2011年南京市鼓楼区中考英语一模试卷（含答案）

2011年鼓楼区初三第一次模拟调研考试

 

英  语

注意事项：

1．本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共10页，满分为96分，考试时间120分钟。

2．第Ⅰ卷的答案涂在答题卡上。用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，不能答在试卷上。

3．第Ⅱ卷的答案必须写在答题纸上，做在试卷上无效。

第I卷  选择题（共45分）

一、单项填空 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1. - I failed in the driving license test. What shall I do?

- Why not try _____ second time. I am sure you can pass it if you are more careful.

  A. a       B. an       C. the       D. 不填

2. - Do you know about Florence Nightingale?

  - Yes. She was well-known ________ a nurse in England ________ her kindness to the sick and wounded soldiers.

A. as; as     B. for; as    C. to; for      D. as; for

3. - Nanjing is becoming more and more beautiful!

  - Yes. Lots of trees and flowers ________ these years.

   A. have been planted   B. were planted   C. are planted    D. will be planted

4. - Drugs have done great harm to some people and their families.

  -You are right, so we should ________ from them.

A. keep away     B. put away      C. move away     D. hide away

5. Martin Evans, a Nobel Prize winner for medicine thinks that we should never give up our dream —even when ______ think we are dreaming the wrong ones!

A. other     B. others     C. another      D. the other

6. _______ Tom _______ Mary speaks good Chinese, so they can communicate with these Chinese students very well.

  A. Neither; nor     B. Not only; but also     C. Both; and    D. Either; or

7. - How long have you_______ the iTouch?

  - It is two years since I bought it.

  A. kept       B. borrowed       C. had       D. bought

8. - Do you know what has happened in Japan recently?

  - The earthquake! It’s _____________ one that I have ever heard of.

   A. a very serious  B. a more serious  C. the most serious  D. the least serious

9. A low-carbon(低碳)lifestyle has had an effect on our daily life. People are paying more and more attention to saving ________ these days.

  A. money      B. time      C. energy      D. lives 

10. – Scientists say that the Mars-500 test will take about 520 days _______ they perform the task during the real mission

   - Good luck. I hope it goes well.

   A. after      B. before       C. since        D. as

11. - Facing the global financial crisis, how do you deal with your money?

   - ________________________.

   A. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket

   B. Many hands make light work

   C. Every dog has its day

   D. It’s better to be safe than sorry

12. - Sorry. I have lost the magazine you lent me.

- Oh. _______________.

A. It’s OK with me  B. It doesn’t matter  C. Don’t be sorry  D. I don’t care

13. - Peter is not himself these days.

   - Well, could you tell me _______________?

   A. how is he feeling now                                         

   B. why was he so unhappy

   C. what is wrong with him

   D. that something worried him 

14. - Few students in our class answered such a difficult question, did they?

   - ____________. About three quarters of them did it well.

   A. Sorry, I don’t know     B. Yes, that’s true

 C. Yes, they did          D. No, they didn’t

 15. - I made a lot of mistakes in the Maths exam. I’m afraid I didn’t pass it.

   - _____________. It can’t be that bad.

   A. Be careful    B. Never mind   C. Don’t mention it    D. Cheer up

二、完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

    阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Do you want to live a happier, less stressful life? Try laughing for no reason  16   . That’s how thousands of people start their day at Laughter Clubs around the world —and many doctors now think that having a good laugh might be one of the  17   ways to stay healthy.

The first Laughter Club was started in Mumbai, India, in 1995 by Dr Madan Kataria. “   18   laugh about 300 times a day. Adults laugh between 7 and 15 times a day,” says Dr Kataria. “Everyone’s naturally good at   19   —it’s the universal language. We want people to feel happy with their lives.” There are now more than 500 Laughter Clubs in India and over 1,300 worldwide.

Many doctors are also   20   in the effects of laughter on our health. According to a 5-year study at the UCLS School of Medicine in California, with laughing there is less stress in the body. Laughter improves our health   21   illness by about 40%.

