江苏省南通市海安县中考第三次模拟英语试卷

Shanghai Disneyland will cover _______ area of 1.5 square kilometres.

It is said that over 50 percent of China’s population _________ working in the cities in 2013, so there are fewer and fewer people on the farm now.

—I hear that our boss left for Beijing this morning.
—Really? But he made no ________ of the trip at yesterday’s meeting.

—Our head teacher says we should have more sleep these days.
—I don’t agree with his idea __________ he might be right.

Some people like iphone 6 _______ much that they want it to be on China’s market as soon as possible.

—What’s your plan for the coming summer holiday?
—I’ll devote as much time as I can ________ some voluntary work.

Mobile phones and electronic calculators _______ be brought in the test rooms at exam times.

—Does the dish taste as _________ as it used to be?
—No, I don’t think I have ever eaten a worse one.

If nobody breaks the traffic rule, the Chinese style of crossing the road _________.

—He’s not married Laura, _________?
—__________. They will celebrate their one year of marriage this Sunday.

—When did the new Wenfeng Shopping Mall open?
—It ________ for nearly half a year.

—I’m very tired these days because of walking to school every day.
—________ useful exercise you are taking! It can help you keep healthy.

—Please _______ the lions, children. Remember that it’s dangerous to take photos with them.
—OK, we will.

—I'm a teenager's mother. Sometimes I don't know __________.
—Maybe he suffers from stress.

—The music is too loud. Could you turn it down, please?
—_________

My husband kissed the baby's cheek, said goodbye to me and then rushed out of the door, into his busy day. With the cold of the morning fading, I fed my baby and it fell fast asleep. Usually I would place it in bed and quickly have the house somewhat in      .
This morning, however, I stayed seated, just           , with the baby in my arms. The thoughts ran into memories of the          with my husband, a father rushing out of the door to meet the obligations ﹙责任﹚of life. It was only a small jump to thoughts of my own         .
My mother passed away when I was ten, and as I looked       , I could see how much of a family man my dad was. He went to work every morning and returned to his family every evening. He provided food, clothing, warmth, and         . He was a faithful father.
Setting the baby down, I dialed the         number. I had just realized the      of the ordinary﹙普通的﹚daily life going on around us that we often took for granted(理所当然), and that it needed to be recognized（重新认识）.
“Hi, Dad.”I said,         back tears.
“Hey, Bud. How are you?”,         was in his voice.
“Fine, I'm just calling to say... thank you.”I got it out before my throat ﹙喉咙﹚          too much for me to speak.
"What for?"
“For getting up and going to work every morning of my life. Now that I have my own child  and I see my husband doing the same, I just wanted to thank you for being        ”
There was      for a moment as my dad calmed himself down, and with a small tremble ﹙颤抖﹚in his voice he said, "You're welcome, Bud.”
I don't remember much of the rest of the call,       that moment of revelation(显露)about my father, I will never forget. Since then, I have realized that those        everyday fathers are the true heroes in life. I'm thankful that my father was one of them.

A．use B．line C．order D．fashion

A．thinking B．dreaming C．imagining D．praying

A．mornings B．afternoons C．evenings D．nights

A．child B．father C．mother D．family

A．out B．away C．back D．around

A．protection B．help C．family D．money

A．popular B．relative C．regular D．familiar

A．difference B．importance C．balance D．absence

A．sending B．pushing C．holding D．putting

A．Sadness B．Stress C．Doubt D．Love

A．cleared B．hurt C．ached D．tightened

A．helpful B．faithful C．thoughtful D．wonderful

A．peace B．calm C．silence D．rest

A．and B．but C．or D．nor

A．excellent B．patient C．ordinary D．honest

Where can you enjoy a program for free?

If a person with heart problem goes to Ballet NY, he will _________.

If you are a music fan, you should go to _________.

If three adults go straight to the Byham Theatre and buy tickets just before the festival starts, how much will they spend?

