1、2013年英语中考冲刺试卷四 第I卷一、 单项选择（共20分，每小题1分） 从下列各题所给的四个选项中选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。() 1.Miss Lin is very kind. We all like _. A. she B. her C. hers D. herself() 2. There are some nice pictures _ the wall.A. at B. with C. to D. on() 3. _ is my ball, mum? Its under the chair.A. How B. When C. Where D. Why() 4. Is ther
2、e _ wrong with your watch? Yes. It doesnt work well. Thats why I was late today.A. something B. nothing C. anythingD. everything() 5. Most of my classmates go to school by bus, _ I like riding a bike.A. but B. so C. or D. because() 6. I am really_ today. May I have some more rice? Sure! Here you are
3、.A. full B. hungry C. thirsty D. tired() 7. May I try on the jeans? Of course you _.A. shouldB. need C. can D. must() 8.We can go to the zoo by bus.Why not _ there for a change?A. walking B. to walk C. walk D. walked() 9.What can I do for you, sir?Two _ please.A. cups of tea B. cups tea C. cup of te
4、a D. cup tea()10.Youve left the light on, Nancy.Oh, sorry. Ill go and _ right now.A. turn it on B. turn it down C. turn it around D. turn it off()11. You look so happy. What happened? Oh, my father_ me to Hong Kong Disneyland next week.A. take B. took C. have taken D. will take ()12. Youd better not
5、 _ your coat. Its a little cold today.A. take off B. to take off C. taking off D. takes off()13. We wanted _ here for Chinese New Year.A. stay B. to stay C. stayed D. staying ()14. I _ the flowers when Jenny called me.A. am watering B. watered C. was watering D. water()15. Which city has _ history i
6、n the world, Beijing, New York or Tokyo? Beijing, of course. A. long B. longer C. longest D. the longest()16. he said he wasnt hungry at all, he ate a big breakfast. A. UnlessB. BecauseC. ThoughD. If()17. Do you know _? Next Friday.A. when will we have the sports meeting B. when we will have the spo
7、rts meeting C. when we had the sports meeting D. when did we have the sports meeting()18. Its hot today. How about going swimming after school? _! Lets ask Daniel to go with us.A. Good idea B. Best wishes C. Good luck D. Thats OK()19. Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday? Yes, _,
8、 Im going to visit some homes for the old in the city. A. If ever B. If busy C. If anything D. If possible()20. I have some big news for you. Youve been accepted as a member of our club. _ Thats great! A. Have I? B. Pardon? C. Congratulations! D. Good idea!二、 完型填空 (共14分，每小题1分)通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给
9、的四个选项中选择最佳的一项。There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book in hand. Of course, we may 21 with our guide-books the history and special developments of a town and get to know them. 22 then, if we take our time and 23 in a town for a wh
10、ile, we may get to know it better. When we 24 it as a whole, we begin to have some 25 , which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just 26 this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets 27 in this particular way, and not in any 28 way? Here even the best guide-book fa
11、ils us. One cant find in it the information about how a town has developed to the 29 appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的) design of a town. However, one may get some idea of what it 30 look like by walking around the town. One can also imagine 31 the town was first planned and built. T
12、hen one can learn more about in what direction the town 32 to develop. What is the point of studying towns in this way? For me, it is simply that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with ones own eyes. A 33 visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attra
13、ctive 34 just reading about it in a guide-book.()21. A. write B. study C. tell D. remember()22. A. But B. Before C. Since D. Until()23. A. march B. work C. stay D. wait()24. A. look at B. look after C. look for D. look up()25. A. ideas B. opinions C. feelings D. questions()26. A. of B. for C. like D
14、. as()27. A. open B. run C. begin D. move()28. A. one B. more C. other D. such()29. A. old B. normal C. first D. present()30. A. used to B. seemed to C. had to D. happened to ()31. A. what B. how C. when D. where()32. A. stops B. appears C. starts D. continues()33. A. costly B. formal C. group D. pe
