1、 无锡市 2013年中考英语试卷 本试题分两卷。第 I卷（客观题）在第 1至第 6页。第 II卷（主观题）在第 7 至第 8页。 考试时间为 100分钟。试卷满分 90 分。 注意事项： 1. 答题前，考生务必用 0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡的相应位置上，并认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号是否与本人的相符合。 2. 答客观题必须用 2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的正确选项涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试题卷上。 3. 答主观题必须用 0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔作答，答案写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上。如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再
2、写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4. 考试必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试题卷和答题卡一并交回。 第 I 卷（客观题 共 50 分） 一、选择填空 在 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 14 小题，每小题 1 分，共 14 分） 1. Ice is not often seen here in winter as the temperature normally stays zero. A. up B. down C. above D. below 【答案】 C 【 2013 江苏无锡 】
3、 2. Look at the bird over there! Its so beautiful! Wow! Its a rare crane. It appears in this area. A. always B. usually C. seldom D. often 【答案】 C 【 2013江苏无锡 】 3.Fishing with Dad was so for little Sam that he almost fell asleep. A. excited B. exciting C. bored D. boring 【答案】 D 【 2013 江苏无锡 】 4. Has We
4、ndy handed in her application form? Not sure. She told me that she wanted to check again and it in soon. A. will hand B. would hand C. has handed D. had handed 【答案】 B 【 2013江苏无锡 】 5. I know this plan is far from perfect, but I just cant think of one. A. a better B. the better C. a best D. the best 【
5、答案】 A 【 2013 江苏无锡 】 6. What do you think of his new design? Its of even practical value than the old one. Hes just a bookworm! A. greater B. great C. less D. little 【答案】 C 【 2013 江苏无锡 】 7. There was a fire in the hotel around midnight last Friday. Luckily, it was soon . A. turned on B. turned off C.
6、 put on D. put out 【答案】 D 【 2013 江苏无锡 】 8. How long does it take to get to the airport? Forty minutes. But its foggy today. Im not sure the highway will closes soon. Lets set off earlier. A. whether B. when C. how D. why 【答案】 A 【 2013 江苏无锡 】 9. Dont throw away the waste paper. It needs so that it ca
7、n be reused. A. to destroy B. destroying C. to collect D. collecting 【答案】 D 【 2013 江苏无锡 】 10. I believe this is the best movie of the year. Well, . Anyway, the ending is OK. A. thats a good idea B. that may not be a good idea C. Im not sure if youre right D. I think youre right 【答案】 C 【 2013 江苏无锡 】
8、11. We arrived at the station too early and had to go, so we sat there and chatted with each other. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. everywhere D. nowhere 【答案】 D 【 2013 江苏无锡 】 12. I think Ive got a bad cold, Doctor, Shall I take some medicine? No need. Your body itself is able to the virus. Just drink mo
9、re water and rest. A. catch B. fight C. lose D. hide 【答案】 B 【 2013 江苏无锡 】 13. Its really you to drive so fast on such a rainy day. Slow down! A. crazy for B. crazy of C. wise for D. wise of 13.【答案】 B 【 2013 江苏无锡 】 14. How are you going, buddy? . A little busy, though. A. Not too bad B. Cant be worse
10、 C. On my own D. By train 【答案】 C 二 【 2013 江苏无锡 】 完形填空： 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 10小题， 每小题 1 分，共 10 分） My parents have always loved everything about India, so a year ago we went on holiday there. Its a wonderful 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . H
11、owever, I didnt 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, itll 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 brea
12、d in a small restaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasnt full up though and I saw a man nearby eating some little meatballs. I said to my dad, “Ive 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 putt
13、ing 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 couldnt 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 couldnt make me eat another Indian
14、 meatball for all the 24 in the world! 15.A. town B. city C. country D. restaurant 16.A. food B. scenes C. people D. costumes 17.A. palace B. hotel C. airport D. entrance 18 .A. sail B. walk C. drive D. ride 19. A. hungry B. curious C. cheerful D. nervous 20.A.shocked B. surprised C. bored D. tired
15、21.A. quietly B. easily C. quickly D. gently 22.A. burning B. watering C. crying D. smiling 23.A. feel B. believe C. think D. know 24. A. diet B. luck C. time D. money 15 -19 C AB DA 20-24 BCA A A 三阅读理解： 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容，在每小题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（本大题共 13 小题，每小题 2 分，共 26 分） A 【 2013 江苏无锡 】（选择型）
16、 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. Im not a shy person, and I was very comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice.
17、 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. Im from a small town, and London is a very big city.
18、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 exper
19、ience for me, but Im 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
20、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. Im really glad I went! 25. All the three teenagers went abroad . A. to study English B. to visit friends C. to have a holiday D. to find
21、 a job 26. Who didnt really enjoy the stay in a foreign country very much? A. Mariko. B. Carla. C. Alvin. D. None of them. 27. Travelers Corner is most probably . A. a sports club newsletter B. a science documentary C. a travel magazine D. a news website 【答案】 25. A 26. B 27. C B 【 2013 江苏无锡 】（选择型） T
22、he Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Franks completed test this week. Weekly Test 1. I prefer to spend my spare time (a) with my family (b) with my friends (c) on my own. 2 f have a problem, I would rather (a) talk to my parents than to my friends. (b) tal
23、k to my friends than to my family. (c) solve it on my own. 3. I prefer to study (a) at home with my family around. (b) with my friends. (c) on my own. 4. For my birthday I would prefer to (a) be with my family (b)have a party with lots of friends. (c) go out with just my best friend. You get 1 point
24、 for each(c), 2 for each(b), and 3 for each(c) Go and find out what your score means on the right! Scores and their meanings: 4-6: Your family is very important to you. You enjoy being with friends but your family comes first. You are kind and always think more of others. 7-9: You have lots of frien
25、ds and like to have fun. You are close to your family but your friends are quite important to you, too. You are easy-going and generous. 10-12: You probably have one or two close friends, but youd rather relax with a good book than go to a party. You are confident and like to do things for yourself.
