镇江市2012年初中毕业升学考试英语试卷
一、单项选择（共15小题：每题1分。满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
【2012江苏镇江】1. The 2012 London Olympic Games will soon start ____ the coming July.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. to
【答案】B
【2012江苏镇江】2. Helen has ____ lovely pet dog._____ dog is clever enough to bring her
newspapers every evening.
A. a ; A
B. the ; The
C. a ; The
D. the ；A
【答案】C
【2012江苏镇江】3. –I’m afraid I need a pair of glasses. I ____ hardly see the words on the
blackboard.
- That’s terrible. Y ou may have got poor eyesight.
A. can
B. must
C. may
D. need
【答案】A
【2012江苏镇江】4. –Shall we have a cup of coffee?
-_____.
A. Good idea
B. Thank you
C. That’s OK
D. Me too
【答案】A
【2012江苏镇江】5. - Y ou were not in when I went to you yesterday.
- Oh, I _____ for a friend from England at the airport at that moment.
A. had waited
B. was waiting
C. am waiting
D. have waited
【答案】B
【2012江苏镇江】6. We will go to the square to watch the raising of national flag ____ it rains
tomorrow.
A. when
B. if
C. since
D. unless
【答案】D
【2012江苏镇江】7. – Excuse me, how can I get to Nanshan Mountain?
- Oh, ____ of these two buses will take you there. Y ou must go and take No.3 bus.
A. neither
B. all
C. none
D. both
【答案】A
【2012江苏镇江】8. The new Apple’s product (产品)‖iphone 4S‖is _____ among the young
people.
A. meaningful
B. traditional
C. popular
D. special
【答案】C
【2012江苏镇江】9. Some parents prefer ______ the wall blue for their children ____ them a
feeling of harmony.
A. to paint; to give
B. painting; giving
C. to paint; giving
D. painting; to give
【答案】B
【2012江苏镇江】10. - Mr Li was sent to teach Chinese in an American high school last year.
- Y es, I know. He told me he would never forget his pleasant ____ while working there,
A. experiments
B. expressions
C. experiences
D. explorations
【答案】C
【2012江苏镇江】11. Alice in Wonderland _____ for 15 days and many of us like the film very
much.
A. begins
B. has begun
C. began
D. has been on
【答案】D
【2012江苏镇江】12. He speaks French well, but of course not _____ a person born in France.
A. as clear as
B. clearer than
C. as clearly as
D. the more clearly
【答案】C
【2012江苏镇江】13. –Thanks for the delicious food.
- ______.
A. No, thanks
B. That’s right
C. All right
D. My pleasure
【答案】D
【2012江苏镇江】14. Some word puzzles in this book are ____ difficult that _____ students can
solve them.
A．such; few B. such; little C. so; few D. so; little
【答案】C
【2012江苏镇江】15. I wonder ______.
A. if Dr Ma still works on the ORBIS plane
B. how much does the tallest man in the world weigh
C. when Audrey Hepburn had entered the film industry
D. that Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon
【答案】A
二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分。满分10分）
【2012江苏镇江】阅读下面短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个
选项中，选择最佳选项。
Once there was a king who offered a prize to the artist who would paint the best picture of peace. Many artists _16_ . The king looked at all pictures. But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose _17_ them.
One picture was of a _18_ lake. The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it. Overhead was a blue sky with white soft clouds. All that saw this picture _19_ it was a perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had _20_ , too. But these were rugged(崎岖的) and bare(光秃的). Above was an angry sky, from which rain fell and in which lightning played. Down the side of the mountain was a waterfall. This did not look peaceful _21_. But when the king looked closely, he saw behind the waterfall a bush _22_ in the crack(裂缝) in the rock. In the bush a mother bird had build her nest(鸟窝). She sat on her nest, watching the running water.
