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，然后再写上新的答案。不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求
2、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】2.Look at the bird over there! Its so beau
3、tiful!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 Wendy handed in her application form?Not sure. She told me tha
4、t 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【答案】A【2013江苏无锡】6.What do you think of his new design?Its of even practi
5、cal 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 wassoon .A. turned on B. turned off C. 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 m
6、inutes. 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 can bereused.A. to destroy B. destroying C. to collect D. collecting【答案】D【2013江苏无锡】10.I believe this is th
7、e best movie of the year.Well, . Anyway, the ending is OK.A. thats a good idea B. that may not be a good ideaC. Im not sure if youre right D. I think youre right【答案】C 【2013江苏无锡】11. We arrived at the station too early and had to go, so we sat thereand chatted with each other.A. somewhere B. anywhere
8、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 more 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
9、. crazy for B. crazy of C. wise for D. wise of13.【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 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
10、 everything about India, so a year ago we went on holiday there.Its a wonderful 15 with beautiful scenes and interesting people . However, I didnt enjoyIndian 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
11、there.” However, the hot 18 took over four hours. I wasvery 19 when we got there , so we had some rice and vegetables with bread in a smallrestaurant. We were 20 to find it was quite nice. I wasnt full up though and I saw a mannearby eating some little meatballs. I said to my dad, “Ive been eating r
12、ice all week. Can I have some meatballs please?”Well, they looked delicious so I ate the first one very 21 . I was just putting the second onein my mouth when I felt myself 22my mouth was on fire! I started to cough（咳嗽）and therewere tears (泪水)in my eyes. I couldnt 23 how spicy (辛辣的) it was!I drank a
13、bout ten glasses of water but the worst thing was everyone was laughing at me. You couldnt make me eat another Indian meatball for all the 24 in the world!15.A. town B. city C. country D. restaurant16.A. food B. scenes C. people D. costumes17.A. palace B. hotel C. airport D. entrance18 .A. sail B. w
14、alk C. drive D. ride19. A. hungry B. curious C. cheerful D. nervous20.A.shocked B. surprised C. bored D. tired21.A. quietly B. easily C. quickly D. gently22.A. burning B. watering C. crying D. smiling23.A. feel B. believe C. think D. know24. A. diet B. luck C. time D. money15 -19 C AB DA 20-24 BCA A
15、 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）My Year AbroadThis month in Travelers Corner there are three teenagers experiences in year-abroadprogrammes.Mariko O kada TokyoMy year abroad in the United States was a fantastic experience. Im not a shy pe
16、rson, and I wasvery comfortable speaking to everyone. So I got lots of speaking practice. I also learned lots ofinteresting things about American culture. When I got home, my friends all said that I hadimproved so much! I hope to go back again in the future.Carla Fonseca Rio de JaneiroI spent last y
17、ear studying English in London. Im from a small town, and London is a very big city. Sometimes I felt it was too big. There were so many people to talk to, but I always felt bad aboutmy English. I missed my family, and I really missed my two cats. My roommate was always usingour telephone, so I hard
18、ly had the chance for a nice long talk with my parents. I think it was agood experience for me, but Im glad to be home!Alvin Chen Hong K ongStudying in New Zealand was a fun experience for me, but it was also lots of hard work! I hadEnglish classes six hours a day, five days a weekwith lots of homew
19、ork. I also kept a diary ofmy experience. I like to write, and I wrote two or three pages in my diary every day. On Saturdays,my homestay family took me to lots of interesting places and showed me so many wonderfulthings about the culture. Im really glad I went!25. All the three teenagers went abroa
20、d .A. to study English B. to visit friends C. to have a holiday D. to find a job26. 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 documentaryC. a travel ma
21、gazine D. a news website【答案】25. A 26. B 27. C B【2013江苏无锡】（选择型）The Teens newspaper has a little test for young students each week. Here below is Frankscompleted test this week.Weekly Test1. 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 r
22、ather(a) talk to my parents than to my friends.(b) talk 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
23、 out with just my best friend.You get 1 point for each(c), 2 for each(b), and 3for each(c)Go and find out what your score means on theright! Scores and their meanings:4-6: Your family is very important to you.You enjoy being with friends but your familycomes first. You are kind and always thinkmore
24、of others.7-9: You have lots of friends and like to havefun. You are close to your family but yourfriends are quite important to you, too. Youare easy-going and generous.10-12: You probably have one or two closefriends, but youd rather relax with a goodbook than go to a party. You are confidentand l
25、ike to do things for yourself.You can e-mail us at and tell us whether your result has describeda REAL you. 28. How many points did Frank get in the weeks test?A.8 B.9 C.10 D. 1129. From Franks result, we may know that .A. he has many close friends and enjoys having fun with themB. his family comes
26、first although he loves being with friendsC. both his family and his friends are of great importance to himD. he is a confident young student with only a few close friends30. By taking this test a student is supposed to find out .A. how to solve teenage problemsB. how to make good friendsC. what his
27、 lifestyle is likeD. 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 theother boys out for the day enjoying themselves and he felt very unhappy. Then he had an idea! Hepicked up the brush and started
28、painting 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
29、much nicer!” Ben laughed loudly. Tom looked seriously at Ben and said. “What is work? What doyou call work?”“Isnt that work?” Ben asked.“Well, no. Does a boy get the opportunity to paint a fence every day? Youve never painted afence, have you? Auntie says I have to do it with great care!“Pleas, Tom.
