[浙江]2014年初中毕业升学考试（浙江丽水卷）英语

Mrs. Smith has ______ 8-year-old daughter who has won two national painting prizes.

_____ all his pocket money, Dan bought a present for his mother on Mother’s Day.

—Susan, can you help clean the window?
—Why ______? Alice is sitting there doing nothing.

—Betty, pass me the ______. I will cut the cake.
—OK, Mom. Here you are.

Good friends are like stars. You don’t always see them, ______ you know they are there.

Steve isn’t as ______ as Kelly. He often makes mistakes in his writing.

—______ do you like the film, American Captain 3?
—It’s wonderful! I like it very much.

Here is my phone number. You ______ call me anytime you like.

It’s a bad habit to ______ what you can do today until tomorrow.

The skirt ______ soft as if it is made of silk.

Hurry up! The sky is covered with black clouds. I’m afraid it ______.

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

—Does Mary only have an apple for breakfast?
—Yes. She eats like a bird ______.

Frank left school at 16, he still became a successful writer.

—I’m terribly sorry that I’ve kept you waiting for so long.
—______.

It began a year ago, around Christmas. Every time I drove down our street, I       an old man sitting in his front yard. He was usually smoking or drinking, and looking rather unhappy.
One day, while I was driving past him with my         , I decided to wave at him with a lot of excitement.       , when he noticed me waving at him, he looked a bit shocked. Then, I saw his hand go up and he waved back.
“        did you wave at him?” my daughter asked.
I told her it’s just an act of kindness that doesn’t         anything. It gives both him and me a feeling of joy. My daughter replied that she felt a bit uncomfortable to wave to a         , but next time she would try it as well.
We liked close to the old man,        we saw him rather often. Whenever we drove by, both of us would start waving at him and, pretty soon, the old man started          at everyone who passed by his house.
One time, my daughter’s friend came to visit and she told my daughter that she saw this strange old man near our home wave at her very         . She mentioned that she waved back, although she didn’t know         , and it felt really good.
As soon as my daughter heard this, she told her friend the         of how all the waving began. Her friend answered: “Tell your mom that’s really cool!”
Other friends gave similar         . This taught my daughter that an act of kindness can be natural and         , if you really want to do it. It showed us how giving happiness can do good to         the giver and the receiver.
Moved by the old man’s actions, we’re planning to give our waving neighbor a thank-you card to express our         for his exciting waves. We are really thankful for him sharing his simple joy with all who pass by his house.

A．noticed B．felt C．heard D．kept

A．husband B．son C．daughter D．friend

A．Just now B．On time C．In the end D．At the beginning

A．Why B．How C．When D．Where

A．buy B．cost C．hide D．guess

A．friend B．driver C．classmate D．stranger

A．or B．but C．so D．yet

A．shouting B．waving C．laughing D．looking

A．angrily B．excitedly C．loudly D．carefully

A．him B．me C．her D．us

A．lesson B．accident C．news D．story

A．gifts B．notes C．opinions D．books

A．easy B．funny C．usual D．special

A．past B．between C．all D．both

A．attention B．thanks C．suggestions D．interests

A 2-year-od boy is being described as a hero after using Face Time to save his mother after she was badly hurt.
According to a report from KGUN, Laura was trying to stop a fight between two dogs when one of the dogs bit(咬) part of her middle finger almost completely off.
Laura tried to call 911 herself, but she said her hands were too badly hurt to make the call. “ I asked my daughters to call 911, and they’re four, and they were quite afraid to even touch the phone, because it was covered in my blood(血),” Laura told KGUN.
The mother continued to lose a lot of blood and thought she would go into a deep sleep—until her 2-year-old son Bentley came up with a dishcloth from the kitchen. After cleaning some of the bold off his mother’s iPhone, Bentley continued to use Face Time to call Laura’s friend Connie.
“All I could see was his little forehead. I said ‘Hi Bentley’ and it was quiet for a little bit. Then I heard Laura shouting,” Connie told KGUN.
Connie then called 911, and Bentley unlocked the door to let firefighters into the house.
Laura told KGUN she is very thankful for her little hero and has since taught all of her children how to call 911.
Laura was badly hurt when she was _______.

Through Face Time _______ learned about the accident and called 911 at last.

The passage is probably taken from _______.

Many people have a fear(害怕) of public speaking. According to a study, it has an influence on 3 in every 4 people. This fact is surprising and worrying, as most jobs require some speaking ability. The following will help you to make a speech better.
Write note cards. Write main ideas on your cards. Don’t write details. Put in some fun facts, questions, and other activities on the cards to share with the class. Don’t look at your note cards for a long time while speaking. If necessary, you’re only going to want to have a quick look at the card for information, not read every last word.
Smile at your class. When it comes time to speak, there’s nothing that draws your class into your speech than a good old-fashioned smile. Be happy, because you’re about to teach your class something they didn’t know before. Studies have shown that smiles are infections. That means once you smile, it’s hard for everyone else not to smile. So if you want your speech to go off well, smile. That’ll make everyone smile and maybe those smiles will make you actually smile.
Make eye contact. Nothing is more boring than listening to a speaker who looks at the floor or at note cards. Relax. Your class is made up of your friends and you talk to them all the time. Talk the same way now. have a look at every person in the classroom at least once. That way, everyone will feel like you’re communicating with them. Also, you’ll look like you know what you’re talking about.
Use hand motions. Move your hands along as you talk, using them to express your key points and keep the class interested. It will also lead your nervous energy into a better place.
According to the passage, ______ of people might fear to speak in public.

In Paragraph 3 of the passage “smiles are infection” means ______.

