2012年江苏省盐城市中考英语试题及答案

1绝密★启用前盐城市二○一二年初中毕业与升学统一考试英语试题注意事项：1．本试卷包含第I卷选择题（第1~45题）、第II卷非选择题（第46~85题及书面表达题）两部分。本次考试时间为100分钟，卷面总分为120分。考试形式为闭卷。2．本试卷中所有试题必须作答在答题卡上规定的位置，否则不给分。3．答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡上。第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共60分）一、单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入句中空白处的最佳答案。1.Chinahasareaofabout9,600,000squarekilometers.A.aB.anC.theD./2.—willyoufinishdoingthework?—Inafewweeks.A.HowlongB.HowfarC.HowsoonD.Howoften3.Wefindimpossibleforustolearnaforeignlanguagewellinashorttime.A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it4.—Jack,youseemtobe.—Yes.It’s8:20nowandmytrainleavesintenminutes.A.inahurryB.infearC.insafetyD.insilence5.Youwillfallbehindothersyouworkhard.A.ifB.unlessC.thoughD.since6.—Dad,mustIpractisethepianotoday?—No,you_.Youmaydoittomorrow.A.needn’tB.mustn’tC.shouldn’tD.can’t7.Thisschoolbagisnotexpensive.Andthepriceofitistheofthethree.A.lowestB.biggestC.highestD.smallest8.CaoWenxuan’snewbookhasjust.Let’sgoandbuyone.A.comeoverB.comedownC.comeonD.comeout9.childrenSimonandJimare!TheyhelpMrs.Licleanthehouseeveryday.A.HowniceB.HowbraveC.WhatniceD.Whatbrave10.ThereportersaidthattheUFOeasttowestwhenhesawit.A.travelsB.traveledC.wastravelingD.hastraveled11.Don’ttalktoanyoneaboutthebadnews—notmymother.A.hardlyB.usuallyC.especiallyD.simply12.—HaveyoueverbeentoSingapore?—Yes.Itherelastyearwithmyparents.A.goB.wentC.havebeenD.wasgoing216.A.armsB.legsC.feetD.fingers17.A.withoutB.byC.onD.with18.A.SoB.OrC.ButD.Once19.A.spareB.devoteC.influenceD.waste20.A.hotelB.hospitalC.stationD.school21.A.believedB.acceptedC.refusedD.received22.A.worriedB.guiltyC.excitedD.curious23.A.hateB.enjoyC.saveD.dislike24.A.struggledB.supportedC.lostD.completed25.A.howB.whyC.whenD.whether26.A.achieveB.promiseC.donateD.admire27.A.carB.lifeC.jobD.grade28.A.wiseB.sillyC.friendlyD.unhappy13.—IsTominthenextroom?—Well,it’shardtosay.ButIheardhimloudlywhenIpassedbyjustnow.A.speakB.tospeakC.spokenD.speaking14.Inthepastfewyears,thousandsoffilmsallovertheworld.A.haveproducedB.havebeenproducedC.areproducingD.arebeingproduced15.—Areyougoingtotakepartinthespeechcompetition?—.It’stoogoodachancetomiss.A.NoproblemB.ThanksalotC.NevermindD.That’sforsure二、完形填空（共15小题，每小题1分，计15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。WhenIwaselevenyearsold,Godgavemeagiftofhappiness.Oneday,onmywayhomefromschool,atruckranovermeandcutoffmy16.AsIlaytherebleeding,IrealizedthatImighthavetolivetherestofmylife17legs.Howdepressing（令人沮丧的）!18thenIrealizedthatdepressionwon’tgetmylegsback.SoIdecidednotto19mylifefeelingdepressed.Whenmyparentsarrivedatthe20,theywereshockedandsad.Itoldthem,“I’vealready21thefact.Nowyoualsohavetogetusedtothis.”Eversincethen,Ioftenseemyfriendsgetting22aboutlittlethings:theirbuscomeslate;theygetabadgradeonatest.ButIjust23life.Iwasluckytorealizethatitisawasteofenergytofocusonwhatyouhave24,andthatthekeytohappinessistotakepleasureinwhatyouhave.Soundssimple,doesn’tit?So25aremanypeopleunhappy?Peopleoftenthinkhappinessisbasedonwhatyou26.“MywholelifewouldimproveifIhadanewcar.”Butwhenyougetthe27andwhathappens?Forawholeweekyouarewalkingonair.Thenyougorightbacktobeing28.Happinessisnotahappening;it’sastateof29.Youcanhavewhateverthereisintheworldandstillbeuncomfortable.Oryoucanhaverelatively30andfeelfullofjoy.Happinesscomesfrommasteringtheartofappreciatingandconsciouslytakingpleasureinwhatyoualreadyhave.329.A.painB.appearanceC.angerD.mind30.A.muchB.manyC.littleD.all三、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，计30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。AAwisemanusedtogototheoceantodohiswriting.Hehadahabitofwalkingonthebeacheverymorning.Oneday,whenhewaswalkingalongtheshore（海岸）,hesawayoungmanmovinglikeadancer.Hesmiledtohimselfatthethoughtthatsomeonewoulddanceonthebeach.Sohebegantowalkfastertocatchup.Ashegotcloser,hesawthattheyoungmanwasn’tdancing,butinsteadhewasreachingdowntotheshore,pickingupsomethingandverygentlythrowingitintotheocean.Hecalledout,“Goodmorning!Whatareyoudoing?”Theyoungmanstopped,lookedupandreplied,“Throwingstarfishintheocean.”“IguessIshouldhaveasked,whyareyouthrowingstarfishintheocean?”“Thesunisupandthetide（潮汐）isgoingout.AndifIdon’tthrowthemin,they’lldie.”“But,youngman,don’tyourealizethattherearemilesandmilesofbeachandstarfishallalongit.Youcan’tpossiblymakeadifference!”Theyoungmanlistenedpolitely.Thenhebentdown,pickedanotherstarfish,andthrewitintothesea,andsaid,“Itmadeadifferenceforthatone.”Thereissomethingveryspecialineachandeveryoneofus.Wehaveallbeengifted（赋予）withtheabilitytomakeadifference.Wemusteachfindourstarfish.Andifwethrowstarfishwiselyandwell,theworldwillbebetter.31.Whatwasthewisemanusedtodoingeverymorning?A.Takingawalkontheshore.B.Watchingtheyoungmandance.C.Meetingupwiththeyoungman.D.Helpingtheyoungmanpickupstarfish.32.Whydidtheyoungmanthrowthestarfishintotheocean?A.Tohavefun.B.Tostudystarfish.C.Tofeedsomefish.D.Tosavestarfish.33.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Eachofusshouldlearntoprotectstarfish.B.Peoplelivingontheshorealwaystrytosavestarfish.C.Eachofushastheabilitytomakeanimportanteffectonsomething.D.Peoplecancomeupwithsomegoodideaswhenwalkingontheshore.BDoingexperimentscanbeinteresting,andyoumaytrythefollowingexperimentsathome.M