江苏省盐城市亭湖区中考一模英语试卷

Mr Philip has made ______ survey on students’ lunchtime, and ______ survey shows us a lot of problems.

The Qingming Festival of this year falls_______ 5th April and thousands of cars poured into high ways_______ the early morning of the holiday.

----Mum, what are you cooking? It smells so _______.
----Oh, cheese cake, of course！I know you enjoy _______ it.

---        they are talking to each other!
---Yes. They are really happy to see each other.

---Is there ___________interesting on the Internet?
---Yes. The First Lady Peng Liyuan attracts more attention than her husband on the visit to Russia and some other European countries.

We must tell hunters           wild animals.

Swimming is __________ diving.

That is the only way we can imagine ______ the waste of water in students’ bathroom.

We didn’t arrive at school on time yesterday morning ________ the heavy snow.

--- You look nice in the dress!.
--- Thank you. It ______ me seven hundred yuan. I like its design.

--- I won’t go to the party tonight.
--- ______ you told me you would. What’s the matter?

 ____________ be late, or you will miss the exciting beginning of the speech.

There was a big fire in the street last night, but the firemen _______ within twenty minutes.

--- Mrs. White, when shall we go for a picnic?
---If it _____, we _____ for a picnic in the park tomorrow.

--- Millie, do you mind if I turn on the TV?
--- ________. My grandma is sleeping now.

An old woman has two large pots, one on each end of a pole（扁担）. She carried the pole with the pots（壶）__     __ her neck.
One of the pots had a crack（裂缝）in it while the other pot was perfect and always filled a full pot of water. At the end of the long __     _ from the well（井）to the house, the cracked pot _      only half-full left.
For two years this happened daily, with the woman bringing home only __     ___ pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was _     __. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection.
One day, the cracked pot spoke to the woman _     __ the well:“I am ashamed of myself because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your __     __.”
The old woman smiled:“Did you notice that there are ___     __ on your side of the path, but not on __     __ pot’s side? That’s because I have __     _ known about your crack, so I __     __ flower seeds（籽）on your side of the path. And every day while we walk back, you ___     __ them.” She added, “ For _     _ years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate（装饰）the table. Without you, being just the ___     ___ you are, I would not have this beauty.”
Each of us has our own cracks. But it’s these __     _ that make our lives together so interesting and meaningful.

A．cross B．across C．past D．through

A．travel B．ride C．walk D．trip

A．arrived B．held C．reached D．meant

A．one or two B．one and a half C．two D．half and one

A．proud B．sad C．happy D．worried

A．with B．from C．by D．in

A．field B．side C．well D．house

A．seeds B．pots C．plants D．flowers

A．other B．the other C．another D．others

A．never B．ever C．always D．often

A．took B．made C．planted D．kept

A．water B．see C．visit D．understand

A．many B．a few C．two D．three

A．road B．side C．path D．way

A．decorations B．seeds C．flowers D．cracks

The Westwood Middle School has decided to hold a blood drive (献血活动), and you can help.

Help with The Blood Drive

The School is holding a blood drive for teachers, parents, and town people. We need everyone’s help to make it a success. That includes you! We need to collect 50 units of blood. That means 65 people are needed to come to the drive.

How You Can Help

Pick up information brochures (小册子) in the school office. Pass them out to your parents, teachers and any person who is healthy and at least 17 years old.

When and Where to Go

The blood drive will take place on Tuesday, October 21, from 3:00 to 6:00 pm, in the school canteen.

How many people are needed for the blood drive?

Students can pick up information brochures ____.

When will the blood drive take place?

The phone rings. It’s a friend who wants to tell you his or her latest health problems. You hate to be impolite and cut your friend off, but what can you do? Stephanie Winston, author of Stephanie Winston’s Best Organizing Tips, offers his advice:
Don’t ask questions like “What’s new?” They give the information that you have time to talk. After “hello”, get right to the heart of the matter.
Time your calls wisely. If you make a call right before lunch or dinner, or at the end of the workday, people chat less.
Set a time limit. Start with, “Hi, I’ve only got a few minutes, but I wanted to talk to you about….” Or, “Gee, I’d love to talk more, but I only have a couple of minutes before I have to leave.”
Jump on a pause. Even the most talkative caller has to pause now and then. Quickly say, “It has been great talking with you.” Then end the conversation.
Forget niceties. Some people just don’t take a hint. Cut your caller off and say, “I’d like to talk to you longer, but I’m afraid I have no enough time. Good bye.” Then hang up.
Find “a partner in crime”. If nothing else works, ask someone in your home to help you. For example, one woman gives a sign to her husband, who shouts, “Jane, I think the roast chicken is burning.”
Avoid the phone completely. Use an answering machine to screen calls. If you have an important message for a chatterbox, leave the message when he or she isn’t in.
What’s the good time to make a call so that people can chat less?