So what happens at a Laughter Club? I went along to my nearest club in south London to   22  . I was quite nervous at the beginning of the class, to be honest — I had no interest in laughing with a group of strangers, and I was worried about looking stupid(愚蠢的). Our laughter teacher told us to clap our hands and say “ho ho ho, ha ha ha,” while looking at each other.   23   our bodies can’t tell the differences between fake(假的)laughter and real laughter, they still produce the same healthy effects.

Surprisingly, it   24   ! After ten minutes, everybody in the room was laughing for real and some people just couldn’t stop! At the end of the class I was shocked by   25    relaxed and comfortable I felt. So if you’re under stress, then start laughing. You might be very pleased with the results!

16. A. any more      B. much more    C. at all        D. some more

17. A. most         B. least          C. worst        D. best

18. A. Students      B. Children     C. Girls        D. Boys

19. A. laughing      B. crying      C. shouting     D. talking

20. A. excited       B. surprised    C. interested    D. amazed

21. A. about        B. against      C. with        D. in

22. A. find out      B. put out     C. come out     D. give out

23. A. So          B. Because     C. Although     D. As

24. A. works       B. fails        C. wins         D. loses

25. A. why        B. when        C. what         D. how

三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

A

Town Lake Animal Center is the largest animal shelter in Central Texas, providing shelter for more than 23,000 animals each year and animal control services for all of Austin and Travis County. In the shelter, no animal will be turned away.

Hours of Working:

Shelter

Monday - Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday, 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Closed on City Holidays

Homeless or unwanted animals can be safely dropped off at the shelter.

Animal Protection and Control

Monday - Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Saturday - Sunday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

City Holidays, 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Officers on-call overnight to react to emergencies

Administrative Offices

Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Closed on City Holidays

Location: 1156 W. Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78703

Mailing address: Town Lake Animal Centre, PO Box 1088, Austin, TX 78767

What’s New:

Animal Cruelty(虐待)Prevention Classes

Purpose: To teach people how to recognize(辨认) and report animal cruelty.

Who: All citizens are encouraged to take this class.

Cause: Usually animal cruelty is in relation to(涉及到) family cruelty. People

who hurt animals often move on to hurt human beings. If you’re able to recognize and report animal cruelty, you can help prevent cruelty from spreading throughout your area.

Programs:

Town Lake Animal Centre provides a number of animal-related services for Austin and Travis County, including Animal Protection & Control, a Pet Lost & Found, Pet Adoptions(收养) and Pet Registration(注册).

The shelter accepts all animals without considering their health or behaviour. But if some of them are suffering from serious illness and there’re no other human choices for lifetime care, the shelter may perform painless(无痛) killing of them.

26. What is Town Lake Animal Center?

  A. It is the largest animal shelter in the USA.

B. It offers many services to animals.

  C. It is a place to kill homeless animals.

  D. It is a place to raise animals for food.

27. If you meet a badly hurt pet dog at night, which is the best choice according to the passage?

  A. Send it to Shelter immediately.

  B. Send it to Administrative Offices at once.

  C. Send it to Animal Protection and Control at once.

  D. Call Animal Protection and Control quickly.

28. Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes is held to _________.

  A. protect and save more animals

  B. collect as many animals as possible

  C. earn money for Town Lake Animal Center

  D. attract more volunteers to Town Lake Animal Center

29. What can Town Lake Animal Center do according to the last paragraph?

  A. It can kill any animals in the area.

  B. It can reduce the number of animals greatly.  

  C. It can help animals reduce sufferings by killing them.

  D. It can increase the number of animals in the area.

30. Which of the following statements is Not trueaccording to the passage?

  A. You can’t find people in Administrative Offices at the weekend.

 B. Animal Cruelty Prevention Classes can help prevent cruelty from spreading.

  C. Town Lake Animal Centre has many services including helping you find your lost pets outside.

  D. Town Lake Animal Centre can take care of homeless or unwanted animals.

B

When my three children were young, there was very little time that wasn’t filled with stress, business and term papers.

“Can we go on a picnic, Mum?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky begged(恳求). “Please, please.”

I have said “no” so many times in recent months. To her surprise, I agreed. I prepared a few sandwiches and other food and called Roy at work. “Meet us at the college pond for a picnic at twelve o’clock,” I said excitedly.