15、rsonal()34. A. from B. than C. through D. with三、 阅读理解 （共24分，每小题2分）阅读下面A、B、C三篇短文，然后从其后各题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。AOne day when Jack was walking in the park, he saw a woman, who lived a few miles away, sitting on a bench with a dog beside her. The dog was looking up at the woman.Jack walked up to the woman and
16、said, Hello, Sue, how are you? May I sit and talk with you for a while? Of course, please sit down, Sue said. Jack sat down next to Sue on the bench, and they talked quietly together. The dog continued to look up at Sue, as if waiting to be fed.Thats a nice dog, isnt he? Jack said, pointing at the a
17、nimal.Yes, he is. Hes handsome. Hes a bit of a mixture, but thats not a bad thing. Hes strong and healthy.“And hungry, Jack said. He hasnt taken his eyes off you. He thinks youve got some food for him.”Thats true, Sue said. But I havent.”They both laughed and then Jack said, “Does your dog bite?”“No
18、, Sue said, Hes never bitten anyone. Hes always gentle and friendly.”Hearing this, Jack decided to hold out his hand and touched the animals head. Suddenly it jumped up and bit him.“Hey!” Jack shouted. You said your dog didnt bite.”Sue replied in surprise, “Yeah, I did. But this is not my dog. My do
19、gs at home.”()35. The dog looked at the woman because _.A. the woman wanted to feed him B. the woman was friendlyC. he was strong and healthy D. he was hungry()36. Jack and Sue were _.A. friends B. next-door neighborsC. strangers D. in the same family()37. Jack touched the dog because he believed _.
20、A. the dog was handsome B. Sues dog was unfriendlyC. the dog belonged to SueD. Sues dog was at homeBYears ago, I lived in a building in a large city. The building next door was only a few feet away from mine. There was a woman who lived there, whom I had never met, yet I could see her seated by her
21、window each afternoon, sewing or reading. After several months had gone by, I began to notice that her window was dirty. Everything was unclear through the dirty window. I would say to myself, “I wonder why that woman doesnt wash her window. It really looks terrible.”One bright morning I decided to
22、clean my flat, including washing the window on the inside.Late in the afternoon when I finished the cleaning, I sat down by the window with a cup of coffee for a rest. What a surprise! Across the way, the woman sitting by her window was clearly visible. Her window was clean!Then it dawned on me. I h
23、ad been criticizing (批评) her dirty window, but all the time I was watching hers through my own dirty window.That was quite an important lesson for me. How often had I looked at and criticized others through the dirty window of my heart, through my own shortcomings?Since then, whenever I wanted to ju
24、dge (评判) someone, I asked myself first, “Am I looking at him through my own dirty window?”Then I try to clean the window of my own world so that I may see the world about me more clearly.()38. The writer couldnt see everything clearly through the window because_.A. the womans window was dirty B. the
25、 writers window was dirtyC. the woman lived nearby D. the writer was near-sighted()39. The writer was surprised that_.A. the woman was sitting by her windowB. the womans window was cleanC. the woman did cleaning in the afternoonD. the womans window was still terrible()40. It dawned on me probably me
26、ans _.A. I began to understand it B. it cheered me upC. I knew it grew light D. it began to get dark()41. Its clear that _.A. the writer had never met the woman beforeB. the writer often washed the windowC. they both worked as cleanersD. they lived in a small town()42. From the passage, we can learn
27、 _.A. one shouldnt criticize others very oftenB. one should often make his windows cleanC. one must judge himself before he judges othersD. one must look at others through his dirty windowsCWhen I was a child, I often dreamed of the time when I could leave home and escape to the city. We lived on a
28、farm, in the winter especially, we were quite cut off from the outside world. As soon as I left school, I packed my bags and moved to the capital. However, I soon discovered that my life has its problems too. One big disadvantage is money. It costs so much to go out, not to mention basics like food
29、and housing. Another disadvantage is pollution. I suffer from asthma(哮喘), and at times the air is so bad that I am afraid to go outside. Then there is the problem of traveling round. Although I have a car, I seldom use it because of the traffic jams. One choice is to go by bicycle, but that can be q