My husband and I had just opened up a pet sitting business earlier that year. Our customers had slowly risen from three to thirty a month. We were busy through those hot summer months, driving between visits. Our work was strictly done at the pet owner’s home. It was almost too busy for the two of us, but we were making good money!
We asked pet owners new to our business to phone two weeks ahead so we had enough time to meet the owners and pets at their homes and make any following meetings before the owner leaves.
One day, we decided to take on a new customer just two days before they would leave. We met the family, filled in a form, and spent some time with their dog, Hercules. He playfully jumped on us and touched our hands and arms using his tongue. The family laughed as he did this, showing us that he was very loving.
Two days later I appeared at the house, alone. I came up to Hercules and said hello happily. I filled up his water bowl and cleaned any messes he made. Meanwhile, he was so lovely sitting beside. I thought this would be the good picture to send to the owners as usual. After the light and “click” sound went off, Hercules rushed at me. I didn’t know what had just happened until I noticed the drops of blood. I ran out and did the only thing—calling my husband.
Then I went to neighbors for help. My husband arrived after ten minutes. The helpful neighbor and my husband led Hercules back into his pen(圈). Then my husband and I took off to the hospital.
I must have looked like I was shot when I walked into the hospital. The nurses quickly moved me to a room. I asked the doctor in a weak but playful manner, “Am I going to die?” He replied, “Finally.”
According to the text, the author’s work was_____________ .

What did the author often do during her work?

It can be inferred from the text that the author was attacked because___________ .

The doctor’s answer gave us a sense of____________ .

Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.
Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.
In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.
Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier.“ The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30-year-old man.
Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything.” He said, “The feeling of having conquered something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task.” “I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”
The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said, “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”
Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?

Traveling alone is challenging because________________ .

What can we infer about Chris Richardson?

What is the best title for the passage?

In America, seldom do you go anywhere without hearing a principle called WIN-WIN. It sounds strange to me at first because throughout my childhood, I have always been taught to try everything possible to win an upper-hand, rather than to help other people win. However, as time goes by, I have gradually understood the essence (真谛) of WIN-WIN principle—it is the way of winning on both sides.
When I was little, I used to play Chinese checkers (跳棋) which includes two basic tactics (战术): One is to create paths for yourself; the other is to prevent your rival﹙对手﹚ moving. Players may use these two totally different ways in the game, but the key for the player to win is to continuously create paths for him even if his rival may take advantage of it. Finally he can always reach the goal a few steps ahead of the other player.
In the 1990s, a strategy﹙战略﹚ called WIN-WIN became widespread in the western world. Its aim is to achieve your success while giving other people some advantages, so there is no real loser. One example of using the WIN-WIN principle is the voluntary system in the US. Most Americans support the spirit of voluntary contribution. In the US, schools and children organizations usually encourage and support kids to take part in community activities so that the voluntary spirit can be enrooted in their minds from childhood.
In China, it’s quite usual that some people are too selfish and never take people’s interests into consideration, while someone who really has courage to do something for the public is often called “foolish” or “silly”. Actually helping other people can be of great delight for the helper, for he can also learn something useful for his life such as sympathy, care, devotion, etc. So only if you take other people’s interests into consideration , you can make sure to win what you want.
The purpose of the author in writing the passage is _______.

What is the author’s attitude(态度) towards WIN-WIN?

The underlined word “enrooted” in the third paragraph means ____.

The new flyovers(立交桥) close to our school will be in           (服务) next year.
My mother is so kind and generous that she is used to          （提供）her help to people in need.
The film Home Coming directed by Zhang Yimo was a big          (a thing that has got a good result) .
He is feeling blue, I don’t know whether I should speak to him or keep           (quiet, with no sound at all).
        , we can start again and build a better world on Mars.

The          Youth Olympic Games will be held in Nanjing between August 16 and 28, 2014.
You won’t be welcomed by anyone if you behave so          in public.
It was even          this morning. As a result, all the highways were closed.
This year’s new policy of the high school recruitment(招生) can lead to a better balanced       of education.
The stories           are not very interesting, but the music sounds wonderful.