Becky and I spread the tablecloth on the picnic table while Brad and Chad threw a football back and forth. In no time, the ducks joined us. Becky came with delight as the ducks begged for pieces of bread. When I got everything ready, Roy arrived.

That was the happiest meal we shared together. The gentle wind touched our face, as the sunshine warmed my heart. We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work for so many months. Having finished the food, Roy and the boys skipped rocks on the lake. Becky continued to feed the ducks, and I sat quietly on the picnic table, enjoying such a wonderful family.

Soon Roy had to go back to work. When we got into the car, Becky climbed to the front seat with me. “Here, Mum!” she said. She was holding a yellow wildflower. Happy tears came to my eyes. That night as I tucked(盖好被子) our children under their covers, I kissed their cheeks(脸颊) and realized what a wonderful life I had.

“Thank you for the picnic,” Becky whispered.

“My pleasure.” I whispered back.

Even though the kids have now grown up and moved away from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting on the picnic table.

31. Why did the writer often refuse her children’s begging for a picnic?

A. Because she had a lot of housework to do every day.

B. Because her husband worked far away from home.

C. Because it’s difficult for them to find a picnic place.

D. Because she and her husband both had their own busy work.

32. When Becky asked for a picnic, what did she think first?

  A. She thought her Mum would agree.

 B. She thought her Mum would refuse as usual.

 C. She thought her Mum would be angry.

 D. She thought she would be asked to do homework.

33. Who was the last to come for the picnic?

A. Becky.         B. Roy.       C. Chad.       D. Brad.

34. What made Mum’s tears come to her eyes?

A. Having a good rest on the picnic table.

B. Preparing for the picnic.

  C. Receiving her daughter’s wildflower.

  D. Kissing her children’s cheeks.

35. According to the passage, what did the writer want to tell us?

  A. People should find more time for their family.

  B. People should have a family picnic every week.

  C. Women should remember the past from time to time.

  D. Women shouldn’t work and they must stay at home.

C

Bulgaria is famous for its roses, and produces about 85 percent of all the rose oil in the world. Rose oil is called liquid(液体) gold and used in making soaps, chocolates, and even some kinds of liqueur(甜酒).

The first records about growing roses on Bulgarian land go back many centuries. The area called the Rose Valley is between the cities of Kazanlak and Karlovo in central Bulgaria.

The roses seem to love the soil and climate there. The rose is the most important plant grown in Bulgaria which could be called the country of the roses. The rose plantations in the Rose Valley are the largest in the world.

Much of the population in the Rose Valley works in some ways in the rose industry. In Bulgaria, they produce rose oil, rose water and other products. The main flower grown is the Kazanlak rose, famous around the world.

The oil is prepared by a process of distillation(蒸馏). Each flower is picked by hand, and you need 3,000 kilos to make one kilo of rose oil. That means about 30 flowers for just one tiny(很小的) drop of oil. So you can understand why it’s so expensive.

Each year on the first weekend in June, there’s a Festival of Roses in Kazanlak with many programs. The Queen of Roses is chosen as part of the summer festival. After her coronation(加冕典礼), she honors the most skillful pickers of roses in the harvest.

The festival is an old tradition and goes back more than a century. Today it also includes an International Folklore Festival and attracts many tourists. The festival ends through the Kazanlak streets at noon and a concert in the evening.

36. Why is rose oil called liquid gold?

A. Because it is of great value.

B. Because it is picked by hand.

C. Because it is the most important plant in Bulgaria.

D. Because it is prepared by a process of distillation.

37. If you want to get one and a half kilos of rose oil, how many kilos of rose flowers are needed according to the passage?