“Finding a partner in crime” means ______.

What’s Winston’s advice about?

I love my Blackberry mobile phone – it’s my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my computer, as it holds all of my writing and thoughts. However, I know there are times when I need to move away from these things and truly communicate with others.
I teach a course called History Matters in college. My goals for the class include a deep discussion of historical subjects and ideas. Because I want students to fully study the material and discuss with each other in the classroom, I have a rule – no computers, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule, some of them were not happy.
Most students think my reasons for this rule include negative experiences in the past when students made wrong use of technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. I’ve seldom had students make wrong use of technology in my classes; however, I have been e-mailed by students while they were in other teachers’ classrooms.
Some students think that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. As I noted above, I love technology and try to keep up with it.
The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations. Interruptions (中断) by technology often break students’ thoughts and make them depend too much on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep in themselves for ideas. I want them to push each other to think differently and to make connections between the course material and the class discussion.
I have been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations (评价) show student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize with deep conversation and difficult tasks, they learn at a deeper level – a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.
I am not saying that I won’t ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change, I will continue my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just too sweet to give up.
The writer’s rule for his History Matters class is ____.

The word “negative” in Paragraph 3 means ____.

What can we infer from the passage?

The writer wants to tell us that ____.

Most people around the world are right-handed. This also seems to be true in history. In 1799, scientists studied works of art made at different times from 1,500 B.C. to the 1950s. Most of the people shown in these works are right-handed, so the scientists guessed that right-handedness has always been common through history. Today, only about 10% to 15% of the world’s population is left-handed.
Why are there more right-handed people than left-handed ones? Scientists now know that a person’s two hands each have their own jobs. For most people, the left hand is used to find things or hold things. The right hand is used to work with things. This is because of the different work of the two sides of the brain. The right side of the brain, which makes a person’s hands and eyes work together, controls the left hand. The left side of the brain, which controls the right hand, is the centre for thinking and doing problems. These findings show that more artists should be left-handed, and studies have found that left-handedness is twice as common among artists as among people in other jobs.
No one really knows what makes a person become right-handed instead of left-handed. Scientists have found that almost 40% of the people become left-handed because their main brain is damaged when they are born. However, this doesn’t happen to everyone, so scientists guess there must be another reason why people become left-handed. One idea is that people usually get right-handed from their parents. If a person does not receive the gene(基因) for right-handedness, he / she may become either right-handed or left-handed according to the chance and the people they work or live with.
Though right-handedness is more common than left-handedness, people no longer think left-handed people are strange or unusual. A long time ago, left-handed children were made to use their right hands like other children, but today they don’t have to.
What did the scientists find after studying works of art made at different times in history?
A. The art began from 1,500 B.C.    
B. The works of art ended in the 1950s.
C. Most people shown in the works of art are right-handed.
D. Most people shown in the works of art are left-handed.
How many people in the world are left-handed now?

What is the left hand for most people used to do?

According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?

The best TITLE for this passage is _______.

阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格。（共10空，每空1分，计10分）
The Old Town of Lijiang
Lijiang is a few hours bus-ride away from the ancient city of Dali in Yunnan Province. Surrounded by fields, mountains and rivers, the Old Town of Lijiang looks like a jade ink stone in spring and summer, this is why the local people proudly call their town “Dayan” which means the Town of the Big Ink Stone..Each year, many tourists from abroad visit the Old Town and the place is like “Venice in the East” to them. There are narrow alleys, pretty streams, small stone bridges, and brick and tile houses with carved doors and painted windows.
Jiuzhaigou Valley
This area, north of Sichuan Province, is a natural wonder. You will never imagine how amazing it is if you don’t see it with your own eyes. Every year, visitors from all over the world come to admire the mountains, lakes, streams, trees, underground springs and waterfalls which make Jiuzhaigou Valley an area of outstanding natural beauty.
The water in the valley’s lakes, streams and waterfalls is famous for being very clear. The valley is also home to many protected kinds of plants including bamboo. The animals in danger, such as pandas, also live in the valley.
Mount Huangshan
Of all the mountains in China, Mount Huangshan is probably the most famous to be found in the southern part of Anhui province. It is well known for its scenery, sunsets, Huangshan pine trees, and views of the clouds from above. It is said that you won’t want to visit any other mountain after seeing wu yue(五岳) but you won’t wish to see even wu yue after you come back from it. This saying may give you some idea of the beauty and uniqueness of it. Together with the Yellow River, the Yangtze River and the Great Wall, it has become one of the great symbols of China.
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Ⅱ. 阅读下面的短文，根据短文内容完成下面表格。（共10空，每空1分，计10分）
Three places of interest in  

