1、英语试卷第 1 页（共 12 页） 英语试卷第 2 页（共 12 页）2014 年 呼 和 浩 特 市 中 考 试 卷英语注意事项：1考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填涂在试卷和答题纸的规定位置。2考生要将答案写在答题纸上，在试卷上答题一律无效。考试结束后，本试卷和答题纸一并交回。3本试卷满分 120 分。考试时间 120 分钟。第一卷 (选择题，共计 85 分)I单项选择：（共 15 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 15 分）1 Why did you laugh just now？ Ted wanted to tell us _ very funny story, but he forgot _
2、 ending himself.Aa; an Bthe; theCthe; a Da; the2 Why dont you watch TV at home？ Id love to, but my mother doesnt allow me _ that.Ado BdidCto do Ddoing3 Im sorry, sirIve made a lot of mistakes in the exam. Never mind_, the exam is a little difficult.AIn all BFirst of allCAfter all DAbove all英语试卷第 3 页
3、（共 12 页） 英语试卷第 4 页（共 12 页）4She got a nice skirt as a present on her birthdayDo you know _ ？Awhat was it made of Bhow much did it costCwho buys it for her Dwhere she bought it5 How far is it from Tianjin to Changsha？ It is a _ flight from Tianjin to Changsha.A2-hour-long B2-hours-longC2 hours long D2
4、 hour long6If we _ take environmental problems seriously, the earth _ worse and worse.Adont; will be Bwont; isntCwont; is Ddont; wont be7My husband always _ me flowers every week before we got married, but now he never _.Asends; does Bsent; doesCwas going to send; do Dsent; do8I hear they are going
5、to London, but I dont know _ they will stay there.Ahow soon Bhow oftenChow long Dhow fast9People _ overweight need more water than thin people.Awho is Bwhich are Cthat is Dwho are10The box was _ than I had expectedI was out of breath when I got home.Amore heavier Bmuch heavierClittle heavier Dvery h
6、eavier11 The shoes are very niceIll take them. Youd better _ firstIm afraid the size is a bit small for you.Apay for them Btake them offCput them on Dtry them on英语试卷第 5 页（共 12 页） 英语试卷第 6 页（共 12 页）12 Where are you going to stay when you get to Shanghai？ I may live _ in a hotel _ in a friends house.Ab
7、oth; and Beither; orCneither; nor Dnot only; but also13When Peter comes , please ask him to leave a _.Anotice BmessageCsentence Dinformation14 The cars made in Germany are more expensive than _ made in Japan. Yes, you are rightBut theyre much better.Athose BthatCones Dit15 What would you like _ your
8、 afternoon tea？ Just a cup of coffee _ some sugar and milk.Aof; with Bof; withoutCfor; with Dfor; withoutII完型填空：（共 20 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 20 分）AEarly in the morning, at noon, or in the evening in big cities and in the countryside, all over the United States, you can see Americans running men and women, yo
9、ung and old People run 16 along the beaches of California, 17 Central Park in New York, down quiet streets in small towns or at the gym Some people even run in 18 living rooms.Running wasnt so popular in the pastIn the 1960s, runners were mostly athletes and healthy strong people When people saw a r
10、unner, they used 19 ,“Hey, whats the hurry for？”or they might say to 20 ,“Is he crazy？”At that time, women almost never ranIf they did, they might be laughed atBut today all these have 21 . Men and women of all 22 enjoy running.Doctors say many of the health problems in the United States 23 these ba
11、d habits: eating too much, 英语试卷第 7 页（共 12 页） 英语试卷第 8 页（共 12 页）smoking cigarettes, and taking 24 exerciseDoctors tell us,“Eat less, dont smoke, and exercise more.”Running is a good exercise 25 it helps build strong hearts and lungsIt also helps most people lose weight.16Aanywhere Bsomewhere Ceverywhe
12、re Dnowhere17Aamong Bthrough Cwith Don18Aour Byour Chis Dtheir19Ato asking Bto speak Cto speaking Dto ask20Athem Bthemselves Ctheir Dthey21Achanged Bstopped Cworked Ddone22Apeople Bcities Cvillages Dages23Acome from Blook for Ccare for Dthink of24Afew Bmany Cmuch Dlittle25Ahow Bwhere Cbecause Duntil
13、BA young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.“Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most 26 day in our lives is？Is it the day when we were born or the day we 27 ？Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed？”The young man asked.“ 28 The
14、most important day in our lives is today.”The wise man replied calmly.“Why？”The young man felt more than 29 “Is it because there is a moving event taking place today？”“NoNothing has happened today ”“Is it because of my visit？”英语试卷第 9 页（共 12 页） 英语试卷第 10 页（共 12 页）“Even if nobody visited me today, toda
