[江苏]2014年初中升学考试（江苏盐城卷）英语

Where has the time gone is a beautiful _______. Can you sing it?

________good time we have had in the junior middle school!

－ _______does Nancy help the old lady with her housework?
－ About twice a week.

People usually like the TV channels with funnier programmes but ________advertisements.

It was raining _______when my sister and I got to the museum.

Many cities in China, _______Beijing, have been deeply affected by dirtier air.

I think coffee tastes good, but not_______ likes drinking it.

I can’t find my notebook anywhere. I’m afraid I ______it.

The online shop sells _______clothing at a very good price.

I’m going to take him to some famous hutongs_______ he can learn more about China.

Shenzhou X, China’s fifth manned spacecraft, ________into space on June 11. 2013.

－Could you tell me _________?
－Sure. Walk straight along this street and you’ll find it.

UNICEF was ______in 1946. It works to help children live a better life.

－Mum, I won the first prize in the school drawing competition.
－_________, Sam. I’m proud of you!

－Shall we ask more friends to help raise money for charity?
－Good idea. As an old saying goes, ________.

The Other Side of the Wall
There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother who taught her to love and       for flowers. So her flower garden was the best.
One day, while she was looking through a flower list she often        from, a picture of a plant caught her eyes. She had never       blooms(花) on a flower like that before. “I have to have it,” she said to herself, and she        ordered it.
When it arrived, she already had a       prepared to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green leaves all over it,       there were no blooms. Day after day she continued to water it, feed it, and she even talked to it trying to make it bloom. However, it was       .
One morning weeks later, when standing before the vine, she felt very       that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to        it down and planting something else in its place.
It was at this point that her neighbor, whose        joined hers, called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can’t imagine how much I have        the blooms of that vine you planted.” The young woman walked        the gate into her neighbor’s yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was        with blooms.
There were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had        seen. The vine had grown through the crevices(缝隙) and it had not flowered on        side of the wall, but it had flowered on the other side.
Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t successful.

A．look B．care C．search D．pay

A．learned B．heard C．ordered D．borrowed

A．seen B．smelt C．sold D．picked

A．finally B．carefully C．suddenly D．immediately

A．place B．box C．cup D．room

A．and B．so C．or D．but

A．endless B．useless C．successful D．hopeful

A．excited B．nervous C．sad D．frightened

A．putting B．cutting C．turning D．taking

A．balcony B．kitchen C．bedroom D．yard

A．enjoyed B．dreamed C．expected D．hated

A．through B．across C．above D．below

A．satisfied B．connected C．filled D．pleased

A．never B．ever C．seldom D．usually

A．its B．his C．her D．their

Four New Cool Inventions
Mip
Mip, a playful robot, was developed by a Canadian toy maker named Wowwee. It stands 19 cm tall. You can control it simply with your gestures(手势) or a smart phone. Mip can run, balance and dance on two wheels. It can also bring you a bottle of water.
Android Wear
Google is developing a smart watch called Android Wear. The watch uses a touchscreen and voice control. Simply say “OK, Google” to ask what ever you want to know. For example, say “OK, Goodgle. Where’s the nearest toy store?” Your answer will tell you the answer on Google Maps.
Le Pen
Do you like listening to music while doing homework? If you do, you will like Le Pen. With a music player planted inside, Le Pen plays music while you write on paper. The music stops when you stop writing. So if you want to enjoy more of your favourite songs, keep on writing.
One wheel
In the near future you may find a new way to escape traffic: a self-balancing skateboard called Onewheel. It can go as fast as 19km an hour. On a single charge(充电), it can take you as far as 7-10km.
If you want to enjoy music while writing, you can choose________.

According to the passage, Android Wear can_________.

In which part of a newspaper can you find in the passage?

