兰州市中考英语试题

兰州市中考英语试题

‎2012年兰州市中考英语试题 第一卷（客观题，共50分）‎ 一、单项填空 在A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共14分，每小题1分）‎ ‎1. ---Why not take ____ umbrella with the sign “Made in China”? It’s ____ useful one.‎ ‎--- What ____ good advice.‎ A. an; an; a B. an; a; C. a; an; a D . ; an; a ‎2. ---When shall we meet again next week?‎ ‎--- ____ day is possible. It’s no problem with me.‎ A. Either B. Neither C. Every D. Any ‎3. Remember to spend some time _____ your loved ones because they are not going to be around forever.‎ A. from B. with C. in D. on ‎4. ---Tommy, do you know if Frank _____ to the theatre with us this Sunday if it _____?‎ ‎---Sorry, I have no idea. ‎ A. will go, is going to be fine B. goes, is fine ‎ C. will go, is fine D. goes, will be fine ‎5. ---Hello, Sandy. This is Jack. What are you doing?‎ ‎---I’m watching a match. It started at 7:00 p.m. and _____ on for another an hour.‎ ‎ A. has been B. was C. had been D. will be ‎6. When we hurried to the meeting room, the meeting _______.‎ ‎ A. had begun B. had been on ‎ C. has begun D. has been on ‎7. Don’t wait for people to be friendly, show them ______ a friendly person you are.‎ ‎ A. what B. how C. when D. where ‎8. If you don’t work ______ enough, I don’t think your dream will come ______.‎ ‎ A. hardly; truly B. hardly; true ‎ C. hard; true D. hard; truly ‎9. ---We must act now because time is _______.‎ ‎---Yes. Let’s start.‎ A. coming out B. giving out C. cutting out D. running out ‎10. In the UK, a woman usually doesn’t like to be asked _________.‎ A. whether she had been married B. what is her age C. how much she weighs D. where she comes from ‎11. ---Mr Lee，could you give me some advice on how to write an application letter?‎ ‎ ---With pleasure. Remember the letter should be written in the formal _____.‎ ‎ A. value B. style C. effect D. mood ‎12. ---Fifty dollars for such a T-shirt! You _______ be joking!‎ ‎ ---I’m serious．It’s made of silk.‎ A. must B. need C. may D. can ‎13. He was just falling asleep _____ there was a loud knock on the door.‎ A. while B. when C. then D. until ‎ ‎14. ---Will you join us to play basketball on Saturday afternoon?‎ ‎---________, but I promised to go swimming with Eric.‎ A. Never mind B. Many thanks ‎ C. Take it easy D. With pleasure 二、完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共10分，每小题1分）‎ Mental health is about the way you think and feel and your ability to deal with ups and downs. Even though you are mentally healthy, it doesn’t 15 that you don’t have a mental health problem. ‎ Mental health is everyone’s business. We all have times when we feel down or 16 . Most of the time those feelings pass, 17 sometimes they develop into a more serious problem. It seems that our mental health doesn’t always stay the same. It can change as the environment changes and as you move 18 different stages(阶段) of your life.‎ Here are four practical 19 to look after your mental health. Making simple changes to how you live doesn’t cost much or take up lots of time. Anyone can 20 them.‎ ‎●Talk about your feelings. It can help you stay in good mental health. It isn’t a sign of ‎ ‎ 21 , but part of your ability to do what you can to stay healthy. ‎ ‎●Eat well. What you eat and how you feel are 22 connected. A proper diet can have a good effect on your mental health.‎ ‎●Keep in touch. Friends and family members can offer 23 suggestions which may help you keep active and solve practical problems.‎ ‎●Take a break. It could be a weekend 24 new places to enjoy the nature, or even a ten-minute break from doing your homework. A few minutes can be enough to relax you.