[江苏]2014年初中毕业升学考试（江苏连云港卷）英语

Lee Min-ho is        actor from South Korea. He sang         Chinese pop song on the2014 CCTV New Year’s Gala.

—______ will the fog and haze last?
—I’ve no idea. There is no sign of an end.

— This book on idioms is interesting. I’d like        , where did you buy it, Simon?
—In the Amazon Bookstore,

I could         control my feelings at the moment. The song brought back so many childhoodmemories.

China is going to         a manned space station around 2020 to explore more space.
A, set up         B. put up     
C. wake up        D. turn up

— A person’s life is like a road         lots of difficulties.
—Yes, so we need positive energy.

A Bite of China 2 includes eight episodes. It        the stories of more than 150 people _t and over 300 types of food.

Beijing and Zhangjiakou       applying to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in 2013.

—        I know by what time you want the project to be done?
—By the day after tomorrow.      you finish it on time?

Mr. Black used to be busy. But now he’s tired and      , so he has plenty of time to exercise.

— The six students from Lianyungang got the first prize in theChinese Characters Dictation Competition in Jiangsu.
—       exciting news it is!

— Nobody knows which team will win the2014 World Cup in Brazil.
—Yes. That is the       of the beautiful game.

— I missed the beginning of The Voice of China yesterday evening.
—      ! But you can watch the re-play tonight.

— Jack, could you tell me         for travelling this summer?
—We plan to go and see the beautiful sea in Hainan.

— I didn’ t expect to see you studying at the library so early in the morning.
—      , huh?

The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly before the deadly disaster of the typhoon. Bernadette Tenegra, a 44-year-old high school teacher_, was in her          which was on the bank of a river. The Tenegra family           together in their shelter to keep away from the storm. They thought that the powerful storm would die out soon as it did           .So they were just hanging on there.
But things didn’t happen          they had thought_, the water rose with a frightening speed and their           house fell down, sweeping away the occupants (居住者)，including Tenegra’s husband and her other daughter. They were able to struggle to                , but the 6-year-old Tenegra was          against the strong wind and water, along with sharp deadly debris(残骸). Bernadette made her way to the child and was holding her and kept         her to keep on.
“I crawled(爬) over to her, and I tried to pull her up. But she was too         and wasn’t able to make it. It seemed she had already          , ” Tenegra said_,  crying. ^“I screamed but it didn’t work."
The mother said          that she would never forget the last words of her daughter before           , “Ma, just let go, just let go. Save           . I love you forever.
“Yolanda” , the super typhoon destroyed a great number of houses and buildings. The 6-year- old Tenegra          her life. She has just seen a small part of this wonderful world         that short lifetime, while the whole world witnessed all the beauty of her.

A．family B．school C．building D．home

A．marched B．stayed C．arranged D．collected

A．in the past B．in the day C．in the end D．in the future

A．while B．before C．as D．since

A．wooden B．golden C．hidden D．modem

A．strength B．warmth C．safety D．difficulty

A．fighting B．beating C．touching D．preventing

A．inviting B．ordering C．training D．telling

A．sleepy B．weak C．impatient D．careless

A．given hack B．given away C．given up D．given off

A．excitedly B．sadly C．angrily D．confidently

A．arrival B．break C．choice D．death

A．myself B．yourself C．himself D．herself

A．lost B．saved C．spent D．changed

A．above B．below C．during D．beyond

Katherine Com male is an 11-year-old girl from Pennsylvania. At the age of five she began raising money to buy nets for children in Africa to help stop the spread of malaria(疟疾).
When she was five, Katherine learnt about malaria in Africa. She learnt that every 30 seconds a child died from this disease. She, also learnt that people wouldn’t get that disease if they had enough bed nets. “I was really sad to learn that a child died every half a minute because of malaria.” Says Katherine, “I wanted to send nets right away, so that’s what I did.”
Five-year-old Katherine made presentations at churches and schools. She told students and others how important bed nets were for Africans. After people heard the presentations, many of them donated money. Katherine sent the money to NBN. NBN is an organization that sends bed nets to Africa.
Besides_, every holiday Katherine makes something called “ net gift certificate” with the help of her friends and brothers. On each l0-dollar certificate there is a message. It explains that a bed net would be sent to Africa. When more certificate orders come, Katherine gets help from students in her school.
Katherine has helped to raise $200,000 for NBN. “It makes me proud to help African children. I won^’t stop working until everyone in Africa has a bed net.” says Katherine.
Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

In Paragraph 4, “It” refers to “       ”.

