the bags around, he would discover his own impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity(虚荣), which were no better than that of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.( )26. Tommy thought it was hard to be friends with Simon because Simon was .A. impatientB. a rude personC dishonest D. too proud of his rich parents( )27. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. Tommy was a person liked by others.B. Tommy liked sharing his things with others.C. Tommy always discovered his own shortcomings.D. Maybe Tommy was no better than Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.( )28. In this passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us .A. to be more patientB. not to be a person with vanityC. not to take others’ things without askingD. to pay more attention to our own shortcomingsBDo you know that it is your immune system(免疫系统) working against the virus that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune system—and the virus is strong enough too—you will possibly get terrible cold symptoms(症状) such as having a headache, having a high fever, sneezing or coughing.Vitamin C won’t stop a cold. It is said that Vitamin C works by increasing white blood cells. However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only reduces the time of symptoms.Staying indoors won’t protect you. One of the most likely sources(根源) of cold viruses is your computer mouse or desk. A study of the cold virus in offices found that 46per cent of computer mice and 45 per cent of telephones had cold viruses on them.Wearing warm clothes won’t protect you. Colds are more common in autumn and winter. That’s because the cool, wet and cold weather drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to the next. And the distinct peak(高峰期) in colds is in September and February, which likely because of the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter holidays.Old wives are right about chicken soup. Grandmothers’ chicken soup is an old cure for colds for a long time. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold, so many wives usually cook chicken soup for their family members in cold winters.( )29. According to the passage, when your immune system is working against the virus, you don’t have cold symptoms like .A. headacheB. stomachacheC. sneezeD. cough ( )30. Which of the following ways can really help cure colds?A. Staying indoors.B. Wearing more clothes.C. Drinking some chicken soup.D. Eating some fruit with Vitamin C.( )31. Why are colds more common in autumn and winter?A. Because students return to school.B. Because the weather is cool, wet and cold.C. Because people don’t drink chicken soup.D. Because people use computers or telephones more often.CAt noon the rush hour had passed. There were few guests(顾客) in the snack bar. It was not crowded. When the boss was about to take a break to read a newspaper, in came an old lady and a little boy.“How much money is a bowl of beef soup?”the grandma sat down, counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup. The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy, who swallowed(吞咽) his saliva(口水), looking at his grandma and saying, “Grandma, did you really have lunch?”“Of course.” His grandma chewed(咀嚼) a piece of radish(萝卜泡菜) slowly. Very quickly, the little boy ate up the meal.Seeing this, the boss went over to them and said, “Old lady, congratulations, you are lucky to have the free food, for you are our 100th guest.”Afterwards, over a month or more, one day, the small boy squatted(蹲) across the snack bar, where he seemed to be counting something, which shocked the boss when he happened to look out of the window.When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar, he would put a small stone into the circle he drew, but the lunch time had almost passed, the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50.The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests. The guests started coming one after another.“81, 82, 83…”the small boy counted faster and faster. At last, when the 99th small stone was put into the circle, the little boy hurried to pull his grandma’s hand and went into the snack bar.“Grandma, this time it’s on me.”the little boy said proudly. The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson. As hisgrandma did before, the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth.( )32. Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup because .A. Grandma only liked radishB. Grandma didn’t like beef soupC. Grandma loved her grandson more than herselfD. There was only one bowl of beef soup left in the snack bar at that time ( )33. What do you think of the boss of the snack bar?A. ImpatientB. Warm-heartedC. Very richD. Hard-working ( )34 Why did the boy put the small stones into the circle he drew?A. He played games with his friends.B. He was asked to count the guests for the boss.C. He wanted to get the free beef soup for his grandma.D. He only wanted to know the number of the small stones.( )35 Which can be the best title of the passage?A. The 100th guestB. A snack barC. A boy counting stonesD. A poor grandma四、词汇运用（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）A)根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。