A. 3, 000 kilos.          B. 4, 500 kilos.

C. 1, 500 kilos.          D. 30 kilos.

38. What do most local people do in the Rose Valley?

  A. They work in the fields every day.

  B. They sell rose oil around the world.

 C. They do what is connected with roses.

 D. They build their own rose businesses.

39. Which of the followings is Not true about the Festival of Roses in Kazanlak?

  A. It’s celebrated once a year, on the first weekend in June.

  B. It’s a traditional festival with many programs.

  C. The Queen of Roses honors the most skillful pickers of roses in the harvest.

  D. People celebrate the International Folklore Festival instead of the Festival of Roses today.

40. What would be the best title of this passage? _________________.

  A. The Country Bulgaria            B. The Roses in Bulgaria

  C. Rose Festivals of the World       D. The Living Habits of Roses

D

What will man be like in the future—in 5,000 or even 50,000 years from now? We can only make a guess, of course. But we can be sure that he will be different from what he is today. Because man is slowly changing all the time.

Let us take an example. Man, even five hundred years ago, was shorter than he is today. Now, on the average(平均), man is about 3 inches taller. 500 years is a relatively(相对地) short period of time, so we may suppose that man will continue to grow taller.

Again, in the modern world we use our brains a lot. Even so, we still make use of only about 20% of the brain’s capacity(容量). As time goes on, however, we will have to use our brains more and more and finally we will need larger ones! It is likely to bring about a physical change,too. The head, especially the forehead(前额), will grow larger.

Nowadays our eyes are being used too much. In fact, we use them so much that very often they become weaker and we have to wear glasses. But over a very long period of time, it is possible that man’s eyes will grow stronger.

On the other hand, we make less use of our arms and legs. These, as a result, are likely to grow weaker. At the same time, however, our fingers will grow more sensitive(敏感的) because they are used a lot in modern life.

But what about hair? This will probably disappear from the body altogether as time goes on because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. In the future, then, both men and women are probably to be hairless!

Perhaps all this gives the idea that future man will not be a very attractive person to look at! This may be true. All the same, besides these changes, future man will still have a lot in common with us. He will still be a human being, with thoughts and feelings similar to our own.

41. How many aspects(方面) are talked about in the passage that future man is probably going to be different from us today?

  A. Three.         B. Four.       C. Five.        D. Six.

42. What does the word “brain” mean in Chinese?

  A. 头         B. 大脑         C. 身体       D. 下巴

43. How much brain’s capacity of a person hasn’t been used now?

  A. About 20%.                B. About 80%.

  C. About 3%.                 D. About 500%.

44. Why are our arms and legs likely to grow weaker?

  A. Because we make less use of them.

  B. Because they are used a lot.

  C. Because they don’t serve a useful purpose any longer.

  D. Because we don’t need them any more.

45. Which of the following statements is True about man in the future?

  A. He will have smaller eyes and will wear better glasses.

  B. His fingers will grow stronger because he often uses them in modern life.

  C. He will be hairless because hair is no longer useful.

  D. He will think and feel in a different way.

 

第II卷 非选择题 （共51分）

四、填空（共16小题；每小题1分，满分16分）

A) 根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。

46. Designers need to do further ________(试验，实验)before the cars are made in factories.

47. The second Youth Olympic Games will be held in Nanjing in 2014. As Nanjing citizens, we are all ___________ (骄傲) of it.

48. - You look slimmer and healthier than before.

   - Yes, but I _____________ (更喜欢)sweet snacks to vegetables before.

49. As soon as he felt the slight shaking of the earth, he rushed out of his room _______________ (立即).

50. There will be a talk on healthy diet for all the teachers and students on _______________(星期三) afternoon.

B) 根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

51. How ________ (comfortable) we will live if the air is badly polluted! 

52. He will earn a lot of money if his new book ________ (sell) well.

53. He kept ________ (look) at his watch to see how much time was left. 

54. No one will believe you any longer if you are ________ (honest) even once. 

55. We celebrate our ________ (nation) Day on October 1^st every year.

56. Could you pass the ___________ (knife) to us? We need them to make pumpkin lanterns.

C）根据对话内容，从下面方框中选择适当的单词或词组填空，使对话内容完整正确。

 

	can’t wait    such as       download          agree with        the purpose of

 

 

 

 

A: Hi John! We are going to finish a task about an advertisement for Project Hope. I want to make it perfect.

B: I    57    you completely. How shall we make it?

A: We should firstly let the readers know the background and    58    it.