15、y is 30 very important because today is the only wealth we haveNo matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is 31 our control (控制). ”The young man still wanted
16、to ask something, while the wise man 32 him and said, “When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have 33 a lot of it ”The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.Actually, today is the only 34 we have. So, what we should do now is to 35 yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!2
17、6Aimportant Bnecessary Ccomfortable Dfunny27Amiss Bdie Cgrow Dstart28ANothing BNone CNo one DNeither29Aawful Bpleased Csurprised Dexcited30Ayet Balready Cever Dstill31Afor Bunder Con Dwith32Astopped Brefused Cencouraged Dordered33Atreasured Bhanded Cwasted Davoided34Aexcuse Bway Cchance Dplan35Aforg
18、et Bremember Ccall DtreatIII阅读理解 :（共 25 小题,每小题 2 分,满分 50 分）AOur village carpenter (木匠) , John, came one day and made a dining table for my wifeHe made it just the right size for the space between the two windowsWhen I got home that evening, John was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for
19、 the job.My wife said to me quietly,“Thats his ninth cup of tea today ”But she said, in a loud voice,“Its a beautiful table, dear, isnt it？ ”英语试卷第 11 页（共 12 页） 英语试卷第 12 页（共 12 页）“Ill decide about that when I see the bill.”I said.John laughed and gave me his bill for the workI read:One dining table 1
20、0 November, 1998Cost of wood $17.00Paint $1.50Work, 8 hours ( $1 an hour ) $8.00Total $36.50 When I was looking at the bill, John said, “Its been a nice day, hasnt it？Quite sunny ”“Yes.”I said “ Im glad its only the tenth of November ”“Me, too.”said John “You wait itll be a lot colder by the end of
21、the month ”“Yes,colder and more expensive! A dining table will be $20 more expensive on November 30, wont it, John？”John looked hard at me for half a minuteWas there a little smile in his two blue eyes？I gave his bill back to him.“If there isnt too much trouble, John,” I said,“please add it up again
22、You can forget the date”I paid him $26.50 and he was happy to get it.36Why did John talk about the weather when the writer was looking at the bill？ABecause he didnt want the writer to go through the bill carefully.BBecause it was really a fine day.CBecause he wanted the writer to check the bill care
23、fully.DBecause he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.37 The writer thought John would ask for _ if he made a dining table on the last day of November.A$20.00 B$46.50C$56.50 D$26.50英语试卷第 13 页（共 12 页） 英语试卷第 14 页（共 12 页）38When the writer gave John the money, he was happy because _.Ahe
24、got what he should get for his workBhe got much more money for his workChe got the money easilyDhe didnt have to add up the costs again39From the story we know that _.AJohn made a mistake in the billBJohn tried to fool the writer in order to get more money for his workCJohn had written out the bill
25、before the writer got homeDJohn still wanted to get $36.50 for his work in the end40What do you think of the writer？ He is _.Ahonest BcleverCfoolish DafraidBHeight is just one of the features your genes (基因) decide In fact, because you have two parents, your genes provide you a height that usually l
26、ands somewhere between the height of each parentIf both your parents are tall, then most probably you will be tall, tooBut if you have questions about how tall youre going to be, ask your doctor if he or she can help you find them out.But genes dont decide everythingFor example, eating an unhealthy
27、diet can keep you from growing to your full potential (潜力) Getting plenty of sleep and enough exercise will help you grow to the expected height.Its natural that youre wondering how fast you should growTheres no perfect or right answerGenerally speaking, kids grow about 6 cm a year between age 3 and
28、 the time when they start puberty .Your doctor will know how your growth has been going over the years 2 cm here and 3 cm there make a little difference to the height youre at nowHow have you been growing up to this height？What other changes may your body be going through？Dont be amazed if you seem
29、to have grown a lot in a very short timeEveryone has a growth spurt (高峰) 英语试卷第 15 页（共 12 页） 英语试卷第 16 页（共 12 页）during pubertyThe age for starting puberty is about 10 for girls and about 11 for boysBut it can be earlier or later between 7 and 13 for girls and 9 and 15 for boys.Youll usually begin to n