Mum told me that a barking dog never        .
—Why were there so many students at the school gate when we passed by?
—They           for a bus home.
It was a long trip, but the Greens           taking a train to flying in a plane.
There           two new schools on that island in a few years’ time, aren’t there?
A plane MH370           missing. Nobody knows where it is.

The government has to provide food and clothes for them (改为否定句)
The government                    to provide food or clothes for them.
A tourist guide showed the foreigners around Hailing Park yesterday.(改为被动语态)
The foreigners                     around Hailing Park yesterday.
Smoking isn’t allowed at school. Drinking isn’t allowed at school, either. (合并句子)
Smoking        drinking is allowed at school.
The computer on the desk belongs to Mike. (对画线部分提问)
belongs to Mike?
He told me not to be late for the party that night. (改为直接引语)
He said to me, “         be late for the party          .”

In many big cities in the world, the overuse of cars is thought to be one of the major causes of air pollution. What will cars be 1  in the future?
Some experts think that today's cars are in trouble b   they use too much petrol( 汽油 ). They say the car of the future will be much, much smaller. The car of tomorrow will be m     without a motor or air conditioning. It'll have no radio and no lights. Tomorrow's car will be an o    air car with no doors or windows. It needn't have a pollution control system because it w    use petrol. In fact, this new car will be pushed by the driver's feet. Very few people will be killed in accidents, because the top s        will be five miles per hour. However, we are also warned not to ask for pretty c      , because the cars will come in grey only.
Other car experts do not hold the same idea. They are s        that the future will be happier. They think that all our problems will soon be solved by car companies with the production of the Supercar. Tomorrow's car will be b       , faster, and more comfortable than before. The Supercar will have four rooms, TVs, running water, heat, air conditioning, and maybe a swimming pool. Large families will travel on  1        trips comfortably. If petrol is in short supply ( 供给) , the Supercar will run on water.

In 2006, young businessman Blake Mycoskie went to Argentina on vacation. He went back to America with a business plan that would help thousands of children. While on vacation, Mycoskie saw children who couldn’t afford even one pair of shoes. Their feet suffered cuts, and he wanted to help. He noticed the shoes that Argentinean farmers wore. Inspired by those simple shoes with rope bottoms, he had an idea. Mycoskie wanted to give these children the shoes they needed. He gave his new plan a name --- TOMS. For every pair of shoes he sold, he would give a new pair to a needy child. One for one.
It was a slap(耳光) in the face to traditional business practices. How could he make a profit by giving so much away? However, he started selling shoes out of his apartment. When he had sold 10,000 pairs of shoes, he returned to Argentina with 10,000 pairs to give away.
Although often taken for granted, shoes play an important role. Children without shoes easily injure their feet. They can catch a disease through soil that could make them sick or slow down their growth. Some children can’t attend school without shoes because they are part of the uniform.
TOMS, together with other charity organizations, continues to find communities that will get benefit. Since that first “shoe drop” in Argentina, TOMS has contributed new shoes to communities in Asia, Africa, and Central and South America.
Mycoskie’s special principle is all about giving. This has attracted a lot of people’s attention. When people hear about TOMS’ purpose, they buy the shoes and then share the story with an idea of “shoes for a better tomorrow”.
What does ‘One for one” mean in the first paragraph?
How many pairs of shoes were sold before he came back to Argentina?
 
Why can’t some children attend school without shoes?
Which other communities has TOMS offered new shoes to?
How can Mycoskie give away so much and still earn money?(请自拟一句话回答)

今年央视春晚，一曲《时间都去哪儿了》让许多观众深受感动。回想这三年的初中生活也是感慨万千。在初中毕业典礼上，学校将举行“感恩教育仪式”，请你根据下表提示的要点，用英语为该活动写一篇短文，简述这三年来要感恩的人和事，以及你的感想和未来打算。

注意：
表达中必须包含所给要点，可以适当发挥，不要简单翻译。
词数100左右。开头已经写好，不计入总词数。
表达中请勿提及真实校名及姓名。
How time flies! Three years has passed since I came to the secondary school. During the past three years, I have gained a lot and grown a lot.
First, I should say thanks to my dear parents.