After the king compared the two pictures _23_, he chose the second picture _24_ explained. ―Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace mean when facing unhappy situations, you can still be calm in your_25_. That is the real meaning of peace.‖
16. A. argued B. invited C. tried D. invented
17. A. between B. except C. within D. through
18. A. calm B. round C. small D. deep
19. A. announced B. thought C. doubted D. promised
20. A. lakes B. clouds C. mirror D. mountains
21. A. at all B. at last C. at once D. at present
22. A. lying B. growing C. dying D. moving
23. A. actively B. carefully C. angrily D. widely
24. A. so B. but C. or D. and
25. A. voice B. world C. heart D. view
【答案】16.C 17.A 18.A 19.B 20.D 21.A 22.B 23.B 24.D 25.C
三、阅读理解（共10小题：每小题2分。满分20分）
阅读下面的三篇短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项。
A【2012江苏镇江】
There is an old saying that all of us are born with two bags hung on our necks. A small bag in front of our chest is filled up with other people’s fault(缺点)，while the big one at the back is full of our shortcomings(短处).
So it’s easy to find other people’s fault, but it’s hard for us to see our faults behind us.
There was a boy, Tommy, who always opened the front bag to check what was in it. He saw other people’s faults very quickly. When Simon was impatient with
him, he said to Simon,“It’s so easy for you to get angry. It is hard to be friends with you.‖He told his mother about Jack’s dishonesty ,“Jack takes my things without asking. He also forgets to return them.”Tommy himself did not like sharing his things with anyone.
When Johnny was too tired to play with him, he said,― Y ou are such a rude person.‖
He thought Harry was too proud of his rich parents. But Tommy was proud of himself because he could not see any of his own shortcomings! He could not understand why he did not get on well with others.
If only Tommy would switch the bags around, he would discover his own impatience, dishonesty, bad manners and vanity(虚荣), which were no better than that of Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.
26. Tommy thought it was hard to be friends with Simon because Simon was ____.
A. impatient
B. a rude person
C. dishonest
D. too proud of his rich parents
27. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Tommy was a person liked by others.
B. Tommy liked sharing his things with others.
C. Tommy always discovered his own shortcomings.
D. Maybe Tommy was no better than Simon, Jack, Johnny or Harry.
28. In this passage, the writer mainly wanted to tell us____.
A. to be more patient
B. not to be a person with vanity
C. not to take others’ things without asking
D. to pay more attention to our own shortcomings
【答案】26.A 27.D 28.D
B【2012江苏镇江】
Do you know that it is your immune system(免疫系统) working against the virus that makes you uncomfortable when getting a cold, but not the virus itself? So when you have got a strong immune system—and the virus is strong enough too—you will possibly get terrible cold symptoms(症状) such as having a headache, having a high fever, sneezing or coughing.
V itamin C won’t stop a cold. It is said that V itamin C works by increasing white blood cells. However, many tests have shown that it does not prevent colds. At best, it only reduces the time of symptoms.
Staying indoors won’t protect you. One of the most likely sources(根源) of cold virus in offices found that 46 per cent of computer mice and 45 per cent of telephones had cold viruses on them.
Wearing warm clothes won’t protect you. Colds are more common in autumn and winter. That’s because the cool, wet and cold weather drives people indoors, where viruses may more easily jump from one person to the next. And the distinct peak(高峰) in colds is in September and February, which likely because of the return of students to schools and colleges after the summer and winter holidays.
Old wives are right about chicken soup. Grandmothers’ chicken soup is an old cure for colds for a long time. Scientists say it is true. Chicken soup does help cure a cold, so many wives usually cook chicken soup for their family members in cold winters.
29. According to the passage, when your immune system is working against the virus, you don’t have cold symptoms like _____.
