[江苏]2014年初中升学考试（江苏无锡卷）英语

        sunshine! Shall we take a walk in the garden?

—      is the World Cup held?
— Every 4 years.

On those foggy days,you could hardly see anything around you         it was at noon.

—Life gets easier with the Internet.
—That’s true! Almost everything          be done online.

A little wine will not be          to your health. Just don’t drink too much.

—What do you think of Frank?
—He’s       boy and he shows great interest in anything new.

It’s not the right time to argue about who should be blamed. We’d better       and find a way out as soon as possible.

-----Your father never watched the drama series on TV, __________?
-----_____________________. He thinks theses drama series are boring and dull.

Your application won’t       until you complete the survey.

—Do you drink much coffee as before?
—No,       at all. My sleeping problem is getting worse.

I hope the train will arrive on time, but it’s       my control.

—Has David finished his project yet?
—I guess not. He       on it at lunchtime. Do you want me to confirm it?

The shop owner suddenly stopped talking with his mouth       like a big “O”. It was the President!

— Are you willing to live on Mars one day?
—        It sounds exciting,but it still worries me.

Jenny was a nurse in a children’s hospital. One evening there was a big dance at the hospital. Most of the doctors and nurses would be there, but of course them had to be         to look after the children. Jenny was not among the        ones who were free to go to the dance. She enjoyed dancing very much ,so when she had to start        that evening while her friends were getting ready to go to the dance,she felt very        for herself. She went to each sick child one after another and said good night.       she came to a little boy called Tommy. Tommy was only 11 years old ,but he already talked like an        . Poor Tommy had a very serious illness,and now he was hardly able to        any part of his body except his hands. But he was always happy and always thinking about others instead of himself.
When Jenny came up to his bed, he said, “I’m very sorry that you have to          the dance because of us. But we’re going to have a party for you. If you look in my        , you’ll find a piece of cake. I saved it from my supper today, so it’s quite         ” “And I’d get up and dance with you myself if I was able to,”he added.
Suddenly the hospital dance seemed very far away and not at all important to Jenny.

A．allowed B．invited C．left D．made

A．lucky B．active C．jealous D．wise

A．dancing B．working C．drinking D．relaxing

A．grateful B．happy C．sorry D．proud

A．Lucky B．Hopefully C．Firstly D．Finally

A．actor B．alien C．angel D．adult

A．touch B．wave C．move D．clean

A．miss B．attend C．forget D．host

A．dustbin B．drawer C．wallet D．bed

A．rare B．sweet C．tasty D．fresh

Do you often ride a bike to school? Here’s some advice for you.

Try not to use busy roads. In some cities there are special pains for bikes only. Use them when you can, but watch out—people often walk along them. Check the road before starting and look all around. Also, when you’re with friends on bikes, it’s much safer to ride behind, not next to, each other. Where one road meets another, you should take even more care. Slow down and check both roads. Use your eyes and be careful.

Check your bike often. Do all the parts work properly? Is there enough air in your tyres(轮胎)?

If you have an accident or fall off your bike, a helmet will protect your head. It must be the right
Size, so ask for help when you buy it.

You must use lights at night, so keep them clean and check the batteries. Don’t wear dark colours; yellow and white are the easiest colours for drivers to see.

A bike isn’t a toy and there should be only one person on it. Many children have accidents when
they play still games on their bike.

Red traffic lights aren’t only for cars and buses.They’re for you too if you’re on a bike.You’re also breaking the law if you go the wrong way up a one-way street.
Please choose best title for each blank.

Climb to the top of the amazing Sydney Harbour Bridge and look down 134 meters at the water below! This 4-hour climbing tour is fantastic! Book your tour now?

Tour includes:
A certificate to prove your climbed the bridge.
A photo of you and your friends on top of the bridge.
We also offer you :
★ Special clothes to protect you from the strong wind.
★ A radio to communicate with the tour leader.
★ Snacks(for lunch and dinner tours only).

★ Prices are in Australian dollars
★ Children must be with a adult. At most 2 children per adult.
★ For more information,email us at tours@touraustralia.com.
This is most probably a(n)       .

What can we learn from the article?

Mr. and Mrs.Johnson are going to take their twin daughters (aged 11) to climb the bridge this Sunday morning(June 22). How much do they pay for the tour?

Mr. Jones opened a shop in Aston to sell writing-paper, pencils and things like that. During the first month, very few people visited his shop. He sold little,and he could see that he was going to lose money.
One night,Mr.Jones sat bay the fire and was worried after another very bad day. Suddenly he got an idea. He found a piece of wood and wrote to the following notice on it in big letters:
“WHAT DO YOU THINK I GIVE AWAY PENCILS AND PAPER AND INK”
He put up the notice in front of the shop window before he went to bed. He slept better than usual that night.
The following day, many people came to the shop. Mr. Jones said good morning to them all with a bright smile and asked the frist woman what she wanted.
She chose some writing paper and a pencil. As soon as he put them on her hands, she turned to leave the shop.
“That will be thirty cents(美分），please,” he said.
“Why?” she asked in surprise.
“That’s the price of the paper and the pencil.”
“But your notice says it’s free,” she replied.
“Oh no,” he said, “how can I make any money if everything is free?”
She took him outside and showed him the notice “It is wrong,too,”she said. “where is the question mark after the word ‘think’?”
“There isn’t a question mark,”he said.
“But there should be one .”
“I’m afraid you’ve made a mistake,” Mr.Jones said.“You have read my notice in the wrong way.”
“Not at all,” said the woman. “It is quite easy to read. It says: What do you think? I give away pencils and paper and ink!”
“No,” Mr.Jones said. “You should read it like this:      And the answer to the question is: Certainly not! So you really have to pay me thirty cents, you see.”
How did Mr.Jones most probably fell that night.?