The Old Town of Lijiang	It takes a few hours from Da li to Lijiang by     . Lijiang looks like a jade ink stone in spring and summer,     the local people call their town “Dayan”. Every year, many     tourists visit the Old Town and the place is like “Venice in the East” to them.
Jiuzhaigou Valley	Jiuzhaigou Valley is an area of natural beauty. You will never imagine how amazing it is     you see it with your own eyes. Many protected kinds of plants     in the valley. And some endangered animals    pandas also live in it. Every year, visitors from all over the world come to admire it.
Mount Huangshan	Mount Huangshan is in the  of Anhui province. It is   for its scenery, sunsets, Huangshan pine trees and views of the clouds from above. It is said that you won’t to visit any other mountain after seeing wu yue but you won’t wish to see even wu yue after      from it.

根据句意和汉语提示写出单词，完成句子。
They couldn't have passed the driving test easily      （没有）your help.
Which do you prefer, a sandwich or a          （汉堡）?
Jimmy will hold a party for his        __(十二) birthday.
Get out of your cars. Choose bikes, buses or subways ___________ (代替).
Everyone likes Mary in our class because she always talks to others     ______ (礼貌地).

根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空。
The girl is       (slim) than any other girl in her class.
Our house is a little larger than ______ (they) and it has more furniture in it.
If you still do your homework _________(care), you will lose the exam again.
The ________ (lose) of the lovely dog made the old woman cry for a whole afternoon.
It’s two_________________(hour) coach ride from here.

根据句意，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空。
What __________(make) your friend so special?
The students are looking forward to       (have) a holiday. They are just too busy these days.
— Why did you choose __________(sit) in the front of the coach?
— Because I often feel sick on the coach.
The earthquake started while I ____________(do) some shopping.
I hope you ___________ (not forget) to clean the blackboard next time.

Did you know that you can help the environment if you buy recyclable products instead of non-recyclable ones? Look for the recycle s   —— three arrows that make a circle – on the package. Recyclable products are usually made out of things that already have been u . It usually takes less energy to make recycled products than to make new ones. The more energy we save, the b .

Imagine that it's a hot summer day. You put an ice cream on the sidewalk, and it melts. W   does this happen? Well, you probably know that the sun causes the ice cream to melt. But you may not know that the sun produces solar energy. Solar energy is a  way of saying "energy that comes from the sun." Solar energy can be used to heat homes, buildings, water, a __ make electricity. Today, more than 200,000 houses in the United States make use of the s energy.
　　Cars are an important part of life for most people. But cars also cause pollution and give out a lot of greenhouse gases into the air. L , there are some cars that are better for the environment. These cars can travel longer on a smaller amount of gasoline. They don't p much, either. Using these kinds of cars can help reduce the amount of greenhouse gases in the air.
Many things, l computers, TVs, stereos, and VCRs, have special labels on them. The label says "Energy" and has a picture of a star. Products with the ENERGY STAR® label are made to save energy. Buying products with ENERGY STAR® labels will help protect the environment.

根据所给提示完成下列句子。（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，计 10 分）
这条裤子和你的皮靴子很配。
The pair of trousers___________________________________________________.
研究表明五分之一的学生在11岁之前有阅读困难。
Studies show that one fifth of the students have_______________________________ by the age of 11.
为了保持健康，我们应该少吃点食物多做点运动。
_______________________, we should ________________________________________________.
开始时路上的交通很拥挤，可是最后到了交通干道上就好多了。
_________________, there ___________________________ on the roads, but finally it got better when we were on the highway.
我们学校计划为贫困地区的学生们提供一些文具来帮助他们。
Our school __________________________in poor areas by ________________________stationery .

假如你是王平（Wang Ping），初中即将毕业，给安德森（Anderson）发了份电子邮件，告诉他你将如何度过这个暑假。（90词左右，包括所有要点，可适当发挥）
要点：1、跟随父母一起做的一件事，如出去旅游、拜访亲友等等；
2、自己的日常生活安排情况，如做家务、坚持锻炼、读书、适当看电视、完成作业等；
3、计划做一件对你将来的学习、生活有帮助的事。如学钢琴、参加夏令营等活动；
Dear Anderson，                                                                    
How is everything going? I am very happy to tell you                                 
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
Your Sincerely,
Wang Ping