‎ ‎15. A. agree B. mean C. doubt D. notice ‎16. A. excited B. satisfied C. surprised D. stressed ‎17. A. but B. and C. so D. as ‎18. A. away B. inside C. through D. against ‎19. A. answers B. replies C. ways D. chances ‎20. A. follow B. find C. advise D. count ‎21. A. weakness B. laziness C . happiness D. richness ‎22. A. easily B. closely C. equally D. hardly ‎23. A. difficult B. terrible C. strange D. various ‎24. A. protecting B. exploring C. providing D. imagining 三、阅读理解 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容在A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共26分，每小题2分）‎ A ‎ In Germany there are different kinds of high schools. Some prepare students for workers, others prepare them for college. All schools are great places for making friends and learning German.‎ Short days ‎ Most high schools in Germany begin at about 8:‎00 a.m. and end at about 3:30 p.m. This means your morning will be busy with classes. You will have time to do homework and take part in private(私人的) clubs after school.‎ Formal setting ‎ In Germany, teachers and students’ relationship is more formal than you might be used to. Teachers are respected and students must use the formal “Sie（德语，您）” when talking to teachers.‎ Getting to school ‎ Most students take public transport to school or ride a bicycle. Some areas have school buses. It is not common for parents to drive students to school.‎ Private clubs ‎ In many countries, schools offer official sports and after-school activities. This is less common in Germany. After-school activities are usually organized through private clubs. There are clubs for things like soccer, dance, choir, theatre and almost everything else. Once you are in Germany, ask around at school and talk to other students to find out what private clubs are in your area and meet your interests.‎ Different states, different schools Each of Germany’s 16 states has its own slightly different school systems. The school system in Brandenburg will be a little different from the system in Bavaria for example. Where you live, your knowledge level and your age will decide what school you can attend.‎ ‎25. For high school students in Germany, which is NOT the common transport to school?‎ A. School buses. B. Parents’ cars. ‎ C. Public transport. D. Students’ bicycles.‎ ‎26.In Paragraph 3,the underlined word “respected” can be best translated into __________.‎ ‎ A.受人尊敬的 B.令人害怕的 C.高收入的 D.有权势的 ‎27. From the passage, we can learn that in Germany _______.‎ ‎ A. all kinds of high schools are for college ‎ B. age is not important for attending schools ‎ C. students can take part in after-school activities from 8:‎00 a. m .to 3:30 p.m.‎ ‎ D. students can join private clubs to meet their interests by themselves B ‎ Every time you turn on the television or take a ride in a car ,you could be adding to a problem called acid rain(酸雨). In this article, you’ll learn how acid i s created, and how it affects us, and more importantly, what we all can do to prevent it.‎ How is acid rain created?‎ When people use fuels(燃料), such as coal and gasoline, poisonous gases are given off.‎ ‎ When these gases mix with rain, acid rain forms. Many power stations burn fuels in order to create the electricity(电) that we use in our homes and offices every day. Cars and trucks also send these gases into the air when they burn gasoline .When rain mixes with these gases, harmful things called acids form. This is acid rain.‎ How does acid rain affect us?‎ Acid rain damages(毁坏)everything that it touches . It poisons our rivers, ponds, lakes, and oceans along with all the life in them. It pollutes our soil and crops, harms trees, and can even kill fish and plants. Acid rain also eats away at buildings.‎ How can we prevent acid rain?‎ We need to cut down on the pollution that gets into our air. Turn off lights, television, and other electrical appliances if you are not using them, Walk or take a bike whenever possible. If you are travelling a long distance, take a bus or train to save fuel.‎ As research shows, acid rain harms our environment. But people everywhere can take small steps now to help protect our environment for future generations.‎ ‎28. When power stations burn fuel, _______.