Which picture matches the last paragraph best?

The passage mainly talks about ______.

Canada is famous for its winter lifestyle, for the season lasts half the year there. A great example of this is the Quebec Winter Carnival(嘉年华). Quebec is an old city with beautiful historic building, and many agree that winter is the best time to visit. The city comes alive in the snow, especially during the winter festival. People who visit the cold city can find tons of things to do that will make winter seem perfect.
The Carnival has a magical ice palace made with 9,000 tons of snow, a boat race on the St. Lawrence River, and two night parades(游行) with funny people and colorful cars. Other interesting things include a 122-meter ice slide, and a large football game. There is also an exciting dogsled race that runs through six kilometers of the city’s streets. With more than 20 teams in the game, the dogsled race is noisy, fun and full of great cheer. Even better, artists from around the world come to enter the snow sculpture(雕塑) competition. It is amazing how these artists can bring snow to life. The Quebec Winter Carnival has everything for the whole family and more. It is surely a great way to experience winter at its fullest.
Another famous winter festival is on the other side of the world in China. Known as the City of Ice, Harbin is the capital city of Heilongjiang Province, which is next to Siberia. In the winter, it is very cold, and temperatures there can drop to 30℃ below zero. Even so, the cold weather makes the city the right place for the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The festival is held every year.
According to the passage, many people think ______ is the best time to visit Quebec.

The Quebec Winter Carnival includes ______.
①a dogsled race     ②a winter swimming   ③two night parades
④a snow fight       ⑤a boat race

Which of the following is TRUE about Harbin?

The writer will probably write about ______ in the next part of the article.

E-waste is fast becoming a serious problem around the world. This report will examine this problem and provide some possible ways to solve it.
We live in a society that is producing and using electronics(电子产品) all the time. It is often cheaper to buy new products than to repair old ones. Also, through clever advertising, companies always encourage people to change their old TVs, mobile phones and computers for the latest models. E-waste is created when we throw away old ones. In the EU alone, about 8,700,000 tons of e-waste is produced each year. Sadly, just over 1,000,000 tons is recycled.
Burying(填埋) e-waste or burning it cause serious problems for the environment. Electronics have dangerous things in them. These things can then get into the ground or pollute the air when they are burnt.
In recent years, ____. However, their plans are not always managed properly. Sometimes electronics are just sent to poor countries such as Ghana. Here they are often burnt in public areas, which is very bad for people’s health. Setting up recycling centers is a good way to solve this problem. E-cycling centers could recycle the parts that can be reused and deal with the rest properly.
Another way is to make producers responsible(负责任) for their used products. This means that producers must take back old products which are no longer wanted. They should then make sure they are properly recycled or reused.
As for us, we should try to cut down on e-waste. Change electronics only when we have to. And don’t buy a product just to have the latest model.
E-waste is a serious problem in the modern world. Both producers and users must take actions and try to keep it to the smallest amount.
According to the passage, it is often _______ to buy new electronics than to repair old ones.

In the passage the underlined word “they” refers to ______.

Which of the following is the best for the blank in Paragraph 4?

Which sentence shows the writer’s opinion?

Who is the _______ of the new sports car?
Just sit down and try to _______ for a while, Grace.
Linda’s health has _______ greatly since she started on this new diet.
Li Ming is _______ in English, so he needs to spend more time on it.
My parents told me Ms. Smith was really _______ with my work last term.

Everybody knows the famous building—the Eiffel Tower, which was 【小题1】(建成) in Paris, France, in 1889. The tower is 324 meters high, and it was the 【小题2】(最高的) building in the world until 1930, when the Chrysler Building in New York 【小题3】(出现).
Today the Eiffel is visited by more 【小题4】(游客) than any other historic building in the world, but it wasn’t always so popular. When it was 【小题5】(最初) finished, many people thought it was ugly. One famous writer used to have 【小题6】(中饭) in the Eiffel Tower every day because it was the only place in Paris where he could not see the tower!
Many of the six 【小题7】(百万) people who visit the Eiffel Tower every year take one of the five lifts to the top, but some 【小题8】(选择) to climb up the 1,665 steps. The tower has two restaurants where people can enjoy 【小题9】(美味的) food. And people can watch the fantastic view of the city while they are 【小题10】(吃). The tower also has a shop where people can buy gifts for friends and families.

May Day is the day when we celebrate the end of winter and the arrival of spring. It’s a time of new life, with new leaves on the trees and wildflowers growing in the woods and fields. On that day, children in Britain and other parts of Europe often make May baskets and hang them on a neighbor’s door as a gift of love and friendship.
Here are the steps of making this kind of basket.
Step 1  Food paper into a cone(圆锥形) and stick it to keep the shape.
Step 2  Cut top of the cone with scissors.
Step 3  Make two holes on opposite sides of the cone. Leave 5cm form the top.
Step 4  Pass ribbon(彩带) through holes and tie it to create a basket handle.
Step 5  Fill your basket with different kinds of flowers.
根据以上制作步骤重新排列A、B、C、D四副图片的顺序，并将其编号填入小题中。

Why do children in Europe make May baskets? Because they want to ____.

暑期即将来临，对于如何安排孩子初中毕业后的第一个假期，家长们和孩子自己有着各自的想法。请根据下表提示，写一篇英语短文，描述他们的不同看法，同时发表你自己对暑期安排的观点。

注意：1. 表格中的观点仅供参考，允许适当发挥；
2. 开头已经给出，不计入总词数；
3. 文中部的出现真实姓名和校名等信息；
4. 词数：80-100。
How will you spend the coming summer vacation? Parents and kids have their own opinions.