[浙江]2013届浙江省杭州市下城区九年级中考二模英语试卷

The underlined part in the word “create” is probably pronounced as            .

The text tells us            life story of Elias, who left            school and worked in a gold mine.

— Who would you like to see you off at the airport?
—           . Just say “good-bye” at home.

— Good morning. Can I help you?
— I’d like to have this package           .

When we stayed at the country house, we had only enough water for drinking. That’s why we didn’t take a            for two days.

Alice learned the news            TV that a Chinese student was killed in Boston marathon blasts.

The police still haven’t found her, but they’re doing all they      .

— Mum, I’m really            about the result of the exam.
— Cheer up. I believe you can be successful.

— Do you often watch the TV program Man and Nature?
— Sometimes. It’s an interesting program, but I            Sports News.

— Excuse me. Do you have a table for two?
— I’m sorry,            there aren’t any seats now. Would you mind waiting a while?

I can remember well some pictures and the persons            I saw in the room.

The girl sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous, for she            before.

— Guess            yesterday.
— I think you went to see the movie The Lion King.

— What a heavy rain! Will it last long?
—           . We’re getting into the rainy season now.

— I’m sorry I broke your glass.
—           .

完形填空 (共15小题，计15分)
Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue (美德).
— William Bennett
Thanksgiving Day was coming. The first grade teacher gave her class a fun assignment (作业) — to draw a picture of   1   for which they were thankful.
Most of the class might be considered poor, but still many would   2   the holiday with turkey and other traditional food of the season. These, the teacher thought, would be the subject of most of her students’ art. And they were.
But Douglas made a   3   kind of picture. Douglas was a different kind of boy. He was the teacher’s true child of weak and unhappy. As other children played at   4  , Douglas used to stand close by her side. One could only guess at the pain that Douglas felt behind those sad   5  .
Yes, his picture was different. When he was asked to draw a picture of something for which he was thankful, he drew a   6  . Nothing else. Just an empty hand.
His abstract (抽象的) picture caught the   7   of his classmates. Whose hand could it be? One child guessed it was the hand of a farmer, because farmers   8   turkeys. Another suggested a police officer, because the police protect and   9   people. Still others guessed it was the hand of God, for God feeds us. And so the discussion went on — until the teacher almost forgot the young artist   10  .
When the children had gone on to other assignments, she stopped at Douglas’ desk, bent down, and   11   him whose hand it was. The little boy looked away and murmured, “It’s yours, teacher.”
She recalled the   12   when she had taken his hand and walked with him here or there, as she had the other students. How   13   she had said, “Take my hand, Douglas, we’ll go outside.” Or, “Let me show you how to hold your pencil.” Or, “Let’s do this together.” Douglas was very   14    for his teacher’s hand. Brushing aside a tear, she went on with her work.
The story speaks of more than thankfulness. It says something about teachers teaching and parents parenting and friends showing friendship, and how much it means to the Douglases of the world. They might not always say thanks, but they’ll remember the hand that   15   out.

A．anything B．something C．nothing D．everything

A．congratulate B．spend C．celebrate D．consider

A．good B．interesting C．exciting D．different

A．break B．rest C．desk D．first

A．noses B．hands C．faces D．eyes

A．gift B．person C．hand D．turkey

A．thought B．description C．respect D．imagination

A．raise B．need C．buy D．show

A．look at B．care for C．take away D．drive off

A．himself B．itself C．herself D．themselves

A．said B．asked C．talked D．spoke

A．chances B．forms C．ways D．times

A．much B．many C．often D．long

A．thankful B．helpful C．careful D．beautiful

A．moves B．holds C．reaches D．puts

I have a neighbor we call “Happy”. I have never seen her angry at anything and never heard her say a harsh word to anyone or about anyone.
Happy and her husband Ben, 70, have a huge garden. They spent many happy hours together working on it. Most of the neighbors watched interestingly as Ben doubled the size of their garden. As the cost of food climbed faster than Ben’s beans, we all wished we also had such a large garden. As the rest of us spent our dollars at the market, Happy could be seen picking beans in her back yard.
Last month, Happy and Ben invited most of the neighborhood over for an “all-day food festival”. We were told to bring gloves and arrive very early in the morning. We didn’t know what was about to take place.
By 9:00 am, there were nine of us in the garden picking tomatoes, beans, okra, and squash. By 10:00 am, there was lots of laughter. We shared a lot of stories. By five o’clock, everyone was a little drunk from the wine and beer. After dinner, we played games. As we were leaving, Happy and Ben handed each of us a shopping bag filled with the bounty of the day, already packaged and frozen. What a delightful gift!
Well, the point wasn’t so much about the food. The true gift was a day of friends enjoying one another’s company. None of it would have happened if it had been for Happy and Ben’s garden. Now they have a blog about gardening in case we decided to plant a garden. And I am so proud of my tomato plants!
According to paragraph 2, people wished they also had a garden so that                  .

Which of the following is the same as the underlined word “bounty”?

For what purpose did Happy and Ben invite the neighbors to their garden?

What did the writer most probably think of the time he spent in the garden?