‎ A. acid rain form B. air pollution is caused C. noise pollution is caused D. acid rain gets heavier ‎ ‎29. What advice does the article give us?‎ ‎ A. Go to school on foot or by bike if we can.‎ ‎ B. Go to bed earlier in order to use less electricity.‎ ‎ C. Travel by bus to prevent acid rain.‎ ‎ D. Turn off the television on rainy days.‎ ‎30. What is the best title of the article?‎ ‎ A. Preventing Acid Rain B. Forming of Acid Rain ‎ C. Acid rain, Heavy Rain D. Acid Rain, Killer Rain ‎ C Look carefully at the back of a California state quarter. A man with a walking stick is pictured there. A bird called a California condor(大秃鹫)is flying overhead. Who is this man, and why is he so important that he is featured(处于显著地位)on the back of a coin?‎ The man on this quarter is J ohn Muir. Even as a child, Muir loved watching nature. As a young man, he spent much of his life exploring the beauty of the wilderness. He walked ‎ more than a thousand miles across the country, through fields and woods. John Muir liked writing about the places he visited, describing their beauty.‎ Muir also wrote about problems. In order to create more farmland for sheep and cattle, many trees were being cut down. This made Muir unhappy and worried, because he knew that trees were important to forests and to the animals that lived in them．Muir believed that nature should be conserved(保护)instead of being changed by human beings. He wrote articles in magazines and newspapers to spread the word about conserving forests. Soon, others began to listen.‎ Muir wrote letters to important people, such as President Theodore Roosevelt. The president admired Muir’s love for nature. When Roosevelt came to visit Muir in California. Muir convinced(说服)the president to go camping with him for three nights under the trees so they could talk about conservation. Later, President Roosevelt set aside 148 million acres of land for national forests and established(建立)five national parks. National parks are large areas of land that are protected from development. This means that people cannot build homes or businesses there. One of these parks is Yosemite National Park, the area that is featured on the back of the California quarter.‎ Though it has been almost one hundred years since John Muir died, people continue his work today. His work as a conse rvationist helped us to see the beauty of our natural world. John Muir made us understand the importance of protecting our earth and our resources---then, now, and for the future.‎ ‎31. Why did President Theodore Roosevelt visit John Muir?‎ A. Because Roosevelt loved watching nature.‎ B. Because Roosevelt received letters from John Muir.‎ C. Because Roosevelt admired John Muir’s love for nature.‎ D. Because Roosevelt was sad about the problems with farmland. ‎ ‎32. Why is John Muir featured on the back of a California state quarter?‎ A. Because he walked over a thousand miles across the country.‎ B. Because he helped people understand the importance of protecting the natural world.‎ C. Because he wrote articles to spread the word about conserving forests.‎ D. Because he once wrote several letters to President Theodore Roosevelt.‎ ‎33. What is the writer’s purpose of writing this article?‎ A. To advise readers to become active conservationists.‎ B. To make us interested in the story about a great man.‎ C. To tell us something about an important person in history.‎ D. To give information about how to conserve the environment.‎ ‎ D After spending years searching for a planet with life, scientists may have found one. In September 2010, a team of US scientists discovered an Earth-sized planet called Gliese ‎581g. It has a surface temperature neither too hot nor too cold for liquid（液态）water. Scientists think there is a chance that the planet could have life.‎ The planet Gliese ‎581g goes around a star called Gliese 581, which is about 20 light-years from Earth. That is about 194 trillion（万亿）kilometres －500 million times farther away from us than the moon.