From the passage we know Katherine did the following EXCEPT   _______.

It can be inferred from the passage that         .

May is National Bike Month. a month-long event trying to get couch potatoes outside, cars off the roads and subway trains empty. It encourages everyone to get back onto their bicycles to enjoy riding a bike an often as they can during the month (and hopefully longer). May in the beginning summer and warm weather, so why not start right away and enjoy sunshine!
Ride Out to Protect the Environment
Bike month helps everyone make their efforts to improve theenvironment. If you’rebiking to school, you are helping bring down the air pollution. It is the most common form of pollution andby getting your family to stop driving and start riding a bike, you can do your part in improving the air quality.
Count Down Those Calories
Cycling isn’t just good for theenvironment; it’s good for you too. Riding a bicycle burns calories and helps keep you healthy. It not only improves your physical health, but also your mental state of mind. It can really help you be a happier person.
Share the Sunny Summer
So get into that shed, and take out your old bike. Paint the bike blue. Put on a nice coat. Load up a number of songs. Invite a group of friends to get on the bikes and ride this May! Be a fun-in- the-sun child! Enjoy yourself!

The second paragraph mainly tells us that riding bicycles       .

You’re likely to read the article in the        section of a magazine.

The writer writes the article to       .

A “Gap Year” is a period of time when a student takes a break before going to university. It is often spent travelling or working. It can give young people useful learning experiences and new skills.
Gap years are popular with European and Australian students, but remain less popular in America. However, in recent years, more and more American students are preparing for college by taking a gap year. The advantages of taking a gap year are as follows：
Learn about the World and Yourself
Although you don’t have to go abroad to experience gap years, most gap year students catch the chance to travel abroad. You are able to work out who you are and what you are for. The experiences of different cultures offer you interesting lessons. You can learn more about the world and get to know yourself better.
Face Challenges and Have Fun
A gap year is not only a time to take a vacation_, but also a time to face challenges. Gap year students usually work, volunteer or take service projects. You have to learn how to get along in the real world. This process isn^’t always easy, but it is an important part of growing up. Only in this way can you enjoy life and have fun.
Save Money and Improve Your College Admission Chances
There^’s a common thought that gap years are only for rich students_, but it’ s not true. Actually, taking a gap year can save your money. Gap year students often take a part-time job. Besides, at the end of a gap year, students are much more likely to know what to study in college. Clear learning goals ran keep the students working hard instead of wasting time and money playing.
Imagine an admission officer trying to admit (录取) only one between two students. Both of them are excellent and have high grades. However, one student has much practical experience or has volunteered in his vacation. Who do you think the admission officer will choose?
A “Gap Year” means       in the passage.

Besides having fun, gap year students have to face the        .

Having a gap year may make you       .

The last sentence implies(暗含) that       will probably be admitted by the admission officer.

A new study finds that plants communicate with one another to warn of danger.
We often consider plants as the furniture of the natural world. They don’t move; they don’t make sounds, they don’t seem to act on anything. But as is often the case, plants talk to each other all the time. And the language is chemical.
Over the years, scientists have reported that different types of plants, from trees to tomatoes, give out chemicals into the air to help neighboring plants. These chemical warnings can spread information about one plant’s disease or infestation(虫害), so other plants can protect themselves. But how plants receive and act on many of the information exactly is still mysterious.
In this week’s Science Magazine, researchers in Japan offered some explanations. They have found out one chemical message and traced it all the way from beginning to end.
The scientists looked at tomato plants infested by a common pest(害虫). To start out, they grew plants in two separate plastic spaces connected by a tube(管子). One plant was infested and placed upwind and the other was uninfested and placed downwind. The downwind plants were later exposed(暴露) to the pest. The results showed that plants near sick neighbors before were able to protect themselves better against the pest.
They found one chemical appeared more often in the exposed plants. The chemical is called HexVic. The scientists discovered where HexVic come from, and put it over healthy plants. Those plants were then able to produce HexVic. Researchers made sure that uninfested plants could fight off bugs and diseases. How do they know when to protect themselves? They are warned first by their friendly plant neighbors.
It is not a simple story, and it may be happening in more plant species than tomatoes. It may also be happening with more chemical signals that are still unknown to us. In a word, we know that plants not only communicate, but also look out for one another.
The underlined “traced” in the fourth paragraph probably means _________ here.

For scientists, which are the right steps to watch tomato plants infested by a pest?
①  Place the infested plant upwind.
②  Place the uninfested plant downwind.
③  Expose the downwind plants to the pest.
④  Grow plants in two separate plastic spaces connected by a tube.