A. headache
B. stomachache
C. sneeze
D. cough
30. Which of the following ways can really help cure colds?
A. Staying indoors.
B. Wearing more clothes.
C. Drinking some chicken soup.
D. Eating some fruit with V itamin C.
31. Why are colds more common in autumn and winter?
A. Because students return to school.
B. Because the weather is cool, wet and cold.
C. Because people don’t drink chicken soup.
D. Because people use computers or telephones more often.
【答案】29.B 30.C 31.B
C【2012江苏镇江】
At noon the rush hour had passed. There were few gusts(顾客) in the snack bar. It was not crowded. When the boss was about to take a break to read a newspaper, in came an old lady and a little boy.
“How much money is a bowl of beef soup?”the grandma sat down, counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of soup. The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy, who swallowed(吞咽) his saliva(口水)，looking at his grandma and saying,“Grandma, did you really have lunch?”“Of course.”His grandma chewed(咀嚼)a piece of radish(萝卜泡菜) slowly. V ery quickly, the little boy ate up the meal.
Seeing this, the boss went over to them and said,“Old lady, congratulations, you are lucky to have the free food, for you are our 100th gust.”
Afterwards, over a month or more, one day, the small boy squatted(蹲) across the snack bar, where he seemed to be counting something, which shocked the boss when he happened to look out of the window.
When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar, he would put a small stone into the circle he drew, but the lunch time had almost passed, the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50.
The boss was quite worried and called up all his old quests. The guests started coming one after another.
―81, 82, 83…‖the small boy counted faster and faster. At last, when the 99th small stone was put into the circle, the little boy hurried to pull his grandma’s hand and went into the snack bar.
―Grandma, this time it’s on me.‖ the little boy said proudly. The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson. As his grandma as before, the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth.
32. Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup because ______.
A. Grandma only liked radish
B. Grandma didn’t like beef soup
C. Grandma loved her grandson more than herself
D. There was only one bowl of beef soup left in the snack bar at that time
33. What do you think of the boss of the snack bar?
A. Impatient.
B. Warm-hearted.
C. V ery rich.
D. Hard-working.
34. Why did the boy put the small stones into the circle he drew?
A. He played games with his friends.
B. He was asked to count the guests for the boss.
C. He wanted to get the free beef soup for his grandma.
D. He only wanted to know the number of the small stones.
35. Which can be the best title of the passage?
A. The 100th guest
B. A snack bar
C. A boy counting stones
D. A poor grandma
【答案】32.C 33.B 34.C 35.A
四、词汇运用（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
A) 【2012江苏镇江】根据句意，用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，每空一词。
36. — I t’s very good that the girls’ survey has been handed in. How about the ______ (boy)?
—I’m not sure. I’ll go and ask them to do it quickly.
37. Last week, she ______ (select) a teddy bear as a birthday present for her daughter.
38. Well done! Y ou have worked out all these physics problem ______ (correct).
39. That city is ______ (build) a new library for the blind now.
40. Y oung couples like to search the Internet for some______ (suggest) on how to name their
babies.
【答案】36.boys’37. selected 38. correctly 39.building 40. suggestions
B) 【2012江苏镇江】根据句意及汉语提示、写出各单词的正确形式，每空一词。
41. —What’s the ______ (高度、身高) of Jeremy Shu-How?
—I don’t know. Maybe he is shorter than Y ao Ming.
42. Do you know Father’s Day is on the third Sunday of ______ (六月) every year?
43. We all agree that the driver who drives after drinking wine should be ______ (惩罚).
44. Some famous doctors provided ______ (有用的) treatment for ―The Most Beautiful Woman
Teacher‖—Zhang Lili.