30、uite dangerous. Of course there are advantages. First, there is so much to do in the city, whatever you tastes in culture or entertainment(娱乐活动). Besides, there are wonderful jobs and greater chances of moving to a more important job or position. Finally, if you like shopping, the variety of goods i
31、s very surprisingand, what is more, shops are often only a short walk away. Is life better then, in the city? Perhaps it is, when you are in your teens(十几岁)or twenties. However, as you get older, and especially if you have small children, the peace of the countryside may seem preferable. I certainly
32、 hope to move back there soon.()43. What was the writer always thinking about when he was a child? A. Staying on the farm. B. Moving to the countryside. C. Leaving home for the city. D. Running away from the school.()44. Which of the following is true about the writer? A. He is very old now. B. He i
33、s in good health. C. He prefers driving a car. D. He lives in the city now.()45. In the passage, the writer tries to _. A. express his opinions about way of life B. describe his life in the countryside C. show an interest in the outside world D. persuade the reader to live in the city()46. How is th
34、e passage mainly developed? A. By inferring. B. By comparing. C. By listing examples. D. By giving explanations.第II卷一、词汇（共7分，每空1分） 根据对话内容，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。book, big, playground, study, like, school, nextA: Hello, John! Nice to meet you.B: Nice to meet you, too. Where do you 1_ now?A: I study in No. 1
35、Middle School.B: Can you tell me something about your 2_?A: Sure. Our school is not very big. It has got 500 students. But we have a big 3_. We can play games there after class.B: Do you have a computer room in your school?A: Yes. Its upstairs 4_ to the science lab. We go to the computer room on Wed
36、nesday for computer lessons. I like computers.B: Me, too. Is there a library in your school?A: Yes, a 5_ library. We can read and borrow 6_ there.B: Do you have lunch at school?A: Yes. I have lunch at the dining hall. I 7_ the food there.B: Oh, nice to talk to you. Bye!A: Bye!二、完成句子：（共10分，每小题2分）根据中文
37、意思完成句子。8. 露西，该回家了。Lucy, _.9. “你的腿怎么了?” “昨天我从自行车上摔下来了。”“_ your leg?” “I fell off the bike yesterday.” 10. 汤姆14岁了，他和他父亲一样高了。Tom is fourteen years old. He is _ his father.11. 由于冻雨，春节人们开车回南方是很困难的。 Because of the glaze frost, _ drive back to the south this Spring Festival.12. 妈妈告诉我比赛后要尽快回家。 My mother tol
38、d me _ the match was over.三、阅读与表达 （共10分，每小题2分）阅读短文，根据其内容回答问题。When we think of harvests (收获), we usually think of plants. But can you also harvest a liquid? Sure. Just think of rainwater. Best of all, it is free, except for the cost of a way to collect it.One way to harvest rainwater is with some tec
39、hnology developed by International Development Enterprises. It is in the American state of Colorado. It created the technology as a way for people in developing countries to avoid having to drink polluted (污染) ground water.The rainwater harvesting system (系统) created by International Development Ent
40、erprises uses pipes (管子) to collect water from the tops of buildings. There are pipes between the buildings and two-meter tall storage tank (存储容器), which prevents dirt and leaves in the water from falling inside the tank.A cover sits over the tank. It protects the water inside the tank from evaporat
41、ing (蒸发). The cover also prevents insects (昆虫) from flying into the water and laying eggs.Inside the tank is a low-cost plastic bag that collects the water. The bag sits inside another plastic bag. The two bags are supported (支撑) inside the metal tank. In all, the tank can collect to 3,500L of water
42、.International Development Enterprises says the bags inside the tank may need to be replaced every two to three years. However, if the bags are not damaged (损坏) by sunlight, they could last even longer.The developers say one tank can provide a family of five with enough rainwater to go through a five-month dry season.13. Can people harvest rainwater according to the passage? _14. What is the biggest advantage of storing rainwater with the technology? _15. How much water can the tank keep? _16. What is the cover on the tank used for? _