30、otice that youre growing faster about a year after your body starts to show the first changes of puberty.41If you want to know how tall you should grow, _.Ayou should have enough exerciseByou can ask doctors for helpCyou should take some special medicineDyou can record your growth during puberty42Th
31、e Chinese for the word “ puberty ” is _.A童年时期 B婴幼儿时期C习惯养成期 D生长发育期43This passage is mainly about _.Ahow the genes work in your bodyBhow your parents height influence youChow you look like your parentsDhow you grow to a certain height44After reading this passage , we can explain _.Ahow good it is to b
32、e a doctorBhow much sleep time we needCwhy genes cant decide everything Dwhat healthy diet is45Which is NOT mentioned in the passage？AYour height most probably depends on how tall your parents are.BGirls age for starting puberty is usually earlier than that for boys.英语试卷第 17 页（共 12 页） 英语试卷第 18 页（共 1
33、2 页）CThe features showing the first changes of puberty between boys and girls are different.DYou may be amazed sometimes when you grow too fast.CI loved my mothers desk since I was just tall enough to see above the top of it when mother sat doing lettersLooking at the ink bottle, pens and white pape
34、r, I decided that the act of writing must be the most wonderful thing in the world.Years later, during her final illness, mother kept different things for my sister and brother,“But the desk,”she said again,“is for Elizabeth.”I never saw her get angry, and never saw her cryI knew she loved me, and s
35、he showed it in actionBut as a young girl, I wanted heart-to-heart talks between mother and daughter.They never happened and a gulf opened between usI was“too emotional (易动感情的)”, but she lived“on the surface”.As years went by and I had my own familyI loved my mother and thanked her for our happy fam
36、ilyI wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way that she did forgive (原谅) me.I posted the letter and waited for her answerIt didnt come.It seemed that nothing happenedI couldnt be sure that the letter had even got to her.I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop
37、trying to make her into someone she was not.Now the present of her desk told me that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work, though she had never been able toI cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside a photo of my father and a one-paper letterFolded (折叠) and refolded many ti
38、mes.Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you chooseMother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.46The writer began to love her mothers desk _.Aafter mother died Bwhen she was a childCbefore she became a writer Dwhen mother gave it to her47The passage shows that mother _.Aw
39、as too serious about everything her daughter had done英语试卷第 19 页（共 12 页） 英语试卷第 20 页（共 12 页）Bwas cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughterCcared much about her daughter in wordsDwrote to her daughter in careful words48The word“gulf”in the 4th paragraph means _.Adeep understanding betwe
40、en the old and the youngBpart of the sea going far in landCfree talks between mother and daughterDdifferent ideas between mother and daughter49What did mother do with her daughters letter asking for forgiveness？AShe read the letter again and again till she died.BFor years, she often talked about the
41、 letter.CShe didnt forgive her daughter at all in her life.DShe had never received the letter.50Whats the best title of the passage？AMy Letter to Mother BMother and ChildrenCMy Mothers Desk DTalks Between Mother and MeDThe police find most criminals (罪犯) because somebody tells them who the criminals
42、 areThey find other criminals by using science and their computersWhen there is a bank robbery (抢劫), the police first look through their computers for the names of the bank robbers that they know aboutThen they go and talk to any of these robbers who are not in prison (监狱) They ask them where they w
43、ere when the robbery happenedIf any of these people cannot give a good answer, the police will often use science to find out if one of them is the robber.Many criminals leave something of themselves at the places of the crimes like a fingerprint or a hairOr they take something away on their shoes or clothes, like dirt or animal hairIf they leave behind some of their blood or their hair or a piece of skin, it will have their DNA inside it.
