1、江苏省南通市如皋市中考英语一模试题江苏省南通市如皋市2014届中考英语一模试题注意事项考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项1.本试卷共10页，满分120分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡- 并交回。2.答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、考试证号用 0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡指定的位置。3.请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、考试证号与你本人的是否相符。4.答案必须按要求填涂、书写在答题卡上，在草稿纸、试卷上答题一律无效。第I卷（选择题共 60分）一、单项选择（本题共 15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. It s lucky of us to ha
2、ve such beautiful river in our hometown. Yes. But there was once steel factory n ear the river.A.C. the; the D. a; ay, the gover nment paysthe; a B. a; the2.The boy s parents lost their lives in an accident. Luckilfor his un til he is 18 years old.A.atte nti on B. educati on C. inven ti on D.in form
3、atio n3. What do you thi nk of the Seven Won ders of the World? I hear that they are wonderful, but I ve visited of them.A.all B. both C. neither D. noneNot yet. Wego to Sany a. It is really a won derful place.A. mayB. shouldC. need5.I think you canmoney by yourselfto buy a birthdaymother.OK. I ll t
4、ry. Ill not let a penny waste.A. spendB. saveC. cost6. Alice had nothing for breakfast this morning,?4. Have you decided where to go for your summer vacati on?D. must present for yourD. leavedidn tD.No. She got up too late.A.had she B. hadn t she C. did she D.she7. Alan, it s late. Why not go to bed
5、? Jenny hasn t come back yet. I for her.A.waited B. have waited C. am wait ingwas wait ing8.It s windy outside. Put on your coat, you may catch a cold.A.and B. but C.so D. or9.The volunteers are the leaflets to people over there to ask them to protect our earth.A.D.prin ti ng out B. givi ng out C. s
6、elli ng outputti ng out10. Are you sure for help?Maybe Miss Li.A.whe n to go B. where to ask C. how to get D. who to ask11. How does Jack usually go to school?He ride a bike, but now he there to lose weight.A.used to, is used to walk B. was used to, is used to walk ingC. was used to, is used to walk
7、 D. used to, is used towalk ing12. bad weather it is today!And the weather report says it will last several days!A.How B. How a C. What D. What a13. Has the plane Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 been found yet?Not yet. Not only the families but also the gover nment worried aboutthe people on the pla
8、ne these days.A. is B. are C. was D. were14. Shall we go out for a trip to relax ourselves after the exam? But what about the homework?A. Sou nds good. B. That s all right. C. I m afraid not. D.Never mind.15. Do you know now?Outside the school gate.A. where Kitty is wait ing for her mother B. where
9、is Kitty wait ing for hermotherC. whether Kitty is wait ing for her mother D. whether is Kitty wait ing forher mother二、完形填空（本题共 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。I was the “ I can t child ” - the poster child for the word “ can t ”.Whatever my mother told or asked me to do was
10、 always 16 by my words, “ Ican t. ” Very17 tasks or goals that I set out to do were ever completed.“I want you to read this article, ” Mother began. “ It s about Marlo Thomas.She tells 18 a simple poem written by a French writer cha nged her life. It madeher 19 say I can t any more, but I can . Acco
11、rding to this article, shewas able to 20 her life, and her career, by learning the lessons in the poem. ”I thought it must be 21 to be Marlo! Beside her photo was the poem my mother had spoken of, a very simple one called “ I Can ”.“I want you to 22 that poem, ” Mother said.“Mom” I 23 . “I can t lea
12、rn that poem. It s too long! ”“ It s not too long and yes, you can learn it. I want you to know it 24 bythis time tomorrow.I dropped my shoulders, turned and mademy way back to my 25 with the magazine in my hand. Feeli ng 26 , I lay on my bed and bega n my task.“Can t is a word that is the 27 of amb
13、ition（ 雄心）,” I began. I repeatedthe 28 . I repeated it aga in and aga in un til I memorized it.“An enemy waiting to jump on your strength of will. ” I 29 until thefollow ing evening. Fin ally I proudly recited the poem and it became my motto（ 座右铭）later.Ms Thomas did not know me, but her 30cha nged m
14、y life.16. A. agreedB. followedC. completedD. forgot17. A. hardB. easyC. fewD. many18. A. howB. whe nC. whereD. why19. A. neverB. sometimesC. uauallyD. always20. A. hateB. holdC. reachD. change21. A. kindB. greatC. busyD. clever22. A. rememberB. man ageC. forgetD. write23. A. decidedB. askedC. laugh
15、edD. compla ined24. A. completelyB. politelyC. gen tlyD. carefully25. A. sitti ng-roomB. bedroomC. kitchenD. balc ony26. A. pleasedB. excitedC. sadD. frighte ned27. A. friendB. motherC. en emyD. teacher28. A. soundB. letterC. wordD. sentence29. A. sleptB. relaxedC. con ti nuedD. played30. A. storyB.