B: Absolutely! And then, we should do a brainstorming about how it will help the undereducated young people in the countryside.

A: Yeah, actually Project Hope can do many things,    59    donating money to the poor children and volunteering to teach the poor children, etc.

B: Right, and how can we make the ad more perfect?

A: Let me see. We can ____60_____ some pictures from the Internet. Using different colours for each section will be better.

B: So an attractive advertisement is done.

A: Bingo! I just ______61_____ to begin it!

五、阅读短文(共20小题；每小题1分；满分20分)

A) 阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容，在文章后第62～71小题的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

Photography is about taking photographs. In 1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business. But he was not a good artist. So he invented a very simple camera. He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden. That was the first photograph.

The next important date in the history of photograph was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different process. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype.

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre’s process. Travelers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains.

In about 1840, the process was improved. The photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of films and processing equipment(设备). But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States.

Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. He took many pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality. Brady was also the first person to take pictures of war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and destroyed cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible.

In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photograph. Photographers could buy films readymade in rolls(卷). So they did not have to make the film themselves. Also, they did not have to process(冲洗) the film at once. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later. They did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small hand-held camera made photography less expensive.

With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favourite places. They called these pictures “snapshot”.

Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawing.

Photography is also a form of art. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.

Title: The _____62_____ of Photography

Photography   63   only mean taking photographs, it is also a form of art. Photographs showed not only the real world, but also the ideas and feelings.
In 1826	A Frenchman named Niepce invented a very simple camera and the first photograph was    64    by him.
In 1837	Another Frenchman Daguerre invented a kind of photograph   65    daguerreotype. People could see  66   things in the pictures.
In 1840	The photographers could take pictures of people and moving things   67   lots of films and processing equipment.
In   68	An American photographer Brady took many pictures of real and 69   things in the war. He was the first person to take war pictures.
In the 1880s	There were films readymade in rolls(卷). Photographers did not have to carry lots of equipment any more. The invention of the small hand-held camera made photography   70  .
In the 1890s	Photographs became very popular in newspapers.  71  photographs showed true events and people. Compared with drawing, they were far more real.

B) 根据短文内容和首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

Once upon a time, there was a seed(种子) and because it was only a seed, nobody noticed it. So, feeling kind of inferior(自卑), the seed gave n  72   importance to his existence(存在).

Then one day, a wind picked him up and threw him on an open f  73   under the hot sun. He wanted to know why. But i  74   of any answer, he was provided with rain besides sunlight, sometimes light and sometimes h  75  .

At the same time, time flew and years later he saw a traveler sitting by his side. “Thank God for this. I feel very tired, I r  76   need some rest.” he heard the traveler say.

“What are you talking about?” The seed asked. He thought the man was laughing at him. Sure, he had seen many people sitting by his side but no one e  77  spoke to him like that.

“Who’s this?” The man was surprised.

“It’s me. The seed.”

“The seed?” The man l  78   at the big tree. “Are you kidding(开玩笑) me? You’re not a seed. You’re a big tree!”

“Really?”

“Yes! Why do you think people come here? To feel your shade with tired bodies!”

A moment later the seed, n  79   a great tree, thought and smiled for the first time in his life. “Oh! That m 80   I’m not a small seed any more! I didn’t die unnoticed but born to help people with t  81  . Wow! Now that’s a life worth a thousand gems(宝石)!”

六、书面表达(满分15分)

近几年来，人类活动对大自然的破坏引发了各种各样的自然灾害。作为一名中学生，请你根据以下表格，写一封倡议书，呼吁大家关注这些自然灾害，采取措施，拯救地球。

要求：1) 词数100左右；文章开头已给，不计词数；

2) 短文须包括表格中提示的所有要点，再适当发挥，增加细节，使短文连贯、通顺；

3) 短文中不得出现真实的人名、校名等相关信息。

Natural disasters	Harm to humans	Actions
droughts	1) not enough food or water 2) homeless …	1) stop cutting down trees 2) use paper on both sides …
earthquake
…

    In recent years there have been many natural disasters caused by human activities, such as _____________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

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