Tomorrow is Garfield’s birthday. He first appeared in a comic strip on June 19, 1978. Garfield is well known all over the world. Lots of Garfield books have been turned into 26 languages. Garfield products are sold in 69 countries.
Jim Davis is Garfield’s creator. Jim was born on July 28, 1945 in Indiana. He grew up on a farm where his dad raised cows. Jim and his brother Dave helped with the farm work. They had 25 cats. Their room always made sure there was plenty of food for the cats.
As a boy, Jim was in poor health. When he had to spend time resting, he drew pictures. He added words to his pictures to make them funny.
After college Jim worked a few years at an advertising company. In 1969, he got a job to help a cartoonist. Jim noticed that there were many comic strips about dogs but few about cats. He thought that was strange since the world is full of cat lovers.
He remembered the 25 farm cats he grew up with. They gave him ideas for a cat comic strip. In the comic strip. Garfield became the central character in daily difficult experiences with Jon, his owner, and other characters. He is lazy, funny and hungry.
Jim Davis has received many awards for his work. Twice he was given the Best Humor Strip Cartoonist of the Year Award. He has won four Emmys(艾美奖）and other honors.

How old was Jim when Garfield first appeared in a comic strip?

Who does the underlined word “He” refer to in the fifth paragraph?

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

The writer’s main purpose of writing the passage is _________.

What do you do in a situation like this? You’re calling dinner with friends at a nice restaurant. You’re having a great time when a phone rings at the table next to you. A man takes out his phone and starts talking loudly about problems he’s having with his girlfriend. He talks for almost ten minutes! This happens all the time－on buses, in restaurants, everywhere!
Many people find cell phones useful in their daily lives. But we’ve all sat next to someone talking too loudly on a cell phone. You may want to tell the loudmouth to end the conversation, but let the management take care of those noisy customers. You can only control your own behavior. Here are a few rules:
Off means off! Follow the rules of restaurants and other public places. If a sign says “turn off cell phones”, don’t use your phone. If you are allowed, speak softly and for a short time and try to move away form other people.
Lights off, phone off! Never make calls in a theater or at the movies.
Pay attention! Talking on a cell phone while driving is dangerous. And watch where you’re going when you’re walking down the streets and talking on the phone.
As more people use cell phones, things are only going to get worse. So, the next time you’re getting ready to make a call, stop and consider the people around you.

The man talking on the cell phone loudly in the restaurant will ________.

Some people use cell phones in a rude way because____________.

According to the passage, we shouldn’t make calls ___________.

From the passage we can infer(推断）that __________.

My name is Jim. My story begins when an old sailor came to the inn(小旅馆)where I lived with my father. My father was the innkeeper.
“Do many people came here?” the old sailor asked my father.
“No,” my father told him. “It is a very quiet place.”
“Good,” the old sailor said. “Then this is a place for me.”
“And what’s your name, sir?” my father asked him.
“Just call me ‘captain’”, the man said.
He put some gold coins on the table. “Tell me when I have spent all these,” he said.
Not long after he came to the inn, the captain said to me, “Do you want to earn some money?”
“Yes, please,” I answered. I was only a boy at the time and never had any money. “What do you want me to do?”
“Keep watch for a man with one leg.” he said, “Tell me as soon as you see him. Do that and I’ll give you a coin every week.”
At first, the Captain was a very quiet man and did not want to talk to anyone. But there were nights when he drank a lot of rum. Then he talked a lot and became very noisy. He told stories about bad men doing bad things, and he sang the same song over and over again at the top of his voice, “Fifteen men on the dead man’s chest. Yo-hap-ho! And a bottle of rum.”
My father wanted him to leave because some visitors stopped coming to the inn. But, even when the gold was spent, my father didn’t dare to tell him to leave.
Then father became ill, and Dr. Livesey came to see him. After giving my father some medicine, the doctor came into the inn. When the doctor waited for a man to bring his horse. The Captain started singing the same song again.
The doctor asked him to be quiet. “There was a sick man here,” he said angrily.
The Captain took out his knife and pointed it at the doctor.
“Put that knife down, man,” the doctor said. “And if you keep drinking rum, you’ll soon be dead.”
The Captain was very angry. He began to move toward the doctor.
“Keep away from me. If you do anything bad, you’ll be in trouble.” said the doctor.
Then the doctor’s horse came, and he rode away from the inn. For a few days after this, the Captain was quiet.
The Captain asked Jim _________.

The underlined word “rum” in the passage probably means a kind of _________.