16、 poemC. lessonsD. goals三、阅读理解（本题共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B C D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A十 Personality PlusVjF 丄- 一 甘lue Ad1 itIf you want yourKild tosonivthing creatiyjytliis,suinincrl .兀 JRvbiikwantitoTeroom yoiir child. Just come to us!SUMMERSDate: 23* April to 25th31.The Summer Camp will last
17、for .A.two days B. a monthC. less tha n a month D. more tha n a month32.Which of the followi ng courses are provided for the childre n of differe nt ages?A.Public Speak ing, En glish, GKB.Pers on ality Devp, Dance and En glish.C.En glish, Basic French and Dance.D.Dan ce, Art and Pers on ality Devp.3
18、3.From the poster of the summer camp, we know .A.the camp is free of chargeB.we can book the seats only in two daysC.childre n aged 3-5 have only 4 coursesD.the summer camp have courses mainly in the after noonBHave you ever trained your brain? Now there are some new suggesti ons, such as eat ing da
19、rk chocolate and havi ng cold meat for breakfast. You should also avoid（ 避免）watching soap operas, spending time with people who complain or follow fat-free diets, according to a new book on getting “brain -fit ”.Many of the suggesti ons in Teach Yourself Training Your Brain are surpris ing.The book
20、says to read out loud while holding a baby. Writers Terry Horne and SimonWoott on say their advice is from the latest research by experts around the world.For years we have thought our brain capability（ 能力）is decided by our genes（基 因）.But it s now clear that it depends on our lifestyle. What we eat
21、and drink,how we learn at school and what type of feelings we have are all important, ” saidHorne.The book talks about the most up-to-date thinking in scienee about how diet, theenvironment, stress and other sides of modern life affect our brain capacity. It alsooffers advice and exercises. The book
22、 comes as more and more people are spending money on books, DVDs and computer games, which can improve their brain s capability.Horne believes that people n eed to make cha nges to their lifestyles to in crease their brain capacity. Happ in ess, con fide nee and an optimistic（ 乐观的）n ature helpthe br
23、ain, he added.“ So mix with people who make you laugh, or share the same in terests as you. And avoid people who complain, ” said Horne. “People who are negative will make you sad, which means you won t achieve things. ”34.According to the book, which of the following isn t good for training your br
24、ain?A.Doing some brain games.B.Eating dark chocolate.C.Having cold meat for breakfast.D.Watching soap operas.35.What s Horne s attitude toward the brain capability?A. It depends on what our genes are like.B.It s decided by our lifestyle.C.It has nothing to do with schools.D.It should follow the type
25、 of our feelings.36. What s the book Teach Yourself Training Your Brain mainly about?A. How people s brain capability works.B.Exercises to improve brain capabilityC.Some scientific and healthy diets.D.How to improve people s brain capab ility.37.From the underlined sentence, we can learn that .A. mo
26、re and more people are interested in readingB.books can help people improve their brain capabilityC.people are paying more attention to training their brainD.ther e are many ways to train people s brainCNapoga is a 12-year-old girl in Ghana（ 加纳 ）, Africa. It is hard for her familyto get clean water.
27、 Every morning, she leaves home at 5:30 to get clean water for her family in a village far away. It takes her six hours to get enough clean water for daily cooking and drinking. She has no time to go to school or to play with her friends. Millions of people in the world are like Napoga. They can t g
28、et enough clean water to keep healthy.Earth Day is on April 22. But on all other days, we must also remember it. The water we use is the most important natural resource（ 自然资源 ） on the earth.Water covers 70%of the earth s surface. But most of that is sea water. Wecan t use it for very many things. Fr
29、esh water covers only 1% of the earth s surface.You probably feel lucky that your life isn t as hard as Napoga s. But thatdoesn t meanyou don t have to worry about water. Weall face serious water problems. One of them is water pollution. All kinds of things from cars, factories, farms and homes make
30、 our rivers, lakes, and oceans dirty. Polluted water is very bad for people to drink. And dirty water is bad for fish, too. Now, 34% of all kinds of fish are dying out.Howdo cars and factories make our water dirty? First, they pollute the air. Then, when it rains, the rain water comes down and makes
31、 our drinking water dirty. Dirty rain, called acid rain（ 酸雨 ）, is also bad for plants, animals and buildings.Scientists say that in 30 years, more than half of the people in the world won t have eno ugh clea n water. We have to lear n how to save more water for ourselves and our childre n. Here is some advice for savi ng water:Turn off the water while you brus
