[江苏]2013年初中毕业升学考试（江苏无锡卷）英语

Ice is not often seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays           zero.

— Look at the bird over there! It’s so beautiful!
— Wow! It’s a rare crane. It          appears in this area.

Fishing with Dad was so           for little Sam that he almost fell asleep.

— Has Wendy handed in her application form?
— Not sure. She told me that she wanted to check again and          it in soon.

I know this plan is far from perfect, but I just can’t think of           one.

—What do you think of his new design?
— It’s of even            practical value than the old one. He’s just a bookworm!

There was a fire in the hotel around midnight last Friday. Luckily, it was soon          .

—How long does it take to get to the airport?
—Forty minutes. But it’s foggy today. I’m not sure          the highway will closes soon. Let’s set off earlier.

Don’t throw away the waste paper. It needs           so that it can be reused.

— I believe this is the best movie of the year.
— Well,        . Anyway, the ending is OK.

We arrived at the station too early and had         to go, so we sat there and chatted with each other.

—I think I’ve got a bad cold, Doctor, Shall I take some medicine?
— No need. Your body itself is able to            the virus. Just drink more water and rest.

It’s really         you to drive so fast on such a rainy day. Slow down!

— How are you going, buddy?
—         . A little busy, though.

My parents have always loved everything about India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. It’s a wonderful    15   with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didn’t enjoy Indian  16  very much.
On the second day we planned to see an old palace. At the  17  they said. “If you go by train, it’ll take you only two hours to get there.” However, the hot   18  took over four hours. I was very  19  when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a small restaurant. We were  20  to find it was quite nice. I wasn’t full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs.
I said to my dad, “I’ve been eating rice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”
Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very  21  . I was just putting the second one in my mouth when I felt myself  22 —my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and there were tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldn’t  23  how spicy (辛辣的) it was!
I drank about ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldn’t make me eat another Indian meatball for all the   24   in the world!

A．town B．city C．country D．restaurant

A．food B．scenes C．people D．costumes

A．palace B．hotel C．airport D．entrance

A．sail B．walk C．drive D．ride

A．hungry B．curious C．cheerful D．nervous

A．shocked B．surprised C．bored D．tired

A．quietly B．easily C．quickly D．gently

A．burning B．watering C．crying D．smiling

A．feel B．believe C．think D．know

A．diet B．luck C．time D．money

My Year Abroad                                                           
This month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers’ experiences in year-abroad programmes.
Mariko Okada – Tokyo
My year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. I’m not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots of interesting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I had improved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.
Carla Fonseca – Rio de Janeiro
I spent last year studying English in London. I’m from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad about my English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always using our telephone, so I hardly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was a good experience for me, but I’m glad to be home!
Alvin Chen – Hong Kong
Studying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I had English classes six hours a day, five days a week——with lots of homework. I also kept a diary of my experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays, my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderful things about the culture. I’m really glad I went!
All the three teenagers went abroad           .

Who didn’t really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much?

Travelers Corner is most probably         .

The Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Frank’s completed test this week.

 
How many points did Frank get in the week’s test?

From Frank’s result, we may know that           .

By taking this test a student is supposed to find out               .

Aunt Polly had told Tom to paint the whole fence (栅栏)in front of the house. He thought of the other boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! He picked up the brush and started painting slowly and carefully. Soon, his friend Ben Rogers appeared, eating an apple. Tom pretended (假装) not to see him.
“Tom!” Ben said. “Why are you working?”
“Oh, it’s you, Ben,”Tom said, “I didn’t notice you.”
“I’m gong for a swim,” Ben said, “but you don’t’ want to come. You want to work, don’t you? It’s much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What do you call work?”
“Isn’t that work?” Ben asked.
“Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? You’ve never painted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!’
“Pleas, Tom. Let me do a little,” said Ben.
“No, Ben. If you do, you’ll do it wrong. You can’t paint very well. If it was the back fence wouldn’t mind, but it isn’t.”
“I won’t do it wrong. I’ll be really careful. I’ll give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad, His trick had worked.
After Ben got tired and left, other boys came along and Tom said the same things to them. Soon, the whole fence was painted white, but not by Tom. He felt very clever because he had discovered something important about the way people are. People only want what they can’t have or want to do what they shouldn’t do.
Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on this passage?

Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben?

What can we infer (推断) from the story?