Which is the right order of what happened in the story?
a. Jim’s father got sick.
b. Some visitors stopped coming to the inn.
c. The man told Jim’s father his name.
d. The doctor told the Captain to be quiet and mind his behaviour
e. The Captain gave Jim’s father some coins so he could stay at the inn.

Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

As a teenager, you’re trying to learn who you are. You’re going through mental and physical changes. You’re dealing with different kinds of stress and trying to succeed in school.
The good news is that though the teen years are tough, there are skills you can learn to make them a lot easier.
If you’re a teen and trying to manage your feelings better, here are a few skills for you to deal with your feelings.
Name the feeling.
What feeling are you experiencing? For example, are you sad, stressed. Angry, joyful or excited?
Accept what you’re feeling.
Many people worry that their feelings will increase. So they are not willing to accept them, hoping that they’ll just go away. However, that’s impossible. Remind yourself that it’s OK to feel your feelings.
Become familiar with your feelings.
To better understand your feelings, you should pay attention to your feelings all over the day. You may record how you’re feeling in the morning, afternoon and at night on a piece of paper. Next to your feeling, also write down where you notice it in your body.
Express your feelings.
Expressing a feeling is a good way to reduce it. For example, you can express your feelings by crying, exercising, writing about them or talking to someone you trust. Just be sure that whatever activity you choose, it doesn’t hurt you or anyone else.
At different times in your life, you’ll experience different difficulties. But by learning some helpful skills, you’ll be able to live a comfortable life.
How to    with Your Feelings

Main idea	◇Though the teen years are tough, you can learn some     to manage your feelings better.
Skills to      you manage your feelings	◇Name the feeling that you are      .
◇Be willing to      your feelings. ◇Remind yourself not to     that the feeling will go away.
◇Pay attention to your feelings the      day by recording them. ◇Write down where you notice them in your body.
◇Express your feelings through some activities to     them. ◇Don’t    anyone whatever activity you choose.
Conclusion	◇Learn some helpful skills, and you can live     even though you may have difficulties in your life.

I only saw her once ______ (在……期间)my stay in New York.
As times goes, my grandmother can’t see as  ______(清楚) as she used to.
Johnson likes to take down what happens every day in the  ________(形式) of diary.
We are happy that we take part in ______(各种各样的) after-class activities.
Taylor Swift held a concert in Shanghai on        (三月)30,2014.

Millie tries her best but did_______ (bad) among all the members in the team.
It’s ______(fair) for the workers to get so little money for so much work.
Which team do you think will be the ______ (win) of the 20^th FIFA World Cup?
Wang Yaping, China’s         (two) woman astronaut, gave us students a lesson about space science last year.
Yancheng, a green city, is a        (please)place for people to live in.

There is no need for you _______(go) to school tomorrow.
I think A bite of China is well worth _______(watch).
Scientists are working hard to make the dream ________(come) true.
The person who is the earliest will get what he or she _______(want).
Next week a speech ________(give)by an artist in our school.

Dear Mr President,
I have been doing a project at school recently about animals in danger. I think their living c       is terrible in China. I am writing to you to suggest w  we should do to help protect animals more. I feel so s______for the giant panda.It’s one of the most popular animals in the world and a s______ of China. We’ve learned that pandas mainly live on bamboo. I think we should try to do more to p  people from destroying their forests.
Another animal we should try to protect more is the Chinese alligator(扬子鳄). They live in some a   of eastern China, and now the water there isn’t c   enough for them to live in. The government should stop factories from p     the lakes and rivers.
If we protect these beautiful animals in China, more people may wish to visit China to see them. They could be an important t    attraction. It would be good if more people came to visit our beautiful country, e   some quieter places in the country.
I hope you will encourage more people to think about such an important subject.
Yours sincerely,
Huang Jing

父亲节快到了，我想给父亲买些礼物。
Father’s Day is coming. I want to _____________________________________.
她迫不及待地告诉她妈妈那个好消息。
She___________________________________________her mother the good news.
李明不仅聪明而且勤奋。
Li Ming is _____________________________________________.
他习惯于每天晚饭后散步。
He __________________________________________________every day.
除非亲眼所见，否则无法想象我们家乡的变化有多大。
You can’t imagine how greatly our hometown has changed______________________________.

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English Textbooks are Good Friends
English textbooks play an important part in our study of English.