Which of the following sentences is the most suitble for the blank in the last paragraph?

What can we infer(推断) from the story?

Hawaii is a truly beautiful place. Most people know Hawaii for its lovely beaches. However, Hawaii is also a land full of legends(传奇). One of the oldest legends tells of a special dance called the hula, which started here around 300 years ago.
One hula teacher tells the story of how the dance started. “The hula started, as far as the legend tells it, when Hi’iaki and her good friend Hopoe went down to the beach. And then, when they were there, they noticed the waves(波浪)…and they imitated the waves. And then started to use their hands…like showing the waves.That is how the hula started.”
However,not everyone has always liked the hula.In 1820,some religious(宗教的) people from Western countries came to Hawaii.The visitors were shocked by the hula because the dancers were not wearing many clothes.So they asked the local government to ban(制止) the dance.
After that,most Hawaiians were not allowed to perform the hula in public for almost 60 years.But that did not mean the dancing stopping.Many dances still performed the hula in secret.The dance was always there.
Things have changed.At the moment,people of all ages want to study the old culture.They want to learn how to dance the hula.As a result,more and more people are attending halaus. Halaus are special schools that hula in the traditional way.
Kumano is a hula teacher. For him, the dance is a way to bring the best of old Hawaii culture to people today. Kumano says that the dance is not really about the body.He feels that it is more about the mind.He explains this feelings,”…the hula is more… not so much a physical thing,but more of a mental thing.For new dances,the dancing means very little,because for Hawaiians today,many of them don’t speak the Hawaiian language. So,what I try to do is to mind the real thing they see today.”
Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word”imitated”in this passage?”

Why was the hula banned for almost 60 years?

What can we learn from the passage?

How do we understand that Kumano tries to bring to mind the real thing they today?

Are you crazy? How do you       (胆敢)to do so?
The old man looked a bit       (苍白的)than usual after the operation.
You can get a better view of the lake if you go       (楼上).
Reading should be a life-long       (习惯)for every one of us.

Why can’ t I get a free ticket, too? It’s       (fair)!
The result of the competition is still under       (discuss).
The e- book I ordered arrived in the mail       (short) after breakfast.
No one in the small town has ever       (deal ) with such a problem before.

     (compare) with the older model ,the new robot costs less but lasts longer.
The officer promised they       (keep) searching for the missing plane until it was found.
—Will you ever leave her alone?
—Only if she       (ask) me to.
     (print) your report out,you only need to clink on that icon.
—I can’t find the new road on my mobile phone.Are you sure you’ve got the name right?
—Yes.But        you       (download)the latest map?
Wuxi Underground Line 1       (expect)to be in service later this month.
By the time the factory was shut down, it       (dump)its waste into the lake for years.
—I can’t believe you’ve sold me such a terrible camera.I want my money back…
—I       (listen),madam.Can you just slow down and tell me what’s wrong?

People in developed countries usually get their drinking water from a faucet(水龙头) or a bottle. But finding safe drinking water can be rather d     in developing countries. People in India, for example, often drink polluted water, which can lead to illness or even d     . But one Indian company, Sarvajal, has i     a great machine: the “water ATM”. Sarvajal’s water filtering(水过滤) network has already p   clean water in more than 130 places. Many of these places are small v    . The water ATM is new and important part of Sarvajal’s business.
How do these water ATMs w     ? First, local workers filter water using Sarvajal’s equipment(设备). Then workers s      the clean water to the ATMS and sell prepaid(预付款) cards to local people. Then they can e     get water form the ATMs with the cards.
Thanks to Sarvajal’s network and water ATMs, clean water is now a     to over 70,000 people in India. It makes sense that in one of the local l      Sarvajal means “water for all”.

父亲离乡多年，思念故友。
Father _____________ his hometown for years and misses old friends.
那位资深的演员很谦虚,从不炫耀。
The experienced actress is so modest _____________.
纪录片《舌尖上的中国2》并不完美，但还是值得一看。
The documentary A Bite of China Ⅱis not perfect ,but___________.
有些背包客宁可住帐篷也不住宾馆。
Some backpackers___________than in hotel.
在未来几年，政府将在环保方面尽更大努力。
_______________ into protecting the environment by the government in the next few years.
你知不知道为什么在电影《归来》中人们都打扮成那样？
Do you know____________ in the movie Coming Home?

假设你是一名中学生，名叫田梅。你从南京青奥会英文网站上获悉他们正在招收志愿者，你想给组委会写一封英文自荐信。内容提示见下表：

注意事项：
1.自荐信须包括所给内容要点，要求语句通顺、意思连贯；
2.“相关经历”一栏中省略部分须用2-3句话展开合理想象，作适当发挥；
3.词数在80个左右，信的首尾已在答题卡上给出，不计入总次数；
4.信件内容必须写在答题卡指定的位置上。
参考词汇：
新城中学（New Town Middle School）
志愿者工作（voluntary work）
2014无锡国际马拉松赛（the 2014 Wuxi International Marathon）