‎ A spacecraft traveling at a one-tenth of the speed of light would reach Gliese ‎581g within about 220 years. A human can’t live that long, but robotic explorers could make the job easier. However, our fastest spacec raft don’t come anywhere near that one-tenth light-speed mark.‎ At present, scientists don’t know what the surface might be like on Gliese ‎581g. What they know is that the planet is at the right distance from its star to have liquid water. It’s also at the right distance to have an atmosphere that could protect the water if it is on the surface.‎ Although spacecraft won’t be getting there anytime soon, one way to look for life on Gliese ‎581g is to turn our radio telescopes（望远镜）towards the planet and search for radiation（放射）. By studying the radiation, scientists would find out about the chemicals（化学物质）around the planet and discover if Gliese ‎581g has an atmosphere. If it has one, studying the atmosphere would give us a good idea whether the planet has life or not. But it’ll probably be many years before we can do this properly.‎ People have been arguing about whether there is alien life on Gliese ‎581g. Any discussion about alien life is just guessing at this point, according to its discoverers.‎ ‎34. What did scientists find in September 2010?‎ A. A planet with water. B. A planet similar to the earth.‎ C. A planet without life. D. A planet near the earth.‎ ‎35. According to the article, Gliese ‎581g ________.‎ A. is at the right distance from its star B. moves around the earth C. is as far away from us as the moon D. can be reached in about 220 years ‎36. Paragraph 5 is mainly about ______.‎ A. the possibility of living on Gliese ‎‎581g B. the kinds of chemicals around Gliese ‎‎581g C. the way of looking for life on Gliese ‎‎581g D. the aim of studying the radiation on Gliese ‎‎581g ‎37. Which of the following is the best title for the passage above?‎ A. Gliese ‎581g, a Likely Living Planet B. Gliese 581, a Likely Living Planet C. Gliese ‎581g and Its Star D. Gliese ‎581g and Radiation 第二卷（主观题，共40分）‎ 四、词汇运用（本大题共8分，每小题1分）‎ ‎(A) 根据句意，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出括号内所给单词的适当形式：‎ ‎1. Reading is a way to bring us much ____________ (please). Books are many people’s good friends.‎ ‎2. We celebrated our grandmother’s _____________ (ninety) birthday last weekend.‎ ‎3. The boys have their favourite sports, while the girls have ___________ (they).‎ ‎4. Compared with the new railway station, the old one seems even ___________ (ugly).‎ ‎(B) 根据句意和汉语注释，在答题卡标有题号的横线上，写出单词的正确形式：‎ ‎5. My brother sleeps with the window open _______________ (除非) it’s really cold.‎ ‎6. We went back to the highway after the fog had __________________ (消失).‎ ‎7. There are _____________ (各种各样的) kinds of stationary for children to choose from.‎ ‎8. The problems are still under ____________ (讨论). Please wait for the results.‎ 五、动词填空 用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共8分，每小题1分）‎ ‎1. A new car __________ (test) many times before it comes into the market.‎ ‎2. I didn’t catch what you said because I __________ (read) the evening newspaper at that moment.‎ ‎3. As we know, regular exercise ___________ (bring) us health.‎ ‎4. To do this would be ___________ (cut) the foot to fit the shoe.‎ ‎5. Could you tell me how soon the visitors from the USA _____________ (arrive) here?‎ ‎6. --- ___________ you ___________ (hand) in the report today?‎ ‎---Yes, I put it on your desk shortly after lunch .‎ ‎7. It was a great pity that the plane __________ (take) off when they got to the airport.‎ ‎8. ---When shall we go to watch the basketball match in the sports centre?‎ ‎---Not until the work __________ (finish) tomorrow.‎ 六、短文填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的词，使短文意思完整。所填单词在答题卷上必须完整写出，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共5分，每格0.5分）‎ Everyone would like to be remembered. A few people e 1 try to do something that no one else in history has ever tried to do. These people sometimes have their names r ‎2 in the Guinness Book of Records.