26、 You can e-mail us at and tell us whether your result has described a REAL you. 28. How many points did Frank get in the weeks test? A.8 B.9 C.10 D. 11 29. From Franks result, we may know that . A. he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with them B. his family comes first although he loves
27、 being with friends C. both his family and his friends are of great importance to him D. he is a confident young student with only a few close friends 30. By taking this test a student is supposed to find out . A. how to solve teenage problems B. how to make good friends C. what his lifestyle is lik
28、e D. what kind of person he is 【答案】 28. B 29. C 30. D C【 2013 江苏无锡】 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
29、 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, its you, Ben,”Tom said, “I didnt notice you.” “Im gong for a swim,” Ben said, “but you dont want to come. You want to work, dont you? Its muc
30、h nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What do you call work?” “Isnt that work?” Ben asked. “Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? Youve never painted a fence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care! “Pleas, To
31、m. Let me do a little,” said Ben. “No, Ben. If you do, youll do it wrong. You cant paint very well. If it was the back fence wouldnt mind, but it isnt.” “I wont do it wrong. Ill be really careful. Ill give you my apple.” Tom gave him the brush and paint with a sad face, but in his heart he was glad,
32、 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 cant have o
33、r want to do what they shouldnt do. 31. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on this passage? A. Reward B. Interest. C. Ability. D. Chance. 32. Why did Tom pretend not to see Ben? A. Because he wanted Ben to believe that he was enjoying the work. B. Bec
34、ause he would like to try his best to attract Bens attention. C. Because he did not want Ben to see the fact that he had to work. D. Because he was afraid that Ben might laugh at him if the saw him. 33. What can we infer (推断 ) from the story? A. Aunt Polly gave Tom a lot of pocket money for what he
35、had done. B. Ben and the other boys might feel unhappy when they found out the troth. C. Tom believed that he had discovered how to deal with different people. D. Everyone thought Tom clever when they realized what had happened. 【答案】 31. D 32. A 33. C D【 2013 江苏无锡】 Everything that humans hear is in
36、the form of waves (波 ).Just as the eye sees light wares in the form of colors, the cat 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
37、her baby is crying even if there are other crying babies in the same room. This is because the sound of her babys 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 da
38、y 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 a
39、re 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 th
40、e closer ear first. The brain recognizes these differences and uses them to decide the location of the source of the sound. 34. 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 babys cry. c.
41、 The cars turn the sound waves into signals. d. The babys cry ravels in the form of sound waves e. The brain connects the signals to the information in me memory. A. d-a-c-b-e B. d-a-c-e-b C. a-d-c-b-e D. a-d-c-e-b 35. Certain words or songs can change tarpons moods mainly because of his . A. lifest
42、yle B. personality C. experiences D. hobbies 36. According to the fast paragraph, It will be the most difficult for a person who has lost the bearing in one car to tell . A. where the source of a sound is B. how loud a sound is C. when a sound starts to appear D. what makes a sound 37. What is the b
43、est title for this passage? A. Human Brains Amazing Facts B. Human Hearing Characteristics C. How to improve Hearing D. How Do Humans Hear 【答案】 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. D 第 II 卷 （主观题 共 40 分） 四词汇运用 （本大题共 8小题，每小题 1分，共 8分） （ A） 【 2013 江苏无锡】 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。 【 2013 江苏无锡】 1. Linda is suck a
44、 (耐心的 ) person that the never gets angry easily. 【 2013 江苏无锡】 2. These Fruits are not grown here. They are (进口 )from Thailand. 【 2013 江苏无锡】 3. What a (杂乱 ) youre mode! Youd better clear it up before Mum gets home. 【 2013 江苏无锡】 4.The climbers tried their best and reached the top of the mountain _ (成功
45、地 ) at last. 【答案】 5. silence 6. hopefully 7. disappear 8. stricter (B) 【 2013 江苏无锡】 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。 【 2013 江苏无锡】 5. We felt strange about his ( silent) at the party as he used to be very outgoing. 【 2013 江苏无锡】 6. “Will it be possible to get me another ticket?” he asked (hopeful). 【
46、 2013 江苏无锡】 7. Rub this oil into your skin and your headache will soon, (appear)! Have a try! 【 2013 江苏无锡】 8. Its said that Chinese parents are (strict) with their children than American parents. 【答案】 1. patient 2. imported 3. mess 4. successfully 五、 【 2013 江苏无锡】 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
47、线处（本大题共 8 小题，每小题 1 分，共 8 分） 【 2013 江苏无锡】 1.Many people like to add some sugar while (drink) black tea. 【 2013 江苏无锡】 2. Mo Yan, a Chinese writer (honor) with the Nobel Prize last year. 【 2013 江苏无锡】 3. Will you some and pick me up tomorrow morning? Yes, I (promise). 【 2013 江苏无锡】 4.If you need our her programme list, Ill be happy (send) you one. Please leave your e-mail address here. 【 2013 江苏无锡】 5. Why did the policeman stop your car? I (make) a call at th