30、 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 fencewouldnt 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, His
31、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 discoveredsomething important about the way people are. People only want what they cant have or want t
32、odo what they shouldnt do.31. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “opportunity” on thispassage?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. Because he would l
33、ike 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 had done.B. Ben and
34、 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 the form of waves (波).Just
35、as the eye sees light wares inthe 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 her baby is crying even if there
36、are other crying babies inthe same room. This is because the sound of her babys cry has special meaning to her and thebrain has recorded is importance.The ability to recognize sounds improves with experiences. As the brain receives informationabout sounds from day to day, it stores the information i
37、n its memory. When the brain hears new sounds, it gives meaning to them based on the information already in the memory. This is whycertain words or songs can make a person happy. Often it is not the words or songs themselvesthat cause this feeling. The sounds are connected to happy memories for that
38、 person.After hearing process controlled by the brain is to decide where a sound is coming from. Oneear is usually closer to the source (来源) of a sound than the other ear is. Sound waves are strongerwhen they reach the ear that is closer. They also reach the closer ear first. The brain recognizesthe
39、se 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 babycrying?a. The ears receive the sound waves.b. The mother recognizes her babys cry.c. The cars turn the sound waves into signals.d. Th
40、e 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-b35. Certain words or songs can change tarpons moods mainly because of his .A. lifestyle B. personality C. experiences D. hobbies36. Accor
41、ding to the fast paragraph, It will be the most difficult for a person who has lost thebearing in one car to tell .A. where the source of a sound is B. how loud a sound isC. when a sound starts to appear D. what makes a sound37. What is the best title for this passage?A. Human Brains Amazing FactsB.
42、 Human Hearing CharacteristicsC. How to improve HearingD. 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 (耐心的) person that the never gets angry easily.【2013江苏无锡】2. These Fruits are not grow
43、n 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 Mumgets home.【2013江苏无锡】4.The climbers tried their best and reached the top of the mountain _(成功地) 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
44、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 veryoutgoing.【2013江苏无锡】6. “Will it be possible to get me another ticket?” he asked (hopeful). 【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 Ch
45、inese parents are (strict) with their children thanAmerican 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 (hon
46、or) 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 that mom
47、ent . What a bad day!【2013江苏无锡】6. The 2014 Youth Olympic Games (hold) in Nanjing from August16th to 28th.【2013江苏无锡】7. I didnt realize I (leave) the key at home until I got to my car. So I hadto go back.【2013江苏无锡】8.The newspaper says all the mecums will be open confect soon. Do youknow that?Yes. But
48、the local government (not confirm) it yet. Lets just wait and see.【答案】五、1. drinking 2. was honored 3. have promised 4. to send 5. was making 6.will be held 7. had left 8. hasnt confirm六【2013江苏无锡】短文填空：先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词。使短文完整。所填单词必须在答题卡标有题号的横线上完整 写出。（本大题共10空，每空0.5分，共5分）On Thanksgiv
49、ing Day. About 88 percent of Americans car turkey. But one l (1) turkeynot only survives but also becomes famous! Every year, turkey farmers p (2) a turkey to theU.S. president. However the president does not e (3) this turkey. But gives in a “pardon”.The turkey is s (4) to Florida for a Thanksgiving parade. Then it lives on a farm for the r(5) of its life.Turkeys come from North America and have been part of American culture for c (6).Benjamin Franklin even wanted the turkey, i (7) of the bald eagle, to be Americas icon.Turkeys living on farms are large birds that cannot fly. B
