1、英语试卷 第 1 页 （ 共 10 页 ） 英语试卷 第 2 页 （ 共 10 页 ） 绝密启用前 江苏省苏州 市 2013 年中考英语 试卷 英 语 (满分； 100 分 考试时间； 100 分钟 ) 一、单项填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 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 ， 并在 答题卡 上将该项涂黑。 ( )1. Hurry up, or well be late. Take your timeits just _ short distance from here to _ cinema. A. /; the B. the
2、; a C. a; the D. /; a ( )2. Sandy is a real book lover and she often brings home many books to read _ the library. A. in B. for C. by D. from ( )3. Have you heard about that car accident near the school? Yes, luckily no one _ . A. hurt B. was hurt C. has hurt D. were hurt ( )4. Frank, you look worri
3、ed. Anything wrong? Well, I _ a test and Im waiting for the result. A. will take B. took C. am taking D. take ( )5. Peter speaks Chinese well indeed, but of course not _ a local speaker in China. A. so fluently as B. more fluent than C. as fluent as D. much fluently than ( )6. Julie, what _ in your
4、hand? Look! Its a new iPad for my daughter. A. do you hold B. are you holding C. were you holding D. will you hold ( )7. Paul made a nice cage _ the little sick bird till it could fly. A. keep B. kept C. keeping D. to keep ( )8. Were going to Suzhou Amusement Park in Lindas card. You can come with u
5、s _ you can meet us there later. A. or B. but C. and D. then ( )9. I am sure Cindy will be able to find the hotelshe has a pretty good _ of direction. A. idea B. feeling C. experience D. sense ( )10. If you _ go, at least wait until the rain stops. A. can B. may C. must D. will ( )11. _ a beautiful
6、car! Ive never seen it before. A. What B. Which C. How D. Whether ( )12. Philip has gone to New Zealand. Oh, can you tell me _? A. when did he leave B. when he is leaving C. when he left D. when is he leaving ( )13. Your tea smells great! Its from India. Would you like _? A. it B. this C. some D. li
7、ttle ( )14. Have you finished your homework? _.Just half of it. How about you? A. Not at all B. Not likely C. Not a bit D. Not yet ( )15. I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we _ just fine together. A. get along B. get up C. get away D. get off 二、完形填空 (共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分 ) 先通读下面的短文
8、，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的 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。 You have probably heard the expression, “Its raining cats and dogs outside.” That means 16 its raining very hard not that 17 cats and dogs are falling from the 18 . However, one day in June, 1882, it really did rain 19 over Dubuque, Iowa.
9、 The frogs 20 falling along with hailstones(冰雹 ) during a 21 storm. Hail is formed when drops of rainwater are 22 by heavy winds and are carried high up into the air. There the raindrops become frozen. Many drops may freeze 23 to form balls of ice; these ice balls, or hailstones, then 24 to earth. D
10、uring the storm in Dubuque, the strong winds lifted small frogs from nearby ponds(池塘 ) 25 the air along with raindrops. When some of these frogs became covered with ice, both hailstones and “frog-stones” fell onto the ground. ( )16. A. that B. how C. why D. if ( )17. A. careless B. blind C. dead D.
11、real -在-此-卷-上-答-题-无-效- 毕业学校_ 姓名_ 考生号_ _ _ 提示：配详细答案解析，请到 搜索并免费下载！ ( )18. A. hill B. tower C. sky D. building ( )19. A. cats B. frogs C. dogs D. birds ( )20. A. stopped B. enjoyed C. began D. forgot ( )21. A. popular B. terrible C. weekly D. common ( )22. A. divided B. added C. changed D. caught ( )2
12、3. A. together B. alone C. so D. almost ( )24. A. hold B. lose C. keep D. fall ( )25. A. from B. into C. after D. by 三、阅读理解 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分 ) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项 (A、 B、 C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A According to one story the idea for making the first teddy bear came from a newspaper cartoon
13、drawn in 1904. This cartoon showed President Teddy Roosevelt on a hunting trip refusing to shoot(射杀 ) a young bear. The young bear became a symbol for Teddy Roosevelt. Morris Michtom owned a small candy and toy store in New York City. He and his wife made many of the toys they sold. When he saw the
14、cartoon, he had a wonderful idea. He decided to make a toy bear with eyes and legs and arms that moved. The bear was put in the store window next to a copy of the cartoon. Mr. Michtom called it “Teddys Bear”. Many of these bears were sold. The bears became so popular that Mr. Michtom thought he migh
15、t need President Roosevelts permission to use his name. He wrote to the president and sent him a “Teddy Bear”. The president answered, saying that Mr. Michtom could use his name. Mr. Michtom borrowed money so that he could make thousands of toy bears. His company became the Ideal Toy Corporation. To
16、day this is one of the biggest toy companies in the United States. ( )26. People will remember Morris Michtom because he was _. A. a candy store owner B. a toy store owner C. the inventor of the teddy bear D. Teddy Roosevelts friend ( )27. The idea for making the first teddy bear came from _. A. a m
17、ovie B. a magazine story C. a TV advertisement D. a newspaper cartoon ( )28. From this passage we can see that _. A. many people liked Teddy Roosevelt B. many people did not like Teddy Roosevelt C. President Roosevelt cared only about important people D. President Roosevelt did not like young bears
18、B Tony Wheeler was born to travel. His father worked for an airline. For the first 16 years of his life, Wheeler and his family lived in many different countries. In the early 1970s, Wheeler met a young woman named Maureen. They soon married. Before getting jobs, Tony and Maureen wanted to travel. T
19、hey took a year-long trip from London, through Asia, to Australia. On the trip, they visited places like India, Iran, and Afghanistan. When Tony and Maureen arrived in Australia, people asked many questions about their trip. To answer these questions, Wheeler wrote a guidebook called Across Asia on
20、the Cheap . The book told people about different countries weather, customs(风俗 ), and places to see. But unlike travel guides in the 1970s, Wheelers book also talked about places most tourists did not go. He also wrote about unusual things to see and do. The book was very popular. Wheeler and Mauree
21、n started a company called Lonely Planet. They continued travelling. They wrote guidebooks for each place they visited. Today, 400 people work for Lonely Planet. The company has over 650 guidebooks. Wheeler still writes about travel “hot spots”(for example,Cambodia in Asia and Croatia in Europe). Fo
22、r more information, read the books! ( )29. Which trip was Tony Wheelers first guidebook about? A. The United Kingdom. B. From Asia to England. C .From Australia to Afghanistan. D. From England to Australia. ( )30. Why did Tony Wheeler write his first guidebook? A. He needed the money. B. His wife as
23、ked him to do it. C. Many people asked questions about his travels. D. He liked writing books. ( )31. How was Across Asia on the Cheap different from other travel guides? 英语试卷 第 5 页 （ 共 10 页 ） 英语试卷 第 6 页 （ 共 10 页 ） A. It talked about places most tourists did not go. B. It was longer and more expensive. C. It told people about a countrys weather, customs, and places to see. D. It