‎ Often it takes a group of people to do something unusual. One such team paddled a bathtub 145 kilometres for 24 hours. This group had ‎13 m 3 . They paddled their bathtub on a river near Ashford‎, ‎Great Britain on May 28th and 29th, 1983. A month l 4 , a racing team of hospital bed pushers in Avon‎, ‎Great Britain, pushed a hospital bed 16 kilometres in j 5 minutes. However, the distance record for hospital bed pushing is still held by the men of Bruntsfield‎ Bedding ‎Center. This team from Edingburg pushed a hospital bed 5,203 kilometres in 1979. It took the team 35 days to c 6 the distance.‎ Another group of record makers held the h 7 dinner party in the world. Nine people from Sydney‎, ‎Australia, climbed Mountain Huascaran on June 28th , 1989. The climbers t ‎8 ‎a dinner table, chairs, and a meal up the mountain. When they reached the top of the mountain, they had to c 9 warm clothes to have dinner.‎ People all over the world are trying hard to do something unusual to make a record. It should be understood, however, that now not all the records will be k ‎10 in the Guinness Book of Records.‎ 七、完成句子 按所给的汉语，用英语完成下列句子，并将答案写在答题卡标有题号的横线上。（本大题共9分，每小题1.5分）‎ ‎1. 周末他宁可去爬山，也不愿去徒步旅行。‎ He ______________________________________ than hiking at weekends.‎ ‎2. 多数人不容易戒掉自己的坏习惯。‎ It is not easy _______________________________________ their own bad habits.‎ ‎3. 我们都难以想象这个小孩处理这样的问题有多大的困难。‎ We can’t imagine the great difficulty the child has _________________________________.‎ ‎4. 开始两个月这些外国学生不适应这儿的生活。‎ These foreign students _____________________________ the life here in the first two months.‎ ‎5. 他的新书密切关注了青少年和他们的家长之间的沟通技巧。‎ His new book _______________________ the skills of the communication between teenagers and their parents.‎ ‎6. 我想知道你的收音机买了有多久了。‎ I wonder how long _______________________________.‎ 八、书面表达（本大题共10分）‎ 假设你是李华，刚到英国学习、生活了两个月。在英国期间，你住在大卫(David)家中。请在答题卡指定的位置上，用英语给他写一封感谢信，内容要点如下：‎ 表达谢意 感谢大卫及其家人对你的悉心照顾。‎ 难忘的事 1． 大卫很耐心地帮助你学习英语；‎ ‎2． 大卫带你去游览了伦敦；‎ ‎3． 大卫的母亲在你生病时送你去医院，给你做好吃的食物。‎ 学习收获 提高了英语水平，更多地了解了英国的文化。‎ 发出邀请 邀请大卫及其家人到你家作客。你会……‎ 注意：1.信件要包含所给的内容要点，其中最后一个要点应用2句话作适当发挥；‎ ‎2.词数80个左右，信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数；‎ ‎ 3.信中不得出现真实的人名与校名。‎ 参考词汇：文化 culture Dear David,‎ ‎ I’ve just got back home. I want to say thanks to you and your family because _________ ‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua ‎ ‎2012－2013学年度第二学期初三英语一模试卷答案 一、单项填空 ‎ ‎1. B 2. D 3. B 4.C 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. C 11.B 12.A 13.B 14. D 二、完形填空 ‎ ‎15. B 16. D 17. A 18. C 19. C 20. A 21. A 22. B 23. D 24. B 三、阅读理解 ‎ ‎25. B 26. A 27. D ‎28. B 29. A 30. D ‎31. C 32. B 33. C ‎34. A 35. A 36. C 37. A 四、词汇运用 ‎1. pleasure 2. ninetieth 3.theirs 4. uglier ‎5. unless 6. disappeared 7. various 8. discussion 五、动词填空 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎1. will be tested ‎ ‎2. was reading ‎3. brings ‎4. to cut ‎5. will arrive ‎6. Have; handed ‎7. had taken ‎8. is finished ‎ ‎ 六、短文填空 ‎ ‎1. even 2. recorded 3. members 4. later 5. just ‎6. cover 7. highest 8. took 9. change 10. kept 七、完成句子 ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎1. would rather go climbing ‎2. for most (of the) people to give up ‎ ‎3. (in) dealing with such a problem ‎4. were not used to ‎ ‎5. takes/has a close look at ‎6. you have had your radio ‎ ‎ 八、书面表达 One possible version:‎ Dear David,‎ ‎ I’ve just got back home. I want to say thanks to you and your family because you took good care of me during my stay in the UK. You were patient enough to help me with my English. You showed me around London. Your mother sent me to hospital when I felt si ck and cooked delicious food for me. Now, I have improved my English and learnt more about British culture. I would like to invite you and your family to my home. I will cook Chinese food for you. I’m sure you can have a good time visiting China.‎ Yours,‎ Li Hua