We can infer that                     .

Money, jewels and important documents may not be the only valuables placed in banks these days. Some mothers store their breast milk (母乳) in banks.
There are ten breast milk banks across the United States, where mothers can donate their extra milk for other women’s babies.
Experts say breast milk is the best food for babies. The World Health Organization says it is the only food babies should get during the first six months of life, in most cases. Breast milk is especially important for babies born too early. Sometimes these premature babies must stay in the hospital for many weeks.
James Cameron is a doctor who treats newborns at Lutheran Children’s Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He says breast milk is almost like medicine. Doctor James Cameron says, “The fact is that there are so many different proteins and specialized sugars in the breast milk that the mom’s able to make that help provide immunity (免疫力). It’s very important for the health of the newborn.”
Lucy Baur lives near Fort Wayne. She breastfed both her children and always had more milk than they needed. She wanted to donate to the Indiana Mothers Milk Bank in Indianapolis. But freezing and shipping milk can be costly. Then, a donor station opened near her home.
Milk donations in the United States work like this. Donors must be willing to provide almost three liters of breast milk. They freeze the milk and take it to the station. There, employees warm the milk and mix it with other mothers’ milk. Then, the milk is heated to kill bacteria. After that, the technicians test samples of all the milk to make sure it is safe and healthful. The milk is re-frozen and sent to the main milk bank. The milk bank transports the milk to hospitals to feed premature or sick babies.
Donors are tested for diseases before any milk is accepted. They are not permitted to smoke tobacco, use illegal drugs or drink too much alcohol.
According to the passage, which thing can also be stored in banks except money, jewels and important documents?

From the text we learn                            .

The breast milk is important for newborns because             .

Who is allowed to donate her extra milk of the following women?

The purpose of setting up breast milk banks is to                      .

请仔细阅读小题及下面六个网站介绍(A、B、C、D、E和F)，选出符合Thomas、Melanie、Arthur、Darrel、David五人各自需求的最佳选项，其中有一选项为多余。
1. Thomas is a student from Japan, studying in Eastland High School. He has some problems with some English words and expressions. So he turns to some proper website for help.
2. Melanie is a high school student and wants to learn some hot technology news by reading some books in this field during the coming summer vacation. She wants to know where to get such books.
3. Arthur is a young school teacher and wants to take a long journey to Germany with his family by air. He hopes to get low-priced airline tickets and deeply discounted hotel rooms. In order to do this, he draws his attention to the websites.
4. Darrel’s father is a successful businessman. He is excited about his father’s job and decides to follow him. So he’d like to make good use of time in the summer holiday to learn some practical business English. How can he find a place where his dream can come true?
5. David is a student of English coming from Africa and used to have many difficulties in his English study. He decided that he would get some free English learning materials to read and with the help of his friends, he wanted to find a website for his purpose.

词语填空 (共10小题，计10分)
用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯 (每个单词限用一次)。

Twenty-First Century Books
Probably you have seen someone reading a book on an electronic reading device. Over the past few years, these small computers have become more popular. For that reason, more companies that make   1  paper books are now making electronic books (ebooks). Most ebooks are the same as paper books,   2  people download a file into a reading device rather than   3  the paper book. This way they can   4  many books.
Books companies are adding special features   5  some ebooks. These extra features might include sound files, picture files, or video files. When the readers click on these files they learn more about the book, the story, or the writer.
The latest electronic readers are smaller and   6 , but they are also much more powerful. They can store much more information, so writers and book companies can do more with   7  ebooks. They do not want to just add files to   8  completed book. They are making the sound, picture, and video files part of the story. Readers need these files to understand the whole story. Readers can   9  change the story.
Readers already have a lot of books to choose from. If they can change the way stories end, they will have more   10 !

单词拼写 (共10小题，计10分)
根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题卷上按题号写出各单词的完全形式 (每空限填一词)。
The shortest month of the year is F         .
Bruce can’t work out the math problem w          your help.
I couldn’t find my mobile phone, so Mum asked me to use h         .
Cindy didn’t wear jeans yesterday. She wore a fancy dress i         .
Uncle Tom was so busy that he h          noticed the days pass by fast.
Jessica won’t watch TV until she f           her homework.
We should take an active attitude towards our life and never give up our d         .
Daddy’s suggestion was really h          for me to make a right decision.
W          you may say, I’ll hold on my plan to study abroad.
When online shopping first came into being, many people r         to use it, but gradually they began to accept it.

书面表达 (共1题，计15分)
假设你是光华中学的李华，将参加主题为“Let’s Ride Bicycles”的英语演讲比赛。请撰写一份演讲稿，内容包括：
1、目前汽车带来的空气污染和交通堵塞等问题；
2、骑自行车的益处 (至少三点)。
注意：1、演讲稿应包含上述所有要点，并可适当发挥；
2、词数80左右，演讲稿开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：低碳生活 (low-carbon life)；节能 (energy saving)
Good morning, everyone,
I am Li Hua from Guanghua Middle School. The topic of my speech is “Let’s Ride Bicycles”.                                             
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
That’s all. Thank you!