You can put the sentence “The researches also studied leaves from exposed plants and unexposed plants.” At the beginning of

Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

根据句意和汉语提示，在空白处填入一个适当的单词。
It’s time lo have a rest. Let’s go out for a          (呼吸) of fresh air.
            (幸运地)for the villager, the fireman put out the big fire in time.
Thomas Bach of Germany was          (选择，选为) to be the ninth IOC president last year.
        (无论在哪里）someone falls ill, Doctor Mei often rides for hours to see the patient inthe mountainous area.
The guide is so                (精力充沛的) and outgoing that he can always help tourists have a good time on the trip.

根据短文意思和所给首字母，写出一个完整正确的单词。
Every minute of the day someone somewhere needs blood, maybe a s       baby, or
someone’s mum or dad_, so it is not just for emergencies and a        They need blood tohelp them beat diseases like cancer_, or do a planned operation. And that’s w    we needpeople to give blood, 3 times a year if you can. If you are in good health, b        the ages of17 and 59 and weigh at least 50kg, you can startg     blood now. And when you act,you’11 see how easy it is lo save someone’s life.

— Your uncle looks strong.
—Yes. He likes sports. He            every day.
At the 2014 Oscar ceremony, the film Twelve Years a Slave             for best picture.
— Paul, where is Sam?
—He is in the garden. He             grandma.
There will be four hours’ performances           in the theatre each day next month.
When the new railway is completed in 2017，the time of the journey from Lianyungang to Shanghai            by half.
The solider is a hero who saved two            lives in the earthquake.
           the World Book Day, the book shop sold books at a discount on April 23^nJ.
In recent years, WeChat has become a kind of fashion and a growing number of young people           it.
— China lifted the Uber Cup for the 13th time after beating Japan.
Great! The players are so excellent that all of us              them.
— Did you see the man in a red cappass by just now?
—No, madam. We _      of each other.

— Time for dinner. Mum and Dad.
—There’re only               (两双筷子) on the table. We need one more.
Millie said she                 (等不及看) her computer. It’s a present from her parents.
My watch                 (比你的新). I bought it last week.
— We’ll have a trip early tomorrow morning, won’t we?
—Yes, you’d better                 (不要熬夜) tonight.
It               (对我们是有帮助的) to choose public transport to change traffic jams.

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请阅读下面短文，在短文后表格中的空白处填上适当的单词（注意：每空1个单词}。
Don^’ t Rest on Your Laurels
Have you ever heard the saying “Don’t rest on your laurels”？“ Laurels” means the achievements you have already got. The saying suggests that you shouldn’t be so satisfied with your achievements that you’ll no longer try to improve.
As to this saying, Mike Perham has set us a good example. Born in 1992 in Hertfordshire, England, Mike was just 14 when hebecame the youngest person to sail across the Atlantic Ocean. You might think the achievements are good enough, but Mike doesn’t think so. At the age of 17，he became the youngest person to sail all by himself around the world on a nine-month voyage(航海).
Mike is now 19, and he is still trying his bestto break the records and push himself further. For his next adventure, he plans to fly around the world on his own, making him the first person of all ages to both sail and fly around the world.
Mike wants his achievements to encourage young people to realize their dreams. Since his adventures, he has travelled widely, speaking at schools and youth clubs in the UK, Hong Kong and Australia on the theme of “Live the Dream”.
Amazing Facts:
Mike started sailing when hewas seven.
His trans-Atlantic crossing began at Gibraltar and ended in Antigua.
His round-the-world yacht(游艇)was called TotallyMoney.com.
Title：Don’t Rest on Your Laurels

Passage outline	Supporting details
The explanation of the saying	“Don’t rest on your laurels" means that you shouldn’t stop          only because of your achievements.
Amazing facts	• Atthe age of 7, Mike started sailing. • At the age of 14，sailing across the Atlantic Ocean made Mike become the        one who set a record. • At the age of 17, Mike had a nine-month voyage of sailing           around the world.
Present situation	Mike is 19 now. He is trying his best to break the records. His          to fly round the world by himself will make him the first person to both sail and fly.
The          of Mike’s achievements	Mike’s speeches give young people courage to realize their dreams.

某英语报开展“How to Deal with the Exam Stress”征文比赛，请你根据图片和表格中提示的内容，简要描述并适当发表自己的观点，写一篇英语短文。
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How to Deal with the Exam Stress
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