Everything that humans hear is in the form of waves (波).Just as the eye sees light wares in the form of colors, the ear and the eye Curs these different waves into signals that the brain (大脑) can make sense of.
The ears and brain have an Amazing amities to recognize（识别）particular sounds. For example, a mother often can tell when her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her baby’s cry has special meaning to her and the brain has recorded is importance.
The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives information about sounds from day to day, it stores the information in its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is why certain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselves that cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that person.
After hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. One ear is usually closer to the source (来源) of a sound than the other ear is. Sound waves are stronger when they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide the location of the source of the sound.
Which of the following shows the normal hearing process of a mother hearing her baby crying?
a. The ears receive the sound waves.
b. The mother recognizes her baby’s cry.
c. The ears turn the sound waves into signals.
d. The baby’s cry ravels in the form of sound waves
e. The brain connects the signals to the information in me memory.

Certain words or songs can change tarpon’s moods mainly because of his         .

According to the last paragraph, It will be the most difficult for a person who has lost the hearing in one ear to tell         .

What is the best title for this passage?

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。
Linda is such a         (耐心的) person that the never gets angry easily.
These Fruits are not grown here. They are          (进口)from Thailand.
What a        (杂乱) you’re made! You’d better clear it up before Mum gets home.
The climbers tried their best and reached the top of the mountain  ______       (成功地) at last.

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。
We felt strange about his        ( silent) at the party as he used to be very outgoing.
“Will it be possible to get me another ticket?” he asked        (hopeful).
Rub this oil into your skin and your headache will soon      (appear)! Have a try!
It’s said that Chinese parents are         (strict) with their children than American parents.

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处（本大题共8小题，每小题1分，共8分）
Many people like to add some sugar while       (drink) black tea.
Mo Yan, a Chinese writer          (honor) with the Nobel Prize last year.
— Will you come and pick me up tomorrow morning?
— Yes, I         (promise).
If you need our her programme list, I’ll be happy          (send) you one. Please leave your e-mail address here.
—Why did the policeman stop your car?
—I          (make) a call at that moment . What a bad day!
The 2014 Youth Olympic Games         (hold) in Nanjing from August 16th to 28th.
I didn’t realize I    (leave) the key at home until I got to my car. So I had to go back.
— The newspaper says all the museums will be open to public soon. Do you know that?
— Yes. But the local government        (not confirm) it yet. Let’s just wait and see.

短文填空：先通读下面的短文，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单词。使短文完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整写出。（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）
On Thanksgiving Day. About 88 percent of Americans eat turkey. But one l    turkey not only survives but also becomes famous! Every year, turkey farmers p     a turkey to the U.S. president. However the president does not e      this turkey. But gives in a “pardon”. The turkey is s       to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the r       of its life.
Turkeys come from North America and have been part of American culture for c      . Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey, i   of the bald eagle, to be America’s icon.
Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. But w       turkeys are quite fast. They can fly at a s      up to 88 kilometers per hour. They can also run as fast as 40 kilometers per hour.
Turkeys don’t have ears. They h            with a snood (肉垂) above their beaks. But their hearing is five times better than human’s.

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6小题，每小题1.5分，共9分）
汤米气喘吁吁地赶到了，他乘错了车。
Tommy                   _——he had taken the wrong bus.
电视机已经开了几个小时了。请把它关掉，好吗？
The TV set               . Would you please turn it off?
当那位歌手被问及婚姻问题时，她拒绝回应。
When the singer was asked about her marriage, she           to it.
时间所乘无几，恐怕我们得尽快作出决定了。
There’s little time left. I’m afraid we have to              .
他的新作在上周的书展上并未得到任何关注。
               his new book at the book show last week.
这项调查是要了解青少年目前承受着多少压力。
The survey is make to find out            at present.

书面表达（本大题共10分）
假设学校戏剧俱乐部正在举办“奥斯卡影片欣赏月”活动，上周播放的影片是《少年派》。请据此在答题卡指定的位置上写一篇80词左右的英文观后感。内容提示如下：
1.影片由李安（Ang Lee）执导，他因此片获最佳导演奖。
2.影片讲述了一个名叫派（Pi）的年轻人的故事，他独自乘小船出行；
3. 他要应付恶劣的天气，还要找到足够的食物，最终安全返回。
4.观后感想。
注意：
1.观后感须包括所给的内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯。
2. 第4要点的内容须用2-3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥。
3.观后感的开头已在答题卡上给出，不计入总词数。