45. Donations are welcome ______ (在……期间) the charity show that will be held in our school. 【答案】41.height 42.June 43. pushed 44.valuable 45. during
五、短文填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
【2012江苏镇江】根据短文内容及所给首字母提示写出所缺单词，并将完整单词写在
答题卷对应括号的横线上。
A tobacconist(烟草商) left the snowy streets of Chicago for a holiday in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and wanted to m_46_ him there the next day. When he reached his hotel and checked in the room that he booked three days a_47_. He decided to send his wife a quick e-mail. But he forgot to keep her e-mail a_48_ in his computer. He looked at the keyboard and made an effort to type it in from m_49_. Unluckily, he missed one l_50_and his e-mail was sent instead to an elderly farmer’s wife. Her h_51_ had passed away only the day before. When the sad wife t_52_ on the computer to check her e-mail, she took one look at the screen, let out a scream, felt so f_53_ and fell to the floor in a dead faint(不省人事). At the second, her family rushed into the room i_54_ and saw this note on the screen. Dearest wife, I’ve just got checked in. E_55_ is prepared for your arrival tomorrow. I’m looking forward to seeing down here.
【答案】46. meet 47. ago 48.address 49. memory/mind 50. letter
51.husband 52.turned 53. frightened 54. immediately 55.Everything
六、【2012江苏镇江】任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
A【2012江苏镇江】
56. Travelling around the city by coach does not need much money or .
57. Y oung people don’t that there are no comfortable beds when they are in the wild for camping.
58. Cycling tour may be than travelling by train or bus, but needs more energy.
59. Travelling with an agency has some , for example, we don’t have to buy tickets or book rooms by ourselves.
60. If you don’t want to spend much money and you are fit enough, you can choose to a bike for a trip.
【答案】56. time 57. mind/care 58.cheaper 59. advantages 60.ride
B【2012江苏镇江】
The stressful school life and unhealthy lifestyles cause some problems to students. Here are some key mistakes and some tips.
■Sitting too long
So much homework and many computer games make students sit for several hours without standing or walking around. Because of long time sitting, some students have got diabetes(糖尿病) and heart disease(疾病).
Tips: Get up and out of your chair for about five minutes every hour.
Walk over to a person instead of sending e-mails or text messages.
■Eating irregularly
Some students develop unhealthy eating habits. Fast food becomes more often. Heavy studying and stress prevent students from eating meals regularly.
Tips: Eat breakfast with eggs at the start of every day.
Buy healthy snacks like nuts and fruits, and eat them between meals.
Have three meals a day at the right time.
■Having lots of energy drinks
An energy drink or an extra cup of coffee might seem like the only way to get through a late-night study time. High levels of caffeine(咖啡因) can also cause high blood pressure.
Tips: The safest way to get more energy is to eat regular meals, sleep well, exercise and drink lots of water.
阅读以上信息，完成下面表格，每空一次。
Title：A guide to student _61_
【答案】61.health/life 62. suffer 63. morning 64. half 65. help lifestyle(s)/lives
七、【2012江苏镇江】书面表达（共1题；满分15分）
每个人都有自己的梦想，努力坚持终能实现。请根据下图及表格中所提供的信息写一篇文章。 要求：1.所写内容必须包括表格中的信息，可适当发挥。
2.介绍Tom 、谈谈你的梦想并自拟两点实现梦想的途径。
3.文章不少于90词、开头已给出，不计入总词数。
4.语句通顺，意思连贯，语法正确，条理清楚，字迹工整。
5.文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名。
Everyone has his/her dream. The one who never gives up can achieve his/her goal. Tom is a verygoodexample.He_____________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】
One possible version:
Everyone has his/her dream. The one who never gives up can achieve his/her goal. Tom is a very good example. He was born in a poor family. His parents didn’t have money to pay for his study so that he couldn’t go to school. He was very sad, but nothing could stop him from studying. He kept on learning by himself at home. At last, he got high grades and entered his ideal college. Unfortunately, a terrible accident happened to his parents. During the time he was at college, he did part-time jobs for a living and took good care of his parents. Because he followed his dream all the time, he became the owner of a large farm successfully.
I have my own dream, too. I want to be a teacher to help the children in poor areas. From now on, I must work hard, correct my own shortcomings and improve myself. I will never give up my dream whenever facing difficulties. I’m sure my dream will come true.